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Sherlock Holmes and the Adventure of the Burning Blood
In July, I was on holiday in Greece. The sun was blue and the world was quiet. I decided to write a Sherlock Holmes story. By the end of the day, I had this. It is far from a good Sherlock Holmes story but I enjoyed writing it. I have massively increased respect for anyone who can pull off authentic Holmes. For many reasons, it's not very easy. Anyway, here it is, my attempt.
The Adventure of the Burning Blood
Domestic bliss, as a concept, is one that can only ultimately disappoint. It is far more oxymoron than attainable goal given that it is constructed by two opposing concepts. Bliss, suggesting something akin to euphoria and, by contrast, domesticity is something in which you will rarely, if, ever, find anything that approaches such a state. This is not to downplay the quiet moments of home life that bring about a pleasing smile. I, myself, have been lucky to experience many such. Although, clearly not where I shared those moments of quiet with Holmes. That quiet often felt more imposed than something that descended slowly and naturally into equilibrium. Holmes was never really at rest and, any such quiet was – and he was very clear on this – not to be interrupted. The quiet, as experienced in the room, was not matched by whatever was occurring within, perhaps, the noisiest of all brains. Such periods of quiet often ended with a smile. Holmes would emerge from his thoughts with a solution. Very little else would force such a natural smile from him. And when Holmes smiled, so did you, often more in relief than a shared joy.
There seems to me danger in such phrases. We turn of the Century people would do well to avoid language that sets out such unattainable goals. Belief that such things might be possible can lead to the kind of entitlement that can only bring disappointment and, ultimately, sadness. What chance would newly weds have if anything short of bliss would be failure? As I reflect on my pleasing – and sadly fleeting – moments of domesticity it is tinged with such a sadness and, yet, I can still feel warmth at the memory.
I would often catch myself in a smile as I watched my beloved Mary go about her business of the day. Effortless and precise, she would spin through the morning sun as if in a ballet. Items were always placed just so as if she were about to create the most glorious of still life paintings. There seemed a beauty in everything, every life, she touched. Perhaps I contradict myself. It does, in the end, come down to how one defined bliss.
If the definition relates to early Sunday evenings full of Mrs Hudson's excellent roast and myself and Holmes in quiet study of the day's newspapers then it was perhaps something approaching bliss that was interrupted by a rap at the door. At first Holmes didn't react but the second salvo made him drop the paper in an exasperated fashion.
"Lestrade? At this hour on a Sunday? I do hope someone has murdered the King, otherwise this intrusion is entirely unnecessary and unwelcome."
Holmes had long since stopped waiting for the question that sought explanation of his revelations. He would often simply add the explanation to the statement as a flourishing coda.
"Clearly the knock of a policeman, urgent and strong. And no other policeman would even begin to have the temerity to…"
The door to the parlour opened and a slightly sheepish looking Mrs Hudson ushered in a distracted looking Lestrade.
"Ah Lestrade, one hopes that the extreme nature of this interruption is matched by the import of the underlying reason?"
Even Holmes was, in his own way, averse to having his moments of bliss barged in on by a red faced representative of Scotland Yard.
"Mr. Holmes, Dr. Watson, I can only offer sincere apologies."
"Come Lestrade, an apology will only be necessary when I have deemed this interruption to be unnecessary. Until such time, you have the benefit of the doubt brought about by the soporific effects of Mrs Hudson's excellent roast. Now, come, speak and we shall see if the apology is warranted."
"Well, you see, Mr. Holmes, I'm of a mind to think that I know that it is."
This admission stunned Holmes into a moments perplexed silence which I filled with my own irritation.
"Lestrade, are you saying that you interrupted our Sunday evening contemplation for a matter that you yourself know to be trivial?"
Lestrade shuffled back and forth on his feet and his fingers tightened white round the hat clutched to his body. He was every bit the boy waiting at the master's office for the birch.
"For this to be of little important to us but so vexing to you can only mean one thing – this matter, I would suggest, is therefore quite important to you personally?"
There will little irritation to be found in any situation that was accompanied by the opportunity for deduction.
"Yes, Mr. Holmes, yes, I suppose you could say that."
"Then sit man, sit. We should at least allow you a moments relax to tell us the tale."
Lestrade hesitated but, with a nod, Holmes repeated his offer and he sat, placing his hat neatly on his lap. With every movement he seemed to contort himself to avoiding any further upset.
"Thank you, gentlemen. This is most awkward. Please understand that I find myself in this position not through choice but still, I must admit to more than passing self interest."
He paused as if looking for permission to continue despite the admission but Holmes was primed for listening so was not of a mind to pick up on such cues, much less respond to them. This I did for Lestrade with a reassuring glance. He cleared his throat and began the most banal of tales.
"I was visited today by a gent, Lord McDonald-Douglas, a very high ranking official at the Home Office. He came to me for help with a domestic matter that, he beseeched, must be handled in the most delicate and private of ways."
The word "domestic" had already made Holmes slump in agitated disappointment.
"This need for privacy and certain circumstances of the events compelled the good Lord to ask me to reach out to you on his behalf. He was very clear that this was not to become a matter of official police business but, if it were of Mr Holmes pleasing to assist his Lordship, he would be sure to look favourably on Mr. Holmes in the future."
"I need no such favours."
I was surprised at Holmes' restraint.
"Indeed sir, no. Of this I am well aware. But I'm sure you can understand my predicament, what with his Lordship being of the Home Office and him coming to see me and…"
At moments of upset, it was possible to see more of Lestrade's humble origins as his ability to form cogent sentences diminished. This, I think, drove Holmes to something akin to sympathy. Or, at least, as near as Holmes could get to such an emotion.
"I do indeed understand the nature of your predicament. But you must understand that I have no interest in matters domestic and certainly have no need to reason to curry favour with any man, Lord or no."
Lestrade shuffled uncomfortably on the chair as he had recently done on his feet. He again grasped at his hat. Holmes spared him the need for any further sheepishness.
"And yet, here we are, you a fellow of many years acquaintance in need of help and me with the ability to relieve you of this burden before I finish the digestion of our recent fine meal. What sort of man would I be to deny such? Tell me Lord Macdonald-Douglas' tale and we will have you an answer and have you on your way."
As much as it is possible to do a penitent bow while sitting, Lestrade now attempted and let out a relieved sigh and, with it, relinquished the grip on his hat which fell to the floor.
"Thank you, Mr. Holmes, thank you."
"So, tell me Lestrade, what is the issue with Lady McDonald-Douglas?"
Lestrade and I both had long since stopped reacting to these leaps of understanding just as we were unsurprised by the start of each day.
"The Lady has become quite indisposed as a result of, well, shall we say, strange occurrences in the household."
"Come come Lestrade, by now you should know that 'strange' is not a word that we allow in Baker Street. It is simply that which has yet to be explained. Nothing is ever strange."
"Quite so, Mr. Holmes, quite so. I am merely reusing the words of Lord Macdonald-Douglas himself, by way of accurately retelling the tale."
Holmes nodded.
"The Lady has taken to her bed, very weak, terrified for her very life."
"Tell me, Lestrade, is the Lady considerably younger than his Lordship."
"She… she is indeed."
Lestrade and I again exchanged that most familiar of glances.
"Please carry on."
"The Lady had spoken of the lamps in the house, burning… like… blood."
Lestrade finished the sentence uneasily knowing that Holmes was not one to accept such whimsy without vigorous comment. As it was, he let out an almost amused guffaw.
"Let us first concentrate on more observable details Lestrade. Can you describe the good Lady for me?"
Lestrade, a policeman of many years now, was aware that such information was the bedrock on which all investigations were built. The look on his face reflected his precarious position on only loose sand.
"With apologies, Mr. Holmes, but I'm sure you understand, due to the delicate nature of these proceedings I have not been able to interview, or even meet, the good Lady. I know from reputation and from some of the less seemly police station chatter that she is a young lady, perhaps no more than twenty five and she is of very pale face, surrounded by much red hair. And regarded most beautiful."
"I would expect nothing less Lestrade, there is no trophy in ugliness."
Holmes ignored his question and carried on.
"Red hair you say? Would Lady Macdonald-Douglas be Irish or, at least, of Irish extraction?"
"I believe so Sir, yes."
"And there is nothing else to divulge? Just these supposedly mysterious lamps?"
"Yes, this is very much why his Lordship is in need of your help."
"In which case, I believe our investigation may well be concluded."
A moment's delight lit up Lestrade's face that then contorted into confusion.
"It… is?"
"Surely you must accept the possibility Lestrade? A young wife seemingly struck down by a ridiculous tale of lamps burning blood. It is a tale as old as blood itself. I'm afraid you will need to tell his Lordship that he is very likely being cuckolded."
The horror of this possibility led Lestrade to immediately dispute it.
"But, how? How can that be?"
"Lestrade, my good fellow, in all things there must be balance. An older gentleman may take a younger wife and, in return, she will receive a life of comfort, perhaps wealth, and this she will accept as a fair situation. But once that comfort becomes assumed, the new norm, an imbalance appears. There is more to a young life that simply living well."
"You speak of…"
"I do. So best left unspoken. But, a beautiful woman will always be in receipt of sufficient attention to create temptation and, should she ultimately succumb, then there are only two outcomes. She is cast off or she lives a life of guilt."
"Are you saying that her ailment is guilt?"
Lestrade, I believe, was imagining the conversation he would have to have with his superior from the Home Office and already had some panic in his voice.
"Most probably. A young lady of Irish descent will likely be of Catholic faith. Whatever has transpired, set against the sanctity of marriage, will be deeply troubling her piety. Enough for her to see blood in the idle flickering of a lamp. And from there, despond."
Lestrade reached down to pick up his hat and again flashed white knuckles as he clutched it into his lap.
"Mr. Holmes, I, as I'm sure you know, would never doubt your conclusions but, I'm also sure you understand, this will be a difficult answer to give his Lordship, based, as it is, on…"
"Conjecture? You are accusing me of conjecture?"
Holmes was now irate and, although I had more than an ounce of sympathy for Lestrade's position, I could see that Holmes was not of a mind to offer him any more.
"Lestrade, you have your answer. Now, if you don't mind, I would like to return to my newspaper."
Lestrade shuffled out with only a mumbled "Good evening gentlemen" allowing us to resume our silence – only now with irritation in the air. Which is to suggest that the ambience, or not, of any occasion rests mainly with the head.
It strikes me that Mondays always start slower than any other week day as people are required to remind themselves of the details of their travails that may have escaped them on whatever brief respite was afforded them on the Sabbath. Had it not been for newspapers I fear that my own, less rigid, existence may cause me to lose the understanding of the ebbs and flows of a week entirely. This was especially true on days such as these when, not in the throes of a case, everything meandered as slowly as the Thames round the Isle of Dogs and, often, Holmes wouldn't appear until well into the afternoon.
I ate and busied myself absent-mindedly with some letters until drawn to the window to live vicariously through the urgent wanderings of the people going about their business in Baker Street. Coal was delivered, lamps were being tended to, people criss-crossed, some with purpose, some more obviously taking in the day. Cabs clattered up and down, people getting in and out as their journey dictated. You could almost imagine the whole scene to be one giant automaton like those so popular in Paris.
So transfixed was I by the ticking of the scene that, at first, I didn't notice the cab that chose to end its journey outside 221B. The sun glinting off the shiniest of top hats woke me from my autonomic trance and meant that, when the knock on the door came, it produced intrigue rather than surprise. I quickly dressed as I felt sure that Holmes would be in no way ready to receive guests.
I entered the parlour to find our guest already being fussed over by Mrs Hudson. He was a stout gentleman, that is, a polite way to say that he was short and fat with the tallest of top hats trying to create an illusion of height. To further the illusion he did his best to carry off a haughty air which extended to his manner of address.
"Holmes. Good. I'll make this brief."
It seemed remarkable to me that he would be so ignorant of Holmes to mistake me for him but so it proved.
"Good day sir, I am Doctor John Watson. Mr Holmes is… currently unavailable."
"I see. Then you will make him available. I won't have his lies stand for one second longer."
This gave me a clue as to his identity but it has always served me well to be sure of such things before conversing further. I ignored his accusation for the moment.
"Forgive me sir, may I ask who you would be?"
As simple a question as this was, it seemed to fluster him.
"I am McDonald-Douglas and I will not have my name or that of my wife sullied any longer."
I nodded in understanding of the name but felt compelled to refute his challenge.
"I can assure you that no one has been sullied sir."
He waved his stick dismissively, walked to the other side of the room and sat down, uninvited. His gait was ponderous and looked pained. It wouldn't take someone with as much medical training than I to suspect gout.
"I will sit and wait here until Mr Holmes returns. My complaint is with him sir, not you, you may go about the business of the day as you see fit. I'm happy to wait all day if necessary."
"That won't be necessary."
Holmes had heard the voices and made his way to join us.
"Sherlock Holmes at your at service sir, please, don't get up."
"At my service! At my service! I think not!"
"I assume I am addressing Lord McDonald-Douglas of the Home Office?"
"You assume correct sir and he is here to tell you that your much vaunted detecting skills have failed you!"
"Surely sir, as a Home Office official, you must know that opinion is not fact."
"Opinion! Why, the very cheek of you! My wife is of good standing and is in great need of help. Not the sort of help that seeks to ruin her good name."
Holmes was being uncharacteristically patient, perhaps even he wished to stay on the right side of the Home Office.
"Your Lordship, you asked for my help in this matter. I gave it, I reached a conclusion. If you are unhappy with that conclusion then I am sorry but it remains my conclusion."
"Conclusion? Without checking the evidence? What sort of conclusion is that?"
"Lestrade was clear that he told me all there was to know."
Lord Macdonald-Douglas' face was getting ever redder and I are prepared myself for whatever form of attack might strike should his temper rise further.
"Mr Holmes, did Lestrade tell you that I myself saw the lamps burn red? Did he?"
"He did not."
"Fool of a man that he is! Well, Mr. Holmes, what do you make of that?"
Holmes didn't reply. He walked to his pipe and, with exaggerated precision, set about the business of lighting it.
"Are you going to answer me you confounded man?"
Holmes took a long suck on his pipe.
"A regrettable omission. One that may support may my conclusion but we should not rush to answers. They come in their own time."
This was now too much for McDonald-Douglas and, struggling from the chair, confronted Holmes who now towered above him.
"You will come to my home and inspect the lamps for evidence."
Holmes looked down his long nose at the short, fat man and, to my great surprise, agreed.
"My cab is outside, we should leave now."
Holmes and I exchanged a glance.
"My Lord, if you would give us a moment to ready ourselves. You may wait here or in your cab, as his Lordship pleases."
It was a short cab ride north to Belgravia and we were ushered inside without ceremony. We entered a drawing room to the right. Lord Macdonald-Douglas immediately walked to a gas lamp on the far wall and pointed.
"Here! This is one of the cursèd lamps."
"Before we get into that detail. Can you describe the occasion of the occurrence?"
"In my experience it is the things that seem to matter least that end up being of most import. If you don't mind."
With some annoyance he threw off his hat and collapsed in an undignified fashion into an armchair.
"Very well. We had been out a reception. Some boring affair. Emma was in need of rest so we made our excuses and left around eight I believe. On returning, we lit the lamps and the room burned a fiery red like I had never seen. The depths of hell would be no redder."
Holmes appeared not to listen and wandered over to one of the lamps and, rather than remove the cover, started to inspect the area beneath.
"What use is looking at the floor? The lamp sir! The lamp!"
"All in good time."
Holmes spoke without looking up. I could see him lift something from the floor and drop it into an envelope which he swiftly returned to his pocket. Standing up, he lifted the glass off the lamp and gave it what can only be described as a cursory glance. Turning to face the room, I detected a smile on Holmes' face. Not bliss but possibly as near as he got.
"My I ask, my good Lord, what was your expectation with regard to the behaviour of these lamps? Did you suspect malfunction? The supernatural?"
"I have no expectations, you sir are the detective. So detect!"
"Oh I have done that. And, I'm afraid to say, my conclusion remains the same."
Before Lord Macdonald-Douglas' bluster could rise to anger, Holmes continued.
"May I ask, are you acquainted with men of science?"
This threw McDonald-Douglas and broke the rhythm of his complaint.
"Of course! Of course! I myself am a Fellow of the Royal Society."
Holmes raised incredulous eyebrows.
"Your Lordship, I do not wish to offend or upset you or the good Lady any further. My conclusion, which I shall not repeat within these walls or elsewhere, stays the same. Now, if we may, we will bid you good day."
Holmes didn't wait for an answer. With large strides he left the room and I scurried behind. Outside we hailed a Hansom Cab and, only when safely inside, did Holmes speak.
"Fool of a man."
We returned to Baker Street and immediately sent a note of warning to Lestrade.
On our return, sat silently for a moment before raising a hand with one finger pointing upward.
"Let's smoke a pipe Watson."
It seemed an odd thing for him declare but, seeing no reason to object, I filled the bowl and reached for the matches.
I froze in place. Holmes approached and produced the envelope I had seen at Lord Macdonald-Douglas' house from his pocket. He took my pipe and tipped the tiny amount of powder he had collected into my pipe.
"If you wouldn't mind."
Confused but obedient, I struck a match and brought the flame toward the tobacco. With a tiny flash of red, the pipe lit.
"A ha! Just as I thought!"
Holmes strode triumphantly out the room with no further explanation.
We heard no more of Lord Macdonald-Douglas and his lamps for over a week. Life returned to our best attempt at domestic bliss and days passed without anything of note. Once again this was interrupted by an extremely agitated and apologetic Lestrade.
"Mr Holmes, I cannot express my apologies deeply enough but here I am again bothering you with trivialities relating to Lord McDonald-Douglas and his wife. Things, I'm afraid, have taken a turn for the worse."
Holmes took a deep breath in an attempt to summon some semblance of sympathy for Lestrade or, at least, to quell the simple urge to throw him out.
"Lestrade, you, as much as anyone, are aware of where my skills are best deployed. Matters of, shall we say, the heart are for others, not for me. All this needs is an honest conversation between the good Lord and his young Lady wife."
Lestrade nodded.
"If only that were possible. There was another occasion of blood red lamps. The young lady became so distraught as to attempt to take her own life. She survived but is in a dreadful state and his Lordship, now at his wits end, is making life for everyone in Scotland Yard very difficult. If there is anything you can do to bring this to some sort of close. I would be ever further in your debt."
Holmes turned to his pipe to find his way to calm. A few strong puffs billowed smoke over his closed eyes.
"Lestrade, the man you need to find is a young, handsome scientist, most likely affiliated in some way with the Royal Society."
"A man? What man?"
Holmes spoke of the other man in this less than virtuous triangle.
"With the young Lady incapacitated, there is only one other who can confirm my theory – the man who has been an acquaintance of her Ladyship. I use the past tense as I believe her guilt most likely drove her to stop their occasional liaisons. This, in turn, has led him to these tricks by way of complaint or refusal to accept that he has been set aside."
"Tricks?"
Holmes beckoned Lestrade to sit and I awaited the inevitable revelation with some excitement having had no explanation.
"When I visited his Lordship I inspected the area under the lamps in question, I found traces of a white powder not unlike salt. But, crucially, not salt. I didn't bother to test but I am sure it was a substance containing strontium, most likely strontium chloride."
Holmes paused but got no looks of understanding from the room.
"Which, when burnt, emits a strong red flame. Anyone with access to the lamps could place the powder into the lamp which would burn red and then disappear. Unless, of course, you spill some."
I had caught up enough to add some further colour to the story.
"So, it is more than likely that someone in the scientific community who would have access to such a substance."
"Yes, and by his affiliation with the Royal Society, it is equally likely that his wife would have met that same person at one of their events. For him to have access to do this, I would say that he will have access to the house which allowed him to tamper with the lamps as well as, well, the Lady in question."
Lestrade took a moment to understand this information which, sadly for him, was a slow process visible on his face. When it had settled into place, he understood that he perhaps yet did not have enough.
"How am I to find the young man Mr. Holmes?"
I could tell Holmes had no interest in being involved any further in such a base matter. But, given the distressed state of Lestrade and the influence of those involved, he gave it more consideration. A silent lap of the room hatched a plan.
"There is something I'd like to try."
"Anything Holmes, anything."
"Lestrade, one thing, who knows of the perilous state of the young Lady."
"His Lordship is extremely protective of his privacy. Although he has been very troublesome at the yard, he has kept all the details to his private conversations with me."
"Good, good. Then all we have to do is set a trap."
Holmes stepped to the writing desk and wrote out two messages. One he asked Lestrade to pass to Lord McDonald-Douglas, the other he sent with a boy to the Royal Society. Lestrade was ushered out with reassurances and we settled back into our evening.
"One thing Holmes, why bother yourself with this matter?"
"Progress Watson, progress. Sometimes you need to experiment. And what better way to experiment than with something of so little import?"
The next morning a package arrived from the Royal Society. It contained two items. An unremarkable, but carefully wrapped, piece of glass and the calendar of the Society itself. Holmes inspected the glass and placed it carefully to the side. He then scanned the calendar and quickly wrote out another note to send to the home of McDonald-Douglas.
"Watson, make no plans for the night of the 15th. I will provide the entertainment that evening."
The eight days to the 15th passed with little to report. We received occasional information on the health of her ladyship but, as Holmes already knew, nothing was going to happen. On the morning of the 15th, Holmes left early and returned with a bottle of something in a brown bag. My quizzical eyes got a response.
"Simply a bottle of tonic water Watson, I've not yet taken to drink this early in the day."
I inquired no further. I did so enjoy Holmes and his grand reveals it often felt a shame to spoil those moments of exhilaration with preemptive questions. After lunch, Holmes summoned a cab and we again took the short trip to Belgravia. His Lordship was waiting for us as per, I assumed, Holmes' note.
"My good Lord, soon this will be over, I assure you."
"Mr. Holmes, the Home Office thanks you for your attentions."
He was far more contrite than previous and his pallor for whiter than before. Trophy or not, his affection was undoubted.
"Please, could you direct me to the rear entrance?"
Without a word, Macdonald-Douglas led the way, through a fine kitchen that featured the latest in mechanised roasting spits.
"Now, let me be clear, when I return inside, no one is to use this door again until this has been concluded. Understood?"
He nodded. Holmes produced the brown bag from his pocket and headed out the door. He returned soon after with an empty bottle.
"Now, we must secure this door so that it may not be opened by the key alone."
A chair was moved under the handle and secured against a groove in the floor.
"And, with that, my Lord, I bid you au revoir. Go to the Royal Society tonight as normal. I will see you there."
Lord McDonald-Douglas was about to ask how Holmes knew where he would be tonight but, like so many before him, kept the question to himself.
We returned to Baker Street and spent the remainder of the day about more usual business. Dinner complete, I received my instructions from Holmes.
"Watson, go to the meeting in the Society, look for anyone arriving late. When I make my appearance, be sure to block the door. And, be careful, it will be dark."
With that, he left. I checked my watch against the clock and wound it carefully. As I turned, I thought about life with Holmes and the entertainment it provided. I thought about what Holmes had said about balance in relationships and how, when my Mary was alive, I had achieved something like that. Three years had passed without her and perhaps now I had to consider a new way to find that same balance. Much like Lady McDonald-Douglas.
I made my way to Burlington House and was warmly welcomed as would have been Holmes' instruction. A large room was laid out with rows of chairs and I waved away offers of seats to the front in favour of something nearer the door. The room filled with many learned fellows and, as you would expect with such an audience, there was barely a mutter as the events got under way and the first of the presentations began. To my surprise, I found that not only did I enjoy the presentations there was much I understood. The discussion on the use of chloroform in the preparation of vaccines was particularly enthralling. I lost my way a little during the sections on fossils which, although fascinating, felt too abstract for me to grasp. A break in proceedings let the audience retire for their comfort and made it impossible for me to track their comings and goings. As we settled again, it had gone dark. The shutters were closed and lamps illuminated the room. By the end of the next presentation about which I remember nothing other than the puzzling word 'refraction' I started to wonder when Holmes would make his appearance. I didn't wonder for long. As people shuffled and gathered to start the next presentation, the door behind me opened.
"Gentlemen, I beg your forgiveness" began Holmes to an aghast sea of faces "If I may, I would like to add a brief extraordinary presentation to tonight's proceedings."
"Mr. Holmes, this is most… unusual."
"My apologies, my apologies. I do not aim to keep you long but, if you can spare me but a few moments, I would like to demonstrate to you a most remarkable new discovery."
The crowd of assembled minds fought back their distaste for an adjustment to proceedings as the prospect of any discovery always excites the minds of those tuned to the new. A few men exchanged whispers at the front and concluded with an acceptance of Holmes' offer.
"Please proceed Mr Holmes, but, if you may, we have much to get through."
"Thank you gentleman, thank you. Your indulgence is most appreciated."
The murmur settled and Holmes began.
"In recent months there has been the most remarkable of discoveries across the Atlantic. You are, of course, familiar with ultra-violet light."
The room collectively nodded.
"But you may not yet be familiar a new and ingenious way to create same. Your American colleague, that most excellent mind, Mr Robert Williams Wood has recently invented a new way to produce this most evasive of lights."
Holmes reached inside his jacket and produced the piece of glass I had seen in Baker Street.
"In my hand, I hold this new invention. This glass will block visible light, allowing only ultra-violet and infra-red light to pass. Allow me to demonstrate."
With a nod, Holmes was handed a lamp and the lights in the room were extinguished. The room was in dark with only the glow of the lamp giving Holmes an eerie appearance.
"You can all see the light of lamp but now, when I block the light with this glass…"
The room was plunged into darkness. A murmur rose. Holmes continued.
"With only ultra-violet light now filling the room our humans eyes can see nothing. Unless, of course, this black light should find its way to something with which it can react."
I could hear Holmes' footsteps as he made his way slowly and methodically round the room.
"I wonder gentlemen if there is any such substance in this room."
At that moment, my eyes detected a flash of purple at floor level.
"Lights please!"
When the lights came back on, Holmes had gone, leaving behind him the lamp, the glass and an empty chair. Bemused, the room struggled back to the original agenda.
"We thank Mr Holmes for that most unexpected of demonstrations. I'm sure the scientific community will find much use for such glass as the understanding of it develops."
I got up and left to find Holmes. In a nearby ante room he sat with an ashen faced young man querying the reason for his sudden covert extraction from the room.
"What is the meaning of this outrage?"
"Trust me, I have spared you the outrage, Mr. ?"
"Purdue."
"Well Mr Purdue, would I be correct in assuming you were late to tonight's proceedings?"
He nodded in agreement.
"And that you spent the time immediately before in Belgravia?"
He leapt to his feet.
"Please sit. You have committed no crime but you now owe it to those you have wronged to give an explanation."
"Wronged?"
"Please, spare us. Your trick with the strontium may, to you, have been amusing but it has caused much distress in the home of the McDonald-Douglas'."
His demeanour immediately changed.
"She shouldn't be with that ogre."
"That is not an opinion that is of any interest to me. I only ask that you explain your actions to his Lordship so that he may be free of the torment and can concentrate on aiding the good Lady in her recovery."
"Recovery?"
I could sense Holmes start to be uncomfortable with such matters so I took over.
"A combination of guilt and your jilted trickery drove the poor girl to attempt to take her own life."
"Oh! My Emma! No!"
"She lives but your antics cannot and must not continue. I'm sure the people of the Royal Society would not look favourably on their science being used for such things."
"She.. she pushed me away. I just wanted her to… remember me."
"I have done you the good service of removing you in secret. You may return now to the proceedings of the night under one condition. You will seek out his Lordship this very night as you leave and explain all that has passed."
"And if I don't?"
"Then, young Mr Purdue, I will do it for you. Which do you think ends better?"
We took our leave and, in the cab back to Baker Street, I was compelled to complete the jigsaw in my head.
"Holmes, the tonic water?"
"Ah yes, a simple ruse. Tonic water contains quinine. Quinine glows under ultra-violet light. As young Mr Purdue paid a visit to Belgravia safe in the knowledge that his Lordship was within the confines of Burlington House he was unaware that he stood in the chemical trap that I had laid for him as he tried to enter the house as he had done before with the key he had been given for his… previous visits. All I had to do was shine the correct light on the subject and all was revealed."
"With the added benefit of him being removed under the shroud of darkness."
"Since his Lordship was in the room it would simply not have been seemly to create a scene. Fortunately the science was in my favour."
"Bravo Holmes, your wonders never cease."
"Much like progress Watson. It pays to keep abreast of any and all developments. The world is moving quickly, we must keep pace."
"Or set it? I wager it will many years before the good fellows of Scotland Yard will catch up to such methods."
"But catch up they will and, until such time, I will maintain my position, slightly ahead of the game to my advantage."
We heard no more of the domestic situation in Belgravia. Holmes received a note of thanks from his Lordship who clearly found it impossible to face his embarrassment in person. Whether or not they returned to anything like bliss is doubtful starting, as they were, from such a perilous and, ultimately, untrustworthy position. As it was with Holmes and I, in respect of that much sought after bliss. The affair did little more than remind of my time with Mary and make wonder if I could find something close to that again.


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"I get annoyed because [show] business is so full of sh*t sometimes. But for the most part, I'm very happy with the pace I'm taking to get where I'm going."
Nia Long was born in Brooklyn, New York. Her father, a high school teacher, left her mother when Long was only four. She developed an interest in acting at an early age, and got instruction from Betty Bridges, the mother of former child star Todd Bridges.
Long learned the ins and outs of acting while on the daytime soap opera, Guiding Light. Her big screen debut was alongside a stellar cast of young black talents in John Singleton's debut effort, Boyz N the Hood. The film earned Singleton two Oscar nominations, and helped launch the acting careers of Long, Cuba Gooding Jr., and rapper Ice Cube.
Long followed up Boyz N The Hood with a comedic turn in Made in America (1993), and Friday (1995), proving that she was adept at both drama and comedy. After a two year stint on Will Smith's The Fresh Prince of Bel Air as the woman who steals Will's heart and almost marries him, she was given her first starring role in Love Jones . Although it did poorly at the box office, the film was nominated for a number of Image and Black Film awards including Best Actress for Long.
From Friday to the sleeper hit Soul Food , Long has proved herself a talented screen entity. More recently, she wrapped work on What's It All About, Alfie? (2004) starring Jude Law, and In Too Deep (1999) and played a starring role in the romantic comedy Are We There Yet? (2004), opposite Ice Cube. He most recently starred in the comedy flick, The Best Man Holiday (2013).
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(New Bern, N.C.)—The sun mercifully began peeking through the clouds over New Bern, N.C. Tuesday morning (Sept. 18) after Hurricane Florence devastated the community. Despite the brief reprieve from the rain, there are concerns that as water flows back to the Atlantic from further inland that flooding still may not be over.
Memories are still fresh from the last big storm to hit the state. After Hurricane Matthew blew through North Carolina in 2016, the storm surge and rain directly afflicted coastal towns, but the resulting runoff created a resurgence of flooding over the next few days in cities like New Bern.
"We're at the bottom of the mountain, right here at the bottom of the hill," said Jim Pennington, pastor of Temple Baptist Church in New Bern. "All that rain water now will get here Thursday and we will be cut off again…[Hurricane] Matthew did that" in 2016.
A Send Relief truck and trailer arrived at Temple Baptist Church in New Bern, N.C. to deliver supplies in support of the Southern Baptist Disaster Relief efforts to bring help, healing and hope to the residents affected by Hurricane Florence. Send Relief is the compassion ministry arm of the North American Mission Board. Photo by Adam Dukes.
Standing water from the initial flooding remains along stretches of Highway 70 from Kinston, N.C., to New Bern, and flood waters continue to fester around businesses and churches along that stretch.
At Temple Baptist Church, Southern Baptist Disaster Relief (SBDR) volunteer teams from North Carolina Baptist Men continue preparing meals out of a mobile feeding kitchen known as Manna 1, one of the largest food trucks ever built.
"Standing here in New Bern and watching the steady flow of people who are coming for help is a reminder of just how desperate the need is," said David Melber, president of Send Relief, the compassion ministry arm of the North American Mission Board (NAMB). "People are not only worried from the initial flooding from Florence but also the runoff that will be coming in the next several days."
A North Carolina Southern Baptist Disaster Relief team prepared thousands of meals for the community of New Bern that American Red Cross and The Salvation Army delivered to the community. Fifteen to twenty Red Cross and Salvation Army vans delivered the food. Photo by Adam Dukes.
Across North Carolina, white tents have popped up in eight sites across North Carolina to begin feeding residents who are recovering from Hurricane Florence. SBDR teams from North Carolina, Virginia, Alabama, Kentucky, Tennessee and Missouri are already active with the expectation that teams from Florida and Mississippi should be set up and ready to start feeding in the next few days.
"North Carolina Baptists have one of the largest and best equipped disaster relief teams," said Sam Porter, the national director of SBDR for the North American Mission Board (NAMB). "All of our Southern Baptist state conventions have been working overtime to ensure that needs are met, whether through actively bringing teams or through their heartfelt prayer."
Along with their feeding equipment and volunteers, SBDR teams have also been asked to bring flood recovery and chainsaw teams as well. Assessment teams have been evaluating the need so that recovery can begin.
Southern Baptist chaplains are also active in communities across the affected areas in North and South Carolina.
"I talked with a husband and wife this morning, trying to connect them with Temple Baptist Church because they lost everything," sad Doc Marshall, the chaplaincy coordinator for the New Bern site and a member of Spring Hill Baptist Church in Wagram, N.C.
"We're like the spiritual first aid," Marshall said, "and we try to connect people with local churches so that they can get help over the long term."
A Southern Baptist Disaster Relief team with the Baptist General Association of Virginia (BGAV) prepared meals that American Red Cross and The Salvation Army delivered out into the communities. Dozens of people drove up to pick up the meals themselves and were able to receive Send Relief crisis response buckets and BGAV flood buckets filled with supplies as well. Photo by Adam Dukes.
Jim George, the pastor of Fairview Baptist Church in Fredericksburg, Va., relieved Dean Miller as the leader of the feeding and recovery site in Washington, N.C.
Their team, with the Baptist General Association of Virginia, are serving about 6,500 meals a day through the county's emergency operations center, The Salvation Army and the American Red Cross.
"Dean loves missions and I love missions," said George, "and we love helping people in Christ's name."
Other active feeding sites include the cities of Wilmington, Kinston, Hope Mills, Jacksonville, Lumberton and Wallace in North Carolina. Feeding continues in Conway and Florence, South Carolina as well.
A Send Relief semi-trailer of flood recovery supplies made deliveries to the Washington and New Bern sites on Monday and Tuesday. A second Send Relief semi-trailer will be arriving later in the week to serve sites in and around Wilmington.
Hurricane Florence projects to be more catastrophic than Hurricane Floyd, which struck the eastern coast of North Carolina in 1999. Floyd produced 500-year floods in every county on the coastal side of the state and wrought an estimated $6.5 billion in damage during that September week.
Porter labeled Florence the "the East Coast Harvey" after the system hovered over southeastern North and South Carolina, dropping feet of rain on entire regions as Hurricane Harvey did over the Houston, Texas in 2017.
Southern Baptist Disaster Relief is among the three largest providers of disaster relief assistance in the United States. Southern Baptist churches, associations and state conventions all partner to mobilize volunteers, resources and equipment to provide services. The North American Mission Board provides national coordination and assistance in larger, multi-state responses.
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The social media company said it would stop the practice after cybersecurity experts condemned it as "horrible" and "beyond sketchy".
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QUEBEC CITY, Dec. 7 (Healthcare Sales & Marketing Network) - AEterna Zentaris Inc. (NASDAQ: AEZS ; TSX: AEZ ; the "Company"), a global biopharmaceutical company focused on endocrine therapy and oncology, today reported Phase 3 results for its European efficacy trial Z-036 in benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), with cetrorelix pamoate.
Study Z-036 did not reach its primary endpoint. There were no clear differences in overall efficacy, with all 3 groups (including placebo) showing an improvement in International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS) of approximately 6 points that was maintained throughout the 52 weeks. There was observation of an improvement in uroflow, both maximum and mean, and in residual volume in all treatment groups. These favorable changes are reflected in an overall improvement in Quality of Life measures. Cetrorelix was well tolerated, there were no relevant differences to placebo with regard to both clinical adverse events or changes in laboratory parameters with the exception of the anticipated hormonal changes.
Juergen Engel, Ph.D., AEterna Zentaris President and CEO stated, "We are obviously disappointed by the failure of study Z-036 to reach its efficacy endpoint. Despite the disappointment, we would like to thank the investigators and all those involved in this project for their dedicated work. We will now focus our development efforts on our late-stage oncology compounds perifosine, our oral PI3K/AKT inhibitor and AEZS-108, our targeted doxorubicin conjugate, as well as our oral ghrelin agonist AEZS-130 in endocrinology."
The multi-center efficacy trial Z-036 was conducted in 39 sites in 10 European countries, under the supervision of lead investigator, Prof. Frans MJ Debruyne, M.D., Director of the Andros Mannenkliniek in Arnhem, The Netherlands. Patients entered a 1- to 4-week screening period to confirm severity and stability of voiding symptoms based on the IPSS. Patients were then randomly allocated in a double-blind fashion to one of two cetrorelix dose groups or placebo, in a 2:1:1 ratio. Patients were administered cetrorelix by intra-muscular (IM) injection at Week 0, 2, 26 and 28 (for treatment Arm A, those in Arm B received IM injection at week 0, 2 and placebo injections both at Week 26 and 28). Patients in treatment Arm C received placebo injections at Week 0, 2, 26 and 28. All patients were followed up to Week 52. The study included 420 patients overall, 212, 106, and 102 patients allocated to Arm A, B, and C, respectively.
The Company will host a conference call and webcast to discuss these results later today, Monday, December 7, 2009 at 4:30 p.m., Eastern Time.
Participants may access the live webcast via the Company's website at www.aezsinc.com in the "Investors" section, or by telephone using the following numbers: (outside Canada): 888-231-8191, (Canada): 514-807-9895 or 647-427-7450. A replay of the webcast will also be available on the Company's website for a period of 30 days.
The Phase 3 trial program involving more than 1,600 patients with symptomatic BPH in Canada, the United States and Europe has been completed. In addition to the efficacy trial Z-036, the program included a placebo-controlled safety and efficacy trial Z-033, the single-armed safety study Z-041, and the Thorough QT study Z-043. Results for all of these trials were disclosed recently.
Cetrorelix pamoate is a compound that was being investigated for the treatment of BPH. Cetrorelix is part of AEterna Zentaris' luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone (LHRH) antagonist therapeutic approach.
AEterna Zentaris Inc. is a global biopharmaceutical company focused on endocrine therapy and oncology, with proven expertise in drug discovery, development and commercialization. News releases and additional information are available at www.aezsinc.com.
This press release contains forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the U.S. Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, which could cause the Company's actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include, among others, the availability of funds and resources to pursue R&D projects, the successful and timely completion of clinical studies, the ability of the Company to take advantage of business opportunities in the pharmaceutical industry, uncertainties related to the regulatory process and general changes in economic conditions. Investors should consult the Company's quarterly and annual filings with the Canadian and U.S. securities commissions for additional information on risks and uncertainties relating to the forward-looking statements. Investors are cautioned not to rely on these forward-looking statements. The Company does not undertake to update these forward-looking statements. We disclaim any obligation to update any such factors or to publicly announce the result of any revisions to any of the forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect future results, events or developments except if we are required by a governmental authority or applicable law.


I knew I didn't have nearly enough time in Napa as I'd like, so it was difficult to narrow down where I was going and what I would miss this trip. After a full day – with the help of Steve, my wonderful driver from Pure Luxury Transportation – I think I accomplished quite a bit.
The first stop for the day was at Robert Mondavi. The Spanish architecture of one of the oldest and largest wineries in the area is welcoming as Dean takes me through the vineyard, warehouses and buildings that were once the center of culinary excellence as well as wine making. Mondavi hosted the "Great Chefs Program," with notables like Julia Child cooking on these premises. It was the patriarch's dream to combine food and wine and it has been continued with food events like the Garden to Table Brunch.
Despite all the talk of great food and gardens full of herbs and vegetables, it is wine I am at Robert Mondavi's for and we make our way into a tasting room. It is in this winery that the Fume Blanc, a drier Sauvignon Blanc, was invented. Even though I personally wouldn't want anyone to dry out my Sauvignon Blanc, I had to appreciate the longer length of the short barreled (six months) Fume Blanc '08. Among the other wines we tasted, the Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve '06 stood out, a smooth wine with full tannins.
Before heading to the next winery, Steve took me over to Oakville Grocery, a small store-deli filled with treats, cheeses and sauces. I couldn't resist what they called their famous Peanut Butter Cookie and felt it was perfect to hold me through at least one more tasting. That was at Flora Springs, where Travis greeted me with a delicious 2009 Oakville Sauvignon Blanc. It had strong pineapple notes and I was satisfied, but Flora Springs had much more to offer, including some offerings unusual for Napa from this family-owned winery, like Sangiovese, a Chianti style wine that is a bit of a cross between a Cab and a Pinot Noir. There was also a Pinot Grigio from '09, a very good vintage with strong citrus notes, and the winery's flagship wine, Trilogy, which is 75% Cabernet, blended with Merlot, Malbec and Cab Franc.
After a tour through the wine cave and grounds of Flora Springs, which included a look at the fruit trees that help produce wine club extra treats like Apple Butter and Fig Balsamic Vinegar, Travis suggested I stop by Dean & Deluca's to pick up a little lunch to enjoy at Flora Spring's tasting room next door to there. He called ahead so there was a cold glass of Sauvignon Blanc waiting for me and I enjoyed the wine, salads and baguette overlooking the valley for a half hour before Steve beckoned me into the car and off to Whitehall Lane.
My final winery of the day was a real treat that wasn't on the original schedule. Cathy Corison had seen my Twitter message that I was coming to Napa and asked that I stop by Corison Winery so I had her slated in at the end of the day. Despite the fact that she was a last minute addition, this winery owner was quite a gracious host. She led me to the top floor, where a beautiful table of glasses, cheese and fruit overlooked a picturesque window showing the vineyards. Cathy Corison and her husband had bought this property in 1995 and had built quite a reputation making great Cabernet (though I was also impressed with the Gewurztraminer).
As I learned more about how the Corisons built up this small winery, we did a vertical tasting of her Cabs from six years. We were both in agreement that the 2002, with its light spice, oak and vanilla, was the favorite, with the 2004 Corison Cabernet Sauvignon the richest of the group.
I ended my day as it began, at Bardessono Hotel. I had checked into the Harvest Inn for the night, but Bardessono invited me back for dinner since I was already booked at étoile the previous night. The chef actually went out of his way to create a tasting menu just for me, altering the foods that didn't work with my allergies and using the freshest herbs and vegetables from the hotel's garden. The melon soup with olive oil was excellent; the eggplant salad with avocado perfectly combining two of my favorites; the prosciutto and figs a wonderful sweet and salty combination; the trophy pasta with basil and truffles tasted as good as it smelled; and the peach melba dessert with almonds, vanilla ice cream, mint and raspberry sauce was fresh, fruity and delicious.
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Human Planet – Call for Assistance
Today's guest blogger contacted AAA in hopes that members would be able to assist in the next series of the television show Human Planet. Please contact Sally directly if you can be of assistance. Thank you Sally for thinking of us.
My name is Sally and I develop programme ideas for BBC Wales and BBC Bristol. I have recently been tasked with coming up with the next series of Human Planet, a landmark BBC1 / Discovery series which documented human life (and survival) in some of the most remote and harshest habitats on earth. The series set out to celebrate – marvel at, even – humans at their most adaptable and resourceful and used blue chip, natural history filming techniques to document remarkable stories of communities interacting directly with nature (animals, plants, extreme environments, the elements etc.) to survive and function as human beings. The series has won a number of awards all over the globe – and people have commented upon the fact, it helped put anthropology back on the map (but in a user-friendly way, I suppose).
I have now been tasked with developed a second series of Human Planet – but this time, they want us to find stories which truly are extreme / at the very edge of existence. Which show man trying to eek out a tough and challenging existence in extreme and exotic locations worldwide. To document dramatic daily events and routines which to indigenous peoples are simply a hard fact of life, but which for us, are truly remarkable feats of human survival and endurance. To show man's relationship with his environment / nature in epic detail. Like the dangerous 60 miles school run along the Zanksgar river for the Rivers programme; or the young family living 60ft in the air in our Jungles programme, not forgetting the whale hunters in our Oceans programme.
We want to take the seemingly ordinary things we do – and show the very many extraordinary and extreme ways in which people across the world, cope with these day to day but extreme challenges, all of which are universal (finding food, shelter, love, success etc.), but for many, can mean the difference between life and death.
So if I could only ask one question of you, it would be this:
Based on your research work thus far, can you think of one people who, you feel, have been under-represented / ignored on television; whose extraordinary lives and extreme efforts to survive / live / thrive in an epic environment would find a natural home on the next series of Human Planet? If yes, could you come up with one example that would fit one of the following categories below …
1. How far will people go for food (and water)?
This is probably the most basic question of all; and in answering it we'd look at harvests, hunts, agriculture, territory, diet – the seasons, the weather, the (changing) environment.
2. How far will people go for shelter?
Under this heading we'd look at extreme environments; the act of building in all its forms; settlement vs nomadism, human migration, defence and protection – safety.
3. How far will people go for love?
Without breeding, a species would die out. But to humans, surely it means more? We would look at courting, marriage, children, family, community. Rituals, rivalry, expectations. The need to belong.
4. How far will people go to succeed?
Once you're beyond finding enough food and shelter – what can you add to your life? What constitutes success? We'd look at wealth, education, class / social hierarchy, trade, ambition, status. What does it mean to different people(s)?
5. How far will people go to escape?
We value the idea of escaping the day-to-day – slipping the boundaries of our 'ordinary' life. What does it mean for different people around the world? What pastimes, intoxicants, sports, entertainments, or religions take people out of themselves?
6. How far will people go to endure?
We value our heritage; both what we have inherited as a race or culture, and what we'll leave behind as individuals. Do we hang onto traditions for dear life? Or is the future best served by ditching them? Do we adapt to the encroaching world or withdraw? What legacy will we leave behind – as individuals or as part of a group? Does it matter as much to an Armenian as to an Aboriginal Australian?
Please contact Sally at Sally.Lisk-Lewis@bbc.co.uk
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Gerald Zhang-Schmidt says:
Isn't it time to shift perspectives and realize that some of the most "extreme" things that we do for all these things are some of the seemingly most mundane?
I mean, come on, we have people who run 100+ km just for the fun of it, people who go to work in factories and live in dorms far away from their families and homes just to maybe improve their lot. Our normal lives use resources from every which way around the planet…
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by Eloy
Artist: Eloy
Label: Electrola
Catalog#: 1C 064-31 787
A1 Awakening 2:38
A2a Memory Flash 6:07
A2b Appearance Of The Voice
A2c Return Of The Voice
A3 The Sun-Song 4:55
A4 The Dance In Doubt And Fear 4:25
A5 Lost!?? (Introduction) 5:18
B1 Lost?? (The Decision) 4:58
B2 The Midnight-Fight 8:09
B3 The Victory Of Mental Force
B4 Gliding Into Light And Knowledge 4:15
B5 Le Reveil Du Soleil / The Dawn 6:45
Arranged By [Symphonic Orchestra], Conductor [Symphonic Orchestra] - Wolfgang Maus
Arranged By, Composed By - Eloy
Bass [Rickenbacher], Other [Road Amplification] - Klaus-Peter Matziol
Drums, Cymbal, Glockenspiel, Gong, Timbales, Percussion [Roto-toms], Percussion [Kettle Drums], Percussion [Temple Blocks], Voice, Other [Steps] - Jürgen Rosenthal
Engineer, Mixed By - Georgi Nedeltschev
Guitar - Detlev Schmidtchen
Guitar - Frank Bornemann
Lead Vocals, Acoustic Guitar - Frank Bornemann
Organ [Hammond], Synthesizer [Mini-moog], Mellotron, Piano, Grand Piano, Computer [Rmi Keyboard Computer] - Detlev Schmidtchen
Other [Story] - Frank Bornemann
Producer - Eloy
Vocals - Detlev Schmidtchen
Vocals - Klaus-Peter Matziol
Written By - Jürgen Rosenthal
Comes with lyrics inner sleeve.
Since we last left Eloy, the band had added a second guitarist, Detlev Schwaar, for 1975's Power And The Passion. The sprawling concept album displayed a marked progression from the band's previous efforts; their writing was more demonstrative, and Manfred Wieczorke's use of synthesizers added considerable texture. But despite the success of the album in their native Germany, problems with management led to the band's breakup, with founding member Wieczorke joining German hard rockers Jane. Undeterred, Frank Bornemann formed a new band with bassist Klaus-Peter Matziol, drummer (and lyricist) Jürgen Rosenthal and keyboardist Detlev Schmidtchen. The British influences so prevalent in their earlier work had by now dissolved into the signature Eloy sound; Dawn represents a considerable step forward in their more prosaic adaptation of symphonic rock. Tracks like "The Sun-Song" or "The Midnight-Fight" also indicate the band's reliably spirited performance. Matziol produces a powerful bass sound, while Rosenthal is an accomplished drummer. Originally hired as a guitarist, Schmidtchen is less successful at keyboards; they mostly sound monochromatic, even when augmented by strings. Nevertheless, the album was a huge success in Germany, selling over 150,000 copies. Eloy would refine the same formula on their next album, Ocean, and again the following year on Silent Cries And Mighty Echoes—and the more symphonic (and musically akin to mid-70s Pink Floyd) their sound became, the more success they garnered. After a live album in 1979, Bornemann would again repopulate the band with new blood, as they continued well into the 80s, yet musically drifted dangerously close to heavy metal. However, Colours, released in 1980, is regarded as their last epic progressive work.


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Carl Alexander Schuke (* 14. August 1870 in Stepenitz, Kreis Ostprignitz, Königreich Preußen; † 16. November 1933 in Potsdam) war ein deutscher Orgelbauer und von 1894 bis 1933 Inhaber und Leiter der "Alexander Schuke Orgelbauanstalt Potsdam". Die Firma existiert noch heute unter dem Namen Alexander Schuke Potsdam Orgelbau GmbH.

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Alexander Schuke war der Sohn des von 1867 bis 1886 in Stepenitz amtierenden Pfarrers Karl Schuke und der Charlotte Margarethe Alexandrine Anna von Wulffen. 1885 kam er nach Potsdam und besuchte dort das Viktoria-Gymnasium, heute Helmholtz-Gymnasium Potsdam. Nach dem Abitur erlernte er beim Orgelbaumeister Carl Eduard Gesell das Orgelbauhandwerk. Nach dem Tod von Gesell 1894 kaufte Alexander Schuke die Firma und übernahm somit das Geschäft. Durch seine zeitweilige Arbeit bei der Orgelbaufirma Sauer aus Frankfurt (Oder) konnte er Erfahrungen in der zeitgenössischen modernen Orgelbautechnik sammeln, diese in sein Unternehmen einbringen und somit seine Werkstatt zu einer der bekanntesten Orgelbaufirmen machen.

Nach seinem Tode im Jahr 1933 führten seine Söhne Karl Schuke und Hans-Joachim Schuke die Firma gemeinsam weiter. In der Wirkungszeit von Alexander Schuke entstanden circa 140 Orgeln. Beispielsweise fertigte Schuke die Orgel der Dorfkirche Ketzür.

Literatur
 Alexander Schuke Potsdam Orgelbau GmbH: 100 Jahre Alexander Schuke Orgelbau in Potsdam. thomasius verlag – Thomas Helms, Schwerin 1994

Weblinks

  Das Verzeichnis enthält mit Angabe der Register, Manuale und Pedale sämtliche Neubauten, Umbauten und Reparaturen von Alexander Schuke.

Quellen

Orgelbauer (20. Jahrhundert)
Orgelbauer (Deutschland)
Person (Potsdam)
Deutscher
Geboren 1870
Gestorben 1933
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Leaking out of the speakers like a smooth melodic EDM radiation, Todd Last and his 'Sonic Radiation' ooze classic synth appeal
By recordniche / November 19, 2020
With one eye on the past and one eye towards the future, Sonic Radiation constructs exciting electronic dance music that is both intriguing and captivating while holding true to the roots of the genre.
While constantly creating tools for the modern DJ's arsenal and reinterpreting remixing projects, Sonic Radiation forges ahead with a vision towards the future of electronic music.
Formed in 2003, the Dallas, Texas based artist, Todd Last, worked to create music that arranges songs with a combination of techno and trance that are solid and unique.
Sonic Radiation delivers an extra-terrestrial, intergalactic and entrancing super powered Techno, Trance, Dance, House, EDM, Electronic, Progressive House, Space Age EDM and Futuristic sound.
Entranced Fans across the globe have described the sound of Sonic Radiation as Energetic, Intense and Party Music. The dreamy and pumping sound of Sonic Radiation is also popular for Workout Music and Astral Projection.
Sonic Radiation is influenced by seminal Synthpop and Electronic Music pioneers and artists like Depeche Mode, Front 242, Gary Numan, Rush and science fiction futuristic fantasy movies like Star Wars.
A long-time Spinal Cord Injury sufferer who worked hard to gain back the ability to live and follow his lifelong dream of creating Electronic Music as the aspiring artist Sonic Radiation. After an accident in the oceans of Hawaii, Todd worked hard with Spinal Cord Injury recovery therapies to recover life skills and begin a new life.
Continuing his dream of creating Electronic Music was an important early step toward his recovery and future. Sonic Radiation aspires to express his hope, energy and reverence for Electronic Music and life.
Roentgen is Taken from Infrared EP and Dimixides. Released in 2020 by IUnknown Records.
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Pro-Life Students Sue Catholic University Trying to Force Them to Take COVID Vaccine
State | Micaiah Bilger | Oct 5, 2021 | 3:40PM | Albany, New York
Students at St. John's University in New York are accusing the Catholic school of violating their religious freedom by trying to force them to take a COVID-19 vaccine in a new lawsuit.
The case against St. John's is one of several religious freedom lawsuits challenging vaccine mandates by employers and schools across the country. For many plaintiffs, the problem is the connections between the vaccines and aborted babies.
The Hill reports the 17 students in the St. John's case are pro-life Catholics and Jews who object to vaccines that were tested or developed using "aborted fetal tissue or human embryonic stem-cell derivation."
They want a court to block the university's vaccine mandate and award them $2.75 million in damages. However, a judge recently refused to temporarily block the mandate while the case moves forward, according to the report.
The university requires students to be vaccinated for COVID-19 to attend classes in person.
Kimberly Vineski, a sophomore at St. John's, said she cannot take a vaccine developed with cells from aborted babies because she believes unborn babies are valuable human beings.
"As a devout Roman Catholic, I believe life is precious. In the Ten Commandments, it says,`Thou Shall Not Kill,'" she told the New York Post.
James Callichio II, who is studying law at the university, said he was shocked that a Catholic university would refuse to grant pro-life students like him a religious exemption.
"This is between me and God," Callichio said.
Matthew Margolefsky, a sophomore at St. John's, said the university did not give them a chance to appeal its decision to reject their exemption requests either.
"The Torah teaches us that we should 'guard thy soul scrupulously,'" Margolefsky told the Post. "I was quite upset that I was rejected for an exemption. It violates my beliefs to put this vaccine in my body."
The university said it did grant some vaccine exemptions, but it rejected others after administrators questioned "the genuineness of their purported religious beliefs," according to the reports.
"St. John's University is confident our COVID-19 vaccination requirement, announced last April, will withstand this legal challenge," university spokesman Brian Browne told the Post. "Courts have consistently upheld student vaccination requirements as necessary to promote health and safety."
Pro-life students also filed lawsuits against Creighton University, a Catholic school in Nebraska, and Western Michigan University over their COVID-19 vaccine mandates.
Opinions about the ethics of the new COVID-19 vaccines vary even among many religious people and pro-life advocates.
The Vatican recently issued a statement declaring that it is morally acceptable for Catholics to take vaccines even if they use cell lines create from aborted babies because of the vaccines' life-saving impact. But other Catholic and pro-life leaders have argued that any connection between the vaccines and the killing of unborn babies in abortions is immoral.
None of the vaccines contain cells from aborted babies, but they all have links to abortion, some more-so than others.
The companies Johnson & Johnson and AstraZeneca used cell lines created from babies who were aborted decades ago in the development and testing of their vaccines. These cell lines are clones of the aborted babies' cells.
The connections between abortion and the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines are much more limited, with cell lines created from aborted babies used only in testing the products.
The Charlotte Lozier Institute has a list of the COVID-19 vaccines with information about whether cell lines created from aborted babies were used in testing and/or production. Find it here.


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Aberdeen City & Aberdeenshire Archives are set to catalogue the archives of Aberdeen Harbour – a history that spans nearly 900 years – thanks to funding from Archives Revealed.
The Archives Revealed programme, which is supported by the National Archives, the Pilgrim Trust and the Wolfson Foundation, transforms access to archives for a wide range of users.
Aberdeen Harbour has been central to the economy of the North East of Scotland for many centuries and is nowadays famous as the hub of the UK energy industry.
The funding from Archives Revealed will allow Aberdeen City & Aberdeenshire Archives to employ a project archivist to create a multi-level description of the collection that will be available through the archive's online catalogue.
The collection will be made publicly accessible for the first time, bringing together records currently held by the business and those already in the City's collections.
This project will catalogue the historical records of Aberdeen's Harbour Board at a time when a major expansion of the harbour is underway.
The Lord Provost of Aberdeen Barney Crockett said: "The history of the City of Aberdeen and the development of the harbour are so intimately linked that they are very much part of the same story.
"The award from Archives Revealed is very timely, with 2020 being the "Year of Scotland's Coasts and Waters" there will be significant scope for promotion and public engagement to showcase this incredible collection."
Chris Bain, External Affairs Director at Aberdeen Harbour Board, said: "We are delighted that the City Archivists have received this funding, and are looking forward to seeing the project progress as a result. For nearly 900 years, Aberdeen Harbour has played a vital role in the prosperity of the city and wider region and bringing our history to life for the public is very important as the Harbour expands its operations and reaffirms its role in the local and national landscape."
Dr Valerie Johnson, Director of Research and Collections at The National Archives, said: "Cataloguing is the key to revealing archival material that can be used in countless ways by individuals and communities. Today we are delighted to announce funding for the cataloguing of nine highly significant and diverse collections, enabling greater access to our collective heritage and allowing people to gain a deeper insight into the past."
Georgina Nayler, Director of The Pilgrim Trust said: "The Pilgrim Trust is proud to support the cataloguing of nine inspiring archive collections through the Archives Revealed programme. The archival material that they contain will be valuable to both researchers and the public and we are looking forward to seeing wider audiences engage with these newly available collections."


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The Ontario Landlords Association Wants The System To Be Improved For Small Residential Landlords. A Better System Will Lead To More Investment and Better High Quality, Affordable Housing For Tenants!
According to a report by CBC News called Ontario mulls changes to rental rules, prompting concern from tenants groups the Ontario Liberal government wants to make it easier for small residential landlords to evict problem tenants.
After listening to small landlords and far-reaching and passionate landlord groups such as the Ontario Landlords Association and our hard working members, the government realizes there is a need to improve the system to help small landlords. This will lead to more investment, more rentals and more affordable housing in the province.
Premier Kathleen Wynne is a former Municipal Affairs and Housing Minister. At that time, the Premier made it clear to the Ontario Landlords Association the Ministry took our concerns seriously. The Ministry wants to help both good landlords and good tenants by making the rules fair which would lead to more high quality rental units (and more investment by professional, service-oriented residential landlords).
On Monday, March 14th, 2016 the government announced the details of an important update to the Ontario Long-Term Affordable Housing Strategy.
This updated strategy would be both bold and transformative to support the challenge of chronic homelessness in Ontario within a decade. As part of the update, the government has floated some proposals to improve the Residential Tenancies Act and improve the law and rules.
Tenants can be evicted if they smoke in a "smoke free building".
Landlords will be able to prohibit pets in their rental units if the landlord lives in the same building.
The government proposes to examine whether or not the Rent Increase Guideline accurately calculates the true costs for landlords in a given year. The system for BC landlords is something to look at carefully.
The Ontario Landlords Association has made the government aware of these and other important issues for small residential landlords. Your voice has been heard.
Also in the report the current Minister for Municipal Affairs and Housing, Ted McMeekin, stated the Liberal government is still in the phase of getting more ideas. The goal is to encourage more small residential landlords to invest in rental properties and to rent out part of their properties.
The Ontario Landlords has voiced the concerns of small residential landlords in Ontario to both the government and the media regarding the problems in the Residential Tenancies Act. Our tens of thousands of landlord members in every corner of Ontario know things need to change and welcome the provincial government also seeing this need.
We Have Lots Of Recommendations How To Improve the Rules For Ontario Landlords!
The Ontario Landlords Association has sent our proposed changes to the government. These proposals are from our members who want to create a better system in Ontario to help good landlords invest in and run safe, affordable rentals for tenants.
The Ontario Landlords Association wants to hear from YOU!
Tell us about your experiences as a small landlord and your suggestions and ideas at landlordvoice@lobbyist.com.
By making important changes to the Residential Tenancies Act and the Landlord and Tenant Board, both landlords and tenants will helped. Some groups want to create a "landlord vs. tenant" system. This is what we have now and it hurts both parties.
Let's make Ontario a world leader in encouraging excellent, safe, affordable housing. Together we are strong.
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MACON ALTERATION - REMINGTON ALTERED 1816
Macon Alteration of an Remington altered 1816.SOLD
This musket started off as a flintlock smoothbore model 1816 musket. In the late 1850 it was converted to Percussion, rifled and had a new lock installed. There is no rear sight and the barrel does not show a dovetail for one. A number of the Remington alterations were made for the state of New Jersey, however this example has no NJ marks evident. There is strong rifling in this example. The lock has the Remington Ilion marks but the date is a little difficult to read. The metal of the lock has general scattered pitting and the primer mechanism is missing the prawl that advances the tape. One of the two springs remains. The barrel breech has scattered pitting but the tang has a visible date as well as the letter number combination stamped behind the date. The wood is solid and has strong corners, as well as clear inspectors marks.
With the active campaigns in Virginia early in the war thousands of muskets were gathered from battlefield into confederate hands. The Richmond armory distributed several thousand of the damaged muskets to Macon Arsenal to be repaired and refurbished. Typically the weapons were repaired to working order and many were shortened such as this one. The bands were respaced - this example had both the middle and upper bands relocated and the barrel shortened. Additionally the bayonet lug was moved as well and the barrel turned to accept the bayonet. This is one of the major points in distinguishing this as an arsenal conversion. Many of these repaired muskets were intended to be shipped to the Trans Mississippi department. SOLD