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_The_ HILLS OF REFUGE
BY WILL N. HARBEN
AUTHOR OF "ANN BOYD," "ABNER DANIEL," "THE TRIUMPH," ETC.
HARPER & BROTHERS PUBLISHERS
NEW YORK AND LONDON
[Illustration: AS SHE NEARED HER HOME THE SUN'S RAYS WERE DYING OUT OF
THE LANDSCAPE AND THE DUSK WAS GATHERING]
THE HILLS OF REFUGE
The house, a three-story red-brick residence, was on Walnut Street, near
Beacon. Its narrow front faced the state Capitol with its gold-sheeted
dome; from its stoop one could look down on the Common and, from the
corner of the street, see the Public Gardens. It was a Sunday morning
and the Browne family were at breakfast in the dining-room in the rear
of the first floor, just back of the drawing-room. The two rooms were
separated by folding-doors painted white, as was the wainscoting of the
dining-room. There was a wide bay window at the end, the sashes of which
were up, and the spring air and sunshine came in, feeding the plants
which stood in pots on the sill.
William Browne, the head of the family, a banker of middle age, slender,
sallow of complexion, partially bald, and of a nervous temperament, his
mustache and hair touched with gray, sat reading the _Transcript_ of the
evening before.
Opposite to him sat his wife, Celeste, a delicate woman somewhat under
thirty years of age. She had once been beautiful, and might still be
considered so, for her face was a rare one. Her eyes were deeply blue,
and now ringed with dark circles which added to the beauty of her olive
skin. The hand filling her husband's coffee-cup was thin, tapering, and
almost as small as a child's. Her lips had a drawn, sensitive expression
when she spoke as he lowered his paper to take the coffee she was
holding out to him.
"You have not told me how your business is," she said.
"Why do you want to know?" His irritation was obvious, though he was
trying to hide it, as he dropped his paper at his side and all but
glared at her over his cup.
"I think I ought to know such things," she answered. "Besides I worry
considerably when - when I think you are upset over financial matters."
"Upset?" He stared, it seemed almost fearfully, at her, and then began
to eat the brown bread and fish-cakes on his plate. "Why do you think
that I am upset?"
"I can always tell," she faltered. "When you are disturbed over business
you don't notice Ruth when you come in. You almost pushed her from your
lap last night when she went to you in the library. It hurt the little
thing's feelings. She did not know what to make of it."
"A position like mine is full of responsibility," he said, doggedly.
"Hundreds of things go wrong. Mistakes are made sometimes. We are
handling other people's money. The directors are harsh, puritanical men,
and they are very hard to please. They want me to do it all, and they
think I am infallible, or ought to be."
"You didn't sleep well last night," Celeste continued, still timidly. "I
heard you walking to and fro. I smelled your cigars. I couldn't sleep,
for it seemed to me that you were unusually disturbed. You may not
remember it, but you ate scarcely anything at supper, and, although I
asked you several questions, you did not hear me."
He bolted the mouthful of bread he had broken off. His eyes flashed
desperately. "Oh, I can't go into all the details of our ups and downs!"
he blurted out, shrugging his shoulders with impatience. "When I leave
the bank I try to shut them in behind me. If I go over them with you it
is like living through them again."
"Then - then it is not your brother this time," Celeste ventured. "I
thought perhaps the directors had spoken of his conduct again."
"Oh no. On my account they allow him to go and come as he likes. When he
is not drinking he does splendid work - as much, often, as two men. The
directors know he is worth his pay even as it is. Sometimes he gets
behind with his work, but soon catches up again. In fact, they all seem
to like him. They think he can't help it. It is hereditary, you know.
Both of his grandfathers were like that."
"You knew that he was drinking yesterday, did you?" Celeste inquired,
with concern in her voice and glance.
"Oh yes. He wasn't at his desk at all. I heard him come in and go to his
room about three this morning. I knew by his clatter on the stairs that
it was all he could do to get along. I think he came home in a cab; I
heard wheels."
"Yes, he came in a cab," Celeste said. "Some friend brought him. I was
awake. I heard them saying good night to each other. So it was not
_that_ that worried you?"
William shrugged his shoulders. "I have given him up," he said. "I
almost envy him, though - he has so little to worry about."
"How can you say such things?" his wife demanded. "I shall never give
him up. He has such a great heart. He is absolutely unselfish. He has
given away a great deal of money to people who needed it. You know that
he helped Michael send funds to his mother in New York last month.
Michael worships him - actually worships him."
Browne took up his paper again. It was plain that he had dismissed his
younger brother from his mind. At this moment the servant just
mentioned, Michael Gilbreth, came to remove the plates. He was a stout,
red-faced Irishman of middle age and wore the conventional, though
threadbare, jacket of a family butler.
"Have you inquired if Mr. Charles wants any breakfast?" Mrs. Browne
asked him, softly, as he bent beside her for the coffee-urn.
"Yes, m'm," he said. "I was up just this minute. He wants coffee and
eggs and toast. He said to say that he would not be down to breakfast."
"Is he sober? Is he at himself?" the banker asked, in a surly tone, from
behind his paper.
For a bare instant the servant hesitated. His entire bent body seemed to
resent the question. "Yes, sir, he is all right; a little sleepy, I
think, but that is all. He'll be around later. He is a fine young man,
sir; he has a big heart in 'im, sir. He is a friend to the poor as well
as the rich."
"A very poor one to himself, and us," Browne retorted, irritably. "But
it can't be helped. He is done for. He will keep on till he is in the
gutter or a madhouse."
"Take the coffee and warm it again, Michael," Celeste said, a subtle
stare of resentment in her eyes. "He was to go to church with Ruth and
me, but say to him, please, that we are not going this morning."
"Very well, madam, I'll tell him, though he will be ready to go, I'm
sure. He always keeps his engagements. He intended to go, I know, for he
had me get out his morning suit and brush it."
"Tell him I have other things to do and won't have time to get ready
this morning," Celeste said, firmly. "Remember to say that, Michael."
The butler had just left when a child's voice, a sweet, musical voice,
came from the first landing of the stairs in the hall.
"Mother, please let me come as I am. I have my bathrobe on, and my
slippers. I have bathed my face and hands and brushed my hair."
"Well, come on, darling - this time!"
"When will you stop that, I wonder?" The banker frowned as he spoke.
"What will she grow up like? What sort of manners will she have? You are
her worst enemy. A habit like that ought not to fix itself on her, but
it will, and it will foster others just as bad."
"Leave her training to me," Celeste said, crisply. "You don't see her
once a week. She is getting to be afraid of you. You are upset now by
some business or other, and it is making you as surly as a bear."
"Do you think so - do you really think that?" He laid the paper down and
gave her a steady, almost anxious look. "I don't want to get that way. I
know that hard, mental work and worries do have a tendency to spoil
men's moods."
"Oh, it is all right," Celeste said, her eyes on the doorway through
which her daughter, a golden-haired, brown-eyed child of five years, was
approaching. She was very graceful, in the long pink robe - very dainty
and pretty. She had her mother's slender hands and feet, the same
sensitive lips and thoughtful brow. She ran into her mother's arms, was
fondly, almost passionately embraced, and then she went to her father,
timidly, half shrinkingly kissed his lowered cheek, and then pushed a
chair close to her mother's side.
"Shall I have coffee this morning?" she whispered.
"Yes, but not strong, dear." Celeste's lips formed the words as they
played over the brow of the child. "I must put a lot of milk in it."
Browne bent forward tentatively. It was as if the sight of his child had
inspired him with a softer mood, as if her sunlight had vanquished some
of the clouds about him. He smiled for the first time that morning.
"Don't you think you could have dressed before you came down?" he gently
chided the child, reaching out and putting his hand on her head
caressingly. "Naughty, careless little girls act as you are doing."
"I didn't have time," the child said, leaning against her mother's
shoulder and causing his hand to fall from her head. "If I had dressed,
both of you would have been gone from the table before I got ready, and
I don't like to eat alone; besides, Uncle Charles was talking to me."
"Talking to you? Where?" Celeste asked, surprised.
"In my room. What is the matter with him, mother?"
"Matter? Why do you ask that?" Celeste inquired, her face grave, her
voice sinking low.
"Because, mother, he acts so strangely. He came in while I was asleep. I
don't know how long he was there. When I waked up he was seated on the
foot of my bed. He didn't see me looking at him, for he had his hands
over his face, pushing his fingers into his eyes, this way." The little
girl put her hands to her face, the wide sleeves of her robe falling
down to her shoulders and baring her beautiful dimpled arms. "He was
talking to himself in the strangest way, almost ready to cry. 'I'd like
to be a child!' I heard him say that, mother - I'm sure I heard him say
that. I closed my eyes, for I didn't know what to do. Then I think - I
think he must have been praying or something. He bent down a minute, and
then sat up. I could feel him moving and I heard him groaning. Presently
he was still and I peeped at him. He was looking at me with tears in his
eyes, mother - great big tears. They came on his cheeks and fell down on
his hands. He saw that I was awake, and put his hand on my head and
brushed back my hair. Oh, I was so sorry for him, and I don't know why!
He kissed me. He took me in his lap and hugged me, holding my face to
his. Then he put me back, and I heard him say: 'I have no right to touch
her. She is pure, and I am' - he said some word that I do not know. He
got my robe and slippers and helped me put them on, awfully sweet and
nice, mother. Then I told him I was going down to breakfast. I offered
to kiss him, and at first he wouldn't let me. He stood shaking his head
and looking so sad and strange. 'You ought not to kiss me, if you _are_
my little niece,' he said. 'I am not a good uncle, Ruth. You will be
ashamed to own me when you are a young lady and go to balls and parties.
People will not mention me to you. But I will go away and never come
back. Mother, is he going off? I hugged him and begged him not to leave,
and he began to cry again. He was trying not to, and he shook all over.
Presently he said he might not go away if I wanted him to stay. Oh,
mother, what is the matter with him? What is the matter with _you_? Why,
you are crying, too! Don't, mother, don't!"
Celeste, her handkerchief to her eyes, had turned her face aside.
"Oh, why do you do this?" Browne asked, impatiently. "Don't you see how
emotional the child is? All this can't be good for her. Charles ought to
be kicked, the rascal! Why doesn't he keep his remorse to himself? He is
like this after every spree, and he will do it all over again."
Celeste, as if regretting her show of emotion, wiped her eyes,
straightened up, and forced a smile. "You must eat an egg this morning,
darling," she said to her daughter. "Don't worry about your uncle. He is
not very well, but he will be all right soon."
"And he won't go away?" Ruth asked, anxiously.
"No, he won't go away, dear," Celeste said. "We'll keep him. You must
love him and be kind to him."
With a tray holding the breakfast of the other member of the family,
Michael ascended the stairs, the heavy carpet muffling his steps. In a
room at the end of the house, on the second floor, he found the younger
brother of his master nervously walking to and fro across the room. He
was tall, strongly built, and had a well-shaped head. He was
clean-shaven, blue-eyed, and had a fine shock of brown hair through
which he was constantly pushing his splaying fingers.
"Come in, come in! Thank you, Mike!" he said, drawing his long gray robe
about him and retying the silken cord at the waist. "I can't eat a bite,
but I want the coffee. Wait; I'll clear the table."
He made an effort to move some books from the small table, but he
fumbled them and they slid from his trembling hands to the floor, where
he let them lie in a heap. The servant heard him sigh dejectedly and
then he said:
"I'm all in, Mike; I'm done for."
"Oh no, sir!" Michael said, with emotion, as he put the tray on the
table and proceeded to gather up the books. "You feel bad, I know, sir,
but it will wear off by to-morrow."
A low groan escaped the young man's lips. "No, it is too late now, Mike.
Give me a cup of coffee, please - strong and hot. Oh, Mike, you can't
imagine how I feel. Mike, I am at the end of my rope. I am the greatest
failure in Boston. My old college friends shun me. Ladies I used to know
drop their eyes when I pass, as if they are afraid of me. The other day
I insulted one by staring in her face, not conscious of what I was
doing. Her brother resented it yesterday in a café before several
people. He struck me - I struck him. We went to the police court. I was
fined, and scolded like a dirty street loafer."
"Here is your coffee, sir," Michael said, sympathetically. "Drink it
right down, sir. You are nervous again."
Charles obeyed, as a child might. "Thank you. You are too good to me,
Mike," he said, returning the empty cup and beginning to stride back and
forth again. The butler was about to leave, but he stopped him. "Don't
go yet," he pleaded. "Oh, I must talk to somebody - I must get it out. It
is killing me. I've been awake here since three o'clock. I can't sleep.
Yesterday they turned me out of my club. I'm no longer a member. I am
the only man who has ever been expelled. I've been a gambler, Mike. I've
been everything except dishonest. I'm rotten. I don't blame the club. I
deserved it long ago. I ought to have had the common decency to send in
my resignation."
"You need money, I'm sure," Michael broke in, "and I owe you five
hundred dollars. I've been hoping - "
"Don't mention that," Charles broke in. "I'm glad I lent it to you. If
I'd had it it would have been thrown away, and, as it was, it helped
your mother, you say. No, no, never bring it up again. Let it go."
"I'll never let it go," the servant gulped. "I'll pay that debt if I
work my fingers to the bone to do it. Everybody else refused to let me
have it; even your brother didn't have it to spare. My oldest and best
friends turned me down."
"Cut it out! cut it out!" Charles frowned. "Give me another cup of
coffee. Yes, I thought it all out here this morning, Mike. I am imposing
on William. They keep me at the bank only on his account. He used to
protest against the way I am acting, but he has given me up - actually
given me up."
"I've heard him say you did a lot of work," objected the servant. "Don't
underrate yourself. It isn't right."
"Oh yes! I work when I am at it," Charles admitted. "Remorse is a great
force at times, but it is the other thing, Mike. The damnable habit gets
hold of me. For hours, days, and weeks I fight against it. I've even
prayed for release, but to no purpose. Last night I was consorting with
the lowest of the low. I had the money and they had the rags, the dirt,
and the thirst. A friend found me and brought me home, or God only knows
where I would have been by this time. They say it is in my blood; two
grandfathers fell under it - one killed himself. Yes, I've decided - at
last I've decided."
"Decided what, sir?" anxiously questioned Michael, as he took the empty
cup and placed it on the tray.
"I've decided to be man enough to leave Boston forever. I shall not
inflict myself longer on William and his wife and that angel child.
Listen to me, Mike. There is such a thing as a conscience, and at times
it burns in a man like the fires of hell itself. Do you know - you must
know it, though - I practically killed my mother? She used to spend night
after night awake on my account. Worry over me actually broke her down.
She was always awake when I was out like I was last night. Mike, I was
drunk the day she was buried - too drunk to go to the service. Yes, I am
going to leave Boston before I am discharged from the bank, and I shall
go away never to return. I want to - to blot my name from the memories of
all living men. I am a drunkard and I may as well live like one. I am a
disgrace to every one of my family. Uncle James, when he was here last,
told me that he had cut me out of his will and was praying for my death.
Great God! I was drinking at the time and I told him I didn't want his
money, and I don't, Mike, for I am unworthy of it. He is a harsh old
Puritan, but he is nearer right than I am or ever can be. Yes, don't be
surprised if you miss me some day. This cannot go on."
"Surely - surely you can't be in earnest, sir - "
"Oh yes, I am. Mike, do you believe in dreams - in visions, or anything
of that sort?"
"I think I do, sir - to some extent, at least. Have I never told you?
Well, when I was trying to get the money for my mother, and was so
miserable about it, I went to bed one night and prayed to the Lord to
help me, and do you know, sir, I dreamed that a young girl all dressed
in pure white, and shining all over with light, came and handed me the
money. And it seemed to come true, for you gave me the money at
breakfast the very next morning. Do you have dreams, sir?"
"Always, always, Mike. I am always dreaming that I am alone among
strangers, away from kindred and friends, but always happy and
care-free. I can't describe the feeling; it is wonderful! I know what I
want to say, but I can't express it. Say, Mike, William is a good old
chap. You may not believe it, but I love him. He has other troubles
besides me. I don't know what they are - financial, I think. He never
speaks to me of his ventures. In fact, I think he tries to keep me from
knowing about them. I find him at the bank late in the night, sometimes.
Yes, he is all right, Mike. I would have been kicked out of my job long
ago but for him. Yes, Mike, I'll turn up missing one of these days. I've
had enough."
"You'll feel differently by to-morrow, sir," the servant said, gently.
"You are nervous and upset now, as you always are after - "
"After making a hog of myself," Charles said. "No, I'll not feel better,
Mike. It is my very soul that is disgusted. I know that I'll never
change, and I shall not inflict myself on my family any longer. Don't
speak of this, Mike - it is just between you and me. Oh, they will be
glad that I've left! Ruth will miss me for a little while, maybe, for
the child seems to love me, but children soon forget, and I don't want
her to grow up and know me as I really am. If I stay she will hear about
me and blush with shame. Think of what a crime that would be,
Mike - killing the ideals of a sweet, innocent child. Yes, I'm going, old
man. It will be best all around. I'll be dead to everybody that has ever
known me. I've lacked manhood up till now, Mike, but I'll use all I have
left in trying to make restitution. Obliteration - annihilation! that is
the idea, and somehow a soothing one."
The kind-hearted servant was deeply moved and he turned his face toward
the open window, through which the cries of the newsboys came from the
streets below.
"Anything I can do for you before I go down?" he asked.
"Nothing, thank you," was the answer. "I shall stay here all day, Mike.
I don't want to show myself in town. The news of my expulsion from the
club will be known everywhere. I don't want to look in the faces of my
old friends. Some of them have tried to save me. This will be the last
straw. They will give me up now - yes, they will be bound to."
"You will be all right by to-morrow, sir," Michael said, huskily. "Lie
down and sleep. You need it. You are shaking all over."
When the servant had left the room, closing the door behind him, Charles
began to walk to and fro again. Presently he paused before the old
mahogany bureau and stood hesitating for a moment. "I must - I must," he
said. And opening a drawer, he took out a flask of whisky and, filling a
glass, he drank. Then holding the flask between him and the light, he
muttered, "Oh, you yellow demon of hell, see what you have done for one
spineless creature!"
Restoring the flask to the drawer, he sat down in an easy-chair, put his
hands over his face and remained still for a long time.
He threw himself on his bed. He was lying with his dull stare on the
white ceiling when he heard the voices of his sister-in-law and her
child in the hall below. The front door opened. They were going out - out
into the open air with free consciences, he told himself, with a pang of
fresh pain. He stifled a groan with the end of a pillow into which he
had turned his face. Then he sat up to listen. It was a step on the
stair - a step he had known from childhood. It was that of his brother
William.
"He is coming! He is coming up here," Charles muttered, aghast. "Well,
it is his right. He waited till the others went out so that he can rave
and storm to his heart's content. Yes, he is coming. He has heard about
the club, and all the rest. This time he will kick me out. He has stood
me long enough, in God's name."
Charles sat erect and adjusted his dressing-gown with nervous hands. The
step was now near. The top of the flight of stairs was almost reached.
Charles stood up as a gentle rap was sounded on the door.
"Come in," he called out, his husky voice cracking in his parched
throat. The door was slowly opened and William Browne, pale, haggard,
and trembling nervously, entered.
"Sit down, old man," Charles said, indicating a chair. "Sit down. I
thought you'd come."
"Thank you." The movement toward the chair conveyed an idea of almost
helpless groping.
"I am sorry I wasn't fit to come down," Charles faltered. "I don't show
your house much respect, Billy, but at least I can hide myself when I
have sense enough left."
The banker groaned as he sank into the chair and sat staring at the
floor. His brother took another chair close to the table. He lowered his
tangled head to the table and waited. But no further sound came from his
companion.
"Oh, I've hit him hard - I've hit him hard this time!" Charles thought to
himself. "He has lost all hope of me now. It is hard for him to say what
he has to say, but he is going to say it. He looks like Uncle James now,
with those grim lines about his mouth. Poor Billy! he deserves a better
deal from me, for God knows he has been a good brother. No one else
would have borne with me as he has all these years. But he has reached
his limit. His endurance is ended. In the first place, I must leave the
bank. Yes, that is first - then, then, yes, I must leave this house. He
will say I have turned it into a hog-pen. He is calm. God! how calm he
is! He is choosing his words. He has determined to speak gently. I can
see that."
"Lessie and Ruth have gone out," William presently said, without raising
his eyes. "Michael said you were here, and I took this opportunity
to - to - "
"I know; I expected you," Charles heard his own voice as from a great
distance, so faint was his utterance. He cleared his throat. "Yes, I
knew you'd come. There was nothing else for you to do."
William's head rocked to and fro despondently.
"I don't think you know why I've come," he said, grimly, and he raised
his all but bloodshot eyes and fixed them on his brother's lowered head.
"Oh yes, you have heard of this last debauch of mine, and the damnable
acts that went with it - my expulsion from the club, the trial at the
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By Tiffany Frandsen @tiffany_mf
SATURDAY APRIL 24
Dweezil Zappa—son of the legendary eccentric musician Frank Zappa, who died in 1994—is touring with a show that serves as a tribute to his father, called Zappa Plays Zappa, for the 40th anniversary of the album One Size Fits All. The 1975 rock release was the 10th and final one from the jam band Frank Zappa and & Mothers of Invention, full of psychedelic rock, with an emphasis on guitar riffs that sound as if they would fit as well in a jazz improvisation band as in a prog-rock set. Several of the lyrics are humorous (for example, from "Po-Jama People": "They all got flannel up 'n down 'em/ A little trap-door back around 'em/ An' some cozy little footies on their mind"). Tracks are lengthy, and melodies are treated as if they are tangible; riffs are flipped, stretched out and sped up. Dweezil channels his father accurately; he lowers his voice and uses the same growl on his occasional vocals, and he took two years off to learn the music and his dad's characteristic playing style. Before the show, Zappa will hold a 75-minute guitar master class to share his knowledge of those guitar concepts and unconventional styles. The Depot, 400 W. South Temple, April 24, 9 p.m., $23 in advance, $29 day of show, DepotSLC.com
Knowing that a band formed in a church may lead to assumptions about its musical stylings: maybe some Gregorian chants, maybe some Christian rock. The sound of Coasts, conceived in the crypt of a church in Bristol, England, relates more to the architecture of medieval European churches than the message preached inside: vast, with a tinge of darkness to their quick-paced rock. Still a relatively new band to recording, they are touring their newest release, Modern Love, a mellow single about a love that is doomed to fade away, and will release their first full-length album this summer. They signed to Capitol Records this year, and this is the first stateside tour for the band (which includes performances at both Coachella and Lollapalooza). Arizona pop artist Zella Day and Provo rock band VanLadyLove open. The Complex, 536 W. 100 South, April 24, 7:30 p.m., $13, TheComplexSLC.com
The newest installment from electronic duo BoomBox, Filling in the Color, is a funky, '70s-influenced haze-pop record. Russ "the Captain" Randolph and Zion Rock Godchaux, from the river city Muscle Shoals, Ala.—famous for its mention in "Sweet Home Alabama," when Lynyrd Skynyrd sang "Muscle Shoals has got the Swampers"—play a deep, vintage-psychedelic version of electronic dance music. They take their time introducing and teasing smooth melodies into soulful blues tracks with bass and trumpets. Filling in the Color is the third album from BoomBox, and has more of the laid-back groove they introduced in the first two albums. The signature beats sometimes take a back seat to more trance-like and smoky jazz rhythms, as in "Dream" and "Like a Feather." For the fans who need something to tide them over until the live performance, download the re-release of BoomBox's remix of Tupac Shakur's "Changes." Mikey Thunder, a solo artist from Denver who busts out bass-driven electro-funk, is joining them on tour. The State Room, 638 S. State, April 24, 9 p.m., $18, TheStateRoomSLC.com
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A cool, blue Canadian breeze will soon blow in from the north in the form of an indie band called Seoul. The trio from Montreal play atmospheric and somewhat drowsy sounds. Three tracks, "Stay With Us," "The Line" and "How We Feel" have been sequentially released over the past six months as teasers of their debut LP, I Became a Shade, which is due out on June 9. If those songs are accurate indicators of what is to come, the album will span the spectrum from sensual R&B with breathy vocals to dreamy, melodic indie-pop (at about half the pace of a mainstream pop song). The music video for "Stay With Us" is spare, detail-oriented and slow; even the scene in a nightclub is in slow motion, which parallels the band's tracks, which could have passed for dance music had they not been beautifully slowed down. The flowing, glossy indie music of Ballet School—currently based in Berlin, but all three in the trio are expatriates from Ireland, Brazil and England, respectively—has been captured on their first full-length album titled The Dew Lasts an Hour. The album is ethereal and ambient, with a bit of sparkly pop showing up in some tracks. The band has been together since 2011, but this release is their first LP, following up 2014's similarly experimental and dreamy EP, Boys Again. Kilby Court, 741 S. 330 West, April 27, 7 p.m., $10 in advance, $12 day of show, KilbyCourt.com
A Detroit native now relocated to Los Angeles, JMSN—pronounced Jameson, the moniker of Christian Berishaj—has the voice of a pop singer, but sings about pain and heartbreak over experimental soul instrumental tracks. That his voice sounds poppier than most R&B/soul singers is appropriate; he has gone through several incarnations. Before his work as JMSN, he fronted a pop band called Love Arcade for three years. He has also performed as Christian TV (a faster-paced, slightly raunchier pop-R&B sound) and worked on rap albums; his is the high-pitched harmony on multiple tracks from Kendrick Lamar's album, Good Kid m.A.A.d. City, and he joined Ab-Soul in another side project (initially planned as an album, Unit 6, but which ended up as one catchy track, "You're Gone"). Now, as JMSN, he has released three albums—his most recent a self-titled and self-produced LP that is mellow, foggy and atmospheric. The album (full title JMSN(Blue Album)) was released on his own label, White Room Records, and shows off his smooth, classic Motown voice. At the same time, he punctuates several of the tracks with chopped samples of his own voice. Bar Deluxe, 666 S. State St., April 27, 8 p.m., $10, BarDeluxeSLC.com
TUESDAY APRIL 28
Tennis is a couple, both in their indie-rock musical venture and in life (guitarist/keyboardist Patrick Riley and singer/keyboardist Alaina Moore are married). Their playful third album, Ritual in Repeat, is a calm record with a subtle pop influence. The album is sweet, similar to their first, Cape Dory, which they wrote as a way to document a seven-month sailboat trip. But instead of songs about birds and bays, the new album addresses loneliness and relationships. They are joined by The Shilohs and Kuroma. Urban Lounge, 241 S. 500 East, April 28, 9 p.m., $12 in advance, $14 day of show, TheUrbanLoungeSLC.com
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Barnsley FC is delighted to announce an official club partnership with award-winning marketing agency Fantastic Media.
The 2014/15 Season will see the introduction of the sponsorship of the squad home and away shorts, which has been taken on by Birstall-based Fantastic Media who are looking to expand their reach to the South Yorkshire area and utilising the already strong partnership with the Club to springboard this.
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With ancient cities hidden among forests with oxygen-rich air, Antalya is a holiday paradise offering much more than one might expect.
Antalya was founded in 158-138 BC by Attalus II, King of Pergamon, who named the city Attaleia after himself. Having been inhabited continuously since then, it was encircled by strong protective walls in Roman times. The Byzantines and Seljuks successively occupied the city before it came under Ottoman rule.
Today it is one of the world´s best-loved tourist resorts, with numerous five-star hotels, holiday villages and entertainment establishments. Besides the chances Antalya offers for skiing on the mountains and then descending to the shore for a swim, the proximity of a great number of archaeological sites and ruins enhances its appeal. There are great works of art from different civilizations at every corner of the city. In the picturesque old quarter of Kaleiçi, narrow, winding streets and old wooden houses abut the ancient city walls. When Emperor Hadrian visited Phaselis in Antalya in 130 AD, a beautifully-decorated three arched gate with Corinthian columns was built into the city walls in his honour. It was the only entrance through the city walls. The two towers flanking the gate, as well as other sections of the walls, are standing near the marina. The clock tower in Kalekapısı Square was also part of the old city's towers. The elegant, fluted minaret of the Yivli Minaret Mosque at the centre of the city, built by the Seljuk Sultan Alaeddin Keykubat in the 13th century, has become Antalya's symbol. The Karatay Madrasah in the Kaleiçi district, from the same period, exemplifies the best of Seljuk stone carving.
The two most important Ottoman mosques in the city are the 16th-century Murat Paşa Mosque, remarkable for its tile decoration, and the 18th-century Tekeli Mehmet Paşa Mosque. Neighbouring the marina, the attractive late 19th-century İskele Mosque is built of cut stone and set on four pillars over a natural spring. The Hıdırlık Kulesi (tower) was probably constructed as a lighthouse in the second century. The Kesik Minaret Mosque, which was previously a church, bears witness to the city's long history. The major part of the southern coastline falls within the borders of the city of Antalya. With ancient cities hidden among the trees, lush-green plateaus and forests with oxygen-rich air, trekking routes and beautiful beaches, Antalya is a holiday paradise offering much more than one might expect.
Hotspots along the coastline
Visitors can also find a number of touristic hotspots along the coastline away from the city centre. Kemer, 42km from Antalya through a spectacular mountain scenery, is the first such spot to the west of the city. This resort town has been carefully designed to blend in with the surrounding scenery and offers an ideal environment for a wonderful holiday. The fully equipped Kemer Marina allows yachtsmen to enjoy the unspoiled bays and beaches on the south of the town. Shoppers will delight in the wonderful range of high-quality souvenirs. A beach promenade with its cafes and shops on the north of the marina leads directly to Kemer Beach which was awarded a Blue Flag. Other tourist centres to the north are Kızıltepe, Göynük and Beldibi while to the south there is Çamyuva and Tekirova.
At the foot of 2575m-high Mt Tahtalı (Olympos), 15km south of Kemer, the three harbours of Phaselis were once major commercial centres. The ruins of aqueducts, agoras, baths, a theatre, Hadrian´s Gate and an acropolis reveal the city's historical importance. The ancient city of Olympos is situated on the southern side of Mt Tahtalı. Oleander and laurel bushes shade the Olympos Valley, accessible by land or sea. North of Olympos and up from Çıralı Beach is Yanartaş (at a height of 300m) where, Greek mythology tells us, the Lycian hero Bellerophon mounted his winged horse Pegasus and slew the fire-breathing Chimaera.
The Karain Cave, which dates from the Palaeolithic Age, is the oldest known cave where human lived in Anatolia. A single entrance, lit by the morning sun, opens onto three large interconnecting chambers. Although the little museum at the entrance displays some of its finds, most of the artefacts discovered are housed in museums around Turkey, with some of them dating to 160,000 BC. The ruins of the city of Termessos are perched on a 1050m-high plateau, lying on the western slopes of Güllük Mountain (Solymos) within Güllük Mountain National Park that is situated to the northwest of Antalya. A wild and splendid landscape surrounds the monumental traces of this city, and a nature and wildlife museum can be found at the park's entrance.
Limyra, an ancient Lycian city, can be found 10km inland from Finike via Turunçova. Farther along this road is the Lycian city of Arykanda. It was inhabited by at least 500 BC and was destroyed several times by fire or earthquake. The ancient city of Myra, now called Demre or Kale, is 25km west of Finike. St Nicholas, who was born in Patara, was the bishop of Myra during the fourth century AD, and died there in 345. The island of Kekova, an hour from Çayağzı by sea, gives its name to a whole group of picturesque islands, numerous bays and ancient cities.
Continuing west out of Kekova you come to Kaş, a lovely spot surrounded by mountains on three sides. Swimming and diving are excellent in the clear cool water around Kaş. Along the scenic Kalkan road, Kaputaş has a beautiful beach at one end of the Turquoise Grotto.
A little distance to the west is Kalkan, a lovely small hilltop town that overlooks a tiny bay. The ancient Lycian capital of Xanthos, today in the village of Kınık, and the Lycian cultic centre of Letoon are included on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
Enjoy two seasons on the same day
Saklıkent, 50km from Antalya, is an ideal winter sports resort at an altitude of 1750-1900m on the northern slopes of Bakırlı Mountain. In March and April you can ski in the morning, eat a delicious lunch of fresh fish at Antalya´s marina and then go on to sunbathe, swim and windsurf in the afternoon. You can see wildlife – deer and mountain goat – as part of a conservation program in Düzlerçamı Park, north of Antalya, and on the way, you can stop at the astonishing 115m-deep Güver Canyon.
Beautiful cascades
The eastern part of Antalya is as rich as its western part. The sandy Lara Beach lies about 12km to the east. At the Upper Düden Waterfall, 14km northeast of Antalya, you can walk behind the rushing cascade for a thrilling experience. On the way to Lara Beach, the Lower Düden Waterfall plunges straight into the sea, with the nearby rest area that offers an excellent view of the falls, while the view is even more spectacular from the sea. Kurşunlu Waterfall and Nilüfer Lake, both 18km from Antalya, are two other places of superb natural beauty.
Beyond sun, sand and sea
Abundant and up-to-date tourist facilities as well as well-preserved historical sites give you a number of options for daily activities. Perge (18km from Antalya) was an important city of ancient Pamphylia, which St Paul visited on his first missionary journey. Swimmers and sunbathers alike enjoy Belek, a modern luxurious holiday centre and golfer's paradise, 40km from Antalya. A photogenic Seljuk bridge crosses the Köprü River from the road to Aspendos. The Aspendos Theatre is the best preserved theatre of antiquity, with a capacity of 15,000 spectators. Still used today, the theatre's galleries, stage decorations and acoustics all testify to the architect's success. Nearby stand the remains of a basilica, an agora and one of the largest aqueducts in Anatolia. On the northeast of Antalya at the turn off for Taşağıl and Beşkonak is the scenic route that leads to the Köprülü Canyon National Park. The twisting road winds over mountain streams and passes through virgin cedar forest. It is often a slow drive because the view at every turn is more beautiful than the last. The national park, 92km from Antalya, is a beautiful valley rich in flora and fauna. Side, one of the best-known classical sites in Turkey, was an ancient harbour whose name once meant pomegranate. Today it is a pretty resort town. Its ancient ruins, two sandy beaches, numerous shops and extensive tourist accommodation attract throngs of visitors. Tucked in pine forests on the east of Side, the holiday resorts of Sorgun, Titreyengöl and Kızılağaç are popular for their sandy beaches and sparkling sea. The atmosphere is relaxed, the accommodation plentiful and the activities endless. To the west of Side are the holiday centres of Kumköy, Çolaklı and Kamelya, offering sun and sea in close proximity to the ancient sites. At Seleucia of Pamphylia (Bucakşıhlar), 15 km northeast of Side, are the remains of Roman baths, temples, churches, a mausoleum, theatre and agora which are in good condition. One of the most interesting and well-known caves in Turkey is located in Altınbeşik Cave National Park situated 12 km southeast of Aydınkent (İbradı) and 55 km north of Manavgat. Lakes and interesting rock formations within the cave area, as well as travertines and streams, make this area especially fascinating. Altınbeşik Cave is situated on the western slopes of the Manavgat River Valley and can be reached via Ürünlü, an authentic village and a must-see when travelling through this area. The Alarahan Caravanserai was built by the Seljuk Sultan Alaeddin Keykubat in 1230 on the banks of the Alara River. At the top of a nearby hill the Alara Fortress commands a view of the whole area.
The large and popular resort centre of Alanya lies at one end of a rocky promontory which juts out into the Mediterranean between two long sandy beaches. A fortress, repaired by the Seljuks in 1231 and one of the most magnificent sights on the coast, crowns the headland. Nearly 150 towers punctuate the walls of the well-preserved, double-walled citadel. Within the outer walls are ruins of mosques, a caravanserai and a covered bazaar and within the inner walls can be found a ruined cistern and a Byzantine church. Although Alanya´s history dates back to Roman times, it rose to prominence under the Seljuks when in 1220 Alaeddin Keykubat made it his winter residence and naval base. The surviving buildings reflect the importance of the city in Seljuk times. Besides the impressive citadel, tourists should explore the unique dockyards and the octagonal Kızıl Kule (Red Tower).
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The fact of Bulgarian weapons deliveries to terrorists is confirmed by the FSA deputy commander Col. Malik al-Kurdi. In an interview to the Trud newspaper, he claimed that "an HQ has been set up in Turkey and Jordan to ensure cooperation between the special services of 15 states. We warned the U.S. and the EU that the weapons delivered in this HQ gets directly in the hands of the terror organizations.
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Shipping shifts course to cut emissions with OrbitMI and DTN API solutions for weather-optimized voyage routing
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(New York, USA, January 11, 2023) – Shipping companies are piloting an innovative cloud-based solution for weather-optimized voyage routing launched by OrbitMI that allows routes to be plotted automatically based on cost, time and fuel consumption as new CII regulations raise the pressure to cut CO2 emissions.
The Orbit Weather+ digital solution, powered by DTN® marine weather APIs, is now being implemented fleet-wide by Stena Bulk, with multiple pilots ongoing at other companies, according to US-based vessel performance management (VPM) software company OrbitMI. It has already been used to route tankers and dry bulk vessels hundreds of times since its launch last summer.
The automated solution can find the smartest, safest and most fuel-efficient route by using AI-based machine learning to analyze constantly updated weather data fed into the Orbit VPM system through DTN APIs.
This makes it possible for vessel operators to generate unlimited 'what if' scenarios based on a range of business parameters - including bunker usage and cost, ETA, CO2 emissions, CII rating and possible hazards - to determine the optimal route, marking a transformational shift from the traditional method of weather routing.
Digital solutions for efficiencies
Implementation of Orbit Weather+ in the shipping industry coincides with the enforcement from 1 January this year of the IMO's Carbon Intensity Indicator (CII) whereby vessels over 5000 tonnes will be rated from A to E based on their emissions relative to cargo carrying capacity and distance travelled, with a requirement for progressive improvements in energy efficiency towards 2030.
A vessel's CII rating, as well as its EEXI (Energy Efficiency Existing Ship Index) score that also comes into play this year, will become key commercial criteria for cargo owners and charterers in business decision-making amid an increasing focus on the sustainability of the overall supply chain.
"Digital transformation is being driven by external pressures such as CII and EEXI regulations, as well as the advancement of the EU's Emissions Trading System and carbon pricing, which will force charterers, ship owners and operators to adopt new solutions," said OrbitMI's chief marketing officer David Levy.
Weather-optimized routing is one of the digital tools available to achieve operational efficiencies to reduce fuel consumption from the existing fleet that will be necessary to meet the IMO target to reduce the carbon intensity of shipping by 40% within 2030, according to Levy.
At a recent online demonstration of Orbit Weather+, DTN vice president global weather intelligence Renny Vandewege said: "Timely weather data continues to be a key factor, when combined with other maritime data parameters, as part of the analytics required by global shipping professionals to operate efficiently, reduce fuel burn and CO2 emissions, and keep crews and cargo safe."
He highlighted the weather impacts of climate change such as rising sea levels, increasing wave heights, rougher sea conditions and a growing incidence of tropical storms that can cause voyage delays, which lead to less operational efficiency and higher emissions, as well as pose greater risks to people, assets and cargoes.
DTN strategic product manager Jarco van der Brink commented that by harnessing multiple DTN APIs into a dynamic dashboard, Orbit Weather+ is able to offer integrated access to the insights needed for better vessel-based decision making. Orbit Weather+ can surface insights to guide operational efficiency, environmental impact, safety and myriad other use cases such as improved CII rating, reduced fuel consumption and avoiding container loss.
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The plug-and-play solution, which requires no software or hardware installation, is always working in the background by continually updating and analyzing weather data to generate optimized routes based on current conditions in a matter of minutes.
This is in contrast to the traditional method of weather routing that typically entails time-consuming emails back and forth with a shore-based consultant and route updates only on a daily basis.
However, OrbitMI's vice president engineering Slavisa Djokic emphasised the system does not replace a shore-based weather consultant and the vessel captain remains the final decision-maker on which route to follow. "Rather, this is creating transparency for charterers and vessel operators in the weather-routing workflow by giving them more optionality and capabilities in voyage decision-making," he explained.
Cost benefits
Orbit Weather+ allows an unlimited number of alternative routes to be generated at no extra cost due to a per-active-vessel pricing model, greatly reducing the cost per route versus the traditional method that entails additional fees for new route requests.
This means it can be applied to any number of routes for voyages of any distance across an entire fleet, rather than only long-haul routes due to cost constraints with traditional routing, to realise additional substantial cost savings with fuel reductions on short-haul routes.
Consequently, operators that have implemented the solution have seen as much as a thirtyfold return on investment, according to Levy, who said future releases of the software will result in further optimizations for earnings, CII and other parameters.
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The exercise "Italic Weld", which was a combined air-naval-ground exercise in northern Italy involving the United States, Italy, Turkey, and Greece, appears to have been one of the first exercises in which the new Italian Army orientation was tested.
The two countries, along with the United States, also are participating in large-scale military drills conducted on annual basis by non-NATO member Israel, which are code-named "Blue Flag", and which take place in the region of eastern Mediterranean.
Italy ceded the Dodecanese to Greece as part of the Treaty of Peace following World War II in 1947.
Today, there are still historical Greek communities in Italy dating to the antiquity and Italian communities in Greece, dating to the Middle Ages.
An offer of alliance between the two countries was rebuffed by Venizelos but during the talks Mussolini personally offered "to guarantee Greek sovereignty" on Macedonia and assured Venizelos that in case of an external attack on Thessaloniki by Yugoslavia, Italy would join Greece.
To this end, the Greek government, especially Foreign Minister Andreas Michalakopoulos, put renewed emphasis on improving relations with Italy, leading to the signature of a trade agreement in November 1926.
The Italian–Greek rapprochement had a positive impact on Greek relations with other Balkan countries, and after 1928 was continued by the new government of Eleftherios Venizelos, culminating in the treaty of friendship signed by Venizelos in Rome on 23 September 1928.
In 1923, the new Italian Prime Minister Benito Mussolini used the murder of an Italian general on the Greco-Albanian border as a pretext to bombard and temporarily occupy Corfu, the most important of the Ionian Islands.
The Greek general Theodoros Pangalos, who governed Greece as a dictator in 1925–26, sought to revise the Treaty of Lausanne of 1923 and launch a revanchist war against Turkey.
In early 1912, during the Italo-Turkish War, Italy occupied the predominantly Greek-inhabited Dodecanese Islands in the Aegean Sea from the Ottoman Empire.
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Winter X-Games showcase local skiers
by Phil Busse
A decade ago, Ravi Drugan was struck by a train; the injuries left him a double amputee. At the time of the accident, he was 15 years old and admits that he wasn't yet the strongest skier. He was, however, immersed in ski culture. His dad had been skiing since he was two years old, and watched Warren Miller ski films with Ravi all the time, including some with early '90s daredevil icons like Glenn Plake—who he still counts as one of his heroes, because, Drugan explains, "He does what he loves, and how he wants to and has fun doing it."
But four years passed after the accident before Drugan was persuaded to return to skiing—and even then he was a bit hesitant.
Oregon Adaptive Sports (OAS) set him up with an instructor, Ben Sparrow, and a half-day lesson at Hoodoo Ski Resort.
"At first," Drugan says, "I did not think skiing on one ski was gonna be easy or even much fun." Though, he adds, "But I kept a open mind."
By noon that day, Drugan was hooked. He explains, "After lunch, my dad and I went to the top of Hoodoo and I was skiing black diamonds with my dad; just me and him the rest of the day till last chair."
Since then, Drugan, now 25 years old, has been nearly unstoppable. He trains on Mt. Bachelor and has already competed twice at the Winter X-Games. On Thursday, Jan. 22, he will compete for the third time in the Mono Skier X race, this time, in Aspen.
Drugan says that he is ready for the cameras and crowds. When asked what will define victory at the upcoming competition, he doesn't hesitate: "Getting the gold," he plainly states.
He provides the standard line that his main competition "may be just myself," but then goes on to point out two Canadians, both who have previously won gold, and gives some of his technical assessments for the upcoming race. "I am one of the lightest," he says, "Some of the guys have a good bit of weight on me."
Drugan is joined at the X-Games by brothers Ben and Gabe Ferguson, from Bend, who both are competing in the Snowboard SuperPipe.
The Winter X-Games will be televised on ABC and ESPN. OAS is hosting a viewing party, 1 pm, Thursday, Riverbend Brewing.
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Wilcock said the entire solar system is going through a transformation that can be seen in interplanetary climate change as well as in the rapid evolution of human beings. Wilcock referred to the work of Prof. John Hawks, an anthropologist at the University of Wisconsin, who has been studying the speed of evolution. Present day humans are more genetically different from people of 3000 B.C. than the people of 3000 B.C. were from Neanderthals, he pointed out.
Wilcock discussed the groundbreaking research by Russian scientist A.B. Burlakov that suggests an energy field, or "biofield," is feeding life, perhaps causing mass evolution to occur. He shared details from a study by V. Budakovski in which raspberry callus tissue was healed by projecting a hologram of a healthy raspberry plant into the sick one. As further evidence of the transitory and changeable nature of DNA, Wilcock mentioned the work of Dr. Peter Gariaev, who found he could use laser light to turn frog embryos into salamander embryos.
During Open Lines, John in North Carolina recalled some UFO experiences he had as a child. He claimed to have seen "balls of light," one the size of a softball and the other about as big as a basketball, flying inside his house. John also said he and his parents witnessed a giant triangular craft as large as football field in New Jersey when he was 8 years old. June in Indiana whistled themes from "The Andy Griffith Show" and The Bridge on the River Kwai. Mike in Colorado shared details from two Bigfoot encounters. He described the creature as 8-ft tall, pure black in color, with a cone-shaped head, and giving off a terrible stench.
Appearing in the first half hour, financial advisor Catherine Austin Fitts briefly commented on news that US senators have reached an agreement on a financial stimulus plan. She does not think the stimulus plan will have a big effect. Fitts suggested the impetus to push through a package so quickly had much to do with the economic meltdown in California. "If that [municipal] system breaks down, then control top down gets lost," she warned.
Twin brothers Phil and Mick Cahalane say this photo (pictured) shows their great-grandfather with the ghostly image of St. Teresa of Avila. According to family stories, the "saintly" figure appeared in a photo he took after surviving a terrible storm during a fishing trip. "He started praying because he thought he was going to die. The storm passed and because he thought it was safe, he kept fishing, and that's when he caught most of his fish," Phil Cahalane said. More info and larger photo available from Mt Druitt Standard.