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Study finds flu shots do little to help most vulnerable elderly
San Francisco Chronicle (San Francisco's leading newspaper), September 24, 2007
Posted: 2007-09-29 08:38:30
A team of National Institutes of Health researchers has concluded that the often-touted benefits of flu shots to people over the age of 70 are highly exaggerated - there is no real proof they provide protection to the frail elderly. The conclusion published Monday in an online edition of the British journal The Lancet Infectious Diseases is unwelcome news for public health officials in the United States who are preparing to launch the annual flu shot campaign. This season, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention hopes that a record 132 million doses of flu vaccine will be manufactured for the U.S. market, but the federal agency has been having a hard time boosting the number of Americans who line up for the shots. Last year, at least 18 million doses of flu vaccine went to waste. The CDC's long-standing goal is to have 90 percent of seniors aged 65 and older vaccinated against flu. The policy has made progress: In the 2005-06 flu season, 69 percent of that population was vaccinated, compared to just 15 percent in 1980. It is precisely that success that has led disease control experts in recent years to question the value of the vaccine. With such a large increase in immunization rates, a drop in flu deaths among the elderly would have been expected. But several studies have failed to show any such reduction. The report underscores growing doubts about how useful the current flu vaccines are for the elderly.
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U.S. Military Wanted to Provoke War With Cuba
2001-05-01, ABC News
In the early 1960s, America's top military leaders reportedly drafted plans to kill innocent people and commit acts of terrorism in U.S. cities to create public support for a war against Cuba. Code named Operation Northwoods, the plans reportedly included the possible assassination of Cuban émigrés, sinking boats of Cuban refugees on the high seas, hijacking planes, blowing up a U.S. ship, and even orchestrating violent terrorism in U.S. cities. The plans were developed as ways to trick the American public and the international community into supporting a war to oust Cuba's ... Fidel Castro. America's top military brass even contemplated causing U.S. military casualties, writing: "We could blow up a U.S. ship in Guantanamo Bay and blame Cuba," and, "casualty lists in U.S. newspapers would cause a helpful wave of national indignation." The plans had the written approval of all of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and were presented to President Kennedy's defense secretary, Robert McNamara, in March 1962. But they apparently were rejected by the civilian leadership and have gone undisclosed for nearly 40 years. The Joint Chiefs even proposed using the potential death of astronaut John Glenn during the first attempt to put an American into orbit as a false pretext for war with Cuba. Should the rocket explode and kill Glenn, they wrote, "the objective is to provide irrevocable proof … that the fault lies with the Communists." The scary thing is none of this stuff comes out until 40 years after.
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Inside the secretive Bilderberg Group
2005-09-29, BBC News
How much influence do private networks of the rich and powerful have on government policies and international relations? One group, the Bilderberg, has often attracted speculation that it forms a shadowy global government. Every year since 1954 [they have brought] together about 120 leading business people and politicians. At this year's meeting in Germany, the audience included the heads of the World Bank and European Central Bank, Chairmen or Chief Executives from Nokia, BP, Unilever, DaimlerChrysler and Pepsi ... editors from five major newspapers, members of parliament, ministers, European commissioners ... and the queen of the Netherlands. The chairman ... is 73-year-old Viscount Etienne Davignon. In an extremely rare interview, he played down the importance of Bilderberg. "I don't think (we are) a global ruling class because I don't think a global ruling class exists." Will Hutton ... who attended a Bilderberg meeting in 1997, says people take part in these networks in order to influence the way the world works, to create what he calls "the international common sense". And that "common sense" is one which supports the interests of Bilderberg's main participants. For Bilderberg's critics the fact that there is almost no publicity about the annual meetings is proof that they are up to no good. Bilderberg meetings often feature future political leaders shortly before they become household names. Bill Clinton went in 1991 while still governor of Arkansas, Tony Blair was there two years later while still an opposition MP. All the recent presidents of the European Commission attended Bilderberg meetings before they were appointed. Informal and private networks like Bilderberg have helped to oil the wheels of global politics and globalisation for the past half a century.
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[9/11] Hijack 'suspects' alive and well
2001-09-23, BBC News
Another of the men named by the FBI as a hijacker in the [9/11] suicide attacks on Washington and New York has turned up alive and well. The identities of four of the 19 suspects accused of having carried out the attacks are now in doubt. Saudi Arabian pilot Waleed Al Shehri was one of five men that the FBI said had deliberately crashed American Airlines flight 11 into the World Trade Centre on 11 September. His photograph was released, and has since appeared in newspapers and on television around the world. He told journalists there that he had nothing to do with the attacks. He has contacted both the Saudi and American authorities. He acknowledges that he attended flight training school at Daytona Beach in the United States, and is indeed the same Waleed Al Shehri to whom the FBI has been referring. But, he says, he left the United States in September last year [and] became a pilot with Saudi Arabian airlines. Abdulaziz Al Omari, another of the Flight 11 hijack suspects ... says he is an engineer with Saudi Telecoms, and that he lost his passport while studying in Denver. Meanwhile ... a London-based Arabic daily says it has interviewed Saeed Alghamdi. He was listed by the FBI as a hijacker in the United flight that crashed in Pennsylvania. And there are suggestions that another suspect, Khalid Al Midhar, may also be alive. FBI Director Robert Mueller acknowledged on Thursday that the identity of several of the suicide hijackers is in doubt.
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These Men Say the Boy Scouts' Sex Abuse Problem Is Worse Than Anyone Knew
2019-06-01, Time
Fifty-eight years ago, Edward Pittson says, the Scoutmaster who had taught him skills like how to use a compass and light a campfire said he was going to teach Pittson about sex. The Scoutmaster invited Pittson, who was 12, to his house and asked him to lie on the bed. "This is the normal way to learn about sex," Pittson recalls the Scoutmaster telling him. "He said, 'But don't tell your parents what I'm doing.'" Now, Pittson is one of hundreds of men and boys hoping for a last chance at restitution if the Boy Scouts of America, in the face of a new wave of abuse allegations, files for bankruptcy. On Thursday, a group of attorneys said they'd collected information from at least 428 men and boys whose accounts of rape, molestation and abuse indicate the Boy Scouts' pedophile problem is far more widespread than the organization has previously acknowledged. If the Boy Scouts file for bankruptcy, the accusers will have a limited window to file claims against the organization. Hundreds of individual sex abuse cases have been brought against the Scouts ... and in 2010, a judge ordered the organization to make public an internal list of men accused of preying on boys. Within Scout headquarters, the list was known as the "P Files" or "Perversion Files." In January, a child abuse expert hired by the Boy Scouts to analyze the files testified that she found 12,254 boys had reported experiencing sexual abuse at the hands of at least 7,800 suspected assailants between 1944 and 2016.
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The One Percent Have Gotten $21 Trillion Richer Since 1989. The Bottom 50% Have Gotten Poorer.
2019-06-16, New York Magazine
Some Democratic presidential candidates say that America's economic system is badly broken and in need of sweeping, structural change. In its new Distributive Financial Accounts data series, the central bank offers a granular picture of how American capitalism has been distributing the gains of economic growth over the past three decades. Matt Bruenig of the People's Policy Project took the Fed's data and calculated how much the respective net worth of America's top one percent and its bottom 50 percent has changed since 1989. He found that America's superrich have grown about $21 trillion richer ... while those in the bottom half of the wealth distribution have grown $900 billion poorer. Notably, this measure of wealth includes liabilities. And it does not include consumer goods. But if one did include the Fed's data on the distribution of consumer goods, the wealth gap between the top one percent and bottom 50 would actually be even larger. In 2011, Michael Norton of Harvard Business School and Dan Ariely of Duke University published a study on Americans' views of how wealth was distributed in their society, and how they felt it should be distributed. They found that, in the average American's ideal world, the richest 20 percent would own 32 percent of national wealth. In reality, the top quintile owned 84 percent as of 2011. And that share has grown in the intervening years. Today, the one percent alone commands roughly 40 percent of all America's wealth.
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U.S. Escalates Online Attacks on Russia's Power Grid
2019-06-15, New York Times
The United States is stepping up digital incursions into Russia's electric power grid in a warning to President Vladimir V. Putin and a demonstration of how the Trump administration is using new authorities to deploy cybertools more aggressively, current and former government officials said. In interviews over the past three months, the officials described the previously unreported deployment of American computer code inside Russia's grid and other targets as a classified companion to more publicly discussed action directed at Moscow's disinformation and hacking units around the 2018 midterm elections. In August of 2018, President Trump signed [an] executive order ... called National Security Presidential Memorandum 13. Its contents are still classified, but essentially it allows the Cyber Command to go ahead and conduct all kinds of operations inside foreign networks without going back to the president for prior approval. The first thing it did was go after those units in Russia that were responsible for a lot of the election-hacking. They went after the G.R.U., the Russian military intelligence unit that had been responsible for breaking into the D.N.C.. A lot of that ... was made public. What wasn't made public was a parallel effort to go inside the Russian power grid, to put some code in places where the Russians ... wouldn't see it, in case the U.S. ever needed to act against Russia's utilities as the Russians were putting malware in our systems.
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Pastoral Administration Program
Initiated in 2006, the Pastoral Administration program was developed at the request of the Archbishop in response to archdiocesan needs. It is a graduate track designed to build upon a student's prior formation in theology and pastoral ministry. The program allows lay and ordained participants to develop and enhance skills in pastoral leadership and administrative ministry. It includes academics and formation and allows for flexibility in course selection to meet student needs.
Application Process
This program is designed for people who have completed both an undergraduate degree and a ministry formation program, including academic coursework, supervised experiences of field work, mentoring and a leadership project. Applicants should have significant pastoral experience, the ability to study theology at the graduate level and the desire to grow as pastoral leaders. Applicants should have the recommendation of their canonical and/or employment pastor, if employed by a parish.
Most participants are Catholic, but members of other faith traditions who are preparing for service in their own communities are welcome, understanding that the theology and approaches will reflect the stance and teachings of the Catholic Church.
For information about the Application Process for the Pastoral Administration Program, call the LPMP office, 513-231-1200.

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Monday, July 30, 2012
Kansas Posts Blue-Green Algae Notices
TOPEKA - The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has reported the latest results from testing water samples for blue-green algae. When harmful algal blooms are present in recreational waters, KDHE, in cooperation with the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism (KDWPT) and other lake managers where appropriate, responds by informing the public of these conditions. This past week's testing resulted in the warnings and advisories listed below.
KDWPT reminds visitors that when a lake is under an Advisory or Warning, marinas, lakeside businesses, and park camping facilities remain open for business, although swim beaches will be closed. Park drinking water and showers are safe and not affected by the algae bloom. Also, it is safe to eat fish caught during a harmful blue-green algae outbreak, as long as consumers clean and rinse the fish with clean, potable water; consume only the fillet portion; and discard all other parts. People should also wash their hands with clean, potable water after handling fish taken from an affected lake.
When an advisory has been lifted, health officials advise lake visitors to still exercise caution and look out for algae blooms in the water, as conditions can change quickly, depending on the weather. Some algae blooms can look like foam or thick slurry. The blooms can be blue, bright green, brown or red, and they may look like paint floating on the water.
A Public Health Warning indicates that water conditions are unsafe and direct water contact (i.e., wading, skiing and swimming) is prohibited. Kansas public waters currently under "Warning" status:
Chisholm Creek North Lake, Sedgwick County
Harvey County East Lake, Harvey County
Logan City Lake, Phillips County
Memorial/Veterans Lake - Great Bend, Barton County
South Lake Park, Johnson County
When a Warning is issued, KDHE recommends the following precautions be taken:
Don't let people, pets and livestock drink untreated lake water
Don't swim, wade or engage in other activities with full body contact of lake water, including skiing or jet-skiing
Clean fish and rinse with clean water, consume only the fillet portion, and discard all other parts
Do not allow pets or livestock to eat dried algae
If lake water contacts skin or pet fur, wash with clean potable water as soon as possible
Avoid areas of visible algae accumulation
A Public Health Advisory indicates that a hazardous condition exists. Water activities like boating and fishing may be safe; however, direct contact with water (i.e., wading, swimming) is strongly discouraged for people, pets and livestock. Kansas public waters currently under "Advisory" status:
Milford Reservoir: north of School Creek is currently under an Advisory status, south of School Creek is not currently under an Advisory or a Warning status.
Atchison County Park Lake, Atchison County
Brown County State Fishing Lake, Brown County
Centralia Lake, Nemaha County
Deanna Rose Farmstead, Johnson County (new)
Marion Reservoir, Marion County (downgraded from a warning)
Lake Scott State Park, Scott County (new)
When an Advisory is issued, KDHE recommends the following precautions be taken:
Don't let people, pets and livestock drink untreated lake water
Clean fish and rinse with clean water, consume only the fillet portion, and discard all other parts
Do not eat or allow pets to eat dried algae
If lake water comes in contact with skin or pet fur, wash with clean potable water as soon as possible
Avoid areas of visible algae accumulation
Health effects from exposure to blue-green algae can vary. The most common complaints after recreational exposure include vomiting, diarrhea, skin rashes, eye irritation and respiratory symptoms. Blue-green algae toxins can also cause deaths in pets. KDHE will continue to monitor these public waters and will update statements as conditions warrant. More information on algae and algae blooms, including up-to-date Advisories and Warnings, can be found at online at kdheks.gov/algae-illness.
KDHE has also issued a stream notice this week. As a result of the statewide drought, Kansas streams and rivers are experiencing extremely low flows and, in some locations, have stopped flowing and are pooled. Pooled areas become stagnant and have the potential to develop algal blooms, some of which may be dominated by blue-green algae, whose toxins are hazardous for livestock watering.
KDHE advises livestock owners to be aware of conditions on rivers and streams that appear abnormal in color and consider alternative water sources for their stock. Additional information on how to initially screen or have water bodies tested for blue-green algae can be found on KDHE's website.
Additionally, KDHE has noticed a number of pooled streams having high bacteria concentrations, presenting a risk to anyone using those pools for recreation. KDHE advises citizens to be aware of recreation activities at and above stagnant pools in streams. Those pools may contain high levels of bacteria levels. Use of public water bodies, particularly lakes and reservoirs, continues to be the best opportunity for low-risk water recreation and is encouraged.
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If you're looking to add a new dryer to your garment-printing shop, this article can help you narrow your selection.
With all the equipment choices available today, selecting the right dryer for your garment-printing operation shop can be a complicated proposition. You have to determine whether a dryer's performance specifications will satisfy your current production needs and be able to keep pace as your company grows. And the dryer actually has to fit on your production floor! Fortunately, dryers are available in a variety of sizes, configurations, and prices to meet the needs of all kinds of garment screen printers, from start-up businesses to high-output operations. This article discusses some of the key features to evaluate when making purchasing decisions.
Heat generated in a dryer causes ink to set and bond to the garment. Dryers are designed to deliver this heat either electrically—using infrared (IR) heat—or by way of combusted fuel gas (propane or natural gas). What's the difference? After all, heat is heat, right? Well, sort of. It's true that the 320°F necessary to cure most plastisol inks is still 320°F in an electric IR dryer or a gas-fired model, but the real difference is in how the dryers reach and maintain that temperature and apply the heat to screen-printed garments.
IR dryers use radiant heat generated by electrically powered panels or tubes to cure the printed garments. The substrate and ink film must absorb the radiant heat in order to completely cure the print. IR dryers are often favored by small- to medium-sized shops because they typically cost less to purchase and take up less floor space than gas-fired models (Figure 1).
IR dryers can be used effectively when they're carefully set up to accommodate the ink type and printed thickness, as well as garment weight and moisture content. They are used primarily with plastisol inks, which harden or cure when exposed to the proper temperature for an appropriate amount of time. To achieve a proper cure, the entire ink film, as well as the garment surface, must reach the ink's curing temperature.
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As fans applaud, errant keeper almost steals the limelight from defender who has made big impact at QPR.
It's a scene even Ryan Nelsen would have had a chuckle over after a career trying to keep a handle on flashy forwards.
As his Queens Park Rangers teammates formed a guard of honour for the big defender after what is likely to be his last game as a professional player, goalkeeper Julio Cesar, who had made a number of world-class saves to frustrate English champions Manchester City, thought it was for him and proceeded through.
A member of QPR's backroom staff pushed the Brazilian to the side and Nelsen also gave him a gentle shove before taking the applause from grateful QPR fans who chanted, "there's only one Ryan Nelsen".
It's something New Zealand soccer fans have known for some time and many more are now appreciating what he achieved in a remarkable (by New Zealand standards) career.
The ovation and adulation he received yesterday was after only seven months with the West London club. The fact Nelsen was given such a send-off - when the cynical may have seen his move as jumping off a sinking ship - was a measure of the impact he made.
Owner Tony Fernandes tweeted that Nelsen had been "an absolute star" and former QPR midfielder Joey Barton, a hard man to impress, labelled Nelsen a "warrior".
"I wish Ryan Nelsen would [stay], but I think we're struggling ... he will be missed massively," QPR boss Harry Redknapp said.
Yesterday's 0-0 draw with Manchester City was an appropriate way for Nelsen to go out. He was brilliant as he helped repel a City side desperate to keep pace with leaders Manchester United.
Incredibly for a side sitting bottom of the Premier League table, QPR have conceded only one goal in their last four league games. For that, Nelsen must take a lot of credit.
Talking to MLSsoccer.com yesterday Nelsen said he would be sad to leave England but is excited about his next challenge.
"Obviously, it's just that time, you know," Nelsen said. "That's life. I'm not getting any younger and I always felt to get to 35-and-a-half [and still playing well], I would have given my left arm to do that 15 years go. So I have no complaints. I leave on my terms and I feel extremely fortunate to even have had that opportunity."
The former All Whites captain played 18 matches for QPR this season after a stint with Tottenham Hotspur last year on the back of playing seven seasons and 172 games for Blackburn Rovers.
"I wouldn't say [I'm] at the top of my game, but I'm close," Nelsen said. "I always wanted to go out on my terms. I didn't want to be a player that kind of held on, you know. Even now, though, my mind can see it but my body can't really back it up. When that was happening, I knew it was time.
"I've got two bone defects in my knees. Both have had operations, it's wear and tear. I've got a hamstring issue where my hamstring is screwed on with screws and mesh at the moment. Just countless stuff over the years, which every player has. But it kind of wears on you and I'd like to one day be able to play with my kids instead of walking around with a cane."
Redknapp claimed he is "struggling" to get a centre-back in to replace him but then said: "I'm sure we'll find someone. 'Arry has a way of weaving his magic."
Nelsen will hope he can now do a similar job with a Toronto outfit hoping to make the MLS playoffs for the first time in franchise history.


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Ayman is currently an intern in UNESCO's Education Sector, working with and learning about post-conflict post-disaster education as part of a Master's degree in peace studies. "I believe in the importance of education for transforming societies and resolving conflicts," he says. "I know this from experience."
After completing his primary and secondary education in UNRWA schools, and graduating in 2008 from the English programme of the Islamic University of Gaza (Palestinian Authority), Ayman became first a teacher, then a humanitarian worker. "I was Child Welfare Programme Officer with a number of international NGOs," he explains. "During this time Ayman started blogging about daily life in Gaza. His main ambition, however, was to travel abroad and pursue peace studies. The blog and his social network ultimately made that possible.
Ayman was interested in the International Master's degree in Peace, Conflict and Development Studies (or "Peace Master") which is one of the activities of the UNESCO Chair of Philosophy for Peace at the Jaume I University in Castellón, Spain. He applied for a scholarship financed by the Bancaja-Caja Castellón Foundation and was accepted for the session from February 2010 to May 2012.
With the help of a go-between – an Israeli friend he had met online, who benefited from greater mobility than he – Ayman obtained a Spanish student visa. Once his papers were in order, he booked a flight for 1 February 2010. However, like several hundred other scholarship students, he was prevented from leaving Gaza. The Master's degree programme began without him.
Having tried and failed to get support from official channels (embassies, NGOs such as Amnesty International, even the European Parliament), he turned to social networking. The week before he was due to start his studies, Ayman posted an article on his blog called "I have a dream" recounting his difficulties with the Israeli authorities in trying to leave Gaza. "It was non-accusatory," he explains". I was just asking for the basic right to pursue an education." He ended the article with the sentence: "I am appealing and calling lawyers, politicians, journalists and all activists for human rights to join the fight for me and my right to the education that I have always dreamed of."
The response was overwhelming: Ayman's online friends translated his appeal into English, Spanish, French, Catalan and Hebrew. It was picked up by bloggers everywhere. A Facebook campaign was launched and acquired 1000 followers while an online petition gathered almost 2000 signatures in the first week, many from Israel. Ayman had become a cause célèbre.
"Social networking helped me realize my right to education," Ayman claims. Following the international mobilization Ayman finally received his permission to travel. He arrived in Spain one week late for class. At the Jaume I University, he is taking several courses on aspects of human rights education, peace education and conflict transformation. "It is a very healthy environment where I am also being educated in mulitculturality," he says. "Thanks to these courses I have became more aware about different conflicts taking place around the world." Ayman also shared first-hand experience with people who have lived in conflict situations. "It assured me that conflicts are the same everywhere, and that humanity is humanity wherever we are."
Ayman recently visited Austria to study UN Peacekeeping. This was part of his Master's degree, as is his current internship in UNESCO. He is frequently invited to give conferences and is now writing a project proposal targeting youth in Arab countries. The title? "How to use social networking to promote human rights education in the Arab world."


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If you're looking to update your skills and knowledge in the Heavy Equipment industry, these courses may be the solution. In response to industry demand, Heavy Equipment courses addressing Electrical, Electronic and Multiplexing diagnosis, maintenance and repair issues have been added to the list of available courses. Entry level and journeymen HE technicians will find the Mobile Air Conditioning course includes theory and practice on this HVAC system.
For individuals working in the Heavy Equipment field, these courses will help you update your training and skills, and keep you in touch with the latest trends and technology.
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Lay of Leithian
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The Lay of Leithian was a long Elvish lay that told the story of Beren and Lúthien, their Quest for the Silmaril, and their return from Mandos. It was said to be the second longest of all such tales (with the longest being the Narn i Chîn Húrin, the story of Túrin and Nienor).
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The Lay tells the story of Beren's escape from Dorthonion after the loss of his father Barahir. Coming into the south, he entered Doriath and came across Lúthien Tinúviel in the woods. They desired to wed, but Lúthien's father, King Thingol, set an impossible bride-price on his daughter—a Silmaril from the Iron Crown of Morgoth in the deepest pits of Angband. Beren set out on his hopeless quest with the aid of King Finrod Felagund, but they were captured and imprisoned by Sauron. Lúthien came to their aid through many troubles of her own, and with the help of Huan the Hound she rescued Beren. Using her magical arts, they penetrated Angband and stole one of the Silmarils, but in their escape Beren's hand, holding the Silmaril, was bitten from his wrist by the great wolf Carcharoth. Eventually, the wolf was hunted and slain, and the Silmaril recovered, but only at the cost of Beren's life. Then Lúthien, too, passed away, and pleaded before Mandos himself. Both Beren and Lúthien were returned to life, and they dwelt in the south of Ossiriand for a time. Lúthien had become mortal herself, and she passed away at last with her beloved beyond the Circles of the World.
[edit] True-life History
The Lay is not a mere literary invention — it does substantially exist in English, in the form of iambic tetrameter, and is contained within volume III of The History of Middle-earth, appropriately named The Lays of Beleriand. Though the extant lay runs to 4223 lines and fourteen Cantos, Tolkien never fully completed the poem. The fragment terminates right at one of the climactic moments of the tale, as Beren's hand is torn from the wrist by the monstrous guardian of Angband's gate, Carcharoth.
The first recorded date of the writing of the Lay was at Line 557: August 23, 1925. The next date is two and a half years later, 27-8 March, 1928, at line 1161. Over the next nine days he wrote fully 1769 lines, up to 2929. These dates are for the copying out of the manuscript, not for their writing, so Tolkien may have had many passages earlier before he put them together. In September, 1931, he abandoned the Lay. He sent it to C.S. Lewis, who wrote back the following:
- "I sat up late last night and have read the Geste as far as to where Beren and his gnomish allies defeat the patrol of orcs above the sources of the Narog and disguise themselves in the rëaf [ OE: 'garments, weapons, taken from the slain']. I can quite honestly say that it is ages since I have had an evening of such delight: and the personal interest of reading a friend's work had very little to do with it. I should have enjoyed it just as well as if I'd picked it up in a bookshop, by an unknown author. The two things that come out clearly are the sense of reality in the background and the mythical value: the essence of a myth being that it should have no taint of allegory to the maker and yet should suggest incipient allegories to the reader"
- ― The Lay of Leithian introduction
Later he wrote a detailed criticism, which pretends to treat the Lay as if it were a historical document. Tolkien was influenced by Lewis' comments, and made several minor changes based on them.
[edit] Etymology
Leithian means "Release from bondage" from the verb leithia "release" from verb leith "set free" (root LEK)[1]
The exact derivation of the word is peculiar since it is the only occurrence of a verb becoming a noun simply with the ending -n, although it could be related to the Primitive Quendian ending such as -nê, -nâ.[source?] In this case, the noun leithian is derived from an earlier Old Sindarin *lektiane.[source?]
[edit] Title
The most likely meaning of the title can be found at one of the key moments in the poem, the point at which one of the Silmarils, the magical gems of Fëanor, is cut from the crown of Morgoth by Beren:
Behold! the hope of Elvenland
the fire of Fëanor, Light of Morn
before the sun and moon were born,
thus out of bondage came at last,
from iron to mortal hand it passed.The Lays of Beleriand, p. 362
This moment is also central to the over-arching story-line of The Silmarillion, in which the gem is used to bring hope to the scattered peoples of Middle-Earth and is ultimately set in the heavens by the mariner Eärendil as a sign of their coming salvation.
The name of the poem is therefore likely an attempt to underscore the importance of the Lay relative to other tales from the first age. Though honor, bravery and vengeance drive the Elven hosts forward to war with Morgoth, it is only love that can overcome all obstacles to wrest a Silmaril from his crown.
[edit] Recycling the Lay
Tolkien recycled parts of the older version of the Lay, most notably in The Lord of the Rings, both in the The Fall of Gil Galad and where Gimli sings of Moria to the rest of the Fellowship. Following are pieces found in both the Lord of the Rings and the Lay:
Original Lay
his silver lances long and keen;
the starlight in his shield was caught,
...There might and glory, wealth untold
Were wielded from his ivory throne
In many-pillared halls of stone.
There beryl, pearl, and opal pale
And metal wrought like fishes' mail
Buckler and corslet, axe and sword
And gleaming spears were laid in hoard
All these he had and loved them less
Than a maiden once in Elfinesse. . .
Lord of the Rings
his lance was keen.
His shining helm afar was seen;
the countless stars of heaven's field
were mirrored in his silver shield.
...There forged was blade, and bound was hilt;
The delver mined, the mason built.
There beryl, pearl, and opal pale,
And metal wrought like fishes' mail,
Buckler and corslet, axe and sword,
And shining spears were laid in hoard.
[edit] See Also
- Cantos of the Lay of Leithian
- Lay of Leithian continued
- The Lay of Leithian Adapted
- Of Hunters Lore... OpenMic Video: Excerpt of the Lay of Leithian (Canto II) by Loren & Strumstick Messiah
- ↑ , entry LEK


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