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November 18, 2014	Opinion
Disclaimer: This article's goal is to get you to buy a game and its sequel, but is not endorsed or sponsored by anyone who would profit off of your purchase. So if a thousand words of thinly veiled fanboy-gushing aren't your thing you might as well close your browser and live your life without ever experiencing this modern marvel of game design.
Let's talk about Bayonetta. Why? Well, since the sequel came out not long ago I think it's high time you read some guy's long and ramble-y text post about why Bayonetta is one of his favorite games off all times. The game sold okay, not great, but okay. It would be awesome if it would sell more.
All the reasons why Bayonetta is such a good game hinge on one central point: It's fun to play. Now I realize "fun" is not a really descriptive word, so let me clarify: Bayonetta is engaging and satisfying, more consistently than almost any other game I have ever played. Every single gameplay element comes together to form a complete and consistent picture of a game that is an absolute joy to play over and over again.
The gameplay
The biggest and most obvious part is the gameplay. Bayonetta comes from a team with an excellent lineage of action games, but personally I think that none of them has come close to the perfection of Bayonetta. Just look at Bayonetta's offensive move set: there are your basic light punches and heavy kick attacks with a already intimidating amount of combos. As if that was not enough there are five other basic weapons for you to equip in either the hand or feet slot, or both.
Every weapon has their own set of combos and super attacks, some of them even have two based on whether you have them in your hands or on your feet. Additionally, you can set up two combinations of weapons and switch between them instantly, making it possibly to switch from a Katana to dual wielding shotguns in the middle of a combo! The game remains easy to pick up and accessible on the surface, but also deep and complex for everyone trying to experiment a bit with the different combinations.
Not only has the game a huge variety of weapons, the combat is beautifully choreographed and realized as well. Bayonetta's every move has this dance-like quality to it, with intricate whirls and poses. You really feel it when you hit enemies as well. A basic combo starts with what looks like a standard juggling move that knocks your opponent in the air and ends with giant stiletto-wearing foot coming down and smashing them into the ground!
Oh, did I not mention the giant limbs that Bayonetta can summon to attack? The hands and feet that punctuate successful combos give her movies a surprising amount of reach and make handling crowds of enemies a puzzle-like challenge. Start your combo on a weak enemy just to deliver the final stomping hit on the bigger foes behind you.
Giant stiletto kick, because why not?
The dodge ability
The most amazing and interesting part of Bayonetta's move set is not an attack, but her dodge ability. What at first handles like a standard dodge roll reveals itself to be the focal point of most of the action in the game. You see, when you manage to dodge just before an enemy would have hit you, the so called witch-time is activated. This gives you a small window in which your opponents are slowed down while you can move at normal speed.
Since Bayonetta lacks a typical counter-attack, the witch-time mode serves as both a defensive evasive ability and an offensive counter attack. The tactical applications of witch time are manyfold: use slow but hard hitting attacks on an enemy to rack up the damage, charge an attack that would have been interrupted otherwise, hurry around a group of enemies to stagger them all, use a weak enemy to activate witch-time so you can easily beat up a stronger one, and so forth.
Even the animations, sounds and colors on the screen drive home the fact that you should use the incredible opportunity that this move brings. The combat in Bayonetta is intense, but during these moments it becomes even more frantic.
The designers knew that this power would be an important part of the gameplay, so they designed the enemies around that. Most attacks are large sweeps with huge weapons that have a clear windup animation and visual marker so you know when something is coming. The only enemy that attacks exclusively from a distance has a musical weapon that makes a clear sound whenever you have to look out for its projectile.
Of course, the real challenge is kiting multiple enemies, keeping them close enough to attack, while watching out for their attacks so you can dodge them in time. Bayonetta's quick moves enable her to dart around the battlefield from foe to foe and her pistols have auto-lock on that allows you to locate enemies that are outside your vision. Not that you would need that too often, since the camera does a surprisingly good job at focusing on the action. All in all, the gameplay of Bayonetta is well though out, expertly realized, and feels great to use and to experiment with.
Why didn't Bayonetta do well commercially?
You would think that having excellent gameplay would suffice in order to propel a game up the sales charts, right? Although Bayonetta is excellent, it didn't do so well from a commercial standpoint. One of the qualities that I personally love is what might have turned off many potential buyers. I'm talking about camp.
Camp is a style that revels in the outrageous and the exaggerated. If you're not sure what that means just take the opening scene of Bayonetta as an example. It begins with Bayonetta disguised as a nun at a funeral with a Italian stereotype comic relief character. Then angels show up, rip her clothes of in a dramatic fashion and she uses four handguns at once to beat up the angels while a j-pop cover of "Fly Me to the Moon" plays in the background.
The only thing Bayonetta can't do is subtlety.
You might say wow, that's dumb, but if you're like me you appreciate the campyness of it all. The over-the-top weirdness actually becomes endearing and you end up asking yourself what wacky shenanigans will happen next. But this kind of style is a tough sell and a majority seems to prefer their fiction super serious. I mean just look at what kind of Batman we currently have.
He must be fun at parties.
Not everything within Bayonetta is perfect, but the core of the game is so pure and refined, so engaging and exciting to play, that once you are hooked on the game, you will overlook it's flaws, laugh at the crazy awesome cutscenes, and try to get your stylish combos as high as possible. What Bayonetta is, more than anything, is a piece of art that would not have been possible in any other medium than video games. It is a video game that shrugs off two decades of development towards a arbitrary standard of "realism" in order to deliver an experience that is a celebration of the joyous roots of our hobby, polished to a mirror shine.
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Ghana and Burkina Faso are jointly implementing a project which is designed to improve water management in the Volta River Basin.
The 1.3 million euros project, commonly known by its French acronym, PAGEV (Project d'amelioration de la Governance de l'eau dans le bassin de la Volta) is being funded jointly by the Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA) and the Directorate General for International Cooperation of the Netherlands, (DGIS).
PAGEV is part of the Water and Nature Initiative (WANI), a worldwide initiative of the World Conservative Union (IUCN), that seeks to demonstrate how to mainstream the ecosystem approach into river basin planning and management.
The project seeks to strengthen the bilateral cooperation between Ghana and Burkina Faso on shared resources and to demonstrate how water management can be improved through the implementation of joint pilot activities.
The long-term goal of the three-year project is, however, the equitable and sustainable management of the Volta River, through international cooperation.
In Ghana, the project is being piloted in the Bawku municipality, Bawku West and the Garu-Tempane districts in the Upper East Region.
The targeted communities are Sapelliga, Mongnori, Kugrasia and Sakom.
The Coordinator of PAGEV, Mr Kwame Odame-Ababio, said at a consultative forum of stockholders of the project at Zebilla in the Bawku West District that the Volta Basin was the ninth largest in Africa, but unfortunately it had no coordinating structure to manage water resources, "that is why PAGEV has come in."
"The basic thing is that, we are trying to conserve water for our future generations and to remove suspicion among our two peoples who are now eager to accept the project and enjoy its outcomes," Mr Odame-Ababio said.
About 50 participants, including some from Burkina Faso, attended the forum, which also drew a plan to preserve the water body.
The Bawku Municipal Chief Executive, Mr Abdul Rahman Gumah, said the project was a relief and meant to address the poverty and hunger that confronted the people.
He explained that the Volta River Systems had about 70 per cent of the country's river networks and that it had its connections with other rivers in neighbouring Burkina Faso, hence the need for collaboration and cooperation.
"We cannot lose sight of the fact that, we both depend on trans-boundary waters for our irrigation and others, and this calls for the need for water resources management," he stressed.
Mr Gumah indicated that the government realised the need for the management of water resources and therefore established the Water Resources Commission under the Ministry of Water Resources, Works and Housing to see to the regulation, management and coordination of activities of users of water bodies.
He said to ensure the sustenance of the activities of users of water bodies, there was the need to collect, collate, store, analyse and disseminate data or information on water.
This, Mr Gumah noted, would enable policy makers to make informed decisions to better the living standards of the vulnerable and excluded groups through the users of water bodies.
The MCE pointed out that negative farming practices had the tendency of affecting the basin, as it was already the case", adding that farming along the river banks caused siltation, thereby making the river unable to hold water during and after the rains."
He stressed the need to put certain community structures in place, such as village committees for the restoration of river banks, which would serve as a watchdog to the negative activities of farmers along the river banks," he stressed.
The Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development, Mr Abraham Dwuma Odoom, urged the participants to be serious with the project, so that they could transform the semi-desert area into a food basket zone.
He added that there was great potential for food production in the north, but equally a great deal depended on the availability of water.
Mr Roy Ayariga, the Upper East Regional Director of the Ministry of Food and Agriculture, said the ministry was relying on the Volta Basin as the hope for food security in the region, in particular, and stressed the need for effective management of water resources since there was competition.
The Bawku West District Chief Executive, Mr Moses Abaare Appiah, observed that negative farming practices had the potential of destroying the Volta Basin, so an improvement in the management of water in the Volta Basin was a welcome programme which the people should embrace.


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Why Princess Diana Would Be So Proud of Prince Harry
By	Editorial Staff	 December 15, 2017
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Prince Harry is like his beloved late mother, a unique kind of charisma, which immediately puts people at ease. He looks like a natural, whether doing the lightning bolt pose with Olympic champion sprinter Usain Bolt, cradling an orphaned baby, or pulling silly faces to make children laugh.
"Harry is more like his mother than William," writes Inspector Ken Wharfe, Diana's protection officer from 1987 to 1992, in an updated version of his memoirs, A Closely Guarded Secret.
"From his tireless efforts for Help For Heroes to his work with the charity, Sentebale, supporting vulnerable children in Lesotho, all is done with his mother's easy touch. Harry has become a popular individual because of his style and delivery."
Harry himself has said that he hopes he reminds people of his mother, Diana. "I hope she's looking down with tears in her eyes – I hope that a lot of my mother's talents are shown in the work I do," he said recently. "All I want to do is make my mother proud."
Apart from representing his grandmother on many occasions and serving in her Armed Forces for nine years, the prince works with many charities including Sentebale, which he co-founded with his brother, the AIDS organization, which was very close to Diana's heart, and the Invictus Games — his tournament for wounded armed service personnel and veterans — which he launched in 2014.
Yet we feel Diana would also be proud of the way her Harry has recently opened up to how it felt to lose her when he was just 12. "I don't have that many memories of my childhood with my mum," he movingly told an American magazine. "I lost her when I was very young and when she died there was a gaping hole. I didn't talk about it until I was 28 and really regret not talking about it earlier."
Harry's empathy and life experience have undoubtedly aided his charity work. With his charity Sentebale, he has spoken of his immediate connection to the children there. Speaking after a visit he said: "Although our situations couldn't have been more different, I felt an overwhelming connection to many of the children. They were far younger than me and of course their situation was more challenging than my own. Nonetheless, we shared a similar feeling of loss, having a loved one — in my case a parent — snatched away so suddenly."
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Harry has his mother's ability to match sensitivity with humor and a real sense of joie de vivre. He is the joker of the royal family and regularly has sister-in-law, Kate, laughing when on official duty together, taking the seriousness out of his father and big brother. He even manages to charm the queen with his witty, winning ways. It was Harry who, earlier this year, persuaded his grandma to film an hilarious video message with him to promote the 2016 Invictus Games, in which she dismissed a mock "boom" threat from President Obama and wife, Michelle, with a wry, "'Boom? Oh really, please!"
Harry said at the time, "She had great fun and you could see that look on her face, aged 90, thinking, 'Why does nobody ask me to do these things more often?' We did one take from two angles — she's incredibly skilled and only needs one take. I was like a nervous, gibbering wreck, saying, 'We've got to get this right.' And she just dropped the mic! It was great fun and I hope everyone enjoyed it."
We did Harry, and we're sure your mom would have enjoyed it, too.
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The new film promises to explore the swashbuckling archaeologist and adventurer's origin story and early exploits
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Get a load of the new Lara Croft.
Warner Bros. and MGM have released the first official photos of Alicia Vikander in the Tomb Raider reboot, which promises to explore the swashbuckling archaeologist and adventurer's origin story and early exploits.
Clad in a gray tank top and olive-drab cargo pants, a rugged-looking Vikander brandishes a bow and arrow in the woods in one photo and faces off with a mysterious figure on the beach in another.
An official synopsis for the film released Tuesday reads:
Lara Croft is the fiercely independent daughter of an eccentric adventurer who vanished when she was scarcely a teen. Now a young woman of 21 without any real focus or purpose, Lara navigates the chaotic streets of trendy East London as a bike courier, barely making the rent, and takes college courses, rarely making it to class. Determined to forge her own path, she refuses to take the reins of her father's global empire just as staunchly as she rejects the idea that he's truly gone. Advised to face the facts and move forward after seven years without him, even Lara can't understand what drives her to finally solve the puzzle of his mysterious death.
Going explicitly against his final wishes, she leaves everything she knows behind in search of her dad's last-known destination: a fabled tomb on a mythical island that might be somewhere off the coast of Japan. But her mission will not be an easy one; just reaching the island will be extremely treacherous. Suddenly, the stakes couldn't be higher for Lara, who—against the odds and armed with only her sharp mind, blind faith and inherently stubborn spirit—must learn to push herself beyond her limits as she journeys into the unknown. If she survives this perilous adventure, it could be the making of her, earning her the name tomb raider.
Coming a decade and a half after Angelina Jolie last laced up Croft's boots, this new Tomb Raider is directed by Norwegian filmmaker Roar Uthaug (The Wave), who mined the franchise's recent video games for material.
"We drew a lot of inspiration and reference from the [2013] game and the entire Tomb Raider canon to develop our world, and I believe fans will recognize that," Uthaug told GQ recently. "At the same time, this is a completely different theatrical approach to Lara Croft that will offer something new in the origin and development of the character. It's a story that not only highlights her incredible physical accomplishments but delves deeper into her humanity."
For her part, Vikander told Vanity Fair she sees Croft as "a model for many young women. She's trying to carve out her place in the world and connect her future with her past. She also has a fantastic mix of traits — tough, smart, vulnerable, plus she's kick-ass!"
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Civil society is thriving and well in Pakistan despite aggressive efforts by religious extremists and the military to silence it
As significant as what participants said at the Asma Jahangir Conference 2021 was, and a lot of sensible and pertinent things were indeed said at the event held last weekend in Lahore, the fact that such an event could even be organized and attended by free-minded members of Pakistan's civil society was what was truly remarkable about it. It proved that civil society in Pakistan has managed against all odds to keep itself afloat and hold its head high in spite of the tremendous and concerted pressure that has been exerted upon it by disparate quarters in the divided and dysfunctional State. At a time when accountability, civil freedoms, and trust in democratic institutions in Pakistan, as in other countries in South Asia, have come under grim dark clouds, it is civil society, as seen in all its glory over the two days on 20-21 November in Lahore, from which the checks and balances must emerge.
The conference was a very apt tribute to the towering personality in whose honour and memory it was held. A committed and courageous defender of human rights in a nation that has for long had among the worst records of violations in the world, Asma Jahangir's credibility in, and impact on, Pakistani society were both substantial and laudable. Ahsan Bhoon, the President of the Bar Association of Pakistan's Supreme Court, summed up Jahangir's contribution fittingly when he said at the conference that "It takes just one person, one judge, and one journalist, one politician to stand up and challenge democratic infringements. That one person is feared by everyone who at any point even thinks of challenging the democratic system in the country. That person was Asma Jahangir. It will always be Asma. We are living in times where Asma's vision is more relevant than ever before. The democratic system in the State of Pakistan is in turmoil, while freedom of media is facing bounds like never before. The judiciary is under immense pressure and the freedom of courts is being questioned like never before".
The organisers of the Asma Jahangir Conference 2021, which included the Asma Jahangir Foundation, the Supreme Court Bar Association, and the Pakistan Bar Council, should take a lot of pride in the free flow of thoughts and ideas that they were able to encourage at the event. This is especially so given the unofficial and unconstitutional clampdown on free expression that has informally been imposed upon Pakistanis by the State and the deep State through intimidation, which includes arbitrary detentions and extrajudicial killings, and threats to those who dare to speak out against excesses and violations of rights by the State. The 'othering' of critics and opponents of all inclinations, even those of the peace-loving and principled kind, is manifest in their being labeled anti-nationals and traitors and being hounded and persecuted. Such severe consequences have, sadly, rendered the sort of discourse evidenced at the conference a rarity, something only the extremely brave and upright have had the courage to engage in. If for this reason alone, the conference was a raging success.
The theme chosen by the organisers for the 3rd Asma Jahangir Conference – Challenges to Human Dignity – not only fit in well with the times we live in, but it also reflected the narrative that the organisers wished to promote. In addition to important issues confronting Pakistan including the role of the State and the judiciary, the misuse of institutions of the State to target political and other opponents, enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings, curbs on freedom of expression, the impact of religious extremism, the violation of the rights of religious minorities and of children, and the precarious economic situation of the country, the conference also deliberated on developments in Pakistan's neighbourhood, with the crisis in Afghanistan and its implications and the situation in Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) being in focus.
The conference got off to a solid start with Justice Gulzar Ahmed, the Chief Justice of Pakistan, inaugurating it and along with several other senior judges and other legal luminaries participating in the inaugural session on 'The Role of Judiciary in Protecting Human Rights and Strengthening Democracy'. The tone for the rest of the conference was set at this session in which a vibrant debate on the role and functioning of the judiciary took place with refreshing openness. The judiciary came under attack from Ali Ahmad Kurd, a former president of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA), who in a fiery speech alleged that the Pakistani military establishment had been influencing the top judiciary. He said, "One General is dominating a country of 220 million people. This same General has sent the judiciary down to number 126" in the World Justice Project's Rule of Law Index 2021, on which Pakistan ranks 126th in the category of fundamental rights. Kurd received support from Justice Athar Minallah, the Chief Justice of the Islamabad High Court (IHC), who acknowledged that some of Kurd's criticism was valid, and added that the judgments in cases such as the Nusrat Bhutto case and the Zafar Ali Shah case were part of history. The Supreme Court had justified the military takeover of Zia-ul Haq in 1977 in the Nusrat Bhutto case and that of Pervez Musharraf in 1999 in the Zafar Ali Shah case. Justice Minallah opined that "These judgments were responsible for the making and enabling of those that have been referred to by Mr Ali Ahmad Kurd". He concluded that the judiciary should not "bury its head in the sand and ignore its mistakes".
These allegations against the judiciary came close on the heels of a former Chief Justice of Gilgit-Baltistan saying in an affidavit that Pakistan's former Chief Justice Saqib Nisar had pressured a judge of the IHC to deny bail to former premier Nawaz Sharif in 2018 until the general elections were over. The seriousness of the charges against the institution that he headed caused Chief Justice Gulzar Ahmed to seek to refute them when his turn to speak came. Asserting that the judiciary was functioning independently and was not subjected to any interference, he added, "I have not taken pressure from any institution or listened to any institution. No one tells me or guides me on how to write my verdict. I have never made any decision that I did so on someone else's saying, nor has anyone had the courage to say anything to me. We work and will continue to do so without pressure. There is rule of law in Pakistan, not human beings. We will continue to uphold the Constitution, law and democracy in the country. We will not accept any undemocratic set-up. We will resign from our posts (before succumbing to pressure) and we have done that before as well". While Chief Justice Ahmed delivered his rebuttal with passion, and may indeed personally have been successful in warding off external pressure, especially from the military, any South Asia watcher would be well aware of the chequered track record of the Pakistani judiciary. The credibility of an institution is dependent on the level of trust it enjoys among citizens, and a reckoning with the past and a conscious and firm decision to not repeat earlier mistakes is what, maybe, is in order for Pakistan's judiciary.
The trend of using investigative agencies of the Pakistani State to hound the political opposition received considerable attention at the conference, with the former Prime Minister and Pakistan Muslim League - Nawaz (PML-N) leader Shahid Khaqan Abbasi asserting that the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) had become an institution of political engineering. He said, "It (NAB) is manipulating politics and it is punishing people without convicting them. I am all for accountability. NAB is not accountability. NAB is whatever it is". He added, "two questions remain: what is the purpose of accountability and what has accountability delivered to the country". He questioned why the people in charge of applying accountability laws were also insulated from them, and said, "Who does NAB apply to? The politicians, who are declared corrupt in the media, who are tried in the media? There's been one consistency in all these laws — they don't apply to the people who created these laws. That is the reality of NAB today". Abbasi described the NAB law as one that defies every basic principle of justice, elaborating that the law essentially says "I declare you guilty, now prove your innocence". Casting doubts over both the effectiveness of the NAB and the legal validity of its procedures, Abbasi asked the NAB chairman to come forth and reveal how much ill-gotten money he had recovered from politicians. He also asked the legal fraternity whether the two NAB cases that former PM and PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif had been convicted in can be quoted as legal precedents anywhere in the world. Abbasi concluded that the anti-graft watchdog was now solely about "victimization", the price of which was being borne by the people of the country.
The severe curbs on freedom of expression that have been imposed by the Pakistani State were strongly criticized in the sessions of the conference related to the right to dissent, censorship, and exclusion. Asma Jahangir's daughter Munizae Jahangir, who was one of the organizers of the conference, said that the government of Pakistan was a signatory of United Nations (UN) resolutions regarding free media, right to speech and right to information, but in reality these rights were not given to the people. While claiming that in Pakistan, anyone who tried to speak for the rights of the people became susceptible to arbitrary arrests, threats, attacks, disappearance and even death, award winning journalist Amber Shamsi said that she was thankful that she was still alive and working. Senior journalists Hamid Mir and Absar Alam, both of whom have survived gun wounds inflicted by unknown assailants suspected to be linked to the military, participated in the conference and were living examples of what could befall anyone who dared question the military establishment and its many interests. "People of Pakistan are the real owners of this country and no one has the right to deny them their legitimate right to expression and right to information", Alam said, while Mir emphasized that the suppression of journalists was bringing a bad name to the country. Another senior journalist Talat Hussain said that free media was the key to true democracy, and he advised that "we should not wait for a major crisis to occur before raising our voices".
Other important internal issues were deliberated upon with a fair degree of candidness in the sessions of the conference relating to 'Extrajudicial killings, arbitrary detentions, and enforced disappearances', 'Freedom of Religion and Belief', 'Minorities under Threat – Forced conversions and Marriages', 'Impact of extremism on religious and sectarian Minorities', 'State of the Economy: Inequality in Income and Wealth in Pakistan', among others. The sessions pertaining to Pakistan's neighbours were equally interesting and stimulating.
In the session titled 'Chaos in Afghanistan and Talking to Banned Organisations' that was moderated by author Ahmed Rashid, former Pakistani Senator and prominent human rights activist Afrasiab Khattak underlined that the Taliban knew how to reward their commanders but not how to work for the people. Describing present-day Afghanistan as the only country without a law and a proper government system, he added that it was also the only country that could be called a fenced prison after Pakistan installed barbed wires on its western borders. Lamenting that Pakistan's Afghan policy was being controlled by someone other than the Prime Minister, meaning thereby that the military had total ownership over it, Khattak stressed that Pakistan needed to stop supporting the Afghan Taliban if it wanted to defeat the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). He opined that the Afghan Taliban and the TTP were two sides of the same coin, and similarly the Tehreek-e-Labaik Pakistan (TLP) and the TTP had the common agenda of "political Islam", which made them allies. Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM) leader and member of Pakistan's National Assembly, Mohsin Dawar, was also of the view that Pakistan's support to the Afghan Taliban was a source of strength for outlawed outfits like the TTP and the TLP. Criticizing the Pakistan government's decision to denying visas to Afghan invitees to the conference, Dawar accused it of being open to militants like the Taliban's acting Foreign Minister Amir Muttaqi, but not to real Afghans.
The session on 'Conflict in Kashmir: bypassing Kashmiris' was equally interesting, and the theme of the people of J&K not having enough say in their own affairs was a recurring one articulated by participants. Journalist Naila Altaf Kayani pointed out that Kashmir and Afghanistan were two different issues and should be seen as such. She added that Kashmiris had been bypassed on many occasions not only by external actors but also by local leaders, who gradually replaced the nomenclature 'Azad Government of the State of Jammu and Kashmir' with the 'Government of Azad Jammu and Kashmir'. Another senior journalist, Syed Iftikhar Gillani, emphasized that Kashmiris were being systemically disempowered. He said that old approaches needed to be reviewed and the so called Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) should be brought into the conversation because it was time to strengthen the institutions and the people. He added that AJK's domestic leadership needed to be brought forward, and a proactive approach must be adopted. Mohammad Rafiq Dar, the chief spokesperson of the Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF), said that bilateralism had dented the Kashmir issue severely, while author Nasim Zehra felt that Pakistan lacked clarity on its India policy and decision-making on Kashmir was, consequently, weak.
The conference also had pertinent messages for the wider South Asian region. Speakers at different sessions drafted a charter asking South Asian nations to collectively tackle their common challenges and bring greater freedom, tolerance and justice to the whole region. South Asian governments must open dialogue with dissenting voices and dispense with coercive methods, the charter added.
The speech of Nawaz Sharif, relayed from London via video link during the closing ceremony of conference, added some extra spice to an already highly successful event. In his wide-ranging speech, Nawaz called for immediately devising a national agenda to pull Pakistan out of its current crises and take it on the path of democracy. He emphasized the need to "put our house in order". He once again hit out at the military establishment and criticized its interference in judicial and government affairs, which he claimed had led to Pakistan's "downfall". Sharif pointed out that "The most dangerous aspect is the deepening disappointment and severe helplessness among the people. History is witness that when nations descend into the quagmire of despair, questions start to be raised about that nation's survival".
The fear that Nawaz Sharif's participation in the conference set off in the military establishment was palpable from the fact that it decided to cut off broadband and mobile internet services soon after the former PM began speaking. This action was aptly described as a 'childish tactic' in a Dawn editorial. In a statement issued after the event, the organisers of the conference regretted what they termed "the State's highhandedness" in blocking Nawaz's speech. PM Imran Khan came out more openly with his apprehensions regarding Sharif than the establishment did. He said on 24 November that it was unfortunate that the Chief Justice of Pakistan and a "convict" had been invited to speak at the same event. Disregarding the findings of a survey by research company IPSOS Pakistan that as many as 87% of Pakistanis believed that the country was headed in the wrong direction, Imran Khan claimed that through rooting out corruption he would lead Pakistan to "become something that was beyond imagination".
For well wishers of Pakistan who have long been accustomed to international headlines highlighting the country's promotion of terrorism, its rampant religious extremism, and its economic mess, the conference would have come as heartening and hope-inspiring evidence that some sane voices that speak sense do still exist in the country, and that the Generals and the Mullahs were not the only ones that could influence the direction that the country would be best served to head in.


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Against my better judgement, I'm starting to get excited for more live action Batman stuff. I'm bound to be disappointed, I know. But this moment is the reason we are fans. Twitter teases and casting announcements that lead to forum posts full of speculation — often times, it's the buildup to a thing that is more exciting than the thing itself. And during these last two days, I have officially shifted from being cautiously optimistic about future Bat offerings like Gotham and the Superman sequel I hope isn't called Batman Vs. Superman to being the easily excitable fanboy that gets giddy about stuff like this.
We'll start with Gotham. And then we'll talk about that picture at the top of this post.
Last week, I reacted to Fox's extended trailer for their upcoming Bat prequel series with, let's say, cautious optimism. One of my main concerns was whether or not the show would feature Crispus Allen and Renee Montoya. Turns out, not only will they be featured, they're going to be regular members of the cast.
This is fantastic on a bunch of levels. For one, these two are easily some of my favorite non-super characters in the Bat mythos (well, they used to be non-super, and then Montoya became the Question and Allen became the Spectre). They also bring some much needed diversity to Gotham. The jury's still out on whether the showrunners will acknowledge Montoya's homosexuality, though. Still, their inclusion — along with Bullock and Gordon — makes this the Gotham police show I've always wanted.
Renee Montoya and Crispus Allen will be played by Victoria Cartagena and Andrew Stewart-Jones, respectively.
Well, that's not exactly true either. In my post last week, I assumed Montoya and Allen wouldn't be on the show because they'd be too young in the time period it's set in (i.e., a decade or more before Batman). That's the only thing I'm having trouble reconciling with the show's conceit. If the GCPD is already firmly established this far back in the past, then there are two problems I can foresee:
1) Bullock, Montoya, and Allen — along with Gordon, of course — represent some of the only good cops around in Gotham. If they've all been on the job for a decade, then their impact on a corrupt police force isn't existent. Maybe the police force isn't going to be a corrupt or inept one on this show, but then that takes away from Gordon being the one good cop.
2) Unless Montoya and Allen are beat cops during the series, how is the show going to explain why Gordon ascends to the commissioner's job while everyone else stays detectives? You mean, no one is going to be offered (or accept) a promotion? Ever? Also, there are already plenty of jokes about Batman fighting geriatric villains since Penguin and Riddler will be much older than him (what is this, Spider-Man?) but I guess the police will be as well.
This just-released cast photo also presumes that tweenage Poison Ivy will be a central character too. Wonder if Harley will be intro'd next season so the two can terrorize their middle school.
These are minor quibbles, though. I'm really not complaining. Why should I? Many years ago, I wanted a show that dealt with the Gotham City police force, and now I'm getting that show. Sure, it isn't exactly how I envisioned it, but it might still work. We'll find out in the fall.
But if news of Renee Montoya and Crispus Allen's live action debuts wasn't enough to whet this Batfan's appetite yesterday, Man of Steel director Zack Snyder tweeted out this tease:
Could be time to pull the tarp…Tomorrow? http://t.co/Nmm0QqWYYH pic.twitter.com/E6iKluZNDj
— Zack Snyder (@ZackSnyder) May 12, 2014
You know the internet went ballistic, right? After months of anticipation, we were finally getting our first glimpse at something from the untitled Batman/Superman movie! And it was going to be the Batmobile no less!
And to think: it's been exactly ten years(!) since the last time the internet lost its collective mind over a photo of the back of a Batmobile.
In March 2004, WB teased this reveal of Christopher Nolan's Batmobile (which would later be known, simply, as the Tumbler). Sure, we're all familiar with this car now, but at the time, Batfans the world over were plenty confused.
I have to admit, seeing those tires peek out from beneath that grey tarp awoke something inside that I had been tamping down since the news of Batman being in the Man of Steel sequel first emerged from San Diego last summer. For the first time, I actually got excited for this movie. Like, for real.
Well, say what you will about Zack Snyder, but dude is a man of his word. Twenty four hours after that first tweet, Snyder did more than pull the tarp off the Batmobile, he gave the world its first look at Batfleck, and it did not disappoint.
Click the photo for the hi-rez image.
I don't think anyone was realistically expecting a look at Affleck in the Batsuit. But there he is. In fact, that's all you see. The Batmobile reveal still doesn't really show the vehicle. But who cares? The big screen is getting the most comic accurate Bat suit in history in 2016. Kevin Smith was not wrong when he intimated Batman fans would lose their minds over the suit.
[Snyder] pulls me over to the corner and he whips out the phone and he shows me a picture of Batman, a live action version of Batman. A very familiar Batman, I might add. Didn't look like any of the cinematic Batmans that have ever gone before.
From the shorter, Frank Miller-esque ears to the fabric, non-rubber costume and enormous Bat emblem, this really is a Batsuit unlike any other in the cinematic history of the character. And frankly, it's the Batsuit I've always wanted to see depicted on the big screen.
Even the Nolan Batsuits had issues. Though TDK gave Bats some added maneuverability, I never really cared for the armored plating look (or the tiny bat emblem on his chest).
If I had one quibble, it's that the chest emblem looks to be the same shade and texture as the rest of the outfit. I would prefer a bat symbol that was a deeper shade of black (closer to the black of the cape/cowl/glove combination), but that also might be an illusion due to the monochrome nature of the photo.
Call me old school, but I also miss the trunks on the Batsuit. I know we'll probably never see the traditional black trunks on Batman (or red trunks on Superman, for that matter) since they've also been excised from comic book continuity, but I'm a traditionalist in that sense. Also, if real world believability is the issue, Batman has a real world reason for them. Instead of being "underwear on the outside," maybe they're tactical protection similar to what soldiers and S.W.A.T. teams wear.
Ultimately, my minor nitpicks do not take away from my excitement. I'm sure there are fans out there more cynical than I who can find things to complain about in both the show and the movie. And they're probably right.
Who knows? After this initial euphoria wears off, I might rejoin their chorus of boos. But until then, I'm going to keep on enjoying myself and anticipating the next live action movie to feature my favorite superhero. Because I just have to face facts. There is no cure for Bat fever.
Not to mention wasting hours and hours of productivity scouring the internet for photoshops of the Batsuit. Like this one I found on the SuperHeroHype message boards!
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The Strawberry Mansion Bridge is a steel arch truss bridge across the Schuylkill River in Fairmount Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

It was built in 1896–1897 by the Phoenix Iron Company in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, under private ownership by the Fairmount Park Transportation Company, which operated trolleys over the bridge, with pedestrian and carriage lanes on the north side. Trolley service was discontinued in 1946.

The Philadelphia Historical Commission designated the bridge as a historic structure on September 7, 1978.

From 1991 to 1995, the bridge was closed to vehicular and pedestrian traffic while it was restored to its historical appearance. As of 2010, the bridge remains in use, carrying vehicular and pedestrian traffic.

The Strawberry Mansion Bridge was featured in "Always Sunny in Philadelphia" S9 E12. During "Mac Day", the gang makes a Project Badass tape, featuring Mac (Ronald MacDonald) and Mac's cousin, Country Mac, jumping off the bridge into the water.

See also

Historic Strawberry Mansion, from which the bridge takes its name
List of bridges documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in Pennsylvania
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Bruce Jenner's Decathlon is a decent sports game from Interactive Magic that will probably be a love-hate affair for most gamers. I was infuriated by the button-mashing (or mouse-mashing, to be more accurate) requirements of the game, but liked the RPG-style athlete creation and development too much to give up. The result is a strangely addictive and quite unique sports game that is not easily written off as just another game that tries to capitalize on the success of an athlete - in this case, decathlon gold medalist in the 1976 Olympics.
In BJD, Interactive Magic introduced some of the best features yet seen in an olympics game. First of all, the game features all ten of the events featured in the real thing. In a unique approach, you handle the events in a two day series: the first five events comprise "Day One," while the last five occur on "Day Two." This may seem trivial at first, but it in fact gives the game a subtle level of strategy since your player has only a limited number of "endurance points" which you much ration through each of the five daily events. Use all that endurance too soon, and you won't have enough energy to finish the 1,500-meter race at dusk. Save too much, and you won't have the points to even finish at all. In this way, BJD adds a nice and authentic element of strategy that real-life athletes deal with.
The most fun part of the game is "player creation," which is as detailed as some RPGs. You select the name, face, style for certain events, and allocate "skill points" across a number of categories such as sprinting and weight throwing, etc. Similarly, the difficulty level can be customized and fine-tuned by creating exactly the kind of opponents you want in each event.
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"Andy Chester is a high integrity guy! Easy to talk to. Very humble. Positive," expressed Shawn Thomas, Life School's Director of Operations. "To see Andy go from an elementary P.E. Coach to Athletic Director says a lot about him. He's patient, resilient, and a big picture guy."
"Life School will miss him greatly," he emphasized. "It has been an honor to work with such an amazing human being."
Serving at Life School for the past 13-years, Chester started the athletic program at Life School Red Oak in 2006 and became the District Athletic Director in 2008.
Putting the school on the map in the athletic arena with much success, Chester has been applauded throughout his career for holding a standard of playing the game without sacrificing the character and integrity of the team.
"Coach Chester has mentored me over the years, and trust me, that is not easy," laughed Justin Burns, Life Middle School Waxahachie's Athletic Coordinator. "He always has the wisdom that I need to hear."
"He is quick to share with you a mistake he made when he was younger, and if he had to make that decision now, after years of experience, what he would do differently," he added.
"Chester is a true example of the 'LifeLeader attributes' he taught to others," recollected Jennifer Wilson, Life School's Chief Culture Officer. "Ethical leadership, self-awareness, resilience, collaborative, and humility are a few that were evident as he instilled the values of teamwork and living with a purpose beyond self."
Continuing to develop coaches and students without wavering in his values, Chester witnessed and enhanced the district's rapid growth, tripling the numbers in the athletic programs. This year alone, out of 27 varsity sports teams, 23 teams qualified for the State Playoffs – which also included six District Champions and the school's first Team State Champion.
"Coach Chester may be retiring but as long as I have his phone number, he will always be the first person I call when I need to make a professional decision." Burns articulated.
Even though the transition is bitter-sweet for the district, Chester is passing the baton to his well-equipped successor - Assistant Athletic Director, Scott Thrush.
"Andy Chester has been my teacher [and] mentor but more importantly one of my best friends over the past 12 years," Thrush recalled. "He has always had patience with me and coached me through my most difficult times. He taught me how to navigate through those tough times and to keep working hard to get better during the easy times."
"[He would tell me] 'Never stop learning or you will get passed up,'" he acknowledged.
Though Chester's last day as Director of Athletics will be August 30, 2019, he will continue with the district as part of the Culture Team to serve the mission of Life School in a new capacity.
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The applications, which were lodged last week, would see apartments created on Maberly Street, near Broadford Works, and at the western end of Union Street, near Holburn Junction.
The Maberly Street plans would demolish the former site of the Scotsapress print shop, replacing it with the four storey, 16-flat development.
Made up of two-bedroom flats, the building would also have parking space on the ground floor.
The Union Street application would see a former office block re-purposed and turned into 12 flats, with an extension placed on top of the building.
The C-listed building currently houses a dry cleaners and DWP assessment centre on the ground floor.
The homes would be a mix of one and two-bedroom flats, with parking at the rear of the building on Thistle Place.
Applicant Baxel Limited has applied for listed building consent for the project, as well as a change of use from offices to homes.
Adrian Watson, the chief executive of Aberdeen Inspired, said anything that encourages more people to live in the centre of city would get his backing.
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Civil War Veterans Buried In Washington State - John Olinger
John Olinger
G.A.R Post
John Buford Post #89 Everett, Snohomish Co. WA
72nd Missouri Enrolled Militia F
8th Missouri Volunteer Cavalry K
8th Regiment Veterans Reserve Corp K
2nd Battalion Veteran Reserve Corp 70 & 62
See full unit history
John Olinger military file 72nd MO Militia Co F
John Olinger military file 8th MO Cavalry Co K
John Olinger death record 1905 WA
John Olinger obituary 1905 WA
John Olinger wife Mary Bragg Olinger widow Pension application
John Olinger family information for Pension
John Olinger wife Mary Bragg Olinger widow pension affidavit p1
John Olinger wife wife Mary Bragg Olinger widow pension affidavit p2
8th Missouri Cavalry
Full Unit History
72nd ENROLLED MISSOURI VOLUNTEER MILITIA
Organized: Inf. Not Avail.
Mustered In: Inf. Not Avail.
Mustered Out: Inf. Not Avail
8th MISSOURI VOLUNTEER CAVALRY
Organized: July, 1862
Mustered In: 8/1/62
Mustered Out: 7/20/65 Little Rock, AR
8th Regiment VETERAN RESERVE CORPS
Mustered Out: Inf. Not Avail.
2nd BATTALION VETERAN RESERVE CORPS
Organized: Inf Not Avail.
Regimental History
REGIMENTAL HISTORY: (72nd)
During the American Civil War the north/south border state of Missouri was literally torn apart in terms of brother against brother and neighbor against neighbor conflict. In the early days of The Rebellion both northern and southern sympathizers formed militia units to either capture or prevent the capture of the state's infrastructure. Some, however, were involved in active combat.
Those formulated by those with northern leanings were known as Enrolled Emergency Militia or E.M.M. regiments. Those favoring the south were known as Missouri State Guard or MSG units.
Whether blue or gray, at times such militia units were little more than gangs of thugs who preyed on whomever they pleased. Others were disciplined and conducted themselves in a military manner. Likely in all instances the units were un-uniformed and armed with a variety of weapons. While some state regiments, particularly on the Union side, remained in existence throughout the War, most were assimilated into Federal service or disbanded as individual members joined the Federal army or as Union forces moved into the war torn state.
All that is known about the 72nd E.M.M. is that it did duty in the 4th military district of Southwest Missouri. It was involved in Federal operations against Confed. Gen. Marmaduke's forces from 12/31/62 to 1/23/63 when they moved upon the state capital at Springfield.
REGIMENTAL HISTORY: (8th MO CAV)
The 8th Missouri Cavalry, a three year "western theater" regiment was raised under President Abraham Lincoln's July, l862 call for 300,000 volunteers. It was composed of "the loyal and hardy men" of southwest Missouri and "was one of the best regiments in the entire Union army so far as bravery and endurance were concerned."
From the time of Federal muster until the summer of l863 the 8th was on duty in the locality where it was recruited. It was then attached to Union Gen. Davidson's cavalry division for the Little Rock, AR campaign.
About that time the adjutant-general said of the regiment in one of his reports, "A better and more united regiment does not exist in the volunteer service of the state. The national and state authorities may rely upon it whenever and wherever occasion may require."
Battles in which the 8th was involved during its period of service included Lamar, MO, Van Buren, Brownsville, Little Rock, Pumpkin Bend, Prairie Grove, Chalk Bluff, Bayou Meto, August, Clarendon and Long Prairie, AR. It also participated in numerous scouting expeditions and other assignments.
REGIMENTAL HISTORY: (8th VRC/ 2nd Battln. VRC)
On 4/28/63 an order from the U.S. War Dept. created a military entity designed to make suitable use in military or semi-military capacities those soldiers rendered unfit for active field service on account of wounds or disease contracted in the line of duty, but still fit for garrison or other light duty, and were, in the opinion of their commanding officers, meritorious and deserving. As the war dragged on it was proved that additions to what was initially dubbed the "Invalid Corps" or IC were hardly equaled by losses from discharge or otherwise, so it was finally decided that men who had had two years of honorable service in the Union army or Marine Corps could enlist in the Corps without regard to disability. Also, in March, 1864 the name of the organization was changed to the "more acceptable" Veterans Reserve Corps or VRC.
During its existence over 600,000 men served in the IC/VRC. They were divided into two classes: Class l, partially disabled soldiers whose periods of service had not yet expired, and who were transferred directly to the Corps to complete their enlistment terms. Class 2, Soldiers who had been discharged from the service on account of wounds, disease or other disabilities, who were yet able to perform light military duty and desired to do so.
There were 24 regiments in the IC/VRC. In the beginning each regiment was made up of six companies of the First Battalion and four of the Second. In the latter part of the war, however, this method of organization was not strictly adhered to. Each battalion was then composed of soldiers whose assignment was based on their physical condition. The 1st Battalion was composed of men who could still use a musket and therefore could be assigned provost (military police) and guard duty on railroads and in prisoner-of-war camps. Those in the 2nd were primarily used as cooks, orderlies, nurses or guards in hospitals and other public buildings. A third battalion was authorized, but apparently never organized.
Although there were variations, the standard uniform of the IC/VRC consisted of a sky blue jacket and sky blue trousers. This was in contrast to the standard Union uniform consisting of a dark blue jacket and sky blue pants. Standard head wear was the dark blue forage cap or kepi.
While the IC/VRC was to be utilized in non combat roles, such did not always prove to be the case. For example a number of IC/VRC units helped quell the New York City draft riots in July, l863 and others skirmished with Rebel forces at Fort Stevens during Confed. Gen. Jubal Early's movement upon Washington City on July 11-12, l864.
With the ending of the Civil War the need for reserve troops waned. As such, the last VRC unit was mustered out of Federal Service in October, 1866. During its existence 27 IC/VRC men had been killed or mortally wounded while l, 645 had died from disease or other causes.
Soldier History
SOLDIER: (72nd)
Residence: Inf. Not Avail. Age: 22.4 (est.)
Enlisted: 8/16/62 Springfield, MO Rank: Pvt.
Discharged: 9/15/62
Highest Rank: Pvt.
SOLDIER: (8th MO cav)
Residence: Inf. Not Avail. Age: 22.4 or 5 (est.)
Enlisted: 9/6/62 Springfield, MO Rank: Pvt.
Transferred Out: 8/13 or 8/15/63
SOLDIER: (2nd Battln.VRC)
Residence: Inf. Not Avail. Age: Ca. 23.4 yrs.
Transferred In: May/June, 1864 Rank: Pvt.
Mustered Out: 7/17/65
PERSONAL & FAMILY HISTORY:
John Olinger was born in Scott County, Virginia to Jacob (b. 1879 VA) and Elizabeth (b. 1804 nee Faulkner) Olinger. One source points to John's birth year being 1841, but most evidence points to April, 1840.
The Olingers were a farm family. A combination of U.S. Census and family sources indicate Jacob and Elizabeth produced at least eleven children: Maria (b. ca. 1820 VA), David (b.ca. 1823 VA), Jane (b.ca. 1826 VA), Nathan (b. ca. 1827 VA), Jacob, Jr. (b.ca.1828 VA), Mary (b.ca. 1832 VA), William (b. ca. 1835 VA) Elizabeth (b. ca. 1838 VA), Nancy (b.ca.1837 VA) John (b. ca. 1840 VA) and Alexander Jackson, (b. ca. 1844 VA).
Besides the family of Jacob, Jr., the 1850 U.S. Census for the western district of Scott county also noted a Harvey Olinger (b. ca. 1822) living "next door" to Jacob, Sr. and Elizabeth. Whether or not this was another of their children is not known.
John's whereabouts are not known during the time of the 1860 U.S. Census. Likely, however, he had departed Virginia and moved southward into Missouri for it was there around the spring of 1861 he reportedly met Mary Bragg (b.11/44 or '45). The two were married 4/4/61 at her grandmother's home located "four miles west of Springfield."
Despite having been born in Virginia (his younger brother Alexander Jackson served in the co. "E" 21st Virginia Infantry C.S.A.) and living in the fractured north/south border state of Missouri, on 8/16/62 John offered his services to the U.S. by enlisting in the 72nd Enrolled Missouri Militia. His time with this state unit was short-lived, however, as twenty days later farmer John Olinger, 5'4" tall, with blue eyes, light hair and a fair complexion, departed the militia to join the 8th regiment of Missouri Cavalry (U.S. Federal).
During his service with the 8th, Private Olinger was stationed at Springfield, MO, Prairie Grove, Arkansas, Camp Finley and Lake Spring, MO. Company rosters noted him as always present until 6/29/63 when he was admitted to the U.S.A. General Hospital at Ironton, near Pilot Knob, MO with what was diagnosed as "chronic conjunctivitis," or "pink eye," a highly contagious affliction. After hospitalization, furlough and a return to duty, the condition resulted in Private Olinger being permanently transferred to the "Invalid" or "Veterans Reserve Corps for the remainder of his military service. In 1880 John would apply for and be granted a U.S. Government disability pension based on his inability to perform manual labor, especially during summer months, because of continuing troubles with his eye which he traced back to his period of military service. At some point a pension was granted, but file documentation does not specify the starting date or dollar amounts for the monthly stipend.
With the war concluded, John Olinger returned to civilian life in Greene County, MO. It was there, on 3/1/66, he and Mary had their first child, Mary E. (b. 3/31/66). A son, James H.D. was born on 3/27/68 (MO), while a second son, George W.D. came along on 9/26/70 (Greene Co., MO). A third son, Charles H. was born 4/12/73 (MO). Fourth son, H.C. was born ca. 1875 (MO), and 8/28/77 witnessed the birth of second daughter Martha L. 1879 (MO) Fifth son, Joseph W.E. came into the world on 3/14/80 while daughters Sarah A. and Frances E. were born in 5/84 (MO) and 2/87 (MO) respectively. This brings the number of known Olinger children to eight. However, in 1900 Mary told census takers that she had birthed ten children, eight of whom were still living. This, then, leaves two unnamed children unaccounted for. When and where they were born and their fates are not known.
Based on available census data, John and Mary continued to farm and raise their family in Green County, MO until around 1898 when they departed that area for South Greenfield Dade County, MO in order to work a 260 acre farm given them by Mary's father. Also around this time John mortgaged the farm for $200 which he used to purchase three additional acres of land at nearby Olinger Station where John built a house, barn and opened a store.
Based on an affidavit later made by Mary, John was not a well man during their stay in South Greenfield, so in March, 1905, at the behest of others to move west for his health, the Olingers sold their farm stock, farm machinery and some of their furniture in order to bankroll a trip to Washington State. Likely at the same time operation of the store was turned over to a son-in-law.
Arriving in Washington, John and Mary settled in the Puget Sound Area City of Everett where they moved into the home of one of their married daughters. John's health, however, continued to deteriorate necessitating Mary to provide him with continual care.
On 12/21/05 John, aged 65 died at his daughter's home located at 2720 Summit in Everett. Interestingly, a brief obituary printed the following day in The Everett Herald newspaper indicated John to have been a reverend in the Baptist Church. Pension file documentation, however, makes no reference to John religious activities. Burial was in Everett's Evergreen Cemetery.
Following her husband's death Mary remained in Everett for a time. It was there at the end of January, 1906 she appointed local attorney J.T. Sherfey - also a Civil War veteran later buried in Evergreen Cemetery - to try and obtain for her at least a portion of John's pension.
In October, 1906 Mary returned to South Greenfield, MO, at least for a time, to try and dispose of their farm and store. At that time she stated that she thought John had died of a cataract of the left eye which "went to his stomach." In actuality, she said, he had passed away because of heart trouble. As for her property, she noted that the two houses on her land were "in bad shape", and therefore probably not rentable. She would, however, rent the property in a minute for $1.50 per acre. She would even sell the land for $25 per acre. As for the store, her late husband had been too trusting with his sons-in-law who never paid for anything connected with the business except some of the taxes. Apparently by this time the store was closed and she had not been able to rent it out. In all, the trip west, doctor bills and John's funeral expenses had financially decimated her. She had no money in the bank........
The next documentation pertaining to Mary comes from the 1910 census. At that time she was back in Everett, WA where she was employed as a housekeeper for two gentlemen. A decade later Mary was back in Missouri living in the Lawrence County community of Lincoln. That census noted she had no income. The only other individual in the household was a fifteen year old Missouri-born girl named Berth Stanley. She was listed as being a servant.
On 5/4/20 Mary wed for a second time. All that is known about her second husband is that his name was J.C. Berry; he had been born in Missouri and was likely a Union Civil War veteran as he was a pensioner. Mr. Berry died in April, 1922.
The last documented information on Mary comes from 5/8/22. At that time she was a resident of Pennsboro, MO and was inquiring why she had not received a pension check the first of the month based on Mr. Berry's pension status. She needed money........No additional information pertaining to Mary, her pension payments or her ultimate ending is available.
Buried at Evergreen Cemetery Everett
Row: 15
Site: 287
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Dr. Herman J. Reitz passed away Friday, March 14, 2008, in Gainesville, at age 91. Dr. Reitz was professor emeritus at the University of Florida, where he spent 36 years as an internationally-known horticulturist and director of the University of Florida's Citrus Research and Education Center in Lake Alfred.
Born to T. Max and Flora May Reitz on July 5, 1916, in Belle Plaine, Kan., he spent his early years on a Sumner County wheat farm that had been homesteaded by his family in 1872. He was the youngest of four children. His early education was in a one-room country school; two of his school mistresses married his elder brothers. He received his bachelor of science degree from Kansas State College in 1939, where he was a member of the Farmhouse Fraternity, an agricultural scholastic society. The first in his family to attend graduate school, he received his master of science degree from Ohio State University in 1940 and his Ph.D. in horticulture from Ohio State University in 1949.
Dr. Reitz was a Lieutenant (j.g.) in the U.S. Naval Reserve. He saw active duty in the Pacific from 1942 until 1945, and was in Tokyo when Japan surrendered. In February, 1945, he married Women's Army Corps Staff Sgt. Alice, from Cimarron, Kan., whom he had known for many years.
In 1946, Dr. and Mrs. Reitz moved to Florida, where he joined the faculty of the University of Florida as associate horticulturist. His research focused on the nutritional problems of citrus. He authored or co-authored more than 75 research publications, the most notable of which is 'Recommended Fertilizers and Nutritional Sprays for Citrus,' for many years the authoritative work on the subject. He was promoted to horticulturist in 1950, and in 1957, was named director of the Citrus Experiment Station (now the Citrus Research and Education Center) at Lake Alfred.He held this post until 1982, when he was elected professor emeritus.
Dr. Reitz was held in high esteem by his academic associates and the citrus industry for his contributions to Florida agriculture; his influence on the industry was recognized by many honors. He received the J. H. Gourley Award in Pomology from the American Society for Horticultural Science in 1951, an honor he shared with Dr. John W. Sites. He was elected a fellow of the American Society for Horticultural Science in 1968, received the Presidential Gold Medal from the Florida State Horticultural Society and was elected an honorary member of that society in 1970, and received the Plant Protection Award of Eminence from the Florida Department of Agriculture. He was elected a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 1972, to the Florida Citrus Hall of Fame in 1976, and the Florida Agricultural Hall of Fame in 1982. He was also elected to membership in Sigma Xi, Gamma Sigma Delta, Phi Kappa Phi, and Alpha Zeta.
Dr. Reitz served as president, officer, or board member in many societies. He was active in the American Society for Horticultural Science as a member of the Executive and Finance Committees, general chairman of the 1970 annual meeting, and editor of the Operations Committee. He was chairman of the Quarterly Publication Committee of that society, laying the groundwork for the publication now known as Hortscience. He served as president and chairman of the Executive Committee, and secretary of the Florida State Horticultural Society. He served on the Joint State Agricultural Experiment Station-U.S. Department of Agriculture Task Force on Fruit. He served the International Society of Citriculture as president and on that society's Board of Directors from 1971 to 1981. He was chairman of the 1977 Citrus Congress, held in Orlando in 1977, chairman of the D-A-R-E Citrus Committee, chairman of the Florida Department of Citrus's Better Fruit Program Committee, member of the State Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Budwood Registration Program's Technical Advisory Committee, member of the Florida Department of Citrus Fruit Classification and Standards Committee, and general chairman of the Arrangements Committee for the 1970 meeting of the American Society for Horticultural Science.
Dr. Reitz is survived by his wife Alice, now living in Gainesville; a daughter Elizabeth J. Reitz of Athens, Ga.; and a son, Max A. Reitz, of Alachua.
Memorial services will be announced at a later date and interment will be in Winter Haven. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to the charity of your choice.


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HERE COME THE GIRLS...AN EVENING WITH MAIYA QUANSAH-BREED
10 JANUARY | 7PM
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Maiya was born and grew up in Manchester and has been singing since the age of 4. After graduating from the Guildford School of Acting, Maiya made her professional debut in the recent smash hit success 'SIX'. She recently completed her reign at the Arts Theatre in the role of Catherine Parr.
During her time with the show, Maiya received several prestigious award nominations including; Olivier Award for best supporting actress, Stage Debut award for best actress in a musical, Black British Theatre Award for best female, and West End Wilma award for rising star.
This marks Maiya's debut solo concert and she is delighted to be part of the line up of 'Here come the girls....' here at Crazy Coqs.
Other Here come the girls shows:
- An evening with Evie Rose Lane | 8 January, 7pm
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