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The EDL Demo in Leicester
Posted on October 9, 2010 by Baron Bodissey
The English Defence League staged a demonstration today in Leicester. It was originally planned as a march (as opposed to a static demonstration), but the Home Secretary banned all marches in Leicester out of fear of violence.
In response to the ban, the EDL defiantly announced that they would march anyway, but evidently changed their plans. Based on the published news, there were two static demos, one staged by the EDL, and the counter-demonstration organized by the UAF.
I'll post some analysis later on, but here are the raw details from the MSM, with a little bit of commentary added.
First, the bare bones from This Is Leicestershire. As far as I can tell, this article uses the term "youths" to mean exactly the same thing that the French media do:
Clashes Break Out Between EDL and Black and Asian People in Leicester
Violent clashes have broken out between EDL supporters and members of the local black and Asian community.
Large groups of supporters have become involved in skirmishes with youths in the area of Humberstone Road, Leicester.
As I mentioned while fisking the Grauniad last night, when MSM reporters cover the EDL, they're always careful to finesse the agentive in their syntax: "supporters have become involved in skirmishes with youths". It's as if the violence just materialized out of nowhere, like dew on the grass at dusk, with nobody actually starting it.
This awkward formulation tells us that the UAF and/or the Muslims must have laid into the EDL, just as they always do.
They ran away from the main protest site in Humberstone Gate East to a nearby main road where they confronted gangs of local youths.
Sporadic fighting broke out between the two sides while riot police sought to maintain control.
There it is again: "fighting broke out". Nobody hit anybody first. Nobody threw the first bottle. Violence just began of its own accord, like a summer storm breaking over the participants.
Kent Street, in Highfields, is currently cordoned off by police.
Officers have formed a line to stop hundreds of people getting through the cordon.
Riot police are also in Charles Street, where skirmishes were going on at about 4pm.
In order to determine how the violence really started, you'd need a continuous video feed from the heart of the action. Or, alternatively, accurate and thorough reporting — but how likely is that?
UKPA has this report:
Violence Flares at EDL Protest
Violence broke out and missiles were thrown at police as rival protesters gathered in Leicester for rival demonstrations.
Yikes! UKPA does it, too!
That pesky violence just "flares" and "breaks out" with no apparent cause. Not only that, the passive voice was in evidence: "missiles were thrown".
The English Defence League (EDL) and Unite Against Fascism (UAF) were holding protests in Leicester, prompting the city's largest policing operation in 25 years.
Around 1,000 members from each group were expected to descend on the city, police said, although it was not known exactly how many had turned up.
Then, finally, something can be pinned on the EDL (or, more likely, one of the UAF infiltrators within the EDL ranks), so suddenly the reporter suddenly finds himself able to identify the perpetrators:
A smoke bomb was thrown from the EDL protesters into police and crowds of press.
Leicestershire Police said: "Officers are dealing with minor disorder among the EDL supporters on Humberstone Gate East. So far a number of protesters have been detained for possible public order offences."
Earlier this week, Home Secretary Theresa May authorised a blanket ban on marches in Leicester, but the groups were still permitted to hold static demonstrations in Humberstone Gate East in the city from 2pm to 3.30pm.
The area was shut down by police, with rival groups placed either side of metal barriers.
Police were using Section 14 of the Public Order Act which meant officers could take action against anyone who protests outside that place and time. They were also using stop and search powers, and were supported by the dog unit, mounted unit and East Midlands Air Support Unit.
At one point a policeman was put into a buggy-style ambulance on a stretcher. Some EDL protesters were also treated by police medics, but it is unclear what their injuries were.
A spokeswoman said: "Crowds remain and continue to protest. Four people have been arrested. One officer has been taken to hospital with a leg injury."
And here's a somewhat lengthier report from the Beeb:
Four Arrests During EDL Protest in Leicester
Four people have been arrested during a protest by the English Defence League (EDL) in Leicester.
The EDL is holding a static demonstration and Unite Against Fascism (UAF) is staging a counter-protest on Humberstone Gate East.
I know I'm getting repetitive, but here's the passive voice again:
Riot police moved in after several fireworks, bottles and coins were thrown in an attempt to break police cordon.
And more details about the day's events:
It is the largest police operation in the county for 25 years.
Four people have been detained on suspicion of committing public order offences.
About 2,000 EDL protesters have gathered in the city, with about 1,000 at Humberstone Gate and 600 UAF at the site. Several roads in the area have been closed until 1800 BST.
A policeman has been taken to hospital with a leg injury and two protesters have been treated by paramedics for minor injuries.
This next paragraph is tantalizing, and I would like to know more. What "disturbances" occurred within the ranks of the EDL supporters? What caused the trouble? Is anybody certain that agents provocateurs were not involved?
Since I haven't received any reports from the scene, the BBC is all I have to go on:
A police spokesman said: "The disturbance is within the EDL supporter group, not directed at the counter protesters."
All sides are interviewed:
Nick Cimini, an anti-fascist protester and a shop worker from Derby, said: "We've got to show them that racism and fascism are not welcome here.
"If you turn a blind eye, they will come and smack you in the face, particularly ethnic minorities, homosexuals and anyone who does not fit their narrow definition of English."
Lucy Bethell, 23, a member of the EDL, from Manchester, said: "I've come to this great city of Leicester to protest against Islamic extremism.
"I am not a racist. I have Muslim and black friends. There is a big difference between racism and protesting against Islamic extremism.
"I joined the EDL because it made no sense that people defending Englishness were labelled as troublemakers."
Officers have been stopping and searching people in the city centre. One man has been arrested for drug offences.
Officers from 13 forces are on hand to maintain order in the city.
Ch Supt Rob Nixon said: "There has been a lot of anxiety in the community but in speaking to them over the past few weeks, they know we are taking this seriously and are doing all we can to make sure the event passes off peacefully."
There's more to the article, but it seems to be old copy, written before the demo and allowed to remain at the end of the story as filler.
I'll have more to say about all this later on, when I find the time to sit down and write it.
Hat tips: Gaia, KGS.
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13 thoughts on "The EDL Demo in Leicester"
Juniper in the Desert on October 9, 2010 at 4:44 pm said:
Great EDL video of action in Leicester!
http://www.youtube.com/verify_age?next_url=http://www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DtHfL8iwlP7M%26has_verified%3D1
Durotrigan on October 9, 2010 at 4:58 pm said:
A good summary piece Baron. More video footage and commentary can be found here: http://durotrigan.blogspot.com/2010/10/what-really-happened-at-edl-leicester.html
4Symbols on October 9, 2010 at 6:23 pm said:
In hoc signo vinces
"Some street lights will glow green, and the city council is urging people to wear green ribbons and attend the peace events as an alternative to taking part in any demonstrations." BBC report
Really do not know what to make or think of this "glow green" multi-cult experience.
Zenster on October 9, 2010 at 6:47 pm said:
As I mentioned while fisking the Grauniad last night, when MSM reporters cover the EDL, they're always careful to finesse the agentive in their syntax: "supporters have become involved in skirmishes with youths". It's as if the violence just materialized out of nowhere, like dew on the grass at dusk, with nobody actually starting it. [emphasis added]
For Liberals and their Magical Thinking™, it is rather apparent that violence does, indeed, come from "out of nowhere".
Adhering to the notion that "ends justify the means", their own actions certainly can never be termed as "violence". Thus do we get "anti-fascists" using methods that would warm the hearts of Franco and Mussolini.
The fighting just magically appears. Much in the same way that freedom, liberty, rights and the other priceless appurtenances of modern civilization sprout full grown from the head of our governmental apparatus.
Nowhere will they ever admit that those selfsame precious rights and liberties actually require going to war in order to obtain or preserve. Instead, these rut bags are magically endowed with all of their splendiferous rights which they proceed to abuse in the name of urging into power those who would destroy such liberty at the first opportunity.
In such a fashion does the Left routinely abuse the shelter and protection given them by generations of military veterans in order to subvert and weaponize those same liberties against the very people who fought and died to preserve them for all and sundry.
This is ingratitude on a monumental scale and, soon enough, those who must constantly trundle off to war will no longer accept footing the bloodsoaked bill in order that these ungrateful wretches still be allowed their incessant undermining of freedom.
There may well come a time when the military, confronted with yet one more avoidable war made inevitable by limitless Liberal tolerance, decides that first the Leftists must be incarcerated ere any soldiers enter battle.
We are getting to this point already when America's military has informed the Liberal establishment point blank that they will not participate in disarming America.
Guess who might find themselves being marched off at gunpoint if Liberals insisted that America's armed forces confiscate the weapons of this nation's citizenry?
EscapeVelocity on October 9, 2010 at 7:04 pm said:
Who are these agents of the UK government throw Holy Bibles on the floor, desecrating the disrespecting what is sacred to 2.2 billion people on this planet, not to mention the majority of British citizens?
The government of the UK needs to learn to respect Christianity and its Holy Symbols and Books. Perhaps some violence would get them to shape up, heh?
goethechosemercy on October 9, 2010 at 7:16 pm said:
If the violence comes out of nowhere, then no one is responsible.
In a Muslim-ruled world, the same reality exists– no one is responsible for anything.
It is either the will of God, the law, or the dictate of someone so much wiser than you that questions shouldn't be asked.
If this is the case, then the law is not reason in Britain. Yes, that's Islamification if ever I've seen it.
Nilk on October 9, 2010 at 9:13 pm said:
4Symbols, green is the colour of islam.
Luckily, it's not my colour – it makes me look a bit washed out.
allat on October 9, 2010 at 10:04 pm said:
"The government of the UK needs to learn to respect Christianity and its Holy Symbols and Books"
I thought we had evolved enough to ignore burnig "holy symbols" and books?
These are just paper after all. What do we need these for?
Everything worthwhle, is in our hearts and Souls!
The intangible things are more important: LIFE -LOVE- INTEGRITY- IMPECCABILITY.
As to the color green, NO- it doesn't belong to islam. Green is the color of the woodlands. Nature. Of this Sacred, blessed, wondrous, magical Earth.
Zenster on October 10, 2010 at 12:17 am said:
allat: These [books] are just paper after all. What do we need these for?
What need do we have for the Audubon Full Octavo Bird Prints?
Most of the creatures depicted are still alive, so should we just burn those priceless renderings because nature's copies remain in existence?
Or, are some works of such a precious nature that our world would be the poorer for their loss? Could we smash Michelangelo's "David" into gravel and benefit from a better paved road using that rubble? Would demolishing the Sistine Chapel to make way for a block of flats be more useful?
There are some artifacts of Western civilization that cannot be replaced. A commonly printed Bible whose edition was in the millions does not bear the same consideration as a vellum printing of Gutenberg's.
Between Serrano's "Piss Christ" and the Bamiyan Buddhas being pulverized by Taliban thugs, our world already has a foretaste of what awaits a complete disregard for our heritage.
While I do not think you advocate such a disregard, neither am I confident that you fully comprehend why some material objects are worth fighting and dying for. To the list of those objects, permit me to add the original American Constitution.
goethechosemercy: In a Muslim-ruled world, the same reality exists– no one is responsible for anything.
Let's see just how far that ostensible logic can be extended before it breaks down squarely in the face of Muslim whiners.
Personal responsibility does exist. No amount of disregard or willful ignorance can alter that basic fact.
Continued Muslim lionizing of, and support for, Osama bin Laden, along with the repercussions that await such fecklessly assigned regard, will provide a vivid demonstration of just how dangerous such an unwholesome and misplaced admiration can be.
oldschool26 on October 10, 2010 at 8:46 am said:
Great posts here today.
As for this one, I am also intrigued by the cause of inter-EDL conflict, if any.
I also understand concerns of those who may not feel themselves as "English" in the same sense as some participating in this movement. In other words, for some is there more to come after political Islam?
I agree with Lucy Bethel of Manchester, that there is a big difference between racism and protesting against Islamic extremism.
If there are any neo-fascist elements in the EDL, it hurts those who wish to promote human rights through nonviolent action. Nor will such elements stop using violence in seeking power.
I guess there will be a lot more to observe and learn. The quest to raise public awareness to the threat from extremism is legitimate. I hope the EDL and others, including the Tea Party, do not waste a real opportunity by allowing antithetical agents to engage in another dangerous form of extremism, and to hijack something quite wothwhile.
Zeke on October 10, 2010 at 10:42 am said:
I went looking for better pictures and found them here. What is interesting is that it's obvious that the photo editors wanted the pictures of bearded muslims carring signs saying "Islam will rule the Earth" and "Sharia" and burning English flags, hidden at the end of a 50 slide show, well behind the bald headed white guys shoving the police.


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Jim Ross Attempted To Explain The McMahon Family Power Dynamic
As we pass the one-year anniversary of that Raw where Vince McMahon, Shane McMahon, Stephanie McMahon, and Triple H proclaimed that the fans "were the Authority now" and that WWE would be listening to its audience going forward — the lie detector determined that was a lie — let's learn a little more about how the Chairman of WWE views his children.
During the most recent edition of Jim Ross' Grilling JR podcast, the legendary announcer got on the topic of Shane McMahon's 2009 exit from the company, what caused it, and the Game of Thrones-style family power dynamic at its core.
From JR:
"I never thought Shane would leave, but I also never thought Shane was going to be the heir apparent. And I think at some point around this time is where Shane realized that Vince was going to go another direction as his successor and that was in his daughter, it was Triple H, Paul Levesque was going to be the guy, he still is going to be the guy. But I didn't know drastic times would take these drastic measures whereby Shane would be leaving his birthright, be leaving the family company, to go out on his own. I think at the end of the day, folks, all Shane McMahon wanted to do was make his dad proud in the family business, and it seemed, in Shane's view, that that opportunity was never going to exist …
"He came to my office and we talked because we were friends, and he understood my, I had some of those same trepidation. I got tired of some of those things that he was experiencing, just took it as a part, but I wasn't Vince's son, I wasn't in the hunt, or the discussion, of being in that hierarchy, which was fine with me, I was making plenty of money and I had my gig and I was happy with it. Shane had a whole different ballgame than anyone could experience. The only son of Vince McMahon felt like he wasn't going to be able to succeed his father, and that's what he wanted to do."
The most interesting aspect of the story has to be Ross' recollection of Vince talking to him about Shane and Stephanie, and declaring that Stephanie's the child that's most like him. That's not a surprise to anyone who's observed the two doing literally anything, but here's the rub: Vince refers to them as, "The Boy," and, "The Girl." Hilarious. What's Triple H? The Game?
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Ontario polling thread (April 18, 2012)
Umm, yes!
Is McGuinty's support collapsing?
http://www.threehundredeight.com/2012/09/is-mcguintys-support-collapsing...
Having grown up in Lanark county, the most consistently Conservative-voting riding since Confederation, voting Liberal just once (during the hieght of the Depression and where voting Liberal was considered radical) until the Chretien sweeps of Ontario, it is good to see the NDP up to 31% in Eastern Ontario, a traditional NDP wasteland, and only trailing the Cons by 6% in the region. Of course, I expect Lanark to still be in the Conservative bag, but the times they are a changing.
"eastyern Ontario" would include Ottawa...btw in 1990 tyhe NDP did win several rockribbed Tory seats in rural areas etc....
The northern part of Lanark county is exurban Ottawa now. In the '70's when I lived in Perth it took a long time to drive to Ottawa and when I was in the area a couple of years ago I was astounded at how close it was to the city. I presume the demographics of the area are changing as well since Perth looked like a retirement centre for civil servants not the almost timeless small town of 40 years ago.
Stockholm wrote:
People in small-town eastern Ontario do not see themselves linked in any way to metropolitan Ottawa, and even less so than the rest of the country.
ctrl190
New poll from Innovative Research points to a three way race.
http://www.innovativeresearch.ca/sites/default/files/pdf%2C%20doc%2C%20d...
Innovative Research/TVO
Oct. 17-22.
PC - 32%
NDP - 31%
LIB - 28%
GRN - 9%
Seat projections from http://www.threehundredeight.com/
PC - 42
NDP - 33
LIB - 32
David Young
Any regional break-downs to see if the NDP's gaining strength gives hope for a win in the federal DURHAM by-election?
mark_alfred
On the Lang & O'Leary Exchange, Kevin O'Leary stated that the rise of the Ontario NDP in the polls was akin to a cancer patient hearing the news that his or her cancer was in recurrence after a long bout of remission. Needless to say, an offensive and wrongheaded analogy. Regardless, I do so hope to see guys and gals like him squirm when the NDP wins the next election.
The latest Ontario polling shows the NDP with a big jump in support, as opposed to a drop for the PCs, and a horrific crash for the Liberals.
And never mind the silly seat projections from some pollsters which are usually not worth the paper they are written on.
Ontario Seats
Date / Pollster / NDP / N-Change / PCs / P-Change / Libs / L-Change / Total
2011 / GE / 17 / +7 / 37 / +11 / 53 / -28 / 107
2007 / GE / 10 / +3 / 26 / +2 / 71 / -1 / 107
2003 / GE / 07 / -2 / 24 / -35 / 72 / +37 / 103
1999 / GE / 09 / -8 / 59 / -23 / 35 / +5 / 103
Ontario Polling
Oct 22 / InnRes / 31% / +8% / 32% / -2% / 28% / -11%
Sep / Forum / 35% / -1% / 37% / +2% / 20% / -2%
Sep / Forum / 36% / +7% / 35% / +8% / 22% / -5%
Aug / Forum / 29% / 38% / 27%
Aug / Nanos / 22% / 35% / 34%
Jun / Forum / 30% / 36% / 28%
May / Nanos / 29% / 34% / 31%
May / Environics / 28% / 37% / 25%
Apr / Nanos / 27% / 32% / 35%
Apr / Environics / 30% / 37% / 27%
Ippurigakko
Forum research oct 16
different liberal leader:
Dwight Duncan
PC 40%, NDP 39%, LIB 16%, GRN 4%
Deb Matthews
Kathleen Wynne
NDP 36%, PC 35%, LIB 22%, GRN 6%
George Smitherman
Michael Bryant
Brad Duguid
Latest Forum Research poll.
308 analysis of Forum poll is partly quoted below. He points out a number of problems with the poll that he suggests would reduce the PC margin over the NDP from 5% to 3% if they were corrected. I have highlighted them in black.
"Ontario race remains between PCs and NDPA new poll was released on Friday showing that the Ontario Liberals are in dire straits, no matter who takes over the party. And that means that, for the time being, the real contest is between the Progressive Conservatives and the New Democrats.
Forum was last in the field in Ontario on Sept. 25, and since then the Tories were unchanged at 37% support. The New Democrats were down three points to 32% while the Liberals were up two points to 22%.
The Greens were unchanged at 7% support.
Whereas the last poll from Forum showed a gap between the PCs and NDP that was within the margin of error, this poll gave the Tories a statistically significant lead. But that significance does not extend to any region of the province except eastern Ontario - all the others are close enough to give us an indication of only who is probably ahead, rather than definitively.
The disparity between men and women in this poll is telling. The Tories held a 43% to 29% lead over the NDP among men but the NDP was up five points (35% to 30%) among women. The New Democrats will need to close the gap among male voters in order to put themselves back in a dead heat with the Tories.
But there is something to note about this poll, similar to what I highlighted in Forum's last federal poll. The real problem is that Forum does not included unweighted and weighted samples in their reports (and they are not alone), which makes it difficult to determine what is actually going on. For instance, Forum says on one of its charts that the number of undecideds in this poll was 13%. But it also says that the total sample was 1,102 Ontarians and that, on the voting intentions question, the sample of respondents was 1,047. If the numbers of undecideds is really 13%, then the number of decided/leaning respondents who answered the voting intentions question should have been 959.
And on the question of how respondents voted in the last election, the numbers are off of the actual results - most strongly for the New Democrats, who were five points below their election result. By my rough calculation of Forum's numbers, if the sample was weighted by past voting behaviour the PC lead would be reduced to three points instead of five. But perhaps Forum is already taking this into account in their final numbers. When I asked if that was the case, I was told that this information is proprietary. That is certainly their prerogative, but it doesn't clear things up much.
Another interesting thing to note is that if you add up the sample sizes of how people said they voted in the last election, you end up with 1,008, or 96% of 1,047. In other words, 96% of respondents said they voted in the last election. That means that the sample Forum compiled either has a lot of fibbers (turnout was 49%) or a lot of forgetful people, and that it is probably not representative of the entire population. It might be representative of the voting population, though.
With the numbers in this poll, the Progressive Conservatives would likely win a majority government of around 60 seats, with strong results in rural Ontario but also a few pick-ups in Toronto as well. The New Democrats would win 37 seats and the Liberals only 10, nine of them in and around Toronto."
http://www.threehundredeight.com/2012/11/ontario-race-remains-between-pc...
Never mind the silly seat projections from some pollsters which are usually not worth the paper they are written on.
Nov 5 / Forum / 32% / -3% / 37% / Flat / 22% / +2%
A November 27-28 poll by Forum shows the Libs up 7% (29%), the Cons down 2% (35%) and the NDP down 4% (27%). This likely a combination of being relieved to see the backside of McGuinty and voters reading what they want into the Liberal leadership candidates. One potential problem for the Libs is that two thirds of those polled want the legislature recalled, something the Libs plan on avoiding at all costs until their new leader is chosen. So far Gerard Kennedy, the man who foisted Dion on the federal Liberals, is leading in the polls for McGuinty 2.0.
https://www.forumresearch.com/forms/News%20Archives/News%20Releases/7052...
autoworker
It's interesting to see the Greens at 15% support in Northern Ontario.
And unlikely, given how much of the economy there is resource-based and therefore *not* terrivly Green-conducive...
Ontario - Seats
Ontario - Popular Vote
Date / Pollster / NDP / PCs / Libs
Oct 6 '11 / Gen Ele / 23% / 35% / 38%
Oct 17 / Angus Reid / 32% / 36% / 26%
May 25 / Environics / 28% / 37% / 25%
Apr 13 / Environics / 30% / 37% / 27%
Average / Environics / 29% / 37% / 26%
Nov 28 / Forum / 27% / 35% / 29%
Oct 31 / Forum / 32% / 37% / 22%
Sep 25 / Forum / 35% / 37% / 20%
Average / Forum / 31% / 36% / 24%
Oct 22 / Innovative / 31% / 32% / 28%
Nov 2 '11 / Innovative / 23% / 34% / 39%
Average / Innovative / 27% / 33% / 34%
Aug 16 / Nanos / 22% / 35% / 26%
May 13 / Nanos / 29% / 34% / 31%
Apr 15 / Nanos / 27% / 32% / 35%
Average / Nanos / 26% / 34% / 33%
adma wrote:
One might think so, but there it is, nonetheless.
There have been other 'parking' of votes for the Greens between elections, but at election time, their results are always lower.
2 new polls:
Forum (Dec 14)
PC - 33 %
GRN - 8
Abacus (Dec 7-9)
Oracle Polling released numbers for Northern Ontario:
http://www.oraclepoll.com/uploads/NE_Ontario_November_Vote_Intent.pdf
Timmins-Cochrane 25%(PC) 21%(LIB) 50%(NDP) 4%(GREEN)
Sudbury 17%(PC) 30%(LIB) 50%(NDP) 3%(GREEN)
North Bay 38%(PC) 23%(LIB) 31%(NDP) 8%(GREEN)
Sault Ste. Marie 13%(PC) 37%(LIB) 43%(NDP) 7%(GREEN)
Surprising that NDP is so high in the Sault, and even has a chance in North Bay, ahead of the Liberal party.
janfromthebruce
And we know in Ontario that the 8% Green vote will go elsewhere in order to "make it count".
toaster wrote:
Re the Soo: surprising only because Orazietti has had such an outsize rock-hard grip upon power thus far. And re North Bay: I always felt that was a place of *latent* strength that was suppressed only because of "Mike Harris populism"--more interesting if this is within current provincial boundaries (i.e. Timiskaming-free) and it's vs Vic Fedeli, who ought to be as apparently bombproof as Orazietti (or Harris, for that matter)
Great numbers for the NDP in the Oracle riding polls for four Northern Ontario seats.
The party would hold Temiskaming_cochrane by 2 to one, gain Sudbury and Sault Ste Marie form the Liberals on massive swings (21% and 30% repectively)and come a close second to the Cons in Nippissing on a 19% swing.
It seems likely that the other two Liberal seats in the North, both in the Lakehead, would also fall to the NDP on this trend.
Will there be any fall out from when Hyer left the NDP c'aucus?
Does that have an effect on the NDP's chances in the two Thunder Bay ridings?
Brachina
Given that happened at the Federal Level and it was awhile ago, I very much doubt it.
David, Hyer still votes along NDP lines and only left because he didn't get some critic position. There is no fallout there in talking with NDP insiders in the area.
And I am not surprised the NDP was doing so well in liberal held northern seats considering the libs, in their brillance, stopped the northern train system - northerners are quite angry at the the liberals, for again, sticking it to the north.
Bruce Hyer passed the point of no return for me when he campaigned for the Greens in the Victoria by-election.
I wouldn't be surprised if he eventually joins their "caucus."
Let's also remember that provincially, what's the alternative to the NDP in TBSN, since the Tories have little traction there and presuming the Liberals are still down in the polls--and esp. in light of his cancer, is Mike Gravelle even running again?
I find it amazing that the Conservatives are polling so well given the nutcase Hudak who's currently leading them.
Nicky I didn't know Hyer campaigned in BC for the Greens. That was sure crappy.
mark_alfred wrote:
Well, if they are, it's in spite of Hudak, Hillier, et al. Whether one likes it or not, at the grassroots level the PCs do comfort-food "hometown politics" quite well, the whole old-school Lions/Kiwanis thing. Vote for them, and you're voting "tradition", Davis/Robarts/Frost/Drew et al (note that I'm tiptoeing around Harris/Eves). Liberals did, too, once upon a time, esp. back in the Nixon (or early McGuinty, for that matter) days; and on that front the NDP is more "unproven" than anything. And federally, the fact that the Cons handily held to Durham in the byelection had a lot to do with their having a superior "hometown politics" standard-bearer--superior to Bev Oda, that is. If they had someone more backroomy or Bev Oda-like, Larry O'Connor might have "done a Fife"...
Adma, I think that O'Connor would have done much better except he didn't have the number of people working his campaign. Take note that Waterloo was close to many NDP supporting areas (eg. Hamilton, Toronto, London). It was much more easier to do a day here and there in canvasing in Kit/Wat than say Durham.
For me, it was easy (besides the summer) to drive to Kit/Wat than drive to Durham. I'm just thinking that it may have been a hinderance.
Durham's closer to Toronto than Waterloo (and Oshawa--yes, it still counts as a "NDP supporting area"--is right next door). But my point stands that Erin O'Toole was a tougher nut to crack than either of Fife's opponents--and that's probably a more valid, even potentially constructive way of looking at it than the usual "the NDP can't win in rural/exurban heartland OnTory'o" alibis.
I think that they if they could have identified their voters they could have won. The turnout was crap (as usual) but I am sure that if they could have got a lot more people to the polls and vote, they could have won. That takes people doing door knocking, doing phone canvassing, and targeting.
janfromthebruce wrote:
We need foot soldiers!
NDP Leader Andrea Horwath makes good impression on Ontarians: Poll
Ontario residents have yet to get behind any of the provincial party leaders in a big way, according to an Abacus Data poll released Tuesday.
When it comes to the question of who would make the best premier, the online poll of 1,020 people found that NDP Leader Andrea Horwath and Liberal Premier Kathleen Wynne each got the nod from 23% of respondents. PC Leader Tim Hudak trailed at 20% and 35% of those surveyed were undecided.
However, people plainly seem to like Horwath the best with 34% of respondents indicating she made a "positive impression," compared to 30% for Wynne and 23% for Hudak.
More proof of Hudak's lack of popularity is a finding that 44% of those polled had a "negative impression" of the Tory leader, compared to 21% each for Horwath and Wynne.
http://www.sunnewsnetwork.ca/sunnews/politics/archives/2013/02/20130213-...
An Abacus poll from February 5-6, shows a three way tie (within the 3.1% margin of error) among Ontario voters with the he Progressive Conservative Party at 33% of decided voters, followed by the NDP at 31%, and the Liberals at 30%.
"The Progressive Conservatives lead in the Greater Toronto Area (905 area code), in Eastern Ontario, and in Southwestern Ontario while the NDP leads in Northern Ontario.
'Most troubling for the Ontario Liberals remains their weakness outside of the Toronto area,' said Coletto, Abacus CEO. 'While the Liberal vote may be more efficient, it will be difficult for them to retain even a minority government without improving in the 905 region around Toronto.'
'But this poll is not great news for Tim Hudak and the Progressive Conservatives either,' said Coletto. 'Despite what has been a very bruising year for the McGuinty government, the PCs have not managed to increase their support beyond their 2011 election showing.' "
http://abacusdata.ca/2013/02/11/ontario-politics-pcs-ndp-and-liberals-tied/
Y'know, I've been wondering whether Hudak vs Wynne + Horwath will, in the end, suffer from the inverse of the "female leader problem", i.e. just as female leaders within a male slate have been claimed as coming across as "shrill" or whatever, Hudak might come across as too "bullying" or "weaselly" or something or another...
The Liberal edge is very fragile, however, as a majority of those tight races are Liberal-held seats. Their vote has retreated significantly in every region of the province, with the effect being most consequential in southwestern and northern Ontario, where the New Democrats make most of their gains.
The Liberals are still the first choice of Torontonians, however. It is the one region in which the Liberals lead, with 40 per cent to 30 per cent for the New Democrats and 22 per cent for the Progressive Conservatives. But that is a seven-point drop for the Liberals since the 2011 election, much of which has gone to the NDP.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/ontario-liberals-up-in-poll...
Getting confrontational with either or both of the other leaders could certainly do that. It certainly has to be a focus for the PCs when they do debate preparation.
felixr
Wynne has clearly helped the Liberals numbers, but I wonder how long it will last.
felixr wrote:
Honeymoons are usually very short.
Debater
Poll suggest Wynne's Liberals would win another minority government
A Forum Research survey estimates Premier Kathleen Wynne's Liberals would again win 53 seats in the 107-member house with the Tories taking 36.
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2013/03/05/poll_suggest_wynnes_libera...
In her first three weeks in office, Wynne has brought the Liberals back into a tie with Tim Hudak's Progressive Conservatives and a statistical dead heat with Andrea Horwath's New Democrats.
The Liberals and the Tories are each at 32 per cent while the NDP is at 29 per cent and the Greens are at 5 per cent, according to the Forum Research survey.
In terms of personal approval, Horwath was at 44 per cent with 25 per cent disapproval and 31 per cent with no opinion; Wynne was at 34 per cent approval, 32 per cent disapproval, and 34 per cent unsure; and Hudak was at 24 per cent approval, 51 per cent disapproval, and 25 per cent uncertain.
Bozinoff noted the New Democrats have tapped into one possible election-winning issue: reducing auto insurance premiums by 15 per cent.
Last Friday, Forum polled 1,033 people and found 58 per cent supported Horwath's plan to trigger a vote if Wynne does not move to cut rates. Less than a third — 33 per cent — disapprove of the NDP threat and 11 per cent didn't know.
And they support the teachers over the govt and want the contracts opened up and renegotiated. How's that for reality bite! Go Andrea!
180 Bloor Street W., #1400 Toronto, ON M5S 2V6 T 416.960.9600 F 416.960.9602 forumresearch.com 2
Methodology The Forum Poll™ was conducted by Forum Research with the results based on an interactive voice response telephone survey of 1,053 randomly selected Ontarians 18 years of age and older. The poll was conducted on February 20th, 2013.
Debater wrote:
The notion that the seat numbers would remain virtually the same w/those numbers definitely demonstrates the pitfalls of raw projection methofology--given such figures, I reckon we'd be seeing more of a Charest/Marois-type minority than a McGuinty-type minority. (And as for the NDP, the reason why their vote *seems* overly concentrated is because, as a "marginal" third party, they've hitherto been concentrating their resources within a compact spectrum of incumbent seats and pickup possibilities rather than a "true" 107-seat strategy. But once their share edges t/w 30% territory, everything changes--then again, such "projectionists" would have still insisted the NDP only had a chance in Outremont/Gatineau even when they were nudging ever closer to Bloc figures...)
I certainly don't disagree that seat projections based on these popular vote numbers could be unreliable.
And it may be time for a change in provincial government in Ontario soon anyway. Wynne may be able to win a minority, or perhaps there will be a change in government all together. The Liberals have been in power in Ontario for a decade, just as they were in Quebec, and just as they have been in British Columbia. And the public likes a change after a while.
The upside for the Federal Liberals is that seeing the end of these unpopular provincial governments in all 3 provinces could help improve the brand in the next federal election without the provincial baggage to deal with.
How about this for a campaign slogan, Debater?
'REMEMBER THE BOB RAE NDP GOVERNMENT IN ONTARIO?
NOW REMEMBER THE B.C. LIBERAL GOVERNMENT UNDER CHRISTY CLARK!!!
True, but that would also have an impact on the morale and organizational capacity of the provincial Liberal parties, which would make it even harder federally.


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Dulcie Alexander and Kevin Grist, Relationship Managers for the Arts Council, will be presenting a free workshop and funding surgery on Tuesday, June 24th at the Brook Theatre, Chatham.
You're invited to meet them and find out more about Grants for the Arts funding and how to apply, in this music focused session.
It's a Creative Network event held jointly with Ideas Test, who will also be on hand to discuss applications for the special Family Arts callout they've recently instigated. This is an opportunity to apply for a Small Experiment grant to generate high quality, innovative family friendly activities during the national Family Arts Festival, which runs from October 17th to November 2nd. More information can be found at www.ideastest.co.uk Deadline for applications is Monday, July 7th.
To book your place, please email karen.miller@artscouncil.org.uk. The session will run from 1pm – 4pm.
It's a fantastic opportunity to ask all those burning questions and de-mystify the process of obtaining arts funding.
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Khushi Kapoor wants Karan Johar to be her Mentor?
Ahead of her anticipated Bollywood debut, Khushi Kapoor has revealed that she wants Karan Johar to mentor her as he did with her sister Janhvi.
By Dhiren Manga
"I will find out with you, because that Pappa will only decide."
In her first outing on a chat show, Khushi Kapoor has revealed some inside details about the planning of her debut film.
The 18-year-old shared the couch with her sister Janhvi Kapoor on Neha Dhupia's talk show BFFs with Vogue.
In a conversation on the show, Khushi revealed that she hopes Karan Johar would take her under his wing.
Karan has mentored other aspiring actors and has launched them into superstars. This includes Varun Dhawan and Alia Bhatt.
She mentioned that she could trust Karan blindly but she was blunt when asked whom she will debut with. That decision rests only with her father Boney Kapoor.
When asked, Khushi said: "I will find out with you, because that Pappa will only decide."
Janhvi was also launched by Karan when she made her acting debut in 2018's Dhadak and it transformed her into a star.
The youngest daughter of Boney Kapoor plans on following in the footsteps of her older sister.
While Janhvi made a great impression on Bollywood with her debut performance, they are eagerly waiting for Khushi to make her debut.
It seems preparation is already underway and Janhvi shared the good news.
She said her sister won a scholarship at New York Film Academy after smashing her auditions. Janhvi said:
"The jury enjoyed her auditions so much, that they gave her a scholarship instantly!"
Rumours about Khushi joining Bollywood have circulated ever since her sister made a successful impact.
However, acting was not her initial plan as she wanted to become a model after completing her studies.
But after seeing the success of her sister's debut, her focus turned towards acting.
Karan Johar launching Khushi's career may be one which may come true as there has been speculation that he will helm her debut film.
It has been rumoured that she would make her debut alongside another child star, Aryan Khan.
Aryan Khan is the son of Shahrukh Khan and he is set to make his awaited debut. However, who stars alongside Khushi rests with her father.
Fans cannot wait for Khushi to become a star like her sister and all her cousins. If there is one person who can do that, it is Karan Johar.
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Vettel had arrived back in the paddock having completed his Top Gear run in the Reasonably Priced Car, and this was the moment he'd come back in to the paddock and saw Nick Heidfeld and was just talking to him about his laps and about how crap the car was! He was explaining that it was really bad oversteer and really bad understeer, but he was pretty pleased. I think he just enjoyed the whole experience and warmed to the crowd. It was good to see him laughing, he had arrived reasonably early and it is very rare to see a driver just stood around talking and when those sort of things do happen you've got to pounce on it.
This picture is on the Thursday, but we did have a massive downpour after the race too, which the teams weren't too happy about as they don't like putting stuff away wet. It was crazy weather on Thursday, it was like being in Malaysia, the weather was just building and building. We were in the Eifel Mountains which can be nice but can be really bad. The rain seems to be following us for some reason! You can see that people are still working under umbrellas, because they had to get their tyres. But the funny thing about this one is that the Virgin mechanic has got a load of slicks! It looked odd, but obviously they knew the weather would change. It still made for some funny pictures though, luckily I was hiding under the Red Bull trucks to keep dry but still shoot.
This was down in to the first corner, and was typical of all of the drivers over the weekend. It's hard on the brakes because it's downhill, so you're braking on that camber – it's like driving a car down a mountain; you can smell the brakes on the way down as they are made to work harder. The first corner was a brilliant place to see drivers trying to be precise, here Buemi has locked up, but then you also have the big drop in the middle of the turn too. It was great to watch Kobayashi and Alonso every lap throwing it in and banging it over the kerb, and you can really see the wings flex as they go in. The cars take a real hammering through there as drivers often lock up and then attack the kerb as they try to find time.
I think I selected something similar last year, but it's amazing that Newey is still looking and is still inquisitive about what is on the back of that car; he just seems to be looking at the rear of it. The Red Bull is clearly the best car and I almost don't see why he needs to look, but this is the only opportunity he gets to look at other cars. What's quite funny is he still has his notepad under his arm; he still writes everything down and he's not the kind of guy to use CAD. It all seems to go in to his head and then I think he writes things down on the pit wall. As someone who's at the cutting edge of design and technology it's surprising that he uses his notepad rather than an iPad, but he's set in his ways and very, very clever.
Here Hamilton has just re-taken Webber and is defending in to turn one, and what's interesting is that you can see they've crossed in to the pit lane exit. I thought they were banned from doing that as it could be quite dangerous and you could in theory have a massive crash. I had positioned myself at the first corner and the amount of overtaking was unbelievable. It's almost like the DRS zone closed cars up ready for turn one, and the fact that the corner is downhill, fairly wide and almost the perfect corner for overtaking. I wish I'd stayed there thinking about it now as there was a lot of overtaking there that I missed, but as a photographer you want to move around and get some different shots and perspectives on the race, but it's typical that you'll miss some things, you can't be everywhere at once. It's all about a bit of luck in this business.
We're normally behind the second barrier where the teams are, but when we were let in to parc ferme we were allowed up to the first fence. So we were sort of in front of all the team. Lewis got out of the car, did all of his celebrations and then was looking around for his team. When he saw the team over behind the mass of photographers he decided to bounce off his car, took a couple of steps and then 'boom'; straight over the barrier. I was perched on the pit wall and I couldn't see where he went so I just shot him bouncing over the wall. It's quite funny seeing the reactions of some of the photographers who are totally unprepared for it with the wrong lenses on. Fortunately I had pre-empted it and got him just as he jumped; he looks like a hurdler or someone mounting a horse. That's the thing with Formula One; sometimes you're lucky and you've got the right lens on and sometimes you don't know what the hell is going to happen! It's not the cleanest picture in the world but I think the photographers around him add to the shot.
This was a bizarre moment and I must admit I still don't know what it was all about. It seemed to me like it was all to do with Eddie's glasses, which are very similar to Bernie's and very Andy Warhol-esque. Bernie pointed at them and then took them off him and Eddie retaliated by stealing Bernie's. They had a bit of a pretend scrap before calming down and posing for a photo wearing each other's eyewear. The two of them obviously have a good rapport going after all their time in F1 together and you can see that in the paddock at most weekends.
We knew Prince Harry would come to the circuit on race day and there was actually an open pitch for agencies to be the Royal photographer for the day and get the best access. Rather predictably The Sun got it, but we still put two photographers on him to follow him around and get as many shots as possible. When he arrived there must have been about 40 or 50 photographers waiting for him at the swipe gate and he posed for photos with Jean Todt, Sir Jackie Stewart and Bernie Ecclestone. He then walked the length of the paddock to the Red Bull energy station and went down into the garage where I managed to get some good shots. The drivers were on the parade at the time but he was there with Christian Horner and got a close look at the cars. Then he went to McLaren but again there were no drivers. Eventually we managed to get him together with Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton and I was on pole position to get the shot. The paparazzi were after a shot of Button and Harry together because he's now going out with Button's ex-girlfriendFlorence Brudenell-Bruce and that makes a good story for the papers!
Ahead of the race I was doing my usual grid walk, taking photos of the plethora of celebrities on the grid. As I walked off the back of the grid I looked back and saw a potential shot of the rear of the cars as they left the grid. There's quite a lot of heat haze with the all the exhaust, but I think all the rain lights make for a great photo and the focus is sharp on the last car which is Daniel Ricciardo's Hispania. It's a great shot and it made the Parting Shot in GP Week on Monday.
After the start I moved down to Club corner where there is now a great atmosphere during race. There's a big bank for people to sit on that reminds me of Donington or Brands Hatch, and when the British drivers come past there is a massive cheer from the crowd. It makes you feel really patriotic with a little tingle on the arms and it's a really special experience. There's also a big TV screen positioned there and I could see that Jenson Button was hot on the heels of Felipe Massa for quite a few laps before I took this photo. Eventually he got a good enough tow down the Hanger straight and managed to follow him through Stowe and pass into Vale. He made a massive lock-up but still made the move stick and it turned the whole atmosphere up another notch.
After the race I was looking for a good spot to get some photos of the podium when I remembered that the circuit had said I could go upstairs on the new Wing where no other photographers were allowed to go. Prince Harry had been up there for the race so security was tight, and as I ran up the stairs carrying all my kit a security guard stopped me and asked where I thought I was going. I explained who I was and he eventually let me past, but was still moaning as I made my way up to the top of the stairs – I ignored him. Once I was up there I made my way to the front of the balcony where Lord March and several members of the BRDC were watching. To be honest I got quite lucky because the drivers came down to the near end of the podium with their champagne, and without that the picture wouldn't have been the same. So in the end I had this great wide-angle shot of the celebrations, the cars in parc ferme and the teams celebrating in the pit lane.
This was taken at about 5pm because Ferrari always waits until the official classification before it starts having any celebration shots. McLaren and Red Bull go for it straight away when they win, but Ferrari is a little bit more cautious about those kinds of things. We got some good photos of all the team together and then there were these flags on the floor and Fernando came forward and lifted it behind his back. The Italian photographers swarmed around him and I was just holding my camera in front of them and reeling off the shots. I was actually quite lucky to get this shot because it is lit by someone else's flash and I had no idea how it would come out when I pressed the shutter release. It was a perfect picture to end the day and it was nice to see a new winner on top of the podium. Obviously Vettel is on six wins and the rest are on three combined so it's still not looking that competitive, but we might have some more exciting races to come.
These were taken on Thursday morning when I arrived at the track quite early. I saw Sebastian Vettel heading out to the track at about 10am and I followed him out. He started pulling these silly faces and doing all these hand actions, I don't know what the hell he was up to and I wasn't really listening to his conversation with his engineers, I was more concerned about getting some good shots. He turned around to me and joked: "Why are you always here when I pull funny faces?" I shook his hand and had a quick chat and by the time he got to the second corner I left him to it. I wasn't sure whether I should put them up on the Sutton website so I just left it to our photo editor to make the decision and he went for it. Later in the day I saw Seb's trainer, who had also been on the track walk, and he asked if I'd put the pictures up. I said yes and he said: "He'll look forward to seeing them later!" I asked if Seb had a twitter account because I wanted to tweet it to him, but sadly I was told that he doesn't have an official one.
This was my position for most of the race: the outside of turn 12. It was probably a mistake as it took such a long time to get out there from the paddock, but the plus side was that I was the only photographer on that side of the track. I was really hoping something big would happen because it's one of the DRS overtaking zones. There and turn 17 are action spots during the race and that was the two choice I had. Turn 12 is also where Mark Webber had his huge accident last year, which none of the photographers got. It's a nice angle because it's head on and if you were stood in the more popular position on the inside you would only get side-by-side shots. There are about 90 photographers at the grand prix so it was nice to get something exclusive, having said that I probably won't go back there next year!
This is an unusual angle because I was positioned down in parc ferme to get photos of the top three as they got out the car and I thought I'd try my luck and stay there for the podium. At first I couldn't see what was going on during national anthems and trophy presentation because I was tucked right under the rostrum where. But as the champagne started to flow Sebastian came forward and sprayed it into his mouth right above me. I think it's one of the best shots of the podium that weekend because I'm right underneath it and it's not obscured by spray or shadows. It's a great champagne moment, and you've got Valencia on the side of his hat so it's identifiable as the European Grand Prix.
This was quite a funny sequence of pictures. They were taken after the race when Mark came back to the Energy Station in the paddock. I was just hanging around outside to pre-empt the usual celebration pictures and I saw him come back quite early. He went in, high-fived people and seemed happy – he said after the race that he was pleased with his performance even though he finished third rather than second. He then sat down and started talking to Christian Horner and I just popped my lens over one of the open windows and shot into the Energy Station. Webber creates some unusual faces at times and he certainly did during this sequence. He probably didn't see me because it was a bit like a paparazzi shot over this window, but it makes it all the more interesting as you get to see his expressions as he talks with just him and Christian.


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Into the unknown: What does the future hold for greyhound racing?
After the Second World War, greyhound racing was one of the most popular sports in the UK. The accessibility and urban locations of racetracks made the sport a roaring success with the working classes. Indeed, it's said that in 1946, a total of 75 million people attended greyhound racing fixtures across the country.
Fast forward some 80 years, and it's fair to say that greyhound racing is no longer as popular a pursuit. Many of the grand old locations of the past, including Chelsea's Stamford Bridge stadium, no longer host greyhound racing, but that is not to say there is a lack of support for the sport. Indeed, there have been several good-news stories of late, including the redevelopment of various racetracks up and down the country.
So, where does greyhound racing go from here? On one hand, the biggest races are still hugely popular, not least the English Greyhound Derby, which still attracts plenty of interest each year. There is a dedicated community of racing fans, who follow the sport religiously and enjoy a bet on greyhounds. On the other, there is an acceptance that more can be done to promote greyhound racing to new audiences.
The lack of television coverage means the greyhound racing may have to think outside the box. The first step towards building a successful future for the sport is ensuring that race venues are packed to the rafters each week.
That may come by providing additional entertainment at racing events, attracting those who are not necessarily greyhound fans through and through. That may cause the loyal followers of the sport to wince, but sometimes that's the only way to get through to potential new fans.
Greyhound racing could learn a thing or two from its cousin, horse racing. The most popular racing fixtures always promote something of a carnival atmosphere, and there is plenty to enjoy even if you're not a die-hard horse racing fan. Greyhound racing can often seem like more of a closed club, and its up to the powers that be to change that.
The modernisation of many venues up and down the country should help to attract more people to attend fixtures. After all, clean and plush surroundings with hospitality on offer put to bed the stereotypes of dark and dingy greyhound tracks, will make the sport a more polished proposition for both spectators and sponsor. The latter is something that greyhound racing has sorely lacked.
For minority sports, the struggle is always competing against the big hitters, but while horse racing may be streets ahead of greyhounds in terms of popularity, there is always a chance that fans can be converted.
As long as there is still a passionate group of people committed to growing the sport, then greyhound racing should have a bright future. At the end of the day, the biggest thing they have going for them is the pure drama and unpredictability of the races themselves. If authorities and governing bodies can come up with a good way to market the sport to potential new fans, then the drama of the biggest races will entertain anyone.
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Plot for The Crucible
Act 1: The plot At first in the scene Parris is praying but we can not hear his words just mumbling as he is sitting beside her daughter who has not moved for days. He tries to wake her by talking to her but it does not work. Abigail the niece of Parris enters and tells him that Susanna has arrived. She than comes and delivers bad news in which Parris is not happy about, and then leaves. After Susanna leaves Parris approaches Abigail to find out what really happened the night they were caught dancing naked in the forest, and she tells him that it was not as it seemed but Parris finds it hard to believe that this is so. Whilst this conversation is happening Mrs Putnam enters to see what is happening who soon is accompanied by Thomas Putnam. Putnam's servant comes to the scene; a fat, sly, merciless girl aged 18 by the name of Mercy Lewis. Abigail tells her that they were seen and Mercy starts to get scared and at this moment enters Mary Warren who is 17 and is a sub-servant. Mary Warren tells the girls that what they did was wrong and that they will get punished for it whilst Abigail goes over to Betty and tries to wake her. Whilst this is happening betty, with a great fright, jumps out of bed and starts asking for her mother whom is dead and then reveilles that Abby had drunk blood to make a charm to kill John proctor's wife and Goody Proctor. As this is revelled she gets smashed on the face and Betty then with fright faints again and goes into a sleep as last time. John Proctor enters and as he does Mary Warren leaps in fright and tells him that she was on her way home. Both Mary Warren and Mercy leave as they are both frightened of Mr Proctor. ...read more.
As he is seen they all go silent and he then approaches Giles to explain what is going on. Giles asks for promotion to go up and provide evidence on behalf of his wife. Francis then also tries to defend his wife, Rebecca Nurse. He says that the girls (Betty, Abby, Mercy, and Mary) are a bunch of frauds and that they cannot be believed. Danforth and Hathorne are both shocked that someone would again dare to question the court. Mary Warren and John Proctor enter. John tries to get Mary to confess that she and the other girls were lying about there being witches in Salem. Mary admits that she was pretending the whole time. Parris does not want to believe her because he thinks that Proctor is just trying to overthrow the court. Danforth questions John about this and John denies it. Cheever tells Danforth that when Cheever went to arrest Elizabeth Proctor earlier that morning, John ripped up the warrant. Parris also says that John never comes to Church and that he has plowed on Sundays before. John is forced to defend himself against these accusations. Proctor is then told that Elizabeth claims to be pregnant and Danforth says that they have examined her and says that she shows no sign that she is pregnant. He tells Proctor that he is willing to allow Elizabeth one month in jail to see if any changes occur to see if she really is pregnant or not and if she is she will be let free for another year until the baby is born but will only do this is if Proctor drops the charges on the girls. John does not accept the deal because he knows that Elizabeth is not guilty of being a witch. He also feels bad for his friends, Giles and Francis, as their wives are in the same position as him. ...read more.
He looks at Elizabeth for a final decision, and she just says that he must be his own judge now. Herrick runs down the hall for the others to come, yelling that Proctor is going to confess. Hathorne, Danforth, Cheever, Parris, and Hale all enter. Danforth tells Cheever to start writing everything down and Proctor wants to know why. Danforth tells him that they are going to hang it on the church door for everyone to see. John does not like this idea but still carries on this the confession. Danforth asks him if he saw the Devil and John says that he did. They then bring Rebecca in to watch John. They hope that she will confess after seeing him confess. Danforth asks John if he was working with the devil and ashamed that Rebecca was watching him he still carries on and tells him that he did. Rebecca is shocked and as Danforth tries to make her confess as well she refuses and says that this is all a lie. He then asks john if he has seen anyone with the devil and john replays no and he is not happy with this as he believes that he must have seen someone with the devil. As they finally agree to let him go he tells Proctor to sign the paper and so he does but he does not give the paper back as he does not want it hung up as he does not want it to be seen by his children and rips the paper up. Danforth angrily demands for him to be hanged and with tears in her eyes Elizabeth goes to proctor and as he tells her to stay strong he gives her a passionate kiss. Herrick takes them out and Hale begs Elizabeth to go to John and try to change his mind. She refuses and says that he has now become found the goodness within him will not take that away from him. The scene ends and the curtains fall. ?? ?? ?? ?? The Crucible by Arthur Miller: Drama Coursework by Ardita Gaxherri ...read more.
My Mother Said I Never Should - Plot and Subplot
Rosie shows her admiration for his 'sister' by remembering exactly how long it had been since she last saw her, and by sticking up for her in an argument. However, she shows her actual preference when giving her painting to Margaret instead of Jackie.
I too; faced the curtain, half wanting it to retract so I could finally rid myself of this peculiar adrenaline of anxiety that was forcing my heart into the deepest bowels of my gut. On the other hand, I half wanted it to simply never open, for fear of the consequences of it doing so.
Crucible plot
to all they did is the best option; she fears accusations of witchcraft however the dominance of Abigail her dominance persists. The girls try to wake Betty, leading to her flailing herself at the window trying to fly, screaming noted tails of witchery such as the drinking of blood and charm; Abigail commences with threats of death and violent abuse.
Threepenny opera plot
The audience realises the brutality of Mac's gang but waves this aside as their characters become likeable due to their comedic nature. The gang sing songs about a couple who wed but do not know each other; this furthers the plot without actually showing the event of this.
House of Leaves
In his diary entries, he imagines r****g and killing people, and the prose becomes too arch to merit plausibility. If he is so close to the edge of paranoid terror, why would he keep writing it down? The form strains against the content.
Metamorphosis - Plot
After losing any hope of creating an income from lodgers, the family are forced to go out and work. Mrs Samsa is persuaded by Greta to try and invite Gregor down to the table to eat, rather than have him locked in his room all the time.
Language for The Crucible
is not right as well and So this refers back to a biblical reference and shows the importance of religion within the play. Another example of the importance of religion in Salem is when the psalm is sung in the background whilst Abigail and Proctor are having a conversation about their hidden relationship in act one page 28 to 30.
Bouncers Plot adn Sub Plot
* We now move to the Lads getting ready to go out. The four lads are at their separate houses applying their finishing touches Eric and Ralph give themselves pep talks and then they check they are completely ready to go out.


Interesting debate on bicycle lanes in Portland, actually a response to another article, which places the blame of several cyclist deaths on a combination of laws which require cyclists to unsafely position themselves at intersections.
Speaking of bicycle lanes, there's of course a number of problematic areas in Seattle where it's really not safe to use that lane, especially at intersections. One is a lane going northbound on to University Bridge where some unfortunate cyclist was plowed under by a truck turning right. (See rule #1.) Since there's two lanes of traffic going downhill, position yourself in the middle of the right lane, not bicycle lane, and so traffic turning right would have to either pass in front of you or stay behind.
Rule #2 is avoid bicycle lanes where you can get hit by a car door. Seattle has a few "door prize" lanes. Remember kids: On street parking is not only an automobile subsidy, it can kill you too.
Rule #3 is avoid bicycle lanes that continue on to nowhere. The intersection south on Greenlake Way intersecting NE 50th Street has a single bicycle lane which seemingly projects off to Kidd Valley, and through that intersection is no space for a cyclist with the adjacent traffic lane. Rather than negotiate a tricky merge, just take the second lane, which disappears in 100 feet or so and becomes a bike lane.
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I tend to think that the only truly useful bike path is one that is totally separated from all other traffic.