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Language And Its Power
Language certainly has the power to direct you towards pre-selected portions of reality. It makes it possible for false comparisons and confusion over categories of meaning. For example, there is a common statement that circulates in the public that is not only a facile generality but dangerous. If you actually believe this statement, if you are ensnared by its rhetorical trickery and literally accept the two propositions as being equal, then it reveals you as a less than rigorous thinker who cannot recognize or make important distinctions. If you accept the equivalence of the two propositions you are likely to put yourself and others in danger by being paralyzed with an inability to act and justify definitional clarity that allows for clear decision-making. The dangerous cliché I'm talking about is:
One man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter.
If you believe this then Osama bin Laden and Al Qaeda are the same as what might be considered a defensible national liberation movement. The semantic foundation of the cliché implies that nothing matters except perspective. It's a cliché championed by terrorists because they want to present their own causes as positive and justified. And the logical extension of this thinking is that no violent act can be too odious because it is all in the service of national liberation. Terrorists love this phrase because it blurs the distinction between goals and the means to achieve the goals, when in fact no political movement can serve as a justification for terrorism.
This cliché cannot stand and we need more political leaders and public intellectuals to condemn it. There needs to be public discussion and argument. Freedom fighters who are truly struggling against oppression do not kill innocent people and sow panic and confusion – murderers do. Why would the democracies and liberal political regimes around the world allow the word "freedom" to be used in this way? Terrorists do not bring freedom they carry fear and oppression. The best reading on this is by Boaz Ganor and can be found here. It is crucial to make the distinction between terrorism and national liberation.
Let's try to be a little clearer about terrorism. As Ganor describes, terror is (1) violent. Peaceful protests and demonstrations are not terrorism. Terrorism is (2) political. Violence without politics is simply criminal behavior. And (3) terrorism is against civilians with the goal of creating fear and confusion. It mixes with the media to produce anxiety. So what is not terrorism? Terrorism is not accidental collateral damage when the original target is military. Using citizens as shields places the onus of responsibility on those manipulating the citizenry, not those who initiated the attack if it was against a military target. It is also important to recognize those situations where targets of violence are clearly military and uniformed soldiers. Using guerrilla tactics does not necessarily mean terrorism.
It is important, too, that motives be taken into consideration. The real thorny problem is the idea that any form of national liberation – believed sincerely by a presumably oppressed group – justifies violence that is not considered terrorism. This perpetuates the dangerous relativism of the cliché. The hard mental work of distinguishing terrorism from other forms of violence is important if we are going to pass legislation to protect the public, have effective international cooperation, and assist those states struggling with terrorism.
If enough people genuinely accept this relativist cliché then all bets are off. Any sort of violence can be justified and the international community will have a collective shrug of its shoulders essentially saying, "who cares" because someone considers the violent group "freedom fighters" wrapped in vacuous rhetoric designed to justify violence. As difficult as it is to fashion a precise definition of terrorism, it is equally as difficult to imagine accepting Al Qaeda and jihadist attacks against the United States as the work of "freedom fighters."
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Tags: Terrorism
How to Respond to Radical Islam
The post below was originally published in HartfordFAVS. You can access it here.
There are two ways to begin to approach the problem of radical Islam. The first is political and sees radical Islam as a problem of political will and development. The first question to ask here is, "what are the goals of an Islamist group?" Is the goal one of military takeover of the geographic area, or the spread of ideological and religious Islam? Take the case of the Gaza Strip and Hamas. Much of Hamas is militaristic and seeks political control of the Gaza Strip. Other elements, mostly smaller elements, want to impose religious law and work with offshoot groups that are Salafi-Jihad groups.
Hamas in Gaza receives international attention for its conflict with Israel but they also compete with other groups that are more radically Islamist in nature – even though the numbers are small and they are poorly organized. The competition is between principles of political Islam and not so much about military strength. There are more than a few members of the Hamas leadership who have little interest in debating political Islam and find these Salafi-Jihad groups to be annoying at the moment. Most Hamas leadership prefers to spend their time threatening Israel and organizing the Gaza Strip rather than finding new ways to express political Islam. In fact, there are times when Hamas has quite an oppositional and antagonistic relationship with these religiously-based groups. One leader of a radical Islamist group a couple of years ago challenged Hamas and declared in Islamic emirate in Palestine and demanded that Sharia law be imposed. At present, Hamas resists these groups and prefers to keep them at a distance while they maintain their more contentious relationship with the PLA and Israel.
So what is the best way to challenge and perhaps overcome radical Islam? These groups are very extreme, wishing to reestablish the Caliphate and bring all Muslims under a single rule, and removing anyone (especially Israelis) from what they considered to be Islamic holy land. And they usually classify declared Islamic states such as Saudi Arabia and Iran as illegitimate because they are not Islamic enough. This leads to infighting among Islamist groups and is troubling and destabilizing for governments. Governments in Central Asia and other places have contributed to the problem by engaging in strong repression. This radicalizes the group and forces them to respond even more aggressively. Worse yet, these groups can give governments a license to carry out violent retaliation that usually exacerbates the problem. Below are some suggestions for dealing with groups with a dangerous agenda and a threatening form of political Islam. All of these suggestions are based on the assumption that authoritarian political systems, which are economically undeveloped and lack legitimate democratic outlets for conflict resolution, contribute to the popularity of these groups and encourage citizens to turn toward them.
Governments confronting extremist Islamic groups must establish conditions for these groups to operate within legal confines of democracy. In other words, the government should allow Islamist groups to organize and express themselves on the basis of free symbolic behavior. This allows citizens to begin the habits of listening to alternatives. Imposing repressive sanctions on these grou I ps drives them underground and radicalizes them.
Begin a program to work with young people explaining the consequences of political Islam. People in a community in general should develop more knowledge about religious issues and various leaders. What will it mean for the state to adopt or Islamic principle and its governance? Include in these discussions secular political groups as well.
Allow democratically defended opportunities for criticism and complaints. This must be done within the confines of the law and proper modes of political expression. The press of course can be a good platform for the presentation of issues and ideas.
Use the language of Islam to understand the language of extremist Islam. That is, the best way to challenge the political ideology of extremist Islam is within the discourse of Islam itself. This will require using imams and scholars to engage in such debate.
Maintain proper control of police and security forces. They should be used mainly to control and manage criminal behavior and not to stifle political activity.
Steps in this direction will prevent Salafi-jihad groups from radicalizing and going underground which makes them only more secretive and difficult to manage. By eliminating the conditions under which these groups thrive, it becomes possible to control them. The process is difficult and slow but more open political systems, economic development, and freedom of expression will keep these groups exposed and under more control.
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Tags: Islam, Political Islam
The Communicative Construction of Identity
The below is an excerpt from my book "Deliberative Communication and Ethnopolitical Conflict."
The preference for one's own kin is powerful. But identities are not fixed at birth. They are subject to developmental and social influences. They are not flimsy and change at will, but they are constructed out of the surrounding interactional environment. As Suny (2001) argues, identities are fashioned by the stories groups tell about their history, nature, homeland, and common descent. People change identities over time because such identities depend on networks of associations and proximity to others. An Israeli-Jew who lives in Israel will identify as "Israeli" but his son or daughter who moves to the U.S. will identify more as an American. The over arching "American" identity is very important here because it serves as a common identity category that helps perpetuate a commitment to a more general civic allegiance. Deep ethno-national divisions are most associated with violence and those situations where ethnic groups believe the state should cease to exist. The role of the deliberative experience in giving group members new communicative opportunities is most important for developing an over arching identity that can render each side more receptive to argumentative claims.
The actual nature and content of ethnic identity is a symbolic construction process done for instrumental reasons from instrumental resources. The conceptual difficulty with ethnic identity is that rigorous objective definitions of ethnic groups do not allow for variability and change or the importance of developmental processes and identity. Subjective definitions make it difficult to understand the nature and evolution of individual ethnic identity. Moreover, even if ethnic identity is not objective, and it is subject to social influences and manipulation, it remains an essential construct that is not only experienced as very real to people, but is strongly implicated in much human behavior. Instrumentalism is the idea that choosing an identity group is a practical decision that has potential beneficial outcomes. There is more human choice in instrumental notions of ethnic identity. Instrumentalism is how identity is formed. It is also the means by which identity is exercised. I will accept Brass' (1996) description of instrumentalism as beginning with objective markers (race, religion, dress, food, dialect) but these are interpreted and subjected to change.
Instrumentalism recognizes a strong flexibility and developmental influence on identity formation. Yet, after an identity has been set it is very difficult to change. It is how people see themselves that matter. They may identify around a type of clothing at one time but something else later. This ensures that the group identity remains stable and only the token that refers to the group type changes. One is bound to his ethnic identity on the basis of personal relations, practical necessity, and common interests. Elites use these relationships to solidify identity groups for their own political interests. Slobodan Milosevic employed the rhetoric of victimization to characterize Serbs as in need of liberation through destruction. This was a clear instrumental use of political conditions to construct an interpretation of national identity.
Israeli identity is particularly interesting because it can serve as sort of laboratory for how social, political, and cultural resources are marshaled in the service of identity construction. And it is a good example of the instrumental construction of identity. Israel is a new state that differs from others in that it had no preexisting nationhood. The early Israeli immigrants shared no common culture, and new immigrants after the establishment of the state came from diasporic communities in many parts of the world. Still, Israel benefited from the common sense of Jewish nationhood. Even though this was not a geographically bounded national territory, and Jews lived as minorities with different languages, cultures, and appearance, they believed in a common ethnic descent. This included a common religious heritage, language, and affection for a territorial area (ancient land of Israel). As Smooha explains, these were the common bonds and ideological foundations of the state of Israel but the task of the Zionists was to organize these instrumental resources into an identity. Thus, Jews that began to settle in Israel were not called immigrants but "returnees" connoting their temporary absence from the homeland and their return to it with full rights. Various symbols of the state (e.g. Star of David, blue stripes, menorah) are taken from religious and biblical history, which is shared by Jews and easily identifiable by everyone.
Jewish ethnic identity in Israel has been strongly encouraged by assimilationist policies (Smooha, 2004). In order to seek a stronger base of unity the identification of ethnic differences was discouraged. Even though there were obvious differences (physiological and cultural) between Jews from Arab countries and Eastern Europe, these differences were less important than common Jewish ethnic heritage. All Jews are granted automatic and full citizenship. Jews from Arab countries do not go to culturally separate schools or are encouraged to foster a distinct Jewish identity (Smooha, 2004). There is certainly individual prejudice and economic and inequities, but these are outside official state efforts to fashion a cohesive Jewish ethnic identity. And, of course, nothing solidifies an ethnic identity like existential threat. The relentless Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and the conflict ethos that permeates the culture, cultivates unity among Jews. Ethnic identity in Israel is produced and reproduced by politics, social class, and the ethnic separation that has characterized the Mizrahim and the Ashkenazi since the early days of the state. For the case of Israel, Smooha (2004) describes the persistence of ethnic identity and the major fault lines that divide ethnic groups (class, economics, cultural hegemony, conflict).
Identities develop communicatively in the context of relationships but the Israelis and Palestinians are in the unique position of developing group identities under conditions of conflict. When this happens, the open flow of information stops and individuals feel threatened. They feel destabilized and a strong sense of self preservation ensues. The impulse to respond in a violent manner is activated as an act of self preservation. This causes members of respective groups to "protect" themselves and "defeat" the other. The entire flow of information in the environment becomes distorted such that the normal refinement of ideas about ourselves that produces growth and development closes down. Group polarization becomes apparent and our negative images of the other become frozen in time. The development of our ethnic or group identity no longer incorporates new images of the enemy group, especially as contact with the other group diminishes or becomes informally restrictive. Under normal conditions processing new information that leads to identity change and development is self-protective and allows us to function and manage the world. But frozen identities under conditions of conflict close down the learning process as a new form of survival.
Identities become rigid as beliefs solidify and each group considers its view of events as most accurate. Attitudes about responsibility and blame take on great certainty. In Maoz and Ellis (2001) we found that Israelis and Palestinians argued from positions of certainty and because each side is relatively closed off from the other, their conclusions about resolving the conflict were formed in informational isolation. This resulted in conclusions that were unrealizable and based on zero-sum thinking because each side dismissed the other's assessment. Identities fashioned in conflict are particularly characterized by the "blame game." Since it is unlikely that one looks inward for blame, failures and responsibility are cast on the evil other. This protects a positive self image and maintains the group's integrity.
Ethnicity is highly implicated in many political conflicts and involved in an identity development that is conflictual as well as ethnic. In other words, during the developmental process is when an ethnic conflict ethos can also become part of an adolescent's fundamental ethnic identity. They develop not only recognition of membership in a descent group, but an oppositional relationship with an out-group is part of that definition. Strongly ideologically based Israeli-Jews and West Bank and Gaza Arabs, for example, have grown up in a societal milieu where the attachment process to their ethnic group includes an ethos of conflict. This culture of conflict supplies a steady stream of messages about what it means to be a member of an ethnopolitical group. The significant events in the developmental life of young people include religious, political, and cultural rites of passage that fuel ethnic distinctiveness. These are the conditions of intractability when identities are developed and defined in opposition to others. The identity is not one of simply a single implication of ethnic membership formulated normally with a customary amount of pride. Rather, it is a conflictual identity with double implications—the group membership is functional and allows for management in a difficult society, but then continues the conflict.
In work over the years with Israelis and Palestinians (cf. Ellis, 2006; Maoz & Ellis, 2006) it is possible to see the communicative and relational consequences of these conflict based identities. The protection of ethnopolitical group identity plays an important role in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Both sides feel threatened and the Israeli state stimulates a sense of humiliation for the Palestinians. And although the two state solution and the creation of a Palestinian state is now accepted by most Israelis, such a state continues to be threatening. There remains a zero-sum mentality that makes a solution that satisfies both sides still illusive. Both sides cling to ideas about what is "right" and have trouble finessing their positions because of their failure to continually process new information. Both sides have a long history of trauma and humiliation. The creation of the State of Israel was painful for the Palestinians and they feel historically marginalized and discriminated against, which has led to cycles of violence and revenge fantasies. The Jews, on the other hand, carry historical victimization and discrimination culminating in the holocaust. Hence, both sides have mirror victimization identities and are locked in a no win argument about who is more deserving. This sort of identity pain can last for decades or even centuries.
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Mix together the breadcrumbs, Parmesan, olive oil and 1/4 teaspoon salt in a small bowl. Set aside.
Heat a medium Dutch oven over medium heat. Add the butter and allow to melt. Add the shallot and remaining 3/4 teaspoon salt and cook, stirring often, until the shallot is fragrant and beginning to soften, about 2 minutes. Whisk in the flour and cook for another minute. Slowly whisk in the milk for a smooth sauce. Add the bay leaf and simmer for 5 minutes, whisking occasionally. Whisk in the Gorgonzola until smooth. Add the gnocchi and stir to coat. Pour the mixture into an 8-inch baking dish. Sprinkle with the breadcrumb topping and bake until golden brown and bubbly, about 25 minutes. Allow to sit for 5 minutes before serving.
gorgonzola cheese is very strong. I would add less or use another cheese in combination with the gorgonzola. also, recipe does not indicate if gnocchi should be boiled before baking. I had the store bought gnocchi. I boiled before baking. it was somewhat mushy but was ok. clarification is needed for the gnocchi.


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State of the Union's address Obama puts women in the center
February 4, 2014 September 24, 2021 - by majacakarun - 1 Comment
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Just several days after Obama delivered his State of the Union speech, reactions to it still do not swoon. In the "year of action" as Obama called it, with or without Congress agreement, his message was aimed to the middle class Americans – increasing minimum wages, reducing inequality, immigration reform, empowering women, Affordable Care Act, etc.
His speech was passionate, overweening and confident. I guess that it doesn't come by surprise that as a woman my favorite part was his elaboration on the importance of women in the labor force boosting the economy.
"Today women make up about half our workforce, but they still make 77 cents for every dollar a man earns. That is wrong, and in 2014, it's an embarrassment. Women deserve equal pay for equal work."
I was also happy when he touched upon an issue of a working mother and struggles they are facing on a daily basis to provide for their families.
"You know, she deserves to have a baby without sacrificing her job. A mother deserves a day off to care for a sick child or sick parent without running into hardship. And you know what, a father does too. It is time to do away with workplace policies that belong in a "Mad Men" episode. This year let's all come together, Congress, the White House, businesses from Wall Street to Main Street, to give every woman the opportunity she deserves, because I believe when women succeed, America succeeds."
After these words, I felt relief, as finally somebody said it out loud! This is a reality around the world, but nobody talks about it or let alone try to balance it. American reality is that 42 million women and their 28 million children, live on the edge of poverty.
Sabrina Jenkins, an Air Force Veteran, who sat next to First Lady, Michella Obama, spoke out about how it is to be a working mother.
"I think we need to focus more on women who are trying," Jenkins told to CNN "They're living almost from paycheck to paycheck and they're trying to do the best that they can, you know they're trying to go back to school, trying to raise children."
That's why I applauded president even more when he said:
"Women hold a majority of lower-wage jobs, but they're not the only ones stifled by stagnant wages. Americans understand that some people will earn more money than others, and we don't resent those who, by virtue of their efforts, achieve incredible success. That's what America's all about. But Americans overwhelmingly agree that no one who works full-time should ever have to raise a family in poverty."
Thank you President Obama for acknowledging women and putting their issues front and center!
Written by: majacakarun on February 4, 2014.
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Great post on how Obama put empowering employed females in his SOTU speech! It's annoying how some women have to choose between taking care of their children and working, when they really can't make that choice because money is a necessity in life but children are the most important thing. It's such a difficult position women are put in! (Especially single working mothers). I'd like to see childcare become a new employment benefit for women and men. Good job!
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Q: Case sensitivity of argument? Is there a way to pass case sensitivity together with an argument?
   var user = {
  'name' : 'Jim',
  'lastName' : 'Xydas',
  'fullName' : function(){
    return this.name + " " + this.lastName
  },

  'address' : {
    'country' : "Greece",
    'town'    : "Thessaloniki",
    'street'  : "il.ap 15",

    "isFromTown" : function(n){
        return this.town == n ? true : false;
    }
  }
};

var checkUser = user.address.isFromTown("thessaloniki");

console.log(checkUser);

What I'm trying to do here is pass the argument as "thessaloniki" and print true, ignoring the first (or more) uppercase letter(s).
https://jsfiddle.net/DimitriXd4/mfpat7so/
Thanks in advance.

A: You could use String#toLowerCase() or String#toLocaleLowerCase for both strings for comparing.

var user = {
    'name' : 'Jim',
    'lastName' : 'Xydas',
    'fullName' : function() {
        return this.name + " " + this.lastName
     },
    'adress' : {
        'country' : "Greece",
        'town'    : "Thessaloniki",
        'street'  : "il.ap 15",
        "isFromTown" : function(n){
            return this.town.toLocaleLowerCase() == n.toLocaleLowerCase();
        }
    }
};

var checkUser = user.adress.isFromTown("thessaloniki");

console.log(checkUser);

A: Sure, just pass another parameter
"isFromTown" : function(n, caseSensitive){
    return caseSensitive
      ? this.town == n
      : this.town.toLowerCase() == n.toLowerCase();
}

https://jsfiddle.net/mfpat7so/1/

A: Use the below snippet in the function

return (this.town.toUpperCase()) === (n.toUpperCase());

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The March meeting saw the welcome return of Kath and Harry Gilbertson with another visual delight about their 2011 visit to Iceland.
The lovely story was told in the form of a saga of Harold and Katerina who set out to discover this magical 'land of ice and fire'.
The quest was given to them by the Lugsugumathur (law maker) at the Althingi, the Parliament held at Thingvellir, a natural rock amphitheatre.
They travel to thunderous waterfalls, geysers blasting out water every few minutes, gazing into depths of canyons some two million years old, where in Icelandic folklore elves still live.
On through a barren grey land formed as a result of erupting volcanos under the ice field. One erupted in 1996.
Remote farming communities live and work in their shadow. At Glaumbaer, where farming has been continuous since the 1st century, an 18th century farmhouse is preserved as a museum.
Flying north to Isafjordur, they visited a fishing port where the nearby island of Vigur is home to many birds, puffins, terns and eider ducks, whose down is collected, processed and sold.
Throughout the country are some 170,000 thoroughbred horses, which are protected by a total ban on imported stock.
The return flight to Reykjavik illustrated what a totally laid-back affair Icelandic travel is.
Here they admired the stunning beauty of the Harpa Concert Centre, made up of bricks of glass reflecting all the natural changing light capturing Iceland in glass.
The talented duo were warmly thanked by Carol Napper saying how much we were all looking forward to their next visit.
The next meeting of the WI is today and is the Annual Meeting.


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Swim England proud to give its backing to National School Sport Week
The chief executive of Swim England has spoken of her pride that swimming is an integral part of the curriculum at the start of National School Sport Week.
Swim England is joining the Youth Sport Trust (YST) and schools up and down the country to mark a week-long celebration of the power of physical education and school sport to improve young people's wellbeing.
YST National School Sport Week aims to inspire schools and supporters to use physical education and school sport much more intentionally to promote wellbeing and support the personal development of young people between 24 and 28 June.
The government has already recognised the importance of teaching young people swimming and water safety by including it in the national curriculum – much to the delight of Swim England chief executive Jane Nickerson.
For some children, school swimming lessons may be the only opportunity they have to learn these vital lifesaving skills.
That is why Swim England has created resources to help primary schools deliver swimming and water safety lessons.
Jane said: "We know sport has a massive, positive impact on the lives of young people.
"That's why we are working with the Youth Sport Trust and our fellow national governing bodies in sport to ensure this very special week inspires schools to increase their sport offer and give young people the chance to try new activities.
"I'm very proud that swimming is an integral part of the PE school curriculum.
"The requirement is that every child can swim at least 25 metres unaided, perform three recognised strokes and also safe rescue by the end of key stage two.
"This is just the start though. Swimming is a gateway sport to so many activities, ensuring people are safe in, on and around water.
"Good luck to everyone taking part in National School Sport Week. Enjoy all the activities and ensure this creates momentum for increased sporting activities for life."
Championing the power of sport
Swim England will be taking part in the YST's awareness week with a theme of 'Five Ways to Wellbeing' and joining schools, teachers, parents, young people and others across the country to show why PE and sport should be considered an essential part of the curriculum alongside maths and English.
Ali Oliver, Chief Executive Officer at the Youth Sport Trust, said: "It's fantastic that Swim England is taking part and showing their commitment to championing the power of sport to improve young people's lives.
"The wellbeing of young people has been in decline and too many are struggling with issues that a good quality Physical Education could support them with. But four in five young people aren't active enough and schools have been cutting time for PE on the curriculum.
"To turn this around we need like-minded schools, teachers, parents, young people and others to join together this YST National School Sport Week and show why PE and sport have an essential role to play in every young person's development and the subject should have the same importance as Maths and English within a child's education.
"The focus of YST National School Sport Week 2019 will be on raising awareness of the vital role of PE and school sport in helping young people experience the 'Five Ways to Wellbeing': i) getting them active, ii) connecting, iii) giving back, iv) taking notice and v) learning.
"I'd urge anyone who cares about young people's health, happiness and success in school to sign up and join our campaign to improve young people's lives."
Anyone can take part in YST National School Sport Week by signing up at www.youthsporttrust.org/nssw.
The charity will share key developments and provide free resources with schools and supporters to help promote events and offer tips and ideas for getting the most out of the week.


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Greta releases new video
The full onslaught of Greta Van Fleet is not far away. As the music world patiently waits for the band's first full-length album, and with the new single, "When The Curtain Falls," already Top 10 at rock radio with nearly eight million streams to its credit, the band now presents the companion music video.
Filmed in Southern California, the video, which can be seen below, shows the band performing in around some mystical symbolism and otherworldly psychedelia.
The band's full-length debut is tentatively due before the end of the year. Speaking about the new music, guitarist Jake Kiszka said, "It's different from the previous EP's we released in the sense that a full album is a complete thought. We had these two weeks where all of this material started to kind of come to us," he continued. "About 50 percent of the album was material that was spontaneously written within the actual recording process of the album."
While the album will be new, similarly to the previous EP's, 'Black Smoke Rising' and 'From The Fires,' Kiszka said the collection of material spans about three years. He said, "We said, ok, this song kind of fits here, and that leads to this,' and that helped us navigate what we wanted to put on the album."
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Traps, Saw III Traps, Tests,
Saw III Locations
◄ Jeff's Trial Freezer Room Pig Vat ►
Saw III, IV, VI
Ice Maiden
Freezer Shower
Jeff Denlon (failed)
Danica Scott (executed)
" Face your fears. "
— Jeff is introduced to his first test[src]
The Freezer Room is a trap, as well as a fictional location, from the Saw franchise. It was a minor location in Saw III.
This trap was the first one in a series of tests. The room located inside the abandoned Gideon Meatpacking Plant at 11235 Blake Drive was formerly used as an ordinary freezer room for the proper storage of meat until John Kramer, better known as the Jigsaw Killer, turned it into one of his traps. The victim of this trap was stripped down entirely and chained by the arms to the ceiling in the middle of the room. Positioned to the right and the left of the victim were two vertical metal poles, each one with six nozzles that aimed at the victim. Connected to each nozzle was a long hose, which in return was connected to the room's water supply. Once the game began, the victim would be sprayed with icy water in periodic intervals, which would ultimately result in the victim being frozen to death. To survive, the test subject had to rely on the help of a second person. The key to the chains hung from a wire behind multiple cooling pipes on the room's back wall. The second test subject had to grab through these pipes in order to obtain the key. (Saw III)
Jeff Denlon's Test
" Welcome to your first test, Jeff. For the past three years, you've cursed the name of all those you thought were responsible for the death of your son. You've fantasized that those accountable will pay. Well, you will find a woman in front of you chained in place. This will prevent her from running, much like she did on the day your son was hit. Her name is Danica Scott. She was the only witness present at the scene of your son's untimely demise. If not for her own self absorption and cowardice, she could have brought your son's killer to justice. Now it is you, who has a chance to bring her to justice. You alone can grant her the gift of life, before she freezes to death. Behind the pipes on the back wall, you will find the key that will free her and bring you one step closer to the man responsible for the loss of your child. Will you claim the key to save only yourself, or can you find it within you to save another? Make your choice. "
— Jeff Denlon's tape[src]
Jeff finds his first test
The persons tested in this trap were Jeff Denlon, a vengeful father who suffered from severe depressions after the death of his 8-year-old son, Dylan, in a car accident three years ago, and Danica Scott, the only witness of Dylan's death, who had fled the scene and refused to testify against the drunk driver, Timothy Young, out of fear of the consequences her decision might have. Shortly after the beginning of his game, Jeff entered a long hallway, which was barely illuminated by the flickering ceiling lighting. As he carefully went on, he ultimately came across a door which had the words "Face your fears" written on it in big red letters. Despite his initial hesitation, Jeff eventually opened the door, causing a cold air draft blew towards him. As he entered the freezer room, he saw the dark silhouette of Danica before him. However, when he further approached her, the door behind him suddenly slammed shut. Frightened witless, Jeff tried to open it again but stopped when the lights turned on and enabled him to see the woman who was stark naked and chained up. As he came closer, the woman suddenly moved, causing Jeff to realize that she was still alive. The woman, who was immediately scared by the situation and initially thought that Jeff had done this to her, talked to him and begged him to help her, as she was freezing and already couldn't feel her arms anymore. Jeff immediately tried to free her from her chains with the key he had found at the beginning of his test. As the key didn't fit the lock, he tried to open the padlock of the second door out of the room. However this attempt remained unsuccessful as well. A few moments later, he finally noticed a tape recorder on the floor in the corner of the room.
Jeff and Danica in the freezer room
Upon playing the tape, Jigsaw introduced Jeff to the woman. Just when he told him that she was in fact Danica Scott, the only witness of Dylan's death, Jeff finally recognized her. As she was chained up, she wouldn't have any chance to run away like she did three years ago. Jigsaw offered him the chance to take revenge on her by just letting her freeze to death, but also told him, that he could save her by obtaining the key to her chains, which hung from a wire behind several cooling pipes on the room's back wall. When the tape ended, two metal contraptions positioned to the right and to the left of Danica, began to spray cooling water on her naked body.
Danica began to scream and only calmed down when the water was turned off again. Again, she begged Jeff to help her. However, he refused to do so and merely watched her as he was still filled with anger because she had fled the scene of his son's death years ago and thereby prevented his killer from getting his rightful punishment. At this moment, the water was turned on again for a few moments, again spraying Danica's body. When the water stopped once more, she apologized for her mistake and begged Jeff to look at her.
Jeff fails to save Danica
Just when he did, the water was sprayed on her skin again, causing Jeff to finally take action. He quickly went to the back wall and tried to grab the key. However, he stopped when he couldn't hear Danica screaming anymore. Upon returning to her, he saw that her body was almost entirely covered in a thin coat of ice. Hesitantly, he touched her face and suddenly backed away when the coat cracked under his fingers. Thinking that he still had a chance to save her, he tried one more time to grab the key behind the cooling pipes. This time, he was successful, but while doing so, his right cheek stuck to one of the pipes due to the immense coldness. Under great pain, Jeff finally pulled back and thereby tore off some of the skin from his cheek. With the key in his possession, he returned to Danica and tried to free her. However, the chain as well as Danica herself were already covered in ice. Realizing he couldn't save her anymore, he wiped his hand over her face as if he closed her eyes and then left the room by using the key on the second door. (Saw III)
Less than two hours later, the meatpacking plant was found and raided by the Metropolitan Police Department. As the police secured and searched the entire building, they discovered the many corpses of Jigsaw's victims, including Danica. All of them were sent to the morgue for their obduction by Dr. Adam Heffner and the shower devices as well as the tape, the shackles and the key were sent to the evidence room. (Saw V, VI)
Use in other Media
The basic concept of this trap was later used in Saw: The Video Game. During his series of tests at the abandoned Whitehurst Insane Asylum, Detective David Tapp had to find a way through a freezer room. As he entered it, several sprinklers on the ceiling were activated. Due to the coldness in the room, the water quickly froze. In order to escape before being frozen to death himself, Tapp had to move several wagons with dead pigs that were blocking the exit in order to clear his path. It was later revealed that these wagons were positioned by Melissa Sing, another prisoner at the asylum, who was forced to help Jigsaw in order to save her son, Franklin, who had been abducted as well.
Before settling on the final version of the Freezer Room, the creators and writers of Saw III went through a few different versions of the game, with only minor changes. Originally, the victim was going to be a male police officer, but they decided against it, instead going with the idea of a female witness. Instead of being completely naked, Danica was going to wear a T-shirt and knickers. However, as the water would make the shirt stick to her body, the creators deemed it too sexual and decided to put her in the freezer naked instead.
Adam Stanheight's Apartment • Angel of Mercy Hospital • Bathroom • David Tapp's Apartment • Dr. Gordon's Apartment • Hotel Barfly • Mannequin Factory • Police Station • Razor Wire Maze • Underground Tunnels
Angel of Mercy Hospital • Antidote Safe Room • Bathroom • Eric Matthews' Apartment • Fake Nerve Gas House • Nerve Gas House • Police Station • Underground Tunnels • Wilson Steel Plant
Adam Stanheight's Apartment • Allison Kerry's Apartment • Angel of Mercy Hospital • Bathroom • Elementary School • Freezer Room • Gideon Meatpacking Plant • Jeff Denlon's House • Mannequin Factory • Underground Tunnels
Alexander Motel • Angel of Mercy Hospital • Daniel Rigg's Apartment • Elementary School • Gideon Meatpacking Plant • Homeward Bound Clinic • John Kramer's Workshop • Mausoleum • Police Station • Underground Tunnels
Antidote Safe Room • Bathroom • Bernie Feldman's Chancery • Catacombs • FBI Headquarters • Gideon Meatpacking Plant • Nerve Gas House • Police Station • Razor Wire Maze • Saint Eustace Hospital • Underground Tunnels
FBI Headquarters • Gideon Meatpacking Plant • Homeward Bound Clinic • Jill Tuck's Apartment • Police Station • Rowan Zoological Institute • Saint Eustace Hospital • Steam Maze • Umbrella Health Headquarters • Underground Tunnels • Wave Audio Forensics Lab
Bathroom • Church • Clear Dawn Psychiatric Hospital • Crossroads Manufactory • Hangar • Jill Tuck's Apartment • Pete's Auto Body • Police Station • Rowan Zoological Institute • Safe House • Saint Eustace Hospital • Stage 6 Studios • Underground Tunnels • Welthammer Store
Anna's House • Bucket Room • John Kramer's House • Logan Nelson's House • Pig Farm • Replica Lair
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