On our last trip to Cape Town we had a long lazy lunch at The Kitchen at the Maison Wine Estate in Franschhoek. The whole time we were there it felt like we had travelled to another country (us Joburgers aren't used to the mountains yet you see). In our day dreams we could have been in France or California.
At first it feels like you're stepping into a sweet Parkhurst house… but you walk in to a huge bustling restaurant with a rolling wine estate for a back yard. I loved the wood panelled interiors and sophisticated simplicity of everything.
We arrived a bit early for lunch so we had a walk around the vineyards, tried to sneak a peek into Chris Weylandt's house which is on the property and settled for a pre-lunch snooze inside their suspended nest bed (see below!).
With such an amazing chef, and such interesting things on the menu we decided to be a bit adventurous with our meal choices.
We shared the Octopus and the crab for starters. I wasn't sure what to expect but the flavours were delicious.
For wine we had their Chenin Blanc (You get a complimentary bottle with your meal if you're a WOW (World of Weylandts) member). Perfect for summer lunching.
The mains. We shared the Moroccan roast lamb (which fell off the bone, it was so good). The sides: A butternut dish and possibly my favourite part of the meal – the white chocolate cauliflower!
The full description to make your mouth water: Wood roasted cauliflower, white chocolate creme fraiche, pancetta and shitake mushrooms.
So much rightness in it's wrongness (sorry Tim Noakes)! This side dish is the ruler of all side dishes. The sweetness is perfectly complemented by the saltiness of the pancetta.
It was a beautiful day (the kind of day where you don't want to wear any shoes and feel the grass beneath your feet) so we took our full bellies back to the nest, kicked off our shoes and eventually ordered coffee and dessert in there. Full, happy and sleepy.
So before you go (because I know i've pretty much convinced you to go!) make sure if you've signed up for WOW (so easy to do here or in store), as you get a complimentary bottle of Chenin blanc with your meal (weekdays only).
Yes guys i've been in a very giving mood lately and would love for you to go out and try this place for yourself, so i'm giving away a meal for 2 (worth R700) at Maison.
I'm making it super easy too, just leave me a comment below (I love comments!).
Competition closes next week Wednesday.
It's soo beautiful, what stunning photo's! I think a visit to The Kitchen is on the cards with our little month-long tour of the Cape this December!
In loooove with this post. The pics had me salivating like hungry puppy! How was the Chenin?
Best part of The Kitchen………..you can enjoy all those tasted and textures. Kick back, make yourself at home and sip on a glass of wine while discussing all the magic your mouth experienced……… looks magical! I also want to kick back like that!
Looks beautiful and delicious, I would love to give it a try!
Looks astonishingly good! I live in London and am coming home to CT for a week in November to help plan my wedding! My mom has been working so hard at organising in my absence, I would love love to take her to this magical place as a treat.
This looks like the very best way to spend a Saturday or Sunday summer afternoon!
Amazing prize! What a treat – I need this!!
Its our 2nd wedding anniversary on the 1st and we've been looking for a place to go to celebrate. This would such an extra special treat for us!
love this competition. really want to win!!!!!
The way a Maison lunch would go down after eating dining hall food for the last year at uni!
Emma…..You've just made me very hungry!! We flying into CT on the 6th of December (from PE) and heading straight for beautiful Franschoek!! Maison is on my 'places to visit' list! A lazy lunch and a snooze in that nest bed… would soooo tick the box!
Love the way you capture every moment, the space and its surroundings… not to mention those food shots (*salivating*…as tummy grumbles:) Your detailed account of every encounter in every place you enter is just simply special! You relay the essence, so spot on every time. Just like your Babylonstoren post, this one has me wanting to cancel all other plans this weekend and just go explore Maison and indulge a little with my favourite human being. Thank you for sharing your passion for all things wonderful with us!
Sounds amazing. 2 trips planned to the Cape in the next few months, maybe we'll have a free lunch to try.
Just in time for summer. The Kitchen looks incredible! Perfect way to welcome in some much needed end of year spoiling and relaxation.
Yummo! Looks amazing. Great pics as always.
Ah this looks incredible and perfect for a summer day trip. Will definitely be going even if I don't win 🙂 but holding thumbs.
This looks spectacular! Would love to try The Kitchen at Maison!
A trip to Cape Town is definitely on the cards in the near future so fingers crossed for a beautiful lunch!


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The Dumbfounding of a Religion [draft]
Since many people seem to be writing gospels nowadays, I thought I might give it a go; seems like fun. 2 I have investigated this matter thoroughly relying mostly on rumour, speculation, and some shit I just made up off the top of my head. 3 Though some of the other writers claim to be eyewitnesses to Jesus, I assure you, most excellent Theophilus, 4 I know better than they do, which is why I contradict them so frequently.
5 During the reign of King Herod of Judea, there was a priest called Zechariah who had a wife named Elizabeth. 6 Despite being righteous in the sight of God, following the commandments and hating the right people, 7 they were childless, because Elizabeth was barren, not to mention that they were both really old.
8 One day when Zechariah was at temple, 9 he won three games of rock-paper-scissors and was given the honour of lighting the ceremonial incense. 10 As the congregation assembled outside, Zechariah was left alone in the temple.
11 Just as he was about to light a stick of incense, an angel appeared right next to him. 12 Startled, he jumped three feet in the air and set fire to the end of his finger.
13 'Do not be afraid,' said the angel.
'Too late,' yelped Zechariah. 'I think I need a fresh pair of underwear.'
'I'm here to tell you that you'll give birth to a baby.'
'Me? But I'm a man.'
With a perturbed look on his face, the angel began to riffle through his notebook. He looked up at Zechariah and asked, 'Is your name Mary?'
'Do I look like a Mary?' huffed Zechariah pointing to his beard.
'Hmm,' said the angel flipping the page. 'Zechariah?'
'Yup.'
14 'Good. Well, my notes say you will be getting a son, but your wife Elizabeth is going to give birth to him. 15 You have to call him John. 16 He's not allowed to drink alcohol. 17 He's going to have a strange penchant for dunking people in water, but they're going to be queuing up to let him do it.'
18 'Wait,' interjected Zechariah. 'My wife is all old and dried up! How could she have a child?'
19 The angel replied, 'I am Gabriel.'
'That doesn't really answer my question…'
20 'Shut up!' spat Gabriel. 'In fact, because you're such a dick, I'm going to take away your ability to speak until your wife gives birth!'
And the angel disappeared in a flash of light.
21 Meanwhile, the congregation were waiting outside the temple for Zechariah to start the sermon.
'He's taking his damned time,' they said to one another.
22 Just then, Zechariah came out and tried to explain what had happened, but he couldn't as he'd been stricken dumb. He started furiously gesturing at them, but nobody understood what he meant.
'He's trying to tell us something,' said one man.
'Two words, five syllables,' said another.
'I think he's telling us to go fuck ourselves!' cried yet another.
An old woman at the back of the crowd called out, 'He's obviously seen an angel who told him he's going to have a son!'
'Don't be stupid!' yelled back another. 'He's saying that we should cook and eat our neighbours' cats!'
23 Zechariah wandered off in dismay.
24 So, Elizabeth became pregnant, and decided that, since her husband wouldn't talk to her, she'd lock herself in her room for five months. 25 'It's because I'm getting fat, isn't it!' she screamed at Zechariah, slamming the door. 'You fucking did this to me!'
He objected by violently waving his hands, but to no avail.

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TIFF 2014: Two things you don't need to know about 99 Homes (and two things you do)
Our dispatch from the press conference for 99 Homes, one part gangster film, one part crime thriller portraying the crash of the housing market and the individuals that cash in on the unfortunate
Evan Agostini/Invision/The Associated Press
Samantha Sobolewski
What: Press conference for 99 Homes, one part gangster film, one part crime thriller portraying the crash of the housing market and the individuals that cash in on the unfortunate.
When: 3 p.m. (ish), Tuesday
Who: Andrew Garfield, Michael Shannon, Laura Dern, Noah Lomax and director Ramin Bahrani
THINGS YOU DON'T NEED TO KNOW
1. Andrew Garfield was given the script over a plate of ribs
Star Andrew Garfield and director Ramin Bahrani may have met through a mutual producer playing matchmaker, but Garfield was actually given a hard copy of the script on Bahrani's birthday over a plate of ribs. Garfield took the script home, read 30 pages and fell in love. "I had this kind of sinking feeling of 'Oh gosh, I have to go through that' and I just knew," he said on playing Dennis Nash, whose family gets evicted.
2. Michael Shannon didn't think he was suave enough for his part
"I honestly was surprised that he offered me this part," Michael Shannon admitted when asked how he was approached for the film. "[Rick] Carver's a very debonair fellow, which is not how I'm thought of." The actor said he was tired of all his roles being lumped into one category and thought playing Carver broke away from that.
THINGS YOU MIGHT WANT TO KNOW
1. The actors spent time bonding in order to make the heart-wrenching experiences in the film authentic
Bahrani revealed that Garfield, Laura Dern and Noah Lomax spent time together at the zoo and the arcade in order to bond the three as a real family, making their hardships throughout the film together more real. Even Shannon spent time with his barely seen on-screen family.
2. Sheriff Randy is a real sheriff with eviction experience
"Randy [Austin], who plays the sheriff, is an actual sheriff from Baton Rouge who has done evictions," Shannon said, praising the authenticity of the film parts. "It was very helpful to have him around because you want it to be accurate and he was a barometer." Bahrani also said that the moving crew in the film is a real moving crew with eviction experience. "When you cast real the job becomes easier," he added.
TIFF 2014: What Really Happens on the Red Carpet
TIFF 2014 recap: The festival may be over, but the Oscar race has only just begun
TIFF 2014: The Imitation Game starring Benedict Cumberbatch wins People's Choice Award
TIFF red carpet diary, final dispatch: Let's roll up the carpet and look forward to next year
TIFF 2014 Oscar Contenders
TIFF red carpet diary, Day 9: What's on John Travolta's face?
TIFF 2014: Two things you don't need to know about Shelter (and one thing you do)
TIFF 2014: Four things you don't need to know about The Forger (and two things you do)
TIFF red carpet diary, Day 8: Anna Kendrick wears some shoes, Hayden Christensen wears a scarf
'I just wanted to drop Schopenhauer': Kevin Kline talks career philosophy
Jessica Hausner's Amour Fou finds the light side of a 19th-century suicide pact at TIFF
Director Stéphane Lafleur, at TIFF with Tu Dors Nicole, could be the next big (Canadian) thing


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The new showing, called the "Milestone", was found during prospecting by Teuton geologists and occurs in virgin ground exposed in recent years by retreating ice. Locally, a 300m wide zone with gossanous outcrops interspersed with glacial till features intense quartz-sericite-pyrite alteration. The main showing contains coarse dendrites of visible gold within a milky quartz vein breccia. Many of the surrounding outcrops have small veins carrying pyrite and galena (lead sulfide).
During the 2020 assessment program on Harry carried out by Teuton, a modest number of grab and chip samples were taken during prospecting traverses of the northern portion of the Harry property. A grab sample from the Milestone showing ran 45.3 ounces/ton gold (1,553 g/t) and 18.7 ounce/ton silver (642 g/t). The showing consists of a 2m wide quartz vein breccia trending 310 degrees. The second of two, 1m sub-samples taken across the zone (050 degrees) was the richest: it ran 15.7 ounce/ton gold (538 g/t). Other samples taken in the surrounding gossans, mostly grabs, returned values between trace gold and a high of 0.63 ounce/ton gold (21.6 g/t gold).
Jayden has received conditional acceptance from the TSX Venture Exchange for the acquisition of the Harry property (the "Property") from Teuton (see Jayden news release dated November 5, 2020). Pursuant to the terms of the option agreement entered into between the Company and Teuton, the Company may acquire a 55% interest in the Property by making aggregate cash payments totaling $180,000 ($25,000 in the first year) and incurring $2,000,000 ($100,000 in the first year) in exploration expenditures over the course of 5 years. An additional 20% interest in the Property can be acquired by Jayden taking the Property into commercial production on or before the 15th anniversary date. Teuton will retain a 2% net smelter royalty on the Property. Final acceptance of the acquisition is subject to the Company meeting certain filing requirements with the Exchange including but not limited to providing an updated NI43-101 Report on the Property which has been submitted.
Technical information in this press release was reviewed by Ed Kruchkowski, P.Geo., recognized as a Qualified Person under the guidelines of National Instrument 43-101.
For further information about the Company or this news release email info@jaydenresources.com, or call Mike Thast at 604-688-9588 or visit our website at www.jaydenresources.com .


Very generally, lymphedema describes the condition of (or the physical symptoms of) swelling of a leg, arm, or even abdomen, resulting from a malfunction of (or damage to) the lymph system. The lymph system is responsible for the flow of fluids that carry both the food and waste for cells. Hence, lymph-edema. These are, of course, dramatically oversimplified and technically inaccurate statements. However, this should be a fair start if you do not know what lymphedema is.
For most people, the lymph system is damaged through the removal of lymph nodes and/or the treatment of cancer. Others, like Pat O'Connor (Papa Bear ;), were born with the condition. It can also be caused by surgical procedures, serious infection, insect bites, and injury (even bone fractures).
For those with lymphedema, it is incredibly frustrating because the medical world is terribly uninformed about this condition. Patients often go years before an accurate diagnosis is made and even more years before they finally get correct treatment.
The reality though, is…there are ways of diagnosing, there are effective treatment techniques available, and there are ways of managing it.
We hope you will find all you need in our Web site. If not, send us an e-mail, or join the forums, and ask!


Volume 2 of 'Chester-le-Street in old picture postcards' leaves behind the 'little' Chester-Ie-Street of the town centre so weil explored by volume 1 and journeys out into 'greater' Chester-Ie-Street, the 60 square miles or so of old Urban and Rural County District that Chester-Ie-Street town lay at the he art of and gave its name to. Sa, who will take us on this journey through the Chester-Ie-Street countryside of more than half a century ago? What transport will they use? Which route will they go by? Picture if you will two pit 'marrers', workmates at the town's South Pelaw Colliery, crouching in a low coal seam a thousand feet below Chester-Ie-Street Market Place, resolving to make the most of their next Bank Holiday. They decide there and then to sally out on a grand day trip araund the District, and cram as much fresh air, sunshine and enjoyment as they possibly can into one summer's day. How to travel is the question and their putter lad's suggestion that they could rent his pony and tub for 5 bob praviding they could smuggle it out of the pit wasn't muchhelp.
ride, beating the bounds of Chester-Ie-Street District by bicycle.
So if you feel inclined, why not join our two man clarion club for the day. Mind you, they'll be making an early start, so you'll have to set YOUf alarm clock and get up first thing. Bring your bike and meet them on the north-bound platform in plenty of time to catch the train.
to buy them in volume 2 is a big saving of your time andmoney.
At George Nairn's suggestion I have tried to make something of the fact that these pictures are postcards and not just photographs. Same were bought and never posted, ot hers carry messages, stamps and postmarks that teil us much about the life and times of those who sent them, of old friendships long forgotten, of love, of business and of pleasure. Most of the material for the baak captions has been gleaned from living much of my life in Chester-IeStreet District, from knowing something of the countryside and having a long standing interest in the local people and their past.
It also helped to go and da the bicycle ride myself, one Bank Holiday Monday, to visit villages na langer part of Chester-Ie-Street District, to visît villages na langer anywhere to be seen, and to co me across places that have never changed at all.
I hope you enjoy yam day out as much as I did and that the weather stays fine for you toa.
1. Ready for the off! Sepp and Jossy, our two Bank Holiday cyclists. In the mining communities of Chester-le-Street District pedal cycle ownership and use was very common, even though the hilly nature of the countryside was not ideal for cycling. It did, however, breed a hardy and daring strain of cyclists who thought nothing of ascending Pelaw Bank without the aid of gears, or deseending it with both feet firmly planted on the ground as extra brakes. Times change and the once widespread local art of balancing six sacks of coal or four miners on one bicycle has sadly been lost. In those by-gone days the bravado of Chester-Ie-St reet cyclists knew no bounds. At the start of the Great War they clubbed together to form a volunteer military Cycle Corps that would keep watch on the Durham Coast at weekends for the coming of the German Grand High Seas Fleet, armed with a single-shot carbine, a bugleand a bicycle pump.
2. A turn of the century view from the entrance to Chester-Ie-Street Station yard. In those days this approach road was a trade and travel route vital to the town's economy and its social life. Up that !ittle hili came newly sold cattIe by the herd, droves of sheep and Homer's toffee in horse-drawn cart loads. Down it, regular as clock work, tramped the tewn's own part-time pitman soldiers, marching back from week-end camp with rifles slung, their collier pale complexions giving way to sunburned red. This particular card was posted from Berwick on 3rd J une 1909.
3. Here we are on the south-bound platform at Chester-le-Street. Victorian main line stations of the North Eastern Railway Company tended to be built in much the same austere barrack-like fashion. Wh at gave each one its own individual personality was the anarchistic hotch potch of bonny coloured advertising signs that smothered walls and fences, and the more orderly home grown arrays of floral borders, shrubs and flower baskets. Notice the station greenhouse just to the right of the platform trolley. For station staff punching tickets went hand in hand with pruning tea roses.
4. Our two Bank Holiday cyclists would have got their tickets and crossed the bridge to catch the north-bound train. It was a 'tuppence haypenny' single each and a penny a bike from Chester-IeStreet to Lamesley during the 1900's. In the age of steam, lingering on this foot bridge was a daring delight for generations of Chester-Ie-Street children, waiting for some roaring express to thunder through the station and engulfyou in a cloud ofbelching smoke and einders.
5. An artist's impression of the Stag Confectionary Works Chester-Ie-Street as seen from the railway line just north of the station. The view of the Stag Works appears on a colourful!ittle calling card left at sweet shops by Homer's travelling salesmen. This one was posted on 12th May 1918. In the 1900's the factory was producing jam in heavy stoneware pots and thick glass jars. Local cyclists had to wait until just before the Great War to pack Horner's tasty !ittle caramels into their saddlebags, light-weight goodies that were ideal to take with you on a long bike ride.
6. In the earth-bound feet-on-the-ground world of the 1900's whizzing over Chester-Ie-Street viaduct in a steam train must have been quite a thrill and the nearest thing to flying most people would ever come to. Suddenlyon either side the landscape feil away beneath the train, leaving startled passengers with a bird's-eye view of the 'bottorn end of Chester', the blue slate spires of the Brewery Maltings, the iron-clad 'decks' of the town gasometer and the red pantile roofs of old Canada whipped by, then the ground flew up again and overhead as the train sped into the depths of Pelaw Cut. That experience alone was weil worth the price of a 'tuppence haypenny' ticket.
7. Lamesley Station was just inside the northern boundary of Chester-Ie-Street District in the 1900's. Nowadays Lamesley is part of Gateshead Borough and the site of the old station has disappeared under the modern marshalJing yards. But in August 1911 it was a busy main line pass enger facility. Thomas Blyth, the rich and eccentric local brickyard owner, used to take the train too. Given that he thought his daughters' education should include standing on cliff tops in a thunderstorm and trying to control a galloping horse, it's smalJ wonder when a young porter was helpful to hirn on the way to Newcastle that Wilf Blyth should go straight to the Northern Goldsmiths and buy the best pocket watch they had, got it engraved on the spot 'For civility' and thrust it into the porte r's hand without explanation on his return horne that same day.
8. And they're off! Sepp and Jossy pedalling south through Lamesley Village. Compared to the rough and ready colliery rows of the district, the latticed windows, dressed stone walls and almshouse architecture of Lamesley were definitely a bit posh. Either Lord Ravensworth, whose castle stood nearby, was a man of strong social conscience to build so weil for his workers, or else he was not inclined to have his own journey to and from the railway station spoiled by the sight of some 'mucky pitraa'.


Fish are the oldest of the vertebrate groups and have the greatest number of species at around 33,100 currently identified. They live almost anywhere there is enough water, from the highest mountain streams right down to the deepest ocean abyss. Almost all are cold blooded, able to turn the coldest most uninviting waters into areas of high productivity.
Atlantic Cod, Gadus morhua - Gadiformes.
An important food fish for over 1000 years, cod have been overfished and the previous enormous stocks have collapsed, recently cod farming has been successful.
A jawless fish, lampreys are parasitic on larger fish, they attach themselves to their host and rasp at tissue with the teeth and/or feed on blood, letting go when they have had enough.
A reef fish with poisonous spines, predatory on small fish and invertebrates, can often be seen at night near to lights by the sea that draw its prey. If diving or snorkeling towards dusk they can emerge in surprising numbers from nooks and crevices, sometimes rather shockingly appearing if flushed out by another fish diving for cover with its spines erect as defence.
A Parrotfish, the group is considered to be a subfamily of the Wrasses. These fish have a particular arrangement of their teeth that looks like a parrots beak. They feed on algae that grows on coral and when diving or snorkeling can be heard grinding and rasping away at the coral underwater. The coral passes through them and is deposited as coral sand which helps build reefs and islands over time. Most parrotfish start off life as females, and then become male later in life.
A Hammerhead Shark - Elasmobranchii - a cartilaginous fish. One of the defining characters can be seen clearly, the heterocercal (asymmetrical) tail.
A puffer fish or blowfish - Tetraodontiformes - amongst many other names. When threatened, these fish are able to take in a large volume of water (not air) to blow themselves up to nearly spherical at which point the spines point outwards. These fish are also amongst the most poisonous vertebrates in the world having enough tetrodotoxin to kill a human. They are highly prized to eat known as Fugu, chefs who prepare them are controlled by law in Japan and several other countries where they are eaten.
A file fish - Tetraodontiformes - Found usually in shallow water of 30m or less and frequently in or around coral reefs. Not great distance swimmers but very maneuverable as the pair I watched shredding a large jellyfish while snorkeling in the Red Sea demonstrated.
A Manta Ray, Manta Birostris - Elasmobranchii.
The largest of the rays, mantas can be over 6m (20 feet) across and weigh more than a tonne. They are plankton feeders, gentle and harmless despite their appearance and alternative name of devilfish.
The status of fish groups, whether they are Classes, Orders, infraorders, subclasses etc. is something that is currently changing and somewhat confusing as to what they should be called. I have named some of the major groups without saying which level the group is (class, order, etc.) as doubtless the hierarchy will change whereas the names are relatively constant. The following list is representative but not complete.
Chondrichthyes - cartilaginous fish, skeleton made of cartilage rather than bone, gill slits at the side of the head, urea retained in the blood for osmotic balance.
Sharks - mainly carnivorous on other fish, often have several series of teeth that move forwards to take the place of damaged or missing ones.
Plankton feeders - Plankton are tiny often microscopic, plants and animals of many different groups that live in the upper levels of waters, particularly seas. They are the basis of many marine food chains and many fish are specialized to sieve them out of the water. Such fish include anchovies, mackerel, sardines and the largest of all fish, the whale shark (a shark but not a whale). Many other fish feed on plankton when they are in the larval stage and many kinds of fish make up part of the plankton themselves while they are larvae.
Detritus and algae in mud and sand - fish such as mullet feed in this way, they have highly adapted digestive systems to separate out the organic food matter from the sediments.
Anything that fits in their mouth and is edible - some fish are not at all fussy about what they eat and end up being pretty successful as a result. Cod in particular fit into this category, they will eat detritus, shrimps, worms and other invertebrates, smaller fish and even birds if they are big enough and get the chance. Fish that do this tend to be demersal - feeding at the bottom the water.
Ambush predators - These fish feed on other fish or crustaceans such as shrimps, crabs, worms etc. They may lie on the bottom of the water as do flatfish such as flounders, sole, turbot and halibut. These fish are highly unusual in that they are asymmetrical with both eyes on the same side of the face and a twist to the mouth. The Anglerfish take ambush to another level by having a lure that has evolved from the first three spines of the anterior dorsal fin. They may lie in wait camouflaged against the sea bottom, or may float in the water column in the dark depths with a bioluminescent lure that attracts smaller fish or invertebrates that see it as prey, in the last instant the anglerfish opens its usually enormous mouth and swallows the would-be predator.
Shell crushers - many rays and skates have their teeth adapted to crush shelled organisms such as snails, oysters, mussels, clams, shrimps and crabs.
Cleaning stations - Some small reef fish, particularly wrasses and gobies make their living by cleaning larger fish or turtles. The larger fish come to the site of the cleaning station and often a number of the cleaners will remove parasites from the skin and even inside the mouth and the gills of the fish which refrain from making a meal of the cleaner fish which they might do in the normal course of things.
Fish are an important part of many food chains and webs. Many terrestrial or partly terrestrial animals such as birds, bears, reptiles etc. also feed on fish so their food webs stretch beyond the water.
The biggest natural consumers of fish are other fish.
Most fish are not cared for by the parents, the eggs are fertilized externally and often left to drift in the water, particularly at sea, though may stick to rocks where in some cases the parents may waft water over them to ensure they survive and hatch. After hatching the care of even this small number of fish mainly stops and the young larval fish are on their own.
As fish start off so small, in large quantities (Atlantic cod lay around 5 million eggs in a single spawning for example) and are on their own, this means that they are eaten by all manner of other fish and invertebrates of all sizes with a huge mortality in the early larval stages particularly when they are part of the plankton.
Fish are a major source of protein for people too, wherever there is a body of water near where people live it will be fished for food (or was in the historical past).
The total world fisheries for human food, marine and freshwater is around 80 million tonnes per year! With another 13 million tonnes of invertebrate fishery, shrimps, squid, mussels etc.
Pelagic - fish that live in the water column or near the surface, free swimming.
Demersal - fish that live on or near the bottom of the water including coral reefs.
Tuna are amongst the most remarkable of fish, their adaptations are predominantly directed to swimming quickly. They can swim for sustained periods of 2-12 kmh (walking to jogging pace, but in water) and reach burst speeds of up to 70 kmh. Tagging studies have shown migrations of over 10,000km.
They have a shape that is optimized to slip through the water. The tail or caudal fin is held away from the body on a narrow region called the caudal peduncle (I've always liked that name). The separation of the tail fin from the body in this way aids streamlining as the tail effectively acts as if was hydrodynamically separate to the rest of the fish.
One of their most remarkable adaptations to swimming is that they are partially warm-blooded. Fish are generally ectothermic, they are the same temperature as the environment and unable to thermoregulate (maintain a steady temperature different to the environment). Tuna such as the Atlantic Bluefin are able to maintain a temperature of 24-35C in their swimming muscles even in water temperature down to 6C. Higher temperatures allow the biochemical reactions required to proceed more rapidly. This temperature however is not closely regulated as in endotherms such as mammals and birds and varies quite considerably.
It is the deep red muscle that is kept at a higher temperature, this runs the length of the fish from the pectoral fin to the tail and forms about 10% of the cross-sectional area of the fish. There are collections of blood vessels called rete mirabile (Latin for "wonderful net") that have the task of exchanging heat from warmed blood flowing away from the muscle to colder blood flowing towards the muscle. Thus the active muscle can be warmed up quickly and kept warm without needing to heat up the whole body. This system also has the advantage that heat can readily be lost by adjusting the constriction of arteries and veins to dump heat around the rest of the body if it builds up too much.
There are a number of tuna species of various sizes, though they tend to be quite large fish. Commonly they are from 40-200cm long at maturity with the largest being 300cm long and weighing upwards of 650kg.
Top banner picture, Reef shark stalking a school of jack fish at Sipadan Island, Malaysia, picture courtesy Avoini, used under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license.


While the cost of most health care procedures has increased significantly in recent years, the cost of orthodontic treatment has never been more affordable. Technological advances in the way we move teeth allow the orthodontist to produce a functional bite and beautiful smile more efficiently and comfortably than ever before, while keeping the costs down for the patient.
For most patients, this is the preferred option. An initial down-payment is made at the start of treatment, often approximately 25% of the total fee. The remaining fee is financed interest-free, and paid in equal monthly payments for the expected length of treatment. A lower initial payment with higher monthly payments can be offered in some circumstances. Please tell us what works best for you and we will try our best to accommodate! Payment can be by cheque, debit or credit card. Our office accepts both Visa and Mastercard.
Patients undergoing comprehensive (full) orthodontic treatment receive a 5% discount if the total fee is paid at start of treatment.
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As we celebrate 140 years as a congregation, let us reflect on how Adas Emuno has managed to exist for this period of time.
In his Rosh Hashanah sermon, Rabbi Schwartz recalled his memories of going to Brooklyn to visit the home of his grandparents and spoke about the need for all of us to pass on our own Jewish "memories": our beliefs and Jewish values that will carry from generation to generation. This is what has kept Adas Emuno going. It is the selfless commitment of our members, the dedication of our congregation past, present, and future which will enable us to continue to have a vibrant synagogue community built upon our faith, community, education, and worship.
But to do this, it costs money! And I appeal to all of you to look into your hearts and give what you can in this new year of such great promise for our Congregation.
For our new and outstanding clergy who will teach and inspire us.
For our religious school whose programs will guide our children to fulfilling Jewish lives and prepare them with a lifelong commitment to the Jewish Community.
For the preservation and maintenance of our buildings.
Help us keep the Adas Emuno memory alive for our children and our children's children.
As you leave the sanctuary this morning, I ask you to return your pledge card and fold down the tab that you are most comfortable with, to donate what you can, so that we may be here for the next 140 years.
(JTA) -- Ex-Beatle Paul McCartney reportedly spent the night before his wedding at Yom Kippur services.
McCartney married Jewish-American heiress Nancy Shevell, 51, in London on Sunday. They reportedly attended Yom Kippur services and a break fast at a local London synagogue.
The couple married Sunday in a civil ceremony at London's Marylebone Register Office, followed by a small reception at McCartney's north London home.
McCartney's first wife, Linda Eastman, also was Jewish. She died in 1998 after a battle with breast cancer.
We wish the former Beatle and the new Mrs. McCartney a hearty mazel tov, and we don't think that they'll need to be reminded that... all you need is love!
The Sukkot Festival starts this Wednesday evening, October 12th, and at Congregation Adas Emuno, we will celebrate with a pot luck dinner at 6:30 PM in the social hall, followed by our Sukkot service in the sanctuary at 7:30 PM.
We will also join in on a collaborative Sukkot Morning service with our sister shuls in Bergen Country, Temple Sinai and Temple Emeth, on October 13th. This service will be hosted by Temple Emeth, 1666 Windsor Road in Teaneck, at 10:30 AM, with Rabbi Schwartz and Student Cantor Hawley participating.
And don't forget about our Super Sukkot Sunday coming up on October 16th at 12 noon!
And now, to get in the mood, here is a video called, Sukkot Fun - Strange Sukkahs!
A 32ft tall Sukkah? Sukkah on a boat? On a camel? See them for real in this video clip! Filmed at the Sukkah exhibit at Neot Kedumim, the Biblical nature reserve in Israel, which features the many unusual Sukkahs described in the Mishna - some of which are "kosher" and some not.
This clip is from our "Jewish Holiday Celebration!" DVD. In the DVD, Rebbetzin Tap (Kerry Bar-Cohn) discovers a holiday apartment - with a different Jewish holiday behind every door! The shots of singing and dancing toward the beginning of this clip are a preview of the song "Shake The Lulav", which you can see in full on the DVD, available in Judaica stores or by visiting http://www.rebbetzintap.com.
Also, visit Neot Kedumim (located between Jerusalem & Tel Aviv) and see these Sukkahs and more for yourself! It's a great exhibit. Go to http://www.neot-kedumim.org.il for more info.
Thank you very much, Rebbetzin, and we'll be sure to shake our lulav on Wednesday night!
"Who is great?" ask the sages of the Talmud.
"The man who turns his enemy into a friend," is the reply.
For this reason, I have always considered Nelson Mandela to be a great man. This past year we quietly celebrated the twentieth anniversary of his long walk to freedom. A friend shared with me a recollection of that historic moment written by Bill Clinton. I knew as soon as I read it that these words would commence my next Yom Kippur sermon. And so they do.
He goes on to say that these words helped him during a time of trial in his own life.
I know these words have helped me during a period of intense challenge in my life.
Mandela's circumstances were exceptional. For a man to let go of his anger and bitterness and resentment after twenty-seven years in prison is astonishing. To leave behind a quarter century of captivity and emerge free of recrimination is inspirational. If he could do it, can't we?
Mandela did not forget the past, but forgave the past, so as to embrace the future. He did not deny the anger, but conquered it. He walked out of the prison of concrete, but likewise the prison of the mind. Only then could he fulfill the destiny that awaited him.
I believe that the liberating power of forgiveness is the central theme of Yom Kippur, our most holy day, and our most difficult day.
What is so hard about Yom Kippur?
Is it the fasting? Not easy, but no.
Is it asking God for forgiveness for our mistakes? Not easy, but no.
Is it asking other people for forgiveness for our mistakes? Even harder, but no.
What is hardest about Yom Kippur is forgiving others when they don't deserve it.
What is hardest is letting go of anger; letting go of entitlement; letting go of vindication.
God first thought to create the world with justice alone. But God saw the world could not endure. So first God created with compassion, and then added justice. So the world could endure.
The sages of the Talmud ask a daring question: If God was to pray, what would God say?
Our tradition urges us to be imitation dei; god-like in our aspirations.
Vayomer adonai salachti kidvarecha. And God said: I have forgiven according to your word.
Numbers, Chapter 14: Upon hearing a pessimistic report from ten of the twelve spies just returning from Canaan, the Israelites turn against Moses and Aaron. They lose faith. They are ready to give up. They even say that it would be better to go back to Egypt than die in the wilderness.
Moses pleads with God to let go of His anger.
Have you yourself not said: The Lord, slow to anger and abounding in kindness; forgiving iniquity and pardoning transgression…?
Selach na la'avon ha'am hazeh. Pardon, I beseech thee, the iniquity of this people, according to the greatness of your mercy, even as you have forgiven this people from Egypt until now.
I have let go of my anger.
I have pardoned this sinful and rebellious lot.
I have forgiven the past for the sake of the future.
Now, the stories of Mandela and Moses teach us something more. Letting go of anger to liberate ourselves and our loved ones is primary. Yes, that is our greatest challenge… and most rewarding endeavor.
But remember that although Nelson Mandela forgave, he did not forget. Mandela wanted South Africa and the world to know what had happened. A "Truth and Reconciliation" Commission was established. Hearings were held, in some cases trials. Pardons were indeed bestowed upon all but the most egregious offenders. Justice was tempered, not denied.
The Hebrew salach implies not the absolution of sin but the suspension of anger; that [the Israelites] not die immediately and their children may survive; that they live out their lives and their children inherit; that they not be destroyed and the covenant maintained.
The second lesson from Mandela and Moses is that forgiveness is a journey, and it takes time.
Forgiveness is not an all or nothing proposition.
It is not forgetting the truth, but facing the truth so that the process of reconciliation can begin.
Forgiveness begins by stepping away from the kingdom of anger and proclaiming that mercy will have the last say.
Forgiveness begins with a declaration that if we must err, we shall err on the side of compassion.
Forgiveness is not black or white, but shades of gray.
It is not the end of hurt, but the beginning of hope.
It is not the hug of "all is fine, " but the embrace that the worst is past.
The road of reconciliation is rocky but the journey begins with a letting go.
Nagib and Moussa were two dear friends, according to a classic Persian folk tale. One day Nagib rescued his friend from near drowning in a mountain stream. Moussa inscribed on a nearby rock: "Wanderer! In this place Nagib saved the life of his friend Moussa.
And so on the Yom Kippur let us affirm the liberating power of forgiveness.
Like Mandela we yearn to be free of body, but also of spirit.
Like Moses we must plea for pardon, and like God, we must grant it, if there is to be a future toward the Promised Land.
I have let go of anger.
I offer the hand of reconciliation.
Let us go on living.
Let us take the first steps together.
Let us reclaim a relationship.
Let us restore hope for the future.
Once again this year, we were treated to a stirring rendition of the Kol Nidre instrumental composed by Max Bruch, through the virtuoso talent of cellist Fran Rowell, accompanied on piano by Beth Robin.
The haunting melody lingers in the memory for a very long time. To help savor the echoes of those beautiful sounds, here is a performance found on YouTube, from a Papal Concert to commemorate the Holocaust held at The Vatican in Rome on April 7. 1994. Lynn Harrell performs on the cello.
Want to hear more? Listen to another version of the piece over on last year's blog post, Echoes of Kol Nidre.
So every day, and usually many times a day, I say quietly to myself: Today is not tomorrow.
Our current circumstances—no matter how grim or painful—is not a life sentence.
It's not even a "day" sentence, unless we allow it to be.
Each dawn announces an opportunity for new progress, for new moments, new strength.
Setbacks do not discriminate. They happen to the nicest people. To the strongest guy in the gym. To the seemingly happiest couple. To you.
But they are [often] only temporary. Bodies heal. Hearts mend. Careers turn around. Though not by themselves. And not if you believe today will be tomorrow, if you let today prevent you from taking the steps—baby steps, if that's all you can take—toward a renewed tomorrow.
I heard someone say today that a setback is just an opportunity for a comeback. Now that's a tomorrow to believe in.
Yom Kippur is the day of the year when we reflect on the shortcomings and the setbacks of our lives. We may think about these things on many of the other 364 days of the years as well, but on the Day of Atonement we give it unique attention. We reflect on our role in these painful occurrences. We ask for forgiveness. We seek strength. We try to make sense of that which can be understood, and make peace with that which cannot.
We have suffered setbacks, big or small, in body or soul. We have suffered disappointments, major or minor, at work, at school, at home. The hardest questions concern our relationships. The ones we love—family. The ones we trust—friends. Setbacks do not discriminate.
I do not know Roy S. Johnson, and I have no reason to believe he is Jewish. But amidst his own tragedy Roy has hit on a central theme of this most holy of days: the power of the second chance; the ever present possibility of healing and transformation; the belief that today is not tomorrow; the hope of renewal.
Speaking of his wife's rehab, Roy wrote that, "she is now taking baby steps in a marathon in which no one knows the ultimate length of the race." And then later urges us to take those same tiny and uncertain steps, one at a time, toward a renewed tomorrow. The notion of self-choice and self-empowerment; that every step and every action helps shape our destiny… this too is part of the remarkable Jewish sensibility of his words.
See, I set before you this day life and prosperity, death and adversity… choose life.
Someone once said: Look at the middle two letters of life: "i-f". Life is full of "ifs". In fact quite a number of verses in the Torah begin with the conditional clause, "if you observe this commandment, then…[such and such will happen]." Every choice carries its consequences toward life and blessing, or the opposite direction.
These teachings prompted Rabbi Mordecai Kaplan to observe that "Judaism is neither pessimistic nor optimistic; it is iffistic.
Two thousand years ago Rabbi Akiba taught that, "all is foreseen but free will is given." We know that certain elements of our life and fate are out of our control. Yet at the same time we have tremendous power to shape our destiny. Such is the paradox we call life. Such is the iffistic nature of things.
By the way, you know the Hebrew word for life, also four letters. Hayim. Chet, yod, yod, mem. What are the middle two letters in Hebrew?" "Yod, Yod. " The shorthand for Adonai, God.
Life is full of "ifs." But if we choose well, life is full of God.
We all know the story of the Ten Commandments given to Moses on Mount Sinai. And we all know what happened to that first set of tablets that Moses was carrying down the mountain. Moses hurls them to the ground in a fit of anger. While he has been away the people have betrayed him. They have turned to the idolatry of the golden calf. They have lost faith, and in his moment of anger and despair, Moses in turn loses faith in them. Instead of an inspirational moment of revelation, all we are left with is a despondent leader and a smashed set of tablets.
The broken stone reflects Moses' broken heart. To call the golden calf a setback for Moses is an understatement. Betrayal, from those we cherish no less, is devastating. We explode in anger. The fury rages, subsides then often flares back. In the meantime, the realization of what we have lost begins to sink in. Grieving takes place. We are the walking wounded, staggering between anger and sadness.
Moses is unsure how he can go on. He is physically and emotionally exhausted. His own brother caved in to the people's wanton demands. The revelation at Sinai was not supposed to turn out like this. Life was not supposed to happen this way.
He says to God, "unless you go in the lead, do not make us leave this place" (ex. 33:15). He says to God, "show me your presence!" (33:18).
And with that Moses finds it within himself to take a new step forward.
The Torah says: "So Moses carved two tablets of stones like the first, and early in the morning he went up [again] on Mount Sinai" (34:4).
According to Rabbinic tradition, Moses' second ascent of Mount Sinai began on the first day of Elul. The Torah records that Moses was up there forty days and forty nights.
If you do the math, that means that Moses descended from the mountain a second time on the tenth of Tishrei.
Today is the tenth of Tishrei. An often overlooked aspect of the holiday is the connection to Moses and the second tablets. Yom Kippur is a day of second chances.
Even a Moses made a big mistake. But God is saying, "today is not tomorrow." Get up and go up, again. The mountain of revelation is still there to climb. The promised land is still there to ascend.
And God says: I will help you. You are not alone. You have suffered betrayal and you have reacted in anger. I understand. I've had anger management issues myself. Well, now you are older and wiser. So I will be your partner. This time, instead of just giving you an inscribed set of tablets, you carve the stone, you do the writing, and I'll work with you on the content.
I want you to own those tablets. Even when things get rough; especially when things get rough, I want you to affirm the ideals of Torah, not destroy them. Especially when things are stormy I want you to remember the vision of your highest self. Especially when it is dark, I want you to remember the light.
Here's another illuminating teaching about Moses' second ascent of Sinai. According to ancient Rabbinic legend, Moses is told to keep the shattered remnants of the first tablets with the second set. Both the broken, and the whole, together, in the Ark.
Now that's odd. Why would God want people to see the broken with the whole. Aren't they a reminder of Israel's darkest hour of idolatry and Moses' deepest display of frailty?
Maybe that's the point. To be reminded of the messy reality of life… and at the same time, its infinite potential.
Before concluding, let me acknowledge, from personal experience, and professional, how challenging it can be to take even the baby steps from the grip of today to the potential of tomorrow. Truth be told, the open road holds both promise and peril. We leave behind a past that may be problematic, but is at least known. We face a future that is hopeful, but uncertain.
When we leave a job, or exit a relationship, we are likely to experience the twin emotions of both liberation and loss.
At times we will be greatly optimistic; at other times deeply pessimistic.
At times we will say: this had to happen; at other times we will ask: Why did this happen?
At times we will be elated with hope, at other times we will be depressed to the point of despair.
The past represents the familiar, the routine, the proven. The past represents your expertise, your station, your status.
Conversely, the future, though a blank slate, represents the new, the unfamiliar, the unproven. We must establish ourselves all over again.
At times, the Israelites pined for the fleshpots of Egypt, despite its slavery. It is hard to let go. The clenched fist is more normal than the open palm.
On this Yom Kippur we look for the strength to face the future. We are inspired by the faith of our forebears and all who affirm in word and deed that today is not tomorrow.
We carry the broken and the whole together, aspiring to compassion and forgiveness, and on to holiness.
Yes, a setback is an opportunity for a comeback. I think it was the Talmudic sage Wayne Gretsky who once said that you will miss 100% of the shots you never take. So it is time to take the next shot. With faith, fortitude, and maybe a little luck, we will hear the announcer say again: He shoots… He scores!
How sweet it is. Shanah tovah.
As we ready ourselves spiritually for Yom Kippur and the closing of the High Holy Days, here is a thoughtful music video about Jonah.
Lots of us think about Yom Kippur like an annual big dark cloud of guilt, sin and hours in synagogue.
But ahoy there matey! It doesn't have to be that way. Throw your old ideas overboard.
Yom Kippur is an amazing opportunity to change, grow and connect. Just ask Jonah, the hero of the Yom Kippur afternoon haftarah.
Check in with Jonah and the whale (okay, fish) and learn how Yom Kippur connects us to God, to our communities, and to our true selves.
And with that, we wish you an easy fast, and may you be sealed within the Book of Life for blessing in the coming year!
Shana Tovah! 5722... Where does the time go?
Some people think that, in coming to services to celebrate the Jewish New Year and honor our tradition, we are living in the past. But, quite to the contrary, we are actually living in the future. While everyone else out there is only living back in 2011, we're living in 5722.
At this time of year, we say, may you be inscribed in the Book of Live for the coming year, inscribed for blessing, for health and happiness. And we understand that it is not for us to write these things in the Book of Life. It is up to a Higher Power.
But there is something that we can and will write. Right now, we are writing the next chapter in the history of Adas Emuno, it is a collaborative work, exciting and joyful, and I invite you all to join in as co-authors of this great story of ours.
Our congregation is 140 years old, and still going strong. And do you know what our secret is?
Shofar Callin' connects the story Jews read on the New Year -- when God tells Abraham to sacrifice his son Isaac -- with the ritual blowing of the Shofar, or ram's horn. What's the connection?
Find out how the Jewish New Year is WAY more than just a day to spend in synagogue, and how the call of the Shofar can be spiritually meaningful in your daily life.
Prodezra Beats, an independent artist, broke out big on the scene when he produced the track for "Change" with Y-Love & DeScribe, released on Shemspeed. Now with the "Shofar Callin'" track for Rosh Hashanah, he is back with another viral hit!
This G-dcast will have you bumping into the new year in no time! Shana tova.
NEW: HEBREW AND SPANISH SUBTITLES!!! Click the "CC" on the bottom right of the video.
And with that, we once again wish you a Shana Tova for this 5772!
When I was growing up, my family made the two hour trip from Peekskill, New York to Brooklyn, New York once a month. It was not an especially pleasant drive from suburb to city. Each trip had its share of potholes, crazy New Yorkers, and traffic jams. Yet we made the trip every month, every season, every year. The reason, quite simply: Grandma and Grandpa.
One of the things I remember about my grandparent's home was this: It was small, but it was full of pictures. There were photographs everywhere. In fact, I still marvel at how many photos could be displayed in such a small space. My grandparents had one picture each of their own parents, a handful of themselves, and several of their two sons. The lion's share of photos, however, were of us, the grandchildren.
In one sweep of the eye I could see my great grandparents, grandparents, and parents all on their wedding days. I could see my father in knickers, at his high school graduation, in his Navy uniform. I could see myself as a baby, as a Bar Mitzvah.
The visits were timed to include major Jewish holidays. So there were also pictures of us lighting Hannukah candles, and celebrating Pesach.
The memories of those visits are still vivid, some forty years later. I can still see my grandparent's home like it was yesterday. Their faces and their embrace. I can still smell the food, still hear the stories, still sing the songs, still speak the Yiddish (a bissel), still picture the neighborhood.
On the way home, we always stopped for fresh bagels. I mean real Brooklyn bagels. Are there good bagels on this side of the river?
Zicharon. Memory. This sermon is about memory. And here is my thesis: The secret of Jewish continuity is family, and the secret of family continuity is memory. Put another way: what keeps Judaism alive is the bequeathing of our heritage from generation to generation, and what motivates one generation to pass on its values and traditions to the next, is memory.
Without memory, we become orphans in history. Without nostalgia, we lose touch with our past. Nostalgia, from the Greek nostos, a return to home, and algia, pain. A desire to return home so strong, it hurts.
In a positive sense, nostalgia is a yearning for feelings so dear that we are moved to perpetuate them. If our Jewish memory is joyful, we receive it as a gift and want to share it with those who come after us. If our Jewish memory is hostile, or simply indifferent, then it will come to an end, with us.
And so, permit me to ask you a personal question. Regarding your own Jewish memories: Do they inspire, or accuse? Are they nostalgic, or alienating? Do you summon them with enthusiasm or trepidation or indifference?
I began by sharing my visits as a youth with my grandparents. My paternal grandmother and grandfather were both immigrants. My maternal grandmother (I never knew my paternal grandfather) was native born, but in the totally Yiddish world of the turn of the century lower east side. They were joyfully and proudly Jewish and to this day it brings a smile to my face.
Now, a follow up question, inspired by an old adage that I cherish so much that I use it at every baby naming I do.
What memories do we want to create for our families?
What legacy do we want to leave for the next generation?
What shall we do today that will bring a smile to our children tomorrow?
Are we celebrating Shabbat in ways that summon a smile?
Do we make time for a special Shabbat evening meal, complete with white tablecloth, candles, Kiddush, challah, blessing of the children, good food, good conversation, and everyone home?
Is our Seder a joyful and meaningful affirmation of peoplehood and history, or a rush to the food?
Are we celebrating our holy places in ways that summon a smile?
Do we make time for the joyful experience of synagogue, camp, retreats, heritage tours, israel?
Judaism sanctifies people and relationships.
Are we celebrating the milestones of life, and extending a helping hand to those in need, in ways that summon a smile?
If we seek greater rootedness in our dizzying world, have we deepened our ties to community and tradition?
If we seek greater family unity in a fractured society, have we taken a second look at venerable rituals that bind the generations ?
If we seek indelible memories in a disposable culture, have we done anything out of the ordinary?
What might we do, as a congregation, out of the ordinary? Innovative and compelling enough that in the end we will say: that was special? That was transformational? I will always remember that?
I welcome your ideas and your passion.
A Shabbaton at the synagogue?
A multi-generational weekend retreat in the Poconos?
A heritage tour to Eastern Europe?
A family trip to Israel?
Am I living a Jewish life worthy of memory?
Is there joy in my Judaism, or only obligation?
Am I secure enough in my identity that my children will be in theirs?
Am I willing to think big?
Experiences of Shabbat, holidays, social justice work, Israel are "mishpacha memories," Jewish family experiences that lodge in the mind and are not forgotten. Memories that will bring that smile and sense of connection… ten, twenty, thirty years from now.
The memory albums of our lives will inspire or accuse. For sure, they take years to assemble, and years more to penetrate to the very core of who we are. Only now, for example, do I fully appreciate the impact of those monthly shleps to Brooklyn, and of course, in the broader sense, the legacy of my immigrant grandparents. So, having begun this sermon in terms of personal memory, let me then conclude the same way.
As I was mulling over this theme some years ago, I experienced a powerful moment of family continuity, right in front of my computer. I had read about a then new website: ellisislandrecords.org. I learned that from 1890 to 1922, more than 20 million immigrants came to America via Ellis Island. Meticulously recorded ship manifests chronicle each and every arrival. An army of volunteers, largely from the Mormon Church, put all these manifests on disk. When the Ellis Island website went online, the response was overwhelming. Millions of Americans began searching for their roots.
I was one of them. I began my search with my maternal great grandfather, because I knew the specifics of his arrival. He had saved the ticket that brought him to America, and he so treasured it that he passed it on to his daughter, my grandmother, who framed it. My grandmother gave it to me shortly before her passing at 100 years of age. It is on my wall, next to the certificate proclaiming my great grandfather a United States citizen. He saved that paper too.
Logging on to the website when it was not overloaded proved formidable, but then I was in, and several clicks later—there it was. Just one entry: One of twenty million. Line 21. Leo Lorber. Age 20. Ship: The Pennsylvania. Port: Hamburg, Germany. Date of arrival: Nov.18, 1899. Funds upon arrival: $15. The handwriting on the manifest was identical to that on the ticket. The same clerk had issued my great grandfather's ticket and recorded his journey. A century later his great grandson, who bears his name, would rediscover the entry.
Zicharon. Memory. The secret of Jewish continuity is family, and the secret of family continuity is memory.
At this New Year, we dedicate ourselves anew to securing the link that binds the generations.
At this New Year, we dedicate ourselves to singing the song of our people, the song that will never be lost.


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The west needs a Ganbare Goemon/Mystical Ninja collection
2019-06-22 16:00:00by Adzuken
Wo kudasai~
It wasn't long after I had described Konami as collection adverse that it hit us with a trio of pretty awesome compilations. The Arcade, Castlevania, and Contra collection are all stacked with solid games. It's actually an impressive effort for a company that, not too long ago, seemed intent on showing its fans how much vitriol it has for them.
What struck me as most impressive about the Castlevania Collection was the inclusion of the Famicom version of Kid Dracula, a game which was previously locked up in its native country of Japan as Akumajou Special! Boku Dracula-Kun. It's perhaps not the most sterling spin-off of the Castlevania series, but the fact that Konami went to the extra effort to localize it for the collection is strongly appreciated.
The fact that it went to the effort of translating a game that was never released in the west sets my mind off to dreaming about what other collections of Japanese treasures could grace the west. Konami is, after all, sitting on a backlog of treasures that we never got to see over here. Could we finally see a translation of obese penguin simulator Yume Penguin Monogatari? What about a gathering of Parodius games?
No possibility gets me drooling as copiously as a Ganbare Goemon collection. The series is relatively unknown over here, with only a scant handful of games receiving a localization. It's perhaps better known as the Mystical Ninja series to English audiences; nomenclature that three of the games received. Over in Japan, however, it was quite prolific. It spanned multiple consoles with over 20 titles. In them, you play as an increasingly more cartoonish portrayal of Japanese folk hero, Ishikawa Goemon. It's a series of bizarre villains, offbeat humor, and a restless inability to adhere to a single formula. I can think of no better set of games to cram into a single collection.
It's unlikely that Konami would be willing to give us every game in a single collection. If it follows the trend set by its current collections, we'd be looking at eight-ish games from the series. Out of over 20 games, it's a difficult decision to figure out which ones should be included and which can be set aside. I'm going to try anyway, so let's take a look at what I think are the eight most essential games in the Ganbare Goemon series.
MR. GOEMON (ARCADE)
While the Goemon series is best known on consoles, it actually started with an arcade game. Outside its title character, Mr. Goemon is actually nothing like the games that would follow it. It's instead a straightforward platforming affair that has you moving from the left to the right of the screen while evading guards or bopping them with your kiseru. Every so often, a boss will cap off a level.
Mr. Goemon stands apart from the series in both gameplay and its traditional Japanese art-style. The first game in the console series, Ganbare Goemon, was initially started as an attempt to port the arcade version's gameplay, but instead mutated into something more like a beat-'em-up.
Initially released only in Japan, we eventually got a taste of it over here, first as part of the Xbox Game Room, then later as one of Hamster's Arcade Archive titles on the PS4. It would be easy to skip out on Mr. Goemon, but I feel that as the progenitor of the series, it deserves to be in our compilation.
GANBARE GOEMON 2 (FAMICOM)
It may seem weird to skip the first game in the proper console series, but while Ganbare Goemon established many of the series' mainstay mechanics, it was Ganbare Goemon 2 that began shaping it all into something more familiar.
Ganbare Goemon 2, like Ganbare Goemon before it, defies description. It's perhaps best placed in the beat-'em-up bucket, as you travel the streets of Edo-era Japan and smack people in the face with your kiseru pipe. Most levels involve finding three checkpoint passes so you can exit through a gate. Some of these are hidden in underground passages you reveal by jumping over empty spots on the ground, others are tucked away inside mazes.
It's here that we're introduced to Goemon's bizarre sidekick, Ebisumaru. With him comes simultaneous co-op multiplayer, a common feature in many of Goemon's future games. Also, while the previous games weren't strictly straight-faced, this is where things began to tilt in a weirder direction. The first boss you fight is a giant robotic sumo wrestler who throws his toupee at you. It's only a glimpse into how weird the games would eventually become, but it's the direction the series would continue to follow.
GANBARE GOEMON GAIDEN (FAMICOM)
Konami wasn't exactly known for its RPG's in the '80s, so it's a bit surprising that its follow-up to Ganbare Goemon was a full-on JRPG in the Dragon Quest formula. The story involves Goemon teaming up with Ebisumaru in an attempt to find his missing kiseru. It further pushes the goofy anachronisms and nudges the series further into weirdness.
While Gaiden may be a spin-off, it did introduce some mainstay characters to the series, such as the kunoichi, Yae, and the ninja cat, Kurobei. It was followed up with a sequel, Ganbare Goemon Gaiden 2, that was similar to the original but even weirder. However, since we're only giving ourselves eight picks for this collection, we're giving the second one the ax in favor of some more traditional experiences.
LEGEND OF THE MYSTICAL NINJA/GANBARE GOEMON: YUKIHIME KYUUSHUTSU EMAKI (SUPER FAMICOM)
Legend of the Mystical Ninja was the first time the Ganbare Goemon series hopped the ocean to bring us its madcap depiction of Edo-era Japan. Rather than simply being an evolution of the established formula, Legend of the Mystical Ninja combines the fast-paced beat-'em-up style of the Famicom games and pops in some side-scrolling action stages for good measure. Mix in some excellent boss battles and a popping soundtrack and you've got a game that's well worth playing.
It would be nice if the translation got touched up, though. Goemon and Ebisumaru were renamed to Kid Yang and Dr. Ying, which are so off base that it's almost offensive. Heck, while we're at it, maybe change the pizzas back into onigiri and bring back the striptease show.
GANBARE GOEMON 2: KITERETSU SHOGUN MAGGINESU (SUPER FAMICOM)
Rather than continue with the classic beat-'em-up formula that defined the series, Ganbare Goemon 2 changed everything to a straight up sidescroller. There are still towns that you visit to rest between levels, but they aren't full of jerks trying to bash you over the head. Progression is handled through a Super Mario Bros. 3 style map screen.
If the previous games continually nudged the series towards the bizarre, Kiteretsu Shogun Magginesu solidified that identity. Sasuke, the clockwork ninja makes his first playable appearance, brings the number of playable characters up to three. Goemon's giant robot, Impact, makes its first appearance. Impact levels involve avoiding obstacles and crushing towns, before capping off with a punch-out style fighting sequence.
GANBARE GOEMON KIRAKIRA DOUCHUU: BOKU GA DANCER NI NATTA WAKE (SUPER FAMICOM)
It's not that Ganbare Goemon 3 was a bad game, but its Zelda-style overworld exploration wasn't a good fit for the series. However, Ganbare Goemon Kirakira Douchuu is perhaps the pinnacle of the series' weirdness.
The game involves the whole Goemon crew, now including kunoichi, Yae, traveling to space to defeat some random jerk named Harakiri Seppukumaru. Each character embarks to their own world, with each containing its own gameplay focus. It's primarily a sidescroller like Ganbare Goemon 2, but most bosses include their own mini-game. Its greatest strength is its unpredictability. One moment you may be standing on a car as it falls towards earth while the next you're surfing across an alien ocean.
Kirakira Douchuu may not be the best game in the series, but it has an amazing style to it that pushes the Super Famicom to its limits. The soundtrack is equally impressive, lending some horribly infectious tunes. Overall, it's one that shouldn't be missed.
MYSTICAL NINJA STARRING GOEMON/GANBARE GOEMON: NEO MOMOYAMA BAKUFU NO ODORI (N64)
After continuing with 2D design in the Playstation's Ganbare Goemon: Uchū Kaizoku Akogingu, things got shaken up on the N64. Going in a more Legend of Zelda direction, Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon was a fully 3D overworld/dungeon affair. Goemon's first big N64 outing may not be the crown jewel of the franchise, but it's hard getting past how interestingly designed it is. It takes place in a miniaturized version of Japan, making the whole affair feel like a big, cohesive, country-spanning adventure.
There are a few downsides to Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon. There's no co-op this time around, so your Goemon buddy is going to have to sit this one out. It's also incredibly lopsided in that typical early 3D era way. If you don't have a tolerance for janky games, this one might test your limits. However, its design as a pre-Ocarina of Time release is undeniably intriguing and it deserves to be noticed.
GOEMON'S GREAT ADVENTURE/GANBARE GOEMON: DERODERO DOUCHU OBAKE TENKOMORI
Dropping the full 3D adventure, Goemon's Great Adventure returns the series to a more sidescrolling affair. In a lot of ways, it's very similar to Ganbare Goemon 2 on the Super Famicom, including the map screen and towns to visit. The biggest wrinkle this time around is that, in order to advance, you have to collect a certain number of checkpoint passes, much like in the Famicom games. This time around, however, they're gained by completing levels, as well as sidequests.
Goemon's Great Adventure is a surprisingly tight little platformer. It's perhaps not as inventive or unique as Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon, but it is a lot less janky and more fun to play today. If there's one downside, it's that it seems to expect you to already know who all these characters are. The lead villain, Bisumaru, for example, first appeared in Ganbare Goemon 3 on the Super Famicom. Anyone who missed out on that game won't really get why they're being antagonized by a Catholic nun that looks like Ebisumaru. Maybe I shouldn't have axed that game from the collection. Oops.
The series, much like Konami themselves, largely lost their way after the close of that console generation. There were attempts to make a more serious Goemon for the PS2, then another attempt to revive it as a futuristic take on the series. Finally, Konami tried returning to the original formula and characters on the Nintendo DS with 2005's Ganbare Goemon: Toukai Douchuu Ooedo Tengu ri Kaeshi no Maki. After this, the series went silent aside from two pachinko machines: the place where Konami characters go to die.
It's not difficult to understand why so few of these games were released in the west. They lean heavily into Japanese folklore, a topic that many westerners aren't familiar with. The humor doesn't always translate well, which can make it seem even more bizarre. Even still, the games that we did receive are generally remembered fondly by those who played them. It's an important corner of Konami's history, and as such, deserves to be remembered with its own collection.
What do you think? Are these the eight best games in the series to compile? Am I leaving out something essential? Let me know in the comments.
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