Vladimir Ilyich Lenin is among the most enigmatic and influential figures of the twentieth century. While his life and work are crucial to any understanding of modern history and the socialist movement, generations of writers on the left and the right have seen fit to embalm him endlessly with superficial analysis or dreary dogma. Now, after the fall of the Soviet Union and "actually-existing" socialism, it is possible to consider Lenin afresh, with sober senses trained on his historical context and how it shaped his theoretical and political contributions. Reconstructing Lenin, four decades in the making and now available in English for the first time, is an attempt to do just that. Tamás Krausz, an esteemed Hungarian scholar writing in the tradition of György Lukács, Ferenc Tokei, and István Mészáros, makes a major contribution to a growing field of contemporary Lenin studies. This rich and penetrating account reveals Lenin busy at the work of revolution, his thought shaped by immediate political events but never straying far from a coherent theoretical perspective. Krausz balances detailed descriptions of Lenin's time and place with lucid explications of his intellectual development, covering a range of topics like war and revolution, dictatorship and democracy, socialism and utopianism.Reconstructing Lenin will change the way you look at a man and a movement; it will also introduce the English-speaking world to a profound radical scholar.


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Angela Ter-Martirosyan, Staff Writer
Yep, it's finally happened.
For the first time in 15 years, the Grammy-winning alternative metal band, System of a Down, has released new music. The band had split up years ago due to creative differences after releasing their last album Hypnotize. Since then, fans have been hoping for new music and it's finally here, and boy is it awesome.
Many have rejoiced, though we wish this reunion was under better circumstances. All proceeds from the songs are to be donated to Armenia Fund, a humanitarian organization that provides aid to Armenia and Artsakh. The band had initially split up due to creative differences, however, have reunited to help their ancestral homeland. Their new music includes two songs, titled "Protect the Land" and "Genocidal Humanoidz".
"Protect the Land" slightly strays from SOAD's musical aesthetic, packed with mesmerizing riffs with an overall groovy tone. The lyrics of "Protect the Land" call upon the world to empathize with Armenians, with Daron Malakian and Serj Tankian singing, "If they try to push you far away, would you stay and take a stand" in perfect harmony.
"Genocidal Humanoidz," on the other hand, is more in tune with SOAD's classic punk atmosphere. Lyrically, the song is loaded with metaphors about "beating the devil." Both songs inarguably have a sense of rage about them, laced with a hint of melancholy and bitterness for the threat facing their people.
Normally, band reunions, especially after a great deal of time has passed, don't live up to the hype. I'm happy to say this was not the case for SOAD, as both of their songs were not only amazing, but also displayed their artistic range. They certainly did not disappoint. If anything, the only disappointment about this reunion is that they didn't give us more.
As SOAD fans around the world rejoice in this reunion, it is important to acknowledge the cause the band has come together for. They are speaking out about the injustice of their people, and more importantly, doing what Armenians do best, making art amidst our tragedy and suffering.
(Editor's note: System of a Down guitarist, Daron Malakian, is a GHS graduate (Class of 1993), and bassist Shavo Odadjian attended Hoover. True story.)
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Angela is a junior at Glendale High School. She is secretary for the Armenian Club and a member of MESA and Future Doctors of America. She enjoys reading, writing, and playing video games.
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On Wednesday, March 25, American Bank provided a limited number of sack lunches for children to make sure students who count on their school lunch as their only meal may be fed. Lunches were available while supplies lasted from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. out of the Beer City drive-thru in Remsen.
According to a press release sent by the Remsen Catholic Order of Foresters (COF), "The Remsen COF has postponed its April 19th Matching Funds Breakfast to June or July or whatever works in these difficult times. This breakfast will be to help pay on the note we have at the bank. We still owe $21,500 on the cemetery street project. We will keep you posted. Thank you."
Gov. Kim Reynolds has added new closures and extended existing ones as part of the state's fight against COVID-19. In her Thursday afternoon (March 26) press conference, Reynolds announced an expansion of her prior emergency proclamation that postpones non-essential surgeries and expands business closures. Effective 10 p.m., Thursday, March 26, all existing closures will be extended until April 7. This includes restaurants, bars, fitness centers, swimming pools, salons, medical spas, barbershops, tanning facilities, massage therapy establishments, tattoo establishments, theaters, casinos and gaming facilities, and adds non-essential businesses of book stores, clothing stores, shoe stores, jewelry stores, luggage stores, perfume and beauty supply stores, florists, furniture stores, home furnishing stores and other retail businesses. Mass gatherings of more than 10 people continue to be prohibited in all areas. This closure order does not affect other retail establishments, such as discount stores, grocery stores, or pharmacies that sell these goods in addition to other essential food, medical supplies, and household goods. Starting 5 p.m., Friday, March 27, all non-essential surgeries such as dental or cosmetic surgeries will be postponed. The exception to the suspension is emergency surgeries.
Making sure children who are now home from school have food to eat, the schools in Remsen have been working to make that happen, as are others in the area. St. Mary's School in Remsen distributed perishable foods to its students last week, following the closure of all schools in Iowa due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The items were bagged up to be given away starting at 10 a.m., Tuesday, March 17, and by 11 a.m., all was given away. MMCRU Superintendent Dan Barkel said the MMCRU Schools handed out food Wednesday, March 18.
On Wednesday, March 25, starting at 5:45 p.m., a Teacher Parade took place throughout the town of Remsen. While still respecting the order of social distancing created by the COVID-19 pandemic, teachers and staff from MMCRU and RSM got in their vehicles and trekked up and down the streets of Remsen to wave to their students and say hello.
The Remsen VFW and American Legion will still be holding their Fish Fry at the VFW Hall in Remsen from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. on the following Fridays: Apr. 3, 10. Carry out orders only.
Plymouth County Attorney Darin Raymond announced Ronald Vandom, 49, of Remsen, was sentenced on Monday, March 9, to 27 years in prison for delivery or possession with intent to deliver methamphetamine.
A news release issued by the Iowa Department of Public Safety on Friday night, March 27, stated a Remsen resident has been arrested and charged with three counts of Purchasing/Possessing Depictions of a Minor in a Sex Act. The charges are aggravated misdemeanors. Aaron Matthew Henry, age 39, was arrested on March 26, in Plymouth County, following an investigation by the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation's (DCI) Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, along with assistance from the Plymouth County Sheriff's Office.
Mrs. Heeren challenged her Transitional Kindergarten, Kindergarten and First grade Religion students from St. Mary's Elementary to do some fun activities honoring St. Patrick (March 17) and St. Joseph (March 19).
On March 20, 2020, the Remsen Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with businesses that are members of the Remsen Chamber, rolled out a chance to win some Remsen Chamber Bucks in response to the impact from emergency changes to how restaurants and small retailers can do business at this time. A minimum of $10.00 spent at a Chamber Business you will get a chance for weekly Chamber Bucks.
Maple Lanes had four bowlers qualify for the State Pepsi Tournament. Those bowlers include: Aubrey Klein, Austin Klein, Ruthie Arens, and Ayden Miller.
According to a post on the City of Remsen's website (http://www.remseniowa.org/), made on April 1, 2020 by City Clerk Rachel Keffeler, "Out of an abundance of caution amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the public playgrounds and parks in Remsen are closed effective immediately, until further notice. The City of Remsen does not have an effective way to fully sanitize the playground equipment to keep everyone safe. We need to discourage groups of people from congregating and with the warmer temperatures, closing the parks is a necessary precaution that needs to be taken. This is not a decision that was taken lightly, please know that it was done with the safety of the public in mind. The walking trail will remain open during this time."
Gov. Kim Reynolds announced Thursday, April 2 that schools closures will be extended through April 30.
She also announced she is updating the proclamation of Disaster Emergency to extend business closures and the delay of elective surgeries and dental procedures, along with providing additional regulatory relief and continue the order of gatherings of 10 or less.
According to a press release sent out by MMCRU Schools, "As was shared in her press conference yesterday (Thursday, April 2), Governor Reynolds extended school closures and as a result the MMCRU Community Schools will remain closed until Friday, May 1. We will continue to provide meal services and voluntary learning resources for our students. Our voluntary learning opportunities will help ensure that we will not be required to make up school time during the summer. As time goes on, and our school buildings remain closed, we will gradually be making changes about the nature and delivery of the learning resources. We will continue to give you information about the details of these changes and how they impact the educational services we provide to your children.
Remsen St. Mary's has reinvented its annual ball for 2020. The Friends of St. Mary's Annual Ball has now become the Dance to a Different Beat No-Ball Ball. Just because the actual event has been cancelled doesn't mean the need has. Each year, the Ball provides funds that are necessary for the continued success of St. Mary's School. So this year, we will be asking you to participate virtually.
Reynolds said Director Ann Lebo with the Iowa Department of Education, has been working proactively with the education task force to develop a plan that defines options for continuous learning programs, including non-credit for for-credit options. Lebo said the state previously provided two options and those continue to be in place. The voluntary options encourages students to participate but cannot require them to do so. The required option requires students to participate, attendance is taken, work is graded and credit is granted. "Under new guidance, all public districts and accredited non-public schools will now be required to identify which method of continuing learning they will use from April 13 to 30. They will have until April 10 to submit their decision," Lebo said. "School districts that choose not to provide continuous learning will be required to make up the instructional time lost beyond what has been waived by the legislature," Lebo said.
At her 11 a.m., press conference Monday, April 6, Gov. Kim Reynolds said, "We need to stay home and we need to be responsible. I know that I've asked a lot of Iowans over the last month, and today, I'm asking more." With that, she announced she has signed a new proclamation continuing the State Public Health Emergency Declaration, ordering additional closures and relaxing additional regulations to support the state's efforts to combat COVID-19.
A case of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has been confirmed in Plymouth County. According to the Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH), the individual is in self-isolation in their home. This individual is a male in the age range of 18-40.
"While this is Plymouth County's first case, we know it probably will not be the last. We encourage all residents to continue to make prevention a priority and continue to follow the directives sent out of the Governor's Office," said Tara Geddes, Floyd Valley Community Health Manager. According to a Friday, April 3 release from Floyd Valley Community Health, IDPH has identified two additional cases of COVID-19 in Plymouth County. On Sunday, April 5 the Iowa of Public Health confirmed another case in Plymouth County as well. That brings the total cases in Plymouth County to four after the first case was confirmed on Thursday, April 2.
From March 30 – April 3, RSM students were invited to Chalk Your Walk! Students filled their driveways and sidewalks with Catholic School Pride then were asked to take a walk to look for other creations in the community. They also shared their artwork using #ChalkYourWalk.
The City of Remsen has purchased the old Farm Fresh Foodtown & Liquor grocery store building and home of previous grocery store owner, Samy Chodha. According to the March 11, 2020 Remsen City Council Meeting Minutes (published in the March 19, 2020 Remsen Bell-Enterprise), the council met in closed session and "authorized Mayor and Clerk to sign a real estate agreement with SR&K LLC. for purchase of property in the amount of $159,000 for Lots One, Two, Three, Four and Five and the West fifteen feet of Lots six, seven and eight all in block nine, second addition to the Town of Remsen, Plymouth County, Iowa and All that part of lot One in Lindemann's First Addition (full legal description can be obtained in City Hall)." City Council members stated, "We 'the City Council' heard the community when they were expressing their desire to have a grocery store return to town and purchased both the home and the store as a package deal for $159,000. We intend to sell the house in an effort to re-coop some of the investment. The City will be working with our Economic Development Board to get an operational grocery store back at the site."
Jammin Entertainment and Lasting Expressions teamed up for a little Easter Fun. On Saturday, April 4, the Easter Bunny traveled through the streets of Le Mars and Remsen, waving to all the kids from the back of the truck to ensure a safe distance. The Easter Bunny traveled through Le Mars from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and travelled through Remsen starting a little after 4 p.m., finishing up at 6 p.m. On Sunday, April 5, the Easter Bunny travelled to Merrill and Hinton.
Lux Fest, a celebration of Luxembourg heritage and culture, has been postponed due to the COVID-19 virus. The festival had been scheduled to be held in Alton, June 6-7, 2020.
With April 10 as the deadline for all schools across the state to let the Iowa Department of Education know their plans for proceeding with continuing learning programs, districts across Plymouth County have announced their plans moving forward throughout the remainder of April. Students in the MMCRU School District will take part in the voluntary continuous learning option. Through this option, Barkel said the teachers will be engaging students via varied platforms like Google Classroom, Google Suite, etc. with educational enrichment activities.
The National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association (NIAAA) announced Mark Brighton, the middle school athletic director for MMCRU, has been named the recipient of the 2019 NIAAA State Award of Merit. Brighton was supposed to have received the award at the Iowa High School Athletic Directors Association (IHSADA) state conference on March 30, but that event was canceled due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
One former Floyd Valley Healthcare worker is doing her part to give back amid the current COVID-19 pandemic. Annette Pottebaum, of Remsen, has been working to sew masks for the Le Mars-based healthcare provider, since they first made the public request in March.
Remsen-Union Foundation President Rich Van Dam and MMCRU Superintendent Dan Barkel hold the checks received from R-U's share of the land sale for the Clifford and Marjorie Perry Scholarships.
Students will not be going back to school in May. Gov. Kim Reynolds announced Friday, April 17, that Iowa schools will not reopen for this school year.
The 29th Annual Friends of St. Mary's Ball was reinvented this year as the "Dance to a Different Beat" No-Ball Ball, and still proved to be a success as the event has raised over $50,000.00, as of April 23. Kris Schiltz, Kris Full and Sarah Garvin, staff members at St. Mary's School, teamed up to make sure the ball would not be cancelled. The No-Ball Ball began taking donations on April 3 and continued through April 18, which was the original date of the Friends of St. Mary's Ball. Sarah Garvin along with Kris Schiltz and Kris Full, presented the Friends of St. Mary's Ball Check of $48,627.00 to school leaders Fr. Bill McCarthy and Kim Phillips during a presentation held on Monday, April 20. As of April 23, the No-Ball Ball has raised $50,327.00.
A girl, June Mary Schroeder, born March 7, 2020, to Randy and Sam Schroeder of Remsen.
Gilbert Mathew Schroeder, 92, of Remsen, died April 2, 2020 at Floyd Valley Hospital in Le Mars.
Sandra A. Ortmann, 84 years old, of Remsen, died Saturday, April 4, 2020 at Bavarian Meadows in Remsen.
Every day new numbers are released on confirmed cases of COVID-19 and the amount of people tested. When looking through those numbers, you can think about the lab workers who are taking the test samples. Floyd Valley Healthcare lab manager Brenda Kolbeck is on the frontline of that operation and said the lab department is taking extra precautions when working with potential COVID-19 samples.
The medical community continues to work on the frontlines in the fight against COVID-19. Floyd Valley Healthcare's Dr. Andrew Geha is one of those doing his part to help attend to patients in the midst of the outbreak.
Retirement is going to be about spending time with family and attending many concerts for MMCRU PK-4 Vocal Music teacher, Joan Wilberding.
Cheryl Fischer, Transitional Kindergarten teacher at MMCRU - Remsen Elementary, has decided that after being in the teaching profession for 40 years, now seems like the right time to retire.
Kris Irwin, second grade teacher at MMCRU - Marcus Elementary, has decided it's time to retire.
Mark Brighton, MMCRU Middle School physical education teacher, did not intend to retire this year, but plans changed after a medical diagnosis back in October 2019. He explained, "The plan was not to retire this year, but the plan started to change in October when I was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. It just got hard to keep up with the kids because of the onset of Parkinson's."
At her Friday, May 1, press conference, Gov. Kim Reynolds said there were 740 new positive cases to report, along with eight deaths. Woodbury, Black Hawk, Dallas and Polk counties account for 516, or 85 percent, of the 740 new cases. Iowa has recorded 7,885 positive COVID-19 cases. The deaths continue to be among older adults and those with underlying health conditions, she said. Reynolds said with additional testing through Test Iowa, and deployed strike teams to long-term care facilities and a veterans home, the State Hygienic Lab has been processing a large number of tests. "There is a backlog in the daily entry process, which will be addressed and caught up this weekend," Reynolds said. With May 1 being the start date of 77 counties beginning to reopen restaurants, fitness centers, retail businesses, and malls, Reynolds reminded Iowans that in all cases, the entities must ensure social distancing, hygiene and hand sanitizer and follow other guidelines. Churches, synagogues and other houses of worship may be open to services, but will still need to follow guidelines from the Iowa Department of Public Health.
St. Mary's Naming of the Gym Auction took place on Friday, May 1, starting at 7 p.m. This year's auction was conducted electronically by auctioneer Jim Klein. Bidders called in, and the auction was broadcast live on Facebook. At the end of the bidding, the Paula and Gib Schroeder Family came out on top with their winning bid of $5,700. The new name of the gym will take effect at the start of the 2020-2021 school year and will be "The Gib Schroeder Memorial Gym".
MMCRU High School will hold their commencement exercises on Sun., May 17, 2020. This year's ceremony will have a unique format in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. It will be a 'drive-in' graduation in the high school parking lot in Marcus, beginning at 2 p.m. Seniors will still be able to 'walk across the stage'. The 2020 graduating class includes: Faleata Loren Ah Chong, Shana Kay Ames, Cole Dalton Anfinson, Damien Issac Baker, Miranda Jean Ball, Julia Lynn Bogges, Jacob Robert Brimm, Byron Magdaleno Carrillo, Alexis Marie Dreckman, Josh William Frederick, Taylor Marie Galles, Isaac Matthew Goeken, Kaitlyn Elizabeth Goth, Mackenna Shay Henrich, Hannah Leigh Jochims, James William Joines, Kaelee Ann Marie Letsche, Christa Nicole Lux, Joshua Jackson Lee Maass, Leilani Denise Meade, Andrew Michael Nicks, Faith Marie Olson, Cade David Owens, Rylie Nicole Poulsen, Mitchell Dean Rhodes, Ethan Richard Riedemann, Gretchen Maass Ruba, Taylor Ann Schlenger, Zachary Lee Schmid, Emilee Nell Schuetz, Haley Elizabeth Schwarz, Nicole Leigh Specht, Jayden William Spenner, Brianna Marie Tentinger, and Rian Janae Vasher.
According to Ted Nothem, "Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we regret to inform you that the annual Memorial Day program at Remsen and Oyens, sponsored by the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars, will NOT be held this year and is cancelled. Flags that were suppose to be dedicated at this year's program will be dedicated at next year's program. The Avenue of Flags will only be displayed on the Washington Street Boulevard this year."
Keeping a promise to his family, Mike Sparr, Remsen Chief of Police, retired on May 11, 2020, after 30 years of service to the Remsen Police Department. Sparr stated, "I promised my family when I reached my 30 years, I would retire to spend more quality time with them."
The 2020 Kid's Days Event has been cancelled due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The Remsen Chamber of Commerce came to this decision during a virtual meeting on Thursday, May 14.
"Retirement is great!" These are the words of wisdom from Bev Bacan as she embarks on a new journey in life after spending 26 years as an Administrative Assistant at Klein Realty & Auction Co.
On Wednesday, May 6, and Saturday, May 9, a group of Remsen residents cleaned and cared for the Remsen Community Cemetery and St. Mary's Cemetery. Thirty volunteers of all ages cleaned the grounds, filled grave sites where needed, seeded and fertilized, preparing the cemeteries for Memorial weekend and the years ahead. Great job, Great group, Great community. The Remsen Catholic Order of Foresters thanks all who helped out.
It is with sincere gratitude and appreciation that Therapeutic Health Services, Inc. (THS), in partnership with Floyd Valley Healthcare (FVH), announces the upcoming retirement of Floyd Valley Therapies Manager Jerry De Wit in July 2020.
Today, more than 100,000 Iowans have been tested for COVID-19 for a per capita rate of 1 in 31 Iowans tested, and that is unique tests, there is no duplications," Gov. Kim Reynolds said as she opened Monday's (May 18) press conference. A total of 7,324 persons have recovered, with a recovery rate of 49 percent. 'A couple days ago we updated the dashboard on coronavirus.iowa.gov so Iowans could have access to more of the data we are collecting and tracking. Last week, the update earned us an A-plus from the Covid Tracking Project. Iowa is one of just 10 states that earned the top grade for the quality of our COVID-19 data reporting.'
A "Drive -by" Royal Processional was held on Friday, May 15 from 5 – 7 p.m. at the MMCRU Remsen Parking Lot to honor MMCRU retirees Joan Wilberding, Cheryl Fischer, and Mark Brighton. Parents, students, friends, and family drove by to wish the retirees "Good Luck!" and "Congratulations!" on their retirement.
On Sunday, May 17, 2020, the Remsen VFW & American Legion put out flags in front of Remsen St. Mary's Church and in front of MMCRU Middle School in Remsen to honor the high school graduating seniors. The fifteen flags in front of the church represented the RSM 2020 graduating seniors and the thirty-five flags in front of the middle school represented the MMCRU 2020 graduating seniors. The wind and rainy weather didn't stop the VFW & American Legion from posting the flags.
Scott Allen was sworn in as the new police chief in Remsen at the City Council Meeting on Wednesday, May 13, 2020. Allen takes over the reins from previous police chief Mike Sparr, who retired on May 11, 2020.
Sarah DeBoer is the new Administrative Assistant for Klein Realty & Auction Company in Remsen.
The addresses given at MMCRU's high school commencement ceremony held Sunday evening, May 17 weren't greeted with thunderous applause. Instead, they were met with loud honking from the 40 or so cars parked in the school's south parking lot. The sound was a good feeling for Valedictorian Kaitlyn Goth who said looking out into the parking lot full of cars was much less nerve-wracking than trying to speak to a packed crowd. A large portable stage with a covered overhang was set up in the parking lot with vehicles staggered in front of the stage. Most families stayed in their cars on the overcast and breezy evening where temperatures hovered in the 50s, but some rolled their windows down or sat in the bed of a pickup truck. Because the guest list was limited to those who could fit inside a vehicle, the ceremony was also live streamed so that other family and friends could watch. The stage included a video screen which made things a bit bigger for those parked in the back and was also used for the senior slide show and a tribute video. The tribute video featured teachers, staff and coaches 'passing' a light for a sparkler while announcing each senior's name. The video's final message from Barkel gave the charge to the Class of 2020. The graduates lined up next to cones spaced at least six feet apart while preparing to walk across the stage to get their diploma. Once each student received their diploma, the graduates all stepped out of their cars to flip the tassels on their mortarboard caps. After the ceremony the cars with graduates paraded through Marcus with horns blaring once more to celebrate the occasion. The cars paraded through Remsen prior to the graduation ceremony. The Class of 2020 was the first to spend all four years as MMCRU through a sharing agreement between the Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn and Remsen-Union school districts.
Remsen St. Mary's High School seniors were honored on Sunday, May 17, the original date of their Graduation Ceremony, with lawn signs. These signs had the seniors' pictures and names on them and were placed at the high school. While the graduation date has moved to June 21, high school officials still wanted to honor the senior class and make sure the students knew that they haven't been forgotten.
Joe and Marilynn Vollmecke will observe their 50th anniversary on Saturday, May 23, 2020. Joe Vollmecke and Marilynn Weiler were married on May 23, 1970, at St. Catherine's Church in Oyens.
Mark and Jeanette Schroeder of Le Mars will observe their 60th Wedding Anniversary on May 19, 2020. Mark Schroeder and Jeanette Sitzmann were married May 19, 1960, at St. Joseph's Catholic Church - Neptune.
Births:
A girl, Betsy Joy Grinde, born April 28, 2020, to Anders and Jacqueline Grinde of Sioux Falls, S.D.
A girl, Holly Rose Ruhland, born April 28, 2020, to Nathan and Leah Ruhland of Remsen.
A boy, Chase Allen Hageman, and a girl, Nora Marie Hageman, born December 22, 2019, to Adam and Gina Mae Hageman of Hinton.
David E. Niggeling, 76 years old, of Torrance, Calif., and formerly of Remsen, Iowa, passed away after a short battle with cancer on Thursday, May 7, 2020 at Happy Siesta Health Care Center in Remsen.
James D. Moritz, 88, passed away on Thursday evening, May 21, 2020 at Accura Healthcare in Le Mars, where he had been a resident since December 2019.
Marvin F. Schmitt, 79, passed away on Sunday, May 24, 2020 at his home near Remsen.
After spending twenty-two years at Remsen St. Mary's Schools, Administrative Assistant and Lunch Coordinator, LeAnn Wiederholt, has decided it's time to retire.
According to the Remsen Public Library Facebook page, "Due to COVID-19, the Remsen Public Library is offering a no-contact Summer Reading Program this year for children. Please sign up by Friday, June 5.
Mid-Sioux Opportunity, Inc. is the recipient of a $10,000.00 grant from the Union Pacific Foundation. "These funds will be very helpful as we work to support families in need of emergency/crisis assistance." Says Mid-Sioux Executive Director, Dick Sievers.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Annual Memorial Day Program presented by the Remsen VFW and American Legion did not take place this year, but the members of the VFW and American Legion still made sure to honor those who have fallen by putting up the flags on the Washington St. Boulevard for Memorial Day, which was Monday, May 25.
The online dashboard at coronavirus.iowa.gov reported the first death of a Plymouth County resident from COVID-19 on Tuesday, May 26. The individual was an elderly (81-plus) male according to Tara Geddes, community health manager at Floyd Valley Healthcare. As of Monday, June 1, a total of 133 positive cases have been confirmed in Plymouth County with 90 recoveries.
A news release sent out by MMCRU School Officials on Monday, June 1, described the fate of the Royals Youth Association baseball and softball season for 2020. It stated, "All baseball and softball affiliated with the Royals Youth Association has been cancelled for the 2020 season. There will be no Tee Ball or Softball Minis per concerns of social distancing and the safety of our children. However other volunteer coaches will be in contact for optional skill work for the older grades.
MMCRU's 2020 Valedictorian & Salutatorian: Kaitlyn Elizabeth Goth, Valedictorian, is the daughter of Ann and Jeff Goth. Gretchen Ruba, Salutatorian, is the daughter of Jim and Lori Ruba.
Remsen St. Mary's Class of 2020 Valedictorian & Salutatorian: Emma Galles, daughter of Bart and Kelly Galles, is the Valedictorian for the class of 2020. Ashley Willman, daughter of Scott Willman and Margaret Willman, is the Salutatorian for the class of 2020.
According to a post made on June 1 on the City of Remsen, Iowa Facebook page, "The City parks are now open. The equipment will not be sanitized throughout the day. Please bring your own hand sanitizer to use after your children have played on the equipment. Please practice social distancing and if you are feeling under the weather or have been around someone who is not well, do not come to the parks."
The spring sports seasons were cut short by the COVID-19 pandemic, leaving athletes and coaches disappointed for what could have been. For seniors though, it was even worse as it was their last chance to compete in those sports at the high school level, and maybe, for the rest of their lives. MMCRU had a handful of seniors who were going out for track and field. This included five girls on the roster for Head Coach Lonnie Boekhout's squad. Julia Bogges was planning to compete for the first time while Faith Olson, Kaitlyn Goth, Haley Schwarz and Nicole Specht were returners for the Royals. While most of the boys team was young for Head Coach Colin Youde, he said that doesn't make the loss of the season any easier as his two seniors, Jacob Brimm and Andrew Nicks, didn't get a chance to compete. MMCRU also had some senior golfers who were unable to hit the links this spring. Those included Taylor Schlenger, who was a second team all-conference honoree last year, along with Rian Vasher and Shana Ames for the girls team. The only senior for the boys golf team was Ethan Riedemann.
A total of 4,271 ballots were cast in Plymouth County for the June 2 Primary Election. That number represents 24.01 percent of the 17,792 registered voters in the county. All 13 county precincts voted at the Le Mars Convention Center in Le Mars due to the COVID-19 pandemic situation. Plymouth County voters followed the trend in United States Representative District 4 by giving Republican Randy Feenstra 1,745 votes (53.61 percent) over incumbent Steve King, who received 1,181 votes (36.28 percent) in Tuesday's primary election. Feenstra will face J.D. Scholten, who was unopposed on the Democratic ticket. He received 946 votes in Plymouth County. Incumbent District 5 State Representative Thomas Jeneary received 2,844 votes in Plymouth County and was unopposed in the primary race. At the local level, four Republicans were unopposed in the primary. They include two incumbents: County Auditor Stacey Feldman, with 2,991 votes; and District 5 County Supervisor Gary Horton, 2,812 votes; and two newcomers: Jeff TeBrink, 2,956 votes for County Sheriff; and Mike Van Otterloo, 2,990 votes for District 2 County Supervisor. Other results include: Republican: U.S. Senator: Jonie Ernst, 3,041 votes; District 2 State Senator: Jeff Taylor, 112 votes (includes a few northeast townships of Plymouth County); District 3 State Representative: Dennis J. Bush, 74 votes; K. Lynn Evans, 23 votes; and Mark Mchugh, 16 votes (covers eastern townships in Plymouth County and Cherokee County). Democratic: U.S. Senator: Theresa Greenfield, 582 votes; Michael Franken, 191 votes; Kimberly Graham, 118 votes; Eddie J. Mauro, 70 votes and Cal Woods, 12 votes. There were also write-in votes on the Democratic ticket for several local seats, with the highest write-ins for sheriff at 42.
Congratulations to MMCRU's second ever Iowa Degree Recipient, Rachael Beelner!! The Iowa FFA Degree is the highest rank that can be conferred upon active members by the Iowa FFA Association.
Plymouth County has its first bioreactor and it is located on the Jim Heidesch farm northeast of Remsen. The structure was installed Tuesday, June 9, and is intended to keep nitrates from farmland going into waterways.
Remsen St. Mary's will hold their Capping Rite and Commencement Ceremony on Sunday, June 21, 2020, at 2:00 p.m., outside on the west side of Remsen St. Mary's Church. St. Mary's Class of 2020 includes: Jacob Thomas Anderson, Mariah Sue Britt, Madison Kay Feller, Emma Jane Galles, Brady David Homan, Jesus Samuel Bazan Medina, Michaela Katherine Nelson, Seth Andrew Nelson, Brayden Lee Ricke, Samantha Rose Sauer, Spencer John Schorg, Noah John Schroeder, Wesley Paul Smart, Skyler David Waldschmitt, and Ashley Ann Willman.
he spring sports seasons were cut short by the COVID-19 pandemic, leaving athletes and coaches disappointed for what could have been. For seniors though, it was even worse as it was their last chance to compete in those sports at the high school level, and maybe, for the rest of their lives. Remsen St. Mary's didn't have a big senior class as only 15 will get their diploma. Still, many of those were involved with athletics over the years including a group of eight who were planning to golf or compete in track and field events this spring. Unfortunately, those individuals didn't get a final season as the COVID-19 pandemic shut down schools and cancelled their seasons before they could get off the ground. Scott Willman was looking forward to one of his bigger track and field teams this season which included five seniors, Ashley Willman, Samantha Sauer and Emma Galles; Sam Medina and Wesley Smart. Three members of the boys golf team also missed out on one final season: Spencer Schorg, Jake Anderson, and Seth Nelson. The girls golf team had two returning state qualifiers with Tori Galles and Sidney Tritz, but no seniors were going out for the team this spring.
Four seniors were awarded with the Remsen Youth Bowlers Scholarship this year at Maple Lanes. Brady Homan, son of Jeremy and Katrina Homan, was awarded $1,216.22. Brady bowled 10 years in the program. Mitch Rhodes, son of Dean and Kathy Rhodes, was awarded $1,505.30. Mitch bowled 10 years in the program also. Ethan Riedemann, son of Kevin and Bobbi Riedemann, was awarded $3,651.60. Ethan bowled 10 years throughout his school years. Seth Nelson, son of Mike and Ann Nelson, was awarded $649.15. Seth bowled 11 years throughout his youth years.
Iowa State Bank welcomes Kyle De Vary and Kennedy Vander Windt.
On May 15 through a Facebook Live event, Remsen St. Mary's Schools made a special announcement through their Facebook page. Patty Lansink, Remsen St. Mary's High School Principal, announced Kim Phillips, who serves as Remsen St. Mary's Lead Teacher, Seventh and Eighth Grade Reading, English/Writing Teacher, and Speech Coach, is one of four recipients of the 2020 Bishop's Excellence in Education Awards. The awards are usually presented at the Annual Bishop's Dinner, but this year the event will be an online celebration. Phillips stated, "The new, online event, the Bishop's Fundathon for Catholic Schools, will be held Sunday, September 13, 2020."
Buying the business from Charlie Galles, Shelly Kunkel and her twin daughters, Karlee Ohrt and Kylee Massmann, now have co-ownership of Connor's Lounge in Remsen. Their first official day as owners was April 17, 2020.
After lengthy discussion Thursday night, June 11, the Plymouth County Fair Board voted to postpone the 2020 Plymouth County Fair in response to the current coronavirus pandemic. "It is with deep regret that the decision has been made to postpone the 2020 fair until 2021," said Fair Board President Loren Schnepf. "There are plans in the works to provide opportunities for youth to exhibit. The board appreciates your understanding and looks forward to seeing you July 28-Aug. 1, 2021," he said. The motion passed on a 14-7 vote. A second motion was made and unanimously approved to lease the fairgrounds to ISU Extension Plymouth County and support a 4-H and FFA program for 2020.
School administrators in Plymouth County and across Iowa are faced with making plans for what the 2020-21 school year might look like, including where students and teachers will be. Districts need to submit their continuous earning plan by July 1. Districts are also able to submit a hybrid plan and/or on-site plan.
A boy, Alvin James Schumacher, born April 7, 2020, to Paul and Melissa Schumacher of Remsen.
A boy, Benjamin Armand Staab, born May 13, 2020, to Dave and Dr. Steph Staab of Denver, Colo.
Fern Ella Frances Smith, 97, passed away peacefully to be with our Lord Sunday June 7, 2020 at Happy Siesta Nursing Home in Remsen, Iowa.
Jeanette Ricke, 90, of Remsen, passed away on Wednesday, June 10, 2020, at the Happy Siesta Health Care Center in Remsen.
Matthew Charles Schmillen, age 45, of Marcus, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, June 9, 2020 at Cherokee Regional Medical Center in Cherokee.
Ronald J. Fiedler, 77 years old, of Remsen, passed away unexpectedly, Tuesday, May 12, 2020 at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, S.D.
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The central goals of empirical educational research are to explore and advance teaching and learning processes. With its findings, it creates a secure basis for decisions on education policy and school life. The Centre for Empirical Educational Research (ZeB) is one of the central scientific facilities of the University of Duisburg-Essen (UDE) and coordinates the work of the Main Research Area of Empirical Educational Research.
For scientists at the University conducting empirical research in school and non-school education, the ZeB is a platform on which to discuss shared issues and enter into cooperation.One of the ZeB's priorities is to assist fundraising efforts and support junior researchers. Around 50 researchers working on the didactics of subjects such as biology, chemistry, German, mathematics, physics, general studies, social sciences and technology, and colleagues from Education, Humanities, Social Sciences, Engineering and Political Science are members of the ZeB and collaborate on research projects with an educational focus. In this way, the ZeB networks eleven faculties at the University of Duisburg-Essen to support and advance education through educational research.
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Grizzly Man Reviewed by John Guzdek on Tuesday, September 13th, 2011.
Grizzly Man is a hugely interesting account of a strange man with a fascinating life by master of the weird Werner Herzog.
Grizzly Man is the story of the nutjob ecologist Timothy Tredwell who year after year went to live with Grizzly Bears in Alaska. For years he lived as part of their sloth (a group of a bears apparently – everyday is a schoolday) and found himself accepted by them – well, not eaten anyway. That is until one year he outstayed his welcome and found out that no matter how much you want to, you cannot take away a bear's natural instincts. This documentary interviews the people close to Timothy and shows archive footage to explain the years leading up to the fateful night that he and his girlfriend Amie Huguenard were killed in their tent by bears.
Slightly riskily for an English-speaking documentary, Herzog decided against using an established Hollywood voice and chose to narrate his documentary himself. It really works as he has a very calm grandfatherly voice (if your Grandfather was German, of course) – and his narration is always insightful and rarely intrusive. One the whole, the documentary is balanced and refrains from both treating Timothy as a hero and casting him as a clown (even though by watching the archive footage, it is pretty easy to see that he is the former). Impressively, Herzog refuses to use sound footage of the bear attack. This rejection of using shock tactics and respect of Timothy and Amie's family is nice to see in this day and age.
Overall, Grizzly Man is a hugely interesting account of a strange man with a fascinating life.
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Morris Taylor now charged with selling cocaine
By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 11 February 2014 at 12:00 am
ALBION – A former state track champion and football star from Albion, who already faced robbery and rape charges, now has been accused of selling cocaine.
Morris Taylor, 23, was arraigned on Monday on charges of third degree criminal possession of a controlled substance and third degree criminal sale of a controlled substance. He allegedly sold cocaine in the village of Albion on Sept. 4.
Taylor is in jail on $75,000 bail. Last Feb. 28, he allegedly was armed with a knife and robbed a pizza delivery person outside Mark's Pizzeria in Albion. After the robbery, Taylor allegedly left the area with $300. Judge James Punch set May 7 as the start date for a trial for that case.
Taylor is represented by attorney Mark Foti of the Parrinello Law Firm in Rochester. Foti told Judge Punch the firm was hired first to represent Taylor for the robbery charge and hasn't yet agreed to represent Taylor for the additional charges. Foti agreed in court to do so on a provisional basis.
Taylor on Dec. 2 was arraigned on first-degree rape and forcible compulsion rape. Those crimes allegedly occurred on Thanksgiving morning.


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"We Deserve A Share Of Our Kinsman's Money"
Akin Adesokan
Photo Credit: Immaculata Abba, Blackpool Pleasure Beach, June 2017
Esther Tabki arrived early in the evening, nine minutes after 8 o'clock, and was surprised to find the metal gate to the house locked. To check the address written on the back of a business card, she searched her handbag for the new phone. Late in November, the air was cool but dry, the darkness nearly total. There was no electricity in any of the scattered buildings and she wondered if this was because the neighbourhood was so far from the city centre or whether it was a case of the rationing she had heard so much about. Having acquired the handset only two days ago, it took a few awkward attempts at turning it on—a brief, momentary flash too fleeting to activate the sound—before she realized that the battery was dead.
Two motorbikes, speeding head-to-head, zoomed past, and close on their heel was another vehicle, a van, just as fast, whose searing headlights Esther welcomed as the much-needed illumination for checking the address. Yes, she had come to the right house. Now she recalled that the youngster who dropped her off on a motorbike, called Express in these parts, had smiled approvingly when she'd requested a ride to "the house of Mr. Kilanko, the teacher."
"Old Teacher," the boy had said, nodding and waving her on.
Now, as she put the phone back in her bag, more motorbikes hurtled down the road in the same direction.
She turned back to the gate and gave it a gentle knock, followed by several louder ones. From the look of the compound, with the house itself sat several meters back it was possible that anyone inside would not know of a presence at the gate if it was not signalled by a ruckus. The gate had an inner padlock, in order to open it from the outside one would have to lift a panel off an aperture, and then insert a key into the padlock through the opening. It was an elaborate and noisy affair designed to ward off an intrusion; only someone familiar with the building or a burglar out to overwhelm could confidently mess with the design for any length of time. Esther knew the teacher well enough to assume familiarity, so she banged the padlock hard against the gate, making the noise much louder than before.
Then she waited, listening for movements inside.
When they spoke over the phone earlier that day, Kilanko gave no indication that he might not be around. In any case, he was such a man of set habits that only an emergency would interfere with his daily schedule.
Hearing the sound of throat clearing across the road gave Esther a start. She turned, seeing nothing clearly, but feeling the nearness of the sound as footsteps.
A friendly voice said, "Are they not at home?"
Debating how to respond, tensing for an attack, Esther waited to put a face to the voice. It was the man who had brought her on a motorbike. She relaxed, recalling his friendly demeanour during the ride from the terminus, the ease with which he struck up a conversation, the genuine show of gratitude to her unexpectedly big tip. Now he brought something else—a whiff of marijuana, and certainly another less determinate smell.
A stink.
"Oh—yes. It's you," she responded uneasily, in English. "I don't think there's anyone inside."
"Hunh. Where must they be?" The question puzzled Esther for a moment, even as she tried to figure out why the man had chosen to lurk around after dropping her off, and what else he smelled of. Was he implying that Kilanko lived with someone, or using the collective pronoun as a sign of respect, challenged by her more impersonal language?
"Do you know him—or, I mean, does he know you?" She reverted to Yoruba.
"Ha, everybody knows Old Teacher!" he said at once, with something close to laughter. "I think I know where he could be."
"Oh, really?" Esther did not miss the switch to the singular pronoun.
"Yes, I think so. There is a big incident going on at the king's palace. Thieves arrested with too much money. Bags of cash. Let's go."
He hauled Esther's bag onto the gas tank, between his chest and the handle-bars, waiting for her to hop on board.
"No wonder," she said, settling on the backseat. "I noticed all these motorcycles speeding past."
Knowing that the biker would soon launch into a narrative, she quickly added: "You must live around here, then. You weren't far away after you dropped me."
He paused for a few moments. "Oh, I went to answer the call of nature."
That was the other smell, too strong to be subdued by the Indian hemp.
The palace of the king's palace was not far away. It stood, alongside the town hall and the market, in the centre of the small town, the most dominant of the three, with Roman columns for its façade, and bright lights out of the general darkness around. Esther had not noticed it on the way from the terminus, but now it was hard to miss.
A small but rowdy crowd gathered in front of the building. Not more than thirteen people, all of them young males, all intent on invading the palace. Some carried sticks, some distended rods or wrought irons, and Esther noticed a small placard, its scripted side turned in, serving as a walking stick for the man carrying it. The biker parked on the side of the road, a short distance from the crowd, and leaving Esther behind, ran toward the furore.
She was tired. When she'd spoken to Kilanko at the Yaba motor-park in Lagos to let him know that she was on the way, his sense had been that the trip would take no longer than four hours, allowing for delays. The idea of the visit had been his, to begin with. Since her release from jail, he had plied her with suggestions about how to integrate into society on her own terms, and they had finally agreed to the compromise of a visit to the haven of the least heedless among her jailers. She had not experienced much delay during the journey, yet Esther had been on the road for more than six hours now, and was still on it, as far as she could see.
She kept her gaze on the biker as he went from one person to another in the crowd. She saw him chatting with a man his age, in such a relaxed manner she suspected that they knew each other. Both men walked out of the crush and moved closer to the road.
The new fellow, with a face covered in lineage-marks, peered at Esther, shaking his head and speaking in an energetic way. "He is not here! They took him out through the back door!"
Esther turned to the biker. "What? Who?"
With a short laugh, he responded. "He's my relative. And he's saying that the king has been smuggled out." Then in a confidential tone, he added. "You see, aunty, this is what is happening. The thieves were caught during the midnight, last night. There were many bags in their truck, Ghana Must Go bags, full of money. Naira. Dollar. Euro. Sterling. All kinds of money. They had stolen so much…"
"I was one of those who arrested the robbers," the other man said, unbidden. "I am a member of the union which protects the town at night." Under the light that burnt brashly nearby, his face was sweaty and animated, as though he wanted to get his hands on the unlucky robbers there and then.
"When we challenged them," he continued, "because of the suspicious way they were moving, they confessed that the quantity of money found inside the house dumbfounded them. They said that they reasoned it would be unwise for them to go with such quantity, which they considered too little when compared with what was stockpiled in the house. They were too greedy, and nemesis caught up with them."
Esther stared at her companion. "So…?"
"So, they were brought to the king's palace for questioning, with all the money. The night watchmen wanted to be appreciated for their dedication, but the king was not responding. Nearly fifteen hours after the incident, he was still consulting. I think you understand? So, the union members, members of the watchmen union, led by their president, came here with a demand for their own share of the money. Because they wanted to force their way in, the king was smuggled out. Abi?" he said, pausing and turning to his friend for confirmation.
"And the teacher with him?" wondered Esther.
"I think so," replied the man with the lineage-marks. "He's like a special adviser to the king."
The statement struck a chord in Esther. In conversations with Kilanko prior to her accepting his invitation, he had made it known that the king was the security operative, one of those responsible for her three-year ordeal in political detention.
"They won't tell us," said the man with the lineage-marks, who appeared eager to re-join his comrades. "But when the inhabitants of the palace feel the heat, they will confess. In short, we want to burn down the palace!" "But the thieves are inside the palace?"
"They are robbers!" came his emphatic response. "We're not sure, but we think they have been released."
Her gaze steady on her interlocutor, Esther asked: "Why haven't you called the police?"
"Haaah!" the two men blurted out at once, as if on cue.
"That's the beginning of the problem, aunty," said the biker. "The house of cash belongs to the brother of the man now in prison, you know, the IG. The police are the beginning and end of the problem."
At that instant, all the pieces fell in for Esther, with the synchronic perfection of flashing lights at the successful end of a computerized puzzle game. The former Inspector-General of Police was jailed two months ago for corruption, in what one newspaper, too perplexed for grammatical felicity, termed "the unprecedentedly most monumental and largest theft of public money ever" by a law enforcement officer. He received a sentence of six years, was compelled to refund the sum of thirty-six million naira, in addition to forfeiting six houses in Lagos and Abuja, eight SUVs (three armoured), and shares in five companies, all known to have been acquired with stolen money. What made it all so amusing, bringing to Esther's face a smile the two young men could not have seen even if they looked, was that this same man, the country's top-cop, paid her a visit in her cell for "interrogation," but in fact only to taunt her. In nearly an hour of verbal attacks, he'd called her names, laughed at her, wondered what made her, a "common woman," think she should, could, would cause a revolution, when she was better off as a wife or mistress or homemaker. He was finally interrupted by a phone-call, and ending the brief exchange with the caller, announced that he was "going to bang someone more sensible!"
Apparently, thought Esther, he stole much more than the law knew about.
The unionist had obviously had enough, but just as he started moving away, another person, a much older man, walked over from the other side of the street.
"Excuse me," he said, facing Esther. "You're wanted over there," he added, pointing.
Up across the street at a spot dimly lit by the light from the palace door, the outline of a white car was visible.
Her bag borne shoulder-high by the biker, Esther followed the stranger, intuitively deciding that Kilanko had come to fetch her. She was right. Seated in front of the white Volvo was her friend, easily identifiable by his signature impish grin, illuminated by the car's inner light.
"Come in," he said, pumping her hand in an avuncular handshake. "Make yourself comfortable in the back."
The man she followed was the driver of the car, and he walked to the back to put Esther's luggage in the trunk.
Standing by the car door, she fumbled in her wallet.
"This my friend has been very helpful," she said, indicating the biker. "But for his assistance, I would not have been able to find you."
She handed him a sheaf of naira bills, and Kilanko added a few more, peering at the man's face for signs of recognition.
"Thank you-o."
Kilanko started speaking as soon as the car got in motion.
"Sorry for the confusion, but you came at the right time. I couldn't say much when you called me from Lagos, because even then, I was not at home and was not sure how long I would be away. You are in one of the most interesting places on the planet earth today. Agriki may be an obscure, large village far, far north of Lagos, and things may change by daybreak, but tonight, very few places in the world are as unique as this town."
Usually a man of few words, Kilanko sounded excited, uncharacteristically voluble. Then he paused dramatically, long enough for Esther to put in a word.
"Yes, I sensed that something was wrong."
"Oh, no. Not one thing. Many things. But as they say, seeing is believing. You will soon see for yourself."
"The king…your friend?"
"You heard about that? Yes, we're going to him now, and more."
Before long, the car pulled up in front of small house. Its frontage was lit by a storm-lantern.
Stepping out, holding a flashlight, Kilanko stood away from the car, waiting for Esther to alight. Motioning to the driver to stay back, he started toward the building, while she followed uncertainly.
"Come on, come on," he said, beckoning and laughing.
After a gentle knock, the door opened, and the flashlight from Kilanko brightened the room.
The sight that confronted Esther also stopped her short.
The house beyond the door seemed made of cash. Here, a bag appeared gutted, its contents spilling out. There, another hung precariously, ready to topple over from sheer weight. Bales and bales of cash, banded together as if fresh from the mint, lay haphazardly all over, like stacks of disused index cards. She thought she knew the smell of dirty currencies, but a different smell now welcomed her. Through a foot-and-half opening between the outer wall and the vandalized stacks of cash out of which two-hundred-naira bills had spilled out, Kilanko made his way inside, and she followed, hugging the wall.
They emerged in a room, also piled full with bags, but with a sofa and two smaller chairs. On the sofa, directly opposite the entrance, sat a man with a vaguely familiar appearance, flanked on the left by another man. On the floor, at his feet, two young girls knelt, next to a prostrate, equally young boy. A sixth person stood back, in the posture of an assistant to the seated man. Kilanko walked right to the empty seat on the right, and pointed Esther to a chair.
Esther had been staring at the man sitting on the sofa since she came into the room, and she now realized who he was. At that moment of recognition, she resolved to say nothing again that night, even if prodded by Kilanko.
Three years ago, when she was arrested for "preaching revolution" inside Lagos public transport, operatives of the secret police had taken her to an unknown destination. After two days, they brought her before their boss for questioning. He was a highly secretive person, not surprising, given his job, and every muscle in his body seemed suited to spying. He spoke quietly, firmly. His style was desultory, she recalled; without a change in tone, he switched from eyeballing to evading her. Compared to the top policeman who was all bravado and aggression, this man was suave and inscrutable. Before he ordered her transfer to the police, he let it be known that "someone" might like to see her. That turned out to be Kilanko who, though allowed to meet her with four operatives in attendance, was not influential enough to get her out of custody. While still in police detention, she learnt of the spymaster's retirement, upon which, the story went, he became a chief, the paramount ruler of a small town.
This was it, Esther thought.
Having resolved to say nothing, and now confronted with a scene of terrified, besieged people awaiting unclear signals, Esther would make sense of it all in retrospect during the ride back to Kilanko's house close to midnight, after the chief's former subordinates in the secret police had finally arrived to spirit him out of town, and during a more relaxed encounter with the fiery unionist, actually a member of the town's militia group, who stopped by Kilanko's house two days later to thank him for standing surety for the president of their union.
The robbers, all five of them, broke into the building located on the outskirts of the town, the opposite end of the road to Lagos, in the mid-morning on a Tuesday, late in November. Merciless, they beat up the househelp, a boy, gave the two girls found in the house sedative injections to shut them up. They tied up two little children on the premises and stuffed their mouths with cash. The kids belonged to a mobile police officer living in the compound, who was away with his wife at the time of the invasion. The robbers came in a truck, into which they began packing the Ghana Must Go bags full of naira and foreign currencies, as if they were deliverymen carrying out a duty.
They left undetected.
"While we were beating the ones we caught," the fiery unionist told Esther later, "one implored us to spare his life and that the remaining money in the house was enough to turn all the inhabitants of the town into millionaires. He told us that their other accomplices were already on their way out of town when they, choosing to return for more of the loot, were caught. He said, "Please, don't kill me. My colleagues were already on their way to Ibadan. If you see the remaining money in the house, all of you will faint."
The robbers were taken to the king's palace, along with their loot, which the fiery unionist described as "too heavy for two men to carry." Several members of the union, actually a local chapter of a regional militia, which arose in response to widespread political persecution of recent memory, were sent to track down the rest.
The chief, the poised, discerning man with a spying career behind him, became ensnared in the plot when he telephoned the owner of the house, the younger brother of the jailed police officer, to inform him of the incident. They were not best buddies but, Kilanko explained to Esther, the chief's pensions had had to be supplemented with handouts from his more prosperous kinsman.
The absentee-landlord had his own ideas.
"He pleaded that the issue be secretly resolved," the outspoken militiaman told Esther. "He instructed that the robbers be "settled." Give them some of the loot. Release them. Let them go. He pleaded that the matter should not be allowed to get to the hearing of the authorities," Esther learnt.
The chief agreed to this deal, but the president of the people's militia who had made the arrests, Esther was told, "was not carried along."
"The amount was colossal, aunty," the fiery unionist-militiaman told Esther. "Too much money was involved and news had filtered throughout the town. When we came back, we came back empty-handed. And we discovered that the robbers had been released. We therefore demanded that we be given part of the money. Or we will expose everybody involved."
Even at this point, very few people knew of what lay behind the closed doors of the house at the edge of town.
Later that day, one of the sedated househelps became conscious enough to stagger into the streets. Crying for help, she led people back to the house, and only the militiamen were brave enough to go with her.
"They thought all the three of them, and the children, were crazy," the militiaman told Esther. "Until they sighted the mountains of bags containing money. They telephoned our president, but before he got there, operatives acting on the chief's orders arrested and detained him. By this time we who were in the search party had come back. Not only that the robbers had been released and even given money. We also discovered that the Ghana Must Go bags left with the king were nowhere to be found. So, we reasoned, if robbers could be released and even given money, then, we, as law-abiding sons of this town deserve a share out of our kinsman's money."
This was what brought the crowd to the king's palace, Kilanko informed Esther during the ride home. Some were there to secure the release of the leader of the militiamen, but the majority only wanted a share of the recovered money.
The king had to be rescued, said Kilanko, although his preference was to confront the crowd by himself. He had become a king only two years before, and he believed he was popular. He agreed to leave through the back door on the condition that he be brought to the house of cash, to see things for himself.
In truth, he wanted a chance to humiliate the househelps.
"I'm puzzled though," Esther finally interjected. "I agree, he was serving an oppressive system and had to demonstrate ruthlessness. But during our encounter, he also came across as someone without malice. Just doing his job."
"You're probably right," Kilanko said. "All the same, it's possible that you're judging him against the other guy, the police boss."
"Okay, go on." she said.
Above the noise of the car, Kilanko said: "Anyway. Here was the scenario: one of the househelps, a girl, knew what was in the house. She was friendly with the president of the militiamen, and the king fancied her as a fifth wife or something. She might also have tipped off the robbers—that's still not certain. The third househelp, the boy, getting a wind of the invasion, tried to call the police. That explained the robbers' first business upon entering the building, to whip the living daylight of him. Those were the three abject souls we saw on the floor when we entered."
"So, this was mostly a matter of assumptions?"
"Yes, but with a basis in reality," Kilanko responded. "There is a theory, which I favor, that the king knew about the movement of the money as the net closed in on his kinsman, and didn't want to be left out. At the same time, he wanted to steer clear of anything that smelled of "receiving stolen property." He would have preferred that a different person, not the brother of the police boss, take custody of the money. The two girls, the househelps, played a role in all of this, and the king was not happy. In all probability, if this became another major trial, those minions would be called in as witnesses."
Esther was silent for a while, as the car pulled up before the gate of Kilanko's house.
"Do you see that happening?" "What? The trial or the girls become state witnesses?"
"The latter."
It was Kilanko's turn to be quiet, and for much longer. They sat inside the car while the driver stepped out to open the gate. Finally, he said: "Several years ago, the wife of a former president of France visited a black American activist serving life in prison. After the visit, she addressed the press and said, "the struggle against the death penalty is the struggle of those who cannot afford a lawyer." I kept thinking about that statement all the time we were in that building, waiting for my friend's rescuers to arrive."
"And you know what makes all of this sound like an elaborate joke?" The car rolled slowly into the compound, and they got out. Esther was no stranger to Kilanko's studied pause. They were notoriously long, and he didn't say a word until they entered the house. "The names of the three househelps: the girls are named Kudi and Ego, and the boy, Owoh. That's your country writ micro, in the script of money."
Esther's laughter shattered the quiet of the house, the jarring sound of metal coins on concrete beneath a roof without ceiling.
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When Gerald "Jerry" Conti decided to retire from his teaching career after 27 years at Westhill High School in New York, he went out with a bang.
On March 29, Conti, 62, posted the text of his resignation letter on Facebook, along with a photo of Porky Pig saying "That's All Folks!"
The letter lays out why, after several decades, Conti believed he had to call it quits. Conti points the blame at legislators who "failed us by selling children out to private industries such as Pearson Education," a testing company. He argued the New York State United Teachers union failed its members by not mounting an effective campaign against standardized testing, and said there's now a "pervasive atmosphere of distrust" preventing teachers from developing their own tests and quizzes.
"After writing all of this I realize that I am not leaving my profession, in truth, it has left me. It no longer exists," Conti wrote in the letter.
So far, the post has received 86 "Likes," 745 "Shares" and more than 30 comments of praise for Conti's teaching ability, as well as expressions of sadness about his departure from the classroom, though Conti said he may substitute teach. Soon after the letter made the rounds on Facebook, the Syracuse Post-Standard picked it up. Conti told the Post-Standard his frustration isn't directed at his local school district, but rather at the "larger forces" of education reform.
"This whole thing is being driven by people who know nothing about education," Conti told the Post-Standard. "It's sad."
Conti has some company when it comes to his dislike of standardized testing. Earlier this year, teachers in Seattle refused to administer the Measures of Academic Progress, or MAP, test "on ethical and professional grounds." In February, roughly 10,000 parents, teachers and students rallied in Texas for more funding and fewer exams, the Texas Observer reported.
In his interview with the Post-Standard, Conti also elaborated on his impression that testing is eating his profession, and that educating is being taken out of teachers' hands.
"Education to me is completely qualitative, it's not quantitative," Conti said. "It's about personal relationships, and it's about getting kids to be curious. And that's what I've been trying to do all my career."


Daytona Red produced a career-best performance at Trentham on Saturday and trainer Shaune Ritchie believes there's plenty more to come from the four-year-old.
The Sebring gelding was a dominant winner of the Listed Yealands Family Wines New Zealand St Leger (2500m) and expectations are that he will be featuring in some of the country's premier distance events next season.
"He was certainly impressive today and there is a lot of improvement to come from him," Ritchie said.
"He's a tall horse who hasn't filled out his frame yet. He's still terrible out of the gates and then comes off the bit in his races.
Ritchie has yet to decide on Daytona Red's immediate future and will consult with co-owner Peter Mitchell, whose famous colours were carried by the mighty Bonecrusher.
"He's away in China so I'll be having a chat with him," he said.
Ridden by Matt Cameron, Daytona Red settled at the tail of the field before they began to pick up ground 600m from home.
They swung wide into the straight and held a strong gallop to the post to score by two and three-quarter lengths.
Daytona Red has won three of 10 starts and is the first winner for Move On Up, an unraced half-sister by Iglesia to World Champion Miler Able Friend.
Daytona Red is the 38th stakes-winner for Widden Stud's flagship sire Sebring, who has 34 entries for the Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale.


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Quickborn (en allemand : , ) est une ville située dans l'arrondissement de Pinneberg (Kreis Pinneberg), dans le Land de Schleswig-Holstein, en Allemagne. Quickborn se trouve à 21 km au nord-ouest de Hambourg.

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Sinner-Alcaraz Was Five Sets Of The Future
10:25 AM EDT on September 8, 2022
Julian Finney/Getty Images
Reality got lazy with its metaphors: My pen ran out of ink. I only got it last month. But it was tasked with documenting every highlight, tactic, scoreline, atmospheric detail, and cathartic expletive for five hours and 15 minutes, and even then it only caught a fraction. The pen surrendered its innards in the effort and sputtered into retirement. I can't blame it. I'm tempted to do the same—close my eyes, cross my arms like a mummy, and rest forever—after witnessing what 19-year-old Carlos Alcaraz and 21-year-old Jannik Sinner just accomplished in that same timespan. I no longer fear the future, just my obsolescence in it. Tennis is hurtling into unknown territory and it deserves pens and scribes that can keep up. Alcaraz's 6-3, 6-7(7), 6-7(0), 7-5, 6-3 defeat of Sinner in their U.S. Open quarterfinal, which wrapped at 2:50 a.m. ET, wasn't just the match of the past decade. It was a smothering counterexample to any old head fussing about what tennis could even be after the old gods fade away. New gods take their place.
Besides sleep, what could you do for five hours and 15 minutes straight? How about the opposite of sleep: intermittent sprinting in every direction, batting a projectile at 125 mph, tracking a projectile moving at 125 mph, constant risk-reward calculations, ascetic emotional regulation, energy and pain management. And all this is done in solitude. All these players got from their coaches was increasingly hoarse yelling and distant physical presence; when Alcaraz looked in desperation to coach Juan Carlos Ferrero after flubbing a pivotal point, he received a chilly half-smile. At an age when lots of people can't be trusted with basic self-preservation, these two stood there and produced the highest caliber of tennis that any two men in the world could muster right now. Youth vitality melded with veteran technique, twice over. Nadal and Djokovic collaborate to create a distinctive style I like to call "wide tennis," but even that feels calculated and restrained in comparison to Sinner and Alcaraz, who seemed to be optimizing for audacity, unencumbered by better judgment or past experience. Rallies this explosive, inventive, and tireless can't be found anywhere else right now. Neither can a sequence quite like this:
Sinner and Alcaraz are friends, and for years and years ahead, frighteningly well-matched rivals. They've already met four times, with Alcaraz winning the first one last fall on indoor hard court. As Alcaraz flagellated the whole tour this spring, he appeared to be charting a path no peer could follow, and I prematurely worried if he'd ever be challenged enough to reveal his sickening potential on court. But then Sinner claimed both their encounters earlier this summer, the Wimbledon fourth-round on grass, and a Croatia Open three-setter on clay, recalibrating the expectations. They entered the Open as the No. 3 and No. 11 seeds. Their gifts heavily overlap: They have the best ground games of anyone in their cohort, all precision and spin and outer-range execution. But there are some differences. Alcaraz is superior in his foot speed and leaping, and skews a bit spicier in his shot selection, thanks in part to softer hands. Sinner has longer reach, once-in-a-generation timing that creates outlandish power with minimal expenditure, and (I must repeat) a Parmesan cheese sponsorship.
This is over 45 minutes long, with good reason
They also share a conspicious flaw. The staple skill at the top of the men's game is a powerful and consistent serve that earns low-effort points. For both Alcaraz and Sinner, the serve is a deficiency to be worked out in the future; at present, it's a boon to viewers, because tons of the points land in neutral position where both players must hit their way into a creative solution. Their lack is our gain. Together they managed 18 breaks of serve in 54 games, which is weird for a match of historic quality. Sinner, who attempted to serve out the match at 5-4 in the fourth set, came up with a few timely unreturned bombs but will also rue his 55 percent first-serve percentage and 11 double faults. It's possible that Sinner has a higher ceiling as a server—he's taller and has served a higher percentage of aces over the season—but that has yet to be realized. Alcaraz dug into Sinner's service games more than vice versa, winning 45 percent of return points to Sinner's 38 percent. In their previous seven sets this summer, Alcaraz hadn't managed to break him at all.
To lay out every intricacy of this odyssey would require a steady rewatch (or three) and the space of a short book. Every surface of it was embedded with tiny experiments, regrets and triumphs. Alcaraz toyed around with an unconventional wide position on serve; Sinner tried slinging those returns down the line. Sinner skunked his foe in the third-set tiebreak; he also blew match point on his serve. Alcaraz squandered a putaway forehand with set point in the second set; he also rampaged back down a break in the fifth. For both players, there were discrete moments where victory seemed almost inevitable. But Alcaraz is the one who advances to the semifinal, the first teenager to reach that stage of a major since Nadal won the 2005 French Open. His opponent in that semifinal, Frances Tiafoe, joked earlier in the day that he wanted a "super-long match, marathon match, and they get really tired come Friday." He got everything he wished for—as did any sicko who stuck around for the whole fight, and saw the game reborn.
this match is insane. I leave at 6am for the airport but I refuse to sleep and miss this. #Sinner #Alcaraz
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class ConnectionsController < ApplicationController

  before_filter :login_required, :setup
  before_filter :authorize_view, :only => :index
  before_filter :authorize_person, :only => [:edit, :update, :destroy]
  before_filter :redirect_for_inactive, :only => [:edit, :update]

  # Show all the contacts for a person.
  def index
    @contacts = @dog.contacts.paginate(:page => params[:page],
                                          :per_page => RASTER_PER_PAGE)
  end

  def show
    # We never use this, but render "" for the bots' sake.
    render :text => ""
  end

  def edit
    @contact = @connection.contact
    @dog = @connection.dog
  end

  def create
    @dog = Dog.find(params[:dog_id])
    @contact = Dog.find(params[:contact_id])

    respond_to do |format|
      if Connection.request(@contact, @dog)
        flash[:notice] = 'Connection request sent!'
        format.html { redirect_to(home_url) }
      else
        # This should only happen when people do something funky
        # like friending themselves.
        flash[:notice] = "Invalid connection"
        format.html { redirect_to(home_url) }
      end
    end
  end

  def update

    respond_to do |format|
      contact = @connection.contact
      name = contact.name
      case params[:commit]
      when "Accept"
        @connection.accept
        flash[:notice] = %(Accepted connection with
                           #{name})
      when "Decline"
        @connection.breakup
        flash[:notice] = "Declined connection with #{name}"
      end
      format.html { redirect_to(home_url) }
    end
  end

  def destroy
    @connection.breakup

    respond_to do |format|
      flash[:success] = "Ended connection with #{@connection.contact.name}"
      format.html { redirect_to( dog_connections_url(@connection.dog)) }
    end
  end

  private

    def setup
      # Connections have same body class as profiles.
      @body = "profile"
    end

    def authorize_view
      @dog = Dog.find(params[:dog_id])
      unless (current_person?(@dog.owner) or
              Connection.connected_with_person?(@dog, current_person))
        redirect_to home_url
      end
    end

    # Make sure the current person is correct for this connection.
    def authorize_person
      @connection = Connection.find(params[:id],
                                    :include => [:dog, :contact])
      unless current_person?(@connection.dog.owner)
        flash[:error] = "Invalid connection."
        redirect_to home_url
      end
    rescue ActiveRecord::RecordNotFound
      flash[:error] = "Invalid or expired connection request"
      redirect_to home_url
    end

    # Redirect if the target dog is inactive.
    # Suppose Alice sends Bob a connection request, but then the admin
    # deactivates Alice.  We don't want Bob to be able to make the connection.
    def redirect_for_inactive
      unless @connection.contact.active?
        flash[:error] = "Invalid connection request: dog profile deactivated"
        redirect_to home_url
      end
    end

end


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Q: javascript return google analytics javascript I want to call a javascript function that returns a javascript script.  I want to populate different google analytics codes into the website based on URL.  Whats the best way to do that?  When I try it I have to escape all the " characters which seems like a poor choice.
i.e.
    <script type="text/javascript"> GetEnvironment()</script>

function GetEnvironment() {
    var url = window.location.host.toLowerCase();
var aw = "<meta name=\"google-site-verification\" ...";

if (url.indexOf('bestpage') != -1) {
    if (url.indexOf('www') != -1)
        return aw;
}

A: I would use String.prototype.match to reduce if statement nesting
if (url.match(/.*www.*bestpage.*/)) {
    //do stuff
}

Here is a great tool to test your regexp: http://regex101.com/#javascript

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Q: An open subset of an irreducible set is dense. I'm trying to understand this example in Hartshorne's algebraic geometry book

In order to prove the irreducible part, suppose $Y$ is an irreducible space and $Y'$ a open subset of $Y$ with $Y'=Y'_1\cup Y'_2$ with $Y'_1,Y'_2$ proper closed subsets. Then $Y=(Y-Y')\cup (Y'_1\cup Y'_2)$ contradiction because $Y$ is irreducible.
Am I right? I need help also in the density part, I'm really stuck I don't know even how to begin.
Thanks a lot.

A: For a slightly different proof not using the density, consider that if an open subset $U \subset Y$ is reducible we can write $U = (U \setminus V) \cup (U \setminus W)$ for $V, W$ open non-empty subsets of $U$. Since $U$ is itself open, $V$ and $W$ will also be open subsets of $Y$. Hence we can write $Y = (Y \setminus V) \cup (Y \setminus W)$, so $Y$ is reducible.

A: Your proof for the irreducible part is wrong. For example what do you mean by $Y' = Y_1 \cup Y_2$ with $Y_1,Y_2$ closed? The key question is closed in which space? First I would prove that an open subset of an irreducible space is dense: If $U$ open and non-empty is such that $\overline{U} \neq Y$ then immediately we can write $Y= U^c \cup \overline{U}$ contradicting $Y$ being irreducible.
Then now you can use this result to prove that any open subset of an irreducible space is irreducible: If $U = A \cup B$ with $A,B$ closed in $U$ then taking closures in $Y$ we get that $Y = \overline{U} = \overline{A} \cup \overline{B}$ and so this forces $\overline{A} = Y$ say. But now the closure of $A$ in $U$ which is equal to $\overline{A} \cap U$ is also equal to $A$ because $A$ was closed in $U$ by assumption. Thus $A = \overline{A} \cap U = Y \cap U = U$. It follows $U$ is irreducible in the subspace topology on it.


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Portuguese Kollam (Quilon) in 1600, Kerala, India. No Copyright
Posted by: Marco Ramerini in Dutch Colonialism, India, Portuguese Colonialism 4,101 Views
Written by Marco Ramerini. Photos by Prof. Rahul Basu.
Tangasseri or Thangassery / Kollam is a city located along the coast of the ancient Malabar, in the Indian state of Kerala in southern India. The Portuguese were the first Europeans to arrive in this port of Malabar, they landed there in 1502. In the following years Tangasseri or Thangassery / Kollam that the Portuguese called Quilon / Coulão / Coullam became an important center for the trade of pepper. The Portuguese built a feitoria in 1505. A few years later, around 1518 – to better protect their trades – the Portuguese built the Forte de São Tomé. The fort was conquered by the Dutch on 29 December 1658, but it was recaptured by the Portuguese on 14 April 1659. The fort was under Portuguese control until 1661, when on 24 December 1661 the Dutch conquered it. In the following years the fort was renovated by the Dutch. In the late eighteenth century, the fort was ceded by the Dutch to the British.
Of the current situation of the remains of Tangasseri or Thangassery Dutch/Portuguese settlement we receive the following photos and evidence by Prof. Rahul Basu:
"Please find attached some pictures of my recent trip to Kollam, Kerala and visit to Thangacherry which has an old Portuguese fort taken over by the Dutch later. It appears to be under restoration, though no one was there on the job. Some squatters have built huts and some multistorey apartments have come up near the fort, closer than the 200 m stipulated by the signboard on the entrance."
St Thomas Fort, Tangasseri or Thangassery, Kerala, India. Author and Copyright Prof Rahul Basu,
"On enquiring from the lighthouse keeper nearby I was shown how to go to the cemetery nearby. Most of the tombs have been desecrated and only some tombstones are visible. Areas which apparently were graveyard have been cleared and one appears to be ready for some building work. There is a multistory apartment complex on one of the adjacent plots. What is visible is hidden at the back of some hutments."
Tangasseri or Thangassery, Kerala, India. Author and Copyright Prof Rahul Basu
"One of the large tombstones was readable as that of a Dutch doctor ( Dr Jacob Van— ), who expired 1810, ( the engravings have become very faint due to weathering and use as a washing stone by the residents) so obviously was a resident at the locality beyond the ceding of the fort to the English in late 1700's."
"I am sure the Dutch, Portuguese and English Governments would be interested in preserving these relics. Some of the plaques appear to have been removed recently as the mortar facings behind the original name plaques appear to be un weathered."
Dutch attack on Kollam (Quilon) in 1661, Kerala, India. Author Coenraet Decker. No Copyright
Dutch fort of Kollam (Quilon) in 1745, Kerala, India. Author Awnsham Churchill. No Copyright
Dutch fort of Kollam (Quilon) in 1756, Kerala, India. Author N. Bellin. No Copyright
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