When people come to Paris, they often ask me where they can find good bouillabaisse. And when I tell them, "You can't", they're always very surprised. "Well, isn't it French?" they'll reply.
Yes, it is. But to get many of the regional specialties in France, you need to go to the region. Hence my frequent visits to Nice, to get socca at the fiery source.
And although you can make it at home, making it in a home oven is like baking off a batch of S'Mores in there: it's close, but not exactly the real thing. You really do need a wood-fire to get that blistered crust. Still, after much experimentation, I got it close in my home oven and I now make it all the time to serve with an apéritif before dinner.
Socca is basically street food, intended to be eaten off napkins to blot up all the excess olive oil, with plastic cups of frosty-cool rosé.
And for any wine snobs out there that think it's folly to serve wine in cups instead of glasses haven't had the pleasure of standing near a wood-burning oven, eating a blistering-hot wedge of socca with a non-recyclable tumbler of wine. Preferably served over ice, Marseille-style.
The quality of the chickpea flour, also called garbanzo flour, is important and my friend Tricia thought that perhaps unroasted chickpea flour is best, although you should use what you can find. Indian shops carry besan, Arabic markets carry it, as well as many Whole Foods markets.
Like most good people of Provence, she consulted the best book on authentic French cuisine available, The Sweet Life in Paris, and used my recipe.
The batter comes together quickly but should rest a few hours before using. A nice pour of good olive oil is obligatoire and a little dusting of ground cumin adds a touch of that smoky taste, similar to a wood-fired oven.
As I mentioned in the book, you ain't re-creating the Mona Lisa: socca is meant to be in rough shards, eaten with your fingers, and is especially good after a long day on a sun-saturated beach when your skin is tingling with sand and you can lick your lips and taste the sand of the Mediterranean.
And now that I've given you the recipe, enfin, I'm heading off into the sunset on a sailboat for a while.
So if you don't hear back, you can either assume all is well, or I've abandoned ship and decided to cast-away life in the big city of Paris for the laid-back vibe of the Côte d'Azur. But at least I've left you the recipe in my extended, and perhaps définitive, absence.
Thanks for the lovely recipe.Is this the same as farinata in italy? It was one of the most memorable things I had ever eaten in my whole life..
I love the picture of the woman consulting your book!
This looks like a great snack for cocktails with my friends. Can't wait to give it a try. Enjoy your time away!
How come I always feel like I live under a rock when I read your posts David? 17 years in France and I've never heard of this! Have to say it looks like cardboard. Where do you find chickpea flour?
Oops. See you even gave that info. Don't think we have such a thing as a whole food market out here en banlieue, but I'll look in one of those Maghreb epiceries – I bet I'll find it there.
If you cook this under the broiler, how do you cook it over a wood fire? Do you turn it to cook both sides? Going to a cookout, and would like to know..Thanks!
typo – besan (or gram flour), not besam. thanks.
Ooops! Woodburning OVEN, not fire. Sorry, didn't read carefully enough! Probably doable over fire though with a castiron skillet and lid. Hmmm.
Getting tired of the city huh? It was only a matter or time. One can only take so much beauty I suppose.
Nice photographs by the way. I enjoyed them.
David – thank you, thank you!! I was in Nice for three days in May and ended up eating Socca every day because I loved it so much (and figured that I should cram as much of it in me as I could just in case I never got back there again!). I've been craving it ever since so I can't tell you how pleased I am that you've put up the recipe. Guess that's my weekend sorted now! Thanks again!
David, it's Besan. If anyone's interested, you could try the Swad brand. I find it the best.
Enfin is right! I love naturally gluten-free recipes. And while chickpea flour isn't my favorite, crepes certainly are. I'll have to try that added bit of cumin. Thanks!
And all this time we only knew about the soca with one c…Caribbean music that is. We learn something new every day.
I think the link to Tricia's website may be one letter off. Is this the right one?
Socca, to me, speaks so much of Nice, where I had my first ever (and sadly, last so far) socca. I had it at an open-air market in town, sold straight off a wood-fired oven. It was one of my fond moments there. A looooong time ago though!
You guys have fun there!
i can't wait to try this recipe and can't wait to head to france in the late summer.
In India, we make a besan chila – it's cooked on a skillet, pancake style and has a lot more oil than what you would add in a socca. Actually, my mom would make it with ghee (clarified butter).
All I'd say is – if you get back from that sailing trip, try it!
I love chickpeas and so am sure I'll love something made with chickpea flour. I will definitely be trying this!
Well, one more reason I need to get your book.
Hope you're enjoying la cote d'Azur, David!
Socca reminds so much of what we have in Algeria and what is called: Karentika! Chickpea flour is the main ingredient of this beloved street food, but compared to socca, which is more rustic, karentika it is more like a thin custard, with a caramelized top, a silky heart and slightly crunchy bottom. It is also seasoned with plenty of cumin and served sandwiched in a crusty baguette. Un vrai delice!
wine "Marseille style"—love it! I must remember this and use the phrase next time I ask for rose with ice—waiters turn their noses up when I order this, but I will now no longer be embarrassed.
Chickpea flour is also used in roti in the Caribbean…yummy that too.
If I decide to go savoury in the fall, this wil be on the menu!
Ice in the rosé, excellent! Sounds like a terrific vacation!
Except for the olive oil, socca sounds exctly like a south Indian pancake called a "dosa".
We spice our pancakes a bit by spluttering some mustard seeds, the cumin, a bit of asafetida and some curry leaves in a little oil and add it to the batter along with finely chopped ginger and green chillies.
Our pancakes are made on a cast iron griddle.
Thank you so much for posting this recipe…and now on to finding chickpea flour in Seoul!
Looks delicious. Thanks for sharing this. I have recently ordered The perfect scoop and a brand new ice cream maker. Can't wait.
Love this…I discovered a recipe similar to this during the winter, but it was the Italian version. I guess only because it had chopped fresh rosemary in it…smells divine when it is cooking. We love it because it is gluten-free! I will try the wicked hot oven. None of the recipes I studied talked about that and I know it will make a difference. Thanks for sharing your recipe!
Thank you for this! I have been making a lot of Indian recipes lately and have chickpea flour….lucky me! Since my broiler is part of my oven, how close should i set the rack to the heat? And should I do it on low or high? Thanks! Dont forget your sunblock!!!!
RE: SOCCA ….SO WHICH ONE IS THE BEST ? MARK BITMAN'S OR YOURS ??
The Indian emporium in my city has chickpea flour, I think I might this recipe a whirl.
I was pleasantly surprised to find Swad brand besan herre in the Virgin Islands! Thanks to everyone for other recipe suggestions on what to do with it. I had fabulous authentic socca in Antibes a couple years ago but with no wood oven in sight nor broiler in my oven, I'm afraid homemade won't quite be the same. Besides, when you fire up that oven in your sailboat, it is beastly hot. I look forward to trying anyway. Thanks! Sail away (but keep blogging)!
Can't wait to try this! Can you give me a rough estimate for how long under the broiler? 3 mins? 20 mins? I understand it will depend on my broiler, but I don't know if I need to begin checking immediately, or this takes awhile.
One of my favorite episodes of The French Chef featured Julia Child wandering through the market in Nice, and filming the socca being made on a cast-iron griddle. The image has stayed with me ever since — there was such vitality about it!
I love your blog – it's such an inspiration. Would also enjoying seeing the sunset sailing photos!
"The Perfect Scoop " is my guide !
Just finished reading your book and loved every minute of it! Now, I can't wait to start cooking. Socca and your dulce de leche brownies are on the menu for the weekend.
Thanks for sharing your passion, your humor and your amazing recipes with us.
Your new book is a DELIGHT! I had the most wonderful of afternoons yesterday ~ thanks to you!
I also posted a recipe from your blog with a link to you.
Thanks for such a great read!
I've been wanted to try a socca recipe for a year!
I'm glad I waited that long, because I think your recipe will be the "go to".
I'm the only "freak" in my neighborhood that has chickpea flour and you can eat only so many panisse (again thanks to you) and besan ladoo.
I can just smell the wood-fired oven, and I'm drooling.
I have slow internet here and this post SCARED me. I thought the first picture was of your hand and I thought, "WHAT has happened to David?!?!?!" Hope you are wearing sunscreen!
Looks delicious, great post! I'm definitely going to try your method. I made farinata, but mine came out more like a cracker than a chewy crepe, although they were delicious! I think the chickpea flour here is different too, but I'll try to find some imported variety.
I've never heard of socca…until now, that is.
In Argentina there is a similar preparation called faina, is similar to the Genoese Fainé.
It is eaten with the pizza.
This is yummo! I can't wait to get your book.
Just curious if you're going to go the eBook way, eventually, with your books?
Here in Tuscany it is called Cecina. Adore it!
when you come to Florence we will have it at a wine bar i adore.. they cut it into triangles, put a slathering of truffle butter, then a slice of prosciutto and roll it up and serve on a bed of arugula!
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This is similar to an Indian dosa-like thing I often make for breakfast. It consists of chickpea flour, water, salt, turmeric, chili powder, cumin, and sometimes ginger or cilantro, or tomato – what have you. It has no oil in the batter, but is fried on a tava with a bit of oil or ghee. Heaven!
To the person who cannot find it in Tokyo – I am 100% sure that if you can find an Indian or Pakistani grocery they will have it. It is called "besan" there, but is the same thing – chickpea flour. There must be at least one Indian grocery in all of Tokyo.
I've just started following your blog and find it fascinating. I made the socca (both under the broiler and on a gas barbecue) for a dinner party and it disappeared before I could bring the next one out. I look forward to other tips you provide. It's always nice to hear what life is like in Paris.
I wish I could remember where I found it, but I bought some smoked chickpea flour at an ethnic market somewhere here in the bay area. I think it was Mexican.
I found two other Socca recipes online and added ideas from those recipes to yours. I found garbanzo/fava bean flour from Bob's RedMill. Didn't see any plain out garbanzo flour. Using Nana's 80 year old cast iron skillet-perfect! Cumin added to skillet just before putting batter in each time-excellent! My fella barging in and adding mozzarella and rolling socca-dreadful. I'm going to make it again -for girlfriends-and have goat cheese on hand. Definitely socca is better flat and the sharpness of a smidgen of goat cheese will be good.
The socca was cooked on the stovetop-medium high heat. I was to chicken with first attempt to use broiler. Was worried about burning the socca. Will use broiler next time.
Yum – this ingredient combo sounds like it would be good with a beer, too.
Bless you — I adore Socca and never found a recipe that did the trick. And if you still haven't managed to find a guide to Indian groceries in Paris (I know, it's been a while since you made that comment), I'm a regular at La Chapelle/Gare du nord, can cook some mean Indian food. I'd be happy to give a fellow 'merican a guided tour…AND I'll tell you what Dishny's best dish is!
I can never get the Indian "chilla" right. A sort of pancake made of besan or chickpea flour. I am better at baking though. Btw, just made your Devil's Foodcake for the nth time.
After seeing you tweeting about this today, to Kalyn's Kitchen, I knew I had to try it. Unfortunately, the dinky apartment I'm in disabled the broil option on the oven, so I cooked it at 550 for almost 15 minutes. I don't know if I didn't grease the pan well enough, but it came apart when trying to pan it out. It wasn't "crispy" either – but I'm not sure if that's how it's supposed to be?
Annnnyway, it's still delicious. The olive oil, salt and pepper on top finish off the chickpea flavor beautifully. I will be making this many many more times!
What is the texture of the socca supposed to be like? Mine came out soft and crepe-like (which was delicious), but I'm wondering if I should leave it under the broiler longer and let it get crispy.
Emily: Socca is meant to be served in crumbled shards, so it sounds perfect!
I made your incredible Socca for our Coronado Concerts in the Park Culinary Challenge – Taste of Provence, and I am in love with these crispy crepes! We did the oven method and then cooked them on the grill at the park, pouring the batter into a cast iron pan and then flipping the crepe onto a pizza stone to brown the other side. Amazing! My mom also made your Gâteau aux carrottes. Thank you for these two recipes! Of course, I linked back to you!
Does the batter really need to rest for 2 hours? What will change, if I don't do that?
I was looking for recipes for my backpacking trip and I thought that this would be perfect without the 2 hours resting time. I would need to cook it in a pan on a camp stove, of course.
The resting allows the flour and liquid to meld. I always let it rest so I don't know how it behaves if you don't–Perhaps try making a batch at home and seeing how it turns out before your trip, without letting the batter sit or letting it sit less. Or on your trip, make the batter, pitch your tent and unpack, then fry them off!
I finally made this last night with besan, and it was amazing. Used an old cast-iron griddle under an electric broiler. They puffed up wildly in the oven (to deflate on cooling), and were very thin and delicate—I must've poured the batter thinner, or mine was runnier, because this amount made about twice as many socca. I too think it'd be great with a tiny bit of toasted rosemary, or maybe just rosemary olive oil. I let the batter sit for about 8 hours (due to morning enthusiasm and midday laziness rather than any intelligent design); I think that letting it rest a short while gives the flour granules time to absorb some of the liquid so it won't be too grainy? Anyway, thanks so much for the perfect recipe!
R: the only thing I can think of is buckwheat flour, which is grey. But why would would they label it as chickpea flour?
I wish I'd found your recipe first — I just tried to make socca from a NYT recipe and they added olive oil instead of water. The batter didn't come out like heavy cream like the recipe said it would — oh well….will add water and hope for the best.


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Scientology critic Keith Henson gets another stay in Arizona as he fights extradition
Saturday May 19, 2007 Keith Henson, Scientology
PRESCOTT – A judge on Friday denied Howard Keith Henson's petition for a writ of habeas corpus his attorney filed challenging Henson's extradition to California on a governor's warrant.
However, the judge let him stay in Arizona until Monday so a higher court can review the lower court decision.
The 64-year-old defendant, whom a California jury convicted of violating a misdemeanor hate crime statute (stemming from his behavior near Church of Scientology members), has until 5 p.m. Monday, to obtain the stay from the Arizona Court of Appeals by filing a petition for special action.
Who is Keith Henson?
And why is the Scientology cult after him?
If the court rejects the request to review the case, California authorities could extradite Henson to serve a one-year sentence he received in his absence after his conviction in April 2001. Henson has been on the run from authorities until his Feb. 2 arrest by a Prescott Police detective.
During a Friday hearing, Kielsky tried to convince Yavapai County Superior Court Judge Thomas Lindberg that his client is not the same person the Riverside County officials want.
He cited what he called numerous discrepancies in the documents from Riverside County agencies.
He said the fugitive they arrested on July 19, 2000, faces felony charges, and according to the Riverside County Sheriff's Office, his client has never been arrested. He said at the top of each page of the warrant, officials identified the fugitive as Keith Henson and his client is Howard Keith Henson. He said at least 20 people with the Keith Henson name live in this country and four of them lived in California.
"Identity is a core question of the habeas corpus," he said. "My client is not the same individual sought in the warrant."
Deputy Yavapai County Attorney Cynthia Spitler said defense counsel was confusing arrest with booking.
She said numerous paragraphs throughout the warrant identify the defendant as the person the
Riverside County officials are seeking.
Spitler said even if other people bear the same name and date of birth as the defendant, it would be hard to find another individual that matches his height and color of eyes and hair.
"The odds would have to be extraordinary," Spitler said, asking Lindberg to deny Henson's petition for a writ of habeas corpus.
Lindberg said despite many discrepancies that Kielsky brought to the court's attention, the verdict that the jury returned "speaks to H. Keith Henson."
He said he believes that the defendant is the same person California authorities are seeking on the governor's warrant.
He also said that he sees no harm in granting Henson's stay in Arizona to give Kielsky a chance to challenge his decision in the higher court.
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🎭🎵Marty Robbins -- Birth Anniversary -- b.9/26/1925 d.12/8/1982 (57)
Hall of Famer, Movie Actor, Songwriter, Singer/Guitarist, Country Performer
Names/Places: b. in Glendale, AZ; RN:Martin David Robinson
Misc: Grand Ole Opry regular; stock car racer
Song Titles: I'll Go On Alone, Singing The Blues, A White Sport Coat, El Paso, Don't Worry
Album Titles: Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs, Return of the Gunfighter, R.F.D., Drifter, Tonight Carmen, I Walk Alone, El Paso City, Adios Amigo
⚖🏆Lawrence "Larry" Fleisher -- Birth Anniversary -- b.9/26/1930 N.S. d.5/4/1989 N.S. (58)
Hall of Famer, Attorney, Sports Figure
Misc: Sports Agent
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🎵Creadal Jones -- Birth Anniversary -- b.9/26/1940 N.S. d.8/25/1994 N.S. (53)
Hall of Famer, Rhythm and Blues Musician
Group Names: Chi-Lites
⚛Daniel Boone -- Death Anniversary -- b.10/22/1734 O.S. or 11/2/1734 N.S. d.9/26/1820 (85)
Hall of Famer, Explorer, Frontiersman, Pioneer
Names/Places: b. in Reading, PA; d. in Missouri
Misc: November 2=N.S.; the raging fave of the mid 1950s; best remembered for helping to establish a passage through the Cumberland Gap in the Appalachian Mountains, opening the route to Kentucky and the west.
🎵Bessie Smith -- Death Anniversary -- b.4/15/1894 d.9/26/1937 (43)
Hall of Famer, Songwriter, Blues Singer, Lesbian
Names/Places: NN:Empress of the Blues
Misc: some say b. 1895
🏆🎾Ellen Roosevelt -- Death Anniversary -- b.8/20/1868 d.9/26/1954 (86)
Hall of Famer, Tennis Player
🎭Charles J. Correll -- Death Anniversary -- b.2/3/1890 d.9/26/1972 (82)
Hall of Famer, TV/Radio Actor, Comedian, Cartoon Voice Actor
Names/Places: b. in Peoria, IL; RFN:Andy
Misc: some say b. Feb 2
TV Shows: Calvin & the Colonel (as Calvin), Amos 'n' Andy (co-creator & Andy)
🏆🏁Ralph Lee Earnhardt -- Death Anniversary -- b.2/23/1928 d.9/26/1973 (45)
Hall of Famer, Auto Racer
Names/Places: father of Dale Earnhardt Sr. and grandfather of Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Misc: NASCAR
🏆⚾Ernest N. "Ernie" Lombardi -- Death Anniversary -- b.4/6/1908 N.S. d.9/26/1977 N.S. (69)
Hall of Famer, MLB Catcher
Misc: NL MVP 1938
Sports Teams: Brooklyn Robins (1931), Cincinnati Reds (1932-1941), Boston Braves (1942), New York Giants (1943-1947)
🏆🏀Thomas B. "Tom" Barlow -- Death Anniversary -- b.7/9/1896 N.S. d.9/26/1983 N.S. (87)
Hall of Famer, NBA Player
Sports Teams: Philadelphia Sphas, Philadelphia Warriors
🏆🏁🏊Noboru Terada -- Death Anniversary -- b.11/25/1917 N.S. d.9/26/1986 N.S. (68)
Hall of Famer, Swimmer, Olympic Athlete, Japanese
🏆⚽James "Jimmy" Delaney -- Death Anniversary -- b.9/3/1914 N.S. d.9/26/1989 N.S. (75)
Hall of Famer, Soccer Player, Scotish
🏆🏌Byron Nelson -- Death Anniversary -- b.2/4/1912 d.9/26/2006 (94)
Hall of Famer, Golfer
Names/Places: RFN:John
Misc: learning golf as a caddy, Nelson become one of the greatest golfers ever, once winning eleven tournaments in a row in 1945. He won the Masters twice and the PGA twice.
🏆🏒William Wadsworth "Bill" Wirtz -- Death Anniversary -- b.10/5/1929 N.S. d.9/26/2007 N.S. (77)
Hall of Famer, NHL Owner
Misc: was the chief executive officer and controlling shareholder of the family-owned Wirtz Corporation
Sports Teams: Chicago Blackhawks (owned for 41 years)
🏆🏒John Joseph "Jack" Kirrane Jr. -- Death Anniversary -- b.8/20/1928 N.S. d.9/26/2016 N.S. (88)
Hall of Famer, Hockey Player, Olympic Athlete
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Filing a company registration - especially in Utah - might be easier than hitting a great tee shot. An hour or two spent filling out forms on Legalzoom or at utah.gov will turn you into a business owner. If you want to own a business for the sake of owning a business, that might be a fine route to take. But if you're serious about entrepreneurship and business ownership, there are a few things you'll want to do to make sure your tee shot doesn't end up in the rough.
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Archbishop Shaw defeated Brother Martin 47-22 Saturday to win the Rugby Louisiana boys HS title.
Brother Martin fought hard in a tough game and while they fell behind early they clawed their way back into the match. Shaw's defense, however, was too strong and their hard running on offense was hard to contrain.
Shaw led 35-0 at halftime. Brother Martin picked it up in the second half.
Shaw flyhalf Cameron Troxler was named MVP of the game after scoring four tries and playing excellent rugby in other areas.


Adi Astl, a retired mechanic, says he was tired of watching his neighbors take spills down the steep path that leads to the community garden, so he bought the materials and set out to do it himself. With the help of a homeless man he hired, Astl completed the job in a matter of hours.
Toronto mayor John Tory admits the city's estimate seems "completely out of whack with reality" but that it still doesn't justify what Astl did. "We just can't have people decide to go out to Home Depot and build a staircase in a park because that's what they would like to have," he told CTV News.
Tory further claims the stairs are unsafe and says city inspectors have issues with the structure's design. Despite that, Astl's stairs are staying for now. This is because the man who represents Astl's area in Toronto's government, Justin di Ciano, thinks "the spot seems safer with stairs than without them," according to CTV News.
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After a confusing start, (entirely self inflicted complications caused by not just simply doing what the instructions said) the Scope Clock is nearing completion. The final steps went really fast, in fact much easier than expected, and after only a few minutes, it was clear that we are on the right path.
The poor DAC chip looks like it had a tough journey. It was squashed completely flat in the package, and the first task was to straighten the pins, solder the socket onto the board and put the DAC into the socket. There were no other components needed. The two turret pins also needed to be soldered. In total this only took two or three minutes.
At this point, the temptation was simply too great. Even though I only have one lead made up and could only look at a single channel, I just had to have a look what the scope was doing. In the video you can see what it looked like. It was of course totally unreadable, but staring at the pattern for a few seconds, it became clear that something good was going on.
There is no need for the RS232 interface at the moment, but I know I'll just lose the parts if I don't put them on the board right now. One of the cool features of the Dutchtronix Scope clock is that you can link it up to another computer and use it as a terminal (with only very few characters per line, and only few lines.
To complete the build, the RS232 chip (a HIN232ACP, a new one to me) was added and the chunky D-Type socket.
After all that, plugging the board into the scope with both channels immediately gave a picture that was recognizable. It was turned on it's side and back to front, but it was clearly a clock face. Switching the X and Y axis and turning off a channel invert made the clock face appear correctly.


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If you didn't see the chicks when they arrived in April, check them out here.
If you did see the chicks when they arrived in April you should still check them out here. They were really cute after all.
And here is a photographic update of those same baby chicks!
The chickens began laying eggs at the end of August. We gather 3-4 per day now, although you might be able to tell from the picture they are still on the small side. They should get bigger as the hens get older.
Another interesting tidbit to note: one of our hens is actually a rooster. (You can order all girls, or hens, but sometimes it happens!) In the photo directly above you can see a white bird with black tail feathers. That's him. We call him "McChicken" because he is the biggest scaredy of them all, but just watch him protect those girls when he hears one of them cry out. McChicken turns into a valiant knight and defends the women of his flock!
They are so much fun to watch and one of the funniest things they do happens when we open their coop in the mornings. Those chickens literally run out of the pen and into the corn field like school kids at recess time! A video of this hilarious experience is coming soon, so stay tuned!
Harvest has officially started. And we, like nearly everyone else, are leaving long strips of corn in the fields.
What is this all about? Well, most farmers purchase crop insurance each spring. Just like someone might buy insurance in case of a car accident or home fire, farmers insure crops in case of a Mother Nature disaster. People hired by the insurance companies come out to look at the crops and see how bad the damages are. Leaving strips in the middle of the field allows a farmer to get on with harvest while leaving a sample for testing by the companies.
Have you seen strips like this left in fields near you?


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The Guide to Getting Into K-Indie, South Korea's Next Global Culture Movement
There's a lot of music to discover beyond K-pop.
by Tommy Powell
Seoul, KR
August 18, 2021, 5:35am
South Korea has, in recent years, sprung from a place of relative cultural obscurity to becoming an undeniable music powerhouse, producing everything from global icons BTS and BLACKPINK to viral hits "Gangnam Style" and "Baby Shark."
The Guide to Getting Into K-Pop, South Korea's Record-Breaking Pop Music
Gabriela Caeli Sumampow
But what else does Korean music have to offer? A first-time traveler to Seoul is hardly going to feel that they've arrived in a K-pop paradise, greeted as they are by a city far more imposing and steely than TWICE's summer hit "Alcohol-Free" might have them believe. A culture that's at once deeply traditional and intensely modern, South Korea is much more than what you see in K-pop music videos and K-dramas.
So, what's really going on here? What lurks beneath the shiny veneer?
Scratching just a little beneath K-pop, indie music lies in wait. Mention "indie music" to the average Korean and they'll instantly have a certain sound in mind. Indie has been around for a long time, but around the middle of the last decade, bands like Busker Busker and HYUKOH captured the public's attention through various TV appearances, and an industry has since shot up in their wake.
Slick production values and syrupy vocals have come to define the popular conception of indie music in 2021. Where K-pop offers fantasy and escapism, the growing K-indie industry is centered on more grounded, relatable types of idols. A prime example of one such idol would be Se So Neon's Hwang So-yoon. A new breed of Korean pop star, she exudes a kind of Janis Joplin cool underplayed by a recognizable normalcy. Meanwhile, bands like Silica Gel and Adoy make a kind of studied and clean pop, just on the right side of innovative, that's pushing them further and further into the mainstream.
While the main K-indie aesthetic is somewhat prescribed, there are notable outliers who have found inexplicable success. Busan surf rockers Say Sue Me and the mysterious lo-fi shoegazer Parannoul are sonically far removed from their glossier domestic contemporaries but both are more well-known and admired abroad.
These bands point the way towards another layer of the indie scene with a more organic mentality: the underground bands of South Korea. A deeper dig will inevitably lead us to one place—in the world of Korean counterculture, all roads lead to the Hongdae district of Seoul, the mecca of all types of creatives.
It's been this way since the late 90s and in the early 2000s, when bands such as Crying Nut and No Brain spearheaded a grassroots indie movement that took them to the very pinnacle of public adoration. By all accounts, this was the golden age for Hongdae and Korean bands who were uncompromising, creative, and fully independent.
Since then, successive generations of indie scenes have brought their own spin on and reactions to a rapidly evolving South Korean society, through a fierce drive to express their own unique take on the world around them.
The Guide to Getting Into the Vast and Diverse Sounds of Indonesian Indie Music
Yudhistira Agato
Continuing through to today, without any particular trend to follow, there's a real sense of "anything goes," a Wild West mentality where bands are free to play whatever style or genre they want, so long as it's done from the heart.
The new cohort of bands very much continues to embody this mindset—from the grungy scuzz of Riot grrrl-esque Beacon, to the poundingly danceable Youthlim and the wall of searing post-rock that is Desert Flower. These bands take their art into their own hands, and as such, they are united as a scene, not by genre but by outlook and attitude: indie by philosophy over aesthetic.
In one of the most homogeneous societies in the world, going against the grain is a particularly challenging thing to do. Yet a select few do just, making way for a particularly dynamic and varied music scene.
So you want to get into… popular Korean indie music?
Introducing the bands that stand at the forefront of the future of Korean music. When K-pop wears you down, these guys have you covered. First, we encounter HYUKOH, perhaps the most successful indie band of recent times, and find ourselves at the precipice of where this new wave of Korean indie sound originated, and where it's going. Then there's Se So Neon, a showcase for a whole new kind of Korean icon that crosses pop sensibility with genre-blending bluesy guitar solos. As the playlist moves on through the likes of 10cm and JANNABI, the true sounds of the South Korean cafe are there with you, wherever you may be.
Listen to this when you're… looking to impress your coworkers at an evening karaoke session.
You'll dig this if you like: Coldplay, Ed Sheeran, Maroon 5, Adele, Beyoncé
Playlist: "TOMBOY" - HYUKOH / "NAN CHUN" - SE SO NEON / "Kyo181" - Silica Gel / "Baby" - ADOY / "Gibberish" - Alary-Kansion / "Americano" - 10cm / "After a tumultuous night" - JANNABI / "What a Wonderful World" - PARKMOONCHI, Young K / "Ray" - Kim Sawol / "0415" - Yerin Baek
So you want to get into… underground Korean indie music?
The South Korean underground is populated by bands who live only for today, banking everything on just one more night of burning it at both ends for the hell of it. From the indecipherable sounds of Look Purple Star's transcendent trio of controlled chaos to SUDAL's lo-fi one-two gut punches, the sounds here come from a steadfastly DIY place, each band establishing their own role in that space yet answering to no genre but what feels right at the time.
Listen to this when you're… looking for that one band that only you know.
You'll dig this if you like… Car Seat Headrest, Pavement, The Strokes, My Bloody Valentine, The Replacements, Animal Collective, Mogwai, The Cribs
Playlist: "I am a bear" - SUDAL / "Sunstroke" - Youthlim/ "(Across the) Unisex" - Sark / "Old Town" - Say Sue Me / "Time travel" - Look Purple Stars / "Jaguar" - 2 Day Old Sneakers / "Cold noodlin'" - Sick Jeff / "Analogue Sentimentalism" - Parannoul / "The King of Dance" - The Next Generation / "The Universe pt ii (Unsaid)" - Desert Flower
So you want to get into… folk Korean indie music?
At the other end of the spectrum, nestled deep in the darker alleyways of Old Seoul, a very different style of musician lurks. The recent revival of acoustic music in South Korea harks back to protest songs of the 1980s, when folk songs were the beating heart of a pro-democracy movement pushing against the last throes of a dictatorial government, and when K-pop as we know it was just a glimmer in the eye of some would-be cultural tycoon. This time, the protest is one of form, the likes of Ye Ram and Xeuda playing music with a heart that seems to have been forgotten about in the heady rush for dazzle that is pop music. Meanwhile Kim Il Du and GOKDOO sound like actual time travelers from a Korea long gone.
Listen to this when you're… getting lost at night in a new part of town.
You'll dig this if you like… Nick Drake, Elliott Smith, Neil Young, Captain Beefheart, Beck
Playlist: "Over The Sea" - Ye Ram / "Until I'm 88 Years Old" - Kim Il Du / "Living Things" - Siot and Breeze / "Atopy" - Lee Hyungjoo / "A Certain Day" - Xeuda / "Makgeolli" - GOKDOO / "I Am" - YUHA / "Still We Are" - Kang Asol / "Arirang" - Yeoyu And Seolbin / "Believer" - Jinu Konda
So you want to get into… punk Korean indie music?
Punk music is tried and true the world over and South Korea is no exception. A roaming caravan of partying bands and wasted fans roll up whenever these bands play. Unlike other bands mentioned here, who opt for metaphor and romance in their lyrics, these punks take a steady aim at Korean society and raze it with unambiguous political takedowns. Billy Carter kicks things off with a scathing tour through everything they feel is unjust about their country—racism, sexism, homophobia. And the seasoned likes of Vanmal play tightly wound three chord spiky romps through pop punk with a specific Korean edge. Elsewhere, Beacon supplies the grunge, whilst up-and-comers Merry Hey Day and Dead Chant show that this scene has legs for days.
Listen to this when you're… loading up for a hard night out.
You'll dig this if you like… Black Flag, Fugazi, X-Ray Spex, Green Day, Hole
Playlist: "I See You" - Billy Carter / "Trash" - Beacon / "Rich Family's Dog" - Vanmal / "Young And Stupid" - Merry Hey Day / "I'm a Fool" - Dead Chant / "Goodbye Song" - RUMKICKS / "Tiny Hope" - Idiots / "Sixty-Eight, Twenty-Two" - …Whatever That Means, Jonghee Won / "Your Crush on Me" - No Brain / "Struggles" - Smoking Goose
So you want to get into… legends of Korean indie music?
Looking back to the turn of the century, K-pop and Indie bands, believe it or not, were on similar footing when it came to popularity. The band Crying Nut, in particular, would share TV slots with the earliest purveyors of what we now know as K-pop. Their song "Oh! What a Shiny Night" is South Korea's very own "Smells Like Teen Spirit," a 2001 song that crossed over into the cultural subconscious and survives to this day as a karaoke favorite of teens and salarymen alike. The Black Skirts struck gold a decade later with an introverted pop twist on Weezer-like emo, Asian Chairshot dragged traditional Korean stylings up from the grave and shoved them through cranked guitar amps, while Danpyunsun and the Sailors left those same Korean stylings much untouched, save for a twist of modern freak-folk edginess. These bands are still active in one way or another today, casting a watchful eye over the writhing throngs of future generations.
Listen to this when you're… reminiscing what might have been.
You'll dig this if you like… The Smiths, Weezer, The Cure, Devendra Banhart, Dinosaur Jr., Mudhoney
Playlist: "Antifreeze" - The Black Skirts / "Ready" - Wedance / "Round and Round" - Asian Chairshot / "Psycho" - Galaxy Express / Walk with Me - Danpyunsun and the Sailors / "Blanket World" - Uhuhboo project / "Breaking of the Day, Today" - 3rd Line Butterfly / "Suck You Asshole" - Yamagata Tweakster / "Too Much Sunshine" - CHS / "Oh! What a Shiny Night" - Crying Nut
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A nationally owned and operated coffee exporting company based in the Jiwaka Province has successfully made its first shipment to South Korea. For Kosem Limited this is its first overseas consignment. Kosem Ltd is one of the lead partners selected for the Highlands region which has taken the initiative to ship out green beans on behalf of local small holder coffee farmers. A total of 320 green beans bags weighing 60kg each were shipped out last weekend. This is the first time for local farmers in Jiwaka to ship their green beans direct to an overseas market and all credit goes to Kosem for sacrificing and taking the initiative.
The local farmers gave their parchments to Kosem which in turn processes them into green beans packed and shipped. Kosem Ltd is working closely in partnership with Productive Partnership in Agriculture Project funded by the World Bank and the Government of PNG to improve the livelihoods of small coffee farmers in villages to increase direct income. It helps increase production and produce better quality coffee for the farmers. At the launch of the first shipment held at Banz last weekend Kosem managing director John Munnul said Jiwaka was a coffee province and urged the people to grow more because of its economic potential. Mr Munnul said coffee was unique because it earned money for people at the village level.


I'm extremely excited to announce the CD release party for Give and Grow will be held on Oct. 15 at Hugh's Room! I've been really busy organizing rehearsals, contacting press and getting photos done for this event. It's going to be amazing. Special guests Caylie Staples and Marylou David will be joining me on vocals. We've been working on a new cover. Albums and limited edition hand bound notebooks courtesy of bookbinding artist Emma Dawn Allain will be for sale. To top it all off, Michael Tobin will be opening for us. You really don't want to miss this one.
And the poster, designed by Nick Counter.
I've been MIA for the last month on the internet because of all the prep work I've been doing to launch my debut album, Give and Grow. I'm excited to let you know that two tracks are now posted on Soundcloud and CBC Music! Go take a listen: https://soundcloud.com/katiedutemple.
There are lots of other exciting things that I will be revealing in the next couple of weeks, like album artwork (designed by Nick Counter), Toronto CD release details, a music video and a few other things I've been working on. In the meantime, go enjoy those new tracks! Share them, blast them, do what you need to do.


Unity Church of Jacksonville presents an evening with spiritual singer/songwriter JOHN STRINGER. John will perform original compositions, as well as cover some of your favorite heartwarming songs. With a voice like Michael Jackson, and the songwriting skills of Tracey Chapman, you won't want to miss this inspirational concert!


With the recent winds and cold temps ice was covering branches and rocks around Grand Marais.
The Grand Marais light always looks nice through the ice.
I went back in the evening to get the pink sky behind the light.
Most of the rocks in the harbor area are covered in ice and snow.
You can see how small the branch is. When applied in layers a small branch can support lots of ice.


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Home›Payment method›Antony Breeze set himself on fire after being harassed by payday loan companies
Father dies in fireball after being chased by payday loan companies over £ 1,600
Antony Breeze, 36, from Bolton, died saying: 'I've had enough'
Investigations revealed he owed several loan companies money
Investigation heard he often had to borrow money to make ends meet
In the hour before his death, Mr Breeze received text messages from three of them
By Jaya Narain for MailOnline
Posted: 10:22 BST, May 15, 2013 | Update: 01:38 BST, May 16, 2013
Antony Breeze with his partner Amanda Lowe. Investigation learned how Mr Breeze, 36, of Horwich, Bolton, set himself on fire after getting into debt with payday loan companies
A debt-ridden father doused himself in gasoline and turned into a human fireball after being harassed for money by payday loan companies.
Antony Breeze, 36, died after setting himself on fire, telling passers-by trying to put out the flames: "I've had enough."
In the hours leading up to the tragedy, Mr Breeze, who owed around £ 1,600, was bombarded with text messages about his arrears, according to an investigation.
The next day he went out telling his girlfriend that he was going to get gasoline for a lawn mower.
Minutes later he was found screaming and burning on a trail.
He was so worried about debts that he lost a stone of weight in just two weeks, relatives said.
Mr. Breeze and his nine-year-old partner, Amanda Lowe, had a six-year-old daughter, Amy, and were planning to marry.
Police investigating his death discovered that he owed money to several lenders, including Keyes Whitlock and Co, Mobile Money Ltd, 247 Moneybox.com, Cash Genie and Valor Loans.
Miss Lowe said that the day before his death, on August 3 of last year, he received a flood of calls and texts from loan companies, although he refused to tell him which ones were harassing him.
She added: "He had calls all Thursday night, his phone never stopped ringing, he didn't want to tell me who it was.
"He went to the bathroom.
The next day Mr Breeze played with Amy before going to withdraw £ 30 from an ATM.
He then went out again, telling Miss Lowe that he was getting fuel for his father's mower.
While he was away, she called him to ask when he would be home.
She added: "He said he was going for a walk to clear his head. I didn't ask what was wrong.
Mr Breeze bought £ 3 of gasoline from a can at a Texaco garage before heading to a secluded runway. Fifteen minutes later, electrician Paul Tunnah heard screams as Mr. Breeze emerged in a ball of fire.
Paul Tunnah (left) who tried to help Mr Breeze as he burned and Amanda Lowe (right) leaving Bolton Coroner's Court after hearing details of her partner's death
Workers in the garage at this Texaco gas station saw Mr. Breeze as he descended to an isolated runway
The path at the bottom of Gooch Street, Horwich, near Bolton where Mr. Breeze was found
Gooch Street, in Horwich, near Bolton, where he set himself on fire at 36 after becoming indebted to payday loan companies
AGGRESSIVE DEBT COLLECTORS OR GETTING OUT OF MONEY PROBLEMS?
Antony Breeze's death comes at a time of fierce criticism of the payday lending industry.
Last week, two payday lenders were ordered to give up their business licenses after a crackdown by the Office of Fair Trading.
The OFT said it is also currently investigating three other payday loan companies for bad business practices and they may also be shut down. The OFT was unable to nominate them for legal reasons.
The Payday Loan Company Limited – which operates under several names, including Cashnet and Paydayloans.co.uk – and Anfield Check Cashing Center have both relinquished their consumer credit licenses and will no longer be able to trade.
Last month, the consumer organization sent letters to 50 major payday lenders asking them to take immediate action to revamp their businesses.
OFT accused companies of failing to conduct adequate assessments to see if applicants can afford loans, failing to explain how payments will be collected, failing to use debt collection techniques aggressive and not to treat borrowers with sensitivity and patience.
The Citizens Advice Bureau also accused lenders of pushing people into debt by failing to verify that borrowers can afford to repay the loan.
In a survey of 1,270 payday loan borrowers, with loans from 87 payday lenders, 65% of people were not asked about their financial situation when taking out, according to a CAB study.
Mr Tunnah, who was badly burned while trying to save Mr Breeze, said: "I took off my top to try and put out the flames.
"He was conscious from the moment I first saw him until he left in the ambulance.
"I asked him what happened and he said, 'I've had enough. I am in debt and have spilled gasoline on myself.
"He said he wanted to see his daughter, but I said it would be cruel – at this point he was unrecognizable."
Mr Breeze was rushed to hospital but died hours later from 73% burns.
The investigation in Bolton learned that loan companies then wrote to his father asking him to repay his debts.
Miss Lowe, from Horwich, told the hearing the couple had an argument in the week leading up to the tragedy but had resolved their issues.
His family said last night that Mr Breeze was also worried about losing his job as a driver for an engineering company.
His sister, Caroline Hedley, said: "He worked really hard. He worked six days a week.
But she added that he often borrowed money when he struggled to make ends meet.
Some debts were repaid by Miss Lowe's father and Mr. Breeze is said to have consulted a debt counselor.
Recording an open verdict, Assistant Coroner Alan Walsh said: "He worked hard and provided for his family.
"But he was worried about the family's finances."
The news comes a week after the Office of Fair Trading asked two payday lenders to give up their business licenses.
He is also investigating three others for bad business practices and has written to 50 payday lenders asking them to review their practices.
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Lucy is cursed with the ability to see demons. For most of her life, there was only the all-consuming terror of seeing things no one else could.
But with the help of a generous grant, Lucy is finally able to open a shelter to feed and house the homeless—the same community of people who raised and protected her as a street orphan. The grant money proves she can be more than her cursed ability, and Lucy refuses to let fear ruin her life anymore.
When a fatal illness sweeps through Los Angeles, the only person who knows her secret comes back into her life. Joe used to be a skinny kid, but now he's gruff, tatted, and burly. He's also a member of a black-ops military operation named Fallen Angels. They watch over Earth, fight back the forces of evil, and for the first time in a long time, they're losing to Satan.
The attraction between her and Joe soon ignites into unrestrained passion, and Lucy is pulled into an ancient war. She has to unravel the truth behind her cursed ability before she's swallowed up by the flames of Hell, but little does she know that her desperate fight to save the man she loves will lead to a shocking discovery that will forever change the world.
A bright light shot through the alleyway. Then came the sounds of a scuffle. Something large thudded against the wall. The demon screeched. In triumph? In pain? Lucy lifted herself to her feet, gripping the blade the way Joe had showed her, and then dashed out into the open.
The demon was lying dead on the ground. Black blood spurted out from a gaping wound on its chest. Joe stood with his back toward her, except it wasn't the Joe she knew.
The bright light that had burst into the alley came from a pair of massive, feathered wings sprouting from his back. The translucent feathers glowed with an unearthly golden light. His shirt had been ripped to shreds. Claw marks across his skin oozed fresh blood. As the muscles along his back flexed, his wings stretched out until their tips touched the walls on either side of the alley.
She dropped the short sword. It clattered on the ground.
One moment she was standing. The next she was flat on her back with Joe on top of her and something sharp pressed against her throat. Joe's eyes glowed red as he stared at her without recognition.
He jerked back, his eyes flickering back to their normal color. He lifted his hand from her neck, claws retracting back into fingernails. The glow around him faded as his wings folded and absorbed into his skin. She scooted backward, warily watching as he bent to pick up his sword and tucked it into a sheath by his side. Spread across the wide expanse of his back was a tattoo of two large wings.


In my post a couple of weeks ago I spoke about how I'd like to start reading more science fiction, and so when I saw Alastair Reynolds' book Revenger in Waterstones I snapped it up. I ended up liking it so much that I immedietely followed it up by reading another space-opera style book with Becky Chambers' The Long Way To A Small Angry Planet, which was on sale on Kindle. I ended up loving it even more than Revenger, in fact it was one of the best book I've read in a long time!
'A voice buzzed from the wall.
When Adrana and Arafura Ness sign up to Captain Rackamore's crew for a life of adventure and to save their family from financial ruin, they get much more than they bargained for. Because Captain Rackamore has enemies, including the fabled pirate Bosa Sennen, and the catastrophic events of one terrible day leads Fura on a revenge mission that she will stop at nothing to accomplish.
I found this book to be fairly slow starting, but not in a way that made me want to put it down… Whilst the two main characters give their father the slip within the first chapter, and are hired onto Captain Rackamore's ship in the second, it's quite a while before the event that triggers the title 'revenge' actually happens.
This gives plenty of time to introduce the many characters and the premise of the novel: Rackamore's ship is one that 'cracks baubles', which basically involves visiting forgotten planets from times gone by and taking the lost treasure left behind there. I wasn't overly sold on this idea, as it seemed a little convoluted (I never quite got why you can't just go to these planets anytime… apparently they seem to close up or something, but how does a planet 'close'?), but thankfully this only serves as the backdrop to the story, and things really pick up when Fura takes on her revenge mission.
In fact, the events that set everything off genuinely surprised and shocked me with their suddenness, and I don't think you can say that often about a book! Although this book is billed as Alastair Reynolds first foray into YA fiction, it's actually incredibly dark and violent, but I liked the gritty vibe it had, and the action kept me interested.
And that was really my favourite thing about this book: the characters and the action. Fura makes for an interesting main character in that she really grows and develops throughout the novel, starting off as a meek, sheltered teenager, and becoming much harder and tougher throughout, and stepping out of her much bolder sister's shadow. I also really liked her relationship with Prozor, the tough, grumpy 'bauble reader' who reluctantly becomes Fura's friend and mentor. I didn't find myself getting overly emotionally attached to the characters in the way I often do with books or even liking them overmuch as people, but this seemed like a book that was more about the action and story than anything.
The book also had a good villain in space pirate Bosa Sennen, because even though she has fairly limited 'screen time' she comes across as truly terrifying. She's horrifically sadistic and violent, and her reputation for being pure evil is drilled into you throughout the book, and this only makes Fura's determination to find her seem even crazier.
Overall, I really enjoyed this book, although it wasn't without its' flaws. There was the odd case of bad dialogue, and as I have said, some of the rules of the world (or universe) Reynolds has created didn't work that well for me (including some of the names they have for things, like oxygen being called 'lungstuff', and some old artefacts being 'ghosty stuff'). However, it was a fun, action-packed space adventure with a great atmosphere to it, and it definitely made me want to read more science fiction/space opera stuff!
"What causes the other ten percent?" asked Kizzy.
People have been telling me to read this book since forever, but I kept putting it off, as I always felt like I 'had to be in the mood' for anything space-opera related… However, riding the wave from Revenger, I finally decided to tackle The Long Way To A Small, Angry Planet and really can't believe it took me so long to get to it! I don't think I've loved a collection of characters as much since Six of Crows, and that's high praise indeed!
They were just such a great mix of personalities ranging from grumpy and obnoxious to quirky and irreverent, and that's not to mention the pure adorableness that is Lovey, the ship's AI. From the very beginning I found myself drawn into the crew, which for all their differences is like an imperfectly perfect family, and I loved all the funny banter and teasing that happens between them.
I really liked how when the book opens we follow Rosemary, the newcomer to the ship, as we're introduced to the crew of the Wayfarer, but then throughout the book the third person narration opens out to spotlight different characters. It was nice to get the perspectives on events from various different characters, and especially the non-human characters like Sissix, as she sees things completely differently from some of the others. It also helps with the fact that several of the characters have secrets which were gradually revealed throughout the book, and it allows us to see what they're going through, and how they relate to the rest of the crew.
I also liked how the romantic pairings in this book weren't obvious from the outset. Generally when you begin a book you can immediately tell who the love interests are, which whilst not a problem, does make things kind of predictable. However, there was some great but unexpected pairings here, and I liked how in the future universe Becky Chambers has envisioned there has been such advancement that a majority of people are completely accepting of all love, regardless of the people's gender, and even species.
In fact, the level of acceptance and diversity in this book was one of the things that made it such a 'feel-good' read for me. No big deal is made of characters being gay, or having a physical disability, or having no gender, or changing genders, and the different species all have different beliefs but actually try and understand one another rather than insisting that they alone are right… Put simply, if the future looks anything like it does in The Long Way To A Small, Angry Planet then it'll be a much better place!
All in all, this was a really wonderful book! It wasn't what I expected, coming into a science fiction book, as it was much more character driven than plot driven (in fact the plot feels quite episodic, but it worked well!), but I absolutely adored everything about it. It's essentially a book about friendship, love and acceptance that just happens to be set in a well-drawn future version of our universe, and I can't wait to get round to reading A Closed and Common Orbit!
So have you read Revenger or The Long Way To A Small, Angry Planet? What did you think?
I have had The Long Way To A Small, Angry Planet on my kindle for so long! Like you, I had friends that kept telling me to read it. I finally bought it for my kindle when it was on sale one day. BUT…I still have not read it. Ugh But reading your review and that you were prodded like friends like I was and put it off, but then now finally broke down and read and are raving about it!! I'm thinking…I should maybe start reading this! Great review btw, obviously…it motivated me!! Revenger intrigues me too! I love sci-fi and I'm trying to get back to reading it.
And Revenger is definitely worth a read if you're into science fiction.
Great reviews! I'm glad you liked the Becky Chambers book because I really want to read that one. The cover is so pretty.
Revenger sounds good, even if it had a few flaws. It's one I definitely want to check out as it sounds fun and you always need more sci fi reads.
Becky Chambers first book was utterly amazing and like nothing I'd read before. it did make me want to rewatch Firefly, but that was simply because it was set in space, I think. And it involved a close knit crew. i want to reread this before starting the next book.
I like violent and dark and gritty, plus good characters of course, so you have me curious about Revenge. I've heard so many great things about Long Way, and I'm glad to hear you loved the characters so much! That can make or break a book for sure. I really need to consider reading that one!
I haven't read The Revenger yet though.
I desperately want to read The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet but I just haven't had the time recently. I love that it's a very character focused science fiction novel as often I find the characters in the genre lacking and I struggle to connect to them. I also love group dynamics like Six of Crows so it sounds like this is most definitely the book for me. It's also amazing that the author weaves diversity into the book with so much ease – it's a rare thing to find in science fiction and fantasy but those genres desperately need a wider range of characters. On the whole we need more books that show diversity as normal without it being the central focus of the book.
I really hope you enjoy A Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet! I think if you liked Six of Crows then you'll like this, as it had a really great group dynamic, yet all the characters were really interesting and well-rounded in themselves.
And thanks so much for all of your recommendations! I've loved everything else of V.E. Schwab so I'll definitely have to check out Vicious, and I've been meaning to read something by Patrick Ness for ages, as I've heard so much good stuff about his books.


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Airworthiness Directives; Fokker F.28 Mark 0070 and Mark 0100 Airplanes
A Proposed Rule by the Federal Aviation Administration on 03/03/2008
We must receive comments on this proposed AD by April 2, 2008.
14 CFR 39
Agency/Docket Numbers:
Docket No. FAA-2008-0231
Directorate Identifier 2007-NM-218-AD
RIN:
2120-AA64
Examining the AD Docket
Comments Invited
Relevant Service Information
FAA's Determination and Requirements of This Proposed AD
Differences Between This AD and the MCAI or Service Information
Costs of Compliance
Authority for This Rulemaking
Regulatory Findings
List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39
The Proposed Amendment
PART 39—AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES
Comments Due Date
Affected ADs
Actions and Compliance
FAA AD Differences
Other FAA AD Provisions
https://www.federalregister.gov/d/E8-3971 https://www.federalregister.gov/d/E8-3971
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).
We propose to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for the products listed above. This proposed AD results from mandatory continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) originated by an aviation authority of another country to identify and correct an unsafe condition on an aviation product. The MCAI describes the unsafe condition as:
To date, there have been at least 10 reported events on Fokker 70 (F28 Mark 0070) and Fokker 100 (F28 Mark 0100) aircraft where the flight crew manually overpowered the autopilot, inadvertently neglecting to disengage the autopilot. * * * When the autopilot is not disengaged, the elevator servomotor is overpowered and the horizontal stabilizer is moved by the Automatic Flight Control & Augmentation System (AFCAS) auto-trim in a direction opposite to the (manual) deflection of the elevator, causing high elevator control forces. This condition, if not corrected, could cause the stabilizer to move to an extreme out-of-trim position, creating the (remote) possibility of loss of control of the aircraft, due to the extreme control loads.
The proposed AD would require actions that are intended to address the unsafe condition described in the MCAI.
You may send comments by any of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
Fax: (202) 493-2251.
Mail: U.S. Department of Transportation, Docket Operations, M-30, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590.
Hand Delivery: U.S. Department of Transportation, Docket Operations, M-30, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-40, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
You may examine the AD docket on the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov; or in person at the Docket Operations office between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. The AD docket contains this proposed AD, the regulatory evaluation, any comments received, and other information. The street address for the Docket Operations office (telephone (800) 647-5527) is in the ADDRESSES section. Comments will be available in the AD docket shortly after receipt.
Tom Rodriguez, Aerospace Engineer, Start Printed Page 11367International Branch, ANM-116, Transport Airplane Directorate, FAA, 1601 Lind Avenue, SW., Renton, Washington 98057-3356; telephone (425) 227-1137; fax (425) 227-1149.
We invite you to send any written relevant data, views, or arguments about this proposed AD. Send your comments to an address listed under the ADDRESSES section. Include "Docket No. FAA-2008-0231; Directorate Identifier 2007-NM-218-AD" at the beginning of your comments. We specifically invite comments on the overall regulatory, economic, environmental, and energy aspects of this proposed AD. We will consider all comments received by the closing date and may amend this proposed AD based on those comments.
We will post all comments we receive, without change, to http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information you provide. We will also post a report summarizing each substantive verbal contact we receive about this proposed AD.
The Civil Aviation Authority—The Netherlands (CAA-NL), which is the aviation authority for the Netherlands, has issued Dutch Airworthiness Directive NL-2006-010, dated July 14, 2006 (referred to after this as "the MCAI"), to correct an unsafe condition for the specified products. The MCAI states:
To date, there have been at least 10 reported events on Fokker 70 (F28 Mark 0070) and Fokker 100 (F28 Mark 0100) aircraft where the flight crew manually overpowered the autopilot, inadvertently neglecting to disengage the autopilot. Detailed investigation of these incidents has shown that this usually occurs in a high workload environment that demands immediate manual control of the aircraft by the pilot flying, e.g., terrain warning. When the autopilot is not disengaged, the elevator servomotor is overpowered and the horizontal stabilizer is moved by the Automatic Flight Control & Augmentation System (AFCAS) auto-trim in a direction opposite to the (manual) deflection of the elevator, causing high elevator control forces. This condition, if not corrected, could cause the stabilizer to move to an extreme out-of-trim position, creating the (remote) possibility of loss of control of the aircraft, due to the extreme control loads. In the original design of AFCAS, operation of the control wheel-mounted stabilizer trim switches has no effect when the autopilot is engaged. Based on the assumption that stabilizer trim switches will be operated by the pilot flying when encountering high control forces, an Autopilot Disconnect Unit has been developed that disconnects the autopilot when the stabilizer trim switches are operated. Since a potentially unsafe condition has been identified that may exist or develop on aircraft of this type design, this Airworthiness Directive requires the installation of Autopilot Disconnect Units and associated wiring changes.
You may obtain further information by examining the MCAI in the AD docket.
Fokker Services B.V. has issued Fokker Service Bulletin SBF100-22-050, dated April 25, 2006, including the drawings listed in the following table. The actions described in this service information are intended to correct the unsafe condition identified in the MCAI.
Drawings Included in Fokker Service Bulletin SBF100-27-050
Fokker drawing
W41501 057 CQ April 25, 2006.
W41501 061 CR April 25, 2006.
W41504 009 K April 25, 2006.
W41504 011 J April 25, 2006.
W41504 012 L April 25, 2006.
W46140 27 AR March 5, 2002.
W46143 02 K February 26, 2002.
W46143 03 K March 8, 2002.
W46144 06 R March 4, 2002.
W46144 07 S March 7, 2002.
W46912 01 D March 12, 2002.
W46930 01 Original March 14, 2002.
W46930 02 E March 14, 2002.
W59140 177 GC February 8, 2006.
W59140 178 GB February 6, 2006.
This product has been approved by the aviation authority of another country, and is approved for operation in the United States. Pursuant to our bilateral agreement with the State of Design Authority, we have been notified of the unsafe condition described in the MCAI and service information referenced above. We are proposing this AD because we evaluated all pertinent information and determined an unsafe condition exists and is likely to exist or develop on other products of the same type design.
We have reviewed the MCAI and related service information and, in general, agree with their substance. But we might have found it necessary to use different words from those in the MCAI to ensure the AD is clear for U.S. operators and is enforceable. In making these changes, we do not intend to differ Start Printed Page 11368substantively from the information provided in the MCAI and related service information.
We might also have proposed different actions in this AD from those in the MCAI in order to follow FAA policies. Any such differences are highlighted in a NOTE within the proposed AD.
Based on the service information, we estimate that this proposed AD would affect about 12 products of U.S. registry. We also estimate that it would take about 27 work-hours per product to comply with the basic requirements of this proposed AD. The average labor rate is $80 per work-hour. Required parts would cost about $3,000 per product. Where the service information lists required parts costs that are covered under warranty, we have assumed that there will be no charge for these costs. As we do not control warranty coverage for affected parties, some parties may incur costs higher than estimated here. Based on these figures, we estimate the cost of the proposed AD on U.S. operators to be $61,920, or $5,160 per product.
Title 49 of the United States Code specifies the FAA's authority to issue rules on aviation safety. Subtitle I, section 106, describes the authority of the FAA Administrator. "Subtitle VII: Aviation Programs," describes in more detail the scope of the Agency's authority.
We are issuing this rulemaking under the authority described in "Subtitle VII, Part A, Subpart III, Section 44701: General requirements." Under that section, Congress charges the FAA with promoting safe flight of civil aircraft in air commerce by prescribing regulations for practices, methods, and procedures the Administrator finds necessary for safety in air commerce. This regulation is within the scope of that authority because it addresses an unsafe condition that is likely to exist or develop on products identified in this rulemaking action.
We determined that this proposed AD would not have federalism implications under Executive Order 13132. This proposed AD would not have a substantial direct effect on the States, on the relationship between the national Government and the States, or on the distribution of power and responsibilities among the various levels of government.
For the reasons discussed above, I certify this proposed regulation:
1. Is not a "significant regulatory action" under Executive Order 12866;
2. Is not a "significant rule" under the DOT Regulatory Policies and Procedures (44 FR 11034, February 26, 1979); and
3. Will not have a significant economic impact, positive or negative, on a substantial number of small entities under the criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.
We prepared a regulatory evaluation of the estimated costs to comply with this proposed AD and placed it in the AD docket.
Start List of Subjects
End List of Subjects
Accordingly, under the authority delegated to me by the Administrator, the FAA proposes to amend 14 CFR part 39 as follows:
Start Part
Start Authority
Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40113, 44701.
End Authority
§ 39.13
[Amended]
2. The FAA amends § 39.13 by adding the following new AD:
Fokker Services B.V.: Docket No. FAA-2008-0231; Directorate Identifier 2007-NM-218-AD.
(a) We must receive comments by April 2, 2008.
(b) None.
(c) This AD applies to Fokker Model F.28 Mark 0070 and 0100 airplanes, all serial numbers; certificated in any category.
(d) Air Transport Association (ATA) of America Code 22: Auto flight.
(e) The mandatory continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) states:
To date, there have been at least 10 reported events on Fokker 70 (F28 Mark 0070) and Fokker 100 (F28 Mark 0100) aircraft where the flight crew manually overpowered the autopilot, inadvertently neglecting to disengage the autopilot. Detailed investigation of these incidents has shown that this usually occurs in a high workload environment that demands immediate manual control of the aircraft by the pilot flying, e.g. terrain warning. When the autopilot is not disengaged, the elevator servomotor is overpowered and the horizontal stabilizer is moved by the Automatic Flight Control & Augmentation System (AFCAS) auto-trim in a direction opposite to the (manual) deflection of the elevator, causing high elevator control forces. This condition, if not corrected, could cause the stabilizer to move to an extreme out-of-trim position, creating the (remote) possibility of loss of control of the aircraft, due to the extreme control loads. In the original design of AFCAS, operation of the control wheel-mounted stabilizer trim switches has no effect when the autopilot is engaged. Based on the assumption that stabilizer trim switches will be operated by the pilot flying when encountering high control forces, an Autopilot Disconnect Unit has been developed that disconnects the autopilot when the stabilizer trim switches are operated. Since a potentially unsafe condition has been identified that may exist or develop on aircraft of this type design, this Airworthiness Directive requires the installation of Autopilot Disconnect Units and associated wiring changes.
(f) Within 36 months after the effective date of this AD, unless already done, install autopilot disconnect units and do associated wiring changes in accordance with Section 3, "Accomplishment Instructions," of Fokker Service Bulletin SBF100-22-050, dated April 25, 2006, including the drawings listed in Table 1 of this AD.
Table 1.—Drawings Included in Fokker Service Bulletin SBF100-27-050
This AD differs from the MCAI and/or service information as follows: No differences.
(g) The following provisions also apply to this AD:
(1) Alternative Methods of Compliance (AMOCs): The Manager, International Branch, ANM-116, Transport Airplane Directorate, FAA, has the authority to approve AMOCs for this AD, if requested using the procedures found in 14 CFR 39.19. Send information to ATTN: Tom Rodriguez, Aerospace Engineer, International Branch, ANM-116, FAA, Transport Airplane Directorate, 1601 Lind Avenue, SW., Renton, Washington 98057-3356; telephone (425) 227-1137; fax (425) 227-1149. Before using any approved AMOC on any airplane to which the AMOC applies, notify your appropriate principal inspector (PI) in the FAA Flight Standards District Office (FSDO), or lacking a PI, your local FSDO.
(2) Airworthy Product: For any requirement in this AD to obtain corrective actions from a manufacturer or other source, use these actions if they are FAA-approved. Corrective actions are considered FAA-approved if they are approved by the State of Design Authority (or their delegated agent). You are required to assure the product is airworthy before it is returned to service.
(3) Reporting Requirements: For any reporting requirement in this AD, under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has approved the information collection requirements and has assigned OMB Control Number 2120-0056.
(h) Refer to MCAI Dutch Airworthiness Directive NL-2006-010, dated July 14, 2006; and Fokker Service Bulletin SBF100-22-050, dated April 25, 2006, including the drawings listed in Table 1 of this AD; for related information.
Issued in Renton, Washington, on February 25, 2008.
Ali Bahrami,
Manager, Transport Airplane Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service.
End Signature End Part End Supplemental Information
[FR Doc. E8-3971 Filed 2-29-08; 8:45 am]


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While most western countries are searching for ways to crack down on immigration, Germany recently passed a new immigration bill that seeks to attract more skilled workers from outside the EU in an attempt to remedy its record high labor shortages.
On the one hand, Germany's labor shortages are seen as a good thing as employment rates are through the roof, but it also leaves a vacuum for over a million work positions around Europe's largest economy.
Combine that with Germany's aging population and low birth rates and the problem because much, much worse and could see the country's economic growth rate stagnate significantly.
The new immigration measure though, passed by centrist Angela Merkel and backed by both the hardline and social democratic parties, will encourage skilled foreign workers to migrate to Germany by removing key labor law hurdles and by providing German language skills.
But the backers of the new immigration law are making sure to emphasize that they want skilled workers coming into the country rather than more refugees or asylum seekers.
Since 2015, Germany has accepted over one million refugees from the Middle East, which has angered many in the country and led to the far-right seizing significant control in the country's parliament.