Just attended a session about Silverlight development using managed code. I'm starting to love Silverlight the more I get to know about it. Some details about the current alpha version.
It has webservices support, so you can grab data from those.
WCF support is on in the roadmap, so although currently unsure, they want it in.
I'm guessing they're simply using wsdl.exe to generate proxy classes. Generated proxy classes by wsdl.exe have this in them, but it immediately answered a question from the audience if Silverlight also supported multithreading.
Currently they don't have XPath or XSD support, but it's also in the roadmap.
I'm now going to listen to the master; Nikhil Kothari.


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Yet another thing I had to get out of my head.
§ July 23rd, 2012 § Filed under freak out, miraclemarvelman § 11 Comments
images from Abbott & Costello #3 (1968) & Miracleman #1 (1985)
Marvelman Special #1 (Quality, 1984) and Warrior #4 (Quality, 1982).
§ January 26th, 2010 § Filed under from the vast Mikester comic archives, miraclemarvelman § 1 Comment
This black and white British magazine fits early into Alan Moore's Marvelman/Miracleman continuity, after the events in "Zarathustra" (from Warrior #11, reprinted in Miracleman #3). A four page wraparound story, by Moore and Alan Davis, shows a two-man clean-up crew moving in to tidy up a secret government installation devastated by some Marvelman-created mayhem, and discovering a library of videotapes:
We then get a handful of original 1950s Marvelman stories from Mick Anglo's studio, including "Invaders from the Future," a rescripted version of which was used in Eclipse Comics' Miracleman #1 (providing an innocent contrast to the grim 'n' gritty revamp that followed, as well as simply introducing the character to an audience that may not have been familiar with it). In the context of the Moore's modernization of the character, these are some of the falsified adventures used as "programming" for Marvelman and his superpowered compatriots.
Rounding out the mag is a story starring the more-lighthearted Big Ben character, which is also presented as a video being watched by the cleaning crew.
Eclipse Comics did reprint this special (sans the Big Ben story) as the Miracleman 3-D Special in 1985.
I acquired this particular magazine shortly after the launch of Eclipse's Miracleman comic, as it had been sitting on the shelf at the comic store for several months and, being quite taken with the comic and character, finally decided I needed to have it. It's been 25 years, so I don't remember the exact timing, but I think I may have bought and read the magazine before the Eclipse reprints reached that point in continuity. It must have been a tantalizing glimpse of events yet to come, if in fact that was when I bought it. I do remember that owning this magazine is the reason I never bought the Miracleman 3-D Special , since, hey, I already had it, and didn't need to wear the special glasses to read it.
Speaking of glimpses of things yet to come:
Warrior #4 contains the story "The Yesterday Gambit," which is unique in that it's the only Alan Moore Marvelman story not (yet?) reprinted in the U.S. Also, it takes place much later in Marvelman continuity, hinting at events that wouldn't arrive in the Marvelman storyline for a few years to come. In fact, the original Marvelman run in Warrior would never reach that point…it wouldn't until Eclipse Comics finished reprinting UK-published material and started running first run work created by Moore and his collaborators. Specifically, "The Yesterday Gambit" takes place during the events of issue #15, published in 1988. However, instead of reprinting the original story, Moore and artist John Totleben take a handful of panels to essentially retell that adventure's events.
The story itself is about Marvelman and a Warpsmith (a teleporting alien) traveling through time and trying to find sufficient energy and power for their final battle against a reawakened and totally evil Kid Marvelman. This is where the "tantalizing glimpse" aspect of the story comes in, because if I've figured the timing right, this story basically interrupted the adventure in progress from previous issues of Warrior …which just happened to be Marvelman's first clash with the corrupt Kid Marvelman.
In essence, Marvelman clashes with past versions of himself, which allows the Warpsmith to gather the energy from those battles to bring back with them to the Kid Marvelman battle in the future. You know, writing it all out like this sounds completely convoluted and just a little nuts, but it all works in context, I swear. Anyhoo, one battle is drawn by Paul Neary, the other by Alan Davis (his initial work on the character), and the framing sequence for the whole thing is by Steve Dillon. Here's a panel from the end of the story by Dillon, where Marvelman and the Warpsmith have returned to their own time to resume the Kid Marvelman battle:
And the story ends right after that, leaving the fans hanging for six years. And you folks who read Ultimate Wolverine Vs. Hulk thought you had it bad. Well, you did, but not for reasons of delay. Er, anyway.
I didn't buy Warrior #4 in the shop…I wasn't even aware* that there was an unreprinted Moore Marvelman story until relatively recently, so I had to depend on the eBay to bring it to me. And I'm not bothering with the usual Amazon links on this, since I didn't find Warrior after spending, oh, a whole 30 seconds looking for it, and the Special is under a handful of different names at prices ranging from $35 to (egads) $90. I paid $2 for mine, which is probably about right. And if you have to have the story, the U.S. 3D version should be relatively inexpensive. Oh, and I paid around $9, including shipping, for the Warrior mag, in case you're wondering. And I know you are!
* Or perhaps forgotten, because now that I think about it, it may have come up in the letters page at some point, and I'd just forgotten about it as the years passed and Miracleman remained a defunct title out of sight, out of mind.
Hey, remember when Miracleman #8 finally came out and it was just 1950s Marvelman reprints and we were all totally annoyed?
§ July 28th, 2009 § Filed under miraclemarvelman Comments Off on Hey, remember when Miracleman #8 finally came out and it was just 1950s Marvelman reprints and we were all totally annoyed?
Just thinking about that for some reason.
So, anyway, some bits of business from San Diego:
As you've probably heard, Marvel Comics has acquired the publishing rights to Marvelman , which is kind of a big deal considering the convoluted ownership history of the character. Steve Bissette has a great run-down of just how much of a mess that history is. As Steve says, and as Alan Doane noted in that post of his I linked yesterday, this deal may not necessarily guarantee the release of what everyone actually wants: the Marvelman revival material from the '80s (released as Miracleman by Eclipse Comics). Mark Buckingham, the series' last artist, seems pretty upbeat about it, so we'll see. I'm presuming Marvel didn't go through the trouble just to have more 1950s material to put into expensive hardcover editions. Now wouldn't that be a bit of ironic repeating of history? It would be like what happened with Miracleman #8 (where we waited what seemed like forever for the next chapter of the story, and got reprints instead), writ large.
Anyway, what I wanted to mention was some of the online reaction to the news, a lot of which was along the lines of "so what?" "Who cares?" Or my favorite, "Yawn." I don't know, I think the possibility of the return to print of early comics work by Alan Moore and Neil Gaiman is kind of a big deal. Particularly a work as influential and as highly-regarded as Marvelman (which, I swear to God, I still keep calling Miracleman when I talk about this news at the shop, and keep wanting to type that name here as well). And, as Mr. Bissette mentioned, that John Totleben's artistic tour-de-force that accompanied Moore's final storyline is out of print is a damned shame.
Should also note that Marvel wasted no time, in that they're already selling the "MM" t-shirts in their online store, and soliciting orders for a Joe Quesada-drawn poster.
DC Comics has apparently nailed down the publishing rights to the T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents , which had its own ownership rights issues throughout the '80s, when it seemed like a half-dozen different companies all tried to claim the property. Kind of curious how the current audience will respond to these characters. Marvelman , at least the '80s version, features Alan Moore and Neil Gaiman, which would help sell those comics to a modern audience. The appeal of the original T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents is that they were of outstanding quality, with work by many an amazing artist (Wally Wood, Russ Heath, Steve Ditko, many more). And it didn't hurt that there weren't too many ofthem, so they were relatively easy to collect. For most fans today (unless they're old enough to have nostalgia for the originals, or they've picked up on the characters via back issue collecting, or they encountered them during the various '80s revivals), introducing these characters outside of the context of those original comics would just mean "hey, look, more guys in costumes."
I suspect DC already realizes that (given that they plan to reintroduce the characters in other DC Universe books) but I'm still curious how it'll play out.
The biggest news from the convention, however, is Fantagraphics announcing the Complete Bushmiller NANCY reprint project. Judging by the number of people who've left comments about it on my site, e-mailed me, or even linked to me in their own announcements about the project, folks are assuming that I would be happy about this turn of events.
My response was pretty much exactly like that, only I was wearing a shorter skirt.
A couple more collections of Flickr pics from San Diego: Kevin Church brings the black and white, and pal Dana is cosplay ahoy! in her photos: here she is totally ready to exterminate you.
So enough about the San Diego convention…it's now all about Bully Con 2009!
In more commercial news, that new Green Lantern: First Flight animated DVD is out today, and if you plan on buying it, how 'bout using one of these links:
Green Lantern: First Flight (Two-Disc Special Edition)
Green Lantern: First Flight (+ Digital Copy) [Blu-ray]
Green Lantern: First Flight (Single-Disc Edition)
…and help a pal out? I'll get a smidgen of coinage from each purchase via those links, and every little bit helps. Thanks! (I should be viewing a copy soon, so hopefully I'll have some kind of review up eventually.)

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Blog Post · October 5, 2021
Video: Groundwater and Urban Growth in the San Joaquin Valley
Sarah Bardeen
The San Joaquin Valley is home to some 4 million residents and growing rapidly: another 1 million residents are expected by 2040. Groundwater is the primary water source for these communities, yet decades of overpumping have stressed the region's groundwater basins, resulting in land subsidence, dry wells, and falling groundwater reserves. The 2014 Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) seeks to solve this issue by mandating that water users bring their groundwater basins back into balance by the 2040s.
"Much of the discussion around implementation of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act in the valley focuses on agriculture," said PPIC research fellow Andrew Ayres at a virtual event last week. "That makes sense, because agriculture is a key player in SGMA implementation in the valley. Urban areas, though they use much less water, oftentimes are highly reliant on groundwater, so SGMA implementation is very important for them as well."
In fact, Ayres said, the San Joaquin Valley's growing communities can't build new developments without an assurance of stable, long-term supplies—something that may be harder to come by as access to groundwater declines under SGMA. "To sustainably manage the resource is in some ways more important for urban users than it is for agriculture," said Ayres. PPIC convened a panel to discuss a new report exploring how to ensure a smooth transition under SGMA for the San Joaquin Valley's urban communities.
Ayres said that urban communities will need to undertake a range of actions to ensure a reliable water supply for the region's residents, and these will often involve cooperating with a number of other local stakeholders. "Managing groundwater in this region is going to—despite some tensions—require partnerships between urban and agriculture and some other players in the valley," he said.
PPIC Water Policy Center director Ellen Hanak moderated a discussion with three experts on the issue. She noted that the valley has already made a lot of progress on managing water demand, especially since the last drought. And, she said, "it looks like a lot of those savings have continued."
Raul Barraza, Jr., general manager of the Arvin Community Services District, confirmed her impression. "In the last drought," he said, "the community was able to conserve 30%—our gallons per capita are down around 126. We're really happy that folks understand the importance of water." He said that while he likes green lawns, "if we have to go away from that for a while, that's a sacrifice we're willing to make."
Luke Serpa, city manager of the City of Clovis, spoke a bit about the challenges of reducing water use on landscaping—currently one of the largest uses of water in the valley's urban communities. While the Model Water-Efficient Landscape Ordinance (MWELO) requires water-efficient landscaping in new developments, "the challenge is to try to reduce the water use in the 30,000 or 40,000 residences that already exist in Clovis, not to mention schools and such," said Serpa. "It's very costly to replace landscaping." On the positive side, Serpa says that Clovis has recharge partnerships with neighboring agricultural districts, which are helping the city to get more water in the ground.
Paul Gosselin, deputy director at the California Department of Water Resources (DWR), said that when SGMA came out, it was clear it was going to take the entire community working together to address overpumping. "Everyone had to be at the table." That's a strength, he says. "There's a lot of creativity and solutions that can be brought to the table by having all the entities there." Gosselin said that DWR brings technical support services, which are key to advancing and developing groundwater sustainability plans with structured dialogues between agriculture and urban planners "who may not have talked before."
All three panelists emphasized the importance of communication and collaboration as the valley seeks to achieve groundwater sustainability. "Everybody needs to start communicating," said Raul Barraza, Jr. "We all need to pitch in."
We invite you to watch the event video.
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Ein Haufen von Ignoranten und Lügnern:
Herr Wim Dohrenbusch kommentiert am 01.07.2008 aus Nairobi und nannte die Afrikanische Staatengemeinschaft ein Trümmerhaufen und peinliches Schmierentheater. Ein Haufen von Ignoranten und Lügnern: Die Bezeichnung mag passend sein. Die Frage ist nun, warum regt sich Herr Wim Dohrenbusch auf? In Folge von Äthiopische und Amerikanische Invasion gab in Somalia seit Dezember 2006 rund 12.500 Tote und 25.000 Verwundete, knapp eine Millionen Menschen befinden sich jetzt auf der Flucht. Alle Oppositionsführer Äthiopiens saßen andere sitzen noch in Gefängnissen. 200 Menschen sind auf den Strassen von Addis Abeba geschlachtet. Das interessierte Gordon Brown nicht, Kanzlerin Merkel nicht, Herr Wim Dohrenbusch nicht. Die AU und IGAD haben die Invasion Somalias gebilligt. Dafür sind Herr Bush und Herr Gordon Brown sehr dankbar. Warum also die Aufregung über Zimbabwe? Hat das mit Demokratie zu tun? Hören sie auf Herr Dohrenbusch!
Above: Opposition leader Tsvangirai surrounded by his masters, Western Ambassadors pretending to be his friends. We want Tsvangirai; we want Tsvangirai…, to show where they stand in Zimbabwe - with the MDC. Do they care about what the Zimbabweans want? NEVER. They are there to protect the interests of a very few Settlers (1% of the population) who own 70 % of the countries Farms, who in turn are the guarantors of their own interests.
Why does the West behave that way in Zimbabwe but the opposite way in Ethiopia? Why did they impose sanction against Zimbabwe and why not against Ethiopia? Please read what the opposition leaders of Ethiopia had to say about their experiences with the western Ambassadors.
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Opposition leader Berhanu nega, Bucknell Speech, February 26, 2008 It was a clear Thursday evening in March 2006 when two prison guards called me outside my prison cell. I and my colleagues in the Coalition for Unity and Democracy had been in prison already for five months by then. The guards told me to get dressed because I had "important" visitors waiting for me at the main prison office. Followed by my two escorts, I went to the office to meet these "unknown" guests. But, when I got to the office, I saw the familiar figures of Vicky Huddleston, the Charges d' Affaires for the U.S. Embassy and the French Ambassador. We all knew each other and greeted each other before we started with the more serious business that brought them to the Kaliti prison.
I was happy to see them initially, thinking that the West had finally seen the madness of the Zenawi´s government and might be looking for a negotiated way out of the crisis. I knew the U.S. was nervous about the instability and wished it to end. What I didn't' t know was how far they were willing to go in pushing the government to clean up its act and respect its own laws.
Mrs. Huddleston and the French Ambassador told me how worried they were about the ongoing instability in Ethiopia and said that if we didn't put an end to this, it might spiral out of control. I told them that I agreed with their assessment.
Believing that they would agree with me, I said that the easy way out would be to pressure the government to abide by its laws and to negotiate on the 8 points that we put forward before the crackdown, which asked for allowing the independence of the institutions necessary for a democratic political order, such as a free media, an independent election authority, an independent judiciary and a neutral police, security and military apparatus.
Mrs. Huddleston's response to my statement went directly to the crux of the matter. She said …the US and EU governments have no way to force the government to abide by its own laws. Yes, she said, we could impose some economic sanctions, but sanctions are usually not very effective.
So, since the government was not willing to do the right thing, it was up to the opposition to avert this potentially dangerous instability. She suggested that I abrogate my Mayor ship and tell the public to accept as Mayor the person chosen by the government. Since the public listens to you, she said, they would accept that outcome, then we could slowly cajole the government to jump start the democratization process and release you from prison. Otherwise, you are going to be in prison for a very long time.
At first I could not believe my ears. That was the official US position, and it was contrary to everything that the US government has been proclaiming in support of freedom and democracy around the world. I knew from history that the US had done some pretty nasty stuff around the world to protect what it deems to be in its "national interest." But I was still totally bewildered by what I was hearing from the US representative.
First, I was directly experiencing the kind of hypocrisy that I had only read in books, and it was powerful and shocking to encounter it so directly. Second, I could not fathom what " national interest" made the US take such a blatantly unjust position after the cold blooded murder of hundreds of unarmed civilians following a stolen election that had been witnessed by international observers.
I was totally outraged by what was going on in Ethiopia and I felt that every freedom loving person would be equally outraged. I also knew that the US and European governments knew in minute detail what had happened in the country. Furthermore, I knew full well that the US and the EU had such a strong influence on the Meles government, that they could actually force the government to change its ways. So, I realized that they must have taken a cold, calculated position not only to keep the government in power, but also to grant its wish of staying in power without the burdens of democratic accountability.
What made me really angry at that moment were not so much the positions they had taken. It was rather their audacity to turn my friends and me into accomplices to the government's wicked schemes.
Their visit was arranged to convey the message that we should not expect any real pressure on the government from the West. If there was any pressure it would be on us to surrender. I had heard a couple of weeks before that Ambassador Huddleston had invited our families to the embassy to ask them to pressure us to accept the government's demand to secure our release. So, this visit was a continuation of this psychological pressure to weaken our resolve. My response was angry and not very diplomatic. In brief, I told her what a shameful position she and her country were taking. I said that I would rather die in prison than be a party to the destruction of democracy in my country.
I also told her that I knew that her words and action did not reflect the decency of the American people. She and the French Ambassador shamelessly tried to convince me to do what they asked, during which time I became angrier and angrier. After things calmed down the French Ambassador asked me what kind of chocolates I liked so that he could send me some through his driver the next day. I was simply amazed by the brazen and crude nature of big power diplomacy.
As I walked back to my cell, what hit me powerfully was my realization that for these diplomats and the policy makers in their capitals giving them orders, we are nothing. We are not even human beings properly speaking. We are just pawns in their global game, and it was not a good feeling at all.
It was only after about eight months that I figured out the reasons behind the US position, when I started to hear the escalating rhetoric on the government media about the danger posed by the Islamic Courts Union of Somalia to Ethiopia's security. The arguments presented by the government made no sense. Nobody in Ethiopia felt threatened by this shabby bunch of amateur militias. I knew it would be absurd for Ethiopia to invade Somalia for a number of reasons.
When the full scale invasion of Somalia by Ethiopian forces occurred, quickly followed by the bombing of Somali militia targets by the US military, I understood very well the calculation behind the unconditional support of the US for the dictatorship in Ethiopia. After 14 months of non-stop conflict claiming thousands of lives and at least a million Somalis displaced, Somalia is slowly but surely resembling Iraq.
While official US policy in the Horn region lacked any moral centre and thus was deeply
disappointing to democratic forces inside Ethiopia, particularly those of us in prison, we were also hearing from various short wave radio sources that gave us hope and strength. Many American citizens were active in sending letters to Congress and the State Department asking for our release and trying to influence their governments to do what is morally right.


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Immigrant Soldiers Rocked by Sudden US Army Discharges
July 6th, 2018 - by admin
Martha Mendoza and Garance Burke / Associated Press & Perry O'Brien / Common Defense – 2018-07-06 20:43:16
http://enews.earthlink.net/article/top?guid=20180706/0078c6ff-9c1a-465c-8c5b-898427472462
Immigrant PhD Candidate Rocked by Sudden US Army Discharge
Martha Mendoza and Garance Burke / Associated Press
"It's just like you're dropped from heaven to hell."
— Panshu Zhao
SAN FRANCISCO (July 6, 2018) — Growing up in eastern China, Panshu Zhao fell in love with America. He read the Bible his parents gave him, watched Hollywood movies and studied the ideals of democracy. He jumped at the chance to attend graduate school at Texas A&M University.
In 2016, Zhao enlisted in the US Army as part of a special recruitment program offering immigrants in the country legally a path to citizenship.
The future, he said, was bright.
Now, he is one of the dozens of immigrant recruits and reservists struggling with abrupt, often unexplained military discharges and canceled contracts. They traded being willing to risk their lives for the prospect of US citizenship, a timeworn exchange that's drawn linguists, medical specialists and thousands of other immigrants to the military since the Revolutionary War.
"It's just like you're dropped from heaven to hell," Zhao told The Associated Press on Friday.
It is unclear how many men and women who enlisted through the special recruitment program have been ousted from the Army, but immigration attorneys told the AP that they know of more than 40 recruits who recently have been discharged or whose status has become questionable.
Some recruits say they were given no reason for their discharge. Others said the Army informed them they'd been labeled as security risks because they have relatives abroad or because the Defense Department had not completed background checks on them.
The Pentagon said Friday that there has been no policy change since last year, when Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said no one could enter basic training without completion of a background investigation.
And Army spokeswoman Cynthia O. Smith said that any enlistee entering the military undergoes security screenings.
"Each recruit undergoes an individualized suitability review and the length of time for the review is dependent upon each individual's unique background," Smith said.
Zhao, 31, said his "ship out" date to basic training was delayed for two years as he underwent background checks, counterintelligence interviews and rigorous reviews added as requirements for immigrant enlistees.
He continued to pursue his PhD in geography at Texas A&M but also hit the gym, prepping for boot camp. And he trained — in uniform — with his unit. He had military identification and health care, he said.
In April, Zhao visited Washington, D.C., for the first time, touring the White House and visiting the Republican National Committee.
That same month, he got word from his unit commander: He was being discharged. He was told simply that his discharge was "uncharacterized," he said.
"I'm not a national threat," Zhao said. "On the contrast, I'm a national merit because people like me with higher education and critical skills, we want to serve this great US Army. I'm a good scientist no matter what."
The Pentagon announced last October that in order to apply for citizenship, immigrant recruits were required to have gone through basic training and served honorably for either 180 days or a year, depending on their Army classification. But that requirement has been challenged in court.
Some discharged service members whose basic training was delayed cannot start the naturalization process. Others who started the process have had their applications put on hold.
Immigration attorneys told the AP that many immigrants let go in recent weeks received an "uncharacterized discharge," which is neither dishonorable nor honorable.
A Brazilian reservist, Lucas Calixto, filed a lawsuit in Washington, D.C., last week contending that he was booted without the Defense Department giving him a chance to defend himself or appeal.
President George W. Bush ordered "expedited naturalization" for immigrant soldiers in 2002 in an effort to swell military ranks. Seven years later, the Military Accessions Vital to the National Interest program, known as MAVNI, became an official recruiting program.
The program came under fire from conservatives when President Barack Obama added DACA recipients — young immigrants brought to the US illegally — to the list of eligible enlistees. In response, the military layered on additional security clearances for recruits to pass before heading to boot camp.
Donald Trump's administration added even more hurdles, creating a backlog within the Defense Department. Last fall, hundreds of recruits still in the enlistment process had their contracts canceled. A few months later, the military suspended MAVNI.
Republican Congressman Andy Harris of Maryland, who has supported legislation to limit the program, told the AP that MAVNI was established by executive order and never properly authorized by Congress.
"Our military must prioritize enlisting American citizens, and restore the MAVNI program to its specialized, limited scope," he said.
According to Air Force Maj. Carla Gleason, a Pentagon spokeswoman, the "overwhelming majority" of MAVNI candidates are from Asia and Africa because those are the critical language skills needed in the military.
As of April, 1,100 immigrant recruits were awaiting basic training while undergoing security reviews, the Pentagon said.
Eligible recruits are required to have legal status in the US, such as a student visa, before enlisting. More than 5,000 immigrants were recruited into the program in 2016, and an estimated 10,000 are currently serving. Most go the Army, but some also go to the other military branches.
Zhao is now rethinking his future, but said he wishes he had a chance to appeal.
"I need justice," he said. "This is America. This is not China. This is not the Middle East. This is not a dictatorship. And that's why I love America."
Associated Press Writer Lolita C. Baldor in Washington, D.C., contributed to this report.
The Army Is Kicking Out
Our Immigrant Brothers and Sisters
Perry O'Brien / Common Defense
(July 5, 2018) — I'm seething. The day after we celebrate our nation's birth, the AP reported that the Army is throwing out immigrants who took the oath to enlist, and terminating their contracts with no explanation.
It's not even a new development. We've heard reports of these plans since last year, and leaked memos from the Pentagon show that even though the military is desperate for immigrants' special skills and critical languages, and the Army is failing to meet it's recruitment targets, Trump's white supremacist agenda is winning out over national security.
We need to organize veterans to speak out and make clear to Secretary of Defense Mattis and the generals in the Pentagon that they can't pretend Trump's racist agenda doesn't affect them. We need to remind them that they have to choose whether to do the right thing, or betray our American values and be complicit.
Through our country's history, military service has been a path to citizenship for new Americans arriving on our shores. But Trump hates immigrants so much, he wants to slam even that door shut. And Secretary Mattis is standing by, doing nothing to defend these recruits.
Our movement is about challenging the way a few right wing billionaires and corrupt politicians use the military as props to silence regular Americans who speak out to challenge injustice and inequality in this country. Trump and his cronies know that the true diversity of people who serve in uniform represents a powerful force to counter his bigoted and divisive propaganda, and that's why he's worked so hard to ban Transgender people, Muslims, and immigrants, and attacked women who serve.
Enough is enough. United we stand, and divided we fall. We'll do whatever it takes to defend the rights of everyone who calls our country home. And we'll vote out everyone who's been complicit in Trump's horrific policies of hate. But we can't do it alone. Can you help mobilize veterans to speak out against these un-American policies? As former service members ourselves, we have a unique opportunity to change the conversation about immigration.
We've seen these policies halted before. We know that our people power can win. In the military we believe that you NEVER leave our comrades behind. And that rings just as true today as it did when I served. That's why I know you'll join us in fighting for a more just system for all of us.
Perry O'Brien, US Army veteran, Common Defense.
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Written by Football Nerd March 10, 2017 March 10, 2017
Football Nerd Weekly Ramblings- Protest marches at the Emirates, Feyenoord wobble and the Miracle of the Camp Nou.
As covered in a previous post for You Are My Arsenal (http://youaremyarsenal.com/behind-enemy-lines-undercover-anfield/), I had the 'pleasure' of being at Anfield last Saturday evening to watch Arsenal's latest apologetic capitulation against a top six side. Three days later, as I emerged from Arsenal tube station heading to the second leg Champions League game against Bayern Munich, I was approximately 20-30 metres behind the protest march that was calling for Arsène Wenger not to be offered a new contract and for the manager to leave the club. Fat Harry (legendary purveyor of foot-long frankfurters from his stall on Gillespie Road) described the marchers' behaviour as 'disgusting' and I can fully understand that point of view after all the Frenchman has done for the club; but for me the march itself and feeling of compulsion to arrange or even participate in an event of that nature smacks of petulance driven by the sense of entitlement of the modern football fan. That is not to say that protests didn't happen in years gone by, in fact I vividly remember boisterous chanting and calls for Don Howe's head outside the old dressing rooms at Highbury after an insipid 2-2 draw against West Brom back in April 1986; but it is such a reflection of modern society that these now have to be organised and orchestrated in advance and are as much about being seen to be protesting as actually containing any heartfelt meaning.
For Arsenal fans it is pertinent to consider what it is that they are in fact protesting about; that the best they can hope for the remainder of this season is another run at Champions League qualification? Something that only nine English clubs have achieved since the change to the format of the competition twenty years ago? I am not for one second suggesting that we as Arsenal fans should not be frustrated, be angry or even feel let down by the lack of tangible progress being made by the club; simply suggesting that we stop for a moment and think about how it reflects on us as fans. It is perfectly acceptable to believe that change is required at board level and in the manager in order for us to ever move up to the next level; but is accusing the manager of 'killing our club' really the right way to achieve this?
In the event, only a maximum of 350-400 or so fans were involved in the march; a far more effective message to the board was made through the vast number of empty seats for a supposed glamour tie against a club we are reputedly trying to compete against, as well as the constant stream of early leavers once the outcome of the tie was beyond any conceivable doubt. It is abundantly clear that the core motivation of the ownership of the club and subsequently the board is on increasing the value of the asset, based on the illusion of us being able to compete at the very top of the European game; increasingly it is becoming a harder sell to convince the 'customer'(sic) base that we are. The performance on the field, while generally better than in recent weeks up until the Bayern penalty and the seemingly harsh red card for Koscielny, will have done little to suggest that we are getting any closer to the elite level to which we supposedly aspire.
Thankfully, to deflect attention from Arsenal's tribulations, PSG actually managed to out-Arsenal the Gunners by throwing away a 4 goal lead and unceremoniously exiting the competition which they covet so dearly. I wrote on these very pages a few weeks ago that, 'Barca will look to respond in the second leg back at their cherished Camp Nou, but a miracle such as the one required to turn this tie around is surely beyond even them', which goes to a show how little I know about these things! All through the build-up to the game the noise emanating from within the Barcelona camp was one of belief with now-departing manager Luis Enrique stating that he was 'convinced' that his side would get back into the tie and defensive lynchpin Gerard Pique warning fans that they would be 'p***ed off if they missed the comeback'. It is true to say that Barca benefited from some generous refereeing and PSG buckled in the face of the Blaugrana's onslaught; but that should take nothing away from what was a truly miraculous and drama-filled performance. It was a reminder of the magic of the game and why we all still love it so much.
Of course having bigged them up in last week's post; it was almost inevitable that Feyenoord would wobble in their pursuit of their first Eredivisie title since the turn of the century. The pressure was always going to tell and it was likely that the slip up would come in a game they were expected to win; so when Mathias Pogba (yes the other one's brother!) put local rivals from the west of the city, Sparta, ahead in the opening minute, there was a feeling of inevitability as the league leaders huffed and puffed but ultimately couldn't find a breakthrough. Thankfully the dropped points were to prove less than fatal as sole pursuers Ajax were held to a draw at FC Groningen a couple of hours later. With the two historically bitter rivals both having home matches against the fifth and sixth placed teams, Feyenoord play AZ Alkmaar while Ajax play FC Twente, this Sunday, it is very much becoming, as a famous Scottish manager once called it, 'squeaky bum time' or whatever the Dutch equivalent is.
This weekend's fixtures in the Premier League are somewhat limited with only Liverpool out of the top six being involved in league action with the visit of Burnley on Sunday afternoon. The other five teams feature in FA Cup quarter final match-ups, personally I will be hoping there is no magic of the FA Cup to be found in London N5 and that Arsenal dispose of giant-killers Lincoln City effectively; if they were to somehow suffer an upset to a non-league side we may be seeing more than a protest march at the next home game!
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3 thoughts on "Football Nerd Weekly Ramblings- Protest marches at the Emirates, Feyenoord wobble and the Miracle of the Camp Nou."
Kay Wood says:
Personally, I think the fans have a right to voice their opinions. They pay for the most expensive season tickets in the league and expect results.
kaylindawood says:
Football Nerd says:
I agree completely that fans have a right to have their say; I was merely wondering what it is they were protesting about & what they hope it will actually achieve?
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Kiwis are taking to cider like ducks to you know what. It is now this country's fastest growing alcohol category. Andy Routley from DB Breweries says the 10% growth in supermarket cider sales over Christmas 2014 is supported by new AC Nielsen figures, which show a 25% rise in the volume of cider sold in January this year versus last.
And while we're talking about all things fresh, crisp and intensely tasty, let's hear it for the 2014 Mud House The Mound Vineyard Riesling, which is $24 worth of deliciousness, thanks to a string of wine awards last month that is too lengthy to list. This single vineyard wine is made with grapes grown on the 'Mound' vineyard in North Canterbury; a sun drenched, gently sloping site that has long been home to many of this country's greatest rieslings. This one was made by a team of winemakers whose talent for making top whites shines through in this wine. Cleighten Cornelius and Ben Glover have created a riesling here that drinks beautifully now, will age well for at least 10 years and is widely available. No mean feat.


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Peggys Cove, Nova Scotia
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Peggys Cove's famous lighthouse.
Peggys Cove is a small village in St. Margarets Bay on the lighthouse trail near Halifax, Nova Scotia. The community is one of the busiest tourist attractions in the province. Its famous lighthouse stands at the eastern entrance of St. Margarets Bay.
Peggy is a nickname for Margaret, and the village may have taken its name from nearby St. Margarets Bay. Local folklore has several alternative origins for the name. Some people claim Peggy was an early settler, while others say she was a survivor from a shipwreck.
Originally a fishing village, it is now primarily a tourist attraction, although its inhabitants still fish for lobster, and the village still maintains a rustic appearance.
Peggys Cove has a classic red-and-white lighthouse, retired from active service on a rocky point, and it is perhaps the most-photographed place in Atlantic Canada. The lighthouse now contains a small Canada Post office. Tourists can visit the lighthouse itself and go walking on the rocky shore. A sign warns visitors that the unpredictable surf carries away several incautious visitors a year.
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View of Peggys Cove from across the bay.
Sculptor and painter William E. deGarthe lived in Peggy's Cove, and from May 1 to October 31 of each year the a gallery exhibiting his work is open to the public. Behind the gallery, deGarthe carved a rock outcropping into "a lasting monument to Nova Scotian fishermen" depicting 32 fishermen, their wives, and children enveloped by the wings of a guardian angel.
Whalesback Memorial is a monument to the victims of the Swissair Flight 111 air disaster, which crashed into the sea off Peggys Cove in 1998.
Hacketts Cove, located 8 km away from Peggys Cove, is the home of Nautel Limited, which manufactures transmitters used by broadcasting and navigational stations around the world.
(Peggys Cove is a small village at 44� 29′ 34′′ north 63� 55′ 3′′ west)
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Former Rugby Player to Make Debut with Indianapolis Colts Sunday
Travis Pulver | 12/05/13 | 8:07 PM EST 0 Comments
Former rugby player ready to show NFL what tough is.
The Indianapolis Colts feel like they have a guy that could potentially be a great NFL player. Why just 'potentially?' Well—because he's never played a down in his life.
I'm talking about former Kenyan rugby player Daniel Adongo.
There are similarities between the two games, but in order to play rugby a player has to be in intense physical shape. So while he may not have known anything (he had to be taught how to put the equipment on) he is definitely physical enough to play.
After showing the team enough during the preseason Adongo was signed to the practice squad, but has now been called up to play special teams on Sunday when they take on the Cincinnati Bengals.
Adongo had this to say about the opportunity:
"I think it's a tribute to (hard work). But with that said, I'm not going to let that excitement get to me. It's being subdued by my duty and obligation to do my job and whatever is asked of me by my coaches."
If only more players thought that way…
In this Article: INDIANAPOLIS COLTS | DANIEL ADONGO | RUGBY | NFL
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Darryl McDaniels or "DMC" as most of the world knows him, first made his start in the music business as one third of the ground breaking rap group Run-DMC and quickly became the most popular in terms of fans and influence. He has been in the public eye for the past 20 years, since forming the now legendary, defunct group, RUN-D.M.C with Joseph (Rev. Run) Simmons and the late, great Jason (Jam Master Jay) Mizell. Also one of the founding members of this multi-platinum music group, selling over 30 million singles and albums worldwide, it would be hard to overstate his influence on popular culture. He helped transform Rap and Hip Hop into the most popular music in the world, while building a fan base that rivals the biggest acts in Rock 'n' Roll.
As the first and greatest of Hip Hop's superstars, Run-DMC succeeded beyond anyone's wildest dreams – their own included – by embodying for the world endlessly creative subculture of young black New York. They were the first rappers to earn a gold album, the first to earn a platinum album, the first to go multi-platinum, the first to have their videos played on MTV, the first to appear on American Bandstand and Saturday Night Live, and the first rap band to grace the cover of Rolling Stone and Spin.
In addition to the new book, DMC released his own musical project entitled Checks, Thugs, Rock-N-Roll.
When Harry Lillis Crosby was born, on May 3, 1903, to a working-class Catholic Irish-Anglo family with deep roots in the American Northwest, there was little reason to think he would amount to much. Though an obviously intelligent and conscientious student, his primary interests were sports (he won many swimming medals), school plays, and music–he played drums (not very well), sang, and whistled. At Gonzaga University, he decided to study law because he could think of nothing better at the time and it pleased his parents. He left law school two months before graduating.
We argue about a lot of things, but never about music, says Julia about the relationship she has with her brother Angus. We don't get on a lot of the time but when it comes to making music it's always pretty simple for us.
It's this language of music that forms the basis of Angus & Julia's debut album A Book Like This a collection of thirteen heartfelt and organic songs that share their experiences and observations with listeners. Together, and with respective singer/songwriter talents, Angus & Julia Stone form two halves of a musical act whose words and music reveal a pure and genuine love of music, and a talent for telling beautiful and beguiling stories.
Raised in the northern beaches of Sydney, Australia, Angus & Julia's love of music was inextricably intertwined with their experiences of growing up in their musical family. Music was an integral aspect of family life, with music as the bloodline through both their mother and father's families. A long line of musicians made for an environment that encouraged the duo to express themselves using their voice and any of the many instruments lying around the house.
Music continued to play a role in their lives throughout their teenage years. Living at their dad's place and being unemployed'ish ' a state that saw Angus working at odd-jobs as a labourer, and Julia teaching-trumpet the two musicians treated their music as a personal discovery and outlet for their thoughts and observations. When Julia returned home after a year of travelling she encouraged Angus to play his music at some local open-mic nights, and not long after, having helped him out with some backing harmonies, she joined him on stage to play some of her own compositions. That was a mere three years ago. Eventually it worked out that we were doing a split-set, says Julia. It seemed very normal for us and there was no reason not to record together also. It was just easy. Natural, I suppose.
Born George Alan O'Dowd on June 14, 1961, in Eltham, London, to parents Gerry and Dinah O'Dowd. George grew up in a lively household with his four brothers and one sister. Despite being part of the large working class Irish brood, George claims he had a lonely childhood, referring to himself as the "pink sheep" of the family.
To stand out in the male-dominated household, George created his own image on which he became dependent. "It didn't bother me to walk down the street and to be stared at. I loved it," he later reminisced.
George didn't exactly conform to the typical school student stereotype, either. With a leaning more toward arts rather than science and math, he found it hard to fit within traditional masculine stereotypes. With his schoolwork suffering, and an ongoing battle of wits between him and his teachers, it wasn't long before the school gave up and expelled George over his increasingly outlandish behavior and outrageous clothes and make-up.
Suddenly George found himself out of school, and without a job. He took any work he could find that paid him enough money to live on including a job picking fruit; a stint as a milliner; and even a gig as a make-up artist with the Royal Shakespeare Company, where he picked up some handy techniques for his own personal use.
By the 1980s, the New Romantic Movement had emerged in the U.K. Followers of the New Romantic period, influenced heavily by artists such as David Bowie, often dressed in grand caricatures of the 19th century English Romantic period. This included exaggerated upscale hairstyles and fashion statements. Men typically wore androgynous clothing and makeup, such as eyeliner.
The style became a calling card for George, whose flamboyance fit their beliefs perfectly. The attention the New Romantics attracted inevitably created many new headlines for the press. It wasn't long before George was giving interviews based purely on his appearance.
Doyle Perez, also known as 'D at Sea' was recently signed by UNFD. He first gained attention in 2012 when his acoustic cover of Parkway Drives 'Carrion' became a viral sensation, and racked up almost 700,000 views.
Doyle has even managed to tour around Australia and sell out shows, 'It's awesome. It's cool to visit a place I've never been to and have a couple hundred people come chill. I only have a small handful of friends, so it's good it's not just my friends being nice to me.' He laughed.
His new single 'December' is up online for a free download. 'To me, 'December' is an escape. I was in a dark place mentally when I wrote the song. The idea actually sparked after several anxiety attacks. I needed a meditative process to break them.' Says Doyle.
Doyle's debut EP 'Unconcious' was released worldwide on Friday 8th March. According to Doyle, his EP is pretty chill. There is a good variation of songs on there, it's different to what people have heard from him so far.
'More music! More tours!' Doyle claims is the big plans for the future, so keep updated with Doyle on his facebook and website.


and the range of production memorabilia, links to Markovian Films, Markhouse School & Elysium Lights, CMMF Projects and former members memories & re-unions.
See the list of plays and films and memorabilia from the Markhouse Drama Club's 20 plus years. … Read more.


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Q: Xamarin iOS Navigate to Settings I have been trying to find a way to navigate to navigate from an Application to the Settings preferences for the Application.
I have tried the following, yet unfortunately it does error.

      var root = new UINavigationController ();
      root.PushViewController (new Uri ("prefs:root=General"), true);

When trying this, I did believe it would error as it should be used to Navigate to an already made view.
Is there anyway I am able to navigate to the settings application as required via the use of Xamarin C#?
Thanks.

A: Sorry, you can't. Apple disabled the ability to do this in iOS 5.1.
The only option is creating your own preferences UI and displaying that instead.

Edit: as of iOS 8, you can take the user direct to your app's preferences:
UIApplication.SharedApplication.OpenUrl(new NSUrl(UIApplication.OpenSettingsUrlString))

A: The following code is working in iPhone.
var url = new NSUrl("prefs:root=Settings");
UIApplication.SharedApplication.OpenUrl(url);

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Daughters of the King explains women's involvement in and around the synagogue from its antecedents in the biblical period to contemporary times. The role of women in the synagogue is a most timely but potentially divisive issue. Grossman and Haut have demonstrated the historical diversity of women's roles in Judaism, to record first-person accounts of the innovative practices now being introduced for and by women throughout the Jewish community, and to consider how these new realities will help to shape the religious life of Jewish women in the future. The contributors represent an interdisciplinary approach to the subject, drawing from history, anthropology, sociology, medieval studies, women's studies, Jewish law, the Bible, the Talmud, and rabbinic thought. The book will be of interest to lay reader and scholar alike, to Jews and Christians, feminists, synagogue leaders, and clergy.


Taken out the window of our car, just outside Dargaville, New Zealand. I like the crop swaying around in the wind against the old hut. As I am moving to China, it might take me some time to get the "photograph of the week" back up and running but I'm sure there will be some great photos to come.


A 25-key, monophonic version of Korg's clever 4-voice Minilogue polysynth wouldn't be a bad idea. And it's what you'd expect, given the Minilogue came out only at the beginning of this year. But that's not what the Monologue is.
No, the Monologue is more a sequel to the Minilogue than it is just one with less keys and voices. And there are a number of smart ideas here.
The LFO can go super fast or act as a one-shot. Also for more mono edge, there's "unprecedented, ultra-high-speed" LFO rate, or a "one-shot" LFO that lets it act effectively as an extra envelope generator.
Wait, ultra, ultra-high speed? Unprecedented?
The step sequencer has more buttons and more power. The original minilogue had SH-101 style compact controls. Now, normally a synth that's smaller would have fewer controls. Here, it has more. So you get 16 dedicated buttons for each step instead of having to advance through manually.
It runs on batteries. 6xAA batteries, just like the volca series. KORG says to expect 6-8 hours battery life (8 hours on NiMH batteries rather than alkaline).
It runs E to E. Aimed at bassists rather than keyboardists, there's a more logical low E note. Smart.
It comes in colors. Silver, Black, Red, Dark Blue, Gold, just in case this wasn't going to sell enough already.
There's microtuning – and Aphex Twin was involved. Our friend Ben Rogerson at MusicRadar gets the scoop here. There's factory tuning and 12 slots for your own, and according to Ben's report, Aphex Twin created some of those scales and was involved as an advisor on implementation. I really hope this shows up in a firmware update for the original Minilogue, too.
It's only three hundred bucks. Again, they could have just cut off the extra keys and sold this thing like crazy at that price. But kudos to KORG for getting more creative than that.
And it's otherwise mostly a minilogue. Everything else is as expected – but with surprisingly few compromises. It's got the same metal top, same wood back. It's got the same fun approach to synthesis. There's even the same connectivity (sync in and out, MIDI in and out via both 5-pin and USB connection, audio in).


March 1 begins meteorological spring. That being said, it sure doesn't look like that around my house.
Its bright blooms can literally be seen from all over the yard. They can even be seen from the second story of my house!
But everything else, not so much. Here are my snowdrops–or not.
The chives on my porch are doing well–but they are in a glassed in environment.
And while these hellebores are called Lenten roses, we're already well into the second week of Lent. They have some catching up to do, I think.
A few more freakishly warm 70 degree days are needed before my landscape catches up to where it's supposed to be–but that's okay. I'll settle for what I have for now.
People have been talking about this meteorological spring for a few days. Isn't it different in different regions?
Not that I am aware of, no. Just as astronomical spring comes on the same date for the northern hemisphere, so does meteorological spring. But if it's ridiculous for me, it's even more so in colder places like the Rockies, or northern Maine!


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October Opry Highlights
With the month of October upon us, I wanted to highlight historical moments that have taken place in Opry history during the month of October. Traditionally, October has been a busy month for the Opry, as October was formally known as Country Music Month. In addition, the Opry has held their annual birthday celebration during the month. And, with the CMA awards being held in October for a number of years, it was traditionally the month that new inductees into the Country Music Hall of Fame were announced. Let's take a look back:
Several Grand Ole Opry members celebrate Opry anniversaries during the month:
>October 1, 2005: Dierks Bentley(4 years)
>October 6,1990: Garth Brooks(19 years)
>October 25, 2003: Del McCoury(9 years)
>October 27, 2007: Josh Turner(2 years)
Looking at Grand Ole Opry history, the following historical events took place in October:
>October 5, 1925, The National Life & Insurance Company opens Nashville radio station WSM, broadcasting at 1,000 watts.
>October 1932, WSM radio increases its power to 50,000 watts on a clear channel frequency. This power was crucial to the Opry's future success.
>October 1934, the Opry rents the 800-seat Hillsboro Theater and begins broadcasting its shows from that location. The show's platooning system begins here, as the performers play two 15-minute segments in front of separate audiences.
>October 14, 1939, the NBC radio network begins carrying a half-hour Opry segment, hosted by Roy Acuff and sponsored by Prince Albert Tabacco. The show attracts mostly regional affiliates. In 1943, NBC extended its Opry network to 143 stations.
>October 28, 1939, Bill Monroe becomes a member of the Opry and performs "Muleskinner Blues." George D. Hay is so taken with Monroe's performance that he declares that if Monroe ever wants to leave the Opry, he'll have to fire himself.
>October 2, 1954, Elvis Presley makes his one and only Opry appearance. He sings Bill Monroe's "Blue Moon of Kentucky." Presley was nervous singing the song in a much faster tempo than what Bill Monroe recorded, but Monroe reportedly told Elvis that if it helped his career, it was fine with him. Later, after Presley's huge success with the faster version of the song, Monroe would re-record it at the faster 4/4 version instead of the waltz, and that was the way he performed the song for the rest of his career.
>October 1955, Jim Reeves joined the Opry.
>October 1959, Jan Howard makes her first Opry appearance.
>October 15, 1960, Loretta Lynn makes her Grand Ole Opry debut.
>October 27, 1962, Sonny James becomes an Opry member.
>October 14, 1966, Del Reeves joins the Grand Ole Opry.
>October 1970, Bill Monroe was elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame.
>October 1973, Patsy Cline elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame.
>October 1975, Minnie Pearl elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame.
>October 1976, Kitty Wells elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame.
>October 1978, Grandpa Jones elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame.
>October 1979, Hank Snow elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame.
>October 1982, Marty Robbins elected to the Hall of Fame.
>October 1983, Jimmy Dickens elected to the Hall of Fame.
>October 1985, Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame.
>October 1987, Rod Brasfield elected to the Hall of Fame
>October 1988, Loretta Lynn elected to the Hall of Fame.
>October 14, 1989, Holly Dunn joined the Opry. She would remain a member until giving up the music business and moving to New Mexico to become an artist.
>October 6, 1990, Garth Brooks becomes an Opry member. He was introduced first on the Opry by Johnny Russell, and he insisted that Johnny be the one to formally induct him into the Opry. On a side note, this was the night of Alan Jackson's first appearance on the Opry. He would later become a member. While not on the Opry very often, Garth still calls his Opry membership the most important achievement of his career.
>October 19, 1991, Grand Ole Opry announcer Grant Turner died after his last show. He became the Opry's announcer in 1944 and from then until his death was considered the voice of the Opry. He previously had been elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1981.
>October 1992, George Jones elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame.
>October 23, 1992, Roy Acuff makes his final Opry appearance. This was on a Friday night and he performed his segment sitting in a director's chair. The previous Saturday night was his last Saturday Opry show. He would die one month later.
As always, I hope you enjoy our little look back at Opry history.
October Is Opry Birthday Month
With the Opry's 84th Birthday celebration coming up in October, the Opry has announced a series of events and activities that are scheduled throughout the month:
Thursday October 1: The Opry kicks off the month with Opry Country Classics and a salute to the "Perfect Country and Western Song," featuring Spotlight Artist Ray Price.
Friday October 2: The Opry goes Pink as the Opry joins the fight against breast cancer by "going pink" during two Opry performances at 7:00pm and 9:30pm. Carrie Underwood will take the stage to "flip the switch," turning the Opry's signature barn pink in support of the groups Women Rock for the Cure and Susan G. Komen for the Cure. The shows will also include performances from Carrie Underwood, Terri Clark, Mindy Smith, Jo Dee Messina, and many more, as well as activities recognizing breast cancer survivors and continuing the fight against the disease.
Also, Friday October 2, Ray Price will be in concert at the Acuff Theater.
Saturday October 3: the Grand Ole Opry will have two performances at 7:00 and 9:30, featuring Hal Ketchum, Gene Watson, Jamie O"Neal, and many more.
Tuesday October 6: The Tuesday Night Opry will feature performances by Charlie Daniels Band, Craig Morgan, Hal Ketchum and more.
Thursday October 8: Opry Country Classics will be at the Ryman Auditorium featuring Hal Ketchum and more.
Friday and Saturday October 9 and 10: The Grand Ole Opry Birthday Bash. The Opry will have one show on Friday night at 7:00pm and a special birthday concert featuring Larry Gatlin and the Gatlin Brothers on Saturday at 3:00 at the Acuff Theater. On Saturday night, there will be two Opry shows at 7:00 and 9:30. Plus, fans can make a full day of fun on Saturday at the Opry Plaza Birthday Party presented by Martha White, offering music, fun, and special events beginning at 11am. Also, Diamond Rio will sign copies of their new CD, THE REASON, and their new book, "Beautiful Mess: The Story of Diamond Rio" in the Opry Shop on Saturday from 5-6:30. Birthday Bash weekend will include performances by Josh Turner, Montgomery Gentry, Diamond Rio, Joe Diffie, Lorrie Morgan and more.
Also being featured later in the month of October are Justin Moore, Wade Bowen, Marty Stuart, Pam Tillis, Whitney Duncan, Keith Anderson, Eric Church, Ricky Skaggs, Trace Adkins, The Oak Ridge Boys, Martina McBride, Jimmy Wayne, Del McCoury, Gloriana and, on the final weekend of the month, Keith Urban.
Opry Country Classics-Thursday October 1
Here is the line-up for this week's Opry Country Classics-October 1
This week: The Perfect Country & Western Song
Host: T.G. Sheppard
Spotlight Artist: Ray Price
Also Appearing: Rhett Akins; Jim Ed Brown; Rebecca Lynn Howard; Opry Square Dancers; Ray Pillow; Chris Scruggs; Chris Young
Tuesday Night Opry-9/29
Here is the line-up for tonight's Tuesday Night Opry:
7:00: Riders In The Sky; Mandy Barnett
7:30: Jeannie Seely; The Grascals
8:15: John Conlee; Point of Grace
8:45: Jimmy Dickens; Charlie Daniels Band
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Grand Ole Opry Line-up-9/25 & 9/26
Here is this week's Grand Ole Opry line-ups:
Friday September 25:
7:00: Mike Snider(host); Jimmy C. Newman
7:30: Jimmy Dickens(host); Jan Howard; Joey + Rory
8:00: Jim Ed Brown(host); w/Helen Cornelius; Jack Greene; Steep Canyon Rangers
8:30: Pam Tillis(host); Stonewall Jackson; Jesse McReynolds & The Virginia Boys; The Whites
Saturday September 26:
7:00: Jimmy Dickens(host); Jimmy C. Newman
7:30: Jeanne Seely(host); Jim Ed Brown; Orleans
8:00: Pam Tillis(host); Charlie Louvin; The Whites; Opry Square Dancers
8:30: Mike Snider(host); Jack Greene; Craig Morgan
>Charlie Louvin will be the host of the Ernest Tubb Midnight Jamboree
>Again, only 1 show on Saturday night.
>A couple of slots to fill: 1 on Friday and 1 on Saturday, both in the opening segment
Here is the line-up for the Tuesday Night Opry-September 22nd
7:00: Bill Anderson; Justin Moore
7:30: Jesse McReynolds & The Virginia Boys; Sunny Sweeney
8:15: George Hamilton IV; Darryl Worley
8:45: Jimmy Dickens; Trace Adkins
Here is the line-up for Opry Country Classics-September 24th
This week, A Salute to George Jones
Host: Vince Gill
Spotlight Artist: George Jones
Also Appearing: Jimmy Dickens; Jamey Johnson; Lorrie Morgan; Opry Square Dancers; Tanya Tucker
We have discussed the quality of the Opry Country Classics shows in the past. This week's show is a great example of how this show should be. A salute to a great, classic Opry artist, and a great line-up of talent. I would not be suprised if this was a sold-out show. Hopefully, this will start a trend and we will see better shows.
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Grand Ole Opry Line-Up 9/18 & 9/19
Here is the line-up for this week's Grand Ole Opry
Friday September 18th:
7:00: John Conlee(host); Jean Shepard; George Hamilton IV; The Flatlanders
7:30: Jimmy Dickens(host); Jimmy C. Newman; Jim Ed Brown; John Anderson
8:00: Bill Anderson(host); Stonewall Jackson; Riders In The Sky; Suzy Bogguss
8:30: Vince Gill(host); Jan Howard; Bobby Osborne & The Rocky Top X-Press; The Whites
Saturday September 19th:
7:00: Jimmy Dickens(host); Connie Smith; Buddy Jewell
7:30: Jeannie Seely(host); Jack Greene; Jim Ed Brown; The Lovell Sisters
8:00: Riders In The Sky(host); Ray Pillow; Opry Square Dancers
8:30: John Conlee(host); The Whites; Raul Malo
Still on just 1 show for Saturday night. Looking at the line-ups, the Friday show is certainly the stronger show this weekend. The Saturday show still has 1 slot to fill, during the 8:00 segment.
Here is the line-up for the Tuesday Night Opry-September 15th:
7:00: Jimmy C. Newman; Emily West
7:30: Connie Smith; Del McCoury Band
8:00: Bill Anderson
8:30: Jimmy Dickens; Montgomery Gentry
Here is the line-up for Opry Country Classics-September 17th:
This week, A Salute to Hank Williams
Host: Nan Kelley
Spotlight Artists: Moe Bandy; Joe Stampley
Also Appearing: Jimmy Dickens; Andy Griggs; Chuck Mead; Jimmy C. Newman; Opry Square Dancers; Jeannie Seely; Emily West; Holly Williams; Jet Williams
>Both of these shows have solid line-ups. A much better effort for the Opry Country Classics show than last week.
>Interesting to see Nan Kelley as the host. With GAC no longer televising the Opry, I wonder if there is something behind her being asked to host this show. She would be the first non-entertainer to fill this role since the classics show started.
>Nice to see Holly and Jett Williams on the salute to Hank. Too bad that they could not book Hank, Jr. for this.
Grand Ole Opry Line-Up 10/13 & 10/14, 1995
During the weekend of October 13 and 14, 1995, the Grand Ole Opry celebrated it's 70th birthday. The weekend featured 2 shows on both Friday and Saturday night. During the early Saturday show, the 7:30 segment was on TNN, and was to include the traditional Opry birthday cake. However, due to Martina McBride running over her time allowed for her 2 songs, the segment on TNN ended before the cake could be brought out. The cake was held back until the 8:00 segment that Porter Wagoner hosted. During the television segments, the show went off the air at exactly 8, whether the segment was done or not. Also, at the time, Martina was not an Opry member, but was appearing as a guest. I believe it was her first Opry appearance, and she said afterwards that she was given the cold shoulder by many Opry members because of her timing mistake. She said later that she just did not realize that she was running long with her songs, and felt bad about it. Whatever cold shoulder the other Opry members gave her, it did not prevent her from later becoming an Opry member. Now, here is the line-up for that Opry birthday weekend:
6:30: The Whites(host); Bill Carlise; Charlie Louvin; Jean Shepard; Brother Oswald & Charlie
7:00: Porter Wagoner(host); Jeanne Pruett; Skeeter Davis; Good Shepard Quartet
7:30: Bill Monroe(host); Wilma Lee Cooper; Jack Greene; Del Reeves; Connie Smith
8:00: Jimmy Dickens(host); Hank Locklin; Jimmy C. Newman; Mike Snider
8:30: Hank Snow(host); The 4 Guys; Stonewall Jackson; Jeannie Seely
Second Show:
9:30: Porter Wagoner(host); Jan Howard; Stu Phillips; Good Shepard Quartet
10:00: Bill Monroe(host); Hank Locklin; Jean Shepard; Charlie Walker; The Whites
10:30: Jimmy Dickens(host); Ray Pillow; Del Reeves; Billy Walker
11:00: Hank Snow(host); Jimmy C. Newman; Connie Smith; Jack Greene; The 4 Guys
11:30: Mike Snider(host); Jeannie Seely; Stonewall Jackson; Bill Anderson
6:30: Jimmy C. Newman(host); Bill Carlisle; Holly Dunn
6:45: Billy Walker(host); Wilma Lee Cooper
7:00: Jimmy Dickens(host); Jeanne Pruett; Stonewall Jackson; Jan Howard; Jean Shepard
7:30: John Conlee(host); Del Reeves; Country Music USA; Martina McBride
8:00: Porter Wagoner(host); Skeeter Davis; Hank Locklin; Jeannie Seely; Opry Squaredance Band/Melvin Sloan Dancers
8:30: Hank Snow(host); The 4 Guys; Charlie Louvin; The Whites; Charlie Walker
9:30: Porter Wagoner(host); Ray Pillow; Wilma Lee Cooper; Brother Oswald & Charlie; Holly Dunn
10:00: Jimmy C. Newman(host); Skeeter Davis
10:15: Billy Walker(host); Stu Phillips
10:30: Jimmy Dickens(host); Jeanne Pruett
10:45: John Conlee(host); Jean Shepard; Opry Squaredance Band/Melvin Sloan Dancers
11:00: Hank Snow(host); The Whites; Jeannie Seely; Del Reeves
11:30: The 4 Guys(host); Charlie Walker; Jan Howard
Here is the Grand Ole Opry line-up for this week:
7:00: Steve Wariner(host); Jeannie Seely; Mike Snider
7:30: Jimmy Dickens(host); Stonewall Jackson; Joe Diffie
8:00: Bill Anderson(host); Jean Shepard; Pam Tillis
8:30: Marty Stuart(host); Bobby Osborne & The Rocky Top X-Press; Jim Ed Brown; Connie Smith
7:00: Jimmy Dickens(host); Jimmy C. Newman; The Infamous Stringdusters
7:30: Lorrie Morgan(host); Jesse McReynolds & The Virginia Boys; Jack Greene; Jean Shepard
8:00: Mike Snider(host); Jan Howard; The Carter Twins; Opry Square Dancers
8:30: Bill Anderson(host); The Whites; Pam Tillis
A pretty solid line-up for both nights. A couple of quick notes:
>After going with 2 shows last Saturday night, the Opry is back to 1 show, and will continue with that through most of September, unless ticket sales demand more. Unless there is a big superstar coming on, such as Carrie Underwook or Keith Urban(who is scheduled coming up later in the fall), the crowds are just not there.
>Jean Shepard is on both shows this weekend. She was on Eddie Stubb's radio show last night on WSM and she told Eddie that her book is finally finished and will be released in 3 weeks. She stated that she started working on it 25 years ago and that the person who was writing it with her just dropped it into her lap, so she finished it up on her own. She said for a while, they did not work on it, but for the past several years, she worked hard on getting it done. She said there are lots of stories in the book, all true. I am looking forward to it, as with all the years she has in the business, the people she has known and the experiences she has had, it should be a great book.
>When you think about it, many books have been written about, or by, Opry members. They include Roy Acuff, Hank Snow, Ernest Tubb, Bill Carlisle, Skeeter Davis, Bill Anderson, Porter Wagoner, Jim Reeves, Charlie Pride, Pee Wee King, Bill Monroe, Eddy Arnold, June Carter, Faron Young, The Browns(Maxine), Jan Howard, Stonewall Jackson, Charlie Louvin. Minnie Pearl, and I know I am missing many. My personal favorites are the Ernest Tubb biography by Ronnie Pugh, Hank Snow's book, Porter's book, The Bill Monroe book and the Bill Carlisle biography. All of those are well done and tell great stories about the industry and the people involved. Hank Snow, in fact, was very candid in his book about a lot of things. I think if I would like to see one more book written, it would be a new Roy Acuff biography, told in an independent way, as lots of things took place in his life that he was involved in, and have not been written about.
After I wrote this post, I got to thinking about the books written by or about Grand Ole Opry members. I have come up with a better list:
>"Pride-The Charley Pride Story", by Charley Pride with Jim Henderson
>"I Lived to Tell it All", by George Jones with Tom Carter
>"Hell-Bent for Music: The Life of Pee Wee KIng", by Wade Hall
>"The Hank Snow Story", by Hank Snow with Jack Ownbey and Bob Burris
>"Ernest Tubb-The Texas Troubadour", by Ronnie Pugh
>"Eddy Arnold-Pioneer of the Nashville Sound", by Michael Streissguth
>"Can't You Hear Me Callin'-The Life of Bill Monroe: Father of Bluegrass", by Richard Smith
>"A Satisfied Mind-The Country Music Life of Porter Wagoner", by Steve Eng
>"Live Fast Love Hard-The Faron Young Story", by Diane Diekman
>"Looking Back to See-A Country Music Memoir", by Maxine Brown
>"Bus Fare to Kentucky", by Skeeter Davis
>"Roy Acuff-The Smoky Mountain Boy", by Elizabeth Schlappi
>"Like a Moth to a Flame-The Jim Reeves Story", by Michael Streissguth
>"Whisperin' Bill", by Bill Anderson
>"The Delmore Brothers-Truth is Stranger than Publicity", by Alton Delmore
>"Not Too Old to Cut the Mustard-Bill Carlisle" by Anita Capps
>"In the Beginning..There Was the Men's Room", by Sam Wellington(The Fabulous Four Guys)
>"From the Heart", by June Carter Cash
>"Sunshine and Shadow", by Jan Howard
>"Coal Miner's Daughter", by Loretta Lynn
>"Get to the Heart-My Story", by Barbara Mandrell
>"In Close Harmony-The Story of the Louvin Brothers", by Charles Wolfe
>"Tom T Hall-Country Poet", by Tom T. Hall
>"Dolly-My Life and other Unfinished Business", by Dolly Parton
>"Reba-My Story", by Reba McEntire
>"Man of Constant Sorrow-My Life and Times", by Ralph Stanley and Eddie Dean(October 15)
>"It's The Cowboy Way-The Amazing True Adventures of Riders In The Sky", by Don Cusic
>"The Life Story of Kitty Wells-The Queen of Country Music", by A.C. Dunkleburger
>"Cowboy Copas", by John Roger Simon
>"Minnie Pearl", by Minnie Pearl
>"Life Everlaughter-The Heart and Humor of Jerry Clower", by Jerry Clower
>"Everybody's Grandpa-Fifty Years Behind the Mike", by Grandpa Jones and Charles Wolfe
>"Honky Tonk Angel-The Intimate Story of Patsy Cline", by Ellis Nassour and Dottie West
>"George Hamilton IV", by Paul Davis
As a disclaimer, I know that numerous books have been written about Willie Nelson and Johnny Cash(both former Opry members), and Dolly Parton. Bill Anderson has written several books. I also realize that a number of books have been written about Patsy Cline, Reba, Ralph Stanley, Eddy Arnold, etc, but I tried to stick to the major title associated with them. I know that Jeanne Pruett and others have written cookbooks, which I did not include. I also did not include the newer Opry members, who have had books written about them. Again, I know that I am missing some. I was amazed to find no major biographies written about a number of great stars including Little Jimmy Dickens(which I think would be great), a major Kitty Wells biography(in more detail than the earlier one written), or a Wilma Lee Cooper biography. I mention these three entertainers because of their age and the fact that they might not be around much longer and could provide us with many details of the past eras of country music. We'll, the list above is a start.
Ernest Tubb and Ralph Stanley
I was out of town yesterday, so I did not get to mention again that Sunday was the 25th anniversary of the death of Ernest Tubb. He was one of the greats and his influence on country music is still felt today. He is still missed.
On another note, last night I had the opportunity to go see Ralph Stanley and the Clinch Mountain Boys. He performed at an outdoor festival park in my area with Donna The Buffalo, of all people. I knew Ralph was experiencing some health issues, so I was even more determined to see him perform. He and his group performed for about an hour and a half, with Ralph singing on half the songs and featuring his group on the other half. He said that he just got out of the hospital yesterday after being there for a week with the flu. He sounded great, although he forgot the words on his song" Oh Death". At age 82, that can be forgiven. He did look frail but his voice was strong. He also played the banjo on 2 songs, which is a treat, as he rarely plays the instrument any more. The show drew about 1,000 people, many of them younger who were there to see the jam bands following him. But, they knew his music and were calling out various song titles for him to sing and he accommadated many of their requests. After the show, I did get a chance to meet him for a few moments. Again, he had a frail look to him and was depending on his crew to direct him where to go. I thanked him for coming to the show, and asked how he was feeling and he said he was feeling ok. After his show, he spent about half an hour at an autograph table, meeting with the fans and signing albums and having photos taken. All in all, it was a great night. With so many of the legends passing away of late, the opportunties will not always to there to see them. Please take the time to go and see a concert or appearance by them if they come to your area. It will be a memory that will stay with you.
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Tuesday Night Opry 9/8 & Opry Country Classics 9/10
Here is the line-up for the Tuesday Night Opry-September 8th:
7:00: Jim Ed Brown; Jason Michael Carroll
7:30: Jean Shepard; Dailey & Vincent
8:30: Jimmy Dickens; Restless Heart
This week, Country Music Goes To The Movies
Host: Jeannie Seely
Spotlight Artist: The Whites
Also Appearing:
Rhet Akins
Elizabeth Cook
Opry Square Dancers
Waylon Payne
The only comment I will make concerning the Opry Country Classics show is that if Gaylord wants to make this a success, it will take a much stronger line-up than this. Don't get me wrong-there are all nice artists. But, this group is not going to fill the auditorium, or even come close, at the prices they are charging. Let's hope next week is better.
Grand Ole Opry Line-Up 9/4 & 9/5
Here is this week's Grand Ole Opry line-up. The Opry returns to 2 shows on Saturday night, which will remain through the end of the year.
Friday September 4th:
7:00: Mike Snider(host); Jeannie Seely; Luke Bryan
7:30: Jimmy Dickens(host); Bobby Osborne & The Rocky Top X-Press; Andy Griggs
8:00: Bill Anderson(host); Jimmy C. Newman; Mark Wills
8:30: Ricky Skaggs(host); Stu Phillips; Jack Greene; The Whites
Saturday September 5th:
7:00: Jimmy Dickens(host); Jimmy C. Newman; Emily West
7:30: Mike Snider(host); Jack Greene; Blaine Larsen
8:00: Jim Ed Brown(host); Jesse McReynolds & The Virginia Boys; Johnny Counterfit; Opry Square Dancers
8:30: Ricky Skaggs(host); The Whites; Connie Smith
9:30: Jimmy Dickens(host); Jesse McReynolds & The Virginia Boys; Blaine Larsen
10:00: Mike Snider(host); Stonewall Jackson; Legacy Five
10:30: Ricky Skaggs(host); Charlie Louvin; The Whites; Opry Square Dancers
11:00: Jim Ed Brown(host); Emily West; Connie Smith
Also, for the first time in as long as I can remember, there will be no live show for the Ernest Tubb Midnight Jamboree. Instead, in honor of the 25th anniversary of the death of Ernest Tubb, the Midnight Jamboree is going to replay highlights from the shows that Ernest hosted through the years. It should be a great night and a great trip down memory lane.
Tuesday Night Opry 9/8 & Opry Country Classics 9/1...


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Undergraduate training in medicine was punctuated by a PhD in neuroendocrinology in the MRC Brain Metabolism Unit. Subsequently trained in Obstetrics and Gynaecology in Edinburgh, with a WHO Research Fellow post then Subspecialty training in Reproductive Medicine with David Baird. After a year in UC San Diego he returned to the MRC Human Reproductive Sciences Unit in 1998 with a Consultant post in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh. Subsequently appointed to Chair of Clinical Reproductive Science at the University in 2005: over subsequent years he has established a group investigating female reproductive lifespan, with laboratory and clinical aspects particularly related to the adverse effects of cancer treatment on fertility. He has also conducted clinical studies developing our understanding of the novel neuropeptides kisspeptin and neurokinin B in human reproductive function in men and women.


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Illinois Fusion welcomes Myron King as DOC!
admin Published: June 9, 2018 Categories: News
The Illinois Fusion Board of Directors would like to welcome Myron King as the club's new Director of Coaching effective February 13, 2012. The Board would also like to take this opportunity to thank Craig Lee who is pursuing a career as an educator & teacher. Craig has been with Fusion since our inception in 2007.
Myron King comes to the Land of Lincoln from the Lone Star state where he served as Director of Coaching for the Dallas Texans in College Station. He has over 20 years of collective coaching experience in the US (including 7 years of DOC experience in competitive travel clubs) and across the pond in Northern Ireland. The Fusion search committee found that Myron shares the Fusion vision of the importance of player development. He also shares the excitement of helping Illinois Fusion achieve our greatest future potential. Myron has his "A" license and is a strong supporter of coaching education & development. Myron and his wife Kate are excited to be a part of the Bloomington-Normal community and closer to family in Chicago & Buffalo, NY. The King's are also looking forward to experiencing seasonal weather reminiscent of what Myron experienced growing up in Northern Ireland.
Craig & Myron are working closely together for a smooth transition this spring; Craig will continue to coach while helping Myron transition into the club & DOC role. The Board of Directors expect to have a "meet and greet" reception for Myron soon, prior to the Spring 2012 portion of the season starting. Please look for more details coming soon!!
Illinois Fusion would like to formally welcome Myron and thank Craig for his years of service to Illinois Fusion.
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Tartu õuekohus kui õigussiire: Svea ja Liivimaa apellatsioonikohtute võrdlus [Abstract: The High Court of Dorpat as a legal transplant: a comparison of the Svea and Livonian High Courts]
Heikki Pihlajamäki
Keywords: Estonian legal history, Swedish legal history, early modern period, legal transfers, court system, criminal proceedings
Legal transfers (or transplants, receptions) of legal phenomena sometimes take place even within one single realm. This especially applies to the conglomerate states of the early modern period where different regions of one realm often had different laws and legal cultures. Livland – covering roughly the northern part of present-day Latvia and the southern part of Estonia – became part of Sweden through the Treaty of Altmark in 1629. From the social and political viewpoint, Livland was vastly distinct from Sweden proper. Livland was a feudal society par excellence, a land with mighty land-owning magnates and a peasantry tied to the land. Sweden, in turn, came late in developing feudal structures. The legal culture in Livland also differed vastly from that of Sweden proper. Since the Middle Ages, a German-speaking nobility and citizenry had settled in Livland. This brought the same legal order and judicial proceedings to Livland that were in effect in other northern German regions. This, among other things, meant that Livland participated in the reception of Roman law, which never influenced Sweden to the same extent. The model of the Swedish high court, such as it was created in Stockholm in 1614, was duplicated in other parts of the realm, including the Livonian court in Dorpat in 1630. The statutes regulating the Dorpat High Court were similar to those governing the Svea High Court, albeit with some differences. The most important of those differences was that the Livonian courts, including the Dorpat High Court, were to follow different legal sources than the courts in Sweden proper. In Livland, local law, the German gemeines Recht and the European ius commune were all accepted as binding legal sources. The differences in practice were more significant than those in the statutes. The Livonian court turned out to be less of an appeals court than the Svea High Court. In Livland, the access of peasants to the appeals court was effectively barred because their cases were rarely heard even in the lower courts – they were heard in the manorial courts instead, which survived under Swedish rule. In comparison to Sweden proper, judicial culture in Livland was in the hands of learned lawyers to a far greater extent, who dominated both civil procedure and accusatorial criminal procedure. In both categories, the procedure was written and dominated by lawyers. Although learned discussions took place at the Svea Court as well, in Dorpat, learned judicial culture was taken a step further. In criminal procedure, clearly the biggest difference was that judicial torture was living law in Livland until the 1680s, with the High Court giving formal permission for the lower courts to apply torture. In Sweden, torture emerged in the early seventeenth century, but was never legalised. The high court of appeals was a phenomenon, which came in many shapes and sizes. The same idea was transferred from one realm to another, and the same basic structure was multiplied within the realms. The products of legal transfer, the courts in action, could turn out differently, however. This often happened deliberately, as the idea of a high court sometimes needed tailoring to suit particular local circumstances. Sometimes the product took a different shape unexpectedly, because the local circumstances simply made it different. This could even happen within one and the same realm.
(b. 1961) is Professor of Comparative Legal History, University of Helsinki