The warm sun, crystal clear seas, white sandy beaches, spectacular mountain scenery, delicious food and a diverse range of natural, historical and cultural attractions set the scene for an unforgettable holiday.
After breakfast, travel to Cap Malheureux, a picturesque spot in northern Mauritius which is famous for its view of the Coin De Mire, the Chapel, fishing and boat rides. From here we proceed through to the Historic Marine – Ship Model Factory. Continue to L'Aventure du Sucre (Sugar World), an old sugar mill at Beau Plan which has been transformed into a museum that records the history of sugar, the mainstay of the Mauritian economy for many years. The afternoon is then yours at leisure.
Awaken your senses as you discover the making of teas, rum, vanilla and essential oils and learn about the history and tales of Mauritius. Your first stop will be at The Bois Cheri Tea factory, the first and biggest tea producer in Mauritius, operating since 1892. After a guided tour of the factory, you will discover the history of tea while visiting the tea production museum. Nowadays Bois Cheri produces a new range of flavoured teas, green teas and herbal teas and you get the opportunity to taste some during your visit. Continue the tour to Saint Aubin house. Built in 1819, it has been home to several managers of the sugar estate, before being renovated in the 90's to preserve a part of the Mauritian heritage. The estate produces sugar canes, processed to make sugar as well as the delicious agricultural rum, the manufacture of which you may see at the distillery. You will also discover the interesting transformation process of the vanilla orchid: from the flower to the aromatic pod. After the visit, enjoy a special Mauritian menu of traditional Creole cuisine. Complete the tour with a visit to La Reserve des Mascareignes, a nature park, and home to various species of animals, reptiles and plants. It is set in a beautiful rain forested valley with natural freshwater springs. In the reserve you can find most of the Mauritian mammals and reptiles including phelsumas (geckos), giant tortoises, turtles, bats, deer, mongooses, monkeys, wild boars, as well as other animals such as goats, sheep and crocodiles. A must see is the park's rare collection of butterflies and other brightly-coloured insects (with about 23,000 species), which is one of the most fascinating in the world.
Leave the village and proceed to the capital, Port-Louis. Visit Apravasi Ghatt, a UNESCO World Heritage Site then see the fortification named Fort Adelaide or La Citadelle, built by the British in 1835 for views of the city, harbor and the Moka mountain range. You will have the opportunity to make a photo stop there. During this tour you will also have time at leisure for some shopping at the markets. The best way to describe the Port Louis market is as an area of great hustle and bustle where you will interact with the locals. Everything can be found in there from vegetables to craft products to clothes. You can also visit Le Caudan Waterfront, a unique commercial concept in Mauritius, showing undeniable know-how and expertise in commercial activities and entertainment. On top of being a must for shopping, Le Caudan Waterfront is a melting pot for local artists and the favourite meeting place for gastronomes, tourists and locals looking for leisure and entertainment. Le Caudan Waterfront is definitely the most elegant and popular destination for Mauritians and tourists. The place includes a wide variety of shops and restaurants. After the visit, head up into the mountains to the village of Moka to enjoy lunch at the traditional Mauritian restaurant, Escale Creole where you will souvenir the tastes of Mauritius. The final stop will be the Pamplemousses Royal Botanical Garden, which was established in 1769, and where one can find rare Mascarene plants and a wide variety of palm trees. You will be accompanied by a guide for a nice visit along the shady paths of this magnificent garden.
Today you will depart for a journey to the scenic South of Mauritius. The southern part of Mauritius has kept most of its wild beauty and charm. Enjoy a scenic drive and discover unique landscapes carved by the elements over time. Travel past the suburb of Floreal and drive towards Curepipe, one of the island's main villages. As you reach the highest point in town, step down to see Trou aux Cerfs' crater, a dormant volcano covered with lush vegetation, which also acts as a 360-degree lookout. Head towards the sacred lake of Grand-Bassin, a significant place of worship for Hindus in Mauritius. Further south, discover the spectacular Black River Gorges tucked in tropical greenery. Stop at the viewpoint where you will have a beautiful view of the endemic forest. Ascend down the winding road for commanding views over the southern coast. Arrive at La Rhumerie de Chamarel, a local rum distillery where the host will reveal all the secrets of fabrication. After lunch visit the coloured earths of Chamarel and its waterfalls before continuing down the mountain. Stop at the viewpoint of Le Morne before continuing along the west coast back to your hotel in the north.
Enjoy the morning at leisure before transferring to Casela Nature Park on the west coast. Enjoy lunch at Casela Restaurant before taking the adventurous walking with lion's activity. Don't miss this unique opportunity which will be the highlight of your holiday in Mauritius! This activity takes place on the banks of Riviere du Rempart in a separate area of the Safari park. Under the coolness of the trees you can take pleasure in viewing the lions from very close, see them playing and hopping on the rocks of the river banks and scaling the trees. The lions roam freely amongst you offering a unique opportunity of being in close contact with them. With the supervision and guidance of the lions' handlers, you can get even closer, and experience from firsthand how it is to walk alongside the lions.
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Pat Riley Says Lakers Win Comes With 'Asterisk'
By Daniel Miller - November 15, 2020
Earlier this month, the Los Angeles Lakers made it to the playoffs for the first time since 2010. After taking on Miami Heat in the 2020 NBA Finals, they took the title after beating the team 4-2. However, Pat Riley believes that their win comes with an 'asterisk.'
Winning the title
There's no denying that the Los Angeles Lakers deserved every moment of their win, with their dominance before the break, and then again at the NBA playoffs at Disney World. This would be their 17th championship win, tying with the Boston Celtics for the most all-time. LeBron James would also be named Finals MVP for the fourth time in his career. It seemed like a good win all round for the Lakers, but Pat Riley isn't so sure.
Not at 100%
During an interview with the Miami Herald, Pat Riley was asked what he thought about the six-game Finals loss. He believed the Lakers had beat his team "fairly and squarely" but that there was a caveat to that. He went on to explain that if he'd had Bam Adebayo and Goran Dragic at 100 percent, then perhaps things would have panned out a little differently. In fact, he thinks he might have even gone to a seventh game if leading scorer Goran was fighting fit.
Injured Men
Both Adebayo and Dragic found themselves injured in Game 1 of the Finals, with a neck strain keeping Adebayo out until Game 4 and a torn plantar fascia keeping Dragic out until Game 6. Both players didn't seem to be playing at 100 percent by the time they returned and it's clear Pat Riley thinks that the outcome may have been pretty different if they had been.
Either way, Riley admits that the Lakers deserved their win. Perhaps Miami Heat can win it next year?
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Measure where you want the countertop to be, not just where the cabinets are.
Edge of copper countertop to edge of sink - Usually this is about 3". Be cautious of the type of sink, how it fastens to the countertop, the location of cabinet front, and the amount of space behind a sink for the faucet.


This months Glossybox arrived whilst I was away but it was popped in the green bin for me. I know a lot of people have had problems with the courier service they're now using but I've never had any problems with my Hermes delivery lady.
I've only had one HD Brows product in the past, the brow palette. That was in the first box I received. I've been a user of a neon pink pair of Tweezerman tweezers so it'll be interesting to see how these fair up. Though at present I'm not allowed to touch my brows as I'm growing them back for a HD Brow treatment!
Eaux Fraices Thé Des Vignes, Google tells me translates to 'tea of the vines fresh water'. A little bit of this goes a long way, I'm currently sitting with just a single spritz of my wrist and it's really fragrant. Sorry for the want of a better word but it really is a fresh smelling Summery scent, like nothing I own at all. It contains white musk, neroli, ginger, orange blossom and jasmine. It's wonderfully sweet but not overpowering. I'm really lemming the full size which isn't a bad price at all.
This a natural goat hair blush brush that is said to give soft makeup application. Honestly I'm not a fan, this isn't the softest of brushes I own and it sheds like a good'un. I thought my MAC 109 was bad but this is something else. This isn't available to buy separately but it will do for a quick sweep of blush but not something I'd use on a permanent basis.
Vichy - Dermablend Ultra Corrective Foundation Cream Stick.
I bought the Dermablend liquid foundation last week and Nic from Pixiwoo used this in a recent video and said it made a brilliant concealer. I was tempted to pick this up too but I'm glad I didn't now. Especially as I was dithering on which shade to pick. I've not used or opened it yet but when I do, I will be sure to let you know. If it's anything like the liquid, it will be brilliant.
I own one bronzer and I've used it once, they honestly scare me. Whilst I'd prefer this with a sifter top lid, with the tiniest amount this is such a nice glowy bronzer that really brings a lot of warmth to the face. Perfect for the sunny days. I can see this lasting me quite some time because of the lack of good weather and because you really do only need the smallest amount.
Overall a really good box and I will be using every single product for a change.


NICE Clinical Guideline 171 on Urinary incontinence: the management of urinary incontinence in women has been awarded the NICE Accreditation Mark.
This Mark identifies the most robustly produced guidance available.
See evidence.nhs.uk/accreditation for further details.
OAB is the symptom complex of urgency, urinary frequency, and nocturia; it is often associated with the urodynamic finding of detrusor instability. It can occur with UI.
Initial diagnosis and assessment of UI, a trial of conservative treatment, and initial prescription of an antimuscarinic drug can all take place within primary care. This can either be via the GP or the community continence service.
suspected malignant mass arising from the urinary tract.
Reproduced from: National Collaborating Centre for Women's and Children's Health. Urinary incontinence in women: the management of urinary incontinence. Clinical Guideline No. 171, London: RCOG, 2013, with the permission of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists.
weight reduction is recommended in women who have UI and a body mass index greater than 30 kg/m2.
Reproduced from: National Collaborating Centre for Women's and Children's Health. Urinary incontinence in women: the management of urinary incontinence. Clinical Guideline No.171, London: RCOG, 2013, with the permission of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists.
The lowest recommended dose should be prescribed when starting a new OAB drug treatment.
If the first treatment for OAB or mixed UI is not effective or well-tolerated, offer another drug with the lowest acquisition cost. The second-line agents recommended by NICE all appear to have similar efficacy and tolerability. Reduction in drug costs (e.g. by local procurement negotiations) may influence the choice of second-line agents.
It is envisaged by the guideline development group (as evidence of good practice) that cases will be discussed within the MDT, and that the team's recommendations will be discussed with each woman to provide her with an informed treatment choice before she embarks on invasive therapies.
a member of the care of the elderly team and/or occupational therapist, for women with functional impairments.
professionals' ability to recognise a woman's capacity to perform pelvic floor contractions.
Ideally, pelvic floor muscle training should occur prior to referral into secondary care as it is an effective therapy for stress UI. However, access to specialist training of this kind within primary care is not uniform. The revised guidance regarding this in CG171 was intended to ensure women are taught how to contract their pelvic floor muscles correctly, rather than that they are simply given written information.
The requirement for review at 4 weeks after starting antimuscarinic therapy may be problematic for general practice, as more (and potentially longer) appointment times will be needed. However, the review can be carried out over the telephone, as well as in person.
28-day period, the review could coincide with the request for repeat prescriptions.
The formation of secondary care MDTs and clinical networks will ensure that GPs can refer women on as necessary, and that all proven treatment options are available to them.
Urinary incontinence in women is a common and distressing condition. The costs of containment methods (e.g. absorbent pads) are high; in contrast, treatment of UI is cost effective. Diagnosis can be made by way of a focused clinical history, physical examination, and simple investigations.
A trial of lifestyle and conservative therapy is appropriate before pharmacological and invasive therapy are considered.
Oxybutynin IR remains the most cost-effective antimuscarinic agent, but its side-effect profile and dosing schedule may not be acceptable to all women, so CG171 includes a choice of first-line medication.
The formation of MDT and clinical networks in secondary and tertiary care should mean quality, cost-effective, and uniform care is available to all women with UI.
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Hughes J, Puangsombat J, Roberts M. The association between anticholinergic load and cognitive performance, elevated blood pressure and presence of peripheral anticholinergic side effects. AMJ 2009;1 (4): 1–27.
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Update: It appears Monster Hunter Rise Coming to PS5 on January 20, 2023 – pump the brakes just a touch though, as the "official" confirmation comes from a leak Xbox Germany, which has since been deleted. We believe it was scheduled to appear on it Game Awards In some capacity, however, the figurative Felyne is more or less out of the bag at this point:
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The port is said to run at "4K60" (4K resolution at 60fps) and will support 3D audio. Another extension on top of sunbreak Also coming in spring 2023 apparently.
Monster Hunter Rise was first released on the Nintendo Switch in March 2021 to critical acclaim, where it sold over 11 million copies. Our sister site Nintendo life Loved the game at launch, awarding it a 9/10 and concluding: "New mechanics, monsters and a stunning setting make Monster Hunter Rise a new high-water mark for the franchise. Wirebug, Switch Skill, Palamute And the carefully thought out monsters shake things up to make the game feel fresh for hunters who have spent thousands of hours with the series before, and while the package can be a bit intimidating for newcomers, if you get it If you are serious about doing this, this is the ideal place to start. In franchising."
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If the Los Angeles Lakers are going to beat the Houston Rockets in the Western Conference Semifinals, they are going to have to put on the court a different product than they showed in Friday's 112-97 loss in Game 1.
That could include Anthony Davis shifting from his normal power forward position to center, a place he hasn't liked. After the series opening loss, Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports reported that Davis is keen to make the switch against the Rockets, which is a major paradigm shift for the former first overall pick.
Anthony Davis doesn't like to play center, but he's willing to do it against the Rockets, sources tell @ChrisBHaynes.
Los Angeles Lakers press conference with the Lakers.
Davis has previously been very resistant to center play, as evidenced by his introductory press conference with the Lakers.
"I like to play all four, I'm not even going to sugarcoat it. I like playing four, I really don't like playing five, "Davis said.
That said, going to five against the Rockets is a different story than most other teams. PJ Tucker, who is 6ft 5in, has been playing "center" for the Rockets and was very successful against Davis in Game 1. Tucker, who made up for his lack of size with tenacity, was Davis' main defender by 26 midfield possessions in Game 1 and the Lakers All-Star had 0 points on those possessions, according to ESPN Stats & Insights. He only attempted one shot.
PJ Tucker's defense over LeBron and AD in the fourth quarter! pic.twitter.com/VokCqJ0RoE
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When it comes to lineup changes, Lakers head coach Frank Vogel has kept his cards close to the vest.
"We have to be better at many things we do. We definitely could have played better and with more rhythm, and there are some things that we can do differently too, "he said." We'll watch the tape, see what focus we're going to have for Game 2 and we'll go from there. … a bow on Game 2. Like I said, we'll go to the treadmill, we'll see a lot of different ways we can go, but it starts with getting better at what he did. We were too careless throwing the ball all over the court, our losses of ball and quick shots ".
LeBron James Compares Rockets to 'Greatest Show on Turf'
The Lakers had 17 turnovers in Game 1 that the Rockets were able to quickly turn into a whopping 27 points. Turnovers coupled with disorganized offensive possessions helped Houston increase the lead to 19 in the fourth quarter.
LeBron James, who had 20 points, eight rebounds and seven assists in the loss, said the Rockets' speed was shocking, comparing them to "Best Show on Grass."
"It's like the early 2000s when the St. Louis Rams were the best show on the grass," James told Yahoo Sports. "People always said how they would explore them, and they would explore and explore them. Until they hit the field and they would see Isaac Bruce and Torry Holt, Marshall Faulk and Az Hakim, and all those guys. And they told me: "We have to play with them again." Because there is no way you can simulate that speed. Going out on the court and having Game 1 will give you a good feeling for it.
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Committed sea-level rise under the Paris Agreement and the legacy of delayed mitigation action
April 4, 2018 - 1:01pm
Governance and Legal Frameworks, Sea-level Rise, Coastal Flooding, and Storm Events
Date published: 02/2018
Authors: Matthias Mengel, Alexander Nauels, Joeri Rogelj, Carl-Friedrich Schleussner
Journal title: Nature Communications
URL: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-018-02985-8
Sea-level rise is a major consequence of climate change that will continue long after emissions of greenhouse gases have stopped. The 2015 Paris Agreement aims at reducing climate-related risks by reducing greenhouse gas emissions to net zero and limiting global-mean temperature increase. Here we quantify the effect of these constraints on global sea-level rise until 2300, including Antarctic ice-sheet instabilities. We estimate median sea-level rise between 0.7 and 1.2 m, if net-zero greenhouse gas emissions are sustained until 2300, varying with the pathway of emissions during this century. Temperature stabilization below 2 °C is insufficient to hold median sea-level rise until 2300 below 1.5 m. We find that each 5-year delay in near-term peaking of CO2 emissions increases median year 2300 sea-level rise estimates by ca. 0.2 m, and extreme sea-level rise estimates at the 95th percentile by up to 1 m. Our results underline the importance of near-term mitigation action for limiting long-term sea-level rise risks.
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Rise of the Tomb Raider – Press A to Rise
Grubdog	Reviews	 2018/11/29 2018/11/29 6 Minutes
This game starts off in the most disorienting way possible, with a dramatic climbing sequence in the snowy mountains full of quick-time button prompts. Press A. Press X. Twirl the stick and mash Y. It's a great way to not learn how this game plays at all. It's not too hard, just confusing. You'll be holding up on the analog stick most of the time, watching Lara jump perfectly across gaps and grab her wall of choice. You are left guessing which direction Lara is going to jump as the camera swings wildly on its own. Just press A and hope for the best. Press X to grab the wall. Oh, okay. I did that I guess? Oh no, I fell. Wait, I'm meant to fall. Really got me there, game. The whole scene is just overly stressful despite barely any button inputs happening at all. It gave me a horrible first impression as the game felt very phony and I hadn't even played a Tomb Raider game before and didn't know any backstory to this game. I was ready to delete the game after this and move on.
Unlike this guy I pushed onwards. The game settles down once you arrive at a comfy campfire. The movement and camera controls are pretty decent when you actually have freedom. I was enjoying moving the camera very slowly at first because damn, this game has a lot of detail. There are more types of ice than I could have ever imagined. Leaves within leaves. Key items scattered between dozens of other randomly high detailed objects you can't examine. Ten different sizes of cracks in the walls. The walls also have incredibly high detailed paintings and engravings. Even the textures have textures. I really enjoy looking around at everything in this game. Most of the gameplay I experienced was probably just the camera rotating. Looking for ledges to grab onto. Poles to tie rope onto. Watching animals and enemy movement patterns.
Now to backtrack to my opening impression, the game has a lot of climbing and action sequences and they are mostly terrible. The climbing is linear and you just hold A and press X to stab your pick into the ice in the bright glowing spot. It's a kinda neat way to traverse these magnificent environments, but the gameplay feeling is just very mundane. There's nothing at stake, no challenge, it barely feels like gameplay. At its best it's smooth and pleasant. At its worst it's frustrating when the environment isn't clear, and you just have to guess which thing Lara will grab on to. For a game with Rise in the title, there is an awful lot of falling.
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The combat is a bit more dynamic and interesting. There are some fun situations that allow stealth and give you a few options. You can grab bottles or other objects around the area and create explosives or other distractions with them. The crafting in this game is implemented so well you can craft on the fly just by holding the R button, it might be the best crafting I've ever used in a game. I initially dreaded it because I don't like the feature in most games, but here it's just easy and doesn't take up any menu real-estate. You can make explosive cocktails, smoke bombs or throw radios as distractions by combining stuff you find with stuff in your inventory. There are a lot of different ways to get kills. One-hit stealth KO from behind, lighting enemies on fire, falling on them, dragging them into water. The enemies are extremely oblivious for the most part and susceptible to anything you might want to try. As you progress you slowly unlock more weapon options and stealth perks to make the enemies look even dumber. It's very amusing.
While some of these smaller fights are fun, there are still some Uncharted-style battlefields where you mow down dozens of enemies, and those don't fit the tone of this game at all. The gunplay doesn't have much depth and these scenes are just not that fun to play, not to mention they all feel the same. Sometimes you might be able to shoot an object over an enemies head, or a conveniently placed explosive barrel, but it's often too fast-paced to nail perfectly. The extreme shooting segments aren't too common, but they still feel unnecessary. I would honestly recommend playing this game on one of the easier difficulties just to focus on better parts of the game.
Another area that is hugely lacking with this game is the music. There are three tracks, the title screen hum, the "Enemy in the Area" fast drumbeat, and the 3 second melody when you discover something. That's about all I remember. Apart from that you're just left with ambience and sound effects. The sound effects are absolutely fantastic, it must be said. Water drips through the caverns, leaves rustle as the wind picks up, animals footsteps patter, radio chatter is picked up by random walkie talkies. Sound is even a gameplay element as the wildlife and enemy soldiers can hear you if you're not careful. They put a lot of effort into the sound design in this game. I kept second-guessing if the birds were in the game, or out my window. While the audio is great I still think the music is a missed opportunity. There are a lot of unique locations like villages or certain tombs with their own theme that could have an unique music track to identify with… but nothing. The game has water, ice and fire areas with no thematic music attempt whatsoever. When you compare this to something like Zelda or Xenoblade it feels very disappointing. They are very different games but surely they could have done more. The small music this game has isn't bad by any means, just uninspired. For a 50 hour game a few movie score moments isn't really enough.
The graphics are quite simply some of the best I've ever seen in a game. It's hard to capture in a screenshot but the environments feel so alive. Every possible thing that could be moving in this game is, and the dynamic lighting brings it to life as you walk around and light dashes through the trees. This was a large reason I enjoyed backtracking in this game, just for more reasons to explore. There are optional challenges in each major area like shooting down targets, breaking statues and burning propaganda posters. I thought they were all really fun as the story, environment and gameplay all tie together perfectly for these. If you've played Resident Evil 4, it's like the 15 targets you shoot down near the farm area, except every area of this game has a few different challenges, and they have a bit more context.
The pacing and structure is probably my favourite thing about this game. Even though the game has some bad parts I just couldn't stop playing. I never thought this would be the first Xbox One single player game I'd beat. The game takes a fairly linear approach with the story, however the areas you traverse are quite big and open ended. You can freely travel back to earlier areas with new abilities, to find new items or complete challenges and missions. This gives the game more of a Metroid feel which I did not expect at all. Returning to blow up an entrance to a cave, then finding a tomb with a gigantic environmental puzzle is an amazing feeling. I spent more time doing optional things in this game than actually pursuing the story, and ended up with 100% completion at the end. It just feels amazing to find a brand new area hidden away underground.
Rise of the Tomb Raider is not a perfect game, nor is it super inspired, but I feel like it was definitely worth playing. I would not recommend it as a shooter or for the story, but simply for the exploration gameplay. The sense of wonder while exploring tombs is captured very well and it definitely lived up to the "Tomb Raider" name for me with its content. I can't say how well it compares to the old games since I've never played them, but it has made me feel like exploring some caves in my area. I'm very happy I played this and look forward to trying Shadow of the Tomb Raider at some point now. From what I've read it has less combat and more puzzles and exploration, which is the major thing I would change in this game. Now if you'll excuse me I have some pot plants to smash in my backyard.
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If you ever get a chance Grub, I definitely recommend trying the first few Tomb Raider games Crystal Dynamics made for the PS2. Anniversary and Underworld did get Wii ports (I have play the first one and felt the motion puzzles were a little tacked on, but the motion aiming was AMAZING to use), but the HD remaster for all three was for PS3 only. I got it for cheap and it's a very good package.


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- "Grandparents Day" story time, 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Choctaw Branch Library, 1887 Choctaw Road.
- Babysitting story time, 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Bayou Blue Branch Library, 198 Mazerac Street.
- Louisiana Spirit Musical "Hurricane Awareness," 11 a.m. Tuesday, South Lafourche Branch Library, 16241 E. Main St., Galliano.
- Louisiana Spirit story time with puppet show, 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, Gheens Branch Library, 153 Leon Drive.
- Grandparent card workshop for kindergartners through sixth-graders, 6 p.m. Tuesday at the North Terrebonne Branch Library, 4130 W. Park Ave., Gray.
- A book discussion group will meet at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday in the second-floor boardroom of the Terrebonne Parish Main Library, 151 Library Drive, Houma, to talk about "Constant Princess" by Philippa Gregory. Facilitator will be Jackie Jackson.
- "Grandparents Day" story time, 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Golden Meadow Branch Library, 1403 N. Bayou Drive.
- "Hurricane Preparedness" story time, 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Thibodaux Branch Library, 314 St. Mary St.
- Knitwits Knitting Group for children ages nine and up, 4 p.m. Wednesday at the Terrebonne Parish Main Library, 151 Library Drive, Houma.
- Knitwits Knitting Group for teens, 4 p.m. Wednesday, at the Terrebonne Parish Main Library, 151 Library Drive, Houma. Bring size 10 knitting needles and a ball of yarn.
- Louisiana Spirit story time with puppet show, 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Choctaw Branch Library, 1887 Choctaw Road.
- Personality Workshop for teens and tweens, 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Bayou Blue Branch Library, 198 Mazerac St.
- The Terrebonne Parish Main Library, 151 Library Drive, Houma, will host a free series of readings and discussions about the literature of immigration and acculturation in modern America. The Readings in Literature and Culture, or RELIC, program will be held from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. on Wednesdays beginning Wednesday and running through Oct. 10. Daryl Holmes and Paul Leslie, professors at Nicholls State University, will conduct the sessions. The program is free, but advance registration is suggested. Call 876-5851.
- The Sam & Jim Acting Co. presents its latest production, "The Shape of Things" by Neil LaBute, Wednesday-Sunday at the Houma-Terrebonne Civic Center, 346 Civic Center Blvd., Houma. There will be no shows today and Tuesday. The show runs at 8 p.m. on weekdays and 3 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays. For mature audiences only. Tickets are $15 for general admission and $10 for those age 21 or under, age 65 and up and military vets or personnel. Advance and season tickets are available at Cristiano Ristorante, 724 High St., Houma, from 2 to 5 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday. Call 217-0193.
- Story time, 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Raceland Branch Library, 177 Recreation Drive.
- Louisiana Spirit story time with puppet show, 5 p.m. Thursday, Golden Meadow Branch Library, 1403 N. Bayou Drive.
- Local artist Gail LeCompte will teach an Introduction to Classic Oil Painting an eight-week series on Thursday mornings beginning Thursday. Call Lefevre�s Art Supply & Gallery at 580-7991 for details.
- Wal-Mart and the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children will be hosting the annual "Baby Days" event from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at local Wal-Marts, including stores at 1633 Martin Luther King Blvd., Houma; 933 Grand Caillou Road, Houma; and 410 N. Canal Blvd., Thibodaux. Parents and guardians will receive complimentary child ID kits with DNA swabs, and pick up safety tips to help their children build a lifetime of safety and well-being. Visit www.walmart.com.
- The Houma-Terrebonne Community Band will present a Patriotic Library Concert at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Terrebonne Parish Main Library, 151 Library Drive, Houma. The concert is in memory of the events of Sept. 11. Music will include pop, big band and marches. Free and open to the public. Everyone is invited to wear red, white and blue. Call Brett Bourg at 594-2266, visit www.htcb.org or e-mail info@htcb.org.
- The Terrebonne Parish Main Library, 151 Library Drive, Houma, will host "Around-the-World Enchantment @ the Library" with Calliope Puppets performing at 2 p.m. Saturday for pre-kindergartners through third-graders. Free and open to the public.
- Art After Dark, an annual arts event, will be from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Saturday throughout downtown Houma. Admission is free.
- The St. Ann-Bourg KC Fishing Rodeo will be Saturday-Sunday with headquarters at the St. Ann Community Center. The rodeo includes adult and children�s divisions, fresh water and salt water. Call Carol Bascle Jr. at 594-1882.
- The South Louisiana Community Orchestra�s Youth Orchestra, ages 6 to 15, will present a Grandparents Day Concert at 3 p.m. Sunday at the Houma Municipal Auditorium, 880 Verret St., Houma. General admission is $5 at the door. Advance tickets can be purchased for $3 from Fabregas Music Store in Houma. All grandparents get in free. Refreshments will be served after the concert. Call Bonnie Le at 853-2094.
- The South Louisiana Ecumenical Chorus will debut at 6 p.m. Sunday at First Baptist Church of Houma, 7382 Main St., Houma. The new chorus includes more than 100 singers representing four local churches of various denominations. The St. Joseph Co-Cathedral choir will also perform. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Refreshments will follow. The concert is free and open to the public.
- The Terrebonne Parish Main Library, 151 Library Drive, Houma, will offer a series of classes on Ikebana, the Japanese art of flower arranging, from 10 a.m. to noon Sept. 10-12. The class will be taught by Betty Lyons, a Master Teacher in Ikebana. The classes are free and open to the public, but registration is required as class size is limited. Participants are strongly urged to attend all three classes and must bring flower clippers and a bucket. To register, call 876-5158.
- After School Club for first- and second-graders, 3-4:30 p.m. Sept. 10 at the Gibson Branch Library, 6363 Bayou Black Drive. Registration is required. Call 575-2639.
- "Hurricane Preparedness" story time, 4:30 p.m. Sept. 10, Thibodaux Branch Library, 314 St. Mary St.
- "Tarpon for a Day" story time, 10:30 a.m. Sept. 11, South Lafourche Branch Library, 16241 E. Main St., Galliano.
- Workers with the Terrebonne Parish Registrar of Voters� office will be at the Terrebonne Parish Main Library, 151 Library Drive, on Sept. 11 to register eligible voters. The deadline to register to vote in the October election is Sept. 19.
- Louisiana Public Broadcasting will interview local World War II veterans and their families from 2 to 4 p.m. Sept. 12 at the Terrebonne Parish Main Library, 151 Library Drive, Houma, as part of "The War," a new seven-part, 14-hour series on the largest military conflict in world history. LPB is joining with the Library of Congress and other PBS stations to record and preserve the stories of those who served in World War II. All veterans or family members of veterans are invited to share their stories during the upcoming discussion.
- After School Club for third- and fourth-graders, 3-4:30 p.m. Sept. 12 at the Gibson Branch Library, 6363 Bayou Black Drive. Registration is required. Call 575-2639.
- Le Petit Theatre de Terrebonne will present the John Patrick comedy "Curious Savage" Sept. 13-23 at the playhouse, 7829 Main St., Houma. The play will run at 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays. There will be no show Sept. 22, but two shows on Sept. 23, at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Admission is $10 each for the general public. Season tickets are also available. Call 876-4278.
- Bayou Lafourche Antiques Show and Sale, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Sept. 14-15 and 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sept. 16 at the Evergreen Cajun Center, 4694 W. Main St., Houma. An invitational show featuring 40 dealers from throughout the South. Glass repair and restoration. Admission is $5. Benefits local projects of Ta Wa Si. Call 446-0207.
- 14th Annual Grand Bois Inter-Tribal Pow Wow, 7 to 10 p.m. Sept. 14, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sept. 15 and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 16 at Grand Bois Park on La. 24 (Bourg-Larose Highway) in Bourg. The Pow Wow includes Native American arts and crafts, food, dancing, live music and more. No ice chests allowed. Bring your own lawn chairs. Admission is $3 for adults, $2 for students and free for senior citizens. Call 594-7410 or 594-7272.
- The North Terrebonne Branch Library, 4130 W. Park Ave., Houma, will host "A Musical Jubilee of Cajun Culture" at 2 p.m. Sept. 15. The event will feature Cajun music and dance. Free and open to the public.
- The Houma-Terrebonne Community Band will present its 2007 Pops Concert "A Night at the Movies!" at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 22 in the J.C. Penney Court in Southland Mall in Houma. The concert, free and open to the public, will feature selections from films like "Fiddler on the Roof," "Jesus Christ Superstar," "My Fair Lady," "Saturday Night Fever" and more. Call Brett Bourg at 594-2266, visit www.htcb.org or e-mail info@htcb.org.
- The Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra will hold an outdoor concert from 3 to 5 p.m. Sept. 30 at Southdown Plantation/Terrebonne Museum, 1208 Museum Drive, Houma. The concert is free for lawn seating. Bring your own chairs. Reserved seating under the Buquet Pavilion is limited and costs $25 per person. An interactive "instrument petting zoo" will be from 2 to 2:45 p.m. Call 851-0154.
- On exhibit through Tuesday: work by Courier photographer Matt Stamey at the Bayou Terrebonne Waterlife Museum, 7910 W. Park Ave., Houma.
- On exhibit through Sept. 16: "Songs of Mystery," black-and-white photography by Thibodaux resident Ed Hammerli, at Grapevine Caf� and Gallery, 211 Railroad Ave., Donaldsonville. Visit www.grapevinecafeandgallery.com.
- On exhibit through Sept. 28: "Landscapes," mixed-media paintings by local artist Carolyn Blanchard Pellegrin at Southdown Plantation House/The Terrebonne Museum, 1208 Museum Drive, Houma. Admission to the art show is $2 during regular museum hours, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday.
- Terrebonne Fellowship Masonic Lodge No. 481, Wednesday and Sept. 19 at the lodge on Bayou Gardens Boulevard in Houma. Supper at 6:30 p.m. Meeting at 7:30 p.m.
- The THS Class of 1968 Red Hat Chapter "Chapeaux Crimson" will hold its monthly meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday at Flanagan�s 1111 Audubon Drive, Thibodaux. Call Cheryl at 879-4425 or e-mail her at belangerc@bellsouth.net.
- The United Houma Nation�s Tribal Council, 10 a.m. Saturday at Dularge Baptist Church, 2567 Bayou Dularge Road, Theriot.
- The Bayou Cajuns Chapter of the nonprofit Cajun French Music Association, 7-9:30 p.m. Sept. 12 at the Jolly Inn, 1507 Barrow St., Houma. Meetings include a potluck supper, live Cajun music and dancing. No cover charge. Bring your favorite covered dish. Meetings are free, but membership in the group is $15 a year per family. Call John Crochet at 851-4148 or 804-1469.
- Les Reflections du Bayou, 5:30 p.m. Sept. 13 at the CZM office (the old annex building), 101 W. 112th St., Cut Off.
- Terrebonne High School Class of 1967, 11:30 a.m. Sept. 15 at Spahr�s Seafood restaurant, 1400 W. Tunnel Blvd., Houma. Classmates and their guests are invited to attend. Call Ella at 879-1366.
- Terrebonne Chapter No. 988 of the AARP, 11 a.m. Sept. 17 at the Piccadilly Cafeteria, 6803 W. Park Ave., Houma. New members are needed. Dues are $5 a year.
- The United Houma Nation�s Tribal Council, 10 a.m. Oct. 13 at the UHN Relief Center, 130 Rue de Chene, Raceland.
- Overeaters Anonymous meets from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Mondays at the Terrebonne Parish Main Library, 151 Library Drive, Houma. Call Jane at 876-7660 or visit www.oa.org.
- TOPS LA No. 426 meets on Mondays in the Annunziata Catholic Church Cafeteria, 2011 Acadian Drive, Houma. Weigh-ins are 4:30-5:30 p.m. Meetings are 5:45-6:45 p.m.
- The New Hope meeting of Overeaters Anonymous, 10:15-11:30 a.m. Thursdays at Terrebonne Parish Main Library, 151 Civic Center Blvd., Houma. Call Janice at 879-1341 or visit www.oa.org.
- TOPS Chapter 417 of Lockport meets every Thursday at Lockport Lower Elementary School. Weigh-ins are 5:15-6:15 p.m. Meetings are 6:30-7:30 p.m. Call Maude Crochet at 532-6135.
- TOPS Chapter LA 325 of Houma meets every Thursday at the St. Louis Church parish hall in Bayou Blue. Weigh-ins begin at 5:30 p.m., and meetings start at 7 p.m.
- A multiple-sclerosis support group, 7 p.m. Thursday at Terrebonne General Medical Center�s OutReach Center in Southland Mall in Houma.
- Alcoholics Anonymous at 7 p.m. Monday-Friday at 728 Belanger St., Houma; also at 6 p.m. Sundays and at 7 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays at St. Matthew�s Episcopal Church, 243 Barrow St., Houma; also the AA Easy Does It Club meets at 8 p.m. Wednesdays, 101 Munson Drive, Houma.
- Central Lafourche Alcoholics Anonymous, 7:30 p.m. Mondays and Thursdays, Victory Life Church, 1200 Crescent Ave., Lockport. Call 532-5772.
- TOPS Chapter 462 in Dularge, 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dularge Recreation Center. Call Carla 879-4293.
- "Pediatric Potpourri XVI": The Woman�s Foundation Inc., Woman�s Hospital of Baton Rouge, the Louisiana Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics and the University of Louisiana at Lafayette�s College of Nursing and Allied Health Professionals are jointly sponsoring a statewide continuing medical education program, "Pediatric Potpourri XVI," Sept. 21-22 at the Hilton Lafayette in Lafayette. Pre-registration is required by Sept. 14. Pediatricians, pediatric specialists, registered nurses and other health-care professionals are invited to attend. Call Dianna Leger at (337) 988-1816, e-mail wficme@bellsouth.net or visit www.womansfoundation.com.
- The Terrebonne Parish Mobile Library is now open. The library will be parked at the location of the former Grand Caillou Branch Library, next to the Grand Caillou Recreation Center. Hours of operation will be 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. The library�s phone number is 804-1646.
- Need volunteer hours or just looking to help a kid? Hope Extreme, an urban youth ministry in Houma, is seeking tutors to help local children in all subjects. Volunteers must be seniors in high school or older. Call Tara Lugibihl at 688-7058 or e-mail hopeextreme@yahoo.com.
- The United Houma Nation is announcing a special election to fill vacancies in the following Tribal Council Seats: District 4 (Terrebonne Parish -- Houma) and District 6 (Terrebone Parish -- Gray, Schriever, Gibson and Houma). Anyone interested in qualifying for the special election should call 475-6640. All qualifying documents are due by 5 p.m. Sept. 28.
- The Lafourche Parish Government Office of Community Action is sponsoring the Family Day Care Home component of the Child and Adult Care Food Program. All children in attendance will be offered the same meals at no separate charge. Participants who receive FITAP or Food Stamp benefits are automatically eligible for free meals.
- Mrs. International Pageant: Applications are now being accepted for the title of Mrs. Louisiana International 2008, an official preliminary to the Mrs. International Pageant, slated for July 15-26 at the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts Theater in Chicago. Competitions for Mrs. Louisiana International 2008 include private one-on-one interviews, with each contestant selecting a platform on which she will speak throughout her reign; fitness wear (in lieu of a swimsuit competition); and evening gown. The contest is open to married women ages 21 to 56 living in Louisiana. E-mail director@mrsinternational.com or call (540) 989-5992.
- Lighthouse Employment Services is a nonprofit organization that helps people with disabilities in gaining employment and independence. There is no charge to the individual or to employers. Call Carol Lirette at 872-2747.
- B.R.I.D.G.E.S., Building Recovery for Individual Dreams and Goals through Education and Support, a peer-to-peer support and education group for those diagnosed with a mental illness, now has education and support meetings in Houma, Napoleonville, Morgan City, Raceland and the Galliano area. For a meeting time and place, call (800) 805-7934.
- "Join My World" is a newly formed nonprofit group aimed at increasing awareness and education for those affected by autism. Call Michelle Simon at 804-6453 or e-mail her at mrs1md@gmail.com.
To submit a notice to the Community Calendar, fax it to 857-2244, e-mail news@houmatoday.com or mail it to P.O. Box 2717, Houma, LA 70361. For all notices, label it Attn: Community Calendar.


Take the High Road (renamed High Road from 1994 to 2003) was a Scottish soap opera produced by Scottish Television, which started in February 1980 as an ITV daytime soap opera, and was broadcast until 2003.
It was set in the fictional village of Glendarroch, and exteriors were filmed in the real-life village of Luss on the banks of Loch Lomond.
The series was dropped by most ITV stations in the 1990s, although Scottish Television, Grampian Television, Border Television and Ulster Television continued to screen the programme until the last episode. The programme has developed a cult following.
ITV wished to have a Scottish soap for its daytime line up. At the time the only soap made by STV was Garnock Way, which ITV companies in the rest of the United Kingdom had no interest in, as they wished to have a soap, in their words, "with Scotch Lochs, Hills and purple heather", a more tartan feel to the show. In late 1979, (partly because of an ITV strike at the time) Garnock Way was axed and production started on a new soap.
After much debate it was decided that the series would be called Take the High Road.
Take the High Road was introduced as a replacement for Garnock Way, which contained very similar characters and actors to the original characters of Take the High Road. Some viewers were rather displeased about Garnock Way being axed; to help defuse some of the anger, Todd the garage mechanic, played by Bill Henderson, would suffer a nervous breakdown, and would move north to set up business on his own to help resolve his alcohol problems.
Because of shortage of time and the wish to keep most of the existing actors, it did not follow this plan. The appointed producer Clarke Tait decided to have a scenario where Bill Henderson's character, Todd, had his named changed to Ken Calder who happened to be a garage mechanic with a drink problem.
Many of the early scripts were written by Michael Elder, who also made guest appearances in the show. Books by the same name as the show were also produced by him. Until 1986, the series only broadcast 40 weeks of the year, with a break usually from January to the spring.
During the course of its existence, Take the High Road went through a few major changes and face lifts. Perhaps the most noticeable was the renovation of Blair's store: everything was kept behind the cashier's desk as was once common practice; and shortly after Brian Blair was released from prison it was transformed into a walk-around store. There were a few themes in Take the High Road, in line with Scottish culture, namely the idea of Elizabeth Cunningham the rich lady laird who owned the village and neighbouring farms, and the theme of Protestant religion which was always present. Modernity was coming, and the way of thinking of the first lairds was completely different from that of the final ones.
Around 1990, the series was revamped in a bid to attract a younger audience, which resulted in some outcry about the changes and a belief that new sets had taken away the authenticity of a Scottish village. But within six months the changes were hailed as a success and enabled stronger story lines, and the introduction of five new male characters. Toward the end of the show's life, it tackled much harder social issues, such as lesbianism, and drug abuse, which were new to Scottish Television, although not new to the ITV network.
During its run, Take the High Road was always one of the highest-rated television programmes in Scotland, and had an extremely loyal following throughout the rest of the UK. Indeed, when the series was cancelled by the ITV Network, so many protests were received from viewers in England that some ITV regions reinstated the programme.
Starting from 22 July 1994, the series' name was changed to just High Road, until it was cancelled in April 2003.
Take the High Road was the only soap for the ITV network which was not made by the "Big Five" companies. This helped to give Scotland a place on the network and also provide sufficient revenue to help STV to produce more programmes for ITV and Channel 4.
Date are for Scottish Television, which on occasions were ahead of the network daytime showing.
Series 9: 18 March 1986 - from this point onward the series began broadcasting all year round.
Take the High Road was broadcast by all ITV companies when it started in 1980. Nearly all regions broadcast Take the High Road during the daytime, except for Scottish Television who broadcast the soap in the early evenings around 7.00pm, instead of Emmerdale. From 1984 Border Television, from autumn 1987 Grampian Television moved the series to a peak-time slot.
During 1993, the new ITV network centre was reviewing all long-standing series made by ITV companies, the issues of the series being dropped becoming even more apparent as the regions south of the border were months behind in their transmissions in Scotland. On 2 June 1993, Marcus Plantin, ITV's network director, announced the termination of Take The High Road from September 1993, as 'ITV's statisticians believed English audiences have had enough'  This resulted in public protest, as many believed that without ITV companies south of the border, the series had no chance. The issue was raised in parliament under early day motions, and the Daily Record newspaper held a protest as well.
By the end of June, Scottish Television decided to continue producing the series mainly for the Scottish market, but within a month, nearly all the ITV companies reinstated it after viewers complained about the show being dropped in the first place. Only two companies refused to reinstate the series: Tyne Tees Television and Yorkshire Television (although both finally brought the series back in 1996).
Central and Westcountry until Friday 24 May 2002.
Border Television who completed the series in 2003.
UTV who completed the series in 2004.
Take the High Road was broadcast in a number of countries around the world, including, Canada, United States, New Zealand. In Australia, it was broadcast on ABC1, In Ireland, the series was broadcast during the daytime five days a week from the beginning on RTÉ One. As episodes caught up with the UK transmissions, the number of episodes broadcast per week was reduced.
Take the High Road was repeated on Sky Soap; the episodes shown in early 1997 were from the beginning, and 1989 episodes were being shown when the channel ended in April 1999. Early episodes from about 1994–95 were shown on Sky Scottish in 1997/98.
Take the High Road was repeated briefly on Life One from February 2008. The channel started showing from episode 1000 from 1992. The channel ceased broadcasting six weeks later, after showing only four episodes.
In the autumn of 2010, nearly every episode (except for 23) were added to YouTube by Scottish Television, making the series accessible to viewers across the world. The series was taken down from YouTube when the series repeated on STV Glasgow. From 3 June 2014, a new TV station from STV - and on STV Edinburgh, since its launch in January 2015.
Take the High Road was then repeated on the new channel from STV called STV2. It aired on a Saturday morning between 9am and 11am until June 2018, after which the STV2 channel closed down. STV have continued to make the series available online via the STV Player, from the same point where STV2 left off. 5 episodes are uploaded every week from 8 July 2018 on Sundays.
Take the High Road was sponsored by Brooke Bond Scottish Blend tea from the beginning of 1992 until 1995 or 1996. Mothers Pride also sponsored the series, from August 1999 to September 2001 on Scottish and Grampian TV. The sponsorship credits revealed the adventures of one man and his dog, Doug, as they searched for the village of Glendarroch.
These books were all written by Michael Elder, except for Summers Gloaming, which was written by Don Houghton.
There were four versions of the theme tune over the 23-year run. The first version was performed by Silly Wizard and was used until 1982. This version was quite "Scottish folk band" in style and pretty lively. Instruments featured included the accordion, banjo, drum kit, and synthesiser. The music for the closing credits featured a drum roll introduction.
The "Silly Wizard" theme tune was replaced by an orchestral version in 1982. This orchestral version was used from 1982 until episode 336 in 1986. Instruments featured included the oboe, clarinet, violin, and drum kit. While this version was in use, the music for the break strings tended to vary from episode to episode. Like the Silly Wizard version, the music for the closing credits also featured a drum roll introduction.
The third version was a different orchestral arrangement and was used from episode 337 in 1986 until episode 727 at the beginning of 1990. This new orchestral version was more violin led than the former, which had made more use of wind instruments, and featured no percussion.
From episode 728 in 1990, the fourth, rock-style, version made its debut and continued to be used until the end of the series. This version was electric guitar led (played by session guitarist Duncan Finlay) and featured percussion during the "middle" section. From 1994 when the programme name was shortened to High Road, the length of the closing credits was cut, so the closing theme was faded in just before the middle eight. The theme tune was written by composer Arthur Blake, who was STV's Musical Director at the time.
Another version was released on record in 1980 and was also performed by Silly Wizard.
Take the High Road became available for the first time ever when distribution company Go Entertain commenced releasing the series in 2012 on DVD which proved somewhat unpopular with fans due to the fact each volume, which contain six episodes each, had been released in a 2-disc set (three episodes on each); considering that episodes run at about 22 minutes and with no special features, it was seen as unnecessary and overpriced.
Rights to the series were later acquired by Alba Home Entertainment in 2013, with sets released in the same format, with the exception of each set now available with one disc.
The series ceased releasing in 2014 after 16 volumes and 96 episodes, possibly due to poor sales. It is currently unknown if any future sets will become available.
In an unusual occurrence, the series was not rated by the BBFC for home video release, which is normally the case for all television series and films. It received an 'E' (Exempt from classification) rating, an unofficial rating only applied to documentaries or sports events released on home video.
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By Telling the Truth on October 1, 2009 • ( 33 Comments )
So Seth Freedman – the darling of CiF and the Israel-bashers – has given his seal of approval to Israel boycotts.
Indeed he says boycotting Israeli companies is "to be applauded"
I wonder if he used his computer to create and dispatch his article, or used his mobile phone to do any of the research. If so, he does not adhere to his own principles. For if he supports boycotts (even though he wants to direct his divestment and boycotts at companies that "make money from piling misery on the Palestinians") he needs to be consistent and not derive any benefit from the Israeli research and innovation in the technological, medical and cultural fields that has benefited us all. So throwing away his mobile phone and not using voicemail or computer should be top of his list when boycotting………
How ironic that the Israel-bashers in the UN benefit so greatly from Israeli expertise.
And which country is always among the first to offer practical assistance and aid when there is a disaster?
Who will forget that while people were dying in Iran following the earthquake in 2003, the Iranian government agreed to accept aid from "any country other than Israel"!
Just what good for the Palestinians do the boycotts Freedman advocates do? Is it not better to support the many joint Israeli-Palestinian projects and initiatives that can bring positive benefit to the Palestinian people who have suffered so badly from the devotion of their leadership to the destruction of Israel, rather than to the betterment of their own people?
Don't the Palestinians derive more good from the Israel/Palestinian economic co-operation iniatives that have recently taken place or from the football tournament between Israeli and Palestinian children that Sir Bobby Charlton supported when he was in Israel in July?
Does that not bring more benefit to the relationship between the next generation of Palestinians and Israelis than teaching hatred on Palestinian TV childrens' programmes and in school textbooks?
The espousal of boycotts by the likes of Freedman, Ken Loach, Neve Gordon, Jeff Halper, Naomi Klein and George Galloway does nothing to further the cause of peace or bring the benefits that would show the Palestinians that living in peace alongside their Jewish neighbour is far preferable to terrorism, suicide bombing and pointless hatred. And if the 'Women for Peace' and organisations such as B'tselem put their undoubted energies into positive projects rather than seeking out sticks with which to beat Israel, how much better things could be for grassroots Palestinians….
Palestinians should be asking themselves a lot of "What if?" questions: What if in 1948 they had embraced their Palestinian state instead of going to war against the Jewish state that had been given legitimacy by an international vote? What if they had not initiated so many wars and wasted all their energies on fighting Israel rather than cooperating with her? What if the handshakes on the White House Lawn had not been cynical ploys to fool the world into thinking that the Palestinian leaders had a real interest in peace? What if the vast sums of international aid had been properly monitored and had gone to support the people and build up the infrastructure of the Palestinian state they deserve instead of funding terrorism, paying the families of suicide bombers, the ficticious salaries and lining the pockets and Swiss bank accounts of Yasser Arafat and many of his henchmen? Would the millions of dollars that Mrs Arafat continues to receive be better used in funding Palestinian families who have been forced to live in refugee conditions as political pawns? And what if President Abbas did not speak with a forked tongue?
The problem with the Israel-haters and supporters of boycotts is they never let historical context or the truth get in the way of a good story. In the recent call for a boycott of the Toronto film festival (because they were showing films to mark the 100th anniversary of Tel Aviv), the co-director of the festival said that the status of Tel Aviv as part of Israel was still unresolved!
If that doesn't show that the Palestinian message is one that claims the very heart of Israel – I don't know what does.
It is time for the boycotters, Israel-haters and supporters of violence and war to wake up and recognise that the path to peace does not lie in demonising and badmouthing Israel, but in pursuing joint projects and cooperation that can bring benefit to both sides.
And it is time Comment is Free gave more space to positive aspects of solving the Middle East conflict than to fermenting more hatred from the pens of Seth Freedman and his fellow Israel bashers.
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Martyn Jones says:
Who said the boycott was actually working, just look at this:
Mita says:
Seth has been known to say that he shows his commitment to Israel's welfare by the fact that he lives here (in Israel). It is beginning to look to me as if he lives here so that he can be closer to those he wishes to vilify.
I have no illusions that Israel is perfect. Israelis have all the faults that flesh is heir to and we have been fighting a war for all of our existence. That is bound to leave its mark and it does. What our Seth does is to dig out the mark and turn it from side to side seeking its darkest and most suspect aspect and to add his own bit of malevolent spice. The one thing he is good at is slinging insults and he does this very effectively at Israel and at those who criticise him. It is a great defence but perhaps apt to corrode when it is the sole means of communication.
Biodegradable says:
If you speak, or understand Spanish, watch this. Its not what you think it is.
http://www.boycottisrael.es/
Fairplay says:
"How ironic that the Israel-bashers in the UN benefit so greatly from Israeli expertise." A good point indeed.
How ironic that the fundamentalist Arab terrorists reject the 21st century and dream of turning the clock back 1000 years to the time when their Empire was all-powerful – but the only way they can defeat the West is to use OUR technology ( computers, mobile phones, military hardware ) bought largely with OUR money in exchange for their precious black gold.
cityca says:
I read Freedman's article and then started to read the comments following. And then I noticed – my recommending rights have now been removed, as well as my posting rights! I didn't realise I posed such a threat – apparently I do.
To go back to the article, it strikes me that his applauding of Norway's divestment is consistent with the way that Israel is generally treated. All around the world, there are conflicts and horrors being visited by many groups against others. Whether state or private, each are supplied by a plethora of suppliers, from water bottles to tanks, socks to jet fighters. And yet who does Norway choose to make a political statement about? An Israeli firm, Elbit.
Is Norway refusing Chinese imports? Have they now stopped using Saudi Arabian oil? Do they ban beef from Brazil or Argentina? Are Japanese or Korean cars to be stopped at the docks? No of course not. Only Israel and the US apparently comes in for censure and boycott.
Norway's economy is built on petroleum and gas, food processing, shipbuilding, pulp and paper products, metals, chemicals, timber, mining, textiles, fishing, according to the CIA World factbook.
So I'm going to stop buying Jarlsberg cheese, Norwegian paper and timber and will ask my wife not to buy fish if it comes from Norway.
Then I'm going to find out about buying Elbit shares.
And finally, since Freedman is so keen on principles and he is so anxious to criticise the state of Israel, let him move next door to Gaza or the West Bank and put his money where his mouth is. I'm quite sure the Guardian can pay him there just as easily as in Tel Aviv or Jerusalem, and his money I'm sure will go further.
Boycotts are a nonsense – but they can work both ways.
Looking further down the posters, I see that my nom de plume, cityca has been used to place an old post of mine against Freedman.
My identity has therefore been stolen by someone posting onto CiF.
I will be writing to inform them – meanwhile anyone know of a legal way to prevent my identity being stolen and misused on websites? Thanks.
modernityblog says:
As stated above these anti-Israeli boycotts are nonsense, but it is noticeable that many of the Western pro-boycotters are more concerned with token gestures than truly inconveniencing themselves.
If they were to boycott all Israeli products then they'd have to stop using the web, as a lot of traffic is passed along on routers developed by Israelis.
Still worse, pro-boycotters would have to stop using Intel based systems and XP/Vista etc, again developed with the expertise of Israelis.
Finally, pro-boycotters would have to stop using Google, as it uses algorithms developed by an Israeli.
But that's not going to happen.
Pro-boycotters wouldn't go that far, it would be too hard on them, rather they want to delegitimize Israelis and Israel, that's their intent, even if their real reasons goes unarticulated, everything else is just a gesture.
This boycott movement is wholly negative and not really in interested about peace and co-existence in the Middle East.
AKUS says:
One particularly mean-spirited example of "boycotting" was the Guardian's coverage of the Venice film festival. Day after day they reported on it, including everything from gossipt to reviews of some movies being screened.
At the end, they hyped up a pretty meaningless award for best actor (I think) for Colin Firth … and carefully omitted any mention of the film that won the Golden Lion award .. the Israeli film "Lebanon". (see http://www.demotix.com/news/israeli-movie-lebanon-wins-venice-film-festival-2009).
Similarly, when hyping up the unsuccessful attempt to buycott Israeli films in Toronto, the Guardian manged to overlook Jane Fonda's retraction of her signature on a document drafted by an British film-maker (unknown, I think, to any but a small group of British "cinephiles") after commisoning one or two articles about the proposed boycott on CiF. The Impact of a few people like Jerry Seinfield opposing the boycott swamped the Gaydrian's campaign.
Perhaps nothing illustrates the bias and pettiness of the Guardian's coverage of Israel better than these examples.
Cityca: The divestment and boycott article we are discussing is not new. If it was published before your banning the chance is that that was a posting made by you.
SilverTrees says:
Freedman is terminally confused and his article is proof positive of that.
"..The problem with the Israel-haters and supporters of boycotts is they never let historical context or the truth get in the way of a good story…"
Freedman wouldn't know how to research historical context if he was given a map and compass – he can't research some of the specious facts he writes at mouth-breather level for CiF. But he can spin a yarn, even though his yarns are not selling too well in the bookshops I gather. Does anyone have the latest sales figures for them?
The sticking point is, of course, that he actually falls for his own rhetoric and actually believes some of the BS he writes. That has to be evidence of some sort of mental aberration – or the fact that he knows that there will always be a place on CiF for whatever BS he may write.
Nobel Literature Prize winner he ain't though.
Gaydrian's campaign??
My spellchecker at work!! But there's a joke in there somewhere ….
Guardian's campaign
Serendipity says:
"..Seth has been known to say that he shows his commitment to Israel's welfare by the fact that he lives here (in Israel)…"
He's also been known, when he first began writing his gloop for CiF, to have said that he was holding onto his British passport, too, because it was his golden ticket out of Israel if things went pear-shaped there. (I am sorry that I can't give a reference for that but I did read it in one of his articles).
He was jumped on for saying it and hasn't repeated it since but I'd be willing to bet that he wouldn't relinquish his British citizenship and would probably be on the first plane out of Ben Gurion if, heaven forbid, things began to go badly wrong for Israel in a future conflict.
He took to soldiering as a hobby and was probably not given the respect he thought he deserved in his short army service, hence his animus towards everything Israeli except those who want to undermine her.
Demeter says:
Maybe, but it's far more likely that he had reached a dead end in his "glowing" career in the City.
And with Freedman for a friend, Israel doesn't need enemies.
Oops – my mistake – please ignore my 7.52am post.
(Note to self – must try harder!)
peterthehungarian says:
Freedmann certainly not a friend of Israel but neither a real enemy. In Israel he is simply a non-entity with zero significance, and exactly this is his problem, what he is trying to solve by fueling hate against the society where he is not taken seriously.
Peterthehungarian "In Israel he is simply a non-entity.."
You have probably hit it. He is not only a nonentity but is lonely, feeling out of place and given the way he responds on thread ("keep quiet" as he said to one commenter) he is not good at making friends. When you come on aliyah finding where you belong in society, making friends, understanding the many levels of the culture, its norms and the way people communicate is a long and involved process.
It takes a long time to feel part of Israel and to start seeing through the people to their hearts.
It depends. If you are open enough and don't consider yourself some kind of "wise white man among the savages" it is easier. Freedman thinks that his fart makes a tornado (pardon my Hungarian) and when realizes that it only stinks he gets hissing fits. Venting of his frustration is perfect stuff for CIF that's all.
Martyn Jones
Please explain me poor barbarian the point of your post!
John Brown says:
"Freedman wouldn't know how to research historical context if he was given a map and compass"
Which is why more and more frequently his sources for his articles – are his own previous articles!!
It's not easy to fit into Israeli society when you come from an Anglo-Saxon background. Judging by the few personal tidbits he's offered, Freedman came from a fairly affluent NW11 London Jewish family background and from this and his City career, he now has enough investment that he wouldn't really need to work for a long time.
I'd say he's probably hoping to make a career and a name for himself in journalism, and to be fair, he's not totally without talent, like many of us online, and he doesn't lack courage either. His army service and his journalistic forays into the West Bank are evidence of that.
The problem is that he's not very original or creative for a journalist, and in the field of Israel-Palestine affairs, the competition is intense. Apart from anything else, he wants to become a big shot in a country where everyone thinks they know more than you, where if you start to tell a joke, people finish it for you and can often tell you a better one. It's hard to be a Jew in Eretz Yisrael and I can confidently predict that Freedman will make his yerida ( exit ) in the next year or two. In any case, he's still got a lot of living to do before he can write his autobiography…
sababa says:
peter, you've convinced me that there are some situations best described in Hungarian.
Sababa
The two most colorful languages regarding rudeness are Hungarian and Arabic.
…he doesn't lack courage either. His army service and his journalistic forays into the West Bank are evidence of that.
I have to tell you that none of the above require any courage.
Sergio Bramsole says:
100% and don't forget Ben White while you're at it.
It's all relative, Peter. After the 2nd Intifada, things have changed for the worse. Anyway, you wouldn't catch me walking around Jerusalem alone at night. Mind you, there are equally parts of London or Paris that I would avoid, even during the daytime.
I only meant to say that he volunteered to do 18 months of army service when he didn't need to – by all accounts. Maybe what I should have said is that Freedman is certainly reckless or foolhardy.
I'm surprised to hear you say that Arabic is a colourful language for swearing, but I'd love more examples of Hungarian humour to liven up CW. I still chuckle at the way you belittled Berchmans on CiF. Well done !
Ben White or Seth Freedman : if you had to choose which one of them to throw out of the proverbial balloon or boat – it would be a tough decision.
I know that travelling on the occupied territories is a dangerous adventure for ordinary Israelis, but Freedman's case is different. In according to his own account he is escorted by local activists and uses his British passport.
Serving in the IDF doesn't require some extraordinary courage, for most Israelis the service is a natural part of their life. Believe me I fear more the tax inspector, the traffic-cops and naturally the dentist.
Freedman is a certified coward – he chickened out from an open discussion with PetraMB on CIF, he photogtaphed from afar the participants of an alleged atrocity – in according to his assertions border policemen in Jaffo beat up an Arab youth – but he didn't intervene at all only wrote about it on CIF naturally without proving any of his allegations.
Regarding the use of colorful language I consider myself an international expert. I worked in many countries mostly with ordinary people and learned the most important expressions from Arabic to Swahili.
Point taken, PetertheHungarian.
Fairplay, you make some interesting points, but for myself I wonder how well Freedman actually did in his career. My sense of him is that he gets easily bored – I can imagine him acting out in the classroom when he was young because of that and just to get attention. He's the type to argue with the ref in a football match and get sent off just to give himself a buzz.
But "courage?" No. I don't see it. He did the equivalent of taking his bat and ball home after his military service. I remember someone asked him on CiF why he did not himself make an official complaint to his senior officer about the alleged brutality he had witnessed while he was in the army. Now THAT would have taken courage, rather than writing ill-researched and ill-informed rubbish about things he knows little about in a rag which hates the country he allegedly loves.
And you are right that it can be hard to be a Jew in Israel when you think you are the centre of the universe and should be treated accordingly, but others merely treat you with the (dis)respect they think you deserve.
And why not throw both out of the balloon….? Having said that I think Ben White would be a better candidate. Freedman is muddle-headed and his articles facilitate hatred, but White is deliberately and perniciously antisemitic.
stopcifnow says:
Seth Freedman – he should start his boycott of Israel by leaving the country, then he'll make way for people who genuinely want to be there.
Dunno, Peter but you certainly are an expert at showing people the way you feel about those you have reason not to like. Perhaps the languages make a difference but you certainly have a natural talent. I won't take you on in any cursing contest: that's a promise, now.
Seth, however, reminds me of a bad tempered old dog I once had that kept being bothered by puppies who wanted to play. He used to spit and growl curses at them over his shoulder every time they approached him. Seth's details tell me he is about 29 or 30 but he was probably born cranky and curmudgeonly.
I would let Ben and Seth fight it out about who was to jump out of the balloon. I would bet that Seth would crowd Ben and annoy him so much with his Jewishness that Ben would jump voluntarily to get away from him.
peterthehungarian
Peter, why do you call me a "poor barbarian"?
Forget about the poor barbarian please, just explain me the point of your post if there is one.
Look again. Peter didn't call you anything but your name.
Matt Pryor says:
Israel just reported a 4.4% growth in GDP in the last quarter of 2009.
How are those boycotts doing then? 🙂
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