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Should Disney Reopen As Planned?
News, Parks News, Parks/Resorts, Walt Disney World	by Andy - Senior Explorer June 30, 2020 June 30, 2020
There is growing speculation and uncertainty about wether Disney World Florida should be reopening right now. We are two weeks away from all four parks opening (Magic Kingdom, Animal Kingdom July 11th. Epcot, Hollywood Studios July 15th). A petiton is out supported by 7,000 signatures and growing. The petition states. Disney Union workers are also running a Change.org petiton which has 50k+ signatures.
"This virus is not gone, unfortunately it's only become worse in this state," the petition posted on MoveOn.org. "While theme parks are a great way to relax and enjoy free time, it is a non-essential business; it is not fair to the people who work there to risk their lives, especially if they are at risk or have family members who are at risk. People are more important than making a profit."
Disney CEO Bob Chapek said last month "I think what we can say is that we've done everything we can to open up responsibly," Chapek said. "Taking the guidance of local health officials, state health officials, national health officials, plus our own well qualified doctors on staff to create an environment to create new operating procedures, to create new policies, to do new training, new standards of hygiene."
There is significant concerns from cast members with reports that they have been pushing within their unions for Disney to reconsider current reopening dates. With the double blow of a continuing surge in cases in Florida and the delaying of reopening in Disneyland California.
Disney has well publicised it's new measures to keep parks as clean and safe as possible. It's not as bad for guests who can choose wether to return to the parks when they open. But for workers it's different as they will have to return to work. The balance between paying their bills and looking after their health is a fine line.
We think the parks will go ahead with the reopening as planned. But think it would be wise of Disney World to revisit policies for cast members, have ongoing conversations with the unions to see what more they can do to make cast members feel safe.
We'll have more on this story over coming weeks. How do you feel about the reopen? Are you for it or against it? Let us know in the comments.
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David J - 2010-10-23 - Cat Club, San Francisco, CA, United States
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Peter Murphy - 2011-06-23 - Amoeba, San Francisco, CA, United States
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David J - 2012-01-20 - Private Party, San Francisco, CA, United States
David J - 2012-01-21 - Bimbo's, San Francisco, CA, United States
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David J - 2012-04-29 - Amoeba, San Francisco, CA, United States
David J - 2012-10-23 - The Hotel Utah, San Francisco, CA, United States
David J - 2013-06-29 - Hemlock Tavern, San Francisco, CA, United States
David J - 2014-01-03 - The Chapel, San Francisco, CA, United States
David J - 2014-09-21 - Living room show, San Francisco, CA, United States
Peter Murphy - 2015-06-11 - DNA Lounge, San Francisco, CA, United States
David J - 2016-01-14 - The Lost Church, San Francisco, CA, United States
Peter Murphy - 2016-04-03 - Swedish American Hall, San Francisco, CA, United States
Peter Murphy - 2016-12-05 - The Chapel, San Francisco, CA, United States
Poptone - 2017-06-07 - Regency Center, San Francisco, CA, United States
Poptone - 2017-10-13 - Mezzanine, San Francisco, CA, United States

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Home » Science and Tech » Divers debut "Iron Man" exosuit to explore ancient Greek shipwreck
October 10, 2014 Science and Tech Ryan Fleming
Divers debut "Iron Man" exosuit to explore ancient Greek shipwreck
An international expedition off the coast of Greece has completed the latest exploration of the famed Antikythera wreck, thanks to a revolutionary new metal suit known as the "Iron Man" diving exosuit that allows divers to stay submerged for 50 hours at depths of 1000 feet, according to the BBC.
The wreck is located off the coast of the Greek island Antikythera, and northwest of Crete. It has been well documented over the last century, but its depth presented problems when it came to salvaging the remains. The exosuit could be the answer to that.
The remains of the ship are located roughly 165 feet to 200 feet below the surface, and it is believed to have sunk in the 2nd quarter of the 1st century BC. Following its initial discovery in 1900 by local sponge divers, professional divers wearing canvas suits and metallic helmets spent the better part of a year exploring the wreckage, salvaging jewels, marble statues, small artifacts, and more. In 1901, however, the death of one diver and paralysis of two more forced the Greek Education Ministry and the Royal Hellenic Navy to rule the dives too dangerous.
Over the next century several expeditions would return, including famed French explorer Jacques Cousteau in 1976. Even using modern diving equipment including rebreathers though, divers can spend no more than three hours at that depth before risking their health. The new exosuit, however, allows divers to stay underwater for nearly 50 hours without risk to the diver inside the suit. In essence, it is a one man submarine that allows the occupant fine motor skills.
Designed by Nuytco Research Ltd., the exosuit is a metal dive suit featuring an atmospheric diving system (ADS) that maintains cabin pressure and keeps the interior pressure roughly the same as that on the surface. In theory, the suit can operate at 1000 feet without significant loss of mobility, although this first dive kept it at around 200 feet. The exosuit contains 18 joints, allowing for dexterity and delicate work. It also features thrusters for propulsion, as well as an emergency battery in case the umbilical cord connecting it to ship on the surface is damaged or lost. It may look a bit like a homicidal robot straight out of old school episodes of Doctor Who, but it offers divers the chance to explore depths never before possible outside of a submersible.
The Antikythera wreck was the debut of the exosuit, and a successful one at that. The expedition, headed by the Hellenic Ephorate of Underwater Antiquities of Greece and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution of the US, utilized both the exosuit and traditional divers to explore the remains of the ship. The group recovered several new relics, including a giant bronze spear the team believes was part of a statue of a warrior.
A second expedition by the group is planned for next year to search for more antiquities, including additional parts of the device known as the Antikythera Mechanism, or astrolabe. The mechanism, originally recovered in 1900 or 1901, was designed between 150 and 100 BC to predict astronomical positions and eclipses. It was so far ahead of its time that nothing approaching its complexity or workmanship was seen again until the 14th century (the Dark Ages had something to do with that gap in time as well). Brendan Foley of the Woods Hole Institute recently told the BBC that he hoped further expeditions would reveal additional parts of the mechanism.
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The Assistant Deputy Speaker Liberal Anthony Rota
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(Motion to concur in the interim estimates for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2019, deemed agreed to on division)
(Bill C-73 deemed introduced and read a first time, read a second time, referred to committee of the whole, considered by committee of the whole, reported to the House without amendment, concurred in at report stage, read a third time and passed on division)
I wish to inform the House that, because it is getting late, the period provided for private members' business is cancelled. The order is therefore deferred to a future sitting.
A motion to adjourn the House under Standing Order 38 deemed to have been moved.
VeteransAdjournment Motion
March 23rd, 2018 / 2:45 p.m.
Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to rise in the House to follow up on the question that I asked about veterans.
Mr. Speaker, could you call for order, please. I cannot even hear myself speak.
Order, please. I would remind members that a member is speaking.
The hon. member for Abitibi—Témiscamingue may continue.
Mr. Speaker, I asked a question about veterans because I wanted to find out whether the Prime Minister and the Liberal cabinet intend to keep the election promise they made to restore lifelong pensions. Unfortunately, at the time, all they gave me was another general answer. They said that more details would follow.
They have given us those details, but unfortunately, veterans will have to wait until April 1, 2019, to get what they were promised during the election campaign. That seems like a long time to me. I would like to remind the parliamentary secretary that the election campaign took place in 2015. The Liberals will not fulfill their promise until 2019 and even then there will be a choice to make. The Liberals seem to want to save money at the expense of veterans by failing to implement the promised measure.
I think that the government's attitude toward this situation is totally unacceptable. During their careers, veterans became accustomed to discipline and structure, and when they are faced with such an unbelievable amount of government red tape, they always get discouraged. It saddens me that veterans always have to lug around three or four binders full of information about their case. They always have to fight to have their sacrifices recognized, even though they gave up dozens of years of their lives to serve our country. I will never understand this government's attitude.
It is high time the government kept its promises and perhaps it could do better than waiting until a year from now do to so. It is time to do some housecleaning. We need to stop forcing veterans to fight against their own government and against the country that they served with a pride and willingness rarely seen in other occupations. The government is making them wait and is not addressing the real problem, which is the endless red tape at the Department of Veterans Affairs. These men and women deserve better.
I would therefore like the parliamentary secretary to show that she is prepared to find solutions so that veterans are never again kept waiting and are shown more respect. The government has to stop keeping veterans waiting because many of them are suffering.
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Sherry Romanado LiberalParliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence
Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank my colleague for her question and for serving our country. I sincerely thank her for all that she did when she was a member of the Canadian Armed Forces.
This government takes our commitment to the members and veterans of the Canadian Armed Forces seriously. We have invested significantly in programs and benefits to support Canadian Armed Forces members and veterans and their families since October 2015.
In December, the Minister of Veterans Affairs and I announced a new package, the pension for life, to compensate Canadian Armed Forces members and veterans for service-related pain and suffering. It replaces the disability award with a monthly benefit, adds a new additional monthly benefit payment for pain and suffering, and consolidates several existing financial benefits into one. This streamlined package will enhance Canadian Armed Forces members' and veterans' well-being and will empower them to better manage their transition to post-military life.
I would like to summarize this new plan for the benefit of the House. First, the pension for life gives back the option of a monthly benefit payable for life in recognition of and in compensation for the pain and suffering associated with a service-related injury or illness. This benefit will replace the disability award and will be called pain and suffering compensation.
Soldiers and veterans will be eligible for a tax-free monthly benefit of up to $1,150, or they can combine those monthly payments into one lump sum. Our soldiers and veterans will be able to choose the option that works best for them and their families.
The additional pain and suffering compensation is a further monthly, tax-free payment for veterans that recognizes the struggles they go through in trying to re-establish themselves in post-military life following service-related severe and permanent impairment.
The income replacement benefit supports veterans who experience barriers to re-establishing themselves after service as a result of a health problem resulting primarily from service. It consolidates six financial benefits into one, providing up to 90% of a veteran's military salary at the time of release.
The pension for life package is an integral part of the veterans' well-being initiatives this government has introduced. They include the caregiver recognition benefit, the veteran emergency fund, the veteran and family well-being fund, removal of the time limits on vocational rehabilitation, the veterans' education and training benefit, and expanded access to military family resource centres across Canada. All of these come into effect in less than two weeks. This government is also investing in a centre of excellence on PTSD and related mental health conditions.
This holistic approach empowers veterans and their families to make the choices that make sense for them, streamlines the delivery of service, helps to enhance veterans' well-being, and helps them transition successfully to life after service.
When it comes to our veterans, we can never be fast enough. We know that this is going to take time. We just spent 22 hours voting in the House on a budget bill. Unfortunately, it will take time to do this right, and therefore, we are looking forward to putting the pension for life in place on April 1, 2019.
Mr. Speaker, my colleague said in her speech that veterans will have to wait until April 1, 2019. I still do not understand why they have to wait. Why that date? Why will it take a year for the Liberals to keep a promise they made during the election campaign? Why were they not already prepared to do this?
My colleague's speech did not mention any action or measures the Liberals plan to take to address all the red tape veterans have to cut through time and time again. It is a real problem.
For veterans who have a pension for life but cannot access it because they go crazy trying to deal with the department and bureaucrats, that is extremely problematic.
It is important to remember that these men and women are often accustomed to fighting with their hands and the physical skills they have learned. These are men and women of action. They are not specialists in dealing with government red tape—
The hon. parliamentary secretary.
Sherry Romanado Liberal Longueuil—Charles-LeMoyne, QC
Mr. Speaker, I want to thank my colleague for her question.
As I just mentioned, the legislative process takes time. For example, we just spent 22 hours dealing with the budget. It takes time to implement legislative measures and to put in place the processes to fulfil our promise of a pension for life.
Regarding the issue of increasing services to veterans, budget 2018 includes $42.8 million to improve services provided by Veterans Affairs Canada.
The motion that the House do now adjourn is deemed to have been adopted. Accordingly, the House stands adjourned until Monday at 11 a.m. pursuant to Standing Order 24(1).
(The House adjourned at 2:57 p.m.)


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The Skyline in Miraflores from My Balcony
Lima Peru: My First Foray Into South America (But Not My Last!)
July 06, 2018 by Troy Colbert in Blog, Food, Museums, Travel, South America, Peru, Lima, Colonial Architecture
Art on Building in Lima
Street Mural in Lima
Street Mural Art in Lima
Peru. Land of the Inca. Home to ceviche, the Sacred Valley, alpacas, and the pisco sour.
Full disclosure. Peru was not on my radar to visit. I always figured my first time in South America would be in Argentina or Brazil. But that's the beauty about travel. Sometimes an opportunity presents itself to go somewhere and you just gotta jump. I have a friend whose son is in Peru on a mission trip, and while he is off building a school and playing soccer with the local kids, his mom wanted to be in the country seeing the sights. She asked for folks to come with her and I happily agreed.
We'll split our time between the Capital of Lima and Cusco, the gateway to the Sacred Valley. While Machu Picchu is close to Cusco it's not in the cards for me. Logistics and time just don't make it possible.
In any case, it's another opportunity to visit a different country and a different culture and I couldn't be more excited.
Lima: The City of Kings
We land in Lima very close to midnight and make our way to where we are staying in the District of Miraflores along the Pacific Ocean. Because it sits in the Southern Hemisphere it is early winter in Lima. What that means is that the city is in a kind of permanent "gloom" -- cloud cover that never really lifts but without any rain. It's a pity because I'm sure Lima is beautiful in the sunshine. Unfortunately we don't have that experience.
Lima is a city of 11 million people and is broken into districts. Miraflores is the most international district. Most foreigners stay here. The majority of the fine dining restaurants are here. It's the best place to locate. Barranco is where you'll find the artists, the musicians, the authors, and the cool kids. The Central District or "El Centro" is home to the Government Palace, the Cathedral of Lima, and the oldest house in South America. I'll visit all three as well as the Larco Museum in the Pueblo Libre district.
Miraflores & Barranco
View of the Pacific Ocean from Larcomar
Holy Cross Parish
The Park of the Cross
Day one starts with a very short bicycle tour. It would have been longer but in all honesty I was not prepared for it. The bicycle I had was uncomfortable, not very well maintained, and all I was doing was trying not to die in Lima's traffic. I saw the Pacific from atop the Larcomar Market and the Park of the Cross before I sent my traveling companions on their way with the guide and went on foot through Barranco.
The Park of the Cross was the first place the Spanish landed in what would become Lima. Legend has it that the sailors saw a cross high on the bluff and when they reached the spot it was gone. They raised a cross of their own on the spot and it has been there since. The church next door is being renovated and has an interesting history. The story is that there was a priest who treated the native people very cruely. During one of the frequent earthquakes that occur in Lima he was in the front garden of the church when the church bell fell from the belltower and decapitated him. Talk about divine intervention!
If Peru has a national dish it is more than likely ceviche, the combination of raw fish, citrus juice, onion, and chili pepper is served throughout the country. On my walk through Barranco I was able to find some delicious ceviche at a small place called Barra Mar. The fish was ultra fresh, and the lime juice, onion, and pepper gave it a tart, spicy flavor that was addictive! I also was lucky to find a great craft brewery the Barranco Beer Company. The IPA was sweeter than any IPA I've had in the US. Their Pale-X was a fantastic rye based ale.
Craft Beer Menu at Barranco Beer Co.
Beer Flight at Barranco Beer Company
Day two in Lima. We are having lunch at Maido, the #8 ranked best restaurant in the world but before that I am going to take in the Larco Museum in the Pueblo Libre District.
Museo Arqueológico Rafael Larco Herrera
The Most Complete Set of Solid Gold Ceremonial Regalia in the World
What started with a gift of around 600 ceramic pieces has grown into one of, if not the best museum of pre-Columbian art in the world. The museum is broken down into four areas: North Coast, Center, South, and Highlands Cultures. There are ceramics, textiles, metalwork pieces, and a storage area with thousands of pieces catalogued. If it weren't for this museum many if not all these pieces of history would have been taken, sold, and never seen again.
I have been fascinated by this kind of art since I saw the new, world art exhibit at the Louvre in January. What it shows me is that ancient peoples of the world are all connected. The art of pre-Columbian Peru looks like totem pole art in North America and pieces I've seen from Polynesia and Africa.
The animal imagery in the pieces represented the three areas the pre-Columbian peoples considered divine: the sky (where the sun is, represented by the owl and eagle), the ground (where people are, represented by the cat and frog), and underground (where crops grew from, represented by the snake and spider).
Something else I found interesting is that, while most of the pieces were functional, the people who had them used them mostly for decoration in their homes. They were the original knick-knacks!
The grounds themselves were lovely as well with bougainvillea and bottle brush trees blooming and several varieties of cactus I hadn't seen before.
Maido: Peruvian/Japanese Fusion at One of the World's Top Restaurants.
Nikkei is a word with multiple meanings, one of which describes the Japanese global diaspora. In the late 19th century thousands of Japanese came to Peru to work on two year contracts. Lots of them decided to stay and the two cultures have become intertwined. Chef Mitsuharu "Micha" Tsumura has taken his heritage -- born in Lima to Japanese parents -- and in Maido has created a restaurant that fuzes Peruvian ingredients with Japanese techniques into something he calls "The Nikkei Experience". In 2017 Maido was voted the top restaurant in Latin America and the #8 restaurant in the world. When I decided to book the trip to Peru a visit to Maido was on my "must do" list.
The atmosphere in Maido is minimalist and fairly familiar of other sushi restaurants I've been to. Wooden tables and chairs throughout with staff hustling around in a very efficient manner. One detail that was pretty cool is above the diners heads. Ropes descend from the ceiling many stained red. When viewed from opposite sides of the restaurant the ropes look like either the Japanese or Peruvian flag.
The Nikkei Experience lunch is a small plate of three "amuse bouches", eight small plates of food, and two desserts. Japanese and Peruvian cuisines are very compatible with each other. The fact that both rely very heavily on seafood from the Pacific Ocean is one of the reasons Chef Micha's menu works so well. Each dish was unique. Even dishes that had ingredients that were familiar to me were given a new twist. The ceviche was insanely fresh and perfectly spiced, the fish stew with yuca and amazing Peruvian yellow pepper was a barrage of flavors, the short rib is cooked for an astounding 50 hours and melts in your mouth, and the uni rice topped with even more uni was over-the-top decadent. The liquid nitrogen frozen tofu cheesecake "ice cream" was tasty and fun, and the granita served with a chocolate shell filled with the different kinds of cacao and nibs was served in a bowl made from sugar and was visually stunning. The entire meal was a delight and it was very cool to enjoy the Peruvian ingredients done in such a clever Japanese way.
I have been fortunate to have eaten in some outrageously good restaurants, and Chef Micha and the staff at Maido can be very proud of their place among the best places in the world.
Pork Belly Bun
Fish Stew with Peruvian Yellow Pepper Broth
Cuy
Toro, White Tuna with Uni, Beef Tongue
Cod with Hazlenuts
50 Hour Short Rib
Sea Urchin Rice Topped with Sea Urchin
Tofu Cheesecake "Ice Cream"
Granita and Cacao with Nibs
Central Lima: The Church, The State, The People, and the Oldest House in South America.
Government Palace
Cathedral In Lima
Cathedral Interior
Festival de Patron Procession
Festival Parade Participants
Pizarro arrived in the land now known as Peru with less than 200 conquistadors in 1531. While they didn't have a lot of men, they did have four main things the native Inca (population 12 million) didn't have: guns, horses, the wheel, and an immunity to smallpox. It didn't take the Spanish long to manipulate their way into being in charge.
The Spanish set up in the Inca capital of Cusco. They helped orchestrate a civil war between Inca factions and then executed Atahualpa for his brothers death, thus completing their coup d'état.
In 1535 Pizarro founded the city of Lima as the Capital of what would become the Viceroyalty of Peru. It was from here that the Viceroys would rule Peru until 1824.
Casa de Aliaga: The Oldest Colonial House in South America
Street Entrance of Casa de Aliaga. Photo Courtesy of Trip Advisor
Entranceway of the Casa de Aliaga
Interior Patio of Casa de Aliaga
Beautiful Interior of Casa de Aliaga
Detail of Imported Tile
Senor Aliaga's Sword
Each Room Has A Unique Ceiling Pattern
Antique Bed
Stunning Detail Throughout the House
The Aliaga Family Chapel
Pizarro had a friend named Jeronimo de Aliaga y Ramirez who came with him to Peru. He gifted him land to build a house and it has remained in the Aliaga Family since 1535. Throughout history the family has seen politicians and diplomats, and has remained one of the leading families on Peru.
At one point there were tunnels connecting the house to the Cathedral, the Government House, and the nearby convent.The house itself is still used by the Aliaga family today. There are two apartments inside the house the family uses as well as the dining room and chapel. It really is a lovely example of colonial architecture and the family has done a magnificent job of preserving it.
So my stay in Lima was really something. It was fascinating to be in such a big city that felt more like a lot of smaller cities. I would love to return in their Summer to see the city when the sun is shining and the beaches are full. The people I met were very warm and friendly. I'd love to see more of Miraflores and Barranco and try some more Peruvian food!
Next I flew to Cusco to learn more about the Inca and to experience the Andes at an elevation of over 11,000 feet!
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L'Arpege's Iconic Hot Cold Egg. House made bread.
Musée de l'Armée, The Sculptor, and the Best Lunch of My Life.
Musée de l'Armée -- All Things Military
Napoleon's Tomb - Musée de l'Armée.
The Army Museum contains military weapons, uniforms, and artifacts highlighting French military conflicts. As a history major and a student of European history I was excited about seeing this impressive venue.
It has six major areas. I concentrated on a couple of them. The Contemporary Department that concentrates on the period between 1871-1945 and the Dome des Invalides -- where Napoleon's Tomb is located.
It's possible to spend several hours here to get a full picture. In all honesty looking at a lot of different cannons and medieval armor really isn't my thing. I did find the displays of uniforms and artifacts, not just from France, but from allies and foes alike, fascinating.
Les Invalides
Chapel -- Musée de l'Armée
Dome interior
Tomb of Marshal Ferdinand Foch
US Flag from WWI
Nazi Uniform
Gen. George Patton's Goggles
WWII Uniforms
The Dome des Invalides is beautiful. It houses the Dome Church and the tombs of Napoleon I, French War Hero Ferdinand Foch -- Supreme Allied Commander in WWI, as well as dozens of other French War Heroes. It is modeled after St. Peter's Basilica in Rome.
I thoroughly enjoyed the few hours I spent at the Army Museum. The displays and movies -- especially the section on the holocaust and the death camps -- are very moving.
Rodin Museum -- Looking Inside the Mind of a Genius
The Age of Bronze. Rodin Museum. Paris. Picture taken by Trover
"In a career that spanned the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, Auguste Rodin (French, 1840–1917) was deeply inspired by tradition yet rebelled against its idealized forms, introducing innovative practices that paved the way for modern sculpture. He believed that art should be true to nature, a philosophy that shaped his attitudes to models and materials.
Although Rodin was not educated at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, the prestigious school for the training of French artists, his focus on the human form and use of various materials such as bronze, marble, plaster, and clay, illustrate his respect for sculptural tradition and his desire to work within the system for commissions and exhibition opportunities. The hallmarks of Rodin's style—his affinity for the partial figure, his focus on formal qualities and relationships rather than on narrative structure, and his desire to retain the marks of the sculptural process on his finished works—were revolutionary in his time."
— http://www.rodinmuseum.org
To say I am an art expert is laughable. To say I am an art aficionado is stretching things. The best way to describe my relationship with art is, "I know what I like". I like the work of Auguste Rodin. I like Rodin because he redefined what "sculpture" meant. His works were mocked and ridiculed by the experts and yet, when we look back today we realize his ideas about the human form were revolutionary. Many of the works he did were left unfinished by design. He came from a working-class background and you can see see the reverence he has for people striving in an everyday world.
L'Homme au Nez Cassé (1865). Rodin Museum.
L'Homme au Nez Cassé (1865). Rodin Museum. Shown from Behind to Highlight the Missing Portion.
The museum itself is housed in his former residence. You could spend hours here looking at the various sculptures, sketches, paintings, and models. I enjoyed wandering through the main house and the gardens. One of the things I love most about travel is being able to put into perspective things you've seen pictures of or heard about your entire life.
The "Thinker" -- Rodin Museum.
Most people will immediately say "The Thinker" when asked about their knowledge of Rodin. I admit to doing the same. There is no doubt that Rodin's work "Le Penseur" is universally known. Yes, the figure in the statue is contemplating, but the figure is muscular and rough, not the type generally thought to be a "thinker". It's again the genius of Rodin making the viewer themself re-think their idea of intelligence.
The Burghers of Calais statue in garden of Rodin Museum
I was also captured by the painstaking detail and passion in his work "The Burghers of Calais". Commissioned by the city of Calais in 1884 to commemorate an occurrence during the Hundred Years War between France and England (use the Google machine to look it up if you're interested.) Again what is so striking is that these subjects are not canonized -- although they were heroic -- they are shown with all their flaws. They are literally sculpted larger than life, but they are so...human. I was surprised at how much this piece moved me.
The Gates of Hell. Rodin Museum.
"The Gates of Hell" is another of Rodin's huge masterpieces displayed in the museum's gardens. Commissioned in 1880, Rodin worked on this piece until his death in 1917. Depicting a scene from Dante's Inferno, you can see Dante perched atop the gates looking over his characters. The piece depicts figures from the classic work. Again, the detail is amazing. Walking up to it you get a sense of the time and effort Rodin put into this. I could have spent the better part of an hour just looking at the individual figures in their varying degrees of pain and suffering.
I wasn't able to get to the Rodin Museum in 2006 but I am so glad I made time on this trip. His work is so inspiring and so modern, but with a foot firmly placed in the classical style. Definitely a highlight.
L'Arpege. Photo Courtesy of FoodTalkCentral. www.foodtalkcentral.com
L'Arpege -- My Lunch with Chef Alain Passard
They say you never forget your first time. In this instance, Chef Alain Passard's iconic restaurant L'Arpege is my first. My first three-starred Michelin restaurant. Michelin determines that a restaurant is worthy of their coveted trois étoiles if it has, "exceptional cuisine that is worth a special journey". I assume flying over an ocean qualifies as a special journey.
As soon as I booked my trip I knew I would be dining at L'Arpege. I had seen Chef Alain Passard, his restaurant, and his farms on an episode of Chef's Table:France and I was stunned. Here was a Chef who had achieved the ultimate, three Michelin stars, serving primarily roasted meats. Then all at once he took meat completely off the menu and served nothing but vegetables. The press, critics, and many of his long-time customers were aghast. Surely there would be no way he would keep his stars serving vegetables! Keep them he did, and now, with seafood and some poultry back on the menu, he is enjoying his 22nd consecutive year of the honor.
Chef Passard grows all the vegetables for L'Arpege at one of three farms he maintains outside Paris. Each farm has a unique terroir, so the same vegetable grown at the three locations will have a different taste and character.
I knew I was going to eat in some wonderful places on my trip to Paris, but something about the story, and the way the food looked, and Chef Passard himself, made this my destination meal. I would not be disappointed.
I had done my homework on L'Arpege before I arrived in Paris. I had spoken with my friends Lisa and Matthias who have been several times and got some dishes to ask for. I was prepared. Or so I thought.
I've been to a two-star Michelin restaurant -- The Clove Club in London. It was fantastic. The food was amazing and the service was as well. I wondered what would be different at L'Arpege to elevate it to the tree-star level. I didn't wonder for long.
As soon as you enter everything starts. I went to the host stand and gave my name and at that moment it was like no one else existed for the staff -- even though the restaurant was full and bustling. I was shown to my table, given my menu, and asked my preference for water and any pre-lunch apéritif I might like. I had already decided on the Gardener's Lunch tasting menu and I knew there would be several glasses of wine involved so I declined the apéritif.
My thoughts on wine are the same as my thoughts on art. I know what I like. However, I had decided to just go with the suggestions from the sommelier. I was doing wine by the glass so I could try several things. Because the menu is mainly vegetables I expected more whites, but I ended up with a lovely combination of reds and whites.
Again, I was doing the Gardener's Lunch tasting menu. The menu itself simply said, "This morning, the gardens have blessed us with a pallet of flavors...let yourself be guided by the Chef's improvisation and experience a sensory stroll." I was putting myself in the hands of Chef Passard and his culinary team. I did have a couple of specific dishes based on the recommendations of friends. I knew I wanted Ravioles des Legumes, Onion Gratin, and, because they are in season, scallops.
The first two dishes come one right after another. The first is an amuse bouche of small tarts filled with beet, carrot, and spinach purees. Each one is a tiny flavor bomb. Every table gets these and I realize that this dish has been made en masse meaning it could have been a complete throwaway but it wasn't. I also realize that if this is how the meal is starting, I'm in for something special.
I need to mention that there is a real intimidation factor for me here. I don't want to do something wrong or say something wrong or heaven forbid, use the wrong utensil. This quickly dissipates as the dining room staff is completely warm and welcoming. They move around the dining room effortlessly. No one has an "assigned" table. Every table is a guest of the house and are treated accordingly.
Next dish is the famous Hot-Cold Egg. A coddled egg with sherry vinegar, spices and maple syrup. I have no idea why this works, it just does. The depth of flavor, the contrast of temperatures, the sweet versus acidic notes from the maple syrup and vinegar. It's wonderful. I sit back and contemplate the thought process behind this dish. It's not the last time I'll be contemplative about this meal.
Ravioles de Legumes
When Chef Passard envisioned his all vegetable menu, I have to believe this next dish is what was in his mind. Ravioles de Legumes is a simple dish of three ravioli, each filled with a different vegetable, in a broth. My ravioli were filled with spinach, beet, and winter squash. Each one was so flavorful, so individualistic. Each vegetable was allowed to shine. The broth on the day I was there was celery based. I wasn't sure what to expect. The danger of cooking with celery is that it's such a strong flavor it can overwhelm everything else in a dish. The depth of flavor in the broth was earth-shattering. I simply could not believe how good this was. On its own the broth would have been one of the best things I had in Paris. When I took a bite of ravioli and broth together it was insane. Everything worked together perfectly. Truly remarkable. This is what I was hoping for when I booked my table.
Gratin d'onions au parmesan
The next course was the onion gratin. Onions and parmesan cheese perfectly cooked under the broiler. I'm not sure if this is how it was supposed to be eaten but I slathered it on the dark, house made bread. it was heaven.
I'm figuring out why L'Arpege has had three Michelin stars for so long. Everything they do is purposeful. Every dish has been thought through and the ingredients are so good that something as simple as an onion gratin gets elevated to something truly special. It's not that this dish couldn't be done really well at another restaurant. It's that this dish, with these ingredients, is as important to Chef Passard and his kitchen staff as anything on the menu. It separates good from great and great from exceptional.
The courses kept coming, perfectly timed. There was a gorgeous vegetable sushi -- sushi rice with vinegar, mustard, and a slice of beetroot. A pumpkin soup with a savory whipped cream served tableside. A scallop mousse in a seafood foam that blew me away.
Vegetable Sushi with Beetroot
Pumpkin Soup with Savory Whipped Cream
Scallop Mousse with Foam
There was dish of grilled lettuce, beet puree, and green onions in a savory sauce; and beet tartare -- topped with an "egg" of creme fraiche with a gelee "yolk", beetroot leaves, butter lettuce, and parsnip chips that was whimsical and delicious.
Grilled Lettuce with Beet Puree & Green Onions
Beet Tartare
Chef Passard is known for roasting poultry and the bird served the day I was there was capon. I was given the breast with roasted carrots and beets, and whipped potato. Then a dish of Dover sole that made me rethink how fish could be prepared and taste. After that sweet, whole scallops in a velouté and topped with purple radish that nearly brought me to tears.
Roasted Capon with Vegetables
Scallops in Velouté wit Purple Radish
I had been dining for nearly three hours by this point. During that time I had seen Chef Passard coming through the dining room, greeting guests -- some very casually, some more formally, but he made a point to spend time with each table. I could tell there were tables with people he knew very well. He would sit down and have an intimate conversation. Or lean in and share a joke. He was always moving, but never seemed in a rush. Then he would disappear back into the kitchen.
In between the beet tartare and the Dover Sole courses he stopped at my table. Here is where staff is so important. They had told him I was American. He came up and in English asked how my meal was. I told him I was having the experience of a lifetime and he beamed down at me. "I love my restaurant. I think making food with these kind of ingredients makes me the happiest." I assured him that I would remember this meal for a very long time. Then I asked If we could take a picture. "Of course!". He came around to my side of the table and...
Me and My New BFF Chef Alain Passard.
Later when I looked at the picture (and saw I should have taken my damn glasses off) I realized that he was being slightly cheeky. It made me like him even more.
I had placed my order for the dessert soufflé earlier in the meal and was very excited to try it. Of course this being L'Arpege, there couldn't just be ONE dessert.
First there was a dessert board with small elephant ears, tuilles, house made caramels, and a chocolate/hazelnut bar. I tried every one and they were all amazing. Next came a mocha flavored floating island in a milk caramel sauce that would have been a perfect ending to any meal served anywhere.
The soufflé came and it was as good as I'd hoped. Light and delicious. This WAS the perfect end to my meal. I think. To be honest I was in in the throes of a food coma at this point. I know it was delicious.
Dessert Board
Mocha Floating Island in Milk Caramel Sauce
At last it was time for the meal to end. As I was leaving Chef Passard, who was sitting at another table, got up and came over to me. He gave me a huge hug and said, "Thank you so much for coming today. I hope you come back and see me again!" It was very special.
I was having a difficult time processing what I had experienced. It would be several hours before I could. I ended up cancelling my dinner at another highly rated restaurant. Mainly because I was ridiculously full, but also because it would have been hard to enjoy after such an experience.
All in all, my first full day in Paris was a complete triumph. I had a day that completely overloaded my senses. I had my first three-star Michelin experience (hopefully not my last), saw world famous art, and got the answer to the question, "Who is buried in Napoleon's tomb?" My trip was off to a screaming hot start. I couldn't wait to see what came next.
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Wall Mural Outside Le Centre Pompidou, Le Marais.
The Neighborhood, THAT Sandwich, and All the Truffles.
While seeing all the major sites in a city like Paris is admirable goal, you can get so caught up in things you "have to do" that you forget to stop, look around, and realize that you are in one of the great cities of the world. That city is home to over two million people who call Paris their home (I'm jealous of every single one of them by the way). Those people live in neighborhoods throughout the city called "arrondissements". There are 20 arrondissements in the city, starting with the 1st -- where the Louvre is -- and spiraling around like a snail shell out to the 20th.
Le Marais spreads over parts of the 3rd and 4th arrondissements on the right bank of the Seine River. Locals hang out in the Marais. It's home to the Jewish quarter, the Place des Vosges, the Picasso Museum, and the National Archives. It's where Jim Morrison lived and ultimately died. I fell in love with Le Marais when I was in Paris twelve years ago and my love has only grown stronger since.
Statue of Louis XIII, Place des Voges
Un Chat du Marais
July Column w/ Liberty Statue, Place de la Bastille
Produce Stall, Marche des Enfants Rouges, Le Marais
Le Marais, THAT sandwich, and all the truffles.
I arrived in Paris, got settled in to my temporary home, and set out to immerse myself in Le Marais. What I love about Le Marais, and ultimately Paris, is that you can walk pretty much everywhere. The streets in many areas meander, and because space is at such a premium you never know when or where you'll find a cool shop, a quaint cafe, a green space that's perfect for a break, a bit of architecture that blows you away, or a restaurant that everyone says you have to try.
Miznon -- 22 Rue Ecouffes. Le Marais.
I was on a particular mission my first afternoon in Paris. I was going to grab lunch at Miznon. Friends who have eaten there raved about the place. It's Israeli food with a French attitude.
The first thing I notice when I walk up is the line. It stretches halfway down the block. People are standing in a cold mist, talking to the folks next them, looking at their phones. No one seems to mind. I get in line and nod hello to the lady next to me. She greets me with a friendly "Bon jour!" I reply the same way and ask if she speaks English. She does and I ask if she's been here before. "Oh yes. At least once a week, sometimes more. Everything is good. Make sure you try the vegetables." I know I've chosen wisely.
I make my way inside. It's much steamier than outside. The space itself is small. Counter with a dozen seats and the prep and cooking areas behind it. A couple of small tables, one large communal table. What I also notice is the music. A steady stream of old school, west coast hip hop is thumping through the speakers. The place is full of families and as far as I can tell no one has a problem with the music or the language. I fall a little more in love with both Miznon and Paris.
I slowly but surely make my way to the counter to order. The menu is in French but between my pidgin French and the helpful dude behind the counter I order the sausage sandwich and the roasted head of cauliflower.
Sausage Sandwich -- Miznon
Roasted Cauliflower -- Miznon
The sandwich is amazing. It's smoky and succulent. The hummus is creamy and a perfect compliment. The bread is spectacular. It's unlike any pita I've ever had. It's light and fluffy and much more flavorful than what I've experienced before. I ask if they make it themselves and I'm told that it's flown in from Israel par baked and they finish it in the store. It's remarkable.
The cauliflower is something else entirely. An entire head of cauliflower roasted with only olive oil and salt. The vegetables in Europe taste better than vegetables here. Anthony Bourdain says it's all the dead Romans in the soil. I can't prove him wrong. With only salt, olive oil, and heat it's sweet and savory and all together wonderful. Yes, I ate the entire head of cauliflower. It was all I could do not to order another one.
Miznon was a perfect start to my Paris culinary adventure. They just opened a store in New York at the Chelsea Market. I'm planning a trip because of it. I'm totally serious.
Frenchie Wine Bar -- 6 Rue du Nil, Paris.
Frenchie Wine Bar
One of the downsides of the new wave of high quality, more sensibly priced restaurants is that it can be difficult getting a table -- even for one person. I tried unsuccessfully to score a reservation at hot spot Frenchie but it was a no go.
One of the cool things about this new wave of restaurants is their lack of pretension. Because these smaller places have a lower overhead, several of them have opened a satellite place very close by. To that end, across the narrow street/alley from Frenchie is Frenchie Wine Bar. Here you can get a scaled down version of the menu at the main restaurant, and you don't need a reservation.
I showed up at the appropriate time and scored a table right away. Luckily for me it was right next to the kitchen and I could watch the three-man team work their magic. I love experiences like this.
The Kitchen at Frenchie Wine Bar. It's tiny!
The menu might have been a scaled down version of the main restaurant but it was by no means uninspired. Chef Greg Marchand and his culinary team put together a menu that would impress anywhere.
Frenchie Wine Bar Menu
I chose to go with the Roasted Brussels sprouts and parmesan aioli as a first course. I have learned to love Brussels sprouts, especially roasted. The roasting process sweetens them and takes a lot of the funkiness out of them. These were then covered, and I mean COVERED, with a thick layer of parmesan cheese. The salty cheese was the perfect counterpoint to the sweet, slightly charred sprouts. Simple and delicious.
The reason seasonal, farm-to-table cooking is so popular is because people appreciate eating dishes made with ingredients that are at the peak of their flavor. Summer gives you beautiful tomatoes, spring vegetables are always tender and sweet. January is black truffle season. This is a good thing. There are two dishes on the menu that feature black truffles. Violet artichokes, gnocchi, lardo, and black truffles and fresh tagliatelle with black truffles. I order them both because when am I going to get the opportunity to eat truffles like this again any time soon?
Brussels Sprouts with Parmesan Aioli
Violet Artichokes, Gnocchi, Lardo, Black Truffles
Fresh Tagliatelle with Black Truffles
The dish of tender artichokes, pillowy gnocchi, accentuated with the earthy black truffles was inspired. It just worked on every level.
The tagliatelle with truffles was just over the top decadence. I'm glad this was a small plate because a full plate would have been entirely too much for one person. The homemade pasta was perfectly chewy, the sauce was creamy and rich, and it was covered in black truffles. It was one of the most intense, delicious plates of pasta I've had in years, probably ever.
With a fabulous wine list, wonderful food, and service that is completely attentive but not overbearing, Frenchie Wine Bar is a place where I felt completely at home. It was a great reminder that sometimes the alternate plan is not a negative thing.
My first day in Paris saw me reacquaint myself with the Marais and have two completely different but equally delicious meals. Not bad for a start.
Next: The Army Museum, the Sculptor, and the Best Lunch of My Life.
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To celebrate the 5th anniversary of their Halloween shows, Opium Evolution built up a mansion full of rooms with different scenes this year.
Here is where it all started, the landing area with booths for all designers participating in the show. To reduce lag, the audience was asked to wear an alpha layer with glowing eyes, it was spooky. When the show time was at hand we started a stroll through a dark forest towards the mansion.
We arrived at the mansion and gathered in a room with our hostess, Anastacia Markova.
All on board, let's ride!
To where the little girl walked out of the telly and started to kill the audience… Let's get our of here quick!
Captain Jack Sparrow, I take it?
Go girl go, you can do it!
There were many other scenes in the show too (I think in total 32), but being such a sensitive person some of them were just too bloody scary for me to publish here.
Thank you everybody for this cool ride!
Last chance to see the show is today, Sunday November 3rd at 4pm.
Photos in this post are taken by Brigid Meriman.
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Little White Lies (2010) ☆☆☆(3/4) : A summer vacation without their friend
Posted on September 20, 2014 by kaist455
French film "Little White Lies" starts its story with a familiar setting. With a bad news hovering over them, they spend some time together as before, but it turns out they have each own problems to deal with besides that bad news. It looks fine at first while they try to enjoy themselves, but they eventually fret over their problems while not openly talking about them in front of others, and one inconvenient truth becomes more palpable among them as the time goes by.
Its opening scene beginning at a night club during its late hour shows how their friend happens to have an unfortunate accident. Not long after getting out of the place where he probably spent the whole night with others, Ludo(Jean Dujardin, who appeared in this film before his Oscar-winning performance in "The Artist"(2011)) is suddenly hit by a truck as he is going back to his home during early morning, and we see his close friends arriving at the hospital to see him in the next scene. Concerned about Ludo's critical condition, they consider cancelling their upcoming annual summer vacation for a while, but they eventually decide to stick to their original plan. After all, there is not much they can do for their injured friend at present, and he is alive while being on the way to recovery, isn't he?
A few days later, they go to a beach town where they have spent their summer vacation together for years. While his friends do not see any problem with the vacation house belonging to him, Max(François Cluzet), an affluent business man with lots of petty insecurity bubbling inside him, keeps being grouchy about several trivial things including the untidy lawn in front of the house. Although he is supposed to be relaxed along with his friends, he routinely monitors his business place through his laptop computer connected to a number of CCTV cameras, and that becomes a sort of running gag throughout the film.
And he has a little personal problem with Vincent(Benoît Magimel), who confides to him that he has been recently attracted to Max. Max is not so pleased about this embarrassing confession from his close friend who has massaged him for years, and Vincent apologizes and promises that he will keep his mouth shut about this matter, but the awkwardness between them is apparent to everyone in the vacation house – including their wives.
Meanwhile, Antoine(Laurent Lafitte) has been struggling with his recent separation with his longtime girlfriend Juliette(Anne Marivin). While he still has feelings toward her, she sends a text message to him for some reason, and he does not know how to respond to that. That results in an amusing scene in which he keeps seeking advices from his friends, and then we get a hilarious moment when he gets distracted by his girlfriend's subsequent response in the middle of his boat driving lesson.
In the case of Éric(Gilles Lellouche), he also comes to face a relationship problem of his own when his latest girlfriend Léa(Louise Monot) decides not to spend the vacation with him. He has been rather careless about his women while getting all the fun and pleasure from them, but now he belatedly realizes how much he loves and needs Léa, and he wonders whether he can get the second chance if he tries.
Like Éric, Marie(Marion Cotillard) has been living her life freely as she wanted, but there is something empty growing inside her, and she does not feel good about that. When her latest boyfriend comes to the vacation house later, it becomes clear that their relationship is approaching to the end, and she already feels hurt even before he suggests that they should end their relationship for each other.
There are many other small and big happenings in the movie as they continue to spend their summer days, and the director/writer Guillaume Canet, who previously made compelling thriller film "Tell No One"(2006), leisurely moves between comedy and drama as maintaining the unhurried pace of his film. While it takes some time for us to get used to its slow rhythm, the interactions between its well-rounded characters are interesting to watch, and a number of familiar pop songs on the soundtrack are effectively used along with those sunny beach scenes in the film.
The cast assembled for the film gives a solid ensemble performance. While relatively more notable performers like Marion Cotillard and Jean Dujardin surely draw our attention from the start, they and the other actors including François Cluzet, Gilles Lellouche, Benoît Magimel, Pascale Arbillot, Laurent Lafitte, Pascale Arbillot, and Joël Dupuch comfortably hang around together in their natural presence, and we can instantly believe that their characters have known each other for many years. Cluzet, who has always been noticed for his resemblance to Dustin Hoffman by me and others, is particularly good when his character regretfully comes to see how much he behaves like a jerk in front of others at one point, and Joël Dupuch, who plays a local oyster farmer who has known Max and his friends, has a crucial moment as a truth teller who pointedly reminds other characters of what they have been overlooking.
Since its release, "Little White Lies" has been compared to "The Big Chill"(1983), which has been the prime example for many movies wherein characters happen to gather together and then examine their relationships and lives through their interactions. The movie has enough amount of good moments to distinguish itself, and, though it feels a little too long at times(its running time is more than 2.5 hours), the chemistry among its cast members constantly holds our attention, and it steadily moves along with them until it eventually arrives at the ending which may initially feel contrived but is appropriate for what has been silently built up along its plot. It takes its time for letting us to know and understand its characters more than before, and we can all agree that the movie earns that kind of ending.
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Оджибве, иначе — оджибва или чиппева (самоназвание — анишинаабе) — индейский народ алгонкинской языковой семьи. Расселён в резервациях в США, в штатах Мичиган, Висконсин, Миннесота, Северная Дакота, Монтана и в Канаде, в провинциях Онтарио, Манитоба, Саскачеван, Альберта и Британская Колумбия. Численность — около 360 тыс. чел.: свыше 205 тыс. чел. в Канаде, свыше 150 тыс. — в США. Религии — протестантизм, католицизм и традиционные культы. Один из самых крупных индейских народов в Северной Америке, по численности примерно равен кри и уступает чероки и навахо.

Язык — оджибве.

Оджибве (чиппева) являются «старшим братом» или «хранителями веры» в существующем с XVIII века союзе индейских племён, известном как «Совет трёх огней», куда наряду с ними входят оттава и потаватоми.

Популярный в СССР и России англоканадский писатель и публицист Серая Сова (Арчибальд Стэнсфелд Билэйни), выдававший себя за «чистокровного индейца», в течение 7 лет (1907—1915) прожил по соседству с оджибве, служа лесником в провинции Онтарио. Материальная и духовная культура этого народа, в той или иной степени отразилась в его книгах «Люди последней границы» (1931), «Саджо и её бобры» (1935), «Рассказы опустевшей хижины» (1936) и др.

Известный борец за права индейцев Леонард Пелтиер, проведший большую часть своей жизни (до ареста и заключения) среди племени сиу, из которого происходила его мать, является оджибве по своему отцу.

Язык

Язык оджибве относится к алгонкинской языковой семье. Родственными ему являются языки черноногих и шайеннов. Название сото использовалось французами, оджибве его называют в Канаде, тогда как в США используют название чиппева. Этнонимы «чиппева» и «оджибве» происходят от одного слова с разным произношением, что значит «сморщенные». Самоназвание этого народа — анишшинапе. Слово получило целый ряд упрощений в разных языках, поэтому, например, в украинских источниках можно встретить названия анишинабек, анишшинапе, анишнинаабе.

Язык оджибве использовался на северо-востоке Америки как межплеменной язык торговли, поскольку оджибве вели интенсивную торговлю с французами в течение длительного времени. Оджибве подарили мировой культуре большое количество заимствований из их языка (слова «вигвам», «тотем» и др.).

В 1855 году Г. У. Лонгфелло написал «Песнь о Гайавате», используя мифы, топонимы и оригинальные слова народа оджибве. Как и во всех произведениях европейцев об индейцах, в нём есть ошибки. Например, имя героя должно было быть Нанабожо, потому как Гайавата — имя из языка ирокезов.

Этнический состав

Оджибве делятся на северных (5 общин), северо-западных (12 общин), восточных (18 общин в Канаде, в том числе 5 общин миссиссога, и 1 в США), юго-западных (15 общин в США), оджибве реки Северн (оджи-кри — восточных (14 общин) и западных (5 общин)), оджибве северного приозёрья (края к северу от озера Верхнего) (15 общин в Канаде и 1 в США) и сото (собственно сото (36 общин в Канаде и 2 в США) и сото провинции Онтарио (23 общины в Канаде и 1 в США)), а также оджибве, говорящие на западном диалекте языка алгонкин (6 общин), и оджибве говорящие на диалекте одава (оттава) (11 общин); кроме того, в Канаде имеется ещё 7 общин одава (оттава) со смешанным населением, состоящим из одава и оджибве, а также потаватоми.

История народа оджибве

До прихода европейцев на континент оджибве передавали свою историю из поколения в поколение преимущественно устно. Есть неподтверждённая информация, что существуют тайные берестяные записи, которые делались шаманами для заметок своих знаний. Из мифических историй известно, что оджибве пришли с острова Черепахи. Их путешествие было вызвано появлением семи демиургов, которые приказали племени двигаться на запад вдоль реки Св. Лаврентия до реки Оттава и далее до Великих Озер. Поскольку оджибве ведут оседлый образ жизни, дорогой они делали остановки, пока не разделились на многочисленные группы, которые затем европейцы примут за отдельные племена. Одна из них пересекла Большие Прерии и дошла почти до Тихого океана. Во время миграции оджибве вытеснили враждебные племена с их территорий. Ко времени прибытия европейцев оджибве находились в давнем союзе с племенами оттава и потаватоми, который назывался Советом Трёх Огней и который воевал против Конфедерации ирокезов и сиу. После своих завоеваний они контролировали наибольшую территорию и, очевидно, были одним из самых сильных индейских народов Северной Америки. Поскольку их территория находилась к северу от основного потока поселенцев, а их земля была малопригодна для земледелия, оджибве долгое время почти никто не беспокоил. Они самостоятельно вели войны по захвату новых территорий.

Французы, прибывшие в Канаду, использовали оджибве как своих союзников в войнах. Они вели интенсивную торговлю с племенем оттава, которые были в союзе с оджибве, а затем и с ними самими, что обеспечило индейцев огнестрельным оружием. Благодаря ружьям оджибве окончательно изгнали сиу (в частности, племя дакота) со своих территорий в прерии, хотя отдельные стычки с дакота происходили ещё долго.

Правительство США пыталось переселить оджибве с их земель, что привело к ряду вооружённых конфликтов. Затем правительства США и Канады подписывали договоры с индейцами, в которых они передавали им землю; примером такого договора может быть Ниагарское соглашение 1764 года. Оджибве подписали наибольшее количество таких договоров по сравнению со всеми другими коренными народами Америки. Однако эти договоры имели сомнительную ценность из-за разницы в мировоззрении: для европейцев земля была товаром, который можно было легко купить и продать по определённой цене на неё, а для оджибве земля не могла принадлежать никому — её можно было только использовать наряду с огнём, воздухом и водой. Современный анализ этих договоров с учётом мировоззрения оджибве показывает совершенно иной смысл обязанностей сторон. Время от времени народ оджибве выступал в совместных индейских восстаниях против американцев и британцев.

Хозяйство и культура

По типу культуры оджибве относятся к индейцам Субарктики и Северо-Востока Северной Америки. Основные традиционные занятия — охота, рыболовство, собирательство (сезонный сбор дикого риса и кленового сока). В XVII веке торговали пушниной с европейцами.

Оджибве проживают группами по 20-50 человек (ко времени встречи с европейцами —  в английской традиции называющихся бэндами (bands). Большинство представителей, за исключением той части, которая ушла в прерии, жило оседлой жизнью. Занимались рыболовством, охотой, выращиванием кукурузы и овощей, сбором дикого риса, который играет важную роль в их мифологии. Типовое жилье оджибве — вигвамы (wiigiwaam) различных конструкций. Летом проходят основные праздники: джинготамог (jiingotamog) для общения с духами и ниимиьидимаа (niimi'idimaa) для социальной коммуникации. Последний праздник является аналогом праздника пау-вау, который празднуется другими индейцами.

Оджибве хоронят своих умерших в погребальных курганах. На каждом из них строится духовный домик (jiibegamig). Вместо надписи на могилах рисуют тотемный знак человека, который там похоронен. Могилы оджибве время от времени грабили, что привело к появлению специальной полиции по охране курганов.

В настоящее время заняты фермерством, работают по найму на лесозаготовках, на рудниках, в сфере обслуживания, переселяются в города. Больше всего традиционные занятия сохраняются у юго-западных оджибве, оджи-кри, северных и северо-западных оджибве.

Социальная организация
Группа семей в 20-50 человек возглавляется вождём. Брак — патрилокальный. Сейчас появляется неолокальный брак. За невесту полагается отработка. Прежде было деление на патрилинейные тотемические роды, были полигиния, сорорат, левират, кросскузенные браки. Сейчас в городах сохраняется обычай взаимопомощи.

В настоящее время существует объединённое Миннесотское племя чиппева с выборным советом (6 общин с населением около 45 тысяч человек), которое входит в Межплеменной совет Великих озёр.

Традиционные культы и верования
У оджибве распространены тотемизм, охотничьи культы, культы духов-покровителей. Верховное божество — Гитчи-Маниту (Киччи-Манито). Культурные герои — Нанабожо («Кролик»), каннибал Вендиго. Существуют знахарские общества, такие как мидевивин.

По легендам, когда оджибве жили на острове Черепахи, к ним с моря поднялись семь сверкающих ракушек миигис. Одна из них была очень сильная и смертельная для людей, поэтому она погрузилась обратно под воду. Шесть ракушек, которые остались, основали тотемы (слово, от которого происходит современный термин «тотемизм»). Это были «Быкоголов» (Wawaazisii), «Эхороб» (Baswenaazhi), «Утка-Шилохвостка» (Aan'aawenh), «Медведь» (Nooke) и «Хвост лося» (Moozwaanowe). Если бы седьмая раковина осталась, она должна была бы учредить тотем Громовой птицы. Они направили народ в путешествие на запад. Любопытно, что эти демиурги появлялись потом всё время в снах и медитациях шаманов оджибве. В одном из таких видений раковина сообщила, что чем дальше на запад они пройдут, тем дольше они смогут следовать традициям, поскольку с востока идут новые люди, которые поселятся здесь. Это видение могло быть пророчеством прихода европейцев. В устном бытовании существуют несколько эпических комплексов, в которых рассказывается об изобретении различных ремёсел, табака и других полезных для народа вещей. Самые известные из них — о каннибале Вендиго и о трикстере Нанабожо («Кролике»).

Развиты народные танцы, ремёсла, искусство. Существуют мифы и легенды.

Мидевивин
Мидевивин — организация шаманов оджибве. По легенде, верховный бог Маниту послал своего гонца к народу оджибве, чтобы научить их лечиться от болезней. Он выбрал одного человека и передал ему знания, которые тот передавал дальше. Впоследствии была основана организация шаманов, сохранивших тайные знания. При поступлении кандидата в Мидевивин символически убивали его раковину и воскрешали уже в статусе другого человека. Мидевивин имеет ступенчатую структуру. Например, шаман первой ступени имел право носить линию на лице и обслуживать погребальные процессии. Шаман третьей ступени, называвшейся Сообществом Восходящего Солнца, обладал силами стихий и разрисовывал верх лица зелёным, а низ — красным. На этом уровне он становился полноценным шаманом. Есть свидетельства о шести уровнях организации. Для перехода от одной ступени к другой происходят сложные обряды инициации. Кроме лечебных функций, шаманы также были основными пропагандистами верного пути жизни, комплекса религиозных и этических правил оджибве. Они понимали, что здоровье человека зависит не от лекарств, а от образа жизни. Они пропагандировали благодарить Маниту за всё, быть честными, дружными, храбрыми, сдержанными и добрыми.

При церемонии Мидевивин используются  (Wiigwaasabak) со сложными геометрическими узорами и формами под названием mide-wiigwaas.

Клановая система
В оджибве понятие семьи гораздо шире этого понятия у европейских народов. Это прослеживается в языке: например, для братьев и двоюродных братьев в языке оджибве существует одно название. Для оджибве родными считаются все предки и все рождённые в племени. Эту общность мёртвых, живых и нерождённых называют словом aanikoobijigan.

Народ оджибве делится на тотемные группы, названные по именам тотемных животных. Это Wawaazisii («Быкоголов»), Baswenaazhi («Журавль»), Aan'aawenh («Утка-шилохвостка»), Nooke («Медведь») и Moozwaanowe («Хвост лося»). Медведи — самый многочисленный клан, который делится на подкланы по названию части медведя — Голова, Ребра или Лапа. При встрече оджибве говорят «Aaniin odoodemaayan?», что означает: «Какой у тебя тотем?» Это позволяет сразу определить родственные и иные связи между собой. Сейчас приветствие сократилось до «Aaniin!».

Известные представители
 Гэвин Маклауд (американский актёр) — оджибве по отцу.
 Леонард Пелтиер — активист движения американских индейцев, заключённый. Осуждён за убийстве двух агентов ФБР в 1975 году.
 Эдмония Льюис (скульптор) — оджибве по матери.
 Жан Батист Уилки (лидер метисов) — оджибве по матери.
 Крис Саймон (хоккеист) — оджибве по отцу.
 Аррон Эшем (хоккеист).
 Джон Смит (долгожитель).
 Бэнкс, Деннис — основатель Движения американских индейцев в 1968 году.
 Беллекорт, Клайд — основатель Движения американских индейцев в 1968 году.
 Беллекорт, Вернон — активист Движения американских индейцев.
 Фрэнсис Пегамагабо — канадский военный и политический деятель, самый успешный снайпер Первой мировой войны (378 убитых).

Примечания

Литература
 Серая Сова (Вэша Куоннезин). Рассказы опустевшей хижины / Пер. с англ. А. Макаровой. — М.: Молодая гвардия, 1974. — 160 с. — Серия «Бригантина».
 Серая Сова (Вэша Куоннезин). Саджо и её бобры/ Пер. с англ. А. Макаровой. — М.: Детская литература, 1984. — 160 с.: ил.
 Теннер Джон. Тридцать лет среди индейцев / Пер. Ю. Я. Ретеюма. — М.: Издательство иностранной литературы, 1963. — 360 с.: ил.
 Роджер Шпильман «Ты такая толстая»
 Энциклопедия «Народы и религии мира», М.-1998.
 Упоминаются Львом Лосевым в стихотворении 1996 года:
И когда кулаком стучат ко мне в двери,
когда орут: у ворот сарматы!
оджибуэи! лезгины! гои!
говорю: оставьте меня в покое.

Ссылки

 История оджибве, Ли Салцмэн; перевод С. Педченко
 Ojibwe History by Lee Sultzman
 Анишинабэк  / сайт «Остров Черепахи»
 Договор между индейцами Оттава, Чиппева, Виандот и Потаватоми  / Mировая цифровая библиотека
 Ojibwe History / Indian Country Wisconsin, Milwaukee Public Museum

Оджибве
Индейцы Висконсина
Индейцы Миннесоты
Алгонкинские племена
Индейцы Мичигана

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