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IS A MUSLIM BAN DISCRIMINATORY?
February 9, 2017 Melvin	1 Comment
The fuss over the executive order relating to Muslims entering the US once again highlights just how ignorant most people are of history. This is especially true of the left, who keep on repeating the mantra that discrimination is un-American.
Perhaps they have never heard of slavery, or maybe they just want to forget it as the Democrats were the party of slavery.
Anyway, discrimination has been common in American history, going right back to the first settlements in Jamestown and Massachusetts Bay. Both colonies were founded by WASPs, for WASPs (White Anglo-Saxon Protestants). The location of Jamestown was chosen to hide from Catholics intent on kidnapping Protestants. At the time of independence from Great Britain, the thirteen colonies were 98% Protestant, 1% Catholic and 1% "Other," including Jews.
In 1857, the Supreme Court ruled that African-Americans could not be American citizens. Again, remember, by this time the Republicans were campaigning for the end of slavery, while the Democrats were in support; this blatantly racist decision was made by a Court that was siding with the Democrats. Right up until the 1964 Voting Rights Act, Democratic politicians in the South deprived blacks of the vote; while the whites voted for the Democrats as the party that supported the Old (pro-slavery) South.
In 1882, the Chinese Exclusion Act was passed by Congress. The law was against ethnic Chinese, as even Chinese from British territories were not allowed. The Act was renewed in 1892.
Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has self-righteously announced that Canada will take in refugees America doesn't want. Canada is another country going soft, also wallowing in ignorance of history. His predecessor, Stephen Harper, apologized in 2006 for the 1923 Act of the Canadian parliament that banned Chinese immigration. Australia had a "White Australia" policy before 1972. Muslim countries routinely discriminate – it's impossible for whites to settle in their countries and become citizens. The same is true of most African countries.
As the first mosque was opened in the US in 1929, there were clearly few if any Muslim immigrants before that date. Non-white immigration was strictly limited before the 1965 Immigration Act, which literally changed the face of America.
It should be remembered that in 1942, a Democratic president, Franklin D. Roosevelt, issued Proclamation No. 2537 "requiring aliens from World War II-enemy countries–Italy, Germany and Japan to register with the United States Department of Justice. Registered persons were then issued a Certificate of Identification for Aliens of Enemy Nationality. A follow-up to the Alien Registration Act of 1940, Proclamation No. 2537 facilitated the beginning of full-scale internment of Japanese Americans the following month." (History magazine)
More recently, President Jimmy Carter, a Democrat, banned Iranians (Muslims) from entering the US during the 1979-80 hostage crisis.
So, clearly, it is possible for the US president (and even Canadian and Australian governments) to put an end to Islamic immigration, if they want to.
And what about Europe?
A Muslim army tried to conquer Europe in the eighth century. It was defeated in 732 at the gates of Paris, by the grandfather of the future Emperor Charlemagne.
In the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, Muslim armies tried to take Vienna, at the heart of Europe. They were defeated by Catholic armies.
There is no record of Austrians demonstrating to let them in! That had to wait until 21st century liberalism, where half the population is besotted with ignorance of both history and comparative religion. The Catholics of 1683 knew that Islam was a pagan religion – they were terrified the Muslims might win and take over, ending their way of life. Not so today's churches who are more inclined to welcome immigrants and refugees. Even the pope took in a family or two at the Vatican and has said that the building of walls is unchristian – it was walls in the Middle Ages that kept the pagans out, enabling citizens to stay safe. It was Roman Catholics who built those walls.
In 1095, Pope Urban II called on the nations of Western Europe to launch a "Crusade" against Muslims who were killing and harassing Christians on pilgrimages to the Holy Land. He called for Christian forces to retake the Holy Land. Again, there were no demonstrations in the streets in support of Muslims – everybody knew the horror stories from the Middle East. It's true that Christians perpetrated horrendous acts against Muslims during the two centuries of the crusades, illustrating how the two religions cannot exist peacefully side by side. This is another lesson not taught in today's public schools!
It's sad that the issue of immigration from Muslim lands has become a political football. It would be a lot better if there were bipartisan agreement on the matter, but this is not going to happen. Consequently, the invasion will continue. The Gatestone Institute revealed this week that Muslim immigrants arriving in Italy are shouting "Allahu Akbar" when they see the coast. Why else would they be risking their lives to cross the Mediterranean Sea when they could simply walk into a neighboring Muslim country? They see themselves as part of the Muslim army that is going to conquer Europe and the West.
Unless the Church and a political populist come together to try and save Western civilization!
Could Donald Trump lead the charge? Or is it more likely that a European figure like Charlemagne will emerge to unite Europe and defeat the Muslims? The biblical Book of Revelation speaks of a final revival of the Roman Empire (Revelation 17:12-14) that will deal with the Islamic threat from the "king of the south" (Daniel 11:40-43).
Footnote: I would like to write an eye-witness report from a couple of European countries on the Muslim invasion of the continent. If you can donate frequent flyer miles (60,000) or money to cover expenses, please contact me at rhodesmf@gmail.com
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BREXIT 2 AND MARTIN LUTHER
November 4, 2016 Melvin	5 Comments
Next year marks the 500th anniversary of Martin Luther nailing his 95 theses to the door of a church in Wittenberg, Germany, an act that is considered the start of the Protestant Reformation. Luther was particularly upset about the sale of indulgences, whereby wealthy members of the Roman Catholic Church could buy a certificate, which would reduce the time they would spend in purgatory, itself an invention of the church.
The revolution that Luther started soon spread to other countries.
Europe has seen a number of revolutions that have spread from nation to nation, leading to significant change. 1989 was one such year when communist governments in Eastern Europe were brought down by the people they claimed to represent. 1918 was another such year, as World War One ended and ancient monarchies were overthrown. Going back further, in 1848, revolutions took place across Europe as the people demanded more democracy.
This year started another revolution that could spread. The vote for Brexit in the United Kingdom was a vote against globalization and mutliculturalism and the elites who have forced these upon the people. A second Brexit may follow in a few days when the US holds its presidential election. A victory for Donald Trump will be a vote against globalization and multiculturalism; a vote for Mrs. Clinton will be a vote for continuity, for more of the same, led by the same elites that have dominated for five decades.
Like the Church 500 years ago, the Clintons have been selling indulgences. For a gift of a few million dollars to their own private Foundation, foreign leaders were granted access to Mrs. Clinton, then Secretary of State. "Government for sale" does not sit well with the American people – she may very well lose the election because of the ensuing scandal.
Donald Trump has his problems, too, particularly with women. He is not winning the female vote due to his reputation as what was once called a "male chauvinist pig." He has also made outlandish remarks in the past that have led many to conclude he is not suited to the presidency.
The following letter from our local newspaper sums up the dilemma that many voters face:
"Being a voter this year is kind of like being a condemned man the warden likes so he lets you choose the method of your death. Donald Trump is a sexist pig, (Bill Clinton is, too) and he has the maturity of a 10 year old. Hillary C is a pathological liar who is probably already selling ambassador jobs for a "contribution" to the Clinton Foundation. If characters were gun powder, these two combined would not have enough to kill a fly. Someone will smile and be declared the winner Nov 8. We're all losers with these two wretched candidates." (Lansing State Journal)
In four days it should all be over.
Mr. Trump has claimed the voting is rigged. While there may or may not be problems in the voting booth (both before and after), voting is rigged in at least two ways.
Firstly, media bias, which manifests itself in many ways. The mass media in the United States is overwhelmingly supportive of the Democrats. Fox News is the only television network that is different and it's only available on cable. One example of bias was just this morning. Fox showed footage of illegal immigrants crossing into the US across the southern border, in a last-minute attempt to get in before Trump builds his wall; such footage would sway many Americans to vote for Trump so, naturally, nothing was said or shown on the main TV networks. If the electorate knew that 1,000 people a day are now crossing illegally into their country, they would be alarmed.
Another example of bias is from the New York Times, which did not even mention Hillary Clinton's problems with her emails until it had to. I've been reading the Sunday editions of the Times for a few weeks and it is clearly one-sided.
Secondly, there is another way in which the election is rigged. Immigration.
It was the Democrats who brought in the 1965 Immigration Act which has flooded the country with people from developing countries, most of whom support big government programs and vote for the Democrats at every election. Every four years when a presidential election is held, the percentage of whites is down a further 1% — it is the white population that has dominated America in the past. They generally support traditional free enterprise and small government.
There are an estimated 11 million illegal aliens in the country. Mrs. Clinton favors a fast-track to citizenship, enabling them all to vote for her party; Mr. Trump wants them to return home and then apply for legal entry.
Elections are always difficult to predict, but I will say one thing for the benefit of those who live outside of the United States – there are more Trump signs on front lawns than there are Clinton signs. There may be a lot of silent Trump supporters, people even who have never voted and are therefore not receiving calls from pollsters.
One final thought: whoever loses only has himself or herself to blame. A biblical principle that keeps coming to mind is found in Numbers 32:23: "be sure your sins will find you out." Whoever loses will be losing partly because of personal indiscretions.
This brings us back to the Roman Church and Martin Luther. At the time, the corruption in the Church was pervasive – from the top down, popes, cardinals, archbishops and priests all had their fingers in the pie. The result was rebellion on the part of the people. The descendants of those same people today have the same attitude toward the elites that have grown fat at their expense.
This is what Brexit was all about. It's also the biggest issue in the US election.
But Brexit was not the end of the matter. In the United Kingdom, the elites are putting up a fight to reverse Brexit. A decision of the High Court on Wednesday ruled that parliament must vote on the issue before the country can apply to leave the EU. As two-thirds of the members of parliament are against Brexit, this is a definite blow to a people who want freedom from globalization and multiculturalism. Theresa May, the UK's prime minister, will appeal the decision to the country's Supreme Court. Mrs. May herself was against Brexit when the vote was taken in June, but now stresses that the will of the people must be upheld.
The globalist elites will resist change just as the kings did decades ago. A Trump victory will be challenged in every way – if elected, he will not find it easy to "drain the swamp"!
At stake is America's leadership of the western world. Sixty years ago this week Britain and France invaded Egypt in an attempt to get back control of the Suez Canal, which they had built and owned. US intervention ended the conflict. It was, effectively, the end of the British and French Empires. It's a sobering reminder to Americans that just one error of judgment, particularly in the Middle East, can bring down the American Empire. Don't think it cannot happen to the United States.
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EU AND UK MOVE ON, SEPARATELY
August 26, 2016 Melvin	6 Comments
Brexit seems to have done the opposite to what the "experts" predicted. The United Kingdom is booming as the European Union recedes further behind in the rear-view mirror. All the negative predictions have turned out to be wrong.
Nigel Farage, who led the Brexit campaign, was interviewed yesterday on "Varney and Company" (Fox Business News). Stuart Varney, a 68-year-old Brit who moved to the US forty years ago, supported Brexit. He asked Mr. Farage about the polls leading up to Brexit. The last poll before the vote, was published the morning of the actual vote and showed a 10% lead for the "Remain" campaign. Mr. Farage claimed the hidden purpose of the poll was to discourage people from voting "Leave" – they were being told they were going to lose so what was the point of voting?
The vote was against globalization and multiculturalism. The United Kingdom was the first country to reject the 50-year-rush toward these twin goals. Mr. Farage went on to encourage those in America who are against both to be sure to vote in November and not to vote for Mrs. Clinton, who is a part of the problem, not the solution.
Meanwhile, the German economy has suffered as a result of Brexit. German car companies sell 20% of their cars in the UK; other companies also rely on the British market.
Without Britain, the EU is no longer hindered in its plans to create a European Army and other military forces. The Poles expressed the opinion that the British were holding back developments in this area. Now the EU can move ahead. EU countries meet in Warsaw next week to discuss further military cooperation. Hungary and the Czech Republic today both backed the formation of an EU military force. Hungary has been very vocal about the dangers presented by the recent surge of immigrants and resultant Islamic extremism.
On Monday, August 22nd, the leaders of Germany, Italy and France, the three biggest EU economies now that Britain is leaving, met off the Italian coast, to discuss the future of the organization. Undaunted, they plan to move ahead in forming "an ever closer union," the commitment made when the Treaty of Rome was signed in 1957. There will be no turning back.
What is likely to emerge is a more united Europe led by Germany.
The EU is faced with the greatest crisis of its existence with radical Islamic terrorism. Berlin is telling its citizens they need to stock up on food and water, to have at least ten days supply in the event of an emergency. The government is also talking of re-introducing conscription, which was abolished a few years ago.
Stuart Varney observed on his program that when he first came to America 40 years ago, the Republicans were the wealthy party that represented big business; while the Democrats fought for the little guy. Now, it's the other way around. Mrs. Clinton is employing over 700 full-time personnel in her campaign, while the Republicans have 87. Wealthy donors donate to the Democrats while Donald Trump gets $10 here and $50 there. A fund-raiser barbecue at the home of retired basketball player Magic Johnson raised $1.3 million for Mrs. Clinton; another one in Hollywood brought in a lot more, with an admission price of $200,000 per ticket. This means that Mrs. Clinton can show more than ten times the number of political ads on TV giving her a distinct advantage.
With all the accusations made by the Democrats that Republicans are "racist," it's clear the former are ignorant of history. The Republican Party was formed specifically to end slavery; the Democrats were the pro-slavery party. As such, for decades whites in the Deep South voted for the Democratic Party and blacks for the Republicans.
Race continues to be a factor in elections – at every presidential election, once every four years, the white population has declined by a further 1%, giving the Democrats a distinct advantage. This is because of Senator Edward Kennedy's 1965 Immigration Act, which has encouraged immigration from Third World countries. An estimated 70% of immigrants vote for the Democrats. No wonder they want to keep the borders open and fast-track illegal aliens into citizenship. They're on to a good thing.
A MORE MODERATE ISLAMIC VOICE
The Muslim King of Morocco is clearly more enlightened than some leaders in the Middle East. Note the following address on television following terrorist incidents in Europe perpetrated by people of North African origin:
In an address directed toward Moroccans living abroad, Mohammed VI, the King of Morocco, said that they should "always be among the first to defend peace, harmony, and coexistence in their countries of residence." Calling the killing of a priest in his church "unforgivable," Mohammed VI said that the Jihadists are "led by ignorance" and are "destined to dwell in Hell for all eternity." "Can anyone of sound mind believe that the reward for Jihad could be some virgins in Paradise?" he asked in the address, which was broadcast by Morocco's Channel 1 on August 20. (MEMRI)
Western countries continue to compromise with Islam. The Canadian government is to allow the wearing of the hijab by Muslim Mounties, members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. In France, the government announced a ban on Muslim beachwear, but a French court has decided otherwise.
ON IMMIGRATION INTO AMERICA
"We turn away astrophysicists in order to make room for illiterate Afghan peasants who will drop out of high school to man coffee carts until deciding to engage in jihad against us." (Ann Coulter, "Adios, America!")
CLINTON FOUNDATION
New emails uncovered via Freedom of Information Act lawsuits "suggest why the Clinton Foundation could be so attractive to the rich and mighty," writes our columnist William McGurn. "When a donor had a problem that required the secretary of state's attention" – or when a meeting was denied through "normal" channels – there was the foundation to contact Hillary Clinton's top staffers at the State Department. In too many cases, government doors then swung open for the donors. (WSJ 8/22)
Also of interest: Huma Abedin, Hillary Clinton's top adviser and close personal friend, an Iranian Muslim, turns out to have edited a radical Islamic publication before becoming the most influential Muslim in the country. She is 40 years old and is the Vice-Chairperson for the Clinton election campaign.
The Australian Prime Minister, Malcolm Turnbull, tried to discourage Muslim Australian youth from joining ISIS. It meant "almost certain death" said the PM.
Isn't that the idea?!? They won't get those 72 virgins in paradise without dying first . . . !
INTERESTING STATISTIC
One third of British policemen are now armed. Last year, they collectively fired a grand total of seven rounds.
I will not comment further.
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VICTORY OVER ISIS WILL NOT END ISLAMIC TERRORISM
November 20, 2015 Melvin	3 Comments
In the latest James Bond movie, "Spectre," an evil organization is trying to take over the world, but 007, once again, stops them.
It's the most successful movie at the box office right now.
Millions around the world have already seen it; millions more will in the weeks to come.
The question is: why do people believe this is credible, but won't accept an evil organization really IS trying to take over the world and, at present, well on the way to success?
I'm referring, of course, to ISIS. Also Al-Qaeda, which, through an affiliate in Mali, has staged the latest terrorist attack today in Bamako. An ISIS affiliate, Boko Haram, attacked a market yesterday in northern Nigeria, killing almost 50. These terrorist attacks are now a daily occurrence. It seems likely that Al-Qaeda and ISIS are competing with each other, to see who can kill the most people. Whoever wins will get the most recruits – people will want to join the one who is winning!
Both organizations believe that Islam shall rule the world. They also have an eschatological interpretation of their religion, which is telling them to stir things up at this time, which they, like many Christians, believe is the end-time. (Be sure to read Graeme Wood's article "What ISIS really wants" in the March 2015 issue of The Atlantic Monthly. It's available online. I quoted from it in a blogpost at the time.)
It's not just religious people who write articles warning about ISIS and others. Niall Ferguson, my favorite historian and a non-believer, wrote a very good article this week for The Australian newspaper, likening what is happening now to the fall of Rome. Commenting on the Paris attacks, he observed: "this is exactly how civilizations fall." ("Paris attacks: fall of Rome should be a warning to the West." The Australian, November 16th). Ferguson had this to say about Muslims in Europe:
It is doubtless true to say that the overwhelming majority of Muslims in Europe are not violent. But it is also true the majority hold views not easily reconciled with the principles of our liberal democracies, including our novel notions about sexual equality and tolerance not merely of religious diversity but of nearly all sexual proclivities. And it is thus remarkably easy for a violent minority to acquire their weapons and prepare their assaults on civilization within these avowedly peace-loving communities.
Conservative columnist Mark Steyn wrote:
"Among his other coy evasions, President Obama described (last week's) events as "an attack not just on Paris, it's an attack not just on the people of France, but this is an attack on all of humanity and the universal values we share."
"But that's not true, is it? He's right that it's an attack not just on Paris or France. What it is is an attack on the west, on the civilization that built the modern world – an attack on one portion of "humanity" by those who claim to speak for another portion of "humanity." And these are not "universal values" but values that spring from a relatively narrow segment of humanity. They were kinda sorta "universal" when the great powers were willing to enforce them around the world and the colonial subjects of ramshackle backwaters such as Aden, Sudan and the North-West Frontier Province were at least obliged to pay lip service to them. But the European empires retreated from the world, and those "universal values" are utterly alien to large parts of the map today.
"And then Europe decided to invite millions of Muslims to settle in their countries. Most of those people don't want to participate actively in bringing about the death of diners and concertgoers and soccer fans, but at a certain level most of them either wish or are indifferent to the death of the societies in which they live – modern, pluralist, western societies and those "universal values" of which Barack Obama bleats. So, if you are either an active ISIS recruit or just a guy who's been fired up by social media, you have a very large comfort zone in which to swim, and which the authorities find almost impossible to penetrate." ("The Barbarians are inside – and there are no gates!" Steynonline, Friday November 13th)
Nothing has yet been done to change immigration rules. President Obama was on the defensive when the issue came up – he said it was un-American to discriminate against Muslims, though that's exactly what was done from the founding of James Town (in 1607) until the 1965 Immigration Act that was sponsored by Senator Edward Kennedy. In the 1952 Immigration bill that became law, members of any organization that called for the overthrow of the US government and constitution, was forbidden to enter the country. At the time, communism was the threat. Today, it's radical Islam. Both the religion and the Koran threaten the US.
Islam means "submission" – all members of the faith must submit to Allah and Sharia Law. According to a recent poll of Muslims in the United States, 51% of American Muslims believe Sharia should be the law of the US. In the same poll, 25% felt it justified to use violence against Americans. In other words, their faith comes before America, intolerance before tolerance.
It was clear from what the President said that his agenda is to get as many into the country as possible, while bending over backwards to stay out of any conflict with radical Islam. Obama is not the only one. President Hollande of France declared war on ISIS after last week's terror attacks, but his government remains committed to taking in 30,000 more Syrian refugees in the weeks to come. Multiply that by 5 to get a US equivalent of 150,000. The US is taking 10,000.
France is interesting. The country has arguably been more successful assimilating Muslims than any other. 10% of the French population is Muslim, immigrants from the Middle East and North Africa and their offspring. Only 10% of these Muslims go to the mosque every week. Muslims seem to be more secularized than in other countries.
But, perhaps that's the problem.
When a devout Muslim moves to the West, rather than appreciating his newfound freedom, he will see the West as totally degenerate. Whereas Muslims are in submission to Allah, the West is in submission to the god of materialism and the pursuit of licentiousness. They are two diametrically opposed ways of life.
The surprise is that so few, comparatively speaking, resort to extremism.
Although attitudes are hardening throughout the West and right-wing movements are gaining support, a lot of people are still clueless at the threat from radical Islam. More than one victim in Paris remarked on how they still believe in the basic goodness of people. They would do well to heed the words of the prophet Jeremiah who wrote: "The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked." (Jeremiah 17:9). We are likely to see far more evil acts perpetrated by ISIS in the near future.
Which brings us back to James Bond.
We must not confuse real life with movies. If and when ISIS is defeated, it does not mean the end of violent Islamic extremism. Other organizations will arise that will likewise threaten the peace and security of the West. Radical Islam is here to stay. It's an idea whose time has come!
The final words are from Niall Ferguson, who quotes Bryan Ward-Perkins, who wrote "The Fall of Rome" in 2005: "The end of civilization came within a single generation." The West could fall much quicker than that faced with the serious threat of radical Islam.
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Tag Archives: Native American movies
Basically Yul Brynner as Native American Chief Badass falls for British/Mayan Princess
Review: Apocalypto
Posted on September 30, 2018 by The Movie Bastard
There's a common theme that re-occurs in a lot of movies about native tribes and indigenous peoples; typically their way of life is seen as simple but pure. We never see them worrying about paying their VISA bill or figuring out what to watch of Netflix, but then again nor do we ever see what they use to wipe their asses with. However, it's typically the arrival of the dreaded White Man who spoils everything. His greed and cunning subvert and trick the poor natives until they've been swindled from their land or left to rot in shallow graves. Mel Gibson's (Expendables 3) 2006 effort, Apocalypto, seeks to subvert this theory.
When I catch him I will peel his skin and have him watch me wear it
Review: Mohawk
The Mohawk tribe of Native Americans have had a bum deal. First they allied with us proud British Red Coats during the Revolutionary War and lost everything when we made a "tactical retreat" back to old Blighty. Second, it must be pretty depressing to have a rich and culturally significant history so often mistaken for a hairstyle preferred by punks (the musical types) and Robert De Niro enthusiasts. That's like reducing the historical contributions of Australia to mere advancements in barbecue technology. Hopefully Ted Geoghegan's (We Are Still Here) 2017 low budget horror actioner Mohawk will do the good people some justice.
Mega Powerz vs. The All-Americans
Review: Windtalkers
It's the Second World War. Nicolas Cage (The Trust) is Corporal Joe Enders. Fighting in some God forsaken jungle against hordes of Japanese killers, he's tasked with holding some worthless piece of shit swamp no matter the cost. Degrading quicker than a Lars Von Trier movie, each of his beloved squad bite the dust one-by-one. "Lets bug out!" one marine suggests, nay begs. But Enders has his orders. It's only when everyone around him are bleeding their guts out and dead in the dirt that he realizes that he should of sounded the order to retreat. Too late for that now, Joe, and a last moment kill crazy rampage (complete with manic Cage face) isn't going to impress anyone. It's only cut short by a lucky grenade that blows half his ear off.
Recouping after the failed op he's promoted to Sargent much to his surprise. See the brass happen to think highly of a man who'll condemn his brother marines to death in the name of orders. And they have a very special mission just because of it…
What a magical heap of Navajo horseshit
Review: Wind River
Posted on August 22, 2018 by The Movie Bastard
When a barefooted body of an 18 year old girl is found deep in the frozen wasteland of wintertime Montana by ace tracker/hunter/badass Cory Lambert (Jeremy Renner – Captain America: Civil War) the FBI is called in. Rookie Special Agent Jane Banner (Elizabeth Olsen – Captain America: Civil War) arrives as the vanguard of a potential team of investigators. But when the cause of death is ruled as exposure and not rape/assault as suspected, the FBI pull the plug, leaving Banner, Lambert and police chief Ben Shoyo (Graham Greene – Dances with Wolves) to track down the killers alone. You better believe it ain't gonna be pretty.
Luck don't live out here
Review: Hostiles
Back in the 90's if you needed a distinctive Native American badass the choice would be obvious. You'd call Wes Studi. Now that might be an unfamiliar name to those not steeped in action cinema lore. But he's one of those guys you've seen in loads of things loads of times. You'll know the face. Most famously playing killer period Natives in Dances with Wolves and Last of the Mohicans, you might also recognize him as Sagat in Street Fighter or one of Pacino's crew in Heat. He was even one of those blue dudes in Avatar. Cut to 2018 and he's still at it. But now he's old. And Hostiles reverses the roles. Instead of a scalp-collecting Cherokee brave he's a silver-flecked chief just looking for some peace.
Batman vs. Last of the Mohicans

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Russell Dickerson announces debut album due via Sony Music this October 13th | Watch video for title track
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Emerging Nashville-born country artist Russell Dickerson has revealed his debut album Yours, set for release on October 13th via Sony Music. The twelve-track LP comes hot off the back of his blistering headline performance at this year's Nashville Meets London festival, as well as arena tours with Thomas Rhett and Kelsea Ballerini. The album is available for pre-order now HERE.
The first single is fan-favorite and title track 'Yours'. Described as a "humble love song that grows into a powerful wedding anthem" by Taste Of Country, the single is currently making its ascent on the US country radio charts. Penned by Dickerson, Brown and Parker Welling, 'Yours' has garnered over 40 million digital streams to date, where he's been on Spotify's Hot Country, Country Gold Playlists and more for over a year. The track is written for his wife, who also shot and produced the music video that now has more than 3 million views.
Produced by Casey Brown, the album will include popular tracks currently on his EP including 'Blue Tacoma', 'MGNO' and 'Every Little Thing', plus seven further cuts for followers to devour. All of the songs on Yours are co-written by Dickerson.
Of the record, he says; "I'm beyond stoked to have my first full length album out and available for pre-order! The support from my fans is what has brought me this far. The Yours EP has changed my life and I cannot wait to see what the Yours album will bring!"
It's a summer of firsts for Dickerson. On the heels of his first national TV appearance on The Bachelorette, that aired on June 19th, he made his morning show debut taking his single 'Yours' to the Today show on July 10th. You can watch the full performance HERE.
Since wrapping the Home Team Tour with Thomas Rhett in April, announcing that he will be a special guest on Florida Georgia Line's Smooth Tour in September alongside Nelly and Chris Lane, and now, with his forthcoming full-length debut album, Dickerson is gearing up for his most massive moment yet.
'YOURS' TRACKLISTING
1. Every Little Thing
2. Yours
3. Blue Tacoma
4. Billions
5. All Fall Down
6. Float
7. MGNO
8. Would You Love Me
9. Low Key
10. You Look Like A Love Song
11. Twentysomething
12. Yours (Wedding Edition)
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Posted: October 8th. 2006 1:18:38 PM
You're not all that you're cracked up to be!
Mirror:"You're not all that you're cracked up to be!"
Princess LMNOP:"MIrror, Mirror on the wall, why do you sit there and stall?! When I ask you a question you NEVER answer it right away, why is that!?"
Mirror:"First of all, you R RUDE, with a capitol R!
Secondly, you are unkind, thirdl'"
Princess LMNOP:"Ahem! You R the rude one! I am the Princess, and YOU are my Mirror, get with the deal here! I need to know, Who is the "prettiest" in the city?"
Mirror"Okay, but, I won't lie, I think that Christina Aguilera is the hottie, and yes, I DID try!"
Princess LMNOP:"YOU think SHE is the one, you 've got to be joking! "
Mirror:"Nope, sorry Miss P, but, . that girl's got it made, and man is she smokin'!"
Princess LMNOP:"What does she have that I don't have, I 'd love to know!"
Mirror: "first of all, she has a voice, that's more than
you can show!"
Princess LMNOP: Well, she can't dance can she?"
Mirror:"Fraid so, and no you CAN'T, so don't Go there, girlfriend!"
Princess LMNOP:"HUMPH! Well, then, who is the prettiest in the county?"
Mirror:"what do you get when you cross an elephant and a rhino?"
Princess LMNOP:"What?"
Mirror:"Hell if I know!"
Princess LMNOP:"Oh, cute!" (makes vomit/choking sound, as she sticks finger down her throat)
Mirror (:Smirks) LOL!
Princess LMNOP: "well, then who gives good face?" (vogues in front of mirror, changing expressions)
Mirror:"Honey, better give it up, you're JUst not all that you're cracked up to be!" (mirror cracks...and the mirror pieces fall to the floor, loudly!...there is laughter in the foreground)
Mirror in the next room of the castle's bedrooms:
"some people just do not know when to "give it a rest!" (rolls eyes to the side and smirks!)
End of short tale!
Author's Notes: By ladykelshan
Written Sunday October 8th, 2006


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By Around Odisha Bureau On Mar 12, 2021
If you want to earn money from social media, then there is good news for you. The world's largest social media platform Facebook is giving people a chance to earn money. Facebook Inc on Thursday said that it will allow content creators on its platform to monetize short-form videos through advertisements. The company has announced this through a blog. It has been told in the company's blog that Facebook will now help the creators to make more money. Where creators will be able to make money through advertising by making short videos. The company is planning for this. Apart from this, Facebook has also told that in which ways people can earn on Facebook. Let's know in detail what Facebook said-
The company is now increasing the demonetization option for content creators on social networks. According to the company, users on Facebook will be able to earn money by making videos up to one minute. However, the condition is that this one minute video must play at least 30 seconds of advertising. At the same time, for a video of three minutes or longer, a 45-second ad should be shown. This means that your favorite creators will get more money from their videos. Let me tell you that earlier on videos of only three minutes or longer, people could earn with advertisements, in which no advertisement was shown before one minute.
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A Compilation of the Messages and Speeches of Theodore Roosevelt ..., Volume 1
By Theodore Roosevelt
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There is no copyright on this work, as President Roosevelt considers that his Messages and Speeches delivered while President have been dedicated to and are the property of the public.
From Stereograph, copyright 1902, by Underwood & Underwood, New York. "THE NEED IN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE LIFE IS COMMON SENSE, HONESTY, DECENCY, COURAGE." PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT, WILLIMANTIC, CONN.
( See Vol. I, page 61.)
From Stereograph, copyright 1903, by Underwood & Underwood, New York. PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT SPEAKING TO THE CITIZENS OF THE GREAT WEST – KEOKUK, IOWA.
(See Vol. I, page 300.)
From Stereograph, copyright 1905, by Underwood & Underwood, New York.
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT TALKING TO THE ENGINEER AND FIREMAN AT
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(See Vol. I, page 140.
From Stereograph, copyright 1902, by Underwood & Underwood, New York. ?" GOOD GOVERNMENT IS PRACTICALLY APPLYING THE PRINCIPLES WHICH MAKE A MAN A GOOD CITIZEN" – PRESIDENT
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UFO sighting nexus emerges as ET science explains why no first contact yet
By Dave Masko 2011-09-07 19:59
McMINNVILLE, Ore. – Recent lenticular clouds – that have a peculiar shape that reminds locals here in this Oregon UFO hub of "flying saucers" – are often mistaken for UFO sightings, say ufology experts who now have answers as to why there's been no first contact yet.
McMinnville, Oregon, is a popular with "day trippers" from nearby Portland who know of the famous UFO photographs that were taken on a farm near McMinnville back in 1950. "Because they want to believe so badly, they often mistook those lenticular clouds for UFOs. Not that we don't have UFOs and aliens around these parts, it's just something that happens, 'cause one can just will a first contact," explains McMinnville local Richard Bryant who volunteers as a "guest host" for "the UFO crowd in town."
Who are these people in search of UFOs?
"Curiously, the seeming fascination the American public has for UFO sightings is tempered by negative attitudes about the people who experience it. Are people who claim UFO sightings uneducated, rural folks who do not know the difference between a satellite, a cloud or a flying saucer," asks the authors of "Paranormal America," that also reports how many UFO sightings – that have occurred over the past 60 years – as "real" and documented by police, teachers and others who "are credible.
In fact, the authors of Paranormal America point to Ohio congressman Dennis Kucinich who, after admitting to a UFO sighting during a 2007 presidential debate in Philadelphia, publicly reported that a "paranormal experience or belief invites scorn and concern for one's mental health."
Even sharing stories about UFOs for Huliq results in some UFO and paranormal websites calling this reporter a hoaxer because "people say they believe, but deep down they're not sure," adds McMinnville UFO host Richard Bryant.
"They give me a lot of winks and smirks when I show them the farm where the UFO was spotted. They say they're here to 'learn the truth,' but they've already made up their minds. I think they can't handle the truth, as Jack Nicholson said in that movie," Bryant adds.
Breaking the great silence on alien presence here on Earth
The Nobel Prize winner in Physics for 1950 was Enrico Fermi who often mused "about UFO sightings," writes Chris Impey in his new book "How It Ends: From You to the Universe." Impey, a University Distinguished Professor in the Astronomy Department at the University of Arizona in Tucson, goes on to write how "Fermi knew that the size and age of the universe and the mediocrity principle favored the existence of lots of extraterrestrial life."
Fermi also know that "that human technology was young, so there were likely to be a lot of alien civilizations who could easily communicate or travel across large distances in the Galaxy."
And yet, UFO reports aside here in McMinnville, Oregon, and other locations around the world, "there's no sign yet that aliens are willing to reveal themselves on a massive scale to the United Nations for good reasons," adds local McMinnville ufology expert Ben Palmer who points to Impey's new book as "a good read on why a UFO sighting nexus emerges as ET science tries to explain why no first contact yet.
For instance, Impey writes in his new book "How It Ends," that the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) has been operating for 50 years with constantly increasing sitivity and bandwidth but it has been met with what researchers call 'the Great Silence.'"
"How should we interpret the Great Silence? There are many possible answers, as there are to Fermi's question" about UFOs and alien life on Earth being real. Impey also writes that "there are likely to be 100 million habitable terrestrial worlds in the Milky Way, and they are an average of 1.5 billion older than Earth. There's plenty of time and real estate available for developing complex, intelligent life," he adds.
For example, Impey notes that "the earliest biology experiments in our galaxy might have started 10 to 11 billion years ago. For us to see no trace of intelligent life is a puzzle that begs for an answer."
More "probes" are need to unearth the UFOs that are visiting Earth, say experts
Given man's "exponential rate of technological progress," Impey and other top astronomers believe that first contact will be made on a grand scale worldwide "very soon," with many saying it's near and could happen before year's end.
However, science moves slowly, writes Impey, and he believes that "even if self-replicating probes are to our technology as our technology is to hunter-gatherers " --aliens who travel here on Earth and in the universe -- that it's still the near future before humans have to start dealing with ET on a day-to-day basis.
In turn, Impey writes that "probes could seed life on suitable planets in a mechanical form of panspermia; they could act as sentries to monitor the emergence of intelligent life; and they could explore more efficiently and safely than intelligent organisms could."
Moreover, Impey points to a "fleet of robotic probes that could also act as the nodes of a network of interstellar communication – think of them as 'Encyclopedia Galactica.' Think of it as our message in a bottle."
Also, Impey notes how top world scientists believe there's ET out there but there are many questions from many experts about the who, what, when, where and why of alien life visiting Earth.
Explanations for why there's been no grand scale first contact yet, include Impey's research questions from the world's top experts:
-- They exist but make a cultural choice not to explore or communicate.
-- They exist but are observing us and not making themselves known: the "zoo" hypothesis.
-- They're waiting for us to mature to either greet or destroy us: the "berserker" hypothesis.
-- They are so advanced we wouldn't know how to recognize them: the "neophyte" hypothesis.
Impey also notes that the many different aliens that have or are now visiting Earth – per why there's so many UFO sightings – because "we might be unique or extremely rare as a technological civilization."
In addition, Impey's new book has been dubbed by its publishers as "fascinating science behind the eventual end to everything-from the individual to all existence."
"Although we may try to keep it tucked at the back of our minds, most of us are aware of our own mortality," the marketing pitch for Impey's new book states, while adding: "But few among us know what science, with the help of insights yielded from groundbreaking new research, has to say about death on a larger scale. Enter astronomer Chris Impey, who chronicles the death of the whole shebang: individual, species, biosphere, earth, sun, Milky Way, and, finally, the entire universe."
Image source of lenticular clouds that have been reported as UFOs due to their peculiar shape: Wikipedia
UFO why they not officially land
Submitted by Bergheim (not verified) on Fri, 2011-09-09 07:30
If they land that means they also need to share their hyper advanced technology with us. And i dont think they are more interested in that than we are to give atomic bombs to Somalia or other failed states. This is a failed planet it is just that we are in the early stages of finding out. Once oil is on a downward slope etc we will find out My site: Meiersaken.info
I am so going to turn their thinking on its head when it comes lenticular clouds and cloudships (which are very real spaceships by the way) when my book comes out, I have so much proof a as contactee of these ships it will blow your minds, this is why they are doing a film about my contactee experiences. The naysayers are so incredibly ignorant.
They exist. Read Sir, Arthur
Submitted by Keyser Soze (not verified) on Sun, 2011-10-02 00:28
They exist. Read Sir, Arthur C. Clarke's Novel "The Last Theorem." I am THE ONE POINT FIVE and "Bill" in the novel. I am also David Bowman in the novel and film "2001: Space Odyssey." They talk to me. I am that "Singularity."


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Arc Symphony
Platforms: Microsoft Windows, Linux
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Assassin's Creed Origins
Publishers: Ubisoft
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Genres: Pet, Role-playing
Platforms: Microsoft Windows, XBox One, Android, Apple IOS
Publishers: Roblox Corporation
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AFL Evolution
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Microsoft Windows, XBox One
Publishers: Tru Blu Entertainment
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A Duel Hand Disaster: Trackher
Publishers: Ask An Enemy Studios
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Aaero
Genres: Music, Shooter
Publishers: Mad Fellows
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A Demon's Game: Episode 1
Publishers: RP Studios
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Atelier Lydie & Suelle: The Alchemists and the Mysterious Paintings
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PS Vita
Publishers: Koei Tecmo
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Attentat 1942
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Publishers: Charles University, Czech Academy of Sciences
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Publishers: NIS America, Inc.
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Atomega
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Publishers: Bohemia Interactive
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Home Government U.S. Official: Cybersecurity Plans Not Just Talk
U.S. Official: Cybersecurity Plans Not Just Talk
By Kenneth Corbin | July 01, 2009
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. -- Amid all the recent talk in Washington about getting serious about cybersecurity, some skeptics have expressed concern that it might be just that -- all talk, followed by little action.
But a senior White House official this morning official promised an audience of security professionals that unlike past federal reviews, which have been criticized for making promises that policymakers didn't keep, this time is different.
Speaking at research firm Gartner's annual Information Security Summit, Christopher Painter, the National Cybersecurity Council's director of cybersecurity, outlined the steps the Obama administration is taking to move ahead with the recommendations of a 60-day review the president commissioned earlier this year.
In a speech accompanying the release of the review in May, Obama outlined a multi-prong plan to tighten up the nation's cyber defenses, including the formation of a new position to coordinate cybersecurity policy across the agencies, Congress and the private sector.
But despite Obama's assurance that the cybersecurity coordinator would have his full support and regular access to the Oval Office, critics have speculated that the position is too far down the bureaucratic pecking order to have any real clout. In practice, they warn, the role might end up little more than a glorified cheerleader.
Painter promised otherwise.
"The cyber coordinator is going to be more than just a figurehead," he said. "We really have to deliver on the action plan."
The previous two administrations have made noise about cybersecurity, including a policy review President Bush ordered in 2001, which resulted in a strategy directive two years later. But Painter noted that those efforts didn't come with the mandate of a White House address, a jump-off point that he said elevated the issue to a chief policy priority.
"That's really a watershed event," Painter said of Obama's speech. "That really sets the tone, not only in this country, but around the world."
He added, "We had a strategy in 2003, but you didn't have the president coming out and giving a speech on this, and that's really, really important."
In that address, Obama made the case that defending critical infrastructure against online threats is as much an economic priority as it is a security issue.
That was reflected in the structuring of the cybersecurity coordinator position, which will serve on both the National Security Council and the National Economic Council. He has yet to fill the position.
Obama's efforts to bring cybersecurity into the mainstream fit with many of his other policy initiatives, where he is trying to apply technology solutions to areas like energy and health care. The idea of connecting the power grid to an interoperable network, while alluring for the energy savings it could yield, could have disastrous results if hackers were able to infiltrate the system and knock it offline. Similarly, the grand vision of an IT-based health care system where patients' records are digitized and doctors can provide treatment to patients in remote areas through robust networks could quickly unravel if the technology were compromised.
"It's really important to have security baked in from the beginning," Painter said.
That goes for government, too. Other members of Obama's tech team, particularly Aneesh Chopra and Vivek Kundra, who respectively fill the new positions of federal CTO and CIO, have been talking loudly about bringing new technologies to the federal computing apparatus to make it more efficient and collaborative.
[cob:Special_Report]As Chopra, Kundra and others tinker with new Web 2.0 technologies and moving the federal IT infrastructure to the cloud, Painter said they will work closely with the new cybersecurity coordinator to ensure that the government is leading by example.
"The cybersecurity coordinator is going to work very closely with [Obama's] CTO and CIO," he said. "The idea is, when we're thinking about these new technologies, we're thinking about security."
Painter stressed the need to partner with foreign countries to develop a coordinated approach to combat cyber threats. He spoke of the "weakest-link problem," where hackers will scour the globe to find a nation with lax cyber defenses, and route their attacks through servers in that nation to reach their ultimate target.
"It is clear that given the ubiquitous borderless nature of computer systems and computer networks that it doesn't matter if we do everything right" if other nations aren't on board, he said. "We need to have a dialogue with other countries."
He also spoke of the delicate balance of protecting privacy while maintaining a reasonable level of security in networks that are under continuous threat. Obama has said he will appoint a privacy official to the National Security Council's cybersecurity directorate to help ensure that the government's cyber policing efforts don't run roughshod over Americans' civil liberties.
The two aren't mutually exclusive, Painter said, pointing out that properly securing the systems that house personal information such as health records will keep people's sensitive data private.
"It's not a zero-sum game," he said. "If we're doing this right, we're enhancing privacy."


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I'm With the Band
Joe Henry's Reverie
An Album of Border Crossings and Meditations in the Dark
By Jeffrey Overstreet (jeffreyo@spu.edu)
"Everything is free now," Gillian Welch once prophesied.
And with recorded music, that's almost true. As recordings become more and more accessible — streaming previews, music services like Napster and Spotify, YouTube concert bootlegs — the experience of live music seems to become more and more valuable. No matter what innovation we'll find online tomorrow, nothing can equal the privilege of standing in the musician's presence during a performance.
But on his 12th album, Reverie, Joe Henry gets about as close as possible to delivering the live experience to your living room, your car, or your headphones. Listen closely, and you'll hear more than music. You'll hear the rattle and hum of the gear, the room, and the environment around it.
A Grammy-award-winning producer of great artists like Allen Toussaint, Solomon Burke, Elvis Costello, Carolina Chocolate Drops, and Over the Rhine, Henry spends more time elevating other artists than performing music he composed himself. But his own songwriting can stand beside the best work of any artist he's produced. And Reverie is his most spontaneous, immediate, intimate album.
You'll hear that not only in the lyrics — which speak of personal experiences, epiphanies, doubts, and dreams — but also in the instrumentation, which he recorded in the basement recording studio of his historic South Pasadena home. (Henry lives in the Garfield House, which was built for President Andrew Garfield's widow after he was assassinated.)
With the windows open to outside noise — a howling hound, a visitor, the wind — Henry draws together some of his finest collaborators. Jay Bellerose (drums), David Piltch (upright bass), Marc Ribot (guitar and National ukulele), Patrick Warren (pump organ), and others play so closely that you can almost hear the edges of their instruments bump against each other.
Thus, as boundaries between the instruments blur, so do the borders between the physical environment of their workspace and the haunted landscapes of Joe's lyrical imagination. "I had to look back to see it," he said in an interview at Radio Times. "I think all of the characters in the songs are wrestling with an awareness of time passing." These are songs about border crossings — from summer to autumn, from dark memories to dreams, from the material into mystery, from the present into the past or the future.
In the album-opener, "Heaven's Escape," he's a character lying on the hood of a car and watching a film projected on the side of a building. Note: The building is a bank. So this wall divides dreams from what we now associate with corruption and failure. (That's a perfect example of how Henry loads his lyrics.)
The film inspires a restlessness, an eagerness to escape into something new and better. "I feel I'm an angel in waiting," he sings, sensing "the promise of heaven" in that flickering light.
But as the song progresses, and the refrain — "Oh how, my love, will we escape?" — is repeated, we begin to realize that the singer is never going to be content. He sees any context as something insufficient, so that even in the final refrain, in a vision of a final, heavenly destination, he's feeling the urge to plan a prison break. The scene might remind you of the film The New World, in which the explorer John Smith leaves behind a paradise and an offer of true love because he cannot quench his wanderlust.
He delivers more indelible imagery in "Eyes Out for You" — a song in which a man compares his troubled state of mind to a caravan in which "dusty miners" are concealed and fearful of being caught. The man is on the run from the law, haunted by guilt and by the memory of someone who inspired his reckless flight. Determined to absolve himself, he makes up a story about his life and keeps running, leaving a path of destruction behind him. These scenes of a man driven to crime, denial, a violent conflagration, and a desperate escape recall the film Days of Heaven, or the apocalyptic stories of Cormac McCarthy — American parables resonant with Old Testament echoes.
But the imagery here isn't always sharply focused. Sometimes, as on his last album, Blood from Stars, it's more surreal and haunting, like figures moving beyond antique glass. Henry knows when he's happened upon an evocative phrase, and he often repeats them, so that they increase and cast long shadows.
In that Radio Times interview, he described writing lyrics as a process that has more to do with discovery than design. "Sometimes it's just a phrase that will speak itself into your mind, and it's like seeing something shiny sticking out of the dirt, you know? If I dig in there, there might be nothing, there might be a whole bicycle down there, and I can ride away with it. But you don't know until you start digging."
Henry's a songwriter who wears his influences not on his sleeve, but in the soles of his shoes. As spontaneous as he sounds, he's standing on a firm foundation of American rock, folk, and blues. And his lyrics are tapestries where you might tease out threads drawn from great literature. (He's spoken reverently of Flannery O'Connor, Alice Munro, Rainer Maria Rilke, Raymond Carver, and Gabriel García Márquez.)
And yet, there's never a sense of nostalgia or name-dropping. While every song bears the wisdom of time, they also speak to the here and now. Into days crowded with headlines about failing heroes and fraudulent leaders, Henry sings three stinging questions: "How do you like your blue-eyed boy?" "How do you hear your lion song?" and "How do you keep your time to come?"
Speaking of our "time to come," it sounds like there may not be much of that left. In fact, I would not have been surprised to find that Henry drew inspiration from Bob Dylan's refrain "It's not dark yet / But it's getting there."
In "Dark Tears," death makes an ominous appearance: "Out along the darkest bank, I can see your boat from here …" Even songs about building and beginning are burdened with a sense of the lateness of things. "Here begins the fitting end / To what we'd started over— / When tomorrow is October …"
In "Room at Arles," the first time Henry has recorded himself solo with acoustic guitar, sadness and celebration mingle in memory of the late Vic Chesnutt, an imaginative and evocative songwriter who committed suicide last Christmas. The song rightfully implies that both artists — the singer and the song's subject — have always worked with the sense that departure is imminent: "Every song I've ever sung / Has been a song for going …"
But it's not a bleak or hopeless vision. The music itself — sometimes playful, sometimes scary, sometimes rowdy with celebration — redeems the most disturbing sentiments, reminding us of beauty even in the darkest places. And there's a reverence in the performers' restraint, pregnancy in their pauses, as if something entirely new is about to unfold. In Odetta, Henry sings,
Nothing is now as it appears
And there is no law speaks to that,
Just an ocean's roar between my ears
And down here deep inside my hat
Where broken ships still drift and pine
For some new world reverie …
As the world darkens, we may arrive at our destination, but that's not necessarily the end. Sam Phillips sang, "Help is coming / Help is coming / One day late." In a similar fashion, Joe Henry sings of a future beyond the end, a meeting after the arrival:
I'm an hour from arriving,
Three from where I rose to go —
And maybe two from where I'll find you,
Between the world and all I know.
It has the glow of deep consolation, a glimpse of a glorious reunion seen as through a glass … darkly.
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Culture, Europe, Latvia, Lovin Latvia, Noir
Latvia's Soviet Trail
Siberian gulags, the KGB building and radio observatories used for espionage.
Text and images by Travel Purist
Not on the usual tourist circuit, Latvia is a country that takes you by surprise. Few know that its sub-zero winter temperatures are offset by beautiful beaches and while the capital, Riga, is sure to blow your mind with its pretty Art Nouveau architecture and streetside buildings that exude fine art, you will find that Latvia's most interesting historical sights are also its darkest.
Once part of the German, Swedish and Russian empires as well as the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, Latvia was forcibly occupied by Soviet Russia in 1940 and won its independence only in 1991. The Soviet era was possibly the darkest period in the country's history and the Occupation Museum (Strelnieku Square, opposite Akmens Bridge, Riga) documents much of the history and horror of the period including a reconstruction of the Siberian gulags that much of the population was deported to on flimsy grounds. Just outside the museum is the Riflemen Monument – a Soviet era tribute to Lenin's bodyguards – while a short distance from here is the Freedom Monument that honours soldiers killed during the Latvian War of Independence. But the building that's sure to sober your holiday mood is the KGB Building, now a museum.
Inside the Occupation Museum. Left: Reconstruction of a Siberian Gulag.
Known locally as the 'Corner Building', the KGB Building (Brivibas iela 61) was Riga's original house of horrors. The headquarters of the 'Cheka' or the Soviet Secret Service, its beautiful Art Nouveau façade is deceptive; it hides the ugliest reality of Latvia's Communist regime. Guided tours are conducted in English, Latvian, German and Russian, and visitors are forbidden entry on their own for fear that they might get lost in the maze of rooms and torture chambers.
"…the Soviet Union always appeared to be the world's most active fighter for peace but never for a moment abandoned the idea of a global proletarian revolution or the struggle against imperialism, the result of which was the Cold War and armed conflict in just about every continent after World War II. Prisoners have also remembered the interrogators' characteristic manner of questioning, when apparent kindness and helpfulness were followed by a brutal blow and torture, if the hoped-for objective was not achieved with 'humane' methods," says the detailed introduction to the building, in a brochure provided by the Riga 2014 Foundation.
The interior is proof enough – art exhibitions and film screenings bring alive the terror of the repressive era, and the guide leads us through the detention cells, interrogation rooms and narrow passageways mockingly nicknamed 'King's Street' (for the slightly better condition of its inmates) and 'Rose Street' (occupied by female prisoners) by Secret Service agents. A dark cell with a tiny window that lets in barely a sliver of light is transformed by the flick of a switch and we are told, as we squint in the blinding glare of bright lights, that these lights were left on all night, which together with night-long interrogation, ensured that the prisoners were left in a state of more-or-less permanent sleeplessness. Once inside this house of terror, politicians, artists, writers and others usually disappeared without a trace.
Inside the KGB Building known as the 'Corner House'.
Onward to Ventspils, the terrain gets more 'East Bloc' and Riga seems almost West European in comparison. Soviet era buildings continue to be used as residences by locals while some have turned into hospitals and university accommodation. A working class Soviet canteen near the beach continues to serve traditional Latvian and Russian meals at Soviet era rates and a little old lady at the Central Market sets up her stall of coins, badges, medals, antiquarian books and other memorabilia from Soviet times.
Beyond Ventspils, past the beautiful coast of Staldzene and not far from the lighthouse at Ovisi, are structures that seem to have emerged from the pages of a Tintin comic book. Hidden amid vast forests of oak and pine trees is chilling evidence of Soviet espionage – radio observatories that once picked up local telephone conversations. The big observatory at Irbenes is closed to visitors now, having been bought over by a German company for research in astronomy. The smaller one allows ticketed entry and you can climb all the way up to the top, should you have the stomach for it.
The radio observatory at Irbenes.
From outside, the observatories look like giant rusty satellite receptors. From the inside, they look like something from Dr Zhivago-meets-James Bond. A mass of vintage (then state-of-the-art) equipment punctuated with hazard warnings in Russian, the paint peeling from walls that could tell a million stories, the structures seem to let you in on a secret hidden from the rest of the world. Close to the observatories are deserted, dilapidated residences and schools built for the Soviet spies and their families – structures that were hastily abandoned after Latvia won its independence. Locals would discover the observatories only in 1991, the area (a 100 km radius around the observatories) having been out-of-bounds for unsuspecting locals who were oblivious of their existence.
Latvia shares its border with Western Russia and for many a local Latvian who's lived through Soviet times, the crises in Ukraine and Crimea have been enough cause for sleepless nights. "Never again," said a Ventspils resident. "I have spent a serious amount of time planning our escape in case of sudden occupation by Russia."
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New Kids on the Block readying some new music
New Kids are back in the starting blocks.
Mere months after polishing off an international tour with Backstreet Boys, the Bostonians are already at work on their first new record since their 2008 comeback disc, says Jordan Knight.
"We're doing an album now," the 42-year-old vocalist confirms. "We'll be touring with it next year. It's exciting; the last album we did was four years ago. It's going to be great for the fans — but it's going to be really great for us because we'll be re-energized with new music, new videos, new dance moves, a new stage act. It'll be new, new, new."
That reinvention may extend to their sound, he says, claiming NKOTB would even be willing to try their hand at dubstep — though a mashup with genre superstar Skrillex might not be in the offing. "Who?" Knight asks. "See? I'm showing my age there. But we do like to mix our classic sound with whatever is going today so it's very relevant. We like to keep on top of the trends."
But before moving forward with bandmates Joey McIntyre, Donnie Wahlberg, Danny Wood and his older brother Jonathan, Knight has to take care of some unfinished business: Touring Canadian theatres with his own band in support of his 2011 solo album — titled Unfinished, appropriately enough. While driving in the slow lane outside Boston, he chatted about being secretly Canadian, life as a middle-aged heartthrob and stretching on the Lido Deck.
You just finished the NKOTBSB tour in June and you're touring again. Are you broke or a workaholic?
Yeah, what's wrong with me? I think I'm a workaholic. Really, the thing is that I didn't get to do my solo tour and sing my new music in Canada. I did about 20 cities in the States and I got a lot of requests to go to Canada. So I felt the need and the desire to top it off with a Canadian run.
It seems there's a strong connection between New Kids and Canada. You started your 2008 comeback tour here. Why the love?
Well, both my parents are from Canada. I'm actually a dual citizen. I definitely have Canadian roots. I mean, I definitely consider myself an American because I was raised down here, but every Christmas I would go to my grandparents' house at Dunville, Ont., and every summer we'd spend time on Lake Erie. We were always heading up to Canada. So there's definitely a connection.
What's the difference between Americans and Canadians?
I've always thought of Canadians as salt of the earth people. All my relatives, you could just feel the Canadian essence when we would go visit. They were just good people. Not that I'm saying Americans are bad people — at all. I just feel comfortable around Canadians. They're more polite. That's for sure.
How do you feel about touring theatres with your solo band instead of touring arenas with New Kids?
I look at it as a special thing. I don't look at it as a downgrade. It's just a different setting. It's cool to be in a smaller setting with hardcore fans. They get to have a more closeup view, and I get to be more off the cuff, instead of having a set show in an arena where every song has to be a smash. I get to sit at the keyboard and sing songs of mine I wouldn't be able to do at a big show. I can take my time, I can do whatever I want: Make a joke, have a laugh, bring someone onstage. It's more of an in-the-moment experience.
Does being a heartthrob make it tougher to be taken seriously when you're in your 40s and trying to get people to listen to your music?
Nah. I think the fans can enjoy the music I make and see me as a heartthrob. It just comes with the package. But I don't feel like I'm going out there and living off my image of when I was 18 years old. I put a lot of pride into my work and that's why I'm still doing it. And I believe they feel that.
It could be worse: You could be a former heartthrob.
Yeah. That would just be sad. I don't think I'd be on the road if that was the case. Then again, I probably would. I love it too much to let that stop me.
Speaking of getting older, how are you holding up? Is it getting tougher to keep up with the physical demands of your show?
There's a lot of stretching, I gotta tell you. But I've always been big on stretching. Fans know me as someone who likes to stretch. Actually, on one of our (concert) cruises, I did a stretch class on the Lido Deck. The whole ship was watching me do yoga moves. And on Twitter, there was a time when I would walk fans through stretches every morning. I guess it's pretty weird.
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Jordan Knight tour dates:
Oct. 3 | Ottawa | Centrepointe Theatre
Oct. 4 | Toronto | Guvernment
Oct. 5 | Montreal | Metropolis
Oct. 13 | Halifax | Casino Nova Scotia
Oct. 14 | Moncton | Capitol Theatre
Oct. 16 | Edmonton | Citadel Theatre
Oct. 18 | Calgary | MacEwan Hall
Oct. 20 | Vancouver | Venue
Oct. 21 | Victoria | McPherson Theatre
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