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Ubuntu in Germany Column
Veröffentlicht am 7. September 2013 | Ein Kommentar
Goodbye Germany: Ubuntu columnist Alex Smit-Stachowski intends to trek back to South Africa
(Editor: Alex Smit-Stachowski is speaking in her column about life as a South African now living in Germany. The South African journalist lives in Krefeld, in North Rhine-Westphalia/ Germany).
© Ubuntu columnist Alex Smit-Stachowski will leave Germany and to go back to South Africa, her birthplace. Her most important reason for this, is love.
I recently flew to South Africa to have a short holiday with the man I had fallen in love with. After spending five days in Johannesburg, I decided that within the next year, I will move back to my mother country.
Leaving Germany – with its modern, efficient business-like manner and thriving economy for the multicultural, often haphazard and conflicted country at the bottom of the world map is not an easy decision but one I am making for several reasons – the primary one being love.
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Miss Lira in interview
Veröffentlicht am 9. März 2012 | Hinterlasse einen Kommentar
"Aaaah Germany! I could live in Germany"
(Autorin/ Editor: Nadja Krupke)
Die Top-Musikerin Lira gab ihre Karriere als Wirtschaftsprüferin auf, um die südafrikanische Gesellschaft mit ihren eigenen künstlerischen Interpretationen zu bereichern und Gefühle greifbar zu gestalten. Lira sieht die Musik als Zufluchtsort, den der Mensch braucht, um Erfahrungen und Realitäten zu verarbeiten. Inspiriert wird sie zum Beispiel von Ikonen wie Nelson Mandela und Oprah Winfrey, die ein enormes soziales Engagement bewiesen haben. Ihr neues Album soll Hoffnung, Geborgenheit und Glück versprühen, sagt sie. Negative Eigenschaften, die den Alltag prägen, will sie mit ihrer Musik bekämpfen und den Seelen der Menschen eine Pause gönnen. Lira wurde in Deutschland schon mehrfach vom Publikum herzlich empfangen – ob in Stuttgart, Berlin, Würzburg, Frankfurt oder Konstanz. Die Sängerin schätzt Deutschland sehr und könnte hier sogar leben, sagt sie. Ihr großes Ziel für die Zukunft ist es aber in den USA ihren Durchbruch als Musikstar zu schaffen und anderen südafrikanischen Künstlern Hoffnung auf internationalen Erfolg zu ermöglichen.
© Miss Lira, one of the most famous singer from South Africa. She is counting to the handful of really successful musicians. A superstar, who ist using her voice to create a positive change in South African society and to be an example of possibility for all citizens.
2010sdafrika-editorial staff: We would like to welcome the singer Miss Lira on "SÜDAFRIKA – Land der Kontraste", the German gateway to South Africa . You started your career towards the business world. Why did you choose to study Internal Auditing and Financial Accounting?
Answer: It came about because Accounting was my favourite subject at school. I was not allowed to study music as my parents felt that it would be wiser to have something more "solid" to fall back on. A career in finance seemed logical because I enjoyed accounting and Business studies as subjects.
2010sdafrika-editorial staff: When first did you realize that you were born to sing and not sit behind a desk and what was the essential reason for you to give up everything you knew and to go in a completely different direction?
Answer: Growing up I saw the power of music at work among my family members and within my South African community. The elders would play music night and day and I observed what it could do to a people, but did not understand how. There were songs of struggle that seemed to give words to what people were feeling but could not articulate. It seemed to comfort those who could not express their pain. It seemed to give people an escape from their undesired reality. I was intrigued by this and wanted to be able to do the same – – make people feel that they could express their emotions when my music played.
When I was an undergraduate student, studying accounting I used my skills to exchange for recording time at a local studio. I had my first demo at the age of 18. When I graduated, I continued in accounting for a couple years. But soon turned in my letter of resignation and created a five-year plan for my music career. My mother made it kind of easy for me because she said "well since you have something to fall back on I'd rather have you happy". So in those initial days, my mother was the motivation I needed. It helps when a parent is open to the idea of you pursuing your dreams.
2010sdafrika-editorial staff: Since you have devoted your life to music, you have been extremely successful, where do you get your inspiration?
Answer: I'm inspired by so much – Nelson Mandela and Oprah are at the top of my list. I am inspired by the fact that these two individuals have done so much with their lives and impacted so many. I recently was moved by Steve Jobs achievements in a similar way. I'm also inspired by observing people going about their lives and by my own life experiences.
2010sdafrika-editorial staff: What are your messages you wish to utter through your music?
Answer: The music upbeat, it's a real feel good album. I want listeners to feel great when listening to it. I know life is tough and the global economy places people is an uneasy space… my music brings messages of hope, comfort, celebration. It's meant to make you feel good through all of life's trials and tribulations. I think there's enough negativity out there in the world and I have no desire to add to it. People seek solace in music and I want mine to be an uplifting experience. We've all gone through hardships and we have had to overcome a lot. My music stand's out because it focuses on the possibilities of life.
Lira in concert during World Cup 2010: Pata Pata composed by Miriam Makeba
2010sdafrika-editorial staff: Do your songs capture a certain reality that is found in South Africa ?
Answer: I've noticed that some of my perceptions are influenced by my South Africa upbringing, which is the experience of apartheid, the transition into a democratic government and then having to figure out what to do with our new found freedom. I was determined if nothing else to use my voice and gift to create a positive change and to be an example of possibility for South Africans. There are only a handful of really successful musicians in South Africa and there's only so much we can do in our small territory but I've been fortunate to break many barriers.
2010sdafrika-editorial staff: How much would it mean to you, to seize the international music industrie and what do you think this would mean for South Africa?
Answer: It means that anything is truly possible for anyone who focuses on achieving a goal. South Africans know my journey and they have seen me turn my failures into a success. I have positively influenced many people by merely following my dreams – Having a successful international career I believe would boost the confidence of many South Africans. In as far as what is possible for us out there.
2010sdafrika-editorial staff: Have you been already in Germany and which impressions do you have from Germans?
Answer: Aaaah Germany! I could live in Germany. I have had amazing experiences over there. The people are so appreciative of African Music, they are so warm. I have been to Stuttgart, Berlin, Würzburg, Frankfurt and Konstanz. I have an appreciation for Germany!
2010sdafrika-editorial staff: What are your ambitions, hopes and dreams for the future?
Answer: I have a very specific vision for myself because – I'm at a stage where I want to explore new markets, to see how far I can go with my career. I have the rare opportunity to enter the world's largest music market (U.S.) and see if I can transform my appeal to a global offering. It's a dream I've always had. My focus is reaching and growing my American fan base.
I would also love to do an African Tour… I have my heart set on it in 2013.
You can get up to date information on what I'm doing at my website www.misslira.com.
2010sdafrika-editorial staff: Miss Lira, South Africas top musician, thank you very much for this interview!
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Exklusive Interview with Zapiro
Veröffentlicht am 1. März 2012 | 2 Kommentare
4000 Cartoons and 15 books. Johnathan Shapiro about his life, freedom of opinion and politics
(Editor: Annalisa Wellhäuser)
Open any South African newspaper today and you will most probably find a cartoon that comments South African politics drawn by the artist Zapiro. Who doesn't know the famous sketch picturing the current South African president Jacob Zuma with a shower above his head alluding to his statement that he took a shower after having had sex with an HIV-positive woman. Zapiro, born 1958 as Jonathan Shapiro in Cape Town, is the most famous cartoonist of these days in South Africa. His drawings appear in the Mail and the Guardian,Sunday Times and The Times. Moreover his art has been published in exhibitions all over the world and he has won numerous awards.
© Cartoon by Zapiro: President Jacob Zuma is taking a shower after having sex with a HIV infected woman.
© Cartoon by Zapiro: Lady Justice in danger.
© Cartoon by Zapiro: Whites have benefited from Apartheid.
"SÜDAFRIKA – Land der Kontraste", the German Gateway to South Africa, met Zapiro in his office in Cape Town to find out more about this artist who is not afraid to say what he thinks with if it comes to politics.
Zapiro already discovered his passion for art as a child. Back then he used to have nightmares about frightening monsters and in order to deal with those scary dreams, he started drawing about them. Indeed that kind of self-therapy did help him to overcome his nightmares. And not only that; He enjoyed the drawing a lot. It was his dream to become an artist. He entered drawing competitions and also was active for the school newspaper. He invented the little character "Prepi", who commented on what's going on in preparatory school.
Soon ,he was also confronted with the politics happening in his country. His mum made him aware already at a very young age that they were living in a society "that was wrong"; his very first "kind of political experience" was when Verwoerd 1 was assassinated in 1966. In school they were asked to pray for the "architect of apartheid" and Zapiro remembers being confused and thinking" Hey, this was not a good guy!". Throughout his school time he was "at odds" with the general trend of supporting Apartheid amongst even English speaking white people, but he was not yet involved in any political actions at that time. After school he started studying architecture; not because he was passionate about it, but in order for him to stay out of the army. When he decided to change to graphic design and try to become a cartoonist, they "got him", he had to enter the army. In the army Zapiro refused to carry a gun, so they made him carry a heavy wooden dummy and made fun of him. Once a colleague made him stand guard with it, "which was ridiculous, I became a bit of a laughing stock but in a funny way, like a clown thing", Zapiro says.
However, the joke actually backfired, because he showed the other conscripts that he could handle this heavy arm very well as by doing exactly everything that they were doing with it. This was his way of rebelling against this and spreading his political message. He was regarded as a political consciousness non-commitant, as a communist, as dangerous. At that time he was not yet involved in any political organization, the UDF (United Democratic Front) formed just over a year after he was conscripted. But when it was formed in 1983, it was absolutely clear for him that he would join. Same appealed to his mum, his sister and a lot of his friends. Suddenly there was this non-racial grouping that felt right for them: much more elegentarian, much more open and much more connected to national politics. It was also connected to the ANC-but he didn't want to be involved into nor speak about it, because that was dangerous when they found out they were linked. Him and some of his family members even got detained at some point.
However, Zapiro has never wanted to be a politician. He sees a big difference between being enormously involved as an activist and becoming a politician. ,,Professional politics are very different from being a political activist." In his opinion only a few people managed to retain this integrity and those principles that guided them and made them passionate. Other people do things now out of personal gain or party political aims; they have become corrupt, comfortable and a bit apathetic compared to what they used to be. Also there are those who are within a party and are against those who are outside the party and maybe doing good things. "All those things I would hate", he states. He has seen people he knew who have made this trancession- only a few managed it successfully. According to him the country needs people who become politicians and remain focussed, altruistic and incorruptible. But the country also needs civil society and media-so in his opinion his best role is to be a visual columnist- and still to a little extend an activist. To produce his drawings, he obviously needs to do a lot of research on politics. For that Zapiro listens to the radio a lot, reads many different newspapers and consults the internet in order to look at the same sort of issue dealt with in different ways. Also he records some things broadcasted on television.
© Johnathan Shaprio alias Zapiro, South Africa´s most influential and provocative cartoonist. He has been in conflict several times with the government.
Zapiro explains that cartoons are primarily about thinking and communication; about finding a device to say something that one believes in. "They are 80% idea and 20% drawing." According to him there are cartoonists out there, who are good, but not necessarily the best cartoonist in the world -however they are really able to communicate by their art. On the other hand it would not be possible to carry weak ideas with good drawings. "It`s about thoughts. " To give an example, Zapiro speaks about one cartoon that he did, which displayed a little line of text on top saying "Whites who never benefited from Apartheid" and a blank page underneath he states that at the time of the release of the cartoon, there were people denying to have known about Apartheid. There were white people avoiding responsibility for the benefits that they were given while living under Apartheid.
Zapiro was irritated by that attitude and got inspired to create this "cartoon". This cartoon did not even have a picture, but still, so Zapiro, " This cartoon was conceptually really good and really powerful, one of the best cartoons I have ever done." It is Zapiro`s intention to trigger strong reactions with his drawings amongst the people. He wants to make people think. Maybe some people say "That's exactly how I feel, I didn't know how to express it." But he is not only addressing the people who think exactly like him- which, in his opinion, would not make any sense. He knows that there are people, who might agree and as well disagree on his thoughts on certain issues. However it is not his intention to convince the people, who think completely different. According to him it is all those people in the middle-he can make them see something in a new way by being a little bit persuasive to them.
When asking him what subject he would like to draw a sketch on, that he is not allowed to draw one on, he replies that there is nobody who can tell him not to do a cartoon on a certain topic. It is rather him who holds himself back. When he started as a political activist he used to be quite constrained by political correctness, whereas these days he is ready to accept those rules. " I don't like to gratuisly insult people in a hurtful way, who are in a way vulnerable." Still, even then his feeling of what is acceptable to draw a cartoon on would be way further down the line than that of others. If he felt that people are the aggressors, he wouldn`t care about them. For instance, if it comes to religion. In his view religion has done a huge amount of harm with regard to gay people and women and it has even promoted spread of HIV. Concerning this topic he would go really hard for the people in power.
Zapiro says he has done things that people would consider totally insulting. He states that some things around traditional culture are quite difficult to deal with in cartoons, because people treat them in a way religion is treated. According to him there exists some kind of communality. And at the moment there would be plenty of times when cartoons can be misinterpreted on purpose to make people out as racists even though they are not.
After the feedback that Zapiro is receiving is not always positive; president Jacob Zuma has pressed charges against him already for doing certain drawings on him. Zapiro says that he believes in the South African institutions, in the constitution , and he feels that these are strong enough to keep up freedom of speech -which he supports and which is part of what gives him resolve. Zapiro explains that his politics haven`t changed a lot, but politics of some people in power have changed and he considers himself lucky to not have as much constraints as people in power. If he believes in something he will go for it.
Further I ask him about his opinion concerning voices in this country saying that some kind of reversed apartheid is arising, where it is now black South African people against the other cultures. Zapiro responds that this is one of the topics, where he will get either into one form of discourse or another depending on who he is speaking to. On the one hand, if he would be speaking to his old political comrades he would be mouthing off at the death of non racialism and at the rise of a certain form of nationalism and elitism. On the other hand, if those amongst the white South Africans, who have never had "political bone" in their body during apartheid era come and complain in an uninformed way to him about how bad things are and so called "reversed racism", he gets into a whole different conversation. He would try to explain how much better things are now than they were then. And after all it is still white people who are at the top of the power in many important fields. He says that there is a certain kind of racism that still exists very strongly in the white community of South Africa. He continues saying that there are some absurdities in the way that affirmative action has been taking place; not the way it should be. And that he is the last person to say that all is ok. But to claim that things are the same way as they used to be in Apartheid, simply reversed, was not true, but absolute rubbish.
Then we speak about Julius Malema singing the old song "Kill the boers". Zapiro calls Malema`s behaviour "crass and wrong", he could not sing that song in the context of the new South Africa. He explains that the song was an apartheid era song, which had a metaphorical reason. It was about killing the system of apartheid, to fight those police men and farmers, who really were brutally assaulting and killed people ."And that was all understood then." Zapiro states that it is wrong to sing that song today, because its purpose is essentially to try "to mobilize disaffected youth, because the ANC is not delivering properly to them and try to make them focus some of their anger on people, who these days are not necessarily aggressing, at least not the same extent as before."However, he thinks that one cannot ban a song and that the high court`s decision to try to prevent him from singing the song was wrong. As a supporter of freedom of express he does not agree on it. "You can call somebody a political opportunist without saying you are not allowed to sing that song. It is a lot more nuanced and complicated than saying: Julius Malema is the equivilant of what Terre Blanche2 was…it doesn't work like that." Zapiro has done cartoons criticizing that decision of the court. I support the human rights commission and the UN`s determination on the definition of hate speech and that it should be prevented. He explains that that would be hate speech where you could make a connection between something that was said, such as a speech, a song or a piece of writing, and the active going out and killing somebody. However, he doesn`t think that " people went out killing people because of what Julius said…. "3 "If you can make that connection, that because of that song that person was killed..that`s where you can draw the line. But that's very far down the line of speech before you can make that decision."
Zapiro says that there was a complaint about his cartoon "Lady justice" and that the human rights commission exonerated him for doing the drawing and its publication, because of their determination that it is not inciting anyone to do anything to anybody else. "It was a metaphor about what Zuma was doing to the judiciary." "Freedom of express is very important to me." So if he started saying ,they should ban that song, then he could as well allow somebody to say to ban his cartoon, because both of them could be interpreted in a way that they could be objectionable."There has to be consistency."
Zapiro is producing with his cartoons political messages
Before the interview comes to an end I would like to find out from Zapiro what are his wishes for the new South Africa, what kind of development he thinks is necessary for it to become the peaceful rainbow nation everybody is longing for. Zapiro answers, "I remember when Tutu came up with the rainbow nation idea during the meeting of the inconscription campaign in 1985.It was always a bit idealistic. " According to Zapiro, Tutu wished for rainbow coalition of different groupings in the political movement fighting for the same aim: freedom, non racialism, democracy. However, Zapiro believes that South Africa has only had a few rainbow-moments since democracy. As an example he names the rugby world cup in 1995. "I`m afraid to say now, that unlike before, where I thought the white community was hugely responsible for not apologizing and not taking responsibility, I still say that ,I think now a lot more could have been done if the ANC had not become fat, comfortable and corrupt, and if say the people at the top were not promoting this narrow elite and not just paying lip service to delivery, but really were delivering and trying to bridge the wealth gap. That is where is should go." Zapiro believes that only then people can have some real reconciliation, because so far there are a lot of unresolved matters after truth reconciliation commission hearings. According to Zapiro, it is most important to close the inaquity in this society." South Africa has become the most inequal society in the world , we are even behind Brazil. And for that to be the state almost after 17 years of democracy is outrageous."
Finally I would like to find out what Zapiro`s personal plans and dreams are for the future. "For the medium term I want to continue what I`m doing, but want to make sure I`m still feeling like I`m relevant and got something to say, because if I do not- I want to pull out and go for something in the long term." He has managed to produce over 4000 cartoons and 15 books , but he doesn`t want to do the same thing for ever, he also wants to do other things. In the long term Zapiro would like to move into some other genres of cartooning and storytelling, which he loves. He would like to become a bit more balanced person, because the intensity he has with the cartooning does tend to overwhelm a great part of his life. He wants to spend more time with his family.
HIER FINDEST DU DAS INTERVIEW IN DEUTSCH.
1 He was the 3rd national party prime minister after DF Malan and Jacob Strijdom
2 Formed the Afrikaaner Resistence Movement during Apartheid< was seen as white supremacist
3 Discussion in South Africa about a possible connection between Malema singing the song,,Kill the boers" and the murder of Terre Blanche
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Pieter-Dirk Uys – Comedian in interview
Veröffentlicht am 28. März 2011 | 2 Kommentare
"Freedom of speech means we have the right to opinions"
(Editor/ Autor: Serge Aka)
Als Frauen verkleidete Comedians, wie Hape Kerkeling in Deutschland, sind in fast allen westlich-orientierten Staaten vorzufinden; auch in Südafrika. Pieter-Dirk Uys ist am Kap dafür bekannt, dass er sich in die Rolle von impulsiven Damen begibt und mit Zynismus, Ironie und Provokation auf sein Gegenüber einwirkt. Insbesondere um seine Rolle als Evita Bezuidenhout/ Tannie Evita lieben ihn die Südafrikaner. So stellte er einmal die These auf, dass Frauen zurück in die Küche müssten (siehe das unten abgebildete Video). Der in Kapstadt geborene Comedian kritisierte auf einer literarisch-künstlerischen Ebene das Apartheidregime und machte sich somit zum Gegner der weißen Minderheitsregierung. Mit Mut und Ehrgeiz engagierte er sich als Evita immer wieder gegen die Apartheid, sodass er eines Tages sogar den persönlichen Lob von Nelson Mandela erhielt. Mit Berlin verbindet Pieter-Dirk Uys viel Zuneigung, da ein Teil seiner Familie aus der Bundeshauptstadt stammt. Das Erlernen der deutschen Sprache, so verriet uns der Comedian während seines Berlin-Aufenthaltes exklusiv, wird angestrebt, um dessen Shows eines Tages auch in Deutsch anbieten zu können. Wir freuen uns, dass auch diese Person des öffentlichen Lebens den Fragen des Portals "SÜDAFRIKA – Land der Kontraste" zur Verfügung stand.
© Pieter-Dirk Uys – South African comedian with German ties
2010sdafrika-editorial staff: We would like to welcome on "SÜDAFRIKA – Land der Kontraste" the South African comedian Pieter-Dirk Uys. Mr. Uys, how did you get in comedy? Was it a dream of your childhood or the result of a challenge?
Answer: It was more a challenge to try and fight the fear of authorities and politics, apartheid. There were various ways to fight it and I just thought to fight it with humor might involve many people because a lot of politics was very stupid and needed to be pointed out.
2010sdafrika-editorial staff: You are known as a satirist, who has the gift of gab. You love to play female Characters. Your performance is inspired by desperate first ladies. How do you choose them and what message do you want to communicate?
Answer: Well there are so many interesting women in politics, Margaret Thatcher, Angela Merkel,…I mean there is a sort of really they offer themselves as theatrical characters. I think in this case it is very interesting to look at women in politics, their strength in a world of men, how they use their body language, make-up, hair to get away I think they are very successful in politics and it is very theatrical, I think the audience finds it funny and interesting to see a man suddenly become a female character.
2010sdafrika-editorial staff: With your character Evita Bezuidenhout you have criticized during Apartheid the racial segregation between white, black, colored and asiatic. How have the reactions of the government and the white public to your shows been?
Answer: You know the old days I was censored and there was a lot of police harassment to trouble which was expected. In the democracy we have freedom of speech, so within the framework of that I had a very successful career. There are some of the politicians that are uncomfortable with what I say, but that is ok I don´t mind, I don´t particularly want them to be a fan, I mean they give my material and in case they do like what I say they can resign.
Evita Bezuidenhout: "Women should be go back to the citchen"
2010sdafrika-editorial staff: Don´t you fear for your life?
Answer: No no no, you know I keep on saying if you fear for anything, you can´t tell the truth. If I don´t tell the truth I am going to be fearful because a lie is serious, the truth is serious enough, you don´t have actually to lie more to make it entertain.
2010sdafrika-editorial staff: In the past, you interviewed the most famous hero of South Africa, Nelson Mandela. He told to you following phrase: "You are one of my heroes". Which feelings did you have at that time?
Answer: I mean first of all I am sitting in a character as Evita, and there is Nelson Mandela talking to Evita but saying to me you are one of my heroes, I think it was wonderful, it was such a great. The man´s humanity and its humor is extraordinary and I have been blessed with my friendship with him and it is something that changed my life.
2010sdafrika-editorial staff: About this friendship, can we say that it is something you have been expecting before?
Answer: Well, for most of his life he was in jail and he was away, but he used to see my videos in prison, there used to show videos on robben island and so, I used to get messages from Winnie Mandela, from Nelson through Winnie. So I was looking forward to meeting him when he came out.
2010sdafrika-editorial staff: Mr. Uys, you know the public figure Desmond Tutu too. He is still condemning the Israeli occupation of Palestine as "Apartheid". What is your opinion in this matter?
Answer: Freedom of speech means we have the right to opinions and I think he was right to talk about that aspect, he was very verbal during Apartheid about cultural boycott. I personally was not very convinced about cultural boycott during apartheid, because the culture that was not sent to South Africa was in fact the culture that would have destroyed Apartheid. I was glad that he brought it up, so that the companies of which ninety per cent were young black people had to think about that. How do they feel about going into a place where Palestinians are not allowed to go? But Desmond Tutu always leads in its criticisms and his prayers; he is a very special human being.
2010sdafrika-editorial staff: What do you feel when you come to Berlin knowing that your mother is originating from this place? Do you have ties to Germany and German comedians or even a German part-identity?
Answer: I do not have ties to people here other than friends, but I feel very familiar here in Berlin. Having been here many times and doing show here makes me feel well, that is why I want to come and live here for a year and really learn the language, so that I can also perform in German language.
2010sdafrika-editorial staff: Which dreams would you still realize in your private and professional career?
Answer: One of my dreams is to establish my German language to the extent that I can also do a performance here. You know also the year use to have 365 days whereas my year has only two days, today and tomorrow. Today is the most important day and I do not want to look across tomorrow and ignore what today has to offer.
2010sdafrika-editorial staff: Does it mean you do not plan the future?
Answer: Of course I do plan years in advance but in pencil so that you can rub it out and write again. It is very important to plan but also very important to listen and to see how quickly things go. Look at Egypt, in a week has completely changed from one thing to another. It is very exciting.
2010sdafrika-editorial staff: So you live the present?
Answer: Of course.
2010sdafrika-editorial staff: Pieter-Dirk Uys, South African Comedian, thank you very much for this interview!
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Fired from Your Identity
What to do when you're let go from your job
By Elizabeth Knox
Last week a friend shared some bad news—she had been "let go." She works hard and has solid credentials, but things just weren't clicking at this job. Her bosses said her work products did not meet their expectations. Beyond that, though, they also said her personality wasn't a great fit for the company. She's really shaken up. Being let go is a nice way to say she was fired, and that hurts a lot more than being laid off along with a whole team or division.
What We Do and Who We Are
As professionals, we work hard at our jobs. As a Christian, I believe there is a reason why God gave us skills and opportunities to apply those skills at work. It's easy enough to think those skills and opportunities are what God has called us to on this earth, and then confuse "what we do" with "who we are."
We spend so much of our time at our jobs, it makes sense that those jobs would be a big part of who we are. And when that job is taken from us in a way that suggests we weren't "good enough," it's no wonder a person would doubt their identity.
Depending on your personality, you may need to heal emotionally before you can heal practically.
What should we do? How do we respond?
The "spiritual" answer to this situation is to remind ourselves or our friends that our identity and worth is in the Lord—that we have been "hidden with Christ in God" (Colossians 3:3) or that we "are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God's special possession" (1 Peter 2:9, NIV)—but in the moments of rejection, those verses can sound trite.
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With Jim still trapped in the Darklands searching for Enrique, his friends rally to bring him back. But the Troll Tribunal has other ideas.
Claire recruits NotEnrique for a secret mission, while bully Steve stirs up trouble at school. In the Darklands, Jim meets "The Skullcrusher."
A familiar foe comes to Jim's aid in the Darklands. Back in Arcadia, Toby's distracting new headgear picks up an important clue.
As Gunmar readies to destroy Jim in the Darklands, Blinky and the gang strike a deal with the Janus Order in their quest to revive an old friend.
Hope springs from an unlikely source when Gunmar learns that Jim's friends are in the Darklands on a mission to bring him home.
Now out of the Darklands and readjusting to life in Arcadia, Jim and the team must face the consequences of their risky actions.
Multiple problems plague a frazzled Jim when his amulet goes on the fritz and Claire invites him to meet her parents at a family barbecue.
When an oozy creature shows up in Arcadia, Jim and the gang set out to find it -- while playing parents to two sacks of flour for a school assignment.
In a revealing flashback episode, Otto and Dictatious vie for Gunmar's ear while an increasingly paranoid Steve finds an unlikely ally.
Señor Uhl sentences Jim and his friends to detention while Queen Usurna gathers evidence of a conspiracy. Draal comes face to face with Gunmar.
Season 2 is more than just a return to the magic and mythology of the series' previous 26 episodes; it expands the show's fantasy elements, allows the relationships to mature, and takes bold chances with the story's narrative structure.
You may need to rewind bits of the final episode of Season 2 just to really appreciate what the show managed to pull off.
If you enjoyed Trollhunters' first outing, then you're going to love the humor, action, and heart of this second season.
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Weekend House in Beskydy / Pavel Míček Architects
An extraordinary place in the southern part of the Moravian-Silesian Beskydy. Mountain landscape with almost no other buildings nearby – with the exception of just a few scattered homesteads. The plot borders on the road from the upper part and are formed by a wild mountain meadow sloping down to a wooded shadowy gully with a flowing brook. The centre of the design was searched in the primordial mountain atmosphere. The process was none too easy, being significantly influenced by the Beskydy Protected Landscape Area Administration and its rigid building regulations, which much complicate the creative or innovative approach. The first ideas were not related to space and volume. They aimed at the material which could express the context and serve as a pivotal conceptual guideline. Concrete and larch wood. How can characteristic features of these materials, contrasting to a large degree, be used in the best way and with minimal means? View more View full description


It may not have a particularly romantic name, but Stone Town is the old city and cultural heart of Zanzibar, little changed in the last 200 years.It is a place of winding alleys, bustling bazaars, mosques and grand Arab houses whose original owners vied with each other over the extravagance of their dwellings.This one-upmanship is particularly reflected in the brass-studded, carved wooden doors – there are more than 500 different examples of this handiwork. You can spend many idle hours and days just wandering through the fascinating labyrinth of narrow streets and alleyways.
This is a walking tour that takes you through fabled Stone Town, where history appears to stand still. With visits to the House of Wonders,the former slave market for East African Slave trade, and the Arab Fort amongst others, it is a fascinating look at the essence of Zanzibar.The architectural style of Stone town buildings is a unique mixture of various influences and culture.
You will see Zanzibar's bustling market, winding alleyways, ornately carved and studded doors, two cathedrals and countless mosques! Stone Town has some excellent gifts shops with plenty of souvenirs and handicrafts to choose from. A guided walk through this colorful and alternating city with tour knowledgeable tour guides, who knows not only funny of Stone town, but also cruel stories to tell about life of the old times in Stone town.


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Saloons, Taverns, Dives, and Watering Holes of the Twin Cities
Author Bill Lindeke, Author Andy Sturdevant
An entertaining journey into the highs, lows, bright spots, and dark corners of the Twin Cities' most famous and infamous drinking establishments—history viewed from the barstool.
Category: Minnesota/Regional
75 b&w photos and illustrations, index, bibliography
Closing Time: Saloons, Taverns, Dives, and Watering Holes of the Twin Cities
In 1838, a rum trader named "Pig's Eye" Parrant built a small shack in a Mississippi bluff that became the first business in the city of St. Paul: a saloon. Since then, bars, taverns, saloons, and speakeasies have been part of the cultural, social, and physical landscape of St. Paul and Minneapolis. Serving as neighborhood landmarks, sites of political engagement, welcoming centers for immigrants, hotbeds of criminal activity, targets of ire from church and state alike, and, of course, a place to get a drink, the story of the taverns and saloons of the Twin Cities is the story of the cities themselves.
In Closing Time, Bill Lindeke and Andy Sturdevant dive into tales from famous and infamous drinking establishments from throughout Twin Cities history. Readers are led on a multigenerational pub crawl through speakeasies, tied houses, rathskellers, cocktail lounges, gin mills, fern bars, social clubs, singles bars, gastropubs, and dives. Featuring beloved bars like Matt's, Palmer's, the Payne Reliever, and Moby Dick's, the book also resurrects memories of long-forgotten establishments cherished in their day. Lindeke and Sturdevant highlight neighborhood dives, downtown nightspots, and out-of-the-way hideaways, many of which continue to thrive today. Closing Time brings together stories of these spaces and the people who frequented them.
Bill Lindeke, is an urban geographer and writer who focuses on how our environments shape our lives. He wrote MinnPost's "Cityscapes" column from 2014 to 2017, has written articles on local food and drink history for City Pages and the Growler, and has taught urban geography at the University of Minnesota and Metro State University. He writes a local urban blog at Twin City Sidewalks and is a member of the Saint Paul Planning Commission. He is the author of Minneapolis-Saint Paul: Then and Now.
Andy Sturdevant is an artist and writer living in Minneapolis. He has written about art, history, and culture for a variety of publications, including City Pages, Belt, and Mpls.St.Paul. He currently writes a regular column for Architecture MN, and for five years, Andy wrote "The Stroll," a weekly column on Twin Cities neighborhoods, art, history, and architecture in for MinnPost. He is the author of Potluck Supper with Meeting to Follow and Downtown: Minneapolis in the '70s.
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How do you get more volunteers? Recruiting and securing them can be a challenge. People are pulled in a number of different directions these days so getting on their "list" for time requires some finesse. Plus, you can't choose just any old person because volunteers reflect on your chamber.
… a bonus idea from the Lockport Chamber of Commerce. Finally, we'll touch on what's necessary to keep volunteers happy by welcoming in the new while continuing to appreciate your stalwarts.
When it comes to volunteers there are two components to recruiting them: finding them and getting them to agree to help. Both are equally important.
First, let's go over how to recruit them and then we'll cover a few place to look for them.
Ask. Sure, ask in general terms by placing call-outs for volunteers but also ask specific individuals you think would be good in a particular role.
What's in it for them. Don't lead with why you need them. Tell them why it's advantageous to them. You're asking for their time. They need a reason to give it to you.
Have a standing list of what you need organized by the time someone has to volunteer. For instance, "If you have one hour per week, we need…" You can also organize (or filter) volunteer needs by whether it's a one-time need or a standing need.
Be specific about the time commitment, skills, and background required. You might even want to mention what the position ties into from a professional standpoint as it could help someone boost their portfolio or job skills.
Tell the story of the greater good. For example, they're not just sealing envelopes. They're helping grow local business through x, y, and z.
Make signing up easy. If they have to call during a two-hour window or attend hours worth of training, they're less likely to agree to volunteer.
Give them something to do. Be organized. There is nothing worse than coming out for volunteer hours only to stand around waiting on something to do. Instead, greet them as they arrive and give them an immediate job. Thank them for their help and be prepared to give them more if they finish early. People want to help. Make sure there's plenty to do.
Circle back to your "no's." Just because someone said no to you once doesn't mean that they won't volunteer in the future. Reach back out to people you've approached in the past.
Use your CMS. If you approach someone about a specific volunteer position and they give you information about what else they'd like to do, what their time looks like, or any other piece of personal information, enter it into your touch log and set a reminder to follow up. For instance, maybe they turned you down to sell tickets but mentioned they'd love to help on a different event in another capacity. Don't let that opportunity get away.
Give the role a name. Telling people they'll be checking people in is not nearly as exciting as becoming an event concierge, for instance.
Use volunteer testimonials. For your big events, interview people who volunteer and invite them to talk about what they liked in regard to the opportunity.
Become known for something strange. Some organizations use a differentiator for their volunteers and they become known for that thing such as a special color blazer or hat. The stranger it is, the more people will want to be a part of it.
Make introductions. Your volunteers are doing you a favor. Try doing one back by introducing them to people they want to meet. If you consistently do this, you'll gain a reputation for it and people will appreciate you and talk about your efforts.
Now that you know how to recruit, let's talk about where you can find people.
The Lockport, IL Chamber of Commerce came up with a great idea that works well to attract volunteers.
Will a non-profit just lend out their volunteers? Probably not. Good volunteers are like good babysitters. Everyone is so happy to have them, they wouldn't dare tell others about them.
But there is one way to get your local non-profits to happily hand over their volunteer list.
Photo courtesy of Joel Kramer via Flickr.
Give something and get something. The chamber gives tip proceeds to the non-profits and in return gets able volunteers. Not only is this brilliant because it brings them bodies but it brings them volunteers who are happy to be there because they are getting something out of it too. Everybody enjoys the experience.
So what do you do if you need volunteers for something outside of an event? Use the give something to get something idea here too. Non-profits often need things for their auctions and you may have something you could provide them in return for a few volunteer hours. Or offer them a sponsorship opportunity where they can get their name out there and you get some volunteer sweat equity. For instance, you could trade an email blast for them for one of their people giving a few volunteer hours as a receptionist for the chamber.
The following list of ideas can help you find the chamber volunteers you are looking for.
Add a page about volunteer needs to your chamber website.
Keep a list of volunteer needs as a column in your newsletter.
Contact local schools that have volunteer requirements for their students and give them information about your volunteer program.
Put a volunteer call out on social media. Don't forget Instagram.
Sign up with a volunteer placement service. Your city or a non-profit may run one for free. Check out groups like VolunteerMatch, Idealist, and Create the Good.
Contact the local media and tell them what you're looking for.
Contact a local service club and tell them.
Visit an active retirement home. Sometimes people there are looking for something to do but they might not have the transportation.
Offer volunteer activities people can do from home.
Ask current volunteers to bring friends.
Use your free space. If you have advertising space that wasn't sold or a weekly column in the newspaper, consider using that space to put out a call for volunteers.
Contact youth service organizations like the Boy Scouts or Girl Scouts that might have volunteer requirements.
Add an "Apply to Volunteer" button to your website.
Ask your staff for referrals.
If former staff or interns left on good terms for other opportunities, get in touch with them about your volunteer needs. Maybe they know someone or want to come back and see the group.
Create a contest for whatever you need. For instance, if you can't find anyone to volunteer to help you to write content, then host a contest to write it and give the winner something for their efforts. You can also crowdsource the winning entry.
Now that you know how to recruit and where to find recruits, what do you do with them once they show up and how do you keep them?
How do you actively recruit, show appreciation to new volunteers, and make the ones who have been with you feel as special as they did when they were brand new? That's a lot to put on a volunteer coordinator but it has to be done.
Part of showing appreciation for some people is noting their seniority. You can task your tried and true volunteers with showing the new ones the ropes and answering any questions the new group may have. Instead of this being a boss employee situation, encourage your faithful to approach it from a mentor/protege standpoint.
Before assigning tasks for new volunteers, make sure your loyal ones are doing what they want to be doing. You don't want to bring in a new group, assign them something to do, and then find out that your stalwarts would've loved to have been asked to do that activity.
If any of these newbies are friends with your existing volunteers, schedule them together. It will be more enjoyable and they're more likely to keep returning.
Old or new, everyone loves to be thanked. While every chamber is thankful for its volunteers, the more specific you can be when bestowing your appreciation on them, the more meaningful it will feel.
Finally, a great way to get everyone together is through food. If you're able to swing it in your budget, have a welcome/appreciation breakfast or lunch. Food goes a long way to putting smiles on faces and showing chamber volunteers appreciation.
If you need more chamber volunteers, you have to get creative. Following the ideas in this article will help you attain and retain those very valuable people.


Joan and Mecca have been lifesavers with our beautiful, cuddly, playful, strong-willed, energetic, attention-deficit, smart, and manipulative puppy Layla. They are exceptionally knowledgeable, experienced and patient in all aspects of canine (and human) training. They are willing to "think outside the box" when encountering issues and there is never any doubt that they want Layla to meet her full potential as much as we do. Rome is lucky to have such a great dog training facility and we feel very fortunate to have found Diggin' It.


Chesterfield Station is on the Midland Mainline, about 12 miles south of Sheffield.
This is a Main line station. There are hourly HSTs (or Meridians) to be seen on the East Midlands Mainline services from London St Pancras to Sheffield. The station is also served by Cross Country, with Voyagers providing services to places around the country. Some of the Voyagers, specifically the ones that go via Leeds, pass through this station at speed. You will also see the East Midlands Connect services on route from Norwich to Liverpool. Expect 158s on these services. East Midlands Trains class 222 Meridians may also be seen on Barnsley/York/Scarborough or Sheffield services.
Freight passes fairly frequently, with traction including 66s, 60s.
The station is staffed and in an inner city location, being in the heart of Chesterfield. It is not usually a crowded station, but there are generally plenty of people around.
Located in Chesterfield city centre, the Station is signposted from most major roads passing through Chesterfield.
The station has toilets and a cafe. There are many other shops and restaurants in Chesterfield city centre itself.
The two platforms make photography easy, it is however, worth noting that most freight uses an avoiding line behind the station, although you can see the trains still, it does mean that the sun may shine in your camera. Videoing is fine too.
A freight working crosses the lines to rejoin the station avoiding line.


Some fat deposits are difficult to successfully combat in the long term, even with the help of sports and a healthy diet. In this case, only professional treatment from experts helps, whereby liposuction is an effective method, however, at the same time is a surgical intervention. Coolsculpting®, a cryolipolysis treatment method, may represent a possibility to reduce fat without surgery and to possibly get rid of smaller and annoying deposits of fat cells on the hips, stomach or upper arms.
Coolsculpting® was developed by scientists of Harvard University in the United States and is a proven and tested method which has been licensed by the stringent health authority FDA, Food and Drug Administration. This method has been offered for quite a while at our clinic for plastic and aesthetic surgery with the aim of fat reduction.
The basic idea behind the CoolSculpting®-procedure is to benefit from the comparatively high level of vulnerability of fat cells in the body. Fat cells generally react more sensitively with regard to cold stimuli than the surrounding tissue. If the application is successful, a reduction of the fat cells can be achieved by destroying the fat cells which are then eliminated by the body. As a result of this method, no scalpel or liposuction cannulas are required, and in general no other tissue such as muscles or vessels are affected. In the case of a successful outcome of treatment, an initial result is visible after a few weeks. It can, however, take up to twelve weeks before the body has completely eliminated the possibly damaged fat cells.
It is principally possible to treat all classic problem zones with Coolsculpting® – in other words, stomach, hip, and back areas as well as arms and legs, including saddlebags/riding breeches. The aim is to analyse the regions in concern and to decide whether a treatment by means of Coolsculpting® to reduce the fat deposited is appropriate. In a detailed consultation at our clinic, Dr. Entezami will explain all individual points in detail and discuss with you which zones you would like to have contoured and whether these can be treated.
The CoolMini Applicator is new on the market and designed for the treatment of especially small fat deposits. If the treatment is successful, it can be used to remove a double chin and armpit folds, if necessary, after several applications. With the help of the CoolMini, it can be possible to achieve a reduction of the fat cells by up to 20 % – without a needle, surgery or inactive periods. Are you interested in learning more about this new Coolsculpting device? Dr. Entezami will be delighted to advise you in a personal consultation session at our clinic and to outline the treatment options and prospects of success.
As Coolsculpting® is a method without direct intervention into the body, it does not require anaesthesia or local anaesthesia. The duration of treatment may differ in the individual case, depending on the desired treatment. As the patient is fully conscious he/she can read or even make phone calls during the treatment. For the Coolsculpting®-method no aftercare check-up is necessary which means that the patient is able to continue his/her daily business routine as usual without losing any time.
Our clinic for plastic surgery is one of the first to offer this procedure in Germany. In Lower Saxony we were the first clinic to introduce Coolsculpting® – this means that no other clinic in Lower Saxony has more experience that we have in this field.
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Eaglesfield est un petit village dans le comté de Cumbria, en Angleterre.

Étymologie
Pendant le Moyen Âge, Eaglesfield se trouvait dans le royaume de Rheged.
"Eagles" dérive du brittonique "eccles", signifiant église (se rapporte au gallois "eglwys", signifiant église). "Field" dérive du vieil anglais "feld", signifiant un territoire ouvert, vaste. Eaglesfield signifie donc "vaste territoire ouvert près d'une église". Cela vient du fait que les angles, lorsqu'ils sont arrivés, se sont installés à quelques kilomètres au sud de Brigham.

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John Dalton, physicien et chimiste, y est né en 1766.
Robert de Eglesfield y serait né vers 1295. Il est le fondateur du Queen's College.
 Fletcher Christian y est né en 1764. Il est le chef d'un groupe de mutins du HMS Bounty.

Village en Cumbria

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Willow Smith talks sexuality, says she could see herself with both a man and a woman in a polyamorous relationship
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Willow Smith, her mother Jada Pinkett Smith and her grandmother Adrienne Banfield-Jones got together for another edition of "Red Table Talk." This time the conversation focused on "unconventional relationships" and multiple partners.
Smith, 18, has always been very candid about her views of the world and on Monday's Facebook show, she talked about what she wants in a partner -- or partners -- as she moves forward as a young woman.
Pinkett Smith opened the show by saying that Willow has been reading up on polyamory, the practice of having multiple partners for the purpose of love.
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In a video, it was explained that this practice is not polygamy or swinging. It's also about honesty and love, not just sex.
"Will and I are constantly in conversations about alternatives," Pinkett Smith said, later adding that she's monogamous when it comes to sex.
Willow said investigating this kind of new love is all about looking for something that can be "helpful and make us love more." Though her experience is very limited, being 18, Willow talked about "evolving" past the feelings of insecurity and jealousy that can come from monogamy.
(MORE: Will Smith dishes 'Fresh Princess,' says 'we're thinking about' a 'Fresh Prince of Bel-Air' remake)
"There's no freedom, it's all fear based," she said.
"Monogamy can work," Pinkett Smith said, probing her daughter about why she feels it's "oppressive."
"Divorce is an epidemic," Willow responded. "And people are trying to find meaning and true love."
Banfield-Jones was opened minded about the discussion but admitted the idea of multiple partners is "still off-putting to me."
While the proud grandmother said she wouldn't be in a polyamorous relationship, Willow said she obviously would be open to one.
"There are so many different kinds of people in this world and so many things to learn," she said.
She said she doesn't see the benefit in not learning from others, including romantic partners. But she admitted she would stay away from people who don't have "pure intentions."
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Willow Smith performs at NeueHouse Los Angeles on June 21, 2019, in Hollywood.
"That's not aligned with my purpose," she said about people wanting multiple partners just for more sex, for example. "Personally, male and female, that's all I need," she said about a potential three-way partnership.
Pinkett Smith admitted that her stomach turned a bit imagining her daughter with two loving partners.
After being told by her grandmother that she is young, Willow admitted, "I have so much to learn!"
But, she added later, "There's a difference between a romantic relationship and a sexual relationship" and that she would focus more on the "emotional connection" if she were to have a polyamorous relationship.
The three ladies also welcomed a polyamorous couple, who confirmed the things Willow had been saying.
Willow Smith talks sexuality, says she could see herself with both a man and a woman


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Q: PHP Codeigniter key generation / sending email I am trying to generate a key and hash it with md5 in codeigniter, but when i send it with the email to the user in a link, it adds more characters to it. And i have no idea why it does this.
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English Literature » Dynamic Character
Definition of Dynamic Character
Like a round character, a dynamic character also undergoes changes throughout the narrative, due to conflicts he encounters on his journey. A dynamic character faces trials and tribulations, and takes time to learn from his encounters, his experiences, and his mistakes, as well as from other characters. Sometimes a character learns a lesson, and gains maturity, such as Prince Hal in Shakespeare's Henry IV.
Some characters discover mistakes in their points of view, and others discover important aspects of their own personalities, such as Neville Longbottom did in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. All of these changes make a character dynamic, but they are implied changes, not stated outright.
Difference between Dynamic and Round Character
Though dynamic and round characters both undergo character development, there is a slight difference between them. The traits of a dynamic character are not described outright. Rather, his traits are referred to as they change over time. On the other hand, a round character's traits are complex, and described by the author. Round characters are dynamic as well, such as Hamlet.
Examples of Dynamic Characters in Literature
Example #1: Harry, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (By J. K. Rowling)
The most important conflict in this novel is the inner conflict of Harry Potter, which makes him a dynamic character. Harry perceives that he shares some abilities similar to Tom Riddle, who becomes the evil Lord Voldemort, and this makes him worry that he might also turn out to be an evil character.
Dumbledore mentions Harry's presence in Gryffindor House, and Tom Riddle's in Slytherin House. Harry, in a defeated tone, says, "It only puts me in Gryffindor" because Harry did not want to go in Slytherin. Beaming again, Dumbledore says, "exactly … Which makes you very different from Tom Riddle. It is our choices, Harry … far more than our abilities." Harry learns this lesson about the importance of the choices one makes. It resolves his inner conflict, making him a good example of a dynamic character.
Example #2: Hamlet, Hamlet (by William Shakespeare)
Throughout the play, Hamlet is worried about life and death, and it is this apprehension that makes him a dynamic character. The greatest fear of Hamlet is the afterlife, which is quite understandable, because his father's Ghost comes out of purgatory and tells him about the horror and terror awaiting there.
Because of his preoccupation with this fear, Hamlet does not act out on his desire to take vengeance on Claudius. Nevertheless, when he visits the graveyard, and holds Yorick's dead skull, he becomes apprehensive of the inevitability of death. Hamlet thinks that even great men, such as Alexander the Great and Julius Caesar, could not escape it. This philosophical change in his perspective about death lets him finally take revenge on King Claudius.
Example #3: Jack, Lord of the Flies (by William Golding)
There are four dynamic characters in this novel: Jack, Ralph, Simon, and Piggy. Jack is the most prominent among them – an important dynamic character who goes through a lot of changes during the course of the novel. On the island, Jack encounters life-changing experiences that develop and change the character forever. He has never thought that he would live the way he lives on the island. His authoritative nature, violence, and instinctual behavior make him a dynamic character.
Example #4: Sydney Carton, A Tale of Two Cities (by Charles Dickens)
Sydney Carton is another good example of a dynamic character. At the very beginning of the story, Carton describes himself as he states, "I am a disappointed drudge, sir. I care for no man on earth, and no man on earth cares for me." He throws himself in a depressed state – digging a hole from which he is sure he could never escape.
Sydney is frustrated, and thinks his purpose in life is only to serve C. J. Stryver. The only beautiful part of his life is his love for Lucie Manette. When he hears the news that she will marry Charles Darnay, Sydney is heartbroken, which drives him to reveal his feelings to her. This conversation brings a turning point in Sydney's life, which causes him to begin taking better care of himself and people around him.
Function of Dynamic Character
A dynamic character plays an important role in a narrative. Often it is the main character of the story, which helps to build a compelling and convincing story. By going through an important transition, having a coming-of-age experience, pulling through trials, gaining maturity, feeling a change of the heart, and developing likable qualities, a dynamic character shows he has made a full transformation. All these changes bring a flavor to the story line and an element of surprise to the readers.
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Stop and Acknowledge How Much Luck Has to Do With Your Success
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I have a lucky friend. Chances are you know him. He has written several New York Times best sellers. By any outward appearance, he has officially made it.
I wanted to know what role he thought luck played in his career. Without batting an eye, he said, "Oh, luck has been everything. I can point to at least 10 occasions where pure, dumb luck landed me a huge break in my career."
I was skeptical. "O.K., maybe you've had some luck," I said. "But you've been working hard and 'playing in traffic,' right?"
"No," he told me. "I'm talking about flat-out luck. A guy I met on a plane, a random stranger, an introduction to a friend of a friend who happened to know great book agent — that kind of luck."
He is not alone. From Warren E. Buffett, who says he won the "Ovarian Lottery," to the venture capitalist Fred Wilson, a lot of smart, industrious and hard-working people admit that luck played a role. Mr. Wilson writes that he wouldn't suggest anyone take his career path: "It won't work unless you get incredibly lucky."
And yet, it feels as if for every person who credits luck for his or her success, 10 others dismiss luck. They don't acknowledge the kind of luck that you can't take credit for when it happens to you — if you are being honest.
Many of us, in fact, seem to be scared to give this kind of luck any credit because we feel doing so devalues our talent or hard work. But here is the conundrum: If bad luck exists and it is not your fault, so does good luck that has nothing to do with your efforts or actions either. And that is O.K. too.
We shouldn't rely on luck, but let's stop kicking it in the teeth when it does show up. Go ahead. Practice saying out loud, "I am very, very lucky." And guess what? You can say those words and still have working hard, learning more and daring to play in traffic be really important.
By recognizing the role luck has played in our lives, we can go forward with just a little more humility and a little less ego. That is a great investment for long-term success.
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2020 In Film Day 2: The Bad
On January 28, 2021 By troubledproductionsIn Year round up
Films which were bad, but had at least one moment I would recommend
Oh Becky, what a pity, you don't understand, what makes a good movie. This should be better than it is. At the very least it should be fun. It should not be as utterly boring as this is. It's a teenage girl killing nazi's, if I'm looking at my watch during this film, that's on you and your script. So why is it here? Because of the performers and the make-up. It is occasionally very bloody, and when it is it looks great. There's a moment where Kevin James gets his eye gouged out and has to cut it off. It's great and you really feel the pain. It's a shame that watching the rest of the movie is just as painful.
+It's good that Kevin James is trying new things.
-It seems way too restrained at times.
Best Moment: The aforementioned eye-gouge. It's just a shame it doesn't effect the plot at all
Birds Of Prey: And The Fantabulous Emancipation Of One Harley Quinn
First off, what the hell is with that title? Secondly, all this film seemed to do was do was remind me of Suicide Squad. It made the exact same mistakes as that did; having a group of people bond WAY too quickly, not being sure if it's gritty and realistic or a Tom and Jerry cartoon when it comes to violence, the terrible characterisation. It's all here. I'm not sure if this was supposed to set up a spin-off film series for Birds Of Prey but if it was an attempt for that it failed as they're not featured enough to be memorable. The only one I can remember fully is The Huntress, and that's partly due to Mary Elizabeth Winstead's performance. But the rest are not given enough attention. Black Canary in particular doesn't have her powers discussed until near the very end. It did have a unique look though, and I love to see that.
Original review here
+Mary Elizabeth Winstead
-What is the villain's gimmick? He is so underwritten it's hard to tell
Best moment: The fight in the amusement park. Fun, chaotic, and hella inventive.
Eurovision Song Contest: The Story Of Fire Saga
A film which belongs on Netflix. I would have hated this if I saw it at cinema. But because I saw it at home I didn't hate it quite as much. I mean, I still don't like it. It's still way too cliche to be considered great, and too annoying to even be considered good. It's also way too American, no film about Eurovision should have, as a supposed centerpiece of their film, a musical medley consisting of Black Eyed Peas, Cher, and Madonna. You do one of songs from EUROVISION, you know, the thing the fucking film is based on. Even if people don't know the songs, it will be pushing the concept of the contest. As it is you're just saying that all of Europe's musicians secretly wish they could be American.
+Fun at times.
-The story doesn't work. At all.
Best moment: The opening song. It's bombastic and weird, perfectly eurovision.
Scoob!
The world needed a Scooby Doo movie. They needed something light and fun and nostalgic. Instead they got this. It suffers a real identity crisis where it seems to be trying to aim itself at children, and people who grew up watching the original cartoons. But it handles it badly to the point of alienating both its potential audiences. Also features possibly the ugliest animation I've seen all year. It looks cheap and like it's made for tv, it will age horribly. Although I do have to ask, if you had a talking dog, would you really be annoyed/disappointed if it had a lisp?
+At least they tried something new. And if you're a fan of the original Hanna-Barbera cartoons you will see a lot of references that make you feel things.
-Yet another Scooby Doo film based around "what does Shaggy do?"
Best moment: it is nice to see how the gang all met each other. Very sweet
I don't often say this, but Anne Hathaway was fucking awful in this. Her accent wavered like it was standing on a surfboard in a tsunami. I don't know what she was thinking but the director should have stopped her. Was she supposed to be Russian? Because it seemed like she was just Russian to get to the next accent in her rolodex. Actually most of the adult performances in this were pretty bad. The only saving graces being Octavia Spencer and Jahzir Bruno. That, and the cosy nature of the opening sequences, are the only things that keep this film being an absolute shit show.
+The ending is more in keeping with the original book, as opposed to the weirdly saccharine ending of the first film.
-Completely pointless.
Best moment: There's a scene where the witches click their lobster-like claws together in unison. Incredibly creepy and echos back to how creepy the original film was at times.
A Cthulhu film that tries to hide the fact it's a Cthulhu film. Bit of a weird choice there, I would have led with that. For me my main issue with this is the inconsistent identity. It tries to be both a slow-paced atmospheric thriller, like Alien, and a disaster movie. So you have a film that's attempting to be both atmospheric and quiet, as well as bombastic and loud. Those are two things which don't mesh together at all. As such the thing from the Alien franchise it resembles most is Colonial Marines. It's a shame as the opening is as close to perfect as I've seen in a while. It just never matches that for the rest of the film. Plus, personal preference, I fucking hate shakey-cam.
+The music, very creepy at times.
-The inconsistent tone.
Best moment: the opening credits. Sets up the story, and the tone. Perfect.
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Weekly Wrap 117: Cheese, booze and virtualisation
My week Monday 27 August to Sunday 2 September 2012 was spent in San Francisco, and as I write this on their Labor Day holiday Monday I'm still there. Here. Whatever.
Patch Monday episode 152, "Geo-engineering: fixing climate for just US$6 billion?" A conversation with Dr Caspar Hewett, visiting researcher at the University of Newcastle in the UK, and Danish author and political scientist Dr Bjørn Lomberg, director of the Copenhagen Consensus Centre in Washington.
VMware uses Aussie experience to storm Asia, ZDNet Australia, 30 August 2012.
How VMware hacked iOS security (allegedly), CSO Online, 31 August 2012.
On Tuesday night I did another regular Balls Radio spot with Phil Dobbie, this time talking about Apple versus Samsung and the billion-dollar settlement.
Also on Tuesday night I spoke about Apple versus Samsung on 2SER's The Wire.
On Friday I participated in a talkback about names and nicknames on ABC Radio National's Life Matters.
Corporate Largesse
VMware's VMworld was such a large bunch of stuff that it deserves its own section.
VMware covered the travel and accommodation, including flights Sydney to Los Angeles to San Francisco, and back again San Jose to Los Angeles to Sydney. A car is being provided for today's drive from downtown San Francisco to San Jose airport. Four nights accommodation was provided at InterContinental San Francisco.
Food ranged from the truly frightening breakfasts in the conference's media rooms Monday through Wednesday to gorgeous canapés and cheese platters like the one pictured above at the evening cocktail parties. The latter were held at the InterContinental on the Sunday before this week commenced, the St Regis Hotel on Monday, and the Temple Club on Tuesday.
On Tuesday night I also went to the Sourcefire cocktail party at the Marriott San Francisco. That's their cheese platter pictured above.
The big VMworld party was Wednesday night and featured Jon Bon Jovi, but I didn't go because I was exhausted and the last thing I needed was to be in a room with 15,000 drunk nerds. Sorry.
The conference backpack contained a VMworld-branded t-shirt, hardcover notebook and ballpoint pen, along with a sheaf of sponsor-related crap on paper. Pretty much all of the latter was thrown out.
I think I gained about 20kg in weight, 75% of which was my liver.
On Friday night I had cocktails and dinner at Chez Papa with Jon Callas courtesy of Silent Circle.
I leave San Francisco on Monday evening. That's tonight. The limousine is scheduled collect me at 1745 PDT to take me to San Jose airport for a 1945 flight to Los Angeles, from where I take the 2250 Qantas flight to Sydney. I arrive in Sydney at 0740 AEST on Wednesday morning and will be heading straight to my hotel to collapse.
Wednesday night is the conference dinner for the ACCAN National Conference. I'm speaking at that event on Thursday afternoon.
Symantec is launching the Norton Cybercrime Report at Sydney's Justice and Police Museum at 1100 Thursday morning, and I plan to be heading to that.
The rest of the latter part of the week will be full of an awful lot of writing, I imagine.
[Photo: Cheese platter at the Marriott San Francisco, courtesy of Sourcefire.]


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Say you meet an old friend at the train station. She is standing about a metre ahead of you, and on the tracks to your right a train has just pulled into the station. Behind your friend you see a bakery. We often remember such scenes in vivid detail. But exactly how we do that by forming mental images has long been a bit of a mystery.
We all want other people to "get us" and appreciate us for who we really are. In striving to achieve such relationships, we typically assume that there is a "real me". But how do we actually know who we are? It may seem simple – we are a product of our life experiences, which we can be easily accessed through our memories of the past.
To uncover how the brain keeps track of an animal's experience, we started by asking how the brain records its electrical activity. Every experience you have, from chatting with a friend to smelling french fries, corresponds to its own unique pattern of electrical activity in the nervous system and brain. These activity patterns are defined by which neurons are active and in what way they're active.
When you need to remember a phone number, a shopping list or a set of instructions, you rely on what psychologists and neuroscientists refer to as working memory. It's the ability to hold and manipulate information in mind, over brief intervals. It's for things that are important to you in the present moment, but not 20 years from now.
We would all like to boost our cognitive ability beyond the limits set by Mother Nature. So it's no wonder that brain-training programmes – which typically focus on training our working memory – are a multibillion-dollar industry. But can this kind of training really make us smarter?
The internet may be the most comprehensive source of information ever created but it's also the biggest distraction. Set out to find an answer on the web and it's all too easy to find yourself flitting between multiple tabs, wondering how you ended up on a page so seemingly irrelevant to the topic you started on.
Mice have brain cells that are dedicated to storing memories of other mice, according to a new study from MIT neuroscientists. These cells, found in a region of the hippocampus known as the ventral CA1, store "social memories" that help shape the mice's behavior toward each other.
When you hold in mind a sentence you have just read or a phone number you're about to dial, you're engaging a critical brain system known as working memory. For the past several decades, neuroscientists have believed that as information is held in working memory, brain cells associated with that information fire continuously. However, a new study from MIT has upended that theory, instead finding that as information is held in working memory, neurons fire in sporadic, coordinated bursts.
It's not uncommon to hear people wishing that they had a better memory. "If only I weren't so forgetful", they complain. "If only I could reliably remember my computer password, and that my neighbour's name is Sarah, not Sandra." If this sounds familiar then I know how you feel. As a psychologist who studies the science of remembering, it's especially embarrassing to me that my memory is frequently dreadful. When asked whether I had a good weekend, I often struggle to immediately recollect enough details to provide an answer.


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