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Soviet Tank Crew 1943-1945
by: Stefan Halter [ DANGEROO ]
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Introduction & contents
Master Box is known for their imaginative and action packed figure sets – often times a diorama in a box. The set reviewed here is of the more conventional sort with a classic tank crew in different, but not necessarily connected, poses. Three of the figures are shown in action in the tank and two outside. There is no apparent interaction between the figures. According to the pictures on MB's homepage, they are intended for a T-34/85. Though the T-34/85 was intended for 5 crewmembers, it was often only crewed by four or even three man crews due to a severe shortage of manpower. Since one figure represents a captain, it is however likely that such a tank would have had a five man crew as a command tank.
The molding is very good, no pin marks are evident and the usual mold seam cleans up quickly.
The kit has no other contents than the single sprue packaged in a plastic bag. Assembly instructions are on the back of the side opening box. One thing I generally don't like about MB kits is the lack of parts numbering on the sprue and one has to refer to the back of the box to find out which part is which. Only a small gripe however.
On Russian Tankers Uniforms
In "Russian Uniformology" there are two distinct time periods of uniforms: The first used early in the war was the M35 type uniform with collar and rank insignia on the collar. The second was the M43 introduced in 1943. This uniform had the rank insignia on shoulder boards and the collar is a very simple one with two buttons and no lapels.
Tankers most of the times wore an overall over this standard uniform. This was generally black, though color often varied into blue or dark gray. From the resources at my disposition there was no distinct style for this overall with some having one pocket on the thigh, most having two, with some open topped and others with a flap. All have in common that there was no rank insignia. Another item often worn by tank officers is a black leather jacket with rank insignia.
All ranks wore the same padded headgear with provision for earphones. Early war these were often made from brown leather, later they were manufactured from black fabric.
In wintertime tankers were also issued special overcoats or if these were not available the regular overcoats or padded clothing of the Infantry. Since the set reviewed is of figures in summer uniforms, I will not go into detail here.
As mentioned, all figures represent summer uniforms. All but one wear the standard tankers overall. The basic uniform can be discerned from the collars and is the M43 type, correct for the period.
The one figure not wearing an overall is obviously an officer as can be seen from his shoulder pad rank insignia. The box top illustration shows four stars which would indicate a Captain. He wears the officer's leather jacket over his M43 uniform. He is in a sitting pose smoking a cigarette and holding his headgear in his left hand. The detail on the figure is superb, with realistic folds, nice belt detail and down to the rank insignia. The face (as on all other figures) is also well molded but could have a bit more expression or character. On the other hand, it could also be interpreted as the typical soldiers "1000 mile stare".
Next is a figure standing in the main hatch of the T-34, presumably the tank commander or gunner. This figure can be built in two variants with alternative left arms. One is holding the hatch, the other is supporting himself on the frame of the hatch. He is wearing his overall with one pocket on the right thigh, a style I have seen pictures of. The overall also has reinforcing pads on the knees and buttocks. Again the molding is very good with realistic folds. The head and headgear is made up of 4 parts: the head with face, the top of the headgear and the two sides with flaps. This makes for a very detailed assembly making the most of the molds. The padded headgear has the correct details as well. I built this figure to test fit and was impressed. No filler will be required here. The photos speak for themselves. This is the figure simply cleaned and glued together.
The third figure is of (presumably) the loader sitting on top of the turret with one leg dangling into the hatch opening and one hand leaning on the hatch. Again the figure is clad in overall and padded headgear made up in the same fashion as described above. Molding is again very good.
The fourth figure is the driver in driving position. This is obviously only useful if you have at least a partial interior in your T-34. The figure is obviously driving, not relaxing like most other figures. Uniform and headgear is as described above.
The last figure is standing outside the tank, leaning on the turret. He is holding his headgear. He is obviously not compatible with the driver since he would not be as relaxed on a driving tank.
This is a very good and useful set of mid/late Soviet WWII tankers. Though not meant to be displayed in the same scene together and not in very imaginative poses, they will nevertheless be very useful for anyone wanting a figure or two next to his Soviet Tank.
My limited book resources (generally on Uniforms of WWII and on the T-34) were supplemented by an invaluable internet resource on Russian Uniforms in particular:
Russian Uniform Guide
Another useful resource was the following table of ranks:
Table of Ranks
Highs: Perfect Fit! Nicely molded details, correct uniforms.
Lows: Not very imaginative poses, no interaction between the figures.
Verdict: Highly recommended.
Mfg. ID: 3568
Suggested Retail: 13.95 US$
Related Link: DragonUSA Item Page
PUBLISHED: Jan 02, 2013
Our Thanks to Dragon USA!
About Stefan Halter (Dangeroo)
FROM: ZURICH, SWITZERLAND
I'll build just about anything military related that gets my interest, though most of it is 1/35 scale WWII Allied.
Copyright ©2020 text by Stefan Halter [ DANGEROO ]. Images also by copyright holder unless otherwise noted. Opinions expressed are those of the author(s) and not necessarily those of Model Shipwrights. All rights reserved.
Nice review. I jsut got these figures and they are excellent. Just an addition: Soviet WW2 tankers' helments could be light grey or sand as well as black. Coveralls were usually black but can also be blue or light grey.
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In 1982, they bought their second home at the Spanish Wells Country Club of Bonita Springs, Fla., and gradually went from part-time to full-time residents. There they enjoyed golf and Avereal participated in and held the Presidency of the Spanish Wells Ladies 18-Hole Golf Association. She was also active in bridge groups, the First Presbyterian Church, and the Sandpipers of Bonita Springs. She will be remembered fondly as a genuine friend with a quick smile, a quiet demeanor, and a readiness to lead and help.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 49 years, Albert L. Rhea, in 2005.
She leaves her four children; sons and daughters-in-law, James and Brooke Rhea, of Hudson, Ohio; William and Sandy Rhea, of Concord Township, Ohio; daughters and sons-in-law, Janis and Mark Worley, of Hudson, Ohio, Patricia and Gregg Rickettson, of Novelty, Ohio, and eight grandchildren. She also leaves her siblings; Phyllis Koach of Harrisburg, Pa., Margaret (Peggy) Shirey of Poland, Ohio, and Charles Adams of San Marcos, Calif.
A memorial service will be held on Monday, Sept. 17, 2007, at 2 p.m. at the Garfield Memorial United Methodist Church, 3650 Lander Road, Cleveland, Ohio 44124.
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My recent visit to the San Antonio Lodge was very enjoyable due to the friendly reception of Lodge members and especially Bruce Pinnell, the present ER. The Veterans Day presentation was very well presented and my only wish was that all the people in the city could have been there to witness all the contributions the Elks have given our men in uniform.
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In town and will try and stop by for a cold glass of Elk milk.
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Looking for a hotel that you would recommend and also sights to see while there.
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Missouri Agricultural and Small Business Development Authority to accept applications and award $660,000 for dairy risk management
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The State of Missouri's FY18 budget signed by Gov. Eric Greitens made available $660,000 to fund a dairy risk management program created by the Missouri Dairy Revitalization Act. The Missouri Agricultural and Small Business Development Authority (MASBDA), housed within the Missouri Department of Agriculture, will begin accepting applications for the program in early 2018.
"I applaud Gov. Greitens for making this a priority and supporting the Missouri dairy industry, which employs 23,000 Missourians and generates an estimated $7.5 billion in economic output annually," said Director of Agriculture Chris Chinn. "The dairy industry worked for this for several years, and MASBDA is ready to go to work for them."
The Margin Insurance Premium Assistance program was established to assist Missouri dairy farmers with the cost of their participation in the federal margin protection program by the Missouri General Assembly. Eligible dairy farmers may be reimbursed up to 70 percent of their federal premium, excluding the USDA Farm Service Agency administrative fees. Dairy farmers applying for reimbursement will be required to submit full proof of federal premium payment for each year that reimbursement is requested.
Applications will open on Jan. 8, 2018, and close on Feb. 28, 2018. Full program information and application forms are available through the Department's web site, milk marketing cooperatives, producer organizations and county FSA offices.
The State of Missouri's FY19 proposed budget will reflect the end of funding for this program. With federal farm bill discussions underway, it is important to focus attention on a federal program that will work better for Missouri dairy farmers. The Department will support agriculture and commodity groups in their efforts to accomplish that goal.
"We are pleased with the State of Missouri's support for maintaining a local milk supply including Governor Greitens' fulfillment of a long term promise to Missouri's dairy farmers," said Ted Sheppard, Missouri Dairy Association president and a dairy farmer from Cabool.
"Missouri Dairy Industry Alliance greatly appreciates Governor Greitens and Director Chinn for their commitment to Missouri dairy farmers," said Missouri Dairy Industry Alliance president Sean Cornelius. "We look forward to working with the Department of Agriculture and other organizations that support dairy to build a better path forward in the next farm bill."
"We are grateful to Governor Greitens and his team for not only recognizing the importance of the state's dairy industry but also providing funds that will help Missouri farmers dealing with low milk prices," said Blake Hurst, Missouri Farm Bureau president. "Our focus will now turn to ensuring access to viable risk management tools at the federal level."
"We appreciate the Governor's support of Missouri dairy farm families and look forward to working with him as well as Director Chinn of the Missouri Department of Agriculture to help identify other ways to further grow the dairy industry in the state," said Randy Mooney, Chairman of DFA's Board of Directors and dairy farmer from Rogersville, Mo.
For more information on the Missouri Dairy Revitalization Act and this program, please contact the Missouri Agricultural and Small Business Development Authority by phone at 573-751-2129 or email at masbda@mda.mo.gov. Information is also available on the Department's web site.


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Microsoft shows off Windows 11 for the workplace, Workplace from Facebook adds communication muscle, knowledge workers will work remotely and more news.
Since it first emerged in 2017, Teams has always played an important role in the development of Microsoft's productivity strategy. Since the COVID-19 pandemic, and the move en masse to remote working, it has become the core of that strategy with Redmond, WA-based Microsoft increasingly tying all its different workplace releases into the Teams environment.
It is no surprise then, that in the preview of the new Windows 11 operating system, Teams has become an integral part of the Start menu. The result is that once it Windows 11 is launched, Teams will be integrated across the system
Explaining the move, Microsoft says you once it is released, users will be connect through text, chat, voice or video with all their personal contacts, anywhere, no matter the platform or device they're on, across Windows, Android or iOS. More to the point, if the person they are trying to connect to on the other end has not downloaded the Teams app, they still connect with them via two-way SMS.
According to Microsoft, Teams reached 145 million daily active users back in April and launched the free consumer version of Teams in May. Earlier this month, the company previewed a new "front row" layout that will come to the app later this year. It is designed to help improve hybrid work situations where some people are at the office and others are joining meetings remotely.
According to The Verge, the new OS will require new kinds of hardware that will leave behind millions of PCs that were sold when Windows 10 was launched. While this should provide and ideal situation for the further growth of Teams, there are already clouds on the horizon. However, its early days for users yet so probably best to wait to see it before deciding what to do.
Microsoft says it will also be introducing Snap Layouts, Snap Groups and Desktops to provide a more powerful way to multitask and stay on top of what you need to get done. These are new features designed to help uses organize their windows and optimize their screen real estate so they can see what you need just the way you want in a layout that is visually clean. Users can also create separate Desktops for each part of your life and customize them to your liking — imagine having a Desktop for work, gaming or school
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The upgrades, Menlo Park, CA-based Workplace by Facebook explains, will respond to the new kind of worker that is likely to be deskless and even without email in certain circumstances. While this provides a huge opportunity for enterprises, it could also be a problem if the workers do not have the right tools. It goes without saying that there are improvements on the way right across the board, but for many workers the most important upgrades will be to the video and conferencing experience.
Workplace users will be able to connect leaders and employees in two-way conversations when you go Live, through a Q&A experience. New comments and question filters make sure your hosts do not miss any questions and everyone can follow the conversation. The net result, it is hoped will be to improve employee experiences by making all employees feel seen and heard.
There will also be Video Chapters, which is designed for the people who cannot tune in for live Q&A sessions, and employees who need to watch segments of a video again. The machine learning service automatically adds chapters to pre-recorded and live videos, so users can signpost video content when sharing it. Viewers can then simply choose the pieces of video they need to watch.
Finally, Workplace from Facebook has also added access through the Knowledge Library to new "cover pages." The cover pages for categories means workers and teams can organize content more effectively and make it look a lot better — so teams find it more engaging. There is more too, including a translation feature that should make work easier.
What is not clear is where Workplace from Facebook is going. Facebook's recent announcement of its Workplace platform reaching a milestone of 7 million paid subscribers was accompanied by another bit of news: more integration tools and plugins. However, given extraordinary growth of Teams and Google's ongoing push with Google workspace deeper into enterprise, the road ahead for Facebook in the enterprise will be a tough one. Where it goes from here is anyone's guess.
Knowledge Workers To Stay at Home
Meanwhile while most enterprises are currently trying to work out exactly what the shape of the new workplace will be, Gartner has been looking at who is likely to be working from home and who is likely to return to the office.
Given what we know about knowledge workers it should be no surprise that Gartner has estimated that by the end of this year 51% of all knowledge workers worldwide are expected to be working remotely, up from 27% of knowledge workers in 2019, according to Gartner. The company also estimates in its Forecast Analysis: Remote and Hybrid Workers, Worldwide that remote workers will represent 32% of all employees worldwide by the end of 2021. This is up from 17% of employees in 2019.
Gartner defines knowledge workers as those who are involved in knowledge-intensive occupations, such as writers, accountants, or engineers. It also defines a remote worker as an employee working away from their company, government, or customer site at least one full day a week (hybrid workers) or who work fully from home (fully remote workers).
It goes without saying that remote working varies considerably around the world depending on IT adoption, culture, and mix of industries. In 2022, 31% of all workers worldwide will be remote (a mix of hybrid and fully remote). The U.S., Gartner believes, will lead in terms of remote workers in 2022, accounting for 53% of the US workforce. Across Europe, U.K. remote workers will represent 52% of its workforce in 2022, while remote workers in Germany and France will account for 37% and 33%, respectively.
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India and China will produce some of the largest numbers of remote workers, but their overall penetration rates will remain relatively low with 30% of workers in India being remote and 28% of workers in China working remote.
The implications for enterprises are enormous, not least for IT infrastructure which means that buyers will spend much of this year and probably into the future buying new tech with this in mind. Gartner also says that organizations will be forced to bring forward digital business transformation plans by at least five years. Those plans will have to adapt to a post-COVID-19 world that involves permanently higher adoption of remote work and digital touchpoints.
Digital products and services will play a big role in these digital transformation efforts. This longer strategic plan requires more investment in strategic remote-first technology continuity implementations along with new technologies such as hyperautomation, AI and collaboration technologies to open more flexibility of location choice in job roles.
AWS Buys Into Encrypted Messaging
Elsewhere, Amazon's cloud services giant Amazon Web Services (AWS) is getting into the encrypted messaging business. Earlier this week it announced that it has bought Wickr, which has developed an end-to-end encrypted, communication technology. Financial details of the transaction were not revealed.
With San Francisco-based Wickr, users get advanced security features across messaging, voice and video calling, file sharing, and collaboration. This gives security conscious enterprises and government agencies the ability to implement important governance and security controls to help them meet their compliance requirements.
According to AWS, the public sector customers use Wickr for a diverse range of missions, from securely communicating with office-based employees to providing service members at the tactical edge with encrypted communications. Enterprise customers use Wickr to keep communications between employees and business partners private, while remaining compliant with regulatory requirements.
The need for this type of secure communications is accelerating. With the move to hybrid work environments, due in part to the COVID-19 pandemic, enterprises and government agencies have a growing desire to protect their communications across many remote locations
AWS is offering Wickr services effective immediately and Wickr customers, channel, and business partners can continue to use Wickr's services as they do today.
CheckProof Raises $2.5M in Funding
The Swedish SaaS company CheckProof has just announced a new funding of $2,5 million. CheckProof started as a reporting app, mainly aimed at machine contracting and aggregates processes. By now however, the product has developed into a digital platform for all industries requiring systematic work in Maintenance, Quality, HSE, and Production.
The platform connects Frontline with Office Management to operate efficient workflows where the analysis part has become more extensive. CheckProof has now secured a new funding round of $2,5 million, led by Midroc Invest, and is now enabled to a more intensive upscaling.
According to the company, the funding will be used to expand its reach. It has already started It has already started an extensive recruitment process and will double the number of employees over the next 18 months.
It also says they have some news product developments ahead of what was originally expected. opportunity to release earlier.
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The Times of Wayne County has a reputation in upstate New York for printing all arrests and publishing all mug shots in the county. Accordingly, a 43-year-old DUI defendant bought hundreds of copies in an unsuccessful attempt to prevent his community from reading about his arrest.
After being arrested, he ranted that he didn't want his photo in that "rag of a newspaper." As the police press release more politely phrased it, he declined to be photographed "because he did not wish to appear in the local paper." Based on this refusal (he also refused to provide a breath sample or fingerprints), he was charged with second-degree obstructing governmental administration, in addition to DUI and traffic violations.
Then, as the local paper was being distributed on December 31, 2017, its editor-in-chief and owner began receiving calls that an individual (later identified as the defendant) was purchasing all of the copies. He bought up 900-1,000 copies at $1.25 each, all in the village of Newark. This behavior did not amount to a criminal offense.
The owner of a Newark grocery store on the evening of the incident recalled that the defendant grabbed all of the papers on the rack and inquired, "Is this all you have?" The owner responded that they had more. The defendant then asked for all of the papers on the rack, plus all of the copies they had in back.
As this interaction was occurring, a customer in the store asked the defendant to save her a copy; he refused. The store owner said he recognized the defendant, explaining he had looked through the paper and seen his picture in it.
The Times of Wayne County has a circulation of just over 12,000, so the defendant bought up roughly one-twelfth of the newspaper's distribution. The editor and his team immediately went out to restock newsstands to the best of their ability.
While the defendant may have mildly thwarted paper distribution, the Times of Wayne County also publishes its top news stories on its website. The defendant's DUI arrest wasn't originally a top story, but the editor says the incident "pushed" him to publish the story online. Moreover, the story was picked up by numerous national publications.
The defendant was arrested for DUI on December 29, 2016 after State Police received a report of a driver swerving on Route 31 in Palmyra at around 10:00 p.m. The trooper found the defendant's vehicle drifting onto the shoulder and eventually stopping. After failing sobriety tests, the defendant was arrested for DUI. At the police station, Talbot called the arresting officer an impolite expression and then began on the aforementioned mugshot rant. The officers warned the defendant that his refusal would only make matters worse, but he refused to listen.
The defendant, who works as the vice-president of a bank, has declined to comment.
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Gaia Goddess: Powers, Symbolism, and Worship
June 17, 2022 June 4, 2022 by Kristen M. Stanton
Gaia was the primordial goddess in Greek mythology. In fact, she was the first female entity in the Greeks' creation stories. The quintessential Earth goddess, she has transcended the ages to become an important symbolic figure in modern times as well.
Gaia has always represented the ability to create life on Earth and the earth itself. In modern times, she has become a symbol for the environmental movement. As the personification of our planet, she gives us a focal point, helping us to conceptualize our relationship with the planet of our birth.
In this post, you'll learn about the history of Gaia, her powers, and what she symbolizes. In addition, you'll learn about Gaia worship, the Gaia archetype, and more.
Gaia Quick Facts
What does Gaia symbolize?
Gaia's Symbols
Gaia's Powers and Other Qualities
History of Gaia
Gaia Archetype
Gaia Worship and Earth Goddesses in Other Religions
Gaia Celebrations
Gaia in Art and Popular Culture
"Mother Earth: The Legend of Aataentsic" sculpture in Jacques-Cartier Park, Gatineau, Québec. Photo: Dennis Jarvis.
Culture of origin: Greece
Other names: Gaea, Ge, Mother Earth
Mother of: Uranus (or Ouranos), the Titans, and various other gods and monsters
Archetype: mother
Roman equivalent: Tellus, Terra, or Terra Mater
Egyptian equivalent: Nut, the goddess of the sky and wife of the earth god, Geb
Earth, especially as a living organism
Femininity and female power
Renewal and rebirth
Environmental consciousness, ecology, and the green movement
Matrons
Fruits, grains, cornucopia
Scimitar or sickle
Ability to create of life on Earth
Gift of prophecy
Guardian of children and plants
Opposer of cruelty
Bestower of dreams
Temple of Demeter honoring Gaia's granddaughter in Naxos, Greece. Statues of Gaia were discovered in the temple.
Gaia's name comes from the Greek term gi, which translates to Earth. In Greek mythology, when the universe was only chaos, Gaia was born. She was created along with two male entities, or deities: Tartarus, who was the "pit" or underworld, and Eros, who was the embodiment of love.
Gaia went on to create the world. However, she did so without a mate. Thus, she was the quintessential independent female. Out of Gaia were born Pontus, the sea, and Ourea, the mountains.
Another of Gaia's early offspring was Uranus (the Roman equivalent was Caelus) who was the god of the sky or heaven. Heaven and Earth then procreated, giving birth to the 12 Titans as well as monsters such as the hecatonchires and cyclops.
Legend has it that Uranus loathed his children, particularly the monsters. So, he forced Gaia to hide them inside of herself. Needless to say, this gave Gaia a fair amount of pain. Not to mention, it created resentment among her children. In other versions of the myth, Gaia hid her children in Tartarus, the underworld.
Cronus taking revenge on Uranus on behalf of his mother, Gaia. "The Mutilation of Uranus" by Giorgio Vasari (1511–1574) and Cristoforo Gherardi (1508–1556). Source: Collection: Palazzo Vecchio.
Afflicted with pain, Gaia asked her children to avenge her. However, it was only her youngest Titan son, Cronus (whose Roman equivalent was Saturn) who agreed to help. (Cronus is not to be confused with Chronos, the god of time.)
Using a saber, Cronus castrated Uranus. However, as Uranus bled on Gaia, his injury gave way to more offspring, including the Giants and the Furies. Underscoring his power, as Uranus' severed testicles washed into the ocean, they made sea foam, which ultimately created to goddess of love, Aphrodite.
Cronus and his wife, Rhea, gave birth to a hearty baby boy god. He was none other than Zeus. As Gaia's grandson, Zeus became the ruler of heaven and the king of all gods. Zeus went on to father the 12 Olympians, including Apollo, Poseidon, Dionysus, and others.
While she dates back to roughly 700 BC, Gaia has become an important archetype in modern times, capturing the imaginations of many people around the world.
The father of modern-day analytical psychology, Carl Jung is famous for his work with archetypes, symbols, and dream analysis. Jung described archetypes as models of qualities that may show up in the minds and lives of many different people. Thus, archetypes have a number of therapeutic applications. For example, they can help a person to:
Understand their personality and that of others.
Identify themes and patterns in their life.
Make sense of a stage they're in as they navigate their life journey.
Make decisions or overcome dilemmas by serving as an abstract mentor or guidepost.
Gaia is especially notable as an archetype because, while she is one of many fertility goddesses throughout history, few are as famous as she is. Perhaps it's testament to the popularity of Greek mythology that Gaia is the one goddess who has become an almost universal symbol for the earth – and a construct we want to honor. Thus, Gaia represents the Mother Earth archetype.
The Greeks worshipped Gaia in nature, in the open, as well as in Delphi. She was also honored side by side with her granddaughter, the goddess Demeter. In fact, statues of Gaia were found in temples dedicated to Demeter. Cronus and Rhea were Demeter's parents and she was the sister and consort of Zeus. Like her grandmother, Demeter became the goddess of agriculture and the harvest.
The idea of the Earth as the mother of all life is an important concept in many spiritual philosophies. For example, Taoism relies heavily on observations of the cycles of nature to illustrate points about human life. Gaia is reflected in the Taoist concept of yin, which symbolizes Earth and female energy.
Native American and Other Indigenous Peoples
Native American and other Indigenous Peoples also view the Earth (vs. the heavens) as the source of human life. In an article in Daedalus magazine titled "Indigenous Americans: Spirituality and Ecos," author Jack D. Forbes writes that for Indigenous Peoples, "Mother Earth is a living being, as are the waters and the Sun."
The article cites this excerpt from an ancient Indigenous prayer, which is a beautiful description of the Gaia concept:
That our earth mother may wrap herself
In a four-fold robe of white meal [snow]; . . .
When our earth mother is replete with living waters,
When spring comes,
The source of our flesh,
All the different kinds of corn
We shall lay to rest in the ground with the earth mother's
living waters,
They will be made into new beings,
Coming out standing into the daylight of their Sun father, to
all sides
They will stretch out their hands.
Pagan and Other Polytheistic Societies
The Celts, the Vikings, the Mayas, the Egyptians, and many other ancient peoples all had myths about fertility goddesses and originating from the earth. They honored these deities for their ability to create life and for the renewal of life with the changing of the seasons.
Judaism and Christianity
Jewish and Christian philosophies were often at odds with pagan beliefs in female deities and Earth mothers. However, even in biblical stories, God created the earth and the sky before anything else. Then, the first human, Adam, was fashioned out of clay from the earth.
Neo-Paganism and Wicca
Forest witches cards by artist Maartje van Dokkum.
Many modern-day pagan groups and other spiritual people see the earth as a living, spiritual being to be honored. For example, "Gaia" is sometimes used to describe the energy at sacred pagan sites, such as those at Delphi and Stonehenge. And a neo-pagan group based in Kansas City, Missouri known as the Gaia Community center their worship and beliefs around Earth and nature.
Followers of wiccan philosophies honor the Earth in similar ways. In fact, The Free Dictionary defines "Wicca" as "[a] Neopagan nature religion based in part on pre-Christian Celtic beliefs and practices, typically centering on a mother goddess or a goddess-god pair and the practice of ceremonial witchcraft."
As diverse at the world's spiritual and religious beliefs can be, one thing most of them have in common is that they tie the creation of human and other life closely to the planet we inhabit.
Celebrating Mother Earth. Photo: Brandon Huffman.
Whatever your spiritual persuasion is, and even if you're not spiritual at all, you can still celebrate what Gaia symbolizes: a reverence for nature, respect for the environment, and recognition of this planet's miraculous ability to support life.
Perhaps the most popular celebration of Gaia is Earth Day. Since 1970, people have been celebrating environmental awareness and protection each year on April 22nd.
Earth Day provides a wonderful opportunity to recognize the life-supporting power of the earth. You can honor the idea of Gaia by working in your garden, planting a tree, picking up litter, or taking part in any number of Earth Day festivities.
For many of us, Earth Day is celebrated every day. Staying committed to recycling and composting, refraining from harming animals, reducing water, energy, and gas usage, and making other environmentally conscious choices can be a daily practice that honors Mother Earth.
While it was the Hallmark Company that came up with the commercialized holiday of Mother's Day, you don't have to make it day of consumerism. The idea of Gaia offers alternatives. Whether you're a mom or not, or if your own mother is living or has passed, you can always celebrate the second Sunday in May by honoring the mom-like power of nurturing life. You can even follow a Gaia-inspired meditation.
With its symbolic cornucopia of fruits, Thanksgiving is an ideal holiday for celebrating Gaia. If you find the traditional Thanksgiving story questionable, turn the day instead into a day of appreciation for the abundance of Earth.
Solstice and Equinox Celebrations
The transition between any two seasons is a perfect time to pay homage to Gaia. The seasons show us how life goes on through unseen forces, such as those that inspired the story of Gaia and the Greeks' other primordial deities.
"Love Your Mother" School Strike, Washington DC, March 15, 2019. Image: Earth and Main.
Gaia Movie
Gaia has also made her way into popular culture and various art forms. In 2021, a Gaia movie was released featuring a Earth mother-like monster. Falling solidly in the horror genre, the inspiration for the film may seem odd to most Gaia fans. However, no one can argue that the events surrounding Gaia's mating with Uranus would be horrifying if brought to the big screen!
Touring Artwork
British artist Luke Jerram created a model of the earth and titled his exhibit "Gaia." His aim was to let people experience the awe that astronauts experience when they see our planet from outer space.
Gaia Hypothesis
In 1972, scientists James Lovelock and Lynn Margulis developed the Gaia hypothesis as a way of describing the Earth as a living organism that regulates itself.
According to their theory, homeostasis is how the planet supports life. The hypothesis was named such because of how Gaia the goddess was viewed as both a woman and a celestial body. Since the presentation of their hypothesis, Gaia has become an indelible symbol of the environmental movement.
Gaia is such an enduring symbol to so many that it seems that we innately understand how vital is it that we continue to honor and respect Mother Earth.
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Architectural Interiors and Exteriors in Computer Games
Communicating Space(s) [24th eCAADe Conference Proceedings / ISBN 0-9541183-5-9] Volos (Greece) 6-9 September 2006, pp. 730-737
This paper looks at the design of place in a game environment. Many 3D video games have a strong orientation to streetscape and interior design. This paper questions what can be learned from architectural insights and examines how cultural references can be used in computer games to enhance the game experience by supporting game play through a deepened sense of immersion. Focusing on the cultural ideologies of play, this paper sets out to consider the suitability of real-world building design in the creation of game-world environments, with an emphasis on how level design can be enhanced through a deepened understanding of the virtual locations in which the game challenges are situated.
Game-world; game-play; architectural-design; immersive environments
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Crawford C (2003) Chris Crawford on Game Design , New Riders Publishing, Indianapolis
Kalay Y.E (2004) Architecture's New Media , MIT Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts
O'Luanaigh P. (2006) Game Design Complete , Paraglyph Press, Arizona
Rollings A. & Adams E. (2003) Andrew Rollings and Ernest Adams on Game Design , New Riders, Indianapolis
Salen K. & Zimmernam E (2006) The Game Design Reader: A Rules of Play Anthology , The MIT Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Salen K. & Zimmernam E. (2004) The Rules of Play: Game Design Fundamentals , The MIT Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Sutton-Smith B (1997) The Ambiguity of Play , Harvard University Press, Cambridge and London
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The adoption of Integral / Holistic Thinking shines a light on the pathway to making decisions that are 'approximately right'. And yet, when one adopts this stance, we still assume that our decisions could be wrong. We continuously monitor for unintended consequences, and proactively control and replan in order to assure continued emergence of all life.
Welcome to the fuzziness of the Second Tier Transition that Clare W. Graves wrote about!
New ways of thinking about particular problems enable the transition from FS (Humanistic Thinking) to A'N' (Integral / Holistic Thinking) to take place. I don't care how fuzzy that framework is, if you have any kind of framework which you think might help the person put together things he feels the need to put together and make sense of, candidly and openly lay it on the line to the person, and say "test it out."
– Clare W. Graves
Stance Matters.
There is no doubt that Stance Matters. Integral / Holistic Thinking equips an individual with enhanced behavioural freedom to act with an awareness of the consequences for all life. Earlier stages lack the capacity to cognitively think in this way.
Recognize – truly notice – what life is and you shall know how to behave.
Graves highlighted the importance of utilising frameworks that stimulate Integral / Holistic Thinking. He humbly highlighted that…
We can't make the [Second Tier] Transition until someone like me comes up with a new way of thinking about whatever the problems are, because someone's got to supply the framework.
Holistic Management is an example of Integral /Holistic Thinking.
Much of the work of 5 Deep since 1998, has been about developing, seeking and refining Integral / Holistically-informed frameworks. Discoveries are rare and when they do occur, they are often rejected by mainstream thinking. One such framework, Holistic Management by Allan Savory, equips anyone with the ability to make decisions that are truly holistic in that they are aligned with how all life works.
Allan Savory has devoted his life to stopping desertification. Find out how. Watch his TED Talk.
The book that supported Allan in the adoption of an Integral / Holistic Stance was Holism and Evolution by Jan Smuts, a prominent South African and British Commonwealth statesman, military leader and philosopher.
We are indeed one with Nature, her genetic fibers run through all our being;
our physical organs connect us with millions of years of her history;
our minds are full of immemorial paths of pre-human experience.
– J.C. Smuts, Creative Evolution, 1926
Ranchers and conservationists unite to create a biological corridor in the desert.
When Holistic Management is applied, results are truly regenerative – water and mineral cycles become effective, solar energy flow is increased and the health and vitality of all life forms is enhanced. Here is an inspiring example of Holistic Management in the Chihuahan Desert in Mexico, from Judith Schwartz's recently published book, Water in Plain Sight: Hope for A Thirsty World.
Despite water stress and the ongoing assault on the landscape, Holistic Management principles are thriving. As for Las Damas Ranch, Carrillo says, "comparing last year's results with 2006, when we started managing holistically, our sales have more than doubled, our hay expenses are half, and our profit is four times greater than what it used to be."
Fellow rancher Octavio Bermudez, or "Tavo," says that while conventional ranches in the region produce six kilograms of meat per hectare of land, at his ranch, El Muchacho, it's double that. "We could go to twenty-two kilos per hectare if that was our goal," he says. "This is the same landscape and we use zero supplementation, which saves a lot of money"…
The good news, says Carrillo, is that they know how to grow grass, and therefore create bird habitat, through holistic planned grazing. At Las Damas Ranch "we used to have just two species, tobosa and zacaton," he says, referring to native perennial grasses that can survive through droughts and overgrazing. "Now we have multiple grasses, some taller than myself. People didn't think it was possible to have these grasses in the desert." The result of the renewed growth of diverse grasses is that the ranch is a "magnet for birds. You can see migratory, predator, nonpredator birds. In much of the state, in February and March there's no grass at all."
That this small group of ranches constitutes oases of bird habitat attracted the attention of conservation groups working to protect threatened bird populations. These include the Bird Conservancy of the Rockies, the American Bird Conservancy, and the Mexican environmental organization Pronatura. The conservation groups are now collaborating with five ranchers, with the possibility of more, to monitor bird numbers and expand the amount of land with favorable bird habitat. Ideally, they're seeking to create a biological corridor that will offer protection for desert grassland birds so that their population can rebound.
— Judith Schwartz, Water in Plain Sight: Hope for a Thirsty World
Holistic Management is a commonsense revolution to restore our environment.
A completely updated version of the classic text by Allan Savory, Holistic Management: A Commonsense Revolution to Restore Our Environment (Third Edition), is due out on the 8th of December. I had the privilege of being one of the editors.
Allan and his wife Jody thoroughly refine and update the work, based upon years of application across the globe, and add new chapters on Holistic Policy Setting, and Holistically-Oriented Research, to complete the original suite of Holistic Land Planning, Holistic Grazing Planning, and Holistic Financial Planning.
The book forms part of a global initiative by the Savory Institute to have 1 Billion Hectares of grassland under Holistic Management by 2025, representing nearly 1/3 of all grasslands on Earth. To-date, over 40 million hectares are under the influence of Holistic Management and the results demonstrate what is truly possible when we think, design and act in alignment with how all life works.
"This week has been life-changing!"
Through our work as Savory Institute Accredited Educators at 3LM, Land and Livestock Management for Life, we have had the opportunity to marry Holistic Management with the deep understanding of human successional dynamics we call Solonics.
In our courses we introduce farmers to the stages of human development using an exercise we call, "Worldview Carrousel," and ask them to identify:
What is the thinking behind conventional agriculture?
What is the thinking behind Holistic Management?
What is the thinking farmers need to lead through today's life conditions?
We weave this conversation through 8 days of Holistic Management training and stand back and watch the release of latent Integral / Holistic Capacities. Last week, a young farmer said, "This week has been life-changing! I see our farm in a whole new way."
Discover how you can become involved…
As ever, it takes time, energy and resources to cognitively embrace such transitions. To support this we are hosting public events to seek out Integral / Holistic Thinkers to collaborate on new ways forward. This is of special interest to those who have spent years nurturing an Integral / Holistic Stance, and yet have found limited opportunity to utilise their own deepest knowing, and subsume themselves to the tail-end of a First Tier Civilisation, where debts still must be paid with paper money.
We invite you to attend one of our 4 upcoming events, and become part of a movement to recover and regenerate our gorgeous humanity and our extraordinary planet Earth.
Explore with farmers and consumers, "How do we create a dynamic agriculture for the British Isles?"
Become fully equipped to implement Holistic Management in your context. Join either the 2-day or 8-day programme in Penrith, 5-12 November.
"Fresh Thinking" is a one-day workshop in Edinburgh on the 18th of November. We will explore the theory behind the book, REINVENTING ORGANIZATIONS, by Frederic Laloux.
Building Your Personal Team: as the pace of change in business accelerates, building your own personal team is what it really takes to outperform. Our next virtual offering is December — January.
And as ever, we continue to have Certain Hope in an Uncertain World.
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Residents of a Siberian Town With Black Snow Are Pleading for Asylum in Canada
Residents of Kiselyovsk, the heart of Russia's coal-mining industry, are asking Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to accept them as environmental refugees. But they don't stand a chance.
by Sarah Emerson
Sep 12 2019, 2:49pm
A yard covered with a layer of toxic black snow in Kiselyovsk, Russia, in February. Photo by STR/AFP/Getty Images
Indigenous peoples and people of color are disproportionately affected by our global climate crisis. But in the mainstream green movement and in the media, they are often forgotten or excluded. This is Tipping Point, a new VICE series that covers environmental justice stories about and, where possible, written by people in the communities experiencing the stark reality of our changing planet.
Nikitina Irina Alexandrovna is from the Siberian town of Kiselyovsk, where inky black snow, a toxic byproduct of coal mining, has rendered it a nightmare-scape. Industrial waste covers homes, schools, and vehicles in a shroud of contaminated dust. The miasma of pollution is so pervasive that locals find it coming out of their mouths.
Now, more than a dozen Kiselyovsk residents, including Alexandrovna, are asking Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to accept them as environmental refugees, as CBC News first reported.
"In this moment in Russia, there is a region where a terrible ecological situation has developed," said Alexandrovna in June in a YouTube video that conveyed their request. "Open-pit coal mining led to this ecological catastrophe [...] when the whole world talked about our black snow."
The town's conditions became national news in February when footage of darkened snowdrifts and dirty icicles spread on Russian television that described the scenes as "post-apocalyptic." In July, Pussy Riot, the Russian feminist punk group, released a track called "Black Snow". The acid rain hasn't fucking stopped since last year / my eyes are being corroded, its bleak lyrics go, speaking to "intolerable living conditions" that member Nadya Tolokonnikova condemned in an open letter to Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The YouTube video shows mostly women standing outdoors, taking turns to read harrowing testimonials from sheets of paper. Their voices are muffled by the wind and some have brought their children. At one point, Alexandrovna matter-of-factly compares Kiselyovsk to a gas chamber.
"We were gasping in the city from coal, exhausting our children almost all winter," said resident Uliya Gennadievna Vitzenko in the video, which was posted by a Russian YouTube channel that documents life in Kiselyovsk.
Russia is among a lineup of countries where citizens are seeking legal protection from environmental ruin. But the legal frameworks that dictate who deserves protection, and from what, are woefully unprepared for these cataclysmic shifts.
The term "climate change refugee," for example, does not formally exist under international law as Izzie Ramirez explained for VICE, and is now being challenged on a global stage. The United Nations (UN) 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees only defines "refugee" as someone who crosses an international border for "a well-founded fear of being persecuted because of his or her race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group, or political opinion."
The Kiselyovsk group, meanwhile, seems to straddle several definitions. Ecologically, coal mining has destroyed the town, but is not necessarily a symptom of climate change. Still, their circumstances exemplify the Gordian knot that is today's climate crisis, and you can see how victims of fossil fuel corruption are kindred with those harmed by its environmental effects.
"It seems to me that [they are] really a mixture of development-induced displacement and environmental displacement," Elizabeth Ferris, a research professor at Georgetown University's Institute for the Study of International Migration, told VICE. "Both groups are considered to be 'internally displaced persons.'"
"There may be a creative argument in the future [for expanding the definition of 'refugee'] but certainly this coal-mining incident is not that test case," said Raj Sharma, an immigration lawyer in Calgary. Rather, "it is a harbinger of things to come."
Kiselyovsk, a town of 90,000 people, sits firmly within "the coal heart of Russia," a region called Kuzbass. Its subterranean veins contain an estimated 725 billion tons of coal that have been exploited since the Soviet era, and today Kuzbass yields 60 percent of Russia's supply, according to a 2015 report by Kaliningrad-based environmental group Ecodefense.
Residents say this appetite has cost Kuzbass its health and safety. "Our areas have high incidents of disease," remarked one woman, a mother of four, who remained nameless in the YouTube video.
According to Ecodefense, people in Kuzbass overwhelmingly die young. When compared to national averages, they present with higher rates of 15 types of cancer, tuberculosis, and newborn congenital malformations. Kiselyovsk was among five towns in Kuzbass with the worst air quality according to the UN Development Programme. At the time, it found the region's drinking water contaminated with metals, and its food laced with "excessive concentrations" of lead, cadmium, mercury, and arsenic.
"Our government forgives other countries' big debts," said Alexandrovna in the video. "[It has] forgotten that we were also people and children who are alive. We did nothing bad to anyone, so why do we live in such unbearable conditions?"
The sickening of Kuzbass is the product of open-pit mining which extracts coal from surface trenches as opposed to underground tunnels. It accounts for 70 to 80 percent of coal mining operations in the region, according to a 2018 report by the environmental justice group Fern and the Coal Action Network.
Today, 80 percent of Kuzbass lives next to a mining project, Ecodefense estimates. And the coal industry has been slow to modernize. Change is even undermined by officials who wish to conceal the problem—literally so in 2018 when Russian authorities painted over black snow in the town of Mysky.
"Hundreds of thousands are affected by coal mining as they are living very close to mines where people shouldn't really live," said Vladimir Slivyak, co-chairman of Ecodefense. "It is not safe to speak up, so people from Kiselyovsk made an extraordinary move to attract attention to their situation [by asking to become refugees]."
More appeals from Kiselyovsk have since been posted to YouTube. One directly asked Putin for help. The group said that Canada, with its "snow, cold, almost wild nature," is an ideal new home—not paradise, but a place that reminds them of what they might someday leave behind.
When contacted about the first video, a spokesperson for Trudeau said in an email that "it would be inappropriate to comment on a specific case."
The Kiselyovsk group said they sent a letter to the Canadian Embassy in Moscow, as first reported by CBC News. The embassy confirmed to VICE in an email that it responded, but "does not disclose correspondence."
To begin the resettlement process, the Kiselyovsk residents must apply through a referral agency such as the UN High Commissioner for Refugees—but cannot seek to become refugees while remaining in their home country.
Practically speaking though, it is unclear whether the Siberians stand a chance at becoming refugees, migrants, or even internally displaced persons.
"The challenge for Canada is that our refugee policies don't recognize climate-induced displacement as a valid basis to seek protection, [with few exceptions]," said Sharry Aiken, a law professor at Queen's University who has argued refugee cases before Canada's supreme court. "There is no question that our laws and policies will need to adapt to this new reality."
A 2010 report by Canada's federal government forecasted this reality, stating that it has the opportunity "to plan an orderly and effective response to the coming crisis."
However, any progress must reckon with the UN Refugee Agency's argument that climate change victims are mostly disqualified from becoming refugees as it "typically creates internal displacement before it reaches a level where it displaces people across borders."
"We are people, and we have kids, and we just want to simply live," pleaded one Kiselyovsk resident, Tatiana. "We can be useful for Canada, as Russia has simply forgotten us."
Dane Maximov contributed translations to this story.
Follow Sarah Emerson on Twitter.
Have a story for Tipping Point? Email TippingPoint@vice.com
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19 March 2019 - Surf Guitar Legend Dick Dale dies at 81
Publié par nsharma le 19/03/2019
Dick Dale obituary
Garth Cartwright (The Guardian, 18/03/2019)
Dick Dale, who has died aged 81, was the American guitarist whose powerful twang saw him hailed as the King of the Surf Guitar. His chart success in the 1960s was brief, yet as a pioneer of the electric guitar his influence was immense, and in 1994 he won a huge new audience when Quentin Tarantinoused Dale's 1962 recording of the Greek standard Misirlou over the opening credits of his hit film Pulp Fiction.
Dale's 1961 single, Let's Go Trippin', issued on his own label, Del-Tone Records, is now considered the first surf record. The following year, on Misirlou (originally titled Miserlou), he mixed Arabic scales with reverb to create one of the most exciting instrumentals in rock history.
Dale issued his debut album, the live Surfers' Choice, in late 1962. Such was its popularity that a bidding war began and he was signed to Capitol Records in early 1963. His debut Capitol 45 was King of the Surf Guitar, also the title of an album that June. Surf music had by now become a phenomenon and Dale's fellow southern Californians the Beach Boys were also gaining fame: on their 1963 album Surfin' USA they covered Misirlou and Let's Go Trippin'.
Dick Dale: 'King of Surf Rock' guitarist dies aged 81
Mark Savage (BBC, 18/03/2019)
Dale was known for his blindingly fast strumming style, which inspired acts like The Beach Boys and Jimi Hendrix.
He said the sound reminded him of the rumble and crash of the waves, and the noises of marine animals as he surfed in California.
Dale's bassist Sam Bolle confirmed the star had died on Saturday night.
The cause of death is not yet known, but the guitarist had a long history of ill health, including renal failure, diabetes and cancer.
Dale's agent called his death "a sad day for rock 'n' roll".
Dick Dale: 1937–2019
Dave Hunter (Premier Guitar, 18/03/2019)
Although he is often discussed purely within the context of surf music, Dick Dale was one of the earliest and most influential guitar heroes of the post-swing era of popular music and a central figure in transitioning '50s rock 'n' roll to a more raucous breed of '60s rock.
Rarely has the phrase "ahead of his time" been so aptly applied as in the case of Dick Dale, who died at age 81 on Saturday, March 16, while in treatment for heart and kidney failure at the Loma Linda University Medical Center in Loma Linda, California. Dale used his equipment, unique playing technique, and the power of sheer volume to create a musical experience of the sort that wouldn't be the norm among other guitarists for another half-decade or more—in the process, earning the title "the Father of Heavy Metal," in addition to having been crowned "the King of Surf Guitar." In so doing, Dale also played a major role in shaping the equipment needed for this bombastic new form of cultural expression, thereby both enabling and legitimizing the pure need for power for future generations.
Surf rocker Dick Dale shaped the sound of Southern California — and spread it to the world
Mikael Wood (Los Angeles Times, 18/03/2019)
Dick Dale played electric guitar like he was more interested in the electricity than in the guitar.
Listen to the way he starts his signature song, "Misirlou," with the sound of his pick slicing against a quivering string — a power line, basically — to create the audible equivalent of sparks.
The tune is a traditional Arabic melody that Dale, born Richard Monsour, picked up during his childhood outside Boston as the son of an immigrant father from Lebanon. But when he adapted the song in the early 1960s, the guitarist cranked the tempo and the volume so that it seemed to crackle with fresh adventure.
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I'm interested in exploring the use of augmented reality (AR) in learning experiences. I've decided to prototype my early simple AR experiments with Processing and Blender. These early explorations will make use of augments placed with fiducial markers. My goal is to then explore developing AR learning experiences with Layar that can then be viewed through iOS and Android mobile devices. I'd then like to explore placing augments without using fiducial markers. These augment could be determined by location. One step at a time.
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Peterhead make deadline day swoop for Willis - Peterhead F.C.
Peterhead have this evening secured the signature of midfielder Paul Willis.
27 Year old Willis, who has seen service with a number of Scottish clubs including Dunfermline Athletic, Ayr United, East Fife, and most recently Berwick Rangers, where he was released earlier today at his own request.
Willis is the second new recruit at Balmoor this week after former striker Shane Sutherland made the transfer from Elgin City back to the Blue Toon for an undisclosed fee.
Departing Peterhead is striker Russell McLean, who tonight joined Montrose for the remainder of the season.