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Lupang Kapdula farmers assert their rights through collective land cultivation and creative action
The province of Cavite in Southern Luzon, Philippines contains hundreds of hectares of agricultural land, yet most of it is being illegally converted into gated subdivisions, resorts, and various real estate properties. Through the guise of land "development" and complicity with state bureaucrats, local corporations owned by elite families continue to aggressively displace communities and destroy productive farmlands not just in the Southern Tagalog provinces but also in the whole country.
As a result of this relentless accumulation of profit along with the government's neoliberal policies and counterfeit agrarian reform programs, millions of farmers across the country are further pushed into hunger and debt. They face repression and violence from the state yet they continue to survive through protest and bungkalan, collective and militant cultivation of idle or disputed lands for the sake of their own food security. The farmers' struggle in Lupang Kapdula is no exemption.
An inconspicuous entryway in a forested area along Aguinaldo Highway in Dasmariñas, Cavite leads to Lupang Kapdula. Farmers have been tilling this 155-hectare piece of land since 1976. It was in 1991 when the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) awarded Certificates of Land Ownership (CLOAs) to agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) in the area yet such only remains a lip service. The CLOAs were cancelled and the farmers were deceived into a Joint Venture Agreement scheme involving "land developers" JAKA Investment Corporation, South Cavite Land Company Inc. (SCLCI), and Sta. Lucia Realty Development Inc. JAKA Corp. is known to be a property of the family of landlord and politician Juan Ponce Enrile.
In 2007, 62 of the ARBs were displaced from the land through unscrupulous means, while the SCLCI continues attempts to drive out the 100 families tilling Lupang Kapdula. In January 2021, DAR gave away 30 hectares to Mesilo Nueva Vida Subdivision, while more farm lots are being converted as JAKA and Sta. Lucia Realty continue to expand their operations. It was after this period when the security agency hired by SCLCI closed the gate leading to a farm-to-market road, as well as access to the water tank.
From Aguinaldo highway, it takes a 20 minute-hike through muddy slopes, steep footpaths, and a river to get to Lupang Kapdula. There is no electricity aside from a petroleum generator, and there is a lack of a proper water irrigation system. Basic utility services are being denied from those who plant our food, all to give way to the interests of realty corporations.
"Farm-to-market road. Do not block the road, and give it to us," says Davelyn Corpuz, a woman farmer who took after her father in working on the fields of Kapdula. She explains that years ago her father was one of those who did not receive a CLOA from the government. "This road is our primary demand because through this, we will have electricity and water, and we'll be able to transport our goods."
Continuing livelihood remains a gamble for the farmers because on top of the natural risks and calamities involved in crop production, market demands controlled by transnational agri-corporations favor imported varieties, which are hard competition for the farmers' local crops. The influx of imported agricultural products is enabled by government neoliberal policy such as the Rice Tariffication Law, dragging down the price of palay (10 pesos per kilo at the lowest), further hurting the local rice and crops industry, and pushing farmers into debt and misery.
While harvesting string beans with her children, Corpuz points to her brother's farm lot, "My brother has a lot of papaya trees, but he can't harvest the fruits because first of all, there is no one to offer them to, and even if someone wants to buy it, how much is a kilo of papaya anyway? It has dropped to seven pesos. If he brings the papaya to the market, it's as if he just gave them away, because he has to pay for delivery and labor."
"This is why our demand is access to the road! So that we can properly transport our goods to the market." Corpuz is one of the many women farmers in Lupang Kapdula who have been doing bungkalan in order to support their families. Through their local organization SAMAKA (Samahang Magbubukid sa Kapdula), they have currently allotted a hectare of communal land where they plant rice and vegetables to secure their food supply especially during this period of pandemic and crisis. Their organization has also come up with a system of carabao-lending and cheap rentals of farming tools for those who lack them.
The Kapdula farmers' collective cultivation or bungkalan not only addresses their food security but also more crucially becomes a form of resistance against state-sponsored violence and harassment.
In August 2021 when Cavite was placed under Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine (MECQ), South Cavite Land and Sta. Lucia Realty imposed strict security measures in the area, preventing farmers from planting in their farm lots located inside Mesilo Subdivision premises. The rules also stated that the farmers are not allowed to conduct any form of organizing, rally, protest, or meeting against SCLCI, Sta. Lucia Inc. and/or their representatives. The farmers also face harassment and intimidation from JAKA-backed Sigma Security Agency who destroy their crops and huts.
Amid worsening human rights violations and redtagging against peasant organizers, Kapdula farmers continue to assert their rights to genuine agrarian reform, to reclaim land that is rightfully theirs. Aside from the women, the youth play a crucial role in defending their communities. The young farmers of Lupang Kapdula have developed ways of organizing and educating themselves through art-making, theater workshops, and educational discussions about the plight of their land.
Through TEKAMUNA (Teatro Kabataan Mula sa Nayon), a cultural organization mobilizing youth farmers, fisherfolk, and indigenous people, the youth of Kapdula empower themselves through songs, theater plays, mural-making, and performance. One of them shares, "Youth farmers play an important role in portraying their struggle for land, to show how they experience landgrabbing and displacement. They show their struggle by enacting plays and performing in mobilizations and protest actions. This is why young farmers who are artists have a crucial role in amplifying the farmers' struggle. We use music and theater because we want to promote a nationalist and scientific culture and put it into practice."


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The City Of The Dead Limited Edition (1960) (Blu-ray film review).
April 27, 2018 | By UncleGeoff	| Reply More
It was interesting checking on this film and discovering that there are 3 films called 'The City Of The Dead'. Just to clarify things, this is the first from 1960 and stars Christopher Lee. I haven't seen the others but they appear to only be related by name.
In 3rd March 1692, it is Quaker New England and Elizabeth Selwyn (actress Patricia Jessel) is declared a witch and burnt at the stake. Her consort then denies her but joins her in cursing the villagers that she will come back for all eternity, as you do. Well, if you're going to burn a real witch, you can't not expect retribution.
It is now the present, all right, 1960 present, and at university, Professor Alan Driscoll (actor Christopher Lee sporting a regional American accent) is relating events to his students about Whitewood, where it happened. Nan Barlow (actress Venetia Stevenson) is encouraged by Driscoll to visit the town for some research on witchcraft. You can tell when a fog is along route that you know something murky is going to happen, especially when she offers Jethrow Keane (actor Valentine Dyall) a lift en route. In the town, he suddenly vanishes from the car.
Getting a room in the local hotel, the Raven's Inn, was a little hard but Nan mentioning Driscoll gets her a room from the nice landlady, Mrs. Newless. Nan goes to explore the town and meets the blind Reverend Russell (actor Norman MacOwan) at the church who explains that evil rules Whitewood. With all the spooky people around, Nan visits the book sale conducted by Patricia Russell (actress Betta St. John) and discovers that Driscoll was born there. With all this pedigree, you know something bad is going to go on. Back at the hotel, Nan finds her locket is missing and Mrs. Newless promises to look for it. The dumb cleaner, Lottie (actress Ann Beach in her first film) is thwarted from giving Nan a warning.
Mrs. Newless invites Nan to the dance in the bar but when she gets there, they are all gone. People vanish very quickly and Nan wants to find out what is going on, especially when she finds the key to the cellar below her room only to be captured by some members of the coven for a little sacrifice.
Two weeks later, back at the university, Nan's brother and scientist, Richard/Dick (actor Dennis Lotis), is concerned. More so when he finds there is no hotel of that name in the telephone directory. However, he gets the police to investigate, although Patricia Russell doesn't know what happened to Nan. The message gets back to the university that Nan checked out two weeks ago.
Richard visits Driscoll and discovers where he was born. Patricia/Pat Russell visits Driscoll looking for Nan's family to return a locket that Lottie gave her. Meeting Richard and student Bill Maitland (actor Tom Naylor), delivers the locket and some background info about the witchcraft book she lent Nan. She returns the same night, although Richard says he'll follow after classes the next day. On the way back, she ends up giving Jethrow Keane a lift and, again, he vanishes.
Richard discovers there is only one way into Whitewood and gets a room in the hotel and pays Nan's bill. Mrs. Newless clarifies that Nan just vanished not that she checked out. He later meets the Patricia and Reverend Russell, discovering that the Sabbath is tonight and that the town is evil. Richard goes to see Mrs. Newless again and the Russells find witch's sign in their house. They can't flee because Patricia's car has been fixed. Getting back to the Reverend, Richard discovers Patricia has been taken for sacrifice. Running through the graveyard, Richard also comes across a gravestone for Alan Driscoll. Richard also finds his way under the village. Unlike his sister, Richard is at least armed, little good that does him but he does rescue Patricia for the little good that does him as they are captured again. From here, you're on your own.
Removing a key character mid-way into a film has a shade of Hitchcock about it, as he did a similar thing in 'Psycho' (also released in 1960). This film really is a missed classic and really spooky as it raises the tension. Oddly, although Chris Lee has a couple significant scenes, he doesn't appear much. This is a Vulcan Film not a Hammer film but is equal to them. I reckon the place name was cursed, sir.
The extras are down to the trailer and a 45 minute interview with Christopher Lee. The later is pure gold and its interviewer rarely asks questions but lets Lee loose on a variety of topics. Amongst there, he discusses working with directors Orson Welles and Terrance Fisher, acting and the failures of the British film industry. With the latter, what he describes as 'upward failing' as people move up in the film industry, I would call the Peter Principle but who's going to argue with him. He does think CGI can get in the way of acting if it isn't used wisely. Find yourself time to watch this all in one sitting.
I've never come across 'The City Of The Dead' before and it's so rewarding when old low budget films exceed expectations. Just don't upset the local witch.
GF Willmetts
(region 0 blu-ray. Pub: MVD Visual. 1 blu-ray disk 78 minute black & white film with extras. Price $12.89 (US). ASIN: VC19036)
cast: Christopher Lee, Patricia Jessel and Dennis Lotis
check out websites: www.mvdvisual.com/ and www.vcientertainment.com
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Go (1999)

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Scott Renshaw

GO
(Columbia)
Starring:  Sarah Polley, Katie Holmes, Jay Mohr, Scott Wolf, Desmond
Askew, Timothy Olyphant, Taye Diggs, William Fichtner.
Screenplay:  John August.
Producers:  Paul Rosenberg, Mickey Liddell and Matt Freeman.
Director:  Doug Liman.
MPAA Rating:  R (profanity, sexual situations, drug use, nudity, violence)
Running Time:  98 minutes.
Reviewed by Scott Renshaw.

     In this cinematic era A.Q. (After Quentin), much film criticism is
filtered through the pop-culture sieve that is Tarantino.  We just can't
seem to help ourselves -- when we're not noting ways Tarantino has cribbed
from his film-making forebears, we're noting the ways his acolytes have
cribbed from him.  A gun can't be fired but his name is invoked; a
conversation can't be peppered with profanity and obscure references but
he becomes an adjective.  When a film like GO appears, so like PULP
FICTION in both narrative structure and style, it's easy to dismiss it on
a comparative basis without discussing why the Tarantino oeuvre has become
the Greenwich Mean Time for an entire genre -- the edgy, after-hours comic
thriller.  It's easy to miss why director Doug Liman's film works in the
ways it understands Tarantino's unique touch, and doesn't work in the ways
it fails to understand.

     Like PULP FICTION, GO involves several non-chronological yet
intertwined stories of Los Angeles denizens with less than glowing morals.
Ronna (Sarah Polley), a young grocery store clerk, takes the shift of her
co-worker Simon (Desmond Askew) to help pay back rent, then also takes
some of Simon's side business as a drug dealer to help a bit more
substantially.  Her two customers are Zack (Jay Mohr) and Adam (Scott
Wolf), a pair of party animals who may be undercover cops, or perhaps soap
opera actors, or perhaps some interesting combination of the two.  Simon,
meanwhile, is on a road trip to Las Vegas with a trio of pals including
Marcus (Taye Diggs), a road trip which always seems to be just one step
ahead of complete disaster.  These three stories meet, swerve and overlap
through one wild 24-hour period filled with sex, drugs and a pre-Christmas
rave.

     There's something to be said for a film with the ability to grab you
viscerally, which is one of the tricks GO manages to pull off.  That
description isn't just about pacing (though GO moves with the hypnotic
momentum of a rave beat), nor is it just about the level of violence and
action (though there's one kicker of a car chase through Vegas).  Like the
most memorable moments in PULP FICTION, the most memorable moments in GO
energize you with the sense that you're really not sure what's going to
happen next.  At key junctures, you realize that screenwriter John August
is in complete command of his narrative as he turns expectations upside
down in ways that make perfect sense, not just because he can.

     That's not to say that GO doesn't wander off on tangents just because
they might prove to be entertaining.  GO isn't a clean, linear story even
in the most fundamental ways, but it's also a case of a film that doesn't
let the main storyline get in the way of some hilarious distractions:
Ronna's entrepreneurial spirit as she sells her own special brand of pills
at the party; Zack and Adam at a Christmas dinner with ulterior motives;
Simon experimenting with tantric sex with a pair of bridesmaids; the
encyclopedic knowledge of a cat during a hallucinogenic trip.  Like much
of Tarantino's work, it's a loose and sloppy sort of a film, which doesn't
mean that there's no logic to what's going on.  It's just the logic of
giving an audience one heck of a ride, letting the characters stroll and
stray because the film-makers have created an atmosphere where we trust
they'll stroll somewhere interesting.

     Unlike much of Tarantino's work, however, there's not much going on
beneath the glittering surface of GO.  The closest it gets to a thematic
link is the idea that these young people dash into dangerous situations
with little restraint on their desire to...well, to go.  There's nothing
resembling the moral center of PULP FICTION, nor do August and Liman show
nearly as much affection for their flawed, self-absorbed characters.  The
performances are solid even when the chattery dialogue feels a bit forced,
giving us plenty of reason to follow the characters even when they seem
like hopeless screw-ups, but no one is experiencing a fundamental life
change.  GO is a dazzling demonstration of how good even a derivative sort
of film can be when someone grasps the basic principles of engrossing
film-making.  It also demonstrates what we talk about when we talk about
Tarantino -- a way of telling us something about humanity between the
bursts of dialogue and gunfire.

     On the Renshaw scale of 0 to 10 green lights:  8.

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Expect the Charlotte Hornets to remain quiet in free agency
The Hornets have been quiet throughout free agency so far. Don't be surprised if it stays that way.
By Chris Barnewall@ChrisBarnewall Jul 5, 2015, 10:00am EDT
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The Charlotte Hornets have been eerily quiet throughout free agency so far, and it's not looking like that's going to change anytime soon. Charlotte has spent much of the last few days sitting on their hands as players that could help them are swept away by other teams. They watched as Marco Bellinelli signed a cheap and affordable contract with the Sacramento Kings. Then they decided to let C.J. Watson sign with the Orlando Magic even though there's a major need for a solid backup point guard with the likely departure of Mo Williams.
The Hornets don't have the room to sign players, and while they are over the cap, Charlotte can still sign players through use of the mid-level exception. The Hornets don't want to spend money on just anybody when over the cap, and are going to try to avoid the luxury tax as best as possible. One mid-level exception shouldn't break the bank for them.
In reality, the Hornets are being quiet with free agency because they're choosing to. Fans that have been eagerly awaiting announcements on Twitter are better off just punting the free agency process all together this season, because the Hornets are probably going to stay just as quiet as they have been so far. They might sign one or two players, but it won't be anywhere close to the active summer that Charlotte had the season before.
The reason for this has to do with the way Charlotte's contracts are set up, and the TV money that will cause a rapid growth in cap room right before the next Collective Bargaining Agreement.
(H/t spotrac)
Taking a look at the Hornets contracts over the next few years, 2016 is going to be a season where Charlotte is filled to the brim with cap room. Al Jefferson, Nicolas Batum, Marvin Williams, Michael Kidd-Gilchirst, Brian Roberts, and Troy Daniels all come off the books at the exact same time. Now let's assume that Kidd-Gilchrist signs an extension for close to the maximum salary. There would still a huge amount of room and roster space that the Hornets will be left with.
This opening in cap also happens to be one year before the NBA and/or players can renegotiate the CBA on June 30, 2017, and takes place at the same time the NBA's new $24 billion TV deal comes into effect. At the moment, cap is expected to jump to somewhere between $80 million to $90 million in 2016, and into $100 million territory in 2017. For reference, the current cap is set at $63 million.
The effects of this cap jump are already being seen throughout this offseason. Role players like Jae Crowder and Al-Farouq Aminu are signing long term deals for $20 million to $30 million and cashing in on the expected cap rise early.
With all of this money being thrown around and players looking for giant pay days, there might be no better time for the Hornets to have cap room than 2016. The rise in cap naturally gives them more money to spend, and it also happens to be right before the even larger jump in 2017, but also an expected lockout. Charlotte can lock players into long-term deals with huge money right before a work stoppage, and the players they sign to new deals will naturally become steals when the cap hits $100 million.
Taking all of this into consideration, there is no chance the Hornets make substantial noise during this year's free agency. Not with cap space coming in during arguably the best possible season to have it, and definitely not in an offseason where the majority of players being signed for the mid-level exception want long term deals. Based on the way the Hornets have operated the last couple years, it's likely they're aiming to clear out a large chunk of their roster by 2016, and a long term deal would not be beneficial.
Any moves the Hornets do make this summer will likely come via trade for players already under a short term contract like Batum's. They want to keep that long term flexibility, and they can't do that in this current free agent market. For Charlotte, staying quiet might be the best possible plan for now.


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San Francisco Makes Deal to Close Power Plant
Editor's note: This story by Robert Selna appeared Aug. 14 in the San Francisco Chronicle.
The heavily polluting power plant on San Francisco's southeastern waterfront would close by the end of next year under a legal settlement announced Thursday (Aug. 13) between Mirant Corp. and City Attorney Dennis Herrera.
The 40-year-old fossil-fuel plant, which officials say is one of the dirtiest in the state, spews particles and chemicals from a bayside smokestack. Its cooling system, which sucks in millions of gallons of bay water per day, kills fish larvae and discharges heated water into San Francisco Bay.
The settlement appears to end a decade long contentious debate among city officials, community leaders, energy providers and environmentalists about whether the plant, located south of Mission Bay, should be retrofitted or closed.
It is not yet certain, however, if state energy officials will allow it to be closed.
In April, Herrera sued Atlanta-based Mirant for failing to retrofit brick buildings on its property, but it was clear that the intent of the suit went beyond making the buildings safe.
"This is a major step forward for a San Francisco that will be cleaner, greener and healthier because of what we've achieved today," Herrera said of the settlement at a news conference Thursday.
The legal accord that would end the lawsuit obligates Mirant to shutter the plant by the end of 2010 and work with the city to overcome possible objections from state energy monitors. The company also would pay $1 million for health initiatives in the neighborhood, including possible asthma clinics.
In return for its pledge to close the facility, Mirant, which owns the property, will get expedited city review for any future development projects. Herrera also retracted his demand that the five unoccupied brick structures on the site be fixed.
Mirant spokesman Chip Little said the company agreed to the settlement because it wanted to end the lawsuit and saw benefits in the city's other promises.
The settlement must be approved by the Board of Supervisors and Mayor Gavin Newsom.
Yet a potentially much bigger hurdle for closing the plant is the California Independent System Operator.
The ISO ensures that cities have reliable energy supplies that can withstand power line failures and other emergencies. The agency has demanded that San Francisco have some power generation within city limits.
The city has told the ISO that it can meet the energy reliability requirements through multiple sources, including a 53-mile transmission cable that will run under the bay to Pittsburg. That line is scheduled to start delivering power from East Bay fossil fuel plants by spring. Renewable sources, including solar power, and greater energy efficiency would also help meet demands, city officials have said.
Herrera said the city would present a formal plan to the ISO in the coming months but did not commit to a date.
The power grid monitor reacted cautiously to news of the legal settlement.
The ISO's role "is to protect system reliability and safety for the citizens of San Francisco and California without regard to local politics or economic interests," ISO spokesman Gregg Fishman said in a statement. "The ISO will continue to require local measures to be available at the level necessary to ensure that San Francisco reliability is consistent with that of other major metropolitan areas."
Residents in the Dogpatch neighborhood, where the plant is located, said they have waited a long time for it to close. A Pacific Gas and Electric Co. plant near the shoreline in Hunters Point closed in 2006 after long-standing community opposition.
"We are thrilled and would like to see it shut down as soon as possible," said Janet Carpinelli, president of the Dogpatch Neighborhood Association. "The talk has gone back and forth as the pollution has continued all night long and every day."


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Thanksgiving holiday is rapidly approaching here in Manhattan and all over the country. Millions of people will be flocking to their loved ones places for all things turkey, mashed potatoes, and more to enjoy one of the biggest holidays we celebrate each year. What happens though, if you are a savvy Manhattanite and would prefer to dine out on Thanksgiving with your friends and family? Well fear not, because Manhattan Digest have found some great locations that are open and serving some delicious cuisine for you to enjoy on the 24th.
Here are four locations you should check out if you are in a rut on Thanksgiving and need some tasty food provided by some of the best restaurants out there. Happy Holidays!
They'll be featuring Thanksgiving spins on the impeccable modern Mediterranean cuisine that the restaurant is known for. The young and talented Executive Chef Eric Cope has crafted a special prix fixe menu for those looking to have a luxurious Thanksgiving dinner without the arduous kitchen work.
The menu offers a range of options, beginning with a choice of amuse bouche: Truffle Aranchini with mustard seed aioli and watercress, or Caviar with marble potato, creme fraiche and chive. Continue with an entree such as Cervena Venison Loin with beech mushroom, spaetzle, kabocha squash, dried cherry and venison jus, and finish sweet with the Spiced Pumpkin Mousse.
The TESSA staff is also happy to suggest wine pairings from the impressive list, which includes 60 rare selections on the 'Reserve List.' The sleek, industrial chic interior—which has been featured in Interior Design Magazine numerous times—sets the tone for the sophisticated, yet approachable cuisine, and is sure to create a memorable holiday.
For $65, the prix fixe includes three courses, and will be available from 12pm-9pm on November 24th.
The restaurant is located at 349 Amsterdam Avenue between 76th and 77th Streets, www.tessanyc.com, 212-390-1974.
New Executive Chef/Partner Rafael Hasid (owner of BK hotspots Wolf & Deer, Miriam and Bergen Dean) has created a menu that combines holiday staples with exotic flavors from the restaurant's custom taboon oven.
A la carte options include butternut squash soup, which receives an updgrade of pistachio crusted goat cheese and apple crostini, in addition to sweet potato latkes, accompanied by seasoned lebaneh (Lebanese strained yogurt). Heartier dishes include the Berkshire pork belly terracotta, prepared famously in a bread dome and baked in the taboon, sealing in the moisture and flavor. Even the free range turkey recieve's Bustan's particular brand of Mediterranean flair, served with pita and Jerusalem artichoke stuffing, cranberry-pommegranate relish & veal demi glace gravy.
The cocktail program from mixologist Kelsey Didit (Wolf & Deer) offers a variety of seasonal cocktails perfect to pair with Thanksgiving dinner, including the Ginger Bitters, built with Fernet Branca, Michter's Bourbon, lemon and ginger syrup.
Thanksgiving hours are 1pm-10pm on November 24th. The restaurant is located at 487 Amsterdam Avenue, near W. 84th Street, www.bustannyc.com, 212-595-5050.
From Executive Chef Rodrigo Nogueira (Montmartre, The Monkey Bar, The Four Seasons) the Thanksgiving menu features an all-Australian wine pairing and a one-night-only featured fall cocktail.
Priced at $60 per person ($90 with the pairing) the prix fixe includes three courses, offering options such as butternut squash soup with candied chestnuts and brioche (paired with Orchard Hill Hard Cider), Roast Turkey with a foie, pork and chestnut stuffing (paired with Chemin Pinot Noir, Yarra Valley Australia), and housemade pumpkin cheesecake with fresh berries and cranberry sauce (paired with DeBortoli Noble One, Riverina, Australia).
The featured cocktail (not included in the cost) will be the "It's a Long Way to the Top," built with Crop organic spiced pumpkin vodka, garam masala, lime and Brooklyn seltzer. It was created by owner and Aussie expat, Tim Harris.
Thanksgiving hours are 12pm-9pm, reservations preferred. The restaurant is located at 226 W 79th Street (between Broadway and Amsterdam), 646-823-9251, www.burkeandwillsny.com.
The Thanksgiving menu from Padoca Bakery was created specially for the holiday by their star pastry chef, Rachel Binder. Born in Toronto and raised in Jerusalem, Binder began her career under Chef Peter Hoffman at Savoy, and went on to do stints at Union Square Cafe and Tabla, before leaving her more recent position as Pastry Chef of Maialino to open Padoca.
All orders must be placed by 11/18, and are to be picked up on 11/23. Call the store at (212) 300-4543 to place an order.


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Chronicles of Li'is
Fantasy and faith
AN END OF DARKNESS
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The next morning, after they had made the Morning Prayers, Zarel walked to the perimeter of the abandoned farm, marked by a broken and rotting fence, and looked out across the landscape of Ma'al. Karis had allowed him to Perceive the route he had taken in his search for Sharamine, so the Lightstone-Bearer could gather some information on the terrain ahead of them. Apart from the cliff and deep hollow where the thing their rescuer had called the Naqad had lurked, the land had seemed largely rough and featureless, with a few hillocks here and there. Behind the farm the way led to the Seacoast Town, but ahead there seemed to be no towns or villages, at least for a while. Karis had not travelled very far, though, and neither the Lightfriends nor the Malani knew much of what lay beyond this, the last of the Lightfriends' safe havens. Zarel knew that the Lightstone had guided Aiel on his way to the Gatehouse on the Lightstone Way, and he had seen how it had carried his and Whitestar's Perceptions out over the Darkness of Ma'al to show them where the Children of Light were. Surely he could rely on its guidance now, to help him lead those he had gathered to the place where the Dancers would, with the Lightstone's aid, make the Gateway that would take them safely into Li'is? He leaned on a still-standing piece of fence and pondered this. "Zarel, Lightstone-Bearer" a quiet male voice addressed him. Zarel turned quickly, startled, and aware that neither Karis nor Karlin were within earshot. "Have no fear" the other said. "I have not come to harm you, but to help you on your Way. I am Mihel."
So this was Karis' and Sharamine's mysterious rescuer. The speaker was a Swordsman, a little above average height, with light brown hair and eyes, a pleasant but unremarkable face, a medium build – there was nothing out of the ordinary about him at all, but that very fact made Zarel suspicious. For somehow, in his Perception, he had a sense that the man's very ordinariness was a disguise to let him pass unnoticed. In addition, he Perceived some latent power in the Swordsman. Could he be an enemy after all – perhaps even a Lord of Darkness, a Shape-Changer? And yet, Zarel had no Perception of Darkness about the man at all, and Karis had trusted him. Warily, he drew out the Lightstone and let it lie on his breast, in full view of the man, but the stranger showed no fear or anger. No, he was not a Child of Night then – that was the truth. No Darkness, however skilled at dissembling, could withstand the Lightstone. Zarel challenged him. "Who are you? You are more than Swordsman – I Perceive it. Yet I Perceive no Darkness in you." The Swordsman smiled, and suddenly his light brown eyes were glowing warm like gold, as if he too had Perception. "More than Swordsman, yes, but still your friend and your brother in Light, Zarel. Do not fear me. There is no need." Zarel felt his Perception drawn to the Swordsman's gaze. Puzzled, but unafraid, he stepped closer and set his Perception on the man. Instead of his Perception entering into the Swordsman's thought, though, the golden gaze swept into Zarel's mind, his Perception, pouring into him a strength and joy in Light and a sense of worship far above anything he had ever felt, even with the Lightstone. Nor was that all. Through the channel of his Perception, love and grace and compassion poured into him, as from the very Heart of Light.
Overwhelmed, dazzled, weeping for joy, Zarel dropped to his knees and looked up at the 'Swordsman'. For a moment, the other's face blazed with a glory almost unbearable, but which, his gentle thought told the awed young Priest, was still only the very faintest reflection of the glory of Light, carried with him from the Joyous Place. Then the 'Swordsman' was the most ordinary of men again, leaning, in comradely fashion, to help Zarel to his feet. The Lightstone-Bearer, still stunned with revelation, gasped "But…but – you are…" "Yes, I am" answered the Shining One, as Zarel still stared at him, unable to complete his sentence. "But in Ma'al, only you and Whitestar must know it, Zarel. I am sent by Light to aid you, and strengthen you, and fight with you against the Darkness, as I did with your grandfather Aiel before you. I am the guardian of the Lightstone and the Lightstone-Bearer." "Light honours me almost beyond bearing!" Zarel exclaimed. "Zarel, remember this; I too am a created being and a servant of Light, as you are. I am your brother in Light, not your Lord. Do not forget that, for that is the lie that the Lords of Darkness told the Dancers and the men of Ma'al, to enslave them. Do not give me the honour which belongs to Light alone. And remember too that the others must not know who I am. As far as they will know, I am a Swordsman who has joined you, simply another Child of Light. You may call me by the name I gave to Karis – Mihel." "Mihel" Zarel repeated. "Very well, I will do as you say." Mihel smiled "Do not show me deference before them, either. I am here to serve you, Zarel, and to help you fulfill Light's purpose." "I am glad" Zarel said. "For though I am the Lightstone-Bearer, I feel the reponsibility for these people very keenly. I can do nothing without the aid of Light." "You were thinking of the way ahead" said Mihel. "That is why I have come now, to guide you." "Yes. It seems neither the Lightfriends nor the Malani have much knowledge of what lies beyond this place." Zarel answered. Somehow, though in his Perception the knowledge of Mihel's true identity still amazed him, he had fallen quite naturally into conversation with the Shining One, as with the Swordsman he professed to be.
"Karis and Sharamine strayed into more danger than they knew" Mihel went on. "The Naqad? We did not imagine that such a thing could exist" Zarel responded. "The Naqad was a guardian. The thing was not a natural being, but created by the Dark Ones from much smaller, harmless creatures. It was placed there deliberately to trap any who ventured that way." "But why? What is there that needs such a guardian? Karis saw nothing." "There is very little to see. Just, further on, a large circle of open land, with its border marked out with stakes. It looks like a pen for beasts. But it is the gathering place for the Night Lords, and where they receive instruction from the Dark Ones." The Night Lords, Zarel thought, the corrupted Dancers of Ma'al, brought down into Darkness by the Dark Lords. If Karis and Sharamine had been in such proximity to them, they had indeed been in great danger. "That is so" Mihel said, as if Zarel had spoken his thoughts aloud. "The Dancers which are loyal to Light keep the Night Lords at bay. They are bound to Ma'al, unless some Child of Night in Li'is invites them, as did Lak and Si-Mara." "When Marla destroyed the Bloodstone that Si-Mara intended her to wield, there was a Night Lord trapped inside it" Zarel said. "Is it so with the stones the Dark Ones' servants bear here?" "It is, but they are not trapped. The Night Lords give themselves willingly to power the Bloodstones, feeding on the evil that is done to give them that power." "But we will not need to go near the place?" "No, our way lies in a different direction. But there are still dangers. Along the sea coast there is a garrison of the Dark Ones' mercenaries, ready to defend the place of the Night Lords, and other places important to the Dark Lords. They are the most ruthless of their kind, hand-picked for their evil and callousness. There are a few small towns too, but the inhabitants are in terror of the mercenaries and would not hesitate to betray any they believe to be on the side of Light." "And the Meeting Place?" asked Zarel. "The Meeting Place is much as it is in Li'is, in the mountains, though the range is not as long. There is no Gatehouse, nor Gatehouse Gardens, of course. We will need to cross the open plain, and that will be the most dangerous part of the journey. But I will defend the Children of Light." Zarel was momentarily reminded, by this statement, of to whom it was he was talking , but before he could reply, he heard Karlin's voice calling him, and turned to see the two Swordsmen hurrying towards him. Before they reached them, Mihel warned quickly "Remember that I am just a Swordsman, Zarel!" and Zarel nodded.
Karis and Karlin came up to them, and Karis glanced quickly at Zarel's companion, while Karlin reprimanded the Lightstone-Bearer. "Zarel, you should not go off alone! We were worried. And who is this with you?" Zarel smiled, and said "Karis knows." , and Karis said, "It is Mihel! Karlin, this is the Swordsman who brought me and Sharamine back to safety." "I said I would return" said Mihel. "You did not tell them who you are", Karlin challenged, though seeing Zarel at ease with him, he realised that Mihel was a Child of Light. "I am a Swordsman, as you see" Mihel answered. "I have some knowledge of the land that lies further on, and my Lord has sent me to help you on your Way." "And who is your Lord?" asked Karis. "I may not say. But my Lord will be with us on the Way" Mihel answered. Zarel thought that this evasive answer might not satisfy the kinsmen, but they, Swordsmen themselves, recognised that, after service to Light, loyalty to one's Lord was preeminent, and did not question Mihel further. "Mihel has told me that you were in a place of danger when he found you, for the Naqad was created by the Dark Ones to guard the way to a place where they meet with the Night Lords", Zarel told Karis. Karis looked startled at this, then turned to Mihel and said, "Then we owe you much, Sharamine and I, Mihel." He extended his hand towards Mihel, and the other took it, hand to forearm in the Swordsmen's handclasp. This was so natural to Karis and Karlin that they did not stop to consider that there were no Swordsmen in Ma'al who shared the handclasp, but Zarel noted it. "We had best go back" Karis now said. "The others were concerned that you had disappeared, Zarel." They made their way back to the farm buildings, and Zarel cast his Perception quickly towards Mihel. It seemed impertinent to be advising a Shining One, but still, that handclasp might betray him. He quickly caught, in his Perception, that Mihel had already noted his thought and thanked him for his observation. It seemed that even the Shining One was not aware of the subtler differences between Ma'al and Li'is. After all, though Mihel was a Spirit-in-Light, he still did not have the omniscience of Light, thought Zarel.
Once back in the refuge, Mihel was introduced to the others as another Child of Light, a Swordsman trained by a Lord loyal to Light, who had joined them. Zarel had wondered if any of the Lightfriends would Perceive that there was something different about Mihel, but it seemed that none did. The Lightstone-Bearer knew that he would have to tell Whitestar the truth, because her Perception was so bound with his, and with her twin's and Aren's in Li'is, and also he felt he had to pass on the news of Mihel's appearance to those in Li'is who were following their progress in Ma'al with concern. Accordingly, when everyone had shared in the breakfast that had been prepared and people were disappearing about their various tasks in preparation for the arrival of any more refugees and considerations for the next part of the journey, Zarel called to Whitestar to come with him to the Prayer Place, and included Mihel in the invitation. If others noticed, he reasoned, they would assume it was because he wanted to find out what Mihel knew about the way ahead of them. When they were alone in the Prayer Place, Zarel turned to Whitestar. "Whitestar, we have something to tell you about Mihel – something no other must know, not even Dorvai, nor Karis and Karlin." The girl-Priest looked at him, her face puzzled, and asked "Is it something bad then, Zarel?" It seemed this was the only explanation she could imagine for such secrecy. "Oh no!" Zarel laughed, "It is very far from being something bad, Whitestar!" He looked to Mihel for a clue as to how to tell Whitestar who the Shining One actually was, and Mihel said quietly , as if in answer, "Maybe I should just show you, Whitestar." She gazed at him, still bewildered, as he stepped forward, his golden eyes glowing, and now Zarel saw what his Perception had been too overawed for him to see before, as the young Swordsman briefly metamorphosed into a shining, white-robed, golden-eyed being, awesome yet gentle, breathing peace and purity and pouring love, joy, strengthening and worship into Whitestar's enraptured Perception.
The girl gasped, and trembled, and Zarel came close and caught hold of her, in case she should fall. Mihel reached out a hand and touched her brow, and said "Peace, Lightfriend, beloved of Light. It is well." And in an instant he was the young Swordsman again. Whitestar stood awestruck, weeping for joy, as Zarel had at his first encounter with Mihel, while the Lightstone-Bearer held her steady. When she could speak again, she whispered, as if she could still scarcely believe it, "You are a Spirit-in-Light, a Shining One!" "I am, but in this dark world only you and Zarel may know it. I have told him who I am – the guardian of the Lightstone and the Lightstone-Bearer." Whitestar, knowing he referred to the dark powers that ruled Ma'al, asked, "How is it, then, that you can be here, Lord Mihel, and the Dark Ones not sense your presence?" "Whitestar, do not call me Lord! I am a servant of Light, as you are. I am simply Mihel. As to the Dark Ones – when the Great Rebel and the Dark Lords betrayed Light and were banished from the Joyous Place, they forfeited the Presence of Light and all connection to or knowledge of the Will of Light. The powers of Light are darkness to them, Light's ways invisible, unknowable. They cannot search out Light's purposes, for all their sorceries. So they are not aware that the Lightstone is in Ma'al, nor that I am here to guard it and its Bearer." "We must tell Aren and Moondancer" Zarel said, half-expecting a prohibition, but Mihel said "That is so; since your Perceptions are linked they must know, and the Priesthood of Li'is will be glad to hear you are protected." Whitestar asked, "But if you are here – could not other Shining Ones have come, and taken us into Li'is, without the Lightstone, and the Dancers, and the danger?" "That was not the Will of Light" Mihel answered. "Whitestar, you cannot outthink Light. What you see as a simple answer, Light sees as the wrong answer. There are laws made and tasks set for Spirits-in-Light, and for Dancers, and for mankind, and all are different. What you may see as fear and pain and danger, Light sees as tests that make you grow in faith, and trust , and in dependence on Light. The Lightstone Way is a way of growth."
"And when it ends, and we are back in Li'is, and Light's judgement falls on Ma'al – we will be safe then? The Dark Lords and the Night Lords will be destroyed, and there will be no more Darkness?" Whitestar continued her questioning. "Li'is will be safe" Mihel said. "The Gate will close for the last time. But the Dark Lords will not be destroyed. They once were Spirits-in-Light too, and, like us, are deathless. They will return to the place where the Great Rebel lurks and spins his plots against Light. In time they too will be judged, and imprisoned, but not yet." "And the Night Lords?" asked Zarel. "The Night Lords? They were once the Dancers of Ma'al. You know that the Dancers are beings of light and energy and their Dance takes them among the stars and worlds. What they are is what sustains them. They can gather their energy from the heart of a sun or the power of a tide. All energy is their sustenance. They are not deathless, but they live as long as a star, so seem so to men. In the end, when all their energy is used up, they will cease to be. The Night Lords, though – they have allowed themselves to be corrupted by the Dark Lords, and now they can only feed on darkness and evil. They will not live long." He paused, then said, "I have given you much to consider. I will leave you to make the link with Aren and Moondancer and tell them of my presence here. But remember that only you two here in Li'is must know it." They agreed, and watched as Mihel quietly left the Prayer Place. When he had gone, Whitestar turned to Zarel and exclaimed "I can still hardly believe it, Zarel! We have been talking with a Shining One!" "I know, I felt the same at first. Yet somehow I have come to accept his presence, and see him as just a companion on the Way. And that is how it must be, Whitestar. I do not know why none of the others can know who he is, but that is how Light wills it." "But he said we can tell Aren and Moondancer", she reminded him, and he smiled at her. "Yes!"
The travellers in Li'is had been enjoying the welcome of Zohra's family, for Ket-Tal and Shala and their sons, left to stand in for the Kets who had travelled to the gatehouse with Janir, had been determined to keep up the Westerners' reputation for hospitality. Now, as they relaxed, Aren was the first to feel the tug at his Perception which meant that Zarel was seeking him. Quickly he drew Moondancer into the Thought-without-Words, connecting with his twin and hers. Aila and Arenel, engaged in conversation with their hosts, did not join the link, this time, but waited with the others to hear the news from Ma'al. When the link had broken, both Aren and Moondancer seemed almost shocked, staring at each other, and the others tensed, prepared for bad news. But then Aren's face broke into a joyful smile, and he said "Zarel has wonderful news!" Moondancer nodded agreement, but Janna, frowning a little, asked "What can there be in Ma'al that is wonderful?" Aren answered her, with awe in his voice, "They have been joined by a Spirit-in-Light, a Shining One – though only Zarel and Whitestar, in Ma'al, are allowed to know who he really is, since he has taken human form!" "A Shining One?" Mellin asked, in amazement. "Yes. He told Zarel that he is the guardian of the Lightstone and the Lightstone-Bearer. That he has stood with Aiel before against the Darkness, when he was the Lightstone-Bearer, and now he is there with Zarel, to guard him and the others." "Oh!" Marla exclaimed. "Then he is my Shining One, Mellin – the one who made it possible for Aiel to free me from the Darkness within me!" For a moment her eyes misted with tears at the memory, and Mellin put an arm round her and hugged her. The news made them all joyful, knowing that their loved ones had such protection against the Darkness of Ma'al, and Janna wept a little, from relief at the lessening of the danger to Karlin. Ket-Tal and Shala too exclaimed in wonder at the news. "Then they are no longer in peril?" asked Shala who, though distant from the happenings, had still been concerned for her kinsmen in Ma'al. "There is still peril, but they are protected." Aren answered. "It seems to me that Light rewards Zarel's trust. He stepped onto this Way at Light's bidding, unprepared save for his faith in Light and the Lightstone, and as he has travelled it, Light has provided for his needs. First the Malani, and now this Mihel." "Mihel?" Arenel asked, and his son told him "That is the name that the Shining One has given them, to call him by." Moondancer added "The lands they must travel through to reach the place where the Dancers' Gate will be are unknown to us, for none of the Lightfriends has been further than the safe haven near the Seacoast Town. Mihel has told them that he has knowledge of those lands and will guide them." "Then we should praise Light for provision and guidance for them" Arenel told them, and none of them was unwilling to join in a prayer of thanksgiving.
Mihel had told Zarel to call together Dorvai, Naton and Whitestar, Karis, Karlin, Corhan and Saban, and meet him in one of the outbuildings. The Lightstone-Bearer did as he was bidden, and the small group gathered, curious as to why they were thus summoned. Only Zarel and Whitestar, knowing Mihel's true identity, guessed that he had something important to tell them. When they had all arrived, Mihel looked round at them and said "I have called you because I need to tell you what I know of the way we must take from here. I told you I knew something of the lands beyond, but it is more than that. My Lord is opposed to the Dark Lords and seeks to undermine their stratagems. He knows the lands between here and the mountains which correspond to the Dancers' Mountains in Li'is, and those lands are not unguarded. The Dark Ones have set barriers and traps, and once we pass those we will certainly be pursued." "Traps? Another Naqad?" queried Karis. "No, praise Light!" Mihel answered. "There was only one Naqad. Light ensured that it could not be replicated." This cryptic statement passed by all of them but Zarel, since they were more concerned with knowing what 'traps' might await them, but Zarel wondered if Mihel himself might have had a hand in the failure of any plan of the Night Lords to create another Naqad. Corhan said "You are sure we can pass these barriers and traps?" "They are set to keep out the curious. They cannot withstand the Lightstone. But the Dark Ones will know that we have passed." Karlin asked, with some puzzlement, "But are those lands not empty, with no towns or villages? What is there that the Dark Lords guard so fiercely?" "The way to the Meeting Place" Mihel answered, and Karlin said "But the Meeting Place is in Li'is." Mihel smiled. His eyes seemed to have a golden glow and his voice a richer timbre as he answered "Yes, the Meeting Place is in Li'is, but it also has its parallel in Ma'al. And the Dancers' Gate joins them. Think, Karlin – do you really believe that the Gatehouse, and the Gatekeeper, and the Meeting Place, and the centuries of care to keep the Darkness from them, was all to protect only the Dancers? The Dancers too are Gatekeepers – not of the Dancers' Gate on Li'is, a man-made piece of metal, but of the Gate that brought you here, and crosses space and time." They did not doubt what he said, such was the authority in his voice, but Karis asked "How do you know all this, Mihel?"
"I know because I learned it from my Lord, who learned it of Light", Mihel replied. He went on "The Meeting Place is the Dark Lords' target, always. It takes much of their power and sorcery to move anything – or anyone – into Li'is. They need to have contact with Children of Night who will invite the Night Lords into Li'is, since the Night Lords still have the freedom of movement that they had as Dancers. They have a link with Li'is through the ruins of their Dark City there, but the Dancers guard that path. So they expend their efforts in trying to find a way to break through from Ma'al into Li'is from what would be the Meeting Place here, if the Dancers of Ma'al had not submitted to the Dark Lords and become the Night Lords." "And the land between here and there…?" Karis began, but Mihel said "Is where they carry out their sorceries and the Night Lords make their attacks against the Meeting Place. They do not wish to be observed." "Your Lord must have great courage, then, to keep watch on their doings" observed Corhan, and Mihel said, with a kind of wonder in his voice, "My Lord will give everything for the Children of Light." "And he will join us on the Way?" "He will be with us." Mihel answered. Zarel was considering what Mihel had said. The Shining One had referred to his Lord, and could not have meant a human Lord. He had also said that his Lord 'will be with us' on the Way, and this puzzled Zarel. He could only conclude that there were higher echelons of Shining Ones and one of these was Mihel's 'Lord', and would be watching over them from the Joyous Place. Since Mihel had said that his Lord had learned of Light what he told Mihel, the Shining One could not be referring to Light. Yet Mihel had also said that his Lord would 'give everything for the Children of Light' – could that be connected to the great mystery of the Sacrifice of Light? The Lightstone-Bearer knew he could not question Mihel about any of this, and if the Shining One knew what Zarel was pondering, he said nothing further on the subject, but still Zarel was full of curiosity. "But what are these traps that the Dark Ones have set?" asked Dorvai. "Are they sorceries?" "Some are", said Mihel. "Black enchantments to frighten those approaching them, dark visions of evil creatures and fierce warriors. Others are physical barriers. But we can pass them, with the Lightstone's power." Zarel commented "The Silver Witch, Si-Mara, tried to overcome my grandfather Aiel with an enchantment at the Spearcleft Pass, but he defeated it with the Lightstone. And later Lak too tried to deter Aiel with his false visions, but again the Lightstone dispelled them. So I know it can overcome such sorceries."
"You said that the Dark Lords will know that we have passed their barriers" Corhan commented. "So no doubt there will be pursuit?" "There will" Mihel confirmed. "I have told Zarel that there is a garrison of the Dark Lords' mercenaries beyond the Seacoast Town, along the coast, and they are the most ruthless and evil of their kind. Once past the barriers we must prepare for battle. But", he added, "they will not expect large numbers, nor any resistance, thinking some inquisitive person has passed through." "The Dark Ones will not know how many have passed, then?" asked Karis. "They will sense only that the barriers have been passed" Mihel answered, "since they are blind to the Will of Light." "It is well that you have prepared us" said Corhan," for it is good to know the enemy's plans when entering a battle." "We fight on the side of Light", Mihel answered, "and Light is with us." He looked round at them, and said, "We have some surcease for now, though. The Lightstone will call again, and we must wait for those it calls to join us. There is time to rest, and gather strength for the last part of the Way." It was apparent that the meeting was at an end now, and they began to disperse, but Karis noticed Karlin looking concerned, and asked him quietly " Does something trouble you, Karlin? I know my Sword-Brother does not fear battle." Karlin answered, as quietly, "I do not fear battle, but I fear for Janna. She was so desperate at my going, Karis, though she tried to hide it from me. If I should fall in battle, what will become of her? She would be distraught!" Though they had spoken softly, it seemed Mihel had overheard them, for he came to them now and said, gently, "Karlin, Light watches over you and you will not fall in battle. You will return to Li'is and to Janna". He smiled at Karlin and went on "You will have a long and happy life together, and see your children's children prosper. Do not fear." It was only the kind of thing a friend might say in hopes of reassuring their doubts, but somehow the Swordsmen felt that he spoke truly, and were comforted. As they watched Mihel walk away, Karis said, "Strange! It was almost as though he prophecied for you, Karlin!" Karlin replied "Maybe his Lord is a Lightfriend, and has told him more of our Way than he has revealed. But he serves Light, and we can trust him. Did he not rescue you and Sharamine?" "Aye, and from peril greater than we knew!" Karis agreed.
When they returned to the main building, Zarel went to the Prayer Place with Whitestar and, as Mihel had said, the Lightstone began to pulse in his hands, sending out its call to the Children of Light. When the pulsing stopped, Zarel said " That is the last time, then, that the Lightstone will call. Once the last Children of Light have been gathered, we will be on our way to the Meeting Place, Whitestar!" She smiled at him briefly, but then her face took on a pensive expression. He said "It is a dangerous journey, it is true, but Light leads us on it, Whitestar, and we have the Lightstone, and Mihel. We are protected. The Way will not fail, and we will all be safe in Li'is soon. Are you afraid?" She sighed, and said "It is for you I fear, Zarel. If the Dark Ones learn, once we pass their barriers, that the Lightstone is here, and that you are the Bearer, you above all will be their target." "I am not afraid" he told her, "and nor should you be. Trust in Light." "I do" she replied, "but my heart is human, and I – care for you, Zarel. My spirit trusts, but my heart fears for you." Her words did not surprise him, for as their Perceptions had become more closely connected over the course of the Way, he had been aware of a growing closeness between them that was more than the Thought-without-Words, and it had seemed so natural and inevitable that he had known she must feel it too. So he answered her now, "I know, Whitestar. I care for you too, and I think Light meant it to be so. When we are in Li'is, we will still belong together – and I think that will be true for Aren and Moondancer, also. But for now, my heart, only the Way is important and we must put all else aside. Do you understand that?" "Yes." she said. "Zarel, I am glad…" she fell silent then, and he leaned and gently kissed her, then said "Soon, Whitestar, all will come right, praise Light!" " I hope it will be soon" she replied, "for I think this Way, though it leads to a happy end, weighs heavy on all of us." "If the distance is similar to that on Li'is, it is not so many days' journey, Whitestar, though we travel more slowly on foot." Zarel replied. "Still, we must wait here for the last of the Children of Light to join us. And, as Mihel said, we have some respite while we wait. It gives time to recover from the journey so far, so we are fresh when we set out again, and to make sure of the plans for our defence, with the Malani and Swordsmen." He took her hand, then, and said, "We will go and tell the others that the Lightstone has called. We must watch for those coming to join us."
Once he was happy that Karlin's mind was at ease, Karis had gone to seek Sharamine. They had had no time to themselves since their return on the previous day, and he felt that they needed to talk. When he found her and took her aside, she welcomed him with a smile. He felt that the sense he had had, that even after she had accepted his assurances she had been on guard around him, had gone. Maybe, he thought, it had not been he himself after all, but her growing awareness of her feelings for him, that had caused her wariness. He said "Sharamine, my heart, I need to speak with you." "What is it, Karis? You – you have not changed your mind about your feelings for me? For mine are unchanged." "Oh, never!" he exclaimed. "I wanted to discuss our future. I know we were wed by the laws of Ma'al, but that is not a real marriage, not to me, and I think not to you. So I wished to ask you – will you be my Lady, Sharamine? When we are safe in Li'is we can be married in a proper way – by the Priesthood, in the Temple, in the sight of Light. Till then, we will count ourselves as simply betrothed." "Karis!" she exclaimed, smiling, but with a glint of tears in her eyes. "Yes, of course! But…" she paused, and he asked "But what, my love?" "Karis, will your family accept me? Zarel said you were heir to a Lord of Li'is. Would he not wish you to wed someone higher born? Someone born of Li'is?" " Oh, Sharamine! I do not know how it is in Ma'al, but such things are of no concern in Li'is. And my brother Mellin's Lady, Marla – Karlin's mother – was born of Ma'al, though she was born in Li'is. If you are my love, and a Child of Light, they will accept you." "Then I am content" she said, then " But – if Mellin's Lady's parents were from Ma'al, how were they in Li'is?" Karlin smiled again. "It is a story of the Mercy of Light" he began, and went on to tell her, as briefly as he could, the story of Marla's Way and her attainment of Light and marriage to Mellin. When the tale had been told, Sharamine exclaimed "How wonderful! I would love to meet Marla, Karis. She was so brave, and so faithful to Light despite her dark inheritance!" "You will meet her, when we return to Li'is" Karis assured her. "And when we are wed, you will be sisters."
In Li'is the travellers, greatly reassured by the news of Mihel's arrival to guard Zarel and the others in Ma'al, spent a pleasant and relaxed afternoon with Shala and her family. Her sons, Ket-Shal and Ket-Tai, had enjoyed spending time with their cousins Rentha, Aren, Lira and Janna,and also Mella, whom they rarely saw. Ket-Tal was curious to hear about the Malani, and Aren told as much as he had learned from Zarel, while Moondancer filled in the history of the warrior race that guarded the Lightfriends of Ma'al. "So there is an ancient connection between the Ketai and the Malani", Ket-Tal asked, "since both we and they were guardians of the Lightfriends once, in Ma'al, but we followed the Lightfriends into Ma'al, and they stayed to guard those that remained?" "That is so" Moondancer said. It was growing near to nightfall, now, and Zohra, remembering her conversation with Moondancer, said " It will soon be dark, Moondancer, then we will show you our Western skies." When it was fully dark, they went out on to the Plateau, and told Moondancer to look up. In the clear air, against the velvety darkness of the night sky, the moons, both almost full, glowed, and the icy brilliance of the stars shone clear. Moondancer exclaimed at the beauty of it. "We seldom see the moons and stars in Ma'al" she said. "I would have thought it would be safer for you to be about at night" Mellin said, and she replied "It is, but not when there is moonlight. The skies of Ma'al are often overcast, and on those nights it is safer to go out in the open." She looked up again at the night sky, and said "It seems to me that the moons here are the same, but the stars are different." "It would be so" Arenel agreed, "since Ma'al lies far away from Li'is. " "Yet the Dancers can overcome those distances", Rentha commented "and will bring the Children of Light safely here." She felt a little concerned that her father's words might have caused Moondancer to feel some anxiety about the distance between the two worlds, but Moondancer did not seem to feel any fear. The other girl's faith in Light was very strong, Rentha thought. When they returned to Ket-Tal and Shala's family tent, Ket-Tal said "We cannot leave here, but Ket-Shal and Ket-Tai will escort you to the Kets' Pillars when you leave – though I think Arenel should know the way". He smiled at his brother by marriage, who said "Ah, it is a long time since I travelled that way, Ket-Tal. I think I will need the guidance of our nephews!" Ket-Shal, the elder of the two brothers, said "We shall be glad to show you all the way, and spend more time with you." Ket-Tai, quieter than his brother, agreed, then added "We have been honoured to have you with us, Lightfriend of Ma'al. It will be a happy day when all of you are brought safely into Li'is." Moondancer smiled at him, and Ket-Tal said. "I should be glad to meet some of your Malani, sometime, Moondancer, when you are all settled in Li'is. They and the Ketai must have fought the same battles in ancient times, in Ma'al."
It was near time for the Evening Prayers, and Arenel, knowing that the Priesthood all over Li'is would be gathering to make them, called Aren, Whitestar and Aila to him to make the Thought-without-Words and send the news of Mihel's appearance to those who had been praying for the Way. In the City, Aiel and the Priesthood of the Temple received the communication, and when the link was broken, gave thankful praise. Aiel was remembering the time, so long ago on the Lightstone Way, when his Perception, trapped in the dark thoughts of the Black Piper, Lak, had been torn free of that imprisonment by a Spirit-in-Light – that same Mihel, he now realised. The same Shining One that had guarded Arentha's spirit on the Meeting Place, and later, on Marla's Way, been the key to Marla's Changing, and her attainment of Light. And now he was greatly comforted by the thought that Mihel was guarding Zarel, the new Lightstone-Bearer, in the perils of Ma'al. Lin and Krystha were present at the Evening Prayers, as well as Arentha, all the original Way-Sharers. When the Prayers were over, Aiel collected his Lady and his friends together, and told them the news. " Zarel and the others have been joined by a Shining One, to guard them on the Way" he told them. "The Spirit-in-Light has told them that he is the guardian of the Lightstone and the Lightstone-Bearer – the same one who saved me from Lak, and guarded Arentha, and enabled Marla's changing. His name is Mihel." Lin was astonished. "A Shining One? Praise Light!" Krystha said " The peril is still great, but we can be sure that Light guards them all in Ma'al. Praise Light indeed!" Arentha too was full of praise, thankful that her beloved grandson and Krystha's son and grandson were thus protected. "They are near to the Seacoast Town in Ma'al, which is where the Merchant Town would be here." Aiel continued. "Zarel needs to wait for the final gathering of the Children of Light, but then they will be on their way to the Meeting Place. " "A few days' journey" commented Lin, "but the most dangerous part of the Way, I think. We must continue to hold them in prayer. " Aiel agreed, and said "We shall know when they are nearly there, for then the Dancers will come to carry us to the Gatehouse. " "And when the Children of Light who were left in Ma'al have been brought into Li'is, Light's judgement will fall on the Darkness of Ma'al?" Krystha asked. "Yes" Aiel replied. Arentha, always tender-hearted, sighed " It is sad that Ma'al and its people will be destroyed. But Light is just, and they have spurned Light." "And that will be the last fulfillment of the Secret Word" , Lin said. "The Way that we first set foot on so many years ago will finally end."
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Although Rihanna has been keeping quiet on her forthcoming album R8 (she said in previews interviews the album isn't done yet) the pop princess has been staying in the spotlight.
From rumors about her dating rapper Travis Scott to releasing singles, such as "BBHMM" as well as promoting her recent business venture with Puma or her new perfume, the 27-year-old star has been keeping very busy.
In the upcoming issues of Fader, there are actually no quotes from Rihanna in the publication. She supposedly opted out of doing a face-to-face or phone interview. Instead, she answered five questions via email, which hasn't been published yet. But, she did take some nice self-portraits.
Fader's 100th issue hits newsstands Oct. 27th. Check out the full interview and peep more pics here.
The superstar also recently performed at the Rock In Rio festival in Brazil (full video below).
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Artwork by Sr. GS ARIANE S. GUINTIBANO from South Cotabato Council in Eastern Mindanao Region won "Best of the best" on the GSP on-the-spot poster making contest.
Finalists were Sr. GS Carina Pitogo from Cagayan Council, Northern Luzon Region; Sr. GS Mell Kimberly B. Benitez from Albay Council, Southern Luzon Region; Sr. GS Kaeselle D. Sagayap from Calbayog Council, Visayas Region; Sr. GS Zaqia P. Dimaporo from Maguindanao Council, Western Mindanao Region; and Jr. GS Heidilyn D. Samar from Makati City Council, Central Luzon Region.
The judging at the Josefa Llanes Escoda Hall, National Headquarters on May 23, 2013 was conducted by three professional artists: Sammuel Arboleda Occeno and Mutya Teodoro-Sambile, both pursuing M.A. in Fine Arts and Design at the Philippine Women's University; and Benedict Edward T. Manalo, a Fine Arts Graduate from the University of Santo Tomas and Creative Director of Mustasa Republic.
The winner and the finalists will be given cash prizes and certificate of recognition during the respective Regional Committee meetings.
All the winning posters will be utilized for the Diamond Jubilee celebrations in May 2015.


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Q: python, tkinter: text is pasted twice from clipboard - why? I implemented a standard copy & paste functionality for a text editor that I write, but it seems i did not understand the behaviour of the insert-method of the scrolledtext widget in tkinter correctly: My code does not behave the way I would expect.
Here as minimal example. It's a window with scrolledtext widget and a button that loads a sample file "Test.txt" to the text widget and an end button. the copy & paste functionality is implemented over the shortcuts ctrl-c, ctrl-v. At pasting, the code inserts the content of the clipboard twice instaed of one and I have absolutely NO IDEA why. Can anyone show me what i did wrong? Thanks in advance!
import tkinter, tkinter.scrolledtext

def ende():
    main.destroy()

def loadSampleFile():
    d=open("Test.txt")
    z=d.readline()
    while z:
    t.insert("end",z)
    z=d.readline()
    d.close()

def paste(event_obj):
    text2paste=t.selection_get(selection='CLIPBOARD')
    print(t.clipboard_get())
    t.insert('insert',text2paste)

def copy2clipboard(event_obj):
    text2copy=t.get(tkinter.SEL_FIRST,tkinter.SEL_LAST)
    t.clipboard_clear()
    t.clipboard_append(text2copy)

main=tkinter.Tk()
t=tkinter.scrolledtext.ScrolledText(main, width=40, height=1)
t.pack()
t.bind('<Control-c>',copy2clipboard)
t.bind('<Control-v>',paste)

bshow=tkinter.Button(main, text="Show File", command=loadSampleFile)
bshow.pack()

bende=tkinter.Button(main, text="end", command=ende)
bende.pack()

main.mainloop()

A: It's because ctrl-c and ctrl-v is already implemented.
So when you do ctrl-v, it pastes once for already implemented one and once for your method. Just remove binding overall or if you want to do something on ctrl-v, then remove insert in your method.


The University football squad have been back in Oxford training hard for the new season.
The Blues, led by captain Alex Tsaptsinos, have been integrating a large number of new players this year. They got off to a winning start in their first pre-season game away at Brunel University.
With five debutants in the starting lineup, the game could've easily escaped the Blues from the beginning. However, after five minutes, they were one up; captain Tsaptsinos got his reign off to a great start with a driven finish from the edge of the area following some good build up down the left by Brook Tozer and Blues debutant Adriaan Hilbers. After Blues dominance for the first half an hour, Brunel achieved parity with a long ball over the top and a composed chip over goalkeeper Blane Scott.
The game started to become stretched prior to half time and the Blues lost two players to injury, debutants Henry Smith and Tom Faktor. This brought another debut from Cian Wade, in the unfamiliar position of centre back. The injury drama increased as Blues stalwart centre back Michael Moneke then went down after dislocating his shoulder. Half time was a welcome break.
Moneke lined up for the start of the second half, playing through the pain he was clearly in. After twenty minutes, though, his shoulder dislocated again. Nevertheless, the Blues carried on for the rest of the game with ten men as a training exercise. In the interim, man of the match Sam Gomarsall finished off another great move down the left flank. Rising like a salmon after a cross from Mike Feeney, he beat the keeper with a powerful header for his first goal for the Blues in 25 appearances.
Some good defending from the Blues and hard running up front from Ed Mole and James Somerville ensured the game finished up 2-1.
The Centaurs (University 2nd team) were also in action with a new captain, Joe Fowles, as well as a new coach, Nathan King. After an intense few days of training, the Centaurs were handed their first pre-season challenge in the form of the Lloyds Insurance team, who made the long and convoluted journey to Pembroke Sports Ground for the occasion.
The Centaurs were clearly the better of the two teams in the opening exchanges. Dan Brown and debutant Callum Akass deserve an honourable mention, dominating midfield and looking comfortable on the ball.
This sustained midfield pressure led to the first goal, John Dinneen practically tying the defender's shoelaces together and leaving him no choice but to bundle him over in the box. Dinneen stepped up and calmly slotted the re- sulting penalty; making the score 1-0 the break.
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I love the area that I live in. At night you can see all of the beautiful stars in the sky. It's one of the perks of living in the outskirts of the city.
However, because of this, it's always good to have a light that can illuminate your yard the second someone sets foot on your property.
I have a couple of sensor lights in place, but this new one from HuiSmart is almost double their size!
It is solar powered, so it simply needs to sit in the bright sun all day, with nothing complicated added on. Just install it somewhere you know the sun will be shining down on for hours.
There is a little button on the back that you need to push to turn it on. It comes with the screws and mounting brackets, which work fine. We had some screws already on a nearby wall, so I used mine instead.
It has an auto on/off feature, as well as a dim or bright light setting.
The higher up you put this light, the bigger the light range will be able to reach.
I like that of course.
The light has a small light on the back that turns on once it is night time. It's not bright at all, just a little tiny bit of light. However, when someone or something passes this light's sensor, the light is very bright. It stays on for a few minutes too.
Of course I want to know if anyone or any wild animal is lurking in my yard at all hours of the night. It makes me feel more safe in my home.
I also like it for when we get home late and might have forgotten to leave the porch light on.
It's a very nice product. I forgot to add---it's also waterproof!


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The Annual Fund, at the very least, helps close the gap between the tuition cost per student and the actual cost of forming and educating a student at McClancy. The fund also supports the academic and activity programs of the school and their continued development in this time of rapid technological advancement.
McClancy High School has started the Edward J. McGlone Scholarship Fund in honor of Ed. Ed McGlone '76 was a great asset to the McClancy Community for a very long time. He was a Teacher, Coach, Advancement Director and friend to many.


The object of the move was to cut the Macon Rail Road draw the Enemy out of Atlanta and in So doing Enable the 20" Corps to march Into the City. and it has proven a success for as you doubtless have heard before This time Atlanta was Captured on the 2d. our army received the news on the morning on the 3d. and a happy day it was for us for we then knew that the desired end had been accomplished and that we would have some rest. It is hardly necessary for me to discribe our last move to you in fact I do not believe I could do so if I was to try. it is enough to know that it was a Success: our troops had some hard fighting and Skirmishing was going on all the time, we Struck the Montgomery R.R. at Fairburn and destroyed it for Some ten miles, Then advanced driving the Enemy before us one day & night cut the Atlanta & Macon R.R. at Jonesboro and destroyed it for Several miles while there we received the news of the Capture of Atlanta. Genl. Sherman immediately ordered all distruction of property to cease. Stating that all had been gained that he expected. I report the death of Capt Adams poor man he had a hard time of it. I fear it will almost kill his wife.


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Fitzpatrick to be sworn-in as Missouri Treasurer on January 14
January 4, 2019 By Brian Hauswirth
Missouri's next state treasurer will be sworn-in during a mid-January ceremony in Jefferson City.
Missouri Governor Mike Parson (left) shakes Scott Fitzpatrick's hand after announcing the state treasurer appointment on December 19, 2018 in Jefferson City (photo courtesy of Tim Bommel at House Communications)
House Budget Committee Chairman Scott Fitzpatrick, R-Shell Knob, tells Missourinet he's scheduled to be sworn-in on Monday, January 14th at 3:30 p.m.
Fitzpatrick says the ceremony will be in the treasurer's Capitol office and will be open to the public.
Governor Mike Parson, a Republican, announced before Christmas that he's appointing Fitzpatrick as the next State Treasurer.
Fitzpatrick will replace Glendale Republican Eric Schmitt, who was sworn-in Thursday as Missouri's attorney general. Parson appointed Schmitt to replace Josh Hawley, who was elected in November to the U.S. Senate.
"The individual (Fitzpatrick) has more experience and knowledge of the state budget than any other elected official," Parson told Capitol reporters on December 19. "
And, as a millennial, he will soon be one of the youngest statewide officials in modern times."
Fitzpatrick, who served three House terms, is 31 years old. His House district includes Barry, Lawrence and Stone counties.
Governor Parson notes Fitzpatrick built his small business, MariCorp US, into a multi-million dollar enterprise. The company is a leader in boat dock manufacturing in the United States.
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Azealia Banks Calls Cardi B "Left Over Migos Rap"
Azealia Banks wants Cardi B to reply to her sooo badly.
Remember last month when the rumours of Cardi B possibly being pregnant just began to really take off and Azealia Banks shared a congratulatory message? Well, in that message Azealia claimed that she could no longer "hate on" the "Bodak Yellow" rapper cuz she's "someone's mom."
Of course, the message seemed petty AF but there was some hope that maybe, just maybe Azealia would stop - but she hasn't.
In a since-deleted post on Instagram, Azealia shared a screenshot of Cardi B's Twitter profile with a caption that made it seem like she was waiting on Cardi to mention her "directly."
"How many times I mention this bitch directly and she still won't say anything DIRECTLY," the caption read, where she proceeded to go in on Cardi and her relationship with Migos' Offset. "Scary ass, ghost written, sucking and getting knocked up for left over migos rap.
She continued: "Typical Bronx rat behavior. SIS REALLY GOT PREGNANT FROM MIGOS LEFTOVERS IM CRYINGGG."
Azealia seems to be looking for drama and Cardi ain't with it, especially since she just dropped off two new singles and released her tracklist for her new album, Invasion of Privacy.