From Lyndon Johnson's closest domestic adviser during the White House years comes a book in which "Johnson leaps out of the pages in all his raw and earthy glory" (The New York Times Book Review) that's been called "a joy to read" (Stephen Ambrose, The Washington Post Book World). And now, a new introductory essay brings the reader up to date on Johnson's impact on America today.
Califano takes us into the Oval Office as the decisions that irrevocably changed the United States were being crafted to create Johnson's ambitious Great Society. He shows us LBJ's commitment to economic and social revolution, and his willingness to do whatever it took to achieve his goals. Califano uncorks LBJ's legislative genius and reveals the political guile it took to pass the laws in civil rights, poverty, immigration reform, health, education, environmental protection, consumer protection, the arts, and communications.
President Lyndon Johnson was bigger than life—and no one who worked for him or was subjected to the "Johnson treatment" ever forgot it. As Johnson's "Deputy President of Domestic Affairs" (The New York Times), Joseph A. Califano's unique relationship with the president greatly enriches our understanding of our thirty-sixth president, whose historical significance continues to be felt throughout every corner of America to this day.
A no-holds-barred account of Johnson's presidency, The Triumph & Tragedy of Lyndon Johnson is an intimate portrait of a President whose towering ambition for his country and himself reshaped America—and ultimately led to his decision to withdraw from the political arena in which he fought so hard.
THE FIRST CALL came on November 4, 1964. I was working as Special Assistant to Robert McNamara. My office at the Pentagon was directly across the hall from his. That morning The Washington Post and New York Times were on my desk, their headlines proclaiming Lyndon Johnson's landslide over Barry Goldwater, 61 to 39 percent.
Moyers and Bundy were waiting in Moyers's office. They said the President (whose only previous contact with me was a handshake in August 1964)2 wanted me to take on two tasks: administration headhunter and White House expert on Latin American affairs. Moyers said my experience with McNamara gave me good lines to top talent, and Bundy thought work I had done on Cuba, Panama, and the Dominican Republic gave me a grounding in Latin America. I told them I would have to talk to McNamara. They urged me to wait until the President had spoken to him. I said I couldn't.
"I'll have to talk to McNamara," I responded, excited but nervous and unsure about my boss's reaction.
At the White House Moyers and Valenti said that my new job would be to prepare legislative programs, manage domestic crises, and act as a general-utility infielder on the domestic scene.
When I got back to the Pentagon, McNamara told me to come right to his office.
An hour later, McNamara called me in to tell me that he had convinced the President he should let me coordinate economic policy.
"What a job!" I gasped.
"It's not a job. With this President, it's not even a job description. It's an opportunity. You'll have to prove yourself to him to turn it into a job," McNamara said.
I said I was planning to have dinner with a friend from Panama who was already on his way to the restaurant. I thought I'd best skip the White House dinner. Moyers understood.
So went my first lesson: this President did not like people to say no to him.
At dinner,5 Johnson listened intently as each academic spent a few minutes outlining the most serious problems and opportunities facing America and the President. Remarkably, at least in retrospect, the Vietnam War was scarcely mentioned. Everyone was confident we could solve our domestic problems. In only nineteen months after assuming the presidency, Johnson had made enormous progress on the Democratic party's progressive agenda.
The President, with whom I had not yet spoken, introduced me as a member of his staff. On my way out, he said he expected to see me at the LBJ Ranch for the weekend. As I drove home, I thought about my only direct experience of Lyndon Johnson in action.
On October 14, 1964, it was reported that Walter Jenkins, a long-time Johnson aide (as close to a White House chief-of-staff as the President ever tolerated), had been arrested a week earlier for making advances to a sixty-one-year-old man at the downtown Washington YMCA. The story broke less than three weeks before the presidential election and promised to fuel Goldwater's charges of corruption and improprieties in Johnson's past.
Two military officers on my staff were still around, Army Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Haig and an Air Force lieutenant colonel. Rather than put a young Air Force officer in the impossible position of standing over a general in his own service, I sent Al Haig to monitor the Xeroxing.
As soon as we had a copy, McNamara and I rushed to Moyers's White House office. As Bundy, McNamara, and I gathered around a speaker phone, Moyers called Valenti at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City, where the President was speaking to the Alfred E. Smith Memorial Dinner. Lady Bird Johnson was preparing a sympathetic statement supporting Walter Jenkins and his family.6 When the President got on the phone, he expressed his suspicion that Jenkins had been framed or set up by the Republicans. He asked McNamara to read him texts of Jenkins's Air Force Reserve fitness reports signed by the commanding officer of the Capitol Hill Air Force Reserve unit. One was more glowing than the next.
Moyers and Bundy smiled. McNamara and I exchanged glances. The commanding officer who had signed Jenkins's glowing reports was Air Force Reserve Major General Barry Goldwater.
I got up at 3 A.M. on Saturday, July 10, 1965, to shower, pack, dress, and drive to Andrews Air Force Base outside Washington to catch a presidential Lear Jet. Valenti, his wife Mary Margaret, and speechwriter Richard Goodwin were also on board. We arrived at the ranch just after 9 A.M. Johnson met us at the airplane and sent us off to our rooms. Then Mrs. Johnson offered us scrambled eggs and spicy deer sausage. When I demurred, she said, "I suggest you eat something now, young fellow. You never know with Lyndon what time the next meal will be." After breakfast we changed into bathing suits and joined the President at the pool, where he was swimming. His secretary, Victoria (Vicky) McCammon, sat on the side with her feet in the water.
"It would be an honor and a privilege," I called back.
In the early afternoon, the President, with me next to him in the front seat, took his white Lincoln convertible, top down, for a drive around the ranch. Johnson had changed to dry trunks and a clean shirt, but I was still in my one pair of wet trunks and a knit shirt.
It was incredibly hot; the dust clouds made it hard to breathe. But there was relief. As we drove around, we were followed by a car and a station wagon with Secret Service agents. The President drank Cutty Sark scotch and soda out of a large white plastic foam cup; I had a Coca-Cola. Periodically, Johnson would slow down, sometimes stop for a moment, and hold his left arm outside the car, shaking the cup and ice. A Secret Service agent would run up to the car, take the cup and go back to the station wagon. There another agent would refill it with ice, scotch, and soda as the first agent trotted behind the wagon. Then the first agent would run the refilled cup up to LBJ's outstretched arm and waiting hand, as the President's car moved slowly along.
As he drove, the President would call his ranch foreman, Dale Malechek, on the car's Motorola radiophone.
As we passed from one section of the ranch to another, Secret Servicemen would jump out of the car in front and rush to open gates so we could drive through without stopping.
We stopped at LBJ's birthplace, a small two-room building with a tiny barn behind, drove back for a fast ride on the airstrip and again around the ranch, ending at the ranch house around 2 P.M. Shortly afterward, we boarded a helicopter for the Haywood Ranch, another of Johnson's properties, and Coca-Cola Cove at Lake LBJ, part of a chain of artificial lakes set in central Texas, thanks to the persistence of Congressman Lyndon B. Johnson. We lunched and spent the afternoon and early evening on a thirty-seven-foot yacht. From lake-front properties and in small motorboats, wire-service photographers constantly sought to take pictures. Secret Service agents in black speedboats tried to keep the photographers away. Johnson took care to drink out of an opaque plastic cup, usually below deck, whether it was filled with scotch or Fresca.
We went ashore briefly at a house on the lake that the President called "Jack and Mary Margaret's," after the Valentis. As we walked through the house, the President stopped in a bright shaft of sunlight in the living room. He unbuckled his belt and twisted toward his right side as he lowered his pants and pushed down his undershorts, trying to look at his increasingly bare right buttock.
"Something hurts back there," he said, now exploring the surface with his right hand. "Is that a boil?" he asked me as I stood to his right. Astonished, I looked—"peeked" would be a better word—and gulped, "Yes." "I'll have to get Dr. [presidential physician George] Burkley to look at it," the President said matter-of-factly as he tucked in his shirt, pulled up his pants, and buckled his belt.
In the late afternoon, the President took me waterskiing. He drove his twenty-foot gold-colored speedboat up and down the lake and under a bridge with concrete supports about every ten yards. He drove faster and faster, zigging and zagging around the lake and between the concrete pillars. The faster he drove and twisted, the more I was determined to stay up. He threw me once. He was going so fast that I thought I'd split apart when I flew off the skis and hit the water. Determined to prove myself, I got back up and managed not to fall off again.
The car splashed into the water. I started to get out. Just then the car leveled and I realized we were in an Amphicar. The President laughed. As we putted along the lake then (and throughout that evening), he teased me. "Vicky, did you see what Joe did? He didn't give a damn about his President. He just wanted to save his own skin and get out of the car." Then he'd roar.
Around 9 P.M. we went to the Haywood ranch house for dinner. I was still in my wet bathing suit. The others, more experienced in LBJ's ways, had brought along a change of clothing. Near midnight we returned by chopper to the main ranch house, and the President asked me to come to his office. For half an hour, he handed me one paper after another, directing me to give them, along with his instructions, to various White House aides or cabinet members. When he finally retired, White House aide Jake Jacobsen gently took the papers from me and said he would carry out the President's instructions. I went to bed, almost twenty-four hours after I'd gotten up in Washington.
Life at the ranch would always be unpredictable. We never knew when we would work or play. In the pool, on the boat, during a meal, the President might give us an order to do something or to get an agency or department head to take some action. Breakfast was always early and on our own, but lunch could be anywhere from one to four o'clock; it might be at the LBJ Ranch, on the boat, or at one of the Johnsons' other ranches. The President usually took a nap, which could last anywhere from thirty minutes to a couple of hours. Dinner might be at eight or midnight and its location was just as uncertain. On Sundays we had no idea whether we would return that evening or Monday morning, afternoon, or evening, and we often departed on less than an hour's notice. Mrs. Johnson displayed ceaseless patience in accommodating her husband's spur-of-the-moment style.
That first Sunday, Johnson and I attended separate services, he at the First Christian Church in Johnson City and I at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Fredericksburg. Back at the ranch, Johnson held a press conference to name Major Hugh Robinson as his new Army aide. I had interviewed several black Army officers for the job only a month before and had recommended Robinson.7 He became the first black military aide to a U.S. President.
We lunched at 3 P.M., the President napped until 6 P.M., and then decided to spend the night in Texas, so we spent the early evening driving around the LBJ and Lewis ranches.
After dinner, the President took me on a walk to see his third cousin, Oreale Ruth Keele Bailey. Cousin Oreale lived in a small frame house on the LBJ Ranch. The President took care of her. She was about seventy-seven years old and suffered mild dementia and hearing loss. Outside the house, Johnson shouted to her and then went in and sat on her bed. He talked to her loudly, teased her gently, laughed with her, hugged her, and lifted her off her feet. Cousin Oreale loved it.
Often I have felt the utter futility of words; never more than now when I would wish my boy and his bride the highest and truest happiness together. That I love you and that my fondest hopes are centered in you, I do not need to assure you, my own dear children. . . .
Beyond "Congratulations, Congressman" what can I say to my dear son in this hour of triumphant success? . . . I love you; I believe in you, I expect great things of you.
As a White House car took me home, I pondered the impossibility of preventing a leak. Thirty or more White House correspondents had seen me with the President on Lake LBJ, at his Sunday press conference, at his boyhood home, and in Johnson City.
McNamara's advice was on the mark. It didn't take long in Lyndon Johnson's White House to realize that for the President a minute was well spent, an encounter enjoyable, a day good, an evening memorable, only if it contributed to his goals. He wanted that same intensity from his staff. They had to be reachable and under his control at all times.
The telephone was Johnson's chosen instrument.I He installed direct lines to his top assistants from the Oval Office (both desk and coffee table) and his bedroom. This line was easily distinguishable from the clear buttons on our phone consoles not only by its red color, but by the letters POTUS (President of the United States) and by the fact that when the button lit up our phones emitted a constant single ring until they were answered. These POTUS lines easily earned the term "hot." If there was a slight delay in picking up, the President conveyed the impression that the phone hadn't been answered promptly enough. He was invariably annoyed if any of us were not at the other end to answer.
Soon after I arrived at the White House, around eight o'clock one morning, Johnson called on my POTUS line. Down the hall from the Oval Office, my office had its own adjoining bathroom, which is where I was when he called. My secretary, Peggy Hoxie, picked up. "He's not here, Mr. President," she answered a little nervously.
"Where the hell is he?" the President asked.
"He's in the bathroom, Mr. President," Peggy responded.
"Isn't there a phone in there?" Johnson asked incredulously.
"No, Mr. President," she responded, just as incredulously.
Within minutes, as I came out of the bathroom, Peggy was standing in my office, a little shaky, with two Army Signal Corps technicians from the White House Communications Agency. "The President wants a phone installed in your John immediately, sir," one of them said. I shrugged my shoulders, smiled, and surrendered. The phone, complete with POTUS line, was installed and functioning in less than an hour.
On one Sunday morning the President called while I was at mass at Holy Trinity Church in Georgetown. When I arrived home and got the message, I returned the call. After asking me if I had prayed for him (I had, but not as hard as I prayed for myself), the President told me I should never be out of telephone touch with the White House. I said I understood that, but it was only for an hour. Then he said, "The reason they have those Motorola radiophones in White House cars is so that I can get you at any time." From now on, he instructed me, when you go to church on Sunday, go in a White House car, and sit in the back of the church. Then, "if your President ever needs you," the driver can go in and quietly get you out so you can talk on the phone. So from then on, a White House limousine waited for me when I went to mass. The President, however, never called me out of church.
The President's desire to control his staff extended to the way we dressed. He never hesitated to tell secretaries what colors or styles most became them, and sometimes he even selected dresses for them. On at least one occasion, he told Juanita Roberts, his senior secretary, that "all the girls in [her office] needed more hair spray."13 He loved selecting designer dresses for his daughters, Lynda and Luci, and for his wife.
Mrs. Johnson looked at me and then at her husband, and said, "Maybe Joe likes his tie the other way, darling." With that, she had made it clear, nicely but quite firmly, that the President had overstepped.
I learned fast that Johnson used every waking minute of every day. He'd start around 6:30 or 7, going through several newspapers, watching the morning television shows, reading overnight cables and the Congressional Record, with paper clips attached to passages that referred to his programs and to speeches he'd had us plant with members of Congress in support of his policies. He ate breakfast in bed, drinking several cups of tea and giving orders to one of his aides, in the early years Jack Valenti, then Jake Jacobsen or Marvin Watson, and in the last year, Larry Temple or Jim Jones. One of them would arrive each morning to be available from the moment the President awoke. He spent much of this early-morning time on the phone with cabinet officers, especially Secretary of State Dean Rusk and McNamara, and any others of us who were working on problems of the moment.
After 8 A.M., other aides would gather at the President's bedside when they had matters of pressing importance. If Mrs. Johnson had not gotten out of the couple's big fourposter before aides began arriving, she would patiently lie there next to him, bed jacket on, covers modestly pulled up to her chin. Extraordinarily for a man with such a large ego and intense sense of mission, LBJ deeply loved his wife. He liked to have her close by and, always accommodating, she made herself appear as comfortable as she could, though we all sensed how awkward she must sometimes have felt. Eventually, Mrs. Johnson would say, "Now you boys look the other way," or "Now you gentlemen get out of here just for a minute," so that she could exit to the privacy of her dressing room next door.
Johnson would continue working with one or two aides throughout his morning toilet. He'd get out of bed, disrobe, get into his high-pressure shower, bringing the aide into the bathroom outside the shower as he continued to discuss whatever was at hand. He would be talking as he emerged drying himself and continue, standing naked as he shaved, brushed his teeth with an electric toothbrush, and combed his hair. Each morning, he'd take a small plastic container filled with pills-, mostly for his heart (he'd suffered a massive heart attack in 1955), toss the contents into his mouth, and go on speaking with them still there, making his point before washing them down with water.
Johnson worked in the Oval Office and presided at various White House ceremonies from late morning until lunch, which could be anywhere from 1 P.M. to late afternoon. After lunch, he would take a nap, usually lasting about forty-five minutes to an hour, for which he would undress and put on fresh pajamas. "The only way to relax is to peel off all your clothes and make believe you're going to bed for the evening," he told me.
He'd awake from his nap refreshed. Sometimes he would call to ask, "What's going on? Who'd you have lunch with? What're you doing?" Or to see if I had done what he'd asked earlier that day, or to issue new instructions. Then he'd shower and return to the White House offices, where he worked until late in the evening. Dinner, frequently shared by the aides he was working with when he got hungry, could be anywhere from 8:30 until after midnight.
Dinner would of course be earlier if there was a White House social event, which he sometimes turned into a working session.14 At a stag affair for top executives of Fortune 500 companies, with a sprinkling of celebrities, including actors Gregory Peck and Hugh O'Brian (TV's Wyatt Earp), Treasury Secretary Henry (Joe) Fowler explained the President's "speaker-writer" exercise to the guests. A basket with slips of paper would be passed around each table. Each guest was to draw a slip; one would be marked "Speaker," the others would be marked "Writer." The President would call on each table's "speaker," who was to rise and tell LBJ what was on his mind. The others at the table were to write the President later. Johnson promised to read all the letters (and he did).
After dinner, the President called on the speaker from each table. Some urged action on the economy, others supported the President on Vietnam, others offered help with education or the unemployed. When each had finished, the President led the applause.
Shortly after midnight, the President took Peck, O'Brian, and me up to his bedroom. We were served drinks, then the President stripped naked for his evening massage. As he lay on his massage table, he read memos from his night readingII aloud, talked, and joked, sometimes raucously, in high spirits. At 1 A.M. Lady Bird appeared in her nightgown. Seeing us there, she started to back out, but Johnson waved her in to "Say hello" to Peck and O'Brian, which she did with remarkable grace, and then left. As he became drowsy from the late hour and the massage, Johnson finally motioned us out and called Lady Bird in.16 He relished his wife's pillow talk and was lonely when she was not there during the night.
I. The sculptor Jimilou Mason had such a hard time getting Johnson to stay off the phone and sit still that she finally did a piece of the President running, holding the base of a phone in one hand and the receiver up to his ear in the other.
II. Each night, Johnson would have on his bed night reading often exceeding one hundred pages, neatly wrapped in big folders usually tied with ribbon. The night reading included messages to Congress and speeches to edit, and scores of memos from aides with decisions to be made by checking lines (Approve—, Disapprove—") or writing, "See me," "Call me," or some question, order, or epithet. He insisted that each memo bear the time as well as the date of writing. Because he went through his night reading with highly sharpened soft lead pencils, we could measure the level of his anger or impatience by the number of broken points apparent on any notes he sent back. Over the years I worked in the White House all but a handful of the hundreds of memos I sent him for night reading were acted on and returned to me the following morning.
"Taking on a character like LBJ was as daunting asone might imagine. This book helped me shape the role in a way that onlysomeone who actually knew the 36th president could. The book containsinsightful and honest details of this larger-than-life character, and allowedme to see the greatness of his impassioned hope, and the minutia of histroubled soul. He was indeed a Triumph and a Tragedy. Thank you Joe, forbringing him to life for me and millions of others."
"Just watching Johnson wheel and deal through Califano's eyes makes a rousing good story. Johnson's successors in the White House must still salivate at the kind of arm-twisting, ball-busting tactics that permitted the President to sweep through his legislative package."
"Joe Califano...had a ringside seat for LBJ's amazing success and dizzying descent. His highly entertaining and thoughtful memoir is the best description of the inner workings of the Johnson White House I have ever read and LBJ--inspiring, terrifying, funny and tragic--comes alive in a way no other writer has managed."


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Dog-Friendly city of Bath, a UNESCO World Heritage Site
Pet Holiday
Source: https://visitbath.co.uk/plan-your-visit/dog-friendly-bath/
Looking for the next place to go to with your four-legged friend? How about a visit to the dog-friendly city of Bath? Here are some places to explore, enjoy a meal together and then rest your heads at the end of the day!
In Bath you are never far from a beautiful green space to walk your canine companion.
In the city centre, Royal Victoria Park is only a stone's throw from the hustle and bustle of Milsom Street and has plenty of space for a game of fetch or try The National Trust's Bath Skyline Walk. With stunning views right across the beautiful city of Bath, it is guaranteed to impress.
The National Trust's Bath Skyline Walk
Access the picturesque Kennet and Avon Canal via Sydney gardens. The canal weaves its way through the valley to Bradford on Avon and beyond, or as far as your legs can take you!
For something a little different, the Two Tunnels offers a walking and cycle track through two disused railway tunnels, one over a mile long! Look out for the light and sound installations.
There are plenty of pubs and restaurants in Bath that go out of their way to accommodate visitors and their pets:
The King William
One of Bath's hidden gems, the King William is just fifteen minutes' walk from Bath Abbey and well worth seeking out. The pub has a reputation for serving great British food alongside a superb wine list and an ever-changing selection of real ales from small local microbreweries.
This Grade II listed Georgian corner terrace has many of it's original features intact. The building dates back to 1827 and was made a pub to celebrate the marriage of King William to Queen Adelaide. Customers can enjoy the bustling atmosphere of the bar or go upstairs to one of the two dining rooms for a more intimate experience.
The Chequers
There's been a pub on the site of The Chequers since 1776 when the main customers were weary sedan chairmen who carried the aristocracy to nearby lodging houses. And Chequers are still in the business of serving food and drink to visitors and locals all these years later.
Downstairs, you'll find a menu of great tasting, high-quality gastropub food, served in a warm and friendly pub atmosphere. The Chequers stocks a range of local ales and ciders and has an extensive wine list. A frequently changing A La Carte menu of tempting modern British fare is beautifully presented. Fresh fish, seafood and game are just some of the dishes you'll find, but Chequers stay true to their roots and also serve a 'Classics' menu which consists of pub classics like burgers, fish and chips.
The Marlborough Tavern
The Marlborough Tavern's recipe for success is simple: serve great tasting, home-cooked food in a welcoming pub atmosphere and back it up with friendly, efficient service. It's a place that everyone feels welcome in: from twenty-somethings and young professionals to families and grandparents.
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The Hare & Hounds
The Hare & Hounds is where you'll find fabulous food, friendly service and stunning landscape views across Bath. The Hare & Hounds' location is a perfect stop-off for visitors heading to or from the M4 to the north of Bath.
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Café Lucca
An Italian-influenced café-restaurant serving breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea and coffee.
Cafe Lucca
Located on Bartlett Street, in the upper part of the city, the café is surrounded by fashion and homeware, in concept store The Loft.
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Chapel Arts Café
The Huntsman
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Bath Brew House
Hall & Woodhouse
The Bell Inn
The Locksbrook Inn
The Boater
Lucknam Park Hotel and Spa offers a specialist canine room service menu and 'Maps for Mutts', which show you all the best walks. There is also an area where you can wash and dry your dog after their outdoor excursions.
The Abbey Hotel in the centre of Bath features pet-friendly rooms, which come with food, water bowls and treats. Dogs are welcome in the lounge area, but not in the restaurant.
The Abbey Hotel
The Bath Priory Hotel features a handful of dog-friendly bedrooms (deluxe, premier deluxe and junior suites), as well as four acres of gardens for your dog to enjoy. The Bath Priory is only a few minutes walk from two fantastic parks and walking routes including the Cotswold Way. Dogs are welcome on the beautiful terrace, but not in the lounges or restaurant.
The Bath Priory Hotel
Ston Easton Park Hotel has a fluffy, four-legged master of the house… Oscar the Cocker Spaniel! Alongside a warm welcome from Oscar, the hotel pet packages which include accommodation, a three-course dinner (for you!), a doggie dinner and breakfast too.
Woolley Grange Hotel has something for all the family including your four-legged friends. There are 14 acres of stunning grounds for you and your dog to enjoy, and the hotel will even provide a dog bed and bowl in your room for a small fee.
Woolley Grange Hotel
Bath Mill Lodge Retreat offers a range of luxury self-catered lodges, and many are pet-friendly. Set in the idyllic countryside, it's the perfect place to get away from the hustle-bustle, and great for dog walks too!
There are many hotels and bed and breakfasts in the city that will accept well-behaved dogs at their discretion, so it is always worth asking before you book!
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Now, there can't be two more different books than Oblomov and Jonathan Livingston Seagull save for two things. The first one is that both became instant classics after their publication and still enjoy wide readership. Another one is a common theme of self-perfection making them timeless texts and an ideal pair for comparative analysis.
Oblomov is a novel by a Russian author Ivan Goncharov, published in 1859, which took the writer ten years to complete. The main character of the book is Ilya Oblomov, a lazy sybarite, who likes contemplating about life but has no will power to accomplish anything in his life (luckily, being a rich heir he can afford it). He's a satirical symbol of a coach potato lifestyle, which is still a plague of our society.
The opposite of him is Andrey Stoltz, Oblomov's entrepreneur friend, who's life credo is work,work,work. He's driven by ambition to achieve the material success.
In my counter-intuitive opinion, Oblomov and Stoltz are similar: they are not much interested in personal development.
So, though traditionally these characters in the book are considered as plus and minus of the human existence, I think the third character called Olga is often underestimated in terms of her connection to the book's theme.
She starts out in the book as a love interest of Oblomov, introduced to him by Stoltz. Their relationship doesn't work as she can see clearly their boring life together, decades without any progress. Years later she meets Stoltz again in Paris and marries him.
Olga quickly outgrows her husband and her strive for personal change and growth is what makes her different from Stoltz. While the latter self-develops as much as his business requires it and then slips into the maintenance mode, Olga's feminine and irrational nature, on the opposite, urges her to never stop, to continue her spiritual journey. In that, she's a kindred soul to Jonathan Livingston, the hero of our second book.
Richard Bach published his metaphorical parable of a seagull in 1970: it was initially rejected by several publishing houses until the agent Eleanor Friede saw a jewel worth putting on display.
Jonathan Livingston the Seagull is a dreamer amongst the food-obsessed co-natives (quite an unexpected attack on materialism from an American writer :p). Not only he dreams, but also goes as far as to become an outcast and embark on a single-minded endeavor searching for other meanings. He's rewarded by finding new friends sharing his ideals.
He doesn't stop at that: he returns to his native flock to help them realise the breadth of life. Jonathan is a spiritual leader, a symbol of someone who pushes the society forward. He's an inspiration to anyone who dreams but is afraid to make dreams come true.
You may ask, "what's wrong with being a couch potato or a gastronomical enthusiast? Not everyone wants to be enlightened like Buddha." That's true. If someone enjoys a relaxed lifestyle and nothing else – it's okay. But if someone has dreams beyond that, but never has a courage to pursue them, and furthermore lets down other dreamers – isn't this the saddest thing in the world?
Life can often be daunting, that's why we all need inspiration to move on and stay true to ourselves in the pursuit of happiness.
Don't go for the second best. Never assume it's okay to sell out. Safety is sometimes a hidden grave. Be inspired and move out of the comfort zone. These two books are amongst hundreds of others that will help you to stay on track.
One question I have to you is what books helped you grow and how. My turn to listen to you now.
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When ever I have a tall day I always refer to when Julia Roberts BURSTS out of her clock house into a grown woman,strange and sad I know.
these images are so beautiful, very very enchanting indeed. that is the perfect word.
i have seen the runaways! i actually really liked it, the movie has a lot of charm.
why thank you my dear. if i had seen your blog prior to the photos, perhaps i would have donned my wings and flown off.


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All the Stars Left Behind – Ashley Graham
17th June 2018 17th June 2018 by Polenth
First Published: 6th June, 2017
Genre: Young Adult Science Fiction / Novel
Leda moves to Norway after her father's death. Roar is an alien looking for a weapon to stop the destruction of his world.
Aliens in this setting are basically human. There's a reference to humans being "almost another species" compared to Aurelites (Roar's people). So there are differences, but they're not that huge. The only oddity is blood colour changes depending on where someone is born. It's probably best not to worry about the science of that too closely.
The early part of the novel had some odd jumps and inconsistencies. My guess would be there were some heavy cuts in the beginning during editing and the rest wasn't changed to match up, but it means it's a little confusing at times. Things settle out when the space elements gets going.
The book has instalove, which is not really my thing. I did like that Leda and Roar have to consider life beyond instalove. I wasn't so fond of the idea that sex is mandatory for relationships (this comes mainly from Leda). I also don't like over-protective and controlling behaviour from love interests. Roar does this less often than some, but he still ends up climbing into her bed and hugging her without asking, not letting goes when she struggles, and it's fine because that's what she wants after all. This is scary, not romantic.
There's a fair bit of representation in this book, but some of it is rocky. Early on, there's a microaggression about a woman having shoulders that are too broad for a woman, which sets the tone. There are a lot of little things and some big things. I'll discuss a few of them, but it's not a complete list.
Leda has spina bifida and uses crutches. The good sides are that she isn't magically cured when the alien stuff gets going and she can't suddenly run around without crutches when the plot demands it. There is also a mention of having limited energy, such as walking without crutches for a short distance making it hard to walk at all. However, I wasn't fond of her constant self-hatred. She's internalised a lot ableism, which may well be realistic, but it is somewhat constant during the story. She wants people to see past her disability, as though it's a negative thing that overlays the real person inside.
Leda appears to be non-white. She's described as having light brown skin and black hair. Roar considers that she looks "Spanish-meets-Arabic". So she's likely someone who has ancestry that is not clear. I didn't like that Roar considers her "beautiful in an exotic kind of way". This is not a compliment. Worded another way, this is saying she's pretty for someone of her race, not properly pretty like all the pale blondes.
Roar's friend Petrus is mute and uses sign language. Both norsk tegnspråk and Aurelis's sign language. It's unclear how he became mute, though it's implied that he hasn't always been.
One of the characters is a trans boy. The reveal was through misgendering and deadnaming the character, which is repeated several times. Also, it avoided any issues that would be specific to Aurelites. Namely that males have living tattoos that develop at birth. There is a brief mention of the trans boy having tattoos, but it's something I'd have expected to be much more of a big deal in this context.
Some of the supporting characters are either gay or bi/pan. There's not a lot to say on that, as not a lot happened, but they're there.
The central issue is that this book copies some tropes that are popular in mainstream books, without critically looking at those tropes. It's great to have a more diverse cast, but not so great to copy harmful tropes relating to that diverse cast. It's painful because a lot of these things were on the surface. They could have been sorted without changing the main plot. It did feel like the author was trying, but wasn't able to get there.
All this aside, I thought the book was reasonable. It passed the time and there were some bits I liked. The concept of aliens hiding out in a remote part of Norway was an interesting idea. The space conflicts make it clear that there's more going on. There's the potential for a series tackling some colonial political issues. Note that the book does have an ending, but it's written as though it is the first in a series rather than a true standalone.
Categories Book Reviews, Reviews Tags aliens, ashley graham, disabled characters, disabled main characters, mute characters, mute supporting characters, non-white characters, non-white main characters, norway, novels, quiltbag characters, quiltbag supporting characters, science fiction, science fiction romance, spina bifida characters, spina bifida main characters, trans characters, trans supporting characters, young adult
The Foxfire Lights – Elizabeth O'Connell
20th November 2017 by Polenth
Series: Hal Bishop Mysteries, #2
First Published: 26th August, 2016
Genre: Historical Fantasy / Novel
Jem and his brother Hal are called to break another curse. Lord Ransom's youngest child is sick under strange circumstances.
The setup for this book is very similar to the first in the series. A child is cursed due to events in the family's past. Jem and Hal have to uncover those events to understand the curse. It's based on making deals with spirits, which is resolved in a similar way. It also repeats a fair bit of character development, as Hal goes back to not wanting to share his thoughts with Jem. This means there isn't really any progress on the overall series story of figuring out what happened to Jem and Hal's father.
There are some areas of improvement. In the first book, only magical disabilities were shown. In this, there is some sickness due to magic, but there's also a disabled supporting character. Matthew, one of the sons of Lord Ransom, was born with a back injury and is non-neurotypical. There's the suggestion that he doesn't feel empathy (rather than just not showing empathy). It's made very clear this isn't magical, and a positive future is suggested for him.
Isabella, Lord Ransom's wife, is from Argentina. She's not particularly fleshed out as a character. I'd have liked more of her story, even if it wasn't directly related to the local events.
A character is blinded in one eye towards the end, though it's late enough that there's not a lot to say about it in this book.
It isn't a bad book and will appeal to people who enjoyed the first book. A lot of the things that stood out in the first are apparent here. The world is one where industrial magic is common. The curse breaking provides opportunities for interesting investigations. There's folklore woven into the narrative. It just feels like it repeats too much from the first book, rather than building on that foundation.
[A copy of this book was received from the author for review purposes]
Categories Book Reviews, Reviews Tags adult, blind characters, blind main characters, curses, disabled characters, disabled main characters, elizabeth o'connell, england, fantasy, hal bishop mysteries, historical, historical fantasy, latinx characters, latinx supporting characters, mysteries, non-white characters, non-white supporting characters, novels, speculative fiction
Chameleon Moon – RoAnna Sylver
3rd April 2018 20th June 2017 by Polenth
Series: Chameleon Moon, #1
First Published: 1st October, 2014
Genre: Superhero / Novel
Available: Amazon.com | Amazon UK | Smashwords
People with superpowers are kept in quarantine in the city of Parole. When an assassination goes wrong, Regan is left with amnesia, and it might have something to do with the larger issues of the city.
It's debatable in an ensemble cast whether anyone is a main character. I'm loosely saying they're Regan and Evelyn, as a lot of the plot and scenes revolve around their stories, even if they're from someone else's perspective. But other characters also have large roles, so it's open to interpretation. This is the second edition of the book.
Regan ends up with amnesia early in the story. It's a good handling of amnesia in general, such as Regan processing how he feels about not remembering anything, and the way the memories trickle back. If he did have his memories, the plot wouldn't be solved in five seconds, so it's not used in that way. The personal impact of not remembering things like his family is the primary focus.
What I wasn't fond of was the reason for the amnesia, because it's caused by Hans. I disliked the scenes he was in and hoped they'd be over quickly, which unfortunately, they never were. One issue is that Hans has mind powers which mean he can give people amnesia, control their minds, and is generally unstoppable. Which makes it hard for other characters to stand up to him. Hence when he's in a scene, it's all about him, and it's not going to end quickly.
Part of Regan's struggle to remember his past reveals he may be asexual, as he realises he doesn't find others sexually attractive. He's also a lizard person with PTSD and anxiety.
Evelyn is a superhero with singing powers. She's a trans woman and is in a poly relationship with two other women. I'm assuming she's non-white as her skin is described as brown. One of the things she has to face is her past. She left her birth family behind, but ends up having to return. Evelyn is misgendered by one of her family, though these scenes are brief.
There's a lot of diversity in the cast, including a non-binary person with they pronouns, someone with a double leg amputation, and multiple non-white people (though I was uncertain of exact races). PTSD is common, along with anxiety and depression. There are some references to suicide as part of this. It's not clear whether the characters in relationships view themselves as gay, lesbian, bi, pan and so forth. Regan's sexuality is the only one explicitly discussed. However, the relationships tend towards same gender or binary gender with non-binary.
Some of the books I've had recommended to me as lighter queer reads have turned out to have a constant threat of sexual violence. This one was noted to be somewhat darker, but it managed to avoid that particular issue. It has general violence, but that violence doesn't focus around sexual violence.
On the issue of darkness, the characters may be living in a disaster zone, but the end tends towards the hopeful rather than the tragic. Named characters have a very good chance of survival. Unnamed characters may not be so lucky.
I enjoyed a lot of things about the book. Parole is an interesting setting and it was good to find out more about the mysteries surrounding it. There's a lot of character time, as the characters talk and figure things out. I did feel it got confusing towards the end, in terms of exactly what was happening, and everyone's locations. I also really didn't like Hans, particularly because his powers made it hard for anyone to resist him. But my criticisms are minor, and for the most part, I'd be interested in seeing where it goes next.
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Wonder Woman (Film)
Genre: Superhero / Film
Main Creative Team: Patty Jenkins (director); Allan Heinberg (screenplay); Zack Snyder (story, producer); Jason Fuchs (story); Charles Roven (producer); Deborah Snyder (producer); Richard Suckle (producer)
Main Cast: Gal Gadot; Chris Pine; Ewen Bremner; Saïd Taghmaoui; Eugene Brave Rock; Lucy Davis; Robin Wright; Connie Nielsen; Danny Huston; David Thewlis; Elena Anaya
First Shown: 15th May, 2017
When a man arrives on the island with tales of a great war, Diana (Gal Gadot) believes it is caused by Ares and heads out to find him.
This film presents a much more innocent Diana. She's grown up among the Amazons and only knows about the world outside from stories. She thinks stopping World War I will be as simple as killing Ares. Steve (Chris Pine), the man who landed on the island, knows the situation is a lot more complicated. He has information to get back to London about a new chemical weapon, which could threaten ongoing peace negotiations.
A lot of superhero films focus on heroes learning to harness their powers as the primary thing. Diana starts out ready trained. The focus is on her learning how to direct that training and work with others. This was a side of the plot I liked, as it gets away from having to believe someone goes from nothing to being able to save the world in a few days. There's some subversion of the idea that defeating the big bad makes all the problems go away, but it doesn't really commit to that completely. I thought it might be about to go there, and then it doesn't, which is a shame. It's possible to have dramatic finales and make it clear that life is a little more complicated.
Diana and Steve end up with a small team, with the purpose of infiltrating enemy lines. I generally enjoyed the team dynamics and how the representation was tackled. Starting with Diana herself, she's played by a Jewish Israeli actress, which is a departure from previous Wonder Woman castings. This also meant other Amazons have similar accents to match, rather than having American accents.
Charlie (Ewen Bremner) is a Scottish sniper. It becomes clear that he has PTSD, which is treated sensitively by those around him. This is particularly poignant because mental health wasn't an area where the military did well. It was poorly understood, and things like freezing in battle were likely to be attributed to cowardice, rather than trauma. So it's important that Charlie's trauma was accepted and understood by those around him.
Sameer (Saïd Taghmaoui) is French Moroccan. There's a nod here to racism, as Sameer says he wanted to be an actor, but was the wrong colour. He does stray into some stereotypes, such as being lecherous. Though at times it's also clear he's playing up stereotypes knowingly. His name was shortened to Sammy, which was a slur against Indian people at the time, so that stood out a bit in a way I don't think the creators realised.
Chief (Eugene Brave Rock) is Blackfoot and initially speaks to Diana in Blackfoot. He is dressed sensibly and speaks fluent English (which is a low bar, but one a lot of media doesn't get over). He tells Diana about colonialism, making it clear it was Steve's people who did that. The thing I didn't like was a brief moment, but it still stood out. At one point, Chief needs to signal them, so he sets a fire for stereotypical smoke signals. They're separated into little rings like it's a cartoon, because a regular smoky fire just wouldn't do, I suppose.
Last but not least, the team have a coordinator back in London: Etta Candy (Lucy Davis). She's a great character, but I felt she was underused. When Diana first arrives in London, Etta is there to help out, and has some funny moments and some resourceful ones when she realises something isn't quite right. She does her coordinator thing, passing on valuable information. But I really would have liked more in the later part of the story. Etta and Diana are shown together in the aftermath, but they don't have a conversation, which was a missed opportunity to show their relationship developing. Also notable is that Etta is fat, as she is in the comics.
Though I liked most things about the main team, I had criticisms when it came to some of the other casting and presentation, including the crowd scenes. Modern warfare meant a lot of injuries like amputation and disfigurement. People were getting body parts blown off and mangled in ways that hadn't really happened on that scale before. This meant there were suddenly a lot of newly disabled people. The film shows them when it's convenient for the plot. Diana sees returning veterans with their injuries, which is part of her realising the full horror of this war. But it doesn't show them where it would be realistic, which is every crowd scene in London. The people who returned disabled didn't just vanish, so there would have been a much higher ratio of disabled people than there is in London today.
This also relates to the issue with Doctor Poison (Elena Anaya). She has facial disfigurement, which is covered with a prosthetic. There's a history of using facial scars and disfigurement to mark someone as a villain. Covering injuries with masks or prosthetics is linked to hiding things, rather than showing them as improving the quality of life for the person wearing them. Nothing about Doctor Poison's portrayal challenges those stereotypes, and there aren't people with similar injuries in other roles. It's especially noticeable to do this in a WWI setting, because there were so many people who had that sort of injury.
Outside of that issue, Doctor Poison really could have used more development. She had the potential to be an interesting villain, but she was overshadowed by General Ludendorff (Danny Huston). This was a bit of a reoccurring thing with women who weren't Wonder Woman, as they didn't get as much time and development as the men.
There are some non-white women with speaking roles among the Amazons, but they don't have major parts, and weren't a big component of the Amazon crowd scenes. The Amazons also tended towards slim athletic builds. I'd have liked more variety here. They recruited athletes and the like for these roles, but it's clear there was a bias in which sort of athletes were approached. I did like that there was an age range, with Hippolyta (Connie Nielsen) and Antiope (Robin Wright) being played by women in their 50s.
My criticisms don't mean it was a bad film. It was a good superhero story and a vast improvement on DC's previous attempts. There are good aspects of representation, starting with this being one of the minority of superhero films with a woman as the lead. But it doesn't mean there aren't areas that could use improvement. I'd hope some of these are considered for future films in this universe.
Categories Reviews, TV and Film Reviews Tags allan heinberg, blackfoot, charles roven, chris pine, connie nielsen, danny huston, david thewlis, dc extended universe, deborah snyder, disabled characters, disabled supporting characters, elena anaya, eugene brave rock, ewen bremner, films, gal gadot, jason fuchs, lucy davis, native american characters, native american supporting characters, non-white characters, non-white supporting characters, patty jenkins, ptsd characters, ptsd supporting characters, richard suckle, robin wright, saïd taghmaoui, superheroes, world war one, zack snyder


The NETLIPSE Board is very proud to announce that they have appointed Prof. Dr.-Ing. Konrad Spang as the Issue Manager for the Special Interest Group Procurement and Tendering. Prof. Spang is head of the Project Management Department of the Institut für Arbeutswissenschaft und Prozessmanagement (IfA) (University of Kassel, Germany). For more information on his work at the University of Kassel, click here.
Furthermore, the NETLIPSE Board has appointed Mr. Rob de Jong as secretary for this SIG. Mr. de Jong works at Rijkswaterstaat and is Project Controller at the Maaswerken Project. He deals with the aspects of Procurement and Contracting and has large experience on TEN-T subsidised projects.
Prof. Spang and Mr. de Jong have recently organised their first SIG Session at the University of Kassel. The results of this session is published shortly on this website.


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Giulia styles: Alfa Romeo is yet to confirm exact Australian Giulia specifications, but the freshly detailed UK range is likely to be similar.
ALFA ROMEO has revealed the United Kingdom's Giulia sedan line-up ahead of its arrival later this year, but the British specification may offer a glimpse at what Australia will be offered when the luxury sedan rolls out here in the first part of 2017.
European and UK markets typically offer a wider range of specifications and engines starting with a more basic entry-level variant, so it is unlikely Australia will get a duplicate eight-option line-up and choice of two petrol and two diesel engines, but higher spec versions are more likely.
Using the Alfa Romeo Giulietta hatch as a template, Australian Alfas cost approximately 15 per cent less Down Under than in the UK, and if the same pricing structure is applied to the Giulia range, Australian customers will be able to get into a base version from between $45,000 and $50,000 before on-road costs.
However, Australia's demand for leather, automatic transmissions and toys is likely to rule out cheapo basic-spec versions that attract a good audience in other markets, pushing up the starting price for the most affordable version Down Under.
For the UK, the range kicks off with a 2.0-litre turbocharged four-cylinder with 149kW coupled to an eight-speed automatic transmission from 29,180 ($A50,189), but Australia is more likely to take the better specified Super or higher version which costs the equivalent of $53,095 or about $45,000 if it arrives 15 per cent cheaper than the UK.
If Alfa applies a price that directly targets its main rivals, the base Giulia could come in at about $60,000, going up against the $61,900 BMW 320i, $61,400 Mercedes C200 and Audi's A4 2.0 TFSI from $60,900.
Two 2.2-litre diesels will be offered to UK customers in two states of tune – 112kW and 134kW. With a diesel donk, the Giulia would be able to do battle with the equivalent BMW 320d, Audi A4 TDI and Mercedes C250d.
Diesels start at about the same price as the Super petrol and are offered in Super, Tecnica and Speciale levels of equipment, topping out at 34,150 ($A58,700) with a choice of manual or dual-clutch automatic transmissions. The latter is the most likely candidate for local sales.
It is not known if the Giulia will adopt the same variant naming structure as the UK range or whether it will wear a similar nomenclature to the Australian Giulietta range which is offered in Progression, Sprint and Distinctive versions.
Like the most potent Giulietta hatchback, the Giulia Quadrifoglio sits at the top of the pack with a BMW M3-baiting 380kW/600Nm turbocharged V6 and zero to 100km/h acceleration in 3.9 seconds, and is priced from 59,000 ($A101,379 or about $86,000 with 15 per cent discount).
Even with a circa-$100,000 pricetag, the Alfa would offer a compelling value proposition up against the German super sedans. The BMW M3 starts at $139,615, Mercedes' C63 S sedan costs $155,615, while a next-generation Audi RS4 is expected to weigh in at about the same.
The Italian car-maker could, however, push the price up to be seen as a peer to its European rivals.
Irrespective of which variants are ultimately confirmed for Australia, all versions roll on Alfa Romeo's new rear-wheel-drive architecture and have a comprehensive list of safety and driver assistance systems, including forward collision warning, autonomous braking, blind spot monitoring and lane departure warning.
The list of standard safety gear helped the Giulia take out the top five-star Euro NCAP safety rating, as well as a 98 per cent percentage score for adult occupant protection – the highest to date, says Alfa.
Most affordable versions get 16-inch alloy wheels, fabric upholstery but leather steering wheel. Comfort and convenience equipment consists of a 6.5-inch central screen, eight-speaker sound system, keyless start, a 3.5-inch colour screen displays vehicle information, while rain-sensing wipers and dusk-sensing halogen headlights are also standard.
Stepping up to a Super variant adds an inch to the alloy wheel diameter, enlarges the central screen to 8.8-inch and 7.0 inches for the driver's display, while a two tone dashboard matches a choice of three leather and cloth combination seat upholstery.
Tecnica Giulias have more comfort and convenience features such as a cooled glovebox, rear air vents, heat reflective windscreen, air purification, power-adjustable seats and tinted windows.
Above the Tecnica, the Speciale has 18-inch wheels, bi-Xenon headlights, gloss black window frames in place of chrome, heated front seats with more power adjustment flexibility, heated steering wheel, full leather seats, sports steering wheel and a sports bodykit.
In addition to its performance advantages, the Quadrifoglio has the largest 19-inch wheels, brighter bi-Xenon headlights complemented by LED daytime running lights and unique Alcantara sports seats.
On the outside, the most aggressive Giulia is set apart by a unique bodykit that has active aerodynamics at the front end, a functional rear diffuser complements the rear bodykit, while a quad sport exhaust completes the look. It rolls on Alfa's active suspension setup.


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De vier kunstvaardige broers is een sprookje uit Kinder- und Hausmärchen met volgnummer KHM129, opgetekend door de gebroeders Grimm. De oorspronkelijke naam is Die vier kunstreichen Brüder.

Het verhaal

Een oude man laat zijn vier zonen de wijde wereld in trekken en ze nemen hun wandelstok en nemen afscheid bij de poort. Na een tijdje komen ze bij een kruising en ze splitsen zich op. Ze spreken af om over vier jaar terug te komen bij het kruispunt en ze gaan hun eigen weg. De oudste komt een man tegen en deze biedt aan om hem een dief te maken. Hij kan alles wegnemen, zonder dat iemand iets merkt. De tweede broer komt een man tegen en deze kan hem sterrenkijker maken. Hij kan alles ontdekken wat verborgen is en wordt een astronoom. Als hij volleerd is, krijgt hij van zijn meester een verrekijker waarmee hij alles op de aarde en in de hemel kan zien. De derde broer gaat bij een jager in de leer en krijgt een buks die altijd raak schiet bij het afscheid. De jongste broer komt een kleermaker tegen en als hij volleerd is, krijgt hij een naald. Deze naald kan alle materialen aan elkaar naaien. Na vier jaren ontmoeten de broers elkaar op het kruispunt en vertellen elkaar wat ze hebben beleefd. De astronoom telt de eieren in een vinkennest en de dief haalt de eieren onder de vogel vandaan. De eieren worden op tafel gelegd; één op elke hoek en één in het midden.

De jager schiet alle eieren in één schot kapot en de vierde zoon naait de eieren weer aan elkaar. De dief legt de eieren weer in het nest en de eieren worden uitgebroed. De jongen komen uit, maar hebben allemaal een rood streepje rond de nek. De vader kan niet kiezen welke zoon het beste vak heeft geleerd. Na een tijdje horen ze dat de koningsdochter ontvoerd is door een draak. Degene die haar kan vinden, krijgt haar als vrouw. De broers gaan samen op weg en de astronoom ziet haar op een rots in de zee. Hij gaat naar de koning en vraagt om een schip. Ze varen naar de rots, maar de jager kan niet schieten. Hij zou de koningsdochter ook raken en de dief haalt haar van de rots. De draak wordt wakker en volgt hen, maar de jager raakt hem in zijn hart. Het schip wordt verpletterd en ze kunnen op planken blijven drijven. De kleermaker naait de planken aan elkaar en in het schip gaan ze naar huis. De vier broers moeten onderling uitmaken wie met de koningsdochter zal trouwen. Ze krijgen ruzie en vinden dat ze het belangrijkste hebben gedaan om de koningsdochter te vinden en ze komen er niet uit. Niemand mag met de koningsdochter trouwen, maar de koning belooft hun allemaal een kwart van het koninkrijk. De broers hoeven niet in onenigheid te leven en zijn gelukkig bij hun vader.

Achtergronden bij het sprookje
Het sprookje komt uit de omgeving van Paderborn.
Het is verwant met een Russisch, een Hongaars en een Perzisch verhaal. Het is ook verwant met een verhaal uit de Pentamerone.
Het is verwant met De drie broers (KHM124).
De koning velt het oordeel, hij is in de oudheid de opperste rechter. Zie ook het beroemde oordeel van koning Salomo.
De koningsdochter bevrijden van een draak komt ook voor in Het aardmanneke (KHM91).

Sprookje van de gebroeders Grimm

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Christine Purse President
Christine Purse
Chris Purse has spent 15 years in strategic marketing and public relations as a senior level consultant and staff member. She launched ignite in early 2005 after a long and successful tenure as Vice President in charge of Marketing and Communications for Kodak-owned LaserPacific, a major post-production technology company serving the leading producers in Hollywood. For more than ten years, her expertise has included working with Hollywood television producers, feature film productions, and global leaders in entertainment technology.
Chris is a Regional Emmy winner and recipient of numerous international and national feature film awards and a LA ProAward. She began her career at a leading regional advertising agency as a broadcast producer. She has a B.A. from the University of Colorado and was a Producing Fellow at the American Film Institute. Chris serves on the Public Relations Committee of the American Society of Cinematographers, is a former trustee of the International Documentary Association and is an active member of the Hollywood Post Alliance where she serves as PR counsel for the HPA Awards.
Sally Christgau Vice President & Senior Publicist
Sally Christgau
Sally has devised and implemented strategic communications campaigns, garnered extensive media coverage, managed crisis communications, and coordinated special events during her 20 years of experience in the PR industry. Her background spans a number of artistic and enterprises including entertainment, technology, professional sports, health, non-profit and law.
Prior to focusing on motion picture and technology accounts, Sally helped manage media relations for the NHL's Colorado Avalanche as Assistant Media Director during their inaugural and Stanley Cup Championship season.
Lisa Muldowney Vice President & Senior Strategist
Lisa Muldowney
Lisa's extensive experience in PR and marketing spans over 20 years. She has worked with high-profile clients and their customers involved in pre-production, production, post, 3D and exhibition/distribution, and has fostered a network of relationships throughout the industry. Prior to joining ignite, Lisa managed key accounts for CCS/PR Inc. She launched her career at The Lippin Group in Los Angeles where her responsibilities included media relations, event publicity, writing and editing.
Lisa is a graduate of Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles and lives in Carlsbad with her husband and two children. When she's not strategizing and executing tactics for clients, she enjoys spending time with family and friends, cooking, hiking, hanging at the beach and good wine.
Kate Eberle Senior Strategic Consultant
Kate Eberle
Kate is a media enthusiast who loves helping clients find their stories and each story find its audience. Prior to joining ignite, she wrote and researched for clients in a variety of sectors, including entertainment, technology, banking, and law.
Kate holds a degree in Psychology from Pomona College. She enjoys bad jokes, Chicago pizza, and precise language.
Jared Gay Account Coordinator
Jared Gay
As a graduate of Brigham Young University, with a major in Communications and PR, Jared has experience in social media outreach, online community building, and content creation. He is fluent in Spanish and has extensive experience in video production.
Dirk Blackman Senior Creative Consultant
Dirk Blackman
Telling stories that grip the audience and transport them where they need to go — whether the audience is in a theater, classroom or boardroom — is my focus and success. I have built a dynamic, long-lasting career as a writer, educator and communicator with deep experience and passion for the written, visual, and spoken word. With over 25 screenplays and pilots sold to major studios and independent films produced by indies and mini majors, I have an insider's view of how movies are made. As an educator, I am constantly impressed and inspired by the next generation of student creators who will face a wild west of technology and consumption. And finally, I've been lucky to work with some of the most talented marketing and advertising experts on the planet as they build internal and external communications strategies for global brands including Nike, Sunglass Hut, Kodak and RED Digital Cinema.
Cailin Klein Social Media Consultant
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I am an innovative marketer with a special interest in analytics. I am a recent graduate with over 3 years of marketing experience.
My free time is spent on roller skates, playing roller derby with one of the world's best teams, Denver Roller Derby.
Spencer Anopol Content and Marketing Consultant
Spencer Anopol
Spencer is a graduate of the University of Utah with a major in Communication. His experience lies in social media and digital marketing, local community outreach, and email marketing. He is a passionate musician and writer, and loves all aspects of entertainment and media.


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Ancient Patara Lighthouse to be rebuilt with original stones in southern Turkey's Antalya
ISTANBUL History
May 23, 2019 7:45 pm GMT+3
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The restitution project has been completed for the Patara Lighthouse, which was initially constructed in 64 A.D. in the ancient city of Patara, located in the Kaş district of southern Turkey's Antalya province, and now the ancient structure will be reconstructed on its original stones.
The original stones used in the construction of the lighthouse located in what was once the capital of the ancient Lycia region were unearthed during the ongoing excavation works in the region, Turkish daily Hürriyet reported Thursday.
Havva Işık, the professor who will be leading the archeological works on the lighthouse noted that the structure is not the earliest-known lighthouse, but the earliest lighthouse whose original material remains.
"The earliest of the lighthouses is the Lighthouse of Alexandria, which also gives its name to these structures. However, Patara Lighthouse is the only lighthouse that can be reconstructed with its original material," Işık said, adding that it is one of Turkey's most important cultural heritage.
The Patara Lighthouse was introduced to the world by William Gell, who carried out research visits on behalf of the Society of Dilettanti – an association examining ancient Greek and Roman arts – between 1812 and 1813, while the term lighthouse was first used by Turkish professor Fahri Işık who inaugurated the excavations in 1988.
The second excavations to unearth the original stones used in the construction began in August 2004.
The lighthouse consists of two main sections – a podium and a tower – while the tower consists of two interlocking cylindrical structures connected by a spiral-shaped ladder. The wall thickness is 1.2 meters (4 feet). The tower will reach a height of about 26 meters (85 feet) on the podium after it is rebuilt.
Patara was one of Lycia's major naval and trading ports, located at the mouth of the Xanthos River. Patara's oracle at the renowned temple of Apollo, which has not been discovered yet, was said to rival that of Delphi and the temple equaled the reputation of the famous temple on the island of Delos. It was believed that Apollo lived on Delos during summer but spent the winters in Patara.
The city surrendered to Alexander the Great in 333 B.C. During the Hellenistic Period, the Lycian Council Building was built. It is regarded as a symbol of democracy in Lycia and a sign of its ancient glory.
The Roman general Brutus captured Patara in 42 B.C. The Lycian settlement was then annexed by Emperor Claudius and turned into a magnificent Roman site with mesmerizing beaches along the Mediterranean Sea.
The city later came under Byzantine and Ottoman control. Modern visitors still flock to Patara's wide, tranquil beaches.
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Paradise Golf Demo Day
Submitted by WTSP Web Staff
Saturday, January 8th, 2011, 12:05am
Tampa, FL-- Paradise Golf is holding its first ever Demo Day, Saturday, Jan. 8 at Emerald Greens Country Club in Carrollwood, from 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Manufacturers like TaylorMade, Nike, Callaway, and Cleveland will have the latest clubs available for testing.
Emerald Greens has even made some tee times available on its private course, beginning at noon.
Lowry Park Zoo rides now included in admission
Monday, January 3rd, 2011, 12:35pm
TAMPA, Florida -- Starting today, paid daytime admission to Tampa's Lowry Park Zoo will include free, unlimited amusement rides featuring a log flume, family roller coaster, behind-the-scenes narrated safari ride and more. Previously, each ride carried an individual charge of $2-$4 per person, per ride.
"Listening to visitors' feedback helps the Zoo deliver a high-quality experience for a competitive price in our marketplace," said Trisha Rothman, VP of marketing and sales in a statement. "Because monthly exit surveys routinely show that rides are among our guests' favorite activities, we hope this change brings added value to our visitors."
Flashed! New Year's Eve 2010 at Boomerangs
Unlike it's weaponry name, Brandon's "Boomerang" martini bar threw a 2010 party that won't bounce back.
Photo Gallery: Boomerangs New Year's Eve pictures
Four services tonight at Brandon church
Friday, December 24th, 2010, 2:29pm
Brandon, FL -- The First United Methodist Church of Brandon is offering four unique services to attendees tonight.
Services times are:
Lunch with Santa!
Sebring, FL - Santa changes scenery from his normal mall routine. Kids and adults can have lunch with Santa on this Saturday, December 18th at 12 p.m. at Circle Park in Downtown Sebring.
Lunch is $5 with all proceeds going to the Humane Society of Highlands County.
"Presents for Primates" at Lowry Park Zoo
Tampa, FL - Gifts for guenons, amusement for mandrills, cheer for colobus and more!
Primates unwrapped special presents from Zoo staff and docents as part of their enrichment program today.
Zoo visitors started the fun with the Bornean orangutan family including adult male "Rango" who turned 36 earlier this month -- the oldest Bornean orangutan living in an AZA-accredited facility. They then travelled around the loop to watch mandrills, guenons, Angolan colobus and siamangs make merry (or make a mess) with seasonal treats.
Pearl Harbor remembrance ceremony in Sebring tonight
Submitted by Anonymous on Tuesday, December 7th, 12:21 pm
Sebring, FL - The Veteran Services Office in Sebring will host a Pearl Harbor Remembrance ceremony in conjunction with the Veterans Advisory Board at 2:00 pm this afternoon. Today will mark the 69th anniversary of the Japanese attacks on U.S. military base Pearl Harbor during World War II.
To honor the service members whose lives were lost and commemorate the historic day, the VSO event will feature a Navy bell toll ceremony, guest speaker and WWII veteran Roberta Wade, and the Lake Placid Junior ROTC's Posting of the Colors.
Finally, patriotic prayers, songs, and speeches will fill out the special event.
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Stegzy's Music Project
A commentary on Stegzy's album collection
Flesh & Blood – Roxy Music [#481]
by stegzy
In an effort to destroy good music, my eldest brother made me a copy of this on a home taped cassette. If he hadn't perhaps the music industry would still be around today.
At the time of the cassettes issue, I was in my late teens and my main interest, as for most boys, was girls. Sarah Bamber was the then girl of my dreams but my interest was spurned regularly. So, like all good teen boys, I found solace by moping about listening to music, an activity spearheaded by the music of Chris Isaak and this album.
Songs from the album such as Oh Yeah and Running Wild featured heavily in my life soundtrack of the time. I still remember trying to garner attention by listening to the album sat on the veranda at Keswick Youth Hostel during a walking holiday with the church choir.
As I grew older and I realised that a moody male attitude alone didn't get you laid. Nor did an interest in an American guitarist (Isaak) or a wrinkly lothario and his band. My appreciation of Flesh and Blood waned and the album became just another in my vast collection. Indeed, Sarah's interest only piqued when I became unavailable and she later ended up having a brief fling with who she thought was my best friend as a way of getting back at me
for spurning her affections. Oh how I laughed as he drew her into his own world of despair, womanising and mysogyny.
This is Roxy Music's seventh studio album and was my introduction to Bryan Ferry and Roxy Music and originally featured on the B side of a 90 minute cassette with the A side consisting of a collection of songs by The Tubes. Happily I now own the full album on digital media.
Which is a good thing as since home taping killed music.
1980 Bryan Ferry Roxy Music
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Flash Gordon OST – Queen [#480]
It's thirty five years old and still a fantastic film. I must have seen the film more times than I can count to such an extent I often find myself finishing people's lines and quoting bits for ages.
So it's no surprise that I have the soundtrack in my music collection. However, I'm not a Queen fan. Freddie Mercury et al did nothing for me musically with perhaps the exception of Love Kills in Moroder's Metropolis and though Bohemian Rhapsody has its place in music history, Queen's other output just does not feature in my collection. At school it was the rougher types that liked Queen, the Paul Midgleys and Nick Gosneys of the world who's fathers subjected them to Queen's greatest hits on every car journey in their Ford Sierras. My dad played Glen Miller while my elder brothers force fed me prog and new romance from a very early age but never Queen.
Flash Gordon is a piece of its time. It should remain so and deserves no remakes or reimagining. Whedon and Abrams had better keep their mits off it. The soundtrack, like the film, remains firmly stuck in the eighties psyche like a can of Quattro and tub of Lyons Maid ice cream.
1980 Queen Soundtracks
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Drama – Yes [#388]
Chris Squire, bass player and founding member of Yes, passed away a few weeks before I began writing this entry. His passing was about to leave a massive uncertainty with the bands future in that how can you possibly fix a giant Chris Squire sized hole in the fabric of the Yes continuum. Then came news that Squire's colleague and former band mate and Music Project attendee, Billy Sherwood would step up to the plate.
Which is nice.
Drama arrived at an interesting point in Yes' history. Jon Anderson had left the band to pursue projects with Vangelis. Rick Wakeman had gone too, his goal to add ice skating and twiddly keyboards to everything. That left a huge hole in the band. No singer; No keyboard player. What to do?
It was about this time that the band met producer to be, Trevor Horn and keyboard jedi, Geoff Downes. You might remember Trevor Horn and Geoff Downes from global supergroup and ground shaking behemoths the Buggles. That's right, the band that brought you Video Killed the Radio Star. In recognising their potential, Chris Squire invited the two to join Yes and fill the shoes of Anderson and Wakeman and history was made.
This is possibly my most favourite Yes album. I really wished that the Drama era Yes line up had produced more music like this. Contrasting between the previous Yes album Tormato and the following 90125 it's certainly a distinctive sound. Horn struggles to reach the same pitches as Anderson, while Downes seems to lack the fingers to compete with Tony Kaye and Rick Wakeman, yet it isn't a disaster. There are some songs on the album that were many, many years ahead of their time and it certainly shows what sort of geniuses makes up the band.
1980 Buggles Chris Squire Yes
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Album #63 – All Over the World – Electric Light Orchestra
All Over the World – Electric Light Orchestra
The Very Best of, apparently.
I really liked ELO when I was a kid. I suppose the tweeness and the optimism of their tunes lent some colour to my otherwise plodding teens. I can recall listening to them (on cassette of course) while doing my evening newspaper delivery round, whistling and singing away.
The selection of tunes here are what I'd probably pick if someone said: "Do us a compilation of ELO like". But there are a few tracks I would have added that aren't on this mix. I often wonder what goes through the head of people who make compilation albums like this. What makes them decide "Oh this is a banging choon, lets 'ave that one on like" and yet neglect to put a song that is far superior in quality? I will no doubt explore this further when writing the reviews for the numerous Best Of compilation albums that will feature in this project.
Curiously, it wasn't until recently that I actually found out what lead singer Jeff Lynne looked like.
Beards.
Says it all really.
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