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Even though there are very few documents regarding this, many of us remember this custom in our communities. Since the dirges are not preserved in literature, such a document, with text and the tune, is very dear to us when saved from the abyss of oblivion. This document was the first that came to us from Moshe Bik, the composer and conductor of a known choir. He himself wrote down the text and tune of the dirge from the mount of his aunt, Rachel the weeper. The following is what M. Bik writes about his aunt the eulogizer.
She was the wife of my uncle, Yosef Velvel Teitelbaum, my mother's brother. She and her husband owned the bathhouse of the community of Orheyev. Most of the work was done by her, but the appellation was for him: Reb Velvel Beder (ed. note: Reb Velvel the Bath Man). She was called Rachel Dei Baveinerin (Rachel the Weeper). She would not miss any funeral in the city. She would come; bang her head against the wall, cover her face with both hands, and break out with the well-known lament: Such a young tree. She would repeat her dirge countless times, until her face got white and she fainted. After she regained her spirit and opened her eyes, she would resume her lament. The women near her would accompany her with great weeping and wailing. Her lamenting was for a purpose, and of course, she also fed the sense of humor of the town. For example they told: It once happened that Rachel was standing, preparing fish for the Sabbath, when all of a sudden, she found out about a funeral. She dropped everything and stood by the coffin. She started, Such a young tree, and she immediately realized that the deceased was 90 years old. From that time on, whenever someone in town died at an old age, they would joke and say, Such a young tree. Rachel, who was childless, took upon herself the burden of support and tuition for several orphans. She would send gifts to orphans and to ordinary poor people. She would send firewood in the winter to the houses of the poor, along with a warm cereal of grits in the evening. When I went to the Land of Israel, she asked me to go to the grave of Rachel our mother and pray on behalf of the Jewish daughters who were getting older and were not married, that they should merit finding proper matches. As she was making this request, her eyes filled with tears, for she recalled a child, who was cut off in his prime, and she broke out in her dirge. When I told her that I wrote down the dirge, with its words and melody, for a keepsake, she at first got a bit angry. She immediately forgave me, for I was aspiring to go to the Land of Israel. She learned this dirge from her grandmother. According to her, her grandmother's voice would tear open the heavens and open the gates of the Garden of Eden to every deceased person, may G-d protect us.
Rachel used to wear fine embroidered clothes of silk and velvet. She also enjoyed jewelry and colored kerchiefs. Her Sabbath robes were spiced with perfumes that she purchased from Petru Zigeiner, the chief musician of the town, who knew how to play Kel Maleh Rachamim (ed. note: a memorial prayer for the deceased) at the weddings of orphans, as well as haunting melodies, especially the Avinu Malkeinu (ed. note: Our Father, Our King) of Reb Yonah the Blind, the cantor of the Tailor's Synagogue. He also would play the Mitzvah Dance (ed. note: a family dance at wedding celebrations), and ancient dances. He certainly also knew Kalah Badekenes (ed. note: beckoning the bride), and the Bride-Groom Dovronotsh (ed. note: Good night). However, Rachel would come to funerals with worn out, torn clothes, tattered shoes, and covered with a shabby Turkish sheet. She would have copper coins in her pocket for the charity box Charity saves from death for the poor. Here eyes were black, exuding the grief of a broad heart that was open to take in the sighs of orphans and widows.
She was strong with her hands. Every Sabbath and festival eve, she would send to the Bagadelnia (old age home) horseradish prepared for the meal, which was famous for its sharpness. (People would say that it had the power to quicken the dead and wake the slumbering.) Once she prepared the horseradish with a grater, and injured her finger. Its end was cut off, and her right hand was amputated. She died in her suffering. She was above the age of seventy.
The song is as follows: Such a young tree, young in years, short of days, woe to me, woe to me. Woe, what is man, and what is his value on the sinful earth. He is like a dish, behold it is whole, and then it is like shattered earthenware. Woe to me, good-hearted and faithful father!
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At that time (1929), Captain Kodryanu, of the reserve (Sub-lieutenant), came to the garrison - from one of the well known anti-Semitic families in Romania. He mocked us at any occasion. It was the custom that a soldier could present his complaints at a certain time during role call. I issued a complaint about Kodryanu, and asked: are we not wearing the clothing of His Highness the King of Romania? The complaint was accepted. That night, Kodryanu went to the city and took care of the daughter of a captain (ed. note: had illicit sexual relations). The daughter complained about him to her father, and he was imprisoned after an inquiry. The soldiers who did not know the reason of the punishment said: See the power of the Jews. Yesterday they issued a complaint about him, and he already received his punishment.
The garrison arranged itself in the courtyard of the church. The captains and the soldiers were at the front. The priests recited their prayers in the church. After that, the garrison again arranged itself for the kissing ceremony, with a cross and flag. I, Nisenboim, and two rabbis, the rabbi of Mitaam Yosef Pagis and the Admor Zilberfarb may he live long), who were to administer the oath accompanied by a number of captains, went over to the Great Synagogue. The rabbis wrapped themselves with tallises (prayer shawls) and recited a brief prayer. We then returned to the church, where the official ceremony was taking place. The rabbi recited the Kol Nidre prayer from the Machzor (festival prayer book), and presented us our weapons. We kissed the flag and the Machzor, and the ceremony ended. When I had the opportunity to ask Rabbi Yosef Pagis the reason that he chose Kol Nidre in particular, he answered me, It is written there, 'and our oaths are not oaths'.
I was very careful that such things would not happen, and thereby, I prevented discomfort among the Jewish population.
Once Captain Konstantinescu came across a letter that was suspicious to him. He summoned me for a clarification. He became angry and warned me: We will meet further in the military court. I told my captain what Konstantinescu said to me, and I reminded him of my initial conversation with him, and my reluctance to take the task. The captain went outside with me. He calmed me and told me that there would be no court case.
The large hall that was in its time used for a tobacco factory was given over to us. Our visits to the village turned into an experience for the Jews of the village and also of the region, who would come to the party. The local authorities also related to us in a friendly manner and helped us. For example, the tax supervisor would provide us with wine for a low price. Obviously, the wine brought joy, and added to the exalted spirit and the success of the party.
In the winter of 1925, we arranged a literary party on the topic of the child in the village. Avraham Malovatsky, Pinchas Zadonaisky, Shrayberman, Miryam Beznos and I participated. Apparently, we were very successful, for the wealthy man of the village arranged a party for us in his home and gave us praise and compliments. The goodness of his heart left an impression with us, for there was an accounting of a match here.
The captain who was already prepared to free me was not able to explain for himself the matter of the map and to interpret the secret letter. He accepted my explanation that I used the map in my lecture about the Land of Israel, and the letter was from that young girl, a friend of mine, who helped the Sigurnatza interpret handwriting on occasion. It appears that the presence of Vaynshtok influenced the captain, who freed me.
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Having no choice, my father arranged places for the soldiers to sleep. However, they were not satisfied with this, and issued other demands, that they be given wine and other things To my father, it was clear that giving wine to these men who had thrust off the yoke and do not control themselves is a danger to the peace of the city, so he tried to avoid fulfilling their demand. However the soldiers did not wait for the assistance of my father. Within moments, they broke into the wine cellars on the main streets, drank until they were drunk, and went on a rampage, breaking the barrels. Puddles of wine flowed onto Torgovia Street. The first victim of this disturbance was the cellar of Sander Pagis, whose storehouse was on David Brandis Alley that leads to the street of the Yeshiva. When my father heard about the happenings, he immediately ran to Pavlov and asked him to take control. He displayed criminal apathy, and further demanded that my father fulfill all the demands of the army. He directed my father to the commander of the army. However the commander, rather than taking action, demanded that the Jews provide daughters of the city to his troops, heroes of the motherland Of course my father responded to this brazenness of the commander with a firm refusal. On account of this brazenness, he suffered a beating in the head that dimmed his eyes. He was brought home accompanied by two soldiers. My father informed us of the demands of the commander, and ordered our four daughters to quickly leave the house and advise the girls of the neighborhood to find a hiding place. A Christian woman named Irina on Dimitri Street took us into her home, but we had to leave the next day since her son, who was also stricken with anti-Semitism, threatened that he would turn us over to the army if we did not immediately leave the house. When we returned home, we found father lying paralyzed. He did not recover from the illness, and he died in July 1918.
Shocked by the events that we experienced, I no longer felt a place for myself in my native city. I left Orheyev in 1920.
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The boats would arrive at the port of Lalova in the morning, in the direction of Rezina, Soroki, etc., and would set out from there in the evening in the direction of Dubossary. Since there were no hotels or inns there, the local Jews would take in guests. They were happy to receive guests also on the Sabbath if for some reason people could not continue on their journey on Friday.
Each Sabbath, the Jews of Lalova would worship in the home of one of the residents. They also had a Torah scroll. On the High Holy Days, they would hire a cantor for the Musaf service, whereas one of the local people would be honored to lead the Shacharit service.
There were three Jewish families in Stodolna, the nearby village. They would also come to Lalova to worship.
In 1920, where there were battles in Ukraine between the men of Dennikin and the Communists, Jewish refugees streamed to Lalova from across the Dniester.
The Jews of Lalova offered them assistance, and helped them continue on their route to Orheyev.
After 1922, most of the Jews of Lalova moved to Orheyev. The Jews of Lalova played an honorable role in the life of this community. Lemel Brezner served as the Gabbai (trustee) of the Marketplace Synagogue, and Moshe Shaiovitz served as treasurer of the Kapstra Synagogue.
At the end of the summer, the port of Lalova was full of merchandise and grain, weighing several tons. Hundreds of workers from the village and area worked day and night at loading and unloading.
Boats of all types, including ferries and barges, docked in the port. After unloading, they continued on to the Black Sea.
Heaps and heaps of grain were piled upon the banks of the Dniester.
The owners were afraid of wasting time, and they were also afraid that the rain might ruin the grain. Despite this, work in the port stopped from the Eve of Yom Kippur until the following night. In the large vineyard of the Cush the Poretz, workers worked at harvesting grapes that day, but that was only when the director of work was a gentile.
Ferries laden with wood from Bukovina, boards, beams, etc. arrived from the mountains of Bukovina to Lalova, from where the loads would be sent to Orheyev and environs.
The holiday spirit of Yom Kippur pervaded the place.
The Jews of Stodolna, Bachushka, the workers of the port, and guests who happened to be there also worshiped in the synagogue that was located in the home of one of the residents of Lalova.
Each of them was honored with an aliyah to the Torah. The guests in particular were honored. The young people proved their abilities in the reading of the Haftorah. This provided an opportunity for them to demonstrate in public what they had learned at Cheder. This served as a test of the teacher, who was most often a Lithuanian.
When the time of the Shofar sounding arrived, the women hurried home, while the men continued on very quickly with the weekday Maariv service.
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There are times when I say to myself that my town is like any town in the Diaspora. Many before me have splendidly offered their reminiscences, and what power do I have to add something about the landscape of our town and recesses of its past
I will confess. I was deeply affected by the enthusiastic atmosphere of the two meetings of our townsfolk.
Feelings of grief are intermingled with the joy of meeting friends, with whom memories of days of yore and forgotten experiences come up during conversations.
However, that which was lost forever will not be returned Nevertheless, at times, my town floats before my eyes, and many are the visions that I see
I see the large synagogue in the eyes of my spirit. There the rabbi Mitaam, Yosef Pagis, stood on the podium, discussing a historical event that was being celebrated in the country of Romania and we school children were listening to his discussion in an appropriate manner.
There was the large Kloiz where the important people of the city worshiped. On the High Holy Days, I loved to listen to the sweet voice of Reb Motia Goldshtern, who led the Shacharit service. How pleasant was the singing of the leader of the Musaf service, and the sounds of the worshippers repeating after him.
By the eastern wall, sat the old man Rabbi Avigdor Rekis, the son of the rabbi of Orheyev. He sat, enwrapped in his tallis, diligently overseeing the opening and closing of the Holy Ark during the time of the avoda service of Yom Kippur.
I remember the traditional procession to the Hakafot service of the eve of Simchat Torah. A festive crowd of members of the community accompanied the Gabbai to the Kloiz, after enjoying a reception in the home of the Gabbai. Children accompanied them on the street, carrying multi-colored flags adorned with lit candles. The procession proceeded toward the Kloiz with singing and dancing. How enchanting was this atmosphere of the festival.
The Shtibel stood at the side of the Kloiz. There, the Tehillim (Psalms) recitors gathered on winter nights. Snow and ice did not deter them in their arising for the service of the Creator.
The Kloiz was too small to accommodate all of those would come, thirsty to hear news from the emissaries of Zion.
The streets of the city come to my memory, each street with its scenery. Alexandrovski and Gogolivski were the most honorable. The communal institutions on those streets were housed in splendid buildings, surrounded by beautiful gardens. The cream of the crop lived there, both Christians and Jews.
On the other hand, there were Torgova and Bessarabski streets. These were centers of business, and the crowded fairs. There was the Synvia market, where there were taverns in which the drunken farmers wallowed. The desolate alley, Di Poste Lik was enveloped in mystery. It aroused curiosity and feelings of fear in the souls of the young people who passed through it. Now I can see the Vadafravad (a primitive well) next to the Nicholievsky Church, from which the water-drawers drew their water. The scene around the well during the winter was very pleasant. Children were skating and enjoying themselves on the ice, their faces red from the cold.
From there, we move to the courtyard of the Talmud Torah, next to it. In one of the wings, the Tarbut School and the Hebrew Gymnasium were discretely housed. A small group of teachers were struggling for their existence, holding their stand against the machinations of the authorities, until their strength gave way
Thus do visions of the scenery of my town pass before the eyes of my spirit. A deep sigh breaks forth from the depths of my heart as I see the frightful reality, for the town of my cradle was destroyed, and is no more. The pleasant and beloved, the hand of the enemy caught up with them.
The heart is overtaken with grief and cries breaks forth: Remember, remember what Hitler and the Amalekite (ed. note: first tribe that attacked the Israelites after the Exodus from Egypt) did to you.
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In 1938, I set out with my father to visit our relatives who remained in Orheyev.
We sailed by ship to Konstanta. From there we traveled by train to Kishinev, and arrived by car in Orheyev on the same day.
This was my first contact with Diaspora Jewry. I came across two youths, roughly my age, who were conversing in Hebrew. This was a very pleasant surprise for me. I strolled in the public gardens. There, I also met Hebrew speakers, who were members of a youth group. We sat together, and I told them about the Land and life therein. From the questions that they asked me, I could see that they were very interested in everything that was taking place in the Land.
From among the few people that I knew, I met one friend, Chaya Mundrian, who enchanted me with her Hebrew. I never thought I would hear such wonderful Hebrew from a girl of the Diaspora. Indeed, she was a Zionist in heart and soul. During all of our meetings, she never stopped talking about the fact that she was preparing to make aliyah, and about her desire to live in one of the Kibbutzim in the Land.
She indeed did make aliyah, after she suffered the tribulations of the war.
We did not have a common language with my uncle, who owned much property. I tried to speak to him several times about investing some of his fortune in the Land, but I got nowhere. I advised him to concern himself with his family and promise them a place of refuge when the tribulation would come, but it was for naught. He mocked us and looked upon us as dreamers
To my great sorrow, I found out that after one year, and perhaps even less, he and his family perished, and their property was pillaged or confiscated.
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I am jealous of you honorable writers and publishers, for you are happy in the Land, and you are able to express the feelings of your soul on every question that comes to your minds relating to Jews. In my eyes, Yisraelik the Intellectual, and in the eyes of people like me, you writers and publishers are not human beings, but rather angels fulfilling a Divine mission. It appears to me that only you have acquired two worlds, the life of this world and the life of the world to come.
But what am I in comparison to you? Dust and ashes! I am only a reader, and not an honorable reader who pays good money for each word that comes forth from your heart. Honor flees from me as it chases you, and therefore it is bitter for me!
My desire and objective is to also be an honorable writer as the honorable writers of the Land. But in what manner? Can I write poems or tell stories? But hey! Torah, wisdom and ability, from where do they come?
At times, a serious idea comes to my heart: If only I would come to the house of great writers who write a great deal, I would put a small book in a container and call it by my name. Then I would be happy and joyous. However I am very much afraid lest the true author come and contradicts the living, the pretending author, and what would I do then? How could I raise my head? Would I not be embarrassed and mortified before the people and the community?
At times I think: I will write news from my city and send it to publishers of manuscripts, asking that it be printed as a leading headline or at least a feuilliton (ed. note: as an installment or as entertainment). I imagine in my heart: Is the hand of the publisher too short to do this, if he has a generous spirit and a good heart?
It was the middle of the night. All of the people of the house are sleeping and dreaming. I am not sleeping, and my heat is awake, for I attempted to write news about the synagogue, its Gabbaim, the Talmud Torah, its directors, and other such things matters of extreme importance. I obtained a new iron pen, and started my article with awe and trepidation. I made efforts to write with clear language and without errors, as the good L-rd was gracious to me. I also wrote a special letter to the publisher, in which I praised him and his publication, which is pleasant to the readers, including every small matter that the writer sends to him. I also promised him to distribute his publications broadly through my efforts, etc., on the condition that he prints my articles in accordance with my will. If not, I would obviously always be on the side against him. I did not say to inform my friends of my future happiness. In my heart, I said that they, in their jealousy, are able to write all the news that I wrote the publisher behold this is a lie and a falsehood, and the publisher would erect a pillar of disgrace before me until I succeed in demonstrating my correctness. Wait, I imagined, a day would come and you will see with your own eyes that I accomplished great things. The L-rd G-d knows how many drops of sweat dripped from my forehead as I was writing my article for the first time. And I did not try as these ones did. I did not even forget to write the date at the top of my letter, lest the publisher complain that I did not act properly. Of course, I sent my letter insured, as was fitting and proper.
I waited impatiently for a few days to see my name and article printed in square letters, as was my desire. However, I expended my energy for naught! After I searched thoroughly through all of the pages, from beginning to end, I saw the following answer in an open letter: To Yisraelik the Intellectual of the city of Orheyev Words such as this I cannot publish. A shudder overtook me as I read these words! Is such a thing possible? My reading made my heart groan. I, Yisraelik the Intellectual, worked so hard with the writer's pen for the benefit of the public and not Heaven forbid for my own benefit, and I also spent money on postage from my own pocket, and after all this the publisher answers me in the negative?
After the initial shock passed, and after I thought about and enumerated each word of the open letter, I thought in my heart that the publisher would relent and publish my article. Without doubt, the editor would not publish something from a simple person such as me. When he wrote: Words such as this we cannot publish, he meant to say: my words are not fitting in his eyes because of their lack of rhetorical, clear and pleasant language in accordance with his custom and style, and therefore the editor would clean and polish them, to make them fitting for publication. However my hope was for naught! All of my thoughts came to nothing! My letter fell, by accident or on purpose, to the ground or the waste basket.
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Wabash College Senior Tim Flowers learned March 21 that he had won a prestigious Truman Scholarship. As a part of the program, Tim participated in a leadership weekend in Liberty, Missouri. Tim has written a first-person account of his week:
Have you ever tried to explain Chapel Sing to a large group of non-Wabash students? More importantly, did they look at you like you were a barbarian after you described your lasting love of Tabasco sauce and saltine crackers?
Welcome to my week-long experience at the 2005 Truman Scholarship Leadership Week in Liberty, Missouri.
During the last week of May, 75 Truman Scholars from throughout the country gathered to take part in a week of fellowship, friendship, and memories in an effort to nurture future leaders and provide guidance for better public advocacy.
In short, it was the best week of my life.
I did not know what to expect as my red airport shuttle stopped in front of the Zeta Tau Alpha sorority house that was to be my home throughout the week.
Wait, allow me to repeat: a Wabash man stayed in a sorority house for an entire week.
If that's not irony, I don't know what is.
Prior to the week, the other 74 Truman Scholars were nothing more than names on a website. I knew they had accomplished great things, but knew little of their hopes, passions, dreams, and inspirations.
They represented almost every state in the union. And I willingly admit that my perspective of the country is somewhat limited, as I'm a small town Indiana kid who has never been west of Iowa or North of Chicago.
But my personal concerns disappeared quickly as I met the other Scholars. It was truly inspiring to meet a group of people with such diverse personal and career accomplishments. For example, one Truman Scholar was the mother of a six-year old boy and — at one time in her life — a teacher told her that she would never accomplish much with her life.
It might just be me, but I think her teacher was wrong. But what is even more amazing was the Scholar's attitude towards it all. She was thankful, humble, and spoke of her former teacher as an inspiration rather than a deterrent.
Further, another Truman Scholar had been the organizer and leader of an inner-city STD, HIV and Teen pregnancy clinic for five years — and she had just turned 22. And I heard more uplifting stories like these throughout the week.
In truth, I sometimes felt inferior when I considered my personal accomplishments and goals. However, I quickly realized that the Truman Scholarship is based on diverse leadership characteristics rather than specific personal accomplishments. And, more importantly, I learned that there is not one concrete definition of leadership.
For some Scholars, leadership means forgoing worldly comforts and moving to the Mississippi Delta to teach poverty-stricken youth. For others, being a leader means identifying and running for the highest political office in the land.
Personally, leadership means something different. Being a leader means returning home to improve the lives of loved ones. In essence, Indiana is my inspiration when I dream of leadership.
And this realization was a mixture of my Truman Week teachings with my experiences at a small, all-male school known as Wabash College.
Throughout the week, I learned to value small, close-knit communities even more — appreciating the power to be found in everyday, intimate relationships. But I also learned the importance of a self-less personality. As President Truman said, it is amazing what can be accomplished when credit for accomplishment is universal rather than personal.
In this world, we thrive together and flounder together.
I learned this lesson from time spent in what the Truman Scholarship Foundation calls, "policy groups," which are small groups of leaders that must address the challenges of policy implementation firsthand.
We were permitted to select the groups in which we worked. I chose the Town Hall policy presentation, where I worked with five amazing individuals to construct a point/counterpoint Town Hall-style forum on "Privacy in the Information Age," which was to be a non-partisan issue.
Taking part in the policy project was my biggest challenge throughout the week; after all, my time as editor of The Bachelor accustomed me to being the ultimate decision-maker on what to write, when to write it, and what to present. That is, even when working with staffers to improve the paper, the buck stopped with me.
I was not in Crawfordsville anymore.
It was odd not being the big fish in the sea. Rather, I was a big fish who was faced with this decision: work with others to survive, or work alone and starve.
Amazingly, I learned to work with every individual rather than trying to direct them — and in just four five days.
Does that sound like an educational experience to you?
After the awards ceremony of Sunday (which was held at the Harry Truman Library in Independence) I had to say my goodbyes to my other 74 Truman Scholars. Despite the sadness, we left on a positive note. Each and everyone one of us wanted to return to our respective institutions to share what we learned.
And as I sat in my parent's rental car on the way to the Kansas City Airport, I began to reflect on the week's lessons. I had been inundated with theories and perceptions of leadership all week. And it seemed every single angle was different. But I managed to find one overarching aspect of leadership that was absolutely integral to improving the world.
In truth, leadership means nothing if you do not share what you learn with others. We are not in this world alone and nor should we pretend that we are. True, some individuals may be more gifted than others in areas of speaking, classroom activity, athletics, or other undertakings. However, groups of motivated people will always outperform the individual who thinks he can make it on his own.
I hope to never be such an individual. I hope to be part of the group.
Flowers, from Cicero, Ind., is a Wabash College senior. He was editor of the Wabash College student newspaper The Bachelor this past year.
In Photos:
At top left: Flowers shows off his Truman t-shirt.
At bottom right: Tim's policy group first row: Cara Castellana, Florida, JackinDee Aguon-Perez, Guam, and Andrea Halverson, South Dakota. In second row with Tim, is Claudio Simpkins, New York.

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Paula Deen's not racist y'all--at least, not according to her sons.
Jamie and Bobby Deen spoke with CNN's "New Day" Tuesday, defending their famous mother in the wake of her N-word scandal.
"Our mother is one of the most compassionate, good-hearted, empathetic people that you'd ever meet," Bobby, who is a chef like his mother and brother, said. "These accusations are very hurtful to her, and it's very sad."
U.S. & World
NEWS: How much is Paula's N-word scandal going to cost her?!
"I'm disgusted by the entire thing, because it began as extortion and it has become character assassination," he added.
Jamie said it's "ridiculous, completely absurd to think there is an environment of racism in our business, and it's really disrespectful to the people that we work with. We have strong, educated men and women of character that have been with us for five, 10, 15, 20 years. To think they would allow themselves to be in this position is simply baloney. It's ridiculous."
Paula did apologize for her past use of the N-word, but for some, it was too little, too late. The Food Network announced that they would not be renewing their contract with the "Paula's Home Cooking" star, QVC distanced themselves from her, and Smithfield Foods cut ties completely.
Last week, Paula was scheduled to sit down with Matt Lauer on "Today" to address the racial controversy. She bailed on this appearance, but is scheduled--again--to chat with Matt Wednesday' on "Today."


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Russian True Orthodox Church
The Russian True Orthodox Church (RTOC), also known as the "Tikhonites", is one of several jurisdictions to emerge out of ROCOR's activity in Russia in the 1990's, claiming to be the "true", "free", or "catacomb" Orthodox Church in Russia. Many of the RTOC hierarchs have been suspended or deposed by the Russian Orthodox Church. The RTOC does not maintain eucharistic communion with any other jurisdiction.
The RTOC traces its origins to Archbishop Lazar (Zhurbenko) of Odessa, who was secretly ordained as a catacomb bishop for Russia by Bishop Varnava (Profiev) of the ROCOR. Following the Mansonville Schism in November, 2001, Bishop Lazar, and with him Bishop Benjamin (Rusalenko) of Kuban left the ROCOR for the Russian Orthodox Church in Exile, the jurisdiction formed by Bishop Varnava with the self-retired Metropolitan Vitaly at its helm.
However only a few months after the Mansonville schism, Lazar and Benjamin left the ROCiE synod and set up their own organization in Russia. In 2002, they unilaterally consecrated bishops for Russia, one of whom was Leonid Alimpovich Pasechnik, the future Archbishop Tikhon.
Metropolitan Vitaly condemned the actions of Lazar and Benjamin on two occasions. On July 28, 2003, both were suspended from the ROCiE synod and on November 19, 2004, Metropolitan Vitaly wrote "I consider the consecrations of Hieromonks Dionisy, Germogen, Tikhon, and Iriney, performed by Archbishop Lazar and Bishop Veniamin, to be illicit, and I declare that I have no prayerful or liturgical communion with them."[1]
Following the death of Archbishop Lazar (Zhurbenko), Tikhon Pasechnik was elected on July 7, 2003, the new First-Hierarch of the RTOC, with the title "Archbishop of Omsk and Siberia".
The RTOC Today
The RTOC numbers several dozen parishes in Russia and Ukraine and a handful of parishes abroad. Among the better known are the former ROCOR cathedral in Lyons, France, and the Lesna Convent, also in France. the latter left the ROCOR for the RTOC following the signing of the Act of Canonical Communion between the ROCOR and the Moscow Patriarchate in 2007. The RTOC also maintains a number of web-logs and newspapers, which publish political propaganda critical of the current Russian government and the Russian Orthodox Church. These include the popular Russian emigre newspaper Nasha Strana (Our Country). Critics of the RTOC frequently point out the RTOC is primarily a political organization, with financial ties to the Ukrainian Bankers Association.[2] The current RTOC episcopacy includes:
- Leonid Alimpovich Pasechnik, soi-disant Archbishop Tikhon of Omsk and Siberia
- Andrey Alvenovich Alferov, soi-disant Bishop Dionisy of Novgorod and Tver
- Vladimir Klipenstein, soi-disant Bishop Iriney of Verny and the Seven Rivers
- Benjamin Rusalenko, soi-disant Archbishop of the Black Sea and the Kuban
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Neon Genesis Evangelion
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I'm sorry, you basically set yourself up for this:
as muh as i hate the kinda xbox360 players' type of cursing i ahve to agree with this guy on this one. evangelion made emofaggotry cool long before... nah fuck this. damn, emofags.
Actually shinji did good not to hit any of that...
Someone once said some very wise words:
"never stick your dick in the crazy"
And all three of them where batshit crazy...
Bwaaahahahah!! So true! XD
On an unrelated note, how comes someone put that hottie on a website called "fugly"? Insecure males much?
So....the entirety of Evangellion was really just a long, convoluted plan by Gendo to help Shinji get laid and be a mecha pilot?
Yeah but what happens afterwards.... *makes the cross sign*
Jeebus... and the manga isnt any better either...
Well, I think Anno finally watched Gurren Lagann before making the second Rebuild movie:
OT: I loved pretty much all of NGE, but I still found this comic hilarious.
You think that grandpa muscle moose is attractive? To each their own I guess, but did you look at his lifeless, only thought in his head is, "did I remembers to wipe," face? Or were you distracted that the old-timey phone receiver stretching out of his smooth happy trail region? I guess I must be insecure because that's what a man should look like.
It takes Guts YEARS before he can trust someone enough to engage in any kind of relationship, let alone a romantic one. Even now he still has trouble trusting people, and every now and then the demons resurface and he ends up harming those he cares for the most.
Okay, so this is funny, but.
"Hey son, I want you to risk your life to pilot this robot and fight Lovecraftion horrors. And I'm entrusting you to a super hot alcoholic chick, she's twice your age but probably has the hots for you anyway. There's also this redhead to treat you like shit, I hope you enjoy sadomasochism! Not uncomfortable yet? well I went ahead and cloned your dead mom, too! ;)"
And oh yeah! theresthisthingthatsgonnacausetheendoftheworld! Bye!
Now, I'm not the biggest Eva fan, and I agree that Shinji's a brat, but I do not envy his lot in life.
I'm sorry; I didn't notice any of that. I was too busy admiring those rippled muscles. :P
I WISH ugly men looked like that.
WOAH!! Evangelion's been out for how many years? And only now I discover that chick was actually the clone of Shinji's mum. Shocking!! o.O So why was she cloned?
I do love the series, but you kind of missed the part where:
Shinji was inside in mom, more then once.
I call him Caineghis.
True, however Guts does have a VERY good reason why he takes a long time to trust others. But the fact remains that as opposed to say Tenchi, Guts actually does, at one point become romantically involved and ends up becoming sexually intimate with some one. I don't deny he still has problems, especially now given what's happened but, at one point, he was able to open up and allow himself to care for another person in a way Shinji and Tenchi havn't been able too.
I want to punch you...
As if I didn't ALREADY have enough to read!
Are you going help me make time for this?! HUH!?
Except Tenchi doesn't get intimate, because... I really don't know (well, I do). With Shinji I can understand it; he's fucked up. But why Tenchi refuses to answer the avances of the many female companions - which he obviously cares a great deal for, otherwise he wouldn't risk his life saving them all the time - is baffling. And he's clearly not asexual.
Ah, to be a good Eva fan you really have to be able to laugh at it a bit, the SYMBOLISM! fans are more than a little crazy.
I don't know what people go into it expecting, but apparently "Catcher in the Rye as a monster of the week show" is not it for most people.
I think most of the contention over the show comes from people trying to watch it without a good understanding of the history of the mecha genre and how Eva was attempting to be a deconstruction of the characters and plots that had come before. Though I suppose the show giving no hint of what's going to go down until episode 12 or so doesn't help...
For the life of me I was never able to piece together what the hell was supposed to be happening in the show...it was one of those animes that felt like it expected you to have read the manga.
Now I will admit that my complete disinterest probably had a lot to do with my utter disdain for all of the protagonists (save Misato...I got her...I would fucking drink too if I had to deal with all this bullshit) and I feel like the show cut-off midway through the storyline (didn't see any of the follow-up movies)
So maybe someone can help me out here. There was some sort of event called 'second impact' that is constantly referenced but no one explains (but somehow unleashed these 'Angels') Why is it the second impact? When was the first one?
Also to Eva pilots need to be insane, or is that for giggles?
Also, for the life of me I can't recall the 'fapping' scene or the...primordial ooze or something? The hell is that about (more interested in the latter)? Does Shinji really kill everyone...because I don't remember that. Anyone gotta link?
This has always been my theory on Evangelion:
If you needed therapy before watching the entire series, you won't by the end of it.
If you didn't need therapy before watching the entire series, you most certainly will by the end of it.
"The me that is the me that I see is different than the me that other people see me as being when I see myself as me therefore the only me that really matters is the me that I wish myself to be because I'm me and don't care about the other me's that other people see me as."
Yeah....FUCK the last episode. :P
Gah, I thought this was about 3.33 coming out :(
xD This made me laugh, although, I'll admit, I do love me some Eva.
Rectify that, as soon as you're capable of. Your life is diminished by not having seen those.
The scenes in question are from 'End of Evangelion', the movie which serves as a 'new ending' to the series in place of the one from the show.
Also, 'second impact' was the catastrophe which nearly eradicated humanity. The reason they are fighting the angels is to prevent 'third impact', which will finish the job. Thats the basic gist of it. As for 'first impact', at one point I think it was what killed the dinosaurs, but apparently that was retconned, so... yeah.
Is it really now? A devout christian might argue that my life is diminished by not having read the most important deeds and teachings of Jesus Christ, and my literature teacher is on the same opinion about not having read Crime and Punishment. A philosophy major would probably say the same about Nietsche's writings. And yet I got a gut feeling that this doesn't make one fucking ounce of difference with regards to how "good" or "meaningful" my life is.
... the fuck did I just say all that for? Must be the late night crazies...
Back in the day (I mean way back), pre-teen girls would get married off to old men and for them to have kids shortly after marriage. This was a common and accepted practice.
There's nothing inherently wrong with it, or any act at all. You likely only feel that it's wrong because that's part of your societal mores.
Hmm... okay...
Do they ever explain what this 'catastrophe' was? Was it an asteroid? Because everything seems more or less back to normal in the show...aside from the angels running around and retractable cities.
Now it's been years since I've seen it, but I also seem to remember some sort of...something (I think it was a dead angel) nailed to a cross that Shinji's dad seemed to be all about...do they explain what the hell that is in the movie?
Basically, I guess I'm wondering if there's any value in looking that movie up (anyone know if it's on Netflix streaming?) or whether its just yet more of an already hackneyed narrative.
It was intended to be an hiperbolic expression of the excellent overall quality of said films, particularly Rashomon. Kurosawa is an outstanding filmmaker, rivalled only by Sergio Leone. If you want actual quality movies, watch those.
Shinji is a 14 year old boy in the beginning of the series, he's a 14 year old boy at the end of the series. Significant change doesn't all of sudden happen on it's own. The Trauma that Shinji undergoes takes years to overcome, even with therapy.
Guts is about 14 at the start of Berserk, it takes him a long time to open to Caska, years even. It's simply not realistic to expect so much from a someone who's gone through with what they have.
You've pretty much summed up all my issue's with the characters. Yeah Shinji is a whiney bitch at times but jesus christ, look who he has to work with! I honestly give him credit for not flat out fragging Asuka and Rei during a mission.
The only one I can feel some pity for is Misato, granted she's a mess as well but I can atleast trust her to have my back if I need help.
To me Asuka and Rei are just revolting human beings (and that'a fething stretch with Rei) besides Gendo in the whole damn series...
If ya'll want to read about giant robots I would advise you to go read "Titanicus" by Dan Abnett, there's some proper bloody giant robots in that story.
Well if you want further explanation you won't find it in the movies, for the most part anyway. I recommend finding an article or essay written about it. Evangelion is about depression and the actual plot only exists to be about that theme. In the show he learns to overcome this depression and stop caring what others think of him. In the movie he doesn't and ends up in an abandoned wasteland, an outcast from everyone else. All this is tied together with a lot of crazy imagery.
The answer to this one is that Tenchi is a fucking terrible show.
Ahahha omg this was great. Exact thoughts I had when I was watching the show for the first time even as a teenager the same age as Shinji and still today after seeing the remakes. Thank god in the newer movies he seems to have a fucking ark at last and hopefully won't be moping around like an idiot in the next one.
Funny you should mention that. That actually happens in a Super Robot Wars game. It's so effective that, in a later game, Shinji actually tells Gundam SEED's Kira Yamato to man up and get over the whole not killing enemy pilots thing.
If you want to go down the rabbit hole, this article over at EvaGeeks should (hopefully) clear a few things up: http://wiki.evageeks.org/Second_Impact
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Who's Got Next? Purvis Picks Pack; Stars Talk Midnight Madness, VisitsPosted by Josh Paunil on October 5th, 2011
Who's Got Next? is a weekly column by Josh Paunil, the RTC recruiting guru. We encourage you to check out his website dedicated solely to college basketball recruiting, National Recruiting Spotlight, for more detailed recruiting information. Once a week he will bring you an overview of what's going on in the complex world of recruiting, from who is signing where among the seniors to who the hot prospects are at the lower levels of the sport. If you have any suggestions as to areas we're missing or different things you'd like to see, please let us know at email@example.com.
Lead Story: Purvis Picks In-State Wolfpack
Things Looking Good For N.C. State Head Coach Mark Gottfried. Class of 2012 shooting guard Rodney Purvis committed to North Carolina State Friday giving the Wolfpack one of the best guard combinations in any recruiting class thus far between him and point guard Tyler Lewis (to see why Purvis committed check out the "What They're Saying" section). Purvis ended one of the more interesting recruitments in the class after he committed to Louisville last December, de-committed from the Cardinals in May, made it look like it was a three-horse race between Duke, N.C. State and Missouri, and expanded his list to eight schools that included North Carolina Central and Virginia Commonwealth. His commitment comes just a month after Class of 2012 shooting guard Torian Graham de-committed from the Wolfpack and after Lewis predicted Purvis would be N.C. State's next commit. This year's senior class is looking like it could shape into a top ten recruiting class for N.C. State head coach Mark Gottfried. Although Graham de-committed, the Wolfpack made small forward T.J. Warren's final four list of schools along with Florida, Georgia and North Carolina. Gottfried also still has a shot at small forward Devonta Pollard and power forward Amile Jefferson among many others in the Class of 2012.
What They're Saying
- Senior Rodney Purvis on committing to North Carolina State: "After many conversations and prayers with the Lord, and visits, I came to a conclusion. There is no place like home."


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I have a small stash of Famous Artists School magazines from the early '60s, which are the source of constant delight to me. Every time I flip through them some new gem of art and/or information reveals itself. This time it was the FAS Student Showcase page in the Autumn '63 issue, which featured the young Robert Heindel.
These examples from Famous Artists School magazine certainly are impressively professional. Heindel clearly had already accomplished much for a young illustrator of just twenty-four. But they barely hint at what was to come later in his career.
Just a few years later...
... and then in ensuing decades.
This week I'm going to share with you some pages from my Famous Artists School magazine collection that showcase students of the program. Some went on to become famous in their own right and, while some others did not, they are, in my opinion, still very worthy of our recognition for their skills and accomplishments.
* The Famous Artists School still exists to this day, albiet under new ownership. You can check out their website here.


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Bollywood superstars acting out dramatic and exciting storylines are watched by millions of people across the globe. But what if you could follow the stars to their iconic film locations?
Released in more than 3,000 cinemas across India, 24 countries around the world, including Ireland, and reaching a global audience of more than 100 million people, romantic thriller Ek Tha Tiger stars two of Bollywood's biggest superstars.
Romance blossoms between Salman Khan and Kaitrina Kaif when Indian Secret Agent, Tiger (Khan) investigates a scientist suspected by the Indian government of selling information on missile technology to Pakistan. And where does Tiger go to track down the scientist?
Why Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland, of course!
In fact, one third of Ek Tha Tiger's filming took place in Dublin, which means that just by following Khan and Kaif's footsteps, you can go on your very own Ek Tha Tiger tour.
Tiger's first scene in Ireland occurs outside Dublin's historic Trinity College and it's here you'll find the ancient Book of Kells in the library.
A Bollywood film featuring a secret agent wouldn't be complete, though, without a high-speed pursuit on foot after a spy. In Ek Tha Tiger, Tiger races down Wellington and Ormond Quay, and into the busy Temple Bar area.
An unfortunate tram driver bringing some tourists to the Decorative Arts and History National Museum of Ireland and Dublin Zoo gets dragged into the bust-up. Here, Tiger is left to divert the tram from oncoming traffic and prevent a disastrous collision. Phew!
Busy on his feet, the smitten Tiger finds himself involved in another chase on Grafton Street; this time after love interest, Zoya, who happens to be the scientist's assistant. Despite the huge selection of shops along this popular street, it's not here he purchases a gift to win her over.
Instead, Tiger visits Stephen's Green Shopping Centre just off Grafton Street, where he buys the lovely Zoya a little something to woo her.
Just across the shopping centre, Tiger brings Zoya on their first date to Dublin's perfect picnic location – St Stephen's Green. Here, they wine and dine in the romantic company of the park's swans drifting on the lake.
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The Gaiety Theatre is where Zoya, who is also a dance student, is due to perform on stage. Home to one of Ireland's most prestigious acting schools, plays and performances run all year round in this spectacular venue.
A night out in Temple Bar with Zoya and friends introduces Tiger to Dublin's great night life and The Temple Bar, an actual pub named after the area, is where the night begins, with Tiger showing off his impressive hand/eye co-ordination skills throwing darts with the locals.
Trying to find a way to stay the night with Zoya to get closer to the scientist (and her!), Zoya agrees to bring Tiger to a few hotels to find a room, including the Central Hotel and the Mercantile. Conveniently for Tiger, every hotel is full. Perhaps, he would have had more luck finding a room in The Westbury, The Gibson or even The Shelbourne Hotel – which Khan and Kaif stayed in during the filming of the movie!
All's well that ends well, though, as it seems that Zoya isn't the only thing Tiger falls for during his trip to Dublin. Ireland's charm clearly captures his heart as he races around the capital from sight to sight before events carry them to Turkey and Cuba return to India and the movie's conclusion...
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Dir: Jim Mickle. US. 2013. 100mins
For horror fans who prefer their terrors served cold, We Are What We Are is a tense, unsettling experience that offers very little gore but nonetheless knows how to turn the stomach. A remake of Somos Lo Que Hay, a 2010 Mexican film about one family's twisted secrets, director Jim Mickle's follow-up to his vampire road movie Stake Land succeeds on the strength of its pungent dread, which envelops the story like a sickness.
Mickle withholds his greatest shock for the end, delivering a gruesome, delicious payoff that's entirely in keeping with the demented goings-on that have come before.
After its premiere in Sundance's Midnight section, We Are What We Are will play the Directors' Fortnight at Cannes. The low-budget film, which will be distributed by eOne in the US, boasts no stars, but its creeping nastiness should make it a cult hit among discriminating horror connoisseurs.
The film takes place in the Catskills, a heavily forested region of New York State that allows residents of a local small-town community to enjoy anonymity. Unfortunately, it also creates an environment in which the Parker clan (led by patriarch Frank, played with chilly Old Testament menace by Bill Sage) can live in a remote house and follow a bizarre, clandestine religious custom that may be connected to a rash of unsolved recent disappearances in the area.
Much of the grisly fun in We Are What We Are comes from the ways that Mickle and cowriter Nick Damici hint at what's going on inside the Parker household, which production designer Russell Barnes and cinematographer Ryan Samul give a crumbling, almost gothic grandeur. The nightmarish interiors, juxtaposed with the bucolic beauty of the surrounding woods, is a familiar genre trope, but the lack of over-the-top bloody horror scenes grounds the proceedings in a stark realism that makes the building terror gripping rather than escapist.
Although We Are What We Are possesses a dark comic streak, the filmmakers don't turn their horrific moments into grim punch lines. Instead, Mickle treats the Parkers' strangeness seriously, removing any emotional distance from the audience and the family's ghastly behaviour.
Sage is particularly frightening portraying a cult leader, and Frank's impressionable daughters, played by Ambyr Childers and Julia Garner, are unnervingly placid without tripping into angelic-evil-child clichés. (Interestingly, each actress has recently appeared in another movie about cults: The Master and Martha Marcy May Marlene, respectively.) Once the Parkers' true agenda is revealed, We Are What We Are loses some of its spell, undone by some questionable character decisions that mostly pave the way for scare sequences. But Mickle withholds his greatest shock for the end, delivering a gruesome, delicious payoff that's entirely in keeping with the demented goings-on that have come before.
Production companies: Belladonna Productions, Memento Films International, Uncorked Productions, the Zoo
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Producers: Andrew D. Corkin, Jack Turner, Linda Moran, Nicholas Shumaker, Rodrigo Bellot
Executive producers: René Bastian, Brett Fitzgerald, Mo Noorali, Emilie Georges, Tanja Meissner
Screenplay: Nick Damici and Jim Mickle, based on the screenplay Somos Lo Que Hay by Jorge Michel Grau
Cinematography: Ryan Samul
Editor: Jim Mickle
Production designer: Russell Barnes
Music: Philip Mossman, Darren Morris, Jeff Grace
Main Cast: Bill Sage, Ambyr Childers, Julia Garner, Jack Gore, Kelly McGillis, Wyatt Russell, Michael Parks


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Michelle Wie is being "considered" as a possible U.S. Solheim Cup golfer but is it in the team's best interest to have her on their side?
After a disappointing bid to gain points at the Evian Masters where she could only muster a tie for 23rd place, Wie appears to be slipping into LPGA mediocrity. It is true that Michelle currently has a decent rookie year under her belt with five top-ten finishes in twelve starts, but she isn't a steady player. Wie is also behind in the total number of points needed for a top contender as this is her first official year on the Tour.
Since Michelle Wie did not play in the U.S. Women's Open, she missed the opportunity to gain double points but since the British Open is at hand, Michelle has another opportunity to catch up to the tenth position held by Natalie Gulbis.
Beth Daniel will have to wait until she sees Wie's performance at the British Open in order to determine whether to make Michelle the Captain's pick although Wie is definitely on Daniel's "radar screen". The problem with Wie is that Daniel wants "someone who's playing really well going into the event."
Even Wie is a bit concerned about her ability to place in the standings this week noting that she has to get her tee shots working and get her groove back." But pray tell, at nineteen, where could her groove have possibly gone?
We cannot even compare her performance in last year's Open as she accepted an invitation to play in the PGA Tour's Reno-Tahoe Open after not even receiving a shrug for a wild-card spot from the Ladies' Golf Union. In 2007, Michelle Wie summed up her British Open experience with an 80 and an M/C.
If I were Beth Daniel, I would consider Pat Hurst for the U.S. Solheim Cup team. Hurst is a professional team player with six wins in her 16-year career under her belt. You definitely need someone who the team respects as a 'mate' and I don't think the ladies really like Michelle all that much.
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|25 May 2009
Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1
Free Native 64-bit programs
This list is for native 64-bit applications. Not to be confused with 32-bit applications that run in a 64-bit OS. Only free software is listed here.
I thought Id start a list of free native 64-bit programs for tasks you use daily, such as cd burning, archiving ,word processing, etc.
Im sure if you use 64-bit version of Windows 7, you would prefer to run native 64-bit applications, so please add your suggestions to this list.
64-bit collection: [link]
Note: if you get an error when trying to run any of these programs you probably need to update your Microsoft assembly files. Using the following link download and install vcredist_x64.exe to update your system.
On this page you can download 64-bit versions of many of the Freezerware utilities. Not all programs have been ported to 64-bit as of now. Also, I have not had time to create individual setup programs so for now you can download a single zip file which contains all the 64-bit versions.7 Taskbar Tweaker: [link]
This programs enables you to tweak your Windows 7 taskbar.
7-zip: [link]
Achive manager.Agent Ransack: [link]
File locater tool.Axantum AxCrypt for Windows: [link]
AxCrypt is the leading open source file encryption software for Windows. It integrates seamlessly with Windows to compress, encrypt, decrypt, store, send and work with individual files.
BlackBox : [link]
BlackBox is a utility designed to deliver precise details on the core components of your computer to the maximum. As well as providing you with you with in-depth information about hardware such as the processor, memory modules, mainboard, hard drives and video card, it also offers the opportunity to assess critical parameters such as clock speeds and temperatures. HWM BlackBox also presents Vista – compatible tools to test your computer's performance under Microsoft Windows Vista.Blender: [link]
Note: no installer for 64-bit version as yet.
Blender is a 3D graphics application that can be used for modeling, UV unwrapping, texturing, rigging, water simulations, skinning, animating, rendering, particle and other simulations, non-linear editing, compositing, and creating interactive 3D applications, including games.Bulk Renaming Utility: [link]
Bulk Rename Utility is a free file renaming software for Windows. Bulk Rename Utility allows you to easily rename files and entire folders based upon extremely flexible criteria.
BullZip PDF Printer: [link]
The Bullzip PDF Printer works as a Microsoft Windows printer and allows you to write PDF documents from virtually any Microsoft Windows application.CCleaner: [link]
The crap cleaner now finally available in 64-bit.CDBurnerXP: [link]
CD/DVD burning software now with 64-bit support
Cerberus FTP Server: [link]
The secure and reliable file transfer solution for demanding IT professionals. Cerberus features Active Directory and LDAP authentication, Windows Service, FTPS and SFTP support, as well as robust integrity and security enhancements.Clam AntiVirus: [link]
Clam AntiVirus is an open source (GPL) anti-virus toolkit for UNIX and Windows, designed especially for e-mail scanning on mail gateways. It provides a number of utilities including a flexible and scalable multi-threaded daemon, a command line scanner and advanced tool for automatic database updates. The core of the package is an anti-virus engine available in a form of shared library.ComicRack: [link]
Read your eComics the way you want: Fast navigation, auto scrolling, auto rotation, dynamic zooming, automatic page fitting, magnifier, manga mode, full screen reading, dual screen support, multi-tab interface
Comodo Antimalware: [link]
Comodo Antivirus: [link]
Obliterate viruses and malware without hogging your PC's resources.Comodo BOClean: [link]
Spyware. Keyloggers. Rootkits. Adware. Hijackers. The list of threats to PC security is long, varied, and pretty scary. Our BOClean anti malware software automatically detects and destroys the many different types of malware.Comodo EasyVPN: [link]
EasyVPN lets groups of PCs share files, play games, chat, and much more.Comodo Firewall : [link]
Comodo's award-winning firewall provides users with prevention-based PC protection that slams the door shut on viruses, malware, and hackers.Comodo System Cleaner:[link]
Comodo System-Cleaner is a file cleaner, disk registry cleaner, and privacy cleaner that includes our unique feature: SafeDelete™. With SafeDelete™, accidental deletions are a worry of the past.Converber: [link]
Converber is a unit converter. It is a powerful software utility that will help make easy conversions between 1324 various units of measure in 38 categories. Converber converts everything from length and force to flow and temperatureCopyhandler: [link]
Copy Handler is a free software for Windows systems, which allows you to take full control over the file copy and move operations. Program is highly customizable and fully integrates with the operating system. In addition, Copy Handler offers many advanced options such as task queuing, filtering files according to specific criteria, pausing and resuming copying files operations, changing the copying parameters on the fly and in many cases also offers a significant acceleration of the entire copying files.
CoreTemp: [link]
Core Temp is a compact, no fuss, small footprint program to monitor CPU temperature.Piriform Defraggler: [link]
The first 64-bit defragger.
CPU-Z: [link]
CPU-Z is a freeware that gathers information on some of the main devices of your system.
doPDF: [link]
doPDF7.1 installs itself as a virtual PDF printer driver so after a successful installation will appear in your Printers and Faxes list. To convert to PDF, you just have to print the document to doPDF, the free pdf converter. Open a document (with Microsoft Word, WordPad, NotePad or any other software), choose Print and select doPDF. It will ask you where to save the PDF file and when finished, the PDF file will be automatically opened in your default PDF viewer. Screenshot below shows how easy it is to create a PDF file from Microsoft Word.DLL Export Viewer: [link]
This utility displays the list of all exported functions and their virtual memory addresses for the specified DLL files.EmEditor: [link]
EmEditor is a fast, lightweight, yet extendable, easy-to-use text editor for Windows.Eraser: [link]
Eraser is an advanced security tool for Windows which allows you to completely remove sensitive data from your hard drive by overwriting it several times with carefully selected patterns.Explorer++: [link]
Explorer++ is a free multi-tab file manager for Windows.
FAVC: [link]
FAVC is a GUI that enables you to easily make DVDs from video files. It takes one, or more, video files and produces a dvd folder ready to be burned to a dvd disc that should play in any regular dvd player. FAVC uses several pieces of free software to accomplish its task.FileLocater Lite: [link]
File locater tool.
Unofficial 64-bit build (warning: add-ons will not work with 64-bit version).
Flash Player: [link]
FreeFileSync: [link]
FreeFileSync is an Open-Source folder comparison and synchronization tool. It is optimized for highest performance and usability without restricted or overloaded UI interfaces.
FreeRapid Downloader: [link]
FreeRapid is my next application after Wordrider and Damaq. It's a simple Java downloader that supports downloading from Rapidshare and other file-sharing services. Simply copy and paste your links from a browser to this application. FreeRapid Downloader will handle the rest itself. No more clicking or uncomfortable waiting.GIMP: [link]
GIMP is the GNU Image Manipulation Program. It is a freely distributed piece of software for such tasks as photo retouching, image composition and image authoring. It works on many operating systems, in many languages
Halite: [link]
Halite (named after the mineral) is a C++ BitTorrent client based on the excellent libtorrent library from Rasterbar Software. The program also relies heavily on the Boost libraries.
Hash Tab: [link]
HashTab provides OS extensions to calculate file hashes. HashTab supports many hash algorithms such as MD5, SHA1, SHA2, RipeMD, HAVAL and Whirlpool. Hashtab is supported as a Windows shell extension and a Mac Finder plugin. HashTab provides an easy way to verify file integrity and authenticity.Hex Editor Neo: [link]
Hex Editor Neo is a binary files editing software utility for Windows. It's rich and handy set of features will help all software and hardware developers working with ASCII, hex, decimal, float, double and binary data.HWMonitor: [link]
HWMonitor is a hardware monitoring program that reads PC systems main health sensors : voltages, temperatures, fans speed.
IconViewer: [link]
IconViewer is a free Windows Explorer extension that lets you easily view, copy, and save icons contained within programs and libraries. Open a file's Properties box, select the "Icons" tab, and view the icons contained in the file.
ImageResizer: [link]
This is a clone of the Image Resizer Powertoy for Windows XP -- a PowerToy that allows you to right-click on one or more image files in Windows Explorer to resize them. This clone was created to extend support to non-XP and 64-bit versions of Windows (including Windows 7 & Vista)
Immunet Protect: [link]
Immunet Protect gathers strength daily as the Immunet Community grows and best of all its FREE. Already have AntiVirus? Even better, install Immunet Protect alongside your existing product, and it will make the Immunet community even stronger.InfraRecorder: [link]
InfraRecorder is a free CD/DVD burning solution for Microsoft Windows. It offers a wide range of powerful features; all through an easy to use application interface and Windows Explorer integration.
ISO Recorder: [link]
ISO Recorder is a tool (power toy) for Windows XP, 2003 and now Windows Vista, that allows (depending on the Windows version) to burn CD and DVD images (DVD support is only available on Windows Vista), copy disks, make images of the existing data CDs and DVDs and create ISO images from a content of a disk folder.Java: [link]
(for use with 64-bit IE)
K-Lite Codec Pack 64-bit: [link]
K-Lite Codec Pack 64-bit is a bundle of 64-bit DirectShow filters that can be used together with 64-bit players, such as Vista Media Center. This pack can co-exist without problems with the regular (32-bit) K-Lite Codec Pack.LockHunter: [link]
It is a free tool to delete files blocked by something you do not know. LockHunter is useful for fighting against malware, and other programs that are blocking files without a reason. Unlike other similar tools it deletes files into the recycle bin so you may restore them if deleted by mistake.
Macrium Reflect Free: [link]
The fastest disk imaging software is now available as a free edition.
Media Player Classic: [link]
Media Player Classic Home Cinema is an extremely light-weight media player for Windows. It looks just like Windows Media Player v6.4, but has many additional features. You can use the player as a Media Player Classic Home Theater.
Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer: [link]
Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer (MBSA) is an easy-to-use tool that helps small- and medium-sized businesses determine their security state in accordance with Microsoft security recommendations and offers specific remediation guidance. Improve your security management process by using MBSA to detect common security misconfigurations and missing security updates on your computer systems.
Microsoft Image Composite Editor: [link]
Microsoft Image Composite Editor is an advanced panoramic image stitcher. Given a set of overlapping photographs of a scene shot from a single camera location, the application creates a high-resolution panorama that seamlessly combines the original images. The stitched panorama can be shared with friends and viewed in 3D by uploading it to the Photosynth web site. Or the panorama can be saved in a wide variety of image formats, from common formats like JPEG and TIFF to the multiresolution tiled format used by Silverlight's Deep Zoom and by the HD View and HD View SL panorama viewers.
Microsoft Network Monitor: [link]
Network Monitor 3.4 is a protocol analyzer. It allows you to capture network traffic, view and analyze it.
Microsoft Security Essentials: [link]
Microsoft Security Essentials provides real-time protection for your home PC that guards against viruses, spyware, and other malicious software.
Microsoft Security Essentials is a free* download from Microsoft that is simple to install, easy to use, and always kept up to date so you can be assured your PC is protected by the latest technology. It's easy to tell if your PC is secure — when you're green, you're good. It's that simple.Microsoft SyncToy: [link]
SyncToy is a free application that synchronizes files and folders between locations. Typical uses include sharing files, such as photos, with other computers and creating backup copies of files and folders.
Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool: [link]
This tool checks your computer for infection by specific, prevalent malicious software (including Blaster, Sasser, and Mydoom) and helps to remove the infection if it is found. Microsoft will release an updated version of this tool on the second Tuesday of each month.
MyDefrag : [link]
MyDefrag is a disk defragmenter and optimizer (a maintenance utility to make your harddisk faster) for Windows 2000, 2003, XP, Vista, 2008, Win7, and for X64. It is freeware, no time limit, fully functional, no advertisements. Fast, low overhead, with many optimization strategies, can handle floppies, USB disks, memory sticks, and anything else that looks like a disk to Windows
NetLimiter 2 Monitor: [link]
NetLimiter is an ultimate internet traffic control and monitoring tool designed for Windows. You can use NetLimiter to set download/upload transfer rate limits for applications or even single connection and monitor their internet traffic.
Along with this unique feature, Netlimiter offers comprehensive set of internet statistical tools. It includes real-time traffic measurement and long-term per-application internet traffic statisticsNirSoft CurrPorts:[link]
CurrPorts is network monitoring software that displays the list of all currently opened TCP/IP and UDP ports on your local computer. For each port in the list, information about the process that opened the port is also displayed, including the process name, full path of the process, version information of the process (product name, file description, and so on), the time that the process was created, and the user that created it.Nirsoft File Types Manager: [link]
FileTypesMan is an alternative to the 'File Types' tab in the 'Folder Options' of Windows. It displays the list of all file extensions and types registered on your computer. For each file type, the following information is displayed: Type Name, Description, MIME Type, Perceived Type, Flags, Browser Flags, and more.Nirsoft ProduKey: [link]
ProduKey is a small utility that displays the ProductID and the CD-Key of Microsoft Office (Microsoft Office 2003, Microsoft Office 2007), Windows (Including Windows 7 and Windows Vista), Exchange Server, and SQL Server installed on your computer. You can view this information for your current running operating system, or for another operating system/computer - by using command-line options. This utility can be useful if you lost the product key of your Windows/Office, and you want to reinstall it on your computer.Nitro PDF Reader: [link]
Create PDF files, comment and review, save PDF forms, extract text and images, type text directly onto the page, and more.RegScanner: [link]
RegScanner is a small utility that allows you to scan the Registry, find the desired Registry values that match to the specified search criteria, and display them in one list. After finding the Registry values, you can easily jump to the right value in RegEdit, simply by double-clicking the desired Registry item. You can also export the found Registry values into a .reg file that can be used in RegEdit.Notepad 2: 3.1.21: [link] 4.0.22: [link]
Notepad replacement.
Paint.NET: [link]
Paint.NET is free image and photo editing software for computers that run Windows. It features an intuitive and innovative user interface with support for layers, unlimited undo, special effects, and a wide variety of useful and powerful tools. An active and growing online community provides friendly help, tutorials, and plugins.Paragon Backup & Recovery Free Edition: [link]
Take complete control of your PC's safety. Based on solid commercial backup and recovery software from Paragon, the new Backup & Recovery 10.2 Free Edition will give you a rich set of features that you can trust.
Smart people backup; Backup & Recovery is smart backup.PeerBlock: [link]
PeerBlock lets you control who your computer "talks to" on the Internet. By selecting appropriate lists of "known bad" computers, you can block communication with advertising or spyware oriented servers, computers monitoring your p2p activities, computers which have been "hacked", even entire countries! They can't get in to your computer, and your computer won't try to send them anything either.
PeaZip: [link]
Archive manager. create 7Z, ARC, BZ2, GZ, PAQ/ZPAQ, PEA, QUAD/BALZ, TAR, UPX, ZIP.
extract 123 archive types: ACE, ARJ, CAB, DMG, ISO, LHA, RAR, UDF and many more.PC Tools Firewall Plus: [link]
This a powerful free personal firewall for Windows® that protects your computer by preventing unauthorized users from gaining access to your computer through the Internet or a network. By monitoring applications that connect to the network Firewall Plus can stop Trojans, backdoors, keyloggers and other malware from damaging your computer and stealing your private information.PDF XChange: [link]
Those wishing to View/Modify or perform simple editing of PDF files on their Windows PC's now have a FREE alternative! The PDF-XChange Viewer is smaller, faster and more feature rich than any other FREE PDF Reader/Viewer/Editor available. This version also allows users to try the extended functionality offered by the PDF-XChange Viewer 'PRO' in evaluation mode - for free. No PDF reader or Viewer offers more features than PDF-XChange - or does so without compromising performance and qualityPREDATOR Free Edition: [link]
PREDATOR locks your PC when you are away, even if your Windows session is still opened.
It uses a regular USB flash drive as an access control device.ProcessHacker: [link]
Shows you the processes running on your computer.
Process Lasso: [link]
Process Lasso is a unique new technology that will improve your PC's responsiveness and stability. Windows, by design, allows programs to monopolize your CPU without restraint -- leading to freezes, hangs, and micro-lags. Process Lasso's ProBalance (Process Balance) technology intelligently adjusts the priorities of running programs so that badly behaved processes won't negatively impact the responsiveness of your PC.
Puran Defrag Free Edition: [link]
Note: Make sure you download the second option.
PuTTY: [link]
Remote console.
Q-Dir: [link]
Q-Dir makes your files and folder easy to manage.
Fast and easy access, with an amazing Quadro-View technique.Rainmeter: [link]
Rainmeter is a Windows customization application. Empower your desktop with an expandable library of useful tools – handy notes and application launchers, weather and feeds from the web, system status and more. Then, rearrange and modify them to suit your personal style. With Rainmeter, your desktop is finally yours.
Recuva : [link]
Accidentally deleted an important file? Lost something important when your computer crashed? No problem! Recuva recovers files deleted from your Windows computer, Recycle Bin, digital camera card, or MP3 player. And it's free!
RunAsDate: [link]
Note: Ignore any virus warnings on these applications as they're just False Positives.
RunAsDate is a small utility that allows you to run a program in the date and time that you specify. This utility doesn't change the current system date and time of your computer, but it only injects the date/time that you specify into the desired application.SEt's Avisynth: [link]
Shell Extensions are in-process COM objects which extends the abilities of Windows operating system. Most shell extensions are automatically installed by the operating system, but there are also many other applications that install additional shell extension components. For example: If you install WinZip on your computer, you'll see a special WinZip menu when you right-click on a Zip file. This menu is created by adding a shell extension to the system. The ShellExView utility displays the details of shell extensions installed on your computer, and allows you to easily disable and enable each shell extension.
ShellMenuView: [link]
ShellMenuView is a small utility that display the list of static menu items that appeared in the context menu when you right-click a file/folder on Windows Explorer, and allows you to easily disable unwanted menu items.
Shutdown Timer: [link]
Shutdown Timer is a utlity that will allow you to perform certain actions relating to shutting down the system. The user interface is easy to use and understand and you should be able to get to grips with it.Sophos Anti-Rootkit: [link]
Sophos Anti-Rootkit scans, detects and removes any rootkit that is hidden on your computer using advanced rootkit detection technology.
Rootkits can lie hidden on computers and remain undetected by anti-virus software. Although new rootkits can be prevented from infecting the system, if you had any rootkits before you installed your anti-virus, they may never be revealed.Spamihilator: [link]
Spamihilator works between your E-Mail client and the Internet and examines every incoming E-Mail. Useless spam mails (Junk) will be filtered out. This process runs completely in the background.Speccy: [link]
System Information program.SpecialFoldersView: [link]
Windows operating system have dozens of special folders that are used for storing application settings and files, storing Internet files, saving temporary files, storing shortcuts to other files, and so on.SuperAntiSpyware Free Edition: [link]
Note: Make sure any previous versions are uninstalling using control panel prior to installing this version. I reboot is required.
Detect and Remove Spyware, Adware and Remove Malware, Trojans, Dialers, Worms, KeyLoggers, HiJackers, Parasites, Rootkits, Rogue Security Products and many other types of threats.SVCD2DVD: [link]
Make DVDs from mpeg/divx/xvid/mkv/h.264 files.
System Protect: [link]
Have you ever experienced a virus attack that completely destroyed your computer system, or have you or another person using your computer deleted an important document by mistake? This won't happen again if you use System Protect.
System Protect is a free, easy-to-use computer protection software that helps keep your operating system stable and protected. Prevent deletion of important programs, files and folders caused by viruses, antivirus/antispyware programs, other users on your computer such as kids, or unintentional removal.T-Clock: [link]
TortoiseSVN: [link]
TortoiseSVN is a really easy to use Revision control / version control / source control software for Windows.
Thunderbird: [link]
Email program.
UltraDefrag: [link]
Unlocker: [link]
Helps release locked file for deletion or renaming.
UltraVNC: [link]
UltraVNC is a powerful, easy to use and free software that can display the screen of another computer (via internet or network) on your own screen. The program allows you to use your mouse and keyboard to control the other PC remotely. It means that you can work on a remote computer, as if you were sitting in front of it, right from your current location. If you provide computer support, you can quickly access your customer's computers from anywhere in the world and resolve helpdesk issues remotely! With addons like SingleClick your customers don't even have to pre-install software or execute complex procedures to get remote helpdesk support.Ventrilo: [link]
Voice communication with multiple people.
VirtualDub: [link]
VirtualDub is a video capture/processing utility for 32-bit and 64-bit Windows platforms (98/ME/NT4/2000/XP/Vista/7), licensed under the GNU General Public License (GPL). It lacks the editing power of a general-purpose editor such as Adobe Premiere, but is streamlined for fast linear operations over video. It has batch-processing capabilities for processing large numbers of files and can be extended with third-party video filters. VirtualDub is mainly geared toward processing AVI files, although it can read (not write) MPEG-1 and also handle sets of BMP images.
VistaSwitcher: [link]
VistaSwitcher is an elegant and powerful task management utility for Windows OS. Once installed, it replaces the default Windows Alt-Tab dialog with a nice box that shows a list of all running tasks with their names and preview snapshots and enables the user to take actions on them using the mouse and keyboard shortcuts. With just one click, you can switch to a task, minimize, maximize, restore the main window or close the process.
Volumouse: [link]
Volumouse provides you a quick and easy way to control the sound volume on your system - simply by rolling the wheel of your wheel mouse.Who Crashed: [link]
WhoCrashed shows the drivers which have been crashing your computer with a single click. In most cases it can pinpoint the offending drivers which have been causing misery on your computer system in the past. It does post-mortem crashdump analysis and presents all gathered information in a comprehensible way.WinBar: [link]
WinBar is a free and compact program that lets you monitor your system and provides easy access to frequently used controls. WinBar will run on Windows 2000 and newer operating systems and is available in 32 and 64 bit flavors.
Wireshark is the world's foremost network protocol analyzer, and is the de facto (and often de jure) standard across many industries and educational institutions.
Windows 7 Firewall Control: [link]
Protects your applications from undesirable network incoming and outgoing activity, controls applications internet access. Allows you to control personal information leakage via controlling application network traffic.
WirelessKeyView: [link]
x64 Components: [link]
64-bit codec pack.
X-mouse Button Control: [link]
X-Mouse Button Control is a windows application to remap your mouse buttons.
Yet Another Process Monitor: [link]
Yet Another (remote) Process Monitor (YAPM) is a powerful application that allows to view and manage your running tasks, processes, threads, modules...etc. and your services on a local or on a remote machine. YAPM offers lots of features to manipulate them, such as privilege management, memory management, a complete history of statistics, a dependency viewer... etc.
Zorro: [link]
Zorro is a utility to completely blank the screen except for a rectangular area selected by the user. This is especially useful for watching videos on your computer without being distracted by other programs.
Zune Sofware: [link]
I will categorize these when the list gets larger.
|My System Specs
|25 May 2009
There's Itunes x64 :P
Apple - iTunes - Download iTunes
And select 64bit :P
|My System Specs
|25 May 2009
No problems, ill add more when i find them :)
|My System Specs
|25 May 2009
Another one :P
Core Temp
Core Temp is a compact, no fuss, small footprint program to monitor CPU temperature.
Now Windows Vista and Windows 7 ready! (x86 and x64)
|My System Specs
|25 May 2009
Windows 7 32 bit
FAVC Has a native 64 bit version. It esp. rocks if you have a quad core machine!
|My System Specs
|26 May 2009
Some more:
Eraser - SourceForge.net: Eraser
EmEditor - EmEditor text editor - Unicode text editor for Windows
Hex Editor Neo - Freeware, Shareware System Utilities, Free Software for Windows
All native 64-bit applications.
|My System Specs
|27 May 2009
Windows 7 Ultimate RC x64
Would anyone know if there is a 64-bit mp3 player? I currently have WinAMP installed, however am looking for a pure / native 64-bit app.
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hi! is there any free C++ compiler (not the MS visual basic ones) that works perfectly well in Win7 Ultimate 64 bit?
Free vs. Fee: Free and Paid Antivirus Programs Compared
Free vs. Fee: Free and Paid Antivirus Programs Compared - PCWorld
NON free Native 64-bit program
This list is for native 64-bit applications. Not to be confused with 32-bit applications that run in a 64-bit OS. Only non free software is listed here. Adobe Photoshop Adobe Photoshop software is a digital picture editor that offers unrivaled power and editing freedom image editing software,...
FREE Screenshot Programs
I'm hoping someone could recommend a good screenshot program for me. It has to be free! :D TIA!
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On Kiva, it's clear that women play a full range of roles: mothers, sisters, entrepreneurs, community leaders, activists, the list goes on. We see women every day acting on behalf of their communities, becoming the driving force behind business, education and agriculture.
Today, we celebrate the Day of the Girl Child, presenting us all with the opportunity to help young women thrive and grow up to be successful at whatever path they choose. This international day of reflection is all about considering gender equality, and the ways we can act together to combat the discrimination and abuse that is too often suffered by girls. Across cultures and classes, these factors are a barrier standing between them and success. It's time to tear down these walls.
According to the United Nations, one in three girls worldwide experiences abuse in her lifetime. More than half of sexual assaults happen to girls under age 16. This year, the Day of the Girl Child is all about rallying the global community around education as a source of empowerment for young girls who would otherwise be overlooked.
With this in mind, Kiva lenders have a great advantage in the fight for women's rights and empowerment. You have the tools to make a difference. You could support Manar in Jordan, or Maha in Lebanon, who is looking to borrow funds to support her children's education, or Aida in Kyrgyzstan who is looking to pay for college. You, as a Kiva lender, have the power to improve the well-being of women and girls so that they can help themselves.
The U.N. has identified education as a major weapon against gender-based violence and discrimination. By lending to a woman to afford education, you are helping her develop the skills she needs to establish a stable life, escape bad conditions, make her own decisions, and make gender equality the norm wherever she lives.
So today, in addition to celebrating the inspiring girls and women in your life, don't forget to log in to Kiva and help a borrower realize her dreams. Like your family, Kiva borrowers want the chance to succeed and improve their lives. This is how change is made. One loan at a time. One girl at a time. And then maybe, one day, we'll wonder why we needed a holiday for this in the first place.
Have questions how you can do more to support women and girls on Kiva? Send them our way at email@example.com.


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|Of peaceful, civil streets I speak
But wait. Calm down. Breathe. Keep riding. Ignore it. Notch it up to just another oblivious, or clueless, or inattentive, or passive-aggressive, human behaving badly on his way home, too distracted to care about another human just riding his bike home from work after a long day, who just wanted to see his family, to get home and to take a break, like everyone else. It's cool, you're the better man, ride on peace dog, it's all good, right? You reacted like a champ, avoided catastrophe with a combination of skills, cat-like reflexes, and a dandy new helmet mirror that showed his encroaching headlights over the left shoulder like nobody's biz. Let it go. Joy to the world and so forth.
But wait, that's hardly satisfying. Go back and stomp the shit out of him and the car he drove in on. Dude did it into his OWN DRIVEWAY, pretty easy to find that jerk. Yeah, that's what you should...no, no, that's ill advised, and won't accomplish anything, and cannot turn out well. On the other hand, if you do nothing, he'll probably keep on doing it, right? Maybe next time he right hooks a kid, or you, in a closer call, at a higher speed, when good fortune and excellent defensive technique are not on everyone's side. Maybe next time it doesn't turn out half so well. So what then?
Imagine this: he slices me off the road like a kielbasa again. I follow in right behind him, then stop behind him in his parking place. As he gets out, he sees me writing down his license plate, vehicle color, make, model, time, date, place, and situation, while I'm dialing 911. About the time he approaches me, the operator says to me, "911, what's your emergency?" and I report my name, and that I was just run off the road by a driver who caused me to crash** my bicycle, and now I'm standing behind his vehicle. All stated in a calm, rational, objective voice, reporting the facts, responding respectively and in a level voice. Not snide, not know-it-all, not entitled, but firm and confident, assured. No, I don't know if I'm injured, right after an accident it's difficult to tell. Yes, I would appreciate that, thank you.
The 911 operator says whatever she says, and just about then the driver finally speaks to me, after he decides his play. No matter what he says, though, no matter what his mood, his voice, his approach or strategy, I speak to him exactly the same way I spoke to the 911 operator, all the while staying on the line, by the way. I speak to him exactly as I would wish to be spoken to: calmly, respectfully, evenly, rationally, civilly. You reap what you sow. "Yes, I'm just calling in this unfortunate event, reporting it to the proper authorities. Would you be so kind as to share your personal information with me? I would like to see your ID and your insurance information." I don't expect that many people would comply with that request in that situation, but that's part of the deal: to stay calm, rational, civil, respectful even, no matter what he does. The power of that fills me with confidence. And it's all on the 911 tape.
Rather than accusing the driver of anything, or responding in any aggressive or angry manner, I would stay civil, and say something like, "Yes, unfortunate event, I agree, perhaps you just didn't see me, really should keep an eye out, shouldn't we? But these things do happen."
If all this seems a bit improbable, I'll say this about the alternatives. The middle finger is an ineffectual and inflammatory gesture. Likewise, yelling curses at the rapidly retreating rear window of the vehicle of the offending driver has never accomplished anything positive or of lasting good. On the other hand, plenty of people have progressed from these initial pissed-off responses to road rage, actual fights, and worse, but no one, ever, has altered their driving habits in a positive manner one iota in response.
Quiet civility. Rational, respectful response. When I contemplate the dialogue above, I am filled with hope that it might turn out differently, that such an approach might actually have the potential to make a difference, sometimes. Please, sir, don't act the cad. Objective reporting of the events which occurred. I believe in the largely untapped power of civility and calm dialogue to enact positive change. Next time I'm treated like a kielbasa, I plan to act the civil human, and not the screaming savage. We'll see how it goes.
Last blog post for the year. Work, family, time off, all that. Happy holidays, and peaceful, civil, and joyful* riding to all.
Note: I composed most of this post before I noticed that Tucson Velo has a post up called "The importance of having a conversation" , a similar view, from a similar space, at a similar time.
*or grimly determined, facing into the biting cold wind, if that's your thing
**my actual experience did not involve a crash, for the record, but my 911 dialogue sounds better with one in there