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Chapter 32
Northwest Africa, spring 1942
Danny, somewhat short of stature, jittery and quick-moving, with ruddy cheeks and closely-cropped hair, came from a farming community near Elyria, Ohio. He maintained a constant stream of nervous chatter, complaining about the weather, their driver and his vehicle. His youthful exuberance at times, Jack thought, could be refreshing albeit wearying.
Because of his aptitude in telegraphy, he was plucked out of basic training and sent to O.S.S. His expertise gave him military importance, which was recognized by Bill Donovan.
In his hometown, his Uncle Lyle, the railroad ticket master, allowed Danny to root around the depot storage room where unclaimed baggage and old telegraphic equipment moldered on shelves. Danny's fascination with the telegraphic keys and their clicking sounds captivated his imagination, and he spent hours sending make-believe messages. His uncle was amazed that he had mastered the Morse code within days.
At age eighteen, Danny volunteered for military service. His accelerated program at the Signal Corps at Camp Crowder, Missouri, left him little time to socialize. Like any young fellow with a normal allotment of hormones, he was ready and eager to connect with a woman. On a weekend pass to Joplin, he was cajoled by three barracks buddies to join them in a visit to a cathouse and get his ashes hauled.
"Gosh, do you think it's okay?" Danny asked. "Sure I'd like to go. I won't get the clap or syphilis or anything like that, will I?"
"Wear a rubber, you'll be okay," one of the buddies replied. "I just wouldn't swap spit, that's all."
"What about a blow job? Is that okay?"
"Jeez, Danny, how the hell would I know? Either you come with us and get laid or ya don't."
"Okay, I'll take my chances. I'm comin.' I wouldn't miss this for nothin'."
The following day Danny seemed to strut and swagger just a bit.
Jack had remembered what Wild Bill Donovan said about Danny being a fine radio operator, but a kid who was socially immature. Jack was confident that Danny's competence as a radio operator wouldn't be impaired by erratic behavior, and that he could be kept in tow.
Akim, an Egyptian with mahogany skin and a black beard, was hired to drive Jack and Danny north toward Tunis. He placed Jack's two suitcases on the roof of the 1931 black Citroen four door sedan. With coarse hemp he fastened the suitcases to the spare tire in the back and to the headlamp stanchions in front. Jack sat next to Akim while Danny sat in the back with his suitcase that contained a radio transmitter and receiver packed among clothing.
Akim, middle-aged, and lean, had classic Semitic features, a prominent aquiline nose and piercing black eyes. His nasal hairs merged into his thick and end-curled mustache. He wore a soiled turban and a long gray-striped night shirt-like garment, a caftan. His English, although accented, was easily understood.
After approximately 250 kilometers on rough roads, in the warm afternoon sun through the monotony of the desert scene and the sleep-inducing hum of the vehicle's motor, Akim startled the passengers with a pronouncement from his high- pitched voice. "The road ahead is blocked by a sentry. I cannot go beyond that point."
"Why?" Danny asked.
"The Vichy camp is ahead. The sentry will stop us."
"Go around him." Danny demanded.
"That, my friend, is certain suicide. I suggest we wait until evening when it is dark; then perhaps we can plan a different route. For now, maybe we can find a Bedouin who will offer us the hospitality of his tent—maybe a tasty leg of lamb and some tea." With a sly smile, he said, "Take my advice: do not attempt to sleep with one of his wives or one of his daughters, or you may have your testicles prepared like shish kabob." He laughed and pounded the steering wheel but stopped abruptly when neither Jack nor Danny seemed to appreciate his humor. Akim snorted up a mucous wad and ejected it out the window. "I wished only to make a joke."
"We'll take our chances with the sentry," Jack said. "Remember, we're non-combatants, scholars and our credentials are in order."
The driver mumbled into his beard. "May Allah be merciful and bestow upon you quick wisdom to spare your lives."
The vehicle stopped about fifty yards short of the sentry's post. The sand and accumulated dust and mud had reduced visibility through the windshield to almost complete obscurity. Akim picked up a soiled rag from the floor and got out to clear enough of the windshield to permit better vision. With Akim out of the vehicle, Danny leaned forward and whispered to Jack, "That guy stinks like a pole-cat that keeps whiffing us. How can you stand sitting next to him?" Without waiting for a response, he continued, "These people are goddamn filthy."
Jack turned towards Danny. "Don't be so judgmental. He may have a sour stomach and is just farting to relieve pressure."
"Farting, my ass! I bet he's got a load of shit in his diaper."
"We have more serious problems right now."
Akim returned to the driver's seat. "I don't like the looks of this. That guard could make trouble, and I don't want them to take my car."
Danny looked around nervously; he snapped open his suitcase and felt around the clothing until his hand clutched the Smith and Wesson. He lifted it out, opened the safety, then set it under his right thigh.
Akim drove slowly and stopped at the gate, then waited until the sentry, an older French non-com in foreign legion uniform approached from the kiosk and spoke to him in French. Akim conversed easily for several minutes then turned to face Jack. "He wants to know who you are and what you are doing here. He wants to see your identification."
Jack, as Ben Wilson, reached for his wallet and removed his driver's license, then took a letter from his packet. The letter stated that he was a scholar seeking information on the cultural patterns of nomadic people in the Mediterranean Basin.
The sentry looked at the license and the letter, then removed his hat and scratched his head. He asked the driver to explain the letter's meaning. Akim translated the letter to the suspicious sentry who peered into the vehicle. He conversed further with Akim who in turn said to Jack, "He respects your noble purpose but wonders if you know that there is a war going on. Besides, he says, you are an enemy alien, and you have no right being here. He is obligated to call his superior officer who will order the arrest of both of you."
Jack turned around to see Danny concealing his gun. He put his hand on Danny's wrist to restrain him. There had to be a peaceful way to deal with this sentry. Money? Of course. Jack leaned toward the driver and said, "The sonofabitch wants baksheesh. Tell him we'll give him American dollars—five of them, if he lets us through. We got reservations at a hotel in Kasserine."
Akim gave the message to the sentry who listened, then shook his head and glowered.
Danny leaned toward Jack. "What the hell are we gonna do, Ben? We're in the middle of a goddamned desert with a zillion enemies who probably have us in their gun sights already."
While Akim and the gendarme haggled like a bargain seeker and a peddler in a Mid-Eastern bazaar, Danny became increasingly agitated. He wiped perspiration beads from his brow and neck and strained to listen to the conversation in French, which he did not understand at all. He reached for a cigarette from a pack of Camels and lit it with his Zippo lighter. Taking short nervous drags on the cigarette, he looked at Jack. "Ben, you want a smoke?"
Jack shook his head absently while he watched the animated conversation at the sentry's post. He turned to Danny. "How many packs of cigarettes do you have?"
"Two cartons. Why?"
"Quick! Give me a carton." Jack yelled to Akim and waved the carton. "Tell him we'll give him these." Jack knew American cigarettes had long been a favorite among foreigners who paid dearly for them. He watched as the sentry's eyes widened. The sentry pushed Akim aside and headed for Jack's outstretched hand holding the carton.
The sentry snatched the carton, opened the cover and counted the ten packs, then hurried back to his kiosk to raise the barrier. "Allez! Allez!" he shouted and saluted as Akim put the car in gear and sped, its squealing tires spewing dirt and sand.
Danny looked out the rear window. "Jeezuz, that was close. My ticker's still thumping." He wiped his brow again.
Jack said, "Listen, I say we make no more stops till we get to that damned hotel." The road known as the Kasserine Pass was hardly a modern highway. Actually, it was a narrow ribbon of earth cleared of boulders and rocks. It curved around the foothills of the barren Atlas Mountains as the automobile continued to bounce over rough terrain. From on high, the vehicle presented an easy target for a marksman.
Jack turned to look at Danny slouching in a subdued state, breathing slowly. Danny aware that Jack was looking at him, sat up and asked, "What's up, Ben?"
"I've been thinking: can you imagine what a trap this would be for an army moving through here? There's no way to take cover. Planes could strafe columns of men. Hell, it'd be a bloody massacre. Why don't you take some pictures of this? You have your Leica and that Bolex motion camera…start taking photos. Someone will want them at Allied Headquarters, I'm sure."
Danny lowered the soiled window and took a number of 35mm still photos; he placed the camera on the seat and picked up the motion picture camera, then leaned out the window to direct the lens forward to show the condition and formation of the Pass. After five minutes of shooting, Danny brought the camera inside the sedan to re-wind the motor. A sharp metallic ring startled him as well as Jack and the driver. Quickly he wound up the window, then looked about and saw a bullet hole in the metal window frame next to him. He jerked away from the window and shouted, "Some sonofabitch is aiming to kill me!" He grabbed his Smith and Wesson and started to roll the window down.
Jack turned to face him. "Dammit, put that gun away. Hit the floor. Now stay down. There's a good chance that whoever is shooting got off a lucky shot."
"Yeah, lucky for me." Danny huddled below the window holding his pistol with both hands.
Turning toward Akim, whose normally dark complexion had taken on an eerie ashen shade, Jack said, "Can't you go faster than 45 kilometers an hour?"
Akim shook his head. "Speed will stir up rocks on the road. I have already replaced a gasoline tank and a fuel line this year. " His explanation, however plausible, did not relieve his passengers' anxiety and eagerness to get away from the shooter.
"Get this crate the hell out of here!" Danny demanded from his cramped position.
"If I speed, we might not get to the hotel before we run out of petrol." He pointed to the instrument panel. "Look at the gauge; you will see that the fuel needle bounces between low and empty."
Jack shook his head and moaned.
Danny more vocal, said, "Goddamnit! Why the hell didn't you fill a few cans before we started? You knew there would be no service along the way." He uttered more invectives as he lay huddled on the floor.
"Allah will provide," Akim sounded confident. "As soon as we find more shelter, we shall stop."
"l hope you're not thinking of pissing into that tank," Danny said.
Akim laughed. "My friend, you overestimate my power." He continued to drive at an agonizingly slow pace while Jack glanced frequently at the gas gauge needle that hovered ever closer to empty.
The ominous sound of the sputtering engine occurred just as the sedan rolled to a stop on the shaded side of a hill. Akim tried to start the car several times, but only the hollow whirring of the starter motor could be heard.
"Shit! Now what?" Danny's frustration led him to kick the back of the front seat. "Are we just gonna sit here and wait to be picked off by some fucking, crazy Kraut, Frog or Ayerab?" He grabbed his gun, held it at his side, peeked out the window and surveyed the hills for a shooter.
Akim walked to the rear of the vehicle.
"Now, where's that crazy sonofabitch going?" Danny asked Jack who shook his head and shrugged. Both watched Akim as he opened the large boxy carrier fastened to the luggage rack at the rear of the car. He struggled to lift out a five-gallon jerry can, set it on the ground, opened the gas filler cap, and then poured in the contents. The sound of fuel splashing into the empty tank was reassuring. Danny remained skeptical. "I hope this damned crate starts."
Akim, smelling of gasoline, pumped the accelerator pedal several times, turned the ignition key, then stepped on the starter. The starter motor cranked but the engine did not turn over. Akim got out of the car again and started to rock it from side to side.
"What is this, some kind of Arabic ritual to scare this heap into starting?" Danny asked.
"No, it is to move the gasoline to the engine." Akim returned quickly to the driver's seat and depressed the starter button. The engine roared to life while a cloud of black smoke belched out the tail pipe. Akim smiled broadly. "Allah be praised."
Danny sat back. "Where do I go to change my religion?"


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Marianhill's Adrian Naicker, 24, a technical assistant at a local non-profit organisation, is the owner of this one, an awesome 1986 Toyota Corolla GLi Twincam 16-valve.
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"The car was my older brother's," explained Naicker, "and was passed down to me eight years ago. I've worked hard to get it where it is today."
But he wouldn't say how much he'd spent on it.
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text: A flawed look at the ways children play around the world. Many children in the United States or Canada may no longer make their own toys, but the photos of kids from Bangladesh, Malawi and Sudan who have created their own playthings from bits of wood and wire or even old radios are intriguing. The photos of children dancing in Peru and Myanmar, building with plastic blocks in Indonesia and Vietnam and playing with balls in Ethiopia and Mongolia (activities a little more familiar to most North American readers) can also work as conversation starters. Unfortunately, this book in the World Vision Early Readers series suffers from a lack of specific identification (readers have to go to the photo credits to find out where the pictures were taken), no map and a text that provides little new information. While the emphasis on the universal is understandable, maps and country names can and should become part of every child's early learning, and it's precisely these visual books that could help make children aware of the world outside their little neighborhood. Look for others that do the job better. (Picture book. 4-6)


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Those are the respective times I kept getting up last night to go pee. I finally went to sleep around 7:45 and had two and a half hour nap. I'm still tired, actually. I'm finally eating breakfast when I should be getting ready for lunch. Oh hell, my clock is totally off now.
Last night, I couldn't quite get comfortable. I think it's time for a body pillow. We already have one but that's propping up my feet. I was looking into something like this:
This is the Boppy Prenatal Total Body Pillow. It's currently on sale at Amazon and has some decent reviews. But it's also fifty dollars. While I will occasionally splurge during this pregnancy, I'm not sure if I want to buy a fifty dollar pregnancy pillow when I could probably get two at Target for a quarter of that price.
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BUTTONMOON - Burning Season released
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The download features Burning Season Parts 1-5 and a version of Spectral Cats Mechanese Odessey.
Burning Season - Part 6 video features the Schmergmeister on prepared guitar and can be found here...
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CHINA | Saturday, 12 May 2012 | Views [2032]
Saturday 5th May.
Lobsang, our guide
had left his telephone number with us so we were able to ring him at about 7.30am to tell him Wendy was not up to doing any tourist sites today. We had improved after we got off the train on Friday afternoon and thought we would be fine. Unfortunately the headaches and general lethargy set in and Panadol was required. Allan did a couple of short walks to buy some fruit and bread but it was not until 11.00am that we ventured out of the room to walk the main drag of Lhasa which is called Beijing Xarlam. We walked down as far as the Potala Palace which we were to visit in the next day or so. We took one look at the amount of steps and decided to make sure we left it until we were feeling much better. Our stroll lasted about an hour and a half and when we got back to the Lhasa Hostel, Lobsang was waiting there for us. He was concerned about Wendy's health and had brought her some altitude sickness vials that promised to bring relief. She decided to give it a go.
Maybe it was a combination of the Panadol and the 'snake oil medicine' but we felt better that afternoon and went for an hour long walk. We found a restaurant that sold Indian, Western (whatever that is), Italian, Nepalese and Tibetan food. Allan had some Indian food and Wendy ordered a Tibetan Set. The Indian food of was a mutton curry and whilst it was quite good, it tasted like it was cooked by a non-Indian. Wendy's Tibetan 'curried chicken set' consisted of a flavoursome curry, spiced vegetables, rice and chilli, all this along with some Naan bread meant we had a nice meal. Back to the Hostel, bed and a movie.#
Sunday 6th May 2012
Woke feeling much better although our sleep was broken quite often due to the altitude sickness. The sickness was hitting us in a number of ways. We had headaches, lethargy and along with the general pollution, we had minors 'colds' that entailed blowing the nose a lot. Wendy also developed a bad cough.
Breakfast that day consisted of a salad sandwich and a piece of fruit. We met Lobsang at 9.00am and set off for what turned out to be a fascinating day. We firstly walked the 1000m from the Hostel down to the Potala Palace where we registered for next days tour at 10.00am. We then did a U turn and walked back down Beijing Xarlem to the Jokhang Temple where we spent the next three hours listening to the history of Buddhism and Lhasa and the Tibetan way. The Temple was surrounded by pilgrims circumbambulating the temple in a clockwise direction. If you wanted to go around, you had to do it in a clockwise direction. To not do so would be disrespectful. Jokhang Temple is the spiritual centre of Tibet, the Holy of Holies, the destination of millions of pilgrims. We went though the Temple of Prayer Wheels at prayer time. The whole area was a working temple and to see the locals and the pilgrims praising Buddha in the many varied ways was fascinating. There were people from aged 20 to aged 80, practising a prayer ritual that meant you stood upright with a piece of wood in each hand. You then went down to your knees and then flat on your face, using the wood in each hand to slide onto the ground. You do this 500 times per day (apparently).
Another form of prayer is to hold in your right hand, a prayer wheel, you rotate the wheel in a clockwise motion. Inside the prayer wheel is the scriptures written on paper and wound around the wheel. There are many and varied Prayer Wheels but they all have the same significance in Prayer.
This photo was taken in the bowels of a back alleys off Barkor Street where everyone was praying 'the mantra'. Lobsang said it was a special day, we were lucky to see it. He has never taken anyone else there and didn't know how we would be received.
After lunch we went to Norbulingka, The Summer Palace, it is 46 acres and located in the west of Lhasa City. The Summer Palace is exactly that. In the summer time the Dalai Lama spent most of the time here and in the winter he spent it at the Potala Palace. The day we were there, there was a Tibetan Opera being performed by the Lhasa Opera Company.
It was very interesting and we guessed the storyline. It may have been about a Prince/King (man on horse) and a female who toyed with his affections.
We watched it for about 15 minutes (the most we've watched any Opera let alone a Tibetan one)
The costumes were spectacular.
We then walked around the Summer Palace in a clockwise direction and viewed four Palaces of the Dalai Lamas. No. 5, 8, 13 and 14 (the current D.L.) That took about 2 hours. When it was time to go, we walked past the Opera which was still going.
Lobsang noted that the Lhasa Opera Company performers are paid very well but he didn't elaborate what that meant.
After our dinner that night we strolled down Beijing Xarlem to the Potala Square Garden which is basically a very large public area situated directly opposite the Palace, where the locals gather and enjoy the Gardens and the water fountains. In the middle of the Square is a large area that is commonly used for communal gatherings and festivals. That night we were lucky enough to come across a few hundred people doing what could be best described as a 'line dance' to music that was piped across the area by loud speakers on light poles.
They were being led by a lady in the middle and quite a number of children joined her there. Basically, they formed a very large circle and danced to the music in a similar fashion to that of line dancing. Another interesting feature of the event was that the very large water fountains (maybe 20 or more) sprayed in time with the music. Yes, sprayed in time with the music.
When the music went high pitched or up tempo, the fountains changed shape, direction and height. It was very impressive. The other interesting feature was the presence of three Army Guards with weapons going through the crowd making sure they didn't encroach on the middle. They made sure the spectators were separated from those dancing. Also in the background was a large Fire Brigade truck fully ready to hose down any trouble.
The people were having such a great time I don't think this would ever be necessary. We stayed around long enough for the Potala Palace lights to come on, it is quite spectacular in the dusk with the lights on.
Monday 7th May 2012
We were booked into the Potala Palace walking tour at 10.00am however Lobsang called for us at 9.00am and we walked to the Palace entrance where Lobsang advised us it would be better if we went unguided from there as guided tours are restricted to one hour and if a guide allows it to go over that time limit, he is fined a substantial amount and also it would give us more time to walk up and through it at our own pace. This seemed reasonable. So, we made our way slowly through the security at the main entrance, then another security point further into the outskirts of the Palace and we went up more steps to the ticketing office. It costs 100RMB per person. We were happy with the progress we were making, the illness was still with us but we were coping.
The Potala Palace is Lhasa's cardinal landmark and stands out like a beacon in all directions.
It was set up in the 7th century by a bloke called King Songsten Gambo.
It is set on 41 hectares and has over 1000 rooms, although some say there are only 999 rooms. Some are dedicated to secular use and others for living. We followed other touring groups so we didn't get lost. The important aspects of the Palace and the Buddas 1 to 14 and all the relevant statues, relics, artefacts and paraphernalia all had English translations so we didn't feel we lost anything not having a guide. They can be over-informative sometimes and most of the information, whilst informative at the time, is lost soon after. The Palace is a fascinating place . After about 2 hours we met Lobsang at the rear gate.
We then took him back to the Hostel so Allan could get out the Ipad and show him where Australia is.
He has led a sheltered life and comes from a nomad family about 2 hours drive east of Lhasa. He has 3 brothers, 2 of whom are Monks and live in a monastery and the eldest brother still lives with his parents. He knows very little of the outside world. That day, we taught him the difference between Australian and Austria. Where Australia is on the map, how big it is and some minor information on the lifestyle. We also showed him the trail we had been on to get to Lhasa and some of the photo's we'd taken. He said he wants to travel but cannot get a passport. It is very difficult for people under 50 y/o to obtain a passport and then they have many hurdles to jump. Mainly ones of 'reason' and sponsorship.
After he got bored with that we asked him to take us to a local Tibetan Eatery and he could line us up with a bowl of Tibetan noodles. Tibetan Noodles is the staple of the locals. He took us to a place he had never been before. He ordered Yak noodle soup and some Momo's. The soup was a little tasteless. It had very little Yak meat in it, some spring onions, a tasteless broth and some home made noodles that were undercooked. The Momo's were excellent. A Momo is basically the same as a wonton but the dough is thicker. Allan tried both Tibetan Teas. The first was a black tea made with Yak Milk and sugar which tasted OK, the other was a Tea made with Yak Butter, he didn't like it. So now he had tasted most things to do with the Yak although straight Yak Butter was not on his agenda.
We wandered around after lunch looking at oil paintings of Tibetan life. Seen a few we liked but couldn't agree on which one and apart from that, they were 'over the top' expensive relying on the rich tourist. They missed out with us.
That afternoon we went to the Sera Monastery. Built in the 1419 it is one of the three great Monasteries in Lhasa and one of the six great monasteries of the Gelug sect of Buddhism in Tibet. The Sera monastery is known for its Buddhism Scriptures Debating where monks are seen preparing for monastic exams by staging mock debates in the ritual way. Some sit cross legged under trees while others run from group to group giving vigorous hand-claps to end the statement or make a point. It is all part of the education and promotion through the ranks for the Monks.
Even the Dalai Lama went through it.
The visit was fascinating and the ablution block disgusting.
Tuesday 8th May
Later start today, 9.30am to the Drepung Monastery. This is the largest monastery in the world and is part of the Gelug sect. Drepung Monastary means ' Auspicious rice Pile Temple'.
A couple of interesting aspects are the use of solar hot water heaters for their cooking water as shown in the photo below. You can see the pot sitting on the satellite dish being heated. Beacuse you are at about 3700m. it only takes about ten minutes to heat the kettle.
It also shows in the background the Prayer Flags that cover parts of the hillside as part of their hopes and dreams for eternal happiness.
It is situated at the foot of a mountain so of course there are many steps to be climbed to enjoy it. Again it was a fascinating place and Lobsang did a great job of explaining the history and beauty of it. Three hours of walking up and down steps and hearing the same history over and over again was enough and we took the afternoon off.
The afternoon was spent washing and snoozing. At about 5.00pm we decided to go to Barkor Street again and do a bit of haggling. Souvenirs for us and the offspring. Allan enjoys the haggling and its marvellous how much they will take you for if you let them. We have a philosophy that they will never lose on the deal, now matter how much you buy it for. For instance, Allan haggled for a Yak statue. They originally wanted 550RMB, after ten minutes of saying no, being physically pulled back and continually being asked 'but whatsa you best price' they agreed on 130RMB. This is typical. The T shirts always start at about 95RMB, they normally sell for about 35RMB dependant on your will.
Somehow during all the walking, haggling, walking away, saying NO, and forgetting what you really want, we ended up with two Yak statues. They will be book ends.
Wednesday 9th May - leave Lhasa
We were booked on the 1345hrs Train T28 Lhasa to Beijing, so we had a leisurely morning, bought some provisions for the train trip, packed and showered as late as possible and waited for Lobsang to collect us and take us to the station. Our bags are getting heavy.
We exchanged email addresses with Lobsang.
Got to the train station at about 1215hrs, said goodbye.
Got onto the train at about 1310hrs only to find people already in our berths. The people in our berths had been put in there by a couple of shifty Chinese travel guides who had sold them a package deal and told them they would get them a 4 berth cabin. They had booked the tour to Everest Base Camp in February and so expected they would be looked after. We booked ours only 10 days ago and got two bottom bunks. The dodgy Chinese Travel Official had told them just to stay in the cabin and they would sort out the people (us) when they arrived. They had stuffed up in the bookings and said they would fix it.
The Chinese Travel Officials then tried to talk us into giving up a bottom bunk so they could have four together. We said NO WAY. We had travelled right throughout south east Asia in middle and upper bunks and this was our first time at two bottom bunks in a soft sleeper. It turned out the four people, were a family of 3 from Germany/Switzerland (1 girl aged about 9) and an American and they told the Chinese Travel officials they would leave the train if they couldn't get a cabin. The Travel Officials did some horse trading with some other Chinese passengers but failed. They approached us again and we again told them NO WAY. They went away again and tried some more horse trading. We were nearly at the stage where decisions had to be made, it was 15 minutes before the train was due to leave. Allan would not see the four of them go off the train because of this and was nearly to the point of selling his bottom sleeper to the Chinese Travel Officials when miraculously, the Travel Officials found a way around it. We think they bribed two Chinese passengers. (we hope they got a good price)
The family and the Yank got their cabin as they were promised and we got our two bottom bunks in what was the best train accommodation we had had on the Shoestring Tour.
The train has oxygen pumped slowly into it but with four in the cabin we decided to use nasal oxygen just to ensure we didn't go to over 5000 metres and feel the same as before.
That evening we dined on pre-packaged rice and stew. It is a small package that has four components, 1, a rice vessel, 2 a sachet of stew, 3 a heat package, 4 a water sachet. It works well. You put the stew into the rice, put the lid tightly on the container, pull the string at the side of the container which releases the water onto the heat pack. When the water reacts with the heat pack it produces tremendous heat. So hot you cannot handle it on the bottom. After 15 minutes, you have a meal. Great for camping, not so great for a train meal. We even had a cold beer with dinner, the first one for quite some time.
Allan made friends with the German family and the Yank. They are Michaela, Hans ,Katarina (aged 9) and Fred Allen the yank (aged 56)
We met them for a drink in the dining car on the second day of the train trip. Katharina was a great little girl and amused herself with the help of IT equipment.
Lhasa has been a great trip for us although the altitude sickness has certainly impacted on our activities. It has been very educational and Lobsang has been a tremendous guide. There are a few things we won't miss. The constant smell of incense no matter where you went. The acrid smell of Yak butter. The pollution in the air was sufficient for a good percentage of the locals to wear face masks. A lot of the parents made their children wear them whilst they didn't.
Our two Chinese travelling companions in the top bunks are very nice fellows. The only word of English they know is thank you. They were very good travelling companions.
# Before leaving on the 'Asia on a shoestring' tour, Allan copied about 20 movies onto a portable hard-drive, so we watched one of those on the 10inch Dell laptop we brought with us. We also had a pair of small computer speakers that got power from the computer. A nice little entertainment package. We were also able to plug our Ipod/iphones into it when we wanted music and on the occasions where we had wifi in our room we were able to listen to radio around the world. We mainly listened to the Sydney ABC radio to keep us up to date. On our Iphones/Ipad we have an App called TuneIn which will provide feed from any radio station in the world. NOT IN CHINA.
They have blocked access to outside radio from them. Every time we tried to use it, they directed us to what they said was a 'similar Chinese radio station. We got around that by going through the computer and getting direct feed from WWW.ABCradio.com.au
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I would be lying if I could say that there is nothing hard about being Vegan, because truthfully there are many struggles. Diet, temptations, relationships, society, media. These are only some of the struggles that I deal with on a daily basis. For example: Right now, I am living abroad in Europe continuing my studies to get my undergrad so I can go to law school. Although there are many alternatives for Vegans it isn't always the easiest thing to find, especially when you are dancing the night away with your friends till 7:00 a.m. I always have to prepare ahead of time on a night out to know that I have some snacks laying around for when I get home. We have gone to many restaurants and it always seems to be the same case. You can have a salad, bread, veggie burgers or sandwiches at most places, but usually only one or two options. Considering I have been living in Vienna for almost 4 months now, I am starting to adapt to what my diet consists of, where I can shop, and my favourite meals and treats. Another struggle for me is that everything is in German. I have spent countless hours using google translate for most ingredients, but so far, the most helpful thing has been to look for the "V" symbol which symbolizes Vegan.
The next struggle has been relationships. Whether it is a relationship between a family, a friend or a lover. Individuals who have never been Vegan and aren't Vegan can't always seem to grasp the idea of why? "It's natural… animals were put on the earth so that we could survive… it's our nature." These are only some of the countless excuses I have heard from not only strangers but people I love. I am a multi-mixed individual, coming from a half Chilean, half French and born and raised Canadian family. Meat and dairy truly is the bread and butter of my heritages. No one in my family is Vegan, although my mother did try for a while and although she has gone back she has cut down significantly and regardless has made me proud. My sister also has cut down quite a bit and my dad (being my best friend and all) will eat anything I make him and has watched countless documentaries about the factory farming industry and has grown a respect and understanding of my choices. My friends on the other hand, well there is only a handful if maybe that are Vegan (these are my close friends). There has been on occasion a lot of teasing, questioning and well just everything with them. But at the end of the day, I always stand up for what I believe in and after a decade of animal activism I am starting to see the growing support within my friends group towards animals. And now the best part, lovers.
Well… if you ask any of us Vegans you will understand that finding a Vegan lover is like finding a needle in a haystack. Love, in general, takes compatibility, time, patience and progress. Like any relationship, it has to start with that special click! That spark that makes you believe that regardless of the circumstances this could work. That isn't always an easy thing. I can't say I haven't met a lot of Vegan men because I have and I have now met quite a few after joining all these Vegan communities. The thing is things just have to happen organically. And there have been rare occasions I have been pretty fortunate to meet someone pretty fantastic. My whole life I have always dated someone who wasn't Vegan or Vegetarian. It's been a difficult struggle. There can be countless arguments, struggles with planning meals, different values and lots of frustration especially considering when you are dating someone you aren't just dating them, but their friends and family. In my opinion, being Vegan doesn't mean you have to date a Vegan. This is definitely a myth, but I do have to say it sure makes it easier and more valuable. You can cook together, you understand your values and you can grow to have a strong and life changing relationship knowing that you stand for the rights of animal lives everywhere. One person can make a change, but two can make a difference.
Last, but not least, society. Ten years ago, I would have said that this was an extremely frustrating struggle, but today it's completely different. People are changing, life is changing and issues that we might not have worried about or cared for then are BIG issues now. Of course, you are always going to be approached by the random troll that just loves to get you going and sadly I am human and because my values and beliefs towards Veganism is so strong I get a little heated. Nevertheless, the community and support that is available now is absolutely incredible. Regulations are changing, rules are being implemented, zoos and circus are no longer using animals or better yet, shutting down. And this "lack of protein and nutrition" is non-existent. Today there are SO many alternatives and choices that aren't only a good substitute for protein in meat, but are better for you! I am happy to say that society/media is not only less of a struggle it has more of an impact on the change and understanding of Veganism.
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Pretty Prairie High School has had a wide variety of foreign exchange students walk through its doors. From Thailand to Australia, the students who arrive here come from countries big and small.
Slovakia, a country known for its beautiful landscapes and numerous castles, is home to Pretty Prairie's most recent foreign exchange student, 18-year-old Peter Slysko. Leaving a central European country filled with historic monuments and natural treasures and arriving in the small rural town of Pretty Prairie could come with quite the culture shock.
Peter has made a significant impact on PPHS just in the few months he's been here.
"He is easily one of the best kickers our football team has ever seen, hands down," said C.T. Young, Pretty Prairie football coach.
Because of his involvement in soccer, also called football in his country, his kicking skills are well-developed. Fans from Pretty Prairie's home crowd and the opposing team's crowd could all be seen in awe every time he kicked the ball during the 2017 season.
Peter was selected as a First-Team All-State kicker. Because of his skills as a kicker, his love for the sport and his desire to stay in America, he plans on pursuing football in college in America.
Although Peter has had a variety of successes in America so far, being here also comes with a price for him and his family. Homesickness is inevitable when being 5,295.8 miles away from home. Peter has called his parents every day since he has been here. He can be heard speaking to them on the phone in Slovak. For Christmas, his parents even set up a camera in their living room so he could see the huge Christmas tree that resided there.
Peter said that life here has definitely been an adjustment. His hometown holds 420,000 people whereas Pretty Prairie is the home of roughly 700 people.
Bratislava, known for its bustling city streets and its rich, historical culture is vastly different from Pretty Prairie, known for one of the biggest rodeos in Kansas. Peter says that being in America has been one of the most interesting experiences he's ever had.
Peter, along with a variety of other foreign exchange students, prove that Pretty Prairie High School can change the lives of people from all walks of life. From Germany to Kazakhstan, Pretty Prairie has impacted students worldwide.


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My cast iron pan – the one my mother gave me when I got married – is in some kind of adolescent stage. And adolescence is by definition awkward. Most of the time, this dear pan show signs of maturity and the ability to handle pressure. Other times, it just gets stinky and a little clingy. My parents and sister have these beautifully seasoned pans that give me envy. Granted, I spent a couple years avoiding the pan – and then a couple years torturing it with soap and water. My biggest struggle is the sticky grime that develops after things like eggs, fish or items that just don't develop their own oil.
Now, I've started using a new method of seasoning it after every use (and sometimes before) and I've seen a huge improvement. I can finally use my pan numerous times per day!First, in a hot pan, scrape up all the loose bits and wipe out any excess food. I keep bacon fat, ham fat or other remnants of fat in the freezer or refrigerator.
When I need to clean out the pan, I cut off a few small chunks and drop them in the hot pan. Let the fat render, on medium to medium hot.Using the hot oil and fat, scrape all around the pan – pulling up all the sticky bits. I scrape until the pan feels smooth and clean. Then let the pan cool… the fat will solid up again and become opaque. I scrape out the excess fat, but I leave some in the pan – that's the whole point of seasoning. If it's not terribly dirty, I retain the bit of excess fat, especially if I'm going to cook again later, just to wipe out the pan with. But sometimes the fat is just full of carbonated black flecks – or smells of salmon or curry – so I just toss it. And then the pan is ready for the next meal – even eggs!


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WHEN you leave Szamos Ujvár, the road passes straight over a plain, with little or nothing to relieve the monotony. A Hungarian village or two, a nobleman's mansion with the surrounding farm-buildings,-that is all, until the tall spire and the various towers of Klausenburg rise before you. The town takes you by surprise, entering it from the north; the main street is broad, with many stately buildings in it, and the square with the Catholic church in the centre, seems to belong to a larger town than Klausenburg really is. Though it has but 25,000 inhabitants, which is less than the population of Kronstadt, its general appearance makes it seem the more considerable town of the two. The capital of the Barzenland is neat and compact, the houses are none of them high; and owing to its position among the hills, which gives it such enviable beauty, there is no possibility of broad streets and an open square in the centre of the town, as is the case in Klausenburg. Here there is plenty of room and to spare, and it would seem as if the Saxon founders-liking spacious dwellings, and needing them probably for their families and servants--had determined to make use of it.
All the old buildings are essentially German in their architecture and arrangements. The ironwork before the windows, the balconies, railings, the spouts for the water running from the gutters of the roof,-each bears its own unmistakable impress; the hand and skill of the German handicraftsman is everywhere to be recognized. Those first settlers were evidently well to do in the world,-comfortable citizens, who, if they did not care for luxury, valued at its full a good substantial dwelling, giving evidence that its possessor was also a man of substance.
Monday, September 07, 2009
Klausenburg, anno 1865
The above is a fragment from Chapter XXVII of Charles Boner's "Transylvania. Its Products and Its People", published in London, in 1865. The whole book is available online, part of a very welcome research project at DXARTS/CARTAH, University of Washington-- which collects, inter alia, a bunch of other, old(er), books/translations about Romania et al, in digital format.
Posted by Sebi Buhai at 2:44 PM
Categories: architecture, Cluj, Hungary, quote, research, Romania, Transylvania
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Maestre, deci Brasovul era in urma Clujului deja de un veac juma'? Fain, fain, desi io tat dupa brasovence si brasoave.. :)
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WV State Farm Museum – Holiday Light Festival
October 17, 2008 | Events | No Comments|
Title: WV State Farm Museum – Holiday Light Festival
Location: Route 1, Box 479 Point Pleasant, WV 25550
Link out: Click here
Description: Christmas light displays throughout the grounds of the West Virginia State Farm Museum. Over three million lights will cover every tree, bush, shrub and building. Visitors drive through the area to view the lights. Santa will be present each night.
Free hot chocolate and cookies will be available for children. The Country Kitchen and Country Store will be open.
There is no admission fee but donations are encouraged.
Directions: Located 4 miles north of Point Pleasant, 7 miles south of Mason, WV, just off WV 62 on Fairgrounds Road.
Date: 2008-12-12


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Scottish Labour's new leader Kezia Dugdale will undertake her first engagement as head of the party when she campaigns in Edinburgh today.
The Lothian MSP was yesterday announced as leader of the party after beating Holyrood veteran Ken Macintosh in a leadership election sparked by the resignation of former MP Jim Murphy shortly after Labour's near wipeout in Scotland in the general election.
She won 72.1% of the vote, while Mr Macintosh was backed by 27.9%.
Ms Dugdale has pledged to work "day and night" to rebuild the party ahead of the Scottish elections next year, with polling for that ballot putting the SNP on course to win another majority at Holyrood.
Today she will join shadow Scottish Secretary Ian Murray, Edinburgh Southern candidate Daniel Johnson and activists for a campaign street event on the Meadows.
Speaking after her election, Ms Dugdale said she had a message for voters across Scotland.
"Take another look at the Scottish Labour Party," she said.
"I am not so presumptuous as to ask instantly for your vote, but in the recent election 700,000 of you stuck with us, but many of you chose someone else.
"All I ask is that you take a fresh look at the Scottish Labour Party under my leadership.
"We are changing. I am part of the new generation, someone without the baggage of the past."
She added: "I want to transform this country, to shake it up profoundly, so that the life chances of a child born today aren't determined by how much their parents earn, but by their potential, by their work ethic, and by their ambition."
Ms Dugdale said she would be making an announcement on her shadow cabinet appointments next week, and she will also seek new people to stand as Labour candidates in the 2016 Holyrood elections.
Labour's new deputy leader was also announced at the event in Stirling yesterday, with Alex Rowley beating fellow MSP Richard Baker and Glasgow City Council leader Gordon Matheson.
Harriet Harman, interim leader of the Labour Party, yesterday said the new leadership team face "the historic task of rebuilding our party in Scotland, reconnecting Labour with the people of Scotland and re-energising the links between our party in Scotland, Wales and England".


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Grand OpeningNovember 29, 2016
Taneytown Satellite Office
Literacy Council of Carroll County is pleased to answer the need of Taneytown to move the services of adult education to their community. So often adult learners because of work schedules or family responsiblities can not meet the time frames of scheduled classes. The Literacy Council offers one to one tutoring on a flexible schedule established by the student and tutor. Tutoring is open to any adult learner seeking to improve their reading, writing, speaking skills or their math skills. GED prep and ESOL study is also available.
Gene and Carol Pryor or Bob Sokolowski would be happy to explain more about the program.
They can be reached at
443-789-4534 Tuesday mornings from 9:30 to 12:30
Trinity Lutheran Church under the leadership of Pastor Chris Frigm is providing space for the Literacy Council's work.
Our office is in the church building at
38 W Baltimore St. Taneytown, MD 21787
Thank you, Pastor Chris
Enjoy the pictures of the Grand Opening at Trinity Lutheran Church.
- Thank you, Gene and Carol Pryor for the coffee and donuts.
- Sam Greenholtz, Executive Director of the Literacy Council, talks with Susie Hughes about Taneytown.
- The people most responsible for bringing literacy services to Taneytown: Mayor Jim McCarron, Nancy McCormick, Sam Greenholtz and Pastor Chris Frigm
- Nancy McCormick explains the direction economic development will be taking in Taneytown and how she sees the Literacy Council's efforts helping.
- Sam Greenholtz describes how the Literacy Council can help with the direction of economic development that Nancy outlined.
- Heidi White, Student/Tutor Coordinator, continues with several tales about tutoring.


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GIRLS' golf will be rocking again in Cheshire when the successful campaign to inspire new young players returns next month.
.Girls Golf Rocks is all about attracting beginners to have fun, learn a new sport, get active and play alongside friends.
Free girls' taster sessions will be on offer at eight clubs, followed by group coaching courses with PGA professionals, supported by young ambassadors from the county squads.
The taster sessions are at:
Hartford Golf Club on Saturday 22 April, 1-3pm
Eaton Golf Club on Saturday 22 April, 1-3pm
Romiley Golf Club on Sunday 23 April, 10-11am
Alderley Edge Golf Club on Sunday 23 April, 2-3pm
Caldy Golf Club on Sunday 30 April, 10am-12noon
Ringway Golf Club on Sunday 30 April, 1-2pm
Prenton Golf Club on Sunday 30 April, 2-4pm
Prestbury Golf Club on Saturday 6 May, 2.30-4pm
To book visit http://www.getintogolf.org/GGR
Following the tasters, the clubs will each offer a five-week coaching course with PGA professionals, when the ambassadors will be on hand to encourage the newcomers. All the girls completing the coaching courses will be given a US Kids Golf 7-iron to help them start playing.
Then, the new players will be invited to a fun day with the ambassadors featuring multi-skills challenges and the chance to play on a golf course.
Girls Golf Rocks is a national campaign, run jointly by England Golf and the Golf Foundation, and it aims to increase the number of girl golfers from an average of just two full members per club.
It ran in Cheshire for the first time last year and was very successful with 175 girls attending the tasters and 148 going on to taking coaching courses.
Abby Baumber, the Cheshire County junior organiser, said: "The continued success of Girls Golf Rocks in Cheshire is testament of the hard work, enthusiasm and dedication of all of those involved. It's fantastic to see so many girls starting their journey in golf, having fun and making friends along the way!
Girls Golf Rocks started in 2015 with a trial in Essex. Ambassadors and new players from the county are now featured in a Girls Golf Rocks video, which captures all that's special about the programme. Bella Jay, 14, sums it up when she says: "Golf has done so much for me, I love it. You should come and join us and see how much fun it is."
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Hotel Mario Philips CD-i Review
Why does this game exist? Discover the history of the failed SNES CD / Super Famicom PlayStation, the Philips CD-i, and the infamous Hotel Mario!
Hard4Games reviews and plays Hotel Mario for the Philips CD-i. The CD-i had evolved from what was originally going to become the Super Nintendo CD add-on. Nintendo had partnered with Philips after breaking their partnership with Sony to make the infamous add-on cd unit. Sony's system became the PlayStation and Philips' unit became the CD-i after the project was ultimately scrapped.


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New Year has come and new books in the library are waiting to be read.
As usual see for yourself. Polish and English, for youngest and more mature readers.
Mgr Zuzanna Konieczna-Czerwinska - librarian (17.01.2018)
Have a good time reading a new December number of the school magazine The Old School Bell!
Inside - students articles, new interesting school activities, Spaghetti Book Club, new books in the library, November calendar and a few anouncements.
The periodic download here:
Mgr Zuzanna Konieczna-Czerwinska - librarian (10.12.2017)
We introduce to you new books in the library - in english and polish, for youngest and for more adult. There are more books already passing from hands to hands.
We invite you to borrow them and read with us!
Mgr Zuzanna Konieczna-Czerwinska - bibliotekarz (4.12.2017)
The very first ISG's monthly school periodic 'The Old School Bell' in the Internet version now available for everyone to see and download here:
In the magazine, which will be expanding, are two calendars from two previous months with pictures from the most important school events. Additionally, there are photos from some of the school sctivities, as also students works - written, artistic, photographic and figures. Also there are some riddles to solve for those who like brain puzzles.
Have a good time reading, looking at and good luck!
Zuzanna Konieczna-Czerwinska - librarian (13.11.2017)
From the end of September we had The Buckeye competition, so now you can see
The Buckeye Exhibition in the school library and competition results!
1st place – Lena Banaszek from Grade 0
2nd place – Jagoda Żebrowska from Grade 0 AND Maja and Aleksandra Wojciechowskie from Grades 1 and 4
3rd place – Nicole Augustyn from Grade 0
Thank you for participating – I hope you had fun making these. And also the library is more colourful now thanks to you :)
Zuzanna Konieczna - Czerwinska ( 25.10.2017)


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Scope of Social Work in Pakistan, Introduction, Career & Jobs
For some of the people social work is the subject that is identified as the scared subject. It is basically known as the subject that is related with the helping hand of the individuals as on the basis of the individually or the collective terms and conditions. It is being estimated around that there is a huge...Read More
Scope of Software Project Management in Pakistan, Introduction, Jobs & Career
Are you planning out to hold on with the degree of the software engineering in Pakistan? Well, according to some of the students finishing the degree of software engineering is quite a lot complicated and intricate task because it is not the matter of just one individual. It is the work of whole team. If we do...Read More
Scope of Special Education in Pakistan, Degrees, Jobs & Career
Special Education is getting out to be huge in demand among the students these days. If we define the term special education, then it is basically known out to be the type of the education branch that is equipping the teacher to deal with the students having the disable skills. The special education teacher is...Read More
Scope of Telecommunication Engineering in Pakistan, Career & Jobs
If you are much interested in the telecommunication field of engineering then we are sure that this post will coming up to be a lot informative for you. Majority of the people are not much aware about the concept behind the telecommunication field of engineering. In simple terms, telecommunication field of...Read More
Scope of Textile Designing in Pakistan
All About Career & Scope of Textile Design in Pakistan The degree of the textile designing is getting into huge demand these days. If you would be looking around inside the world of education you would be finding so many educational universities that have been stepping ahead in making you offer with the best...Read More
Scope of Total Quality Management (TQM) in Pakistan
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Scope of Veterinary Medicine in Pakistan, Career, Jobs, Degrees, Eligibility
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In SysML the different 'types' of elements used to specify a system or process are called stereotypes. A stereotype is like a Cradle item type used in the Requirements Management (RM) part of Cradle. The stereotype names are enclosed in « » symbols. In the following example five different types of elements are shown.
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From AP at Excite: Oct 10, 2003 8:01 AM (ET)
Bush Seeks Ideas for Cuba Regime Change
By GEORGE GEDDA
WASHINGTON (AP) - Eager to please a key Florida constituency, President Bush is asking top aides to produce recommendations for achieving a transition to democracy in Cuba after 44 years of communist rule. A small group of advisers, including Secretary of State Colin Powell, is being asked to provide advice on hastening what the administration calls the "inevitable democratic transition in Cuba." Administration officials said Thursday night that Bush planned to spell out his ideas in a Rose Garden ceremony Friday morning. "The president will talk about ways in which we can keep up the pressure on the Castro regime," said one official, asking not to be identified.
Scores of Bush supporters from Congress, the Miami community of Cuban exiles and other anti-Castro groups were to be briefed in advance of the official announcement. The administration has been signaling for weeks that new steps concerning Cuba were being planned. ...
From Reuters: Fri October 10, 2003 12:09 PM ET
Bush Unveils Measures to Weaken Cuba's Castro
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Bush vowed on Friday to try to weaken Cuban leader Fidel Castro's power, and said the United States would crack down on travel to the country and make it easier for dissidents to flee.
"Clearly, the Castro regime will not change by its own choice,"
Bush told a gathering at the White House Rose Garden.
"But Cuba must change."
In May 2002, Bush said he would be willing to ease American sanctions on the communist-run country if the government took steps toward democracy such as offering "free and fair elections" and if it worked toward opening its economy to free-market changes.
"The dictator has responded with defiance and contempt and a new round of brutal oppression,"
Bush said. ...
A comment from The Hindu on Frontline (India): November 22 - December 05, 2003
The Bush plan for Cuba
By SHARMINI PERIES in Toronto
President Bush's recently unveiled plan to bring down the Fidel Castro government in Cuba bears close resemblance to the one for Iraq and is designed with the 2004 Presidential election in focus.
FOREGROUNDING the 2004 United States election campaign, President George W. Bush announced on October 10 before a gathering of anti-Castro Cuban-American constituents at a ceremony in the White House's Rose Garden that the U.S. administration was planning to bring down President Fidel Castro's Cuban government. In the statement, Bush officially directed his Secretary of State Colin Powell and Cuban-born Housing Secretary Mel Martinez to chair a panel that would
"plan for the happy days when Castro's regime is no more... The transition to democracy and freedom will present many challenges to the Cuban people and to America, and we will be prepared."
From AP at The San Francisco Chronicle: Saturday, January 3, 2004 06:40 PST
U.S. expels Cuban diplomat, accusing him of associating with criminal elements
By GEORGE GEDDA, Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The State Department has expelled a Cuban diplomat, accusing him of associating with criminal elements, U.S. officials said. The expulsion of Roberto Socorro Garcia, a third secretary at the Cuban mission in Washington, was carried out last month without announcement. ... about 20 Cuban diplomats have been expelled since late 2002 ...
President Bush said in October that the United States would tighten enforcement of its economic embargo on Cuba and provide a haven to more fleeing Cubans while planning for the day when Castro's rule comes to an end. ... Bush said the United States also would step up enforcement of existing restrictions against the communist government, such as the ban on American tourism, and would increase inspections of people and shipments going to and from Cuba.
From Reuters at Wired News: Monday, January 12, 2004 9:45 p.m. ET
Bush Attacks Cuba and Other Latin America Rivals
By Kieran Murray
MONTERREY, Mexico (Reuters) - President Bush told Latin Americans on Monday they had a "God-given right" to freedom in a sharp attack on Cuba's Fidel Castro and other rivals in a region where anti-U.S. sentiment is rising. ...
"Through our democratic example, we must continue to stand with the brave people of Cuba, who for nearly half a century have endured the tyrannies and repression,"
Bush said at the summit's inaugural ceremony.
"Dictatorship has no place in the Americas. We must all work for a rapid, peaceful transition to democracy in Cuba,"
he said. In recent years leftist leaders have been elected in Brazil, Argentina and Venezuela. All three countries have established friendly ties with Castro, who has held power for 45 years despite U.S. efforts to oust and isolate him. Washington's support for sometimes brutal governments in Latin America during the Cold War left many distrustful of U.S. leadership and anti-American sentiment surged last year with the war against Iraq.
Bush hopes to win back some friends and isolate his rivals at this summit in the northern Mexican city of Monterrey. He also delivered a tough message to Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, who has resisted opposition demands for a referendum on his rule, and Haiti's President Jean-Bertrand Aristide, whose rule has been rocked by violent protests and allegations of government repression. ...
From Reuters at Lycos News: Friday, January 30, 2004 4:47 p.m. ET
Castro: 'I Will Die Fighting' if U.S. Invades Cuba
By Anthony Boadle
HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuban President Fidel Castro vowed on Friday to die fighting "with a gun in my hand" if the United States invaded Cuba to overthrow his communist government. "I don't care how I die, but for sure, if they invade us, I will die fighting," the 77-year-old leader said at a meeting of anti-free trade activists from across the hemisphere. ... Earlier this month, Bush Administration officials accused Cuba of joining forces with Venezuela's leftist government to destabilize democratic governments in Latin America. President Bush last year named a commission to speed up a post-Castro transition to democratic rule in Cuba, aggravating fears in Havana that Cuba could be the next on Bush's list for a regime change after Iraq. ...
From the U.S. Newswire: 2/20/04 7:09:00 PM
DeLay: Evil Will Not Stand in Baghdad, or Havana; Honors Victims of Communism in Memorial Cubano Address
MIAMI, Feb. 20 /U.S. Newswire/ -- House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-Texas) today delivered an impassioned speech denouncing Fidel Castro's terrorist regime and honoring thousands of victims of communist violence and oppression at el Memorial Cubano in Miami, Fla. "Humanity has known it by many names -- Nazism, fascism, Communism, terrorism. But it is one and the same evil, inhuman ideology -- no matter what language it speaks, or what uniform it wears," DeLay said. "The war on terror is a war against evil, and it is therefore a war against Fidel Castro," DeLay said. "Freedom and terrorism cannot coexist, and evil will not stand. And if it will not stand in Baghdad, Kabul, Tehran, or Ramallah, then it will not stand in Havana." ... "If the war on terror is going to be won, it must be won in this hemisphere first, and if it is going to be won in this hemisphere, then Castro must go," DeLay said. "As long as George W. Bush is in the White House and I am the Majority Leader in the House, the United States will never lift the embargo while Castro remains in power." ...
From The Daily Telegraph (Australia): April 1, 2004
Cuba 'bioterror threat to US'
From correspondents in Washington
A TOP Bush administration diplomat has renewed and refined charges that Cuba is a "terrorist and (biological weapons) threat to the United States" amid the ongoing US war on terror, and as the US presidential election looms.
John Bolton
, undersecretary of state for arms control and international security, told Congress in written testimony yesterday that the island "remains a terrorist and (biological weapons) threat to the United States". "I believe the case for the existence of a developmental Cuba (biological weapons research and development) effort is strong," Bolton said. Bolton's charge came as part of a 25-page written statement on the development and spread of nuclear, chemical and biological arms, despite the fact the Bush administration gently backed away from the same allegations after Bolton made them in May 2002 and did not offer evidence. ...
From Reuters UK: Thu 1 April, 2004 03:17
Cuba rejects U.S. bioweapons charge
HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuba has rejected a renewed accusation by a senior U.S. official that it is developing biological weapons and said the charges were an attempt to seek a pretext to invade the communist-run island. ...
From Reuters: Thu May 6, 2004 02:47 PM ET
Bush pledges tougher policy toward Cuba's Castro
By Caren Bohan
WASHINGTON, May 6 (Reuters) - President George W. Bush on Thursday pledged steps to try to hasten the end of Cuban President Fidel Castro's rule, such as stepping up anti-Castro propaganda and helping dissidents, as he played to Cuban-American voters in Florida. Among the actions Bush advocated were efforts to boost access by Cubans to anti-Castro broadcasts by the United States and a crackdown on dollars flowing to Havana intended for the relatives of Cuban Americans. ...
From AFP at IHT: Wednesday, May 12, 2004
Cuba announces plans to counter embargo
From AFP at SpaceWar: May 12, 2004
Cuba steps up military preparations fearing US invasion near
TEGUCIGALPA (AFP) Cuba has stepped up military preparations fearing an invasion by the United States "is closer than ever," Cuba's ambassador to Honduras Alberto Gonzalez said Wednesday. ...
At the Centre for Research on Globalisation: 16 May 2004
Speech of Fidel Castro regarding Bush's "War on Terrorism"
From The BBC: Wednesday, 27 October, 2004, 04:52 GMT 05:52 UK
Cuba move triggers war of words
The US and Cuba have launched into another bitter war of words following Cuba's decision to ban transactions in dollars on the island. ...
From Granma International: October 28, 2004
179 countries vote against the blockade at the UN
Havana - For the 13th consecutive time, the UN General Assembly has passed a resolution calling for an end to the US blockade of Cuba. The voting on the resolution was 179 countries in favor and four against (The United States, Israel, the Marshall Islands and Palau), while Micronesia abstained. ...
From AFP at SpaceWar: Dec 14, 2004
Cuba hails wargame warning to US
HAVANA (AFP) - Cuba pressed on Tuesday with its biggest military exercises in almost 20 years, with 400,000 reservists joining regular forces and millions of civilians in wargames which the authorities say are to deter a US invasion. About 100,000 Cuban regular troops are also taking part in the "Bastion 2004" exercises which started Monday, officials said. ...
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US President Barack Obama reiterated his stance on the Scottish independence referendum being held Thursday, tweeting Wednesday afternoon that the United States preferred a "strong" and "robust" United Kingdom.
"The UK is an extraordinary partner for America and a force for good in an unstable world. I hope it remains strong, robust, and united," Obama tweeted from the official White House account.
Voters in Scotland are heading to the polls Thursday to decide the fate of their nation. The latest polls taken in the days before the vote suggested the "No" campaign had a slight 52-48 lead over voters who want Scotland to gain independence from the UK.
The US has long publicly supported Scotland remaining a part of the UK. During a joint news conference with UK Prime Minister David Cameron in June, Obama first came out against Scottish independence.
"I would say that the United Kingdom has been an extraordinary partner to us," Obama said then. "From the outside, at least, it looks like things have worked pretty well. And we obviously have a deep interest in making sure that one of the closest allies that we will ever have remains strong, robust, united, and an effective partner. But ultimately these are decisions that are to be made by the folks there."
On Monday, White House press secretary Josh Earnest also reiterated Obama's stance.
"The United States has a deep interest in ensuring that one of the closest allies that we'll ever have remains strong, robust, united, and an effective partner with the United States," Earnest said.
"So this is a decision for the people of Scotland to make. We certainly respect the right of individual Scots to make a decision along these lines. But as the President himself said, we have an interest in seeing the United Kingdom remain strong, robust, united and an effective partner."
The UK is an extraordinary partner for America and a force for good in an unstable world. I hope it remains strong, robust and united. -bo — The White House (@WhiteHouse) September 17, 2014


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Made with semolina, these thick flatbreads have a texture somewhere between cornbread and an English muffin. They get a rich flavor from butter and yogurt mixed into the dough. The flatbreads can be sweet (they pair well with jam) or savory (serve them with our tagine). Or try them with drizzled honey-thyme butter. Harcha are best served warm, straight from the skillet.
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Out-Spokin' staff alumni gathered over Labor Day weekend in 2018. Photo by John Dresher-Lehman.
Former Out-Spokin' staff spent Labor Day weekend reminiscing at Laurelville Retreat Center near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Thirty-five of us celebrated, laughed, cried, and shared memories of how lives unfolded over the 50 years since Terry Burkhalter founded Out-Spokin' – Christian community formed on 10 speed bicycles.
The mission of Out-Spokin' was to engage youth on 10-speed bicycles, teaching them along the way to safely ride in clusters of six people and to create community, have fun, and deepen their relationship with God. During breaks, staff and bikers would play games and sing silly songs, and participants were encouraged to experience God through nature. Often experiencing God's daily provisions, evening campfires with devotions, and sharing were significant experiences, as well as meeting people along our routes. Another uniqueness of Out-Spokin' was that through dealing with heat, rain, hills and wind, people dropped their facades and became more authentic with each other, creating real church and Christian community outside the walls of the traditional church setting.
The first evening of the reunion was spent catching up on life for every member present. Throughout the weekend, there was a pervasive sense of gratitude for the church and individuals who supported the program financially and in other tangible ways, for God's presence over countless miles, and for life-changing relationships between staff members and between staffers and bikers.
Stories were told of God's faithfulness in walking through life with our experiences, gifts, challenges and passions, along with the knowledge of how important community has been to us as we journey through our individual seasons of life. Amazingly, even though many of us have not been in touch in many years, we were able to comfortably share our joys and struggles because our history together had given us the depth of relationships through a shared common vision.
Sunday, we gathered again and after fun wake-up songs and hymns, we shared a devotional from 1 Corinthians 3:11, focused on how Jesus Christ is our foundation. Then Terry Burkhalter shared about the first three years of Out-Spokin'. After two years, he started discussion with Ray Horst and Dwayne Johns to incorporate this program into Mennonite Board of Missions, which coordinated the Voluntary Service program. In 1971, that happened, and Jerry Miller became director until its final trip in 1982. Almost all Out-Spokin' staff served through the Voluntary Service program, and Jerry played a key role in mentoring scores of personnel between the ages of 18-26. In our session Sunday evening, Jerry shared the reason for closure of Out-Spokin' – a painful decision for all involved. Mission dollars were being stretched in so many ways that the consensus was that this program, though valuable, would need to close.
Most of us reported that someone saw potential in us and tapped us on the shoulder to serve on the Out-Spokin' staff even though we were as young as 18 to 26 years of age. We all agreed that we gained an appreciation of Christian community, God's care for our needs, the beauty of creation, importance of fun and laughter, and family and friend prayer support. A resounding message was that we want to be the people who intentionally are tapping younger persons as we see their gifts and skills, to become part of some form of mission within a Christian structure, or as the hands and feet of Jesus in their school, career and families.
As we look toward the future of the church, there was a collective hope for new, unconventional programs that would meet the needs of the Millennial generation, a generation that has lost identity with traditional church structures yet longs for authentic relationships with others and with God. May such programs be given birth and be as radical as Out-Spokin' was 50 years ago.