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From the Streets of Shaolin
The Wu-Tang Saga
By: S. H. Fernando Jr.
Narrated by: Clarke Peters, S. H. Fernando Jr.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Music
Narrated by: Clarke Peters,S. H. Fernando Jr.
From Staircase to Stage
The Story of Raekwon and the Wu-Tang Clan
By: Raekwon, Anthony Bozza
Narrated by: Landon Woodson, Raekwon
There are rappers who everyone loves and there are rappers who every rapper loves, and Corey Woods, a.k.a. Raekwon the Chef, is one of the few who is both. His versatile flow, natural storytelling, and evocative imagery have inspired legions of fans and a new generation of rappers. Raekwon is one of the founding members of Wu-Tang Clan, and his voice and cadence are synonymous with the sound that has made the group iconic since 1991.
A must listen
By sam on 12-10-21
By: Raekwon, and others
My Journey into the Wu-Tang
By: Lamont "U-God" Hawkins
Narrated by: Lamont "U-God" Hawkins
The Wu-Tang Clan are considered hip-hop royalty. Remarkably, none of the founding members have told their story - until now. Here, for the first time, the quiet one speaks. Lamont "U-God" Hawkins was born in Brownsville, New York, in 1970. Raised by a single mother and forced to reckon with the hostile conditions of project life, U-God learned from an early age how to survive. And surviving in New York City in the 1970s and 1980s was no easy task - especially as a young black boy living in some of the city's most ignored and destitute districts.
Clan N Da Front
By Edward on 03-14-18
The Story of Nirvana
By: Michael Azerrad
Narrated by: Kurt Loder, Michael Azerrad
Nirvana came out of nowhere in 1991 to sell nearly five million copies of their landmark album Nevermind, whose thunderous sound and indelible melodies embodied all the confusion, frustration, and passion of the emerging generation X. Come As You Are is the close-up, intimate story of Nirvana.
By Keith on 06-10-19
Sweat the Technique
Revelations on Creativity from the Lyrical Genius
By: Rakim
Narrated by: Rakim
The musician and hip-hop legend - hailed as "the greatest MC of all time" and compared to Thelonious Monk - reimagines the writing handbook in this memoir and guide that incorporates the soulful genius, confidence, and creativity of a master artist.
By Troy on 09-27-19
The Crack Era
The Rise, Fall and Redemption of Kevin Chiles
By: Kevin Chiles, Richard Ray Esq.
Narrated by: Richard Ray Esq.
The Crack Era: The Rise, Fall, and Redemption of Kevin Chiles chronicles one of the most treacherous periods in New York City's history. As told by a man The New York Times once described as, "the biggest drug lord in Harlem since Nicky Barnes", the book lays bare the harrowing exploits of the narcotics trade Uptown during the late '80s and early '90s - a world where the lust for freebase cocaine set off a veritable gold rush that turned ghetto boys into young millionaires almost overnight.
CUT...REDO
By Boo Roq Nodrama on 10-26-20
By: Kevin Chiles, and others
HBO's Ruthless Pursuit of New Frontiers
By: James Andrew Miller
Narrated by: James Andrew Miller, Amy McFadden, Robert Petkoff
The exclusive story of HBO's key creators, executives, actors, and directors gives listeners an unprecedented peek behind the curtain at the founding and triumph of the first "pay-channel" that brought America The Sopranos, Sex and the City, The Wire, Succession, and countless groundbreaking, culture-shifting shows. James Andrew Miller collects insider accounts of the humble beginnings, devastating missteps, controversial business decisions, and, of course, backstage drama and celebrity gossip from the set.
Audio editing needs a lot of work
By Kate on 11-30-21
The Evolution of Eminem
By: Anthony Bozza
Narrated by: Peter Vellios
Length: 8 hrs and 1 min
In 1999, a former dishwasher from Detroit named Marshall Bruce Mathers III became the most controversial and polarizing musical artist in the world. He was an outlier, a white artist creating viable art in a black medium, telling stories with such verbal dexterity, nimble wit, and shocking honesty that his music and persona resonated universally. In short, Eminem changed the landscape of pop culture as we knew it. In 2006, at the height of his fame and one of the biggest-selling artists in music history, Eminem all but disappeared.
great book if your a fan. detailed and depth.
By Fern on 04-08-20
Parental Discretion Is Advised
The Rise of NWA and the Dawn of Gangsta Rap
By: Gerrick D. Kennedy
Narrated by: Guy Lockard
Discover the stunning rise, fall, and legacy of N.W.A., one of America's most revered and iconic enduring music groups, who put their stamp on pop culture and black culture and who changed hip-hop music forever, in this comprehensive and authoritative work of music journalism. In 1986 a rap group was formed that would establish the foundation of gangsta rap and push the genre forward, electrifying fans with their visceral and profane lyrics that sensationalized street life and brazenly challenged the police system.
By Anti FT on 05-17-21
By: Will Smith, Mark Manson
Narrated by: Will Smith
5 out of 5 stars 24,211
One of the most dynamic and globally recognized entertainment forces of our time opens up fully about his life, in a brave and inspiring book that traces his learning curve to a place where outer success, inner happiness, and human connection are aligned. Along the way, Will tells the story in full of one of the most amazing rides through the worlds of music and film that anyone has ever had.
Will sure loves Will
By Kejeco on 11-18-21
By: Will Smith, and others
The Marathon Don't Stop
The Life and Times of Nipsey Hussle
By: Rob Kenner
Narrated by: Landon Woodson
For Nipsey Hussle, "The Marathon" was more than a mixtape title or the name of a clothing store; it was a way of life, a metaphor for the relentless pursuit of excellence and the willpower required to overcome adversity day after day. Hussle was determined to win the race to success on his own terms, and he wanted to see his whole community in the winner's circle with him.
Proflic
By Norris on 08-27-21
Compton Street Legend
Notorious Keffe D's Street-Level Accounts of Tupac and Biggie Murders, Death Row Origins, Suge Knight, Puffy Combs, and Crooked Cops
By: Duane 'Keffe D' Davis, Yusuf Jah
Narrated by: Yusuf Jah
Duane 'Keffe D' Davis, former shot caller for the Southside Compton Crips and kingpin of a Compton-based drug operation, rose to national prominence as one of the only living witnesses to the 1996 slaying of rapper Tupac Shakur after being featured in several TV specials on A&E (2017), USA Network (2017), Fox (2017), and BET (2018). More than 20 years after the killings of Tupac and Biggie, Keffe D has released his gritty memoir.
Cool book with a bunch of lies !!!
By: Duane 'Keffe D' Davis, and others
One Nation Under God
How Corporate America Invented Christian America
By: Kevin M. Kruse
Narrated by: Jeff Cummings
Conventional wisdom holds that America has been a Christian nation since the Founding Fathers. But in One Nation Under God, historian Kevin M. Kruse argues that the idea of "Christian America" is nothing more than a myth - and a relatively recent one at that.
By 1844 Prophecy on 05-06-15
Freeway Rick Ross
The Untold Autobiography
By: Rick Ross, Cathy Scott
Narrated by: Kevin Pierce
Freeway Rick Ross: The Untold Autobiography is an intimate look at the day-to-day dealings of a drug kingpin in the heart of the ghetto. It's also the story of a boy born in poverty in Texas who grew up in a single-parent household in the heart of South Central, who was pushed through the school system each year and came out illiterate. His options were few, and he turned to drug dealing. This untold autobiography is not only personal, but also historical in its implications.
A terrific account of "Sales" in South Central!
By deby46 on 01-01-16
By: Rick Ross, and others
Can't Stop Won't Stop
A History of the Hip-Hop Generation
By: Jeff Chang
Narrated by: Mirron Willis
Forged in the fires of the Bronx and Kingston, Jamaica, hip-hop became the Esperanto of youth rebellion and a generation-defining movement. In a post-civil rights era defined by deindustrialization and globalization, hip-hop crystallized a multiracial, polycultural generation's worldview and transformed American politics and culture. But that epic story has never been told with this kind of breadth, insight, and style.
Audiobook is read by a robot
By Matt on 12-30-17
By: Rick Ross, Neil Martinez-Belkin
Rick Ross is an indomitable presence in the music industry, but few people know his full story. Now, for the first time, Ross offers a vivid, dramatic and unexpectedly candid account of his early childhood, his tumultuous adolescence and his dramatic ascendancy in the world of hip-hop.
self righteous boring crap
By Eric Donovan on 11-12-19
Total F*cking Godhead
The Biography of Chris Cornell
By: Corbin Reiff
Narrated by: Michael Butler Murray
Total F*cking Godhead is the complete story of the complex and enigmatic artist, Chris Cornell. It's the riveting account of a blue collar, high-school dropout emerging from Seattle, Washington, to become one of the greatest singer-songwriters and voices of his generation. With input from people who knew and worked with him - together with Cornell's own words - the book recounts in great detail the rise of his immortal band Soundgarden as they emerged from the 1980s post-punk underground to dominate popular culture in the '90s alongside other Seattle bands like Pearl Jam.
UltraMegaJustOK
By Matt S. Lewis on 07-31-20
The Autobiography
By: Miles Davis
Narrated by: Dion Graham
Universally acclaimed as a musical genius, Miles Davis was one of the most important and influential musicians in the world. Here, Miles speaks out about his extraordinary life. Miles: The Autobiography, like Miles himself, holds nothing back. For the first time Miles talks about his five-year silence. He speaks frankly and openly about his drug problem and how he overcame it. He condemns the racism he encountered in the music business and in American society generally. And he discusses the women in his life.
A conversation with Miles
By Rebecca on 11-16-13
By: Lesley-Ann Jones
Narrated by: Gina Murray, Lesley-Ann Jones
His music thrilled the generation it was written for and has entertained and inspired every generation since. Hero: David Bowie is an exploration of the man behind the myths and the makeup told from the very beginning. Respected music journalist and biographer Lesley-Ann Jones knew David Jones from the days before fame, when he was a young musician starting out, frustrated by an industry that wouldn't give him a break and determined to succeed at whatever cost.
Gossipy and disappointing.
By WhoGirl17 on 12-11-17
This definitive biography of rap supergroup, Wu-Tang Clan, features decades of unpublished interviews and unparalleled access to members of the group and their associates.
This is the definitive biography of rap supergroup and cultural icons, Wu-Tang Clan (WTC). Heralded as one of the most influential groups in modern music — hip hop or otherwise — WTC created a rap dynasty on the strength of seven gold and platinum albums that launched the careers of such famous rappers as RZA, GZA, Ol' Dirty Bastard, Raekwon, Ghostface Killah, Method Man, and more. During the '90s, they ushered in a hip-hop renaissance, rescuing rap from the corporate suites and bringing it back to the gritty streets where it started. In the process they changed the way business was conducted in an industry known for exploiting artists. Creatively, Wu-Tang pushed the boundaries of the artform dedicating themselves to lyrical mastery and sonic innovation, and one would be hard pressed to find a group who's had a bigger impact on the evolution of hip hop.
S.H. Fernando Jr., a veteran music journalist who spent a significant amount of time with The Clan during their heyday of the '90s, has written extensively about the group for such publications as Rolling Stone, Vibe, and The Source. Over the years he has built up a formidable Wu-Tang archive that includes pages of unpublished interviews, videos of the group in action in the studio, and several notepads of accumulated memories and observations. Using such exclusive access as well as the wealth of open-source material, Fernando reconstructs the genesis and evolution of the group, delving into their unique ideology and range of influences, and detailing exactly how they changed the game and established a legacy that continues to this day. The book provides a startling portrait of overcoming adversity through self-empowerment and brotherhood, giving us unparalleled insights into what makes these nine young men from the ghetto tick. While celebrating the myriad accomplishments of The Clan, the book doesn't shy away from controversy — we're also privy to stories from their childhoods in the crack-infested hallways of Staten Island housing projects, stints in Rikers for gun possession, and million-dollar contracts that led to recklessness and drug overdoses (including Ol' Dirty Bastard's untimely death). More than simply a history of a single group, this book tells the story of a musical and cultural shift that started on the streets of Shaolin (Staten Island) and quickly spread around the world.
Biographies on such an influential outfit are surprisingly few, mostly focused on a single member of the group's story. This book weaves together interviews from all the Clan members, as well as their friends, family and collaborators to create a compelling narrative and the most three-dimensional portrait of Wu-Tang to date. It also puts The Clan within a social, cultural, and historical perspective to fully appreciate their impact and understand how they have become the cultural icons they are today. Unique in its breadth, scope, and access, From The Streets of Shaolin is a must-have for fans of WTC and music bios in general.
©2021 S. H. Fernando, Jr. (P)2021 Hachette Books
Music Entertainment & Celebrities
Publishers' Weekly Spring 2021 Preview - "Memoirs & Biographies"
"Wu-Tang Clan led a revolution, and S.H. Fernando Jr. was on the front lines—at the shows, in the studio, and on set for the video shoots where these nine hip-hop warriors changed the world. With vivid reporting and sharp critical analysis, From the Streets of Shao-Lin offers a chronicle of the Wu in real time, and truly allows the reader to enter the 36 Chambers." (Alan Light, former Editor-in-Chief of Vibe and Spin magazines, author of What Happened, Miss Simone?: A Biography and Let's Go. Crazy: Prince and the Making of Purple Rain)
"Playing chess, not checkers, author S. H. Fernando Jr. has written a blunted history of the Wu-Tang Clan that reads like a textual tapestry weaving together New York history, old school hip-hop, gritty futurism, crack corners, Five-Percent Nation knowledge, kung-fu flicks, Time Square tricks, Blaxploitation aesthetics, vintage soul, Asian philosophy, Black power, and streetwise poetics. Like the Wu crew, Fernando was driven by passion, knowledge and the desire to drop science. Master-mixing journalistic discipline and research with gonzo enthusiasm, From the Streets of Shaolin: The Wu-Tang Saga is a masterful contribution to the culture and beyond." (Michael A. Gonzales, Senior Writer, Wax Poetics)
Telegraph Avenue
The Edgar Allan Poe BBC Radio Collection
What listeners say about From the Streets of Shaolin
Interesting but painful
I have been a fan of Wu since the release of 36 Chambers. So to get the background of each of the members and to find out how they all came together is great. That being said, I don't think they could of gotten a worse person to do the narration of this book. Between him butchering names and pausing in the middle of sentences, it almost make listening to it unbearable. It's like the reader didn't ask for clarification on names or even pre read the book before taping. Great story but awful narrator.
Antonio Cooper
What the hell was that narration??
I hated the narrator🤬🤬 Will be getting my credit back that was embarrassing. Y'all couldn't get JdD Jackson or Michael Boatman??
Torie Rose
ITS WU MF WU TANG MF!!!
should have had a better narrator for such an awesome book... Steel sharpens steel!!
The book was great but the narrator was horrible and amateurish who could not even pronounce a simple words and Lingle that even my grandfather could get right. Don't know why he was used he sucked worse than anyone.
adam ballinger
Narrator STRUGGLING!!!
Million dollar voice with a 10¢ reading ability.
Great book but I would strongly recommend just reading it for yourself. Was no one listening to this guy as he read the book?


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Myiah's CodeCrew Testimonial
Dear CFC,
I'm Myiah Moore and I want to tell you about a life changing program. CodeCrew is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to train and empower underrepresented communities to be tech innovators and leaders through practical, hands-on computer science training. CodeCrew believes that by introducing basic programming concepts and computational thinking skills to
students at a young age, they will learn valuable knowledge and gain skill sets to be prepared for the jobs of tomorrow.
In July 2018, CodeCrew launched Code School, a program designed for adults. A 6-month full time, software development boot camp that teaches adults with a GED or high school diploma full-stack web development. In short, how to be a software developer in 6 months.
And, I am one of the graduates of the very first class, Alpha class! Before Code School, I had no idea what a programmer was or what they did!
I am a single mother of three, a college dropout and this time last year, I was a cashier at your neighborhood Walgreens making less than $10 an hour, working less than twenty hours a week
My children and I were just leaving a horrible living situation, so we were still transitioning from being homeless and we were adjusting to our new Section-8 living arrangements.
I needed a way out and I wanted a better life for me and my children! Once accepted into the program, Code School embraced not only me, but my family. That meant so much to me because I am not from Memphis. Having a community of people who supported me, increased my confidence so that I could break down barriers and defy the odds.
While in Code School I buried myself into programming and learning foreign concepts, while learning to think computationally.
I knew that this opportunity was a once in a lifetime!
Not only did Code School teach me how to program throughout the six months, we also learned soft skills which I was able to utilize at a host of community and networking events sponsored by local organizations, Code Crew and our sponsors.
With all of that, I am now a full-time software developer with a local startup, OpsFuel.
Once completing the program, I realized I wanted my kids to have access to these same opportunities. So, I went to my kids' school and talked to the principal every day until he agreed to sit down with CodeCrew. I might have gotten on his nerves...but now my children and others have access to these opportunities through the after-school program where I teach a class of twenty-four, 3rd-5th graders how to build mobile and web apps.
Code School is a gem for the greater Memphis area and with the support and exposure from Bank of America's Neighborhood Champions, CodeCrew will continue to produce talent like me into the city to help bridge the gap for the unemployed, underemployed. CodeCrew gives people a second chance...
My income went from making $5,000 last year with 3 children and myself, to now working a job where I am on salary, making over 10 times that amount. I don't know about you, but I know that going from $5,000 a year before taxes to over $50,000 would change a lot of people's lives. It has completely changed mine.
Myiah Moore
CodeCrew
Myiah graduates from the inaugural Code School cohort
Forever Ready Productions

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Last year a friend taught us how to make kimchi for the first time. The haksai (Chinese cabbage) was finishing up in the farmer's field, and as usual we were pressed for time. We spent a late night chopping cabbage, carrots, komatsuna, and daikon only to massage them by hand with salt, garlic, ginger, and crushed red peppers until the skin on our arms tingled. Then it fermented (and overflowed a bit, hence the time in the bathtub) for about a week before our munching commenced.
Seeing haksai available again at a nearby vegetable stand, I decided to give it a go on my own this year. There's plenty of komatsuna rolling in these days, along with carrots, daikon, and other assorted vegetables that usually end up in our salad. Inspired as well by the large amounts of fresh ginger available at stalls and farmer's markets of late as well as my own balcony and garden harvest of hot peppers, it seemed like the time was ripe.
Hot peppers, a goodly handful depending on your heat tolerance.
Chop the cabbage and sprinkle it with a goodly amount of salt.* Massage the salt around on the cabbage to encourage wilting. The salt is drawing fluid out of the cabbage, so the bowl should begin to fill with fluid or brine. Keep adding cabbage and salt* and massaging. When the leaves are fairly soft and a firm press puts them under about a half inch to an inch of brine let them rest while working on the rest.
Mix the daikon, carrots, and komatsuna together with salt and start the same wilting and massaging process. Meanwhile, mince the garlic, grate the ginger, and chop the peppers all into the same bowl. Throw everything in with the cabbage and start mixing and massaging again for a good 20 minutes. This ensures solid mixing of all the ingredients, and encourages further brining.
Press the mixture down firmly until a couple inches of brine stand above it. The kimchi needs to stay below the brine, so I used the old plastic-bag-with-water-inside technique from the umeboshi days. It creates a firm seal all the way around, but still lets any fluid that needs to sneak up above it. Loosely cap and set in the bathtub for at least five days.
I love spicy food, and will say that I used a boatload of my hot peppers. Japanese peppers - togarashi - aren't super spicy, so I went ahead and used a bundle of them. I do wish I'd taken the time to crush them, though, for better mixing.
I do wish I'd used more komatsuna. I'd like it to have a little more green mixed in, but I think it's going to be fine. My advice would be to not chop it too fine as kimchi always has big chunks of things sort of straggling off chopsticks as you eat it. I think other greens - spinach, kale, pak choi, whatever - would be good to try as well. I also think the yacon might be a fun addition, too. I didn't have any carrots in the drawer, but I be the purple ones would have been cool. Maybe next time sliced in narrow one inch long strips.
*This caveat gets a star because salt can be dangerous. Not just for bloodpressure and bloating, but because too much can ruin the taste. Start with some and remember more can always get added later if necessary. The trick here is to use enough to start the wilting process, encourage fermentation, and preserve the kimchi without overwhelming the flavor of everything else with salt. My solution is to keep sampling as I go to monitor the taste, and take notes of what I do. I don't measure the salt, which I would actually recommend, too.


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import React from 'react';
import {
    Button,
    Dialog,
    DialogActions,
    DialogContent,
    DialogTitle,
} from '@mui/material';

import { ConditionallyRender } from 'component/common/ConditionallyRender/ConditionallyRender';
import { useStyles } from './Dialogue.styles';
import { DIALOGUE_CONFIRM_ID } from 'utils/testIds';

interface IDialogue {
    primaryButtonText?: string;
    secondaryButtonText?: string;
    open: boolean;
    onClick?: (e: React.SyntheticEvent) => void;
    onClose?: (e: React.SyntheticEvent, reason?: string) => void;
    style?: object;
    title: string;
    fullWidth?: boolean;
    maxWidth?: 'lg' | 'sm' | 'xs' | 'md' | 'xl';
    disabledPrimaryButton?: boolean;
    formId?: string;
    permissionButton?: JSX.Element;
}

export const Dialogue: React.FC<IDialogue> = ({
    children,
    open,
    onClick,
    onClose,
    title,
    primaryButtonText,
    disabledPrimaryButton = false,
    secondaryButtonText,
    maxWidth = 'sm',
    fullWidth = false,
    formId,
    permissionButton,
}) => {
    const { classes: styles } = useStyles();
    const handleClick = formId
        ? (e: React.SyntheticEvent) => {
              e.preventDefault();
              if (onClick) {
                  onClick(e);
              }
          }
        : onClick;
    return (
        <Dialog
            open={open}
            onClose={onClose}
            fullWidth={fullWidth}
            aria-labelledby={'simple-modal-title'}
            aria-describedby={'simple-modal-description'}
            maxWidth={maxWidth}
        >
            <DialogTitle className={styles.dialogTitle}>{title}</DialogTitle>
            <ConditionallyRender
                condition={Boolean(children)}
                show={
                    <DialogContent className={styles.dialogContentPadding}>
                        {children}
                    </DialogContent>
                }
            />

            <DialogActions>
                <ConditionallyRender
                    condition={Boolean(permissionButton)}
                    show={permissionButton!}
                    elseShow={
                        <ConditionallyRender
                            condition={Boolean(onClick)}
                            show={
                                <Button
                                    form={formId}
                                    color="primary"
                                    variant="contained"
                                    onClick={handleClick}
                                    autoFocus={!formId}
                                    disabled={disabledPrimaryButton}
                                    data-testid={DIALOGUE_CONFIRM_ID}
                                    type={formId ? 'submit' : 'button'}
                                >
                                    {primaryButtonText || "Yes, I'm sure"}
                                </Button>
                            }
                        />
                    }
                />

                <ConditionallyRender
                    condition={Boolean(onClose)}
                    show={
                        <Button onClick={onClose}>
                            {secondaryButtonText || 'No, take me back'}
                        </Button>
                    }
                />
            </DialogActions>
        </Dialog>
    );
};

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package pcv;
import org.antlr.v4.runtime.tree.ParseTreeListener;

/**
 * This interface defines a complete listener for a parse tree produced by
 * {@link PrismItemsParser}.
 */
public interface PrismItemsListener extends ParseTreeListener {
	/**
	 * Enter a parse tree produced by {@link PrismItemsParser#start}.
	 * @param ctx the parse tree
	 */
	void enterStart(PrismItemsParser.StartContext ctx);
	/**
	 * Exit a parse tree produced by {@link PrismItemsParser#start}.
	 * @param ctx the parse tree
	 */
	void exitStart(PrismItemsParser.StartContext ctx);
	/**
	 * Enter a parse tree produced by {@link PrismItemsParser#item}.
	 * @param ctx the parse tree
	 */
	void enterItem(PrismItemsParser.ItemContext ctx);
	/**
	 * Exit a parse tree produced by {@link PrismItemsParser#item}.
	 * @param ctx the parse tree
	 */
	void exitItem(PrismItemsParser.ItemContext ctx);
	/**
	 * Enter a parse tree produced by {@link PrismItemsParser#prismContainer}.
	 * @param ctx the parse tree
	 */
	void enterPrismContainer(PrismItemsParser.PrismContainerContext ctx);
	/**
	 * Exit a parse tree produced by {@link PrismItemsParser#prismContainer}.
	 * @param ctx the parse tree
	 */
	void exitPrismContainer(PrismItemsParser.PrismContainerContext ctx);
	/**
	 * Enter a parse tree produced by {@link PrismItemsParser#prismReference}.
	 * @param ctx the parse tree
	 */
	void enterPrismReference(PrismItemsParser.PrismReferenceContext ctx);
	/**
	 * Exit a parse tree produced by {@link PrismItemsParser#prismReference}.
	 * @param ctx the parse tree
	 */
	void exitPrismReference(PrismItemsParser.PrismReferenceContext ctx);
	/**
	 * Enter a parse tree produced by {@link PrismItemsParser#prismProperty}.
	 * @param ctx the parse tree
	 */
	void enterPrismProperty(PrismItemsParser.PrismPropertyContext ctx);
	/**
	 * Exit a parse tree produced by {@link PrismItemsParser#prismProperty}.
	 * @param ctx the parse tree
	 */
	void exitPrismProperty(PrismItemsParser.PrismPropertyContext ctx);
	/**
	 * Enter a parse tree produced by {@link PrismItemsParser#pcv}.
	 * @param ctx the parse tree
	 */
	void enterPcv(PrismItemsParser.PcvContext ctx);
	/**
	 * Exit a parse tree produced by {@link PrismItemsParser#pcv}.
	 * @param ctx the parse tree
	 */
	void exitPcv(PrismItemsParser.PcvContext ctx);
	/**
	 * Enter a parse tree produced by {@link PrismItemsParser#name}.
	 * @param ctx the parse tree
	 */
	void enterName(PrismItemsParser.NameContext ctx);
	/**
	 * Exit a parse tree produced by {@link PrismItemsParser#name}.
	 * @param ctx the parse tree
	 */
	void exitName(PrismItemsParser.NameContext ctx);
}


I confess: I found out the hard way just how important characterization is.
I wasted the first third of my Writer's Journey as I went my merry way manipulating my characters.
Plot derives from character? What character-plot connection? My manuscript was the exception!
I was One Happy Puppeteer, pulling my characters' strings non-stop.
I was also One Unhappy Wannabe Author.
Like April, I was fortunate to have some mighty wise teachers who set me straight.
For example, Barbara Lucas, the former Harcourt Brace Jovanovich children's book publisher, who helped open my eyes to what I wasn't doing.
Editor Melanie Kroupa illuminated Barbara's insight a few years later, turning back two of my revisions of the aforementioned novel, but sharing a Nugget that furthered my understanding of how to craft a character.
By the time I was ready to revise my HOWIE – finally under contract - for Mary Cash at Holiday House many years later, I was a whole lot smarter.
Bobbi speaks the truth: we do need to know our character's heart.
April does too: we need to know our character's flaws.
And so does Carla: we need to know the facts of their lives.
JoAnn's questionnaire helps reveal all three.
WHAT'S YOUR STORY?, sadly out of print now, then next in an all-day seminar.
Marian taught me: a writer needs to know and put his heart, his flaws, his facts - in other words, his story, into the story he's telling in order for that story to resound in a reader's heart.
We need to find pieces of ourselves to share with our characters.
Just look how worn my copy of WHAT'S YOUR STORY? is!
Thanks to Marian, those eyes Barbara Lucas opened years before have stayed open.
Here's just one example of how I put Barbara Lucas', Melanie Kroupa's and Marian Dane Bauer's wise words to work.
The situation: time was running out; Mary Cash had turned back two of my revisions; I needed an accepted revision to receive the final payment of my Holiday House advance; I needed to connect to my HOWIE!
I focused on Melanie Kroupa's advice. To learn just WHO Howie is and what got him into Trouble, I had Howie create a Name Poem – one of my favorite character exercises, and he included it in the book he was writing.
Howie proved to be TOO everything all right – too hopeful, too original, too willing, too intelligent, too enthusiastic. Predictably, his lawn-care business was going down the tubes.
A few of his uber traits, though, could/would/should surely save his business, his classmates' businesses and the business contest sponsor's reputation, not to mention, the day.
Except, where was I in Howie's story so I could craft him in a true-blue BELIEVABLE organic way that allowed him to solve his dilemma? I needed to connect with him at his crucial "OH, NO!" moment.
So I created my name poem.
This exercise took me close, but no cigar – as in, revision acceptance and paid-in-full advance.
I needed to know WHY he needed to win the H. Marion Muckley Junor Businessperson of the Year Contest. Or else.
Howie's answer forged an immediate heart-to-heart connection with mine.
Suddenly, I knew what Howie was feeling. I knew what was at stake. He wanted to matter.
That knowledge allowed me to craft a character who not only lived on the page, fully-realized. He could best of all live in readers' hearts.
Here's hoping sharing the above confession helps you craft characters who can do the same!
This i super advice. I am about to redraft a PB that wants to become a chapter book and I am relearning all about my characters now. Great exercises to know characters' heart. And congrats on the book.
So glad you can learn from my mistakes.....and how - I - learned to correct them, Kathy!
You Can Sit on my Poem in NC!


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Celebrating Women in our Workplace: Spotlight 2
In 1920, the Nineteenth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution was passed, giving women the right to vote in America. In 1971, Congress named August 26 as Women's Equality Day—the date to celebrate this monumental decision and to highlight women and their continued accomplishments. Here at PGI, every day is Women's Equality Day. We believe that every person should be treated with equal respect, regardless of gender, race or any other defining characteristic. However, we also know that working as a female in a male dominated industry like government contracting has its challenges. We're lucky enough to have an amazing team working with us.
That's why we want to take this week to highlight just a few of the talented female coworkers we have the pleasure of working with every day. Throughout the week, we'll be sharing blurbs about each team member. The women we're highlighting this week are by no means the only ones who deserve our recognition—each member of our team is vital to PGI, and we appreciate every single person we work with. Today we would like to recognize Christy Beach for her hard work with PGI.
Employee Spotlight: Christy Beach
Christy Beach is Senior Vice President of Contracts and Business Administration at PGI. She joined the team five years ago.
Christy has managed contracts for military, global and domestic security, aviation, special operations and intelligence services, construction, counter-narcotics and global threat, surveillance programs, training/exercise support, and language services, valued up to $4 billion.
She has travelled to numerous high threat locations in the management of these contracts—often ones where women's rights are not as respected as they are in America—including Afghanistan.
Her career has spanned working with organizations like the US Department of State, National Geospatial Intelligence Agency, Department of Energy, Department of Defense, Department of Justice, numerous other government agencies, Bechtel, Westinghouse and SOC.
Christy's work at PGI has contributed to three significant wins, including a contract with the Defense Intelligence Agency for Global Construction Security Services, a contract with the Department of State for Worldwide Protective Services, and a subcontract with TJFACT supporting Department of Homeland Security's Program Management, Administrative, Clerical, and Technical Services IDIQ. These projects span several billion dollars in potential awards.
Her work on our team has helped PGI win a place on Inc. 5000's list of fastest growing private companies in America, four years in a row. When not volunteering with PGI or at work, she enjoys spending time with her beautiful daughters.
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Q: Find most occurring records. Suppose there are 3 fields in a mysql table: id, word and date.
The word field is not a unique field, so many records have the same word.
So how do I find out which word is repeated in records the most, exactly? The most repeated 5 words..

A: Model.find(:all, :conditions => ["created_at > ?", DateTime.now - 2.hours], :limit => 5, :order => "desc")

A: Both the answers above seem to print just the most recent record.  I think to get the most frequent you will need to use more SQL. :-(
Assuming you have a model called Message with a field called 'text' which contains the messages...
Message.find(:all, :select => '*, COUNT(*) AS count',
                   :group  => 'text',
                   :order  => 'count DESC',
                   :limit  => 5 )

Disclaimer: I have never tried doing this, except to verify that the code itself runs.

A: class Model < ActiveRecord::Base

  named_scope :recent, :conditions => ["created_at > ?", DateTime.now - 2.hours], :limit => 5, :order => "desc"

end

Model.recent

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Katy Perry walks G'Day USA carpet with Orlando Bloom's ex Miranda...
Leonardo DiCaprio once sold Russell Crowe a dinosaur skull
By Jaclyn Hendricks
June 20, 2019 | 10:18am
Some friends exchange bottles of wine or cookies. Others, apparently, opt for dinosaur skulls.
During an interview Wednesday on SiriusXM's "The Howard Stern Show," Russell Crowe recalled the time he purchased a dinosaur head from fellow Oscar winner Leonardo DiCaprio.
"I bought it for my kids," the actor, 55, said, adding, "there was a bunch of vodka involved" in the transaction, which took place at DiCaprio's home.
Leonardo DiCaprio sold Russell Crowe this dinosaur skull for around $35,000. Getty Images (2); Sotheby's (skull)
"I think he started the conversation like, 'I've got this one, but there's another one coming on the market that I really want, so I'm trying to sell that one,' and I said, I'll buy it,'" Crowe said of his "Body of Lies" co-star.
Crowe said DiCaprio, 44, was "pretty cool" about the transaction, and told Crowe "just give me what I paid for it," which turned out to be "30 or 35 grand."
Crowe later added the skull to his "Russell Crowe: The Art of Divorce" auction with Soethby's Australia last year, which included the auction of Crowe's pricey personal pieces, marking the end of his marriage to Australian actress Danielle Spencer. Their divorce was finalized in April 2018.
The skull came from a Mosasaur, which Sotheby's described as "a giant, serpentine marine reptile, which was prevalent during the Late Cretaceous Period, approximately 65 million years ago. Mosasaurs were formidable hunters, with a double-hinged jaw and a flexible skull enabling them to eat their prey whole."
The item sold for $65,000 at the auction.
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For former San Francisco Giants superstar Barry Bonds, a man accustomed to controlling his own agenda and fortunes, life is now in the hands of his flotilla of lawyers.
A seemingly calm Bonds appeared in a San Francisco federal courtroom Friday, pleading not guilty to five felony charges of lying to a federal grand jury about using steroids at the zenith of his career. Major League Baseball's all-time home run leader, who came and went from the federal building without a peep to the media mob, is now unlikely to return there for months. His case, celebrity in nature or not, will grind slowly through the justice system like hundreds of felony cases on the local docket.
Bonds may have been silent, but he is giving every sign that he is ready for a pitched battle with the federal government. He is charged with four counts of perjury and one count of obstructing justice in connection with his December 2003 testimony to a federal grand jury probing the Balco steroids scandal.
The 43-year-old Bonds, dressed in a snazzy dark suit and striped blue tie, appeared in court with a newly assembled powerhouse defense team, led by Silicon Valley star lawyer Allen Ruby and East Bay defense specialist Cristina Arguedas. Ruby said immediately he expects to move to dismiss the indictment because it contained legal, technical flaws he did not specify.
Outside court, Ruby also told reporters that his client is prepared to go to trial. Doing so would force the strapping left fielder to directly address allegations that he used performance-enhancing drugs as he mounted his assault on baseball's home run record.
Bonds was equally defiant on his personal Web site, where he predicted he'll be "vindicated" of the charges, which could bring him one to three years in federal prison if convicted.
With legal wrangling a foregone conclusion, a trial is unlikely to take place before the next baseball season begins - and it may be doubtful before the World Series.
World-class cyclist Tammy Thomas, indicted on allegations of perjury in the Balco case, was charged nearly a year ago - and her case still awaits trial. Thomas was among a host of athletes, from baseball to track to football, caught up in the Balco probe, which exposed a Peninsula laboratory's link to the distribution of steroids in sports.
Meanwhile, Bonds' return to the same federal building where he testified in the Balco case four years ago lasted only about a half hour and demonstrated how much attention his legal troubles will attract. He arrived at about 8:30 a.m., making his way through a sea of television cameras into the courthouse, where he was escorted to a 19th floor private attorney conference room.
Outside court, a modest group of supporters, as well as a peculiar mix of other demonstrators, gathered. Only three Bonds supporters in their black and orange Giants gear bothered to get passes for the courtroom to show their support.
Rich Archuleta, 43, a lifelong Giants fan who drove 150 miles from his home near Sacramento, called the government's case a "witch hunt."
Perhaps the oddest spectacle was a pair of women representing People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, who used the media attention to get some of their own.
Clad in bikinis made of rhinestone-studded lettuce cups, they handed out tofu sandwiches. "If people are concerned with athletes pumping themselves with growth hormones, they should consider that the meat industry is doing the same thing every day to animals," said Nicole Matthews, a PETA staff member shivering in the chilly morning air.
The legal spectacle was more somber. Flanked by his wife, Liz, Bonds entered the courtroom with an entourage of six lawyers, striding past his nemesis, IRS agent Jeff Novitsky, the lead investigator in the Balco case. As U.S. Magistrate Judge Maria Elena-James outlined the procedures, Bonds stood at the lectern, at one point fumbling with the microphone. He said little - Ruby entered the 'not guilty" plea for him.
Inside the courtroom, James rejected the government's bid to restrict Bonds from leaving the United States to travel after Ruby argued that such a restriction could hinder Bonds' ability to resume his baseball career.
U.S. District Judge Susan Illston, who has presided over the entire Balco affair, then took over from James, setting the next routine court date for Feb. 7.
The lead prosecutor in the case, Assistant U.S. Attorney Matthew Parrella, said the government may raise questions about whether some of Bonds' lawyers could have a conflict of interest. Parrella didn't specify, but Arguedas has represented six athletes who have appeared before the Balco grand jury. Bonds' defense lawyers said they do not expect the issue to present serious problems.
Bonds left the courthouse again without speaking to reporters, but stopped to hug his aging aunt, Rosie Bonds Kreidler, who was waiting for him in the lobby. They chatted for a few moments, Bonds flashed a smile, and he disappeared from the building into an awaiting sport-utility vehicle.
Bonds just finalized his defense team this week, after searching for a top-flight defense lawyer to replace Michael Rains, an East Bay lawyer who has represented Bonds since the early stages of the Balco investigation, but has little federal criminal trial experience. Rains was relegated to a bit part Friday.
Ruby, considered Silicon Valley's leading trial lawyer, appeared to take on the lead role for Bonds. Ruby has handled high-profile cases for decades, most recently getting San Jose Mayor Ron Gonzales off the hook on public corruption charges related to the Norcal garbage scandal. Arguedas has a blue-chip list of clients. Bonds also added San Francisco attorney Dennis Riordan to his team.
Riordan has handled blockbuster cases ranging from the Phil Spector murder trial to the infamous San Francisco dog mauling trial. And, in a sign that there will be plenty of legal wrangling before and after the trial, he specializes in crafting legal motions and handling appeals.
Bonds is accused of lying to federal prosecutors in four separate exchanges when he testified before the grand jury investigating Balco. That probe has produced a number of indictments.
Prosecutors spent several years on the investigation into whether Bonds perjured himself before the grand jury, delayed in part by the refusal of Bonds' friend and personal trainer Greg Anderson to testify. Anderson spent the better part of a year in federal prison after a judge found him in contempt.
Anderson, who pleaded guilty in the original Balco case and is suspected of supplying Bonds and other athletes with steroids, could be called again to testify if Bonds goes to trial. Anderson's lawyers insist he'll never testify against Bonds.
Perjury cases are notoriously hard to prove, and likely witnesses include Bonds' former girlfriend, Kimberly Bell; his former doctor; and other athletes implicated in the Balco scandal. The indictment also revealed for the first time that prosecutors obtained evidence that Bonds tested positive for steroids in a 2000 drug test.


A Jacksonville businessman who once was one of Gov. Charlie Crist's strongest allies in Northeast Florida is suing on behalf of Republican donors who feel cheated that Crist left the GOP without refunding campaign contributions.
John Rood, a former U.S. ambassador to the Bahamas who runs The Vestcor Cos., is one of two lead plaintiffs in the class-action lawsuit asking a judge to block Crist from using Republicans' money to finance his U.S. Senate run.
The lawsuit was filed last week in Circuit Court in Collier County. Linda Morton, a donor from Naples who gave the Crist campaign $500 last December, is the other lead plaintiff.
Crist opted to run as an independent in April amid pressure from conservatives and polls suggesting he would not be able to overcome former Florida House Speaker Marco Rubio in the GOP primary. Shortly after he announced his independent bid, he changed his voting registration.
About a year before the switch, Rood supported Crist's run with the maximum donations allowed by law. He gave Crist $2,400 to run in the primary and another $2,400 to run in the Nov. 2 general election.
Campaign finance records show Rood also gave Crist the state maximum of $500 during his 2006 gubernatorial campaign and another $500 in 2002 to help Crist's campaign for attorney general.
Rood, who has given thousands of dollars to Republican causes over the years, has accepted recent appointments from Crist to the Florida Board of Governors and to serve as the Republican Party of Florida's finance chairman.
Calls to Rood and his assistant were not returned on Monday. Crist's campaign representatives did not respond to a phone call and an e-mail.
Federal elections records show Crist had $7.6 million on hand at the end of the last reporting period on March 31. The war chest is nearly equal to the combined accounts of Rubio and Democratic contender Kendrick Meek. The lawsuit comes on the eve of a critical reporting date as Crist's campaign scrambles to tally up second-quarter cash.
State Rep. Tom Grady, R-Naples, who was working on Crist's Senate campaign until the party switch, is representing Rood and Morton.
The basic complaint: Republican donors are upset their money is being used to fund a non-Republican campaign - especially one that will be filtering votes away from another Republican candidate.
Crist first said he would return the money but then said he would need the cash to support his Senate run.


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After the Future (January 1990)
Postmodern Times and Places
Gary Shapiro - Editor
This book brings together diverse aspects of postmodernism by philosophers, literary critics, historians of architecture, and sociologists. It addresses the nature of postmodernism in painting, architecture, and the performing arts, and explores the social and political implications of postmodern theories of culture.
The book raises the question of whether postmodernism is to be seen as one more epoch or period within a su...(Read More)
The Reenchantment of Science (July 1988)
Postmodern Proposals
David Ray Griffin - Editor
This book describes the move from modern, mechanistic science to a post-modern, organismic science. David Ray Griffin gives voice to a revisionary postmodernism, based on the work of Whitehead and Hartshorne that contrasts with the relativistic, nihilistic postmodernism of Heidegger, Derrida, and Wittgenstein. The book brings together some of today's most creative thinking about science.
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Inner Experience (April 1988)
Georges Bataille - Author
Leslie Anne Boldt-Irons - Translation and introduction by
"English readers will now be able to appreciate what many consider Bataille's finest work, undoubtedly one of the outstanding texts of modern French writing, just as they will be able to fill a major gap in the history of post-structuralist thought. Whereas Bataille may be the acknowledged forefather of such figures as Barthes, Foucault, and Derrida, this centrality is often not appreciated by American admirers of the latter."
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Postmodernism and Continental Philosophy (April 1988)
Hugh J. Silverman - Editor
Donn Welton - Editor
The volume begins with a major statement by the French feminist culture critic Julia Kristeva and includes essays by well-known and also younger continental philosophers writing in the North American context and reassessing the European heritage, its limits and effective futures.
The future of postmodernism is assessed in terms of key themes: from the language of desire, the limits of representation, and the revaluation of values, to the femi...(Read More)


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Pinocchio [] ist eine Kinderbuchfigur des italienischen Autors Carlo Collodi. Bekannt wurde sie vor allem, als 1881 in einer italienischen Wochenzeitung unter dem Titel Le Avventure Di Pinocchio: Storia Di Un Burattino (Abenteuer des Pinocchio: Geschichte eines Hampelmanns) die ersten kleinen Fortsetzungsgeschichten mit der Holzfigur Pinocchio erschienen. Die Serie wurde damals so populär, dass Collodi 1883 beschloss, ein Buch daraus zu machen und unter dem Namen Le avventure di Pinocchio zu veröffentlichen.

Der Stoff regte verschiedene Schriftsteller zu Adaptionen an, so zum Beispiel Alexei Nikolajewitsch Tolstoi (Burattino oder das goldene Schlüsselchen).

Deutsche Ausgaben
Das Buch erschien 1905 erstmals in deutscher Sprache unter dem Titel Hippeltitsch's Abenteuer (in anderen Übersetzungen auch Das hölzerne Bengele), seit 1948 aber zumeist unter Die Abenteuer des Pinocchio. Eine deutsche Version des Pinocchio schrieb Otto Julius Bierbaum, die er 1905 unter dem Namen Zäpfel Kerns Abenteuer veröffentlichte.

Pfarrer Anton Grumann, der 1913 ebenfalls eine deutsche Übersetzung veröffentlicht hatte, veröffentlichte 1931 die Fortsetzung Die Geschichte von Bengeles Schwester, die jedoch nicht weiter bekannt wurde.

Handlung
Eines Tages findet Tischler Antonio, der wegen seiner roten Nase "Meister Kirsche" genannt wird, ein Holzscheit, das zu sprechen anfängt, als er es bearbeiten will. Da ihm die Sache nicht geheuer ist, schenkt er es seinem Freund, dem Holzschnitzer Geppetto. Geppetto ist von dem Holzklotz begeistert und beginnt sogleich mit dem Schnitzen einer Holzpuppe, die er nach getaner Arbeit Pinocchio (Holz-/ Dummköpfchen, Wortspiel zwischen pino = Pinie / Kiefer und dem Deminutiv von pinco = Dummkopf und occhio = Auge) tauft.

Zu Geppettos Erstaunen erwacht die Puppe zum Leben und reißt ihrem Schöpfer aus. Beim Versuch, Pinocchio wieder einzufangen, landet Geppetto sogar im Gefängnis, kommt dann aber wieder frei und findet Pinocchio ausgehungert und reumütig in seinem Haus. Dieser verspricht, in Zukunft artig zu sein und zur Schule zu gehen. Trotz eisiger Kälte verkauft Geppetto seine einzige Jacke, um Pinocchio eine Fibel zu kaufen.

Auf dem Weg zur Schule lässt sich Pinocchio von einem Puppentheater ablenken und schwänzt die Schule. Die anderen Puppen erkennen ihn sogleich als einen der ihren und es beginnt eine ausgelassene Feier. Der Theaterdirektor Feuerfresser ist darüber erbost und will Pinocchio als Feuerholz verwenden. Später bekommt er aber Mitleid mit ihm und schenkt ihm fünf Goldstücke für seinen kranken Vater Geppetto. Freudig macht sich Pinocchio auf den Heimweg, wo er den Fuchs und den Kater trifft, denen er leichtsinnigerweise von seinem neuen Reichtum erzählt. Sie schlagen ihm vor, das Geld auf dem Wunderfeld zu vergraben, wo es sich von selbst vermehren soll. Nach einer Übernachtung in der Herberge "Zum Roten Krebs" trennen sich zunächst ihre Wege wieder. Pinocchio wird kurz darauf von zwei verkleideten Räubern verfolgt. Da es ihnen nicht gelingt, ihm die Goldstücke zu entreißen, die er in seinem Mund versteckt hat, wird er von ihnen am Ast einer Eiche aufgehängt, doch in letzter Minute rettet ihn eine Fee mit dunkelblauen Haaren. Sie pflegt ihn gesund, ermahnt ihn, künftig auf dem rechten Weg zu bleiben, und schickt ihn heim zu seinem Vater.

Auf dem Heimweg trifft Pinocchio abermals auf den Fuchs und den Kater, die ihn noch einmal überreden, sein Geld auf dem Wunderfeld zu vergraben. Auf diese Weise schaffen sie es dieses Mal, ihm sein Geld zu stehlen. Als Pinocchio den Diebstahl anzeigt, kommt er paradoxerweise selbst ins Gefängnis, kann nach vier Monaten aber fliehen, um wiederum von einem Bauern festgehalten zu werden, der ihn zwingt, für ihn den Wachhund zu spielen. Auch dort entkommt er schließlich.

Mit Hilfe einer Taube und einer sprechenden Grille macht sich Pinocchio auf, zu seinem Vater zurückzukehren, doch der hat sich in Sorge um ihn inzwischen ein Boot gebaut, um ihn zu suchen. Pinocchio eilt seinem Vater nach, doch am Meer angekommen, sieht er nur noch, wie Geppetto von einer großen Welle erfasst wird. Mutig stürzt er sich in die Fluten, um seinen Vater zu retten, doch von diesem ist keine Spur zu sehen. Erschöpft gibt Pinocchio auf und wird auf die Insel der fleißigen Bienen gespült. Dort will ihm niemand etwas zu essen geben, weil er nicht arbeiten will. Schließlich hilft er doch einer Frau, einen schweren Korb nach Hause zu tragen.

Die Frau entpuppt sich als die Fee mit den dunkelblauen Haaren, die ihn schon vorher aus Schwierigkeiten gerettet hatte. Wieder zeigt Pinocchio Reue und verspricht, sich in Zukunft zu bessern und zur Schule zu gehen. Dafür verspricht ihm die Fee, dass er eines Tages ein richtiger Junge aus Fleisch und Blut werden würde. Sein Vorsatz hält sogar eine Weile, bis ihm sein Klassenkamerad mit dem Spitznamen "Kerzendocht" vorschlägt, mit ins Land der Spielereien zu kommen, in dem alle Jungen ausschließlich das tun, wozu sie Lust haben. Nach einigem Zögern erliegt Pinocchio der Verlockung und er reist mit seinem Freund ins Spielland.

Zunächst sind Pinocchio und seine Freunde begeistert vom Paradies der Nichtstuerei, doch eines Tages verwandeln sich alle Menschen in Esel. Die Esel werden verfrachtet und an einen Zirkus verkauft, doch als Pinocchio sich während einer Vorstellung verletzt, wird er an einen Mann weiterverkauft, der aus Pinocchios Eselshaut eine Trommel fertigen möchte. Er versucht, den Esel zu töten, indem er ihn ins Meer wirft, doch als sich die Fische über den Esel hermachen, bleibt nur Pinocchio übrig und der Mann geht leer aus. Von nun an treibt Pinocchio wieder im Meer und wird, ehe er sich versieht, von einem Riesenhai verschluckt. Er glaubt sich schon verloren, bis er im Bauch des Fisches unerwartet seinen Vater entdeckt. Mit vereinter Kraft entkommen sie aus dem Riesenhai und Pinocchio verspricht, von da an endlich ein ehrlicher und verantwortungsbewusster Junge zu sein. Als er diesen Vorsatz erfolgreich durchführt und durchhält, wacht er eines Tages als richtiger Junge aus Fleisch und Blut auf.

Deutung

Figuren

Pinocchios Abenteuer begleiten eine Vielzahl von phantastischen Figuren; man trifft sprechende Tiere und eine blaue Fee. Darüber hinaus verhält sich Pinocchio wie ein richtiger Junge, verwandelt sich im Verlauf der Geschichte in einen Esel und wieder zurück.  Pinocchio ist eine märchenhaft-phantastische Erzählung, wobei auch komische Elemente mit einfließen.

Die Hauptfiguren sind:
 Pinocchio ([piˈnɔkːjo]) wird zunächst als unartige und freche geschnitzte Marionette eingeführt, die erst im Verlauf des Buches einen Reifungsprozess erfährt. Damit erhält die ganze Geschichte Züge eines Entwicklungsromans.
 Meister Geppetto ([dʒepˈːetːo]) ist ein älterer Holzschnitzer, der in ärmlichen Verhältnissen lebt. Er ist zudem der "Vater" von Pinocchio, den er aus Kiefernholz selbst hergestellt hat. Geppetto ist ein Spitzname für  Giuseppe.
 Die Fee mit den dunkelblauen Haaren (la Fata dai Capelli turchini) ist die Kraft des Waldes, die Pinocchio rettet und ihn erst als Bruder, später als Sohn adoptiert.
 Die Sprechende Grille (il Grillo parlante) – in Adaptionen auch Jiminy Cricket oder Pepe genannt – ist eine Grille und ein Gefährte Pinocchios. Nachdem sie durch unüberlegtes Handeln Pinocchios bei ihrem ersten Aufeinandertreffen getötet wird, erscheint sie im weiteren Verlauf als Geist, der dem Holzjungen als Berater – sozusagen als Gewissen – zur Seite steht. Gegen Ende des Buches wird die Grille wieder lebendig.
 Kater und Fuchs (il Gatto e la Volpe) sind zwei zwielichtige Gesellen, die mehrmals in der Geschichte auftauchen und mit allerlei Tricks versuchen, Pinocchio um seine Goldstücke zu bringen. Sie stehen für List und Falschheit.
 Kerzendocht (Lucignolo; in älteren Übersetzungen "Röhrle") ist ein großer, dünner Junge und Pinocchios bester Freund. Er bringt ihn öfters in Schwierigkeiten und hat die Idee, mit Pinocchio ins Spielzeugland zu reisen.
 Feuerfresser (Mangiafuoco, [mandʒaˈfwɔko]) ist Puppenspieler. Trotz seiner grimmigen Erscheinung als rotäugiger langbärtiger Mann ist er nicht böse. So neigt er etwa zu Mitleid und lässt Pinocchio am Ende auch ziehen.
 Meister Kirsche (Maestro Ciliegia, von Geppetto als "Meister Antonio" angesprochen, in alten Übersetzungen auch "Meister Pflaume") ist Tischler. Er findet das Holzstück, aus dem später Pinocchio wird. Als er versucht, daraus ein Tischbein zu machen, schreit das Holz auf: "Sei bitte vorsichtig!"
 Der Kutscher (Conduttiere del Carro; L'Omino) ist ein freundlich lächelnder kleiner Mann mit einer Peitsche. Er ist sehr dick, hat ein rosiges Gesicht und schläft nie. Seine Stimme klingt so süß wie Honig. Er verkauft alle Kinder, die sich in Esel verwandelt haben, an Bergwerke und verdient damit ein Vermögen.
 Riesenhai – Wie im biblischen Buch Jona steht der verschlingende Fisch für die endgültige Läuterung des Protagonisten.

Nebenfiguren:
 Wachtmeister Zwiebelbart
 die Dummhausener Tiere
 die Riesenschlange, die vor Lachen platzt
 der Bauer & die Marder
 Uwe Tangbart, der Fischer
 Cäsar, der Hund
 der Direktor
 der Mann, der eine Trommel wollte
 der Thunfisch im Bauch des Riesenhais

Gegensätze
Im Buch werden immer wieder die Gegensätze deutlich, von denen ein heranwachsendes Kind beeinflusst wird. Auf der einen Seite versucht Pinocchio, auf der Insel der fleißigen Bienen furchtbar fleißig zu sein, auf der anderen Seite lässt er sich im Land der Spielereien komplett gehen – zwei Orte des absoluten Gegensatzes. Ein anderer Punkt ist die klassische Aufteilung zwischen Gut und Böse – Pinocchio, der als "unfertiger" Mensch stets an Gut (Geppetto) und Böse (Feuerfresser, Kerzendocht) aneckt, um sich zuletzt an der guten Seite zu orientieren, stellt dabei den Mittelpunkt dar, um den sich die jeweiligen Parteien bemühen.

Pädagogische Absichten
Pinocchio verwandelt sich am Ende der Geschichte nur dann in einen richtigen Jungen, wenn er hilfsbereit und fleißig wird. Pinocchios Nase wächst bei jeder Lüge beträchtlich, was ihn verrät und letztlich vom Lügen abbringt. Kindern wird also vermittelt, dass Faulheit, Lügen und Ungehorsam nicht ungestraft bleiben. Auch die Fee erscheint sehr streng: Als Pinocchio seine Medizin nicht nehmen will, klopfen bereits die Sargträger an die Tür. Allerdings reagieren die Figuren mit Erzieherfunktionen wie Geppetto weniger autoritär, sondern verständnisvoll und nachsichtig, wie es Eltern, Familie oder andere Erzieher wohl tun würden. Wenn Pinocchio ein richtiger Junge, d. h. ein richtiger Mensch werden will, kann dies als Prozess des Erwachsenwerdens gesehen werden.

Neuere Deutungen
Seit Giorgio Manganelli 1977 in seinem Buch Pinocchio: un libro parallelo sowie in Aufsätzen dazu aufgerufen hat, den Pinocchio als Erwachsenenbuch zu lesen – dieser Aufforderung haben sich Schriftsteller wie Antonio Tabucchi und Umberto Eco angeschlossen –, wird die literaturhistorische Dimension des Buches ernst genommen und die vermeintliche pädagogische Absicht des Kinderbuches tritt in den Hintergrund. Parallelen zu den Berichten über Jesus Christus und Bezüge zur spätantiken Satire werden erkennbar, zu Menippos von Gadara und Lukian von Samosata sowie zur Renaissance-Literatur werden erörtert. Statt um ein Kind geht es bei solchen Interpretationen um eine Variante der Narrenfigur, die den Leser in einen Prozess der Selbstreflexion verwickelt.

Verfilmungen
 1911: Pinocchio (Regie: Giulio Antamoro) mit Ferdinand Guillaume
 1939: Das goldene Schlüsselchen (), (Regie: Alexander Ptuschko), sowjetischer Stop-Motion- und Realfilm von Mosfilm
 1940: Pinocchio (Regie: Hamilton Luske, Ben Sharpsteen), abendfüllender Zeichentrickfilm von Walt Disney
 1947: Die Abenteuer des Pinocchio (Regie: Giannetto Guardone)
 1957: Pinocchio (Regie: Paul Bogart), US-amerikanischer Fernsehfilm der NBC mit Mickey Rooney
 1959: Die Abenteuer von Pinocchio (Regie: Carl Schröder, Erich Günther), DEFA-Handpuppen-Kurzfilm
 1959: Die Abenteuer des Burattino (Regie: Dmitri Babitschenko, Iwan Iwanow-Wano), russischer Animationsfilm
 1967: Turlis Abenteuer (Regie: Walter Beck, Ron Merk), DEFA-Spielfilm
 1968: Pinocchio (Regie: Sid Smith), US-amerikanischer Musicalfilm
 1971: The Erotic Adventures of Pinocchio (Regie: Corey Allen), Slapstick-/Erotikadaption
 1972: Pinocchio (), (Regie: Luigi Comencini), 6-teilige Fernsehserie
 1972: Pinocchio (), 52-teilige Zeichentrick-Fernsehserie von Tatsunoko Production
 1972: Die Abenteuer des Burattino (), (Regie: Giuliano Cenci), Zeichentrickfilm von Cartoons Cinematografica Italiana
 1976: The Adventures of Buratino (1975 film) Приключения Буратино, (romanized: Priklyucheniya Buratino) is a 1975 Live-action Soviet-Belarusian two-part Children's musical television film produced by Belarusfilm.
 1976–1977: Pinocchio (), 52-teilige Zeichentrick-Fernsehserie von Nippon Animation
 1976: Pinocchio (Regie: Ron Field, Sid Smith), US-amerikanischer Fernseh-Musicalfilm mit Danny Kaye und Sandy Duncan, deutsch: 1979
 1978: Pinocchio (Regie: Barry Letts), 4-teilige britische Fernsehserie der BBC
 1984: Die Abenteuer des Pinocchio (), (Regie: Jim Terry), Zeichentrickfilm
 1987: Pinocchio und der Herrscher der Nacht (Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night), amerikanischer Zeichentrickfilm (Regie: Hal Sutherland)
 1992: Pinocchio, japanisch-amerikanischer Animationsfilm
 1996: Die Legende von Pinocchio (Regie: Steve Barron)
 1996: Pinocchio – Puppe des Todes (), (Regie: Kevin S. Tenney), Horroradaption
 1999: Die neuen Abenteuer des Pinocchio (Regie: Michael Anderson)
 2000: Geppetto, der Spielzeugmacher () US-amerikanischer Fernsehfilm nach Motiven aus Pinocchio, der sich allerdings auf Geppetto (Drew Carey) konzentriert
 2002: Roberto Benignis Pinocchio (Pinocchio) (Regie: Roberto Benigni)
 2004: Pinocchio Reloaded (), (Regie: Daniel Robichaud)
 2008: Pinocchio (Regie: Alberto Sironi), italienisch-britischer Fernsehfilm der RAI
 2012: Die Abenteuer des Pinocchio (), (Regie: Enzo D'Alò), Animationsfilm
 2013: Pinocchio (Regie: Anna Justice), 2-teiliger Fernsehfilm des WDR
 2014–2015: Pinokio (Regie: Soo-Won Jo), 20-teilige, moderne, sehr freie Serienadaption aus Südkorea
 2019: Pinocchio (Regie: Matteo Garrone)
 2021: Pinocchio: A True Story (Regie: Vasiliy Rovenskiy), Animationsfilm, welche die Geschichte recht frei wiedergibt
 2022: Pinocchio, Disney-Film von Robert Zemeckis
 2022: Guillermo del Toros Pinocchio, Animationsfilm von Guillermo del Toro und Mark Gustafson

Vertonungen
 Pinocchios Abenteuer – Kinderoper von Claus und Wera Küchenmeister (Libretto) und Kurt Schwaen (Musik), Uraufführung Zwickau 1970
 Oooh, Pinocchio – Kindermusical von Ernst A. Ekker, Musik von Viktor Fortin (Graz 1994)
 Pinocchio, burattino di talento – Oper in zwei Akten von Pierangelo Valtinoni, Libretto von Paolo Madron (Vicenza 2001), deutsche Textfassung von Hanna Francesconi (Berlin 2006)
 Pinocchio – Ein italienischer Traum in 12 Bildern – Oper für Kinder von Wilfried Hiller und Rudolf Herfurtner (Libretto) (München, 2001). Simultane Uraufführung 12. Oktober 2002 München und Trier
 Pinocchio – Orchestererzählung von Henrik Albrecht nach dem Roman von Carlo Collodi (Textbearbeitung: Robert Schoen, SWR 2005; Sprecher: Wolfgang Völz, Jens Wawrczeck, Joachim Kaps – SWR Rundfunkorchester Kaiserslautern, Dirigent: Andreas Hempel)
 Pinocchio, una storia parallela – "Drammaturgia" von Lucia Ronchetti für vier Männerstimmen, Uraufführung Berlin 2005
 Pinocchio – Musical von Claus Martin (Uraufführung an der Freilichtbühne Coesfeld 2007)
 The Adventures of Pinocchio (Pinocchios Abenteuer) – Oper in zwei Akten von Jonathan Dove – 2008
 Pinocchio – Kinder – Melodram (Orchestermärchen) für Sprecher, Kinderrhythmusgruppe ad lib. und großes Orchester. Text von Herbert Feuerstein, Musik von Martin Bärenz. Uraufführung 2009: Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie, Herbert Feuerstein (Sprecher), Lancelot Fuhry (Leitung). Sikorski-Musikverlag, Hamburg.
 Pinocchio nach Carlo Collodi von Thomas Birkmeier mit neuen Dialogen und Liedtexten von Henry Mason und Musik von Katrin Weber. Theater der Jugend/Renaissancetheater Wien, Mai/Juni 2010
 Pinocchios Abenteuer für drei Schauspieler, Holzbläserquintett und Klavier. Musik und Libretto von Lior Navok nach Carlo Collodi (Uraufführung: Frankfurt Oper, September 2010).
 Pinocchio – Kinderballett von Jaroslaw Jurasz nach Carlo Collodi, Musik von Irineos Triandafillou (Uraufführung: Nordharzer Städtebundtheater, Halberstadt, November 2011).
 Les aventures de Pinocchio – "Comédie instrumentale" für Sopran en travesti und Instrumentalsolisten von Lucia Ronchetti, Uraufführung Rouen 2017
 Pinocchio – Oper von Philippe Boesmans – Uraufführung Aix-en-Provence 2017
 Pinocchio – Lügen haben lange Nasen – Variete-Musical von Bijan Azadian. Uraufführung Wintergarten-Variete Berlin 2019.
 Pinocchio – Oper von Gloria Bruni, in deutscher und italienischer Sprache, weltweite Aufführungen (Neapel, London, Hamburg, Minsk) mit Orchester, Chor und 6 Solisten, Uraufführung Laeiszhalle Hamburg 2008

Theaterstücke
 Pinocchio von Joël Pommerat, 2008

Weitere Verwendung
Ende Oktober 2012 stellte der Radsport-Weltverband UCI Pinocchio als Maskottchen der Radsport-Weltmeisterschaften 2013 in Florenz (Collodis Heimatstadt) vor. Unklar ist, ob sich die UCI nur auf den lokalen Bezug und die Beliebtheit bezieht, oder auch auf die Pinocchio-Eigenart, beim Lügen eine längere Nase zu bekommen. In den vergangenen Jahren war der Radsport von einer Reihe von Dopingskandalen erschüttert worden. Insbesondere Lance Armstrong, dem der UCI eine Woche zuvor seine sieben Siege bei der Tour de France aberkannt hatte, sorgte für weltweite Schlagzeilen.

Trivia

Im Dorf Collodi, in der Toskana zwischen Lucca und Pistoia gelegen, wurde von der Gemeinde ein Pinocchio-Park ("Parco di Pinocchio") errichtet, in dem ein Rundgang zu den Stationen der Pinocchio-Geschichte führt. Die Stationen wurden mithilfe von Künstlern realisiert und nachgebildet.

Der Pinocchio-Eisbecher ist eine beliebte Speiseeis-Variante in vielen Eisdielen. Die charakteristische Nase wird dabei durch ein Waffelröllchen symbolisiert.

Primär-Literatur
 Carlo Collodi, Paula Goldschmidt (Übersetzung), Thorsten Tenberken (Illustrationen): Pinocchio. Dressler Verlag, Hamburg 2001, ISBN 3-7915-3567-6
 Carlo Collodi, Kristina Franke (Bearbeitung), Kestutis Kasparavicius (Illustrationen): Pinocchio – Coppenraths Kinderklassiker. Coppenrath, Münster 2005, ISBN 3-8157-3920-9
 Carlo Collodi, Roberto Innocenti (Illustrationen): Pinocchio. Sauerländer bei Patmos, Düsseldorf 2005, ISBN 978-3-7941-6054-9
 Carlo Collodi, Mario Grasso (Übersetzung, Illustrationen): Die Abenteuer des Pinocchio. Lappan Verlag, Oldenburg 2011, ISBN 978-3-8303-1150-8
 Carlo Collodi, (Illustrationen von Carlo Chiostri): Pinocchio. Anaconda Verlag, Köln, 2011, ISBN 978-3-86647-695-0

Sekundär-Literatur
 Dieter Richter: Carlo Collodi und sein Pinocchio. Ein weitgereister Holzbengel und seine toskanische Geschichte. Wagenbach, Berlin 2004, ISBN 3-8031-2495-6
 Gerrit Confurius: Der Pinocchio-Effekt. Vom Eigensinn des Ich in einer verkehrten Welt. Sonderzahl, Wien 2009, ISBN 978-3-85449-317-4
 Ingrid Ramm-Bonwitt: Pinocchio – naseweis, lustig, weltberühmt. Puppen & Masken, Frankfurt 2011, ISBN 978-3-935011-76-1

Weblinks

 Nationalstiftung Collodi
 Die Graphic Novel Adaption des Kinderbuch-Klassikers
 Hörbuch. Aufnahme der italienischen Originalausgabe
  Juergen Schulz liest: Pinocchio von Carlo Collodi in 13 Folgen. ARD-Audiothek

Einzelnachweise

Literarisches Werk
Literatur (19. Jahrhundert)
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day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God. Either this character, or that of the believer, every person is forming. The season of probation is to men of different characters, as the fertile soil and the genial climate are to the good tree and the corrupt one ; causing the good tree to strike deeper and stronger its roots, to spread wider its branches, and to bear an increasing abundance of good fruit; while the same effect is produced in the corrupt tree, except that its fruit is evil. The only remedy for the sinner is to become a new creature in Christ.
4. Since this life is a season of probation for eternity, time is of immense value. If it could be occupied for no more important end than to gain earthly good, to get worldly riches and honors, even to secure the possession of a throne, a crown, an empire, it would not be sacrilege to waste it. But, as a season of probation for eternity, it is sacred. Like the interests of the soul which depend on the right use of it, it is invaluable. It cannot be abused or wasted, except with loss or damage which will be felt through all eternity. A right use of it will be proportionally happy in its consequences. The Christian by occupying it in obeying the gospel, obtains salvation and eternal life. By faithful continuance in well-doing, he secures glory, honor, and a blessed immortality. He lays up a treasure in heaven. The more faithfully he improves his time, the greater will be the value of his heavenly treasure, the richer his reward : because every one will receive according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad. But the Christian is liable to make an unprofitable or perverted use of time; and when he does, he suffers loss—loss which can never be repaired. His reward will be in eternity less than it otherwise would have þeen. To every Christian, therefore, every portion of his probationary season, whether rightly employed or perverted, is of inestimable consequence. But to the impenitent șinner time is no less valuable. The consequences of his past abuse of it involve evil from which nothing can deliver him but the blood of Christ. His destiny in respect to two worlds, both eternal, is to be decided ; it is in the remaining part only of the season of his probation in which he is to make the decision. He who can estimate the importance of being saved from eternal woe, and of inheriting eternal life, can appreciate that remaining in time. Yet it may be only a day, an hour, a moment.
" Moment by moment years are past,
And one ere long will be our last.
Twixt that, long fled, which gave us light,
And that, which soon shall end in night,
There is a point no eye can see,
Yet on it hangs eternity."
That point of time will result in the eternal salvation and happiness of the sinner, which is the moment when he seasonably begins to repent and be reconciled to God, or to trust in Christ. Or if the sinner neglects to do this, that point of time will result in his eternal perdition, which is the last moment in which he might have seasonably begun to pursue the way to heaven, but refused to do it. Oh, with what regret and anguish will the lost sinner reflect on abused time—not only the last moment in which he might have made his peace with God, but all the years, the weeks, the desecrated Sabbaths, which shall have filled up the season of his probation !
In conclusion-Since this life is a season of probation for eternity, the condition of those who hear the gospel preached is solemn and interesting.–If you have received the truth in faith and love: if you have acceded to the terms of the gospel, and thus secured an interest in its promises, that event which will terminate the season of your probation, will introduce you to the mansions of the blessed, where you will enjoy the presence, behold the glory, and participate in the everlasting love of your blessed Redeemer. But in the mean time let it be your aim to perform with fidelity the service which he requires of you. He has committed to you talents, and he requires you to occupy till he come. So live that you may adorn his doctrine, recommend his holy religion, and honor his name. While life lasts the season of your probation continues, and your conduct will affect your eternal condition. Great is your reward in heaven! But it will be more or less great, according to the degree of your faithfulness. Especially consider the infinite worthiness of your Lord and the preciousness of his cause, and realize the obligations which you are under to him.
But the reflection that this life is a season of probation for eternity is unspeakably solemn to you who have not obeyed the gospel. There is danger that the preaching of the gospel will ultimately be to you a savor of death unto death. It will unavoidably be so, if you abuse the remainder of the season of your probation as you have the past. That remainder consists of fleeting time. It may be a short, a very short space. Whether you are aged or young, your probationary term may soon expire. Oh, beware lest you have occasion to lament at last that the accepted time and the day of salvation have forever closed : "That the harvest is past, the summer ended and you are not saved."
day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God. Either this character, or that of the believer, every person is forming The season of probation is to men of different characters, as the fertile soil and the genial climate are to the good tree and the corrupt one ; causing the good tree to strike deeper and stronger its roots, to spread wider its branches, and to bear an increasing abundance of good fruit; while the same effect is produced in the corrupt tree, except that its fruit is evil. The only remedy for the sinner is to become a new creature in Christ.
4. Since this life is a season of probation for eternity, time is of immense value. If it could be occupied for no more important end than to gain earthly good, to get worldly riches and honors, even to secure the possession of a throne, a crown, an empire, it would not be sacrilege to waste it. But, as a season of probation for eternity, it is sacred. Like the interests of the soul which depend on the right use of it, it is invaluable. It cannot be abused or wasted, except with loss or damage which will be felt through all eternity. A right use of it will be proportionally happy in its consequences. The Christian by occupying it in obeying the gospel, obtains salvation and eternal life. By faithful continuance in well-doing, he secures glory, honor, and a blessed immortality. He lays up a treasure in heaven. The more faithfully be improves his time, the greater will be the value of his heavenly treasure, the richer his reward: because every one will receive according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad. But the Christian is liable to make an unprofitable or perverted use of time, and when he does, he suffers loss-loss which can never be repaired. His reward will be in eternity less than it otherwise would have been. To every Christian, therefore, every portion of his probationary season, whether rightly employed or perverted, is of inestimable consequence. But to the impenitent sinner time is no less valuable. The consequences of his past abuse of it involve evil from which nothing can deliver him but the blood of Christ. His destiny in respect to two worlds, both eternal, is to be decided; it is in the remaining part only of the season of his probation in which he is to make the decision. He who can estimate the importance of being saved from eternal woe, and of inheriting eternal life, can appreciate that remaining in time. Yet it may be only a day, an hour, a moment.
"Moment by moment years are past,
That point of time will result in the eternal salvation and happiness of the sinner, which is the moment when he seasonably begins to repent and be reconciled to God, or to trust in Christ. Or if the sinner neglects to do this, that point of time will result in his eternal perdition, which is the last moment in which he might have seasonably begun to pursue the way to heaven, but refused to do it. Oh, with what regret and anguish will the lost sinner reflect on abused time-not only the last moment in which he might have made his peace with God, but all the years, the weeks, the desecrated Sabbaths, which shall have filled up the season of his probation!
In conclusion—Since this life is a season of probation for eternity, the condition of those who hear the gospel preached is solemn and interesting.- If you have received the truth in faith and love: if you have acceded to the terms of the gospel, and thus secured an interest in its promises, that event which will terminate the season of your probation, will introduce you to the mansions of the blessed, where you will enjoy the presence, behold the glory, and participate in the everlasting love of your blessed Redeemer. But in the mean time let it be your aim to perform with fidelity the service which he requires of you. He has committed to you talents, and he requires you to occupy till he come. So live that you may adorn his doctrine, recommend his holy religion, and honor his name. While life lasts the season of your probation continues, and your conduct will affect your eternal condition. Great is your reward in heaven! But it will be more or less great, according to the degree of your faithfulness. Especially consider the infinite worthiness of your Lord and the preciousness of his cause, and realize the obligations which you are under to him.
But the reflection that this life is a season of probation for eternity is unspeakably solemn to you who have not obeyed the gospel. There is danger that the preaching of the gospel will ultimately be to you a savor of death unto death. It will unavoidably be so, if you abuse the remainder of the season of your probation as you have the past. That remainder consists of fleeting time. It may be a short, a very short space. Whether you are aged or young, your probationary term may soon expire. Oh, beware lest you have occasion to lament at last that the accepted time and the day of salvation have forever closed: "That the harvest is past, the summer ended and you are not saved."
ABUSE OF CHASTISEMENTS.-BY THE EDITOR.
If afflictions do not subdue and reclaim, there is nothing like them to confirm men in their evil ways, and render them hopeless. They will break the spirit of rebellion and bow us in penitence, or so sear the conscience and deaden all moral sensibility as that nothing can alarm or make an impression. And hence, the Lord not unfrequently ceases to chastise the guilty, for the simple reason that they will only " revolt more and more. He has used the rod upon them in vain. He has rebuked and chastised till the discipline has become an injury and not a benefit, and then in righteous anger he gives them over as incorrigible. And when a man or a nation ets into so obdurate a state as that afflictions fail of their chief end, we may well despair of their salvation.
The judgments of God in this world are no doubt mainly disciplinary: They are visited upon men in mercy and not in wrath ; they are a Father's chastisements, and not the awards of a Lawgiver. They are meant to deter men from further sinning, or to reclaim them from evil ways into which they have fallen, or to soften the heart and prepare the way for more signal blessings. They are chosen to this end, and wisely adapted in their particular nature and time and manner of visitation, to secure it. They are means in the hands of God, of precaution, correction, reformation, obedience, and even growth in grace. They are effectual often, we know, when mercies have failed to win; when the goodness of God is all lost upon us; when the Spirit, operating through gentle means, has failed to accomplish toward us God's merciful designs.
But alas! how many brave out the judgments, as well as pervert and abuse the mercies of God! They despise reproof, and wax worse and worse under the discipline of the rod, however mercifully and severely employed. They are made to feel the wrath of God on account of their sins, and yet they will not give them up. One after another, he takes away their friends by death, and still they are unyielding. He ruins their fortunes, and disappoints all their earthly hopes, and reduces them to poverty, and yet they hold out, and only murmur in sullenness and despair. He lays his hand upon their persons, and takes away their strength, and brings them down to the borders of the grave, but so far gone are they in evil, that with death hanging over them, and their fears, it may be, very much alarmed, they will not repent and give glory to God. He lifts over our cities, and over our borders, the sword of the destroying angel, and thousands fall on every side; but they will not learn righteousness; even in their distress they will not acknowledge and seek God. And then the Lord God takes
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Aryan Khan to Sushant Singh Rajput –Indian 'cancel' culture can learn something from Korea
Dropped from ads and films, Korea holds its stars to moral standards. Indians mostly gossip.
Monami Gogoi
Illustration by Ramandeep Kaur | ThePrint
As India was engulfed in Aryan Khan's arrest and bail in the drugs controversy, in another part of the world, in the Korean entertainment industry, Kim Seon-ho, the Home Town Cha Cha Cha actor who was basking in newfound stardom, was brought to the brink of ruin. He had allegedly manipulated his ex-girlfriend into carrying out a forced abortion. Immediately, the 35-year-old actor was dropped from Domino's Pizza and Canon ads and acting projects. Thankfully, the controversy died down after the actor issued an apology to his ex and fans and claims of the woman were unfounded.
This was one of the low-intensity scandals in a country otherwise infamous for being unforgiving of its public figures. The bar for public conduct is set so extremely high in South Korea, with moral responsibility tightly intertwined with shame, it hardly leaves any room for error.
Ilhoon, a former member of K-pop band BTOB, was dropped from the group and was sent to two years in prison in June after being convicted of marijuana use. One of K-pop's biggest names, Bigbang's T.O.P, was given a 10-month jail sentence for smoking pot. IKon's rapper B.I. was dropped from the group over allegations surrounding drugs consumption. In September, he was given a three-year suspended prison sentence and four years of probation for illegal drug use. The picture isn't a pretty one and the list goes long.
Korean stars and their conducts are taken seriously, unlike in Bollywood where voyeurism into stars' lives is the mainstay after any scandal.
Also read: Indians have a new K in their lives. Not Karan Johar, Ekta Kapoor but Korean culture factory
A tale of apologies & retirements
Last year in April, when four famous K-pop idols — NCT's Jaehyun, BTS's Jungkook, SEVENTEEN's Mingyu, and ASTRO's Cha Eun Woo — were caught visiting clubs one night when social distancing rules were in place, each of them issued personal apologies for their 'poor decisions' and 'carelessness', and took Covid tests. Last year in October, K-pop girl band Red Velvet's Irene had to issue a public apology through Instagram for hurting her stylist with her 'foolish attitude and careless words and action'.
If the magnitude of the scandal grows too big, the celebrity announces retirement (some in their early 30s) from the industry.
And while Sushant Singh Rajput's partners and love-life were mercilessly analysed and gossiped about here in India after the actor's death, the same doesn't happen in case of Korean celebrities. When K-pop stars Sulli and Goo Hara Nor took their own lives, the discussion revolved around toxic fan culture and pressures of stardom. Their personal lives were not dismembered in public. Nor did celebrity scandal become primetime news fodder.
Even when it comes to dating news, especially of K-pop stars, they are, more often than not, accompanied by apologies by the star to appease their fans. The buck doesn't stop at extending an apology, fingers are raised if the gesture by the celebrity isn't sincere or doesn't sound genuine.
Even after going public, instances of celebrity couples flaunting their relationship are few and far between. While the mechanics of K-pop culture — which markets itself on the concept of desirability — hits a roadblock if their favourite star starts dating, an argument put forth by Koreans fans is that celebrities need to be accessed by the work they put out and not by who they are dating.
Morality above all
Korean society, still influenced by Confucian traditions, puts a taxing demand on correct manners, etiquettes and moral responsibility. A Business Insider report helps understand the link between morality and celebrities in South Korea. "Confucius culture was a dominant ideology in Korea and is still a prevalent and core belief in Korean society. In this culture, the ruling class (seniors, elites, and leaders) are required to have a strong morality to exercise their power," Seung-Ho Kwon, director of the Korea Research Institute at the University of New South Wales, was quoted as saying.
Conducting well in public is part of a Korean celebrity's image and a cardinal social requirement for being a public figure. The fallout of this rigorous demand, coupled with the piercing comments on Korean netizens, can be a discussion for another day.
Drugs laws in Korea are stringent. In fact, for a South Korean, smoking marijuana anywhere in the world is illegal. However, medical marijuana was legalised in the country in 2018. Korean celebrities, especially rappers, have frequently found themselves at the wrong end of the law. And public outrage over any public figure's linkage to drugs is enough to affect their career.
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Cancel culture in India
In comparison to its Korean counterpart, Indian society doesn't really 'cancel' its public figures, especially its entertainers for any wrongdoings or deviations. It just enjoys the voyeurism offered by entertainment – footage of star cars being chased, leaked WhatsApp chats and gossip. They remain passive consumers, both of entertainment as well as public conduct of celebrities. Indian celebrities, whether from Bollywood or TV world, and their unabashed display of wealth have made them so far removed from the common person, they are nothing more than a form of escape for most Indians. There is a hardly any unbiased, civil debate when it comes to celebrity issues and their social responsibilities.
The noise and clamour around a celebrity scandal in India rarely touches the moral or ethical realm. In most cases, the argument doesn't even centre around the actual issue and gets subsumed by overarching subplots. Messy trolling, often misdirected, is a common feature in all. And the bigger the star, the uglier the audience's reaction. The unfortunate star becomes the punching bag for TV debates for a few days till another name replaces them and the cycle repeats all over again. For the Indian audience, whether they are watching Bigg Boss Season 15 or the Aryan Khan saga, the only difference lies in changing the channel.
Even the heart-breaking and shocking suicide of Sushant Singh Rajput, initially focused on nepotism in Bollywood, was eventually reduced to a case of drug use in Bollywood and witchhunt. Mental health long forgotten. What could have been a moment to hold Bollywood accountable for practising nepotism was wasted by focusing on Rhea Chakraborty.
The author tweets @monamigogoi. Views are personal.
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