#i learned that from gandine

[number-one-toku-robot-lover]

Things to know about men, I suppose.

[ana-actually]

 After a bad experience with Melville in high school (”Billy Budd”), I have been avoiding his work. Then this simplified adaptation en français came into my hands, so I decided to give it a go. Best case scenario, it inspires me to give Melville another shot. Worst case scenario, I’ll learn lots of French nautical vocabulary. Here’s what I’ve looked up so far:

Vocabulary words from French ‘Moby Dick’:

le séant:                         posterior (butt) 

ahuri:                              stunned

baragouiner:                  to speak a language brokenly

de bon gré:                     willingly

gambader:                      to gambol (to skip about playfully)

piètre:                             poor, pathetic

le charabia:                   gibberish

le varech:                       kelp

le pont:                          deck (of a ship)

apostropher:                 to shout out to someone

le gandin:                      dandy

touer:                            to tow (a boat)

une écoute:                  sheet (for a jib)

une bôme:                    boom (nautical)

faucher:                        to cut/flatten/steal

écarquillé:                    wide-open

amarrer:                        to moor/tie down

un cabillot:                    belaying pin

une goélette:                schooner

appareiller:                   to cast off (weigh anchor)

intraitable:                    inflexible

la lisse:                         handrail

la trêve:                        break/rest

la houle:                       swell (of a wave)

un filin:                         rope

un toron:                      a strand (of strings)

un dadais:                    oaf

le blanc-bec:               greenhorn (a noob)

choir:                            to drop/fall 

par-dessus bord:        overboard

en un tournemain:      in a flash

un ban:                        a round of applause

[socially-awkward-chocobo]

20 for the triforce crew?

I don't know if you mean the present Triforce Crew or the past Triforce Crew (which, on me. I should have told people to specify) so I'll do both.

20. What do they like that nobody else does?

Idk how to do stuff that literally nobody else would like (outside of food crimes that even Link/Lyn won't touch) so I'll probably have to do stuff that nobody else in either versions of the group remotely like (or at least nobody else likes to do). This was a hard one so I hope that's okay.

Ghirahim (who never died in between story plots) - Collecting gaudy jewelry. He will find the most tasteless, clashy, bright jewelry and buy it. It's a hobby he has fun with and even commissions some when he has ideas for it. Half the Gerudo think it's some sort of gag thing, others joke that he wants to be prepared to win every horrible fashion contest that could randomly pop up. In reality, he was bored over the 5,000 years and needed something to do.

5,000 Years Ago

Link - This one does some botw level shenanigans when he can and decides to do crazy stunts. You say somebody can't beat an entire camp of monsters with just that Sheikah time-slow technique and a bunch of arrows? He's doing it. You think you can't trick a Lynel into charging off of a cliff into the water below? Think again. If you can think of a crazy stunt, he's most likely done it and earned Vaati's nickname of "Dumb-ss reckless moron."

Shadow - Raw acorns. You heard me right, raw acorns. Those things that I think could poison you or something. He will eat them raw and whole like some snake who eats raw acorns.

Zelda - Joking around in Hylia's presence. This may seem weird, but it's because Hylia's a goddess and very intimidating person so cracking jokes around her seems like suicide - especially to people who are in the know. But Zelda likes to do it because she finds throwing Hylia for a loop whenever she can really fun. This is also pre-war.

Vaati - Tea that is 50% honey, 20% sugar, 20% sweetened milk, and 10% actual tea. Everyone who saw Link try it and almost puke won't even go near it because if the bottomless pit won't touch it, why is Vaati drinking it every day??? It's an abomination.

Ganon - Somehow, despite not being either of the researchers, he's that person that will stop whenever he sees an unidentifiable plant, draw it in a notebook, and then write down everything he can infer about it. He'll later go to a library and look it up. It's because he's always been fascinated with the vast array of plants outside the desert.

Midna - A mixture of some dishes poisonous to Hylians and basic Hylian dishes. Not only do the food tastes clash badly to anybody else - it's poisonous to most of the people in the group and Link doesn't have Lyn's poison "immunity."

Zant - Finding ways to subtly prank the Sheikah whenever he visits Hyrule Castle with Midna. Midna is always occupied during meetings and is also 90% of his impulse control, so you can imagine that he gets creative in his boredom. The others don't really understand why he would do that - it's an "Are you trying to raise suspicion?" type thing - but they gave up on trying to understand Zant a while ago.

Present Crew

Lyn - Putting unidentifiable plants in her mouth to see if they taste good. She has a d-mn near perfect poison immunity - which means she can only be poisoned by malice - so she can eat anything without fear of poison. She will mostly do this with plants though, and, when she was younger, frogs.

Ebony - Tricking other people (mainly Lyn) into doing their physically straining chores or tasks. They just like seeing if they can do it and managed to trick their sister into doing it for 4 years once. Don't worry, Lyn got her petty, petty revenge for that one.

Zael - Turning tiny things someone wouldn't consider overly dangerous into weapons. She will take her sword, and change it's shape into pens, pencils, bobby pins, ribbons, and then use creativity and a bit more magic to make them utterly dangerous. Her mother encouraged it and considered it an exercise in creativity. It's also one of the many reasons her father (Rhoam) is scared of her.

Vaz - Some things got lost in translation between reincarnations, but the base of that abomination is now coffee and some percentages which got jumbled: 50% honey, 40% sugar, 5% sweetened milk, and 5% coffee. And then after that he dumps, like, 5 fluid ounces (which is five pumps) of espresso in there. Lyn learned from last time and politely refused Vaz's offer of letting her try it. Which is for the best because that drink is even more horrifying than the tea.

Ahdvant - He likes to flip people's expectations and do the opposite. Ahdvant likes to act very silly and crazy, and he does it so often people think he has no sanity. But that's really just him acting however he wants, and if it comes of as crazy then it comes off as crazy. When he's absolutely furious, instead of losing the "few" marbles he has he instead acts "sane" and destroys you in a very efficient and brutal manner.

Midiya - Wearing socks. This queen can float and therefore goes barefoot everywhere. In fact, aside from her anklet, she hates having anything on her feet.

Gandin - He will willingly turn off his light charm in the Twilight Realm (light charms allow you to keep your physical form in the Twilight Realm) so he can run around as a boar and have fun. Of course, he'll do it on an empty island as to not freak anybody out because he's 10ft tall.

[dandelionwineshop]

DANDELION WINE HAS A BIG FAT CRUSH ON DIVISION WINE MAKING COMPANY So much so that we collaborated this summer on our very first rosé together; Rolling Summer was such a hit, that there will of course be Rolling Summer Vol 2 released in the spring of 2018. And later this year, we'll be getting their "Nouveau Nouveau"; a young juicy Gamay to guzzle down pre and post our holiday feasts. In the meantime, it's time to drink Division's flagship reds, and tonight we'll be cracking 2 of our favorites...

Division Winemaking Company is Kate Norris and Thomas Monroe. Both named to Wine Enthusiast’s 40 Under 40 tastemakers list in 2016 along with dozens of other accolades over the years... but mostly, Kate and Tom are awesomely fun people who make great wine.

"Norris and Monroe arrived in Oregon in early 2010 with youthful energy and armed with the wealth of experience and knowledge that they learned in France. Not being taught the more traditional New World winemaking methodologies most commonly seen on the West Coast, provided the opportunity to start their own winery uninfluenced by the New World norms. The wine company has become an ambassador for the new generation of Oregon and Portland produced wines, and serves as a guide to the hottest upcoming varietals and wines such as Gamay Noir, Chenin Blanc, and old world style rosés. Determined to make approachable and balanced wines though minimal manipulation, they have a passion to work with sustainably farmed terroir expressive vineyards, many of which are organic and/or Biodynamic®, celebrating the varietals they as winemakers love to drink. Now in their sixth vintage release, Norris and Monroe represent a new generation of winemakers that are looking beyond the status quo to create unique styles of wine, with a purpose, a story and without traditional barriers." --WineBusiness.com

We're not the only ones who love Division the way we do... our MFW Wine Company rep, Sophie Barret (pictured above squashing grapes for Tom and Kate last month) is leaving NYC to work full-time for Division Winemaking Co... "I'll be cleaning tanks, holding hoses, reading brix, and being brand ambassador nationally so that Tom and Kate can expand production, and continue to populate our shelves with righteous Oregon juice", says Sophie. But before she goes, she's coming to Dandelion to pour wine for us from 6-8Pm tonight... how lucky are we??? Come taste!!!

2015 Willamette Valley Pinot Noir "Un" - This wine is made with whole cluster fermentation and expresses itself as fresh, with great texture, and balanced, with minerality and dense fruit (red berries). There's also some savory-ness of mushrooms and herbs. I hate to say it, but maybe it's the perfect Thanksgiving Wine.

2016 Mae's Vineyard Applegate Valley Cabernet Franc "Granit" - Always a favorite, and not always available. We just got ours delivered today! I haven't had the pleasure of tasting this release yet, but I'm looking forward to doing just that with all of you... in the past, we've noticed a heavy Loire influence on this wine; dark fruit and earthy minerals. Once, at a dinner, we were blinded on this wine and everyone thought Chinon, except one of Division's biggest fans, Kirk Sutherland (now wine director at Marlow & Sons) who nailed it by calling it for what it was; Division's Cabernet Franc "Granit". Can't wait to taste the 2016tonight!

AND...

We're sneaking in a beautiful Chardonnay from the Burgundy Appellation of Viré-Clessé from Domaine des Gandines. The Viré-Clessé 2015 Terroir de Clessé is certified organic and is very concentrated and balanced, with mineral freshness and some not-so-subtle notes of hazelnut, apricot and citrus. Pair this powerful white with full-flavored dishes, it will certainly hold up.

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Kefalonia massacre: Revisiting a Nazi war crime in Greece | Europe| News and current affairs from around the continent | DW

The Greek island of Kefalonia in the Ionian Sea is considered a vacation paradise by many, including Germans. Dream beaches and turquoise water attract tens of thousands of tourists each year. The architecture is a reminder that Kefalonia belonged to Venice from the 13th to the late 18th century. To this day, the island is a mix of Italian and Greek influences. But the island’s two cultures are also connected by trauma. 

Far away from the holiday beaches, on a hill in the capital, Argostoli, is a memorial to one of the bloodiest episodes in the island’s history. In 1943, following the breakup between Hitler’s Germany and Mussolini’s fascist Italy, allied Axis powers in WWII, the German Wehrmacht massacred about 5,200 soldiers from the Italian “Acqui” division. The Kefalonia massacre is considered one of the Wehrmacht’s greatest war crimes in southern Europe. 

Read more: Greece tallies up the WWII reparations bill

Clotilde Perrotta is the president of Mediterraneo, a Greek-Italian cultural association in Kefalonia. “At first we were mainly interested in exhibitions and concerts,” says the Italian, who is from the island. The association consciously wanted to cultivate Cephalonia’s bicultural identity. But then it began to focus on history, in particular on the massacre of September 1943. “Since then, we have set up a small museum,” Perrotta reports. “And in 2003 we even had a conference with guests and scientists from Greece, Italy and Germany.”

Nazi troops carried out a brutal occupation on the Greek mainland as well as on the island of Kefalonia. Above, Wehrmacht troops prepare to invade Crete.

Resistance to Mussolini

After the occupation of Greece in 1941, first by fascist Italy and later by the German Wehrmacht, Kefalonia and the other Ionian islands came under Italian military administration. When the news spread on September 8, 1943, that Italy had surrendered to the Allies, the alliance between Hitler and Mussolini fractured. German troops, some of which were already stationed in Kefalonia, were sent reinforcements and began to take control of the island. Italian commander Antonio Gandin, an ardent admirer of Adolf Hitler, saw in this an opportunity not to capitulate but to join the German troops.

Read more: German-speaking Italy and the legacy of fascism

Gandin let his troops vote on the idea. However, the result was a decision to fight against the Germans. This led to heavy battles with the Wehrmacht. A total of 1,300 Italian soldiers were killed, in comparison to only some 40 German soldiers. Starting September 21, the Wehrmacht began shooting Italians who had already surrendered — without trials and without mercy. By September 24, about 5,200 Italian army soldiers had been executed in this way. 

Italy’s fascist leader, Benito Mussolini (L), was an ally of Hitler during WWII until the Mediterranean nation capitulated to the Allies in 1943

For Kefalonia’s Greek inhabitants, daily wartime life on their island changed after Italy’s capitulation and the resulting massacre. The years of Italian occupation had been relatively peaceful. The suffering of people on the Greek mainland, who were starved or slaughtered by the Wehrmacht in the hundreds of thousands, was not well known here. This changed with the German invasion.

“When people saw how cold-bloodedly the Germans slaughtered Italian soldiers, they were horrified,” Perrotta explains. Enemies became allies as Greeks hid Italians to save them from death. Even today, the relationship between Greece and Italy is much less complicated than the relationship between Greece and Germany.

Read more: DW choir sings for Greek-German reconciliation

Censored for German tourists

German translator Doris Wille has lived in Kefalonia for almost 30 years. For many years, the massacre has accompanied her in her work and in her contact with people, though she learned about it by chance: “I had been living here for a few years before I heard about the massacre for the first time by chance at the end of the 1990s. I translated a travel guide about the island and saw that the Italian version contained a chapter about the massacre that was simply missing in the German version. When I asked the (Greek) author about it, she said that you couldn’t expect German tourists to be able to deal with it. That’s why she left it out.”

Kefalonia is a holiday destination for many Germans, but for a long time the massacre was not part of the tourist literature

A lot has changed since then. In particular, the film Captain Corelli’s Mandolin, which deals with the period of occupation and the massacre, made the years of occupation known to a wider audience. There were many old people among the extras who had experienced this period personally, some of whom had been part of the resistance.

Time welded Greeks and Italians together, Willie says, describing the friendships that developed, some of which continue to this day. “I know a contemporary witness who is still visited by the children of a survivor,” reports Wille.

But, Wille believes, one thing is neglected when focusing on the massacre: “What is often forgotten about when it comes to the horrific magnitude of this war crime is that there was also a lot of suffering among the Greek population. In the twelve months of German occupation that followed the massacre, villages were torched and people executed.” In recent years, there has been an increase in publications on the subject, Wille emphasizes. But Germany still has a lot of catching up to do in terms of understanding the years of occupation in Greece.

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