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In My Ears and In My Eyes (Part 1), by Elayne Riggs
by Elayne Riggs · March 19, 2008
Last week we were casting about, as usual, for something interesting to watch in the 100-200 channel range of our cable system. The local PBS stations were hip-deep in pledge drives, which meant 20-minute breaks between segments of shows that would otherwise have been enjoyable but which we'd mostly seen anyway by this point. (Did anyone else think it just a tad disconcerting that WLIW, the Long Island-based PBS station, could afford to send its two high muckety-mucks out to broadcast from Innsbruck during the pledge breaks for Visions of Austria, but made sure to keep reminding us that Viewers Like You made all that possible? Oh great, I should give to their station to sponsor their executives' vacations?)
The few writers' strike-delayed shows that we usually watch on the networks haven't begun running new episodes, and in their place were the same tired crop of cringeworthy reality shows. Keith Olbermann and MSNBC are turning into FOX-lite (but that's another column). And how many times can I watch the Ghana episode of Tony Bourdain's No Reservations? (Not including subconscious reruns during REM sleep, approximately ten, but not consecutively; give me a break, Travel Channel!)
So it was that we found our way up the dial to a delightful programme all about amber hosted by "Dickie-Love's" brother David Attenborough — and now little impressionable ol' me suddenly wants some new amber earrings — which we then followed up with a Biography Channel episode on The Beatles' Wives, which itself preceded two recent Paul McCartney concerts, one from 2005 and the other from 2007, on that same channel, both horribly chopped from the originals. And suddenly there I was, fascinated all over again.
Not that I've ever stopped. I can't remember when I became a full-fledged Beatlemaniac. I recall seeing their last appearance on Ed Sullivan, where they performed "Let It Be," thinking, "wow, I wonder why they're breaking up, they seem like a really good band." Seriously. And my folks and I watched Ed Sullivan every Sunday. But I don't remember any Beatle-related interest until 1970, when I started getting into music in general, buying albums with my allowance (first purchase: Carole King's Tapestry, which I still own). Somewhere along the way I picked up an old Beatles tray from a neighbor's trash, 'cause I thought the faces were cute and the tray was usable. Later on I was told it was worth a hundred bucks easy, but a cursory glance at eBay shows me those folks were greatly exaggerating. That people are letting this go for as low as $15 including shipping tells me I was right to continue using it for its intended purpose!
But I didn't get into the Beatles music for its ancillary attractions. I don't think I ever had any Beatles posters on my walls (which were pretty much all taken up with David Cassidy photos). But in college I started listening, really listening to their music. And I fell, hard.
As with anything else, when I develop an obsession I play a mean game of catch-up. Whilst everyone else was stocking up on Elvis Costello and Supertramp and Graham Parker, I was also furiously purchasing 10-15 year old northern songs from lads from Liverpool. I had all the essential albums within weeks (thank goodness for cheap used record stores in college towns!), then moved on to various solo efforts. I guess my first Beatle crush was probably on Paul, which made sense coming from my bubblegum-pop youth. Then when my worldview hippified a bit more I turned on to George, who seemed so enlightened and all-knowing. I finally settled on John, the art student and writer, whom I always considered the genius of the group. (Never took to Ringo, crush-wise; sorry, Ringo fans!)
The way Paul McCartney can put together a brand-new pop song that sounds instantly familiar, his intricacies of warm melody and willingness to push boundaries, his intense knowledge of his craft never cease to amaze me. Lennon was credited with saying, when asked if Ringo was the best drummer in rock and roll, that he wasn't even the best drummer in the Beatles, a direct reference to McCartney's talent in that area. Paul lived one of the world's great love stories, married for 30 years to a woman who only got the immense credit she deserved for all her own accomplishments toward the end of her life. Fellow billionaire Steve Jobs bows at his altar; I understand he bought God last week. Not saying that's something admirable in and of itself, but it always seemed to me he earned it. And no matter what weird nastiness occurred with wifey #2 (who really did a number on his physical health, if you compare the '05 and '07 concerts), I'm inclined to believe his version of events as, for all his wealth and worldly accomplishments, he still seems pretty rooted in his no-nonsense Liverpudlian working-class background.
Ringo Starr, contrary to his goofy persona during the Beatles years, seems to be respected by everyone. His All-Starr band lineups continue to be impressive and eminently listenable. He's been married to a former Bond Girl for a quarter of a century now, and according to the Bio special he was at his ex-wife's side when she passed away from leukemia. I like that other people besides me can still be friendly with their exes! He also appears to have come out of the Beatles experience the least affected by it.
George Harrison was always, for me, a contradiction wrapped in an enigma with mango chutney on the side. I adored his sense of humor and ability to participate in self-mockery (see The Rutles and other collaborations with Idle & co.), as well as the seriousness with which he applied himself. He was terrific at making lemons from lemonade, as the "My Sweet Lord"/"He's So Fine" controversy (and c'mon, the riff was a clear ripoff, he was too knowledgeable about music for it not to be) led to "This Song" and its amusing video. Dang, I loved his videos. "Crackerbox Palace" was probably my favorite, but I also adored "This Is Love" and "Got My Mind Set on You". He was a Willbury of the finest order. His constant embrace of Indian philosophy could get a bit draggy — I never thought he quite practiced the simplicity and non-materialism he preached — and he was reportedly a randy scouse git in his misspent youth, but he seemed to get it together a bit more in his second marriage. And I loved his songs. He was so damned overshadowed by the best writing team in rock and roll history, but he more than held his own, and really blossomed afterwards. And of course he practically invented large-scale benefit concerts, back when Sir Bob Geldof was still a schoolboy.
John Lennon. My gosh, just saying his name evokes all sorts of might-have-beens, so much anger even after all these years that his singular talent was taken from us so suddenly and viciously. His assassination affected me more than those of JFK, MLK, Bobby Kennedy — his I remember. I recall going to bed the evening I'd heard he was shot, praying for the best, then suddenly waking up around 11 PM knowing he was gone. I was devastated. I felt like I'd lost a personal friend whose work spoke to me on a subconscious level I couldn't even access.
I will never stop believing that Lennon's murder and Reagan's accession were the two major events whose confluence precipitated the downward societal and economic spiral in which our country's still mired. It's like we collectively stopped believing a better world was possible and decided to give in to the cynics and greedheads and bad guys, and except for a few blips here and there that hasn't changed. Yes, Obama is impressive. No, Obama is nowhere near progressive, or even liberal. The political pendulum swung so far to the right thanks to the Reagan years that centrists are considered ultra-leftists now. John Lennon was an ultra-leftist. His sensibilities about women went from "Run For Your Life" to "Woman is the Nigger of the World" in a remarkably short time. Yes, in major part thanks to Yoko (I sometimes wonder if the word "soulmate" was invented for their relationship), but I believe he was already tending in that direction. His facility with language and wordplay was delightful, and I liked his art. He was one of those people who would have been successful at any number of things, and the world is lucky he chose music and activism. He was able to "write a swimming pool" and at the same time have it be so subversive that even today (especially today, when we've regressed so much!) many people who sing his songs like the standards they've become have no idea what they're singing. Imagine no religion? No possessions? No countries? That's so revolutionary it's unthinkable. And he thought it, and wrote it, and made it a hit.
Four remarkable individuals, and collectively they were even better. But I have to save something for Part 2. Hey, with luck I could even turn this into an Anthology!
Elayne Riggs still follows the Beatles' music and legacy nearly daily, can be found blogging about all sorts of things here, and would love to be adopted by Paul McCartney, although she's old enough to be maybe his niece at best.
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Elayne Riggs is the creator of the popular blog Pen-Elayne on the Web. She was a founding member of Friends of Lulu, an organization dedicated to increasing the involvement of girls and women in comics, as readers and creators. She is married to inker Robin Riggs, with whom she shares two cats, and has odd love/hate relationship with Hillary Clinton.
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Rick Taylor says:
BBC Amercia has run a documetary that I believe was called something like 'Secrets of the Beatles' or 'Secret Lives of the Beatles' that I've caught twice recently while channel surfing.It was quite good.
Elayne Riggs says:
Argh, torture! We're like the only Cablevision system around that doesn't get BBC America… *sigh*
Vinnie Bartilucci says:
That "secret life" special was just on last weekend. It was whole show about their exposure to drugs and sex while in Hamburg, and how it affected their whole career. A fine example of how much you can say about the Beatles using only innuendo, hangers-on they haven't spoken to in decades and obscure people from their early career. And if you don't have permission to use their music or even (IIRC) their likenesses.I don't think there will ever be a band that so affected people like the Beatles. You could possibly make the case for Elvis, or Nirvana, but the fab four appealed to everyone. They are royalty, and will ever be treated as such. Their names will always sell books, and their songs always sell records, whatever form records eventually come in."Looks like I'll have to buy the White Album again". –Agent Kay, Men In Black"Imagine no religion? No possessions? No countries? That's so revolutionary it's unthinkable. And he thought it, and wrote it, and made it a hit."I recall an episode of WKRP in Cincinatti where Richard Paul (Carter Country) played a Jerry Fallwell-like character who was demanding the ability to choose what was "acceptable" music to play on the station. Mr. Carlson hands him the lyrics to "Imagine", the censor-guy reads tham and says he couldn't see how he'd allow this to air. Carlson tells him to get to steppin'. Great scene.
Neil C. says:
Elayne, Like you I was a second-generation fan. My aunt gave me her copies of Meet the Beatles and Hard Day's Night, but it was in seventh or eighth grade (1977 or so), when I became a full-fledged Beatlemaniac, hunting down their albums for 4.99 at the Commack Flea Market or Korvette's. The first album by a Beatle I remember buying 'new' was Wings' Back to the Egg. And I remember being upset when I heard John was shot. While I like all kinds of music (except rap and country), the Beatles are always No. 1. Matter of fact, in less than two weeks, The Fest for Beatle Fans is back in NJ, and I'm going. :)
Ah yes, Beatlefest. Thanks Neil, you reminded me I wanted to mention that in next week's column.
Howard Johnson says:
Incidentally, "Rutlemania" is in LA through Friday March 21, and then moving to NYC March 26-29 at the Blender Theatre (I don't get a cut for the plug!)–every Beatle fan I know will love it. I always thought it ironic that George, who I consider to be one of the top ten songwriters in recent history, was in a band with #1 and #2…
Wow, great to see you here, Howard! As one of THE Python mavens, you're probably one of the best people to speak to Harrison's role in both the Beatles and the Rutles.
Paul Wargelin says:
Growing up, I heard the Beatles music–together and solo–on the radio all the time, but I didn't become a Beatlemaniac until high school in the mid-1980s. I probably heard Paul McCartney's solo music before the others because I was always listening to my parents' copy of Band on the Run (which I've since appropriated as my own), so Paul was my favorite Beatle by default during my early childhood.As a teenager, I was drawn to John Lennon's work as I admired his activist and rebel persona and loved how he could be so raw in his rock music ("Instant Karma") as well as introspective in his ballads ("Imagine"). I soon acquried my parents' copy of The John Lennon Collection.Then in 1987, George Harrison released Cloud Nine, my first solo Beatle album purchase. The excitement that album generated, George's first in five years, with radio hits "I Got My Mind Set On You" becoming a #1 smash and "When We Was Fab" honoring the Beatles music, I felt as if I was a participant in my own wave of Beatlemania, via George's music. Of course 1987 also marked the 20th anniversary of Sgt. Pepper, and I fell in love with the entire album, particularly John's wordplay imagery and psychadelic soundscapes, but George's ethereal sitar meditation "Within You, Without You" entranced me from the very first time I heard it and became a highlight of the album for me. I remember wondering what it would be like to play such a beautiful instrument–and eighteen years later I found out. I have been studying sitar since 2005, and last October, I even performed "The Inner Light," "Norwegian Wood," and "Hey Jude" on stage. And as I purchased more Beatles albums, George's songs continued to stand out from John's and Paul's–as much as I love their songs–as breaths of fresh air. "If I Needed Someone," "Taxman," "Love You To," "While My Guitar Gently Weeps," "Here Comes the Sun," and "Something" were these unique and beautiful gems scattered amidst John and Paul's diamonds. And I think because there were so few of them during the Beatles made George's songs that much more special. So when I wasn't looking, George slipped into my subconcious and became my favorite Beatle.Ringo's happy-go-lucky persona shines through all his songs. I've seen him peform with his various All-Starrs three times now, and he is a wonderful showman.Ms. Riggs, thank you for this wonderful column, especially your thoughts on John's death coinciding with Reagan's Presidency. Strange days indeed…But I do have to wonder why you singled out George as being a "randy scouse git" (great Monkees song, BTW) above the others? All four of them had their infidelities. "Norwegian Wood" was essentially John confessing the fact, and I'm not sure he would have married Cynthia had she not been pregnant. His marriage to Yoko hit a snag when she kicked him out and gave him permission to sleep with May Pang, their personal assistant (that's quite the definition of "soulmate"). Jane Asher supposedly broke it off with Paul after she caught him with another woman one too many times, but unlike his bandmates I don't think he planned to settle down until his wandering eye did.
Russ Rogers says:
George Harrison was not the only Beatle to face plagiarism charges.This is from Wikipedia: "Come Together" was the subject of a lawsuit brought against Lennon by Chuck Berry's music publisher, Morris Levy, because one line in "Come Together" closely resembles a line of Berry's You Can't Catch Me: (i.e., The Beatles' "Here come ol' flattop, he come groovin' up slowly" vs. Berry's "Here come up flattop, he was groovin' up with me"). After settling out of court, Lennon promised to record other songs owned by Levy, all of which were released on Lennon's 1975 album Rock 'n' Roll. By the way, "Rock 'n' Roll" is still a pretty good album.
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The Supreme Court has decided to take up the case of ABC v. Aereo and nothing less than the future of over-the-air and Internet television is at stake.
By Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols for Networking | January 10, 2014 -- 22:38 GMT (14:38 PST) | Topic: Networking
The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) will be deciding the case of ABC vs. Aereo. Nothing short than the future of over-the-air (OTA) and Internet TV is at stake. No, I'm not kidding.
Aereo interface: Small Internet TV service, big law suit
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In this latest case, which SCOTUS has taken up, the issue is, "Whether a company 'publicly performs' a copyrighted television program when it retransmits a broadcast of that program to thousands of paid subscribers over the Internet." This is "a major dispute on the right of the television industry to stop the Internet streaming of its copyrighted programs by a firm that does so without permission and without paying anything."
This case follows up on the United States Court of Appeals decision to not uphold an injunction that would have blocked Aereo's technology and business plans. Aereo welcomes its day in court. Aereo CEO and Founder Chet Kanojia said in a statement:
We said from the beginning that it was our hope that this case would be decided on the merits and not through a wasteful war of attrition. We look forward to presenting our case to the Supreme Court and we have every confidence that the Court will validate and preserve a consumer's right to access local over-the-air television with an individual antenna, make a personal recording with a DVR, and watch that recording on a device of their choice.
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The Breakfast Club meets The Silver Linings Playbook in this powerful, provocative, and heartfelt novel about twelve strangers who come together to make the most of their final days, from New York Times bestselling and award-winning author J. Michael Straczynski.
Mark Antonelli, a failed young writer looking down the barrel at thirty, is planning a cross-country road trip. He buys a beat-up old tour bus. He hires a young army vet to drive it. He puts out an ad for others to join him along the way. But this will be a road trip like no other: His passengers are all fellow disheartened souls who have decided that this will be their final journey—upon arrival in San Francisco, they will find a cliff with an amazing view of the ocean at sunset, hit the gas, and drive out of this world.
The unlikely companions include a young woman with a chronic pain sensory disorder and another who was relentlessly bullied at school for her size; a bipolar, party-loving neo-hippie; a gentle coder with a literal hole in his heart and blue skin; and a poet dreaming of a better world beyond this one. We get to know them through access to their texts, emails, voicemails, and the daily journal entries they write as the price of admission for this trip.
By turns tragic, funny, quirky, charming, and deeply moving, Together We Will Go explores the decisions that brings these characters together, and the relationships that grow between them, with some discovering love and affection for the first time. But as they cross state lines and complications to the initial plan arise, it becomes clear that this is a novel as much about the will to live as it is the choice to end it. The final, unforgettable moments as they hurtle toward the outcomes awaiting them will be remembered for a lifetime.
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Top End National Parks
Darwin, Kakadu National Park, Katherine
NitNit Dreaming cruise (Katherine & Nitmiluk Gorges)
Explore the natural wonders and outdoor playgrounds of The Northern Territory's tropical Top End. Cruise the stunning Katherine Gorge in Nitmiluk National Park, find hidden waterfalls and walking trails in Litchfield National Park, and learn about ancient Aboriginal culture in Kakadu National Park. This is a Journey of nature, scenery and the great outdoors.
Fly from the UK to Darwin.
Welcome to the Top End, the northernmost tip of the Northern Territory. Here, you'll discover laid-back Darwin, a tropical city and veritable hotpot of cultures, with Asian, Indian and Aboriginal styles in evidence in the food, music and culture. For a bit of history, check out the Old Court House, built in 1884, or the Fanny Bay Gaol, constructed in 1883.
Tour the rock formations, billabongs, waterfalls and plunge pools of Kakadu National Park under your own steam. You'll stay two nights in the Mary River Wetlands area and one night in the heart of Kakadu National Park itself, overlooking the tranquil Yellow Water Billabong. Kakadu is home to large numbers of saltwater crocodiles, which can reach up to five metres in length. Spot them on the Home Billabong Cruise, where your experienced guide will also teach you all about the birdlife and wildflowers. .
Home Billabong Cruise
4.5* Wildman Wilderness Lodge
Head to Katherine, the gateway to Nitmiluk National Park and the spectacular Katherine Gorge. The best way to explore is on foot or on the water, either in a boat or under your own steam in a kayak. Your Journey includes a NitNit Dreaming cruise, where you'll sail between the sheer rocky sides of both Katherine and Nitmiluk Gorges while learning about the traditions and customs of the local Jawoyn people. In Katherine itself, there's a small museum telling the history of the area.
5* Cicada Lodge
On your way back to Darwin, call in at Litchfield National Park and explore its waterfalls, hike its walking tracks and discover its dense forests. Look out for the intriguing magnetic termite mounds, which are aligned in a north to south direction to regulate temperature. As well as cooling off in the park's waterholes, remember to keep a look out for the park's flora and fauna – you can spot wallabies, possums, dingoes, and enormous saltwater crocodiles, known as 'salties'.
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As things have become might crafty of late I thought I'd share with you some of my current works and projects in progress.
I've been working on quite a few things already this month, some are stocking up on staple pieces for my Etsy shop and lots are brand new things I've never tried before!
The first thing I wanted to show you it my first ever baby jumper. Not long ago a lovely customer of mine complimented some of my nursery decor suggesting that she would love to see more gender neutral things on the market, and ever since I've been on a wild adventure to test my skills and incorporate a gender neutral collection into my shop.
This jumper is my first ever attempt at making tiny person sized clothes and I'm super pleased with how it came out. I love the colours, I like the pattern, and its so so uber soft, now just seam it all together and you'll be able to find it in the shop very soon!
I've also been working on a ton of different pompom crafts. Its amazing how much you can do with pompoms and I'm obsessed with my new pompom makers (you might remember I wrote about these in a post last week) so I can wait to share all my creations with you.
For now I'm going to keep them a secret but if you can guess, some of the clues are in the picture! Let me know in the comments if you think you figured it out!
I'm also expanding my Celtic knot jewellery collection to include an assortment of new knots, links and colours. Although I think these look a bit shocker in the photos (thank you bright sunlight!) I really think they are going to turn out great.
Lastly on my current Pips is a collection of bunting. I think knitted bunting can have a high risk of looking super out-dated, but I have a few tricks up my sleeve to really make these special.
So that's everything I have to show you this week.
I'd really like to start doing tutorials on here, so if there's anything you've seen of anything you think of you've always wanted to know how to make, let me know in the comments and I'd love to start a simple DIY series.


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There are a number of problems faced by students while in pursuit of their higher education. On top of rigorous coursework, there are aspects of cost, accessibility, institution credibility and so on so forth. We bring you a list of such problems and their probable solutions (where possible).
Cost is ranked number 1 when it comes to problems being faced by students. It is often said that there is a direct correlation between higher cost and quality education. This may be true but not always. A good education can very well be earned at a decent as well.
The rise in tuition fees is due to no tax incentives being granted to higher education institutes. Usually, public colleges and universities have witnessed the increase in cost, according to one survey, because 75% of student in the US are enrolled therein.
Although this may not affect students directly but unfavorable policies adds to students problems. Buy assignment from Assignment Writing experts online. As mentioned above, as there are no tax incentives, the institutions are covering their cost by charging students extra.
It was reported that under Obama administration, Higher Education Act was revisited and Congress tested newer policies in this respect. Amidst all this, it was the accreditation reform that caught everyone's eye and the issue remained debated among policymakers.
There is a dearth of skilled workforce in America and the question arises whether or not higher education is playing its part in preparing the skilled workforce for the future. Employers who are seeking to hire quality workforce experience difficulties in finding a suitable fit.
Although the dialogue as to the purpose of higher education rages on, the efforts to facilitate employee degree completion still resides on the sidelines as a result of which business and industry sectors are not flourishing the way they should've.
CBE is a new form of education that has been making waves everywhere. Many schools are trying to adopt this method of learning but very few understand as to what it entails. CBE is a system comprising instructions, assessment and grading criteria, in addition to academic reporting.
This gauges whether or not students are capable of applying what they have acquired as part of their education. So the problem lies in the fact that which grad school claiming to be CBE should they opt for. Would they be labeled too mainstream if they don't? Or is CBE better than the traditional form of education?
Universities have become a business. They are no longer the labs they used to be where students went in to learn a thing or two. Now they are a just money making mills. They are only concerned with the selling of lifestyle, prestige, and status of their businesses.
The solution to this can be in terms of constant touch; students with their teachers and you can minus the management. It is doable, how? Through digital marketplace. Both parties can find each other online. Students can discuss the questions they may be having and can get responses online.
The 4-year degree is a pre-requisite to enroll in universities. They say it is meant to widen the horizons of students in the subject other than their majors to develop a knowledge base in a diverse set of subjects. On the face of it, the intent is noble but you cannot substitute for the time and expense it incurs.
To this, it is suggested that general education requirements should be termed as optional courses and that's how they should be. There is no point teaching advance financial management courses to a student who has his eyes set on marketing and advertising domain.
By this practice, credit hours will be greatly curtailed and so would be the subsequent cost. Virtual classrooms should be encouraged after the 'time wasting' general requirements are eliminated. They should be a norm because in the 21st century more and more businesses are conducted virtually. High time we inculcate these habits in our students as well.
Such are the problems faced by students in higher education but with concerted efforts, they can be resolved and also in light of the suggested solutions.


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So let's talk about top countries with fastest Internet. Internet is all about speed and quality. People who travel abroad frequently always prefer countries with good Internet speed for many reasons. Major reasons include communication, journalism, etc.
TOP COUNTRIES WITH FASTEST INTERNET
High speed Internet helps many journalists, businessmen and students in their work.So here is the list of top countries with fastest Internet.
#10. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
United States of America is superpower for a reason. People enjoy high speed Internet in USA. USA has an average Internet connection of 18. 7 MB. USA also provide freedom of speech in Internet for journalism purposes and education purposes.
#9. DENMARK
Denmark is a European country known for its freedom of speech and high speed Internet in the world. Denmark is one of the country where people enjoy high speed Internet easily. Denmark has an Average overall Internet speed of 20.1 MB. High speed Internet in Denmark help students in their studies and businessmen in their business.
#8. JAPAN
The third biggest economy in the world and second largest in Asia is highly developed and one of the fastest Internet provider in the world. There was a time when japan was at second number after United States of America in terms of total Internet users. Japan has an average overall Internet speed of 20.2 MB.
#7. SINGAPORE
Singapore is country in South East asia and one of the most developed countries is Asia. Singapore provides its Internet users an average speed of 20. 3 MB. Singapore also provides freedom of speech in Internet for journalism purposes and education purposes.
#6. FINLAND
FINLAND is a European country and a highly advanced economy in Europe like United Kingdom and Germany. Finland has an average overall Internet speed of 20.5 MB. Finland is considered to be the happiest in the world and Internet speed is one of the factors. The people of Finland are the happiest people in the world.
#5. SWITZERLAND
Switzerland is a country in Central europe famous for lakes and natural beauty but there is something special about Switzerland. The average overall Internet speed in Switzerland is about 21. 7 MB. That's why many businessmen prefer Switzerland.
High speed Internet not just help users in surfing but also help journalists in their daily reporting.
#4. HONG KONG
Hong kong provides high speed Internet to its users with an overall average speed of 21.9 MB. Hong kong is a special administrative region of the people's Republic of China. Many businessmen prefer Hong Kong when it comes to online world.
#3. SWEDEN
Sweden is a northern European country famous for it's natural beauty. Like other European countries, Sweden is also a developed country . In fact, Sweden is considered to be one of the most developed countries in the world.
Sweden provides it's Internet users an average speed of 22.5 MB. Sweden is the second country after Norway when it comes to overall Internet speed.
#2. NORWAY
Norway is a northern European country famous for it's history and natural beauty. It is considered to be one of the most developed countries in the world. It's GDP per capita is about 61,471 USD and that is the reason for fast Internet in Norway.
Norway provides an average overall speed of 23.5 MB, the fastest in Europe.
#1. SOUTH KOREA
South korea is a Eastern Asian country in the southern half of the korean peninsula. Unlike North Korea, South Korea is a developed country with high gdp per capita.
South korea provides an average overall Internet speed of 28.6 MB.
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St George Wharf is a landmark riverside development spanning across 7 acres of London's hottest area of regeneration, and conveniently, just moments from London's Vauxhall Underground Station. Initially rising 22 storeys but now with the addition of the 48 storey Tower, the tallest sole residential building in the UK, St George Wharf is a focal point of the South Bank. The main development is easily identifiable by its gull-wing roofs and stylish terraces; Broadway Malyan Architects had a willingness to champion innovation and as such have designed an original and expressive building with a fantastic attention to detail. Riverside living does not get much better than this.
Residents of this SW8 development, St George Wharf, often comment on its sense of community, with a stunning series of landscaped courtyards and elegant fountains creating an idyllic rural atmosphere in the heart of central London. St George Wharf combines this serene courtyard with state of the art facilities; amenities include a supermarket, restaurant and bar, an NHS Doctors, dentist, a 24hr gymnasium and a spa offering a wide variety of treatments.
In keeping with the green ethos of the development, the newly completed Tower will require one third of the energy currently used by similar buildings. Specifically, One, The Tower will house a wind turbine to power common lighting areas and a London Aquifer (complete with heat pump technology) to extract warmth from water to heat apartments during the winter. Triple-glazed windows throughout minimise heat loss in winter whilst ventilated blinds between the glazing protects apartments from heat through direct sunlight.
Not only is St George Wharf a peaceful environment in the heart of the capital, it's also a safe one. With apartments accessible to a 24 hour concierge service, CCTV and a video entry system into each property, safety and security in the development was paramount in the developer's approach.
Apartments vary from studios to luxury 5 bedroom penthouses, all finished to the highest specification. The breath-taking river views and fantastic transport links ensure St George Wharf is the best of both worlds in terms of luxury and necessity. With Vauxhall Underground Station right on your doorstep Victoria, Green Park and Oxford Circus stations are all just minutes away. The nearby Vauxhall Rail Station means areas such as Waterloo and Clapham Junction are also easily accessible.


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James Goucher Powhatan
James Goucher is an actor, known for Wicked Spring (2002), Triggers: Weapons That Changed the World (2011) and Washington: Man and Myth (1999).
John Hilowitz John Rolfe
John Hilowitz is an actor based in central VA. He has several years' experience in improvisational theater, performing and training with Comedy Sportz Richmond and the Coalition Theater, where he performs regularly. He has worked on several films and television productions including Bill O'Reilly's Legends & Lies, and AMC's TURN: Washington's Spies.
Samantha McCarty Pocahontas
Samantha McCarty was born and raised in Huntington Beach, California but recently moved to Williamsburg, Virginia with her husband Michael. She has always loved history, especially historical clothing, which led to her current position as tailor for the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation. She also enjoys singing, dancing, and acting, and had her first starring role in her church's production of the Christmas opera "Amahl and the Night Visitors" at age nine. Samantha can most often be found sewing or researching historical clothing.
John Wilkins III Alexander Whitaker
John Wilkins III discovered acting in 2012, redirecting his focus from a successful career in business development. He has performed in numerous screen productions, most recently anchoring the RVA feature film, Sure Thing, as well as a principal role in the Netflix feature, Burning Sands. A natural talent, John began formal training in 2014 at The Actor's Place in Virginia Beach, studying Meisner Technique and performing advanced scene work. He constantly studies, refines and seeks to elevate both the show and business sides of his craft. When not on set, John globe-trots, insatiably consumes podcasts and Netflix-curated documentaries, dines at Chick-fil-a a bit too often, and sneaks his girlfriend's 4 lb. Maltese, Lexi, into every establishment possible. Up next: A supporting role in the third season of Legends & Lies, airing on the FOX Network, and a move to Atlanta, GA, where John is now based.
Gordon Robertson Executive Producer
Gordon Robertson serves as executive producer and co-host of The 700 Club and 700 Club Interactive, which airs on ABC Family. He is also the executive producer of CBN's Emmy-nominated Superbook series, which utilizes state-of-the-art animation to bring the stories of the Bible to the children of the world.
In recent years, Gordon has traveled the world as executive producer and host of documentaries about history and biblical archaeology. Under his guidance, one of these documentaries, Made in Israel, was nominated for three Emmy Awards in 2014.
A graduate of Yale University, Gordon went on to earn a Juris Doctor degree from Washington and Lee University. For ten years, he practiced law in the Norfolk, Virginia area.
Amy Reid Writer/Producer
Amy earned an M.A. in Journalism from Regent University and started her career in broadcasting at New Dominion Pictures, where she worked as a researcher for the true crime documentary The New Detectives: Case Studies in Forensic Science. For the past 12 years, she has worked as a features producer for The 700 Club, also contributing to CBN documentary projects such as The Quest for God and The Hope: the Rebirth of Israel.
Jarrod Anderson Director
After earning a B.A. in Cinema-Television from Regent University, Jarrod has spent the last 3 years working for the 700 Club as a Features Producer, focusing on telling stories that require ambitious re-enactments. He is an award-winning director with numerous films to his name and a passion for storytelling. Jarrod is currently at Regent University getting his M.F.A. in directing.
Tyler Ray Johnson Director of Photography
Tyler is the Director of Photography for the Pocahontas Documentary. After graduating from Regent University with a bachelor's in Cinema Television, he was hired as a full-time videographer and editor at CBN. He is an award-winning cinematographer on numerous short films. His passion for aesthetics and film started with photography during high school. Tyler has traveled stateside and overseas on several passion projects to include narrative stories and documentary work covering evangelism and missions.
William H. Ellison Editor
William H. Ellison started his broadcasting career as a radio announcer at WLUX-AM in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. After three years on the air at four different local stations, William made the move to television at WLPB in Baton Rouge, where he worked as an on-air switcher, transmitter engineer, and master control supervisor. In 1989, William joined the staff at CBN, where he has worked as an editor for the past 26 years. Since 2008, William has been the chief editor for CBN's documentary team, and in 2014 he was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Single Camera Editing for the documentary Made in Israel. He also makes a mean gumbo.
Kenneth Bradby, Jr. Author
A proud member of the Pamunkey Indian tribe, Kenneth Bradby, Jr. was a published author, an historian and an avid musician. His book, Pamunkey Speaks: Native Perspectives is a collection of oral histories and photos from members of the tribe, past and present. Kenneth passed away in August of 2016, but his kindness, sense of humor and generosity of spirit will always be remembered by those blessed enough to call him friend.
Dr. Paul Levengood Senior Historian, Virginia Historical Society
A native of Philadelphia, Paul A. Levengood received his Ph.D. in history from Rice University in 1999. After receiving his doctorate, he began working for the Virginia Historical Society (or VHS), an institution that sponsors lectures, publications, conferences and exhibitions to encourage a better understanding of Virginia history. In his early years at the VHS, Levengood served as the associate editor and then manager of the Virginia Magazine of History and Biography. In 2008, Dr. Levengood was elected president and CEO of the Virginia Historical Society. He recently resigned his post to take a yearlong sabbatical to devote more of his time to his research and study of history.
Terry Marr Henricus Historical Interpreter
In 1984, as a result of a longstanding interest in things historical, Terry began portraying a soldier of the third crusade; within a year he updated to late Elizabethan portrayal. He founded Black Rose Creations in 1989 to produce accurate, durable and inexpensive items for use in this time frame. In 1999, he co-founded the Kingdom of Lucerne, Inc. a New Jersey non-profit educational group, which provides an umbrella organization for groups with an interest in accurate re-creation of the period and provides college scholarships. After twenty-five years as a military police officer, he retired in 2006 and began working as an interpreter at the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation. He held the position for two years before being hired by Henricus Historical Park as the Trades specialist in 2008. As an interpreter at Henricus, he serves over thirty thousand school children each year in addition to general visitation. Since joining Henricus, he has concentrated on researching the original location of the Citie of Henricus and, as an offshoot, the life and background of Alexander Whitaker.
Dr. Neil Rennie Author
A professor of English and lecturer at University College of London, Dr. Rennie is the author of several books and an avid researcher. His book, Pocahontas Little Wanton: Myth, Life and Afterlife, explores the life and legend of Pocahontas.
Chief G. Anne Richardson Rappahannock tribe
G. Anne Nelson Richardson was elected chief of the Rappahannock tribe in 1998, and succeeded her father, Chief Captain O. Nelson. She is the first woman since 1705 to serve as Rappahannock chief among the Powhatan tribes of Virginia and is a 4th generation chief in her family. In 1980, she was elected assistant chief to her father and served in that position for 18 years. During that time, she worked to help the Rappahannock win official state recognition. Chief Anne grew up steeped in Virginia history. In the 1950's, when the park at Jamestown was being constructed, her parents were hired to set up the Indian village and furnish it with traditional wares. Years later, in 2006, Chief Anne and other Virginia natives were invited to visit England to commemorate the anniversary of the founding of the first permanent English settlement in America at Jamestown. Later that same year she launched Restoring Nations International, a ministry whose mission is "to restore honor and human dignity by facilitating reconciliation and bringing healing to Native American and other indigenous nations around the world through ministering God's love, purpose and destiny for those nations." An ordained minister, she has worked diligently for cultural, economic and social revitalization of indigenous people.
Dr. Howard Snyder Author
Former professor of the history and theology of missions at Asbury Theological Seminary, Dr. Snyder studied Historical Theology at the University of Notre Dame. He has taught and pastored in Sao Paulo, Brazil; Detroit, Michigan; and Chicago, Illinois. In addition to Jesus and Pocahontas: Gospel, Mission and National Myth, Dr. Snyder has also authored and edited more than a dozen books and served as professor of Wesley Studies at Tyndale Seminary in Toronto, Ontario from 2007 to 2012. Dr. Snyder now serves as visiting director to the Manchester Wesley Research Centre in Manchester, England.
Sandra Soder Gravesend Historical Society
The church historian for St. George's church, Gravesend, Sandra has also served as secretary for the Gravesend Historical Society since 1996. Sandra's family has lived in the Gravesend area since the early 1800's and she has attended St. George's all her life.
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Captain Selene Faranfey is currently the Commanding Officer of the USS Athena.
Taste in clothes (when off duty): Casual, rarely wearing a dress, usually wears darker colors. Under her shirt, she wears a locket with a picture of Jaxx on one side and a picture of her brother on the other.
Shoes: Usually flat soled shoes.
Physical Limitations: Not quite as stong as others, her planet had less gravity than others.
Religion/Spiritual Devotion: Believes in reincarnation, but also believes fate is what you make of it.
Selene's brother, he knows that she really is Sundassa from the future, and supports her trying to find her place in this time.
Friend, after she came on-board he confronted her about where she was from. When her brother was held hostage, she confronted him about him taking command, and he once again asked who she was. She let him in on who she was at that point.
The Doyle's Chief Medical Officer, and also romantic interest for Selene. He confronted her regarding her similarities to Sundassa, and she ended up telling him who she really was.
Until August 17th, 2391 everything that had happened to Sundassa was a part of what had happened to her, but from that point forward, she was part of a different timeline, one where she married Admiral Jaxx and fought a species (the Hunger) that was intent on making the whole universe an all-you-can-eat buffet, where all life was their food. The Apollo-A, and her Admiral, were lost in one of the battles with the Hunger, she was spared to live with the scenes replaying in her head for the next twenty years. During which she lost her whole family, and all her friends. Finally she landed on the Victory, where she ended up with what some thought would be a suicide mission, to go back in time to stop the species that ended up wiping out everything.
Once she returned to 2391, she joined up with the USS Victory, her ship having been destroyed. She worked with the crew of the USS Victory to destroy the Hunger's ability to get to this Universe, by destroying the portal they came through. This destroyed her future and now she's alone, living with the horrors of what happened in a future no one will have to face. She still carries those ghosts with her, and she wants to shelter those living in this timeline from having to deal with it.
(Department of Temporal Investigations) After she was let go of by Nugra, she had an encounter with the Department of Temporal Investigations. After quite a bit of discussion, negotiation and compromise, she was released into Starfleet, where she wanted to be (as it was the last home she had), and where they could keep an eye on her. Now she had to find a way to fit in, in a timeline she was out of place in. Through some influence she was able to get a position on the USS Constitution-B with her brother, and even though she expected to be demoted all the way down to Ensign, she was able to retain a rank of Lieutenant.
Due to having twenty years worth of memories of a horrible past, which is now fortunately a lost future, she isn't quite as friendly as she used to be. Sometimes she is a bit bitter when thinking about her younger self. She is a bit blunt, and direct, and sometimes doesn't hold back things to spare feelings.
'Note - Service history marked with *A is an alternate timeline, only exists as part of Selene's (this Sun's) past.
As Selene is Antosian, she has an unquenchable curiosity for all things. This has caused her either due to need, desire, or boredom to learn a number of languages, including Standard, Romulan, Trill, Rodulan, and Orion.
Her childhood provided her with a number of skills due to living on a farm and by a lake. These early childhood skills include: riding horses, swimming, climbing, fishing, planting/gardening, milking animals, among other normal farming skills.
Adaptive skills learned through time: medicine without use of technology, dealing with pain and cold.
She had once been fearless due to her time dealing with the Hunger, however at the time she didn't have anything to lose. Now that she is no longer in the constant state of battle, her brain has had time to adjust, which causes her nightmares. Additionally, now she has back some of which she had lost, and no longer can say she has nothing to lose, which causes some of her fears to return.
Awarded for participation in the mission Fate of the Thomas Edison.
MSNPC Cpt Sundassa Faranster & MSNPC Cmdr Shiarrael - Our way back - 239108.17 In the future, year 2414, Sundassa hatches a plan to give the Federation a redo on handling the Hunger, an invasive species killing all life, the start is rocking and nearly ends before it starts.
Cmdr Nugra & MSNPC Cpt Sundassa Faranster - Blast that Directive - 239108.29 In the present, Sundassa has to explain why it was urgent for her to come through time, and how dangerous their enemy was.
Cmdr Nugra, MSNPCs Cmdr Shiarrael & Cptn Sundassa Faranster - Future Briefings - 239109.02 After Sundassa brief Nugra, she was brought in with Shiarrael to brief the rest of the Victory crew as to the task at hand.
Cmdr Shiarrael, Cpt Faranster & Lt Kaji - Mission is a go! - 239109.24 Sundassa and the crew from her future, discuss their plans for preventing that future from coming to pass.
Cmdr Nugra & MSNPC Cpt Sundassa Faranster - Farewells, Foresight and Favors - 239110.14 Nugra releases Sundassa before SFI or DTI can get a hold of her. They discuss a favor regarding her present self.
PNPC Lt Selene Faranfey - A second chance - 239110.27 Selene, with a new identity gets a second chance to join Starfleet.
Cmdr Shelther Faranster & PNPC Lt Selene Faranfey - Who I am - 239201.31 After Selene took on her new identity, she requested her brother's ship, where she finally felt a little at home.
Lt Selene Faranfey & Lt Cmdr Jalana Rajel - Tragedies Revealed - 239204.22 Selene is discovered by Jalana to be Sundassa from an alternate future. They discuss the differences between Selene's past and what is happening in this time.
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Irene Merlino
Irene Merlino was born in Friuli, Italy, in the mid Fall of 1979.
Fifth of six siblings, Irene started to find relief in her imagination.
It's only during the middle school that she felt like pinning her ideas down, owing to several readings, which started off those years and have been keeping on, consequently enriching and deeper outlining her characters.
Detached from any sentimentalism and genuinely fascinated by other cultures, and although keen to give life to characters, who are ready to take on challenges, she began to create a world full of people, rules, behaviours and attitudes which, still deeply rooted in our reality, will make for a world on its own.
Clan's Sisters, her debut novel (SDB Italian edition by Dreambook edizioni ©2015), is a first result of this kind of world.
Written at the age of eighteen, the novel reveals a turning point from adolescence to adulthood. A real jump ahead, that will allow her to express what she sees and to learn what exactly to focus on around her.
In fact, the people's stories related with the Clan's Sisters will travel along this latter world.
By some further short stories, Irene will tell about the most important figures, who revolve around the sisters, in the series Behind SDB: the stories of the other main characters.
But the entire journey will also bring her to picture the area she lives in surrounded by, her Friuli.
Fueled by some relatives' and acquaintances' stories, whom she's come across during her life, she begins to tell about them by short stories.
Arduino's Good Friday is the first of the series Friuli and its surroundings.


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The film, released in 1974, follows builder James Duncan (William Holden) and architect Doug Roberts (Paul Newman) as they prepare to host a gala celebrating their completion of their 138-story glass colossus. Early in the proceedings, a short circuit sets Roberts on the path of discovering that his wiring specifications were not adhered to by Duncan's son-in-law, electrical subcontractor Roger Simmons (Richard Chamberlain). As Roberts investigates how extensively Simmons cut corners to keep from going over budget (at Duncan's behest), a malfunctioning circuit breaker on the 85th floor sparks flames that ultimately kill several people and besiege gala attendees on the 135th floor. Attempts at rescue – through the buildings glass elevator, helicopters, and creating a virtual zipline using a rope shot to an adjacent building – are led by fire chief Michael O'Hallorhan (Steve McQueen) who bemoans the complications engendered by the height of the building and location of those trapped. The multiple-alarm blaze is ultimately brought under control after the deaths of over 200 people.
If the movie had been made, as is, a mere 10 years later – set in one of the epicenters of a newly encroaching disease that would inflame the city and engulf most countries in a global epidemic – it might have insinuated a conservative, mainstream fear of AIDS, and by extension condemnation and trepidation regarding gay men, with San Francisco standing in for homosexuals, one of the identified higher-risk populations for contracting AIDS in the early 1980s and very well represented in San Francisco's population. But absent such a time leap, does The Towering Inferno demonize at all and what does it say about human fear and anxiety?
This practical point reportedly had a genuine positive impact, influencing the tightening of various sprinkler code guidelines around the world. It also highlighted the human ego manifested in fashioning it as a good idea to erect such grandiose tributes to power. On the architectural level, humanity seems to have solved the inherent risks in creating even taller skyscrapers. But has our hubris been checked? The unintended consequence of antibiotic resistance suggests human overreach in combating a well-concealed foe. Further, the increasing frequency of colossal natural events—tsunamis, hurricanes, tornadoes, earthquakes, floods, and droughts—arguably triggered and exacerbated by human-induced changes in the global environment indicate that we may yet face our comeuppance and that our persistent fear of death may be aggravated by our heedless activities that, ironically, may hasten its arrival.
Complicity in calamity is ascribed individually and globally in The Towering Inferno, though in a less prejudicial way than that expressed toward AIDS patients during much of the epidemic, or, in the celluloid world, the Tom Hanks character by his colleagues in Philadelphia, who essentially believed that he got what he deserved. The Towering Inferno also offers a less salient metaphorical depiction of the threats to humanity than, say, the red menace (read: communism) of another Steve McQueen movie, The Blob. But the shattered, charred glass of The Towering Inferno may reflect the anxiety attendant upon the potential for human pride and aggrandizement, on a large or even small scale, to run amok. Perhaps it is contagion—Ebola, parasitical aliens, zombies, fire, fear itself—that suggests real and imaginary, visible and invisible, threats to our survival that compound our lurking sense that sometimes humanity is its own worst enemy and that we can exacerbate any and all dangers.
PDF available: Edmund Weisberg, "Towering Hubris," Voices in Bioethics (2015).


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The Age of the Vikings
by Anders WinrothAnders Winroth
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The Vikings maintain their grip on our imagination, but their image is too often distorted by myth. It is true that they pillaged, looted, and enslaved. But they also settled peacefully and traveled far from their homelands in swift and sturdy ships to explore. The Age of the Vikings tells the full story of this exciting period in history. Drawing on a wealth of written, visual, and archaeological evidence, Anders Winroth captures the innovation and pure daring of the Vikings without glossing over their destructive heritage. He not only explains the Viking attacks, but also looks at Viking endeavors in commerce, politics, discovery, and colonization, and reveals how Viking arts, literature, and religious thought evolved in ways unequaled in the rest of Europe. The Age of the Vikings sheds new light on the complex society, culture, and legacy of these legendary seafarers.
Anders Winroth is the Birgit Baldwin Professor of History at Yale University.
By Anders Winroth
Copyright © 2014 Princeton University Press
The Fury of the Northmen
Finally the chieftain took his high seat. The warrior band had waited eagerly on the benches around the great hall, warmed by the crackling fire, quaffing bountiful mead. The chieftain's servant girls had spent weeks this fall mixing honey and water, brewing barrels full for his famous party at Yule, the old Scandinavian festival of midwinter. Now the chieftain was there in his best clothes demanding to know why his famed warriors had been given such simple drink. Did they not deserve better hospitality after all they had accomplished in Frankland? Had they not hauled home barrels of the best Frankish wine from the rich cellar of that monastery last summer and paid dearly for their loot with their blood?
The appearance of the pitcher, its perfect regularity so unlike the clumsy local earthenware containers that most of them were used to, hushed the rowdy warriors in the vast hall. Tin foil in several horizontal lines and, between them, sequences of rhombuses decorated the pitcher, a glorious vessel for an exotic drink. The chieftain, served first, received a chalice with an artful decoration of blue glass in delicate strands after which the man in the seat of honor was handed a matching glass. The rest of them drank out of horns or simple mugs, but now everyone drank wine instead of mead to celebrate their bravery and their success when they had gone on Viking raids during the summer. Some of the warriors, recognizing the glassware bought by the chieftain when the band of warriors had visited the town of Hedeby on the way home from faraway kingdom called Egypt; the chieftain could have procured a good longship for what he had paid for them after hard negotiation.
Used to coarser drink, some of the warriors were unfamiliar with the taste of wine. What a great leader of men who so generously shared such luxuries! And he looked the part, too. His cape featured embroidered leopards and silver sequins, and it was trimmed with lustrous fox fur. He sported a silk cap on his head. An eiderdown pillow with a beautifully embroidered cover depicting a procession of people, horses, and wagons cushioned his seat, and by his side stood a ceremonial ax with rich decoration in silver-wire inlay depicting a fantastic animal. This was a real chieftain! Where did he get all these amazing things? Few of the warriors had ever been this close to such luxuries. They had never seen foxes as darkly glistening as these, nor had they experienced any textile that could shine this luminously.
Not everyone in the hall had sailed out last summer with this chieftain to seize opportunities in Frankland; many newcomers had come to the chieftain's celebration. They could be heard bragging about how they, next summer, would go with this chieftain to redden their swords with the blood of the Franks and the English, or why not the Moors in Spain? And they were going to gain undreamed-of riches.
This past summer, they had not been so fortunate. Of the three ships that had gone out under another chieftain, only one came back, and that was without their leader, who had fallen, it was rumored, when the Frisians had unexpectedly fought back. Nobody was really sure what had happened, for those who had returned were not eager to talk about it.
It was time for the food to be brought in, but first the gods must have their share. The chieftain cut the throat of the sacrificial animal and let the blood stream down on the floor, pouring some wine on top of it. The chieftain also held up a tiny gold foil between his fingers for everyone to admire. Those who sat closest could just make out an embossed picture of a couple embracing. The chieftain attached the foil to one of the posts supporting the roof. Not all of his warriors were sure exactly what this ritual implied, but they were certain it must be beneficial. The sacrificed lamb was taken out to be roasted, and the rest of the food was brought in, large chunks of roasted meat, cauldrons of boiled fish, and sweetmeats. The warriors feasted heartily and happily on all that was on offer. One certainly did not need to bring any packed food to the feasts of this illustrious chieftain!
Their bellies full of a glorious meal, everyone was leisurely cracking the hard shells of nuts to get to their sweet contents as dessert, but the chieftain himself and his closest men were having larger nuts that were easier to open, for their shells were softer and thinner. Were their contents more delicious, too? Few in the hall had ever tasted these foreign "welsh" nuts, or "walnuts." Some of them remembered seeing a single walnut when it had been put in the magnificent grave of the last great chieftain before this one.
That funeral had been something to behold: the dead man was given a huge, gorgeous ship with exquisite wood carvings, which was going to ferry him to the Afterworld. People were impressed that his son was willing to sacrifice such a grand vessel, although malicious tongues whispered that the ship was anyway not very seaworthy and had capsized twice, drowning the chieftain's brother. The son of the old chieftain had also sacrificed an unheard-of-number of horses on the foreship. People talked at length of the sea of blood on the deck of the funeral boat before soil was thrown over the boat to form a mound, from which, as a reminder, the mast still protruded.
The skald stood up in the middle of the hall, and the warriors, by now boisterous, did not quite fall silent, but the hall became still enough that most people could hear him. He turned to the chieftain and declaimed: "Listen to my poesy, destroyer of the dark blue, I know how to compose." This skald was a good one, even a very good one; one could hear from his accent that he was an Icelander as, everyone knew, were all the best skalds. The warriors enjoyed the euphony of the verses he recited: the rhythm, the alliteration, the end rhyme, the slant rhyme, the assonances, but they did not quite understand every stanza. So unnatural was the word order, so complex the waft of rhyme, and so far-fetched the poetic circumlocutions. Dark blue ... what exactly? Wound-swans? Meals of giants? But the verses clearly celebrated the achievements of last summer's Viking adventure. The warriors recognized individual words: Franks, fire, gold, horses, a raven. A warrior suddenly burst out, "We fed the raven well in Frankland!" when he suddenly realized that this was the solution to part of the riddle of one stanza. Everyone cheered, and the poet had to fall silent for a moment. In the ancient poetry of the Norse, to feed the raven (also poetically known as the wound-swan) meant to kill the enemy, providing a meal for beasts that feed on carrion. It was difficult for the drunken warriors to make out even such phrases, for the Icelander excelled not only in far-fetched expressions, but also in using unnatural word order and rare locutions. The beginning line had been easy enough, for the skald began, strategically, with expressions readily understandable. There could be no doubt, either, of the ending, for his gestures and inflections made it abundantly clear when he reached the grand peroration of his praise of the chieftain.
The chieftain rewarded the skald with a golden arm ring that he took from his own arm, and he lavished on the expectant warriors, for their bravery and loyalty, arm rings in gold and silver, swords with richly decorated pommels, clothes, helmets, chain mail, and shields. Even those who had just joined the chieftain received tokens of his new friendship, mostly weapons, each according to his standing and promise as a warrior.
At the end of the evening, everyone was happy. They had eaten and drunk to their satisfaction and beyond, listened to and half-understood what they were sure was great poetry, and they could proudly carry their new arm rings or swords that proclaimed to everyone that they were the valued friends of this great chieftain. This winter, a lot of men were spending months building a new, even more formidable ship for next summer's raiding season. Slave women and servant girls were spinning and weaving a great woolen sail, an investment of thousands and thousands of hours, but the sail would be worth it. The new vessel would not only sail faster but its greatness would also ensure that the chieftain's reputation spread even further, prompting even more warriors to volunteer to fill the rowers' benches.
Of course, he could easily afford any expense after all the silver and gold he had collected last summer; some he had simply taken in monasteries, churches, and homes; some had been paid out in return for his promise not to attack hapless Europeans; some had been his payment for men and women he had captured and sold as slaves. Life was good for this chieftain, who presided over a band of devoted warriors. They were all excited to go out and fight loyally for their chieftain, to the death if necessary. They were all looking forward to raiding again in Europe as soon as spring returned.
It all began in the great feasts in the halls of Norse chieftains. Viking raids started here, springing from the loyalties and friendships inspired by the drinking, eating, and gift giving. And in the halls it also ended with the distribution of the loot as gifts, laying the foundations for a new cycle of violence the next year. The warriors loved their generous chieftain who provided food and drink, entertainment, jewelry, and weapons. They were happy to give their allegiance and military prowess in return. Although the humiliation of Europe's powerful kingdoms, the sacking of the rich treasuries of monasteries, and the great battles between Vikings and Europeans may comprise the most spectacular and best-known events of the Viking Age, the real story of the time unfolded in the great halls of the North. They were the focal points of the early medieval geography of power in Scandinavia. Each hall was the centerpiece of its chieftain's honor, worth, and reputation, the focus of his world, the locus of his power.
The ancient king of the Danes, Hrothgar, resided in a most splendid hall, Heorot, at least in the imagination of the Viking Age Beowulf poet. When the Swedish warriors of the eponymous hero Beowulf approached Heorot in friendship, they were endlessly impressed by the tall and magnificent hall, famous throughout the world. Hrothgar had ordered it built so that his reputation would grow and remain forever great. The poet emphasized the glory and the excellence of Heorot, which gave Hrothgar bragging rights and a basis for his power. That was exactly the purpose of building a hall, a structure that impressed and a famed place to which warriors would flock to share in the hospitality and generosity of its chieftain.
Chieftains built halls all over northern Europe, where archeologists have discovered the remnants of dozens, teaching us just how many warlords strove for power in early medieval Scandinavia. Each chieftain cherished his hall, built it as large and tall as he was able, had it decorated, if not with gold as in the imagined Heorot, then at least with painted wood carvings, weapons, and other embellishments.
The halls of Scandinavian chieftains are the largest buildings known from the early Middle Ages in northern Europe. Measuring 48.5 by 11.5 meters, the hall at Lejre on the Danish island of Zealand was the greatest of them all. Beyond a few fragments of wood at the bottom of some postholes, nothing is preserved of the great building, the pride of its chieftain, except the imprint of its foundations in the Danish soil. That imprint is sufficient, however, for us to know the dimensions of the hall and to learn that it was solidly built: sturdy timber posts held up the roof, and the walls were six inches thick, made up of planks cut from ancient forests. A great hall should be a tall and impressive building. At Lejre, archeologists conclude that the roof reached at least 10 meters. It was held up by two rows of interior posts, and also by posts in the walls, which needed to be buttressed by twenty-two raking planks on each side, 1.5 meters apart. In the middle of the building, two sets of roof posts were omitted, creating a large interior space of some 9.5 square meters with the fire burning in the main hearth on one side.
This open space was fundamental to the political power of the Lejre chieftain. His thronelike chair, or high seat, stood here, richly decorated with wood carvings and probably paint. Scandinavian artisans during the Viking Age were capable of splendid wood carving. Furniture found in a grave mound in Oseberg, Norway, displays, for example, exquisitely carved dragons, with large stylized eyes; the animals intertwine legs, creating a richly detailed interlaced pattern. Around the chieftain, his warriors would sit on what the Beowulf poet called "mead-benches," enjoying their leader's hospitality, certainly including much mead, but also more distinguished drinks, as well as food and entertainment. It was here that the Viking raiding bands first came together as communities of warriors under the leadership of the chieftain. Bonds of loyalty, fellowship, friendship, and blood brotherhood were established and oaths of solidarity were sworn. In the mead hall, throngs of Scandinavian warriors came together, drinking and feasting and generally having a good time. The generosity and wealth of the chieftain impressed them all deeply. As often happens when men drink together, they came away with a renewed sense of solidarity with one another and loyalty to their leader.
We will take the hall of the Viking leader as our starting point for exploring the history of the Viking Age, just as it was the starting point for Viking raids attacking Europe. Here, all strands of that history come together—politics, military prowess, trade, agriculture, exploration, religion, art, literature, and much else—and we will follow them from the hall out into the early medieval world, in some cases going very far indeed, to exotic places like al-Khwarezm in central Asia and Newfoundland in America, Seville in southwestern Spain, and the White Sea on the north shore of Russia. For the Vikings, experienced by Europeans as a kind of unqualified evil coming from the ends of the world in fulfillment of Biblical prophecies, were in fact deeply embedded in the texture of early medieval European society.
We continue to be fascinated by the Vikings and stories about their exploits. Ferocious barbarians in horned helmets with gleaming swords and sharp axes, descending on Lindisfarne, Hamburg, Paris, Seville, Nantes—almost everywhere—to slaughter, raid, rape, and generally wreak destruction, toppling kingdoms and laying waste to Europe; the Vikings pique our imagination. We picture them killing and maiming without regard for age, gender, or status in society. We imagine them as super-masculine heroes, practitioners of frenzied violence for its own sake, devotees of strange pagan religions that required bloody sacrifices necessitating horrendous torture. Just as we as a society continue to have a fraught and complex relationship to violence, we are both spellbound and repelled by the Vikings. While we may sympathize with and grieve for their helpless victims and feel put off by all the mindless slaying, we can scarcely help admiring the strength, courage, and virility of the Vikings.
Excerpted from The Age of the Vikings by Anders Winroth. Copyright © 2014 Princeton University Press. Excerpted by permission of PRINCETON UNIVERSITY PRESS.
1 Introduction: The Fury of the Northmen 1
2 Violence in a Violent Time 15
3 Röriks at Home and Away: Viking Age Emigration 45
4 Ships, Boats, and Ferries to the Afterworld 71
5 Coins, Silk, and Herring: Viking Age Trade in Northern Europe 99
6 From Chieftains to Kings 131
7 At Home on the Farm 157
8 The Religions of the North 181
9 Arts and Letters 213
10 Epilogue: The End of the Viking Age 241
Further Reading 249
Abbreviations 255
List of Illustrations 289
"Vivid, engaging, and brilliant in detail."
"A very refreshing look on the history of the Vikings, their culture, beliefs and behaviour. . . . Winroth's book is definitely one of the best on the subject I've read."---Wouter van Dijk, Hereditas Nexus
"Comprehensive and colorful, Anders Winroth's The Age of the Vikings paints a lively picture of the era when northern raiders altered the political and social complexion of much of Europe. With its cross-disciplinary approach, engagement with recent archaeological developments, and striking narrative style, The Age of the Vikings offers students of medieval history a vivid portrayal of life among Vikings, non-Viking Scandinavians, and those impacted by Viking activities during one of the West's most tumultuous periods."—Stephen Mitchell, Harvard University
"This stimulating book draws on contemporary texts and the latest archaeological evidence to bring the Viking age to life. Winroth's lucid discussion of the problems posed by runic inscriptions and skaldic verse is especially welcome. So too is his insistence that, in their efforts to obtain the treasure on which their power depended, Viking chieftains were no more violent than their Christian contemporaries."—Peter Sawyer, editor of The Oxford Illustrated History of the Vikings
"The Age of the Vikings is an excellent book. The writing is clear, engaging, and brimming with historical insights. First class."—Peter Heather, author of The Fall of the Roman Empire: A New History of Rome and the Barbarians
"I know of no other book quite like this one."—Janet L. Nelson, coeditor of The Medieval World
"This entertaining and informative book provides valuable insights into not only the Viking expeditions themselves but also the social and cultural life of early medieval Scandinavia."—Sverre Bagge, author of Cross and Scepter: The Rise of the Scandinavian Kingdoms from the Vikings to the Reformation
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