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Posted: August 30 2011 at 14:46
SECRET OYSTER became somewhat of a super group when members of BURNIN'RED IVANHOE, CORONARIAS DANS and HURDY GURDY formed this unit. By the end of BURNIN' RED IVANHOE's career (that spawned seven years), Karsten Vogel started forming a new band taking along with him BRI's drummer Thrige and often jazz-partner bassist Vinding with him. Knowing from the Danish circuit guitarist Claus Bohling, he enticed him into the band that took its name from a track from BRI's second album Secret Oysters Service.
I got in touch with Karsten Vogel and here is the story of this band.
If I am not mistaken, Secret Oyster was/is almost a super group with ex members of Burnin Red Ivanhoe (yourself), Hurdy Gurdy and Coronarias Dans. When, why and how did all of you gather your talents together as Secret Oyster? Why did you choose that band name?
After the split up of Burnin Red Ivanhoe in February 1972 I intended to go on with an instrumental group based on what Ive experienced with Burnin. Five musician, all with ability to improvise, all should be very skilled musicians and the three front figures should be capable of playing long, interesting solos.
The drummer from Burnin, Bo Thrige Andersen was my first obvious choice. Then I hoped for Mads Vinding on the bass and Claus Bøhling on guitar. Kenneth Knudsen I only knew a little about, but I was sure, he would be the right man on keyboard - but he until that had been playing only grand piano! Well, I called them on the phone, and they all said yes to my plans. Kenneth then had to get hold of a fender Rhodes which he did.
The band name I already had in mind. It came from the title of one track from the second Burnin album, Secret Oyster Service. But why+ Well - you can call it poetry!
How much of these three previous bands did you carry over to Secret Oyster?
All musical material was composed especially for Secret Oyster. I had some songs ready right from the beginning, Kenneth soon wrote some good stuff, and after a year or so also Claus began to contribute with some funky riff based songs.
You have so far released four albums if I am not mistaken. Please tell us more about......
Furtive Pearl from 1973
After a year doing gigs around places in Denmark CBS invited us to do an album. Mostly as a guinea pig, so they gave us two days in a two track (Revox) studio in Nibe, North in Jutland. It was recorded in a very creative atmosphere.
Sea Son from 1974
Furtive pearl (the Danish release was only called Secret Oyster) had good reviews and CBS wanted us to go further on with recordings. Sea Son also was created in a good atmosphere, many ideas came up, some good songs already had been on trial on some gigs. And we even got the possibility to have very fine musicians to do additional work. We had three days for recording, and three days for mixing and things.
If you are going to buy only one Secret Oyster album Im still suggesting this.
Astarte / Vidunderlige Kælling from 1975
Astarte and Straight to the Krankenhaus were recorded over the same period of time.
Astarte is music composed and recorded to a ballet choreographed by famed Flemming Flindt.
The music was played back as an important part of the show, which became a great success, making a good profit also to the band. Part of the music is strictly programme music, but also the album has some genuine Oyster stuff.
Straight To The Krankenhaus from 1976
After four years with hard work the atmosphere in the band became a little tensed. This was a very ambitious bunch of musicians, and it was a very ambitious band. So we were not always polite to each other. But we still worked together on the project hoping that the world could be ours. CBS took us on tour with Captain Beefheart to find out whether we could stand the distance or not - and we could. But in the studio it was not always a perfect idyll. Finally we had to send the tapes to USA to be mixed without any intervention from any band member.
Also it was confusing working with two very different projects in the studio at the same time.
The cover is splendid! We found the cover art in an art gallery in Stockholm.
But after all, some of the best Secret Oyster tracks are to be found on this album.
and the live album Live in the USA 2007 from 2008
That live album was the result of the re-release of your studio albums in USA (all your albums are now widely available) which meant you got back together after some decades apart and gigged in USA.
How was it to get back together again and will this reunion result in new studio albums?
Kenneth decided some ten years ago not to perform on stage any more. Jess Stæhr, the bass player to follow Mads Vinding, decided not to be part of the re-union, so we had two new members on these places. But that was sheer pleasure playing with this band after all these years! After a few concerts in Denmark we did the NEARfest close to New York City, and that was one of the greatest moments in my musical life!
After that we played quite a lot of gigs (including one more festival in US) and began working on new songs to be part of a new album.
But around Christmas Claus Bøhling got into serious private problems, resulting in a not scheduled break - that until today unfortunately still goes on.
Following on from that, what is your current status and what are your plans?
As said - we have not being playing together for 9 month. But Im sure, that all band members hope for the possibilities to work together again. Including doing that album!
To wrap up this interview, is there anything you want to add to this interview?
The best Secret Oyster concerts were the best concerts I ever did. Such energy! And also I learned a lot from playing with this band, especially from Kenneth Knudsen. But it was from time to time no fun to be part of this band travelling around in Europe.
Still Im proud having created this unique unit and being part of the international scene for electric jazz and fusion.
Thank you to Karsten Vogel for this interview
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|Posted: August 30 2011 at 15:31
Great work, as usual.
I got their second album, "Sea Son", excellent jazz-rock!
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|Posted: August 30 2011 at 15:55
Cool. And I agree with him, if there's one to get it's Sea Son.
Pretty fun band overall. I hope the problems go away and they can make that new album soon!
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|Posted: August 30 2011 at 21:38
These guys put out three incredible albums and it's hard to argue against Sea Son as being the best.
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|Posted: August 31 2011 at 00:34
Great band with a couple of wonderful albums!
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|Posted: August 31 2011 at 01:47
Great band and interview. A little short though.
I kind of miss some talk of their inspirations and maybe a top five albums. I love to hear about artists own favorites (I know some of that was covered in the Burnin' Red Ivanhoe interview).
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|Posted: December 30 2011 at 12:21
One of my favorite groups. Just found this. Thanks!
"Straight to the Krankenhaus" is my favorite from them, and one of my all time favorites as well.
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|Posted: December 30 2011 at 13:24
Thanks Torodd
Karsten is one of my all-time faves, and he certainly is one of the biggest forces inside "progressive" music in my country. I think he´ll be playing his saxophone until his last breath.
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So this is awesome -- mini-project
The lovely people at F11 Photography have given us a large box of disposable camera shells. It turns out the circuits inside of disposable camera shells are ideal for creating the high-voltage, low-current power required to build awesome Steampunk lights guaranteed to amaze your friends and enrage your enemies.
So while we're planning for our larger awesome projects, I'd like to do a mini-project on one of our upcoming Open Make Days. The generous, wonderful, and perennially excellent F11 supplies the circuits, I'll supply bulbs, switches, and (if I can get enough together) battery cases, and we'll use the time to get a basic circuit together. After that, it's up to you! We have a lot of creative people in the group, and I'm excited to see what everyone comes up with. Who's with me?
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hmm. now we just need some nixie tubes, a steam engine, and some goggles :)
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I'm into making something with these. Thanks Jon for gathering more things.
I think this might be a good one for halloween. I think these would make great jack-o-lantern eyes...
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So I believe I may have pushed more current than I should have through the circuit... It smells like burning.
So it appears that I have modified the circuit and found multiple outputs that are reading around 450-480 volts. Which output should I use? The bulb only on rare instances lights up for a second or two and then no more. Any thoughts as to why this might be happening?
Using the Fujifilm. Maybe I'm not attaching the bulb to the proper connections. I'll give it another review tonight. I'm using two AA's.
I'll check the traces tonight as well. Still is was sweet to see the bulb light up without me setting my garage on fire and shocking myself.
Finally getting some light, but not nearly as cool as yours Jon. I have to beat the bulb on my workbench until it starts to flicker ;)

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Time: 5 a.m., November 11,1918.
Place: In a railroad car drawn up in a siding in the Forest of Compeigne, northeast of Paris.
Action: Representatives of the victorious Allies and the defeated Central Powers placed their signatures on the agreement that ended the shooting of World War I, the most cataclysmic contest of arms mankind had yet experienced.
Later that same day, at precisely 11 a.m., the bugle call to cease firing sounded and, for the first time in 4 years, the unaccustomed silence of a world at peace replaced the thunder and lightning of a world rent by war.
It had been a terribly costly upheaval; all of the participating nations had suffered great losses. Of the nearly five million Americans who served, more than 53,000 died in combat, of wounds, or as prisoners of war. Another 204,000 Americans survived their wounds. Nonbattle deaths climbed to an appalling total-more than 63,000.
Yet, despite the terrible toll, the prevailing mood on November 11, 1918, was one of unbounded joy that the fighting had ended. In Paris church bells pealed the good news, banners fluttered gaily, total strangers embraced one another fervently, and the bistros did a lively business.
This was an hour of triumph for the victorious Americans of Gen. John J. Pershing's American Expeditionary Force. They had gone "over there" and soundly licked the Kaiser-with the help of their Allies, of course. They had "made the world safe for democracy." If the great dream of their Commander in Chief, President Woodrow Wilson, of a community of nations acting in concert to maintain world peace should become a reality, the peace won so dearly would endure.
On this memorable date, President Wilson made these memorable remarks: "We were able to bring the vast resources, material and moral, of a great and free people to the assistance of our associates in Europe who had suffered and sacrificed without limit in the cause for which they fought. Out of this victory there arose new possibilities of political freedom and economic concert. The war showed us the strength of great nations acting together for high purposes, and the victory of arms foretells the enduring conquests that can be made in peace when nations act justly and in furtherance of the common interests of men."
Not until years later would this war be given a number-to distinguish it from World War II. Meanwhile, the Nation mourned its World War I dead and gave the men who returned a hero's welcome. On the first anniversary of the signing of the Armistice, President Wilson issued a proclamation, saying, "To us in America the reflections of Armistice Day will be filled with solemn pride in the heroism of those who died in the country's service and with gratitude for the victory. ..."
In 1921, on Armistice Day, a solemn ceremony took place in the presence of President Warren G. Harding and other dignitaries. The body of the Unknown Soldier of World War I, an unidentified American who had been buried in France, was formally reinterred in glory in Arlington National Cemetery. Inscribed on the tomb, which is guarded day and night, were the words: Here rests in honored glory an Arnerican soldier known but to God.
The tomb of the Unknown Soldier became the Tomb of the Unknowns on Memorial Day, May 30, 1958. At that time, the bodies of two unidentified servicemen-one had died in World War II and the other in the Korean conflict-were reburied in crypts beside the first. President Dwight D. Eisenhower led the ceremonies and placed upon each of the two coffins the Medal of Honor.
Armistice Day was designated an official American holiday by Presidential proclamation in 1926. In 1954 the name of the holiday was changed from Armistice Day to Veterans Day. From that time on, it has been a' day for the Nation to pause and do honor to all veterans-living and dead-that vast legion of men and women who have served in the Armed Forces of the United States. The customary 2 minutes of silence at 11 a.m., the time when the Armistice of 1918 took effect, remains an impressive part of the Veterans Day observances.
News of the outbreak of war in Europe in August 1914, sparked by the assassination of Austrian Archduke Francis Ferdinand and his wife, came as a total and stunning surprise to Americans. The United States did not even consider intervening, nor was it prepared militarily to do so.
President Wilson quickly proclaimed the neutrality of the United States, and the American people heartily and almost unanimously approved. War, to the vast majority of Americans, was unthinkable. To many, it meant a senseless sacrifice of lives and resources in order to gratify the profiteering ambitions of big munitions makers and banking interests. Besides, Europe was several thousand miles away, and there were important domestic matters that needed attention.
A small minority of Americans quickly recognized the need for the United States to arm, not only to protect its interests but for possible entry into the war. Their pleas for military preparedness fell on deaf ears at first, but as the war progressed and a succession of incidents severely strained American relations with Germany, the minority grew more numerous and influential.
Congress voted in 1916 to more than double the strength of the Regular Army, to make the National Guard a part of the national defense structure, and to expand the Navy greatly. It also passed the Shipping Act, which gave birth to the modern merchant marine. The Revenue Act of 1916 was significant in this respect-it shifted from the poor to the rich a greater percentage of the tax burden.
The United States was inevitably drawn into the conflict in Europe after submarines roaming the Atlantic sunk American ships and took American lives. President Wilson, a man dedicated to peace and social progress, tried desperately to keep America out of the war, and he did everything in his power to arrange a peaceful settlement of the issues among the warring nations. But his efforts were futile.
After a great deal of soul searching and anguish, the President finally reached the painful decision that the United States could not honorably avoid entering the war. He so informed a joint session of Congress in a historic message delivered at 8:30 p.m. on April 2, 1917.
"The present German submarine warfare against commerce is a warfare against mankind," President Wilson told the expectant Congress. "Neutrality is no longer feasible or desirable where the peace of the world is involved and the freedom of its people, and the menace to that peace and freedom lies in the existence of autocratic governments, backed by organized force which is controlled wholly by their will, not by the will of their people. ...
"We are glad, now that we see the facts with no veil of pretense about them, to fight thus for the ultimate peace of the world and for the liberation of its peoples, the German peoples included; for the rights of nations, great and small, and the privilege of men everywhere to choose their way of life and of obedience. The world must be made safe for democracy. Its peace must be planted upon the tested foundations of political liberty. We have no selfish ends to serve. We desire no conquest, no don1ination. We seek no indemnities for ourselves, no material compensation for the sacrifices we shall freely make. We are but one of the champions of the rights of mankind. We shall be satisfied when those rights have been made as secure as the faith and the freedom of nations can make them. ...
"It is a distressing and oppressive duty, Gentlemen of the Congress, which I have performed in thus addressing you. There are, it may be, many months of fiery trial and sacrifice ahead of us. It is a fearful thing to lead this great peaceful people into war, into the most terrible and disastrous of all wars, civilization itself seeming to be in the balance. But the right is more precious than peace, and we shall fight for the things which we have always carried nearest our hearts for democracy, for the right of those who submit to authority to have a voice in their own governments, for the rights and liberties of small nations, for a universal dominion of right by such a concert of free peoples as shall bring peace and safety to all nations and make the world itself at last free. ..."
Four days later, on April 6, 1917, the Congress passed a resolution declaring war on Germany. The President signed it the next day.
Once committed to war, the United States shifted its war preparations into high gear. The American people united in their will to prosecute the war unflaggingly to the victory that came in 1918.
The draft law was more democratic than that of 1863; it did not allow bounties, exemption by purchase, or hiring of substitutes. On June 5, 1917, all men between the ages of 21 and 30 were registered in the Nation's first large-scale conscription of troops.
As the future veterans, confident of victory, set off to fight in European trenches, America gave them a good sendoff, often to martial music. There were tears and fears, of course, but usually they were concealed.
The setting of the final scene of World War I - the signing of the peace treaty - was the palace at Versailles in the suburbs of Paris on the 28th day of June in the year 1919. The negotiations preceding the signing had not been without power politics, secret agreements on the division of the spoils, and a spirit of revenge on the part of some of the delegates to the Paris Peace Conference.
This was not true of President Wilson, who had drawn up Fourteen Points as the basis for a "peace of justice." The last of these was incorporated in the Treaty. It read, "A general association of nations must be formed under specific covenants for the purpose of affording mutual guarantees of political independence and territorial integrity to great and small states alike. ... " The association formed was the League of Nations.
Even while the Versailles Treaty was being drafted, the men of the A.E.F. were returning home as quickly as possible-in cargo ships converted into transports and aboard cruisers and battleships. Demobilized at regional centers in the United States, they joined the ranks of the country's more aged veterans.
The aftermath of the war in the United States was horror at the casualties followed by a great wave of disillusionment and a reversion to isolationism. Americans wondered if the victory was worth the price, even though the country was more prosperous. The Senate, in the same mood, refused to ratify the Treaty of Versailles, and the United States never became a member of the League of Nations. Had the United States joined the League, the course of history might have taken a different turn.
It took another World War to convince Americans that the United States could not isolate itself from the rest of th~ world-that a nation as wealthy and powerful as the United States had certain moral obligations toward other nations.
The United Nations, now described as the world's best hope of peace, is carrying on the work started by the League of Nations. The League expired by its own vote on April 18, 1946, and bequeathed its properties to the United Nations.
The fact that Veterans Day stems from a World War I event-the signing of the Armistice on November 11, 1918 - by no means detracts from the honor due American veterans of all wars, and of peacetime service as well. Nor does the fact that World War I did not make the world "safe for democracy" invalidate the faith of those who fought it or demean their courage and sacrifice. Our veterans of every war have fought for principles they and the entire Nation held dear. Americans have never served as mercenaries or been guided by militaristic thinking.
Those who have become veterans since World War II are acquainted with the frustrations of fighting an unconventional and undeclared "cold" war, which can be just as deadly as the "hot" variety. The World War I serviceman had his problems, and very little in the way of benefits to help compensate for them, but his problems were the usual problems of fighting men. His sudden transition from civilian to military life was not easy and often entailed great personal sacrifices. On the other hand, the enemy he fought was always in uniform and used the conventional tactics of the day. Furthermore, there was no threat of a mushroom cloud billowing over his head.
President Wilson's dream of an enduring peace enjoyed by a world of free nations is a noble dream and one worth fighting for. It cannot be realized easily or in the near future. But the veterans of World War II and Korea helped give substance to that dream. And the veterans of tomorrow, now serving in Viet-Nam and many other distant lands, are also bringing that dream a bit closer to reality.
Veterans Day-November 11-has been set aside as a day when the Nation unites in paying homage to those who have defended it. No more appropriate time could be found in which to reflect on the magnificent tradition our veterans have established and the great courage and sacrifice that made it magnificent.
America is proud of its veterans-past, present, and future!
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Dozens of pool players are in Houma this weekend to compete in the High Tide Bar & Billiards 16th annual Dalton Bourg Memorial 8-Ball Tournament.
Dozens of pool players are in Houma this weekend to compete in the High Tide Bar & Billiards 16th annual Dalton Bourg Memorial 8-Ball Tournament.
But they won't win any money or some lavish prize.
"Each year, players come from all over because they want to be known to have won the tournament," said Dave Parsons, owner of High Tide at 202 Monarch Drive.
Local and professional pool players competed Saturday night in the first round of the eight-ball tournament in honor of Dalton Bourg, long-time Houma resident and respected pool player. The second round starts at 3 p.m. today.
The race-to-three, or a three-game-match, double-elimination pool competition is played on 7-foot Valley Tables with 860 Simonis cloth and Aramith Valley cue balls.
Bourg used to be the owner of High Tides and was a friend of Parsons.
Parsons hosts the memorial competition each year in honor of his friend.
In 1997, Bourg died on a plane trip back from a Las Vegas pool tournament at age 42.
Bourg is well-known in Houma-Thibodaux as a skilled eight-ball player. Though Bourg was afflicted with a bone disease that crippled him, it didn't stop him from mastering the game and doing well in international pool tournaments.
Parsons said Bourg was like a brother to him, and the tournament helps keep his legacy alive.
"He's beaten some of the best," Parsons said. "You couldn't let his handicap fool you. If you did, he'd beat you."
Bourg also helped put the region on the map for having a reputation for sharp pool players.
He was a leader in bringing the national BCA, formerly the Billiards Congress of America, pool league to the area.
Bourg was also responsible for developing High Tide into one of the more well-established local pool rooms.
Since the tournament started 16 years ago, Parson said it's grown into the biggest pool competition around. About 80 players from all over played in the tournament last year, he said. "And we're hoping to exceed that this year."
The tournament will be live-streamed on poolactiontv.com from 3 p.m. today until it ends around 2 a.m.
Professional pool player Cliff Joyner, from Mobile, Ala., said he had been playing some tournaments in other parts of Louisiana when he heard about the tournament and wanted to be part of it.
"They've got a lot of aces out here," he said. "People around here love their pool."
Joyner said he's pleased the competition is eight-ball for a change, as opposed to nine-ball, like many tournaments play.
"Eight ball is a more skillful game," he said. "It takes more of the luck and rotation factor out of the game."
Joyner said using the three-game elimination procedure for each match also gives locals a better shot at taking on more experienced players.
Odds are, the more games you play against a better player, the better your chances are at losing, he said.
With only three games, local players can get some real good shots in quick and move on to the next round, he said.
When people ask Joyner for tips on how to be a better pool player, he always tells them to simply relax.
"Sometimes you're going to get frustrated," he said. "But you can't let up. You got to stay at it. Keep it simple. It will come back to you."
Parsons agrees.
"It takes a whole lot of time and practice," he said. "But you can't give up. You got to put in the table time. Don't get aggravated. Everybody misses. Pros miss. If we didn't miss, what else would we do? Nobody would be able to beat us."


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Sioux Falls police say two men robbed Happy Jack's Casino, in the 1900 block of West 12th Street, just before 1:00 AM Sunday.
Officers say the two men, one with a black handgun, came in with bandanas over their faces.
One ordered the clerk at gunpoint to lie down on the floor, and then took the till from the cash register. The other robber told two customers to face away from the clerk.
No one was injured. The two men left in an unknown direction.
One of the men was described as a black male, five feet eight to five feet ten with a medium build. He was wearing a white, long-sleeved T-shirt and had a black bandana over his face.
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Last-place Eagles realize no one's job is secure
If the Philadelphia Eagles needed a reminder about job security,
they got one when they returned to practice.
The abrupt release of two-time Pro Bowl defensive end Jason
Babin put the entire team on notice. The Eagles (3-8) have lost
seven straight games and players shouldn't feel safe about their
position, no matter what.
"I guess in a way you kind of expect something to happen,"
veteran Mike Patterson said Wednesday. "You just feel like the
team is trying to make the best choice for us to win games. That's
the only thing as a player you look at it."
Babin was cut a day after a 30-22 loss to Carolina on Monday
night. He had 5 1/2 sacks in 11 games and his playing time had been
reduced in recent weeks. Babin signed a $28 million, five-year
contract last offseason after a breakout year in Tennessee in 2010.
He had 18 sacks for the Eagles last season, but slumped along with
the rest of the defense this year. He was claimed off waivers by
the Jacksonville Jaguars (2-9).
The news of Babin's release came on the team's day off. Fellow
starting defensive end Trent Cole was with Babin when he got the
call from coach Andy Reid.
"I was surprised," Cole said. "I've been in the league for
eight years now and seen people come and go and it's just business.
There's nothing you can really say. That's between him and the
franchise and that's it. We're going to miss him. He was part of
our D-line; we were tight. We're a close-knit group. He's a great
player. He's a very aggressive player you want to have on your
"He's going to find another home."
Babin's departure creates more playing time for third-year pro
Brandon Graham, a first-round pick in 2010 who has yet to live up
to expectations. Rookie Vinny Curry, a second-round pick this year,
also should get more snaps. Curry made his season debut against the
Panthers after being deactivated the first 10 games.
"I'm excited," Graham said. "I can't wait to go out there and
make plays. That's all I'm here for is to make plays and to go out
there and do what I do. That's what I'm going to do. Everybody
right now is fighting with pride. It's all about pride right now
and how we're going to finish these last five games. I know I've
got pride and I know my teammates do, so we're going to go out
there, going to give it our all and whatever happens,
Releasing Babin is the first of what likely will be a massive
roster overhaul. Reid is all-but-gone, too. Unless owner Jeffrey
Lurie somehow backs off his preseason directive that another 8-8
season would be "unacceptable," Reid won't return for a 15th
That means players will be looking to impress other teams and
coaches in hopes of landing jobs somewhere next season. Even Eagles
with big contracts – like Babin – are in danger of being let
"We're staying positive right now," safety Kurt Coleman said.
"We're not worried about the outsiders. We need to continue to get
better every day. We need to keep picking each other up and
continue to just push each other because right now, it's tough.
This isn't an ideal situation that we want to be in, but what we
can do is control what we do today. Then tomorrow will take care of
The Eagles play at Dallas (5-6) on Sunday night in their second
consecutive nationally televised game. They'll be without two-time
Pro Bowl wide receiver DeSean Jackson, who was placed on injured
reserve with broken ribs.
Quarterback Michael Vick and running back LeSean McCoy still
haven't been cleared to practice because of concussions and it's
likely they'll also miss the game. Defensive tackle Fletcher Cox
(tailbone) and center Dallas Reynolds (ankle) also missed practice
"Losing DeSean's a big loss," rookie QB Nick Foles said.
"He's a heck of a player. He's such a threat out there, but we'll
have guys step up. It's football and I know we'll have guys step
into that position and do a great job."
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As a child I had strep throat on a regular basis. The doctor would diagnose me by putting a giant Q-tip into the back of my throat to check for bacteria. I was given penicillin, amoxicillin, and tetracycline – at least those are the names of the antibiotics that I remember. I have always had an aversion to taking pills. I hated taking vitamins and even refused pain killers after surgery on my knee when I was 10. I stopped taking antibiotics when I felt "adult" enough to question whether or not I really needed them. The last time I took antibiotics I had been sick for many weeks and the doctor looked at me like I was crazy when I asked what would happen if I didn't take the dose she recommended, "You are healthy enough that you won't die from this, but do you really want to stay sick for at least another month?" I didn't want to be sick anymore, so I took them and I got better right away.
Those antibiotics worked quickly and I was happy to be healthy again, but imagine if you were given medicine, specifically antibiotics, and they didn't work. What if the doctor had to try multiple doses of different and increasingly potent drugs before they could get your infection under control? What if they couldn't get it under control at all? I swear my mother's doctor will give her antibiotics "just in case" even if she only has a cold, or maybe she asks for them? Medical overuse is the main reason for antibiotic resistance in humans, but the other major reason is agriculture.
Antibiotics and agriculture? A strange combination, right? The use of antibiotics to treat illness in humans seems totally unrelated to agriculture – until you realize that about 70 percent of all antibiotics used in the United States is routinely fed to farm animals – and not animals that are sick either.
What are antibiotics and antibiotic resistance?
Antibiotics are natural, semi-synthetic or synthetic agents that are classified by whether they kill bacteria or inhibit its growth. One critical point is that antibiotics only attack bacteria, such as those that cause strep; they don't work on viruses, such as those that cause a cold or flu. While antibiotics are attacking bacteria that make you ill they also harm bacteria in your digestive tract that is necessary to keep you healthy, potentially causing other health problems. Penicillin was the first antibiotic to effectively treat previously deadly diseases such as syphilis, but many people are allergic to penicillin. There are now as many as 150 different types of antibiotics, which can attack bacteria that cause everything from earaches to life threatening cardiac infections.
Antibiotic resistance means that a specific bacterium has become resistant to a particular antibiotic that was previously effective in attacking it and results from an evolutionary "survival of the fittest.". When an antibiotic does not kill all of the harmful bacteria, those that survive can mutate and reproduce, creating new, more resistant colonies. The result is a multi-resistant strain, sometimes called a superbug. In addition to the over-prescribing and inappropriate use of antibiotics in humans, the enormous insertion of antibiotics into our food supply at factory farms contributes to the development of resistant bacteria and their transfer to humans through food, workers and soil and water contamination.
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is an example of an infection that in the past was effectively treated with antibiotics but has become resistant to many of these drugs, making it difficult to treat. MRSA is often spread in hospitals (my grandfather contracted MRSA in a nursing home), and is also found outside of hospitals, not only in humans, but also in animals on factory farms. It has been estimated that at least 18,000 Americans die every year from drug-resistant infections. In addition, the National Academy of Sciences calculates that increased health care costs associated with antibiotic-resistant bacteria exceed $4 billion each year in the United States alone – a figure that reflects the price of pharmaceuticals and longer hospital stays, but does not account for lost workdays, lost productivity or human suffering.
Antibiotics in agriculture
In agriculture, antibiotics are found on most factory farms, where they are routinely fed to healthy animals including poultry, swine, cattle and sheep (and farmed fish) for non-therapeutic reasons – to ward off potential infections due to overcrowding and unsanitary conditions and also to promote rapid growth. Many of the millions of pounds of antibiotics fed to healthy animals each year are the same drugs used to fight infections in humans – Tetracycline, penicillin, erythromycin and others.
The antibiotics given to the animals on factory farms are excreted in their manure, which then contaminates the surrounding soil and water, often by being sprayed onto food crops as fertilizer. Studies have found trace amounts of antibiotics in plants grown with this manure. Not only are the crops contaminated, but the meat and dairy from these non-organic animals is also contaminated. There is a possibility that this also applies to organic produce as there is no regulation of the manure used on organic crops. A study done at Johns Hopkins University showed that workers at the factory farms are also exposed to airborne bacteria, which can provide a pathway to transfer antibiotic-resistant bacteria from animals to humans. The soil is contaminated, the water is contaminated, our food is contaminated and we are being steadily dosed with antibiotics without our permission, contributing to the antibiotic resistant bacteria that threaten our health.
The medical community has become so alarmed by this fact that the American Medical Association has joined hundreds of other health and environmental groups in lobbying Congress to outlaw the practice of routinely feeding antibiotics to healthy animals on factory farms – a practice that is also banned in Europe and elsewhere.
In 2003, the World Health Organization recommended countries phase out the use of antibiotic growth promoters in animal feed. "Basing its recommendation on a study conducted following a 1998 voluntary ban of such growth promoters in Denmark, WHO said the phase-out would help preserve the effectiveness of antibiotics for therapeutic use. According to the report, the cost of producing pigs in Denmark rose about 1 percent and antibiotic use to treat sick animals increased after the ban, but the overall amount of antibiotics used on Danish farms fell by about 50 percent. More important, the amount of resistant bacteria in pork and chicken declined substantially. For instance, before the ban, 60 to 80 percent of chickens had bacteria resistant to three widely used antibiotics. After the ban, that number had dropped to 5 to 35 percent of the birds."
What does this mean to agriculture?
As Tom Philpott points out in Grist, industrial animal farming may be impossible without routine antibiotic use. "Stuffing animals together over their own sh*t essentially ruins their immune systems; antibiotics keep them alive long enough to reach slaughter weight. The industry's very business model may be the root of the problem—fixing it might mean slaughtering the meat industry itself, and returning to smaller scale, pastured-based meat-production models. That would mean significantly less meat in our diets. No doubt, though, H.R. 1549 represents a step forward."
What is the future of agriculture without antibiotics? Organic certification takes does not allow the use of antimicrobials. An animal can be treated for an illness with antibiotics, but then that animal cannot be sold as organic. This is a very important distinction between organic and industrial animal production.
How can we avoid these unnecessary antibiotics?
- Use the Eat Well Guide to find stores and restaurants that offer sustainable meat and dairy products. Stay away from factory farmed meat and dairy.
- Watch The Meatrix and share it with friends and family. It is a great introduction to the problems with industrial agriculture, including the overuse of antibiotics.
- Support small farms by purchasing meat from local producers. Ask questions about their practices to find out if and how they use antibiotics. Many small farmers employ sustainable practices, even if they aren't certified organic. If you are buying meat from a store, read the labels! If you need more help deciphering confusing labels, check out our Glossary of Meat Production Methods.
- As with so many issues – our collective buying power is an important tool. Buying antibiotic-free meat sends a strong message to the industrial farming giants – if enough consumers change their buying habits, they will have to change their practices.
- Avoid processed foods. Cooking at home with meat, dairy and produce bought from known sustainable sources (Farmers, CSAs, Farmers Markets, Coops, Independent Grocery Stores) is an important way to control what goes into our bodies.
- Eat less meat and dairy. It's good for you and good for the planet too. Check out the Meatless Monday campaign for more information.
I stopped eating meat when I was about 16 (not because I was smart enough to know about antibiotic resistance!), which has limited my intake of these agricultural antibiotics, but I've unknowingly ingested them through water, vegetables, and dairy products – the run off from our industrial food system. Antibiotic resistance will continue to be a concern for our families and communities, not just in the United States, but globally. The cost of health care increases with the resistant bacterial infections, and we know our health care system is already stressed! Please be responsible with your use of antibiotics and be cautious when purchasing food. Local, sustainable, whole foods are the key to a healthy body and to maintaining the Earth for future generations!
Please continue reading about this very important subject. Here are some interesting links to get you started.
Chairwoman Slaughter's Statement On Agriculture Subcommittee Hearing on Animal Health, Antibiotics Thursday, September 25, 2008
Hogging It!: Estimates of Antimicrobial Abuse in Livestock
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CRESTVIEW � More than 20 Crestview women attended a free women's self-defense course on Saturday at Gordon Martial Arts.
CRESTVIEW � More than 20 Crestview women attended a free women's self-defense course on Saturday at Gordon Martial Arts.
The event, instructed by Thomas Gordon and fellow martial arts instructors, featured presentations from North Okaloosa Medical Center�s Healthy Woman program and Crestview Police Officer Sam Kimmons.
Kimmons advised the group on what to do before, during and after rape. One preventive measure was reasoning with the attacker or telling him or her that you have a sexually transmitted disease.
Though rape rarely occurs within city limits, self-defense is crucial, he said.
"If we can mentally prepare them for this type of situation, they will respond much better, should it occur," Kimmons said. "Mental preparedness is the number one key."
Instructors identified several pressure points on the human body that can be used against an attacker. They also showed quick maneuvers to use if someone tries to grab them.
For instance, applying pressure to a large person�s nose can bring them down to size.
"Pressure points are fantastic," Kurt Torgerson said. "It equalizes size."
Sedrie Ashley found it comforting to know that anyone could defend himself or herself.
"It�s nice to know that there are a lot of moves where I don't have to put my whole weight into," she said. "This has made me more cautious about my own safety."
Samantha Torgerson said the moves can empower people.
"... I think that being able to protect myself is very important," she said. "You have to use common sense when defending yourself and not to give in."
Gordon plans to have another self-defense course.
"I wanted to see what the interest was. Because it was so good I plan to have another one in the next five to six weeks," Gordon said.
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Trudy Pickett discusses more ways to save energy through window coverings
Observing nature�s erratic patterns
After a weekend of icicles, slippery streets and windshield scraping, the pink blooms of a Japanese Quince are a welcome reminder that spring is around the corner.
This photo was taken recently off East Lenoir Avenue in Kinston.
Home Solutions: Window coverings can save energ
Last week we learned that window coverings can be chosen for interior decoration and for saving energy. Careful selection of window coverings can reduce heat loss in the winter and heat gain in the summer.
The use of window shades and interior shutters also can result in energy savings for the homeowner.
When properly installed, window shades can be one of the simplest and most effective window treatments for saving energy. Shades should be mounted as close to the window glass as possible with the sides of the shade held close to the wall to establish a sealed air space. Lower shades on sunlit windows in the summer. Shades on the house�s south side should be raised in the winter during the day and lowered during the night.
For even greater energy efficiency, use dual shades � highly reflective (white) on one side and heat absorbing (dark) on the other side � that can be reversed with the seasons. The reflective side should always face the warmest side � outward during the cooling season and inward during the heating season. They need to be drawn closed all day to be effective.
Quilted roller shades, and some types of fabric Roman shades, feature several layers of fiber batting and sealed edges. These act as insulation and air barrier. They control air infiltration more effectively than other soft window treatments.
Several manufacturers have designed two- or three-cell pleated or cellular shades that have air spaces built in which increases insulating value.
Window shutters also can help reduce heat gain and loss in your home. Interior shutters need a clear space to the side of the window when the�re opened. They also require hardware that is fastened to the window jams or trim. Like window blinds, louvered shutters work best for summer shading. Movable or fixed louvers allow ventilation and natural daylight to enter a room while blocking some direct radiation. However, they won�t provide much insulation against heat loss in the winter.
Solid, non-louvered shutters decrease heat loss and summer heat gain. They consist of wood panels, a vapor barrier, and sometimes a decorative covering. Fit them tightly against a window frame to provide an insulating air space between the shutter and the window. Shutters can also be combined with other window treatments, such as draperies, for greater insulating ability.
Using these tips for additional energy savings adds up to more dollars in your pocket.
Resource: energysavers.gov
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April 10, 2007
The Bisons' used timely hits and strong relief pitching to defeat Tennessee Tech 9-6 on Tuesday, April 10.
After the Golden Eagles jumped ahead with two runs in the first, the Bisons rebounded with two of their own in the bottom of the inning.
Ben Williams got the Bisons started with a walk before promptly stealing second. Casey Bond followed with a single to left, advancing Williams to third, and setting up Caleb Joseph to drive in the Bisons' first run of the game with an RBI single. Ryan Wilkins would drive in the second run with a ground-out to third.
The Golden Eagles retook the lead with a run in the second, third, and fourth innings.
Right-hander Rob Smithson, relieved the Bisons' starter Matt Bowling with one out and the bases loaded in the fourth, and escaped the jam without giving up a run.
In 3.1 innings, Bowling gave up five runs, four earned, on six hits in the no-decision.
The Bisons tied the game once again with two runs in the third. With one out, Joseph and Wilkins drew back to back walks. Both runners would advance on a wild pitch to put runners on second and third. After Justin Sanders struck out, Andrew Nickerson came threw with a two-out, two-run single up the middle to knot the game at four.
The Golden Eagles scored a run in the fourth to pull ahead 5-4, but the Bisons used a four run fifth to take the lead for good. The inning was highlighted by RBI singles from Wilkins and Simpkins. Nickerson drove in another run with a sacrifice fly and Wilkins scored on a wild pitch.
Casey Bond drilled a sole home run to left center, his fourth of the season, to give the Bisons a 9-5 lead.
The Golden Eagles added a run in the ninth, but the Bisons held on to win 9-6.
Smithson earned the win to improve to 4-3. In 5.2 innings he gave up one run on three hits while striking out five.
Bond and Joseph led the Bisons' in hits with two each while Nickerson contributed a hit and three RBIs.
The Bisons' are back in action when they travel to Johnson City, TN to take on ETSU in a three game series on April 13-15.


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A recent post on the blog Dead Tree Edition made an interesting observation: The once-exploding U.S. e-book sales have slowed considerably, according to R. R. Bowker, a marketing research firm targeting publishers, booksellers, and librarians. How can that be? Aren't we on a preordained path to a digital world?


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Exercise – in particular walking – plays a key role in building and maintaining a healthy heart. As you clock up the kilometres walked it is critical that your feet are healthy and your shoes provide the right support.
Your local my FootDr podiatrist can offer a biomechanical assessment prior to you commencing exercise, along with an assessment of your footwear.
State-of-the-art my FootDr clinics use the latest high tech equipment to diagnose and treat any problems found in your feet or legs – from corn calluses, ingrown toenails to more serious issues such as peripheral vascular disease which affects 14 percent of the population and is a marker for heart attack.
Podiatrists at my FootDr work closely with general practitioners who can refer patients with chronic conditions such as heart problems for a podiatric assessment under the Medicare scheme.
The health of your feet is a key indicator of a person's overall health with the foot described as being a mirror of systemic disease. If you have a health issue, it will often appear in the lower extremities first, so your podiatrist is your first line of detection.
Some tips to get you moving this summer:
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· Visit a podiatrist to check your foot and lower limb mechanics are sound before engaging in exercise
Remember, if your feet, legs or your back hurts during or after exercise don't put up with the pain. Seek help as the benefits of exercise for your heart and overall health are numerous.


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This manual covers the preparation of essays offline to be published by THL's XML Essay Publication system. This system is not online and is time-consuming. However, the end result is the most flexible and powerful online presentation. A central part of it is the use of Microsoft Word for initial preparation of essays. The JIATS journal is published using THL's XML Publishing system.
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Everyone is freaking out.
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All around the world, Compassion partners with local churches to engage in child evangelism. Church staff receive training on child evangelism, child development, and creating age-appropriate Bible curriculum.
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The recently released 2006 Economic Outlook for Georgia's Food and Fiber Industry confirms what many of you already have heard if you've attended any of the winter commodity meetings this year. Mainly, that prospects for this year remain uncertain with energy prices expected to affect almost all crop production inputs, from fuel to fertilizers.
Georgia agribusiness was poised for a relatively profitable year in 2005 until hurricanes blew ever-increasing energy prices into the picture, states the outlook, which was prepared by economists with the University of Georgia College of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences. Most of agriculture already had seen somewhat high fuel and energy costs before the price hike from hurricanes Rita and Katrina, and the storms only exacerbated the problem. Harvesting and processing were especially impacted in late 2005.
As producers look for ways to manage higher costs, the main adjustment may occur in fewer acres planted, thus decreasing the total amount of inputs required, according to the report.
Meanwhile, Georgia's animal agribusiness sector shouldn't be affected as much by energy prices as the crops sector. Demand for most animal products remains good, with low feed prices brought about by large national crops as well as continued good prospects.
Everyone knows by now that Georgia experienced a significant gain this past year in peanut acreage, up to 760,000 — the largest crop since 1991. Lower prices for corn and cotton, combined with higher fertilizer prices, made peanuts more attractive for growers, not only in Georgia but throughout the Peanut Belt, as witnessed by a 2-million-ton U.S. crop.
Supply and demand for peanuts have moved in the same direction during the past couple of seasons, but the 2005 increase in consumption wasn't enough to keep pace with the increase in production, and that's not good news for producers.
Domestic food use has been the source of growth for the peanut market during the last three years, and the USDA forecast for the 2005-06 marketing year is for food use to continue to increase by 7 percent. Further growth in peanut use will have to come from the export and crush markets. With a crop of more than 1 million tons, a larger ending stock of peanuts is projected at 880,000 tons to be carried over to the 2006 marketing year. With the projected surplus, it's expected that the majority of peanut growers will go into the marketing loan program.
For the 2006 crop year, producers will be faced with tough decisions on crop enterprise mix and acreage, states the outlook report. And although peanuts require relatively little fertilizer, it is a capital-intensive crop.
Acreage for Georgia's other major row crop — cotton — has moderated in recent years. Compared to the high of 1.5 million acres in 1995 and again in 2000, Georgia farmers planted 1.29 million acres in 2004 and 1.22 million acres in 2005. And, compared to a string of mostly poor years from 1995-2000, yields have improved due to better varieties and more favorable weather, setting a new state record yield of 853 pounds per acre in 2005.
For 2006, the forecast is for the state's cotton acreage to be about 1.2 to 1.3 million acres. Although cost increases in nitrogen, fuel and chemicals would seem to work against an increase in cotton acreage, cotton is coming off a very good year yield-wise in 2005 compared to peanuts. Optimism could carry over to increased plantings in 2006, but much also will depend on the contract/price prospects for peanuts at planting time, states the report.
With the decline of the U.S. domestic textile mill industry, we must consistently find a home for 13 million to 16 million bales of cotton annually. To date, this hasn't been a problem thanks to the tremendous growth of the textile industry in China. China is the No. 1 market for U.S. exports, typically getting 40 to 50 percent of its import needs from the United States.
World demand continues to increase, say the economists, although at a slower pace. Demand increased 5.6 percent for 2005-06 compared to 10.2 percent for 2004-05. This could be a cause for concern as U.S. exports are clearly dependent on foreign demand.
World stocks of cotton are expected to be down slightly at the end of the 2005 crop marketing year on July 31. The stocks-to-use ratio is expected to be 44.3 percent compared to 47.3 percent for the 2004 crop. This tighter position should support prices but there is still an adequate supply of cotton to keep a lid on prices until we know more about the production and supply prospects for 2006.


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NORFOLK, Virginia (AP) — A U.S. jury has recommended that three Somali pirates be sentenced to life in prison in the killing of four Americans aboard their yacht off the east coast of Africa.
Prosecutors had sought the death penalty. But the jury recommended the only other possible sentence Friday for Ahmed Muse Salad, Abukar Osman Beyle and Shani Nurani Shiekh Abrar. Formal sentencing comes later.
The Americans were the first U.S. citizens killed in a wave of pirate attacks that have plagued the Gulf of Aden and Indian Ocean in recent years.
The three Somali men were among 19 who boarded the yacht in February 2011 in hopes of taking the Americans to Somalia and ransoming them for millions of dollars. The plan fell apart when the U.S. Navy began following the yacht.
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Another man who prosecutors say was a land-based negotiator and the highest-ranking pirate they've ever captured has been convicted of piracy and sentenced to a dozen life sentences in prison.
Michael Scharf, a Case Western Reserve University international law professor, said this case was different because most pirates convicted in other countries receive relatively light sentences.
"To the Somalians, who live in miserable conditions, a short sentence in a foreign jail, where they receive three meals a day, exercise, and educational training, isn't much of a deterrent," Scharf said in an email. "So the U.S. sought the ultimate punishment, not just because U.S citizens happened to be the victims, but to send the strongest possible signal. That the jury returned a life sentence instead may blunt that somewhat."


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|Biographical Information
|Other names
|Artanis (Q, fn),
Nerwen (Q, mn)
Alatáriel (T, epessë)
|Lady of Lothlórien,
Lady of Light,
Lady of the Wood,
Lady of the Galadhrim
|White Council
|Quenya, Sindarin and Silvan Elvish
|Sailed West, T.A. 3021
|House of Finarfin
|Finarfin and Eärwen
|Finrod, Angrod and Aegnor
|Physical Description
|6 feet, 4 inches (193cm)
|Hair color
|Radiant gold-silver
|White robes
|Images of Galadriel
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- "Very tall [Galadriel and Celeborn] were, and the Lady no less tall than the Lord; and they were grave and beautiful. They were clad wholly in white; and the hair of the Lady was of deep gold… but no sign of age was upon them, unless it were in the depths of their eyes; for these were keen as lances in the starlight, and yet profound, the wells of deep memory."
- ― The Lord of the Rings, "The Mirror of Galadriel"
Galadriel (S, pron. [ɡaˈladri.el]) was a Noldo, one of the Calaquendi, and arguably the most famous and powerful elf of the Third Age. She was one of the bearers of the Three Rings, of Nenya, and with it kept her realm of Lothlórien free of stain.
Fostering and Life in Aman
When a fourth child was born to Finarfin, prince of the Noldor, and Eärwen, princess of the Teleri, her father named her Artanis, which is "noble woman". She was unusually tall and strong as she grew, and so Eärwen's name for her was Nerwen, "man-maiden". But the most distinctive thing about her was her hair, which was of a rare silver-gold color, and dazzlingly bright. Her hair reflected her unusually diverse heritage, being half Telerin (typified by silver hair), a quarter Noldorin (typified by dark hair), and a quarter Vanyarin (typified by golden hair). Despite her mixed blood, she was identified as a princess of the Noldor, as her father was the third son of Finwë, High King of the Noldor. Yet according to Tolkien's later accounts she lived with her Telerin relatives in Alqualondë.
It was in Alqualondë that she met Teleporno, a young Telerin prince probably the son or grandson of Olwë (which would make him Artanis's uncle or cousin)*. They eventually fell in love, and he called her in his own Telerin tongue Alatáriel (later Sindarinized as Galadriel and semi-Quenyarized as Altáriel). She had another admirer as well: her half-uncle, Fëanor. Fëanor, being a lover of beauty and brilliance, noted her shining hair. He may have been inspired by her tresses to make the Silmarils, both being said to capture the light of the Two Trees. He begged her to spare him some of her hair, but she refused him a single hair three times and he gave up. She had unusually strong powers of mental perception, and when she looked into his mind, she saw only darkness, hinting at Fëanor's evil nature.
During the Darkening of Valinor, she was just as fiery and visionary as Fëanor, although she despised him. During the troubles that followed she took no part in the atrocities against the Teleri during the Kinslaying of Alqualondë, but urged Teleporno her beloved to sail across the Sea to Middle-earth by her side. He agreed for her sake, and so they both came under the Ban of the Valar. Their crossing to Middle-earth by ship was the exception—Fëanor and his sons had sailed stolen Telerin ships, while the vast majority of the other Noldor under Fingolfin crossed the Helcaraxë on foot.
First AgeOnce in Beleriand they were welcomed by King Thingol of Doriath, as both were Telerin in origin. Thingol knew nothing of what had happened to his brother Olwë and the Calaquendi, and they brought news. But they said nothing about the Kinslaying. Teleporno was Sindarinized as Celeborn, and Artanis adopted Teleporno's pet name for her, Alatáriel, in its Sindarin form: Galadriel.
After the rest of the Noldor arrived in Beleriand and the great Dagor-nuin-Giliath was fought, Galadriel re-established contact with her brothers, though her hate for the orphaned sons of Fëanor was still strong. She learned much from Melian during her days in Doriath, and occasionally spent time in Nargothrond with her eldest brother Finrod Felagund. She and Melian became friends, speaking often to one another about Valinor. Melian was eager to learn of the happenings of the Exile, but Galadriel would tell her nothing of what occurred after the death of the Trees. Eventually, however, as Melian's guesses became more shrewd and accurate, Galadriel told her more, except for that of the death of Finwë, the Kinslaying, and the burning of the Ships at Losgar. Melian was able to discern some, and the rest came in rumors to Thingol's ears. At last, egged on by the accusing words of Thingol, Angrod told all. Galadriel escaped being removed from Doriath by Thingol's sympathy to the houses of Finarfin and Fingolfin for the wrongs they had suffered. All the same, she moved for a time to Nargothrond to live with Finrod. By F.A. 300, however, she had gone back to live in Doriath. Presumably, her husband lived with her there in peace.
Precisely where the twain were during the destruction of Nargothrond in F.A. 495 and Doriath in F.A. 503/F.A. 506 is unknown; perhaps they were there during the sacks and escaped one or both. It is not unlikely that after the destruction of the latter they went either to the Havens of Sirion or with their Telerin kin to the Isle of Balar with Círdan. If the former, they escaped the Third Kinslaying there, and either went into hiding in Beleriand or, more probably, went to the Isle of Balar. During the War of Wrath, given the choice whether to stay in Middle-earth or not, they surprisingly decided to remain. Galadriel was still very proud, even arrogant, and refused to accept the pardon of the Valar. Either Celeborn felt the same way, or stayed for the sake of his wife.
Second Age
Galadriel and her husband stayed in Lindon, the kingdom of Galadriel's relative Gil-galad. There they stayed for a while, ruling over a fiefdom of Noldor. Eventually they established or moved to Eregion. Celebrimbor lived there, and gradually grew in importance among the smiths. Perhaps because of Galadriel's detestation (Celebrimbor being the last of the House of Fëanor except for Maglor,[source?] though Celebrimbor had refused and forsaken them for their evil deeds), Celeborn and Galadriel made contact with the Nandor of Amdír, who dwelt in a forest realm called Lórinand. They eventually crossed the Hithaeglir through Khazad-dûm and relocated to there, becoming great among the Wood-elves.
Though Galadriel urged Celebrimbor against it, the Noldo collaborated with Annatar on the great process of making Rings of Power. By Annatar's help, the Elves of Eregion created many rings, but both Celebrimbor and Annatar created greater rings of their own in secret. Celebrimbor wrought the Three Rings of the Elves, which were far more powerful than the lesser rings. Annatar, however, wrought the One Ring. When he placed it on his finger, the Elves were aware of his treachery, and took off their rings. Celebrimbor, afraid for his life but even more for the safety of the Three Rings, sent them to two of the Wise: Narya and Vilya for Gil-galad (who eventually gave Narya to Círdan), and Nenya for Galadriel. Very few even of the Eldar knew who hid each of these Rings. Celebrimbor was slain by Sauron not long after, and Eregion was laid waste. But the Three Rings were safe.Battle of Dagorlad during the War of the Last Alliance. Celeborn may have participated in the war, but the greatest effect it had on the twain (and Lórinand) was the destruction of Sauron and the loss of the One Ring. Galadriel was now free to use her ring. With Nenya, the Ring of Water, Galadriel made the realm of Lórinand even greater. With the power of her ring, she protected it from the intrusion of evils throughout the Third Age.
Third Age
When Amroth son of Amdír perished, Celeborn and Galadriel ruled Lórinand (now known as Lothlórien or Lórien) jointly, and were called the Lord and Lady. Lothlórien blossomed, and Galadriel planted the mallorn seeds brought with her from Lindon, the only mallorns east of the Sea. They established Caras Galadhon, and the realm of Lothlórien was one of light and life. It was during their days of power and glory in Lothlórien (either before or after the deaths of Amdír and Amroth) that Galadriel bore her first and only child: a daughter exceedingly fair named Celebrían. She married Elrond, a close friend of Galadriel's and bearer of Vilya after the death of Gil-galad during the Alliance. Celeborn and Galadriel had three grandchildren by her, one of whom, Arwen, they were especially close to. But Celebrían was waylaid and tortured by Orcs in T.A. 2509, and passed West over the sea.
In T.A. 2463 the White Council was formed. Galadriel, being one of the Wise and the greatest threat to Sauron alive, was one of the members. Celeborn may have been as well, but this is not known for sure. She was a good friend of Gandalf, and recommended that he be made head of the Council. But this distinction fell instead to Saruman, whom she distrusted.War of the Ring, Galadriel met the Fellowship of the Ring in T.A. 3019. She especially was attentive to the Hobbit Frodo Baggins, who was the bearer of the One Ring. She showed him Nenya, and let him gaze into her mirror of seeing. He offered her the One Ring, and despite the extreme temptation, she resisted it successfully. She sent the Fellowship off on their quest furnished with gifts. The two most important gifts she gave were to Aragorn, whom she knew well and liked, and a dwarf named Gimli. To Aragorn she gave the Elfstone, which she and her daughter Celebrían had worn. She was unsure as to what to give Gimli, and asked what he wanted. After complimenting her beauty, he requested a single strand of her hair. Galadriel remembered the posing of a similar question by Fëanor, but had searched Gimli's heart and knew that his intentions were pure. She rewarded him with three strands, which he was later to put into an imperishable crystal in memory of her.
Not long after the departure of the Fellowship she received the resurrected Gandalf. She reclothed and refurnished him, giving him a new staff. After Gandalf left, Lothlórien was subjected to three successive attacks by armies coming out of Dol Guldur. By the power of her Ring they were thrice repulsed. Celeborn then led an attack on Dol Guldur itself. Once the dark fortress was in the hands of the Galadhrim, Galadriel came, threw down its walls, and purified it of its evil. It was her last act of power, for the One Ring was destroyed, and the strength of Nenya waned and eventually vanished almost completely.
Return to Valinor
Galadriel attended the wedding of Aragorn with Arwen, then returned to Lothlórien. But in T.A. 3021, two years later, she bade farewell to Celeborn her husband and went West to Valinor. With her went the other two bearers of the Rings, Gandalf and Elrond, and Frodo and Bilbo Baggins who had borne the One Ring. They passed West, and came never again to Middle-earth. There in Valinor Galadriel must have tried to heal Frodo of his spiritual wounds. Whether she was successful or not is unknown. But sometime later during the Fourth Age she received Celeborn, her husband. And in Fo.A. 120, it is said, she received Gimli her admirer, who died in Valinor.
Galadriel was very beautiful, her hair being the most notable feature about her. It reminded the Eldar of the light of the Two Trees. Galadriel, at least in her earlier years, was of a somewhat proud and rebellious nature. She was free-spirited, and during her time in Aman had many dreams of wide unexplored lands. Her favorite brother was Finrod, for he, too, shared this vision. She could explore the minds and hearts of others, and her gaze was seeing. It may be because of her unusual beauty and power that she became proud.
But by the Third Age she is also seen to act with wisdom and gentleness. In The Lord of the Rings, she appears very gentle, firm, and wise. She was revered even more than Celeborn by the Galadhrim and all who met her.
Galadriel is a Sindarin name translated by Tolkien as "glittering garland",[1] "Maiden crowned with gleaming hair",[2] and "maiden crowned with a radiant garland".[3][4] It has been suggested that Galadriel consists of galad ("light, radiance") + rî ("crown") + iell ("daughter").[5] Tolkien notes that the element galad had no relation to Sindarin galadh ("tree", or Silvan galad "tree"), but that such a connexion often was made and her name then became Galadhriel.[3][6]
Alatáriel was the Telerin Quenya name given to Galadriel by Celeborn, meaning "Maiden Crowned with Radiant Garland", which referred to her hair.[source?]
Artanis (Q, pron. [ˈartanis], stem Artaniss-) was Galadriel's father-name: it means "Noble Woman" in Quenya from arta and nís.[source?]
Galadhriel was a name occasionally, and incorrectly, used of Galadriel after she became Lady of Lórien, and meaning 'tree-garland'. As the Lady of the Galadhrim, whose capital was at Caras Galadhon, it is perhaps understandable that her name should have become confused with the Elvish word galadh, meaning 'tree'. Nonetheless, this usage was mistaken — her true name Galadriel actually derived from the word galad ("radiant"), and the false variant Galadhriel was never used in her own country of Lórien.[7]
Other Versions of the Legendarium
There is a bit of befuddlement and confusion in the story of Galadriel, which Tolkien revised multiple times. Originally, and in the published Silmarillion, Galadriel supported Fëanor and even fought at Alqualondë.[8] Then she met Celeborn in Doriath, for Celeborn was one of the Sindar.[9] This earlier account explains the difficulty of Celeborn and Galadriel being so closely related (the Eldar did not marry that close). Though it's possible that Galadriel and Celeborn rebelliously defied the customs and laws, it is primarily because of this difficulty that the earlier account has some veracity.
The later account is the one used here, being written and used later than other accounts. It is found in The Peoples of Middle-earth.
In some versions, Galadriel and Celeborn had two children, of which one was Amroth.[10]
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Portrayal in Adaptations
- Ralph Bakshi's Galadriel.jpg
Galadriel as portrayed in The Lord of the Rings (1978 film).
- Peter Jackson's Galadriel.jpg
Cate Blanchett as Galadriel in The Lord of the Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy.
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Galadriel as portrayed in Vivendi's The Fellowship of the Ring.
Galadriel in The Lord of the Rings Online.
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Cate Blanchett as Galadriel in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey.
1978: The Lord of the Rings (1978 film):
- Galadriel is voiced by Annette Crosbie.
1981: BBC Radio's The Lord of the Rings:
- The voice of Galadriel is provided by Marian Diamond.
2001: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring:
- Galadriel is played by Cate Blanchett. Galadriel narrates the Prologue, explaining the creation of the Rings of Power and the War of the Last Alliance. Earlier plans considered were to have either Frodo or Gandalf narrate the Prologue, but this was dropped: Frodo was not alive until thousands of years after these events happened, and although Gandalf was alive, he was not present in Middle-earth at the time; the Wizards came some one thousand years after the Prologue ends. Thus Galadriel narrates the Prologue, because she had first-hand accounts of this history and actively participated in its events.
2002: Vivendi's The Fellowship of the Ring:
- Galadriel, voiced by Jennifer Hale, is the narrator of the Prologue and the Epilogue, and appears in Lothlórien.
2002: The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers:
- Galadriel frequently seems to be consulting telepathically with Elrond; there is some indication from the books that the two were able to communicate in some way, but the specific instances in the movies have no direct counterparts in the books. Further, the notion that Galadriel would send her warriors to assist at Helm's Deep is practically unthinkable in the context of the books, where Lothlórien was itself under threat of attack at the time. Galadriel sending a force of Elves to Helm's Deep is essentially an extreme condensation of Sauron's attack on Lothlorien with the attack on Helm's Deep. In the DVD commentary, Peter Jackson and his fellow writers explain that they worried audiences would wonder why the Elves don't seem to be helping in the war, while at the same time, they felt that actually inserting an entire separate battle scene at Lothlorien would take up too much screentime and resources.
2003: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King:
- An spiritual apparition of Lady Galadriel appears to provide Frodo strength following his passage through Shelob's Lair, soon after he uses the Phial that she gave him. She is later seen leaving Middle-Earth along with other Ring-Bearers, but in film version her husband Celeborn departs with her at the same time.
2006: The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II:
- Galadriel is the strongest of "Hero" units available to the Free Peoples. If a player's army manages to spot Gollum on the battlefield, take The One Ring from him and deliver it to their forces, the option to "summon" Galadriel unlocks for a large amount of resources. Thus, Lady Galadriel is represented as succumbing to corruption of The Ring, similar to the respective scene in the The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring movie.
2007: The Lord of the Rings Online:
- Galadriel is a non-playable character, who narrates cutscenes and instances throughout the second Volume of the Epic story. Introduced in The Lord of the Rings Online: Mines of Moria Book VI: The Shadowy Abyss, she usually resides on a talan at Caras Galadhon.
2012-13: The Hobbit films:
- Cate Blanchett will reprise her role as Galadriel in Peter Jackson's adaptation of The Hobbit.[11]
See Also
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien; Humphrey Carpenter, Christopher Tolkien (eds.), The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien, Letter 345, (dated 30 November 1972), p. 423
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien; Humphrey Carpenter, Christopher Tolkien (eds.), The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien, Letter 348, (dated 6 March 1973), p. 428
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Appendix: Elements in Quenya and Sindarin Names"
- ↑ Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull (eds), The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion, pp. 44-45
- ↑ Compound Sindarin Names at Tolkiendil.com (accessed 19 June 2011)
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Morgoth's Ring, "Part Three. The Later Quenta Silmarillion: (I) The First Phase: 5. Of Eldanor and the Princes of the Eldalië", p. 182 (commentary to §42)
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Appendix: Elements in Quenya and Sindarin Names", kal-
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of the Flight of the Noldor"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of the Return of the Noldor"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "The History of Galadriel and Celeborn"
- ↑ Peter Jackson, "Production begins in New Zealand on The Hobbit" dated 20 March 2011, Facebook (accessed 23 December 2011)