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In a report based on data collected over the last five years, the observer Isabel Lourenço, Human Rights Activist, Member of Fundación Sahara Occidental, Collaborator of porunsaharalibre.org, denounces the seriousness of the situation experienced by the families of Saharawi political prisoners.
The information collected from families in the occupied territories and the kingdom of Morocco during the trials in Rabat, Salé, Agadir and Marrakech shows not only the economic, social and psychological difficulties affecting the families of prisoners.
The long distances that have to be traveled by the families who have to travel over 1200km to then see sometimes the visit prevented arbitrarily.
Also highlighted is the traumatic effect on their children and the constant pressure and persecution and vigilance to which they are subject.
The system of rotation "roulette system" which consists of transferring prisoners from jail to jail in another of the aspects that hinders the family organization.
An approach to a subject that has so far not been properly documented and which clearly demonstrates that Morocco punishes Saharawi political prisoners and their families far beyond the harsh and unjust sentences handed down.


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Free online jigsaw puzzle for adults and kids of a beautiful crisp autumn day in the country. The trees are losing their leaves creating a thick layer on the grass.
Look at the majestic great grandfather that stands straight even though he has lost his limbs. At first I thought it was his children and grandkids that stood in front of him but they look like they were planted as they are not scattered at random. Another picture of Gods great creations.
Off to go leaf-peeping today. Hopefully the leaves will be on the trees and not the ground. We are driving north to catch the best color (hopefully). I'm feeling much better today. Thank you for your prayers. When I get news of my sister-in-law I'll let you know how she's doing.
Wishing you all a scenery filled day.
I am glad you are feeling better today Pixi. We will continue prayers for your sister-in-law. And please do keep us informed as to how she is doing. Have a blessed day.
Thank you all. No news about the hip op yet but there should be soon.
I'm doing better. I really appreciate you all for pulling for us spiritually. God bless you.
I had to ask my husbnd to email his sister so I could tell you how things went. He seems to be a no news is good news person and doesn't ask. Her operation went fine. Initially she had no pain but she's already doing rehab and that does hurt.
Thank you again for your prayers and concern.
I am so glad your Sister-In-Law is getting better. I hope you can have your knee operation soon.:) HUGS!!!!!
Thanks eveningstar. Hugs to you also.
Glad to hear the operation went well. Rehab can be terribly painful but is SO necessary.
Don't worry. I know my sister-in-law and she wil do whatever is neessary. Thanks Trynfindit.
A great source of free mulch!!! Hugs Jas.
We recently saw the fluff from a cottonwood tree. My goodness! what a mess it made.
We have a cottonwood in the neighbors front yard, yes they make a mess. Our city has now ban the ones that do that (can really stop storm drains) and also the red cedars (do to the fire hazard). Same neighbors have one of those close to our wood fence. Both are on my allergy list so I would love to have them cut down.
I can certainly understand the 'snowing' moniker. The 'snow' from the tree was all over the driveway and foofed everywhere as we drove through it!
Monday, when I was going to the doctor, I noticed that very few trees here in Kansas City had even started changing colors. Well, I guess the trees stay the same color, but the leaves were almost all still green.
You can always tell when it is a dogwood tree by its bark.
You have other talents darambo that I am sure other people wish they had. Hugs.
Everyone has a set of talents that are unique to them. For example, Parson Wayne could write a book, "Crimes and Puns I Met."
I would love to be able to go and run/walk through an area of fallen leaves, kicking them around and throwing them in the air, just like when I was a child. We would go to the woods during autumn to collect sweet chestnuts to roast, and the leaves were very deep, or so it seemed, and you had to kick them around to find the nuts. Sorry I have gone on a bit, I do apologise.
Enjoy the colours for they do not last long. God bless you all and keep you safe from harm.
Barbaranne thank you for sharing that wonderful memory it was beautiful. I can see you in my mind doing it. Don't ever apologize for sharing your memories good or bad ones. Be safe.
Barbaranne, a few sentences about such a lovely memory could never be considered 'going on.' Like darambo I could just picture y'all collecting the nuts and roasting them. Lovely.
Thank you all for being so kind, may life be has kind to you as you have been to me. God bless you all.
What a peaceful scene. It just needs an old, retired, well loved horse or two hanging its head over the fence.
God bless you with such an idyllic place to retire to.
Hahaha you are most welcome nlb. Hugs.
Nlb, I was thinking about a horse looking over the fence too.


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La Marche du désaccord (en , littéralement « la marche de ceux qui ne sont pas d'accord ») est l'appellation donnée aux manifestations de l'opposition en Russie qui ont eu lieu le  et le  à Moscou, le  et le  à Saint-Pétersbourg, et le  à Nijni Novgorod.

Ces manifestations ont été organisées par le Front civique uni (en ), présidé par Garry Kasparov, l'ancien champion du monde d'échecs, et Mikhaïl Kassianov, ancien Premier ministre russe. Le Front regroupe différents mouvements politiques russes, d'extrême gauche, de gauche, de droite et d'extrême droite, qui revendiquent un changement du système politique formé pendant les années de la présidence de Vladimir Poutine, caractérisées, selon eux, par un recul de la démocratie, la suppression des élections à différents niveaux du pouvoir et la modification de la législation sur les partis politiques.

Moscou, le 16 décembre 2006

À Moscou, le , la manifestation a réuni de  à  personnes . L'itinéraire prévu était bloqué par les forces de l'ordre ;  à cause des obstacles créés par la police ; environ 250 personnes ont été arrêtées au cours de la manifestation à la place Trioumfalnaïa de Moscou.

Saint-Pétersbourg, le 3 mars 2007

À Saint-Pétersbourg, le , la manifestation a réuni de 800 (selon la police) à  (selon l'opposition) personnes (source neutre : environ 5000). Comme à Moscou, la Marche a été interdite par les pouvoirs locaux, mais elle a eu lieu malgré les obstacles et les affrontements avec la police. 113 personnes ont été arrêtées et relâchées peu de temps après, y compris le chef du parti national-bolchévik Edouard Limonov. Quelques personnes ont été blessées pendant les affrontements.

Nijni Novgorod, le 24 mars 2007

À Nijni Novgorod, le , la manifestation a été interdite sous des prétextes différents (une fête d'enfants, recherches archéologiques, travaux de construction, etc.) et sévèrement réprimée par les autorités locales. La plupart de ses organisateurs ont été poursuivis pendant la semaine précédant la manifestation. Le centre-ville était complètement bloqué par les forces de l'ordre, beaucoup de participants n'ont pas pu accéder à l'endroit prévu à cause des interpellations partout dans la ville et la région, mais une petite manifestation a réussi à avoir lieu à côté de la place Gorki, pendant 20 minutes environ, avant d'être écrasée par les policiers. Selon les données citées par différentes sources, y compris la radio Echo de Moscou, au moins une centaine de personnes ont réussi à traverser les nombreux obstacles créés par la police. 3000 policiers, locaux et convoqués des régions voisines de la ville, devaient écraser le mouvement, environ 200 personnes ont été interpelées; quelques chefs du mouvement ont été arrêtés et seront poursuivis pour terrorisme.

Moscou et Saint-Pétersbourg, le 14 et le 15 avril 2007

Deux manifestations de la Marche du désaccord ont eu lieu le 14 et le  à Moscou et à Saint-Pétersbourg respectivement.

L'avis de manifestation à Moscou pour le  a été adressé aux autorités le , mais il a été rejeté rapidement et le refus a été expliqué par le fait qu'une autre association avait déposé son avis une minute (!) avant celui de la Marche et leur manifestation devra avoir lieu au même endroit et à la même heure. Les autorités ont proposé aux organisateurs de la manifestation de se rassembler à Touchino, un quartier au Nord-Ouest de Moscou, situé à  du centre-ville. Les organisateurs de la Marche n'ont pas accepté cette proposition.

Comme pour les marches précédentes, des poursuites ont été lancées contre les personnes participant à l'organisation des manifestations, quelques jours avant la date prévue pour la marche. MM. Kassianov et Edouard Limonov ont reçu des avertissements officiels du Parquet, qui leur conseillait de ne pas y participer . En même temps, le chef du parti au pouvoir Russie unie, Boris Gryzlov, a déclaré le  qu'il était défavorable "à toute marche ou manifestation, dont les participants essayent d'exprimer leur opinion sur les évènements qui se passent en Russie. Je pense que les manifestations doivent avoir lieu à l'occasion des fêtes, quand les gens sortent dans la rue et font la fête. Mais les manifestations, qui visent à déstabiliser la situation politique et exprimer des opinions, c'est dangereux."

Le , l'ONG Human Rights Watch a exprimé son inquiétude à propos d'un éventuel écrasement des manifestations, prévu par les autorités. Au moins  policiers des régions voisines ont été convoqués à Moscou afin de "maintenir l'ordre public".

Le , tout l'itinéraire de la Marche a été bloqué par les forces de l'ordre. Toute personne qui se dirigeait à l'heure de la Marche vers la place Pouchkine à Moscou risquait d'être arrêtée : la police arrêtait tous ceux qui avaient l'air de pouvoir participer à la manifestation, y compris certains journalistes. Voici un extrait d'une transmission radio entre les policiers, enregistré pendant l'événement, publié ultérieurement par la radio Echo de Moscou :

- Nous sommes devant un groupe de 20-30 personnes, âge moyen 60-65 ans. Donnez-nous une instruction! ...

- Arrêtez-les, pour que personne ne pénètre vers ce côté. Mettez-les dans les bus. ...

- Arrêtez tous ceux que vous voyez, les jeunes, tous. Ici du côté de la place Trioumfalnaïa, un groupe de 50 personnes arrive, Garry Kasparov parmi eux.

- Arrêtez-les, tous. Tous dans les bus. Il faut pas que Kasparov s'en aille. Arrêtez-le. ...

- Khakamada est là, donne une interview aux journalistes, se dirige vers la place Pouchkine.

- Arrêtez Kassianov aussi, vite, vite. Avez-vous besoin de renforts? ...

Garry Kasparov a été arrêté avant le commencement de la manifestation, il a été détenu pendant 5 heures dans un commissariat de police, puis convoyé au tribunal, où, pendant un procès qui a duré environ 6 heures, il a été condamné à payer une amende de  (environ ) pour avoir "crié des slogans antigouvernementaux dans la rue". D'après Kasparov, le procès avait un caractère totalement absurde et tout a été fait pour l'empêcher d'aller le lendemain à Saint-Pétersbourg pour une nouvelle Marche.

Les participants de la Marche se sont rassemblés finalement à la place Tourgueniev (initialement prévu comme le point final de la Marche), pour un meeting qui a duré environ 30 minutes, dispersé ensuite par les forces de l'ordre.

Parmi les autres personnes arrêtées au cours de la manifestation on peut citer Maria Gaïdar, chef du mouvement de  jeunesse "Da!" ("Alternative démocratique") et Sergueï Parkhomenko, journaliste de la radio Echo de Moscou, Sergueï Oudaltsov, chef de l'"Avant-garde de la jeunesse rouge" (AKM), mais ils ont été relâchés plus tôt que Garry Kasparov. Au total, plus de 300 personnes ont été arrêtées pendant la manifestation. Certains participants ont été blessés à coups de matraque. Selon différentes estimations, de  à  personnes ont participé à la manifestation.

Plusieurs autres manifestations ont eu lieu simultanément avec la Marche du désaccord à Moscou et étaient autorisées par le pouvoir : l'Union des forces de la droite (SPS) a rassemblé ses partisans à la place Slavianskaïa à 13h, le Congrès des communautés russes (KRO) et le Mouvement contre l'immigration illégale (DPNI) ont manifesté à la place Bolotnaïa à 14h (« Marche impériale »), tandis que la Garde jeune (branche de la Russie unie) est sortie à Vorobievy Gory. Cette dernière manifestation portait le nom de la « Marche de l'accord ».

Le , à Saint-Pétersbourg, une autre étape de la Marche a eu lieu. La Marche elle-même a été interdite par les autorités locales, mais un meeting à la place Pionerskaïa a été autorisé. La manifestation s'est passée sans affrontements, mais, après le meeting, une colonne de manifestants s'est dirigée vers la gare de Vitebsk, à l'approche de laquelle elle a été écrasée par la police. Quelques personnes ont été gravement blessées ; une centaine de participants ont été arrêtés, parmi eux Edouard Limonov, et Maxim Reznik, représentant en chef du parti "Iabloko" à Saint-Pétersbourg.

D'après les déclarations du procureur général de la fédération de Russie, Youri Tchaïka, "aucune infraction n'a été signalée au ministère public, je ne sais rien à propos des violations des droits". Selon un représentant du Ministère de l'Intérieur, "les forces de la police n'ont pas permis d'effectuer une manifestation illégale, ont agi d'une façon ferme, mais strictement dans le cadre de la loi".

Le , Garry Kasparov a été convoqué au FSB de Moscou pour donner des explications sur ses propos tenus pendant une émission à la radio Echo de Moscou, soupçonnés de slogans extrémistes. L'interrogatoire a duré 4 heures et, d'après la déclaration de Garry Kasparov, s'est passé correctement.

Nijni Novgorod, le 28 avril 2007

L'étape suivante de la Marche du désaccord devait avoir lieu à Nijni Novgorod le . La demande, déposée deux semaines à l'avance pour annoncer la manifestation, a été rejetée tout de suite par les pouvoirs locaux. Les participants devaient se rassembler à côté de la place Svoboda, un carrefour de transport important de la ville, ce qui a constitué le prétexte pour le rejet. Les jours précédant la manifestation ont connu le même scénario que  les autres journées de la Marche : poursuites des organisateurs, etc. Cette manifestation a rassemblé très peu de participants : 20  personnes sont venues au début pour annoncer leurs slogans pendant 3 minutes environ, après quoi ils ont été arrêtés par les policiers. Quelques minutes après, un autre groupe de 30 personnes est arrivé ; leur manifestation a duré 20 minutes et n'a pas été dispersée, mais quelques chefs du mouvement, parmi eux Stanislav Dmitrievski, directeur de l'Association pour l'amitié russo-tchétchène, ont été interpelés et détenus pendant quelques heures.

Le  mai 2007

Les manifestations traditionnelles du  mai pour la "Fête du Printemps et du Travail" ont rassemblé un nombre très important de partisans de différents mouvements politiques dans tout le pays, y compris des représentants du Front civique uni. Ils ont rejoint les colonnes de leurs alliés à Moscou, Saint-Pétersbourg, Oulianovsk, Voronej, Oufa et d'autres villes, avec les slogans "Nous avons besoin d'une Autre Russie", "La Russie sans Poutine" .

En général, ces manifestations se sont passées sans incidents, sauf lors de l'arrestation de quelques personnes à Voronej, de la dispersion de la colonne à Oufa sous prétexte que les participants "portaient des slogans et des drapeaux inconvenables"  et à Riazan, où la distance parcourue n'était que 15 mètres.

Samara, le 18 mai 2007

Le  l'annonce de la Marche a été adressée aux autorités locales. Une conférence de presse a eu lieu afin de présenter les revendications. Cette Marche devait avoir lieu le même jour que le sommet "Russie - UE" à Samara. Comme pour les précédentes Marches, les forces de l'ordre ont commencé à dresser des obstacles aux organisateurs de la manifestation, par exemple:

Le journaliste Dimitri Trechtchanine, membre du mouvement « Autre Russie », a été convoyé le  par des policiers au commissariat militaire de la ville où il a reçu une convocation de faire son service militaire à partir du .

Le , une perquisition a été effectuée dans les locaux de l'ONG Golos à Samara, à la suite des discours d'une représentante de l'association lors d'une émission à la radio Echo de Moscou consacrée à la Marche, sous prétexte de l'utilisation de logiciels piratés par l'association. Mikhaïl Gangan, membre de l'ancien parti National-Bolchévik, a été arrêté et détenu pendant quelques heures, après quoi il a reçu une convocation au tribunal sans aucune indication de cause licite. Ilia Gouriev, membre du même parti, condamné avant à de l'emprisonnement avec sursis pour avoir participé à une des marches du parti, a été arrêté et s'est vu modifier sa peine d'emprisonnement à six mois ferme.

Le , des perquisitions ont été effectuées dans la représentation du journal Novaya gazeta à Samara, sous le même prétexte que pour l'association "Golos", et dans toutes les imprimeries locales afin de rechercher des tracts pour la Marche du désaccord.

Le , certains organisateurs de la Marche et des colleurs d'affiches pour la manifestation ont été arrêtés et détenus pendant quelques heures.

Le 15 et le , les poursuites et les perquisitions continuent à Samara; des pressions ne cessent d'être exercées sur les organisateurs, parmi elles l'installation d'un panneau "Recherchés par la police" dans le centre-ville de Samara, avec les photos d'une trentaine de personnes, membres de l'ancien parti National-Bolchévik.

Finalement la Marche a été acceptée par les pouvoirs publics, sous condition d'une modification de l'itinéraire prévu initialement. Le Comité pour la protection des journalistes (États-Unis), a exprimé son inquiétude dans un communiqué  à propos des arrestations et des perquisitions à Samara, tandis que les mass-médias locaux ont refusé de diffuser des messages sur la préparation de la Marche. Le , une conférence de presse a eu lieu à Moscou, avec Ludmila Alexéeva (Groupe Helsinki de Moscou) et Lev Ponomariov (mouvement "Pour les droits de l'homme"), consacrée aux poursuites des journalistes et des partisans de la manifestation à Samara.

Garry Kasparov et Edouard Limonov ont annoncé leur intention de participer à la Marche du désaccord à Samara, mais le  au matin, quand ils sont allés à l'aéroport Chérémétiévo pour prendre l'avion pour Samara, ils n'ont pas pu passer le contrôle : leurs passeports ont été retenus par les policiers de l'aéroport sans en expliquer la raison, jusqu'à ce que le dernier avion pour Samara parte. Après, les passeports ont été rendus à leurs titulaires, mais leurs billets ont été déclarés faux. Ainsi, Kasparov, Limonov, Ponomariov et un groupe de journalistes qui les accompagnaient n'ont pas pu participer à la manifestation.

La manifestation elle-même s'est déroulée généralement sans incidents (6 personnes arrêtées au total) et elle a réuni, selon les sources d'opposition, jusqu'à 500 personnes et jusqu'à 1000, selon des sources neutres.

Malgré tous les obstacles créés, Edouard Limonov a déclaré que cette Marche a été un "succès absolu".

D'ailleurs, les poursuites n'ont pas cessé après la journée de la Marche. Le , des agents des forces spéciales russes ont pénétré dans l'appartement loué par des participants de la Marche, après avoir interpellé et filmé ceux qui y étaient présents, ces derniers ont été convoyés aux commissariats de police locaux, qui ont exigé d'un nombre d'entre eux de quitter la ville de Samara.

Tcheliabinsk, le 19 mai 2007

Une manifestation de la Marche du désaccord a été autorisée à Tcheliabinsk, le  ; certainement grâce à la modification de l'itinéraire prévu initialement. La veille de la manifestation, toute marche avait été interdite, un meeting seulement avait été autorisé.

150 participants du mouvement se sont rassemblés à l'endroit initial (croisement des avenues Lénine et Sverdlov) et ont marché jusqu'au monument de Kourtchatov, où la manifestation a été réduite à l'absurde par des représentants de mouvements pro-Kremlin : une autre manifestation, comptant environ 200 personnes, d'une certaine "Association des sportifs glamour" a eu lieu au même endroit et en même temps. Les slogans de la Marche du désaccord "C'est notre ville!", "Non à l'État policier!", "Nous avons besoin d'une autre Russie!" et "Russie sans Poutine" ont côtoyé des slogans comme "Non à l'été, oui à la neige!", "Nous ne sommes pas d'accord avec l'arrivée de l'hiver!". Ces derniers ont été scandés de façon à écraser les slogans de la Marche. Selon les représentants de la police, "les deux manifestations étaient autorisées et ne sont pas sorties hors du cadre de la loi, l'ordre public a été assuré et aucune provocation n'a été admise".

Médias russes à propos de la Marche

Le peu de fois où la télévision russe a parlé de ces manifestations, elles ont été présentées comme "des agitations et des rassemblements d'un nombre insignifiant d'éléments extrémistes ou des partisans de la révolution orange". Par exemple, après la marche du 24 mars, le représentant plénipotentiaire du président russe dans le district de la Volga, Alexandre Konovalov, a déclaré que "... si on les interroge, ils ne pourront pas expliquer clairement, avec quoi ils ne sont pas d'accord. J'ai l'impression, qu'ils n'ont pas pu trouver pour eux-mêmes une application convenable dans leurs emplois, leurs familles, dans les activités pour le bien de la société" selon l'agence RIA Novosti.

La Première chaîne de télévision a consacré quelques secondes de diffusion à la Marche du désaccord dans un reportage sur les manifestations du  : "...De l'autre côté de Tverskaya se sont rassemblés des ultraradicaux. La tentative d'une manifestation non autorisée a été réprimée par la police. Environ 170 personnes ont été arrêtées.

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Le , le centre Lévada a publié une étude sociologique de la situation politique en mars-avril. Une des questions du sondage était "Avez-vous entendu parler des "Marches du désaccord" qui ont eu lieu à Moscou, à Saint-Pétersbourg, à Nijni Novgorod et d'autres villes ; si oui, quelle est votre attitude envers ces manifestations ?" Voici les résultats de ce sondage :

Le Centre russe d'étude de l'opinion publique (VCIOM) publie le  les résultats de son enquête sur la Marche du désaccord. Voici les données présentées :

Ces derniers temps à Moscou et dans d'autres villes ont lieu des "Marches du désaccord". Avez-vous entendu en parler ?

- "Je ne suis pas au courant" - 49 %

- "J'en ai entendu parler un peu" - 43 %

- "Je suis ces événements" - 5 %

- "Difficile de répondre" - 3 %

De quelles sources avez-vous appris l'existence des Marches ? (plusieurs réponses possibles)

- "Difficile de répondre" -47 %

- Télévision - 42 %

- Radio - 7 %

- Presse écrite -7 %

- "Mes amis/connaissances m'en ont parlé" -5 %

- Internet -3 %

- "J'y ai participé" -1 %

Avez-vous retenu des slogans quelconques de la Marche du désaccord? Si oui, lesquels ?

- "Difficile de répondre" -96 %

- Slogans antigouvernementaux, démission du président -1 %

- Réduction des charges et amélioration des services urbains -1 %

- Augmentation des pensions de retraite -1 %

- Augmentations des salaires -1 %

- Autres -1 %Quels sont, à votre avis, les objectifs des organisateurs et des participants de la Marche ?- Tentative d'attirer l'attention des pouvoirs aux problèmes sociaux -8 %

- Déstabilisation de la situation politique -5 %

- Lutte pour le respect des droits et libertés civiques -5 %

- Tentative de se distinguer des autres mouvements politiques -4 %

- Expression du désaccord avec la politique de l'État -4 %

- Lutte politique pour le pouvoir -2 %

- Objectifs personnels des participants -2 %

- Pas d'objectifs précis -1 %

- Autres -1 %

- Difficile de répondre - 72 %

 D'autres événements en 2007
 - Edouard Limonov annonce deux nouvelles Marches du désaccord qui auront lieu à Saint-Pétersbourg et à Moscou le 9 et le 11 juin. Leurs itinéraires ne sont pas encore divulgués.

21 mai 2007 - À la suite de l'incident survenu le 18 mai à l'aéroport Chérémétievo, une plainte a été déposée au Ministère public russe de la part de G.Kasparov contre les "infractions et l'excès de pouvoir commis par la police". Parmi les infractions constatées dans la plainte figure une référence au procès-verbal dressé à l'aéroport. Selon ce procès-verbal, Kasparov a été détenu parce qu'il n'a pas déposé au commissariat militaire les listes des personnes qui doivent suivre une souscription primaire au service militaire", selon Gazeta.ru.

Les représentants de l'"Autre Russie" ont annoncé qu'ils n'organiseraient plus de Marches du désaccord à Nijni Novgorod, prévues pour fin mai et début juin, à cause d'une pression effectuée par les autorités locales, selon la radio Echo de Moscou.

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 Liens externes

 Site officiel de la "Marche du désaccord", en russe, l'accès au site a été bloqué pendant la période du 5 au 29 avril 2007.
 Journal de Garry Kasparov, en russe
 A Saint-Pétersbourg, la "Marche du désaccord" a mobilisé l'opposition russe, article publié dans le Monde
 En Russie, face-à-face dans la rue entre opposants et partisans du Kremlin, article du Monde consacré aux évènements du  à Moscou.
 La Marche du désaccord scinde le Conseil de l'Europe, message diffusé par l'agence gouvernementale RIA-Novosti (en français).
 Message de RIA-Novosti concernant une tentative de la Marche à Nijni Novgorod le 28 avril (en français).
 La crise économique, alliée de l'opposition ?, article de Rfi publié publié en .

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Motherwell take on an in-form Rangers side at Fir Park on Sunday, as the Steelmen look to pick up their first Ladbrokes Premiership victory of the season.
The amount of wins Motherwell have tasted on home soil in 2018 thus far.
There have also been three draws, including against both halves of the Old Firm, and four defeats, against Kilmarnock, Aberdeen, St Johnstone and Hamilton, from 15 matches in ML1.
The amount of seasons that have passed since 'Well failed to record at least one win in their opening three league matches.
That was in Mark McGhee's second season of his first spell, when the team lost on the opening day at Tynecastle, before losing at home to Aberdeen followed by a 1-1 draw with Dundee United at Fir Park.
The team finally got a victory the following week, when a debut goal from John Sutton gave the Steelmen all three points against Hibernian at Easter Road.
The number of nationalities that could possibly be represented when 'Well meet Rangers on Sunday.
As well as the home nations of Scotland, England and Northern Ireland, there are players from Nigeria, Croatia, Columbia, Mali, Burundi, Spain and others all vying to be involved in the big game.
The number of years that have elapsed since Motherwell last overcame Rangers at Fir Park on league duty.
The Fir Parkers last tasted success over their Ibrox counterparts back in the winter of 2002, with James McFadden the only scorer in a 1-0 win.
The Steelmen did have Fir Park twisting, shouting and shaking with a 3-0 home victory over a Stuart McCall led Rangers in May 2015, but that was in the SPFL's Premiership/Championship play-off final, rather than the league itself.
The number of players that have arrived at both clubs during the summer transfer window this far.
Rangers have signed or made permanent eight players and currently have four on loan.
Motherwell have added six new faces to their pool and currently have two on loan: Conor Sammon from Hearts and Tom Aldred from Bury.


These picnic table plans are one of several types of all-in-one picnic table designs. I saw this one at an RV park near central Texas. It is a good solid one-piece picnic table that is fairly easy to build.
Note: Before cutting any wood or building any part of these picnic table plans, read through to the end of these instructions so that you can visualize the finished product and verify the material list. You also might have scrap material of your own that you can use for some of the smaller parts. These instructions and material list assume that you do not.
I think a better option for assembling this picnic table is to build the table, as per instructions on this picnic table plan, then add the Bottom Rail and Bench Sections. You can decide for yourself after you read these instructions.
Note on Materials: In some cases the material list (below) specifies using a 10' piece of lumber for two 5' table parts. Some new materials may be 1/2" or so longer than their specified length, but some are not. Also, lumber is sometimes split or damaged at the ends. If either is the case, you may want to purchase the next size up. Alternatively, you can make the table slightly smaller (i.e. 58" or 59" table top boards instead of the specified 60").
You can always make adjustments to the dimensions of these picnic table plans to suit your specific needs. The dimensions indicated are the actual measurements from the picture I took of the one at the RV park.
With a Speed Square, mark a 35 degree angle on one end of one of the 2x6s (this leaves a 55 degree angle on the table leg). Measure 34" from the first mark and mark another 35 degree angle. This is the first leg. Cut it and use it as a pattern for the other three.
To assemble the table legs, hold two of them together (one on top of the other) with the long points opposing each other, and make a mark in the center (as if you are making a large pair of scissors). Drill a 3/8" hole in the center through both legs. Repeat these steps for the remaining set of table legs.
Cut two 4" long blocks from the 12 foot 2x4. Drill 3/8" holes in the middles of these blocks. These will be used as spacers to hold the leg sections apart.
Take two of the legs and sandwich one of the 2x4 blocks in the middle and bolt the three pieces together with one of the 7" carriage bolts (as shown in the drawings). Do not tighten.
Open the legs as if you were opening a pair of scissors, until the 35 degree angle cuts are in line. When sitting upright, the bottom of the legs should be flat on the ground. The two bottom and top points of the leg assembly should be 26 inches apart at this point.
Cut two 2x4s @ 26 inches. These will be used to tie in the top part of the table legs, and serve as framing for the table surface. Cut a 45 degree notch at the bottom of the 2x4s at both ends. Align the table legs so that the 35 degree angle cuts are parallel (see diagram above). Attach the 26 inch 2x4, to the top of the table legs, with the 3.5 inch carriage bolts. This will hold the table legs in position.
Cut two 2x4s 60" long (Bottom Rail). These will be used to tie the bottom of the table legs together with the vertical 2x10 bench supports. Center these 2x4s side-to-side, in between the table legs. Secure with 3.5 inch carriage bolts (see below).
Cut four 14.5 inch length sections from the 8 foot 2x10. These will be used as the bench supports.
Screw the 2x10s into the lower 2x4s with deck screws (to hold them in place) and drill/bolt them together with two 3.5" carriage bolts per support.
Cut two 2x6s at 51 inches. Screw them in between the two 2x10 bench supports (as shown in the diagram above) using three 3-inch deck screws on each end.
After attaching the 2x6 braces onto the vertical bench supports, the table should be standing up fairly straight. It may not be perfect - just so long as they are close.
Cut five 2x6s @ 60 inches to use as the table top. Starting at the middle of the table, screw in the middle 2x6 with the 3-inch deck screws.
Before attaching the remaining 2x6s, cut two 2x4 braces @ 21.25" from long point to long point as shown below.
On the underside of the 2x6 table top plank, measure over 15" from the inside 2x6 leg and make a mark. Measure down 15" from the underside of the table top, on the inside table leg, and make another mark on the leg. Screw in one of the 21.25" supports such that the long points of the brace line up with the two 15" marks (see side view above). Repeat this on the other end of the table.
Make sure that the entire picnic table structure is square and that the two leg assemblies are in line with each other.
Screw in the remaining 2x6 table top boards working from the center board outwards. Leave a 1/8 inch space between each board.
Cut the remaining 2x10 in two pieces @ 60 inches. Center them and screw them into the bench supports as shown in the end view below.
Once all of the pieces are assembled and the table is square and straight, tighten all of the bolts. The table should now be complete.


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In 1981, four-year-old Rachel Giordano became a poster child for Lego when she appeared in this memorable advertisement showing off one of her creations.
The ad, which was meant to show that creativity is not a boy thing or a girl thing, was actually quite controversial at the time and almost didn't happen. Judy Lotas, one of the women responsible for the ad, actually had to fight to have Rachel included in it because it was argued that boys were the ones who liked to build things, not girls.
Luckily, Lotas stood her ground and ended up with one of the most powerful, iconic ads of all time — one that today's toy and advertising industries can learn from.
Now, Rachel is a 39-year-old doctor who actually revisited her unforgettable Lego spot in 2014 when she teamed up with Lori Day, a psychologist, parenting coach, and HuffPost blogger.
Together, they recreated the 1981 ad to demonstrate the difference between the advertising industry's approach to children's toys then and now. According to Rachel, back in the '80s, Lego was gender-neutral, but today, everything is either pink or blue and toys deliver messages about gender to children, which is completely unnecessary.


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Mark Viduka - The Leeds United striker who produced a medley of memories
He was the gifted striker with the twinkled-toed feet.
By Andrew Hutchinson
Saturday, 12th September 2020, 4:45 pm
Mark Viduka celebrates scoring against Liverpool on the day he netted all four against the Reds at Elland Road in November 2000. PIC: Getty
Mark Viduka produced a medley of memories during his time at Leeds United.
16 of the most iconic Leeds United photos of all time
For many his piece de resistance arrived when he memorably netted all four goals in an amazing 4-3 televised victory over Liverpool at Elland Road on November 2000.
Mark Viduka salutes the fans after scoring all four goals against Liverpool at Elland Road in November 2000. PIC: Getty
Others point to his strike at Highbury two minutes from time in May 2003 which shrugged off the ugly shadow of relegation which has hung over Leeds United that season.
And lets not forget he remains the last Leeds United player to score a Premier League hat-trick thanks to a memorable Saturday afternoon at The Valley when the Whites demolished Charlton Athletic 6-1.
Your YEP has been asking the Elland Road faithful to share their memories of the Aussie frontman whose four seasons at Leeds produced highs and lows during a roller-coaster period in LS11, but his quality was never in doubt.
Responses included:
Don Fletcher - "He was a great all round player, not just a goalscorer. Despite his build he could turn on a sixpence very quickly. Viduka 4 Liverpool 3 was a prime example."
Lee Parker - "One of the best I've seen in a Leeds shirt in my 30 years of going to games. Proper striker."
Adam Huws - "For me it was the game against Wolves the season we were relegated. He played a pass for Milner to run into with the outside of his boot. Sublime pass. We won 4-1 and the whole stadium was rocking at full time. 38,000 singing Marching On Together."
Al Bryans - "Silky skills, just an all round great player."
Jim Spencer - "Outstanding player. We've had many memorable days, home, and away. Put four past Liverpool on that particular memorable day. Never to be forgotten."
Tony Field - "Fulham at home. 2-0 win. There was an eerie feeling around ER before kick off. No chanting or even chat but after six minutes all changed thanks to Mark. Also scored early second half to calm the nervous."
Keith Nash - "Took my mum to the only game she got to v Sunderland for her birthday treat including lunch etc . After the game we went back to the Pavilion and on leaving that Mark was walking out of the ground. We spoke to him and when I told him it was mum's birthday he was fantastic with her and made a right fuss of her . She never stopped talking about that up to her dying day three years ago. Great player and a great man as well."
Mick Parkin - "Had great feet and touch for a big guy."
Nick Buxton - "The winner against Arsenal at Highbury to keep us up. I was watching it at Trent Bridge, running around screaming my head off when it went in. The old boys in the pavilion weren't impressed but I couldn't have cared less."
Andy Lanceley - "As a child I went to get Kewell on the back of my shirt. After handing the printing woman a piece of paper with the letters on I called her back with seconds to spare.
The day after I was in Elland Road watching Leeds beat Liverpool 4-3 with Viduka on the back of my shirt."
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The October Flitwick's Box was one that was so different from what they've done in the past, I was so excited to get these pieces on!
Everything this month had a witchy vibe to it and I LOVED it!
The earrings were long black dandles with dark green stones, and actually gave me a Haunted Mansion feel if you've ever seen the costumes the female 'housekeepers' wear at the Haunted Mansion ride at Walt Disney World, but these are absolutely stunning. I saw a sneak peek and thought they'd actually be a lot bigger but they're a great size and don't tug at your ear too much which is awesome.
The second item was a black cat ring. If you follow me on Instagram you know my parents have a 98% black cat that I named Luna and she is my baby and this ring is SO CUTE! It's a bit weird that it's sideways and it sticks up quite a bit so wearing it to work, I'm worried I'm going to snap the head off but it's super cute to wear when I'm not doing too much as far as work and can just show it off!
Finally, the necklace. Chokers are super in and Flitwick's got on that trend! This black velvet choker with a black heart pendant is sublime – thought even at its tightest setting, it was a bit loose on me! Although disappointing, I think I can still make it work.
This box had a totally different feel from the typical Flitwick's boxes and I'm really pleased they're branching out and trying new things! Be sure to head over to their website and grab a box if you're interested in beautiful, on-trend jewelry every month!


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Du Bartàs était un groupe instrumental et vocal composé de cinq (autrefois trois) musiciens (Titouan Billon, Abdelatef Bousbiba, Laurent Cavalié, Clément Chauvet et Jocelyn Papon), basé dans l'Aude et dans l'Hérault.

Histoire

Créé en 2006, le groupe était à l'origine un trio (Laurent Cavalié, Jocelyn Papon et Pascal Tenza) dont le  Turbo Balèti est sorti en 2007 chez Sirventés.

Leur répertoire de « chansons languedociennes », était essentiellement de langue occitane. Après avoir puisé dans le répertoire traditionnel occitan, Du Bartàs interprètait depuis 2012 des compositions originales, évoquant les traces anciennes ou récentes laissées par l'histoire au creux d'un Languedoc méditerranéen et métissé, naviguant entre chronique sociale et poésie libertaire. De 2007 à 2019, Du Bartàs a sorti six albums édités par le label musical Sirventés/L'Autre Distribution.

Du Bartàs (broussaille en occitan) s'est produit en France et en Occitanie dans de nombreux festivals (Les Vieilles Charrues, Les Suds à Arles, Estivada de Rodez, Jeudis de Perpignan, festival Occitania de Toulouse, Rencontres de chants polyphoniques de Calvi, Babel Med Music à Marseille...) et sur diverses scènes (Théâtre de Narbonne, Le Nouveau pavillon de Bouguenais...).

Le groupe a donné son dernier concert en novembre 2021.

Discographie

  Turbo Balèti (2007)
  Fraternitat! (2009)
  Es contra ta pèl (2012)
  Tant que vira (2013)
  Cinc (2016)
  Rufa (2019)

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Liens externes

 Article de Libération du 23 janvier 2014
 Article de Mondomix du 15 novembre 2013
 Article de Chorus (2010)
 Site du label Sirventés

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Adrian Burragubba: The struggle to save country from Adani
Adrian Burragubba.
The Beyond Coal Gas Conference held over April 9 to 11 at Myuna Bay invited many Aboriginal leaders involved in the struggle against fracking or coalmining on their country to share their stories and promote solidarity with their campaigns.
Speakers over the three days included Kylie Sambo from SEED, the Indigenous youth climate network; Gadrian Hooson from the NT campaign against fracking in Borroloola and other Aboriginal communities; Paul Spearim from the Gamilaraay People and Clan Groups against CSG and Coalmining; and Balai elder Mabel Quakawoot.
Adrian Burragubba, from the Babinburra Clan of the Wangan people of the Wiirdi language group of Central Queensland, spoke about the intensification of the struggle against the Adani-Carmichael mega coalmine that the Queensland government has just given final approval for. A skilled didgeridoo player, he also moved the conference to a standing ovation with this speech, abridged below.
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The major totem for my country is the eel. The eels flourish in the Carmichael River and the river draws water from the Great Artesian Basin through the Doongmabulla Springs. There are about 10 springs that are located about 10 kilometres from where the mine is expected to be. The watertable is 400 metres down so the mine will affect all the aquifers, the waterways and all the water that comes from the Doongmabulla Springs.
These springs have been drawing water and feeding it into the river since the beginning of time. You can imagine how sacred it is to our people.
In the area around the springs there are many birthing trees. In Aboriginal culture these are sacred places for women's business. It's where life begins and it's where we get our totem at birth, so those birthing trees are very, very important to us. If they cease to exist, then the history of the Wangan and Jagalingou people will be annihilated. So I am very serious when I say that this mine will totally destroy our cultural heritage and the memory of our people forever.
Our strategy for the campaign against the Adani-Carmichael mine is a campaign in defence of country. We are defending what cannot speak — the plants and the trees, animals and birds. They speak to us as people who originally come from that land but they cannot speak to the government.
When the government goes out there they look at the land and say there's nothing here. But we see all the tracks and all the stories and we see our ancestors there. So it's an insult to us for Greg Hunt to go to our country and say there's nothing out there.
The second part of our strategy is about the big picture — where we as First Nations people confront the dispossession and injustice that are met by Traditional Owners all across the country every day. It is a long-running political challenge that has been going on since colonisation in 1788.
If we are successful in stopping this mine, then our country and our culture will be saved from destruction. So this is serious business for us.
While it will benefit people in general and the environment more widely, this is not an environmental campaign. The Wangan and Jagalingou people have joined with the environmental movement but we are running our own campaign, based on the singular act of self-determination and our right to say "no" as the Traditional Owners and custodians of our ancestral lands where our ancestors still reside.
It is possible to succeed in getting rid of this mining company. Even the economics of global energy alone could stop it. But for us it is about self-determination. If we lose this battle we lose our right to defend our law and custom and culture. It will mean disaster for our people but we will continue to fight.
We need the support and encouragement of many people across many fields of endeavour, many parts of society and many countries. But this is our fight for the future of our people and our culture and our lands and waters and plants and animals and our sacred sites and the stories that connect our homelands together to our spiritual home.
We have mounted a significant legal and political challenge to the system that enables governments and corporations to override our rights. We are taking on the Native Title Act and its racist legacy and its failure to measure up to international laws that declare the rights of Indigenous people. We have sent a complaint through the UN Rapporteur on Indigenous Rights complaining about what they are doing to Indigenous people in this country.
We have to throw everything at this mining company. At one point it was just us in defence of country but it's become a political argument now because the state government ignores us. But we've also taken action against the Native Title Tribunal and we have a case in the Federal Court. We have four Senior Council barristers working with us on a Constitutional challenge and we're prepared to take it all the way to the High Court. We'll keep this thing tied up forever.
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Comics Reviews: Superman 351, Action 511, DC Presents 25
Superman #351 – "The Fiend With Nine Faces" – Gerry Conway/Curt Swan/Frank Chiaramonte
Last issue, Clark Kent's old science teacher (Professor Tolkein) came up with a device he called the Genesis Machine, which was supposed to create matter from nothing, thus defying the laws of physics. We saw that the Genesis Machine didn't really create matter, it just transferred it from one place to another using some kind of psychic link that Tolkein set up between nine of his ex-students. But the matter transfers are unequal, with large objects disappearing and reappearing beside the Genesis Machine as much smaller items; this culminated in an entire office building disappearing and showing up as a typewriter near the Genesis Machine. Superman saved the building's occupants (which include Clark's old classmate Art Borely), but the Man of Steel was attacked by an energy creature—described as a "living Aurora Borealis"—that seems to have manifested from the mind-linked people, including Borely. Superman is stunned by the attack; in fact, his body actually goes numb where the creature struck him. He assumes there's some connection between the creature and Borely—who's in kind of a trance—but when he fights back, the energy creature keeps manifesting. It numbs Superman's arm and he finally realizes he can't fight it in the conventional way, so he takes off and the energy creature follows. The entranced Borely heads for the Science Center, where Tolkein was giving his demonstration … and Borely's not the only one; the other eight people in the mind-link all go into trances and head for the Science Center too. At the Science Center, objects are manifesting like crazy. Tolkein tells Lana Lang (who's been covering the story) the truth about the Genesis Device switching matter instead of creating it, but he says something's gone wrong. He created a psychic link between ten students back in college and now he's trying to use that link to power the Genesis Machine. But there's a short-circuit in the process, allowing the ex-students to control the Genesis device, which has released their own subconscious furies. Oh, by the way, the tenth student who was supposed to be part of the link? Clark Kent. Borely shows up and encases the audience in crystal before coming after Tolkein. Lana tries to stop him, but gets blasted by energy when Borely teleports away with the Professor—which makes the Science Center's roof disappear. Meanwhile, Superman has led the energy creature to the real Aurora Borealis, thinking the creature will be absorbed. It works, but there's an explosion and Superman gets blasted. Back in Metropolis, Lana goes to the Galaxy Building to tell everyone what's going on, despite the fact that her hands were burned pretty badly when Borely teleported away (and the rest of her isn't in great shape either). At the Fortress of Solitude, Superman recovers from the Aurora blast and confirms his theory on the computer; the Aurora creature wasn't one energy being, it was a whole bunch of them, phasing into reality. So whenever Superman destroyed one, another popped up, like heads on a Hydra. Superman gets an emergency signal from Jimmy and zips back to Metropolis. Lana tells him about Tolkein before keeling over, impressing Superman with her fortitude. He goes to look for Borely and the others, but makes a quick side trip first. He finds them at Metropolis University, where they've turned the Science Building into a castle (indicating a subconscious fear of attack). Superman busts in and is grabbed by a couple of stone fists. He melts his way free with heat vision and finds an Aurora energy net blocking his path. That doesn't stop him (the side trip he took was to bathe in Aurora Borealis energy, rendering him immune to its effects) and he finds Tolkein tied up in the main hall, with the nine ex-students entranced around a table. Superman frees Tolkein and the entranced students try to blast them with the Genesis Machine. Supes fashions a mirror out of a flagstone at super-speed and the reflected energy destroys the Genesis device. But the nine students have absorbed enough energy that they don't need the device anymore. Tolkein tells Superman he hypnotized the students without their knowledge and mentions that Clark Kent was supposed to be the tenth student, but the hypnosis didn't take. Superman (who's immune to hypnosis) realizes why the mind-link short-circuited and figures the best way to disrupt it is to join in. When he inserts himself into the link, it immediately breaks, freeing the students and returning the "castle" to normal. Tolkein and the students all have amnesia, thinking they're about to attend their class reunion, which took place two weeks ago. Superman doesn't seem inclined to clue them in, and takes off to spend some quality smooching time with Lois.
Last issue, it was implied that Clark's ex-classmates lived all over the country, but now it seems like they're all based in Metropolis.
Superman says he's immune to hypnosis, but in an earlier story he hypnotized himself. Maybe he's immune to Earth hypnosis.
"Mr. Mxyzptlk's Circus Adventure" – Denny O'Neil/Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez
This is a back-up story; DC was obviously recovering from the Implosion, as they start adding 8 extra pages to a lot of the books this month. Like a lot of back-ups, this one is basically just filler, so I won't spend too much time on it. There's a circus coming to Metropolis and a bunch of kids are supposed to see it, but for some reason Mxyzptlk sabotages it. There's a subplot about a kid named Juan who can't speak English very well, so he records stuff on a tape recorder to help him learn. There's another kid named Matthew who's an asshole to Juan because he thinks he's weird. (Meanwhile Matthew's walking around in overalls with no shirt underneath like Jethro Clampett … who's the weird one, Matthew?) Anyway, Superman takes the circus wagon into town and puts on the circus himself by changing outfits at super-speed so he can play all the different characters. Mxyzptlk tries to fuck things up and sets some giant tigers and lions loose. When Juan speaks Spanish to one of the tigers it stops because its trainer is Spanish, so it's used to obeying in that language. Superman takes Juan's tape of Mxyzptlk speaking and plays it backward, thus banishing the troublesome imp back to his own dimension. Predictably, Juan and Matthew end up being friends.
Action #511 – "Luthor Fights for Good" – Cary Bates/Curt Swan/Frank Chiaramonte
Last issue, Luthor met a woman (Angela Blake) who was dying of a rare disease. He fell in love with her at first sight (which may or may not have something to do with her being bald from chemo treatments) and to show his love, he not only cured her, but also decided to go straight. Yup, Luthor's a good guy now … or so he claims; Superman (and the rest of the world) is understandably skeptical. Luthor breaks into every TV and radio feed on Earth to broadcast the fact that he's changed his status from villain to hero. He says he's going to prove himself by embarking on an unprecedented spree of good deeds, but doesn't want anyone to think he's in competition with Superman on that front. On a spaceship orbiting Earth, a couple of aliens and their boss (who turns out to be Terra-Man, the walking Western stereotype) have plans of their own for Earth and hope Luthor's sudden face turn won't screw them up. True to his word, Luthor starts curing Earth's ills, first remotely disarming all nuclear weapons on the planet (which makes all the military types go nuts) and then repairing the ozone layer in the atmosphere. Superman runs into Angela Blake at WGBS and learns she had the deadly DXS disease before Luthor cured her. Luthor is now donating the cure to the world, eradicating the disease once and for all, but Superman is still suspicious; he even allows his prejudices to show when he does the nightly news as Clark Kent. It seems the authorities share his skepticism, since they're not rushing to pardon Luthor's crimes, no matter how many good deeds he performs. Luthor and Angela go out to suck face in the rain and Superman nerve-pinches Lex into unconsciousness. Angela says Lex knew Superman was watching them and would come to arrest him, but he was going to turn himself in voluntarily … on one condition: Superman has to examine Luthor as thoroughly as possible to see if he's lying about being a good guy. Superman knows the only place he could do such an analysis is the Fortress of Solitude and figures it's too big a security risk to take Luthor there. But Superman's curiosity gets the better of him and Luthor wakes up inside the Fortress … paralyzed inside an automated strait jacket. Superman runs every conceivable test and concludes Luthor really has gone straight, but says he's still a wanted criminal so he'll have to be taken in. Luthor figured that would happen, but he also knows Superman's code of ethics will compel him to plead for leniency on Luthor's behalf, knowing how much good an altruistic Luthor could do for the world. A huge rock smashes through the ceiling and Superman realizes someone's attacking the Fortress. Luthor offers to help him against the attackers, but Superman says no way. He heads out and runs into one of Terra-Man's alien henchmen, who he quickly manages to pound into the ice. We see hat Luthor has already escaped from the "escape-proof" container he was in. Superman takes on Terra-Man's other henchman, who wields a blade that can cut through the dimensional barrier into the anti-matter universe. Superman dodges the blade over and over until the alien has trapped himself in an anti-matter cage. Luthor shows up just in time to blast the first alien, who'd recovered and was about to jump Superman. Supes agrees to work with Luthor just as Terra-Man shows up to confront them. Terra sends alien tumbleweeds to cling to them and drain their life energy. Superman uses his super-breath to bury Terra in snow and Luthor blasts the tumbleweeds covering Superman. The weeds drop off and Superman pounds Terra before rescuing Lex from the weeds that were draining him. Superman reveals he knew Lex could teleport out of his restraints any time, but didn't prevent him because he wanted to see if Lex would come back to help. Since he did, Superman is now convinced of Lex's good intentions and says this could be the beginning of a beautiful friendship. Supes better hope Lex isn't just playing the long game … but we'll see what happens next issue.
Besides removing all Earth's nukes, fixing the ozone layer, and eradicating DXS disease, Luthor's list of good deeds also includes: capturing the 41 most wanted criminals; an earthquake prediction device; a process for creating synthetic oil instantly; and an automatic pollution eliminator. If I lived in the DCU, I'd be pissed off that Luthor had held all this shit back for so long.
If you're wondering why Superman was vulnerable to the alien tumbleweeds, it's because they come from a red sun system, so their energy draining ability can affect him.
Air Wave – "A New Costume for Air Wave" – Bob Rozakis/Alex Saviuk/Frank Chiaramonte
We last saw Air Wave in Action #488, where young Harold (Hal) Jordan moved to Dallas, Texas to live with his aunt and uncle. He's still trying to get used to the new place, as well as being a superhero, and having the hots for Karen, the live-in babysitter for his cousins. As this story opens, we see Hal heading by the school he'll be attending, to get a feel for the place before the school year starts. He spots a couple of guys screwing around on the roof and pretends to leave, but quickly changes into Air Wave and comes after them. They're just a couple of high school punks wiring the school sign to blow up on opening day. Air Wave pounds them, but they manage to blow up the sign, so he's pissed off at himself. The next day, Hall has some kind of stomach trouble, so his aunt insists on taking him to the doctor. While they're gone, his cousins get into his room and tear apart his Air Wave costume … seemingly without realizing what it is. But Karen figures it out right away—she was already suspicious of Hal—and decides to repair (and modify) the costume so Hal won't know what happened. Hal comes back from the doctor with a diagnosis of "sun poisoning", which I assume is like heatstroke. He has to postpone his trip to the amusement park with Karen, which gives her time to finish his costume and sneak it into his room. A couple days later, they go to the amusement park and some nutcase starts shooting from the top of a Ferris wheel. Hal changes to Air Wave and pounds the guy and finally realizes his costume is different than before. Not too observant, I guess. He comes back with some lame excuse about having to go buy a hat during the excitement, but of course Karen pretends to believe it. Hal's relieved, but still wonders where his new costume came from.
DC Comics Presents #25 – "Judgment Night" – Paul Levitz/Dick Dillin/Frank McLaughlin
Back in DC Presents #14, the Legion convinced Superman that Pete Ross's son, Jon, was destined to grow up as a military leader for some alien race, leading to a chain of events which would prevent Earth's destruction a thousand years in the future. Superman reluctantly complied and let the Legion deliver Jon Ross to the aliens. Naturally, Pete wasn't happy about that and swore revenge on Superman. But that hatred seems to have fucked Pete up pretty bad … this issue opens with him in an asylum, barely coherent and tearing up pictures of Superman. Naturally, the doctors don't believe Pete's claims about Superman handing over his son to aliens, so I can see why he might be a tad frustrated. Meanwhile, Superman is cleaning up his Fortress and has a sudden attack of excruciating pain. It's the latest of several such attacks he's had and he doesn't know what's causing them … though he soon gets an inkling. The Phantom Stranger pops out of nowhere and Superman figures the attacks must be magic-based. Stranger tells Superman he'll try to figure out who cat the spell on him, but points out that this spell only affects those with a guilty conscience … people who feel weighed down by their failures. Stranger disappears, leaving Superman to ponder his words. Stranger goes to a carnival, where a sideshow seer named Madame Benita is casting a spell using the clippings, the curl, and the conscience of a hero. Stranger warns her against it, but she completes the spell, summoning her dark mistress … who turns out to be Phantom Stranger's old foe, Tala. She manipulated Benita into casting the spell and says Superman's soul will soon belongs to her. In the Fortress, Superman thinks about the things he feels guilty over and concludes that letting Jon Ross be delivered to aliens is his biggest regret. Later, Clark is talking to Lois about a problem and she gives him shit, saying he needs to be more pro-active like Superman. That motivates him to quit moping and he takes off. In Tala's hellscape, Phantom Stranger, Benita, and Pete Ross's go-between (who Pete bribed to contact Madame Benita and deliver the fingernail and hair clippings he stole from the Superman Museum) are being held in hellfire. Stranger quickly breaks free to confront Tala and they engage in a magical duel. Superman flies to the planet Nyrvn to rescue Jon Ross, smashing some of Nyrvn's robot space-fleet on the way. Superman takes Jon home (wearing a space-suit) and says Nyrvn will just have to get along without him. In Tala's hellscape, she thinks she's won, but Superman's salving of his guilty conscience gives the Stranger a burst of power that manifests as light, pushing back Tala's darkness. Superman takes Jon to see Pete, which instantly snaps him out of his madness and hatred. That in turn feeds Phantom Stranger's power and Tala loses her claim on Superman's soul, as well as the others she tried to claim. She admits defeat, but says it's only temporary before vanishing. Later, Clark gives Lois a rose to thank her for the pep talk, which surprises her a bit, though of course she doesn't know the details.
Tala refers to Phantom Stranger several times as "my love"; apparently, Tala's attempted seduction of Stranger is an ongoing thing. I don't know if she actually had the hots for him, or just wanted to corrupt his soul … most likely the latter.
Superman's other regrets are Krypton's destruction, and his parents dying … neither of which he could've prevented.
I'm not sure exactly what Jon's function on Nyrvn was supposed to be; I assume it's sort of like Ender's Game where he devises strategies for the robot ships or something. Superman doesn't seem too worried about wiping out the future, but as far as I know it's never mentioned again, and the Legion don't seem to care so maybe the Nyrvn fleet got what they needed in the short time Jon was there. Or maybe the whole thing was bullshit from the get go.
"Whatever Happened to Hourman?" – Bob Rozakis/Charles Nicholas/Joe Giella
This "Whatever Happened to …?" thing becomes a regular back-up feature in DC Presents. It's supposed to update us on some classic characters (mostly Golden Age) who have been out of the spotlight for a while. The first one is Hourman, but the update isn't really anything spectacular. Rex (Hourman) Tyler is now head of his own chemical company. He's been getting threatening notes about pulling a certain chemical from the market, promising sabotage if he doesn't. The cops are useless, so he suits up as Hourman again, using the one Miraclo pill he stashed for emergencies. Miraclo is a drug Rex invented that gives him super-powers for exactly one hour … hence the name. He finds the saboteurs and tackles them, but gets knocked out. When he comes to, he doesn't know how much time is left on the Miraclo pill, but goes after the saboteurs anyway. He pounds them before they can blow up the plant, then realizes his Miraclo hour ran out 18 minutes ago. Later in All-Star Squadron, Roy Thomas has a storyline about Miraclo being addictive, which was why Rex stopped using it. There's no mention of that here, so I don't know if that was established in the original stories, or if it's something Roy made up. For that matter, Hourman had actually stopped using pills and switched to a Miraclo ray (which I think was established in the original comics), but there's no mention of that here either.
Author M.S. WilsonPosted on October 15, 2018 September 6, 2018 Categories Comics ReviewsTags Action Comics reviews, DC Presents reviews, September 1980, Superman reviews
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Interview with Anna Maguire, Crowdfund it! Author
Anna Maguire
Author of Crowdfund it!
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About Crowdfund it!
Crowdfund it! is a comprehensive guide to the $1.5 billion crowdfunding phenomenon. It is aimed at creatives, start-ups and not-for-profits who are considering running a campaign, but will appeal to anyone who is keen to keep up with developments in culture and digital technology. Written by Australian digital publishing consultant and blogger Anna Maguire, Crowdfund it! focuses on twelve of the highest profile global crowdfunding platforms, including Kickstarter, Sponsume and ArtistShare. It features interviews with successful campaigners, like Phil Bosua who raised $184,000 for his portable scanner box with Kickstarter. Bosua has since gone on to raise $1.3M with LIFX, a wifi enabled, multi-colour, energy efficient LED light bulb controlled by your iPhone or Android. The book provides international accessibility details for all major platforms, and covers creative projects as well as causes, social entrepreneurship, microfinance and business equity.
Crowdfund it! is complemented by a blog, www.crowdfundit.com.au, and Twitter profile, @crowdfunditnow.
Anna Maguire is a Sydney-based consultant and blogger specialising in digital training and strategy. She advises on digital publishing and crowdfunding through her consultancy Digireado. Anna has worked in book publishing and digital content for 25 years. She is a former head of production and interactive at Random House Australia and is a passionate advocate for digital developments in the book industry and the emerging Australian ebook and app market. She is a graduate of the Yale Publishing Course and has appeared at the Sydney Writers' Festival and Ubud Writers and Readers Festival. Anna regularly conducts training for publishing students and authors.
Can you please provide an update and perspective of what's happening with Crowdfunding in Australia?
In Australia, as with many other countries around the world, crowdfunding has moved out of the shadows and is gaining momentum legitimate form of funding. Still more commonly known for creative endeavours, we have seen great growth of interest and projects posted to our local platforms as well as those platforms globally accessible.
Our largest and most successful creative platform is Pozible and they have just reached A$5 million in pledges – a nice milestone. They work globally and have a few nice features like the 'Pozible shop' that enables successful funders to use their platform as a shopfront. Another Australian based but globally accessible platform is iPledg– allowing not only creative projects but also community, charitable and commercial. StartSomeGood has a co-founder who is Australian and they focused on social change projects with great success.
The arts sector in Australia has recently had the opportunity to become more familiar with the benefits of crowdfunding. The Australia Council for the Arts is the Australian Government's arts funding and advisory body. Artsupport Australia is its cultural philanthropy arm and provides skills and resources to the arts and cultural sector to identify and grow private sector support. In order to promote and educate about crowdfunding they recently undertook training and education in capital cities around Australia.
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) indicated in August 2012 that they were watching and monitoring the situation with crowdfunding in Australia and ensured the public were aware of the risks associated with projects. All Australian platforms work closely with government. Equity based crowdfunding is only allowed by an exception to the Corporations Act and comes with restrictions. These include restricting each company to a maximum of 20 retail investors and AU$5 million in equity in a twelve-month period. Companies are unlimited in their number of professional, overseas and sophisticated investors who have met the requirements of the Act. It is possible that Australia will reconsider legislation after it observes the regulation of this part of the US JOBS Act in early 2013.
What are the major successes?
To me crowdfunding is about enabling people to realise their dream – whether that be publishing a book, changing the world for the better, making a film or creating a gadget that you didn't know you wanted but just have to have! Each time a project is funded, it's something that may never have had the chance to exist without crowdfunding.
In terms of the most money raised on an Australian platform, to date the record is held by a quirky project on Pozible called Patient 0. Think video games. Then think about a live-action video game with specially designed weapons where you are in a building over-run with zombies. To survive you need to collect information, decipher puzzles and – of course - kill zombies! The pre-ticket sales raised a new record for Australian crowdfunding at over $230,000 with another $100,000+ sold post-project in the Pozible shop. I love this project and had to interview them for the blog!
In terms of other success stories one of my favourites is Australian Phil Bosua and his team who have run a few projects on Kickstarter. I'd known of Phil for years due to some app work he did with publishing projects years ago and it's been inspiring to watch how he has used crowdfunding to further his entrepreneurial aspirations. When I interviewed him for Crowdfund it! he was running a project for a portable (and foldable) scanner that you sat your smart phone into. He raised $184,000 for the ScanBox project. He has recently raised $1.3 million on Kickstarter for LIFX - a wifi enabled, multi-colour, energy efficient LED light bulb you control with your smartphone. I've supported both of his projects and can't wait to see what he comes up with next. He's an Australian who has achieved great success and profile through crowdfunding and that excites me.
What are the major challenges?
It's important to remember that on average more than half the projects listed don't achieve funding. This can be due to a lack of planning, poor communication or not understanding that the success is due to the work of the project creator in gaining support from their networks. The most important message is that funding generally comes from the close or wider network of the project creator rather than the platform and people just cruising to find out what they can support. It's not unheard of for someone completely unknown to the creator to make a nice large pledge, but there are no guarantees. Being informed and educated is the best preparation for any campaign.
Another potential challenge is if a project is SO successful that the creator is not prepared for the volume of rewards to be delivered and the intricacies of taking a project into a large production run. All options need to be considered in the planning phase and it's vitally important that supporters receive timely communication. Personally I don't mind if my reward is running late as long as the creator keeps in touch and doesn't just disappear leaving me feeling as though they won't deliver.
What's the future of Crowdfunding?
That's a big question and realistically only time can tell!
I think there will be a huge growth in this area as it seems to be gaining in popularity. A bit like the tech boom there will be a number of new operators coming into the market, sometimes with the idea it's just a matter of taking a nice percentage of the successful funds raised. Over time there will be a correction to the market and the strongest, smartest and most professional platforms will survive.
Crowdfunding will continue to grow in popularity as a legitimate source of funding for creator and entrepreneurial endeavours. As it grows there is the potential for 'funding fatigue' as everyone mines their networks to realise their dreams. Again, only the best and brightest ideas will achieve success. Equity-based funding will become accepted as a valid way of unsophisticated investors betting on the 'next big thing'.
Governments will become more involved, especially as some project creators fail to deliver on their promises and we can expect more regulations about who carries the responsibility. All in all I think crowdfunding will go the way of a few other areas like telcos and the early internet pioneers. Boom-correction-business as usual. What that time frame will be my crystal ball isn't telling me!
Who should read your e-book, Crowdfund it!, and how will it benefit NCFA Canada members?
Written with a global audience in mind Crowdfund it! lists information on 38 platforms including their fees and if they are globally accessible. A comprehensive Tips to Success gives readers the knowledge gained through six months of research in this area as well as numerous conversations with successful crowdfunders and platforms. The book includes twelve in-depth case studies of people who achieved crowdfunding success and gives a rare insight into how they planned and executed their campaigns.
It appeals to people and companies in the creative sector, start-ups, not-for-profits and individuals who are thinking of running a crowdfunding campaign.
Crowdfund it! is available to Canadian readers through Amazon, the Apple iBookstore and Kobo.
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