One of the frequently discussed issues in the Nahj al-balaghah is that of government and justice. To anyone who goes through the book, it is evident to what extent 'Ali ('a) is sensitive to the issues related to government and justice. He considers them to be of paramount importance. For those who lack an understanding of Islam but have knowledge of the teachings of other religions, it is astonishing why a religious personage should devote himself to this sort of problems. Don't such problems relate to the world and worldly life'! Shouldn't a sage keep aloof from the matters of the world and society? They wonder.
In this verse, establishment of justice has been declared as being the objective of the mission of all the prophets. The sanctity of justice is so stressed that it is considered the aim of all prophetic missions. Hence, how were it possible that someone like 'Ali ('a), whose duty was to expound the teachings of the Quran and explain the doctrines and laws of Islam, might have ignored this issue or, at least, accorded it a secondary importance?
Those who neglect these issues in their teachings, or imagine that these problems are only of marginal significance and that the central issues are those of ritual purity and impurity (taharah and najasah), it is essential that they should re-examine their own beliefs and views.
Is there any other issue in Islam to which this much importance was attached? What other issue is of such significance that if not communicated to the people should amount to the failure of the prophetic mission itself?
There is a hadith, according to which the Prophet ('s) said: "If (as few as) three persons go on a journey, they must appoint one out of themselves as their leader." From this one may infer to what extent the Prophet regarded as harmful the disorder and absence of an authority that could resolve social conflicts and serve as a unifying bond among individuals.
The Nahj al-balaghah deals with numerous problems concerning the State and social justice, a few of which, God willing, we shall discuss here.
'Ali ('a), like other godly men and spiritual leaders, despises temporal power and political office for being lowly and degrading when an instrument of gratification of lust for power and political ambition. He looks down upon it with extreme contempt when it is desired as an end-in-itself and aspired as an ideal of life. He considers such kind of power to be devoid of any value and considers it to be more detestable than 'a pig's bone in a leper's hand.' But the same power and leadership if used as a means for the establishment and execution of social justice and service to society is regarded by him as a thing of paramount sanctity, for which he is willing to fight any opportunist and political adventurer seeking to grab power and illegitimate wealth. In its defence, he does not hesitate to draw his sword against plunderers and usurpers.
The first consequence of the sacred teachings of Islam was the influence exercised on the minds and ideas of its adherents. Not only did Islam introduce new teachings regarding the world, man, and his society, but also changed the ways of thinking. The importance of the latter achievement is not less than the former.
Every teacher imparts new knowledge to his pupils and every school of thought furnishes new information to its adherents. But the teachers and schools of thought who furnish their followers with a new logic and revolutionize their ways of thinking altogether, are few.
But how do the ways of thinking change and one logic replaces another? This requires some elucidation.
Man by virtue of being a rational creature thinks rationally on scientific and social issues. His arguments, intentionally or unintentionally, are based on certain principles and axioms. All his conclusions are drawn and judgements are based on them. The difference in ways of thinking originates precisely in these first principles or axioms, used as the ground of inferences and conclusions. Here it is crucial what premises and axioms form the foundation for inference, and here lies the cause of all disparity in inferences and conclusions. In every age there is a close similarity between the ways of thinking of those familiar with the intellectual spirit of the age on scientific issues. However, the difference is conspicuous between the intellectual spirits of different ages. But in regard to social problems, such a similarity and consensus is not found even among persons who are contemporaries. There is a secret behind this, to expound which would take us outside the scope of the present discussion.
Man, in his confrontation with social and moral problems, is inevitably led to adopt some sort of value-orientation. In his estimations he arrives at a certain hierarchy of values in which he arranges all the issues. This order or hierarchy of values plays a significant role in the adoption of the kind of basic premises and axioms he utilizes. It makes him think differently from others who have differently evaluated the issues and have arrived at a different hierarchy of values. This is what leads to disparity among ways of thinking. Take for example the question of feminine chastity, which is a matter of social significance. Do all people prescribe a similar system of evaluation with regard to this issue? Certainly not. There is a great amount of disparity between views. For some its significance is near zero and it plays no part in their thinking. For some the matter is of utmost value. Such persons regard life as worthless in an environment where feminine chastity is regarded as unimportant.
Here the question is about two human qualities. Man has always detested oppression and injustice and has also held in high regard acts of kindliness and benevolence performed without the hope of reward or return. Apparently the answer to the above question seems both obvious and easy: generosity is superior to justice, for what is justice except observance of the rights of others and avoiding violating them; but a generous man willingly foregoes his own right in favour of another person. The just man does not transgress the rights of others or he safeguards their rights from being violated. But the generous man sacrifices his own right for another's sake. Therefore, generosity must be superior to justice.
Justice puts things in their proper place and generosity diverts them from their (natural) direction.
For, the meaning of justice is that the natural deservedness of everybody must be taken into consideration; everyone should be given his due according to his work, ability and qualifications. Society is comparable to a machine whose every part has a proper place and function.
It is true that generosity is a quality of great worth from the point of view that the generous man donates to another what legitimately belongs to himself, but we must note that it is an unnatural occurrence. It may be compared to a body one of whose organs is malfunctioning, and its other healthy organs and members temporarily redirect their activity to the recovery of the suffering organ. From the point of view of society, it would be far more preferable if the society did not possess such sick members at all, so that the healthy organs and members may completely devote their activities and energies to the general growth and perfection of society, instead of being absorbed with helping and assisting of some particular member.
Justice is the general caretaker, whereas generosity is a particular reliever.
Consequently, justice is the nobler of the two and possesses the greater merit. This way of thinking about man and human problems is one based on a specific value system rooted in the idea of the fundamental importance of society. In this system of values, social principles and criteria precede the norms of individual morality. The former is a principle, whereas the latter is only a ramification. The former is a trunk, while the latter is a branch of it. The former is the foundation of the structure, whereas the latter is an embellishment.
From 'Ali's viewpoint, it is the principle of justice that is of crucial significance in preserving the balance of society, and winning goodwill of the public. Its practice can ensure the health of society and bring peace to its soul. Oppression, injustice and discrimination cannot bring peace and happiness-even to the tyrant or the one in whose interest the injustice is perpetrated. Justice is like a public highway which has room for all and through which everyone may pass without impediment. But injustice and oppression constitute a blind alley which does not lead even the oppressor to his desired destination.
A long standing right does not become invalid!
Justice, according to this conception, is a barrier and limit to be observed, respected, and believed in by every person. All should be content to remain within its limits. But if its limits are broken and violated, and the belief in it and respect for it are lost, human greed and lust, being insatiable by nature, would not stop at any limit; the further man advances on this interminable journey of greed and lust, the greater becomes his dissatisfaction.
'Ali ('a) regards justice to be a duty and a Divine trust; rather, to him it is a Divine sanctity. He does not expect a Muslim who is aware and informed about the teachings of Islam to be an idle spectator at the scenes of injustice and discrimination.
Favouritism, nepotism, partiality and shutting up of mouths by big morsels, have always been the essential tools of politicians. Now a man had assumed power and captained the ship of the caliphate who profoundly detested these things. In fact his main objective was to struggle and fight against this kind of politics. Naturally, with the very inception of 'Ali's reign, the politicians with their hopes and expectations were disappointed. Their disappointment soon grew into subversive conspiracies against 'Ali's government, creating for him many a headache. Well-meaning friends, with sincere goodwill, advised 'Ali ('a) to adopt greater flexibility in his policies for the sake of higher interests. Their advice was: "Extricate yourself from the ruses of these demagogues, as is said, 'sewing the dog's mouth with a big morsel'. These are influential persons, some of whom are from the elite of the early days of Islam. Presently, your real enemy is Mu'awiyah, who is in control of a rich and fertile province like Syria. The wisdom lies in setting aside, for the time being, the matter of equality and justice. What harm there is in it?"
This is an example of how highly 'Ali valued justice and what status it held in his opinion.
The needs of a human being are not summarized in the phrase 'food, clothing, and housing.' It may be possible to keep an animal happy by satisfying all its bodily needs; but in the case of man, spiritual and psychological factors are as important as the physical ones. Different governments following a similar course in providing for the material welfare of the public might achieve differing results, because one of them fulfils the psychological needs of society while the other doesn't.
One of the pivotal factors which contribute to the securing of the goodwill of the masses is the way a government views them, if it regards them as its slaves or as its masters and guardians, if it considers the people as possessing legitimate rights and itself only as their trustee, agent, and representative. In the first case, whatever service a government may perform for the people is not more than a kind of the master's care of his beast. In the second case, every service performed is equivalent to discharging of duty by a right trustee. A State's acknowledgement of the authentic rights of the people and avoidance of any kind of action that implies negation of their right of sovereignty, are the primary conditions for securing their confidence and goodwill.
At the dawn of the modern age there was a movement against religion in Europe, which also affected more or less other regions outside the Christendom. This movement was inclined towards materialism. When we examine the causes and roots of this movement, we discover that one of them was the inadequacy of the teachings of the Church from the viewpoint of political rights.The Church authorities, and some European philosophers, developed an artificial relationship and association between belief in God on the one hand and stripping the people of their political rights by despotic regimes on the other.
Naturally, this led to the assumption of some necessary relation between democracy on the one hand and atheism on the other. It came to be believed that either we should choose the belief in God and accept the right of sovereignty bestowed by Him upon certain individuals who have otherwise no superiority over others, or deny the existence of God so as to establish our right as masters of our own political destinies. From the point of view of religious psychology, one of the causes of the decline of the influence of religion was the contradiction between religion and a natural social need, contrived by religious authorities, especially at a time when that need expressed itself strongly at the level of public consciousness. Right at a time when despotism and repression had reached their peak in European political life and the people were thirstily cherishing the ideas of liberty and people's sovereignty, the Church and its supporters made an assertion that the people had only duties and responsibilities towards the State and had no rights. This was sufficient to turn the lovers of liberty and democracy against religion and God in general and the Church in particular.
We are told by Philo, the Emperor Caligula argued, concluding, reasonably enough on this same analogy, that kings were gods or alternately that the people were animals.
As can be noticed, in this philosophy the responsibility to God is assumed to negate the responsibility toward the people. Acknowledgement of duty to God is considered sufficient in order that the people may have no rights. Justice, here, is what the sovereign does and oppression and injustice have no meaning. In other words, duty to (God is assumed to annul the duty to man, and the right of God to override the rights of men. Indubitably, Hobbes, though apparently a free thinker independent of the ideology of the Church, had ecclesiastical ideas not penetrated into his mind, would not have developed such a theory. Precisely that which is totally absent from such philosophies is the idea that faith and belief in God should be considered conducive to establishment of justice and realization of human rights. The truth is that, firstly, the belief in God is the foundation of the idea of justice and inalienable human rights; it is only through acceptance of the existence of God that it is possible to affirm innate human rights and uphold true justice as two realities independent of any premise and convention; secondly, it is the best guarantee for their execution in practice.
Allah has, by encharging me with your affairs, given me a right over you and awarded you a similar right over me. The issue of rights, as a subject of discourse, is inexhaustible, but is the most restricted of things when it comes to practice. A right does not accrue in favour of any person unless it accrues against him also, and it does not accrue against him unless that it also accrues in his favour.
As can be noticed from the above passage, God is central to 'Ali's statement about justice, rights, and duties. But 'Ali's stand is opposed to the aforementioned view according to which God has bestowed rights on only a handful of individuals solely responsible to Him, and has deprived the rest of people of these rights, making them responsible not only to Him but also to those who have been granted by Him the unlimited privilege to rule others. As a result, the ideas of justice and injustice in regard to the relationship between the ruler and the ruled become meaningless.
No individual, however eminent and high his station in religion, is not above needing cooperation of the people in discharging his obligations and the responsibilities placed upon him by God. Again, no man, however humble and insignificant in the eyes of others, is not too low to be ignored for the purpose of his cooperation and providing assistance.
Do not address me in the manner despots are addressed [i.e. Do not address me by titles that are used to flatter despots and tyrants]. In your attitude towards me do not entertain the kind of considerations that are adopted in the presence of unpredictable tyrants. Do not treat me with affected and obsequious manners. Do not imagine that your candour would displease me or that I expect you to treat me with veneration. One who finds it disagreeable to face truth and just criticism, would find it more detestable to act upon them. Therefore, do not deny me a word of truth or a just advice.
In the last chapter, we said that a dangerous and misleading view became current in the thought of some modern European thinkers interlinking in an unnatural fashion the belief in God on the one hand and negation of peoples rights on the other. This correlation played a significant role in inducing a group to incline towards materialism. Duty and responsibility to God was assumed to necessarily negate the duty and responsibility to the people. Divine obligations completely displaced human obligations. The belief and faith in God (Who, according to the Islamic teachings, created the universe on the principles of truth and justice) was considered to conflict with and contradict the belief in innate and natural human rights, instead of being regarded as their basis. Naturally, belief in the right of people's sovereignty was equated with atheism.
It's not the sheep who are to serve the shepherd, But it is the shepherd who is for their service.
The word ra'iyyah (lit. herd), despite that it gradually acquired an abominable meaning in the Persian language, has an original meaning which is essentially good and humanitarian. The word ra'i for the ruler and ra'iyyah for the masses first appears in the speech of the Prophet ('s) and is literally used thereafter by 'Ali ('a).
This word is derived from the root ra'a, which carries the sense of 'protection' and 'safeguarding'. The word ra'iyyah is applied to the people for the reason that the ruler is responsible for protecting their lives, property, rights, and liberties.
There are several opinions regarding the meaning of this verse; firstly, that it is about trusts in general, including the Divine and the non Divine, the material and the non-material trusts; secondly, that it is addressed to the rulers, and that God, by making the returning of the trusts an obligation, is commanding them to observe the rights of the people.
According to this verse the people are bound to obey the commands of God, His Messenger and those in authority (wulat al-'amr). While the preceding verse mentions the rights of the people, this one reiterates the complementary rights of those in authority. It has been related from the Imams ('a) that 'one of these two verses is ours (i.e. it establishes our rights in relation to you), and the other is yours (i.e. it outlines your rights in relation to us)' ... Al-Imam al-Baqir ('a) said that the performanee of salat, zakat, sawm, and Hajj are some of the trusts (mentioned in 4:58). One of the trusts (amanat) is that the wulat al-'amr have been commanded to justly distribute the ghana'im, sadaqat, and whatever is a part of the rights of the people, among them.
It is incumbent on the imam to rule according to the decrees revealed by God, and to discharge the trusts that he has been charged with. When he does that, it is incumbent upon the people to pay attention to the Divine command (about obeying the wali al-'amr), to obey him and respond to his call.
As noticed earlier, the Holy Quran considers the ruler and the head of the State as a trustee and a guardian; it regards just government as a fulfillment of a trust entrusted to the ruler. The approach of the Imams('a), in particular that of Amir al-Mu'minin 'Ali ('a), corresponds with the view which can be inferred from the Holy Quran.
Awaken your heart to kindness and mercy for the people (ra'iyyah) and love and tenderness for them. Never, never act with them like a predatory beast which seeks to be satiated by devouring them, for the people fall into two categories: they are either your brethren in faith or your kindred in creation ... Do not ever say, 'I have been given authority' or 'My command should be obeyed.' Because it corrupts the heart, consumes one's faith, and invites calamities.
'Ali ('a) shows an amazing sensitivity to justice and compassion towards the people and a great respect for them and their rights, which, as reflected in his letters, is an exemplary and unique attitude towards this issue.
The passages quoted above are sufficient to throw light on 'Ali's attitude as a ruler toward the people under his rule.
 That is, in the absence of a righteous government, an unjust government, at least preserves law and order in society, which is, of course, better than chaos and rule of jungle.
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Ahhhh ... Monday Monday. Monday after freezing cold and ice Monday. March sure did come in like a lion, so I am holding onto hope that it will go out like a lamb. Tomorrow would be awesome.
But despite the freezing cold temps, I had a race this weekend! The Frostbite Five Miler in Ambler, PA. I've run this sucker a bunch and I like it because it's a true apples-to-apples comparison of performance since the course is the same. Only this year, I think it's an apples to oranges comparison with past races because coach had me do an 11 mile warm up. The big race (NJ State Marathon) is just 8 weeks away, so Saturday was just another long run day. Last year, I managed to break 40 minutes, which put my pace in the 7s, which thrilled me given how hilly it is, and I was hoping that this year I could do the same. That didn't happen, but I'm still pretty pleased with my performance.
Sure, I didn't break 40 (so close!) and I didn't beat or tie my time from last year, but even with 11 miles in the tank, I managed to beat my 2013 time. That's not bad at all. And in order to keep it simple, I just ran two loops of the race course and then tacked on an additional mile at the end. My running buddy Tina met me at 6:45 (the race started at 9:00), so we were able to run that course twice and had about 20 minutes before the gun went off. Perfect.
It was ZOMG freezing when we started running our 11 miles at 6:45. I think the temp was about 15 degrees. It was so cold that my water bottle (that I wore on my fuel belt) froze. Still, it was a lot of fun and it's always good to see the course conditions. I forgot just how hilly this course really is!
What's funny is if I look at my splits from this and last year, there is a definite pattern, which says a lot about the course!
Miles 1-2 are not bad. There are a few uphills, but there's a lot of down. I felt like I was flying down these hills. I looked at my times and was like yes - yes - yes hold on to this pace. You can do it (put your back into it).
Mile 3 is a doozie - it's very uphill and the hills are long and really tough. Mile 4 isn't easy either. A bit of a break but still more hills. You can see how even last year my time slowed on mile 3 and rebounded, but not as fast as the early miles, on mile 4. I knew when I saw those 8s that I was in trouble. Because Mile 5 is the hardest of all. I tried to push and make up some time, but I was just done. My legs would not go any faster.
The coolest thing about this race was that when I crossed the finish line, a woman in purple behind me came up to me, gave me a high five and then hugged me and said "THANK YOU! You paced me the entire race!" I had no clue. But damn ... that made me feel good. Who doesn't like to be a rabbit?
So, I'll consider this one a bit of an anomaly in terms of results. And I'll keep on keeping on with the training. I have to hope that when the weather turns, I'll feel better about running. Right now I feel a little off my game.
Just a head's up that there won't be a post on Wednesday. This weekend was cray. I have a bunch of half finished projects but had zero time (or inclination or motivation) to do them this weekend.
Nice job out there! 11 mile warm-up! Only an Iron-woman would do that before a 5 mile race.


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"The North Remembers" () é o primeiro episódio da segunda temporada da série de televisão Game of Thrones. Foi originalmente exibido pela HBO nos EUA, no dia 1 de Abril de 2012 e teve a duração de 53 minutos.
O episódio foi escrito pelos criadores e produtores executivos da série, David Benioff e D. B. Weiss, e dirigido pelo coprodutor executivo Alan Taylor.

O episódio tem como ponto de partida as personagens da primeira temporada, fazendo um resumo das suas histórias, em que a maioria dos protagonistas se encontra espalhada pelos Sete Reinos, depois dos eventos dramáticos da temporada anterior. O episódio também introduz novas personagens em Pedra do Dragão, onde o irmão do falecido rei Robert Baratheon, Stannis, surge como mais um candidato ao Trono de Ferro.

Enredo

Em Pedra do Dragão
O irmão mais velho de Robert Baratheon, Stannis Baratheon, faz-se anunciar como o legítimo herdeiro ao Trono de Ferro. A partir da sua corte instalada na ilha de Pedra do Dragão, ele envia um carta a todos os senhores dos Sete Reinos, onde afirma que Joffrey, Tommen e Myrcella não são de facto filhos de Robert, mas sim o resultado do incesto entre Cersei Lannister e o seu irmão gémeo, Jaime. Stannis recusa fazer alianças com qualquer um dos outros candidatos (incluindo o seu irmão mais novo, Renly), a pedido do seu conselheiro Davos Seaworth, já que eles são usurpadores sem qualquer legitimidade; Stannis insiste que todos aqueles que não lhe prestarem vassalagem serão destruídos.

O Meister de Stannis, Cressen, mostra-se preocupado com as últimas resoluções de Stannis e, em especial, com a influência que a Sacerdotisa Vermelha Melisandre tem sobre ele. Sob a influência da Sacerdotisa Vermelha e do seu deus, O Senhor da Luz, Stannis acabou mesmo por se converter à nova religião e tendo, ainda por cima, queimado as estátuas dos Sete de Westeros. Disposto a sacrificar-se pelo bem de Stannis, Cressen deita veneno num copo de vinho e pede a Melisandre que beba dele, depois de ele mesmo o ter feito. Se por um lado ele morre quase de imediato, a sacerdotisa bebe até ao fim sem sofrer qualquer efeito.

Em Porto Real
Durante um série de combates realizados em honra do dia do nome do Rei Joffrey, Sansa Stark, agora cativa em Porto Real, consegue habilmente salvar a vida do cavaleiro bêbado, Sor Dontos, convencendo Joffrey a fazer dele um bobo em vez de o matar. As celebrações são interrompidas por Tyrion Lannister, que regressa à capital para desempenhar o papel de Mão do Rei em nome do seu pai, Tywin. Cersei fica furiosa com esta notícia, mas acaba por aceitar a situação na condição de o seu irmão agir apenas como conselheiro. Quando Tyrion descobre que Cersei permitiu que Arya Stark fugisse depois da morte do pai, ele despreza-a por ela ter perdido dois reféns valiosos, já que ele planeava trocá-los pelo irmão Jaime.

O Rei Joffrey discute com a mãe sobre a carta de Stannis. Imediatamente depois, a Patrulha da Cidade assassina todos os filhos ilegítimos de Robert Baratheon, ainda que não seja claro que deu a ordem. Gendry e Arya já se encontravam fora da cidade, mas ainda assim o seu mestre armeiro revela que eles se encontram na caravana que se dirige para a Muralha.

No acampamento Stark
O Rei Robb Stark visita Jaime Lannister, seu prisioneiro, informando-o que ele recebeu a carta de Stannis sobre o facto de os filhos Cersei serem de Jaime, e sobre as razões que levaram o seu irmão Bran a ficar aleijado e o seu pai a morrer. Robb também que lhe diz que pretende enviar o primo de Jaime, Sor Alton Lannister, também capturado pelo exército do Norte, com os seus termos de paz. As suas exigências incluem a libertação das suas duas irmãs, a devolução dos restos mortais de Eddard e da sua comitiva e ainda, o reconhecimento da independência do Norte.

Apesar de ter derrotado três vezes os Lannisters no campo de batalha, Robb percebe que não os pode derrotar sozinho. Como tal, concorda em enviar Theon Greyjoy ao pai, Balon, para convencê-lo a juntar-se a eles a sua frota de navios das Ilhas de Ferro. E, apesar do desejo da sua mãe, Catelyn, de voltar para Winterfell, para junto de Bran e Rickon, Robb pede-lhe que vá ter com a corte de Renly e negocie uma aliança. Catelyn também avisa o filho de que Balon Greyjoy não é de confiança e assegura-lhe que o pai estaria orgulhoso dele.

Em Winterfell
Bran Stark está a aprender as obrigações de Senhor de Winterfell, enquanto o seu irmão se encontra fora em guerra. Ele tem um sonho estranho, em que se vê da pele de Verão, o seu lobo gigante, correndo pela Matadelobos. Na manhºa seguinte, ele vai a Matadelobos com Osha, que tenta saber mais sobre os seus sonhos, mas Bran prefere ignorar as suas perguntas. Ambos observam o cometa que atravessa o céu. Bran comenta que todos os homens dizem ser um presságio de vitória na guerra, deste ou daquele lado, mas Osha insiste que aquele cometa significa apenas uma coisa: o retorno dos dragões.

Para Além da Muralha
A patrulha que saiu de Caste Negro chega à Fortaleza de Craster, um aglomerado a alguma distância da Muralha. Craster fornece-lhes informações sobre os Selvagens e o seu líder, Mance Ryder, o Rei-para-lá-da-Muralha, afirmando que Rayder está a reunir um exército nas montanhas e que pretende dirigir-se para Sul. O Senhor Comandante Jeor Mormont dá conselhos de liderança a Jon Snow (Kit Harington), face à repugnância de Jon devido ao facto de as filhas de Craster serem também suas mulheres.

Do outro lado do Mar Estreito
Com o que resta do khalasar de Drogo, Daenerys Targaryen atravessa o Deserto Vermelho na esperança de encontrar uma abrigo. A viagem é árdua, com os seus dragões recém-nascidos não dispostos a comer a carne que lhes é oferecida e com os cavalos a morrerem devido à exaustão. Por fim, Daenerys resolve enviar três dos seus companheiros com os cavalos que ainda restam, para que possam procurar algo em três direcções diferentes.

Produção

Roteiro
O episódio foi escrito pelo produtores executivos David Benioff e D. B. Weiss, baseado na obra original de George R. R. Martin. Como a segunda temporada cobre praticamente todos os acontecimentos de A Clash of Kings, o segundo livro da série, o primeiro episódio apresenta os primeiros capítulos, que incluem Prólogo, Sansa I, Tyrion I, Bran I, Catelyn I, Davos I, e a primeira parte de Daenerys I e de Jon III (capítulos 1, 3, 4, 5, 8, 11, 13 e 24). Dois capítulos iniciais do livro já tinham sido incluídos no final da primeira temporda e houve um avanço na história de Jon Snow.

Entre as principais diferenças entre a série e o livro estão a exclusão dos dois Walder Frey da narrativa de Bran (não foram feitos testes para os papéis), a ordem dos eventos em Pedra do Dragão (nos livros a morte do Meistre Cressen acontece antes da queima dos Sete) e o nome do primo Lannister (Cleos Frey mudou para Alton Lannister para evitar confusões devido a complexidade dos casamentos Lannister).

As principais cenas criadas para o episódio são a do confronto de Robb e Jaime na cela, o debate de Cersei e Mindinho sobre as raízes do poder e o desafio de Joffrey à mãe na sala do trono.

Selecção do elenco

O episódio introduz várias personagens importantes, nomeadamente Stannis Baratheon (Stephen Dillane), Sor Davos Seaworth (Liam Cunningham) e Melisandre (Carice van Houten). Os personagens apresentadas são Sor Dontos Hollard, Alton Lannister, Meister Cressen, Matthos Seaworth, Edd Doloroso, Craster e Gilly.

Dillane, Cunningham e van Houten entram para o elenco principal. John Bradley (Samwell Tarly), James Cosmo (Jeor Mormont), Jerome Flynn (Bronn), Conleth Hill (Varys) e Sibel Kekilli (Shae) também são colocados no elenco principal, depois de terem feito parte do elenco secundário na primeira temporada.

Peter Dinklage substitui Sean Bean como o primeiro a aparecer na sequência de abertura. Devido ao facto de a personagem de Bean ter sido morta no fim da temporada anterior, Dinklage brincou que desejava ser o crédito principal durante bastante tempo.

Filmagens

A produção continuou a usar os estúdios Paint Hall como local principal de filmagens e as paisagens da Irlanda do Norte como principal local das filmagens exteriores. A queima dos Sete foi filmada na Downhill Strand, onde a imprensa local fez eco da comoção que as filmagens causaram na pequena comunidade de Castlerock. A Forteleza de Craster foi construída na floresta em Clandeboye Estate.

Para os exteriores da capital Porto Real, os quais tinham sido filmados em Malta durante toda a primeira temporada, a produção usou desta vez a paisagem da cidade croata de Dubrovnik. Conhecida como A Pérola do Adriático, a cidade demonstrou ser uma óptima localização para representar Porto Real já que partilha muitas das característas da cidade ficcional: tem uma atmosfera medieval bem preservada, com muralhas altas e o mar no horizonte. Segundo David Benioff, produtor executivo da série, "No instante em que começamos a caminhar pelas muralhas da cidade soubemos que era aquilo. Leêm a descriação no livro e vêem a Dubrovnik e é assim que a cidade se parece. Tem um mar brilhante, sol e bela arquitectura"

A primeira cena do episódio, representando a celebração do dia do nome de Joffrey, foi filmada no Forte Lovrijenac de Dubrovnik (também conhecido por Fortaleza de São Lourenço). Mais tarde, o debate sobre a natureza do poder, entre Cersei e o Mindinho, também decorre numa das suas varandas, e na montagem final, na cena da morte dos bastardo, a Cidade Velha de Dubrovnik e as famosas muralhas podem ser claramente vistas.

Recepção

Audiência
A audiência do episódio durante a sua estreia nos EUA alcançou um novo recorde para a série, 3,858 milhões de telespectadores, com um share de 2.0 na classe etária mais importante, entre os 18 e os 49 anos. Tendo em conta as reprises que foram exibidas na mesma noite, o número de telespectadores chegou a um total de 6,3 milhões.

Ligações externas

Episódios de Game of Thrones
Episódios de 2012

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Kim - Please just say it all again! I have the very same difficulty and I have to believe that everyone's memory is as bad as mine so that we can keep saying the same things over ... and over... I'm with you on the urban farming too - at home I hadn't been the least bit interested in veg (for eating anyway) but suddenly, I must have beets. (etc.) Your pic of the unharvested cabbage is brilliant, btw. Love. Garden on - and blog on!
Kim, I was excited to (finally) read a new post from you. Please, please do blog more regularly, I would miss you.
I hope to also move (very slightly) away from ornamentals this year, and more to edibles, which are also ornamental. Hopefully, the tomatoes will be better this year!
While the blooms are scarce, your words and writings are always interesting and I look forward to reading more from you in this coming year. No pressure though. Life comes first.
I want cabbage! I love them. Starting with the Spring Fling visit to the Chicago Botanic Garden's kitchen garden, I've fallen in love with them. I keep seeing them as part of mixed borders. With that strong shape and good color, I'm not surprised you left it. I must try them this year, I do like sauerkraut.
Mr. McG's Daughter, I know... I like using cabbage, too. (Only I tend to like the slaw recipes instead of the krauts.) That's the only reason I'm a little bummed that it's still in my garden!
I know just what you mean about feeling blogging blahs and time pressure and... but I hope you find inspiration to write about your new focus on edible plants. I look forward to some new ideas about creative and beautiful combinations of edibles.
That is an awfully pretty cabbage bloom. I'm afraid that mine wouldn't look so pretty this time of year but it hasn't been that bad so far.
I love those abutilons. Mine are outdoors, of course, and all got freeze-bitten recently. So no blooms, but the leaves are still green at least.
I'm always excited to see a new post from you and often inspired by the photos of your garden. So post more often!!! I'm guilty this year of neglecting my garden and blogging as well. It was all the rain, it just threw me off and I never recovered. I've got to do something about getting excited for the coming gardening season.
I've been in a similar blog mode Kim. But I'm making an effort to shake off the past and refocus...there are probably many more of us!
I'm so glad to see the Abutilon is doing well for you!! I need to get another one this year. I've got a yellow one that I whacked back this fall and it's alive, but barely. I need to pay more attention to things, I think.
Love that Annie in Austin wisdom!


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42nd Street Soul Saving Station
Issue Date: November/December 2007
"We don`t have to 'go unto all the world.` The world comes to us," says 42nd Street Soul Saving Station Pastor Brian Kelly. God has given him and his church an amazing place to witness at one of the main crossroads of the world: the New York 42nd street, Times Square subway station by the number 7 train. The thousands of people per hour who use that station are greeted by a banner that asks: WHERE WILL YOU SPEND ETERNITY? They also cannot miss the 100 scripture signs along the wall and 4 tables of tracts in dozens of languages. They are able to browse until they find something that catches their interest.
Members of Kelly`s church, King James Bible Baptist, along with his wife, Rose, have staffed the outreach 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, since January 2007. They will go through 100,000 tracts in a couple of months. Over one million have been given out since the beginning, including 200,000 Chick tracts. Many KJV Bibles and New Testaments have also been distributed.
Many people will pause in their haste to catch the trains to scan the display. Kelly has file cards in front of some of the rack pockets stating the language in that pocket. Non-English speakers are delighted to find something in their native tongue and will read it avidly. Over 1000 tracts go out every day in languages other than English. For some, this is the first time they have heard the gospel. Kelly remembers one Finnish woman who broke into tears after reading the tract, Somebody Loves Me. Early in the morning, thousands of Mexican people come through, going to work. One whole rack is devoted to Spanish language tracts and it gets a lot of attention that time of day.
Many come back to ask questions about the Bible or tell them that they prayed the prayer in the tract. Every day someone is prayed with to accept Christ. Some days several will make a commitment to the Lord. Each tract has follow-up information on the back page with a phone number. Some call with questions and often are led to pray for salvation. They have found favor with the Transit Authority officials and police who see them as a quieting effect on the crowds.
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It is best to use raw honey if you have that available in your area. This remedy must be done on the onset of the migraine. It will help a full blown attack, but it is easier to get rid of in the beginning stages. Also, it is very important to avoid all triggers during this period. Nigella Sativa seeds are fairly inexpensive and can be obtained from many sources but many companies do not have the same quality.
If you buy the organic seeds that have not been prepared, you must heat them to get rid of the bitterness and the hotness. This is a very simple procedure, but you must take precautions and do a small amount at a time, till you understand the process completely. Take a small portion of the seeds and place them in a heavy bottom skillet. Turn the gas or electric burner on low and heat slightly, stirring constantly. You must keep tasting them until the hotness is gone. When the seeds are very bland, remove them from the stove. Be careful not to burn them as they do burn easily. After they have finished, place them in a coffee grinder or blender and mulch to a very fine powder. This powder can be put in honey at this time or in vegetarian capsules. Always use vegetarian capsules, as gelatin is made from pork.
To make the mixture with honey, fill the jar halfway up with honey and then begin adding small amount of the black seed mixture at a time. Keep stirring the honey and black seeds and add till the top is almost full. You want the mixture to be a very thick consistency. By the next day, the honey and black seed mixture will be thick, almost like candy - extremely delicious. You will have no problem eating your minimum of 2 teaspoons per day.
Note: Nigella Sativa is toxic in high doses, so moderation is the key here. Nigella Sativa will increase your energy and take away your fatigue. Never take the oil on a full stomach as it will cause you distress.


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Flo Rida weight, height and age. We know it all!
As you have guessed, Flo Rida is not the real name of the rapper, it is his stage moniker. In his real life Flo Rida is called Tramar Lacel Dillard. He is one son in the family. The fellow has 7 sisters.
Tramar was fond of music from the very childhood. In his teens he felt, he wanted to become a professional musician.
He joined the band "GroundHoggz". Soon he decided to make solo career and left the group. He released a single "Birthday" and it became extremely successful. Soon the rapper started to work on his debut album, named "Mail on Sunday". He decided not to perform under his real name and chose the moniker. He was from Florida and that's why he chose this nickname.
Now Flo Rida can boast with 5 studio albums and really great shape.
The rapper, who has towering height, is much muscled at the same time.
He has really great body and people, who come to his concerts, admire his six pack and big biceps.
Of course, his fans ask regularly about rapper's diet plan and workout routine. He is always ready to share it.
As for workout, Flo Rida as usual starts his day with jogging. Then he does strength workout – he lifts weights, does abs and arm exercises.
Some people notice, that Flo Rida legs look quite lean in comparison with his whole body. Probably, it happens, because he does a lot of biceps exercises, but forgets to train his legs too.
The rapper is physically beautiful, he looks very masculine and that's why he had a lot of girls-fans, who admire the star. Flo Rida was involved into numerous love affairs. Thus he was noticed to date Eva Marcille, Melissa Ford, Brenda Song and many others. But officially he is not married and has no children.
The rapper tries to care about his daily meals himself, but probably, he has no woman near, who could help him, that's why he eats not right. He likes Caesar salad, chicken and vegetables. The rapper drinks a lot of water. Due to that diet plan, Flo Rida looks perfect in his mature age.
Fans admire his great shape. They tell, he has ideal muscles and his muscled body is one of the reasons, why he is so popular.
Flo Rida is one of the most successful modern rappers, who has great body of an athlete.
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We departed at 8:00 am to finally pick up our third member, Haley. We picked her up at the hotel that she was staying at with her family. They were celebrating her brother's recent graduation and his pharmacy doctorate degree! Congrats to him!
We hopped into the MINI (after careful packing that even included bongos) and started our three person journey! The GPS gave us an 11 hour and 40 minute trip... Yikes.
I took the first 7 hours, but we stopped for coffee, pens, and food occasionally. Haley and Karen slept most of the way, but as I type this, I'm reminded of how much sleep they got that I missed out on. They're having a sing along party in the car, and I'm struggling to keep my eyes open.... Guess 6 hours of sleep really effect your enjoyment of Taylor Swift. Luckily, I'm not driving, so I can rest.
Almost 12 hours in a car gives you time to really take in life. I kept trying to figure out why exactly I'm on this trip.
Sure, I want pictures. Sure, I want to see America. But it's much more than that, of course. I'm excited to see how three individuals react to 100 hours and 24 days inside a little car. I'm excited to see how many hard surfaces my body can be okay with sleeping on. I'm excited for the challenges. I'm excited to see what I'm capable of and what I'm not. There are so many unfathomable challenges that I have yet to think about or experience. But this trip... I hope it can give me a better understanding of the world and the person I want to be.
Maybe I am not the type of person that enjoys Taylor Swift (at all), but I want to be the type of person that can listen to her on blast on the 10th hour of the day's drive while two energetic young women yell/sing along.
Happy Mother's Day to my mom, who lovingly let me go on this trip even though I didn't get to spend Mother's Day with her this year. Thanks for all you've done over the years. You didn't just do the usual stuff; you did it so well. Thanks for the hard lessons, the time out chair, the hugs, and for making sure I didn't grow up to be a villian (yet). Love you, Mom.


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Q: Marginal conditional mean of two dimensional Brownian motion, using more than one time point. EDIT: I found the error! I do not think this question is relevant for anyone, but I cannot find out how to delete it - please feel free to if you have the read this and have the option. I have indicated in the question where the error is.
Consider a standard two-dimensional Wiener process $(W^1,W^2)$, but with correlation $\rho$ between them. What I am trying to do is find the mean and variance for one of them at some deterministic time $T$, conditional on the other at both time $T$ and $T-1$. I get non-intuitive results and hoped you guys could help clairify. My standing theory is that I've made some mistake, but I can't find it.
We can derive that (this is standard/using independent increments)
$$\rho_{11} := Corr(W^1_T,W^1_{T-1}) = \sqrt{\frac{T-1}{T}}$$ and $$\rho_{21}:=Corr(W^2_T,W^1_{T-1}) = \rho \sqrt{\frac{T-1}{T}}.$$ Note the relation $\rho_{21}=\rho \cdot \rho_{11}$.
Now let us derive the conditional distribution of $W^2(T)$ using results from wikipedia.
Summing up we found
$$(W^2(T),W^1(T),W^1(T-1)) \sim N(0,\Sigma)$$
where
\begin{equation*}
\Sigma =
\begin{pmatrix}
1 &  \rho & \rho_{21}  \\
\rho  & 1 & \rho_{11} \\
\rho_{21}  & \rho_{11}  & 1  \\
\end{pmatrix}
\end{equation*}
as argued above.
 Then set
\begin{align*}
\Sigma_{11} = {} & 1  \\
\Sigma_{12} = {} &  (\rho_{RS} ,\rho_{SS}  ) \\
\Sigma_{21} = {} &  (\rho_{RS} , \rho_{SS}  )' \\
\Sigma_{22} = {} &
\begin{pmatrix}
1 & \rho   \\
\rho  & 1 \\
\end{pmatrix}
\end{align*}
The error is here! $\Sigma_{22}$ is not what it should be.
We get
\begin{equation*}
\det ( \Sigma_{22})  =  1- \rho^2
\end{equation*}
so
\begin{equation*}
\Sigma_{22}^{-1} =
\frac{1}{1-\rho^2}
\begin{pmatrix}
1 & -\rho \\
-\rho  & 1 \\
\end{pmatrix}
\end{equation*}
and using the observation $\rho_{21} = \rho  \cdot \rho_{11}$  we get
\begin{align*}
\Sigma_{12} \Sigma_{22}^{-1} ={} &  \frac{1}{1-\rho^2}   \bigl ( \rho_{21} -\rho \cdot \rho_{11},  \rho_{11} -\rho\cdot  \rho_{21} \bigr ) \\
             = {} & \frac{1}{1-\rho^2}    \bigl (  0, (1-\rho^2)   \rho_{11 } \bigr )  \\
              = {} &  \bigl (  0,    \rho_{11 } \bigr )
\end{align*}
and
\begin{align*}
 \Sigma_{12} \Sigma_{22}^{-1}  \Sigma_{21}= {} &  \frac{\rho_{21}}{1- \rho^2 } \cdot ( \rho_{21}- \rho \cdot \rho_{11}) + \frac{\rho_{11} }{1- \rho^2} \cdot (\rho_{11}  - \rho\cdot \rho_{21} ) \\
 = {} &  \frac{\rho_{11} }{1- \rho^2} \cdot ( (1-\rho^2) \rho_{11}  ) \\
 = {}  & \rho_{11}.
\end{align*}
This means that
$$E[W^2_T \lvert W^1_{T}=w_2, W^1(T-1) =w_1 ] = \rho_{11} w_1$$ and
$$Var(W^2_T \lvert W^1_{T}=w_2, W^1(T-1) =w_1 ) =  \rho_{11},$$ by the formula for finding the marginal distribution.
As mentioned I'm finding this result really strange, so, first of all: Are there anything wrong with the derivation?
If not, what is the intuition behind that all information from $W^1_T$ say seems to magically dissapear ? Even worse the parameter measuring correlation (which would be my guess would measure the information, were it $0$ I would say there were none) is not even in the formulas!

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Adidas executive sentenced to jail for bribing basketball players
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A former Adidas executive has been sentenced to nine months in prison for bribing young basketball players in a case illustrating the excesses of amateur sports in the US.
Jim Gatto, who was Adidas marketing director at the time, was convicted of making the payments to star high school basketball players in a bid to tie them to the sportswear company later in their careers.
The payments had three goals: first, to get them to go to a university sponsored by Adidas, second, to work with the company if they went pro and third, to sign with Christian Dawkins, an agent who collaborated with Gatto.
Evidence showed that the family of Dennis Smith Jr, who is now a point guard with the New York Knicks NBA team, received $40,000 through this process.Dawkins was sentenced to six months in prison, as was Merl Code, who was consulting for Adidas and took part in the scheme, according to prosecutors.A witness who testified during the trial of the three men said that Deandre Ayton—the first player selected in the 2018 NBA draft—would also have been a recipient of the scheme.The trial has shed light on the practices of high-level university sports, which generate billions of dollars each year but whose athletes are unpaid outside of college scholarships.
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Dew Abrams House at Eutaw, AL (built ca. 1832)
Antebellum | Eutaw in Greene County
Duncan Dew was a well-known planter and business man of Eutaw, AL. He came to Eutaw in 1822 and built this house about 1832. It is L-shaped and has elaborate interior wood trim. The house, at one time, had a two-story portico which was later exchanged for a porch with slender colonettes. That porch was replaced in the mid-1930's with the present pedimented portico using four octagonal columns removed from a house in Pickens County. Later, low wings were added to the sides of the house.
This home is located beside Mesopotamia Street on the northwest side of Eutaw approximately 0.7 mile from the downtown courthouse square (GPS coordinates 32.845486, -87.897801).
This is a private residence – drive by only.
Source: Walking and Driving Guide to Historic Eutaw, Alabama, prepared by the Greene County Historical Society
Tags: alabama, antebellum, eutaw, greene county
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I have always loved to cook. Way back in my junior high days, I was saving recipes from magazines, asking relatives for their own favorites, collecting cookbooks…and having fun in my mom's kitchen. There were some spectacular failures to be sure, and you know something is really bad when the dog won't touch it! But it has always been a wonderful creative outlet.
I'm of full Swedish heritage and my husband is half Norwegian, so throughout the decades with his family and mine, one social constant has been "coffee and something sweet." Stop by a grandma or aunt's house at any time of day, and a plate of assorted homemade cookies and a pot of coffee magically appears. Little did I know–until just this week–that there is a whole Scandinavian culture surrounding this, and it's called "fika." A coffee break, really, but it has more meaning, a deeper tradition than that.
Our daughter Emily is an amazing, talented cook, and she is currently fascinated with Scandinavian cooking. She and her husband are visiting us, and every night has been a Scandinavian culinary adventure. We feel very blessed!
Three nights ago she made silky chocolate kladd kaka, the next night was "Swedish Visiting Cake," so named because it could be made so quickly if one saw visitors on the doorstep. Both were incredible!
Last night was King Oscar's Success Cake: almond meringue layers separated with and also topped with custard, plus almonds and chocolate on top. Be still my heart!
Note: The Kladd Kaka (not shown–we devoured it too quickly!) took less than ten minutes to bake! She reduced the sugar by two Tbsp, and she left off the bread crumbs on the bottom of the pan. It was perfect! Just the right semi-sweetness to go perfectly with whipped cream. She made all of these in a springform pan.
Do you have favorite traditions or dishes from your own background? Other cuisines that you enjoy? I would love to hear about them!
Oh, your daughter's cake looks delicious, Roxanne! My family has West Virginia roots (yes, I've heard all of the jokes) and one of my favorite dishes was always my Mamaw's crispy fried chicken. It was the best!
Your daughter's cake looks delicious, Roxanne! All of my family is from West Virginia (yes, I've heard all of the jokes) and one of my favorite dishes was always my Mamaw's extra crispy fried chicken. Not the healthiest dish, but was it sure yummy!
That cake looks amazing! Will definitely be trying the Visiting Cake- what a great tradition. Lamingtons (bit stereotypical perhaps) are a favourite- especially filed with Nutella. My Mum and god mum make Peach Balls- round balls of sponge cake, dipped in a raspberry sauce then covered with coconut-you then cut them in half and spread raspberry jam in the middle, Basically a leamington but with raspberry sauce and jam instead-YUM!
Hi Wemble! I loved hearing about your own treats–they sound so yummy! !
Hi Roxanne. I am German and was born in Berlin. In Germany midmorning and in the afternoon one has Kaffee und Kuchen (coffee and cake or a coffee break). My mother was an excellent baker and cook. The family favorite for afternoon or Sunday Kaffee und Kucken is Bienenstich (Bee Sting Cake). Bienenstich is made of a sweet yeast dough with a baked-on topping of chopped almonds, butter, sugar, and almond extract. Often it is filled with a vanilla custard or buttercream. We do not fill ours, but a local bakery sells the filled Bienenstich by the piece. My topping is better than the bakery's, because I do not use slivered almonds I use a German nut grinder for my almonds. When having guests for Sunday Kaffee und Kuchen, it is served on fine china. Germans love to socialize and even have a special word "gemuetlichkeit" meaning a space of warmth, friendliness and good cheer or good food, good friends, and plenty of time to enjoy it. Difficult to explain with no English equivalent word.
Our favorite German dish is beef rouladen, a must have for birthdays, Easter, and Christmas. My beef rouladen (rolls) are filled with chopped onion, dill pickle and bacon. There are many variations on the filling – many German restaurants use a pickle spear or wrap the entire beef roll in bacon. My kids like mine the best because we are not fond of pickles and with the chopped filling the flavor permeates into my slow cooked rouladen.
Your rouladen sounds wonderful, too. I've never cooked German specialties, but we have the Amana Colonies close by, and the restaurants there serve German cuisine family style. I've enjoyed their Sauerbraten, Weiner Schnitzel and fried chicken, but I've never noticed rouladen on the menu. I'll be sure to check next time!
Being from South Africa originally we still enjoy many traditional dishes from there. One of my favourite sweet treats is "Koeksisters", it's basically a dough that you cut into strips, twist or plait together then fry in oil, then while still hot you place them in a sugar syrup. Delicious!
I'm half Italian and my grandfather shared with me his receipt for spaghetti sauce that takes all day to cook. It's not too difficult, but the flavors are so good.
My father was French/Greman and he used to make what are called Welsh Cakes every Christmas. They have currants and are fried.
My husband is Japanese and every New Years morning his father makes a soup that has mushrooms, mochi, onions, soy sauce, pork and other things I'm not sure how to say. It's very interesting. I've never really gotten used to it but my children love it.
I guess you can say we have multi-cultural traditions in our family.
How fascinating, to enjoy so many culinary influences within your family! I can only imagine how wonderful that spaghetti sauce is. Yum!
I don't like to cook but I do what I have to do. My husband takes it on a lot, especially when we are camping. While at the beach on vacation we ate at a restaurant that served Swamp Soup. It was so good and while still there I googled the recipe. We've already made it at home and it was just as good.
Swamp soup–now that is an interesting name! :) I'm going to google it and give it a try, too!
My family has a strong German heritage, so we eat a lot of German cakes with Eiskaffee (or Iced Kaffee Latte). I can´t remember a weekend when my mom didn´t have a delicious complex cake baked for our family (like Sacher torte or Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte). Both my grandmas were the same. It was a sweet childhood. I liked to help mom when I was in high school, but haven´t really included the tradition in my own home (yet!). I miss nice afternoon coffee breaks with a slice of cake.
Prscila, you are making me hungry! :) What a lovely family tradition!
So sorry. I meant Priscila but missed a letter!
Your Scandinavian fika makes me think of Mennonite faspa, a light supper on Sundays… because Sunday Dinner was a Big Meal deserving those capital letters. Faspa would be buns, cheese, pickles, and cold cuts. I'm sure there were plenty of cookies, too, but I remember a huge bowl of canned peaches or cherries on the table for dessert.
All of it sounds soooo good. I'll bet those buns were homemade, and I can imagine the wonderful aroma! And home canned fruit is delicious!
What is this 'homemade' of which you speak? Surely there isn't any other kind of bun! …. Well, there is now, but you're right. Homemade then, always.
The last two summers we have spent 3 weeks in different European countries. Shops that sell coffee and sweets are everywhere.
And so wonderful over there, too! I just love how artistic those sweets can be, too. Yum!
Merrillee, did you find that the pastries and sweets aren't as sweet as they are in the U. S.? Those I tried in Germany, Austria, England, Scotland, etc. seemed to not be as sweet and I liked them that way. Sometimes, I think we have entirely too much sugar in our desserts.
I'm not sure if this would be considered a tradition, but I've become the family birthday cake maker. All from scratch made to order by the birthday person :-) Of course, my husband doesn't do any baking, so on my birthday he usually improvises by buying a delicious item from the bakery. He knows what I like!
His mom used to make cabbage rolls, and one day, I'd love to attempt them!
Your Swiss bread sounds delightful. I don't think I've ever seen something like that, but it sounds wonderful!
We have four food dishes from various parts of our family that I would consider tradition. First is homemade chicken and noodles for Thanksgiving. I don't know that ours are unique, but the main requirement is the noodles have to be sliced as thinly as possible. Noses are turned up at dumpling-like noodles. =) My great-aunt taught me to make them and her mother taught her, and her mother-in-law taught her. So it's been a family favorite at least since then.
Second is red hot jello, made with strawberry or cherry jello, applesauce, and red hots. That dish is from my grandma (who was my mom's step-mother) so I don't know where it came from before then.
My grandpa was raised by his grandparents (born in the 1880's) and his grandma made salmon salad. I need to get all the ingredients from my mom for that one but it's big things are the salmon (of course) and peanuts. We think that must have been a special treat because we can't see canned salmon being a real staple in rural KS in the early 1900's.
Our last tradition is probably the most unique. My great grandpa liked to make fudge. I don't know where it came from before him. Conley fudge (as we call it) is unique because rather than being smooth like most good fudge, it's made as grainy as it possibly can be. It's a very sweet strong chocolate flavor – very dark in color. It looks like dark colored normal fudge but has a texture similar to hard packed brown sugar. I don't know of any Conley descendants that don't like it, but I'm not sure any of the in-laws like it at all.
What fun to hear about your family food traditions, Katy! So interesting to learn about such a variety of favorites. Im fascinated by the fudge. Is it a bit like the grainy pralines sold in the New Orleans area? I remember thinking they looked like caramels, but being surprised by the the different texture. Your fudge sounds yummy!
Chowder is a big deal around here and my husband makes the BEST!!! Beef roast, chicken, potatoes, corn, green beans, tomatoes, (other stuff I can't remember)… cooked up in a big cast iron pot, it's delicious!