Stay-away

A stay away, also known as a stay-away or stayaway, is a form of protest where people are told to "stay away" from work, similar to a general strike.

In Zimbabwe

Stay Away is a form of non-violent protest action occurring in Zimbabwe in response to the Robert Mugabe's government.

According to SW Radio Africa, this form of protest has the support of all major civic bodies in the country. It calls for a solid one- or two-day "stay away" from work to protest in a manner that will not expose people to the violence and intimidation of the police and the army. Stay-away campaigns are often communicated through e-mail and text messaging.

"Just stay at home - do your buying on Wednesday and then take a 4-day break. Do not go out if you can avoid it as there may be trouble and the safest place for you is at home."

In South Africa

Stay aways were also used by organizers of the South African insurrection of 1984-1986, with over 40 stay aways used in 1985 and 1986 alone. Between August 1984 and December 1986, four times more political work stoppages were staged than in the entire preceding three and a half decades. In addition to school boycotts, general strikes and guerrilla action taken by the ANC, they made South Africa ungovernable and forced the Apartheid government to gradually reform until it was finally abolished in 1994.

Polignac (card game)

Polignac (a.k.a. Jeux des Valets), the version of Knaves, is a French 18th century trick-taking card game ancestral to Hearts and Black Maria. It is played by 3-6 players with a 32-card deck. It is sometimes played as a party game with the 52-card pack, however, it is better as a serious game for four, playing all against all. Other names for this game include Quatre Valets and Stay Away, being the German Slobberhannes, also called Slippery Jack, one its reminiscents.

Game

Unless four play, remove the black Sevens. The turn to deal and play passes always to the left. The cards should be divided evenly among the players, with the dealer dealing the cards in 2s and 3s. The aim of the game is to avoid capturing any Jacks in tricks, and specially the J ♠, called Polignac. The rank of the cards are: K Q J A T 9 8 7 in each suit.

Eldest leads first and the other players follow suit if possible, otherwise they may play any card. The trick is won by the highest card of the suit led, and the winner of each trick leads to the next. There are no trumps.

Stay Away!

Stay Away! is a card game designed by Antonio Ferrara and Sebastiano Fiorillo. Players are divided in different groups: Humans must defeat the monster (called The Thing) who tries to transform them in Infected. The game ends when The Thing is eliminated or all Humans have been infected by monster.

External links

  • Stay Away! at BoardGameGeek

  • Podcasts:

    PLAYLIST TIME:

    Stay Away

    by: Honorary Title

    Are you not the slightest bit confused?
    Just the truth
    The speed at which we move blends so well
    It's too soon
    Separate yourself from what compels you to relinquish us
    Push your way on to me, entirely
    Stay away from me, stay away from me now
    Less you gonna see, less you gonna see me out
    No, I can't dance less it's slow or sad
    To a song that's far less obvious
    You using me, do it slowly
    Make it last until I have to go
    Trust me when I say just a few more weeks
    Don't move
    Resist temptation
    Or do you see fit, just choose
    Separate yourself from what compels you to relinquish us
    Push your way on to me, entirely
    Stay away from me, stay away from me now
    Less you gonna see, less you gonna see me out
    No, I can't dance less it's slow or sad
    To a song that's far less obvious
    You using me, do it slowly
    Make it last until I have to go
    No, I can't dance less it's slow or sad
    To a song that's far less obvious
    You using me, do it slowly
    Make it last until I have to go
    No, I can't dance less it's slow or sad
    To a song that's far less obvious
    You using me, do it slowly
    Make it last until I have to go
    Stay away from, stay away from, stay away from me
    Stay away from, stay away from, stay away from me




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