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Controversial paint cleaned off rock by unknown party
By Sean Willett, July 12 2017 —
University of Calgary students this summer may be surprised to see that one of the school's iconic 'rocks' — campus fixtures on which students are allowed to paint messages — has had many of its layers of paint removed. With both the U of C and the Students' Union denying involvement, it's unclear who is responsible for the unusual occurrence.
Originally dug up during the construction of the U of C's Social Sciences building, the two rocks have been campus staples since 1968. Students are free to paint the rocks without university censorship, with messages ranging from details about upcoming events to controversial political messages. The frequency of the latter increased since the 2016 U.S. presidential election, with messages like "lock her up" and "kill fascists" appearing on the rock outside of the MacKimmie Library Tower.
The rocks have featured many political messages in recent months.
It was this rock that was cleaned off at some point in late June. Before, the rock had sported slogans supporting the image aggregate website 9gag.com, which in turn covered a series of messages opposing fascism. While controversial content on the rock is often painted over, the actual removal of paint is almost unheard of.
So far, it is unknown who cleaned the rock. On June 23, the @UCalgary Twitter account tweeted a picture of the cleaned-off rock with the caption "#UCalgary Rock is cleaned up and ready for another year of storytelling on this sunny Friday morning. #FridayFeeling." This led some Twitter users to assume that U of C staff cleaned the rock, possibly in response to the controversial messages that had previously adorned it. However, the U of C was quick to clarify that their staff had only "cleaned up paint chips on the ground" and that both the school and the SU have no official procedure in place for cleaning the rock.
"We don't own the rock, though there's been some confusion over whether or not we do," said SU vice-president student life Hilary Jahelka. "If someone takes the initiative to clean up the rock, then — as long as they don't leave a lot of paint lying around — that's their prerogative."
Jahelka explained that the SU will never directly interfere with messages painted on the rock. If hateful or extreme content does appear, the SU will refer any complaints to the campus community or the university.
"As a students' union, we respect the freedom of expression," she said. "But saying that, we also recognize that people deserve the right to have an inclusive campus environment. So when voicing an opinion, it should be in a respectful way that doesn't infringe on the basic human rights of others."
Tagged: controversy, Free speech, Hilary Jahelka, politics, rock, students' union, twitter


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Home » Sports » Lacrosse » Michigan beats Dartmouth 11-10 on Garrett's 2OT winner
Michigan beats Dartmouth 11-10 on Garrett's 2OT winner
by Jack Kingsley February 17, 2019 April 20, 2021
As time ran down in the first overtime period, Molly Garrett took an open shot in front and missed wide. She immediately went down with an injury.
Less than 5 minutes later, the junior midfielder was back on the field. Forty-eight seconds into the second overtime period, she had the same opportunity, but this time she converted for her fourth goal of the season, breaking the tie and giving the Michigan women's lacrosse team (4-0) an 11-10 win over Dartmouth (0-2).
"I was kind of just putting my head down saying 'This one's mine, this one's for the team,' " Garrett said.
While Garrett's heroics decided the game, the Wolverines seemed to pull away with 15 minutes left in the second half. They came out of halftime strong, scoring five goals in the first 15 minutes of the second half to take a 10-7 lead. Sophomore attacker Caitlin Muir was a big reason for this, scoring one goal and assisting on two early in the half thanks to her stellar play behind the Dartmouth goal.
Additionally, Michigan's play in the draw circle greatly improved in the second half. After controlling just four of 11 draws in the first half, the Wolverines controlled the first five of the second half, and only lost one in the first 15 minutes. When they were winning draws, they were at their best.
"Draw controls were huge," said Michigan coach Hannah Nielsen. "The Dartmouth draw girl is extremely talented and we won the battle 15-10 there."
After a strong start to the half, Michigan let Dartmouth back into the game but could have put them away with better offensive play down the stretch. The Wolverines led by three with less than nine minutes to play in regulation when a turnover by senior defenseman Gabby Burns and a foul by junior defenseman Quinn Melidona led to a Dartmouth goal on the advantage, cutting the lead to 10-8.
Michigan's defense recovered after the goal, but its offense never did. In the final eight minutes of regulation, the Wolverines turned the ball over three times, committed four fouls, and earned two yellow cards. Senior goalkeeper Mira Shane and the defense bailed them out, making big saves and forcing Dartmouth turnovers, but eventually, the sloppy play caught up with them. The Big Green scored on two free position shots in the final 1:47, tying the game at 10-10 and forcing overtime.
"I think it was just youth and inexperience in close games from our offense," Nielsen said. "We had times where our defense was getting us back the ball and we were taking the first option or just taking less than 90-plus percent opportunities."
Even though Dartmouth came back, the Wolverines showed resiliency in overtime. They continued to play hard so they wouldn't lose a game that they seemed to have control of late in the second half, culminating in Garrett's game-winner.
Now 4-0 after two wins this weekend, Michigan is off to its best start in the history of the program. While there are still improvements to be made, winning close games like this will be extremely beneficial as the season progresses.
"I think it shows how mature we are and how we've grown as a program and how we're able to handle that and have those people out there to keep each other calm, cool, collected," Garrett said. "We can handle it."
Michigan narrowly defeats Maryland in a 2-1 overtime affair
No. 2 Michigan drops final regular season game against No. 7 Penn State
No. 2 Michigan suffers first loss of season against No. 1 Iowa, rebounds against Indiana

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This is an updated version of "Heritage Highway" below, including all buildings and cemeteries etc that are included in the 2011 provincial inventory "Inventaire du patrimoine bâti de la région de l'Outaouais", or the 2003 "Inventaire des lieux de culte du Québec".
Heritage highway, the scenic route to the Pontiac.
Route patrimoniale - maisons et églises patrimoniale de la municipalité de Pontiac (cantons d'Eardley et Onslow et villages de Quyon et Luskville) - Patrimoine pontissois.
Desolé, texte seulement en anglais.
Describes heritage buildings, and information for visitors from the start of Eardley Road in Aylmer, along Highway 148 in the municipality of Pontiac (before 1975, Eardley and Onslow townships and Quyon village), with interesting diversions along the old highway 8 through Luskville village, Taber Rd, and through Quyon village to Wyman.
More information on Herdman (Hurdman) family.
1861 census data for Eardley and Onslow townships (pdf files, transcribed partially in 2009, ie not complete).
for residents of the region and visitors.
Reports of Pontiac council meetings etc, by Mo Laidlaw.
May 2016 map of electoral boundaries for January 2017 on.
Action Pontiac on Facebook: news and information for residents, by residents.
Articles on local history, farming, protecting the natural environment and local issues.
Arbres notables / Notable trees - big trees, little trees, flowers, fruit, dying elms etc.
Books about the area, heritage houses and early families.
Joseph Mondion, Philemon Wright, Joseph Wyman, John Christian Mohr, John Egan, Walton Smith, the Prince of Wales, John James Muldoon and Douglas Humphreys Pimlott all played a part. Learn about Pontiac Village, the local churches, the Pontiac Pacific Junction railway, mining and the Quyon ferry.
Gatineau Park. 61% of the park is in the municipality, including all the wilderness area around Lac La Pêche.
Statistics of the municipality of Pontiac.
This 4 minute slide show takes you along the historic Aylmer road - from Symmes Inn (Aylmer) to rue Eddy (Hull), showing some of the older buildings and the generally green and attractive appearance of this route, as well as newer additions. Parts of the road now go by other names - boulevard Alexandre-Taché in Hull, and rue Principale in Aylmer.
What are the traffic rules for roundabouts in Québec?
Steamboats on the Ottawa River.
Canoe travel on the Ottawa River.


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A magnificent eighteenth century residence nestled within the Versilia hills, dominating the Tuscany coast, surrounded by picturesque Italian gardens and centuries-old olive groves.
The restoration, carried out with full respect of the original building materials, has created a stylish holiday retreat, which retains all the charm of the historic residence together with the tranquility and privacy of a private home.
The breathtaking panoramic view of the sea, Versilia plains and Tuscan hills can be appreciated from the house, swimming pool, gardens and terrace, where continental breakfasts are served with fresh local produce.
The large living rooms are a triumph of 18th century frescoes with beautiful beamed ceilings, fine period furniture and unique pieces of art.
The six guest rooms and suites, all overlooking the enchanting landscape, are furnished with authentic antiques and some characterized with clever design touches. The stylish bathrooms are finished with fine Italian marble and hand-painted ceramic tiles.
Here you will experience relax, nature, art, culture and sports. In addition to the local medieval town of Pietrasanta, the most important art cities of Tuscany such as Lucca, Pisa, Florence and Siena are easily reachable through landscapes of rare beauty. The marble quarries of Carrara in which Michelangelo carved his masterpiece are a short drive away as are the "Cinque Terre" and the Alpian Alps.
The famous beaches of Versilia with surfing, sailing schools and the golf course at Forte dei Marmi are located just minutes away. Relaxing walks through country paths from the villa leading to ancient villages such as Saint Lucia and Monteggiori or designer shopping in the fashionable centre of Forte dei Marmi are only part of what is available to complete your holiday.


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Stocking and Hosiery Manufacturing
By: Mike Michaelsen
Published : Nov 2006
A narrow calf that leads down to a well-turned ankle has something that men find difficult to ignore. When the same leg is covered in a sheer stocking, ignoring it becomes practically impossible!
Women's hosiery as we know it today -- whether the tantalizing Cuban heel seamed stockings that's carefully rolled on for those special evenings or the practical pantyhose worn to the office -- are a far cry from the coarse, hand-knitted wool stockings worn by the peasants of the 17th century.
Not only have the machines invented in [when] been improved upon, a variety of style changes have also been made to women's hosiery during the past half century.
A 1950s invention marked a temporary disappearance of seamed stockings, and the short skirts of the 1960s led to the invention of pantyhose -- passion killers as far as male stocking enthusiasts were concerned.
Modern women seem to have settled on a mixture of the practical with the aesthetically pleasing, with a greater selection of pantyhose being available for day-to-day wear along with a welcome renaissance for seamed stockings.
Modern hosiery manufacturing has to accommodate the high demand for quality goods. From the finest 7 denier sheer stockings, through multi-colored and wildly patterned hose and onwards to practical 60 denier pantyhose, women want the best.
Modern stockings and pantyhose are produced on circular machines that eliminate the need for back seams by knitting tubes that are then 'set' to the shape of the leg. While the first circular machines produced sheer stockings with a reinforced heel pocket, modern machines have eliminated this, offering a better fit regardless of the wearer's shoe size.
The addition of lycra to the stocking yarn is possibly the biggest break-through in hosiery manufacturing; the result being stockings and pantyhose that combine elasticity with the ability to cling perfectly to the leg.
Unfortunately, the addition of lycra to women's hosiery has one draw-back.
"While lycra's great," says Janine Burke, a beauty consultant and regular customer at www.stockingshopping.com, "I really miss that sheer stocking effect you get with old-fashioned style stockings." A sentiment shared by many a true stocking connoisseur.
Seamed stockings, having made a huge come-back in recent years, are still available but are manufactured using a different method -- one that was used before the invention of the circular machine.
Following the original hosiery manufacturing techniques of the 30s - 50s, flat knitting is used. After the fabric has been produced, each stocking is individually seamed. The top of the seam has a 'finishing loop', a small hole that every seamed stocking has as a result of the machinist turning the welt -- the stocking top -- inside out, in order to finish off.
Once sewn, the stockings are 'boarded'. This is a process where each stocking is stretched over a flat metal leg form and 'set' with steam. The knit tightens, creases are eliminated and the leg is correctly shaped.
Because the process is time consuming, seamed stockings are never cheap. Couple this with the fact that around a third of production -- especially during the production of sheer stockings -- is discarded during quality control and you'll understand why.
While the women's hosiery manufacturing process will undoubtedly continue to evolve, there will always be a demand for the sheer stockings of bygone days that are equally as loved by the women who wear them as the men who appreciate the sight of a 'bit of stocking top'.
Hosiery manufacturing has come a long way -- wear your stockings with pride!
Mike Michaelsen is the owner of http://www.stockingshopping.com, an online specialty stockings shop with over 2000 item numbers on stock.
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It's happened to all of us. You create a great design in Cricut Design Space and decide it's destined to be on a t-shirt. You send your Siser® heat transfer vinyl through the cutter and do a happy dance as you unload the material. Your happy dance is cut short by groans of frustration when your HTV does not weed easy. Sometimes the blade did not cut deep enough which results in parts of the design peeling up with the excess. Other times the blade cuts too deep which results in a ripped carrier sheet and a complicated weeding process. Before you bust out your Stress Reduction Kit check out this guide for an easy way to get good cut lines every time!
Save yourself the headache and yards of wasted material by utilizing a nifty tool called a test cut. A test cut helps you find the ideal settings for the blade and material you're working with. A well used blade will need higher cut settings than a fresh, new blade. Additionally, different colors of the same heat transfer vinyl may require different cut settings. You may not detect the slight variances between colors, but your test cut may clue in. This is why it's important to do a test cut every time you change the HTV on the mat.
While the Brother ScanNCuts and Silhouette Cameos have built in test cut functions, the Cricut cutters do not. Don't worry though, I've made up a test cut file that you can save in your Cricut Design Space and use to your heart's desire!
While having the file is nice, you'll also need to know what to look for in a good cut. A good cut slices through the heat transfer material, but not through the clear carrier on the face of the material. The shiny side of the material is the clear carrier. The carrier holds the heat transfer vinyl pieces in place so they're always properly aligned. The carrier side goes face down because we need it to stay intact for heat application, so we cut through the duller adhesive side of the material. During heat application the carrier side will be face up. This is why you must always mirror your image and text in your designs before cutting.
When the HTV is on the mat, load it into the Cricut and select "Iron On" on the dial as a starting setting for your test cuts.
Can I see cut marks on the carrier sheet? Do the corners connect and make sharp points? Is the circle smooth and complete?
Visible cut marks, a completely smooth circle, and sharp corners. This is a good test cut!
If you can say yes to all of those, then it's probably a good test cut. However you'll need to check one more thing. Feel the smooth carrier side of the test cut. If you can feel the cut lines then your cut is too deep and you need to switch to a lower setting. Sometimes your cut may be so deep that it cuts through the carrier. This is definitely not the cut we want.
I can feel the cut lines through the carrier. This is a bad test cut.
If the carrier is cut through then the cut setting is too high.
If you can't see cut marks at all you may have already known it was a bad test cut from the weeding process. When the cut setting is too low the shapes aren't fully cut and your circle and square may still be attached to each other. Choose a higher setting and try another test cut.
I can't see the circle cut mark at all. This is a bad test cut.
If your shapes are still connected then your cut setting is too low.
Occasionally, you may find the "Iron On" setting is not quite enough and the "Light Cardstock" setting is too much. In these cases, you'll need to use the "Custom" setting on the dial to choose a material that's in between the two. Cricut explains how to use the Custom setting here. Finding the best cut settings for your material only takes a few minutes but saves you hours of frustration. You can save the free test cut file to your Cricut Design Space account by going here.
Did you upgrade to the Cricut Maker? Check out this post instead!
New to HTV? Still want to reach for that Stress Reduction Kit? Check out the HTV Basics for Beginners.
If you have any questions about this post feel free to leave them in the comment section below!
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Beverly, sorry to hear you're having troubles! The standard blade for the Cricut is able to cut Holographic HTV, but you may need to use a higher setting on the dial than what we suggest. Since Holographic can be tricky, we've made a post just for tips on cutting it.
I used the fabric option and it cut the holographic vinyl perfect?
Nice tutorial. But i'm really new about this. 1 question please. The Cricut Design Space software can use for all Cricut machines or it can use specific model?
Cricut Design Space can be used for the following machines: Cricut Explore, Cricut Explore Air, Cricut Explore One, Cricut Explore Air 2, and the Cricut Maker.
My blade just cut through the glitter htv and straight to the mat can my design be salvaged or is it ruined now?
Hey Shannon! The HTV pieces can still be applied, however now you'll need to align them individually on whatever surface you're decorating. It's as if you're working with hand cut pieces.
Hello! I'd suggest going into the Custom Material Settings window and either selecting a pre-set with a lower pressure or manually editing the Iron On setting until you find an ideal pressure. A small test cut can help you make these adjustments without wasting a lot of material.
When cutting letters with sisser glitter HTV, it seems to lift the access flaps which then get in the way of my cut path…I was at the highest pressure already on my cricut air…how do i prevent this from happening? I was on custom settings for glitter iron on…should I be using another setting?
Hi Ronnie! Our suggested setting for Glitter HTV on the Cricut is Iron On+. If you have to increase you pressure to the highest setting in order to cut Glitter then it's likely time to consider replacing your blade. Before that though, I would try cleaning your blade and housing. A scrap of material may be stuck in it and could be catching the Glitter HTV and causing the lifting during the cutting process. Another possibility is your cut file is too small and/or complex to achieve with Glitter HTV, so you may want to try cutting it out with EasyWeed®. If you're still experiencing issues after these troubleshooting tips, please email support@siserna.com for additional help.
I am cutting a design out of glitter HTV. There is a lot of excess glitteron the carrier sheet after I weed my design. I don't want this on my finished product. What do I need to do?
Good question, Binnie! The excess glitter on the carrier sheet doesn't have any adhesive attached so it actually will not transfer to the fabric. The excess might stick to any HTV that's already been applied, but it can usually be brushed off after application. If that's also a concern for you though, you can avoid it by pressing for 5 seconds, peeling the carrier and pressing with a cover sheet for the remaining 5-10 seconds. This pressing method prevents excess glitter the most.
Hi, I am a first time user of the buffalo plaid htv and wanted to know which side a place down side on my cutting board do I put the plaid side down to cut or face up to cut. Help!!!
Hi Devonna! If you're cutting EasyPatterns®, then the pattern side goes face down on your cutting mat and make sure to mirror your design. However, if your pattern HTV comes with a clear mask then you'll cut pattern side up and do not mirror your artwork. After cutting, you can weed the excess and pick up your HTV with the mask for heat application.


Hey fellow Journeyers! Jeremy here. We are continuing on our "Journey with Luke". Today, we are diving into Luke 20 on the Living Unleashed Podcast. Who is the authority in your life? What do you do with Jesus? As Jesus gets nearer to the cross, he leads us to ponder these questions. Join us on the journey with today's podcast and jump into the ongoing conversation in the comments.


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U.S. loses heartbreaker
Raf Casert
SALVADOR, Brazil – They captured the eyes and hearts of a suddenly awakened soccer nation, who gathered in unprecedented numbers to watch the world's game.
But the end of the ride came at the exact same point as four years ago: with a loss in extra time in the World Cup's round of 16.
Belgium scored twice in extra time then held on for a 2-1 win Tuesday.
"It's heartbreaking," goalkeeper Tim Howard said. "I don't think we could have given it more."
Howard, playing the finest game of his career, stopped a dozen shots with his legs and arms to keep the Americans even through regulation and force an additional 30 minutes. He wound up with 16 saves — the most in the World Cup since 1966.
Before exiting, the U.S. showed the spunk that captured America's attention. Julian Green, at 19 the youngest player on the U.S. roster, stuck out his right foot to volley in Michael Bradley's pass over the defense in the 107th minute, two minutes after entering the game.
They nearly tied it up in the 114th, when Clint Dempsey peeled off the ball and was stopped point-blank by goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois after being fed by Bradley on a free kick.
But it wasn't enough, and U.S. players fell to the field at the final whistle in their all-white uniforms like so many crumpled tissues.
"I think they made their country proud with this performance," coach Jurgen Klinsmann said.
The Americans advanced from a difficult first-round group that included Germany, Portugal and Ghana to reach the knockout rounds of consecutive World Cups for the first time. Four years ago, they were eliminated in South Africa by Ghana 1-0 on a goal in the third minute of extra time.
Fans who had made the trek south of the equator chanting "I believe that we will win!" could hardly believe they lost, extending a World Cup winless streak against European nations to nine games over 12 years.
The crowd of 51,227 at Arena Fonte Nova appeared to be about one third pro-U.S., with 10 percent backing the Belgians and the rest neutral. Back home, millions watched across the United States in offices, homes and public gatherings that includes a huge crowd in Chicago's Soldier Field.
"There's a lot to build on going forward," Klinsmann said.
President Barack Obama joined about 200 staffers in an Executive Office Building auditorium to watch the second half.
"I believe!" he exclaimed as he walked in at the front of the hall. "I believe!"
That sparked a chorus of the chant, and as Obama took a front-row seat, he said sheepishly: "I was worried that if I walked in and Belgium scored, I'd get in trouble."
In its first World Cup under Jurgen Klinsmann, the U.S. had promised to play attacking soccer. But once again the Americans had trouble maintaining possession and for much of the night it seemed as if the field were tilted.
The 35-year-old Howard kept saving his team. Belgium had 38 shots to 14 by the U.S.
But when Matt Besler lost his balance on an attack down the right, Romelu Lukaku sped in alone and crossed in front of the goal. The ball rebounded off defender Omar Gonzalez, and Kevin De Bruyne controlled it, spun and beat Howard just over his right foot in the third minute of extra time.
Then with the U.S. pushing for an equalizer, De Bruyne burst ahead and fed Lukaku. He slotted the ball past Howard, his Everton teammate, seeming to put the Red Devils out of reach in the 105th minute.
But Green, among five German-Americans on the U.S. roster and a surprise pick, woke up the team and its fans with his first touch of the game, setting off raucous chants of "U-S-A! U-S-A!" But there would be no final comeback this time.
"You get to this point and these games are always about a play here and play there," Bradley said.
Chris Wondolowski had a chance to win it in stoppage time when Jermaine Jones flicked the ball to him at the top of the 6-yard box, but with Courtois coming out Wondolowski put the ball over the crossbar.
U.S. forward Jozy Altidore, recovering from a strained hamstring, did not play.
"The dream falls short, but this is an incredible group," Howard said, "and we'll never forget this night."
Key Statistic
• Belgium: 27
• United States: 9
Next Games
• Quarterfinal: France vs. Germany, noon, ESPN2
• Quarterfinal: Brazil vs. Columbia, 4 p.m., ESPN


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Welcome To The Inversion
Authored by Robert Gore via Straight Line Logic blog,
Getting along by going along with the patently absurd…
A seamless web, they all believe because they all believe.
– The Gordian Knot, Robert Gore, 2000
If it seems like the world has turned upside down it's because it has. Right is wrong and wrong is right. Truth is lies and lies are truth. Knowledge is ignorance and ignorance is knowledge. Success is failure and failure is success. Reality is illusion and illusion is reality.
It would be comforting to say that this inversion is a plot by nefarious others. Comforting, but not true, in the pre-inversion meaning of the word true. Rather it stems from answers to questions that confront everyone. To think for yourself or believe with the group? To stand alone or cower with the crowd? It's the conflict between the individual and the collective, and between what's true and what's believed.
We live in an age of fear. It's not fear of germs, war, poverty or any other tangible threat that most besets humanity. It's the fear of being disliked and ostracized by the group.
If every age has its emblematic technology, ours is social media, with its cloying likes and thumbs up and its vicious cancellations, doxing, and deplatforming. No longer must you wander through life plagued by that nagging insecurity—am I liked? Now you can keep virtual score: you not only know if you're liked or disliked, you know how much and by whom. Unfortunately, that knowledge doesn't seem to help; the scoreboards only amplify the insecurity. What was once an occasionally troubling question, privately asked of one's self, has become a widely held, public obsession.
The official Covid-19 response is the apotheosis of inversion and probably the one that runs it off the rails. There's a model that has repeatedly erred predicting infection and death rates by orders of magnitude. Use it! Politicians and bureaucrats, the two most power-hungry groups on the planet, are clamoring for unlimited powers to destroy jobs, businesses, economies, lives, and liberty. Give it to 'em, no questions asked! Sunshine, Vitamin D, fresh air, and exercise prevent diseases and lessen their symptoms' severity. Lock 'em up! Lockdowns aren't working. Lock 'em up harder! Masks don't prevent or hinder viral transmission, their packaging says so. Double, triple, or better yet, quadruple mask! At high cycle thresholds, the PCR test throws off many false positives, inflating case counts. Crank up the cycle thresholds until Biden gets in office! Cheap medicines hydroxychloroquine, and ivermectin both prevent and cure the disease, provided it's not too far advanced. Discourage their use! They work better than expensive vaccines. Make vaccinations mandatory! Scores of reputable and eminent doctors and scientists are questioning and criticizing the protocols. Censor them and follow our shapeshifting science! Death counts are inflated because hospitals have a financial incentive to attribute deaths to Covid-19 and anybody who has tested positive and subsequently dies of whatever cause is labeled a Covid-19 death. If they scare people into saving just one life…. The cure is far worse than the disease. Shut up or we'll shut you up! There's always germs out there and they constantly mutate, this horseshit could last forever. New Normal, Great Reset. It will last forever, and it will get worse, won't it? We'll circle back on that.
Peer pressure is the fundamental force of the social universe. Anyone who's part of a collective will be pressured to accept its consensus on matters trivial and important. Congruence between what a collective believes and truth is happenstance. The larger the group, the higher the chance of incongruence.
Groups don't think, they perpetuate and enforce belief. Collectives collectivize what passes for thought, none more so than governments. There's always the danger that someone might ask why those who rule get to club everyone else into submission. Rulers either suppress that question or try to provide a nominal justification. If they have the clubs, what are they worried about?
The ruling caste is always small compared to the ruled. No matter how many clubs it has and how overmatched the subjects may be, the ruling caste knows its position is more secure if their subjects believe their propaganda and consent to their rule. The underpinnings of frightened compliance with, "Do as you're told or else!" are rickety compared to a chorus chanting in unison "We're all in this together!" or some such rot.
None are so enslaved as those chained to group belief. Truth is irrelevant, group acceptance paramount. Belief is unquestioned and unchallenged, truth the shunned and hated enemy. Governments have promoted this inversion for centuries, always telling the same lies. Faith in government may be the strongest and longest-lived secular religion, and it's certainly the one most resistant to questions, investigation, or contrary evidence.
The script never varies. We're good, they're bad, exterminate them. Conquest, domination, and empire are our nation's greatness. Need not greed: those who earn it are selfish for trying to keep it; we're virtuous for taking it away. Our pieces of paper are good as gold. Your squalor has nothing to do with our opulent lifestyles; be grateful for your bread and circuses. Dissidence must be suppressed; opposition is traitorous. Ruination and death are everyone's fault but ours. You just weren't good enough to live up to our ideals.
Inversions can only last so long. People consciously or unconsciously reject them, and reality doesn't invert. A small coterie in Washington may believe they run a global empire, but Russia and China refuse to kowtow, even nominal allies are backing away, and the costs of maintaining its crumbling empire are helping drive the US into bankruptcy. What US cheerleaders call the best military in the world hasn't won a significant war since World War II and its fighting forces are being ideologically culled or indoctrinated in wokesterism, systematically rendering it even less fit to fight.
The censors no longer hide their censorship. There are stories that cannot be reported, questions that cannot not be asked, investigations that cannot be launched, platforms that cannot be allowed, and issues that cannot be discussed within the captured media. It cried foul when Donald Trump made "fake news" a catch phrase, but it caught on because it confirmed what millions know: much of today's "news" is fraudulent propaganda.
After a month-and-a-half of one-party rule it's clear that suppression is only going to get worse. Among those who intellectually stand outside the collective, suppression neither decreases belief in what is suppressed nor increases belief in the party line. They know the truth lies in what's being kept from them.
Subconsciously, even adherents to the party line never completely believe it. Fully "woke," you may "know" that Western civilization is a discredited product of the white male patriarchy. However, do you throw yourself from the top of a tall building because the properties of gravity were first described by white English patriarch Isaac Newton?
Psychological dissonance plagues true believers. What are they going to believe: dogma or their own senses and thought processes, such as they are? It's the root cause of their psychic brittleness: the inability to answer questions or engage in debate, the insistence on ostensible agreement, and the need to suppress anyone who doesn't go along.
The fragility that tries to adjust reality to belief runs head-on into the desire among those whose behaviors are to be adjusted to live their own lives as they see fit, not to mention reality itself. America's divide is between those who want to be left alone and those who want to tell them what to do. It's so much easier for the latter if they can impose at least the appearance of consent on the former through suppression, fraud, or force.
Reality doesn't invert, no matter how many people believe otherwise. Governments and central banks will debase their fiat debt instruments until the illusion that they're worth something is discarded. They have every incentive to do so and it's happening now as governments go broke. Empires crumble because they require more energy and resources to maintain than they generate. The American empire will be no exception. The more production is taxed. regulated, and otherwise penalized, the less production you get. The more indolence is rewarded, the more indolence you get. As government's power expands, people's freedom shrinks. You can make people engineers or brain surgeons based on their race, ethnicity, gender, sexual preference or any other irrelevant factor, but it increases the likelihood that the bridge collapses and the patient dies on the operating table.
A society that corrupts science, the basis for discovering, describing, and employing reality, is doomed. Honest science requires free inquiry and debate. It is a never-ending process of proposing, testing, evaluating, revising and discarding hypotheses for new ones with more explanatory and predictive power. There is no such thing as settled science. The claims that there is with regards to climate, coronaviruses, or any other scientific issue are nothing more than admissions that the purported science is propaganda. Unchallenged science is a contradiction in terms; challenge is the lifeblood of science.
So add science that isn't science to the long list of inversions that collectively could spell humanity's doom. Consequences don't recognize wishful thinking or political diktat. Climate and coronavirus dogma masquerading as science is the Trojan horse ushering in the great reset of a new world order. Global governance, state-approved science, political and cultural canons enforced with jihadist zeal, top down economic command and control, the eradication of any vestiges of liberty, and billions of unthinking adherents will destroy rather than build, compounding today's inversions and creating new ones.
The danger to all this is individuals who think and act for themselves, those who are woke to the woke, so to speak. The key to standing on the outside, critically examining what's within, is to abandon any desire to be on the inside. The docile dreck and their puppet-masters within are usually sufficient inducement to stay outside. Once that decision is made, independence of thought is almost assured. (Those who see the inside for what it is and still want in are corrupt beyond redemption.)
Challenge dogma and propaganda and you're a dissident. Not always a comfortable position, but the dissidents will have the best shot at surviving the coming collapse. The insiders will suffer shattering disillusionment as reality obliterates cherished belief…and the insiders.
The historically unprecedented scale of present inversions guarantees upheaval and change beyond reckoning when reality's full force can no longer be denied or subverted. Even those who see things as they are and regard themselves as fully prepared will be shocked by what's to come. At least they will retain the existential essentials of observational power and logic as they sort through the smoldering intellectual landscape, discard the inversions, and get on with the rebuilding.
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Canadian folk music icon Murray McLauchlan is expected to play new material from his latest album Love Can't Tell Time during his June 13 show at the McPherson Playhouse. Photo contributed
Canadiana complete when Murray McLauchlan's in the house
Legendary singer/songwriter brings his folksy talents to the McPherson on June 13
Jun. 2, 2019 5:30 a.m.
An evening with Murray McLauchlan is like an evening with an old friend; there's an easy familiarity, a connection and just a little bit of nostalgia.
McLaughlan swings through Victoria on June 13, taking over the McPherson Playhouse for an evening of exactly that.
Responsible for some of the finest Canadiana, McLachlan is part of the fabric of Canadian music, akin to Neil, Gordon and Buffy. Over the last 40 years he has traversed this great country from coast to coast, spinning yarns and telling tales. From Vancouver's Orpheum to the hallowed Massey Hall, he's brought his folk roots sound and salt-of-the-earth manner to audiences everywhere.
His iconic classics "Farmer's Song," "Down by the Henry Moore" and "Honky Red," are part of Canada's history and indeed play into the concept of its own identity. Add to this 18 albums, 11 Juno Awards, an Honourary Doctor of Laws and the Order of Canada; well, that's not too bad for a wee lad from Paisley, Scotland who emigrated here when he was five years old.
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Pomp and the plaudits aside, McLaughlan is one of Canada's most accomplished singer/songwriters. While much of his recent touring has been as part of Canadian supergroup Lunch At Allen's, this show will be a return to solo form.
His most recent release, 2017's Love Can't Tell Time, is a harkening back to simpler times. It's a gentle collection of new songs combined with stripped-back renditions of some old classics like "Come Fly With Me" (Frank Sinatra) and "Hey There" (Rosemary Clooney). Featuring beautiful string arrangements by Drew Jureka, this is a amiable meander through one's later years, and perfectly suited to the intimate connection between artist and audience that the theatre fosters.
"I like to think of a concert tour as a kind of roving gallery to test your art and your ideas," McLauchlan says. "I try to do my very best to make it worthwhile for folks to be there and to perhaps look at things in a new way when they leave."
With seating limited to the floor level and tickets for just $52.50, an evening with your old pal Murray is an experience not to be missed. Find seats at rmts.bc.ca.
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Departures or Okuribito (2008)
September 19, 2011 David Marshall	Leave a comment
I want to start this review of Departures or Okuribito (2008) by remembering two very different written works, both of which have remained with me for decades albeit for entirely different reasons. The first is a novel, The Loved One by Evelyn Waugh. Even after sixty years, I can remember the detail of the funeral parlor in LA where they prepare the dead for burial in the Whispering Glades, the fictionalised version of Forest Lawn. I don't think anyone has beaten this satire on the American way of death. It's pitilessly vicious and occasionally hilarious. What makes this book particularly relevant to this film is that it skewers the inherent dishonesty of the West in cloaking most of the events surrounding death with pointless euphemisms that deny the reality of death. The idea we should openly treat the corpses with respect has long ago disappeared as has the practice of laying out at home before being taken off for burial or cremation.
The second was a short story and, as I recall from distant memory, it was called The Sin Eater. Sadly, I can't remember the author. It described the Welsh practice of laying out food on the chest of the deceased. A priest prayed over the food. The family then paid someone to eat it and thereby assume the sins of the deceased. This was a real practice, but caught in a beautifully atmospheric story. At least this ritual required the family and friends to visit with the departed one last time to honour his or her memory, and satisfy themselves he or she would arrive at Heaven's Gate without sin. However you look at it, this was more useful than a wake after burial or cremation when everyone comes to eat (and drink) for quite different reasons.
Masahiro Motoki and Ryoko Hirosue find stones a good way of talking
Departures or Okuribito deals with the inherent contradiction in Japnese culture when it comes to death. It was a complete surprise to me as an outsider. Frankly, it had never occurred to me that such a ceremony would ever take place. So it requires several different layers of comment. Essentially, the ritual is that the deceased is laid out in the family home as rigor is passing. A Nokanshi then publicly undresses the body, washes and prepares it for burial, and redresses it. Men are shaved. Women receive make-up. The family and friends say good-bye and the body is then placed in the coffin, ready for transport to the crematorium.
To describe the process in such banal terms is deliberately to hide the gentle beauty of the ceremony. In some ways, the Nokanshi is dispassionate, folding and unfolding the clothing in a mannered and unflustered style. But the underlying reality are final acts of dignity and respect to the person who has died. No matter what his or her religion, he or she deserves to go through to whatever waits "on the other side" looking their best. This is the least friends and relatives can do for those who have died. It's partly done out of affection and partly out of a sense that the family and friends who have lost a loved or valued person should always receive closure. That we might find it strange a husband willingly accepts a male Nokanshi washing his wife does not change the fact that the whole is a work of performance art. The profession has arisen from an aversion to touching the dead, it being something of a cultural reversal because, originally, the family used to wash and prepare their own dead before they were placed in the coffin. When they found it too repugnant, they paid someone else to do it for them. Consequently, a Nokanshi is viewed as something of a social pariah because of the work. He may be functionally necessary, but his profession makes him untouchable.
Tsutomu Yamazaki as the Boss with Masahiro Motoki as his young apprentice
Daigo Kobayashi (Masahiro Motoki) comes from a broken family. His father left home when he was young. He was always reasonably gifted as a cellist and, as soon as he was old enough, he left the small town and, for a while, made a living as a professional musician. But, when his orchestra can no longer pay the bills, it's perfunctorily disbanded — ironically, immediately after performing Ode to Joy Beethoven style — and, in a somewhat depressed state, he sells his top-of-the-range cello, and retires to his home town with his young wife Mika (Ryôko Hirosue) in tow. As a result of a misprint, he's tempted to apply for a job only to find himself immediately accepted for work as a trainee Nokanshi. The owner, Ikuei Sasaki (Tsutomu Yamazaki) uses a mixture of bribery, pleading and bullying to capture the only applicant for the job. There are some very amusing moments in the early part of the film. But, as always, there are problems brewing. The town turns against Daigo with even his best friend abandoning him. Trying to hide the terrible secret of his job from his wife only makes her discovery of the truth all the more devastating. When he will not give it up, she leaves him. This leaves three allied issues for resolution. Daigo has never really forgiven his father for leaving home. His wife was resentful at being made to leave Tokyo and feels further betrayed in her husband's choice of new career. And then there's the town itself.
After some months, his wife returns. She has discovered her pregnancy and comes back in the hope of persuading Daigo to leave with her. On the evening of her return, the owner of the town's baths, Tsuyako (Kazuko Yoshiyuki) dies. She had been a pillar of the community, briefly a friend to Mika, and the mother of Daigo's best friend. Mika attends the ritual which Daigo performs. After months of practice, he has mastered the art and even a sceptical Mika is moved by what she sees. Daigo has always been a performer albeit he's finally stopped hiding as one of many in the orchestra. Now she sees a true professional. Even without a musical instrument, he can still "sell" a performance to an audience. His best friend is also more forgiving. When his own father dies, Daigo performs the ritual for himself as the sole grieving family member. Through this, he finds some reconciliation in his heart, particularly when he finds a small, smooth stone in his father's dead hand.
Although this is, in many ways, an ensemble piece, it's the performance of Masahiro Motoki that holds it altogether. Daigo has always been an introvert, holding his emotions inside. This has made him an indifferent husband, the marriage being held together rather more by Ryôko Hirosue's love for him. Overcoming the bitterness he feels towards his father for abandoning them and achieving peace of mind through both music and work, is elegantly choreographed by director Yôjirô Takita, working from a script by Kundô Koyama. It's a journey of redemption, at times sad, then humourous and finally modestly triumphant. In a sense, he heals his relationships with the living through his ability to treat the dead with such reverent respect.
Let's conclude with a simple question: what's the point of a ritual? In a way, the tradition behind the activity gives it meaning, in this case, as a way of showing reverence. It shows deep respect and is one of the possible ways in which we, as a group or society, may say something profound through practical engagement — by providing a gateway through which the dead may pass into whatever awaits them while the onlookers say a proper farewell. Overall, Departures or Okuribito is a remarkably moving film and it's no surprise that it won the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film 2009 and divers prizes as best film with the best performance by Masahiro Motoki in festivals and awards around the world. You should make every effort to see it.
Categories: Film Tags: Departures, Kazuko Yoshiyuki, Kundô Koyama, Masahiro Motoki, Nokanshi, Okuribito, Ryoko Hirosue, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Yôjirô Takita
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>Wire Image covered the event last night. Here's my & Mandy's pic. Sorry, you have to be a member to view it and, well, it doesn't look like it's the best one of me anyway so I'll leave it teeny weeny. Don LaFontaine, Alan Kalter, Joan Baker and the rest of the amazing voice talent were so gracious and truly interested in sharing and helping.
Most of the audience had never been to the museum and were there because they wanted to be in the voice over business. I, of course, love the museum so was thrilled to see so many new people there. And even though I have zero interest in doing voice overs, I found the event informative and fun. Alan Kalter, despite being known as the voice for David Letterman, is a comedian in his own right. Throughout his hosting duties, he was quick on his feet and hilarious and afterwards, kind and effusive.
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