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Globalisation, or not
Due to the fact that I am a sad dweeb, I get most of my film news and film reviews off the internet. Because the Americans get most films first, I tend to read mostly US critics. (One bonus of this is that a great more films are shown in New York or Los Angeles or Chicago than in Sydney or even London, and if something sounds good but is obviously not going to be released wherever I am, I can hunt down the DVD over the internet or something.
The usual annoyance of reading American reviews is that I see a review and have to wait months (or sometimes even years) to see the film. However, living in the UK or Australia there can sometimes be a reverse problem. Sometimes films will be shown in the UK or Australia before they are shown in the US. These are usually local films, but not always. Because I pay less attention to local movie buzz than American buzz, I will sometimes miss such a film when it shown in cinemas locally, and then discover that I want to see it when it opens in the US and I read the American reviews. The current example of this is Dirty, Pretty Things, which sounds pretty good. (I was aware of it, and it sounded pretty good when it did open here, but this didn't hit me hard enough to make me go and see it). However, it is now mostly gone from British cinemas. I might be able to find a screening at a repertory cinema somewhere if I am lucky, but I rather doubt it. I may have to wait for the DVD.
This is partly my fault though. I was quite familiar with many of Stephen Frears' earlier films, but for some reason I had never put them together in my head as a single body of work. When I do, they are a very impressive body of work. If I had done so, I would have paid more attention when the film opened here.
England versus South Africa, and a tiny report on Australia v Bangladesh ODI 1
IN 1989, the Australian cricket team toured England for an Ashes series. Australian cricket was not at a very high ebb at that point. Captain Allan Border had led Australia to two heavy defeats in the previous two Ashes series. Australia's previous test series had been at home against the West Indies, and Australia had lost 3-1. Australia over the previous few years had gone through the worst period in their cricketing history, even at times losing to New Zealand. (That said, New Zealand had a good team at that time).
But the upside was that Australia were by that point clearly beyond their lowest point. They had won the World Cup as rank outsiders in 1987, and since then they had been a good one day side and a test side that at least won matches regularly (although not always series). There were a number of good young players coming through, mostly batsmen. People like David Boon, Mark Taylor, and Steve Waugh.
Which was why Australians were a little put out when the Australian side was written off in England going into the series. Bookmakers named England favourites at 10-1 on. Newspaper editorialists said that "England unquestionably have the stronger side". The 1987 World Cup victory was written off as a fluke. (A journalist in an English newspaper described that 1987 final as a game that "England would have won nine times out of ten). When Australia lost the first one day game, Allan Border was asked whether he had expected that Australia would be defeated that heavily, his having expected that Australia might win being apparently out of the question.
Of course, this all made our pleasure in Australia at what happened next so much the greater. Australia tied the second one day game and won the third, for a drawn series. Then, the first test was played at Headingley. Australia batted first, and were utterly magnificent, declaring at 7/601 with Mark Taylor and Steve Waugh scoring maiden test centuries, in Steve Waugh's case a magnificent 177 not out. After that we saw one of the most one sided test series I have ever seen in my life, with Australia winning 4-0, and England hardly winning a session in the six test matches. (The series result would have been 6-0 if it were not for rain, as Australia were way ahead in the other two games). We all laughed at the commentators who had written Australia off, given that Australia were so obviously on the improve. Australians look back on the series very fondly. If the 1987 World Cup was the point where Australia started to turn things round, the 1989 Ashes series was the time when they really came good.
So why do I mention this. Well, on the third morning of the second test of the South Africa v England series, it is clear I judged South Africa about as badly. Due to the turmoil and recent poor performances of South Africa, I judged them to be a side clearly in decline, and as I saw England as a side on the rise, I said that I thought a comprehensive England victory was very likely. And, so far, this has not happened. It is England that look in disarray.
When I made these observations, South African reader Dave F left comments taking issue with them a little bit. In particular, he said I was wrong to underestimate new South African captain Graeme Smith, who (according to Dave) was really something special. I was perhaps a little dismissive of this, although I had not seem Smith play much.
Well, Dave, I salute you. You were right. Enjoy the gloating. For what happened last week was not too different to what happened when Australia batted first in that first test in 1989. Gibbs and Smith put on an opening partnership of 338. Smith ended up with 277 and Gibbs 179 and South Africa declared just before tea on the third day at 5/594. All of the second day was lost to rain, so that is actually quite a fast run rate. There was then more rain, and on the fourth day Michael Vaughan played superbly, scoring 156 for England. (Vaughan is clearly the real deal). At the end of day four, England were 374/7 with Vaughan out, requiring another 21 runs to avoid the follow on. On day five, they got these easily enough, and from that point, the game was doomed to a draw. (It had been probably heading for a draw from the point where Vaughan dug in). After England were out for 408, South Africa scored a quick 4/134 (Smith scoring 85), setting England 320 to win in about threehours. This was never going to be doable, and England ended up with 1/110 when the game was declared a draw.
What can we say? South Africa would likely have won without all the rain. Smith's batting was superb. As for his captaincy, well he was a huge improvement on Pollock (although that isn't saying very much). He was less aggressive than Steve Waugh would have been, and received a little criticism for not declaring a little earlier on the final day. (I don't have much criticism here myself, as a result was most unlikely at this point). I was a little surprised he batted as long as he did on the third day after the second was lost to rain. (I think Steve Waugh would have declared earlier, but Steve Waugh has stronger bowling at his disposal). On the other hand, if he had batted a little longer on the third day, South Africa might have ended up being able to enforce the follow on on day five. So it is hard to say. Trying to figure out the right thing to do in a rain affected match when you do now know what the weather is going to be like and time is limited is one of the hardest things for a captain to do. In the end, not much criticism from me there either. South Africa got a draw and a moral victory from the first test.
The moral victory became bigger a day after the test when Nasser Hussein stepped down as England captain. This took most of us by surprise. Hussein has lost some support in the press in the last couple of months, as it has been suggested that splitting the captaincy between a test captain and a one day captain is a bad idea. Other people have commented that it seems to work okay in Australia. It does, but there is media criticism of it in Australia too. And of course it is not something that the captains have agreed to voluntarily in Australia. Both Mark Taylor and the Steve Waugh were actually dropped from the one day team. Nasser Hussein went willingly. My personal opinion was that sticking with two captains wasn't a bad idea. Let Vaughan concentrate on his (wonderful) batting in tests for a while, and get some captaincy experience in the one day team.
So what happened. I don't know whether Hussein jumped, was pushed, or whether there was some sort of player revolt. (Hussein is known for being a somewhat authoritarian captain, whereas Vaughan is "more relaxed". Hussein did make a stupid comment about South Africa being "there for the taking" before the series. He may have though that - I thought that too - but it is a dumb thing for a captain to say, as the oppositition will tear out the parge of the newspaper quoting it, circle the quote, pin it up on the wall and use it for motivation. However, that wasn't a sacking offence, if he was sacked.
Whether Hussein resigned or was sacked, the timing of it was deeply unprofessional. It was completely unfair on Vaughan to given him the captaincy two days before the next test. He had no time to plan, and no time to prepare himself. If the captaincy was going to be changed mid-series, it should have happened after the second test, when Vaughan had ten days to prepare himself. Vaughan being given the captaincy in the circumstances he was given it was asking for trouble.
And trouble is exactly what England got. Smith won the toss and sent England in, and England's batting was pathetic. They slumped to 9/118 thanks to good bowling from Ntini, who ended up with 5/75, and from Hall, who took 3/18. Some hitting from Gough and Anderson salvaged a small amount of respectability, but not much. England were all out for 173, having batted for only 48.3 overs. Smith, Gibbs and then Kirsten then demonstrated that the pitch was easy to bat on after all, and they had scored 1/;151 by the end of day one. On day two it got worse. South Africa lost only one wicket all day, Kirsten for a fine 108. Smith was unbeaten on 214 at the end of the day. He became only the third player (after Bradman (three times) and Vinod Kambli of India) to score double centuries in successive matches.
Oddly though, Smith seemed slightly lacking as a captain in terms of aggression. South Africa actually went off due to bad light towards the end of the day. Given how the South Africans were creaming the English, it might have been better to simply keep doing so and push for the win as quickly as possible. And the weather was looking ominous at the time. One possibility was that they would spend the next three days trying to win the game between rainstorms, so that every minute on the field might count. (The weather is much better now, but they didn't know it would be). At the end of the day, Smith was obviously very happy, but their seemed a bit too much discussion of batting records. Smith openly said that South Africa wanted to break the all time South African innings batting record, and he didn't do much to shut down discussion of the possibility of his breaking Lara's record for best individual score in a test match of 375. Ritchie Benaud was critical of this kind of talk on channel four this morning, and I have to agree with him. Given the slightly dodgy weather yesterday, it would be far better to just go as aggressively for the win.
As their talk last night indicated they are batting on and on today. Steve Waugh would have declared by now. Smith has got out (for 259) since I started writing this post, but the batting continues. They are 3/530. The lead is approaching 400, which is totally unnecessary. If it starts raining again (which the weather report does not predict, but who knows) and South Africa do not win - or even if England save the match by batting well - they may regret this. It is not likely that they will - a South African victory is by far the most likely result - but I think Smith is being a little too timid.
On the other hand, this is no different to the way Australian captains played the game a decade of 15 years ago. It is the way captains of most sides other than Australia play the game. Part of this comes from Steve Waugh's great confidence in the abilities of his team. It is really striking just how Australia are playing a different game to everyone else. Smith's captaincy isn't bad, it just could be a little better. This may just be inexperience.
In other cricket, Australia won their first one day international against Bangladesh with the greatest of ease. Bangladesh were sent in, and slumped to 5/33 due to some excellent bowling from Brett Lee, who ended up with 4/25 off 8 overs. The eventually scraped together a fairly miserable 105 off 34 overs, with Gillespie also continuing his good form by taking 3/23 off ten. Australia lost Gilchrist and Ponting getting the runs, but thanks to 46 not out from Hayden, they made the target off 22.3 overs. Damien Martyn made a welcome return to the Australian team after his finger injury, although he didn't have much to do, facing only one ball and scoring nought not out. Hopefully he will get some time in the middle in the next game tomorrow. However, Australia may need to bat first for this to happen.
I have a piece on the architecture of airport terminals over at Samizdata.
The benefits of DSL
Hey, I can now click on the large sized versions of movie trailers, and they actually work. This is cool. (And is Christina Ricci adorable or what?)
Another milestone
Sitemeter has just recorded the twenty five thousandth visitor for this blog. Sitemeter notoriously undercounts, so the true number of visitors is likely significantly greater than this. I'm not Instapundit, but this is still a substantial number. I will next commemorate a milestone when it reaches 50000.
Transport saga
My details of the nine hour journey home (that includes the fast driving Dutchman story) is now up at Transport Blog.
I have just two words to say. Manchester United. (My Liverpool supporting readers, if I have any, will take issue. They will even probably be right. All those European championships in the 1980s do matter. However, I don't care).
Australia v Bangladesh
As I said when I was in France but did not have time to report on at the time, there were two test matches played over the weekend: the second test between Australia and Bangladesh, and the first between England and South Africa. My report on England v South Africa later, but first Australia v Bangladesh, and some thoughts on the series.
In the Australia v Bangladesh game in Cairns, Steve Waugh won the toss and sent the opposition in, just as he did in the first match. In that first match they had been bowled out very cheaply, but in the second they showed more fight, finishing the first day at 8/289, thanks to 76 from Hannan Sarkar, 46 each from Habibul Bashar and Sanwar Hossain, and 44 from Khaled Mashud. The Australian bowlers apparently looked frustrated and a little below par, with McGrath and Lee in particular looking underdone.
The innings was finished off quickly the next morning, with Gillespie taking three wickets and MacGill five. Australia then batted, and had no trouble with the bowling. Langer failed, but there were fifties to Hayden and Ponting, and then 177 to Lehmann, 156 not out to Steve Waugh, and 100 not out (a maiden test century) to Martin Love before Waugh declared midway through the third day with the score on 4/556. Bangladesh then again dug in with the bat, getting to 1/87 before losing three wickets just before the end of play on the third day. On the fourth, they lost more wickets to be all out for 163. MacGill got another 5 wickets, and Gillespie another 4. Australia won by an innings and 98 runs.
In the end, Australia accomplished exactly what they need to in this series. Two innings victories with plenty in reserve. Bangladesh fought, but were some way behind, particularly in the bowling department. The players for Australia who achieved the most were those who had something to prove - Lehmann with two centures, and MacGill (who really doesn't want to be automatically dropped when Shane Warne is back) with 17 wickets. Steve Waugh seems determined to break as many records as possible before retiring, and wants to make sure he achieves his ambition of playing in India next year. (His 150 in the second test meant that he had scored innings of 150 or more against all nine test opponents, which is really impressive. Also, he now has centuries on all Australian test grounds except Perth, where he would have one if has brother hadn't managed to once get himself run out when acting as a runner for the number 11 when Steve Waugh was on 99. I am sure he is aware of this, and it will be interesting if he manages to complete the set against Zimbabwe later this year. He seems very conscious of records now, and determined to break as many as possible before he leaves international cricket. Border's record for most test runs and Gavaskar's for most test centuries are records that will not last long if he gets them (Tendulkar or just maybe Lara will break the first, and Tendulkar will the second) but he still clearly wants them.
Martin Love really had something to prove after the first match, and scored an unbeaten century in the second, but this will likely not help him keep his place. Damien Martyn will be back for the Zimbabwe series, and Lehmann has clearly performed better than Love, meaning that Love will be the man dropped. (Martyn's last innings for Australia was a brilliant innings in a World Cup final. There is no way he will be left out, particularly given that he is a far better batsman than either Love or Lehmann). Given that his next game for Australia may not be for a while, I am sure Love was delighted to score a maiden test century.
Gillespie also bowled well, taking 11 wickets in the series at an average of 15.
Australia's best players didn't perform so much. Hayden, Langer, Ponting, McGrath, and Lee all ended the series with worse averages than they started, although none of them precisely failed. They just didn't rise to the occasion, because it wasn't a terribly big occasion to rise to. The players that performed did so for personal reasons.
Bangladesh on the other hand demonstrated that they can put in one good day per test match, before falling apart on the others. They at least managed to push the second match into a fourth day. Still, they have a long way to go, even if they were clearly putting up a fight. There were some positives for them out of the series, but they have a long way to go. Hopefully they can get better.
In any even, three one day internationals over the next week. More comfortable victories to Australia, no doubt. Damien Martyn is back from injury. We will see whether he is fully fit, and can score some runs.
Update: Glenn McGrath has been carrying a foot injury, which may well have affected his form. McGrath has withdrawn from the team for the one day matches in order to receive treatment and possibly have an operation. Australia's next series is the Zimbabwe tests in October, and he expects to play in those. Brad Williams has been brought into the Australian squad to replace McGrath. Williams was quoted as saying the following in response to this.
Obviously I am disappointed for Glenn, because I know how much he enjoys playing cricket for Australia, but for me, these opportunities don't come around very often. I am thrilled that the selectors have seen fit to pick me, and should I get the opportunity to take part in any match during the series, I am going to grab it with both hands,
The Australian board actually hires media consultants to coach players in how to make banal and inoffensive comments like that to the media. Sometimes I wish someone would actually say that he has been deeply frustrated by his previous non-selection, that the selectors are a pack of idiots, and that he has been really hoping that someone would break a leg to provide an opening in the side for years now, but this sort of announcement is sadly rare these days.
I now have a broadband connection. This was obtained because other people were getting annoyed that I was on the phone so much, and because I discovered that thanks to Richard Branson I could get a connection that wasn't all that much more expensive than dialup and that I can cancel any time (ie no 12 month contract). In addition, it also has the added benefit of being a lot faster
Update: And as an added bonus, I can now access Alice Bachini's blog. I think that my previous ISP's DNS system had trouble with her slightly peculiar URL. Whatever the reason, I couldn't access the site, and I now can.
The Passion, again
This piece by Paula Fredriksen in the New Republic (which can be read for free if you sign up for a four week free trial) about Mel Gibson's the Passion is quite damning, suggesting that rather than being historically accurate, the film reflects some of the worst prejudices of post-medieval Catholicism, and is indeed unpleasantly anti-Semitic
That script--and, on the evidence, the film--presents neither a true rendition of the Gospel stories nor a historically accurate account of what could have happened in Jerusalem, on Passover, when Pilate was prefect and Caiaphas was high priest. Instead Gibson will apparently release what Christopher Noxon, in his article for the Times, had correctly described already in March: "a big-budget dramatization of key points of traditionalist theology." The true historical framing of Gibson's script is neither early first-century Judea (where Jesus of Nazareth died) nor the late first-century Mediterranean diaspora (where the evangelists composed their Gospels). It is post-medieval Roman Catholic Europe. Fulco could have spared himself a lot of trouble and just put the entire script into Latin. Not pagan Roman Latin, but Christian Roman Latin. For that is the true language of Gibson's story.
Those four of us have posted a review of these events on the Boston College website. We have also posted there an analysis of the mystical writings of Sister Anne Catherine Emmerich (1774- 1824), one of the visionary nuns whose writings Gibson used for his script. Emmerich wrote in her diary that she had "seen" the high priest ordering the cross to be made in the courtyard of the Temple itself. The high priest's servants, in her visions, bribe Jerusalem's population to assemble in the Temple at night to demand Jesus's death; they even tip the Roman executioners. Emmerich's Pilate criticizes the high priests for their physical abuse of Jesus, but finally he consents to crucify him, because he fears that the high priest wants to start a revolt against Rome. And so on.
Emmerich was not writing history. She was having visions. But--as The Wall Street Journal, the film's unofficial website, and numerous news articles since have all mentioned--Gibson used Emmerich's fantasies for his supposedly "historical" script. Since the Boston College posting has brought this piece of the story forward, Paul Lauer, Icon's director of marketing, has denied that Gibson used Emmerich's writings. But he had: the nun's lurid images figured prominently in the version of the screenplay that we read and that Gibson was concerned about as recently as April 24.
The prognosis does not look good. While he has continued to insist upon his personal piety and his commitment to historical truth-telling, Gibson has just executed what looks like a very cynical marketing end-run. As The Washington Times reported on July 7, Gibson "is shopping his film to a more receptive audience: evangelical Christians, conservative Catholics, and Orthodox Jews." Orthodox Jews, I can say with authority, tend to know next to nothing about the Gospels (unless, of course, they are scholars of the field). Conservative Catholics are Gibson's set-point to begin with. But evangelical Christians, in my experience, know their Scriptures very, very well. Their biblical literacy may yet cause Icon's spinmeisters to stumble. I certainly hope so.
Anti-Semitism is not the problem in America that it is in the rest of the world. (The hateful e-mails that we have received have been balanced by others, from church leaders of inter-faith efforts across the country, expressing their support and their concern.) But I shudder to think how The Passion will play once its subtitles shift from English to Polish, or Spanish, or French, or Russian. When violence breaks out, Mel Gibson will have a much higher authority than professors and bishops to answer to.
Doesn't sound good.
(Link via Andrew Sullivan).
I arrived back in Croydon yesterday after an extraordinary nine hour journey from Marseilles, which at one point involved being driven down a French motorway at 180 km/h by a friendly Dutchman with a new BMW in order to make a flight. More on that later.
Last French post, I think and a little on cricket
I did something I do in a lot of cities yesterday, and got out into the suburbs of Marseilles. Unfortunately, there were just dull. I had hoped I would find some interesting neighborhoods somewhere, as I had close to the centre of the city, but it didn't really happen. (It may have just been bad luck. The "get on the public transport system and go somewhere random" strategy usually works, but it didn't here. I had a good look at at least some of the port. I saw cars being unloaded, and some containers being loaded and unloaded. The bulk of the port business has moved a fair way out of the city - I saw some of it from the train as I came into Marseilles the other day.
Yesterday evening's sitting around and talking at the hostel session involved drinking a large amount of wine with an Irishman, a French Canadian and a Tunisian. The predominant language of the conversation was French, so I missed most of it. (The Irishman told me that because both the Tunisian and the French-Canadian spoke non-standard variants of French, they were speaking a sort of lowest common denominator version of the language, but that didn't help me much). However, one of the fundamental laws of the universe did come into play. (If you start drinking with an Irishman, you will be doing it for some time).
And on cricket, there have been two test matches going on this weekend. Australia once again comfortably beat Bangladesh by an innings, although the Bangladeshis did take the game into the fourth day. And England are playing South Africa. To my surprise, South Africa have had the best of the game by far. However, there has been a lot of rain. Going into day five, England will probably hold out for a drawm but a South African victory remains possible of they can take the last three England wickets quickly, enforce the follow on, and bowl England out a second time.
I am back to London this evening, where my DSL line should theoretically have been set up. More tomorrow.
Random thoughts on Marseilles
Coming into Marseilles from the rest of Provence is coming to another planet, or at least another continent. Parts of it are very French, but in a slightly grimier way than Paris (at least the 15 arrondisements of Paris - you can find as grimy as you like in the Parisian suburbs). Other parts are what might be describe as global beach culture. For some reason cafes and shops next to beaches have the exact look inside wherever you are in the world. There are the same shops next door selling sunscreen and boogie boards, and the people inside these shops have a particular manner about them that people in such locations do. Interestingly enough, a fair portion of this style of beach culture is actually Australian in origin, and a number of the principal companies selling into this market are Australian companies (Billabong International is a big one).
And some sections of Marseilles make you wonder precisely who moved Algiers to the other side of the Mediterranean. There is a particular way in which the contents of shops are arranged in the Islamic world, and the Arab quarters or Marselles are like this. I walked into a couple of bazaars which reminded me of Istanbul, almost. (I have never been to North Africa, but I suspect they would remind me even more of Tunis or Algiers). I looked in the door of one building that looked like a disused warehouse, and there were several hundred (or more) men in there praying in the direction of Mecca. (Presumably the building is being used as a mosque). Marvellously, there was a very French Arche de Triomphe at the end of the street containing all this.
I also went to the terminal from which ferries go to Algiers and Tunis, and there is another post in that. But, no time now. I have to go to the island where the Count of Monte Christo wasn't imprisoned.
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Fried Chicken on Chicken Island
Frank Shröter
Photos by Frank Shröter
Sketchy, stoned boatmen that don't appear on time, no water, bolt glue that doesn't work, diving to retrieve lost bolts… A lot of work went into setting up the first sport climb on this Krabi, Thailand landmark.
After several years of fading climbing passion, I was reignited when I encountered this limestone tower raising out of the water near Krabi, Thailand. Railay beach had become my family's yearly x-mas vacation spot; a far cry from the Swedish cold and dark midwinter. It was not hard to lure climbing friends with families to join us. In December 2004 on the 26th I was joined on a boat trip to Pi-Pi island by my friend Henrik and his family.
Leaving Railay's cliffs behind we passed the famous landmark "Chicken Island". In one corner of this rocky island an almost 100 meter high limestone tower stretches up crowned by a huge lump of limestone that resembles the head of a chicken Being a climber, I couldn't resist tempting Henrik with the thought of a route stretching all the way from the water line, over the chest, up the neck and out under the chin of the "chicken". He ignited on all cylinders and plans were started on how to accomplish this feat.
Our plans were brutally interrupted by the tsunami. You could say that our climbing passion saved our lives because we were on a small beach under a steep climbing wall when the tsunami hit. Thus, we were not washed away or tumbled around, but rather went riding a vertical lift 8 meters up. Safely back in Sweden with the events of the tsunami tucked away we started thinking about the awesome "chicken island" formation and it's climbing possibilities again.
A first reconTwo years later we were ready for a first try. My longtime climbing partner Robert, joined Henrik and I. (Robert spends close to 5 months of the year in Thailand!) Together we rented a boat and took it out to the island. On arrival to the island the Thai boatman thought the swell was to large for a safe landing so we had to swim in to the base of the tower. The first 7-8 vertical meters up the base was a scramble on loose rock and sand.
We cleared the choss and made a path up to a small cave with a firmer base. We could see that a line stretched up and to the right. The climbing on the lip of the cave looked to be possible. It seemed to be easier ground thereafter and the "neck" of the chicken looked quite possible to climb. The roof however looked very intimidating, and whether it was possible to climb was impossible to judge from our position. After about an hour of recon we returned to the base of the cliff. Our boatman was nowhere to be seen. By swimming halfway around the island I managed to find him and wake him up from his beauty nap.
40 meters of 6b+ for startersBack in Aonang we planned and packed for a first route setting attempt. Our climbing ladies kindly, but firmly, declined any participation in this event, so they were abandoned with the children on the long and beautiful beach of Chicken Island (the opposite side from us). Henrik climbed the first vertical and exposed pitch placing some very suspect cams and the occasional sling. He cranked out about 40 meters of rope to a decent belay position on a shelf where he made first belay anchors placing slings. The second pitch was considerably easier, a badly protected scramble over less than vertical terrain which ended up on a second, big, shelf under the "neck" of the chicken. A secure belay station was easily arranged and we could turn our attention to the "neck". It turned out to be very nice, big holds and a good crack kept the climbing moderate, (grade 6a+) on vertical terrain with many good opportunities for sling placements.
We were now finally just under the imposing roof. At almost 15 meters and strewn with stalactites it looked impressive and maybe possible. However, the better part of the day was already behind us so we lowered off and started to clean and drill boltholes on the first pitches. The first three pitches were equipped with a number of slings and fifteen glue in bolts. We had strayed to "the dark side" using a two component Essve glue recommended to us by a hard ware supplier in Sweden thus not using the highly recommended Hilti 500 glue. Quite exhausted we now returned to our, by this time, irritated families on the beach.
Loose boltsA few days later Robert and Henrik returned to bolt the roof. Robert started up the first pitch and was terrified when he started pulling out the bolts when he was climbing the crux of the first pitch. It turned out the glue had failed to mix properly before hardening due to the high temperatures. Robert managed to keep it together and climbed without falling all the way up to the first belay station. Henrik took turns and climbed the second and third pitch plucking out the bolts as he passed them.
Finally it was time to give the 15-meter wide roof a try. By strenuously placing expansion bolts and slings Henrik climbed the roof and could drill five extra holes for gluin bolts on the way back in. Carrying only the failing Essve glue, they could not fix the bolts. A high-grade corrosion resistant expansion bolt will last a maximum of 5 years in the extreme Thai environment. A high-grade corrosion resistant bolt fixed with insulating epoxy glue will last up to 15 years. As expected the boat failed to appear on time and the duo had to wait two hours before the boat turned up bringing a magnificent rainstorm with it.
Time was running out and it was time to return to Sweden. We had to take a bite of the sour grapes and realize that if we wanted to complete the route we had to try to find time and money for a return journey.
Plans are nothing, planning is everything – D.D. Eisenhower
Returning to Aonang, I found Robert waiting and knew that Henrik could not spare more than four days. For him it would be a quick in and out, so we would have to make the preparations. Robert and I planned for a first trip out to rebolt the pitches. We decided to start really early to be able to avoid the scorching effect of the sun.
At six-o-clock in the morning we found ourselves utterly alone on the beach. The boat man who had sworn to be on time turned up at eight with the excuse that his boat was still beached due to low tide. Thus we finally started climbing at about ten in the morning with the sun blazing on our backs. I was close to a heat stroke when I finally reached the second belay station. I started to haul the bag with water and food, which naturally got caught up in the overhang. Exhausted and feeling fried on the big chicken, I had to lower off and climb the overhang once again, now with the heavy pack on my back.
Irritation turned to desperation when we realized that we had hauled the wrong bag. We were now stranded without water or food to nurture us on our full day endeavor. The heat was unbearable but we didn't want to quit so we lowered off to some bushes protruding from the wall and hung there for almost an hour to try to cool of. We then returned to the belay station and commenced to clean and bolt our way down the route. Robert lowered off first to drill and I followed placing the bolts. I heard the drill working regularly while I lowered off and glued the bolts with reliable Hilti glue.
When I returned to the ground I found a sulking Robert, who not only had dropped the bag with our bolts in to the sea, but also had managed drill through his pants into his leg. After bandaging Robert and diving to retrieve the missing bolts we managed to finish the bolting and return to Aonang.
Finally — red point timeWhen Henrik arrived: jet lagged sleep depredated and with only four days to spare it was time for the final push. We agreed that everyone should have a go at the roof and we also planned for me to film Henrik climbing the roof while I was hanging from the top anchor. Everything organized; we planned for a really early start the following morning. The boatman was ordered not to be one minute late. We were on site by eight and the gods favored us because we had a partially cloudy sky. Henrik speedily climbed all the way to the second belay station. I followed, then simul-belayed Henrik as he climbed the third pitch while Robert climbed the first and second. For almost four hours we took turns belaying Henrik as he cleaned and glued the missing bolts in the roof. It's so steep!
The first red point attempt by Henrik was very nearly a success but he took a wrong turn and fell off just after the crux. We were now all hanging under the roof to the amusement of the tourists traveling out to this "chicken island" spectacle. Henrik was trying to compose himself for a second go. Considering the situation, I didn't give him good odds, but he managed to compose himself, and fluidly forced the crux. After he rested for a few minutes at a good shake-out on a bollard resembling a stalactite, he then went on and sent the route — a success! The moves and position on this roof climb are spectacular and truly world class in my opinion. Exposed on this huge roof, among the crème colored tufas, with the emerald green Andaman Sea below you, and the Pi Pi islands in the background — it is a fantastic setting. After the successful red point we could summarize that the available time was well spent and it was time to go home.
Safe return?The boatman, already sky high on "Thai stick" did not turn up. We couldn't raise him on his mobile phone but managed to get a friendly Thai neighbor of mine to find him and send him on his way out to get us. As he arrived, the gates of heaven opened up and a true tropical rain pored down. Thankfully we climbed into the boat and under the small canvas roof. Happiness didn't last long. The rain brought thunder, lightning and high winds. We found our little boat tipping sideways in the towering waves with lightning striking closer and closer to the boat by the minute. Water was rising fast in to the boat.
The other guys new we were in deep shit when they saw me, who was brought up on the rough Swedish west coast, putting a life jacket on with my equipment. The stoned out boatman didn't seem to appreciate our predicament but we managed to get him to maneuver the boat to a position under the magnificent overhang of the Poda Island. Safe from waves and lightning we started to feel secure even through the darkness was upon us. That is till the boatman, with an ignited Thai stick, hanging from his mouth started to hose fuel from a reserve gas can to the main. We must have had protection by the angels because we actually made it home in one piece.
Was it worth the trouble?Of course! A first ascent is a one of a kind experience. It is a fantastic route in a fantastic setting. I recommend you try it out after first spending the morning on the nice beach. Start climbing around two PM. You will easily climb the first three pitches in one hour and then you will have a minimum of 2 hours to climb the roof. We think the grading is around 7c (5.12d) for the crux roof pitch.
Try it — you will like it!
— Björn Alber, Robert Baier, Henrik Bolander, and Frank Shröter
Big Canadian Climbs on Baffin Island
This Way to Paradise — Going Greek on the Island of Kalymnos
By Jeff Achey
Going Greek on the Island of Kalymnos

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IOC president Bach discusses 'challenges' for 2026 Games
By ANDREW DAMPF - Sep. 16, 2022 11:02 AM EDT
FILE - Bobsleds are parked next to the track in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, on Feb. 17, 2021. Costly construction delays, a leadership vacancy linked to a volatile political climate and a lack of sponsors amid a spreading financial crisis has prompted International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach to acknowledge the "challenges" facing organizers for the 2026 Winter Games in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo. (AP Photo/Gabriele Facciotti, File)
ROME (AP) — Costly construction delays, a leadership vacancy linked to a volatile political climate and a lack of sponsors amid a spreading financial crisis has prompted International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach to acknowledge the "challenges" facing organizers of the 2026 Winter Games in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo.
With the IOC's coordination commission visit to the Milan and Cortina venues postponed by three months to December because of national elections in Italy slated for later this month, it was left to Bach to handle matters during a visit with outgoing premier Mario Draghi before receiving an award from the Italian Olympic Committee.
"As always before Olympic Games, there are challenges — in particular light of this new emerging world order and the financial and economic crisis," Bach said Friday.
"But we have overcome some challenges in the last couple of years," Bach added, referring to games held in Tokyo and Beijing amid the coronavirus pandemic. "So I'm not too worried because we know about the enthusiasm, efficiency and the dedication of our Italian friends."
In an era of increasing sensitivity about the cost of Olympics — and the typical overspends funded by taxpayers — Bach said one of the most expensive venue upgrades for 2026 would not be included in official Milano-Cortina budgets.
Italian authorities have set aside more than 80 million euros ($80 million) to renovate the historic sliding track in Cortina for bobsled, luge and skeleton races.
Bach explained "this would be a touristic and sport project which would go ahead anyway and regardless of the Olympic Winter Games."
Bach also supported local authorities who are waiting until after the election to appoint a new CEO of the organizing committee after the departure of Vincenzo Novari — a move which has paralyzed construction and other plans, such as the recruitment of sponsors.
"The new CEO must have and should have the support of the new government," Bach said. "It would not be advisable to appoint such a CEO right now, a couple of (weeks) before national elections."
The 2026 Games will be the most widespread Olympics ever, with venues spread out over 22,000 square kilometers (nearly 10,000 square miles) across a vast swath of northern Italy — from the regions of Lombardy and Veneto to the provinces of Trento and Bolzano.
The 2026 organizers have followed the IOC's plans for modern Olympics to cut costs and not build taxpayer-funded white elephant venues.
"Thanks to the new rules we were able to imagine a candidacy like Milan-Cortina," 2026 committee coordinator Diana Bianchedi told Bach. "I promise to you we won't let you down."
SLIDING CENTER
There had been discussions of holding sliding at an existing venue just beyond Italy's border in St. Moritz, Switzerland, or Innsbruck, Austria.
The IOC recently created a panel for cost cutting, which makes the move to keep sliding in Cortina surprising.
The $100 million sliding track built for the 2006 Turin Games — the last time Italy hosted the Winter Olympics — was dismantled in 2012 amid rising maintenance costs.
But Ivo Ferriani, the president of the International bobsled and skeleton federation — who was the general manager of the Turin track — pointed to a century of sliding history in Cortina.
The Cortina track was built in 1923 and the resort known as the "Queen" of the Italian Dolomites was home to bobsledding great Eugenio Monti, who won six Olympic medals between 1956 and 1968.
"There's a tradition and (sliding) culture in Cortina," Ferriani told The Associated Press. "The legacy isn't about the venue; it's about the people."
Ferriani added that plans are already being made to host World Cup bobsled races at Cortina in 2026-27 followed by the world championships in 2027-28 — plus European Cup and Paralympic races.
"This will be the best venue (worldwide), because it will be completely accessible," Ferriani said, adding that its proximity to other tracks in Austria, Switzerland and Germany makes it a natural fit for the circuit.
SPEEDSKATING QUESTIONS
Bach had little to say about debate over the plan to hold speedskating on an outdoor track in Baselga di Piné in the Trentino region.
The last time Olympic speedskating was held outdoors was for the 1992 Albertville Games, with the IOC having since preferred the controlled environment of indoor venues.
Outdoor ice is notoriously tough to keep in shape for all competitors to have a fair chance at a medal.
High temperatures made matters even worse in Albertville, where one recurring term was "slush," with skaters ploughing through soft ice that sometimes had a thin sheet of water on top.
"I don't have the chair of the coordination commission here with me," Bach said. "What I can tell you is before coming here I did not get an alert that I would absolutely have to address something."
Told that this was a topic better handled by Christophe Dubi, the executive director of the Olympic Games, Bach added, "I guess that consultations are going on."
Bach's 12 years as IOC president expires in 2025, a year before the Milan-Cortina Games.
"I am really looking very much forward to (2026), because by then I will be able to really enjoy the bella vita Italiana and Olympic sport to its fullest," he told the crowd at CONI, "if you still invite me."
RUSSIAN BAN
Bach was also asked about comments a day earlier by U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee chair Susanne Lyons, who said the IOC is discussing "whether there is a pathway" for the return of Russian and Belarussian athletes to international sports following the ban because of the invasion of Ukraine.
"It goes without saying that from the very first moment when we said we are in this dilemma, that we are looking for ways out of this dilemma," Bach said. "But this is about it. I cannot report any concrete steps or a deadline."
The longer Russian athletes stay banned from international competition, the more qualification events for the 2024 Paris Olympics will be missed.
AP Sports Writer Graham Dunbar in Geneva contributed to this report.
More AP sports coverage from Europe: https://apnews.com/hub/sports-europe and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports
Andrew Dampf is at https://twitter.com/AndrewDampf


I grew up watching the sea, it always brought me peace. I loved its serene beauty. My girl loved flowers. As a little child, I remember her making daisy chains, and the way she laughed. When the darkness came she was never was the same. I stood by and helplessly watched Satan consume my daughter.
She was sick. Sick with something evil and dark. Somebody said it was demons, but she was possessed by something I didn't fully understand, and I had immense hatred for it. I was angry for what it had done to my precious little girl. I hated the darkness that stole her heart.
That's when a neighbor told me about the Jewish healer that might help us. That gave me hope. We already wearing out our welcome at the local temples. We had recently returned from nearby Eshmun, a pagan temple specializing in healing. The priests knew us by name. But my daughter's condition seemed to worsen.
I made the decision to see Jesus. As a Canaanite woman I knew it wouldn't be easy. We were not Jews and we were accustomed to being treated poorly. I knew there would be conflict. But I would do whatever it took to see him. I believed he would help us.
We came to see Jesus at the house he and his disciples were staying at. Standing outside the door I began to plead for my daughter, "Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David! My daughter is possessed by a demon." I spoke as plainly as I knew how. I spoke from my heart.
Jesus seemed to ignore my pleas. So I kept asking. I suppose I made his disciples uncomfortable, but you have to understand, I had no place to go. He had to heal her. I couldn't go home without seeing him.
The disciple were advising Jesus to send me away. They knew I was a Gentile woman and they could take no time with me. I felt the silent rage of racial prejudice. Still I stayed, and I continued to beg.
Then Jesus finally turned to me and said, "I was sent only to help God's lost sheep—the people of Israel." My heart almost broke. But I knew if he would only listen to my need he still might help me.
I cringed inside. The Jews call the Gentiles dogs. I felt the rebuke and I struggled to respond."That's true, Lord, but even dogs are allowed to eat the scraps that fall beneath their masters' table." I firmly believed that was the proper thing to say.
Dear woman," Jesus said to me, "your faith is great. Your request is granted." And my daughter was instantly healed. In that moment she completely recovered. I saw the darkness lift and light returned to her eyes.
Yesterday my daughter and I went to the seashore together. I went to see the ocean and she picked flowers. She is completely recovered. My heart is full of praise to the Living God who hears a desperate woman's cries. I know that he is full of mercy.
Jesus, many of the people I meet are sick inside, let me be a light for them to see by. Evil is all around, but you rule over it, Help me to see your power and grace. Amen.
oooohhh! I LIKE IT!! telling those stories in first person is brilliant~~ 🙂 GOOD JOB!


Spotted medick is native to the Mediterranean region and introduced in North and South America and Australia. It can often be recognized by the dark blotch or mottles on the adaxial side of each leaflet of the trifoliate leaves.
faces of the fruit coils lacking a reticulum of veins over much of the surface and prickles of legume tending to slant toward the base of the fruit (vs. M. arabica, with the faces of the fruit coils with a reticulum of bold veins over much of the surface and prickles of legume tending to project outward from fruit).
leaflets elliptic to obovate or obcordate, mostly 1–2 times as long as wide, without dark mottles, and prickles on legume relatively straight, except near apex of fruit, diverging from outline of fruit (vs. M. arabica, with leaflets broad-obovate to broad-obcordate, 0.7–1.1 times as long as wide, usually with a dark blotch or mottles on the adaxial surface, and prickles on legume usually curved and somewhat conforming to the outline of the fruit).
Medicago polymorpha L. var. arabica L.
spotted medick. Medicago polymorpha L. var. arabica L. • CT, MA, ME, RI, VT. Fields, waste areas, wool waste, areas of cultivation.


What Good Is Acidic Or Alkaline Soil?
A while ago, we published an article about soil Ph as it relates to your lawn (Know Your Soil – How to Get a Green Lawn). Specifically, we talked about soil with a neutral Ph of 7 was the ideal environment to plant and grow healthy grass and an attractive lawn. We also mentioned that having a Ph that is LOWER than 7 makes it acidic, while anything over makes it alkaline.
Handy reference chart is actually pretty handy.
However, not all soil is created equal. Some soil is naturally more acidic (or more basic/alkaline) and still finds a way to support myriad plant-types. How can that be?
Simply put, some plants just love different types of soil. Blueberries, for example, love to grow in acidic soil with a Ph of 4-5.5. On the other hand, we have leeks and asparagus that will happily bear edible crops from alkaline soil approaching a Ph of 8.
Evergreens (like this Eastern White Pine) really like acidic soil, and that makes it difficult to grow grass nearby.
Fun fact! If you have having trouble growing grass on your lawn, check out the nearby trees. If you have a lot of pines, there is a pretty strong likelihood that your soil has a Ph that is lower than neutral since pines love soil that is more acidic. The same is true for most evergreens.
What Can I Grow In Soil That Isn't Neutral?
Eggplant will grow in soil with a Ph of 5.5-6.5.
Just because you don't have neutral soil doesn't mean you are out of luck garden-wise. There are things you can go to alter the Ph of your soil (adding ground limestone can raise Ph, while adding things like sulphur can lower it), but we will save that for another day since you need to be VERY particular about how much you use, and under what conditions.


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package org.neo4j.kernel.impl.core;

import org.neo4j.function.Supplier;
import org.neo4j.graphdb.DatabaseShutdownException;
import org.neo4j.graphdb.NotInTransactionException;
import org.neo4j.graphdb.TransactionTerminatedException;
import org.neo4j.kernel.TopLevelTransaction;
import org.neo4j.kernel.api.KernelTransaction;
import org.neo4j.kernel.api.Statement;
import org.neo4j.kernel.api.exceptions.Status;
import org.neo4j.kernel.lifecycle.LifecycleAdapter;

/**
 * This is meant to serve as the bridge that makes the Beans API tie transactions to threads. The Beans API
 * will use this to get the appropriate {@link Statement} when it performs operations.
 */
public class ThreadToStatementContextBridge extends LifecycleAdapter implements Supplier<Statement>
{
    private final ThreadLocal<TopLevelTransaction> threadToTransactionMap = new ThreadLocal<>();
    private boolean isShutdown;

    public boolean hasTransaction()
    {
        checkIfShutdown();
        return threadToTransactionMap.get() != null;
    }

    public void bindTransactionToCurrentThread( TopLevelTransaction transaction )
    {
        if ( threadToTransactionMap.get() != null )
        {
            throw new IllegalStateException( Thread.currentThread() + " already has a transaction bound" );
        }
        threadToTransactionMap.set( transaction );
    }

    public void unbindTransactionFromCurrentThread()
    {
        threadToTransactionMap.remove();
    }

    @Override
    public Statement get()
    {
        checkIfShutdown();
        return getKernelTransactionBoundToThisThread( true ).acquireStatement();
    }

    private void assertInUnterminatedTransaction( TopLevelTransaction transaction )
    {
        if ( transaction == null )
        {
            throw new NotInTransactionException();
        }
        Status terminationReason = transaction.getTransaction().getReasonIfTerminated();
        if ( terminationReason != null )
        {
            throw new TransactionTerminatedException( terminationReason );
        }
    }

    public void assertInUnterminatedTransaction()
    {
        checkIfShutdown();
        assertInUnterminatedTransaction( threadToTransactionMap.get() );
    }

    @Override
    public void shutdown() throws Throwable
    {
        isShutdown = true;
    }

    private void checkIfShutdown()
    {
        if ( isShutdown )
        {
            throw new DatabaseShutdownException();
        }
    }

    public TopLevelTransaction getTopLevelTransactionBoundToThisThread( boolean strict )
    {
        TopLevelTransaction transaction = threadToTransactionMap.get();
        if ( strict )
        {
            assertInUnterminatedTransaction( transaction );
        }
        return transaction;
    }

    public KernelTransaction getKernelTransactionBoundToThisThread( boolean strict )
    {
        TopLevelTransaction tx = getTopLevelTransactionBoundToThisThread( strict );
        return tx != null ? tx.getTransaction() : null;
    }
}

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Each coat rack is made from reclaimed Rimu (pegs are made from pine). Choose a peg colour from our range to suit your room.
6 Peg coat rack made from reclaimed Rimu comes with screws and plasterboard anchors. Also comes pre-drilled ready for hanging.


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Black Swan Annihilation
Black Swan Annihilation - Monsterworks
July 11, 2016
Monsterworks
Eat Lead and Die Music
No monster, but it works
Black Swan Annihilation is a great album that plays with the genres, but also moving over to something which should not have a place on this album. Now we know they can play almost anything, but also what they are really good at and then they had to stick to it. But luckily, they have also just added individual songs where the skejer out the hard way, rather than the controlled and the evil way, and it makes Monsterworks thirteenth work, get 7 skulls cast in swan lake.
Monsterworks plays with the genres of their thirteenth album
The black this looked old enough to death
The quartet is based in London and plays a mixture of prog/death/philosophical metal, but call it just heavy metal, for that is what it all in fact is all about, as the band was so good even says. They are right in that statement, but however, it is also absolutely true that they are playing with different genres and add them to their own mark. That is well and feel something for every taste. The band has been extremely productive since their origin in 1996 and the Black Swan Annihilation is nothing less than their thirteenth studio album. An impressive back catalogue, which completely passed over my nose, but it is a new acquaintance, which I welcome. For it is an exciting band and their new album has aroused my interest.
The swan can break your arm, but it fits the not
The album starts out with the track "Immortalist", one of the more heavy tracks which are to find on this sea of genremiks. Heavy guitar riffs, followed by some deep growls and high pitched vocals. The heavy guitar gives me vibes from Down, but with the way. There sneaks some small guitar solos in the course of the number, and the second lir. It all seems a bit messy, in a very weird way. It is as if there is too much. This is changing, however on some of the other numbers.
"Two Have Done What Must Be", be turned down for the wildness, and the progressive. It starts quiet, with an edifying and calm guitar take good care of the clean vocals. It sounds like a mild version of Opeth, with the quiet pieces, added a bit of wildness in the form of deep growls and the heaviness on bass and guitar. Monsterworks do best when they are moving down this path, rather than the uncontrolled savagery, as they are trying out on some of the numbers. A good example where they really excel, is the number "Black Swan Annihilation". Once again it is a mix of different genres, but with a firm foothold in the prog and the quiet passages that lead up to the heavy pieces, and the evil vocal is really cool.
Fortunately, there are more of the caliber on this album, and the "Archivo Omnia" is no exception. Again a delicious mix of genres, gives a satisfactory spinning wheel in your neck muscles. Vocals and guitar work are again in the ascendancy, and compliment each other really well. So they can save on the gunpowder on future albums, for it is here, it works. Something that works, but it does not belong on an album such as this, is the number "Unbridled Force Of Nature" which goes over and fondles them for the death metal segment. It is basically good enough, but on an album that will so much more than this, so I didn't think it works.
The Precautionary Principle Monsterworks
Universe Monsterworks
Singularity Monsterworks
Overhaul Monsterworks
Earth Monsterworks
Black Swan Annihilation Monsterworks
M-Theory Monsterworks
Rogue Monsterworks
Spacial Operations Monsterworks
Dimensional Urgency Monsterworks
The God Album Monsterworks
Album of Man Monsterworks
Nambucca Gig with Firebrand Super Rock + others
The God Album release party


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Team updates: Registrants can now customize their team page during the registration process, easily uploading a team photo and/or adding a team story.
Email improvements: The automatic registration confirmation email can now be customized at the event level, including information about the event, instructions, or other comments. Basic HTML formatting is allowed. A list of email recipients is now visible while composing a message via the FirstGiving email tool.
Improved tab search: The supporters tab has been updated to allow for much easier navigation and faster returns.
A sleek, modern look: We've updated the mobile menu to make navigating through a fundraising page easy on any mobile device! You'll also find more stylish buttons, social sharing icons, and prominent calls-to-action for your participants. Learn more here.
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Review the Fundraising Pro release notes for more information about everything that's new!
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#include "mbed_assert.h"
#include "pinmap.h"
#include "PortNames.h"
#include "mbed_error.h"
#include "pin_device.h"

extern GPIO_TypeDef *Set_GPIO_Clock(uint32_t port_idx);

const uint32_t ll_pin_defines[16] = {
    LL_GPIO_PIN_0,
    LL_GPIO_PIN_1,
    LL_GPIO_PIN_2,
    LL_GPIO_PIN_3,
    LL_GPIO_PIN_4,
    LL_GPIO_PIN_5,
    LL_GPIO_PIN_6,
    LL_GPIO_PIN_7,
    LL_GPIO_PIN_8,
    LL_GPIO_PIN_9,
    LL_GPIO_PIN_10,
    LL_GPIO_PIN_11,
    LL_GPIO_PIN_12,
    LL_GPIO_PIN_13,
    LL_GPIO_PIN_14,
    LL_GPIO_PIN_15
};

/**
 * Configure pin (mode, speed, output type and pull-up/pull-down)
 */
void pin_function(PinName pin, int data)
{
    MBED_ASSERT(pin != (PinName)NC);

    // Get the pin informations
    uint32_t mode  = STM_PIN_FUNCTION(data);
    uint32_t afnum = STM_PIN_AFNUM(data);
    uint32_t port = STM_PORT(pin);
    uint32_t ll_pin  = ll_pin_defines[STM_PIN(pin)];
    uint32_t ll_mode = 0;

    // Enable GPIO clock
    GPIO_TypeDef *gpio = Set_GPIO_Clock(port);

    /*  Set default speed to high.
     *  This is done before other settings on purpose:
     *  For most families there are dedicated registers so it is
     *  not so important, register can be set at any time.
     *  But for families like F1, speed only applies to output. so we set
     *  it here, and then if input is selected, this setting might be
     *  overriden by the input one.
     */
    LL_GPIO_SetPinSpeed(gpio, ll_pin, LL_GPIO_SPEED_FREQ_HIGH);

    switch (mode) {
        case STM_PIN_INPUT:
            ll_mode = LL_GPIO_MODE_INPUT;
            break;
        case STM_PIN_OUTPUT:
            ll_mode = LL_GPIO_MODE_OUTPUT;
            break;
        case STM_PIN_ALTERNATE:
            ll_mode = LL_GPIO_MODE_ALTERNATE;
            // In case of ALT function, also set he afnum
           stm_pin_SetAFPin(gpio, pin, afnum);
            break;
        case STM_PIN_ANALOG:
            ll_mode = LL_GPIO_MODE_ANALOG;
            break;
        default:
            MBED_ASSERT(0);
            break;
    }
    LL_GPIO_SetPinMode(gpio, ll_pin, ll_mode);

#if defined(GPIO_ASCR_ASC0)
    /*  For families where Analog Control ASC0 register is present */
    if (STM_PIN_ANALOG_CONTROL(data)) {
        LL_GPIO_EnablePinAnalogControl(gpio, ll_pin);
    } else {
        LL_GPIO_DisablePinAnalogControl(gpio, ll_pin);
    }
#endif

    /*  For now by default use Speed HIGH for output or alt modes */
    if ((mode == STM_PIN_OUTPUT) ||(mode == STM_PIN_ALTERNATE)) {
    if (STM_PIN_OD(data)) {
            LL_GPIO_SetPinOutputType(gpio, ll_pin, LL_GPIO_OUTPUT_OPENDRAIN);
    } else {
            LL_GPIO_SetPinOutputType(gpio, ll_pin, LL_GPIO_OUTPUT_PUSHPULL);
    }
    }

    stm_pin_PullConfig(gpio, ll_pin, STM_PIN_PUPD(data));

    stm_pin_DisconnectDebug(pin);
}

/**
 * Configure pin pull-up/pull-down
 */
void pin_mode(PinName pin, PinMode mode)
{
    MBED_ASSERT(pin != (PinName)NC);

    uint32_t port_index = STM_PORT(pin);
    uint32_t ll_pin  = ll_pin_defines[STM_PIN(pin)];
    // Enable GPIO clock
    GPIO_TypeDef *gpio = Set_GPIO_Clock(port_index);
    uint32_t function = LL_GPIO_GetPinMode(gpio, ll_pin);

    if ((function == LL_GPIO_MODE_OUTPUT) || (function == LL_GPIO_MODE_ALTERNATE))
    {
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        } else {
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    }

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        stm_pin_PullConfig(gpio, ll_pin, GPIO_PULLUP);
    } else if ((mode == OpenDrainPullDown) || (mode == PullDown)) {
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Event facilities measuring 248 square feet (23 square metres) include meeting rooms. This eco-friendly hotel also offers a terrace, multilingual staff and coffee/tea in common area. Limited on-site parking is available on a first-come, first-served basis (surcharge).
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Located in Norrmalm, this eco-friendly hotel is within a 10-minute walk of Casino Cosmopol Stockholm and Stockholm Waterfront Congress Centre. Stockholm City Hall and Royal Swedish Opera are also within 15 minutes. Central T-Bana and Stockholm City Station are within a 5-minute walk.
Along with a restaurant, this smoke-free hotel has a bar/lounge and a coffee shop/café. Free buffet breakfast and free WiFi in public areas are also provided. Other amenities include a snack bar/deli, coffee/tea in a common area and a meeting room.
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Ted Baillieu promised to take his battle bus out on the road in the last week of the campaign and he's stuck to his word.
There was much ado yesterday about who was going on the bus and its whirlwind tour around Melbourne before it dashed to the outer reaches of the galaxy - I mean the north-east of the state - arriving in Wangaratta at about 1:00 am.
Mr Baillieu's interview on Jon Faine's 774 AM morning program was via the phone, while Steve Bracks was in the studio in Melbourne, sadly denying us a repeat of yesterday's meeting in Fox FM's studios.
The bus is due back in the capital this afternoon but it has left many journos asking, "What was the point?".
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Charles Kuhlman, Papers
Title: Charles Kuhlman, Papers
Creator: Kuhlman, Charles, 1872-1959
Quantity: 4 boxes (2 linear feet)
Preferred Citation: Charles Kuhlman, Papers (RG 12-14-23). Archives & Special Collections, University of Nebraska–Lincoln Libraries.
Charles Kuhlman was born on 15 January 1872 in Davenport, Iowa. He graduated from the University of Nebraska with a bachelors degree in 1897, and a masters degree in 1900. In 1901, he received a Ph.D. from the University of Zurich. He returned to Nebraska and taught history at the University of Nebraska and was appointed head of European History. He retired after one year due to an increasing deafness. Kuhlman became a farmer and in his spare time he continued to study and write history. In 1916, Kuhlman moved to Billings, Montana, and developed an interest in the events surrounding the Battle of the Little Bighorn. Applying his knowledge of historical methods and his geographical proximity, Kuhlman intensely studied and published around issues concerning the battle, producing large volumes of correspondence with other prominent authors in the field. Kuhlman's interest in military tactics and revolt remained a central focus in his historical research. His earlier scholarship concentrated primarily on the Jacobin cause and other revolutionary societies of the French Revolution. Kuhlman continued to revise his earlier writings through the 1950s, hoping to publish a definitive text on Jacobin history. Charles Kuhlman died in Billings, Montana, in 1959.
The Kuhlman papers primarily concern his research on General George A. Custer and the Battle of the Little Bighorn, including research notes and research correspondence. Manuscripts and drafts of published works include revisions and correspondence with editors and publishers. The collection also contains some undergraduate and graduate notebooks from Kuhlman's time at the University of Nebraska.
Kuhlman, Charles, 1872-1959
Custer, George Armstrong, 1839-1876
Finkle, Frank
Little Bighorn, Battle of the, Mont., 1876
Series Description: Series 1: Correspondence, Box 1- Box 2, Folder 13
The correspondence comprises the majority of the collection and is arranged alphabetically by the author, including Kuhlman. Some of the correspondence files include additional items, such as photographs and newspaper clippings. One piece of correspondence from his son is located at the end of this series.
Series 2: Research Material and Manuscripts, Box 2, Folder 14-Box 3, Folder 6
The majority of Kuhlman's research focused on General George A. Custer and the Battle of the Little Bighorn and may have been used as research for his publications on Custer. The materials include handwritten and typed notes from published sources that Kuhlman used for his research. Kuhlman noted his sources on these documents and this is noted where possible. There are several hand-drawn battlefield maps and placement of participants in the battle. Photographs associated with this material are located in Box 4. There is a small section of handwritten notes on democracy and social sciences dated 1916-1918.
Series 3: Manuscripts, Box 3, Folder 7-Box 3, Folder 17
Kuhlman's manuscripts are drafts and revisions relating to his published work. Some of the items are drafts of chapters or on a specific topic. The manuscripts have been identified where possible. All of the material in this section was created by Kuhlman.
Series 4: Academic Notes and Materials, Box 3, Folder 18- Box 4
This series includes materials from Kuhlman's undergraduate and graduate studies at the University of Nebraska. Included are his lecture notes from classes that he attended, papers that he wrote, some of which address arguments both for and against a specific opinion or viewpoint. Some of Kuhlman's work was published in the University of Nebraska's Graduate Bulletin and University Studies periodical series. There are also copies of Kuhlman's dissertation from the University of Zurich. This material is arranged chronologically. This material is followed by a biographical pamphlet on Kuhlman.
Container List: Series 1: CorrespondenceBox 1. Folder 1. Correspondence, Balmer, Joseph Box 1. Folder 2. Correspondence, Bell, William Box 1. Folder 3. Correspondence, Brininstool, E. A., 1939 Box 1. Folder 4. Correspondence, Brininstool, E. A., 1940 Box 1. Folder 5. Correspondence, Brininstool, E. A., 1941-1953 Box 1. Folder 6. Correspondence, DuMont, John Box 1. Folder 7. Correspondence, Dustin, Fred, 1939 Box 1. Folder 8. Correspondence, Dustin, Fred, 1940 Box 1. Folder 9. Correspondence, Dustin, Fred, 1941 Box 1. Folder 10. Correspondence, Dustin, Fred, 1942-1946 Box 1. Folder 11. Correspondence, Dustin, Fred, 1953-1955 Box 1. Folder 12. Correspondence, Ellison, R. S. Box 1. Folder 13. Correspondence, Falconer, William, 1939, Jan.-June Box 1. Folder 14. Correspondence, Falconer, William, 1939, July-Dec. Box 1. Folder 15. Correspondence, Falconer, William, 1940-1941 Box 1. Folder 16. Correspondence, Frost, Lawrence Box 1. Folder 17. Correspondence, Graham, W. A. Box 1. Folder 18. Correspondence, Hutchings, James Box 1. Folder 19. Correspondence, Kuhlman, Charles Box 1. Folder 20. Correspondence, Luce, E. S., 1938 Box 1. Folder 21. Correspondence, Luce, E. S., 1939, Jan.-Mar. Box 1. Folder 22. Correspondence, Luce, E. S., 1939, Apr.-Aug. Box 1. Folder 23. Correspondence, Luce, E. S., 1939, Sept.-Dec. Box 1. Folder 24. Correspondence, Luce, E. S., 1940-1945 Box 1. Folder 25. Correspondence, McCreight, M. I. Box 1. Folder 26. Correspondence, McLean, Norman Box 1. Folder 27. Correspondence, Rice, Frierson, 1940 Box 1. Folder 28. Correspondence, Rice, Frierson, 1941 Box 1. Folder 29. Correspondence, Rice, Frierson, 1943-1944, undated Box 2. Folder 1. Correspondence, Russell, Don Box 2. Folder 2. Correspondence, Stackpole, E. J., 1951 Box 2. Folder 3. Correspondence, Stackpole, E. J., 1952, Jan-Mar. Box 2. Folder 4. Correspondence, Stackpole, E. J., 1952, Apr.-May Box 2. Folder 5. Correspondence, Stackpole, E. J., 1955-1957, undated Box 2. Folder 6. Correspondence, Steele, Russell Box 2. Folder 7. Correspondence, B, 1940-1955
Items to and from Bob Blumling, Henry Billmeyer, Flora Bullock, and Raymond Burnside.
Box 2. Folder 8. Correspondence, C-F, 1940-1953
Items to and from Ralph Carr, R.G. Cartwright, Grace Coates, Roy Covert, Charles Custer, Margaret Custer, Charles DuBois, and Earle Forrest.
Box 2. Folder 9. Correspondence, G-K, 1938-1952
Items to and from Fulton Grigsby, Lou Grill, O. Lee Hawk, Hamilton Hawkins, Willford King, John Kleinschmidt, and Emil Kopak.
Box 2. Folder 10. Correspondence, L-M, 1938-1955
Items to and from John Lentz, J.E. LeRossignol, Library of Congress, Gordon MacGregor, Mrs. McCormick, Andrew Mills, George Moses, and Miriam Mountford.
Box 2. Folder 11. Correspondence, N-P, 1948-1955
Items to and from National Archivist, Ellwood Nye, Osten(?), B. Patterson, and Jerome Peltier.
Box 2. Folder 12. Correspondence, R-S, 1944-1958
Items to and from Leslie Ricker, Mrs. Ralph Rose, Scudday(?), Miss Sherman, and Hugh Shick.
Box 2. Folder 13. Correspondence, T-W, 1935-1955
Items to and from The Telegraph Press (Harrisburg, PA), Adjutant General's Office U.S. Department of War, Frederic Van de Water, Jonathan Wainwright, and Kathryn Wright.
Box 2. Folder 14. Family correspondence, 1940, Sept. 3 Series 2: Research and ManuscriptsBox 2. Folder 15. Research notes, democracy, social sciences, 1916-1918 Box 2. Folder 16. Research, field notebooks, 1926, 1946, undated Box 2. Folder 17. Research, interview transcripts, undated Box 2. Folder 18. Research, interview transcripts, undated Box 2. Folder 19. Research notes, interviews, undated Box 2. Folder 20. Research notes, J.P. Dunn, Massacre of the Mountains Box 2. Folder 21. Research notes, Fred Dustin Box 2. Folder 22. Research notes, reprints, Fred Dustin, 1919, 1930s Box 2. Folder 23. Research notes, Manning F. Force, "Great Commanders" Box 2. Folder 24. Research notes, Hamilton Hawkins Box 2. Folder 25. Research notes, Montana State Historical Society, undated Box 2. Folder 26. Research notes, identified sources, undated Box 2. Folder 27. Research notes, "firing," undated Box 3. Folder 1. Research notes, "Weir Point," undated Box 3. Folder 2. Research notes, misc., pgs. 1-3, 19-53, undated Box 3. Folder 3. Research notes, fragments, undated Box 3. Folder 4. Maps, battlefields, hand-drawn, 1937-1959 Box 3. Folder 5. Map, "A Lost Trail and Gall Suga" Box 3. Folder 6. Published materials, Custer, Indian Campaigns, American West Series 3: ManuscriptsBox 3. Folder 7. Manuscript draft, "Legend Into History," chapter 3 Box 3. Folder 8. Manuscript draft, "Legend Into History," chapter 10 Box 3. Folder 9. Footnotes, appendices, "Legend Into History" Box 3. Folder 10. Review, "Legend Into History," 1951 Box 3. Folder 11. Manuscript draft, "Did Custer Disobey Orders..." Box 3. Folder 12. Manuscript draft, "Benteen Hard Pressed" pgs. 35-65 Box 3. Folder 13. Manuscript draft, "Comments on Stackpole suggestions" Box 3. Folder 14. Manuscript draft, chapter 1, unidentified work Box 3. Folder 15. Manuscript draft, chapter 3, "The Custer Battle," unidentified work Box 3. Folder 16. Manuscript draft, summaries, acknowledgements, unidentified work Box 3. Folder 17. Manuscript draft, unidentified fragments Series 4: Academic Notes and PapersBox 3. Folder 18. Lecture notes, Roman history, part 1 of 2, 1894 Box 3. Folder 19. Lecture notes, Roman history, part 2 of 2, 1894 Box 3. Folder 20. Lecture notes, European history, part 2 of 2, 1895 Box 3. Folder 21. Lecture notes, European history, part 2 of 2, 1895 Box 3. Folder 22. Lecture notes, modern history, 1895 Box 3. Folder 23. Lecture notes, English 4, 1896 Box 4. Folder 1. Lecture notes, part 1 of 2, 1897-1898 Box 4. Folder 2. Lecture notes, part 2 of 2, 1897-1898 Box 4. Folder 3. Lecture notes, 1899 Box 4. Folder 4. Paper, "Authorship of the Iliad," 1895 Box 4. Folder 5. Paper, "History of Philosophy," 1896 Box 4. Folder 6. Paper, "Chamber of St. Louis to the Battle..." Box 4. Folder 7. Paper, "Did the Federalists or their Opponents...." Box 4. Folder 8. Paper, "Review of the French Revolution," Aulard, pgs. 11-109 Box 4. Folder 9. Paper, "Review of the French Revolution," pgs. 1-100 Box 4. Folder 10. Paper, "Review of the French Revolution," pgs. 101-199 Box 4. Folder 11. Paper, "Review of the French Revolution," pgs. 201-299 Box 4. Folder 12. Reprint, "Mably, A True Prophet of Revolution," 1900, Apr. Box 4. Folder 13. Dissertation reprint, "Influence of the Breton Deputation and the Breton Club in the French Revolution," 1903 Box 4. Folder 14. Reprint, "Relation of the Jacobins to the Army....," 1906 Box 4. Folder 15. Pamphlet, Frederick Kuhlman Box 4. Folder 16. Photographs, originals Box 4. Folder 17. Photographs, research and battlefield materials
Related Material and Resources: Kuhlman, Charles. Did Custer Disobey Orders at the Battle of the Little Big Horn? A Study. Harrisburg, Pa., Stackpole Co. [1957] _____________ and Michael J. Koury, editor. The Frank Finkel Story: Possible Custer Survivor? Bellevue, Neb.: Old Army Press, [1969?] _____________. Legend into History: The Custer Mystery; an Analytical Study of The Battle of the Little Big Horn. Harrisburg, Pa., Stackpole Co. [1951] _____________ and Michael J. Koury. Massacre Survivor! : The Story of Frank Finkel, a Trooper with Custer at the Little Big Horn. Fort Collins, Col.: The Old Army Press, 1972 With the exception of the unpublished essay Kuhlman wrote in reaction to Colonel Hughes' Custer history and a copy of his work done for the Encyclopedia Britannica, Kuhlman's Western Americana scholarship was purchased by Michael J. Koury and later sold to Brigham Young University (1.5 linear feet). In addition to the Brigham Young University Collection, several linear feet of Jacobin research and teaching materials related to his academic career are located at the Merrill G. Burlingame Special Collections, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana, as well as an undetermined amount held by the Montana State Historical Society Archives.


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