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Ukraine crisis: If we treat Vladimir Putin as a leader who wants to grab Russia's empire back, we will be inviting him to do exactly that
A Cold War bogey of Putin and Putin's Russia is lodged in Western minds
Thursday 06 March 2014 19:15
What if building a new Russian empire is not actually what Putin is about?
Amid the many dangers inherent in the crisis that has erupted over Ukraine, one of the greatest, and least recognised, is that of misreading Russia. Already a Western consensus has gained hold, according to which Vladimir Putin has spent his 14 years in power just waiting for the chance to rebuild the Soviet empire, and here he is now, gleefully seizing it with both bloodied hands.
Outside Russia, the near-unanimous view of what has happened is that Putin ordered an invasion of the Crimean peninsula, to be followed by full annexation. As such, it represents a gross violation of the 1994 Budapest agreement guaranteeing Ukraine's post-Soviet sovereignty. It is also a move, so this consensus goes, which could, unless the West hangs together and hangs tough, escalate into the reintegration of eastern Ukraine, if not the country as a whole, into a greater Russia. Emotive parallels are drawn with the Third Reich and a certain leader who annexed the Sudetenland.
The horror scenario does not stop here. If Russia "retakes" Ukraine, so the argument goes, can the other former Soviet republics be far behind? Belarus is already more or less in the Russian bloc. Then there is Moldova, for which the frozen conflict in pro-Russia Transdnestria can be seen as a bridgehead in waiting.
Armenia might be rewarded for its co-operative attitude to Russia's Eurasia bloc by being allowed to retain nominal sovereignty, but Georgia… Well, what were the Russian mini-protectorates of South Ossetia and Abkhazia designed for after the 2008 war if not to facilitate a takeover of all Georgia? Only the Central Asian republics are exempt from Putin's malevolent calculation – for being too much of an economic drain and too much demographic trouble.
But what if building a new Russian empire is not actually what Putin is about? Western leaders, egged on especially by those European countries that were scarred, and no wonder, by their bitter experience of Soviet domination, have created a Cold War bogey of Putin and Putin's Russia that is lodged in their collective brain. Putin's every move and every utterance is slotted into that logic and judged in that frame. The result is a predisposition to take literally what might not be meant literally, and all too often to discount what Putin and his officials actually say.
Where is the proof that Putin's ultimate objective is to incorporate Ukraine into a greater Russia, or to prevent it from orientating itself towards the European Union – by force, if necessary? Ah yes, that infamous quotation: Putin's designation of the collapse of the Soviet Union as "one of the greatest geopolitical catastrophes of the 20th century". But nostalgia does not presuppose expansionism, even when the opportunity is there. Russia tolerated a pro-Western Ukraine under the arch-Ameriphile, Viktor Yushchenko, after the Orange Revolution. The difference this time was the brief, but total, breakdown of authority in Kiev.
In pictures: The crisis in Ukraine
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Perevalnoye, Ukarine
Russian forces stand as they block the Ukrainian unit in Perevalnoye, not far from Simferopol
Memorials and floral tributes, dedicated to protesters who were killed in recent clashes with security forces in Kiev, surround a statue of 'Vladimir the Great', the Grand Prince of Kiev from 980 to 1015 AD, in Notting Hill in London
Pallbearers carry the coffin of Andryi Pozniak (25) a self defense volunteer who was shot and killed by an unknown assailant near Kiev's Independence Square
Simferopol, Ukraine
Ukrainian police officers hold an activist of the Ukrainian women movement Femen
A woman distributes food on Independence Square in central Kiev
Dimitar Dilkoff/AFP/Getty Images
Lubimovka, Ukraine
Ukrainian soldiers at the Belbek military base talk friends and family members through the gates of the base entrance in Lubimovka, Ukraine
Sean Gallup/Getty Images
Pro-Russian activists demonstrate in front of the regional administration in Donetsk. Russian military forces and planes were flowing into Crimea on March 3, in violation of bilateral accords, Ukrainian border guards said
Alexander Khudoteply/AFP/Getty Images
Riot policemen stand guard in front of the regional administration in Donetsk
Perevalne
Pro-Russian activists stand guard in front of armed men in military fatigues blocking access to a Ukrainian border guards base not far from the village of Perevalne near Simferopol
Alexander Nemenov/AFP/Getty Images
Kirillovsky, Russia
Russia's President Vladimir Putin, accompanied by Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu (front left), walks to watch military exercises upon his arrival at the Kirillovsky firing ground in the Leningrad region
RIA Novosti/Reuters
Sevastopol, Ukraine
A Russian Navy De-Gaussing Ship passes in Sevastopol harbour. The Russian Black Sea Fleet commander Aleksandr Vitko has issued an ultimatum to the Ukrainian military personnel in Crimea, according to reports
Filippo Monteforte/AFP/Getty Images
The UN Security Council chamber during a meeting on the situation in the Ukraine at the UN headquarters in New York City
Jason Szenes/EPA
Bakhchisaray, Ukraine
Armed men in military fatigues block access to Ukrainian military barracks in the small Crimean city of Bakhchisaray
Genya Savilov/AFP/Getty Images
A Ukrainian soldier speaks to his daughter through a gate as he waits inside the Sevastopol tactical military brigade base near Belbek in Sevastopol
A Pro-Russian activist waves a chain after an unsuccessful attempt by the demonstrators to storm a regional state administration building in the Black Sea city of Odessa
Alexey Kravtsov/AFP/Getty Images
So why not consider another explanation for Russia's conduct. Putin has actually devoted a lot of his time as Russian president and prime minister to negotiating border treaties with the neighbours. The trickiest, with Estonia, was signed at the end of last year. He has said publicly that Russia recognises Ukraine as an independent state, albeit one with close ties to Russia. Russia occupies the naval base at Sevastopol on a 25-year lease; if the US has a base in Cuba, why should Russia not be able to keep one in the far less hostile Ukraine.
Anyone who cites Russia's invasion of Georgia as a precedent for what is happening in Ukraine must also take two aspects of that war into account. The first is that an independent EU report found that Georgia "started it" and Russia's action was a response. The second is that Russia could have taken the capital, Tbilisi, but did not, and subsequently withdrew from all but the Russian-populated enclaves. President Mikheil Saakashvili – one of Putin's absolute bêtes noires – remained in power.
Crucially, Putin has also denied that Russia's action in Crimea is an invasion or that the goal is annexation. His words have been met with hollow laughter and dismissed as barefaced lies. But if the purpose is to force Ukraine back into its Russian box, why quibble about terms? To us Westerners, the arrival of Russian reinforcements, the massing of ships and the securing of airports constitute an invasion. We are entitled to call it that.
But if Putin is adamant that there is no invasion, maybe this is because the purpose is not to take territory, but to secure a key base that Russia feared might be lost if a new government revoked the treaty or law and order broke down across Ukraine. Both might have looked real possibilities – as, to some of Ukraine's Russians, did the risk of attack from far-right nationalists. Russia has never liked the UN-recognised "right to protect", but this is essentially the principle it has invoked.
The situation in Ukraine over the past few months would have presented any Russian leader with a dilemma, not just the prickly Putin. And an alternative view of Russia's recent action might see it less as a prelude to a land grab than a typically clumsy Russian attempt to defend its legitimate interests and an appeal not to be ignored.
Russia felt humiliated and double-crossed when Nato expanded up to Russia's post-Soviet border. It was angered by the bombing of Serbia and, more recently, by the fast-tracked independence for Kosovo. It was worried about a possible spillover from Ukraine's Western-backed Orange revolution. All this burst to the surface in Putin's infamous diatribe against US arrogance and the threat of a "unipolar" world at Munich in 2007.
With Ukraine, Putin's problem may have been less the EU's overtures to Kiev, than the language of ultimatum that was used and the way Russia seemed to be written out of the script. Although Ukraine straddles east and west, Brussels made no attempt to consider any halfway house or slower timetable. And even as EU officials practically commuted to Kiev, Russia was accused of subjecting Ukraine to unacceptable pressure. It was only after violence broke out in Kiev that Western officials – John Kerry, William Hague and others – even mentioned the existence of Russia at all. Now its voice has to be heard.
And this may be – I say may be – all that Russia actually wants: for its voice to be heard and its interests – in terms of security and the fate of fellow Russians – to be acknowledged. The enormous risk now is that the West responds, all metaphorical guns blazing, to what it thinks is an all-out attempt to reconstitute the Soviet Union, when all Russia really wanted was to be treated as a participant, with a seat at the table.
m.dejevsky@independent.co.uk
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Impurity Culture: Pregnancy and Fear
Emily Joy
In Linda Kay Klein's book Pure: Inside the Evangelical Movement that Shamed a Generation of Young Women and How I Broke Free, she tells a story about how she took a pregnancy test at the doctor's office even though she'd been taking birth control pills and using condoms with her partner. When I read that, it brought to mind something even more paranoid I'd done in the past: I took a pregnancy test once when the most sexual experience I'd had was giving a hand job. I don't really know why I did it, other than that I'm pretty sure I was convinced that stepping outside the bounds of what I had been taught about sex was sure to have consequences. Surely, somehow, some sperm must have traveled across space and time in exactly the right direction and gotten me pregnant—and that's what I got for not waiting until marriage. That's what they said happened to girls like me. My anxiety was through the roof during that time, and it had absolutely no connection to biological, medical or spiritual reality.
And it turns out that it's not just me. I ran a quick Twitter poll while I was writing this article and found that out of 1,843 people with uteruses who responded, 497 had taken a pregnancy test in the past before they had ever had any kind of sex that can get a person with a uterus pregnant. That's hardly peer-reviewed science, but it also shows that I'm hardly alone. And it's a really easy thing to feel shame about. On Twitter, several people reached out to me to tell me that they thought they were the only person in the world who had taken a pregnancy test when they couldn't possibly be pregnant, and just knowing that other people had also had that experience immediately made them feel so much better.
While this phenomenon doesn't make sense medically, it makes a lot of sense psychologically. Purity culture pedals lots of myths and lies about pregnancy, from theological threats to biological inaccuracies. If you're a person with a uterus and you grew up in purity culture, it's totally normal to have anxiety about pregnancy that stems from some of those falsehoods—even to the point of taking a pregnancy test when someone else's sperm hasn't been anywhere near your vagina. I'm going to unpack a few of these myths and lies in this column, and hopefully leave everyone reading with an unshakeable sense that you are normal and loved and there is nothing wrong with you if you have ever been affected by purity culture in this way.
1. You Are Not The Virgin Mary
The biblical account of Mary, the mother of Jesus, getting pregnant though a miracle of God even though she had never had sex is one of the most important and paradigmatic stories in Christianity. And there's a lot of different ways to interpret it—not every Christian community takes the story literally, and there are interesting interpretive issues at play with both the Greek and Hebrew words that often get translated as "virgin" in the Bible. But for those whose communities do take the story literally, the idea that God could make you pregnant even if you didn't have sex is pretty scary! From a theological standpoint, it's fine to believe whatever you want about the veracity of the historical virgin birth of Jesus, or not believe in it at all. But it's important to remember that no matter your theology, from a medical and biological perspective, getting pregnant solely through an act of God can't happen to you—even if your anxiety is telling you otherwise. Truth is one of the most powerful tools we can use when our anxiety gets out of hand. Gentley confronting your anxiety with facts is the key to getting past this one.
One of the reasons this is such a common fear actually has nothing to do with Mary at all. In the Bible, we learn that God chose Mary to be the mother of Jesus because of her virtue. But often when young people with uteruses who are growing up in purity culture internalize this fear of divine pregnancy, it's for the exact opposite reason: they believe they have been bad, and deserve to be punished. It's as though they've taken one part of the virgin story and mixed it with the shame that comes from purity culture to create this monster under the bed that threatens to eat you if you stick even one finger over the edge.
2. Pregnancy Is Not a Punishment
That confusion makes sense: when so much religious sexuality education can be boiled down to "don't have sex or God will be angry and you'll get pregnant," it doesn't take much time before those two threats get conflated. When pregnancy is even more commonly talked about as "consequence" of sex, it's also easy to start thinking of it as punishment. Parents and teachers and conservative lawmakers alike have all derided feminist movements for promoting "sex without consequences," and by "consequences" they usually mean pregnancy, along with STIs. As someone who is both staunchly pro-choice and also hopes to be pregnant and have babies in the future, I think we can do better than calling pregnancy a "consequence."
Unlike the Virgin Mary, many of us who grew up in purity culture spent months or years fearing that God knew we had transgressed the rules—if only just a little—and was going to punish us with a magical pregnancy as a result. But let's be clear: Pregnancy occurs when a sperm and an egg meet and that fertilized egg then successfully implants on the wall of the uterus. Sperm doesn't live long outside of a body or another protective environment (such as when it's frozen for IVF procedures), and it can't migrate from your hands or your mouth to your vagina unless you put it there. Stomach acid takes on much bigger projects than sperm cells every day. Pregnancy can only occur under very specific conditions—and it cannot occur merely because you had an experience that falls outside the norms of purity culture. I know it's easy to acknowledge this intellectually, but sometimes it's harder to really feel the truth of it in your mind and body.
But that does lead me to my next point:
3. It's Actually Kind of Hard to Get Pregnant
The way that some churches and abstinence-only "educators" talk about it, you'd think that you could get pregnant as easily as tripping down the stairs or forgetting your keys. By their telling, pregnancy is everywhere, and only if you follow their very narrow set of sexual ethics with extreme care will you avoid it.
But ask anyone who's been trying to get pregnant for a while without being able to, and you'll find out that the story is actually a lot more complicated. Sometimes, even if a person with a uterus is having a kind of sex that can result in pregnancy, for various health reasons, they don't ovulate in a given month. That means there's not an egg there for the sperm to meet. If they do ovulate and have a kind of sex where sperm goes directly into the vagina, even that is not a guarantee of pregnancy. Lots of factors determine whether a sperm will meet an egg successfully, factors that medical science still does not completely understand. And even if an egg does become fertilized, it still has to implant on the uterine wall—which is the real challenge. Some estimates state that up to half of fertilized eggs don't implant in the uterine wall and are reabsorbed by the body—low estimates are at about a third. But regardless, that's a large percentage of fertilized eggs that never become pregnancies. Only if all of the factors are exactly right and the fertilized egg successfully implants do you become pregnant.
4. Birth Control Works
If you grew up in purity culture, you probably heard all about birth control. Many churches, parents and educators teach that condoms don't work, that birth control pills make you infertile, that IUDs "cause abortions," and many other lies. Purity culture "graduates" would be completely justified in being afraid that the condom they just used didn't work, because they've been told their whole lives that condoms regularly fail. But the facts don't back this up.
Traditional condoms are about 98% effective with perfect use, and even if you don't use them perfectly each time they're still about 85% effective (remember, effectiveness rates a figured for a year of using a method, which means that for any given instance of sex, a method can be 100% effective). If you're using condoms in addition to another method, like birth control pills (which are 99% effective with perfect use), your protection goes up even more. Obviously we're humans, not robots: there are times when condoms break or someone forgets a pill. But by and large birth control is a very effective way of preventing pregnancy. If you've ever had pregnancy anxiety stemming from the purity culture lie that birth control doesn't work, you're definitely not alone, and I would encourage you to do some research and empower yourself! It goes back to the facts. When you know the facts, then you can make the choices that are right for you out of a place of knowledge rather than fear.
Purity culture can be kind of a head trip, and sometimes it's hard to tell what's real and what's not. It can be easy for the traumatized mind to attach to a negative thought or idea and spiral downward along with it until you can no longer tell where the trauma ends and reality begins. And make no mistake about it, purity culture is a trauma—which is why I believe it's so important to talk openly about these things and be gentle with ourselves.
Maybe you feel foolish for taking a pregnancy test when you haven't had pregnancy-causing sex, or you feel ashamed of letting the lies and fear-mongering of purity culture get to you. Perhaps, deep down, you're still not sure if you're really on the right path after all, and you're just waiting for the other shoe to drop.
But if there's one thing I've learned since leaving purity culture, it's that living your life waiting for the other shoe to drop is a surefire way to create a self-fulfilling prophecy. If you believe bad things are going to happen to you, you will live as if bad things are going to happen to you and make decisions accordingly. You will shame-spiral and self-flagellate, and all of the mental energy that could have been used on caring for yourself and thinking critically about your situation gets spent on feeling sorry for yourself.
Take your time with this stuff. It's hard to undo. Go at your own pace, and know that you're not alone. And if you ever get caught up in the false messaging that was so formative for so many of us, go back to the facts. Hit the books. That's why a website like Scarleteen exists. That's why I'm out here sharing about the time I took a pregnancy test when there was absolutely no way I could be pregnant. Because in community, we find our power.
If you need more resources on unlearning purity culture or combatting misinformation about pregnancy
Impurity Culture: On Sexuality & Sin
You're Not Pregnant, Why do You Think You Are?
The Pregnancy Panic Companion
Can I Get Pregnant or Get or Pass on an STI from That?
Impurity Culture: Surviving Virginity
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You're Not Pregnant. Why Do You Think You Are?

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About five years ago, during grad school, I was planning a summer of backpacking in South America, and my Peruvian classmate Enrika kindly suggested that I start the trip by spending a few weeks at her parents' house in Lima. Because she and her mom were still in New York, and her brothers worked office hours, and her dad was off covering auto races for his TV show, the only person at home during the day was Rosa, her family's reserved but wonderfully buoyant 22-year-old maid.Most mornings while Rosa cooked and cleaned, I lounged at the table in the garden, reading or flipping through Spanish flash cards in preparation for afternoon classes in town. Our conversations were brief, hampered by her heavy workload and my limping Spanish, but they occurred in comic installations throughout the day. The breakthrough came the morning I woke up to see her tiptoeing out of my room like a hunched cartoon safecracker, trying to make off with my dirty laundry. I sat up and laughed. Rosa blushed and scolded me and stomped away. Pretty soon she stopped addressing me as young man, and we became friends. I had a little bell I was supposed to ring if I wanted anything, but I much preferred shocking Rosa by barging through the service door to the kitchen. During one such interruption I reported that I'd spent the morning reading about Villa El Salvador, Peru's famous shantytown, and later in my Spanish class met three British architects studying the construction methods there. Hearing that the architects were having trouble winning enough trust to photograph inside the homes, Rosa offered to take us there herself, saying that the Brits would get all the photographs they needed. "Do you know people in Villa?" I asked. "Of course." She laughed. "I'm from Villa."Rosa's next day off didn't come until the day before I had to leave. We got on a wobbly minibus and arrived an hour later in a megacity of huddled shacks, built mostly of cement blocks and plywood with corrugated metal roofs. The architects were ecstatic with Rosa's assistance; they must have photographed 50 homes. Rosa and I waited outside, talking, playing soccer with kids and constantly claiming superiority over each other. Her neighbors were obviously wondering about the extent of our friendship. The gleam in my eyes didn't help; it was the first time I'd seen Rosa in jeans with her hair down.When the sun set, the architects thanked Rosa and hurried off to meet the old couple they were going to stay with. I'd planned to return to Lima on my own, but Rosa said it was too late and too dangerous. Thus began our impromptu night on the town, highlighted by pan-fried guinea pig, warm Cusqueña beer and a salsa club with a generator that died every third song. Rosa teased me as we wandered the alleyways to her sister Victoria's place, arguing that I looked "too jolly" and was putting us at risk of being robbed. But once we got there, she grew visibly tense: the lighting was poor, her toilet was just a hole in the ground blocked off by a shower curtain and we were alone. (It turned out Victoria had gone to Lima to cover Rosa's shift.) Over tea she described each of her eight siblings and asked a million questions about my two. After about an hour, we said good night. Rosa went into in her sister's bedroom, and I crawled under a stack of blankets on the couch. The next morning, while waiting for the minibus back to Lima, I gave her a big American hug that caused her to stiffen and blush and hold her breath. We cracked a few clumsy jokes and then bid our solemn goodbyes. After I got back to New York, my Peruvian friend informed me that her mother and probably every mother in Lima knew about my little overnight adventure in Villa El Salvador. Romantic plots had been imagined and mused upon; Rosa had been chewed out by Victoria, quizzed by Enrika's mother and endlessly taunted by her two brothers. Just a few months ago — five years after my trip — Enrika was still hounding me for details: "Seriously, you're gonna tell me nothing happened? Nada? Zilch?" Then she grew serious. "Before you answer, you should know that Rosa doesn't work for us anymore." Apparently Enrika's mom sent Rosa to the doctor for a bad cough. It turned out she had tuberculosis.
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What's better than fresh fruit for snack? Performing an investigation first! Use my Anatomy of Fruit Investigation Pack as a guide for your exploration.
Fruit of choice, in this demonstration we used kiwi. You can choose to do one as a whole group, small groups, or individual.
Anatomy of Fruit Investigation Pack: Print and laminate the sheets you will be using for durability.
*Allow the child to assist as much as safely possible.
1. Before you begin, consider reading a book about fruit (you can find book suggestions at the bottom of the page). After reading the book ask students what type of fruit is their favorite. After listening and responding to their answers, ask if any of them have ever tried a kiwi. If anyone says they have, ask them to describe what a kiwi looks and tastes like.
2. Invite children to draw a picture of what they think the inside of the fruit looks like on page 6, before the dissection.
3. Use the fruit anatomy posters to discuss the parts of the fruit.
What do you notice about the kiwi?
What does the skin feel like?
What does the skin smell like?
4. Conduct the dissection of the fruit by slicing it in half.
5. Encourage them to safely explore the fruit using their senses.
What do you notice about the inside of the fruit?
What part do you think has the seeds?
Does the inside smell different or the same as the outside?
What do you think the flesh feels like? Would you like to see?
Do you know of any other fruit that has green flesh?
6. Use the sorting mat on page 7 to have the children sort the different parts of the fruit.
7. After investigating the fruit, invite children to record their findings on the fruit recording sheet.
8. Invite children to share their recording sheet with their friends and family!
Prepare the same fruit for a snack or meal the same day. Ask if anyone remembers what the name of the different parts of the fruit are.
Ask children what fruit they want to investigate next!
Set up a Farmers Market for children to pretend to sell fruits and veggies. They can have an educational table where they teach customers about the fruit.
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We received cards from Evergreen House, Margret Fulton Centre, and the North Shore Hospice. Letters from Cedarview Lodge and Kiwanis Care Centre. All the letters and cards expressed many thanks and appreciation for the beautiful quilts. As we delivered the quilts to the Intensive Care Nursery at LGH, all the staff and the two moms present were over joyed to see us stating that Childrens Hospital gets so much and they were glad to receive these for the North Shore babes!
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Swear-way to heaven: everything you ever wanted to know about cussing
Catching up on past episodes of Lingua Franca, I was amused to hear a pair of experts in linguistics, Dr. Keith Allan and Prof. Kate Burridge, describe taboo subjects and the way in which we use slang and swear words to censor our language. It can't be easy for academics to speak about such delicate matters without sounding utterly ridiculous, given the necessary real life utterances as examples, but this pair manage it. I'll even admit to an instinctive titter at the sound of some of the "rude words" – although, of course, this may also have been a simple expression of glee at those wonderful Australian vowel-sounds.
Unfortunately the audio file is no longer available on the ABC website, so here's a brief summary of some of the things they discussed:
WARNING: Please don't read this post if you are offend by coarse language.
I've tried to avoid being gratuitous, but this post does contain occasional references to coarse language.
How to tell your euphemisms from your orthophemisms
Euphemism: a mild, inoffensive expression for something which is unpleasant or embarrassing, e.g. poo
Dysphemism: a harsh, blunt, deliberately offensive expression, e.g. shit
Orthophemism: a term coined by Allan and Burridge to account for direct or neutral expressions that are neither euphemist nor dysphemistic, e.g. faeces
X-phemism: a collective term, referring to a set of all the above. E.g. the x-phemism for poo, shit and faeces refers to the same thing, but the individual terms are used in different ways to denote different styles and connotations.
Euphemistic dysphemism: expressions which are seemingly at odds with the sentiment that lurks behind them, e.g. golly gosh, goodness me, strewth, cor blimey, etc. Apparently, many of these sprang up during the Renaissance when there were laws against using blasphemy on stage.
Dysphemistic euphemism: using a dysphemism as a term of endearment, e.g. g'day you old bastard, hi bitch, etc.
The power of the forbidden
Did you know that English has more than 1,000 terms for penis, 1,200 for vagina, another 800 for copulation and an extraordinary 2,000 to describe "wanton women"?!
Of course, language is in a constant state of change, and taboo words rise and fall with it. Studies have clearly proven what we all instinctively know, i.e. that while forbidden words are more memorable and evocative than other word stimuli, they lose their punch through frequency of use. Interestingly, too, studies on bilinguals have shown that taboo words are more evocative in a person's first language than their second, regardless of the degree of fluency.
The evolving shock-value of a term has legal implications too. Allan and Burbidge mention a defendant recently charged with using offensive language, whose case was eventually dismissed. Consideration was given to the extreme prevalence in the community of these particular, albeit savage, swear words and their frequency in the general media. Given all this, the magistrate concluded that while the language used was indeed offensive to good taste and manners, it could not in this day and age be considered intrinsically offensive in the legal sense. The point was made that any form of racist language, on the other hand, would not have been dismissed, in lines with the sensibilities of society today.
Such is the power of taboo words that some of them even contaminate similar words with completely unrelated meanings. For example:
Coney (to rhyme with honey) was originally the English word for rabbit, until it faded from popular use around the 1800s. It began to be considered obscene as it sounded like a word (still used today) to refer to female genitalia.
Feck has absolutely no etymological connection to the versatile F word we all know and love, but is still no longer used in its original sense.
Niggardly is another innocent bystander which has suffered decreased use as a result of connotation leakage.
There's also a discussion of the power of the use of FCUK as a brand name for a popular clothing line.
Anyway, if you're interested in all this talk of swear words (and judging by the keywords readers use to find this blog, many of you are), Burbidge and Allan have written a book called Forbidden words: taboo and the censoring of language. There's a thorough review of the book here and a more general introduction to the linguistics of cussing here, if that's what you're after. Finally, Wikipedia do an excellent run-down on profanity, including a short section on the topics most likely to be the subject of bad words in a range of different languages and religions. Knock yourself out.
Personally, I'm interested in why I've long had the feeling that it is more acceptable to use frequent and colourful swear words (within a set of specific, unspoken circumstances) in certain circles of Irish society, while this same behaviour has… I mean, would produce mild shock or horror among otherwise equivalent circles of, say, British or Australian society. Does anybody know if there's a word for this, or an area of study which examines the different frequency and impact of taboo words within regional variations of the same language??
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Germany is Europe's largest national economy and ranks fourth as the largest economy by nominal GDP in the world. It is now looking to consolidate its leading position by adopting future technologies
Germany – and the rest of the DACH region that includes Austria and Switzerland – is a key location for the manufacturing industry and German Chancellor Angela Merkel's initiative for Industry 4.0, where manufacturing and connectivity go hand-in- hand, is gaining momentum. The number of Industry 4.0 deals in the DACH region in 2018 was more than 600, up from 513 in 2017.
Industry 4.0 has become an integral part of business for manufacturing and technology players. Companies including Bosch and Siemens are leveraging the benefits of Industry 4.0 to bolster the efficiency and effectiveness of their operations.
With AI, industry players can optimise the use of connected systems and pursue breakthrough innovation, while machine learning allows for large amounts of data to be used in making predictions and optimising manufacturing processes.
At the end of 2018, the German government adopted its Artificial Intelligence Strategy, the main goal of which is to make Germany and Europe leaders in the development and use of AI technologies. The government plans to invest around €3bn for this purpose.
Peter Baumgartner, an advisor at Hampleton Partners, says: "Companies in the region are transforming their businesses by buying, funding or partnering with experts in these fields to ensure they are well- positioned for the Fourth Industrial Revolution – Industry 4.0."
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German industrial giant Siemens submitted more patent applications than any other company in Europe in 2018, advancing to first place in the European Patent Office's application rankings. With 2,493 patent applications, Siemens relegated last year's leader, Huawei, to second place, followed by Samsung and LG. In 2017, Siemens had taken second place. The last time the company was ranked number one in Europe was in 2011.
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PERDIO
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Perdio biography
Another entry on the far-too-long list of "RPI What Might Have Beens" is the band PERDIO. Hailing from Bergamo, the trio of Titta Colleoni (keyboards and vocals), Fulvio Monieri (bass, guitar, vocals), and Michele Capogrosso (drums and vocals), initially formed in 1972. Colleoni and Capogrosso had played together in I RAMINGHI and TERZA CLASSE, a band which also provided the nucleus for another band from Bergamo, MADRUGADA.
Despite some decent live activity, most notably in support of BANCO DEL MUTUO SOCCORSO, PFM, AREA, NEW TROLLS ATOMIC SYSTEM, ALAN SORRENTI, and FRANCO BATTIATO, PERDIO was only able to garner work as session musicians and never able to release an album during their lifetime. The only recording they ever released in the 1970s was as the backing musicians for EDOARDO BENNATO's album "Non Farti Cadere le Braccia." By the end of 1974 they decided to split up. They reunited briefly in 1976, adding guitarist Diego Valtorta. But this reunion was short-lived, and the band disappeared.
During the prog rebirth in the 1990s, several Italian labels released posthumous albums of 1970s bands that never issued albums during their lifetime. Such it was that in 1998 Giallo Records released a compilation of some of the surviving recordings of PERDIO, four tracks from 1973 and two from 1976, entitled "Perdio: Raccolta Completa 1973-76." The music shows promise and good improvisational skills. Of note are two versions of the lovely ballad "E' Triste il Vento," a song also performed by MADRUGADA, probably a carryover by both bands from their TERZA CLASSE days. The 1973 tracks are more typical RPI sounding, with a nice use of organ, bass, and drums, along with strong melodies. The 1976 tracks, including one version of "E' Triste il Vento," incorporate a much spacier, extended feel, perhaps even showing some Krautrock influences.
Encouraged by the interest in the 1998 album, two original members (Monieri and Capogrosso) briefly reformed the band, recruiting former MADRUGADA keyboardist Gianfranco Pinto and guest guitarist Pino Bifano. They released one album, entitled "A Robert," in tribute to Robert Wyatt, after which they again split up. In addition to a reworking of "Caroline," the album includes several original compositions far from their 1970s style and more in a Europop vein.
Giallo released a final compilation in 2008, entitled "Ultimate Collection 1974," consisting of unreleased recordings from 1974. Covers make up the bu...Another entry on the far-too-long list of "RPI What Might Have Beens" is the band PERDIO. Hailing from Bergamo, the trio of Titta Colleoni (keyboards and vocals), Fulvio Monieri (bass, guitar, vocals), and Michele Capogrosso (drums and vocals), initially formed in 1972. Colleoni and Capogrosso had played together in I RAMINGHI and TERZA CLASSE, a band which also provided the nucleus for another band from Bergamo, MADRUGADA.
Giallo released a final compilation in 2008, entitled "Ultimate Collection 1974," consisting of unreleased recordings from 1974. Covers make up the bulk of the collection (including versions of songs by PINK FLOYD, ROLLING STONES, and NEIL YOUNG), along with a few other songs--and of course two more versions of "E' Triste il Vento."
Apparently, the band is still around, with some recent live tracks surfacing from time to time. Participating as of 2009 were original members Colleoni and Monieri, as well as 1998 keyboardist Pinto, as well as several new musicians filling in the lineup. Hopefully they will be inspired to produce a new studio album!
Certainly not essential in the vast RPI catalogue, PERDIO nevertheless is a solid entry in the annals of RPI. I would recommend starting with the 1998 compilation and go from there.
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Apparently the reunion of Perdio lasted for little time and the band soon became history again for good.However in 2008 another compilation appeared on Giallo Records, entitled ''Ultimate Collection 1974''.All the material included was recorded in 1974 at Cineteatro in Cuneo and features the original line-up of Monieri, Capogrosso and Colleoni.
Ultimate it is not of course, because this compilation contains only unedited recordings and cover songs by the group with few connections with the previously released albums, highlighted by two long instrumental improvisations, clocking at 27 minutes.Despite their loose mood, both are nicely executed, featuring hypnotic Electronic grooves, much in a Kraut/Psychedelic Rock style with a bit of GONG-like Space/Fusion thrown in.Lots of loops, spacey textures, psychedelic percussions and deep bass offer two great pieces for fans of the style.The most famous track of the band ''È triste il vento'' is included in two alternate versions, both are entirely built around synthesizers, bass and drums in a typical Italian Prog style without the presence of organs or other analog keyboards, but still sound quite charming and dramatic.The sole new track of the album is the short ''Per l'amico Matteo'', performed in a Classic Italian Prog mood with organs and synthesizers in the forefront and strong Classical influences, very close to LE ORME's style, both musically and lyrically.The rest of the album contains five covers by Pink Floyd, Buddy Holly, Grateful Dead, Neil Young and The Rolling Stones, with good organ work and lot of jamming parts, finally featuring the presence of electric guitars.Decent executions but nothing new to add in the band's lost playlist.
''Ultimate Collection 1974'' seems to be the least attractive of all Perdio releases.It contains some great music at moments, but the mass of it is covered by rare recordings and improvisations and I think it would be better to start propably with ''Raccolta completa'', if searching for the group's most interesting side.If this doesn't dissapoint you, then your next step should be this compilation...2.5 stars.
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The interest of Giallo Records for the early Perdio material finally led to a reunion of the band in late-90's.From the original line-up only bassist/singer Fulvio Monieri and drummer Michele Capogrosso were on the new formation, but next to them was ex-Madrugada keyboardist Gianfranco Pinto and guitarist Pino Bifano.The quartet recorded a fresh album in 1998, dedicated to Robert Wyatt, thus its title was ''A Robert'', and released it again on Giallo Records.
Anyone expecting somekind of stuff comparable to their 70's recordings will be rather dissapointed, as the new Perdio chose a more flexible, easy-going and diverse style for their fresh start.Based on a very good production and the sensitive Italian vocals, ''A Robert'' is a mixed bag of sounds, containg ballads, Soft Prog themes, Space Rock and even poppy and funky tunes and at first glance this seems a very inconsistent release.The truth though is different.Despite the various styles and sounds met throughout the album, ''A Robert'' is characterized by some great melodies, grooves and atmospheres, featuring those beautiful vocal arrangements and background synthesizers that can create dreamy images.The melodies are well-crafted and the ballads have some nice musicianship supporting.The couple of Pop and Funk tracks of the album are rather dissapointing, but the band also offers a good Italian version of Wyatt's ''O Caroline'' and a fantastic Space Rock instrumental on ''Caleidoscopio''.
Not the best comeback in Prog history, as ''A Robert'' can be considered a Soft Art Rock album rather than a Prog one.But the overall strong performances of the members make it a welcome effort.Recommended.
Posted Wednesday, January 9, 2013 | Review this album | Report (Review #890169)
Perdio were unsurprisingly another case of a 70's Italian band with no recordings during their early lifetime.Found in 1972 and coming from Bergamo, they were led by former I Raminghi members Michele Capogrosso (drums, vocals) and Titta Colleoni (keyboards) along with bassist/vocalist Fulvio Monieri.Perdio had a good live activity but disbanded in 1974, failing to sign a contract with a label, returning for a brief reunion in 1976 with the fourth member being guitarist Diego Valtorta.Four of the 73' recordings along with two ones from the 76' line-up were captured and released in 1998 as ''Raccolta completa'' by Giallo Records, at a time when the band had returned alive and kicking after more than 20 years.
The album features two reworkings of the Madrugada classic track ''E'Triste il Vento'' (both Perdio and Madrugada members played in the short-lived band Terza Classe), the first by the 73' trio being close to Italian Classic Prog with a soft symphonic atmosphere, fantastic vocals and excellent keyboard work, the secong edition from 1976 being close to a psychedelic jam session with some spacey parts and far from the original track.The 1973 Perdio were actually a pretty good band, the other three cuts from that period are nice examples of their trully progressive sound, which was a mix of organ-driven Psychedelic Rock with CLEARLIGHT-like Space/Fusion-esque keyboard touches and smooth Symphonic Rock in the vein of GENESIS.The compositions are long, semi-structured, with plenty of instrumental parts and Colleoni's unique keyboard approach on the forefront, accompanied by a pounding rhythm section.In a blink of an eye the band switches from heavy organ grooves to classic Italian canzone and from synth-based trippy experiments to calm melodic passages.Some moments though are a bit excessive, however the majority of their length are well-executed Italian Prog with a tendency towards experimentation and improvisation.The other track from the 1976 line-up is actually an ultra-long jam, clocking at over 22 minutes, with guitars, organ and electric pianos being quite dominant, still this has some interesting psychedelic parts and of course the familiar Perdio energy, but it is definitely overstretched and hard-listening.
A great archival release for fans of Italian Prog and a pretty nice addition for the rest of the prog audience.Especially fans of more experimental prog forms with a good dose of Classic Prog stylings are more likely to appreciate it.Recommended.
Review by Todd
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Another lost gem!
Another entry on the far-too-long list of 'RPI What Might Have Beens.' Hailing from Bergamo, the trio initially formed in 1972. Colleoni and Capogrosso had played together in I RAMINGHI and TERZA CLASSE, a band which also provided the nucleus for another band from Bergamo, MADRUGADA.
Despite some decent live activity, most notably in support of BANCO DEL MUTUO SOCCORSO, PFM, AREA, NEW TROLLS ATOMIC SYSTEM, ALAN SORRENTI, and FRANCO BATTIATO, PERDIO was only able to garner work as session musicians and never able to release an album during their lifetime. By the end of 1974 they decided to split up. They reunited briefly in 1976, but this reunion was short-lived, and the band disappeared.
During the prog rebirth in the 1990s, several Italian labels released posthumous albums of 1970s bands that never issued albums during their lifetime. Such it was that in 1998 Giallo Records released a compilation of some of the surviving recordings of PERDIO, four tracks from 1973 and two from 1976, entitled 'Perdio: Raccolta Completa 1973-76.' The sound quality is that of demo or good live recordings, and the instrumentation consists of organ, bass and drums, with guitar added to the 1976 tracks.
The music shows promise and good improvisational skills. Of note are two versions of the lovely ballad 'E' Triste il Vento,' a song also performed by MADRUGADA, probably a carryover by both bands from their TERZA CLASSE days. To my ear, the 1973 tracks are better and are more typical RPI sounding, with a nice mixture of strong melodies and improvisation. The 1976 tracks, including one version of 'E' Triste il Vento,' incorporate a much spacier, extended feel, perhaps even showing some Krautrock influences. Check out the video for "Londonderry" on the PA artist page, which gives a good feel for the 1973 tracks. (The other video, a recent live version of "E' Triste il Vento," is much more world-music-sounding than either the 1973 or 1976 versions on this album, but is another really nice interpretation of a beautiful song.)
Certainly not essential in the vast RPI catalogue, PERDIO nevertheless is a solid entry in the annals of RPI. If you are inclined to investigate this delightful band, I would recommend starting with this compilation and go from there. Although the CD is out of print, the album is available for legal download at eMusic and Amazon at least, probably others as well. 3+ stars (Gnosis 10/15).
Posted Tuesday, January 8, 2013 | Review this album | Report (Review #890080)
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by consortiumbooks | March 17, 2016 · 1:00 pm
Publishing Unbound: The Fearless Audacity of Feral House
Are you looking for boundary-pushing literature to simultaneously shock and delight you? Feral House might just be the publisher for you.
On March 11, Heathen Harvest featured an interview with Adam Parfrey, the founder of Feral House, in which they discussed the press's beginnings, its mission, and its continued challenging of the taboo.
Prior to founding Feral House, Parfrey was no stranger to the publishing world. Fresh out of college, he helped found three different magazines, covering everything from graphic arts to "outsider" books. Parfrey followed his interest in fringe books to create his own publishing house, dedicated to shattering notions of what is or isn't appropriate for literature to discuss. The publisher only produces books that it deems "feral"—wild, dangerous, challenging—enough, but it's not enough to write shocking material. The books have to be well-written.
"That's the biggest problem with these issues," Parfrey says. "People think, 'oh, I'm going out on a limb because it's about Satanism' or 'it's about murder' or this and that, but then these books are not so great. . . . The subjects have to be approached in an intriguing way."
Still curious to what Feral House is really all about? Look no further than their 2015-2016 season.
Late October 2015 brought about the timely r elease of Disco's Out… Murder's In by Heath Mattioli and David Spacone. This book is an uncensored account of the violent lives of the La Mirada Punks, also known as "L.A.'s Deadliest Punk Rock Gang," and their notorious leader, Frank the Shank. Death Confetti, which releases June 14, is a collage of Jennifer Robin's unapologetic musings on her life in Portland, from its '90's grunge emergence to its current hipster-haven reputation. Robin is neither delicate nor meek in her exposure of Portland from the inside out in this raw and riveting portrayal.
That's the Feral House approach in a nutshell: delve without flinching into the gritty.
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by consortiumbooks | February 10, 2016 · 2:05 pm
Community, Culture, Collaboration: The Groundbreaking Publishing of Coffee House Press
In the early 1970s, a student at the University of Iowa Writer's Workshop named Allan Kornblum painstakingly assembled a letterpress operation which he named "Toothpaste Press." In 1984, Kornblum moved to Minnesota, renamed his operation "Coffee House Press," and the rest, as they say, is history.
Since officially becoming an independent publishing house, Coffee House Press has challenged the notions of what literature is and how much of an impact it can truly have. It's a mission driving powerful results: in this past year alone, two Coffee House titles have been shortlisted for National Book Critics Circle awards. Mr. and Mrs. Doctor by Julie Iromuanya, is in the running for the John Leonard Award, which honors a debut work. Valeria Luiselli's The Story of my Teeth was also nominated, in this case for the NBCC award in fiction. Highlighting the most recent of their successes, Coffee House Press was featured in the February 2016 Issue of Independent Publisher.
While Coffee House Press is first and foremost a publisher, they maintain a strong presence in the literary community. Coffee House has partnered with numerous organizations throughout the years, including the Walker Art Center and the Minnesota Historical Society. Coffee House also offers several residencies for writers, including "Coffee House in the Parks," a new program established this winter. In collaboration with Three Rivers Park District, Coffee House set up an inventive writer's retreat in a 6′ x 8′ ice shanty in Silverwood Park.
Aside from community collaboration, Coffee House Press is piloting gu erilla marketing tactics to reinvent the way people look at literature. One of their newest innovations is "Coffee Sleeves," a clever twist off of the publisher's espresso-themed name where excerpts of poetry and prose written by local writers of color were printed on 10,000 coffee sleeves, to be distributed in the Minneapolis and St. Paul metro.
"It's a way of putting literature in a public space and giving people a literary experience that isn't reading a book," says Caroline Casey, Coffee House Press's managing director, in a piece by The Atlantic on January 28.
With their commitment to community, culture, and collaboration, it's a small wonder that Coffee House is considered one of the top independent publishers around. Thank you, Coffee House Press, for everything you share with the world, and best of luck at the NBCC Awards!
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by consortiumbooks | February 9, 2016 · 3:35 pm
Asymptote Journal Profiles Hispabooks' Dedication to Translation
Asymptote Journal sat down with Ana Pérez Galván on February 3rd to discuss the origins, journey, and triumphs of her press, Hispabooks.
Already familiar with the Spanish publishing industry, in 2011 Pérez Galván and her partner Gregorio Doval set out to form their own independent press. The duo wanted to find a niche for their press, something to differentiate them from the other small publishers in the market. They soon discovered a conspicuous gap in the literary world: while most eminent Spanish authors had their books translated into French, German, Italian, Serbian, and other languages of the region, few if any were ever translated into English.
Part of this dearth of English translations stems from the translation process. Typically, most publishers seeking to release translations are not fluent in the titles' original languages. To save time, in order to determine which books to produce, they rely on outside reports of the books' quality, content, and sales potential. This process is effective for commercially successful books, but often leaves behind more literary titles, whose nuance is difficult to convey by proxy.
But since Pérez Galván is a Spaniard herself, Hispabooks selects titles straight from the source, picking up many books that other translators may overlook or leave behind.
"For us," Pérez Galván says, "our biggest achievement is having put a series of authors 'on the map' of world literature in English translation, who, we believe, are really worthy of recognition."
American critics agree—Hispabooks' August, October made the Boston Globe's list of "Best Books of 2015." The newest translation triumph, released this past week, from Hispabooks is None So Blind, which Pérez Galván describes as "a beautiful tale on values and sense of belonging which is particularly relevant in the light of all political and religious conflicts going on now worldwide."
Hispabooks is certainly pioneering a new dedication to English translation. We can't wait to see what spellbinding translation they release next!
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by consortiumbooks | February 1, 2016 · 12:02 pm
Akashic Books: A New Hope (for breakout literature)
If you, like many, are a fan of Carrie Fisher (otherwise known as Princess Leia of the Star Wars universe) and her vibrant Twitter feed, you may have spotted her tweet mentioning Go the Fuck to Sleep, the 2011 smash hit from Akashic Books.
It's safe to say the Force has been with Akashic these past few months. Days before Fisher's Tweet, Go the Fuck to Sleep went platinum, making it Akashic's first title to sell over one million copies. This past September, Senior Editor Ibrahim Ahmad was featured as one of Publishers Weekly's 2015 Star Watch Finalists.
In the publishing world's version of the American Dream, Ahmad started at Akashic as an intern at age 17. He quickly moved up the ranks to become one of Akashic's four core staffers. Beginning with very little publishing experience, Ahmad proved that he had a natural eye for editorial work. As an intern, he fought to acquire Boy Genius by Yongsoo Park, exclaiming "F— YEAH!" in black sharpie on his reader's report. Akashic went on to acquire and publish the book, which was a finalist for the Asian American Literary Awards.
As Senior Editor, Ahmad took on the biggest challenge of all when he spearheaded the marketing and publicity campaign for Go the Fuck to Sleep. The title hit every major #1 bestseller list before it was even published. It was an unprecedented level of media attention for the small press.
"[It] was a crash course in publishing that simply cannot be taught," Ahmad says.
Though Ahmad jokes about the large number of gray hairs that the reception to Go the Fuck to Sleep gave him, the book's success provided Akashic with not only confidence but also a much-welcomed financial stability. The beginning of 2016 ushers in two new titles from Akashic: Chasing Water, a memoir by Olympic gold-medalist Anthony Ervin, and The Book of Harlan, a novel about two African American musicians imprisoned in Nazi Germany.
The [literary] Force is strong with this one. Congrats, Akashic, on all of your star-studded success!
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by consortiumbooks | January 26, 2016 · 12:18 pm
The NBCC Thinks Coffee House Press and Copper Canyon Titles are a Big Deal
This past week, the National Book Critics Circle announced their list of finalists for the 2015 Book Awards. Not one but two Consortium titles made it through the incredibly competitive selection process: What About This: Collected Poems of Frank Stanford from Copper Canyon Press, nominated in Poetry, and The Story of My Teeth from Coffee House Press, nominated in Fiction.
The Story of My Teeth has been garnering attention since before its debut. A review in the New York Times raved about it, saying the novel is "playful, attentive and very smart without being for a minute pretentious." What About This is a collection that has been anticipated for decades, containing works that had been out-of-print since Frank Stanford's death in the mid-1970s. NPR.org even called its release "the big event in poetry for 2015."
You might be asking yourself, "But what are the NBCC Awards?"
Each year, the over 600 members of the NBCC—comprised of critics, authors, literary bloggers, publishers, and students—nominate books that they believe are the most critical, groundbreaking titles of the past year. From that pile, the board chooses five titles as finalists in each category (Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Autobiography, Biography, and Criticism), and, after a long review process that lasts several months, the winners. This year's award winners will be announced on March 17th. The chosen authors will join ranks with literary greats such as Vladimir Nabokov, Toni Morrison, John Updike, Sharon Olds, and Louise Erdrich. In other words, it's a pretty big deal.
Best of luck to Copper Canyon Press and Coffee House Press!
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Croydon residents 'outraged' at 'having to pay up to £6,000 per flat' to fix cladding in wake of Grenfell tragedy
Cladding on the blocks, which are managed by First Port, failed Government testing held across London in the wake of the Grenfell Tower tragedy
Citiscape currently has cladding on every floor of both of its residential tower blocks (pictured) (Image: David Cook)
Croydon residents living in two blocks of flats are "outraged" after being told they must pay "more than £5,000" per home towards the cost of removing and replacing cladding where they live.
People living at Citiscape, on the corner of Frith Road and Drummond Road, were reportedly told at a housing meeting on Wednesday evening (October 10) that they would have to pay between £5,000 and £6,000 for the new cladding.
The existing materials on the buildings failed Government tests in the wake of the Grenfell Tower tragedy.
While a spokesman for First Port, which manages the blocks, said he could not reveal the exact figure because it is "sensitive information" he said the amount residents have been told is an "estimated cost".
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One Citiscape resident, Luc Low-Foon, 94, has lived in an apartment since the two blocks were built in 2004.
His son, Richard Low-Foon, 58, attended Wednesday's meeting with him and has now set up a residents association to help his father and other resident protest against the costs.
"We have been told that every apartment has to contribute, whether we like it or not," Richard said.
"I don't understand how First Port expect a 94-year-old man to raise £5,000 or £6,000, because it is not possible for it to be taken out of his pension.
"It is ridiculous that my father and his neighbours are being asked to pay so much for something which should never have been installed in the first place."
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Mr Low-Foon, who lives on Wickham Road, in Shirley, added: "The residents have been given no choice in the matter and told that paying is the only option, my concerns about how residents could be expected to pay so much were dismissed.
"They have all had enough, every year there are meetings where the residents are told that the service charges [which First Port charge to maintain the properties] are going up and everyone is at the end of their tether."
Citiscape currently has cladding on every floor of both of its residential tower blocks, which are ten and six storeys tall and contain a total of 97 flats.
This cladding contains aluminium composite material (ACM) - the material which has come under scrutiny since the fatal Grenfell Tower fire.
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Responsing to Mr Low-Foon's concerns, a First Port spokesman said: "Following combustibility tests conducted by the Government in August we established that the cladding on Citiscape would not adequately resist the spread of fire.
"We have had a surveyor provide us with an indication of the likely cost for removing and replacing the cladding and have notified leaseholders of the estimated costs.
"In the meantime, we have been working closely with the fire and rescue service to make sure the appropriate interim measures are in place."
The spokesman added: "We have been working with the affected customers throughout and have flagged the estimated cost now to help them plan the funding and to ensure the monies are available to complete the safety works.
"We fully appreciate the impact that bearing the costs of major works such as this can have on leaseholders, which is why we have advised our customers that they do not need to pay their share now, whilst we continue to explore options."
Since the first cladding test results on Citiscape came back in June, 24-hour fire marshals have been put in place to walk around each floor every 30 minutes.
First Port also altered its evacuation policy at the building, which was constructed by Barratt Developments, from 'stay put' to 'evacuate' in the wake of the testing.


Dear Members: We are writing to you with a heavy heart. As you know, we have been looking for a new space due to a sudden 30 day notice from our landlord. While we have found 2 potential spaces, there are some factors (namely location and cost) that do not make either the best option for the short or long term.
Weekly Fig co-founders (Michele, Anju, and Nate) have not taken a paycheck since we started. As you may or may not know, Nate has taken a full time job and Michele is due with baby #5 in 5 weeks. Anju would be unable to uphold Weekly Fig on her own, especially over the summer with 3 children and the expense of child care.
We have been looking for an investor and/or partner and have been unable to secure one in such a short time frame. We have spent all our personal resources and can no longer sustain Weekly Fig on our own. Due to all the compounding factors at this time, we feel it is prudent for us to take it all as a sign… We fought as hard as we could with everything we had. Thank you to everyone for being a part of our lives and allowing us to be a part of yours, serving you and local farmers and artisans weekly.
Regretfully, this means our last delivery day is Wednesday, March 27, 2019.
We still have a large amount of "housekeeping" to do, namely everything we can for our farmers who have planted crops specifically for Weekly Fig members this growing season. All of that information is below. But quickly, we'd like to mention that we would still love your support at the hearing on April 2nd. As a reminder, the hearing is the USDA's attempt to encroach on our rights to organize as a private group of like minded citizens. We have spent over $25,000 in legal assistance to defend our members food rights from the very first week of our existence in 2015.
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Whether Weekly Fig is in operations or not, this issue is important and we hope and pray our efforts set a precedent for other food clubs and farmers across the country. This is an issue of food freedom, privacy and the right to assemble and associate with like minded people without unnecessary government interference over a basic right to choose our food quality.
Albert Martin from Martin Family Farms is our primary produce provider. We want to help him with additional avenues to sell the produce he has already planted for Weekly Fig Members. Albert would like to offer CSA boxes at drop locations if there is enough interest.
We can utilize some of the businesses we are already using for pick up. We would also like to help Mountain Meadow Farms as well, for herd share products. If you are interested in CSA and/or herd share pickup, please fill out the Google Form. https://goo.gl/forms/9oaWRNGtZOtT5pUS2 We welcome you to include suggestions for additional pickup locations to be considered. Please feel free to share with others.
Produce from Martin Family Farms is beyond organic. They do not use any chemicals at all! If we have helped our members in any way from this experience, we encourage you to never be afraid of asking farmers about their growing practices and visit when possible. Don't take no for an answer. You have the right to know and understand what you are eating. Buying local is good, but keep in mind that it is not necessarily synonymous with chemical-free. Organicdoes not mean chemical-free. Remember that free range eggs are not the same as pastured, and grass-fed meats are not the same as grass-finished.
Please reach out to us at members@weeklyfig.com if you have any questions or concerns.