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About that Into the Badlands finale
Posted on 05/23/2017 by wikkidsexycool Posted in #BlackGirlMagic, Uncategorized
My condolences and prayers go out to the families affected by the horrible, senseless tragedy in Manchester, England. As a parent, seeing pictures of those beautiful youngsters and adults whose lives have been cut short brings back my own loss of a child.
Whether the loved one is in Syria or England, or the US, the pain never goes away. May God give strength.
This GIF of Veil and Sunny is by Yemme:
http://yemme.tumblr.com/post/160937897164/into-the-badlands-veil-sunny
The 2nd season finale of Into the Badlands – Total viewers: 1,369 million
18-49 rating : 0.5
Link: http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/daily-ratings/sunday-cable-ratings-may-21-2017/
Season 1 finale -Dec 20, 2015 – Total Viewers: 2159 million
18-49 rating: 0.8
Considering the almost two year gap between the first and second season, Into The Badlands had decent ratings for its 10 episode second season. Since the show was must-see TV for my family, just about every television in my household was tuned to the Into The Badlands marathon on Sunday. And after the Cleveland Cavaliers blew a 21 point lead over the Boston Celtics, I was really hoping Into The Badlands would give me a finale I could put on repeat viewings.
Alas, it was not to be. Someone at AMC (the show is owned and bankrolled by AMC) or with the executive production staff of ITB decided to kill off the only person who was able to make the usually morose hero, Sunny, smile. And show some damn emotion. Veil was the woman Sunny loved enough to fight his way back to.
Veil, portrayed by actress Madeleine Mantock.
That's the kind of hard love that romantics live for. That's the kind of shit that has a woman saying, "You better bring it like Sunny."
Only . . . Sunny is now a single parent, much like the old westerns of yesteryear, Bonanza (Ben Cartwright had sons Adam, Hoss and Little Joe by three different wives who'd died), The Virginian and The Rifleman. And like several classic Disney movies (The Little Mermaid, Snow White, Beauty and the Beast) the saintly, but dead mama trope card was pulled.
Not only that, but the show walked a tightrope with another trope, where the black character proves how "good" they are with a selfless act. Literature is rife with this trope, as it usually afflicts characters of color (see Gunga Din, Uncle Tom's Cabin, Imitation of Life -book and the films).
It's also important to note that US shows would use the dearly departed mama trope to garner not only sympathy, but a revolving door of attractive female guest stars to pair with their widowed lead actor.
From fairy tales that added an evil step-mother to the mix, to often told cultural stories highlighting the adventures of a father and child left to navigate the cold cruel world together, killing mama off has a long history in both literature and film.
In the case of ITB, Veil was still nursing her infant son. Which means Sunny will need to find a total stranger (female of course) who is also nursing. Chances are that task will fall upon either Lydia or Jade to find a willing surrogate, but I suspect the show will probably gloss over this or omit it all together since it brings up a host of other "things that make you go hmm."
In this feudal future, women are either sex slaves (called Dolls) Cogs, Clippers, or Barons. There may be male dolls, however I don't recall seeing them. Veil was the rare exception. She was a healer/doctor and could read. Her backstory was that Quinn, having found her as an infant, had given her to a couple who were indebted to him to raise.
Veil had her own shop in town where she'd been working on an assortment of artificial limbs and mobility devices for cogs. As a healer, Veil had taken an oath to save lives. However, she wasn't above giving Tilda, one of the Widow's clippers, the means to poison the woman. Veil also possibly prolonged her own life by pretending Quinn's brain tumor was in remission (he murdered Veil's parents once her father initially diagnosed Quinn's ailment. In typical Quinn fashion, he couldn't have anyone know that he was dying, so he got rid of the only two people who could reveal his secret).
Veil's demise had been foreshadowed ever since she told Sunny she was pregnant (Sunny warned her that the penalty was death, probably because he was a Clipper, and Clippers weren't free men). Sunny also had a nightmare while he was at death's door about Veil's death. In addition, another Clipper (Moon) warned him of his own family's murder, and that in their line of work, having loved ones was a liability.
Okay, I get that. However what's puzzling is why the show decided to dumb down the ultimate fighter, Sunny, and turned Quinn into someone harder to kill than the Terminator in order to make Veil's death happen. Listen, I even have reservations on the show killing Quinn. I've been a fan of actor Martin Csokas for a long time. He chewed the scenery with his chilling, over the top delivery, so a new villain will have a hard time besting Martin's characterization.
Martin Csokas as Quinn
Both Sunny and Quinn took so much physical abuse that I wondered if they were robots instead of people. Sunny survived two explosions (one at The Widow's compound, then when he entered Quinn's underground lair, fighting off flaming arrows that pierced his shoulder blade and a leg). He's also stabbed in the lower abdomen by a sai wielding Quinn, after he slices and dices his way deeper into Quinn's underground hideout with Bajie's help. To set up Veil's demise, Sunny's somehow unable to deliver a death blow throughout the battle with Quinn, even after missing the mark during the season one finale. This mars an otherwise terrific fight to the death sequence, where Martin Csokas (or his stunt double) more than holds his own against the Badland's best clipper.
Sunny delivers a blow that would've killed any other mortal. But Quinn takes a licking and keeps on ticking. The lighting and cinematography on this scene is gorgeous.
I'm happy that Into the Badlands was renewed for a third season, but the heart of the show has just been ripped out and stomped on, imho.
Note to the show writers: Heaping abuse on a character isn't character development. You had a great opportunity to show how both Veil and Sunny would deal with the trauma they'd gone through after so many months apart. At this point, Veil realized her mistake of nursing Quinn back to health, so the scene where Veil tells Sunny to kill Quinn made me think that after everything she'd gone through (being held against her will, threatened with death, forced to marry the man who killed her parents and then almost bedding him on their "wedding" night) Veil's somewhat sheltered life view had been altered. I was looking forward to future scenes where she came into her own without having to rely on her man to save the day.
Hell, if you didn't know how to continue with their love story, then that's where romance writers like me come in. You coulda asked somebody.
Sigh . . . anyway, when Person of Interest killed off Taraji P. Henson I stopped watching:
Pictured: Jim Caviezel, Kevin Chapman, Taraji P. Henson. Taraji played a detective named Joss Carter.
*CBS Entertainment President Nina Tassler says she was just as blindsided as fans of "Person of Interest" were when first told a year ago that Taraji P. Henson's character would be killed off in the third season.
"I almost killed myself," said Tassler at the TCA Press Tour on Wednesday. "Years ago, you would never ever kill a major character. The rule was, if it ain't broke, don't fix it."
Link: http://www.eurweb.com/2014/01/cbs-exec-explains-why-taraji-p-hensons-person-of-interest-character-had-to-go/
Taraji's death scene on Person of Interest. Also pictured: Reese, played by Jim Caviezel.
"But [creator] Jonah [Nolan], to his credit, came in and said, 'Look, I love my cast. Taraji is an extraordinary actress, but the role that she plays in terms of the relationship between Reese and Finch has changed.'"
After the mid-season shocker aired during November sweeps, Henson told EW of her character's relationship with John Reese and Harold Finch, "They really started to click. They were her boys, they were her angels, they protected her. But remember, in the end, she takes the bullet protecting Reese."
Below, Tassler says Nolan cited this harmonious dynamic between the three characters as the reason why he had to shake things up with Carter's death, and introduce a "catwoman" into the equation through government assassin Samantha Shaw, played by Sarah Shahi.
And he (Jonah Nolan) said "I need my Catwoman…I need to bring my Catwoman into this mix of this relationship between these two guys", and he talked about this Shaw character and again this goes back to last year. He talked about the Shaw character, and we all got very excited. And for those of you who watch "Person of Interest", I mean, this show is so much a part of pop culture and obviously very much in the zeitgeist. We take everything these guys say quite seriously, and they mapped out a plan for the Carter character introducing the Shaw character.
TVLINE | All of that said, when it came time to pull the trigger, were there any second thoughts? Possibly a concern about preserving the diversity of the show's cast?
NOLAN | There are a million concerns that go into this — from us, the network, everybody else. The primary concern is to tell a compelling and entertaining story. Everything else is secondary.
Link: http://tvline.com/2013/11/20/person-of-interest-season-3-why-carter-was-killed-off/
When Sleepy Hollow messed up and decided to make Nicole Beharie a supporting character on her own show, I stopped watching:
Original 2013 promo for Sleepy Hollow, featuring Nicole Beharie and Tom Mison
" The chemistry between the two leads, Nicole Beharie and Tom Mison as Abbie Mills and Ichabod Crane, was remarkable and undeniable. Then season two happened. Everything that attracted fans to the show was dismantled in a series of perplexing creative choices. And now, at the conclusion of season three, Abbie was killed off in one of the most unsatisfactory goodbyes in recent memory, sending fans reeling."
Link: http://www.vulture.com/2016/04/sleepy-hollow-just-lost-any-faith-fans-had-left-in-it.html
Here's what the show stated:
"The [season] finale featuring the tragic death of Abbie Mills was a very dramatic ending and a bold move for the show, but Sleepy Hollow has always been known for its shocking finales," producers 20th Century Fox Television and showrunner Clifton Campbell said in a joint statement to THR. "We feel we provided a wonderfully poignant conclusion for Abbie and showed some of the best moments between the Witnesses that we've seen onscreen. We thank Nicole Beharie for bringing Abbie and Sleepy Hollow to life. We are currently discussing season four, and should the series be picked up for another season, we have some exciting scenarios and new avenues we want to explore."
Link: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/sleepy-hollow-nicole-beharie-exits-882206
That's the spin the show put on the fiasco. Now here's what many fans thought:
"If there's one thing showrunners can expect after killing off the main character of a TV show, it's that the fans will have something to say about it.
And Sleepy Hollow fans have plenty to say about Friday's shocking death of Nicole Beharie's Abbie Mills, one half of the show's central team of Witnesses on the hunt for the Headless Horseman.
Viewers of the season three finale took to Twitter to express their shock, frustration and sadness – or a mixture of all three – in the hours after the episode aired, writing about everything from their unstoppable tears to their promises to never watch the show again."
Read the full article and see the twitter screen shots here:
http://people.com/tv/sleepy-hollow-season-finale-fans-react-to-abbie-mills-death/
Heroes gave us "Save the cheerleader, save the world" and ultimately, that was a bust. Sylar (played by Zachary Quinto of Star Trek fame) was a compelling villain until his backstory showed he was less than villainous due to mommy issues.
I'm mentioning Heroes, because oddly enough a black female lead character and love interest was also killed off right when the show was hot. Simone Deveaux was involved with her artist boyfriend Issac (Santiago Cabrera) but also being wooed by one of the "Heroes" of the show, Peter Petrelli (played by This is US star Milo Ventimiglia).
Peter and his lady love, Simone, during season one of HEROES (2006)
Simone was the first recurring character on the show to kick the bucket. Her death occurs toward the end of season one. Apparently there were all sorts of plans for the character, but she was cut because:
"In the end, however, the creative staff could not decide what direction to take Simone. Kring (series creator and writer) informed her (actress Tawny Cypress) of Simone's fate in December 2006."
Link: https://heroeswiki.com/Simone_Deveaux
Simone dies surrounded by her suitors Peter and Issac.
And now that Into the Badlands has effed up, I'm not interested in seeing AMC's road show version of Three Men and a Baby (Sunny, MK, Bajie and little Henry). Much as I love Daniel Wu and all the badass fighting women on ITB, imho the show runners underestimated how many viewers were invested in Sunny and Veil's relationship.
In closing, I think this quote from the website Nerds of Color pretty much sums up how I feel:
"So to have Madeleine Mantock removed from the show like this is a real slap in the face to the fans. Especially when the Veil/Sunny romance is one of the biggest draws of the show. And especially because the genre trope of killing off the black female love interest to further the hero's journey is beneath a show like Into the Badlands. Women (and especially Black women) aren't plot devices!" – Keith Chow
Daniel Wu talks about the finale:
"when we pitched the first pilot, and we thought that we'd be doing one episode, shooting one episode and letting the network decide if they were going to give us more, and then eventually they gave us six episodes so we changed the plan for that. So originally Quinn dying, Veil dying, all that happened in the pilot episode."
Link: http://www.denofgeek.com/us/tv/into-the-badlands/265095/into-the-badlands-season-3-daniel-wu-on-whats-next
" . . . we knew that was going to happen and we knew kind of where Veil's story was going to end.
I was trying to build that emotion up through the season, this question that Sunny's having desperate to get back to his life and then once he gets to here, moments later she dies. That feeling and all that stuff I was thinking about that all season long."
Link: http://popculture.com/tv-shows/2017/05/23/into-the-badlands-finale-daniel-wu/
Daniel Wu Into the Badlands IR romance Madeleine Mantock Manchester bombing Martin Csorkas Milo Ventimiglia Nicole Beharie Of interest Taraji P Henson Tawny Cypress Tom Mison
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Sun Ribbon Arete, Temple Crag 5.10a
High Sierra, California USA
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SuperTopo Rating:
5 star: (11)
Eric Beck
Bishop, California
Aug 9, 2016 - 01:50pm
I climbed this quite a while ago, Aug 1978. We didn't want to take an axe up the route, so we went up in the afternoon while the snow was soft and cut big steps all the way up to the rock. We also did half of the first pitch and left all the gear there. In the morning the steps were frozen solid and it was an easy staircase up to the start.
Going down, we didn't know about the rappel onto Contact Pass and dropped an unnecessary 600 feet into the Southfork drainage.
An Oil Field
Aug 9, 2016 - 10:20am
I used to guide in the Palisades. I don't know why people give Temple Crag so many stars, because it is covered in loose rock. I know of a guy with permanent brain damage caused by the rope dislodging a loose rock on the Sun Ribbon. It hit him in the head.
They don't make helmets strong enough for me to feel good about Temple Crag. The rest of the Palisades is much better. Most alpine routes will have broken and loose rock, and the Palisades are no different, but there is great climbing along the walls south of Temple. If you head up the Palisade Glacier, you will see a lot of nice long cracks to your left, before you get to Mt. Sill. Most of that rock is SUPER good, and there are still some obvious first ascents waiting to be made.
Sorry to give downer beta, but if you do any route on Temple Crag, you must be very careful about knocking loose stuff down onto the second. I haven't seen much natural rockfall, but the whole face is littered with loose rock, and you need to behave accordingly, to keep from hurting the second or other parties beneath you. I never could figure out why Temple was so popular. There is a lot of great rock just to its south.
spsmc
Mountain climber
Swall Meadows,CA
Guided Sunribbon Arete on Temple Crag yesterday 8/8/16.
Temple always has a lot of loose rock, but the area around the anchor for the tyrolean traverse is falling apart. We dislodged some large blocks, which since there were climbers below we could only desperately hold onto and stack back in place. These badly need to be trundled off when the situation is safe. One angle pin at the anchor had fallen out and two nuts were loose behind a fractured block. There are two good nuts and a good pin for the tyrolean anchor and these are currently solid but take care and check them out carefully. This anchor pulling would be pretty nasty. Be safe and use good judgement.
rgsteph
Sep 10, 2011 - 11:43pm
Did this route on August 29, 2011. Camped at Third Lake, which is the logical place to camp. Left camp around 5:30 a.m. and arrived at the snow field at 6:30 or so. Still plenty of snow continuing past the ledge to the first pitch. Also, the snow never softened to the point that we could kick steps, however you could move up to the ledge via sketchy, crappy talus and scree on the far side of the snow field. Fortunately we both brought lightweight crampons and a single ultra-lightweight Camp ice axe so we easily ran up the snow field, which saved us time getting on the rock.
Had all three topos and have to say that Croft's is the best, although it lacks great detail. This is perfect since this route has many flavors/pitch combinations as you move up. His lack of rating each pitch is appropriate since it is really up to you how you move up. The so-called crux of the route was the left side "fist crack." I led it and found it to be a solid 5.9 hand crack that protected well with a 3 and 3.5 camalot up to the traverse right to the arete. The crux moves are probably 9+, definitely not 10a, and I am no 5.11 leader. The pro was good all the way along the traverse with a couple of stoppers and a blue Metolious TCU. A long piece of webbing to sling the block at the top of the hand crack is a good idea, too.
Made the summit at dusk and began our way down looking for the rappel slings. This was not too difficult as there is a very faint climber's trail through the talus and scree that eventually picks up some cairns along the way. Tend down and slightly right and you will run into the cairns and rappel. We had a single 70 M rope and the rappel to Contact Pass left about 20' on each end of the rope.
Once on Contact Pass you should make your way to the right, staying high so that you bypass the larger talus in the center and left of the way down. The talus on the extreme right is much smaller and more easily navigated.
If you ever find your self looking at any pitch harder that 5.7/8 other than the crux, then keep looking because there is another way. Croft's topo identifies a 5.9 fist crack in the upper pitches, but move on farther to the right and you will find the 5.6 way up.
All-in-all a great route. The Tyrolean was no problem as we hit it the second try and it took little time to rig and cross. Loads of fun. Although there are some loose blocks on they are few and cause no problems if you are attentive.
In my opinion the biggest obstacle is the snowfield because it can really slow you down if you are crawling on the loose rock behind it or you are trying to save a little weight by clawing your way up it with a nut tool and a sharp rock. Bite the bullet, use some ultra-lightweight crampons and axe and you will fly up it. No snow we encountered ever became soft enough for us to kick steps and the snow was generally rock solid.
SuperTopo staff member
Jul 23, 2009 - 10:51am
great trip report: http://www.supertopo.com/climbing/thread.html?topic_id=907623
Bahston
Jun 17, 2009 - 04:52pm
I posted a (belated) TR from the summer of 2005, with pics, here:
http://timefortuckerman.com/forums/showthread.php?t=11848
Great photo trip report here:
http://www.supertopo.com/climbing/thread.html?topic_id=709408
On pitch 9 i messed up on the topo. i drew a big corner. it is really a big arete
le_bruce
Sep 24, 2008 - 02:22am
Hard-pressed to think of a route I've enjoyed more. Absolutely stellar, this one.
My take on the inaccuracy of ST's depiction of the crux (left version):
From the notch after the rappel, ST shows 5.10 face climbing passing two pitons and leading to a 5.9 hand crack. As others have said, this is 3rd class leading to a good ledge, above which the 5.9 crack starts. No pitons, no 5.10 yet. From the top of the crack, ST shows a 5.9 face traverse leading to a 5.8 crack. Should be a short 5.10 traverse to steep jug-hauling (no crack) with sparse pro until you huck yourself back up onto the arete proper. A great pitch.
One note: if so inclined, I'd reco bringing about 5 or 6 feet of untied webbing if you plan to do this left version of the crux pitch. You'll be glad you did when you find the threaded sling currently in place before the traverse. We didn't have enough webbing so resolved not to fall.
Another note: wide range of comments here, lots of good info. I think that 6 hrs camp to camp should be considered a fast time, not a standard time. We simuled everything except the crux and were on route from 9:30 until 7'ish. We were slow at the Tyro because it's a nice place to sit a spell, and because our first two attempts at roping the spike ended in tangles and snags that we had to coax free with wrist mojo and desperate pleads.
Final note: the historical anecdote on Lowe and Wagstaff doing the first winter ascent is absolutely wild to ponder after doing this route.
(Edit: pictures of how not to do the Tyro throw here: http://supertopo.com/climbing/thread.html?topic_id=699299&msg=699299#msg699299);
Glaidig
Woodside, CA
Sep 9, 2008 - 08:08pm
Sam and I did the Sun Ribbon Arête on Temple Crag. Poor planning on our part led to a car-to-car, self-inflicted suffer-fest. After a pleasant walk from the trail head and a quick gear sort we were off. The first crux would be passing the snow and ice gauntlet in the gully below the start. Staying to the left edge of the ice, we were reduced to some harrowing off-width and chimney moves followed by a high pucker factor traverse to reach the starting ledge. At this point Sam said we were committed; there would be no retreat.
The starting corner
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We had envisioned pitching out a few of the sections and simul-climbing the majority of the route. The section before the Tyrolean traverse was pretty strait forward, but quite steep and sustained at 5.7 in spots. The traverse went well, with the main difficulty finding a lull between the explosive gusts of wind. At the 5.10 pitch we chose the hand crack with the thin face moves to the right. A couple short sections of climbing followed by short raps brought us to the last balance beam before heading up to the summit.
Spectacular views
Getting ready for the traverse
Nearing the top
Vicious rope drag and a healthy respect for the remoteness of this route resulted in only six or eight pitches of simul-climbing. We summited an hour before sunset and were very motivated to find the rap station before dark. This of course did not happen. In the cover of darkness and buffeted by whipping winds, we followed the cairns to the area of the lowest rap station. After some groping about we found the slings and made our way to the pass below.
Just a little more
What followed was an ugly game of hide and seek as we hunted for the one boulder in a sea of boulders that our pack laid under. We forced down food and water and tried not to think about the seven or so miles that stretched out between us and the truck at the trailhead below. The time spent navigating the boulder fields to the east end of Second Lake seemed never ending. When we reached the pounded out trail we knew that we would eventually make our way to the end of this journey. We broke the five miles up into roughly 45-minute segments taking ten-minute catnaps. The sight of the lights at the lodge let us know we were close. At 1:30AM, roughly 21.5 hours after we left, we were finished; glad to see that the local thieves had not performed a smash and grab on Sam's truck. Ten minutes later we were at our campsite, sleep never came so quickly.
bonin_in_the_boneyard
Land of the Has Been
Survived this route this past weekend. Heck of an outing. Thanks to Chris Mac for the easy-to-follow Tyrolean beta. Even though we'd never done anything like that before it was no trouble at all and it made for a fun little diversion in a long day of climbing.
I thought that the crux pitch was one of the coolest anywhere. Steep crack to steep face to steep jugs with solid pro; not to mention the fact that it's at 12,000'. There was a long sling around a flake left of the .10a traverse. With that clipped I might as well have been on top-rope. The sequence was a fingery but positive right-down-right move to a small ledge at the base of the shallow corner. I may be showing my true colors, but I would describe it as "gym 5.11a" :^D
I would say the crux is about the half-way point. Although the second half is easier and climbs less elevation, all the traversing, downclimbing, and route-finding slow you down. My advice would be to coil half your rope and simul-climb it. We tried but just couldn't find our rhythm. We found it easier to just blast it out to the end of the rope repeatedly until we reached the ridge.
Also, we missed the summit by about 50' because we had ditched the rope below and it was just a little more than we wanted to solo. Kind of a bummer. Bring the rope and a few cams if you're not into soloing loose, moderate terrain.
The descent deserves some attention. You have to downclimb a fair amount of 3rd-class, always aiming for the high point in the pass. About a 3rd of the way down the 3rd-class there's a colorful bunch of slings down and left that may get you to the ground with two ropes, but it's definitely longer than a half-length. Further down there's a green sling on pins - go a little further. The real anchor is maybe 20' right of being directly over the high point of the pass. It consists of multi-colored slings and cord in a natural thread right at the spot where the 3rd-class definitely ends and the 5th class definitely begins. From there it's endless sh-ty talus back to the lakes, but hey, it's the Sierra.
madturtle
Jul 9, 2008 - 07:39pm
No problem getting to the start or SRA w/o cramps or ax via the rock ledges on teh right and a short mellow snow scramble.
If anyone heads up the logbook is full and hauling up a new one could likely bring good karma.
Anybody have recent beta about the snow level below SRA and/or venetian blind. Think ax or cramps will be necessary this weekend (7/4/08)?
Lars Ensign
Zephyr Cove, NV
Aug 15, 2007 - 05:55am
I climbed SRA in July 2006. I thought this was a very worthwhile route but had a few comments.
The approach is far from safe and sane. Scariest and most dangerous thing you'll do the whole day. It's longer than it looks. Like an hour. The "snow" is hard and steep, especially higher up. I used a Trango Shark nut tool (the one with a knife built into the handle) as an ice dagger which worked well. However, the snow is steep and hard enough that crampons on approach shoes were sketchy: the torque makes them rotate around your feet in a really disconcerting way. My feet almost came completely out of my shoes!
The "easy" rock ledges to the base of the 1st pitch are loose and dirty. Maybe we didn't go high enough up the snow before going across? Maybe the snow has retreated exposing more bad rock than there used to be? Anyway, it sucked.
The crux pitch has a traverse only protected by an old knifeblade that can't be backed up until you are through some insecure moves. If you fell, even if the kb held, you would likely penji into some nasty looking rocks below.
The descent to the rap stations is exposed and not exactly easy to follow in the dark.
OhYeah!!!
Aug 12, 2007 - 01:09pm
I did Dark Star and was wondering if there was any reason to do the other routes on Temple Crag or is it just the same stuff (with a Tyrolean)?
clustiere
Jul 24, 2007 - 09:01pm
Did this a few years back adn I found the Dark Star to be much more difficult. climb time on SRA 4.5 hrs Climb time on DS 12 hours. that said my partner on DS was much slower.
Nate Ricklin
Yes, the Supertopo is way off in places for this route. I would recommend using the Peter Croft topo. It's a little more sparse, but is actually correct on all the crucial parts.
Here is some beta if you want it:
Crux Pitch: We took the left variation. Move left then up a slightly overhanging wide hands crack till you can mantle up onto a stance on huge jugs (5.9). Traverse right on thin holds into a left facing corner (10a). A couple moves up this corner, then some overhanging slopeyness takes you back to the arete.
Farther up, the "5.8" crack on the right is actually about 5.10a, and is an overhanging fist crack.
At the top of the topo the words "downclimb into gully" make no sense. Just stay on the arete and go all the way to the top.
We had a little trouble finding the start from the topo. We ended up climbing up a left facing dihedral which leaves a ledge where the gully narrows. This leads to some nice cracks and over a roof(5.9). After the roof is easier climbing which reaches the arete and remaining 4th class in 350' from the ground. It was a good variation, all in all, and got us to where we needed to be.
Upon reaching the tyrolean, thunderheads began to move in, and by the time we reached the base of the crux pitch, rain was falling. After noting what appeared to be a few sets of rap slings in the gully to the south, we decided to bail and try to rap down the gully towards the start of the route even though the supertopo makes no note of such an escape route.
Armed with one 60m rope, we spent perhaps 7 hours and 15 rappels retreating down the gully. In dryer weather, portions of the gully could maybe be descended ropeless, but a fall would most likely be fatal. In addition, it is nearly impossible to avoid rockfall while rapelling parts of the gully and a few times my partner and I almost took each other out.
There were a handful of different rap anchors, but the vast majority were too sketchy to rap on without improvements. Many of the slings were seriously damaged from weather, rockfall, or both. A few times, the gear was so poor that we had to trust whatever the party before us had figured out. There was one rap in particular from 2 tipped-out micronuts, which required deep prayer and a steady feed to keep from popping. 2 ropes would have saved us from using some of these.
Also, it is important to stay on the sun ribbon side of the gully when it begins to cliff out. Two 100' rappels will get you through this section. The right side (looking down) requires a rappel that appeared to be 250' or so.
I would not recommend this retreat, but if weather rolls in, it may be the safest option. If it is a matter of time, climbing up the gully to the summit will be faster and probably safer. Bring double ropes and a lot of extra webbing for piece of mind. The route was excellent before we bailed.
ThomasKeefer
It is funny/releiving to read the latest beta posts. I have done the SRA and also Dark Star and I found that the climbing on Dark Star was actually easier (outside of the opening pitches) and very easy to follow even using the book of lies (Moyner).
I climbed SRA after Dark Start (and also after being snowed off the first try in mid october) and wound up having route finding issues in the same spot. We wound up doing the down climb/rap to the top of the major gulley after p 18 or 19. Then climbed (at times mixed cracks and snow) to the summit plateu. It is quite a way to the actual summit from there (much more than one ropelenht. I would say that it is abit to the top of dark star from the top of top of SRA and then 3 ropelenghts of 2nd and 3rd class to the summit from the top of dark star.
Btw, do you still rap off that POS pin on the final rap to the pass coming off the summit plateu? White webbing and a 60's pin.... good times!
SantaCruzRon
I don't have the detailed, photographic memory that you guys seem to have. I just climbed like monkey and loved every minute of it. Prospective climbers may find my photologue to be of interest:
http://www.imagestation.com/album/pictures.html?id=2090234366
As far as the 5.8 crack goes (p18 i believe) just getting to the crack would be pretty stout for 5.8, and the crack is too wide for 3" gear, BUT if you don't go up to it and just traverse right there's easy face climbing that leads to a smooth/easy ramp. Thus it's easy to avoid the whole thing. Also, the corner on the pitch just before this one: where is it? is it right facing the downclimb, or do you have to traverse around to the right? We ended up just traversing to the right until it got easy, the corner looks oververtical at the top.
Also also, couldn't figure out which finish was which (it was dark but we ended up following a ramp system about 170 ft around right to the base of two open books. If you take the right one (there was couple small patches of snow in it this week) it's very nice stemming which turns into a splitter hand crack and then blocks to the top, very nice way to finish. In the dark we went up until what i though was the summit, but turned out to be the way to dark star, maybe the topo could mention that there is still more than a pitch of ridge climbing once you make it to the summit plateau.
got this note from a supertopo user
I did Sun Ribbon Arête on Thursday, and you topo and info was excellent, but the last 2 paragraphs on page 84 need help! The paragraph starting with "Several ways meet about 100 feet above the notch at the start of the pitch", should definitely say start of pitch 9, instead of just "the pitch" because the previous paragraph ends with de-rigging the Tyrolean which is the start of pitch 7. I say this because 7 and 8 include a rappel and traverse, which isolates the Tyrolean significantly in time from the start of pitch 9. BTW the 2nd tower on 8 is almost the same height as the 1st tower (end of 7), but your route topo drawing implies that it's much higher.
The Tyrolean can easily be done with just a biner around relatively loose line by standing on an exit side notch (see picture) and mantling up onto the exit side. A tight Tyrolean as other beta has suggested could be dangerous because it puts high forces on the anchors and the starting tower has the usual cluster f*!k of aged slings around the rocks. A slip and fall onto a tight Tyrolean line with that anchor could cause it to fail!
On pitch 16 the 3 inch crack is around the corner right (North West side) from the short downclimb at the top of 15. This 3 inch crack is overhanging and involves awkward arm bars but can be exited to the right once you are in the overhanging stance. Also, I feel that 5.8 is a sandbag rating to free such moves. 5.8 A1 is OK. On the rest of pitch 16 and 17 the path wanders all around the jagged arête and so the rope drag is ridiculous. We broke it into 3 pitch and the rope drag was still insane.
On pitch 18 were you have "downclimb to gully" it does not say left (South East) or right (North West) and considering the last 2 pitches are hard to figure out how far to go because of rope drag, we were looking at an easy downclimb to the right, but backed off because the gully on the right seemed much too far down and it has headwall further up the route. However, with on more pitch of winding around the gendarmes with a very improbable looking traverse around the left side of one last tall tower, we came to a rappel station. Beyond the Arête drops 30 feet to very sharp and jagged edge that's not worth trying to climb. We rigged on a horn one higher than the station because it was almost total dark by the time we were both there. The rappel to the left got us to the gully in 80 feet by arcing the rappel line toward the up gully direction. A straight down rappel would be much longer than our 60m rope doubled over.
The gully at this point is easy 3rd straight up to easy 4th, then a left 15 feet onto a ledge (about 180 feet pitch 19). Above is a well protected series of 5th class cracks and flakes that leads up about 80 feet to the summit plateau (pitch 20).
Also for Temple Crag I would add that descent route is really going down the wide, low angle summit plateau, which forms a wide gully of sorts. Then just before getting even with contact pass traverse left out of the gully toward the cliff edge with contact pass. There is an easy to find, well worn path down to the rap stations However the path does get rather exposed and the downclimbing makes a switchback left (North) just before the 1st station. 2x 50m would just make it from the top station, but we used both station with a single 60m.
mxi2000.net
* Did this route on 9/5/2004 and Venusian Blind the day before. If you have to pick one out of these two, I say pick this one. To me it's much better than Venusian Blind for its warmth in the sun, the fun tyrolean traverse, and the straightforward route finding.
* As suggested in Supertopo, by going up the rock ledge system on the right, you can aviod the snow altogether at the base in this late season. But the rocks are extremely loose. It's better to keep a distance with your partner.
* The start of the climb might be farther to the right than you thought. Simply put it, just traverse to the right on a big ledge (not really a continuous and flat one) as far as possible until you reach a corner and cannot go any futher.
* The left variation of the crux pitch (Pitch 9 in SuperTopo) does not look like what's shown in the topo. There is no 5.10a face. A 3rd class scrambling leads to a wide hand crack. The crack and the traverse seem to be correct though. Have we missed something?
* The route is very long. The topo did a good job for the most part. But it seems that the author lost patience or ran out of space on the paper while drawing the last few pitches (15-18) -- there is more climbing than it seems in the topo. But you can see where the summit is, so just go for it.
Sir Run-it-out
As of 8/4/04, the snowfield at the base of the route can be entirely avoided.
Go straight up for the last section. And once you get to the top of the arete, keep going 'till you reach the summit! It's not far, and in the words of Peter Croft "summits DO matter."
Most of the "raps" can be easily downclimbed.
The route is really really great but.. the supertopo does not make much sense. The pitch description summary (chart with the dots) lists the crux as one pitch and the topo calls it another. Then the length is 18 pitches but the write up talks about at least 24 seperate pitches... The topo is great until it ends... and you are nowhere near the summit!
Basically, armed with the topo you will end up at a 4th class section that it calls three roplengths with some 5.7; that is not the case. You need to do a ton of climbing still (not even sure how much because 8 short pitches after the crux and we had to just finish up the gully btwn SRA and moon goddess due to darkness). The route, all in all, is great but I would say that it is a step up from Dark Star despite the rating differences.
A few notes of caution:
After rapping into the notch past the crux (I think p17 of the topo diagram, not sure what number in the 'strategy' writeup) climb straight up again and then where the topo describes a 3" crack... do NOT try the crack around the corner to the right. There are plenty of bail slings from midaway. It looks simple from the base of it but it is really awkward and hard.. much harder than the crux of the route. After that, good luck finding the rest of the way up..
Can someone let me know how they went on the final headwall section. The three choices would be straight up through really really broken ground. Out to the right and up a series of chossy ramps or out and left toward Moon Goddess (the route we took)?? No beta about the end in the guide.
Mike Layton
Sonora and Groveland CA
I enjoyed this route for the positions and the legnth.
I'm not a "hard" leader, usually hanging on anything harder that 10c and I found this route to be prettry laid back. The ice approach in october last year 2002 was the crux of the route for my partner and I. The ice was bullet hard and we were using children's ice tool hammers, approach shoes and aluminum strap crampons. The whole route was covered in fresh snow from 2 early storms, making it quite cold and slippery.
Anyway, the point I was going to make is that if you simul climb the whole route, making up to each genardarm a separate "pitch", the route goes really fast. We couldn't lasso the horn, so my partner soloed across and we did the tyrolean a few times each for shits and giggles. The descent was quick too, only one rap (many choices). The route took 6 hours camp to camp in snowy, icy, route conditions.
I gave it 4/5 stars because although the positions were absolutley amazing, the climbing wasn't very interesting or difficult except for a few moves.
This was my first climb in the sierras, and I'd like to go back and do Dark Star. There look to be some cool ice climbs that could for up in some of the incipient couloirs (avy depending).
May 31, 2003 - 11:39am
Why no beta to date on this route? We did Sun Ribbon Arete on 6/22/02. (Two days before we did the "Swiss Arete" on Mt. Sill as a warm-up.) Be sure to line-up your wilderness permit well in advance of your trip date. We picked up our permit from the night box at the Bishop ranger station. Camping at Third Lake you have an awesome view of Temple Crag, and the two classics, Moon Goddess Buttress and Sun Ribbon Arete. Dark Star is apparently a classic, as well. For some reason, we didn't spot another party on any of the Temple Crag classics during our three night outing. Most climbers we met seemed to be headed to the Palisade Glacier area climbs with snow/ice climbing gear. I've heard you can hire "Glacier Packing" to haul all your gear by mule to base camp, but I couldn't generate any interest among my climbing friends. The 60lb+ packs and six mile approach took it out of me! I don't do particularly well at altitude, and this trip included my first 13,000'+ and 14,000'+ summits.
We left Third Lake at 5AM, arriving at the base of the route at 730AM. I did not think it would take this long since the route looks so close from Third Lake. We did not take crampons or ice axes due to the extra weight. Fortunately there were already steps on the hard/steep snow, and we used dagger-shaped rocks in each hand for added security. You would not want to take a death slide into the talus below. I thought the snow section of the approach was serious. Once climbing, I wished I'd brought my helmet for the lower pitches. Take a lightweight camera for the awesome photos.
The climb was straight forward up to the tyrolean traverse. My partner drew this pitch, and after about a dozen attempts he lassoed a prominent small pillar on the opposite side of the gap. I agree this was one of the most memorable and fun parts of the route, since it was my first and only tyrolean traverse. Above, I did have some route finding problems on a pitch that traversed below and on the left side of the dragon's back. My problem was that I refused to believe that 5.7 could be so exposed and committing! I wore my Sportiva Baltoros for the whole route, and only changed into climbing shoes for the 5.10 crux pitch. With 50m double ropes, we must have climbed 18-20 pitches before reaching the summit around 530PM. We then hussled to get to the descent east into Contact Pass before it got dark. I was very glad my partner knew the descent/rap down. From the pass it was a straightforward descent down talus and snow slopes to base camp. We arrived back at 930PM, almost too tired to cook dinner and eat. This was a longer and harder day than doing The Hulk or Epinephrine car-to-car, plus you're dealing with higher altitude (i.e., Temple Crag's Summit is over 13,000' vs. The Hulk at over 11,000'). I'd like to go back to do Moon Goddess Buttress and the U-Notch. The Palisades area is awesome!
The route as seen from Second Lake.
Photo: SP Parker
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The waning crescent moon displays a strong Earthshine on its surface in this photo taken after an occultation of the planet Saturn, visible in the upper right edge of the moon.
Miguel Claro is a professional photographer, author and science communicator based in Lisbon, Portugal, who creates spectacular images of the night sky. As a European Southern Observatory Photo Ambassador and member of The World At Night and the official astrophotographer of the Dark Sky Alqueva Reserve, he specializes in astronomical "Skyscapes" that connect both Earth and night sky. Join him here as he takes us through his photograph "A Lunar Earthshine Close to Saturn and Iapetus."
Bright Earthshine illuminates the waning crescent moon as Saturn peeks over its upper limb in this night-sky photo taken shortly after the moon occulted the planet on Feb. 2.
During a lunar occultation, the moon passes in front of a planet, star or other celestial object, temporarily blocking it from view. When the moon occulted Saturn on Feb. 2, I photographed the event from the hotel Nave Terra in Alandroal, Portugal, which is part of the Dark Sky Alqueva Reserve.
Saturn is visible near the upper right edge of the moon and looks like a white-yellow oblong dot. If you look closely, you can see what is likely Saturn's large moon Titan, which looks like a tiny, faint star right next to Saturn.
Saturn and one of its moons glow beside the waning crescent moon after an occultation on Feb. 2, 2019.
A close-up view captured with a telephoto lens shows a more detailed version of this scene. Along with a better view of Saturn's moon, this image features more faint stars surrounding the moon's disk — something that is not possible to witness when the moon is nearly full due to the increased light.
This article was corrected to reflect that the moon of Saturn visible in the photo is likely Titan, not Iapetus.


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RG 123: Records of the Rock Spring Congregational United Church of Christ [UCC], 1908-2003
The Rock Spring Congregational United Church of Christ is a diverse religious community. It was founded in 1912 by a group of residents living in the Vanderwerken area of Arlington who wanted to form a congregational church. It is a church, according to its website, "united in Christian covenant to see the will of God as revealed in scripture, in tradition, and in Jesus Christ," and where every member has a say and all decisions are reached by consensus.
This inclusive and egalitarian organization became involved in the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s, most notably in its association with the Arlington Council on Human Relations. Consisting of a broad spectrum of people and which included many members of Rock Spring Congregational, the Arlington Council on Human Relations was formed in 1958 in order to improve the economic, civic, and racial conditions in Arlington County. Affiliated with the Virginia Council on Human Relations and coordinating with other local, regional, and national agencies and organizations, it sought to promote better understanding and communication while trying to lessen tensions between the different groups living and working within Arlington County's borders.
RG 123 has a mix of both textual and visual materials. The textual materials consist mainly of administrative records, such as correspondence, meeting minutes, mailing lists, financial records and announcements. The visual items include negatives (both glass plate and film) and lantern slides. The collection is a total of 3.5 linear feet. Overall, the materials range in date between 1908 and 2003; the textual records cover the late 1950s through 2003 (the bulk of the items stop in 1992) while the visual items span 1908 through 1948.
The collection contains information relating to the Rock Spring Congregational Church. The textual materials deal mostly with the Church's involvement with the Arlington Council on Human Relations. The negatives and slides, on the other hand, show images of the Church building and members of the Church as well as scenes from the Washington, D.C., area – scenic landscapes, historical monuments and structures, individual houses, canals, rivers, boats, bridges and roads. Also included are scenes from outside the immediate area, such as New York City, the Blue Ridge Mountain Range, and CB&Q (Chicago, Burlington and Quincy) Railroad construction.
Subgroup 3 consists of the Church newsletter, dating from July of 1959 to August of 1992. There are gaps in the newsletters between July of 1964 and January of 1976 and between January of 1976 and January of 1978, as well as the occasional newsletter within the larger runs. Each newsletter shows daily Church activity and its involvement in a variety of human rights movements. The newsletters have a wealth of information on the daily life of the Church, ranging from the Church budget, to charitable activities of the Church, to Church picnics and lectures on topics ranging from church-state relations to Liberation Theology. They also give great insight into the Church's activities in the area of human rights by describing their involvement in the Civil Rights movement during the 1960s, the arms control movement in the 1970s and the movement to end apartheid in South Africa during the 1980s.
Arrangement and Description
RG 123 is divided into three subgroups. Subgroup 1, Records of Rock Spring Congregational Church/Arlington Council on Human Relations, is subdivided into three series: Administrative, Report and Miscellaneous. Series 1, Administrative Records, is further subdivided into eight subseries according to type of material. Each subseries is arranged chronologically.
Subgroup 2, Visual Records, is divided into sixteen series according to subject. Images listed within each subject are organized numerically according to a previously assigned image number, which can be found in LIST 1. [**See note below] The format of the image is also indicated: G* denotes glass plate negatives; F* stands for film negatives; L* signifies lantern slides. Boxes holding Subgroup 2 come after boxes holding the paper materials in Subgroups 1 and 3. Because of this placement, the lists of images in this finding aid follow the file listings for the boxes of paper documents.
**Please note that the visual materials in Subgroup 2 are housed in five boxes, but physically arranged according to image number, regardless of subject area. For box location, a second list is provided as a cross-reference for the user. LIST 2 is organized numerically by image number across the five boxes.
The newsletters for the Rock Spring Congregational Church (Subgroup 3) are chronologically ordered. The materials are contained in twenty-one files, with each file containing about eight months to eleven months' worth of newsletters. There is one file which contains miscellaneous material including such items as envelopes for collecting donations and information for Church services such as bible readings and musical selections.
Charlene N. Bickford, for Rock Spring Congregation UCC, donated the materials in Subgroups 1 and 2 in July 2001. Caroline Westhaeffer donated the newsletters in Subgroup 3 in December 2004 and November 2006.
There are no restrictions regarding the use of this collection.
Other collections regarding Arlington Churches are RG 6, Arlington County Churches, RG 328, Lomax AME Zion Church Records, RG 342, Arlington Baptist Church Records, RG 358, Mt. Olivet United Methodist Church Records, RG 366, Bethel United Church of Christ Records, RG 375, Arlington Presbyterian Church Records, and RG 378, Mt. Salvation Baptist Church Records.
Collections with more information on civil rights groups in Arlington can see RG 18, Personal Papers of Barbara Marx, and RG 97, Church Women United Records.
More about the Rock Spring neighborhood can be found in RG 129, Rock Spring Civic Association Records, and RG 177, Rock Spring Garden Club Records.


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If you've got problems connecting hardware to OS X, you're in the right place.
Here's our guide to the most common Mac hardware issues you might encounter - the biggest questions and, hopefully, some useful answers.
"My Mac won't recognise new external hardware"
Assuming your Mac meets the system requirements for whatever kit it is, have you checked all the wiring's okay? You might want to try hooking it up with a different lead and (where possible) port on your Mac.
Will the device work with another Mac? Are the lights on the device coming on? If not, there may be some problem with the hardware or its power adapter.
If you're sure that all the wiring is okay, you might want to check that you installed the driver software? Even if something says it'll work without drivers, it's often best to install them anyway. Furthermore, the version that you got in the box may be an old one, so go to the manufacturer's website and see if there's an update available.
Old drivers can also conflict with new, so see if you can find an uninstaller for the old version before you install the new. This is particularly important if the software that comes in the box is for an older version of OS X than you're running. And it may seem obvious, but have you tried restarting?
"My PC won't read my USB stick or external drive"
That's probably because it's formatted for the Mac, and therefore Windows won't be able to read this. To be able to plug the stick into a PC, it will need to be FAT or NTFS formatted. The former is preferable, because your Mac can't write to NTFS disks without special software (such as $20 NTFS for Mac, on the cover disc).
To format a drive as FAT, open Disk Utility in Applications/Utilities/ select the drive on the left, click Erase and select MS-DOS (FAT) from the top drop-down. Remember that formatting a drive will wipe everything on it, so back things up first!
When it's done, you'll see the Format information at the bottom has changed to FAT16 (for drives under 512MB) or FAT32 (anything over 512MB).
"My Apple TV remote interferes with my Mac"
This is really annoying, isn't it! You can pair up an Apple Remote with your Mac or Apple TV by holding it close to the sensor and pressing Menu and Right/Fast Forward for at least six seconds until you see two linked loops appear on the screen. This will stop that device listening to other remotes, but the remote in question will still control other kit.
The way to prevent this is either to pair each device with an individual remote, or to disable the infrared sensor on your Mac, which you do in System Preferences > Security >General. You can't disable the infrared sensor on an Apple TV or Universal Dock.
To unpair a remote, incidentally, hold down Menu and Left/Rewind for at least six seconds while holding any remote close to an enabled infrared sensor.
You may hear the disc spinning fast, then slowing down again, but never appearing on your desktop. The fact it won't read any discs suggests the lens has got a bit grubby (as opposed to an individual CD being damaged), so you'll need to get yourself a lens cleaning CD. These are available from most electronics shops and will only cost you a few pounds.
CD stuck in the drive!
And the eject button on the keyboard won't do anything either, even if you hold it down for several seconds? In that case, restart your Mac while holding down the mouse or trackpad button. This'll force your machine to spit out the disc.
Can I use mini CDs?
No! Small or specially shaped CDs may look cute, but don't try putting one in your Mac's slot-loading optical drive. If you need to access what's on it, find someone who has a tray-loading drive and get at what you need that way.
If you connect a second screen or projector to your Mac, it assumes you want to extend your workspace onto it rather than replicating what the main display is showing. To change this, switch on Mirroring in System Preferences > Displays > Arrangement.


Fab 5 is every Friday when I sit down and share a combination of: my favorite 5 things from the past week, or random thoughts and going ons of the week (i.e: randomness). Enjoy and comment with some of yours!!
We're kind of nuts about this show, and spend so much time screaming and jumping up and down on the sofa rooting for people we don't even know that if people were looking in our living room window they'd wish they hadn't.
2.) Speaking of tv/relaxation time-the Mr. is finally home for Summer! Would I be a total dweeb if I confessed that the night before his last day of work for the semester I stayed awake all night because I was so excited? Which of course was a dumb idea since when he did arrive home that evening I was d-e-a-d. Nonetheless, we celebrated all weekend by doing absolutely nothing and doing all of that nothing together.
4.) I heard an idea the other day about someone posting a picture of their nails every Monday and calling it Manicure Monday and I instantly thought YES doing it! Love that! Then I floated back down to reality and remembered that though I do actually do my nails every single Saturday night (it's a weird tradition that takes me back to my childhood-still do it 20 years later...) I typically get hooked on a certain color and use it til it's gone. Yawn. Make sure ya'll tune in every Monday for the next 6 months to see a pic of my nails looking the exact same as they did the previous Monday and the ones before that as well. I suppose certain ideas should be kept in the "drafts only" file in our brain.
5.) The Lord has been laying a few things on my heart lately that have really stolen my thoughts and attention this week. One of them being the act of being a blessing to as many people we can while on this short spin around Earth. It's got me thinking about the culture we live in-social media can be so weird sometimes, you know? We find out what our kids teacher had for dinner that night and that the kid down the street has gotten strep for the 4th time this year. Half the time you scroll through and you're all like, whatever man-didn't really need to know that. But then there are also times, where if you pray for eyes to see the needs of those around you, you get to show off the God you serve by showing up and being a blessing. This week I got that privilege, a neighbor I hardly know at all posted on her Facebook asking for prayer about a situation that she couldn't share much about-but that the past few days had been rough and they were seeking God's glory of the whole situation. God sent me to my knees for this almost-stranger, and then to my kitchen. So I got to walk down the street with a plate of hot chocolate chip cookies and a smile letting her know that whatever was going on I was covering her family in prayer. And cookies. Because really, cookies couldn't hurt, right? I'm urging you to do the same. As weird and messed up as social media can be in this day, it can also set up some of the biggest blessing and ministry opportunities if only we would pray for the eyes to see them with the willing heart to follow where He leads.
Ok I'm ugly crying now...but I wanted you to know I'm crazy about you and so blessed to walk this journey together-no matter how many miles between us or even if I don't get to hug your neck til we reach Home. Is there anything I can pray for you about this weekend? We may be too far apart for cookies, but the prayers cover the miles the same.
As May is winding down (how did that happen??) my mind is heading into Summer. Some of the best Father's Day presents do not have to be crazy expensive, but they may take some planning time! So today we're getting a head start on Father's Day with a Top 10 round up of unique Father's Day gift ideas! I've done my best to pull together a large variety of ideas, from DIY with the kids, to unique customized to just what the man in your life likes. Let's get started!
The thing I love most about companies like Birchbox or Beauty Box is that it really is (ok I'm going to sound corny..)the gift that keeps on giving. Personally I LOVE those kinds of gifts! They've come out with so many different variations of subscription box services that they are not at all primarily for women anymore. Some of my favorites are Birchbox Man, The Tie Bar, Mystery Tackle Box (for the outdoorsy man), and The Handy Box (for the gadget loving Mr. Fix It).
This etsy shop transforms your child's artwork/handwriting to daddy in a unique key chain. How precious is this!
Is this a win-win or what?! Dad gets an adorable tie holder and mom gets a closet floor she walk in without stepping on the ties. The vinyl for this as well as the DIY tutorial is found here at Poppies at Play!
I can't get over the precious factor on this one. Talk about a gift for all the father's in your family to truly cherish. Again this one is a super inexpensive idea as well, but very expensive in the meaning/sentimental department.
It's true, most women would be thrilled with a simple wall hanging with a picture of her and her babes, but remember-men like function and practicality. This is the perfect solution and Amy provides a perfect tutorial here.
Does your man work with kids for a living? Or is just a big kid himself? I love these Lego cufflinks that reminds him to not take life too seriously. Instructables offers a great tutorial on how to make these yourself!
Love this idea! This takes something that could appear simple and lackluster like a new tie to such a fun, creative level!
This is a super simple and inexpensive option that really involves the kids. Sit down and interview them with questions about their daddy. Include those questions and answers in a beautiful print like this or even on a video!
Hi friends and welcome to another Tasty Tuesday! Thanks for stopping by!
If my husband had his way, we would have Chinese food every single day of the week. Whenever I decide to get it for dinner on the way home I've stopped calling him and asking him if that sounds good to him, because I know the answer. So I've been looking for some Chinese food I can make at home that he will love just as much as the take-out he adores.
I found it in this recipe.
Remember when I said this Slow Cooker BBQ Chicken recipe was my husband's favorite? Well after we tried this Beef & Broccoli he had a new favorite. And for good reason. Here's what you'll need.
Mix the beef broth, soy sauce, brown sugar, olive oil, and garlic in the bottom of your slow cooker.
Then add your meat and coat it with the sauce.
At this point the Mr started eating it and I had to turn on ESPN to distract him enough to actually finish the recipe. Moving on. Remove about 2-3 tablespoons of the broth and set aside to cool completely.
While this is cooling prepare your broccoli by washing it and chopping it into bite sized florets (I used 3 small heads of broccoli-but we really like broccoli at my house).
Once the broth you've set aside cools completely, add in the corn starch and stir it up until it thickens. Then add it back to the rest of the meat/broth mixture in the slow cooker. Also, turn it up to high so that it will thicken more quickly, and add in the broccoli. Let this go for about 30 minutes, or until your sauce is thicker and the broccoli is nice and tender.
And here is the finished result. I recommend serving this over a bed of fresh rice, but it definitely isn't needed, as the Mr. and I dived in like we hadn't eaten in months and didn't slow down enough to make rice. This is definitely one to try friends!
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Throughout my teenage and young adult life I was in search for one main thing.
Not for a boy (though at times I was).
Not for the right college to attend.
Not for the right friends.
Which in my mind would arrive most likely after a "spiritual high" with God, you know like church camp or a discipleship retreat or even a really great night at youth group. Once that "arrived" things would really fall into place for me. I knew it.
It would fall into my life like a package from the post office, neatly bundled together with a clear sender (God) and a clear recipient (me) to leave no room for any doubt or question. Inside the package would be a clear and detailed plan for my life.
Simple. Point blank. Answers. I knew I would probably still make mistakes and sin after I knew God's will for me, because I knew I would still be human. I would probably go through times where I'd wander off and do my own thing. But I would always go back to the day I received "the plan" and would always return to it. Because you know...God gave me that plan.
And I never planned for that.
I ended up staying home for college and attending our local university because my family needed me. I jumped around to about 4/5 different degrees because my heart longed for a field of creativity and design, but my head told my heart that was silly and I needed to focus on something "logical" like business. So basically my head and my heart fought and my semesters reflected that, bouncing back and forth more times than I'd care to admit. I found myself in a toxic and abusive relationship that was the biggest mess you've ever seen. And for reasons I still can't figure out to this day, I stayed in it, it was like an addiction, a stronghold. Each night after he would take me on a date he would keep me in his car in my parents driveway and scream about how dumb I was. One night we ran into a group of his buddies, and he blew up at me right in front of everyone in the middle of a crowded Wal-Mart because one of his friends was "looking at me too long" and somehow it was my fault because I should've promptly walked away as soon as they approached us. So I was given rules from that day forward to go stand in the parking lot by the car or in a bathroom if that situation ever presented itself to us again. Each night after he dropped me off I would go to my bedroom and shut the door and fall to the ground burying my face in the carpet and weeping until I couldn't breathe-begging God for some way out of this mess. I was stuck. He asked me to marry him, I said I couldn't...I didn't know why....but I just couldn't. And that was my first brave step in a long hard walk out of that pit. After a week of completely cutting ties with him, my best friend from childhood was diagnosed with cancer. She quit school and moved home, I quit school and took care of her. It was a dark season for me. Many nights I stayed awake with her trying to convince her she would survive-but truth be told...I wasn't positive that I would.
So what if all that would have arrived in "the plan"? What if that was the answer I got when I begged God to reveal to me His will for my life?
I don't know if I would have even gotten out of bed the day after high school graduation.
Beyond the heart palpitations I surely would've had, I believe there is deep significance to the way that we don't get a plan as we often might think we want. Where would our dependance on Him be? If I knew His will for my life then wouldn't I just take it from there? Instead He revealed it step by step, day by day, joy by joy and yes-sorrow by sorrow. If I wasn't walking closely with Him I would've missed it. It demanded an intimacy with Him in my life, in a time in my life that I probably was more interested in my independence.
God will never reveal His will to us when we aren't willing to follow it. We will never, ever reach a right destination on a wrong road. It's the moments we are completely and totally surrendered to Him, recognizing that without Him taking over entirely I'm just going to mess this up. Because He takes full responsibility for a life that is completely surrendered to Him.
Call your neighbors, friends or family and see if they have any junk treasures that they want to join with yours! It's easy to keep track of what things belong to who by using colored dots as price tags! Each family gets a color that is only theirs. When advertising make sure to include the words "Multi-family" in the title, it really makes your sale more attractive and appealing to shoppers!
You know all the kids meal toys you have laying around? All the vending machine trinkets? Put a hand full in a baggie and toss them in a basket for 25 cents a bag! Make sure the baggie is clear so that kids can see what is in them, and make sure they aren't broken or anything. My mom did this trick when we were growing up and it was always a huge hit. They were surprisingly one of the first things to go at every garage sale, and many times someone would buy the whole basket with the intention of using them as treat bag favors for a kids birthday party!!
#3-Get your checkout table organized!
People don't want to stand around waiting for you to figure out how much they owe, how much change they should get back, or where you even put the change for that matter! Get it organized before the sale starts, and put 1-2 people in charge of that table. Have a box for money/change, anything that has a lid and is not clear. A shoe box is good! Also if you are having a mulit-family yard sale, have a piece of paper and a pen and as people check out have 1 person in charge of jotting down the color of dot and the amount of the item sold. That way someone doesn't have to wait as you scratch and scrape a sticker off, and you know exactly how much each family made at the end of the day. Just make sure that if you've gone down on a price that the written price matches that!!
While we're on the check out table, make sure someone is at that table constantly! I have heard of more than one yard sale getting some cash stolen because someone walked away from the money box to help someone or answer a question. Make sure you give someone the job and a chair to stay at that table continually!! If someone asks a question let them direct them to another helper.
Sometimes people will try to haggle and get something for nothing. I know. But sometimes someone would really benefit from something you have and they honestly don't have the money for it, something you have could really bless someone else. Take that opportunity to show them the love of Christ and bless them. Knowing that they may or may not be lying to you about what they can pay, if you feel led to help someone do it regardless of their integrity or lack thereof. God knows your heart and blesses your intentions either way. That's all that matters. Also we always have a rule that after the sale is over, nothing goes back inside. We load ours up and take it to womens shelter donation site, find places in your community that would benefit.
About an hour before the yard sale is set to wrap up, begin a going out of business sale! You've most likely already made the biggest sales you're going to, so now whatever you can get on what is left is great! Either take 50% off everything or even say make me an offer!! Everything you get $1 for is more than you will at the end of the hour when you haul it all back inside.
The weeks leading up to the yard sale stash away your plastic grocery sacks and save them. This will help out a lot when people buy multiple things or have small items, or even can wrap breakable items in the sacks.
You may think that your signs don't matter that much, but they really do! I tried to make really cute signs at the last yard sale we did, and I had more people tell me how cute they were and how they had to come check it out after they saw the signs.
You may not make a ton of money, but you can make quite a bit! Make a plan for how you're going to spend your money before you make it. Something fun? Or pay off a bill? Either way plan it before you earn it so you don't accidentally spend it. It can go pretty quickly!


While some experienced buyers of used video games may know that the "free additional content" burst on game's packaging probably only applied to the original purchase of the game. But as part of a class-action settlement announced earlier today, GameStop stores in California will now alert buyers that any additional downloadable content (aka DLC) will likely have to be purchased separately.
The lawsuit had alleged that GameStop had enriched itself by buying used games at a fraction of retail cost and then re-selling them at just below retail price, all without mentioning that the additional content advertised on the package may not actually be included.
While the settlement only impacts GameStop stores in California, the lawyers say they are looking into the possibility of filing suits in other states.


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Q: Avoid that click event for hoverable content triggering event click for parent element If I have a layout like this:
html

       <button type="button" name="button" onclick="action(event, this);">test1</button> <button type="button" name="button" style="float: right;" onclick="action(event, this);">test2</button>

css
.container {
  position: relative;
  max-width: 800px; /* Maximum width */
  margin: 0 auto; /* Center it */
}

.container:hover .content {
  display: block;
}

.container .content {
  position: absolute; /* Position the background text */
  bottom: 0; /* At the bottom. Use top:0 to append it to the top */
  background: rgb(0, 0, 0); /* Fallback color */
  background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5); /* Black background with 0.5 opacity */
  color: #f1f1f1; /* Grey text */
  width: 100%; /* Full width */
  padding: 20px; /* Some padding */
  display: none;
}

what I can do for, when I click on any of the button inside the hoverable .content div, the event click for the parent element do not being triggered? Right now, when I do that, 2 alerts are displayed, showing the messages "click in test x" followed by "clicked in the container".

A: You should stop the event propagation (bubbling), hence your parent component will not fire
Altough, you should get rid of prevenDefault you don't need it

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Members of the central working committee and subcommittees that organized the Olomoro Praise Day festival which held at Owholemu Primary School in the community in Isoko South local government area, Delta State, were charged to eschew hatred and embrace the power of unity.
Bishop Mike Okaro of Soldier of Christ Church Oleh gave the charge at Olomoro community with an exaltation from Genesis 11:1 – 5 ("The Value of Unity") to members of various committees that worked towards the success of the annual programme.
The clergyman had urged members of the committee to focus on goals of the programme, stressing that Olomoro Praise Day festival was not only for Christians but for all persons within and outside the community.
He noted that the purpose of the praise programme put together in conjunction with Olomoro Christian Association was to thank God and pray to avert crisis within the community and other surrounding communities.
Okaro stressed that other reasons included the prosperity of the land and people, unity and peace of Olomoro and to break the yoke of Satan from the community.
The clergyman admonished the committee members to always look unto God for directive even as no human was perfect. He emphasized that there was power in unity just as there was unity in diversity.


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The Sydney Prayer Breakfast will be held on Wednesday 30 May 2018 at the International Convention Centre in the Grand Ballroom. Doors will open around 6:30am and the breakfast will commence around 6:50am and finish around 8:30am.


Phaser - News - Bomb It 4: It's Bomberman like you've never seen it! Masses of game modes, whacky power-ups, enemy AI, Battle Royale, local two player and loads more!
It's Bomberman like you've never seen it! Masses of game modes, whacky power-ups, enemy AI, Battle Royale, local two player and loads more!
The Bomb It series continues with this superb new addition. As you can probably guess from the screen shots and title, this is a browser based take on the classic Bomberman series of games.
At its core, you simply charge around the level dropping bombs and trying to blow the other players up. You can have 1 or 2 local players and up to 3 enemy AI players to battle against. There are lots of arenas, varying in graphical style dramatically and you can play anywhere from 5 to 20 rounds at 3 difficulty settings. There is an Arcade mode, a Battle Royale, a Coin Collector and even Tile Tag game modes.
As you blast your way around the level you'll uncover power-ups. These give you more fire-power or enhancements, such as the ability to drop extra bombs, or make the blast radius of your bombs reach even further.
There are other power-ups too, such as a ride-on dinosaur, a pogo stick that allows you to leap blocks, a flame thrower, a boxing glove to knock bombs out the way, shields and even ninja throwing stars. Of course the enemy can collect these too and use them against you!
The last player standing wins and you can spend points on upgrading your characters clothing. Bomb It 4 is nothing if not comprehensive!


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Tropical Depression Chantal to become remnant low, make a slow clockwise loop
Tropical Depression Chantal is the third named storm of the 2019 Atlantic hurricane season. Earlier this week, Chantal was a tropical storm
Tropical Depression Chantal to become remnant low, make a slow clockwise loop Tropical Depression Chantal is the third named storm of the 2019 Atlantic hurricane season. Earlier this week, Chantal was a tropical storm Check out this story on floridatoday.com: https://www.floridatoday.com/story/news/2019/08/23/hurricane-season-chantal/2093643001/
Jennifer Sangalang, Fort Myers News-Press Published 6:44 a.m. ET Aug. 23, 2019
Tropical Depression Chantal has weakened and is forecast to become a remnant low by Friday night. It could dissipate by late Sunday or Monday.
At 5 a.m. Aug. 23, National Hurricane Center forecast Chantal was expected to make a slow clockwise loop during the next few days.
• Location: 765 miles west of the Azores
• Maximum sustained winds: 30 mph
• Movement: southeast at 8 mph
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Chantal is the third named storm of the 2019 Atlantic hurricane season. Earlier this week, Chantal was a tropical storm before being downgraded to a tropical depression.
There are no coastal watches or warnings in effect.
Maximum sustained winds have decreased to near 30 mph with higher gusts. Additional weakening is forecast, and Chantal is likely to degenerate into a remnant low.
Latest path for Chantal
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Off the coast of Florida
Recent satellite-derived wind data indicate that a weak area of low pressure is between the southeastern coast of Florida and Andros Island in the northwestern Bahamas.
The system is producing a large area of disorganized cloudiness and showers that extend primarily northeast of the center over the Atlantic Ocean. The low is forecast to move near or over Florida later Friday, which should limit development during the next day or so.
Environmental conditions appear conducive for development once the system moves back over the Atlantic waters, and a tropical depression could form over the weekend or early next week while the low moves near the coast of east-central Florida and then offshore of the southeastern United States coast.
Regardless of development, locally heavy rains are possible over the northwestern Bahamas and southern and central Florida during the next few days.
• Formation chance through 48 hours: low at 30%
• Formation chance through 5 days: medium at 60%
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Tropical Depression Chantal is the third named storm of the 2019 Atlantic Hurricane Season. This is the 5 a.m. Aug. 23 snapshot. (Photo: NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER)
Hurricane Charley: A look back 15 years later
The Collier Inn on Useppa Island shows the effects of Hurricane Charley, which hit as a Category 4 storm on Aug. 13, 2004. The storm caused an estimated $16 billion in damage to Florida. The News-Press file photo
Marilyn Bean fights back tears and emotion upon seeing her home for the first time after Hurricane Charley swept through her Windmill Village mobile home park in Punta Gorda. The News-Press and Wire file photos
Germain Arena at 3:00 p.m. on Friday, August 13 as hurricane Charley passes through. The News-Press and Wire file photos
Although damaged,Winn Dixie on Pine Island gave free water and ice to all those in need. News-Press.come file photos
The Charlotte Regional Medical Center sits empty in Punta Gorda. News-Press.come file photos
Boats are piled up on the north end of Pine Island. News-Press.come file photos
Sam Harmon, of Fort Myers, walks towards his plane Saturday morning at the Charlotte County Airport. Most of the planes stored in the hangar were totally destroyed by the storm and Harmon was amazed and grateful that, for the most part his plane, while damaged, had been spared. News-Press.come file photos
Traffic lights sit on the pavement after being blown down at the intersection of Bonita Beach Road and U.S. 41 in Bonita Springs. News-Press.come file photos
Remains of a mobile home destroyed by Hurricane Charley in 2004 ended up in this canal in Punta Gorda. Andrew West
An uprooted tree impacts two homes east of Hickory Blvd. on Bonita Beach. The News-Press file
Debris from homes destroyed by Hurricane Charley littered yards and a canal in a neighborhood in Punta Gorda. The News-Press file photo
Cecil Cavenaugh hugs his grandson, Jacob, 2, after Hurricane Charley, while taking a look through the home that Jacob and his sister lived in with their grandmother in Suncoast Estates. Andrew West/news-press.com
Family pictures are lined against damaged items in a home in the Port Charlotte Village on Kings Highway in Port Charlotte. News-Press.come file photos
Hurricane Charley made little work of Four Winds Marina and the boats on Pine Island. Chops Hancock
A North Captiva house was heavily damaged. Ricardo Rolon
Audra McMurray, the owner of Arcadia's Magnolia House looks over the damage to the top floor after high winds from Hurricane Charley tore off the roof of her building. The News-Press and Wire file photos
Pam Wiggington cleans the kitchen of her summer home in Port Charlotte. The News-Press and Wire file photos
David Morales, specialist with the 1-124 infantry with the Florida National Guard out of Miami, takes an earned break at a command center set up in the Kings Crossing shopping center in Port Charlotte. After a few minutes Morales and his unit boarded a truck and headed for area in need of protection from looters. The News-Press and Wire file photos
Penny Mishler steps over debris as she carries some of her belongings down her driveway in a devestated row of homes in the Maple Leaf Golf and Country Club in Port Charlotte. The News-Press and Wire file photos
Lawrence Kimble grabs a trash bag from his kitchen to gather salvaged items from his home in southwest Cape Coral. The News-Press and Wire file photos
An apartment building in Port Charlotte is exposed to nature after its roof was ripped off. News-Press.come file photos
A boat at Laishly Marine was flipped over by the wind when Hurricane Charley passed through Punta Gorda. News-Press.come file photos
A Punta Gorda, Fla., office building shows the effects of Hurricane Charley. News-Press.come file photos
Power lines hang in the balance on Florida Street in Punta Gorda. News-Press.come file photos
A destroyed boat storage facility is seen on Pine Island. News-Press.come file photos
Maddy's Antiques in downtown Arcadia was hit hard by Hurricane Charley. News-Press.come file photos
A pedestrian sign stands bent from the force of Hurricane Charley as a truck passes down a sand and water covered Estero Boulevard on Fort Myers Beach. News-Press.come file photos
Dane Gomez, a resident of a mobile home off of Florida Street in Punta Gorda rumages through the wreckage of his home. ANDREW WEST/The News-Press
Jim Wilson, left, the owner of Blue Bead Health Club in downtown Fort Myers fills sand bags in preparation for Hurricane Charley. Andrew West
Mayor Bill Barnett, right, inspects the conditions along the beach next to Naples Pier with an unidentified Naples Police officer. Justin L. Fowler
A street line dangles from a downed line on Fort Myers Beach. Marc Beaudin
Many large trees lay uprooted after being blown down by Hurricane Charley near Lee Memorial Hospital. Todd Stubing
Photos: Roofs on highest buildings in SWFL getting replaced after Hurric...
The roof of High Point Place in downtown Fort Myers is being replaced after it was damaged by Hurricane Irma in 2017. The tallest of five buildings stand at 32 stories high and are the highwar buildings between Miami and Tampa. The roof on all the buildings are being replaced by Crowther Roofing. Andrew West, The News-Press
The roof of High Point Place in downtown Fort Myers is being replaced after it was damaged by Hurricane Irma in 2017. The tallest of five buildings stand at 32 stories high and are the tallest buildings between Miami and Tampa. The roof on all the buildings are being replaced by Crowther Roofing. Andrew West, The News-Press
The roof of High Point Place is being in downtown Fort Myers is being replaced after it was damaged by Hurricane Irma in 2017. The tallest of five buildings stand at 32 stories high and are the tallest buildings between Miami and Tampa. The roof on all the buildings are being replaced by Crowther Roofing. Andrew West, The News-Press
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Violence Against Dalits: Uttar Pradesh Tops List, Followed by Gujarat
According to NCRB, Uttar Pradesh remains among one of the top states where Dalits are subjected to caste-based violence followed by Gujarat.
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New Delhi: On February 17, a wedding procession of a dalit bridegroom, who happens to be an Army Jawan, was disrupted in Gujarat's Banaskantha district after people from Thakor Kali community pelted stones at them. Akash Kumar Koitiya, 22, was on a leave for his wedding, and was attacked for riding a mare as a part of his wedding procession, which is considered an upper caste privilege.
The police have registered a First Information Report (FIR) against the 11 men from thakor koli community, who allegedly pelted stones and stalled the procession. However, after police intervention, the wedding procession continued. No arrests have been made so far.
"We have booked 11 accused under Indian Penal Code Sections 323 (assault), 337 (causing hurt by rash act) 294 (obscenity), 506 (criminal intimidation) 147 (rioting) and 148 (rioting with deadly weapon) along with sections of the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities Act)," P.G. Rajput, officer in charge of Gadh police station, was quoted by Indian Express.
The attack comes two days after dalits where attacked by upper caste Thakurs of the Mangta village in Kanpur Dehat. Newsclick has extensively reported on this incident in which 30 people belonging to dalit community sustained major injuries.
According to National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), in crimes against dalits, ranging from rape, murder, violence and land-related issues, Uttar Pradesh remains among one of the top states, followed by Gujarat.
As per the data, Uttar Pradesh has witnessed substantial increase of 47% from 2014 to 2018 in the crimes committed against dalits followed by 26% in Gujarat, 15% in Haryana, 14% in Madhya Pradesh and 11% in Maharashtra. Ironically, these states were ruled by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in these years.
The figures clearly show an increase in public assault and violence against dalits, raising serious questions regarding the role of state governments and the local administration in containing such incidents.
Not an Isolated Incident
What happened in Gujarat should not be treated as an isolated incident. There have been many such cases where a marriage has been disrupted because the groom was riding a horse, which is seen as a privilege owned by upper caste men.
In May, 2019, a dalit groom was beaten up by men from the rajput community for riding a horse in Napasar area in Bikaner district of Rajasthan. "Rajputs were saying that there is no tradition of groom sitting on a horse in our village," Napasar police station in-charge Suman Parihar had said.
Again in May 2019, a call for boycott was given by thakor community after a dalit family tried taking out a wedding procession with the groom riding the horse. The incident took place in Lhor village in Mehsana district of Gujarat. A few days later, in the same month, a similar incident of attacking a dalit groom occurred in Madhya Pradesh.
In April 2018, a dalit groom was attacked by upper caste men in Rajasthan for riding a horse in his wedding procession. This was followed by a similar incident in Ujjain of Madhya Pradesh.
In April 2017, a dalit groom was beaten up and pushed down from the horse in Haryana's Dadri district as the groom performed "ghurchaari" (horse riding) ceremony.
In May 2015, dalit groom had to wear a helmet to protect himself from upper caste men who pelted stones during his marriage procession.
Commenting on the rising trend of attacks on Dalits, Sushil Gautam, a dalit activist based in Uttar Pradesh, told NewsClick: "It is not surprising if one looks into the ideology of the people ruling India right now. It comes straight from RSS/BJP. Since 2014, we have been hearing about Hindu Rashtra. It is coming from there."
Citing the growing number of attacks in BJP-ruled UP, he said: "The atrocities against dalits have been on rise and more so, in Uttar Pradesh, after 2014. The government is silent and has given a free hand. Moreover, dalits don't have resources to fight the cases in the court of law and impunity has been given to the perpetrators who go around committing crimes. It's high time, we need understand and think exactly where we are heading."io
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