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Q: Is there something in ASP.NET MVC framework that let me add elements to Model's array in a view? I'm developing an ASP.NET MVC 5 application with Razor, C# and .NET Framework 4.7.
I have this code on my View:
@for (int index = 0; index < Model.LevelsGtin.Count; index++)
{

        @Html.TextBoxFor(m => m.LevelsGtin[index].Level, new { @disabled = "disabled" })
        @Html.TextBoxFor(m => m.LevelsGtin[index].Gtin )

}

If I want to let user to add more elements into Model.LevelsGtin.
I've been using JavaScript to clone that
 ...
, but the code is very messy, and I think that maybe there is a better way to do it (at least an easier one).
Is there anyway to do it with C# code?
I don't know if there is something in the ASP.NET MVC framework that let add more elements into an array: like a magical add button that adds an element into the Model.LevelsGtin.


Hey everyone. As discussed earlier in the week, I missed Auburn's first official spring scrimmage today. Sorry about that. It happens.
Charles Goldberg reported that Cam Newton took more snaps than any other quarterback today. I consider that significant. He apparently connected on one touchdown and was responsible for a fumble.
Andy Bitter of War Eagle Extra says Philip Pierre-Louis took advantage of an opportunity to make plays ... only to see his day end with another knee injury. The severity of that injury remains unknown. Fellow wideout Travante Stallworth tweeted: "Prayn for my boy."
The O-A News reported that Auburn High graduate John Sullen filled in at first-team guard because Bart Eddins missed the scrimmage with a knee injury. Asked about Eddins' health on Friday, coach Gene Chizik said: ``There's no problems there."
Multiple outlets reported that assistant coach Trooper Taylor was ecstatic about how the Tigers' wideouts performed on Saturday. He praised everyone's blocking effort and said there were no drops. Emory Blake caught a touchdown pass.
DT Mike Blanc said his father, who lives in Haiti, wasn't able to communicate with his family here in the states for a good while after the earthquake there on Jan. 12. Mike said it was chaos down there. His father is fine now, though, living with an aunt and aiming to make a jump to Bahamas. Port-au-Prince, the Haitian capital, is basically toast. The Blancs have family in Bahamas, so that may become their new place.
Mike Blanc was born in south Florida and his mother lives there now.
We received differing reports on S Mike McNeil's health today. Coach Gene Chizik said, of course, that McNeil is basically 100 percent. Assistant coach Tommy Thigpen said McNeil often performs well during the first half of practices, but begins limping during the second half. It's apparent to me that McNeil remains a work in progress physically.
McNeil suffered a compound fracture of his left leg almost exactly one year ago. Coaches are hopeful he will re-emerge as a starter in time for the 2010 season.
Thigpen seemed higher on fellow S Aairon Savage, whom he praised for showing a "burst" of acceleration that hadn't been there before. Savage is attempting a comeback after losing two seasons to torn knee ligaments.
Emory Blake said it's important for him to finish the spring as the No. 3 receiver -- or in an even bigger role. ``You want the coaches to be thinking about you."
Auburn will scrimmage on Saturday. Chizik is bringing in officials to create authenticity.
WR Darvin Adams didn't have much to say. He's looking to build on what was a strong 2009, though he wasn't named to the All-SEC team. Adams said the snub doesn't bother him anymore.
Hey everyone. Good morning. I will be heading to Auburn in a bit for the team's sixth spring practice. Reporters are not permitted inside the practice gates this time, but we'll be talking with people afterward.
Please come back and see what is said.
Also, the annual Auburn-Alabama baseball series begins tonight. This first game will be televised live by CSS ... if you're lucky enough to have it. I am no. Saturday and Sunday's game will not be televised.
Hey everyone. Here is Auburn's current array of football scholarships.
Just thought you might like to see how they're allocating spots.
Hey everyone. Freshman linebacker Jessel Curry just stopped by for a short chat. He graduated from high school a semester early, enrolled at Auburn in January and is going through spring practice right now.
Not too shabby for a 17-year-old kid, no?
He said the toughest part of the transition is learning what Ted Roof wants him to do. Curry said everything he was taught in high school is "the exact opposite" of what Auburn requires of its linebackers.
Asked to elaborate, Curry said Auburn's defense emphasizes leverage ... or funneling runners toward the middle of the field. In high school, he played the see-ball-hit-ball game.
He has no regrets about missing the second semester of his senior season. "I've never been to a prom or homecoming, so I wouldn't even want to goback. That'd be a waste of money to me."
He's playing on the strong side behind Eltoro Freeman.
He's named after his father and paternal grandfather, though he realizes very few people around here are named Jessel. He said a quick Facebook search showed that most Jessels live in the Phillippines. "I'm trying to put two and two together ... but I don't get it."
Hey everyone. We are now 1/3 of the way through spring practice. Yay.
Defensive coordinator Ted Roof was slow to discuss what has impressed him about S Mike McNeil. After a relatively long pause, Roof identified experience as McNeil's chief strength. That seems like a bad sign for McNeil's chances.
Roof said Auburn's defensive struggles last season has motivated him on a personal level.
Roof said he's happy with the way LB Eltoro Freeman has progressed since last season.
Roof indicated that T'Sharvan Bell -- known around here exclusively as "Tee" Bell -- will stick at cornerback. He played safety during his first two seasons at Auburn.
Offensive coordinator Gus Malzahn said TB Mario Fannin has demonstrated "more focus" toward becoming an marquee tailback, though he also praised Onterio McCalebb.
DE Nosa Eguae, who is playing behind Mike Goggans right now, said he missed last season because of a stress fracture in his left foot. The injury didn't require surgery, but it caused enough discomfort to force a redshirt season. He didn't make the official decision, he said, until the LSU game. He tried to run without his immobilization boot and ... it didn't go well.
Eguae said he's only gained five pounds or so since his arrival last summer -- he's listed at 245 -- but he said his weight has been re-distributed to his satisfaction.
DE Dee Ford is happy to be here. He's been trying to gain weight, which has left him feeling "bloated" a lot.
And they make fun of Auburn's academics?
"Students of this major learn to plan and manage money and other financial resources. Classes cover such topics as setting financial goals, creating and managing budgets, and avoiding and solving financial problems."
Keep in mind ... he's not even IN the major yet. He's laying the academic foundation to eventually delve deeper into the complex world of fundamental budgets, learning how to make change, how to use a bus card, how to buy groceries.
I'm sure he'll get there someday. Forget for a moment that he's a second-semester junior.
OK. It's good to have a diversion sometimes. I'll have a practice report up around noon.
Hey everyone. So Auburn has devised a fancy new name for coach Gene Chizik's summertime run through the alumni clubs. It's call Tiger Trek. They pay people hundreds of thousands of dollars to come up with this stuff.
Anyway, odds are that Chizik will be somewhere near you this summer.
Hey everyone. Auburn's new basketball coach, Tony Barbee, said he will do what it takes to energize the student body and surrounding community.
He has made the first step. Barbee sent the following email to students today.
Thanks to wellsAU for the tip!
As your new head basketball coach, I am thrilled about the opportunity to represent you and this great university at such an exciting time for Auburn basketball. When I accepted this job, I knew there would be challenges, but what struck me the most was the tremendous potential of this program with everything Auburn has to offer. The university, the community and the fan base are all top notch, and the new state-of-the-art Auburn Arena demonstrates a commitment to this program that will help us take Auburn basketball to new heights.
As your head coach, I promise to stay true to the Auburn Creed as I believe in work, hard work. With that said, my staff and I will not be outworked as we bring the Auburn Family what they deserve. I will give my all in every aspect of the job, from recruiting and coaching to promoting the program. I will do everything in my power to produce a winning program and change the culture of Auburn basketball.
I challenge you, the Auburn students, to create a real excitement around Auburn basketball. You are a part of the team, and I need you there at every game to make Auburn Arena the best home court advantage in the SEC.
You are critical to our success, and there has not been a more significant period to turn this program around than now. The administration shares my feelings, as the design of Auburn Arena prioritizes the experience of the students.
The Auburn Arena caters to students in every way and is designed to create an intimidating home court advantage. Very few students throughout the entire nation will enjoy the same amenities that this new arena will present to you. You will have your own private entrance to the arena, concourse area, restrooms and concession stand. As students, you will have the best seats in the building. The student section will surround three sides of the court on the floor level. You will have an effect on the game like never before, and our atmosphere will be contingent on you. With your help, I truly believe we can have a great basketball atmosphere.
I know we can accomplish all of our goals together. I cannot express how excited I am to be your new coach. I look forward to the next few months as we build enthusiasm for next season and beyond.
Hey everyone. Turns out that DeKeishia Tunstall, Auburn signee Shon Coleman's mother, is an insanely nice and ebullient lady.
She's very appreciative of all the well wishes, texts, Facebook messages and the like. If any of you all did that, I think you made her day. Well ... you made her day better.
Shon is home. He's had 4 days of chemotherapy and it hasn't slowed him one bit. It is truly amazing. When Shon entered the hospital last Thursday, he was admitted because the white cell count in his blood was dangerously high. His organs were in danger. Today, zero cells in his blood. His white cell counts are now back within the high side of normal. Please continue to pray for us.
b.) He was injured during Auburn's Saturday workout.
Hey everyone. The Tigers have ended their 2-hour practice. Here is what we learned.
Signee Shon Coleman, a highly rated offensive tackle, has been diagnosed with an unusual medical condition. It is treatable. Research suggests >80% of people under the age of 25 diagnosed with the condition are cured. Coach Gene Chizik acknowledged that Coleman is dealing with a "medical issue" and that he's been in contact with Coleman. It's unclear how this situation will affect Coleman's career.
Recall that this could be the third consecutive year that an Auburn signee has been sidelined with a non-football issue ... DE Andre Wadley in 2008 and OL Aubrey Phillips in 2009.
Assistant coach Curtis Luper was quick to point out that Mario Fannin isn't yet the team's No. 1 tailback. He's simply competing for the job along with Onterio McCalebb and Dontae Aycock.
Aycock missed practice today because he is ill.
Fannin said he still thinks about that South Florida game from 2007, which saw him lose two fumbles. He believes that was supposed to be his "break-out" game and that his career would have developed differently without the fumbles.
Assistant coach Trooper Taylor said DeAngelo Benton has made significant progress since last season and now is exhibiting reliability previously demonstrated only by Darvin Adams and Terrell Zachery.
Demond Washington seems content with his recent move back to cornerback. His speed, size and lateral quickness seem to be a better play at that position. The Tallassee native moonlighted at safety in 2009 because of injuries and depth problems.
Hey everyone. Auburn is practicing right now. Here's what's happening.
TE Phillip Lutzenkirchen didn't participate in practice today. Not sure what's going on with him.
Signees LaDarius Owens (linebacker) and Jeffrey Whitaker (defensive tackle) attended practice today. They were just checking out the drills. "I can't wait to get up here in May," Owens said.
The main punt-return guys today were Mario Fannin, Eric Smith and Philip Pierre-Louis.
Ryan Shoemaker was booming spiral punts like mad. He looked good.
Chizik and Gus Malzahn mapping out the day's offensive schedule.
LaDarius Owens, a 2010 signee, stopped by to watch practice. He said today is a teacher work day at school, so his family came down to visit his uncle ... former Auburn standout James Owens.
Another signee, Jeffrey Whitaker, also rolled into town for a short visit.
Roszell Gayden and Brandon Mosley, crouching, get some pre-practice instruction from assistant coach Jeff Grimes.
Terrell Zachery returns a punt while Mario Fannin provides some token pressure.
Proof that Anthony Gulley now is Anthony Morgan.
Cam Newton participating in Malzahn's ball-security drill.
... and here's your host, Dennis Miller.
Hey everyone. It's been a pretty busy weekend for Auburn athletics, though I sat out Saturday's action. I didn't feel well. It happens sometimes.
So what's going on? I'll tell you.
FOOTBALL -- The team held a two-hour workout inside Jordan-Hare Stadium on Saturday morning. Some 11-on-11 stuff was included. They were moving at "thud tempo," which means players collide but do not tackle. I didn't hear about anything super exciting. Safety Mike McNeil was back on the field doing real work for the first time in a year. I'm glad he'll get a second chance.
BASEBALL -- My friend Phillip Marshall wrote yesterday that today's Auburn-South Carolina game is the program's biggest in a while. While I probably disagree with that idea -- we're five games into a 30-game SEC season -- it's important to note that Auburn lost on Friday and Saturday. Another loss on Sunday all but eliminates meaning behind the team's sweep in Athens last weekend. Cole Nelson pitched exquisitely against the Gamecocks on Saturday and his teammates scored ... zero runs. Nice.
UPDATE: Auburn won the game, 10-6.
SWIMMING AND DIVING -- Auburn, the defending NCAA titlists, began the day in sixth place at the championship meet. A jump to No. 1 would require a miracle. So it goes.
EQUESTRIAN: Auburn, ranked No. 2, beat top-ranked Georgia on Saturday to win the Southern Equestrian Championships. The event was held at the Auburn Equestrian Center. The Tigers now have beaten Georgia twice this season and improved to 14-3 overall.


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Q: Fantasy novel series where an orphaned boy living as a commoner regains his inheritance Having just finished the Mageborn series by Michael G. Manning, I was reminded by the events in the first book, The Blacksmith's Son, of another fantasy novel series.
Here are the similarities that I remember:

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*The Boy-child whisked away by a female warrior.

*Female warrior fighting pursuers and leaving some items for the boy with the commoner foster parents.

*The Boy is friends with the child/children of the local lord and visits the castle/keep.

*The Boy becomes a wizard.

It is quite possible that in a later books he visits a fantasy Arabic-like country, and in another there may be a sea-voyage, possibly even a stranding.
I cannot remember any more details, be it the publication date (definitively pre-2010), number of books in the series (<8;~5), ...

A: It's not The Belgariad by David Eddings, is it?
Polgara the Sorceress (daughter of Belgarath the Sorcerer who is 7,000 years old while she is a mere 3000), looks after Garion, the boy who was orphaned and is the rightful heir to the island kingdom of Riva.  She raises him as a commoner in a farm house.
Over the series of the five books, he meets various kings and queens, and later becomes not only a sorcerer called Belgarion but the King of Riva and the Overlord of the West and ultimately defeats the God Torak as the various kingdoms stage a huge battle.  One of the places they visit is Riva (so sea voyage).
Not sure if it's a perfect fit, but it was what immediately sprung to mind for me.

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Democracy for the Fishes: A Tale of the Nigerian Legislative Arm!
Would it not be "okay" if the Nigeria National Assembly have 36 members in the upper and lower house, while it coordinates with the State house of Assembly members? and if you are still wondering where Nigeria stands amongst the league of democratic government, the #presidentialmediachat that President Muhammadu Buhari kickstarted on Wednesday, December 30, 2015, just a day before the end of the year, sums it all up, and not just that, it gave directions on the functions of the pillars of democracy. The 2 hours chat left me imagining the number of sacrifices the citizens will have to make before the 170 million Nigerians can achieve the USD 82,763 GDP (Purchasing Power Parity) that Singapore currently enjoys.
So if citizens are ready to sacrifice, what sacrifice will the legislative arm make? With 115 billion Naira appropriated for the legislative arm in 2016, and in it, was a purported 4.7 billion Naira car purchase that was justified by the Senate Leader, Senator Ali Ndume! Might be ridiculous, I guess?Certainly, we would not need a prophet to tell us Nigeria doesn't need this expensive legislative arm, however it has been argued that the Nigerian legislative arm enjoys the least salary and allowances amongst the league of countries like Tanzania, Kenya, Philippines and Singapore.This argument would have been justified if the Human Development Index of Nigeria is well better than these countries.
Truth be told, we cannot measure up to them, and our GDP (Purchasing Power Parity) cannot substantiate such argument, so why would it not be right that we should run a part -time legislative arm and use the amount saved to invest in teacher training, or provide befitting living environment for health attendants that has turned ghost workers in Northern Nigeria health facilities, and we can look at more alternatives as described by Premium Times here.
When an agent of the state foot drags to become open, just like the National Assembly of Nigeria has been doing, even with at BudgIT's campaign around #OpenNASS, it is indeed shying away from being democratically accountable. So what can or should happen? Ngozi Anyaegbulam of Media Watch International asked the President, if the Budget of the legislative arm passed through his table, and if he approved it after seeing the lump sum of 115 billion Naira (USD 577 million). His response was not convincing, and he clearly stated that you can only use the judiciary to actualize a reversal, and that it is still feasible to revisit the budget with the legislators. But there is the other pillar of democracy – the civil societies that needs to intervene and help the president.


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ARTIE KORNFELD AND THE STORY BEHIND "THE PIED PIPER"
Although Artie Kornfeld "The Father Of Woodstock" and I have been friends since the '60s, until recently I never asked him about the story behind some of his biggest hits as a songwriter. In 1966, he had "The Pied Piper" which made it to number four on Billboard's Charts, which was one the most optimistic protest songs of the era…now here's the story behind it.
"The song, "The Pied Piper" was the result of my being an avid reader since pre-natal period.", says songwriter / producer Artie Kornfeld ("Dead Man's Curve, "The Rain The Park, and Other Things").
"I remember Paul Simon telling me how he wrote the "59th St. Bridge Song ("Feelin' Groovy)" while driving into the city. I was heading into Manhattan to write with my dear friend and co-writer Steve Duboff. I was the Director of A and R at Mercury and had a 3 hour demo session booked for a young folk rocker named Jonathan. We were scheduled to cut 3 songs.
I made my way to the city in my "Dead Mans Curve" Corvette that Donny Kirshner gave me an advance to buy, when DMC went top 5. I kept a tape recorder in the car. As I drove towards the 59th Street Bridge I thought of the Fable about a mythical Pied piper who through music, rid his Nation of the Bad Rats that had the children living in fear. There were no freedoms and no expression allowed. The lyric and skeleton song came 1, 2, 3, so fast.
By the time I reached the office-studio Duboff had a dynamo melody on the way. We sat, as my production session was an hour away. I turned the lyric almost anarchistic saying follow me as I promise to rid the earth of The Rats that had us going into Viet Nam. I had the sort of vision I knew the way out.
The Pied Piper by playing his flute had the bad guys (the RATS) follow him into the Sea and freed the land. Music and the right to free expression were returned!
The only reason the song was recorded, as you Artie Wayne know, we were masters at recording. I finished the three demos for Jonathan in two and a half hours and took out chord sheet and 3 hour old lyric, handed it to Hugh McCracken. Then I had Artie Kaplan get his flute out and in 1 hour had cut the demo to complete record status.
At the time, I did not realize this was premonition of the role I would play seven years later creating Woodstock and really freeing the children.
Charles Koppelman and Don Rubin, professional managers at Screen-Gems Columbia music, had without my knowledge been approached by Phillips Records, and had put out the Pied Piper we cut, and called us The Changing Times. I knew nothing about it until it hit the charts and Steve and I were booked for the 1st Sonny and Cher Tour.
I disliked the Crispian St. Peter version since it knocked us off the charts. Recently I heard a Del Shannon version on YouTube, the song had become the motto for my political and musical agenda free the kids and bring back to this cold world the right to express yourself.
The Pipers Wail is still working it's magic in all my projects including my book, "The Pied Piper of Woodstock". It tells about the life of us who are chosen to bring the music to the World. The Book could have been called "THE PIED PIPER", without Woodstock in the title since the message has always been in the song. Free the children to create music.
I would be remiss if I did not acknowledge my late Dear Friend and writing Partner, Steven Duboff. The two of us, based on a bond of love and pure fun, writing together and even touring for 20 cities doing the original version as The Changing Times. We stayed great pals until his death in the late 90s..We had an incredible over 60 songs released as a team.
I often wish my buddy Steve was here today as I miss him and the way we collaborated very much."
Artie Kornfeld
Photo at top…L to R Steve Duboff, Artie Kornfeld, Sonny and Cher
To reach Artie Kornfeld http://www.artiekornfeld-woodstock.com/
Copyright 2009 by Artie Wayne https://artiewayne.wordpress.com/2009/07/12/thank-you-for-one-million-hits/
Tags: "The Pied Piper", Artie Kornfeld, Charles Koppelman, don rubin, Donny Kirshner, Father Of Woodstock, paul simon, Phillips Records, Pied Piper Of Woodstock, Steve Duboff
MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM ARTIE WAYNE ON THE WEB!
Includes MICHAEL JACKSON,Nat "King" Cole, Bing, Elvis, JOSH GROBAN and songs from NOEL, NEW ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS, "A Charlie Brown Christmas", Aretha, PAUL EVANS, Jingle Cats, ALAN O'DAY, Neil Diamond, LENNON, Band-Aid, CHRIS BROWN "THIS CHRISTMAS", Enya, Carpenters, NEW JULIANNE HOUGH, Brenda Lee, Beach Boys, NEW ARCHIES, Sponge Bob, Perry Como, and so much more! HOURS AND HOURS OF FAMILY FUN with the original Christmas music clips and new Christmas Video animations!
JUST CLICK ONTO THE TITLES BELOW
WHOPPY AND STREAKER'S 99 CHRISTMAS MUSIC VIDEOS!
NOOKIE'S TOP CHRISTMAS AND HANUKKAH VIDEOS!
FREE CHRISTMAS VIDEOS, FREE HANUKKAH VIDEOS AND FREE HOLIDAY VIDEOS!
10 HOLIDAY MUSIC VIDEOS THAT DON"T SUCK!
GREAT LAST MINUTE GIFS THAT ARE ABSOLUTELY FREE!
TEN LAST MINUTE COOL GIFT SUGGESTIONS!
Written by George S. Clinton Jr and Artie Wayne, "LITTLE CHRISTMAS TREE" Originally released in 1973 on Motown Records, as part of "A MOTOWN CHRISTMAS", is currently is on the new "Ultimate Jackson 5″ Christmas album available now at http://over50music.com
THE STORY BEHIND MICHAEL JACKSON"S "LITTLE CHRISTMAS TREE" https://artiewayne.wordpress.com/2009/06/29/michael-jackson-and-the-story-behind-little-christmas-tree/
EXTRA ADDED ATTRACTION! 30 MICHAEL JACKSON VIDEOS AND EVERY BEATLE VIDEO ON THE INTERNET…FOR FREE! HTTP://OVER50MUSIC.COM
IF THAT"S NOT ENOUGH, HERE SOME FREE GIFS for you!! https://artiewayne.wordpress.com/2008/12/17/great-last-minute-gifs-that-are-absolutely-free/
Tags: 200 christmas videos for free!, 200 holiday music videos for free!, Christmas Music Videos, Hanukkah Music videos, HOLIDAY MUSIC VIDEOS, NEW Michael Jackson video "Little Christmas Tree"
After reconnecting with a lot people from my past and making new friends on Facebook, I discovered that many were more productive than ever in music, while some had expanded their horizons into other fields. Here are some things I've seen and heard that's impressed me.
My old friend, Ann Munday, who used to run Chrysalis Music in the US, has posted some of her excellent Artwork. She says,"You know that time at school, when you're supposed to work out what you want to do. My passion was painting. Home life was a nightmare and the art classroom was where I spent as much time as possible. Except for the first 2 months working for a bank, all jobs I took, related to art in some way. And I ended up in the art dept of Charles Hansen music books. From there the music biz fed my creative need, working with songwriters and artists." The watercolor, "Tea with Klee", I painted as a gift for my sister in law and brother living in the UK, as a thank you for my visit."
When I saw some of Ann's artwork, I thought it would a great way to kick off my list this year of last minute gift suggestions. She has limited editions of her work available. To see more and get more information you can contact Ann Munday at ann.munday@gmail.com
ART MUNSON OVER50MUSIC.COM
My longtime friend and sometime collaborator, Art Munson has an excellent website where you can find new and old releases from "demographically challenged artists" (anyone older than Miley Cyrus). You can also access "The Music Library Report" his wildly popular new free service where music creators rate music libraries. http://over50music.com
Alicia Keys, who's a fan of WHOPPY AND STREAKER"S 99 CHRISTMAS MUSIC VIDEOS, has a new album that would fit nicely under anybody's tree. Here's the first single "It Doesn't Mean Anything"
ALLEE WILLIS
Who knew that songwriter Allee Willis ("Boogie Wonderland", "I'll Be There For You" (the theme from "Friends") would someday have a museum dedicated to "Kitsch"? Many of her own remarkable works of art are available here. http://www.alleewillis.com/
ARTIE KORNFELD "PIED PIPER OF WOODSTOCK"
My old pal Artie, in his new book, "The Pied Piper of Woodstock", not only gives us the inside scoop on his songwriting career ("Dead Man's Curve", "The Rain, The Park, and Other Things"), but also how he and his partner Michael Lang created the cultural event of our generation, WOODSTOCK 1969. http://www.artiekornfeld-woodstock.com/
In addition to being inducted this year into the Bluegrass Hall of Fame, Doug Dillard of the Dillards, has one of the best sites for everything country on the web called "Hillbilly Hollywood". He and his wife Vikki Salee are always turning me on to something interesting! hillbillyhollywood@comcast.net
B. J. THOMAS
One of the top singers of our generation, B.J. Thomas ("Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head", "Hooked On A Feeling") has a great new CD out that's worth at least a hundred listens. "ONCE I LOVED", Includes a remake of "Rock and Roll Lullaby".
KENNY SCHAFFER TV2ME
Now thanks to inventor Kenny Schaffer (Wireless Guitar and Wireless Microphone) you can take your TV programs with you everywhere you go!
Move every channel of your home TV across the Internet to where you are. Only TV2Me can bring you a picture of this quality and clarity. TV2Me has been crafted and produced since 2003 by the company that created the concept of placeshifting. Kenny will talk to personally and even arrange a free demonstration on line! http://www.tv2me.com/
Michael Buble posted his new video up on Facebook several times. Since then "Haven't Met You Yet", has become my favorite! Here it is from his Number One Album "CRAZY LOVE"
And finally here's an idea for a one of a kind Christmas Card you can have for free! I've gotten hundreds of e-mails asking permission to send out my video of a song I co-wrote for Michael Jackson "Little Christmas Tree" (Clinton Jr./Wayne) as a Christmas card.
Here's the video, directed by Sebastian Prooth. If you like it please feel free to share it with a friend, but if you LOVE it feel free to share it with your entire address book!
"Little Christmas Tree" by Michael Jackson is available at http://over50music.com
Merry Christmas, ENJOY To The World! From Artie Wayne On The Web https://artiewayne.wordpress.com/about-artie-wayne/
WHOPPY AND STREAKER'S 99 CHRISTMAS MUSIC VIDEOS https://artiewayne.wordpress.com/2007/11/13/the-top-the-best-and-the-greatest-christmas-music-videos/
To reach Alicia Keys http://www.aliciakeys.com/
Sebastian Prooth http://tektrekgamer.wordpress.com/
B. J. Thomas http://www.bjthomas.com/
Michael Buble http://www.michaelbuble.com/
Art Munson http://over50music.com
Tags: Allee Willis Kitsch, Ann Munday's watercolors, Artie Kornfeld "Pied Piper Of Woodstock, BRAND NEW MICHAEL JACKSON VIDEO "Little Christmas Tree", Hillbilly Hollywood, kenny schaffer, michael buble, new video "Haven't Met You Yet", Over50music.com, tv2me, UNCENSORED Alicia Keys "It Doesn't Mean Anything" video
THINGS YOU CAN USE WHEN YOU'RE STRANDED!
Whether you're stranded in the snow, the rain, in an airport or by boredom, here are hundreds of ways to kill time, amuse, and/or educate yourself . There are hours and hours of Christmas, Hanukkah, and holiday videos. Complete movies, TV Specials, games, and film clips for the entire family!
They're all here, REINDEER SINGING "WHITE CHRISTMAS", Bob Dylan!, NEW MICHAEL JACKSON VIDEO!!, Aretha, Nat "King"Cole, Bing, NEW ARCHIES, Elvis, Rudolf, EXCLUSIVE JOSH GROBAN FROM NOEL!, NEW ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS, Alan O'Day, "A Charlie Brown Christmas", PAUL EVANS, Jingle Cats, Neil Diamond, Band-Aid,…and much much more!
THE TOP THIRTY MICHAEL JACKSON VIDEOS!
"BILLIE JEAN", Beat It", THRILLER", "Black and White", "I WANT YOU BACK", "Man In The Mirror", and 20 more! Rare Clips, Home Movies, demos, rehearsals, and private videos from Michael Jackson, "The King Of Pop!"
BEST "OLDIES" AND "NEW MUSIC" WEBSITES OF 2009!
I grew up listening to Top 40 music, where I could hear Pop, R&B, Country and oldies side by side. Today, to get that kind of diversity from one place is impossible , so now I must get my music from many different sources.
Adam Sandler's, "Hanukkah Song", NEW Carrie Underwood", NEW MICHAEL JACKSON, Christina Aguilera, WHAM,Toby Keith, PAUL EVANS, Andy Williams, The Smurfs, ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS". Not to be outdone by his rivals, Whoppy and Streaker, Nookie made up his own list of favorite Holiday videos and asked me to pass them along to you.
TEN HOLIDAY MUSIC VIDEOS THAT DON"T SUCK!
ROCK AND ROLL SANTA RIDES HARD! Springsteen, UNCENSORED "DICK IN A BOX!", U2, NEW BLONDIE!, ELVIS, Twisted Sister, RAD DUDES, Singing Reindeer, NEW Michael Jackson, KILLERS, Brian Setzer, and WILLIE NELSON.
EVERY BEATLE VIDEO AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET FOR FREE!
An amazing collection of all of our favorite songs! MICHAEL JACKSON"S "LITTLE CHRISTMAS TREE" IS AVAILABLE AT http://over50music.com
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THE SHIRELLES CHRISTMAS SONG "MAMA, MY SOLDIER BOY'S COMING HOME"
"Back in 1966 I was working as a staff writer and producer for Scepter Records. Florence Greenberg who owned the company decided to re-release "SOLDIER BOY" by the Shirelles which had been number one a few years earlier, and asked me to write and produce a new b-side for it.
She also suggested that to save time and money I should write the new song over the old Shirelles track, "A THING OF THE PAST, which she owned and was in the girls key. It was during the Vietnam War and I decided to write a song about a soldier returning from the front at Christmas. It's called "MAMA, MY SOLDIER BOY IS COMIN" HOME"
As far as I was concerned there were no b-sides and even though I only had three hours to write and record the song with Shirelles I was determined not to make it a throwaway. I flirted with Shirley while she was on mike until she gave me the playful performance I was looking for.
We recorded just one verse at a time and while she was singing one, I was writing the next. At the end of the session, everything was finished and was released the next day!"
If you liked "MAMA, MY SOLDIER BOY IS COMING HOME, please feel free to share it with a friend…but if you loved it, please feel free to send it to your entire address book! MERRY CHRISTMAS, HAPPY HANUKKAH, HAPPY KWANZA…ENJOY TO THE WORLD!
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I've made a list of BEST "OLDIES" AND "NEW MUSIC WEBSITES OF 2009 which I hope you enjoy. Here they are in no particular order.
Spectropop… One of the main reasons I joined Spectropop, was the appreciation, by its members, of the well-crafted Pop song, the kind that dominated the Top 40 charts in the 1960s. The site is full of information and entertainment that has brought me back dozens of times this year! It's one of the best interactive music sites on the web. http://spectropop.com
Coverville…Creator and host, Brian Ibbott, is one of the most consistent podcasters around. His twice weekly show spotlights new covers of older songs, never cease to amaze me! Make sure to check out the archives http://coverville.com
Kent Kotal, has put together quite a remarkable website…I'll let him describe it, "If you're tired of the same old 200 oldies being drummed into your head over and over and over and over again…then GET ON THE LIST!!! Forgotten Hits is a free online oldies music newsletter that allows oldies music fans the opportunity to share their memories right alongside those of the deejays, who keep this music alive, as well as many of the great artists who created this great music in the first place." Just click onto http://forgottenhits.com for more information and http://forgottenhits60s.blogspot.com/ to see new postings and features.
The "Classic Hit" Superstar is preparing to release a new album and a new book. "Me, the Mob and the Music" at the beginning of the year. http://tommyjames.com
OVER 50 MUSIC. COM
My longtime friend songwriter/ producer musician, Art Munson has put together a website that features music and articles of interest to our generation. He also is writing about his firsthand experiences as a musician, playing with Dick Dale as one of the Deltones, working on sessions with Glenn Campbell, and producing the Blossoms. I can't wait to hear some of his stories about playing on Phil Spector and Righteous Brothers sessions. http://over50music.com
See clips from past shows plus all the videos of winners and runners up from all seasons http://www.americanidol.com/
The website of the hot TV show which tells the story of a High School Glee Club with great songs that make us sing along! http://www.fox.com/glee/
SCOTT SHANNON TRUE OLDIES CHANNEL
My pal from the past, Scott Shannon, not only is the top "Oldies" DJ in America, with millions of listeners, but he's become a champion of an era of music that is being systematically eliminated on radio. The pursuit of younger listeners by advertisers, is resulting in part of our musical history being all but wiped out. Check out Scott's website. http://www.trueoldieschannel.com/html/what.html
MTV is the pioneer in pop videos where you can see videos on line from early in the morning…until a little later in the morning. They are a bit heavy on puke-inducing alleged reality shows like "The Hills", and the search for a new best friend by Paris Hilton, but you still can keep up with the latest hits as well as the drama http://www.mtv.com/
VHI.COM
VH1 is the equivalent of an MOR or Adult Contemporary station with very little rap, and a better quality of pop songs. They have some the coarsest shows on reality TV like ""FLAVOR OF LOVE" and "Tool Academy"". They probably have shows like "What's Your STD?", and "Who's Your Baby's Daddy" waiting in the wings. They also routinely have music specials that are pretty good, but my favorite show is the Top 20 video countdown. Check it out. http://www.vh1.com/
BET.COM
BET…The Black Entertainment network is a bit rap heavy, but diverse within the Genre. It's also one of the few places where you can see the latest R&B videos. One of my favorite shows is "106th street And Park", with its Top Ten Countdown hosted by the foxy, Rocsi and some guy. The site also archives favorite old videos of current chartmakers like Usher, Ciara, and TI, which has given me a new perspective on enigmatic artists like Tupac Shakur. Click http://bet.com go to videos…music and check it out.
I'm really love the CD "I Hear Voices", by my longtime friend, sometime collaborator, and fellow Spectropopper, Alan O'Day ("Undercover Angel", "Angie Baby", "Rock and Roll Heaven"). My first impression…is I want to hear it again!
As relevant as the recent releases by Neil Diamond, Madonna and Brian Wilson, Alan has written, sung and produced the finest album of his career. Alan should have a few more hits added to his resume. http://alanoday.com
My old pal Artie, gives the inside scoop on his songwriting career ("Dead Man's Curve", "The Rain, The Park, and Other Things") and how he and his partner Michael Lang created the cultural event of our generation, WOODSTOCK 1969. http://www.artiekornfeld-woodstock.com/
THE CLAY COLE SHOW
The top NY '60s Disc Jockey has just put out a book, "SH – BOOM", which is like a trip to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame! Great pictures and stories. http://www.claycoleshow.com/
Co-writer of "Roses Are Red", "When", and platinum selling recording artist "Seven Little Girls Sitting In The Back Seat', "Happy Go Lucky Me", Paul has got the Christmas Novelty of the year "SANTA"S GOT STUCK UP IN THE CHIMNEY", with over 100,000 views on YouTube! http://paulevans.com
Jersey Girls Sing is a website created by Denise Ferri and Bernadette Carroll, celebrating the artists and music of the 50s and 60s. Denise and Bernadette teamed with Peggy Santiglia Davison to do background work in for stars including Frankie Valli, Patty Duke, and Kitty Kallen; they are most noted for their work with Lou Christie on all his MGM hits including the #1 smash "Lightning Strikes." http://jerseygirlssing.com
RONNIE ALLEN OLDIES ARCHIVES
My Spectropop pal, Ronnie Allen, internet DJ, has put 65 of his best interviews online with the stars, and the people behind the scenes, who shaped the music of the '50s, '60s and '70s. Ronnie Allen is located at the Jersey Girls Sing site, and if you click onto the marquee with his name on it, you'll see a list of his archives, which include rare interviews with Bob Crewe and Roy Orbison. http://jerseygirlssing.com/index.html
LAURA PINTO'S OLDIES CONNECTION
Laura calls her remarkable site, "the one-stop-shopping place to catch up with all your favorite actively touring artists from the '50s, '60s, and '70s. We cover the light pop music, ot the culture, not the politics, not TV, or the movies…just Rock&Roll! Click onto http://lpintop.tripod.com/oldiesconnection/
MICHAEL JACKSON UPBEAT NEWS
A website devoted to positive news and stories about the "King Of Pop" http://www.mj-upbeat.com/UpbeatAdditionalNews.htm
THE NEWLY RE-MASTERED "LITTLE CHRISTMAS TREE" BY MICHAEL JACKSON IS AVAILABLE AT http://over50music.com
SPECIAL THANKS TO MICHAEL GODIN AT TREASURE ISLAND OLDIES
On his 13th Annual Christmas Special Sunday, Dec. 20 for the live show from 6 to 10 pm Pacific, and later on the Archive), Michael will be playing "Little Christmas Tree" by Michael Jackson. It's one of the longest running radio shows in the world online (since 1997) and also syndicated on FM, Am, and Online radio stations in the US, Canada, England and Sweden. http://www.treasureislandoldies.com/
If you have more sites that I should write about, please leave the info below in the comments section along with a url of the site..
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THE GRAMMY NOMINEES FOR 2009!
Beyoncé earns 10 nods, Taylor Swift lands eight, and Black Eyed Peas, Maxwell and Kanye West receive six each
Nominations for the 52nd Annual GRAMMY Awards were announced tonight by The Recording Academy and reflected an eclectic mix of the best and brightest over the past year in music, as determined by the voting members of The Academy.
Beyoncé topped the nominations with 10, Taylor Swift garnered eight, and the Black Eyed Peas, Maxwell, and Kanye West each earned six nods. David Guetta, Jay-Z and Lady Gaga received five each; and Colbie Caillat, Michael Giacchino, Kings of Leon, John Newton, RedOne, Bruce Springsteen, T-Pain, and Keith Urban each received four nominations.
"The nominations this year truly reflect the talented community of music makers who represent some of the highest levels of excellence in their respective fields," said Neil Portnow, President/CEO of The Recording Academy. "Once again, the GRAMMY Awards process has yielded a well-rounded and diverse group of impressive nominees across multiple genres. Coupled with the second year of our primetime nominations special, which featured stellar performances by past GRAMMY winners and nominees, the road to Music's Biggest Night and the 52nd Annual GRAMMY Awards in January is off to an exciting start."
Following are the nominations in the four General Field categories:
Album Of The Year:
I Am…Sasha Fierce (Beyoncé)
The E.N.D. (the Black Eyed Peas)
The Fame (Lady Gaga)
Big Whiskey And The Groogrux King (Dave Matthews Band)
Fearless (Taylor Swift)
"Halo" (Beyoncé)
"I Gotta Feeling" (the Black Eyed Peas)
"Use Somebody" (Kings Of Leon)
"Poker Face" (Lady Gaga)
"You Belong With Me" (Taylor Swift)
Song Of The Year:
"Poker Face," Lady Gaga & RedOne, songwriters (Lady Gaga)
"Pretty Wings," Hod David & Musze, songwriters (Maxwell)
"Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)," Thaddis Harrell, Beyoncé Knowles, Terius Nash & Christopher Stewart, songwriters (Beyoncé)
"Use Somebody, "Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill & Nathan Followill, songwriters (Kings Of Leon)
"You Belong With Me," Liz Rose & Taylor Swift, songwriters (Taylor Swift)
Best New Artist:
The Ting Tings
For the complete list of GRAMMY NOMINATIONS http://www.grammy.com/grammy_awards/52nd_show/list.aspx
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You can now easily preview image output files on web interface.
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Morecambe continued their dream start to the Sky Bet League 2 season by making it three straight wins with a 1-0 home victory over Oxford United on Tuesday night.
The Shrimps went into the new campaign as rank outsiders for promotion but followed up defeats of Dagenham & Redbridge and Newport County thanks to Kevin Ellison's fourth strike this term on 39 minutes at Globe Arena.
Burton Albion also have a maximum haul of nine points as Stuart Beavon stepped up to the plate following the sale of Billy Kee to score the only goal of the game against Exeter at Pirelli Stadium.
Pre-season title favourites Portsmouth remained unbeaten thanks to a 2-0 home victory over Northampton Town, with just over 15,000 at Fratton Park to see Jed Wallace and Craig Westcarr get on the scoresheet.
Shrewsbury Town took full advantage of Accrington Stanley having goalkeeper Luke Simpson sent off as they romped to a 4-0 success at New Meadow, with Andy Mangan bagging a brace, Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro netting from the penalty spot and Connor Goldson also on target.
Cheltenham Town failed to make it a hat-trick of league victories when having to settle for a 0-0 draw with Carlisle United, who picked up their first point of the season at Whaddon Road Ground.
Luke Howell and Abu Ogogo hit the back of the net as Dagenham prevailed 2-0 at Hartlepool United in a battle of two other teams who had nothing to show for their first two fixtures.
Pelly Ruddock equalised in injury time as Luton Town drew 1-1 with fellow promotion hopefuls Bury, who had hit the front just after the hour mark through Danny Rose.
Mansfield Town edged out Newport 1-0 thanks to a Chris Clements strike after just two minutes, while AFC Wimbledon won by the same scoreline at Southend United after George Francomb netted on the hour mark.
There was late drama at Home Park as Deane Smalley converted a penalty eight minutes into stoppage time to earn Plymouth a 1-1 draw with Stevenage, who had gone ahead through Connor Calcutt.
Wes Fletcher also equalised from the spot late on as York City fought back from 2-0 down to draw 2-2 at home to Cambridge United, with Jake Hyde having earlier pulled one back after Tom Elliott and a Kwesi Appiah penalty had put the visitors in control.
Cole Stockton and Max Power were on target as Tranmere Rovers ended Wycombe Wanderers' winning run with a 2-0 success at Adams Park.


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Plate vs Packing Type Supercritical CO2 Fractionation Column: Five differences
What is Supercritical CO2 Fractionation Column
Five differences between plate type and packing type Supercritical CO2 Fractionation Column
How to choose Supercritical CO2 Fractionation Column
The supercritical CO2 Fractionation Column uses the difference in volatilities of the components in the liquid mixture to purify substances. In the column, the liquid flows from top to bottom by gravity, while the gas flows counter currently to the liquid from bottom to top by pressure difference.
Two types of Supercritical CO2 Fractionation Column
The good contact of the two-phase fluid is formed by the tray or packing installed in the tower. Therefore, the height of the tower can be divided into a plate tower and a packed tower according to the structure of the internal parts.
The structure of the Supercritical CO2 Fractionation Column equipment determines the fluid dynamics and mass transfer performance of its operation to a certain extent. The plate tower and the packed tower have their own characteristics:
Component Concentration Changes
There are a certain number of trays in the plate-type Supercritical CO2 Fractionation Column, and the gas passes through the liquid layer on the trays in the form of a bubbling jet from the bottom of the column to make the two phases contact and carry out mass transfer; the component concentration of the two phases increases along the height. Changes in steps. A certain height of packing is installed in the packing tower, and the gas-liquid two-phase conducts countercurrent mass flow along the packing surface. The component concentrations of the two phases vary continuously along the height of the column.
The pressure drop of the packed supercritical CO2 Fractionation Column is generally smaller than that of the plate column. Less pressure drop means less power consumption and lower operating costs.
Superficial gas velocity
The supercritical CO2 Fractionation Column's supercritical gas velocity is generally larger than the traditional packed column. A high superficial gas velocity means a large production capacity, and abnormal phenomena such as liquid flooding will not occur even at a relatively high gas velocity. However, the superficial gas velocity of the newly packed tower has been greatly improved.
The plate-type CO2 Fractionation Column has greater operating flexibility and is more suitable for occasions where the gas and liquid loads fluctuate greatly, especially since the operating flexibility of the float valve tower is the largest. Plate towers are also suitable for occasions where the liquid-gas ratio fluctuates greatly.
The efficiency of the plate CO2 Fractionation Column is relatively stable, and the efficiency will increase with the increase of the column diameter. Packed towers have high efficiency when the diameter of the tower is small, and the efficiency will decrease when the diameter of the tower increases, but the new regular packing is an exception. The cost of the plate tower is lower than that of the packed tower when the diameter is large, but for the tower with a diameter of less than ∅800, the cost of the packed tower is lower; the installation and maintenance of the plate tower are easier than that of the packed CO2 Fractionation Column, especially the tower with a larger diameter.
When selecting the tower type, various factors should be considered comprehensively, and the appropriate tower type should be selected according to the main contradiction. For corrosive materials, a packed tower should be used, because the filler can be ceramic or other corrosion-resistant materials; a packed tower should be used for materials that are prone to foaming because the filler is not easy to form foam; heat-sensitive materials should operated under reduced pressure to prevent Overheating, so a packed tower with a small pressure drop should be selected; plate towers are suitable for materials with suspended solids or easy scaling because most packed towers are easy to block; if the material system is accompanied by thermal effects in the mass transfer process, heat needs to be extracted A plate tower is suitable.
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Fullback and center who made 27 caps for Wales from 1885-1897.
He began his career in 1882 with Newport, the team he was most associated with when he retired.
He was at the heart of "The Gould Controversy," resulted in Wales having a one-year hiatus from international competition.
He had five brothers, who were all extremely talented rugby players.
He had captained Wales 18 times, which set a record that stood for nearly a century, until broken by Ieuan Evans.


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John Britten remembered
John Britten's bikes mixed good looks with innovative engineering
In this outstanding year for fast, technically advanced superbikes, today provides a reminder of a bike revered as one of the fastest and most advanced of all. September 5 marks the 20th anniversary of the death of John Britten, the maverick New Zealander whose essentially home-built V1000 racebike made an indelible impression with its performance, beauty and innovative engineering.
Ask any knowledgeable group of motorcyclists, "What's the greatest bike ever?" and it won't be long before the V1000 is mentioned. Only 10 examples of this 1,000cc V-twin were produced. Yet it remains an inspiration to many, including racer and TV star Guy Martin, one of the few to have ridden a bike that he describes as his all-time favourite.
Even now there is something futuristic about the V1000, with its flowing lines, unique chassis design and V-twin engine from which tumbles a serpentine exhaust system. It's an elegant and purposeful looking machine. And in its early-Nineties heyday it was also competitive, thundering to more than 170mph at circuits including Daytona in Florida and Assen in Holland to win prestigious races and set a number of speed records.
Part of the V1000's appeal was the back-story: handsome and charismatic engineer takes on the world with a machine that he'd designed, then built with friends in Christchurch. New Zealand's south island was just about as far from most racetracks as it was possible to get. But if anyone epitomised the stereotype of the resourceful Kiwi it was Britten.
He was one of those rare individuals whose engineering ability was matched by an eye for style. At age 13 he and a friend had rebuilt an old Indian bike they'd found in a ditch. After training as an engineer he went into business as a fine artist, designing and making glass lighting. He converted a stable into a spectacular house and garage, casting the door handles himself because he couldn't find any he liked.
John Britten epitomised the stereotype of the resourceful Kiwi
That independent spirit served Britten well when, after dabbling as a racer, he decided to build a bike. Almost every component was created from scratch, including the liquid-cooled engine. This produced more than 160bhp, very competitive at the time, and was sophisticated in its use of fuel-injection that could be fine-tuned via a laptop.
The chassis was even more radical, comprising little more than the engine with suspension parts and swing-arm bolted to it. Carbon-fibre was used extensively, including for the unique girder front suspension struts and even for the wheels, resulting in the bike weighing just 145kg. This was arguably the most technically advanced motorcycle in the world, and it looked it. Britten had glued together hundreds of pieces of wire to shape its carbon-fibre bodywork, which was normally finished in distinctive pink and blue.
The V1000 also handled well and achieved some spectacular victories against much better funded teams from Ducati and Harley-Davidson. Several follow-ups were built over the next few years, some incorporating refinements including a larger, 1,100cc engine. All were racebikes, although Britten was hired as a consultant by the then Australian-owned Indian firm, raising the enticing possibility that roadgoing derivatives might follow.
Instead, the Britten story ended tragically. First, rider Mark Farmer was killed in an Isle of Man TT crash on one in 1994. Then, the following year, Britten himself died of cancer, aged just 45.
Britten's memory, however, lives on in that small series of V1000s, which are owned by museums and collectors, and occasionally ridden at events such as Goodwood's Festival of Speed. Some key features – including monocoque chassis design, programmable fuel-injection and carbon-fibre construction – are incorporated in modern superbikes. We can only wonder what John Britten would be coming up with now, if he were still pushing the limits of motorcycle design in that remote New Zealand workshop.
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Now Mike is a real piece of work. Since his "retirement" from the Mossad he has been working "on loan" to a number of Intelligence Agencies, including the CIA and British Intelligence. He served as a special advisor to Manuel Noriega in Panama. Guns for dope and contract killings are his specialty.
he also has connections to michael harari via the african diamond and gun trades...traditionally anglo empires...harari is merely the guy that tipped off noriega that US forces were on the way and is wanted in norway for masterminding some political killings there...ya gotta wonder where he is hidin' out eh? well don't...he isn't hiding at all, he works at the israeli embassy in london...british israelism anyone?
dope and contract killings are his specialty.
Norwegian town of Lillehammer in 1973.
and sent him to Miami, where he is still in prison.
Israeli assistants who had come for him with a car.
forces, has been a mystery."
suspects in the early 1970s.
The cargo flown from Colombia into Panama was cocaine.
photographs I received, was listed as Michael Harari.
at Albrook Air Station during Operation Watch Tower.
it shot and killed Moroccan waiter Ahmed Bouchikhi.
crowd, so to speak, or unsavory crowd.
capacity of delivering aid to southern Sudan.
weapons to the Sudanese People's Liberation Army.
has been cooperating closely with "right-wing"
activities of Michael Harari a secret."
and also a ready target for the tenacles of the NSA.
urged NSA to "follow the money" as part of the "wars"
made use of BCCI for their own covert money transfers.
director of intelligence in Pakistan.
to arms and drug dealing and money laundering.
personnel as bribes, kickbacks, "campaign"
contributions, and payment for stolen secrets.
man in the Mossad, who specialized in assassination.
Panama, the U.S. helped Harari escape back to Israel.
were actually organized by the CIA.
head of Governor Bill Clinton's security detail."
Bouchikhi for PLO intelligence chief Hassan Salameh.
geopolitical schemes for East Africa.
a london, saudi, israeli connection to thwart american imperialism? or to justify it?
The 'Mercs' as they are known for short, prefer to be called 'military consultants,' or 'military advisors' as in the case of the South African and United Kingdom 'Executive Outcomes' (EO). Even with all the colourful names they give to themselves, they are still considered as 'hired soldiers' or 'contract soldiers' that kill for gain in countries of conflicts out of their boundaries. The misgiving about mercenaries is that they sometimes help to fuel conflicts and can easily switch sides to the highest bidder in any war zone.
Reading magazines, newspapers, and watching TV news on conflicts, the word mercenary invokes terror and death. According to the 'Soldier of Fortune magazine', the mercenary profession is the second oldest job in the world. Mercenaries are considered as foreign soldiers helping to liberate countries in conflict. However, Mercenaries do not consider themselves as bloodthirsty soldiers. Many political observers describe them as 'Soldiers of fortune,' 'Messiahs of terror' and 'dogs of war'.
Mercenaries' operations in Africa started in the 1960s, with soldiers like Gilbert Bourgeaud, known as Colonel Bob Denard, 'Mad' Mike Hoare, 'Black' Jacques Schramme. These 'professional private soldiers' are known across Africa for their involvement in almost all the major battlefronts on the continent, from Angola to Democratic Republic of Congo (former Zaire) to Sierra Leone or Mozambique.
Today's mercenaries want to be respected and called names like 'Contract soldiers,' 'military advisors', or 'military experts'. In 1977, the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) adopted the OAU Convention for the Elimination of Mercenaries in Africa. This measure was taken in response to the increasing rate at which mercenaries were deployed to destabilise the emerging African states at the time.
The only thing that seems to be continuous in the 20th and part of the 21st century has been war, mostly in developing countries. While the world powers tend to pay more attention to major conflicts such as in Iraq, Chechnya, Bosnia, and others places around the world, there are plenty of low-key wars in Africa - Sierra Leone, Angola, Rwanda, Casamance, DRC, Somalia etc, and military freelancing is now widespread.
For the past years, mercenaries have been involved in almost all the conflicts and wars in Africa; the continent is still undermined and locked in Guerrilla warfare. The horrific images of 'soldiers of fortune' in conflicts and the aftermath of wars, followed by the countless number of refugees, does not encourage civilians to support them. It brings cold feelings to the hearts of many people. Many argue that their love for money and mining concessions, easily make them switch sides and unaccountable to any government.
The case of EO's involvement in Angola comes to mind. EO, a spill over of the South Africa Defense Force (SADF) fought on the side of rebel leader Jonas Savimbi in Angola, because according to them, they were told then that communism was evil, but after the cold war, they realised the truth and fought on the side of the Angola army. They advised on how to recapture the diamond fields from Savimbi.
Mercenaries in Africa see themselves as messiahs of the people from colonialism, dictators and rebel factions. Their argument, according to Col. Rudolf Van Heerden, EO's Operations Commander in Sierra Leone in 1995, is that: "Africa should not depend on the United Nations to solve its security problems. Africans must solve their own problems themselves. Africa is being destabilised by rebel wars and external influences. Executive Outcomes was formed to neutralize their rebel wars and counter the influence of negative external forces."
from South Africa to flush the rebels in the north. They left three months after not been paid, and Joseph Koni's Lord Resistance Army (LRA) kidnapped 100s of children.
Today, mercenaries in Africa consider themselves businesspersons first. They make deals through well-established firms around the world. They undertake specialised services such as intelligence gathering, military training, personal protection and guarding mining fields. They are also willing to 'eliminate' enemies of states. In recent years, they operate as arms purchasing agents for third word countries. The business does not end there, they sign mining concessions for security: a task they consider more paramount in Africa where state security in many countries is fragile and political leaders can not afford the high cost in cash.
It is reported that the Executive Outcome made a profit of about $400 to $ 500 million in contracts and soldiering in war torn developing countries. It is also noted that with such huge annual turnovers, soldier of fortune clients are not only weak African regimes, but also multinational cooperation. It is anticipated that with the United Nation's failure in keeping the peace in many countries, it might consider taking 'hired guns' to the world's must dangerous places.
Mercenarism is now a growing business industry in Africa, but tarnished by media coverage and civilian doubts about their 'clouded activities' in many countries. It is also difficult to distinguish between 'private securities' and 'mercenaries,' as the Geneva Convention exclude the use of mercenaries in any counties.
An ex-mercenary describes their job as 'the Circuit'. According to him, 'the circuit is a group of people who are employed by security companies. Nevertheless, these companies are not like the Group 4 in the UK. They are mainly just offices with skeleton staff and they recruit from a pool of talent, the circuit.' The British are said to top the list, seconded by South Africa for mercenary activities in general.
With eleven conflicts in Africa, arms sale is also on the increase. The continent is now an open market replacing the Middle East and Latin America buyers. Thus, adding to the economies of mercenary arms agents. The US State Department report titled Arms and Conflicts in Africa, reveals that "such is the influx of weapons into the continent that an AK-47 costs as little as $6 in the war-torn areas of Sierra Leone, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Somalia."
When the rebels in Sierra Leone nearly took over the whole country in 1992, EO was approached to guard the mining fields. They left around 1994 after series of problems. After the elections in 1996, the government in Sierra Leone approached them again to protect the mining fields, train the local Kamajor militias and to conclude the war. That did not work. The British government came under heavy criticism for deals involving the transportation of arms through Sandline International to Africa.
Military analysts explain that, the fall of the Berlin Wall seems to be a major reason for the increase of mercenary activities on the continent. The apartheid in South Africa also led to proxy-wars with its neighbouring countries. Thus, with the end of apartheid, a number of its military forces decrease, and demobilised soldiers find conducts to continue their profession. According to the New African Magazine, EO recruits and employs mercenaries from any part of the world to fight in conflicts in Africa.
Some mercenaries say they do their job for money when they start; but with time, they become convinced that they are doing a job to secure freedom for others. Many never count the 'body bags' of their colleagues sent home. Allan Hetherington an Ex-Grenadier Guard says he likes his job not because of killing people. He considered killing people, as he put it: an "occupational hazard, just like being killed is an occupational hazard". A soldier of fortune that had worked all over Africa told the Punch magazine "Real mercenary work is people dying every day."
If a country approaches the UK government for training teams from the British Army and it's politically dodgy, what the Foreign Office does is give out a list of Security companies that are competent to carry out the training to whatever standard; counter-terrorist work or just general military training. They give this list of firms and say: "These companies can carry it out. It's up to you who you choose." But to get on that list you have to be cleared by the Foreign Office.
It is a hot market and there is training throughout Africa. Unlike the mercenaries groups in Britain, the Executive Outcomes in South Africa operate with less attention from the government.
In the sixties, Bob Denard created a small island for himself in Comoros, but his friend Hoare who was paid to train and motivate a small group of African soldiers failed to take control of Seychelles after years of mercenary combat in Katanga (DRC).
When Charles Taylor started his rebellion on Christmas Eve in 1989, he crossed into Liberia from Ivory Coast with a group of about 100 fighters. Around 1991 the number increased to thousands of fighters. Taylor employed youths and mercenaries from neighbouring countries. Private securities from Libya and Burkina Faso were also employed to train his National Patriotic Front of Liberia (NPFL) rebels.
Taylor's war left approximately 200,000 people dead, about 65 percent of Liberia's population of 2.8 million displaced. Out of fear for his brutality, Liberians voted for Charles Taylor's National Patriotic Party (NPP) on 19 July 1997 in the presidential and congressional elections to end the seven years war in what was one of West Africa's most dangerous countries.
However, in recent months, the war started by Taylor's NPFL about a decade ago has resumed in Lofa in northern Liberia. Dissident factions had regrouped with the help of Private Military Companies (PMCs) to fight Taylor's government. In the early days of the war, it was reported that troops from the notorious group in Sierra Leone known as Internal Security Unit (ISU) were engaged in the war. The ISU joined the United Liberation Movement of Liberia (ULIMO) to fight the NPFL along the Sierra Leone - Liberia boundary. Taylor claimed that their aim was to control the country's timber and Rubber plantations.
The murderous campaign of the Revolutionary United Front (RUF) rebels over the past years had succeeded in making the country's government ineffective. Their terror tactics include amputations and arson. The RUF had brought the country to its knees, and all international efforts to stop them had ended in abject failure. The recent blow for the international community was the kidnapping of about 500 UN peacekeepers by the RUF.
RUF rebels humiliated the British troop sent to save the country on several occasions at the warfront. The Nigerian and Guinean troops, who are mostly interested in controlling the mining fields, also lost some of their field commanders to the RUF. With all this embarrassment, President Tejan Kabbah turned to the British government for military support. The British in turn, made the necessary contacts with Sandline International and Executive Outcomes for Kabbah's government. Yet, with a bankrupt economy, the mercenary groups were offered mining concessions to the sum of about $100 million to fight the rebels. The involvement of the British government with Sandline International in the 'Arms to Africa' episode, ended in court battles for government officials as well as the mercenary groups.
To date, with no end in sight to the terror, it has been reported that British soldiers are discretely working with pockets of Executive Outcomes and other mercenaries, hurriedly training the Kamajohs, the ethnically based pro-government militias in Sierra Leone. Other mercenary groups like Southern Cross Security are also training and guarding the titanium mining company Sierra Rutile Limited in southern Sierra Leone. The fear of many Sierra Leoneans abroad is that with British and EO mercenary well trained ethnic militias in the country, the images of Rwanda will soon come to thedoorsteps of Sierra Leone.
Guinea is now 'tasting the bitterness of war' according to President Charles Taylor of Liberia. Over the past years, Guinea has been the safe heaven for Liberian and Sierra Leonean refugees, but this is no more. Rebels from neighbouring countries have invaded the country on many counts.
Guinean troops have been engaged in Sierra Leone and Liberia as peacekeepers, but unable to bring peace in both countries. Now, President Lansana Cont� is accusing Sierra Leone and Liberia rebel mercenaries of invading his country. Reportedly, Russian, Bosnian and Burkenabe mercenaries are said to be piloting a gunship and training Guinean dissidents. The Mano River Union that was formed to avoid such wars is now in tatters and the whole region is submerging into an unspeakable arm conflicts.
Even some diplomats observing the dilemmas in Guinea have faith in employing mercenaries. Their argument after the kidnapping of the 500 peacekeepers is that, "if the United Nations cannot supply first world soldiers with combat mandate, perhaps the only viable alternative is to contract mercenaries to do the job for them."
Although it is considered as a controversial issue, the former UNAMSIL commander in Sierra Leone at one time said, "Well yes, I think in some counties perhaps a smaller, well equipped, well trained mercenary force would probably be the answer."
In other parts of Africa, commercial armies are busy not only in combating rebel forces, but actively involved in protecting and mining natural resources. Mr. Eeben Barlow the head of Executive Outcomes, whose troops are involved in Angola, talks about "cost-effectiveness" and in an interview he once said "We are selling the business of surviving." Moreover, this is the case in Angola, a country locked in war for over 30 years. EO establishes a kind of security for oil or diamond contract in 1993. EO was first hired to protect Ranger Oil and Chevron installations and to clear the area off UNITA rebels. The job was done with 100 Mercs from EO. EO impressed both Ranger and the Angolan government. Then the government asked Heritage Oil to hire more troops from EO for a sum of $40m.
In Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) (former Zaire) dictator Mobutu Sese-Seko provided a budget of about $25m to pay Serbian mercenaries recruited by Christian Tavernier. Their salaries ranger from 10,000 to $25,000 for top officers, yet they fail to save him from Kabila. According to other sources, Tavernier also recruited about 40 troops mostly some former French Foreign Legionnaires. It is also reported that they knew Africa better than they knew Europe. Nevertheless, most of the ex-Romanian police, Serbian and Croat fighters had hoped to earn more dollars in Africa than fighting back home, but fled when Kabila emerged with his 'contract fighters' from the neighbouring countries.
Today DRC is plunged in a war supported by its neighbours and mercenaries from Rwanda, Uganda, Zimbabwe and others in the region. The war is not going away, DRC is rich in resources classified as strategic minerals.
In Congo-Brazzaville, former President Pascal Lissouba was accused of hiring Russian and Croat pilots. President Denis Sassou-Nguesso complained that they were trying to attack him from neighbouring countries. While in Cabinda former American serve officers with the US army and US Marines were hired to protect the oil fields owned by Gulf Oil Company. The oil field pumps about $1.5bn worth of oil a year. The Air Scan headed by Brig-Gen (Ret) Joe Stringham, also train troops to guard the oil installations in Cabinda. The lowest pay for a mercenary in the Cabinda coast is $225 per day, but the Front for the Liberation of Cabinda (FLEC) continues to be a source of threat.
Freelance soldiering is also a big business in Cameroon. A company called Africa Security created by Patrick Turpin a former French military officer employed an estimated number of 2,500 men in 1996. It is also reported that some PMCs also recruit and operate as militias on behalf of President Biya's political party Rassemblement Democratique du Peuple Camerounis (RDPC).
In other African countries such as Sudan, Rwanda, Burundi, Somalia, Nigeria and Casamance region in Senegal, the endless wars are contributing to the increasing numbers of refugees and poverty. The irony is that most of these counties are rich in both mineral and marine resources. Recent findings indicate that the continent is top in 'strategic resources' needed for information technology. With these, the security business will continue to boom in Africa.


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Poland nationalist march attracts thousands on independence day
By: Esther Kather
Posted: Nov 12, 2017 8:24 AM EST
By Matthew Day, for CNN
(CNN) -- Tens of thousands of people joined nationalist marchers waving flags and burning flares in Warsaw on Saturday during protests held on Poland's independence day.
Protesters carried banners that read "White Europe, Europe must be white," and "Pray for an Islamic Holocaust."
Some wore masks and waved red and white Polish flags, chanting "Death to enemies of the homeland," and "Catholic Poland, not secular."
Police estimate that 60,000 people took part in the nationalist demonstration. While the vast majority were Poles from all over the country, other protesters came from all over Europe.
One of the lead organizations behind the nationalists march is the National Radical Camp, which has previously taken to the streets to protest against Muslim immigration,gay rights, the EU and anything it considers undermines Polish Catholic values.
While support for the group remains small, its critics argue that the Polish government, which has struck a nationalistic tone and linked immigrants to crime and disease, has fostered an atmosphere of intolerance and xenophobia that has emboldened it.
Earlier on Saturday, the Polish capital had seen a far smaller demonstration by groups condemning the protesters' hijacking of Polish independence day, which falls on November 11.
The day celebrates the re-birth of Poland in November 1918, 123 years after the Prussian, Habsburg and Russian empires carved up Poland among themselves and erased it from the map of Europe.
But in the past few years, the holiday has been overshadowed by the far-right march and fears of violence.
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Distance between cities Salem, Saint Peter Parish, Montserrat and Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada on public roads is — km or miles. The distance between the points in the coordinates — 6269 km or 3761.4 miles. To overcome this distance at an average vehicle speed of 80 km / h require — 78.4 h. or 4701.8 minutes.
The length of this distance is about 15.6% of the total length of the equator. Airliner Airbus A380 will fly the distance in 6.9 h., and the train 89.6 h. (No high-speed train).


The summer solstice is a pagan holiday when the sun rises the earliest and sets the latest which was said to be the most powerful day of the year, when magical elements are strongest. In Sweden the summer solstice is called Midsummer, once celebrated by sacrificing for fertility.
Nowadays it is celebrated differently, but traditions and symbols are still recognized. Midsommar traditions in Sweden are so beloved and important that the day was debated to become the country's Nationaldag, and to many people it is.
Until 1953 Midsommarafton (Mid summer eve – Most Swedish holidays are celebrated on the eve, instead of the day) was always celebrated on June 23rd. Now it is always observed on the Friday that falls between June 19th and the 26th, giving Swedes a three day weekend to properly enjoy the longest day of the year.
You can't have a Swedish midsommar with out the maypole, "midsommarstång" (Midsummers pole). The central part to midsommar is decorating, rising, and dancing around the maypole to traditional music and traditional clothing.
One of the most popular maypole songs is"Små grodorna" (The Little Frogs), where the dancers hop around the maypole.
"Små grodorna, små grodorna är lustiga att se.
"The little frogs, the little frogs are funny to observe.
Flowers and greenary are an important part of Midsommar, once believed to hold the potency of magic on this day. Herbs are stronger, plants can bring good luck and health, and picking nine different sorts of wildflowers and placing them under your pillow would make you dream of your future spouse on this night.
Fresh Swedish strawberries are a top priority when celebrating Midsommar.
This year I picked berries for the first time ever, these small sweets are called "smultron," and are a great addition to the strawberry desserts.
So very tiny, tasty, and fun to pick!
We had bowls of strawberries and smultron with mint and vanilla ice cream. We also had a strawberry and whipped cream cake, and a rhubarb and Strawberry pie!
Midsommar is also known for the new potatoes. Fresh from the ground, covered in dirt, and ready to be scrubbed – new potatoes are one of the centerpieces of the midsommar meals. New potatoes paired with an assortment of pickled herring and boiled eggs followed by fresh strawberries is the way to go.
Aside from the food, the flowers, the magic, the maypole, the dancing, and the music, there are the games. Many friends and families play group games on midsommar as part of the festivities.
The real magic though, is in enjoying the 18 hours of daylight with great company.
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was a building situated in the Kuramae neighborhood of Taitō, Tokyo which was built by the Japan Sumo Association and opened in 1954. Its construction was decided to replace the old bomb-damaged Ryogoku Kokugikan. It closed its doors in 1984. The building was torn down and sporting events were transferred to the second Ryogoku Kokugikan. The place is now the site of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Bureau of Sewage.

History
The Sumo Association has owned the site of the former Tokyo Technical High School at the base of Kuramae Bridge since before World War II. The construction plan for the new Kokugikan was underway since around 1940 but was suspended due to the war. After the war, the old Kokugikan was occupied by the allied forces enforcing the budo ban, forcing the Japan Sumo Association to hold tournaments and Sumo venues in shrines and baseball stadiums. Due to resource shortages after the war, the beginnings of the arena were built using the scraps from the demolition of the naval hangar of Atsugi. The target capacity was 11,000 spectators. From 1950 to 1953, main tournaments were held at the Kuramae Kokugikan, which was still under construction.

Kuramae Kokugikan was officially completed in September 1954. To protect and preserve the rich historical heritage of Sumo, a Sumo Museum was created in the premises of the building.  In September 1952, the four traditional pillars (shihon-bashira) were replaced by the current tsuriyane (suspended ceiling), as the matches began to be broadcast. From 1953 to 1971, the Kuramae Kokugikan underwent a series of renovations, including electric boards to announce the bout results, air conditioning and heating. Originally built using recycled materials, there had been some debate within the Japan Sumo Association as to whether the arena should be fully renovated or partially renovated, or whether a new Kokugikan should be built. In 1982, it was decided a new arena would be built and the Kuramae Kokugikan closed in 1984.

Sumo
At the opening ceremony (September 18, 1954), both yokozuna Chiyonoyama and Kagamisato performed a very rare  ceremony. In January 1971, yokozuna Tamanoumi and Kitanofuji, performed the same ceremony to commemorate the completion of the renovations. In May 1955, Emperor Shōwa came to his first  at the arena, 10 years after the end of the war, to support the sport. Until then, sumo bouts for the emperor were held at the imperial palace.

Wrestling
The Kuramae Kokugikan is also famous for holding sold-out professional wrestling venues, including Tokyo Pro, National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) and Japan Pro Wrestling Alliance (JWA) cards and the first women's professional wrestling tournament. The arena also saw the birth of Antonio Inoki as a star.

Other uses
The arena also held different tournaments for a large variety of sports, including boxing, judo and kendo. It was used as the venue for the first All Japan Kendo Championships (1953) and the first World Judo Championships (1956). The Kuramae Kokugikan is seen in the 1967 film You Only Live Twice.

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Notes
1.Ban on martial arts gatherings enforced from 1945 to 1950.

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1984 disestablishments in Japan
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Deus Ex: Human Revolution is golden
Stick a fork in it. Deus Ex: Human Revolution is ready.
The development of the Eidos Montreal sci-fi RPG is now formally completed as Square Enix announces the game's gold status, meaning it's finished and headed to the presses.
"We couldn't be more excited that Deus Ex: Human Revolution has gone gold and will soon be in the hands of expectant gamers," says Stephane D'Astous, the studio's general manager. "As the first release for Eidos-Montreal, it's impossible to express how extremely proud we are of the final product and all of the hard work that went into its creation."
Expect it on store shelves next month; August 23rd in the US, 26th in Europe.
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The Salvation of Growth (Isaiah 5:1-7)
by Delores S. Williams
Delores Williams is associate professor of theology and culture at Union Theological Seminary in New York City and a contributing editor of Christianity and Crisis. She is known especially for her articulation of womanist theology, a perspective defined in relationship with but differently from feminist and black theologies.
This article appeared in the Christian Century, Oct. 10, 1990, p. 899, copyright by the Christian Century Foundation and used by permission. Current articles and subscription information can be found at www.christiancentury.org. This material was prepared for Religion Online by Ted & Winnie Brock.
It is important for our children to see us and to help us be involved in tending the soil beyond our own little vineyards — to see and help us work in the larger society to make a better and more just world for all people. This kind of involvement introduces our children to goals not inspired by the greed of our capitalist culture gone wrong.
Let me sing for my beloved
a love song concerning his vineyard:
My beloved had a vineyard on a very fertile hill.
He digged it and cleared it of stones,
and planted it with choice vines;
he built a watchtower in the midst of it,
and hewed out a wine vat in it;
and he looked for it to yield grapes
but it yielded wild grapes.
And now, O inhabitants of Jerusalem
and men of Judah,
judge, I pray you, between me
and my vineyard,
What more was there to do for my vineyard,
that I have not done in it?
When I looked for it to yield grapes,
why did it yield wild grapes?
And now I will tell you
what I will do to my vineyard.
I will remove its hedge,
and it shall be devoured;
I will break down its wall,
and it shall be trampled down.
I will make it a waste;
it shall not be pruned or hoed,
and briers and thorns shall grow up;
I will also command the clouds
that they rain no rain upon it.
For the vineyard of the Lord of hosts
is the house of Israel,
and the men of Judah
are his pleasant planting;
and he looked for justice,
but behold, bloodshed;
for righteousness,
but behold, a cry!
This poem from Isaiah, full of proper beginnings, good intentions, anger and things gone wrong, reminds me of parenting. Like the owner and his vineyard, parents are involved in molding and caring for children. Most parents provide their children with the best resources at their disposal. Whether they are below the poverty level or above it, most parents are full of good intentions for their children. Some parents think they have done special planting and pruning on fertile soil, and they expect a rich yield.
But sometimes things go wrong. The harvest is disappointing, given the care, love and support put into the growing process. The child emerges like the grapes in the poem -- unruly, bent on its own wild course. The parent, in anger, anguish and dismay, says, with T. S. Eliot's Prufrock:
"That is not what I meant at all." With a sense of being at their wits' end, some parents may resort to the actions of the planter in Isaiah's poem. They may withdraw their support from the child, "remove its hedge." They may even expel the child from their home if the situation is threatening enough to the family.
Then there are parents who ask themselves, What did we do wrong? Like Judah of Isaiah's poem, they think the situation demands that they pass judgment upon themselves. In their pain they may feel betrayed by the child and oppressed by the situation. Nevertheless, they feel guilty. It may take a lot of outside help before the parents can let go of the judging and guilt and seek help and hope for the child and for themselves.
We who grew up in the African-American community some 40 years ago know there were (and still are) things in the social "soil" beyond our little vineyards that affect how the "planted seed" grows. There were (and still are) things in the soil that disturb growth, that put the best-laid plans awry. Our parents not only had to tend their own little vineyards, they also had to attend to the larger territories to make sure the soil was conducive to growth. Our mothers and fathers, and the children when they got old enough, were involved on several fronts in order to make the social soil suitable for growth: the neighborhood, the white world that tried to put immovable stones in the soil, and the church that helped provide moral and spiritual (and often political) sustenance. Many a sapling grew to strong adulthood because of this kind of involved parenting.
The keys to the parenting some of us grew up with were involvement, on several fronts, and spirituality. In the past eight or ten years in America, we have forgotten how important it is for our children to see us and to help us be involved in tending the soil beyond our own little vineyards -- to see and help us work in the larger society to make a better and more just world for all people. This kind of involvement introduces our children to goals not inspired by the greed of our capitalist culture gone wrong.
We who are Christian parents believe that parenting is a privilege entrusted to us by God. However, it is easy to get caught up in our own pursuits (exclusive of our children) and forget that trust. It is easy to do everything for our children rather than let them at an early age become active and responsible with us in community and other involvements. While we realize that there are gains and losses to parenting even in the best situations, we also know that those who help their children value and develop spirituality at an early age provide them with resources for a productive future. Spiritual healing and development, at any age, can help people recover from things gone wrong.
As I read Isaiah's poem today I realize that the planter of the vineyard forgot to test the soil around the fertile hill. He does not see what we today are growing more and more to believe and accept: the connectedness of all things. Watchtowers are high in the air, rather disconnected. They are not good positions from which to see harmful elements spreading through the soil. This poem leads me to understand the salvation of growth much as I understand Jesus' way of bringing salvation to the people: He did not minister from an exalted station above them. Rather, like a loving, involved parent, he was involved at ground level.
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