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Interview: Moyo on election timing dispute
17th July 2013 Opinion
ZANU PF politburo member Jonathan Moyo, spoke to SWRadio Africa's Violet Gonda about his party position on the on-going election timing dispute. Moyo explained why Justice Minister Patrick Chinamasa filed an application that the MDCs claim is designed to fail at the Constitutional Court and also insisted that President Robert Mugabe will not send electoral amendments to Parliament as demanded by the MDC formations.
Violet Gonda: On Wednesday the Constitutional Court will hear the dispute over the election date and my guest is Zanu PF politburo member Jonathan Moyo, with his party position on the ongoing elections dispute. I first asked Professor Moyo for an update.
Jonathan Moyo: The reports that there's supposed to be a consensus application by the three parties mainly Zanu PF and the MDC formations in the inclusive government is the figment of the imagination of someone who is not creative at all because there is no such thing. The fact of the matter is that an application was filed by the Minister of Justice and Legal Affairs Cde Patrick Chinamasa on last Tuesday and the next day he followed on that application by lodging an application for the matter to be heard on an urgent basis. There was a hearing on the urgency and a determination was made that all the parties cited in the case including the applicant should file their papers on Monday and that the case has been set down for a hearing or arguments on Wednesday.
Of course during the hearing on the urgency, the Prime Minister through his lawyers sought to introduce a letter claiming that the parties in the inclusive government were still seized with the matter and that the matter should be stood down or even withdrawn until the parties agree on a so-called consensus application – but they have already drafted an application, the MDC formation, which they hope would replace Minister Chinamasa's application and it's not a consensus application. It is a draft application by the two MDC formations and not with the participation of anyone in Zanu PF and certainly not with the participation of Minister Chinamasa but they would like Minister Chinamasa to sign that application.
Violet: Professor Moyo, the MDC formations said that the Principals, including president Mugabe, met last Wednesday and decided that the Justice Minister Patrick Chinamasa, the Finance Minister Tendai Biti and the MDC President Welshman Ncube should sit down and work out a document that Chinamasa will take to the Constitutional Court and that the one that he sent was not the document that represented the views of all the political parties and that President Mugabe actually agreed to this. So are you saying that they lied?Advertisement
Moyo: Yes I'm saying that they lied, and they are not lying for the first time they have lied many times before, the bottom line is that they are not the presidents' spokesperson, they do not speak for the president either in his capacity as the head of state and government and commander in chief of the Zimbabwe Defence forces or in his capacity as President and First secretary of Zanu PF.
The fact of the matter is yes there was a meeting on Wednesday, the MDC formations brought a lot of people who are not even members of the government – who are lawyers – and just like they did in SADC, they tried to turn that meeting into a court, making all sorts of arguments, pretending these were legal arguments and so forth. And in the end Welshman Ncube came up with a proposal that he wanted to engage Minister Chinamasa on the narrow issue of the extension of the date and was joined by Tendai Biti in that regard and indeed they were asked to discuss so that Minister Chinamasa would get an idea of what it is that they were proposing.
It was at that meeting where Minister Chinamasa said to them feel free to make your proposal. They made the proposal in the form of an application or an alternative application alone. It was delivered to Minister Chinamasa, they did not sit with him, they sat heaven knows with who, and presented him with a draft application which was treating Chinamasa as the applicant and them as the respondents and therefore creating a situation where they were going to respond to their own application which is an unacceptable arrangement. And it was not drafted in such a way as to say everyone was now an applicant and they were going to apply to the constitutional court for an extension as parties in the inclusive government. In fact, it was drafted in such a way as to leave Minister Chinamasa at risk of committing perjury because the application is based on falsehoods.
Fundamentally, it is quite strange and this point needs to be emphasised that the very same MDC formations led by Tsvangirai and Ncube went to Zuma, lobbied SADC and went to the summit on the 15th in Maputo alone with the support of Zanu Ndonga, Dumiso's Zapu and Simba Makonis' MKD not with Zanu PF, not as the inclusive government and they attacked Zanu PF.
Violet: But didn't SADC say to all the political parties in the inclusive government that they should go back and sit down and … (interrupted)
Moyo: No, no, no no. Let me first finish this. This is a very important point, you cannot go to SADC alone and you choose the political parties and in this case they chose Mavambo, Dumiso's Zapu and Zanu Ndonga and they go there and the presentations they made are then attached to a report to the facilitator. And they attack Zanu PF inside the summit, they attack the court judgement and they come out celebrating claiming that they have humiliated the President in the summit. Claiming that Chinamasa has given the President the wrong advice and when we are here they want to go to the Constitutional Court as the inclusive government and speak with one voice, that is totally unacceptable.
And you are asking did SADC not say that the parties should go together? No they said the government of Zimbabwe, the relevant point in the Communiqué says the government should do so, and in the deliberation it was agreed that it's the Minister of Justice who was going to approach the court. Tendai Biti boasted on Facebook and other social media that Minister Chinamasa has been directed to do so, the same with Welshman Ncube. During the deliberation, it was agreed that because he is the minister who administers the electoral law, he should go on behalf of the government to seek an extension and that is exactly what he has done!
Violet: Well the MDC formations say in last week's cabinet meeting, it was agreed the parties would speak with one voice and it was also agreed that the Principals would meet and map out an election road-map.
Moyo: That is what they are saying. You can believe them at your own peril. The record in terms of the law and the fact is that there is a Constitutional Court judgement made on the 31st of May that elections should be held by the 31st of July and the President has complied with that judgement. These are facts. They want to turn everything into a political matter. You cannot have the rule of law if everything is supposed to be political, if everything is supposed to be negotiated. The reason the Constitutional Court came up with that judgement is that it found that elections should have been held in Zimbabwe on the 29th of June, and that the time for calling for those elections had run out and that therefore there was no rule of law in Zimbabwe as regards the electoral process, and that in order to restore the rule of law in connection with the electoral process, the President had to issue a proclamation fixing a date for the election to be held not later than July 31st and the President has done so. We cannot have a situation where people now resort to turning government institutions into their instruments for political parties.
Violet: Professor Moyo, how do you respond to accusations by the MDCs' who say that Zanu PF is trying to make the Constitutional Court throw out the application and that Chinamasa has told the court that; Mugabe is happy with the July 31st court order but that it's Tsvangirai and Ncube who want this and it was also a directive by SADC? It's also said Zanu PF is turning the Constitutional Court into their own instrument and it is clear that the court is acting in concert with Zanu PF hardliners?
Moyo: The last point, for them to say the Constitutional Court is acting in concert with so-called Zanu PF hardliners is in contempt of court but to say that the application by Chinamasa is wrong because it confirms or affirms the fact that the President is happy with the court judgement and that it is being filed at the instigation of the MDC formations and that this is the consequence of directions or instructions from SADC, that is true. Chinamasa is signing an application, an affidavit under oath. He can't lie. If he lies he is committing perjury.
It is common cause in the public domain that the President has said he is happy with the judgement. Why should we lie about that? In order to assist the MDC formations? It is also true that he has complied with it. Why would the President comply with something he is not happy with, something he doesn't respect? It is also a fact that the MDC lobbied Zuma and lobbied SADC and that Welshman Ncube went there and behaved as if the SADC summit was a court, making legal arguments before people who are neither judges nor lawyers and thinking that he has dazzled them with legalities and so forth. All these things are a fact.
No one has indicated that the affidavit filed by Cde Chinamasa contains falsehoods. They are unhappy about those truths because they feel exposed that these truths have now been placed before a competent authority which has the capacity to tell lies from truth and to do so by applying the law.
Violet: They also say in Chinamasa's affidavit in court he deliberately does not point out the constitutional problems with having elections on July 31st.
Moyo: Why should he? This is a ridiculous view. He cannot point to things which he is not aware of because the President has complied with the court and his compliance is in accordance with the constitution, in accordance with the judgement of the court and in accordance with the electoral law. Now, Violet, if they make all these allegations even the one you have just referred to right now, they will be managed by the facts or through the facts that they are the respondents in this case, they are stating as they are not bystanders who are hopeless and helpless and yet they are direct participants. They have ample opportunity to make their own case, it is wrong for them to expect Chinamasa to make the case for them as if they are not party to that case.
Violet: But can you tell us the Zanu PF response to this issue of not having enough time between now and 31st July to ensure that all the electoral processes are completed. How are you going to manage that?
Moyo: That is not legally correct. The only people who have the authority to interpret the law, whether as regards the time or anything else which is a matter of law is the court, it is not you or any other journalist, it is not Welshman, it's not Chinamasa, it's not Tsvangirai; it's the courts. There is no legal ruling which says there is no time.
Violet: The MDC formations are saying that the law says there has to be a 30 day voter registration and inspection and that you can only have a voters roll once you have done that. They also say you need 30 days between nomination court and elections and that it is not possible right now to lawfully do these things before 31st July.
Moyo: No they are talking nonsense! I think we have a problem, you are not listening to me because I'm answering exactly to that. The court judgement, the ruling of the 31st May by the Constitutional Court took those things into account. But the more important issue for you please to consider, the law is not what Coltart says it is or what Welshman Ncube says it is or what Tendai Biti says it is or Magaisa or Chris Mhike or the MDC formations. The law cannot be what they claim. The law is what the court says. Only the court can interpret the law. There has been no ruling to the effect that there is a problem with regards to any of the things that you are alleging.
When judgement of the Constitutional Court came out on the 31st of May, Tsvangirai said that the court had overstepped itself and had no mandate to do so. When the President complied with that judgement by issuing a proclamation fixing the 31st of July as the date for the election, Tsvangirai again issued a statement challenging that date and putting his own date and basically saying these are political matters and not to be decided on legal grounds. He made the same claim before the SADC summit. This is where the problem is!
These people are failing to realise and appreciate a simple issue Violet, namely that at midnight on the 29th of June, which is next week Saturday, there will be no one who was elected in 2008 will still have the right to exercise anything, every term of office elected in 2008 expires at that time. This is what the court said and the court said elections, taking into account that time frame which you are saying leads to 44 days should have been called at least some time in March or April and because they were not, Zimbabwe does not have the rule of law.
Violet: Why was it not called then?
Moyo: It was not called then because the new constitution had not been completed. It was assented to on the 22nd of May and we know why people were playing games with it because it was a ploy if not a plot to ensure that we create a jungle situation after the 29th. And it is very very fortunate that the spirits of Mbuya Nehanda and Lobengula intervened, thanks to the court application by that individual citizen Jealous Mawarire that we at least have the restoration of the rule of law and legality underway.
Violet: People are saying you sponsored Jealousy Mawarire to actually take this matter to the courts.
Moyo: And now they will say I sponsored you to interview me. I think that this whole idea that everything is okay when they do it, the very same people you know who are sponsored by these foreign governments but when Zimbabweans ask for themselves and challenge these people, it is somebody else who is sponsoring them. I think for a party which claims to respect people, which claims to respect the rule of law to make such scurrilous allegations is shameful. It's as if Jealousy Mawarire did something illegal by going to the courts. He has an organisation that is involved in elections and democracy law. I think this is quite preposterous but it really really shows us that we have people who don't respect other peoples' views and who don't respect their rights in terms of the law.
Violet: But a lot of Zimbabweans say that Zanu PF does not respect other peoples' views and also … (interrupted)
Moyo: What? Listen you cannot say that about us that as a blanket argument…
Violet: Professor let me finish…
Moyo: No, no, no you cannot get away with that. You must raise it in relation to what we are talking about. We are talking about an allegation that a citizen was sponsored, now you can't suddenly say those who are making this allegation don't respect that citizen, there are others who say Zanu PF does not respect, I think this kind of reasoning is unhelpful… (Interrupted)
Violet: So let me say ….
Moyo: You are comparing oranges and apples. You are trying to equalise where equalisation is unwarranted.
Violet: Professor Moyo?
Moyo: Yes?
Violet: Don't you think your partners in the unity government also have that right to go to the courts and say 'the time that you have given us is …' (interrupted).
Moyo: Who has stopped them? Instead of going to the courts they are going to Zuma.
Violet: But, you are not allowing me to finish. We cannot do it like this.
Moyo: I thought you had finished.
Violet: They are saying they have a right also to go to the courts and say the time that is left is not enough for all the electoral processes that need to be done.
Moyo: Zanu PF has not said that MDC should not go to court to make their presentations. They have a right to go and make those cases, what we are saying is, they do not have a right to go to SADC and make ridiculous arguments pretending to be the best lawyers that God has ever created, making arguments before a forum which is not a legal forum.
Violet: But professor, just going back to the practical issues and I just want to get your views on this as a legislator, is it not correct that in numerous wards, the voter registration process only begins after the nomination court on the 28th of June?
Moyo: That is not true, it is absolutely not true. First of all in Zimbabwe, voter registration is a continuous exercise; you can always register at any time of your choice, go to any of the offices around the country and register. In terms of paragraph 6:3 of the sixth schedule of the new constitution, there was supposed to be a particular programme of voter registration intensified to last at least 30 days. Constitutionally and legally, that started on the 23rd of May. In terms of logistics, practically, politically, it might be another thing but there was registration continuing.
Then, we have a tradition here in Zimbabwe that happens every time we have elections before the closure of the voters roll for inspection that we have mobile registration teams around the country in the rural areas to reach people who may have difficulties going to the offices of the registrar general and this has been happening. And normally that happens for no more than between seven to fourteen days. But in terms of the presidential powers that amended the electoral act to align it with the new constitution, section 11 of those amendment regulations allows the registration exercise to continue beyond the nomination until the 9th of July. In fact we would have had really the longest intensive exercise ever done before an election in our country.
Violet: You mentioned the presidential powers act and I think your colleagues are saying the presidential powers act is not to be used if the constitution says what is supposed to be done right now is by an act of parliament and this is not what happened. They say that what the President did was actually illegal. What can you say about that?
Moyo: They are saying that but they are just the same like you and me, they have no particular authority to interpret the law. If they want that to be the actual legal position, they must go to court. They have had ample time to go to court. These regulations were gazetted on the 12th of June and Tsvangirai issued a statement – when they were gazetted – to say he had instructed his lawyers to challenge the publication of the amendment regulations as well as the publication of the proclamation, and he did this before going to Maputo and when he was in Maputo, it was brought to the summit that he had signalled that he would go to the court and then he quickly told the leaders no no no, that was just an intention. If he knew that it is a valid intention driven by well-grounded law, why didn't he go to court? That constitution gives only the constitutional court as the final authority to do so. So just because some Tom here, Jerry here, Jane there says this is the situation about the presidential powers doesn't make it the legal position, it's simply an opinion and like the Americans say, an opinion is like our behind, everyone has one.
Violet: Is it correct that the President illegally used the Presidential Powers Act to fast track the amendment bill?
Moyo: The answer is a resounding no, absolutely not because no court has found anything to that effect, nothing of that sort. What is correct is that there are some people like Tsvangirai, Ncube, Coltart, Magaisa who keep 'gaisaring' that point. They keep making that allegation. The allegation can't be true simply because they are making it. If they believed in that allegation, they should have gone to the court, that is why we have a court, but they have just gone to newspapers and summits which are run by people who are neither judges nor lawyers.
Violet: Is that amendment bill ever going to go through parliament?
Moyo: Why? The President has the legal authority to do what he did and the current constitution allows it. The new constitution with the interpretation is open, we cannot agree with what these colleagues of ours have said. That section which they have referred to is not yet operational. It will be operational only on the effective date of the new constitution. The bulk of the new constitution is not yet operational. It will be operational when the next President is sworn in.
So you get guys jumping all over the place. They even alleged that the President should have consulted or sought the approval of the cabinet before gazetting both the Presidential Powers Temporal Measures amending the electoral act and the proclamation for the election date when in fact the constitution 31H, that they have been citing, actually allows the President to exercise powers directly, and there are three clauses in that section which unambiguously allow him to do that. But listen, I'm prepared to say if the President was wrong in his interpretation and application of the law, the only forum to prove or establish that is the court of law.
Violet: But what they also say is Zanu PF would have tied them up in all these legal cases when they should be campaigning.
Moyo: These are falsehoods, and everyone knows them to be such, they are coming from the same people who have been boasting that they were ready and Zanu PF is not ready for elections. The court right now if you look at the role of the constitutional court in terms of the cases that will be heard on Wednesday, they are all filed by the MDC not Zanu PF.
Violet: Well, many believe what is happening right now is a ploy by Zanu PF to spread out the processes until it is too late to even take the amendment bill to parliament.
Moyo: The President is not taking any amendment bill to parliament. He is not. He has already gazetted it. It's law. Those regulations are law as we speak right now, so please understand this; he is not going to parliament. The MDC formation and the likes of Jameson Timba were boasting in the media saying that we are going to deal with Zanu PF in parliament by holding the passage of the Bill so that we buy time and frustrate the Presidents' capacity or ability to comply with the court order. Now they went public and in typical fashion, they were celebrating. They like talking too much in bars and then being quoted and reported in the media and this has been useful there in Maputo where they celebrated that in their view they had humiliated the President, they had won, they had performed wonders and so forth, only to realise that no, you need to go to court and the authority to do that is Chinamasa – but you had already thrown mud all over the place. I just think that it would be far much better if I could give free advice to our friends and colleagues in the MDC formations. Stop behaving like children in the media! Stop using the media as a playground for childish games!
Violet: I guess a lot of Zimbabweans are actually feeling that all the political parties in this inclusive government are using the general public, and it's like monkey games that we are seeing – everyday there's something weird that is happening making people worry that this is just going to lead to another GNU.
Moyo: First of all I don't agree with you that everybody is doing that when a Constitutional Court makes a judgement, that's not monkey games in the media, when the head of state complies with that judgement that is not monkey games. The bottom line is that an election is held not in terms of political whims of the parties in the government of the day, an election is of the interest to all Zimbabweans.
I think there have been some quite awkward developments and moments in the last four years which have shown us that what you call a GNU for me it never has been a GNU, this has been an inter-party government or a GPA government, it's not good for the country. This has not been good for the country in terms of the policies. And worse, because some elements in it have used the GPA as a statement of some surrender of our sovereignty to either South Africa or Zuma as the facilitator or SADC. And even in violation of that very same document because it recognises that Zimbabweans have the sole prerogative of running their own affairs. So well to the extent that all political parties somehow have to express themselves through the media, perhaps you have a point, but the way the media has been used by the various parties is not the same. We are not in the same basket.
Violet: Well, the MDC formations are actually saying media reforms are one of the areas that need to be sorted out before the elections.
Moyo: Any political party which tells you that there must be reforms before they go for an election especially two weeks or so before an election or less now when the nomination court sits on the 28th of this month which is exactly a week from today, if someone tells you a week before the election process is to start in earnest, you must have reforms, then there's something fundamentally wrong about that person. Parties contest elections in order to win and bring reforms. Parties don't say let's have reforms before we contest, that is ridiculous. I think this is a sickness. You are the one who should bring reforms, anything that has not been agreed to can't be a reform. We agreed to the new constitution – it is the most far reaching fundamental reform that you can ever get and it catches everything including the media and anything else in our laws and our practice which is inconsistent with the provisions of the new constitution as regards the media is invalid and the courts are there to confirm the invalidity. So when you hear people who have just adopted a new constitution which introduces reforms failing to recognise that fact and still speaking as if that fact has not occurred, then you know there is something fundamental that they don't have.
Violet: Well the media is another issue that needs a whole debate and I'm running out of time but what happens when you have service chiefs who publicly show their allegiance to a particular party, do you think that is fair?
Moyo: Well, they don't show allegiance to a particular party, that is an unfair allegation. They have shown allegiance to the liberation struggle and the gains of that struggle because they participated in it and they know that we have fallen daughters and sons of the revolution who paid the ultimate sacrifice through their lives to bring us this freedom and democracy that we enjoy today, all of us including the MDC formations. It so happens that there is a historical connection between that fact and Zanu PF because it is Zanu PF which fought the liberation war. Or putting it differently, the liberation war was fought under Zanu PF as represented by Zanla and Zipra respectively.
Now if certain statements have been made and so forth, I've seen some reports suggesting – it's even in the facilitators' report to the last summit of SADC in Maputo on the 15th of June – that these people should make statements disassociating themselves from what they said in the past in light of the new constitution, that is barbaric. There's no law which is retroactive. You don't come up with a law today to say 'you said that statement in 2002'; it's nonsensical and you know, we are not going to be forced to do nonsensical things just because some people have a problem.
Tsvangirai said 'Mugabe go out peacefully or else we will remove you violently', has he ever retracted that statement? If he is willing to retract that statement, let him show by example. We heard him, he said it at Rufaro Stadium, he has never retracted. Now he wants to tell us Nyikayaramba retract this, Chedondo this one, and this one because we now have section 208 in the new constitution. There are some lawyers who were trying to come up with this argument that there's a new constitution, some of the provisions have become operational, in the light of those provisions, Jonathan Moyo, if you called me a dog yesterday, that was hate speech, retract that in terms of the new constitution, that's foolish. That's really barbaric. There's no constitution which operates like that.
What is happening right now is the confirmation of a very simple fact that on the 29th of June, this government of the GPA and so forth will come to an end, that is a fact so it is natural for parties which are running primary elections, which are now putting their manifestos to the public to be trembling, which is why we need a referee who is not one of the parties and who is not an external body, who is not Zuma, who is not SADC, who is not the AU. The referee is our own court, if you think the referee has no legal mandate to officiate then you have a problem, don't play the game.
Violet: It's said that even after the dissolution of parliament, there are ninety days where the President can actually call an election. The President is allowed ninety days?
Moyo: You know Violet, can you hold on there. This is where my compatriots have a problem; you continue to trust your colleagues over your court. The court has rejected that argument. The court has spoken that's false. As we speak right now elections are on the 31st (of July) because that's what the court said and the President has complied and issued a proclamation in accordance with the judgement of the court. But of course you and I know there is a pending application seeking an extension of that date but that has not been granted or rejected.
Violet: On the issue of political parties playing games can you tell us, why Zanu PF ministers walked out of a crucial cabinet meeting that was going to discuss the election road-map?
Moyo: First of all I think it's reckless of them to talk about cabinet issues because cabinet deliberations are protected and they know this and they have taken an oath to that effect but it is not correct to say that the particular issue was on the agenda as the main issue. Secondly, the allegation that Zanu PF ministers walked out is false because the fact is the cabinet is coming to an end and elections are upon us. We in Zanu PF had a very important national election directorate meeting and critical members of the election directorate include the same cabinet ministers we are talking about such as Chinamasa and others. In fact I don't think Chinamasa even managed to go to that cabinet meeting because he had serious business elsewhere and had to excuse himself.
Violet: Finance Minister Tendai Biti actually says that there's a chaos faction in Zanu PF and he mentioned Patrick Chinamasa and of course other people say you are a part of this chaos faction that is bend on causing confusion. Some people imply that the President is not really in control.
Moyo: It's flattering to note that Tendai Biti has nothing to say about the MDC whose leadership he is seeking from Tsvangirai and has everything to say about us and is following our party. That shows we are the only relevant party to talk about and his view that the so called chaos faction and so forth is typical of his delinquency. He is known for coming up with such hyperbolic descriptions of everything under the sun and there's no need to take him serious on that. But he is a member of the inclusive government and if within the inclusive government, he's being kept busy and sees that as chaos in the sense that he is unable to implement the instructions he got from his sponsors to grab power from within.
Violet: And a final word Professor Moyo?
Moyo: I think that we should as Zimbabweans be proud of our country, be proud of our constitution, of our institutions and of our laws and of our culture. We must be our own liberators, shape our own destiny. This business of people who want to run our country, becoming cry-babies, crossing the Limpopo thinking that there's some kind of a big brother who should poke his nose into our affairs must come to an end. We will never ever reach a time when we will agree on everything, that is the nature of the human spirit. We were created with differences but there are many many fundamental things that tie us together. Let us focus on those things when it comes to such issues as determining our own national affairs and running them.
Violet: Thank you very much Professor Jonathan Moyo for talking to us on the programme Hot Seat.
Moyo: You are welcome.
To contact this reporter email violet@swradioafrica.com or follow on Twitter @violetgonda


Tangy, crisp, flavorful sauerkraut is so refreshing on a hot day! It makes the perfect side to many grilled meats. Culinary benefits aside, it's also healthy for you! In my recipe, I share a little secret that makes for a no pound sauerkraut. No more pounding your cabbage for 15 minutes in this recipe! It's so easy.
This is the crock method (read about the different methods here) but I am doing it without the crock as I still haven't decided what I want to buy. Meanwhile, I can make a mean sauerkraut with a big nonreactive bowl (I use glass) a plate, and something to weigh it down.
I find that sauerkraut made in the mason jar method just doesn't taste right to me, but this? Oh… my…. lands (as my great grandparents would say), I could definitely eat a huge bowl of it in one sitting! It has just the right amount of tangy sourness.
And guess what? You only need cabbage and salt to make it! This is one of the most frugal ways to get beneficial bacteria (probiotics)! Most sauerkraut in the stores is no longer fermented but made with vinegar and the lacto-fermented versions are generally a little over our budget.
And speaking of frugality, don't forget about Pennywise Platter Thursday coming up!
First make sure that all dishes used for this project are very clean. You will need a crock or a large non-reactive bowl, such as the glass one I used, a plate that fits snugly inside and something to weigh the plate down. I used a food grade plastic bucket full of water, a mason jar full of water, another bowl full of water, or a jug full of water, are all options.
1-Shred cabbage (if you have one, a food processor makes this step a cinch) and place in the bowl or crock you will be fermenting in. Toss with the salt and cover with some kitchen towels. Leave for 15 minutes to an hour to allow the salt to draw out the juices of the cabbage. This is the secret that makes this recipe pound free. I learned it in a Russian cookbook.
2-Using a mallet, or whatever you have on hand gently pound the cabbage down so that it's tight fitting in the bowl. Place the clean plate on top and weigh it down with whatever you are using for the purpose. Press down gently, but firmly. The liquid from the cabbage should rise to the top. You will want the liquid to cover the plate with room to spare within in 12-24 hours. If it hasn't risen above the plate by that point, make up some salt water my mixing one cup of filtered water with one teaspoon of sea salt and use as much as you need. Cover with kitchen towels or a clean pillow case to protect it from flies and dust.
3-Each day you will remove the plate, and rinse it. If there is any "scum" on the surface of the water, remove as you much of it as you can with a spoon. Start tasting the sauerkraut after a few days. It will start to sour within a few days and will continue to "ripen" as the days go on. How quickly it ferments will depend on the temperature of your house. We like it after about ten days. Before that point, we just think it lack the depth of flavor we want. But the lovely thing is that you can stop the fermentation process when it tastes good to you.
4-When it's fermented enough for your taste, Bottle it up in clean mason jars, and place in the refrigerator where it will keep for a long time.
I just tried this last night and hope it turns out well. Just wanted tthose o make a suggestion for those that find their kraut too salty. Rinse it in a colander under running water and drain prior to using. You might lose some of the lacto bacillus but you should be able to eat your kraut.
I took a recipe for making sauerkraut from an Amish cookbook. The recipe calls for you to shred the cabbage and pack it into a mason jar with salt, white vinegar and topped off with water. Close the jar and let it go for a few weeks. Well that is what I did and have 12 quarts of it in my basement. It didn't say anything about putting it through a hot water bath. I don't want to get anyone sick with this recipe. Do you think it will be ok to eat? Would appreciate suggestions or recommendations. Thanks.
Wondering watering what all the water is for! You mentioned bucket of water,jar of water and ect!
Hi, I realize this is an old post but hoping still active. I'm reading all I can on fermenting before I give it a first attempt. You mentioned that you spent half a day canning your batch so you didn't have to refrigerate all those jars. I'd like to do the same but don't want to use heat and cancel out all the good that fermenting provides. What method did you use to can?
Hi and thanks for a nice article.
I've tried this recipe a few times and it really works well. However, the fermentation process can be a bit unstable depending on temperature, salt concentration and other factors; working with live bacteria is not rocket science. For me using a starter culture has made the process much more predictable and final product better, tastier and crunchier.
can you use kosher salt instead? also, can any type of organic greens be used in this recipe?
When you say remove the plate each day, am I also removing the liquid on top of the plate, or do I keep all the liquid in the bowl as the cabbage ferments? Obviously, I'm a newbie at this! Thanks for your help!
I worry about keeping the liquid. I have a plate that isn't completely flat and some liquid rests on top of the plate – out of the rest of the liquid- the rest of the liquid below the plate is submerging the cabbage so that's okay. it's hard to remove the plate though without the (potentially ?) stagnant liquid going back into the main bowl…thoughts?
Hi Kim. When you say to 'shred' the cabbage, in the food processor is this the attachment with many holes – we say grater in uk/Ireland – or will the fine slicer do fine? Thanks!
Easiest no fuss way to ferment cabbage I have found yet. I live in Florida, my kitchen stays about 80. I had read hot temps make the cabbage go mushy but it didn't do that at all. This method worked great. I had great tasting sauerkraut in 10 day. I did have to add more salt/water solution after day 1 because I started with less salt than called for. It was easy to see it needed more salt when the daily check showed the brine water hadn't come up over the plate. Used the finished kraut in potato salad instead of dill pickle relish! Was yummy! Tried 1st batch with 1/2 cabbage. Today started second batch with one 5lb cabbage. I've done my own kimchi and fermented fruit but most recipes are too fussy with unnecessary warnings for making sauerkraut. This was easy. I used a glass Pyrex mixing bowl for the cabbage, cut a plastic picnic plate to fit into that and to put on top of the cabbage, then a smaller glass bowl containing water to keep the plastic plate pushed down keeping the cabbage always under the brine and brine solution above the plate thus the cabbage had absolutely no air contact. The white cloudy water (not mold) is the good part for you in this process. Mold only starts if the cabbage gets air. This was so much easier to keep the cabbage in the brine than using mason jars with some kind of weight. Thanks for sharing this.
I am new at this and I was so grateful to find your post.
What size crock did you buy to fit 5 lbs of shredded cabbage?
Also, what did you use to push down the plate when you used the crock?
I was very dissapointed , your site stated ginger water kefir . I searched all over your site and could not find a receipe for it?
I tried this recipe a few weeks ago but it tastes odd. It fermented for 14 days because it did not taste right at 10 days, and I live in Florida with kitchen temperature of about 76 degrees. It tastes kind of musty and "swampy" with a tiny bleach taste. I am wondering why this is. I did not shred the cabbage thin enough, so maybe not enough sugars were exposed, or it was just that head of cabbage (half recipe). Of course this happens on my first try! The saltiness seemed fine but maybe that could be a factor? I had to add more brine as per instruction. I did not rinse the plate daily as every other site said not to, there was some mold a few times that I spooned out. It was bubbling a lot by the 3rd day and then stopped on the 6th, but then started up again on the 10th or 11th and lasted about 2 days. So I put it in the fridge once it finished. The result is tolerable but very undesirable. I fermented other fruits and veggies using the brine and they all turned out great. This will not discourage me, but I would like to know how to prevent this. Any help with this would be greatly appreciated.
What a great post! I took a look at the other page about the differences between crock fermenting and mason jar fermenting, and now I'm wondering if the mason jar was the reason why my sauerkraut has never turned out the way that I like it. I'll have to try making it again in a crock some time!
I just put my sauerkraut in jars and it came out wonderful. Thanks so much for the recipe! Now I'm trying to decide what I'll ferment next.
So glad it turned out well for you!


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If you thought San Francisco's fauna was limited to seagulls, pigeons and the sea lions at Pier 39, you're mistaken. Surrounded by rich ocean waters and blessed with several large, tree-filled parks, San Francisco houses a number of unique, surprising and—OK—sometimes annoying predators and prey.
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In response to a petition from the Center for Biological Diversity, the California Fish and Game Commission today designated the Cascades frog as a candidate for protection under the state's Endangered Species Act.
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Begnadalen or Begndalen is a valley in Norway. The valley runs through Sør-Aurdal Municipality in Innlandet county and Ringerike Municipality in Viken county. The  long valley follows the river Begna from Bagn to the lake Sperillen. The European route E16 passes through the valley. In the central part of the valley, the Church of Norway has a church which is called the Begnadalen Church.

The main Begnadalen valley has several smaller side valleys that branch off of it. The Hedalen valley extends to the south and west of the main valley. The Vidalen extends to the south of the Hedalen valley and the Vassfaret valley extends to the west of the Hedalen valley.

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I've decided to take a break from politics and get back to the Phoenix / Freemasonry connection. This piece is about the Phoenix "Points of Pride" the "33" landmarks and attractions within the Phoenix city limits which, according to Wikipedia, "claim to represent the best features of the city for both residents and visitors." Apparently, each Point of Pride was "selected through an election process that involved 40,000 residents voting for their favorite destinations and resources." These sites include man-made structures such as the Phoenix zoo, sports stadiums, and St. Mary's Basilica, as well as natural features including Camelback Mountain, Hole-in-the-Rock, and Papago Park. Other designated Points of Pride include Native American sites, libraries, and even a shooting facility.
The Mystery Castle. Built in the mid-1900's by an esoteric recluse and encoded with Masonic and esoteric symbology.
Perhaps you can already see where this article is going. "33" landmarks and attractions. Not 32 and not 34. Perhaps it wouldn't be so strange if any other city had an official list of "33" landmarks and attractions, but Phoenix is a hive of Freemasonry and is located on the "33rd" degree parallel. It is locat ed in the "Valley of the Sun" and named after a mythological Greek bird which rises from the ashes of a fire.
If you've kept up with my research you know that the Montezuma's Grand Mason Lodge is carefully positioned within the city street grid system of Phoenix, AZ to mark and represent the exact spot where the "all seeing eye" is located on the back of U.S. One dollar bill. This same pyramid on the One Dollar bill in case you don't know is the Pyramid of Khufu or (The Great Pyramid of Giza).
Chase Field. Designed and built in the 1990's as is an extension of the original pyramid which was laid into the Phoenix street grid. See my article here for details.
This article examines these Points of Pride and adds one more grain of decoded truth to an already surmounting body of evidence which proves that Freemasons have been, and still are directing the larger edifices of Phoenix, Arizona.
"31" or "33" Points of Pride?
First things first. Do the Phoenix Points of Pride number "33" like Wikipedia claims, or "31" like the Phoenix Pride Commission states? Well, if you go by the official number stated on the Commission website you will have 31, but if you count the number of official "Phoenix Point of Pride" plaques which are erected in front of the locations themselves, they actually number 33. Right off the bat, we see the hidden hand of Freemasonry. Hidden hands hide numbers, and Masons love hidden numbers. The discrepancy comes in the Papago Park listing. The Commission lists Papago Park, Hunt's Tomb, and Hole-in-the-Rock all as one Point of Pride when in actuality they are 3 separate sites.
Pueblo Grande. The greatest of ancient Hohokam Archeo-astronomical sites in the Phoenix area. This site and the surrounding area represents and records the advanced hydrological understanding of this ancient culture as well as their knowledge of the stars, expansive trade patterns, and the principles of the procession of Earth.
Most, if not all of these sites have something to do with Freemasonry or esoteric energy of some kind. I'm actually surprised that the Tempe Municipal Building isn't on this list. Perhaps that would be a little too brash even for them.
Hunt's Tomb. Final resting place of the first Governor of Arizona George W.P. Hunt. Open and active high ranking Freemason. Most everyone mistakes this pyramid as a pyramid but it is in actuality a Pyramidium as its base measures exactly the same as the missing top of the Pyramid of Khufu.
Like many things the Freemasons get their hooks into, they don't always begin as Masonic but are co-opted into their system as they build upon it an effort to either stake out territory or harvest the energetic consequences of their manipulation. Was the popular Phoenix Point of Pride program a Masonic project from the beginning? Was it a program designed to highlight and bring attention to specific areas of the "Valley of the Sun" for tourism or was it designed to fulfill a deeper purpose? I don't have these answers and without a deeper knowledge of esoteric physical energy work, I'd only be guessing. Do I believe the Freemasons utilize higher energetic aspects of architecture and symbolism? Without a doubt I do, and you should to after researching this topic for yourself. As to understanding the specific execution of this sorcery/technology I am at a loss, for I'm not privy to the higher teachings of the Freemasons or any other esoteric group. But the fact that this technology exists and surrounds us is as obvious as the sorcery inscribed into the one dollar bill.
Hole-in-the-Rock. Located in Papago Park is the site of an ancient Hohokam Archeo-astronomical observation point. This hole (the other hole which is just behind and above the one you see in the photo) allowed the sun to shine through and light up specific markers which were carved into the floor of the cave. It marked solstice, and equinox and provided the Hohokam with information necessary for farming and planting.
With the invent of the internet the masses are catching on to this symbolism and ritualistic use of this ancient technology and we are beginning to understand how these symbols and energies are being used to guide or "herd" society as a whole. This knowledge can no longer be held back and the Freemasons along with the other ruling elite know this. This has forced them to shift gears and create new paradigms from which to exact their control. This isn't as dramatic as it sounds as it doesn't happen in the span of a 90 minute Hollywood movie. This is real life and it occurs at a much denser pace, a pace resonant to the physical three-dimensional world in which we live.
The Arizona Center. Notice the Masonic "Pillars of Boaz and Jachin" constructed into the primary design? These were the pillars just outside of King Solomon's temple spoken of in the bible and the pillars which adorn every altar in every Masonic lodge on earth.
Along with hope, I believe this to be humanities greatest weakness while simultaneously being the source of the elites greatest power. As a society, we have been conditioned to think of our species and the progression thereof in 70-year frames. This is normal, as we once used to live about this long. However starting around the 1950's we began to consume movies, television, and media and the world began to spin at an ever-increasing rate. Today, in the span of a one-hour sit-com all problems are solved and the world is right again. At the end of a 90-minute movie, the good guys win and everything is wrapped up nice an sweet.
Deer Valley Rock Art Center. Located on the north side of Phoenix is a preserved mountainside of Hohokam and Pima petroglyphs. This site marks the "entrance" to the "Valley of the Sun" in ancient times along the trade routes which ran from Mezo-America to the Pueblo cultures of northern New Mexico.
The fact is, history doesn't reflect this falsehood in the least. We have been exposed to this fiction all our lives and conditioned to expect it in our own daily reality. This not only empowers the elite who are in control of global finance and resources but breaks down and reconstructs artificial timelines so that we don't recognize true and present dangers and the insidious advance of enslaving ideologies such as communism or Islam. I shall digress here as this broaches an entirely different subject and one which would distract from the purpose of this article. If this topic interests you please know that I've written about it at length in my article here. And also here.
If you need further proof that the Phoenix "Point of Pride" program was at the very least co-opted towards the end, well here you go.
The Phoenix Points of Pride program was initiated by the Pride Commission, created in 1991. It was this commission who was responsible for maintaining the Phoenix Points of Pride and overseeing the sites during their nomination, designation, and dedication process. According to the commission page located on the www.phoenix.gov website, this commission accepted nominations from residents and selected locations for the Point of Pride ballot. The residents then voted on these decided locations and the commission determined how many of the locations receiving the greatest number of votes were designated as a Point of Pride.
The Arizona Biltmore. The first hotel in Phoenix and built by men such as Frank Lloyd Wright, Albert Chase McArthur, and William Wrigley Jr. All men with heavy connections to Freemasonry. These men designed, built and operated this oasis for the elite during Phoenix's early days. It is a well preserved and shining example of wealth, decadence and control.
The Program ran from 1992 to 2008. The first 25 Points of Pride were selected in 1992 in the wake of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday controversy. The Cricket Wireless Pavilion and the Deer Valley Rock Art Center were added in 1996 and 2000 respectively. The Japanese Friendship Garden, Ben Avery Shooting Facility, and the Thomas J. Pappas School were selected in 2004. ASU West Campus, Burton Barr Central Library, and Cutler-Plotkin Jewish Heritage Center are the most recent Points of Pride, selected in 2008.
St. Mary's Basilica. Founded in 1881 and staffed by Franciscan Friars since 1895. Home to Arizona's largest stained glass window collection. Incorporating Roman architecture all the domes are compound design with the pendentives, transferring the weight of the roof to the pillars.
It was at this time in 2008 that Phoenix mayor Phil Gordon changed the Phoenix Pride Commission to an ad hoc commission, meaning that it would meet on much more infrequent basis due to budget shortfalls. This defunding in turn sealed the fate for the Pride Commission ending the total number of Points of Pride at 33. Coincidence? Is Phil Gordon a member of the Freemasons? Was he asked or somehow swayed to defund the commission? Once again, there is no way we can know and at this point, I suppose it doesn't matter. What's done is done and once again we have a numeric link to Phoenix sites and attractions. Or perhaps a better way to say it is. We now have an esoteric and energetic numerical alignment to Phoenix's Points of Pride which is made up of ancient Hohokam Archaeoastronomical sites, Masonic architecture, and sites of religious and spiritual significance.
Fascinating to know the symbolism and 'energetic consequences' as you say of the paradigms hidden beneath seemingly simple tourist destinations. Would love to explore further!
Great post thanks for posting this.


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Sports Fans Bucket List – 5 Must See Events
OK, so I am going to nail my colours firmly to the mast. I love sports almost as much as I love food. Almost, but not quite, as no sport in the world could match my mums hot pepper soup. But that's another story. To show you how much I love sports though, I will tell you a little story.
When I got married in 1988, I booked our honeymoon for three romantic weeks in the Bahamas. My wife was thrilled when I told her where we were going and, for how long. Unfortunately for her, the first two weeks of our honeymoon coincided with the 1988 Olympics and as an avid sports fan it was a must watch for me.
I spent two weeks watching the TV in one of the most romantic settings you could imagine and the next seven days trying to make it up to my now ex-wife. I guess no woman wants to be a sports widow, but us guys can't help but live vicariously through our sporting heroes. Come on guys, back me up here, wouldn't you have done the same?
Anyway, enough of my failings. Here are five events, that any sports fan should most definitely be adding to their bucket list.
Football – Barcelona v Real Madrid
There is a reason that they call this match El Clasico (The Classic). These are the two biggest clubs in world football and not only are they from the same country, but they have contrasting political positions, with Barcelona being viewed as representing the Catalan nationalists and Real Madrid representing Spanish nationalism.
It doesn't matter whether the match is held in the Santiago Bernabéu with over 80'000 fans, mostly supporting Real Madrid or the Camp Nou which holds almost 100,000 ardent fans, the atmosphere is always electric. No wonder it's almost a peculiar event to find a match between these two fierce rivals where at least one player doesn't get sent off.
Other notable football rivalries are Rangers v Celtic, Internazionale v Milan, Boca Juniors v River Plate and Fenerbahce v Galatasaray.
Find the best deal, compare prices, and read what other travellers have to say about the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium at TripAdvisor
Athletics – 100 mens Olympic final
The mens 100m Olympic final is considered the blue riband event of the Olympics. Win the 100m Olympic final and you are set up for life, unless your name is Ben Johnson of course.
This event always brings the best of the best together, at the peak of their physical condition and for as long as I can remember, run under 10 seconds.
Imagine being in Barcelona when Britain's' Linford Christie shot his rivals down to silence his doubters or in Beijing where a new superstar called Usain Bolt burst onto the scene and almost jogged over the finish line in an incredible 9.68 seconds!
I wonder who the next superstar will be to don the mantle of the fastest man in the world.
Boxing – Watch a fight at Madison Square Garden
I love boxing, I think because I grew up in the era of a true legend, Muhammed Ali. Don't you believe it when Floyd Mayweather Jr calls himself the greatest, there was only one greatest.
This venue is such a legendary place. Ask any fighter where they dream of fighting and nine out of ten would say MSG.
There is something primitive about boxing, two men in the ring, relying on their skills, guts and fortitude to prevail. I remember the first time I took my girlfriend to a boxing match in the York Hall. I saw another side to her that night. She was screaming at each boxer to knock the others head off and seemed to be getting more and more excited as each round went by.
If I could teleport myself back in time, it would be to watch Ali v Frazier at MSG in 1971.
Find the best deal, compare prices, and read what other travellers have to say about Madison Square Garden at TripAdvisor
Cricket – West Indies v England at the Oval
Back in the day when the Windies had a cricket team with the likes of Richards, Garner, Holding, Marshall, Grenidge, Haynes, Lloyd and others, watching the West Indies "Blackwash" England 5-0 in the Test series at the Oval was amazing.
The cricket was being played to the calypso rhythm of the steel drums with Haynes at his swashbuckling best and Holding, Garner and Marshall skittling England out with 172 runs to spare. Playing England at the Oval always seemed to bring out the best in the West Indies.
Find the best deal, compare prices, and read what other travellers have to say about The Oval at TripAdvisor
Cycling – Tour de France
Merckx, Hinault, Fignon, LeMond, Indurain, Contador (minus a bit of steak) and Froome are all legends of Le Tour, a three week cycling test of endurance both physical and mental.
Who could forget Chris Froome having crashed with Richie Porte and Bauke Mollema, running up Mont Ventoux in an effort to limit his time loss in 2016.
To be at any mountain stage of Le Tour and see the effort these guys put in would be amazing.
If you call yourself a sports fan, then these are five events that you should add to your bucket list of things to do. I certainly have.
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Though I'm not much of sports person but would love to know as much. Glad to see list of these five options, I will try to get more information on this now.
TooChineseForU
I wish I was here in China during the Beijing Olympics watching the 100 meter dash. It's one of my favorite sports to watch during the Olympics, aside from diving. I hope to be in Tokyo in 2020 for the next!
Kimberly Kruty
This is pretty cool. As someone who has been to MSG for MANY concerts, i think it would be awesome to see a fight there.
Helene Choo
I live in Madrid, so I should probably go to El Clasico sometime:D I imagine it might get a bit tense this year though… And it's so expensive:( I would add some sort of rugby to this list as well:D And ice hockey. And the Olympics. I have a lot to do!:D
bettertogetherhome
I would definitely add a rugby match to this list – perhaps England V Scotland as that is always intense! And Basketball too 🙂 Good list though!
When it comes to Rugby, the British Lions v The All Blacks is a tough one to beat
lexieanimetravel
Great list I could say, my top 1 would be the Athletics to watch Usain Bolt, Boxing, Basketball then Football would be next.
I was actually looking forward to seeing the US Open at Green Meadows 🙂
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I am a cricket fan I haven't been to stadium to watch the matches. But would love to visit it some day. I would also like to watch boxing match sounds like fun.
Lyf&Spice
I'm not into any of these sports, but I have friends who would ditch the biggest of plans to watch a game of football. I would love to watch a boxing match someday though. 🙂 Cheers!!
I am not really a sports person, but I do support Arsenal as a north Londoner. I do like watching football sometimes and Athletics.
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The top-tier firm is to launch a new career framework that includes associates and managing associates.
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Top-tier firm Allens is to launch a new career framework that includes associates and managing associates. From 1 July, the firm will operate under this new framework with the two new roles, and 30 lawyers will be promoted to a managing associate role. The position is between senior associates and partners, and Jane Lewis, Director of People & Development at Allens, told Australasian Lawyer that those in managing associate positions will be expected to play a key role in all aspects of the practice.
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The two new roles are not the only part of the career framework launching in July, for it also includes giving a new definition to the title 'talented lawyer,' having a greater emphasis on management, commerciality and flexibility. Ms Lewis told the magazine that there will not be as much of an emphasis on seniority, but career progression will instead be based on skills, competence and performance. Source: Australasian Lawyer
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As the Blackest Night spreads across the DC Universe, Broken Frontier unearths the histories of several of the players in the event.
SPOILER WARNING: Read no further if you've not had the chance to dig into your most recent Blackest Night titles…
Abattoir first appeared in Detective Comics #625 (January 1991), the creation of Marv Wolfman and Jim Aparo. Stalking members of his own family, Arnold Etchison was a serial killer, who sought to claim the souls of his victims through their murder. Unbeknownst to Etchison, his second encounter with the Batman was actually with his replacement, the mentally unbalanced Jean-Paul Valley (Batman #505, February 1994). Once again, Abattoir's plans were foiled, but this time the killer escaped, motivating Valley to adopt a more offensively-armed version of his Batman armor. When the two next met (Batman: Shadow of the Bat #27, May 1994), Valley took a much more aggressive stance against the killer. Ultimately, Abattoir found himself dangling precariously above a vat of molten metal (Batman #508, June 1994). Rather than reach out to the killer, Valley allowed Abattoir to plummet to his death, unwittingly dooming a final victim (whom Abattoir had left in a hidden death trap).
Since then, Abattoir has twice returned from the dead – first in the thrall of Felix Faust (Batman Annual #22, 1998) and now as a Black Lantern (Blackest Night: Batman #1, October 2009).
Blockbuster II (Roland Desmond) was a petty criminal initially, the puppet master behind the original Blockbuster (his brother). Following his earliest appearance (Detective Comics #345, November 1965), Desmond was re-imagined in his brother's image by Roger Stern and Tom Lyle for the Starman series. Utilizing a series of experimental steroids to combat a severe illness, Desmond became a rampaging behemoth with limited cognitive skills (Starman #9-10, April-May 1989). Not long after, Blockbuster made a deal with devil Neron, gaining enhanced intelligence in exchange for his soul (Underworld Unleashed #1-3, 1995). After clashing with several different superheroes (including Impulse and Steel), Blockbuster settled in Bludhaven, setting himself up as that city's new crime lord. This quickly brought Desmond to the attention of Bludhaven's protector, Nightwing, beginning a long running rivalry between the two (Nightwing #7-8, April-May 1997). As their mutual hatred grew, Desmond came to blame Nightwing for his mother's death and, having uncovered the hero's dual identity of Dick Grayson, embarked on a campaign to break his rival down. Having destroyed and murdered most everything and everyone Grayson cared for, Blockbuster positioned a final insult - Nightwing would need to save him from the vigilante, Tarantula. Instead, a broken Nightwing turned his back and allowed Tarantula to fatally shoot Blockbuster at point-blank range (Nightwing #93, July 2004).
Deacon Joseph Blackfire was a relatively minor Batman character, as the central villain of Jim Starlin and Berni Wrightson's Batman: The Cult (1988). Gathering followers from the homeless of Gotham City, Blackfire sought to eradicate crime through murder. Rumored to be immortal (thanks to immersing himself in the blood of those killed by the Cult), Blackfire actually succeeded in capturing and brainwashing Batman. With the help of the second Robin, Batman eventually broke the conditioning and Blackfire's hold over the city. During their final confrontation, Batman realized that Blackfire was trying to be killed, in the hopes of becoming a martyr to his cause. Instead, the Dark Knight systematically broke the Deacon down in front of his followers, leaving him a shattered man. As the Dynamic Duo walked away, Blackfire's cult mobbed their leader, killing him.
KGBeast (Anatoli Knyazev) was an assassin for a secret cell of the Soviet KGB known as "The Hammer." Seeking to derail the warming relations between the United States and the Soviet Union, The Beast was dispatched on a mission to kill 10 highly placed US officials (Batman #417-420, March-June 1988). During his first confrontation with Batman, the Dark Knight snared The Beast's arm with his batrope. Rather than risk capture, the Beast cut off his own hand with an axe, enabling him to escape. When they next met, The Beast began using a cybernetic gun attached to his ruined arm. Despite this new armament, Batman still managed to prevent the death of US President Ronald Regan.
Following the collapse of the Soviet Union, KGBeast began his own war against the United States, coming into conflict with several members of the Batman family of characters – both heroes and villains (Robin III: Cry of the Huntress #1-6, December 1992-March 1993). Following a failed scheme to hold Gotham City hostage with a nuclear device (the Troika arc in several Batman titles, February 1995), KGBeast found himself serving as a hireling and lackey to other super villains (Nightwing #35-37, September-November 1999). In his final days, The Beast came to lament his fall, once a man capable of besting the Dark Knight, reduced to nothing more than a mercenary. The Beast was later himself assassinated by the Tally Man (at the order of the Great White Shark) in a bid to both create a power vacuum in the Gotham City underworld, as well as drive Harvey Dent back to his Two-Face identity (the Face the Face arc, May – August 2006).
The Beast's corpse was later stolen, as part of a plan to create undead soldiers (Nightwing #142-143, May-June 2008), although the assassin was never reanimated….until a Black Lantern ring bid him to rise (Blackest Night: Batman #1, October 2009).
King Snake (Sir Edmund Dorrance), a British mercenary, came to prominence living a dual life in Hong Kong. By day a brilliant legitimate businessman, Dorrance also was one of the world's most deadly martial artists (despite his blindness) and heavily involved in the drug trade. Backed by the young gang known as the Ghost Dragons, King Snake first came into conflict with the third Robin and a rival martial artist named Lady Shiva. Thwarted from destroying Hong Kong (Dorrance would rather see his adopted home destroyed then be relinquished to the Chinese), Dorrance was left for dead by Shiva, his back broken by a near fatal fall (Robin #1-5, January-May 1991).
Once having recovered, King Snake relocated to Gotham City, taking control of Chinatown as a new powerbase. During this time, Snake came into conflict once again with Robin, as well as Batman (Batman #467-469, August-September 1991) and the Huntress (Robin III: Cry of the Huntress #2-6, January-March 1993). The volatility of the Gotham underworld eventually proved too much for Dorrance however, and he was unseated from Chinatown during a short, violent gang war (Detective Comics #685-686 & Robin #17, May-June 1995). Following another conflict with Robin and Lady Shive (Robin #49-52, January-April 1998), King Snake shifted his focus, trying to wrest control of the Kobra cult. Initially successful, the cult restored Dorrance's eyesight, leading he and Robin to their first eye-to-eye showdown. Unaccustomed to his restored sense, Dorrance was overwhelmed by the Boy Wonder's fighting prowess. Accidentally blinded once again in the conflict, King Snake was left defeated and stranded within the cult compound (Robin #88-91, May-August 2001).
Much later, a weakened King Snake was found by Bane, another rival of Batman and the Snake's long lost son. Initially seeking vengeance for his father abandoning him, Bane was nearly swayed by the Snake's apparent desire to once again take control of the Kobra cult, this time as father and son. When Batman and Robin inserted themselves into the situation, Bane ultimately sided with the Dynamic Duo against his father. In the ensuing conflict, Dorrance fell to his death (Batman: Gotham Knights #47-49, January-March 2004).
Magpie (Margaret Pye) was a jewel thief, who also had the distinction of being the first criminal to face the pairing of Batman and Superman (Man of Steel #3, November 1986). Following another encounter with Batman (Batman #401, November 1986), Magpie largely disappeared from the public eye. She recently resurfaced in the employ of the Penguin, but was murdered by the Tally Man and the Great White Shark as part of a scheme to create a power vacuum in the Gotham underworld (Face the Face arc, May – August 2006).
Tom and Tad, The Trigger Twins (real names unknown) were a pair of identical bank robbers, who met by chance when they both held up the same bank. Adopting the look of a pair of Old West gunslingers, the duo were captured by Jean-Paul Valley during his time as Batman (Detective Comics #667-669, October-December 1993). The duo would continue to pester the Batman family of heroes over the years, facing Robin (Robin Annual #6, 1997), Nightwing (Nightwing #35-37, September-November 1999) and Batgirl (Batgirl #59, February 2005). Given that much of their careers were spent serving as henchmen to other villains (including Blockbuster and the Penguin), it was appropriate that they were recruited as part of Alexander Luthor's Secret Society of Super-Villains. During Infinite Crisis' climactic Battle of Metropolis, the Trigger Twins were gunned down by anti-heroes Vigilante and Wild Dog (Infinite Crisis #7, June 2006).
The Ventriloquist (Arnold Wesker) was a meek man born into a prominent mafia family. Emotionally repressive, a brief angry outburst left a man dead and sent Wesker to prison. There he met an inmate with a talent for ventriloquism. Becoming obsessed with the ventriloquist's dummy, Wesker actually began to hear the doll speak to him, urging him to killer the other prisoner and escape. During the jailbreak, the dummy was damaged, leading to its name, Scarface (Showcase '94 #8-9, July-August 1994). The duo soon carved out a place in the Gotham City underworld as distributors for a designer drug (Detective Comics #583-584, February-March 1988). The two came into conflict with Batman several times, with Wesker becoming reluctant as Scarface continued to grow as the far more dominant personality.
During one jailbreak from Arkham Asylum, The Ventriloquist was separated from Scarface for an extended period of time. Wesker found himself barely able to function, adopting a series of "stand-in" puppets, before settling for an old sock named "Socko." Upon recovering Scarface, Wesker attempted to mediate between his two puppets, but the pair eventually shot each other. Socko was "killed", Scarface "wounded" and the Ventriloquist ended up with bullet wounds in both hands (Detective Comics #664, July 1993). The Ventriloquist manifested yet another identity several years later (The Quakemaster), claiming responsibility for the massive earthquake that devastated Gotham City (Robin #53, May 1998).
The Ventriloquist and Scarface would face Batman and his allies several more time over the years, but both were killed by the Tally Man and the Great White Shark as part of a scheme to create a power vacuum in the Gotham underworld (Face the Face arc, May – August 2006).
Now, all these men and women have returned from the grave as Black Lanterns, feeding on the people of Gotham City…
Blackest Night #7 Covers Released - written by Fletch Adams on Jan 7, 2010
Green Lantern #50 Variant Cover - written by Fletch Adams on Jan 9, 2010
Warner Premier to Release Three New DC Motion Comics - written by Frederik Hautain on Jul 23, 2009
DC Launches Green Lantern App - written by Frederik Hautain on Jun 9, 2011
Diamond Announces 2009 Gem Awards Winners - written by Fletch Adams on Jan 28, 2010
Unearthing Deadman - written by Fletch Adams on Sep 17, 2009
Unearthing Nekron - written by Fletch Adams on Oct 29, 2009
BF Awards 2009 - Best Mainstream Writer: Geoff Johns - written by Steven Surman on Dec 30, 2009
Across the DC Universe #45 - written by Andy Oliver on Jul 13, 2009
Across the DC Universe #50 - Part 2 - written by Andy Oliver on Aug 18, 2009
Green Lantern #53 - written by Noel Bartocci on Apr 26, 2010
Batman: 80-Page Giant #1 - written by James Wortman on Dec 21, 2009
Green Lantern #51 - written by Noel Bartocci on Feb 18, 2010
Blackest Night #8 - written by Eric Lindberg on Apr 2, 2010
Gotham City Sirens #1 - written by Tonya Crawford on Jun 28, 2009
Back to the Past, Ahead to the Future - written by William Gatevackes on Dec 22, 2009
Everybody Wave! - written by William Gatevackes on Mar 2, 2010
Batman Incorporated: Bruce Wayne Takes on the World (Again) - written by Jason Wilkins on May 28, 2012
Dead Will Rise. - written by William Gatevackes on Jul 14, 2009
Return of the King - written by William Gatevackes on Dec 14, 2010
Bart Croonenborghs Oct 15, 2009 at 6:49am
King Snake, my god, they're really getting desperate at DC ...
Fletch Adams Oct 16, 2009 at 1:57am
With all those "superstars" there, it's King Snake you take issue with? :)
Eric Lindberg Oct 16, 2009 at 3:10am
I'm loving this series of articles, Fletch. As usual, I'm familiar with the characters but you've revealed things I didn't know or had forgotten about. Ventriloquist was the Quakemaster? Were the Trigger Twins not actually brothers?
Give me a break, Fletch! I really liked The Beast when I read his first apearance, The Trigger Twins were drawn by Graham Nolan the first time around so I really liked them too (whatever happened to Graham Nolan?), I'm not familiar with Magpie and the Ventriloquist is awesome! :p


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Q: Url.Action handling null values or using javascript clientside values OK my original post:
Url.Action is throwing error CS1026: ) expected
got answered.  However I discovered that one of the objects in the Model that I was relying on for an ID is null.  I can't figure out how to rewrite this to make it work.
var url = '<%= Url.Action(
               "List",
               "PlacementAgreementAgencyPlacementAgreementsPlacement",
               new {
                   Domain = "Placement",
                   Id = Model.Item.PlacementAgreement.PlacementAgreementId,
                   agencyPlacementAgreementId = Model.Item.AgencyPlacementAgreementId,
                   Page = Model.PageNo
               }) %>';

I need something like this (which is currently saying too many characters in character literal which I think might be related to single/double quotes.
var url = '<%= Url.Action(
                "List",
                "PlacementAgreementAgencyPlacementAgreementsPlacement",
                 new {
                   Domain = "Placement",
                   Id = ' + $("#PlacementAgreementId").val() +',
                   agencyPlacementAgreementId = ViewData.Model.AgencyPlacementAgreement == null ? 0 : ViewData.Model.AgencyPlacementAgreement.AgencyPlacementAgreementId,
                   Page = ViewData.Model.PageNo
                 }
            ) %>';

Have also tried:
var url = '<%= Url.Action(
                 "List",
                 "PlacementAgreementAgencyPlacementAgreementsPlacement",
                  new {
                     Domain = "Placement",
                     Id = %>' + $("#PlacementAgreementId").val() +'<%=,
                     agencyPlacementAgreementId = ViewData.Model.AgencyPlacementAgreement == null ? 0 : ViewData.Model.AgencyPlacementAgreement.AgencyPlacementAgreementId,
                     Page = ViewData.Model.PageNo}) %>';

But this mix of javascript and url.action is just confusing me.  My issue is that there is no property on my ViewData class that contains the id.. but if I view source on the page I can see that it is being stored client side.
Any ideas?  Thanks!

A: Ended up going back to what was originally there and passing what looks like old school querystring parameters.
var url = '<%= Url.Action("List") %>?page=' + pageNo +
          '&agencyplacementagreementid=' + $("#AgencyPlacementAgreementId").val();

So not sure if I was on the completely wrong track before and you're supposed to do it this way - or if there was a way of doing it like my original approach.  But it's now working! :)

A: Jen,
You are mixing client side Javascript with C# server side, not a good mix!
The only way I see you doing this is by putting a placeholder and then do a replace in Javascript, something like:
var url = '<%= Url.Action(
             "List",
             "PlacementAgreementAgencyPlacementAgreementsPlacement",
              new {
                 Domain = "Placement",
                 Id = 9999,
                 agencyPlacementAgreementId = ViewData.Model.AgencyPlacementAgreement == null ? 0 : ViewData.Model.AgencyPlacementAgreement.AgencyPlacementAgreementId,
                 Page = ViewData.Model.PageNo}) %>';

And then do a replace in Javascript:
var realUrl = url.replace('9999', $("#PlacementAgreementId").val());

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CEO Vikram Kailas shares that in just six years, the firm has commissioned over 1,000MW of generation capacity across 18 wind power projects, and is planning to commission another 1,000MW of wind and solar next year.
Renewable energy is at its prime in India, given its government's strong support for sustainability efforts. According to Prime Minister Modi, the country eyes buildling 175GW of generation capacity by 2022 and achieve 40% capacity from non-fossil fuel-based sources by 2030. Mytrah Energy is amongst the companies at the helm of this energy shift in India, as it aims to own and operate 3,500MW of renewable power in the country. Its wind portfolio energy capacity is currently at 1,000MW and places the firm as the group with the largest wind data bank, being the only IPP that has over 200 masts across the country. It has also recently popped the champagne on higher profits on back of completed construction of wind turbines. Asian Power caught up with Mytrah Energy's CEO Vikram Kailas as he shares the firm's plans of dominating the renewable energy sector.
Please tell us about yourself. How long have you been in the industry and how long have you been with Mytrah Energy?
I co-founded Mytrah Energy in 2009. My association with the industry dates back to 2006 when I started working in New York as an investment banker serving energy companies. When we started Mytrah Energy, wind power in India was primarily driven by tax breaks and was not considered a viable sector to set up a business in. We saw things differently. Here was a sector with no reliance on subsidies, no fuel risk, and lower project risk due to shorter construction periods compared to thermal or gas projects.
So, despite having no prior operational experience, we were confident that we could build a scalable business in this space as long as we worked to a plan. My experience at these institutions has helped shape my outlook towards business and leadership. I learned the value of an empowered team that respects opinion. As a leader, I strongly believe that open debates on divergent positions lead to sharper, better-thought-out business decisions. I also believe in empowering people and delegating responsibility to them.
Mytrah's success has been predicated on an imaginative, entrepreneurial business model that's been turned into reality through focused execution. Mytrah is India's first utility-scale renewable independent power producer, indeed the first start-up utilities company. Building such a firm required quite a leap of faith from all stakeholders – our investors, our early employees, our business partners, our lenders since such a model was unprecedented in the industry. That's why it took four months and 300 investor meetings to raise our initial equity capital of US$80m.
At Mytrah, we also encourage a multiplicity of voices. Building engaged and empowered teams is critical for a firm to succeed and I try to do my best to facilitate the process. I am conscious that my opinion shouldn't be an overbearing part of processes I am involved in. You could say that I have learned to appreciate the power of the leader's silence as a tool of empowerment.
What are the biggest challenges Mytrah Energy is currently facing?
The first challenge is maintaining consistently high standards across all business activities. In case of project execution, for example, this means timely completion of construction activities whilst staying within budget and adhering to global quality standards. In case of plant operations, this translates into maintaining our generation assets optimally thereby ensuring high machine availability levels, and so on. Second, the firm needs to consistently take a long-term view of things. We supply energy under power purchase agreements that can run up to 25 years. To be able to deliver on its commitments consistently over such long periods, such an approach is not only recommended, it is a necessity. Third, the firm must stay abreast of the industry's ever-evolving conditions. A couple of points can help explain this issue. One is the recent change in the mechanism used in India to award new wind power projects from a feed-in tariff to a reverse auction method. Another is the ongoing changes in project costs due to fluctuating input prices, changes in technology, and other factors.
One needs to understand the impact of such changes to take appropriate business decisions, e.g., in an auction, the firm needs to have answers to questions like – does it involve assets in specific geographies? If yes, should one have different plans for different assets? Likewise, on the issue of project economics, it may seem like the current period is one of secular decline in costs. So, one could argue that continuing decline in tariffs is in order. But does this analysis stack up if one takes a long-term view of things? These questions can't be taken on the fly, they require thoughtful review.
What is Mytrah Energy's biggest plan to date? What should the industry be excited about?
Mytrah Energy commissioned over 1,000MW of generation capacity across 18 wind power projects in eight states within six years of its inception. The firm is currently constructing nearly 1,000MW of wind and solar projects and plans to commission them over the next year. The pathway for the secular growth of the Indian renewable power sector has become clearer with time. Whilst the target of 175GW by 2022 is a challenging one, the momentum gained by the industry is undeniable.
The unmet renewable purchase obligation of close to 40GW and the supply gap expected to emerge from retiring old, polluting thermal assets should help sustain the momentum.
Auction-based award of wind and solar power generation capacities is becoming the norm now. The recent auctions for wind and solar power generation capacities have seen wide ranging participation. With continued support from the Central government, we could see 15GW of capacity being auctioned out on a year-on-year basis. All of this shows that we are on the cusp of a very exciting phase of growth for the industry.
What are the newest projects that you have as of the moment and what projects are in the pipeline?
In the wind power space, Mytrah currently has 320MW of projects under construction, whose details are available in the firm's Annual Report. The firm recently participated in the auction of interstate wind power projects conducted by the Solar Energy Corporation of India ("SECI") and won the right to construct 250MW of projects. The project will be constructed at Maniyachi in the Thoothukudi district of the south Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
It will supply power to the Power Trading Corporation ("PTC") under a 25-year Power Purchase Agreement. The power will be injected into the Central Grid for distribution utilities with whom PTC will execute Power Sale Agreements. Mytrah has recently received the Letter of Award for the project from SECI and is working towards completing it within the stipulated 18-month construction period. The other project under construction project is the 70MW Aspari Extension project in Andhra Pradesh, another southern Indian state.
In solar power, the firm is working on 500MW of projects across three Indian states – Telangana, Punjab and Karnataka. All these projects are currently under construction and are expected to become operational over the next few months. Apart from these, we have several other projects under various stages of development.


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Indonesia quake survivors appeal for supplies as rain hampers rescue
More than 58,000 people have been displaced by the quake in Indonesia, and 151 remain missing
Cianjur (Indonesia) (AFP) - Survivors of an Indonesian earthquake that killed at least 271 people, many of them children, appealed for food and water Wednesday as heavy rain and aftershocks hampered rescue efforts among the rubble of devastated villages.
The calls for help came as authorities warned that debris from landslides caused by the strong quake near the town of Cianjur in West Java needed to be cleared as rains forecast for the coming weeks threatened a second disaster.
Two days after the quake flattened their homes, residents were still trying to retrieve priceless belongings including family photos, religious books and marriage certificates.
"Although some supplies have arrived, it is not enough. We got rice, instant noodles, mineral water but it's not enough," Mustafa, a 23-year-old resident of Gasol village, told AFP.
Residents left homeless by the quake are trying to retrieve priceless belongings
Mustafa had just dug through the rubble of an elderly neighbour's house at her request, appearing from the destroyed facade carrying a pile of clothes before returning to collect rice, a gas stove, canisters and frying pans.
In Talaga village, some residents put signs on the windows of damaged houses and the front of tents that read "We need help!"
In the streets, at least three people held up cardboard boxes, asking for donations. Evacuees crammed under flimsy tents, unable to move inside from the rain in case buildings collapse from an aftershock.
A shallow 3.9-magnitude aftershock sent panicked evacuees running from shelters on Wednesday, according to an AFP reporter at the scene. Authorities had recorded 171 aftershocks as of Wednesday evening.
Indonesia experiences frequent seismic and volcanic activity due to its position on the Pacific "Ring of Fire", where tectonic plates collide
More than 61,000 people have been displaced by the quake, around 2,000 are injured and 40 missing, the national disaster mitigation agency (BNPB) said Wednesday.
Around a third of those found dead so far are believed to be children, BNPB chief Suharyanto, who like many Indonesians goes by one name, told a press conference, without providing an exact figure.
The government has dispatched tents and other supplies to Cianjur for the displaced, and the military deployed 12,000 personnel on Wednesday, officials said.
Heavy rain was hampering those efforts in about a dozen villages where more than 22,000 houses had been destroyed.
"For the refugees… their basic life necessities must be guaranteed – water, food, that's non-negotiable," Suharyanto said.
- Hamlet buried -
Two villages remain isolated, said Henri Alfiandi, head of Indonesia's search and rescue authority Basarnas, in a video posted to social media.
He said he had received reports of villagers trapped without food and water, and some forced to sleep alongside dead bodies.
"The people there can't even ask for help," he said, adding that three helicopters were being sent to drop aid.
Another hamlet in Cugenang district, the worst-hit by the quake, was buried by a landslide, Muhammad Wachyudin, an official from the Cianjur disaster mitigation agency, told AFP.
Rescue workers carry the body of a victim in Cianjur
Rescuers believed some bodies were buried in Kampung Pos but they have not been able to reach them.
Indonesia is vulnerable to landslides and flash floods in the rainy season, which has already begun and peaks in December in West Java.
The country's meteorology agency warned that Cianjur is prone to another catastrophe.
"We have to be vigilant over a potential second disaster, such as a landslide," Dwikorita Karnawati, head of the meteorology, climatology and geophysics agency told a press conference Tuesday.
Karnawati said rivers could be blocked by landslides or rubble and spark a flash flood in Cianjur.
"We urgently need to clear materials and rubble that block river flows in the upper hills," she said.
- 'Praise God!' -
On Tuesday, Cianjur's residents began mourning loved ones, laying them to rest in accordance with their Islamic faith after authorities released them from morgues.
Mimin scrabbled through her destroyed home to find her treasured gold ring
Some searched the wreckage for belongings. For one couple, there was a glimmer of hope.
Mimin, 52, and her husband Rosyid, 67, scrabbled through their destroyed home looking for one item only – a treasured two-gram gold ring.
They pulled clothes from the concrete, patting and shaking them, until the gleaming piece of jewellery that represented their savings popped out.
"Praise God! I found the ring!" Mimin yelled.
Indonesia experiences frequent seismic and volcanic activity due to its position on the Pacific "Ring of Fire", where tectonic plates collide.
Monday's tremor was the deadliest in the archipelago nation since a 2018 quake and resulting tsunami killed more than 4,000 people on the island of Sulawesi.