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Seti Temple Historical Information

Temple of Sety I, called The Domain of Amen in the West of Thebes, lies at the northern end of the Theban Necropolis, directly across the Nile from the Temple of Karnak. The location is lovely; there is a fine view of a large palm grove and the Theban Hills from atop the temple enclosure walls. The temple is very well preserved and was a favorite subject of nineteenth century watercolorists.
The name of the Sety I temple is nearly identical to that of the Hypostyle Hall at Karnak, and the two sites were linked both physically and functionally by their ceremonial roles in major festivals.
In antiquity, a canal led here from the river, and during the Beautiful Festival of the Valley and other festivals, processions of sacred barks sailed here from the Temple of Amen at Karnak and then continued in other West Bank memorial temples. The temple of Sety I, sometimes called the Qurna Temple, was where nineteenth century tourists began their West Bank tour.
(More precisely, travelers started from here in the summer and autumn months, when the annual flood made impassable the route from the Nile west to the Colossi of Memnon.) A century ago, the Nile flowed several kilometers farther west than it does today, and tourists moored their boats near the temple beside a huge sycomore fig tree and a water wheel that soon became famous landmarks mentioned in every tourist guidebook. The sycomore tree has disappeared, but pieces of the water wheel still stand in the garden of the Abdel Kassem Hotel and Alabaster Factory three hundred meters east of the temple. In dynastic times, this area was called Hefet-hernebes, a phrase meaning that it laid “in front of its lord,” the Temple of Amen at Karnak. Three thousand years ago, there was a large village of the same name immediately north of the temple. There is still a village there today, called Naj’ Junayna, and it is the site of a lively Tuesday morning market. It is great fun to visit: noisy and colorful, a dusty field that covers several hectares is filled with people who gossip, drink sticky sweet tea, quarrel over prices, and sell vegetables, hardware, sandals, sheep, and goats.
Farther north, a large First Intermediate Period and Middle Kingdom cemetery called al-Tarif is surrounded by modern village houses. Beyond it lays New Thebes, a recently-built settlement where families who lived in and around the Qurna tombs have been relocated.
The temple of Sety I was badly damaged in November 1994, when torrential rains in the nearby Theban hills sent floodwaters cascading through desert wadis. The storm dumped thousands of liters of water into Hefet-her-nebes. The floodwaters rose to over 1 meter (3 feet) deep and poured into the temple compound at 20 kilometers (12 miles) an hour.
Today, Sety I’s temple seems a small structure, but it originally extended 160 meters (520 feet) from pylon to rear wall. One enters the temple through a small door in the northeast corner of the enclosure wall and proceeds into the First Courtyard. The First Pylon stood to the left (east) and the remains of sphinxes and inscribed blocks, badly damaged by the flood, stand along the temple’s main axis. Originally the pylon measured 69 meters (224 feet) wide and 24 meters (78 feet) high. Directly ahead, on the south side of a courtyard known as the Festival Court of the Subjects, the remains of the king’s palace have recently been cleared. On the north side of a large hypostyle hall with twelve pillars, a broad set of steps leads up to the Window of Appearance from which the king observed ceremonies and processions in the courtyard. The palace is similar in plan to the better-preserved palaces of Rameses II at the Ramesseum and Rameses III at Madinat Habu; it is the earliest example of a palace built within a memorial temple. There are numerous stelae, inscribed temple blocks, and damaged sphinxes in the courtyard. Originally, the temple causeway was lined with dozens of large sphinxes and the whole area was filled with outbuildings and orchards of persea trees. The Second Pylon originally cut in half what now looks like a single courtyard. The pylon itself has vanished, but its position is marked by a low mudbrick wall and a gate. It was small, not more than 7 meters (23 feet) high.
The west facade of the temple was laid out as a portico with a row of ten papyrus-bundle columns. Texts on the architrave were written by Sety I’s son, Rameses II, who describes how he completed work on the temple after his father’s death. On the wall behind, scenes include personifications of Upper Egypt on the left (south) side and of Lower Egypt on the right (north). Above them on the left, priests carry the sacred bark of Amen into the temple and the king makes offerings of incense.
Three doorways lead through this wall into three separate parts of the temple. This tripartite plan is typical of most memorial temples on the West Bank: the center rear part of the temple is devoted to the cult of Amen; the left to the king and his ancestors; and the right side to the solar cult.
The doorway in the center leads into the Hypostyle Hall, with six columns and three small chapels on each side that are dedicated to the Theban Triad (Amen, Mut, and Khonsu). The carving on the walls was begun by Sety I and completed by Rameses II. It is easy to identify who did what: the work of Sety I’s craftsmen is of fine quality; that of Rameses II’s is hastily done and heavy-handed. Scenes show one or the other of the two kings offering to various deities, including Thoth, Osiris, Amen, Mut, Ptah, and Sekhmet.
Chambers in the rear part of the temple are devoted to the Beautiful Festival of the Valley and the god Amen. Behind the hall and a small vestibule, five doorways lead into rooms that housed the sacred barks of Amen (in the center), Mut (on the left, south), and Khonsu (on the right, north). At the far ends, two other chambers served purposes unknown to us. The central shrine for Amen is particularly well decorated with scenes of the elaborately furnished sacred bark being offered to by the king. Behind the central shrine stands a room with four pillars decorated with scenes of the king and various gods. To the rear (west), a false door (now gone) gave the ka of the king access to the netherworld.
The doorway at the left (south) end of the portico leads to a room with two columns. Behind them stand three small chapels. These were dedicated to Rameses I by his son Sety I in an act of filial piety done because Rameses I reigned only briefly and had no memorial temple of his own. Rameses I, Sety I, and Rameses II are all shown here in scenes before Amen. A double false door for Rameses I was carved on the rear (west) wall of his chapel the doorway at the right (north) end of the portico leads into a damaged court dedicated to the solar cult.
Storerooms built of mudbrick lie between the temple and the right (north) enclosure wall. This is the first time that storerooms were included as part of a memorial temple. Earlier, foodstuffs would have been shipped to temples from the storerooms at Karnak. A small well was dug on the left (south) side of the temple and has been partially cleared.

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I woke up early this morning thinking about a number of things. First I thought about grief and how sometimes it doesn’t come out as tears but, instead, will display itself as anger and frustration.

Over the last couple of years, I’ve encountered a lot of grieving Christians. I know because I’m grieving too. And, so often there are times, I want to shout instead of cry. I want to raise my hand and question the disconnect that’s led to this grief. But there’s a problem, speaking up or questioning is not safe, it’s risky. You risk being seen as divisive. You risk being misunderstood. You risk being given a label: a disturber of peace, a boat rocker.

Yet, this morning, another word came to mind…the one Jesus was given: table flipper. Any time Jesus spoke truth to power, spoke up about greed/corruption, called leaders out when there was a disconnect between what they said they believed and how they were actually living or how they were actually treating other people, his own grief would often come out as anger.

His table flipping anger startled onlookers and made them uncomfortable.The Prince of Peace, the God of love and forgiveness, mercy and grace… flipped tables too. I don’t think we should forget this. I don’t want to forget this.

From Jesus we can learn that table flipping is sometimes necessary. From Jesus we can learn that maybe acts that at first glance look divisive are, in reality, acts of love stemming from a place of deep grief for the way things are.

I’ve had conversations with other people over these last few years also grieving over the lack of table flipping. It’s rattled their faith. I’ve seen seekers, quiet observers, watching…watching to see how the Church would respond, expecting that, surely, they will flip a table or two, surely, they will speak truth to power, surely they will call out the disconnect.  But, instead, more often than not, they’ve witnessed deafening silence or worse, they’ve watched in horror the Church climb in bed with power.

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What are elements made of?

Each element is made up of just one kind of atom. All the atoms of that element have exactly the same number of protons. That count is called its atomic number. Atomic number 5 is Boron. If an atom has 5 protons, it is Boron; if it is Boron, it has 5 protons.

An atom is electrically neutral. (If it’s not, we call it an ion, but that’s another story.)

A proton carries a positive charge. An electron carries a negative charge. An atom is neutral if its number of protons equals its number of electrons. This means to call it Boron, it must have 5 protons, but to call it a Boron atom, it must have exactly 5 electrons, too.

What’s the center of an atom?

The center of the atom is the nucleus where the big-fellas (protons and neutrons) hang out. A proton is about the size of a neutron, but almost 2,000 times that of an electron. The nucleus contains almost all of the atom’s mass. (The electron is the light-weight left out of the nucleus. When measuring the weight of the whole atom, the electron’s mass is usually insignificant.)

The atomic weight measures the mass of the atom, effectively the mass of its nucleus, in atomic mass units (AMU.) One AMU is close to the mass of one neutron or one proton. In effect, the atomic weight is the count of the big-fellas in each atom: the protons plus the neutrons.

How many neutrons?

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Thursday, May 31, 2012

Music at the Olympia - Spectacular June Line-up!

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The line-up of black musicians at the Olympia Music Hall next month is stupendous!

We kick off with Mokobé on June 8th.

Photo from Olympia Music Hall Web site

Mokobé is French of Malian and Senegalese origin. He has enjoyed tremendous success with his music since his solo début in 2007. He donates a percentage of the earnings on each of his albums to buy mosquito nets as part of the effort to combat malaria in Senegal and Mali.

Next up is Al Jarreau on June 10th.

Al Jarreau
Photo from Olympia Music Hall Web site

Jarreau's concert is part of an extensive European tour. He will also appear at jazz festivals in Orleans, France; Milan, Italy; Oeiras, Portugal; Perugia, Italy; and Marseille, France - among numerous other concerts - before returning to the U.S. in August.

Barbara Hendricks wraps up three days of Festival Radio Classique on June 17th.

Barbara Hendricks - Festival Radio Classique flier
Olympia Music Hall flier

She will "hold court" after the concert to sign CDs for her fans. Find her at the Entrée des Artists on rue de Caumartin.

Grande dame Jessye Norman interprets Duke Ellington, Leonard Bernstein, and George Gershwin on June 26th.

Jessye Norman
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Norman was recently on tour in Australia, where she performed in Perth, Sydney, Melbourne, and Brisbane in April and May. Following her return from "down under," she graced the city of London with a performance at Royal Festival Hall.

Finally, Ahmad Jamal and Yusef Lateef round out the month on June 27th.

Ahmad Jamal and Yusef Lateef
Olympia Music Hall flier

This performance is billed as part of Paris' own Jazz Festival at Saint-Germain-des-Prés. Jamal is to regale his audience with compositions from his new album Blue Moon and then invite Lateef to the stage for the last half of the show.

Visit the event calendar page on the Olympia's Web site (in English) at to listen to the music of each artist and order tickets for their shows. Enjoy!

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Thursday, May 24, 2012

2nd Annual Brothers Spring Gala

Just over a year ago, I published a guest blog posting by Romello Rivers that announced the 1st annual Brothers Spring Gala. Well guess what! It's that time again!

The Brothers Paris are hosting the 2nd Annual Brothers Spring Gala - A Celebration of African-American Culture - on Sunday, June 3, 2012. It will be held at

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Dining room at Le Café Barge
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This will be an evening of dance, live jazz, hip-hop, soul, gospel and blues music. There will also be an "exquisite holiday feast," along with an African-American art exhibition and poetry.

The Brothers' guest of honor is founder Tannie Stovall.

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There will be a special birthday tribute to Josephine Baker (b. June 3, 1906).

General admission is 15 euros per person, including one free drink.

Admission is free if you choose to dine. Dinner (55 euros per person) includes apéritif, first course, main course, dessert, wine (one bottle per three persons), mineral water, and coffee.

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Thursday, May 17, 2012

Secrets of the Black Bloggers: A Book Review

As the creator of Entrée to Black Paris, I was featured in the e-book Secrets of the Black Bloggers a few months ago. Here is a review of the publication.

Secrets of the Black Bloggers by Zhana takes a fresh look at blogs that focus on topics of interest to people of African descent. This e-book provides readers with the opportunity to go behind the scenes at several blogs to see exactly how they are created and how their creators think.

Through her interviews with fourteen writers, Zhana explores issues such as selecting topics, post frequency, and driving traffic to blogs and monetizing them. The bloggers that she features write on a wide variety of subjects, with business, author, and international blogs predominating. The majority of these writers (twelve out of fourteen)—and all who write about business, authorship, and international topics—are women.

Among other things, each writer presents his or her top three tips for blogging. These are invaluable to newcomers to this form of online communication and for those who are struggling with the medium.

As one of the bloggers featured in the book, I was curious to read the responses of fellow interviewees regarding what they enjoy most about blogging. I love the research aspect most, but suspected that others would have a wide range of sentiments about this topic.

I was right! Responses included getting feedback for expanding thoughts and refining ideas and strategies, providing analysis and viewpoints that others have not considered before, connecting with people and inspiring them, and freedom to discuss whatever one wants without censorship. Our motivations are as varied as our blog content.

I was most pleased to see Adrianne George and her Black Women in Europe blog featured in the international section of the book. Adrianne is one of the most dynamic women I have encountered on line and I strongly recommend that you visit her blog!

If you are thinking of starting a blog and want some insight into the process, problems, and priorities associated with blogging, Secrets of the Black Bloggers is a great resource.

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Thursday, May 10, 2012

7th Annual Day of Remembrance of the Slave Trade, Slavery, and Their Abolition

Today France observed its 7th annual Day of Remembrance of the Slave Trade, Slavery, and Their Abolition.

As has been customary since the first commemoration in 2006, an official ceremony was held in the Luxembourg Garden. A few drops of rain fell but the weather was fairly warm for the occasion. The garden was closed to all but those who had been invited and security was tight at the one entrance that was open for the morning ceremony.

Tom and I arrived in time to position ourselves close to the gazebo, which was bedecked with a colorful backdrop that included a photo of the garden's sculpture Le Cri, L'Ecrit and the plaque that pays homage to the slaves of the French colonies. This is where the ceremony took place.

Gazebo at the Luxembourg Garden
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Christiane Taubira, author of the French law that declares slavery and the slave trade a crime against humanity; Lilian Thuram, former soccer player and founder of the organization Education contre le Racisme (Education Against Racism); and François Durpaire, president of the movement l'Appel pour une République multiculturelle et postraciale (Call for a Multicultural and Post-racial Republic) were among the VIPs in the audience.

Lilian Thuram and François Durpaire
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Guadeloupan actor Greg Germain acted as Master of Ceremonies. He briefly explained how the ceremony would proceed and listed the names of the dignitaries that would attend the event. He then read poetry while we waited for them to arrive.

Greg Germain
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The dignitaries included Paris mayor Bertrand Delanoë; Françoise Vergès, president of the Committee for the Memory and History of Slavery; Jean-Pierre Bel, president of the French Senate, and none other than President-elect François Hollande! Nicolas Sarkozy, current leader of the French Republic, was announced by Germain as being part of the group, but he did not attend.

President-elect Hollande and the other dignitaries walked around the garden to greet those standing at the chain barrier between the crowd and the gazebo and then took their places on the stage.

The President-elect followed by the press
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President-elect François Hollande
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Françoise Vergès and Mayor Bertrand Delanoë
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Germain and fellow actor Nicole Dogué then read moving passages from the works of Edouard Glissant, Aimé Césaire, and Patrick Chamoiseau.

Greg Germain and Nicole Dogué center stage
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The culmination of the ceremony was an impassioned speech by Senate President Bel. He noted, among other things, that the Loi Taubira was passed unanimously by the Senate. He acknowledged the presence of several historians and anthropologists from the seven European nations that perpetrated the Transatlantic Slave Trade - England, Spain, Portugal, The Netherlands, Sweden, Denmark, and France - who stood behind and to the left of the podium on the stage. He spoke of the work that they and others are doing to uncover details about slave life and the Middle Passage.

Senate President Jean-Pierre Bel
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President-elect Hollande did not speak at the ceremony, but was interviewed by the press afterward.

At the end of the ceremony, attendees were invited to stroll around the garden to enjoy its beauty and to see the sculpture and commemorative plaque.

Le Cri, L'Ecrit (2007)
Sculpture erected in commemoration of the abolition of slavery in France
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Thursday, May 3, 2012

The Invention of the Savage - Exposition at the Musée du Quai Branly

Tom and I went to the Musée du quai Branly to see the exposition entitled L'Invention du Sauvage (The Invention of the Savage) last Sunday.  We were there for almost four hours and I still did not feel that I had explored the exhibit thoroughly!  It is so densely rich with information and images that a second visit is required to fully grasp the information presented.

What you will find at this temporary exhibit (open until June 3, 2012) is a chronological presentation of paintings, posters, photos, objects, and film of men, women, and children who were brought from their native lands to the North American and European continents to be displayed as "other."  At first, they were viewed as curiosities.

Madeleine de la Martinique
Le Masurier
Oil on canvas, 1782
National Museum of Natural History, Paris
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As time progressed, they were thought of as "specimens" of inferior rank on what had been conceived as a hierarchy of humanity.  As such, they were people who "could and should" be dominated by European powers. One of the most interesting items displayed to illustrate this way of thinking is the cephalometre (cephalometer), an instrument designed to measure various dimensions and angles of the skull.

Dumoutier's Cephalometer
© Discover Paris!

The European tradition of exhibiting people from foreign lands began in the 15th century with Christopher Columbus and the transport of Indians from the "New World" to the royal court of Spain.  Indians from North America would come to fascinate Europeans and white Americans for centuries.  Inuit peoples (Eskimos), North Africans, Egyptians, black Africans, and Australian Aborigines were also transported for private shows and public spectacles - the latter included circuses, theatrical performances, colonial expositions, and human zoos.  Such events reached the height of their popularity during the 19th century.

Brite Okabak, Eskimo
Henri Cordier
Plaster, 1884
National Museum of Natural History, Paris
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Les Zoulous
Jules Chéret
Lithograph poster, 1878
Collection of research group ACHAC
© Discover Paris!

Poster, 1898
Collection of research group ACHAC
© Discover Paris!

Interestingly, we learn that France once considered people from several areas that are now part of the country as "other."  Bretons, Alsatians, and Savoyards were specifically mentioned in this regard.  According to the information presented, because these groups were strongly encouraged to abandon their cultural identities to become "French," they were exhibited at fairs and expositions so that people could observe these cultural distinctions before they disappeared.  The Alsatian "village" at the exposition at Nancy portrayed in the poster below was located alongside African "villages."

Poster advertising the Alsatian "village"
C. Splinder (Royer et Cie, ed.)
Poster, 1909
Collection of research group ACHAC
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"Far West" shows depicting various Indian wars in the United States become wildly popular in Europe and the rest of the world during the first part of the 20th century.  The museum's exposition devotes a large area to this topic.  A beautiful black-and-white film montage of photographic portraits of Sioux Indians who appeared in William J. Cody's Wild West show is featured here. The photographer was Gertrude Käsebier, a transplanted New Yorker (originally from Iowa) who became fascinated by the show.

Indian headdress and film presenting photos of American Indians
© Discover Paris!

One panel in the exposition talks of the return of the remains of exhibited individuals who died in Europe to their countries of origin.  The most famous of these persons is Saartjie Baartman, whose remains were repatriated from France to South Africa in 2002.  Other countries have done the same - Belgium returned the remains of several Congolese persons who died during the Brussels International Exposition of 1897 to Congo in 1999 and Switzerland (University of Zurich) returned the remains of five Fuegians to Chile in 2010.

Saartjie Baartman, The Hottentot Venus
J. Barré
Oil on wood, c. 1810
National Museum of Natural History, Paris
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The exposition focuses largely on the theatrical performances and expositions that took place in Paris, but also presents information on events and concepts that originated elsewhere in Europe and in the United States.  The international success of Barnum and Bailey's "Greatest Show on Earth" and its influence on the exposition of persons with malformations or other physical abnormalities is presented, as is the widespread adaptation of the prototypical itinerant village developed by Carl Hagenback, director of the Hamburg Zoo.  The tragic story of Ota Benga, a Congolese Pygmy who was exhibited at the Bronx Zoo in the same enclosure as an orangutan and who eventually committed suicide because he could not return to Africa, is represented via the bust that was made of him in 1906.

Bust of Ota Benga
Plaster, 1906
American Museum of Natural History, New York
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The last display that you encounter before leaving the exhibit is a contemporary, French-language film projected on three walls that depicts the "others" of today.  Among those featured in the film are a young man with Down Syndrome, a gay couple, a female gypsy, and a black man.

The didactic panels that explain the progression of the exposition are printed in English as well as French, but the labels for the more than 500 pieces that are exhibited are in French only.  Audioguides are available in multiple languages and the English version is very well done.  The exposition is very dimly lit, so photography is difficult.

Despite the limited presentation of information in English, I highly recommend visiting this exposition.  The visual impressions alone will strike a chord and inspire you to learn more.

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The Kindle

The Kindle is an interesting concept and Amazon is the right company to push such a product. Google’s Robert Love wrote a good blog post about it. If this thing has PDF support and had better looks, it would have been a killer device. Although some purists will still say that carrying real books with real paper pages all the time in your bag, is still the way to go. I am not one of these purists.

stormrider wrote on November 19th, 2007 at 2:01 PM PST:

Thank god I am not the only one who thinks this thing has very outdated looks…

Nevertheless, This is not a new idea and I agree that amazon is the right company to push that kind of gadget, lots and lots of others have failed with similar devices.

I am not a purist but I believe that the electronic form is only convinient for books such as an encyclopedia or a phone book

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Eugenia wrote on November 19th, 2007 at 2:17 PM PST:

Many people who have used eBooks on the iPod or on PDAs are happy with the experience they get out of them, so I expect the much larger display on this device to be an even better experience. I don’t see why someone needs the 700 pages of Harry Potter in paper form over the electronic one — provided that the UI allows for easy bookmarking and “automatic resume”.

Ivan wrote on November 19th, 2007 at 11:41 PM PST:

I read about this (or a similar sth) elsewhere, and I remember it was very expensive ($300). This thing can only catch on if prices drop dramatically. Maybe advertising?
Anyhow, being a teacher, I see great educational possibilities here, at least if notetaking and wireless file transfer is implemented. All syllabi in one compact device, updates at the end of the lesson, no heavy backpacks (and no backpain).

Luis wrote on November 20th, 2007 at 5:23 AM PST:

While I think nothing can substitute a paper book for now, I’m very happy to see such devices coming out at last. We’ve been hearing about e-book readers for 10 years and it seemed that they’d never arrive in a useful form. Still this one is not perfect (and too expensive), but it’s an important step.

It doesn’t matter how purist you are, wasting so much paper is nonsense when we can use something else much more efficient. Think about all the trees we can save, the pollution from making paper, all the transport we can save, or just about the money (and time) the end user can save. Definitely the way to go.

Ralf. wrote on November 20th, 2007 at 6:58 AM PST:

Good idea – but an ugly piece of hardware. Are all designers working exclusively for Apple these days?

prairiedock wrote on November 22nd, 2007 at 7:20 AM PST:

The real problem with these things has nothing to do with looks, price, convenience, or even whether it can display pdf.

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Eugenicists Shared in Common with the Nazis Concepts of the “Social Body.”

One of the under-appreciated elements of what animated the eugenics mindset was the view that each species could very well be conceived of as a ‘body’ of sort.  A different level of moral calculation could be applied to the ‘social organism’ or ‘social body’ then the individual.  This is no mere invoking of the ‘common …

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Christianity and Eugenics Diametrically Opposed

One of the common themes that surfaces in the writings of eugenicists is how Christianity is the antithesis of the eugenics mindset.  Catholics in particular are often singled out.  No person educated in evolution and Darwinism could possibly stand opposed to eugenics–or remain a Christian.  At the very least, tenets of religious faith that stress …

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  • Objective 1: To develop CF-based composites with multi-functionalities (i.e. a combination of enhanced mechanical properties, electrical conductivity, thermal stability, flexibility) by the incorporation of nanomaterials.

  • Objective 2: To develop cost-effective manufacturing processes which consider sustainability and recycling/energy (new (bio) – precursors/ bioresins and life cycle), and safety (safe-by-design and toxicology).

  • Objective 3: To evaluate new configurations in lighter structural composite taking advantage of nanotechnologies to sustain damage from lightning strike for Zone 2A of the Horizontal Tail Plane.

  • Objective 4: To look for the optimum processes and the best multiscale reinforcement combinations using synergistically experimental testing and analytical together with computational modelling techniques.

  • Objective 5: To use the CF-based materials developed from MODCOMP to re-design caliper and steering knuckles for brake systems with reduced weight (>20%), increased stiffness (>20%) and enhanced performance (faster response to driver actions and improved safety).

  • Objective 6: To demonstrate innovative secure storage modules, flat pack shelter system and training sailing craft with reduced cost and high performance (corrosion, UV and abrasion resistance, rigidity and increased thermal properties).

  • Objective 7: To promote the exploitation of industrial-preferred composite materials and standardize activities throughout the production chain.

  • Objective 8: To disseminate outputs for raising the profile of the new MODCOMP technologies.

  • Objective 9: To identify new potential market for the developed fibre-based composite materials in avionics, construction, and electronics industry.

  • Objective 10: To evaluate the industrial impact of MODCOMP-concept with respect to economic as well as technical aspects.

  • Objective 11: To open a new field of innovation based on materials and technologies development and push for the industrial leadership of Europe in strategic domains (electronics, defense, aerospace…).

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Man City fans plan to oppose UEFA (Part 2)

A statement on the UEFA European Football Federation homepage said: “Based on the evidence, the UEFA Court of Justice found that Man City Club seriously violated the Financial Fair Law. from the sponsor to a break-even point, in a report submitted to UEFA from 2012 to 2016. Man City will not cooperate with the financial control agency of UEFA during the investigation process. UEFA tournament season 2020-2021 and 2021-2022, and pay a fine of 30 million euros (about 32.5 million USD) “.

The notice on homepage reads: “Man City was disappointed but not surprised by the UEFA decision. In December 2018, the UEFA chief investigator posted a forum to announce the penalty for Man City, before the fight. The investigation is initiated, investigated and convicted only by UEFA, and we are seeking help from another independent agency as quickly as possible, so we will prepare it. subject to procedures for appeal to CAS “.

Man City allegations of financial fraud stem from the German newspaper Spiegel. They said the company that owns Man City – Abu Dhabi United Group – illegally injected money for the team. At least 91 million USD they transferred to Man City under the sponsorship. UEFA considers it a fraud to circumvent the Financial Fair Law. They started investigating, then accused Man City of violating in May 2019. The case was opened, and then the Times said Man City could be banned from Champions League 2020-2021.

After being accused last year, City didn’t admit it wrong. They claimed that Spiegel used the stolen documents, and only revealed the words that were detrimental to Man City. Spiegel denies this, claiming that they get the information from a person named “John”. Not long after, “John” was discovered to be a Portuguese citizen, whose real name is Rui Pinto. Pinto is facing 147 charges of high-tech data theft, from most Portuguese teams and businesses. Pinto pleaded not guilty.

Man City have reached the knockout stages of the Champions League 2019-2020. They will meet Real Madrid in the 1/8 round.

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Man City fans plan to oppose UEFA (Part 1)

Man City Fans’ Association is planning a lot to oppose the penalty imposed by the European Football Association on the club.

A group of fans called “1894” (year of founding Man City) is calling for donations to buy protest banners. By February 17, the proceeds had risen to nearly $ 6,000. The group plans to use the banner in the second leg of the 1/8 Champions League (Man City – Real Madrid), March 17.

“The content of the banner will probably directly protest against the UEFA penalty,” said Kevin Parker, Man City fans general secretary.

Man City fans also plan to recreate the passionate cheer ever in Poznan, Poland in 2010 (the match between Man City and Lech Poznan in the Europa League). But the difference is that instead of cheering, fans will turn away when the traditional Champions League song plays.

The opposition of Man City fans will not take place in the first leg against Real (February 25). They worry about just taking up a small part of the Bernabeu pitch and risking having their banner confiscated. Instead, they want to put their “protests” jubilantly at home.

Parker added: “We have no reason to stop supporting the club. We see the Financial Equity law as a way for elite clubs to protect themselves. They see Man City as a threat. They don’t want to see teams like Man City. We are like a working-class family in a labor-stricken area, winning the lottery and moving to a rich house, but then we are not welcome. “

Previously, Man City banned from Champions League

UEFA banned Man City from attending every European tournament in the next two seasons because of a “serious violation” of the Financial Equity law, announced Monday night.

UEFA says Man City has the right to appeal to the Sports Court (CAS). The club owner Etihad has announced that they will do so.

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EVERYDAY TECH - Cell Phone Issues and Google, Amazon, Facebook, Apple anti-trust issues

Here are some of the stories the tech guys have been following this week:

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Everyday Tech - Microsoft Solarwinds Fallout

Jay and Wiltz discuss the growing concern over the breach of Microsoft's Solarwinds. Also callers have questions about how to DVR over-the-air television, how to share a large video file with others without breaking it up into multiple files, how do you shift all your info between phones, and what are the songs you hear played during Everyday Tech each week.● Microsoft says hackers were able to see some of its source code ● SolarWinds hides list of high-profile customers after devastating hack● Fortnite developer Epic Games just bought a North Carolina mall for its new headquarters● Verizon puts 3G shutdown plans on hold indefinitely● More than half of Americans turned to video games during lockdown● What's New on Netflix and What's Leaving in January 2021● ESPN Plus is raising its annual subscription price to $59.99 in 2021● Adobe Flash rides off into the sunset● AT&T recovers from multi-state outage after Nashville bombing● Massachusetts plans to ban the sale of new gas-powered vehicles by 2035 ● Ticketmaster will pay $10 million for hacking rival ticket seller● Ikea made mock PS5 and Xbox Series X boxes to help you buy the right media cabinet● Slack starts 2021 with a massive outage● Microsoft commits to fix Xbox Series X controller disconnects in a future update● Samsung appears to have a new Tile competitor on the way● Detailed Samsung Galaxy S21 and S21 Plus specs leaked● Amazon buys Wondery, setting itself up to compete against Spotify for podcast domination● Amazon reportedly developing radar-equipped sleep apnea tracker● Amazon will spend $2 billion to try to fix affordable housing crises in three major employment hubs● Facebook ordered to pay $4.7M to Italian developer over copycat feature● Twitter is buying a podcast app to help build its audio Spaces


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Cadence Weapon "My Crew (Woooo)" (video)

Cadence Weapon 'My Crew (Woooo)' (video)
Cadence Weapon (a.k.a. Roland "Rollie" Pemberton) shared a bit of new music with the Kaytranada-produced "My Crew (Woooo)" back in February. Now, the Toronto-based MC has shared a new video for the track.

The video was shot in Montreal and directed by Kevin Calero, with whom Pemberton spoke about "bringing back the feeling we used to get watching those late '90s Hype Williams videos" when it first came time to get down to work. In particular, the two focused on those from Missy Elliott and Busta Rhymes.

"The scenes where I'm being shot into space were done with the same equipment used in the film Arrival," Pemberton told The Fader. "I was strapped up to a harness that was about 12 feet in the air and shot back with a slingshot-like device at high speed by a very chill operator dude."

"My Crew (Woooo)" arrived nearly five years on from Pemberton's latest full-length as Cadence Weapon, 2012's Hope in Dirt CityPemberton revealed he had begun work on a follow-up LP in 2013.

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Friday, 31 May 2019

Mortal Gods

I am a sucker for a good looking game in a box. I am already an owner of Test of Honour (although I have still to make the figures and play it) so my eye was naturally drawn to an excuse to collect 28mm Ancient Hoplites. I have eyed up Command and Colours for using my 15mm Ancients in large battles but 28mm IMHO is an individualised painting affair, hence my purchase (see below, suitable expansion packs already exist .. for the Spartans and ehe Athenians):

Watch this space as I am in the process of sticking together 28mm Victrix figures!

Wednesday, 29 May 2019

Command Magazine #11: Hougemont "Rock of Waterloo"

I have always wanted to play this classic early Command Magazine game, "Hougemont: Rock of Waterloo" (some say the early Command Magazine games were the best). I had the chance to bring it 'out of the packet' to play with some wargaming friends the other day in a "get our collective heads round the rules and play test of mechanics" mode. By the end we were getting there but I am sure another read through is required to fully grasp the colour and "hex terrain" considerations. It played well though (see below, a mere thirty years old and still ready to play fresh out of the bag with the counters still in mint condition):

There are plenty of French (see below, three waves of them in fact):

And pitiful few British, Nassau and Hanoverian defenders (see below, these are the reserves released or rather drip fed into the action):

The original on the board units are eight British Guards at the back and twelve German lights sent forwards (see below, top marks if you can spot them all - extra counters are their leaders):

Please excuse the angle of the photograph but the French move from a released row, to a advancing row and then to the board proper. You literally see them coming towards you from afar - with nothing you can do about it (see below, "Thousands of them Sarge!")

Given the numbers a column tried to run round the outside of the board but were caught by a neat game mechanic of off-table artillery - losing 50% of their number (though note, casualties is not one of the victory conditions - capturing objectives is). The other Frenchies chase the Germans away from the hedge they were defending and further into the woods (see below, there is a nice little game mechanic which is a defender reaction (when within eight hexes) in the attackers phase, which allows the defenders to fire and move (back) first so they are simply not "overrun"):

Trading space for firing works well until you run out of space to trade. The German troops are now pushed back as far as they can go. The French have taken enough casualties for Napoleon to commit another "wave". Whereas the British have not quite convinced Wellington of their dire state - this will come soon). The "other" Allied defenders are roving Howitzer batteries lobbing [guessing where the French troops are going to be with an interesting scatter rule] down air and ground burst (see below, only turn two out of ten and it is looking tight for the Allied troops):

We stopped there so we could re-read the fortification rules of the Chateau and 'a thing or two about gates'. There is plenty of chrome and flavour yet to come. I like the thought of transferring this to the tabletop with miniatures somehow!

Monday, 27 May 2019

Somethings are just for Fun: Gretchins

I was wandering round my local Boyes store and came across the "model" aisle and saw they had started stocking GW products, with a discount. GW is a fringe interest of mine, more on the Sci-Fi figures of "interest front" as opposed to playing 40K. Space Crusade is the closest I really come. The big stuff has frightening price tags but oddities like "Gretchins" almost accommodate sensible pricing - 11 miniatures for under £9 was 'almost' value. However the animation of the characters finally sold it to me (see below, the big dude in the middle is their Orc master):

However, for the record, I am not a fan of "Orcs in Space". It's all a bit of Space Crusade fun really!

Tuesday, 21 May 2019

Bucket List Update 2019

These are not late New Years Resolutions  but are things to do in what remains of 2019!
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Games Systems to Play:
  • Impetus 2 [WIP] Inertia/Interest Problem ...
  • SAGA 2 [WIP] Inertia/Interest Problem ...
  • [Done] DBA Version 3 [Yes]
    • Waiting now on Biblical Armies and influences by Alexandros and Lost Battles approach to Ancients
  • What a Tanker
    • Need to beg a friend (Renko?) to play this with me!
  • Chain of Command
    • Need to beg a friend (Renko?) to play this with me!
  • Cruel Seas [WIP]
    • Waiting to play but will benefit from rule clarifications - still painting the models
  • AH Panzer Blitz Tabletop Conversion [YES]
    • France 1940
  • Command Decision
    • This one is on me! The question is whether to use 1/200 - 10mm or what I historically collected for this game 20mm (think it will be the former)
  • Recon (Vietnam Skirmish) RPG [WIP] Inertia/Interest Problem ...
  • Mortal Gods 28mm Ancient Skirmish [WIP]
    • Currently basing the 28mm Hoplites
Board Games to Play:
  • Command Magazine #10: Alexandros [Done]
    • Done - Play test and game
    • Plan to re-cock game at Gaugemala and figure out how to win as a Macedonian and then take on the rest of the world
  • Avalon Hill's France 1940: Queued up to do .. post AH Panzer Blitz
  • Command Magazine #42 Blitzkrieg 1940: Queued up to do .. post AH Panzer Blitz
  • GMT Games: Victory In The West: Plan Yellow: Queued up to do .. post AH Panzer Blitz
  • Command Magazine #14 Midway [Done]
    • Now assembling the Navwar 1/3000 scale Fleets
  • Avalon Hill: Sink the Bismarck: Queued up to do ...
    • Getting ready for simultaneous online gaming/blogging community playing multiple games (being arranged by David Manly)
      • Fletcher Pratt 1:1200
      • GQII: 1/3000
  • GMT Games: A Distant Plain: Queued up to do ...
    • Local Player Interest ...
  • Fire-Move Battalion Attack
    • Arranged for Connections UK 2019
Places to Go:
  • Conference of Wargamers 2019
    • Presenting - Sleeping Satellite Game
  • Connections UK 2019
    • Running FireMove Battalion Attack game
    • Helping with Sleeping Satellite game
  • Stockton Battleground 2019 Wargames Show [WIP]
    • Helping a friend stage Leipzig in 10mm
New Periods to Paint:
  • 1/300 WWII Naval - Cruel Seas Inertia/Interest Problem ...
    • E-Boat Construction/paint [WIP]
    • MTB Construction/Painting [WIP]
    • PT-Boat Construction/Painting [WIP]
  • 6mm Era I Biblical - DBA Version 3
    • Hittites (I/24) [YES]
    • New Kingdom Egyptians (I/22) [WIP]
  • 10mm Western Desert - AH Panzer Blitz Tabletop Conversion Queued up to do ...
  • 15mm Malburian Inertia/Interest Problem ...
    • The Battle of Malplaquet [Done]
    • Malburian Armies to paint .. Queued up to do.
  • 28mm Dark Ages - SAGA 2 Inertia/Interest Problem ...
  • 28mm Malburian - "Rule Set to be Determined"
    • [Done] Battle of Ramillies
    • AH Rule Set Conversion .. Hexes [WIP]
  • 28mm Napoleonics [WIP]
    • French Infantry (Perry/Victrix)
    • French Hussar (Warlord/Perry)
    • British Infantry (Victrix)
  • 28mm WWII American GIs (Perry) [WIP]
Old Friends to Finish Off/Play:
  • 1/200 and 10mm Early War WWII - AH Panzer Blitz Tabletop Conversion Queued up to do ...
    • British Infantry and Armour Inertia/Interest Problem ...
  • 10mm Late War WWII Queued up to do ...
    • 1943-45 American Infantry Platoon Inertia/Interest Problem ...
    • 1943-45 British Infantry Platoon Inertia/Interest Problem ...
  • 15mm Ancients - DBA Version 3 [Done]
    • Early Acheamenid Persians - 7Hd Required Inertia/Interest Problem ...
  • 15mm WWII - What a Tanker [WIP] Inertia/Interest Problem ...
  • 20mm WWII - What a Tanker, Chain of Command Inertia/Interest Problem ...
  • 28mm Ancients - Impetus 2 Inertia/Interest Problem ...
  • 28mm Italian Wars - Impetus 2 Inertia/Interest Problem ...
    • Light Cavalry and Pike Blocks required

Monday, 20 May 2019

Late to the Party: Using a Daylight Bulb

I have previously owned one daylight bulb and used it to good effect, but sadly lapsed back into bad ways. No more, back to the path of the straight and narrow. Perhaps it will be remembered as the best £7 I ever spent in my life for a light bulb. This being a "daylight light bulb" from Hobby Craft  - it was kind of an impulse buy - but one I am glad to have made (see below, the before - normal (9W LED bulb) but casting a slightly yellow tinge to everything):

The after with a whiter foam head on the Guinness (see below, the 60W equivalent [in old bulb wattage not new LED ones], being whiter and brighter):

Can you spot the difference? All I can say is that the difference is dramatic in real-life. The strain from painting seems far less on my eyes which is a good thing with advancing age. So it was just as well Hobby Craft lacked anything interesting (kit-based) to me in the modelling section.

Sunday, 19 May 2019

Defending The Rock: Book (Nicholas Rankin)

Along with looking in awe at Enigma Machines and the architecture of the British Library "inner space" I succumbed to buying  book from the British Library Bookshop - I think it was the trauma of being n a library and not being able to "browse"aisles of books (see below, I have his other books on Churchill's Wizards and Ian Fleming's Commandos, but confession I have not yet read them ):

I was fascinated by the premise of the book - Hitler regretted not taking Gibraltar in 1940 and blamed that action in 1945 for 'losing the war'. Fascinating reading. A nice little book that you can jump around and don't have to read sequentially. The chapters being more 'short stories' than strict chronology. The German analysis activities in 1940 were fascinating!

Saturday, 18 May 2019

Squadron Scramble: (TSR) Battle of Britain Game

Context: Britain's Darkest Hour (see below, "Green" Spitfires of 10, 11 and 12 Group await the Luftwaffe Fleets taking off from Northern France (Nos 2 and 3) based in France):

Eagle Day: The Luftwaffe Missions and Squadrons are assigned and RAF WAAFs waiting by plotting tables waiting ready to see Goering is disappointed (see below, the RAF Flights are assigned and scrambled as the enemy formations are picked up on the Radar Home Chain, attacked - honours even as only 50% of the Bomber Missions completed):

Another wave of German bombers is prepared. The RAF gets points for just surviving while the German Luftwaffe has to complete missions (see below, German Squadrons are being traded 1:1 with RAF Flights):

A morale boost for the RAF as the celebrity RAF Duck Display Team does a morale boosting tour of 12 Group Squadrons. The Luftwaffe are ahead on the points and the RAF have a tough turn ahead of them (see below, 12 Group have been giving 11 Group sterling support):

The air battle for London and Canterbury define the strategic campaign. Both German Missions are stopped dead in their tracks, including a sacrificial exchange by a Beaufighter Squadron bounced by Me 109s (see below, the bombing of London fails and the RAF jumps ahead with the populace appreciating the sacrifice "The Few" are making):

The Luftwaffe embark on another desperate mission to "Bomb London" but meets with the RAF "Steel Wall of Spitfires" and a "Taxi Rank of Hurricanes". The bombers were annihilated before the bombing phase (see below, this turn was damage limitation on behalf of the Luftwaffe as they were beaten across the board):

After four turns the basic game completed with an obvious RAF win. One important lesson was for the RAF not to needlessly dogfight with German Fighters (even the lame duck Me 110 "Destroyers") unless they are stacked with bombers.

Next Steps: Review the changes in dog-fighting in the advanced rules.

The original TSR Game of Board Game Geek:
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The Plastic Soldier Company revamp of the TSR Battle of Britain game has an interesting review:

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Battle of Britain, from PSC Games, is a thrilling game that depicts the 1940-1941 Battle of Britain. One player plays the German Luftwaffe as it tries to bomb British cities, airfields, and radar installations, while the other player takes on the role of the British RAF as it desperately tries to defend the island from the enemy onslaught. The board is a map of England and the channel, as well as the north coast of France and a small section of Norway. The German player has Luftflotte player boards for his cards, while the British player has RAF player boards for his cards. There are different scenarios and a campaign game that players can do. A typical scenario will last four game rounds.
During the game rounds the German player will draw a number of "mission" cards and assign them to his various squadrons. On his turn he will move the various squadrons from their bases in France and Norway to over Britain. When they cross into Britain's radar cover, the British player may choose to intercept and moves one of his squadrons from up to three spaces away into the same space, however he can only engage in a total of five combats per found to reflect Britain's limited resources. The German player then moves all of his non-intercepted aircraft toward their targets, spending fuel supply as he does so. The British player can then decide to attack certain German squadrons with his own, moving up to five spaces away, and within the five battle limit.
Combat occurs differently in interception than it does in dogfighting over the German targets. In both, players roll their fighter combat number (the top right number on the card) and try to score hits by rolling the enemy's symbol on their dice, (however, they can also roll their own symbol, which acts as a friendly fire hit). In interception, however, the British player plays all three of his squadron cards at the beginning of combat, and the German player can choose any three of his six squadron cards. Each player then rolls and casualties are assigned. A single hit is enough to take down one aircraft, up to its strength level. (For instance if two aircraft are in the fight and one has a strength level of three and the other of three, and four hits are rolled, both planes become casualties. If only three hits were rolled then only would be taken.) In dogfighting, each player lays down one card simultaneously, and they battle each other. If one card is able to score two hits that squadron becomes an ace squadron. British casualties go to a damaged aircraft section of the appropriate player board, while German casualties are eliminated from the game.
The German player then attempts to bomb their target, rolling the bombing number on the card. Depending on what the target is a certain number of success must be rolled. Damage tokens are placed on successfully bombed targets, and on the British player's infrastructure track. The German player then must fly his squadrons home. If he has exhausted all or most of his fuel tokens, he must roll to see if those planes make it home safely. At the beginning of the next round the British player may attempt to repair planes and bomb damage by rolling a number of dice from uncovered cities on the infrastructure track. Successes allow him to repair planes, airfields, and radar installations, but not cities. After four rounds scoring occurs. The German players scores for things like cities destroyed, aces created, and missions completed. The British player scores for things like enemy aircraft destroyed, aces created, and incomplete German missions. Whoever has the most points wins Battle of Britain.
There is a lot more to this game but these are the basic rules. The game was created by Richard Borg, better known for his Commands and Colors games, which are fantastic light wargames. Here, each player is given several tough choices. For instance, the German player must decide which missions to risk while the British player must decide which units to intercept and which to dogfight- and which to just let through to their targets. Each player must make choices during dogfighting combat- which planes to use is very important. And the British player must carefully consider what planes or facilities to repair with his limited resources. The tough decisions make for exciting narrative gameplay. The game looks great. The board is just beautiful and the minis are a nice touch. Players fell like their in the Cabinet War Rooms with Churchill sliding units across maps. The downside is that many of the plane minis do not fit easily on their stands, and it is easy to knock them over during gameplay. Some more dice would have been nice as well. These are minor complaints, however. Generally this is a fun and exciting light wargame that fans of World War II games should really take to. Check it out.

Friday, 17 May 2019

Something Different .. An Enigma Machine

While passing through London Kings Cross i had an annoying "wait" for my train, so I decided to put it to some good use. Withing walking distance of the station is the British Library so I decided to be a tourist and have a look. Inside the building there was a sign that said "The Turing Institute" - which although closed to the General Public had this interesting piece of history on display (see below, an Enigma Machine [or mock-up]):

Another interesting feature is that in the British Library (more museum if you ask me) it is very hard to get your hands on a book (unless you buy it) as you need to register for a "Readers Pass" and then I believe they go get it for you. No browsing. So I just used their free WiFi and had an expensive London coffee and bought a book but more of that later ;)

Thursday, 16 May 2019

France 1940 - Panzer Blitz Rules (Play Test) - Hexes and Models (Part 3 of 3) The Germans Pull Back

The French seem to be having the run of the Random Number Generator today (see below, following the laws of statistics this top end result means another burning Panzer):

A last futile attacking gesture is made on the flank of the S-35s but to no avail (see below, the German numbers just don't seem to be coming up today):

In return a burning Pz II lights up the battlefield (see below, the S-35 Company seems to be a mobile part of the Maginot Line ensconced on the hill top):

The German Commander decides to gather the surviving German Panzers and retire behind a hastily constructed PAK screen (see below, getting what you can out of the fire is what counts now):

Even in this manoeuvre the German strength is frittered away by lucky parting French shots (see below, the German armour being hindered as there is no effective cover to use):

A German Panzer Grenadier Company occupies a French village so at least the Germans have a secure "jumping off point" for next time and a good FOO position (see below, it is reassuring to know armour is very poor at wrinkling out infantry from solid cover - but this time the German PAK gun line  suffers from the French 75mm back in its indirect fire role):

With one Panzer Grenadier Company holding the town the German Motorcycle Company mounts up to hold a wood on the flank of the town [off camera] and protect itself from being overrun by the French armour (see below, the German "high point" is strewn with burnt out German Panzers):

In hindsight the French were a far superior force with good tank and artillery. The Germans took on too tough a nut and did not back away pouring "good money after bad" into what was a lost cause. The only consolation the German player can take from the battle is that the French are now in fixed known defensive positions. The Luftwaffe and Heavy/Medium Artillery should soon pay them a visit. Battle honours go to the French here!

Wednesday, 15 May 2019

France 1940 - Panzer Blitz Rules (Play Test) - Hexes and Models (Part 2 of 3) A Hail of Fire

The Germans regroup and rally from the devastating 75mm artillery barrage (see below, the Medium Panzer Company is the on;y unit on the German OoB that can take on the French S-35 Company):

All German tanks within range assault the hill with the S-35 Company, Mediums (Pz III, Pz IV) to the front and Light (Pz I, Pz II) to the flank  (see below, this head on attack will be a "all or nothing" - no damage as the armour of the S-35's is simply too tough):

The return fire from the S-35's is effective (see below, the clanking of the German shells on the S-35 turret sides at short range is off putting to the French Commander):

The French counterattack with all their armour for an almighty gang-bang of a battle (see below, French Panhards and R-35s move into combat range - no firing after a full move):

The last German Light Panzer Company along with teh Battalion Command is committed in hope of forcing the S-35s off the hill (see below, this head-on tactic seems doomed to failure):

Two Pz Is break off and flank the French hill top running into a French infantry Platoon and overrunning it (see below, the overrun assault shifts the combat heavily in the armour's favour):

The French Infantry is no more (see below, triumphant Pz Is, not a sight you see everyday):

With plenty of movement left the Pz Is execute another attack on an unfortunate French Infantry Platoon (see below, the war will be over in a matter of hours at this rate):

Again the result is a devastating loss for the French Infantry Platoon (see below, if only there was a propaganda film crew were to hand):

The downside is that the tanks are now in direct line of sight to the French 75mm Field Guns which open fire on their turn (see below, the French 75mm gun is equally effective in the direct fire capacity):

The result is predictable and results in two burning Pz Is (see below, one of the perils of being alone in the enemy's back field is that you can be picked off):

Elsewhere the Light German Panzers fight it out with the Light French Armour trading blows (see below, French Panhards and Pz IIs burn):

The remaining German armour regroup and gather their strength outside the effective gun range of the S-35s (see below, three German Panzer companies have been reduced to a composite Panzer Company):

The S-35 seems to be a "super tank" - a Stuka or artillery barrage will be required to shift them.

Tuesday, 14 May 2019

France 1940 - Panzer Blitz Rules (Play Test) - Hexes and Models (Part 1 of 3) Advance to Contact

Historically 69 years ago it was all kicking off in France. The Phoney war had ended and the shooting war had started. I had previously played a Panzer Blitz (Avalon Hill - General Magazine Supplement that covered the period) Gembloux Gap scenario, but was dissatisfied with the results. It was posted as a meeting encounter - whereas in history it was more like a recon in force by a Panzer Division (expecting trouble) hitting a 'hasty' defence. With fellow conspirators we re-jigged the original scenario and played it with my Skytrex and Pendrokon miniatures on Kallistra hexes. We stuck to the original AH premise that "two motorised" columns hit each other in a meeting engagement (see below, Germans top and French bottom - raise hexes represent gentle hills, green prints on MDF represent forests and brown MDF roads):

The German column (see below, Armoured Cars, Light Panzers, Motor Cycle Infantry followed by Medium Panzers):

The French get the initiative and grab the crest-line with tanks and armoured cars. They de-bus infantry (motor cyclists) to the right hand side forest and hills, backed up with Medium armour (the excellent S-35s). Additional French infantry dimount in to teh Grey village/town [BUA] and a French 'cavalry' unit mills around to the left flank of the town (see below, the IGoUGo really hurts the Germans here):

The French also unlimber their field artillery near their baseline (see below, the still impressive French 75mm FG and horse drawn transport - I suppose it is questionable if they could have kept up with the speed of the advance, let's say I had the models and wanted to use them):

The Panzers bounce to the French right. They do not like what they see down the middle of the table and try to 'overrun' the dismounted French motor cyclists (see below, the German armoured cars lead the way, AC 221, AC 222 and AC 232 - with MGs and light 20mm cannon are not bad against infantry):

A close up of the action (see below, even though both units are on the same gentle hill the armoured cars cannot conduct an overrun attack as the movement cost was too great to get there - had the French contested the slope they would gained a defensive bonus - halving the attackers FP. Unfortunately the French player (me) did not see the German attack coming so fast or have the movement required to get into the best position):

The French infantry take a battering and lose an infantry platoon, but are forced to retreat into the perilous open which is "tank fright" [albeit with ACs posing the danger] in the open and 'overrun territory' (see below, the French infantry will need the S-35 support soon, as it has to rally [to remove the smoke marker] or remain effectively useless to the French Commander):

French Rally Phase: The MG Platoon rallies but the normal French Infantry platoons keep on running (see below, the French MG platoon best hide quick):

The French Armour [Company] counter-attacks the German ACs as the French MG Platoon takes up a defensive position (hides) in the woods (see below, the S-35 should totally out class the German AC 221, AC 222 and AC 232 here):

As predicted carnage. The French can move half and fire half but even so the point blank range doubles their AT factor - which for the German ACs started off as "thinner than thin" (see below, the excellent French 47mm AT gun makes punishing holes in the German ACs):

The result is the complete and utter destruction of the German AC Company. Its primary role was recce and although the temptation was to pick-off some low hanging fruit - when 'tested' the ACs have no place in an armoured engagement with main battle tanks (see below, as worryingly for the German Commander the Company of light German tanks [Pz I, Pz II] top left is also out-classed if put into a pitched battle with the S-35s - creative tactics are now required):

The French Commander is not done yet as his 75mm Field Guns can fire indirectly (see below, but what is there target?):

Answer: The most dangerous German unit on the table, the German Medium Armour Company - the only one that could take on the S-35s in a pitched battle (see below, they were hunkered behind a German occupied village but in direct line of sight to a French unit that could spot):

The French fire causes a Pz III platoon to be destroyed and another to retreat. The heavier and more stubborn Pz IVs are ready to fight (see below, the retreating Pz III is displaced one square with a smoke marker to identify its retreating status):

The German advance is in a complete state of confusion and is stalled. The German Commander know he must stabilise the situation and push forwards aggressively. In meeting engagements it pays to take the initiative, be bold, take risks as necessary and not be too defensively minded. Well that is what it said in Guderian's and Rommel's books!


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yup, odin and evelyn made it above the fold for the article on rock and roll library show!

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Monday, September 19, 2016

High Diving Board Syndrome

As I was completing my morning walk I came across a couple of elementary age boys with their bikes having an intense discussion with their Grandma. It seems they were being encouraged to ride their bikes to school, but they were a bit nervous to attempt this task.

Riding from Grandma’s house they were merely a block from school in a safe neighborhood with many parents walking with their children. Grandma was getting ready to follow along in her car.

The boys looked to be about 6 and 8 years old. Why would they be so afraid to ride their bike one block to school?

I don’t know their particular situation, but I do know that anxiety in children has increasingly become a factor in schools. Children refuse to come to school, older children suffer separation anxiety previously only seen in young children, teachers must teach calming techniques, and classrooms are outfitted with “calming corners” for children who are feeling stressed. This also makes me wonder how many more children are being medicated for anxiety at earlier ages.

First of all, I would like to say that this post is NOT for parents of children who are experiencing panic attacks. Children with intense anxiety issues will benefit from expert care that is far above my level of expertise. Furthermore, I do not wish to put guilt on parents that they are causing anxiety in children. But given the increase in anxiety, this is something we want to address.

When I taught kindergarten, it was not unusual for my class to include a child or two who was anxious at the kindergarten door. I learned to reassure parents that their child suffered from what I lovingly called “High Diving Board Syndrome.” I pointed out that a child climbing a ladder rarely thinks of the height of that ladder until he or she stands at the end of the diving board; then the panic sets in. Likewise, once the swimmer has made the jump, the anxiety is transformed into pure thrill. This is simply a description of initial anxiety. This kind of anxiety comes from the body pumping adrenaline in anticipation. For a brief moment, there is more adrenaline than what is being used. For most children we can talk them through it by pointing out they are safe, and by reminding them of how good it will feel to tackle this challenge.

Our children engage in quite a bit of passive entertainment. They have television, streamed movies on computer, and an infinite number of games on phones. The downside of too much of this activity is that children become comfortable with the peaceful feeling of passive entertainment. They rarely have to deal with initial anxiety. Then when they feel anxious about trying something new, they might pull back instead of learning that initial anxiety is temporary and is what makes us mentally sharp.

Here are some things to remember when children are reluctant to try something that you are confident they are able to do:

1.     Name the anxiety for what it is. It is a state of alertness that God gives us when we try something new that helps us to pay better attention. It will go away once your child engages in the activity and uses the adrenaline that is pumping away.
2.     Empathize, but do not sympathize, with your child. Recognize the anxiety and help your child to focus on the feeling of accomplishment that will occur later.
3.     Remember that children develop self-confidence by accomplishing something difficult – even if mistakes and failures are involved.
4.     Do not emphasis performance. Instead remind them of accomplishment.
5.     At the dinner table, share stories of times when you were anxious about trying something new as a child. Let your child see how things worked out.
6.     Reduce the amount of time your child spends in passive entertainment and increase the amount of time spent in unstructured play outside with other children.  This kind of play involves many instances of small risks that children safely overcome and can build confidence.

In your family devotions, you can lift up your child’s anxieties to God in prayer. We do not have to tell children to ignore their anxiety. As Christian parents we can remind them that they are loved and cared for by parents and their Heavenly Father.

And by all means, seek help for children suffering from anxiety that has adversely impacted their lives. God has blessed us with many experts that help us to raise happy, healthy children.

The LORD Himself goes before you and will be with you; He will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged. Deuteronomy 31:8

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Italy, France vow to move in coordinated way after talks on immigration, Libya

Rome and Paris showed a willingness to move in a coordinated way after Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte and French President Emmanuel Macron held talks late Wednesday on such key issues as immigration and instability in Libya.

Macron was the first European leader to pay a visit to Rome after the formation of Conte’s new coalition government of the Five Star Movement and the Democratic Party.

“Opinions may diverge, but this must always happen within a solution-oriented dialogue based on mutual respect, as it is due between two founding members of the European Union (EU),” Conte told a joint press conference after the meeting.

Echoing Conte’s remarks, Macron said that “it can happen to quarrel sometimes, but we will always find ourselves in the end.”

During this visit, the two leaders vowed to move in a coordinated way.

“It is crucial for the EU to move towards a structural management of migration inflows, instead of (taking) an emergency approach,” Conte said.

“We need to get this topic out of the anti-European propaganda,” he said. “We also need to manage the phenomenon in an efficient and realistic way.”

The prime minister said he had “the full openness of president Macron” on working together for a European mechanism to manage arrivals and distribution of refugees, and for a more efficient repatriations of migrants not entitled to asylum.

Italy has long asked EU partners to accept shares of the migrants brought to land by rescued ships operated by humanitarian groups in the Mediterranean.

“I am sure we can agree on such a European mechanism coordinated by the European Commission,” the French president said.

“This would allow (countries of first arrival such as) Italy or Malta to have the guarantee before the rescue boats arrive that all these people will be taken care of,” he said.

The two countries’ interior ministers will meet next week to follow up on these proposals, according to Macron.

On the Libya issue, a topic that Conte’s office had anticipated it would be a crucial issue in the talks, the two leaders discussed a common strategy, and in this case not only in the EU framework but also within the United Nations.

“On Libya, there is a real convergence between France and Italy,” Macron told reporters.

“Rome and Paris have worked together, providing specific messages to our partners, and we are both convinced the only way out for the Libyan crisis has to be found in the dialogue and a political process,” he added.


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Erdogan says Turkey to continue exploration in Mediterranean

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday that the country would continue to conduct explorations “not only in the Mediterranean Sea but also in the Black Sea and even in international waters.”

In a televised interview with the state-run TRT broadcaster, Erdogan noted that Turkey is considering procuring another drilling ship for that purpose.

Currently, Turkey has two drilling ships and two seismic exploration vessels, which are carrying out hydrocarbon exploration in the Eastern Mediterranean, a move that has sparked sanctions by the European Union.

Erdogan also said Turkey and Libya could carry out joint explorations in the eastern Mediterranean in line with the deal they signed on maritime boundaries.

On Nov. 27, Turkey inked a memorandum of understanding with the internationally recognized government of Libya, which delimits maritime zones in the eastern Mediterranean and reaffirms the rights of Turkey and the Turkish Cypriots in the sea.

The agreement is seen as an attempt to block further Greek and Cypriot drilling activities in the Mediterranean, as Ankara and Athens have been wrestling with each other over drilling activities in the sea and the Cyprus issue.

Greece asked the Libyan ambassador to leave in response to the Turkish-Libyan deal.

Erdogan told the TRT that under the deal, other international actors cannot conduct exploration activities within areas marked by Turkey without its approval.

“Greek Cypriots, Egypt, Greece and Israel cannot install natural gas transmission line without the consent of Turkey,” he said adding that by signing the deal, Ankara has shown the world its determination to protect its rights under the international law.


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