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Where Did ABBA Come From, Daddy?
Posted by Happiness Stan
Luxembourg won in 1972 and hosted the Contest in 1973, but having won that one as well simply refused to host it, so in 1974 it was held in Brighton, England.
Just as he had refused to take me to see Wizzard on Hastings Pier, my father also refused to take me 30 miles along the south coast to go to Eurovision, to see ABBA winning with "Waterloo."
Each broadcaster sends its own team to cover the event – so every country has its own commentary with its own take on the event.
British coverage was until recently provided by a light-hearted Irish DJ called Terry Wogan, whose schtick was to not take the event at all seriously, alert the British audience to absurdities about to gallumph over the horizon and onto our screens, and complain that the Contest is fixed when Britain was losing. Eventually his light heart grew heavy with what he took to be the politics of the event, and after a frankly disgraceful swansong bordering on xenophobia he bowed out about 3 or 4 years ago. His replacement since then has been Graham Norton, another Irishman (whose work I otherwise can't stand, but who carries the British end of the Broadcast very well).
Having won the Contest the year before, the host nation broadcasts largely in its own language, so unless you are fluent (in the case of the last 2 years' Contests) in Norwegian or German (while this year the Contest will be conducted in Azerbaijani), you need a commentary to be able to follow it – unless you've ever seen it before and know the rules.
Because everyone has seen it before (or is watching with someone else who has) the commentary approximates to someone rambling during the least interesting bits of a fairly slow sporting event – rather like the old boys who drone on for 5 days at a stretch during the radio coverage of the cricket over here, (including the lengthy periods when they've all gone in because it's raining – at which point the commentators on Test Match Special are able to talk for hours about a nice cake which someone has brought in for them. I am not joking, the BBC are committed to live radio coverage of every ball of every test match played by the England team). But I digress.
So, back to Eurovision, bastion of all that is best in European music…
"HANG ON!" I hear you say. "AZERBAIJANI?!?! RUN THAT ONE BY ME AGAIN, WILL YOU?"
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I can feel heads being collectively scratched in the Hall among geographers present, puzzled at the unexpected movement of Azerbaijan several thousand miles to the west in order to take part in this feast of musical delights. Has there been a spectacular movement of tectonic plates about which Fox News or CNN has not made us aware? Well, no…
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30 Responses to "Where Did ABBA Come From, Daddy?"
Interesting. It seems to me if each country had the same process for selecting a representative ( I almost typed "tribute"), then the quality of singers would be higher. Yet, there is no accounting for some people's taste, which would explain the Jedwards' of the world.
Therefore why not have the representatives be selected by committee. Example, winners from The Mercury Prize (UK), versus The Polaris Prize (Canada), versus Australian Music Prize, versus Prix Constantin (France). Music nerds would love it but I fear the average TV viewer would be bored to tears watching…er… Sigur Ros VS Arcade Fire.
Then again I, like Happiness Stan, would probably watch the current incarnation it if not for the cheese factor.
Happiness Stan says:
I think that the Contest has been not taken seriously for so long that trying to elevate it into a serious music-nerd event from the glutinous cheese-fest it has been for at least forty years would be tricky at least.
It's perfectly obvious that such a contest would be fun for the likes of many gathered here, but unless it was called something else and there was any sort of money being thrown at it I doubt it would ever happen.
It's hard to resist feeling that Eurovision is proof that Europe is the scourge of the planet. I can't really grasp the international cooperation aspect of all of this. Most of these songs would make me want to invade or at least bomb the countries responsible. Boom Bang a Bang alone argues for a dissolution of the Special Relationship between the US and the UK. I can sort of understand the songs being lowest common denominator, but why are the production values of the TV clips so cut-rate?
It's testament to the diet of cheese served up by British TV and radio for so long that I can actually with hand on heart admit that I've always actually liked Boom Bang-A-Bang. This is what our generation in the UK were raised on, and to an extent all worthy musical movements throughout the twentieth century have ended up being tarred by the hand of cheese. You had Elvis, we had Cliff Richard and Tommy Steele; you had Miles Davis and John Coltrane, we (or at least the Germans) had James Last; The Sex Pistols and the Clash's entourages spawned Billy Idol and Adam Ant.
I can answer the last point about the production values – they are cut-rate because so many corners are cut in the staging of the thing. It looks cheap because it is done with practically no money. The voting is so erratic and unpredictable, with the votes of the populations of Armenia or Cyprus having the same weight as those of France or Russia, countries hundreds of times bigger, that most winners do not expect to win, and the TV companies who are suddenly faced with the prospect of footing the bill for staging it are not prepared to give over their entire light entertainment budget for the whole year to stage something which has been a laughing stock in most of the participating countries for decades.
the great 48 says:
Never forget that a member of the Soft Boys went on to write and perform a Eurovision winner.
My own favorite Eurovision entries are the ones that are deliberately cheesy as all hell. The most recent one I can think of is the UK's 2007 entry, "Flying the Flag" by Scooch, which had both a classic Eurovision nonsense-syllable refrain and a surprising number of double-entrendre sex jokes.
And one which no muso could be ashamed to own as well!
Even though I only heard it the once I can still remember the tune and chorus, and occasionally hum it. They came second to last, the video is here
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBOnDcmckdc
Here, on the other hand, is something I wouldn't even be prepared to offer the Hall in the "If You Can't Say Something Nice About" section, the UK's 2006 entry
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cesCYK6hiMI&feature=related
If anyone can think of something nice to say about this one, other than "three minutes of my life during which I might otherwise have been eating wasps or picking out my eyes with a teaspoon" I would be keen to hear it.
I meant the Katrina and the Waves one by the first sentence, the Scooch one in the second sentence.
I kinda like that "Ding Dange Dong" song.
And I like the point in that otherwise execrable Bucks Fizz number when the chick on the right sings "…let them take you from behind" as she hikes up her skirt. It almost makes up for the fact that I was sorely tempted to shoot myself in the eyes as I watched the rest of their "performance."
This seems at so many levels to be a tradition that's spun completely out of control. Countries submit shitty songs in the hopes they'll lose; viewers tune in to be horrified, not pleased; corn-studded "groups" like Bucks Fizz emerge from deep in the bowels of the music industry, only to disappear down the pop culture U-bend after a few short days of infamy… yet it all goes on and on and on. Fascinating.
Those chicks in the Bucks Fizz video early 80s sexy. Liked the move when they went to the short skirts!
Hrr, you have put your finger precisely on what makes Eurovision so wonderful. Even though Bucks Fizz were the exception and had a long and incredibly successful career over here, the observation stands for practically every other act dredged up or invented for the contest.
ladymisskirroyale says:
Not to be completely biased here, but Abba's song is the best of the bunch. Not only is there the cheerful tune, but you have lyrics with a double entendre. There's more depth to that group (depth? Abba?) than the others. I like France Gall but that song was pretty dumb (no wonder it won the Eurovision contest).
As an aside, did anyone catch Sir Paul with Terry Gross? She commented that his new song, "Valentine," sounds sad (minor key) but the lyrics are cheerful. Abba's "Waterloo" is the opposite: cheerful sound but sad lyrics. Hmmm.
As for Bucks Fizz, Stan, we need your help to better understand the English connotation of this drink. Does it have the pseudo-classy brunch aspiration that the French/American Mimosa has? If so, Bucks Fizz is very incorrectly named. The band's music was more like Donny Osmond meets the Rocky Horror Picture Show. Not classy at all.
I stopped drinking quite a long time ago, and even in my imbibing days I was a very long way from the sort of set who understood the social aspects of such things.
I think it's probably fair to say that the drink lost some of its reputation for class once the band had taken off.
The Donny Osmond/Rocky Horror analogy is a valid one, but applies equally to many of the horrors being perpetrated at the time, and at least it was obvious that they had a sense of humour about it and were prepared to send themselves up, the polar opposite of the risible Adam Ant and utterly despicable Billy Idol. Which I know is like asking someone if they'd prefer a poke in the eye or a slap around the privates, but of the two I'd always go for the ones who are open about what they are doing.
They were created for Eurovision, but went on to have a fairly spectacular career over here for several years, and held their own quite well reputationally against many of the post-punk bands which I know you enjoy. They were actually held in quite high affection by post-punks with a sense of humour, mainly because the two ladies in the band turned out to be bright and intelligent and were highly entertaining when interviewed on chat shows and the like. Indeed, the punk band I played in would occasionally play "Making Your Mind Up", our (male) bassist and I would put on skirts at the start of the song which our (female) singer would remove at the appropriate moment in the song. We probably only did it a couple of times live, but it helped to cement our reputation on the local circuit.
Sorry I can't elaborate on the drink. Does Mr LadyM have any opinions on either the band or the drink?
Mr. Royale's comment: "Blech" on both counts. Bucks Fizz was big when he lived in England in '83 and although they were all over BBC1, he didn't really like them. He also recalls Neil Diamond's "Turn On Your Heartlight" at this same time period, so that may have overshadowed things and made it difficult to fully appreciate that era of pop.
As for Buck's Fizz, the drink, Wikipedia says that it's a favorite at weddings due to it's lower alcohol content. I've been to a myriad of cousin's weddings in The Motherland but never had a Buck's Fizz (that I can recall, which does say a lot about English weddings). Elderflower Cordial was the non-alcoholic, lighter drink that was offered.
I have no memory of that Neil Diamond song.
I can't imagine many non-Brits enjoying Elderflower Cordial, it's like lemonade with an less of an aftertaste than an aftershock akin to what I would imagine drinking a small tub of quick drying wallpaper paste would be like. Homemade Elderflower wine has a similar aftertaste, but if made effectively can be very potent. A friend once drank a couple of glasses, missed the door on trying to exit the room and walked straight into the wall. Most humourous!
That Neil Diamond number was one of the horrific songs that ET gave us.
Our kids have been known to watch ET, but I've just realised that even though I thought I had watched it I don't think I've done more than catch a few seconds as I wander past the TV.
I've just read through this a third time and watched the videos once more…Fascinating, as Spock would say.
I think "Waterloo" is an excellent song. ABBA had maybe 3 other good-to-great songs, for my tastes, but seeing this live clip made me wonder why the two women always sang in unison yet, even in unison, are nowhere near on-key. What a weird European rock phenomenon they were.
Happiness Stan, I always read about how England is reluctant to get tied up with continental European ideas, like the Euro. Isn't it time your nation, just a few years fresh off winning the first-ever World Cup of Rock 'n Roll, drops out of this contest and lets the non-native English speakers duke it out without you?
Oh, good, the Battling Scots would have a chance this time!
Mr M, that's a very interesting question..
Firstly, the question of England in Europe and England's attitude to Europe is not quite that simple – other than to say that in general I tend to be more pro-Europe than most of my compatriots I don't really want to be dragged very far into the politics of it. It tends to be the right-wing pro-Free Market types who make the most noise about getting out of Europe, and they also tend to be the ones who own the printed media and their online offshoots over here. Most people either couldn't care less or believe what they read in the Murdoch press.
There are a couple of reasons why the UK won't pull out of Eurovision: firstly, as one of the early joiners we have an automatic right of entry, so can put up whatever terrible song by whichever dreadful act we choose and it will automatically be through to the final and we automatically have free advertising for the country across the whole of Europe, half of the Middle-East and the entire Eastern Bloc for one night of the year.
Another is that it does allow the UK (which includes the far more Euro-friendly Scots, Welsh and Northern Irish) to both feel a part of Europe for a few hours in a non-threatening way while also feeling superior about having better music than the massed bouzoukis of Macedonia and the castanet-playing disco of Spain.
Secondly, unless we accidentally win it, we don't have to stage it – so for the cost of sending Graham Norton and a low-budget/low-cost pop group somewhere for a few days the BBC have a whole evening of low-cost TV with an enormous audience, most of whom will either be drunk or in bed before the last of the interminable results have come in.
The papers and the rest of the media are going Engelbert crazy, so it gives them something a bit lighter to fill the space and dead air with, and as long as he doesn't win (which he won't, they've been careful to make sure the song goes on for too long without building into anything of interest) everybody will go home happy, and looking forward to a jolly week somewhere next year.
There simply isn't any incentive to pull out, unlike tennis or formula one it doesn't have any international appeal so nobody will be fighting a bidding war with the BBC for the rights to show it, so everybody wins.
What makes it even odder concerning ABBA is that, despite being Scandinavian, and thus from an entirely different continent, they have always been considered very much European simply because once upon a time the Swedish broadcasting network decided to see if they could get the simultaneous broadcasting technology to work.
That's the second time in this thread the reply's ended up in the wrong place…
Does anyone else find the idea that Scandinavia isn't part of Europe strange?
I do, but it's kind of cool having them maintain their separate identity.
As a European, I find that as baffling as I suspect you would be if I were to suggest that Australia should become a state of America, but it is being led to thinking about things such as that which makes me find the Hall such a fun and fascinating place.
Culturally and politically they are very much removed from Europe, as well as physically being on another continent. They are geographically right next door to Russia, and have had to be very careful throughout history to retain neutrality, plus they have even worse weather than the UK, but not as bad as Siberia.
I've checked some reference sources, and all of them agree that Scandinavia is part of Europe. For example, the first sentence in the Wikipedia article reads: "Scandinavia[1] is a historical cultural-linguistic region in northern Europe that includes the three kingdoms of Denmark, Norway and Sweden, characterized by their common ethno-cultural heritage and related languages."
And I don't get the idea that they're "on another continent."
It's probably a throwback to having been invaded by Vikings over and over again a thousand years ago, but it is certainly not a common perception that Scandinavia is very European. I think that I must consider myself pince-nez'd, although I think that most central Europeans would consider this culturally, if not geographically odd. I was certainly taught at school that Scandinavia was another continent, it would appear that either my teacher was wrong or the world has changed.
I really enjoyed this write-up. I had some familiarity with Eurovision, but things like the winning countries attempting to sandbag and throw the competition the next year so they wouldn't have to pay for everything – in fact, that the winning country hosted the following year itself – were new details to me. Very entertaining.
I was vaguely aware of the concept before then, but 2006 was the first year I got to follow along with Eurovision via some people from the UK posting about it as it was happening, so the arrival of and subsequent win by Lodi was quite the first-year payoff. I think the cheesiness of the whole undertaking is probably an acceptable parallel to the "let's hit every stereotype" closing ceremonies at the various Olympic games.
I'm kind of surprised, with the successful importing of Pop Idol over here into a massive American Idol franchise and various knock-offs, that no one has yet tried to mount a week-or-month-long version of Eurovision to the US. 50 states competing against each other. The same "no voting for the band from your own state"/"every state's aggregate voting counts the same" rules could probably still work. I doubt I'd want to watch it myself because there would still likely be the same homogeneous "written by Diane Warren, performed by someone to appeal to the 13-18 year old girl demo" musical product that dominates, but if there was some kind of push to figure out what the sound of each particular state was, that would be interesting.
Thanks Alex – and thanks also to everyone else who has ploughed through what became an unintentionally lengthy write-up even after all the bits I cut out!
The Pop/American Idol angle is an interesting one, as from the little I've seen of it I think that prior to these shows taking off the only place where such lowest-common-denominator wannabe popstars had the chance to give it their best shot was Eurovision.
It can actually be rather sad as they cut backstage during the voting to see someone whose ego had been pumped up with the prospect of winning it and selling a ton of records being reduced to pumping the air in uncontrollable excitement as the 36th country to vote gives them three points and elevates them from the prospect of the dreaded "nul points".
One of the great things about the Contest, which has probably come from its longevity, is the lack of being written for teenage girls market, as the songs are selected in the main by elderly male executives at the TV stations, and teenage girls wouldn't watch it.
I would have to agree fully with Stan's assessment that the BBC would never pull out of low cost original programming with some guaranteed audience. That explains much of American TV as well, like the Donald Trump thing.
I was thinking about how that would work here. I'm not sure there is enough diversity between the states (really CT = RI same as OR = WA) but you could do OK with North and South America plus some outliers like Japan, Korea and the Philippines. Wouldn't it be fun to see Uruguay's finish pop musicians on NBC once a year? To hear our cheez-ball host (Howie Mandel?) do a few jokes at the expense of Guadeloupe? Why not?
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A private foundation has taken over from the city the function of planning St. Augustine's 450th anniversary celebration, 2012-2015. The City Commission agreed and gave First America Foundation a $275,000 no-bid contract.
Our City Hall still mistrusts "we, the people."
Article I, section 24 of Florida's Constitution guarantees our right to open meetings and open records -- it was adopted in 1992 by vote of 83 percent of Florida voters (3,883,617 votes). Majority rules.
Our European forebears suffered under the yoke of secrecy and autocracy, exemplified by Cardinal Richelieu, who said, "Secrecy is the first essential in affairs of the State." In contrast, James Madison wrote that a "popular Government without popular information or the means of acquiring it, is but a Prologue to a Farce or a Tragedy or perhaps both. Knowledge will forever govern ignorance, and a people who mean to be their own Governors, must arm themselves with the power knowledge gives."
Florida is our nation's leader on open government laws. Florida's strong open government laws inspired then-Senator Lawton Chiles to persuade Congress to adopt the federal Government-in-the-Sunshine law.
Our Florida Constitution and laws require openness. The 450th anniversary of our Nation's Oldest City must no longer be run as a "covert operation." President Kennedy said to the American Newspaper Publishers Association in 1961: "The very word 'secrecy' is repugnant in a free and open society; and we are as a people inherently and historically opposed to secret societies, to secret oaths and to secret proceedings. We decided long ago that the dangers of excessive and unwarranted concealment of pertinent facts far outweighed the dangers which are cited to justify it."
Lord Acton explained not only that "all power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely," but he also said that "Everything secret degenerates, even the administration of justice; nothing is safe that does not show how it can bear discussion and publicity." As the late Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan said, "secrecy is for losers."
It is my opinion that FAF's secrecy interferes with our City's vital mission -- meaningfully celebrating the 500th Anniversary of Spanish Florida (2013), 450th anniversary of St. Augustine (2015), 50th anniversary of the 1964 Civil Rights Act (2014) and the 200th anniversary of the Spanish Constitution (2012).
We deserve an open, accountable process with public participation. That's what we were promised before the City of St. Augustine changed its plans and created this secret corporation on a "rush" basis, as the incorporation papers filed in Tallahassee reveal. The City's strategic vision for the 450th originally called for 40 committees of local volunteers. FAF inexplicably dropped the committees and is seeking corporate "partners."
No federal agencies or self-respecting corporate donors will want to fund an inscrutable, unaccountable foundation that breaks the law. St. Augustine does not need a secretive foundation that shows contempt for the will of 3.8 million Florida voters. As Ronald Reagan spoke at the Berlin Wall: City Commissioners, "tear down this wall."
The facts are irrefragable. FAF, in my opinion, is a city agency under Sunshine and Open Records laws. Our City of St. Augustine must compel FAF to open its meetings, books and records to the public. Our City must take swift action to end FAF's secrecy and to vindicate our rights. As Justice Louis Brandeis said, "Sunlight is the best disinfectant."
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How should Teslaad drive? Chills, in a medium or firm manner?
The Tesla Self-Driving Assistant has been expanded with new, more powerful driving style features. It was pulled once last year, but is now available again.
The three new driving modes called cool, medium, and firm were first included in Tesla's October update, but that update was quickly invalidated due to software issues.
For example, the assertive setup follows other cars closely and changes lanes often. It may not be advisable for a human driver to have such a driving style, but an engine safety expert says it might be safer for an automated system to be more powerful than a human, rather than being overly cautious. BBC.
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The new ways of driving have been criticized by many on social media, questioning their safety, but Matthew Avery of Thatcham Research said autonomous systems could be more reliable because they eliminate human error.
According to him, it could be a net safety gain if a more determined driving style encourages more drivers to use the self-driving system rather than the overly cautious version.
"If we want to achieve large-scale automation, we need to meet the drivers' need to make decisions that a human driver might make rather than using an overly cautious algorithm," the expert said.
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Distant Future
Eastern Asian-ish ancestries
Master Physician
Master Schemer
Comics Marvel Universe 2099 future
Power Level: Mid-level
Role: Character (possible antagonist for both heroes and villains)
Xi'an was a leader of the X-Men 2099, which were part of the Marvel 2099 possible future. This cyberpunk sci-fi setting endured from 1993 to 1998, and though it wasn't always the best it had many interesting bits and characters.
This would-be Professor Xavier was a… conflicted man.
Real Name: Xi'an Chi Xan.
Known Relatives: Nguyen (father), Ann (mother), two sisters (unnamed).
Group Affiliation: X-Men 2099, (former) the Lawless, Theatre of Pain.
Base Of Operations: Halo City, California, (former) Mobile, Nuevo Sol arcology.
Height: 6' 1" Weight: 190 lb Age: Late 20's.
Eyes: Green Hair: Black
Xi'an was born with a scaly green right hand that causes matter to break down at the molecular level, destroying whatever he touched.
When he was wounded mortally at the Nuevo Sol gathering by Synge enforcers, his mutant biology triggered other facets of his powers. When seriously injured, Xi'an's body will weave a cocoon- like structure made of a cuticle-like material which grows out, covers and seals the wound within minutes. He remains sealed inside until his wound finishes healing, which may be up to several days.
Xi'an's wounding also triggered a second mutant power – the ability to heal with his left hand, which became golden and glowing. He can heal anything short of death, but pays a price in that he internalizes a person's pain when he does so, and it drains him of his own vitality to do so.
He has used his touch to cure not only recent injuries but also to heal years-old injuries, diseases, and genetic defects like weak hearts.
Furthermore, Xi'an is a master hand to hand fighter, tactician, and a natural leader.
Xi'an Chi Xan was born in Reno, the son of a mid-level executive. He has been a mutant from birth, with a hand that can break down the molecular bonds in matter. He was sold to an Alchemax bioshop while still a child of approximately 10, but never made it there. He dissolved his chains and broke out of the transport, taking up living on the streets.
Much of the rest of his life is sketchy. It is known he associated with different gangs before he joined the Lawless, a group of fringe outlaws that pretty much controlled the area they based from. The Lawless eventually broke up under circumstances unknown, and Xi'an was forced to flee the country with a price on his head and Corporate bounty hunters on his tail.
He wound up in Saigon . There, while fighting for his life against speedster-assassin Quickdeath, he experienced an epiphany of all that he could become. Xi'an embraced the way of enlightenment.
He returned to the states in the company of Shakti Haddad, a mutant from Hong Kong. They set about building the new X-Men by recruiting mutants from the fringe. He eventually built up a team composed of:
Cerebra (Shakti Haddad).
Meanstreak (Henri Huang).
Krystalin (Krystalin Porter).
Metalhead (Eddie van Beethoven).
Skullfire (Tim Fitzgerald).
The new X-Men set about to try to find what had happened to the mutants who supposedly survived the "Great Purge" of mid-century.
Polarity reversals
Eventually, in combat with Master Zhao — leader of the previous incarnation of the X-Men — Xi'an's dark personality took over. He split with the group, leaving them to go their own way. Xi'an was then converted by the Theatre of Pain. He orchestrated one of their masterpieces; a symphony in pain broadcast over the entire world in complete sensory simulation.
This was when the X-Men caught up with him. X-Man La Lunatica, a psychic vampire on the run from the Theatre, used her powers against Xi'an. The psychic shock disabled Xi'an's dark persona, allowing his other personality to become ascendant once more.
Rejoining the X-Men, Xi'an was a broken, defeated, and penitent man. As the X-Men took over the protectorateship of Halo City, the mutant haven created by President Doom, Xi'an worked in a local clinic. He pushed his healing power for all it was worth to do penance for his previous acts of violence.
Reintegrated ?
Eventally, when his former allies in the Lawless were threatened with execution by the last Foolkiller, Xi'an broke out of his fugue state. He took command, and defeated the Foolkiller, apparently integrating his divergent personalities.
That was just in time for the series to be cancelled.
Initially Xi'an wore a black gi with a white wraparound belt and white leg and arm wrappings. he wore a glove on his right hand to hide his hand and protect things from his touch.
After his new X-Men went on the road, he took to wearing a desert-nomad looking ensemble. It was similar to his original gi, but in desert tan and brown, with short sleeves over a black tee-shirt, and with a drapery around his neck and shoulders. His leg wrappings and belt were gold. He wore black gloves on both hands.
When his dark persona took over, he switched to a futuristic black leather biker's outfit with red accents, which I much preferred.
Xi'an is the Professor Xavier of his generation. As such he finds and brings together people from all genetic classes in harmony. Unfortunately, his brilliant mind hides a bitter secret : he is actually a split personality.
His original personality, built up over years of abuse and hard living, is the leader of the outlaw gang the Lawless. This Xi'an is amoral, driven to his own ambitions, and ruthless. He will do anything to get what he wants, and to survive. He once abandoned his lover Haiku to save himself when the gang was ambushed.
When this personality took over, Xi'an immediately abandoned the X-Men and began to pursue his own agenda, which eventually led him to the Theatre of Pain.
His "good" personality apparently took over in a moment of epiphany while the old Xi'an was fighting for his life in Saigon. This personality is calm, at peace with himself. He has a vision of peace and brotherhood of all men. He's just slopping over with compassion and kindness. Kind of boring, though quite charismatic.
In fact, though he would never admit it, he occasionally lacks the drive of his "dark" persona. Think of Captain Kirk in the episode of Star Trek when he was split by the transporter, except not quite so bad.
In the final story arc before the title was cancelled, Xi'an finally had to embrace what his dark side had to offer, but did not allow him to take over (in fact, his dark side didn't even make an appearance). His new personality seems to have the best of both sides: resolve, drive, compassion, vision, *and* the will to do what it takes. He finally found greatness.
Unfortunately, the 2099 series died soon after.
"No matter the curse or blessing of our genetic makeup… We must be willing to fight for our tomorrow… We travel a rough and treacherous road."
DC Universe History
The future-X-Men are kind of like the old X-Men. They're fairly world-specific. See Kansas Jim's Mutant History for details. However, if your world includes the mutant problem, they are just the future incarnation of a mutant equality team, just a little more activist.
Xi'an (aka the Desert Ghost)
A 1350 Point Character
Dex: 08 Str: 04 Bod: 05 Motivation: Upholding The Good
Int: 08 Wil: 08 Min: 06 Occupation: Mutant messiah
Disintegration: 09, Invulnerability: 08, Suspension: 10, Damage Transference: 09
Disintegration: Left Hand Only (-1), Continuing Damage works only if Xi'an continues to touch the object being attacked (-2).
Invulnerability: Triggers Suspension until all Damage is healed (-1).
Suspension: Not usable unless Invulnerability triggers it (-1).
Damage Transference: Right Hand Only (-1).
Acrobatics*: 08, Charisma (Intimidation, Persuasion): 10, Detective: 07, Gadgetry*: 09, Martial Artist*: 08, Medicine (First Aid): 05, Military Science (Danger Recognition, Demolition, Field Command): 07, Scientist: 05, Thief: 06, Vehicles (Air Vehicles, Land Vehicles)*: 08, Weaponry (Firearms): 05
Area Knowledge (Desert Southwest), Genius, Iron Nerves, Leadership, Lightning Reflexes, Local Hero (among the Fringers), Sharp Eye.
Ex-members of the Lawless (High), Mama Hurricane (High), X-Men 2099 (High), Desdemona Synge (Low).
Guilt (Actions as a Lawless member), MIA (To lead the new generation of mutants to realize Xavier's dream), MIF (his own dark side), Mistrust, Dual Personality (see below), Public Identity, Traumatic Flashbacks (while having a crisis of faith, Xi'an often percieves his own opposite persona and argues with him), Creepy Appearance (Left hand is green and scaly, Right hand is golden, metallic and glowing).
Xi'an almost needs an Alter Ego to define his split personality. The problem is, apparently neither side of Xi'an's personality can take over without the consent of the other. The first time, during Xi'an's epiphany, he embraced what he could become.
Later, the good Xi'an gave up control to his "wild side" to save them both from mental domination at the hands of Master Zhao. The third and final time, the dark persona was traumatized so badly by La Lunatica's psychic vampirism that it lost control and the good Xi'an resurfaced.
Basically, the GM controlling Xi'an's plots needs to come up with situations where Xi'an will be stressed enough to consider allowing the other persona to take over. When these watershed moments come, the opposing personality will appear to the current personality and either offer to help or basically harangue the controlling persona.
The GM would play the part of the opposing persona until the switch actually happens. If this is too much work for the GM, just use standard rules for an MPI: whenever the roll is missed, the appropriate switch is made.
Xi'an changed the most of any character in X-Men 2099. When he began, he was the mutant cult leader. He did not have his Connections to Mama Hurricane and Desdemona Synge, He did not have Uncertainty or the SIF of his Dark Side.
After his dark persona took over, his Will and Aura increased to 12 and 09, respectively, and he suffered from a Minor Rage. His Motivation became Power Lust/Thrill Seeker, and he gained a Connection with the Theatre of Pain.
Eventually he became their Controller X (Ten), and in combat with Brimstone Love, his good persona took over again. His stats returned to normal, and he gained Uncertainty, and for a while suffered a seperate Guilt due to the pain he caused as Controller X. He also had a CIA to doing Penance for his acts in the Theatre.
Near the end of the series, Xi'an's former Lawless partners were being hunted down by a Foolkiller, the last survivor of a fanatic cult the Lawless had wiped out. Xi'an seemed at this point to more or less regain his confidence in himself (losing Uncertainty), and seemed to integrate both his personalities into a more stable and cohesive whole.
However, it remained unseen if his "dark self" would surface again.
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Helper(s): Jackson, Sébastien Andrivet, Paul 'Z' Ewande.
Source of Character: Marvel Comics (X-Men 2099).
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GVSHP began its Oral History Project in the mid-nineties to help preserve memories of the preservation movement in Greenwich Village. The collection currently contains four Oral History Collections: East Village, Preservation Pioneers, South Village, and Westbeth, as well as newly released Oral Histories. The Oral History Collection includes 42 entries, each of which contain a short interview description, transcript, and several audio clips. An abstract is available at the beginning of each transcript.
Researchers are encouraged to access the audio files. Questions and research appointments should be directed to Sam Moskowitz.
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New 2019 Releases:
Fred Bass
George Cominskie
Valerio Orselli
Ola and Fawzy Abdelwahed
Arthur Levin
2018 Releases:
Robert Sanfiz
James Polshek
Chino Garcia
Beverly Moss Spatt
Paula DeLuccia Poons
Otis Kidwell Burger
Victor Keyloun
Vincent Livelli
David Rothenberg
Peter Ruta
Rich Wandel
The oral history with this icon of the Downtown arts scene and "Queen of the Underground" covers her life in New York City since leaving home as a teenage runaway. It covers topics from her association with Andy Warhol to the AIDS epidemic, and her work giving voice to female and transgressive sexuality through her art. She says she is "fundamentally a poet," but also sings, dances, acts, and helped define performance art in the 1980s.
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Bass (1928-2018) joined the family business, the Strand Bookstore, at the age of 13 when it was located on 4th Avenue. In 1956 he took over the business, and in 1957 moved it around the corner to its present location at East 12th Street and Broadway. As the years went on, Bass came to spend most of his time at the buying desk, cultivating relationships with regulars, and turned a small second-hand shop into an international icon that boasts "18 miles of books." In 2005, Bass was able to buy the building that houses the Strand and made various physical improvements. This oral history includes Bass's encounters with the writers of the Beat Generation, Abstract Expressionist painters, folk singers, jazz musicians, and many other intellectuals who visited the bookstore; his opinions on some of the early Book Row bookstores, their owners, and the competitive spirit that typified Book Row in its prime; and changes to the neighborhood that he witnessed firsthand.
Since 1983, Cominskie has lived in Westbeth, a nonprofit housing and commercial complex dedicated to providing affordable living and working space for artists and arts organizations, located in the old formerly disused Bell Telephone Labs at Bethune and West Streets. In this oral history, he discusses the significance of an affordable housing community for artists, changes to Wesbeth over the years, and his experiences serving on the Westbeth Artists Residents Council, of which he was the president for many years.
Orselli immigrated from Italy to Brazil in 1954, and to New York in 1960. He has been a passionate advocate for affordable housing for almost 50 years, especially in the Lower East Side/East Village. His life-long commitment to activism and advocacy has led to his work with the Cooper Square Community Land Trust, Cooper Square Mutual Housing Association, and the Cooper Square Committee, where he has served as director. He discusses his decades of work protecting and creating affordable housing in the Lower East Side/East Village, battling everyone from city government to deep-pocketed developers and even the Catholic Church.
This true New York love story features a Muslim born in Egypt and a former Catholic born in Poland who worked across the street from one another, fell in love, were married, and now run a Kosher restaurant together, B&H Dairy, at 127 2nd Avenue between 7th Street and St. Mark's Place. B&H Dairy has served generations of Lower East Side and East Village residents and New Yorkers from every walk of life. B&H Dairy received a Village Preservation Village Award in 2017 and celebrated its 80th birthday in 2018. In the oral history they discuss running B&H Dairy since 2003 and the challenges they have faced, including the near-destruction of their space and closure for months as a result of the nearby 2nd Avenue gas explosion in 2015.
Arthur (Art) Levin has served as a Village Preservation Trustee for over 20 years, including as President since 2012, overseeing a period of organizational growth. Art grew up on the Upper West Side and has lived on West 11th Street since 1969. This oral history explores his experience with progressive politics, spearheading social programs, and community organizing over fifty years, as well as how the Village has changed in that time. He also discusses his experience with the explosion of the Weather Underground bomb factory next door to his house in 1970.
Robert Sanfiz has been the Executive Director of La Nacional since 2008. La Nacional is the 150-year-old Spanish Benevolent Society located on West 14th Street, which represents and historically advocated for the "Little Spain" community that stretched from Christopher to 23rd Street along the west side, once the largest Spanish-American community in New York City. Robert grew up in Queens and first moved to the Village in 1996. After five years in Spain, he returned to the Village in 2005 and is raising his family here. Sanfiz first became involved with La Nacional as their pro bono attorney. This oral history focuses on the history of the Spanish immigrant community in New York, and on the history of La Nacional and the challenges to keep the institution viable for the community.
James Stewart Polshek has lived in Greenwich Village since 1955, and his career as an architect has included buildings across the globe. His work in Greenwich Village has focused on complementing the neighborhood's historic architecture, scale, and character. Notably, he designed the Washington Court apartments, completed in 1985. He was also involved in projects for other Village landmarks such as the renovation of the Grace Church School. Polshek was Dean of Columbia University's Graduate School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation from 1972–1987. He also created and founded Architects and Planners for Social Responsibility, which works for peace, environmental protection, ecological building, social justice, and the development of healthy communities.
Video of interview with Jim Polshek conducted in coordination with release of oral history, 9/20/18
Chino Garcia is a Lower East Side/East Village community activist. In this oral history, he discusses his birth in Puerto Rico and movement to New York, his activism as a founding member of the CHARAS El Bohio Cultural Center, which the city took from the community and sold, his work with renowned poet Miguel Piñero, and his connections to gangs in the neighborhood in the mid-to-late 20th century.
Beverly Moss Spatt has been a leading figure in planning and preservation in New York City for over fifty years. In this oral history she discusses growing up in Brooklyn, how she helped form the first reform Democratic club in Brooklyn, how she earned her "maverick" reputation during her time on the City Planning Commission from 1966–1970, and serving on the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission [LPC] from 1974-1982 (as Chair from 1974-1978, the first woman to hold that position). The 1973 Amendments to the New York City Landmarks Law went into effect the year of her appointment, allowing for the city's first scenic and interior landmarks. She also oversaw the controversial designation of the Grace Church townhouses on Fourth Avenue and the new structure replacing the house destroyed by the Weatherman bomb explosion on West 11th Street during her tenure.
Paula DeLuccia Poons and her husband Larry Poons have lived at 827-831 Broadway since 1977. Both are artists, following a long tradition of those in the arts who have taken refuge in the buildings over the last half century. In this recording, Paula talks about other occupants of the buildings including Willem de Kooning, MoMa Director William Rubin, and Cyndi Lauper. She also discusses the major changes to the neighborhood over the past 40 years, as well as the recent battle to preserve these buildings, slated for demolition until GVSHP was able to successfully advocate for their landmark designation.
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Otis Kidwell Burger has lived on Bethune Street for 58 years, and her life has intertwined with some of the most intriguing and important figures in the Village during that time. She rented a room to Jane Jacobs in the 1950's, during which time she wrote "The Death and Life of Great American Cities," and threw parties at her home attended by Norman Mailer and several other great 20th century literary luminaries. In her interview, Ms. Burger reflects on some of the major changes she has seen in the Village since the 1950's, and discusses her incredible family history, which includes her great-grandfather, Sidney Howard Gay, the Editor of The Anti-Slavery Standard (who is sometimes thought to be the namesake of Gay Street).
Dr. Victor Keyloun worked at St. Vincent's Hospital from 1963 to 1983. He was a neighborhood doctor, notably serving extended Italian families, as well as the Village's large gay population at a time when many other doctors would not. His last few years in practice overlapped with the first few years of the tragic AIDS epidemic. This interview includes Dr. Keyloun's account of the changes in both general medical practice and the particular management of St. Vincent's that he observed over time, eventually leading to the hospital's demise in 2010.
Vincent Livelli has lived in the Village for close to 100 years. From the 1940s to 1970s Vincent helped revolutionize the cruise ship industry as a music and dance director. Vincent reminices about his early years growing up in the South Village, the child of Sicilian and Genovese immigrants, and his career as a muscian, crossing paths with industry legends such as Al Jolson, Charlie Parker, and Anatole Broyard.
David Rothenberg is one of the Village's most prolific activists. A former Broadway producer, he also produced the off-Broadway play "Fortune in Men's Eyes", which ignited a movement to serve the incarcerated and formerly incarcerated. From this, Rothenberg founded the Fortune Society in 1967, an organization whose mission is to foster a world where all who are incarcerated or formerly incarcerated will thrive as positive, contributing members of society. Rothenberg discusses his early AIDS activism, run for City Council, leadership roles for the LGBT Community Center and National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, and the changes to the neighborhood he has experienced as a Village resident for over 50 years.
A renowned painter who focused on views of Lower Manhattan, Ruta painted for nearly seventy years and had lived in Westbeth since its opening in 1970 when he passed away in late 2016. Born in Germany, he fled to Italy to escape Hitler's rise to power, finally ending up in NYC. In this interview he discusses his time served as an American soldier in WWII and the painting career that followed, as well as memories of raising a family in Westbeth with his wife, Suzanne.
Rich is a former president of the Gay Activist Alliance, and served as the Archivist Historian at the LGBT Community Center from its founding in 1990 to today. From the 1980s, through the AIDS Crisis, and towards greater tolerance and acceptance, Rich has been a leader in the ongoing LGBT civil rights movement. Listen to Rich discuss the Village, Christopher Street, and Stonewall as symbols of gay life and gay rights.
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LOVE TRIANGLE AXE ATTACK
Horror injuries of dad hacked repeatedly with a meat cleaver and an axe by love rival who chopped off his finger and knocked out 19 teeth
By FELIX ALLEN
Updated: 30 Dec 2016, 14:10
A CRAZED gym instructor chopped off a love rival's finger with a meat cleaver and knocked out 19 of his teeth in a terrifying revenge attack.
Anthony Power, 25, was jailed for 13 years after he and an unknown accomplice burst into James Ward's house wearing balaclavas in April last year.
Dad of six James Ward suffered horrific injuries in a meat cleaver and axe attack by his ex-girlfriend's new loverCredit: NORTH WEST NEWS SERVICE
Mr Ward was slashed and beaten all over his legs, back and head, had a finger chopped off and others partially severed, and lost 19 teethCredit: NORTH WEST NEWS SERVICE
Mr Ward, 32, held his hands up to protect himself from the swinging cleaver and an axe but was slashed all over his body and also badly beaten up.
But Power's mask slipped during the attack and the victim recognised him as the current boyfriend of his ex Vicky Britton - the mother of three of Mr Ward's six children.
The Burnley FC fan said he was painting his kitchen claret and blue just after midnight when he heard a crunching noise at the front of the house.
He said: "I ran towards the front door and turned to talk to my four friends who were there when the door went through.
"I was hit in the back with an axe.
"All the others ran upstairs. After they cut my finger off there was a lot of blood so I think panic set in."
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As he put his hands up to protect himself, his left index finger was chopped off, while several others were also partially severed.
He added: "I was on the floor when they hit me in the head with the axe.
"And if the axe had been sharp instead of blunt, they would have chopped my arm off.
"I don't know why they stopped. They said if I went to the police they would kill me."
The frenzy finally ended when he dragged himself to safety under a kitchen counter.
He stumbled outside and was spotted by a neighbour, who called the emergency services.
Mr Ward said: "I was woozy because I had lost a lot of blood. My neighbour asked if I was all right and I was saying, 'I can't find my finger'.
"I can't get it out my head. I can't sleep at night and I don't know what to do."
Anthony Power was jailed for 13 years for the sickening revenge attack on his love rivalCredit: NORTH WEST NEWS SERVICE
Burnley Crown Court heard surgeons tried to reattach part of the severed digit but the whole index finger was later amputated to stop infection spreading to the rest of his left hand.
The victim also lost 19 teeth and needed 38 staples to seal the wounds to his head, legs, and back.
Prosecutor Benjamin Lawrence said Mr Ward previously had a long-standing relationship with Vicky Britton and the couple had three children together.
Later Power and Miss Britton began a relationship which prompted Mr Ward to punch his ex and issue threats towards Power, the court heard.
Power made threats in return via social media and he eventually hatched a plan with a friend, after drinking and taking cocaine, to pay his love rival a visit.
After the attack the pair went to the home of Gabrielle Lister and "concocted" an alibi that he had been there all night.
Judge Nick Clarke branded Power "dangerous" as he jailed him for 13 years with an extra four-year extended licence on his eventual release, after he was convicted of causing grievous bodily harm and aggravated burglary.
The judge said: "This was a pre-planned attack. You had armed yourselves with a meat cleaver and axe, and covered your faces."
Mother-of-one Lister, 23, was found guilty of perverting the course of justice over the false alibi and was jailed for a year.
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Update removal 280-metres-long culvert
Utorok 05. November 2019 11:56
At the beginning of 2019 a culvert of approximately 280 metres in length was removed by South Cumbria Rivers Trust in Crosthwaite, Cumbria. This project was the first in the UK to use funding from a European crowdfunding appeal led by WWF Netherlands and Dam Removal Europe.
The culvert previously made 280m of the beck inaccessible to fish, aquatic invertebrates and plants and riparian species. The newly opened habitat is now accessible to wildlife and has been colonized by a wide range of species including a thriving invertebrate community.Additionally, the beck is now being used by the local school as an educational resource. The South Cumbria Rivers Trust team organized a monitoring and minibeast day on the newly opened beck with students from Crosthwaite School in October 2019. The students were shown through the process of monitoring invertebrates in the beck and had a go themselves. The minibeasts proved to be a hit! We then worked with the students to identify the families found and educated them on the importance of wildlife and freshwater food chains. It is hoped that these events can be repeated in the summer and that the school students can continue to monitor the beck and wildlife present.
The diversity and abundances of freshwater invertebrates found was astounding! The newly uncovered beck has been colonized very quickly and we hope to continue monitoring to check on the community that now calls the beck home.
The newly opened channel at Crosthwaite (Photo credit: SCRT).
Students enjoying looking at the invertebrates in the new beck (Photo Credit: Crosthwaite School).


At the School of Education, Saint Louis University believes a student's education is more just facts, but it's about caring for the whole person – emotionally, intellectually and spiritually. Saint Louis University's School of Education is accredited by three agencies: North Central Association of Colleges and Universities, National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education and Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. If you choose to major in education at SLU, you'll choose your concentration from: Early Childhood Education, Early Childhood Special Education, Elementary Education, Elementary Education with Special Education, Middle School Education and Secondary Education. Coursework covers speech and language development, instruction methods for remedial math, and language instruction in mainstreamed classrooms, and counselling and medical implications in special education. You'll also have an opportunity to student teach in an inclusive classroom.
The Education Studies minor is suited to students that are passionate about helping young people get ready for successful lives. It's perfect for students that aspire to become teachers or want to work in one of the many other occupations within education. Students will begin with two core classes in education and educational psychology, they then tailor their electives around their career goals. Suffolk's Education Studies minor takes a multi-disciplinary approach. Students can pick from education and sociology courses thus improving their knowledge of the role of education beyond the classroom. An Education Studies minor is a good accompaniment to a major in Sociology or Psychology. Students might even major in a field they want to teach, such as History, Math, English or Spanish.
In the Master of Education in Administration of Higher Education program, students can balance their core syllabus with an assortment of elective courses, matching their education to their future career route and precise administrative requirements. This program is created to get students ready to flourish in a range of functional areas and offices, including educational advising, student pursuits, financial assistance, global student services, multicultural matters, development, college unions, athletics, career planning and engagement, residence life, admissions, alumni matters, orientation, registrar offices and a host of other qualified positions at colleges, universities and other higher education- associated agencies. Whether students are seeking to make a difference at a senior school or a higher education institution, this Master of Education in Administration of Higher Education program will prepare them for a successful career.
What is understanding and how does it vary from knowledge? What do we need pupils to comprehend and be able to do? How will we know that pupils really understand and can use knowledge in an important way? How can we plan courses to guarantee understanding? Pedagogy investigates these questions and gives practical solutions for teachers. Bircham University's Education & Pedagogy program considers not only the "how" but also the "what" and the "why" of teaching. Pedagogy (the science of teaching) is part of the vital comprehension of all teachers: a sound understanding of pedagogy is pivotal to all good teaching and education. Subjects covered on this course include: Child Observation & Guidance, Language Acquisition, Educational Psychology, Education & Pedagogy, Educational Technology, Gifted & Talented Children, Design of Learning Systems, Classroom & Teaching Strategies, Methods of Evaluation, Applied Educational Technologies, Childhood Education, Learning & Memory Development, Cognitive Development, Special Education and Children Education Programs. Subjects account for 3 academic credits each. The Education & Pedagogy course is available at Specialist, Expert, Bachelor's, Master's & Ph.D. (Doctoral) Degree levels.
Bircham University's Educational Administration program is created to furnish teachers and educational administrators with the skills required for human resource management, teacher evaluation, decision-making, leadership, organization and public relations. The learnt skills will allow educators to address the issues and dilemmas that influence many educational systems. The Educational Administration program also examines diversity and change, curricula, culture, effective teaching strategies and supervision of instruction. Subjects covered on this course include: Academic Affairs, Student Activities, Training Programs, Educational Budget & Finance, Educational Planning, Multilingual Children, Children Education Programs, Educational Administration and Educational Law & Ethics. Subjects account for 3 academic credits each. The Educational Administration course is available at Specialist, Expert, Bachelor's, Master's & Ph.D. (Doctoral) Degree programs levels.
Bircham University's Educational Technology program delivers effectual theory and research centred strategies to incorporate technological tools and technology-based systems into classroom methods. The program is designed from a teacher's point of view. It appraises the qualities and advantages of the available computer technology options to teachers while delivering numerous applications. The Educational Technology program successfully combines instructional design methods, principles, media and computing. Furthermore, it uses a learner-centric approach that concentrates on designing strong instructions that are augmented technologically to boost learning. The program teaches the theories and applications of educational technology. Subjects covered on this course include: Educational Technology, Classroom Technology Design of Learning Systems, Applied Educational Technologies, Software & Hardware Management, Disabilities & Assistive Technology and Management Information Systems. Subjects account for 3 academic credits each. The Educational Technology module is available at Specialist, Expert, Bachelor's, Master's & Ph.D. (Doctoral) Degree program levels.
Today's children are the future. Enhancing their growth and giving them continuing education is more than an obligation. At UIC, our guiding principle is: we work today to enhance tomorrow. We will tutor you to become an expert with skills that transform and enhance society. With a compassion towards and eagerness for working with children and an aptitude for self-criticism, flexibility and communicating culture. UIC Barcelona's Bachelor's Degree in Pre-Primary Education concentrations on education during the first six years of a child's life, while Primary Education degree holders are responsible for the education of children between six and twelve. After graduation students may decide to either enter the world of work or pursue a master's degree and afterwards start their doctoral thesis.
UIC Barcelona's Faculty of Education has more than 10 years of experience offering the double degree programme. This programme is a Bachelor's Degree in Pre-Primary Education plus the Bachelor's degree in Primary Education. A double degree in Education unlocks the door because it trains you to become a teacher for children between the ages of 0 and 12. The double degree is taken in five years and classes are offered in the evenings, once one of the degree programmes has completed. The timetable for this programme will not interfere with labour placing for graduates, apart from the work placement. Work placements for the double degree will have to be taken within school hours during year five. In five years, this Double Degree in Preschool and Primary Education at UIC Barcelona lets you obtain a high professional profile, as well as having the chance during your professional life to decide to be teacher of children from 0 to 5 years and 6 and 12 years.
UIC Barcelona gives you the chance to take the Double Bachelor's Degree in Primary Education and Humanities and Cultural Studies and take advantage of the scheme to validate subjects familiar to both degree courses. You will also be entitled to a very special 50% discount from the cost of enrolment, thanks to UIC's sponsorship of this degree course. The double degree programme is a unique chance to expand your job opportunities, especially regarding your specialism as a teacher. With this double degree you will be able to teach: •	In primary and secondary schools •	Social science and humanities subjects in upper secondary education •	Subjects taught in all types of baccalaureate/upper secondary education courses This double degree helps students further their education with a view to pursuing a career in the teaching world or in diverse sectors such as culture (museums, art galleries, community centres, town governments), organisations (NGOs, development projects, international corporations), communication and business and research, among others.


Separating out her hat boxes from Mama's, she grimaced. The reason was obvious. The countess wanted the Rossbury carriage to be seen out and about the town so Bath Society would be reminded what august personages were living in their midst.
Not the Countess of Rossbury, for she was taller. Why had James brought a woman with him? To make sure Emma didn't rail at him in the carriage?


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Infotainment, Trending
Roach milk could be a new superfood
Scientists find nutritious 'milk' inside one type of cockroach
Cockroaches — yes, those disgusting insects you find loitering around your garbage — could be the source of the next superfood trend, according to scientists.
In fact, cockroach "milk" is made up of nutrient-rich crystals reported to have three times the energy of the equivalent mass of normal dairy milk.
In 2004, Subramanian Ramaswamy started studying crystals that are found inside the guts of cockroach embryos. At the time, he was teaching biochemistry at the University of Iowa in Iowa City. (Now Ramaswamy studies a host of topics — including infectious diseases — at the Institute for Stem Cell Science and Regenerative Medicine. It's in Bangalore, India.)
The crystals had come from the Pacific beetle cockroach. This is the only cockroach species that's viviparous (Vy-VIP-er-us). That means it gives birth to live young. The cockroach mothers feed the babies growing inside them with a milk-like liquid. That milk contains the crystals, which are made of protein.
To learn more about these milk crystals, the scientists needed to study them up close. "To see an object, you will throw light on it," Ramaswamy says. "To look at atoms or molecules, you'd want to use wavelengths of [light] that are smaller than the distances between atoms and molecules." X-rays are a form of light, he explains. And their wavelengths are the right size to see atoms in a crystal of some protein.
The atoms in the crystal will cause any x-rays beamed at it to scatter somewhat. That's why this scanning technique is known as x-ray diffraction. And the scatter pattern that emerges helps scientists map the placement of those atoms making up the crystal's structure.
But for those who struggle to get the amount of calories required per day, this could be a quick and easy way to get calories and nutrients.
"They're very stable. They can be a fantastic protein supplement," said Ramaswamy.
Now the researchers have the sequence, they are hoping to get yeast to produce the crystal in much larger quantities – making it slightly more efficient (and less gross) than extracting crystals from cockroach's guts.
Who needs kale and quinoa when you have cockroach milk supplements?
…Yeah, we aren't 100 percent convinced either. But if it helps alleviate the food shortages we'll have to deal with this generation, we'll take it.
The research was published in IUCrJ, the journal of the International Union of Crystallography.


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Los Lobos: "Kiko Live" (2012) DVD Review
Los Lobos' 1992 release, Kiko, one of my personal favorite records, is getting the special treatment for its twentieth anniversary. There is a new 20th Anniversary Edition of the album (with bonus tracks) scheduled for release on August 21st. Also to be released on that date is Kiko Live on both CD and DVD. Kiko Live is a performance from February 24, 2006 of the album in its entirety. The DVD also features new interviews with all members of the band, as well as with Mitchell Froom, the Kiko producer, and Tchad Blake, the Kiko engineer. The film begins with interviews, and also has interviews inserted throughout the performance, between songs (never in the middle of a song, of course).
It seems there are at least six cameras capturing this show. There is some use of split screen throughout, and some shots of the audience. But mostly what is captured is this insanely talented band performing one of the greatest albums in the history of music. By the way, the DVD includes the option to just play the concert (without the interviews), which is a cool feature.
The film starts with interviews with band members Conrad Lozano (bass, guitaron, backing vocals), David Hidalgo (vocals, guitar, accordion), Steve Berlin (keyboards, saxophone), Cesar Rosas (vocals, guitar), Louie Perez (vocals, guitar, percussion) and Cougar Estrada (drums, percussion). (Cougar Estrada did not appear on the original release. There were a few different drummers on the original record). They talk about the record, and how the decision came about to perform it. Cesar jokes that it actually meant rehearsing, something they don't normally do. And there is footage of them rehearsing at Cesar's house (there is a shot of the Eastside Diner clock on the wall). There is also a bit of footage outside the venue - the House of Blues in San Diego - before the show actually starts.
Los Lobos performs Kiko in its entirety, in the order presented on the original record. So the show opens with "Dream In Blue." I love the drums at the end of the song. It is odd, however, that after the song, the film goes to black, then comes back in. This makes me wonder what was cut. It definitely gives the impression that something is missing. Stage banter? Tuning? Switching instruments? I think a concert film should include everything. However, this isn't much of an issue throughout, because often after a song, the film will cut to an interview.
After "Wake Up Dolores," the band talks about how Kiko began, the studio being in the poorest area of Los Angeles. And we hear a bit about the song "Angels With Dirty Faces" before seeing the band perform that song. In other interview segments, band members talk about the origins of the band, how they met at James A. Garfield High School. Cesar Rosas says, about the band's name, that a lot of Mexican bands at that time were naming themselves after wildlife. They also talk about writing the songs, and the way they recorded as they went (often doing only a few takes).
My favorite song from this album is "Saint Behind The Glass," and before that song there is an interview with Louie Perez about writing it. He talks about his childhood home, which had one room in which he, his mother and his sister slept. (And yes, there is a shot of the house.) There was a statue in a glass box, and the song came from that. It's about memory, about recollection, about growing up. Then a harp is brought on stage for the performance of this song. That's Angel Abundez on harp. The instrumental section is fantastic, especially when the Abundez takes the lead.
Band members talk about learning Mexican folk songs, and how the band played those songs in a restaurant. But then they'd get requests for popular rock songs, so they'd take out the electric instruments and play that stuff too. Los Lobos opened for The Blasters at the Whiskey. Steve Berlin was playing with the Blasters, and he began sitting in with Los Lobos, and eventually joined the band. Cesar says that's when they evolved from a folk group to a rock group. That interview segment leads to the performance of "Reva's House," a great rock tune.
There is a lyric flub in "When The Circus Comes." David sings "You left your name carved on a tree" again instead of "I'll scratch your name out on that tree." And in the footage we see him smile as he realizes his mistake. Cesar introduces "Arizona Skies," a moment that's not included on the CD.
Another of my favorites from Kiko is "Two Janes," and there is another interview with Louie about the writing of that song. He talks about the characters and subjects of the album, but about this song in particular. He had read about two girls who committed suicide by sitting on train tracks. I didn't know that was the inspiration for that song. But of course he changed it so that the two girls are two aspects of one person, which is wonderful. By the way, Louie plays percussion on this song.
Before "Whiskey Trail," the band switches drummers. David says, "This is Dave Jr. over here" as his son sits behind the kit for this one. Another nice moment.
Toward the end there are interviews with the members about what the record and their music means to them. Other musicians then join them for the last song, "Rio De Tenampa." A group called Los Cenzontles, including a great horn section. I love this song, and this rendition is so much better than that on the original record.
The encores played that night are included in the bonus features, rather than as part of the proper film.
DVD Bonus Features
This DVD has several bonus features. The first, as already noted, is the encore. The encore was composed of three songs - "Carabina 30-30," "Volver, Volver" and "La Bamba." All three are sung in Spanish, and before the first tune Cesar jokes with the crowd (one of the only bits of stage banter included in this performance). Louie plays drums for the first two songs of the encore. And the Angel Abundez returns on harp for "La Bamba."
The second bonus feature is a series of three "Bonus Vignettes": "Hi-Fi Low-Fi," "The Story Of La Bamba" and "The Music Reveals Itself." All three are more interviews with band members. The second is about how they played "La Bamba" as a traditional folk song before becoming involved in the film, and then about the expectations of audiences after the film was released. There is also some truly interesting information about the song itself. In the third, the band members talk about their experiences with music.
The third bonus feature is a slide show of still photos of the band. Some are old shots in the studio and so on, and then there are lots of shots from the night of this concert. Another cool feature of the DVD is that the various menus are illustrations of the songs.
Kiko Live is being released on DVD on August 21, 2012 through Shout! Factory. The CD version of Kiko Live will be released on the same date.
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Here's a video put together by Panfrie of him playing some a few classes. I talked to him briefly over steam about the crazy pyro jump on the third point of gold rush and this is what he said.
lunk[DJedi]: did you learn that from scouting?
I will have to practice that move whenever the cart is in position. To see what I'm talking about watch below around 40 seconds. Is seems as if defense can use the cart to their advantage as well.Enjoy.
Found this over on WeGame's recently featured TF2 videos section. Unlike the neilA video which caught so much crap for being from a pub server, this one looks like it's all from matches and scrims. Cool video, I liked the run where he took out five of the other guys on the middle of Granary.
Found this sweet scout video on WeGame earlier today. After playing around with smoothing in TF2 demos for a little bit, this guy obviously spent hours just filming the slow motion shots. Great video, take the video author's advice.
Just Boost ur speakers for Base, sit, relax and enjoy!
Hope everyone enjoys their long weekend.
One of the better gameplay highlights I've seen in recent memory. The Beastie Boys opener hooked me immediately and I just wanted to keep watching. You can't help but enjoy some of the great demoman plays from Tal, the author of the video. Thanks to hein for finding this one, makes me want to play more TF2!
Inspiration from Fraulein on Vimeo.
This video was posted to youtube recently and shows some killer scout jumps on all of the official maps released by Valve. I'm a horrible scout and probably couldn't pull off half of those moves.
Oops, after posting this I realized that Ubercharged.net already has an article about the same thing up. You're too fast madlep!
Was perusing the interweb this morning to see what was happening in the Team Fortress blog land and ran across a post that pits the Scout against every other class in the game.
Upon further inspection of Team Fortress 2 Strategy, I found that they have tons of tips and tricks, plus the same type of guide for every other class. There are also some general gameplay and map guides that outline some of the key concepts new players should grasp before getting into TF2. This site is still a work in progress and I'm sure if we check back in a few months they'll have even more content.


Must be the day for wine-related stories – well it is the weekend. This is the aptly named Cork Catcher, that funnily enough catches the corks from your bottles of champagne so that you don't do anyone an injury (spoilsports).
The gadget doesn't do away with the pop itself (heaven forbid) but will hold onto the cork. Yours for just £20. Bargain.


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Shashi The Roar In Singapore
Fri Apr 27 2018, 7:00pm–9:00pm
Where: Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre, 1 Straits Boulevard, Tanjong Pagar, Singapore
Listed by: connectedtoindiaa
A captivating speaker, powerful orator, without a doubt one the most content-rich public speakers in the world, Dr. Shashi Tharoor will be in Singapore.
Here is your chance to engage with the inimitable and inspiring author, politician, former international civil servant, Lok Sabha MP representing the Thiruvananthapuram constituency and Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on External Affairs, India.
Mr Vikram Khanna, Associate Editor, The Straits Times will engage Dr. Tharoor and other guests in discussions on a range of topics including, soft power, world affairs, Dr. Tharoor's books among others. You will get a chance to ask questions, buy one of his books, get a signed copy and perhaps a photograph with Dr. Tharoor.
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Stand-Up Comedy Workshop – Level 1
Shake Farm, Chinatown, Singapore
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10th ICTEL 2020
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Singapore Expo, Changi, Singapore
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Stara Synagoga w Mielcu – pierwsza, drewniana synagoga znajdująca się w Mielcu na rogu obecnej ulicy Joachima Lelewela.

Synagoga została zbudowana w XVII wieku. Służyła lokalnym Żydom przez ponad 150 lat, do czasu, kiedy w XIX wieku na jej miejscu wzniesiono nową, murowaną synagogę.

Mielec
Obiekty sakralne w Mielcu
Architektura judaizmu w Mielcu

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AUSTIN, TX – One person suffered potentially life-threatening injuries after he tumbled into a grease trap at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport on Wednesday. Moreover, two other men injured themselves due to the grease trap.
According to officials, around 3:07 a.m. the man plummeted into the 8-10 foot deep pit. This hole is where all the grease from airline restaurants collects on a day to day basis. Furthermore, Austin-Travis County EMS indicated the grease claimed two other victims. However, these men managed to extricate themselves from the grease.
Unfortunately, one of the men was unable to free himself from the grease. As a result, he suffered from cardiac arrest. The EMS officials quickly administered CPR, and the man accompanied the other two victims to the hospital.
An ABIA spokesperson confirmed that two employees from a contractor, Liquid Environmental Solutions, and one airport operations member were the men in question. Fortunately, the hospital released the man from the hospital today.
Apparently, the workers clean grease traps at the airport with frequency. The City of Austin explains that grease traps filter out the Fats, Oils, and Greases and solids common in food preparation waste from the rest of the wastewater being pumped to the city's sanitary sewer system.
Derick Hackett, an airport spokesperson, indicated the awful accident could initiate protocol changes. Furthermore, he went on to discuss how important it is to make changes so that the safety of everyone is preserved. Additinally, he said they've often made adjustments to these procedures before.