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Chido Onumah: Yes, All Nigerians Have Become Biafrans
Wednesday, October 9, 2019 5:26 pm
Chido Onumah
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The recent harassment or detention of human rights activist, Dr. Chido Onumah, by state agents is not only a sign that Nigeria is drifting towards full-blown dictatorship, the incident also goes to expose the hypocrisy of Nigerian leaders. Onumah's crime, according to the state agents, is that he was wearing a t-shirt with the inscription: "WE ARE ALL BIAFRANS", being the tittle of his best-selling book.
In the book, Onumah analyzed the myriad of challenges facing Nigeria, to posit that "the different manifestation of Biafra may well be a metaphor and, to that extent, we are all Biafrans as long as we seek to confront the clear and present danger." The book, of course, had been launched since 2016, with the Vice-President, Yemi Osinbajo, and a number of government officials gleefully in attendance.
Therefore, Onumah's ordeal is nothing but a growing sense of intolerance or, rather, what Wole Soyinka referred to as an "unprecedented level of paranoia" being witnessed in the current regime, while he was condemning the unwarranted detention of another activist, the Nigeria's foremost anti-corruption crusader, Omoyele Sowore.
Biafra re-emerged as a hot topic since a group from the eastern section of Nigeria, under the aegis of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), heightened its demand for freedom from Nigeria, not long after Muhammadu Buhari assumed democratic power. Central to their grouse is a history of bad leadership in the Africa's most naturally endowed nation. Instead of dialogue, as in the case of other recent insurgents in the country, the Buhari regime not only clamped down on the Biafran activists with brute force, it also branded them "terrorists."
Interestingly, however, as Onumah had long professed, all Nigerians have become Biafrans, by consequence. This view is consistent with an ardent admonition by the venerable Balarabe Musa, which holds that the perennial tendency to ignore the social challenges in the Biafran area is tantamount to ignoring the Nigerian future. Today, most of the problems enumerated by IPOB for its agitation, including acute poverty, massive corruption, injustice, kidnapping, lawlessness and lack of free speech are now being felt by the generality of Nigerians.
A perspective by the Afrobeat Prince, Seun Anikulapo Kuti, is profoundly instructive. In a recent interview, Kuti inferred that, like the Biafran agitators, every Nigerian actually wants freedom from the country, due to the worsening state of affairs. To nail the point, he asserted that the entire citizenry would not hesitate to "escape" from Nigeria, if the international community dares to leave its border wide open. And Kuti was on point! Today, there is mass exodus of Nigerians to both richer and poorer countries, and they never hesitate to dump their Nigerian passports to acquire the citizenship of their host countries. Some are even willing to embrace the harsh conditions in immigration jails in the foreign land as more hopeful than the situation in our native land.
No person has demonstrated more fancy for freedom from Nigeria and its failing amenities than the country's president, Muhammadu Buhari. For example, though Nigeria has its own assortment of holiday resorts, Buhari is always in hurry to vacation abroad. Though the country has a national hospital building, which can be equipped to an international standard within six months—to also serve other Nigerians, President Buhari readily opts for foreign clinics. Instead of Nigerian higher institutions, he prefers foreign schools for his children. Instead of promoting made-in-Nigeria automobiles, which can help spur employment opportunities for the teaming youths, the country's president uses only foreign cars. Needless to mention that, to him, rule of law in the country no longer means a thing.
But Muhammadu Buhari is not alone.
Other Nigerian leaders are equally guilty. In short, the sole reason they still associate themselves with the country is the unhindered opportunity to loot the resources needed to sustain their affluent lifestyles abroad. The worst is that these Nigerian leaders stash the looted funds in foreign banks, at the cruel expense of the masses. Only people who despise the citizenship of their country exhibit such patterns.
Even if the Nigerian leaders somehow happen to love the country, besides its money, the phobia with Biafra is insincere. Progressive nations witness calls for secession from time to time, especially where some groups feel oppressed. What matters is how the leaders address such demands. Moreover, the history of secession in Nigeria did not begin with Buhari or Biafra nor will end with Biafra or Buhari. Groups, particularly, Oduduwa, Arewa, and Niger Delta had at one time or another threatened secession from the country. Yet, such terms have not been deleted from the human history. The truth is that Biafra has come to represent a people. Its agitation has come to serve as a threat to the gross misrule in Nigeria.
At the same time, while the calls for equitable and just government deserve every commendation, outright secession is not the panacea to the problems; after all, the leaders of Biafran descent themselves, including governors and legislators, have not been able to show the desired example within their states. Yet, the current approach where anything associated with the term Biafra is disparaged with impunity only goes to grow the agitation. As Senator Ben Bruce once appealed at the floor of National Assembly, the dictatorial attempt to efface Biafra or its history is far from the solution.
The solution is an equitable, visionary and dynamic leader, who has the zeal, the competencies and capacity to unleash the abundant potential of Nigeria to greatness. The solution is a true democracy where government can thrive through inclusiveness, free speech, and dialogue.
-SKC Ogbonnia writes from Ugbo, Enugu State, Nigeria.
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Polish Pilots in British Services
Discussion in 'The War In The Air' started by Kuno, Jul 29, 2009.
Kuno Very Senior Member
Have just read the autobiography of Jean Zumbach ('Mr. Brown') who came to UK after the fall of his home country via Romania,the Mediterranean and France.
He was flying Hawker Hurricanes, later Spitfires and shot down 13 Germans (plus 5 probable ones) during WW2. Was promoted to Major. He was in service until 1946.
Then the Poles were told that UK will no longer keep them in their Country and that the have to return to Poland. This although it was already known these days that they would not get a friendly reception by the new rulers of "freed" Poland.
Since Zumbach's Grandfather was coming from Switzerland, he still had the Swiss nationality and therefore had the chance to obtain a Swiss passport.
He was given 3 days to leave UK.
That's what he wrote.
Kuno, Jul 29, 2009
JAN EUGIENIUS LUDWIK ZUMBACH
P 1382 PO Pilot Polish 303 Squadron
Zumbach was born in Ursynow, Warsaw on April 14 1915. He joined the Polish Army in 1934, transferred to the Air Force in 1936 and was posted to the Officers' Training School at Deblin. He graduated on November 2 1938 and was posted to 111 Fighter Squadron.
When Poland was invaded Zumbach was recovering from a flying accident and so was not with his squadron. In mid-September he escaped by air to Roumania, then made his way to the Bulgarian port of Baltchik. With 299 other men he got on a ship bound for Beirut and arrived there on October 21 1939. After three days Zumbach sailed^for Marseilles.
With other Poles he joined 1'Armee de 1'Air but they were not used by the French. On June 18 1940 Zumbach sailed in a Polish collier for Plymouth and reported to the PAF Depot at Blackpool. He joined 303 Squadron at Northolt at its formation on August 2. Zumbach claimed two Do 17s destroyed on September 7, Bf 109s on the 9th, 11th and 15th, a He 111 and another Bf 109 on the 26th and a Bf 109 on the 27th. He was awarded the VM (5th Class)(23.12.40) and the KW (1.2.41).
On July 2 1941 Zumbach destroyed a Bf 109 and probably a second and two more on October 13 and 24. He was awarded a Bar to the KW (10.9.41) and the DFC (30.10.41). On December 4 Zumbach was posted to 58 OTU, Grangemouth as an instructor. On March 23 1942 he was promoted and rejoined 303 at Northolt, as a Flight Commander. He probably destroyed a FW 190 on April 27.
Zumbach took command of 303 on May 18 and over Dieppe on August 19 he destroyed a FW 190, probably shared another and shared a He 111. He was awarded a second Bar to the KW (20.8.42), a third (15.11.42) and a Bar to the DFC (15.11.42). He was posted to HQ 9 Group, Preston on December 1 1942 as Polish Liaison Officer. On April 15 1943 Zumbach was appointed Wing Leader of the Polish Wing at Kirton-in-Lindsey. Later in the year he went on a course to the Polish Staff College, after which he went to Coltishall to resume leading his Wing. He probably destroyed a FW 190 on September 25 1944.
Zumbach was posted to HQ 84 Group on January 30 1945 as an operations officer. He was eventually released from the PAF in October 1946. Although born in Poland Zumbach had a paternal grandfather who had come from Switzerland and after he was released he obtained a Swiss passport.
The immediate post-war years were occupied with smuggling watches and other scarce commodities. Zumbach later flew in the wars in the Congo and Biafra. He finally gave up in 1967 and retired to France. He died there in 1986.
'Men of the Battle of Britain' - Wynn.
Peter Clare, Jul 29, 2009
That's him. Yes.
David Layne Well-Known Member
I would be interested if anyone has knowledge of a Polish pilot by the name of Zuromski.
David Layne, Jul 29, 2009
Sorry its not much David, the following is taken from 308 Squadron ORB
Circus 266. 303 and 308 Squadrons protect 12 Venturas bombers over target area at Dunkirk (some ships lying in the harbor). Start at 13.05 hours and land at 14.50 hours. The English coast was crossed on the way out at North Foreland and the French coast crossed at 15 -16,000' at a point west of Dunkirk. Fairly heavy ack-ack was encountered when the bombs were being released. On the way back. While over Channel, Ops. Give warning that two groups of Focke-Wolf's are approaching from the reara at a height of 21,000'. Another swuadron, acting as top cover turn to the attack and are joined by two sections of 308 Squadron. W.O. Piatkowski claims one F.W. probably destroyed and F/O Zuromski damages another. F/O Zuromski lands and re-fuells at Rochester, causing some consternation at the base when is considered missing.
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Polish RAF memorial, A40, London
Rob Dickers, Jul 29, 2009
Peshawar, 1950 - Part of first fighter-bomber wing: Nos 5 and 14 Fury Squadrons
Front row (L to R): 4th: R D Rollo, OC 14 Squadron - 5th: A Mannan, CTO - 6th: Garrod Cole, RAF, OC Wing - 7th: Khyber Khan, Stn Cdr - 8th: J K Z Zuromski, OC 5 Squadron.
leoncondor Junior Member
FO J. Zuromski
F/Lt Juliusz Żuromski
P.0350
F/O
Żuromski Juliusz
Before Sept 1939 fighter pilot in Poland,probably first combat missions in France 1940.
In England squadrons: 306,308 i 66.
Shot down in 1943,wounded.
Escaped form POW camp and joined some partisans.
After the war kind of soldier of fortune, fighter pilot in Pakistani Air Force.
He was among many polish pilots demobilised after the war, anyway Pakistani Military Mission came to England looking for pilots to replace British ones.
It happened in 1948, when they signed contracts for 3 years.
Major (squadron leader)
Julian K. Żuromski
835 No 9 FB Sqn, No 14 FB Sqn, No 5 FB Sqn, HQ No 1 Group, AHQ Karachi, No 12 Sqn
Historia polskich lotników w PAF – Wikipedia, wolna encyklopedia
PS. I found something about Juliusz and Julian so it may be one dude or two of them. really dont know, found wee wee info about it.
leoncondor, Oct 23, 2009
Impressive carier: Wladyslaw Turowicz and few others pilots
Władysław Turowicz - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
probably one of the men at goup photo is Zuromski
Wladyslaw Turowicz - Pakistani Aviation Forum
ww2ni Senior Member
It was disgraceful the way our government treated the polish airmen atthe end of the war.
The friction between east and west was well known by the government at that time but still they left the Polish airmen to a very difficult future after the same men had gave their all for our freedom.
Shameful!
ww2ni, Aug 20, 2010
Oggie2620 Senior Member
Harry thanks for the clarification. I learn something new every day!
ww2ni I agree with you totally... The Polish Memorial at the National Memorial Arboretum is lovely and goes a little way towards making up for that! BBC iPlayer - Today: 16/08/2010
Oggie2620, Aug 20, 2010
I'm sure that those who served with the Poles during the Second World War will remember their valour and dedication in the fight against the Third Reich.
The Poles who stayed in this country assimilated well into their new homeland and many served with the RAF well after the war.I served with a NCO who was a technical wizz kid and his story was typical of many.Soviet invasion of eastern Poland,transported to Siberia and then after the Russian invasion,left for England via Persia.Joined the RAF as a youth and went on to flying training,then remustered as groundcrew.Awarded the BEM for radar servicing at 21 years of age,he left us for a technical commission.
His father was one of those who made their way to England from the Soviet Union,again via Persia and my friend was only able to know his father had survived,sometime later.HIs father joined the Polish Army and fought at Cassino as many did who served in the west.
I find it difficult to see now that the contribution of the Poles in wartime is forgotten.A question of the erosion of knowledge and facts over a few generations.During the war,we welcomed to these islands,anybody who would join the fight against one of the most evil of regimes,especially at a time when we stood alone.
Harry Ree, Aug 21, 2010
Herbee3 Junior Member
I hope one of you will be able to help me to identify a Polish Pilot from WW2 on VERY scant information..
I found 2 photographs in a 2nd hand shop.
One is of a gentleman in a leather coat on the back of which it says "Meitek. Nov 1940. Taken in our garden at Cheviot Road" the 2nd shows a group of men - Meitek included standing around in the cold, smoking & in flying jackets - there is no description on the back.
I know it's a long shot - but I thought I would ask as I find it so sad that someone's just chucked these photos out.
Hope you can help. (I will also try to find a way to scan and upload them)
Herbee3, Nov 26, 2010
Zumbach died in unclear circumstances on 3 January 1986, in France and was buried at Powązki Military Cemetery in Warsaw, Poland. The investigation into his death was closed by order of the French authorities without public explanation.
Jan Zumbach - Wikipedia
CL1, Feb 4, 2019
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David Layne said: ↑
David are you still interested in Zuromski?
PsyWar.Org, Feb 5, 2019
Tricky Dicky Don'tre member
Wonder if this is the same guy?
England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007
Name: Julian Kazimierz Zuromski
Death Age: 80
Birth Date: 6 Nov 1918
Registration Date: May 1999
Registration district: Kingston Upon Thames
Inferred County: Greater London
Register Number: A66
District and Subdistrict: 2401A
Birth age would be about right
Tricky Dicky, Feb 5, 2019
Yes that is him TD. Here's the top of his POW liberation questionnaire.
CL1 said: ↑
Any thoughts on this pleas
archivist Well-Known Member
Herbee3 said: ↑
Mietek is a nickname/shortened form of Mieczyslaw which is a very common forename in Poland. If you can scan the pictures, please post them here. I specialise in the Polish Air Force and will do my very best to help you. Also do you know the town in which Cheviot Road was standing. Blackpool area by any chance? The date suggests he was one of the first Poles to arrive in this country.
archivist, Feb 6, 2019
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Have you ever tried writing lyrics for a song? Are you wondering how some artists are able to write immensely beautiful lyrics, and do it consistently song after song? Would you like to be able to do the same? Keep reading.
"But Tommaso", you will tell me, "writing lyrics like poetry is matter of inspiration. There is no way I can LEARN to do it: you have it or you don't". I can see where you are coming from because, hey, years ago I was exactly where you are right now. And it took me a while to understand that you can improve your writing dramatically.
In the meantime, though, I lost years of time when I did not even try to get better at lyric writing... because I was convinced (as you may be) that it was just just something that you have or not. Hopefully with this article I can spare you the same.
But how can you improve your writing? One of the easiest ways to get started is to take a few songs that you like and try to spot the "tricks" used in them. It's like a treasure hunt... and every time you spot a pattern you can reuse it in your song.
Let me help you by showing you what to focus on. There are THREE important elements that you should listen for in lyrics. These three elements are the basic of all lyrics writing, and you may discover that you are already good in one of them but you need to improve another: that is good.
"Figurative" is the opposite of "Literal", so you are using figurative language every time you don't mean what you say in a STRICT literal way. This happens much more often than you may think.
So for instance when at the beginning of "Bohemian Rhapsody" Freddie Mercury writes "caught in a landslide" he does not mean that the protagonist of the song was literally buried under a mix of rocks and top soil detached from the closest mountainous slope. He's rather meaning that the events of his life got out of control. This is an example of a Metaphor.
In the same way, when somebody say "you stole my heart", they do not mean that someone carved their chest to take out the cardiac muscle... they just mean that they fell in love with them. This is an example of a Metonymy: it's different than a Metaphor, I will highlight these differences in another article.
(Incidentally, see that "falling" in love is another metaphor... nobody actually "fell")
Start paying attention to these patterns, as being conscious of figurative language is the first step to using it proficiently
Word Arrangement And Symmetries
Songs are not written like prose. One of the main difference is how the words are arranged. Are there repetitions in the lyrics? Are there any similarities in how the sentences are worded? Are there any symmetries between words?
For instance the Beatles song "Yesterday", the word "yesterday" starts and ends every verse, and it also ends every chorus. You may also notice the symmetry between "yesterday" and "now" in the first two lines, and also at the end of the chorus ("NOW I long for YESTERDAY"). The effect of all this is to impress on the listener the change between "yesterday" and "now", and the desire to go back to a previous time.
This is just scratching the surface, of course, but it should be enough to give you an idea of how to think.
Word Rhythm
Here I am assuming the lyrics are in English. The same idea will work in other stress-timed languages like German, Russian, Dutch, and Persian, but will not really work for syllable-timed languages like French, Italian, Spanish, Turkish or Cantonese.
Anyway, to understand the rhythm of the lyrics, you have to READ them as opposed to SING them. Then you have to identify what syllables you stress and what you don't. For instance let take two lines form Metallica's "Damage Incorporated":
ALL is FAIR at DAMage INC. you SEE / STEP a LITtle CLOser IF you PLEASE
That is, both lines sound TUM-ta-TUM-ta-TUM-ta-TUM-ta-TUM. If you listen to the rest of the song, most of the lines in the verse sound exactly the same, and that's a major element in making the song work.
For the time being do not try to relate the stressed syllables to the accent in the music: their relationship may be complex. But if you try to hear the rhythm of the lyrics, then automatically your brain will develop an ear for it and give you the right pattern of stresses that you are searching for when you write.
Take at least 3 songs that you like. Just simple pop songs will do. Then read their lyrics 3 times, one each for the 3 points I explained above. Take notes of what you find. You will see that just after 3 songs, you will have spotted a number of interesting things. The important thing is to be mindful of these things, and if you just pay attention to them, you will find yourself using them too when you write lyrics.
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Medha Patkar ends fast on ninth day after talks with Madhya Pradesh government representative
Patkar ended the hunger strike after meeting former state Chief Secretary SC Behar, who was sent by Chief Minister Kamal Nath to hold discussions.
Sep 03, 2019 · 11:27 am
Social activist Medha Patkar ends her fast on Monday night. | Arul Doss Borntowin/Twitter
Social activist Medha Patkar ended her fast on the ninth day on Monday night after receiving assurances from the Madhya Pradesh government about steps being taken to meet her demands, PTI reported. Patkar's health had deteriorated by the eighth day of her indefinite hunger strike to demand rehabilitation of thousands of people displaced by floods in areas around the Sardar Sarovar Dam.
Patkar had launched the "Narmada Chunauti Satyagraha" at Chhota Barda in Barwani district on August 25, and was joined by eight villagers four days later. On Monday, Chief Minister Kamal Nath sent former Chief Secretary SC Behar to hold discussions with Patkar at the site of the protest.
Behar conveyed Nath's concern to Patkar, and informed her about efforts made by the state government to lower the water level in the Sardar Sarovar Dam. Behar then offered her lemon juice to end the fast. Six other persons also ended their fast after the discussions, the state government said.
The leaders of the Narmada Bachao Andolan will now hold discussions with the Narmada Valley Development Authority on September 9.
Patkar had demanded that the sluice gates of the dam be opened since rising backwater had flooded areas around Barwani. She had also sought rehabilitation of people displaced because of the reservoir's construction.
The Narmada Bachao Andolan wanted the government to halt the Narmada Control Authority's directive to fill the dam to its optimum level of 138.68 metres, and instead maintain it at 122 metres. Patkar had claimed that 192 villages and one town would be submerged at that level, affecting 32,000 families.
Earlier on Monday, Kamal Nath urged Patkar to end her fast and help the government resolve the concerns of affected families. He had said the dam project involved four states and none of them could take a unilateral decision. The chief minister said the state government would try its best to open the sluice gates of the dam and halt the filling of the dam to its full level. He also said the government was committed to rehabilitating affected families.
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Welcome to Mostra, Venezia Bienale Cinema 2017
Amal, 39, shimmered on the Venetian red carpet wearing a flowing purple frock while George, 56, looked dapper in a suit. The Clooney clan were earlier spotted taking a romantic boat trip on Venice's iconic waterways and they also dined with Matt Damon and his wife Luciana Barroso during their Italian jaunt. Their stay in the picturesque Italian city for its annual film festival, just three months after Amal gave birth to twins.
And while this sounds like another boring star report not usual for VR World – it actually isn't so. It seems that VR industry is coming to their lives and, no ladies, we are not gonna have a VR 'hubba-hubba' with George if that's what you meant.
What happened is, that human rights lawyer Amal was actually very interested in the documentary called Greenland Melting. This movie, made from Nova, Frontline and the Emblematic Group has been premiered as part of the Venice Film Festival's VR lineup. In a film that might convince even the most strident of climate change deniers, PBS series Frontline examines the rapid melting of the Arctic ice sheet. The result, Greenland Melting, is a 3D, 360-degree virtual reality film that hopes to bring home the physical reality of epic changes occurring in the northern hemisphere. You can watch the whole five minute experience below – get your VR headset ready.
This isn't the first time that the VR is presented to movie industry. The 2016 Cannes Film Festival featured a festival first: screenings of virtual reality (VR) short films and presentations in a pavilion dedicated exclusively to VR.
Motion pictures have surely undergone many changes since the first procession of sequential images flickered to life before an audience in the early 20th century. They have transitioned from silent to full of spectacular sound and from black-and-white to color. But are we really ready for dramatic changes of world of cinema?
This year, Venice Film festival director Alberto Barbera decided to add a whole island dedicated to Virtual Reality. He thinks that there is a lot of investment from the film industry into VR because it's their opinion that there is a very strong opportunity for a new market based on this new technology.
"At the same time a lot of filmmakers are very curious about the possibilities of using this technology to create a new aesthetic, a new experience and a new language maybe. In a way, we are in the same position of D. W. Griffith and the Lumière when they invented something new out of nothing. This is the same case." said Barbera for The Huffington Post. He also added that the VR isn't the future of cinema or even an extension of cinema but it's another medium. "I'm pretty sure it will stay, but it's a completely different experience. So, we thought it was the moment and made a bet again. We didn't know how many submissions we would have, we thought about 20 to 30 and we got more than a 100, maybe a 120 in total. So the content is there, the quality is there, maybe not from the point of view of technology, but that will come soon enough because it's so fast, the content is there" he concluded.
A study from PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) suggests the technology will soon go mainstream. Movie studios already are already working on first-person VR experiences allowing, for example, people to become an ape in Planet of the Apes or adopt Matt Damon's character in The Martian. Whilst Facebook-owned Oculus Rift retails for upwards of $500, cheaper VR headsets are available, and prices are only likely to fall. Options are also available via smart phone.
Including VR in its annual Entertainment & Media Outlook forecast for the first time, PwC predicted a growth rate of 64% annually for the next five years. That would make the technology a $5 billion industry – in the US alone – by 2021. It will generate almost half as much as the cinema box office, which will grow at just 1.2% to $11.2 billion. One should not forget the breakneck pace VR is experiencing in China.
Start-ups such as Jaunt VR (featuring Disney as an investor), Within, Baobab and Penrose Studios are creating original VR short films and TV-style episodes. 21st Century Fox, which created FoxNext in January, is one of the most active participants. Its War for the Planet of the Apes production will be released in July.
"VR will continue to develop and be adopted at an accelerated rate," predicts FoxNext VR studio general manager Brendan Handler. "It gives filmmakers an endless canvas to tell stories and offers consumers what they have been craving: more immersive experiences."
But not everyone is convinced that virtual reality should be part of cinema's future. During last Tribeca movie festival, director Steven Spielberg said he's skeptical about VR's effectiveness as a storytelling tool, and questioned whether it should be seriously considered as a means for developing and presenting visual narratives. He called VR potentially "dangerous" because it allows the viewer too much freedom to make their own choices about which parts of a story to engage with, rather than presenting them with a single, fixed narrative path crafted by a writer and director. Several months later, Steven Spielberg signed to produce a movie version of cult book Ready Player One. Spielberg is also directing Ready Player One VR experience.
Sure there are pros and cons to virtual reality entertainment. It definitely allows for a fresh, alternative form of recreation, combining both film and gaming. And while it would be surely interesting to explore some Clooney 'hubba-hubba', I guess not everyone would be thrilled with the possible negative feelings that some viewers might have. In order to capture as much audience as possible, Stephen King and Twentieth Century Fox teamed up to bring a scary VR experience to life. Directed by David F. Sandberg, IT: Float experience is now available on YouTube. Real-world release of the experience should happen in VR Arcades and VR-enabled locations on September 8th, 2017, alongside the feature film release.
One thing can be sure – the future is now. VR is happening and it's coming to a cinema near you.
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Giving Back and Helping Other Cancer Patients
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Doug and Margie Guthro have hit their fundraising goal. The pair has been fundraising for the Aberdeen Health Foundation's Oncology Client Fund and, in a little over a year, they managed to raise just over $10,000.
Doug got the idea while supporting his wife, Margie, as she underwent cancer treatment that required them to travel and stay in Halifax for several weeks.
Doug felt so grateful to be at his wife's side at such a physically and emotionally challenging time. But the thought of others not being able to afford to have someone with them for their treatment began weighing on his mind.
That's when he made it his mission to help others in Pictou County who found themselves in the same position. He decided to fundraise for The Aberdeen Health Foundation's Oncology Client Fund, which helps patients with the travel costs of their treatment.
He shared his goal with his friends and the response was immediate. "I simply could not have done this so quickly without the support of my amazing YMCA swim family and especially Margie Beck. They were right there every step of the way."
As a prolific artist, Doug used his art as a way to encourage support. He produced a calendar of his art that he sold in the lead-up to Christmas.
With support from others, he hosted several different events at which he gave a piece of his original artwork to everyone who made a donation to the Foundation. His final event, at the end of July, also included a successful flower and yard sale.
"I was overwhelmed by the tremendous support at that event, which took us to our goal," says Doug.
Cancer Patient Navigator, Bonnie McCarron, explains that treatment consisting of chemotherapy alone can, in most cases, be administered in the chemotherapy clinic at the Aberdeen. But in those instances when families have to travel, the Oncology Client Fund is there to help.
"Patients are often away from their homes for 4-6 weeks. The Guthros recognized that the help the Oncology Client Fund provides is critical in easing the anxiety and stress of treatments. We are so thankful for the fund and for donors like Doug and Margie who made it their goal to raise money for this important cause. They are truly paying it forward."


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La isla Mill es un isla con un campo de hielo, con unas dimensiones de 25 millas por 16 millas, situada a 25 millas al norte de las colinas Bunger. La isla Mill está localizada en las coordenadas . La isla Mill fue descubierta en febrero de 1936 por William Scoresby, y llamada así en honor a Hugh Robert Mill.

Reclamación territorial

La isla es reclamada por Australia como parte del Territorio Antártico Australiano, pero esta reclamación está sujeta a las disposiciones del Tratado Antártico.

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These days, armed citizens have a lot of options for training, and one question arising frequently asks, with so many choices, where should we focus our time and money. Some say, develop close quarter fighting skills to fend off an up close and personal assault; others, like John Farnam in last month's lead interview, note that with terrorism now occurring on U.S. soil, we need greater accuracy for smaller targets at longer distances. Armed citizens aren't sure how to prioritize. In this month's interview, we ask this and related questions of a man who wears two hats: Marty Hayes, president of the Network and director of his long-established training operation, The Firearms Academy of Seattle, Inc. We switch now to our interview Q & A format.
eJournal: Just last year, at your training business, you introduced a class to hone skills that may be needed if one is caught up in a mass shooting event. Arguably, a mass shooting event is much less likely than being targeted for a home invasion, car jacking, robbery or sexual assault, to name only a few. Why this focus?
Hayes: At the Academy, we have a saying: We don't train for the average, we train for the anomaly. The average self-defense incident is typically a pretty basic situation: The display of a gun or the use of a gun in a close range, interpersonal situation solves most problems pretty quickly and easily, and then we only have to deal with the legal and perhaps psychological and medical aftermath. Frankly, most self-defense shootings are pretty simple affairs.
I am writing this month's message while also hosting Massad Ayoob, who is here at my other business, The Firearms Academy of Seattle. If it were not for me getting hooked up with Mas in 1990, there would be no Armed Citizens' Legal Defense Network. You see, it was his influence on me back when I was a fledgling firearms instructor working for a gun range in North Seattle and teaching armed citizens how to use firearms, which led me down the path of becoming an expert witness, and my expert witness experience led me to get my Juris Doctor degree. And, it is the credibility of that professional degree, combined with my teaching history, my expert witness work and my association with Massad Ayoob and the other giants in the industry (John Farnam, Tom Givens, Dennis Tueller, as well as the late Jim Cirillo) that gave the Network the credibility needed for it to grow and succeed, especially in the early days.
The question may have been overly broad, because our affiliated attorney in Kansas City, MO, Kevin Regan, simply replied, "Yes, of course. Next question." Another commented that people want "definite" answers to "what if" questions, but those definite answers are not available. Read our affiliated attorneys' responses in this and next month's journals.
I usually enjoy a compelling story without getting so engaged that it keeps me from my sleep. Not so in July, when I read attorney Mike Arnold's true story about defending an unusual client charged with murder. It was all too easy to imagine one of us caught up in a similar maelstrom!
On a late January evening in 2014, a 30-something military veteran, Blackwater contractor and martial artist shot an unarmed 53-year old man after a road rage collision. The shooter, Gerald Strebendt, was not arraigned until March 7, then spent over a year in solitary confinement in the Lane County, OR jail awaiting trial before pleading to a reduced charge in May of 2015.
Hello everyone! In this month's Affiliate Networking column I get to do a bit of virtue signaling and fan boy cheering, because I got to attend Massad Ayoob's MAG 40 class last week at The Firearms Academy of Seattle, in Onalaska, WA!
Some back story for this article: I first met and trained with Massad in 1996 when I took a couple of his classes. When I first met Mas, the teaching began right away. He automatically treated me and all the other beginners with the courtesy and respect of a fellow armed citizen and not a rookie beginner (which I was). There was a lesson for me in that. Next, for all his bad jokes and kind demeanor, he was a serious expert teaching a serious topic. Yet with all of his celebrity status, Mas was still approachable by any student; no one was made to feel bad about asking a question. The experience was pivotal in my choice to be an armed citizen.
As the Network approaches 14,000 members, we should probably stop calling it a small business. Everything in business is about scale. One entrepreneur's "big" is another's "tiny." For example, a vendor writing and selling software for a specific purpose–let's say databases for educational institutions–may serve thousands of clients, but that vendor is small measured against mammoth Microsoft or Oracle!


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The stories of how Hull's most popular pubs got their names
They may have undergone some changes over the years but their names have stood the test of time
Alex GroveSenior reporter
Hull is a city steeped in tradition and our pubs stand testament to that fact.
While some boozers may have benefited from fresh licks of paint and interior transformations to bring them into the 21st century, their names have stood the test of time and provide a fascinating insight into life in the city centuries ago.
From historic establishments such as Ye Olde Black Boy and the ever popular Polar Bear, there are plenty of pubs in Hull which have become institutions in their own right.
But do you know the meaning behind their names? We take a look at how some Hull pubs got their names and why they are so significant:
The Polar Bear
The Polar Bear pub, Spring Bank
Situated on the corner of Spring Bank and Derringham Street, The Polar Bear has become a mecca for live music with punters always packing it out on a Tuesday Night for The Sesh which has been going for more than a decade.
However, its origins are a lot more humble with the building being traced back to the 1840s.
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It originally opened further east towards Carlton Terrace and its name is connected to the Hull Zoological Gardens which closed in 1862.
It is set to thrive even more in the New Year with an extension planned to create a new stage area, bigger floor space, new toilets and a dressing room after the Polar Bear and Welly Club were taken over by venues company VMS Live.
Botanic Hotel
The Botanic Hotel
Just across from the Polar Bear you will find the black and white exterior of the Botanic Hotel which again is linked to a nearby attraction.
Hull Botanical Gardens were created on a five-acre site in 1812 near Linneaus Street before moving to a much larger 49-acre site in Spring Bank.
It closed in 1889 due to financial difficulties but the Botanic Inn serves as a lasting reminder of the gardens which used to exist in the area.
William Hawkes
William Hawkes in Old Town (Image: Google Maps)
If you head down Spring Bank and through the city centre, you won't find yourself short of a pub or two in Old Town, and many of these boozers come with fascinating back stories from yesteryear.
William Hawkes in Scale Lane takes its name from a gunmaker who made tailored guns and rifles at the building which now houses the historic pub in the early part of the 19 century.
The Station Inn
The Station Inn (Image: Google Maps)
This pub on the corner of Beverley Road and Station Drive pretty much speaks for itself and is named after the now disused Stepney Railway Station on the opposite side of the road.
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The station remains as a grade two listed building and the line used to serve Withernsea and Hornsea until it closed in 1964 after opening in 1848.
The Crown and Cushion
The Crown and Cushion is opening in Trinity House Lane on August 25 (Image: Jerome Ellerby)
It may be one of Old Town's newest bars but the pub which replaced Trinity Bar was named after the owners delved into the history books to unearth the perfect name for their new venture.
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Robert Jackson, who opened the bar with his brother Tony 'Chico' Jackson earlier this year, said: "I looked in the history books for Old Town and found a public house called the Crown and Cushion that was down Land of Green Ginger.
"It was there for 100 years and shut in 1927 so we decided to reinstate that name."
The Whittington & Cat
It stands proudly alone on Mytongate roundabout and is considered off the beaten track to some punters.
The building was constructed in the 1830s and was originally called The Whittington Inn with people led to believe it was named after one of the most famous fables in the English language – Dick Whittington.
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Landlady Gill Ralph, who has run the pub with her son Tom since 2016, said: "We've always been told it was called The Whittington because of Dick Whittington and his cat.
"Apparently he visited the site and that's where the name came from."
Dick Whittington and his cat is the English folklore surrounding the real–life Richard Whittington, a wealthy merchant and late Lord Mayor of London.
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The story goes that he visited areas renting out his cat to cull the rising rat populations, and while sadly there is little evidence to suggest he did own a cat, there is real possibility he visited Hull.
As a merchant, he most likely would have visited Hull's ports, and the pub is situated close to the marina where commodities such as wool, timber and firs were traded.
Three John Scotts
Three John Scott's in Lowgate, Hull
This popular Wetherspoon pub is always teeming with punters and a quirky story led to its name which has stood the test of the time.
According to JD Wetherspoon, for most of the 19 century, St Mary's Church which is opposite the pub, was run by three successive vicars who were all called John Scott.
It was nicknamed 'the Low Church' from its site in Lowgate with father, son and grandson all presiding there as vicars from 1816 to 1883.
More information about the history of the pub and the surrounding area can be found on plaques inside the pub.
Ye Olde Black Boy
Hull's oldest pub has a rich history and according to the pub's website, the property was initially known as Gastryk House with records traced back to 1336.
However, the name of the pub did not appear until 1748 when a deed involving a baker called William Hayton mentions the Black Boy to the south of his land, which was the property of the heirs of William Smith.
Some believe it was named after a Moroccan boy who worked in the building when it was a coffee shop in the 1730s with the establishment also previously used as a brothel.
Hull Cheese
Formerly named the Paragon Hotel, Hull Cheese earned its name from an old saying to describe someone who was drunk.
If someone says to you 'You have eaten some Hull Cheese,' they are essentially saying you are drunk, and with Hull famous for its strong ales, the name was aptly chosen for the establishment.
The Lion and Key
The Lion and Key (Image: Hull Daily Mail)
This High Street pub appeared in the early 19th century during the Peninsular War of 1808-1814.
The Duke of Wellington captured Ciudad Rodrigo in 1812, which he then described as the "key" to Spain. Pub owners celebrated the victory by displaying a British lion holding a key.
The pub was called Durty Nelly's for a while before returning to its original name a few years ago following a renovation that saw the removal of its acoustic stage. These changes also saw the fish and chips become practically famous across the city.
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Great Learning on Our Tour to Japan
Category : History & Culture
Country : Japan
Why Japan is called LAND OF RISING SUN ?
My recent visit to Japan was fabulous where we all were in a group.. All senior citizen group was with me. It was a great experience, Japan is a beautiful country… I visited so many countries but i really felt that this is a country which everyone has to visit once in a life.. Its purity, cleanliness and its natural beauty attract all..!! If I close my eyes today, the glimpse of Japan comes in my memory. I could not stop myself from sharing my experience.
Japan is called the "land of the rising sun" because from China it appears that the sun rises from the direction of Japan. The Japanese people call their country "Nippon" or "Nihon" which literally translated means "source of the sun." OR "the sun's origin"…It is loosely translated into English as "Land of the Rising Sun "..!!
While I was in china I found that the Chinese Imperial name for Japan was Nihon .It simply indicates the direction of Japan with respect to China. If you are in China — than Japan is towards your east. In China it also appears that the sun rises from the direction of Japan.
Japanese language originally referred to Japan as Wakoku. These characters mean "country of the Wa". Wa was an ethnic group that lived in Japan during the Three Kingdoms period (220 – 280 AD).
During my visit to Japan I stayed on Honshu island there are 3 main other islands namely Shikoku , Kyushu and Hokkaido. Apart from that Japan consists of thousands of islands, many of which are too small for the people to live. Shikoku and Kyushu are smaller islands located in the south of Honshu, and Hokkaido is in the north of Honshu.
Japan also have many other names in English, Japanese, and other languages. The word "Japan" is an exonym, and is used by a large number of languages. The Japanese names for Japan are Nippon and Nihon. I found that the Japanese name which is used for the most official purposes,including on Japanese money, postage stamps and for many international sporting events is Nippon. Nihon is a more casual term and it is very frequently used in contemporary speech.
The pacific Ring Of Fire is the area where the islands of Japan are located.Most of the world's earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur have occurred here. over 1500 earthquakes takes place here during a year.. In 1923 the Great Kanto Earthquake killed more than 143,000 people in the Tokyo area. The other 2 major destructive forces in Japan are Tsunamis and volcanic eruptions. In 2011 the Tōhoku Earthquake, which is also known as 3-11 (three-eleven) in Japan, was the most powerful earthquake known to have struck Japan till now.
Japan's population is over 126 million.Tokyo is the capital of japan located on Honshu island .Japan is over 70% mountainous terrain with approximately 18% land mass suitable for human settlement. Japanese cities are typically sprawling and extremely populated. Main areas to cover in japan – Tokyo, Kyoto, Hiroshima, Mt Fuji, Hakone, Nara etc…!! Japanese traditional dress is Kimono..Japan has two dominant religious traditions: Shintoism -where they believe in nature and Buddhism where they believe in god. Japan currency is yen. Japan's high speed trains (bullet trains) are called Shinkansen and are operated by Japan Railways (JR).Running at speeds of up to 320 km/h, the Shinkansen is very well known known for its punctuality. Usually houses in japan are made up of wood to protect themselves from earth quakes..!!
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DJ LeMahieu undergoes MRI as Yankees' injury mess grows
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BOSTON — An already rough series against their rivals got even worse for the Yankees on Saturday, when DJ LeMahieu sat with a tight groin.
LeMahieu, who has exceeded all expectations since signing with the Yankees in the offseason and become their most consistent hitter this year, felt something in Friday night's loss to the Red Sox, manager Aaron Boone said before Saturday's game at Fenway Park.
"He felt something during the game [Friday] night and was able to finish the game," Boone said. "He felt OK, [but] we want to make sure and see where we are at.''
LeMahieu underwent an MRI exam, and the results will help determine whether he will end up heading to the injured list.
"I don't think it is certainly major, but it's enough that we want to get testing done,'' Boone said.
Boone and Brett Gardner had similar feelings about the outfielder's sore left knee before Gardner finally went on the IL after missing five straight games.
If LeMahieu does end up being shelved, he would have plenty of company there.
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In addition to Gardner, the Yankees' offense is also missing Gary Sanchez (groin) and Giancarlo Stanton (knee). And the Yankees have also been without Aaron Judge (oblique), Aaron Hicks (back), Miguel Andujar (shoulder) and Didi Gregorius (elbow) for significant chunks of time this season.
And that doesn't include the oft-injured Jacoby Ellsbury and Greg Bird.
Boone said LeMahieu was unavailable for Saturday's game, regardless of the MRI results.
The Yankees are off on Monday, so if LeMahieu sits again Sunday, he would have three straight days of rest before the Yankees open a homestand against Arizona on Tuesday.
They have weathered just about all the other injuries, but much of that has been because of LeMahieu, who didn't seem to have a regular spot in the lineup when the Yankees signed him to a two-year, $24 million deal.
Instead, LeMahieu was expected to split his time at first, second and third base, playing five times a week so other players wouldn't be forced to play too much.
But LeMahieu quickly has become invaluable, both offensively and defensively.
His approach and production at the plate has impacted the entire lineup and his ability to play above average defense at not only second base — where he was a Gold Glove winner with Colorado — but also at first and third has allowed Boone to use him on an everyday basis, whether it's to give other players a day off or fill in for extended periods when others have missed stretches of time due to injury.
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LeMahieu's numbers at the plate are on par with his breakout season with the Rockies in 2016, when he led the National League in hitting.
He's already set a career-high in RBIs (71) and matched it in homers (15), which he had last season in Colorado.
In June, LeMahieu was named Player of the Month and his OPS of .898 trailed only Judge's .954 among Yankee regulars.
On Saturday, the Yankees filled the void left by LeMahieu's absence with Luke Voit at first, Gleyber Torres at second, Gio Urshela at third and had Edwin Encarnacion as the DH.
But what's helped make the Yankees' lineup so successful is being well-rounded, which has no doubt been aided by the fact the players haven't been overused and it has remained deep.
That will be tested again for as long as LeMahieu is out.
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Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation Chief Allan Adam addresses the media during a press conference at the start of the fourth annual Tar Sands Healing Walk on Saturday.
Children from the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation mask up for the trip past Syncrude's oilsands upgrader facilities, taking a break to sit on the tailgate of the support truck.
A constant stream of traffic from Syncrude's oilsands facilities blasts by as young marchers try to mask themselves from the pollution.
Chris Hill from Six Nations flies his Mohawk flags near one of Syncrude's tailings ponds.
Dene National Chief Bill Erasmus marches with drummers from the Dene Tha First Nation in northwestern Alberta.
Elders lead hundreds of Healing Walk participants out of Crane Lake park Saturday.
Drummers from the Lubicon Cree Nation in northwestern Alberta sing on the walk.
Beaver Lake Cree elder Doreen Lameman, indigenous activist and on-screen actor Tantoo Cardinal and evnironmentalist and author Tzeporah Berman visit Friday evening at the Indian Beach camp.
Smith's Landing First Nation elder Francois Paulette says prayers for the land during the 14-km Tar Sands Healing Walk north of Fort McMurray on Saturday.
Drummers from the Dene Tha First Nation in northwestern Alberta, the site of a recent pipeline spill termed the most devastating in Alberta's history, lead marchers past Syncrude's oilsands upgrading facilities on the fourth annual Tar Sands Healing Walk on Saturday north of Fort McMurray.
Doreen, Al and Tina Lameman of the Beaver Lake Cree Nation show their support on Friday afternoon at the Healing Walk gathering. As former chief, Al Lameman filed suit against the Crown for over 17,000 alleged treaty rights infractions. The case has yet to go to trial.
Vanesse Grey of the Aamjiwnaang First Nation (centre) discusses impacts of the oilsands industry, along with Mike Hudema of Greenpeace (left) and Lionel Lepine of the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation during Friday's workshops.
Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation take water samples after finding a possible oil spill on the Athabasca River on the weekend.
Dene National Chief Bill Erasmus (left) and former chief Francois Paulette (right) meet with 350.org founder Bill McKibben on Friday evening.
The Athabasca River is slick with an oily sheen, as seen last weekend.
Indigenous environmental activist Winona LaDuke of Minnesota speaks Friday night at the Healing Walk camping grounds.
Author and activist Naomi Klein addresses the media Saturday morning before the walk at Crane Lake park.
Brenda Sayers of the Hapucasath First Nation on Vancouver Island and Chief Bob Chamberlin, vice-president of the BC Union of Chiefs, support Alberta First Nations at the walk.
Eriel Deranger of the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation takes over from moderator Clayton Thomas-Muller to report an oil slick discovered on the Athabasca River Saturday morning to media.
Elders (from left) Nancy Scanie, Violet Clarke and Cleo Reece lead the march out of Crane Lake park.
Masked children join the 14-km walk around Syncrude's oilsands facilities.
Ernie Lennie of Tulita, NWT carries the banner for a segment of the march.
A walker from the West Coast looks on at Syncrude's oilsands facility.
Walkers round the north bend of the 14-km "tar sands loop" where elders gather to make an offering.
As 500 marchers rounded the north bend of the 14 km "tar sands loop" north of Fort McMurray Saturday afternoon during the fourth annual Tar Sands Healing Walk, one of the event organizers received a phone call from her home community of Fort Chipewyan.
"The oil leak on the Athabasca River is now 40 km long and the width of the entire river," Eriel Deranger called out, running in alarm to inform people throughout the site with her cell phone pressed to her ear.
First reports of the unconfirmed petrochemical leak, described as a 5 km-wide slick about 60 km north of McMurray near the Poplar Grove reserve, came as Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation (ACFN) Chief Allan Adam was speaking out against the industry's toll on his First Nation's traditional territory and community located downstream during a press conference leading up to the walk that morning.
Not staying for the walk, Adam returned to Fort Chipewyan to address the situation as it moved toward the community. He flew over the site late Saturday afternoon, reporting the sheen now stretched over 100 km and had soaked river banks.
According to a statement released Sunday by the First Nation, the sheen "from pictures and eyewitness accounts" appeared to be petrochemical in nature.
The First Nation reported the possible spill to both the Alberta Energy Regulator and the department of Environment and Sustainable Resource Development (ESRD) and took samples and photos of its own.
The Athabasca River is slick with an oily sheen.
ESRD said it could not find a source of the sheen and that it was likely natural – a combination of sand, clay and other suspended materials, including bitumen contained along the banks of the river.
"We did a helicopter survey of the river from Fort McMurray to Fort Chipewyan and we could not find any indication of a spill," ERSD spokesperson Jessica Potter told The Journal.
"Because we can't confirm a spill, we are going to be doing some river sampling just to be sure. So as far as we're concerned, it's still under investigation," Potter said.
Oil companies were instructed to do inspections and none reported upsets.
Though the government maintains it cannot find evidence of an oil spill, the municipality stopped water intake at the Fort Chipewyan Water Treatment Facility as a precautionary measure on Sunday.
Deranger said while the petrochemical sheen may be natural, it is an unprecedented, "man-made natural disaster" caused by a combination of extremely high water levels, hot temperatures and torrential downpours.
Hundreds of elders, youth, indigenous leaders and allies marched along the busy highway Saturday afternoon, past tailings ponds, upgraders, base camps, mined sections of land and reclamation areas, offering prayers for the land and Creator in all four directions, with the ongoing leak a constant reminder of the purpose of the gathering that brought people in from across the continent.
It was not the only tragic incident of the day to get attention from the marchers. Another spill, discovered last Thursday, was also reported by Crystal Lameman of the Beaver Lake Cree, whose First Nation recently embarked on what could be a precedent-setting court case against the oilsands industry founded upon treaty rights.
"We actually got a report that there was a toxic tar sands emulsion leaking into watersheds of our traditional hunting territory. We've been further notified that the cleanup crew's out there. It's not a pipeline spill; it's an oil spill of some sort using the CSS extraction process, and they're actually up to their knees in this emulsion," she said.
Lameman said it was "no coincidence" that the majority of last month's flooding in southern Alberta hit Calgary, where the major oil companies' headquarters are stationed.
Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation members take water samples after finding a possible oil spill on the Athabasca River on the weekend.
The walk was also prefaced by news of the shocking explosions in Lac-Megantic, Que. caused when crude oil a train was carrying caught fire and resulted in five reported fatalities and 40 other people still missing as of Monday afternoon, which had people pointing fingers again at the safety record of oil transportation systems.
Other speakers at the Healing Walk event, including 350.org founder Bill McKibben and author Naomi Klein, tied development of the oilsands to global climate change and interpreted devastating natural disasters, including flooding in India that recently claimed the lives of thousands and wildfires in Arizona that took the lives of 19 firefighters, as warnings the extreme could become the norm if more bitumen is extracted from Alberta's soil.
Though organizers say the event – attracting a record number of participants this year – is not a protest against development, Adam said it is a wakeup call for industry and government officials to "clean up" their existing messes.
"We cannot continue the destruction happening on our homeland without proper environmental and regulatory processes in place," he said.
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After he learns that ex-tunnel dwellers have been murdered, Father returns to the tunnels only to have a run in with Gregory who is seeking revenge for his father's death who died in a cave-in 20 years prior. Meanwhile, Diana investigates the murders and seeks to catch Gregory before he can kill again.
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In the Forests of the Night
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A Time to Heal
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Though Lovers be Lost, Part 2
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Why hasn't Russia maintained significant numbers of aircraft carriers?
The United States has 11 aircraft carriers in total. Russia has only one. This is reflective of the past, in which we saw that the USSR also didn't put much importance on constructing aircraft carriers and putting them into operation.
Why hasn't Russia bothered to keep a larger inventory of aircraft carriers? Why hasn't it wanted to project its power through carriers? Why has the United States wanted to project its power through carriers?
What is the main point of difference in these two strategies?
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Are questions like these considered on-topic for this site? – Alok Aug 2 '12 at 7:37
Well, I think it isn't historical (hence OT) as you're dealing with present time naval composition; but I am new on the site hence the question. – Alok Aug 2 '12 at 18:13
This question appears to be off-topic because it is about a counter-factual incapable of historical evaluation. Ask instead about what Soviet naval strategy was. – Samuel Russell Jun 7 '14 at 14:39
Russian Naval strategy was sea denial. US Naval strategy was sea control. Aircraft carriers are expensive, technologically difficult, and much less useful for sea denial than for sea control. – Mark C. Wallace♦ Jun 7 '14 at 20:17
The Soviet navy was at heart a coastal defense force, with limited longer range capabilities mainly to defend egress routes for their ballistic missile submarines. No carriers needed when you're always within range of land based aircraft. – jwenting Jun 9 '14 at 4:02
First of all, aircraft carriers are expensive. Russia (compared to USA) was never resource-rich enough to be able to afford the expense; neither was USSR.
Second of all, Russia (or rather USSR) had no motivation. USA's main geopolitical goal is to safeguard seabourne trade routes; and to prevent strong competitors from arising and commanding great sets of resources ala Japan's goal in WW2.
Contrast that with Russia/USSR, which is dependent economically on seabourne trade to an enormously smaller extent; and whose main geopolitical concerns are right there on a landmass - protecting core russia by building a periphery barrier and keeping the populace under control. A carrier is of pretty much no help in that goal.
(as discussed in the comments - while Russia has a lot of maritime border, they aren't important for most part. Nobody'll invade - or trade - through Arctic. And since WWII, Japan hasn't been a credible geopolitical threat on the Pacific coast).
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I'd up-vote if you had sources. – American Luke Jul 22 '12 at 1:25
@Luke Do you really need sources to point out that Russia is more land-locked than the USA? – quant_dev Jul 23 '12 at 9:34
1. You didn't explicitly say that in your answer. 2. The USA has less coastline than Russia. Look at this CIA World Factbook page – American Luke Jul 23 '12 at 12:37
Luke - That's kind of misleading. The vast majority of that coastline is on the north shore of the asian landmass. This area is geopolitically a non-entity, and isn't navigable a lot of the year due to ice. Although the latter issue has been changing lately... – T.E.D.♦ Jul 23 '12 at 14:05
@Luke - as T.E.D. said, total coastline is irrelevant - the total seabourne trade is what is important. Not a lot of trade happening through Taymyr :) Not only does Russia lack great trading ports geographically, it also lacks navigable river system for cheap transport TO those ports (think Missisippi river system + New Orleans). You don't need carries for defense of coasts, you need it for defense of trade routes and trade partners – DVK Jul 23 '12 at 16:18
The aircraft carrier is an offensive weapon; it is not very useful to protect one's own territory-- and the USSR was never planning an aggressive war. The USSR's main military preparations were for a defensive war in Europe similar to the Great Patriotic War during WWII and for nuclear deterrence so to avoid a nuclear strike from the United States.
Even in the case of war with the US, the USSR planned a land attack on the European NATO members with a massive tank rush.
The US, on the other hand, permanently conducts aggressive wars for resources against small and medium-sized countries overseas. The current military doctrine even calls for the ability to conduct two wars in two different countries at the same time.
Besides that, the best means to quickly defeat a small country is to put a carrier near its borders and to make a massive bomb strike. Transporting land weapons such as tanks on the other hand is expensive and takes much time.
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"permanently conducts aggressive wars for resources" - -1 for political BS without any proof. Last I checked US got zero free oil out of Iraq, never mind that only an idiot would assume they intended to get any resources out of Vietnam or Afghanistan. Never mind that the last war where a country expanded their territory by invasion was ... drumroll little adventure that Russia had with Georgia where they all by annexed South Ossetia. The last N times USA annexed any territory they gave it all to others (Kosovo to Albanians; Iraq to Iraquis in theory and Iranians in practice; etc...) – DVK Jul 22 '12 at 10:57
Russia did not annex South Ossetia, you are wrong. Actually Russia tryed to mirror the US behavior in Kosovo. – Anixx Jul 22 '12 at 12:08
You are wrong. You should learn how the US and German companies grabbed the Kosovo industry, hastily privatized by the rebel government. Particularly, the copper industry. – Anixx Jul 22 '12 at 14:39
@DVK It is not true that the US did not at least try to extract resources from Afghanistan. American companies (JP Morgan, backed by Pentagon) were looking for gold there, for example: management.fortune.cnn.com/2011/05/11/… – quant_dev Jul 23 '12 at 9:36
I actually rather like this answer, in spite of the gratuitous slap at the US. I would point out though that weapons aren't inherently offensive or defensive. Carriers are pretty much required for effective warfare in the islands of the Pacific. A USA without them could not realistically have Hawai'i as an integrated state, as it could not plausibly defend it against carrier-based attack. – T.E.D.♦ Jul 23 '12 at 14:15
Russia is not a true naval power. It has only a handful of ports: St. Petersburg, Vladlivostok, Archangelsk, and Sevastopol (and all but the last are icebound for several months of the year). Its naval needs are primarily defensive, meaning that it can use land-based aircraft, rather than aircraft carriers for this purpose. Of course it needs a surface fleet and submarines to defend these approaches.
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To add a point, few of Russia's ports are warm water. – American Luke Jul 22 '12 at 19:24
The other answers are all correct and worth an upvote. Money, land-bound, defensive mentality were factors.
However, I will add one key element the others have not mentioned, which is that it was a deliberate part of their strategy. Soviet military planners considered the United States to be a threat to their polity and they deliberately made an "anti-USA" strategy, which dictated designing weapons and methods which were specifically for countering US technology.
In naval warfare, this meant that they deliberately decided to put all their money into submarines. The hope was that in a "sub vs carrier" war, the subs would win. By focusing completely on subs, they were hoping they could surpass us in this one key technology which would trump our other advantages.
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I don't think this is very accurate. They put "all their money" into subs because the sub is the most anti-sea vessel known mankind. USSR and Russia have the doctrine of Sea Denial. USA chose Sea Control. Russia does not need subs to sink carriers. A modern carrier has 90 jets, and USA last I checked has 11 carriers, so 990 jets. This is not going to invade a large piece of land like Russia. Land supports many air bases, many more than 990 jets, as well as all sorts of AA weaponry. Carriers can only be used offensively against island nations and weak nations near water like in Middle East. – DrZ214 Sep 4 '15 at 6:11
The Soviet Union believed in spreading Communism (an ideology) through giving communist revolutionaries weapons such as guns, tanks, and planes.
The USA believed in projecting military power to guard its economic interests, which included containing the spread of communism (domino theory). Sometimes the US even gave weapons to bad people (Saddam Hussein, the Taliban of Afghanistan, etc.) to counter the spread of communism or guard its economic interests. The US has good reason to believe that it cannot rely on many of its fickle "allies." Therefore the US needs another method of projecting military power. That is where the carriers come in. They are much more reliable than dictators etc. However carriers are also much more vulnerable.
Nuclear Powered Icebreakers were more important to the Soviet Union (and now Russia) because no other ships (neither aircraft carriers nor tankers) can survive the ice of the Arctic Ocean, which is where much of Russia's oil resources are located.
The Soviet Union did build aircraft carriers, but on a much more limited scale than the USA. Communism prevented the Soviet Union from trading as much as the US, since it believed in centralized economies. Centralized planning also allowed convoys of ships to have military escorts such as those to Cuba. With the end of the Cold War, Russia has little need for naval power and Ukraine (former USSR) recently sold a partially completed Soviet aircraft carrier to China.
It should also be noted that the the most humiliating defeat in America's recent history was the attack on Pearl Harbor, which was conducted from Japanese aircraft carriers.
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This is a very interesting question. To answer it I had to see if you are correct, that indeed Russia/USSR did not have a larger number of aircraft carriers.
Based on this article, Russian Aircraft Carriers Sold Journal: American metal market, Date: 11/16/1994, Vol: 102(222): 11 - 11 you are correct. Russia did not have a large number of aircraft carriers. A South Korean company bought a decade ago two Russian aircraft carriers for scrap metal: the Minsk and Novorossiisk.
Based on the same article I have to conclude that the limited number of aircraft carriers is due to the fact that Russia believes the cold war has ended:
The two 37,000-ton aircraftcarriers, built in 1979 and 1984, were the mainstay of the Soviet Union's Far East Naval Fleet, but with the end of the Cold War, Russia decided to decommission them.
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