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May 2, 2020 by Peter T Young 2 Comments
Road to Hāna
The Maui News reported that this "fine piece of road" was of "practically no benefit".
They later changed their tune and called it a "great road making achievement in the Islands, fraught with tremendous difficulties in engineering and construction work" and completed by "dare-devil exploits." (NPS)
OK, it's called "Hāna Highway" but that name conjures up the wrong images of what this roadway is all about. Drive slowly, because you can't drive fast, anyway.
It's 52-miles long; there are 620-curves, 59-bridges and 8-culverts … in your slow motion ride, along the way you will also see a variety of scenic views, including the ocean, mountains, sea cliffs, waterfalls, small villages, native and exotic vegetation and traditional landscapes.
This transportation link has a long history … let's look back.
Back in the 15th Century (around the time Columbus was crossing the Atlantic,) Maui was divided into two Royal Centers, Lāhainā and Hāna. Back then, the canoe was the primary means of travel around and between the Islands.
Piʻilani, ruling from the Royal Center in Lāhaina, where he was born (and died,) gained political prominence for Maui by unifying the East and West of the island, elevating the political status of Maui.
Famed for his energy and intelligence, Piʻilani constructed the West Maui phase of the noted Alaloa, or long trail (also known as the King's Highway.) His son, Kihapiʻilani laid the East Maui section and connected the island.
This trail was the only ancient pathway to encircle any Hawaiian island (not only along the coast, but also up the Kaupo Gap and through the summit area and crater of Haleakalā.)
Four to six feet wide and 138 miles long, this rock-paved path facilitated both peace and war. It simplified local and regional travel and communication, and allowed the chief's messengers to quickly get from one part of the island to another.
Missionaries Richards, Andrews and Green noted in 1828, "a pavement said to have been built by Kihapiʻilani, a king … afforded us no inconsiderable assistance in traveling as we ascended and descended a great number of steep and difficult paries (pali.)" (Missionary Herald)
The 1848 account of Moses Manu noted, "This road was treacherous and difficult for the stranger, but when it was paved by Kihapiʻilani this road became a fine thing." (NPS)
The first modern roads on Maui began to be built around the late-1800s. Many of these early roads led to and from different plantations in the town of Hāna, where sugar, pineapple, wheat and rubber all flourished. In 1849, George Wilfong opened the first sugar mill in Hāna near Kaʻuiki Hill.
The modern history of the Hāna Belt Road began in the 1870s when fifteen miles of unpaved road was built from central Maui into East Maui's rain forest to facilitate the construction of the Hāmākua Ditch (to carry water for irrigation of central Maui's sugar plantations.)
By 1883, the number of sugar plantations in Hāna grew to six. At this time there were small roads going from one plantation to another, as well as partial routes to Kahului from Hāna or from Pāʻia to Hāna. The problem was a lack of reliable roads into and out of Hāna.
The journey to Hāna was made partly over unpaved wagon roads and horse trails, often rendered impassable by damage from frequent rains. The most common means of travel to Hana was by steamer ship. Writer Robert Wenkam states that …
"When Hana was without a road, and the coastal steamer arrived on a weekly schedule, Hana-bound travelers unwilling to wait for the boat drove their car to the road's end … rode horseback … walked down the switchback into Honomanu Valley."
"… By outrigger canoe it was a short ride beyond Wailua to Nahiku landing where they could borrow a car for the rest of the involved trip to Hana. Sometimes the itinerary could be completed in a day. Bad weather could make it last a week." (Library of Congress)
In 1900, folks saw the need to extend a good wagon road through to Hāna, which would be part of the island's "belt" (around-the-island) road system. That year, a rudimentary road was built from Ke'anae to Nahiku.
The 1905 Superintendent of Public Works report stated that "very rough country is encountered in these districts. On account of the great expenses of road construction, the road has been made as narrow as possible in order to construct, with the money available, the maximum length of road". (LOC, Territory of Hawaiʻi 1905)
Overland travel continued by horse and many travelers followed the trails along the irrigation ditches. Steamers remained the preferred mode of transportation for travel along the Hāna Coast.
Beginning in 1908, in anticipation of road improvements, twenty-four solid-paneled, reinforced-concrete bridges were built by 1915; from 1916 to 1929, an additional thirty-one bridges were built with a reinforced-concrete.
A large part of the road to Hāna was constructed by prison labor based at the Keʻanae Prison Camp. The camp was built in 1926 to house the prisoners who would construct the road, including several bridges from Kailua to Hana. When the road was completed, men from Keʻanae to Hāna town were hired to maintain the road, especially during the rainy season. (McGregor)
Finally, after multiple phases of road and bridge construction, the Hāna Belt Road was opened to the public on December 18, 1926. Honiron, a publication of Honolulu Iron Works, described the road as "spectacularly chiseled out of abrupt cliffs and precipitous valleys." The road was not paved along its entire length when it was opened in 1926. (NPS)
Miles of the roadway were nothing more than a 16′-wide shelf cut into the mountainside, with towering masses of rock above and sheer drops measuring hundreds of feet to the ocean below. (NPS)
The Maui News claimed the road was the most scenic drive way in the world, with vistas of lofty mountains, the Pacific Ocean, wild canyons, cataracts, waterfalls and luxurious tropical vegetation. Signs marked "bad turn" and "go slow" were installed to mark dangerous curves and other points in the road. The average speed for driving the Hana Belt Road was 20-mph. (NPS)
The Hāna Highway portion of the "belt road" traverses approximately fifty-two miles along Maui's north and east coast from Kahului in central Maui to the remote East Maui community of Hāna. After Hāna, the road continues as the Piʻilani Highway. Together, these East Maui roads were part of Maui's "belt" road system around the entire island. (NPS)
It is not just a road; it is an attraction … for all, an experience.
In August 2000, the Hāna Highway was officially designated a Millennium Legacy Trail. The designation is given to trails that reflect the essence and spirit of our nation's states and territories.
Millennium Legacy Trails are representative of the diversity of trails; rail-trails and greenways, historic trails, cultural itineraries, recreation paths, waterways, alternative transportation corridors and many other types of trails. (Rails to Trails Conservancy) On June 15, 2001, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places.
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March 31, 2020 by Peter T Young 2 Comments
After a decade of national prosperity in the Roaring Twenties, Americans faced a national crisis after the Crash of 1929. The Great Depression saw an unemployment rate of more than twenty-five percent in the early 1930s. (pbs)
As a means to make work, the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) succeeded the Emergency Conservation Work agency, which started in 1933. In 1939, the CCC became part of the Federal Security Agency. It was eliminated in 1943. (UH Mānoa)
The purpose of the CCC and its predecessors was to provide employment in forestry and conservation work. It "brought together two wasted resources, the young men and the land, in an effort to save both." (NPS)
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) was a program developed by Franklin D Roosevelt's New Deal (1933) at the end of the Great Depression. During FDR's inaugural address to Congress in 1933, he told the lawmakers in his first message on Unemployment Relief …
"I propose to create a Civilian Conservation Corps, to be used in simple work, not interfering with normal employment, and confining itself to forestry, the prevention of soil erosion, flood control and similar projects."
From FDR's inauguration on March 4, 1933, to the induction of the first CCC enrollee, only 37 days had elapsed. The goals of the CCC according to the law were: "1) To provide employment (plus vocational training) and 2) To conserve and develop 'the natural resources of the United States.'"
By the end of the third year, there were 2,158-CCC camps in the nation and 1,600,000-men had participated in the program. (NPS)
Although the Civilian Conservation Corps began on the US mainland in 1933, "it was not until one year later, [on] April 1, 1934, that the first units of this Corps began work here in Hawaii under the direction of the Territorial Division of Forestry". The Civilian Conservation Corps was defined by nine Corps regions. The Territories of Alaska and Hawaiʻi were part of the Ninth Corps Area. (NPS)
The goal of the CCC was to provide young men with jobs during a time when many were unemployed, times were hard, and starvation was a concern. (NPS)
It was estimated that 8 to 10 percent of Hawaiʻi's young men were enrolled by the Civilian Conservation Corps during its tenure from 1934 to 1942. There were CCC camps on Oʻahu, Maui, Kauai, the island of Hawaiʻi and Molokai. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin, NPS)
Each CCC enrollee was paid $30 a month and was provided with food, clothing, shelter and free medical care (Honolulu Star-Bulletin, September 18, 1942). Of that amount, $25 dollars a month was automatically deducted and sent home to their families. (NPS)
There were five primary CCC camps built in Hawaiʻi (the CCC Compound at Kokeʻe State Park, the most intact today; what is now a YMCA camp at Keʻanae on Maui; a research facility on the Big Island; Hawaiian Homes Property with only two buildings remaining on the Big Island; and part of Schofield Barracks in Wahiawa on Oʻahu.) Other temporary campgrounds were spotted in work areas around the Islands.
Their projects were numerous and included road and building construction, erosion control, masonry, firefighting, trail maintenance, vegetation and insect control among many others. One of the main goals of the CCC was to renew the nation's decimated forests, so lots of tree planting went on. (NPS)
Within Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park (then known as Hawaiʻi National Park,) as well as many other parks and forests, much of the work that the CCC did is still evident and still in use. From the research offices to the hiking trails, the CCC laid the foundations for much of the infrastructure and roads that we see and use today in the Park. (NPS)
The old Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Camp in Kokeʻe State Park on Kauai is a complex of eleven wood frame buildings surrounding an open grassed quadrangle. These buildings were constructed in 1935 and are sheltered on three sides by koa/ʻōhia forest. (Hui O Laka/Kōkeʻe Museum use and operate within these structures, today.) The CCC at Kokeʻe provided forest management, building trails, roads and fences, as well as planting over a million trees on Kauaʻi.
In 1934, the CCC took over the Keʻanae prison camp (initially built to house prisoners who worked at building the Hāna Highway.) CCC assembled men from other parts of Maui and other islands to plant thousands of eucalyptus and other introduced trees throughout the Hāna coast. (McGregor) Eventually, in 1949, the camp was acquired by the YMCA. Part of the land area continues to be used as a roadway base yard.
The CCC took over the Territorial foresters' camp at Keanakolu (on the side of Mauna Kea, near Humuʻula on the Big Island) and expanded it into a field camp. The camp consisted of a bunkhouse that housed as many as 40 teenage boys, a mess hall, foreman's quarters, and other service buildings. Another foreman's quarters was added next to the koa cabin. (Mills)
Major duties included maintenance of trails, developing the Mana/Keanakolu wagon road into an auto road (placing cobble stones to form a single-lane road,) construction of fences to keep cattle and sheep out of the forest, and the planting of a variety of forest and fruit trees.
In all, over 20-varieties of pear, 25-varieties of plum and 60-varieties of apple were planted. (Mills) By the 1940s, the CCC camp at Keanakolu was converted into a field station for territorial rangers and is now used by DLNR.
From April 1934 until May 13, 1941, the CCC operated a "side camp" in the Haleakalā Section of the Hawaiʻi National Park; CCC participants were housed in tents and moved to where the work areas were. (NPS)
Major park improvements through the CCC program on Haleakalā included the construction of the approximately 11-mile Haleakalā Road, Haleakalā Observation Station, two Comfort Stations (public toilets) and the Checking Station and Office at the park entrance. Several trail projects were completed within the Park. (NPS)
Filed Under: Economy, General Tagged With: Big Island, Civilian Conservation Corps, Haleakala, Hawaii, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Keanae, Keanakolu, Kokee, Maui, Oahu
October 6, 2019 by Peter T Young Leave a Comment
Keʻanae
"Wai o ke ola! Wai, waiwai nui! Wai, nā mea a pau, ka wai, waiwai no kēlā!" (Water is life! Water is of great value! Water, the water is that which is of value for all things!) (Joe Rosa, in Maly)
If you are going to tell a story about Keanae, in Koʻolau on the coast of Maui, the story starts with water, and with it, the life of the land.
From ancient times, the abundant rains, supported the development of rich forests; the rains and forests have in turn led to the formation of hundreds of streams (kahawai) that have molded the landscape of Maui into one with many large valleys (awāwa) and smaller gulches (kahawai). (Maly)
These watered valleys and gulches, and their associated flat lands (kula), have been home to and have sustained native Hawaiian families for centuries.
Handy, Handy & Pukui report that there were several major population centers on the Island of Maui: Kahakuloa (West Maui) region; the deep watered valleys of Nā Wai 'Ehā (Waihe'e, Wai'ehu, Wailuku and Waikapū); the 'Olowalu to Honokōhau region of Lāhainā; the Kula – 'Ulupalakua region and the Koʻolau – Hana region.
They note the importance of the Ko'olau region in this discussion: "On the northeast flank of the great volcanic dome of Haleakala…the two adjacent areas of Ke'anae and Wailua-nui comprise the fourth of the main Maui centers and the chief center on this rugged eastern coast."
"It supported intensive and extensive wet-taro cultivation. Further eastward and southward along this windward coast line is the district of Hana… [Handy, Handy and Pukui.]" (Maly)
Settlement in the watered valleys along the Koʻolau coast consisted primarily of permanent residences near the shore and spread along the valley floors. Residences also extended inland on flat lands and plateaus, with temporary shelters in the upper valleys.
Two primary forms of agricultural sites occur in these river valleys: lo'i kalo (irrigated and drainage taro farming field systems) on the valley floors and slopes; and the kula and kīhāpai dry land farming plots where crops such as 'uala (sweet potatoes), kō (sugar canes), kalo (taro), mai'a (bananas and plantains) and wauke (paper mulberry.)
Handy, Handy and Pukui further that "…Ke'anae lies just beyond Honomanu Valley. This is a unique wet-taro growing ahupua'a… It was here that the early inhabitants settled, planting upland rain-watered taro far up into the forested area. In the lower part of the valley, which is covered mostly by grass now, an area of irrigated taro was developed on the east side."
"A much larger area in the remainder of the valley could have been so developed. However, we could find no evidence of terracing there. This probably was due to the fact that the energies of the people were diverted to create the lo'i complex which now covers the peninsula." (Maly)
Anciently, the peninsula was barren lava. But a chief, whose name is not remembered, was constantly at war with the people of neighboring Wailua and was determined that he must have more good land under cultivation, more food, and more people.
So he set all his people to work (they were then living within the valley and going down to the peninsula only for fishing,) carrying soil in baskets from the valley down to the lava point. (Maly)
The soil and the banks enclosing the patches were thus, in the course of many years, all transported and packed into place. Thus did the watered flats of Keʻanae originate.
A small lo'i near the western side of the land formerly belonged to the chief of Keʻanae and has the name Ke-'anae (the Big Mullet); it is said that the entire locality took its name from this small sacred lo'i. Here, as at Kahakuloa, the taro that grew in the sacred patch of the aliʻi was reputed to be of great size. (Maly)
This area was nearly completely destroyed by a tsunami in 1946 (April 1.) Reportedly, the only building said to have been left standing was the Lanakila ʻIhiʻihi O Iehova o na Kaua (now called the Keʻanae Congressional Church.)
In 2005, the DOE announced the closure of the last one-room school in the state of Hawaiʻi (in Keʻanae,) just a few weeks before the school year began. The village of Keʻanae had its own school for 96 years.
Since then, Keʻanae students have made the 16-mile, one-way trek to Hana School. Reportedly, a Keʻanae Charter School has been proposed by community members. Last year, the non -profit group Ka Waianu o Hāloa launched a fund-raising effort in support of the establishment of a charter school in Keʻanae.
Today, Keʻanae continues to be a relatively isolated, but significant taro-growing community; it is one of the major commercial wetland taro farming regions in the state.
Keʻanae residents reportedly use the terms "inside" and "outside" to express the difference between life in their rural heartland and the new world of towns and cities where most Hawaiians live today.
Keʻanae lies on the windward coast of Maui, about a two-hour drive over the narrow, winding Hana Highway. Heading toward Hana leads you further to the "inside," heading towards Kahului is taking you "outside."
While at DLNR, I was involved through the Land Board and the Water Commission (both of which I chaired) on several issues related to Keʻanae – all focused on historic stream diversions and the impacts to downstream users, particularly the taro farmers there.
We authorized the release of an additional 6-million gallons per day for downstream uses, as well as appointment of a monitor to determine that this amount will meet the needs of the downstream farmers, as well as monitor other aspects of the decision.
Filed Under: Hawaiian Traditions, Place Names Tagged With: Hana, Hawaii, Kalo, Keanae, Koolau, Taro
November 19, 2013 by Peter T Young Leave a Comment
Keʻanae Prison Camp
In June, 1925, Governor Wallace Farrington and the County Board of Supervisors Chairman Samuel Kalama led a grand procession of cars on the official opening of the road from Kailua to Hana.
The road was called the Belt Road and would link the isolated communities of East Maui with the rest of the island. By December, 1926, the governor and the board chairman were able to drive all the way to Hana on the dream road that was fast becoming a reality.
Wait … Let's step back a bit.
Handy, Handy & Pukui report that in ancient times there were several major population centers on the Island of Maui: Kahakuloa (West Maui) region; the deep watered valleys of Nā Wai 'Ehā (Waiheʻe, Wai'ehu, Wailuku and Waikapū;) the 'Olowalu to Honokōhau region of Lāhainā; the Kula – ʻUlupalakua region and the Koʻolau – Hāna region.
They note the importance of the Koʻolau region in this discussion:
"On the northeast flank of the great volcanic dome of Haleakala…the two adjacent areas of Keʻanae and Wailua-nui comprise the fourth of the main Maui centers and the chief center on this rugged eastern coast. It supported intensive and extensive wet-taro cultivation. Further eastward and southward along this windward coast line is the district of Hāna…" (Maly)
Handy, Handy and Pukui further note that "…Ke'anae lies just beyond Honomanu Valley. This is a unique wet-taro growing ahupua'a… It was here that the early inhabitants settled, planting upland rain-watered taro far up into the forested area. In the lower part of the valley, which is covered mostly by grass now, an area of irrigated taro was developed on the east side. A much larger area in the remainder of the valley could have been so developed. However, we could find no evidence of terracing there. This probably was due to the fact that the energies of the people were diverted to create the lo'i complex which now covers the peninsula." (Maly)
In modern times, when Hāna was without a road, and the coastal steamer arrived on a weekly schedule, Hana-bound travelers unwilling to wait for the boat drove their car to the road's end at Kailua, rode horseback to Kaumahina ridge, then walked down the switchback into Honomanu Valley. (Wenkam, NPS)
Friends carried them on flatbed taro trucks across the Keʻanae peninsula to Wailua cove. It was a short ride by outrigger canoe beyond Wailua to Nāhiku landing where they could borrow a car for the rest of the involved trip to Hana. Sometimes the itinerary could be completed in a day. Bad weather could make it last a week. (Wenkam, NPS)
It was not until 1847, that the historic and modified trail and road alignments became a part of a system of "roads" called the "Alanui Aupuni" or Government Roads. Work on the roads was funded in part by government appropriations, and through the labor or financial contributions of area residents, or prisoners working off penalties. (Maly)
The law (Sec 1536DD. Warden, Deputy, Duties, Powers) allowed a warden to have "the immediate charge and direction of all Territorial prisons and prison camps and the administration thereof. The warden shall be responsible for the safekeeping of all prisoners and persons who may be committed to said prisons and for the enforcement of proper order and discipline among and concerning prisoners and prison officers and employees." (Attorney General)
Neighbor Island prison camps were set up, there were 4: Maui had three, the other was on the Big Island (outside Hilo.) Keʻanae camp had 22-prisoners and 3-guards; Olinda camp had 31-prisoners, with Jailer and 3-guards and Paukakulo camp had 27-prisoners, with 1-jailer and 3-guards. The three camps on Maui are engaged in road work and forest lines.
A large part of the road to Hāna was constructed by prison labor based at the Keʻanae Prison Camp. The camp was built in 1926 to house the prisoners who would construct the road, including several bridges from Kailua to Hana. When the road was completed in 1927, men from Keʻanae to Hāna town were hired to maintain the road, especially during the rainy season. (McGregor)
Later, an announcement in the Maui News (January 20, 1934) carried the headline, "Conservation Program Will Be Launched Within Week or 10 Days." Sub-headlines were "$421,000 Is Provided" and "…To be Located at Keʻanae's Old Prison Site."
No longer needed, the Keʻanae prison camp was converted into quarters for the Civilian Conservation Corps. This federal program, created by President Franklin D. Roosevelt to provide jobs to get the US through the depression, brought in men from other parts of Maui and other islands to plant thousands of eucalyptus and other introduced trees throughout the Hana coast. (McGregor)
In December 1942, during World War II, Governor Ingram Stainback tried to assist the war effort by sending forty inmates from Oʻahu Prison to the former Keʻanae Prison camp to revive the old Nāhiku rubber plantations in the hope of yielding 20,000 to 50,000-pounds of crude rubber annually. The venture was no more successful than the earlier ones had been.
Eventually, in 1949, the camp was acquired by the YMCA and is still used by the "Y;" part of the land area continues to be used as a roadway base yard.
The image shows Hāna Highway (BlueHawaiiHelicopters.) In addition I have added other images related to the property in a folder of like name in the Photos section on my Facebook and Google+ pages.
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It's summer-movie season again, and while it's tempting for anyone not enamored with sequels or superheroes to just keep their heads down and avoid theaters (as well as the internet) from now through the dog days of August, that may not be all that practical. Or all that much fun, either.
And, yeah, we get it. Isn't the summer-movie invasion not supposed to start until May? Well, March and April have been trying to become the new May for a while now and many claim that the summer season in reality is now 12 months long anyway. So it is what it is.
With a heavily anticipated superhero ("Shazam!") landing today, we decided to kick off the season this week. As expected, the next few months will be brimming with reboots and franchises, but it also will showcase some distinctive directors (Quentin Tarantino, Richard Linklater, Jim Jarmusch, Jonathan Levine, James Gray) whose visions don't align with look-alike Hollywood product.
The season also will provide what's already one of the most-talked-about performances of the year (Taren Egerton as Elton John in "Rocketman") as well as a particularly Texas true-crime story ("Trial by Fire") based on the murder of three Corsicana girls.
So it's not all CGI and see you later.
Here's a guide to some of the notable titles coming to theaters this summer. And remember, release dates in Houston are always, always subject to change.
"Pet Sematary" — A favorite novel among Stephen King's legions of fans, this tale of critters (human and otherwise) rising from the dead was adapted to little praise back in 1989. Now it is resurrected, with a cast that includes Jason Clarke, John Lithgow and Amy Seimetz, and production value that at least suggests a healthy budget. If the creepy trailer is any hint, this version will be a marked improvement.
"Shazam!" — The DC Universe has been running at a disadvantage with its Marvel competition but with "Wonder Woman," the box-office powerhouse "Aquaman," and now the more comedic "Shazam!," which has been buzzing with positive word of mouth, maybe things are starting to turn DC's way. Zachary Levi plays the title character, who's really the superhero inside a 14-year-old just waiting to bust out when some bad guys need stopping.
"The Best of Enemies" — This might be the movie that finally gives Taraji P. Henson the juicy big-screen role she deserves. She plays civil rights activist Ann Atwater, who goes toe to toe with C.P. Ellis, Exalted Cyclops of the Ku Klux Klan, over school integration in Durham, N.C. in 1971. Sam Rockwell, who won an Oscar for playing a racist cop in "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri," goes back to the well as the Cyclops.
"Penguins" — It seems Disney celebrates Earth Day many years with an animal documentary released under its Disneynature imprimatur. This year, it's about everyone's favorite waddling, ocean-diving bird.
Penguin family bonding in 'Penguins,' the doc from Disneynature.
"Avengers: Endgame" — Things were looking pretty endgamey as the last "Avengers" movie, "Avengers: Infinity War," came to a rather bleak climax. But that's not how these series tend to end, especially not one as massive and profitable as this one. And since this one has a running time of around three hours, look for lots of individual backstory and a more rousing climax this time around.
"Long Shot" — There was an explosion of buzz out of SXSW over this rom-com starring Charlize Theron as a presidential candidate who falls for her speechwriter, played by Seth Rogen. Before you dismiss it out of the hand after the seeing the word "Rogen," it's directed by Jonathan Levine, whose résumé ("50/50," "All the Girls Love Mandy Lane," "The Wackness") is filled with smart indie fare.
"The Sun Is Also a Star" — The young-adult best-seller about a cross-cultural love affair — she's Jamaican, he's Korean — is now a film starring Charles Melton ("Riverdale") and Yara Shahidi ("Grown-ish").
"Trial By Fire" — Cameron Todd Willingham was sentenced to death in Huntsville for setting the fire that killed his three daughters in their Corsicana home. The case has generated much controversy and doubt in subsequent years. This movie, starring Laura Dern and Jack O'Connell, brings the story to the big screen. Also worth seeking out: the documentary "Incendiary," about the same case.
"John Wick: Chapter 3 — Parabellum" — The latest entry in the popular John Wick action saga — featuring Laurence Fishburne, Anjelica Huston, Halle Berry and, of course, Keanu Reeves as the face-smashing title character — looks to be his most elaborate yet.
"Ad Astra" — Choice cast (Brad Pitt, Tommy Lee Jones, Donald Sutherland, Ruth Negga). Underrated director (James Gray, a cerebral filmmaker who made "The Lost City of Z" and never seems to get the acclaim he deserves). High concept (an astronaut travels the solar system in search of his lost father). This one has the potential to put people in seats and tickle the brain at the same time. Not to be confused with Claire Denis' "High Life," in which a father and daughter fight to survive in deep space. That one opens in Houston April 19.
"Aladdin" — First "Dumbo" got reworked and now another Disney mainstay. This one though is directed by British action director Guy Ritchie, which seems and odd choice (maybe it should be called "Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Hookahs?"). Will Smith plays Genie while Mena Massoud ("Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan") is Aladdin. Then, of course, a "Lion King" is coming, too.
"Godzilla: King of Monsters" — They just won't stop remaking "Godzilla" in some form. A cast that includes Kyle Chandler, Vera Farmiga, Thomas Middleditch, Ken Watanabe and CCH Pounder not only has to deal with the big guy but his "pals" Mothra, Rodan and three-headed King Ghidorah.
"Rocketman" — "Bohemian Rhapsody" struck Oscar and box-office gold with its sentimental take on Freddie Mercury and Queen. Now it's Elton John's turn in the biopic spotlight, with Taron Egerton playing the flamboyant star during his rise to stardom — though Egerton actually sings. Another "Bohemian" connection: it's directed by Dexter Fletcher, the guy brought in to finish "Bohemian Rhapsody" after Bryan Singer left the project. And, yet again, he hopes it will rock you.
"The Dead Don't Die" — And you thought Tarantino's "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" was the summer film with the killer cast. Jim Jarmusch's horror comedy features Adam Driver, Bill Murray, Selena Gomez, Iggy Pop, RZA, Tom Waits, Steve Buscemi, Tilda Swinton, Chloë Sevigny, Danny Glover and Rosie Perez.
"Dark Phoenix" — Fans of the X-Men universe get to have double the fun with two movies. First up is this one, focusing on the character of Jean Grey/Phoenix, who begins to change into a more corrupt version of herself. Jennifer Lawrence, Jessica Chastain, James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Nicholas Hoult, Tye Sheridan and Sophie Turner star. Then the second X-Men movie arrives Aug. 2.
"Late Night" — Emma Thompson is a late-night talk-show host who may be losing her job. Mindy Kaling wrote the script and co-stars along with John Lithgow and Ike Barinholtz.
"The Last Black Man in San Francisco" —This Sundance hit looks like a spiritual cousin to "Blindspotting," the 2018 film set against a rapidly gentrifying Bay Area. This time it's newcomer Jimmie Fails playing a San Francisco native wondering what happened to his old city as he searches for a paradise lost.
"Men in Black: International" — The franchise reboots under the direction of F. Gary Gray ("Straight Outta Compton") with Chris Hemsworth, Tessa Thompson, Kumail Nanjiani, Liam Neeson and Emma Thompson.
"Toy Story 4" — If this weren't a "Toy Story" there would be reason for much skepticism about a fourth installment. But these films play by different rules, seemingly getting better with each installment. Tony Hale voices a new toy named Forky, who joins the gang on a road trip. Plus, Jordan Peele is here, which certainly raises the possibility of some good horror homage.
"Yesterday" — Danny Boyle retreats a bit from bigger films like "Trance" and "Steve Jobs" to tell a more idiosyncratic story about a man who's the last person on Earth who remembers The Beatles. Ed Sheeran, Kate McKinnon, James Corden, Lily James and Ana de Armas are among the cast.
"Midsommar" — Director Ari Aster inspired many nightmares with his last film, "Hereditary," and he's back with this story of a young couple's summer trip that takes a dark turn. Will Poulter and Florence Pugh star.
"Spider-Man: Far From Home" — Tom Holland returns as the webbed hero who has to fight a strange European enemy, Mysterio, played by Jake Gyllenhaal.
"Stuber" — If Dave Bautista asks for assistance, are you gonna tell him no? The wrestler-turned-Guardian of the Galaxy plays a detective who needs a little bit of help from his Uber driver (Kumail Nanjiani, who, coincidentally, also worked as an Uber driver in "The Big Sick"). The offbeat tough guy/wiseacre chemistry alone should be enough to keep this one revving in the right direction.
"21 Bridges" — Chadwick Boseman shot out of the career gate playing famous people (Jackie Robinson, James Brown) and headlining one of the most popular films of all time ("Black Panther"). This sounds like something different. He plays a dirty police officer enlisted to track down a cop killer. Yes, there's a gimmick: Manhattan is on lockdown, including all seventeen bridges. And Wakanda isn't sending any backup.
"The Farewell" — While not yet getting the hype of "Crazy Rich Asians," the Lulu Wang-directed comedy about a Chinese family planning a wedding stars Awkwafina, Tzi Ma, Jim Liu and Diana Lin.
"The Lion King" — Here's the reimagined animated classic, this time under the direction of Jon Favreau ("Iron Man," "The Jungle Book") with Beyoncé, Donald Glover, Keegan-Michael Key, Seth Rogen and Chiwetel Ejiofor in the cast of many voices.
"Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" — Quentin Tarantino jumps into late-'60s Hollywood with an over-the-hill actor (Leonardo DiCaprio) and his stunt double (Brad Pitt). He also tackles the Manson family massacre, with Margot Robbie playing the role of Sharon Tate. Also along for the ride: Al Pacino, Damian Lewis (as Steve McQueen), Dakota Fanning (as Squeaky Fromme), Tim Roth and the usual deep bench of actors that help define a Tarantino movie.
"Fast and Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw" — This "Fast and Furious" spin-off focuses on frenemies Hobbs (Dwayne Johnson) and Shaw (Jason Statham) fighting a genetically enhanced villain (Idris Elba).
"The New Mutants" — The title sums it up pretty well, at least for "X-Men" fans. New mutants, new powers, new adventures for super-powered youngsters feared by society at large and torn between factions within their own ranks. The X-Men have proved among the most durable of Marvel franchises, surviving through multiple iterations, stars and storylines.
"Where'd You Go, Bernadette?" — Richard Linklater takes on Maria Semple's best-selling novel about a Seattle woman (Cate Blanchett) who decides to go on a solo adventure, leaving her husband and daughter scrambling to find her. Linklater rarely looks to outside material for inspiration, so it's safe to say this story won him over big.
"The Kitchen" — This one sounds a little like one of last year's underrated gems, "Widows." The wives of incarcerated New York gangsters waste no time returning to earning in Hell's Kitchen. The cast — including Elizabeth Moss, Tiffany Haddish, Melissa McCarthy, Margo Martindale — is killer. Which is good, because it sounds like they've got some dirty work to do.
"Good Boys" — In the vein of "Superbad" comes this comedy from "The Office" director Gene Stupnitsky about three boys trying to find their way home. Jacob Tremblay and Will Forte star.


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Shadows and Dust Announcement
From the creator of Mars Underground, comes an announcement of something just as strange and even a bit unnerving with Shadows and Dust.
Moloch Media, the developer of Shadows and Dust, have given very few details about the new game. The game is described as a narrative about regret that combines text-based scenes with short bouts of first person exploration. It must be noted that some choices can't be taken back.
On the game's Steam page Shadows and Dust has the quote "In that sleep of death what dreams may come." In addition the game is described as a ghost story with a dim view, a dark room, and someone else is here.
From the trailer viewers are able to here the eerie use of sounds and music. Additionally there is a bleak and empty room lacking an individuals personal touch. In the dark scene, slowly an outline of a figure and two eyes barely emerge from empty abyss. The use of static background noise only helps to amplify the creepiness.
A note of content warning for Shadows and Dust as it deals with serious themes that include depression, mental illness, and suicide. The game is a deeply personal experience based on the author's own nightmares.
Shadows and Dust currently does not have a set release date. The game will be available on Steam and interested players can add the game to their wishlist now. Shadows and Dust was created with Ink, WWISE, and Unity 3D.
Shadows and Dust Trailer | Moloch Media
Moloch Media (@MolochMedia Twitter) is based in Australia and was founded in 2015. Their first title release, Mars Underground was designed, developed, and programmed by Matt Sanderson. Mars Underground was an official selection in the PAX AUS Indie Showcase 2018, won the 2016 Strasbourg Indie Game Contest Octopix for the Best Independent Video Game, and nominated for several awards at Freeplay 2019.
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It is in answering God's call that we find our greatest joy. We can know this truth, we can desire God's will, and we can be willing to follow, yet there will always be challenges and fears that threaten to hold us back. Fears and doubts may never completely leave us, but they need not hold us back from moving forward with Christ.
In our FAQs, we address the common fears that can plague those in discernment. Often, addressing these fears is merely a matter of learning more about the reality of religious life and priesthood. The information below may be helpful in addressing some of the concerns that you have, yet they probably do not cover them completely. A more effective way to address these fears will be to contact a Vocation Director.
Poverty: Will I have the basics of what I need?
Obedience: What if they tell me to do something I don't want to do?
Worthiness: Who am I to receive this call?
Timing: Should I enter or wait a few more years? Will I miss out on something if I enter now?
Family: Do I need to leave my family behind? Can I manage without a family of my own?
Many men worry about how they will fit in with other men at the seminary. Visit our Meet the Men in Formation page to learn more about our current seminarians. Be sure to Contact Us if there are any other questions that we can answer for you.


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Wish you could take that yacht for an extended test before deciding whether to buy it? A yacht charter makes that possible, with these five options.
Are you contemplating buying a yacht, but worrying about whether you'll like the model long-term? Most sea trials of new yachts last only a couple of hours and then the dealer looks into your eyes, makes an impassioned speech about lifestyle, and hands you a pen. But a week or month after signing the check, you might not be so ebullient about your new baby. What if you could try it for days or even weeks before signing on the dotted line? Here are five yachts you can live with for a while and really fall in love with—or not—before committing to your next big purchase.
The world is going to the cats—catamarans, that is, like the Leopard 43 PC.
Catamarans have been gaining ground in charter so there are many new models to choose from. Charter companies like The Moorings, Sunsail, and Horizon are well-stocked with recent model sailing cats, but the fastest-growing segment of charter yachts is power catamarans. So if you'd don't sail, don't worry.
I recently tested a Leopard 433 power cat (the additional three in the model name indicates a three-cabin model) and I came away a big fan. Not only did The Moorings provide the full experience by supplying the owner's layout, they also made sure to equip it with amenities including a genset, air conditioning, and electronics, so it was just like a boat I'd actually buy.
Cruising at 15 knots we covered a lot of territory, but the fuel-sipping 220 HP engines didn't leave us with a big diesel bill at the end of the week. The solid deck forward made easy work of catching moorings or anchoring because it was secure underfoot and easy to move from side to side in a hurry. The interior spaces were immense and stowage options were plentiful.
The flybridge was a magnet for everyone. Not only was the view from here spectacular, but also there was clear and easy communication between the driver and foredeck crew without shouting. And the electric grill aft kept the chef up top and outside, engaged in the party so cooking wasn't a chore.
I found the windlass to be undersized for the amount of chain and the size anchor, and I'd upgrade them if purchasing this boat. Also, the electric winch that raised the dinghy davits was inadequate for the job and tripped the breaker a dozen times on each try. But a big reason to rejoice was the boat's maneuverability. The Leopard 43 PC is, hands down, the easiest boat I've ever driven and we would often pick up and drop moorings or tie up at a dock just for fun. When was the last time you said that?
Visit Leopard, or see Leopard 43 PC listings.
The Aquila 44 is a perfectly sized vessel for charter as well as private ownership.
Continuing the love affair with power cats, MarineMax Vacations offers Aquila models in the British Virgin Islands. Boats 38' to 48' are available but my personal favorite is the Aquila 44. The standout feature on the Aquila is the layout. You'll be hard-pressed to find a more comfortable cat anywhere. The owner's version has the master suite across the entire forward deck with the berth on the centerline, the head down in the port hull, and an office (or child's bunk) in the starboard hull. Stowage options would make any long-term cruiser happy and getting about inside and out is exceptionally easy.
The galley and aft cockpit meld into one entertaining area. The galley is in the aft port corner where the window lifts up and out of the way to form a bar area with two stools, half inside and half outside. Another six people can gather around the dinette in the cockpit. And as if that weren't enough, the flybridge more than doubles the social area and provides a bit of separation so two parties can coexist.
Aquila retrofitted the 44 with wave-piercing bows which may be compensating for a bit of bow heaviness but with the appendages, the waterline is longer and pitching has been reduced. And you could fit a VW Beetle in the huge starboard bow locker—not that you should.
Visit Aquila or see Aquila 44 listings.
A cat of another color is the Lagoon 450 , which comes in both Flybridge and SportTop versions.
The 450 is a sailing catamaran carrying 1,399 square feet of upwind sail area with the standard full batten mainsail by Incidence Sails. A square top or fathead main is an option and adds another 22 square feet. That might not sound like much but additional canvas near the top of the 73' Z-Spar mast makes a difference.
All control lines are led aft to three Harken winches and an array of Spinlock clutches at the helm. Our test boat was equipped with a 12" B&G MFD at the helm and additional Harken winches in the cockpit for the optional Code 0. With a decent breeze of 12 knots, you can expect to sail six knots close hauled and possibly 10 knots on a beam reach in flat water.
Although four cabins and four heads are available, our test boat had the owner's configuration with the master stateroom spread over the entire starboard hull. It's a posh space with a large bed aft, an equally large head and separate shower stall forward, and a nice desk in between.
As is becoming the norm, most large cats have two cockpits, one forward and one aft. The 450 SportTop offers these two cockpits, which provides a bit of separation for guests and also gives you options for the shadiest location for happy hour. The 450 Fly has both cockpits plus a flybridge to entertain big crowds.
For more information visit Lagoon, or see Lagoon 450 listings.
There are still plenty of monohull sailboats in charter like the Bavaria 56 that we sailed for two weeks in Greece, courtesy of Dream Yacht Charter.
The 56 was the German builder's flagship (soon morphing into the 57) and she's a massive piece of machinery that was a comfort when we experienced 40-knot Meltemi winds for a few days. This is a solid yacht that isn't going to be pushed around by gusts and waves.
Ours had five cabins that would accommodate 10 people, but other layouts are available. The transom corners are a bit tight for anyone standing on deck, tossing a line ashore in the always-exciting Med-moor situations. By contrast, the enormous electric swim platform made an excellent teak beach and boarding from a dinghy was easy.
The twin helms have superyacht-style consoles that add to the feeling of big yacht luxury and all instruments are within easy reach. An appreciated feature is the abundance of handholds. It's a nod to German forethought, anticipating how the boat will be used and emphasizing safety.
Visit Bavaria, or see Bavaria 56 listings.
If you want to keep your charter crew small and see what it would be like to own a couple's boat, the Beneteau 41.1 fits the bill.
The 41.1 is the refreshed iteration of the 41, launched just a few years ago. In the revamp, Beneteau dialed in improvements that would put this model on my short list. For starters, the new design lost almost 1,200 pounds of weight and that improved performance. The weight savings came from reducing the amount of interior wood trim and from modifying the transom, which still drops down to form a swim platform but no longer has an integrated seat.
The Z-Spar mast was moved aft, which improved the flow of the interior below and opened up the fore triangle for better sail options. The 41.1 now has a standard 95% self-tacking jib on a recessed track just ahead of the mast, so short-handed sailing is a snap.
Forward, the master stateroom underwent the greatest change and is available in two orientations: with a centerline berth or with a bed angled to starboard and an added head. Either way, this cabin gained lots of space as the deck-stepped mast moved aft. The compression post is now behind the doors and in the saloon. With these doors open, the boat feels longer and more spacious while with them closed, two or three couples can enjoy privacy. The 41.1 is very manageable by two so whether in charter or private cruising, it's a must-try for couples.
Visit Beneteau, or see Beneteau Oceanis 41.1 listings.
Zuzana Prochazka is a writer and photographer who freelances for a dozen boating magazines and websites. A USCG 100 Ton Master, Zuzana has cruised, chartered and skippered flotillas in many parts of the world and serves as a presenter on charter destinations and topics. She is the Chair of the New Product Awards committee, judging innovative boats and gear at NMMA and NMEA shows, and currently serves as immediate past president of Boating Writers International. She contributes to Boats.com and YachtWorld.com, and also blogs regularly on her boat review site, TalkoftheDock.com.


The building made headlines last week as news that the council was auctioning off the property with a reserve of £2.25 million earned it the title of "the most expensive council house in Britain". On Monday, just as news that the property had been sold for £2.96 million began circulating, it also became clear that the building had been occupied by local residents, some of whom are part of a new mutual support group called Housing Action Southwark & Lambeth, in an attempt to prevent the sale of yet more public housing. Having attempted to identify a number of possible offences, it became clear that police had no legal recourse to arrest the occupants, and they left.
I visited the occupiers and was given a tour of the building. Subtle traces of previous occupants still littered the rooms of the building; children's stickers and nails in the walls where pictures once hung, and a long discarded telephone extension cable strewn across the floor. People throughout the building were talking about their difficulties finding decent housing in the area. Expressions of the basic desire to live in the places they have come to call home.
I briefly spoke to a number of those occupying the building about their reasons for taking action and their opinions on the housing crisis affecting the borough.
Occupied Times: Why did you choose to occupy this particular building?
Occupiers: This building was on sale with a starting price of over £2 million which I guess just symbolises the totally ludicrous state of the London property market at the moment. But for us it was simply yet another council house that was being sold and, if we can stop that, if we can keep this house as common property instead of being sold off to some private property developer who is going to turn it into luxury apartments, then that's something that is worth doing. This is public property, and at a time when people are desperate for housing in Southwark every piece of public housing which is sold off denies people a chance to be housed. There was no mandate to sell the building and the argument that the money from the sale is going to be used to reinvest in new council housing doesn't seem to come from a council whose actions hold true to their word.
But this is also wider than this one building. It's about the loss of public/council housing across London – whether that be through its sell-off or the loss to tenants evicted due to bedroom tax arrears – and if we can challenge that, hopefully more people will take direct action to defend all of our homes.
OT: How does this building fit into a larger process of gentrification across Southwark, and London as a whole, for a number of decades now?
O: In the context of gentrification, this building is situated in a particularly important place. It's slap bang in the middle of the small area where the gentrification of Southwark actually began, just next to the Tate Modern and Borough Market. It's backed onto by social housing which is finding itself more and more out of place with its surroundings. The council say they're going to build 20 council houses "somewhere else", but the point is they're not going to be here. It's taking publicly owned property in an area with higher housing prices, selling it off and forcing any potential social tenants to find housing further out. That's definitively social cleansing in action. It's important that people with low incomes, who work and have lived in Borough for many years, have the right to live in their area. But it appears that the council don't feel that these people do have that right. They'll just put you somewhere out on the fringes of Southwark.
OT: How is this part of a larger project to defend people's homes?
O: We want to raise the issue of council housing being sold off by councils across the country, particularly in London, where the housing crisis is especially severe: we know across the border that Lambeth Council are selling off short life properties and here in Southwark there's been the Heygate estate, where thousands of social housing units have gone. All of this is being lost.
The housing list in Southwark is disastrous. There's 25,000 people on the waiting list and there is a huge waiting time before people are housed. If you're 'band 1′, which is for those with the most urgent need for housing, a one bed place can take up to eight months to find, for a three bed you're looking close to two years. And that's those in the most need even according to Southwark Councils criteria. Those with 'lower priority needs' are being forced to wait for years and years. People are then finding themselves forced to turn to the private sector or be made homeless, but if people are struggling to afford council rents, what possibility have they got of being able to afford private rates?
OT: So that makes this occupation far more than symbolic then doesn't it?
O: This isn't an academic discussion, there are people being made homeless right now because they're not being provided with homes, and so, if people find a property, that could house people quickly, then suddenly this is about defending actual places where people could live. That's the problem with these tired old promises of "twenty new houses" [the number of houses that Southwark Council claim they can build with the proceeds of the sale of the building], they don't exist, if they ever will. We can't live in promises, especially the kind that Southwark council make. There's got to be a point at which we decide we've had enough of the resources which we all own being sold off in the name of a kind of progress that leaves most of us impoverished. If we can put a stop to a process that has destroyed our communities and entire ways of life surely that's something worth doing?


I had thought there was no more patches this PTR? Unless there was something really broken and needed to be fixed. I would assume we in the late stage of this PTR and the dates for season end / new patch would be soon(tm).
There will be another PTR patch, acting on feedback we've taken over previous weeks. Often, we'll have acted on something, but it'll miss a build and have to wait until the next PTR update cycle. So look forward to some more changes next week!
We are, as you said, in the late stages (as we mentioned in our recent Developer Chronicles), so we'd really love to see more reporting from the community on existing changes, bugs, or any other oddities you run into during your remaining time on the PTR.
As for when the patch will go live, well, that'll be when it's ready. As always, we'll give you a heads up in the form of a 2-week notice prior to the current Season ending that should give you a rough time estimate.
I have to say, you missed the perfect opportunity to use your "Soon™" considering the title of this thread.
Haha, I'll be honest. I was tempted—but I'm prioritizing giving as much clarity as I can in between all the other projects I'm working on.


What kind of day is it when thick snow is falling everywhere? A glorious snowball day! Grab some snow and start rolling. With a few found objects, like buttons and fabric and seeds, and a little imagination you can create a whole family out of snow.
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Former Miss SVG contestant Jolene Bentick made the casting call for aspiring male and female models to vie for a place in the Caribbean Next Top Model competition.
"It's a show hosted by Mrs Pearl Williams to be held on January 12, 2013 at Mariner's Hotel from 1 to 4 p.m.
"You must be between the ages 16-24, must be a Vincentian citizen, unmarried, without a child and of sound moral character," Bentick told SEARCHLIGHT.
The 2012 Miss SVG contestant said that the event will be held in four stages, and is the first of many events which will be hosted by Beautex International this year.
She indicated that the preliminary competition will be held in five stages, with the top male and female advancing to the next leg in Jamaica.
Bentick said that the upcoming event would be a perfect opportunity for hopefuls to show what they are made of and gain publicity in the regional and international spotlight.
"The judges would be looking at walking style, creativity of makeup, expression, wardrobe coordination and presentation of hairstyle, and other important attributes to modelling," Bentick added.
Persons interested in being a part of the model search can contact Bentick at 7844308187. A registration fee of $30 is required.


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Rudo said he talked briefly by telephone with the governor, who is a former Duke employee, and at greater length with McCrory aide Josh Ellis, who "had a concern about what we were telling these folks on the forms."
McCrory's staff denied Rudo spoke with the governor, who is running for a second term in what is expected to be a close race with Attorney General Roy Cooper.
"We don't know why Ken Rudo lied under oath, but the governor absolutely did not take part in or request this call or meeting as he suggests," chief of staff Thomas Stith said in a statement. Stith credited the administration for recent legislation that will supply well owners near Duke's power plants with alternative water sources.
DHHS communications director Kendra Gerlach also said the governor did not participate in the meeting. "I was the one calling our public health officials, including Rudo. During my call with Rudo, he volunteered to come by and I said yes. He then joined Josh Ellis and me in person to answer some of the questions being discussed."
Rudo, a registered Republican who voted for McCrory in 2012, defended his account Wednesday. Rudo said he was called as he left for vacation by Dr. Megan Davies, DHHS' epidemiology chief, to go to the governor's office. "It wasn't voluntary," he said.
Rudo said he spoke with McCrory by telephone for three or four minutes about how risk warnings would be communicated to well owners and continued the discussion with Ellis.
Advocates claim Duke has gotten soft treatment under McCrory's administration, highlighted by a 2014 coal ash spill into the Dan River. The administration responds that it has taken a tough line on ash, filing lawsuits against Duke before the spill.
Rudo's testimony is consistent with previously released depositions in which health officials described a struggle with Department of Environmental Quality over the risks posed by contaminants found in private wells. The debate focused on hexavalent chromium, which may cause cancer in people who drink contaminated water.
State officials issued don't-drink advisories in the spring of 2015 to hundreds of well owners who live near Duke's power plants and their millions of tons of coal ash. Ash contains metals that have contaminated water under the plants. Duke says its ash hasn't tainted private wells.
DHHS has said it issued don't-drink advisories for hexavalent chromium based on a one-in-a-million lifetime risk that it will cause cancer.
Rudo said DEQ officials wanted to soften the advisory by adding that the water still met federal Safe Drinking Water Act standards. That's true, Rudo said, only because there is no federal standard for hexavalent chromium.
"They wanted language put on there that stated, in essence, we were overreacting in telling people not to drink their water. (Deputy DEQ secretary Tom Reeder) wanted us to say on the forms, 'Well, there is risk. You shouldn't drink the water, but it is not exceeding any public water standards or any (federal) standards,' " Rudo testified.
DEQ defended the advisory language.
"The Safe Drinking Water Act is the only regulatory standard for drinking water in North Carolina," spokeswoman Stephanie Hawco said. "The state environmental department had concerns about treating residents near coal ash ponds differently than the millions of North Carolinians who get their drinking water from municipal water supplies."
Rudo also objected when Dr. Randall Williams, the state health director, rescinded the advisories for hexavalent chromium earlier this year. "He knowingly told people that their water was safe when we knew it wasn't," Rudo testified.
Williams said at the time that the state had been too cautious in issuing the notices. He said municipal systems showed similar levels of hexavalent chromium as the private wells, although advocates have challenged that assertion.
DHHS said Rudo's testimony was inconsistent with the department's position. The department called the deposition's release "a politically motivated attempt to manipulate and mislead the public" by environmental advocates.
Last month Duke Energy asked the court to prevent the Southern Environmental Law Center, which represents the Yadkin Riverkeeper and other advocates, from releasing transcripts of an unfinished deposition of Rudo. Duke argued that the state toxicologist's testimony was "largely hearsay" and unlikely to be allowed at a trial.
"We have hours of questions about his actions, credibility and testimony in the first half of his deposition," Duke's Paige Sheehan said Tuesday.
The law center, however, filed some of Rudo's deposition as part of its response to the Duke court filing.
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Bristol Covid variant 'could infect people who have been vaccinated' - what experts are saying
By Iain Leggat
Thursday, 11th February 2021, 2:24 pm
Updated Thursday, 11th February 2021, 2:24 pm
Bristol Covid variant 'could infect people who have been vaccinated' - what experts are saying (Photo: Shutterstock)
The variant of Covid-19 which emerged in Bristol last week may infect people who have been vaccinated, or reinfect those who have already recovered from coronavirus, a Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE) expert has warned.
Speaking to ITV's Robert Peston, Professor John Edmunds said, "Where it has an advantage, potentially at least, is that it may be able to reinfect people who have been previously infected or have been previously vaccinated - that's the real worry with that particular virus."
What is the Bristol variant?
The Bristol Covid strain emerged early in February 2021, along with the Liverpool mutation. The Bristol variant is a mutated version of the Kent variant, which was highly transmissible, and considered the key factor in the UK's winter lockdown restrictions.
On Wednesday (10 Feb) there had been 14 cases of the variant in Bristol, four in Manchester, and three other scattered cases.
Professor Edmunds suspects that the mutation is not as transmissible as the Kent variant. The main concern is its potential to reinfect.
Like other variants that have appeared, this mutation (known officially as E484K) has spiked worry over whether it could make the vaccine less effective at stopping the spread of coronavirus.
Despite the fear over effectiveness, health officials have said they have a "high degree of confidence that the vaccine will work against variants".
The arrival of the Bristol variant means there are four variants of the concern being monitored by government advisors. These are the Kent mutation, the South Africa strain, the mutation from Brazil which has not yet been identified in the UK, and the new Kent mutations.
'More or less free' by end of year
Professor Edmunds predicts that the UK should be "more or less free" of Covid-19 by the end of the year.
The epidemiologist, however, warned against the loosening of restrictions, as it increases the potential for the virus to spread again.
"I think we do have to keep our border pretty tight at the moment - nobody likes this," he said.
"But we've identified these significant new variants that are out there and we need to be able to arm ourselves against them and we don't have new vaccines that could potentially arm ourselves against these new variants yet.
"I know that companies are working very hard on developing new vaccines in order to protect against these potential new variants that might affect us so I do think we need to be very cautious at the moment about travel abroad."


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written by Madeleine Martinek | December 22, 2022
To shed light on the often-neglected topic of how to most accurately translate and convey the content, concepts and atmosphere of a historical Chinese oeuvre, the Max Planck Institute for Legal History and Legal Theory in Frankfurt (MPI Frankfurt), together with the Max Weber Foundation and the Werner Reimers Foundation, has initiated the program "China – Norms, Ideas, Practices". The program seeks to attract professional translators with a high level of academic training and aims to go far beyond mere language skills to gain a deeper insight into China's heterogeneous self-conception when translating selected important monographs by prominent contemporary Chinese scholars into German.
As major part of this program, about thirty scholars, among them translators, researchers at the MPI Frankfurt and professors from the fields of law, sinology and sociology, gathered in Bad Homburg from October 10 – 11, 2022, to participate in the interdisciplinary conference on "China – Norms, Ideas, Practices". The conference focused on three main points: China's diverse self-interpretation traditions, the Chinese-German dialogue on issues of law, politics and history, and the professional, genuine exchange among translators as well as with the respective Chinese authors who participated online.
The conference was held at the Werner Reimers Foundation, which is situated in an oasis of tranquility and nature and is dedicated to the fostering of science and research involving studies of mankind, its nature and its environment – a wonderful place inspiring fruitful discussions and intellectual exchange.
The Inside and Outside of Historical China: A Reclarification of the Concept of 'China' and its 'Borders'
历史中国的内与外:有关"中国"与"周边"概念的再澄清
After the opening speech by the director of the MPI Frankfurt, Professor Thomas Duve, who also acted as a moderator in the conference, attention was drawn to the Chinese monograph The Inside and Outside of Historical China: A Reclarification of the Concept of 'China' and its 'Borders' published in 2017 by eminent historian of traditional China and public intellectual Professor GE Zhaoguang (葛兆光). Professor Sabine Dabringhaus from the University of Freiburg addressed the key concepts of the book such as the Chinese identity crisis originating from the various discourses and disputes with South and North Korea, and the problems with Taiwan and Hong Kong, which involve questions of Chinese ethnicity, religion, territory and nationhood. In this context, Professor Dabringhaus pointed out the ethnic and cultural diversity and stressed that the true nature of China cannot be understood by using Western concepts and applying them to China. It is, she explained, the enormous complexity of the question "What is China?".
Professor GE's familiarity with Confucius and the Qin and Han dynasties posed a great challenge to the translator. Maja Linnemann shared the struggles she faced when translating the book into German. The numerous quotes required checks against the original version. According to her, the translator becomes a detective who has to resort to reference books (i.e. works by William H. Nienhauser Jr.) and maps to comprehend the meaning of the geographic and administrative terms. Professor GE Zhaoguang agreed on the difficulty of capturing the complexity and diversity of the Chinese people in a German translation. He highlighted that understanding the "peripheries" and the "center" of China is essential to avoid conflicts in the sino-foreign relations.
On the Rule of Law and the Rule of Virtue: An Inner Observation of China's Legal Modernization Movement
论法治与德治:对中国法律现代化运动的内在观察
In the eyes of Professor Björn Ahl from the University of Cologne, On the Rule of Law and the Rule of Virtue: An Inner Observation of China's Legal Modernization Movement (2020) provides a new basis for research and discourse: Professor LIANG Zhiping (梁治平) strives for independent scholarship and freedom of thought and employs an empathetic understanding of different legal cultures. Neither does he insist on Western law being the only "true law", nor does he adhere to the dogma that China is so unique that it requires its own law.
Blandina Brösicke reveals the challenges of translating the different concepts of "rule of law" and ambiguous Chinese expressions such as renmin (人民) or xiangxin (相信) / xinyang (信仰), the meanings of which have to be delineated against the specific circumstances in which they are used. Professor LIANG Zhiping emphasized that some of the challenges of translating occur because some concepts such as fazhi (法治) are not inherent Chinese terms or they already bear a meaning stemming from other jurisdictions.
In the discussion round, Dr. Egas Bender de Moniz Bandeira, affiliate researcher at the MPI Frankfurt, addressed the recurring topic of "Translating Chinese Concepts" and summarized that Chinese texts and concepts have to be seen against the background of the specific time and place. In this context, Professor Björn Ahl added that Chinese concepts have a life on their own, which may sometimes contradict party policy.
Public Evening Lecture: "Solidarity in turbulent times? On the state of German-Chinese scientific relations"
Dr. Anna Lisa Ahlers
The program of the conference was enriched by a lecture delivered by Dr. Anna Lisa Ahlers from the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science in which she discussed the prevailing distant attitude of German university to conclude cooperation contracts with Chinese universities. She spread optimism by highlighting that science and academia cannot function without cooperation and that the risks are rather low if the Chinese-German cooperation focuses on selected, promising areas (such as climate) and is value-oriented.
The Tibet Issue between East and West
东西之间的"西藏问题
The author Professor WANG Hui (汪晖) was, according to the introductory words of Professor Hans von Ess from the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, strongly influenced by anthropologist and sociology professor FEI Xiaotong, a pioneering researcher in the study of China's ethnic groups. In his analysis of the Tibetan riots of Spring 2008 (published in 2009), he draws a comparison to the Ryukyu Kingdom which was integrated into Japan in 1879. The transformation entailed by the integration into Japan is seen by Professor WANG Hui as a process of modernization.
Translator Dr. Carsten Schäfer identified the somewhat delicate, yet differentiated aspects of the work of Professor WANG Hui, who describes the independence movement of Tibet as a product of a Western colonial movement; the German readership may find this description difficult to accept. However, he identifies the tricky conflict between traditional regional order (underrated in "Western" discourses) and the concept of a nation-state based on a Western model. With regard to the translation as such, Schäfer raised the concern that relying on English translations is sometimes more confusing than helpful. Reacting to his previous speakers, Professor WANG Hui highlights that there is not just one concept of "China", but that China is a trans-systemic society being composed of different ethnic groups or nationalities, religions and civilizations and civilizations. In the discussion round, Professor Thomas Heberer from the University of Duisburg-Essen provided examples illustrating to what degree China is a multi-ethnic state, mentioning the growing ethnicity and religiosity and the increase of Islamist forces in Xinjiang, which reinforces segregation. Professor Max Oidtman from the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich delivered a deep-dive presentation into the pluralistic legal order of the Qing state.
This conference was special in that it placed the translators in direct contact with the Chinese authors and thus provided – together with the other participants – for an honest exchange on the complex themes but also on the experiences and struggles of translation. Translating these three selected works by renowned Chinese scholars involves conveying a historical understanding of China and the diversity in Chinese thinking. Through a thorough translation, the dialogue between China and Germany can be improved considerably. This conference was an important step towards this goal.
Cite as: Martinek, Madeleine: China – Norms, Ideas, Practices: Conference 2022, legalhistoryinsights.com, 22.12.2022, https://doi.org/10.17176/20230116-105931-0


ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan blocked the social networking website Twitter for several hours because it refused to remove tweets considered offensive to Islam, said one of the country's top telecommunications officials.
The tweets were promoting a competition on Facebook to post images of Islam's Prophet Muhammad, said Mohammad Yaseen, chairman of the Pakistan Telecommunication's Authority. Many Muslims regard depictions of the prophet, even favorable ones, as blasphemous.
The government restored access to Twitter before midnight Sunday, about eight hours after it initially blocked access, possibly because of public criticism it received for its censorship.
Twitter spokesman Gabriel Stricker said the company had not taken down any tweets or made any other changes before Pakistan stopped blocking the site.
Yaseen said Sunday afternoon that Pakistan's Ministry of Information Technology had ordered the telecommunications authority to block Twitter because the company refused to remove the offending tweets.
The ministry informed Yaseen to restore access to Twitter Sunday evening, but he did not know what led to the decision.
Yaseen said Facebook had agreed to address Pakistan's concern about the competition.
Facebook confirmed in a written statement that it blocked access to the content in Pakistan. The site noted that it occasionally restricts content when it is illegal or offensive out of respect for local laws and culture.
A top court in Pakistan ordered a ban on Facebook in 2010 amid anger over a similar competition. The ban was lifted about two weeks later, after Facebook blocked the particular page in Pakistan. The Pakistani government said at the time that it would continue to monitor other major websites for anti-Islamic links and content.
Even when Twitter was blocked Sunday, many people based in Pakistan continued to use the website by employing programs that disguise the user's location. There was widespread criticism of the government's action by those on Twitter, who tend to be more liberal than average Pakistanis.
"Another cheap moral stunt by Pakistan," tweeted liberal Pakistani columnist Nadeem Paracha.
The 2010 Facebook controversy sparked many in Pakistan's liberal elite to question why Pakistanis could not be entrusted to decide for themselves whether or not to look at a website. Some observers noted that Pakistan had gone further than several other Muslim countries by banning Facebook, and said it showed the rise of conservative Islam in the country.
There were a handful of protests against Facebook back in 2010, often organized by student members of radical Islamic groups. Some of the protesters carried signs advocating holy war against the website for allowing the competition page to be posted in the first place.
Associated Press writers Sebastian Abbot in Islamabad and Candice Choi in New York contributed to this report.


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Anyone who knows my husband knows that he is very serious about breakfast. It is by far his most important meal(s) of every day. Entire vacation plans have been set around a certain breakfast.
In addition to his love for eating breakfast, he also believes himself to be "The Omelette King"! He has his technique perfected and really enjoys it. He loves to experiment with omelette fillings and they almost always include siricha.
Tara asked me to take the lead on this blog post for a couple of reasons.
1 – I made the dinner, I guess it would be kind of foolish if I make the dinner and Tara would get all the credit, right?
2 – I have a weird obsession with breakfast food. I don't even like calling it breakfast food because I want to eat it all the time. Is better food more appropriate?
3 – I have an even BIGGER obsession with eggs. It's kind of scary how many eggs I want to eat at a given meal. The style doesn't matter, the meal doesn't matter. It's gotten to the point where Tara has said to me on multiple occasions, "Can you please stop talking about eggs??" Maybe she thinks that by letting me write this blog post I'll get all my "egg talk" out of my system. No way, especially since there's a 90% chance I make eggs again for dinner tonight.
I started making omelets a few years ago. I didn't really follow a recipe, I just started small by mixing some eggs into a bowl, adding whatever i felt like, and then pouring it into the frying pan. It seems simple enough, but the truth is I probably burned dozens of omelets at first. Apparently stoves have temperature settings other than "HIGH".
After a while, I started getting the hang of making omelets. Typically we'll just look in our fridge, and if there's something that makes sense, we'll throw it in. Tomatoes? That works. Avocado? Awesome. Broccoli? Never ever ever in mine.
Put them in a pan over medium high heat and cover them, cook for about 30 minutes.
Chop the spinach, tomato, and onion and add to the bowl.
Then add the cheese to middle, fold, and finish cooking!
I don't know about everyone else but I'm a big fan of quick and easy weeknight meals. Bonus points always if you can turn it into lunch for a day or two as well! It took me a long time to break Jason of his turkey sandwich habit… Seriously I call it a habit/addiction because he was eating this lunch every day for the past ten years…. No variation… Even on a trip out to lunch it was always turkey and Swiss.
We have tried to eliminate most breads unless its for a treat or homemade, and we are always on the lookout for a good leftover to bring for lunch. Something that we have discovered that both of us love is couscous salads! It's quick and easy to make and usually will last us a few days.
So when I stumbled across a recipe for Feta/tomato/olive couscous salad I started to think about how that could work as a dinner and leftovers for lunch. So for dinner the night before we do balsamic chicken topped with tomato/olives/feta and while the chicken is cooking I make the couscous. When dinner is done we cut up all the leftovers and throw them into the couscous for lunch!
I start by putting the chicken in the grill pan and seasoning both sides with salt, pepper, and garlic. I then pour balsamic vinegar to coat the bottom of the pan and add a little water to it the acidity.
Cook the chicken evenly on both sides over medium high heat. Remove from the grill pan and take some olive tapenade to spread over each piece.
Once the tapenade is on each piece add some chopped tomato.
Now sprinkle with feta and they are good to go!
Now for the couscous.. I use the Israeli couscous from Trader Joe's.
The trick with this couscous is to brown it in the pan with a little bit of olive oil first.
Then slowly add hot water to the couscous ( I heat the water in my tea kettle while I brown the couscous) then cook according to package.
When it's done cooking, add all of your leftovers and there is lunch for tomorrow or even dinner for the next day!
which means more new recipes! It's amazing how much receiving a box of fresh produce motivates me to cook more! I'm having a lot of fun discovering new vegetables to love, but nothing is more exciting then when they place the box in your car and the whole car instantly smells like a familiar produce. This week that smell was overwhelmingly basil!
One of the first things I do when I get home with the box is sit down and read all the tips, recipes, and comments. They are so good for learning how to store, wash, and prepare the produce. They also give great ideas and inspiration. This weeks inspirational tip was to switch out some of your basil for kale when making pesto. The tip went on to say that the kale even gives it a better flavor in addition the the health benefits. So I thought I would give it a try.
The first thing I did was put all the basil and minced garlic into the food processor.
And pulse until no full pieces remain.
Then I got the Kale ready and put that in.
While the kale was blending I poured in half of the oil.
Next I added the salt and pine nuts.
Now what to do with the Pesto…. Make a pizza of course!
When I don't have time to make homemade pizza dough I go to trader joes and buy their garlic and herb dough.
Now to make the pizza spread out the pizza dough and add the pesto!
I added the Perdue shortcut chicken but you could add any leftover chicken.
Cut up some cheese and put it on top.
Bake at 425 for about 25 minutes and enjoy!!
We are on a big spaghetti squash kick right now and pretty much whenever we see it we grab a few. Jason and I love experimenting with substitutions ad this is our favorite by far! Well…. Maybe a close second to cauliflower pizza.
To start cut the spaghetti squash in half (the hard part), scoop out the seeds, place flesh side down and microwave for 10-15 minutes.
While the spaghetti squash was cooking I got started on seasoning and cooking the ground turkey. I used basil, oregano, salt, pepper, and garlic. Cook until no longer pink.
When it's cooked pour your turkey and sauce into a saucepan to warm.
Next I put the spaghetti squash in a frying pan with some olive oil and garlic to give it a better taste. You only need to leave it in for about 2-3 minutes.
Now you can arrange the squash on the plate or bowl to look like spaghetti.
And in our house spaghetti is never complete until you add the Parmesan cheese!
This spring, Jason and I joined this program near our house called fresh box! Basically you pay a weekly fee, and receive a box of fresh veggies and fruits. This has been a lot of fun! I drive to the store each week and they bring the box out to my car! Between this and Shoprite from home were really getting spoiled.
The whole point of the drag box program is to eat local and what's picked desk weekly. Every week is a surprise and we have already eaten something new at least once each week. What's nice about this program is they also provide suggested recipes for each item.
This week there were a few unfamiliar items that we were nervous to try…. Collard greens and bak choy. I decided to give their suggested garlic potatoes and greens a whirl and was so happily surprised.
Pour some olive oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. Add chopped onion and garlic and sauté until translucent 5-8 minutes.
While these were cooking I chopped the collard greens.
Then I added the chopped greens to the potato mixture, covered, and cooked for 15 minutes.
Right before serving, add salt, pepper, and red pepper flakes to taste.
This was delicious my husband and I both loved it!! The next day we added some leftover steak for lunch and it was even better!!
I was recently introduced to Eggs Benedict by one of my friends and instantly fell in love! I've started to order them at restaurants and even have gotten a little adventurous by trying different versions like crab and spinach Eggs Benedict… Yum! I was discussing with the same friend how much I had fallen in love with them and wondered about making them myself. We are really big breakfast people in our house, and all of my friends agreed of anyone could make them I could. CHALLENGE ACCEPTED!
I promised my friends that I would practice/ figure it out and the next time they came for a night we would have Eggs Benedict for breakfast. Well…. I made them…. I learned how to…. And I also leaner I will never be doing it again. "Nothing is too much trouble if it turns out right" ….. I changed my mind, to much trouble, even though it turned out right. I would rarer cater breakfast for 25 then make Eggs Benedict for two.
I have to say they were delicious, with avocado and tomato, we definitely enjoyed them, except for the fact that I had to eat with my left hand because I couldn't feel my right arm after what seemed like hours of whisking. And now that I've completely motivated you to attempt these… Here is the recipe I used.
As a side note we absolutely love bacon, and have found that our favorite way to cool it is in the oven, I set the oven to 350, put the bacon in and let it cook while I making the rest of breakfast.
Put a small double boiler together and brig the water to barely a simmer, you don't want too much heat or the yolks will cook.
Start by whisking the two eggs yolks and lemon juice together in a small bowl.
Add it to the double boiler and heat the butter in the microwave to melt.
Continue to whisk while you slowly add in melted butter.
Now you whisk, whisk, whisk, and whisk some more until the sauce thickens… Here's what mine looked like.
I kept the sauce near the stove to keep it warm. Before I poached the eggs, I toasted the English muffins and assembled the tomato and avocado slices.
I used the same water from the double boiler and added a little but of white vinegar to the water. First crack an egg into a bowl because its easier to pour.
The water should be just about to boil, but don't let it start, pour the egg in.
It should cook for about 4 minutes. I let it cook for 30 second and let the white firm a little.
Then I took a spatula and flipped the egg over carefully and let it cook the rest of the way.
Added them to the English muffins and sprinkled with salt and pepper.
When they were all assembled I drizzled them with the hollandaise sauce.
And voila! The most labor intensive breakfast I have ever made… At least it's pretty.
My husband and I always try to "eat clean" and healthy, but we both love pizza and pasta and its hard to give up. We have successfully given up store bought pasta and only have it if its made from scratch which we think helps. Even with that switch we are always looking for healthy alternatives and substitutes. We may be late to the game on this one, but we have a new found love of spaghetti squash.
While nothing will ever taste as good as fresh pasta, this is a great weeknight substitute that is much healthier! For those of you who don't know Jason is always a little hesitant when it comes to new veggies and is quick to tell me his true feelings, but the first time I made this it was an instant success. Unfortunately spaghetti squash is a winter squash and isn't so easy to find right now. We got lucky this weekend when our local grocery store just happened to have a few.
I stumbled across this recipe on Pinterest where I find so many of my good recipes, and thought it was too good not to share.
I think the hardest part about preparing spaghetti squash is cutting it open, but that's where you have to start.
Once it's cut open you need to scoop our the seeds which remind me of pumpkin seeds. Next you have to place the squash flesh side down in a microwave safe bowl or plate.
Put it in the microwave for 10-15 minutes depending on the size of the squash, this was a big one so it cooked for about 12 minutes.
While the squash is cooking preheat the oven to broil (500). And start preparing the filling. Lightly cover the bottom of a frying pan with the olive oil and over medium heat brown chicken, tomatoes, and olives.
I always eyeball my spices when I cook especially when a recipe should be made to taste. My advice for this and the way that I leaned is to start measuring at small intervals like 1/8 or 1/4 of a tsp and keep adding until you like the look and taste, once you find that measurement wrote it down and use that the next time you make the recipe. Over time you will just begin to judge how much you want by looking. For this recipe I just coated the filling with the spices like this.
I cooked the filling for about 10 minutes while the squash was cooking. I mashed the filling every few minutes.
Once the squash is cooked you just run a fork through it until it looks like spaghetti, leave a whole on the middle for the filling.
And broil for 5 minutes.
It's super yummy, quick, and healthy!!!