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An afternoon alone with
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The five-light Chancel Window in the East End of Saint Nicholas's Church, Adare, was designed by JH Powell of the Hardman studios in Birmingham (Photograph: Patrick Comerford, 2018)
One afternoon last week, before a meeting in Limerick, I had an opportunity to visit Saint Michael's Church, Limerick, and to photograph the windows made by Mayer & Co of Munich in 1878 and Heaton, Butler and Bayne of London.
Then late this week, between an afternoon meeting in Rathkeale and an evening meeting in Adare, I found time to visit Saint Nicholas's Church, the Church of Ireland parish church in Adare, Co Limerick.
I have visited this church on many occasions in past, including preaching there at the Harvest Thanksgiving Service last year [2017], although I have yet to write about the church, and until this week I had not attended to the details in the stained-glass windows.
As I photographed the windows in the church, I also realised I had returned to the Pugin trail, seeking to identify the buildings in Ireland associated with AWN Pugin (1812-1852) and the Gothic revival in church architecture in the mid-19th century.
Saint Nicholas's has a splendid collection of windows by the studios of Mayer & Co in Munich, by Heaton, Butler and Bayne, and by the Birmingham studios of John Hardman. All three companies were closely identified with the Gothic Revival, and to find works from all three studios in one church in an Irish town is a real delight.
Four sets of windows in Saint Nicholas's, Adare, are the work of Joseph Hardman's studios in Birmingham and their principal designer, John Hardman Powell: the East Window in the Chancel; the window on the south wall of the chancel, above the altar rails; the main window at the East end of the South Aisle; and the window at the back of the church at the west end of the Nave.
These four windows, taken together, are a unique collection and provide a direct link between Adare and the work of Pugin.
The Hardman studio was founded in 1838, began manufacturing stained glass in 1844, and was one of the leading manufacturers of stained glass and ecclesiastical fittings until it was wound up in 2008.
The three key figures in the business were John Hardman snr (1766-1844), of Handsworth, then in Staffordshire, who was the head of a family business designing and manufacturing metalwork, his son John Hardman jnr (1812-1867), and his nephew John Hardman Powell (1827-1895).
The Hardman family and studio were closely associated with AWN Pugin from the 1830s, when he was commissioned by the Bishop Thomas Walsh to design Birmingham Cathedral as a suitable church to house the relics of Saint Chad, which had been rescued from destruction at Lichfield Cathedral during the Reformation.
When Pugin's building was consecrated in 1841 as Saint Chad's Cathedral, it was the first Roman Catholic cathedral built in England since the Reformation. Pugin contracted Hardmans to provide metalwork for Saint Chad's Cathedral, and the Hardmans were enthusiastic donors, giving the rood screen to the cathedral and providing the Hardman Chantry in which John Hardman sr was buried in 1844, followed by later family members.
From 1845, at Pugin's urging, his close friend John Hardman jr entered the fast-developing stained-glass industry. He was joined by his nephew, John Hardman Powell, who became Pugin's son-in-law and claimed to have been Pugin's only pupil.
As a young man, John Hardman Powell stayed at The Grange in Ramsgate to assist Pugin with his many orders for stained glass, church plate, and other artefacts. Through Pugin, the firm became very successful throughout the 19th century and set high standards of design and craftsmanship, initiated by Pugin and then developed by Powell, who married Pugin's first child, his daughter Anne, in 1850. Pugin supplied the first designs for Hardmans, and in his later years relied increasingly on his talented son-in-law Powell to provide the designs for stained glass.
Powell became the chief designer for Hardman's after 1849 and before Pugin's death in 1852. The company also took part in the Great Exhibition of 1851 in London, exhibiting the great chandelier designed for Alton Towers in Staffordshire.
A year later, Hardman and Powell collaborated with AWN Pugin's son, Edward Welby Pugin, in designing the funeral arrangements of John Talbot, 16th Earl of Shrewsbury, in November 1852.
Pugin's involvement in Irish church building and decoration gave rise to the establishment of an Irish branch of the firm in Grafton Street, Dublin, in 1853, under the direction of Thomas Earley and JH Powell's brother, Henry Powell (1835-1882), who lived at 25 Elm Grove, Ranelagh.
Under JH Powell's direction, the firm produced enormous amounts of stained glass for Anglican and Roman Catholic churches throughout Britain and Ireland, and beyond, in the second half of the 19th century.
Powell never forgot his debt to Pugin, saying he had learned everything from him. But he gradually evolved a personal style, involving rather more elongated figures and a more exaggerated sense of movement than his master. He also wrote a vivid and affectionate memoir of his great teacher, Pugin in his Home (1889).
The collaboration between the Hardmans and the Pugins continued after Edward Welby Pugin's death in 1875 with the later firm, Pugin & Pugin. This collaboration lasted for three generations and was a major influence on church architecture and decoration and the Gothic Revival.
Under JH Powell, the metalwork design department split from the stained-glass department in 1883 and traded under the name Hardman, Powell and Co. Powell died in 1895, and the leadership of the firm passed to John Bernard Hardman, a grandson of John Hardman snr.
A large proportion of the Hardman archive was damaged and destroyed in a fire in 1970. Some of the earliest cartoons are now held in Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery. The business closed in 2008.
Powell's designs are original innovations in the Gothic style. His stained glass recreates the elegance, the refinement, the brevity that is seen in some of the finest examples of glass, sculpture and illumination of the 13th and 14th centuries. He utilises the flowing, curving lines, the flourish of drapery, the calligraphic brush-strokes and pure colour.
One of his best works is the large Immaculate Conception window in the north transept of Pugin's Saint Chad's Cathedral, in Birmingham, designed in 1868 in memory of John Hardman jnr. This is an elaborate and uplifting design, with a beautiful ethereal quality, pure colours, and a silvery overall light.
Pugin was involved partly in the design of Adare manor, and in 1846 he produced designs for the hall ceiling, the great staircase, the gallery at the end of hall, the fireplace and doors for the 2nd Earl of Dunraven.
Phoebe Stanton says Pugin 'added a new roof and stained-glass windows to the village church [in Adare], which he probably also totally restored' Roderick O'Donnell, on the other hand, says Pugin did this work in for Roman Catholic Church in Adare, the former Trinitarian Abbey. The involvement of Powell and the Hardman studios in windows throughout Saint Nicholas's seems to confirm Phoebe Stanton's choice of this church, although there is extensive evidence of Pugin's influence throughout the Trinitarian Abbey too.
The East Window in the Chancel in Saint Nicholas's Church was designed by Powell in the Hardman studios in Birmingham and dates from 1850. This window consists of five lancets, measuring 4760 x 600, with ten intersecting tracery lights.
This Chancel window is the dominant image as one looks up through the church from the back of the church or the west end. The central image in this window is the Crucifixion. The five scenes depicted in the lancets are:
The Nativity in the Chancel Window (Photograph: Patrick Comerford, 2018)
1, the Nativity (first from left);
The calling of Saint Peter in the Chancel Window (Photograph: Patrick Comerford, 2018)
2, the calling of Saint Peter (second from left);
The Crucifixion in the Chancel Window (Photograph: Patrick Comerford, 2018)
3, the Crucifixion;
The Resurrection in the Chancel Window (Photograph: Patrick Comerford, 2018)
4, the Resurrection (second from right);
The Ascension in the Chancel Window (Photograph: Patrick Comerford, 2018)
5, the Ascension (first from right).
JH Powell's window depicting Saint Paul and Saint Barnabas (Photograph: Patrick Comerford, 2018)
The window on the south wall of the chancel, above the altar rails, consists of two lancets, measuring 2700 x 620, with one tracery light. This was designed by Powell in the Hardman studios ca 1855, and the man images are of Saint Paul and Saint Barnabas.
The predella below Saint Paul depicts the beheading of Saint Paul, while the predella beneath Saint Barnabas depicts the stoning of Saint Barnabas.
JH Powell's window at the East end of the South Aisle depicts the two main sacraments surrounded by six of the seven corporal works of mercy (Photograph: Patrick Comerford, 2018)
The main window at the East end of the South Aisle complements Hardman's main East Window in the Chancel. This window was also designed by Powell in the Hardman studios in Birmingham ca 1855. It is made of four lancets, measuring 3760 x 480, and six intersecting tracery lights.
There are two rows of four scenes, illustrating eight Gospel themes in all. They point to six of the seven corporal works of mercy, and to the two principal sacraments of Baptism and the Eucharist.
The upper row depicts (from left):
Feeding the Hungry in the window at the East end of the South Aisle (Photograph: Patrick Comerford, 2018)
1, Feeding the Hungry;
Giving drink to the Thirsty in the window at the East end of the South Aisle (Photograph: Patrick Comerford, 2018)
2, Giving drink to the Thirsty;
Clothing the Naked in the window at the East end of the South Aisle (Photograph: Patrick Comerford, 2018)
3, Clothing the Naked;
Visiting the Sick in the window at the East end of the South Aisle (Photograph: Patrick Comerford, 2018)
4, Visiting the Sick;
The lower row depicts (from left):
Visiting the Prisoners in the window at the East end of the South Aisle (Photograph: Patrick Comerford, 2018)
5, Visiting the Prisoners;
The Baptism of Christ in the window at the East end of the South Aisle (Photograph: Patrick Comerford, 2018)
6, The Baptism of Christ;
The Last Supper in the window at the East end of the South Aisle (Photograph: Patrick Comerford, 2018)
7, The Last Supper;
Burying the Dead in the window at the East end of the South Aisle (Photograph: Patrick Comerford, 2018)
8, Burying the Dead.
Until the Middle Ages, the corporal works of mercy were counted as six, until the burial of the dead was added to popular lists. However, the corporal work of mercy missing from Powell's depiction is that of giving shelter to the homeless.
But when we remember the role of the Gothic revival in the Anglo-Catholic and Catholic revivals of the md-19th century, it is possible to deduce that in this window Powell is stating that the Church, expressed in its sacramental life, is our true home and that all should find shelter and refuge here.
The Hardman window by JH Powell at the west end of the nave in Adare (Photograph: Patrick Comerford, 2018)
The window at the back of the church, high in the west end of the Nave, is composed of three lancets and three intersecting tracery lights. This too was designed by Powell in the Hardman studios in Birmingham.
The central image in this window is a Resurrection scene, and three Gospel stories that are presented here are (from left):
1, Christ raises the daughter of Jairus.
2, An angel greets the women at the empty tomb on Easter morning.
3, Christ blesses the children.
The Mayer window depicting the Risen Christ with Mary of Bethany (left) and Mary Magdalene (Photograph: Patrick Comerford, 2018)
The church also has two windows on the south side of the chancel wall that were made by the Munich studios of Mayer & Co. These two Mayer windows date from 1866, and both are composed of three lancets measuring 2790 x 620, with three tracery lights
The first Mayer window on the left (looking from altar) depicts the Risen Christ in the centre, with Mary of Bethany to the viewer's left and Mary Magdalene to the viewer's right.
The Mayer window depicting the three virtues (from left): Faith, Charity and Hope (Photograph: Patrick Comerford, 2018)
The second Mayer window on the left (looking from altar) depicts the three virtues (from left): Faith, Charity and Hope.
The window by Heaton, Butler and Bayne depicting the Adoration of the Magi (Photograph: Patrick Comerford, 2018)
Saint Nicholas's Church also has one window, in the south wall of the south aisle, designed in 1891 in the London studios of Heaton, Butler and Bayne. This window, depicting the Adoration of the Magi, is composed of three lancets, measuring 2700 x 480, and three intersecting tracery lights.
Many of the other windows in the church and in the church porch are plain, with clear glass, leaded and without decoration. Perhaps there was a vision for more windows from these studios; or, perhaps, the Dunraven family of Adare Manor ran out of enthusiasm for completing the decoration of the church initiated in the restoration works of the 1840s and 1850s.
Evening lights at Saint Nicholas's Church, Adare, Co Limerick (Photograph: Patrick Comerford, 2018)
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He was kept in an ocean enclosure and eventually died from exposure to pathogens. Some might be able to be released into open oceans, with a care and feeding station available should they wish to return to it. Featured Image Credit: Minette Layne via Wikipedia See why nearly a quarter of a million subscribers begin their day with the Starting 5. "We are listening to our guests. A female orca breaches in the Pacific Northwest. I don't want them to go out of business. In another bit of pro-captivity spin, SeaWorld mentions the case of Keiko, an orca who was captured as a calf in 1979 and returned to the ocean in the late 1990s after being freed from a Mexican amusement park. He's no longer a good candidate for release back into the wild, but he should be retired to an ocean sea pen near his family pod, to live out his life and stop having to perform tricks. We're always changing," Manby said. There are considerable downsides to sea pens. The title of my book on this subject, "Killing Keiko," is blunt and it is true. Don Bartletti/Los Angeles Times/TNS The killer whales at SeaWorld SanDiego in California will probably never live in the wild. Rose and Marino will also host a public workshop at a conference of the Society for Marine Mammalogy in December that "will explore the potential for the development of sea pen, retirement sanctuaries or refuges for captive cetaceans in North America.". But Sampal found a hole torn in the sea pen and freed herself. "These animals are so incredibly bored," Hargrove tells Newsweek. Our oceans today are not entirely clean, and the netting won't keep out any trash that happens to float by. Nollens referred to the sanctuaries as "sea cages," and otherwise echoed Manby's remarks. Demand sea pens for orcas owned by SeaWorld! The group is calling for the company to release all of SeaWorld's orcas to sea pens or coastal sanctuaries. "He basically said it would be a death sentence. Uncontrollable exposure to pollution, ocean debris and life-threatening pathogens in ocean waters are just a few of the factors that make sea pens an unhealthy living environment for any of our animals. However, every plan has its flaws. In some populations, children stay with their mothers for life. Although animal welfare groups have tried to get the orcas moved to sea pens, SeaWorld's killer whales may never make the change. These enclosures are built on the fringes of marine habitats and are designed to give the animal inside a gradual adjustment to a natural setting. Sea pens are colonial marine cnidarians belonging to the order Pennatulacea.There are 14 families within the order; 35 extant genera, and it is estimated that of 450 described species, around 200 are valid. The most often cited example of a captive orca released to a sea pen is Keiko, the whale featured in the 1993 Warner Bros. movie "Free Willy." When SeaWorld made the jaw-dropping announcement that they would phase out their orca shows, many people wondered what would happen to the large whales that called the park their home. Unfortunately, the conversation too often leaves out the smallest details that are the largest problems. While many orcas would not survive if they were suddenly released into the wild, the authors recommend the use of sea pens, which present a viable compromise by allowing the orcas greater freedom, providing them with the opportunity to learn how to catch fish, having trainers on hand to assess their health, and offering visitors a view of whales living in more natural surroundings. By Candace Calloway Whiting on November 20, 2011 at 4:23 PM. They've called for SeaWorld to stop breeding its orcas and retire those it currently holds in captivity. ", You have 4 free articles remaining this month, Sign-up to our daily newsletter for more articles like this + access to 5 extra articles. Each pen could cost up to $500,000 a year to care for, Rose said. "Animal rights activists, welfare organizations—anyone interested in this issue from the animal's perspective—have been asking [SeaWorld] to consider sea pen sanctuaries," Rose adds. In what's billed as "a simple idea to save orcas," the Lummi Nation wants to rear and release Chinook from one or more sea pens in the San Juan Islands. The whales would get healthier, and would act more normal and the public would be better informed about orcas every day. CEO Joel Manby said during an investor call that the company's San Diego park would "phase out theatrical killer whale show in 2016"—the show known as "One Ocean" —and replace it with a "new orca experience" in 2017. Endangered southern resident killer whales sport "DTags," sensors that help scientists understand how orcas hunt. "His testimony was mind-blowing to me," Rose says. The notorious sea pens that housed 10 orcas and 87 beluga whales who had been captured for sale to marine parks in China are now closed.Read more. The salmon would be grown to provide more forage for the starving southern residents in a key feeding area for them. In the wild, killer whales live in very tight-knit social groups, but those in captivity can't necessarily join such a group upon release. Decades down the line, when the captive orcas are gone, the sea pens could transition into serving as rehabilitation facilities, Rose says, for injured whales that are rescued out in the wild. Rose noted that the U.S. Navy's Marine Mammal Program keeps its trained dolphins in sea pens just down the coast from SeaWorld San Diego. The whales are "suffering in captivity. Such a structure could be significantly larger than any tank and would allow the whales to "experience the currents and swim and dive and interact with other ocean animals," says Jared Goodman, director of animal law for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. Many claim them to be the magic solution to end captivity for cetaceans currently living in human care. "Their entire lives are these blue-walled tanks," and they "float emotionless for hours staring at a concrete wall because there's nothing for them to do." Millions of people experience our whales annually and are inspired by them every year when they visit our SeaWorld parks. Her proposal involved building a sea sanctuary with medical care and other stations around an existing island and allowing public access for visitors to view and learn about the orcas in a much more natural setting. Some of those who advocate loudest for sea pens have only one example on their resume: Keiko. Since the announcement, animal welfare groups have drawn up several proposals that the captive whales be released with the help of sea pens. Trainers have orcas perform for the crowd during a show at the animal theme park SeaWorld in San Diego on March 19, 2014. Her caretakers were concerned that she wasn't ready, but she was spotted five days later about 60 miles away, swimming with a group of dolphins that were identified as her original pod. Although animal rights critics make false allegations, there is no science to support their claims. If you think about it, the orcas from SeaWorld have spent their lives within the protective, sterile walls of their enclosures. Sea pens would work. And it'll have a strong conservation message.". Another SeaWorld spokesman quoted from the testimony of Hendrik Nollens, a senior veterinarian at SeaWorld San Diego, before the California Coastal Commission in October. In this case, his history of care in captivity was too significant to overcome the stressful conditions in the wild. You might have heard about oceanic sea pens as the superior alternative to housing marine mammals within marine parks. While they might seem like a reasonable choice for introducing animals to the world outside their enclosures, sea pens are not all they're cracked up to be. The sea pens would be a "less boring" environment than the animals' current tanks, Rose said. In building sea pens and introducing ALL of your orcas into them you would increase renevue by allowing people to observe the whales in the ocean AND by winning back the patrons you lost from the "Blackfish effect". The notorious sea pens that housed 10 orcas and 87 beluga whales who had been captured for sale to marine parks in China are now closed. Scientists say that claim may not hold water. Orca Whale Morgan's Proposed Sea Pen is Embraced by Community and is Close to Wild Orcas. In the wild, orcas are very intelligent, social animals, she says, but putting them in a concrete tank that's tiny relative to the size of their bodies is like keeping a dog in a kennel for its entire life without ever taking it for a walk or run. The sea sanctuaries are a way for them to return to "some semblance of natural life" while still receiving the human care they need as they live out the rest of their life. All Rights Reserved. Ultimately, though, Rose and her colleagues would much rather work with SeaWorld than against it. (BLM) "The orcas eat hatchery fish. SeaWorld's first park opened in San Diego, California, in March 1964 with only a handful of employees, a few dolphins, sea lions, and two aquariums. We eat hatchery fish. Meanwhile, breeding in captivity would cease. Decades down the line, when the captive orcas are gone, the sea pens could transition into serving as rehabilitation facilities, Rose says, for injured whales that are rescued out in the wild. Many of the critics urge SeaWorld to release its beluga whales, orcas and other dolphins into "sea pens," or large netted enclosures close to the shore where the animals could swim in natural waters while receiving food and veterinary care from humans. (Candice K. Emmons under U.S. permit #781-1824 and 16163) In the race to save Puge Keiko, the whale famous for being the inspiration for the film "Free Willy", was an example of how sea pens can mean certain death. Animal Rights Groups 'Skeptical' of SeaWorld's Plan to End Killer Whale Shows, Report: SeaWorld to End Killer Whale Shows in San Diego. A sea pen's barrier is made of strong netting which allows the marine water and small native species to flow freely through it. By Lindsay Edgar. Image Credit: Doug Perrine/NPL. Rose says this frustration and boredom might be why these normally active, fast-swimming, wide-ranging predators have hurt and killed people when in captivity. Sea pens have a cosmopolitan distribution, being found in tropical and temperate waters worldwide, as well as from the intertidal to depths of more than 6100m. "I want them to do this voluntarily and as partners. Outside of the sea pens where the orcas and belugas are captive at Srednyaya Bay, Jean-Michel Cousteau talks about our mission and the opportunity we now have to rehabilitate and release them. Rose, Goodman and Hargrove all point to a mockup presented recently by Ingrid Visser, a researcher specializing in orcas in New Zealand waters and the founder and principal scientist for the Orca Research Trust. Visser cofounded the Free Morgan Foundation and helped devise a plan to send the killer whale to a sea pen in Norway, with the intention of reuniting the orca with her family. I want them to change their business model. But experts and activists say the orcas, or killer whales, held in captivity at SeaWorld's three parks—in San Diego, San Antonio and Orlando, Florida—are living in circumstances vastly different from their natural environment and have developed abnormal rather than natural behaviors. Sea pens have been used for years to hold cetaceans in captivity. "In 2017, we will launch an all-new orca experience. Encircled by a deep net, it was about two-thirds the size of a football field, anchored to the ocean bottom with more than 100 tons of chain. Yahoo Finance shows SeaWorld stock plunging another 68 cents per share (4.48%) and is issuing a Strong Sell recommendation for SeaWorld. She hung around for a little while but then decided to make a break for the open ocean. We believe at least part of the reason for the decline is SeaWorld's continued refusal to retire their orcas and dolphins to sea pens. "What you see in a concrete tank is not a normal killer whale," says Naomi Rose, a marine mammal scientist for the Animal Welfare Institute who earned her doctorate with a dissertation on the social dynamics of killer whales. If rapidly transferred to coastal waters, they are exposed to poor water quality and significant pollutants. The sea pen sanctuaries are a concept similar to the land sanctuaries that are home to elephants and chimps, Rose says. Our facilities are among the largest and most sophisticated in the world.... More than 80 percent of our whales were born in our care, and sea pens would be a poor choice for them. This will be the first permanent sanctuary for dolphins and killer whales. If killer whales held by SeaWorld and other marine parks were released, where would they go? Lori Marino, founder and executive director of the Kimmela Center for Animal Advocacy, has already assembled an expert panel to discuss in detail what such sanctuaries might look like and require, what criteria should be used to choose possible locations (such as water flow, depth and shielding from storms) and more. ", John Hargrove worked as a killer whale trainer for 14 years, the majority of these at the SeaWorld parks in San Diego and San Antonio. There is nothing short of retiring them that would end their physical and psychological suffering. The only reason to breed more orcas is to make sure more captive orcas are available to do meaningless tricks for the tourists to line the pockets of SeaWorld. If you think about it, the orcas from SeaWorld have spent their lives within the protective, sterile walls of their enclosures. SeaWorld's Monday announcement about a change to its orca performances has not impressed the animal welfare community and animal rights groups. During a night performance in 2014, trainers direct killer whales at Shamu Stadium in SeaWorld San Diego in California. It was just so extreme and so off-the-charts irrational." The cost of building such pens could reach $5 million each. Whales born and raised in captivity, or even those born in the wild but who have lived for many years in captivity, can't simply be released, Rose and Goodman both emphasize, in part because they've never had to procure their own food or develop other learned behaviors that help them survive. Workers fashioned a sea pen out of foam-filled plastic pipe. Would they be released into the wild? Print; Morgan's life hangs in … (including Morgan and Lolita) von: Antonia A; empfänger: Joel Manby, CEO of SeaWorld Parks and Entertainment; Orcas are highly social animals who live in stable social groups ranging from two to 15 individuals. SeaWorld Says It Has to Keep Orcas in Captivity to Save Them The company insists its killer whales help us better understand wild orcas. The spokesman also said SeaWorld has not considered retiring its orcas or working to place them in sea pen sanctuaries, as animal welfare groups and orca experts have suggested, and pointed Newsweek to a quote from CEO Manby from the June 2015 stockholders' meeting: First, and most importantly, our killer whales are healthy, well cared for and thriving in our care. T hese excuses have been refuted by experts, including marine biologist and orca expert Dr Naomi Rose. The once-captive orcas remain very much dependent on human care. The film stirred controversy for its unflattering portrayal of SeaWorld, which called it "shamefully dishonest, deliberately misleading and scientifically inaccurate.". He resigned in August 2012 and just days later shot an interview for Blackfish, the 2013 documentary that focuses on Tilikum, a killer whale involved in the death of trainer Dawn Brancheau and two others. "We have at least five different sites in mind, and we've looked at three of those in detail," she tells me. To continue reading login or create an account. Since his resignation, Hargrove has also written Beneath the Surface: Killer Whales, SeaWorld, and the Truth Beyond Blackfish. Are sea pens or SeaWorld tanks better for captive killer whales? There are no sea pens that can hold all 11 orcas. Though arguably "unnatural", that is the environment their immune systems have adjusted to. It's gonna be focused more on the natural setting, the natural environment and also the natural behaviors of the whale. In this case, however, a sea pen sanctuary would be a large space in the ocean, most likely in a bay or a cove, that is enclosed by nets. Though arguably "unnatural", that is the environment their immune systems have adjusted to. Video by Harry Rabin. Featured Image Credit: Minette Layne via Wikipedia. After it was announced that the park was ending its orca breeding program, people asked whether the existing killer whales could be rehomed in a sea sanctuary. Sounds ideal, right? About a year and a half later, the foundation opened up Keiko's sea cage and gave him access to the entire cove, which had been cordoned off with a 300-meter-long net. Animal rights groups, such as People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, have called for SeaWorld to release its 29 orcas to sea pens. AN ORCA BREACHES IN THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS. There are considerable downsides to sea pens. She says SeaWorld has "adamantly refused" to discuss the matter with her or her colleagues at other organizations. © 2020 Awesome Ocean. A team of scientists have started building an orca sanctuary, where SeaWorld's killer whales could retire. According to Ingrid Visser, an orca expert who has been a leading voice in the Free Morgan movement, the ideal set-up would involve a sea pen in a harbor or bay protected from harsh weather, as well as a floating sea pen that could be used in the open ocean to create a different environment. The group, including Rose, met for the first time this summer and will gather again in December. There are considerable downsides to sea pens. The captive orcas are at the center of an animal welfare debate. Eleven killer whales (also known as orcas) and 87 belugas languish in several rectangular sea pens in Srednyaya Bay in Russia's Far East. "Experts agree that [the orcas] would thrive in these conditions," he adds. A SeaWorld spokesman tells Newsweek via email that the orcas in San Diego will remain in the same tanks they are currently kept in for the "new orca experience" coming in 2017, and that the company plans to continue breeding the whales in captivity. We're evolving as a company.
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"I really hope they work extremely hard on the OL."
I really hope the OL heals completely, and returns to pre-LSU form.
Thanks, coach. Excellent as always.
Well coach this is as good as it gets. I have to say my knees are sore from staying on them so much during the game. RTR!
Dead on again, Coach! Thanks.
We played, by far, our worst game of the year and still won. That speaks volumes about this team. We played like the tired team that we were. We now have a month to heal and rest, and I sure like our chances against Ok.
I think everybody thought that Tua was trying too hard to make the big play. There should be plenty of opportunity for that against Ok's porous defense, however, Tua needs to take what their D gives him. Should be plenty of opportunities for big plays.
By the way I forgot to thank Kirby for one, the fake punt and two putting Fields in on some plays when Fromm was having a great day.
I'm glad you mentioned that. I haven't seen a thing from Justin Fields this year that has impressed me. Ga better hope nothing happens to Jake Fromm.
Fields and Jalen Hurts may go start their own team somewhere else.
Thanks again coach. Great analysis! I am really, really glad my doc has me on good blood pressure and cholesterol medication else I'd have had multiple heart attacks and strokes last night. Sure glad to see Jalen get his chance and take advantage of it. I bet the Oklahoma coaches are wondering who will play QB for us in Miami. How hard is it to prepare for 2 different QBs? ROLL TIDE!!!
It is pretty difficult. However, what is a help is how Jalen looks to throw instead of just run after his first read isn't there.
Absolutely! Last year you could see trepidation in Jalen's eyes at the line of scrimmage. You see nothing but confidence now. He is a totally different player and person than he was last year.
BUT... Jalen still failed to step up in the pocket when looking downfield. Instead, as last year, he backed out and rolled right when the first option wasn't there. It worked, but I was very surprised that UGA didn't adjust.
It worked both times, to perfection.


There are four rooms in Joker's hold.
Are you sure you haven't missed anything?
I kind of liked that room, if only because I realised early on that I could do it in about half the number of moves I originally thought it would take.
×Of course, you can only do it the short way if the force is with you. I also liked the surprise at the end after the rest of the room had removed all expectation I had of something interested happening in the middle of the room.
Curse you, I Ching competition. It's about 1:45am and I was planning on getting up early tomorrow...um, today.
Yes. I just can't count.
Seriously, the person I was responding to asked if there were 3 rooms - I knew he missed one, so I just assumed there are 4 without counting.
×Of course, you can only do it the short way if the force is with you.
I'm curious. I personally cheated using the editor.
×I assume that what Avon refers to is that you have just enough room between the serpent head and tail to directly jump from one force arrow to the next. It saves a lot of running around the room but add a lot of waiting.
That's how I did it anyway.
Click on one of the checkboxes, then click on "Vote".
×...solve it the way that I made it. It's Anyone Edit, so you can make a copy of the room. Once you have an editable copy, note the position of Beethro and his mimic when you step on the second potion, and use it as the starting point. In a step-by-step format, imagine you have moved Beethro forward (or backward along the trapdoor area, and turn the trapdoor with the mimic potion to a pit, as would have happened if you did this in the game. Place a force arrow over the pit to show which direction you have moved (so you don't forget) and do likewise for the mimic, for it would have moved as well. Continue on, replacing one trapdoor at a time with pit and marking the movements of both you and the mimic. Eventually you should be able to guess at the solution by looking at your relative positions and remaining trapdoors. Oh, and if you make a mistake, just reset the trapdoors and remove the arrows back to a point where you know your solution is correct.
If you find yourself in a literary mood some time, there might be an Architect's Toolkit article in that for designing such rooms.
However, I've got an article I'm waiting to create at the moment as well. All I need now is to sort out Bavato's Dungeon to see if what I'm going to say has the desired effect.
×the problem was based around just the one trapdoor that I couldn't fall. After a bit of playing through I managed to get a working combination. Fun hold though, good job!
×It saves a lot of running around the room but add a lot of waiting.
×It doesn't add any waiting. Either way you always have to wait for the serpent to return.
and then there's the "oh no I left my finger on the key too long lets wait for the snake AGAIN!"
or making your point with a square with a length 4 smaller on each side.
that's 8 less buttons and 16 squares less waiting each time around... would've made all the difference in the world. I'd give your hold a 2 just because of that room, if the turning down the volume thing (LOL) and the awesome previous room didn't make up for 90% of the offense. I'm afraid that cut you out of the perfect 5 though.
I didn't see this mentioned anywhere, so I thought I'd ask: How will the winners be determined? Will each hold be given a score equal to the average of all votes for it, and then highest score wins?
After polls close, the entry with the highest sum wins.
My guess is you'll find that submission one wins, due to a couple folks who didn't know you had to vote all at once.
Seems average score might be a better method, but that may just be me.
I have no idea how the voting is going so far, as I still have to finish Ag, Bib and Watcher's. BTW, I'm glad Watcher didn't get Clay's reading... That boy knows how to REALLY do persistence. Check the Eternity hold if you're unfamiliar.
BTW, I'm glad Watcher didn't get Clay's reading... That boy knows how to REALLY do persistence. Check the Eternity hold if you're unfamiliar.
You'll find, I think, that this is not quite accurate. In actual fact, Watcher has the exact same reading as Clayton, although the interpretation is in a different style, and has much less perseverance inside it.
I have no idea how the voting is going so far, as I still have to finish Ag, Bib and Watcher's.
×...Nine people have so far voted (three others forfeited their votes) and this has thrown all sorts of ratings all over the place and made the scorings interesting. However, I can't say openly what the votes look like, so you'll have to vote yourself to quench your curiosity. I will say though, that everyone has the same number of votes, so it does look quite fair at the moment.
oh... I guess I should've checked the reading... I haven't touched Watcher's hold yet. Got distracted from DROD by setting up my livejournal.
the comment was more just an excuse to shout out his Eternity hold, which makes Clayton's look like the blink of an eye, or perhaps more accurately the time it takes the electrical impulse for an eyeblink to travel a distance equivalent to the outer membrane on the eye.
Good to see that the voting is working out well, however if everyone has the same number of votes, then average score predicts the same winner as the total... it takes a lot more shadiness to significantly effect the average score though.
Oh well, I didn't enter, I was too busy vacationing to make a hold, so I don't really care who wins. So long as it's not Satan-Mushroom, or Mr. 'Perseverance'... I kid. Your holds are great, and would both be deserving winners.
We'll just see how well that coffee mug comforts you when you're being tormented in that special place in hell reserved for sadistic architects.
I'm not sure about this, but I think the poll system is set up such that your vote will not be accepted if you haven't made a selection for every question. So I wouldn't worry about this.
I'd almost forgotten about that one. Don't worry, though, there's nothing that bad in my hold. Really, Eternity and most of the other holds in that thread had ridiculously long solutions. Nobody would play them attempting seriously to finish. I wouldn't pull of something like that in a "real" hold.
So far each entry has the same amount of votes (nine, right now). As long as this remains true, I believe the average score method will yield exactly the same results as the sum method in determining who wins. If somebody fails to vote for all of the entries then I guess we could use the averaging method in that case. I should probably just use the average because it will be more meaningful to say a hold was rated "4.3" out of 5 than to say it accumulated 32 points.
Okay, we will go by averages because: 1. It will be fairer than summing if not all entries get same number of votes. 2. It won't be less fair than summing if all entries get same number votes. 3. An average score provides better context than a sum when you want to see how well your entry did.
How many people actually found the REAL exit to Holding Together? There IS "water" upon the earth. I do explain everything.
Have you solved ALL the rooms?
After you do that, hold together.
Hold together. Don't bolt for the exit. Think about the room.
×What does the first exit do? Send you back to the start?
Yup. It's ingenious. Due to the requirements, people who reach the stairs can get the personal satisfaction of beating 3 not-that-hard rooms. Those who did something else got slightly more satisfaction.
Could I have some hints on Ricky's Entry 06 – Deliverance: 2S, 2W please.
Just how do you go about programming the roaches' path? Do you have to stay on the 'deliberately left empty' scrolls only? Does your path to the northwest-most empty scroll and the return have to be the same? Is the point in the spawn cycle relevant – as to when you have to strike the releasing orb perhaps – etc?
I have been trying to do it by trial and error for over three hours now, sticking blobs of Blu-Tack on the screen, and the best I have done is to capture two, non-consecutive, roaches. As a final spoiler, which I shall only use in desperation, and numbering the six capture cells from NW to SE, could someone give me the order in which the roaches should pass through the cells. My best results have been in the order 1, 2, 4, 3, 5 and 6 but the last two seem to be too close together.
I thank you in advance and I am well aware of what is to come after this room is cleared.
×The way I solved it is by going into the editor and deleting the scrolls I thought would make the right path. When I finally had it I took a screenshot and used that as a reference for playing the room for real.
As a final spoiler, which I shall only use in desperation, and numbering the six capture cells from NW to SE, could someone give me the order in which the roaches should pass through the cells.
Clayton, good hold, I like the chess piece room, and I sort of got tired of the long snake room (5000 turns waiting is just too many).
joker, the only room in which I died was the proper exit. It needs a checkpoint.
bibelot, I can't get past the first roach room, but the rest of the hold (in editor) is pretty solid. Some good puzzles in there.
Watcher, I really liked the last room of your hold, though I killed the Wraithwing in the previous room against the North wall and had to find my own way out.
Sim, I really liked the geography of your hold, and there were some pretty challenging rooms in it.I think your hold took me the most time per room, which is a good thing because they were interesting enough for me to keep coming back.
Overall, I liked every hold in this contest, especially mine ( ), and I think a collaboration of all the submissions in to one hold would be very fun indeed once the contest is over.
Over 30 people downloaded the holds, but there are only 12 votes. Might it be a good idea to run the poll for a little bit longer, so people who haven't yet noticed the forums are back up will have some time to get their votes in? I think my vote from 3 weeks ago is the most recent vote.
Over 30 people downloaded the holds, but there are only 12 votes.
I'm not surprised at these numbers. It takes a largish commitment to play through all of the holds.
Might it be a good idea to run the poll for a little bit longer, so people who haven't yet noticed the forums are back up will have some time to get their votes in? I think my vote from 3 weeks ago is the most recent vote.
If I hear from at least two people that plan to vote soon, but not before the vote closes, then I'll extend it. Keep in mind that we are probably going to have a runoff vote, so latecomers will still get a chance to participate.
If more people vote, it really is anyone's contest.
I can't figure out Deliverance:1S. Does the I Ching reading have anything to do with solving it, or is it just hard and/or tricky?
The reading is related to this room, but it might not be clear why until you finish the hold.
I assume you're having trouble just getting past all the roaches. There's not really a trick to it; it's just hard. I had originally had four fewer roach queens, but I thought that was too easy. Then I added two more, and that was doable. Then I thought, why not, and added two more. That took me quite a few tries, but I got it eventually.


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Tiger by the Tail is a 2013 novel by Indian author Venita Coelho (also the author of the story collection Dungeon Tales). It has been illustrated by Priya Kuriyan and published by Hachette India. The novel tells the story of Rana, an eleven-and-a-half-year-old boy, who is on a mission to save the tigers from disappearing from various Indian forests.

Plot
Rana is eleven and a half years old, and is a sickly and allergic child. He has a grandfather who is an inventor, and who keeps trying to make various remedies for Rana's problems, and also carries out experiments. But one day, he discovers a tiger on their doorstep, who demands breakfast and turns out to be Bagha, a friend of Rana's grandfather. Rana discovers that he can speak to animals, and his parents had started an intelligence agency called the AIA (Animal Intelligence Agency). Its aim was to capture poachers and ensure protection for all sorts of wildlife. However, it was destroyed by an attack on the headquarters which killed Rana's parents. Bagha has come to Rana's grandfather to seek guidance as tigers are disappearing all over India. It is the dreaded enemy of all animals, the Taker, who is the poacher responsible for the death of Rana's parents. Rana convinces Bagha to let him accompany him on his mission, as he desires revenge. After a misadventure involving notorious gangster called Muchchhad Master, they reach the Red Fort in Delhi, India, to seek a disgraced former agent of the AIA, called Kela, who was removed from duty after the Incident of the Exploding Mangoes. He leads them to Taklé, who is another criminal who keeps animals. From there, they learn they have to go to Kathmandu, where they meet a holy bull called Kaloji (Agent Number 27), who tells them that the Tigers are going to Tibet. After that follows a dangerous adventure to Tibet, where they are rescued from the extreme cold by the Yeti or the Abominable Snowman. From Tibet, they journey on to the Forbidden City, where they find another city underground. The missing tigers are all part of an operation to overthrow the governors of China and install the descendant of the last Emperor, 'the General', on the throne. Using the tigers, he has taken a part of their genes to make an elixir which will make its user immortal. Rana manages to save the tigers, and by mistake, receives a shot of the elixir, which makes him immortal. But the General is not the last enemy to be defeated. The Taker is still at large, and when the final confrontation comes, it is much more terrible than Rana has ever thought.

About the author
Venita Coelho is a writer and an artist who lives in Goa. She has had a career in television and is also a screenwriter. As an artist, she works on glass and canvas.

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No other issue in the Church has been as contentious as the date of Easter. It was one of the main reasons for the Great Schism of the 11 century, when the Church in the East (Orthodox) and the Church in the West (Latin) went their separate ways.
A few years ago there was a proposal to 'secularize' the issue, and to plump for a fixed date for Easter, but that has been dropped for the time being. Looking at my copy of Common Worship, there is, on page 17, a run-down of dates for Easter (and other variable dates, all of which are governed by the date for Easter), from 2001 to 2030, and here I read that the earliest date for Easter is 23 March (this occurred back in 2008) and the latest is 24 April (which occurred in 2011). You have to turn to the early pages of the Book of Common Prayer to view the Byzantine set of calculations to do with the phases of the moon, which are intended to help us arrive at the 'golden numbers', and hence at the date for Easter.
I'm sure the Risen Lord would be impatient with such goings-on, but then the Church is made up of fallible human beings, who try to fathom the divine will.
Whatever the date in any given year (this year on 21 April) on which it falls, Easter is the 'festival offestivals', to be celebrated with great joy and rejoicing.
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I don't know where is the problem!
it keeps saying name1 or age or country is not defined...

A: Add the this keyword before the variable to reference the instance variables of the object which is calling the method

    function user(name1,age,country){
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user.prototype.yourCountry=function(){
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let firstUser=new user('Any Name', 20 ,'Any Country');
firstUser.yourName();//name1 Is Not Defined
firstUser.yourAge();//age Is Not Defined
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A: You are using prototype in Javascript
So prototype let you use the Object oriented syntax in vanila javascript where you can Inherit the property and method of a constructor.
So In your case
function user(name1,age,country){
    this.name1=name1;
    this.age=age;
    this.country=country;
}

Here in user method you defined your constructor() so you need to access the value in the method user.prototype.yourName method. Therefore you need to inherit the property of constructor using this because user.prototype.yourName will have it's own scope.
user.prototype.yourName=function(){
    console.log(`Your Name Is ${this.name1}`);
}
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Judge blocks Laguna Beach apartment complex over coastal commissioners' transparency law violations
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By Bettina BoxallStaff Writer
An Orange County Superior Court judge Thursday threw out the California Coastal Commission's approval of a Laguna Beach apartment building, citing in part commissioners' violation of public disclosure laws.
The decision again casts a spotlight on some commissioners' haphazard adherence to Coastal Act requirements that they promptly report contacts with developers, environmentalists and others that occur outside official proceedings.
Judge Kim Dunning found that six commissioners who voted on the apartment project in January 2015 should not have done so because they had not properly disclosed so called ex-parte meetings involving the proposal.
"When commissioners do not satisfy the statutory requisites, they lose the right to participate in the hearing and the vote. These consequences are not to be dismissed as technicalities, they strike at the fundamental fairness and integrity of the process," Dunning wrote.
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The judge also found that the Laguna Canyon proposal did not conform to local coastal plans that call for small-scale development and maintenance of the canyon's rural character.
"With 30 residential units, plus work space, plus retail space, plus a 47-stall parking garage, all on a parcel smaller than one acre, the Project does not qualify as small-scale or rural. It would be a stretch to label the project suburban, but easy to label it urban," Dunning stated in the 19-page ruling.
Commission spokeswoman Noaki Schwartz said her agency was reviewing the order and did not have further comment.
Commissioners are required to file disclosure forms within a week of an ex-parte contact. If meetings occur within seven days of a hearing on the matter, commissioners must report them orally at the hearing.
The judge devoted five pages to the various ways commissioners had not followed the rules in the Laguna Canyon case: Disclosure forms were not in the commission's official files before the hearing, were signed and dated more than a week after the contact or were nowhere to be found in the administrative record.
If that were the only issue, Dunning would have revoked the development permit and ordered the commission to rehear the project, according to the decision. But in light of the finding that the project violated local coastal standards, the proposal is dead, said attorney Julie Hamilton, who represents Friends of the Canyon, the group that challenged the project.
The developer's attorney could not be reached for comment.
Ralph Faust, the commission's general counsel from 1986 to 2006, said that to his knowledge Thursday's ruling was the first to cite ex-parte violations as a basis for overturning a commission decision.
Hamilton, who worked as a commission planner years ago, said the ex parte problems became apparent at the project's 2015 hearing.
A member of Friends of the Canyon had checked commission files a week before the hearing to see which commissioners were being lobbied on behalf of the development – so the group could contact them and urge a no vote.
Only one disclosure was in the file. But at the hearing, commissioners reported a number of meetings that should have been disclosed earlier.
"Little did I know that disclosures were going to be the thing," said Hamilton, who filed the court petition in early 2015, nearly a year before commissioners' dismissal of Executive Director Charles Lester heightened public and media scrutiny of the powerful coastal panel.
That attention has led to allegations of extensive ex-parte violations. A lawsuit served this month against five commissioners accuses them of violating disclosure requirements a total of 590 times during the last two years.
If courts uphold those allegations, individual commissioners could face civil penalties that, in two cases, could total more than $5 million.
Several other lawsuits are challenging coastal development permits partly on the grounds that commissioners improperly disclosed their ex-parte contacts.
"They've gotten a lot of heat lately," Hamilton said. "Hopefully it will change the approach they take."
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Texas ranks among most dangerous states in America
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Texans have no shortage of state pride, but a new survey has knocked down the Lone Star State a peg. According to the number crunchers at Wallet Hub, Texas is among the most dangerous states in America, falling in the bottom five on the 2014 list of Safest States To Live In.
For the personal finance website, the term "safety" does not refer exclusively to protection from violence and crime; it encompasses various categories, including workplace and traffic safety, natural disasters, home and community stability, and financial security. To determine its rankings, Wallet Hub looked at 26 key metrics for all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
Texas earned its poorest marks for financial security and emergency preparedness.
Texas landed at No. 47. Only Oklahoma, Tennessee, Arkansas and Nevada fared worse on the survey. Texas earned its poorest marks for financial security and emergency preparedness.
Texas has one of the highest percentages of un-banked households in the country, second just to Mississippi. The Lone Star State is also home to some of the highest property damages from natural disasters, coming in at No. 43 out of 51. Texas performed best on the home and community safety metric, but even then we managed to climb only a few slots to No. 37.
In general, states on the East Coast and in the Midwest earned the highest rankings, while Southern states and those on the West Coast finished at the bottom of the pack.
According to the survey, the safest state in America is Massachusetts, followed by New Hampshire, Minnesota, Hawaii and the District of Columbia.


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Nectarine quite literally means, "sweet as nectar," and was likely given its name by a Chinese emperor who said the very quote above.
You may have found yourself in a position at one point or another where you confused peaches with nectarines. You wouldn't be the first! These two stone fruits are ridiculously similar at first glance. Before we dive into our commodity this week, let's start by understanding the main difference between a peach and a nectarine.
First off, nectarines are considered more fragrant and sweeter than peaches – with the occasional bite of an aftertaste. Additionally, nectarines are often smaller in size than your average peach. The best way to tell the immediate difference between the two is to keep in mind that peaches have fuzz, while nectarines do not. The outside may give it away, but a look at the insides of the two fruits will quickly show you how similar they are to the eye. They both can come either yellow or white-fleshed, which doesn't help us differentiate! Next time you head to the grocery store or farmers market, take an extra moment sometime in July-September to pick up a peach as well as a nectarine as they will both be in season at this time. You will quickly start to see these small differences, and they will stick with you going forward, making it much easier to tell the difference with no effort at all.
Nectarines originated in China perhaps over 2,000 years ago, only to be later cultivated in Persia, Rome, and Greece. Great Britain grew nectarines for quite some time along with Spanish travelers and nectarines made their way to the United States in no time. California proudly produces over 95% of nectarines grown in the US.
Like many of the stone fruit Rosaceae family, nectarines bring plenty to the nutritional table. Powerful antioxidants. Alkaline digestive help due to immense fiber content. Fiber that also slows down the absorption of sugar in the bloodstream aiding in fighting diabetes. Detoxification and weight loss benefits. Rich source of Vitamin C to assist in preventing Anemia. Chlorogenic acid to aid in fighting anti-cancer properties. Improvements in eye vision due to lutein. Cardiovascular health improvement via proper circulation of blood in the body. Immunity Booster. Cellular turnover health and promotion.
Do farmers infuse magic into these stone fruits or something? Nope – that's just good ole' Mother Nature having our backs through fresh produce. The mere fact that we as humans can consume nectarines right off the tree (although we do love a nice wash off) in their current state of ripeness is proof of the power of Mother Nature alone and the cycle of life.
Don't ever underestimate the power of the nectar. Many people view nectarines as just another summertime fruit and devalue the number of nutrients and health properties that come along with it. A little bit of the right fruit really does go a long way – and goes to show you how important it is to read up on the history and nutritional value of everything we consume to help aid us in refining our dietary purchases. Eating healthy doesn't have to be expensive – but in the end, it's worth its weight in gold.


In a pretty unusual episode of our "What's up, UW?" cycle, we interviewed not a student, but a professor. Prof. Ramasamy Alagarsamy is an art and literature critic from Manonmaniam Sundaranar University in Tirunelveli. He was deputed to the University of Warsaw in October 2011.
Tytus Ławnik: Professor, please tell our readers something about yourself.
Ramasamy Alagarsamy: I am from Manonmaniam Sundaranar University in Tirunelveli, city in the southern area of India. As regards my vocational qualification I am a critic of art and literature. My first appointment was with Pondicherry University as a lecturer in the School of Performing Arts. With eight years of theater teaching experience, I shifted to the literature department in Manonmaniam Sundaranar University in 1997. During time spent in Pondicherry I had a chance to participate in various fields of dramatic production. I wrote more than ten plays and directed five.
I?ve taught literary criticism and modern Tamil literature at various education levels and supervised ten PhD students. According to the profile submitted by the academics of Indian universities, the Indian Council of Cultural Relations deputed me to the University of Warsaw as a Visiting Professor of Tamil. I had joined University October 2011.
As a critic and an academic I wrote more than 300 articles, which have been compiled in 18 books. My writings are mostly related with the organic structure of an art and literature and how it is giving readers a chance to enter into its parts. This is a modern way of approach in literary criticism. Through this method we can analize all form of arts ? literary, performing and celluloid mode of productions.
What about the beginnings? Why exactly did you want to work in Poland?
The phrase ?University of Warsaw? got registered in my mind in 1986. My research guide, prof. T. Natarajan was selected by ICCR as a Visiting Professor of Tamil to the University of Warsaw and he served here for four years. He moved to Warsaw when I was about to finish my research, so I tried to submit my thesis before he left. Then I joined Pondicherry University in 1989 as a lecturer of performing arts, headed by R. Parthasarathi (pen name: Indira Parthasarathi), a well known playwright. He was also a professor who returned from Warsaw. Thanks to him, I had a chance to get to know about the theater heritage in Poland. My guide used to write many letters including information about the experience and life in Warsaw. During the time he had lived in Warsaw, there was an significant period for Polish contemporary history. The struggle for the transition from a socialist structure to a present capitalist mode has been held at that time. Professor has personally seen the anger and agitation and wrote me with details. I can say that this has also influenced me to apply through ICCR when I got a chance.
Maybe you can tell us something about the cooperation programme between your government and our university?
The programme between the two countries was set up by our national government only. However, a new chances have emerged recently, with the recognition of the status of classical Tamil. Under the cultural exchange programme the Tamil students from the University of Warsaw have been given a chance to visit, stay and study in Tamil Nadu universities about Tamil languages and culture. I am planning to make a new programme for Tamil students at the University of Warsaw. I have already sent a proposal to the Central Institute of Classical Tamil.
Was it surprising that in an European country such as Poland someone wants to learn your language?
It didn?t surprise me, because when the Europeans entered India to rule us, they tried to understand my nation and its structure, they started learning Indian languages. They thought that they should know the regional language to understand the culture and mind of Indian people, so they started learning Sanskrit and Tamil. This idea is still being continuated. I know that the Europeans are knowledge seekers, they are always in search and try to convert others wealth and knowledge for their development. Even today a person in Europe wants to learn about Asian and African cultures and languages.
What have you known about Poland before your arrival?
Through my professor I?ve heard a little about the people, culture and the education system in Poland. I have read about the modern history of Poland and its contribution to the world theater and film. I learned and practice the Grotowski?s system of acting in Pondicherry School of Performing Arts. Grotowski is a well known theater director and theoretician in the field of theatre, especially in actors training. His concept of ?bio-mechanism? is a basic training method. As a critic of film, I have also seen some Polish films.
Exactly which movies have you seen?
Roman Polański?s movies ? ?The Pianist? and ?Knife in the water?.
What was your first impression when you saw our country?
When I landed in Warsaw I was very happy to hear a Tamil voice of dr Jacek Woźniak to welcome me and I felt happy that I might not have much trouble to teach my language. The people and the transport facilities in your country impressed me a lot. The climate was a little tough for me, since I am from the southern part of India.
Tell us something about the difference between living in Poland and in India. Our culture is completely different than yours. Do you find people's behaviour any different?
I feel that people from Warsaw respect others and I?ve never had any bad experience during my stay in the capital. Polish people are hard working and I am impressed by the Polish women, they are ready to do any work and they are fast in all their actions. There are some cultural differences, but as a sociable personality I can accept and accommodate with any culture in the world. However, it was tough for me to learn Polish language, but still I managed to express my things towards the people I meet.
Come back tomorrow for the second part of the interview with prof. Ramasamy Alagarsamy!
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Character Rant - Future Project
A character popped into my head last night for a future prison project, so I figured I'd do a character rant for him so whenever I do get around to the story I don't forget him.
Warning: This series is gonna be dark, so the imagery of this rant may be disturbing.
Words. That's what people said. They were just words. Such small, insignificant things. Like air. Insubstantial. Fag. Bitch. Punk. Just words.
But the 44 Magnum I brought to school, not words. When I took all the hate and the pain and sent it back to it's source, the gun spoke for me. Guns are more powerful than words.
After that no one talked to me anymore. Only about me. The teachers talked to the police. My classmates talked to the press. The lawyers talked to the jury. A tornado of questions and speculations surrounded me, and I sat at the quiet center barely aware of what was happening.
As I sit in my cell, some distant part of me knows people think what I did was wrong, that I overreacted. But I don't think they understand. I think they just don't know. They have no idea how blissful the silence is.
Plotter Verses Pantser
For the life of me, I will never understand taking a process and turning it into an identity. Yes, I plot before I write. But I also put the toilet paper on the roll hanging over and not under. I don't go around identifying myself as an Over the Topper.
I guess the reason it never quite made sense to me is because I don't believe it's significant. Each writer has their own methods but most of them aren't that unique and while they make a difference for the writer that chooses them, they probably wouldn't help writing as a whole if we all adapted the same methods. I mean unless you're writing with a bag of chicken bones hanging from your neck, your process probably isn't that special. Though if you are writing with a bag of chicken bones around your neck, feel free to declare yourself a proud and out Chicken Boner. I won't judge.
However, I do judge people that announce they are a Pantser or a Plotter in a way that implies we're receiving any significant information from that label at all. Guess what everyone! I tend to favor my left when I sleep at night. I'm a Left Sider.
The funniest part is most people fall somewhere in the middle. They plan a little, they wing it a little. So it's not even a true dichotomy. As writers we don't really need to draw lines over silly stuff like our process. Don't we have enough knock down drag outs over adverbs and passive voice?
Let's Talk about Conflict
Conflict in stories seems to be different from what we think about when we consider conflict in real life. In real life we think of fights or wars or other inherently dramatic things.
But the string of a red balloon two inches out of reach is conflict.
Are you wondering why your reader would give a crap about a red balloon? Things matter to the reader because they matter to the character.
For example: Mike just discovered he has a four year old daughter. They go to the park on their first trip alone together. His little girl sees someone selling balloons and asks for the last red one.
He agrees to buy it and her face lights up. As he's handing it to her, it slips from his fingers and floats away. She starts to cry.
That's not just a balloon. That balloon represents the first promise he ever made to his daughter. That balloon represents his ability to protect and provide. That balloon is the difference between his daughter's first day with him being a dream or a nightmare. That is the most important balloon ever.
He offers to buy her another balloon, or several balloons. But she doesn't want a blue one or a green one, red is her favorite color. She wants a red one and that was the last one. So he takes her to a party store.
He buys her a BAG of red balloons. He blows one up and hands it to her. She thanks him but he can tell she's still disappointed. She's sad because this balloon doesn't float like the other one did. So he goes back in, spends another 50 bucks on a portable helium pump. Now she has a floating red balloon on a string. A hat made of hastily tied red balloons. And she is gleeful.
He now has fifty bucks worth of helium, which he's inhaling to make himself talk like a smurf, much to his daughter's amusement. He goes from a idiot who can't hold a string, to a magical figure that can do anything. That can make anything happen for her. He's the hero of red balloons.
Show of hands, who still thinks red balloons aren't worth writing about?
The Best Method for Drafting
For me the hardest part of the writing process is drafting. Just getting something on the page, anything on the page can feel daunting. That blinking cursor has mocked us all at some point. But the best way to start drafting is to figure out which method of drafting works best for you. At different points in your life you may need to change your method or you may use some combination of methods. Here are four different kinds of draftmen:
Every journey begins with a single step.
Wordsmiths count their progress in word counts. They set a daily, weekly or monthly goal and do their best to achieve that goal. Drafting as a Wordsmith is most useful to people that are good at scheduling and hitting their goals. The type of people that can make a declaration like "I'm going to exercise 20 minutes every day" and follow through are the ones that would get the most word done by being a Wordsmith. One of the downsides is that if you miss even a day writing, you may feel as if you've fallen behind and end up discouraged. If that happens, increase the number of words per day or if the number gets too high, push back any self-imposed deadlines and give yourself more time.
The Madman
Sleep is for the weak.
Madmen write in obscene bursts and then collapse from exhaustion. Madmen are usually more free spirited and less organized. They often feel they are compelled to draft by some force outside of themselves. When they are productive they can write entire books in really short periods of time. A lot of famous and bipolar writers have this drafting style, manic episodes may push a writer to draft for hours or days with little rest. The problem with writing like a madman is that sometimes the downswing can last for months or years when nothing gets done because the writer doesn't feel moved to produce. Everyone needs rest, especially after pushing themselves so hard. But after an extended down period, if the muse hasn't come for a visit, try another method of drafting for awhile. It probably won't feel an natural or inspired, but at least progress will be made.
The Scene Queen
The building block of all stories.
Scene Queens write stories one scene at a time. They tend to be highly organized writers with most of what they want to write planned weeks, if not months in advance. They recognize the scene as the smallest unit of a story and think in terms of it. The Scene Queen sometimes finds themselves rushing through their story, since they already know what will happen, they might get bored and start summarizing each plot point to finish as quickly as possible. If this starts happening, slow down the writing process. If you're writing two scenes a day, slow it down to one. If no matter what you will only be writing one scene that day, you can give it twice the attention.
Watchmen regard writing much like a job. They clock in. They produce. They clock out. Mid-sentence. Mid-paragraph. It doesn't matter. Their time is up and they have to put their writing aside. People with really busy lives often use the Watchman method of drafting. If you get off work at four and your five kids get home at six, then you have less than two hours a day to write. Sometimes Watchmen get discouraged when they don't produce much in the time they have allotted. Muses don't work on schedules, they come when they feel like it. But don't let that discourage you. With a busy schedule, finding time to write at all is a victory in and of itself.
So, which method of drafting do you use?
Everything I've Learned from Self-Publishing
It's been exactly six months since someone told me "no matter what you do, don't self-publish" and being the contrary person I am--I did exactly that.
I've read through a zillion blogs. I've looked at success stories and horror stories. I've been told what I should do, and what I should never do. And now I'm going to add to that abundance of unsolicited advice by sharing what I've learned in these past six months.
Be a cheap-ass. Almost all the horror stories I've read about self-publishing start with someone spending thousands of dollars on their book. Um...bad idea is bad. Sometimes, I see blogs/sites suggesting this. Before I self-published my first book, I had no experience in self-publishing. A few of my stories had been published but I had no idea about the process. Those works vanished into the ether after I signed my contract. Why would I spend thousands of dollars on a business I have no experience in? If I decided to sell cookies, I'd bake some, package them, sell them to neighbors and slowly expand bringing in help as needed (my first employees would just happen to be blood relatives), and maybe even starting my own website. I would not take out a loan and buy a bakery on day one.
When it comes to your first book, you need to be Scrooge McDuck. Make them pry every penny out of your cold dead hands. Demand to know why you should spend 300 dollars on a professional cover when you can't tell any difference between that and the 30 dollar pre-made covers you can find on several website. Work under the assumption you will never get back a single penny you spend. Then you won't pour money down from the sky like you're a baller making it rain.
Publish short stories individually. We're used to seeing short stories published in collections. And we are used to hearing how no one reads short stories anymore. I strongly believe those two things are connected. I'm not going to pay 6.99 for a book that has one story in it that I'm interested in reading. However, I would pay 1.99 for just that story.
Plus, the more "books" even super short ones, you have out there, the more attention you draw to yourself as a writer. Every book you publish is an advertisement for the rest of them. Just don't publish a novel one chapter at a time. People realizing the power of multiple works have started doing that and it just makes readers angry.
Have someone that doesn't like you read it. Your mom and closest friends think it's great. It must be ready to publish, right? Wrong! Your mom will lie. Your friends will lie. Or even if they aren't lying, they are so impressed you wrote it that they can't give an impartial view.
Do not put your stories out there until you've gotten some hard hitting advice from people who have absolutely no investment in your happiness. Because people that buy the book, they'll write reviews as if the author can't even read them. So put forward your best work or you will be burned alive in the court of public opinion.
Keep writing. So you've published your first book. Great! Now write another one. I know it took you ten years to get it just right. But guess what? How many famous writers can you think of with a single book? Off the top of my head I can think of one. The woman that wrote To Kill a Mockingbird. Other than that, famous writers have books, not a book. So, stop trying to pimp your book and start working on the next one. Books sell each other. Way better than you or I could.
Dream moderately. People often use the statistic that half of self-published authors make less than 500 a year. I heard that and thought, wait! That means half make over 500 a year! Woot! So if I work hard, spend wisely, and get lucky. I may just make a profit off my passion. Sweet!
I think a lot of sadness and disappointment comes when people think they will upload a book and be famous a day later. It doesn't work like that. Most of the time, these things take years of hard work and good planning. But if you're willing to invest in yourself and your writing. In time, you may come to find yourself extremely pleased with the result. It's only been six months and I'm damn proud of how far I've come in this venture.
Every Writer Needs a Posse
Time and time again I hear that people should avoid friending other writers on Twitter. That writers are basically useless friends for other writers. That when promoting a book, a writer should seek out readers. I never understood this reasoning because:
Writers are readers.
I have always been a reader, even when I hadn't written anything in years. Most of the writers I know not only read, but read hundreds of books a year.
I could understand if we were trying to sell waffle cones. Then that logic would make perfect sense. If I own my own waffle cone factory, then I don't really need anyone else's waffle cones. But who reads their own books for entertainment? Books are a case where suppliers and consumers overlap.
But that's not the only reason it's great to have writer friends. When you are stuck or going insane or feel unmotivated, your writer friends understand the exact hill you're trying to climb because they've had to climb it too.
They are founts of valuable information. Just reading my friends' blogs about what has worked for them and what doesn't work for them gives me all kinds of ideas about writing, marketing, etc. And most importantly...
Writers aren't in competition with each other. No one reads just one book. That means there is no reason that writers can't work together to promote each others' books. When I read a book I like I scream it from the rooftops. Why? Because if I enjoy a book, then people that like my writing will probably like the books I enjoy. That way people get extra value for listening to me blather on. I help them find things they like. And that makes me feel all warm inside.
So go hug a writer today.
What I did today instead of writing...
I made a handy dandy Excel spreadsheet to keep up with all the writing I'm not currently doing.
I so need a tag called "procrastinate much?"
Hard Love - How bad do you like your boys?
Beecher and Keller (from the TV show Oz) are one of my favorite couples. Their relationship screams unhealthy. But it's the drama and the pain that makes the romance so poignant.
I've been working on two series of shorts. One is fluffy and light. The other is dark. People seem to like the fluffy light one way more, the terms "abuse" and "Stockholm syndrome" are tossed around a lot in relation to my darker series.
So what about you? Do you like your romance twisted? Or do you prefer heroes that are pillars of goodness?
When is our writing good enough?
I don't believe perfection is obtainable with something subjective because we all have different taste, so what one person loves, another may hate. That being said, certain things are concrete, we know what a filter verb is and what affect it has, we know what affect head hopping has, there is no "sorta head hopping". So we can fix the concrete things to get a few steps closer to that abstract notion of perfection.
Otherwise it's the same mentality of "why wash my ass, it's just gonna get dirty again". Even if there is no concrete finish line, since there is always room for improvement, I say improve til the point you're proud to show others what you've done and are willing to stake your name and reputation on your work.
Some of my pieces I feel like "this is me, this is the best I can do with the resources I have, one day I may become a better writer, but right now this is the best of Ms. Morgan". And there are other pieces I feel, "uh...we're going to put this in the drawer here, close it, lock it, and leave instructions for the pages to be burned upon my death." So to me it's not all the same, there is SOMETHING to strive for, even if it's not perfection.
Famous Authors Get Butthurt Too!
I can't lie. I read reviews for my stories. I try to avoid them because nothing can be more cruel than what someone believes to be their anonymous opinion of your baby. But even so, I read them. And every now and again some scathing review makes me pout for a few hours.
However, I'd like to think once you make a billion kajillion dollars from your writing you can't hear the criticisms over the loud rustle of all your money. But I guess that's not true.
When a random blogger wrote about how much she hated one of Anne Rice's books, so much so that she cut it up and used it to make decoupage, the news somehow reached Anne Rice who then posted a link to the entry on her Facebook page.
Cause we all know, 740,638 fans are going to be super understanding about someone hating your book so much they cut it up. Here are some choice quotes:
HOW DARE YOU EVEN COMPARE SHITTY ASS STEPHANIE MEYER TO THE QUALITY WORK THAT IS ANNE RICE HOW DARE YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
YOU FUCKING HAG, I HOPE YOU GET HERPE
You bitch! >:(
Thank you! Wow, this chick is a moron!
So yeah, Anne Rice literally sicced her posse on this poor girl for not liking her book. Anne Rice, the original gansta.
I just hope if I ever become that rich and famous and some little blogger hates one of my books, I'll take the noble path and just go cry on my fat bags of money.
Kayci's Passion
The love story is the most powerful story ever told. What's more fascinating than how people fall in love?
I love to explore the infinite ways the love story can be told. From the most gentle innocent, to the most evil villain, there is a perfect match for them all, and I will find them.
Long Live Happily Ever Afters!
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A few weeks ago, Mark and I had the opportunity to shoot the fall retreat for a church called LCBC. We had so much fun and took a few extra photos of the gorgeous camp ground while we were enjoying some down time on one of the nicest fall days.
It was such a treat getting to work together for a freelance project and be creative together. I think that spending time in the woods during the fall might make it onto the list of my favorite things. Have you ever gone camping in the fall?


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Q: systemd: running a script on shutdown after filesystems are mounted read-only Is there a way to run a script on shutdown, after the file system is remounted as read-only?
I've a raspberry pi connected to a wireless socket, which I can control via a sender and a script. I want to power off that socket (powering off the raspberry) on shutdown, after the file system is mounted read-only.
I've tried this:
[Unit]
Description=Test
DefaultDependencies=no
Requires=shutdown.target umount.target final.target
After=shutdown.target umount.target final.target

[Service]
Type=oneshot
ExecStart=/test
KillMode=none

[Install]
WantedBy=halt.target

The script /test does output the current mounts. When it's run on shutdown, it states read/write for the root file system and not read-only as expected.
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Content of /test:
#!/bin/bash

echo -n 'Debug-Mount: ' > /dev/tty1
cat /proc/mounts | grep /dev/sda > /dev/tty1

Screen output on shutdown:

A: I found a reliable solution: Just put the script in /usr/lib/systemd/system-shutdown/.
See also: https://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/systemd-halt.service.html

Immediately before executing the actual system halt/poweroff/reboot/kexec systemd-shutdown will run all executables in /usr/lib/systemd/system-shutdown/ and pass one arguments to them: either "halt", "poweroff", "reboot" or "kexec", depending on the chosen action. All executables in this directory are executed in parallel, and execution of the action is not continued before all executables finished.

A: Regarding your original script, it's usually ran before halt.target (note you didn't order it before halt.target) - and filesystems are never remounted ro at that point. systemd-shutdown (to which systemd execs at the very end - after reaching halt.target), kills stuff (possibly along with your not-ordered script =) ), runs final umount/swapoff/losetup, remounts ro what couldn't be umounted, then runs in parallel stuff from system-shutdown directory, then tries to pivot_root() into /run/initrams if shutdown exists there (and if it doesn't or pivot fails, proceeds with halt).


Well, in the 2004 Kentucky Senate race, the Republican was up by around 15 points at this time. He won by 1.
I was too young to really follow senatorial politics in 2004 so I could be wrong but wasn't the guy in 2004 senile and made gaffe after gaffe?
Wow. Such an enlightened one!
During his reelection bid in 2004, controversy erupted when Bunning described Mongiardo as looking "like one of Saddam Hussein's sons." Bunning apologized, then later went on to declare that Mongiardo's "thugs" had assaulted his wife.
Yes. Now that was unusual, but my point is a 4 point lead isn't safe.
Jim Bunning quotes were the greatest.
I'd bet he ends up closer to 6+ points in the end.
No. This site is all about election maps. You should check them out.
I just saw it. I'm actually surprised Wendell Ford won the county in '92.
I would't call a 6-8 point win "comfortable", especially for an incumbent senator, but a debate over semantics as I expect a 4-7 point win for McConnell.