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Ax and bullet against the words: the murder of writers in Ukraine
16 on April 2015 in the vicinity of 13.20 h. Oles Buzin was shot dead in the Ukrainian capital. A famous writer and journalist was killed near his own house - on Degtyarevskaya Street, 58. Unlike many opponents of the Kiev authorities, the elder did not leave the Ukrainian capital. Apparently, he didn't believe to the last that the regime would allow such a daring and demonstrative murder. But the profession of "person with a pen," especially if the pen writes things that are unfavorable for official Kiev, is very risky in modern Ukraine. It is not necessary to come under the shelling of the Ukrainian artillery in the cities and villages of Novorossia — you can also give up life in "peaceful" Kiev.
Elderberry - the martyr of the Russian world
Oles Alekseevich Buzin was an interesting and straightforward author. He was not ill with either Ukrainian chauvinism, nor extra-dimensional "imperial". According to Elderberry, Ukrainians, or Little Russians, have always been part of the triune Russian people (Great Russians, Little Russians, Belarusians). At the same time, Buzin did not deny his Ukrainian identity, considering himself equally Russian and Little Russia. For him, in modern conditions, Ukraine seemed to be a bilingual federal state. Naturally, Buzin never supported modern Ukrainian chauvinists, he was very critical of religious symbols of Ukrainian nationalism like Taras Shevchenko. For Shevchenko, the writer nearly lost his freedom - according to the denunciation of the "National Union of Writers of Ukraine", the prosecutor's office investigated the publication of the book "Ghoul Taras Shevchenko". Elder was accused of inciting hostility towards the Ukrainian nation. But at that time, Ukrainian justice had not yet lost the remnants of common sense, so the writer's actions were assessed as harmless, and he himself came under an amnesty, and did not become a political prisoner. However, for the nationalists and the pro-Western liberals cooperating with them, the Buzin has always been the target of attacks. Thus, in 2009, an activist of the organization "Femen", famous for its hologrud shares, threw a cake at Oles Buzinu, whom she called a "sexist". Repeatedly the elder was exposed to more serious attacks. So, in May of the same 2009, the National Expert Commission of Ukraine on the protection of public morality (that's how!) Organized a monitoring of the print media in order to identify "immoral" publicists and publications. Naturally, that paid attention to the Elderberry. He was accused of "discrediting prominent Ukrainian leaders". However, the 11 lawsuit writer won.
All the "cream" of the pro-Western Ukrainian political scene — the ultra-right nationalists, femenists from Femen, liberal human rights activists and advocates for the rights of sexual minorities — rallied against Elderberry. The writer provoked their hatred with his caustic publications, but for the time being it was impossible to do anything with him within the framework of Ukrainian legislation. So they threw cakes, later they just attacked, and 16 of April killed them. It is noteworthy that shortly before the murder, on a certain site "Peacemaker" information appeared with personal data of Oles Buzina, including, including, his home address and telephone number. Recall that this site contains thousands of people on 32 - politicians, writers, journalists, journalists who are in opposition to the Kiev regime and criticize the ideology and practice of Ukrainian nationalism. The appearance of the personal data of Elderberry is difficult to characterize otherwise than as direct incitement to violence against the writer - if not to murder, but to commit criminal acts against the oppositionist. The writer is still killed. He was only 45 years old.
Responsibility for the murder of Olesya Elder was taken over by the Ukrainian Insurgent Army. It is likely that this is - fake organization, too, the name she chose herself saying. But the fact that Oles Buzin was hated by the regime entrenched in Kiev leaves no doubt. Of course, Petro Poroshenko expressed condolences to the relatives and friends of the deceased and demanded an objective investigation. Representatives of the UN and the OSCE, the United States expressed their condolences and demands for the investigation. However, these are only regular phrases. There is no sincerity in them, and there can be no - for the USA, the West as a whole, Oles Buzin has always remained an opponent. "He came here, to Russia, and accomplished the feat, not allowing the united Slavic world to fall apart. Oles knew very well that he would be punished for this, because he preached unity after the monstrous crematorium in Odessa, after the bombings of Lugansk and Donetsk, after the arrests in Kharkov. He knew, but he still preached. Therefore, I believe that he is a martyr "- these words of the remarkable Russian writer Alexander Prokhanov, published in the" Tomorrow "newspaper, perfectly convey the essence of Oles Elder's life and death.
Do not forget that the murders of the word masters have become, in a way, the hallmark of Ukrainian nationalists. Over the course of a century, advocates of "separatism" destroy the color of the Ukrainian intelligentsia. The only fault of the murdered writers, poets, journalists, philosophers is that they had a different view on the fate of Ukraine, considered it belonging to the Russian world and should develop together with Russia and Belarus, but not in the West.
Critic of the UPA "fell" from the stairs
The assassination of Oles Buzina is a demonstrative action that shows all opponents of Ukrainian nationalism what the warriors of the trident are ready to do in their desire to please the West. Until recently, however, the Russophobic forces did not dare to commit such demonstrative crimes. They preferred to kill "quietly", with the opportunity to present everything as an accident or suicide. So, in 1999, Vitaly Maslovsky died under strange circumstances. Vitaly Ivanovich by the time of his tragic death was already a middle-aged man for 64 years. Doctor historical Sciences, a writer, in 1990 he published a book about the history of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army, in which he revealed many hard-hitting facts about the activities of the "Bandera". Naturally, in independent Ukraine, Vitaly Ivanovich was left without work. Only the pension of a disabled person from the Great Patriotic War helped him survive. Maslovsky was a native of the Kovel district of the Volyn region, until the end of his days he lived in Lviv, but in his spirit he belonged to the Russian world, adhered to the idea of the need for the unity of Russians, Ukrainians and Belarusians and actively participated in the activities of the Russian movement in Western Ukraine. The historical research of Vitaly Maslovsky aroused particular hatred on the part of Ukrainian nationalists.
In 1999, his book "With whom and against whom Ukrainian nationalists fought during the Second World War" was published, which, of course, it was impossible to print on the territory of Ukraine. However, excerpts from the study were in the Lviv press. Maslovsky wrote that "brought up by foreign culture traders, Galician nationalists are now striving to become mentors and carriers of culture for the whole of Ukraine. Galician fundamentalism becomes an exclusively militant ideology of the newest integral nationalists, they want to impose it as a model on all the people of Ukraine, to force everyone to fulfill its dogmas "(Maslovsky, VI With whom and against whom Ukrainian nationalists fought during the Second World War). That was enough for the nationalists to remember Maslovsky again. Open threats fell to the scientist. But Maslovsky did not give up. In the second half of 1999, he prepared for publication another study on the role of Ukrainian nationalists in the Holocaust. The nationalist organizations of Lviv region could no longer forgive the historian - after all, the reminder of the Holocaust and the role of the "OUNists" in it extremely negatively affects the image of Ukrainian nationalists in the world, contributes to rejecting from them a significant and authoritative part of the liberal establishment, including financiers, many of whom people who lost relatives during the Holocaust.
October 26 The 1999 historian Vitaly Ivanovich Maslovsky was found unconscious at the entrance of his own house. 27 October he passed away. According to official data, the professor's death was caused by a head injury and a fracture of the cervical spine, resulting from a fall in the stairwell span. Apparently, the professor was dropped from the stairs or killed and thrown from the stairs by his opponents. However, Maslovsky's wife, who was most likely pressured, asked not to open a criminal case. Therefore, the official version of the death of the professor was an accident. Despite the fact that the Russian organizations in Western Ukraine did not believe in the "natural causes" of the death of the famous historian and appealed to the law enforcement authorities and the authorities of the country to understand all the details of the incident, the death of Vitaly Ivanovich Maslovsky was never investigated. Up to the present, it remains one of the "secrets" of the history of the elimination by nationalist forces of their political, scientific and literary opponents and critics.
Yaroslav Galan - since childhood together with Russia
Perhaps the most famous Ukrainian writer who fell at the hands of nationalists was Yaroslav Galan. The name of Yaroslav Aleksandrovich Galan is inscribed in golden letters in the history of Russian-Ukrainian relations in the cultural field. Without exaggeration, it can be called the last of the great Russophiles of Galicia. During the twentieth century, the pro-Russian movement in Galicia, which was once very numerous and authoritative, could not imagine the life of Eastern European Slavs without a great Russia, without Russian culture and Russian, turned out to be almost completely destroyed, first by repressions of the Austro-Hungarian and Polish authorities, then by the Hitlerites and, finally, their own tribesmen - Galicians, who took the side of the West and finally lost their historical memory.
Jaroslav Galan was born in the small town of Dyniv, now part of Poland, 27 July 1902. His father was a petty employee, which helped Yaroslav get an education first in school and then in the gymnasium of the city of Przemysl. Since childhood, Galan has known all the "charms" of life in the Uniate region of Galicia. The school was taught by Greek Catholic priests who were imposing the cult of the Pope. Galan, who learned a critical attitude toward Uniatism from school, repeatedly recalled this in his literary works:
"Once a pan-father asked me:
- Why do we call the Holy Father Pius?
I answered ingenuously:
- Because the holy father loves to drink.
I did not have time to come to my senses when my belly found itself on my priest's knee, and the sacred rod had carved the ten commandments on my body. " (Galan Ya.A. I spit on my father).
Pro-Russian sentiments were characteristic of the whole Galanov family. In fact, Yaroslav became a worthy and most famous successor of family traditions. His father Alexander, at the beginning of World War I, was sent to the Talelhof concentration camp. Tens of thousands of Rusyns were brought here from all over Galicia - all those who supported Russia or were suspected of sympathizing with the "Russian world". So the Austro-Hungarian regime struggled with the pro-Russian sentiment among the population of Galicia. Apparently, in Galan senior the Austro-Hungarians saw a dangerous Russophile, which cost him his freedom. Galan's family was evacuated to Rostov-on-Don. By the way, many refugees from Polish lands settled in Rostov, and the University of Warsaw was transferred here in 1915, to which the history of Rostov State University (RSU, now SFU - South Federal University) - one of the largest and most authoritative universities in the South of Russia goes. Rostov-on-Don still keeps the memory of the years when young Galan was here - one of the streets is named after the writer.
A return to a peaceful life after the end of World War allowed Galan to complete his gymnasium education and go abroad to study. Since his young years were spent in Poland, which included the lands of Galicia after the Civil War, Galan had the opportunity to study in Europe, which he did not fail to use, having gained invaluable experience of observing life in various European countries. He went to Trieste, where he studied at the Graduate School of Trade, and studied at universities in Vienna and Krakow. At the University of Vienna, young Galán chose the Faculty of Slavic Philology - he was drawn to literature, but he was even more attracted by the great dream of the cultural and political unity of Eastern Slavic peoples. As a student, Galan, very skeptical of Galician nationalism, Polish power and Catholicism, began to show sympathy for socialism. Gradually, he turned to direct participation in radical left-wing underground organizations. In those years, many pro-Russian Galicians shifted to communist positions, seeing in the Soviet Union the heir of great Russia and, as they thought, intercessor of Galician Russia before supporters of its Polonization or "Ukrainization". Especially strange for the pro-Russian Galician intelligentsia was the course of the Soviet government to "Ukrainize" the population, which was part of the Ukrainian SSR. In fact, the Soviet Union continued the Austro-Hungarian line on the creation of Ukrainian political identity, while the Galician Russophiles believed that Ukrainians, Belarusians and Russians were a triune Slavic people. Of course, the influence of the USSR did its job and many of the Galician Russophiles, including Galan himself, began to define themselves as Ukrainians, went down in history as figures of Ukrainian literature and journalism.
Communism and Russophilism
Yaroslav Galan was one of the founders of the literary group Gorno, created by 12 in May 1929 (the group of Western Ukrainian proletarian writers Gorno), which declared itself as a Marxist literary organization. This group included a number of left-wing Galician writers who combined literary activities with a political struggle against Galician nationalism. Naturally, the group instantly made enemies not only among nationalists, but also among representatives of the Polish authorities. When mass repressions against the opposition began in 1933 in Poland, the group was forced to cease to exist. Many of its participants were in the dungeons of the Polish regime. Jaroslav Galan was subjected to repeated harassment. After all, the majority of his works carried a pronounced political orientation, criticized the Polish government, the Galician nationalists, the Catholic and Uniate churches. In 1934 and 1937 Jaroslav Galan was imprisoned. He was not afraid to take part in the tragic 16 demonstration on April 1936, held in Lviv. For some reason, now the advocates of democracy and supporters of Euromaidan prefer not to recall that the Polish police did not treat the demonstrators with affection. Thirty Lviv workers were killed during the shooting of the demonstration, about two hundred people were injured of varying degrees of severity.
End of 1930's became a vague and difficult time for the Galician communists. On the one hand, the Polish regime, which increasingly intensified authoritarian and even fascist tendencies, tightened repression against the communist movement, especially in Western Ukraine, because it saw in Galician communists conductors of Soviet influence in the region. On the other hand, the Soviet leadership dealt a blow to the Communist Party of Western Ukraine (KPZU). Recall that the Communist Party of Western Ukraine was established in 1919 as the Communist Party of Eastern Galicia, and in 1923, it received the name by which it became most famous in history. From the very beginning, in the CPZU, tendencies opposing the CPSU (b) rate emerged, which could not but irritate the Soviet leadership, who was seeking to completely subordinate the party to its influence. Thus, in 1927, most of the leaders of the Central Committee of the KPZU supported the "national bias" in the CP (b) U. After Lazar Kaganovich, who at that time held the post of general secretary of the Communist Party (Bolsheviks) of Ukraine, was outraged by the behavior of the "sponsored" Western Ukrainian communists, the CPCU split. into two parts. Pro-Soviet activists were in the minority, and the majority were supporters of the "national deviation." The latter were excluded from the Comintern and were deprived of all support of the Soviet government, which at the end of 1928 forced the leaders of the "national-deviationist" KPZU to repent of their mistakes. However, on arrival in the USSR, they were repressed. Gradually, the fully pro-Soviet course was established in the KPZU, but the leadership of the All-Union Communist Party (Bolsheviks), who was oriented toward the inclusion of Western Ukraine into the USSR, no longer needed an independent Galician Communist Party. In 1938, the Communist Party of Western Ukraine was dissolved - along with the Communist Party of Western Belorussia and the Communist Party of Poland. Many prominent leaders of the KPZU were repressed, but a number of Galician communists continued to work in the Soviet party and state bodies.
Yaroslav Galan has always held expressly pro-Soviet positions, for which he gained respect in the Soviet Union. It is known that Galan was favored by Joseph Stalin himself. When the Great Patriotic War began, Yaroslav Galan went to the front as a front-line newspaper correspondent, worked as a special correspondent for the Sovetskaya Ukraine newspaper. The main object of the bright and accusatory criticism of Yaroslav Galan were Ukrainian nationalists from anti-Soviet organizations. He knew the essence of Ukrainian nationalism well, perfectly understanding the nuances of the history and ideology of Ukrainian nationalists, Yaroslav Galan became one of the most dangerous for the OUN people of the Soviet propagandists. By the way, in 1946, it was Yaroslav Galan who was privileged to represent the newspaper Sovetskaya Ukraine at the Nuremberg Trials.
Among representatives of Ukrainian Soviet literature, Yaroslav Galan held a special place. Unlike many Ukrainian writers, only hiding behind the ideas of Soviet internationalism, but in reality they were convinced nationalists and even Russophobes, kept in the old Austro-Hungarian leaven, Galan remained precisely a representative of the Russophile trend in Ukrainian literature. Perhaps he was the only Galician Russophile, fully integrated into the Soviet literature. In the Soviet Union, as is known, there was a ban on the true history of the phenomenon of Ukrainization. In fact, the Soviet leadership, as already noted above, continued the policy of Ukrainization, which was begun in Austria-Hungary. Moreover, not only the population of Western Ukraine's lands, but also the inhabitants of Little Russia and New Russia, were incorporated into this policy in the Soviet period. Naturally, the concept of the origin of the "Ukrainian identity" as a political construct of the Austro-Hungarian authorities was ignored in order to incite anti-Russian sentiments in Galicia, in the Soviet Union. Yaroslav Galan was perhaps the only writer, at least of the level that the idea of the artificiality of separation into Russians and Ukrainians carried out in his works, emphasized the unity of the Eastern Slavs and the significance of Russia for the entire East Slavic world.
The words of Galan, which he wrote many decades ago, today, unfortunately, are very topical: "History, especially the history of the last 30 years, taught us, in particular, that love for Moscow is love for Ukraine, and hating Moscow means hating Ukraine The long way from Hrushevsky to Bandera rezunov, but - the same. Hrushevsky and his Central Rada relied on the bayonets of Wilhelm II, the Bandera and the millers - on Hitler's bayonets. Today, the nationalist mob unravels the bellies of Galician children in praise of their next masters from the West. They only change tactics, and the methods remain the same: methods of betrayal, provocation. " As if about 2014-2015. Yaroslav Galan wrote - he so aptly and accurately describes the activities of Ukrainian nationalists, reveals their true owners, who constructed Ukrainian nationalism itself and its entire history of sending nationalists against Russia and those representatives of the Ukrainian people who do not see the point in breaking with the Russian world.
Ax killed only the body, but not the word
As is well known, during the years of the Great Patriotic War, nationalist armed formations intensified in Western Ukraine. Some of the Ukrainian nationalists openly supported Hitler and served in the German divisions, the other pretended to be both opponents of Hitler and Stalin and allegedly fought on two fronts, but in fact, she performed the tasks of British and American intelligence to weaken the Soviet positions in Ukraine. Therefore, in 1944, when the Soviet troops began the liberation of the territory of Western Ukraine from the Nazis, battles were also fought against the detachments of Ukrainian nationalists united in the "Ukrainian Insurgent Army". After the Victory in the Great Patriotic War in the territory of Western Ukraine, the anti-Soviet armed struggle of the rebel groups of Ukrainian nationalists continued. The Soviet Union managed to defeat the Nazis and their allies, but the Galician lands became a hotbed of armed resistance, the ideology of which remained Ukrainian nationalism of Russophobic disguise disguised as anti-communist "clothes", and the funding was provided by American and British special services. The epicenter of the anti-Soviet armed underground was in the lands of Galicia. Here there were powerful organizations of Ukrainian nationalists, against which the Soviet government had to concentrate significant military units.
Yaroslav Galan lived after the war in Lviv. He continued to engage in literary activities, despite the obvious threat to his life from the "Bandera" and other Ukrainian nationalists. Death came to Yaroslav Galan from the very dangerous and insidious enemy with whom the writer has fought all his life. The family of the priest of the Uniate Church Denis Lukashevich, whose sons studied in Lviv universities, lived in Lviv. One of the sons of the priest, Ilariy Lukashevich, "dabbled" in composing poems and in this field met Yaroslav Galan. A friendly and open person, the writer did not disdain to communicate with novice writers and give them his advice. The son of the priest took advantage of this, rubbing his trust in Yaroslav Aleksandrovich. Gradually, the young Lukashevich became a regular guest at the house of Yaroslav Galan. The writer, without fear, let him into his home, regularly communicated on the subject of literary writing. In the meantime, the "order" to kill Galan has already been received. The direct customer of the crime was the leaders of Lviv Uniates, behind whose backs stood the circles of the Vatican.
Someone called "Buytur" was involved in the organization of the crime. This nickname was worn by one of the organizers of the "OUN" underground, prepared in the West. "In Lviv and the surrounding areas, a gang was outraged, commanded by the so-called supra-district conductor of the OUN, nicknamed" Buyur ". This leader corresponded to his nickname with wildness of actions, audacity and dexterity in confrontation with the security services. According to available data, he had a university education and training in the "Russicum" - a special educational institution of the Vatican, where they trained personnel for subversive work, and above all, against the Orthodox Church. It is not surprising that with the direct participation of "Bujtur "In the Lviv region were killed 52 Orthodox priest" - says participant in many operations against the "Bandera" underground veteran of the state security of the USSR Colonel Michael K. aspirated (Blinkov A. Take alive // Kursk truth № 55, 2013.).
Ilariy Lukashevich found the performer - they became Mikhail Stakhur, a young man, despite his years having already committed eight murders. Stakhur was an activist of the "OUN" underground and hated the Communists and Russia, by which he understood the Soviet Union. For some time, Stakhur was a gangster in the Galician forests, but then he received a responsible mission to kill Galan and arrived in Lviv. The son of the priest led Stakhur to Galan's house, recommending him also as a novice writer. Unselfish and gullible to his fellow writers, even young and unknown, Galan, without any fear, agreed to help the young man to become a poet. Several times he saw Stakhur, explaining the wisdom of versification. The young man did not arouse suspicion in Galan, especially since Yaroslav Aleksandrovich trusted Hilaria Lukashevich, whom he had known for a long time, and was convinced that Mikhail Stakhur, brought to him, was also a student in Lviv Pedagogical Institute, "obsessed" with his passion for poetic creativity.
October 24 1949 of the year Galan's apartment was called. The door went to open the housekeeper, who saw Stakhur at the writer's house and therefore did not suspect anything. Stahur tied up the housekeeper, gagged her mouth, cut off the phone ... At that time, Yaroslav Galan was sitting in his office and was working on another piece. When Mikhail Stakhur came to his room, Galan greeted him without even looking back, since he was very busy. Stahur approached the writer from behind and hit the head several times with an ax. Galan fell with the chair to the floor. Thus, in the forty-eighth year of his life, an eminent writer and a true patriot of the Russian world was killed ... The murderer Stakhur, hiding the crime weapon under his cloak, quickly left Galan's apartment and hid in a safe house at his comrades' inmates. At night, he left Lviv and "went into the forest" to the OUN people. There he hoped to hide and continue the struggle against the Soviet regime. It should be noted that he managed to spend almost two years after the murder of Galan "free", hiding in the "OUN" dens of the Lviv region.
Loop waited for the "hero"
The murder of Jaroslav Galan infuriated Joseph Stalin, who was very good to the writer. The leadership of the Communist Party of Ukraine, state security and internal affairs agencies, the Komsomol were instructed to find the killers of the Soviet writer as soon as possible. Vladimir Semichastny, the future chairman of the KGB of the USSR, and during the described events - the first secretary of the LKSMU Central Committee, recalled: "Just before the new 1950 year in Lviv, Yaroslav Galan was killed with an ax in the household chair. Khrushchev sent many then to the capital of Western Ukraine: his second secretary Melnikov, the head of the KGB, the minister of internal affairs, the secretary of the party on ideology and me as the first secretary of the Central Committee of the Young Communist League: "Look who did it! "". The search for the murderers of Galan was conducted on an unprecedented scale. The mistake of Galan's killer was that he left the maid alive — either forgot to "remove" her, or regretted it. Rather, I forgot, considering that at the time of the murder of the writer, Stakhur already had eight murders, and absolutely innocent people. Thanks to the testimony of the housekeeper, the investigation managed to reach the circle of alleged customers and performers of a terrible crime. More than a hundred suspects were arrested, including, of course, all the children of Priest Lukashevich. The court sentence was harsh: three brothers Lukashevich were sentenced to capital punishment - the death penalty through execution. The priest and a number of other accomplices in the crime received 20-25 years in prison. However, the main person involved in the case — murderer Mikhail Stakhur — remained at large. He was hiding on the territory of the Lviv region, in the forests where the bases of the "OUN" troops still existed.
The search for Mikhail Stakhur lasted about two years. In 1951, the state security authorities received information that a group of four "OUN citizens" was hiding in a forest shelter, one of which is Mikhail Stakhur, the murderer of Yaroslav Galan. The Chekists have learned that at night the militants come to the nearest village, where one elderly couple regularly supplies them with food and repairs clothes and shoes. Now there was a "case of technology", but the main task was still difficult to take - to take the armed militants alive, so that the Soviet court could give them fair sentences. Therefore, the security officers met with their grandfather and grandmother, who fed and served the militants, and convinced them to add compulsive sopods to the compote brewed for the OUN. The plan was to take the militants asleep during the afternoon rest. When the "OUN citizens" appeared in the house of a long time acquaintance - grandfather and grandmother, they didn't even suspect what a "delicious compote" was prepared for them. Militants had lunch and went out into the yard to relax and smoke. All this time, a seizure group consisting of experienced state security officers was watching the house. Gradually, the militants fell asleep, and at that moment Chekists broke into the house, who managed to twist the "OUN members" at lightning speed.
The arrested were taken to the district department of the UMGB in Lviv region. Among those caught was Mikhail Stakhur. For almost a year, a second investigation was carried out into the case of the murder of Yaroslav Galan by Mikhail Stakhur. It was found that the latter during the second half of 1940's. committed nine brutal murders. At the beginning of 1952, a military tribunal of the Carpathian Military District, held in Lviv, Mikhail Stakhur was sentenced to the death penalty - the death penalty by hanging. It should be noted that after the end of the war and the execution of the captured policemen involved in the murders of the citizens of the USSR in the occupied territories, the Soviet courts abandoned the practice of hanging. Mikhail Stakhur became the first criminal to be hanged in the post-war years.
As we see, almost seven decades have passed since the brutal murder of the writer Yaroslav Galan by the Ukrainian nationalists, and the tactics of the latter have not changed. The only argument they have is the use of criminal methods - after all, they are not capable of answering a word with a word. So it turns out that writers and journalists give their lives, telling people the truth about the true face of Ukrainian nationalism. Sixty-six years ago, Jaroslav Galan was killed, a few days ago - Oles Buzin. Hundreds of other politicians, writers, journalists who spoke from pro-Russian and even simply anti-fascist positions were killed. They are killed because the word beats stronger than a bullet, stronger than artillery pieces. The word denounces, removes camouflage suits from these "nationalists", swearing eternal love to the West, ready to give their lives to millions of compatriots and completely destroy the infrastructure of their own country, guided by only insane Russophobia.
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Stranger03 April 20 2015 05: 52
Bloody ki .... May the murderers reward their merits .... Peace be upon reposed journalists. They were not afraid and did their job ....
hedgehog in the fog April 20 2015 10: 30
Is the West really interested ??? banged in mongrel Nemtsov, wow wow
Zionist 6 April 21 2015 03: 34
glory to heroes heroes glory
Ivan Tarasov April 20 2015 06: 10
Hemorrhoids themselves from Poland in the thirty-ninth squeezed.
Hubun April 20 2015 06: 13
the kingdom of heaven, Olesya Buzine, evoked a feeling of sincere sympathy in me, and now deep respect
3axap April 20 2015 07: 23
Quote: Hubun
I completely agree with you. One of the few journalists who spoke the truth and was not afraid for his truth. Such people deserve respect. I think that in another, new Ukraine, the name Olesya Buzin will take its deserved place in the history of his country. His kingdom is not heaven. Let the earth rest in peace.
strelets April 20 2015 06: 43
Years go by, but nothing changes. Love for truth can cost a living.
vjatsergey April 20 2015 06: 52
I did not always agree with Oles, but the man was smart and cared for Ukraine, he was a patriot of his country. Sincerely sorry for him.
brasist April 20 2015 07: 16
When banderlogs cannot answer the truth they kill ...
Svetovod April 20 2015 07: 45
For Ukraine there is nothing special here - Ukraine was born in such a way. Murders, arbitrariness towards the Russians, a ban on the sale of food products to us, etc.
Egoza April 20 2015 08: 20
"Manuscripts do not burn" !!! Thousands of O. Buzina's books were sold on the bookshelves of ordinary people. I am not afraid to say that he was the most popular contemporary Ukrainian writer, although he was never promoted as much as, for example, O. Zabuzhko, who writes "novels" such as "Field Studies of Ukrainian Sex". People believed O. Buzina. On one of the talk shows, a vote was held "who do you believe more O. Buzina or" Ukrainian truth ", and almost 50% voted for Olesya !!!
He was so afraid that they began to intimidate publishers with whom he was going to cooperate. In particular, "News." They were warned that "if the publisher does not change its policy, then they may close it." Do not change! Then the "patriots" began to attack the carriers and distributors of the newspaper. They beat, try to destroy the circulation. But still they have not changed! And it was they who were going to work Oles from this week!
Bright memory and kingdom of heaven to Olesya! MALOROSSU and PATRIOT of his people.
Threat. Previously, the works of Galan were studied at school, with the "independent" they were immediately removed. Oh! Then to guess what is going!
Boris55 April 20 2015 13: 17
Quote: Egoza
"Manuscripts do not burn" !!!
Do not call. There are plenty of bad examples, but in Ukraine nowadays fashion sucks ...
Anatoly G April 20 2015 11: 12
After the news of the death of Elderberry, he finally ceased to have illusions about what was happening there. This is the point of no return.
magnum1907 April 20 2015 13: 59
in Ukraine there is no return whatsoever and cannot be. only in front of the fourth Reich. sorry. like normal people were and suddenly all became idiots.
glory to heroes heroes glory neither who is forgotten nor forgotten
v izgnanii April 20 2015 15: 33
This man, who openly criticizes first the Maidan, and then the new government of Ukraine on Russian television, realizing that his family is at that time in Kiev and exposing her to permanent danger, from the very first I met him won my respect. Let's hope that at least his family will not suffer for his correct judgments, views and statements. Olesya's friends need to take care of his family.
There would be more such fearless and purposeful people to our world in general and modern Ukraine in particular. I believe Oles Buzin is worthy to be called a hero. Too bad posthumously.
Serafim-k April 20 2015 15: 50
A person is distinguished from an animal by the presence of conscience. Oles Buzin was a voice of conscience in the former state of Ukraine. Having killed the voice of conscience, Bandera finally showed the grin of their bestial beastly state, but they in vain think that it will just get away from their bloodied hands, these bipedal people themselves signed a sentence ... And let the bastards live and look no mercy now.
albai April 20 2015 19: 46
I read and saw a lot about Oles Buzin! And frankly, it was just humanly sorry that such a bright, and extraordinary, and brave man, sincerely loving Ukraine and Russia, was killed! Already, something in the soul became empty! Those who personally knew Buzina were always amazed at Olesem's knowledge of Kiev, all its corners are significant and insignificant, cafes that serve cool pies with tea, historical places where something happened during the time of the White Guards, constantly ran and went in for sports in a public garden somewhere near the house, and he well knew the Shevchenkovsky district of Kiev, where he was born and raised. Despite the fact that they tried to beat him twice, he flatly refused to leave both Kiev and Ukraine! Because I probably did not think that the Ukrainians would try to do something else for him. And these ghouls not only did, they killed him! Do not be shy to say the conscience and voice of Ukraine! EVERYTHING Ukraine has lost its best SON! It's bitter and disgusting that they have come to and continue to roll on, although they seem to have reached the bottom! Kingdom of heaven to him! May the earth rest in peace!
iouris April 20 2015 21: 14
Correctly said: Nazism is treated with lead.
Are Poles seriously hoping for restitution?
Andrei946 April 21 2015 20: 20
They are killed because the word hits stronger than a bullet, stronger than artillery. The word denounces, removes camouflage suits from these "nationalists", swearing eternal love to the West, ready to give the lives of millions of compatriots and completely destroy the infrastructure of their own country, guided by only insane Russophobia.
Yes. In a word they stopped the sun, in a word they destroyed cities. Ideas live longer than people.
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The Presbytery of the Northwest Coast is pleased to hold a worship service of ordination to ordain Heidi Greider to the Ministry of the Word and Sacrament on Sunday, October 8, 3pm at Emmanuel Presbyterian Church in Bothell, WA.
Heidi is serving as a Chaplain at the Seattle Children's Hospital. She also serves as Director of Christian Formation at Emmanuel Presbyterian Church in Bothell. Please join Heidi, her family, church family and friends for this sacred occasion.


Rivit Srl is a leading Company in the production and distribution of fastening systems and can offer a comprehensive range of products, thus satisfying the needs of the most demanding customers.
Within the range of Rivit's proposed materials, stainless steel is an indispensable choice for any application that requires resistance to corrosion and atmospheric agents. To meet the needs of sectors such as marine, electronics and transport, Rivit has been developing various types of stainless steel fasteners, such as blind rivets, rivet nuts and screws.
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Predicting lamp spectrum effects at mesopic levels. Part 2: Preferred appearance and visual acuity
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Fotios, S.A. and Cheal, C. (2011) Predicting lamp spectrum effects at mesopic levels. Part 2: Preferred appearance and visual acuity. Lighting Research and Technology, 43 (2). 159 - 172. ISSN 1477-1535
Laboratory tests were carried out to investigate lighting for pedestrians at mesopic levels under lamps of different spectral power distribution. This paper reports an evaluation of lamp spectrum effects on visual acuity, using Landolt ring charts of high and low luminance contrast, and forced choice judgements of the preferred appearance of human hands, a colour array and an illuminated space. These were carried out alongside judgements of brightness reported in a previous paper. Five types of lamp were used, including standard high pressure sodium, two metal halide and a fluorescent lamp of broader spectral distribution and a two-colour solid state device (LED). It was found that lamp spectrum affected judgements of preferred appearance, with the high pressure sodium and LED lamps being considered poor compared with the two metal halide lamps; these results correlated better with the CIE General Colour Rendering Index than other metrics of lamp spectral characteristics. It was also found that acuity was affected by lamp spectral power distribution, with the high pressure sodium (HPS) lamp enabling more Landolt rings to be correctly read than lamps of higher S/P ratio.
Fotios, S.A.
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Founder of design agency &Larry, Singapore-based Larry Peh is the designer of Watches By SJX and also an enormous fan of A. Lange & Söhne. A key intersection of watch design and Larry's profession is typography, or the style and arrangement of the text on watches, front and back.
Larry has long admired the careful manner in which Lange scripts it watches, resulting in an in-depth investigation of the fonts used and how they have evolved since the watchmaker was revived in 1994. Though the font used by Lange is based on the serif Engravers typeface, it has been subtly but significantly tweaked for its timepieces.
The article is a fascinating exploration of a narrow but vital aspect of watch design, and includes Larry's musings on how to improve typography in timepieces. Read Larry's article here.


Moray eel or Muraenidae are generally the largest type of eel. There are 200 different species of moray eel found in fresh, marine and brackish waters. Moray eels prefer warmer water and they can be often found in the shallow water and near the coral reefs. Although moray eels are commercially fished, they are not endangered.
Mating season happens every time water temperature and food sources reach the optimal level. Male and female wrap their bodies together for couple of hours. During this time, female can release up to 10 000 of eggs that will be fertilized by the male's sperm. Fertilized eggs will develop into larva which swims as a part of the plankton (up to year) until it becomes large enough to come back to the bottom of the sea, where it will start its life as a fully formed moray eel.
The size of an adult Moray eel depends on the species. It ranges in length from 6 inches to 15 feet, with an average weight of around 30 pounds. The Moray eel has a long and slender body which resembles to snake, but they do not belong to the group of reptiles – they are true fish.
Like all other fish, moray eels breathe using the gills. They are located behind the head, in the form of the two circular openings. Moray eel keeps its mouth open because it needs to provide constant circulation of the water toward the gills.
When attacking, they grab a prey using the element of surprise and wrap its body around it until it becomes flattened enough to be swallowed. Another option is to tear apart the victim and eat it one bite after another. Unlike other eels, the moray eel has two sets of sharp teeth. The first set is located in the jaw and other in the throat. Teeth located in the throat are used for breaking up of the food and for facilitated digestion. The teeth are pointed backwards, preventing the slippery prey escaping.
They are know to participate in Cooperative Hunting, and we often see this on Koh Tao. Coral Groupers team up with Moray Eels to increase their hunting chances. The eel's ability to enter narrow areas and flush out prey with the grouper hanging nearby makes them a dangerous combination for prey. This interspecies teamwork is the only known instance among fish.
Moray eels produce slippery substance, acting as protective mucus, which covers their body. Mucus of some species contains toxins.
Moray eels have large eyes, but does not see well. It has a good sense of smell, which helps it locate the prey.


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Karen O and Danger Mouse cover Lou Reed's classic song 'Perfect Day'
Far Out Staff· June 14, 2019
The enigmatic vocalist and lead singer of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Karen O recently joined forces with producer and all-round music maestro Danger Mouse for a special album Lux Prima, which came out in March. Now the pair have covered Lou Reed's classic single 'Perfect Day' and it's our Track of the Day.
Recorded as part of a session for Sirius XMU Sessions the pair transform the Reed track and turn it very much into their own with Karen O's vocals never sounding more pristine. The original song was released in 1972 as part of the David Bowie produced album Transformer.
The day we met Lou: David Bowie introduces Lou Reed to Britain in 1972
In March of this year, the duo of O and Mouse (totally should be their band name) stopped by 'The Late Show With Stephen Colbert' and played Lux Prima single 'Woman', with the performance being shot by Spike Jonze in black and white.
2019 also played host to Karen O covering another gem when she took on Smashing Pumpkin's 'Bullet With Butterfly Wings' when covered the track in January.
Listen to Karen O and Danger Mouse cover Lou Reed's classic song 'Perfect Day' below.


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Food Artisan Interviews: 10 Questions for Brent Woodard, Odd Bagel
August 21, 2016 / Brent Woodard / Source
reprinted from Foie Gras and Funnel Cakes
By Lisa Melsted
For Brent Woodard, making a better gluten-free free bagel was a matter of problem solving. A former architect, IT support entrepreneur and, most recently, a stay-at-home dad, Brent says his approach to things has always been about solving problems, no matter what career hat he's worn. So when he discovered that he was gluten-intolerant and could no longer have his beloved bread and bagels, he set out to tackle the challenge of making a gluten-free bagel that was as close to the traditional bagel as he could make it.
"I was kind of in denial for a while. I wanted it to be anything but that [gluten intolerance]. I gave up milk, I gave up soy, a whole list of things and my digestive system got a little bit better, but not really better. So my wife was like, 'maybe it's the wheat.' And I went 'Nooo, nooo,' so I went off and pretty much within 10 days a lot of my digestive symptoms started clearing up," he said.
BRENT WOODARD'S GLUTEN-FREE ODD BAGELS
After going off wheat, Brent began trying the gluten-free alternatives that were on the market. No stranger to making a good bagel, Brent had actually gone through a "wheat-ful" bagel-making stint prior to his diagnosis and had wondered whether making bagels might be a good business idea. But his daughter came along, and he shelved that idea. That is, until he couldn't have regular bagels anymore and found he was disappointed by what the market offered.
"The first thing I did was try out samples of alternatives…and they didn't really hit the bagel mark for me…I thought, 'there's gotta be something better,' so I went in the kitchen and started grinding out recipes. It took me about two or three months to get something that was even close to edible. The first attempts were just these gnarly, sticky, gooey things that I just had to throw away because they were so bad," he said.
Because Brent had been posting his experiments on Facebook, a friend of his who ownsFayes Video & Espresso in the Mission offered to sell the bagels at the store. But Brent didn't feel the bagels were quite ready for prime time. So to test his creations, he gathered a group of other folks with various levels of gluten intolerance and asked them to provide online feedback in exchange for getting samples from the next batch. He asked the taste testers to grade the bagels based on the criteria of "it's gotta look, it's gotta feel, it's gotta have the qualities of a bagel. It's gotta read as a bagel," he said.
"I wanted to solve the problem. [I thought] 'I know I can do this, I think there's a solution out there, I just have to get it right,'" he said. "It's a little like sculpting because you're tweaking one ingredient at a time, making a batch, seeing what the results are and then going to the next step."
After working the problem for two or three months, Brent created a recipe that combined rice and potato flours and a baking process that was as close to making traditional bagels (he boils them and uses a lye solution bath before baking) as he could get and he began "releasing them into the wild" more. From there he decided to look into commercial kitchen space, first exploring the space at Kitchener Oakland, then finding a home at Oakland's Uptown Kitchen. He also started contacting outlets such as Berkeley Bowl and Good Eggs to begin selling them.
The name for the business came from his first experiments. "When I first started making them, they were really weird looking. They were gooey, they were gnarly, they were lumpy, they were really odd looking. So that was one part. The other part is that it's odd that there's no wheat in it, you know, it's the odd bagel. And I always like to say, 'who doesn't like the odd bagel?'" Brent said. Plus, gluten-free marketing, he says, is far too sterile and medical right now with names that "sound like pills," so he approached the brand with the idea that it should not just be medical but fun and interesting. "I wanted a name that stands up and says something like that."
For Brent, making a gluten-free bagel that anyone—from those that are gluten intolerant to vegans to people without dietary restrictions—would eat, enjoy and recognize as a bagel has always been an important part of his mission and method for the product. While it's a commercial endeavor, he said, it's also about serving his "gluten-free tribe."
"First it's gotta be good, then it's gotta address as many of the food particularities that people have. So it's gluten-free. It also doesn't have any animal products—no eggs or milk products—which a lot of gluten-free bagels [have]," he said. Making sure that the ingredients were natural and didn't contain anything that was "unnecessary for a bagel," was also key.
Brent says that although those diagnosed as celiacs are only about one percent of the population, there are many other people with gluten intolerance. According to an article he saw in the Wall Street Journal, a recent study found that up to 30 percent of the population wants to cut down on wheat consumption. With that trend as a part of the general consciousness, he believes riding that wave will help him reach the 1 percent who really need it, he said.
"Outside of any commercial rewards, there's this idea that I could really help people, which is kinda cool," he said.
Brent's journey into the bagel business has happened relatively quickly. It was just last summer that he problem-solved his bagel-making process, and he really perfected it just this past December, he said. Regular flavors include plain, everything, onion, sesame, poppy seed, garlic and salt. Right now Brent is focused primarily on selling to larger retailers such as Berkeley Bowl and Good Eggs, as well as Miglet's, a gluten-free bakery in Danville and Saul's Delicatessen in Berkeley. He's also started to build a team for the business and currently has one other baker and a strategist assisting him.
Making the transition back to work outside the home has been a bit tough, Brent says. "It's kind of that mother going back to work syndrome because I'm the mom, and I miss my time," he said. "I don't get to put [my daughter] to bed at night because I've gotta be at the kitchen, and I do deliveries [in the morning] and I have to get back because I have to take her to school." Nevertheless, he says, he talked to his daughter about the business and why it's important for the family. "This is Hawaii money I told her," he said. "Every bagel I sell gets us closer to a trip to Hawaii…that's an easier shift for her to understand why I'm not there."
Getting the word out about his bagels to the people who need them most is also a bit difficult, Brent says. He has gotten some calls and emails from people in various places around the country who want a good gluten-free bagel too but the possibility of serving anything beyond the Bay Area right now would mean sacrificing freshness. Brent wants to focus on ways to make sure that product will be good when it gets to someone before branching out further or selling via mail order.
"I want people to like my stuff, I want my stuff to be good," he said.
What drew you to food?
I love to cook and, mostly why I like to cook is, I like to share food with people, with family. There's nothing like sitting down to a good meal, good conversation, a little bit of drink and just hanging out. I love to go in the kitchen and be able to lay out a nice spread for people that creates that family environment at the table. As a stay-at-home parent, I was the one that was doing all the cooking, all the shopping and stuff like that, so my wife would come home and I would have a nice spread every single night. That kind of lent itself to gaining more skill in the kitchen and becoming comfortable with the idea of how do you work with ingredients? So when I discovered my own issues, I kind of had this idea, 'well OK, I know how it works so now I'll see what I can do and tweak it to get there.'
Why gluten-free bagels?
My own food issues. That was it; it started with me. And the public consciousness [about gluten intolerance] has also gone pretty big, pretty quick. I mean I started this last April and started conversations about it, and then there started being lots of articles about it everywhere and everyone I talk to about it was like, 'oh, yeah, I know someone who has the same thing.' And over the summer, it just seemed like everywhere I turned—I mean, it's my own thing, so I'm more conscious of it—but it seemed like it was everywhere. So it seemed like maybe I'm hitting a wave right now. Right time, right place, right product.
Where does your food inspiration come from?
It's kind of really internal, I mean I like to eat. I like to eat well. My wife and I, we love to go out. I mean it's great here in the Bay Area because there's such a diverse set of food here, and there are any number of cuisines that people do well. But I'm also kind of cheap, so I'll go to places and then try to mimic them at my house. I've done Ethiopian cuisine at home, I've done Thai, I've done a lot of diverse things. A lot of that inspiration comes when you go out and you eat and you want to have more of it but you can't always go back all the time because it's so expensive. So how do I do this at home? And how do I do it well? And it's always kind of a challenge to see how close can I mimic that meal that I had while I was out. And then once I've done that, inviting friends over and sharing it with them. So maybe there's a little bit of ego inspiration there of trying to do something well.
What's the best piece of advice you've gotten along the way in building your business? What advice would you have for others?
I've talked to a lot of people, I mean especially in the food business right now, especially in Oakland, it's very welcoming. People are willing to share and talk. When I first starting coming out of the kitchen—my kitchen—one of our neighbors had a contact with Sophia Chang at Kitchener, and he's like 'you've gotta talk to Sophia, she's great.' So I sent her an email and said 'I gotta find a kitchen, maybe Kitchener,' so I took a tour and she [said] 'listen, I love my space here but you know what, you're going to outgrow it way too quick.' And I'm like, 'great, so what do I do? I'm not there yet', and she said 'go talk to the people at Uptown, they've got a larger space, they're better for you.' Basically she was very nurturing and very willing to point me in the right direction regardless of whether I was paying her for her space or not. So having her, number one, say your product's really good and, number two, here's what I think you really need and go talk to them, was great. I've stayed in touch with her, I go to her events when I can..she sent me over to the guys over atAuthentic Bagel to talk to them and kind of make a connection there…I had to put myself out there to begin with and find her. People are busy and you've gotta follow up. And just because someone doesn't get back to you the first time doesn't mean they hate you, they're just busy. So you can't get upset about those things, you've just gotta keep going and if people don't have time for you, don't let that be a roadblock. Find another way to do it and maybe that person will come back to you later. Because often that's what's been happening to me, is I'll put it out there and then a month or two later someone's like, 'come here, let us try your product.' So that's been great. The community is great. Participate in it. Talk to people because you just never know who you can help or who's going to help you back.
I think also one of the things I learned–having done a previous business when I was young– that was really instructive was that going through my own first start-up was a great Failure MBA. I learned a lot of things of what not to do because we really set up the business first before going out and selling. And this time I kind of turned it on its head. I got the product, then started selling. You know other things will sort themselves out. You've gotta figure that if you've got some sort of revenue that really will happen, then you can put the other pieces with it. But I've learned that by doing it the wrong way first. It's OK to fail. You learn way, way, way, way more from that. Some of the best pieces of my product I learned by completely screwing a batch up.
What's the biggest challenge you've faced thus far?
Probably figuring out how to connect with my market. People who do want my product, specifically would go find it, but a lot of times it's like 'where do I get it?' And even when I tell them where to get it, sometimes it's hard. Gluten-intolerant people don't tend to walk through the fresh bread section, and that's where my product is. So the people who really, really want it aren't necessarily going to find it just by browsing. Getting the word out has been the hardest thing, connecting people with the product. Once they find it, they buy it.
What's the best thing about what you're doing for a living?
Actually, I get the biggest joy twofold. The first is the kids, just kids in general eating a bagel. Kids are so honest with their reactions; they won't eat things that they don't like. And I'll get kids that will just munch on one of the [bagels] and that's just really a joy to see. Number two—kids that are actually gluten-intolerant, that all of a sudden realize, 'oh my god, I can have this.' I was at Miglet's a couple weeks ago there was a kid that walked in with his mother, he appeared to be somewhere on the autism-Asperger's spectrum, he definitely had that behavior, but he knew what he couldn't have in terms of food. I was in there sampling and he looked it over, and I said, "oh, do you want a bagel?' and he was like 'does it have dairy?' because he knew not only could he not have wheat, he couldn't have dairy. 'No, it doesn't have dairy, you're good.' And he took it and ate it and came back for more and his mother bought him some, and I provided that kid something that he couldn't have before. I get a kick out of that. To me, then it's then something becoming emotional.
What's your favorite item on your menu
I'm a plain with cream cheese, black coffee kind of guy. Everyone else, pretty much hands down, seems to go for the everything. I don't know if it's just what it is or the flavor or what. It's been interesting to see that because I really just don't go for it, it's too much for me. I also do some of the sweet flavors, I've done cinnamon raison, I've done blueberry and chocolate chip. I don't do those regularly right now, it's kind of a separate thing, and it hasn't caught on as much out at Miglet's. I make what people will buy. Personally, it was about the plain bagel and getting something that was gluten-free.
What other local food artisans do you admire and why?
I like Dan Graf of Baron Baking a lot. He worked at Saul's for a while and then went off on his own and figured [out how to make New York style bagels]. He hadn't done bagels before, and Saul's had been looking for a bagel product to use regularly and he kind of figured it out. I went through a similar process that he did because there was a bit of invention that he had to go through in working out his process. We're similar in what we went through I feel like. It's a different product, a different market a little bit, but the same kind of shared pain. We sit and we talk.
I like the guys at Authentic as well, I've sat and talked with them but we're doing different things. They own a bagel shop, and I'm more about retail, working on that retail angle. I'm not about having a shop right now. With [gluten-free being] one percent of the market, that's really not a good idea. But I'm starting to meet more people. The kitchen that I'm in, there are a bunch of small vendors and everybody there is really cool for the most part. People are doing Good Eggs, people are trying to figure out how to get into those mini Whole Foods like Bi-Rite. It's just kind of fun to hand out and talk shop with them.
I'm still meeting people, because I'm still new to the food scene. I went to Wise Sons. I got a connection through someone and went in and met with Evan Bloom, who's someone of note to me…and he knew about me, which was weird. It was really odd. We were talking and he was like, 'yeah we've been thinking about getting a hold of you,' and I was like 'Really?' and he was like "yeah.' And they know Blake [Joffe]and Amy [Remsen of Beauty's Bagels] and [Evan told me] 'they've been talking about getting ahold of you, too.' And I'm like, 'Really?' I'm nobody. So it's weird to be this junior part of this what I would consider a food scene. Not fully a part of it yet, but it's a little weird. It's interesting. I don't see myself as them yet, but I'm getting introduced to them and it's kind of fun!
If you had to choose your last meal, what would it be?
It would probably have gluten in it because it just wouldn't matter anymore. It depends on how close to the last it would be. If it was the last within 24 hours, it would be something like fried chicken or something like that, all things that I can't do anymore. I love Indian food. I go regularly to Vik's [Chaat House], and it's great because that's cuisine that I can eat. I'd probably have a beer, too because I can't drink beer anymore. That's one of the things that I really miss, to just sit and have a beer.
Favorite Bay Area food/resto/chef?
Well for the longest time if I had something that I was going to eat out it would have beenBette's corned beef hash at Bette's Oceanview Diner on 4th Street in Berkeley. For a long time that was my go-to if I had thought about something to be going out and getting. But I hadn't had it for a long time, and then my wife and I went and got it sometime after I went gluten-free and I ate it and, sure enough, they must use a wheat roux or something because it's off my list now, which is a bummer because it's the best anywhere. Corned beef hash is one of those things. I grew up in the Santa Cruz area but went to school at Berkeley, and I've been eating at Bette's since like '89 back when 4th Street was still crunchy. I'd go down there to Builder's, which is an architectural bookstore, and I'd go to Bette's ,and I've been eating the corned beef hash there since then, before there was a 45 minute wait. And it's the best. Where ever we would travel, we would try the corned beef hash just to compare it. In my book, it's one of the best I've had anywhere and now I can't eat it. I think it's the creaminess, there's some sort of roux that they use to cream up the potatoes. Boo hoo. There's a lot of things like that here that you just can't get anywhere else. Again, like Vik's, that chaat, Indian fast food stuff – it's like oh my gosh, there's the tamarind, the mint, you can't get anywhere. There are a lot of the little Ethiopain where you can get the gluten-free injera bread and you can get all of that here.
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Welcome to the Pride of Sedgemoor Awards 2019.
The awards are designed to showcase some of the great work and achievements by the people of Sedgemoor over the past 12 months.
From sport to business, charities to carnival, we want to highlight those who have gone that extra mile for their community.
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John McGinn
John McGinn on his surreal Aston Villa rise as Scotland star makes Euro 2020 admission
McGinn has flourished down south with Dean Smith pushing him further up the park to often devastating effect.
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Aston Villa star John McGinn believes Scotland's crunch Euro 2020 play-off games will be the biggest of his career so far.
The 25-year-old midfielder played a pivotal role in getting the Tartan Army believing again after notching six goals in three games to give the Dark Blues some momentum heading into their massive semi-final clash with Israel.
And with a daunting trip to Serbia waiting in the wings should Scotland make it through that nerve-shredding encounter, McGinn revealed he will use his play-off experience with Aston Villa to hold his nerve at Hampden and Belgrade or Oslo to end Scotland's 22-year exile from major tournaments.
Speaking exclusively to the Daily Record , the former Hibs star said: "They are going to be the two biggest games of my career. There's no doubt about that.
"Hopefully come the end of them it will by my biggest achievement to date.
"It's two really tough games. Even though the final is away from home hopefully the Tartan Army will come over in their numbers and give us the best possible chance."In the play-off final with Villa I played in front of about 90,000 people.
"The other day it was about 70,000 at Old Trafford. You start to get used to it as it becomes normal and you can focus more on the pitch."It becomes natural so hopefully I can use that experience to help the team.
"We're lucky enough to have a few that play at that level now. The Celtic boys and Rangers boys are used to big stadiums, especially through the Europa League.
"We're all getting used to that big stage now and hopefully we can use that experience to progress to a major tournament."
McGinn has flourished in Birmingham after leading Aston Villa to the Premier League. with manager Dean Smith pushing him further up the park to often devastating effect.
And the talented midfielder, who has already scored against Tottenham and Arsenal this season, hopes he can keep up his blistering scoring run for his country, insisting he still gets a kick out of every single call up he gets.
He said: "It's a bit surreal how far I've come. It's a dream to play for Scotland. From being a young boy it was something I've always wanted and every time I get called up it's a dream come true. It's mad.
"Now it's about representing the shirt with pride and hopefully in March we can provide what the country is craving.
"The move further forward in midfield has taken my game to the next level.
"It was Dean Smith that taught me that role and after that I've got more used to it and it's definitely brought my game on.
"I use my energy to get the team further up the park and have been getting a lot more goals and assists."Hopefully I can carry on doing that for Scotland as well."
Should the Tartan Army finally get to taste major tournament action again, they won't have too far to witness it with group stage action at Hampden and a mouth-watering clash at Wembley against the Auld Enemy.
McGinn feels it's too good an opportunity to miss, and believes Clarke has got the team believing in themselves just at the right moment.
He added: "To take on England at Wembley would be amazing. We know what it would mean to qualify for a major tournament again but to then get to play them would make it extra special. Fingers crossed we get that opportunity.
The making of John McGinn and how Aston Villa star defied fears he'd never make it
"To have games at Hampden as well would be massive. The city would be nuts I'm sure!
"Clarke has been great. He's really positive and has stripped it all back to basics.
"That gives us a lot of confidence and the last two games were a highlight of the campaign for us after a disappointing start."We've got real positivity going into these play-off games and that momentum gives us our best possible chance of going through."
Is Ryan Jack as good as Callum McGregor and John McGinn?


Cameron and I celebrated our big time and stayed at the Disneyland Hotel last month for our anniversary. Our full review on this amazing hotel is below. If you have any questions at all about the Disneyland Hotel or our time in California please leave them in the comments below.
This review is from the perspective of a WDW lifetime visitor and annual passholder. It was our first time visiting the Disneyland Resort with the exception of a one day trip my family had taken to California Adventure the year it opened.
Upon arrival to the Disneyland Hotel we were totally immersed in the vintage feel of this hotel. It's the perfect mix of modern Fantasy and classic Disneyland style. The main lobby is located in the Fantasyland building so everything is themed accordingly.
The carpet in the lobby has a Small World inspired pattern and the tables and chairs are a much less dizzying version of the Tea Cups.
Even if you aren't staying at the Disneyland Hotel, a trip to the lobby is well worth it. There is also a great gift shop.
As far as WDW comparisons go, this lobby feels like a Fantasyland inspired version of the Contemporary. It's very modern and classic feeling but the colors and fun touches make it so special.
While visiting the lobby don't forget to check out the most adorable bathrooms in all the land.
I want to wallpaper my entire house with this wallpaper. If you can make that happen please let me know.
Next to the rooms. We were staying in the Adventureland Tower. I totally forgot to take any pics of the Lobby in our tower but it was filled with models and photos of classic Adventureland. To say I loved all of the Vintage Disneyland charm in this hotel is an understatement.
Black and white photos of Walt in Disneyland, and of Adventureland filled the room and bathroom.
The magical headboard was really my favorite part of everything. It sings 'When you wish upon a star' and the fireworks light up. It's amazing.
The room itself was clean, spacious and comfy. We had a view of Downtown Disney which was amazing. The Adventureland building is the closest to Downtown Disney and the parks so that was a nice perk of staying there as well.
The MouseKeeping staff was super sweet and left us Happy Anniversary notes each day. They did an amazing job, and we were well cared for on the trip.
The pools feature two amazing Monorail slides that are as adorable as they are fun.
The quick service, and bar area that includes Tongaroa Terrace and Trader Sams Tiki Bar feels a lot like you are at the Polynesian. It was one of our favorite quick restaurants on property and we had the most amazing breakfast there. Mickey waffles are always a favorite and I loved that they were served with fresh fruit.
But our favorite by far was the Loco Moco, rice with a burger and fried egg on top (it usually comes with gravy too, but it was removed to make this breakfast gluten free). SO SO good.
Another huge perk of staying at the Disneyland Hotel is the proximity to the parks. It was less than 10 min to the park gates and the entire walk is through Downtown Disney.
I would recommend any classic Disney lover spend at least one night of their Disneyland vacation at the Disneyland Hotel! We loved it, and can't wait to go back.
If you don't have the opportunity to stay at the hotel, like I mentioned before it's worth a visit. The dining options are all superb and the you will want to move into the lobby.
Have you ever stayed at the Disneyland Hotel before?
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European Union Referendum Act 2015 - The 2015 act that made provision for the holding of a referendum on whether the United Kingdom should remain a member of the European Union.
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this is an unsual set so I think I will talk about it all as a whole. The intent wasn't for me to make something for myself, but rather give her some dancing shots for her to use. Therefore I haven't used any retouching, other than the contrast/balance of light throughout the shots. And you know what, I think she looks REALLY good! Very natural and pure. I die for the elegance in her hands and her body is making some very nice shapes.
This hair length looks amazing on her (especially that first shot, she reminds me of Kahlen in LotS)!
I really like this style of lighting, it's got a nice contrast and yin/yang feeling to it, but I feel like it doesn't look as professional as it could, it's not quite as refined as I'd like.
Overall very happy with this set, I achieved what I set out to achieve!


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Brainerd firefighters respond to calls
The Dispatch publishes records as part of its obligation to inform readers about the business of public institutions and to serve as a keeper of the local historical record.
The Brainerd Fire Department on Laurel Street.
Brainerd Dispatch file photo
BRAINERD — The Brainerd Fire Department responded to a fire alarm at 7:26 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 29, at the former Office Max, 7626 Clearwater Road.
Upon investigation, it was determined the alarm was caused by construction.
On Monday, crews were also called at 1:05 p.m. and 1:40 p.m. to Perkins Restaurant, 623 W. Washington St., for a report of a gas smell in the area. Upon investigation, it was determined to be unfounded.
At 10:40 p.m. Monday, firefighters were called to Mills Fleet Farm, 14114 Dellwood Drive, for a water flow alarm. Upon investigation, it was determined to be unfounded.
Responders evacuate 2 residents from south Brainerd house fire
Brainerd Fire Chief Tim Holmes said a passerby noticed smoke coming from the roof area and reported the fire.
Firefighters respond to possible electrical fire
Firefighters assist with 2 crashes
Firefighters also responded to a report of a fire at 8:10 p.m. Friday.
Fire damages home in Wadena County
The Wadena County Sheriff's Office responded to the fire, reported at 7:26 a.m. Friday, Jan. 13, in Bullard Township, north of Staples.
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Cormac McCarthy has been one of my favourite authors ever since I read All The Pretty Horses back in 2012 (I read The Road first, but it was The Border Trilogy that won me over). So, after having buzzed through four McCarthy books in under half a year, I decided that - in order to preserve/lengthen the magic of reading the rest of his oeuvre - I would have to establish a "Cormac McCarthy Reading Plan" and pace myself with his novels in order to always have some new McCarthy to return to whenever I need the bare honesty, dark beauty and astonishing landscapes he delivers with such stark detail. According to my CMRP, the summer before college would be reserved for reading Blood Meridian, so that I'd have plenty of time to digest it (or recover from it in case of nightmares). And that's just what I've done! I finished Blood Meridian two days ago and it's been haunting me since. (warning: it is not for the faint of heart).
The novel is a bildungsroman, but the most violent one that McCarthy has written yet. It takes place in the brutal Wild West, during the mid-1800s, a time when savage "scalp hunters" would murder Indians along the Mexican and American border and then - quite literally - collect their scalps as evidence of the massacre. Our protagonist, "the kid," runs away from home at 14 to become "a solitary migrant" and a worker in a diptheria pesthouse before finally ending up with the scalp-hunting "Glanton Gang" - led by none other than the enigmatic and terrifying Judge Holden.
Such an acceptance of war echoes the 'normalcy' with which the horrors of the novel are portrayed. The following sentence, for example, is delivered so casually despite all its terrifying implications: "They passed through small villages doffing their hats to folk whom they would murder before the month was out." Moreover, McCarthy describes the Glanton Gang parading through a town with human heads on splinters while their arrival is celebrated by a "fantasy of music and flowers" (amazing juxtaposition). Even more chilling is how the children, accustomed to this culture of violence, eat "pastry skulls" at the parade while the judge tries to tempt them with his pockets full of "little candy deathsheads"(CHILLLLSSSS).
The language of the book itself accounts for much of its appeal. And I don't just mean McCarthy's delightful use of arcane plant terminology ("golden grounsel and zinnia"), but also the form of the prose itself. In the opening chapter, for example, the unforgettable and monosyllabic opening words introduce us to the kid: "See the child. He is pale and thin, he wears a thin and ragged linen shirt." Blunt, stark and brilliant. As with his other novels, McCarthy also beautifully weaves the darkness of the times with the landscape his characters trespass: "in the long red sunsets the sheets of water on the plain below them lay like tidepools of primal blood." They pass the "blackened bones of trees." Amazing.
As mentioned earlier, Blood Meridian is a bildungsroman. At the beginning, "the child's face is curiously untouched behind the scars, the eyes oddly innocent," but he is shot below the heart on page two and then "finally divested of all that he has been." There is a poignant moment near the end of the book where the kid sees an old woman bent over in the desert, speaks to her for a long time, tells her that "he would convey her to a safe place," but then realizes that she had been "dead in that place for years" and is nothing but "a dried shell." The hopelessness of the place hits home right there.
"The kid" is not a child for long, even though he is called "the kid" until the end of the novel. Indeed, despite all the fighting he engages in, he never reaches the level of violence that the men around him do. He cannot shoot the judge and he cannot leave the ex-priest to die (by the way, this is the ~2nd ex-priest I have come across in McCarthy's works. Brilliant symbol of loss of faith.) The judge even says that he loves the kid "like a son."
So that brings us to the end of the novel, where "the kid" becomes "a man." The ending is terrifying. And, given all that the judge is capable of doing to children and men, I am going with the worst-case scenario regarding the kid's fate. The judge "gathered him in his arms against his immense and terrible flesh." That carnal imagery suggests at much, although we never know what truly happens to him, except that whoever sees him at the end can only comment, "good god almighty."
Blood Meridian is stunning, especially as so much of it is historically backed (scalp hunting, the Glanton gang, even Judge Holden himself). Reading it was like living in a trance - in some chapters, nothing seems to be happening except moving through barren terrain (thankfully, the synoptic chapter headings help one keep track of the plot). I think this is the main shortcoming of the novel. In other chapters, evil is described so explicitly, you don't want to believe what you read (I swore outloud so many times while reading this book).
But regardless of how shocking and horrifying the story becomes, McCarthy's magic never diminishes - the sheer beauty of his prose, his ability to etch out bygone landscapes with stunning believability. Blood Meridian is a book that will leave you speechless, restless and astounded.
Rumor has it that McCarthy's The Passenger may be out next year. Yes!!!
"The truth about the world, he said, is that anything is possible. Had you not seen it all from birth and thereby bled it of its strangeness it would appear to you for what it is, a hat trick in a medicine show, a fevered dream, a trance bepopulate with chimeras having neither analogue nor precedent, an itinerant carnival, a migratory tentshow whose ultimate destination after many a pitch in many a mudded field is unspeakable and calamitous beyond reckoning.
The man who believes that the secrets of the world are forever hidden lives in mystery and fear. Superstition will drag him down. The rain will erode the deeds of his life. But that man who sets himself the task of singling out the thread of order from the tapestry will by the decision alone have taken charge of the world and it is only by such taking charge that he will effect a way to dictate the terms of his own fate.


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Sing er det tredje album fra Gary Barlow. Det blev udgivet 28. maj 2012 af hans eget pladeselskab, Decca Records. Det markerer Dronning Elizabeth 2.'s 60-årsjubilæum som regent.

Albummet er desuden Barlows første soloalbum siden Twelve Months, Eleven Days fra 1999 og det første siden Take That-genforeningen i 2005.

I udgivelsesåret blev Sing det første album i Storbritannien til at indtage 1. pladsen på både album- og singlehitlisten.

Singler

 "Sing" blev udgivet 28. maj 2012 som albummets første single. Højeste britiske placering var som nr. 1 på den officielle hitliste.

Trackliste
 "Sing (Military Wives)"
 "Sing"
 "Here Comes The Sun"
 "Amazing Grace"
 "Stronger As One"
 "Land of Hope and Glory"
 "God Save the Queen"

Charts

Referencer

Musik i 2012
Popalbum fra Storbritannien
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Culture thrives when it's all shook up
Indignation about appropriation is a new frontier in the ever-expanding empire of cultivated victimhood.
Culture thrives when it's all shook up Indignation about appropriation is a new frontier in the ever-expanding empire of cultivated victimhood. Check out this story on clarionledger.com: http://on.thec-l.com/2rfbDVI
Syndicated columnist Published 2:53 p.m. CT May 14, 2017
George Will(Photo: File photo/Special to The Clarion-Ledger)
WASHINGTON - In July 1954, a 19-year-old Memphis truck driver recorded at Sun Studio the song "That's All Right." When a local disc jockey promised to play it, the truck driver tuned his parents' radio to the station and went to a movie. His mother pulled him from the theater because the DJ was playing the record repeatedly and wanted to interview the singer immediately. The DJ asked where the singer had gone to high school. He answered, "Humes," an all-white school. The DJ asked because many callers "who like your record think you must be colored, singing the way you do." Elvis Presley from Tupelo, Mississippi, had committed "cultural appropriation."
According to Ray Connolly in "Being Elvis," Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup, a black Mississippian, had popularized "That's All Right." When Presley first entered the recording studio, he was asked, "Who do you sound like?" He replied, "I don't sound like nobody." Actually, he sounded like someone melding the sounds of gospel, country and what was then called "race music" — music by Southern blacks — to make something new.
The hysteria du jour, on campuses and elsewhere, against "appropriation" illustrates progressivism's descent into authoritarianism leavened by philistinism. This "preening silliness" — the phrase is from The Federalist's David Marcus — is by people oblivious to the fact that, as Marcus says, "culture blending is central to the development of, well, everything."
Indignation about appropriation is a new frontier in the ever-expanding empire of cultivated victimhood: "Marginalized" persons from a particular culture supposedly are somehow wounded when "privileged" people — those who are unvictimized or less victimized — express or even just enjoy the culture of more pure victims without their permission.
The wearing of sombreros at tequila-themed parties triggered — to speak the language of the exquisitely sensitive — the anti-appropriation constabulary at Bowdoin College. Oberlin College's palate police denounced as "appropriative" an allegedly inauthentic preparation of General Tso's chicken. Such nonsense is harmless — until it morphs into attempts to regulate something serious, like writing fiction: Do not write about cultures other than your own.
With characteristic tartness, novelist Lionel Shriver responded to this "climate of scrutiny" when, at a writers' conference, she clapped a sombrero on her head and said: We're not supposed to try on other people's hats? That's what we're paid to do. Instead, "any tradition, any experience, any costume, any way of doing and saying things, that is associated with a minority or disadvantaged group is ring-fenced: look-but-don't-touch."
Eugene Volokh, law professor and maestro of the Volokh Conspiracy blog, drolly says: If only there were a word for "telling people that they mustn't do something because of their race or ethnic origin." Asks Franklin Einspruch, writing in The Federalist, "Where does new culture come from? It is copied, with alterations, from existing culture. The process is reproductive. Sexy, even. So of course, the outrage-as-a-lifestyle wing of the progressive left wants to dictate rules for its proper enjoyment."
The Federalist's Robert Tracinski says appropriation is actually learning through admiration, adding: "The left loudly promotes its flattering self-image as … more culturally open and advanced — more intellectual, artistic, and cosmopolitan," but its "appropriation" tantrums reveal how its fixation with "racial identity and resentments ends up imposing the narrowest kinds of parochialism."
The University of Pennsylvania's Jonathan Zimmerman, writing in The Chronicle of Higher Education, says "the mostly left-wing quest for cultural purity bears an eerie echo to the right-wing fantasy of national purity, which peaked during the so-called 100-percent-American campaigns of the early 20th century." Of Chuck Berry, Zimmerman writes: "His first big hit, 'Maybellene,' adapted an old melody that had been recorded by country-music performers like Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys. Berry combined the 'hillbilly' sound of white country with the African-American rhythm and blues that he imbibed in his native St. Louis." For this, he was heckled in Harlem.
John Lennon said, "Before Elvis, there was nothing." Not really: There was Crudup, and before him there was a long, creatively tangled line of precursors. Elvis, said Mick Jagger, was "an original in an area of imitators." Actually, no cultural figure is entirely original.
Listening to Radio Luxembourg late one night, teenaged Keith Richards heard "Heartbreak Hotel," and "when I woke up the next day I was a different guy." Bob Dylan, a freewheeling cultural appropriator himself, said, "Hearing Elvis for the first time was like busting out of jail." Those who would wall off cultures from "outsiders" are would-be wardens.
George Will's email address is georgewill@washpost.com.
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BHU Time Table 2019: The Banaras Hindu University Varanasi is going to start its examinations for all the undergraduate courses in Upcoming months.
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The students are advised to download the BHU Exam Date May June 2019 two weeks before the exams. The authorities will upload the date sheet on the web page of the University. We will provide the direct link for the downloading of the BHU Semester Exam Time Table 2019. The dates will help the students to appear for the exams on exact date and timings.
The students can download the Banaras Hindu University Time Table 2019 course wise. The exams will end up in July. The official dates for the examination are not declared yet. The students have to follow some precise procedure for the submission of the BHU Exam Time Table. The controller of examination will make the announcement soon on their official website.
Then they have to click on the Examination link present in the notification panel.
Now select the timetable link from the left side of the page.
The list for the pdf file of timetable will be shown.
Click on the desired link and open it in a new tab.
The aspirants can also click on the direct link to the downloading of the exam date sheet.
The aspirants who are going to participate in the semester exams of the university and seeking for the exam dates. They can download the BHU BA Time Table 2019 in the first week of May. The uploading of the date sheet will be done on the page of the University. They can also access the link we have mentioned here for checking of the BHU BSC Exam Date. The exam will get over in the month of January. They are advised to start their studies for the semester exam. According to BHU Exam Date Sheet for BCom, there is very less time remaining for the exams. So students have to cover all the topics before the starting of the papers.
The Banaras Hindu University is one of the largest University in India. Over twenty thousand students are part of this University. The semester exams are going to start in few months. the aspirants can download the BHU Exam Schedule to get all the details of the exam like the timing and date of the exam subject wise. The aspirants have to study all the topics for the exam for in a proper manner. For feedback and more queries regarding BHU Time Table May June 2019, you can contact us by commenting in the comment section given below.