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LIVERPOOL POETS ADRIAN HENRI, ROGER MCGOUGH, BRIAN PATTEN + PETE BROWN and SPIKE HAWKINS
This is the beginning of a multi-layered post on Adrian Henri and the Liverpool Poets triggered by this brilliant book, sent to THE GENERALIST by Antony Hudek who is Director of Objectif Exhibitions, Antwerp and
Curator at Large at Raven Row, 56 Artillery Row London.
It was published by Occasional Papers to accompany an exhibition, curated by Catherine Marcangeli, staged at Liverpool John Moores University [5 July - 26th October 2014]. Antony facilitated the exhibition and contributed two essays including one based on a visit to Henri's home and archives, preserved thanks to the efforts of Catherine M. who writes in the book's intro:
'In 'Notes on Painting and Poetry' Henri insists that he found 'no difficulty (other than shortage of time) in being a painter, poet, organiser of happenings, teacher and touring musician. This versatility is paired with an open-minded curiosity for and delight in other artists' work.'
In that same essay, Henri begins: 'The trouble is people want a label for you'. He looks back to Dada and Surrealism for validation. 'Consider Duchamp, or the prewar activities of Salvador Dali: films, exhibition-environments, poems, book jackets, objects, ephemeral events are equally important in their oeuvre'.
I'm ashamed to say I was largely ignorant of his work as an artist before seeing this book. He studied art at King's College, Newcastle-upon-Tyne and then gained a BA at the University of Durham where Richard Hamilton, the quintessential Pop artist, was a lecturer. Henri's initial work is very street-level and contains elements of Pop and collage. Its exciting and stimulating to see this work from the 50s/early 60s. His first exposure was at a group exhibition at the Walker Arts Gallery in Liverpool in 1958.
Adrian Henri with (on the right) his Big Liverpool 8 Murder Painting, c1964. Photograph: ICA.
This images, which appeared in The Guardian is almost certainly wrongly dated. In this book's detailed chronology and on the chronology on the Adrian Henry website: www.adrianhenri.com
its lists a solo show at the ICA in 1968. The website has great portfolios of his work.
'Total Artist' also has a excellent essay by Bryan Biggs, a Liverpool artist and now Director of the city's Bluecoat Arts Centre.
Interestingly Biggs suggests that Henri may have been influenced in his concept of 'total art' by the 1955 publication of this book by Roget Shattuck which documents the origin of the avant-garde in France at the beginning of the 20th century. It focuses on the naive painter Henri Rousseau, the composer Eric Satie, the poet Gulllaume Apollinaire and playwright Alfred Jarry, creator of Pere Ubu.
Biggs writes: 'The book pointed to the possibility of interdisciplinarity which Henri took a stage further by coalescing all these artforms into a single practice - the artist as painter-poet-performer-musician.'
A parallel book, Calvin Tomkins 'The Bride and The Bachelors' (published in the UK in 1965 as 'Ahead of the Game: Four Versions of the Avant-Garde') profiles composer John Cage, mixed media painter Robert Rauschenberg, machine sculptor Jean Tinguely and grandfather of the avant-garde Marcel Duchamp. [See Previous Post: Masters of the Avant Garde (Nov 2010)]
Biggs writes: 'By the time this book was published in Britain, Henri had 'already staged several 'events', arguably the first performance art in the UK, which put the idea of the multimedia experiment into practice...poetry, painting and pop.'
Another big influence on Henri was the American artist Allan Kaprow, a painter and pioneer of peformance art, who coined the term 'Happening'.
The book as a whole and Bigg's essay in particular, give a real feel for what was going on in Liverpool alongside the Beatles and the Merseybeat boom. I love this account of Allen Ginsberg's visit to the city in 1965. Biggs writes:
'He famously described the city as 'at the present moment the centre of the consciousness of the human universe. They're resurrecting the human form divine there - all those beautiful youths, with long, golden archangelic hair'. Henri recalls taking Ginsberg to the Cavern and other venues to taste Merseybeat first hand, drummers from local beat groups jamming with the Beat legend, who played Tibetan rhythms on a set of finger cymbals.'
Of course Adrian Henri came to national prominence, alongside fellow Liverpool poets Roger McGough and Brian Patten, through the publication of 'The Mersey Sound' (1967) which has become one of the best-selling poetry books of all time and had a huge influence at that time. It was above all accessible to our generation.
From the 'happenings' Henri and the others realised the potential of combining spoken word with live music. Much of the collaborations up to that point were improvisations to jazz. Henri liked scripting rather than improv and was keener to combine poetry with rock and pop. The Mersey poets' work lent itself to performance. Biggs gives us a valuable history lesson:
'Poetry and live music was not new. In London, poetry and jazz were being performed together in concerts organised by Jeremy Robson featuring Adrian Mitchell, Laurie Lee, Dannie Abse and Christopher Logue, who also recorded an EP, 'Red Bird,' with The Tony Kinsey Quintet."
'Michael Horovitz's 'New Departures' visited British towns and cities between 1960 and 1965, the first touring jazz and poetry group in the country, coming in Henri's words 'to evangelise the north,' including Liverpool.
'A concert, 'Blues for the Hitch-hiking Dead', at the Crane Theatre in 1961 featured Horovitz, Pete Brown and Mark (Spike) Hawkins with The Art Reid Quartet.
[You can listen to a long interview I recorded in November 2007 with Mike Horowitz on the Audio Generalist site ]
'Henri was disdainful of poets improvising with jazz: 'Some of the English poetry-and-jazz people make exaggerated claims about this and some poets I know are constantly re-writing their work'.
'Pete Brown describes the poetry he was then writing 'in loosely musical forms like chase choruses. Theoretically it was pretentious but what saved it was the humour and a certain Britishness'.
'If these experiments were unsuccessful artistically, the efforts of Brown and Hawkins - 'hitch-hiking evangelists of the London poetry/jazz circuit'" - were however instrumental, working with 'local unknowns', in getting the Liverpool live poetry scene going in the early 1960s, with readings at Streate's coffee house on Mount Pleasant hosted by Dubliner Johnny Byrne who, with Hawkins, relocated to the city. This was the archetypal 'cellar club', candlelit and with whitewashed walls, duffle coats and modern jazz. It 'was to poetry what the Cavern was to rock'n'roll'
'Musical accompaniment was a regular feature of these poetry readings and, at Sampson & Barlow's basement beneath the Peppermint Lounge on London Road and other venues, was increasingly played by electric bands, notably The Almost Blues and The Clayton Squares. In contrast to New Departures' proselytising, it was pop and rhythm & blues, not jazz, that offered a way forward for the emergent pop poetry, a path more in tune with the local Merseybeat.'
Most of the audience were fans of The Beatles or other bands at The Cavern. According to Mike Evans, one of Henri's chief collaborators, George and Ringo came to one of the poetry events at Liverpool's Hope Hall.
The best-known band to emerge from this scene was The Scaffold (1963–1974), which featured John Gorman, Mike McCartney (brother of Paul McCartney) and Roger McGough.
Wikipedia claims that 'Initially Adrian Henri was a member, when they were known as 'The Liverpool, One Fat Lady, All Electric Show'. ("One Fat Lady" is the bingo term for 8, and they mostly lived in the Liverpool 8 district.)'
In December 1967 'Thank U Very Much' (sung with a Liverpool accent) reached number 4 in the charts. A year later 'Lily the Pink' reached number 1. Ringo Starr's bass drum was used; also featured were Jack Bruce from Cream, Graham Nash from The Hollies and Reg Dwight, later renaming himself Elton John. Both hits were in the spirit of cheery and humorous drinking songs.'
POP STARS & POETS
Henri envied the greater freedom of pop stars compared to poets. In his essay: 'Notes on Painting and Poetry' he wrote:
'Because of the whole pop aura that surrounds their work they could allow themselves obscure or very personal images or sounds and their public will accept it. Whereas we always have to worry about the problem of communicating: what can't you allow yourself to say. I think this is a marvellous situation, for them. I think Dylan falls into the obvious trap this freedom opens, sometimes: The Beatles always seem to avoid it. Because no matter how interested in Oriental music or post-Stockhausen techniques they are they always seem aware of their responsibility as entertainers.'
THE LIVERPOOL SCENE (1)
In 1966, Henri teamed up with guitar player Andy Roberts and they fine-tuned music that worked with the poetry reading. Early in '67, they started performing in collaborations and happenings.
Also in 1966, Henri and Patten met Edward Lucie Smith at the Nottingham poetry festival. He was known to them both as a prominent published poet and art critic. ELS wrote and said he wanted to publish one of Henri's poems in 'Encounter' but also later expressed an interest in producing an anthology of the Liverpool poets and quickly found backing from Rapp & Carroll. Born in Jamaica, Oxford graduate Lucie-Smith was an unlikely champion (as was Brian Epstein for the Beatles).
Meanwhile McGough had been signed up by another publisher and the Liverpool poets came to the attention of Tony Richardson, the originator and publisher of the Penguin Modern Poets.'The Mersey Sound' which was published in the summer of 1967.
According to 'A Gallery to Play To: The Story of the Mersey Poets' by Phil Bowen [Liverpool University Press * see UPDATE at end] Lucie-Smith's book with photos by Phillip Jones Griffith was launched at the Cavern on March 3rd with a big press junket. It was then launched in London at the ICA, which Biggs says, led to tv appearance on BBC2, a gig at London's underground UFO club.
CBS used the same cover image for an album entitled 'The Incredible New Liverpool Scene' released to coincide with the book. Recorded in two hours in a studio in Denmark Street, it features Henri and Patten with Roberts on guitar. John Peel plays it on his pirate radio show 'Perfumed Garden' which led him to nominally becoming the producer of the first album by Henri's band: The Liverpool Scene.
'The Liverpool Scene shared a breadth of musical backgrounds that included jazz, beat, folk and blues, all of which were effectively deployed to create evocative settings for the poems of Henri, Evans and a non-band member, the Liverpool painter Maurice Cockrill ('Happy Burial Blues')... 'We do a noisy kind of abandoned thing', Henri declared, stressing that they only came together as a band for the last half hour of their set, the rest of the time being devoted to individual performances of poetry and songs.'
- Bryan Biggs
The band crystallised mid-1967 with Henri and Roberts being joined by Mike Evans (poet/sax), Mike Hart (vocals/guitar), Percy Jones (bass), Brian Dodson (drums) and became a regular gigging band on the progressive rock and university circuit.
In 1968, 'The Liverpool Scene: 'Amazing Adventures of...' album was produced by John Peel and released by RCA Records. After its release Brian Dodson was replaced by Peter Clarke.
May 1969 saw the release of the their second album 'Bread On The Night' followed by appearances at the Bath Blues Festival, the Albert Hall and the Dylan Isle of Wight festival. and then toured the US doing supporting gigs with Led Zeppelin, The Who, The Kinks and Joe Cocker. At Kent State University, Ohio, they played support for Sly and the Family Stone in front of 17,00 people. None of their charm worked for an Americana audience and their three month tour was pronounced an 'absolute disaster'.
Their final album 'St Adrian Co., Broadway and 3rd' contained one live side and on the reverse a 22-minute word and sound collage 'Made in the USA'. The band split in 1970.
Adrian Henri [Born April 10 1932; died December 20 2000]
Obituaries by Mike Evans and Nell Dunn/The Guardian
www.andyrobertsmusic.com
Band members : ANDY ROBERTS, ADRIAN HENRI, MIKE EVANS, MIKE HART, PERCY JONES, BRIAN DODSON, (replaced by) PETE CLARK, (and later) FRANK GARRETT.
'Andy accepted an offer to study law at Liverpool University, almost immediately bumping into Roger McGough at a bookshop as soon as he got there. The 'jazz and poetry' movement was at its peak, and Roger invited Andy to dive in: 'February 1966 was the first time I did a thing with him and Adrian Henri, at the Bluecoat Theatre in Liverpool. It just took off from there. Within a couple of months I was doing poetry events at The Cavern and playing with a band at the University. There was loads going on.'
'Soon, on the back of a 1967 poetry anthology entitled The Liverpool Scene, Adrian Henri, Roger McGough and Andy, along with jazz saxophonist Mike Evans and songwriter/guitarist Mike Hart, were taking bookings as 'The Liverpool Scene Poets'. Roger had to drop out of the poetry gigs (The Scaffold), leaving Andy to suggest to the charismatic Adrian Henri that all they needed was a bassist and drummer to become a bona fide band. .The Liverpool Scene was born.
'An album for CBS had already been recorded, prior to the band's formation, called The Incredible New Liverpool Scene' BBC Radio's champion of 'the underground' John Peel took a shine to it and regularly booked the now fully-fledged band (or, as a duo, Roberts & Henri) for his show and for his own live engagements. He also nominally produced their first full-band album, Amazing Adventures Of… (RCA, 1968), in a recording deal secured by their new manager Sandy Roberton – a key figure in the careers of many now legendary acts at the progressive ends of folk and rock music of the time.
1969 saw the Liverpool Scene at their peak – delivering their second album Bread On The Night, touring the UK on a three act bill with Led Zeppelin and Blodwyn Pig, playing to 150,000 at the Isle of Wight Festival and touring America for a gruelling, and revelatory three months. 'Absolute disaster', is Andy's verdict on the tour. 'We suddenly came up against the utter reality of it. With a British audience, given this poetry and a band that were never rehearsed, we got away with it through being so different and [through] our verve and irreverence. None of which worked in America.'
'The American experience would nevertheless inspire the band's best work – the lengthy 'Made In USA' suite, one side of their last LP proper, St Adrian Co, Broadway And 3rd (1970).'
THE AMAZING ADVENTURES OF THE LIVERPOOL SCENE | ECLEC22138 | 2009
The 2-CD package features most of the band's recorded output, along with some previously unreleased live material. Many of the included tracks have never been available on CD before, others have been meticulously remastered from the original master tapes from 40 years ago. This release has been made possible with the co-operation of the original members of the band and Adrian's estate.
PETE BROWN & SPIKE HAWKINS
Bryan Biggs has already flagged that Pete Brown and Spike Hawkins were however instrumental, working with 'local unknowns', in getting the Liverpool live poetry scene going in the early 1960s, with readings at Streate's coffee house on Mount Pleasant hosted by Dubliner Johnny Byrne who, with Hawkins, relocated to the city.
Pete Brown also ran on a parallel course with Adrian Henri in that he got several bands together, got on a record and gigged. More anon.
Pete Brown's autobiography 'White Rooms & Imaginary Westerns: Ginsberg, Clapton and Cream an Anarchic Odyssey' which The Generalist has been digesting in sections and taking notes on over the last couple of years, makes more sense to me after reading Bryan's essay. Its published by JR Books but copies are rare and very costly on Amazon.
In an early chapter 'Devon and Beat Beginnings', he describes how he and Vic (his lifelong friend who he met at grammar school) 'bonded with Mal Dean, who was trying to play the trombone badly, and his fellow Liverpudlian Johnny Byrne. Mal, who had been a contemporary of John Lennon at the Art School, confirmed that there was a great scene in Liverpool and we should visit.'
[Left: John Lennon's own book of poetry, writings and drawings was published by Jonathan Cape in 1964. A treasured possession.]
Back in London, while his parents were away, Brown's homeless friends came to stay including the aforementioned Mel and Johnny. When the Browns returned, they were kicked out and were joined by Spike. All crammed into Victor's one-room flat. During a thunderstorm, they were all evicted by the police with a huge dog.
Brown says of Spike: [He] 'had a similar relationship with his parents to mine, although his seem to have prompted more extreme behaviour. Legend had it that after he dropped out of college he was living in a hedge near Aylesbury. He was to become an extraordinary poet and a great friends.'
Somewhile later, Spike, Brown and other dossers were staying in 'a hovel in Victoria' which was soon overcrowded. Brown recalls: ' I arrived early one morning to find a note pinned to Spike's (still sleeping) conquest: BROWN. HAVE GONE TO LIVERPOOL. PLEASE FOLLOW.
'Spike had indeed gone to Liverpool, where he promptly began the seminal (in more ways than one) poetry readings in Streate's coffee bar on Mount Pleasant. The manager there, John L., later to become my roadie, dispensed sped pills from a huge sweet jar under the counter.
'It really was Spike who started the whole Liverpool poetry scene, and he has never received the credit for it, along with Johnny Byrne who helped organise things and later became a writer himself. Between they they recruited local talent such as Adrian Henri, at that time chiefly a painter and teacher, Sam Walsh, also a painter but a fine folk singer, Roger McGough, and a little later, the amazing 15-year-old Brian Patten. John Lennon was certainly around - he lived in the same building as Adrian and Sam across from the towering Gothic cathedral, the famed Gambier Terrace.'
Brown fell in love with Liverpool: 'The mixture of Welsh, Irish and Lancashire cultures crossed with Afro-Caribbean, Chinese and socialism was very attractive. The city was soon to be home to nearly 500 professional or semi-pro rock bands, and probably the only independent poetry magazine in Britain ever to make any money, 'Underdog'. [Produced by Brian Patten]
Brown is probably best-known for the great songs he wrote with Jack Bruce for 'Cream' (four tracks on 'Disraeli Gears') and later for Jack's brilliant first solo album 'Song for A Tailor', one of my all time favourite albums.
Like Adrian Henri, Pete Brown formed, gigged and recorded with bands - the Battered Ornaments and Piblokto. Brown was unceremoniously turfed out of the BOs, a band he set up, on the night before they played the Stones concert at Hyde Park in '69, shortly after the death of Brian Jones. He immediately formed Piblokto. Many of the posters and album covers for these bands were done by Mal Dean, Genius.
UPDATE/5 SEPT 2016
A GALLERY TO PLAY TO: THE STORY OF THE MERSEY POETS
by Phil Bowen [First published by Stride Publications(1999); revised 2nd Edition/Liverpool University Press (2008)]
'...the Liverpool poets listened, learnt and led.'
- Adrian Henri
When I began writing this post some days ago now, I did not even know this book existed. Halfway through the story, I discovered it on Google Books. I then ordered a copy from the net, devoured it in a few days, wrote to Phil Bowen who replied that, as it turns out, he is coming to visit Lewes before the end of the year. Result.
To summarise briefly, this is the boss history, a master class in how to write a group biography (v. tricky), how to write about poetry and analyse it well enough so that it is not pretentious but enlightening. Its extremely elegantly written, flows beautifully and takes us on an imaginative tour of the streets of Liverpool, the clubs, the flats, the Mersey, the sounds of the 1960s/1970s.
Phil is no less successful in bringing the three major characters to life. He writes about their performances in Nightblues, a 1963 'event' in Liverpool, featuring also John Gorman and a local R'n'B band the Roadrunners.:
'Nightblues is something of a template for the three poets' performing styles. Henri, the front man, but self-deprecating and still uncertain of himself as a poet; Patten, young - but as McGough had noted 'mature in the sense that he knew he was a poet' - but uneasy and uncomfortable regarding performance; and McGough, already the assured poet-performer, handling both aspects with consummate skill.'
The book takes us in chronological order decade by decade up to The Noughties, setting the progress of the three poets and poetry in general in a well-fleshed out background of the national politics of the day, other cultural activity and international movements.
One of he aspects of the story that is so striking is how prolific Henri, McGough and Patten were and are. Also was completely unaware of how much successful writing they had done for children. It's a wonderful tale to have a chance to tell, very satisfying, very real. Phil expertly weaves multiple threads together, making it both informative and readable, full of fresh interview material, quotes from the odes, and insider observations.
It is highly recommended to the more than one million readers who have bought the original Penguin Mersey Poets book.
Phil is a poet whose last collection is Starfly (Stride Publications.2004)> He has edited two anthologies of poems also published by Stride, one that celebrates Dylan [Jewels & Binoculars (1993)] and Things We Said Today,which celebrates The Beatles. He has also written four plays including A Handful of Rain, an imaginary meeting between Bob Dylan and Dylan Thomas. Born in Liverpool, he lives in Cornwall and works all over the country as a freelance writer, teacher and poet.
See: www.philbowen.co.uk
PERSONAL CONNECTIONS
I organised both of these gigs. The first (left) was in 1970 when I was 19 and was running with others the local arts lab The Worthing Workshop. Yes, I was Freaky John! According to local press clippings of the time, we had an audience of 350 but lost £100. This came after a hugely profitable benefit concert in January featuring the original Deep Purple and others. The second (right) was one of a series of events called 'The New Beat Experience', which we staged at the Komedia in Brighton for several years. This 'happening' dates from September 2003 when I was 53. To have Spike Hawkins and Pete Brown on the bill made for a memorable night.
BRIGHTON STREET ART 23rd MAY 2019
PHOTOGRAPHING MUSIC
This summer have been totally focused on learning how to photograph music. Trying to find a fresh approach, to capture the mood of the music...
CARLOS CASTANEDA AND DON JUAN: TRUTH OR FICTION
Cover Art by Wilson McLean THE GENERALIST is proud and pleased to reprint, with the permission of the author Mick Brown, a re...
ALTERNATIVE SOCIETY 1970s: BIT Travel Guide
The cover and introduction of the BIT travel guide The first "edition" of this guide, which became known as the "Bible o...
NME ARCHIVE: RICHARD NEVILLE ON CHARLES SOBHRAJ 3
(Above) Caption on back of photo in red crayon reads: 'Neville talking to Sobhraj who is under arrest in Delhi, Dated 1977. [Photograph...
CULT MUSIC: GUY STEVENS
Following on from my Previous Post: CHECK OUT CHARLES SHAAR MURRAY I have promoted three gigs with the man himself (two with his band...
AN INDEX OF POSSIBILITIES
Strang how things happen. A friend tipped me off to an article Fom Here to Divinity in the Sunday Times by writer and novelist Tim Lott w...
ARCHIVE: MONTGOMERY CLIFT
This is an article I wrote that was published in Issue 9 of The Face magazine [ January 1981]. More on this important magazine to come. ...
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The Generalist blog is riddled with stories about the Beats, who have been an inspiration to me since I was a teenager. I have accrued a s...
BILL BUTLER & THE UNICORN BOOKSHOP + BETTER BOOKS
Bill Butler was one of the good guys who died too young. Bill was a larger-than-life character, poet, publisher, distributor and found...
PROJECT CYBERSYN: STAFFORD BEER IN ALLENDE'S CHILE...
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LIVERPOOL POETS ADRIAN HENRI, ROGER MCGOUGH, BRIAN...
RICHARD SEYMOUR's CORBYN / PAUL MASON's POSTCAPITA...
ALAN MOORE'S JERUSALEM: EXCLUSIVE PREVIEW
WALTER MOSLEY: AN APPRECIATION
The Generalist wishes to thank the following for their generous contributions:
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The Anarchist's Sweetheart è un cortometraggio muto del 1908 diretto da Theo Frenkel (come Theo Bouwmeester).

Trama
Innamorata di un anarchico, una ragazza usa il suo braccio per sbarrare la porta ai soldati che cercano il giovane.

Produzione
Il film fu prodotto dalla Hepworth.

Distribuzione
Distribuito dalla Hepworth, il film - un cortometraggio di 114 metri - uscì nelle sale cinematografiche britanniche nel novembre 1908.

Si conoscono pochi dati del film che, prodotto dalla Hepworth, fu distrutto nel 1924 dallo stesso produttore, Cecil M. Hepworth. Fallito, in gravissime difficoltà finanziarie, il produttore pensò in questo modo di poter almeno recuperare il nitrato d'argento della pellicola.

Voci correlate
Filmografia Hepworth

Collegamenti esterni

Cortometraggi drammatici
Film Hepworth

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This document describes the details of Mobilint's AI Accelerator for MLPerf Inference v0.7 submission. The details consist of brief information of benchmark systems, system requirements, and lastly step-by-step instructions to run the benchmark.

## Overview
Benchmark for Mobilint Accelerator mainly consists of internal model compiler, preprocessor, and System Under Test. A user can compile the model using the compiler, upload the instructions into the accelerator, upload the preprocessed data, and finally get the result from the accelerator.

## Benchmark Summary
In this round v0.7, Mobilint submits the benchmark result as below:
| System | Division | Scenario | Model |
| ------ | ----- | ------ | ------ |
| Mobilint Edge | Closed | SingleStream, Offline | Resnet50-v1.5, SSD-MobileNet-v1 |
| Mobilint Edge-Five | Open | Offline | Resnet50-v1.5, SSD-MobileNet-v1 |

For the quality (Accuracy) of the SUT per models are:
| Model | Source model | Measured accuracy |
| ----- | ------ | ------ |
| SSD-MobileNet-v1 | ssd-mobilenet 300x300, ONNX   | 23.028% mAP |
| ResNet50-v1.5 | resnet-50-v1.5, ONNX  | 76.318% |

## System Description
### General System Configurations
* Ubuntu 18.04.3
* Python 3.6.9
### Binaries/Libraries Information
* Loadgen (tag v0.7.1; libmlperf_loadgen.a)
  * MD5 Checksum : f48bdb81f162ad030725c7e9c9fe794e  libmlperf_loadgen.a
* Xilinx DMA Device driver (xdma.ko)
  * MD5 Checksum : 677c32446ad39303d4e8e5d2c87fe238 xdma.ko
* Private acceleration library (libmaccel.so)
  * MD5 Checksum : f0c4ddcf3545d6140d07faf9f4f33f89  libmaccel.so

## Usage
### General Steps
General benchmark steps are following:
1. Compile the model using the internal compiler and generate `imem.bin`, `lmem.bin`, `dmem.bin`, `ddr.bin` per model.
2. Preprocess the dataset using `preprocess_resnet.py` or `preprocess_imagenet.py` appropriate for the dataset to be tested.
3. Extract only paths from `instances_val2017.json` or `val_map.txt` using `extract_dataset_list.py`.
4. Run the SUT (Scenario, Mode, Model, Dataset are the arguments)

```bash
# insmod xdma.ko
$ cp libmaccel.so /usr/lib
$ make
$ python extract_dataset_list.py --dataset-name="DATASET_NAME" --output="OUTPUT_FILENAME" --input="INPUT_FILENAME" --root-path="ROOT_PATH_TO PREPROCESSED_DATA"
$ ./benchmark --scenario="SCENARIO" --mode="MODE" --model="MODEL" --dataset="PATH_TO_VAL_MAP_OR_INSTANCES_VAL2017_PREPROCESSED"
```
### Dataset Path Extractor Arguments
|dataset-name|output|input|root-path|
|-----------|------|-----|------|
|COCO, ImageNet| Output filename | Input file path (`val_map.txt` for ImageNet, `instances_val2017.json` for COCO) | Root path to the preprocessed Image data |

### Benchmark SUT Arguments
|model|scenario|mode|dataset|
|----|-------|----|------|
|SSD-MobileNets-v1, Resnet50-v1.5 (But please use the code under the model)|SingleStream, MultiStream, Server, Offline|AccuracyOnly, PerformanceOnly|Path to preprocessed val_map.txt (ResNet50) or instances_val2017.json (SSD-MobileNet); the output of `Step 3`|

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Sammie Szmodics struck a late equaliser to earn Colchester a 1-1 draw at Cambridge in Sky Bet League Two.
Substitute Szmodics turned home from close range six minutes from time after good work on the left by Ben Dickenson, moments after Macauley Bonne had seen a goal disallowed for offside following another Dickenson cross.
Gerry McDonagh had earlier scored his first EFL goal to give the home side the lead after 20 minutes, thumping the ball home following George Maris' ball from the right.
Cambridge also had a goal disallowed when Harrison Dunk fired in following Piero Mingoia's cross 11 minutes before half-time.
Colchester's only real opportunity of the first period came in the opening moments when Dickenson could only nod Owen Garvan's cross wide at the far post.
John McGreal's side were denied 17 minutes from the end as a superb save from Will Norris kept out George Elokobi, before McDonagh fired narrowly wide at the other end ahead of Szmodics' equaliser.


In my Lifetime, I hope to develop, Arms that are strong, Hands that are gentle, Ears that will listen, Eyes that are kind, A tongue that will speak softly, A mind full of wisdom, A heart that understands.
No matter how inflexibly the world was clamoring for war and heroism, honor and other outmoded ideals, no matter how remote and unlikely every voice that apparently spoke up for humanity sounded, all of that was merely superficial, just as the question of the external and political aims of the war remained superficial. Deep down, something was evolving. Something like a new humanity. Because I could see people, and a number of them died alongside me, who had gained the new emotional insight that hatred and rage, killing and destroying, were not linked to the specific objects if that rage. No, the objects, just like the aims, were completely accidental. Those primal feelings, even the wildest of them, weren't directed against the enemy; their bloody results were merely an outward materialization of people's inner life, the split within their souls, which desired to rage and kill, destroy and die, so that they could be reborn.
You're obliged to pretend respect for people and institutions you find absurd. You live attached in a cowardly fashion to moral and social conventions you despise, condemn, and know lack all foundation. It is that permanent contradiction between your ideas and desires and all the dead formalities and vain pretenses of your civilization which makes you sad, troubled and unbalanced. In that intolerable conflict you lose all joy of life and feeling of personality, because at every moment they suppress and restrain and check the free play of your powers. That's the poisoned and mortal wound of the civilized world.
We must take arms each and every day, perhaps knowing that the battle cannot be entirely won, but fight we must, if only a gentle bout. The smallest effort to win means, at the end of each day, a sort of victory. Remember that pianist who said that if he did not pratice every day he would know, if he did not practice for two days, the critics would know, after three days, his audiences would know.A variation of this is true for writers. Not that your style, whatever that is, would melt out of shape in those few days.But what would happen is that the world would catch up with and try to sicken you. If you did not write every day, the poisons would accumulate and you would begin to die, or act crazy, or both.
The war, therefore if we judge it by the standards of previous wars, is merely an imposture. It is like the battles between certain ruminant animals whose horns are incapable of hurting one another. But though it is unreal it is not meaningless. It eats up the surplus of consumable goods, and it helps to preserve the special mental atmosphere that the hierarchical society needs. War, it will be seen, is now a purely internal affair. In the past, the ruling groups of all countries, although they might recognize their common interest and therefore limit the destructiveness of war, did fight against one another, and the victor always plundered the vanquished. In our own day they are not fighting against one another at all. The war is waged by each ruling group against its own subjects, and the object of the war is not to make or prevent conquests of territory, but to keep the structure of society intact. The very word "war," therefore, has become misleading. It would probably be accurate to say that by becoming continuous war has ceased to exist. The peculiar pressure that is exerted on human beings between the Neolithic Age and the early twentieth century has disappeared and has been replaced by something quite different. The effect would be much the same if the three superstates, instead of fighting one another, should agree to live in perpetual peace, each inviolate within its own boundaries. For in that case each would still be a self-contained universe, freed forever from the sobering influence of external danger. A peace that was truly permanent would be the same as a permanent war. This--although the vast majority of Party members understand it only in a shallower sense--is the inner meaning of the Party slogan: WAR IS PEACE.
The next morning, very early, you and I went to the old pine-tree. Your little legs were going along so fast that it made me quite dizzy to look at them. Long before we came to the place I had to carry you - you had such a terrible stitch! At last we caught sight of him. His branches were all waving and his head was high in the air. When he saw us he bowed most graciously, but very proudly. I stole along ever so quietly with you in my arms, and, sure enough, there were the sparrows sitting in the branches. They did not seem at all shy, and how glad we both were. The old pine-tree looked just like you do when you have had a cold bath and Mummy has put you in a clean starched frock, and a petticoat that sticks out all round. You look as though you never made mud pies in your life and would rather die than tread in the puddles.
Homer was wrong," wrote Heracleitus of Ephesus. "Homer was wrong in saying: 'Would that strife might perish from among gods and men!' He did not see that he was praying for the destruction of the universe; for if his prayer were heard, all things would pass away." These are the words on which the superhumanists should meditate. Aspiring toward a consistent perfection, they are aspiring toward annihilation. The Hindus had the wit to see and the courage to proclaim the fact; Nirvana, the goal of their striving, is nothingness. Wherever life exists, there also is inconsistency, division, strife.
Great engines crawled across the field; and in the midst was a huge ram, great as a forest-tree a hundred feet in length, swinging on mighty chains. Long had it been forging in the dark smithies of Mordor, and its hideous head, founded of black steel, was shaped in the likeness of a ravening wolf; on it spells of ruin lay. Grond they named it, in memory of the Hammer of the Underworld of old. Great beasts drew it, orcs surrounded it, and behind walked mountain-trolls to wield it.
What is war?' I asked.Oh, it's a messy, stupid business,' he said, 'Two sides wave flags and beat drums and shoot one another dead. It always begins this way, making speeches, talking about rights, and all that sort of thing.'But what is it for? What do they get out of it?'I don't know,' he said. 'To tell you the truth, I don't think they know themselves.
Only a woman who had killed a man in battle was allowed to give up her virginity.
What is a country? A country is a piece of land surrounded on all sides by boundaries, usually unnatural. Englishmen are dying for England, Americans are dying for America, Germans are dying for Germany, Russians are dying for Russia. There are now fifty or sixty countries fighting in this war. Surely so many countries can't all be worth dying for.
Every true artist is at war with the world.


An ambitious member of a secret society employs ruthless mind games and extreme violence on a group of unsuspecting holidaymakers in the Scottish Highlands. Which of the group will succumb to his bloody agenda, and be lured to the alter under their own freewill?
A pseudo-documentary thriller in the Blair Witch Project manner, Blooded centres with something less than total conviction on a quintet of dislikable upper-middle-class blood sports enthusiasts.
Is it all based on fact or a complete fiction? Who knows, and do we ultimately care?
A hokey idea, and badly botched.
Too thin to pass as provocation or drama.
Except for standout Adam Best, the cast aren't sharp enough to pull off the curious, unwieldy conceit of having two sets of actors play fictitious people.
It's a compelling idea but there's no suspense or character interest.
Sometimes the best condition of mind in which to view a new film is mild idiocy. I was fooled.
A compelling look at extremism in all its guises, Blooded boasts some genuine scares despite a narrative structure that allows little room for surprises.
While the dramatic cast work well, authenticity is slightly diminished by the fact that the interviewees - though clearly different people - are also actors.
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Recently, I was leading a team to handle the production needs for a concert tour and for those of you who have worked something like this know that it is a ton of work. There was someone on the team who isn't really a production person and that doesn't normally serve with us. He kept saying how much work it was, and that normal people didn't have a clue what it took to pull off what we even do on a normal basis.
I agree with him. Production is tough stuff. There is a ton of work that needs to get done. Lots of physical labor. Lots of details to manage. A crew of staff and/or volunteers to keep track of and keep moving forward.
I've been doing production work for a long time, and it never seems to get easier. When we build in new systems or buy new gear to make things more streamlined, we usually increase our capacity and then push ourselves to that new standard. It's almost like the idea of computers and the internet will give us more free time…or just help us do more work.
I tell myself often that what I am privileged to do is not easy. But if I'm going to spend my life doing it, I want to enjoy it along the way.
When you are talking about doing production in the local church, there is a lot at stake. We are trying to make production be as transparent as possible so that the gospel message is clear and unhindered. We also generally only get feedback when things don't go according to plan, so it is really easy to be super intense to get everything exactly right all the time.
In reality, there is no way to keep up this intensity. It is so easy to get wrapped up in not making a mistake that you end up creating more pressure on yourself and your team than actually exists.
This somewhat artificial pressure can steal the joy of serving from you and your volunteers. I don't know about you, but joyless serving doesn't sound like God's plan.
I love that God has chosen to use us and our gifts to help accomplish his purposes on this planet. I don't understand it, but I'm so grateful that I get to be a part of bringing the kingdom of heaven to earth. However, if I am so worked up about not making a mistake, am I really contributing to bringing heaven to earth? And isn't it true that God is infinite and is able to do things that are beyond my comprehension? And couldn't he work in people's lives whether there was feedback or not?
This is a giant mystery to me. God has chosen to use us, but doesn't need us. We have to do everything we can to create an environment where people can meet with God in our services, but at the end of the day, God doesn't need us to meet with his people.
With this as the backdrop, let's stop taking ourselves too seriously. Yes we have lots of work to do. Yes it is important. Relax. Enjoy yourself.


She studied painting from wide range of art education institutions, Visva Bharati University, Santiniketan and M. S. University, Baroda. She has also been an artist in residence at the �cole d�Art, Aix-en-Provence, France. She has been honoured with the Bombay Art Society Award, Mumbai (1980), II Bharat Bhavan Biennial Award (1988), British Council Visitorship grant (1989), French Govt. Scholarship (1991) and Honourable Mention Award, Asian Art Biennial, Dhaka, Bangladesh (1997) to mention some. She has held several solo shows since 1992 regularly in Mumbai, Chennai, New Delhi and Kolkata. Her major solo shows include: �Where the Sand meets the Sky�, New York and �New Narratives: Contemporary Art from India�, Chicago in 2007; �Route Map of Experience�, at India Habitat Centre, New Delhi (2003); �The Mind is its Own Place�, New York (2002) and at Ecole d�Art, Aix-en-Province, Paris (1995). Chakravarty is probably the only Indian artist to show at the prestigious Drawing Centre in New York (1998). She has been part of prestigious group shows in India and abroad like �Crossing Generations: Divergence�, Mumbai (2003); �Moving Ideas: A Contemporary Dialogue with India�, Vancouver (2001); �Boundlessly various and Everything Simultaneously�, curated by Peter Nagy, New York (2000); �Fire and Life� in Canberra after an Indo-Australian residency in Calcutta and Brisbane (1997); �Watercolours: A Broader Spectrum�, Mumbai and �Women Artists of India: A Celebration of Independence�, Oakland in 1995. �India: Contemporary Art�, Amsterdam and �Indian Eclectics�, Sponsored by French Embassy and Sanskriti Prathisthan, New Delhi in 1989 to name a few. Her works are held by several prestigious collections in India and abroad.
She lives and works in Kolkata.


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Toy News Tuesday
Toy News Tuesday: Adventure Awaits
Posted December 4th, 2018 by Jordan DesJardins
Once again as you probably predicted we are back with an all-new Toy News Tuesday! We're the one weekly column right here on ScienceFiction.com where we seek out all of the awesome news you need to know about any announcements and cool happenings in the toy industry and put them all in one easy to find place for you! This week things are relatively quiet on the news front. It seems that as the year winds down, so do most of the major toy announcements. People are settling in for the holidays and getting their shopping done, which is why it's important to know just what you should be shopping for by keeping up with the latest toy news! We hope you're all having a fantastic holiday season so far, but while the year wraps up be sure to check out all the great stuff in the Toy News for the week of December 4th, 2018!
Hasbro Heads To A New 'Galaxy Of Adventure'
As if 'Star Wars' fans weren't busy collecting all of the currently produced action figure lines, the team at Hasbro has announced a whole new one! This week Hasbro announced 'Star Wars: Galaxy Of Adventures', a new 3.75″ scale line of figures! The line seems to be geared towards kids rather than collectors, with each figure sporting just 5 points of articulation and being packaged with a mini comic book and a QR code that will take you to online content about the character you just bought! The 'Galaxy Of Adventures' line seems to be focused on characters from the original 'Star Wars' Trilogy for now and will ditch traditional cardbacks for a new cylindrical packaging. This line is expected to be in Wal-Mart stores this month (with a wide release next year), making these the perfect stocking stuffer! Check out the full press release from Hasbro below!
STAR WARS fans new and old can discover the exciting action from a galaxy far, far away with figures and more from STAR WARS GALAXY OF ADVENTURES! Learn about the most iconic characters from the STAR WARS movies or scan the included QR code to join in on the adventures of fan favorites like DARTH VADER, HAN SOLO, PRINCESS LEIA, LUKE SKYWALKER, and more! With STAR WARS GALAXY OF ADVENTURES, the galaxy far, far away comes home!
New STAR WARS GALAXY OF ADVENTURES products for Fall 2018 include:
STAR WARS GALAXY OF ADVENTURES DARTH VADER Figure and Mini Comic
(HASBRO/Ages 4 years & up/Approx. Retail Price: $9.99/Available: Fall 2018)
DARTH VADER is a Sith Lord who uses the powers of the Dark side to battle Rebel forces and helps the evil Galactic Empire keep control of the galaxy. Learn about DARTH VADER and other STAR WARS characters with figures from GALAXY OF ADVENTURES. Each pack contains 1 3.75-inch figure, 1 mini-comic, and 1 QR code that kids can activate with your smart device to discover more stories online about the character! Includes figure, accessory, mini-comic, and digital code. Available exclusively at Walmart.
STAR WARS GALAXY OF ADVENTURES LUKE SKYWALKER Figure and Mini Comic
A farm boy from Tatooine, LUKE SKYWALKER becomes a hero when he trains as a Jedi and uses the Force to help save the galaxy. Learn about LUKE SKYWALKER and other STAR WARS characters with figures from GALAXY OF ADVENTURES. Each pack contains 1 3.75-inch figure, 1 mini-comic, and 1 QR code that kids can activate with a smart device (smart device not included) to discover more stories online about the character! Includes figure, accessory, mini-comic, and digital code. Available exclusively at Walmart.
STAR WARS GALAXY OF ADVENTURES CHEWBACCA Figure and Mini Comic
CHEWBACCA is a legendary Wookiee warrior and the loyal copilot of the Millennium Falcon, one of the fastest ships in the galaxy. Learn about CHEWBACCA and other STAR WARS characters with figures from GALAXY OF ADVENTURES. Each pack contains 1 3.75-inch figure, 1 mini-comic, and 1 QR code that kids can activate with a smart device (smart device not included) to discover more stories online about the character! Includes figure, accessory, mini-comic, and digital code. Available exclusively at Walmart.
STAR WARS GALAXY OF ADVENTURES R2-D2 Figure and Mini Comic
A loyal droid and skilled starship mechanic, R2-D2 witnesses some of the galaxy's greatest battles as he serves alongside legendary pilots and rebels. Learn about R2-D2 and other STAR WARS characters with figures from GALAXY OF ADVENTURES. Each pack contains 1 3.75-inch figure, 1 mini-comic, and 1 QR code that kids can activate with a smart device (smart device not included) to discover more stories online about the character! Includes figure, 2 accessories, mini-comic, and digital code. Available exclusively at Walmart.
New STAR WARS GALAXY OF ADVENTURES products for Spring 2019 include:
STAR WARS GALAXY OF ADVENTURES PRINCESS LEIA Figure and Mini Comic
(HASBRO/Ages 4 years & up/Approx. Retail Price: $9.99/Available: Spring 2019)
More than just a princess, LEIA is one of the greatest leaders in the galaxy and joins the Rebel forces in their efforts to defeat the evil Galactic Empire. Learn about PRINCESS LEIA and other STAR WARS characters with figures from GALAXY OF ADVENTURES. Each pack contains 1 3.75-inch figure, 1 mini-comic, and 1 QR code that kids can activate with a smart device (smart device not included) to discover more stories online about the character! Includes figure, mini-comic, and digital code. Available exclusively at Walmart.
STAR WARS GALAXY OF ADVENTURES YODA Figure and Mini Comic
A Jedi master and mentor to many Jedi in training, YODA proves through his impressive use of the Force that one should never judge another's power based on size alone. Learn about YODA and other STAR WARS characters with figures from GALAXY OF ADVENTURES. Each pack contains 1 3.75-inch figure, 1 mini-comic, and 1 QR code that kids can activate with a smart device (smart device not included) to discover more stories online about the character! Includes figure, mini-comic, and digital code. Available exclusively at Walmart.
STAR WARS GALAXY OF ADVENTURES IMPERIAL STORMTROOPER Figure and Mini Comic
STORMTROOPERS are the blaster-carrying soldiers of the Empire whose biggest mission is to destroy the Rebellion and protect the Imperial cause. Learn about an IMPERIAL STORMTROOPER and other STAR WARS characters with figures from GALAXY OF ADVENTURES. Each pack contains 1 3.75-inch figure, 1 mini-comic, and 1 QR code that kids can activate with a smart device (smart device not included) to discover more stories online about the character! Includes figure, mini-comic, and digital code. Available exclusively at Walmart.
STAR WARS GALAXY OF ADVENTURES HAN SOLO Figure and Mini Comic
A smuggler and a scoundrel, HAN SOLO proves that he can also be a hero when he rescues his friends and helps in the Rebellion against the Galactic Empire. Learn about HAN SOLO and other STAR WARS characters with figures from GALAXY OF ADVENTURES. Each pack contains 1 3.75-inch figure, 1 mini-comic, and 1 QR code that kids can activate with a smart device (smart device not included) to discover more stories online about the character! Includes figure, mini-comic, and digital code. Available exclusively at Walmart.
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Jordan DesJardins is a writer from Philadelphia with a passion for the collectible! Jordan is ScienceFiction's resident Toy Columnist, covering news for the Toy Industry in our weekly column 'Toy News Tuesday', as well as interviews, convention coverage, product reviews, and more! As an avid collector of both Toys and Comics, Jordan can often be found at comic conventions, or scouring the city for the latest Minimates and Funko Pops to hit the shelves!
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by Jeremy Saland
The ease by which the police can arrest and Assistant District Attorneys can prosecute denizens of New York City (or any municipality in New York State) for drug crimes can be greatly concerning. Merely because one is a New York drug lawyer or a New York criminal defense attorney should not give one permission to be blind to the serious consequences of the drug trade and use. With that in mind, however, more than one person has been accused of a narcotics crime such as Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Seventh Degree (New York Penal Law 220.03), based on weak or wrong evidence.
For better or worse (which need not be debated here), the law formerly required that a prosecutor provide a laboratory test result or a field test from the police to move forward with a narcotics or drug criminal case beyond the initial arrest. Without this corroboration, the complaint against an accused drug user or seller would contain hearsay. Now, as a result of People v. Kalin, "the sworn allegations by the arresting officer [that the substance in question was a drug are] sufficient to satisfy the requirements of an information." Simply, an officer, while not compliant with the "old law," may state that based on his observations, training and experience, the substance in question is a particular contraband. Upon doing so, the complaint becomes an information without any scientific analysis of the alleged drugs. Again, while we need not debate the merits of this case and law, it is clear to even the untrained eye that an officer can be completely wrong as to the nature or presence of a controlled substance, but an accused will still be arrested and prosecuted for a crime he or she did not commit.
In People v. Gilbert Irizarry, 2012BX052381, NYLJ 1202599401178, at *1 (Crim., BX, Decided May 6, 2013), a court was confronted with whether or not an officer's assertion based on his training or experience satisfied the Kalin rule. In Irizarry, the police arrested the defendant for "smoking a lit cigarette containing alleged Phencyclidine (PCP) which he dropped to the floor by his left foot as the arresting officer approached him." The police concluded the substance was PCP based on his training and experience including training on the "packaging and prescribed controlled substances based upon the label on the container."
Despite the police officer's assertion that the substance contained PCP, the court ultimately dismissed the complaint for facial insufficiency. Yes, an officer can base his claim on training and experience, but here there was much lacking. Citing Kalin, the court noted that "standing alone, a conclusory statement that a substance seized from a defendant was a particular type of controlled substance does not meet the reasonable cause requirement." Further, although the officer was trained in the packaging of controlled substances in arrests for NY PL 220.03, "a 'lit cigarette' is not 'packaging' which, in and of itself, would commonly indicate to anyone, trained or otherwise, the presence of Phencyclidine (PCP). There is also no allegation that said lit cigarette included any 'label on the container' by which the officer could ascertain the presence of the alleged controlled substance." As a result, these bold faced, but fairly unsubstantiated conclusions on the part of the officer, the court dismissed the complaint for facial insufficiency. Although a tremendous victory, it was arguably hollow. Dismissing with one hand, the court extended the other and permitted the prosecution to supersede (redraft) the complaint with a new accusatory instrument.
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Kolkata: Stressing on the need to protect the Ganga, President Pranab Mukherjee on Sunday said it must be ensured that no pollutants are thrown into the river as he batted for the Clean Ganga initiative.
Inaugurating a 51-ft statue of Lord Shiva facing the river at Banshidhar Jalan Smriti Mandir at Salkia in nearby Howrah, he said that the river has tremendous influence, right from its starting point to its mouth in the Bay of Bengal.
The civilisational growth of this vast region was centred around Ganges. That's why I consider the Clean Ganga call to be one of the most appropriate measures," he said.
The President asked the trustees of the Salkia temple to ensure that no polluting element is thrown into the Ganga. He added that they can make one of the objectives of the trust and temple to clean up the river. Mukherjee further said that all religions give out a message of love, compassion and humanity.
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Ebola: Back to school, but is it safe?
Photo: Prince Collins/IRIN. Many classrooms remain empty in Liberia following nationwide shutdowns due to the Ebola outbreak.
By Prince Collins and John Sahr Sahid
Monrovia/Freetown, 20 February 2015 (IRIN) - More than two million pupils in Liberia and Sierra Leone are heading back to school after a six-month shutdown caused by the Ebola outbreak. Authorities have taken steps to prevent further transmissions but conditions in both countries leave room for concern.
"I am afraid to go to school," said Sam Joekor, a 15-year-old student in Monrovia. "We are still hearing news about Ebola in some communities. You don't know who you will come into contact with on campus, so I am really afraid. I don't want to die from Ebola," he told IRIN.
But according to local authorities, both countries are ready. Some schools in Liberia resumed class 16 February; the rest must open by 2 March, or face fines. Sierra Leone says it plans to reopen schools nationwide by the end of March.
"We don't think [the decision to reopen] is premature, because we now have the ability to adequately deal with any cases that are reported, particularly in the schools," said Abdulai Bayraytay, government spokesperson in Sierra Leone.
There and in Liberia, hundreds of teachers have been trained on how to limit transmission.
Hand-washing stations have been installed at many schools across Liberia and will soon be in place in Sierra Leone. Before any child or teacher enters the classroom, he or she must disinfect their hands with a chlorine solution. The temperature of each student and teacher will also be checked each morning.
At the first indication of fever or sickness, students will be sent to an on-campus emergency isolation room, before being referred to a local health clinic, as part of a newly created referral system in Liberia.
Liberia's Ministry of Education says parents have also been warned against sending their children to school if they show any signs of illness.
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Nagging concerns
In Liberia, more than half the schools don't have a regular supply of water. Large quantities will have to be carried to the hand-washing stations each morning from neighboring wells.
Some schools in in the more remote areas of Liberia, where schools were originally scheduled to open nationwide on 2 February, still have not received safety supplies, such as buckets, chlorine solution or thermometers, due to poor road conditions.
"Imagine the practicality of 300 children washing their hands one by one…and then having each of their temperatures taken each morning," said Steve Morgan, country director for Save the Children in Liberia. "There's a real time factor for those children moving through and doing all those things before they even get into the classroom."
While teachers have been trained on how to prevent transmission, many complain that such healthcare duties will only add to the burdens of large class sizes and lack of assistants.
"So there will be a lot of challenges and we are aware of these challenges," Morgan said. "But that notwithstanding, it's a great thing that kids are going back to school."
Fear and poverty
Ramsey Kumbuyah, the deputy education minister for administration in Liberia said many children "have no hope of getting back this year [because] they lack the funding" for fees, uniforms and other supplies.
Many were orphaned by Ebola, while the parents of others lost their jobs due to the outbreak.
"My father died from the virus in August," said 26-year-old mature high-school student Elijah Toby. "He was the only person that was responsible to pay my school fees. Now I have no hope…I have no money and my Mum is not working…. Ebola has put me way behind."
Experts IRIN spoke to warned that many of these older students, such as Toby, will likely drop out altogether. Some, even the younger ones, may have had to take on work to help their families during the outbreak and will also not return.
Other students will be forbidden by their family to go to class for fear of catching Ebola.
"I am really worried about the safety of my children," father Samuel Tar told IRIN, in Monrovia. "I still have doubt that they will be safe. I don't trust the school."
There is also concern that ongoing stigma problems could keep children who are Ebola survivors out of the classroom.
Education lag
Despite the creation of 'teaching by radio' programs in Liberia and Sierra Leone, which allowed students across the country to listen to daily lessons and complete exercises in their homes, not everyone participated and the lessons were often generalized to include more than one class level.
"What they probably have done is help to continue to whet to the appetite to learn and continue to ensure that children were engaged in the education system," Morgan said. "So in that sense they played an important role. But it could never be more than a bridge."
Sierra Leone's Inspector Directorate of the Ministry of Education, Mohamed Sillah Sesay, told IRIN: "The Ministry knew that such programs would not have a very huge impact. But we had to do something to help the students."
Teachers, who themselves were also idle for many months, say they worry that the long delay in "real" education will affect student's school performance.
"Ebola made our children forget lots of things in school," said Mary Thomas, who works in Liberia. "Some of them have forgotten about basic math and hardly know how to comprehend. I am worried."
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Dubai's Fascinating Architecture
Dubai has managed to hang on to a few small enclaves of its traditional architectural heritage.
Visitors to Dubai cannot fail to be amazed by some of the architecture in this rapidly growing modern city. Burj Al Arab is instantly recognizable throughout the world, but there is much more to Dubai's architecture and urban landscape than this one spectacular building.
In spite of the growth of the past twenty to thirty years, Dubai has managed to hang on to a couple of small enclaves of its traditional architectural heritage. The most well known of these is the Bastakiya area by Dubai Creek, and no visit to the city is complete without a walk around this small complex of buildings which give you a glimpse into Dubai's past. The Majlis Gallery is located in one of the houses in this area, and a visit will give you a chance to look at a range of art, from oils to sculptures, from calligraphy to watercolours, all while observing the structure of a traditional house. Built around a courtyard, with most of the rooms opening into the central area of the structure, the traditional houses also usually had shady verandas where residents could shelter from the heat, and were often cooled by wind towers which channelled the breeze into the building.
Traditional houses were usually built from coral and mud bricks. Mangrove wood was used for roof beams and to strengthen the walls, while ceilings were often made of date palm wood.
Near the Bastakiya area you will also find Al Fahidi Fort which houses Dubai Museum. The oldest part of the building was built in 1787. This small museum is definitely worth a visit.
Further along Dubai Creek towards the Gulf is Al Shindaga—another area that houses traditional homes which have been restored, along with a Heritage Village complex where you can discover more about life in Dubai before the boom. The residence of Sheikh Saeed Al Maktoum was built in 1896 as the ruler's headquarters. It now houses a museum.
When it comes to modern buildings, Dubai has a number of buildings which are instantly recognizable worldwide. Perhaps the most well-known of these is the Burj Al Arab, a luxury hotel built on its own island just offshore from Jumeirah Beach. Its distinctive sail shape has helped make it one of Dubai's most photographed buildings. Close by, the canals of Souk Madinat Jumeirah provide some excellent viewpoints for photos. The nearby Jumeirah Beach Hotel, with its distinctive wave shape, is also a well-known masterpiece in its own right.
The magnificent spire of Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest building (828 metres), is all the more famous thanks to its appearance in the latest Mission Impossible film. Close by, you can find the Emirates Towers complex; twin towers that were completed in 1999 which provided another elegant addition to the Dubai skyline with their distinctly sharp edges and striking lines. These twins have found their way onto more sculpted memorabilia than other notable landmarks in the region.
Head down to Dubai Creek at sunset to see the National Bank of Dubai (now Emirates NBD) building. This graceful building was inspired by the shapes of the dhows which regularly ply their trade up and down the Arabian Gulf. Two massive granite columns support the tower on each side, and a curved glass curtain wall on the Creek side reflects the water, boats and sky, and is particularly beautiful at sunset.
No introduction to Dubai's buildings would be complete without mentioning the architecture of its mosques. Jumeirah Mosque is especially well known. It is one of the largest, if not the largest, mosques in Dubai and is particularly beautiful at dusk and at night when it is illuminated. It is also open for non-Muslims to visit (tours are organised by the SMCCU – Sheikh Mohammed Centre for Cultural Understanding).
Nearby on Al Wasl Road is another, though very different, mosque. The Iranian Mosque in Satwa is covered with lustrous green and blue tile work (faïence) in the manner of many Shi'ite mosques. The nearby Iranian Hospital has similar decorations.
From old to new, if you're into architecture, Dubai without a doubt has some truly spectacular buildings that combine state-of-the-art architectural design with traditional Arabic flavour that will amaze you. Set aside a few days to take in these sites because you won't be disappointed.
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Dubai on a Budget
Visiting without blowing the bank...
Dubai Travel Guide for Food Lovers
Dubai is no doubt one of the world'stop tourist attraction—and for good reasons. By reading Dubai travel guides, you get plenty of activities such as kart racing, quad bike riding in the sand......
Backpackers Guide to Dubai 101
Backpacking in Dubai??? Well my friend it can be done in as easy as 1,2,3… Here's My Guide Dubai's coin-savvy, top 5 accommodation for backpackers....
Meet Carlos (AKA Carlos Cuts)
Have you been shopping around for a barber that truly understands your needs, style and you don't even have to speak for him to know? Just the eye contact says it all? That's an exaggeration but you get what i mean :)....
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Do you have people that you really want to target? Not sure how to reach them? Well we can assist you by listing your company on our website by choosing any of the business profiles at a very small fee. Get intouch with Audrey via email: audrey@myguide-dubai.c...
How to get a Freelancer visa/license
We all want to earn an extra buck here and there. Let's face it, money is never enough in this day and age. Expenses are high and times are different so in order to maintain your standard of living especially in the UAE we need to find extra work LEGALLY. ...
So you've already checked into your hostel and are thinking of things to do......
Blow your Budget in Dubai
If you've got money, there's someone in Dubai who can help you spend it!...
The Arts & Culture Scene in Dubai
A guide to truly inspirational hotspots...