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ysabetwordsmithThis poem came out of the March 6, 2019 Poetry Fishbowl. It was inspired by a prompt from redsixwing. It also fills the "dark alley" square in my 2-28-19 Words and Phrases card for the Meet Ugly Bingo fest. This poem has been sponsored by Anthony and Shirley Barrette. It belongs to the Officer Pink thread of the Polychrome Heroics series.
"The Line of Righteousness and Justice"
[Saturday, March 7, 2015]
Ansel rapped softly on
the door post of the gazebo.
"Hey, Turq, how are you doing?"
"Okay, I guess," Turq said,
setting aside his patchwork.
"What do you need?"
"I've been thinking about
how you have issues with
police," Ansel said. "I'd
like to help you with those.
It's part of my job to promote
positive relations between
police and community."
One corner of Turq's mouth
quirked up, then down. "I don't
know if that's really ... fixable,"
he said. "I'm pretty messed up."
"What happened to you was
horrible and would hurt anyone,"
Ansel said. "Are you open to trying,
or is now a bad time for this?"
"After what happened with Justin
this week, I guess I better," Turq said.
"I know he still feels bad about it,
even after we talked it out."
"I have an idea," Ansel said.
"It's the uniform that bothers you,
right? You don't seem to stiffen up
as much when I'm off duty as you
do when I'm actually in uniform."
"That's part of it," Turq said.
"Another is how close the cop is,
and then how they treat me." He
shook his head. "I didn't even see
Justin before he touched me."
"Does watching a television show
feel like a safe way to practice
for you?" Ansel asked.
Turq thought about it,
then nodded. "Yeah, that's
a good idea. A picture of police
can't hurt me, even if makes me
feel a little anxious. I think I
could handle that much."
"Okay, great, then we're onto
something here," Ansel said.
"Have you seen the show
Cradle of Liberty before?"
Turq scrunched his face,
thinking. "Maybe?" he said.
"It was a long time ago, though.
I might have seen an episode or two.
Is this the one that crosses over with
some other show in the same city?"
"Yes, it is!" Ansel said. "They're set
in the same time and place, and they
show the darker and lighter sides of
historic Philadelphia. Cradle of Liberty is
gritty but has a note of hope. The other
is Brotherly Love, a soap opera."
"So you want me to sit through
an episode of this show with you?"
Turq said. "I could do that."
"Ah, it's more than that,"
Ansel said. "Have you heard
of counterconditioning?"
Turq nodded. "Yeah,
Alma told me about it."
Ansel knew her; she was
the community counselor
in Bluehill, and good at it.
"Well, what I want to do is
watch the show together, and
give you something nice whenever
a uniformed cop comes on screen,"
Ansel said. "What's something that
you love but hardly ever get?"
Turq thought for a long minute,
then smiled. "Chinese popcorn mix,"
he said. "Mingxia used to make it
for movie nights. It tastes great, but
it's a lot more work than plain popcorn."
"I don't mind the work," Ansel said.
"It's hours before supper, so we won't
ruin our appetites. Come on up, and
you can tell me how to make it."
"Okay," Turq said, and followed
Ansel up the cabin stairs.
A quick message
to Mingxia got them
the family recipe for
Chinese popcorn mix.
Ansel popped the corn
while Turq measured out
the mix-ins, the flavorings,
and the other ingredients.
Turq sampled it. "Oh yeah,
that's just like I remember it."
Ansel put a handful in his mouth.
"Huh. That's really ... different."
"You don't like it?" Turq said.
"I tend to prefer sweeter flavors
on popcorn, if I'm not eating it
plain or just with butter," Ansel said.
"It's okay, though. This recipe has
a certain charm of its own."
They took the big bowl into
the living room, along with
smaller bowls for each of them
and a quarter-cup measure.
"This episode is called 'The Line
of Righteousness and Justice' and
it happens early in the first season,"
Ansel said. "I think that it really
matches our goals today."
"Go for it," Turq said, and
Ansel turned on the viewscreen.
As with many easterns, the show
began with a flurry of period prints
and photographs interspersed
with the opening credits.
Philadelphia in January of 1887
was a dark, gritty place despite
the snow cover. The smoke from
coal and wood fires turned it black.
Slums clustered around the factories,
crammed with German immigrants,
Irish Catholics, and freed blacks.
"What a dump," Turq muttered.
"It looks that way, doesn't it?"
Ansel said. "Just keep watching,
though, and see how the characters
try to make their world a better place."
In a dark alley, desperate workers
ganged up on their foreman,
beating him down as they
chanted union slogans.
A shrill whistle heralded
the arrival of Tom Doughty,
whose uniform made Turq tense.
Ansel calmly reached over and
deposited the first quarter-cup of
Chinese popcorn mix in Turq's bowl.
Turq scooped up a mouthful and watched
as Officer Doughty shouted for help and
organized citizens to carry the victim away.
The camera followed Otto Bieber to
the minister's house for medical care,
only to start a vehement argument over
whether the Irish Catholic minister had
any obligation to help a German Protestant.
Fascinated, Turq leaned forward in his seat.
Then the action cut to the police department,
where Officer Doughty had taken the culprits.
Turq jerked back, and Ansel dispensed
another scoop of the popcorn mix.
So the two of them went through
the show and the snack bowl,
as the arrests, the accusations
and the trial slowly unfolded.
At the end, when Officer Doughty
walked the ringleader Lorcán O'Connor
to the truck that would take him to prison,
Turq simply tilted the bowl so that
Ansel could refill it for him.
"It was Otto started it all,"
Lorcán protested. "I can't
believe y'r takin' his side.
Y'r a workin' man yourself!"
"I get paid to keep the peace, and
not to take sides," Officer Doughty said.
"Think about how bad the bosses are,"
Lorcán said. "I don't blame me lads
for gettin' some of their own back.
Surely you can't blame us
for solvin' a problem?"
Officer Doughty glared.
"This is America," he said.
"We do not solve our problems
by beating up people in a dark alley."
As the credits rolled, Turq tipped
the bowl to pour the last crumbs
of popcorn mix into his mouth.
"What do you think?" Ansel said.
"That was fantastic," Turq said,
grinning. "I want to watch more."
"Well, you've got four whole seasons
to catch up on, and season five has
just started," Ansel said. "I recommend
watching Brotherly Love at the same time,
though, because of the crossovers."
"We could maybe ... make it a habit?"
Turq said. "And vary the snacks?"
"That's a plan," Ansel said, and
collected the bowls to wash.
As he stacked them in the sink,
he realized that much of his own job
just came down to helping people
find their way to the right side of
the line of righteousness and justice.
* * *
Notes:
Alma Cuddy -- She has fair skin, brown eyes, and long straight brown hair. She works as a community counselor, usually in the Bluehill Community Center, but she also travels around town to reach people in other locations. Alma enjoys the great outdoors and often meets clients outside.
Qualities: Master (+6) Lovingkindness, Expert (+4) Accommodating, Expert (+4) Interpersonal Intelligence, Good (+2) Community Counselor, Good (+2) Endurance, Good (+2) Outdoor Skills
Poor (-2) Alcohol Intolerance
* * *
Quakerism values Jesus’ reported summation of the Law of Moses, “You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength and with all your mind, and your neighbor as yourself.” In 1661, more than five years before he allegedly told William Penn to “carry your sword as long as you can” and only nine years after his personal search had become a movement, Fox wrote an essay entitled, “The Line of Righteousness and Justice Stretched Forth Over All Merchants and Others.” The theme throughout, based on Jesus’ dicta, was to treat each person justly. In this essay Fox stated an oft echoed theme, “Do rightly, justly, truly, holily, equally, to all people in all things.” The first century of the Religious Society of Friends’ existence, in both England and the Americas, saw hundreds of early Quakers beaten, imprisoned and, in some cases executed for their beliefs. The long-standing commitment to social justice has not waned. The pursuit of social justice is a requirement in and out of season; during true peace or when violence is as far away as Afghanistan or as near as our next door neighbor’s bedroom.
-- "The Social Justice Testimony"
The incident between Justin and Turq takes place in "From This Intolerable Overload of Feeling."
Counterconditioning is a treatment for fear and other difficult emotions that breaks the negative associations by overwriting them with positive ones. It uses a low-stress approach. More often, however, therapists use exposure-based therapies which can make problems worse and therefore have high dropout rates.
Asian Sesame Soy Sauce Popcorn
Makes 12 cups
A snack mix that might just rival your favorite take-out dish.
INGREDIENTS
12 cups popped JOLLY TIME® Butter or Crispy 'n White® Microwave Pop Corn
1 cup sesame sticks
1 cup cashews
3 tbsp butter or margarine
1 tsp soy sauce
1 tsp honey
1 tsp grated orange rind
1/2 tsp Chinese 5-spice powder
DIRECTIONS
Place popped popcorn, sesame sticks and cashews in large bowl. Melt butter in small pan; add soy sauce, honey, orange rind and 5-spice powder. Drizzle over popcorn and toss lightly. Note: If you cannot find a Chinese 5-spice powder, you may substitute 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger and a dash of red pepper.
Popcorn is a nutritious whole-grain food. Serving size is 3 cups. Peanut oil is good for popping and also popular in Chinese cuisine.
Chinese five-spice powder can be bought or made at home.
Cradle of Liberty is a crime drama about the challenging growth of Philadelphia as one of the first cities to reach one million citizens. It covers such difficulties as wastefulness, crime, slums, nativism, classism, profiteering, divorce, and Prohibition. Many of the main characters are Friends (Quakers) and the show illustrates their influence in the penal system. Cradle of Liberty takes place in the same time/place as Brotherly Love, and the two shows feature regular crossovers. In essence, one portrays the lighter side of Philadelphia and the other portrays the darker side. They launched in 2010 and are currently running.
Brotherly Love is a soap opera about the promising growth of Philadelphia as one of the first cities to reach one million citizens. It explores such iconic developments as skyscrapers, commuting, department stores, immigration from southern Europe, church revivals, public education, the press, competing moral systems, family dynamics, fine arts, and entertainment. Many of the main characters are Friends (Quakers) and the show illustrates their influence on how the city develops. Brotherly Love takes place in the same time/place as Cradle of Liberty, and the two shows feature regular crossovers. In essence, one portrays the lighter side of Philadelphia and the other portrays the darker side. They launched in 2010 and are currently running.
During the 1800s, there were many German and Irish Catholic immigrants to Philadelphia, along with freed blacks. These groups struggled to deal with a society that often looked down on them.
Philadelphia Population
1880 -- 847,170 -- +25.7%
1890 -- 1,046,964 -- +23.6%
The population grew about 19,979 per year between 1880-1890. So the population was probably just over 1,000,000 in 1888 and first reached that threshold some time during 1887.
The two series Cradle of Liberty and Brotherly Love begin in January of 1887 and progress through one year of story time in each season. They launch in 2010 and are still running in 2014. So it's Philadelphia of 1887 in Season 1 (22 episodes), 1888 in Season 2 (24 episodes), 1889 in Season 3, 1890 in Season 4 (26 episodes), and 1891 in Season 5 (28 episodes) which recently started. As with many easterns, they begin with a flurry of period prints and photographs interspersed with the opening credits. Season 1 (1887) of Cradle of Liberty addresses the challenges of crowding in a city now over one million citizens. Season 3 (1889) concerns the establishment of the Philadelphia Police Mounted Patrol Unit.
In T-America, the standard television season currently lasts from September through May. In theory, one episode per week for nine months would add up to 36 episodes. However, most shows don't produce that many episodes, starting later, ending earlier, and/or taking a break around the holidays. They range from 20-30 episodes with an average of 24. A new series typically launches with 20-22 episodes in its first season. This gives a show time to find its legs and its audience, although abysmal ratings may still get it canceled and replaced with something else. It also avoids the problem of shooting only half the season and then having to scramble to finish it. If a show proves popular, it often expands to 24-26. The most popular shows tend to run 30, and a rare few go longer. This system rewards viewers for watching the show by giving them more of it. A summer series or midseason replacement usually runs 10-13 episodes. Indie productions, webserials, and other alternative venues favor the 10-13 size, rarely shorter, sometimes longer.
Jan 5
...1887...
Only 5 Jan daily snowfall records for PHL remain from the 1800s. They are: 4.6" on the 5th, 1887; 9.2" on the 6th, 1893; 4.5" on the 10th, 1898; 5.0" on the 12th, 1893; and 5.0" on the 15th, 1892. (PHL)
Despite its enlightened roots, local-Philadelphia has a reputation for being filthy. In winter, smoke from coal and wood fires could turn the snow black. The Civil War raised awareness of the appalling conditions which soldiers endured, inspiring the rise of sanitary fairs to provide them with food, clothing, bandages, and other necessities. In Terramagne-Philadelphia, efforts after the war switched to the support of veterans and needy civilians, along with cleanliness programs to promote public health. The first law regulating smoke was passed in 1904 in L-America, but 1890 in T-America. Environmental regulation progressed faster there.
The police department in Philadelphia dates from 1854.
In the T-American television show Cradle of Liberty, Tom Doughty is a policeman who walks the beat in a Philadelphia slum. Tough but honest, he tangles with both lawbreakers and dirty cops.
In Cradle of Liberty, Otto Bieber is a foreman at a brick factory in Harrowgate, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. At first sympathizing entirely with the factory owners, he later comes to see the workers' perspective as well, and begins to agitate for better working conditions as necessary to a civilized society.
Harrowgate is one of Philadelphia's industrial neighborhoods. It developed around brickmaking.
In early Pennsylvania, trained doctors were in short supply. Among the other people who handled medical care were ministers.
In Cradle of Liberty, Lorcán O'Connor is a brickmaker in Harrowgate, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He leads a gang of workers to beat up their foreman Otto Bieber, but gets arrested and put in prison.
Hiberno-English is the Irish dialect of English.
Irish speakers begin sentences with "it is" or "it was," as in "It was Sam had the best wife."
Lads - Guys
-- Mythic Scribes
redsixwing. It also fills the "dark alley" square in my 2-28-19 Words and Phrases card for the Meet Ugly Bingo fest. This poem has been sponsored by Anthony and Shirley Barrette. It belongs to the Officer Pink thread of the Polychrome Heroics series."The Line of Righteousness and Justice"
[Saturday, March 7, 2015]
Ansel rapped softly on
the door post of the gazebo.
"Hey, Turq, how are you doing?"
"Okay, I guess," Turq said,
setting aside his patchwork.
"What do you need?"
"I've been thinking about
how you have issues with
police," Ansel said. "I'd
like to help you with those.
It's part of my job to promote
positive relations between
police and community."
One corner of Turq's mouth
quirked up, then down. "I don't
know if that's really ... fixable,"
he said. "I'm pretty messed up."
"What happened to you was
horrible and would hurt anyone,"
Ansel said. "Are you open to trying,
or is now a bad time for this?"
"After what happened with Justin
this week, I guess I better," Turq said.
"I know he still feels bad about it,
even after we talked it out."
"I have an idea," Ansel said.
"It's the uniform that bothers you,
right? You don't seem to stiffen up
as much when I'm off duty as you
do when I'm actually in uniform."
"That's part of it," Turq said.
"Another is how close the cop is,
and then how they treat me." He
shook his head. "I didn't even see
Justin before he touched me."
"Does watching a television show
feel like a safe way to practice
for you?" Ansel asked.
Turq thought about it,
then nodded. "Yeah, that's
a good idea. A picture of police
can't hurt me, even if makes me
feel a little anxious. I think I
could handle that much."
"Okay, great, then we're onto
something here," Ansel said.
"Have you seen the show
Cradle of Liberty before?"
Turq scrunched his face,
thinking. "Maybe?" he said.
"It was a long time ago, though.
I might have seen an episode or two.
Is this the one that crosses over with
some other show in the same city?"
"Yes, it is!" Ansel said. "They're set
in the same time and place, and they
show the darker and lighter sides of
historic Philadelphia. Cradle of Liberty is
gritty but has a note of hope. The other
is Brotherly Love, a soap opera."
"So you want me to sit through
an episode of this show with you?"
Turq said. "I could do that."
"Ah, it's more than that,"
Ansel said. "Have you heard
of counterconditioning?"
Turq nodded. "Yeah,
Alma told me about it."
Ansel knew her; she was
the community counselor
in Bluehill, and good at it.
"Well, what I want to do is
watch the show together, and
give you something nice whenever
a uniformed cop comes on screen,"
Ansel said. "What's something that
you love but hardly ever get?"
Turq thought for a long minute,
then smiled. "Chinese popcorn mix,"
he said. "Mingxia used to make it
for movie nights. It tastes great, but
it's a lot more work than plain popcorn."
"I don't mind the work," Ansel said.
"It's hours before supper, so we won't
ruin our appetites. Come on up, and
you can tell me how to make it."
"Okay," Turq said, and followed
Ansel up the cabin stairs.
A quick message
to Mingxia got them
the family recipe for
Chinese popcorn mix.
Ansel popped the corn
while Turq measured out
the mix-ins, the flavorings,
and the other ingredients.
Turq sampled it. "Oh yeah,
that's just like I remember it."
Ansel put a handful in his mouth.
"Huh. That's really ... different."
"You don't like it?" Turq said.
"I tend to prefer sweeter flavors
on popcorn, if I'm not eating it
plain or just with butter," Ansel said.
"It's okay, though. This recipe has
a certain charm of its own."
They took the big bowl into
the living room, along with
smaller bowls for each of them
and a quarter-cup measure.
"This episode is called 'The Line
of Righteousness and Justice' and
it happens early in the first season,"
Ansel said. "I think that it really
matches our goals today."
"Go for it," Turq said, and
Ansel turned on the viewscreen.
As with many easterns, the show
began with a flurry of period prints
and photographs interspersed
with the opening credits.
Philadelphia in January of 1887
was a dark, gritty place despite
the snow cover. The smoke from
coal and wood fires turned it black.
Slums clustered around the factories,
crammed with German immigrants,
Irish Catholics, and freed blacks.
"What a dump," Turq muttered.
"It looks that way, doesn't it?"
Ansel said. "Just keep watching,
though, and see how the characters
try to make their world a better place."
In a dark alley, desperate workers
ganged up on their foreman,
beating him down as they
chanted union slogans.
A shrill whistle heralded
the arrival of Tom Doughty,
whose uniform made Turq tense.
Ansel calmly reached over and
deposited the first quarter-cup of
Chinese popcorn mix in Turq's bowl.
Turq scooped up a mouthful and watched
as Officer Doughty shouted for help and
organized citizens to carry the victim away.
The camera followed Otto Bieber to
the minister's house for medical care,
only to start a vehement argument over
whether the Irish Catholic minister had
any obligation to help a German Protestant.
Fascinated, Turq leaned forward in his seat.
Then the action cut to the police department,
where Officer Doughty had taken the culprits.
Turq jerked back, and Ansel dispensed
another scoop of the popcorn mix.
So the two of them went through
the show and the snack bowl,
as the arrests, the accusations
and the trial slowly unfolded.
At the end, when Officer Doughty
walked the ringleader Lorcán O'Connor
to the truck that would take him to prison,
Turq simply tilted the bowl so that
Ansel could refill it for him.
"It was Otto started it all,"
Lorcán protested. "I can't
believe y'r takin' his side.
Y'r a workin' man yourself!"
"I get paid to keep the peace, and
not to take sides," Officer Doughty said.
"Think about how bad the bosses are,"
Lorcán said. "I don't blame me lads
for gettin' some of their own back.
Surely you can't blame us
for solvin' a problem?"
Officer Doughty glared.
"This is America," he said.
"We do not solve our problems
by beating up people in a dark alley."
As the credits rolled, Turq tipped
the bowl to pour the last crumbs
of popcorn mix into his mouth.
"What do you think?" Ansel said.
"That was fantastic," Turq said,
grinning. "I want to watch more."
"Well, you've got four whole seasons
to catch up on, and season five has
just started," Ansel said. "I recommend
watching Brotherly Love at the same time,
though, because of the crossovers."
"We could maybe ... make it a habit?"
Turq said. "And vary the snacks?"
"That's a plan," Ansel said, and
collected the bowls to wash.
As he stacked them in the sink,
he realized that much of his own job
just came down to helping people
find their way to the right side of
the line of righteousness and justice.
* * *
Notes:
Alma Cuddy -- She has fair skin, brown eyes, and long straight brown hair. She works as a community counselor, usually in the Bluehill Community Center, but she also travels around town to reach people in other locations. Alma enjoys the great outdoors and often meets clients outside.
Qualities: Master (+6) Lovingkindness, Expert (+4) Accommodating, Expert (+4) Interpersonal Intelligence, Good (+2) Community Counselor, Good (+2) Endurance, Good (+2) Outdoor Skills
Poor (-2) Alcohol Intolerance
* * *
Quakerism values Jesus’ reported summation of the Law of Moses, “You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength and with all your mind, and your neighbor as yourself.” In 1661, more than five years before he allegedly told William Penn to “carry your sword as long as you can” and only nine years after his personal search had become a movement, Fox wrote an essay entitled, “The Line of Righteousness and Justice Stretched Forth Over All Merchants and Others.” The theme throughout, based on Jesus’ dicta, was to treat each person justly. In this essay Fox stated an oft echoed theme, “Do rightly, justly, truly, holily, equally, to all people in all things.” The first century of the Religious Society of Friends’ existence, in both England and the Americas, saw hundreds of early Quakers beaten, imprisoned and, in some cases executed for their beliefs. The long-standing commitment to social justice has not waned. The pursuit of social justice is a requirement in and out of season; during true peace or when violence is as far away as Afghanistan or as near as our next door neighbor’s bedroom.
-- "The Social Justice Testimony"
The incident between Justin and Turq takes place in "From This Intolerable Overload of Feeling."
Counterconditioning is a treatment for fear and other difficult emotions that breaks the negative associations by overwriting them with positive ones. It uses a low-stress approach. More often, however, therapists use exposure-based therapies which can make problems worse and therefore have high dropout rates.
Asian Sesame Soy Sauce Popcorn
Makes 12 cups
A snack mix that might just rival your favorite take-out dish.
INGREDIENTS
12 cups popped JOLLY TIME® Butter or Crispy 'n White® Microwave Pop Corn
1 cup sesame sticks
1 cup cashews
3 tbsp butter or margarine
1 tsp soy sauce
1 tsp honey
1 tsp grated orange rind
1/2 tsp Chinese 5-spice powder
DIRECTIONS
Place popped popcorn, sesame sticks and cashews in large bowl. Melt butter in small pan; add soy sauce, honey, orange rind and 5-spice powder. Drizzle over popcorn and toss lightly. Note: If you cannot find a Chinese 5-spice powder, you may substitute 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger and a dash of red pepper.
Popcorn is a nutritious whole-grain food. Serving size is 3 cups. Peanut oil is good for popping and also popular in Chinese cuisine.
Chinese five-spice powder can be bought or made at home.
Cradle of Liberty is a crime drama about the challenging growth of Philadelphia as one of the first cities to reach one million citizens. It covers such difficulties as wastefulness, crime, slums, nativism, classism, profiteering, divorce, and Prohibition. Many of the main characters are Friends (Quakers) and the show illustrates their influence in the penal system. Cradle of Liberty takes place in the same time/place as Brotherly Love, and the two shows feature regular crossovers. In essence, one portrays the lighter side of Philadelphia and the other portrays the darker side. They launched in 2010 and are currently running.
Brotherly Love is a soap opera about the promising growth of Philadelphia as one of the first cities to reach one million citizens. It explores such iconic developments as skyscrapers, commuting, department stores, immigration from southern Europe, church revivals, public education, the press, competing moral systems, family dynamics, fine arts, and entertainment. Many of the main characters are Friends (Quakers) and the show illustrates their influence on how the city develops. Brotherly Love takes place in the same time/place as Cradle of Liberty, and the two shows feature regular crossovers. In essence, one portrays the lighter side of Philadelphia and the other portrays the darker side. They launched in 2010 and are currently running.
During the 1800s, there were many German and Irish Catholic immigrants to Philadelphia, along with freed blacks. These groups struggled to deal with a society that often looked down on them.
Philadelphia Population
1880 -- 847,170 -- +25.7%
1890 -- 1,046,964 -- +23.6%
The population grew about 19,979 per year between 1880-1890. So the population was probably just over 1,000,000 in 1888 and first reached that threshold some time during 1887.
The two series Cradle of Liberty and Brotherly Love begin in January of 1887 and progress through one year of story time in each season. They launch in 2010 and are still running in 2014. So it's Philadelphia of 1887 in Season 1 (22 episodes), 1888 in Season 2 (24 episodes), 1889 in Season 3, 1890 in Season 4 (26 episodes), and 1891 in Season 5 (28 episodes) which recently started. As with many easterns, they begin with a flurry of period prints and photographs interspersed with the opening credits. Season 1 (1887) of Cradle of Liberty addresses the challenges of crowding in a city now over one million citizens. Season 3 (1889) concerns the establishment of the Philadelphia Police Mounted Patrol Unit.
In T-America, the standard television season currently lasts from September through May. In theory, one episode per week for nine months would add up to 36 episodes. However, most shows don't produce that many episodes, starting later, ending earlier, and/or taking a break around the holidays. They range from 20-30 episodes with an average of 24. A new series typically launches with 20-22 episodes in its first season. This gives a show time to find its legs and its audience, although abysmal ratings may still get it canceled and replaced with something else. It also avoids the problem of shooting only half the season and then having to scramble to finish it. If a show proves popular, it often expands to 24-26. The most popular shows tend to run 30, and a rare few go longer. This system rewards viewers for watching the show by giving them more of it. A summer series or midseason replacement usually runs 10-13 episodes. Indie productions, webserials, and other alternative venues favor the 10-13 size, rarely shorter, sometimes longer.
Jan 5
...1887...
Only 5 Jan daily snowfall records for PHL remain from the 1800s. They are: 4.6" on the 5th, 1887; 9.2" on the 6th, 1893; 4.5" on the 10th, 1898; 5.0" on the 12th, 1893; and 5.0" on the 15th, 1892. (PHL)
Despite its enlightened roots, local-Philadelphia has a reputation for being filthy. In winter, smoke from coal and wood fires could turn the snow black. The Civil War raised awareness of the appalling conditions which soldiers endured, inspiring the rise of sanitary fairs to provide them with food, clothing, bandages, and other necessities. In Terramagne-Philadelphia, efforts after the war switched to the support of veterans and needy civilians, along with cleanliness programs to promote public health. The first law regulating smoke was passed in 1904 in L-America, but 1890 in T-America. Environmental regulation progressed faster there.
The police department in Philadelphia dates from 1854.
In the T-American television show Cradle of Liberty, Tom Doughty is a policeman who walks the beat in a Philadelphia slum. Tough but honest, he tangles with both lawbreakers and dirty cops.
In Cradle of Liberty, Otto Bieber is a foreman at a brick factory in Harrowgate, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. At first sympathizing entirely with the factory owners, he later comes to see the workers' perspective as well, and begins to agitate for better working conditions as necessary to a civilized society.
Harrowgate is one of Philadelphia's industrial neighborhoods. It developed around brickmaking.
In early Pennsylvania, trained doctors were in short supply. Among the other people who handled medical care were ministers.
In Cradle of Liberty, Lorcán O'Connor is a brickmaker in Harrowgate, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He leads a gang of workers to beat up their foreman Otto Bieber, but gets arrested and put in prison.
Hiberno-English is the Irish dialect of English.
Irish speakers begin sentences with "it is" or "it was," as in "It was Sam had the best wife."
Lads - Guys
-- Mythic Scribes
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Date: 2019-03-11 05:47 am (UTC)Yes ...
Date: 2019-03-11 06:06 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2019-03-11 07:17 am (UTC)I think I need to go process
:makes whirring noise:
Well ...
Date: 2019-03-11 07:20 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2019-03-11 09:29 pm (UTC)Thank you!
Date: 2019-03-11 09:37 pm (UTC)I'm glad you enjoyed this. :D
>> I'm going to want more on Cradle of Liberty. <<
Feel free to ask for more during any relevant prompt call.
>> I really want to know how T-Philadelphia got from the Eastern State Penitentiary to a much better rehabilitation system. <3 <<
They noticed that their first idea made prisoners degenerate dramatically, and instead of backing away from prison reform in a panic, they asked God how to fix it. And then listened.
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Date: 2019-03-12 03:11 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2019-03-12 07:51 am (UTC)Its a camp song, but also a pretty solid moral code when it comes down to it
Have you considered writing any episodes from the show itself? I’m a big fan of period pieces, and the premise of this one sounds interesting :D
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Date: 2020-05-27 06:12 pm (UTC)It's makes me slightly sad that Turq still believes that Ansel only seeks him out because he needs something, not because he just wants to spend time with him and help him with his issues :(
I loved that after a few times of being rewarded with the Chinese popcorn mix Turq just tilted his bowl for more when he saw a uniform and that he was able to be sucked into the storyline of the episode. And that he wants to watch more! \o/ Knowing Turq he probably sees spending time with Ansel as a part of the countercoditioning and doesn't know how to ask to spend time with him without that as a buffer.
Aww, it's not surprising that Justin still feels bad for spoiling Turq but it's still not nice that it will take a while for Justin's guilt to be let go of.
Continuing onto the next poem :)
~Angel
Thoughts
Date: 2020-05-28 02:16 am (UTC)Yeah, me too.
>> Knowing how you handle issues sensitively, the TV series' would be amazing and ten times better than any local TV programmes.<<
T-American television is ten times better than here. Their commercials are better than most of our shows. I shit you not, I wrote down a few to show why.
>> It's makes me slightly sad that Turq still believes that Ansel only seeks him out because he needs something, not because he just wants to spend time with him and help him with his issues :(
Turq's head is more than a little bent after what happened. He has a hard time seeing himself as lovable, or even tolerable. It will get better eventually.
>> I loved that after a few times of being rewarded with the Chinese popcorn mix Turq just tilted his bowl for more when he saw a uniform and that he was able to be sucked into the storyline of the episode. And that he wants to watch more! \o/
It's a good show; Ansel chose it very carefully to be entertaining and to have cop characters who are decent rather than alarming.
>> Knowing Turq he probably sees spending time with Ansel as a part of the countercoditioning and doesn't know how to ask to spend time with him without that as a buffer.<<
That's also true. Things like this will help Turq get back to where he can just hang out with people. Right now, the framework of having something specific to do makes it easier.
>>Aww, it's not surprising that Justin still feels bad for spoiling Turq but it's still not nice that it will take a while for Justin's guilt to be let go of.<<
Well, decent people feel really bad when they hurt someone. They don't blame the victim or blow it off as unimportant or claim they had a right to hurt the person like cops do here. However, the station has good EFA services, so Justin will get through it.
Re: Thoughts
Date: 2020-05-28 06:02 pm (UTC)I'm SO glad that the station has good EFA after I read through the Officer Pink poems still left to post. Poor person who Ansel walked home -they need a name, Justin, Celia, Turq and Ansel :(
~Angel
Re: Thoughts
Date: 2020-05-28 08:00 pm (UTC)In T-America, every police station and fire station has someone well trained in EFA. Smaller stations usually have a couple of folks cross-trained; larger ones more often have a dedicated employee just for that. As much as possible, they put an EFAide on the scene of disasters to help folks who are emotionally injured. An ambulance usually goes out with an EFAide on board, though depending on the size of the crew, that may be cross-trained. Preferably, the EFAide is someone who can stay with the family or friends while the ambulance takes the victim to the hospital if necessary.
It also varies whether they have one person serving the crew and another the citizens, or just one for both. That also tends to rely on department size. Work is responsible for attending the mental needs of employees in high-stress jobs, so they have to have counselings and psychological assessment readily available. Sometimes that's in-house, other times they have one office shared among several facilities or a dedicated person at a mental office.
Beyond that, T-America is much more aware of EFA as a thing, which mean more people have taken some training in it. Like physical first aid, employees usually know who the go-to people are. That means folks who need a shoulder to cry on will come to Ansel or Justin, etc. and not bother poor Bert (unless it's a problem white people are not well equipped to solve).
>> Poor person who Ansel walked home -they need a name, Justin, Celia, Turq and Ansel :(
Yeah. It's a rough ride in places. Hell, it's a rough ride in what I've already written.
You can certainly prompt for the naming; I'll need one for that next poem anyway.