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The Mattara Surf Classic taps into the spirit of Newcastle
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The spirit of surfing runs deep in Newy | PHOTOS Surf's Up: Cars at Merewether Beach, ready to head to a contest at Catho in 1965.
A surfer between Bar Beach and Dixon Park Beach in 2017.
Nine Mile Beach Surfboard Club members in the 1960s.
Surfest in 1990.
Mark Richards.
Mark Richards surfing at the Billabong Pro at Waimea Bay in December 1986.
Merewether surfer Ross Bailey off the rocks at Merewether in 1966. Photo by John Nute.
Surfers at Bar Beach in 1960.Picture: Surfin Newie 1956-2009.
Image from the Surfin Newey exhibition in 2010. Picture: STUART QUINN .
Image from the Surfin Newey exhibition in 2010. Picture: STUART QUINN
TweetFacebookNewy,Newie or Newks?As you can see, we used the word Newy in the headline.
The natives get restless over the perennial Newy-Newie debate.
The truth of the matter is, we were struggling to find a good headline and deadline was approaching like a freight train.
It's also true that we used this word to deliberately annoy people. You may not realise it, but we're helping you out. We're helping you get a bit of that deep-seated anger out of your system. Giving you an outlet, as such. No need for thanks. It's part of our service.
We noticed Newcastle lord mayor Nuatali Nelmes raised the old Newy-Newie chestnut recently.
"Following a recent council meeting, a bit of casual banter between councillor Carol Duncan and deputy lord mayor Declan Clausen about the correct spelling of an abbreviation of Newcastle as 'Newy' or 'Newie' led me to test it out on Facebook,"Nua said.
"The post certainly sparked a passionate debate with over 1800 comments responding to the question. For the record, I'm firmly in the 'Newy' camp!"
Nua also pointed out that Mikey Robins, a born and bred Novocastrian, used to refer to Newcastle as 'Newks' on Triple J.
Basketball: Simmons follows in Shaq's footsteps to propel 76ers to first win
ON FIRE: Ben Simmons shoots over the top of Detroit Pistons forward Stanley Johnson during the 76ers' 97-86 win on Tuesday. Picture: AP
BEN Simmons went to the same US college as Shaquille O'Neal and now the Newcastle-raised guard shares an NBA record with the Basketball Hall Of Famer.
Simmons on Tuesday became the first player since O'Neal (11) to open his NBA career with four straight double-doubles.
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With the world watching in anticipation, Simmons scored18 points and secured10 rebounds on debut in a 120-115 loss to the Washington Wizards less than a week ago.
He hasn't stopped. The silky-skilled big man dropped 11 points to go with 11 boards in a 102-92 loss to Boston and added 18 points and 10 rebounds in a 128-94 defeat to Toronto.
The 76ers play the Houston Rockets in Texas on Friday.
Ben Simmons has led the Philadelphia 76ers to their first regular season win with a history-making triple-double that places him alongside basketball greats Oscar Robertson and Charles Barkley in the NBA history books.
The 21-year-old from Melbourne, in just his fourth NBA game, was superb with 21 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists in the 97-86 win against the Detroit Pistons.
The n shrugged off the personal accolades and focused on his team's maiden win.
"It feels great that we won," Simmons said.
"Our team played well together and we played the right way.
"I'm just happy we got our first one."
The 76ers, despite high expectations, opened the NBA regular season with losses in their first three games.
Simmons and centre Joel Embiid, with 30 points and nine rebounds, were too strong for a Pistons squad that falls to a two-win, two-loss season record.
Just two other players, Robertson and Art "Hambone" Williams, have achieved triple-doubles in their first four games.
Simmons also became the first player to achieve the feat in Detroit's new Little Caesars Arena and became the first 76ers rookie since Michael Carter-Williams to post a triple-double.
He also became the first 76ers player since Barkley in 1987 to shoot more than 70 per cent from the field in a triple-double with eight of his 11 shots successful.
Coal and Allied escapes prosecution over 2014 incident
Coal and Allied has avoided prosecution over a 2014 incident at a Hunter Valley mine that left a man severely injured.
The NSW Department of Planning announced on Tuesday that it had agreed to an"enforceable undertaking" with the mine operator, which would cost the company $677,000, in response to an alleged breachof the Workplace Health and Safety Act.
The legally-binding agreement, proposed by Coal and Allied, comes after a worker at the Mt Thorley Warkworth mine fell from a ladder while cleaning the window of a grader on October 4.
The department's official decision to accept Coal and Allied's alternative to prosecution, which was published on Tuesday, said the man fell from a height of 1.5 metres after an opening door caused the ladder to move –which left the man with "very serious injuries".
The department's regulator began prosecution against Coal and Allied's parent company Rio Tinto, alleging a workplace health and safety breach that carried a maximum penalty of $1.5 million.
But instead, Coal and Allied will undertake a range of actions –on top of the estimated $500,000 the company has already spent addressing the alleged breach.
"This case serves as a timely reminder to mining operators of their obligations under theWork Health and Safety Act," NSW Resources Regulator chief compliance officer AnthonyKeon said.
"The undertaking by Coal and Allied is considered significant, and rightfully so, and has thereal potential to create considerable, and broad, industry reach by focusing on the nextgeneration of workers in the mining and other high-risk industries."
A key project that's part of the enforceable action is aneducational program aimed at school leavers, involving a short film and a smart phone application.
It will be trialled at two Hunter schools.
In a statement on Tuesday, the department said it believed the action "provided for significantly better outcomes than prosecution alone would achieve".
Rio Tinto sold Coal and Allied to Yancoal earlier this year.
A Yancoal spokesman said the project was a chance to influence the thinking and behaviour of young people, with regard to safety, before they enter the workplace.
"The enforceable undertaking has been developed in the best interests of instituting an education program to help prevent injuries among young people when they enter the workforce," he said.
"The more safety information and experiences we can provide prior to entering into a heavy industry such as mining, the more vigilant they can be.
"Ultimately any education program must be supported by a workplace culture committed to zero harm."
TheConstruction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union hasbeen contacted for comment.
Schools, unis, hospitals not up to scratch: report
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA – OCTOBER 04: A general view of Sydney Road in Brunswick on October 4, 2016 in Melbourne, . (Photo by Vince Caligiuri/Fairfax Media) Generic tram, trams, traffic, bike lane, city skyline, congestionAutomatic dispensing machines would replace pharmacies, low-value healthcare procedures would be defunded, people with real-world skills would be made teachers, and drivers would be charged for the use of roads under a series of audacious proposals the Productivity Commission believes could add $80 billion per year to economic growth – an amount it says would grow over time.
The five-year program, requested by the Treasurer Scott Morrison, is designed to jump-start innate, or so-called "multifactor" productivity, which the commission believes has barely grown since 2004.
The productivity boost brought about by economic reforms in the 1990s produced almost all of the decade's spectacular lift in living standards. Since 2004 innate productivity growth has produced almost none, with most of the productivity growth that has been achieved the result of investment spending and most of the income growth the result of the mining boom.
Productivity Commission chairman Peter Harris said the slowdown in 's capacity to "do more with the same" was puzzling because scientific and technological knowledge had seemingly advanced. In 2003 there was no "cloud", no "internet of things" or smartphones and music and software were provided in physical forms.
Without action to remove the last big obstacles to productivity, might consign itself to half a century of low income growth.
The obstacles were predominantly in the public sector, in the way it provided health and education and managed cities. It was as ripe for reform now as manufacturing was in the 1980s.
Twenty seven per cent of adults were obese, holding back their ability to contribute to the labour force, although ns life expectancy was the third-highest in the developed world, the 11 years spent in ill-health was the third worst in the OECD.
Medical best-practice was often ignored. Seventy five per cent of bronchitis was treated with antibiotics, when the correct rate was close to zero, 71,087 knee arthroscopies were performed per year in most cases without evidence of benefits, 27,500 hysterectomies were performed without a diagnosis of cancer. Often it was because doctors didn't know how to say "no" to patients, and because patients didn't know what best practice was.
The commission recommends defunding low value procedures and creating scorecards for the performance of providers to enable patients to compare outcomes.
Medicines would be dispensed by ATM-style machines or by staff without pharmacist qualifications. "This new model would not, under any realistic assumptions require anywhere near the current 20,000 pharmacists who provide clinical services, and so would require a transition to a much smaller employment base," the commission says. Universities would be informed of the need for fewer pharmacists, some of whom could transition to other forms of medical work assisting doctors. The new dispensaries would not be bound by the location rules that prevent pharmacies from competition.
The Pharmacy Guild – one of the country's most powerful lobby groups – instantly rejected the recommendation as "radical and unworkable", saying it would "dumb down" an entire profession.
The commission wants universities to provide honest assessments of the employability of their graduates before enrolment and to be subject to competition law where they could be made to provide refunds or replacement courses.
"If you buy a kettle and it doesn't perform, you've got the right to return it and get a new kettle," Mr Harris said launching the report. "If your education doesn't perform as promised, the same law should apply."
Mr Harris said one-in-five university graduates were underemployed, up from one-in-10 a decade ago. His report discusses, but does not recommend, stopping fees imposed for university teaching being used to fund university research.
The report imposes a five-year timeframe for lifting teaching standards, noting that the performance of 15-year-olds in maths has slipped to the level of 14-year-olds in the year 2000. It says 30 per cent of year 7 to 10 information technology teachers have neither studied the subject at second???year tertiary level nor been trained in how to teach it at tertiary level.
"Fifteen-year-olds are being taught by people who may not necessarily know the subject and can't answer questions because it's not their field," Mr Harris said.
One solution was to "take people who aren't necessarily trained teachers and train them up". Another was to train teachers in specialist fields such as maths and IT.
Other recommendations include phasing out stamp duties in favour of land tax and trialing pay-peer-drive charges for roads as an alternative to petrol excise.
"None of these ideas are new, we didn't make them up," Mr Harris said. "But when people tell you they are already being implemented, don't believe them. That's what we are trying to achieve."
Mr Morrison said he would work with the states on the ideas, beginning with the treasurers' conference on Friday.
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Gayle's teammate 'sent sexy text to masseuse before alleged incident'
West Indies' Cricket player Dwayne Smith arrives at the NSW Supreme Court in Sydney on October 24, 2017. Smith is a witness on the Chris Gayle vs. Fairfax trial. (Photo by Daniel Munoz/Fairfax Media)
West Indies' Cricket player Chris Gayle (right) arrives at the NSW Supreme Court in Sydney on October 24, 2017. (Photo by Daniel Munoz/Fairfax Media)
West Indies cricketer Chris Gayle's teammate Dwayne Smith has admitted he texted the word "sexy" to a female massage therapist a day before she alleges Gayle exposed himself to her in a Sydney dressing room while Smith was present.
But Smith told the NSW Supreme Court on Tuesday Gayle had not exposed himself to the woman and "that's something you would remember" if it did happen.
Gayle is suing Fairfax Media for defamation over a series of articles published in The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age and The Canberra Times between January 6 and January 9 last year which alleged he exposed himself to a team massage therapist during the 2015 Cricket World Cup.
Gayle, 38, gave evidence on Monday that the incident did not happen and the "heartbreaking" allegations were "the most hurtful thing I've actually come across in my entire life".
Fairfax Media is defending the stories on two bases, including that the allegations are true.
The woman at the centre of the stories, massage therapist Leanne Russell, is expected to give evidence on Wednesday.
Gayle's teammate Smith was present in the dressing room in Drummoyne in Sydney's inner west at the time of the alleged incident on February 11, 2015.
During a brief stint in the witness box on Tuesday, Smith said repeatedly the alleged incident "did not happen".
The court has heard the West Indies team received an email from team operations manager Sir Richie Richardson on February 12, 2015, saying Ms Russell had "encountered a few uncomfortable situations with members of the team" and reminding them to treat her with respect.
Smith denied reading or receiving the email and Gayle gave evidence on Monday he did not believe it referred to him.
Fairfax's barrister, Matthew Collins, QC, asked Smith if he texted the word "sexy" to Ms Russell on February 10, a day before the alleged incident.
"I don't recall," Smith replied.
After he was shown a copy of the message, he accepted that he sent it to Ms Russell.
When it was put to him that he sent the text to Ms Russell while she was massaging him at the InterContinental Hotel in Sydney that afternoon, Smith said it could have been "a minute before".
Asked if he had given "false evidence" about the alleged incident involving Gayle because he was "seeking to protect" his teammate, Smith replied: "What I said is true."
"You yourself put Ms Russell in an uncomfortable position the day before on the 10th of February," Dr Collins said.
"No I did not," Smith replied.
Dr Collins told the four-person jury that Ms Russell would give evidence she was "devastated" to have been treated in such a "demeaning and disrespectful manner" by Gayle and "burst into tears" after leaving the dressing room.
Chloe Saltau, sports editor at The Age, gave evidence on Tuesday that Ms Russell contacted her on Facebook on January 5, 2016.
She said they did not socialise with one another but Ms Russell "was a work colleague of my husband".
Ms Saltau said Ms Russell had told her she contacted her to "show support for [sports reporter] Mel McLaughlin and other women in sport" following Gayle's famous "don't blush baby" interview with Ms McLaughlin in January 2016.
Ms Saltau agreed to keep Ms Russell's identity secret in the report. She told the court she believed it was "reasonable" to do so in the circumstances.
Bruce McClintock, SC, asked Ms Saltau if it crossed her mind Ms Russell might have been "a fabulist inclined to invent things".
"I didn't think that about her at all, no," Ms Saltau said.
The court heard Ms Russell had told Ms Saltau there was another player in the room at the time of the alleged incident but did not reveal his identity.
"The fact is I didn't know who he was so I couldn't take steps to contact him," Ms Saltau said.
"I believed that there were other ways of verifying the story, which is why we went to Richie Richardson and asked him for comment."
Mr McClintock put it to Ms Saltau that the report was "disgracefully bad journalism, wasn't it".
"No, I disagree with that. It was a legitimate story," Ms Saltau replied.
She denied "cutting corners" or being "frantic" to get the story out in the wake of the Mel McLaughlin interview.
The Herald's chief sports reporter, Chris Barrett, gave evidence on Tuesday he approached Sir Richie Richardson about the story.
"Richie said he didn't want to comment on that or …the [Mel McLaughlin] incident in Hobart," Mr Barrett said.
"He was surprised, I suppose … He appeared alarmed that I had that information."
'Uncomfortable' top cop rejects Chinan Christian Lobby claims over car bombing
Lyle Shelton managing director of the n Christian Lobby examines the scene where a van with gas bottle exploded outside their office in Canberra on Thursday 22 December 2016. Photo: Andrew Meares An "uncomfortable" Andrew Colvin, 's top cop, has rejected claims by the n Christian Lobby that a mentally ill man's suicide attempt outside its headquarters was "obviously" motivated by ideology.
The n Federal Police commissioner faced questions over the case of Jaden Duong, a 36-year-old man who tried to kill himself by driving a van full of gas cylinders into the ACL's Canberra building last year.
Mr Duong, who reportedly engaged in gay activism in the US, had a history of mental illness and suicidal ideation, and succeeded in taking his own life last month.
He was facing charges of arson and property damage, but police did not allege his actions were ideologically or religiously motivated – a position which shocked ACL director Lyle Shelton, who has publicly criticised the AFP's investigation.
In particular, he drew attention to Mr Duong's statement following his suicide attempt that he disliked the ACL because "religions are failed".
Mr Shelton's case was taken up at a testy Senate estimates inquiry on Tuesday by Liberal senators Ian Macdonald and Eric Abetz, who suggested there was a "disconnect" between Mr Duong's statement and what the AFP ultimately concluded.
Senator Abetz took aim at the "bizarre" and "very quick" judgment reached by police, and at one point implied the AFP may have released a statement before interviewing Mr Duong.
"I'm not sure what you're inferring," Mr Colvin replied. He also strongly rejected the assertions made by the ACL.
"I don't share their view of all of the facts, and in their defense, they're not aware of the entirety of the investigation or all the details," he said.
"I understand the Christian Lobby's concerns, but I reject their statements that he was motivated by religion. Yes, he said certain things, but they needed to be taken in the context of everything he had done before, and everything else that our investigation had unconvered."
The ACT's chief police officer, assistant commissioner Justine Saunders, backed that account, while noting the matter was before a coronial inquiry and urging the Senate to respect the privacy of the deceased man's family.
She told the inquiry it was not Mr Duong's first suicide attempt, and that he had first driven to other locations but settled on the ACL car park partly because it was devoid of other people.
"He did indicate that he did dislike the ACL, but that was not was not his motivation for taking he action that he did," Ms Saunders said.
"Establishing the fact that a person may have certain views is not the same as establishing that any given actions they undertake are necessarily motivated by those same views."
To the shock of other senators, Senator Abetz requested the AFP provide statistics about how many ns attempted suicide by explosion – evidence Mr Colvin said he could not provide.
The AFP chief also declared himself "uncomfortable that we are talking in such detail about what is a matter before the coroner". He recognised his obligation to be accountable to the Senate committee, "but I think we need to keep in context the totality of the investigation".
Senator Macdonald, the committee chair, later complained some MPs had talked about suicide "ad infinitum" during the same-sex marriage debate, and asked Mr Colvin "whether that was encouraging people to do it". Mr Colvin said he was not an expert in that area.
Labor senator Louise Pratt, the committee's deputy chair and a member of the Parliament's LGBTI group, said it was "quite disturbing" that Liberal senators were "seeking to make political capital out of the tragic death of a deeply unwell man".
"It says a lot about their priorities that they believe this is the best use of Senate estimates – to be asking politically-motivated questions on behalf of the ACL," she said.
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Centenary of the Great War
Newcastle Morning Herald transcriptions and Hunter Valley enlistment and death details for October 29 – November 4, 1917.
LETTERSWriting to Mr J. O'Connor, of Newcastle, from "somewhere in Belgium", Sapper J. Hughes, of Newcastle, says: "As you know, this quarter has been pretty lively now for a month or more. We had another stunt here yesterday, of considerable violence. It lasted for the best part of 18 hours – the barrage fire. Old Fritz launched some of his new gas at us during the early hours. He can come with all his bombs and shells, only God forbid this gas. I'm now attached to the armoured broad gauge petrol locos, with a siege battery of the R.G.A. I would ten times sooner be here than at the base. There are only four of us here. We never see any of our company. If the guns quieten down, you wonder what has happened. This country is waterlogged. The water anywhere is only within two feet of the surface. I know nothing to beat the mud here. There is very little difference between this here and the swamp where we used to tip the slag at the steel works. All the same, this place is not without its humour. One laughs and jokes more here than ever. You can hardly believe your eyes when you see the front, which stretches for three miles wide. There is not a blade of grass to be seen. Everything is shot away. Villages are no more than a few broken bricks and tiles. The aerial fights are a great sight to watch, or trying to get one another's balloons."
IN FRANCEPrivate H. H. Johnson, son of Mr. W. Johnson, of New Lambton, writing to his brother Thomas, who is a resident of Aberdare, relates some of his experiences in France. He says: "I started out from Balestone camp (England) on 23rd September, 1916, and embarked next day and crossed the English Channel, which took us one hour and three-quarters. We landed at ___, where I had my first sight of sunny France. We were then marched to a rest camp for the night, but were despatched early next morning by train for the base at E. We were trained there for a couple of days, and were sent up to the battalion we were allotted to at 2 o'clock in the morning. We were given 120 rounds of ammunition. We entrained for a place in the line. After travelling all night we reached the battalion we were to fight with. They were enjoying a much-needed rest. Next night I received my baptism of fire. I was sent up into the first line with a working party, and I regret to say my division suffered heavily; but it was some scrap, as the Huns know only too well. We then went to the Somme. We stopped at __ for one night, and then marched 14 miles, which took us within 12 miles of the firing line. We camped, and experienced a hard frost, and we were roughing it too. We were called at 4am, and were in a hot corner, where I received the hottest and roughest time of my life. From October, 1916, to January, 1917, I was right in the thick of it. How any of us came through it is a mystery. Even the Tommies wanted to know how we stood it. We were complimented on all sides for the manner we carried out our part of the scrap. I have only a hazy recollection of some of it. I know I was fighting all the time. My comrades were just as busy. We had the satisfaction of knowing we were victorious. The same night we sneaked over to where we had pushed Fritz, and dealt him some more 'hurry up', and retired safely to our own trench. The next night I lost my luck. I got a piece of tin. Fritz did not like the way we treated him, so he retaliated, and returned the compliment in the shape of a bombardment which consisted of 9.2 shells, and light stuff, shrapnel, and whizz-bangs. I was on post duty at the time. I heard one of the shells coming. I had my hand on a petrol tin at the time, which was lying near a box of ammunition. I ducked down, and a piece of shell struck the tin, and some splinters (tin and wood) entered my left hip, lifting me in the air, and dumping me in the trench. After being attended to, I was sent to the casualty clearing station, then on to the big French hospital. After two weeks I was sent up to the base again, enjoyed a month's rest, and then joined my battalion, which was a mile out of Bapaume. A big advance was on, and I was just in time to take part in it. Fritz proved himself a good runner here, and we kept him going through Fremcourt, and up to Bullecourt, where he must have stumbled, for he put up quite a decent fight for a day or two, but was booted out altogether. He continued to resist, and the ns proved that they have got to be reckoned with when it comes to a struggle. Whilst we suffered heavily, we had our revenge when we counted the dead Germans lying about. Those are sights we don't want to see often, but they asked for war, and they are getting it. While my luck sticks to me I want to be there to hand out my share. You get quite hardened.
BRUTAL: A sad reminder of the fate that awaited 46,000 n troops on the Western Front. Photo: The Digger's View by Juan Mahony.
CAPTURE OF BEERSHEBAThe ns and New Zealanders, after 12 hours fighting, brilliantly captured two hills on the Hebron-road. When German machine-gunners held up the attack late in the afternoon the Anzacs fixed bayonets and charged, sending in wave after wave. They dismounted at the first trenches, and went on afoot, sweeping away resistance. Then they remounted and charged into the town of Beersheba.
Mr Massey, the official correspondent, telegraphs: n mounted men were the first to enter Beersheba. The enemy was in extremely strong positions, but nothing went wrong. The n Horse in the moonlight charged up with bayoneted rifles, overwhelming the Turks, and galloped cheering into the town.
Mr Massey, in a stirring despatch, describes General Allenby's surprise blow, which smashed up the eastern end of the Turkish line, and wrested Beersheba from the enemy. He states that there was a stern fight all day long, in which the New Zealand and n mounted troops and the British infantry displayed great endurance and courage, doing everything as planned, so the staff scheme seemed to go like clockwork. The story of the day will add glory to the lads from English cities and shires, and the ns and New Zealanders. Splendid British infantry, after long night marches, attacked with such determination that they tore down wire entanglements with their hands. Then as the moon rose over Judea Hill the n Horse dashed in among the strongly-held trenches, and captured the town at dawn on October 31. The ns and New Zealanders were south of Beersheba, the British infantry facing the northern, western, and south-western defences which were cut in a range of hills hiding Beersheba from view. The Turkish entrenchments were elaborate, skilfully chosen, and heavily protected. Wire and guns covered all the approaches. Prisoners declared that they believed Beersheba impregnable. General Allenby's astonishing success in concealing the march across the sun-parched desert is the outstanding reason for the success of the movement. It commenced with a cavalry scrap on October 27, when 3000 Turks with 12 guns attacked a British cavalry screen occupying high ground near the Jerusalem-Beersheba railway. The British squadron held out throughout the day. Though both flanks were enveloped, and another was surrounded on three sides. When the infantry arrived they were able to occupy the ground without fighting. The British infantry marched at night, and hid in the daytime in the Wadi beds. There was a beautiful moon on the night of the 30th. The ns and New Zealanders made a wide rapid sweep to the south-east, in order to rush in at dawn and get astride the Hebron road to prevent the Turkish retirement. The infantry attacked Hill 1070, and succeeded in an irresistible rush within half an hour, though a German machine-gun section occupied the hill.
The infantry pushed on to the Wadi Sava trenches. Bombers dashed in wherever our artillery had not proved effective, and broke down the wire from iron supports with their hands. It was grand work, the English countrymen showing inspiring courage. Though fighting for 12 hours, they captured one defence after another until all the Beersheba stronghold was captured by half-past nine. Many of the ns and New Zealanders rode 30 miles before getting into action. Their work was as meritorious as that of the Britishers. They first captured Sakaty, a high hill six miles north-east of Beersheba, dominating a wide district, with their usual elan. These big ns stopped at nothing. They rounded up every Turk on the Sakaty hill by one in the afternoon, and then captured the Hebron road. Even more difficult was the taking of Tel el Saba, a foothill three miles east of Beersheba, which had been converted into a redoubt of great strength, and as made almost unapproachable by the steep banks of the Wadi running alongside, but the New Zealanders and ns carried it by half-past three, and then turned their attention tohouses between the hill and the Hebron road, held by German machine-gunners.It was getting dark, and there was anxiety about water for the horses. The ns settled matters. They formed up against the eastern trenches, fixed bayonets, and charging line after line, went for the enemy. Before the last wave reached the trenches the German machine-gunners were silent. Dismounting at the first line of trenches, the Anzacs went on foot, overpowering the Turks. Then bringing forward their chargers, they galloped cheering into the town. There was evidence the Turks were completely surprised. A train wasin the station, and the warehouses were full of corn, almost intact.
ENLISTMENTSDaniel Horisha Burchfield, Newcastle; Edward William Dean, Morisset; George Campbell Greaves, Mayfield; William Lester Harragon, Hexham; John Joseph McMahon, Singleton; William Thomas Sampson, Hamilton.
DEATHSPte Edward James Devereux, Ash Island; Bdr Oscar Edwards, Millfield; Sgt William Thomas Flood, Stroud; Pte Harry Robert Keevers, Tighes Hill; Dvr Augustus Sydney Lennox, Newcastle; Dvr George Bernard Martin, Aberdeen; Spr Roy Richmond Mason, Cooks Hill; Spr John William McInnis, Largs; Gnr William Angus McLeod, Newcastle; Pte Frederick Gould Pullen, Stockrington; Shoeing Smith Frederick Charles Robinson, Gundy; Pte Herbert Angus Sullings, Hamilton.
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Defence Minister Marise Payne announces counter-terrorism training help to the Philippines
will give urban warfare and counter-terrorism training to the Philippines within days to help in the fight against Islamic State-pledged terror groups in the country, Defence Minister Marise Payne has announced.
Up to 80 n soldiers will work on Philippines bases to provide the expert training they have learnt from many years fighting Islamist groups in Iraq, Syria and Afghanistan, Senator Payne announced in Manila alongside her Philippines counterpart Delfin Lorenzana on Tuesday morning. They will be regular Army rather than special forces soldiers.
"The [n Defence Force] will provide mobile training teams that will begin providing urban warfare, counter-terrorism training in the Philippines in the coming days," Senator Payne said. "It is very practical training by the ADF, which will support the Philippines Defence Force to be able to counter what are very brutal tactics that are employed by terrorists."
will also help provide more intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, increase information-sharing, and carry out more maritime patrols, Senator Payne said.
Remnants of an apartment block in Barangay Basak where the Marawi conflict began. Photo: Sitthixay Ditthavong
The Philippines announced in recent days that it had after five months of fighting finally cleared the southern city of Marawi of Islamic State-affiliated fighters. Despite the grinding victory by government forces, however, fears remain that the Islamic State may gain a foothold in the country's south and use it as the base of a new so-called caliphate in the region.
Senator Payne's announcement signals that sees a longer-term problem beyond just the recent siege of Marawi.
With the terrorist group losing territory in Iraq and Syria – culminating in its loss in recent days of its defacto capital of al-Raqqa in Syria – there are fears that fighters who have fled that battlefield will migrate to south-east Asia.
and the Philippines will also co-host a seminar involving military and civilian agencies about reconstruction after conflicts and as well as assist the Philippines combat Islamic State propaganda online.
The n Army will provide training to the Philippines Army and Marine Corps.
"It will include a range of skills related to combat in urban environments," Senator Payne said. "It will involve information-sharing and experience-sharing to ensure that we are best able to use the skills that we have to hand.
"Through our significant involvement in the last couple of years in the counter-Daesh campaign in Iraq and Syria, has acquired skills and knowledge that we are able to share with the Philippines armed forces."
She said the Royal n Navy would carry out more ship visits including a patrol boat visit in the next month.
Islamist militants have long operated in the southern Philippines but in recent years they have been bolstered by declaring allegiance to Islamic State.
has already been helping the Philippines by flying surveillance missions that gather intelligence around Marawi but also patrol the critical seaways that militants use to supply fighters in the southern Philippines from neighbouring Indonesia and Malaysia.
Introvert opening up with UNFD record deal
SIGNED AND SEALED: Newcastle band Introvert joined heavy independent label UNFD after impressing during their support shows for Balance and Composure and Hellions.INTROVERT guitarist Mitch Raschke says the Newcastle band is gearing up to take their sound to the "next level" after signing with independent label UNFD.
The alternative four-piece have enjoyed a massive 2017 supporting Balance andComposure, Hellions, Basement and AFI and their live performances and last year's EP Old Taste eventually caught industry attention.
Following their support slots for Balance andComposure and Hellions last autumn UNFD contactedRaschke and his bandmatesAudie Franks (vocals, guitar),Max Priest (bass) andStephen Hopkins (drums).
UNFD specialise in heavy and alternative rock and boast Northlane, In Hearts Wake and Tonight Alive on their roster.
Following a meeting at Brisbane's BigSound festival in September UNFD signed Introvert.
"It will give us the freedom to put every ounce into our music and try and pump out a product that actually reflects Introvert," Raschke said.
"We feel we've had a taste. I wouldn't say we were rushed, but our EP was a bit hurried along and there wasn't much development.
Introvert – Is It Too Late"We feel we could have taken that EP to the next level, so we hope to do an EP with UNFD.Having the luxury of time and all the resources from those guys, I think, is really going to pay off and take our sound to the next level."
Last week Introvert released a new standalone singleDecemberthrough UNFD, which they will support in November with their first national headline tour.
Raschke said the band are concentrating on experimenting with new material for a possible debut album in 2018. Introvert's December single tour passes through the Cambridge Hotel on November 24.
THUNDA PARTYWHEN Alison Wonderland closes outThis That Festival at 10pm on November 4the party won't be heading off to bed.
The Cambridge Hotel have secured hip-hop posse The Thundamentals for the official This That Festival after party. From midnight Tuka and Jeswonwill be spinning a DJ set.
Earlier in the evening you can catch The Thundamentals in full flight at Wickham Park, alongside The Presets, Tash Sultana, The Preatures, Winston Surfshirtand many more.
Meanwhile, Newcastle electronic-pop duo Luunes have the biggest opportunity of their formative career, after they won the Triple J Unearthed competition to perform at This That. The duo ofSam Litchfield and Anna Milat have released the tracks Torrents and Glass, but have never performed the material live.
MORE BLUESTHE line-up for the 2018 Bluesfest was fleshed out more this week by a massive second round of artists.
CONTRACT INKED: Human hit-maker Rag N' Bone Man will make his Bluesfest debut next Easter.
Bluesfest favourites Michael Franti & Spearhead, Jackson Browne and Jimmy Cliff are returning next Easter, but the Byron Bay festivalwill also welcome pop superstar Seal, new RnB star Rag N' Bone Manand African legendYoussou N'Dour for the first time.
Red-hot country artist Jason Isbell &the 400 Unit will also return after an amazing 2016 where they won two Grammys for best roots song and Americana album.
Other acts announced include UK legends Gomez, The Wailers, Canned Heat and emerging n soulact The Teskey Brothers.
The Bluesfest 2018 line-up already includesRobert Plant, Lionel Ritchie, John Butler Trio and Tash Sultana.
PAPER THRASHNEWCASTLE emo-punk bandPaper Thin will perform at Thrashville on January 20.
Thefour-piece join the headliners Frenzal Rhomb and Melbourne's Batpiss on the line-up for Dashville's "slightly heavier" festival.
TAPES RETURNNEWCASTLE dance-punk sweethearts Raave Tapes have been spreading their party vibes across the country in recent weeks, even making their debut in the golden west at Perth's Jack Rabbit Slims.
However, the three-piece know where their bread's buttered. Raave Tapes will return to the Cambridge Hotel on November 11 for a homecoming show. The support acts include Fritz, Jacob, Clypso and King Single.
SOLO HART ATTACKSYDNEY folk-rockers Boy & Bear haveenjoyed the adoration of sold-out crowds at Wests NEX in recent years due to their well-crafted pop tunes and slick harmonies.
DIFFERENT BEAT: Boy & Bear's Tim Hart will play Lizotte's in February to promote his second solo album.
Boy & Bear are on a brief hiatus, givingdrummer Tim Hart the opportunity to shine in his own right. Hart will release his second solo record The Narrow Corner on February 2 and he's hitting the road to take centre stage.
Newcastle will be one of first places to hear tracks from The Narrow Corner when Hart performs at Lizotte's on February 10.
BREAK THE MOULDIT'S going to be squashy on the Lass O'Gowrie's Hotel small stage, but seven-piece The Mouldy Lovers carry quite the live reputation. The Brisbane band will play the Lass on November 4 during their Boondock single tour. The Mouldy Lovers melda variety of genres, including punk, ska andgypsy.
Why we need to get 'rich' women back to work
We live in an era where n women are simultaneously being encouraged to have children to address the needs of an ageing population and to return to work sooner and move up the corporate ladder.
Let's remove huge barriers standing in their way.
If 's childcare system was more affordable and accessible and the tax system stopped penalising women who return to work, more women would work.
They also may have children sooner. In nations where women have more support to work, such Scandinavian countries, fertility rates are significantly higher.
But 's tax system isn't built for the 21st century. It is built on the old assumption that home and work are independent of each other.
When women take on greater roles in the paid economy, they don't simply abandon their families and managing their households.
A woman's ability to participate in the workforce is usually wholly dependent on her ability to acquire childcare (the same applies for a man if he's the primary carer, but women typically take on the primary caring role).
n women experience high effective marginal tax rates when moving from three or four days a week to full-time work due to the loss of family and child benefits.
While childcare salary sacrifice options for higher income earners in the public service and some large corporations are available, it's not widespread.
Our tax system allows us to claim against our income tax the cost of laptops and office equipment as "work-related expenses" but not childcare.
So, when push comes to shove, many women are forced to reduce working hours to look after their kids.
The longer that women stay out of the workforce, the harder it is for them to go back in. And even if they do so, it's often on lower wages.
This in turn has other negative economic consequences – women retire with less superannuation and become more reliant on the age pension and other welfare support.
A recent Grattan Institute report noted that if n women did as much paid work as women in Canada, where there's subsidised childcare – implying an extra 6 per cent of women in the workforce – 's GDP would be about $25 billion higher.
But suggestions to try and get women back into work – the most common and controversial being tax deductible childcare or other employer-driven tax incentives for childcare – get struck down.
It is politically hard to sell the case of giving tax incentives to women on higher incomes. A 2015 Productivity Commission review found making childcare tax deductible would not benefit women on low incomes, but higher income earners paying higher marginal rates of tax.
And so the PC not only recommend the government abandon any move towards tax deductible childcare, but it also went further and suggested limits on employers and not-for-profits from getting fringe benefits tax (FBT) exemptions if they provide staff childcare.
But there are already limits. Currently, employer-provided childcare is exempt from the FBT, provided it occurs at a childcare centre on the employer's "business premises".
This has meant that only the nation's biggest employers – the banks, universities and governments – which can afford to build or lease childcare centres, have been able to provide on-site childcare.
In 2006 a parliamentary committee, chaired by Liberal MP Bronwyn Bishop, held a Balancing Work and Family Inquiry, which took a different view to the PC.
It suggested that the FBT be removed from all childcare, so that all or any childcare provision made by employers to assist employees – in-home nannies and au pairs, family day care, occasional care, vacation care, or outside school hours care – is exempt. It also supported tax deductible childcare, with several caveats.
First, a tax deduction could only be claimed for the days of work on which the taxpayer can demonstrate the care was necessary in order for them to work.
Second, a tax deduction between parents in a couple family shall be apportioned between them in proportion to income earned by each.
Third, any unused portion of the tax deduction shall not be transferable between spouses.
The most important caveat: where a taxpayer elects to claim a tax deduction for child care expenses, the child care benefit and the child care tax rebate shall not be payable.
And where a taxpayer elects to claim the child care benefit and child care tax rebate, a tax deduction shall not be available.
This leaves the choice up to women and ensures women on low incomes, who cannot deduct against a high-income and get a tax benefit, still get support.
It is time revisits the issue of tax deductible childcare, even if it does so with income caps (there would likely be general public acceptance to limit those on very high-incomes).
The government also needs to simultaneously consider the plight of low-income women, and their ability to access welfare and pay for childcare costs.
If after all these reforms, women choose not to work to take care of young children, that's up to them. The point is, they need to have a real choice. Not choices that penalise them.
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Opera Browser VPN Review
Opera's browser VPN has abysmal network performance. We can't recommend it even though it's completely free.
By Brian Nadel 2019-04-05T15:24:00Z Internet Security
Opera's browser VPN has poor network performance. We can't recommend it except to stream Netflix from overseas.
Nothing to load or install
Totally unlimited data use
Works well with Netflix
Terrible network performance
Not technically a VPN
Works only with the Opera desktop browser
Some privacy concerns
Today's best Opera Browser VPN deals
If you want a nearly invisible, VPN-like connection, you might be tempted to try the Opera web browser's built-in service. It doesn't require extra software or even an account, it delivers unlimited data and it's pretty good at streaming Netflix from overseas.
But in our most recent tests, it delivered the worst performance of any free VPN-like service we've ever seen, far below the results from similar tests conducted on the same service a bit more than a year ago.
Even though the Opera browser VPN is completely unlimited and completely free, we can't recommend it except for use as a video-streaming proxy service, because its network performance is simply awful. Even ProtonVPN's deliberately slowed, but also unlimited free service is faster. For a much speedier free VPN service, albeit one with a 10GB monthly data cap, try Windscribe, which we consider the best free VPN service.
The Truth About Free VPN Services
We generally don't recommend completely free VPN services, because too many of them borrow your bandwidth, inject ads into displayed websites or sell user browsing histories. (Opera does at least the last of those, as detailed in the service's privacy statement.)
It's better to use the free plans that paid VPN companies offer as samples of their services. Most of these plans limit your data usage or network speed; Opera's browser VPN does neither, but it's not really a VPN (explained below) and its network performance has become far worse than even the throttled speeds of some other service's.
MORE: Free vs. Paid VPNs: Which Should You Choose?
Because this service doesn't protect anything but the Opera browser's data, it's not feasible to use the built-in VPN-like service as a full-time home VPN solution. For that, we recommend a fast, unlimited, paid service such as Private Internet Access or Windscribe.
What You Get for Free
The Opera "VPN" is technically a secure proxy service. It encrypts only the Opera browser's traffic and routes it through a server operated by Canadian VPN provider SurfEasy. Opera won't protect other web browsers or stand-alone email clients. A true VPN would encrypt every piece of internet data going to and from a device, no matter the application handling the data.
Opera's browser VPN service was originally for desktops and laptops only, but in March 2019, the Opera browser for Android added the same secure-proxy capabilities. The free Opera VPN mobile apps (which used real VPN servers) were shut down in April 2018 following SurfEasy's acquisition by antivirus giant Symantec. (The Norwegian company behind the Opera web browser now specializes in advertising.)
To get securely online, open the Opera browser, click the Opera logo at the top left of the browser window, select Settings and then Privacy & Security, and finally check the Enable VPN box. A few seconds after that, the VPN logo will change to blue to show it is secure, and the interface will show the current IP address and how much data has been transferred.
The Opera browser VPN lets you choose from among only three server locations, vaguely labeled as Americas, Asia and Europe. (In 2017, you could select among servers in Canada, Germany, the Netherlands, Singapore and the U.S., and speeds were much faster.)
Online Streaming
We tried watching BBC iPlayer when connected to Europe but were blocked from streaming video. However, when we tried watching Netflix using OperaVPN, the results were much better. We were consistently able to connect and stream video, whether connected to "Europe," "Americas" or "Asia."
"Star Trek: Discovery," which is exclusive to CBS All Access in the United States, but is on Netflix in most of the rest of the world, was viewable from all three virtual locations. "Doctor Who," for which Netflix has the rights in only some countries, and not the U.S., was viewable from "Europe" and "Americas" but not from "Asia."
We couldn't tell exactly which country we were connected to in each instance. Google Search seemed to think were in Ukraine, but an IP address locator put "Europe" in Sweden, "Asia" in Singapore and "Americas" in Virginia. The latter doesn't quite explain how we were able to stream either "Star Trek: Discovery" or "Doctor Who."
Despite the vagueness about the location, OperaVPN's Netflix connection rate was much better than those of many paid VPN services. Netflix actively hunts down and blocks proxy services and VPN services, and getting a stream varies wildly among services, countries and even times of day. The fact that we were consistently able to connect was remarkable, although the results might be different on a different day.
Caveat: Using a VPN or a proxy service to stream content you're not supposed to be able to access in your location violates all sorts of terms of service, and possibly even some laws, and any streaming service could terminate your account as a result. Do this at your own risk.
We tested the free services of nine VPN service providers — Avira Phantom VPN, Hide.me, Hotspot Shield, the Opera browser VPN, ProtonVPN, Speedify, SurfEasy, TunnelBear and Windscribe — in the spring of 2018 at a suburban New York home provisioned with regular, consumer-grade cable-broadband internet service.
Each service was tested three times using Ookla's Speedtest, and the service's connection times, network latency (i.e., delay), and upload and download speeds were averaged. Because network speeds can vary, we took baseline measurements of each parameter before each service was tested, and average results were compared to the baselines.
Results from our performance testing of the Opera browser VPN started out well, with a connection time of 4.3 seconds, which is relatively quick compared to some other free VPNs. Streaming music and video over the Opera VPN connection worked well, and the ping time, or network latency, was acceptable, at 2.5 times pre-VPN speeds.
On the other hand, the Opera browser VPN yielded an average download rate of only 5.9 megabits per second (Mbps), a 97 percent drop from pre-VPN testing. The service could upload data at an average rate of 2.8 Mbps, down 92 percent from the baseline.
This was the worst performance of the nine free VPN services we examined. It was also a steep drop from similar tests of the Opera browser VPN done in the winter of 2017, in which the service's download speeds were only 14 percent less than the baseline and it topped all other VPN services, free or paid.
To make sure our Opera results weren't an aberration, we ran them again several weeks later from a Midtown Manhattan office. The results were just as bad as before. The average download speed was 3.27 Mbps, 97 percent less than the baseline, and the upload speeds averaged out to 1.61 Mbps, more than 99 percent below the baseline.
MORE: How a VPN Can Boost Your Security and Privacy
Even ProtonVPN's unlimited free service, which is deliberately slowed to deter freeloaders, was faster than Opera in the original tests, causing a download-speed drop of 73 percent and an upload slowdown of 37 percent.
In raw numbers, ProtonVPN's bit rates were nearly 10 times Opera's, even though the background ISP speeds were nearly the same for the two service's tests.
While we love the Opera browser VPN's no-nonsense approach and operations, we can't recommend it for regular VPN usage when ProtonVPN's free, unlimited-data service is faster and provides all-encompassing VPN protection without privacy concerns. We can recommend OperaVPN, however, if you just want to stream Netflix from overseas and aren't particularly picky about where it comes from. And if you want a truly speedy free VPN service, there's always Windscribe.
Client platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux
Protocols: SSL/TLS
Servers/Countries: 3/3
Restrictions: Limited to Opera desktop browser

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Signe Hasso (Estocolmo, 15 de agosto de 1915 - Los Angeles, 7 de junho de 2002) foi uma atriz, escritora e compositora sueca. Sua carreira começou em 1933 e nos sete anos seguintes alternou entre teatro e cinema antes de ir para Hollywood, onde foi contratada pela RKO Studios.  Ela apareceu em filmes da década de 1940 como A Sétima Cruz (1944) e Fatalidade (1947).

Morte
Hasso morreu em Los Angeles no Cedars-Sinai Medical Center em 2002, aos 86 anos de pneumonia, embora algumas fontes tenham dito que ela tinha 91 anos.

Legado
Hasso recebeu uma estrela na Calçada da Fama de Hollywood por suas contribuições à indústria cinematográfica. A cerimônia de inauguração foi realizada em 1 de fevereiro de 1994 com a estrela localizada na 7080 Hollywood Blvd.

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As we enjoy exploring ideas and beliefs together, we always welcome new members. If you are interested in our Religious Exploration Program or our church. Please contact or visit us.
Learning doesn't end with our teenage years. The adults of our congregation also have programming planned for their needs.
A new way the RE Committee provides learning opportunities for members and friends of all ages is in keeping the OVUUC library up to date. Often there are not enough people interested in a class on a particular topic, or individuals might be interested in more in depth study of a topic than a class offers. The library provides many books for members and friends that allow individuals to explore new areas of interest.
The library has been organized into several general categories, which are clearly marked on the edges of each shelf and on the card pocket in each book. Adult books are located in the Dome loft. Books for children, youth, parents and RE resources are located in the Dodd House. Please follow the posted instructions for how to sign books out and check them back in.
Regularly scheduled sessions are held at the Dome with discussions facilitated by one of the members of the congregation.
New and potential members to our congregation often have many questions about our faith's history and the governance of our congregation and the denomination. This class is designed to answer those questions and allow the participants to explore other questions they have about Unitarian Universalism. The class is sponsored by the Membership and Outreach Committee and is offered as needed.
Please contact the church if you are interested in attending this class.
Adult Religious Exploration Groups are informal groups who gather to share and learn about a particular topic or skill. These groups do not have a set curriculum for their meetings, but instead spend their meetings sharing experiences and leadership. This year's groups are listed below along with a contact person for more information. All schedules are subject to change with holidays. New groups are always forming, ~ watch the OVUUC website or The Skylight for updates.
If you want more detailed information about a group, email the church and your request will be directed to the appropriate person.


Coming out looks different for everyone, and for me, it means that I had to be wise about who I trust with information about my sexuality.
When I was a child, my aunt gave me two options for the school that she was going to enroll me in. I could either go to Bryn Mawr, a prestigious girls' school or Friends, a Quaker co-ed. I said I wanted to go where the girls were.
It sounds like a lesbian indie film cliche, but I've always known I liked girls. Girls are familiar, girls are comfortable, girls are safe.
I was raised by aunts that never told me a story about a man that didn't hurt them.
I have never had a positive male presence in my life that wasn't White and a teacher. Any feelings I had for boys, I rejected. I witnessed the unbearable male chauvinism that my aunts either ignored or normalized as natural male behavior, and I concluded that being with a man would mean that I had to suffer.
I was fractured enough; I didn't need a man to break me into pieces.
So I stayed with the girls, and I claimed lesbianism because that was an easy label to explain to straight people.
I didn't confront my sexuality until I went to college, where I gained the courage to enter into my first relationship with a woman. The desire to take her home was one I knew would never come to fruition. I already knew who I could and could not tell, and all of my elders except for two aunts were on the "do not tell" list.
The aunt that raised me was surprisingly supportive. I have to give her credit because she did try.
She listened to me as I told her my secret between sobs.
She and everyone else in our family routinely spoke of homosexuality with vehement hatred.
My little foster child insecure self internalized that hatred until I hated myself for a thing that seemed natural to me. I didn't speak it, not even to myself until I was an adult. My aunt was empathetic, but she did not apologize.
We have not talked about it since that night. I know better than to bring it up again.
When I graduated from college, my uncle and his wife invited me to stay with them in New York. I didn't know them that well, but I felt just the right combination of liberated and desperate to take them up on their offer. I knew they were religious and devout, but I still believed that blood bonds would trump religious tendencies.
I told them I was Queer on the car ride to New York, and my uncle told me not to speak of it again. I could taste the danger in his voice.
After two months, I realized why he had invited me into his home. I was a project for him, and when I resisted his attempts to make me into the pious Christian scholar he had envisioned, he unleashed his wrath.
He tried to close the door to my bedroom so that I couldn't escape his rage and spit in my face as he pushed the full weight of his threat on me. He demanded I respect him as he stripped me of whatever fragile piece of safety I had felt in that house. He told me I was confused, that I was wrong and he didn't even know if I could be saved as if I was in need of a savior. I remember being afraid that he was going to beat me.
I remember the realization that my Queerness could get me killed descending on my consciousness like a black veil that I will have to wear forever.
I started looking for new places to live that night.
When my cousin invited me to live with him, I insisted that I had to bring my girlfriend. I was still reeling from anger and fear, and I wanted to test him.
Did he love me, or did he only love the parts of me that his heteronormative upbringing told him were right and acceptable? He gave us three months to get out of his apartment.
My relation to him and the fact that my Stem girlfriend had no interest in him meant that we were useless fixtures in his home.
My cousin never spat in my face, but he was hard, and cold, and controlling.
I know he was trying, I know he was straining against everything he had been taught about sexuality, but he still distanced himself from me and he made us leave. I've forgiven him for that, and he still tries to understand, but trying to understand isn't enough. I've stopped telling my truth to anyone else in my family. It has become just another secret I keep so that I don't have to justify my existence at every family dinner.
My love for my family is deep, twisted, and sludging around in my bone marrow like a cancer that can never fully go into remission. My love for myself is still abstract and frail, a thing with no shape that I am still creating.
Keeping my sexuality from my family means that the two can coexist in the same body, a female body that loves other female bodies, that would love more if I hadn't been taught to stay scared and straight.
Trump called immigrants "animals." Are we headed down a slippery slope?


Three Thursday Markets Left--Eat These While You Can!
I hate the end of the Thursday Bellevue Farmers Market because it comes just after the end of summer and presages the end of all Bellevue Farmers Markets whatsoever until 2015. Not to get too dramatic, but there are just THREE Thursday Markets left: Oct 2, Oct 9, and Oct 16. There will still be a goodly amount of Saturday Markets (until before Thanksgiving), but I loved thinking I could buy peaches Thursday and eat them all, since there were more where those came from on Saturday.
Lunchbox size, unprocessed, and no artificial anything!
How can anyone resist a fruit dubbed "Dapple Dandy," even if it is unfamiliar, as a pluot might be to you. I'm happy to report that, as a lover of both plums and apricots, I'm entirely won over by their pluot offspring. They're pretty, too, which (to paraphrase Jane Austen) a fruit ought likewise to be, if it possibly can.
This particular variety is crisp and sweet and juicy. Another perfectly lunchbox-sized fruit.
In saucepan, combine potatoes, onion, celery, salt, and 1/2 cup water. Cover; cook 15 minutes or until tender. Stir in corn, milk, herb, bacon, and dash pepper. Heat through.
I overbaked them a little. So sue me.
Preheat the oven to 400F. Lightly grease an 8x8 or gratin dish. Cut the tomatoes around their equators and dig out the seeds with your finger. In the food processor (or chop by hand), whiz together the garlic, parsley, basil, bread crumbs, salt, and pepper. Fill the tomatoes with this mixture and set them in the dish. Drizzle with olive oil. Bake 30 minutes till soft and browned on top.
Do yourself and your family a favor, and cook a real dish with real, seasonal ingredients before they're gone!
Those of you who come from families of more than one person know, it can be a difficult thing to prepare a meal that everyone enjoys. In my house we shoot for four out of five--if only one kid thinks it's kind of sick, we are in business.
1. It was a piece of cake to make.
2. It used mostly fresh, local, Market ingredients.
The broth is nummy--perfect to blot up with good bread, and the meat just melts.
Of course I forgot to take a picture until I'd eaten the last of it the next day.
Pretty, and tastes even better!
Now here's the trick with the pots: bring one big pot of water to a boil. Throw in the two ears of corn and cook for ONLY TWO MINUTES. Take them out with tongs and throw in the green beans. Cook the green beans until crisp-tender, anywhere from 4-6 minutes, and fish them out with a slotted spoon. In the still-boiling water, pour in your orzo for the Beef Vegetable Soup and cook according to package directions.
One pot of water, three things cooked, minimal clean-up!
After the vegetables are cooked, combine all ingredients and toss.
This is the only salad my girls have ever asked for seconds of, and I plan on buying more corn so we can have it again before the season ends. Everything has to be fresh, fresh, fresh for the full effect. Fresh mozzarella from Samish Bay would be delicious in this, or their Queso Fresco. Tieton's feta could also work, if you wanted a tangy contrast to the sweet corn.
1. For fans of the crinkly variety of spinach, I found it at Hedlin! More crunch, less furry-teeth-sensation.
2. And, if you've missed the usual Asian pear harvest from Rockridge Orchards, I stumbled upon some at Tiny's Organic.
There you have it! See you all at the Market this week.
'Tis the season of cheap corn in the stores, and for the past week I've had corn on the brain. Is it worth it, to buy organic from the Market's small farmers, supposing the taste to be equal?
Then there's sweet corn, the kind we eat off the cob, canned, or in the frozen food section, Washington State is the #1 producer in the U.S. In both cases, here's why my family has gone organic where possible.
1. Most (90% of) field corn and up to 40% of sweet corn is genetically-modified to resist Roundup and produce its own insect toxin. It used to be that field corn was the stuff you had to be wary of, and sweet corn was fine, but Monsanto's recent push into sweet corn seeds has been changing the picture. I wonder how long sweet corn can stay on the Environmental Working Group's "Clean 15." It would be a shame to see Washington's wonderful farmland go the way of Iowa and the rest of the Midwest.
2. Corn monoculture is an environmental killer. I'm talking about those fields and fields of corn. I recently read/skimmed Apocalyptic Planet by Craig Childs because I love disaster books, and one of his chapters of planetary disaster was based on the days he and a friend spent out in an Iowa cornfield, where he meditated on species extinction (there were no plants or wildlife to speak of out there, besides corn), the dangers of the favored pesticide atrazine, the rise in genetically-resistant pests, and the plummeting Monarch butterfly populations. Bad stuff, and another reason to buy corn from our small, diversified, local farms.
3. Cheap conventional corn has wrought havoc on Mexico's economy. Because our conventional corn is subsidized, we can sell it to the world at rock-bottom prices. Problem #1: some of their farmers go out of business and have to go looking elsewhere for work, legally or illegally. Problem #2: when our corn prices rise because of drought or diversion to ethanol production, everyone feels the pain.
4. Corn ethanol requires 29 percent more energy to produce than the fuel generates. I know, this post is supposed to be about the corn we eat, but I had to throw this in because I HATE ethanol. It's environmentally inefficient and lowers gas mileage, to boot.
5. Our Market farmers grow non-GMO, organic varieties that let you bypass reasons 1-4. Try Alvarez Organic's "Rambunction Yellow" corn, grown in Mabton, Washington, over the mountains. Or Hedlin Farms' "Sheba," which Kai describes as super sweet. He says Sheba is actually an early variety, but it comes on later in Western Washington.
A perfect ear of "Rambunctious Yellow"
Boil or grill some up this week, or, if you're over beating up on Paula Deen, try her recipe for Corn, Avocado, and Tomato Salad. Everything but the avocado can be had at our Market!
Plenty of delightful finds at our Market in late summer, and this week I share a random smattering with you.
1. Still plenty of berries. Buy and freeze now, or forever hold your peace. Although we've already put up blueberry and peach pies in the freezer, I still bought a half-flat of blueberries for quick snacking and this tasty coffee cake.
3. Skagit River Ranch is talking turkey. Yep, it's time to reserve your Thanksgiving turkey. Come by and leave your info and downpayment. I can vouch for the deliciousness of these turkeys, and if you've followed this blog, you'll know that I made 13 meals out of last year's bird! More on that this year, but I hope you'll join me in the Lucky Thirteen Thanksgiving Challenge.
4. Apples, Pears, and Asian Pears are in! Fresh, crisp and luscious.
The Asian pears, in particular, are the perfect size for the lunchbox.
They look like oversized Rainier cherries, and just picture the interesting pico de gallo they'll make!
Zucchini is tasty on the grill with olive oil, salt, and pepper. Or do lengthwise slices in the oven, sprinkled with olive oil and parmesan cheese.
7. You might have realized by now that sampling things at the Market can be hazardous to your waistline and wallet. We were lured in by fellow Marketgoers to Golden Glen Creamery's booth to try the Dill and Garlic Curds. The rest is history. Don't say I didn't warn you.
8. Speaking of Golden Glen, they've added new varieties of their butters, including "Northwest Mushroom Trio" and "Cilantro-Lime," along with tried-and-true flavors like "Cinnamon Spice" and "Honey." If you love store-bought garlic bread, try GG's garlic butter spread over a Market baguette. You may never go back again!
9. There's been fuss over the recent Stanford study which found organic food wasn't appreciably "healthier" than non-organic, but, as everyone was quick to point out, nutrient level varies wildly from fruit to fruit and vegetable to vegetable, depending on the soil conditions, time-to-market, weather, and farming method. One wonderful thing about the Market is that you can meet your farmer, ask about his or her soil and farming philosophy. Talk pesticides, conventional and organic. Food doesn't have to be a mystery at the Market.
And, 10. We've got new prepared foods! Have you tried the hot dogs at Saturday's Hot Dog Girl stand? Or the original juice blends at the Juice Box? I love how our prepared food vendors, from Crepes to jam-makers, take advantage of what's in season to whip up special offerings. Don't miss out this week, and come hungry!
For a brief, bountiful moment, we are swimming in strawberries. Real strawberries. Meaning, ones with sweetness and flavor that require no added sugar when sliced over ice cream. I treated myself to these Seascape Berries at Willie Green's because I personally subscribe to the smaller-is-better philosophy when it comes to strawberries and blueberries, and the Seascapes were tiny. I was not disappointed. "Sugar bombs," we call them at our house. So ripe we are obligated to eat them the day of.
As I mentioned last week, I've been reading a book about the horrors of commercially-grown tomatoes, which I'll eventually cover in a detailed review, but in the meantime, author Barry Estabrook argues that the "focus on making the [commercially-bred] tomato bigger and firmer" has come at the cost of flavor. "They've essentially taken the package and added water. Strawberries are the same story, but tomatoes are probably the worst example" (p. 149). The strawberry mention caught my eye because I couldn't agree more. Several years ago, when the Washington State strawberry crop was hit hard, I was horrified to find California commercial strawberries being served up at the Bellevue Strawberry Festival. Over-sized, hard, flavorless, and tart, conventionally-grown California strawberries are not a reason to celebrate. Especially when you consider those unappealing Frankenberries consistently make the "Dirty Dozen" list of pesticide-laden produce. To my nine-year-old's dismay, our family goes without fresh strawberries until we can have the real thing, locally and seasonally. Ask our farmers about varieties and whether their berries are grown spray-free!
Besides being delicious, our local Market strawberries are also geographically educational. I asked Kai at Hedlin Family Farms why Shuksan strawberries were called Shuksan strawberries.
Oh, *that* Mt. Shuksan. Not exactly Mt. Baker.
UFJ: I never heard of it! I think one of these is not like the other.
Kai: Have you ever climbed it?
UFJ: Maybe it's because I'm from California.
Other Customer: I've never heard of Mount Shuksan either.
Sure enough, when I asked Market Director Lori Taylor if she'd ever heard of Mt. Shuksan, she looked at me like I'd asked her if she ever heard of Issaquah. "Of course I know Mt. Shuksan! You Californians!" In my defense, my husband, born and raised a Washingtonian, went totally blank over this supposedly-famous, strawberry-inspiring mountain: "Hood, Rainier, and Shuksan? It's not exactly Mt. Baker!" I guess "Baker Strawberries" didn't have quite the same ring. And Not-Exactly-Mt-Baker Strawberries also got the big Veto somewhere along the line.
In any case, we can all agree the variety is delicious and worth grabbing over the next couple weeks, along with the fleeting Rainier and Titan cherries.
Set them individually (not touching) on a cookie sheet in the freezer.
When frozen, pick them off and put them in a freezer bag. Ready for use, the rest of the year 'round.
See you this Thursday and Saturday, rain or shine. And grab those half-flats while you can!
Yes, indeedy. Clouds and gloom notwithstanding, we know summer is nearly upon us by the fruits beginning to roll in. Last week I picked up this tasty, earliest cherry variety from Robbie at Collins Family Orchard of Selah, Washington. He expects the first Rainiers this week and his personal favorites, Titans, in early July. For those not quite ready to let go of the fall-winter feeling, Robbie has plenty of Pink Lady apples which still crunch satisfyingly.
Strawberries appeared in greater number, provided by Youngquist Farms, Hayton Farms, and Alm Hill. My pint container lasted exactly five minutes once I got home, so it looks like a half-flat will be in order this week.
In the vegetable department, the perfect sugar snap peas continue. We eat these raw with our Homemade Ranch Dressing, steamed with sesame oil, or added to stir-fries.
And Kai at Hedlin Farms was selling little bags of baby artichokes last week! If they're still there this week I plan to get some, having run home to consult my favorite vegetarian cookbook, Deborah Madison's Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone. She suggests a simple Baby-Artichoke-and-Scallion Saute, a recipe this blogger did a post on.
For those of you who eat your way through the Market, I made my first visit of the season to Crepes and sampled their seasonal savory bestseller, the Copper River Salmon Crepe with Caramelized Onions and Creme Fraiche. Uh huh. (Only around for another week or two!) And washed it all down with their "mojito-style sweet tea," a minty-citrusy, refreshing concoction that Marketgoers swig rain or shine. If sweets are more your thing, Crepes' bestselling sweet offering is the Salted Caramel with Bananas, Almonds & Whipped Cream.
Not that the crepe stopped me from swinging by The Box again. I wanted to try the Mini Bagel Burger that I couldn't get my kids to order last week. De-li-cious. And at its modest slider size and price, you still have plenty of stomach and wallet to head over to the next stand.
With all the wonders of the new Market season, I haven't been able to keep you up to date on the latest food-horror books I've been reading, but I'll have a doozy for you soon. It's Barry Estabrook's Tomatoland, and, suffice to say, when my family is on the East Coast this fall for a little vacation, I'm not letting anyone eat the Florida-grown tomatoes. Be thankful we're on the West Coast, and we have lovely tomato options.
Speaking of lovely tomato options, Tina at Big Spoon Jam recommended her Golden Tomato & Citrus Marmalade when I asked what would be great on cheese and crackers to serve at book club. She was right. Piquant and very tasty. Tina says it's also her most local current offering, having been torturously and lovingly made with all those teeny, fiddly, local golden tomatoes.
So get thee to the Market this week! Pick up some old favorites and try something new.
If you were at the Market last week, you noticed the appearance of a new prepared-food vendor, The Box: Asian Fusion Cuisine. Owner and chef Reis Llaneza has garnered press in Kirkland, where he tootles around various locations, serving up his delicious takes on street food. The Bellevue Farmers Market is fortunate enough to be The Box's only farmers market stop! Consider the Pork Belly Hum Bao and Kahlua Pork Hum Bao the kids and I sampled--perfectly cooked and seasoned tender meat nestled in a steamed white bao (familiar to all Chinese food "Peking Duck" and char siu bao lovers), garnished with the crunch of diced and shredded vegetables. My children literally fought over them (for the sake of peace, I did not get the entire one-third of each hum bao I was legally entitled to) and devoured them, vegetable garnish and all. If you knew my son, you would know that a snack tasty enough to make him overlook the presence of vegetables is a tasty snack indeed.
Reis prices the hum baos like sliders--cheap enough to have a couple. He also offers a Chop Chop Salad I found several people at the Market eating, and the day's vegan option was a Guajillo Pepper Chili. For those non-vegetarians in search of a meal-size offering, Reis recommended the Chicken Karaage Plate, designed like a bento box with "tender pieces of fried chicken served with a house sauce, steamed rice, and side of Chop Chop Salad."
We didn't make it far from The Box--about ten steps to the Molly Moon truck, in fact--before I ran into Leslie, a fellow mom from my children's elementary school, who was carrying a box of tomato starts, all sorts I'd never heard of that she'd found at Hedlin Farms. Following her lead, I swung by and picked up a variety called "Stump of the World," which, according to the gals at Hedlin, yields a "bushy plant with Brandywine pink fruit as big as your head." In other words, stake this puppy well.
My husband is not the World's Biggest Rhubarb Fan, having eaten too much of it in every way, shape and form, growing up in Eastern Washington, but the stalks were so very beautiful that I couldn't resist buying a Whole Lot of Them. A whole, whole lot.
Since strawberries aren't in season yet, Strawberry-Rhubarb Pie was out, but I did find this recipe for the admittedly-nasty sounding "Stewed Rhubarb." Because it contains strawberry jam, you get some of the same flavor as the pie, and I (at least) found it luscious over vanilla ice cream, as did some friends we had dinner with. Better yet, instead of the recipe being "easy as pie," it was way easier. Give it a try.
Serve warm or refrigerate. Spoon over vanilla ice cream. Or split a biscuit, pour over, and top with whipped or ice cream for a Rhubarb Shortcake!
What will you discover this week at the Market? And don't forget--if you miss Thursday, the Saturday Market opens this week! 10-3P in the First Congregational Church parking lot, 752 108th Ave NE. Double Markets--yippee!
Last Saturday Market, while picking up perfectly enormous celery at Hedlin Farms, I got into an interesting discussion with a woman who was buying eggplant. She was raving about the "Weeknight Curry" recipe she tried from a new cookbook entitled Super Natural Every Day by Heidi Swanson. Apparently there were so many holds on the book at the library that she took the plunge and bought the book, all untested. Everything she had tried so far was delicious, original and garnered rave reviews--even her father, who "hated soup" loved Heidi Swanson's green lentil soup. And what did she plan to do with the darling little eggplants from Hedlin? Try Heidi Swanson's "Pomegranate-Glazed Eggplant with Tempeh," of course.
Always on the lookout for a silver bullet, I was sorry to hear the recipes admittedly did not win over her picky-eater son (the other son liked some of the offerings), but I nevertheless did put the book on hold at the library and do a little cyber-stalking of Heidi Swanson. I'm happy to report she has a lovely blog which probably everyone on the planet has already heard about because it's won lots of awards and such, but it was new to me. I especially appreciated the recipe archives, where you can search by ingredient. No idea what to do with that kale you bought at the Market? Hit Heidi up! She covers it all, from cilantro to spinach, lentils to lilikoi. As she describes them, her recipes are "flexible." If you don't have the exact ingredients, substitute ones you do have--perfect if you try to cook according to the seasons and what's available at our Market. Asparagus might give way to green beans or zucchini to cauliflower. No harm done.
Cookbook aficionados probably already know that what some people claim to cook "every day"--what they whip up in the kitchen after a long day at the office--doesn't always tally with what the more-beleaguered of us feel up to, come five-thirty. I'm still waiting for someone to put out the Compromise Cookbook--not all from scratch (no, Heidi, I cannot mix and grind my own curry powder tonight!), but not all from cans and boxes. When I find myself serving a compromise meal, such as offered below, I try to accompany it with something "pure," like simple sliced fruit or cucumber slices dashed in seasoned vinegar. In fact, that is exactly tonight's menu.
Throw it all together, except for the garnishes, and leave it in the slow cooker on LOW for a few hours. Or do it on the stovetop: bring to a boil, reduce heat to LOW, and simmer for 10 minutes. Serve with garnishes.
New Things at the Market!
Wonderful, wonderful, to find ourselves at the start of another Market season! And although I could only grab half an hour between kids' sports and another kid's pick-up time, it was a half-hour well-spent.
Hedlin Farms had whole wheat flour for sale. 2 lbs for $4 or 5 lbs for $9.25. Can't wait to try this, especially since I've discovered my kids will eat biscuits made with a mix of graham and whole-wheat flour. Kai also had brussels sprouts plant starts and says they grow pretty well here.
Itala of Willie Green's recommends pulsing some baby bok choy into your smoothies (!). A favorite combo of hers: frozen raspberries, baby bok choy, apple or pear, and fresh ginger. Somehow I see my children hesitating over this one, but I'm game to try.
Speaking of samples, we also hit up new House of the Sun "raw organic vegan cuisine." If you haven't worked up the energy to make your own kale chips, give theirs a try. Delish. Light and crunchy and perfectly seasoned. House makes entrees and sides and desserts. Have no idea what the "Incan-Goji Torte" tastes like, but it looks very tempting. Not only do they sell at the Market, but they also offer a raw food delivery service to home or office. Check out www.houseofthesunrawfood.com for more information.
Finally, Philip Lee of mobile bookstore Readers to Eaters had a great table set up, including many books I've read and written about for this blog. He carries cookbooks, children's books, foodie-type memoirs. Good stuff. If you've got children's birthday parties up the ying-yang this time of year, think what a great gift a picture book and a food item would make. My second-grader, for example, got wildly excited by all the "baby" vegetables, with Willie Green's baby turnips sending her into squeals of delight. Move over, stuffed animals!
If you didn't make it opening day, plan on coming by this Thursday. Parking lot of the First Presbyterian Church of Bellevue (1717 Bellevue Way NE) from 3-7 p.m. The forecast is for sunshine!
Last Market of the Season!
It's that time, folks. Time not only to pull out all the food stops for Thanksgiving, but also to stock up for the long, Market-less winter. Tiny's Organic had a helpful retweet this week on market produce that will keep and how to keep it, from old standbys like squash and potatoes to cabbage and cauliflower!
On my to-do list this week: make homemade rolls to stick in the freezer and fresh cranberry sauce. (Have to--ick!--buy a can as well, for my stepfather, 'cause it ain't cranberry sauce unless it has rings in the side and can be sliced.) Other than those items, I hope to eat local this Thanksgiving. Have you taken the Pledge yet? Puget Sound Fresh has aimed really low, and only asks that you purchase one teensy item locally, so with my Skagit River Ranch turkey, I'm already good to go. The brussels sprouts and potatoes I buy this Saturday are pure frosting. As are any pie pumpkins from Hedlin Farms.
My other tidbit was an appetizer I invented. Usually I'm a recipe modifier, but this one is my own brainstorm: Ladysmith Cheese with Slivered Prunes. Uh huh. Take one slice of Samish Bay's Ladysmith cheese (plain or flavored) and top it with a sliver of those canned pitted prunes. Mmmmm...Getting your fiber never tasted so good. Cracker optional.
Happy Thanksgiving to all! Starting next week, the UrbanFarmJunkie goes into off-season mode, meaning I'll be bringing you the latest nutrition and food news I've garnered from trolling cyberspace. Stay tuned.
This picture reminds me of the About the Author photos in Lemony Snicket's Series of Unfortunate Events books--elusive, mysterious. These girls have nothing to hide, but when a stalk of celery is this huge, it has a way of taking over the frame. I found this puppy at Hedlin Farms. And let me tell you--celery this big makes a lot of Ants on a Log. Not to mention soup base, which is more what I had in mind.
All of which is to say, there's still plenty of good food to be found at our Saturday Bellevue Farmers Market, and lots of it. Last weekend I picked up Asian pears, apples, salmon jerky, eggs, green beans, apple cider, danishes, and--yes--giant mutant celery. For a birthday party on Friday I'm coming prepared with my Jonboy caramels, loath as I am to part with them.
Keep the Market in mind for any Halloween parties. I've seen pumpkins--both for carving and for cooking into pies--caramel sauce, and even some bitty-sized apples from Tiny's Organic for you old-fashioned types that still remember how to bob for them.
And for the night when you're not cooking, don't forget it's Seattle Restaurant Week! If you've been a fan of chef demos at the Market, you'll be glad to know several of their restaurants are participating in the fixed-price extravaganza. Check out emmer&rye or Monsoon East or Seastar and let them know you appreciate them supporting local farmers!
It was with guilt I sent my children running through the pouring rain this morning to their respective school bus stops. Maybe I should be homeschooling them, so they could huddle at home on icky days, wearing their sweats. Not that I would know anything about that. The only problem is that I don't have it in me to homeschool, so their education would go out the window. Is it better to be comfy and dry, or literate?
Well, better than either option is to be well-fed. Therefore, rather than wrestle with such weighty issues, let me distract you from the soggy gloom with good news about our food providers at the Bellevue Farmers Market.
First off, Samish Bay recently competed in the American Cheese Society's annual competition at Seattle's Benaroya Hall, and--drumroll, please--took home a boatload of awards!
Congratulations to Samish Bay! Today for lunch I'm making myself a sandwich with roast beef, Ladysmith with Chives, and cucumber. And for breakfast I had their Greek Yogurt, to which I added BFM's Sweet as Can Bee Honey, Hedlin Farms blueberries, and homemade granola. Delish.
In other good news, Loki Fish reports a banner year for the Frasier River salmon run. This tasty variety rivals King for oil-content but is slightly leaner. Get Frasier River salmon fresh now. Loki also has fresh King salmon from Pt. Roberts, Washington, and frozen Keta. Remember: buy 10 lbs and get 10% off!
And my last tidbit: the first apples of the season are in. This is the lovely part of the year where peaches and pluots and berries and apples overlap. Could it get any better? I snapped up some Gingergolds, but once my children tasted them I realized I didn't get enough. This Thursday and Saturday I plan to remedy that.
Swing by the Market this week, whatever the weather, and enjoy the bounty of our award-winning farmers and producers!


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Adrienne Truscott on Striking the Right Balance Between Risk and Expectation
by Miriam Felton-Dansky
Truscott's latest solo piece "exists in a state of constant flux." Carmine Covelli
It's a late-March afternoon at Mount Tremper Arts Center, tucked on a quiet hillside in the Catskills. Snow blankets the vegetable garden, and birds flit between trees. In the barn, Adrienne Truscott is telling her director, Ellie Heyman, about the time two pigeons were trapped in her apartment. Truscott is a dancer, choreographer, and stand-up comedian, and knows how to work a room. She eases into an urban tale that's both comic and tragic: The birds "kept flying into the window," she says, unable to see the glass right in front of their faces.
The hapless pigeons are, or might be, material for Truscott's new solo work, THIS, directed by Heyman and opening at New York Live Arts this week. The piece exists in a state of constant flux: developed long-distance, as Truscott toured Australia earlier this winter, and radically revised for every venue in which it's performed. (Two weeks before the opening at NYLA, Truscott and Heyman were enthusiastically reimagining both staging and text.) The pigeons, as Truscott recalls them, have also become a metaphor for a particular kind of artistic conundrum: that feeling of thinking you're seeing work clearly, then suddenly realizing you've been missing the frame.
In addition to dancing and choreographing, Truscott has also worked as a circus performer and a cabaret act (she is, with Tanya Gagne, one half of the celebrated Wau Wau Sisters). Her path to stand-up came about more recently: In 2013, she premiered her Asking for It: A One-Lady Rape About Comedy Starring Her Pussy and Little Else!, a disturbingly hilarious piece about rape culture that Truscott delivered pantsless. Audiences and critics might have made a big deal about that, but for Truscott, it was familiar territory: "There are risks like being naked, and that's obviously not much of a risk for me, because I do it all the time."
For THIS, she's taken on the more cerebral role of writer. By so frequently changing up her artistic practice, Truscott has become increasingly attuned to shifts in the expectations of both audiences and institutions — especially when those expectations are frustrated. "I've been interested in what kind of work feels insurgent in one place and totally anticipated in another," she explained during a break, in Mount Tremper's white clapboard farmhouse. "Is it just about your intentions? Is it defined by the institution, or the audience's expectations?"
THIS brushes up against these very lines of inquiry. Back in the barn for rehearsal, Heyman and Truscott — the latter still battling jet lag, having arrived from Australia just days earlier — were editing performance text, debating its order, and translating it into movement. ("Something about that sounds bonkers enough to me to be able to live with it," quipped Truscott after one read-through.) For Heyman, testing out these rough drafts is central to the rehearsal process. "I'm interested in the way Adrienne is exploring transparency in her artmaking process," she says. "I want to see how deep that can go."
Still in transition, the piece at that point included memoir, stand-up comedy, and audience misdirection, aided by abrupt lighting changes and playful uses of sound. "Is there a world in which you say, 'Pretend this is a blackout!' and then the lights get brighter and brighter?" proposed Heyman. The set was adorned only by large plastic block letters, which lit up one by one as Truscott flicked a switch, spelling out the piece's title. Together, the vignettes and staging add up to a meditation on Truscott's new role as a writer. "I'm going to read to you from a book I wrote this morning," she announced at one point.
Truscott began this latest piece in a state of mild creative emergency. She'd agreed to perform in the multidisciplinary Brooklyn-based series CATCH but, recently returned from months of touring, hadn't choreographed anything to show. Sitting down to send the curators a last-minute cancellation email ("I thought maybe if I tell them I have Lyme disease?"), she started writing something else. She ended up reading it that evening at CATCH; it quickly became the seed of THIS. Since then, Truscott has mounted versions of THIS as a cabaret piece, at Sid Gold's Request Room, and as "an act of artistic diplomacy," at the Australian Consulate in New York. Now she will turn her attention to the institutional framework of NYLA, particularly her decision to stage a solo, text-based work in a space suited to large-scale dance. "I've never really done [anything] where the approach to the form wasn't to deconstruct it right away," she says.
Deconstruction was, indeed, central to Asking for It, which Truscott purposely performed in comedy clubs around the world. Though she conceived Asking for It as stand-up, and presented it as such, she says she was received as a confrontational performance artist. "What exactly makes me a feminist performance artist and not a comedian if I'm performing an hour of jokes in a comedy festival?" she asks. (Would a man using the same material simply be called a comedian?) The question of gendered critical reception inspired Wild Bore, premiering this May in Melbourne, which Truscott is working on with London-based Ursula Martinez and Sydney-based Zoe Coombs Marr. Wild Bore's text is drawn from notable and notorious critical reviews — particularly, ill-fated commentary by male critics about female artists' work. (For instance, Charles Isherwood's infamous 2016 New York Times pan of Erin Markey's A Ride on the Irish Cream — a review that began, "Huh?")
Truscott's exposure to varying forms and receptions has complicated her understanding of artistic daring. "[Being naked] is perceived as a risk," she offers, in reference to Asking for It. But "for me, it's much riskier to start THIS as a writer. That feels more terrifying than talking about an intense topic with my pants off."
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