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Nathan Cohen's World War I Pistol
As a child, Leonard Cohen was impressed by his father's (Nathan's) gun, a .38 caliber pistol Nadel (Various Positions) characterizes as "a military souvenir" from Nathan's service as a lieutenant in the Canadian Expeditionary Force during World War I.1 This excerpt from I'm Your Man: The Life of Leonard Cohen by Sylvie Simmons describes the impact of the gun on the youngster:
Through Leonard's early childhood, Nathan had often been ill. But the boy had proof that his father had been a warrior once. Nathan still had his gun from World War I, which he kept in his bedside cabinet. One day, when no one was around, Leonard slipped into his parents' bedroom. He opened the cabinet and took out the gun. It was a big gun, a .38, its barrel engraved with his father's name, rank and and regiment. Cradling it in his small hand, Leonard shivered, awed by its heft and the feel of its cold metal on his skin.
In "The Favourite Game" Cohen describes a weapon the protagonist's2 father had received while serving in the military and kept in a bedroom drawer as "a huge .38."
Nathan's gun remained in the family home until vandals stole it in 1978.3
Nathan Cohen's gun is embedded in the lyrics of "Rainy Night House," which Joni Mitchell wrote about an outing she and Leonard Cohen took:
It was a rainy night
We took a taxi to your mother's home
She went to Florida and left you
With your father's gun alone
Upon her small white bed
I fell into a dream
You sat up all the night and watched me
To see who in the world I might be
Firearms In The Work & Life Of Leonard Cohen
Guns have been a recurrent motif in Leonard Cohen's work and life. He was deeply affected by his father's pistol, a marker of his service in World War I, Phil Spector threatened him with a handgun, he has owned a number of guns, and he has alluded to firearms in his poetry, novels, and songs. As is true with most subjects that arise in Cohen's interviews, he has been forthcoming about his experience with and thoughts about guns, discussing the matter without braggadocio (no one is likely to confuse his views with those of, say, Ted Nugent) or apology. This post is part of a collection of entries comprising a noncomprehensive sampler of connections between Leonard Cohen and pistols, rifles, bullets, small arms, handguns, … . All such posts can be accessed at Firearms In The Work & Life Of Leonard Cohen. (Note: This material was originally presented at 1HeckOfAGuy.com, a predecessor of Cohencentric, in a series of posts beginning Nov 12, 2011.)
Note: The gun images that populate these posts, unless otherwise designated, are illustrative only and do not portray any guns actually owned by Leonard Cohen and may not accurately depict the specific gun described in the text. Firearms of the same caliber may be produced by more than one manufacturer and in various formats.The .38 pistol in the image atop this post is the Smith & Wesson Military & Police Model initially developed in 1899 and subsequently used by the military and police forces in many countries.
- Re the .38 caliber pistol said to be Nathan Cohen's "military souvenir" from his World War I service as a Lieutenant in the Canadian Army, All of the sources I reviewed agree that .455 and .45 ACP caliber cartridges were the Canadian military's standard service pistol ammunition during World War I and that all sidearms privately purchased by officers (during WWI, Canadian officers were required to supply their own personal equipment, including sidearms) were mandated to be chambered for that ammo. The authoritative source is Canadian Military Handguns, 1855-1985 by by Clive M. Law (Museum Restoration Service, 1994). CanadianSoldiers offers a condensed online exposition. An on point discussion of this issue can be found at this forum thread. Of course, "a military souvenir" could include any handgun Nathan Cohen came to own as a result of the war. [↩]
- The character F at one point declares "I love the magic of guns." [↩]
- Nadel, Various Positions [↩]

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VoIP systems initially used end-to-end data packet connections, URL's or Internet addresses, an assortment of analog to digital voice codecs, rather than telephone numbers. Call identification and information required to manage and transmit calls across networks was missing. The proliferation of voice codecs precluded transferring between networks, and traffic could not be delivered or terminated by compliant Telcos.
Heretofore, these fundamental restrictions have prevented VoIP from becoming a viable alternative to legacy Telco systems. However, these restrictions can now be easily overcome with patented technology that will facilitate interconnection of fixed and mobile networks. These functions are: 1) a system of call control to provide call routing, rating, and billing; 2) interconnection of VoIP calls to and from mobile networks; 3) a technique to provide uninterrupted I/P sessions as calls transition between VoIP mobile and fixed networks; 4) lawful intercept; and 5) the ability to provide call traceability for emergency calls. Items 1-3 provide functionality to manage, track calls, and exchange records between networks; facilitate interconnection; and provide number recognition and call identification. Items 4 and 5 are essential to meet legal requirements across regulated networks. These five functions are defined in the VoIP-Pal patent suite, which will be described in the patent disclosures. The patents describe the architecture and network structures that define a Telco compliant VoIP network. These patents are the result of great foresight, design, system engineering, testing, and implementation commenced over ten years ago.
Voip-Pal.Com Patents
Lawful Intercept: ("Intercepting VoIP communications and related data communications") US Patent No. 8,422,507
Routing, Billing and Rating (RBR): ("Producing routing messages for VoIP communications") US Patent No. 8,542,815
Mobile Gateway: ("International VoIP communications") US Patent No. 8,630,234
Enhanced 911: ("Emergency Assistance calling for VoIP communications") US Patent No. 8,537,805
Advanced Interoperability Solutions: ("Uninterrupted Transmission of Internet Protocol Transmissions during Endpoint Changes") US Patent Publication No. 20120170574.
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Voip-Pal.Com, Inc. ("Voip-Pal") is a publicly traded corporation (OTC Pink: VPLM) headquartered in Bellevue, Washington. The Company owns a portfolio of patents relating to Voice-over-Internet Protocol ("VoIP") technology that it is currently looking to monetize.
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need to make 23 of these little darlings!
June blocks ... and more fabric choices to be made! As others have already commented, it's so true how the fabric selection can really be quite timeconsuming! When I started my Gypsy Wife quilt I figured I'd go for a real scrappy approach, and not get sidetracked overthinking any fabric decisions! In my mind I still see something like a vibrant, colourful gypsy shawl, and I trust that any contrast in colour or value will simply do it's magic!
Whether instinctive or random, the more I sew these little scrappy blocks, the more I've ended up with some little selfmade "rules" - just couldn't help it! While it is of course quite individual & no two quilts will look alike, I thought I'd share some of my findings.
For each month's set of blocks I found I was repeating a few of the same "matchy-uppy" fabrics or same colours, so am trying to go with the flow a bit more now! I have started using a variety of grey fabrics, you know, just enough neutral here & there to let the others shine! And while not intentional, I haven't used any solid fabrics so far! Oh, and I've also started cutting my 1/1/2 " vertical strips ready for final construction, and these are looking more darker than lighter!
However am panicing ever -so -slightly at the moment! This scrappy approach is scattered all over my little design wall & is looking a tad out of control! Look ...
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The Put-together Book No. 1 for Kitty, Bunny and Bear is back in stock and in the store here. Or follow the beautiful new shop sign (thanks Tim!) on the sidebar.
I want to thank everybody for all their wonderful, kind, supportive comments about the pattern books. And of course for the orders! I just love seeing all your creations pop up, all the different fabric choices and different little faces, even boys (Clifford and Lars are making me so happy).
I wanted to make a little thank you present for patternbook owners and this is what I came up with, a pattern for a little handknit sweater for your kitty, bunny or bear. The Stockinette Cardigan is now available with the free downloads. I'm no knitwear designer so my fingers are crossed that the pattern makes sense. Go easy on me.


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Ms. Thompson holds an "AV Preeminent" rating from Martindale-Hubbell for both her skill and integrity. Ms. Thompson has been selected for inclusion to the 2014 and 2015 Hawaii Super Lawyers list as a "Rising Star". She was the 2015 Litigation Section Chair for the Hawaii State Bar Association, and a member of the board since 2011.
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Saturday, 19 November 2011
Now THAT's what I call a property collapse
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They really need to close those windows on the front of the building. If it rains, water will get into those rooms...then mold will commence to grow on the walls on the inside.
THEN what will they do?
- 19 November 2011 at 12:53
Great point Fatcat. And the Chinese are supposed to be so clever.
- 19 November 2011 at 13:36
The Simpsons already done it.
- 19 November 2011 at 15:39
- Bemused stare said...
Well, you save on running elevators I guess. Must suck trying to hang ones curtains though.
- 19 November 2011 at 16:15
An Bin Rong asks Michael, his wife, "Did the Earth move for you?"
- 19 November 2011 at 19:55
I think you boys are being completely unfair.
A couple of million Chinese with strong ropes, a few more with really strong bamboo poles, some REALLY big cranes and a few gallons of super-glue will get that place back on its feet again.
It's looking better (and far less embarrassing) than, let's say, the Twin Towers.
- 19 November 2011 at 20:33
Ship it out to Africa as it is. You'll soon have squatters slitting each others' throats for apartments in it.
- 19 November 2011 at 21:15
Wonder how many chinks were under it wne it fell?
- 19 November 2011 at 22:25
Damn, that image fascinates me.
That has to be the tidiest and most orderly disaster I have ever seen.
It could almost be Swiss.
- 19 November 2011 at 23:51
Almost as neat as WTC Building 7.
- 20 November 2011 at 00:39
In this case, I would believe the steel melted.
- 20 November 2011 at 04:45
Yeah, they should have got Larry Silverstein to arrange an orderly collapse like WTC 7.
- 20 November 2011 at 11:22
Typical chinese quality...
- 20 November 2011 at 16:40
They used to say bad things about Japanese quality for a long time as well. How's that working out?
- 20 November 2011 at 17:38
- Artur said...
That tower collapsed in 2010 on the outskirts of Beijing.
Lots of buildings collapse in China, that's why all those little schoolchildren got smooshed in the earthquake. The Chinks don't dig deep foundations. Everything there is superficial and shitty. Father Ricci explains it in the link below.
The chinks are a devious little race who should never aspire to the heights of greatness they so admire about the white race. They are only capable of copying other races' achievements (wink wink), and rendering shitty reproductions therefore.
As a craftsman, I despise the Chinese almost as much as erectus, because I am forced to use their shitty tools.
See this for all you need to know about why chinks are truly contemptible :
- crimesofthetimes.com
- 21 November 2011 at 19:05
Artur says:
See this for all you need to know about why chinks are truly contemptible :
Fabulous article from AMREN, the penultimate paragraph summing it up:
"To anyone reared in the West, the indifference of the entire non-Western world to such a spectacularly useful innovation as printing seems amazing. The reason for this indifference is that all non-Western cultures have had the same attitude of smug self-congratulation and disdain for foreigners as Father Ricci noted among the Chinese.
The self-criticism and fascination with other civilizations that have characterized Western civilization from its beginning have been a crucial factor in its rise to predominance.
I love that. I read same attitude of smug self-congratulation and disdain for foreigners and I immediately think of the overweening and unjustified arrogance of say, the nigger in Iceland, who learned to tie his own shoelaces and sees himself as prince material ... or America's phirst phamily of phuckwits.
AMREN is wonderful.
Uncle Nasty
- 21 November 2011 at 20:54
I've had increasing business contact with the Chinese over the last few years. Their ethical standards are different to ours. They have absolutely no appreciation of intellectual property. Look at it the same was as nogs look at cash in the till - there to be taken.
Also extraordinarily cruel and indifferent to animals - no feeling at all it seems to me. The Japanese are very different.
- 21 November 2011 at 21:09
I was absolutely stunned looking at the photo. Here in Ireland we'd put in a bigger foundation for a five foot wall. Seriously. How they even get it built with it collapsing?
- 22 November 2011 at 00:09
Corkonian I think they built the foundations above ground to save money.
- 22 November 2011 at 00:36
A comment from the Slog ... with whom I disagree quite a lot, but:
GLOBAL ECONOMY SKETCH: Little faith, no hope, and not a lot of charity on the global economic front.
"Oooaaaaarr farrrkkk…" (Quote from Wang Quishan, China's financial commissar)
"Reality is starting to overtake hope," remarked Texas Congressman Jeb Hensarling late yesterday. Actually, he was referring to the farce that is the 12-man congressional deficit committee, but he might just as well have been talking about the world. In both cases, I think it would be fairer to say that reality has now lapped hope several times. Trust me, hope is out of the running for any medals, because hope has stopped. Hope is a collapsed heap of sweat in the outside track.
The men in Beijing are running, however – for the hills. So you can assume that things are bad. Wang Quishan, China's financial commissar, said his country was planning for "a prolonged global recession", and many regional observers are seeing this as the signal for fiscal loosening. China, they say, will from here on be looking for domestic demand. Let's hope the proespecting pays off, because if the mainly very poor Chinese don't do any serious demanding, who's going to buy Chinese output when the eurozone is in a slump, and America is still arguing about whether to just sort of sink a little more into the debt quicksand, or disappear rapidly from view?
Beijing's major concern for 18 months now has been that the 97% of not even slightly rich Chinese might move on from demanding a fridge, and begin demanding the local Party chief's balls as some form of minor compensation. In the FT, Jamil Anderlini pointed out that the Chinese still have a ramshackle infrastructure of their own in chronic need of investment. Why, he asked, would the Chinese help out fat eurocrats when their own people had hospitals with worse staff and less glass than a bus-shelter in Nottingham? Why indeed?
Don't you just love the last sentence?
- 22 November 2011 at 06:53
Rastus said...
Wonder how many chinks were under it w(hen) it fell?
Not very PC, Rastus, but I must admit the old expression "A chink in his armour ..." has always conjured up strange images for me.
- 22 November 2011 at 06:57
I did a search for this disaster, and discovered a few interesting things. It's far worse than one thinks.
Firstly the event happened in Shanghai in 2008.
In the accompanying images, there are several noteworthy points.
A Japanese consultant specialising in earthquake-proof structures stated that the foundation beams should -- in NORMAL soil -- have been a minimum of two metres in diameter and of a solid, hard concrete-rebar construction.
From the images one can see the foundation beams (hah!) or "twigs" if you prefer -- are no bigger in diameter than two feet; are mostly hollow (FFS!!) and in several cases are totally lacking any rebar at all ... Look at the image. Only two beams show any evidence of rebar.
Also note the crumbling, flaky, sandy appearance of some of the exposed beams(?) A dead giveaway of a poor concrete mix. But then they were foundations -- never meant to be seen.
I recommend this quick-and-dirty how-to-build-your-own-skyscraper intro here:
As the author of the article says:- They built 13 stories on (a) grade, with no basement, and tied it all down to hollow pilings with no rebar.
Brought to you by the same folks that make your kids' toys and want to build your car.
Now that, folks, is a snafu. Don't you feel better now, that these are the folks manufacturing nearly EVERYTHING we buy and use today?
Another point that should be made is that China has the fastest growing car population in the world ... and new buildings have no parking basements?
In closing, you'll note that this fuckup is just one of several identical apartments in the same area.
All the locals must be queueing up to get into the others ... no?
PS: Article on rebar here:
- 23 November 2011 at 23:24
Uncle - they also make a huge proportion of the components that go into our defense equipment. That's a reassuring thought!
- 24 November 2011 at 00:35
northern athiest said...
Uncle - they also make a huge proportion of the components that go into our defense equipment. That's a reassuring thought!
A point that's made several times in the Covington books is the reliance of the USA* on fault-prone Asian-manufactured components wielded by piss-ignorant and incompetent affirmative action hires.
One of the most wonderful subtexts of the books is that the USA is, by now, so constipated with political correctness, that they literally cannot help themselves reacting in approved knee-jerk fashion even as the waters close over their heads.
This is often used as a weapon against them.
*By the USA, i mean what is known as ZOG ... the Zionist Occupied Government -- a term, that I am happy to report, is becoming widely accepted ... and comes from Covington.
Read the books.
PS: Do a yahoo search for "ZOG". You'll get a few interesting surprises. The one from Wikipedia is hilarious -- damage control at it's very best.
- 24 November 2011 at 10:41
ZOG is becoming more more visible. What do you expect from Wikipedia??
- 24 November 2011 at 14:07
It's alright to say things can only get better,
You haven't lost your brand new tower
- 2 December 2011 at 16:21
To his congregation, he was an inspirational Christian pastor who had dedicated his life to raising money for the poor, homeless and sick.
Isaac William, 61, his wife Venus, 54, and their three daughters appeared to be the very model of Christian charity, funding housing, hospitals and education in Pakistan.
But in reality, the preacher at St Nicholas Church in Tooting, South London was swindling taxpayers out of £2.6million in a tax fraud to pay for a million-pound property empire in Britain and abroad.
The 'crooked' businessman who ran a security guard company, made profits of over £6million exploiting illegal immigrants who were forced to work around the clock on a pittance and live in cramped caravans and huts sleeping on the floor.
Read more: Now thta is what I callproperty development. Sarah Beeney et al are no match
When Dr Rev Al Twana Sharpton reads this ... .
- 19 December 2011 at 22:40


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Touratech. Hardly any other name stands for adventure bolt-on parts, yellow-tinted clothing and other bits of equipment which prepare you to travel the world (or to the next coffee shop). Once every year the good folks from Niedereschach open their doors and welcome everyone to the "Touratech Travel Event". Featuring talks/workshops from seasoned travellers, other manufacturers and motorcycle vendors this is an event not to be missed.
Just in case you've never heard of Niedereschach before, neither had we. It is a small village nicely set in the picturesque Black Forest, just 100 km south of Stuttgart. Many villages in this area are split a valley in their middle with houses climbing the steep slopes on either side. Niedereschach is no exception and Touratech is king of the hill, situated right on top. An ideal location really, not only for its view but also as a starting point of the many tours which the organisers offer during the event. Other things you could spend your time on include test-riding your next bike, spending more money at the shops and stalls or participating in one of the many great workshops.
Right next to the company grounds we found a well-proportioned, free of charge camp-site. Pro-tip: get there early before every last centimetre is covered with a GS. The sanitary set-up (toilets, showers, etc.) were surprisingly clean - prior festival experience had led us to expect otherwise. Turns out, motorcycle travellers coming together does not make for your usual festival. Upon our arrival we pitched the tent, changed into lighter clothes (as compared to a heavy riding suit) and headed over to the main event.
First pleasant surprise: beer and other goodies supporting your comfort were really affordable (2.5 Euro for a Weizen). Food was equally well priced and available for vegetarians and omnivores alike. Christian was particularly happy to see a large selection of home made cakes. Yummy. The classic "all you can drink free refill" coffee was on offer, too.
Before enjoying the food though we were drawn to the second choice sales that Touratech had put on. There they sell all kinds of stuff that previously no-one wanted to buy, that has some slight flaw or that people sent back. As you would imagine that's one of the main attractions. You'll find anything ranging from hand-guards to ZEGA paniers to the odd metal piece that is used in some obscure contraption. Even Adventuro helmets had made it in those shelves - of course, they didn't stay there very long. The regular Touratech shop is open, too. So if you don't find the part you're looking for at a discount price, and are willing to shell out the regular moneys, that will be your next stop.
Riding Bikes
Our next stop (albeit the next day) were the motorcycle vendors who had joined the colourful circus. All the big names were there: BMW, Ducati, Honda, KTM, Triumph, Suzuki and Yamaha. Except for the Brits everyone offered test rides on their latest two-wheelers. Riding incredible bikes through brilliant landscape, back to back: a riders dream.
Riding incredible bikes through brilliant landscape, back to back: a riders dream.
We got very lucky with the weather and within five ours rode a BMW R1200GS, Suzuki V-Strom 1000, Yamaha Tenere 1200Z and the brand new Honda Africa Twin. What a day. Watch this space for our opinion about riding two up on those wonderful machines.
Next to all the DIY road-biased riding, there is also an off-road course. Throughout the travel event, there are multiple workshops, trainings and demonstrations. The one time that we made it to course, we found two chaps having a blast in the dirt. One of the riders seemed to be Dirk von Zitzewitz, who rode the Hellas Rally on a gorgeous Touratech'ed Africa Twin (shown above). What a sight: seeing someone flying over the hill on that heavy bike; such control and elegance.
There are interesting workshops during the day, and exciting presentations at night. We attended only one of the workshops (as only three of the workshops are in English): "How to make the long ride easier" by Ramney Stroud. He presented plenty of useful tips and concepts of how to ride long distance without your hands going numb and your back getting tense. It's all in the posture. With him on stage was a 1200GS operated by his assistant who demonstrated the different concepts. Once the passive theory part was complete, two guys from the audience volunteered for an assessment of their posture. Both volunteers were experienced riders and yet they saw a major overhaul of their position on the bike. Turns out that if you want to avoid numb hands you have to start with your toes.
Every evening saw a presentation so good that you'd want to grab your motorcycle, pack your stuff and head for the great open. The first night Dylan Samarawickrama amazed us with his story of how what he did "when the road ends". Upon his discovery of the Darian Gap, Dylan built himself a raft and navigated from Panama to Columbia, using his R1150GS as engine! And it certainly was not as easy as I make it sound like. If you ever have a chance to listen to his story (e.g., at the HUBB UK) - or read his book - do it. During all three days Dylan was present at the event, radiating his inspiring energy and optimism. Ioana and I had the pleasure of meeting him just after his presentation, bought the book, loved the chat with him and took the obligatory picture. Dylan, thank you for your story.
Another incredible presentation was that of Michael Martin: "25 years with the GS in the World". Many of you will know him for his beautiful pictures and fearless venturing out into all deserts of this planet. He's been doing the adventure rider thing for decades now. As a passionate speaker, photographer and seasoned rider he told stories of places which nowadays are inaccessible (riding through Libya just isn't an option these days). This guy had such a stunning visual presentation filled with his amazing pictures. We recognized one of his pictures as the cover photo of February's Overland Magazine issue. To be honest, our jaws dropped more than once during his show.
On Saturday night, Ramona and Herbert Schwarz presented the movie of charity project: United People of Adventure (UPOA). They took a group of six riders, originating from six different continents, on six different bikes to Madagascar. Each of the happy fellows who got to join this illustrious group had prior submitted an application video. Based on these videos, Herbert and Ramona selected a group of twelve candidates, from whom they choose the final six. On their journey on slippery clay tracks, leading to a cyclone threatened beach they shot beautiful pictures which are bound to drive your wanderlust skywards. On the charity side of things, the UPOA sold handmade items throughout the event, whose sales benefit an Madagascan orphanage.
It was a great event. The atmosphere was very relaxed and we immediately felt at home. We never felt bored or stressed. There is always something going on, and yet we didn't have the feeling to be missing out on something. Fuelled by a crazy amount of top-notch bikes and stories, watching the many kids whizzing around on their not-yet-petrol-powered bikes and the cosy campfire at night, all contributed to this "we are one family feeling". Next year this time, we will definitely be in Niedereschach again.


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"WE REALLY LIKE GOING down to Mexico, the Caribbean side. My husband, Jerry O'Connell, and I have gone to Playa del Carmen four or five times. It's magical. We love the Latin culture. I don't want to reveal the place we stay, because it's so tiny and private, and I don't want it to become overrun. The first time, we went for three days, and we just totally fell for it.
"Now we have six-month-old twins, Dolly Rebecca Rose and Charlie Tamara Tulip, so travel is tough. I have a lot of family in Holland, so we'd love to take them there soon, but it's basically just been road trips since they were born. We've taken them on one plane ride so far. Hopefully they'll be old enough to hang out on the beach in Mexico soon."
REBECCA ROMIJN stars in Eastwick, premiering this month on ABC.
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IF you've been to see ''A Christmas Carol'' at the Theater at Madison Square Garden in the last eight years, then you've already seen Paul Kandel as Jacob Marley's ghost. He's the one who looks like Beetlejuice, but dragging more psychic baggage, not to mention a chain wrap adorned with strongboxes.
His spiky wig and prosthetic nose and chin protrude from a blanched and haggard mask of a face, making Mr. Kandel the go-to zombie for that pivotal kick in the plot.
Now in its ninth season, this musical adaptation of the Charles Dickens classic has had, by design, a different celebrity Scrooge each year, among them Tim Curry, Frank Langella, Roddy McDowall and Tony Randall. Each has been miserly in his own way, and each has been suitably intimidated by Mr. Kandel's shrieks and clanks. This year's victim is F. Murray Abraham.
Mr. Kandel, a trim 51-year-old veteran of Broadway (''Tommy,'' ''Titanic,'' ''The Visit'') and regional theater, says his actor's training provides him a method, if you will, to create Marley's madness. The secret to playing the part -- besides wailing and yawping -- is his alone. But he'll share a little basic stagecraft.
''It's working in the way comedy works best -- it's tragedy plus one,'' confided Mr. Kandel, a native New Yorker who said he never wanted to be anything but an actor. Over a glass of wine near the Garden after a recent Wednesday matinee, Mr. Kandel discussed the Scrooge-Marley conflict -- in particular, the nightmare visit Scrooge receives from his deceased partner on Christmas Eve, warning him to change his moneygrubbing ways before it is too late.Continue reading the main story
''You have to allow the action to be totally terrifying -- and funny, where the funny comes from a real place, from the emotion of the scene -- which is that Scrooge wants him to get the hell out of the room. 'I don't like this. I don't know who this is who is disturbing my equilibrium. I want out.'
''And he can't get out. He can't escape,'' Mr. Kandel said. ''And that's the point of the scene,'' which concludes with a visit from dozens of Marley's similarly undead pals singing a signature production number, ''Link by Link,'' by the score's authors, Alan Menken and Lynn Ahrens.
It's also the point of being Jacob Marley. No Marley, no redemption.
Dickens turned many memorable phrases in what he called his ''ghostly little book,'' written in 1843: ''God bless us, every one!'' ''A poor excuse for picking a man's pocket every 25th of December.'' ''Humbug!''
Thematically, though, it would be hard to find a better line than the opener: ''Marley was dead: to begin with.''
For a story with the word Christmas in the title, a word whose very sound glistens with warmth and hope, that first line is a sucker punch.
It's really Mr. Kandel's text. Consider that Dickens reveals little about Marley, besides the fact that he died precisely seven Christmas Eves before the story opens. Did he come from a dysfunctional family? Did he have a woeful love life? And what's with the greed? Where did that come from?
A mystery. Yet all we really need to know about Marley is what the Mike Ockrent-Susan Stroman staging and choreography convey -- that he is a pathetic and dreadfully noisy old ghost doomed for eternity to walk the earth in chains, each link forged by the cruel and miserly ways that marked his life on earth. And that he has a job to do.
He must amuse 5,000 customers while he terrifies Scrooge in the hope of persuading him to take seriously the three phantoms who will follow: Christmas Past, Christmas Present and Christmas Yet-to-Be.
How each of the Scrooges has chosen to react to Marley is part of the fun of being Paul Kandel.
On Tony Randall (1996): ''My comic hero. I know every 'Odd Couple' episode by heart. And there I am, playing opposite this guy who made me laugh a thousand times. But he was not Felix Unger, he was Ebenezer Scrooge.''
On Roddy McDowall (1997): '' It wasn't easy for him to be nasty. He had to work at the first 20 minutes of the play. The rest came more easily to him. This is probably the sweetest man who ever existed. A year after he did the show, he died. And in the process of dying he took the time to send a feast to the first day of rehearsal of the next year's cast to let everybody know that he was sorry that he wasn't there and that he had had the best time of his life.''
On Frank Langella (2000): ''Frank is a big man. Not only is he tall, he's wide. In the book, Scrooge is dessicated, he has blue lips. So here's this big guy, tall like a bear. And it was an incredibly smart thing he chose to do -- he decided to own his physicality, rather than work against it.''
Still, no matter his size, Scrooge must get the message, 15 shows a week, through Dec. 29. Grueling, Mr. Kandel said, but worth it every time.
''If I had done this only one year,'' Mr. Kandel said, ''it still would have been one of the best decisions I ever made.''
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By KIRBY MCMAHON
This year Mount Mary College encountered many physical and structural changes to its campus grounds and buildings in an attempt to refresh and renew the school's appeal and functionality.
In August 2010, a new strategic plan called Operation Refresh allowed the college community to come together and discuss Mount Mary's future. The plan outlines detailed goals in a variety of categories: academic excellence, community impact, financial vitality, student success and, most visibly, campus renewal.
According to the Mount Mary website, the plan aims to blend new construction with older structures seamlessly, in order to respect Mount Mary's long-standing tradition and legacy while responding to emerging student and faculty needs.
The plan created multiple stylish and practical upgrades. These include the first floor of Haggerty Library, the North Dining Hall, the kitchenettes and lounges on all three floors of Caroline Hall and multiple classrooms in Notre Dame Hall, as well as enhancing the Student Success Center, located on the first floor of the Haggerty Library.
Reyes Gonzalez, vice president of finance and administration and CFO, believes the changes are vital to the college's future success.
"Our focus in implementing the structural changes has been to enhance the learning experience of students," Gonzalez said. "To that end, the renovation of the Learning
Commons and the classrooms as well as the installation of wireless hot spots, should have the greatest positive impact on the learning experience of students."
Mount Mary's students and professors recognize the changes and embrace them.
"Everything they've done so far has been great and beneficial for students," said Ashley Leverenz, a senior justice major. "I do favor the addition of Parkway Grill because it's a great place to study and eat. It stays open longer than the regular dining halls, giving students a bigger time frame to get food in a hurry."
Sister Ellen Lorenz, professor and adviser in the education department, also had a hard time narrowing down her favorite campus upgrade.
"I think the updated classrooms are providing not just a more attractive setting in which to learn but also more convenient access to the many uses of technology for teaching and learning," Lorenz said. "At the same time, I think the Student Success Center has greatly enhanced student support services."
According to the Executive Summary of the Mount Mary College Self-Study, Operation Refresh is not finished. In 2012, the board of trustees reviewed a preliminary master plan for the physical campus that will assist Mount Mary in planning additions and changes for the next 20 years.
"Many of the changes proposed in Operation Refresh have already taken place, the most recent being the remodeling of the Alumnae Dining Room and the hallways in the residence hall," Gonzalez said. "The college plans to continue to implement its strategic plan as new funding becomes available, but at this point it does not have immediate plans for additional major facility changes. Rather, the college is planning the installation of new signage for the transition from college to university."
The college also plans to renovate five classrooms per year until all are up-to-date aesthetically and technologically.
Mount Mary students and faculty have their own opinions on what should be renovated next.
Lorenz hopes to see the child care center expanded since Mount Mary includes many non-traditional students who have families, but she also has big dreams for one forgotten campus building.
"I would like to see the theater updated, so that it could again provide cultural experiences for the students and for the wider community," Lorenz said. "To see, hear and interact with a wide range of prominent people in various fields and to witness live performances should be a part of everyone's education."
Operation Refresh also aimed to improve the college's technology. Students agree updating Mount Mary's technology and Wi-Fi is a necessity.
"I think it would be great to have some technological updates on campus," Leverenz said. "It would be helpful for traditional students who are used to everything modern and changing so quickly, while also helping non-traditional students, who may not be so up-to-date with everything, get caught up to where the rest of the world is technologically."
Sarah McVey, a senior and fine arts student, also expressed concerns related to the Wi-Fi.
"Our wireless connection is a joke and half of the tech staff doesn't know how to help Mac users," McVey said. "We need to become more Mac and Internet friendly here. I should be able to access the Internet wirelessly from any room on campus, but I can't."
According to Gonzalez, the college has been rewired to facilitate the installation of new technology in the future. Wireless hot spots have been installed in the Cyber Café, the residence hall, the Learning Commons, the Alumnae Dining Hall, and the Crossroads. Nine classrooms have been equipped with new technology, such as lecture capture. In addition, a lab for demonstrative teaching has been equipped with the latest technology to assist in and enhance teaching.
Gonzalez is enthusiastic about the changes inspired by Operation Refresh.
"New, bright, inviting spaces should increase student satisfaction," Gonzalez said. "More importantly, all of the work that is done is performed with the intention of enhancing the learning experience and success of current and future students. If the learning experience is enhanced, it may result in attracting more students to Mount Mary."


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5 common contact lens mistakes
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One must take precautions and be careful while using contact lenses, as they may cause serious damage to the eye.
Contact lenses have made life rather easy for all those with weak eyesight. People have been using them for a long time, with some for over 20 years.
Governmental organisation Centre of Disease Control and Prevention has warned people time and again of misusing contact lenses and the consequences of applying them in an improper manner. Here are a few things that that you should never do if you wear contact lenses.
Improper use of contact lenses leads to severe eye infection and might even cause the user to lose his/her eyesight. 20% of cases of eye infection, in the US, are caused by use of contact lenses. Ophthalmologist Mark Former of Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, said: "There is serious health crisis with contact lens-related eye injuries. Unfortunately, a majority of over 41 million contact lens users in the United States do not think of it as a medical device that they are placing on the surface of their eye."
1. Sleep wearing contacts lenses
Dozing off with contact lenses increases the risk of eye-infection by six fold. Sleeping with lenses on prevents the cornea from absorbing the much needed oxygen, which in turn causes irritation and redness in the eyes, along initiating other infections.
2. Using lenses over the expiry date
Do not use your weekly or monthly lenses after their expired date. There is a reason those lenses have an expiry date, in the first place. Over a certain time, lenses accumulate germs and bacteria on them, which are too strong, even for the solution to get rid of. If used for longer, these bacteria start to react with the eyes causing infection.
3. Don't mix old solution with the new solution
Mixing an old solution that you've already been using, with a new one, makes the new solution lose the strength to fight germs. This, then, results in your lenses failing to get properly cleared, as they should before you use them.
4. Change them as and when the doctor prescribes
Your doctor knows the condition of your eyes and will be a better judge to inform you about the duration of using contact lenses.
5. Don't swim with them
Diving into a pool with contacts on is like inviting trouble. The chlorine and the germs present in the pool, react with the lense and its solution, resulting in severe infections and other fatal conditions.


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|Cannibal Corpse - A Skeletal Domain 2014
So, when the band's new producer, Mark Lewis, says of the death-metal destroyers' new Metal Blade Records release, A Skeletal Domain, that "there are moments on this record that have never happened in musical history," he may not simply be engaging in wild hyperbole.
Lewis, who's worked with such heavy-hitters as DevilDriver and the Black Dahlia Murder, replaces Erik Rutan, who honed the sound of the band's last three records. Having updated Cannibal Corpse's extreme sonic assault, Lewis has somehow intensified their already enormous, swirling maelstrom of violent, blood-and-guts imagery, frenzied blast beats, George "Corpsegrinder" Fisher's guttural roar, Alex Webster's impossibly fast bass currents, psychotic tempo shifts and flaying riffs seemingly run through a wood chipper.
Executed with surgical attention to detail and a tortured mix of calculated instrumental discipline and crazed, completely unpredictable guitar attacks from Pat O'Brien and Rob Barrett, A Skeletal Domain is a uniquely brutal rampage of thrash energy. Unleashing a barrage of diabolical progressions that go places that would be off limits to less twisted imaginations, delirious blitzkriegs like "High Velocity Impact Splatter," "Icepick Lobotomy," "Sadistic Embodiment" and "Kill or Become" – "Corpsegrinder" raging, "Fire up the chainsaw" with homicidal intent – become scary aural loony bins, with complex stuff going on in the dark recesses that's truly shocking and unexpected.
There are interludes of heavy, slower crawls, such as those in the title track, that allow for brief respites from the all-out war Cannibal Corpse fights in the closer "Hollowed Bodies," where the chugging guitars grind bones into sawdust, just as they do in "Vector of Cruelty." Amid the malevolent chaos there is structure, and it's strong and flexible enough to withstand this wicked, destructive sonic turbulence.
Inevitably, most Cannibal Corpse conversation revolves around the ridiculously graphic nature of the band's iconic album covers and lyrics, the depictions of mutilation and dismemberment so outrageous they're almost cartoonish. The ferocious ambition and sheer audacity of A Skeletal Domain, suggestive of bands like Meshuggah, might just steer the discussion more toward Cannibal Corpse's technical skill and lethal precision.
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Home for the Holidays with The Hanover Symphony Orchestra
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Event Description: Brian Buterbaugh, Music Director & Conductor. With special performance by EXPRESSIONS, select mixed-vocal ensemble at Spring Grove Area High School. Come out and try something new. If you never heard of us, here is your chance. We are the best symphony orchestra this town has to offer. Born and bred here, we are a proud bunch, Come out to see us. We have been playing for 19 years. We guarantee you'll love what you hear.Saturday, December 13, 2014 7:00pm **Snow Date Sunday, December 21, 2014 3:00pmEvent Start/End Date: 12/13/2014Event Start/End Time: 7:00pm - 9:00pmAdmission Information $10 for groups of 10 or more, $13 for Adults, $7 for Students, plus $2.00 handling fee. Day of Concert: additional $2.00 fee To avoid online tickets charges call Box Office 717-637-7086 Monday thru Friday 10am to 2pmContact Name: Eichelberger Performing Arts CenterContact Phone: 717-637-7086Contact Email: email@example.com Address 195 Stock StreetHanover, PA 17331


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"What will not return" (03/07/2012)
I did not know that the departure –
my face reflecting on that muddy glass of the train,
sun shining, blue sky, drying my tears,
running down – would mean the end of the
happiness born between the two of us.
People hugging, crying, carrying their luggage,
into the train, the train, crammed, full, it's very humid,
and slowly the windows gets misted up by all those
people breathing faster, in sadness to go away, back.
A small figure just starring at me behind the train's door.
Like a seed planted the tree of happiness grew, branches, too
nourished by the North's sun, the North's heavy rain pouring.
Walking barefoot through those yellow fields and falling in love
upon the paths end in the woods, the tiny birds shouting for encore,
for more, for an everlasting green tree, symphony of summer.
What will not return, I realised at the stations platform,
train why did you leave? – You took away the colours of my life and now,
now, I'm blind and groping for something to hold on. It was the sun at
high noon, burning it into my skin, what will not return, yet was so beautiful
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If you want to start a house flipping project or home renovation project, you are probably thinking of hiring someone to help you with the work. A general or specialty contractor is the perfect person to help you with these projects. However, before selecting a contractor, you should first understand what exactly they are and are not.
A general contractor is a licensed professional accredited in your local jurisdiction to perform construction. The type of license they hold will determine the type work they can do. For example, a contractor with a housing license will not be able to build a skyscraper; but a contractor that holds a license to build a skyscraper would be allowed to build a home.
Typically, if you have many different aspects and trades going on in your house flipping or home renovation projects, you will probably want to hire a general contractor to help you organize your project. But, if you only need help with one specialty trade – like drywall and framing – you can hire that specialty contractor directly yourself.
What should you be looking for in a contractor?
An important factor when choosing a contractor is the amount of experience they have in the type of work you are looking to have them do. A plumber who has worked only on skyscrapers in your area for more than 25 years might not necessarily be a better choice than a plumber who has only worked on homes for 5 years. You also want a contractor with experience specific to your geographic location. A good contractor in Florida might not be a good contractor in Illinois.
Another important factor to look for is to see if the contract is responsible and responsive. That means a contractor should respond to your all of your questions and requests within a timely manner (especially if there was a deadline posted on that response) and respond with an answer that makes sense. Even though this sounds pretty simple, not all contractors can do that.
If they cannot respond in a professional manner, your house flipping project or home renovation project probably will not run professionally. If you ask a millworking contractor for a proposal to add crown molding to your house and you know it will cost $5,000 and take 3 weeks but they say something totally different, they might not have understood what was going on in your project which should immediately raise a red flag.
Finally, and probably most importantly, you will want to get everything in writing with your contractor. Having a written contract with the contractor (that is why they are called contractors, after all) that puts into writing everything you want them to do and everything you do not want them to do is crucial if something goes wrong with your project. Put important and obvious things in your contract like the schedule and the budget so everyone can have an idea of what the scope of work is. Also, put not so obvious things in the contract so if something unexpected does occur you are prepared for it. Do not hide information from your contractor. The more information they know, they better they will be able to serve your needs.


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We are proud to announce that the up-and-coming band CONSTANT CHANGE will be performing at the Opry House on Saturday February 2nd ! Their website is constantchangebluegrassband.com to hear a sample of their music. These guys are on their way to the top. They have opened up for Ralph Stanley and the Clinch Mountain Boys, Rhonda Vincent and other great entertainers. We're especially happy to have them because two of these guys are family - Brian and Daniel Aldridge. You may be familiar with their dad, Mike Aldridge, formerly of the Bass Mountain Boys. Talent is hereditary, apparently folks and these young men have it. The band is rounded out by other very talented guys and we know you'll enjoy the results ! This is a group you do not want to miss.
Door opens at 6:30pm and the show starts about 7:00.
$8 Adults and kids 10 & under get in free with a paying adult. The snack bar will be open as usual.
The MONTHLY JAM SESSION for February will be on
Monday Feb. 11th. As you know, we start about
7:00 and wrap by 9:00pm. If you play an instrument
or are interested in learning, this is the place to be.
You'll find musicians who just love music and are
more than willing to share their knowledge and
include beginners ! Any age and any skill level
welcomed ! No admission charge, but snacks will
be available for sale. JUST A REMINDER GUYS:
Valentine's Day is Thursday Feb.14th - Don't get
caught empty-handed ! (We knew y'all would
appreciate a Heads-Up !!) Come see us !
Saturday, January 19, 2008
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Premier Weatherill has today outlined his plans to introduce a new tax on family homes in South Australia.
In his Tax Review paper released today, Premier Weatherill has suggested introducing a broad-based property tax be introduced to replace conveyance duty, costing South Australian families $1,200 every year.
"As if it's not bad enough that South Australian families are facing ever-increasing electricity, water and ESL bills, now the Weatherill Labor Government wants to put another tax on the family home," said State Liberal Leader Steven Marshall.
"Premier Weatherill couldn't just stop at massive ESL hikes; he now wants to introduce a new tax on every family home.
"The Liberal Party will never support introducing a new land tax on family homes.
"We are already the highest taxed state in the nation."
Under Labor since 2002:
• State taxes have increased by 106 per cent;
• Property charges have increased by 120 per cent;
• Electricity bills have increased by 140 per cent;
• Gas bills have increased by 157 per cent; and,
• Water bills have increased by 236 per cent.
During this time inflation was only 41 per cent.
"South Australian families should not have to pay for the incompetence of the Weatherill Labor Government," said Mr Marshall.
"The Weatherill Government's massive increase to the ESL tax has already placed many ordinary South Australians under intense financial pressure.
"This new land tax on the family home will be the last nail in the coffin for many South Australian household budgets.
"Premier Weatherill's inability to balance his budget is not an excuse to reach further into the hip-pockets of South Australians.
"Premier Weatherill conveniently concealed his plan to foist huge tax increases on South Australian families before the State Election, demonstrating that he has lost touch with the financial struggles of ordinary South Australians."


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BBC's rump steak and Delia Online's rump steak recipes are both highly rated by website visitors. To make the BBC's recipe, start by seasoning the steaks and heating up 1 tablespoon of sunflower oil in a pan.
Cook the steaks in the pan for around two to three minutes per side for medium rare, longer for medium and well-done servings. Once the steaks are cooked to your liking, remove them from the pan and set them aside. Strip the leaves off of two thyme sprigs and add the leaves to the pan with 140 grams of quartered mushrooms. Cook the leaves and mushrooms in the pan for two minutes or until they are soft and golden.
Pour in 150 milliliters of red wine and allow it to bubble until it is syrupy. Turn off the heat, stir in 1 tablespoon of butter, and serve the steak with the mushroom sauce.
Prepare Delia Online's recipe by placing two rump steaks in a shallow dish and mixing together 3 fluid ounces of red wine, 3 fluid ounces of Worcestershire sauce and 1 peeled and crushed garlic clove in a separate bowl. Coat the steaks with the mixture, cover the dish and refrigerate it for a few hours. Once the steaks are done in the refrigerator, drain them and heat 1 teaspoon of groundnut oil in a frying pan on high heat. Sear the steaks on each side for four minutes and serve.


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Nickelodeon Promotes Top Marketing Exec Pamela Kaufman
She will take on the expanded role of chief marketing officer and president of consumer products.
Pamela Kaufman has been promoted to the expanded role of chief marketing officer and president of consumer products at Nickelodeon.
In her new role, Kaufman will have oversight of Nickelodeon's domestic consumer products business, encompassing merchandising and licensing for properties including SpongeBob SquarePants, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Dora the Explorer. As Nickelodeon's chief marketing officer, she also oversees all of the company's marketing efforts, including trade, consumer and retail executions across all businesses.
Kaufman will continue to report to Nickelodeon Group president Cyma Zarghami.
"Pam is an excellent marketing executive who has provided Nickelodeon with high-level vision, strategy and execution across all media platforms," Zarghami said. "She thoroughly understands the consumer products business and as CMO has the widest view of all the ways our partnerships move across the many different aspects of our company."
Kaufman joined the network in 1997 as vp of Nickelodeon promotions marketing. Before that, she was vp promotions at TBS. She began her career at Grey Advertising's Beaumont-Bennet division.


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Hotter than normal summer coming to B.C., predicts Environment Canada meteorologist
Good news for tourism, but bad news for wild fire risk
There's a strong chance of higher than normal temperatures this summer across British Columbia because of a trend of warmer water in the Pacific Ocean that influences weather in the Pacific Northwest, according to an Environment Canada meteorologist.
It's because of something called the Pacific Decadal Oscillation (PDO), an El Niño-like pattern of ocean-atmosphere climate variability in the Pacific Ocean, said meteorologist Lisa Coldwells.
"Every 10 years roughly — there's the decadal idea — the temperatures of the ocean seem to shift from cooler to warmer," Coldwells said.
"We are in the warm phase of the Pacific Decadal Oscillation so the temperatures off the coast are warmer than what they should normally be when you add them all together for all the years."
The PDO affects weather in the Pacific Northwest.
"Over the next few months, May, June and July, there is a very high probability that our temperatures are going to be above normal," she said.
All of British Columbia is affected by the PDO with the highest probability of warmer temperatures along the coast and in the mid to southern interior of the province, Coldwells said.
Summer heat
Higher temperatures across the province is welcome news for tourism officials.
"It provides a fantastic opportunity for people to make getaway vacation decisions on short notice," said Jacqueline Simpson, director of marketing for Destination B.C.
"Us, the Albertans, and the Washingtonians — we love the great outdoors, we love our parks, we love camping, we love fishing," Simpson said. "It will make it such a wonderful summer if the weather is as good as everybody says it is going to be."
More extreme wildfires
It has been a dry spring in much of the province and fire officials say a warmer than average summer would only increase the risk of wildfires.
"it is trending to be quite a hot season," said Kelsey Winter, fire information officer with the B.C. Wildfire Management Branch.
"It could definitely affect our fire season and definitely make it one where there is more risk and where there are more wildfires and more extreme wildfire events so that the rate of (fire) spread is bigger and the intensity is bigger."
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When I first heard about the allegations, I didn't have much trouble believing that cocky, privileged young men with a few drinks in them might have treated a girl like her less than respectfully. You'd be amazed what some of the most upstanding pillars of society will do when they're egging each other on and they think there's no one else around to see them. I was glad to see an incident like this get some attention.
Sex professionals are in a unique position in our society: We can still find ourselves in situations where we're perceived as having somehow asked, by behavior or implication, to be abused and seen as less deserving of recourse when it happens.
"Right or wrong," says conservative blogger La Shawn Barber, "an alleged rape victim's character is always at issue. I'm not so quick to believe a woman ... who takes off her clothes in front of strangers for a living. No one deserves to be violated, of course, but if you're taking off your clothes and gyrating in front of a group of drunk men ..."
She lets her thought trail off, but that ellipsis says so much things I feel sure that Ms. Barber would never speak aloud. Let's try it another way: "No one deserves to be brutalized, of course, but if gay people insist on hanging all over each other in front of a group of drunken bigots ..."
Sound OK? Great. I'm still working on how letting people see me naked makes me less trustworthy.
Reason seems to go out the window where sex work is concerned. This is the only explanation I can think of for our own Colorado Springs City Council's absurd decision a decade or so ago to institute the transparently prudish "3-foot law," which prevents strippers at local clubs from coming within 3 feet of patrons, and instead mandates the use of tip boxes. I remember being outraged to read that one of the reasons Council members gave for passing that measure was to "prevent the transmission of HIV." They weren't specific about who they were trying to protect from whom.
It didn't take long for the accuser's story to begin disintegrating, and I started to get a sinking feeling. It's disheartening when someone being held as an example actually ends up reinforcing the stereotypes you had hoped to dispel.
By professional sex worker standards, she did everything wrong. She arrived apparently intoxicated, and without a bodyguard; wore lingerie instead of her street clothes; and got drunker while she was supposed to be working. If the men had already caused the two girls to leave the party once, why did they allow themselves to be persuaded back?
I knew it was about to become a little harder for women in the sex industry to be taken as seriously as our "civilian" sisters when something happens to us, although really it's the worst-case scenario that determines the soundness of an argument: I have the right to my own body, no matter what I happen to be doing with it.
Something ugly happened that night, and now the truth has been obscured so completely that it's unlikely we'll ever know what it was.
Maybe they were nice young guys who didn't want to pay when they found out the agency had sent a drunk in her underwear instead of a professional or maybe they were jerks who turned vile and humiliated someone they thought of as beneath them. Maybe she lied because she thought no one would care about the truth. From the outside, there's no way to tell how things got so out of control, but it's done now, and I'm afraid the fallout will hit women here and everywhere.
From the moment this became public, people on all sides have shouted for justice. After a while, it was hard to tell what that meant in this case.
Now I'm just worried about how much more difficult it'll be to come by in the future.
Alysabeth Clements is a local writer, performer, event planner and sex work pole-emicist. Find her online at myspace.com/feministstripper.