I am in Delhi. And we are working around the clock.
Things are hard and amazing at the same time. Mostly because all of it is real, NOW, and so poignant. Every woman I meet though AIDMAM from activists to volunteers to survivors have a story. And in this calm before the storm as we make plans and sketch the arc of the campaign we sit in quiet moments and share. Share because the stories are all around us. The stories in fact are what made us. And the stories are what drive us. We talk to ease the anxiety and to know each other better before it all changes.
Our personal struggles fuel the decision to be part of this larger movement. For the fractures in our families are what freed us to see new possibilities and a new India. And make no mistake, all around me is this tenuous place where for a moment I can feel the home India should have been to all of us and yet has never been. But we make it real bit by bit in each others company as we dream the world we want through this crazy, amazing, beautiful campaign.
or in English Dalit Women's Self-Determination Yatra. Yatra being the term for pilgrammage or holy journey. The term yatra is significant for Dalits whom have been called polluted, for while it is not a holy journey in hindu terms, we reclaim the term for our journey as one one where the demand for justice has become our sacred task.
The states participating in this round include Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Haryana, Orissa, and Delhi. During this time states will be holding fasts, protests, and caravans picking up victims families as they go. My team has been helping with their communication strategy because they have been overwhelmed and so we will be shooting as well helping to train a team of the AIDMAM staff in social networking, shooting, and communication strategy for a campaign of this size.
There is no question that we are going into some of the most violent areas for Dalit Women in India, but we believe the safety is in the numbers and the visibility of the campaign. We intend to post liberally throughout the campaign with the hashtag #dalitwomenfight.
With at least one photo anecdote a day.
Its exciting. Its scary. And it is filled with so much potential.
I have no idea of how it will end.But I know this we have already won!


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Happy Birthday, Louisville
By Mike Rutherford@CardChronicle May 1, 2013, 11:55am EDT
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Today marks the city of Louisville's 233rd birthday, and I'm celebrating in the most Louisville-appropriate manner possible: Reading Hunter Thompson, watching old Muhammad Ali fights and listening to the Get Down Clique.
How have I left my mark on this city? Uhh, how about a quick rap sheet...
--I've snuck into the Derby at least six times since 2002.
--I own the highest batting average in the history of Slugger Field (1-for-1).
--I once delivered a package west of 8th St...on foot.
--I once helped convince some people to wear these creepy Cardinal masks.
--I've been inside the Ali Museum, but still never toured the Ali Museum.
Ok, so I probably could have done more.
In all seriousness, happy birthday, Louisville. Never change.

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Tangible or not, memories are everywhere around us. You have the ones developed in your own head from experiences, and you have tangible memories holding digital information in your electronic device. Right now you're syncing up the memories from digital to cerebral through the use of your eyes. Memories and thoughts are being conveyed for you to remember and process and remember again at a later date. Memories are everywhere and Remember Me takes this theme to heart and other developers should pay attention.
Remember Me might be the most clever game I've played all year. Its cleverness isn't a skin deep assortment of tricks to make me smile. It is much deeper than that. A friend of mine pointed out that the idea of memory proliferates through every nook and cranny of the game from not only story, but to gameplay, and design as well.
The story itself is built around the digitization of memory data. You have the ability to download and upload memories on a whim through the use of an embedded Sensen module. Had a bad date? Simply erase it. Want to borrow someone else's memory of their first kiss? You can buy it from an ATM style machine. It takes the idea of our memories and makes them more fluid and illustrates how man and machine can exchange data in a frighteningly real way.
This is the crux of Remember Me. It asks you to meld your own memory with the data on the disc being fed to you through your TV screen.
Take, for instance, the combat system. The game forced you into a system of combos in order to make any progress. Mashing buttons simply isn't an option. To defeat enemies efficiently, you have to use the combos set down that you customize yourself. It asks you to remember each one in its entirety. Then, you have to rhythmically press these buttons in the proper order to execute the combo. Through repetition, your fingers learn the combos until you barely have to think about them. The game is using your muscle memory.
The major source of upgrades throughout the game are essentially memory exercises. A small screen appears in the level showing you, in a somewhat obscured view, where the upgrade is hidden. You have to embed that in the visual cortex of your brain for reference. What color light was falling on the item? Was there a dumpster nearby? Did I see a drone in the background? You then have to search your way around the area using your visual memory to find exactly where the item is hidden.
Not only that, but the game is exercising both instances of biological memory. Human beings have two types of memory. Your short term memory has the span of a few seconds to a minute and it is capable of storing around 3-5 pieces of data at a time before relinquishing it to the aether, or, through repetition, committing it to the long term memory. Remember Me taps into both for you to use while playing. Searching for that nearby upgrade is utilizing a few bits of information for a minute while you search. You then quickly forget. The combat system forces mental and physical repetition so that each combo is ingrained into your long term memory. I couldn't tell you where any of the upgrades are right now, but I can still recite every one of the combo sequences.
Remember Me takes full advantage of the tools of gaming to connect you to their story, world, and themes more readily than any other game around. While the execution may have been a bit flawed, it still stands as a testament to taking chances and embedding the theme throughout every aspect of the title. It is something that can't be said for many games that simply rely on story, action, and dialogue. Asking the gamer to participate in its ideas readily will always make a game more memorable. Remember Me is a clever layer cake of memory that transfers digital data through the audio visual cortex straight into your own brain for recollection later.
In essence, Remember Me reminds you that the Sensen is real, and it's sitting right by your TV.


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Template:Infobox color Blue (from Old High German "blao" shining) is one of the three primary additive colors; blue light has the shortest wavelength range (about 420-490 nm) of the three primary colors.
A clear sky on a sunny day is colored blue, because of Rayleigh scattering of the light from the Sun. Large amounts of water (H2O) look blue because red light around 750 nm is absorbed as an overtone of the O-H stretching vibration. Interestingly, heavy water (D2O) is colorless, because the absorption band (~950 nm) is outside the visible spectrum.
An example of a blue color in the RGB color space has intensities [0, 0, 255] on a 0 to 255 scale. Blue is the complement of yellow. For this reason, blue 80A filters are used to correct for the excessive redness of tungsten lighting in color photography.
The English language commonly uses "blue" to refer to any color from blue to cyan. Many languages do not have separate terms for blue and green, and in the Swedish language, blue was also used for black until the early 20th century.
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Use, symbolism and colloquial expressions
Blue is often denoted injury since it is the color of a bruise.
A "blue joke" or "blue comedy" is comedy which uses references to socially taboo subjects such as sexual or lavatorial double entendre.
"Blue laws" is a slang term for laws regulating issues of morality, such as alcohol, gambling, or sexually-explicit materials.
A "blue book" is an almanac or similar reference work. For instance, the Oregon Blue Book is the official directory and fact repository of the state of Oregon. The Harvard Bluebook dictates a style of legal citation. The Kelley Blue Book (http://www.kbb.com/) is a popular guide to used car prices. The Blue Book refers to a policy document issued by the Federal Communications Commission in 1946, urging television networks to uphold their commitment to public service.
Blue pages are a telephone directory of government offices, either an official "blue book" or a section of a commercial directory, contrasted with the yellow pages or white pages.
The Blue Riband is a prize awarded since the 1860s to the ship that made the fastest transatlantic crossing.
"Blue ribbon" is a term used to describe something of high quality, such as a blue ribbon panel or a blue ribbon commission. This usage comes from the practice of awarding blue ribbons for first place in certain athletic or other competitive endeavours.
Dark blue is associated with Oxford University and light blue with Cambridge University. The Sporting Colours of these universities are called blues.
"Big Blue" is a nickname for IBM. Deep Blue was its chess-playing computer which defeated Garry Kasparov.
Users of Microsoft Windows often use the term "blue" to describe a computer that has encountered a "blue screen of death."
Blue is generally associated with boys, and pink is associated with girls.
In medical diagrams, blue is used to represent veins carrying deoxygenated blood back to the heart. Deoxygenated blood is actually reddish violet.
A blue moon is the second full moon in a calendar month, the third full moon in a season that has four, or a moon that appears blue because of particles in the atmosphere. All are uncommon enough that "once in a blue moon" means "almost never."
A blue dog has a coat color that is primarily gray or silver. For example, see Kerry Blue Terrier for a solid "blue" coat or Australian Shepherd for blue merle.
In The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy there are several references to the Hooloovoo, "a super-intelligent shade of the colour blue".
On Star Trek, medical and scientific personnel wear blue uniforms.
Blue is the colour of the snooker ball which has a 5-point value.
Blue is the colour and name of the main character in the preschool animated television show Blue's Clues.
The colloquial expression "blue" is used to describe melancholy or sadness in English speaking countries. See also Blues music. But "blue skies," referring to sunny weather, implies cheerfulness.
In Australia, a "blue" can also describe a fight or an argument. Men with red hair may be nicknamed "Bluey".
The German word for blue is used for "drunk". "blau machen" (make blue) means to skip work.
In Russian, the word for light blue is slang for "gay".
Blue movie is a slang term for a pornographic film. There are also "blue magazines". This term is most common in Britain but also used in the United States and Israel.
Azzurro (a light blue) is the national color of Italy.
In English heraldry, blue symbolized truth, freedom and eternity. (The American Girls Handy Book, p. 369)
Blue is the national colour of Israel.
"Blue" often refers to the police force, e.g. "Boys in Blue," "the blue line," or "the blue wall"; it is the color of many police and peacekeeping uniforms. Police in the People's Republic of China changed the color of the uniforms from green to blue in the late 1990s partly to emphasize their civilian role.
Blue is associated with many air forces and navies from the color of their dress uniforms, navy blue for the latter. The Blue Angels are an acrobatic flight squadron of the U.S. Navy.
Blue may denote the working class, derived from the traditional color of factory or shop uniforms. Blue-collar workers are industrial workers as opposed to white-collar office workers.
In contrast to "blue collar," the phrase "of blue blood" is used to mean "from an aristocratic background," because a pale, untanned skin allows blue-tinged veins to show through.
Internationally, blue is the color for conservatives (with notable exceptions; see Political party).
In the United States since the 2000 presidential election, "blue states" (or counties, or people) are those that tend to favor the Democratic Party, and blue is, by extension, used to represent the Democratic Party in the media. (The party itself, like the rival Republican Party, uses both blue and red in official materials.) Previously, electoral maps either used blue to represent the incumbent and red for the challenger, or alternated. Separately, conservative Southern Democrats were nicknamed "blue dogs" (see below).
Those in the United Kingdom and Canada use blue for the Conservative Party and Conservative Party of Canada, respectively (which use blue as one of their symbols).
In Germany, blue and yellow are the colors of the liberal party (FDP).
In the Republic of China on Taiwan, the blue is the symbol for the Kuomintang and has been used as the emblem for Chinese reunification leaning parties.
Blue, like white may represent authority as opposed to revolutionary red or black.
Blue is used to represent the Union in the American Civil War in opposition to the Confederate gray, both based on the uniforms worn by the respective armies.
In Puerto Rico, blue is the color of the National Progressive Party, which favors statehood.
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Use in Music
A blue note is a note between the regular notes on the scale. Blue notes are the most important notes in the blues scale.
Blues is a music genre
Blue are a former British rock band.
Blue are a British boy band. Its members are Duncan James, Simon Webbe, Antony Costa and Lee Ryan. They have released three albums: All Rise, One Love, and Guilty.
Blue is the title of an album by the Canadian singer/songwriter Joni Mitchell.
Kind of Blue is the title of an album by Miles Davis, which has become one of the biggest selling jazz recordings in history.
Blue Train is the title of an influential jazz album by John Coltrane
Rhapsody in Blue is a symphonic jazz composition for jazz band, piano, and orchestra by George Gershwin.
Love is Blue is a popular tune from the 1960's by Andy Williams, most notably performed by Paul Mauriat.
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"We the People Who Are Darker than Blue" is a song by Curtis Mayfield, appearing on his debut album.
"Blue Room in Archway" and "Song from the Blueroom" are songs by The Boo Radleys, both appearing on the album Kingsize.
Use in painting
Traditionally, blue has been considered as a primary color in painting, with the secondary color orange as its complement, but this is not consistent with modern scientific color theory. As the mixing of pigments is a subtractive color process, the true primary colors in painting and printing are cyan, magenta and yellow (with black often added for practical reasons; see CMYK color model).
Use in Statistics
BLUE is an acronym for the Best Linear Unbiased Estimator.
Distinguishing "blue" from "green" in language
List of colors
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Features / January 23, 2018
Inuit Filmmaking That Sparks a Fire
Starting with the lighting of a qulliq, Inuk artist Asinnajaq put together a vital celebration of 30 years of Inuit film at ImagineNATIVE
Asinnajaq, also known as Isabella Rose Weetaluktuk, is a visual artist, filmmaker and writer. She also curated a program celebrating 30 years of Inuit film at the most recent edition of ImagineNATIVE.
by Camille Georgeson-Usher
A qulliq is lit slowly. This lamp provides light and warmth, can be used for cooking and has been integral to survival for Inuit. Its bowl is filled with fat while arctic cotton is placed alongside as the wick. Though it is lit slowly, it burns for a long time.
The image of a qulliq was also at the centre the film that flickered the Channel 51 Igloolik screening to life at the latest edition of ImagineNATIVE. This celebration of 30 years of Inuit film was curated by Inuk filmmaker Asinnajaq (Isabella Rose Weetaluktuk), who is from Inukjuaq and Montreal and who has also curated other Channel 51 Igloolik programs for 2018, like the ones opened this week at Humber Galleries.
In that opening film at ImagineNATIVE, Qulliq (1993), the only sound is of two women who sing and talk as one of them prepares the lamp. Not only did this intimate, beautiful film begin the Channel 51 screening; it also showed the warmth of relationships and care in simple acts of singing and lighting a fire.
Qulliq (1993), a short Arnait film by Susan Avingaq, Madeline Ivalu and Marie-Hélène Cousineau, shows the warmth of relationships and care in Inuit culture.
Qulliq, created by Susan Avingaq, Madeline Ivalu and Marie-Hélène Cousineau, was also the earliest film in the Channel 51 screening, a gesture which pointed to the long legacy of filmmaking by Inuit collectives Isuma, Arnait and Artcirq. The other films in the program were Aqtuqsi (1996), Unikausiq (1996), Issautuq (2007) and Bowhead Whale Hunting With My Ancestors (2017).
At the Inuit Art Foundation, where I work as programs coordinator, we were excited to sponsor the Channel 51 Igloolik screening and reception. Supporting Inuit artists is what we do, and this series of events was an exciting moment for Inuit art, an art that reaches beyond drawings, prints and sculptures to performances and moving images—with this moving-image art to finally be highlighted at the 2019 Venice Biennale, too.
As I watched the five films chosen for Channel 51 Igloolik—which were presented chronologically, with each one encompassing Inuit ways of life—I felt my friend Asinnajaq's love intertwined throughout her careful, intentional curation.
Every film in the screening was chosen for us viewers in this moment, yes, but also for Inuit past, present and future. Unfolding through the program was a story of 30 years of film creation. Over this time, Isuma, Arnait and Artcirq collectives have worked to make Inuit ways of life visible and accessible for all.
One of the two women in Qulliq (1993).
Isuma was the first Inuit independent film production company in Canada whose focus was, and still is, to highlight and capture Inuit culture. Arnait has worked to create a specific platform for the voices of Inuit women through film. And Artcirq was developed in response to the enormity of suicide by Inuit youth; it is an Inuit performing arts and new media collective that works primarily with younger people.
In speaking about how she began thinking through how the films would sit together, Asinnajaq reflected: "When I started working on the retrospective, I watched almost everything that they [Isuma, Arnait and Artcirq] made. It's all very beautiful and interesting and relevant, especially because what I want to do every day is try to learn about Inuit—both contemporary and historical."
As she watched these films, Asinnajaq took notes on what the greater body of cinema showed. "There are some recurring themes: there is a lot of hunting; there are a lot of things about animals and environment and cultural heritage."
But there was room for "only a few short films" in the Studio 51 Igloolik program. Qulliq stood out because "it's beautiful, it has strong women and you learn through something beautiful." It shows us care and love through simple moments of creating warmth.
Carol Kunnuk and Zacharias Kunuk's Bowhead Whale Hunting With My Ancestors (2017) sheds light on the rich history and culture of Inuit whale hunting. Photo: Copyright Jan Kraus.
Aqtuqsi (1996), or "my nightmare," an animation directed by Mary Kunuk, shows a nightmare that is more sinister than a bad dream. Kunuk's nightmare is a force that paralyzes you when you sleep. Unikausiq (1996), meaning "stories," is also directed by Mary Kunuk, and it allows viewers to see and hear stories and songs from her memory.
Bruce Haulli's Issautuq (2007), or "waterproof," recounts the story a young Inuk man who becomes violent to himself and others after losing someone he loves. As a result, he is exiled from his town to a small camp where only three other people are living together in one small house. This man's struggles and loss are confronted as he learns about another kind of love: love of family and of Inuit ways of being. In understanding the struggle and survival of his own family, he sees where he could go.
The final film in the Channel 51 Igloolik program was the world premiere of Carol Kunnuk and Zacharias Kunuk's Bowhead Whale Hunting With My Ancestors (2017). In 2016, Igloolik was given the opportunity to hunt a bowhead, and these filmmakers highlighted the entire process, from the dry signing of legal papers to the joyous success of having harvested the whale. There were moments when the screening audience, too, laughed, became frustrated, and celebrated. I loved that the program ended with this film; it was funny at times, serious at times and it pointed to how far so many have to go to today do something that ancestors have always done.
A scene from Carol Kunnuk and Zacharias Kunuk's Bowhead Whale Hunting With My Ancestors (2017), an Isuma production.
In discussing why she included Bowhead Whale Hunting With My Ancestors in the program, Asinnajaq explained that it was an important addition, telling a story of bringing people together, but also "because [the screening] was considered a retrospective, but Isuma, Arnait and Art Cirq are still active, it made more sense as a program to end with the most contemporary thing."
The reception for this screening was held at Trinity Square Video, where Asinnajaq had curated a related exhibition titled "Channel 51 Igloolik – The Filmmaking Process." This exhibition brought together objects and props used in Isuma, Arnait and Artcirq productions through the decades, and as such, it was a room filled with items and images that had told integral parts of captivating filmic stories over 30 years.
In Igloolik, "they have a big crate or shipping container that has all of the costumes [and props] in it," Asinnajaq explained. "I made a list of all the things that I would like … two jackets, tools or beading, et cetera. I asked while thinking that I might not get it all, or thinking, 'What will happen, will happen.'"
Once all the objects came together in Toronto, they brought decades of creativity and innovation back into one small space.
#iN18 features a special two-part celebration of 30 years of Inuit video production called Channel 51 Igloolik. Curated by Isabella Weetaluktuk, the shorts programme features the world premiere of a new work by Zacharias Kunuk and Carol Kunnuk! The supporting Exhibition is #FREE and features amazing props, costumes and art from Isuma and Arnait films, including a pair of fake feet worn in Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner! Purchase your #iN18 Tickets here: https://goo.gl/Ag4ugM
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The prop feet used in the film Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner (2001), for instance, sat alongside sealskin outfits and accessories in the exhibition. When we see these objects in conversation with a long history of film, it is interesting to think about the role that these objects and their creation have contributed to the telling of stories. I know that when I was watching Atanarjuat running across the ice onscreen years ago, I thought a lot about his feet. So, upon noticing the feet casts at Trinity Square Video, I knew what they were immediately. These casts were used in that same iconic scene.
The front wall of the exhibition had a row of photographs lined up across it. "The photographs on the wall," Asinnajaq said, "began with Lucy Tulugarjuk with her hands up"—an image chosen for its beauty and also because "she directed the last film for Arnait, which is in production right now."
I often think about the process in which brilliant filmic moments begin; sometimes a process is simple, and we roll with what comes; sometimes it is careful and deliberate. In the Studio 51 Igloolik screening and exhibition, Asinnajaq pointed to Inuit filmmaking as a precise and contemporary practice that is moving forward.
And Asinnajaq, too, is part of that moving forward of Inuit film. At ImagineNATIVE, her film Three Thousand (2017) won the Kent Monkman Award for Best Experimental Work. In this film, Asinnajaq laces together archival footage, sound and animation. The film is an envisioning of the year 3000, and in that year, Inuit are building sustainable and thriving communities. (Asinnajaq is also part of the curatorial team working towards the opening of the Winnipeg Art Gallery's Inuit Art Centre in coming years.)
As Asinnajaq suggests in her essay for the Channel 51 exhibition, lives, once captured on film, can still carry on as they had before that moment. Inuit are capturing their ways of life in interesting, beautiful and challenging ways, and as Asinnajaq's film Three Thousand shows, into a very distant future.
A new Channel 51 Igloolik project curated by Asinnajaq runs from January 22 to April 14 at Humber Galleries L Space and March 5 to April 12 at Humber Galleries North Space in Toronto.
Camille Georgeson-Usher is a Coast Salish/Sahtu Dene/Scottish artist, scholar and writer from Galiano Island, of the Penelakut Nation. In addition to being programs coordinator at the Inuit Art Foundation, she is currently a PhD candidate in cultural studies at Queen's University, where she will be telling a story of Indigenous arts collectives activating public spaces through gestures both little and big.
Camille Georgeson-Usher
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Features / April 22, 2019
Isuma Is a Cumulative Effort
How a collective continues the Inuit tradition of strength and innovation through new media
News / December 13, 2017
Inuit Art Collective Isuma to Represent Canada at 2019 Venice Biennale
Isuma's films include Cannes Caméra d'Or winner Atanarjuat (The Fast Runner) and the world's first Haida-language feature, now in production.
Features / September 19, 2017
Zacharias Kunuk's New Film and the Importance of Inuit Cinema
"What's interesting about Zach's cinema is his movies aren't just movies—they're also survival," says Ojibwe writer and TIFF Cinematheque head Jesse Wente.
Features / November 10, 2011
Zacharias Kunuk brings contemporary relevance to Inuit tradition
by Timothy Taylor
Features / December 15, 1998
A White Light
A remarkable series of videos recreating Inuit stories from Canada's Arctic makes its way from lgloolik to France's newest high-tech art centre
by Peggy Gale


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Christopher Hitchens's Jewish Problem
"The fact that Christopher Hitchens has a problem with the Jews has been an open secret for years. No one much likes to talk about it, and for various reasons his journalistic peers have remained silent on the subject. But it is nonetheless the case, and there is little sense in denying it."
I didn't first pay much attention to this and it's now a few days old but since it has made headlines on other blogs and sites, and in case you missed it and are interested, read Benjamin Kerstein's article here. (jewishideasdaily.com)
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Hitchens seems to take perhaps too much pleasure in dancing on western civilization's third rail (the "Jewish Question"). But his invective is consistent with his treatment of other theocracies. Whether its Iran, Great Britain or Israel, Hitchens despises societies which privilege one set of people over other sets of people based on religious affiliation. Simple as that. It's why he became an American.
HJ said...
Yeah, this is a bit of a strong attack.
I agree with X that maybe Hitchens takes pleasure in saying things that would usually raise an eyebrow but what is the problem with a bit of polemics?
For example, the saphardic rabbi is described as like an ayatollah but really some pronouncements by the crazier fundamentalist rabbis are like ayatollah rants.
The author says that he thinks maybe Hitchens is against Judaism itself. Well, duuuuuuuuuh! He's against all religions and almost every person of any particular faith complains that he goes out of his way to attack their faith most of all. This is because every person of faith feels an attack on their faith more acutely than they do on other faiths which most religious types already despise anyway.
If it is considered anti-semitic to think there is something fundamentally wrong with the tenets of Judaism then that would make every atheist an anti-semite and I for one am not going to accept that pernicious definition!!!
No, anti-semitism is a form of racism in which people of Jewish ethnicity are singeld out for having some particular qualities that make them untrustworthy or greedy or just plain evil. Hitchens has clearly battled against such awful stereotypes sometimes, in my view, overcompensating by saying that in fact Jewish people have inherent good qualities such as an over-abundance of intellect - something that many anti-semites also claim.
But the author of this piece seems to deliberately wrench Hitchens's words from context such as here:
Concerning, for example, the 2003 terrorist bombing of the Neve Shalom synagogue in Istanbul, he wrote with ostensible sympathy that "The worshippers were not killed for building a settlement in the West Bank: they were members of a very old and honorable community who were murdered for being Jews." The implication that, had the Jews of Neve Shalom been building a settlement in the West Bank, murdering them would have been perfectly acceptable, points to where Hitchens's dialectics can lead.
My guess, without looking up the Hitchens piece is to say that Hitchens isn't saying that settlers deserve to be blown up but rather he is answering that tired old Leftist argument that all terrorism is somehow blowback for Western misdeeds or the Leftist arguement that they support anti-Zionism which isn't the same as anti-semitism. Hitchens is saying, "How can you call these Turkish Jews Zionists?", "Why do people keep making flimsy excuses for jihadists when the jihadists themselves have no desire to make the distinction between Zionism and Jewishness?" Or something like that, I imagine.
In other words, Hitchens appears to be opposed to anti- Semitism only to the extent that it has nothing to do with the Jews but serves as a proxy for other evils.
Pure balderdash! Hitchens is essentially saying the same as what was in that poem, "First they came for the Jews, but I was not a Jew so I didn't speak out..."
Anyway, I can't be bothered to read any more of this. If there are any worthwhile points the authro makes I woudl like to see tham. But waht I read so far just looks a bit crap too me.
Hitch is for Benjamin Kerstein a anti-Gentile fetish: a phenomenal appearance that obfuscates the irreducible X. a fetish that allows him to reinforce his views while disavowing hellenism. this irreducible X, this "petit objet a"'s name is liberty. it mirrors the logic of the anti-semetic fetish which is the last thing a subject sees before class struggle.
Hitch is born a jew himself. He doesn't hate jews, he loves himself pretty much.
It is really a shame how religious people tend to say that somebody hates them just because he hates their beliefs. There is a difference!
I love my Grandma. But I really don't love her belief, that you have to eat Jesus every sunday and that only a male virgin can prepare this.
Kerstein is an idiot, and outlets that promote this piece are shameful. CH has a Jewish problem alright. He has a problem with Jews like Kerstein. Being a critic of Zionism and right wing Israeli policy doesn't make you an anti-semite--DUH. Kerstein simply cherry picks from CH's work and gives it his own unique spin. And his research is so spotty, he didn't even get CH's age right, a point that went uncorrected for days!
Oddly enough, Benjamin Kerstein has a quote by Mr. Hitchens as one of his favorite quotes on facebook :)
Really a rather idiotic article...the author is conflating anti-judaism (hatred of the Jewish religion) with anti-semitism (hatred of the Jewish people). Hitchens definitely should and would cop to one, but not the other. Reminds me of the distinction one should make between Islam, islamism, and Muslims...I don't see any moral contradiction between ridiculing the first (as one should any religion), despising the second, and loving the third. Also - and I can't give the exact debate in which he said this - but I remember Hitchens saying he actually respects Judaism the most of the three major monotheisms, because it encourages self-criticism. Just musing here, but it's interesting how people are in equal measure attracted and repulsed by the Hitch's admittedly bombastic, over-the-top nature - and I say that as a fan.
Is this guy drunk?! There are multiple writings/lectures that Hitch has written/given praising the Jewish culture. He writes blrilliantly on anti-semitism and has often spoken of his pride at discovering his Jewish heritage. I mean, look up the Daniel Pearl memorial lecture, fantastic!
The author has obviously missed more than a trick, despite clearly being intelligent. The 'Shabbos Goy' article quite clearly demonstrates his solid lack of respect for fundamentalists of any kind, Jewish or not. I think Hitch just doesn't pander to the sensitive Jewish past, it's not the same as taking pleasure in anti-semitism.
I could help hear John Cleese shouting "Blasphemer" as I waded through that article and responses.
Am critical of the Church of England.
Also of the British State.
I must be a self-hating Englishmen.
We Brits are also only ever victims never aggressors.
And if you disagree with the Church of England or the British state it is defamation and you are Nazi (they hated Britain too, don't you see)
Blah, blah, bah.
Am just saying that piece of Halibut was fit for Jehovah.
Robert Iddiols said...
This was an absurd argument to make. He approaches his "jewishness" with the same stringency as he appraoches any ideology, and so Judaism is not immune from his criticism. I look forward to his "journalistic peers" (whatever that means) coming out and saying: no, in fact, Hitchens has no problem with the Jews, and we resent your lazy and vitriolic smear that attempts failingly to tinge his reputation with a suggestion of anti-Semitism. This is not a slander to be taken seriously, and yet it almost has to be.
At least in terms of heredity, Hitch IS a jew. His mother and her family were jewish. (read Hitch-22. also, I've heard him mention this numerous times in speeches / interviews)
Dustin said...
X is quite right, but what the article misses is something else: Of all religions the one religion he has at least some sympathy for is Judaism. The author of the article is apparently unfamiliar with Hitchens books...
alargerview said...
Some people will call anyone who doesn't agree with them 'antisemitic' or 'racist'. It's disgusting.
Phil R said...
This article was painful to read. The writer seems to miss the point of every quote he added in of Hitchens'.
The fact of him saying as long as the Jews have a (mythical) claim that the holyland belongs to them is said, but not that whilst other religions also have scriptural claims, there will be comprimising. So it was an attack on religious claims to land, not on the Jews.
His attack on Hitchens defending Chomsky's right to free speech was contradictory in itself! He admitted Hitchens only was defending Chomsky's right to free speech and that Chomsky was being silenced due to what he may have published. No where was there talk of Hitchens advocating that the holocaust never existed. Yet somehow Kerstein made this connection. YouTube Hitchens' free speech talk at Toronto where he talks on this more.
Hitchens in 'God is not great' also had to specify the Jewish myths more particularily as they are the origins of monotheism religion, which Kerstein admits to but still seems to think that Hitchens just has more of a grudge against Jews?!
I could go on and on about the drivel that Kerstein has assembled to form this article, mainly in giving the impression that Hitchens is two-faced in all his beliefs! Though I am sure readers of this page have read and understand Hitchens better that this moronic provocateur of hatred towards one of the greatest minds of our time.
I talked to Hitch at a book signing. I had him sign a copy of God is not Great for my mom, who is a recently converted atheist. He asked from what she converted. I said Judaism, and before that, she was a Christian. He replied "Every step in the right direction! Although I hope she's still a little bit jewish."
I replied, "Yes, as she still has lots of nominally Jewish children".
He said "So do I".
So I do believe this writer is just a hack with a persecution complex.
FGFM said...
I don't see how anyone could accuse an associate of David Irving of being an anti-Semite. I have it on good authority from a member of the armed forces that he was critical of Churchill as was Hitchens!
Implying anti-semitism from Hitchens' relationship w/ Irving cannot be done in good faith. Hitchens was impressed by some of Irving's research, as were many other scholars. Like many other scholars Hitchens finds Irving's sympathies and conclusions repugnant. Hitchens thinks criminalizing even Irving's worst assertions is a mistake, though. Hitchens' writing makes all of that very clear.
Standing up for free speech isn't the same as being an associate.
Churchill was a bit of an arse on many things, like he didn't have a problem with inducing terror into populations through the use of poison gas...being that Churchill was a bit of a mad imperialist.
Hitchens himself has stated that he is proud of his Jewish heritage and named three Jews who have helped to make the god of the gaps even smaller. Einstein, Freud and...Marx? (not sure names are correct)
The funny thing about all this is that Hitchens is practically genocidal when it comes to Muslims, but conducts a Passover Seder on an annual basis for the benefit of his lovely daughter. Some religions are more equal than others, of course!
Mark G said...
I don't think Hitchens is anti-Semitic, but it's a well-written introduction describing Hitch's 'about-face', etc.
On Hitchens about-face: I see consistency, not an about-face. There is a glaring distinction from the status quo Left that often excuses the very worst right wing enemies of humanitarian principles, while reserving hatred for comparatively tame provincial conservatism. It's a sort of corporatism in itself, that it pretends to loath, or preservationist, in itself. I think Hitchens is very much a classical Liberal.
"Hitchens is practically genocidal when it comes to Muslims"
Yeah, he really wants to wipe out those Kurds.
"On Hitchens about-face: I see consistency, not an about-face."
Then you either haven't read his work from the 80's and most of the 90's, or you were incapable of understanding it.
"I think Hitchens is very much a classical Liberal."
Now you're really showing your ignorance. Classical liberalism is modern-day conservatism. If that's what you mean to say about Hitchens, then I agree with you. But somehow, I don't think that's what you intended to say.
It's been a consistent journey. I think to many make the deduction that because Hitchens supports some things that many conservatives also support therefore makes him a conservative. The difference is his reasoning is based in liberalism, which sometimes coincides with responsible conservatism.
Now you're really showing your ignorance. Classical liberalism is modern-day conservatism.
Then that's a good thing. It means the "status quo" has become liberal.
A milestone on a consistent journey.
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Thank you very much, Ann [Coulter], and thank you very much David [Horowitz].
"Then that's a good thing. It means the "status quo" has become liberal."
No, that's not what it means. Don't you guys know anything about history? Liberalism used to mean government non-interference in the economy. It was the rich man's ideology, esp. in 19th century England. I arose in stark opposition to the bourgeoning socialist and other Left movements who favored government social programs and regulations to protect children, women and the poor.
The term 'liberal' itself changed meanings. Hitchens, by the way, would hate to be called a "liberal" in any sense of the meaning.
Liberalism used to mean government non-interference in the economy. It was the rich man's ideology, esp. in 19th century England.
No. Taht's not all it meant. John Stuart Mill was a 19th Century Englisman who wrote On Liberty which is not purely about government non-interference in the economy. It is about freedom for the individual and also included the idea of the principle of harm which said the government should only be there to prevent harm being done to people which some people interpret to mean anti-exploitation by unscrupulous business people.
It used to be that religions and other authorities had the power over people to tell them waht to do all the time and what things were immoral and what they can and can't read and say. This was old school conservatism and reaction. But, now classical liberalism has taken the palce of this kind of authoritariansim so like I said:
"Then that's a good thing. It means the "status quo" has become liberal"
in resonse to what you said here:
"Classical liberalism is modern-day conservatism."
Now Mark, do you think that modern-conservatism (i.e Classical Liberalism acccording to you) is better than reactionary or classcial conservatism?
If you do think so, then is it not a good thing that classical liberalism is the new conservatism?
If you agree with that then you agree with me, then what are we arguing about?
"I arose in stark opposition to the bourgeoning socialist and other Left movements who favored government social programs and regulations to protect children, women and the poor."
I thought Marx said the state would shrivel up and die?
Anway, JS Mill also wrote about the liberty of women and I expect he was against putting children in mines or in mills.
I'm a liberal and I don't have a problem saying that both Ann Coulter and David Horowitz are national treasures. I may agree with them on some few things, more often than not in those rare case from a different set of principles, but agreements do cross paths. And we can be civil -- remember my statement, "in comparison to... /// ...tame provincial conservatism."
I'm a liberal and I don't have a problem saying that both Ann Coulter and David Horowitz are national treasures.
Oh, they're precious alright.


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Wednesday, December 13, 2017 / Jana Ruth / No comments
I've got some good news and some bad news. The good news is that it's time for another Gotham recap. The bad news is that you won't be reading another one until the spring. Unfortunately, it looks like Gotham is leaving us with another hiatus, heralded as always by cliffhangers and mystery. The airdate of the next episode is still unknown (although the title is, allegedly, "Pieces of a Broken Mirror").
This week's episode, "Queen Takes Knight," juggles several plots at once, so I'll go through each of them in order of importance. The first and most important revolves around Jim Gordon, Sofia Falcone, the Penguin, and some other unexpected characters. Warning for spoilers, violence (some involving a minor), and, as always, angst.
Plot A: Everything's Coming Up Sofie
The episode opens as Sofia and the Sirens storm the Iceberg Lounge and question Mr. Penn about Penguin's whereabouts. Meanwhile, Gordon and a bunch of cops storm a building, only to find the dead body of a black-market surgeon and a goodbye message from Pyg (who, Gordon suspects, may have underwent another facial surgery before killing the doctor).
Back at the lounge, Barbara points out that Penguin is consolidating Gotham's gangs and will do everything he can to take Sofia down, but Sofia insists that they just need to take him down first. Tabs exits a back room and announces that, for all of her interrogation, Penn has no idea where Penguin is. Before she can respond to that development, Sofia gets a phone call. We don't hear who it is or what they say, but her face turns cold and afraid.
Over at the GCPD, Harper fills Gordon in about how Sofia ditched her train ride, and another cop tells him a rumor about her meeting with Penguin under the bridge. Gordon tells Harper about Pyg's escape but also stresses that it's more important to focus on Penguin right now.
In the next scene, Sofia and the Sirens enter Carmine Falcone's house. Why? Because he's back. He kisses Sofia on the cheek and says she looks tired. Carmine also notices Barbara, which leads to a hilariously awkward exchange, given that she was a hostage the last time they met.
Carmine then snaps at his daughter for disobeying him and going to Gotham. He says that when she first left, he waited to see what she would do out of curiosity. Sofia insists that she just needs a little help to take the city, but Carmine says he doesn't want it anymore and that family is more important. When Sofia insists that she deserves to rule Gotham, he slaps her across the face and says she's a disgrace to their family.
And then, who should enter but Penguin.
Sofia tries to shoot at him, but Carmine stops her. He explains that she was losing the war before he returned to Gotham, and he called Penguin to make a deal.
Gordon shows up outside the house later, looking for Sofia. Instead, he runs into Carmine, who explains that Penguin will let Sofia live if she leaves Gotham. Carmine then says he's glad he never killed Gordon, because that would be too kind. He warns that what Gordon has brought on the city will destroy it (although it's unclear if he's talking about Sofia, Penguin, or something else).
Sofia then walks up. She's still upset about being sent away but kisses Gordon goodbye anyway. Carmine remarks that he'll likely never see Gordon again and makes a sad statement about Gotham: "The sun never shines here." Sofia bitterly points out that she everything she did was for her father, but he didn't appreciate it. Carmine says that he still considers her his daughter and that should be enough. Sofia then decides to pick a rose from one of the bushes her mother planted. She pricks a finger on the thorns and sucks on the blood. As she does so, a van drives down the road. Its doors open, and a shooter kills Carmine in a drive-by and grazes Sofia.
Over at the lounge, Penguin says that Carmine shouldn't have returned to Gotham. Zsasz asks if Penguin was behind the shooting, and he denies it. The two later attend Carmine's funeral. Gordon and Sofia are in attendance, among others—and Sofia is in a wheelchair and brace, which seems like the biggest shout-out to The Long Halloween and Dark Victory so far, so I'll take it.
Sofia insists that Penguin is responsible for her father's death, but Gordon says he needs evidence. After Sofia visits her father's body, Zsasz goes up the casket, removes a bullet from his gun, lays it on Carmine's chest, and walks out of the church. While we often only see Zsasz as a snarky assassin, this scene reminds us that he has a sense of honor and obligation. Before he worked for Penguin, he worked for Carmine, and he hasn't forgotten that.
After Zsasz exits, Harvey Bullock enters and takes seat behind Gordon. Gordon points out that Harvey's leave is almost up, but Harvey changes the subject to Penguin, asking why Gordon hasn't arrested him yet. Gordon says Penguin owns the judges and will walk without a solid case. He then tells Harvey the truth about Sofia, causing Harvey to remind him that the bill will come due. Gordon says that, either way, the GCPD can't be her army, so Harvey advises him to push Penguin—push him to do something he can't take back, something they'll have proof of. Harvey says that since Gordon started this war by deciding fight Penguin, he has to be the one to finish it.
Penguin approaches his mentor's body and promises not to forget everything Carmine taught him. He then tells Sofia that while he respected her father, she's not going to get the same treatment. Gordon pulls him away from Sofia, causing her to ask what he's doing. "Finishing what I started," he replies.
But it's not over yet. Penguin later barges into the GCPD to announce that he wants to know where Sofia is and will reward any cop who helps him find her. However, they don't go for it, and one officer even insists, "We don't work for you."
After a few officers drag Penguin out of the bullpen, Jim tells the rest that when he first came to Gotham, he was told that the corrupt city couldn't change. He commends the police for showing him it could and warns that Penguin will be on the warpath.
And he's not wrong. A montage shows a series of gunfights between Penguin's gangs and the GCPD. One gang has the Sirens tied up, but Tabs manages to get loose and shoot down the captors.
Back at the precinct, Sofia says that Jim is winning, but he's not convinced. He points out that he can't arrest every gang that works for Penguin, and as long as he uses goons to do his dirty work, Gordon won't be able to arrest him. Gordon admits that he's pushing him into a corner.
"So you're baiting him into committing a public atrocity," Sofia surmises. "What if he already has?" She then spins him a story about Martin, claiming that she was keeping him safe from Penguin for his own good, but Penguin blew the boy up in front of witnesses.
Speaking of Penguin, he's not doing too hot.
Penguin yells at Zsasz to do something terrible in order to send a message, but Gordon and a squad of cops enter to arrest Penguin for Martin's death. Penguin laughs it off and tells them Martin didn't die. When they ask where the boy is, Penguin says he doesn't know, but Zsasz does because he was the one to take him away. However, Zsasz says Penguin blew up Martin and even promises to testify in court. As Penguin is dragged away by the cops, he yells at Zsasz for being a traitor. Gordon tells Zsasz that it's not a free pass for him either, but Zsasz simply says, "Not now." The cops take Penguin to a cell, clap for Gordon, and Harper says he won.
Meanwhile, Zsasz tells Sofia that Gordon doesn't know that Martin's still alive. He promises his loyalty, saying "At the end of the day, he's a Cobblepot. You're a Falcone." The Sirens are present as well, and Sofia tells them it's a new day.
How long are we going to keep using that tagline?
Later on, Gordon meets Sofia in her house and asks her not to take over the underworld, but she says that was their deal. She shrugs off his threats of using the GCPD to stop her and brings in a friend . . . Professor Pyg.
As it turns out, "Pyg" (aka Lazlo Valentin) is a contract killer who impersonates serial killers for a living. Sofia sic'd him on the city and let him improvise. Valentin admits that he got caught away with the role, but the plan was going well until Carmine showed up.
Gordon accuses Sofia of having her father killed, and she says she gave him a chance, but he didn't appreciate her work. Valentin then reveals that while there was a shooter in the van that killed Carmine, he (Valentin) actually shot Sofia from the bushes to make sure she was hurt, but not too badly.
Gordon says Valentin will rot in Blackgate, but before he can make good on that threat, Sofia shoots Valentin, rips off her neck brace, and stands up (in another homage to Dark Victory). She tells Gordon that no cops died under Penguin's rule, so every one that's died since is his fault. She continues, saying that she needs him at the head of the GCPD so she can control him.
Gordon realizes that it's all about revenge for Mario from the start. Sofia agrees and says that if he arrests her, she'll implicate him and all the cops will have died for nothing. The GCPD will crumble, she says, and another crime boss will take her place. Sofia says Gordon's punishment is to live with the guilt while pretending to be a hero. She then calls the GCPD on her cellphone and lets it ring. After a moment's hesitation, Gordon takes the phone and takes credit for bringing down Professor Pyg.
Back at the GCPD, Harvey turns in his gun and badge, insistent that Gordon took down Pyg and Penguin without his help.
And over at Arkham, Penguin rants in his cell, yelling about every person he'll get revenge on. He's interrupted by a male voice (one that's quite Heath-Ledger-esque) calling through the vents. The voice promises that they can help each other out, but Penguin doesn't believe him. The voice promises that he's resourceful, before showing his . . . er . . . face.
Plot B: A Butler's Battle
Alfred walks into the aftermath of a party that the cops shut down because of a noise complaint. He finds Bruce in bed with two chicks (all fully dressed, thankfully) and wakes the three of them up by pouring water over them.
Back at the mansion, Alfred attempts to make conversation with Bruce, but the boy simply tells him needs to clean up a mess in the Rolls-Royce.
Later on, Bruce notices a bunch of suitcases in the study and asks Alfred what they're for. Alfred says it's part of "Operation Save Bruce Wayne." Bruce surmises that Alfred wants to go to Switzerland and asks if he's going to kidnap him. Alfred says that's not what he's going to do; he's going to appeal to his better nature, even beg if he has to. "If for no other reason, do it for me," Alfred says.
But Bruce claims that he's barely thought about Ra's or his parents in the past few weeks, and all Alfred is offering him is pain. Alfred insists that Bruce is miserable deep down and just avoiding the fact, but Bruce insists that he's not who Alfred thought he was, or who his parents wanted him to be, and says he's okay with it. But Alfred isn't, and when Bruce tries to leave to meet Tommy, Alfred grabs him by the wrist. Fed up with the argument, Bruce rolls up his sleeves, ready for a fight. Alfred begs him to reconsider, but Bruce isn't having any of it.
The fight is intense. While there are a few moments where Bruce gets the upper hand, Alfred points out that weeks of slacking off have made him rusty. Alfred wins the fight and hits him across the face. Bruce then angrily storms off despite Aflred's attempts to apologize.
Later that night, Bruce returns. Alfred, relieved, offers to let things go and let Bruce deal with things his way. But Bruce reveals that he left to meet with his paper and draw up emancipation papers. Alfred is no longer his guardian, and he threatens to show the police the bruise on his face if Alfred doesn't leave.
With no other choice, Alfred packs up his things and turns out the lights as Bruce enjoys himself at a nightclub.
Plot C: The Man Who Regrets and the Man Who Forgets
After Penguin falls, the Sirens get the Iceberg Lounge from Sofia. Tabs isn't happy that they're back to bartending, but Babs insists that it'll just be a cover for their weapons business. Tabs then picks up a record player and gets ready to head out somewhere.
"Music to soothe the savage beast?" Babs asks.
"Something like that," Tabs replies.
Over in the Narrows, Ed yells at the hallucination!Riddler in his reflection to leave him alone. The Riddler insists that they always had more fun when he was in control, not Ed, and wonders why he'd want to give it up.
Ed yells at his reflection again, and Grundy shows up, asking if he's angry at the mirror. When Ed denies it, he asks, "Ed angry at Ed?" Ed admits that Grundy's right and leaves to get some air.
After Ed leaves, Grundy hears music coming from a record player. "This was the end of Solomon Grundy," a chorus of children sing, over and over. A detonator releases knockout gas, and Tabs enters.
When Grundy wakes up, Tabs has him tied up in some sort of abandoned garage or warehouse. He asks what she wants, and she reminds him that he called her Tabby during their fight. She tells Grundy that Ed isn't his friend and tries to get him to remember how he kidnapped and tortured them before. It doesn't jog his memory, so she kisses him, but that doesn't work either. Tabs decides that since she had to hit him on the head to get him to remember the last time, she'll have to hit him again.
"So you're going to remember me, Butch, or I'm going to beat your head in," she says, turning the scene from heartfelt to creepy in less than a minute.
Unfortunately, Tabs' . . . method doesn't turn up any results. She says she's sorry and that she tried before leaving Grundy on his own. However, after she leaves, he wakes up, stares at his reflection and asks, "What the hell happened to me?" And it sounds like Butch is the one asking, not Grundy.
Plot A: I wasn't surprised to learn that Sofia was behind her father's death. The real shocker was that she'd been behind Pyg from the start. I'm not sure how to feel about that, to be honest. Pyg was such a unique, philosophical villain that it seems like a shame to have him revealed as just another assassin without a personal motive. But on the other hand, the reveal shows just how much Sofia's been manipulating Gordon from the start, and it makes all of his victories hollow. So I'd say the twist works well enough.
On an unrelated note, this episode finally capitalizes on Zsasz's frequent appearances this season by having him play a big role in the episode. Zsasz's decision to side with Sofia is what turns the tables on Penguin. The question is, will he switch sides if and when he finds out she had Carmine killed? Time will tell.
And I suppose it's time we address the elephant in the room: Carmine Falcone's death. Yet another important Batman character has bit the dust, joining the ranks of Sal Maroni, Nora Fries, and Ra's al Ghul (for now, anyway. I still refuse to accept Ra's' death). Is his death unnecessary? I don't think so. I think Carmine's death serves as a means to show that Sofia is every bit as ruthless as her comic book counterpart. I was getting a little tired of her acting helpless, and she finally drops that facade in this episode.
As for Harvey, all I can say is that we'll have to wait and see if his retirement sticks this time. I certainly hope not. Gordon's in over his head, and he needs an ally. He need Harvey more than ever.
Plot B: I thought Bruce stabbing Alfred in the chest was bad, but this is honestly worse. Much, much worse. And according to an interview with David Mazouz, this bad-boy phase could last longer than I expected.
But while I'm sad that Bruce has shunned Alfred and hope it doesn't last too long, I've got to admit that the fight scene was great. It shows just how far Bruce has come since season 1, but also reveals that he's got a lot left to learn.
(Honestly, feelings aside, I've just got one question about this development—how could a lawyer or a judge honestly think it's a good idea to leave Bruce Wayne to his own devices? He's been kidnapped at least four times in this series.)
Plot C: I could've done with a little more of Ed, but this episode is already pretty stuffed, so I can understand why he didn't get a lot of screen time. It's interesting that his subconscious has already realized his affection for Lee and is fighting against it. Here's to hoping that she doesn't meet the same end as Kristen and Isabella.
As for Tabitha and Grundy/Butch, I'm a bit annoyed that the writers seem to be going back on Grundy's transformation. As much I love Butch, Solomon Grundy isn't supposed to remember his past. I want Gotham to stick to its guns on the change. It feels like a cheat to have Butch go back to his old self after all he's been through.
Overall, I'd say this was a pretty good episode, but I'm still more excited for what's to come, especially when it comes to Jerome and Oswald. Just check out this trailer:
Got any thoughts? Theories? Comment below, and have a merry Christmas!
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1. Polly Mitchell was born 1788, Sussex, Virginia, USA (daughter of Thomas Mitchell and Rebecca Stewart); died 1865, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA.
Polly married Jethro Bass 3 Apr 1809, Granville, North Carolina, USA. Jethro (son of Jesse Day and Prudence Bass) was born Apr 1787, Granville, North Carolina, USA; died 1865, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA. [Group Sheet]
Nelson Bass was born 1814, North Carolina, USA; died 4 May 1877, Vigo, Indiana, USA; was buried 6 May 1877, Vigo, Indiana, USA.
Rebecca Bass was born 1820, North Carolina, USA; died Between 1870 and 1880, Indiana, USA.
Michael Bass was born 10 Mar 1818, North Carolina, USA; died 15 Jan 1875, Vigo, Indiana, USA; was buried , Roberts Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA.
Duphena Emily Bass was born 1834, Indiana, USA; died 1870, Coles, Illinois, USA.
Emeline Bass was born Abt 1811, North Carolina, USA; died , Vigo, Indiana, USA; was buried , Vigo, Indiana, USA.
George Washington Bass was born Abt 1809, North Carolina, USA; died , USA.
Eliza Bass was born Abt 1833, Indiana, USA.
2. Thomas Mitchell was born 25 Feb 1763, Albemarle, Virginia, USA (son of Henry Mitchell, IV and Prissilla Jones); died Nov 1811, Wilson, Tennessee, USA.
Thomas married Rebecca Stewart 22 Feb 1785, Virginia, USA. Rebecca (daughter of William Stewart and Mary Shands) was born 7 Mar 1762, Henrico, Virginia, USA; died 1810. [Group Sheet]
3. Rebecca Stewart was born 7 Mar 1762, Henrico, Virginia, USA (daughter of William Stewart and Mary Shands); died 1810.
1. Polly Mitchell was born 1788, Sussex, Virginia, USA; died 1865, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA.
4. Henry Mitchell, IV was born 1718, Surry, Virginia, USA (son of Henry Mitchell, III and Tabitha Branch); died 1773, Sussex, Sussex, Virginia, USA.
Henry married Prissilla Jones 1740, Surry, Virginia, USA. Prissilla (daughter of Thomas Jones and Mary Mitchell) was born 2 Jun 1723, Virginia, USA; died 3 Dec 1774, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet]
5. Prissilla Jones was born 2 Jun 1723, Virginia, USA (daughter of Thomas Jones and Mary Mitchell); died 3 Dec 1774, Virginia, USA.
2. Thomas Mitchell was born 25 Feb 1763, Albemarle, Virginia, USA; died Nov 1811, Wilson, Tennessee, USA.
6. William Stewart was born 1704, Sussex, Virginia, USA (son of Charles Stewart and Anne Pace); died 1774, Sussex, Sussex, Virginia, USA.
William married Mary Shands 1745, Charles City, Virginia, USA. Mary (daughter of William Shands and Nazareth Robbards) was born 1715, Sussex, Sussex, Virginia, USA; died 1771, Giles, Tennessee, USA. [Group Sheet]
7. Mary Shands was born 1715, Sussex, Sussex, Virginia, USA (daughter of William Shands and Nazareth Robbards); died 1771, Giles, Tennessee, USA.
3. Rebecca Stewart was born 7 Mar 1762, Henrico, Virginia, USA; died 1810.
8. Henry Mitchell, III was born 1694, Surry, Virginia, USA (son of Henry Mitchell, II and Mary Lockett); died 27 Mar 1754, Sussex, Sussex, Virginia, USA.
Henry married Tabitha Branch 1711. Tabitha (daughter of Thomas Branch and Elizabeth Archer) was born 1695, Henrico, Virginia, USA; died 14 Jan 1752, Sussex, Sussex, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet]
9. Tabitha Branch was born 1695, Henrico, Virginia, USA (daughter of Thomas Branch and Elizabeth Archer); died 14 Jan 1752, Sussex, Sussex, Virginia, USA.
4. Henry Mitchell, IV was born 1718, Surry, Virginia, USA; died 1773, Sussex, Sussex, Virginia, USA.
10. Thomas Jones was born 1694, Henrico, Virginia, USA (son of Peter Jones and Mary Batte); died 1774, Sussex, Virginia, USA.
Thomas married Mary Mitchell Virginia, USA. Mary (daughter of Robert Mitchell and Mary Lockett) was born 1696, Henrico, Virginia, USA; died 25 May 1755, Sussex, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet]
11. Mary Mitchell was born 1696, Henrico, Virginia, USA (daughter of Robert Mitchell and Mary Lockett); died 25 May 1755, Sussex, Virginia, USA.
5. Prissilla Jones was born 2 Jun 1723, Virginia, USA; died 3 Dec 1774, Virginia, USA.
12. Charles Stewart was born 1682, Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland; died 1753, Brunswick, Virginia, USA.
Charles married Anne Pace 1703, Virginia, USA. Anne (daughter of Richard Pace, III and Rebecca Poythress) was born 1675, Charles City, Virginia, USA; died 1755, Brunswick, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet]
13. Anne Pace was born 1675, Charles City, Virginia, USA (daughter of Richard Pace, III and Rebecca Poythress); died 1755, Brunswick, Virginia, USA.
6. William Stewart was born 1704, Sussex, Virginia, USA; died 1774, Sussex, Sussex, Virginia, USA.
14. William Shands was born 1685, Charles City, Virginia, USA (son of Thomas Shands and Frances Harrison); died 17 Aug 1759, Sussex, Virginia, USA.
William married Nazareth Robbards. Nazareth was born 1688, Nottoway, Virginia, USA; died 9 Oct 1760, Sussex, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet]
15. Nazareth Robbards was born 1688, Nottoway, Virginia, USA; died 9 Oct 1760, Sussex, Virginia, USA.
7. Mary Shands was born 1715, Sussex, Sussex, Virginia, USA; died 1771, Giles, Tennessee, USA.
Frances Shands was born 5 Aug 1719, Sussex, Virginia, USA; died 1826, Giles, Tennessee, USA.
16. Henry Mitchell, II was born 1670, Henrico, Virginia, USA (son of Henry Mitchell and Priscilla Sally Jarrett); died 1704, Sussex, Virginia, USA.
Henry married Mary Lockett. Mary (daughter of Thomas Lockett, I and Margaret Osborne) was born 1679, Henrico, Virginia, USA; died 1708, Henrico, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet]
17. Mary Lockett was born 1679, Henrico, Virginia, USA (daughter of Thomas Lockett, I and Margaret Osborne); died 1708, Henrico, Virginia, USA.
8. Henry Mitchell, III was born 1694, Surry, Virginia, USA; died 27 Mar 1754, Sussex, Sussex, Virginia, USA.
18. Thomas Branch was born 1658, Henrico, Virginia, USA (son of Thomas Branch and Elizabeth Archer); died 4 Dec 1728, Henrico, Virginia, USA.
Thomas married Elizabeth Archer. Elizabeth (daughter of George Archer and Elizabeth Wood) was born 1658, Henrico, Virginia, USA; died 30 Nov 1766, Henrico, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet]
19. Elizabeth Archer was born 1658, Henrico, Virginia, USA (daughter of George Archer and Elizabeth Wood); died 30 Nov 1766, Henrico, Virginia, USA.
9. Tabitha Branch was born 1695, Henrico, Virginia, USA; died 14 Jan 1752, Sussex, Sussex, Virginia, USA.
20. Peter Jones was born 1666, Charles City, Virginia, USA; died , Prince George, Virginia, USA.
Peter married Mary Batte Oct 1688, Henrico, Virginia, USA. Mary (daughter of Thomas Batte and Mary Randolph) was born 1668, Prince George, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet]
21. Mary Batte was born 1668, Prince George, Virginia, USA (daughter of Thomas Batte and Mary Randolph).
10. Thomas Jones was born 1694, Henrico, Virginia, USA; died 1774, Sussex, Virginia, USA.
22. Robert Mitchell was born 1673, Henrico, Virginia, USA (son of Henry Mitchell and Priscilla Sally Jarrett); died 1726, Henrico, Virginia, USA.
Robert married Mary Lockett. Mary (daughter of Thomas Lockett, I and Margaret Osborne) was born 1679, Henrico, Virginia, USA; died 1708, Henrico, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet]
11. Mary Mitchell was born 1696, Henrico, Virginia, USA; died 25 May 1755, Sussex, Virginia, USA.
26. Richard Pace, III was born 1665, Charles City, Charles City, Virginia, USA (son of Richard Pace, II and Mary Knowles); died 6 Jan 1738, Bertie, North Carolina, USA.
Richard married Rebecca Poythress 1699. Rebecca (daughter of Francis Poythress, II and Rebecca Coggin) was born 1672, Charles City, Charles City, Virginia, USA; died 13 Mar 1736, Bertie, North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet]
27. Rebecca Poythress was born 1672, Charles City, Charles City, Virginia, USA (daughter of Francis Poythress, II and Rebecca Coggin); died 13 Mar 1736, Bertie, North Carolina, USA.
13. Anne Pace was born 1675, Charles City, Virginia, USA; died 1755, Brunswick, Virginia, USA.
28. Thomas Shands was born 1660, Charles City, Virginia, USA; died 1693, Sussex, Sussex, Virginia, USA.
Thomas married Frances Harrison 1689, Virginia, USA. Frances (daughter of Robert Harrison, Jr and Elizabeth Comins) was born 1668, Charles City, Virginia, USA; died 21 Oct 1693, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet]
29. Frances Harrison was born 1668, Charles City, Virginia, USA (daughter of Robert Harrison, Jr and Elizabeth Comins); died 21 Oct 1693, Virginia, USA.
14. William Shands was born 1685, Charles City, Virginia, USA; died 17 Aug 1759, Sussex, Virginia, USA.
32. Henry Mitchell was born 1634, Strathblane, Stirlingshire, Scotland; died 1718, Henrico, Virginia, USA.
Henry married Priscilla Sally Jarrett. Priscilla was born 1640, Orkney, Scotland; died 1754, Sussex, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet]
33. Priscilla Sally Jarrett was born 1640, Orkney, Scotland; died 1754, Sussex, Virginia, USA.
22. Robert Mitchell was born 1673, Henrico, Virginia, USA; died 1726, Henrico, Virginia, USA.
16. Henry Mitchell, II was born 1670, Henrico, Virginia, USA; died 1704, Sussex, Virginia, USA.
34. Thomas Lockett, I was born 1645, Burslem, Staffordshire, England; died 27 Mar 1686, Henrico, Virginia, USA.
Thomas married Margaret Osborne. Margaret was born 1649, Henrico, Virginia, USA; died 1 Jul 1708, Henrico, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet]
35. Margaret Osborne was born 1649, Henrico, Virginia, USA; died 1 Jul 1708, Henrico, Virginia, USA.
23. Mary Lockett was born 1679, Henrico, Virginia, USA; died 1708, Henrico, Virginia, USA.
Benjamin Lockett was born 1669, Henrico, Virginia, USA; died 17 Nov 1729, Henrico, Virginia, USA.
Thomas Lockett, II was born 1673, Henrico, Virginia, USA; died 18 Mar 1745, Goochland, Virginia, USA.
Susannah Lockett was born 1671, Henrico, Virginia, USA; died 1727, Prince George, Virginia, USA.
James Lockett was born Abt 1671, Henrico, Virginia, USA; died 1 Feb 1709, Henrico, Virginia, USA.
36. Thomas Branch was born 1623, Henrico, Virginia, USA (son of Christopher Branch and Mary Addie); died 2 Aug 1694, Varina, Henrico, Virginia, USA.
Thomas married Elizabeth Archer. Elizabeth was born 1627, Henrico, Virginia, USA; died 2 Aug 1697, Varina, Henrico, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet]
37. Elizabeth Archer was born 1627, Henrico, Virginia, USA; died 2 Aug 1697, Varina, Henrico, Virginia, USA.
18. Thomas Branch was born 1658, Henrico, Virginia, USA; died 4 Dec 1728, Henrico, Virginia, USA.
38. George Archer was born 1630, London, England; died 2 Nov 1675, Henrico, Virginia, USA.
George married Elizabeth Wood. Elizabeth was born 1631, Henrico, Virginia, USA; died 1678, Henrico, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet]
39. Elizabeth Wood was born 1631, Henrico, Virginia, USA; died 1678, Henrico, Virginia, USA.
19. Elizabeth Archer was born 1658, Henrico, Virginia, USA; died 30 Nov 1766, Henrico, Virginia, USA.
42. Thomas Batte was born 1638, Oakwell, Yorkshire, England; died Aft 1692, Charles City, Virginia, USA.
Thomas married Mary Randolph 1664, Henrico, Virginia, USA. Mary was born 1634, Henrico, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet]
43. Mary Randolph was born 1634, Henrico, Virginia, USA.
21. Mary Batte was born 1668, Prince George, Virginia, USA.
52. Richard Pace, II was born 1638, Jamestown, James, Virginia, USA (son of George Pace and Sarah Aran Maycocke); died Feb 1678, Charles City, Charles City, Virginia, USA.
Richard married Mary Knowles 13 Mar 1660, Charles City, Charles City, Virginia, USA. Mary was born 9 Apr 1641, Henrico, Virginia, USA; died 1692, Charles City, Charles City, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet]
53. Mary Knowles was born 9 Apr 1641, Henrico, Virginia, USA; died 1692, Charles City, Charles City, Virginia, USA.
26. Richard Pace, III was born 1665, Charles City, Charles City, Virginia, USA; died 6 Jan 1738, Bertie, North Carolina, USA.
54. Francis Poythress, II was born 1639, Charles City, Charles City, Virginia, USA (son of Capt Francis Poythress and Alice Payton); died 1688, Amelia, Virginia, USA.
Francis married Rebecca Coggin 1668, Charles City, Virginia, USA. Rebecca was born 1660, Charles City, Virginia, USA; died 1693, Surry, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet]
55. Rebecca Coggin was born 1660, Charles City, Virginia, USA; died 1693, Surry, Virginia, USA.
27. Rebecca Poythress was born 1672, Charles City, Charles City, Virginia, USA; died 13 Mar 1736, Bertie, North Carolina, USA.
58. Robert Harrison, Jr was born 1613, York, Virginia, USA (son of Robert Harrison and Eleanor); died 1668, York, Virginia, USA.
Robert married Elizabeth Comins 1650, York, Virginia, USA. Elizabeth was born 1620, Virginia, USA; died 1667, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet]
59. Elizabeth Comins was born 1620, Virginia, USA; died 1667, Virginia, USA.
29. Frances Harrison was born 1668, Charles City, Virginia, USA; died 21 Oct 1693, Virginia, USA.
72. Christopher Branch was born 2 Sep 1602, London, London, England (son of Lionel Branch and Valentia Sparkes); died 20 Jun 1681, Henrico, Virginia, USA.
Christopher married Mary Addie 2 Sep 1619, London, England. Mary was born 1602, Darton, Yorkshire, England; died 1630, Henrico, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet]
73. Mary Addie was born 1602, Darton, Yorkshire, England; died 1630, Henrico, Virginia, USA.
Christopher Branch was born 1627, Henrico, Virginia, USA; died 1665, Charles City, Virginia, USA.
36. Thomas Branch was born 1623, Henrico, Virginia, USA; died 2 Aug 1694, Varina, Henrico, Virginia, USA.
William Branch was born 1625, Henrico, Virginia, USA; died 1676, Henrico, Virginia, USA.
104. George Pace was born Dec 1609, Wapping, Middlesex, England (son of Richard Pace and Isabella Smythe); died 4 Jun 1655, Charles City, Charles City, Virginia, USA; was buried , Jamestown, James, Virginia, USA.
George married Sarah Aran Maycocke 1637, James, Virginia, USA. Sarah was born Dec 1621, Jamestown, James, Virginia, USA; died 1653, Charles City, Charles City, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet]
105. Sarah Aran Maycocke was born Dec 1621, Jamestown, James, Virginia, USA; died 1653, Charles City, Charles City, Virginia, USA.
52. Richard Pace, II was born 1638, Jamestown, James, Virginia, USA; died Feb 1678, Charles City, Charles City, Virginia, USA.
108. Capt Francis Poythress was born 1614, Middlesex, England; died 1661, Charles City, Charles City, Virginia, USA.
Capt married Alice Payton 1630, Virginia, USA. Alice was born 1610, London, London, England; died 1675, Charles City, Charles City, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet]
109. Alice Payton was born 1610, London, London, England; died 1675, Charles City, Charles City, Virginia, USA.
Jane Poythress was born 10 Oct 1634, Jamestown, James, Virginia, USA; died 1676, Charles City, Charles City, Virginia, USA.
54. Francis Poythress, II was born 1639, Charles City, Charles City, Virginia, USA; died 1688, Amelia, Virginia, USA.
116. Robert Harrison was born 1585, London, England.
Robert married Eleanor. Eleanor was born 1624, England; died 1680, England. [Group Sheet]
117. Eleanor was born 1624, England; died 1680, England.
58. Robert Harrison, Jr was born 1613, York, Virginia, USA; died 1668, York, Virginia, USA.
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Q: How to access Json element with the name "long" and "short" I am trying to access a json element with the name "long", but VS gives an error, it detects it as a 16 bit signed integer.
The other elements in Json I can access , except element "long" and  "short".
Is there a way around this?
var resultOpenPositions = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<Root>(JsonopenPositions);
string ShrtLong = resultOpenPositions.positions[0].long.units; // long here gives error , vs detects it as a 16 bit signed integer

// Root myDeserializedClass = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<Root>(myJsonResponse);
    public class Long
    {
        public string averagePrice { get; set; }
        public string pl { get; set; }
        public string resettablePL { get; set; }
        public List<string> tradeIDs { get; set; }
        public string units { get; set; }
        public string unrealizedPL { get; set; }
    }

    public class Short
    {
        public string pl { get; set; }
        public string resettablePL { get; set; }
        public string units { get; set; }
        public string unrealizedPL { get; set; }
        public string averagePrice { get; set; }
        public List<string> tradeIDs { get; set; }
    }

    public class Position
    {
        public string instrument { get; set; }
        public Long @long { get; set; }
        public string pl { get; set; }
        public string resettablePL { get; set; }
        public Short @short { get; set; }
        public string unrealizedPL { get; set; }
    }

    public class Root
    {
        public string lastTransactionID { get; set; }
        public List<Position> positions { get; set; }
    }

here is the json part:
{
  "positions": [
    {
      "instrument": "EUR_USD",
      "long": {
        "units": "1",
        "averagePrice": "1.13093",
        "pl": "-1077.2255",
        "resettablePL": "-1077.2255",
        "financing": "-48.6223",
        "dividendAdjustment": "0.0000",
        "guaranteedExecutionFees": "0.0000",
        "tradeIDs": [
          "17800"
        ],
        "unrealizedPL": "-0.0001"
      },
      "short": {
        "units": "0",
        "pl": "-543.3196",
        "resettablePL": "-543.3196",
        "financing": "-3.1941",
        "dividendAdjustment": "0.0000",
        "guaranteedExecutionFees": "0.0000",
        "unrealizedPL": "0.0000"
      },
      "pl": "-1620.5451",
      "resettablePL": "-1620.5451",
      "financing": "-51.8164",
      "commission": "0.0000",
      "dividendAdjustment": "0.0000",
      "guaranteedExecutionFees": "0.0000",
      "unrealizedPL": "-0.0001",
      "marginUsed": "0.0333"
    }
  ],
  "lastTransactionID": "17800"
}

A: Prefix the call to the property name with an @:

Keywords are predefined, reserved identifiers that have special meanings to the compiler. They cannot be used as identifiers in your program unless they include @ as a prefix. For example, @if is a valid identifier, but if is not because if is a keyword.

string ShrtLong = resultOpenPositions.positions[0].@long.units;

Alternativelly, configure the serializer to handle camel cased json elements while having Pascal  cased properties on your model.

A: IMHO, the best way is to use [JsonProperty] attribute. And you don't need 2 classes Long and Short, it would be enough just one.
Code
var resultOpenPositions = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<Root(JsonopenPositions);
string ShrtLong = resultOpenPositions.positions[0].longPosition.units;

classes
  public class Root
    {
        public string lastTransactionID { get; set; }
        public List<Position> positions { get; set; }
    }

    public class Position
    {
        public string pl { get; set; }
        public string instrument { get; set; }
        [JsonProperty("long")]
        public PositionPL longPosition { get; set; }
        [JsonProperty("short")]
        public PositionPL shortPosition { get; set; }
        public string resettablePL { get; set; }
        public string unrealizedPL { get; set; }
    }

  public class PositionPL
    {
        public string pl { get; set; }
        public string averagePrice { get; set; }
        public string resettablePL { get; set; }
        public List<string> tradeIDs { get; set; }
        public string units { get; set; }
        public string unrealizedPL { get; set; }
    }

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Bulldog was bound to eventually launch an 8Mbps product, and it now has. Rather than offer 4Mbps and 8Mbps services, Bulldog are now simply selling just an 8Mbps service. Existing 4Mbps users will have their service speed upgraded to 8Mbps for free where the line will support a higher speed service. The free regrades are due to start on 15th June 2005.
The Bulldog @ctive services are based around a fully unbundled line, which requires you to take the Bulldog telephone service. The connection charge on all four services is £1. It should be remembered that the speed of service is up to 8Mbps, and is dependent on the quality of the telephone line.


I figured that would be the case. Unfortunately everyone's upgraded their consoles at the cost of their PS2. I have plans on getting another next year, I'm waiting to see how this programs for downloading PS2 games on PSN turns out.
Oh yeah, they're not bad at all price wise. At the time being though, I have a laundry list of games to snag before I pick up a PS2 again. I'm still amazed at how the next 7 months can be one of the greatest periods of gaming. There are just so many fantastic games being released. I can count on being broke for quite some time lol.
I really liked the first 2. Finished those. Looking forward to GoW3!


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Q: Passing reference on every method call or once on instance creation I'm making a simple game, and it has a single instance of a class named Game that deals with all the logic of the game.
Many of the classes in the project have a method called tick() which is called from within the Game instance 60 times per second and deals with updating information. Such instances are stored in list(s) in the Game class.
This method requires access to the Game class and currently looks like this:
MyClass {
    public void tick(Game game) {
        ...
    }
}

My question is - would it be better to do as I am doing now and pass a reference hundreds and thousands of times per second to all the instances that require it or simply pass a single reference to these instances on creation and have the classes look like so:
MyClass {
    private Game game;
    public MyClass(Game game) { this.game = game }
    public void tick() { ... }
}

Basically, how taxing it is to pass this reference so many times every second?
Thanks in advance.
Edit:
Perhaps another option is to mark all the required members of the Game class as static and calling them as such without a reference at all?..

A: It's not that taxing.  You should make the decision based on design, not speed.
Does the Game passed in ever change?  If not, it's probably best to pass it in during the constructor, and make the field final for clarity.
But, are there many many Games?  If so, it probably makes sense to pass it in the method so you don't have to construct tons and tons of MyClass - you can make due (perhaps) with only one.

A: Please profile before you find this to be a bottleneck. I don't think this really matters in your program.
But the cons are that the memory occupied by MyClass will increase if it has Game as a member. If you are creating a lot of MyClass your program will use more memory.

A: You'd probably have to profile this to get a definitive answer. You're balancing the cost of pushing an argument onto the stack and accessing the argument inside the function versus accessing an instance field from within the function. My guess is that this will be close to a wash.
If game changes identity during execution, then there's a big win for passing it as an argument every time. It doesn't sound like that applies in your case, however.

A: I was sure that there is no (or minimal) taxing but decided to verify this fact. Here is my code:
public class Test {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        Test t = new Test();

        long before = System.currentTimeMillis();
        for (int i = 0;  i < 10000000;  i++) {
            t.foo();
        }
        long after = System.currentTimeMillis();
        System.out.println("no args: " + (after - before));

        before = System.currentTimeMillis();
        for (int i = 0;  i < 10000000;  i++) {
            t.foo(t);
        }
        after = System.currentTimeMillis();
        System.out.println("with args: " + (after - before));

    }

    private int foo() {
        return hashCode() * 2;
    }

    private int foo(Object arg) {
        return arg.hashCode() * 2;
    }
}

I ran it several times and did not see any significant difference between foo() and foo(Object) calls performance. Moreover sometimes arg-full version runs faster than arg-less:
c:\temp>java -cp . Test
no args: 17
with args: 20

c:\temp>java -cp . Test
no args: 17
with args: 18

c:\temp>java -cp . Test
no args: 16
with args: 19

c:\temp>java -cp . Test
no args: 17
with args: 18


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Dante Tonge, 28, of Charlotte Amalie was arrested and charged with aiding and abetting–grand larceny, conspiracy to commit robbery and third-degree robbery, the Virgin Islands Police Department said.
"On Saturday, March 30, 2019, at approximately 5:10 p.m., it was reported that Dante Tonge grabbed the victim while another unknown male individual without authorization, searched the victim's pockets and removed cash in the amount of two thousand and five Dollars ($2,005.00) U.S currency," VIPD spokesman Glen Dratte said.
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The rivalry between Sebastian Vettel and Lewis Hamilton looks set to intensify under the dazzling floodlights.
Vettel has previous in Bahrain with three Sakhir wins to his name, a record he shares with Fernando Alonso. Ferrari, meanwhile, have five wins at the track so expectations in the Italian team's camp will be high. For added motivation, nine of the previous 13 winners in Bahrain have gone on to lift the drivers' championship.
Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes were cruising at the Australian GP, but Sebastian Vettel was the unlikely victor. How did he do it? After 25 laps of the Australian GP, Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes were in complete control. Six seconds ahead of closest challenger Kimi Raikkonen with his Ferrari team-mate Sebastian Vettel leading the race but yet to pit, the world champions seemed destined for a comfortable victory.
On Lap 19, it seemed as if the Scuderia were placing their race-winning eggs in Raikkonen's basket, pitting the Finn -who was running second behind Hamilton – to put pressure on Mercedes.
Mercedes responded straight away to cover off their rivals, bringing in Hamilton one lap later for the same soft tyres. Not only did this work, but they extended their advantage over Raikkonen from three to five seconds.
So far, so good. But what the Silver Arrows didn't account for was not one, but two Haas pitstop malfunctions with both Kevin Magnussen and Romain Grosjean retiring from the race and pulling their cars to the side of the track due to loose wheel fittings.
The second of those retirements saw a Virtual Safety Car deployed – and enabled Ferrari to pounce. Vettel was around 12 seconds ahead of Hamilton prior to Grosjean's exit but pit-stops at Melbourne's Albert Park take around 23 seconds, so in theory the German would have been more than 10 seconds behind Hamilton after pitting in normal conditions.
But the Virtual Safety Car meant Hamilton and the rest of the field had to slow to a set pace, while Vettel could dive into the pits and make up much more ground than he would otherwise be able to manage. The pitlane, in contrast to the track, did not have an additional speed restriction due to the VSC. The German coming out ahead of Raikkonen was to be expected, but Vettel even emerged from the pits marginally in front of a startled Hamilton.
"I never know how it is going to pan out," he said. "You don't get a good understanding until after four races." The point being that Formula 1 cars do not behave the same on all types of tracks, and the gaps will ebb and flow.
Hamilton said he could have done a number of things to prevent what happened had he only known the problem waiting to trip Mercedes up. Team boss Toto Wolff added they would have asked him to build a bigger gap in the first stint. As he only needed another second or so, it's hard to imagine he would not have been able to do it.