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Adrian Musgrave
Wars and Words.com
George Clarke Musgrave.com
Born in 1874, George Clarke Musgrave answered the Reaper's call in 1932 and now lies at rest with his parents at Swanage in the beautiful countryside of Dorset. I did not know him but, for more than a decade now, I have lived with him, walked with him and dreamed with him. The sad reality is that now he has gone, he can no longer recount his life and times to you in person and that task has slipped several branches down the family tree to me. It is with some trepidation, and a keen desire to keep true to his memory, that I have dedicated myself to channelling for you the stories of this fascinating, multi-faceted, complex character.
Following service in the British Army, brought to a premature end by injury and subsequent medical discharge, George Clarke became a war correspondent, journalist and author, seeing action with both British and American forces in a number of conflicts across the world. He also wrote a number of books but these are now out of print and genuine editions are rare and expensive. It is my firm belief, though, that his words should be read and, in seeking to bring his library back to life, my intent here is to present authentic adaptations of our author's works, written with a particular focus on preserving the action, the excitement, the drama and the emotion of his original narrative.
So, come with us to the Ashanti territories; to Garcia's Santiago; to the lands of the Transvaal; the battlefields of France; the brutal hotbed of rebellion in China; and the glorious vastness of America. Share with us the raw brutality, the traumas and the evils of war tempered with an undying admiration for the men and women who have lived and loved, suffered and triumphed in its fighting.
An Ashanti Uprising
An accurate account of Sir Francis Scott's Ashanti Expedition of 1895-96, vividly portraying the killing fields, the treachery and the debauchery that characterised this gold-rich outpost of the Empire, building to the final scenes when King Prempeh had to undergo the ultimate humiliation in the sight of his chiefs and subjects. Even after Kumassi had been occupied by the British troops, the Ashanti continued to proclaim the invincible greatness of their King. But there could be no more self-deception when the King and the Queen-mother had to kneel before the Governor and embrace his feet. The final denouement followed when Prempeh refused to pay the indemnity that had been owed for more than twenty years, at which point the Royal family was seized, deported to the Coast and exiled to the British colony of Sierra Leone. The lands of Ashanti had been a great barrier to the development of our African territories and the expedition had been a brilliant success in fully accomplishing its object.
The Killing Fields
The Cuban Crisis
Following his recuperation from a chest wound received at the fall of Santiago, our author tells us about the patriotic struggles of the Cubans, and about the iniquities practised upon them by the impulsive Spanish occupation of Cuba. Sent with a dual commission from an English newspaper and an American journal, he landed in Cuba "a warm sympathiser with Spain." For two years, though, he lived and served with the revolutionaries, learned of their cause and experienced their suffering. Appointed as a Captain on General Garcia's staff, he repeatedly crossed the lines carrying despatches from the insurgent Cuban Government to the Americans. Danger and hardship became his companions and he was twice imprisoned, three times wounded, barely rescued from a spy's death and finally arrested and deported to Spain under threat of execution. He was later invited by General Shafter as one of only a handful of correspondents to witness the surrender of the Spanish forces.
War With The Boer
In this hard-hitting chronological account of the second Boer war, the scene is set with the sending of the Boer ultimatum from President Kruger to England, followed by a general overview of the South African republics and the key factors which led to the war, building to the opening of hostilities at Kraaipan in October 1899, and the military operations that followed. In vivid and graphic detail, with special emphasis on the actions of the Commander-in-Chief, Sir Redvers Buller, George Clarke Musgrave's narrative can be commended for its clarity and comprehensiveness. The Boer sieges and the subsequent battles for the relief of Kimberley, Mafeking and Ladysmith are covered both in strategic terms and in the intimate detail that is the reality of individuals fighting, suffering and dying for their country. Our author also delivers a stinging but accurate rebuke against the treachery and back-stabbing of the self-serving cheats, liars and money-grabbers that inevitably rise from their slime in times of conflict.
Spion Kop
The Transvaal
The Boxer Rebellion
Called back from his honeymoon by an urgent telegram from the New York Times, our author left for San Francisco on 9th July 1900, from where he sailed for China to join the eight-nation alliance mounting what was termed the China Relief Expedition. There is no written material relevant for this book. Instead, we have only a collection of notes, diary entries, photographs and despatches covering the four weeks spent in China. For such an experienced, committed and prolific writer, this is something of a surprise, but the clues lie in the tenor of the words that he uses to describe the horror, the brutality and the sheer trauma of his experiences; and here lies the reason why our author penned no words for publication. In a note describing his final hours in the city, together with a group of three fellow correspondents, he wrote; "not one of us had ever known such an assault on the senses; not one of us had ever been exposed to such obscene visions of reality."
The World at War
A graphic, straightforward history of the war on the Western Front, written at the suggestion of an American officer who, on his arrival in France, found that he could not gain a meaningful perspective on the war raging across Europe. He had followed its phases in the newspapers but found that, by concentrating primarily on the great events, the overall canvas had become too large to comprehend. Based mainly on personal observation, however, this book has the advantage of being the work of a war correspondent of no ordinary ability; a man who saw himself as "a Briton by birth and an American by adoption," and is certainly not lacking in perspective. Through his vivid, accurate and illuminating narrative, our author draws his pictures with an eye to the diplomatic reasons behind the plans of war, the great sweep of armies as they manoeuvre for advantage, and the effect of the life and death decisions of Generals on the fighting man and on the civilian population.
Diary Notes
Alongside the books for which he is now best-known, George Clarke Musgrave produced a wide-ranging portfolio of articles, reports, letters and essays on many subjects. He also kept diaries with records of his day-to-day experiences and used these as source material to provide the fine detail so easily missed when viewing the broader sweep of subject matter for his other works. Unfortunately many of his diaries have been lost, damaged or destroyed and there is no longer a complete collection available. From those that do remain, though, we are collating his notes into a collection of dated records. We are still working on a number of his diaries so this is a work in progress.
Jun-Aug 1914
Aug-Sep 1914
Cuba - Pearl of the Antilles
The war has taught the world more geography and history than a century of ordinary education would have imparted. It has destroyed many inherited prejudices and shattered the complacency which was shackling the imagination that built up the British Empire. As Peace introduces a new era of international comity which will test the bonds forged between the Allied countries, this seems an opportune time to present some simple facts regarding Cuba, a young member of the family of nations, that has stood solidly with the Allies from the outset, but of whom the British people know so little. Europe's commercial interests have suffered for many years because of our apathy, obsolete notions, and lack of information regarding Cuba but it is no exaggeration to speak of Cuba as the key to the Western Hemisphere. Her strategic position between North and South America, commanding the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea, as well as her rare qualities as a country, entitles her to this definition.
The Silent Trauma of War
No one who has seen the horrors of war can pen words to glorify it. Neither can they minimise its deeply embedded lies, truths, prejudices or values. And this is the dilemma faced by every correspondent, journalist and author: how to portray a true and accurate account of war in its intimate detail while remaining unaffected by the causal factors underlying the conflict. In writing of war, well-known episodes must take their place; so must the personal observations of those who were there in the field, the bivouacs, the hospitals and the trenches. The writer's eye must also be sharp enough to see through the fog that obscures every arena of conflict, grown thick from the ivory-tower diplomacy and chess-board planning of war by ignorant politicians; the life and death decisions of generals walking tall on their given pedestals; the incompetence of officials that is evident at every level, and the foul stain of corruption that sucks the very lifeblood from the fighting man. This is the silent trauma of war.
The Tide of War
Politics of Dying
Insights of a War Correspondent
In the twenty-five years of his career George Clarke Musgrave became a more frustrated, more discouraged and, ultimately, more troubled man. While he had no hesitation in identifying and exposing the failings of those in authority, he was never able to fully come to terms with the habitual inability of our politicians and our best generals to make clear, correct and courageous decisions; or with the ignorance and incompetence of officials at every level; or the foul stain of corruption that sucks the very lifeblood from the fighting man. And he lived with this through the five theatres of conflict in which he served. He suffered the brutality, the traumas and the evils of war tempered with an undying admiration for the men and women who lived and loved, suffered and triumphed in its fighting. He was a committed and prolific writer whose work chronicles the often untold stories of those left behind to suffer the iniquities and atrocities of wars that others fought; and it is in his writing that we discover the insights of our war correspondent.
Redvers Buller
Webster Davis
Wars and Words
Following service in the British Army, brought to a premature end by injury and subsequent medical discharge, George Clarke Musgrave became a war correspondent and journalist, seeing action with both British and American forces in a number of conflicts across the world. His articles from these conflicts were published in many national and international journals. He also wrote a number of books which were readily published and well received by audiences on both sides of the Atlantic. In his career of twenty-five years, he travelled across six continents and twenty-one countries, experiencing action in five separate theatres of war. So, come with us to the Ashanti territories; to Garcia's Santiago; to the lands of the Transvaal; the battlefields of France; the brutal hotbed of rebellion in China; and the glorious vastness of America. Share with us the raw brutality, the traumas and the evils of war and our undying admiration for the men and women who have lived and loved, suffered and triumphed in its fighting. Discover here a chronicle of the horrors, the joys, the tears, the pleasures, the pain and the blessings of a life that our author tried to live well.
The Wars and Words Series
Born in 1874 George Clarke Musgrave answered the Reaper's call in 1932 and now lies at rest with his parents at Swanage in the beautiful countryside of Dorset. I did not know him but, for more than a decade now, I have lived with him, walked with him and dreamed with him. The sad reality is that now he has gone, he can no longer recount his life and times to you in person. That task has slipped several branches down the family tree to me and it is with some trepidation, and a keen desire to keep true to his memory, that I have dedicated myself to bringing back to life the library of this fascinating, multi-faceted, complex character.
So, come with us to the Ashanti territories; to Garcia's Santiago; to the lands of the Transvaal; the battlefields of France; the brutal hotbed of rebellion in China; and the glorious vastness of America. Share with us the raw brutality, the traumas and the evils of war tempered with an undying admiration for the men and women who lived and loved, suffered and triumphed in its fighting. Discover in these writings my attempts to chronicle the joys, the tears, the pleasures, the pain and the blessings of a life that George Clarke Musgrave always tried to live well.
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Is it still not possible to add a width and height to the colorbox, together with the link class? I still think that would be very nice, because of opening colorbbox windows for youtube content. My video's or flashfiles have all kinds of different sizes.


As mentioned one antenna might not be able to drive 6 TVs, it will depend on the antennas' gain and the signal strength of each channel you will be receiving OTA. If not you can try an amplifier (PCT, Channel Master and Electroline are all good) at the antenna or even a second antenna in the attic with 3 TVs on each (and amp if needed).
I don't know a whole lot about Tivo DVRs, I guess you can't take the OTA signal from the DVR and send it over the network to your minis? I don't know how accurate this article is but it looks like one of Tivo's competitors, Tablo, can do it but with a quick browse over the article I may have misunderstood it. Might be worth some Googling if you think it might work for you.
EDIT: Tivo Minis can stream live TV over the network but for every Mini streaming live TV you lose one of your tuners so that would be one less program that you can record at the same time. Both Tivo and Tablo eliminate any concern of the antenna not performing well.
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Jennifer Lawrence is now the Wicked Witch of the West, according to the internet.
Alex Greig
I feel like there's a Jennifer Lawrence tipping point. There are only so many times the world can be told she's our BFF before everyone turns against her.
It could be happening right now, I'm not sure, but according to headlines Jennifer Lawrence is RUDE and NOT CUTE ANYMORE.
Why? Well, fresh from her Golden Globe win for best actress in a musical or comedy for Joy, Lawrence, 25, called out a reporter who couldn't stop looking at his mobile phone during a press conference backstage.
"You can't live your whole life behind your phone, bro," Lawrence told him.
"You can't do that, you've got to live in the now."
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The reporter, who it must be noted, was Juan Pablo Fernández-Feo who works for Latin American E! network. He is a native Spanish speaker. He may have been looking at his phone to keep his questions straight and make sure he worded them correctly, I don't know.
Fernández-Feo apologised and continued trying to ask his question: "How do you see yourself for the Oscar[s] night…" before Lawrence cut him off again.
"We're at the Golden Globes. If you put your phone down, you'd know that," she said. Everyone laughed, including Fernández-Feo.
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Of course, Fernández-Feo was probably actually intending to ask her about her Oscars chances, but why let boring questions get in the way of a bit of fun?
J.Law was just bantering with the guy. He's probably telling all the his mates about the time Jennifer Lawrence chatted him up.
Still, some thought it was a bit mean. And the internet swiftly condemned Lawrence for becoming just TOO big for her boots.
It's like Jennifer Lawrence tries to be funny but it comes off as rude sometimes. She didn't have to out the reporter like that.
— Ji-Maé (15-1) (@Jimae_Faith) January 11, 2016
I doubt Lawrence will give a rat's arse if the internet decides she's not America's sweetheart anymore, but she's not exactly Mel Gibson. She didn't make anti-semitic comments or call a female cop "sugar tits". She didn't, like Sean Penn, hit her domestic partner. She's never, like Russell Crowe, thrown a phone or strangled someone.
What do you think? Is Jennifer Lawrence a big meanie, or just having fun?
Rush 5 years ago
Well, the press can't keep writing stories about how nice and down-to-earth she is forever, can they! The 'backlash' it inevitable, soon we'll be hearing stories about how difficult she is to work with, how she's turning into a diva, how she stole someone's boyfriend...
Bobsy 5 years ago
I'm pretty sure Jennifer Lawrence will care what people think considering her success is based on people liking her and wanting to see her films. Actors can appear as though they do not care what people think, however, they are just as concerned about their image as everyone else - only public perception has the ability to cost them millions. This is why they hire publicists.

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Die Postgeschichte Frankreichs geht bereits auf das Frühmittelalter zurück. Sie ist stark durch die abwechslungsreiche Geschichte des Landes geprägt. Unter Philatelisten ist vor allem die Pariser Ballonpost, die einen entscheidenden Punkt in der Geschichte der Flugpost bildet, berühmt. Heute wird mit den französischen Briefmarken vor allem die Marianne in Verbindung gebracht, die die Dauermarken Frankreichs seit 1945 ohne Unterbrechung ziert.

Entwicklung bis zur Französischen Revolution

Vorläufer eines französischen Postwesens
Vorläufer von Postwesen auf französischem Boden finden sich bereits zur Zeit des Römischen Reiches. Das von Kaiser Augustus eingerichtete staatliche Beförderungssystem für Nachrichten, Güter und Personen, der cursus publicus, operierte auch in Gallien. Im Allgemeinen wird der Beginn der französischen Postgeschichte mit der Teilung des Frankenreichs und der Entstehung eines eigenen Staates Frankreich 843 gesehen. Zu der damaligen Zeit gab es jedoch nur mehr oder weniger regelmäßig operierende Botendienste, die großteils von Adelshäusern unterhalten wurden und, vor allem im Krieg, Nachrichten überbrachten.

Diese Boten waren anfangs noch meist unberitten unterwegs. Erst um 1101 gab es Aufzeichnungen über den ersten berittenen Boten im königlichen Dienste Roberts II. 1261 werden bereits 16 berittene Boten im Dienste des Königs Ludwig VIII. genannt. Auch zur Zeit des Hundertjährigen Krieges wurden häufig Boten zur Nachrichtenüberbringung eingesetzt. Philipp VI. standen 1350 bereits 13 unberittene und 6 berittene Boten zur Verfügung. Diese Anzahl wurde im Verlaufe des Krieges stetig vergrößert. Unter Karl V. zählte man zwar nur noch 8 unberittene Boten, dafür gab es bereits 36 Boten zu Pferd.

Anfänge des organisierten königlichen Postwesens
Die Errichtung eines organisierten französischen Postwesens fand erst kurz nach der erfolgreichen Beendigung des Hundertjährigen Krieges statt. Die bislang unterhaltenen Botendienste wurden langsam durch ein landesweit operierendes Postsystem abgelöst. Bereits kurz nach der Besteigung des französischen Thrones richtete König Ludwig XI. am 19. Juni 1461 eine Post für den französischen Hof ein. Die Verwendung war noch ausschließlich dem König und den Angehörigen seines Hofes vorbehalten. Am 9. Juni 1464 erließ der König eine einheitliche Regelung für das Postsystem. Insgesamt besorgten 234 berittene Boten den Postdienst auf vorher festgelegten Routen zwischen den wichtigsten Orten im ganzen Königreich.

Unter dem Nachfolger Ludwig XI., König Karl VIII., wurde 1490 Mitglieder der italienischen Kurierfamilie Tasso, wie auch innerhalb des Heiligen Römischen Reichs Deutscher Nation, mit der Beförderung der königlichen Kurierpost sowie dem Ausbau eines landesweiten operierenden Postsystems beauftragt. Die Verwendung dieses Postsystems blieb weiterhin hohen Adeligen sowie dem König selbst vorbehalten und wurde in den folgenden Jahrzehnten stetig erweitert und ausgedehnt. Unter König Karl IX. wurde ab 1576 erstmals eine Steuer für die Beförderung von Nachrichten unter Verwendung des königlichen Postwesens erhoben. Ab 1603 erfolgte unter dem neu ernannten Generalpostmeister Fouquet de la Varane schließlich die allmähliche Freigabe des königlichen Postwesens für die Öffentlichkeit.

Ausbau und Einführung von Posttarifen

Sein Nachfolger, Generalpostmeister Pierre d'Almeras, bemühte sich um den Ausbau und die einheitliche Regelung dieses Postsystems. Am 16. Oktober 1627 führte er die ersten einheitlichen Posttarife ein, die jeder Benutzer zu entrichten hatte, der nicht Angehöriger des Königs war. Je nach der Entfernung zwischen dem Absender und dem Zielort wurden verschiedene Gebühren für die Beförderung der Briefe erhoben. So kostete beispielsweise die Briefbeförderung von Paris nach Dijon oder Mâcon 2 Sous, von Paris nach Lyon, Bordeaux oder Toulouse 3 Sous. Eine Neuregelung und Anpassung an das erweiterte Postsystem erfolgte im April 1644. Die Portostufe zu 2 Sous wurde gänzlich aufgehoben, dafür wurden jedoch bereits 41 Städte mit dem Posttarif zwischen 3 und 5 Sous von Paris gelistet. Bereits einen Monat später, im Mai 1644, wurden die ersten Raten für England mit 10 Sous von Paris bekannt gegeben.

Unter dem Sonnenkönig Ludwig XIV. wurde eine weitgehende Modernisierung und Reform des Postwesens durchgeführt. Im Zusammenhang mit dieser Reform richtete König Ludwig XIV. eine Pariser Stadtpost ein, die von Jean-Jacques Renouard gepachtet und unterhalten wurde. Für die Stadtpost galt ein Beförderungsporto von einem Sou. Die Zustellung der Briefe erfolgte innerhalb eines Tages. Jean-Jacques Renouard ließ hierfür eigens Briefkästen aufstellen und begann mit dem Verkauf streifbandähnlicher Papiere, die man an dem zu versendenden Brief befestigen sollte. Diese Billets de port payé erschienen erstmals am 8. August 1653 und gelten heute als die ersten Vorläufer der Briefmarke.

Obwohl die Pariser Stadtpost bald aus wirtschaftlichen Gründen wieder eingestellt werden musste, wurden neue Reformen durchgeführt. 1673 wurde eine einheitliche Regelung der Posttarife beschlossen. Diese sollten ausschließlich vom Zielort und dem Ort des Absenders abhängig sein. Man richtete vier verschiedene Entfernungszonen ein. Briefe innerhalb 25 Postleugen (lieue de poste) entsprachen 2 Sous, von 25 bis 60 Postleugen 3 Sous, von 60 bis 80 Postleugen 4 Sous sowie darüber hinaus 5 Sous. Eine Postleuge entspricht in etwa 3,898 km. Seit 1676 wurden auch erstmals Briefumschläge mit dem Aufschlag von einem Sou befördert. Dieser Aufschlag war, im Vergleich zu anderen Ländern, relativ günstig.

Entwicklung bis zur Französischen Revolution
Das unter Ludwig XIV. eingeführte Tarifsystem wurde weiterhin in seiner Grundstruktur erhalten. In der folgenden Zeit wurden nur die Tarife selbst geändert. Zeitweise gab es auch festgelegte Portostufen innerhalb eines Départements. Bis 1789 wurde das gesamte Land postalisch besser erschlossen und mit den Postwesen der Nachbarländer verbunden.

Neben der Eröffnung neuer Postämter wurden im 18. Jahrhundert auch immer häufiger Poststempel auf der Briefpost verwendet. Die meisten Absenderstempel sind Langstempel und tragen vor dem Ortsnamen ein de (von). Des Weiteren kam es häufig zur Verwendung von Stempeln mit der Inschrift Port Payé (bezahltes Porto) und Déboursé (ausgelegtes Geld), falls der Empfänger die Annahme des Briefes verweigerte oder nicht auffindbar war.

Französische Revolution, Republik und Kaiserreich

Veränderungen im Postwesen durch die Revolution
Vor allem zu Beginn der Französischen Revolution kam es regelmäßig zu größeren Verzögerungen und lokalen Stilllegungen des französischen Postwesens. Neben den Aufständen, die die Postbeförderung erschwerten, wurden auch einige Verantwortliche der französischen Post im Zuge der Revolution hingerichtet. 1792 wurde auf Grund dessen eine erste größere Erhöhung der Postgebühren auf 5 bis 15 und innerhalb eines Departements auf 4 Sous durchgeführt. Bereits drei Jahre später, 1795, wurden alle Postgebühren um einen weiteren Sou auf 6 bis 18 und innerhalb eines Departements auf 5 Sous erhöht. Weitere Tariferhöhen erfolgten in den nächsten beiden Jahren. Erst gegen Ende der Revolution wurden die Portogebühren wieder weitgehend auf das frühere Preisniveau gesenkt.

Diese neuen Postgebühren waren nur kurze Zeit in Gebrauch, da man sie 1800 durch eine umfassende Reform komplett neu regelte und an das neu eingeführte metrische System anpasste. Der Standardversand eines Briefes bis zu sieben Gramm innerhalb 100 Kilometer kostete zwei Décimes. Dieses neue System blieb bis zum Wiener Kongress 1815 erhalten. Des Weiteren finden sich in diesem Zeitraum die ersten französischen Poststempel mit Datumsangabe.

Napoleonische Kriege und Wiener Kongress
Die napoleonischen Kriege führten zu zahlreichen Gebietserweiterungen Frankreichs. Dieses neue französische Land wurde schnell mit dem eigenen Postsystem verbunden. An alle Regionen wurden im Zuge dieser Gebietsvergrößerung zur leichteren Verwaltung eigene Departement-Nummern vergeben. Die Nummern der neuen Regionen lagen meist zwischen 84 und 129 und waren auch als Bezeichnung im Postverkehr im Gebrauch. Neben diesen französischen Gebieten übernahm Frankreich auch kürzere Zeit das Postwesen in besetzten Gebieten oder in solchen Staaten, die auf Druck und Betreiben Frankreichs errichtet wurden. In der Helvetischen Republik wurde beispielsweise das gesamte schweizerische Postwesen von Frankreich übernommen. Während der napoleonischen Kriege wurde außerdem eine gut operierende französische Feldpost eingerichtet. Zahlreiche Vermerke auf erhalten gebliebenen Briefen zeugen noch heute von der gut organisierten Weiterleitung.

Die erste Bahnpost in Frankreich wurde am 16. Juli 1846 auf der Strecke Paris–Rouen aufgenommen.

Mit dem Wiener Kongress wurden die ursprünglichen Grenzen Frankreichs wiederhergestellt. Dadurch war die französische Post wieder alleinig auf das alte Staatsgebiet begrenzt. Das französische Postwesen blieb in der Zeit vor der Februarrevolution 1848 weitgehend von neuen Reformen verschont, mit der Ausnahme kleinerer Zonenänderungen 1828. In dieser Zeit standen allerdings bereits die ersten Feldposten im Zuge des Erwerbs der ersten Kolonien in Afrika in Verwendung. Nach der Februarrevolution 1848 und der Errichtung der Zweiten Republik sah man sich jedoch umfassenden Änderungen gegenüber.

Die ersten französischen Briefmarken

Bereits kurz nach Errichtung der Zweiten Republik in Frankreich unter Staatspräsident Louis Napoléon Bonaparte entschloss man sich zur Ausgabe eigener französischer Briefmarken nach britischem Vorbild. Bereits am 1. Januar 1849 erschienen die ersten beiden Freimarken zu 20 Centimes und 1 Franc an den französischen Postämtern. Der Wert zu 20 Centimes, auch vingt centimes noir, war zum Frankieren eines Standardbriefes, der Wert zu 1 Franc, auch Un franc vermillon, für größere Portostufen gedacht. Die beiden Freimarken waren Teil der französischen Freimarkenausgabe Cérès, deren weitere Werte in den Folgejahren erschienen. Die insgesamt sechs Werte zeigen allesamt das einfarbige Bild der Cérès. Diese ist von der Wertangabe und der Inschrift REPUB. FRANC. umgeben. Die ungezähnten Briefmarken wurden in der Pariser Münze im Buchdruck auf leicht getöntem Briefmarkenpapier hergestellt.

Gemeinsam mit den neuen Freimarken erfolgte auch die Verwendung neuer, einheitlicher Poststempel der französischen Postämter. Diese gaben allerdings weder einen Ortsnamen noch ein Datum preis. Die meist gitterähnlichen Abdrücke der Poststempel sollten ein erneutes Verwenden bereits gebrauchter Briefmarken so gut wie möglich verhindern. In Verbindung mit den Cérès-Marken waren sie allerdings nur kurz in Verwendung, da diese bald Marken mit dem Bildnis des Präsidenten wichen. Diese zeigen weiterhin dieselbe Rahmen-Zeichnung und Inschrift wie die Cérès. Nach der Wiedererrichtung des Kaiserreichs änderte sich diese jedoch in EMPIRE FRANC.

Kaiserreich und Deutsch-Französischer Krieg

Neue Briefmarken

In den Jahren bis zum Deutsch-Französischen Krieg erschien ausnahmslos der neue französische Kaiser auf Frankreichs Freimarken. Inschrift und Zeichnung wurden allerdings teilweise geändert. Ab 1863 fanden nur noch Freimarken Verwendung, die die Landesbezeichnung EMPIRE FRANCAIS in voller Länge und nicht, wie bis dahin üblich, abgekürzt aufführten. Hierbei handelte es sich außerdem um die ersten gezähnten Freimarken Frankreichs. Die ebenfalls ab 1859 ausgegebenen Portomarken zeigten, im Gegensatz zu den Freimarken, nur eine Ziffernzeichnung. Auch die ab 1. Januar 1868 ausgegebenen Telegrafenmarken Frankreichs zeigten nicht den Kaiser selbst, sondern das kaiserliche Wappen als Hauptmotiv, einen Adler.

Zur Zeit des Kaiserreichs wurden außerdem die ersten Freimarken in Frankreichs Kolonien ausgegeben. Ab 1859 erschien dort eine Freimarkenserie, die wie die Telegrafenmarken einen Adler zeigt und auch in der Gesamtgestaltung große Unterschiede zu den französischen Freimarken aufweist. Diese Serie wurde allerdings gegen Ende des Kaiserreichs durch Napoleon III. wieder verdrängt. Die neue Freimarkenausgabe unterschied sich nur noch geringfügig von der französischen Variante. Gab die Inschrift der ersten Serie COLONIES DE L'EMPIRE FRANCAIS noch einen Hinweis, dass diese Freimarken für die französischen Kolonien bestimmt waren, entfiel dieser bei Napoleon III. ganz und wurde durch ein schlichtes EMPIRE FRANCAIS ersetzt. Vor der Einführung der Kolonialmarken waren bereits in mehreren Ländern die Marken des Mutterlandes in Gebrauch und wurden 1859 durch die einheitlichen Kolonialmarken ersetzt.

Kaiserliche Feldpost

Neben den neuen Freimarken und Briefmarkenarten Frankreichs gab es kaum postalische Veränderungen. Das Gebührensystem blieb weitgehend unverändert. Es kam jedoch auf Grund der Beteiligung des Kaiserreichs an mehreren Kriegen zur Einrichtung jeweiliger Feldposten und zu einem Ausbau dieses Systems. Hierzu gehören beispielsweise die Feldpostbeförderungen des Krimkrieges. Hier wurden die beförderten Feldpostbriefe, auch die der verbündeten britischen Armee, mit dem Feldpoststempel Armee d'Orient versehen. Weitere Einsätze der Feldpost fanden sich im Sardinischen Krieg. Die Soldaten waren mit 20-Centimes-Marken ihres Heimatlandes ausgerüstet und gaben ihre damit frankierten Soldatenbriefe sowohl bei der französischen Feldpost auf als auch bei gewöhnlichen sardinischen Zivilpostämtern.

Die berühmteste französische Nachrichtenübertragung während des Krieges war jedoch die Ballonpost im Deutsch-Französischen Krieg 1870 und 1871. Die Verbindung zwischen Paris und dem unbesetzten Frankreich konnte nur durch ein geschicktes Zusammenspiel zwischen Ballonpost und Brieftauben aufrechterhalten werden. Man gab den Ballonen aus Paris neben 2.500.000 Briefen und Postkarten insgesamt 363 Brieftauben mit, damit diese später mit Antworten oder anderen Nachrichten zurückkehren konnten. In Metz wurden ebenfalls während des Deutsch-Französischen Krieges ähnliche Versuche unternommen, mit Ballonen Verbündeten Nachrichten zukommen zu lassen. Die Metzer Ballonpost erlangte allerdings nicht das Ausmaß und die Berühmtheit der Pariser Ballonpost.

Dritte Republik und der Zweite Weltkrieg

Vor dem Ersten Weltkrieg
Noch vor der Kapitulation Paris' am 28. Januar 1871 wurde bereits 1870 in Bordeaux eine provisorische Regierung der neu ausgerufenen Dritten Republik gebildet. Bereits am 11. Oktober 1870 wurden die ersten Briefmarken der neuen Republik ausgegeben. Man wählte als Motiv wiederum Cérès und gestaltete die neuen französischen Freimarken nach Vorbild der Cérès-Marken der Zweiten Republik mit Inschrift REPUB. FRANC. Dieses Mal wurden die Briefmarken allerdings gezähnt ausgegeben. Während des Krieges wurde die Briefmarkenherstellung nach Bordeaux verlegt. Erst nach dem Abzug der preußischen Truppen aus Paris wurden die Freimarken wieder in der Pariser Münze gedruckt. Auch die französischen Kolonialmarken wechselten wieder zum alten Motiv Cérès.

In den Jahren nach dem Krieg nahm die französische Post rasch wieder ihren gewohnten Dienst auf. Das bisherige Post- und Tarifsystem des Kaiserreichs blieb erhalten. Bei der Gründung des Weltpostvereins 1874 war die französische Post eine der ersten teilnehmenden Staaten (Beitritt am 1. Januar 1876). Im Januar 1873 wurde in Frankreich die Postkarte eingeführt. Das Standardporto hierfür wurde mit 15 Centimes festgelegt. Im März 1892 wurden die ersten Expressbeförderungen zu einem Preis von 50 Centimes durchgeführt. Diese Neuheiten und Tarife wurden ohne Veränderung bis zum Beginn des Ersten Weltkrieges beibehalten.

Erster Weltkrieg und Zwischenkriegszeit
Gleich zu Beginn des Ersten Weltkrieges besetzte das Deutsche Reich einige französische Gebiete im Norden und Nordosten des Landes. Hier kam es zur Ausgabe einiger Deutscher Besatzungsausgaben. Ab 1. Dezember 1916 wurden diese gemeinsam mit belgischen Gebieten als "Etappengebiet West" zusammengefasst und mit einer einheitlichen Besatzungsausgabe versorgt. Bei dieser Ausgabe handelte es sich um die deutsche Germania-Ausgabe mit französischem Wertaufdruck. Neben deutschen Besatzungsausgaben im eigenen Land wurden im Laufe des Ersten Weltkrieges auch eigene Briefmarken der französischen Armee ausgegeben. Hierzu gehören beispielsweise die Ausgaben der Mittelmeerinseln Castellorizo und Ruad. Im Gegensatz zu den anderen Großmächten des Weltkriegs wurden auf Grund der fehlenden Erfolge nur wenige Besatzungspostdienste eingerichtet. Im unbesetzten Lande selbst operierte das französische Postwesen weitgehend ungestört.

Frankreich trat aus dem Ersten Weltkrieg als Siegermacht hervor und konnte sein Postwesen wieder im ganzen Land betreiben. Hinzu kam der Gewinn des vormals deutschen Gebietes Elsass-Lothringen. Auf Grund des Vertrags von Versailles wurde Frankreich kurze Zeit Schutzmacht einiger Länder. So wurden beispielsweise im deutschen Memelland beziehungsweise Memelgebiet 1920 bis 1923 Briefmarken der französischen Mandats-Verwaltung ausgegeben.

Das französische Posttarifsystem wurde bis zu Beginn des Zweiten Weltkriegs auf Grund einer kleinen, aber fortschreitenden Inflation in den 1920er-Jahren mehrmals erhöht. Bis zum Ausbruch des Kriegs hatte sich die Gebühr für einen Standardbrief schließlich vervierfacht.

Ebenfalls in den 1920er-Jahren wurde die französische Flugpost errichtet. Die ersten Flüge fanden bereits im November 1919 zwischen London und Paris statt. Die französischen Flugpostgebühren betrugen drei Franc. Vor allem als Verbindung zu den Kolonien wurde diese Neuheit genutzt. Unter den Piloten der französischen Luftpost war unter anderem Antoine de Saint-Exupéry.

Deutsche Besatzung und État français
Während des Zweiten Weltkrieges wurde Frankreich in einen deutsch besetzten Teil im Norden und den État français im Süden aufgeteilt, der die Dritte Republik ablöste und mit dem Deutschen Reich kollaborierte. Elsass-Lothringen wurde vollständig an das Deutsche Reich angeschlossen. Der Krieg in Frankreich hatte schwere Folgen für das französische Postsystem. Es kam zu zahlreichen Einschränkungen und zeitweiligen Einstellungen. Im besetzten Teil erschienen bald mehrere lokal verwendete deutsche Besatzungsausgaben. Ab 1940 verwendete das Vichy-Regime die ersten eigenen Freimarken. Diese zeigten meist das neue Staatsoberhaupt Henri Philippe Pétain. Von 1941 bis 1942 konnte noch zeitweise eine Flugpostverbindung vom État français aufrechterhalten werden.

Nach der Befreiung Frankreichs 1944 und 1945 wurden in zahlreichen Orten die kursierenden Freimarken mit RF (République française) oder ähnlichem, wie dem Lothringer Kreuz, überdruckt. Im Oktober 1944 wurden die ersten französischen Freimarken des befreiten Frankreichs ausgegeben. Diese wurden in Washington, D.C. hergestellt und von den Alliierten überbracht. Außerdem wurden auch bald die Ausgaben des Nationalen Befreiungskomitees Algier in Frankreich verkauft, die eigentlich nur für die Verwendung in den französischen Kolonien gedacht waren. Als Motive wurden der Triumphbogen in Paris, der gallische Hahn und der Kopf der Marianne gewählt.

Vierte und Fünfte Republik

Entwicklung bis heute

Nach dem Ende des Zweiten Weltkriegs konnte die französische Post schnell wieder die Postverbindungen im ganzen Land herstellen. Die Inflation der Vierten Republik wirkte sich auch bald auf die französischen Posttarife aus. Entsprechend wurde zum 1. Januar 1960 auf den neuen Franc umgestellt. Der Indochinakrieg und Algerienkrieg bedeutete schließlich das Ende der französischen Kolonien und der Vierten Republik. Heute sind die französischen Briefmarkenausgaben vor allem durch die Marianne-Dauermarken geprägt, die seit Ende des Zweiten Weltkriegs in verschiedenen Zeichnungen verausgabt werden. Ab 1. Januar 1999 erfolgte sukzessive die Umstellung auf die Doppelwährung und schließlich zum 1. Januar 2002 komplett auf den Euro.

Literatur
 150 Jahre Briefmarken in Frankreich. In: Deutsche Briefmarken-Zeitung, Nr. 4/1999, S. 8–13
 Jean-François Brus u. a.: Marianne 1849–1900. Catalogue encyclopédique. Timbopresse, Paris 1999, ISBN 2-908101-08-4.
 Helmut Heymanns: Die Vorausentwertungen Frankreichs. Eine Zusammenfassung von den Vorläufern bis zur heutigen Zeit. Bund Deutscher Philatelisten, Geilenkirchen 2004.
 Laurent Lemerle: La France par ses timbres. Flammarion, Paris 1999, ISBN 2-08-201058-9.
 Vincent Pothion: Catalogue de marques postales linéaires, France 1792–1832 et des marques manuscrites des distribution 1792–1818. La Post aux lettres, Paris 1987, ISBN 2-85374-034-X.
 Handwörterbuch des Postwesens, Hrsg. Bundespost, Frankfurt am Main, 1953, S. 275–277

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Moose Jaw Miller Express > In the News > West takes walk-off win over East in WCBL All-Star Game
West takes walk-off win over East in WCBL All-Star Game
Seven Miller Express players take part in contest in front of 6,000 fans in Okotoks
The Moose Jaw Miller Express were well represented to begin with heading into the Western Canadian Baseball League All-Star Game, but they ended up with even more players on the team when all was said and done.
A total of seven members of the East Division leaders took part in the event when relief pitcher Reece Helland was a late addition to the Game, which took place in front of over 6,000 fans in Okotoks on Saturday evening.
The Moose Jaw Minor Baseball product was joined by outfielder Nate Mensik, shortstop Zach Campbell, catcher Bryan Reyes, starting pitchers Kellan Voggesser and Tim Carlson and reliever Jesse Scholtz at the contest, which featured the top players from the East taking on the best of the West.
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Mensik ended up pulling double duty on the day after being named to the Home Run Derby, but he didn't have a lot of luck on his side in that event.
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Mafia II is Not a Game
Thread starter Russ Pitts
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SachielOne said:
Dammit, couldn't there have been a spoiler warning somewhere at the top?
My thoughts exactly. I'm probably gonna buy it soon, and now I know one of the major twists according to Russ. Oh well.
Ubikvitaarinen
ALuckyChance said:
Jiraiya72 said:
Lots here seem to think very highly of M2, but after looking at other reviews, this game seems pretty average. Nothing to get too worked up about.
May I ask what reviews you were reading? The game bases most of it's gameplay on the story, which happens to be absolutely phenomenal and is almost worth it just for that.
First of all, I haven't played the game yet, but I wanted to put my two cents in. Rock, Paper, Shotgun's John Walker reviewed the game and was somewhat critical of the game in general and the story in particular. The bloke is big on storytelling, a reputed reviewer and a huge Mafia fan. It's not like if it were written in stone, and I really, really want this game to be amazing; but it seems to be divisive at best.
http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2010/08/28/wot-i-think-mafia-ii/
DonTsetsi
What I don't like about Mafia 2 is that it's a string of cliches, I expected an original story and was disappointed.
StriderShinryu
I can't say I have anything to add as far as Mafia 2 goes, as I have no interest in the game what so ever and have not played it, but I do need to commend the column in general. While one could argue that this particular column borders on pretentious, this is the sort of writing I enjoy. It immediately brings to mind other Escapist articles like Yahtzee's Extra Punctuation or MovieBob's Intermission (or even, to some extent, the old Afterthoughts section from EGM). It embraces the idea that while the review of a game should be self contained, there's often more to say and more to discuss that doesn't really fit into that main compartment. G4's web presence has really done extremely well with this sort of thing in it's Talkabout, Feedback and Sessler's Soapbox video entries and I would love to see this sort of extended commentary added for all of The Escapist's major reviews.
civver
Shame the gameplay isn't as stellar. Can't see me spending anything more than a rental on it. In the end, the most vital aspect of a game is the gameplay, the thing that sets it aside from story-driven books and to a smaller (but not by much) extent movies.
I can probably accept the interactive theater classification, but not when it's priced like a game.
Susan Arendt
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Furburt said:
Mullahgrrl said:
Its still a game, stupid!
Just a heads up, calling a senior moderator stupid might not be the best idea.
Worse. He's actually Editor in Chief of the entire site. Disagree all you like, but you might want to rethink the "stupid" bit.
whaleswiththumbs
I am liking that lately(as in the last few years) there have been successful games that have a story, if you take a small look under the mayhem and fun and you get a deep story to rival most other media.
I do think since the game was JUST released, relative, that people who like the game are playing through rose-tinted glasses. It will probably take a few playthroughs before something purely analytical to come. But until then it is still a very fun game.
Susan Arendt said:
hahahahahaha.....
I restate that you are posting things just before me to entertain me for some reason.. Crazy Susan.
Jeronus
This game is interactive theater and the way it ends is proof of that. In GTA 4 when the game ends, you still have the rest of the world to play around in. In Mafia 2 when the game ends, you can't play in the world pass that point because the developers on some level believed the world is nothing more than a stage for what happens and what is the point now that the story is over. The world falls on it ass without the story and it cannot get back up without it.
Derelict Frog
Russ could have equally said similar things about the original 'Mafia'. Both are effectively interactive films.
The first 'Mafia' even had the tagline "Welcome to the game of the greatest 1930s gangster film Scorsese never made."
I like to see games as a form of art. An entertainment medium of the modern age. I think nothing exemplifies this more than the Mafia series of games. They strike an emotional chord in a similar way a movie could - while still being a game. Even though I'm at uni my xbox is back home - and even my mum (who hates videogames) likes Mafia 2 from what she's seen and heard of it.
It blends cinema and videogames excellently. I can't wait for LA Noire to come out. I think that could be a genre-definer, if it works out well and as promised. It would finally demolish any stigma videogames have as some sort of 'lower' form of entertainment.
Alexander Cron
The game to me was a huge disappointment. I finished the whole thing in five to six hours. There was very little to do outside of the main story. It truly is just a too long interactive movie.
DeepComet5581
Every Mafia story needs to be well told and well written.
Mafia 2 does this brilliantly.
Fuck sandbox. I don't need to be able to do crazy little side missions to appreciate the aesthetics of a truly brilliant and fairly original Mafia storyline. If anything, they would ruin it. They would side-track you from the story and the progression. We didn't care about linearity 10 years ago. Why the f*** should we care about it now?
Even a sandbox game such a GTA4 or SR2 restricts you at the start. There are certain places you can't go, weapons you can't obtain. However, in Mafia 2, you have complete access to every part of the map and every store from the start of Chapter 2. Halfway through, you have the ability to bust up a cop, steal his gun and go on a rampage. On Hard difficulty, I ended that chapter with a Thompson, Shotgun and 2 Handguns. Also, by the end of the same chapter, one is able to steal any car in the game world and both store and modify them.
The only downside is how aprubtly the story ended, although there is more than a slim chance DLC will fix that.
procyonlotor
I didn't respond to Mafia 2 as well as Russ did (I didn't think the execution of storyline was that well done), but I do think it is certainly a step in the right direction, and more than just a videogame.
Which is probably why it appears not to be doing so well critically. I.e. it's not your generic third person shooter.
Formica Archonis
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I could make a thoughtful comment on an interesting article, or I could make fun of your typo because I'm shallow and lazy. Let's see....
HAHA! TYPO!
mikespoff
Great review.
Sounds awesome - will have to check it out.
Mullahgrrl
Even though in this instance it was purely for emphasis I do reserve the right to call anyone who seems to think that games has to transcend into another art form to be properly apreciated as art stupid no matter the context or the potential consequenses, that being said I really hope he isn't personally offended; he seems like a nice dude and it would sadden me greatly if any perceived insult of mine had him sleepless with tears.
Though I doubt that is very likely.


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Dominique Ansel Personally Apologizes For His Cronut Cruelty. Sort Of.
George Embiricos April 7, 2016
Dominique Ansel and his Cronut were at the center of one of the greatest office pranks ever.
Officially dubbed "CronutGate" in the Food Republic office, the incident is still brought up from time to time to remind me of my naiveté as a young and oblivious food writer. It was August 2013 and, armed with days off from our jobs, my friend and I had formulated a plan to obtain the mythical croissant-doughnut hybrid from French pastry maestro Dominique Ansel that was taking the city by storm. I am, of course, talking about the one and only Cronut™. A day of misery followed, as we waited a full five hours…to receive the dubious honor of being the first two customers to miss out on that day's supply. I wrote about our minute-by-minute experience in line, shining a comedic light on an otherwise complete dud of a day.
What happened the Monday following that fateful summer morning is something I've kept under wraps for the past two and a half years — partly due to a lack of closure and partly due to my sheer embarrassment. I received an email from one Dominique Ansel informing me that he had come across my story and would happily send me a whole box of Cronuts. He asked for some of my favorite flavors as well as some general dislikes, in addition to an address for delivery. I replied excitedly via a long-winded email full of praise (read: ass-kissing) and personal preferences.
That's me on the left with my friend, after a five-hour wait for the Cronut left us empty-handed.
The email that arrived a few hours later from Ansel sent absolute chills down my spine. "You must be joking to ask me to send to what is obviously your home address," it began. "Who do you think I am? Your personal baker? Your servant on call to create fantastic pastries for you and your friends?" I sat there in stone-cold silence, rereading each and every word, truly believing that I had somehow gravely insulted New York City's most celebrated pastry chef.
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It was not until several agonizing minutes later that I first heard the stifled laughter of the entire Food Republic staff around me. They had pulled off the ultimate prank, creating an email address (DominiqueAnselNYC@gmail.com) for the entire interaction, with the sole purpose of depriving my sweet tooth and — worse yet — toying with my emotions. The realization that I would not, in fact, be sent a personalized package of Cronuts was secondary to the fact that I was — then and there — the absolute laughingstock of the office. I've been stealthily plotting my revenge ever since, sometimes pulling up the email just to remind myself of my colleagues' deceit.
So why bring all this up nearly three years later, when you'd think the Cronut would be a mere footnote in New York City food-craze history and my pride fully restored? Well, people are still lining up for the Cronut, for one, and my pride is not fully restored, for another. I did, however, receive some sort of closure when I had the opportunity to chat with Ansel himself at a press event last week, during which he unveiled his newest hybrid item, a limited-edition Korean French Dip sandwich, and I revealed my shameful history with the pastry.
His reaction to the elaborate scheme? Right along the same lines as yours, probably. A touch of sympathy upon my mentioning the fruitless five-hour wait, a heightened level of curiosity upon my describing the ensuing email exchange and utter, knee-slapping laughter upon hearing my delivery of the punch line. I can't say that it was the exact reaction I had hoped for (that would have involved his begging for forgiveness before magically producing and sharing a box of Cronuts with me), but there was something about his putting a hand on my shoulder and proclaiming it "one of the best Cronut stories [he's] ever heard" that did provide some sort of closure.
And you know what? I'll even try once more: Dear Dominique, I still haven't tried a Cronut. Feel free to get in touch via email (but like, for realz, this time) to arrange a tasting at your convenience.
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A woman who had an uncomplicated pregnancy and normal labor with no apparent signs of distress delivered a cyanotic, flaccid infant requiring extensive resuscitation. Although fetal heart rate tracings had shown signs of moderate-to-severe fetal distress for 90 minutes prior to delivery, clinicians did not notice the abnormalities on the remote centralized monitor, which displayed 16 windows, each for a different patient.
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Scientists have identified an enzyme in the brain that may be an intriguing target for interventions against Alzheimer's disease and other dementias.
The researchers suggest that the enzyme, a serine/threonine kinase known as LIMK1, may play an important role in the degradation of dendritic spines, the connections between neurons in the brain. In a paper published in Science Signaling, the team reports on the use of an experimental medication that appears to successfully inhibit LIMK1 and provide a level of protection for dendritic spines.
"This is the first study to showcase that inhibiting LIMK1 could provide a protective effect for dendritic spines," said the senior author. "In animal models, we've shown that increased activity of LIMK1 is linked to changes in the length and density of dendritic spines, which has implications for Alzheimer's."
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LIMK1 resides downstream of two other enzymes known to be associated with dementia. These Rho-associated kinases, known as ROCK 1 and ROCK 2, are increased in early Alzheimer's disease, the senior author says. Investigators worldwide have looked to ROCK 1 and 2 as potential intervention targets in dementia.
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Tea tree essential oil is taken from the leaves of the Melaleuca alternifolia, a plant native to Australia's New South Wales northeast coast. Topical application of the oil results in antifungal, antiseptic, antibacterial and antiviral action. Tea tree essential oil is commonly used in aromatherapy and helps to treat problems like acne, dandruff, head lice, yeast infections, cold sores, warts and fungal infections like athlete's foot.
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Many Years On, Two Council Buildings on Bolton Street Are Still Empty
Photos by Lois Kapila
Three years ago, when housing activists stood down from their occupation of 38 and 39 Bolton Street after the council took them to court for trespassing, they didn't feel too bad, says Séamus Farrell.
Dublin City Council had said the buildings – which it owns – would be turned into accommodation for people who were homeless. That was something they could rally behind, said Farrell.
But it hasn't happened yet.
The two tall buildings in the north inner-city are still empty, with boarded-up windows and shuttered doors, and advertising posters plastered to the front wall.
"It's not surprising, it's disappointing," says Farrell, an activist who was involved at the time. He is now among those who have taken over a Georgian building on Summerhill Parade, motivated in part by a wish to highlight the number of properties lying vacant.
"That could be homes," he said.
According to a council spokesperson, the council assigned the building to Novas Initiatives, an approved housing body, "some years ago", with the aim of making it into supported homeless accommodation.
Novas Initiatives, a non-profit which provides housing for the homeless or those at risk of homelessness, applied in December 2014 for permission to partially demolish and redevelop the two properties and put in six one-bed apartments and two two-bed apartments.
That was declared invalid on the grounds that the site location on the application was "insufficient for the information of the public", say planning records. There was a second application in 2015, but that was withdrawn.
The council got a proposal to redevelop the site in 2016, which noted that Novas Initiatives needed to do a conservation assessment, said the council spokesperson. That needed to be done before the project could progress further.
They're not on the record of protected structures but do have a local interest and add to the streetscape, and under the development plan the council requires developers to retain and reuse buildings like that, they said.
"There has been no abnormal delay since Dublin City Council received the conservation report," the spokesperson said.
"It is a very difficult and expensive project because the buildings are in need of total refurbishment," they said.
Novas Initiatives hired a conservation consultant to do a pre-planning report. And the council's heritage section has said the buildings are not protected structures, but that Novas should protect as much of the historic fabric as possible, the spokesperson said.
The Department of Housing has approved funding in principle for eight apartments there, as long as it gets planning permission, they said.
But exactly how long that will all take from here is still unclear.
The completion date in council reports has been edged back. In July 2017, a council report said it would be done in 2018. A more recent report in June 2018 said it would be done in 2019.
The council spokesperson said that it expected Novas to submit a formal planning application "shortly".
Una Burns, head of policy and communications for Novas Initiatives, said though that "it's going nowhere fast".
The council and Novas started this project in 2012, she said. It's at the pre-planning stages – which means that Novas Initiatives is liaising still with the engineers to see if they are happy with the designs, she said.
How long it takes, once they do file for planning permission, is hard to say, she says. "It depends if there are any objections and stuff."
The sticking point has been the "heritage of the building", she says. Burns said that any further questions had to go to Dublin City Council.
"At one stage we did consider taking the property back because of the delay but progress has been achieved in recent months," said the council's head of housing, Brendan Kenny, in an email to Sinn Féin Councillor Daithí Doolan earlier this week.
Says Doolan: "I think it's unacceptable that the buildings are lying empty."
When activists occupied the vacant building in 2015, it drew attention to the fact that it was empty, he said. "Several years have since lapsed."
Doolan said he isn't interested in a "blame game" of who is responsible for the delays – just in getting it turned into homes.
The delay "should be of concern to all of us interested in improving levels of homelessness in inner-city Dublin", says Neasa Hourigan, a Green Party candidate for Dublin Central in the next general election, who is involved in the current occupation of the Georgian terrace on Summerhill Parade.
The council and the approved housing body need to "work together so the cause of the delays is identified and addressed with urgency", she said.
If delays are at all because of issues around the historic fabric of the building, the council should offer "its full support and expertise to housing agencies and insuring that those agencies have the capacity to undertake the projects they have committed to", she said.
[UPDATE: This article was updated on 15 August at 11.40am to include comment from the council as to its status as a building of local significance under the development plan.]
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Susan Leahy
at 14 August 2018 at 22:49
You have to wonder if the buildings are so difficult to remodel that perhaps they weren't the best buildings to buy for the purpose intended. How much time and money has been invested into them so far? Or should I ask wasted? And how much damage has been done to Bolton Street by number 38 bring left to rot there? If the activists had been let stay in 2015 the building and street would now be in much better condition and a lot of time and money could have been saved.
15 August 2018 issue
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Some Drimnagh Residents Worry BusConnects Won't Work for Them
Dublin City Council Has Bought Kilmainham Mills, Says Mayor


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