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Little Richard King Of Rock And Roll (CD)
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Little Richard: King Of Rock And Roll (CD)
(Omnivore Recordings ) 17 Tracks - Digipac
Digitally remastered and expanded edition including six bonus tracks. No one expected the power of Little Richard's return in 1970 with The Rill Thing. The following year's King Of Rock And Roll helped demonstrate that it was no fluke. This time, instead of handling the production and arranging duties himself, Richard handed those responsibilities off to the multi-talented H.B. Barnum, a widely-respected actor, musician, vocalist, arranger and producer who was on call for the likes of the Supremes, Frank Sinatra, Count Basie, Aretha Franklin and Lou Rawls among others.
From originals to covers of Motown classics, The Rolling Stones, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Hank Williams, and Hoyt Axton's "Joy To The World" (made famous by Three Dog Night), there was no doubt who sat on the throne of popular music. This time around, "Green Power" was selected as the single with it's flip, "Dancing In The Street," but no chart action was to be had. Though Don Peterson's striking cover photo likely attracted more than one taker browsing the record stores in '71. This reissue features the remastered album plus six bonus tracks, (including session material, radio ads, and more), and packaging containing new liners from Bill Dahl, photos, and ephemera.
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01 King of rock and roll Little Richard
02 Joy to the world Little Richard
03 Brown sugar Little Richard
04 In the name Little Richard
05 Dancing in the street Little Richard
06 Midnight special Little Richard
07 The way you do the things you do Little Richard
08 Green power Little Richard
09 I'm so lonesome i could cry Little Richard
10 Settin' the woods on fire Little Richard
11 Born on the bayou Little Richard
12 In the name (version 2) [bonus track] Little Richard
13 Why don't you love me [bonus track] Little Richard
14 Mississippi (instrumental) [bonus track] Little Richard
15 Still miss liza jane [bonus track] Little Richard
16 Open up the red sea [bonus track] Little Richard
17 Settin' the woods on fire (instrumental) [bonus track] Little Richard
Little Richard * 5. Dezember 1932 † 9. Mai 2020 LITTLE... more
"Little Richard"
* 5. Dezember 1932
† 9. Mai 2020
LITTLE RICHARD OBITUARY
Unabashedly outrageous and utterly unafraid to push the envelope wherever he went, Little Richard rocked as hard as anyone on the planet during the initial mid-'50s explosion of the revolutionary music. He threw down the gauntlet with his volcanic stream of hits for Art Rupe's Specialty Records, torching one storming anthem after another until he flamed out in October of 1957 during an Australian tour; when he got home he renounced rock and roll and enrolled in Bible college. Of course, that retirement didn't last for all that long. A few years later Richard was rocking even more flamboyantly than before. His death at age 87 on 9. Mai 2020
brought to a close one of the wildest sagas in the history of rock.
Born Richard Penniman in Macon, Georgia in December 5, 1932, the youth grew up in strongly religious surroundings, influenced musically by Brother Joe May, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, and Mahalia Jackson. Any prospects of becoming a young preacher were derailed when the youth embarked with a series of barnstorming medicine shows, sometimes performing in drag. Blues shouter Billy Wright became another primary influence, as did a certified wildman called Esquerita, who helped Richard polish up his boogie piano. Richard broke into singing R&B on the Atlanta club circuit, cutting his first sides for RCA Victor in 1951 (he debuted with the blues-drenched Every Hour). After four singles for RCA, Richard moved over to Don Robey's Houston-based Peacock logo in 1953, but he was no luckier there from a commercial standpoint than at Victor. Richard already had the core of his blistering road band, The Upsetters, along whenever he toured.
Specialty star Lloyd Price helped Richard make contact with the label in early 1955. Rupe sent the piano pounder to New Orleans that fall to record at Cosimo Matassa's studio with his vaunted house band, which included tenor saxist Lee Allen and drummer Earl Palmer. Producer Bumps Blackwell wasn't hearing anything at the session that screamed hit, so he called for a lunch break at the Dew Drop Inn. Richard commandeered the joint's piano and hammered out a raunchy ditty of his own making called Tutti Frutti. In vastly cleaned up form, the relentless rocker became Richard's first smash late that year despite stiff competition from Pat Boone's polite cover.
The floodgates crashed open, and Richard tore through like an out-of-control freight train. For a little more than two years, Richard was seldom absent from the rock and roll hit parade. Tutti Frutti was swiftly followed by Long Tall Sally and its flip Slippin' And Slidin', Rip It Up and its opposite side Ready Teddy, Lucille, Jenny, Jenny, Keep A Knockin' (waxed with The Upsetters in Washington, D.C. instead of in the Crescent City with Cosimo's regulars), and Good Golly, Miss Molly. By the time Miss Molly cracked the pop Top Ten and sailed even higher on the R&B charts in early '58, Richard was back in church. The days when he co-starred in the seminal rock and roll movies 'Don't Knock The Rock' and 'The Girl Can't Help It' were only a distant memory.
Although he made some gospel recordings for a variety of imprints during his secular hiatus, Richard flew mostly under the radar until he toured Europe in 1962 and began to seriously backslide. By 1964 he was back recording rock and roll for Specialty and then Vee-Jay, where he nailed a sizable R&B hit in 1965 with a solid slice of glorious soul, I Don't Know What You've Got But It's Got Me (Jimi Hendrix, then a member of Richard's road band, was reportedly on guitar). The piano man sounded good singing soul during the mid-'60s for OKeh and Brunswick, proving he could stay delightfully contemporary. As the decade progressed, Richard adopted a wilder persona that may have alienated some of his old fans but won him plenty of fresh notoriety as he made the talk show circuit on a regular basis.
There were more interruptions to Richard's secular career—he retreated to the church anew in 1977, giving up drugs and alcohol in the process, but by the mid-'80s he'd returned to the lucrative rock arena once more. In the end, Richard found he could juggle his evangelical activities with performing his old hits on a regular basis. Altogether unpredictable in live performance, he sometimes invited the entire audience to join him onstage for a number or two, much to the chagrin of the folks in charge of the venue. As late as 2013 Richard was still rocking, though hip problems slowed him down after that.
An indelible influence on everyone from Elvis Presley to The Beatles to James Brown and Otis Redding, Little Richard found a way to dedicate a good portion of his life to rock and roll while still serving his Lord.
--Bill Dahl
Rock 'n' roll fully exploded into the American consciousness in 1955. With his immortal proclamation "A-wop-bop-a-loo-mop, a-lop-bam-boom," Little Richard placed himself at its epicenter, his seismic impact akin to that of an atomic bomb.
It's not like he was alone in the vanguard of the primordial rock 'n' roll movement. Fats Domino crossed over to the pop airwaves with his Creole-inflected charmer Ain't It A Shame and Chuck Berry duck-walked to the head of the pack with his blazing Maybellene a few months before Richard's Tutti-Frutti crashed the R&B charts in late November of that historic year. Bill Haley & His Comets had already weighed in with the hard-hitting Rock Around The Clock, and Elvis had something going in Memphis that the world would very soon take enraptured notice of.
But none of those groundbreakers, seminal as they were, packed the same molten heat that Richard Penniman unleashed anytime he ventured near a microphone. His banshee screams were primal, his savage piano attack lethal, his energy levels stratospheric. Little Richard was the ultimate embodiment of rock 'n' roll, dangerous and a tad exotic and utterly without constraint. No wonder conservative Caucasian parents, secure until then in the bland, 'Your Hit Parade'-dominated sounds of the Eisenhower era, were scared out of their wits. Here was a figurehead whose crazed wails could shake teenagers' souls down to the very core.
Perhaps most amazing of all, Richard's principal legacy--the earthshattering smashes he made for Art Rupe's Los Angeles-based Specialty Records—was committed to tape in less than two years. In the autumn of '57, he renounced rock 'n' roll altogether after deciding the launch of the Russian satellite Sputnik signaled the impending end of the world. Thankfully, that bold prediction didn't come to pass, and Richard returned to rocking pursuits in years to come.
Richard Penniman hailed from a huge family. Born December 5, 1932 in Macon, Georgia, he was a mischievous lad. But he also sang gospel as a child, initially in an aggregation called the Tiny Tots as well as his family's group, the Penniman Singers. He found divine inspiration in the singing of sanctified stars Mahalia Jackson, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, and Brother Joe May. At 14 he hooked up with Dr. Hudson's Medicine Show, a barnstorming troupe anything but sacred in content. There Richard belted Louis Jordan's Caldonia to rouse the onlookers. That led to a position as front man for B. Brown's orchestra, crooning pop fare. There was even a stint in a traveling minstrel show where he performed in a dress.
While working in a Georgia outfit known as the Broadway Follies, Penniman made his way to Atlanta, teeming with R&B joints up and down Auburn Avenue. Chuck Willis, Titus Turner, Tommy Brown, Clyde 'Blow Top' Lynn, Melvin Smith, and Zilla Mays were among the young performers on the Atlanta circuit. So was flamboyant singer Billy Wright, a direct influence on Richard vocally as well as in his presentation (Penniman even started using the same pancake makeup that Wright favored). Billy was only six-and-a-half months older than Richard but had gotten started a little quicker; he was 17 when he scored his first hits for Savoy Records in 1949.
Wright hooked Penniman up with WGST deejay Zenas Sears, fast becoming an R&B institution over the Atlanta airwaves. Sears was instrumental in connecting the 18-year-old singer with RCA Victor. On October 16, 1951, A&R man Steve Sholes—later Elvis' producer at RCA—met Richard at WGST to supervise his debut session (recording studios were in short supply down south). He was backed by a septet of Atlanta sessioneers led by trumpeter Roy Mays, Zilla's brother; Roy had previously played behind Richard at Bailey's 81 Theater on Decatur Street.
The first song Little Richard ever laid on tape was the rip-roaring Get Rich Quick, written by none other than erudite jazz critic Leonard Feather. With Julius Wimby punching the 88s (Richard hadn't seriously taken up the piano yet) and tenor saxist Fred Jackson, soon a stalwart of Willis' outfit, stepping up for a lusty three-chorus solo, Richard sounds very young but suitably enthusiastic, and the whole thing swings like crazy.
Nothing from the session made anything resembling a national impression, but local airplay was sufficient to send Richard on the road as front man for bassist Percy Welch's band. That didn't stop the young singer from engaging in other nocturnal activities. While hanging around Macon's Greyhound bus station one night, Richard encountered a personage even more flamboyant than he. This lad called himself Esquerita and was willing to show Richard how to beat the living hell out of a piano.
Despite losing his father in a senseless shooting incident at the elder Penniman's Tip In Inn, Richard persevered, though RCA dropped him after none of his four singles did appreciable business (he'd done a second session at WGST in January of '52). Times got hard for the Penniman family after its patriarch was murdered, forcing Richard to take a job washing dishes at the bus station. But powerful Macon promoter Clint Brantley rescued him from a dreary, soapy fate. Soon Richard was gigging at the prestigious New Era Club in Nashville.
A group called the Deuces of Rhythm rolled into the New Era one night and caught Richard's act. They were led by Raymond Taylor, gifted with the unusual ability to play trumpet, trombone, piano, and organ two at a time, and his drumming wife Mildred. The end result was Richard joining them as a member of a new vocal group, the Tempo Toppers. After a lengthy engagement at New Orleans' Club Tiajuana, the outfit moved on to the Club Matinee in Houston. There the Tempo Toppers were heard by Don Robey, the owner of Peacock Records. He did a session with them in February of 1953.
Minuscule sales figures befell the Tempo Toppers' pair of Peacock singles, and tough guy Robey beat Richard up one day in his office to boot. But there was an encore date in the offing for Richard, who split from the group and spent some time back in Macon before returning to Houston. Johnny Otis, one of the hottest bandleaders on the R&B scene thanks to his string of early '50s hits for Savoy, had been knocked out when he first saw the effeminate young singer at the Matinee and was in charge of the session. Otis had come aboard Peacock in 1952 and led the band on Big Mama Thornton's '53 R&B chart-topper Hound Dog, a landmark moment.
Otis' own horn-fueled orchestra sat behind Richard for his October 5, 1953, Peacock session at Bill Holford's ACA Studios in Houston. The last thing they laid on tape that day was the aptly titled houserocker Little Richard's Boogie. No shrinking violet, Richard happily introduces himself on the first stanza, the band adding hearty vocal call-and-response after that. After a muscular sax break that could be the work of James Von Streeter, Otis grabs 12 bars for his own vibes. Although Devonia Williams is officially credited as pianist for the track, that cascading run near the fade sounds a lot like what Richard would soon be up to at Specialty. Peacock wouldn't get around to releasing the exciting track until early 1956, when Richard was the hottest thing around thanks to Tutti-Frutti.
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King Of Rock And Roll (CD)
01 King of rock and roll
02 Joy to the world
03 Brown sugar
04 In the name
05 Dancing in the street
06 Midnight special
07 The way you do the things you do
08 Green power
10 Settin' the woods on fire
11 Born on the bayou
12 In the name (version 2) [bonus track]
13 Why don't you love me [bonus track]
14 Mississippi (instrumental) [bonus track]
15 Still miss liza jane [bonus track]
16 Open up the red sea [bonus track]
17 Settin' the woods on fire (instrumental) [bonus track]


This is a fun, FREE event for people of all ages! Free rides, free entertainment, and a multitude of stalls throughout the festival. Come along and have fun!
On Saturday 1st December from 4pm, Christmas in Cooroy provides a fun, FREE event for people of all ages! There are free rides, free entertainment and lots of unique activities – all free! Come along and have fun!
The festival starts with the Cooroy Fish n Chips Santa Sack Races, where every child who participates wins a prize!
After that the crowd gathers down the sides of Maple Street to watch the Bendigo Bank Street Parade with this year's theme being "Past, Present and Future". Full of floats, costumes, decorations, and maybe even a few treats, it is always a crowd favourite. Winding its way up Maple Street and back down again. Do you think you can pick who will win this year's coveted Best Float Award?
The ever-popular East versus West Tug-of-War competition starts shortly after the Parade with The Shed @ Cooroy putting up an East Side team against Cooroy Computers West Side team. The East Side Tuggers have a strong list of wins under their belt but who will win this year?!
And as if that wasn't enough, the big man in red, Santa Clause, will be making an appearance so he can chat to the children of Cooroy and give them all a sweet treat sponsored by Gelignite Jacks.
There are also free rides including the Giant Slide, Cup and Saucer and Jumping Castle sponsored by Cooroy Rag; Mini 4wds and Animal Farm sponsored by Madill Holden & John Madill Toyota; a foam pit sponsored by Cooroy Legal Centre; free face painting sponsored by SPV Accounting, free popcorn sponsored by the Leather Doctor; and stilt walkers Wythes Realty.
The Cooroy Supa IGA stage in Apex Park will have live entertainment throughout the evening to keep the festive spirit alive.
Later in the evening the Cooroy RSL Fireworks display will light up the sky, giving a truly magical display.
All of this and you won't have to open your wallet unless you want to buy some food or trinket from the food stalls or indulge in a drink at the bar sponsored by Cooroy Hotel or support the event by buying a ticket in the raffle sponsored by Mower & ATV Solutions where you could win Toro zero turn mower worth $4995 Grab your family and friends and head over to Apex Park from 4pm on Saturday 1 December to enjoy what Cooroy has to offer.


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Sacha Baron Cohen Trolls Sarah Palin Once Again with Golden Globes Invite
By Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline	 Dec 6, 2018 at 12:58pm
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Sacha Baron Cohen has been nominated for Best Performance by an Actor in a TV series Musical or Comedy for the coterie of characters he played in the satirical series Who Is America. While some will read into this that his inclusion in the series and not limited series category means that there might be an encore for his groundbreaking summer series, Baron Cohen at this point only wanted to thank the people who unwittingly helped him get there.
"I appreciate the Hollywood Foreign Press for recognizing me, which luckily is something that none of the guests on the show did," he said. "This is such a special honour for me as the HFPA are always among the first to really appreciate my ever evolving humour. I am humbled to be recognised among such a wonderful group of nominees, all of whom I admire. This show was a labour of love for over two years. It is a shame they overlooked the amazing performances by the rest of the cast, particularly Dick Cheney and Roy Moore. Meanwhile Ms Palin, despite being cut from the show, I hope you will accept my invitation to be my date for the ceremony."
Cheney, Moore and Palin were all targets of Baron Cohen on the show, which was in the vein of his breakout hit movie that earned the British comedian/provocateur his first Golden Globe nomination, the 2006 Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan.
Palin drummed up publicity for Who Is America? ahead of its premiere when she publicly accused Baron Cohen of duping her in a "bizarre, really embarrassing, humiliating" interview in which she said he had claimed to be a handicapped U.S. military veteran. Showtime disputed Palin's account that Cohen had presented himself as a veteran.
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Tony Hatton played a selection of Christmas no. 1 hits.
Mike Newbold told us about his work as an 'extra' on T V.
Jim & Lorna display items from Uganda.
Jim & Lorna spoke about their work in Uganda.
We had an informative talk from Broxtowe Recycling rep. Judith won the quiz.
Ella Tongue from the Dogs Trust.
Geoff Green author spoke about his work and interest in the Coal mining industry.
Jane Piggott spoke about the development of Save the Children charity.
Barry Davies spoke about 'Saints & sinners in the classroom'.
Peter Graves -Embarrassing cases of mistaken identity.
Dave Goodwin – R S P B.
Rosemary Beney spoke about the history of Velocipedes.
David Amos who told us about the history of Annesley Hall, village and coal mine.
The Poetry group read a selection of poems , some written by the group.
The Maxwell family! A presentation by the Creative Writing group.
Pat Hall entertained the group with her talk entitled 'Life Can Be Funny'.
Mike Storr spoke about Masters of Mirth from the Music Hall days, with very entertaining monologues. Donations went to Asthma UK.
David Bell, the Plague doctor from Eyam. A look back at the world of 17-century medicine, with its barely believable cures and fanciful procedures.
Ann Featherstone a retired lecturer and writer spoke about her lifelong interest in Fairs.
Sylvai Mason from the Pentrich and South Wingfield Revolution Group gave a very interesting talk about the people involved and what happened to them.
Ian Morgan, a Criminal Historian, took us on a journey along the old Great North Road through Nottinghamshire.
Hellen Adoa gave a very inspirational talk about her life from rural child to MP in Uganda.
One of Barbara Meyer's big cat photos.
Pat Hall a stand-up comedienne and writer of amusing poetry, her stories are based on observations of life .
Vince Eager, front left, spoke of his early life and how he became involved in the music industry.
Bob Massey who gave a talk 'Beside the seaside, beside the sea', the history of seaside entertainment.
Jack Perks wildlife photographer shared some of his favourite things he photographed, especially underwater life.
Luke Wigman inspirational speaker, a local service man. Now helping to raise funds for the new Defence and National Rehabilitation Centre as an Ambassador.
Madge Spencer who talked about her life coming to England from Jamaica.
Brian Fretwell local historian, published three local books.
Local entertainer Ian Morton helped the Christmas celebrations.
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Review: Bad Times at the El Royale (2018)
Posted on March 4, 2019 by Sam Sewell-Peterson
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Drew Goddard clearly loves genre storytelling, but in a sideways manner. His films aren't really spoofs or pastiches, they're twists and re-jigs. The essential elements that make a genre recognisable are all there, but arranged in a pattern you've never quite seen before. BAD TIMES AT THE EL ROYALE continues in this vein.
Secrets, lies, a bi-state-straddling hotel long past its splendour and four strangers with agendas equals a very interesting night's stay. What do a priest (Jeff Bridges), a singer (Cynthia Erivo), a salesman (John Hamm) and a rebel (Dakota Johnson) have to hide?
Much like in Goddard's CABIN IN THE WOODS, the board is set, the rules established then board and rulebook are chucked into a woodchipper. It's a bit less glib about what it's doing with noir conventions than his horror deconstruction was, but it's still very knowing. We're given a long time to get to know the characters and the setting on a surface level, but concrete facts about people remain elusive. No one's who they say they are, the question is to what extent are they not who they say they are? The film's strongest initial stretch mostly comprises of the guests trying to work each other out while keeping their own secrets, the El Royale included as another enigmatic character. Sadly the first character to violently cop it ends up being less interesting than the others purely from their lack of screentime, but there isn't a weak performance in the ensemble.
I think by this point people who are pretending to be priests to hide their ulterior motives outnumber actual priests by quite a bit in movies. Our "priest" here is Jeff Bridges, who continues his run of the most nuanced performances of his career, twisting our sympathies for him and vice versa this way and that. Each guest brings their own sub-genre with them to flavour the film, from crime to conspiracy and cult horror. Bad Times even veers off into full-blown musical territory with Cynthia Erivo's blow-the-doors-off soul numbers.
Bad Times is a lot more stylistically interesting than Cabin in the Woods, playing with time and perspective to keep you on your toes. You immediately think of RESERVOIR DOGS with the opening quiet aftermath of a heist and the Tarantino comparisons keep coming as Goddard's film relies heavily on the PULP FICTION/HATEFUL EIGHT retread the same scene from someone else's POV trick, which is great for very gradually revealing key plot information.
Godard makes use of his mid-range budget (sadly these under $30-50 mil passion projects still don't make money) and his talented cinematographer Seamus McGarvey to make this look seriously good. The lighting and framing are meticulous, capturing characters in parallel prisons and duplicitous dungeons of the physical location and their own psyches. Respect must be paid to the production design team for making the El Royale look credible and yet striking and otherworldly, a difficult balance.
I will say that the film's last stretch (pretty much from Chris Hemsworth's appearance onwards) doesn't deliver on the potential of all the setup. At this point the story becomes all-too-convenient. For one thing, Hemsworth's Billy Lee didn't need to be revealed until he's brought into the plot and might have been more effective as an enigmatic imminent threat. He's also not a particularly memorable antagonist and his MO is basically like DIE HARD's Hans Gruber hiding his insecurities, but instead of a thief pretending to be a terrorist with an ideology he's a bully pretending to be spiritual leader.
Does Bad Times at the El Royale stick a tricky landing? Almost, but a faltering final act and a certain amount of self-indulgence gets in the way. But a few flaws aside, this is an interesting character study within a genre cocktail, with vibrant style to spare. SSP
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New to rolling sushi? You're in the right place.
Here's how to make sure you're getting started on the right foot.
Hey there! My name is Bryan Sekine, creator of Secrets of Sushi. If you're new to rolling sushi, or if you've been rolling for a while and you're looking for additional resources, you've come to right place.
It will increase the nutritional value of the sushi you are eating (more on this below).
It will help the environment.
It makes for a great date night or themed dinner party with friends.
You may need to purchase additional equipment (but like with most hobbies, the initial investment is small).
How will rolling sushi at home save me money?
Sushi prices aren't high because the cost of seafood is inherently high – its priced that way to pay for the preparation of ALL of the ingredients.
The next time you go to a sushi bar (or the next time you look at a sushi menu) pay careful attention to the total number of different ingredients they use for sushi. How many do you see? 50? 100? Each ingredient is specifically prepared and tailored to be used in sushi. And for each ingredient that is listed, someone has to prepare it. In some instances, certain ingredients need to be prepared DAILY.
When I first started working at a sushi restaurant, I spent the first 4 hours of my day preparing ingredients: cutting vegetables, trimming fish, making rice, creating sauces and the list goes on.
Now, that's not to say that seafood is cheap- seafood prices rise every year and there are certain species that are pricier than others. But if you are willing to learn how to roll sushi at home, you can save money AND feed more people.
I can spend 2 two hours making sushi and feed a group of 6 people for an average of $7.00 per person. This example assumes that I have 2 types of seafood, 3 types of vegetables, and each person eats between 2-3 rolls. Not bad, right?
How will rolling at home increase the nutritional value of the sushi?
Just over 33% of the samples taken were mislabeled according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) guidelines.
The same investigation discovered that 59% of tuna samples were mislabeled and 87% of red snapper samples revealed that the DNA was from a different fish entirely. Here's a link to the highlights of the National Seafood Fraud Testing Results.
While certainly alarming, how does this affect the sushi industry?
Mislabeled seafood means that the origin of the animal is likely unknown as well – which is a serious problem when you consider that several countries throughout the world don't regulate how their seafood is obtained. Fisheries are using environmentally destructive methods (such as trawling, long lines, gillnetting, and dredging) while fish farms introduce pesticides into the water that fish live in.
Unlike other industries that serve and/or sell seafood, the sushi industry generally serves their seafood raw or lightly cooked. That means that whatever pesticides the fish are introduced to are absorbed into their meat and consumed raw by sushi patrons (Yikes).
But by purchasing seafood from sustainable vendors and rolling sushi at home, you can ensure that your ingredients are of the highest quality, pesticide free, and environmentally safe.
If making sushi at home takes time, is it really that much fun?
Absolutely. If you're at all a fan of cooking, working with your hands, or creating a piece of art, then rolling sushi at home will be a blast.
While it will seem like it's taking a lot of time in the beginning, I promise you that it will become easier (and faster) with practice. In fact, I created this website to help you learn the various techniques and make the process of learning simple and enjoyable. If you have any questions, or you need help on a particular aspect of rolling, feel free to shoot me an email and I will get back to you as soon as I can.
Rolling sushi is similar to riding a bike – once you know how, it becomes exponentially more fun!
You'll be able to make your favorite rolls at home, experiment with different ingredients, create your own recipes, and share your creations with friends and family.
Need a unique idea for your next date night?
Why not teach your significant other how to roll? Guys, ladies love a man that can cook. The more exotic the food is, the better. Ladies, they say that the way to a man's heart is through is stomach for a reason. So why not add sushi rolling to your arsenal of jaw-dropping qualities?
Browse through the Sushi Roll Recipe section of my website and find a few that you two will enjoy.
Grab a bottle of wine (or your favorite non-alcoholic beverage).
Roll up your sleeves and put on some up-beat background music.
Have a great time rolling sushi with the one you care about.
Be playful about it and have fun!
Great! As I mentioned above, there are a few pieces of equipment that you will need starting off: a Makisu and a Rice Cooker.
Most of you will have a sharp knife in your kitchen already, so you're good in that department (although it wouldn't hurt to sharpen it anyway, just to be sure).
I appreciate your interest in rolling sushi. Thank you!
Rolling sushi is an important part of my heritage and I am happy to share it with you. Remember, the more people that know about sustainable seafood and how to roll sushi at home, the longer we can keep this tradition alive in the modern world – so tell your friends and get them rolling sushi too!
If there is anything I can do to help you out, even if it seems like a "dumb question" (which I don't believe in, by the way), please don't hesitate to shoot me an email (bryan@secretsofsushi.com) You can also head over to our Facebook Page and introduce yourself and post pictures of your sushi!


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Additional Persecution News from China – November 3, 2019 (8 Reports)
(Minghui.org) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 8 cities or counties in 5 provinces, where at least 9 practitioners were recently persecuted for their belief.
1. [Hegang City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Li Chunhui Sentenced to a Four-Year Prison Term
2. [Jimo City, Shandong Province] Ms. Li Jianchun Sentenced to Prison
3. [Jilin City, Jilin Province] Ms. Gong Hongqin and Her Husband Arrested
4. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Ms. Chen Jinping Detained
5. [Tianjin] Ms. Zhang Wenci's Case Turned Over to Procuratorate
6. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Liu Yuansheng Facing Trial
7. [Tumen City, Jilin Province] Ms. Wang Yuxia Detained
8. [Dehui City, Jilin Province] Ms. Liu Fan Detained
Ms. Li Chunhui, in her 40s, from the Gongnong District, was arrested by officers from Xiangyang Police Department and Guangming Police Station on April 26, 2019. She was prosecuted by the Xing'an District Procuratorate across district boundaries in early October.
Ms. Li was sentenced to a four-year prison term by the Xing'an Court.
Ms. Li Jianchun was tried on October 25, 2019, and sentenced to a 15-month prison term and fined 2,000 yuan. She has since appealed.
Ms. Li is still being held in Jimo Detention Center.
Participants in the persecution of Ms. Li:Tao Fei (高斐), judge: +86-18506395606, +86-53285559880Wan Jun (万君), procurator, Jimo City Procuratorate: +86-18506395606, +86-532-83012647
Ms. Gong Hongqin and her husband from the Fengman District in Jilin City were arrested on the morning of August 10, 2019, just before boarding a train at Jilin Train Station. They were heading for Nanjing City in Jiangsu Province.
The officers found Falun Dafa books and information about Falun Gong when they searched her bag.
The couple were interrogated for over three hours, before being released.
Ms. Chen Jinping, in her 70s, from the Jiang'an District, was arrested on September 29, 2019, for talking to people about Falun Gong. She is being held in Erzhigou No. 1 Detention Center, Dongxihu District.
Ms. Zhang Wenci, 72, from the Shuimutiancheng Residential Community, Hongqiao District, was arrested at home on September 10, 2019. Her place was ransacked. She was placed under criminal detention for a month in the Hongqiao Detention Center, and was officially placed under arrest on October 16.
Her case was turned over to the Hongqiao Procuratorate by Xihu Police Station.
Mr. Liu Yuansheng is due to be tried at Shenhe District Court on the morning of November 7, 2019.
Participant in the persecution of Mr. Liu:Huang Gang (黄刚), judge, Shenhe District Court: +86-24-84119802, +86-17341003177
Ms. Wang Yuxia was arrested by officers from Tumen City Domestic Security Division and Shixian Police Station on October 23, 2019. She is being held in Hou'anshan Detention Center for 15 days.
Ms. Liu Fan was arrested on October 20, 2019, for talking to people about Falun Gong. She is being detained.
Participants in the persecution of Ms. Liu:Yao Yongkui (姚永奎), head, Dehui City Domestic Security Division: +86-431-87292053, +86-13364638727Wei Yongsheng (魏永生), political head: +86-431-87292053, +86-15904409718Lou Xingyan (娄兴岩), deputy head: +86-431-87292053, +86-15904409851
"Once Incarcerated for Nine Years, Former Senior Police Officer Arrested for Her Faith Again"
"Taiwan: 6,000 Practitioners Celebrate Falun Dafa with Large-scale Character Formation"


Follow text commentary of the premier league fixture between AFC Bournemouth and Wolverhampton Wanderers. Kick off is at 15:00.
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FULL TIME: Both goals were penalties in this game. Bournemouth went 1-0 up through Josh King, who won the penalty and then scored it.
Wolves hit back through a penalty of their own. Matt Smith brought down Doherty in the box and Jimenez scored from the spot. Bournemouth could have won it but King missed a penalty in the last 5 minutes.
90' Full time here on the coast and it's 1-1 between Bournemouth and Wolves.
90+3' Goslin lucky not to see red there after a high tackle on Neves. Just a yellow.
90' 5 minutes added time!
89' Bennett heads behind a cross into the box and Bournemouth have a corner.
88' Goslin has a speculative effort from outside the area and he drags his shot wide.
86' King fires the penalty wide! Justice done.
85' It's another penalty! Fraser is fouled on the edge of the area and win a penalty. That looked like it could have been outside the area.
84' Cool as you like from Jimenez who rolls the ball into the right hand side of the goal.
78' Jimenez now goes into the book for a foul on the back of Ake. Stupid really.
77' Traore is coming on in replace of Dendoncker. Wolves going for it now.
76' Another corner for Wolves.
74' OFF THE BAR! Ibe strikes superbly , cutting in on the right and smashing his shot onto the bar from 25 yards.
72' Moutinho is down receiving treatment following that elbow.
70' Lerma is booked after fouling Moutinho. His elbow catches Moutinho as he runs past.
69' Jimenez strikes from outside the area but his shot is deflected from a corner.
65' Cavaleiro is the first person to come on for Wolves, replacing Jota who has been very quiet really.
63' Wolves seem to be looking to the bench as the game takes a standstill.
60' Boly stops Fraser's cross from the right hand side.
57'Bennett goes into the book for a foul on Fraser. His free kick is then headed over the bar.
54' Wolves have 2 chances in quick succession. First, Boruc saves well from Dendoncker's header and then Boly heads over the bar from another corner.
52' Doherty wins a corner following a confident run into the box.
50' Quiet start here in the second half.
47' Solanke is caught offside as he tries to run in behind.
46' The second half is underway. No changes from either side.
Josh King has scored the only goal of the game from the penalty spot after he was fouled himself.
Half time here and it's Bournemouth who lead 1-0 against Wolves.
42' Dendoncker goes into the book for constant fouling. He fouled Ibe on the left to pick up his booking.
40' Bournemouth win a corner down the right hand side.
38' Jota drives into the box and strikes a left footed strike across goal and it goes narrowly wide. Jimenez was sliding in for the ball but couldn't quite get there.
36' Wolves are having a lot more of the ball now but aren't really troubling Bournemouth.
33' Plenty of fouls going in and the game is very stop start. Still 1-0 to Bournemouth.
29' Ake has had a great first half and was there yet again to prevent a Wolves tap in.
24' The referee has been busy today with plenty of challenges going in from both sides.
23' Wolves are finally getting into this game and have delivered a few crosses into the box only for Bournemouth to clear.
20' Jota is booked for protesting to the referee as he feels that Wolves should have a penalty. Jota claimed that Mepham had handled in the box. It looked like it could have been a penalty to me, however it runs for a corner.
20' Jota is caught on the ankle and looks in some discomfort.
18' Not much has happened since the goal, but Bournemouth are in control.
14' King takes the penalty himself and slides the ball into the bottom right hand corner. Cool as you like. 1-0!
13' King is tripped in the box by Moutinho and Bournemouth have the chance to take the lead.
13' It's a penalty to Bournemouth!
12' Jimenez has the ball in the back of the net but the referee had already blown for a foul.
10' Bournemouth starting to take charge of this game early on.
8' Fraser swings a ball in from the left but nobody can get on the end of it.
3' Wolves win the first corner of the game.
1' It's an early booking for Smith after pulling back Doherty.
Bournemouth welcome back Nathaniel Clyne after he missed the game against Liverpool as they are his parent club. Charlie Daniels also returns after he missed the Liverpool game due to personal reasons. Callum Wilson, David Brookes, Simon Francis and Lewis Cook are all still out for Bournemouth. Junior Stanislas will be assessed before the game.
Wolves have no injuries to worry about ahead of this game.
The last time these two sides met Wolves won 2-0 at Molineux. Raul Jimenez scored early on to make it 1-0 and Ivan Cavaleiro scored deep into injury time to double the hosts lead.
Bournemouth have won two out of their last five games, but both of those wins have come at home so they will be hoping to carry on their fine home form. They are unbeaten in their last 4 premier league games at home.
Wolves are unbeaten in their last seven games in all competitions and have won four out of their last games.
Bournemouth were beaten 3-0 away at Liverpool and never really looked like getting any kind of result. They will be looking for a response on home soil.
Wolves were in F.A cup action and secured a 1-0 win away at Bristol City to put them into the quarter finals.
Hello, I'm Jack Witham and welcome to VAVEL's live commentary of this Premier League fixture between AFC Bournemouth and Wolverhampton Wanderers.


Today is my day for the Blog Tour for the Oxford Mystery by Faith Martin.
Then womanisingtaxidermy society president, Maurice Raines, is found with a knife in his neck in the dining hall.
However there are many suspects, including Maurice's wife and his lover.
The college and police need Jenny's help to solve this perplexing case. But can Jenny keep her concentration with a budding romance on the cards?
This is the fifth in a series of enjoyable murder mysteries with a great cast of characters and baffling crimes which will keep you in suspense to the final page.
Perfect for fans of classic whodunits by authors like Agatha Christie, LJ Ross, TE Kinsey, and J.R. Ellis.
More JENNY STARLING mysteries coming soon. Join the Joffe Books mailing list to be the first to hear about the next in the series.
Jenny Starling has a three month assignment in her job as a traveling cook. She is delighted. She has a prestigious job at a prestigious university and she will be soon serving several taxidermists who are there at a convention. While Jenny is thinking up a choice menu, an unnamed person is plotting murder.
When taxidermy president Maurice Raines is found murdered, Jenny quickly slips into her effective role as an amateur sleuth. With all of the conventioneers having strong alibis, both Jenny and the police definitely have their work cut out for them.
As it is, Jenny is dividing her time between cooking and sleuthing, but this time she also has a romantic interest. In this series to-date, Jenny's focus has never been directed towards romance. It was a delight to see something blooming in that direction. I am not sure what is next for this series, but I certainly look forward to seeing more of Jenny in the future.
Many thanks to Joffe Books, Books n All Promotions and to NetGalley for this ARC to review in exchange for my honest opinion.
Formerly published as Deadly Stuff under Faith Martin's pen name Joyce Cato.
Faith Martin has been writing for over 25 years, in four genres and under four different pen names. She was born in Oxford and sets most of her crime novels within sight of the city of dreaming spires. A real nature lover and afficionado of the countryside, descriptions of wildlife and native flora often find their way into her manuscripts. Right now, JOFFE BOOKS are re-issuing the DI Hillary Greene novels in new updated editions! The first 15 books in the series are available now.
Her first foray into writing 'spooky' crime, (and written under the pen name of Jessie Daniels) comes out in November 2017. THE LAVENDER LADY CASEFILE is published by Robert Hale, an imprint of Crowood Press.
As Joyce Cato, she writes more classically-inspired 'proper' whodunits. So, if you like an amateur sleuth, plenty of clues and red herrings, plus a baffling murder mystery to solve, these are the books for you.
I like murder mysteries. Will add this to my TBR. Good review.
Sounds like a great series. I love a good mystery.
Not a series I'm familiar with. I love mysteries though so I might have to check it out. Great review.
New name for me - thanx!
I love a good "who dunnit", fab review!


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Nethinaidu Veluchamy and his wife Parameswari Veluchamy, the principal shareholders of First Mutual Bancorp of Illinois Inc., a holding company for Mutual Bank, allegedly hid cash and assets from creditors intentionally, after defaulting on $40 million in personal and corporate loans, according to an indictment returned in federal court in Chicago on June 22.
As per reports, in June 2009, the couple defaulted on personal and corporate loans totaling $40 million. The following month Mutual Bank was shut down by federal regulators. Prior to the shutdown and continuing until at least November 2015, the couple hid millions of dollars in assets by allegedly falsifying documents, moving money into domestic and foreign bank accounts, and directing employees to destroy financial records. The indictment says the couple also transferred cash to their two adult children, with nearly $8.5 million going to one and more than $10.1 million to the other.
The 12-count indictment was returned last week in U.S. District Court in Chicago. Each count of bank fraud is punishable by up to 30 years in prison and a $1 million fine. The indictment charges Pethinaidu Veluchamy, 70, with four counts of bank fraud, two counts of destroying records to obstruct a bankruptcy proceeding, two counts of making a false statement under oath in a bankruptcy proceeding, and one count of making a false statement in an application for a U.S. passport.
Parameswari Veluchamy, 65, is charged with four counts of bank fraud, two counts of destroying records to obstruct a bankruptcy proceeding, one count of making a false statement under oath in a bankruptcy proceeding, and one count of making a false statement in an application for a U.S. passport.
According to the charges, Pethinaidu Veluchamy caused his relatives to obtain legal judgments against him for loans for which he knew he was not personally liable so that he could later assert those liens as superior to a bank creditor's anticipated judgments.
In a 2011 deposition in a separate court case, Pethinaidu Veluchamy fraudulently claimed that certain funds transferred to his adult children represented indemnity obligations for their investments in First Mutual Bancorp. He produced a document to support this claim, but when questioned about the timing of the creation of the document, he claimed the computer he had used to create it crashed in a snowstorm.


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IT'S HOMECOMING -- With Homecoming around the corner, Elena (Nina Dobrev) invites Liam (guest star Marco James) to attend a party at the corn maze with her. Instead of attending the homecoming festivities, Caroline (Candice Accola) is preoccupied after Stefan (Paul Wesley) shows up unexpectedly and needs her help clean-ing up a mess created by Enzo (Michael Malarkey). Heeding Elena's advice to be more social, Alaric (Matt Davis) reluctantly attends the party, but a devastating accident quickly leaves him and Jo (guest star Jodi Lyn O'Keefe) rushing to save lives. Elsewhere, Tyler (Michael Trevino) finds himself in a dangerous position when his werewolf curse is put to the test, and an emotionally embattled Stefan comes clean to Caroline about his intent to move on from Mystic Falls. Lastly, Damon (Ian Somerhalder) and Bonnie (Kat Graham) make an im-portant discovery that affects their quest to get back home.
Leslie Libman directed the episode written by Brett Matthews (#605).


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"I hear a large public outcry regarding the responsibility of clergy when they are made aware of child abuse, but this issue extends beyond what we are hearing in the national headlines," Delaney said in a prepared statement.
A dozen eager NOVA students greeted each other as they gathered in a cozy conference room at the Loudoun Campus to share their personal experiences and talk about NOVA's community with Delegate Karrie Delaney, a first-term delegate representing Virginia's 67th House district. The visit, specifically to meet with students, was Delegate Delaney's second to the campus.
"The elections are behind us. Now it's time for the real work of advocacy to start again," said Social Action Linking Together (SALT) founder John Horejsi as he welcomed the attendees to the SALT Fall advocacy conference at Virginia International University in Fairfax on Saturday, Nov. 10.
Veterans and Defense Affairs Secretary Carlos Hopkins was in Loudoun on Tuesday to meet with state delegates and representatives of veterans organizations to talk about healthcare, employment, and educational needs.
Democrats representing Loudoun in the state legislature are urging the county Board of Supervisors to broaden firearms restrictions following a recent incident in which rounds from a backyard firing range struck homes in a nearby subdivision.
"This election in particular really was a referendum on healthcare," Del. Karrie Delaney (D-67th), who was one of 19 incoming freshmen, said. "So many of us ran with that as a key component of our campaign that a lot of folks had the opportunity to give a second thought to that and realize this is something my constituents want.
Next year, elementary students in Prince William County will enjoy double the recess time- 30 minutes instead of 15. The change is the result of a recently passed Virginia law that allows recess time to count as instructional time, and reflects a growing region-wide recognition of the value of recess for kids.
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Q: Django: How to map different words to specific charfield entries (should be a simple answer) I have a gender attribute of a model that is populated in my database with either the values "male" or "female". This model property is populated automatically with a function I made in the views.py file for scraping the gender of a selected person using the facebook API. So the value stored in the gender field will be either "male" or "female" since facebook requires each user to pick a binary gender. However, I want all my template tags of the form {{ Model.gender }} to return "hippopotamus" if the field is populated with male or "elephant" if the field is populated with female. I thought I could do this by using the choice field option in the model settings, but no luck. So basically, what's the easiest way to map "hippopotamus" to "male" and "elephant" to "female"?
Thanks in advance.
 class Model(models.Model):
      gender = models.CharField(max_length=6, choices=(('male', 'hippopotamus'), ('female', 'elephant')), blank=True, null=True)

EDIT: I should clarify that I know how to do this using conditional statements in the template, but was wondering if there was any django method to do the mapping on the backend itself. I know a solution to this issue can simply be:
 {% if Model.gender == "male" %}
 Hippopotamus
 {% else %}
 Elephant
 {% endif %}

A: From docs:

For every field that has choices set, the object will have a
  get_FOO_display() method, where FOO is the name of the field. This
  method returns the "human-readable" value of the field.

In template you should use like this:
{{ model_instance.get_gender_display }}

A: Well, there's a very simple way to do that in the backend.
In your function that load the view you want, you can do this filtering with the idea of the conditional operator of python.
value = b if a > 10 else c

I believe you have something like this to load you view in views.py:
def index(request):
    #You are filtering the model here maybe
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Lindsey Stirling's debut was a surprise sensation. Released in 2012 after the so-called "hip-hop violinist" was dismissed during the quarter-finals of America's Got Talent, it went on to sell more than a million copies. Having toured the world and gained millions of fans online, Stirling returns with Shatter Me, doubling down on the fantastical EDM-classical hybrid she pioneered. This time she's brought vocalists: Lzzy Hale of the metal band Halestorm ignites the title track, setting the song ablaze on the stratospheric chorus. Dia Frampton lends her pixie pipes to the deep house banger "We Are Giants." Slicker than its predecessor, Shatter Me features collaborations with A-list producers such as Sterling Fox (Lana Del Rey, Avicii), SILAS (Afrojack), and Robert DeLong. In addition to Stirling's pyrotechnic playing style, the songs feature raging guitars, somber pianos, and, of course, plenty of bombastic EDM explosions.
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Right Turn in Canada
by Leo Panitch June 22, 2011 September 23, 2020
Leo Panitch: Conservative strength means tough austerity measures on the way
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PAUL JAY, SENIOR EDITOR, TRNN: Welcome to The Real News Network. I'm Paul Jay in Toronto. And in Toronto, the newly elected mayor is Rob Ford, a right-wing populist. In the recent federal election, a majority Conservative government, led by right-wing Stephen Harper. In Ontario, back in Ontario again, the ombudsman report says that the police action during the G-20 may have been the greatest violation of civil rights in the history of Canada–was not even an issue in the recent federal elections. And in the upcoming Ontario elections, who's ahead? Ontario Conservatives. What the heck is going on in Canada? We went and set up the Washington bureau for The Real News, and we came back and I can't recognize this place. Now joining us to try to make some sense of all this for us is Professor Leo Panitch. Leo professes political science at York University, and he's the author of In and Out of Crisis: The Global Financial Meltdown and Left Alternatives. What the heck is going on here?
LEO PANITCH, COEDITOR, SOCIALIST REGISTER: Well, Paul, on my way down to the studio I passed a woman who used to be a leader of the daycare movement in Canada. She was tending her garden as I walked by. And she asked me whether I was going into exile.
JAY: So when I was in Washington watching the coverage of the Canadian election campaign, I kept saying, well, look at The National Post, which is a right-of-center paper that normally likes the Conservative Party, and The Globe and Mail. I was seeing, in article after article, the NDP's doing well, the NDP's ahead in the poll, the NDP surge, the orange surge, with very little negative about the NDP and its politics and what it might be if the NDP were to win the election. And what I'm getting at here is that there was certainly a convergence of interest between the Conservatives and the NDP to wipe out the Liberal Party.
PANITCH: You put that in a way as though this was, you know, concocted by the NDP and the Tories to squeeze out the Liberals.
JAY: I wouldn't say concocted by the NDP, but I think the conservative press played [crosstalk]
PANITCH: I think the important thing to say, especially for your American viewers, although I know you have viewers around the world and they may not be as aware of this, is that one of our favorite whipping boys, Michael Ignatieff, who was on the front page of The New York Times Magazine urging Bush to invade Iraq and speaking as though he was an American at the time, we should do this and we should do that, an illustrious Canadian, and, I must say, comes from an illustrious Russian family (his father was in the last tsar's cabinet). He hung himself, absolutely hung himself.
JAY: Now, just again for our out-of-Canada viewers, Michael Ignatieff, after writing this pro-Iraq War (more than one, I think) commentary for The New York Times Magazine, came back to Canada and became leader of the Liberal Party, and he gloriously led it to disaster in the last election. So we had the demolishment of the Liberal Party. We now have over 100 seats with the NDP, but a majority Harper government. So where do you think that leaves Canada?
PANITCH: It leaves Canada not in a very good situation in the short run. In the long run, it could be a good thing. I certainly think that the reason people switched in Quebec to vote for the NDP was that they were voting for the Bloc Quebecois, which is the federalist branch of a separatist party in Quebec that would like to leave Canada. I think people were voting for the Bloc–and always been clear–because it essentially itself has had a socially progressive agenda, essentially a social democratic party with a nationalist purpose to it. They switched to the NDP because they wanted to see more effective social policies at the federal level, and they thought they might get that out of the federal party. That's really why they switched. It's clear.
JAY: And just again, for people that don't know, most of NDP's new seats come from Quebec. It actually didn't pick up that much in English Canada.
PANITCH: Right. Now, the press is saying that because, you know, what happens when a party like that comes out of nowhere and they get a lot of people running for them, we never imagine they'd get elected.
JAY: Fifty-nine new seats.
PANITCH: Fifty-nine new seats. That, you know–or 58 new seats. They had one before. So the kinds of people that they were getting to run for them were for the most part people who thought they wouldn't get elected. They were university students, they were anti-globalization activists, etc. So the press is having a field day with the fact that there's a 19-year-old in Parliament, that four McGill students are now members of Parliament, that one woman who was tending the bar at the Carleton University pub, and who spent part of the campaign in Las Vegas on a holiday she paid for before the campaign began, and had never appeared in her constituency, that these are the members of Parliament. Well, you know, they've also elected the former leader of the Public Service Alliance of Canada, which is the largest union of federal public employees. They've elected a person who's a major human rights lawyer. They have a very impressive list. But the press has been after their lack of experience. And one of the ways in which the NDP responded to this, or at least one of their backroom boys responded to it, was don't worry about this; we will teach them to sound like parliamentarians, act like parliamentarians, dress like parliamentarians, and behave like parliamentarians. And, of course, give the NDP due, does this. And they will try to do it, although they've also said we're happy to have such broad representation, etc. They will effectively, I think, undermine the good potential that ought to come out of this.
JAY: Because if they behave like normal parliamentarians, in a majority government particularly, they will do nothing.
PANITCH: They will do nothing. They will look boring. Above all, they will not educate Canadians about the world they live in and the real issues.
JAY: So from the left point of view, the only hope is they don't behave like parliamentarians.
PANITCH: The hope is that they will now use their soapbox, which is what this success in the election gives them, to be able to mobilize people, to educate people, to develop people's capacities politically, 'cause this goes back to the first point you asked. What he heck were immigrant communities, people from South Asia, from Somalia, etc., doing voting for this right-wing government that is anti-immigration? They have switched from voting mostly for the Liberal Party to voting for–to the Conservative Party. And the Conservatives had a determined mobilization for a long time, and they finally succeeded. Now, it also was appealing to the Jewish community, because this government is the most slavish follower of Israeli policies and the most draconian in the way it disciplines anybody who speaks at all critically of Israeli policies. They also won the Jewish vote, which, as in the United States, has tended historically to be quite left-wing. But they targeted these ethnic communities. And you ask yourself, why were people who were mostly working class people from these communities voting for the Tories?
JAY: And you can say the same thing for Rob Ford's election in Toronto [crosstalk]
PANITCH: And what is likely now to happen in Ontario, insofar as a Conservative government is likely to replace a Liberal government here. And it does have to do with people, in the context of this economic crisis, trading their vote for a cut in taxes of $35 a year in, really, the most ignorant kind of way, if I may say so, because they will pay Rogers or Shaw, the cable companies in Canada, $200 extra a year with no accountability for it and not think that they have any control over this. But they use democracy, and I think people around the world see democracy as a way in which they can pay less taxes. The cost of that, of course, is that their kid's schools are worse, the social services for their elderly parents are worse, all of whom they have to take care of, for the most part. They pay increased fees to the government for all kinds of services. Of course, one doesn't want to blame the victim. But there's an element of dumbing down in our society, which–The Real News does something about that, and I congratulate you for it–that is very, very severe.
JAY: Is part of what's gone on in Canada, at least one gets through the media–and I guess I'm asking you the reality–that Canada kind of dodged the recession in a way the United States didn't, and that's because of good stewardship of this Harper government, so don't switch horses, because who knows what will happen?
PANITCH: No. I mean–no.
JAY: I'm not–well, I think that's [crosstalk]
PANITCH: That's the line. That's the line.
JAY: That's the line. What I'm asking is: that seems to have had some influence on people, but is that the reality?
PANITCH: Well, gauged a little, although Canada is so integrated with the United States, especially Ontario, where this Conservative government's about to be elected, that the United States sneezes, we catch pneumonia, as Pierre Trudeau once said, or sleeping next to an elephant, it rolls over, and you suffer the consequences. So our banks didn't tank, but our auto industry did. And Ontario is built on, and has been throughout this century, on the motor industry, including the steel industry in Ontario, which is connected to the motor industry. So there was enormous suffering and the unemployment rate went up considerably. And although, you know, everybody goes on about how high the unemployment rate is in the United States, it's only about 1.5 percent less in Ontario. So one shouldn't overdo this, by any means. Secondly, we are mainly lucky, lucky in the sense that whereas the United States has a highly competitive banking system–and the reason even the big banks were going after these toxic securities that the mortgages were had to do with that great degree of competition in the American financial market. Five institutions control the Canadian market. And although there was a commercial paper crisis here in August 2007, which was one of the harbingers of the later mortgage crisis, etc., our banks simply are so integrated and so profitable and they are so backed in the Canadian mortgage system by the Canadian state that they didn't get into this business. That's what it was. And the notion that we had a kind of regulatory system that protected us, etc., you know, if we have that kind of regulatory system that protected us, it's only because it's in the interest of the banks.
JAY: In terms of looking ahead, both in terms of the Canadian economy, there's already lots of talk about a double-dip recession in the United States. Some people have suggested if, you know, the real recovery, there's some in the industrial sector, but the real recovery's been in the finance sector. So how real is that in terms of GDP? So if there is another bout of recession in the United States, you know, how real is this Canadian bubble?
PANITCH: No, no, no. There's no Canadian bubble. First of all, though, you know, it hasn't been as severe a housing market, certainly, which was the main thing. And we are a commodity-exporting country [incompr.] we also export manufacturing that goes mainly to the United States. But commodity prices are high. If commodity prices are high, then the Canadian economy generally does well and the Canadian dollar shoots up, which is what has happened, you know, which allows us to buy things more easily. So, yes, if there's a double dip, it'll affect Canada seriously. If there's a double dip, it'll affect commodity prices. There's no question it'll affect Canada very, very seriously. This government has promised that it will get rid of the fiscal deficit, which every state has, because it's a year earlier than what it had previously set. Now, I want to indicate to our viewers that in the last election campaign, every Canadian politician who appeared on the television debates when the crisis had already begun–this was in October 2008, so it was at the severest point of it–when asked what they would do about the fiscal deficit, every one of them promised that they would get rid of it. Now, you just said in an earlier interview we did, what sense does it make to be cutting the deficit, introducing austerity, when there's a crisis on? Which is what Greece has been told to do. You know, every Canadian politician, including the leader of the NDP, promised that he would do that, because the political culture is one in which you conventionally have to give this answer, or you get skewered in the mainstream media as being economically illiterate. That's what was–went on then. Then they discover that everybody was stimulating. The G-20 was pushing everybody to stimulate in order to save the bankers' bacon. At that point, even the Harper government said, yes, we'll run a deficit for a while. Now, if there's a double dip and this government is promising to reduce the deficit more quickly, it'll make it worse.
JAY: Seriously worse.
PANITCH: Seriously worse.
JAY: Thanks for joining us.
PANITCH: Good to talk to you, Paul.
JAY: Thank you for joining us on The Real News Network.
End of Transcript
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Escapes|A Bike Trail That Traces the Way to Freedom
A Bike Trail That Traces the Way to Freedom
By JENNIFER BLEYER MAY 28, 2009
MEDITATIVE PACE Cyclists head through Ripley, Ohio, where residents were well known for assisting escaping slaves. Credit Tom Uhlman for The New York Times
AMID the farmland just north of the Ohio River, thickets of sumac and maple trees hem the edge of a one-lane road, just as they might have lined the way to freedom two centuries ago.
Back then, before concrete paving and electricity transformed the countryside, it was along roads like these that runaway slaves were silently escorted through the shadows by kindly strangers. The sound of dogs barking often punctured the silence, signaling that their furious owners had crossed the river from Kentucky to recapture them. If they were lucky, they would find shelter in a safe house to the north by the time dawn's light crept over the tobacco fields.
In an effort to help modern-day visitors understand this cardinal chapter of America's past, the Adventure Cycling Association, a nonprofit organization that promotes bicycle touring, put together a 2,000-mile Underground Railroad Bicycle Route, which roughly traces the network of paths and hideouts that were used by slaves seeking freedom and the abolitionists who ferried them along.
Working with the Center for Minority Health at the University of Pittsburgh, a research and educational institute, the cycling association mapped the route from Mobile, Ala., to Owen Sound, Ontario, with stops along the way that illustrate the story of the internal slave trade and its complex escape arteries.
More than 4,500 maps of the route have been sold since it was released in 2007, indicating what planners say is cycling's growing popularity not just as recreation but as a dynamic way to experience history.
"Even though you might stay at a bed-and-breakfast or a campsite with a tent, you're in tune with nature and the elements," said Ginny Sullivan, routes coordinator with the cycling association. "Especially with the Underground Railroad, cycling makes it more real."
For those without the time or stamina to bike 2,000 miles, the group has begun promoting day trips along the way, starting with an area around the Ohio River, which was the pivotal demarcation between the slave state of Kentucky and the free state of Ohio.
The verdant valley about an hour southeast of Cincinnati was among the most heavily trafficked corridors of the Underground Railroad, in part because the Ohio River there was then particularly narrow and shallow, thus possible to cross. Residents of Ripley, Ohio, in particular, were so well known for assisting slaves who crossed the river there that slaveholders disparaged the town as an "abolitionist hellhole."
Pedaling through Ripley one morning in early spring, I gazed on crumbling churches and warehouses, a quiet 19th-century Main Street pocked with empty store windows, and a row of handsome Federal-style houses that line the riverfront like soldiers at attention. Now a sleepy town of about 1,700, Ripley was once twice that size with a booming pork trade and busy boatyards.
Perched high atop a hill overlooking the town is a small, isolated brick farmhouse where John Rankin, a Presbyterian minister who was among the most legendary "conductors" on the Underground Railroad, lived from 1829 to 1863 with his wife and 13 children. Rankin's house is preserved as a monument to his legacy of having sheltered approximately 2,000 runaway slaves who sought refuge there.
"The bulk of Rankin's work was done up here, and his older sons did much of the physical work of moving slaves to the next station north," said Betty Campbell, a lifelong Ripley resident and a trustee of Ripley Heritage, the group that operates the Rankin house, as she walked through its six modest rooms.
From Ripley, I biked about five miles north on a gentle incline toward Redoak, a speck of a town with little more than a cemetery and an 1817 stone church that was frequently used for abolitionist meetings and to harbor runaway slaves. The church is still active although its membership has dwindled to only 21 people, some of whose names appear on its yellowed old registers.
Purchase a map of the Underground Railroad Bicycle Route from the Adventure Cycling Association.
View a full-size map. Credit Adventure Cycling Association
Mary Howelett, a 61-year-old retired health aide whose family has lived near Redoak for five generations, unlocked the church for me to peek inside. For many in the area whose ancestors worked on the Underground Railroad, details of their doings were seldom passed along in family lore, an omission that bespoke the secrecy that surrounded the highly dangerous enterprise.
"My brother thinks that my grandfather's house was on the second leg of the Underground Railroad after Ripley," Ms. Howelett said. "But my dad's cousin said that some things are better left unsaid."
From there it was about 10 miles to Georgetown, not known for Underground Railroad activity but significant as the childhood home of Ulysses S. Grant. The two-story brick house where Grant lived until age 17 is now a museum, and the schoolhouse where he studied is just down the road.
The swatch of northern Kentucky on the other side of the river is as dense with historic sites as the Ohio side, so on my second day of biking in the area, I started out three miles south of the river in the old town of Washington.
Harriet Beecher Stowe visited Washington in 1833 and witnessed a slave auction on the courthouse lawn there, an experience thought to have inspired her lurid description of a slave auction in "Uncle Tom's Cabin."
From there, I biked 20 miles northwest on narrow roads winding through expanses of velvety green grass. There were old plantation houses and silos topped with rusty weather vanes.
I arrived at the town of Augusta, a pristine riverside gem, and there saw White Hall, the 1809 mansion of Arthur Thome, a local mill owner who freed his own slaves before becoming a vocal abolitionist accused of harboring runaways. I also saw the town's 1811 jail where fugitive slaves were imprisoned.
As I returned eastward along the river, at the point opposite Ripley, I stopped to behold the town dappled in late afternoon sunshine. There was John Rankin's house, set high above the river like a watchtower, a vivid reminder of the beacon it once was.
Maps and information about the Underground Railroad Bicycle Route are available on the Web site of the Adventure Cycling Association (www.adventurecycling.org/ugrr). Day trip maps and information about three cycling loops in Ohio that range from 10 to 30 miles are available at www.freedomslanding.com.
Ripley and the surrounding Ohio River Valley are about 60 miles from Cincinnati-Northern Kentucky International Airport. Information on Underground Railroad sites in the area, including the house of John Rankin, right, is available from the Brown County, Ohio, Department of Tourism (937-378-1970; www.browncountytourism.com).
Cincinnati is home to the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center (50 East Freedom Way, Cincinnati; 513-333-7500; www.freedomcenter.org).
For advice about bike routes on both the Ohio and Kentucky sides of the river, contact Michael Hart, the owner of Mycle's Cycles (106 East Cherry Street, Georgetown, Ohio; 937-378-5700; www.myclescycles.com). He also arranges guided bicycle tours of Underground Railroad sites, support van transportation, bicycle rentals, sales and repairs.
The French Quarter Inn (25 East McDonald Parkway, Maysville, Ken.; 606-564-8000; www.frenchquarterinn.com) has rooms and suites that begin at $89.
A version of this article appears in print on , on Page C33 of the New York edition with the headline: A Bike Trail That Traces the Way to Freedom. Order Reprints| Today's Paper|Subscribe
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