Rose Bearings
Can you relate this poem (Migrant hostel) to the idea of ‘belonging’?
how does this poem relate to the idea of ‘belonging’? and can you annotate it please?
MIGRANT HOSTEL – by Peter Skryznecki
no one kept count
of all the comings and goings-
arrivals of newcomers
in busloads from the station,
sudden departures from adjoining blocks
that left us wondering
who would be coming next.
nationalities sought
each other out instinctively –
like a homing pigeon
circling to get its bearings;
years and place-names
recognised by accents,
partitioned off at night
by memories of hunger and hate.
for over two years
we lived like birds of passage –
always sensing a change
in the weather:
unaware of the season
whose tracks we would follow.
a barrier at the main gate
sealed off the highway
from our doorstep –
as it rose and fell like a finger
pointed in reprimand or shame;
and daily we passed
underneath or alongside it –
needing its sanction
to pass in and out of lives
that had only begun
or were dying.
Skryznecki’s poem talks about people who are held in a Migrant Camp, and it says that because they don’t belong anywhere (they have no nationality – since they have lost their old one, and not yet found a new one) they are barely even human.
no one kept count
of all the comings and goings-
arrivals of newcomers
in busloads from the station,
sudden departures from adjoining blocks
that left us wondering
who would be coming next.
(because they are migrants, nobody cares who these people are. Nobody knows their names, nobody even bothers counting how many of them are at the camp).
nationalities sought
each other out instinctively -
like a homing pigeon
circling to get its bearings;
years and place-names
recognised by accents,
partitioned off at night
by memories of hunger and hate.
(Because nobody outside values these people, they try to find ‘their own kind’. They are so desperate to belong to a group that they will accept anyone who has their own accent or speaks their own language. They even go back to hating other groups that they have traditionally hated, because that is one more way to belong to a group themselves).
for over two years
we lived like birds of passage -
always sensing a change
in the weather:
unaware of the season
whose tracks we would follow.
(The migrants are like birds. They swarm, but they are always ready to move. They don’t ever actually settle anywhere).
a barrier at the main gate
sealed off the highway
from our doorstep -
as it rose and fell like a finger
pointed in reprimand or shame;
and daily we passed
underneath or alongside it -
needing its sanction
to pass in and out of lives
that had only begun
or were dying.
(Outside the camp they can see a road. A road always goes somewhere. But they are kept inside the camp, so they are going nowhere – in every sense. People are born in the camp, people die in the camp – but since nobody in the camp has a real life (they don’t belong anywhere) death and birth are not so very different).
Rose Bearings
10 Reasons Why Some Roses Are More Fragrant
<!–StartFragment–>The primary reason why individuals grow roses are usually not for fragrance alone, but is certainly a nice benefit. Many of the world’s most stunning modern roses have little or no fragrance, but they are beautiful to look at. More and more individuals believe that fragrance is an essential characteristic in selecting a rose plant for their garden.
Approximately 25% of all roses have little or no fragrance, 20% has an intense fragrance. The other 55% are somewhere in the middle. But what more can you ask for when a rose is both stunning and fragrant.
Have you ever wondered what makes a rose fragrant. The fragrance of a rose is the result of a series of chemical reactions, both within the rose, and the atmosphere around the rose. A number of chemical groups are responsible for floral fragrance, including alcohols, aldehydes, carbonic acid, essential oils and resins, fatty acids, and phenols. Citronellol and phenylethyl happen to be identified as being responsible for particular scents too.
You will find a large number of fragrant roses to select from these days. Everybody tends to get a little different scent when they bury their nose in a rose.
Some characteristics happen to have been discovered in particular roses that have a bearing on how fragrant a rose is. Obviously, as with anything else, you will find some exceptions to this rule.
1 .Darker roses are usually much more fragrant than lighter colored ones.
2. Heavily petaled roses have a stronger or much more intense scent than those with fewer petals.
3. Red and pink varieties are more closely related to the classic rose scent.
4. The aromas of yellow and white roses are frequently compared using the fragrance of orrisroot, nasturtiums, and violets, along with other flowery and lemony scents.
5. Orange roses are frequently related to a fruity scent.
Other elements that impact fragrance strength has to do with environmental elements that you can control to some degree, such as
6. Make certain you plant them in a good soil
7. Make certain the PH is correct
8. The correct quantity of water and fertilizer is essential.
9. The quantity of moisture within the soil is crutial. Roses are most fragrant and sweetest when plants have adequate water.
10. Temperature, humidity, wind conditions, and time of day also impact fragrance strength.
Scent is much more pronounced on warm, sunny days, and is substantially reduced on a cloudy day or when it’s cold. Roses tend to emit more fragrance later in the day than they do in the mornings. After a rose is cut it’s fragrance stays with the petals, but the scent is strongest when the room is warm and the air is more humid than dry.
Make note of this list of top highly fragrant roses that won the prestigious Gamble Fragrance Award:
Crimson Glory, red hybrid tea 1961
Tiffany, pink and yellow blend hybrid tea 1962
Chrysler Imperial, red hybrid tea 1965
Sutter’s Gold, orange-yellow hybrid tea 1966
Granada, red multicolored hybrid tea 1968
Fragrant Cloud, orange-red hybrid tea 1970
Papa Meilland, red hybrid tea 1974
Sunsprite, yellow Floribunda 1979
Double Delight, red and white bicolored hybred tea 1986
Fragrant Hour, orange-pink hybrid tea 1997
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Do all Ibanez S470 Electric Guitars have ZR Tremolo System?
I saw an ad on craigslist of an Ibanez S470 for sale. So I looked up the specs of the S470 online and all the reviews I’ve came across said it has an ZR Tremolo System. When I emailed the person selling the Ibanez ZR Tremolo for some pictures, on the picture, the tremolo looked like every other licenses Floyd Rose Tremolo system. It didn’t have those rotary bearings. That person said he doesn’t know.
So I wanted to know if all Ibanez S470′s had an ZR Trem
No. Not all S470′s have a ZR Trem. ZR Trems have only been around a few years. Ibanez typically puts its best or newest tremolo on the prestige line. As it improves the system it passes the old prestige trem to the regular line and uses the newest ones on their prestige line. 470′s have been around for a while and have seen a lot of different tremolos. You can find an original edge on the old ones, an Edge 2, 3, LoTRS, Lo TRSII, LoPro, and the current ones have a ZR trem.
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