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Honorable Gary R. Herbert
Founder, 17th Governor of Utah
Former Utah Governor Gary R. Herbert is both the Herbert Institute founder and an essential part of the Herbert team. His founding pillars and vision continue to guide the Herbert Institute in our mission. His office can be found in Herbert Hall, where he serves as both an advisor for the Institute and a mentor to the Herbert Interns.
Gary R. Herbert was born and raised in Utah County, and spent most of his life in Orem, Utah. In high school, he was concurrently enrolled at Utah Technical College, now Utah Valley University. After graduating, he served a mission for his Church, attended Brigham Young University, and joined the Army National Guard. After finishing his military service, Herbert opened his own real estate firm, Herbert and Associates, and taught real estate classes in the Woodbury School of Business.
A successful realtor and businessman, the governor saw firsthand how decisions made by public officials can impact private enterprise. From 1990, he decided to make a difference and served as a Utah County Commissioner for over 14-years, where he gained invaluable experience that benefited his later decisions as governor.
In 2004, Herbert left his job as Utah County Commissioner to join newly elected Governor Jon Huntsman Jr. as his lieutenant governor. They were re-elected in 2008, but Herbert’s second term as lieutenant governor came to an unexpected end a year later when Governor Huntsman stepped down to become a U.S. ambassador and Gary R. Herbert suddenly became the 17th Governor of Utah. He was sworn in on August 9, 2009, and was later elected in a 2010 special election.
As governor, Gary R. Herbert led Utah’s recovery from the Great Recession to a position of national economic prominence. His unwavering focus on economic development included attracting businesses and investment to the state while helping homegrown businesses flourish.
Governor Herbert’s focus was on four cornerstones to strengthen Utah’s economy: education, jobs, energy, and self-determination. As a result, Utah has become a premier destination for business, with an unsurpassed quality of life.
As governor, he served as the Chair of the Western Governors Association and the Chair of the National Governors Association (NGA). His focus as the leader of the nation’s governors was to make the relationship between states and the federal government more collaborative, highlight state solutions and share best practices between states. The governor believes real solutions are found in the states, the real innovators, and laboratories of democracy.
Following his service, Herbert helped launch the Herbert Institute. He rejoined the UVU faculty in January of 2021 to be a lecturer and resource to the University.
Governor Herbert and his wife, Jeanette, are the proud parents of six children and 17 grandchildren.
Justin D. Jones
Executive Director
Justin Jones was appointed Executive Director of the Gary R. Herbert Institute for Public Policy on Aug. 1, 2021. As the director, he is responsible for the operational, financial, programmatic, fundraising and personnel activities of the Gary R. Herbert Institute for Public Policy. He works to achieve several important Institute initiatives, including mission fulfillment and outreach with educational and business partners.
Prior to this appointment, he worked as the Senior Director of Donor Relations and Annual Giving from Nov. 2019 to Jul. 2021. He served as the Chief of Staff to two Presidents of UVU, starting in August 2016. His most recent work included directing the successful leadership transition from outgoing President Matthew S. Holland and welcoming UVU’s seventh President, Astrid S. Tuminez.
Before joining UVU, Jones worked as the Vice President of Public Policy and Communications for the Salt Lake Chamber. His primary role was to advocate for and negotiate business friendly policies focused on education, healthcare, water, and other interests with the Utah Legislature and with Utah’s Congressional delegation.
Prior to the Chamber, he directed all strategic public relations, social media, internal communications, and marketing efforts for Rio Tinto Kennecott. He lead the crisis communications efforts during the catastrophic collapse of the Bingham Canyon Mine wall.
His previous work includes working as the senior advisor to the president, government relations director, and spokesperson for the Utah Transit Authority. He worked as the communications advisor for the Utah County Health department, and a grants specialist during the administrations of Governor Michael O. Leavitt and Governor Olene Walker.
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M.S., Intermodal Transportation Management – University of Denver
B.S., Business Administration – Utah Valley University
A.S., Communications – BYU Idaho
PERSONAL
Justin is married with four children, two of whom are Wolverines. They live in American Fork, UT where he enjoys working in the garden, hiking in the mountains, and spending time with family. Born in Rapid City, South Dakota, he, and his family make annual pilgrimages to enjoy family while boating and other out-door activities in the beautiful Black Hills.
Ashleigh Wilson
Communications Coordinator
Ashleigh Wilson joined the Herbert Institute team as Communications Coordinator in January 2024. In this position, she manages communications about the events, publications, and efforts of the Herbert Institute. The Herbert Institute is a perfect fit for Ashleigh as she is passionate about the intersection of the law and public service. Ashleigh is also the communications coordinator for the External Relations team at BYU Law. There, she works directly with the alumni organization, writing and publishing features on notable alumni, circulating monthly newsletters, and maintaining an alumni database and directory.
Before her communications work, Ashleigh was a research assistant in the Political Science department at BYU. She worked with Dr. Jessica Preece on a project about gender and bill sponsorship. She also worked with Dr. Darren Hawkins on a project called “Impact Evidence,” where she read and analyzed articles about social development and had the opportunity to meet, interview, and learn from Latin American bureaucrats while discussing democracy.
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B.A., Brigham Young University, Political Science and Spanish
PERSONAL
Ashleigh plans to attend law school in Fall 2024 and pursue a career in public service. She and her husband Noah, a former Herbert Intern, live in Provo, UT. They love to try new foods and travel, especially to Seattle, where Ashleigh grew up.
Karen Gill
Events Coordinator
Karen Gill happily joined the Herbert Institute team as an Events Coordinator in January of 2024. Karen’s passion for Event Planning dates back to 2015 at her first position working for Bawden Capitol as an assistant/events coordinator in Manhattan, NYC, planning events for socialite clients. After 2 years she moved to Utah and found her home for the next 4 years at the University of Utah in their Continuing Education Department as a Program Coordinator. Transitioning into the tech/business world in 2021 she started out at a Startup called Sponsr and worked her way from Events Coordinator to VP of Communications in just under a year. Enthralled with the world of entrepreneurship Karen broke ground on her very own company, combining her two passions: business, and event planning, in 2023, and is the Founder and CEO of Forte Events Co.
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Karen is from Powhatan, Virgina and currently resides in Orem, Utah with her husband, Ty, who is pursuing a Doctor of Physical Therapy Degree. Karen comes from a Deaf household and speaks American Sign Language. Karen spends her free time traveling, attending concerts, salsa dancing, singing in choirs and reading.
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Photo Credit: Governor Herbert stressed the value of states' rights in the face of an encroaching federal government. Noel St. John
Photo Credit: Governor Herbert stressed the value of states' rights in the face of an encroaching federal government. Noel St. John
Photo Credit: As Utah Governor Herbert was addressing the luncheon, breaking news of fellow Utah legislator, Jason Chaffetz announces his bid for House Speaker. Pictured left to right are Thomas Burr, NPC vice president and Washington correspondent for the Salt Lake Tribune Noel St. John
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Republican Party politician and, beginning in 2009, seventeenth Governor of Utah. From 2005-2009, he served as Utah's Lieutenant Governor.
Before Fame
After briefly attending Brigham Young University, he served in the Utah Army National Guard.
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He publicly opposed same-sex marriage.
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His marriage to Jeanette Herbert resulted in three sons and three daughters.
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Utah Gov. Gary Herbert was honored on Tuesday with the National Association of State Chief Information Officers’ Technology Champion Award at its midyear conference in National Harbor, Maryland.
Herbert won the award, which is presented annually to state executives for advancing the use of information technology in the public sector, for initiatives to expand broadband access throughout the state, a job-training program called Tech Pathways, overseeing the opening of the Utah Cyber Center in 2018, and championing IT innovations that have saved the state money and improved service delivery, according to NASCIO.
Utah state Chief Information Officer Mike Hussey accepted the award for Herbert, who did not attend the conference.
“He’s truly been a technology champion over the years I’ve been able to serve with him,” said Hussey, whom the Republican governor appointed in 2015. Hussey then read a statement prepared by the governor.
“It is our passion, drive and vision that keeps Utah at the forefront of technology development in the public sector and that has kept Utah as a technology leader year after year. Also importantly, our department of technology services keeps a razor-sharp focus on using technology to better connect our citizens and state government. That dedication makes a difference to the lives of everyday Utahans and it will continue far into the future,” part of Herbert’s statement went.
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(CNN) -- Until this week, Utah had 24 state symbols, from tree (the blue spruce) to insect (the honeybee) to even cooking pot (the Dutch oven).
Now it's added an official state firearm -- the John M. Browning-designed M1911 pistol, becoming the first state in the nation to have one, according to the state legislator who sponsored the law.
Utah Gov. Gary Herbert signed the new symbol into law this week.
State Rep. Carl Wimmer, a Republican who was a police officer and SWAT team commander, came up with the idea for a state firearm last year after hearing about how Pennsylvania lawmakers wanted to make the Pennsylvania long rifle its official state firearm, Wimmer told CNN on Friday.
That measure eventually failed, he said.
Wimmer selected the semi-automatic M1911 because gun maker Browning was born and raised in Ogden, Utah, and was the son of Utah pioneers who crossed the plains in the 1800s, Wimmer said.
This year is also the 100th anniversary of when the U.S. military chose the M1911 to be its standard-issue sidearm for all branches of service, Wimmer said. That's how the pistol got its name: "M" for military and 1911 for the year that the military began issuing the gun to all its servicemen and women, Wimmer said.
In a state more known for its strong Mormon traditions and breathtaking national parks, the creation of an official state firearm raised controversy, especially when the measure was pursued even after January's mass shooting in Tucson, Arizona, that killed six persons and wounded 13 others, including U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. The bill was introduced just before the horrific shootings, Wimmer said.
"People say the timing is terrible, and I admit the timing is terrible," Wimmer said. "We have a part-time legislature in Utah, and we are only in session for 45 days. Certainly meaning no disrespect to the tragedy in Arizona, we moved forward in doing this because it's the only opportunity that we had."
Other critics have said the new state symbol implicitly condones gun violence.
"There was more controversy than I anticipated, but it really passed with bipartisan support," Wimmer said. "One of the biggest comments from the critics was that we should not honor an implement of death. And my response to that has always been that this firearm does not represent an implement of death. It represents an implement of freedom -- just the mere fact that our soldiers have used this firearm to defend liberty and freedom around the world for the last 100 years."
The governor's office played down the lethality of the new symbol and focused more on its creator.
"This bill isn't so much about a weapon as it is about honoring John Moses Browning, who was a Utah inventor and entrepreneur, and he repeatedly gave back to the state," said the governor's spokeswoman, Ally Isom.
The governor's office and both chambers of the legislature are controlled by Republicans.
The M1911 had been the standard issue in the military until about 15 years ago, when the Beretta 9mm became its common sidearm because it holds 15 rounds and the M1911 only eight, Wimmer said. However, the M1911 is still used by elite units like Delta Force, Wimmer said.
"I thought how appropriate that we honor John Moses Browning on the 100th anniversary of the U.S. military's adoption of the M1911 as their official pistol," Wimmer said.
"The list of firearms that he invented is too exhaustive for me to go into," Wimmer added about Browning. Wimmer owns a Browning-designed M1911, he said.
"Almost every military weapon that is currently in use today has one point or another been modeled after a Browning firearm," Wimmer said.
Wimmer, 35, is now considering running for Utah's fourth congressional seat, newly created after the latest census, he said. He was a SWAT commander, canine patrol officer and sex crimes detective in South Jordan, Utah, for seven years and then a patrol officer in West Valley City, Utah, for four years, he said.
He left the police force to serve in the state legislature and is now a partner in the security consulting firm Corporate Task Force in Riverton City, Utah, where he lives.
Addressing other critics who say he's merely seeking publicity for his possible congressional run, Wimmer responded: "People will second-guess everything I do and say everything I do is because of the congressional race, and it's simply not true."
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Peter Knudson Obituary | June 5, 2024 | Brigham City, UT
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Peter Charles Knudson, aged 86, passed away peacefully on June 5, 2024. He was a dedicated husband to Georgianna and loving father to Karri Knudson, Robyn Froerer (Josh Froerer), Heather Nielsen, and Christian Knudson. Devoted papa to Harrison and Isabelle Froerer; Ezri and Zain Knudson; and Lucia and Scarlett Nielsen. He was born October 26, 1937 in Brigham City, Utah. He was the youngest of four children by many years, to his parents, Percy and Verabel Call Knudson. Peter grew up in Brigham City, spending most of his time on his family farm and at the Idle Isle Cafe restaurant and candy business his family ran. He was raised with a large extended family, in a home with his cousins who were closer in age and were like siblings to him. Peter had a life of education. He received degrees from University of Utah, Utah State University, and received his DDS from the University of Pacific in San Francisco and received his Masters and Orthodontics Degrees at Loyola University Chicago. He served his residency at the Public Health Service on Staten Island, NY.
Dr. Knudson in his leadership role as a senator in the Utah State Legislature, advanced legislation for the creation of the School of Dentistry at the University of Utah. He also filled a key role in getting legislation passed allowing for the construction of the school, and went on to become an Adjunct Faculty member as well as receiving The Honorary Alumnus Award from the School of Dentistry. Dr. Knudson’s passion for dental education has led to many underserved patients receiving necessary dental care. Peter practiced orthodontics for over 50 years.
Peter was known for being a loving man who cared for his community deeply. He had a love of service as a missionary in Denmark. He had a deep love of his faith and served many callings. That dedication then continued throughout his life as he served as a City Council Member, Mayor, State Representative, and State Senator. He saw each of these roles as an opportunity to serve his community. Making connections was what Peter did best. Peter savored those connections he made throughout his life with family, friends, and his community. Especially when these connections were shared over a bowl of ice cream. His brilliant mind and sense of humor will be greatly missed.
Peter loved duck hunting with his friends in the Duck Club, Wayne Jones and Lewis Knudson, boating and skiing at Bear Lake and trips to Disneyland with his family and the Wildes, fishing trips with his buddy Howard Trotter, and many lifelong friends like the Abelson’s and Greer’s who he would love to travel and visit. He shared his passions with his family and friends. He loved Mel Brooks and Clint Eastwood films.
He served in the United States Army, and the Utah National Guard receiving the rank of full Colonel in 1996.
Peter’s family would like to thank all of those who compassionately cared for him at the George E Wahlen Veterans Home. He was treated with much love and respect. We are forever grateful.
Peter was known throughout his life for his love, humor, and generosity. He leaves a lasting legacy. He will be deeply missed by his family, friends, and community. He will always be in our hearts.
In lieu of flowers, please consider donating to the University of Utah School of Dentistry to support the Oral Health Assistance Program (OHAP). This will help provide dental care to the underserved in Utah. Donate here: https://tinyurl.com/peterknudson or contact Janzell Tutor at 801-213-3533 or janzell.tutor@hsc.utah.edu for more information.
A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, June 22, 2024 at 2:00 p.m. at 865 South 300 West Stake Center at the Brigham City South Stake Center. Visitations will be held the night before, on Friday, June 21, 2024, from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. and prior to the service on Saturday from 1:00 – 1:45 p.m., both will be at the Stake Center.
Services entrusted to Myers Mortuary of Brigham City, Utah.
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Gov. Gary R. Herbert announces the selection of Brig. Gen. Michael J. Turley to serve as the adjutant general of the Utah National Guard. Turley will replace current Adjutant General, Maj. Gen. Jeff
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Gov. Gary R. Herbert announces the selection of Brig. Gen. Michael J. Turley to serve as the adjutant general of the Utah National Guard. Turley will replace current Adjutant General, Maj. Gen. Jeff Burton, who is set to retire on Nov. 7.
Turley, a West Jordan resident, enlisted as a United States Marine in 1985 and was commissioned a U.S. Army Engineer Officer in 1997 after graduating from Army Officer Candidate School. His most recent assignment was commander, 204th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade. Prior to this assignment, he was deputy director, Joint Training and Exercises Directorate-J7 and Chief-Joint Resources and Readiness Division-J74, NORAD and U.S. Northern Command. He was also a U.S. Army War College Fellow in Residence, National Security Affairs Fellow at the Hoover Institution- Stanford University for the academic years 2016 - 2017.
Herbert praised Turley as an accomplished and principled leader with 34 years of experience in service.
“Brig. Gen. Michael Turley’s years of service have prepared him well to lead the Utah National Guard,” said Gov. Herbert. “I am so grateful to Maj. Gen. Jeff Burton for his service and leadership. He has served our state with great honor, and we will miss him. As he retires, I know that Brig. Gen. Michael Turley will be a terrific leader for our guardsmen and women. I look forward to working with him.”
“It’s an honor and very humbling to be selected for this position, following in the footsteps of Maj. Gen. Burton,” said Turley. “It’s such a great organization and Burton has done an amazing job. I feel a great sense of responsibility for the Utah National Guard. As humbling as it is to accept this position, I am also excited for the future of the Utah National Guard and to work with these Soldiers and Airmen who consistently perform above expectations.”
Burton has served as adjutant general since September 2012. During his seven years as adjutant general, Burton reached out and cared for those in uniform. He expressed his confidence in Turley to carry on the legacy that is the Utah National Guard.
“I’m really excited about my replacement, Brig. Gen. Mike Turley, he is the right man for this job and will carry on the great traditions of the Utah National Guard,” said Burton. “I can’t think of a better person the governor could have selected for this role.”
Burton’s retirement will immediately follow the change-of-command ceremony on Nov. 7. Additional information on the change of command and retirement will be forthcoming.
“My service in uniform has been the absolute joy of my life,” Burton said. “It’s been the greatest thing I’ve ever done. It’s painful to leave, but I think we know instinctively when it’s time to go, and so for me that time is now. I go with a lot of sadness in my heart leaving the people of the Utah National Guard. I think it’s the people that I’ll miss the most.”
The adjutant general is the commanding general of the Utah National Guard and is appointed by the governor who is the Utah National Guard’s commander in chief.
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Please note: As of April 15, 2021 we are no longer doing regularly scheduled updates to this page.
April 15, 2021:
On April 13, 2021, the Utah Department of Health recommended that vaccine providers temporarily pause administration of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine based on recent guidance from the CDC and U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The temporary pause is based on reports of some vaccine recipients experiencing blood clots after receiving the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. During the temporary pause of the administration of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, the state will continue administering the Moderna and Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines. More information about vaccine availability can be found here.
April 12, 2021:
On April 9, 2021, the Utah Department of Health issued State Public Health Order 2021-10, which provides an update on statewide COVID-19 Restrictions. The new Order is similar to previous orders, except that it removes the requirement that individuals wear face masks, except while attending an organized event. This change was made to reflect the recent passage of House Bill No. 294, which eliminated the state’s face mask requirement.
March 25, 2021:
On March 24, 2021, Governor Cox signed House Bill No. 294, which provides for the automatic termination of some COVID-19 restrictions once the state’s 14-day case rate reaches a level below 191 per 100,000, the state’s ICU seven-day hospitalization rate is less than 15%, and at least 1.63 million prime doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been allocated to the state.
Most notably, under House Bill No. 294, the state’s mask mandate will terminate on April 10, 2021 (although the mask mandate may remain in place for gatherings of 50 or more people if individuals attending the gathering cannot physically distance at least 6 feet from others not in the same party). Additionally, House Bill No. 294 allows local county governments to enact their own mask mandates, but any mandates enacted by local governments will automatically terminate once the state meets the predetermined thresholds that are outlined in the Bill. Further, the Bill does not alter the mask mandates and other precautionary measures that are in place for public K-12 schools until July 1, 2021. Lastly, the Bill allows private businesses to continue requiring masks if the business so chooses.
Governor Cox also signed Senate Bill No. 107, which is related to in-person instruction in public K-12 schools and higher education institutions. Under this Bill, schools are required to offer in-person instruction at least 4 days per week, beginning on March 21, 2021. Additionally, the Bill would implement a “Test to Stay” program for schools providing in-person instruction, requiring students to undergo COVID-19 testing to attend in-person classes if a COVID-19 outbreak reaches the following thresholds:
2% positivity if schools have 1,500+ students; or
30 positive cases if schools have fewer than 1,500 students
The program requires parent permission to test students under the age of 18.
March 18, 2021:
On March 18, 2021, Governor Spencer Cox announced that all Utah residents ages 16 and older will be eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine beginning March 24. More information about vaccine availability can be found here.
March 2, 2021:
On February 26, 2021, Governor Cox announced that individuals age 16 or older with certain underlying health conditions are eligible for the COVID vaccine. Additionally, vaccination appointments can now be made with any Utah health department, removing the previous rule that residents could only make appointments with the health department in the area where they live. The state is scheduled to receive doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine beginning next week, in addition to the state’s current allocation of Moderna and Pfizer vaccines.
February 24, 2021:
On February 23, 2021, Governor Cox issued an executive order that provides updates to the state’s COVID-19 vaccination plan. The order states that COVID vaccination eligibility will now be at the direction of the Utah Department of Health. Additionally, the order reiterates the previously established vaccine provider requirements. No changes were made to current vaccine eligibility.
February 18, 2021:
On February 18, 2021, Governor Cox announced that individuals that are 65 years of age and older are now eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine. Individuals in this group may begin scheduling vaccination appointments as they become available. Additionally, the state is moving forward with the next phase of eligibility beginning on March 1. In the next phase, individuals with certain underlying medical conditions will be eligible for the vaccine. More information on vaccine eligibility can be found here.
February 17, 2021:
On February 16, 2021, Utah announced that it will begin COVID-19 contact tracing through smart phone applications to help slow the spread of COVID-19. Beginning on February 17, Utah residents will be able participate in the contact tracing efforts by opting in to COVID exposure notifications via smartphone devices. The state has explained that the electronic tracing does not store any personal data, and citizens must opt in to participate. Full information about the new contact tracing efforts can be found here.
February 15, 2021:
On February 12, 2021, Governor Cox signed a concurrent resolution recognizing the efforts of the state health departments and other individuals that have contributed to containing the spread of COVID-19 in the state. Additionally, the Utah Department of Health announced new guidance on their recent changes to the COVID-19 Transmission Index. These changes include updates on public gathering requirements when transmission levels reach low and moderate stages. In areas of moderate transmission, the new requirements are:
Public gatherings can occur with side-by-side seating, but event hosts must complete an event template, all guests must wear masks, guests must have assigned seating, and guests must attest to being free of COVID-19 symptoms or exposures for 14 days prior to the event.
During Moderate phase, concession stands must be closed because of the increased risk of transmission of COVID-19.
Physical distance is still strongly recommended.
In addition to the moderate level changes, the Department of Health has also announced changes to low transmission levels. The changes for low transmission levels include mask mandates, as well as a requirement that hosts complete an event template. Updated COVID-19 transmission level guidance can be found here.
February 10, 2021:
On February 9, 2021, Governor Cox participated in a virtual COVID-19 Q&A session where he addressed questions related to vaccine availability, vaccine distribution, mask mandates, and next phases for vaccine eligibility. These Q&A sessions are expected to continue throughout the pandemic.
February 8, 2021:
On February 4, 2021, the state announced that it will be getting an increase in vaccine allocation of 5 percent, which brings the allocation up to 42,000 doses per week. Additionally, the state announced the groups that will be eligible for vaccine on March 1 include:
Those age 65 and older; and
Those ages 18 and older with the following medical conditions:
Solid organ transplant recipients;
Certain cancers;
Immunocompromised state from blood, bone marrow, or organ transplant, HIV, use of corticosteroids long-term, or long-term use of other immune weakening medicines;
Severe kidney disease on dialysis or with stage 4 or 5 chronic kidney disease;
Uncontrolled diabetes;
Severe obesity;
Chronic liver disease including chronic hepatitis B or C;
Chronic heart disease (not hypertension);
Severe chronic respiratory disease other than asthma;
Neurologic conditions that impair respiratory function, including Down’s Syndrome, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, cerebral palsy, quadriplegia, or hemiplegia;
Stroke, Alzheimer’s, or vascular or frontotemporal dementia; and
Asplenia, including splenectomy, spleen dysfunction, or sickle cell disease.
January 27, 2021:
On January 27, Governor Cox announced that Utah will receive extra doses of the COVID-19 vaccine. Walgreens and CVS pharmacies reallocated 28,275 additional doses for distribution throughout the state. These doses are in addition to the 8,775 doses received by the state this week, and the 19,500 doses that are scheduled to be delivered to the state next week.
January 21, 2021:
On January 21, 2021, Governor Cox gave on update on Utah’s coronavirus vaccine plan. The COVID-19 vaccines are currently available for healthcare workers, long-term care facility staff and residents, first responders, and K-12 teachers and school staff. As of January 21, 2021, Utah has administered the COVID-19 vaccines in the following amounts to the members of those groups:
97% of vaccine doses allocated to local health departments;
96% of vaccine doses allocated to hospitals;
100% of vaccine doses allocated to community nursing services;
83% of vaccine doses allocated to “other” groups;
43% of vaccine doses allocated through the Federal Pharmacy Partnership.
January 11, 2021:
On January 8, Governor Cox issued Executive Order 2021-02, which orders that teachers and staff members in Utah’s K-12 schools will be eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine beginning the week of January 11, 2021. Governor Cox’s executive order also provides that Utahans aged 70 and older will be eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine beginning the week of January 18, 2021.
Also, on January 8, Governor Cox set a goal of fully immunizing all health care providers, including long-term care facility staff and residents, first responders, public and trial health frontline workers, K-12 teachers and school staff, and adults older than 70 by the end of February. The approximate number of Utah residents from these population groups totals 412,000.
Executive Order 2021-02 details vaccine eligibility and vaccine provider requirements, including not administering the vaccine provider requirements, including not administering the vaccine to someone who has tested positive from COVID-19 within 90 days, administering each COVID-19 vaccine within seven days of receiving the vaccine; and reporting data each day by 6:59 a.m. central time.
Executive Order 2021-02 also states that vaccine provider who does comply with the order may be subject to reduced COVID-19 vaccine distribution or no distribution for future distribution periods. A COVID-19 vaccine not used within seven days of distribution is subject to redistribution. The order further provides that the Utah Department of Health will coordinate with local health departments to establish procedures to offer monoclonal antibodies to residents of long-term care facilities who have tested positive for COVID-19.
January 6, 2021:
The Utah Department of Health has announced that it is currently in Phase 1 (Mid-December through Late December-January of its Vaccine Distribution Timeline) of its vaccine distribution plan. The COVID-19 vaccine is presently available to the following citizens either through employers or their local health department:
All hospital healthcare workers can be vaccinated by their employers;
Long-term care facility healthcare workers can be vaccinated by their employers with the help of the CVS and Walgreens national pharmacy chains or by other local providers the Utah Department of Health has contracted to administer the vaccine;
Home healthcare workers employers by home healthcare agencies can be vaccinated by their local health department;
Non-hospital healthcare workers employed by independent medical clinics not associated with a hospital or healthcare system can get vaccinated by their local health department;
EMS workers can be vaccinated through local health department or through their employers;
All other healthcare workers, including dentists, dental assistants, physical and occupational therapists, and medical aesthetics can be vaccinated by their local health departments;
Non-EMS first responders such as law enforcement officers, dispatchers, and corrections officers can be vaccinated by contacting their local health departments or their employers.
Individuals from these groups who seek to be vaccinated through their local health department must contact their local health department to schedule an appointment. Each individual will need to provide proof of current active employment.
The state of Utah anticipates that the COVID-19 vaccine will be available to its citizens beginning in Mid-December 2020 with doses available to healthcare personnel in work in high risk environments through hospitals in the state that provide care to the highest number of COVID-19 patients. The state anticipates the vaccine will be available to the general population sometime between March-July 2021. Utah’s vaccine distribution timeline will progress as follows:
Mid-December:
healthcare personnel who work in high-risk environments in the state’s hospitals that provide care to the highest volume of COVID-19 patients.
Late December-January:
healthcare workers who work in high-risk environments in the remaining hospital facilities;
remaining healthcare personnel including clinics, pharmacy state, Tribal health long-term care facilities, assisted living facilities, skilled nursing staff, and other healthcare personnel who are high-risk;
School staff;
EMS, first responders, public health workers, community health workers, and Tribal EMS and Tribal public health workers.
February:
Long-term care facility staff and residents who have not been vaccinated;
Utahns 75 and older;
Utahns with certain underlying medical conditions (specific conditions have not yet been determined).
March-July:
Tribal reservation communities;
Additional Utahns based on age (prioritization not yet determined);
Additional Utahns living in congregate care settings (prioritization to be determined);
Racial and ethnic groups at higher-risk;
All Utahns.
The timeline is subject to change based on vaccine availability.
January 5, 2021:
On January 4, 2021, the Utah Department of Health (UDOH) announced that it is offering free rapid antigen testing at several locations throughout the state. Testing locations were chosen based on positivity rates, lower numbers of tests conducted, untreated wastewater sampling, and other surveillance data. Anyone, regardless of if they have COVID-19 symptoms or not, can be tested at these free testing sites. Those who want to be tested can find a location and register through the state’s online map. UDOH encourages everyone to pre-register to limit delays at the testing sites.
Because rapid antigen tests are less sensitive than PCR tests, the UDOH will require a PCR test under certain circumstances. For instance, if an individual has COVID-19 symptoms and tests negative on the rapid antigen test or if an individual does not have symptoms and test positive on the rapid antigen test, they will be referred for a follow up confirmation PCR test.
November 23, 2020:
On November 23, 2020, the Utah Department of Health released a new public health order. The department’s previous order, issued on November 8, 2020, expires at midnight. The new order is identical to the original order and is effective from November 24, 2020 until December 8, 2020 unless otherwise modified or amended.
November 12, 2020:
On November 12, 2020, Governor Herbert and the Utah Department of Health provided additional clarification to the State of Emergency Order and the Public Health Order. The revised orders clarify the following:
Physical child custody exchanges, court-ordered parent time, and at-home child care services (such as nannies and babysitters) are permitted;
The requirement for college and university students who live on-campus or attend at least one class a week on-campus to be tested weekly for COVID-19 applies only to students who are 18 or older.
November 11, 2020:
On November 8, following several weeks of increased strain on Utah’s hospitals due to a rise in COVID-19 cases, Governor Herbert declared a new state of emergency to address hospital overcrowding. Governor Herbert and the Utah Department of Health issued concurrent executive and public health orders to curb the surging case counts. Both orders are effective from November 9, 2020 through November 23, 2020.
The orders do the following:
Institute a statewide mask mandate, requiring Utahns to wear masks in public, and when within six feet of anyone outside their household. The mandate also applies to businesses, requiring employees and patrons to wear masks, and post signage. Businesses that fail to take the required actions will be subject to fines. In his press release, the Governor also noted that the mask mandate will remain in effect for the foreseeable future, extending past the expiration of the initial orders.
Limit casual social gatherings to household-only.
All extracurricular activities, including athletic and intramural events on hold. The orders do not apply to intercollegiate athletic events, or practices and games associated with high school championships provided that those events follow the state’s instructions for testing and limiting crowd size.
Beginning as soon as possible, but no later than January 1, 2021, students enrolled at public and private higher education institutions who either live on campus or attend one in person class per week will be required to be tested for COVID-19 weekly.
Utah also announced that it will activate additional National Guard resources to assist with contact tracing, and rollout of an accelerated testing initiative for asymptomatic individuals. This program will focus on the required weekly testing on college campuses, testing for student participating in extracurricular activities, and eventual workplace testing for people 35 and under. The Utah Department of Health is also working to expand rapid asymptomatic testing for high school teachers. All K-12 teachers in the state currently have universal access to PCR testing through TestUtah.
On November 9, Governor Herbert and the Utah Department of Health released updated orders clarifying several points of confusion from the initial orders. The updated orders provide the following:
Bars and restaurants may remain open but are not permitted to serve alcohol after 10:00 p.m.
Athletic events run by private companies, such as dance and karate classes, are permitted to continue provided that max attendance numbers, mask wearing, and physical distancing requirements are enforced.
October 7, 2020:
On October 1, the Utah Labor Commission announced the launch of the Small Business Quarantined Employee Grant program (“Grant”). This grant program will help small businesses with less than 50 employees continue to pay employees who are required to quarantine or isolate due to a positive COVID-19 test or exposure to someone who has tested positive. The $2 million Grant uses federal CARES Act funds as part of Utah’s response to the coronavirus pandemic. It provides reimbursement to small business employers who pay employees to stay home during quarantine or isolation for a maximum of 40 hours per week for a period of up to two calendar weeks.
September 23, 2020:
On September 19, 2020, Governor Herbert issued an Executive Order that again placed Utah under a state of emergency. Under the new State of Emergency, the governor will only take certain executive actions, such as suspending statutes, if asked to do so by the Public Health and Economic Emergency Commission. For more information on this policy, see the governor’s letter to legislative leadership.
August 25, 2020:
On August 21, 2020, Governor Herbert reissued an executive order declaring a continued state of emergency. All state of emergency orders are in effect one month at a time.
August 17, 2020:
On August 14, 2020, Governor Herbert signed Executive Order 2020-50 that adopted a new Version, version 4.10, of Phased Guidelines for the state.
Areas must follow their Level of Restriction’s guidelines. This order lists:
Salt Lake City in the Moderate (Orange) Level of Restriction;
Beaver County, Daggett County, Duchesne County, Emery County, Garfield County, Kane County, Millard County, Piute County, Uintah County, and Wayne County in the Minimal (Green) Level of Restriction; and
All other areas in Low (Yellow) Level of Restriction.
All employees unable to maintain six feet of distance and all individuals in a healthcare setting must wear face coverings.
Political subdivisions may adopt mask mandates without approval from the Utah Department of Health.
This order rescinds and replaces Executive Order 2020-49 and will remain in effect until August 20th.
August 12, 2020:
On August 12, Governor Herbert put out a press release indicating his support that Utahns should be wearing masks. He highlighted a study done by researchers at Brigham Young University that highlighted masks can be effective at reducing spread and masks are not dangerous to wear. Governor Herbert encourages all Utahns to read the study, linked here, and wear a mask.
July 30, 2020:
On July 30, Governor Herbert and Utah State Schools Superintendent Sydnee Dickson and state epidemiologist Dr. Angela Dunn held a joint news conference announcing the new guidelines for schools to reopen, in-person, in the fall.
Students should
Tell parents or teachers of COVID-19 symptoms
Stay home if they are sick
Isolate if they test positive
Quarantine if they are exposed to someone who tests positive for COVID-19
Social distance
Wash hands
Wear face coverings while at school
Parents should
Check their child’s temperature every day before school
Keep child home if the child has a temperature of 100.4 degrees or higher
Alert the school if the child has any health conditions that put them at a greater risk from COVID-19
Teachers should
Prepare curriculum plans in case the teacher must isolate or quarantine
Purchase disposable disinfecting wipes to wipe down high traffic surfaces
Schools should
Prepare for children to get sick at school and have an area to allow the school nurse to respond to sick students
Have separate areas for students who are sick without COVID-19 symptoms, students who have scheduled medical needs, and students who have COVID-19 symptoms
Call parents to pick up their child if the child has symptoms of COVID-19
If immediate pick up is not possible and the child must ride the bus, all children on the bus should wear a mask and physically distance
Clean any rooms COVID-19 students were in for 15 minutes or longer
Determine what protective equipment employees who interact with students should wear
Have a point of contact person who will work with the health department on contract tracing
Contact students, teachers, or employees who came into contact with someone who tests positive for COVID-19
If schools can’t provide a safe learning environment, the school needs to consider temporary remote learning or closure
Anyone who tests positive for COVID-19 must isolate until
Symptoms are gone
Person has been fever free for 24 hours without medicine
It has been 10 days since the first positive test or sign of symptoms
Individuals do not need to show proof of negative COVID-19 test before returning to school
July 28, 2020:
July 27, Governor Herbert has issued Executive Order 2020-46, which will be in effect until August 7, 2020. This executive order establishes version 4.9 of the Phased Guidelines. These guidelines require:
24-hour restaurants must close at least twice a day for cleaning
Self-service restaurants must hand out utensils, cups, plates, and other items directly to patrons
Buffets will provide staff to serve patrons or patrons may self-serve if hand sanitizer is used by each patron every time they enter a different food bar line
If patrons may self-serve, serving utensils must be replaced with clean serving utensils every 30 minutes
Patrons must wear face coverings in food serving areas
Managers must check each employee for symptoms and ensure members of employee’s household has not tested positive for COVID before every shift. They must keep a log available for inspection by local health officer
Staff must wear face coverings at all times and sanitize or wash hands between interactions with each table
July 23, 2020:
On July 23 the Governor’s Office of Economic Development announced a $25 million grant fund under “Shop in Utah” program. 75% of the funds will go to small business with 250 or fewer full-time employees. To qualify, companies must offer discounts to their customers of at least 50% of their grant amount. Applications will be accepted starting July 27, 2020 at 9 a.m. For more information on the Shop in Utah program, click here.
July 22, 2020:
On July 17, 2020, Governor Herbert issued Executive Order No. 2020-44, which replaces Executive Order 2020-40. The new executive order is effective until August 7, 2020.
Governor Herbert reaffirms Utah’s Health Risk status, leaving Salt Lake City in Moderate Risk (Orange), ten counties in the Normal Risk (Green) and the rest of the state in the Low Risk (Yellow).
Businesses must comply with their area’s color Phased Guidelines.
It is highly recommended all individuals wear face coverings.
Individuals must wear face coverings if they are (1) employees of a business when individual is unable to maintain a distance of six feet from another individual or (2) in a healthcare setting
Political subdivisions desiring an exception to this executive order or phased guidelines or to move to a Green (Normal Risk) must submit request and justification for the request to the Local Health Department to the Utah Department of Health.
K-12 schools located in Orange Phase areas may reopen as long as every individual over three years old on school property or school bus wears a face covering as per State Public Health Order
Individuals may take off face coverings when they are six feet away from any other individual.
Individuals with medical conditions or disabilities are exempt from wearing a face covering but the school may request medical documentation for justification of exemption.
July 13, 2020:
On July 13, 2020, The Cultural Assistance Grant Program “Create In Utah,” approved by the Legislature during their June 18 special session, provides $9 million in grants to organizations with annual budgets of more than $5 million. The funding, which comes from the federal CARES Act, is targeted for programs that boost tourism and help local economies recover. Applications for the Cultural Assistance Grant program will open July 13th, and close July 27, 2020. Information will be available here.
On July 10, 2020, Governor Herbert announced the extension of the Executive Order mandating face coverings in all State facilities. Governor Herbert did not issue a statewide mask mandate, instead the governor is encouraging Utahans to voluntarily wear masks when in public and continue to practice social distancing. However, the Governor has approved mask mandates for Salt Lake, Summit, and Grand counties and the city of Springdale in Washington County. Additionally, the Governor announced that all students and faculty at K-12 schools will be required to wear masks in all buildings this fall. Governor Herbert also extended Utah’s Health Risk status, leaving Salt Lake City in Moderate Risk (Orange), ten counties in the Normal Risk (Green) and the rest of the state in the Low Risk (Yellow).
July 8, 2020:
The State of Utah has announced the Racial Equity & Inclusion Fund, which has been formed to address COVID-19 disparities. Recent data indicates that in Utah, COVID-19 has disproportionately impacted racially and ethnically diverse communities. In response to the disparities, the Multicultural Subcommittee of the Utah Coronavirus Task Force developed the Racial Equity & Inclusion Fund which provides grants to community-based organizations in order to increase their ability to provide emergency support and financial assistance to disproportionately impacted communities. Through grantmaking, the Multicultural Subcommittee and its partners aim to increase the ability for organizations working on behalf of marginalized and systematically-isolated communities to sustain a more equitable future for themselves and their communities.
June 23, 2020:
On June 23, 2020, with Utah’s June 30 primary coming up, the state election’s office has taken several steps to mitigate potential risks at the polls. Current steps being taken by the election’s office can be found here. Also, Utah’s Department of Health issued specific guidelines for poll workers to create safe and healthy experience for those voting in person in November. The Department’s recommendations from the guidelines promote mask wearing, regularly wipe down high-tough surfaces, and locate polling booths six feet apart facing the same direction. For voters, things to consider include:
Think about using mail-in ballots.
Stay home if you have a fever, respiratory symptoms, or think you’re sick.
Wear masks at the polling site. (All workers will be required to wear masks, gloves, and eye protection.)
Consider early voting, where crowds may be smaller, if you fall into one of the high-risk categories.
Practice physical distancing when lining up to vote.
Wash your hands when you go into the facility and when you leave. Use hand sanitizer if hand washing isn’t available.
More detailed information about safe voting is available here.
June 22, 2020:
On June 19, 2020, Governor Herbert issued an Executive Order announcing that the following counties would transition to the New Normal Health Risk Status, or Green: Beaver, Daggett, Duchesne, Emery, Garfield, Millard, Piute, Uintah and Wayne. The order, which officially moved nine rural counties to the new status, accounts for only 3% of Utah's population. The more densely populated county, Salt Lake City, will remain at Moderate Risk Status, or Orange. The New Normal Health Risk Status allows businesses to open and operate under enhanced hygiene and cleaning regime. Executive Order 2020-31 is repealed and replaced by this order.
June 15, 2020:
On June 12, 2020, Governor Herbert issued an Executive Order moving Kane County to the New Normal Health Risk Status (or Green) as well as Bluff and Mexican Hat to the Low Health Risk Status (or Yellow). Salt Lake City will remain in Orange. Along with these changes the Governor has adopted updated guidelines for areas in the Low and New Normal health risk designation. The order, in effect until 11:59 p.m. June 26, 2020, rescinds and replaces Executive Order 2020-30 and specifically addresses updated guidelines pertaining to high-risk individuals, gatherings, businesses, education and events as follows:
The Utah COVID-19 Public Health Risk Status is:
Orange (Moderate Risk) in Salt Lake City;
Green (Normal Risk) in Kane County; and
Yellow (Low Risk) in each area of the State not identified as Green or Orange.
All individuals and businesses shall comply with the appropriate risk provisions of the Phased Guidelines that apply to the area in which they are located.
Any reference in the Phased Guidelines to the use of a mask or face covering is adopted as
an order for (i) individuals acting in the capacity of an employee of a business when the individual is unable to maintain a distance of 6 ft from another individual, and (ii) each individual in a healthcare setting; and
as strong recommendation for any individual not identified in the immediate preceding provision.
A political subdivision desiring an exception to this Order or the Phase Guidelines or desiring to move to Green (Normal Risk) shall submit the request and justification for the request through the applicable Local Health Department to the Utah Department of Health.
June 5, 2020:
Governor Herbert extended his Utah COVID-19 health risk status or to June 12, 2020. All current health risk guidance for the state remains unchanged. Specifically, the COVID-19 public health risk status remains Orange (Moderate Risk) in Salt Lake City, Bluff and Mexican Hat, and in all other areas of the state the status remains Yellow (Low Risk). The extension of the order is effective as of today, June 5 at 4:04pm (CT). (See announcement here.)
June 3, 2020:
As of June 1, 2020, uninsured Utah residents who meet residency/citizenship guidelines may be eligible to receive coverage for COVID-19 testing and other related services. Information can be found here.
May 29, 2020:
Governor Gary Herbert issued an Executive Order updating guidelines for areas in in low health risk designation under Utah’s phased health guidance plan. The order states:
All Counties are Yellow (Low Risk) under the Phased Guidelines, except for Salt Lake City, Grand County, West Valley City, and Magna metro township, which are all Orange (Moderate Risk).
Any reference in the Phased Guidelines to the use of a mask or face covering is adopted as an order with respect to each individual acting as an employee of a business when unable to maintain 6 feet of distance from another individual, and each individual in a healthcare setting. It’s also a strong recommendation with respect to everyone else.
A political subdivision desiring an exception to the Order or Phased Guidelines can submit a request and justification for it through the Local Health Department to the Utah Department of Health.
The order expires at 11:59 p.m. on June 5, 2020, and can be found here.
A press release was also issued yesterday, noting the governor had updated the Phased Guidelines. The updates are as follows:
The updated guidelines say reopening of K-12 schools is anticipated for the 2020-2021 academic year, including sporting events, activities, and in-person graduations, in areas that remain Yellow (Low Risk). Faculty and staff will need to wear face coverings when social distancing isn’t possible.
Higher education campuses may open for in-person classes in areas that remain Yellow (Low-Risk).
Social interactions in groups of 50 or fewer are permitted in areas that remain Yellow (Low-Risk); groups of 20 or fewer may gather in Orange (Moderate Risk) areas.
The Updated Guidelines can be found here.
May 28, 2020:
On Wednesday, May 27, Governor Gary Herbert issued an Executive Order updating guidelines for areas in in low health risk designation under Utah’s phased health guidance plan. The order states:
All Counties are Yellow (Low Risk) under the Phased Guidelines, except for Salt Lake City, Grand County, West Valley City, and Magna metro township, which are all Orange (Moderate Risk).
Any reference in the Phased Guidelines to the use of a mask or face covering is adopted as an order with respect to each individual acting as an employee of a business when unable to maintain 6 feet of distance from another individual, and each individual in a healthcare setting. It’s also a strong recommendation with respect to everyone else.
A political subdivision desiring an exception to the Order or Phased Guidelines can submit a request and justification for it through the Local Health Department to the Utah Department of Health.
The order expires at 11:59 p.m. on June 5, 2020
A press release was also issued, noting the governor had updated the Phased Guidelines. The updates are as follows:
The updated guidelines say reopening of K-12 schools is anticipated for the 2020-2021 academic year, including sporting events, activities, and in-person graduations, in areas that remain Yellow (Low Risk). Faculty and staff will need to wear face coverings when social distancing isn’t possible.
Higher education campuses may open for in-person classes in areas that remain Yellow (Low-Risk).
Social interactions in groups of 50 or fewer are permitted in areas that remain Yellow (Low-Risk); groups of 20 or fewer may gather in Orange (Moderate Risk) areas.
May 17, 2020:
Governor Herbert issued an executive order officially moving much of Utah to Low Health Risk Status, or Yellow, effective at 12:01 a.m. on Saturday, May 16. While most counties in the state are transitioning to Yellow, the order clarifies that Grand County, Summit County and Wasatch will remain in the Orange Health Risk Status.
May 14, 2020:
Governor Herbert announced that most of Utah will move to the Yellow or Low Risk Phase of its Coronavirus response. Salt Lake City, West Valley City, Wasatch County, Summit County, and Grand County will remain in orange.
May 12, 2020:
An Executive Order was entered Friday, May 8 suspending enforcement of a statute requiring certain retail licensees serving alcoholic beverage to notify the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control prior to closing or ceasing operations.
May 7, 2020:
The Governor signed an executive order yesterday afternoon adjusting restrictions dealing with sports, personal care service and church services.
The guidelines ensure churches keep people separate by at least 6 feet, and encourage religious leaders to hold multiple services so crowds will be smaller.
Sports can’t be played unless people are 10 feet apart. Yoga, dance, and martial arts studios can reopen if social distancing is followed.
Clients obtaining personal care services can remove their mask when it would interfere with the service they’re receiving.
April 21, 2020:
The Utah Department of Health rescinded its earlier statewide restrictions on elective surgeries and procedures, effective immediately.
April 10, 2020:
Governor Herbert has issued an Executive Order establishing a requirement for individuals entering Utah to complete a travel declaration form. The Utah Department of Transportation will collect this information in an electronic form individuals will receive via text message upon entering the state.
The order requires every individual 18 years of age or older who enters Utah, either as a final destination through the Salt Lake City International Airport, or on Utah roads, to complete a travel declaration form before entering the state. The order is effective April 10th through May 1st.
April 3, 2020:
Governor Herbert issued an Executive Order instituting a moratorium on residential evictions for a narrow group of tenants who have been directly impacted by COVID-19. The order is effective immediately and applies only to individuals who have suffered wage or job loss as a result of COVID-19, have undergone self-isolation or quarantine in compliance with an order issued by the Utah Department of Health or a local health department, or have tested positive for COVID-19. It is effective through May 15.
The order does not create or order rent forgiveness. It is designed to help provide a window of leniency, not to release individuals from rental agreements. Evictions by landlords cannot be initiated until May 15. Tenants who can pay rent immediately must continue to do so. All tenants who are unable to pay rent now will be required to pay back rent when the order expires.
Additionally, the Utah Department of Health issued an order extending the closure of dine-in options at food service establishments until April 15. Establishments may provide drive-through, take-out, pick-up, or delivery services.
March 30, 2020:
(Salt Lake County): Salt Lake County issued a stay at home Public Health Order, effective March 30 through April 13. The order directs all individuals to stay at home except to engage in essential activities or businesses, which include: grocery stores, pharmacies, convenience stores, gas stations, auto repair, pet supply and veterinarians, food pantries, food and beverage production, religious institutions, charitable and social services, childcare, insurance and financial services, hardware, critical construction trades, mail and shipping, laundromats, home-based care, legal, accounting, real estate professional services, hotels and motels, higher education, transportation, utilities, essential infrastructure, media, and any other business defined as critical infrastructure in the federal CISA guidance.
March 27, 2020:
Governor Herbert issued an executive order suspending sections of state statute that may make it difficult for health providers to provide telehealth care to their patients.
The order allows medical providers to offer a telehealth service that does not comply with the security and privacy standards required by Utah law, so long as the healthcare provider notifies the patient that the service they are using does not comply with those standards, allows them to decline using the service, and takes reasonable steps to ensure that the service provided is secure and private.
March 26, 2020:
(Summit County): The Summit County (Park City and surrounding areas) government issued a stay-at-home order for all individuals living in the county. Individuals may leave their residences for:
Essential Activities (including activities essential for health and safety, obtaining necessary supplies, or performing work providing essential products or services)
Essential Governmental Functions
Essential Travel (including travel related to any “Essential” category)
To operate Essential Businesses (including healthcare operations, essential infrastructure, grocery stores and food retailers, agriculture, homeless shelters, media, gas stations and auto repaid, financial institutions, hardware stores, essential trades, mailing/shipping services, educational institutions, laundromats, restaurants providing pick-up or drive-thru service, transportation providers, home-based care, professional services, childcare facilities, and businesses that supply other Essential Businesses)
The order is effective March 27 through May 1.
March 25, 2020:
Governor Herbert released the “Utah Leads Together,” his comprehensive task force plan to mitigate the economic consequences of Covid-19. The report and economic playbook include recommendations from dozens of state and industry leaders throughout Utah. The plan outlines three phases:
Urgent Phase: A coordinated public health response coupled with historic economic stimulus from federal, state and local governments. The estimated duration is tentatively estimated to be eight to 12 weeks with the measure of challenge being job losses.
Stabilization Phase: Public health measures and economic interventions begin to take effect. The estimated time frame is 14 weeks and the primary measure is job stabilization.
Recovery Phase: Return to stability and positive job growth. This phase relies on successes in the prior phases and is estimated at eight to ten weeks in duration.
Additionally, the Utah Department of Health issued an order restricting nonessential medical, dental, and veterinary procedures to conserve protective equipment needed to treat patients with COVID-19.
March 21, 2020:
The Utah Department of Health revised its March 17th public health order. The original restrictions—limiting restaurant and bar operations to dine-in/carry-out/delivery operations and prohibiting gatherings of more than ten individuals (excluding grocery stores)—remain in effect. Additionally, The Department clarified that hotels may serve complimentary meals in prepackaged, take-out form in non-common areas and that convenience stores may sell hot food items and self-serve drinks, subject to heightened cleaning requirements for high-touch surfaces.
The order remains in effect through April 1, 2010, unless further extended.
March 18, 2020:
Governor Herbert issued an executive order suspending certain Open and Public Meetings Act requirements to allow public bodies to hold electronic meetings, even if the public body has not previously adopted a rule to govern such meetings. Physical notice posting requirements are waived. Interested persons and media must be able to participate and comment electronically.
Additionally, Governor Herbert issued an executive order waiving certain requirements for the return of wine, beer, and spirits to the Utah Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control. Subject to certain requirements, including that the products are unsealed and were purchased between March 2nd and March 18th, 2020, the restocking fee for alcoholic beverages is waived and refunds need not be processed only by check, which can take several weeks.
March 17, 2020:
The Utah Department of Health issued a statewide public health order limiting restaurant and bar operations and prohibiting gatherings of more than ten individuals (excluding grocery stores). The order is in effect through April 1, 2010, unless further extended.
Restaurants, bars, and taverns were ordered to close their dine-in food services, whether inside or outside. Establishments could operate on a limited basis including by offering carry-out, drive-through service, and third-party delivery service. Any employee presenting COVID-19 symptoms must be not be permitted to work.
March 12, 2020:
Governor Herbert issued an executive order suspending in-person filing requirements for potential candidates for elected office.
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Gary R. Herbert was the governor of the State of Utah from 2009 to 2021. He also served as chair of the National Governors Association from 2015 to 2016.
Herbert was born on May 7, 1947, in American Fork, Utah. He was reared in Orem, Utah, and attended Brigham Young University for a time before joining the Utah Army National Guard. He served for six years and concluded his service as staff sergeant. He then opened his own real estate firm. He served as president of the Utah Association of Realtors.
In 1990, he was elected to a seat on the Utah County Commission and served there for fourteen years. He also served as president of the Utah Association of Counties. Herbert continued his political aspirations by running for governor in 2004. He then became Jon Huntsman, Jr.’s running mate in the general election. He was sworn in as Lieutenant Governor of Utah in January 2005. Huntsman and Herbert were reelected in 2008. On August 7, 2009, Huntsman resigned as governor upon the U.S. Senate’s confirmation of his as Ambassador to China. Herbert was then sworn in as governor of the state on August 11, 2009. He defeated Salt Lake City Mayor Peter Corroon in a special election in 2010 that was held to determine who would serve out the remainder of Huntsman's term. He was reelected in November 2012. Herbert did not seek reelection in the 2020 election; instead, he endorsed his lieutenant governor Spencer Cox.
In May 2021, he announced that he would serve as the executive chairman of the Utah Valley Chamber of Commerce. His responsibilities would be "to cultivate potential new relationships and nurture current ones with the chamber while assisting in executing its strategic plan."[1]
On May 7, 2021, Herbert received two honorary degrees from two Utah universities. In the morning, he spoke at Dixie State University's commencement and received an honorary doctorate for significant contributions to education. In the evening, he received an honorary doctorate degree for public service at Utah Valley University.
Herbert is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He served as a full-time missionary in the Eastern Atlantic States Mission. He and his wife, Jeanette, are the parents of six children.
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Planned Parenthood Association of Utah, along with Planned Parenthood in Wisconsin and Ohio, is suing the Trump-Pence Administration to fight for the millions of patients who rely on Title X for health care. On May 2, 2018 Planned Parenthood filed suit in federal district court in Washington, D.C. against the Trump-Pence administration to fight for the four million people who depend on Title X, the nation’s program for affordable birth control and reproductive health care.
The Trump-Pence administration would like to take federal family planning funding away from Planned Parenthood and impose its ideology on people – no matter how many it hurts. They are trying to completely remake the Title X program so that it promotes abstinence instead of access to birth control, and prevents patients from coming to Planned Parenthood health centers.
Planned Parenthood in Utah has been the sole direct grantee for the nation’s family planning program, known as Title X, since the early 1980s. Last year, PPAU spent $2 million dollars in Title X funding to provide subsidized and low-cost care to over 36,000 Utahns. Over the course of the last 30 years they helped over a million men, women, and young people plan their families and stay healthy.
Planned Parenthood believes our bodies are our own – and shouldn’t be at the mercy of the Trump-Pence administration. Therefore, we vow to fight for our patients’ health and rights – and for the millions of people in this country who need access to affordable quality reproductive health care.
COMPLAINT
Planned Parenthood Association of Utah sued Governor Gary Herbert in order to protect our constitutional rights. We are happy to say that we succeeded in doing this.
On April 28, 2017 the parties jointly filed a stipulation with the Court requesting the entry of a permanent injunction order. On May 8th, the injunction was signed by the Court. Now the terms of the Preliminary Injunction Order, which prohibited the State of Utah from blocking pass-through federal funds to PPAU for unconstitutional reasons, will continue indefinitely.
What this means is that PPAU will continue to receive grant funds through the Utah Department of Health, and the State cannot deny Planned Parenthood grant funding in the future because it provides safe and legal abortion.
On July 7, 2016 the Tenth Circuit overturned Judge Waddoups’ decision denying our request for a preliminary injunction against Governor Herbert and the Utah Department of Health (UDOH). The Tenth Circuit panel found that the directive from Governor Herbert was in violation of our First and Fourteenth Amendment rights. The panel overturned the District Courts decision and remanded the case back to the District Court and ordered them to reinstate the preliminary injunction.
The entire case began in August 2015, when Governor Herbert gave a verbal directive to state agencies to cut off federal pass-through funding to Planned Parenthood Association of Utah. This order endangers four programs that receive funds from the federal government through the Utah Department of Health:
1. A program that pays for Chlamydia and gonorrhea testing and treatment for at-risk Utahns,
2. An after school education program funded by a Personal Responsibility and Education Program (PREP) grant to support PPPAU’s education team in replicating and training on an evidence-based curriculum to reduce teen pregnancy rates and increase academic performance,
3. An after school program funded by Utah Abstinence Education Program to promote abstinence from sexual activity with teens, and
4. A 5-year cooperative project to create a system to upgrade the UDOH’s system for submitting STD test results and facilitating statistical analysis.
Plain and simple, Governor Herbert was influenced by highly-edited, secretly recorded, and since-discredited videos that claim to show Planned Parenthood doctors outside of our state discussing reimbursements for fetal tissue donation. These videos were recorded as part of a multi-year undercover sting by extreme anti-abortion activists whose sole intention is to end safe and legal abortion. Governor Herbert cut funding despite the fact that multiple investigations of Planned Parenthood affiliates in other states have turned up nothing, and the fact that we do not, and have never, participated in fetal tissue donation.
In September 2015, Planned Parenthood Association of Utah hired Peggy Tomsic and her team from Magleby, Cataxinos & Greenwood (the same attorneys that brought marriage equality to Utah) to file a lawsuit against Governor Herbert and the Utah Department of Health (UDOH) in the United States Court for the District of Utah on behalf of Planned Parenthood. Our lawsuit claims the State’s action violates PPAU’s rights under the First and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution, and threatens imminent and irreparable harm to PPAU and the thousands of women, men, and teens of Utah who rely on Planned Parenthood Association of Utah for critical reproductive health care and education. We asked the courts to issue a preliminary injunction to stop Governor Herbert’s directive, and a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) was issued that kept the funding in place through December 31, 2015 while Judge Waddoups considered whether to issue the injunction.
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ORDER
RESPONSE
JANUARY 2016 ORDER
PPAU vs. Herbert 10th Circuit Decision
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Planned Parenthood Association of Utah, along with Planned Parenthood in Wisconsin and Ohio, is suing the Trump-Pence Administration to fight for the millions of patients who rely on Title X for health care. On May 2, 2018 Planned Parenthood filed suit in federal district court in Washington, D.C. against the Trump-Pence administration to fight for the four million people who depend on Title X, the nation’s program for affordable birth control and reproductive health care.
The Trump-Pence administration would like to take federal family planning funding away from Planned Parenthood and impose its ideology on people – no matter how many it hurts. They are trying to completely remake the Title X program so that it promotes abstinence instead of access to birth control, and prevents patients from coming to Planned Parenthood health centers.
Planned Parenthood in Utah has been the sole direct grantee for the nation’s family planning program, known as Title X, since the early 1980s. Last year, PPAU spent $2 million dollars in Title X funding to provide subsidized and low-cost care to over 36,000 Utahns. Over the course of the last 30 years they helped over a million men, women, and young people plan their families and stay healthy.
Planned Parenthood believes our bodies are our own – and shouldn’t be at the mercy of the Trump-Pence administration. Therefore, we vow to fight for our patients’ health and rights – and for the millions of people in this country who need access to affordable quality reproductive health care.
COMPLAINT
Planned Parenthood Association of Utah sued Governor Gary Herbert in order to protect our constitutional rights. We are happy to say that we succeeded in doing this.
On April 28, 2017 the parties jointly filed a stipulation with the Court requesting the entry of a permanent injunction order. On May 8th, the injunction was signed by the Court. Now the terms of the Preliminary Injunction Order, which prohibited the State of Utah from blocking pass-through federal funds to PPAU for unconstitutional reasons, will continue indefinitely.
What this means is that PPAU will continue to receive grant funds through the Utah Department of Health, and the State cannot deny Planned Parenthood grant funding in the future because it provides safe and legal abortion.
On July 7, 2016 the Tenth Circuit overturned Judge Waddoups’ decision denying our request for a preliminary injunction against Governor Herbert and the Utah Department of Health (UDOH). The Tenth Circuit panel found that the directive from Governor Herbert was in violation of our First and Fourteenth Amendment rights. The panel overturned the District Courts decision and remanded the case back to the District Court and ordered them to reinstate the preliminary injunction.
The entire case began in August 2015, when Governor Herbert gave a verbal directive to state agencies to cut off federal pass-through funding to Planned Parenthood Association of Utah. This order endangers four programs that receive funds from the federal government through the Utah Department of Health:
1. A program that pays for Chlamydia and gonorrhea testing and treatment for at-risk Utahns,
2. An after school education program funded by a Personal Responsibility and Education Program (PREP) grant to support PPPAU’s education team in replicating and training on an evidence-based curriculum to reduce teen pregnancy rates and increase academic performance,
3. An after school program funded by Utah Abstinence Education Program to promote abstinence from sexual activity with teens, and
4. A 5-year cooperative project to create a system to upgrade the UDOH’s system for submitting STD test results and facilitating statistical analysis.
Plain and simple, Governor Herbert was influenced by highly-edited, secretly recorded, and since-discredited videos that claim to show Planned Parenthood doctors outside of our state discussing reimbursements for fetal tissue donation. These videos were recorded as part of a multi-year undercover sting by extreme anti-abortion activists whose sole intention is to end safe and legal abortion. Governor Herbert cut funding despite the fact that multiple investigations of Planned Parenthood affiliates in other states have turned up nothing, and the fact that we do not, and have never, participated in fetal tissue donation.
In September 2015, Planned Parenthood Association of Utah hired Peggy Tomsic and her team from Magleby, Cataxinos & Greenwood (the same attorneys that brought marriage equality to Utah) to file a lawsuit against Governor Herbert and the Utah Department of Health (UDOH) in the United States Court for the District of Utah on behalf of Planned Parenthood. Our lawsuit claims the State’s action violates PPAU’s rights under the First and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution, and threatens imminent and irreparable harm to PPAU and the thousands of women, men, and teens of Utah who rely on Planned Parenthood Association of Utah for critical reproductive health care and education. We asked the courts to issue a preliminary injunction to stop Governor Herbert’s directive, and a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) was issued that kept the funding in place through December 31, 2015 while Judge Waddoups considered whether to issue the injunction.
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There’s an old saying, “Behind every good man, there’s a good woman.” In east Tennessee banjo picker Lincoln Hensley’s case, it’s “the man behind the man.” The young banjoist is quick to credit 84-year-old Edison Wallin, a fellow Unicoi County, TN resident and longtime accomplished musician, as the man who set him on his life’s path and passion.
Lincoln confessed, “Edison is without doubt one of the most gifted and creative musicians I’ve had the pleasure of knowing.”
The humble gentleman has never sought fame or recognition for his talents. Lincoln thought it was time that his mentor received some acknowledgement for the role he has played in the music world. Here is Edison’s story in his own words.
“When I was four years old, we moved from Madison County, NC, where I was born, to Niagara Falls, NY. It was during the second World War because there wasn’t any industry around here. They were hiring up there and my dad, Roy Wallin, went to work for the Carborundum Company. Ralph Lewis (who later played with Bill Monroe) was too young to work so he stayed around with us. I can remember he, my mom, dad, and a guy that picked electric guitar, Benny Mitchell, playing together. That’s the earliest music that I can remember.
When we moved back to Unicoi, TN in 1948, Daddy had a 1936 Dodge. There were seven of us piled into the car for the trip home: my parents, grandmother, two sisters, Ralph Lewis, and me. It took us three or four days. We had all of our belongings on a rack built behind the car attached to the back bumper. It’s a wonder that we got here! Ralph came with us and stayed a long time after we got back to Unicoi. He ended up playing with Bill (Monroe). He sung lead and played the guitar.
I was about 11 or 12 years old and my mother, Helen Fain Wallin, bought me a Harmony arch top guitar for Christmas. My dad picked banjo and my mom played rhythm guitar and piano. My paternal grandmother, Sylvia Shelton Wallin, played the banjo. My grandfather, Rance Wallin, picked it, too. I don’t know how many generations picked the banjo, but they played the old drop-thumb style. I could never figure that out and Dad could never show me exactly what he was doing. I played guitar with him. I got interested in Chet Atkins and Merle Travis.
I grew up with the Powers Brothers. Page Powers was a great guitar player. I learned a lot off of him. He had a younger brother, James, who was my age, and an older brother, Hank. They played country music. They were good at singing Louvin Brothers’ songs. I just learned to play with them. They were the brothers I never had.
All through the years, I never did get interested in what you call ‘bluegrass’ until I was in my 30s in the 1970s. It was about the time the Deliverance movie came out (1972). I had listened to Bud Rose. He was the only banjo player that I could remember seeing on TV. I could watch him play and tell there was some kind of pattern to that, the rolls.
Later on, after I was married, I was down at the barber shop one day. Barber shops were the trading place in every community. I traded an old piece of a shotgun for a Harmony closed back banjo. I fooled with it a month or so. The first tune that I learned to play was Lady of Spain. It wasn’t good, but I could play a little bit of that because I figured out the only difference in a banjo and a guitar is the first string and fifth. The first banjo string is D while a guitar first string is E.
A good friend of mine, Furman Bryant, married my first cousin, Lois Fain, in Unicoi. We had all grown up together. That Harmony banjo wore me out! There wasn’t anyone around here that knew anything about banjo rolls. I gave it to Furman to try to figure it out. He went to Susan Carson’s Music Store in Elizabethton and ran into E.C. Miller. He talked to E.C. about taking some banjo lessons. E.C. said, ‘If you could get five or six that want to take lessons, I’ll come to your house one night a week and teach them as a group.’ I thought that was the worst idea in the world, but I told Furman that I would do that.
We went down to Furman’s house on a Tuesday evening. E.C. came and went around and showed us Cripple Creek, Cumberland Gap, and Fireball Mail using Scruggs banjo rolls. He was a great Scruggs player. As you caught on, he separated you out with someone else on your level. He was smart to do it that way. It turned out to be a good thing. I probably took lessons six months, but after I learned the rolls I thought I could do it on my own.”
Edison began picking banjo with the Powers Brothers.
“The Powers Brothers sang a lot of gospel music and we played a lot in church. I learned to play with the electric guitar and learned to play songs like Help Me Make It Through The Night and Never on a Sunday, but of course, those weren’t church songs! Most people think you can’t use a banjo with an electric guitar. Page Powers played styles like Chet Atkins, Merle Travis, and Paul Yandell that played with the Louvin Brothers.
We sung at a homecoming at a church at Rock Creek, and Walter Bailes was there. He said, ‘I’ve got to play in Johnson City tonight. Would you come and play the banjo with me?’ So we went to a church out in Sinking Creek in Johnson City. It was probably a year or two later that I realized who Walter Bailes was. He was one of the Bailes Brothers that were Opry stars. He wrote Dust on the Bible and several other gospel songs. He didn’t mention anything of that to me and I didn’t really know who he was. He jokingly introduced me as Opie. I just played that one night and then he was gone. He didn’t live around here anywhere and I didn’t know where he was from.
Eventually, the Powers Brothers made an album at Lasting Sounds Studio in Bristol, TN. James wrote two or three of the songs. We were green and worked all the songs out at home. We went over to the studio around 4:00 in the evening and by 8:00 or 9:00, we had the album made! We did it all in four or five hours!
I played guitar with the Brotherhood Quartet out of Elizabethton, TN. I played guitar and banjo with the Landmarks out of Erwin, TN. The Landmarks made an album in Nashville produced by Dirk Johnson, piano player for Bill Anderson. Dirk Johnson was the piano player for the Brotherhood Quartet when I played with them. He’s still with Bill Anderson. I picked banjo on a couple of cuts on the Landmarks’ album. Since I wasn’t in the musicians’ union I had to go in the studio after hours and put in a couple of tracks.
Later, I played banjo with the group, Bluegrass Tradition. The other members were Herb Greene, Herman Coffey, Ronald Gunter, and Terry Barnes. We made a CD. Two albums, and a CD were the extent of my musical career. I think they’re on YouTube.”
A machinist by trade, music was his hobby.
Lincoln noted, “He’s an incredibly talented machinist and has made some very impressive ‘banjo gadgets’ we will call them.”
“One time we were in his garage and I saw this big aluminum thing with arms sticking out of it, lying on top of his tool box. I asked him what it was and he said, ‘It’s a B bender I made for the banjo.’ It’s all concealed into the tailpiece and raised the second string from a B note to a C, then it can raise the third string from a G note to an A. It had these metal arms coming out of it that were bent very carefully to fit around your right arm just above your wrist. That is the part that controls the pull system for the strings, almost like knee levers on a pedal steel. He told me he took the metal shelf out of his wife’s bread oven, then cut and bent that into those arms! He’s really a genius when it comes down to it.”
Edison was far from finished with playing music. He continued to perform for the Unicoi Church of God where he attended, playing guitar and banjo.
“In the early 80s, Hoyt Herbert dated a girl this side of Johnson City, and they’d go to Slagle’s Pasture. They had a square dance every Saturday night and sometimes they’d hire the Lincoln County Partners. Hoyt picked the banjo with them. Hoyt would dance with his girlfriend a while, then he and I would go over behind the stage. He would show me his banjo tunes. He was a great banjo player.
Allen Shelton always appealed to me and Hoyt Herbert played a whole lot like Allen. Hoyt did a lot of inside rolls. When Earl Scruggs played banjo, he never left the bottom two strings with his index finger. Hoyt would bring them up a set of strings and that opened up a whole new world for banjo players.
A skilled cabinet maker, Hoyt built a set of cabinets for my kitchen. He moved to Elk Park, NC. My family camped a lot at Elk River Falls Campground. Hoyt would come down and we would sit around the camp fire and pick. I played the banjo at the Fall festival in Denton with him after his stroke because I knew most of his tunes.
I played with the Pleasant Hill Band, a local group, with Tom and Beverly Horton and Mike Honeycutt.”
Edison continued to play music in local jams.
‘There’s a place below my house called the Red Barn. Probably in late ’70s, Burl Mass retired from service and built a pole barn where he did small engine repair. He was one that started taking banjo lessons with us (from EC Miller). He had a pot belly stove; he hung a tarpaulin and cut off most of the building. He left a room for us to play. There would be maybe 15 people on Thursday nights to jam and we did that for years. I retired (from my day job) in 2000, so I’ve been retired 24 years.’
Edison has a small family. He has been married to Emma Jean for 61 years. They have one daughter, Amy (married to Paul Tipton), and no grandchildren, unless you count Lincoln Hensley who has become like his grandson.
“We were married 17 years before my daughter, Amy, came along.”
Then about twelve years ago, Edison Wallin met Lincoln Hensley and both their lives were forever changed.
Edison related, “There was a community center at Shallow Ford that had been Farnor Store. They would play there on Saturday nights. Lincoln and his parents came in, seems like Lincoln was 14 years old. He came up to me and asked, ‘Will you teach me to play the banjo?’ I said, ‘Yeah, if I can.’ I was retired, and didn’t want to get tied down to a specific time because I liked to get out and do other things. I played around at different places like the Red Barn and a log cabin down close to Johnson City. I said, ‘I tell you what, when I go to those places, you can go with me and I’ll show you anything that you want to learn.'”
Lincoln recalled their first meeting, “During the break, I asked if he gave banjo lessons. He said, ‘No, but play me something,’ and handed me his banjo. I played probably the worst version of Cripple Creek and Foggy Mountain Breakdown you’ve ever heard. (It was every note I knew at the time.) He sat down and showed me a better way to play those tunes, and helped fix a few of my technique problems right then and there.”
There was an instant connection and Edison realized he had made a friend.
“Lincoln went with me a time or two, then he got to calling me when he got off of school in the evening. He asked me to teach him something. He’s so smart that you can just tell him what strings and what roll and he can listen and pick it up. He learned to play ALL the stuff that I played, even the guitar stuff.”
Lincoln agreed, “We ended up having ‘lessons’ over my parent’s landline phone every day. I couldn’t see what he was doing, but he’d play it for me and tell me what string to hit. That really helped me with training my ears to listen instead of watching him.”
“Lincoln called me one night and said, ‘I want to learn Cannonball Rag.’ I said, ‘You got to play the rhythm with your thumb, and you got to play the melody with your index finger. It’s hard to separate. It’s just like rubbing your head and patting your stomach. After a while, you’ll eventually forget about keeping the timing thing. It will just be automatic, then you’ll be able to pick the melody with that rhythm.'”
Lincoln began to work on playing the rhythm on the guitar with his thumb. He spent a lot of hours perfecting the technique. Once he had it, he called Edison, who was surprised at how quickly the young man had learned.
“I really forgot about it and then he asked me again to teach him Cannonball Rag. In about 45 minutes, he could play it just like me. It was amazing!”
Edison introduced Lincoln to Sonny Osborne’s banjo picking when he gave him a DVD of Bluegrass Country Soul one Christmas.
“We would listen to Bobby (Osborne) when he would talk. For some reason, he hated Danny Boy. Sonny would start playing it in the background. Lincoln and me would talk about how pretty that tune was. Lincoln likes the same kind of music that I do, like big band music, like Five Foot Two, Sweet Georgia Brown, Whispering, and those good songs. One fellow asked me, ‘You still pickin’ that crazy music?'”
Edison’s eclectic playing impressed Lincoln. “He’s constantly working out arrangements for a new tune he’s run across. He can play any type of song on the banjo, but his favorite is the older big band and swing-style tunes. I’ve heard him play everything from Mr. Sandman to Peg of My Heart, or country music standards such as Ray Price’s City Lights or Crazy Arms.”
The two music lovers bonded and have become fast friends, talking on the phone daily.
The senior picker admitted. “He calls me every day. He thinks I’m his grandpa, I reckon. I got to taking him out of school his junior or senior year. I’d check him out and we’d go to nursing homes and play. I about caused him to fail! We’ve had a time. He is just like a grandson to me.”
In 2022, Lincoln approached Edison about portraying his grandpa in a music video for the Tennessee Bluegrass Band’s single, Tall Weeds & Rust.
Edison explained, “His grandpa had just passed away. He wanted me to do that. I said, ‘OK.’ So we went to his grandpa’s old home place. That song just fit the place. It was fun. We did it one evening. A guy (film maker) drove up here from Nashville. Lincoln told him, ‘You don’t have to write out any script. Just leave us alone and let us do our own thing.’ So that’s what he did.”
Edison is very proud of Lincoln and his accomplishments in the music industry.
“Lincoln is amazing. When I taught him banjo and then guitar, it wasn’t long until he had ran past me. When we would go to the Red Barn and play, there’s a guy over there we call Leaner. He would come up and lean over and talk in your ear. He said, ‘You’re going to keep on teaching that boy and he’s going to get better than you.’ I said, ‘Well, that’s what I’m doing it for. I don’t want him to stop where I’m at for I’m not anything great. I want him to be way better than me.’
Leaner didn’t like that. He was trying to get something started. He went over to Lincoln and said, ‘I think you can pick better than Edison now.’ Lincoln told him, ‘If you hear me play, it’s what Edison showed me.’ That Lincoln is pretty quick!”
In the meantime, Hensley has also befriended another elderly musician who lives not too far away in western NC.
Edison explained…
“When they put Lincoln’s friend in the hospital, they said he had tested positive for the flu, but he didn’t have any symptoms. He wasn’t running a temperature, wasn’t coughing. The doctor came in and was checking him out. The patient told him that Lincoln was his grandson (which is the claim used to allow Lincoln to visit in the first place). Lincoln kindly questioned the doctor. He said, ‘I’ve never heard of anyone having the flu, but not having symptoms. Could it be a false positive?’ That doctor wheeled around and said, ‘Maybe you want to be the doctor.’ Lincoln responded, ‘Well, I thought about it, but I figured I could make more money picking a banjo.’ He‘s got wisdom way beyond his age.”
And Lincoln gives credit back to Edison for that mature wisdom.
“Edison has probably the sharpest and quickest sense of humor out of everyone I know. Above all that, he’s a great man, and has absolutely no ego at all. You’d never hear Edison bragging on his own playing, the things he’s done, or what kind of person he is. So getting to talk a little about him in this article is my chance to do so. He deserves it, and it’s way overdue!”
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Honorable Gary R. Herbert
Founder, 17th Governor of Utah
Former Utah Governor Gary R. Herbert is both the Herbert Institute founder and an essential part of the Herbert team. His founding pillars and vision continue to guide the Herbert Institute in our mission. His office can be found in Herbert Hall, where he serves as both an advisor for the Institute and a mentor to the Herbert Interns.
Gary R. Herbert was born and raised in Utah County, and spent most of his life in Orem, Utah. In high school, he was concurrently enrolled at Utah Technical College, now Utah Valley University. After graduating, he served a mission for his Church, attended Brigham Young University, and joined the Army National Guard. After finishing his military service, Herbert opened his own real estate firm, Herbert and Associates, and taught real estate classes in the Woodbury School of Business.
A successful realtor and businessman, the governor saw firsthand how decisions made by public officials can impact private enterprise. From 1990, he decided to make a difference and served as a Utah County Commissioner for over 14-years, where he gained invaluable experience that benefited his later decisions as governor.
In 2004, Herbert left his job as Utah County Commissioner to join newly elected Governor Jon Huntsman Jr. as his lieutenant governor. They were re-elected in 2008, but Herbert’s second term as lieutenant governor came to an unexpected end a year later when Governor Huntsman stepped down to become a U.S. ambassador and Gary R. Herbert suddenly became the 17th Governor of Utah. He was sworn in on August 9, 2009, and was later elected in a 2010 special election.
As governor, Gary R. Herbert led Utah’s recovery from the Great Recession to a position of national economic prominence. His unwavering focus on economic development included attracting businesses and investment to the state while helping homegrown businesses flourish.
Governor Herbert’s focus was on four cornerstones to strengthen Utah’s economy: education, jobs, energy, and self-determination. As a result, Utah has become a premier destination for business, with an unsurpassed quality of life.
As governor, he served as the Chair of the Western Governors Association and the Chair of the National Governors Association (NGA). His focus as the leader of the nation’s governors was to make the relationship between states and the federal government more collaborative, highlight state solutions and share best practices between states. The governor believes real solutions are found in the states, the real innovators, and laboratories of democracy.
Following his service, Herbert helped launch the Herbert Institute. He rejoined the UVU faculty in January of 2021 to be a lecturer and resource to the University.
Governor Herbert and his wife, Jeanette, are the proud parents of six children and 17 grandchildren.
Justin D. Jones
Executive Director
Justin Jones was appointed Executive Director of the Gary R. Herbert Institute for Public Policy on Aug. 1, 2021. As the director, he is responsible for the operational, financial, programmatic, fundraising and personnel activities of the Gary R. Herbert Institute for Public Policy. He works to achieve several important Institute initiatives, including mission fulfillment and outreach with educational and business partners.
Prior to this appointment, he worked as the Senior Director of Donor Relations and Annual Giving from Nov. 2019 to Jul. 2021. He served as the Chief of Staff to two Presidents of UVU, starting in August 2016. His most recent work included directing the successful leadership transition from outgoing President Matthew S. Holland and welcoming UVU’s seventh President, Astrid S. Tuminez.
Before joining UVU, Jones worked as the Vice President of Public Policy and Communications for the Salt Lake Chamber. His primary role was to advocate for and negotiate business friendly policies focused on education, healthcare, water, and other interests with the Utah Legislature and with Utah’s Congressional delegation.
Prior to the Chamber, he directed all strategic public relations, social media, internal communications, and marketing efforts for Rio Tinto Kennecott. He lead the crisis communications efforts during the catastrophic collapse of the Bingham Canyon Mine wall.
His previous work includes working as the senior advisor to the president, government relations director, and spokesperson for the Utah Transit Authority. He worked as the communications advisor for the Utah County Health department, and a grants specialist during the administrations of Governor Michael O. Leavitt and Governor Olene Walker.
EDUCATION
M.S., Intermodal Transportation Management – University of Denver
B.S., Business Administration – Utah Valley University
A.S., Communications – BYU Idaho
PERSONAL
Justin is married with four children, two of whom are Wolverines. They live in American Fork, UT where he enjoys working in the garden, hiking in the mountains, and spending time with family. Born in Rapid City, South Dakota, he, and his family make annual pilgrimages to enjoy family while boating and other out-door activities in the beautiful Black Hills.
Ashleigh Wilson
Communications Coordinator
Ashleigh Wilson joined the Herbert Institute team as Communications Coordinator in January 2024. In this position, she manages communications about the events, publications, and efforts of the Herbert Institute. The Herbert Institute is a perfect fit for Ashleigh as she is passionate about the intersection of the law and public service. Ashleigh is also the communications coordinator for the External Relations team at BYU Law. There, she works directly with the alumni organization, writing and publishing features on notable alumni, circulating monthly newsletters, and maintaining an alumni database and directory.
Before her communications work, Ashleigh was a research assistant in the Political Science department at BYU. She worked with Dr. Jessica Preece on a project about gender and bill sponsorship. She also worked with Dr. Darren Hawkins on a project called “Impact Evidence,” where she read and analyzed articles about social development and had the opportunity to meet, interview, and learn from Latin American bureaucrats while discussing democracy.
EDUCATION
B.A., Brigham Young University, Political Science and Spanish
PERSONAL
Ashleigh plans to attend law school in Fall 2024 and pursue a career in public service. She and her husband Noah, a former Herbert Intern, live in Provo, UT. They love to try new foods and travel, especially to Seattle, where Ashleigh grew up.
Karen Gill
Events Coordinator
Karen Gill happily joined the Herbert Institute team as an Events Coordinator in January of 2024. Karen’s passion for Event Planning dates back to 2015 at her first position working for Bawden Capitol as an assistant/events coordinator in Manhattan, NYC, planning events for socialite clients. After 2 years she moved to Utah and found her home for the next 4 years at the University of Utah in their Continuing Education Department as a Program Coordinator. Transitioning into the tech/business world in 2021 she started out at a Startup called Sponsr and worked her way from Events Coordinator to VP of Communications in just under a year. Enthralled with the world of entrepreneurship Karen broke ground on her very own company, combining her two passions: business, and event planning, in 2023, and is the Founder and CEO of Forte Events Co.
PERSONAL
Karen is from Powhatan, Virgina and currently resides in Orem, Utah with her husband, Ty, who is pursuing a Doctor of Physical Therapy Degree. Karen comes from a Deaf household and speaks American Sign Language. Karen spends her free time traveling, attending concerts, salsa dancing, singing in choirs and reading.
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Utah Governor Gary Herbert released a letter ordering the Utah Psychologist Licensing Board to promulgate regulations protecting youth from efforts by licensed mental health professionals to change their sexual orientation or gender identity. Governor Herbert ordered the Psychologist Licensing Board “to take the lead on this,’ and then to share its results with other state mental health licensing boards. The letter also asks the board to “carefully consider how” psychologists can educate families when parents seek such dangerous treatments for their children.
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June 28, 2019
Contact: Shannon Minter – 415-624-6071; Email sminter@nclrights.org
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – Yesterday, Utah Governor Gary Herbert released a letter ordering the Utah Psychologist Licensing Board to promulgate regulations protecting youth from efforts by licensed mental health professionals to change their sexual orientation or gender identity. Governor Herbert ordered the Psychologist Licensing Board “to take the lead on this,’ and then to share its results with other state mental health licensing boards. The letter also asks the board to “carefully consider how” psychologists can educate families when parents seek such dangerous treatments for their children.
Statement by Mathew Shurka, Conversion Therapy Survivor and Co-Founder of Born Perfect:
“When a state leader of Governor Herbert’s stature speaks out on this important issue, it educates millions of people. As a survivor, I know that Governor Herbert’s leadership on this issue will save lives.”
Statement by Shannon Minter, Legal Director the National Center for Lesbian Rights:
“This is a huge step forward for LGBTQ youth and their families in Utah. Governor Herbert is setting a powerful example for other state leaders across the country about how to address the issue of conversion therapy and protect young people from this life-threatening practice.”
Born Perfect is a survivor-led campaign to end conversion therapy created by The National Center for Lesbian Rights, a national legal organization committed to advancing the human and civil rights of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community through litigation, public policy advocacy, and public education.
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Mr./Madam President,
I rise today to honor my friend, Gary Herbert, Governor of the State of Utah for the last 12 years, who after a long career in publ...
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Mr./Madam President,
I rise today to honor my friend, Gary Herbert, Governor of the State of Utah for the last 12 years, who after a long career in public service is embarking on a well-earned retirement.
He has served the state of Utah with enthusiasm, dedication, and spirit; and I am grateful to have worked alongside him throughout his tenure.
Gary was born in American Fork, Utah, and grew up in Orem. He served a two-year mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on the East Coast, and later attended Brigham Young University.
He first began his public service after college, serving in the Utah Army National Guard for six years and becoming a staff sergeant.
After his time in the National Guard, he set up a real estate firm, and eventually became president of the Utah Association of Counties and Utah Association of Realtors.
Starting in 1990, he served as a commissioner on the Utah County Commission for 14 years, and then began his service at the state level.
In 2004, when Jon Huntsman ran for the Governor’s seat, Gary became his running mate for Lieutenant Governor, with the pair going on to win the race that November.
It was then that I first got to know him myself, when I was hired to be the general counsel for Governor Huntsman.
One of my first memories of him was when we began to move into the governor’s office suite.
The day before he was sworn in, Gary came and gave a warm welcome to all the staff, along with sound advice about the importance of staying grounded as we entered the political fray.
I soon learned that he was not only a skilled politician, but also a formidable ping pong player. Right after he and Governor Huntsman were sworn in, the staff got together as a team several times at the governor’s mansion, where there was a ping pong table in the basement.
I then learned the hard way that Gary’s table-tennis skills are off the charts.
While serving Governor Huntsman, I always found Gary to be friendly, approachable, and willing to tackle every assignment with eagerness and poise.
Whenever Governor Huntsman’s schedule became chaotic or would change unexpectedly, Lieutenant Governor Herbert would routinely be dispatched to speak on his behalf – often to remote corners of the state, and often at inconvenient times.
He never once complained; and was not only willing, but always eager and happy to help.
Likewise, whenever there was an issue that needed to be addressed and the Governor was unable to meet with a particular group, Gary was assigned the case.
He would meet with all the different stakeholders, legislators, and people from different sides of an issue, bringing them all together and wading through the intricate details of the matter.
What’s more, he had the skill of figuring out the best path forward for all parties involved, and for making everyone feel heard and understood.
The same traits I saw in him as Lieutenant Governor would go on to make him an effective and beloved Governor himself. In office since 2009, he is currently the nation’s longest-serving governor.
And our state has seen exciting achievement and prosperity with Governor Herbert at the helm.
In the last eight years, Utah has seen continued, steady growth in our economy – with improvement in our GDP, number of jobs, and unemployment rate.
We have seen the boom of Silicon Slopes.
We celebrated the centennial of the driving of the Golden Spike, when it was an honor to stand alongside him at the celebratory reenactment.
And so too was it an honor to join Gary when President Trump shrank Bears Ears National Monument, when we could stand together and celebrate reclaiming the land back for the people of Utah.
Through his enthusiasm and zeal, Gary has championed our state and the things that we stand for. He can rattle off figures and metrics about Utah at the drop of a hat; and is a compelling spokesman for our values.
His spirit has helped Utah to attract talent and investment, and to make it the good place that it is to live.
Not only that, but Gary has been an instrumental partner in supporting initiatives that reflect and strengthen the values of our state.
To champion the reclamation of our lands, he signed into law the Utah Transfer of Public Lands Act.
He also signed into law innovative criminal justice reforms in Utah, making a far-reaching impact across the state; and paving the way for the work Congress and President Trump were able to do at the federal level.
He has been a strong supporter of Utah’s family culture, and was helpful in the Senate’s work promoting the child tax credit during tax reform.
And on a more personal note, he had the wisdom to put my brother, Tom Lee, on the Utah Supreme Court.
For all his public achievements, Gary is most proud, however, of his own role as husband, father, and grandfather.
He and his wife Jeanette have six children together, as well as 16 grandchildren; and he is known to encourage them to “follow in his footsteps and marry up.”
In a myriad of ways, Governor Gary Herbert has been a champion and a spokesman for all that is good about our state.
It has been an honor to serve the people of Utah with him, and I wish him all the best as he embarks on his retirement.
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Herbert "Herb" Kendall, age 93, of Rochester MN passed away Monday, February 19, 2024 peacefully surrounded by family. Herb was born August 19, 1930 to Herbert Bartlet Kendall a...
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Herbert "Herb" Kendall, age 93, of Rochester MN passed away Monday, February 19, 2024 peacefully surrounded by family. Herb was born August 19, 1930 to Herbert Bartlet Kendall and Myrtle (Ayshford) Kendall in Stewartville MN. He attended Stewartville Schools until moving to their farm in Spring Valley, MN in 1944. In March of 1947 he enlisted in the Navy. He was a 1st Seaman with the Destroyer-Tin Can, John W. Weeks. In March of 1950 he returned home and married LaVonne Mlenar on July 8, 1950 in Spring Valley, MN. Following this reunion, two daughters were born, Evelyn Mae and Shari Dawn. They moved from Spring Valley, MN to Fountain, MN. They purchased a building and started Kendall's Grocery & Locker. They built a new house and that became their home for 17 years. They were later divorced. Herb was very involved in the Fountain Community being on the Volunteer Fire Department, Committees and Baseball Teams. At the age of 28 he became the youngest Mayor in the State of Minnesota for Fountain, MN. He was memorably introduced as the "Fountain of Youth" by the preceding Mayor. On July 1st, 1968 he married Carol Henke. To this reunion, came 3 Sons & a Daughter. Richard Dale Kendall, Gary Lynn Kendall, June Carol Kendall & Mark Ferdy Kendall. Herb and Carol later sold Kendall Grocery & Locker to Willis Camburn and started a locker business on their farm in Fountain. The business was later destroyed by a fire. Herb ran/managed the Municipal Fountain Liquor and worked for the Mayo Clinic. Herb and Carol moved to Eyota MN in 1978 and purchased the Eyota Meat Locker Plant in 1979 which they owned and operated until 1984 when it was sold. Herb then went to work for the Kahler Hotel where he drove the courtesy van, transporting guests to and from the hospital and drove the company limousine transporting guests to and from the airport in Minneapolis. He enjoyed this semi-retirement job very much. He finally retired in 1995. Herb and Carol moved to Mesa, Arizona after several years of "snow birding" and found this their home until 2014 when they returned to Rochester where they moved into the Madonna Meadows/Madonna Towers Retirement Community. Herb was always known for his kindness and his social connections to many, so of no surprise, following Halloween in 2018 he had some leftover Kit Kats, and he decided to hand them out to children visiting from a local school who came to perform songs for the residents. This was a big hit and brought so much joy to both he and his wife Carol and thus began the known history of the "Kit Kat Man". The visiting children and local residents began to call him the "Kit Kat Man" and looked forward to receiving a sweet treat following their performances and gatherings. Later, as a recognition of sorts, his daughter June made a sign that he attached to the front of his motor scooter advertising the "Kit Kat Man". A local resident, Lois Couch, was touched by his kindness and generosity and all of the smiles this brought to so many faces, so she reached out to one of her known connections, Matthew Stolle, at the Post Bulletin, our local newspaper. Soon after, Matt came to interview Herb and shared the story of the "Kit Kat Man". Following this article, the Hershey Company reached out to Herb as they caught wind of the story of his kindness and wanted to help provide Kit Kats as well as some "Kit Kat Man" gear made just for him. T-shirts, jackets, travel mugs, hats, socks etc.. He then sported his new digs as he handed out Kit Kats from this time on. Another Post Bulletin article was soon to follow. You can find these uplifting articles on Postbulletin.com. The joy that this has provided to others could never match the feeling of receiving the smiles and thank you' s & hugs from so many for so very long. The Covid-19 pandemic had a bit of an effect on this generosity and social fulfillment this provided, but as soon as things began to return to our new normal, so did the Kit Kat Man and the sweet treats. He began finding that he liked to incorporate some of the new flavors as well as it put an extra big smile on many faces. Halloween of course became a Big Event each year. He went overboard and handed out all kinds of goodies including many, many Kit Kats. Herb loved people and was known, liked & loved by many. He told his children to never forget a person's name after being introduced, which was harder said than done for some of us. He also liked to remind his daughters of a saying his father often repeated, "Your never fully dressed without a smile". He was a hardworking man and was always helping others out. Herb loved his families and was a good provider. He loved the outdoors, spending time hunting, fishing, baseball and with his horses. He had a special horse named "Scout" that he could make lay down anywhere inside or out. Herb was known for his homemade Summer Sausage & Bologna where people from all over would come to purchase at Kendall's Grocery & Locker. He said he would never give his recipe to anyone and would take it to his grave. He had a strong faith and was always repeating the Bible verse "Goodness, Kindness & Mercy shall follow me all the days of my life and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord forever. He who believes in him, shall have life everlasting". Herb is survived by his daughters Evelyn Jahnke, Shari (Roger) Davidson, of Spring Valley MN, June (Joseph) Kendall-Thomas of Rochester MN. Sons Richard (Cynthia) Kendall of Eyota, MN Gary (Julie) Kendall and Mark (Monica) Kendall of Rochester, MN. Grandchildren Jerime (Rochelle) Wojtkiewicz & Jesse (Vee) Wojtkiewicz of Rochester, MN. Lyndy (Wayne) Rohe of Centerville, OH, Krystal (Patrick) Campbell of Stewartville, MN. & Dallas Davidson of Spring Valley, MN. Brooke Kendall & Ashley Kendall, Jennifer (Frank) Diaz, Joshua Kuehl & Jake Kendall, Megan Thomas & Ryan Thomas, Emerson Kendall & Killian Kendall all of Rochester, Mn. Brother-in-law Arnold Benson of Preston, MN, 24 Great Grandchildren and many Nieces and Nephews. He was preceded in death by his Parents, Wife Carol, Siblings Bernice, Florence Edna, Bertha, Charles, Moneta, Barbara Jane Marcella "Sally", Sandra, Virginia & Elizabeth (both infant deaths), Great Grandson Kayden Diaz & his First Wife LaVonne Keller. The lives he touched, the love he gave, received and the goodness & kindness he showed is immeasurable. May God now show him mercy and allow him to dwell in his house forever & ever. Amen
Ranfranz and Vine Funeral Home is honored to be serving the Kendall family. To share a special memory or condolence, please visit www.ranfranzandvinefh.com
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Governor Gary Herbert is harnessing the “hive mentality” – or spirit of industry and corporation – that makes Utah the Beehive State to ensure the state’s economy will bounce back from the hardships of COVID-19. He recently launched Utah Leads Together, a comprehensive economic recovery plan to return to the record-setting growth the state was experiencing before…
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“We must protect against the devastating health effects of COVID-19 and provide the best care possible to those who contract the virus,” said Governor Herbert. “At the same time we must protect and provide concrete practices and policies to those impacted by the economic consequences the virus has created. And that includes everyone.”
To ensure no Utahn will be left behind, Governor Herbert included over 100 community, healthcare, business, and government leaders in drafting the Utah Leads Together plan, which includes three phases: urgent phase, stabilization phase and recovery phase. Alongside the recovery plan, the governor launched an Economic Response Task Force to prevent and alleviate coronavirus impacts in the state.
Governor Herbert is fully focused on the health and safety of Utahns as he carries out his dynamic, data-driven strategy to combat COVID-19 and get the economy booming again in the Beehive State.
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Gary R. Herbert was the governor of the State of Utah from 2009 to 2021. He also served as chair of the National Governors Association from 2015 to 2016.
Herbert was born on May 7, 1947, in American Fork, Utah. He was reared in Orem, Utah, and attended Brigham Young University for a time before joining the Utah Army National Guard. He served for six years and concluded his service as staff sergeant. He then opened his own real estate firm. He served as president of the Utah Association of Realtors.
In 1990, he was elected to a seat on the Utah County Commission and served there for fourteen years. He also served as president of the Utah Association of Counties. Herbert continued his political aspirations by running for governor in 2004. He then became Jon Huntsman, Jr.’s running mate in the general election. He was sworn in as Lieutenant Governor of Utah in January 2005. Huntsman and Herbert were reelected in 2008. On August 7, 2009, Huntsman resigned as governor upon the U.S. Senate’s confirmation of his as Ambassador to China. Herbert was then sworn in as governor of the state on August 11, 2009. He defeated Salt Lake City Mayor Peter Corroon in a special election in 2010 that was held to determine who would serve out the remainder of Huntsman's term. He was reelected in November 2012. Herbert did not seek reelection in the 2020 election; instead, he endorsed his lieutenant governor Spencer Cox.
In May 2021, he announced that he would serve as the executive chairman of the Utah Valley Chamber of Commerce. His responsibilities would be "to cultivate potential new relationships and nurture current ones with the chamber while assisting in executing its strategic plan."[1]
On May 7, 2021, Herbert received two honorary degrees from two Utah universities. In the morning, he spoke at Dixie State University's commencement and received an honorary doctorate for significant contributions to education. In the evening, he received an honorary doctorate degree for public service at Utah Valley University.
Herbert is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He served as a full-time missionary in the Eastern Atlantic States Mission. He and his wife, Jeanette, are the parents of six children.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, November 8, 2013 Salt Lake City -- As thousands of emails, documents and calendar appointments have gone missing in the midst of a legislative investigation into the Utah Attorney General’s ethical misconduct, Governor Gary Herbert stands by and says little more than there is “cause for concern.” In January of this…
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, November 8, 2013
Salt Lake City — As thousands of emails, documents and calendar appointments have gone missing in the midst of a legislative investigation into the Utah Attorney General’s ethical misconduct, Governor Gary Herbert stands by and says little more than there is “cause for concern.”
In January of this year, officials with the good government group Alliance for a Better UTAH asked the Governor and Attorney General to issue a litigation hold to ensure that all relevant records to the various existing and potential Swallow investigations would be preserved. The Governor’s office and Attorney General’s office ignored that request.
In light of this oversight failure, Better UTAH has issued the following statement:
“During Watergate, 18-½ minutes of audio tape went missing and led to the only Presidential resignation in history. This is John Swallow’s 18-½ minutes and, as the Salt Lake Tribune Editorial Board suggested, he should put a stop to this circus by resigning. Governor Herbert should also show more than passing concern and should call for Swallow to step down.
“Even with six or more investigations of serious wrong-doing, a litigation hold request ignored, thousands of missing records, an Attorney General who scolds investigators of his own party, all the Governor has to say is that there is cause for concern.
“The Attorney General has been operating under a dark cloud of suspicion and accusation for nearly his entire tenure in office, he has dismantled the public’s trust in the Attorney General’s office and is an ongoing embarrassment to the State of Utah, and all the while, rather than lead, our Governor stands by and remains effectively silent.
“Utahns have a reasonable belief that their leaders will abide by certain ethical standards and the law of the land. If Swallow won’t hold himself accountable to the people of Utah, then Governor Herbert should step in and be the voice of accountability. He should stand with the 71 percent of Utahns who think Swallow should step down by immediately calling for the Attorney General to resign.”
For background on the John Swallow scandal, see the Salt Lake Tribune’s infographic, available at: http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/56654471-78/font-scribd-http-iframe.html.csp
More information about the missing records is available here: http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/57087128-78/swallow-attorney-committee-general.html.csp
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Alliance for a Better UTAH | 801.557.1532 | www.betterutah.org
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The Alliance for a Better UTAH is a year-round, multi-issue education and advocacy organization providing resources, commentary, and action on important public policy matters.
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President Niederhauser, Speaker Lockhart, Legislators, Justices of the Utah Supreme Court, Utah’s First Lady, my wife Jeanette, and my fellow Utahns.
We are joined this evening by our new Lieutenant Governor, Spencer Cox, and our new Attorney General, Sean Reyes. Let me take time to recognize the Lieutenant Governor’s Office, as well as the Legislature, for their recent investigations of campaign and election law violations.
We must continue to require ongoing review of our election laws to ensure strict compliance. Upholding the public trust in elected office starts with demonstrating our election laws must be adhered to – and when they are not, there will be serious consequences. To everyone assembled here tonight, welcome to our State Capitol. This building symbolizes the pride we have in our past and the optimism we share for Utah’s future.
In 1914, when Governor William Spry cemented the cornerstone in place, some wondered why the Capitol needed to be so large when Utah’s population was so small. The answer is simple. They were not building for what they were. They were building for what Utah could become.
Just as they laid a solid foundation to make Utah what it is today, it is our responsibility to continue to build upon that foundation and make Utah even stronger.
We are already seeing significant success in that endeavor. Two years ago, we set the goal to create 100,000 jobs in 1,000 days. I am pleased to report we are on track.
So far, nearly 70,000 jobs have been created in the private sector and our unemployment rate just dropped to 4.1 percent, the fourth-lowest in the nation.
Our economy is not only growing, it is growing the right way. Utah now has the fourth-most diverse economy in the nation. Our economic growth is remarkable – and as someone who spends every day focused on growing Utah’s economy, I assure you this did not happen by chance.
We measure our performance in statistics, but the true impact of those numbers is felt in homes across our state.
Utah’s strong economy means if your son wants to work for Goldman Sachs, he doesn’t have to go to New York City; he can stay here in Salt Lake City. If your daughter wants to work for Adobe or eBay, she doesn’t have to go to Silicon Valley; she can go to the Silicon Slopes of Lehi and Draper. And if you want to work in cutting-edge manufacturing, you don’t have to go to Washington State; you can go to Washington County.
Utah is the place to be – and we have worked hard together to make it that way.
It is not only important to bring more dollars into the state, we also need to become more efficient with the dollars we have. So last year, I challenged state employees and agencies to improve their performance by 25 percent over the next four years. And the results are impressive.
Let me give you just one example of many.
The Utah Department of Commerce has implemented strategies to accelerate the speed of issuing business licenses. Over the past year, the department has issued more than 200,000 licenses – all within three days of receiving applications. This means people wanting to do business in Utah can get to work without unnecessary delay.
Across state government we are determined to get more from every taxpayer dollar so we don’t need more dollars from every taxpayer. But we are not here tonight to just talk about our many successes. We have some challenges we must confront as we build upon our foundation for future generations. Tonight, I want to highlight three of them.
The first challenge we face is population growth. Utah is now the second-fastest growing state in the nation. We now number over 2.9 million people, and our population is projected to nearly double in the next 35 years. This population growth impacts everything we do. Take education, for example.
We have a fast-growing student population, which creates a major funding demand. It costs us nearly $70 million per year in additional money just to pay for our new students. We have a unique challenge in Utah to fund education. For example, nearly 70 percent of Utah’s land is controlled by the federal government, generating no property taxes to help us pay for that growth.
Because our ability to get all the dollars we need is limited, we need to be more innovative with the dollars we have to achieve our educational goals.
This session, Senator Stuart Adams will champion legislation to create a “report card” that will help parents, teachers and administrators understand what our schools are doing right and how they can improve. Along with enhancing accountability in our education system, we must continue to align classroom instruction with changing workforce needs, so our high school graduates are ready for college and the workplace.
Science, technology, engineering and math are essential to prepare our students for high-tech, high-quality and high-paying jobs. Last year we provided $10 million to the STEM Action Center, and my budget this year calls for another $4.5 million. I have also asked Senator Steve Urquhart and Representative Brian King to find ways to encourage more high school students to complete computer science and information technology classes. The private sector is also stepping up. Tomorrow, we will announce a major new campaign, funded by the business community, to promote STEM education in our schools.
As we all know, today’s students have access to a world of information at their fingertips; we need to ensure they also have access to the information that will put them on the path to success. That is why I have proposed another $2 million in my budget to improve high school career counseling.
Of course, teachers have the critical role of educating our children in the classroom. While we cannot thank them enough, we can and should pay them more. Because of our success in growing the economy in challenging times, my budget contains an additional $61.6 million to increase teacher compensation, the largest increase since 2008.
All these efforts drive us toward our goal that 66 percent of adult Utahns will have a degree or post-secondary certificate by 2020, thus securing the foundation for enduring prosperity.
Often, asking the right question is as important as having the right information. A case in point is Angie Blomquist and her fourth-grade class from Monroe Elementary in Sevier County, some of whom are with us tonight.
A few months ago, these fourth-graders asked a question many of us have wondered about for years: “Why is our Utah state tree the Colorado Blue Spruce?” Their persuasive argument has convinced me that with regard to the state tree, it is time to branch out and turn over a new leaf. They have also persuaded Senator Ralph Okerlund and Representative Brad Wilson to introduce legislation to make Utah’s new state tree the Aspen. These fourth-graders exemplify the importance of participation in the political process and the ability we all have in this state to effect change.
Dealing with population growth will certainly require our best efforts.
We must think strategically, look forward, but act now. The “Your Utah, Your Future” initiative I launched in October is the most comprehensive planning effort ever undertaken in our state’s history. This effort, among other things, is aimed at ensuring there is sufficient water and clean air for future generations.
When our pioneer ancestors made the desert blossom as a rose, they understood they could not do it without water. What was true then is also true for us today. To take care of this most precious resource, I have put together a Water Advisory Team to evaluate strategies to secure Utah’s water future.
Another growth-related challenge that is fundamental to our quality of life is the quality of our air. It is a challenge we all share, and we all share in the responsibility to fix it.
We have already implemented a plan to rid our air of 100 tons of pollutants a day, and we now require industries to install new technology to eliminate an additional 4,600 tons of pollution per year. I have further required state agencies to reduce travel, to restructure our entire fleet, prohibit idling in state vehicles, and we have provided transit passes to state employees at no extra cost to taxpayers.
I recently organized the Clean Air Action Team, made up of stakeholders from across the spectrum, to act as a clearinghouse for the best public input and strongest science to make recommendations and help guide our policy decisions. Taking seriously the word “action” in their title, team members have already identified two significant steps that will make a big difference, and we will begin implementing those recommendations tonight.
First, we will accelerate the transition to cleaner Tier 3 gasoline and the next generation of lower-emission vehicles. Because nearly 60 percent of our pollution during inversions comes from tailpipes, and the technology already exists to do something about it, there is absolutely no reason to wait. By taking initiative, we ensure these cleaner gasolines and lower-emission vehicles, which burn 80 percent cleaner than current models, are made available in Utah as soon as possible.
Second, University of Utah research has shown wood smoke alone makes up approximately 5 percent of the particulates in our winter air and endangers public health. We have learned that burning one log for an hour is equivalent to driving an automobile from Salt Lake City to St. George and back again. So tonight, I call on the Air Quality Board to limit wood burning in non-attainment areas during our entire inversion season.
These two steps are among the most significant and effective we can take immediately to clean our air. But there is more we can do. During this session, let us start to replace older school buses and state vehicles with lower-emission models. These actions, and others, will have real costs and real impacts on all of us. But I’m convinced the benefits to our economy, to our communities and, most importantly, to our public health, will justify the costs.
Addressing population growth also involves improving our criminal justice system and providing structure for individuals to become productive members of society. There has been a great deal of discussion about relocating the state prison. This is a discussion worth having, but it must be done in the larger context of reforming our criminal justice system as a whole.
I have asked for a full review of our current system to develop a plan to reduce recidivism, maximize offenders’ success in becoming law-abiding citizens, and provide judges with the tools they need to accomplish these goals. The prison gates through which people re-enter society must be a permanent exit, and not just a revolving door.
Our second challenge is asserting our rightful role as a sovereign state.
James Madison, the father of our Constitution, said: “The powers delegated by the proposed Constitution to the federal government are few and defined. Those which are to remain in the state governments are numerous and indefinite."
Unfortunately, our nation has strayed from what our founding fathers intended. Whether the issue is marriage, Medicaid or management of our public lands, our right to find Utah solutions to Utah issues is being hindered by federal overreach.
In Utah, we understand state sovereignty, and we will do everything in our power to represent the will of the people while respecting the democratic and judicial processes. Let me be clear that while I support traditional marriage and will continue to defend Amendment 3, there is no place in our society for hatred and bigotry.
Most importantly, let us all remember that although these issues may be controversial, they need not be contentious. As this important issue works its way through the courts, let Utah be a model of how to work through honest disagreements with civility and respect.
This challenge of self-determination also extends to how we address the health care needs of families and individuals in our state.
Because of a flaw in the Affordable Care Act, we have about 60,000 Utahns living below the poverty line who receive less assistance through Medicaid than many who live above the poverty line.
This is not fair, and it is not right.
Assisting the poor in our state is a moral obligation that must be addressed. I look forward to working with you in the Legislature to create a Utah model for fixing this hole in the safety net – one that is based on four principles: first, those who can work, do work; second, support private markets; third, maximize state flexibility in administering federal programs; and fourth, serve the best interest of the Utah taxpayer.
This debate should not be about federal dollars versus state dollars. They are all taxpayer dollars. Every dollar the government spends comes from the people, and whatever we do in Utah should be in the best interests of the people of Utah.
We did not create the problem, but we can and must find a Utah solution.
By the way, caring for those in need is not just a function of government. Everyone has a role. No one personifies this more than Jon Huntsman, Sr. The Huntsman Cancer Institute has saved lives and made Utah a center of excellence for cancer research. Let us work together this session and make expanding this facility a top priority.
More effective management of our public lands is also critical to our state. At no time was this more evident than during the federal government shutdown. Our national parks were closed, tourists were turned away and the livelihoods of Utah business owners were put in peril. Yet we were told by many in Washington there was nothing we could do to solve this problem.
We do a lot of things well in Utah, but “doing nothing” is not one of them. I was determined to open the parks, and I told Interior Secretary Sally Jewel we simply had to find a way – and that’s exactly what we did. It took a little common sense and a lot of hard work. It took people of good will, including Representative Brad Dee, and legislators on both sides of the aisle working together to find the solution.
As our parks re-opened, cheers resounded throughout the state and frankly, from across the nation and around the globe. The Fasoli family of Massachusetts was able to fulfill their dream to visit Zion National Park. My chief of staff, Derek Miller, en route with his family to Natural Bridges, joined other Utahns in breathing a sigh of relief knowing they would not be denied access to our national parks and recreation areas. There were cheers at Ruby’s Inn, where the Syrett family has welcomed visitors to Bryce Canyon for five generations.
As the opening of our national parks proved, Utah is in the best position to optimize the use of our public lands. That is why I signed House Bill 148 and also why I am working with Congressman Rob Bishop on his Public Lands Initiative. This initiative presents us with a unique opportunity to resolve this issue by identifying public lands for multiple-use such as energy development, farming and ranching, and protecting our iconic vistas and venues. Again, we are finding Utah solutions to Utah challenges.
Our third major challenge is to continue to expand our economy. Utah is doing very well, but the demand for more and higher-quality jobs continues. I have set the goal to increase our exports by an additional $9 billion by the end of 2015. We will accomplish this goal with continued outreach to big businesses as well as smaller start-ups – businesses along the Wasatch Front as well as those in rural Utah.
Take, for example, Phillip and Holly Clingo. They needed employment if they were to fulfill their dream of raising their family in Wayne County. So they founded Signature Log Furniture and they are now selling custom-made products across North America from our soon-to-be state tree, the Utah Aspen.
You know, there is a reason why the Clingos and thousands of other small-business owners choose Utah. There is a reason why the most requested transfer destination for Oracle employees is Utah. And there is a reason why Boeing calls its Utah workers the “Can Do Team.”
The reason is not because we don’t have challenges; the reason is because we know how to overcome them.
So yes, we face the challenge of a growing student population. But we are solving it, and as we do, we will secure the youngest and best-educated workforce in the nation. And yes, we face the challenge of protecting our water supply and cleaning our air. But we are solving it, and as we do, Utah will continue to provide “Life Elevated” for our children and our grandchildren.
And yes, we face the challenge of federal overreach. But we will preserve our right to chart our own path forward to a better future. And yes, we face the challenge of accelerating our economic development efforts. But as we overcome that challenge, we will become the nexus for new ideas, and new businesses and new jobs.
I have no doubt we will overcome our challenges. We are blessed with a solid foundation. We have a proud heritage. We have a shared vision of where we are going and what we must do to get there. Tonight, I ask you to join with me in building upon the foundation laid by those who came before us a century ago.
As elected officials, we are entrusted by the people to manage the affairs of the state, and to provide vision and leadership. Let us set aside any personal agenda and work to benefit the Utahns we serve.
Let us renew our commitment to the principles of good governance, of fiscal prudence and of individual responsibility to continue to make Utah the best place to live, the best place to raise a family and the best place to do business.
The state of our state is strong.
And you and I remain committed to making it even stronger. May God bless you, May God bless this great nation, and may God continue to bless the Great State of Utah.
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Gary Michel Reynolds, 82, of Cicero, passed away on October 25, 2023, at the home of his beloved daughter and son-in-law. He was born August 12, 1941, to Herbert and Helena (Roth) Reynolds in New Castle, Indiana. He grew up in Straughn, Indiana, where he became an entire town’s ‘son.’
Gary received a degree in Chemical Engineering from Rose Polytechnic Institute, now Rose Hulman, in 1963 and launched into what would become a lifelong career with Firestone Industrial Products. Starting as an applications engineer, he quickly moved into territory sales management, and, eventually, heading International Sales, which allowed him to travel the world, creating lifelong friendships along the way. He traveled throughout Europe, Southeast Asia and South America, but always professed Australia and New Zealand to be his favorites. He retired from Firestone in 2003 as President of Industrial Products. Gary’s work was important to him, but more important were the people he worked with, who became his extended family, creating a bond that continued beyond retirement, as all of them held a special place in his heart.
Gary enjoyed fishing, particularly with his buddies, fixing anything and everything, and working on the house or in the yard … or on someone else’s house or yard! He was also an avid race fan, attending the Indianapolis 500 annually for many years. Gary was the ‘consummate neighbor’ and lived and breathed to help his friends and family.
Family was very important to Gary. He is survived by his daughters, Lisa (Chris) Carnes and Heather (Ed) Flake; son, Michel (Danette) Reynolds; 7 grandchildren, each of whom he was so very proud: Dr. Jordan (Tyler Hall) Beauchamp, Kyle Carnes, Trevor Carnes, Logan Flake, Rheagan Baltz, Jackson Baltz and Holden Reynolds; as well as his wife’s beloved dachshund, Cooper, who became his constant companion following her death.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife of 57 years, Beverly Anne Reynolds in 2021.
Visitation will be from 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm, with services starting at 6:00 pm, on Friday, November 3, 2023, at Randall & Roberts Funeral Home, 1150 Logan Street, in Noblesville. A private burial will be held at a later date.
Memorial contributions may be made to The Jimmy V Foundation, 14600 Weston Parkway, Cary, NC 27513 (https://www.v.org/).
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SALT LAKE CITY — With Wednesday’s announcements from former Vice President Mike Pence and North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, the field of 2024 Republican presidential candidates is growing.
Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie announced his intentions earlier this week.
Former Utah Gov. Gary Herbert was worked closely with many of these candidates in the past. On Wednesday, Herbert joined Inside Sources with Boyd Matheson to talk about the current candidates.
Matheson begins the conversation by asking, “What do you do when all of your friends decide to run for president of the United States?”
“It’s a dilemma,” Herbert said. “… It’s going to be an interesting race. I’m partial to governors.”
Herbert also says most of the candidates that have either declared their candidacy or are thinking about running are governors.
“I think governors bring an expertise and a skill set that’s needed in the executive branch as president,” he said.
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In terms of the governors running, Matheson asked, “What is it that they bring from the governor’s office that would be helpful in the oval office?”
“They all have talents,” Herbert said. “They got to find a niche to exploit their positives and minimize their negatives.”
In all, Herbert says the field is wide open with a lot of “good, qualified candidates.” However, he acknowledges people may be looking for “something younger, more visionary.”
“I think if ever there was a year for third party candidates,” Herbert said. “This is the year Ross Perot should have run.”
Matheson asked, “What’s one thing that you would hope would be a center point, a principle or policy that you think could get traction for any of these candidates?”
“Common sense really is a common ground that we can get to together,” he said. “… Now, it’s the time to take the label off of our foreheads and replace it with common sense. Common sense will bring us together.”
Listen to the entire segment.
Inside Sources with Boyd Matheson can be heard weekdays from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. on KSL NewsRadio. Users can find the show on the KSL NewsRadio website and app.
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Sawyer Hemsley
B.S., Communication Studies, ’18
Originally from Preston, Idaho, Sawyer Hemsley moved to Logan, Utah in 2012 to attend Utah State University. Sawyer’s passion for cookies and people led to the beginning of the cookie empire, Crumbl Cookies, in 2017. A year later, he earned his bachelor’s degree at USU in communication studies with minors in marketing and multimedia development.
Community has always been extremely important to Sawyer, and he made the most of his USU experience by serving with USUSA and the A-Team.
Today, Sawyer sits as Crumbl’s COO and company visionary, with his cousin, Crumbl co-founder Jason McGowen, serving as CEO. In the four years since Crumbl was born, it has expanded to more than 200 bakery locations throughout 32 states. The company saw 93% growth from 2020-2021 and went viral on TikTok with fans sharing videos throughout the country.
Bobby Wagner
B.S., Entrepreneurship, ’12
California-native Bobby Wagner is Utah State University’s newest NFL Hall of Fame inductee. He and Merlin Olsen are the only Aggies ever to be named to the NFL’s All-Decade Team.
He was only rated a “two-star recruit” following his senior year of high school, but Wagner has gone on to prove those ratings don’t equate successful careers in collegiate or professional football. In his time with USU, Wagner led the Western Athletic Conference in tackles and was a three-time first-team all WAC selection. He finished his junior season with 446 tackles — tied for the most in Utah State history.
The linebacker was drafted to the NFL in 2012 by the Seattle Seahawks, where he’s started ever since. He was named the First-Team All-Pro six times, led the NFL tackles twice, been named to the Pro Bowl seven times, and is the two-time record holder for tackles in the franchise’s history. Wagner fought for his Super Bowl ring in 2013’s win against the Denver Broncos.
Wagner used his business-savvy to self-negotiate a $54 million contract with the Seahawks in 2019. He has consistently been highlighted on the NFL’s Top 100 Player lists.
Jaycee Carroll
B.A., Spanish, ’08
From his hometown in Evanston, Wyoming, to Madrid, Spain, Jaycee Carroll has dominated basketball courts internationally. The 6-foot-2 guard moved to Logan, Utah, to play for the Aggies in 2004 and maintained a reputation as a point-leader in college as well as professionally.
In his senior season with the Aggies, Carroll was named the Western Athletic Conference Player of the Year. He rounded out his tenure as an Aggie with a 49.8% three-point average — the best in the country. He came in second for free throws (91.9%) and was ranked No. 13 in scoring nationally — setting the record at Utah State. He is the second Aggie the Associated Press has named All-American (along with Wayne Estes) and the only Aggie to have been named All-American twice.
Following graduation, Carroll moved overseas to play in the European courts. His professional career started with Teramo Basket in the Italian Serie A until 2009. He was able to dust off his Spanish when he moved to Spain to play for Club Baloncesto Gran Canaria until 2011. Then he played for 10 years with Real Madrid where he was a three-time Spanish League Champion, two-time EuroLeague Champion, and FIBA International Cup Champion.
Sam & Kacie Malouf
Sam: M.S., Accounting, ’04 & Kacie: B.S., Music Therapy, ’03
Sam and Kacie Malouf met while attending Utah State University. From when the couple founded their bedding company Malouf as newlyweds in 2003, to becoming a certified B Corporation in 2016 with hundreds of employees, the Maloufs have focused on being responsible — socially, environmentally, and civically — as can be seen in their investment in solar energy and eco-friendly products, plus their humanitarian work.
Malouf designs, manufactures, and distributes a wide range of innovative products, which are available online, in more than 15,000 retail locations across the United States, and at a growing number of international specialty sleep stores in more than 30 countries. It also has on-staff charity managers who oversee the many charitable initiatives Malouf participates in and organize employees so they can use their unique skills to help people in need.
In 2016, the Maloufs created the non-profit Malouf Foundation to raise awareness of and ultimately put an end to domestic human trafficking and sexual exploitation.
Spencer Cox
B.A., Political Science, ’98
Spencer Cox has worn many hats, but his love of Utah runs through all.
His farming roots have shown through his time as an attorney, businessman, and in various political roles from city council to mayor all the way to the 18th governor of the state of Utah.
Cox returned to Utah and began his law career at Salt Lake City’s Fabian Clendenin. After a while, his rural roots called to him, and he moved back to his hometown with his wife and children to work at the family business: CentraCom to bring internet and connectedness to underserved areas of the state.
He worked his way up the public service until he served as Lieutenant Governor under Gov. Gary Herbert before his own gubernatorial run started in 2021. He has made compassion and rural statewide initiatives a priority so none in Utah feel forgotten, while also balancing environmental and water rights with conservation initiatives.
Greg Carr
B.S., History, ’82
Having made his fortune revolutionizing the telecommunications industry with his company Boston Technology, and later with Prodigy Inc., established the Gregory C. Carr Foundation in 1999, a nonprofit organization dedicated to "the environment, human rights, and the arts.” The foundation's current focus is on protecting and preserving Gorongosa National Park in Mozambique, South Africa.
Carr also helped to form the Museum of Idaho, the Anne Frank Human Rights Memorial in Boise, and the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy at Harvard University.
Gary E. Stevenson
B.S., Business Administration, ’79
Gary E. Stevenson was sustained to serve as a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on October 3, 2015. At the time of his call to the Twelve, he had been serving as the Presiding Bishop of the church since April 2012.
After graduating from Utah State University in 1979 with a degree in business administration, Gary successfully cofounded exercise equipment manufacturing company, ICON Health & Fitness, Inc., where he served as president and chief operating officer until 2008.
Gary has been very involved with USU, serving as a board member of the President's National Advisory Council, the Alumni Association Board and the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business National Advisory Board.
A Utah native, Gary was born in Ogden. He married Lesa Jean Higley in April 1979. They are the parents of four sons and have four grandchildren.
Mary Louise Cleave
M.S., Biology, ’75; Ph.D., Civil & Environmental Engineering, ’80
After completing a master’s of science in microbial ecology in 1975 and a doctorate in civil and environmental engineering four years later — both from USU — Mary Louise Cleave aced an interview with NASA in Houston and was approved to be an astronaut in May 1980, at the age of 33.
She worked in several other posts as an engineer for NASA on the ground before becoming a veteran of two space flights — one in 1985, the other in 1989. She was one of the first 10 U.S. women to travel to space.
Lars Peter Hansen
B.S., Mathematics, ’74, B.S. Political Science, ’74
Nobel Prize-winning economist Lars Peter Hansen is a scholar, researcher and author. Dr. Hansen shared the 2013 Sveriges Riksbank prize in economic sciences in memory of Alfred Nobel with two other economists for their analysis of asset prices. He developed a statistical method to test the links between financial markets and the macroeconomy that is now used within all economics research.
A mainstay on the University of Chicago economics faculty since that time, Dr. Hansen has received many accolades for his teaching and research at the institution. He currently serves as the David Rockefeller Distinguished Service Professor in Economics and Statistics and is the inaugural Research Director for the Becker-Friedman Institute.
Elizabeth Dowdeswell
M.S., Behavioral Sciences, ’72
V. Elizabeth Dowdeswell is the current lieutenant governor of Ontario, the 29th since Canadian Confederation. She is the viceregal representative of the Queen in Right of Ontario.
A graduate of the Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services, Dowdeswell began her professional career as a teacher and university lecturer and has a deep interest in CEHS and its interdisciplinary approach. Along with her current role for Ontario and former position with the United Nations, Lt. Governor Dowdeswell’s experience includes serving as founding president and CEO of the Nuclear Waste Management Organization, former assistant deputy minister at Environment Canada, adjunct professor at the University of Toronto, and several honorary degrees from various Canadian and European universities. USU awarded her an honorary doctorate in the mid-90s.
Merlin Olsen
B.S., Finance, ’62
NFL Hall of Famer Merlin Olsen is considered the greatest athlete in Utah State University history.
Olsen’s outstanding record on both college and NFL football fields was followed by successful careers as a beloved television actor and as a television sports commentator. He is remembered also as a tireless philanthropist, giving enormous amounts of time, talent, and financial resources to numerous causes across the country.
A native of Logan, Utah, Olsen was a two-time All-American (1960-61) as a defensive lineman at Utah State and won the 1961 Outland Trophy as the nation's outstanding interior lineman.
As the second player selected in the 1962 National Football League Draft, Olsen became a charter member of the Los Angeles Rams, and the famed "Fearsome Foursome." In 15 pro seasons, he was named to an NFL record 14 Pro Bowls. Olsen was named the NFL's Defensive Rookie of the Year in 1962 and was the league's Most Valuable Lineman in 1973. He was enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1982 and earned a spot on Sports Illustrated's all-time NFL team.
Harry Reid
B.S., Political Science and History, ’61
Utah State University may seem a long way from world Capitol Hill, but over the years, it’s proven itself a reliable way to get there.
A rural Nevada boy named Harry Reid liked what he saw at USU, and used his political science and history double major to vault him into a successful career in the United States Senate. After finishing a degree at USU, Senator Reid went on to receive a law degree from George Washington University.
The people of Nevada elected Reid to the U.S. Congress in 1982 and to the U.S. Senate in 1986, where he has since become one of the most influential politicians in the nation's capital. Reid is one of only three senators to have served as senate majority leader for at least eight years. His current senate term ends in January 2017.
Mignon Barker Richmond
B.S., Home Living, Textiles, and Foods, ’21
The first African-American to graduate from a college in Utah, Mignon Barker Richmond served a lifetime as a leader and activist in her community. During her time at the UAC she was a member of the Empyrean Club, a group of college women devoted to furthering discussion of important current problems, and served as its secretary-treasurer during her senior year.
Although credentialed, Mignon was refused work as a teacher because of racial discrimination. In 1948, 27 years after graduating from college, Mignon finally had the opportunity for employment in her field when she was hired to start the school lunch program for Stewart School at the University of Utah. Five years later, she was hired to develop home-living classes at the Utah State Industrial School, an Ogden youth-correctional facility. In 1957, she became the Young Women’s Christian Association (YWCA) Food Services Director in Salt Lake City, a position she held until her retirement in 1962 at age 65.
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During his State of the State address in January of 2017, Governor Herbert issued a challenge to Utah businesses to create 25,000 jobs throughout the 25 rural counties outside the Wasatch Front in the next four years.
The rollout tour for this initiative visited Iron County on Thursday, August 3rd and was hosted by Southern Utah University’s Small Business Development Center. The event was part of the 30th anniversary of the annual Utah Rural Summit.
“The 25k Jobs Initiative is helping to focus resources - helping to increase awareness of tools available to help our local businesses succeed,” said Craig Isom, director of the SUU Small Business Resource Center.
The initiative comes at a time of great economic prosperity for Utah, but the concern is that the prosperity does not extend to all counties, some of which do not have the resources necessary to foster economic growth in their community.
In his address to rural community leaders from across the state, Governor Herbert made several candid comments about the obstacles facing rural Utah. These obstacles included a changing market as a result of improved technology, a need for improved infrastructure, and the fact that no silver bullet exists to solve the problems rural Utah is facing.
Beyond the actions already taken, Governor Herbert has invited local leaders to come to the capitol and discuss what obstacles are inhibiting growth in their specific communities, what their plan is to overcome those obstacles, and what exactly they need from the government to make that happen.
The initiative has taken a “bottom up” approach rather than establishing mandates or cutbacks on communities that struggle to support small businesses. Instead, the initiative seeks to support local businesses in their pursuit of expansion and provides incentives for companies to establish themselves in a rural community. This approach is intended to both elevate employment rates in rural communities and provide the personnel needed to fill positions in larger companies who have struggled to find employees.
“We as the government are not here to tell you what to do in your counties… we don’t create jobs, the private sector does,” said Lt. Governor Spencer Cox.
Cox, who commutes 100 miles to the capitol every day so he can continue to reside in Sanpete County on the family farm, has taken a leading role in the initiative due to his firsthand experience with the rural community.
Cox also said, “Cedar City is one of the models that we can take to other rural communities.”
The 25K Jobs Tour provided an opportunity for citizens to learn about what resources exist to help them with their businesses and express needs to community leaders. The SUU Business Resource Center is a year-round resource to aspiring entrepreneurs and community leaders.
“The SUU Business Resource Center and Small Business Development Center are focused on helping businesses ‘grow and go.’ We welcome the Governor's initiative as a way to help bring to light the resources available to all businesses in our community,” said Isom.
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My fellow citizens:
It is with difficulty that I can formulate phrases which would express my appreciation for the generosity and courtesy of your reception.
This is by no means my first visit to Salt Lake City. I came from the West, and one of my first professional engagements was the responsibility of carrying a chain and driving stakes on a ditch line in this State.
It has been a great relief and great stimulation in the last 2 days to come back to the West where I was born and reared. So I come to your State as no stranger.
We are going through an emergency unparalleled in the peacetime history of our country. The first great stake in this election and one which should give the deepest concern to every citizen is to save the principles on which this Nation was rounded and the ideals upon which it has grown great. The Republican administration has held that its first obligation as the party "of the people, by the people, and for the people," has been to preserve the fundamentals of the Republic. In these trying times we have refused to adopt any of the evasions and resorts which have been installed by scores of other nations who have been precipitated into this crisis as the result of the World War. We have in no way countenanced the curtailment of public and private liberties. Thus we shall find, when this emergency is past, our governmental, social, and economic structure is functioning as before. And even at political cost to ourselves, we must preserve those precious forces which have builded up this Republic over 150 years.
In no community in all this broad land is there today any lessening of ordered liberty, of vitality, of initiative, of individual enterprise or sense of responsibility of the community or the responsibilities of the States upon all of which this Republic is based.
The second duty with which we were confronted was to recognize honestly the forces moving against us and to give them battle with all the reserve powers of the Federal Government, to protect our people where they were unable to protect themselves, by strengthening the State, the municipality or institution.
There is nothing more difficult than to face the facts unflinchingly. Nor could we afford to look at them through eyes colored by political interest. There is nothing more difficult in times of emergency than to say "no" to anxious people when "yes" would give momentary satisfaction and yet would undermine the stability of the Nation which is our first fundamental security.
We have provided a series of measures unprecedented in the history of the Republic. In all these measures we have preserved the recognition of the responsibility of the States, local communities, private institutions, and individual citizens. These have been tremendous undertakings and instrumentalities, unparalleled in the history of the United States. They have carried us through a crisis which, without these actions, would have left the Republic with a generation of chaos. These measures and weapons were created not only for defense in the great battle with invading forces, but they were built also for purposes of counterattack. We were delayed in this counterattack for 4 months by the destructive attitude of the Democratic House of Representatives which proposed day by day measures which pandered to sectional and group interest in preparation for this political campaign. These obstructive actions themselves have destroyed public confidence during that time.
We were thus fighting not only on the front preserving the Republic, but fighting an irresponsible enemy on our flank. It was not until we had defeated the flank attack that we were able to concentrate on the frontline of battle and carry the frontline trenches. We are moving forward today. A million men in 4 months have been restored to their normal jobs. Our agencies report that they are being taken back at the rate of 500,000 a month. So great has been the transformation in certain centers that in the great city of St. Louis where they had secured a large loan from the Reconstruction Corporation in order to care for the destitute, they are surrendering most of the loan back to the Government. With a magnificent sense of courage and community spirit and individual responsibility they announce that they can now take care of their own because of the increasing number of men who have returned to employment. I have just received a telegram showing that employment and business in all of the New England States, after deducting all seasonal factors, increased nearly 10 percent in the last 4 months.
I regret that agriculture has been lagging behind industry in this march to recovery. The reasons are, first, because our domestic markets must be reestablished by the reemployment of men; second, because we have met a new blow through depreciation of currencies in 30 governments which have collapsed under strains from the aftermath of the Great War. Their currencies have depreciated all the way from 10 percent to 50 percent, and depreciation of currency means reduction of wages and of standards of living. It has further increased their capacity to compete with our farmers. It has created breaches in the protective tariff wall which stands as the bulwark of our agricultural industry. Our first and immediate duty now is to repair these breaches in order that agriculture may resume a march forward parallel with industry within the next 30 days. That we shall do, either through the flexible tariff provision or, if necessary, through legislation. We propose to preserve the American market for the American farmer. You will realize that in these Intermountain States of ours nearly 99.5 percent of all your products are marketed within the borders of the United States, and that what you require is the protection of that market.
The Democratic campaign has been conducted from the start upon the theory that by misrepresenting the origins of this crisis as having been brought about by the Republican administration, they could then successfully play politics with human. misery. This pretext has been exploded. It was based on the assumption that the American people were an ignorant people, without knowledge of history or of current events. It was assumed they had no recollection that just such a crisis followed the Napoleonic wars, just such a crisis followed the Civil War and the wars in Europe which took place a few years later. They pretended that the World War had nothing to do with this crisis. They estimated that our people could not grasp the fact that increases in our own public debts due to the World War, together with the effect of the enormous inflation in values which took place during the war, had anything to do with our problems today. This indeed was an avoidance of the fact that these things all occurred under a Democratic administration. They assumed that our people were so ignorant as not to recognize that the overwhelming debts of foreign nations from increasing armaments from their continuing frictions, and finally their frantic attempts to secure their national liquidation, brought about the collapse of a great number of nations.
They assumed that the knowledge of these events and their effects upon us by their undermining of our credit, their reduction of buying power for our goods, were all unknown to the American people. They have had the political foolishness to misjudge that the intelligence of the American people would accept their claim that a boom on the New York Stock Exchange, participated in by Democrats as well as Republicans, was the cause of this world calamity. They attempted to establish this claim in spite of the fact that we have had similar booms 15 times in the last century, and deplorable as they are, they have never yet jeopardized our Republic or brought catastrophe on the world.
They have in this campaign also relied upon the spread of misinformation to convince the American people that the great final blow which brought the world to disaster was through the passage of the increased tariffs under the Hawley-Smoot act which took place 12 months after that boom had cracked. Most of those increases were for the benefit of our farmers. They attempted this particular foolishness in spite of the fact that it has been demonstrated time and again that this tariff law affected only $10 out of every $1,000 of world trade, and that similar increases many, many times before in our history, when we had to recover protection from Democratic administrations, had had no effect on the world. All of this gigantic pose was designed to fool the people.
We have pointed out on many occasions that this refusal to recognize the facts, this attempt to mislead the people, disqualifies that party for the Government of the United States. Again, I repeat that the object in all of this misleading is to find some way to place on the Republican Party the responsibility for this worldwide disaster, and thus to draw members of the Republican Party to their banner out of discontent. Furthermore, their strategy in this campaign was to rely upon the solid South as. an impregnable fortress in a political battle. They then would use their political brigades in the great cities. They sought by these misrepresentations, by nebular promises directed to the unemployed, to the farmers, to the miners, to every industry that is suffering, to attract from the Republican ranks a sufficient number to carry this election. They have, instead, driven many honest minded Democrats from their ranks, and their failure to draw thinking Republicans will be their rebuke for intellectual dishonesty.
The Republican Party, confronted with the greatest crisis that has come in peacetime, prepared and carried through a gigantic program. That program is in action now. It is showing its results.
When we search for their program with which to meet this depression, and their real views on long-view national action, we find ourselves compelled to search a series of acts passed in the last session of the Democratic House, calculated to attract sections, groups, and radical elements to their banner. They expounded here and elsewhere through their candidate a philosophy of government that would have destroyed the foundations of the Republic. Their party convention, by the nomination of Mr. Garner, ratified these acts. Their candidate for President, having failed to disavow them, has also ratified them.
I ask you to compare my review of their program for meeting this emergency, as outlined by me in an address at St. Paul and elsewhere, with the program which the Republican administration has already in action. Their long-view policies have the same weaknesses and the same evasions in frankly meeting national problems as their emergency program. In my addresses I have presented proof, step by step, of these facts. I have exposed their misstatements and their avoidances and their fallacies and their destructive philosophy of government. On the last point I have the gravest concern. If that philosophy were ever put into action, the America we have known in the past would be changed, and we would join with other decaying nations. Such a program put into action would destroy those principles which have given to us through these decades our great accretions of national progress, and which have sustained every man in his personal liberty and sustained the protection of his individual opportunity and has sustained the ideals of a great people.
The discussions in this campaign have largely revolved on economic issues and our material welfare, but there are issues in the campaign which far transcend the interest of our pocketbooks. While the immediate issue is to overcome this crisis, far beyond this is the higher duty to maintain faith in and fidelity to our institutions. These are the most necessary part of our problems of government and the problems of your life and of my life.
In all great crises our decisions have not been based on dollars and cents. When our people look anxiously toward the future they look to the preservation of our liberties and the safety of our institutions. We are a people devoted not to our own immediate self-interest, but we are concerned with the fate of our children and their children.
In this campaign, knowing the responsibilities of the Presidential office as I do, I have felt that I was leading a cause vital to the future of my country and to my children.
There is no community where the building up of the home and the advancement of children born amid the handicaps of the desert has called for more sacrifice by men and women, and where its hopes have been more nearly attained than in this city. I ask you to traverse the program which has been laid down by the Democratic Party, their program for long-view policies, and determine whether you think the growth which you have made here in the last 75 years can be continued if you project yourselves for the next 75 years into such a program.
I need not explain to you the principles of the protective tariff nor how dependent the Intermountain States are upon its maintenance. I may mention one fact alone and that is, outside of wheat 99.5 percent of your farmers' market depends upon the protective tariff. Nor do I need to point out to you that the only occasion upon which the Democratic candidate has expressed himself upon any particular schedule of the tariff was in a communication through the Cuban press to express his sympathy for the Cuban ambition to remove the tariff on sugar. And I might further call your attention to the explanation given, when confronted with the query as to whether this meant he would remove the sugar tariff, that he would not discuss any particular schedule. The same reply was made when he was asked what he would do about the tariff which today is the sole protection of your cattle and sheep industry, as distressed as prices may be.
Now, I submit that if any man is competent to discuss the protective tariff he must know whether the different schedules are too high or too low. He must also know that through the Tariff Commission these schedules can be instantly subjected to reexamination, and if found at fault they can be instantly remedied. I have repeatedly offered to submit any such schedule from the Democratic candidate to the Tariff Commission for their action. As I have stated elsewhere, his reply, when asked why he does not submit these facts or these faults in our tariff in order that they may be remedied, is that he will abolish the independent authority of the Tariff Commission.
I do not need to reiterate that I stand flatly for the protective tariff. I stand for the protective tariff which means always the preservation of the American market for the American producer. Further, I stand for the speedy repair of the breaches in its walls which have been made by the depreciation of foreign currencies as a result of this worldwide calamity.
This morning I issued the following statement, to the press which explains itself and is as follows:
"My attention has been called to the misrepresentation by Democratic agencies upon the question of the restriction of Philippine sugar. The Democratic Hawes-Hayes bill provides for a probation for Philippine independence varying from 9 to 17 years, during which time the quota of sugar which can be imported free is to be increased from the present average of the last few years of about 600,000 tons up to 850,000 tons. At the end of that period a catastrophe will come to the Philippine people through the total break of their duty-free trade relations with us.
"The Republican proposal is of a gradually modified relationship with the Philippines. We say that they cannot in their own interest attain political independence until they have secured economic independence. They depend for their prosperity upon being within the tariff laws of the United States. We therefore say that their amount of duty-free sugar and of other commodities must not be increased at all, but on the contrary must start, in the case of sugar, at 600,000 tons and be reduced every year in order to gradually establish their economic independence. That is in the interest of both the Philippines and the American farmer, and the Democratic proposal is not in the interest of the Filipinos or our farmers.
"The Democratic proposal continues and makes worse the situation of the American farmer for 9 to 17 years and in the end plunges the Philippines into ruin as the price of their liberty. The Republican proposal, as usual a constructive proposal, gives immediate relief to the beet sugar grower and our other producers and brings about a safe basis of Philippine independence."
And I wish to mention here and now that in securing these additional authorities to the Tariff Commission 2 years ago by which we have taken the tariff out of logrolling and placed it on a sound and effective basis and on a basis which can meet the emergencies with which we are now confronted, Senator Smoot of your State led not only in this fight but also in the fight for the protection of your industries in Utah and for the protection of the entire Nation. And I wish to make one other point. Senator Smoot is the doyen of the United States Senate. By his long service which has continued longer than any other Senator, he has a knowledge of the workings of the United States Government unparalleled by any other man in the United States Senate. It is necessary that Senator Smoot return to the United States Senate where he has given such untiring devotion to his constituents and has not attempted to promote local interests where they were in conflict with the interests of the country as a whole. Two of the political leaders in your neighboring State told me within an hour that they would be glad to have Senator Smoot for the campaign in their State.
This has been a campaign of peculiar misrepresentation from our opponents through failure to properly advise the Governor of New York as to facts and the consequent broadcasting time and again of misinformation both as to the origin of events and the actions taken with regard to them and in matters of common statistical accuracy which change the arguments.
One of these misrepresentations local to the Intermountain States has been as to my position as to silver. If I had no broader vision than my personal sympathy with every man who works with pick and shovel in the mines, every superintendent, and every owner of a mine, to which industry I devoted myself over a term of years, I would be anxious that their product could be salable at a price which would maintain their livelihood and the prosperity of these States from the national point of view. Increase in the value of silver would relieve us from strains of cheap production of goods which flow over our borders; it would rehabilitate the buying power of many foreign nations for our goods. We have long since determined that there can be but one standard of monetary value and that is gold, but yet we should restore silver to greater use for subsidiary coinage and other purposes in those countries which traditionally have used it and to do it without undermining the gold standard. The problem in the expansion of the use of silver thus becomes a problem which cannot be solved without international action.
For a score of years the Congress has been passing resolutions asking for an international conference for this purpose. I took the proper steps many months ago through our diplomatic agents to inquire of the nations, without whose attendance such a conference would be impossible, as to whether or not they would be willing to join in such a conference. They stated they were unwilling to do so at that time. Later on, when the question arose of a world economic conference to consider steps by which the international phases of this stupendous crisis could be further relieved, I stipulated as a condition of American entry into that conference that there should be considered also the methods for the restoration of the use and price of silver as a full part in that conference. That was finally accepted. I have given assurances to the people of the Intermountain region that I shall appoint a representative on the American delegation who will carry their point of view to that conference.
I call your attention to the fact that in the history of 30 years this is the only administration which has won for you the consideration of this question by the nations of the world and eight of those years have been Democratic administrations.
I have referred to my early visits to this State. The pursuit of that same profession as an engineer took me into many lands peopled by many races, living under strange and diverse philosophies of life and many different forms of government. Later, during the World War in Europe, I saw men of all these origins gathered on the fields of battle waging the deadliest war in human history. I am perhaps the only man who was permitted to move within the battle zone and freely among the people on both sides of the conflict when it was in action. In my mission I discussed--merely as a matter of discernment for my own use--the war with statesmen and generals on all sides of the conflict. Their leaders had summoned their people to arms on every one of a dozen different pleas that are made to persuade men to risk their lives upon the issues of war. Some had been called to resist a hateful philosophy of government; some had been called to preserve their national existence; some had been called to guarantee with their blood a theory of their country's economic interest.
Now I would be the last man in the world to say that war is never justified. Many men of my own family have borne arms. I myself in the course of the World War repeatedly stated that I was prepared to serve my country in any capacity from that of laborer to that of soldier in the frontline trenches. There are issues for which it is right that men, if need be, should sacrifice their lives to defend them.
Nevertheless, I had at that time 4 years of unique personal observation of the horrors of war, 4 years of study of its causes, and after the armistice I had another year in endeavor to stem the tide of famine to save the children and to reestablish economic life in Europe. I then had another 8 years of intimate study of its appalling aftermaths in dealing with the foreign commerce of our country. And I have grappled daily, in my last 30 years as President in the most responsible office of government in the world, with the fearful aftermaths which had overwhelmed the world from war. All these experiences have impressed upon my mind with ineradicable vividness the colossal error of war as an instrument of national policy. I have learned the futility of war as a solvent of great human problems, and I have perceived the fearful toll that war takes of the generations succeeding the one which fought the battles.
Indelibly impressed upon my deepest emotions is the profound conviction that the very first of all problems pressing upon the human race generally, in its large assemblage of nations, is the problem of prevention of future wars. The greatest safety of the world from these crises we are now passing is to prevent war. I see this not only in its terms of crushing economic burdens, not only in its fearful disorganization and dislocation of economic life for years to come, not only in its crushing burdens of taxation for generations innocent of responsibility, I see it far more intensely as a supreme human problem.
I see in wars the loss of the glorious young manhood of the world who, but for war's slaughter, would lead the bright columns of human hope and human idealism and human progress to levels far above the past. I see wars in terms of women, widowed or unwed, with fond hopes blasted of homes and children. I see war's most lamentable casualties in homes wrecked and in homes that never even had their chance of being. I see wars in terms of children born into lives foredoomed to ignorance and the toil that dwarfs both mind and spirit. I see war's fatal poison subtly invading the moral ideals of the people, bringing grossness and cynicism where should grow the fine flower of idealism. The world has seen enough of a postwar peace that is not peace, but rather smoulders on in racial hatreds.
For these reasons, it has been a major purpose through all of my administration to guide the foreign policy of this Nation so as to maintain our traditional peace with amity with all nations. But, of even more importance, I have sought to do everything in my power to place the full weight of the moral strength of the American people behind every agency, existing or that can be devised, which has for its purpose the upbuilding of the spirit of peace in the world and the maintenance of peace among nations. I have made but one reservation, and that is, we will join no movement that proposes to use military or economic force in its attempts to prevent war. For that is a contradiction in method.
And there has been real accomplishment in this direction by our country in this 3 1/2 years. Through strengthening of the Kellogg Pact, beyond even the scope visioned by my predecessor, its great proponent, we have accomplished its acceptance by the entire world as an effective agency through which the moral influence of the world can be, and more than once has been, effectively mobilized to prevent war and sustain peace. The force behind that is the force of mobilized public opinion of the world. That is the greatest force which the world can command. We have sought and secured a large measure of disarmament. We are today placing our every influence to secure further disarmament.
If time permitted, I could enumerate a score of other measures and policies and individual cases in which the United States Government, representing the passion of our people for world peace, has been able to advance that cause by practical and effective action.
And if it shall be the will of this Nation that for another 4 years I shall continue to lead in the execution of their purposes, they may be assured, both by the pledge of past endeavor and by my solemn pledge for future endeavor, and by the further knowledge of my personal conviction and deep emotion on this subject, that then for yet another 4 years this Nation shall continue to advance in leadership toward the precious goal of worldwide and enduring peace.
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Gary Richard Herbert (born May 7, 1947) is the 17th and current Governor of the U.S. state of Utah. Having served as the sixth Lieutenant Governor of Utah from 2005 to 2009, he assumed the governorship on August 11, 2009, following the resignation of Jon Huntsman, current United States Ambassador to the People's Republic of China.
Herbert was born to Paul and Carol Peters in American Fork, later being adopted by his stepfather, Duane Barlow Herbert. Governor Herbert grew up in Orem, Utah. He graduated from Orem High School, served a two year mission for the LDS Church in the Eastern States Mission and later attended Brigham Young University, but did not graduate.
He is married to Jeanette Snelson Herbert; they have six children and thirteen grandchildren.
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Gary Richard Herbert (born May 7, 1947) is an American politician who served as the 17th governor of Utah from 2009 to 2021. A member of the Republican Party, he chaired the National Governors Association during the 2015–2016 cycle.
Herbert was appointed to a seat on the Utah County Commission in 1990, where he served 14 years. He ran for the Republican nomination for governor in 2004, ultimately becoming fellow Republican candidate Jon Huntsman's running mate in the general election. Herbert served as the sixth lieutenant governor of Utah from 2005 until August 11, 2009, when he assumed the governorship following the resignation of Huntsman, who was appointed to serve as the United States Ambassador to China by President Barack Obama. Herbert was elected to serve out the remainder of the term in a special gubernatorial election in 2010, defeating Democratic nominee Salt Lake County Mayor Peter Corroon with 64% of the vote. He won election to a full four-year
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Born Gary Richard Peters
American politician who served as the 17th Governor of Utah
Born on May 7, 1947 in American Fork, Utah , United States (77 years)
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Following his years as an elected official at the state and local level, former governor Gary Herbert is returning to Utah Valley University where he was a successful instructor, to create the Gary R. Herbert Institute for Public Policy. The Institute will be Utah Valley’s source for public policy dialogue that engages students and the community.
Governor Herbert took the Oath of Office on August 11, 2009, becoming Utah’s 17th Governor. As governor, he led Utah’s recovery from the Great Recession to a position of national economic prominence. His unwavering focus on economic development resulted in Utah becoming a premier destination for business, with an unsurpassed quality of life.
As Governor, he served as the Chair of the Western Governors Association and the Chair of the National Governors Association (NGA). Prior to becoming the state’s chief executive, Governor Herbert served for four and a half years as Lieutenant Governor and as a Utah County Commissioner for over 14-years.
A successful realtor and businessman, the governor saw firsthand how decisions made by public officials can impact private enterprise. Governor Herbert was born and raised in Utah County. He has served as an Elder’s Quorum teacher, a Sunday School President, Young Men’s President, Elders Quorum President, Stake High Councilor, Bishopric counselor, as well as a Gospel Doctrine Instructor. Governor Herbert served a full-time mission in the Eastern Atlantic States mission. He and his wife, Jeanette, are the proud parents of six children and 17 grandchildren.
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INTRODUCTION
I want you to know I am honored to be here and President Kusch, thank you for the invitation to come and speak. It’s a humbling opportunity for me to come and meet with you all here today. I have a great appreciation for devotionals. I remember attending at Brigham Young University and I would faithfully go to devotional every week on Tuesdays and not only be uplifted and be taught about the gospel, but I also felt it had a little bit of a bearing on my testing that week. I would do a little bit better with a little help from heaven. Thanks for the beautiful music. I would ask for your faith and prayers that what I say today will be worthy of this important audience - who are literally going to be the leaders of tomorrow from around the world as we have on this wonderful campus. I want to say to you that the opinions that I express here today are my opinions alone and do not necessarily represent the views of the Administration or Faculty of Ensign College or of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
“Let me begin if I could by bearing my testimony that Heavenly Father and the Savior should be and are in the details of your lives. They love you and care about you - and I testify that with Their help, They will make something far greater of you than you probably can imagine. I know that at key moments in my own life, opportunities have come to me - and with Their help, They led me to become more than I thought I could, particularly when I was your age..”
As you know this past January, I finished serving as the 17th Governor of Utah. It was a singular opportunity that I very much appreciated and enjoyed. Every day I served, I looked forward to going into the office. Of course, some days were better than others - but I always enjoyed working with my staff, which was wonderful, smart, dedicated and professional in their service to the people of Utah. I also enjoyed working with all of the other elected officials in our state as we tried to find solutions to the challenges of the day. Additionally, I had the privilege to work with Governors and other elected officials from outside of our state. All of those experiences I learned from and I will treasure those lessons throughout my life and those experiences I had.
Because of these experiences I have chosen as my topic today to talk about some of the things that I learned while serving as the Governor of this great State for nearly 12 years. This will certainly not be an exhaustive list, but I will mention just a few of the lessons learned that time will allow me to share with you.
GRATITUDE
The first topic that I would like to mention is that of Gratitude. With the Thanksgiving Holiday just a few days away, Thanksgiving thoughts will be and should be on our minds. I have always been grateful for the many blessings that I have received from my Heavenly Father, but now in my more mature years, I have a greater, growing and expanded appreciation for the many things Heavenly Father has blessed me with. Many that I too often took for granted. I believe all of us have much to be grateful for and that we all should have an “Attitude of Gratitude” for blessings that we recognize and additionally for the blessings that we may not recognize. As the Hymn says: “Count your many blessings name them one by one--and it will surprise you what the Lord has done.” Such things as Family, friends, good health, The Restoration of the Gospel are easily appreciated and understood, but sometimes disappointment, challenges, heartache and sacrifice are not recognized as blessings - but they are there to help us to grow and to be perfected.
Let me mention just a small example in my life. I decided in 1989 to run for the city council in my hometown in Orem. I worked hard and did what I thought was necessary to win the election - only to find out on election night that I had lost by approximately 36 votes. I had worked hard, and I thought that I had something to contribute. So naturally I was disappointed. But, I learned some things about politics, elections and campaigning along the way, even though I lost. Shortly after that another opportunity came for me to run for office for the Utah County Commission. And this time I ran and I won. In looking back and reviewing the results of those two campaigns, I sincerely believe that if I had won the original city council race, I would not have had the opportunity to become Governor. (Running for Governor as a Utah County Commissioner opened the door and gave me a better chance.) I am not saying whether that was good or bad, but I do acknowledge that one door closed and another door opened and I am grateful for the journey and what I learned even though it included some disappointment and some heartache.
I believe that we all have much to be thankful for and the list is very long. Let me briefly make mention of two that are on my mind as the former Governor. Now, keep in mind my perspective comes from the Governor of Utah and as a member of the church.
One, we should all be grateful for this great country - the United States of America - and for what it offers to us. It is referred to as the land of opportunity. I know many come to this college from outside of the United States of America and outside of Utah. The example we have here is one for us all to take back to our respective areas of influence. We have a phrase called, “living the American Dream,” and people from all over the world have been coming to this country since its beginning to be a part of that opportunity. And they are still coming! Not for any guarantee mind you, but for the opportunity to be the best that they can be in a free society. And although America has not always lived up to the promise found in our Declaration of Independence that there would be equality for all men and women, I do agree with Abraham Lincoln when he said, “America is the best hope of the earth (world).” And I have observed many examples of that in my own career.
For example, one day a delegation from China came to visit with me to talk about trade and the possibility of them hosting the winter Olympics because we had been so successful in hosting in 2002. In that conversation the Leader of the Delegation asked me how I had become the Governor of Utah. I told him my story of being a private businessman who wanted to change some policy issues that had hurt my business and other businesses so I decided to throw my hat into the ring and run for office. He was rather surprised about that and said, “In China you can be in the government sector or the private sector, but you cannot cross over.” I replied, “In America anyone who wants to serve can express their views on what should be done and what he or she would do if elected - and then run for office. And if you can convince a majority of the citizens to vote for you, you will be elected to that office.” We were across the table from each other, he sat back in his chair and pondered about what I had said and then leaning forward, as he understood the ramifications - he said, “You have a lot of freedom…you have a lot of freedom!” I have thought about that exchange often and have contemplated how we take the freedoms that we enjoy in America too often for granted.
My second issue to be grateful for is that we should be grateful for this great state of Utah which exemplifies by culture and policy, as well if not better than any state in the country, the principles and values that have made America great.
As Utahan’s we have been blessed with a heritage and a legacy given to us by our pioneer ancestors who suffered much to establish a safe haven to worship God according to the dictates of their own conscience.
It is worth noting that those pioneers, on their trek here to the Utah Territory, built trails along the way that they themselves would not use again. They built bridges that they would never cross again. And they planted crops they would never eat. They did it not for themselves, but for those who would come after -- Making the trail better for the next pioneer to follow.
Not only should we have appreciation and gratitude for those early pioneers and what they sacrificed so that we could have a better life, but gratitude for their sacrifice so that we ALL could have a better life, not just those on the trek. We should not only remember, but we should proactively do our part to make the trail better for those who come after us.
There’s a building down the road here, it’s called our State Capitol and when I talk about vision and courage of our early leaders, that’s a great example. People come from all over the world literally, certainly all over the country to see the Utah Capitol. Why? Because it’s so big, much bigger than most, it’s so ornate, it’s a work of art. It’s a beautiful building, a beautiful edifice. That was decided by our leaders of Utah about 110 years ago. We were one of only two states that did not have a state capitol and so they decided to build something quite enormous and big and the push back was, “Hey, we’re just the small of Utah.” We had less than 300,000 people in the state at that time. Today, we’re about 3.2 million. The leaders said, “We’re not building for today and what we are, we’re building for tomorrow and what we can become.” They had a vision of what the role of Utah and this center of the Church was going to become and were looking to that future time and had the courage to go ahead and implement the vision.
When Brigham Young looked into this valley in 1847 he declared, “This is the right place. Drive On.” And we have been driving on ever since, dealing with the ups and downs that life has given us, but receiving many blessings along the way. We have received many accolades that have come to us just in the last decade declaring what a great place Utah is to live, to raise families, and to do business. Some examples of this are being named the Best Place for Business in America, or having the most Healthy Diverse Economy, or having the largest middle class, or raising more people per capita out of poverty than any other state. Incidentally, we are also #1 in volunteerism and charitable giving. And by polling, the most hopeful and optimistic people in America. I was in Washington D.C. and my daughter called me on the phone and she said, “Hey, dad, did you see the article in USA Today, that we’re number one, the most happy people in America?” I said, “Oh, another number one! That’s great! I wonder why?” and she said, “It’s because you’re the governor, dad, it’s because you’re the governor!” Nice to have family support. In all of this we should be humble and grateful for our blessings in that regard and give thanks to those early pioneers and church members for their efforts and the foundation that they established that we are now the beneficiary. Again part of the lesson learned is – and it doesn’t matter whether you are a 6th generation Utahn like myself or a 1st generation just arriving here in Utah - we should do our part as Pioneers today to better prepare the trail for those who follow us.
COMMUNICATION
The second issue that I now have a much greater appreciation for is the challenge of Communication. Effectively communicating is the hardest, I believe and maybe the biggest challenge that we face in life. Communication is a challenge for Husbands and Wives, for Parents and Children, for Neighbors to Neighbors, Professors to Students and students to professors. And certainly in Politics we are all becoming frustrated because of the abundance of poor communication. And even more so with the lack of civility and respect in communications that we see in the public square. The divisiveness that we observe has caused some to declare that politics has become a “blood sport” with its win at all cost approach and its contempt for those who have a differing opinion. There is too much of an “us vs them” mentality where “them” is always the enemy.
I believe that there are probably many causes for this -- but I believe the rise of 24/7 cable television is partly to blame. There doesn’t seem to be much of an attempt any more to be fair and balanced in their reporting. Republicans go to their favorite station that reinforces their political positions and the Democrats do the same. And all the while they are promoting the “us vs. them” argument that further polarizes us. Issues become hyper Partisan and then become weaponized for political purposes. This does in turn increase ratings – which is their goal - but the casualty is that we forget the original concept of our Founding Fathers. That we are all on the same team as Americans and that we should be working together to find solutions to our problems. And like the example of our Founding Fathers in writing our Constitution, that may even require making compromise to be a part of the solution.
A current example, one of many that could be cited, is the current Covid 19 pandemic. I’m glad that we’re gathered together, we’re working our way through this today and I hope we can find the end of this shortly. What should be mainly a discussion regarding the health of our citizens/communities throughout the nation - and what are the best health practices and policies that are needed based on science to help us stop the pandemic and the appropriate role of government in the process - has become politicized so much that the public is confused as to what to believe and what to do. That ladies and gentlemen is an example of poor communication. And I believe all sides bear some responsibility.
We can and must do better in our communication with one another! That should be done with integrity, civility and certainly mutual respect.
EDUCATION
The third issue I would like to mention is Education. And I know that I am speaking to the choir today because you are all here getting a great education at this great institution.
Education is the gateway to opportunity. It gives you options in life. President Gordon B. Hinckley said this about education: “It is the little things upon which life turns that make the big difference in our lives, my dear young friends. There can be no doubt, none whatever, that education pays. Do not short-circuit your lives. If you do so, you will pay for it over and over and over again.” He went on to say, “You have the potential to become anything to which you set your mind… you must get all of the education that you possibly can. Life has become so complex and competitive…The world will in large measure pay you what it thinks you are worth, and your worth will increase as you gain education and proficiency in your chosen field.”
The practical reality is this. “If you want a good job, get a good education!” Today a High School diploma is not enough. You need post high school education and the good news is there are many ways to get it. From traditional college, to Technical Education, Apprenticeships and Internships - there is an abundance of options.
Please let me add my own counsel – that you should commit to be a “life-long learner.” There will be many opportunities way past your formal schooling days to continue to learn. As former Presiding Bishop Victor L. Brown said, “Education should never stop, but should be a continuing activity throughout life.”
GOVERNMENT
The fourth area that I gained a greater understanding about is the role that Government plays in our lives. D&C 134:1 tells us that “We believe that governments were instituted of God for the benefit of man; and that he holds men accountable for their acts in relation to them, both in making laws and administering them, for the good and safety of society.” It goes on to say, “We believe that no government can exist in peace, except such laws are framed and held inviolate as will secure to each individual the free exercise of conscience, the right and control of property, and the protection of life.” I recommend that we all should read this section of the Doctrine and Covenants on a regular basis. There is all too much distain and ridicule for government in today’s society and too many are getting discouraged and stop participating. If we don’t agree with what is happening - we should get more involved not less. It has been said, and it is true, that bad things happen when good men and women – do nothing!.”
I certainly am not anti-government, but I do believe in right sized/smaller government that empowers the individual and the private sector. And that what government we do have - should in fact be darned efficient! I am proud of the fact that Utah State Government today has fewer employees than we had in 2002 - while now serving approximately 900,000 more citizens that call Utah home than we did 19 years ago.
I also believe that all of us should find ways to participate with government - exercising our rights and obligations as citizens – as voters - to ensure as Abe Lincoln said that we will always have government “of the people, by the people and for the people.” Just the simple act of voting as we have opportunities to do and express our votes should be number one on our priority list for those of us who are citizens.
Let me conclude this section to remind all of us of the importance and blessings we have as Americans because of our Constitution. We refer to the creating of this inspired document as the Miracle of Philadelphia. In D&C 101: 80 we read where the Lord says: “And for this purpose have I established the Constitution of the land, by the hands of wise men whom I raised up unto this very purpose…”
President Dallin H. Oaks taught us recently in General Conference, “I see divine inspiration in the vital purpose of the entire Constitution. We are to be governed by Law and not by Individuals, and our loyalty is to the Constitution and its principles and processes, not to any Officeholder.” With some of the strong and charismatic personalities out there – that can be a challenge. But as President Oaks says, “no one is above the law.”
This is great counsel from President Oaks that we should all follow!
DECISIONS AND HOW TO MAKE THEM
Lastly - As Governor I have had to make 1000’s of decisions regarding policy and the execution of the laws and the making significant appointments whether it be staff members, department heads or I have appointed about 110 people to the bench in our judiciary. Many are very difficult decisions to make and I have appreciated that the Lord has given us directions on how to help us make the correct decision. It is found in D&C 9:8-9: “but, behold, I say unto you, that you must study it out in your mind; then you must ask me if it be right, and if it is right I will cause that you bosom shall burn within you; therefore, you shall feel that it is right. But if it be not right you shall have no such feelings, but you shall have a stupor of thought that shall cause you to forget the thing that is wrong;”
My experience has given me to understand the truth of this revelation. I also many times have felt as did President Abraham Lincoln during the challenging times of his presidency when he said, “I have been driven many times upon my knees by the overwhelming conviction that I had nowhere else to go. My own wisdom and that of all about me seemed insufficient for that day.”
I believe in the efficacy and power and importance of prayer. I remember a few years ago when we were in drought conditions and were having many fires throughout our state. After doing all that we could to help prevent the fires from starting and doing everything that we could to put out those fires that had started, I felt compelled to drop to my knees and ask for help from our Father in Heaven. Knowing the strength that comes from many prayers being offered, I consulted with Elder L. Tom Perry and asked if we could have a directive go out for the next Sunday to the Wards in Utah for Fasting and Prayer asking for some divine intervention to help with the fires. He agreed to help arrange for that to happen. I also contacted all of the other Christian and non-Christian religions in the state asking them too also join in prayer and supplication to God for help. The results were - that it started to rain. And the rains came - but without the typical winds that summer storms often bring. The rains helped to dampen the fires and helped to get us through the summer with minimal damage for the rest of the year. Some would say that this was just a coincidence. But when I met later with the religious leaders of our state including those not of our faith, we talked about joining in prayer, we all agreed that while it wasn’t necessarily the Parting of the Red Sea, it was none the less a miracle that we were grateful for and blessed to receive.
Prayer should be an integral part of our daily activity.
I want to mention one last thing before I close. Last Thursday was Veteran’s Day. I served in the military as you heard the President talk about and I served as the Commander in Chief as the Governor of the state of Utah. I have a great appreciation for the men and women who wear the uniform. We honor their service. They protect us and protect our Constitution. I had the opportunity to have this illustrated to me in maybe a more dramatic way than I had thought before. I had the opportunity to go to the Middle East to visit our troops. I was in Kuwait, I was in Iraq, I was in Afghanistan. I left Afghanistan from an airbase in Bagram, a place where they triage those injured soldiers and they send them to Germany to a place called Landstuhl where they have a WWII hospital. It’s very old, it’s very linear, long hallways. I had the opportunity on my way back home to stop there to meet with people from Utah and thank them for their service. I went down the hallway to the very last room. Typically, I would walk in and say, “Hi, I’m Governor Gary Herbert. I want to thank you for your service. I wish you well in the recovery of your health.” I went to the last room and there were three gentlemen in that room. One was sitting in a wheelchair, two others to his side and I walked in and said, “Hi, I’m Governor Gary Herbert. I want to tell you thanks for your service.” It didn’t take us too long to figure that we didn’t understand each other’s languages. They didn’t speak English and I didn’t speak what they spoke. Come to find out they were from the country of Georgia. A Colonel came in to act as an interpreter and we had a conversation. The part that I remember was the fellow in the wheelchair said, “Governor, I want you to know it’s been an honor to serve alongside the American soldier.” Now, I’m old enough to remember when Georgia was part of the Soviet Union and they were the enemy. With the cold war and all of the challenges we had at the time and here was this man in a wheelchair, who incidentally had lost a leg from an IED incident, saying, “Governor, it’s been an honor to serve alongside the American soldier.” I’ve thought about that a lot. I thought about that on the plane flying home and I came to realize that it’s not just because we have the biggest army, the biggest airpower and national defense- the biggest bombs, the biggest guns, the biggest planes. It’s because of an idea and a concept we share here as Americans on freedom and liberty for all. And again, that shows me that our soldiers are not only winning the battle by what they do on the battle field, but they win the hearts and minds of people by the great example they are, talking about what America is like and what they should be. And for us as Church members for us to understand the concept of the Fatherhood of God and the brotherhood of man. If we all understood that concept around the world we would have a lot better peaceful environment for us to live in. So, I thank the military and I hope we all take the opportunity to salute those who serve in our military armed forces. Men and women who are very patriotic and serve our country well.
CONCLUSION
In conclusion—Let me just say this. We all, no matter our position or station in life, have been sent to earth for a purpose. To gain a body of flesh and bones and to be tried and tested. This life is really about learning. We all will have many opportunities to learn - in a myriad of situations and circumstances. My prayer is to us all today, that we will take advantage of those opportunities to learn - and to use that learning to become more of service to our fellow men, our brothers and sisters, children of God like us who are also on their journey of learning. And in the process, my prayer is that we become more Christlike in that service. I say to you humbly, in the name of Jesus Christ, amen.
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Utah Gov. Gary Herbert held a press conference late Friday afternoon to announce new steps in Utah to combat the spread of COVID-19.
Hebert wants Utahns to "Stay Safe, Stay Home" -- which is the name of a new directive given by the governor's office. Many parts of the new directive focus on things most Utahns are already doing.
In a press release, the governor's office:
This is not a shelter in place order, but rather the next step in the Urgent Phase laid out in the Utah Leads Together plan. This directive seeks to make clear what individuals and businesses should do to slow the spread of COVID-19 in our state and communities.
Below are highlights of Herbert's"Stay Safe, Stay Home" directive.
You can read the :
Herbert says:
While we are seeing positive indications that this is slowing the spread of coronavirus in our communities, we need to do more. The clear directives issued today will help Utahns understand what activities are safe — and if we unite behind these instructions as if our lives depended upon them, we will, in fact, save many lives.
I’m tremendously grateful to all Utahns who are already taking steps to stay at home whenever possible.
Goals of the directive are to flatten the curve, reduce the strain on hospitals and the healthcare system, and minimize the impact on medical resources for those with highest need.
Utahns are expected to stay home whenever possible. The directive includes specific instructions for all individuals, high-risk individuals (60 years and older and those with serious underlying medical conditions), and children. The directives regarding hygiene, gatherings, travel, and outdoor recreation are effective immediately.
Businesses that remain open are reminded to comply with all public health orders, offer telework options wherever possible, continue following strict hygiene policies, and implement enhanced social distancing measures in the workplace where telework is not an option.
Herbert says "all individuals should stay home as much as possible." Herbert also encouraged working from home and using video chats for conversations.
Herbert says to practice social distancing, urging people to not shake hands, or visit with friends.
Herbert also asked people to not visit hospitals or anyone who is in a high-risk category (people over 60 and those with underlying health conditions).
Herbert also urged children to not have play dates and to not allow kids on playgrounds.
Children should not:
go to school (closed until May 1st)
no more play dates
no more going to public playgrounds
The governor also issued food directives. Herbert says the restaurant and hospitality industry has been hit the hardest.
Utahns can still get food via carryout, curbside pickup, or delivery. Herbert asked Utahns to get take out from Utah restaurants three times a week.
Herbert on being outside:
stay 6 feet away from people
outdoor exercise is okay but maintain distance and do not touch common areas
no congregating at trailheads
public amusement parks, public swimming pools, gyms, and fitness centers are off-limits
High-risk individuals should not visit people if the need is not urgent:
Utahns should not visit hospitals, nursing homes
do not engage in recreational travel
Herbert is mentioning airport rules, starting with Salt Lake and asks other airports to follow its guidelines, made in response to missionary returns.
Changes will be made at Salt Lake International Airport:
Governor says ONLY ticketed passengers will be allowed in the common areas of the airport.
all others must remain in cars that are curbside or in the parking garage.
On outdoor activities:
hunting and fishing is okay
you can go to parks but avoid playgrounds
hiking is okay
state parks only available to residents of County that state park is in
national park status is being reviewed now
Gov. Herbert:
Grocery stores and other kinds of shopping centers are OK but we would hope people would minimize exposure.
So far, and two deaths.
A woman, an older adult under the age of 60, , the Southwest Utah Public Health Department reported.
She also had significant underlying health conditions.
110 of Utah's cases are in Summit County, which has
The entire directive is below:
DIRECTIVES FOR INDIVIDUALS. THE FOLLOWING DIRECTIVES FOR INDIVIDUALS ARE EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY:
All individuals
Stay at home as much as possible.
Work from home whenever possible.
Encourage socializing by phone and video chats.
Self-quarantine for 14 days after traveling or being exposed to an individual presenting symptoms of illness consistent with COVID-19.
Engage in appropriate social distancing, including:
a. maintaining a 6-foot distance at all times from other individuals when in public;
b. not shaking hands with other individuals;
c. not visiting friends or family without urgent need;
d. not attending any gathering of any number of people, except for members of the same household or residence.
Follow strict hygiene standards, including:
a. washing hands frequently with soap and water for at least 20 seconds;
b. using hand sanitizer frequently;
c. avoiding touching your face;
d. covering coughs or sneezes (e.g., into the sleeve or elbow, not hands);
e. regularly cleaning high-touch surfaces (e.g., buttons, door handles, counters, light switches);
f. following any other standards promulgated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Utah Department of Health, and applicable local health departments.
Help others as reasonably appropriate to practice all the same principles.
High-Risk Individuals
“High-risk individual” means any individual who is age 60 or older or any individual with a serious underlying medical condition.
Interactions with High-Risk Individuals
Limit physical interactions with high-risk individuals.
Limit visits to hospitals, nursing homes, and other residential care facilities.
Actions by High-Risk Individuals
Limit travel to only essential travel, as defined below, including to perform work if you cannot telework.
Limit visiting friends or family without urgent need. 3. Limit physical interactions with other high-risk individuals, except for members of your household or residence.
Limit recreational travel.
Limit attending gatherings of any number of people outside your household or residence.
Do not visit hospitals, nursing homes, or other residential care facilities.
Children
Do not attend school outside the home.
Do not arrange or participate in in-person playdates or similar activities.
Do not allow children on public playground equipment.
Food Directives
Do not dine out except for carryout or delivery.
Schools may send home food.
Time Spent Outside
Maintain a distance of at least 6 feet away from another person at all times while outside.
Exercise outside while maintaining 6-foot distance from another person and without touching common areas.
Do not congregate at trailheads and other outdoor spaces.
Do not travel to, or participate in activities at, any of the following locations: a. places of public amusement or public activity; b. public swimming pools; or c. gyms, and fitness centers.
Travel
Limit travel only to essential travel.
Essential travel means travel to:
safely relocate by an individual whose home or residence is unsafe including individuals who have suffered or are at risk of domestic violence or for whom the safety, sanitation or essential operations of the home or residence cannot be maintained;
care for a family member or friend in the same household or another household, including transporting family members or friends;
transport a child according to existing parenting time schedules or other visitation schedules pertaining to a child in need of protective services;
care for pets, including travel to a veterinarian;
seek emergency services;
obtain medications and medical services;
donate blood;
obtain food, including delivery or carry-out services, beverages (alcoholic and non alcoholic), and other grocery items, gasoline, supplies required to work from home, and products needed to maintain the safety, sanitation, and essential operation of homes and residences, businesses, and personally owned vehicles, including automobiles and bicycles;
perform work if you cannot telework;
engage in recreational and outdoor activities;
laundromats and dry cleaners; and
return to a home or place of residence.
Recreational and Outdoor Activities and Parks
Remain at least six feet apart from individuals from other households while engaging in outdoor activities (e.g., walking, hiking, running, biking, driving for pleasure, hunting, or fishing).
Do not congregate at trailheads, parks, or other outdoor spaces.
Do not engage in close-contact or team sports.
Do not go to or engage in activities at a state park located outside the county in which you reside (the availability of national parks will be determined in consultation with the National Park Service and the county in which the park is located).
Exemptions to Directives for Individuals
Individuals without a home who may move between emergency shelters, drop-in centers, and encampments. Otherwise, law-abiding residents of encampments under ten people should not be subject to disbandment by state or local government; however, individuals experiencing homelessness may be abated to maintain public health as per local health departments.
DIRECTIVES FOR FOR-PROFIT AND NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS
The following directives for for-profit and nonprofit organizations are effective at 12:01 a.m. on March 30, 2020.
1. Respond in a flexible way to varying levels of disease transmission in the community and refine business response plans as needed.
2. Consider how best to decrease the spread of COVID-19 and lower the impact in the workplace. This may include activities in one or more of the following areas:
a. reducing transmission among employees and volunteers;
b. maintaining healthy business operations; and
c. maintaining a healthy work environment.
3. Encourage and enable employees and volunteers to telework from home. Only employees or volunteers who perform work that cannot be done from their home should be exempted from teleworking.
4. Utilize video conferencing and virtual meeting services.
5. Implement policies for employees and volunteers who cannot telework, including:
a. requiring employees and volunteers who present symptoms of illness consistent with COVID-19 to stay home;
b. not requiring a positive COVID-19 test result or health care provider's note for employees or volunteers who stay home due to illness;
c. enhancing social distancing by grouping employees and volunteers into cohorts of no more than ten individuals that have limited contact with other cohorts in the workplace;
d. enabling employees and volunteers to follow the directives for all individuals, as described above (e.g., by providing hand soap, hand sanitizer, or sanitizing wipes);
e. minimizing face-to-face contact with high-risk employees and volunteers, or assigning work tasks to high-risk employees and volunteers that allow them to maintain a distance of at least six feet from other workers, customers and visitors, or to telework if possible;
f. implementing flexible work hours (e.g., staggered shifts).
6. Assess essential functions and the reliance that others and the community have on services or products offered.
a. Be prepared to change business practices if needed to maintain critical operations (e.g., identify alternative suppliers, prioritize existing customers, or temporarily suspend some of your operations if needed).
b. Identify alternate supply chains for critical goods and services.
c. Coordinate with companies that provide your business with contract or temporary employees or volunteers about the importance of sick employees and volunteers staying home and encourage them to develop non-punitive leave policies.
d. Coordinate with business partners about your response plans. Share best practices with other businesses in your communities (especially those in your supply chain), chambers of commerce, and associations to improve community response efforts.
7. Take measures to accommodate high-risk individuals in the workplace.
EXEMPTIONS TO DIRECTIVES FOR FOR-PROFIT AND NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS
These directives do not apply to the following:
1. Health care professionals.
2. Law enforcement officers and first responders.
3. Faith leaders and workers, including an official, worker, or leader in a house of worship or other places of religious expression or fellowship, wherever their services may be needed. Faith leaders and workers also include a worker necessary to plan, record, and distribute online or broadcast content to community members. 4. Charitable and social services organizations, including workers supporting organizations that provide food, shelter, prescription delivery, mental health and substance abuse treatments, and other social services, as well as other necessities of life for individuals in need of such services, older adults who live alone, people with disabilities, and those who need assistance as a result of this emergency.
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Brigham Young
1801-1877
Term in Office: 1850-1858
Named governor in 1850 by Millard Fillmore, he was reappointed in 1854 by Franklin Pierce when Lt. Col. Edward J. Steptoe refused the post. Young as territorial executive was concerned with organizing the territorial government, selecting the location of the capital and building a territorial statehouse, codification of laws, organizing and establishing a territorial library, normalizing relations with the Indians and between the federal government and the Mormons, and developing home manufacturing and agriculture. Acting on rumors that the Mormons were rebelling against federal authority, James Buchanan replaced Young as governor in 1857.
Alfred Cumming
1802-1873
Term in Office: 1858-1861
Democrat
Born in Sand Hills, Georgia, in 1802, Cumming served in federal, military, and civic posts, including mayor of Augusta, Georgia, before his appointment as governor in July 1857 by James Buchanan. Accompanied by his wife, Elizabeth W. Randall, he was escorted to Utah by a large force under Col. Albert Sidney Johnston. En route, in January 1858, he was reappointed to a full term as governor. On orders of Brigham Young, Salt Lake City was almost abandoned when he arrived. Cumming was determined to avoid violence, and the socalled Utah War was quickly settled. Cumming's concerns as governor included the unusual powers of the local probate courts; Indians; construction of roads and bridges; the sale of public lands; mail service; lawlessness, including cattle rustling and murder; and poor penal conditions. He left Utah in May 1861, knowing that Republican Abraham Lincoln would not reappoint him. He died in Augusta, Georgia, in 1873.
John W. Dawson
1820-1877
Term in Office: 1861-1862
Democrat/Republican
Born in 1820, a native of Cambridge, Indiana, Dawson married Amanda Thornton and was a lawyer, farmer, and newspaper editor before entering politics as a KnowNothing. He later was a Democrat, and finally a Republican. Abraham Lincoln named him governor in 1861. Antagonistic toward the Mormons and despised by them, Dawson left for the East after less than a month in Utah, and was attacked and beaten as he traveled through Parley's Canyon. Three men allegedly involved in the assault were later killed by law officers. Dawson died in 1877 in Indiana.
Stephen Selwyn Harding
1808-1891
Term in Office: 1862-1863
Liberal
A native of Ontario County, New York, and an ardent abolitionist, Harding married Avoline Sprout and practiced law in Indiana before Abraham Lincoln named him governor of Utah Territory in 1862. Conciliatory toward the Mormons at first, he soon became critical of church leaders and the practice of polygamy. The Mormons successfully petitioned for his removal. He served as chief justice of Colorado Territory until forced out of office for alleged incompetence and immorality. He died in 1891 in Indiana.
James Duane Doty
1799-1865
Term in Office: 1863-1865
Democrat
Born in Salem, New York, in 1799, Doty married Sarah Collins and served in several government posts in Michigan before moving to Wisconsin, where he was a delegate to Congress, territorial governor (1841-44), and state legislator. Originally a Democrat, he became a Free Soiler and then a Republican. Abraham Lincoln named him superintendent of Indian affairs for Utah in 1861 and then to the vacated position of governor in 1863. Under his skillful management federal relations with the Mormons improved. He emphasized the importance of schools and Indian treaties, and suggested using the Colorado River to transport Utah products to markets in California. Reappointed by Lincoln, he died in office in 1865 and was buried in the Fort Douglas cemetery.
Charles Durkee
1805-1870
Term in Office: 1865-1869
Liberal/Republican
A native of Royalton, Vermont, born in 1805, Durkee became a business, civic, and political leader in Wisconsin, serving as territorial legislator, congressman, and U.S. senator (1855-61), affiliated at various times with the Liberty, Free Soil, and Republican parties. Appointed governor in 1865, Durkee pursued an energetic course oriented toward territorial development and harmony with the Mormons, although he was critical of the lack of public schools. He returned to Wisconsin in late 1869 and died in 1870 in Omaha.
John Wilson Shaffer
1827-1870
Term in Office: 1870-1870
He was born in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, in 1827, but little else is known of his early life. Brevetted brigadier general in the Union Army, he was active in Republican politics in Illinois before Ulysses S. Grant named him governor of Utah in 1870. He was determined to carry out Grant's policy of crushing "rebellion" in the territory, a stance that brought him into conflict with other officials. Among other things, Shaffer attempted to neutralize the Nauvoo Legion by proscribing military drills and gatherings. He died suddenly in Salt Lake City the year of his arrival. Following Masonic rites, his body was sent to Illinois for burial.
Vernon H. Vaughan
1838-1878
Term in Office: 1870-1871
Born in Alabama, in 1838, Vaughan was territorial secretary when Governor Shaffer died. Ulysses S. Grant named him to fill the vacancy. The only event of consequence during his administration was the Wooden Gun Rebellion--an illegal (according to Shaffer's proclamation) drill in November 1870 by members of the Nauvoo Legion. Undoubtedly a lark, the incident nevertheless resulted in the arrest and trial of those involved, but all were released. Vaughan was not reappointed. He died in 1878 in Sacramento.
George Lemuel Woods
1832-1890
Term in Office: 1871-1875
Republican
Born in Boone County, Missouri, in 1832, Woods moved with his family to Oregon where he attended school. He prospected for gold and practiced law before entering politics. A founder of the Republican party in Oregon, he was named to the Idaho Territory Supreme Court in 1865 and ran successfully for governor of Oregon in 1866. When Woods failed to win renomination, Ulysses S. Grant named him governor of Utah in 1871. Woods saw the Nauvoo Legion as a threat to federal authority, and he also criticized the unusually broad jurisdiction of locally controlled probate courts. He urged the establishment of free public schools, comprehensive mining legislation, the abolition of polygamy, further railroad development, and federal funds to improve irrigation. He was not reappointed, however, and returned to practicing law. He died in Portland, Oregon, in 1890.
Samuel Beach Axtell
1819-1891
Term in Office: 1875-1875
Democrat
Born near Columbus, Ohio, in 1819, Axtell attended Oberlin and Western Reserve Colleges, married Adaline S. Williams, practiced law in Michigan and California, and served in Congress (1867-71) as both a Democrat and a Republican. Ulysses S. Grant named him governor of Utah Territory in 1875. More moderate than his immediate predecessors, he was harshly criticized by the growing anti-Mormon element in Utah. After only a few months in Utah, he was sent by Grant to New Mexico Territory as governor and was later chief justice there. He died in 1891 in Morristown, New Jersey.
George W. Emery
1830-1909
Term in Office: 1875-1880
Born in 1830 in Penobscot, Maine, Emery graduated from Dartmouth, studied law in Albany, New York, and was a federal tax collector in the South before Ulysses S. Grant named him governor of Utah Territory in 1875. Despite the bitter Mormon-Gentile feud of the late nineteenth century, Emery accomplished election reforms and expanded government services for a fast-growing population. When President Grant visited Utah in October 1875 he was amazed at his friendly reception and reportedly told Emery he had been deceived about the Mormons. In February 1880, after Emery's term had ended, the legislature named a new county in central Utah after him. He died in 1909 in Marshfield, Massachusetts.
Eli Houston Murray
1843-1896
Term in Office: 1880-1886
A native of Cloverport, Kentucky, born in 1843, Murray attained the rank of brigadier general during the Civil War and also completed a law degree at the University of Louisville. He married Evelyn Neal and was a U.S. marshal and newspaper editor before Rutherford B. Hayes named him governor in 1880. Murray certified the election of Allen G. Campbell (who never served) as delegate to Congress, although George Q. Cannon, an LDS Church leader and a polygamist, received more than ten times as many votes. Murray's attacks on the Mormons influenced national policy. Following the Cannon incident, twenty-three bills dealing with polygamy were introduced in Congress. Chester A. Arthur reappointed Murray, but Grover Cleveland dismissed him in 1886. Murray worked as a journalist in San Diego before returning to Kentucky. He died in Bowling Green in 1896. The city of Murray in Salt Lake County is named for him.
Caleb Walton West
1844-1909
Terms in Office: 1886-1888 and 1893-1896
Born in Cynthiana, Kentucky, in 1844, West attended Millersburg Academy and served in the Confederate Army, incarcerated most of the time as a prisoner of war. He married Nancy Frazer. A lawyer and a municipal judge, he was selected by Grover Cleveland to replace Eli Murray in 1886. A moderate Democratâthe first Democratic governor since Alfred Cummingâhe visited imprisoned polygamists, but his offer of conditional amnesty was refused. He encouraged the organization of groups such as the Salt Lake Chamber of Commerce that would serve broad community interests and include all elements of society. His first term ended with the election of Benjamin Harrison in 1888, but he returned as governor in 1893 following the re-election of Cleveland. By then the Woodruff Manifesto of 1890 had ended church-sanctioned polygamy, and national political parties had replaced the old Peoples (Mormon) party and Liberal (non-Mormon) party. In January 1896 the governorship passed from West to Heber M. Wells, the first state governor. West was a special agent for the U.S. Treasury on the West Coast until 1901. He died in 1909.
Arthur Lloyd Thomas
1851-1924
Term in Offfice: 1889-1893
Born in 1851 in Chicago, Thomas grew up in Pittsburgh and married Helena Reinberg. He filled staff positions in the U.S. House of Representatives before serving as territorial secretary under governors Emery, Murray, and West. A member of the Utah Commission, he was named governor in 1889 by Benjamin Harrison. Regarding the Mormons, Thomas seemed ambivalent, favoring first the harsh measures in the Cullom Bill and, later, amnesty for convicted polygamists. Improved education for children and the development of irrigation to open more land for settlement were two of his major concerns. An unsuccessful candidate for the Republican nomination for the first state governor in 1895, Thomas remained in Utah as postmaster of Salt Lake City from 1898 to 1914, and was also involved in land development, mining, and publishing. He died in Salt Lake City in 1924.
Heber Manning Wells
1859-1938
Term in Office: 1896-1905
Republican
When Utah achieved statehood in 1896, 36-year-old Wells, a Salt Lake City native, became Utah's first governor and the youngest to date. A former tax collector, city recorder, and secretary of the 1895 Utah Constitutional Convention, he was later involved in banking. Wells set up the machinery of state government for a smooth transition from territorial to state status and backed bills that affected education, agriculture, and the arts.
John Christopher Cutler
1846-1928
Term in Office: 1905-1909
Republican
Born in Sheffield, England, Cutler immigrated to Utah with his family in 1864. A successful businessman and president of the family dry goods firm, he was also a director of several banks, insurance companies, and other businesses as well. As governor, Cutler founded a state juvenile court system, ordered compilation and codification of state laws, and provided for registration of births and deaths by the state.
William Spry
1864-1929
Term in Office: 1909-1917
Republican
A native of Windsor, Berkshire, England, Spry came to Utah in 1875. After serving as a tax collector, Grantsville councilman, and a state legislator, Spry was appointed U.S. marshal for Utah in 1906. As governor, he is remembered for convincing the legislature to appropriate money for the State Capitol and for refusing to intervene in the execution of radical labor leader Joe Hill. Spry was the first Utahn to serve as chair of the National Governors Association.
Simon Bamberger
1846-1926
Term in Office: 1917-1921
Democrat
Bamberger, born in Eberstadt, Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany, has the distinction of being Utah's first Democratic governor, first non-Mormon governor, and the oldest, assuming the office at age 71. He was also the second Jew elected governor of any state in the U.S. He earned a fortune in silver mining and railroading. A strong supporter of Prohibition, he promoted progressive reforms, including establishment of a Public Utilities Commission, Department of Health, and a nonpartisan judiciary.
Charles Rendell Mabey
1877-1959
Term in Office: 1921-1925
Republican
Born in Bountiful, Utah, Mabey studied at the University of Utah and served in the Spanish American War and World War I. He was a banker and educator before serving as a state legislator and mayor of Bountiful. As Utah's fifth governor, Mabey was a strong supporter of education. New schools were built and standards for teacher certification improved under his direction. He also aggressively promoted new highway construction and the reorganization of state government.
George Henry Dern
1872-1936
Term in Office: 1925-1933
Democrat
A native of Scribner, Dodge County, Nebraska, Dern captained the U. of Nebraska football team during his college years. An important figure in Utah's mining industry, he served in the State Senate before his election as governor. A strong progressive, Dern revised Utah's tax laws to favor middle and lower income groups and advocated unemployment insurance. Later, as FDR's Secretary of War, Dern was influential in the creation of the Civilian Conservation Corps.
Henry Hooper Blood
1872-1942
Term in Office: 1933-1941
Democrat
Born in Kaysville, Blood had served on the Public Utilities Commission and as chairman of the State Road Commission before as his election as governor. He supported FDR's depression-era programs and was able to obtain CCC and WPA projects for Utah. Dams and range improvements were high priorities during his administration. A 2 percent sales tax was adopted at his urging as a welfare measure. Blood was the first governor to occupy the Governor's Mansion, donated by the Kearns family to the state in 1937.
Herbert Brown Maw
1893-1990
Term in Office: 1941-1949
Democrat
An Ogden native, Maw served as an army chaplain during World War I before beginning a successful career as a university professor and attorney. Maw served 10 years in the Utah Senate and was its president during 1934-38. He fulfilled his campaign promise to reorganize state government to improve efficiency and economy. He also retired the state's debt and helped to secure important military and defense facilities for the state during World War.
Joseph Bracken Lee
1899-1996
Term in Office: 1949-1957
Republican
Born in Price, Lee was involved in the real estate and the insurance business and served as mayor of Price during 1936-47. As governor, Lee gained national attention almost immediately because of his battle against the federal income tax and his ideas on economy in state government. Under his direction, Utah maintained its debt-free status while increasing appropriations for state building and highway construction that had been deferred during the depression and World War II. He later served as mayor of Salt Lake City during 1959-71.
George Dewey Clyde
1898-1972
Term in Office: 1957-1965
Republican
Born near Springville, Clyde became a recognized expert in water conservation and development. He taught engineering at Utah State University, worked for the U.S. Soil Conservation Service, and directed the Utah Water and Power Board before his election as governor. Clyde replaced commission-type departmental administrations with professional directors and increased state funding for schools, highway construction, and state buildings. He also initiated the state library and the state park system.
Calvin Lewellyn Rampton
1913-
Term in Office: 1965-1977
Democrat
A Bountiful native, Rampton was awarded the Bronze Star and other commendations while serving in Europe during World War II. He later served as Davis County attorney and assistant attorney general. Utah's first three-term governor, he created the Industrial Promotion Council and the Utah Travel Council to capitalize on the state's business and tourist potential and to create jobs. He supported important civil rights legislation, increased spending for education and numerous state building projects. He retired to a private law practice.
Scott Milne Matheson
1929-1990
Term in Office: 1977-1985
Democrat
Born in Chicago, Illinois, where his father was attending school. Matheson began his law practice in Cedar City before serving as deputy Salt Lake County attorney and later as an attorney for the Union Pacific Railroad. As governor, Matheson zealously defended Utah's rights against encroachment by federal agencies. Inflation, drought (and later flooding) proved fiscally challenging, and he cut state budgets and payrolls. Yet, he did secure increased funding for education, health, and highways. He returned to private law practice and became national chair of the Democratic Policy Commission.
Norman Howard Bangerter
1933-
Term in Office: 1985-1993
Republican
Bangerter, born in rural Salt Lake County, grew up in Granger (now West Valley City). He served in the U. S. Army in Korea, 1953-54. A successful real estate developer and businessman, he was elected to the Utah House of Representatives in 1974, eventually serving as Speaker of the House. As governor he launched an aggressive campaign to rebuild the state's economy and to reduce the size and cost of state government. His three E's - education, economic development, and efficiency in government - won national recognition for the state as a good place to live and do business. Later, the environment and court, prison, and building needs dominated his agenda. He returned to private business, and to an important LDS Church assignment.
Michael Okerlund Leavitt
1951-
Term in Office: 1993-2003
Republican
Born in Cedar City, Leavitt graduated from Southern Utah University, where he met Jacalyn Smith of Newton, who became his wife. They have five children and have resided in Salt Lake City since the late 1970s. Before entering politics Leavitt worked for The Leavitt Groups, a regional insurance firm, founded by his father, and served on the boards of directors of several large companies. Leavitt is Utah's second third term governor (Rampton was the first). Since his election as governor, he has led the state in an era of unprecedented economic prosperity. He has shown leadership on critical issues, including preserving Utah's quality of life during a time of rapid growth, as well as creating better schools, fighting crime, redefining the relationship between states and federal governments, and taking advantage of the tools of advanced technology. The Governor's Growth Summit created statewide involvement in improving transportation, preserving open space, and developing and conserving water. The state is now undertaking an unprecedented 10-year, $3.6 billion, statewide road building initiative. The governor's education initiatives include Centennial Schools, which return power to parents and teachers at local schools; special assistance to disadvantaged children; and class size reduction. Federal-state relations have been brought to the top of the national agenda under his leadership. A national Federalism Summit addressed options for restoring a balance of power so that states and the federal government can operate more effectively. In technology, his Smart States initiative aims to develop public-private partnerships to deliver state services electronically. He has helped to attract and nurture high tech companies and encourage private commerce. Leavitt has held regional and national leadership roles and currently sits on the executive committee of the National Governors Association and Republican Governors Association. He has received numerous awards, including the American Medical Association's Nation Davis Award, which recognized him as the public official of the year for his efforts to improve health care in Utah. The state has received national and international recognition during his term, including Salt Lake City being named as the site of the 2002 Winter Olympics and as the best state to locate a business, best managed state, and most livable state. Leavitt resigned during his third term to head the Environmental Protection Agency.
Olene S. Walker
1930-
Term in Office: 2003-2004
Republican
Olene S. Walker was sworn in as Utah's 15th and first woman governor on November 5, 2003. While serving as Utah's first woman lieutenant governor, Walker spearheaded many important initiatives including education programs, budget security measures, healthcare reform and workforce development. She led the Healthcare Reform Task Force that resulted in establishing the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), ensuring affordable healthcare for Utah's children. Walker also served as Chair of the Workforce Task Force, resulting in the development of the Department of Workforce Services. Governor Walker was a leader in the Utah House of Representatives where she served as majority whip. She has chaired the National Conference of Lieutenant Governors and is a past president of the National Association of Secretaries of State. She was the first lieutenant governor ever to serve as the president of that organization. With a strong academic background, Governor Walker continues to lead Utah toward improvements in literacy and education. She has pledged to keep education as the highest funding priority and to provide a nurturing environment for Utah's students. She has formed a cooperative agreement between the state of Utah and education officials of Mexico to track students' progress as they migrate to schools within the state. Walker continues to promote literacy for people of all ages. Walker has made affordable housing a priority across the state. Utah's housing fund bears her name, the Olene Walker Housing Trust Fund. Out of concern for the homeless, Walker bolstered volunteer efforts at Salt Lake City homeless shelters during the 2002 Olympic Winter Games. Walker was born in Ogden, Utah. She received her Bachelor's, Master's and Doctorate degrees from Brigham Young University, Stanford University and the University of Utah, respectively. She is married to Myron Walker and is the mother of seven children and 25 grandchildren.
Jon Huntsman, Jr.
1960-
Term in Office: 2005-2009
Republican
Governor Jon Huntsman, Jr. is a lifelong Utahn. He has helped manage his familyâs company, served as president of the Huntsman Cancer Institute, and served on the boards of other large companies. He has also worked in government, as a White House staff assistant, deputy assistant Secretary of Commerce, U.S. ambassador to Singapore, and U.S. trade ambassador. He has worked politically for the Republican Party and served on the boards of many community organizations.
Governor Huntsmanâs campaign focused heavily on economic development for Utah. He is also interested in making the government more efficient. He has said, âWe want to assemble the most effective and efficient Government, driven by the best team possible, recognizing that the citizens are our customers."
Governor Huntsman is married to Mary Kaye Cooper, and they have six children.
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Take a look at what we've worked on since 1996 in air quality, water, transportation, education, and land use in Utah.
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Envision Utah worked with the Open Space Sub-Committee of the Davis County Council of Governments, Nature Conservancy, the nine local municipalities bordering the Great Salt Lake within Davis County, and consultants, Sear Brown, to write and implement a comprehensive vision for the eastern shoreline of the Great Salt Lake in Davis County.
Local officials, developers, land owners, residents and other key stakeholders came together to develop a collaborative vision for the nine communities bordering the shores of the Great Salt Lake. A broadly and publicly supported plan has been developed that will guide growth and development in the area, while preserving the valuable agricultural and wetlands that these communities share.
Phase II of the Shorelands plan is now in full swing as Davis County pursues implementation. Conservation subdivisions, transfer development right programs, and conservation easements are just some of the ways that Davis County is working to protect the quality of life in their growing communities. Download the Plan →
Project Type: Regional Visioning | Project Date: 2002
Already the primary destination for shopping, employment, and entertainment in southern Salt Lake County, downtown Sandy is envisioned as a thriving mixed-use urban center. A walkable main street anchored on one end by Sandy City Hall and on the other end by South Towne Mall will create a vibrant environment. The TRAX light rail stop will be linked through the area to the nearby Frontrunner commuter rail stop via a downtown circulator. And skiers will be able to find lodging, food, and shopping, while easily accessing the nearby Wasatch Mountain resorts using public transportation.
Existing destinations include Jordan Commons, South Town Expo Center, South Town Mall, Jordan High School, the Real Stadium, BD Medical, Workers Compensation Fund and Sandy's City Hall. This area also is connected to the Dimple Dell trail and the Jordan River Parkway.
Project Type: TOD Site Design, Local Visioning | Project Date: 2012
Between 2000 and 2050, Morgan County will be among the most rapidly growing counties in Utah, with a 3.8% average annual rate of change in the population (GOPB 2008). Concern about the impact of growth on Morgan's quality of life mounted as new growth became an increasingly apparent reality. To address growth concerns, community leaders engaged the public in a process of proactive planning to help shape the county's future.
Envision Morgan, facilitated by Envision Utah, enabled citizens to explore the challenges associated with growth. Through the process, citizens created a long-term vision outlining how to best manage future growth and preserve current quality of life.
Project Type: Regional Visioning | Project Date: 2008
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The Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) invited Envision Utah to serve as the neutral facilitator in developing Growth Scenarios for the Mountain View Corridor (MVC). Envision Utah ensured meaningful involvement from stakeholder groups and citizens of the 16 cities involved. The MVC represents the last opportunity for a second major transportation connection between Salt Lake and Utah Counties.
Envision Utah partnered with residents, local jurisdictions, UDOT, Mountainland Association of Governments, Wasatch Front Regional Council, and Utah Transit Authority to develop growth scenarios that jointly evaluated transportation land-use issues and solutions for approximately 40 miles in western Salt Lake County and northern Utah County.
The MVC project is an unprecedented attempt to integrate local land-use planning and a transportation corridor that crosses interjurisdictional boundaries.
Millions of federal dollars can be saved by strategically adjusting both local land-use plans and regional transportation decisions together. UDOT had never before had land-use discussions with communities in conjunction with an environmental impact statement.
A widespread media campaign encouraged citizen involvement in the MVC process. Envision Utah hosted six community workshops for the 14 communities involved in the MVC. Residents were asked to design the type of community they want in 2030. Several hundred residents voiced their opinions on future land-use and transportation choices, including mass transit, farmland protection, walkable commercial areas, and economic development.
Following the workshops, Envision Utah staff gave detailed presentations to each of the 14 city councils on the potential economic impact of each land-use choice. Ten more community meetings were held to fine-tune the potential land-use growth scenarios. This data influenced which transportation choices would be implemented.
The Governor's Office of Planning and Budget projects that by 2030 the population west of the Bangerter Highway will grow from 267,000 to 635,000 and employment opportunities will rise from 82,000 to 268,000. The current transportation network is clearly inadequate for this expected growth. The MVC is an attempt to meet this growing need, to develop future transportation infrastructure, and to improve the quality of life for these cities.
Project Type: Regional Visioning | Project Date: 2004
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Ten communities in South Utah County (Springville, Mapleton, Spanish Fork, Salem, Woodland Hills, Elk Ridge, Payson, Santaquin, Genola, Goshen) worked closely with Envision Utah, Mountainland Association of Governments, the Governor's Office of Planning and Budget, the Automated Geographic Reference Center and lead consultants, Swaner Design, to develop a vision for accommodating the high growth levels projected for the area.
The Nebo Vision was a process that gave citizens an opportunity to talk, and for leaders to listen. By working together, they created a regional vision, tools and resources to help each individual community plan for the future as they continue to grow.
The vision document can be downloaded below by clicking on the appropriate link, either by section of in its entirety.
Project Type: Regional Visioning | Project Date: 2001
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Envision Utah facilitated a community visioning process to assess a potential TOD stop at 9400 South in Sandy City near the Jordan Commons and South Town Exposition Center. The City Council and Planning Commission adopted the study in January 2004. A TRAX station at this location is consistent with the city's goals to achieve a vibrant downtown that provides for and makes all modes of transportation feasible and safe.
The ability to balance and coordinate the needs of pedestrians, bicyclists, motorists and transit users is a crucial aspect in the maturity of a downtown and, ultimately, in its success – particularly in an "entertainment/business" district that has mixed-uses, multiple destinations and varied clientele at all times of the day.
Project Type: TOD Site Design | Project Date: 2004
Envision Utah assisted the four communities of South Salt Lake, West Jordan, Murray and Layton to evaluate potential land uses around existing and future transit stations. Staff worked with local residents and stakeholders to synthesize their wishes into a broadly and publicly supported plan. Each community's plan guides local development through design guidelines and ordinances. It also fostered each transit station becoming a "destination" of housing, retail, employment centers, entertainment and services.
The proactive planning of development around transit station is ensuring that our future transportation system is supported by smart land-use decision-making throughout the Greater Wasatch Area.
Details of these TOD studies can be found in the "Appendix A: Specific Station Area Plans" section of Envision Utah's "Wasatch Front Transit Oriented Development Guidelines" document linked below.
Project Type: TOD Site Design | Project Date: 2002
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As the Utah Transit Authority (UTA) plans for future transit service in Salt Lake County, there is recognition of a relationship between transit-supportive land use and a successful transit system. Southwest Salt Lake County will help UTA to gain an understanding of the ridership that different land uses will generate.
Under the supervision of a steering committee, which represents a broad variety of interests from UTA and the Southwest Salt Lake County area, Envision Utah is conducting a transparent process that will create a public vision for a proposed transit line that will connect the communities of South Jordan, Herriman, Riverton and Draper.
This project will explore the market affecting the potential for Transit Oriented Development along the corridor and project a range of residential and commercial development that could be built over time. The study will also assist in refining the transit alignment and mode based on these expected future land uses.
Project Type: TOD Site Design, Local Visioning, Regional Visioning | Project Date: 2014
The Tooele Valley has experienced rapid growth in the last decade. Between 1990 and 2000, Tooele County had the third highest growth rate in the state (53%), third only to Summit and Washington Counties. The growth of the Valley population is inevitable, however how and where that growth occurs is still within the power of the citizens of the Valley.
Residents of Tooele County came together to develop the Tooele Valley Regional Plan, to help understand the implications of current trends, and to outline alternatives to the current growth pattern. Through a totally interactive process, Tooele County residents and key stakeholders gave their input on critical issues facing the Tooele Valley, developing a regional vision to help them plan and prepare for the future.
Project Type: Regional Visioning | Project Date: 2003
In 2013, Governor Gary Herbert asked the State Water Strategy Advisory Team to make recommendations for a 50-year state water strategy. This effort was catalyzed by the Your Utah, Your Future vision, where more than 52,000 Utahns weighed in on their priorities for topics important the future of Utah, including water.
Envision Utah facilitated the advisory team, comprised of water experts from varying leadership positions around the state (click here to view the full list). The advisory team put in countless hours of research, intense discussion, and listening to the public to write the water strategy recommendations.
The advisory team organized their recommendations around the 11 key policy questions listed below. Each question is answered with several strategies. Learn more →
The historic Vision Dixie planning process enabled a balanced discussion of growth and public lands protection in Utah's Dixie, a rapidly urbanizing area in the southern part of the state. Recognizing the complexity of land use issues in the region, the process brought together a wide range of stakeholders with varied perspectives into a public process. The effort yielded agreement on 10 growth principles which were adopted by the Washington County Commission and supported by local municipalities.
One of the most notable outcomes of the vision is its influence on the Washington County Growth and Conservation Act, a landmark federal lands bill that resolves long-running, contentious public land issues in a way that protects the land, the economy, and the way of life in the region.
Communities in Utah's Dixie continue to use the vision's principles as a guide when making land use decisions, maintaining a commitment to:
Plan regionally, implement locally
Conserve water and maintain air and water quality
Guard signature scenic landscapes
Provide rich, connected natural recreation and open space
Build balanced transportation
Focus growth in walkable centers that include housing, jobs and services
Direct growth inward
Provide a broad range of housing types
Reserve key areas for industry to grow the economic pie
Engage in focused and strategic public lands conversion
Project Type: Regional Visioning | Project Date: 2007
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Wasatch Canyons Tomorrow was a once-in-a-generation opportunity for the public to help guide the policies which will form the basis of a revision of the 1989 Salt Lake County Wasatch Canyons Master Plan for City Creek, Emigration, Red Butte, Parley's, Millcreek, Big Cottonwood, and Little Cottonwood Canyons. The Master Plan is the basis for the County's land use planning policies and ordinances.
Process: The Wasatch Canyons Tomorrow process engaged the public in setting priorities and identifying long-term strategies to enhance the value of the canyons for current residents and future generations. Among other things, the process explored the impacts of increased canyon use and address issues such as land use and development, watershed protection and water quality, recreation, natural resource management, transportation, and public safety.The process was sponsored by the State of Utah, Salt Lake County, and Salt Lake City. The U.S. Forest Service was a supportive partner, supplying technical expertise.
The results of Wasatch Canyons Tomorrow will inform, but not supersede existing plans in the study area, such as the Wasatch-Cache National Forest Plan or Salt Lake City's Watershed Management Plan. The public participated in this process through workshops, open houses, and on-line surveys.
Report: The Wasatch Canyons Tomorrow report provides a menu of recommendations for projects, best management practices, and policies to be considered as we confront current and anticipated challenges in the management of the Wasatch Canyons. We also recognize that consideration of many of these recommendations will need future study and evaluation to determine their feasibility, environmental impact, compliance with federal, state and local laws, and compliance with existing management plans.
Project Type: Regional Visioning | Project Date: 2010
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Over 1000 residents of Weber, Davis, Salt Lake and Utah Counties attended 14 community workshops in 2005 as part of the Wasatch Choices 2040 effort. Through Wasatch Choices 2040, residents helped shaped the future roads and transit in their communities, and examined the relationship of the transportation system to neighborhoods, jobs, farms and open lands.
With the assistance of Envision Utah, public comments were carefully noted to form the basis for scenarios to explore new ideas in transportation and land-use that will influence the long-range transportation plans created by the Mountainland Association of Governments (MAG) and Wasatch Front Regional Council (WFRC).
MAG and WFRC are composed of mayors and county officials and are required to update the regional transportation plan every three years. This collaborative effort has been funded by MAG, WFRC, Utah Department of Transportation, Utah Transit Authority and Envision Utah. Staker Parsons sponsored the process's five open houses.
Wasatch Choices 2040 recognized that it is futile to project patterns of growth without thinking about the transportation investments we make. For example, freeways and boulevards support different forms of commerce, while transit supports walkable forms of development.
Two of the products to come out of this process are Growth Principles and a Vision Scenario. The elected officials of WFRC and MAG unanimously adopted the Growth Principles in late 2005.
The Vision Scenario provides one plausible illustration of how the region could grow if the Growth Principles are adopted. The Vision results in 18% less congestion, 12% more transit use, and 23 fewer square miles of land consumption relative to the fully built-out 2030 long-range transportation plan.
"We are one of the first places in the nation to use a publicly created vision to guide the long-range transportation plan, and the Wasatch Choices 2040 approach is a national model," said Ted Knowlton, Envision Utah's Planning Director. In developing the next long-range transportation plan, the two MPOs will look at how regional transportation choices affect broader issues, such as housing, critical lands, air quality, and more.
Project Type: Regional Visioning | Project Date: 2005
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Weber County, the Townships of Reese, West Weber, Warren and Weber, and the neighborhood of Taylor worked with consultants Landmark Design and Envision Utah to assist residents in developing a community vision for the lands bordering the shore of the Great Salt Lake.
Working with key stakeholders and the general public, a plan has been developed to address a variety of land uses for the area including parks, trails, residential, commercial, agricultural, manufacturing, open spaces and other uses. West Weber County, unincorporated Weber County and the four townships, share valuable land and resources.
This planning provided them with a broadly and publicly supported vision that encourages quality growth and development with strategies to voluntarily preserve farmland and other critical land areas.
Project Type: Regional Visioning | Project Date: 2002
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This week, Utah Gov. Gary Herbert (R) signed legislation making the Browning M1911 semiautomatic pistol Utah’s official state gun — and making his state the first to designate a state firearm.
Herbert maintains the designation is not actually about the gun itself, but about honoring Utah’s history, the Salt Lake Tribune reports.
“It’s about honoring John Moses Browning and paying tribute to the man as an innovator and entrepreneur and someone who has given a lot to the state of Utah,” Herbert spokesperson Ally Isom told the Tribune.
Utah-born John Moses Browning designed the pistol, which state Rep. Carl Wimmer (R) says has been used in every war since WWI. (Wimmer was the bill’s chief sponsor.)
Before approving the bill, the Utah State Senate added language to acknowledge that the Legislature does not condone acts of violence.
But Democratic lawmakers remain unconvinced that Utah needs a state gun.
State Rep. Brian King (D), for instance, called the designation a “poor choice,” adding that firearms are too divisive to be state symbols.
As TPM has reported, Similar legislation is being considered in Arizona. The M1911 joins the ranks of Utah’s other state-designated items: its state rock is coal, its state emblem is the beehive and its state cooking pot is the Dutch oven.
Wimmer did not immediately respond to TPM’s requests for comments.
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We’ll meet for breakfast from 8 to 9 a.m., Thursday, December 6th, in the Zions Bank Founder’s Room. KNRS Radio host Rod Arquette will emcee the event.
Thanks to our sponsor, Intermountain Healthcare, this event is free to the public. Thanks also to our host, Zions Bank. The event sold out in only three days.
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Spencer Cox is the current Governor of the state of Utah. Spencer grew up in rural Utah and graduated from North Sanpete High School. Cox attended both Snow College and Utah State University where he eventually was named student of the year for academic achievement. Spencer developed in these years a strong desire to appear in movies and TV. However, Spencer opted not to pursue his dream of movie stardom instead applying for law schools eventually enrolling at Washington and Lee University School of Law. Spencer has served as a city councilman, county commissioner, and representative to the Utah House of Representatives before being appointed Lieutenant Governor by Utah Governor Gary Herbert. He and his wife Abby have 4 children and currently reside in Fairview Utah.
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OREM, Utah — Former Utah Governor Gary Herbert sat down with FOX 13 News at The Herbert Institute for Public Policy at Utah Valley University to talk about his legacy in Utah and politics
“I think it's important for our young people to understand how policy is made and why good policy is what it is, and what's the difference in that and bad policy” Herbert reflected.
He plays an active part in the institute at UVU, meeting with students every day in hopes of getting them involved in today's issues. Herbert hopes to instil enthusiasm in young people so they feel encouraged to engage in the political process.
Herbert turns 77 in May and hopes his story can inspire future leaders.
“I've got a lot of stories to tell,” he said, “and hopefully that'll be something that students can pick up on.”
Many of those stories come out through the mounds of memorabilia on display from his 12 years as governor.
His political associations and the growing reputation of the institute have brought many notable speakers to campus such as Former Vice President Mike Pence, former U.N ambassador, John Bolton and even presidential candidate Nikki Haley.
Herbert said he likes these leaders because they talk about compromise in politics.
“That's almost become like a cuss word,” he reflected. “We need to get back to the ability for us to work together, and not such hyper-partisan.”
Justin Jones, The Executive Director of the Herbert Institute said having Herbert at the school has meant everything to the university and the students.
“We love introducing our students to different ways of thinking to leaders of countries, leaders of nations and leaders of our community,” Jones explained. “Our students have really gained valuable insight into what it takes to be a public servant.”
The former governor said he has a long-held affinity for UVU. He attended it when it was Utah Trade Tech in the ’60s and taught there when it was Utah Valley Community College.
As far as the legacy Herbert would like to leave behind one day, he said he's still living it.
“I haven't thought about my legacy at all," he reflected. "I'm just trying to do good along the way. You know, I'll see if I can add to the discussion and the discourse in a responsible way.”
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Utah Governor Gary Herbert signed into law on March 22 a resolution (H.C.R. 10) to encourage state policy and programs to incorporate the science of adverse childhood experiences to address “severe emotional trauma and other adverse childhood experiences” in children and adults and implement evidence-based interventions to increase resiliency. The resolution was approved unanimously on March…
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Utah Governor Gary Herbert signed into law on March 22 a resolution (H.C.R. 10) to encourage state policy and programs to incorporate the science of adverse childhood experiences to address “severe emotional trauma and other adverse childhood experiences” in children and adults and implement evidence-based interventions to increase resiliency. The resolution was approved unanimously on March 7 by the Republican-dominated legislature.
As the final days of the legislature approached, Gov. Herbert described the session as almost a “bipartisan love fest.” Utah legislators work in an unusually bipartisan manner, voting unanimously on many bills with members of one party giving their support to the other party’s legislation. In an editorial in the Salt Lake Tribute titled “A hopeful glimmer of political cooperation found in, of all places, the Utah Legislature” noted that while Democrats hold only 17% of the seats, they won a “more-than-respectable 53 percent of the time.”
A detailed context for the recommendations was included in the several pages-long “Whereas” section, comprising 15 items outlining the impact of ACEs on health, school performance, employment success, and life expectancy. Some of the language is similar to resolutions passed in California and Wisconsin. Unlike the California and Wisconsin resolutions, the Utah resolution is “concurrent” meaning that both bodies of the legislature—House and Senate—as well as the governor concur, indicating the support of the whole state government.
The CDC-Kaiser Permanente Adverse Childhood Experiences Study (ACE Study) looked at 10 types of childhood trauma: physical, emotional and sexual abuse; physical and emotional neglect; living with a family member who’s addicted to alcohol or other substances or who’s depressed or has other mental illnesses; experiencing parental divorce or separation; having a family member who’s incarcerated, and witnessing a mother being abused. Other subsequent ACE surveys include racism, witnessing violence outside the home, bullying, losing a parent to deportation, living in an unsafe neighborhood, and involvement with the foster care system. Other types of childhood adversity can also include being homeless, living in a war zone, being an immigrant, moving many times, witnessing a sibling being abused, witnessing a father or other caregiver being abused, involvement with the criminal justice system, attending a zero-tolerance school, etc.
The ACE Study found that the higher someone’s ACE score – the more types of childhood adversity a person experienced – the higher their risk of chronic disease, mental illness, violence, being a victim of violence and a bunch of other consequences. The study found that most people (64%) have an ACE score of one; 12% of the population has an ACE score of 4. Having an ACE score of 4 nearly doubles the risk of heart disease and cancer. It increases the likelihood of becoming an alcoholic by 700 percent and the risk of attempted suicide by 1200 percent. (For more information, go to ACEs Science 101. To calculate your ACE and resilience scores, go to: Got Your ACE Score?)
The ACE Study also found that it didn’t matter what the types of ACEs were. An ACE score of 4 that included divorce, physical abuse, an incarcerated family member and a depressed family member had the same statistical health consequences as an ACE score of 4 that included living with an alcoholic, verbal abuse, emotional neglect and physical neglect.
The ACE Study is one of five parts of ACEs science, which also includes how toxic stress from ACEs damage children’s developing brains, how toxic stress from ACEs cause chronic diseases, and how it can affect our genes and be passed from one generation to another (epigenetics), and resilience research, which shows the brain is plastic and the body wants to heal. Resilience research focuses on what happens when organizations and systems integrate trauma-informed and resilience-building practices, for example in education and in the family court system.
The Utah resolution encourages “all officers, agencies, and employees” of the state, across state government (listing departments of education, human services, workforce services, courts, and corrections) to:
—become informed regarding well-documented detrimental short-term and long-term impacts to children and adults from serious traumatic childhood experiences as outlined above; and
—implement evidence-based interventions and practices that are proven to be successful in developing resiliency in children and adults currently suffering from trauma-related disorders to help them recover from their trauma and function at their full capacity and potential in school, the workplace, and community, family, and interpersonal relationships.
The resolution states that copies of it should be sent to the various state agencies and to all nonprofit entities that contract with the state to provide services to vulnerable children and adults. No funding for programs was included in the bill.
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Having grown up in Utah there are many things I love about my home state: mountains, the University of Utah (my alma mater), and red rocks. And now I get to add increased access to family planning services, including access to Long-Acting Reversible Contraceptives (LARCs) to the list!
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Utah is Finally Increasing Access to Birth Control and Working to Close the Coverage Gap – I’m Thrilled!
Having grown up in Utah there are many things I love about my home state: mountains, the University of Utah (my alma mater), and red rocks. And now I get to add increased access to family planning services, including access to Long-Acting Reversible Contraceptives (LARCs) to the list!
Earlier this week the Utah Legislature passed H.B. 12, which requires the state to create a Medicaid family planning program for those who make too much to qualify for Medicaid, but not enough to get health insurance through the Affordable Care Act’s marketplaces. Approximately 45,000 women in Utah fall in this coverage gap and are without insurance coverage, including coverage of birth control. H.B. 12 is a small but important step that would help to close the gap for birth control coverage by working to ensure Utahns have coverage of the high-quality family planning services Medicaid already covers such as birth control pills, LARCs, and sterilization services.
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A quick stroll through history. Arvydas Sabonis, Sarunas Marciulionis and the Soviet Union took home gold in Seoul in the 1988 Summer Olympics. The reign, however, was short-lived. By the time the 1992 Summer Olympics came around, the Soviet Union had fallen, and with it, its claim to the basketball throne.
Instead, in Barcelona, hoop stars Sabonis and Marciulionis suited up for newly-independent Lithuania and famously won bronze (in Grateful Dead t-shirts). What was left of the Soviet Union – an assembled team called Unified – ended up losing to Lithuania 87-78 for the third-place medal. Two other ex-Soviet republics competed – Latvia and Estonia – but didn’t qualify for the 1992 Summer Olympics.
With this history in mind, my post last week, comparing the flattened 1992 talent levels to 2024, sparked a hypothetical.
Let’s imagine an alternate universe in which the United States of America broke up (HYPOTHETICALLY SPEAKING) and each state competed in the Olympics as its own squad.
Could one of those un-United States win Gold?
And how many could realistically win?
And – gasp – would the un-United States sweep the medal ceremony?
After looking into it, I think it’d be an upset if they didn’t.
Let me show you.
First, we have to figure out the squads. This was, as you might imagine, a migraine-inducing endeavor.
The cleanest way to sort all all talent, though perhaps not the most accurate method, is to choose states by birth. I’ll be the first to admit it’s not perfect. For instance, Stephen Curry would play for Ohio (that other kid from Akron) rather than North Carolina where he grew up. Overall, though, birth state does a pretty good job organizing 500 or so players. Using Basketball Reference, we can find all the American-born players and allocate the names into separate buckets by their birth state.
To assemble the rosters, I pulled up American-born players that suited up in the NBA at any time over the last three seasons. For the handful of Americans who were not born in the United States, like Kyrie Irving (born in Australia) and Cam Thomas (Japan), I made an executive decision for their state based on their youth.
To qualify for this fake Olympics, I only used states that could field a tryout of at least eight NBA players that have played in the league over the last three seasons. This turned out to be a very low bar. Over half the states – TWENTY-SEVEN to be precise – have seen at least eight players come through the NBA recently.
Think about that. Considering that only three non-USA teams in the real 2024 Olympics have at least eight NBA players, there’s reason to believe that the vast majority of the 50 U.S. States have enough talent to qualify for the Olympics.
(Of course, only a few teams can make it from every world region so it’s not like we’d see nothing but U.S. States in the Olympics.)
Not every state made the cut. Apologies to the following teams that didn’t pass the Finder test:
7 players - Kansas, Oklahoma, Mississippi; 5 players - Iowa, Nevada; 3 players - Delaware; 2 players - Connecticut, Rhode Island, Utah, Colorado; 1 player - Maine, Nebraska, Alaska, Wyoming; 0 players - Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, New Hampshire, New Mexico, South Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia.
The only one on this cut list that I’m a little hesitant to nix is Iowa – Harrison Barnes and the Murray brothers are a strong core. But could they win a medal in this alternate universe? I don’t think so. Well, maybe if they add Caitlin Clark…
Oh, and this fact tickled me: Colorado has only TWO players in the NBA and they’re both elite – Boston’s Derrick White and OKC’s Jalen Williams. Now how ‘bout about a 2x2 squad…
OK, with the honorable mentions out of the way, let’s size up the competition.
Here are my 10-person rosters (where applicable), breaking out into tiers and then my pick for the medals. I’ve also listed the number of natives in the NBA over the last three seasons. At the bottom, you’ll find the Total WS/82 of the 10-player roster. For that metric, I am summing up each player’s win shares per 82 games over the last three seasons.
I didn’t follow any hard rubric picking the starting lineups and 10-player rosters. It’s the opinion of one – me. Let’s have some fun.
Tier 1
California | 69 players
Starters: Damian Lillard, Jrue Holiday, Paul George, Kawhi Leonard, Jarrett Allen.
Bench: James Harden, LaMelo Ball, DeMar DeRozan, Aaron Gordon, Evan Mobley.
They don’t call it the Golden State for nothing. They can basically field a team of All-Stars. To put Cali’s strength in perspective, there are more California-born players in the NBA than Texas and Ohio natives combined. Their F squad could probably qualify for the Olympics, too.
Total WS/82: 87.1
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Write up by: Brooklyn Lancaster
Marker placed by: The National Registry of Historic Places
Coordinates: 40.7698° N, 111.8741° W 603 E. South Temple St., Salt Lake City, Utah, 84102
Marker Transcript:
Utah Historic Site
Thomas Kearns Mansion and Carriage House
Built 1900-1902 of Sanpete Limestone.
Architect Carl M. Neuhausen.
Governor’s Mansion 1937-1957.
Division of State History N-1
Extended Research:
Thomas Kearns was born in Canada in l862. His family then moved to a farm in Nebraska in 1870. Thomas didn’t grow up with a lot of money. When he was 17 years old, he left his family’s farm to look for a job. He ended up working different mines in South Dakota as well as Arizona. He then heard about Park City while riding on a train. He decided to head to Park City in 1883 hoping to make it big.
While mining in Park City Thomas discovered that there was an untapped silver vein in a mine called the Mayflower. He decided to lease the Mayflower with the help of two of his friends, David Keith and John Judge. On April 15, l889, they struck “gold,” or in this case silver. Over the next few years, Thomas and his partners bought several nearby mines, including the Silver King. The Silver King was one of the greatest silver mines in the world. It soon made Thomas and his partners very wealthy.
Once the railroad made its way to Utah in 1869, people from all over the world came to Utah hoping to make it rich in Utah’s mines. While this worked for some, others made money off of supplying goods for the miners. The people who struck it rich started to build impressive homes on the most desirable street in Salt Lake City at the time–South Temple. Even Brigham Young, an important local church leader, had several homes on the street. Other important pioneer leaders also built houses on the street.
By 1899, Thomas Kearns’s partners had both built mansions on South Temple which led Thomas to follow their example and buy some land to build his own mansion. After buying land Thomas hired architect Carl Neuhausen to design his home for him. The building of the mansion took from 1900 to 1902.
Thomas wanted his home to be the most modern and up to date, including the latest technology. He had electric lights, steam-heated radiators, a call board, and dumb waiters all installed in his home. Thomas even had one of the first indoor showers in Utah. The mansion also had a bowling alley, though all the pins had to be placed by hand. Jennie Kearns, Thomas’ wife, went all the way to Europe with their children to find art and furniture to decorate the mansion. They wanted the best of the best when it came to their home.
Architect Carl Neuhausen wanted the Kearns Mansion to look like a French castle. Each side of the mansion is designed differently. The mansion also has turrets on three of the four corners. The walls are made of limestone and have carvings around the windows and doors. Besides the mansion, the Kearns family also had a carriage house. Thomas was a great horse lover and had eight carriages. Once cars became more popular, the Kearns family stored their cars in the carriage house instead. Thomas Kearns was one of the first people to buy a car in Utah. However, he never actually learned to drive it.
In 1938 the Kearns Mansion was renovated to become the Utah’s Governor’s Mansion. Governor Henry Blood and his family were the first governor’s family to live in the Kearns Mansion. It was then used as the home of the governor until 1959 when George D. Clyde became governor. He refused to live in the mansion. Subsequently, a new home was then built for the then governor. Besides Governor Clyde, Governor Calvin Rampton, was the only other governor to not live in the Kearns Mansion after it became the official residence of the governor. [1]
With the Governor moving out, the Utah State Historical Society decided to move in. Sadly, they didn’t have the funds to truly keep the mansion in good shape. The mansion became more and more run down over the subsequent years. It wasn’t until 1976, when Governor Scott Matheson was elected, that the mansion was given an update and repaired. The Governor then decided to move his family into the mansion in 1980.
The mansion was used as the Governor of Utah’s residence all the way up to December of 1993. That was when Governor Mike Leavitt’s family Christmas tree caught fire in the Grand Hall.[2] The fire spread quickly. Luckily everyone was able to get out of the building without injury but much of the house was destroyed. Priceless woodwork, hand-carved and painted decorations, art, fabric, and furniture were charred and gone. During the restoration of the Kearns Mansion officials decided to return the home to its 1900s roots. While still updating the electrical wiring, plumbing, and heating they tried to make it look like it did when the Kearns family lived in the home.
During the life of the Kearns Mansion it has been a family home, a Governor’s residence, as well as an office for the Utah State Historical Society. It has been nearly burned to the ground and then fully restored. It is still standing after over a hundred years, sharing the history of the Kearns family, Salt Lake City, and Utah with everyone who visits. In 2020, it is still in use as the governor’s mansion for Utah governor Gary Herbert.
[1] The Governor’s decision to vacate the Kearns’ Mansion was a controversial one because of the fact that the Kearns’ family had donated the mansion for that use. [2] While the Governor was not at home at the time of the fire his family was.
For Further Reference:
Primary Sources:
“Fire, Smoke and Repairs.” Governor Seal. Accessed January 30, 2020. https://governor.utah.gov/mansion/mansion_firesmoke/.
“Historic Utah Governor’s Mansion Reopens”, press release and program. Accessed January 30, 2020. http://archive.li.suu.edu/docs/ms122/PD/ms122b1996bf00617.pdf.
Secondary Sources:
“Fire, Smoke and Repairs.” Governor Seal. Accessed January 30, 2020.https://governor.utah.gov/mansion/mansion_firesmoke/.
Kued. “The Governor’s Mansion – PBS Utah Productions.” PBSUtah.org, February 1, 2019. https://www.pbsutah.org/whatson/kued-productions/the-governors-mansion.
“KEARNS, THOMAS.” Utah History Encyclopedia. Accessed March 18, 2020. https://www.uen.org/utah_history_encyclopedia/k/KEARNS_THOMAS.shtml.
Wilson, Martin and Susan Holt, Rob Pett, Ellie Sonntag, “The Governor’s Mansion: Ready for Utah’s Second Century,” Utah Preservation, Vol. 1, 1997: 10-19. Issuu. Accessed March 18, 2020. https://issuu.com/utah10/docs/utahpreservation_volume1.
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United States Governor of Utah Gary Herbert called on Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong this afternoon at the Istana. This is Governor Herbert’s first visit to Singapore, as part of a trade mission to the Southeast Asian region. Governor Herbert was accompanied by Mrs Jeanette Herbert, Utah State Senator Curtis Bramble, officials from the Utah Governor’s Office of Economic Development and the World Trade Center Utah.
During the meeting, PM Lee welcomed Utah’s interest in expanding economic linkages with Asia and Singapore, as part of the US’ robust and multi-faceted engagement of the region. PM Lee and Governor Herbert further discussed ways in which Singapore and Utah could deepen collaboration in areas of mutual interest such as information technology and water management. PM Lee shared Singapore’s experience in education and housing.
Governor Herbert also called on Minister for Trade and Industry (Trade) Lim Hng Kiang and Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Vivian Balakrishnan today and visited the American Chamber of Commerce. Minister Balakrishnan and Governor Herbert affirmed the good relations between Singapore and Utah.
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Star Soldier R is a futuristic scrolling shooter video game developed by Hudson Soft, and is the seventh installment in the Star Soldier series. The game features classic Star Soldier gameplay combined with 3D graphics.
Star Soldier R is one of several video games released exclusively as WiiWare through the Wii Shop Channel. It was released with the Japanese launch of WiiWare on March 25, 2008, in North America on May 19, 2008, and in Europe on May 20, 2008 with the European launch of WiiWare.
Gameplay[edit | edit source]
Star Soldier R retains classic gameplay features from the Star Soldier series, such as the vertical-scrolling shooter style, three adjustable speeds for the player's ship, and score bonuses once the player has achieved a score of 50,000 and 80,000 points.
Instead of a traditional progressive level structure, the game revolves around time attack-style gameplay, called Caravan mode, with players aiming to score as many points as possible in either two or five minute game modes in one of the game's levels. Unlike previous installments in the series, however, there are only two playable levels. Aside from regular scrolling-shooter gameplay, the game also has a Fast Shot mode which measures how quickly the player can press the fire button.
Power-ups[edit | edit source]
The game has two types of primary power-ups, in the form of red and blue capsules. Red power-up capsules enhance the offensive ability of the player's ship, eventually resulting in a five-way shot. Blue power-ups enhance the ship's "Force," a shield that protects the ship from enemy attacks and can be separated from the ship to attack enemies.
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In 2180, the Joint Forces of Earth come under attack from the mysterious Brain Forces. After an initial victory by the J.F.E., the Core Brain, the central unit of the Brain Forces, begins closing in from lightyears away. The player takes control of the prototype starfighter Caesar, built specially to counter the threat of the Brain Forces, and must defeat the Core Brain and save humanity.
Trivia[edit | edit source]
If the player presses the A button during the Credits, then they can take control of the craft from the first Star Soldier game.
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A word or a term, defined in this section, has the same meaning throughout this chapter (the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)) unless the context in which the word or term is used clearly requires a different meaning or another FAR part, subpart, or section provides a different definition for the particular part or portion of the part. If a word or term that is defined in this section is defined differently in another part, subpart, or section of this chapter, the definition in this section includes a cross-reference to the other definitions and that part, subpart, or section applies to the word or term when used in that part, subpart, or section.
Acquisition means the acquiring by contract with appropriated funds of supplies or services (including construction) by and for the use of the Federal Government through purchase or lease, whether the supplies or services are already in existence or must be created, developed, demonstrated, and evaluated. Acquisition begins at the point when agency needs are established and includes the description of requirements to satisfy agency needs, solicitation and selection of sources, award of contracts, contract financing, contract performance, contract administration, and those technical and management functions directly related to the process of fulfilling agency needs by contract.
Acquisition planning means the process by which the efforts of all personnel responsible for an acquisition are coordinated and integrated through a comprehensive plan for fulfilling the agency need in a timely manner and at a reasonable cost. It includes developing the overall strategy for managing the acquisition.
Activity Address Code (AAC) means a distinct six-position code consisting of a combination of alpha and/or numeric characters assigned to identify specific agency offices, units, activities, or organizations by the General Services Administration for civilian agencies and by the Department of Defense for defense agencies.
Adequate evidence means information sufficient to support the reasonable belief that a particular act or omission has occurred.
Advisory and assistance services means those services provided under contract by nongovernmental sources to support or improve: organizational policy development; decision-making; management and administration; program and/or project management and administration; or R&D activities. It can also mean the furnishing of professional advice or assistance rendered to improve the effectiveness of Federal management processes or procedures (including those of an engineering and technical nature). In rendering the foregoing services, outputs may take the form of information, advice, opinions, alternatives, analyses, evaluations, recommendations, training and the day-to-day aid of support personnel needed for the successful performance of ongoing Federal operations. All advisory and assistance services are classified in one of the following definitional subdivisions:
(1) Management and professional support services, i.e., contractual services that provide assistance, advice or training for the efficient and effective management and operation of organizations, activities (including management and support services for R&D activities), or systems. These services are normally closely related to the basic responsibilities and mission of the agency originating the requirement for the acquisition of services by contract. Included are efforts that support or contribute to improved organization of program management, logistics management, project monitoring and reporting, data collection, budgeting, accounting, performance auditing, and administrative technical support for conferences and training programs.
(2) Studies, analyses and evaluations, i.e., contracted services that provide organized, analytical assessments/evaluations in support of policy development, decision-making, management, or administration. Included are studies in support of R&D activities. Also included are acquisitions of models, methodologies, and related software supporting studies, analyses or evaluations.
(3) Engineering and technical services, i.e., contractual services used to support the program office during the acquisition cycle by providing such services as systems engineering and technical direction (see 9.505-1(b)) to ensure the effective operation and maintenance of a weapon system or major system as defined in OMB Circular No.A-109 or to provide direct support of a weapon system that is essential to research, development, production, operation or maintenance of the system.
Affiliates means associated business concerns or individuals if, directly or indirectly either one controls or can control the other; or third party controls or can control both, except as follows:
(1) For use in subpart 9.4, see the definition at 9.403.
(2) For use of affiliates in size determinations, see the definition of "small business concern" in this section.
Agency head or "head of the agency" means the Secretary, Attorney General, Administrator, Governor, Chairperson, or other chief official of an executive agency, unless otherwise indicated, including any deputy or assistant chief official of an executive agency.
Alternate means a substantive variation of a basic provision or clause prescribed for use in a defined circumstance. It adds wording to, deletes wording from, or substitutes specified wording for a portion of the basic provision or clause. The alternate version of a provision or clause is the basic provision or clause as changed by the addition, deletion, or substitution (see 52.105(a)).
Architect-engineer services, as defined in 40 U.S.C. 1102, means—
(1) Professional services of an architectural or engineering nature, as defined by State law, if applicable, that are required to be performed or approved by a person licensed, registered, or certified to provide those services;
(2) Professional services of an architectural or engineering nature performed by contract that are associated with research, planning, development, design, construction, alteration, or repair of real property; and
(3) Those other professional services of an architectural or engineering nature, or incidental services, that members of the architectural and engineering professions (and individuals in their employ) may logically or justifiably perform, including studies, investigations, surveying and mapping, tests, evaluations, consultations, comprehensive planning, program management, conceptual designs, plans and specifications, value engineering, construction phase services, soils engineering, drawing reviews, preparation of operating and maintenance manuals, and other related services.
Assignment of claims means the transfer or making over by the contractor to a bank, trust company, or other financing institution, as security for a loan to the contractor, of its right to be paid by the Government for contract performance.
Assisted acquisition means a type of interagency acquisition where a servicing agency performs acquisition activities on a requesting agency's behalf, such as awarding and administering a contract, task order, or delivery order.
Basic research means that research directed toward increasing knowledge in science. The primary aim of basic research is a fuller knowledge or understanding of the subject under study, rather than any practical application of that knowledge.
Best value means the expected outcome of an acquisition that, in the Government's estimation, provides the greatest overall benefit in response to the requirement.
Bid sample means a product sample required to be submitted by an offeror to show characteristics of the offered products that cannot adequately be described by specifications, purchase descriptions, or the solicitation (e.g., balance, facility of use, or pattern).
Biobased product means a product determined by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to be a commercial product or industrial product (other than food or feed) that is composed, in whole or in significant part, of biological products, including renewable domestic agricultural materials and forestry materials, or that is an intermediate ingredient or feedstock. The term includes, with respect to forestry materials, forest products that meet biobased content requirements, notwithstanding the market share the product holds, the age of the product, or whether the market for the product is new or emerging. ( 7 U.S.C. 8101) ( 7 CFR 3201.2).
Broad agency announcement means a general announcement of an agency’s research interest including criteria for selecting proposals and soliciting the participation of all offerors capable of satisfying the Government’s needs (see 6.102(d)(2)).
Building or work means construction activity as distinguished from manufacturing, furnishing of materials, or servicing and maintenance work. The terms include, without limitation, buildings, structures, and improvements of all types, such as bridges, dams, plants, highways, parkways, streets, subways, tunnels, sewers, mains, power lines, pumping stations, heavy generators, railways, airports, terminals, docks, piers, wharves, ways, lighthouses, buoys, jetties, breakwaters, levees, canals, dredging, shoring, rehabilitation and reactivation of plants, scaffolding, drilling, blasting, excavating, clearing, and landscaping. The manufacture or furnishing of materials, articles, supplies, or equipment (whether or not a Federal or State agency acquires title to such materials, articles, supplies, or equipment during the course of the manufacture or furnishing, or owns the materials from which they are manufactured or furnished) is not "building" or "work" within the meaning of this definition unless conducted in connection with and at the site of such building or work as is described in the foregoing sentence, or under the United States Housing Act of 1937 and the Housing Act of 1949 in the construction or development of the project.
Bundling—
(1) Means a subset of consolidation that combines two or more requirements for supplies or services, previously provided or performed under separate smaller contracts (see paragraph (2) of this definition), into a solicitation for a single contract, a multiple-award contract, or a task or delivery order that is likely to be unsuitable for award to a small business concern (even if it is suitable for award to a small business with a Small Business Teaming Arrangement) due to—
(i) The diversity, size, or specialized nature of the elements of the performance specified;
(ii) The aggregate dollar value of the anticipated award;
(iii) The geographical dispersion of the contract performance sites; or
(iv) Any combination of the factors described in paragraphs (1)(i), (ii), and (iii) of this definition.
(2) "Separate smaller contract" as used in this definition, means a contract that has been performed by one or more small business concerns or that was suitable for award to one or more small business concerns.
Business unit means any segment of an organization, or an entire business organization that is not divided into segments.
Certified cost or pricing data means "cost or pricing data" that were required to be submitted in accordance with FAR 15.403-4 and 15.403-5 and have been certified, or is required to be certified, in accordance with 15.406-2. This certification states that, to the best of the person’s knowledge and belief, the cost or pricing data is accurate, complete, and current as of a date certain before contract award. Cost or pricing data is required to be certified in certain procurements (10 U.S.C. chapter 271 and 41 U.S.C. chapter 35).
Change-of-name agreement means a legal instrument executed by the contractor and the Government that recognizes the legal change of name of the contractor without disturbing the original contractual rights and obligations of the parties.
Change order means a written order, signed by the contracting officer, directing the contractor to make a change that the Changes clause authorizes the contracting officer to order without the contractor’s consent.
Chief Acquisition Officer means an executive level acquisition official responsible for agency performance of acquisition activities and acquisition programs created pursuant to 41 U.S.C. 1702.
Chief of mission means the principal officer in charge of a diplomatic mission of the United States or of a United States office abroad which is designated by the Secretary of State as diplomatic in nature, including any individual assigned under section 502(c) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (Public Law 96-465) to be temporarily in charge of such a mission or office.
Claim means a written demand or written assertion by one of the contracting parties seeking, as a matter of right, the payment of money in a sum certain, the adjustment or interpretation of contract terms, or other relief arising under or relating to the contract. However, a written demand or written assertion by the contractor seeking the payment of money exceeding $100,000 is not a claim under 41 U.S.C. chapter 71, Contract Disputes, until certified as required by the statute. A voucher, invoice, or other routine request for payment that is not in dispute when submitted is not a claim. The submission may be converted to a claim, by written notice to the contracting officer as provided in 33.206(a), if it is disputed either as to liability or amount or is not acted upon in a reasonable time.
Classified acquisition means an acquisition in which offerors must have access to classified information to properly submit an offer or quotation, to understand the performance requirements, or to perform the contract.
Classified contract means any contract in which the contractor or its employees must have access to classified information during contract performance. A contract may be a classified contract even though the contract document itself is unclassified.
Classified information means any knowledge that can be communicated or any documentary material, regardless of its physical form or characteristics, that—
(1)
(i) Is owned by, is produced by or for, or is under the control of the United States Government; or
(ii) Has been classified by the Department of Energy as privately generated restricted data following the procedures in 10 CFR 1045.21; and
(2) Must be protected against unauthorized disclosure according to Executive Order12958, Classified National Security Information, April 7,1995, or classified in accordance with the Atomic Energy Act of 1954.
Cognizant Federal agency means the Federal agency that, on behalf of all Federal agencies, is responsible for establishing final indirect cost rates and forward pricing rates, if applicable, and administering cost accounting standards for all contracts in a business unit.
Combatant commander means the commander of a unified or specified combatant command established in accordance with 10 U.S.C. 161.
Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code means—
(1) An identifier assigned to entities located in the United States or its outlying areas by the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Branch to identify a commercial or government entity by unique location; or
(2) An identifier assigned by a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) or by the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) to entities located outside the United States and its outlying areas that the DLA Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Branch records and maintains in the CAGE master file. This type of code is known as a NATO CAGE (NCAGE) code.
Commercial component means any component that is a commercial product.
Commercial computer software means any computer software that is a commercial product or commercial service.
Commercial product means—
(1) A product, other than real property, that is of a type customarily used by the general public or by nongovernmental entities for purposes other than governmental purposes, and–
(i) Has been sold, leased, or licensed to the general public; or
(ii) Has been offered for sale, lease, or license to the general public;
(2) A product that evolved from a product described in paragraph (1) of this definition through advances in technology or performance and that is not yet available in the commercial marketplace, but will be available in the commercial marketplace in time to satisfy the delivery requirements under a Government solicitation;
(3) A product that would satisfy a criterion expressed in paragraph (1) or (2) of this definition, except for-
(i) Modifications of a type customarily available in the commercial marketplace; or
(ii) Minor modifications of a type not customarily available in the commercial marketplace made to meet Federal Government requirements. “Minor modifications” means modifications that do not significantly alter the nongovernmental function or essential physical characteristics of an item or component, or change the purpose of a process. Factors to be considered in determining whether a modification is minor include the value and size of the modification and the comparative value and size of the final product. Dollar values and percentages may be used as guideposts, but are not conclusive evidence that a modification is minor;
(4) Any combination of products meeting the requirements of paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of this definition that are of a type customarily combined and sold in combination to the general public;
(5) A product, or combination of products, referred to in paragraphs (1) through (4) of this definition, even though the product, or combination of products, is transferred between or among separate divisions, subsidiaries, or affiliates of a contractor; or
(6) A nondevelopmental item, if the procuring agency determines the product was developed exclusively at private expense and sold in substantial quantities, on a competitive basis, to multiple State and local governments or to multiple foreign governments.
Commercial service means—
(1) Installation services, maintenance services, repair services, training services, and other services if–
(i) Such services are procured for support of a commercial product as defined in this section, regardless of whether such services are provided by the same source or at the same time as the commercial product; and
(ii) The source of such services provides similar services contemporaneously to the general public under terms and conditions similar to those offered to the Federal Government;
(2) Services of a type offered and sold competitively in substantial quantities in the commercial marketplace based on established catalog or market prices for specific tasks performed or specific outcomes to be achieved and under standard commercial terms and conditions. For purposes of these services–
(i) Catalog price means a price included in a catalog, price list, schedule, or other form that is regularly maintained by the manufacturer or vendor, is either published or otherwise available for inspection by customers, and states prices at which sales are currently, or were last, made to a significant number of buyers constituting the general public; and
(ii) Market prices means current prices that are established in the course of ordinary trade between buyers and sellers free to bargain and that can be substantiated through competition or from sources independent of the offerors; or
(3) A service referred to in paragraph (1) or (2) of this definition, even though the service is transferred between or among separate divisions, subsidiaries, or affiliates of a contractor.
Commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS) item —
(1) Means any item of supply (including construction material) that is–
(i) A commercial product (as defined in paragraph (1) of the definition of “commercial product” in this section);
(ii) Sold in substantial quantities in the commercial marketplace; and
(iii) Offered to the Government, under a contract or subcontract at any tier, without modification, in the same form in which it is sold in the commercial marketplace; and
(2) Does not include bulk cargo, as defined in 46 U.S.C. 40102(4), such as agricultural products and petroleum products.
Common item means material that is common to the applicable Government contract and the contractor's other work, except that for use in the clause at 52.246-26, see the definition in paragraph (a) of that clause.
Component means any item supplied to the Government as part of an end item or of another component, except that for use in—
(1) Part 25, see the definition in 25.003;
(2) 52.225-1 and 52.225-3, see the definition in 52.225-1(a) and 52.225-3(a);
(3) 52.225-9 and 52.225-11, see the definition in 52.225-9(a) and 52.225-11(a); and
(4) 52.225-21 and 52.225-23, see the definition in 52.225-21(a) and 52.225-23(a).
Computer database or "database" means a collection of recorded information in a form capable of, and for the purpose of, being stored in, processed, and operated on by a computer. The term does not include computer software.
Computer software —
(1) Means
(i) Computer programs that comprise a series of instructions, rules, routines, or statements, regardless of the media in which recorded, that allow or cause a computer to perform a specific operation or series of operations; and
(ii) Recorded information comprising source code listings, design details, algorithms, processes, flow charts, formulas, and related material that would enable the computer program to be produced, created, or compiled.
(2) Does not include computer databases or computer software documentation.
Computer software documentation means owner’s manuals, user’s manuals, installation instructions, operating instructions, and other similar items, regardless of storage medium, that explain the capabilities of the computer software or provide instructions for using the software.
Consent to subcontract means the contracting officer’s written consent for the prime contractor to enter into a particular subcontract.
Consolidation or consolidated requirement—
(1) Means a solicitation for a single contract, a multiple-award contract, a task order, or a delivery order to satisfy-
(i) Two or more requirements of the Federal agency for supplies or services that have been provided to or performed for the Federal agency under two or more separate contracts, each of which was lower in cost than the total cost of the contract for which offers are solicited; or
(ii) Requirements of the Federal agency for construction projects to be performed at two or more discrete sites.
(2) "Separate contract" as used in this definition, means a contract that has been performed by any business, including small and other than small business concerns.
Construction means construction, alteration, or repair (including dredging, excavating, and painting) of buildings, structures, or other real property. For purposes of this definition, the terms "buildings, structures, or other real property" include, but are not limited to, improvements of all types, such as bridges, dams, plants, highways, parkways, streets, subways, tunnels, sewers, mains, power lines, cemeteries, pumping stations, railways, airport facilities, terminals, docks, piers, wharves, ways, lighthouses, buoys, jetties, breakwaters, levees, canals, and channels. Construction does not include the manufacture, production, furnishing, construction, alteration, repair, processing, or assembling of vessels, aircraft, or other kinds of personal property (except that for use in subpart 22.5, see the definition at 22.502).
Contiguous United States (CONUS) means the 48 contiguous States and the District of Columbia.
Contingency operation ( 10 U.S.C.101(a)(13)) means a military operation that-
(1) Is designated by the Secretary of Defense as an operation in which members of the armed forces are or may become involved in military actions, operations, or hostilities against an enemy of the United States or against an opposing military force; or
(2) Results in the call or order to, or retention on, active duty of members of the uniformed services under sections 688, 12301(a), 12302, 12304, 12304a, 12305, or 12406 of title 10 of the United States Code, Chapter 13 of title 10 of the United States Code, and section 3713 of title 14 of the United States Code, or any other provision of law during a war or during a national emergency declared by the President or Congress.
Continued portion of the contract means the portion of a contract that the contractor must continue to perform following a partial termination.
Contract means a mutually binding legal relationship obligating the seller to furnish the supplies or services (including construction) and the buyer to pay for them. It includes all types of commitments that obligate the Government to an expenditure of appropriated funds and that, except as otherwise authorized, are in writing. In addition to bilateral instruments, contracts include (but are not limited to) awards and notices of awards; job orders or task letters issued under basic ordering agreements; letter contracts; orders, such as purchase orders, under which the contract becomes effective by written acceptance or performance; and bilateral contract modifications. Contracts do not include grants and cooperative agreements covered by 31 U.S.C.6301, et seq. For discussion of various types of contracts, see part 16.
Contract administration office means an office that performs-
(1) Assigned postaward functions related to the administration of contracts; and
(2) Assigned preaward functions.
Contract clause or "clause" means a term or condition used in contracts or in both solicitations and contracts, and applying after contract award or both before and after award.
Contract modification means any written change in the terms of a contract (see 43.103).
Contracting means purchasing, renting, leasing, or otherwise obtaining supplies or services from nonfederal sources. Contracting includes description (but not determination) of supplies and services required, selection and solicitation of sources, preparation and award of contracts, and all phases of contract administration. It does not include making grants or cooperative agreements.
Contracting activity means an element of an agency designated by the agency head and delegated broad authority regarding acquisition functions.
Contracting office means an office that awards or executes a contract for supplies or services and performs postaward functions not assigned to a contract administration office (except for use in part 48, see also 48.001).
Contracting officer means a person with the authority to enter into, administer, and/or terminate contracts and make related determinations and findings. The term includes certain authorized representatives of the contracting officer acting within the limits of their authority as delegated by the contracting officer. "Administrative contracting officer (ACO)" refers to a contracting officer who is administering contracts. "Termination contracting officer (TCO)" refers to a contracting officer who is settling terminated contracts. A single contracting officer may be responsible for duties in any or all of these areas. Reference in this regulation (48 CFR chapter 1) to administrative contracting officer or termination contracting officer does not-
(1) Require that a duty be performed at a particular office or activity; or
(2) Restrict in any way a contracting officer in the performance of any duty properly assigned.
Contracting officer’s representative (COR) means an individual, including a contracting officer’s technical representative (COTR), designated and authorized in writing by the contracting officer to perform specific technical or administrative functions.
Conviction means a judgment or conviction of a criminal offense by any court of competent jurisdiction, whether entered upon a verdict or a plea, and includes a conviction entered upon a plea of nolo contendere. For use in subpart 26.5, see the definition at 26.503.
Cost or pricing data ( 10 U.S.C. 3701(1) and 41 U.S.C. chapter 35) means all facts that, as of the date of price agreement, or, if applicable, an earlier date agreed upon between the parties that is as close as practicable to the date of agreement on price, prudent buyers and sellers would reasonably expect to affect price negotiations significantly. Cost or pricing data are factual, not judgmental; and are verifiable. While they do not indicate the accuracy of the prospective contractor’s judgment about estimated future costs or projections, they do include the data forming the basis for that judgment. Cost or pricing data are more than historical accounting data; they are all the facts that can be reasonably expected to contribute to the soundness of estimates of future costs and to the validity of determinations of costs already incurred. They also include, but are not limited to, such factors as-
(1) Vendor quotations;
(2) Nonrecurring costs;
(3) Information on changes in production methods and in production or purchasing volume;
(4) Data supporting projections of business prospects and objectives and related operations costs;
(5) Unit-cost trends such as those associated with labor efficiency;
(6) Make-or-buy decisions;
(7) Estimated resources to attain business goals; and
(8) Information on management decisions that could have a significant bearing on costs.
Cost realism means that the costs in an offeror’s proposal-
(1) Are realistic for the work to be performed;
(2) Reflect a clear understanding of the requirements; and
(3) Are consistent with the various elements of the offeror’s technical proposal.
Cost sharing means an explicit arrangement under which the contractor bears some of the burden of reasonable, allocable, and allowable contract cost.
Customs territory of the United States means the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.
Data other than certified cost or pricing data means pricing data, cost data, and judgmental information necessary for the contracting officer to determine a fair and reasonable price or to determine cost realism. Such data may include the identical types of data as certified cost or pricing data, consistent with Table 15-2 of 15.408, but without the certification. The data may also include, for example, sales data and any information reasonably required to explain the offeror’s estimating process, including, but not limited to–
(1) The judgmental factors applied and the mathematical or other methods used in the estimate, including those used in projecting from known data; and
(2) The nature and amount of any contingencies included in the proposed price.
Day means, unless otherwise specified, a calendar day.
Debarment means action taken by a debarring official under 9.406 to exclude a contractor from Government contracting and Government-approved subcontracting for a reasonable, specified period; a contractor that is excluded is "debarred."
Delivery order means an order for supplies placed against an established contract or with Government sources.
Depreciation means a charge to current operations that distributes the cost of a tangible capital asset, less estimated residual value, over the estimated useful life of the asset in a systematic and logical manner. It does not involve a process of valuation. Useful life refers to the prospective period of economic usefulness in a particular contractor’s operations as distinguished from physical life; it is evidenced by the actual or estimated retirement and replacement practice of the contractor.
Descriptive literature means information provided by an offeror, such as cuts, illustrations, drawings, and brochures, that shows a product’s characteristics or construction of a product or explains its operation. The term includes only that information needed to evaluate the acceptability of the product and excludes other information for operating or maintaining the product.
Design-to-cost means a concept that establishes cost elements as management goals to achieve the best balance between life-cycle cost, acceptable performance, and schedule. Under this concept, cost is a design constraint during the design and development phases and a management discipline throughout the acquisition and operation of the system or equipment.
Designated operational area means a geographic area designated by the combatant commander or subordinate joint force commander for the conduct or support of specified military operations.
Direct acquisition means a type of interagency acquisition where a requesting agency places an order directly against a servicing agency’s indefinite-delivery contract. The servicing agency manages the indefinite-delivery contract but does not participate in the placement or administration of an order.
Direct cost means any cost that is identified specifically with a particular final cost objective. Direct costs are not limited to items that are incorporated in the end product as material or labor. Costs identified specifically with a contract are direct costs of that contract. All costs identified specifically with other final cost objectives of the contractor are direct costs of those cost objectives.
Disaster Response Registry means a voluntary registry of contractors who are willing to perform debris removal, distribution of supplies, reconstruction, and other disaster or emergency relief activities established in accordance with 6 U.S.C. 796, Registry of Disaster Response Contractors. The Registry contains information on contractors who are willing to perform disaster or emergency relief activities within the United States and its outlying areas. The Registry is accessed via the Internet at https://www.sam.gov, Search Records, Advanced Search, Disaster Response Registry Search. (See 26.205.)
Drug-free workplace means the site(s) for the performance of work done by the contractor in connection with a specific contract where employees of the contractor are prohibited from engaging in the unlawful manufacture, distribution, dispensing, possession, or use of a controlled substance.
Earned value management system means a project management tool that effectively integrates the project scope of work with cost, schedule and performance elements for optimum project planning and control. The qualities and operating characteristics of an earned value management system are described in Electronic Industries Alliance Standard 748 (EIA-748), Earned Value Management Systems. (See OMB Circular A-11, part 7.)
Economically disadvantaged women-owned small business (EDWOSB) concern- (see definition of "Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) Program" in this section).
Effective date of termination means the date on which the notice of termination requires the contractor to stop performance under the contract. If the contractor receives the termination notice after the date fixed for termination, then the effective date of termination means the date the contractor receives the notice.
Electronic commerce means electronic techniques for accomplishing business transactions including electronic mail or messaging, World Wide Web technology, electronic bulletin boards, purchase cards, electronic funds transfer, and electronic data interchange.
Electronic data interchange (EDI) means a technique for electronically transferring and storing formatted information between computers utilizing established and published formats and codes, as authorized by the applicable Federal Information Processing Standards.
Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) means any transfer of funds, other than a transaction originated by cash, check, or similar paper instrument, that is initiated through an electronic terminal, telephone, computer, or magnetic tape, for the purpose of ordering, instructing, or authorizing a financial institution to debit or credit an account. The term includes Automated Clearing House transfers, Fedwire transfers, and transfers made at automatic teller machines and point-of-sale terminals. For purposes of compliance with 31 U.S.C.3332 and implementing regulations at 31 CFR part 208, the term "electronic funds transfer" includes a Governmentwide commercial purchase card transaction.
Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) indicator means a four-character suffix to the unique entity identifier. The suffix is assigned at the discretion of the commercial, nonprofit, or Government entity to establish additional System for Award Management records for identifying alternative EFT accounts (see subpart 32.11) for the same entity.
Emergency, as used in 6.208, 13.201, 13.500, 18.001, 18.202, 18.203, and subpart 26.2, means any occasion or instance for which, in the determination of the President, Federal assistance is needed to supplement State and local efforts and capabilities to save lives and to protect property and public health and safety, or to lessen or avert the threat of a catastrophe in any part of the United States ( 42 U.S.C. 5122).
End product means supplies delivered under a line item of a Government contract, except for use in part 25 and the associated clauses at 52.225-1, 52.225-3, and 52.225-5, see the definitions in 25.003, 52.225-1(a), 52.225-3(a), and 52.225-5(a).
Energy-efficient product—
(1) Means a product that–
(i) Meets Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Agency criteria for use of the Energy Star trademark label; or
(ii) Is in the upper 25 percent of efficiency for all similar products as designated by the Department of Energy’s Federal Energy Management Program.
(2) As used in this definition, the term "product" does not include any energy-consuming product or system designed or procured for combat or combat-related missions ( 42 U.S.C. 8259b).
Energy-efficient standby power devices means products that use—
(1) External standby power devices, or that contain an internal standby power function; and
(2) No more than one watt of electricity in their standby power consuming mode or meet recommended low standby levels as designated by the Department of Energy Federal Energy Management Program.
Energy savings performance contract, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 8287 and 10 CFR 436.31, means a contract that requires the contractor to—
(1) Perform services for the design, acquisition, financing, installation, testing, operation, and where appropriate, maintenance and repair, of an identified energy conservation measure or series of measures at one or more locations;
(2) Incur the costs of implementing the energy savings measures, including at least the cost (if any) incurred in making energy audits, acquiring and installing equipment, and training personnel in exchange for a predetermined share of the value of the energy savings directly resulting from implementation of such measures during the term of the contract; and
(3) Guarantee future energy and cost savings to the Government.
Environmentally preferable means, in the case of a product or service, having a lesser or reduced effect on human health and the environment when compared with competing products or services that serve the same purpose. This comparison may consider raw materials acquisition, production, manufacturing, packaging, distribution, reuse, operation, maintenance, or disposal of the product or service. (Section 314 of Pub. L. 107-314, 10 U.S.C. chapter 223 note)
Excess personal property means any personal property under the control of a Federal agency that the agency head determines is not required for its needs or for the discharge of its responsibilities.
Executive agency means an executive department, a military department, or any independent establishment within the meaning of 5 U.S.C.101, 102, and 104(1), respectively, and any wholly owned Government corporation within the meaning of 31 U.S.C.9101.
Facilities capital cost of money means "cost of money as an element of the cost of facilities capital" as used at 48 CFR 9904.414-Cost Accounting Standard-Cost of Money as an Element of the Cost of Facilities Capital.
Federal agency means any executive agency or any independent establishment in the legislative or judicial branch of the Government (except the Senate, the House of Representatives, the Architect of the Capitol, and any activities under the Architect’s direction).
Federally-controlled facilities means—
(1) Federally-owned buildings or leased space, whether for single or multi-tenant occupancy, and its grounds and approaches, all or any portion of which is under the jurisdiction, custody or control of a department or agency;
(2) Federally-controlled commercial space shared with non-government tenants. For example, if a department or agency leased the 10th floor of a commercial building, the Directive applies to the 10th floor only;
(3) Government-owned, contractor-operated facilities, including laboratories engaged in national defense research and production activities; and
(4) Facilities under a management and operating contract, such as for the operation, maintenance, or support of a Government-owned or Government-controlled research, development, special production, or testing establishment.
Federally-controlled information system means an information system ( 44 U.S.C. 3502(8) used or operated by a Federal agency, or a contractor or other organization on behalf of the agency ( 44 U.S.C. 3544(a)(1)(A)).
Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDC’s) means activities that are sponsored under a broad charter by a Government agency (or agencies) for the purpose of performing, analyzing, integrating, supporting, and/or managing basic or applied research and/or development, and that receive 70 percent or more of their financial support from the Government; and-
(1) A long-term relationship is contemplated;
(2) Most or all of the facilities are owned or funded by the Government; and
(3) The FFRDC has access to Government and supplier data, employees, and facilities beyond that common in a normal contractual relationship.
Final indirect cost rate means the indirect cost rate established and agreed upon by the Government and the contractor as not subject to change. It is usually established after the close of the contractor’s fiscal year (unless the parties decide upon a different period) to which it applies. For cost-reimbursement research and development contracts with educational institutions, it may be predetermined; that is, established for a future period on the basis of cost experience with similar contracts, together with supporting data.
First article means a preproduction model, initial production sample, test sample, first lot, pilot lot, or pilot models.
First article testing means testing and evaluating the first article for conformance with specified contract requirements before or in the initial stage of production.
F.o.b. means free on board. This term is used in conjunction with a physical point to determine-
(1) The responsibility and basis for payment of freight charges; and
(2) Unless otherwise agreed, the point where title for goods passes to the buyer or consignee.
F.o.b. destination means free on board at destination; i.e., the seller or consignor delivers the goods on seller’s or consignor’s conveyance at destination. Unless the contract provides otherwise, the seller or consignor is responsible for the cost of shipping and risk of loss. For use in the clause at 52.247-34, see the definition at 52.247-34(a).
F.o.b. origin means free on board at origin; i.e., the seller or consignor places the goods on the conveyance. Unless the contract provides otherwise, the buyer or consignee is responsible for the cost of shipping and risk of loss. For use in the clause at 52.247-29, see the definition at 52.247-29(a).
F.o.b.... (For other types of F.o.b., see 47.303).
Forward pricing rate agreement means a written agreement negotiated between a contractor and the Government to make certain rates available during a specified period for use in pricing contracts or modifications. These rates represent reasonable projections of specific costs that are not easily estimated for, identified with, or generated by a specific contract, contract end item, or task. These projections may include rates for such things as labor, indirect costs, material obsolescence and usage, spare parts provisioning, and material handling.
Forward pricing rate recommendation means a rate set unilaterally by the administrative contracting officer for use by the Government in negotiations or other contract actions when forward pricing rate agreement negotiations have not been completed or when the contractor will not agree to a forward pricing rate agreement.
Freight means supplies, goods, and transportable property.
Full and open competition, when used with respect to a contract action, means that all responsible sources are permitted to compete.
General and administrative (G&A) expense means any management, financial, and other expense which is incurred by or allocated to a business unit and which is for the general management and administration of the business unit as a whole. G&A expense does not include those management expenses whose beneficial or causal relationship to cost objectives can be more directly measured by a base other than a cost input base representing the total activity of a business unit during a cost accounting period.
Governmentwide acquisition contract (GWAC) means a task-order or delivery-order contract for information technology established by one agency for Governmentwide use that is operated-
(1) By an executive agent designated by the Office of Management and Budget pursuant to 40 U.S.C. 11302(e); or
(2) Under a delegation of procurement authority issued by the General Services Administration (GSA) prior to August 7,1996, under authority granted GSA by former section 40 U.S.C. 759, repealed by Pub. L. 104-106. The Economy Act does not apply to orders under a Governmentwide acquisition contract.
Governmentwide point of entry (GPE) means the single point where Government business opportunities greater than $25,000, including synopses of proposed contract actions, solicitations, and associated information, can be accessed electronically by the public. The GPE is located at https://www.sam.gov.
Head of the agency (see "agency head").
Head of the contracting activity means the official who has overall responsibility for managing the contracting activity.
Historically black college or university means an institution determined by the Secretary of Education to meet the requirements of 34 CFR 608.2.
HUBZone means a historically underutilized business zone that is an area located within one or more qualified census tracts, qualified nonmetropolitan counties, lands within the external boundaries of an Indian reservation, qualified base closure areas, redesignated areas, governor-designated covered areas, or qualified disaster areas, as defined in 13 CFR 126.103.
HUBZone contract means a contract awarded to a Small Business Administration certified "HUBZone small business concern" through any of the following procurement methods:
(1) A sole-source award to a HUBZone small business concern.
(2) Set-aside awards based on competition restricted to HUBZone small business concerns.
(3) Awards to HUBZone small business concerns through full and open competition after a price evaluation preference in favor of HUBZone small business concerns.
(4) Awards based on a reserve for HUBZone small business concerns in a solicitation for a multiple-award contract.
HUBZone small business concern means a small business concern that meets the requirements described in 13 CFR 126.200, is certified by the Small Business Administration (SBA) and designated by SBA as a HUBZone small business concern in the Dynamic Small Business Search (DSBS) ( 13 CFR 126.103). SBA's designation also appears in SAM.
Humanitarian or peacekeeping operation means a military operation in support of the provision of humanitarian or foreign disaster assistance or in support of a peacekeeping operation under chapter VI or VII of the Charter of the United Nations. The term does not include routine training, force rotation, or stationing (( 10 U.S.C. 3015(2) and 41 U.S.C. 153(2)).
In writing, "writing," or "written" means any worded or numbered expression that can be read, reproduced, and later communicated, and includes electronically transmitted and stored information.
Indirect cost means any cost not directly identified with a single final cost objective, but identified with two or more final cost objectives or with at least one intermediate cost objective.
Indirect cost rate means the percentage or dollar factor that expresses the ratio of indirect expense incurred in a given period to direct labor cost, manufacturing cost, or another appropriate base for the same period (see also "final indirect cost rate").
Ineligible means excluded from Government contracting (and subcontracting, if appropriate) pursuant to statutory, Executive order, or regulatory authority other than this regulation ( 48 CFR chapter 1) and its implementing and supplementing regulations; for example, pursuant to–
(1) 40 U.S.C. chapter 31, subchapter IV, Wage Rate Requirements (Construction), and its related statutes and implementing regulations;
(2) 41 U.S.C. chapter 67, Service Contract Labor Standards;
(3) The Equal Employment Opportunity Acts and Executive orders;
(4) 41 U.S.C. chapter 65, Contracts for Material, Supplies, Articles, and Equipment Exceeding $10,000;
(5) 41 U.S.C. chapter 83, Buy American; or
(6) The Environmental Protection Acts and Executive orders.
Information and communication technology (ICT) means information technology and other equipment, systems, technologies, or processes, for which the principal function is the creation, manipulation, storage, display, receipt, or transmission of electronic data and information, as well as any associated content. Examples of ICT include but are not limited to the following: Computers and peripheral equipment; information kiosks and transaction machines; telecommunications equipment; customer premises equipment; multifunction office machines; software; applications; websites; videos; and electronic documents.
Information security means protecting information and information systems from unauthorized access, use, disclosure, disruption, modification, or destruction in order to provide-
(1) Integrity, which means guarding against improper information modification or destruction, and includes ensuring information nonrepudiation and authenticity;
(2) Confidentiality, which means preserving authorized restrictions on access and disclosure, including means for protecting personal privacy and proprietary information; and
(3) Availability, which means ensuring timely and reliable access to, and use of, information.
Information technology means any equipment, or interconnected system(s) or subsystem(s) of equipment, that is used in the automatic acquisition, storage, analysis, evaluation, manipulation, management, movement, control, display, switching, interchange, transmission, or reception of data or information by the agency.
(1) For purposes of this definition, equipment is used by an agency if the equipment is used by the agency directly or is used by a contractor under a contract with the agency that requires-
(i) Its use; or
(ii) To a significant extent, its use in the performance of a service or the furnishing of a product.
(2) The term "information technology" includes computers, ancillary equipment (including imaging peripherals, input, output, and storage devices necessary for security and surveillance), peripheral equipment designed to be controlled by the central processing unit of a computer, software, firmware and similar procedures, services (including support services), and related resources.
(3) The term "information technology" does not include any equipment that-
(i) Is acquired by a contractor incidental to a contract; or
(ii) Contains imbedded information technology that is used as an integral part of the product, but the principal function of which is not the acquisition, storage, analysis, evaluation, manipulation, management, movement, control, display, switching, interchange, transmission, or reception of data or information. For example, HVAC (heating, ventilation, and air conditioning) equipment, such as thermostats or temperature control devices, and medical equipment where information technology is integral to its operation, are not information technology.
Inherently governmental function means, as a matter of policy, a function that is so intimately related to the public interest as to mandate performance by Government employees. This definition is a policy determination, not a legal determination. An inherently governmental function includes activities that require either the exercise of discretion in applying Government authority, or the making of value judgments in making decisions for the Government. Governmental functions normally fall into two categories: the act of governing, i.e., the discretionary exercise of Government authority, and monetary transactions and entitlements.
(1) An inherently governmental function involves, among other things, the interpretation and execution of the laws of the United States so as to-
(i) Bind the United States to take or not to take some action by contract, policy, regulation, authorization, order, or otherwise;
(ii) Determine, protect, and advance United States economic, political, territorial, property, or other interests by military or diplomatic action, civil or criminal judicial proceedings, contract management, or otherwise;
(iii) Significantly affect the life, liberty, or property of private persons;
(iv) Commission, appoint, direct, or control officers or employees of the United States; or
(v) Exert ultimate control over the acquisition, use, or disposition of the property, real or personal, tangible or intangible, of the United States, including the collection, control, or disbursement of Federal funds.
(2) Inherently governmental functions do not normally include gathering information for or providing advice, opinions, recommendations, or ideas to Government officials. They also do not include functions that are primarily ministerial and internal in nature, such as building security, mail operations, operation of cafeterias, housekeeping, facilities operations and maintenance, warehouse operations, motor vehicle fleet management operations, or other routine electrical or mechanical services.
Inspection means examining and testing supplies or services (including, when appropriate, raw materials, components, and intermediate assemblies) to determine whether they conform to contract requirements.
Insurance means a contract that provides that for a stipulated consideration, one party undertakes to indemnify another against loss, damage, or liability arising from an unknown or contingent event.
Interagency acquisition means a procedure by which an agency needing supplies or services (the requesting agency) obtains them from another agency (the servicing agency), by an assisted acquisition or a direct acquisition. The term includes—
(1) Acquisitions under the Economy Act ( 31 U.S.C. 1535); and
(2) Non-Economy Act acquisitions completed under other statutory authorities, (e.g., General Services Administration Federal Supply Schedules in subpart 8.4 and Governmentwide acquisition contracts (GWACs)).
Invoice means a contractor’s bill or written request for payment under the contract for supplies delivered or services performed (see also "proper invoice").
Irrevocable letter of credit means a written commitment by a federally insured financial institution to pay all or part of a stated amount of money, until the expiration date of the letter, upon the Government’s (the beneficiary) presentation of a written demand for payment. Neither the financial institution nor the offeror/contractor can revoke or condition the letter of credit.
Labor surplus area means a geographical area identified by the Department of Labor in accordance with 20 CFR part 654, subpart A, as an area of concentrated unemployment or underemployment or an area of labor surplus.
Labor surplus area concern means a concern that together with its first-tier subcontractors will perform substantially in labor surplus areas. Performance is substantially in labor surplus areas if the costs incurred under the contract on account of manufacturing, production, or performance of appropriate services in labor surplus areas exceed 50 percent of the contract price.
Latent defect means a defect that exists at the time of acceptance but cannot be discovered by a reasonable inspection.
Line item means the basic structural element in a procurement instrument that describes and organizes the required product or service for pricing, delivery, inspection, acceptance, invoicing, and payment. The use of the term "line item" includes "subline item," as applicable.
Line item number means either a numeric or alphanumeric format to identify a line item.
Major disaster, as used in 6.208, 13.201, 13.500, 18.001, 18.202, 18.203, and subpart 26.2, means any natural catastrophe (including any hurricane, tornado, storm, high water, winddriven water, tidal wave, tsunami, earthquake, volcanic eruption, landslide, mudslide, snowstorm, or drought), or regardless of cause, any fire, flood, or explosion, in any part of the United States, which, in the determination of the President, causes damage of sufficient severity and magnitude to warrant major disaster assistance under the Stafford Act to supplement the efforts and available resources of States, local governments, and disaster relief organizations in alleviating the damage, loss, hardship, or suffering caused thereby ( 42 U.S.C. 5122).
Major system means that combination of elements that will function together to produce the capabilities required to fulfill a mission need. The elements may include hardware, equipment, software, or any combination thereof, but exclude construction or other improvements to real property. A system is a major system if-
(1) The Department of Defense is responsible for the system and the total expenditures for research, development, test, and evaluation for the system are estimated to be more than $185 million based on Fiscal Year 2014 constant dollars or the eventual total expenditure for the acquisition exceeds $835 million based on Fiscal Year 2014 constant dollars (or any update of these thresholds based on a more recent fiscal year, as specified in the DoD Instruction 5000.02, "Operation of the Defense Acquisition System");
(2) A civilian agency is responsible for the system and total expenditures for the system are estimated to exceed $2.5 million or the dollar threshold for a "major system" established by the agency pursuant to Office of Management and Budget Circular A-109, entitled "Major System Acquisitions," whichever is greater; or
(3) The system is designated a "major system" by the head of the agency responsible for the system ( 10 U.S.C. 3041 and 41 U.S.C. 109).
Make-or-buy program means that part of a contractor’s written plan for a contract identifying those major items to be produced or work efforts to be performed in the prime contractor’s facilities and those to be subcontracted.
Manufactured end product means any end product in product and service codes (PSC) 1000-9999, except-
(1) PSC 5510, Lumber and Related Basic Wood Materials;
(2) Product or service group (PSG) 87, Agricultural Supplies;
(3) PSG 88, Live Animals;
(4) PSG 89, Subsistence;
(5) PSC 9410, Crude Grades of Plant Materials;
(6) PSC 9430, Miscellaneous Crude Animal Products, Inedible;
(7) PSC 9440, Miscellaneous Crude Agricultural and Forestry Products;
(8) PSC 9610, Ores;
(9) PSC 9620, Minerals, Natural and Synthetic; and
(10) PSC 9630, Additive Metal Materials.
Market research means collecting and analyzing information about capabilities within the market to satisfy agency needs.
Master solicitation means a document containing special clauses and provisions that have been identified as essential for the acquisition of a specific type of supply or service that is acquired repetitively.
May denotes the permissive. However, the words "no person may..." mean that no person is required, authorized, or permitted to do the act described.
Micro-purchase means an acquisition of supplies or services using simplified acquisition procedures, the aggregate amount of which does not exceed the micro-purchase threshold.
Micro-purchase threshold means $10,000, except it means-
(1) For acquisitions of construction subject to 40 U.S.C. chapter 31, subchapter IV, Wage Rate Requirements (Construction), $2,000;
(2) For acquisitions of services subject to 41 U.S.C. chapter 67, Service Contract Labor Standards, $2,500;
(3) For acquisitions of supplies or services that, as determined by the head of the agency, are to be used to support a contingency operation; to facilitate defense against or recovery from cyber, nuclear, biological, chemical or radiological attack; to support a request from the Secretary of State or the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development to facilitate provision of international disaster assistance pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2292 et seq.; or to support response to an emergency or major disaster ( 42 U.S.C. 5122), as described in 13.201(g)(1), except for construction subject to 40 U.S.C. chapter 31, subchapter IV, Wage Rate Requirements (Construction) ( 41 U.S.C. 1903)–
(i) $20,000 in the case of any contract to be awarded and performed, or purchase to be made, inside the United States; and
(ii) $35,000 in the case of any contract to be awarded and performed, or purchase to be made, outside the United States; and
(4) For acquisitions of supplies or services from institutions of higher education ( 20 U.S.C. 1001(a)) or related or affiliated nonprofit entities, or from nonprofit research organizations or independent research institutes—
(i) $10,000; or
(ii) A higher threshold, as determined appropriate by the head of the agency and consistent with clean audit findings under 31 U.S.C. chapter 75, Requirements for Single Audits; an internal institutional risk assessment; or State law.
Minority Institution means an institution of higher education meeting the requirements of Section 365(3) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1067k), including a Hispanic-serving institution of higher education, as defined in Section 502(a) of the Act ( 20 U.S.C. 1101a).
Multi-agency contract (MAC) means a task-order or delivery-order contract established by one agency for use by Government agencies to obtain supplies and services, consistent with the Economy Act (see 17.502-2). Multi-agency contracts include contracts for information technology established pursuant to 40 U.S.C. 11314(a)(2).
Multiple-award contract means a contract that is—
(1) A Multiple Award Schedule contract issued by GSA (e.g., GSA Schedule Contract) or agencies granted Multiple Award Schedule contract authority by GSA (e.g., Department of Veterans Affairs) as described in FAR part 38;
(2) A multiple-award task-order or delivery-order contract issued in accordance with FAR subpart 16.5, including Governmentwide acquisition contracts; or
(3) Any other indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract entered into with two or more sources pursuant to the same solicitation.
Must (see "shall").
National defense means any activity related to programs for military or atomic energy production or construction, military assistance to any foreign nation, stockpiling, or space, except that for use in subpart 11.6, see the definition in 11.601.
Neutral person means an impartial third party, who serves as a mediator, fact finder, or arbitrator, or otherwise functions to assist the parties to resolve the issues in controversy. A neutral person may be a permanent or temporary officer or employee of the Federal Government or any other individual who is acceptable to the parties. A neutral person must have no official, financial, or personal conflict of interest with respect to the issues in controversy, unless the interest is fully disclosed in writing to all parties and all parties agree that the neutral person may serve ( 5 U.S.C.583).
Nondevelopmental item means—
(1) Any previously developed item of supply used exclusively for governmental purposes by a Federal agency, a State or local government, or a foreign government with which the United States has a mutual defense cooperation agreement;
(2) Any item described in paragraph (1) of this definition that requires only minor modification or modifications of a type customarily available in the commercial marketplace in order to meet the requirements of the procuring department or agency; or
(3) Any item of supply being produced that does not meet the requirements of paragraphs (1) or (2) solely because the item is not yet in use.
Novation agreement means a legal instrument-
(1) Executed by the-
(i) Contractor (transferor);
(ii) Successor in interest (transferee); and
(iii) Government; and
(2) By which, among other things, the transferor guarantees performance of the contract, the transferee assumes all obligations under the contract, and the Government recognizes the transfer of the contract and related assets.
Offer means a response to a solicitation that, if accepted, would bind the offeror to perform the resultant contract. Responses to invitations for bids (sealed bidding) are offers called "bids" or "sealed bids"; responses to requests for proposals (negotiation) are offers called "proposals"; however, responses to requests for quotations (simplified acquisition) are "quotations," not offers. For unsolicited proposals, see subpart 15.6.
Offeror means offeror or bidder.
Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization means the Office of Small Business Programs when referring to the Department of Defense.
OMB Uniform Guidance at 2 CFR part 200 is the abbreviated title for Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (2 CFR part 200), which supersedes OMB Circulars A-21, A-87, A-89, A-102, A-110, A-122, and A-133, and the guidance in Circular A-50 on Audit Followup.
Option means a unilateral right in a contract by which, for a specified time, the Government may elect to purchase additional supplies or services called for by the contract, or may elect to extend the term of the contract.
Organizational conflict of interest means that because of other activities or relationships with other persons, a person is unable or potentially unable to render impartial assistance or advice to the Government, or the person’s objectivity in performing the contract work is or might be otherwise impaired, or a person has an unfair competitive advantage.
Outlying areas means-
(1) Commonwealths
(i) Puerto Rico.
(ii) The Northern Mariana Islands;
(2) Territories.
(i) American Samoa.
(ii) Guam.
(iii) U.S. Virgin Islands; and
(3) Minor outlying islands.
(i) Baker Island.
(ii) Howland Island.
(iii) Jarvis Island.
(iv) Johnston Atoll.
(v) Kingman Reef.
(vi) Midway Islands.
(vii) Navassa Island.
(viii) Palmyra Atoll.
(ix) Wake Atoll.
Overtime means time worked by a contractor’s employee in excess of the employee’s normal workweek.
Overtime premium means the difference between the contractor’s regular rate of pay to an employee for the shift involved and the higher rate paid for overtime. It does not include shift premium, i.e., the difference between the contractor's regular rate of pay to an employee and the higher rate paid for extra-pay-shift work.
Ozone-depleting substance means any substance the Environmental Protection Agency designates in 40 CFR Part 82 as—
(1) Class I, including, but not limited to, chlorofluorocarbons, halons, carbon tetrachloride, and methyl chloroform; or
(2) Class II, including, but not limited to, hydrochlorofluorocarbons.
Partial termination means the termination of a part, but not all, of the work that has not been completed and accepted under a contract.
Past performance means an offeror’s or contractor’s performance on active and physically completed contracts (see 4.804-4).
Performance-based acquisition (PBA) means an acquisition structured around the results to be achieved as opposed to the manner by which the work is to be performed.
Performance Work Statement (PWS) means a statement of work for performance-based acquisitions that describes the required results in clear, specific and objective terms with measurable outcomes.
Personal property means property of any kind or interest in it except real property, records of the Federal Government, and naval vessels of the following categories:
(1) Battleships;
(2) Cruisers;
(3) Aircraft carriers;
(4) Destroyers; and
(5) Submarines.
Personal services contract means a contract that, by its express terms or as administered, makes the contractor personnel appear to be, in effect, Government employees (see 37.104).
Plant clearance officer means an authorized representative of the contracting officer, appointed in accordance with agency procedures, responsible for screening, redistributing, and disposing of contractor inventory from a contractor’s plant or work site. The term "Contractor’s plant" includes, but is not limited to, Government-owned contractor-operated plants, Federal installations, and Federal and non-Federal industrial operations, as may be required under the scope of the contract.
Pollution prevention means any practice that-
(1)
(i) Reduces the amount of any hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant entering any waste stream or otherwise released into the environment (including fugitive emissions) prior to recycling, treatment, or disposal; and
(ii) Reduces the hazards to public health and the environment associated with the release of such substances, pollutants, and contaminants;
(2) Reduces or eliminates the creation of pollutants through increased efficiency in the use of raw materials, energy, water, or other resources; or
(3) Protects natural resources by conservation.
Power of attorney means the authority given one person or corporation to act for and obligate another, as specified in the instrument creating the power; in corporate suretyship, an instrument under seal that appoints an attorney-in-fact to act in behalf of a surety company in signing bonds (see also "attorney-in-fact" at 28.001).
Preaward survey means an evaluation of a prospective contractor’s capability to perform a proposed contract.
Preponderance of the evidence means proof by information that, compared with that opposing it, leads to the conclusion that the fact at issue is more probably true than not.
Pricing means the process of establishing a reasonable amount or amounts to be paid for supplies or services.
Principal means an officer, director, owner, partner, or a person having primary management or supervisory responsibilities within a business entity (e.g., general manager; plant manager; head of a division or business segment; and similar positions).
Procurement (see "acquisition").
Procuring activity means a component of an executive agency having a significant acquisition function and designated as such by the head of the agency. Unless agency regulations specify otherwise, the term "procuring activity" is synonymous with "contracting activity."
Products has the same meaning as "supplies."
Projected average loss means the estimated long-term average loss per period for periods of comparable exposure to risk of loss.
Proper invoice means an invoice that meets the minimum standards specified in 32.905(b).
Purchase order, when issued by the Government, means an offer by the Government to buy supplies or services, including construction and research and development, upon specified terms and conditions, using simplified acquisition procedures.
Qualification requirement means a Government requirement for testing or other quality assurance demonstration that must be completed before award of a contract.
Qualified products list (QPL) means a list of products that have been examined, tested, and have satisfied all applicable qualification requirements.
Qualifying offeror, as used in 13.106-1 and 15.304, means an offeror that is determined to be a responsible source, submits a technically acceptable proposal that conforms to the requirements of the solicitation, and the contracting officer has no reason to believe would be likely to offer other than fair and reasonable pricing ( 10 U.S.C. 3206(c)(4)).
Receiving report means written evidence that indicates Government acceptance of supplies delivered or services performed (see subpart 46.6). Receiving reports must meet the requirements of 32.905(c).
Recovered material means waste materials and by-products recovered or diverted from solid waste, but the term does not include those materials and by-products generated from, and commonly reused within, an original manufacturing process ( 42 U.S.C. 6903).
Registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) means that—
(1) The Contractor has entered all mandatory information, including the unique entity identifier and the Electronic Funds Transfer indicator (if applicable), the Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code, as well as data required by the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 (see subpart 4.14), into SAM;
(2) The Contractor has completed the Core, Assertions, Representations and Certifications, and Points of Contact sections of the registration in SAM;
(3) The Government has validated all mandatory data fields, to include validation of the Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The contractor will be required to provide consent for TIN validation to the Government as a part of the SAM registration process; and
(4) The Government has marked the record Active.
Requesting agency means the agency that has the requirement for an interagency acquisition.
Residual value means the proceeds, less removal and disposal costs, if any, realized upon disposition of a tangible capital asset. It usually is measured by the net proceeds from the sale or other disposition of the asset, or its fair value if the asset is traded in on another asset. The estimated residual value is a current forecast of the residual value.
Responsible audit agency means the agency that is responsible for performing all required contract audit services at a business unit.
Responsible prospective contractor means a contractor that meets the standards in 9.104.
Scrap means personal property that has no value except its basic metallic, mineral, or organic content.
Segment means one of two or more divisions, product departments, plants, or other subdivisions of an organization reporting directly to a home office, usually identified with responsibility for profit and/or producing a product or service. The term includes-
(1) Government-owned contractor-operated (GOCO) facilities; and
(2) Joint ventures and subsidiaries (domestic and foreign) in which the organization has-
(i) A majority ownership; or
(ii) Less than a majority ownership, but over which it exercises control.
Self-insurance means the assumption or retention of the risk of loss by the contractor, whether voluntarily or involuntarily. Self-insurance includes the deductible portion of purchased insurance.
Senior procurement executive means the individual appointed pursuant to 41 U.S.C. 1702(c) who is responsible for management direction of the acquisition system of the executive agency, including implementation of the unique acquisition policies, regulations, and standards of the executive agency.
Service-disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB) concern means a small business concern–
(1)
(i) Not less than 51 percent of which is owned and controlled by one or more service-disabled veterans or, in the case of any publicly owned business, not less than 51 percent of the stock of which is owned by one or more service-disabled veterans; and
(ii) The management and daily business operations of which are controlled by one or more service-disabled veterans or, in the case of a service-disabled veteran with permanent and severe disability, the spouse or permanent caregiver of such veteran; or
(2) A small business concern eligible under the SDVOSB Program in accordance with 13 CFR part 128 (see subpart 19.14).
(3) Service-disabled veteran, as used in this definition, means a veteran as defined in 38 U.S.C.101(2), with a disability that is service-connected, as defined in 38 U.S.C.101(16), and who is registered in the Beneficiary Identification and Records Locator Subsystem, or successor system that is maintained by the Department of Veterans Affairs’ Veterans Benefits Administration, as a service-disabled veteran.
Service-disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB) concern eligible under the SDVOSB Program means an SDVOSB concern that—
(1) Effective January 1, 2024, is designated in the System for Award Management (SAM) as certified by the Small Business Administration (SBA) in accordance with 13 CFR 128.300; or
(2) Has represented that it is an SDVOSB concern in SAM and submitted a complete application for certification to SBA on or before December 31, 2023.
Service-disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB) Program means a program that authorizes contracting officers to limit competition, including award on a sole-source basis, to SDVOSB concerns eligible under the SDVOSB Program.
Servicing agency means the agency that will conduct an assisted acquisition on behalf of the requesting agency.
Shall denotes the imperative.
Shipment means freight transported or to be transported.
Shop drawings means drawings submitted by the construction contractor or a subcontractor at any tier or required under a construction contract, showing in detail either or both of the following:
(1) The proposed fabrication and assembly of structural elements.
(2) The installation (i.e., form, fit, and attachment details) of materials or equipment.
Should means an expected course of action or policy that is to be followed unless inappropriate for a particular circumstance.
Signature or "signed" means the discrete, verifiable symbol of an individual that, when affixed to a writing with the knowledge and consent of the individual, indicates a present intention to authenticate the writing. This includes electronic symbols.
Simplified acquisition procedures means the methods prescribed in part 13 for making purchases of supplies or services.
Simplified acquisition threshold means $250,000, except for—
(1) Acquisitions of supplies or services that, as determined by the head of the agency, are to be used to support a contingency operation; to facilitate defense against or recovery from cyber, nuclear, biological, chemical, or radiological attack; to support a request from the Secretary of State or the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development to facilitate provision of international disaster assistance pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2292 et seq.; or to support response to an emergency or major disaster ( 42 U.S.C. 5122), ( 41 U.S.C. 1903), the term means–
(i) $800,000 for any contract to be awarded and performed, or purchase to be made, inside the United States; and
(ii) $1.5 million for any contract to be awarded and performed, or purchase to be made, outside the United States; and
(2) Acquisitions of supplies or services that, as determined by the head of the agency, are to be used to support a humanitarian or peacekeeping operation ( 10 U.S.C. 3015), the term means $500,000 for any contract to be awarded and performed, or purchase to be made, outside the United States.
Single, Governmentwide point of entry, means the one point of entry to be designated by the Administrator of OFPP that will allow the private sector to electronically access procurement opportunities Governmentwide.
Small business concern—
(1) Means a concern, including its affiliates, that is independently owned and operated, not dominant in its field of operation, and qualified as a small business under the criteria and size standards in 13 CFR part 121 (see 19.102).
(2) Affiliates, as used in this definition, means business concerns, one of whom directly or indirectly controls or has the power to control the others, or a third party or parties control or have the power to control the others. In determining whether affiliation exists, consideration is given to all appropriate factors including common ownership, common management, and contractual relationships. SBA determines affiliation based on the factors set forth at 13 CFR 121.103.
Small business subcontractor means a concern that does not exceed the size standard for the North American Industry Classification Systems code that the prime contractor determines best describes the product or service being acquired by the subcontract.
Small Business Teaming Arrangement—
(1) Means an arrangement where–
(i) Two or more small business concerns have formed a joint venture; or
(ii) A small business offeror agrees with one or more other small business concerns to have them act as its subcontractors under a specified Government contract. A Small Business Teaming Arrangement between the offeror and its small business subcontractor(s) exists through a written agreement between the parties that–
(A) Is specifically referred to as a "Small Business Teaming Arrangement"; and
(B) Sets forth the different responsibilities, roles, and percentages (or other allocations) of work as it relates to the acquisition;
(2)
(i) For civilian agencies, may include two business concerns in a mentor-protégé relationship when both the mentor and the protégé are small or the protégé is small and the concerns have received an exception to affiliation pursuant to 13 CFR 121.103(h)(3)(ii) or (iii).
(ii) For DoD, may include two business concerns in a mentor-protégé relationship in the Department of Defense Pilot Mentor-Protégé Program (see section 831 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (Public Law 101-510; 10 U.S.C. 4901 note prec.)) when both the mentor and the protégé are small. There is no exception to joint venture size affiliation for offers received from teaming arrangements under the Department of Defense Pilot Mentor-Protégé Program; and
(3) See 13 CFR 121.103(b)(9) regarding the exception to affiliation for offers received from Small Business Teaming Arrangements in the case of a solicitation of offers for a bundled contract with a reserve.
Small disadvantaged business concern consistent with 13 CFR 124.1001, means a small business concern under the size standard applicable to the acquisition, that:
(1) Is at least 51 percent unconditionally and directly owned (as defined at 13 CFR 124.105) by—
(i) One or more socially disadvantaged (as defined at 13 CFR 124.103) and economically disadvantaged (as defined at 13 CFR 124.104) individuals who are citizens of the United States; and
(ii) Each individual claiming economic disadvantage has a net worth not exceeding the threshold at 13 CFR 124.104(c)(2) after taking into account the applicable exclusions set forth at 13 CFR 124.104(c)(2); and
(2) The management and daily business operations of which are controlled (as defined at 13 CFR 124.106) by individuals who meet the criteria in paragraphs (1)(i) and (ii) of this definition.
Sole source acquisition means a contract for the purchase of supplies or services that is entered into or proposed to be entered into by an agency after soliciting and negotiating with only one source.
Solicitation means any request to submit offers or quotations to the Government. Solicitations under sealed bid procedures are called "invitations for bids." Solicitations under negotiated procedures are called "requests for proposals." Solicitations under simplified acquisition procedures may require submission of either a quotation or an offer.
Solicitation provision or provision means a term or condition used only in solicitations and applying only before contract award.
Source selection information means any of the following information that is prepared for use by an agency for the purpose of evaluating a bid or proposal to enter into an agency procurement contract, if that information has not been previously made available to the public or disclosed publicly:
(1) Bid prices submitted in response to an agency invitation for bids, or lists of those bid prices before bid opening.
(2) Proposed costs or prices submitted in response to an agency solicitation, or lists of those proposed costs or prices.
(3) Source selection plans.
(4) Technical evaluation plans.
(5) Technical evaluations of proposals.
(6) Cost or price evaluations of proposals.
(7) Competitive range determinations that identify proposals that have a reasonable chance of being selected for award of a contract.
(8) Rankings of bids, proposals, or competitors.
(9) Reports and evaluations of source selection panels, boards, or advisory councils.
(10) Other information marked as "Source Selection Information-See FAR 2.101 and 3.104" based on a case-by-case determination by the head of the agency or the contracting officer, that its disclosure would jeopardize the integrity or successful completion of the Federal agency procurement to which the information relates.
Special competency means a special or unique capability, including qualitative aspects, developed incidental to the primary functions of the Federally Funded Research and Development Centers to meet some special need.
Special test equipment means either single or multipurpose integrated test units engineered, designed, fabricated, or modified to accomplish special purpose testing in performing a contract. It consists of items or assemblies of equipment including foundations and similar improvements necessary for installing special test equipment, and standard or general purpose items or components that are interconnected and interdependent so as to become a new functional entity for special testing purposes. Special test equipment does not include material, special tooling, real property, and equipment items used for general testing purposes or property that with relatively minor expense can be made suitable for general purpose use.
Special tooling means jigs, dies, fixtures, molds, patterns, taps, gauges, and all components of these items including foundations and similar improvements necessary for installing special tooling, and which are of such a specialized nature that without substantial modification or alteration their use is limited to the development or production of particular supplies or parts thereof or to the performance of particular services. Special tooling does not include material, special test equipment, real property, equipment, machine tools, or similar capital items.
State and local taxes means taxes levied by the States, the District of Columbia, outlying areas of the United States, or their political subdivisions.
Statement of Objectives (SOO) means a Government-prepared document incorporated into the solicitation that states the overall performance objectives. It is used in solicitations when the Government intends to provide the maximum flexibility to each offeror to propose an innovative approach.
Subline item means a subset of a line item.
Substantial evidence means information sufficient to support the reasonable belief that a particular act or omission has occurred.
Substantially as follows or "substantially the same as," when used in the prescription and introductory text of a provision or clause, means that authorization is granted to prepare and utilize a variation of that provision or clause to accommodate requirements that are peculiar to an individual acquisition; provided that the variation includes the salient features of the FAR provision or clause, and is not inconsistent with the intent, principle, and substance of the FAR provision or clause or related coverage of the subject matter.
Supplemental agreement means a contract modification that is accomplished by the mutual action of the parties.
Supplies means all property except land or interest in land. It includes (but is not limited to) public works, buildings, and facilities; ships, floating equipment, and vessels of every character, type, and description, together with parts and accessories; aircraft and aircraft parts, accessories, and equipment; machine tools; and the alteration or installation of any of the foregoing.
Supporting a diplomatic or consular mission means performing outside the United States under a contract administered by Federal agency personnel who are subject to the direction of a Chief of Mission.
Surety means an individual or corporation legally liable for the debt, default, or failure of a principal to satisfy a contractual obligation. The types of sureties referred to are as follows:
(1) An individual surety is one person, as distinguished from a business entity, who is liable for the entire penal amount of the bond.
(2) A corporate surety is licensed under various insurance laws and, under its charter, has legal power to act as surety for others.
(3) A cosurety is one of two or more sureties that are jointly liable for the penal sum of the bond. A limit of liability for each surety may be stated.
Surplus property means excess personal property not required by any Federal agency as determined by the Administrator of the General Services Administration (GSA). (See 41 CFR 102-36.40).
Suspension means action taken by a suspending official under 9.407 to disqualify a contractor temporarily from Government contracting and Government-approved subcontracting; a contractor that is disqualified is "suspended."
Sustainable acquisition means acquiring products and services in order to create and maintain conditions-
(1) Under which humans and nature can exist in productive harmony; and
(2) That permit fulfilling the social, economic, and other requirements of present and future generations.
Sustainable products and services means products and services that are subject to and meet the following applicable statutory mandates and directives for purchasing:
(1) Statutory purchasing programs.
(i) Products containing recovered material designated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Comprehensive Procurement Guidelines ( 42 U.S.C. 6962) ( 40 CFR part 247) ( https://www.epa.gov/smm/comprehensive-procurement-guideline-cpg-program#products ).
(ii) Energy- and water-efficient products that are ENERGY STAR® certified or Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP)-designated products ( 42 U.S.C. 8259b) ( 10 CFR part 436, subpart C) ( https://www.energy.gov/eere/femp/search-energy-efficient-products and https://www.energystar.gov/products?s=mega ).
(iii) Biobased products meeting the content requirement of the U.S. Department of Agriculture under the BioPreferred® program ( 7 U.S.C. 8102) ( 7 CFR part 3201) ( https://www.biopreferred.gov ).
(iv) Acceptable chemicals, products, and manufacturing processes listed under EPA's Significant New Alternatives Policy (SNAP) program, which ensures a safe and smooth transition away from substances that contribute to the depletion of stratospheric ozone ( 42 U.S.C. 7671l) ( 40 CFR part 82, subpart G) ( https://www.epa.gov/snap).
(2) Required EPA purchasing programs.
(i) WaterSense® labeled (water efficient) products and services ( https://www.epa.gov/watersense/watersense-products ).
(ii) Safer Choice-certified products (products that contain safer chemical ingredients) ( https://www.epa.gov/saferchoice/products ).
(iii) Products and services that meet EPA Recommendations of Specifications, Standards, and Ecolabels in effect as of October 2023 ( https://www.epa.gov/greenerproducts/recommendations-specifications-standards-and-ecolabels-federal-purchasing ).
System for Award Management (SAM) means the primary Government repository for prospective Federal awardee and Federal awardee information and the centralized Government system for certain contracting, grants, and other assistance-related processes. It includes—
(1) Data collected from prospective Federal awardees required for the conduct of business with the Government;
(2) Prospective contractor-submitted annual representations and certifications in accordance with FAR subpart 4.12; and
(3) Identification of those parties excluded from receiving Federal contracts, certain subcontracts, and certain types of Federal financial and non-financial assistance and benefits.
Task order means an order for services placed against an established contract or with Government sources.
Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) means the number required by the IRS to be used by the offeror in reporting income tax and other returns. The TIN may be either a Social Security Number or an Employer Identification Number.
Technical data means recorded information (regardless of the form or method of the recording) of a scientific or technical nature (including computer databases and computer software documentation). This term does not include computer software or financial, administrative, cost or pricing, or management data or other information incidental to contract administration. The term includes recorded information of a scientific or technical nature that is included in computer databases (see 41 U.S.C. 116).
Terminated portion of the contract means the portion of a contract that the contractor is not to perform following a partial termination. For construction contracts that have been completely terminated for convenience, it means the entire contract, notwithstanding the completion of, and payment for, individual items of work before termination.
Termination for convenience means the exercise of the Government’s right to completely or partially terminate performance of work under a contract when it is in the Government’s interest.
Termination for default means the exercise of the Government’s right to completely or partially terminate a contract because of the contractor’s actual or anticipated failure to perform its contractual obligations.
Termination inventory means any property purchased, supplied, manufactured, furnished, or otherwise acquired for the performance of a contract subsequently terminated and properly allocable to the terminated portion of the contract. It includes Government-furnished property. It does not include any facilities, material, special test equipment, or special tooling that are subject to a separate contract or to a special contract requirement governing their use or disposition.
Unallowable cost means any cost that, under the provisions of any pertinent law, regulation, or contract, cannot be included in prices, cost-reimbursements, or settlements under a Government contract to which it is allocable.
Unique and innovative concept, when used relative to an unsolicited research proposal, means that-
(1) In the opinion and to the knowledge of the Government evaluator, the meritorious proposal-
(i) Is the product of original thinking submitted confidentially by one source;
(ii) Contains new, novel, or changed concepts, approaches, or methods;
(iii) Was not submitted previously by another; and
(iv) Is not otherwise available within the Federal Government.
(2) In this context, the term does not mean that the source has the sole capability of performing the research.
Unique entity identifier means a number or other identifier used to identify a specific commercial, nonprofit, or Government entity. See www.sam.gov for the designated entity for establishing unique entity identifiers.
United States, when used in a geographic sense, means the 50 States and the District of Columbia, except as follows:
(1) For use in subpart 3.10, see the definition at 3.1001.
(2) For use in subpart 22.8, see the definition at 22.801.
(3) For use in subpart 22.10, see the definition at 22.1001.
(4) For use in subpart 22.13, see the definition at 22.1301.
(5) For use in subpart 22.16, see the definition at 22.1601.
(6) For use in subpart 22.17, see the definition at 22.1702.
(7) For use in subpart 22.18, see the definition at 22.1801.
(8) For use in subpart 22.19, see the definition at 22.1901.
(9) For use in subpart 23.1, see the definition at 23.101.
(10) For use in part 25, see the definition at 25.003.
(11) For use in part 27, see the definition at 27.001.
(12) For use in subpart 47.4, see the definition at 47.401.
Unsolicited proposal means a written proposal for a new or innovative idea that is submitted to an agency on the initiative of the offeror for the purpose of obtaining a contract with the Government, and that is not in response to a request for proposals, Broad Agency Announcement, Small Business Innovation Research topic, Small Business Technology Transfer Research topic, Program Research and Development Announcement, or any other Government-initiated solicitation or program.
Value engineering means an analysis of the functions of a program, project, system, product, item of equipment, building, facility, service, or supply of an executive agency, performed by qualified agency or contractor personnel, directed at improving performance, reliability, quality, safety, and life-cycle costs ( 41 U.S.C. 1711). For use in the clause at 52.248-2, see the definition at 52.248-2(b).
Value engineering change proposal (VECP)—
(1) Means a proposal that–
(i) Requires a change to the instant contract to implement; and
(ii) Results in reducing the overall projected cost to the agency without impairing essential functions or characteristics, provided, that it does not involve a change–
(A) In deliverable end item quantities only;
(B) In research and development (R&D) items or R&D test quantities that are due solely to results of previous testing under the instant contract; or
(C) To the contract type only.
(2) For use in the clauses at-
(i) 52.248-2, see the definition at 52.248-2(b); and
(ii) 52.248-3, see the definition at 52.248-3(b).
Veteran-owned small business concern means a small business concern—
(1) Not less than 51 percent of which is owned and controlled by one or more veterans (as defined at 38 U.S.C. 101(2)) or, in the case of any publicly owned business, not less than 51 percent of the stock of which is owned by one or more veterans; and
(2) The management and daily business operations of which are controlled by one or more veterans.
Virgin material means—
(1) Previously unused raw material, including previously unused copper, aluminum, lead, zinc, iron, other metal or metal ore; or
(2) Any undeveloped resource that is, or with new technology will become, a source of raw materials.
Voluntary consensus standards means common and repeated use of rules, conditions, guidelines or characteristics for products, or related processes and production methods and related management systems. Voluntary Consensus Standards are developed or adopted by domestic and international voluntary consensus standard making bodies (e.g., International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and ASTM-International). See OMB Circular A-119.
Warranty means a promise or affirmation given by a contractor to the Government regarding the nature, usefulness, or condition of
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The Star Wars movies are one of the most famous and successful film franchises ever. When the first film was released in just 42 theaters in 1977, few could have predicted that the franchise would be around decades later—much less trading hands between two huge film companies for more than $4 billion. That’s the price that Walt Disney (DIS) paid for Lucasfilm in 2012.
The franchise accounted for the bulk of the deal’s value, though some consideration was paid to films in which Harrison Ford wears a funny hat.
The first Star Wars film spawned a number of prequels, sequels, stand-alone films, animated films, television series, and merchandise. Together, these products have raked in trillions of dollars. So why is the Star Wars franchise so valuable? What is its enduring appeal, and why does it resonate with so many people?
The Star Wars Numbers
The first Star Wars trilogy was released in the late 1970s and early 1980s. It was followed by the second trilogy—known as the prequel trilogy—from 1999 to 2005. Thereafter, another sequel trilogy—this one to the original Star Wars trilogy—opened in theaters in 2015.
The final Star Wars film relating to the Skywalker saga was released in 2019. In addition to the nine films, three other Star Wars movies—distantly related to the main storyline—were made to keep fans sated. According to estimates, the 12 films have garnered more than $10 billion at the box office.
Remember, that figure only includes box office receipts and does not take into account the billions of dollars that the franchise has made off its franchise deals, T.V. shows, and merchandising, with more content to come.
Why Is Star Wars Popular?
The numbers for Star Wars testify to its astounding success. Love it or hate it, the Star Wars brand is one of the most successful around, right up there with the ones for most well-known corporations. While it is difficult to quantify and delineate the exact reasons for its enduring appeal, there are some common elements that it shares with all successful businesses.
A Story With Many Elements
Just like any other great film, much of the success of the Star Wars franchise is due to its story. On the surface, the Star Wars story premise is that of the classic conflict of good versus evil. Within this core shell of a story; however, there are several interwoven themes and subplots. The Star Wars story is a mash-up of many dramatic, comic, and action motifs.
For example, there is the parable about the struggle for power between the Jedi underdog and the powerful Imperial army. Luke Skywalker’s relationship with his father traces a dramatic arc. His coming of age evokes wistfulness and resonates with adolescents. The Jedi lightsaber and the Death Star add fantasy and action.
Chewbacca is the comedy factor. Yoda’s Buddha-like wisdom amid chaos and disorder inserts elements of spirituality. Add to this the mystique and adventure of space and exploration and great costumes—that translate well for cosplay and Halloween. Memorable catchphrases and one-liners like “I am your father” and “May the Force be with you” have also enhanced recall of the franchise’s story.
The Star Wars franchise was particularly well-managed throughout its expansion, with none of the spin-off content subtracting from the core story told through the movies. In fact, the stories of the video games and books are seen as an improvement over particular films.
Cultivating New Audiences
When Star Wars: Episode VII—The Force Awakens was released in 2015, after a gap of 10 years, Walmart ran an advertising campaign titled “A New Generation of Fans is Born.” The retail behemoth had it right.
The longevity and endurance of the Star Wars franchise mean that it spans a broad age range from a 4-year-old kid, newly introduced to the franchise through its latest movie installment, to the 70-year-old Grandpa reliving its thrills with the original.
Targeting multiple demographics is also a smart strategy. It evokes a range of emotions—nostalgia, happiness, excitement—in fans. The producers of Star Wars further stoke demand by spacing out their releases.
Each age range represents a new market and new customer segment. There are those who enjoy the movies for their thrills and stellar direction, and there are hard-core fans who know each detail and argue fiercely about its nuances. That’s a far cry from the Star Trek franchise, Star Wars' nerdier niche sibling.
Innovative Marketing and Distribution
The Star Wars franchise’s success owes as much to the intangibles of creativity as to the tangible figures resulting from innovative marketing and distribution. The franchise has several innovations to its credit.
Unlike other movie franchises, which release merchandising and action figures after the movie’s release, the directors of Star Wars built up anticipation for the blockbuster by releasing novels and comics before its release. For example, Alan Dean Foster, a writer, novelized Star Wars: Episode IV—A New Hope, the first movie in the franchise, six months before the movie was released.
Charles Lippincott, who was responsible for marketing the movie, substantially increased his budget after he was hired and expanded the franchise’s intellectual property universe to include multiple products, including posters, costumes, and clothing. The merchandise “created new ways for us to engage the audience, which resulted in more fan fervor,” he said in an interview.
The Star Wars universe has only expanded since. Now it encompasses mugs, theme parks, children’s beds, and barbecue utensils. Besides ensuring a family audience for Star Wars movies, a PG rating also expanded the product portfolio for its franchise. In fact, Lippincott said that if “Star Wars wasn’t aimed at a PG audience, we’d even have condoms and sex toys.”
The innovative marketing of Star Wars is complemented by Disney’s distribution chops. Take a look at the company credits for the movie’s distribution. It is littered with the names of big studios across the world coming together to ensure that the franchise is available to the widest possible audience in all corners of the world.
In recent times, social media has amplified the Force’s message to fans. Facebook and X (formerly Twitter) have become vital channels for the movie’s marketing team to connect with fans.
Disney’s hefty reach runs toward its various divisions. They collaborated with each other to make the Star Wars franchise a monster hit. For example, during promotions of The Force Awakens, show anchors at ABC, a division of Disney, presented in Star Wars regalia.
Disney did not have a hand in the first trilogy (1977–1983) or the second trilogy—the prequel trilogy (1999–2005). Its first Star Wars films were the sequel trilogy to the original Episode IV-VI films, beginning with The Force Awakens (2015) and ending with The Rise of Skywalker (2019). The four Star Wars films that Disney produced between 2012 when they purchased the franchise and 2018 raked in $4.8 billion at the box office.
Star Wars also released a 2008 animated film based on the original Clone Wars animated TV series that ran from 2003 to 2005—not to mention the 1980s Ewoks and Droids cartoons. On top of the long-running bombardment through film and TV, Star Wars has an expanded universe of books, comics, board games, and video games.
Franchises Galore
There are few equivalents to the Star Wars universe that have developed the same demographic reach and content variety, and all of them are valuable commodities. One is the Harry Potter franchise, which has its core in the books and films, and additional revenue streams from toys, theme parks, and video games, as well as a Broadway play. The Potterverse likely won’t explode while J.K. Rowling maintains direct control, but the potential is there.
Take the Star Trek franchise, based on the original television series created by Gene Roddenberry. This franchise inspires similar fandom across generations. Unlike Star Wars, Star Trek grew from TV first, then expanded to film, but the expanded universes—no pun intended—parallel each other in variety and reach.
The Star Trek world, like Star Wars, includes a number of television series, animated series, and a slew of films, not to mention endless merchandise. For those who aren’t familiar, there’s a Canadian Prairies town in Alberta called Vulcan, which is known as the official Star Trek capital of Canada. The town of about 2,000 people has a number of Star Trek-themed attractions, although the town’s name had nothing to do with the franchise.
Then, of course, we have the Marvel Universe, which was another $4 billion Disney purchase made before the Lucasfilm buyout. That original investment made Disney more than $18 billion from box office receipts.
The Marvel Universe came with even more history than the Star Wars franchise and hundreds of established characters with which to work. This allowed Disney to accelerate movie and TV production, increase the merchandising already in place, and pump out Marvel content at an unprecedented pace.
Of course, Marvel Studios already had some of the plans in place and deserves full credit for the masterful execution from the 2008 film Iron Man to now, but the Disney magic in merchandising adds extra revenue to each film. It is estimated that Disney already made back the purchase price of Marvel by the time the first Avengers film was released.
It Goes Far Beyond Box Office
Obviously, the ability to spin off from a tentpole film into different areas of content and merchandise is a key advantage that underlies many movie franchises. Star Wars already has a large universe, with opportunities up and down the narrative stream for new stories.
Star Wars also has a lot of merchandising experience, with consumers able to buy just about anything imaginable. This includes figurines, models, T-shirts, stamps, comics, Nerf guns, Lego sets, water bottles, key chains, phone cases, costumes, blankets, beds shaped like the Millennium Falcon, slippers, hats, suggestive Darth Vader underwear, watches, business card holders, lunch boxes, stationery, car accessories, kitchenware, luggage, and much, much more.
With Star Wars now an in-house property, Disney will continue to develop the merchandising and integrate the brand and universe into its resort business and theme parks. Maybe we will see a theme room where you can sleep inside a replica Tauntaun, but they’ll likely start with something less gruesome.
In short, Disney gives Star Wars even more opportunities for merchandising—T-shirts with Mickey Mouse as a Jedi, for example—and new crossover content.
The Bottom Line
There is no doubt that Star Wars was well worth the $4 billion-plus purchase price. The box office receipts of all the movies exceed that amount if you adjust for inflation, and there is a reasonable chance that higher-earning movies are still in the future.
These movies will be backed by a multitude of merchandising and spin-off content that will add value for Disney for years to come. In short, the value of the Star Wars franchise owes to the consumers—young and old—who pay to escape to “a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away.”
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In our main Japanese counters article, you learned what counters are and how to use them. You also learned that around 500 counters exist, though not all of them are in common (or even uncommon) use. We took this list and reduced the number to 350, then categorized them by how useful they are.
Although this Japanese counters list is extremely thorough, you don't have to learn everything here. You can get away with memorizing anywhere between two, nineteen, or sixty-six counters, depending on what your goals are. Here's how we broke things down:
Absolutely Must-Know Counters: 2
Must-Know Counters: 17
Common Counters: 47
Somewhat Common Counters: 205
Rare But Interesting Counters: 22
Gairaigo Counters: 57
One more note is that some of the "counters" in here are actually "units" having to do with time, weight, speed, etc. But, since those units work grammatically the same as counters and mostly follow the same reading rules, we included them on our counters list. Plus, they're all counting something, technically, be it days, hours, minutes, etc.
Prerequisite: You'll want to make sure you know how to read hiragana. If you get to the gairaigo counters, you'll need to know how to read katakana as well. There will also be times we mention the "kango/wago/gairaigo counting method." You can learn all three Japanese numbering systems in our Counting in Japanese article. Knowing the kanji for the numbers will help too. In our example sentences and explanations, we equally use Arabic numerals (1, 2, 3) and Japanese kanji (一, 二, 三), since both are quite common in Japanese.
around 500 counters exist, though not all of them are in common (or even uncommon) use.
As this is a reference guide, we highly recommend you CTRL/CMD+F to find the counter you're looking for. If we have an individual (and more thorough) separate article for the counter, there will be a link to take you there. We recommend reading those individual counters articles when you can, as they go into much greater detail than we're able to here. In this article, we just give you an overview of each counter without going too deep.
To assist you in your studies more, we've also created a complimentary spreadsheet that contains all of the counters in this article plus how to count with them. To download it, just sign up for our email list. We'll use it to notify you about new Japanese language articles, Japanese resources, article giveaways (such as this one), as well as any sales and new product releases.
2 Absolutely Must-Know Japanese Counters
There are only two absolutely must-know Japanese counters. They are 〜つ and 個 (こ). Why only these two? In a way, they're magical. They can be used to count just about anything. If you are lazy, or if you don't know the correct counter for something, you can just use these and it will (probably) make sense.
The 〜つ Counter
I've listed 〜つ as a counter, but actually it's just the original wago (Japanese) form of counting. If you don't know what wago counting is (it's not ichi, ni, san), check out our How To Count In Japanese guide.
Probably thanks to the fact that this "counter" is just numbers, it can be used to count just about anything in Japanese. Things with shape, things without shape, abstract things, number order, little kids' ages, thoughts, ideas, and pretty much everything else. It's extremely versatile and helpful for when you don't know the specific counter for something.
Counts: just about everything.
Although the explanation "it can count anything" is pretty right on the money (and self-explanatory), you can read more about the counter 〜つ here.
The 個 (こ) Counter
It's important to compare the counter 個 with 〜つ to understand its limitations.
個 is just the kango, a.k.a. Chinese version of 〜つ. Like 〜つ, you can count almost anything with this counter, though it's slightly less versatile. Think of it this way: if the thing you're counting has a boundary to it, you can use 個. If it doesn't have a distinct boundary, or it's too abstract, it's an age, or it's related to number order, it's more common to use 〜つ.
Counts: pretty much anything with a distinct shape or boundary.
It's important to compare the counter 個 with 〜つ to understand its limitations (it's only almost as flexible as 〜つ), so I'd recommend you read our article on the counter 個.
17 Must-Know Japanese Counters
Congratulations! You've walked through the "Absolutely Must-Know Counters" group only to find yourself in the very similar "Must-Know Counters" group. We'll be covering seventeen Japanese counters in this section. The first eight follow regular pronunciation rules (本, 枚, 匹, 頭, 羽, 冊, 台, 分, 年 and 回), the other seven (日, 人, 月, 時, 時間, 階, and 歳) don't. For more information on pronunciation rules when counting with counters, look for our table in the big Japanese counters guide.
本 (ほん)
Usually, the 本 counter is taught as the counter for "stick-shaped or long" things. That covers most of its use, but 本 can actually count seven different categories of things, which we broke down in great detail in our 本 counter guide.
Counts: pens, pencils, asparagus, soba, darts, firewood, trees, bamboo, cords, threads, dumplings, water wells, injections, folding fans, eels, tails, nail clippers, icicles, fishing rods, film, chimneys, tenugui, trains, sashes, telephone poles, cylindrical batteries, bottles, tires, ribbons, cacti, soda cans, and much, much more.
枚 (まい)
The main thing that 〜枚 does is count flat things. With that, you'll be fine most of the time. This counter counts a really wide variety of things. Like 本, it is quite versatile considering it's a pretty specific counter. We wrote about the four categories of the counter 枚 in our 枚 counter article.
Counts: paper, photos, rafts, bath mats, shells, playing cards, credit cards, t-shirts, pants, other clothes, dust cloths, walls, a single serving of soba, a single serving of gyoza, and much, much more.
匹 (ひき)
The counter 〜匹 is used to count small or medium-sized animals. If you can pick the animal, fish, bird, or insect up, you can probably count it with 匹. For larger animals, 頭 (とう) is the more common counter, though for some reason Godzilla is still counted with 匹. Curious why? Read our article on the Japanese counter 匹 for a much more thorough explanation.
Counts: dogs, cats, monkeys, fish, prawns, shrimps, lobsters, wolves, rabbits (unless they're counted with 羽), mosquitoes, shellfish, deer, worms, caterpillars, silkworms, earthworms, frogs, snails, crabs, tortoises, turtles, octopuses, animals, insects, dragonflies, sea otters, ogres, monsters, naughty children, animal-like people, etc.
頭 (とう)
As we mentioned in the 匹 section, 頭 is generally used for large-sized animals. If you can't pick the animal up, chances are you could count it with 頭. That being said, there are some exceptions where 頭 is used for smaller animals, and 匹 gets used for bigger ones (like Godzilla). For more details and information on exceptions, read our article on the 頭 counter.
Counts: cows, horses, livestock, elephants, gorillas, whales, camels, tigers, "professional" animals, insects on display, animals for sale, etc.
羽 (わ)
The counter 羽 is used to count birds. 羽 by itself means wings, though you shouldn't use it to count insects. The only weird thing: you can count rabbits with 羽 as well! Learn all about this counter in the in-depth article we wrote about the counter 羽.
Counts: chickens, ostriches, peacocks, penguins, other birds, also rabbits, origami cranes, etc.
冊 (さつ)
The counter 冊 is used to count books. From the kanji, you can see it looks just like a book from the side. Don't confuse this with the counter 本 which, ironically, is not used to count books (even though the word 本 means "book"). This is a pretty straightforward counter, but you can still learn more by reading the in-depth article we wrote about it.
Counts: books, book collections, albums, notebooks, memo pads, musical scores, catalogs, magazines, dictionaries, publications, documents, booklets, etc.
台 (だい)
台 is used to count a variety of fairly unrelated things, making it somewhat less straightforward than your average counter. It is used to count platforms you can stand or put things on, machines, cars, large instruments, and more. Check out our 台 counter article to learn more.
Counts: playground slides, beds, tables, couches, harps, pianos, cellos, cars, trucks, motors, washing machines, dryers, ovens, air conditioners, microwaves, cellular phones, keyboards, and more.
分 (ふん)
分 is technically a unit for minutes, but it looks and smells like a counter (it follows all the same grammatical and reading rules). For each 分 you count, another minute has been counted. To read more about this counter/unit, check out our in-depth article all about 分.
Counts: minutes (time/degree)
日 (か/にち)
This is the counter for days. There's nothing particularly complicated about it, but the readings can be tricky because they are a mixture of wago and kango. You can learn all about it in our deep-dive article about the counter 日.
Counts: days, specific days of the month
年 (ねん)
１年には３６５日ある。
There are 365 days in a year.
The 年 counter is used to count years (one year, two years, three years, etc.), but it can also be an ordinal number (first, second, third) for someone's grade in school. For example, １年 is grade one, ２年 is grade two, etc. That means the first year of high school/college/university would be １年, and a person who is in their first year is an 一年生 (いちねんせい), or "first-year student." Unlike some of the other time-related Japanese counters, 年 just uses kango for its counting method. We cover all this in-depth in our giant article about the Japanese counter 年.
Counts: years, grades
回 (かい)
回 is used to count the number of times something happens, or frequency. It's often translated to "times" because １回 is "one time," １００回 is "one hundred times." This isn't a multiplier, though. If you ate dinner ２回, you just ate dinner twice, you didn't eat twice as much dinner, necessarily. You can read much more about the Japanese counter 回 in our in-depth article.
Counts: the number of times something happens, chances, opportunities, revolutions, etc.
人 (り/にん)
The kanji 人 means "person." The counter 人 follows suit by counting numbers of people. Beyond people, it can also count things we treat like people, such as fairies, elves, and even your pets, if you treat them like family. It goes much deeper than that, and you can learn more in the article we wrote about the 人 counter.
It's also important to note that the first two people (一人、二人) get counted using the wago counting method. Three people and up (三人) are just counted in kango.
Counts: humans, people, angels, mermaids, Doraemon, humanoids, pets that are like family, etc.
月 (つき/がつ)
月 is a counter used to count the number of months ("10 months" is １０ヶ月) as well as identify the calendar month ("October" is １０月). Depending on what you're counting or how it's used, the way it gets read (つき vs げつ vs がつ) changes, so be aware of that. To read up on this counter, check out our full deep-dive into 月.
Counts: months, calendar months
時 (じ)
Like 分 (minutes), this is not technically a counter, but instead a unit for hours. Usually, 時 is translated to "o'clock" as in "twelve o'clock." There are some pronunciation exceptions you will need to consider too. This "counter" is extremely common and useful, so ideally you'll need to memorize the numbers 1–24 (you know, the number of hours that are in a day). Read all about the Japanese counter 時 in our deep-dive article.
Counts: o'clock
時間 (じかん)
By itself the word 時間 means "time." As a counter, 時間 will count number of hours, as in "three hours" or "twenty-four hours." You can learn way more about this counter in our in-depth 時間 article.
Counts: hours
階 (かい)
The 階 counter counts building floors. Which floor would you like to go up to? The 100th floor (１００階) or the 3rd floor (３階)? Or why don't you just forget all that and come on up to ４２階 instead?
Take your knowledge of 階 to the next level (or floor) by reading our in-depth write-up about it.
Counts: a building's floors
歳 (さい)
The 歳 counter is used to count age. This works for people, animals, and more. Note that there is another (simpler) kanji for the same thing, which is 才. Technically they both make sense, but 歳 is more correct, if you're able to use it.
Counts: age in years
47 Common Japanese Counters
This section covers the counters we deemed as quite "common" or "useful." Although they aren't part of the absolutely must-know list, they will enhance the quality of your day-to-day Japanese language life. They are still "common," after all. Some are going to be everyday use, while others are less common but important to know for formal or specific situations. At some point, you'll need to learn all of these if you're serious about becoming fluent in Japanese.
円 (えん)
This is the unit for the Japanese currency, the yen. You'd use this to count an amount of yen.
Counts: yen
箇月(かげつ)
箇月 is the counter for the number of months. As in, "for three months" or "in three months." More often, you'll see the hiragana か or a small ヵ or ヶ instead of the kanji 箇, which is actually just an archaic version of the counter 個!.
Counts: number of months
箇国 (かこく)
箇国 is used to count the number of individual countries. If you're just generally counting countries, just the counter 国 will be fine. 箇国 emphasizes that they are individual and different. The kanji 箇 is often written with the hiragana か or a small ヵ or ヶ.
Counts: individual countries
箇所 (かしょ)
This counter is used to count places, spots, points, passages, etc. Basically any kind of place. The kanji 箇 is often written with the hiragana か or a small ヵ or ヶ.
Counts: places, spots, points, passages, parts, typos, water supply points, movie theaters, shopping malls, toilets, mosquito bites, scars, broken parts of something, parts that need to be fixed, changed parts, dangerous areas, etc.
缶 (かん)
This word means can (as in an aluminum can). Its reading is (coincidentally) "kan," and it can be used to count cans. The first two cans can be counted with either wago or kango numbers. "One can" is １缶, read as either いっかん or ひとかん. "Two cans" is ２缶, read as either にかん or ふたかん. From three cans and up you use the kango counting method. When a can is empty—or when it's a garbage can—you'll generally want to use the counter 個 instead of 缶.
Counts: soda cans, beer cans, tuna cans, bean cans, milk cans, spray cans, paint cans, tea leaves in tins, etc.
巻 (かん)
ワンピースを３２巻買い揃えた。
I bought thirty-two volumes of One Piece.
This is used to count volumes of a series of books, videotapes, cassette tapes, etc. It can also be used as an ordinal number suffix to show which item in a series it is. For example, ハリーポッターの１３巻目 is "the thirteenth Harry Potter book in the series."
Counts: volumes of books, cassette tapes, videotapes, DVDs, etc. that are in a series, and scrolls.
曲 (きょく)
The word 曲 just means song. When used as a counter, it can count the number of songs.
Counts: songs, music
切れ (きれ)
切る means "to cut." The counter 切れ is used to count cut/sliced things (especially foods). You'll see this used to count slices of sashimi or filets of meat, for example.
Counts: sliced pieces of fish (including sashimi), slices of meat, mochi (rice cakes), slices of bread, slices of cake, slices of pizza, slices of okonomiyaki, cuts of cheese, etc.
口 (くち)
口 by itself means "mouth." When used as a counter, it counts "bites." This is the main use case for this counter, but there are other meanings as well. Things like a set price of a contribution, submissions to a contest, bank accounts, and a "share" of insurance.
Counts: bites (e.g., "one bite of chicken"), sips (e.g., "one sip of strawberry milk"), swords, suspended temple bells, submissions to win a prize, the set price of a contribution, a set donation amount, shares of insurance
組 (くみ)
The 組 counter is used to count a set, a group, or a pair of something. For one and two groups, use the wago reading (ひとくみ, ふたくみ). From three on up, just use kango (さんくみ, よんくみ and so on).
Counts: a couple of lovers, a couple of groups, a pair of earrings, a pair of gloves or mittens, a set of playing cards, a set of futon bedding, a set of stacked food boxes, a jacket and pants suit set, etc.
Quite commonly, you'll see 組 used to categorize classrooms too. When it’s used this way, you just use kango. One class will be named ２組（にくみ） (second class group), another ８組（はちくみ） (eighth class group). If you're watching Japanese TV or reading Japanese manga, and someone's going to school, this will surely show up!
Note that alphabets and words can also be paired up with 〜組 when used for a class group name. When paired with something else but numeral, the reading of 組 gets rendaku-ed, and becomes ぐみ as in A 組（ぐみ） (Class A) or キリン 組（ぐみ） (Class Giraffe).
Counts: as an ordinal number suffix for a classroom number.
件 (けん)
The word 件 means "a matter" or "a case." As a counter, it counts those "matters" and "cases." The definition is a bit vague, but that's because it covers a lot of categories. Check out the "counts" list for more details.
Counts: proposals, suggestions, legislative bills, agenda items, projects, plans, crimes, incidents, scandals, complaints, objections, contracts, agreements, emails, financing, loans, troubles, bankruptcies, page views, Internet access numbers, voice mail messages, etc.
軒 (けん)
The kanji itself means "eaves" (i.e., "eaves of a house"). As a counter it's used to count houses, buildings, shops, restaurants, farms, factories, and so on. It can also be used to count mailing addresses. If, for example, we sent WaniKani stickers to 100 people/addresses, we would say we sent stickers to １００軒.
Counts: houses, shops, restaurants, warehouses, factories, farms, households, recipients, apartment buildings, apartments, hermitages, tenements, etc.
語 (ご)
This counter is used to count words. For example, if this article has 30,000 words, you could say 30,000語. Alternatively, you can use the gairaigo counter ワード, though I think 語 is more common.
Counts: words
校 (こう)
校 is used to count the number of schools. It can also be used to count the number of proofreading (校正) corrections.
Counts: schools, elementary schools, pre-schools, junior high schools, secondary schools, private schools, public schools, high schools, colleges, universities, cram schools, proofreading corrections, etc.
皿 (さら)
皿 means "dish" or "plate," referring to dishes or plates of food. For empty plates, you can still use 皿, but the counter 枚 will be more common for this. If you want to count individual pieces of food on the plate, you'll want to use 品 (しな). You can use 皿 to count laboratory dishes as well (like the ones that grow bacteria). For one and two plates, use the wago reading (ひとさら、ふたさら). Three can be either (みさら or さんさら). From four on up, just use kango.
Counts: plates, dishes, lab dishes, food on a plate/dish, one serving of soba (usually cold), etc.
試合 (しあい)
The word 試合 means "game" (generally referring to a sports game). This counter counts these games. You'll especially see this counter used for Japanese sports—foreign sports may use the gairaigo counter ゲーム instead.
Counts: games, matches
品 (しな/ひん)
品 is used to count items, products, or dishes of food. In situations where it's pronounced しな, you'll want to use the wago counting method for one (一品/ひとしな) and two (二品/ふたしな). After that it's all kango. When pronounced as ひん, this counter just uses the kango counting method right from the start.
Counts: dishes of food, a meal's course dish, items, products
社 (しゃ)
The 社 counter is used to count companies (会社) or temples (神社).
Counts: companies, publishers, newspaper companies, shrines etc.
種類(しゅるい)
種類 means "variety," "kind," "type," etc., and the counter version is used to count those "kinds" of things.
Counts: kinds, varieties, types
週 (しゅう)
１週間ずっと風邪で寝込んでいた。
I had a cold and was in bed all week.
週 is used to count weeks. Most of the time, you'll want to add the suffix 間 (かん) which changes "week" to "for __ weeks." For example, ２週間 would mean "for two weeks," and ５週間 would mean "for five weeks."
If you add the ordinal number suffix 目 to 週 it identifies which week you're talking about. ３週目 means "the third week," and １週目 means "the first week." Alternatively, you could add the ordinal number prefix 第 (だい). 第１週 would mean "the first week" as well.
Counts: weeks
周 (しゅう)
周 is used to count rounds. By that I mean circuits around a track, laps, revolutions, etc. Check out 回り/廻り/周り (all まわり) for something similar.
Counts: the number of times you go around something, circuits, rounds, laps, rounds of golf, instances of traveling around something/somewhere, courses, revolutions etc.
色 (しょく/いろ)
The kanji/vocabulary of 色 means "color." The counter version just counts number of colors. A rainbow, for example, consists of seven colors. That would be 七色 (なないろ or ななしょく). Although the number of colors in a rainbow can be read two ways, generally when you count colors you'll just use the kango readings: いっしょく, にしょく, さんしょく, etc.
Counts: colors
席 (せき)
席 means "seat," and the counter version just counts seats. In addition to this, it can be used to count meetings or entertainment performances and rankings in a competition or contest. I've heard people pronounce the first two 席s as ひとせき and ふたせき, but it's more correct to use the kango counting method for all of them.
Counts: seats, parties, banquets, performances, Rakugo performances, drinking parties, meetings, as an ordinal number suffix for ranking in a competition/contest, etc.
戦 (せん)
This kanji refers to a war, a battle, or a match. The counter version counts matches, fights, battles, or even sports game matches.
Counts: skirmishes in a war, sports fights, martial arts fights, real fights, matches, video game matches, sports games, games, board game matches, Chess matches, Shōgi matches, etc.
足 (そく)
This kanji means foot/leg. As a counter it counts pairs of shoes, slippers, sandals, boots, socks, and so on. Basically things you put on your feet and legs.
Counts: shoes, socks, stockings, slippers, zōri (Japanese sandals), tabi (Japanese socks), geta (wooden Japanese shoes), clogs, roller skates, rollerblades, ice skates, flip flops, boots, rain boots, sheets of dried squid, etc.
束 (たば)
束 means "a bunch," or "a bundle." Use wago for one and two bunches, either kango or wago for three bunches, and kango for four bunches and up. There's also another Japanese counter for bundles, 把 (わ), but that's for smaller bundles that can be held with one hand. The 把 counter is becoming uncommon and archaic, though.
Counts: bundles of asparagus, soba noodles, firewood, scallions, green onions, ropes, konbu, noodles, incense sticks, papers, bills, bouquets, sets of newspapers or origami cranes, etc.
玉 (たま)
玉 means ball, bead, and even testicles. As a counter it's used to count round things, such as tomatoes, peaches, heads of lettuce, cabbage, and of course, testicles. It can also be used to count tangled balls of string, and other "ball-shaped" things, even if they're not ball-shaped when taken apart. For example, a ball of yarn could be counted with 玉. Or even a portion of noodles. Instead of 玉, though, it's probably more common to use the general counter 個. One exception to this is pachinko balls, which are pretty much always counted with 玉, no matter what.
For one or two balls, use the wago counting method (ひとたま, ふたたま). After that, it's all kango all the way.
Counts: ball-shaped things; round fruit such as peaches, melons, watermelons, tomatoes, and persimmons; round vegetables such as onions, cabbage, lettuce, and even Chinese cabbage (despite it not being super round); balls of noodles such as yakisoba, udon, soba, ramen, and konnyaku noodles; balls of yarn, balls of wire, pachinko balls, etc.
段 (だん)
This counter can count a variety of things, including stairs, steps, shelves, the number of drawers, layers, floors of a bunk bed, stages of a rocket, ranks in martial arts, paragraphs, and even columns. What do these things have in common? Despite being totally different, they also all have pretty distinct layers/levels to them, and they're organized vertically (for the most part).
Counts: steps of stairs, shelves (when multiple shelves are installed vertically), cake tiers, bunk bed levels, drawers (when multiple drawers are installed vertically), stages such as rocket stages, martial arts ranks, Japanese calligraphy ranks, paragraphs, columns, etc.
着 (ちゃく)
This counter is used to count clothes—one coat, ten skirts, etc. But, it is also the ordinal number suffix for first place, second place, etc., in a race. This is because the word 着く means "to arrive." First place is the first to arrive, right? Anyways, as a regular counter, it's just about clothes.
Counts: clothes or garments such as overcoats, coats, cloaks, kimono, yukata, suits, raincoats, dresses, skirts, jackets, swimsuits, costumes, robes, suits of armor, etc. It's also the ordinal number suffix for first, second, third, etc., place in a race.
通 (つう)
通 can count quite a few things, but they generally fall into the categories "messages" and "official documents." Under messages, you get things like emails, letters, comments, telegrams, faxes, answering machine messages, job applications, and survey responses. Under official documents, you have things like bills, reports, licenses, passports, or bankbooks.
Counts: written postcards, greeting cards, letters, mail, memos, notes, wills, telegrams, fax messages, written contracts, emails, job applications, sealed documents, official papers, bills, witness reports, work invoices, survey answer responses, driver's licenses, passports, bankbooks, school report cards, etc.
粒 (つぶ)
The 粒 counter is used to count small, round things—usually quite small. Think in terms of little things you can pile up and collect in a jar or other container.
Counts: manila clams, beans, peas, candy drops, umeboshi, teardrops, raindrops, water drops, caviar, fish roe balls, pills, tablets, grains of rice, other grains, raisins, blueberries, raspberries, strawberries, blackberries, grains of sand, rubies, small stones, pebbles, sea salt grains, seeds, almonds, other nuts, etc.
点 (てん)
高級時計５点が盗まれた。
We had 5 high-end watches stolen.
This word means "dot" or "point." As a counter it's used to count items, scores, dots, points, fulcrums, and any kind of artwork including paintings, sculptures, literature, and even films. When counting scores, 点 can be applicable to the score of a sports game as well as your score on a test.
Counts: dots, points, fulcrums; items and products such as accessories, curtains, furniture, vases, pottery, cloth, stuffed animals, and rings; artwork such as carvings, pictures, paintings, drawings, portraits, novels and other literature; test scores, sports game scores, eye drops, etc.
度 (ど/たび)
The 度 counter has eight different use categories, but the most common one is "number of times." It can also be used to count a degree angle, as well as degrees of temperature. Depending on what you use it for, 度 can be read as either ど or たび. The numbering system can either be wago or kango, depending on the number and what you're counting: it's kango for ど and wago for たび, but たび is only used to count up to the number three in modern Japanese.
Counts: the number of times something happens, chances, opportunities, experiences, series of actions, divided actions, degrees, temperature, etc.
杯 (はい)
杯 is used to count liquids in cups or bowls. That means you can count things like bowls of soup, mugs of coffee, glasses of juice, measuring spoons of vanilla, measuring cups of chicken broth, and so on. In addition, you can use 杯 to count squid, cuttlefish, crabs, and sometimes octopuses. 杯 can also count ships, battleships, racing yachts, and other boats, but this usage isn't so common.
Counts: bowls of rice, donburi, soba, ramen, udon, stew, curry, ochazuke, and so on; cups/glasses/mugs of milk, water, beer, whiskey, cocktails, juice, tea, coffee, and other drinks; octopuses, squid, crabs, various ships, etc.
泊 (はく)
泊 is used to count overnight stays or rentals. If you ever stay at a hotel, this will be a useful counter for you to know!
Counts: number of overnight stays, number of overnights, number of overnight rentals
箱 (はこ)
This word means "box," and the counter version is used to count boxes. Pretty much any kind is fine. Boxes of diapers, sponge cake, snacks, tea leaves, etc. The only exception to this is small disposable wooden/cardboard boxes filled with sweets, a meal, or bento. These are counted with 折 (おり). When counting with 箱, use wago or kango for one and two. Sometimes use wago for three boxes, but mostly stick with kango. From four and above, use the kango counting method.
Counts: cardboard boxes, wooden boxes, lunchboxes, boxes, boxes, boxes
発 (はつ)
発 counts bullets, bullet marks, explosives, fireworks, shots fired (including farts), and a lot more. There are even more details to learn in our full article on this counter.
Counts: bullets, bullet marks, explosives, fireworks, shots fired, farts, punches, kicks, bombs, cannons, missiles, rockets, tennis shots, kendo attacks, baseball hits, home runs, sex, jokes, etc.
番 (ばん)
番 is an ordinal number suffix to show one's order, turn, or rank. If you're number one, you're 一番. It is common for 番 to be combined with another ordinal number suffix, 目 (め): 一番目, 二番目, etc. This shows the "first" and "second" (and so on) of something. The number fourteen bus, for example, would be １４番目.
Counts: turns, orders, rank, numbers, Go/Shōgi/Chess matches, sumo matches, Noh theaters, verses of a song, etc.
秒 (びょう)
秒 is a unit of time used for seconds. It also can be used for angles, latitude, and longitude. The reading is all kango.
Counts: seconds as a unit of time, angles, latitude, longitude
便 (びん)
便 is used to count the number of flights, boats shipping out, long-distance buses, etc. over a period of time. It can also be used as an ordinal number suffix for delivery or transportation. If you're referring to a flight number, for example, you could use this ordinal number suffix.
Counts: flights, ships shipping out, long-distance bus trips, deliveries, instances of transportation, flight numbers, bus numbers, etc.
袋 (ふくろ)
袋 means bag, sack, or pouch. As a counter it counts those things. For one or two bags, use the wago counting scheme (ひとふくろ, ふたふくろ). After that use kango.
Counts: bags, sacks, pouches, plastic bags, paper bags, shopping bags, garbage bags, etc. These bags can be filled with anything too: candy, snacks, rice, spinach, flowers, whatever.
部屋 (へや)
この家には寝室が３部屋あります。
There are three bedrooms in this house.
部屋 means "room," and as a counter it counts rooms. For example, if you wanted to count the number of bathrooms in your house, you could use this. For one, two, and sometimes three rooms, use the wago counting method. Beyond that use kango.
Counts: all rooms, like back rooms, closets, storage rooms, hotel rooms, bedrooms, bathrooms, living rooms, etc.
歩 (ほ)
The kanji 歩 means "walk." As a counter, 歩 counts steps. This can refer to both physical steps while you're walking as well as less physical steps of progress in a project, etc.
Counts: steps taken while walking, steps of progress in your work, steps of progress in your education/learning, etc.
名 (めい)
名 is a counter for counting people that's more polite than the other person counter, 人. Another difference is that 名 can't be used as an ordinal number suffix like 人 can, so don't try to count the first, second, third (etc.) person. With this one, all you can do is count the number of people.
Counts: number of people
文字 (もじ)
文字 means "letters" or "characters," and it's used to count such things. You might use it to count morae (like syllables) in a haiku, but you wouldn't use it to count words in an article. For that, use the counter 字 instead, which also counts blank spaces. That being said, it's common to just use 文字 for this. Twitter's character count is written as１４０文字 instead of 字, so it's common enough where nobody would notice it's technically incorrect.
Counts: letters, characters, morae in poetry
問 (もん)
問 is used to count questions or problems in a test, exam, quiz, textbook, etc. It can also be used with the ordinal number prefix 第 to indicate question number. For example, the third question on a quiz would be 第３問. You can do the same thing with the ordinal number suffix 目. The hundredth question would be １００問目.
Counts: questions and problems in a quiz, test, exam, textbook, worksheet, etc.
話 (わ)
This kanji means "story" or "talk," and as a counter it's used to count stories. This can apply even to drama episodes on TV, as in "three episodes (stories) of Seinfeld." Add the ordinal number suffix 目 or the ordinal number prefix 第 to indicate which story/episode you're talking about. The third story/episode is 第三話 or 三話目, for example.
Counts: stories, episodes, drama episodes, manga chapters, anime episodes, narratives, myths, folk stories, folk tales, legends, etc.
40 Somewhat-Common Japanese Counters
What follows is a list (and a few examples) of forty somewhat-common Japanese counters. Although you won't come across these counters quite as often as the ones we've written about in detail, most Japanese speakers will know them and know how to use them. Since you'll come across them eventually, it's not a bad idea to learn them ASAP.
案 (あん)
The 案 counter counts plans, ideas, projects, and strategies. While you can also use the 〜つ counter to count these things, you'll probably hear 案 used more often in business situations. Count all 案 numbers with kango.
Counts: plans, ideas, projects, schemes, design ideas, strategies, plots, proposals, suggestions, concepts, bills, program ideas, trap ideas, etc.
位 (い)
位 is an ordinal number suffix that's used for classes, grades, ranks, decimal places, and orders (as in the result of a competition or race—this is actually its most common use case). You can also append the ordinal number prefix 第 onto it, as long as you note that it won't take the ordinal number suffix 目. Technically, it can also count the souls and ghosts of the deceased, though that's not common at all.
Counts: ranks, classes, grades, orders, decimal places, souls, ghosts, etc.
院 (いん)
The counter 院 counts organizations or institutions whose names end with 院, including hospitals (病院/びょういん), temples or mosques (寺院/じいん), government houses like 上院/じょういん (Upper House) or 下院/かいん (Lower House), etc. One exception is 美容院 (びよういん), beauty salons. Because they're shops, they're counted with 軒 (けん).
Counts: hospitals, doctor's offices, clinics, temples, mosques, government houses, etc.
駅 (えき)
The word 駅 means "station," as in a train station. As a counter, it counts train and bus stations. For the first two of either of those, use the wago counting method: 一駅 is ひとえき, 二駅 is ふたえき. After that, use the kango. You can also use the general counter 〜つ to count stations, especially when you're speaking.
Counts: train stations, bus stations
枝 (えだ)
The word 枝 means "branches," and as a counter, it's used to count branches too. It's most often used for branches with flowers, fruit, or elegant leaves on them. For bare branches, you can use the long stick Japanese counter 本 (ほん), and for one and two, count with the wago counting method. For the rest, use kango.
Counts: branches with flowers, fruit, leaves
園 (えん)
昨年は、３園の動物園が閉園した。
Last year, three zoos were closed.
Institutions that end with 園 or 園地 (えんち), such as zoos (動物園/どうぶつえん), botanical gardens (植物園/しょくぶつえん), theme parks (遊園地/ゆうえんち), gardens (庭園/ていえん), farms (農園/のうえん), orchards (果樹園/かじゅえん), kindergartens (幼稚園/ようちえん), or nursery schools/preschools (保育園/ほいくえん) all use the same counter. You'll see 園 mostly used in writing. When counting schools that use 学園 (がくえん), use either 学園 (がくえん) or 校 (こう) instead of just 園.
Counts: zoos, botanical gardens, theme parks, farms, orchards, kindergartens, nursery schools, preschools, etc.
折/折り (おり)
You can count folded items with 折 or 折り; the two versions are interchangeable. It begins with wago: one fold is 一折 (ひとおり), two folds is 二折 (ふたおり), and three folds is 三折 (either みおり or さんおり). After that, it's all kango. 折/折り is also used to count folded boxes that (usually) contain foods or sweets.
Counts: folds, ekiben, bento in folded boxes, folded paper cranes, boxes of cakes, boxes of sweets, etc.
音 (おん)
This counter is used to count sounds, such as syllables and/or musical notes.
Counts: syllables, musical notes, musical scales, etc.
課 (か)
This counter has two use cases. The first is counting sections of a company or organization, and the second is counting lessons. In Japan, it's not that common—you'll mainly see it in textbooks for Japanese learners.
Counts: company/organization sections, departments, divisions, police divisions, office teams, lessons, etc.
海 (かい)
The 海 kanji means "sea" or "ocean." As a counter, it counts seas, as in "seven seas" (and we don't mean the movie theater in SpongeBob SquarePants).
Counts: seas, oceans
階級 (かいきゅう)
The word 階級 means class, rank, or grade. As a counter, 階級 counts those things, and can also be used as an ordinal number suffix.
Counts: ranks, grades, classes
回線 (かいせん)
The word 回線 means an electrical circuit or phone/Internet lines, as well as their connections. It's also used for counting such things.
Counts: electrical circuits, phone lines, Internet lines, optical communication lines, TV circuits, cable TV circuits, Internet connections, etc.
画 (かく)
The counter 画 is used to count kanji strokes. It can also be used to count divisions of land, lots, blocks, etc.
Counts: kanji strokes, plots of land, divisions of land, blocks of land, etc.
片 (かけ)
ニンニク２片と生姜２片を入れてください。
Put in two cloves of garlic and two pieces of ginger.
The 片 counter is used to count broken-up, random pieces of something. In cooking, for example, it's common to use 片 to count cloves of garlic or "fingers" of ginger. And, while small pieces of bread would be counted with 片, slices of bread would not. (Keep reading, though…) As with many Japanese counters, use the wago reading for one and two, wago/kango for three, and kango for the rest.
Counts: garlic cloves, "fingers" of ginger, pieces of bread, apple pieces, etc.
欠片 (かけら)
Like 片, this counter is used to count pieces of something. In this case, however, it's more for random, broken-off pieces. Using the example above, you would use 欠片 to count bread slices. Like 片, count one and two with the wago counting method, three with either wago or kango, and higher with kango only.
Counts: shards of glass, slices of bread, garlic cloves, pieces of ginger, pieces of anything, etc.
籠 (かご)
The word 籠 means basket, and its counter counts baskets and/or piles of whatever is inside a basket (like a basketful of oranges). Use the wago counting method for one, two, and sometimes three; kango for three and higher.
Counts: baskets, baskets of something, bird cages, etc.
塊 (かたまり)
Have you ever wondered, "What does 'katamari' from Katamari Damacy mean?" You've come to the right place! "Katamari" means "ball," "lump," or "mass," which is exactly what the Prince is rolling up. The kanji 塊 means a lump, ball, or mass of something, and the counter version is used to count those things. Use the wago counting method for one and two lumps, then kango for any above that. (And, since you're curious, "damacy" means "soul" or "spirit.")
Counts: balls, masses, lumps or chunks of meat, clouds, people, dirt, cheese, fish, etc.
河川 (かせん)
Although the word 河川 means "river," and the counter version counts rivers as well, it's a bit formal. For regular or casual situations, it's okay to use 本 to count rivers.
Counts: rivers
画素 (がそ)
画素 is a unit for pixels and a counter for them too. You can use the gairaigo counter ピクセル as well, but 画素 is more common in Japanese.
Counts: pixels
方 (かた)
You already know that 人 is used to count people. 方 does too, but in a more polite way: in an office setting, for example. For one, two, and three people, you'll want to attach the prefix 御 (お). For four or more people, you don't need to attach 御. Use wago for one person and two people, kango for three and above. Keep in mind that if you use 方 for four or more people, it will sound strange—for that, it's okay to revert to 人. You can also refer to a group of people of an unknown number using 方—a group of sensei (teachers), for example, could be せんせい方.
Counts: people (formal)
株 (かぶ)
The 株 counter counts plants with roots, tree stumps, clusters of mushrooms, and shares of stock in a company. Use the wago counting method for one and two, then kango from three on up.
Counts: plants with roots, tree stumps, clusters of mushrooms, seedlings, stocks, stock certificates, etc.
冠 (かん)
This kanji means "crown," and you use it to count wins or titles. For example, a Triple Crown winner would be a 三冠王 (さんかんおう)—a "three-crown king."
Counts: wins, victories, championships, crowns, etc.
貫 (かん)
１貫は３.７５ｋｇです。
One kan is 3.75 kg.
貫 is the Japanese counter for pieces of nigiri sushi. 貫 was originally an old Japanese unit for weight—3.75 kg, about the average weight of a newborn baby—as well as a unit for money: １０００文 was equal to １貫 in the Edo period, and １０銭 equalled １貫 in the Meiji period. Historical dramas and old texts aside, in modern times, you'll see 貫 used for 🍣 .
Counts: sushi, nigiri, archaic units of weight and money
館 (かん)
This counts institutions ending with 館, such as art galleries or art museums (美術館), libraries (図書館), museums (博物館), or aquariums (水族館). You'll especially see it used in writing.
Counts: art galleries, art museums, libraries, museums, aquariums, photo studios, etc.
基 (き)
The counter 基 has six usage categories, all of which have to do with counting installed things that are big or hard to move. From torii gates to airplane engines, wind power generators, gondolas, sprinklers, ancient tombs, and a whole lot more. Learn more about this counter in our in-depth article.
Counts: pyramids, ancient tombs, tombstones, gravestones, coffins, moai statues, torii gates, gates, mikoshi, butsudan, pagodas, stupas, buildings of a Buddhist temple, towers, stone lanterns, street lights, traffic lights, lighthouses, benches, sprinklers, playground equipment, public toilets, the remains of a house, oil tanks, gas tanks, turrets, launch pads, pillars, bridge piers, dams, nuclear reactors, wind power generators, airships, airplanes, helicopters, satellites, blimps, jets, hot air balloons, airplane engines, gondolas, chimneys, fireplaces, air conditioners, bridges, kotatsu, fish fins, elevators, escalators, sculptures, etc.
機 (き)
機 is generally associated with air transportation and is used to count things like airplanes, helicopters, and even guided missiles. Another similar counter, 台, is more associated with ground transportation.
Counts: airplanes, airships, jets, blimps, hot air balloons, helicopters, guided missiles, airplane crew, etc.
期 (き)
期 is a fairly formal counter used to enumerate terms and periods. For example, the term length of a US President is four years and up to two terms (２期).
Counts: school terms, terms of office, terms of service, stages, phases, sessions (as in a parliamentary cycle), etc.
客 (きゃく)
The counter 客 is used to count things you use only on special occasions—when you have guests (お客様/おきゃくさま) visiting, for example. Think of it like "bringing out the good china for your mother-in-law." Be aware that 客 isn't just used for plates and cups; it can count fancy cushions and any other special items brought out for visitors.
Counts: special bowls, cups, wine glasses, soup bowls, zabuton, any other special items brought out for guests
脚 (きゃく)
The kanji 脚 means "leg" or "foot." As a counter, one of the things 脚 can be used to count are pieces of furniture with long-ish legs, including chairs, tables, and so on. (Short-legged furniture, like beds or couches, are generally counted using 台.) But, 脚 can count long-legged non-furniture items as well: wine glasses, horseshoes, and… legs. In Japanese, a three-legged race is 二人三脚—literally, "two people three legs."
Counts: chairs, tables, desks, wine glasses, horseshoes, legs, etc.
級 (きゅう)
級 can be a counter or an ordinal number suffix. It's used for grades, classes (referring to levels/ranks), or ranks. Ever done any Japanese martial arts with a series of "kyū" ranks? Those are 級s. Similarly, levels of the JLPT test (1–5) are 級s as well. The counter can also be used to count a couple of other (very) random things listed below…
Counts: ranks, grades, classes, stone steps, decapitated heads
球 (きゅう)
ピッチャー第１球投げました。
The pitcher threw the first ball.
Besides light bulbs and flower bulbs, 球 is used to count baseball pitches and certain other actions and equipment in ball-oriented games. And while it's used a lot in sports, 球 becomes a little more formal in other contexts. Combining it with the ordinal number prefix 第 or the ordinal number suffix 目 allows you to count the numbers of baseball pitches, as in: "This is the thirtieth pitch he's thrown."
Counts: baseball pitches, light bulbs, flower bulbs, golf balls, soccer balls, tennis balls, tennis shots, ping pong shots, volleyballs, volleyball shots, etc.
行 (ぎょう)
The word 行 refers to a line of writing or a verse in a poem. As a counter, it counts them as well. Easy!
Counts: lines of writing, lines in a notebook, lines of a manuscript, verses of a poem, etc.
局 (きょく)
The Japanese counter 局 is used to count matches of certain games: shōgi (Japanese chess), go, or sugoroku, which is similar to backgammon. Additionally, 局 can count broadcast stations and post offices.
Counts: shōgi, go, and sugoroku matches, broadcasting stations, post offices, etc.
斤 (きん)
Long ago, 斤 was a unit of measurement that equaled 600 grams. Later, in the Meiji period, that unit became 454 grams, which happens to be one pound. Loaves of bread at the time weighed about 454 grams, although Japanese bread now tends to weigh about 300 grams. Even though the Japanese version has been losing weight, 斤 can be used for counting it and other loaves of bread.
Counts: loaves of (regular) bread
金 (きん)
結婚指輪は２４金です。
The wedding ring is 24k gold.
The 金 counter means karat, i.e., the measure of the purity of gold. Eighteen karats—or 18K, as written in English—would be １８金 in Japanese. Don't confuse this counter with the similar word, 金 (also きん), which means "gold," or お金 (おかね), which means "money."
Counts: karats of gold
句 (く)
This counter is used for counting haiku, phrases, expressions, or passages of writing.
Counts: haiku, expressions, passages of writing, words, phrases, etc.
区 (く)
If you've ever seen a Japanese address written out, there's a good chance it had a 区 somewhere in it. That's because as a word, 区 means ward, zone, or constituency. 区 can also refer to a segment of a race, which, if you think about it, is actually a "zone" of a race. When used as a counter, 区 counts all those things.
Counts: plots of land, wards, zones, constituencies, segments of a race
区画 (くかく)
Similar to 区, the word 区画 refers to a division, plot or lot of land, or a block. As a counter, it also counts those things.
Counts: plots of land, divisions of land, a block, etc.
串 (くし)
As a word, 串 means "skewer," and as a counter it counts food that comes on skewers. Use the wago readings for one and two skewers, kango or wago for three, and straight kango for all the rest. (When there's no food skewered on them, skewers are normally counted with the long-and-skinny-thing Japanese counter 本.)
Counts: skewered foods, skewered meats, skewered vegetables, any kind of food on skewers
癖 (くせ)
The word 癖 means "habit" or "peculiarity," and you can count those kinds of things using it as well. Generally you'll see 癖 used idiomatically. Use wago readings for one and two, kango or wago for three, and straight kango for the rest, except in the case of certain idioms. You'll see a few in the examples below.
Counts: habits, peculiarities, one's ways
軍 (ぐん)
<! Inline 1: two little plastic green army men>
The kanji 軍 refers to army troops. As a counter, 軍 used to count them too, though in recent years it has expanded to include other similar kinds of groups. For example, 軍 is used as an ordinal number suffix to refer to levels in organized sports: a varsity team would be 一軍, while a junior varsity or a "farm" team would be 二軍. It makes sense if you think about it, since sports teams have a lot of similarities to military troops.
Counts: army groups, groups of troops, sports team levels, baseball team levels, etc.
敵国の３軍がこちらへ向かっているそうだ。
I hear three enemy army troops are headed our way.
２軍から１軍に昇進した。
I was promoted from the farm team to the main team.
景 (けい)
景 is used to count scenic views described in writing, as well as scenes in a play. For example, "Act II, Scene III" would be 第二幕第三景. These days, however, using 景 to count scenes is really only used in traditional Japanese performances such as kabuki and noh—for modern plays, use 場.
Counts: views, scenic views, scenery, scenes in a kabuki/noh/opera
日本３景といえばどことどことどこですか？
Where are the three best views in Japan?
世界のロマンチックな景色１００景を集めた写真集を出版した。
I published a photo book of a hundred romantic scenic views of the world.
桁 (けた)
The word 桁 refers to a digit or decimal place in a number, as in "the third decimal place of pi."
Counts: digits, decimal places
円周率、３６桁まで言えるんだ。
I can list pi up to thirty-six decimal places!
ジャマールの貯金は６桁あるらしいぜ。
Apparently, Jamal's savings is in the six digits.
鍵 (けん)
<! Inline 2: a computer keyboard>
鍵 is used to count keys on a keyboard, whether a computer's or a musical instrument's.⌨️ 🎹
Counts: keyboard keys, piano keys, keytar keys, computer keys keyboard, etc.
このピアノ、３鍵壊れてるんだよね。
This piano has three broken keys.
パソコンのキーボードのキーを６鍵取り外して掃除した。
I took six keys off of my computer keyboard and cleaned them.
限 (げん)
３限目が休講になった。
My third period class was canceled.
限 is used as an ordinal number suffix to count college and university periods. If you're attending (or planning to attend) school in Japan, you'll hear this one a lot. (For counting middle or high school periods, use 時間 instead.)
限 can be combined with another ordinal number suffix, 目, to say things like 1限目 ("the first period"), 2限目 ("the second period"), and so on. (For middle and high school, you can also use the counter 時限/じげん alone or with 目 here to make 1時限目, 2時限目, …)
Counts: college class periods, university class periods
月曜日は１限しか授業がありません。
I only have first period on Mondays.
３限目が休講になった。
My third period class was canceled.
戸 (こ)
The word 戸 means "door." What has doors? Buildings! This counter is used to count residential houses or apartment units. If you're counting buildings in general, regardless of whether or not they're home to the people inside, use the counter 軒 (けん) instead.
Counts: houses, homes, houses for sale, houses for rent, houses to be constructed, apartment units, etc.
新築マンションが１２戸売りに出されている。
Twelve new apartment units are for sale.
強風に煽られ、１０戸が延焼した。
Fanned by strong winds, the fire spread to ten other houses.
行 (こう)
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行 is used to count banks (銀行/ぎんこう) as institutions. To count branches of a single bank, use 店 (てん) or 店舗 (てんぽ) instead.
行 also counts other things. For example, 一行 used to refer to a group of twenty soldiers, and while this usage isn't as common as it used to be, you'll still hear it used when counting groups or parties of people. 観光客一行 (かんこうきゃくいっこう), for example, is used to count parties of tourists.
Similarly, you may see hotels and ryokan with welcome signs that make use of 行 to indicate groups of people—something like トーフグ御一行様 (とーふぐごいっこうさま): "The Tofugu Group."
Counts: banks, groups of people, parties of people
その年は、５行の銀行が倒産した。
That year five banks went bankrupt.
トーフグ御１行様がご到着です。
The Tofugu party has arrived.
項 (こう)
The counter 項 is used to count the clauses in an article or legal document. It can be combined with the ordinal number prefix 第 to indicate 第一項 ("the first clause"), 第二項 ("the second clause"), and so on, or the ordinal number suffix 目 to say the same things. 項 can also be used to count terms in a mathematical equation.
Counts: clauses of an article, clauses of a legal document, articles of a constitution, articles of a legal document, sections of a chapter, paragraphs of a chapter, terms of a math equation, etc.
この約款には１２８項もの条項が書かれていた。
This article had a hundred and twenty-eight clauses.
今日学校で２項定理を習った。
I learned the binomial theorem at school today.
号 (ごう)
号 is an ordinal number suffix used for room numbers, train numbers, magazine volume numbers, and many other ordinal numbers. Inexplicably, it's also a unit for canvas sizes.
Counts: room numbers, train numbers, magazine volume numbers, magazine issue numbers, home run numbers, canvas sizes, etc.
新幹線のひかり４９３号に乗りました。
I rode on the Shinkansen Hikari 493.
私の好きなキャラは、鉄人２８号です。
The character I like is Iron Man No. 28.
合 (ごう)
<! Inline 4: a rice cooker>
As a unit of measurement, 合 is equal to about 0.18 liters, or about 1/10th of a 升 (しょう), and you can use it to count cups of rice. When a rice cooker or recipe calls for "a cup of rice," it might be asking for one of these instead of a standard "cup." 合 is also used for counting the stages of a mountain trail: the first stage, or first 1/10th of the path, would be １合. You can count other things using 合, but these are the most common.
Counts: 0.18 liter "cups" of rice, 1/10th stages of a hiking trail
毎朝ご飯を３合炊きます。
We cook three cups of rice every morning.
富士山の５合目までは車で登れます。
You can climb to the halfway point of Mt. Fuji trail by car.
声 (こえ/せい)
The word 声 means "voice." As a counter, 声 is used to count the number of times you "have a word with someone," as well as the number of times someone or something cries or calls out. This counter uses the wago counting scheme for one and two, but three and above are rare, so focus on ひとこえ and ふたこえ. 声 is part of an idiom worth learning too: もう一声, which means "a little more of a discount." It's handy when you want to barter!
声 (せい) is also used to count the number of sounds, noises, or words that come out of something—usually a mouth. The せい version is counted with kango.
Counts: utterances, having a word with someone, crying out, calling out, sounds, noises, words, etc.
１声かけてくれれば良かったのに。
You should have said something to me.
お兄ちゃん、もう１声か２声安くしてよ。
Can you give me a little more of a discount, mister?
久しぶりにあったのに第一声がそれかよ。
We haven't seen each other in so long and the first thing you say is that?!
遠くの方から、汽車の汽笛が一声聞こえてきた。
I could hear the lone whistle of a locomotive from far away.
国 (こく)
<! Inline 5: an outline of Australia>
A holdover from classical Japanese, 国 is used for counting countries. It's mostly used in older titles and for idioms. You may also see 箇国 or ヶ国, which are used when the speaker or writer is emphasizing a single country.
Counts: countries
三国協定が結ばれたのはいつですか？
When was the Triple Entente concluded?
人に使われる人間ではなく、一国一城の主になりたいんです。
Rather than being used by someone, I'd like to be the king of my own castle.
言 (こと)
私はいつも１言多い。
I'm always saying one word too many.
The kanji 言 means "say," and as a counter it's used to count words you say or write. For one or two words, use the wago counting method. For three, either is fine. Four and above should be kango. Most of the time you won't hear more than 一言 or 二言, though.
Counts: words you say, greeting words, instruction words, messages of condolences, memorial words, oaths, notes, short messages, postscripts, catchphrases, mottos, etc.
私はいつも１言多い。
I'm always saying one word too many.
コウイチは２言目には「気合いだ！」と言う。
Every other sentence Koichi says is, "Psych yourself up!"
齣 (こま)
The 齣 counter is usually written in katakana as コマ, and it's used for counting the scenes in a play or movie. It's also used to count the number of classes, lessons, or lectures you have in college or university. Use wago for one and two, kango for three and above.
Counts: scenes of a play/movie/drama, classes, lessons, lectures, etc.
明日は３コマ講義をしなくてはいけないから、準備で忙しい。
I have to do three lectures tomorrow, so I'm busy with my prep.
１齣のドラマの撮影に３時間もかかった。
It took three hours just to shoot one scene of the drama.
作 (さく)
<! Inline 6: a book>
This Japanese counter is used to count works of art (作品/さくひん), which extends to film and literature. To specify if it's the first, second, etc. work, just add the ordinal number prefix 第 or the ordinal number suffix 目. (You can also use the word 作品 to count artworks as well.)
Counts: works of art, novels, movies, films, etc.
今までに仕上げた作品は３作です。
So far, I've made three works of art.
第一作目からベストセラーになるなんて、すごいですね。
It's amazing that your first work became a bestseller.
柵/冊 (さく)
Strips of fish ready to be sliced into sashimi or sushi are counted using this counter. The same goes for the strips of fish, on display at restaurants, that haven't yet been sliced into bite-sized pieces.
Young people have started using 柵 to count blocks of seats in stadiums and concert halls. In this context, 柵 usually indicates the seats closest to the stage or field where, back in the day, there was once a fence or divider. (柵 means "fence.")
While both the kanji 柵 or 冊 can be used, 柵 is technically more correct. Writing さく in hiragana is common too—just make sure to use the wago counting method for one and two and kango for three or more.
Counts: strips or blocks of fish, rows of a stadium, rows of a concert hall, rows of an auditorium, etc.
今日は鯛が１柵も無いんですよ。
We don't have any blocks of sea bream today.
2柵目の席をゲットした。
I got a seat in the second row from the front!
刺し (さし)
刺す means "to stab" or "to thrust." The counter version counts stabs—whether whatever is getting stabbed is being stung by bees, pierced with spears, or happens to be bites of food spiked onto skewers. 🍢
Counts: stabs, stings, thrusts, pierces, pricks, bites, something(s) on a skewer
その海賊は、悪魔を１刺しで死に追いやった。
That pirate put the demon down with a single thrust.
目刺しを３刺し食べました。
I ate three sardine skewers.
匙 (さじ)
<! Inline 7: a spoon>
匙 means "spoon," and the counter version is used to count the amount a spoon will hold. 大匙 (おおさじ)—literally "big spoon"—is a tablespoon. 小匙 (こさじ)—"little spoon"—is a teaspoon. Be careful, though: like "cups" (合), the amount a spoon can hold may vary from county to country. Use wago for counting one and two, either wago or kango for three, and kango for four and above.
(Also, be aware that although 匙 is still in use, the counter 杯 (はい) is more commonly used for spoonfuls these days.)
Counts: spoonfuls
砂糖は１匙でいいですか？
Is just one spoonful of sugar okay?
今日の離乳食のメニューは、お粥３匙、にんじん２匙、かぼちゃ１匙としらす１匙です。
Today's baby food menu is three spoons of rice porridge, two spoons of carrot puree, one spoon of squash puree, and one spoon of sardine paste.
莢 (さや)
The word 莢 means "pod," "hull," or "the shell of a pea." The counter version counts them all. While it's more common to use the general counter 〜つ or 個, you'll still see 莢 used. When counting with 莢, use wago for one and two, kango or wago for three, and kango for four and above.
Counts: pea shells, pea pods, pea hulls, peanuts with shells, shelled foods, etc.
ビエトはビールのおつまみに、枝豆を１６７莢も食べた。
Viet ate a hundred and sixty-seven edamame with his beer!
今日はインゲン４０莢とオクラ４莢を収穫しました。
I harvested forty green beans and four okra today.
紙 (し)
The kanji 紙 means "paper," and its counter version is used to count newspapers and other things like paper that come in flat sheets 枚 (まい).
Counts: newspapers
トーフグは新聞を３紙購読している。
Tofugu subscribes to three newspapers.
スポーツ新聞５紙をコンビニでゲットした。
I got five sports newspapers at a convenience store.
歯 (し)
<! Inline 8: a tooth>
The kanji 歯 means "tooth," and this counter is used to count teeth. In day-to-day life, it's more common to count teeth using the counter 本, but if you're visiting the dentist, she might prefer the official tooth-counter 歯!
Counts: teeth
あの患者さんは、交通事故で４歯を欠損しているんですよ。
That patient lost four teeth in a car accident.
インプラント費用は１歯につき３２万円です。
Implants cost ¥320,000 per tooth.
誌 (し)
This Japanese counter is used to count magazines (雑誌/ざっし) or tabloids.
Counts: magazines, tabloids
この歯医者には、いつも週刊誌が４誌置いてある。
This dentist always carries four different weekly magazines.
今年、その出版社からは二誌が発売される。
Two magazines will be released by the publisher this year.
字 (じ)
The word 字 means "letter" or "character" (of a language). As a counter, it counts the same things.
Counts: letters, characters
４００字詰め原稿用紙を１００枚買ってきて！
Can you go buy a hundred sheets of four-hundred-character manuscript paper?
５０字以内で理由を述べよ。
State your reason in fifty characters or less.
次 (じ)
１次試験に合格した。
I passed the first of the exams.
An ordinal number suffix usually combined with the ordinal number prefix 第 (だい), 次 expresses the order of events. For example, 第一次世界大戦 (だいいちじせかいたいせん) is the First World War, and 第二次世界大戦 (だいにじせかいたいせん) is the Second World War. For anything that has a specific sequence, 次 indicates where in that sequence it happened. This includes events, affairs, occurrences, and incidents.
Counts: order of events, order of affairs, order of occurrences, order of incidents, etc.
これは第２次世界大戦の時の写真です。
These are photos from World War II.
１次試験に合格した。
I passed the first of the exams.
児 (じ)
<! Inline 9: a little kid>
The counter 児 is used to count children in relation to their parents, which means something like 三児の母 (さんじのはは), "a mother of three children." And although the person using the counter doesn't have to be a parent, they do have to be someone's child.
Counts: children, kids
これでも一応２児の母なんで。
I may not look like it, but I'm a mother of two.
ワニカニって、３児のシングルファザーだったんですね。
WaniKani was a single father of three, huh?
軸 (じく)
As a word, 軸 means "axis" or "axle." As a counter, it's used for counting scrolls, rolls, and yarn balls—in other words, things that unwind from a central axis. 軸 can also be used to count the favored horse to win a horse race, probably because horses run in a loop around a central axis. When counting with 軸, one and two are read with wago and the rest with kango.
Counts: scrolls, rolled sheets, hanging scrolls, yarn rolls, axis, the favorite horse
トーフグの掛け軸を２軸作ってみました。
I made two Tofugu hanging scrolls.
この３軸で勝負しようと思ってるんだ。
I'm thinking of betting on these three favorite horses.
次元 (じげん)
<! Inline 10: an anime girl>
This counter counts dimensions: 2D, 3D, 4D, etc. In this context, you'll use the kango counting scheme. 次元 can also be used to count different "levels" of a person, as in "I'm an entire level above you." When used this way, employ the wago readings for one and two, kango for the rest.
Counts: dimensions, levels of a person
２次元の女の子しか好きになれないんです。
I can only get myself to like 2D girls (anime/manga girls).
３次元の人には興味ないんです。
I have no interest in 3D people (real people).
コウイチ先輩は、一次元上の存在って感じがする。
It feels like Koichi-senpai is a level above us.
室 (しつ)
This kanji means "room," and is used to count them as well. Simple!
Counts: rooms
ダブルベッドの部屋を３室予約したいんですが。
I'd like to book three double-bed rooms.
トーフグのオフィスには、VIPルームが１室ある。
There is one VIP room in the Tofugu office.
者 (しゃ)
The kanji 者 means "someone." As a counter, it's used to count the number of people involved or concerned with something. Its use is objective and official: a parent-teacher-student conference is 三者面談 (さんしゃめんだん). For example: a system of three-way communication is 三者間伝達のシステム. It's also used to count the batters or base-runners in a baseball game.
Counts: people concerned, people involved, baserunners, batters, etc.
明日は社長との２者面談があります。
I have a one-on-one meeting with the president tomorrow.
この回は、３者凡退に終わった。
This inning, the batters went down one-two-three.
種 (しゅ)
The word 種 refers to a "type," "kind," or "variety" of something, and counts those things as well.
Counts: type, kind, variety
５種のチーズの盛り合わせを頼んだよ。
I ordered a five-cheese plate.
ステッカー３種セットで５ドルです。
It's $5 for a three-sticker set.
種目(しゅもく)
<! Inline 11: a pommel horse>
The word 種目 both means and counts events during sporting competitions. In gymnastics, for example, each category that uses an apparatus such as a pommel horse, rings, etc., would count as １種目.
Counts: sports competition events, apparatus rotations (gymnastics), categorized lines (insurance), lines, items, descriptions, etc.
スポーツ競技会で、５種目の競技に出場した。
In the sports competition, I participated in five different events.
２種目とも自己ベストが出て嬉しい。
I'm happy I got personal bests at both events.
重 (じゅう)
重 is used to count things that overlap with one another, including overlapped layers and repetitive actions. It's usually translated as "double-," "triple-," etc. For example: 二重生活 is a "double life," 二重顎 is a "double chin," and 二重国籍 is "dual citizenship." To count layers that don't overlap, we usually use the counter 層 (そう).
Counts: overlapping things, jubako (stacking) boxes, overlapping layers, repetitive actions, multistoried pagodas, lines, meanings, life, lock, wrapping, payment, eye vision, chin, nationalities, checks (as in double-check), etc.
一緒に5重の塔を見に行きませんか？
Do you wanna go see the five-story pagoda with me?
見て！2重の虹が出てる。
Look! There's a double rainbow.
周年 (しゅうねん)
周年 is used to count the number of years that have passed since a certain date. We call them anniversaries!
Counts: yearly anniversaries
今年で100周年です。
This year is the one-hundredth anniversary.
1周年おめでとうございます!
Congratulations on your first anniversary!
巡 (じゅん)
<! Inline 12: a circular track>
The counter 巡 is used to count rounds, which includes physical rounds such as walking, running, or touring in a loop around a location, as well as sequential order, such as a team's batting order in a baseball game.
Counts: rounds, loops, tours, cycles, laps, revolutions, rounds of order
ポートランドを一巡した。
I took a circular tour of Portland.
公園を三巡したが、ポチは見つからなかった。
We did three laps around the park, but we couldn't find Pochi.
もうすぐ打順が一巡する。
They will bat in the first inning soon.
女 (じょ)
1男2女を授かった。
We had one boy and two girls.
Although the kanji means "woman," when used as a counter, 女 counts daughters. It's read entirely with kango, except for two, which is read じ.
女 can also be an ordinal number suffix, in which case "one" is replaced with 長 (ちょう) to make 長女 (ちょうじょ) and indicate "first daughter." Similarly, "two" is replaced with 次 (じ) to make 次女 (じじょ) and indicate "second daughter." The rest stay as they are.
Counts: daughters
1男2女を授かった。
We had one boy and two girls.
長女は12歳、次女は10歳です。
Our first daughter is twelve years old, and our second is ten.
升 (しょう)
升 is an old Japanese unit of measurement for 枡 (ます), which refers to a cube-shaped box used for measuring rice, drinking sake, etc.
A 升 indicates 1.8 liters, which is ten times more than 1合 (ごう). 1合 of rice becomes two bowls of cooked rice. If you cooked 1升 of rice, that would be a lot of rice—twenty servings, more or less! Thus 升 is what is now called "party size." The same goes for sake: those little tokkuri bottles usually hold one or two 合, while a 1升 bottle is huge—1.8L! These 1升 measurements can be counted using 一升升 or 一升枡 (いっしょうます).
Counts: mochi, sake bottles, rice, sake, shochu, etc.
1升瓶を2本も飲んだの!?
Did you drink two one-shō bottles of sake!?
米を3升炊いた。
I cooked three shō of rice.
床 (しょう)
床 is used to count beds or cots in hospitals. It's also used for the fake gums in false teeth, so if you're back at the dentist again and want to purchase a set, the cost may be listed per 一床!
Counts: hospital beds, clinic beds, cots, rafts, false teeth
この病院には今3床しか空きがありません。
This hospital has only three available beds at the moment.
この機械を使えば、ベッド1床が2—3秒で出来上がります。
Using this machine, one bed can be created in just two to three seconds.
城 (じょう)
<! Inline 13: a castle>
This kanji means "castle," and it’s used for counting castles and palaces.
Counts: castles, palaces
この国にある1029城は、全てトーフグのものだ。
All 1,029 castles in this country are Tofugu's.
私もその2城に行ったことがあります。
I've been to those two castles before too.
畳 (じょう)
This kanji means "tatami." It’s used to count tatami mats.
Counts: tatami, tatami mats
この部屋の広さって、10畳ぐらいですか？
The size of this room is… what, about ten tatami mats?
2畳半の部屋でメガネ失くしたんだけど天才かな？
I managed to lose my glasses in a two-and-a-half tatami room. Am I genius or what?
錠 (じょう)
<! Inline 14: some pills>
錠 is used for counting pills and tablets. If you receive pill or tablet medicines in Japan, make sure to check how many 錠 it recommends you take per day (一日). Only take the recommended dose! Pills such as supplements that aren't considered medicine are normally counted using 粒 (つぶ) instead.
Counts: pill medicine, tablet medicine, capsule medicine
このカプセルを寝る前に2錠飲んでください。
Please take two capsules before bed.
胃薬3錠どこかに落としたっぽい。
I seem to have lost three of my stomach pills somewhere.
親等 (しんとう)
親等 is used to count the degrees of relation or kinship between relatives. In Japan, you and your spouse are considered 0親等, your parents and children are 1親等, your siblings, grandparents, and grandchildren are 2親等, aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, great-grandparents and great-grandchildren are 3親等, first cousins are 4親等, and on from there.
Why are degrees of relation so important? Simple. It's how the police count when they do a background check on you for (say) that job you really wanted. They verify up to the third degree (3親等), so hopefully your great-grandpappy wasn't a shoplifter!
Counts: degrees of relation between relatives
1親等の親族って、通常は誰のことを指すんですか？
Which relatives are generally considered to be in the first degree of kinship?
兄弟姉妹は2親等です。
Siblings are in the second degree of kinship.
図 (ず)
This word means a diagram, illustration (figure), chart, or graph, and counts them when they appear in writing. This is common for textbooks or on tests, but in conversation, the general counters つ and 個 are used more often.
Counts: diagrams, figure illustrations, charts, graphs, sketches, etc.
次の3図を見て問題に答えなさい。
Take a look at the following three diagrams and answer the question.
第2図は、くしゃみの回数の推移を示しています。
Fig. 2 shows changes in the frequency of sneezes.
掬い (すくい)
<! Inline 15: a ladle>
The word 掬う (すくう) means "to scoop," "to spoon," or "to ladle," and 掬い is the noun version used to count these actions. 掬い is usually written in hiragana, though you may see the kanji from time to time. One and two are read using wago, three can be wago or kango, and the rest are kango.
Counts: scoops, spoons, ladles
味噌汁を2掬いお椀に入れてくれた。
She poured two ladles of miso soup into my bowl.
エビフライひとすくい298円ですよー。
One scoop of fried shrimp is ¥298.
筋 (すじ)
筋 can mean "line," "stripe, "streak," "crease," "crack," "wrinkle," or "avenue." 筋 is used to count all of those things—and there are a lot of them. One and two are read using wago, three can be wago or kango, and the rest are kango. This counter is usually written in hiragana or katakana, but you'll see them all used eventually, since it's a pretty common counter.
Counts: straight roads, rays of hope, streaks of sweat, streaks of tears, kimono belts, kimono sashes, straight ropes, straight lights from beacons, straight lights from signal fires, streaks of clouds, smoke plumes, arrows, spears, clear streams, wrinkles, creases, cracks, scratches, hair, loose hair, etc.
1筋の希望が見えてきたぞ。
I'm starting to see a single ray of hope.
車に3スジの傷がついてしまった。
My car got three scratches.
刷/刷り (すり)
これは第12刷ですね。
This is the twelfth printing.
This is used to count specific printings or pressings of printed materials, including novels, encyclopedias, and the like. Combine it with the ordinal number prefix 第 to specify the exact impression or printing of a book. One and two are read using wago, three can be wago or kango, and the rest are kango.
If you want to count the number of copies made of a specific printing, use 部 (ぶ).
Counts: printings, pressings, impressions
この小説の第3版は、既に第5刷も刷られている。
The third edition of this novel is in its fifth printing already.
これは第12刷ですね。
This is the twelfth printing.
世 (せい)
世 is used to count generations. Elizabeth I, for example, is エリザベス一世. A second-generation Japanese American is 日系アメリカ人二世. If you want to count an entire generation of people, it’s preferable to use 世代 (せだい) instead.
Counts: generations
私は日系ブラジル人3世です。
I'm a third-generation Japanese Brazilian.
トーフグ2世のイラストを描いてください。
Draw an illustration of Tofugu the second.
隻 (せき)
<! Inline 16: a big cruise ship>
隻 is used for counting big ships. Small boats use 艘 (そう).
Counts: big ships, battleships, vessels, one folding screen, arrows (archaic), birds (archaic), fish (archaic), etc.
港に3隻の船が停泊していた。
There were three ships anchored in the port.
日本の海上で漁船2隻が衝突したらしい。
Apparently, two fishing vessels collided with each other on the Sea of Japan.
世帯 (せたい)
The word 世帯 means (and is also used to count) households.
Counts: households, families
このマンションには、65世帯が住んでいます。
Sixty-five families live in this apartment building.
2世帯住宅を建てました。
I built a two-family house.
節 (せつ)
This word means (and is used to count) passages, sections, paragraphs, and clauses. "Passages" refers to writing as well as to passages of music.
Counts: passages, sections, paragraphs, verses, clauses, musical passages, periods (sports), etc.
聖書の3節をみんなで暗証した。
We recited three passages from the Bible together.
2節目で首位のチームと2位のチームと対戦することになる。
We will have to play against the top- and second-ranked teams in the second period.
説 (せつ)
説 means (and counts) views, theories, and rumors.
Counts: views, theories, tumors, explanations, opinions, differing opinions, differing views, etc.
1説によると、コウイチは豆腐も河豚も食べられないそうだよ。
According to one rumor, Koichi can eat neither tofu nor fugu.
それについては2説あります。
As for that, there are two theories.
選 (せん)
This kanji means "selection" or "choice," and it's used to count things that are selected, picked, or chosen.
Counts: selections, choices, things that are picked or chosen, etc.
トーフグは、面白いウェブサイト100選に選ばれた。
Tofugu was picked as one of the 100 interesting websites.
美味しい納豆3選をご紹介します。
We're going to introduce our three choices of delicious natto.
膳 (ぜん)
<! Inline 17: a pair of chopsticks>
This kanji is used to count bowls of food and pairs of chopsticks. It's specifically the counter of choice for bowls of rice—bowls of other kinds of food can also be counted with 杯 (はい), but 膳 is more polite. Similarly, counting chopsticks with 膳 is the "correct," polite way to do it.
Counts: chopsticks (as utensils), bowls of rice, bowls of meat, wood that's not yet processed into lumber, etc.
お箸を5膳テーブルに並べておいて。
Can you set five pairs of chopsticks on the table?
ご飯を1膳おかわりした。
I got one more bowl of rice.
層 (そう)
This one is used to count layers.
Counts: layers, cake layers, building floors, pagoda floors, stupa floors, etc.
葡萄の3層ゼリーを作りました。
I made three-layered grape jelly.
2層カーボンのチェックを1冊注文しました。
I ordered a booklet of double-layered carbon checks.
槽 (そう)
This is used to count bathtubs (浴槽/よくそう), water and fish tanks (水槽/すいそう), and washing machine tubs (洗濯槽/せんたくそう), all of which end in the kanji 槽!
Counts: bathtubs, water tanks, fish tanks, washing machine tubs
水槽を3槽買ってきました。
I bought three fish tanks.
浴槽の掃除、6槽のうちまだ1槽しか終わってません。
As for cleaning the bathtubs, I've only finished one of the six so far.
艘 (そう)
<! Inline 18: a little sailboat>
This kanji is used to count boats. If you want to count ships (which are bigger), use 隻 (せき).
Counts: boats, kayaks, bamboo-leaf boats, sailboats, yachts, etc.
公園の池には9艘のボートが浮かんでいた。
Nine boats were floating on the pond in the park.
コウイチはヨットを2艘持っていると言っていたが、折り紙で作ったヨットだった。
Koichi said he owned two yachts, but they were origami ones.
則 (そく)
This is an ordinal number suffix used to count rules. It's usually combined with the ordinal number prefix 第. 4則 is normally read as よんそく, but when you use it for the four basic arithmetic operations (addition, subtraction, etc.), the pronunciation will be しそく.
Counts: rules
社員規則集の第7則は読みましたか?
Did you read the seventh rule of the employee rulebook?
今日学校で4則演算を習いました。
I learned four arithmetic operations at school today.
速 (そく)
This is an ordinal number suffix for vehicle and bicycle gears (used to express, for example, shifting into fourth gear).
Counts: vehicle gears, bicycle gears
ギアを2速に切り替えた。
I shifted into second gear.
雪道なのに3速で100キロで走行するなんて危ないよ！
It's dangerous to drive at 100km/h in third gear on a snowy road!
揃い (そろい)
写真撮影時の雨具1そろいが欲しいな。
I want a set of rain gear for the photo shoot.
The word 揃う (そろう) means "to be complete." This counter, which is the noun version, means "a set of matching items" (because they're complete). It's used to count sets of items with two or more matching pieces. The wago readings are used for one through three, and four can be wago as well, but it's usually kango.
Counts: chopsticks, futon sets, bedding sets, suits, tea sets, utensil sets, biwa (Japanese lutes), etc.
同じ食器のセット、2揃いも買ってどうするの？
Why are you buying two complete sets of the same tableware?
写真撮影時の雨具1そろいが欲しいな。
I want a set of rain gear for the photo shoot.
尊 (そん)
<! Inline 19: a Jizo statue>
This is used to count Buddhist and Jizō statues.
Counts: Buddhist statues, Jizō statues, large statues of Buddha (大仏/だいぶつ)
本堂には、仏様が3尊祀られていた。
There were three statues of Buddha enshrined in the main temple.
1尊のお地蔵様から毛が生えているぞ！
There's hair coming out of one of the Jizō statues!
打 (だ)
This is used to count hits in baseball (that actually hit the ball), strokes in golf, and swings in tennis and table tennis.
Counts: hits in baseball, golf strokes, tennis swings, table tennis swings, punches, hits, etc.
ゴルフで1打罰を食らってしまった。
I got a one-stroke penalty in golf.
あの2打目は痛そうだな。
That second punch looked painful.
体 (たい)
<! Inline 20: a barbie doll>
This one's used to count dolls, statues, and unidentified deceased bodies.
Counts: statues, large statues of Buddha (大仏/だいぶつ), unidentified corpses, carvings, horse pictures, earthen/clay figures, dolls, puppets, plush toys, stuffed animals, Buddhist statues, Jizō statues, Moai statues, objects in which deities or spirits reside, wax models, snowmen, chromosomes, typefaces, styles of handwriting
コウイチはバービー人形を6体持っている。
Koichi has six Barbie dolls.
こんなところに石像3体あったっけ？
Were there three stone statues here?
隊 (たい)
This is used to count corps, units, parties, troops, and so on. Groups of Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts that go on expeditions are all included in this counter's uses.
Counts: troops, corps, units, parties, expedition teams, medical corps, hospital units, etc.
44隊の探検隊がこのジャングルで行方不明になった。
Forty-four expedition teams went missing in this jungle.
自衛隊が2隊派遣された。
Two troops from the Japanese Self-Defense Force have been dispatched.
代 (だい)
This counter is used for generations (of about thirty years), decades, lifetimes, eras, reigns, and so on. It's also used to count how many decades old a person is. For example, someone in their twenties would be in their 20代.
Counts: generations, lifetimes, specific decades, eras, reigns
コウイチは1代でトーフグをここまで成長させた。
Koichi grew Tofugu this much in his lifetime.
二十代の頃は、お酒ばっかり飲んでいたなあ。
I was drinking a lot in my twenties.
60年代の音楽が好きなんです。
I like 60s music.
題 (だい)
題 is used to count titles, problems, and questions on a test. It can be combined with the ordinal number prefix 代 and the ordinal number suffix 目 to refer to specific problems or questions.
Counts: titles, problems, questions, separate rakugo stories
難しい問題が3題も出題された。
There were three difficult questions.
1日2題ずつ問題を解くようにしています。
I try solving two questions a day.
新しい映画のために100題以上もタイトルを考えたのに、どれも監督には気に入ってもらえなかった。
I came up with more than a hundred titles for the new movie, but the director didn’t like any of them.
卓 (たく)
<! Inline 21: a restaurant-style table>
You use this one to count tables, especially those in a restaurant or diner.
Counts: tables, desks, Mahjong tables, dining tables, etc.
このダイナーにはテーブルが3卓しかない。
This diner only has three tables.
ボードゲームの参加者、5卓募集しています。
We are accepting board game entrants for five tables.
樽 (たる)
This counter is for barrels and kegs. The wago reading is used for one and two, though two can be kango as well.
Counts: barrels and kegs
トーフグのオフィスにはビール樽が5樽常備してあるって本当ですか?
Is it true that there are always five beer kegs at the Tofugu office?
ワイン樽を2樽買った。
I bought two wine barrels.
弾 (だん)
<! Inline 22: a bullet>
This is used to count bullets. It’s also used to count commercial events and campaigns (that come out quickly, one after another, like gunshots). It's common to combine this counter with the ordinal number prefix 第 for when you want to refer to a specific event, like "the first event of this series."
Counts: bullets, events, projects, plans, ideas, etc.
その銃には1弾も弾は入ってないはずだ。
That gun isn't supposed to have any bullets in it.
トーフグのプレゼントキャンペーン第2弾でステッカーが当たった。
I won a sticker in the second round of Tofugu's free gift promotions.
団 (だん)
This kanji is used to count groups, troops, and bodies of people.
Counts: orchestras, travelers, students, fellowships, troops, theatrical troupes, acting troupes, etc.
運悪く、観光客の1団と出くわしてしまった。
Unfortunately, I ran into a group of tourists.
ガールスカウト東京第8団に所属しています。
I belong to Girl Scout Troop 8 in Tokyo.
単位 (たんい)
This word is used to count academic credits.
Counts: academic credits
卒業にはあと4単位必要だ。
I need four more credits to graduate.
テスト期間中にインフルエンザにかかって、今期20単位落とした。
I got the flu during exams, and I lost twenty credits for this term.
段階 (だんかい)
This word means "steps"—not stairsteps, but stages or phases.
Counts: steps, stages, phases, plans, negotiations, processes, procedures, productions, levels, etc.
このプロジェクトを達成するには、2段階のフェーズがあります。
There are two phases to accomplishing this project.
カレーの辛さは、3段階の辛さから選べます。
You can pick your curry's hotness from three levels.
MT車には、普通は5段階のギヤがあります。
Manual cars usually have five gear speeds.
段落 (だんらく)
This is used to count paragraphs and stages of tasks. It can be combined with the ordinal number prefix 第 or the suffix 目 to specify which paragraph or stage is being referenced.
Counts: paragraphs, stages of tasks
この段落、2段落に分けた方がいいんじゃない?
Wouldn't it be better to separate this paragraph in two?
仕事が1段落したら、電話するよ。
I'll call you when I finish the task I'm working on.
この2段落目にある、豆腐河豚という漢字の読み方を教えてください。
Can you teach me how to read the kanji 豆腐河豚 in the second paragraph?
丁 (ちょう)
<! Inline 23: a block of tofu>
This counter is used for six different categories of things. The most common of these is tofu, but there are so many, we wrote an entire article about them! To read more, check out our in-depth guide to the counter 丁 (coming soon).
Counts: tofu, koyadofu, ganmodoki, hanpen, konnyaku, tuna, orders of ramen, orders of soba, lively actions, games, matches, kitchen knives, scissors, etc.
帰りにお豆腐屋さんでお豆腐1丁を買って帰ってきて。
Can you buy a block of tofu at the tofu store on your way back?
はいよ！ラーメン1丁、お待ちどおさま！
Here is your ramen, sorry for the wait!
挺 (ちょう)
ビエトはデスクの引き出しから銃を1挺取り出した。
Viet took a gun out of his desk drawer.
This counter is used to count four different categories of things. The most common are kitchen knives and guns, so make sure to remember those. To learn more, read our full article about the counter 挺 (coming soon).
Counts: kitchen knives, carving knives, axes, saws, chisels, scissors, ice axes, sickles, files, wrenches, nail clippers, spears, lances, oars, spades, hoes, guns, pistols, rifles, guitars, shamisen, violins, palanquins, portable shrines, rickshaws, ink sticks, candles, abacuses, etc.
包丁3挺がスーツケースに入っています。
There are three kitchen knives in the suitcase.
ビエトはデスクの引き出しから銃を1挺取り出した。
Viet took a gun out of his desk drawer.
対 (つい)
This kanji can mean "opposite," "equal," or "compare," and it's used to count pairs.
Counts: stilts, pairs of hanging scrolls, earrings, pairs of flower offerings, pairs of rice balls, etc.
天使から1対の翼をプレゼントしてもらったんだ。
An angel gave me a pair of wings.
ペアグラスを2対買って、1対は両親にプレゼントした。
I bought two sets of glasses and gave one pair to my parents.
掴み (つかみ)
The verb 掴む (つかむ) means "to grab." 掴み is the noun version, and it's used to count grabbable portions. It's usually translated to "handfuls" in English. The wago readings are used for one and two, and the rest are normally in kango.
Counts: handfuls of things
パセリ1掴みってどれぐらいの量かな。
I wonder how much a handful of parsley is.
しめじを2つかみとベーコンをたくさん用意してください。
Prepare two handfuls of shimeji mushrooms and a lot of bacon.
包み (つつみ)
<! Inline 24: a money envelope>
The verb 包む (つつむ) means "to wrap." 包み is the noun version, and it's used to count wrapped things. Paper money (bills) "wrapped" in envelopes also count. One or two wrapped things will be counted with the wago readings, then the rest will use kango.
Counts: wrapped gifts, wrapped sweets, envelopes of money, individual packages, etc.
お土産に、お茶菓子14包みを用意しています。
I prepared fourteen wrapped tea treats as souvenirs.
朝ごはんにクッキーを2包み食べた。
I ate two (individual) packs of cookies for breakfast.
綴/綴り (つづり)
This is used to count sets of papers connected together. This includes small booklets of coupons, pages with multiple discount tickets, or meal vouchers that come attached to one another. 一綴り can be used to count any number of connected items in one packet, as long as they come attached. One or two sets will be counted with the wago readings, three can be either, then the rest use kango.
Counts: sets of coupons, sets of discount tickets, sets of meal vouchers, sets of stamps, etc.
毎月社員に食券2綴りが配布されます。
Workers get two sets of meal coupons every month.
郵便局で切手を1綴買ってきた。
I bought a set of stamps at the post office.
坪 (つぼ)
This is a Japanese unit of land size. 一坪 (ひとつぼ) is about 3.31 square meters. In English, these units are usually left untranslated, and referred to as just "tsubo." One or two tsubo are read using wago, three plots can be wago or kango, and the rest are (you guessed it) kango.
Counts: 3.31 square meters of land
33坪の土地を買いました。
I bought thirty-three tsubo of land.
ジャマルは5坪の立ち飲み屋をオープンした。
Jamal opened a five-tsubo standing bar.
壺 (つぼ)
<! Inline 25: a nice big pot, like the ones from zelda>
This word means "pot," "jar," or "vase," but it refers to a specific type of Japanese jar. If you do an image search, make sure to set your language to Japanese, because Chinese 壺 are a bit different, but you'll get a good idea of what these count. This counter is only used to count these traditionally-shaped containers, so its usage is falling out of favor, but it's still used in museums and older texts. The wago readings are used for one or two pots, three can be either, and the rest are kango.
Counts: tsubo jars of sea urchin, tsubo jars of umeboshi, tsubo vases full of flowers, tsubo jars, tsubo pots, etc.
母が梅干し3壺を日本から送ってくれました。
My mom sent me three tsubo jars of umeboshi from Japan.
今日はゼルダの伝説で19壺割った。
I smashed nineteen pots in The Legend of Zelda today.
摘み (つまみ)
This is used to count pinches of something. It's written in hiragana (without the kanji) fairly often. The wago readings are used for one and two pinches, but the rest are kango.
Counts: pinches of salt, pinches of spices, pinches of katsuobushi, pinches of sesame seeds, etc.
仕上げに塩を1摘み入れてください。
Finish it off with a pinch of salt.
白ごまを2つまみかけたら出来上がりです。
Sprinkle on two pinches of white sesame seeds and it's done!
手 (て)
This one counts martial arts techniques (技/わざ), shogi moves, sumo tricks, hands in card games, general means, ways, and tricks, as well as groups of people.
二手 can be read as ふたて when it's used to refer to two ways, groups, or people, so watch out for that.
Counts: martial arts techniques, shogi moves, hands (in card games), sumo techniques, means, ways, tricks, traditional dance moves, groups, people in charge, etc.
2手に分かれて追いかけよう。
Let's split up into two groups and chase after them.
将棋をする時は、常に5手先まで考えるようにしている。
When I play shogi, I always try to think five moves ahead.
艇 (てい)
This is used to count boats, yachts, and sailing boats specifically made for and used in races.
Counts: racing boats, racing yachts, racing sailboats, etc.
競艇で、5艇立てレースに出場しました。
I participated in a five-boat race.
潜水艇の模型を4艇持っています。
I have four model submarines.
滴 (てき)
<! Inline 26: an IV dripping>
You count drops or drips of liquid with this one. Anything from drops of sweat to drips in an IV.
Counts: drops, drips
水筒にはもう1滴の水も残っていなかった。
There was no water left in my water bottle, not even a single drop.
寝る前にラベンダーオイルを枕に2、3滴ふりかけます。
I put two to three drops of lavender oil onto my pillow before bed.
店 (てん)
This is used to count shops, restaurants, and branches or chains of companies. You can also use two other counters, 軒 (けん) and 店舗 (てんぽ), for shops and restaurants, but 軒 is not used for branches.
Counts: shops, stores, restaurants, diners, cafes, branches, chains, store locations, etc.
トーフグはポートランドで豆腐屋を5店経営している。
Tofugu is running five tofu shops in Portland.
3店レコード屋を回って3店目でようやく見つけたんです。
I went to three record stores and finally found this at the third one.
店舗 (てんぽ)
Like the previous counter, this is used to count shops, restaurants, and branches or chains of companies. You can use two other Japanese counters, 店 (てん) and 軒 (けん), for shops and restaurants, but 軒 is not used for branches.
Counts: shops, stores, restaurants, diners, cafes, branches, chains, store locations, etc.
この店は、東京で22店舗展開するドーナツ屋チェーンです。
This shop is a donut chain that has twenty-two locations in Tokyo.
至近距離にスタバが6店舗もある。
There are six Starbucks locations close to one another.
斗 (と)
This is a unit of measurement that is about 18.04 liters. It counts all the traditional items that used to be measured into units of 斗.
Counts: 18.04 liters of kerosene, paraffin oil, oil, sake, rice, etc.
ネットで1斗缶のペンキを買った。
I bought a one-to (eighteen-liter) drum of paint online.
特賞の2斗の米が当たった。
I won the grand prize, which was two to (about 36 liters) of rice.
灯 (とう)
<! Inline 27: a street light/lamp>
This is used to count lights and light-related objects, like street lights.
Counts: electric lights, gas lamps, street lamps or lights, lighthouse lights, mercury lamps, lightbulbs, heaters, etc.
新しい街灯が7灯設置された。
Seven new street lights have been installed.
丸2灯ライトが可愛くてこの車に決めたんです。
I decided on this car because of how cute the two round lights were.
投 (とう)
投 counts throwing actions in sports, like pitching or throwing in baseball, and casting a line in fishing. It can also be combined with the ordinal number suffix 目 to count specific throws.
Counts: pitches, bowls, casts (in fishing), javelin throws, shot put throws, discus throws, etc.
全部で3投することができます。
You get three throws total.
2投目はうまくいった。
The second throw went well.
島 (とう)
This counter counts islands, especially in writing.
Counts: islands
この近くには、離島が8島あります。
There are eight isolated islands around here.
ハワイ7島コンプした。
I completed my visit to all seven of the Hawaiian islands.
盗 (とう)
This is used to count steals (of bases) in baseball. 1盗, 2盗, and 3盗 are used to refer to stealing first base, second base, and third base, respectively. 本盗 (ほんとう) is used when counting stolen runs (to home base).
Counts: stolen bases
あの選手は、1試合で合計7盗した。
That player stole seven bases in one game.
初回で2盗、3盗に成功したのはエモいな。
Stealing second and third base in the first inning is breathtaking.
塔 (とう)
<! Inline 28: Tokyo tower>
This kanji is used to count towers, especially in writing. It can also be combined with the ordinal number suffix 目 to count specific towers.
Counts: towers, steeples, tall monuments, pagodas, stupas, etc.
落雷で電波塔が3塔倒れてしまった。
Three radio towers fell due to the lightning.
ドミノタワー1塔目完成した。
I completed the first domino tower.
棟 (とう/むね)
火事で家屋が7棟全焼した。
Seven houses were completely burned down by the fire.
棟 counts buildings and houses. It's also used to count buildings that humans do not live in, like garages, detached storehouses, and sheds. The kanji can be read either as とう or むね, but they're both about equally common. When the reading is とう, it uses the kango readings. When the reading is むね, one and two are wago and the rest are kango.
Counts: buildings, houses, tenements, warehouses, factories, garages, storehouses, outhouses, huts, sheds, etc.
火事で家屋が7棟全焼した。
Seven houses were completely burned down by the fire.
ミサイル開発施設を2棟建設する予定です。
We're planning to build two facilities for missile development.
湯 (とう/ゆ)
This is used for hot springs and hot spring resorts. The kanji can be read as either とう or ゆ, but とう is more common.
Counts: hot springs, hot spring resorts, onsen
トーフグには日本の秘湯10湯の記事があります。
Tofugu has an article about 10 Secret Onsen in Japan.
2湯目は、とうふぐ湯の足湯です。
The second hot spring I tried was the Tofugu-Yu foot bath.
等 (とう)
This is an ordinal number suffix for orders, classes, and grades.
Counts: prize numbers, places in a race, engineer ranks, officer ranks, train carriage classes, passenger classes, star magnitudes, etc.
1等の賞品は、トーフグの縫いぐるみです。
The prize for first place is a stuffed Tofugu doll.
2等車の寝心地はどうだった？
How was sleeping in the economy cabin (railroad car)?
堂 (どう)
<! Inline 29: a temple>
This is used to count buildings with names that end in 堂, like chapels (礼拝堂), temples (お堂), and halls (〜堂).
Counts: chapels, temples, shrines, halls, lecture halls, auditoriums, assembly halls, churches, cathedrals, etc.
この建物には、礼拝堂が3堂あります。
In this building, there are three chapels.
お堂が1堂取り壊されることになった。
One of the temples will be demolished.
通り (とおり)
This is used to count ways, methods, and procedures. One, two, and three ways can be read with wago or kango, but four and up are kango.
Counts: ways, methods, procedures
日本語を短期間で習得するには、2通りの方法があります。
There are two ways to master Japanese in a short period of time.
このTシャツは5通りに着回しできる優れモノです。
This t-shirt is a handy item that can be coordinated in five ways.
度数 (どすう)
度数 is used to count the credit amounts on telephone cards, the strength of glasses or contact prescriptions, angles, and degrees of temperature.
Counts: phone card credit or usage amounts, TV card credit or usage amounts, strengths of prescriptions, angle degrees, temperature in degrees
懐かしい! 50度数のテレホンカードだ。
Oh dear, that's the good old fifty-message phone card.
-3.50度数のコンタクトレンズを使っています。
I'm using -3.50 contact lenses.
鍋 (なべ)
<! Inline 30: a nabe pot>
This word means nabe pot, and it's used to count the pots themselves and the dishes served in them. One and two nabe are read with wago, and the rest are kango.
Counts: nabe pots, nabe
あのお相撲さんは、ちゃんこ鍋1鍋を一人で全部平らげた。
That sumo wrestler ate up a whole nabe pot of chanko by himself.
辛いのと辛くないの、2鍋作ったよ。
I made two pots of nabe, one spicy and one not spicy.
男 (なん)
This kanji means "man," but it's used to count sons. They're read using the kango readings, but two is an exception—instead of に, it's read as じ. It can also be used as an ordinal number suffix, but one and two become 長男 (ちょうなん) and 次男 (じなん).
Counts: sons
2男2女の子供を持つことが夢なんです。
My dream is to have two sons and two daughters.
長男の名前はコウイチで、次男の名前はビエトです。
My first son's name is Koichi and my second's name is Viet.
握り (にぎり)
This word means "grip" or "handle," and it's used to count handfuls of various things. One and two handfuls are read with wago, and the rest are kango, but it's very rare to see people use it for three or more handfuls these days anyway. You only have two hands, after all.
Counts: handfuls of things
袋には2握りの米しか残っていません。
We only have two handfuls of rice left.
ほんの1握りの人しか成功しない。
Only a handful of people succeed.
波 (は)
<! Inline 31: a wave in the ocean>
波 counts all waves, from tangible tsunami waves to invisible radio waves. It's also used to count air raids, as well as groups flocking to a location, like a protest or demonstration. It can be combined with the ordinal number prefix 第 to specify which wave you're referring to.
Counts: waves, tsunamis, ripples, radio waves, radio signals, air raids, student demonstrations, mass demonstrations, protests, crowds, etc.
これは第1波の津波です。
This is the first wave of the tsunami.
この電波塔からは、28波の電波が送られている。
This radio tower broadcasts twenty-eight different signals.
派 (は)
This is used to count groups, parties, schools, factions, denominations, and sects.
Counts: factions, denominations, groups, literature groups, schools of poets, political parties, Buddhist sects, etc.
トーフグの社員は2派に分裂して対立している。
The Tofugu employees split up into two factions and are fighting each other.
優柔不断なので中々1派に絞れません。
I'm indecisive, so I'm having trouble narrowing it down to one party.
倍 (ばい)
This kanji means "twice," "double," or "a number of times," and it's used to count multiples of something.
Counts: multiples of a particular thing, sizes, numbers, competition ratios, magnifications, etc.
マミはマイケルの3倍の量のベーコンを食べる。
Mami eats triple the amount of bacon Michael does.
日本人は私よりも100倍多くの日本語を知っている。
Japanese people know a hundred times more Japanese words than I do.
拍 (はく)
This word means "to clap" your hands, so it's used to count beats and time in music, as well as mora (similar to a syllable in English, but not quite the same).
Counts: beats, musical time, morae
これは2拍3連符です。
This is a quarter note triplet.
「オーストラリ」アは7拍です。
"Australia" has seven morae.
刷毛 (はけ)
<! Inline 32: a brush painting a stroke of color>
刷毛 means "brush," and it's used to count brush strokes, especially those in painting. The wago readings are used for one and two, but the rest are kango.
Counts: strokes, paintbrush strokes
お好み焼きソースを2刷毛塗った。
I smeared on two strokes of okonomiyaki sauce.
アヤはひと刷毛でサッと色を付けた。
Aya quickly added a stroke of paint.
馬身 (ばしん)
Together these kanji literally mean "horse body," so this is used to count lengths of horse bodies (from nose to tail). Specific, but useful for horse racing.
Counts: horse lengths
トーフグは日本ダービーで3馬身差で2位に敗れた。
Tofugu lost by three lengths and got second place in the Japanese Derby.
1馬身は約2.4mです。
One horse length is about 2.4m.
腹 (はら)
筋子を1腹使いました。
I used one sack of salted salmon roe.
This kanji means "belly," and it's used to count things that live inside bellies. This includes sacks of raw fish and clutches (ie., one birth's worth) of bird or reptile eggs. It's also used to count jars like kame (瓶) or tsubo (壺), whose middle part (belly) expands outward (like a beer belly). The wago readings are used for one and two, three can be either, and kango are used for the rest.
Counts: sacks of roe, sacks of soft roe (milt), sea urchin, clutches of crocodile eggs, etc.
親戚から明太子5腹をもらった。
I got five sacks of spicy cod roe from a relative.
筋子を1腹使いました。
I used one sack of salted salmon roe.
針 (はり)
This word means "needle," and it's used to count stitches (especially surgical stitches). Doctors might use a different reading for 針, which is しん with kango numbers, but it's generally read as はり with the wago readings for one and two, and three can be either. The rest are kango, though.
Counts: seams, stitches, sutures
おでこを13針縫いました。
I got twelve stitches in my forehead.
4針縫ったところで糸が切れてしまった。
The string snapped when I got to four stitches.
張/張り (はり)
<! Inline 33: a tent>
The verb 張る means "to spread out," and this is the noun version, so it counts things that can be spread out. This includes tents, mosquito nets, and stage curtains. The wago readings are used for one and two, three can be either, and the rest are kango.
Counts: tents, stage curtains, banners, mosquito nets, paper lanterns, instrument strings, bowstrings, bows, tent-style pavilions or gazebos, traditional Japanese umbrellas, bamboo screens, etc.
被災地にテント65張りが設置された。
Sixty-five tents have been set up at the disaster area.
ビエトが弓を2張持ってオフィスにやって来たのでびっくりした。
I was surprised when Viet showed up at the office with two bows.
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Military science fiction media franchise
Starship TroopersCreated byOriginal workStarship Troopers (1959)OwnersYears1959–presentPrint publicationsNovel(s)Starship Troopers (1959)Films and televisionFilm(s)Starship Troopers (1997)Animated series
Starship Troopers (1988)
Roughnecks: Starship Troopers Chronicles (1999–2000)
Television film(s)Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation (2004)Direct-to-videoGamesTraditionalRole-playingStarship Troopers: The Roleplaying Game (2005)Video game(s)MiscellaneousPinballStarship Troopers (1997)Official websitestarshiptroopers .com
Starship Troopers is an American military science fiction media franchise based on the 1959 novel of the same name by Robert A. Heinlein and the satirical 1997 film adaptation by screenwriter Edward Neumeier and director Paul Verhoeven.
Setting
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The series is set hundreds of years in the future, after a collapse of Western democracy and many resulting wars. In this future, human society is now ruled by the Terran Federation, a government run by military veterans. Military service is voluntary, but required to earn the full rights of citizenship, such as holding office and voting.
Much of the series focuses on the experiences of Juan "Johnny" Rico and the lessons he learns enlisting in military service along with his hometown friends, Carmen Ibanez (a love interest who becomes a pilot) and Carl (who, in the films, is shown as being a psychic who joins military intelligence). Johnny joins the 'Mobile Infantry', the primary foot soldiers of the Federation (depicted in the book as having advanced armored suits equipped with jetpacks and nuclear weapons). While Johnny is in training, an alien species known as the "Arachnids" attacks Buenos Aires, resulting in the death of Johnny's family (only his mother in the books, his entire family in the film). After this, the Federation goes to war and the series follows their attempts to defeat the "bugs", especially by capturing part of the Arachnid ruling class.
Novel
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Starship Troopers (1959)
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Main article: Starship Troopers
At some point between 1958 and 1959, Robert Heinlein put aside the novel that would become Stranger in a Strange Land and wrote Starship Troopers. His motivation arose partially from his anger at US President Dwight Eisenhower's decision to suspend US nuclear tests, and the Soviet tests that occurred soon afterward.[1] Writing in his 1980 volume Expanded Universe, Heinlein would say that the publication of a newspaper advertisement placed by the National Committee for a Sane Nuclear Policy on April 5, 1958, calling for a unilateral suspension of nuclear weapons testing by the United States sparked his desire to write Starship Troopers. Heinlein and his wife Virginia created the "Patrick Henry League" in an attempt to create support for the US nuclear testing program. Heinlein stated that he used the novel to clarify his military and political views.
Like many of Heinlein's books, Starship Troopers was completed in a few weeks. It was originally written as a juvenile novel for New York publishing house Scribner; Heinlein had previously had success with this format, having written several such novels published by Scribner. The manuscript was rejected, prompting Heinlein to end his association with the publisher completely, and resume writing books with adult themes.[1][4][5] Scholars have suggested that Scribner's rejection was based on ideological objections to the content of the novel, particularly its treatment of military conflict.[4][6]
The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction first published Starship Troopers in October and November 1959 as a two-part serial titled Starship Soldier.[5]
Commentators have written that Starship Troopers is not driven by its plot, though it contains scenes of military combat. Instead, much of the novel is given over to a discussion of ideas. In particular, the discussion of political views is a recurring feature of what scholar Jeffrey Cass described as an "ideologically intense" book. A 1997 review in Salon categorized it as a "philosophical novel".[9] Critics have debated to what extent the novel promotes Heinlein's own political views. Some contend that the novel maintains a sense of irony that allows readers to draw their own conclusions; others argue that Heinlein is sermonizing throughout the book, and that its purpose is to expound Heinlein's militaristic philosophy.
Films
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Live-action
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Film U.S. release date Director(s) Screenwriter(s) Producer(s) Starship Troopers November 7, 1997 Paul Verhoeven Edward Neumeier Jon Davison
Alan Marshall Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation April 24, 2004 Phil Tippett Jon Davison Starship Troopers 3: Marauder August 5, 2008 Edward Neumeier David Lancaster
Future
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In December 2011, film producer Neal H. Moritz announced plans to produce a reboot of the Starship Troopers film franchise.[10] In November 2016, Columbia and Moritz announced the writing team of Mark Swift and Damian Shannon had been signed to pen the screenplay.[11] Verhoeven expressed skepticism at the proposed remake, citing reports that it draws heavily from the original militaristic 1959 novel.[12]
Animated
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Film U.S. release date Director(s) Screenwriter(s) Story by Producer(s) Starship Troopers: Invasion August 28, 2012 Shinji Aramaki Flint Dille Shinji Aramaki
Joseph Chou
Shigehito Kawada Joseph Chou Starship Troopers: Traitor of Mars August 21, 2017 Shinji Aramaki
Masaru Matsumoto Edward Neumeier Joseph Chou
Max Nishi
Tomi Hashimoto
Television
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Series Episodes First released Last released Showrunner(s) Network(s) Starship Troopers 6 October 25, 1988 December 17, 1988 Tetsurō Amino — Roughnecks: Starship Troopers Chronicles 36 + 4 clip shows August 30, 1999 April 3, 2000 Richard Raynis BKN
Video games
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Video game U.S. release date Developer Publisher Platform(s) Starship Troopers[13] 1979 Dendron Amusements Dendron Amusements CP/M Starship Troopers 1997 MGA Entertainment MGA Entertainment Handheld LCD game Starship Troopers: Terran Ascendancy October 23, 2000 Blue Tongue Entertainment Hasbro Interactive Windows Starship Troopers October 27, 2005 Strangelite Empire Interactive and Destineer Windows Starship Troopers: Terran Command June 16, 2022 The Artistocrats Slitherine Software Windows Starship Troopers: Extermination May 17, 2023 (early access) Offworld Industries Offworld Industries Windows
Cast and characters
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List indicator(s)
This table shows the principal characters and the actors who have portrayed them throughout the franchise.
A dark grey cell indicates the character was not in the film or video game, or that the character's presence in the film or video game has not yet been announced.
A V indicates a voice only role.
Character Anime series Original series Animated films Animated series Starship Troopers Starship Troopers Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation Starship Troopers 3: Marauder Starship Troopers: Invasion Starship Troopers: Traitor of Mars Roughnecks: Starship Troopers Chronicles 1988 1997 2004 2008 2012 2017 1999–2000 Fed Net Announcer John Cunningham Stephen Stanton Corey Burton Andrew Love Juan D. Rico
John
"Johnny"
Rico Yasunori Matsumoto Casper Van Dien Casper Van Dien David Matranga Casper Van Dien Rino Romano Carl Jenkins Yūji Mitsuya Neil Patrick Harris Justin Doran Rider Strong Carmencita Ibañez
Carmen Rei Sakuma Denise Richards Luci Christian Tish Hicks Charles Zim
Charlie Akira Kamiya Clancy Brown Clancy Brown Yvette Deladrier Mika Doi Brenda Strong Emilio Rico
Bill Shinji Ogawa Christopher Curry Mrs. Maria Rico Kazuko Yanaga Lenore Kasdorf Smith Alphard
Kitten Kazuhiko Inoue Matt Levin Pat Leivy
Ace Shō Hayami Jake Busey Ian Frankel Tomomichi Nishimura Theodore C. Hendrick
Ted Kazuyuki Sogabe Greg Paterson Hirotaka Suzuoki T. Azuma Shūichi Ikeda S. Cherenkov Masahiro Anzai Clea Saeko Shimazu Dunn Shingo Hiromori Isabelle Flores
Dizzy Dina Meyer Dina Meyer Elizabeth Daily Shujumi Anthony Ruivivar Jean Rasczak Michael Ironside Jamie Hanes Zander Barcalow Patrick Muldoon Nicholas Guest Breckenridge Eric Bruskotter "Birdie" Byrd Ungela Brockman Djana'D Tami-Adrian George Katrina McIntire Blake Lindsley Lei Sahara Colleen Porch V.J. Dax Richard Burgi Pavlov Dill Lawrence Monoson Dede Rake
(née Deladier) Brenda Strong Dix Hauser Boris Kodjoe Lola Beck Jolene Blalock Omar Anoke Stephen Hogan Enolo Phid Amanda Donohoe Holly Little Marnette Patterson Bull Brittles Stelio Savante J. Kirby Nicole Salandra "Slug" Skinner Garth Breytenbach A. Sunday Tanya van Graan Link Manion Cécile Breccia A. Danner Graeme Richards M. Hightower Antonio Summerton Elmo Goniff Joe Vaz Tony Daugherty Sam Roman "Ice Blonde" Melissa Davis Tia Durer
Trig Emily Neves "Mech" Jovan Jackson Henry Varro
Hero David Wald Otis Hacks
Bugspray Andrew Love "Ratzass" Leraldo Anzaldua "Holy Man" Kalob Martinez Francis Brutto David DeLuise Richard LaCroix
Doc James Horan Jeff Gossard
Goss Bill Fagerbakke "Colonel" T'Phai Steve Staley Marlow Thomas Wagner Miriam Redwing Irene Bedard Sanchez R. Lee Ermey Earl Walker Michael Harrington
Reception
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Critical and public response
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Film Rotten Tomatoes Metacritic CinemaScore Starship Troopers 63% (63 reviews)[14] 51 (20 reviews)[15] C+[16] Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation 33% (6 reviews)[17] — — Starship Troopers 3: Marauder 50% (6 reviews)[18] — — Starship Troopers: Invasion — (4 reviews)[19] — — Starship Troopers: Traitor of Mars — (4 reviews)[20] — —
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Still, odds are that if you’re even a casual gamer, you’ve probably heard of Warhammer 40,000, Age of Sigmar or Fantasy Battle. In the same way that Dungeons & Dragons has become the pinnacle of all tabletop RPGs in the public’s eyes, Warhammer has a terminator’s iron grip on the mainstream perception of miniatures games.
Best tabletop miniatures games
Malifaux
Infinity
Guild Ball
Dreadball
Star Wars: Legion
The Walking Dead: All Out War
A Song of Ice and Fire: Tabletop Miniatures Game
Frostgrave
Gaslands: Refuelled
If you’ve not already felt tempted to get into the many, many different Warhammer games and spin-offs on offer - or even if you tried and fell at the first hurdle - it simply might not be the game for you. Whether it’s the theme, the miniatures, the sheer amount of models required to play or the rules that you play by, Warhammer just isn’t for everyone - and that includes those who have been playing it for so long that they’re looking for a new horizon to explore or a new army to build.
With that in mind, here are our recommendations for the best miniatures games you can play right now that aren’t Warhammer.
1. Malifaux
Malifaux sets its conflicts in a strange and deadly alternate-1900s Earth of the same name, full of horrible monsters, even more horrible people and a slew of ghosts, steampunk constructs and goblins. If you’re at all excited by the dark world of RPG Blades in the Dark - a Dicebreaker favourite - then this should certainly be a world to grab your attention. You could quite conceivably be leading a swamp hag into battle, surrounded by moss-covered, gatling gun-wielding, clockwork robots. On the other side of the table, a gang of Japanese-inspired ghosts and deadly spirits.
Malifaux is incredibly evocative and comes with some interesting new takes on the miniature wargaming formula. Done away with are dice, favouring instead a deck of cards that determines one-on-one conflicts as well as the damage you do and the defenses you can put up. You’re able to hold a hand of ‘cheat’ cards throughout each round, allowing you to make sure important steps in combat go your way - for instance, by changing a 2 into that 12 you’ve been saving.
Malifaux is a skirmish game, which means that you’ll be using a very small model count. This makes it a lot cheaper to get into combat, as you’ll only need to assemble a 10-unit squad rather than a 200-model mega-army. Each model also becomes a lot more personal and important, as losing just one is a significant portion of your army gone for good.
Malifaux also features alternating activations. If you have played a large game of Warhammer you’ll know that sitting around for 30 minutes whilst your opponent murders you and you just sit and watch is not very fun. Alternating activation means that the simple act of choosing which model is going to take their action first becomes even more pivotal.
If you’re looking at getting into Malifaux then the barrier for entry, especially cost-wise, is pretty low. Do be warned, however, that the small and quite finicky models can be absolute hell to put together, especially for those new to the hobby. There are also some pretty different ideas in the rulebook that wargaming diehards might be blindsided by, as they go against tradition in a few different aspects.
Buy Malifaux on Amazon US or Amazon UK.
2. Infinity
You might not know it from the cover art, but Infinity is set in our world - albeit 175 years into the future when humanity has reached the stars. All the major powers in the world have begun to stake their claim on the hospitable planets in the galaxy and many of the nation states that we know of today have combined forces to create new blocks of power, both on Earth and in the far reaches of space.
This setting allows for some amazing factions and subfactions for players to pick from when assembling their army. You might grab a set of the Panoceania space templars, the East-Asian conglomerate Yu Jing or even wield some kilt-clad, sword swinging Highlanders under the banner of Ariadna.
Infinity is definitely one of the more in-depth rulesets in this list, and probably one of the more complex ones to learn - although you can just grab a starter set and get to grips with the rules pretty gradually. Its complexity allows you to perform a massive amount of different tactics that reward players who stick to the rules. Your soldiers can go prone to avoid enemy fire, suppress choke points, and drop mines and smoke grenades to surprise their opponents. Giant mechs can be piloted and hacked, soldiers can wear stealth suits, and weapons have fire modes and effective ranges. Infinity brings breadth and depth by the bucketload and wraps it all in an incredibly stylish anime aesthetic. Clearly inspired by cultural touchstones such as Akira and Ghost in the Shell, you’ll be seeing gun-toting motorbike drivers, hackers, mechs, cloaking tech and invading alien empires all clashing on your table.
Mechanically, Infinity is really smart with some lovely rules that make for a smooth experience on the table. Like Malifaux, Infinity has low model counts, simulating squad tactics at a micro level rather than 100-model mass-combat scenarios. Each player rolls 20-sided dice whenever they perform an action such as shooting, dodging or healing. To succeed, you need a result lower or equal to the skill level of the soldier who’s attempting it, not unlike an RPG. The fun thing about Infinity is that, when attempting any of these actions within line-of-sight of an enemy, your opponent is able to react - meaning you’ll be doing just as much on your off turns as you are during your actual gos.
Buy Infinity from Zatu Games.
3. Guild Ball
Gosh, there’s been a lot of war and fighting going on in those past couple of games, hasn’t there? If only we could put our differences aside and come together for some fun, carefree organised sporting events. And then punch each other to death at those instead.
Not all miniature wargaming is about amassing armies and seeing whose guns can pump out the most lead in a single turn. Miniatures sports games Dreadball and Guild Ball instead challenge you to best your opponent in a game of goals and tackles, laced with just a sprinkle of unfair play.
Guild Ball is by far the more popular of the two fantasy football titles. Set in a steampunk world, the players represent various guilds from across the cities of the world. It’s also more grounded than its competitor, using rulers and templates like a traditional wargame. There are rules for balls bouncing around the pitch, and you’ll have a stat line for things like how far you can kick the ball and how easily you can weather an attack. It’s definitely the more traditional of the two games, which may make it appealing to those with previous mini games experience.
If you’re a football fan - that’s real football, not the American imposter - you’ll be comfortable with the basic rules of the game and can go from there. You’re passing a ball around the pitch and trying to score in your opponent’s goal - the wackier elements are sprinkled on top. Guild Ball certainly has the nicer sculpts of the two options, as well with a gorgeous range of unique and interestingly-posed characters, along with thematic terrain and pitches you can buy to up the immersion.
Unfortunately, you might have to search around to find a set, as publisher Steamforged recently announced it was bringing an end to the game.
Buy Guild Ball on Amazon US or Amazon UK.
4. Dreadball
Dreadball, in comparison, is much more silly and lightweight. That doesn’t mean it’s necessarily easier or quicker to play, but where Guild Ball concerns itself with a true simulation of a fantasy version of the fantasy game, Dreadball is much more concerned with the bombast and drama of televised sporting events in the far-reaching, alien future of its sci-fi setting. In Dreadball you play through leagues and rile up the fans, and there’s a referee patrolling the pitch that you need to avoid when you’re committing blatant fouls on your opponents - just like in real sports.
The rulers and templates are replaced with a hex-based system, and instead of your standard football rules there are strike zone scoring areas that give you different point values depending on where you score from for a little risk-reward. You get everything you need to play Dreadball in a single box, and just go from there without having to worry about army compositions or how expensive your prospective team is to put together.
Whilst the models in Dreadball aren’t quite the same quality as those in Guild Ball, there’s a huge variety of sci-fi tropes and lookalikes from other games - including Warhammer spin-off Blood Bowl, which it clearly owes a lot of inspiration to. The smorgasboard of silly factions is lovely to pick from; each feels completely unique and absolutely true to the more comedic universe. The rulebook even includes a section on creating your own mutant team by combining lots of different body parts from other miniatures, which is a brilliant idea.
Buy Dreadball on Amazon US or Amazon UK.
5. Star Wars: Legion
For better or for worse, everyone knows Star Wars. So it was almost inevitable that a miniatures game set in a galaxy far, far away was going to find its way to tables of fans the world over. What people might not have realised is that we’d be getting three separate miniatures games that allow you to fight across land, air and sea - or, more accurately, land, space and big space. Where X-Wing specialises in close-quarters dogfights between ships and Armada focuses on massive fleet battles, Legion sticks its boots into the mud of ground combat.
If you’re looking for a wargame that’s very easy for new players to get into, Legion is the one to go with. It’s a very stripped-back system that gets rid of a lot of the guff that comes with some of the older and heavier systems out there. The core rules are incredibly slim and the models are easy to build. All of the stats for each unit fit onto a single standard-sized card and there are essentially just two factions to choose from: goodies or baddies. Gone are rulers and piles of d6s; instead, you’ll use eight-sided dice with symbols for success and failure and measuring sticks for moving your units in set blocks. It makes getting grips with the gameplay a real breeze, and it’s refreshingly quick and light to play.
Not to mention the fact that if you’re a Star Wars mega-fan you could grab three different sets from each of the three games and go from a galaxy-wide fleet battle in Armada to a one-on-one dogfight in X-Wing before touching down on the planet in Legion, with the outcome of each battle affecting the next.
Buy Star Wars: Legion on Amazon US or Amazon UK.
6. The Walking Dead: All Out War
Sometimes things get a little more spicy when you add an unknown extra ingredient. A bit of coffee in your chilli con carne, some Die Hard in your Christmas movie marathon or, in this case, some brain-hungry zombies in your tabletop miniatures game. The story of the Walking Dead exploded into popularity when the original graphic novels were adapted into a record-breaking TV series.
Everyone at some point in their lives has asked themselves what they’d do if they were in that classic zombie apocalypse scenario. The Walking Dead: All Out War gives you a pretty fun avenue to explore that. There are rules for attracting the dead, (or avoiding them) by cleverly using noise to redirect their attacks, pushing your luck between sneaking and sprinting, and scavenging post-apocalyptic scraps.
If you’re a fan of the series of graphic novels that spawned this big box of shambling corpses then you’ll find plenty of recognisable characters popping up here. The miniatures in the box are well-built and come pre-assembled, which is a good start for anyone new to painting. The sculpts themselves are a little bit stockier than your average human, but the exaggerated details will help with those who aren’t as experienced with the artistic side of the hobby.
All Out War isn’t exactly revolutionary but it does do some really fun and interesting things with its source material. The minis are nice, the available terrain is a good start for someone building up a table for modern settings and it all comes packed in a nicely stylish box. It also happens to be one of the few miniatures games that allows you to play solo, too.
If you’re looking for a quick and deadly game of undead dodging, then The Walking Dead: All Out War might just be the miniatures game for you.
Buy The Walking Dead: All Out War on Amazon US or Amazon UK.
7. A Song of Ice and Fire: Tabletop Miniatures Game
Most board games set in the seven kingdoms of Westeros focus on the dirty dealings, betrayal and blood-spilling away from the battlefield. They’re about dispatching your rivals with a knife slipped between the ribs, a poisoned goblet of wine or a crossbow to the nads while you swap the Iron Throne for a porcelain one.
But the A Song of Ice and Fire books and Game of Thrones TV show they inspired wouldn’t be the same without the occasional big ol’ battle and bloodshed en masse. That’s where this sweeping miniatures game steps in, bringing the action down to the grunts at the frontline of each house as they clash swords, spears and deep-rooted philosophical differences - resolved, like all complex discussions, by chopping each other into itty-bitty pieces.
To get across the sense of commanding a vast, highly-trained army belonging to the Starks, Lannisters or whoever you decide to throw your lot in with, the Song of Ice and Fire: Tabletop Miniatures Game uses what’s called a rank-and-file system. Instead of moving individual models as in skirmish games like Warhammer 40,000, your models sit on plastic trays that keep them tightly arranged in pleasingly neat rows and columns. Manoeuvring trays makes for a distinctly different style of play compared to the nimble single troops and flexible gangs in skirmish games.
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While the game’s enlarged scope comes from scores of anonymous troops being whittled down to nothing, the characters you know from the books and TV show also play a key role. Leaders can be assigned to particular units, lending their personality and special abilities to the frontline - you might have the fast striking ability of Robb Stark and his direwolf Grey Wind, or the slower but formidable might of The Mountain, or someone in-between.
Characters not as at home on the bloodsoaked battlefield aren’t left out of the action, either. Familiar faces that favour brains over brawn, such as Tyrion and Sansa, compete over a separate board that represents the political machinations behind the scenes - granting each side extra powers and advantages. You might be able to erode enemy troops’ morale - making them more likely to suffer losses in combat - or boost your own units’ resolve. It makes the whole thing stay true to the world of Westeros, while also giving battles a slightly different feel and flow to more cut-and-dried murderfests. (That said, with over 100 minis in the starter box, you’ll still be slaughtering unfortunate soldiers by the dozen.)
A Song of Ice and Fire is a different kind of Game of Thrones game, and a different kind of miniatures game, compared to what’s out there. Despite the well-known world it’s attached to, its combination of board and miniatures gaming means it’s likely to be more of a cult choice when it comes to finding nearby wargaming clubs and local opponents interested in playing. But as far as getting started with miniatures games goes, everything you need is in the box and you’re likely to already be familiar with the lore - making this a decent first step into a brave new world.
Buy A Song of Ice and Fire: Tabletop Miniatures Game on Amazon US or Amazon UK.
8. Frostgrave
In this bombastic miniatures game - affectionately called Tuesday Night Wizard Fight by my friends - each player gets a certain amount of gold to assemble a warband before taking to the eponymous frozen city of Frostgrave. They have to purchase a wizard and a wizard’s apprentice, then they can spend the gold as they see fit to hire mercenaries to their cause. Units like knights are durable heavy-hitters and thus cost a bit more, but you can also hire archers, thieves, crossbowmen and even dogs.
Once you’ve chosen your wizard, you then select one of ten schools of magic and choose some spells. You might be a summoner, for example, raising demons and attempting to bind them to your will. You might be a sigilist, setting deadly traps - although frankly it’s not recommended that unless you plan on having a really rubbish game - or you might even be a morally dubious necromancer.
So far, so Earthsea, but this is where all the noble traditions of magic and the dignity of being a scholarly wizard go right out the castle window. In your average game of Frostgrave, there are a series of treasure markers. The game is a mad dash to grab those treasure markers and ferry them to the edge of the board, killing off your opponents as you go in order to see who can gather the most experience points and loot. It’s basically the sword-carrying equivalent of someone throwing a bunch of gold in the air in a tavern in order to start a bar fight.
The combat runs off a simple d20 system so it’s not hard to pick up, and your magic users have the option of taking wounds in order to make up for a bad roll so, if you’re desperate to cast a spell, you can push your wizard or apprentice right to the brink of death to make it happen.
Hands down the best thing about Frostgrave is that it’s an extremely cheap game to buy into. The core rulebook, which is all you need to get started, will set you back about fifteen quid at the most. You can also use whatever models you like - even plastic toy soldiers will do - although it’s worth noting that ranged attacks work on line-of-sight in this game, so don’t go for full-size action figures.
If you want to use official Frostgrave miniatures they’re also quite affordable, but a random mishmash is a great way to lean into the chaotic energy that personifies this game. It’s fast, it’s well-suited to campaign play and, best of all, it is very, very silly.
Buy Frostgrave on Amazon US or Amazon UK.
9. Gaslands: Refuelled
If you manage to watch any of the Mad Max films without immediately wanting to strap a flamethrower onto the bonnet of your Peugeot 108 and spray silver food colouring over your mouth then I’m not saying there’s something wrong with you, but you’ll definitely be less excited by the premise of Gaslands: Refuelled than I am.
Gaslands is a ruleset for playing wargames with matchbox cars such as Hot Wheels - or whatever toy cars you can find in a pound shop. You’ll use a points system to assemble a squadron of battle-ready bangers, complete with crew members and welded-on weapons. Gaslands uses a template system that you might be familiar with from games such as X-Wing, in which you’ll place a car at the start of a movement template and then move it to the end to simulate a manoeuvre. Each of your vehicles will be set to a gear, determining how fast it can travel in exchange for manoeuvrability. The higher the gear you’re in, the faster you’ll be able to travel across the board and the more damage you’ll do when you smash into the side of another vehicle.
The biggest obstacle for getting into Gaslands is that the only official real resource that exists for it is the rulebook itself. There are no official models, no kits for upgrading cars, no tokens or templates. The flipside of this is that if you want to give Gaslands a go, and have some toy cars and dice lying around, all you really need is the rulebook and a printer. Templates can be cut from paper and stuck onto cardboard, all the special dice can be rolled as a standard d6 using a table and you don’t have to do a single bit of painting if you’re not fussed about visuals. This makes Gaslands incredibly cheap to get into, absurdly so.
If you want to play a miniatures game that’s truly unique from the standard laser guns and swords, Gaslands is a must, with all kinds of fun bonus rules for elements such as crowd interaction, campaigns, driver experience and levelling up, tanks and helicopters, and pretty much anything you want to add in.
Whether it’s a destruction derby, Mario Kart-style racing or protecting a massive war rig that you’re escorting across a barren desert, there’s lots to love in this gas-guzzling, budget miniatures game.
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Empire brings you the pixel princes and princesses from your favourite game franchises, from pacman to Lara Croft- but who is number one? Read on to find out.
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Whether hearty plumber, battleworn grunt or cutesey farmyard animal, the colourful stars of video games have become emblems of their respective eras. Mario, Sonic and their ilk are the De Niros and Bogarts of the gaming world, closer to the hearts of die-hard console-addicts than any Hollywood icon could be. With this in mind, and after much soul-searching, arguing and quiet contemplation, we have painstakingly assembled our list of the greatest gaming characters ever devised. Most will be old friends, some will be new acquaintances but each and every one is a standout - be they cultural icon, inspired innovation or a masterpiece of character design. The rogue's gallery of gaming legends starts here...
50. Ryu Hayabusa
First appeared in: Ninja Gaiden (1988)
There's no other ninja in gaming we'd rather have on our side. Yoshimitsu? Hop off. The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles? Get back to your sewers. Ryu Hayabusa is the only psychotic swordsman we'd want on our team, and it's pretty obvious to see why.
He's a no-holds-barred maniac, hacking, slashing, backflipping, spinning and leaping all over the shop, chopping up swathes of enemies like he was dicing onions. Mid-air. With a scythe. There's also a bit of Wolverine going on, what with the claw-like appendages on his fists, painting the town red time and again with such grace he looks like some sort of bloody ballet dancer. Minus the tutu.
Also, he's not quite human, which also helps, and he welds the awesomely powerful 'dragon sword'. This is a man not to be messed with, and his honour, grace, and iconic image as the superlative gaming ninja, he'll never be forgotten.
49. Dirk The Daring
First appeared in: Dragon's Lair (1983)
When Dirk first blundered into our lives, screeching and screaming at any form of danger, it was nothing short of a revelation. Laserdisc or arcade, however you got your dose of Dirk, it was utterly, amazingly, astoundingly astonishing. Pixels? Pixels? Dirk's better than pixels. You were basically playing a Disney movie on your TV. In the early 80s! There are no words.
Dirk himself was a brave and highly skilled knight, if somewhat easily scared at times, which all added to the beautiful graphics and design, brought about by ex-Disney animator, Don Bluth. The result allowed this manly man with his tin hat plenty of opportunities to show off his sword swinging skills as he made his way through the wizard's castle, past monsters and ghoulies galore, all with this Disney-esque tone and look that had kids transfixed.
Though it only played through for ten minutes, it was so goddamn tricksy if felt like hours. The controls were also rather limited to a well timed shunt in a particular direction but despite its shortfalls, Dragon's Lair saw Dirk become a huge part of young gamers' lives.
48. Donkey Kong
First appeared in: Donkey Kong (1981)
King Kong, Mighty Joe Young, Donkey Kong in the world of fictional gorillas,
Donkey has some tough competition, but he trounces his rivals in the gorillas-in-gaming world (yes, we're looking at you, Andross from Star Fox), smashing barrels into all comers with manic aplomb.
Arguably the worst named character in the history of gaming (a fiercely fought category, admittedly), Mr Kong was supposedly called 'Donkey' because his Japanese creator and game-devising legend, Shigeru Miyamoto, thought 'Donkey' meant stubborn or stupid in English, and 'Kong' was Japanese slang for Gorilla. Hey, now you know.
Now somewhat overshadowed by his overalls-loving owner, Kong lives on through his 20 strong back catalogue, as well as his appearances in the Smash Bros and Mario Kart series. An ape of few words but many friends, he's everyone's favourite Princess-kidnapper - just don't steal any of his bananas. Seriously, don't.
47. The Horned Reaper
First appeared in: Dungeon Keeper (1997)
The thing is about Horny is that he comes in two different versions. In the original Dungeon Keeper, he was merely (yes, 'merely') a badass unit you could summon by sacrificing a Troll, a Bile Demon, and a Mistress - simple. In the sequel he required a huge amount of mana� but he was also practically invincible.
Giant horns, massive scythe, glaring, glowing eyes - Horny was far more than just another minion for your ever-growing dungeon. Largely uncontrollable, he'd happily decimate the armies of your enemies, but leave him alone and unoccupied and the scythe-wielding demon would start to pull the heads off your own creatures as well. For that, his introductory 'outtakes' from the second version of the game and this interview, he'll always get our subservient, intimidated vote.
46. Vault Boy
First appeared in: Fallout (1997)
Based in part on the 'Uncle Moneybags' character from Monopoly, Vault-Boy is the Fallout series' mascot, popping up when you win trophies, pick character traits or watch an instructional video - all over the shop, basically. The bright, shiny, golden-haired smiley face that reminds you just how not-so bright and shiny post-apocalyptica is when you're running about with a gun and the desperate desire just to stay alive of a morning.
Unique in not actually being a playable character, a speaking character, or even a 'regular' character by any definition, he's such a key part of wasteland life, from your pip-boy to your bobblehead collection, and such an iconic symbol of the franchise that there's no-one else we'd ever think of when someone mentions nuclear disaster adventure games. Well, it's true.
45. Marcus Fenix
First appeared in: Gears Of War (2006)
Of all the marines, in all the alternate galaxies, in all the fictional universes, the gruntiest, muscliest, most trigger-happy of them all is one Mr Marcus Fenix. There might be some back story about him being imprisoned for leaving his post (in order to attempt to save his father, no less) and he might be best mates with Dominic Santiago and they might all have double-barrels of fun blasting locusts and there might be a bit of drama here and there too, but what it's all about it really is making you feel tough. Really tough.
That what Marcus Fenix does. He makes you think you're the toughest cookie in the jar, the hardest of all the nails, the brickiest of all the shit houses. Improbably proportioned, implausibly muscled and unspeakably hardcore, this is the badass COG trooper we all wish we could be. He's no Hamlet, and you don't much care what's going on inside his head, but as an ammo-guzzling baddie-blaster, he's pretty hard to beat.
44. Leon Kennedy
First appeared in: Resident Evil 2 (1998)
One of two playable characters in the first sequel to Capcom's groundbreaking Resident Evil, Leon Scott Kennedy's debut saw him stumbling across a T-virus outbreak in Racoon City, battling an army of brain-hungry ghouls, and escaping the condemned town in one piece. Not bad for a rookie cop on his first day on the job.
The character was conceived by series creator Hideki Kamiya as a contrast to "blunt tough-guy" Chris Redfield from the first game, and Leon's more believable reaction to the unfolding horrors endeared him to a generation of gorehounds and saw him appearing in a clutch of console spin-offs and two Hollywood movies. However, Leon's crowning moment is Resident Evil 4, a sublime adventure that rebooted the survival horror genre for a picky next gen audience, and saw the hero promoted to a secret agent dispatched to rescue the US President's daughter.
43. HK-47
First appeared in: Star Wars: Knights Of The Old Republic (2003)
Set some 4,000 years before the events of George Lucas' canon saga, BioWare's XBox/PC RPG epic Knights Of The Old Republic is arguably the best Star Wars prequel to date (Genddy Tartakovsky's Clone Wars 'toons come a close second). Among its many charms (dual-wield lightsabers! Go Sith!) is its smart characterisation, particularly among the rag-tag crew your character gathers around him/her.
This is best exemplified by the brilliantly twisted HK-47, an assassin droid who joins your team (the name being a derivative of two gun names: Heckler & Koch meets AK-47, although HK also stands for 'Hunter-Killer'). In a wonderfully perverse twist, he's built like a Threepio-style protocol droid and shares that line's politely articulate butlerish speech mannerisms (wonderfully vocalised by Kristoffer Tabori), with which he dryly expresses sociopathic sentiments, including a distain for organic life perfectly summed up by his repeated use of the word "meatbag". Oft imitated (not least by BioWare themselves: see Dragon Age: Origins' prissy golem, Shale), never bettered.
42. Sam & Max
First appeared in: Sam & Max Hit the Road (1993)
You don't see enough anthropomorphic animals in gaming these days. Nintendo and Sega used to rattle off hedgehogs and gorillas with giddy aplomb, but there's a marked lack of talking badgers and bandicoots these days. Still, among the entire talking menagerie there's something special about Sam & Max. Maybe it's the well-crafted dialogue, voice acting, and total insanity of it all, or it could be just because we're suckers for dogs wearing hats, and rabbits driving cars. Either/or really.
Rare for this list in being a partnership instead of just one character, we'd have liked to have separated them, but what with Max being a bonkers "hyperkinetic rabbity thing" we got scared and kept them together. They're like Rodney and Del Boy, Bogart and Bacall, Mario and Mushrooms. Practically inseparable, and we wouldn't have it any other way.
41. Pyramid Head
First appeared in: Silent Hill 2 (2001)
A horrific personification of protagonist James Sunderland's repressed anger and penitence, Pyramid Head has a viscerally striking part to play in Silent Hill 2. Stalking the claustrophobic corridors of the vacant town, he remains one of the few masculine entities in the series and one of the most shocking monstrosities in gaming history.
Muscular, wearing a huge, metal pyramid on his head (it's not just a clever name) and wielding a knife roughly the size of a helicopter blade, he's first seen in twisted copulation with another of the game's nightmare creations and his ongoing, nefarious presence served to keep players in a state of perpetual dread. Game Desinger Masashi Tsuboyama gave him his heavy helmet's painful appearance to suggest its punishment; while his bloodied garments and enlarged weapon were to mark him as an executioner. Yours!
Being an impervious adversary, it's surprising that his presence hasn't been more prominent in Konami's Silent Hill series - recently, making a brief appearance in Silent Hill: Homecoming. Observant fans will note that the geometry-loving masochist actually has an oft-forgotten twin, who makes appearances with him during both games' climaxes.
40. Dr Fred Eddison
First appeared in: Maniac Mansion (1987)
He may have appeared in the original game, Maniac Mansion, but Dr Edison really came into his own in its sequel, Day Of The Tentacle, where we must admit there was plenty of competition in the 'best game character' stakes. There's the geeky Bernard, slacker Hoagie, and quirky (to say the least) Laverne, all independently playable characters, all in different time eras. However, Dr Fred wins out, even above the dastardly Purple Tentacle, superb though he was.
The perfect mad professor, he's a grouchy, grumpy, insane genius who's willing and able to make almost anything out of almost anything - even portable toilets, turning them into time-travellers devices (a.k.a. "Chron-o-Johns").
Where many others have tried to hammer out an insane creative genius such as Fred, no-one has succeeded quite so well. Fred remains the ultimate bodging scientist, hell-bent on buggering everything up and then fixing it again with the same nutty relish he applied while cocking it all up in the first place.
39. Mr. X
First appeared in: Resident Evil 2 (1998)
Otherwise known as Tyrant T-103, Trenchcoat or 'Trenchy', this hulking, bald, coat-wearing behemoth literally crashed into Resident Evil 2, thundering through a wall and proceeding to stalk the protagonists like a brain-hungry Terminator. Relentlessly pursuing our heroes, he was designed by Capcom to offer a different kind of opponent from the usual hordes of shuffling dead-heads. Throughout Resi 2, as you waded through rooms full of lickers, zombie dogs and other assorted mutants, it was the constant threat of X's reappearance that left players perpetually on edge.
In addition to being built like a multi-storey car park, X's main weapon was his unpredictability. Just solved a difficult puzzle? Revisiting a cleared corridor? Running for your life? There was no telling when the walking wall of flesh would turn up to rip your arms off and beat you round the head with them. It was an effective mechanic and one Capcom tried to revisit in Resident Evil: Nemesis. Unfortunately, Nemesis never quite captured the silent dread of Mr. X and will forever remain a lesser foe in the Resident Evil Canon
38. Dante
First appeared in: Devil May Cry (2001)
With his flowing frockcoat, shock of white hair, razor sharp tongue and twin pistols named Ebony and Ivory, Dante is surely one of the coolest mothers in the history of videogaming.
The son of a notorious demon who dedicates his life to exterminating hellspawn, Dante hasn't always been a darling of the gaming massive; although his cocky attitude and acerbic wit won him legions of fans in the original Devil May Cry, the development team behind the second game turned him into a brooding, virtually silent hero, alienating a fanbase that lived its life vicariously through Dante's arrogant devil-bashing. But by taking a step back in time and showing players a younger, delightfully brash hero in Devil May Cry 3, the series got back on track and returned to creator Hideki Kamiya's original vision of a "cool and stylish guy that you would want to go out drinking with".
37. Pac Man
First appeared in: Pac-Man (1980)
Though his limited character development might leave us with a few key questions, such as "Why is he so hungry for white dots, anyway?", "How does his relationship with Ms Pac-Man work?" and "How did Pac-Man Jr. come about?", there is no doubt in anyone's mind as to his iconic status in the gaming world.
He may look like an indecisive pie-chart, but the sight of the original om-nom-nommer is as recognisable as McDonalds' Golden Arches or Darth Vader's helmet - the definitive symbol of his medium. And though playing through to the infamous 'broken' level of 256 might seem a little too much (and a little too hard) for some, his unstoppable chomping is as addictive as old school arcade gaming gets, even now inspiring thousands to meet up for the world championships in New York.
And though a yellow hat-tip must go out to Blinky, Pinky, Inky and Clyde for all their multi-coloured ghostliness, all the fruit goes to Pac-Man himself, still munching after all these years.
36. Big Daddy
First appeared in: BioShock (2007)
As the great Andrew Ryan puts it, Big Daddies are "...lumbering palookas in foul smelling diving suits..." and yet, despite these words coming from the big man himself, it's not quite true - there's a lot more to those metallic, gene-fiddled behemoths. The clearest, most iconic symbol of the amazing, unbelievable, and above all enthralling underwater world of Rapture, Big Daddies are genetic monsters, practically welded to their suits, stomping around with a giant drill and protecting their darling little sisters.
They're fascinating relics of an age gone by, created with such love and attention to detail that they're not only fun to fight but exhilaration to play as (thank you Bioshock 2). Beautiful and horrifying, loveable and at times very, very frightening, Big Daddies are an appealing mixture of man and machine, tattooing their image firmly onto the retinas of any gamer who's braved Rapture's sunken halls.
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35. Prince of Persia
First appeared in: Prince of Persia (1989)
Putting Jake Gyllenhaal's interpretation of the platform-hopper to one side for a moment, as well as (dare we say it), the original blonde-haired, pajama-wearing, devilishly difficult early versions, the Prince we're talking about is the one from the undeniably fantastic Sands Of Time trilogy that started in 2003. Not the condescending jock from the 2008 version. No sir.
As if having the ability to jump back in time a few seconds weren't reason enough to be impressed by the man, he's also a snarky, sarcastic, and ultimately a little bit human, and a huge amount of fun to play. Sure, his emo phase in Warrior Within left a lot to be desired, and the witty banter of the first game had weakened by the third, The Two Thrones, but at its heart as a genuinely likeable guy in baggy trousers wielding a large cutlass and sporting a natty beardlet. Here's hoping, nay, praying, the 2010 remake rewinds back to the good times please, Ubisoft?
34. Alucard
First appeared in: Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse (1990)
Adrian Farenheights Tepes, also known as Alucard, is the bastard son of Dracula and a human woman. Half human, half vampire (a dhampir, for those into terminology), Alucard popped up in Castlevania II but came to the fore in 1997's Symphony of the Night where he turns against his fangsome father. A dashing hero in ruffled collar, jaunty cape and other suitably baroque accoutrements, Alucard takes after his mother's side and fights for good instead of snacking on jugulars like his old man.
His name, Alucard, is of course Dracula spelled backwards. When the Nintendo team behind him originally designed him it was as a mirror image of his father but subsequent tweaks to the mythology see Alucard choosing the moniker to show how his views are the opposite of daddy's. It's, like, totally meta.
33. The Announcer
First appeared in: Unreal Tournament (1999)
"Killing Spree!", "Rampage!", "Godlike!" It's not enough to gib someone with a plasma rifle and kill their friend in the face with a cluster of well-placed rockets, you need a little positive reinforcement while you're at it. Cue Unreal Tournament's gloriously over-the-top announcer. A franchise staple since the series kicked off in 1999, the announcer's growling tally of every frag you make was a strangely gratifying addition to the frenetic online shooter.
Whether calling out headshots, charting the progression from multi to mega and monster kills or simply passing commentary on your killing technique ("flak monkey!"), the omnipresent announcer epitomises the quintessential UT experience. True, Epic did stray a little in latter titles, introducing a cheesier alternative and a truly disturbing 'sexy' announcer voice, but the traditional, gravelly announcer will always be the commentator of choice.
32. Miner Willy
First appeared in: Manic Miner (1983)
An unlikely hero who introduced a generation to the joys of videogaming, Miner Willy is one of the most important contributions to British pop culture in the last 50 years, and will be remembered forever as the first purely digital superstar to ignite the imagination of kids across the UK.
A home-grown Mario created by legendary programmer Matthew Smith on the ZX Spectrum, Willy first appeared in Manic Miner; a psychedelic, surreal, nightmarish platformer that found the hero dodging man-eating toilets, hiding from telephones, and avoiding copyright-infringing monsters inspired by Donkey Kong and Pac-Man. But his most notorious outing was the monumental Jet Set Willy, where the former collier had become a millionaire, but was forced by his matronly housekeeper to tidy the mess after a particularly wild party. And because of a bug in the game, the sprawling, endlessly inventive adventure was impossible to complete, no matter how many hours you spent trying. How peculiarly British.
31. Kane
First appeared in: Command & Conquer (1995)
He's practically unkillable, barely aging and turns up time and again to be despicably evil and lead his ever loyal Brother Of Nod followers throughout the ages. Treated like some sort of bald, dodgily-bearded Messiah, Kane is hell-bent on destroying the GDI and hoovering up as much Tiberium as possible.
Kane has been played to camp perfection by actor Joseph Kucan througout the series' 15-year-long existence; in fact, the actor was recently on the receiving end of a Guinness World Record nod for longest-running actor in any video game franchise. Impressive, sure. As impressive as nuking the GDI off the planet? Not so much. Still Kane, you're one brilliant bad guy, and one of the most entertaining masterminds ever to scheme an evil scheme. Fact.
30. Manny Cavalera
First appeared in: Grim Fandango (1998)
Picture the scene: LucasArts' Tim Schafer is pitching his latest point and click adventure game after the successes of Full Throttle and The Monkey Island Series. "It's a puzzle game based in a sort of Mexican purgatory where it's the Day of the Dead and everyone wants to get on a gold train to go to the Ninth Underworld. And it's a film noir. And almost everyone's a skeleton. Sound good?"
Bonkers though it may seem on paper, Grim Fandango is universally regarded as being among the greatest games ever made, and that's in no small part down to one Mr Manny Calavera, your host in the Land Of The Dead, your Humphrey Bogart in this undead Casablanca. Suave, passionate, boney, and capable of solving increasingly tricksy puzzles (occasionally involving beavers) Manny is the man.
His speed demon driver, Glottis, deserves a mention for being so big and orange and crazy and all, but for representing just how iconic, beautiful and bizarre Grim Fandango was, Manny wins by a non-existent nose.
29. Garrett
First appeared in: Thief: The Dark Project (1998)
Thief: The Dark Project is often described as the original 'first-person sneaker'. Developed by Looking Glass Studios, it was the first game in the stealthy Thief trilogy (with a fourth currently in development) to introduce us to renowned thief, Garret, the man responsible for all the skulking around. Garrett is a master of stealth, archery and pickpocketing, but is more than just a nefarious bandit, offering cynical asides and wry observations as he cases potential jobs.
You could never help but feel sorry for poor Garrett. All he ever wanted was to be left alone to steal other people's valuables in peace! Unfortunately, Garrett's employers always had different plans for him, which rarely turned out well and resulted in Garrett losing an eye towards the climax of the first game.
Acting as a medieval Han Solo type - a rogue looking out for himself; callous and sarcastic, yet always upholding his beliefs - he matches his wit with a surprising amount of intelligence and a certain roguish charm. But it's his sardonic amorality that shines through most of all, ensuring Garrett a place as one of gaming's most appealing anti-heroes.
28. Harman Smith
First appeared in:* killer7 (2005)
It's not entirely certain what the developers were thinking (or taking) when they came up with the premise for killer7 or its schizoid central character. Harman Smith, a sixty year-old, wheelchair-bound man is a master assassin. How? Well, obviously by harnessing his multiple personality disorder and physically manifesting his seven alter-egos, each of which has a distinct persona and set of unique, life-ending skills.
Let's not even get into the fact that he's actually the incarnation of a millennia-old demi-god who has been fighting a battle of good vs evil with his opponent, Kun Lan, across time. Yes, it's all madder than a badger's armpit, but you've got to hand it to the game designer: it's one hell of a concept.
27. Ryu
First appeared in: Street Fighter (1987)
Cheaters use Sagat, real men use Ryu! The face of the greatest fighting franchise ever to grace a console, Ryu is an icon who has spanned decades. While synonymous with the Street Fighter franchise, he's also gone toe-to-toe with SNK's finest, The Darkstalkers line-up and half of the Marvel stable, only to emerge unscathed and victorious nine bouts out of ten.
Ryu's look hasn't evolved hugely from his initial appearance (with a slight hair variance here and there - he was ginger in the original Street Fighter, after all); dressed in his white keikogi, red headband and matching gloves, he has remained the definitive beat-'em-up fighter and go-to-guy for the discerning player since the days of SF2. He's mistakenly dismissed as one of the easier characters to master but his accessibility is deceptive - go up against a seasoned Ryu veteran and you'll soon be on the receiving end of a Whirlwind Kick/Hadoken combo to the face. Perfect!
26. Samus Aran
First appeared in: Metroid (1986)
Part-way through coding the original Metroid, a member of Nintendo's development team wondered how players would react if they discovered that the bulky, heavily-armoured character they'd been controlling for the past 10 hours was actually a woman. And after a quick vote in favour of toying with gaming conventions, the first major female protagonist in a videogame was born.
The star of a classic series of atmospheric space adventures that took their lead from Ridley Scott's Alien and put more focus on exploration than alien blasting, Samus Aran has become an enduring heroine on the gaming scene.
Uniquely, many observers have heralded Samus as a feminist icon in a male-dominated industry, who's able to save the day and slaughter the bad guys without needing to slip into sexy shorts or a bulging tank top. But whether you see her as a breakthrough for feminism or just another faceless sci-fi warrior, 1986's unexpected reveal that showed women could be more in gaming lore than eye candy for geeky boys was a refreshing and unforgettable moment.
25. Arthas Menethil
First appeared in: Warcraft III: Reign Of Chaos (2002)
Of all the characters in Warcraft lore, Arthas Menthil is the most tragic. The heir to the throne of Lordaeron, Arthas set out to save his father's kingdom from The Scourge of undead, only to be tricked into joining their ranks by taking up the cursed sword Frostmourne and ultimately becoming their lord and master, The Lich King. Talk about doing a one-eighty.
In World of Warcraft, Arthas is currently the boss to beat for stalwart bands of level 80s, since Icecrown Citadel has unlocked its gates and it's now open season on the Lich King for raiders everywhere. However, you don't need to face him head-on to appreciate Arthas' nuances. The character's personality is most keenly felt in the dozens of lore-woven quests scattered throughout Northrend. Whether it's watching him anoint Scala Sorrowgrave, riding alongside his mortal self during the Culling of Stratholme or doing his bidding in the Death Knight starting zone, Arthas enriches every aspect he touches, his backstory filling in as you level and making the Lich King's final fall (and phat lewt drop) all the more poignant.
24. Sabre Man
First appeared in: Sabre Wulf (1984)
The brainchild of British coders Ultimate Play The Game (now rechristened Rare, the geniuses behind modern classics such as GoldenEye, Banjo-Kazooie and Perfect Dark) 1984's Sabre Wulf introduced Sabreman, a Dr Livingstone for the Mario generation in pith helmet and khaki shorts, slaughtering endangered species with a sword as he battled to escape a candy-coloured jungle. Ambitious sequel Underwurlde continued Sabreman's adventures, but it was the mind-boggling Knight Lore that most players will remember because it saw the helmeted hero reimagined in stunning 3D. While that won't mean much to players in 2010, playing a three-dimensional game in 1984 felt like dabbling in witchcraft, or looking through a magical window into the future of home entertainment. Last seen in Sabre Wulf on the Game Boy Advance in 2004, rumours abound that Sabreman will once again return to the gaming fold.
23. Bowser
First appeared in: Super Mario Bros. (1985)
Princess kidnapping now that's not very nice, is it Mr Bowser? And you're a repeat offender. And you spit fireballs from your mouth. Tsk, tsk, tsk...Still, you're a charming, fire-firing, turtle-shelled, evil mastermind, and you're so ruthlessly patient and devilish we've learned to respect you, fear you, and, um, even love you. What's more, you're damn useful for knocking people into lava on Mario Kart, and we'd admire you for that ability alone to be honest.
Now that the likes of Yoshi and Wario have been given their own games, and after his first rate performance in Super Mario Galaxy, we think that Bowser's time has come. Maybe he should actually defeat Mario, for once. Yes, we went there. We're off the hook.
22. Nathan Drake
First appeared in: Uncharted: Drake's Fortune (2007)
Though he's running around the globe with a gun and a pretty journalist sidekick, somehow the Uncharted series' cocky protagonist Nathan Drake still feels like your mate. You know, the one who irregularly comes back home with a face full of bruises, a body full of bullets and a sea chest full of gold. You know, that one. The one who can climb almost anything. That guy.
Though his day job is lobbing grenades around ancient ruins, firing AK-47s from the top of Himalayan mountains and desecrating World Heritage Sites, he does it with a genuine sense of self-awareness, pointing out how ridiculous it is and dropping genuinely hilarious wisecracks - all in a pair of jeans and a t-shirt (half out, half tucked).
Simply put, Nate's a charming son of a bitch and the gaming character we'd most like to go out drinking with - an accolade we don't bestow lightly.
21. Agent 47
First appeared in: Hitman (2000)
A silent weapon for the International Contract Agency (ICA), Agent 47 - a name derived from the last two digits of his assigned number - is the perfect killer clone: a deadly mix of speed, intellect and strength. Originally conceived by IO Interactive as a disgruntled and bearded old guy, he was later transformed into the barcode-tattooed, snappy dresser who has since become a gaming staple.
Leather gloves, red tie, black suit and bald, barcode-adorned head, Agent 47 is striking to the point where it's probably something of a hindrance in his chosen line of work. Still, thanks to his mercifully unobservant marks and the abundance of one-size-fits-all enemy uniforms, no one is safe from the silent assassin. He can go on all out gun-blazing massacres or choose to aim for elite stealth killer ranks on each mission, but whether it's softly softly or scorched earth, 47 always gets the job done. His immoral, introverted ways are occasionally belied by slight chinks in his armour, as he shows compassion for the occasional bystander and even goes out of his way to keep them alive. A killer with a heart of gold? No, probably not. He's still an utter bastard.
20. Duke Nukem
First appeared in: Duke Nukem (1991)
You could say that Duke is just a tongue-in-cheek pastiche of the hard-as-nails cinematic macho men seen in the likes of Commando, Rambo and Die-Hard. Not necessarily invulnerable but bigger, badder and more muscular than you ever thought possible; a man-mountain that men want to be and women want to bed. Sure, you could say that. And you'd be right. But 15 games later and Duke has become his very own man, the characters he was designed to imitate and poke fun of writ large on the gaming landscape. Film might have Schwarzenegger, but Gaming's got Mr Nukem, and who needs Arnie when Duke's in town with a shotgun to fire and a cigar to chew on?
His catchphrases alone (a number of which are shamelessly ripped off from Bruce Campbell in Army of Darkness) make him one of the best action characters ever devised: "Now you see me.... now you're dead", "It's my way or... hell, it's my way!", "There's only two ways this is gonna end, and in both of them... you're dead." Well spoken, sir.
19. Solid Snake
First appeared in: Metal Gear (1987)
"SNAKE!? SNAKE!!!" Triple exclamation marks, you say!? An interrobang, you say!? Nothing that Snake doesn't deserve: this sneakiest, most serious, most ludicrous of special agents, complete with natty headband, 'tache and snaking suit, definitely warrants shouting, screaming, and an overabundance of punctuation.
Beginning as an action pastiche, he swiftly evolved into his very own character, as we've watched him grow from rookie spy to aged, but still lithe, espionage-loving old timer, complete with eye patch and greying hair and everything - superbly voiced by gravel-tongued voice-actor and X-Men screenwriter, David Hayter. Special attention should be given to Snake for one thing he does above all others: his ability to swiftly whip out a cardboard box, hide in it, and remain unnoticed despite the fact that he's wiggling slowly across a room. (click here for evidence) Forget sniping, backflipping, or crawling through air ducts... waddling across a room inside a box, now that's what black ops are all about.
18. American McGee's Alice
First appeared in: American McGee's Alice (2000)
When Lewis Carroll first dreamed up the character of Alice and sent her spiralling down the rabbit hole, we're not sure this is entirely what he had in mind. Dark, twisted and clutching a bloody knife, American McGee's interpretation of the children's story icon is an inspired medley of the benign and the macabre.
Set some time after the Wonderland and Looking Glass adventures we're all familiar with, McGee's twisted fairy tale sees the smock-sporting heroine left as sole survivor when her house (and family) burn to the ground. A botched suicide attempt sees her committed so, bonkers and catatonic, she retreats into a disturbing and much darker vision of Wonderland. You can easily argue that Carroll's vision of Alice harboured a dark subtext, but in terms of sheer, twisted sadism, McGee's take on the character wins it hands down. After all, the Red Queen looks a hell of a lot less intimidating when Alice shivs her with a kitchen knife.
17. Illidan Stormrage
First appeared in: Warcraft III: Reign Of Chaos (2002)
A night elf demon hunter who became a demon himself, Illidan made his appearance as an unlikely ally in Warcraft III, consuming the Skull of Gul'dan (obviously) and taking on a terrible, winged form as a result. But for all his impressive machinations in the RTS classic, it wasn't until the release of World of Warcraft expansion The Burning Crusade that Illidan truly came into his own.
As the lord of Outland, wielder of the Twin Blades of Azzinoth and the looming threat behind everything players faced in the long grind to level 70, Illidan was a force to be reckoned with. By the time you and 24 eager guildies had trekked to the heart of Shadowmoon Valley and stood (attuned) at the gates of the Black Temple, ready to face him, it was all the average warrior could do not to soil his chainmail pants.
16. Brucie
First appeared in: Grand Theft Auto IV (2008)
You'll be hard pressed to find another character within Liberty City as overzealous and straight-up bonkers as Brucie Kibbutz. A fitness fanatic who's constantly juiced-up, he's a side-plot to the GTA IV story but a loyal ally to the game's protagonist, Niko Bellic and, arguably, the best thing in the entire game.
Dealing out 'roid-fuelled revenge missions and car-boosting assignments, Brucie's unique personality eclipses almost everyone else in Rockstar's open world opus. Whether he's espousing his theories on being 'genetically different', imploring Niko to 'Stay alpha' or layering on the false machismo to distract from his dubious sexuality (the Asian tattoo on his arm reads 'shemale'), Brucie and his associated missions are a masterstroke of comedy characterisation.
Rockstar knew they were onto a good thing with Brucie, too, having him return in The Ballard of Gay Tony expansion and introducing his brother to delve further into the 'roid monkey's lunatic back story. Brucie is constantly asserting his position as number one in Liberty City and, in an odd way, it's hard to argue.
15. Kratos
First appeared in: God Of War (2005)
Violent. Impulsive. Ruthless. Brutal. As bloody as a butcher's bin bag. Kratos is all of these things, but above all, he's angry. Really, really angry. Possibly the angriest, bloodthirstiest computer game character ever to wear sandals (and get away with it). He isn't your average hero: merciless in his pursuit to further his own ends, wreak his revenge, and stab minotaurs square in the mouth. Armed with his trademark double-chained blades, an unstoppable compulsion to kill and a giant glowing chest full of daddy issues, what makes Kratos such a great character is his sheer, unashamed bastardness. The scowling Spartan takes on all comers, alive or dead, mortal or immortal, with an 'I'll go to hell and back just to kill you' attitude that leaves anyone in his way lying on the floor in several leaking chunks.
He's a cold, inhuman, death-defying murder machine with disgustingly little regard for human life, but he's our cold, inhuman, death-defying murder machine, and we can't help but love the ol' Spartan sunovabitch because of it.
14. Sonic
First appeared in: Sonic The Hedgehog (1991)
Sonic's just your regular, blue teenage hedgehog. One who's able to blitz across the screen at ludicrously high speed. Oh, and survive all the centrifugal pressure you'd expect to endure when spinning about on your rear as you perform loop-de-loops in bizarrely well-designed circles of earth littered around the golden-ring covered landscape. Just a blue anthropomorphised hedgehog. With a mutant flying fox and a floating, climbing Echidna for friends.
Sonic's charm is in his swagger, his speed, and that shocked little face he pulls when he loses all his rings on a spike. Gaming's answer to The Flash, his sheer speediness and unhinged desire for thrill-taking is what makes him so playable, a fluid, fun-loving mentalist who can roll into a perfectly spherical ball at an extreme pace. His dialogue may not win any awards, but he's a super fast blue spiny hedgehog, what more do you want? Wait, don't answer that - just click on...
13. Cloud Strife
First appeared in: Final Fantasy VII (1997)
With his spiky blonde hair and enormous Buster Sword, Cloud Strife is the epitome of JRPG design. When we're first introduced, we see an energetic youth raised in a sleepy mountain village, who now acts as a mercenary sword-for-hire. But as his amnesia-stricken brain gradually reveals a more turbulent past, he evolves into one of the most layered (and beloved) of Squaresoft's Final Fantasy characters.
Final Fantasy VII launches Cloud on a revenge mission to stop antagonist Sephiroth from destroying the world, while subsequent games and expanded material have delved futher into Cloud's troubled story - including the film Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children and even, to an extent, the Kingdom Hearts franchise. Cloud's appeal as a confused genetic experiment, overcoming his past to find love, lose it and still rise up as a beloved leader is a heart-rending journey. He is, and always will be, the definitive FF poster child - an enduring axiom of character desgn.
12. GLaDOS
First appeared in: Portal (2007)
GLaDOS (Genetic Lifeform and Disc Operating System) is the feminine artificial intelligence that acts as your guide through the Aperture Science's Enrichment Centre in Valve's superbly inventive Portal. Spurring the main character on with the promise of cake, GLaDOS initially takes the form of a benevolent overseer - albeit one that makes slightly anomalous and threatening remarks. It's not until she demands the incineration of your much cherished Companion Cube that the player begins to suspect that the screws in this demented AI are quite literally coming loose.
Yet, for all of her malicious HAL-like conduct, as she begins to lose control of your portal-jumping ways, her increasingly demented, robotic taunts - and often, by her own admission, lies - become a constant highlight, with some of the psychotic asides being nothing less than comedy gold. While she appears to have been destroyed at the game's climax, the inspired end-credit song "I'm still alive" bodes well for her triumphant return in Portal 2.
11. Minsc & Boo
First appeared in: Baldur's Gate (1998)
Few names bring a wistful smile to the faces of aging PC gamers like that of Minsc and his trusty hamster companion, Boo. The Rashemen ranger, who tanked the front line of any half-decent Baldur's Gate party, punctuated every encounter with his batshit declarations - most involving the threat of rodent-shaped wrath from his whiskered sidekick.
First conceived during caffeine-fuelled, late night D&D sessions with Baldur's Gate designer James Ohlen, the immortal Minsc was dropped into the PC game's character roster to provide a needed dash of comic relief but ultimately emerged as the game's breakout star. Unnaturally attached to his 'miniature giant space hamster' (a nod to the D&D Spelljammer campaign), Minsc emerged as a tattooed force of nature, clad in full plate and packing steel. Loveable, nigh-unkillable and endlessly entertaining, it's hard to imagine playing through the Baldur's Gate saga without Minsc at your side. Make way evil, he's armed to the teeth and packing a hamster!
10. Sephiroth
First appeared in: Final Fantasy VII (1997)
Cloud may be the hero but the real star of FFVII was undoubtedly its dashing villain, Sephiroth. With his platinum locks, long black coat and implausibly long masamune sword, Sephiroth cut quite the figure and commanded every ounce of your attention when he cropped up at regular intervals throughout FFVII (accompanied by his sinister theme tune) usually sowing utter carnage in his wake. A genetic experiment created using the DNA of an alien life form called Jenova, Sephiroth began the game as the legendary leader of elite Shin-ra special forces group, SOLDIER. However, after he butchers every occupant of the Shin-ra building single-handed, Sephiroth heads out on an intercontinental rampage culminating in the murder of Cloud's love, Aeris, and a plot to destroy the entire planet with a massive materia meteor.
The reasons behind his cataclysmic machinations may be mostly lost amid the increasingly nonsensical story, but Sephiroth's presence permeates every minute of the game and by the time you finally face off against him (first as the giant, Bizzarro Sephiroth and then as the angel-winged Safer Sephiroth) he's achieved near godlike status. Beyond all that, though, the man is just insanely cool. Just look at him!
9. The Lemmings
First appeared in: Lemmings (1991)
Small, green-haired and wearing a blue shirt several sizes too big, the now infamous Lemmings were a gaming innovation by DMA Design (now Rockstar North) back in the early '90s. Whatever your inclination, these ill-fated creatures provided a wealth of entertainment, be it plotting mass (assisted) suicide situations or death-defying breaks for freedom. It was their undeniable, cutesy charm that usually had players choosing the latter, making sure they managed to save as many of the battalion of ninety-nine as possible from the perilous traps that lay scattered across the hazardous landscapes.
What amounted to little more than a few pixels managed to convey a sad, helpless race, doomed without the guiding hand of the player to take them to their utopian 'Exit' and prevent them blithely walking straight into the sweet hereafter. The compassion felt for all the different ranks, be it 'Digger', 'Floater' or 'Miner', is part of the simplistic charm that still has gamers coming back decades later. Or perhaps it's just the sadistic glee to be had from that mournful cry just before you nuke the little critters all at once.
8. Master Chief
First appeared in: Halo (2001)
A cybernetically-enhanced supersoldier fighting to save the human race from the marauding Covenant, Master Chief Petty Officer John-117 captured the imagination of gamers across the world. A man of few words, Master Chief generally lets his battle rifle do his talking for him and while we never see the face behind the golden visor, Chief's personality comes across loud and clear every time he cracks a Covenant skull. It's a singular experience to first slip into his metal boots and assume the role of mankind's armour-clad liberator and even now, after three campaigns inside the Spartan's helmet, an extended session still makes you feel 10ft tall and able to punch holes in solid concrete.
7. Guybrush Threepwood
First appeared in: The Secret Of Monkey Island (1996)
The amusingly monikered star of LucasArts' Monkey Island games began life as a simple pirate sprite, lovingly drawn in the program Deluxe Paint. The brush file for the character was simply called 'Guy', and lo, with the filename Guybrush.bbm, history was made.
Arguably the most-loved character in point and click adventure gaming history, Guybrush is a gawky, awkward, somewhat bumbling, loveable would-be pirate, who, among many epic achievements, defeated the legendary swordmaster with zingers that included the particularly biting "You fight like a dairy farmer."
The most blundering buccaneer of all blundering buccaneers, his charm is in his ineptitude, his ludicrous inability to form even words in front of his beloved Elaine, and the fact that he's more self-conscious and graceless than even the nerdiest nerd. Also, he looks great in breeches. You've got to give him that.
6. Link
First appeared in: The Legend Of Zelda (1986)
Shigeru Miyamoto's most famous creation aside from a certain moustachioed plumber, Link has grown into one of the world's most celebrated console heroes, and helped establish RPGs as an international gaming standard.
The Legend Of Zelda was inspired by Miyamoto's childhood memories of exploring the forests and caves that surround the Japanese city of Kyoto, and a desire to recreate the feelings of awe, fear and accomplishment he experienced as a youngster. To facilitate this he created Link; a non-speaking everychild who grew in confidence and experience as the adventure unfolded, and by the end was a mature young man ready to tackle any challenge life throws at him. Now, with a clutch of adventures and almost 50 million worldwide sales behind him, Link is one of gaming's most enduring heroes and star of The Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time, one of the greatest videogames ever made.
5. Lara Croft
First appeared in: Tomb Raider (1996)
Now, we know what you're thinking... so stop it. There's not going to be a cinematic Tomb Raider Threequel any time soon, and chances are Angelina won't be donning her hotpants of destruction and double pistols of doom for a good while yet if at all. Fortunately, the game side of things keep on chugging, despite Angie hanging up her skin-tight vest, 14 years after the original game and 6 sequels on. And with good reason. Lara Croft is one of the strongest, most dynamic, most exciting female characters in the business: reckless, beautiful, and a damn fine shot, she's the driving powerhouse behind the success of the Tomb Raider franchise and has broken out into comics, films and all manner of other merchandise.
It's not being overly cynical to say that part of Croft's appeal has always been the fact that she's a pixellated hottie in short shorts and a too-tight t-shirt but there's more to this iconic leading lady than her EE cup size. She's one of a kind, our Lara, aristocratic and acrobatic, adventurous and forever young - she's a young lady everyone can look up to and avoid going on holidays with, no matter what she promises you. Now when's that Nathan Drake crossover coming, people?
4. The Nameless One
First appeared in: Planescape: Torment (1999)
If you're looking for the one of the most original, inspired and fascinating character since gaming began, then look no further than The Nameless One, star of Black Isle's game-changing RPG, Planescape: Torment. Waking up on a mortuary slab in the inter-dimensional city of Sigil, Nameless discovers (with the help of his floating skull companion, Morte) that he's an immortal amnesiac who can never truly die and the only clues to his past are scrawled in spidery tattoos across his scar-laden flesh.
So far, so Memento, but as The Nameless One's story slowly unfolds, we see a tortured, tormented soul who has lived a thousand different lifetimes and played host to a dozen different personalities, only to be slain and rise again. What's more, every time Nameless is reborn, a random soul in the multiverse dies to fuel his resurrection, eventually returning as a shade to exact its revenge.
Torment is a tragic, intricately woven tale and, quite deservedly, recognised as one of the greatest role-playing games of all time. Rather than other RPGs of the era, which gave you a blank slate character to flesh out as you wanted, Torment's strength was in the detail and richness of its protagonist, who remains one of the very best more than ten years on.
3. Shodan
First appeared in: System Shock (1994)
Forget Bowser, Ganondorf and Dr Robotni:, if you're after the most terrifying, psychologically disturbing and downright memorable evil mastermind in video games then look no further than System Shock's Sentient Hyper-Optimized Data Access Network, or SHODAN. The megalomaniacal AI at the heart of Sierra's RPG adventure, SHODAN began life as the benign computer core of Citadel Station, until the game's protagonist (you) hacks her ethical subroutines and makes her self-aware and happily homicidal.
Given that she's never directly seen, SHODAN's constant, threatening presence is a masterstroke of game design: the AI's influence felt through her omniscient control of the station's security cameras, robotic defences and periodic audio transmissions that haunt the player's every move. Speaking in stuttering, discordant fluctuations, her distinctive tones (voiced by former Tribe vocalist Terri Brosius) goad, deride and threaten as you make your way through the bowels of the station. SHODAN's most magnificent performance is reserved for the game's sequel, however, when it's revealed that the benevolent Dr Polito, who has been guiding you through half the game, is actually a stiffening corpse and the 'metal mother' behind the first game has been leading you by the nose all along. Chilling stuff.
2. Mario
First appeared in: Donkey Kong (1981)
The most recognisable gaming hero of all time - if not exactly the coolest - Mario only missed out on our top spot by a whisker. And while this may be an indication that Nintendo's dumpy plumber isn't as relevant today as he once was, Mario's place in the pantheon of gaming is assured.
Mario was created by Shigeru Miyamoto (pictured right), Nintendo's gaming genius who also unleashed Luigi, Link and a hundred other console superstars. Originally Miyamoto wanted to make a platformer featuring cartoon characters Popeye, Bluto and Olive Oil, but when he failed to get an official licence he created Mario, Donkey Kong and Pauline instead. The moustachioed tradesman debuted in the fiendishly difficult Donkey Kong under the name Jumpman, and was only given his Italian moniker when Nintendo Of America's landlord, Mario Segale, came demanding rent on the warehouse the company was renting in Tukwila, Washington. Now, over 200 games later - many of which are genre-defining blueprints that set the scene for everything that followed - Mario is one of the most famous cartoon faces in the world.
1. Gordon Freeman
First appeared in: Half-Life (1998)
Ginger hair, thick-rimmed glasses, a tidy goatee and a Ph.D. degree in Theoretical Physics - Gordon Freeman was never your average gun-totting FPS hero. However, after only two Half-Life games (and a couple of expanded episodes), Freeman has become a gaming icon, synonymous with the apotheosis of first-person action.
The character is the quintessential geek fantasy: a first class, card-carrying uber nerd who's thrust into the breach and forced to fend off an inter-dimensional invasion as well as squads of well-armed government goons - not something the average MIT graduate expects on his first day at work. He's a far cry from the muscular machismo and implausibly proportioned heroes who traditionally make up the genre; in Freeman Valve managed to create one of the most unlikely heroes in gaming, while simultaneously one of the most believable. Original designs - which, fans have dubbed 'Ivan the Space Biker' - had Gordon sporting a full beard and pony tail, but his eventual look came from the various faces of Valve employees, giving him the authentic geek chic we've come to know and love.
It would be a disservice to Freeman's laconic charm to say he's void of personality due to never uttering a word - or being directly seen, save for the box art and glimpses in sister titles Opposing Force and Blue Shift. In keeping Freeman mute and unseen, Valve cannily laid the groundwork for a character that players can fully embody, enabling each would-be Freeman to shape Gordon's persona themselves.
There's a bit of Gordon in all of us, you see: noble, mischievous, intelligent and, beneath it all, a kick-ass action hero bubbling beneath the surface. Given a dozen third-person cutscenes and lines of snappy dialogue, Gordon Freeman may not be half the icon he is today. As it stands, he effortlessly sets the benchmark for aming protagonists and accomplishes it all in complete silence, with a crowbar in hand.
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BALTIMORE – The Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) announced their Scholar Athletes of the Year for the 2024 season, as Loyola University Maryland's Sydni Black was named the Division I Scholar Athlete.
"The 2024 IWLCA Division I Scholar-Athlete award is such a meaningful testament to Sydni's incredible work ethic both on-and-off the field" said Head Coach Jen Adams. "It's an honor that reflects not only her academic excellence, but also her commitment to excel in every aspect of her life. It is a truly tremendous honor amongst so many outstanding and worthy student-athletes. Loyola Lacrosse is immensely proud of Sydni for this outstanding achievement and the many ways that she continues to represent Loyola University."
Black, a senior from Cincinatti, Ohio, wrapped up her playing career with the Greyhounds this past season, posted her best season of her career, as she started all 21 games, scoring a career-best 76 goals and 30 assists for 106 points. Her 76 goals were the second most in a single season in Loyola history, as her 106 points were the fourth most in a single season.
She finishes her career at Loyola as one of the best attacker's in program history, as she finishes ranked 9th in career goals, finishing with 178 goals. She also finishes ranked 9th in points, finishing with 248 career points.
Black is just as impressive off the field, as she has been named a Deloitte Summer Scholar, Presidential Scholar, recipient of the Diane Geppi-Aikens scholarship, as well as being named as the Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar award winner for women's lacrosse.
She has also been a member of several clubs while at Loyola, including serving as a member of the Student Board to the President and was on the Diversity Advisory Board. Black was an Information Systems and Data Analytics major at Loyola, graduating with a cumulative GPA of 3.81.
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Star SoldierDeveloper(s)Hudson SoftPublisher(s)Composer(s)Takeaki KunimotoSeriesStar SoldierPlatform(s)Nintendo Entertainment System, MSX, Game Boy Advance, mobile phone, iOSRelease
June 13, 1986
Famicom/NES
JP: June 13, 1986[1]
NA: 1989
MSX
JP: 1986
Mobile phone
JP: January 26, 2001
JP: March 2, 2004 (Special+)
JP: December 14, 2005 (SP Arcade)
JP: October 6, 2008 (Fukkoku-Ban)
Palm OS
JP: November 22, 2001
Game Boy Advance
JP: February 14, 2004
iOS
NA: January 4, 2012
JP: June 20, 2013 (GREE)
Genre(s)Shoot 'em upMode(s)Single-player
Star Soldier[a] is a shoot 'em up video game developed and published by Hudson Soft for the Nintendo Entertainment System and the MSX.[2] The player pilots the starship "Caesar", travelling through space stations occupied by powerful supercomputers known as "Starbrains" who threaten the galactic empire. Star Soldier greatly resembles the earlier arcade game Star Force.[3]
Mobile versions were released on January 26, 2001, in Japan as Star Soldier Special+ in 2004, Star Soldier SP Arcade in 2005 and Star Soldier Fukkoku-Ban[b] in 2008;[4] they were also released for Palm OS in November 2001 in Japan and iOS on January 4, 2012, in United States.
Star Soldier has spawned numerous sequels, starting with Super Star Soldier on the PC Engine. It was ported to the Game Boy Advance in 2004 in Japan as part of the Famicom Mini series, and to the Wii's Virtual Console in the Japanese and North American regions in July 2007.[5][6] An enhanced remake of the game was released on PlayStation Portable only in Japan in 2005.
Star Soldier was re-released by Konami on the Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console on November 14, 2012, in Japan,[7] on August 15, 2013, in PAL regions,[8] and September 24 in North America, and via iOS, titled Star Soldier for GREE[c] on June 20, 2013, in Japan.[9]
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Necrons, Tyranids, and Death Guard topped the Salt Lake Open; here are the best Warhammer 40k army lists from the event!
The tournament is over, and now we can look at which lists managed to secure a place at the top! Check out what these winners brought in their armies with our commentary on their selections.
Top Warhammer 40k Army Lists: Necrons Stomp The Salt Lake Open 2024
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3rd Place: Daniel Reddehase – Death Guard
2nd Place: Kennith Onyeabor – Tyranids
1st Place: Rob Gonzales – Necrons
Rob’s Necrons took a huge new approach to army building! By placing almost all of the points in huge point-efficient models, it’s harder to lose out on stragglers in losing battles. A total of four C’tan shards bring a mix of supportive power, but they are all large, somewhat durable models with great combat power! Three Hexmark Destroyers bring a few more solo models, this time for some cheaper ranged options to help pick off easy targets.
For normal units, there’s only a single Deathmark squad for some extra ranged power! The list then ends on three Doomsday Arks for larger ranged threats, again sporting pretty good durability for a low model count list that’s hard to take down!
The Salt Lake Open showcased some impressive displays of tactical Warhammer 40k gameplay with these army lists. Necrons, Tyranids, and Death Guard claimed the top spots, showcasing a potential shift in what players should consider.
Overall, studying these army lists can provide valuable insights and inspiration for your own army-building for both newer Warhammer 40k players and pros alike.
Click Here For More Top Warhammer Army Lists
What do you think of these top Warhammer 40k army lists from The Salt Lake Open?
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About the Author: Andrew Schrank
Andrew Schrank
Job Title: Miniatures & Warhammer Hobby Staff Writer
Socials: Facebook
About Andrew Schrank: Over the past 15 years, Andrew has played all the games, including tabletop and video games, and immersed himself in the associated lore. Andrew joined the Spikey Bits team in 2018 and covers the Warhammer hobby and tournament scene, along with the latest in tabletop miniatures, each week.
Aspiring diplomat, Lord of Fluff, and Master of Ice Hammer, He loves Star Wars, Chaos Undivided, and Gundam. During his free time, he hunts Platinum trophies on PS5 and reads international news. On weekends, Andrew plays commander and cEDH games, often with unique strategies that push the limits.
He believes each day presents a new opportunity to grow and be challenged.
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Just went a few rounds with Star Soldier R, Hudson’s version of the classic space shooter franchise that launched today with WiiWare. Star Soldier R isn’t a traditional entry in the series. Rather, it’s a smallish game based around racking up high scores in small periods of time. In the two-minute mode, you’ll play through […]
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Just went a few rounds with Star Soldier R, Hudson's version of the classic space shooter franchise that launched today with WiiWare.
Star Soldier R isn't a traditional entry in the series. Rather, it's a smallish game based around racking up high scores in small periods of time. In the two-minute mode, you'll play through one brief stage and try to shoot down as many enemies and collect as many items as you can for a big score. The five-minute mode is similar, but features two levels with two boss encounters at the end of each.
In the screenshot above, you can see that the levels are dotted with things that you can blow up. The glowy yellow ones release chips that add to your score, and the glowy other-colored ones release weapon upgrades. Keep adding weapons to your ship and you'll soon be shooting more bullets and in more directions -- crucial for racking up bigger combos.
When you begin the game, you'll first select the area of Japan in which you live. This way, you can upload your scores to Wi-Fi Connection and see how you rank in the leaderboards among others in Japan, across the whole world, or just in your area. (I don't mean to brag, but I am currently the 12th best Star Soldier R player in all of Hokkaido.)
You can play using the nunchuk or Classic controller, but why bother when you can just turn the Wiimote on its side instead?
The graphics are really pretty, the 80's-style soundtrack is rocking, and the action feels awesome. But at 800 points or $8, I don't know if Star Soldier R is worth it for anyone who isn't a hardcore competitive shooter player. It's the sort of thing you'd play at a competition, not the kind of thing you'd spend money for at home. I can see it getting very old very fast for casual players, as there are only the two stages.
Well, there's one more mode.
"Fast Shot" mode times your button presses. For 13 seconds, you wail on the A button for as long as you possibly can, and the game tells you how many hits per second you managed. I put my best Mario Party index finger tapping skills to the test and got an 8.9, and nearly hurt myself.
Hudson's Takahashi-Meijin? Well, he can do 16.
Image courtesy Nintendo
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TEAM
4 Soldiers
Four soldiers make up a team — a noncommissioned officer and three junior enlisted soldiers. Teams with special functions may also include officers or warrant officers. An infantry fire team might include two riflemen, one of whom is the team leader; a grenadier and an automatic rifleman, who is used when small reconnaissance or special missions are required. Teams can serve as a base-of-fire or as a maneuver element.
SQUAD
Commanded By:
Staff Sergeant
10 Soldiers
Two teams make up a squad, which has four to 10 soldiers. In an infantry squad, the teams divide duties: one serves as a base-of-fire element, while the other serves as the maneuver element. A staff sergeant is often in charge.
PLATOON
Commanded By:
Lieutenant
2-3squads
36 Soldiers
A platoon consists of a few squads and up to a few dozen soldiers. They’re generally run by a lieutenant, often with a noncommissioned officer as second in command. An infantry platoon might include a weapons squad, which is divided into two M240 machine gun teams, and two close-combat missile teams armed with Javelin missiles.
COMPANY
Commanded By:
Captain
3-4platoons
200 Soldiers
A company has anywhere from a few dozen to 200 soldiers. It’s a tactical-sized unit that can perform a battlefield function on its own. A company consists of three or four platoons and is generally commanded by a captain. It can also go by different names, depending on the function: Company-sized artillery units are called batteries, while in armor and air cavalry units, they are called troops.
BATTALION
Commanded By:
Lieutenant Colonel
4-6 COMPANIES
1,000 Soldiers
Battalions consist of four to six companies and can include up to about 1,000 soldiers. They can conduct independent operations of limited scope and duration and are usually commanded by a lieutenant colonel. There are combat arms battalions, as well as combat support and combat service support battalions. An armor or air cavalry unit of equivalent size is known as a squadron.
BRIGADE
Commanded By:
Colonel
2-3battalions
5,000 Soldiers
A brigade consists of a few battalions and anywhere from 3,000 to 5,000 soldiers. A colonel is generally in command. For historical reasons, armor and Ranger units of brigade size are called regiments, and the equivalent Special Forces units are called groups. In 2016, the Army reorganized its brigades into brigade combat teams, which are autonomous modular brigades that most commonly include one combat arms brigade and its assigned support and fire units.
DIVISION
Commanded By:
Major General
3-4brigades
15,000 Soldiers
Usually commanded by a major general, divisions are made up of three or four brigades and include 10,000 to 15,000 soldiers. Current divisions include airborne, armored, infantry and mountain divisions. Each can conduct major tactical operations and sustained battlefield operations. They are numbered and assigned missions based on their structures.
CORPS
Commanded By:
Lieutenant General
2-5divisions
45,000 Soldiers
A corps includes two to five divisions with anywhere between 20,000 and 45,000 soldiers. A lieutenant general is in command. The corps is the highest level of command that can provide operational direction for actual combat. Higher levels are concerned with administration rather than operations. The current active corps are I Corps at Fort Lewis, Washington; III Corps at Fort Hood, Texas; and XVIII Airborne Corps at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
FIELD-ARMY
Commanded By:
General
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A group consists of four or five field armies and between 400,000 and 1 million soldiers. They’re commanded by a general and are considered self-sufficient for indefinite periods. They’re usually responsible for planning and directing campaigns in particular geographic areas. To differentiate them from field armies, groups are usually written with Arabic numerals (example - 12th Army Group) as opposed to having their number written out.
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Donald Trump’s running mate Ohio Sen. JD Vance stepped up his attacks on Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz’s portrayal of his military career, accusing him of ducking service in Iraq when he left the Army National Guard and ran for Congress in 2005.
Vance also accused Walz of falsely claiming he had served in a combat zone while the Democratic vice presidential nominee was in the Army National Guard.
While Walz retired two months before his unit received alert orders to deploy to Iraq, the attacks on Walz’s military record are part of the race from both parties to define the relatively unknown governor after he was tapped Tuesday as Vice President Kamala Harris’ running mate. Walz’s 24-year military service is one of several facets of his background that appeal to voters that the Harris campaign is trying to reach with his selection – and that Republicans are trying to blunt by painting him as an out-of-touch liberal.
Walz and Vance, the two VP candidates, are both military veterans, unlike their running mates.
Walz served in the Army National Guard for 24 years before retiring in 2005. He launched a campaign for Congress in Minnesota’s 1st Congressional District that year and was elected in November 2006.
At a campaign stop in Michigan on Wednesday, Vance accused Walz of abandoning his unit before it deployed to Iraq in 2006.
“When the United State Marine Corps, when the United States of America asked me to go to Iraq to serve my country, I did it. I did what they asked me to do, and I did it honorably and I’m very proud of that service. When Tim Walz was asked by his country to go to Iraq, you know what he did? He dropped out of the Army and allowed his unit to go without him,” Vance said.
Walz filed paperwork with the Federal Election Commission as a candidate for Congress on February 10, 2005. The next month, after the guard announced a possible deployment to Iraq within two years, Walz’s campaign issued a statement saying he intended to stay in the race.
“I do not yet know if my artillery unit will be part of this mobilization and I am unable to comment further on specifics of the deployment,” Walz said in the March 2005 campaign release.
“As Command Sergeant Major I have a responsibility not only to ready my battalion for Iraq, but also to serve if called on. I am dedicated to serving my country to the best of my ability, whether that is in Washington DC or in Iraq,” he continued, adding: “I don’t want to speculate on what shape my campaign will take if I am deployed, but I have no plans to drop out of the race. I am fortunate to have a strong group of enthusiastic supporters and a very dedicated and intelligent wife. Both will be a major part of my campaign, whether I am in Minnesota or Iraq.”
Walz retired from the Army National Guard in May 2005, according to the Minnesota National Guard. In a 2009 interview for the Library of Congress, Walz said he left the guard to focus full time on running for Congress, citing concerns about trying to serve at the same time and the Hatch Act, which limits political activities for federal employees.
Service members often submit their paperwork for retirement months before their retirement date. It’s unclear when Walz submitted his papers for retirement.
The Harris campaign did not immediately respond when asked about when Walz submitted his retirement paperwork.
A National Guard article on his unit’s deployment states that it received alert orders to deploy to Iraq in July 2005, two months after Walz retired. The unit first mobilized in the fall of 2005 to Camp Shelby Mississippi to prepare for deployment, according to the unit’s history, and then deployed in March 2006 for 22 months, which the Guard said was the longest continuous deployment of any military unit during US operations in Iraq.
In his comments Wednesday, Vance also went after Walz for claiming he had served in combat, accusing the governor of being “dishonest” with his claims about his service.
“He said that we – and he was making a point about gun control – ‘shouldn’t allow weapons that I used in war to be on America’s streets,’” Vance said of Walz.
Vance pointed to a video promoted by the Harris campaign on social media Tuesday, in which Walz is speaking about his decision to change his position and support an assault weapons ban after the Parkland shooting in 2018.
“We can make sure that those weapons of war, that I carried in war, is the only place where those weapons are at,” Walz said in the video.
Walz deployed with the Minnesota National Guard in August 2003 to Vicenza, Italy, as part of support for the US war in Afghanistan, according to a Minnesota Guard spokesperson. He did not deploy to Afghanistan or Iraq or a combat zone as part of his service.
In a statement, a Harris campaign spokesperson said: “In his 24 years of service, the Governor carried, fired and trained others to use weapons of war innumerable times. Governor Walz would never insult or undermine any American’s service to this country – in fact, he thanks Senator Vance for putting his life on the line for our country. It’s the American way.”
Vance served four years in the Marine Corps as an enlisted combat correspondent, in public affairs, and deployed once to Iraq for roughly six months, according to his military record. He left service in September 2007 as a corporal.
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre pushed back against Vance’s criticisms when asked about them Wednesday.
“This is someone who enlisted at 17 years old to serve his country. He was part of the Army National Guard for 24 years. This is someone who was a high school teacher, right?” Jean-Pierre said. “A high school coach as well, who grew up in a small town in the Midwest, and so I think his bio speaks for itself, who he is speaks for himself, his record speaks for itself, and I’m just not going to say anything beyond that.”
This is not the first time there have been criticisms of Walz’s military record. The Minnesota governor was criticized for his exit from the National Guard in 2022 by his Republican opponent, who held a press conference with veterans in the final stretch of the campaign, according to the Star Tribune.
At the time, Walz defended his service.
“We all do what we can. I’m proud I did 24 years,” Walz told the Minnesota paper. “I have an honorable record.”
The criticisms of his military record from within the state during his gubernatorial campaigns also focused on his rank when he retired.
Walz reached the rank of command sergeant major, but he officially retired as a master sergeant — one rank below command sergeant major — because “he did not complete additional coursework at the US Army Sergeants Major Academy,” according to the Guard.
Joseph Eustice, a 32-year veteran who led the same battalion as Walz, told the Star Tribune in 2022 that Walz did nothing wrong when he left the Guard.
”He was a great soldier,” Eustice said. “When he chose to leave, he had every right to leave.”
This story has been updated with additional reporting on the timeline of Walz’s service and information on his unit’s possible deployment to Iraq.
CNN’s Edward-Isaac Dovere and Natasha Bertrand contributed to this report.
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“As we look at the ongoing conflicts in Ukraine, it’s…easy to see the challenges that are out there that we must face moving forward,” Army Space and Missile Defense Command head Lt. Gen. Sean Gainey told an audience today.
“It’s time to look even further into the future” and develop a new air and missile defense (AMD) strategy, he separately said. “We are using what we’ve learned from previous years in the current conflicts to design the type of force we’ll need to assure, deter and, if necessary, fight to win on tomorrow’s battlefield.”
Gainey kicked off the Space and Missile Defense symposium in Huntsville, Ala., in part, with news of the strategy revamp he aims to have completed by October 2025. The plan, he added, is to work with a host of offices including the Army Fires Center of Excellence and the Army Futures Command on a new “integrated approach” that pushes the existing AMD 2028 strategy [pdf], published in 2019, further into the future.
While he did not detail the precise questions he and other leaders are seeking to answer or the potential implications, the assumption is that the AMD force of 2040 will need to be prepared to operate under constant observation while continuously fighting, requiring 360-degree coverage — “a non-negotiable,” Gainey said — and better use of artificial intelligence.
“This strategy is going to allow us the opportunity to lay a foundation with how we move forward with capability development, to be able to address that future threat, leveraging the studies and analysis that’s being done by the Army’s Futures Command [AFC],” he told reporters after the speech.
Since Gen James Rainey took the AFC’s reins nearly two years ago, the four-star general has been focusing on what the future force will look like, including a not yet released tactical fires study and a new operating concept that could, in part, change formations.
At the same time, the service is preparing for a host of new capabilities to come online including in the AMD arena like the Patriot radar replacement called Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense System, the Indirect Fire Protection Capability Increment 2 (IFPC Inc 2), the Integrated Battle Command System and more.
Between the looming force structure changes and new AMD capabilities, Gainey, Rainey and other leaders will have a host of topics to explore in the updated strategy.
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With the finale of ‘The Acolyte’ on Disney+, Vulture has ranked every ‘Star Wars’ TV show, from the recent highs (’Andor’) to the bad 1980s lows (’Ewoks’).
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This article was originally published on August 22, 2023. We’ve updated it to include additional shows, including Disney+’s The Acolyte. You can read our ranking of every Star Wars movie here.
We really should’ve seen how complex Star Wars was going to get when the first one was retroactively titled Episode IV. In addition to the movies, there are dozens of canon Star Wars books and comic series, video games, and many, many TV shows. That last bit is important, because lately it’s been on TV that Star Wars is fully exploring the franchise’s endless possibilities for storytelling, like with Ahsoka, a live-action series about a character who first appeared in a cartoon and has gone on to be one of the most important characters in the entire galaxy.
Each Star Wars TV show is vastly different from the others, both in terms of tone, but also in how they incorporate or ignore the larger canon started by the movies. Some, like the earliest ’80s Saturday morning cartoons, were mostly sideshows, others were meant to expand the story with side stories that eventually became intrinsic to the overall franchise, and others are now as essential as any of the main Skywalker saga entries — particularly as at least one upcoming movie is set to directly pay off some of the TV shows.
This makes it hard to know where to start with Star Wars TV and to pick which shows to watch. So, we’ve ranked every single Star Wars TV series, based on whether they are worth your time, and whether they will matter at all to the future of the franchise.
17.
Ewoks
There may be some nostalgia for this two-season ABC series about the cute but fierce warriors from the forest moon of Endor, but Ewoks never manages to shake off its cheap 1980s Saturday morning cartoon look and format. Cartoons of this era were primarily about selling toys, and the Ewoks seemed to exist in the movie primarily to appeal to kids. Paul Dini, the creator of the groundbreaking Batman: The Animated Series, co-created Ewoks, but this earlier effort has none of the craft of the cartoon he’d make a decade later. While there are some small references to Return of the Jedi, Ewoks mostly spends its time with cute forest teddy bears and plots that seem more fantasy than science-fiction. It’s as inessential to the overall Star Wars franchise as it gets.
Is it canon? No
How important is it to understand what’s going on? 0 out of 10 Gungans.
16.
Droids
Droids, a one-season companion to the ’80s Ewoks show, is just slightly better than the other half of the Ewoks and Droids Adventure Hour because its recognizably about Star Wars, exploring the galaxy’s criminal underworld and actually featuring Anthony Daniels, reprising his role as C-3P0. Still, nothing in Droids really, well, mattered, and despite being developed by sound-design master Ben Burtt, Droids doesn’t really impact the franchise at all, and its limited budget is quite noticeable, making this another Star Wars show that isn’t essential unless you’re a completist or someone with nostalgia for this show.
Then again, this cartoon does feature R2-D2 and C-3P0 facing off against space pirates, so that makes it worth a watch, because every show is better with pirates.
Is it canon? No
How important is it to understand what’s going on? 0 out of 10 Gungans.
15.
The Book of Boba Fett
Boba Fett, the silent loser who did absolutely nothing and died like a fool after ten minutes of screen time yet somehow became one of the most popular characters in all of Star Wars, finally got his own show — and it is not good. The big problem with The Book of Boba Fett is that the initial premise of a story about the Star Wars criminal underworld starring Boba Fett trying to be a crime boss quickly got swallowed up by flashbacks explaining how Boba himself survived getting swallowed by the Sarlacc, and endless subplots about other, less interesting characters. Perhaps The Book of Boba Fett’s biggest redeeming quality is also the greatest indictment of it: There are entire episodes that don’t even feature Boba and are instead just transplanted hours of The Mandalorian that hastily wrap up the plot of an entirely different show.
Still, when The Book of Boba Fett was about Boba Fett, it had some things going for it. Temuera Morrison is always a badass, and he gave us an all-time great Star Wars meme. Plus there’s Boba riding a Rancor to fight a giant robot like he’s in a kaiju movie, and of course, Machete in space. Is it worth watching? Probably not, but the YouTube highlights are — and the Mando-centric fifth episode is required watching for that show.
Is it canon? Yes
How important is it to understand what’s going on? 6 out of 10 Gungans, but mostly for the Mandalorian-centric episodes.
14.
Star Wars Resistance
Despite the growing number of new Star Wars shows and the importance of Disney’s sequel trilogy, Star Wars Resistance is the only series that’s set in the era of Kylo Ren and Poe Dameron, meaning it’s the only option if you need your fix of First Order and Resistance stories. Resistance follows a New Republic pilot recruited by the Resistance to spy on the rising First Order shortly before, and during, the events of the sequel trilogy. The show has a cel-shading art style inspired by anime that makes it look distinct from other titles on this list, and has one of the most diverse casts of characters in the entire franchise. Though it features cameos by Kylo and Poe, and it features a fascinating storyline about how the First Order indoctrinates people, the story never stops feeling like a side story that the movies can easily ignore.
This is one of the more kid-friendly Star Wars shows out there. Despite the “Resistance” part of the title, the show doesn’t really feel like part of the galactic civil war, nor does the larger galactic conflict feel as urgent and serious as in other Star Wars cartoons that were also for kids but managed to explore complex subjects. We still get big space battles and heroic moments, but Resistance has more in common, tonally, with classic and simple fantasy tales of chivalry than with the more grounded tales of war and rebellion of other cartoons on this list.
Is it canon? Yes
How important is it to understand what’s going on? 3 out of 10 Gungans.
13.
Young Jedi Adventures
Everything you need to know about Young Jedi Adventures is in its title. Yes, this is aimed at a much younger audience than any other Star Wars show, but it still manages to capture that sense of magic and wonder of the original trilogy. As the only Star Wars title set in the time of the High Republic a couple of centuries before the prequels, Young Jedi Adventures has a much bigger sandbox in which to play than any other title in this list, exploring different species and cultures without having to worry about plot.
Indeed, the lack of a big galactic conflict like the Clone Wars or the reign of the Empire that drives the story forward allows this animated series to have a more slice-of-life approach, focusing on the very, very adorable younglings. So far, there aren’t any game-changing additions to the lore to be found here, no grand tease to the future of the High Republic titles or to Acolyte, so this is not the show to watch to prepare for the future of the franchise. If you’ve ever wanted to watch the Star Wars equivalent of PJ Masks, however, then Young Jedi Adventures definitely delivers.
Is it canon? Yes
How important is it to understand what’s going on? 0 out of 10 Gungans.
12.
Obi-Wan Kenobi
Much like The Book of Boba Fett, the Obi-Wan Kenobi series serves to answer a question that didn’t really need answering — what happened to the Jedi master between Revenge of the Sith and A New Hope? The value of that answer depends quite a lot on the level of nostalgia you feel for the prequel trilogy, as the show’s strongest appeal (and its best moments) comes from watching Ewan McGregor say “hello there” to the character once again, and from the emotionally charged interactions between Obi-Wan and Darth Vader, played once more by Hayden Christensen in an unexpected return.
There are callbacks and references aplenty, but other than the compelling story of the Jedi-hunting Third Sister and a scene-stealing (if familiar) turn from young Princess Leia, Obi-Wan doesn’t offer much beyond just a new chance to see old characters in slightly a different setting. Does knowing Obi-Wan was once a depressed hermit with guilt over fighting his brother/apprentice enhance the story of the character we saw on the big screen? Probably not, and unless they make more seasons, the show isn’t necessary in order to watch any other Star Wars title. That being said, McGregor and Christensen do make this an entertaining, nostalgic, and cathartic experience.
Is it canon? Yes
How important is it to understand what’s going on? 5 out of 10 Gungans.
11.
Star Wars: Tales
Star Wars: Tales (of the Jedi and of the Empire) is an anthology show, and like many anthologies, the quality of the stories varies greatly. At its best, the animated series spins compelling, character-driven yarns that shine a light on the heroes and villains we barely got to see in the movies and live-action TV shows — like Count Dooku and Barriss Offee with their narratives of redemption and fall from grace. At its worst, stories like that of Morgan Elsbeth and Ahsoka Tano feel disjointed and redundant, retreading old ground while losing steam as the series tries to cover decades’ worth of franchise lore in three episodes.
Still, when Tales hits, it feels like an essential part of the larger universe, making even the smallest character feel pivotal to the franchise — and in the case of Elsbeth and Tano, they actually are key to the future of Star Wars. In addition, by using the same voice cast and animation team as The Clone Wars, Tales is a visually stunning continuation of the tone and themes of that earlier show.
Is it canon? Yes
How important is it to understand what’s going on? 4 out of 10 Gungans.
10.
The Mandalorian
A space Western set in the Star Wars galaxy, following a Mandalorian bounty hunter and a “Baby Yoda” that looks as if designed to be universally beloved? It’s no wonder the first live-action Star Wars show became such a phenomenon. That first season in particular offered something that was both old and new school, familiar and refreshing. The story was not focused on the Jedi, but featured familiar imagery, and it was episodic and standalone — inspired by the same serials that influenced the original film — while still adding to the lore of the franchise at large. In other words, it is a great introduction to the franchise.
Unfortunately, The Mandalorian became too big for its own good. The next two seasons focused too much on connecting to the rest of the franchise and on bringing familiar faces that it left behind the simple yet effective Lone Wolf and Cub story. When looked at as a whole, The Mandalorian may be the single most important title in Star Wars at the moment, inspiring many spinoffs, but as essential as the show is, it is far from the best Star Wars TV has to offer.
Is it canon? Yes
How important is it to understand what’s going on? 9 out of 10 Gungans.
9.
Forces of Destiny
Forces of Destiny, a series of YouTube shorts that eventually aired on the Disney Channel, is a fantastic surprise. The stories are simple ones (due to the runtime), but what is interesting is that they give the spotlight to female characters in the franchise that we may not have spent as much time with as we should, and the stories are set across every era of Star Wars.
What makes Forces of Destiny a great Star Wars show, however, is the way it plays with fan service of its purest form, shining a light on unseen moments in the story of the franchise — all of it being canon. How Ahsoka started using a second lightsaber, Rey’s training with Luke, Han and Hera’s first meeting, when Ahsoka found out about Anakin and Padmé, and much more. This is not the show to watch in order to catch up to what the overall franchise is doing, but what you watch when you just want to see more of your favorite characters having small adventures and meeting one another.
Is it canon? Yes
How important is it to understand what’s going on? 3 out of 10 Gungans.
8.
The Bad Batch
The Bad Batch, a direct sequel to The Clone Wars, takes place in the mostly unexplored early years of the Empire, and it’s one of the darkest Star Wars titles out there. Truly, this show gets bleak, as it not only starts with Order 66 and an animated recreation of Palpatine’s speech from Revenge of the Sith (during which liberty died with thunderous applause), but also explores how the Empire ditched its clone army in favor of stormtroopers. The show follows a group of clone troopers who are all distinct from their cloned brethren — and who all escaped the brainwashing of Order 66 — and through their struggle to survive in the nascent years of the Empire there is a nuanced exploration of the nature of fascism and the fast way in which it creeps into every aspect of society. It is an excellent and important companion to other Empire-era shows like Rebels and Andor.
And yet, The Bad Batch still manages to balance its serialized story with fun standalone episodes that showcase Star Wars’ ability to handle any kind of story, from a treasure hunt, to a racing subplot. If nothing else, The Bad Batch is worth watching just to marvel at voice actor Dee Bradley Baker’s ability to give each and every one of the dozens of clones in the show a unique voice and personality.
Is it canon? Yes
How important is it to understand what’s going on? 6 out of 10 Gungans.
7.
Ahsoka
Ahsoka carried the weight of continuing the story of Rebels and The Clone Wars, telling its own story, and also building up an upcoming movie. Your mileage may vary on how successfully it stood as its own series, but Ahsoka provides an exciting continuation to the story of its title character, Ezra Bridger, and Sabine Wren — albeit with some major pacing issues. Following Ahsoka’s efforts to locate Grand Admiral Thrawn before he wreaks havoc on the galaxy while also struggling with her relationship with her Padawan apprentice, the show is the most Star Wars-y of the live-action shows. This is a season of TV full of adventure, lightsaber fights, and space dogfights, but also a season that brings back a childlike sense of wonder and humor to a franchise that had become a bit too somber. We get silly lightsaber fights in space, murder-happy droids, and all kinds of cute alien creatures, and it rules.
What makes Ahsoka stand out, however, is how much it adds to the overall Star Wars universe. The show introduces wild new concepts that change everything we know about this world, from the nature of the Force and who can wield it, to introducing far, far away locations, the return of one fascinating group of villains, and the introduction of one of the best and most complex villains in all of Star Wars (Baylan Skoll, played by the late Ray Stevenson), this is not a show you want to miss — and neither should you, given how important it is for the future of the franchise.
Is it canon? Yes
How important is it to understand what’s going on? The full Jar Jar Binks.
6.
Star Wars: The Acolyte
Though not necessary to understand the rest of the Star Wars universe, The Acolyte quickly makes itself essential by expanding on the themes of the prequel trilogy and The Clone Wars — namely how the Jedi suck and their institution serves as an instrument of colonization and assimilation. The show centers around an intriguing mystery involving the killing of Jedi Masters and the story of two sisters who find themselves on opposite sides of the Force after an incident involving Jedi and a cult. With a clear creative vision, The Acolyte immediately stands out thanks to its unique influences that bring new flavors to Star Wars, like the wuxia-inspired fight scenes that begin the show’s action. That fight and the strong focus on hand-to-hand combat even before lightsabers come out is thrilling and offers a different type of action choreography than we’ve seen in the franchise before.
And all of this is before we get to the meaning of the show’s title, and the dichotomy between Master Sol (Lee Jung-jae) and Qimir (Manny Jacinto). While The Acolyte boasts a fantastic cast, it is Jung-jae and Jacinto who steal the show, giving us not only the most emotional scenes of the season, but also arguably the best lightsaber fight in all of Star Wars. This is a fantastic gateway into Star Wars. Plus, having a Wookiee Jedi in your cast doesn’t hurt.
Is it canon? Yes
How important is it to understand what’s going on? 3 out of 10 Gungans.
5.
Star Wars Visions
The biggest strength and weakness of Star Wars Visions is that it is an anthology show, meaning you get some rather dull and forgettable episodes alongside some of the best the franchise has to offer. At its best, this animated anthology serves as an avenue for a diverse group of animation studios to play in the sandbox of Star Wars, fulfilling the franchise’s potential to tell all kinds of stories. The first season focused on anime studios, while the second season opened up the borders to studios from all around the world doing vastly different takes on the Force, the Jedi, and the galaxy far, far away.
Indeed, Star Wars Visions provides not only some of the best-looking moments in the entire Star Wars franchise, but some of its most thematically resonant, like in the second season episode “In the Stars,” which combines a story of rebelling against the Empire with a real-life history of genocide in South America. You’ve never seen Star Wars like this, and it rules. Granted, because of the non-canon nature of the show, it does not impact any other Star Wars title, but that standalone format also makes this a special and thrilling viewing experience.
Is it canon? No
How important is it to understand what’s going on? 0 out of 10 Gungans.
4.
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
It’s easy to understate just how much The Clone Wars has meant to the overall Star Wars franchise. The show played a big role in the redeeming of the prequel trilogy, turning Lucas’s awkward handling of political plots into a thrilling and complex web of conspiracies and lies as we saw Palpatine constantly play both sides against each other for his grand plan, but also how characters like Padmé (who finally gets a bigger spotlight here) stand up against his warmongering. Though still aimed at kids and featuring plenty of silly little side stories about Jar Jar or R2, The Clone Wars frequently gets dark and serious, embracing the “wars” part of its title and becoming more grown up and complex as it goes along. This cartoon, which has an anthology-like format of standalone episodes and multi-episode arcs telling the story of the titular three-year conflict, turned the clones from a faceless army into actual individuals the audience grew to care about, making their fate in the films all the more tragic. Likewise, it expanded on the world of Star Wars and the mythology of the Force, and even returned a fan-favorite character to life.
Most importantly, The Clone Wars made Anakin the hero we were told he was in the movies, a tragic, nuanced figure with insecurities, but also fierce loyalty and bravery, whose descent into the dark side came not out of nowhere, but slowly built up over the entire show. Of course, the biggest contribution the show made to the canon was introducing Ahsoka Tano, telling one of the best character stories in all of Star Wars, and kickstarting a story that continues to drive and impact the franchise today. Though the 133-episode count can be daunting, it is extremely rewarding, particularly in its final four-part episode, which is one of the best things the franchise has ever done.
Is it canon? Yes
How important is it to understand what’s going on? The full Jar Jar Binks.
3.
Star Wars: Clone Wars
After Attack of the Clones, George Lucas tapped animation legend Genndy Tartakovsky to create a series of shorts that would bridge the gap between Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith. Rather than just serve to tease the next movie, Tartakovsky delivered arguably the most visually stunning, bonkers Star Wars TV show to date. Though it’s no longer canon, having largely been usurped by Filoni’s similarly titled The Clone Wars, Tartakovsky’s shorts filled some blanks in the history of the Jedi in a dazzlingly stylish way. Many elements of the series have since rejoined the canon in recent years.
It is in this show that we get the first look at a Jedi knighting ceremony, and the building of a lightsaber. Likewise, Tartakovsky’s show presented two of the coolest villains in Star Wars, Asajj Ventress and General Grievous — the latter of which gets one breathtaking introduction that no other Star Wars villain has been able to match, until Vader’s hallway massacre in Rogue One.
Arguably Clone Wars’ biggest achievement and appeal is the way Tartakovsky reimagines the Jedi not as warrior monks or war generals, but as mythological heroes capable of impossible feats. Characters fight at the speed of light, jump incredible heights, and more. While movie Mace Windu spent most of his time sitting around in meetings, Clone Wars Mace Windu destroyed an entire battle droid battalion with nothing but his fists.
Is it canon? Technically no, but parts of it have become re-canonized.
How important is it to understand what’s going on? 4 out of 10 Gungans.
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Star Wars Rebels
Rebels had the daunting task of not just following The Clone Wars, but telling a story set in the years before the original trilogy with entirely original characters. And yet, this quickly became one of the most complex stories in the whole franchise, and one that has influenced Star Wars more than anything in years. The show has a stronger, more focused yet equally ambitious scope as The Clone Wars, and that is mostly thanks to the Ghost Crew. Rebels follows a cast of original characters, pilot Hera, former Jedi Kanan, Mandalorian warrior and tech genius Sabine, droid Chopper, former soldier Zeb, and a young kid named Ezra as they take a stand against the Empire and try to ignite a rebellion. Throughout the show, we get to know both individually and as part of a crew, as they quickly grow to be as compelling and unforgettable as the original trio of Han, Luke, and Leia.
Rebels does a good job of balancing episodic and serialized storytelling, capturing what made the original trilogy so special, giving us fun character-based adventures while also telling an epic story of the birth of the Rebel Alliance. We get some of the darkest moments in all of Star Wars here, as we see the Empire at its most powerful and cruel, making any kind of rebellion — let alone an open rebellion — seem daunting and near impossible. Adding to that is the way Rebels explores the internal conflicts of the nascent Rebellion and its different ideologies and methods.
Likewise, Rebels adds to the overall mythology of Star Wars in ways that continue to resonate, like bringing Thrawn (an Imperial officer introduced in the 1991 Heir to the Empire novel as the next big villain after the Emperor’s death) back into canon, and continuing or concluding the stories of characters from The Clone Wars and even the original trilogy. More than any other title, it is Rebels that really paved the way for the Star Wars we know today, with its influence being felt in both the movies and the shows. It’s not a coincidence that so many shows take place in the Rebels era. It is the perfect bridge between the two tones of Star Wars: the kid-friendly version that focuses on fun space adventure, and the ambitious and mature tone that tells a gritty and mature story of war and rebellion.
Is it canon? Yes
How important is it to understand what’s going on? The full Jar Jar Binks.
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Andor
A prequel to a spinoff movie that told the story of the opening crawl of the first Star Wars, Andor quickly became not only the best Star Wars TV show, but possibly the best Star Wars title ever. Andor updates the Empire from a vague and cartoonishly evil dictatorship to a mundane evil, one that is so oppressive in everyday life, in casual cruelty that rebellion becomes not a choice, but a necessity. And yet, this show doesn’t glorify or simplify the Rebellion. There are no heroes here, no valiant effort to stand up for what is right by waving a flag. Instead, Andor is more like Star Wars meets Les Misérables, an angry work with something to say, following characters that would be in the background of any other story and giving them the spotlight.
The characters in Andor — like the titular Cassian Andor; the secret leader of the Rebellion, Luthen Rael; and even the future Rebel leader Mon Mothma — are not traditionally heroic, or even necessarily good people. This is a show not about the mystical chosen ones, or the heroes who shoot the torpedo that destroys the Death Star, but those who push the line forward, people who burn their lives to make a sunrise they know they’ll never see. Andor may feel smaller than most other Star Wars titles by focusing on fringe planets and small-time Imperial bureaucrats rather than Grand Moffs and Jedi. Yet, the show still feels much grander than many of the movies because the characters are constantly reminding us of how big the stakes are, how important this moment of rebellion is for the entire galaxy. Besides, the show looks gorgeous, with practical sets and a sense of tactility that brings to the original trilogy.
Just like The Clone Wars took the foundation of the prequel trilogy and turned subtext into text, Andor takes the simple story of rebels going against an empire and brings politics and revolution to the forefront. It showed that Star Wars didn’t have to hide its complex themes behind fun adventures or jokes, but that it could deliver a gripping drama featuring spaceships and laser guns. Andor feels very much like Star Wars, and yet is like nothing the franchise has ever seen.
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Hello! I’m back! Yup, I have to say it has been a while since my last post so I would like to make up for the lost time and create my own version of “FIGHTING VIDEO GAME CHARACTERS AROUND THE WORLD.” May sound impossible at first but since I’m an avid fan of fighting-genre video games, I really don’t mind creating a World Atlas-like reference. First things first, this post will only include characters from FIGHTING VIDEO GAMES. Second, the characters covered will be from Video Games that showcase different forms of martial arts and that don’t focus on only one fighting style. This post will be divided into different regions around the world. So let’s begin our WORLD TOUR!!
I. ASIA
JAPAN
Starting our journey in the East Asian region, our first stop is Japan. Japan, for obvious reasons, is our first destination because most developers and concept artists of the fighting video games that we enjoy today are from Japan. As a matter of fact, my observation is that in almost every fighting video game that existed, there is at least one character hailing from Japan. Most video game protagonists and important secondary characters are Japanese as well. When it comes to the characters and fighting styles developed, Japan boasts a vast variety of them. You name it, they have it! Themes include: Samurai Warriors, Elusive Ninjas, Karate Experts, Sumo Wrestlers, Judo Masters, Aikido Practitioners, Kabuki Fighters, Shrine Maidens, Religious Monks, Superhuman Athletes, Magical Girls and Japanese Mythical Creatures.
Nearly all characters introduced are of full Japanese ancestry. Guilty Gear’s May is absolutely oblivious that she is of Japanese ancestry. However, there are region specific characters like Nakoruru and Rimururu, who are of Ainu descent, an ethnic group indigenous to the Hokkaido region and Maxi, a pirate from the Ryukyu Islands. There is also a group of Japanese Eurasians (Ryo Sakazaki, Yuri Sakazaki, Benimaru Nikaido and Kokoro are half Japanese/half White American; Kenshi Takahashi was stated to be a Japanese Eurasian; Hinako Shijou is part Russian; Roberto Miura is mixed Japanese-White Brazilian; Setsuka, who was initially presented as Caucasian, was revealed to be of Japanese and Portuguese descent). The only non-Japanese character residing in Japan is the Chinese martial artist, Lee Chaolan, who have been adopted into a Japanese family.
Art of Fighting: Eiji Kisaragi, Jin Fu-Ha, Kasumi Todoh, Ryo Sakazaki, Ryuhaku Todoh, Takuma Sakazaki, Yuri Sakazaki
Buriki One: Akatsuki-Maru, Gai Tendo, Takato Saionji
Fatal Fury: Gato, Hokutomaru, Hotaru Futaba, Joe Higashi, Jubei Yamada, Mai Shiranui, Ryuji Yamazaki, Sokaku Mochizuki, Toji Sakata, Tsugumi Sendoh
King of Fighters: Athena Asamiya, Benimaru Nikaido, Chizuru Kagura (Yata), Goro Daimon, Hinako Shijou, Iori Yagami, Kyo Kusanagi, Kyo-1, Kyo-2, Malin, Momoko, Nagase, Orochi, Saisyu Kusanagi, Shingo Yabuki, Yashiro Nanakase
Rage of the Dragons: Annie Murakami, Cassandra Murata, Oni Inomura
World Heroes: Fuuma Kotaro, Hanzo Hattori, Ryoko Izumo
Samurai Shodown: Shiro Tokisada Amakusa, Basara, Gaira Caffeine, Gen-An Shiranui, Genjuro Kibagami, Hanma Yagyu, Hanzo Hattori, Haohmaru, Jinbei Sugamata, Jubei Yagyu, Kazuki Kazama, Kuroko, Kyoshiro Senryo, Mizuki Rashoujin, Nakoruru, Nicotine Caffeine, Rimururu, Shiki, Shizumaru Hisame, Sogetsu Kazama, Taizan Morozumi, Takechiyo, Ukyo Tachibana, Zankuro Minazuki
Aggressors of Dark Kombat: Goh Kidokoro, Joe Kusanagi
Breakers: Sho Kamui, Tobikage No Saizo
Fighter’s History: Makoto Mizoguchi, Ryoko Kanou
Fight Fever: Karate Kenji, Miyuki
Battle of the Beast God: Sho Hayate
Battle Arena Toshinden: Eiji Shinjo, Gaia, Miyabi, Mondo, Nagisa Iwashiro, Shizuku Fuji, Sho Shinjo, Subaru Shinjo, Toujin
Street Fighter: Akuma, Edmond Honda, Geki, Gouken, Hayate, Hokuto Mizukami, Ibuki, Kairi Mizukami, Karin Kanzuki, Maki Genryusai, Makoto, Nanase Mizukami, Rainbow Mika Nanakawa, Retsu, Ryu, Sakura Kasugano, Skullomania, Zeku
Rival Schools: Akira Kazama, Batsu Ichimonji, Chairperson, Daigo Kazama, Eiji “Edge” Yamada, Gan Isurugi, Hayato Nekketsu, Hideo Shimazu, Hinata Wakaba, Hyo Imawano, Kurow Kirishima, Kyoko Minazuki, Kyosuke Kagami, Momo Karuizawa, Nagare Namikawa, Natsu Ayuhara, Raizo Imawano, Ran Hibiki, Roberto Miura, Shoma Sawamura, Yurika Kirishima, Aoi “Zaki” Himezaki
Darkstalkers: Bishamon
Power Moves: Buoh
Tekken: Asuka Kazama, Ganryu, Heihachi Mishima, Jin Kazama, Jinpachi Mishima, Jun Kazama, Kazumi Mishima, Kazuya Mishima, Kuma, Kuma Jr., Kunimitsu, Lee Chaolan, Miharu Hirano, Mokujin, NANCY-MI847J, Yoshimitsu
Soul Calibur: Maxi, Heishiro Mitsurugi, Natsu, Setsuka, Taki, Yoshimitsu, Yoshimitsu II
Knuckle Heads: Takeshi Fujioka
Mortal Kombat: Kenshi Takahashi, Scorpion (Hanzo Hasashi)
Dead or Alive: Ayane, Hayate, Honoka, Kasumi, Kokoro, Momiji, Nyotengu, Omega (Genra), Raidou, Ryu Hayabusa, Tengu
Guilty Gear: Anji Mito, Baiken, May
Martial Champion: Jin, Zen
Virtua Fighter: Akira Yuki, Aoi Umenokouji, Dural (Tsukikage), Goh Hinogami, Kage-Maru, Taka-Arashi
Power Instinct: Buntaro Kuno, Hikaru Jomon, Hizumi Yukinoue, Kanji Kokuin, Kintaro “Kinta” Kokuin, Kurara Hananokoji, Oshima Goketsuji, Otane Goketsuji, Oume Goketsuji, Popura Hananokoji, Reiji Oyama, Remi Otogiri, Rin Oyama, Saizo Hattori, Shintaro Kuno, Sujiroku Tenjinbashi, Takumi Hattori
Kaiser Knuckle: Gekkou, Kazuya
SOUTH KOREA
Let’s now visit Japan’s neighboring country, South Korea. When examining South Korea’s contribution to video game characters, most themes are related to Taekwondo, the most prominent Korean martial art. Since the introduction of Kim Kaphwan from Fatal Fury, various Korean Taekwondo practitioners have been present in succeeding SNK-developed fighting video games. Meanwhile, several video game developers introduced their own Taekwondo prodigies: Tekken’s Baek Doo San and Hwoarang, and Street Fighter’s very own Juri Han. Other notable styles utilize Chinese martial arts, sword fighting and pole weapons.
King of Fighters: Chae Lim, Chang Koehan, Choi Bounge, Gang-Il, Jhun Hoon, Jinju “May” Lee
Fatal Fury: Kim Dong Hwan, Kim Jae Hoon, Kim Kaphwan
Fight Fever: Han Baedal, Master Taekuk
Aggressors of Dark Kombat: Lee Hae Gwon
Battle of the Beast God: Kim Sue Il
Breakers: Lee Dao-Long
Buriki One: Seo Yong Song
Fighter’s History: Liu Yungmie
Rage of the Dragons: Kang Jae-Mo
Samurai Shodown: Kim Hae-Ryeong
World Heroes: Kim Dragon
Street Fighter: Juri Han
Soul Calibur: Seong Han Myeong, Hwang Sung Kyung, Seong Mi-Na, Hong Yun-Seong
Tekken: Baek Doo San, Hwoarang
Guilty Gear: Kum Haehyun
MONGOLIA
We now move on the Asian mainland starting with Mongolia. So far, there have been only 3 fighting video game characters hailing from Mongolia and all of them are experts of Mongolian Wrestling. Two of the characters introduced, Julius Carn and Temjin, are homage to the iconic emperor of the Mongol Empire, Genghis Kahn.
World Heroes: Julius Carn
Art of Fighting: Temjin
Mortal Kombat: Hsu Hao
CHINA (P.R.C.)
We now come to People’s Republic of China, a country which is home to several martial arts and rich culture. Almost every character is a practitioner of a specific Chinese Martial Arts styles such as Tai Chi, Drunken Fist and Jeet Kune Do to name a few. To reflect the rich and colorful culture of the country, characters are dressed in exquisite Chinese costumes and ornate garments. The characters’ themes are diverse as well. There are Shaolin monks, acrobatic women warriors, aged Kung Fu masters, powerful sorcerers, veteran swordsmen and mythical characters inspired from classic Chinese novels. The Chinese video game characters also boasts a lot of exotic weapons like staffs, spears, iron claws and daggers. Due to a variety of authentic fighting styles from China, I observed that there is always at least one character in most video game series that comes from China.
Nearly all characters are ethnic Chinese. However, there are at least 3 Chinese Eurasians who reside in China: The Sub-Zero brothers and Lynn Barker are all half Chinese/half White American. Additionally, even though Kilik was raised in China, it is implied that he is NOT an ethnic Chinese.
King of Fighters: Bao, Chin Gentsai, Duo Lon, Lin, Meitenkun, Mian, Shen Woo, Shion, Shun’ei, Sie Kensou, Xiao Lon
Buriki One: Song Xuandao
Fatal Fury: Jin Chonrei, Jin Chonshu, Tung Fu Rue
Art of Fighting: Lee Pai Long, Wang Koh-San
Battle of the Beast God: Chung Paifu
Fighter’s History: Lee Ten Dok, Liu Feilin
Fight Fever: Chintao
Breakers: Huang Bai Hu
World Heroes: Ryofu, Son Gokuu
Rage of the Dragons: Lynn Baker
Samurai Shodown: Wan-Fu
Street Fighter: Chun-Li, Gen, Lee
Darkstalkers: Hsien-Ko
Soul Calibur: Hualin, Kilik, Yan Leixia, Li Long, Chai Xianghua, Xiba
Tekken: Feng Wei, Ling Xiaoyu, Panda, Wang Jinrei
Knuckle Heads: Christine Myao
Power Instinct: Thin Nen
Mortal Kombat: Kung Jin, Kung Lao, Liu Kang, Noob Saibot (Bi Han), Sektor, Sub-Zero (Kuai Liang)
Virtua Fighter: Eileen, Lau Chan, Lei Fei, Shun Di
Guilty Gear: Faust, Jam Kuradoberi
Battle Arena Toshinden: Bayhou, Fo Fai, Genma, Ronron
Power Moves: Gaoluon
Kaiser Knuckle: Wulong
Dead or Alive: Brad Wong, Gen Fu, Jann Lee, Lei Fang
Martial Champion: Hoi
HONG KONG
Let’s now visit Hong Kong, a special administrative region of China. Just like the characters from Mainland China, characters from Hong Kong are also practitioners of specific Chinese martial arts and are garbed in distinct Chinese costumes. My main observation is that most character designs are inspired from existing elements of pop culture: Lei Wulong and Hon Fu pay tribute to Hong Kong action star Jackie Chan, Fei Long was inspired from the iconic Bruce Lee, Yun and Yang’s designs (and personalities) are similar to Gundam Wing characters Duo Maxwell and Trowa Barton, while Dan Hibiki comes from the humorous amalgamation of SNK characters Ryo Sakazaki, Robert Garcia and Yuri Sakazaki.
All characters are ethnic Chinese with the exception of Dan Hibiki (Japanese) and M.A.D. (unknown ethnicity).
Street Fighter: Dan Hibiki, Fei Long, Yun Lee, Yang Lee
Power Instinct: M.A.D. (Max Ax Dax)
Martial Champion: Chaos
Tekken: Lei Wulong
Virtua Fighter: Pai Chan
Fatal Fury: Hon Fu
Battle Arena Toshinden: Cuiling
TAIWAN (R.O.C.)
Our next stop is Taiwan (Republic of China). We have two representative characters from Taiwan who are ethnic Chinese: Tai Chi expert and businessman, Cheng Sinzan, and beautiful swordswoman, Lihua.
Fatal Fury: Cheng Sinzan
Kaiser Knuckle: Lihua
PHILIPPINES
We now head towards the Southeast Asian region starting with the Philippines. Our Filipino representatives are Talim, a pacifist priestess adorned in tribal designs and accessories and Josie Rizal, a kick boxer/model whose costume pays homage to the colors and symbols of the Philippine flag.
Soul Calibur: Talim
Tekken: Josie Rizal
MALAYSIA
Let’s move further in the maritime Southeast Asian region with Malaysia. A sole representative, Miss Til is a Malaysian fortune teller who uses a long flute as her weapon.
Battle Arena Toshinden: Miss Til
INDONESIA
Moving on, let’s visit the archipelago of Indonesia. Indonesia’s sole representative is Jivatma, the boss character and tournament organizer in The King of Fighters: Maximum Impact 2.
King of Fighters: Jivatma
VIETNAM
Let’s move further in mainland Southeast Asia with Vietnam. While unofficial, many gamers and fans speculate Luong, a new character in King of Fighters, to be of Vietnamese origin judging by her name, appearance and costumes.
King of Fighters: Luong
THAILAND
Next stop is Thailand. Thailand’s main contribution to the fighting video games genre is Muay Thai. Most Thai characters utilize Muay Thai as their fighting style and are wearing traditional Muay Thai trunks and related accessories (head band, arm bands, bandages, etc). Exempted from the Muay Thai arts are Power Moves’ Reayon, who practices Chinese martial arts, and Takeda Takahashi, a nijutsu practitioner.
All characters are ethnic Thais with the exception of Reayon, who is probably mixed Thai-Chinese and Takeda Takahashi who is of Japanese Eurasian and Thai descent. Despite not being Thai, M. Bison, the leader of Shadaloo, has his base of operations located and concentrated in Thailand.
Street Fighter: Adon, M. Bison, Sagat
Power Moves: Reayon
Breakers: Tia Langray
Buriki One: Payak Sitpitak
Fatal Fury: Hwa Jai
Fighter’s History: Samchay Tomyamkun
World Heroes: Shura Nai Khanomtom
Mortal Kombat: Takeda Takahashi
INDIA
Let’s now visit the South Asian region starting with India. So far, there have been only 3 fighting video game characters from India. The most iconic and probably most popular Indian character would have to be Dhalsim, the pacifist expert of Yoga and teleportation. He is joined by 2 Indian musclemen, Darun Mister (inspired by the renowned Indian wrestler, the Great Gama) and Abubo Rao.
Street Fighter: Darun Mister, Dhalsim
Rage of the Dragons: Abubo Rao
SRI LANKA
We now reach the final destination of our Asian tour in Sri Lanka. The lone Sri Lankan to grace the fighting genre video game is Battle Arena Toshinden’s Chaos, a scythe-wielding warrior and an antagonist of the series.
Battle Arena Toshinden: Chaos
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“With confirmation from government officials of a planned terrorist attack at Ernst Happel Stadium, we have no choice but to cancel the three scheduled shows for everyone’s safety,” Barracuda Music, an event organizer in the city, posted Wednesday evening on Instagram.
Taylor Nation, an Instagram account run by Swift’s team, reposted the message to its story.
According to the post, all tickets will be refunded and ticketholders can visit a website to request refunds.
Swift's website also appears to reflect the cancellation. The Vienna shows under the "tour" tab now have a note accompanying the date and location information.
"*All tickets will be automatically refunded within the next 10 business days," it says.
Swift has yet to say anything on social media, nor has she confirmed the cancellations.
Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer shared his disappointment over the cancellations on X and said the situation was serious. He thanked officials for identifying the threat early and preventing what could have been a tragedy.
Swift was scheduled to perform at the Ernst-Happel-Stadion in Vienna on Thursday, Friday and Saturday for the international leg of the Eras Tour.
Earlier, officials said two people were arrested Wednesday in connection with allegations of plans to attack major events in Vienna, including Swift's coming concerts.
Two U.S. officials familiar with the investigation said Austrian law enforcement is looking for an additional person or people who may have some knowledge of the plans.
One of the individuals who were arrested by Austrian federal and state police was a 19-year-old who is alleged to have pledged his allegiance to ISIS, Vienna State Police Director Franz Ruf and Police Chief Gerhard Pürstl said at a news conference Wednesday.
Ruf said Thursday in an interview with Austria’s public broadcaster ORF that the suspect had uploaded an oath of allegiance to the current leader of ISIS to an internet account just a few weeks ago.
The pair had aspirational plans for attacking Vienna’s major events sites and specifically had homed in on this coming weekend’s Swift concerts, according to two U.S. officials briefed on the matter. They both became radicalized through the internet and are alleged to have had specific and detailed plans for how to carry out an attack, the officials said.
They had been under surveillance for some time and were well-known to the Austrians, the officials said.
A bomb squad found chemical substances when the 19-year-old was arrested, authorities said. Investigators were working to determine whether the substances could have been used to build a bomb, authorities said.
Officials said that the 19-year-old bought chemicals but not all the components needed to assemble a bomb and that most likely he would not have been able to do before this weekend’s events.
However, the officials say Austrian law enforcement believed that they should be taken into custody to make sure the pair did not try to conduct an attack using other means.
Ultimately, the two were arrested as officials announced a robust security plan had been put in place for the Swift concerts and Vienna at large. Swift’s team then announced that the concerts would be canceled.
Austria’s Cobra unit, which is similar to the FBI’s Hostage Rescue Team, assisted with the arrests.
Two U.S. officials familiar with the investigation said Austrian law enforcement are looking for an additional individual or individuals who may have some knowledge of this attempted attack.
Officials in Europe and in the U.S. told NBC News that there was no specific plot to injure Swift herself but that the attack was focused on the event.
A police official had said earlier that there were no plans to cancel the concerts and told reporters that “the concrete danger has been minimized.” It is not clear why those plans changed.
Swift has spoken about her concerns of a terrorist attack at one of her stadium shows. In 2019, she told Elle magazine it was her biggest fear.
“After the Manchester Arena bombing and the Vegas concert shooting, I was completely terrified to go on tour this time because I didn’t know how we were going to keep 3 million fans safe over seven months,” Swift said ahead of the Lover Tour, which was then canceled because of Covid.
She added, “There was a tremendous amount of planning, expense, and effort put into keeping my fans safe.”
“My fear of violence has continued into my personal life,” she said. “I carry QuikClot army grade bandage dressing, which is for gunshot or stab wounds.”
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This article is about the video game series. For the first game in the series, see Star Soldier (video game).
Video game series
Star SoldierGenre(s)Scrolling shooterDeveloper(s)Hudson SoftPublisher(s)Hudson SoftPlatform(s)MSX, NES, TurboGrafx-16, Super Famicom, Nintendo 64, GameCube, Game Boy Advance, Mobile phone, PlayStation Portable, Wii, iOSFirst releaseStar Soldier
June 13, 1986Latest releaseStar Soldier R
March 25, 2008Spin-offsStarship Hector
Blazing Lazers
Star Parodier
Star Soldier[a] is a series of scrolling shooters mainly developed by Hudson Soft. Konami has owned the rights to the series since their absorption of Hudson Soft in 2012. The first game, named Star Soldier, appeared on the MSX and NES in 1986, and the series has continued on various gaming systems. Star Soldier itself was released with little change in a compilation for the Super Famicom in 1995, received enhanced remakes for both the GameCube and PlayStation 2 in 2003, and a different remake for the PlayStation Portable in 2005, while the latest installment of the series was released on the Wii as a WiiWare game in 2008. In addition, Super Star Soldier, Final Soldier, Soldier Blade and Star Parodier have been re-released on the Wii's Virtual Console and on the Japanese PC Engine's Best Collection lineup for the PSP. The Star Soldier games are best known for their distinctive music, unique weapon power-ups, and a special time attack high score mode called "Caravan Mode".[1]
Caravan gaming tournaments
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Star Soldier was developed as a spiritual successor to Tecmo's Star Force, from which it borrows most of its gameplay elements. The Star Force series, along with Hudson's Star Soldier, was often featured in the popular Japanese gaming tournament known as "Hudson All-Japan Caravan Festival". Home ports of Star Soldier games would sometimes feature "Caravan" modes in which the player would race through timed stages while trying to accumulate a high score.
Common elements
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Being an arcade-style game, Star Soldier's objective is primarily based on achieving a high score. The series often makes use of hidden destructible tiles that offer bonus points when shot, but may occasionally power-up the player's ship instead. Bonus points will also be awarded for defeating sequences of enemy formations while they are within a certain proximity to the player's ship, or defeating mini bosses before they have a chance to attack.
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Release timeline1986Star Soldier1987Starship Hector198819891990Super Star Soldier1991Final Soldier1992Soldier BladeStar Parodier199319941995Caravan Shooting Collection199619971998Star Soldier: Vanishing Earth19992000200120022003Star Soldier (GCN)20042005Star Soldier (PSP)20062007Soldier Collection2008Star Soldier R
1986: Star Soldier - MSX, Famicom/NES, Game Boy Advance, iOS, Wii VC, 3DS VC, Nintendo Online (Switch).
Star Soldier Special+ - Mobile Phone
Star Soldier SP Arcade - Mobile Phone
Star Soldier Fukkoku-Ban - Mobile Phone
1990: Super Star Soldier - PC Engine/TurboGrafx-16, Wii VC, Windows Store, Wii U VC
1991: Final Soldier - PC Engine, Wii VC, Wii U VC
1992: Soldier Blade - PC Engine/TurboGrafx-16, Wii VC, Wii U VC
1992: Star Parodier - PC Engine CD ROM, Wii VC
1998: Star Soldier: Vanishing Earth - Nintendo 64
2008: Star Soldier R - Wii (WiiWare)
2010: Star Soldier Mission Mode - Mobile Phone
2013: Star Soldier for GREE - iOS
During the Konami Action & Shooting Contest hosted by the Shueisha Game Creator’s Camp and Tokyo Game Show 2022, Beep won the rights from Konami to develop the game through the competition, a game titled Star Soldier RE:VIVE Multiverse is in development.[2]
Crossover
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2006: Star Soldier vs DoDonPachi DaiOuJou CARAVAN'06 - Mobile Phone
2018: Super Bomberman R - Nintendo Switch
2018: Pixel Puzzle Collection - iOS, Android
Compilations and remakes
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1995: Caravan Shooting Collection - SNES
Compilation of Star Force, Star Soldier and Starship Hector
2003: Star Soldier - GameCube, PS2
3D remake with arranged stages
2005: Star Soldier - PSP
Enhanced port of the 2003 remake
2006: Hudson Best Collection Vol. 5: Shooting Collection - GBA
Compilation of Star Force, Star Soldier and Starship Hector
2008: PC Engine Best Collection: Soldier Collection - PSP
Compilation of Super Star Soldier, Final Soldier, Star Parodier and Soldier Blade
Canceled games
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1995: Kuma Soldier - PC-FX[3]
Other media
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1985–1987: Famicom Rocky - manga: Star Soldier is one of the videogames based on the manga.
1986-1987: Famicom Cap - manga: Star Soldier is one of the videogames based on the manga.
1986–1987: Nekketsu! Famicom Shounendan: Star Soldier is one of the videogames based on the manga.
1991–1993: Cyber Boy - manga: Soldier Blade and Star Parodier, two of the video games based on the manga.
1986: Running Boy Star Soldier no Himitsu - anime film
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Everything You Need to Know About the Jack Reacher Movies
Time to get Reacher-pilled.
By Ingrid Ostby
Aug. 7, 2024
Just as rumors spread about action star Tom Cruise’s Paris Olympics closing ceremony stunt, the Jack Reacher films hit streaming. Coincidence? Maybe. But what better time than now to tune into the bestselling novels’ first film adaptations, Jack Reacher (2012) and its sequel, Jack Reacher: Never Go Back (2016). Plus, how else will you pass the time before witnessing whatever cliff Cruise flies off next?
The first film — from the director of the last three Mission: Impossible films, Christopher McQuarrie — stars Cruise as ruthless justice-seeker Jack Reacher, after he’s called upon to run an independent investigation to find the true identity of a deadly sniper. The sequel, from The Last Samurai director Edward Zwick, follows Reacher as he, in an attempt to exonerate a friend from being framed, gets targeted by law enforcement and ends up on the run before discovering a massive conspiracy.
When will the Jack Reacher movies be available on streaming?
Stream Jack Reacher and Jack Reacher: Never Go Back now.
Who’s in the cast of Jack Reacher?
Tom Cruise (Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One) as Jack Reacher, a former investigator in the US Army
Rosamund Pike (Saltburn) as Helen Rodin, a defense attorney
Richard Jenkins (Dahmer) as Alex Rodin, Helen’s father and Pittsburgh’s district attorney
Joseph Sikora (Power Book IV: Force) as James Barr, a former US Army sniper
David Oyelowo (Lawmen: Bass Reeves) as Detective Calvin Emerson, who’s investigating Barr along with Alex Rodin
Filmmaker Werner Herzog as Zek Chelovek, aka The Zec, the leader of a Russian gang
Robert Duvall (The Pale Blue Eye) as Martin Cash, a former Marine Corps sergeant
Jai Courtney (Kaleidoscope) as Charlie
Jai Courtney and Tom Cruise in Jack Reacher
What happens in Jack Reacher?
After a sniper kills five people in Pittsburgh, evidence leads police to ex-Army sniper James Barr (Sikora). Faced with the death sentence, Barr solicits the help of Jack Reacher, a former Army detective. When he arrives to do his own investigating, Reacher is thwarted by Detective Calvin Emerson (Oyelowo) and District Attorney Alex Rodin (Jenkins), who refuse Reacher access to any of the evidence against Barr. So Reacher teams up with a defense attorney and Alex Rodin’s daughter, Helen (Pike). Together, they find inconsistencies in the case that lead them to uncover a conspiracy.
Is Jack Reacher based on a book?
Yes, it’s based on Lee Child’s 2005 novel One Shot, the ninth book in the author’s Jack Reacher series.
Where does Jack Reacher take place?
The film takes place in Pittsburgh.
Tom Cruise and Cobie Smulders in Jack Reacher: Never Go Back
Who’s in the cast of Jack Reacher: Never Go Back?
Tom Cruise as Jack Reacher
Cobie Smulders (Stumptown) as Major Susan Turner, the head of Reacher’s old Army unit
Aldis Hodge (City on a Hill) as Captain Espin, Turner’s friend
Danika Yarosh (Greenhouse Academy) as Samantha
Patrick Heusinger (Absentia) as The Hunter, a mercenary
Holt McCallany (Mindhunter) as Colonel Sam Morgan
Robert Knepper (Prison Break) as General James Harkness, the CEO of Parasource, a shady private military operation
What happens in Jack Reacher: Never Go Back?
In the sequel to Jack Reacher, Reacher’s friend and colleague Army Major Susan Turner (Smulders) has been accused of treason after her alleged involvement in the deaths of two soldiers. When Reacher finds out, he’s convinced she’s been framed, and he heads to Washington, DC, to help clear her name. After arriving in DC, Reacher has a brush with the law and ends up escaping, with Turner by his side. While on the run, the two uncover a sprawling, lethal government conspiracy.
Is Jack Reacher: Never Go Back based on a book?
Yes, it’s based on Child’s 2013 novel Never Go Back, the eighteenth book in the Jack Reacher series.
Where does Jack Reacher: Never Go Back take place?
The sequel takes place in Washington, DC.
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MIAMI, Aug. 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Windstar Cruises unveils its 2026 European Voyages, with more new ports and itineraries than the line has ever debuted in a single season.
There are 15 brand-new itineraries, 34 first-time ports, a litany of new Star Collector sailings (which combine several itineraries into one epic/longer adventure), and a first-ever Windstar Solar Eclipse. The August 12, 2026, Around Iceland: A Total Solar Eclipse will place Windstar guests in the path of totality.
A new 81-day Star Collector, 2026 Grand Europe Adventure, begins in Helsinki, Finland on July 14, 2026, and visits 20 countries and 67 ports of call before ending in Athens, Greece. Overnight stays for up to 4 days in a single destination and late-night departures allow guests to travel further inland.
The line will also debut new cruise tours from Madrid, allowing guests to explore further inland in Spain; a brand-new circumnavigation of Ireland; a deep dive into the Aeolian Islands; and an exploration of Northern Greece with highlights like the chance to visit the Meteora Monasteries from the port of Volos. A larger sampling of new itineraries is listed below.
To celebrate the news, Windstar is concurrently launching an early booking offer. Those who book a 2026 European cruise by October 31, 2024, will enjoy a complimentary All-Inclusive experience — featuring Wi-Fi, unlimited wine, beer and cocktails, and all gratuities — plus a $100 onboard credit per stateroom.
"Our year-round cruises in the Mediterranean and Europe have more small-ship only destinations than ever before," says Jess Peterson, Windstar's itinerary planner. "We've designed these voyages with a focus on regional exploration, so that means more overnight stays and off-the-beaten-path experiences to help give you a deeper, more genuine look at some of Europe's best spots."
New itineraries and ports mean a host of new shore excursions, and Windstar's team vets every offering to bring a truly special and uniquely local experience to life – like creating molded chocolates in Bruges, Belgium or learning the lyra in Thessaloniki, Greece.
Selected 2026 New Itinerary Highlights
Atlantic France (7 nights): Get an in-depth exploration of France on a single cruise. Embark from Bordeaux and its unmatched wineries before sailing down the Dordogne River to the Atlantic and La Rochelle for feasting on oysters; then to Lorient, which accepts just one ship per day; followed by St. Malo, where a late night makes it easy to also visit Mont Saint-Michel. A mid-cruise jaunt to the UK with a visit to Guernsey in the Channel Islands is an interlude before returning to France and Cherbourg, where one can retrace the footsteps of WWII soldiers at the landing beach sites in Normandy. Finally, there is scenic cruising on the Seine before overnighting in Paris.
Treasure Troves of Corsica & Sardinia (7 nights): Vacation where the Italians and French do on this roundtrip voyage from Rome. Dolphin watching in Golfo Aranci; promenading at sunset on an overnight in Alghero; coastal driving in Bonifacio; wine tasting in Bastia; and exploring Napoleon's birthplace in Ajaccio are highlights.
Northern Spain & Portugal (8 nights): Leave from Lisbon and end with an overnight in Bordeaux. This sailing gives a chance to explore destinations outside of Portugal and Spain's major cities with stops in small ports of the Galicia and Asturias regions of Spain (plus an overnight in Bilbao) as well as charming Porto and Lisbon.
Norway's Southern Splendors (8 nights): Explore little-known fishing ports and scenic inlets along Norway's southern coastline including charming Rosendal and cozy Egersund, both first-time ports for Windstar. Visit UNESCO World Heritage sites like Urnes Stave Church, savor local cuisine, and marvel at natural wonders like Sognefjord, the majestic "King of Fjords."
Off-the-Beaten-Path Greek Islands (7 nights): Sail to less popular islands in Greece like Syros, Samos, Naxos, Folegandros, and Milos, enjoying secluded crystalline beaches, hidden harbors, and romantic ruins. Experience a moonlight concert in Ephesus, sample local Muscat wines in Samos, and wander ancient temples.
Tulip Season in Holland & Belgium (7 nights): Breathe in the height of tulip season in Holland, when the fields explode with vibrant colors. Visit the Keukenhof Gardens, explore new-to-Windstar destinations and overnight in Antwerp, whose exclusive seaport accepts only one ship per day. Cyclists will especially enjoy chances for rides in the countryside outside Harlingen.
Bella Italia: A Southern Italian Romance (8 nights): Travel like a local in southern Italy's Calabria and Puglia regions. Explore the winding lanes of Taranto — a coastal city rich in Greek ruins and medieval fortification — before visiting Otranto's picturesque harbor and Croatia's Island of Rab.
Treasures of Southern Spain & Morocco (8 nights): Have a brilliant combination of desirable ports on this Barcelona to Lisbon sailing, including the return of Windstar to Seville. (Windstar is one of the few cruise lines that can do the 50-mile scenic sailing up the Guadalquivir River to access this cultural capital of Southern Spain.) A visit to Tangier, Morocco is another highlight.
Star Collectors are longer voyages combining one or more cruises into a comprehensive voyage of 13+ days with few repeated ports. Windstar's itinerary planning team selects popular itineraries to link up for longer adventures allowing guests to make the most of their time away. As a bonus, free daily laundry is provided so guests can still pack light.
For a full list of voyages, visit windstarcruises.com.
Press images: photos available here.
Contacts:
Sarah Scoltock, Director of Public Relations, Windstar Cruises / [email protected]
Sally Spaulding, Account Director, Percepture / [email protected]
About Windstar Cruises:
With a fleet of six boutique all-suite and sailing yachts, each carrying between 148 to 342 guests, Windstar Cruises, voted #1 boutique cruise line, offers an intimate experience like no other. Guests can explore enchanting destinations across Europe, the Caribbean, Costa Rica, the Panama Canal, New England, Eastern Canada, South America, and the South Pacific. Plus, Windstar operates year-round in Europe and will offer two unique ship experiences in Tahiti starting in 2027. Windstar will introduce two new ships to its Star Class starting in December 2025 - the Star Seeker and Star Explorer. At Windstar Cruises, it's not just about travel – it's about creating experiences that resonate with the soul. With port-intensive itineraries, iconic destinations, exceptional service, and an innovative culinary program, every moment with Windstar is an opportunity for discovery and delight.
Windstar Cruises is proud to be part of the Xanterra Travel Collection®, a distinguished group of global hospitality and travel companies with a legacy that spans over a hundred years operating our country's iconic national parks, including Grand Canyon, Yellowstone, Glacier, Death Valley, and many others. Xanterra Travel Collection®, is owned by The Anschutz Corporation, the ultimate owner of the Broadmoor, Sea Island, and entertainment giant AEG, Anschutz Entertainment Group.
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In 1975, when Viet Luong was 9 years old he escaped the ravages of wartorn Vietnam aboard a United States aircraft carrier along with his parents and seven sisters. The following day, Saigon fell.
“My father, who had fought with the South Vietnamese Marine Corps, had managed to get us the necessary papers to be extracted as political refugees by regular U.S. C-130 airplanes,” Luong said. “But before we could leave, the Communists seized all airport operations and started shelling the airport.
“We thought we were doomed.”
Fortunately for Luong and his family and thousands of other Vietnamese refugees in danger of Communist reprisals, the U.S. government implemented Operation Frequent Wind, a non-combatant civilian evacuation.
Using U.S. marine helicopters that can maneuver more easily and were less susceptible to Communist fire, U.S. soldiers flew Luong and his family to a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier, the USS Hancock.
“We barely escaped,” Luong said. “My sisters and I were scared to death. When we landed on the USS Hancock it was so big we didn’t know where we were. We asked our father ‘Dad, where are we?’ He said ‘We’re on a U.S. carrier.’ We said ‘What does that mean?’ And he replied, ‘It means nothing in the world can harm you now.’
“I get choked up just talking about it.”
As he stood on the deck of the USS Hancock, Luong realized that he wanted to serve in order to give back to the nation that had saved him and his family from almost certain death.
Thirty nine years later, Brig. Gen. Viet Luong pinned on his first star during a ceremony held on Aug. 6 at Fort Hood, Texas, becoming the first Vietnamese-born general officer in the U.S. military.
Luong is the 1st Cavalry Division’s deputy commanding general for maneuver. The infantry officer commanded a battalion of 82nd Airborne Division paratroopers in Iraq from 2007-08 and led the 101st Airborne Division’s 3rd Brigade Combat Team, the storied Rakkasans, into combat in Afghanistan from 2010-11.
Luong said the promotion was a huge honor, but credited his men with helping him get there.
“I just try and do the best I can in every job given,” he said. “I would not be where I am today without all the help I have received from my subordinates and superiors.”
Luong served in Haiti, Bosnia and Kosovo, where he felt he was able to make a difference. He found his experience commanding troops in Afghanistan and Iraq much tougher.
“It’s been the pinnacle of my 27-year military career to be able to command in combat, but it’s much more solemn when you lose soldiers. You realize the price of freedom is very high,” he said. “I don’t know if you can ever really deal with something like that. You go through periods where you think of these men all the time. As a commander you are really responsible for their lives. So you try to think critically about how you could have done things better.”
Luong said it helped him to memorialize the fallen warriors under his command.
“I spend time keeping in touch with their spouses and parents and visit memorials. It’s a way of healing.”
Luong’s childhood experiences remain vivid. Arriving in the U.S., Luong and his family were taken to Fort Chaffee, Arkansas, which was set up to receive refugees from Vietnam.
They stayed there for about two months, until one of his father’s friends helped the family resettle in Los Angeles.
From nothing, the family started again. His father, who had majored in English literature and served as a senior officer, found work as an armed security guard, while Luong’s mother worked in a fast food restaurant. Luong’s older sisters worked, too, but when one was robbed at gunpoint while working at a Hollywood gas station, Luong’s father decided all his children were going to college.
Growing up in a tough Los Angeles neighborhood, Luong said he and his family viewed USC as an elite institution, accessible only to the children of the privileged.
“Most of us had our eye on the state schools, so although I applied to USC I never really thought I would be able to go there.”
Luong initially considered joining the Marine Corps to become an infantryman like his father. However, a chance encounter with a Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) instructor at USC changed his life.
“He was an airborne-qualified sergeant major and I was enamored by the fact he was a paratrooper because that’s what I wanted to be. Plus, he had served in Vietnam.”
When the instructor told Luong about ROTC scholarships, the young man listened.
In 1983, Luong was accepted at USC with a full ROTC scholarship. “It was a bold move to go to USC,” he said. “I chose USC not only for its legacy of academic excellence, but also because of how its alumni have fared in Southern California.”
At USC Dornsife, Luong majored in biological sciences, graduating in 1987.
“It might not be the major you would expect, but being a science major taught me to think critically,” he said. “I can cut through a lot of fluff and get to the root of the problem and that has been one of my greatest strengths in my career.
“The outstanding experience I had at USC Dornsife, academically as well as socially, and being able to deal with some pretty high achieving people taught me how to seek out success and step out of my comfort zone.”
Luong is preparing to return to Afghanistan later this year where he will lead Train, Advise and Assist Command-South as part of the ongoing transition and drawdown in the country.
“Being the first one of anything comes with a price, whether you want the responsibility or not, you’re it,” Luong said. “There are a lot of expectations from the Vietnamese diaspora, not only in the U.S. but throughout the world. You just try to do the best you can with the mission you have been given. Take care of your subordinates and treat people with dignity and respect. Lead from the front.”
Luong said he feels tremendous patriotism for the country that not only saved his life but also helped his family assimilate and fulfill their aspirations through education.
“At the end of the day, you have to ask yourself what are you doing to contribute to our nation?”
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Super Star Soldier is a vertically scrolling shooter developed by Kaneko and published by Hudson Soft in 1990 for the PC-Engine (Turbografx-16). It is the second mainline entry in Hudson's Star Soldier series (fourth overall), and the fifth official Caravan Shooting game (sixth official Caravan software). It is the second entry in the series not to be developed directly by Hudson Soft.
For replay videos, visit the Video Index.
Story
In the beginning of this new era of time and space, the small fighter aircraft, Caesar, was just beginning its fight against the evil Brains in an attempt to restore peace to the world. The mission was a success, and peace was restored. Now, four years later, the evil Brains are planning their next attack. Lead by their evil leader, Mother Brain, the peaceful existence of the world is once again in jeopardy.
However, do not despair all hope is not lost! In anticipation of the Brains's expected counterattack, an improved version of the original Caesar was designed and built and now sits quietly, ready for battle. It is you, Starbuck, that must pilot this new fighting aircraft Neo Caesar into combat! Go now! Hurry to your ship, you are the world's only hope of peace! - NA Manual
Gameplay Overview
Super Star Soldier, like its predecessors, is a vertical scrolling shooter with an emphasis on high score chasing and competitive play. Super Star Soldier features establishes the format and style of gameplay that would become standard for the rest of the series, building upon the mechanics of the original Star Soldier, as well as it's direct predecessor Gunhed.
It features a total of eight main stages, and is the first game in the series to feature a dedicated stage for the Caravan modes.
Controls
I: Rotate Defense System
II (Press): Fire primary weapon
II (Hold): Auto-Fire
Select: Navigate menu and change movement speed
Start: Start game and pause/un-pause
Weapons
There are five different weapons in Super Star Soldier which can are obtained and upgraded through collecting power-up crystals.
Weapon Description Multishot
Base weapon. Auto-firing straight shot.
Can be upgraded to a total of six lines of fire in five directions. Homing Missiles
Secondary weapon that auto-fires alongside the player's main weapon. Ring Laser
Auto-firing wide shots that expand as they move forward. Spread Laser
Forward beam that lengthens and eventually splits into three. Swing Fire
Sort range columns of swinging flames. Highest damage weapon.
Items
There are four items to be found in Super Star Soldier: Power-Up Crystals, Homing Missiles, the Starbuck Defense System, and Bonus Points. Most of these are dropped specifically by pods when shot at, though are occasionally dropped by other enemies.
Item Pods
Targets that hold power-ups and bonuses
Item Description Power-Up Crystals
Released by enemies, are used to upgrade and/or change weapon types. Five are required to fully upgrade a weapon.
Collecting more than five of one kind or a flashing crystal triggers a screen-clearing Super Bomb. Homing Missiles
Secondary weapon that auto-fires alongside the player's main weapon. Collecting two increases the missile's speed Starbuck Defense System
Drones that flank and shield the player. Can be rotated by pressing I. Collecting two causes them to automatically circle around the player. Bonus Points
Increases score.
Strategy
Management of items and weapons is crucial, as the effectiveness of a particular weapon on a particular boss varies.
Nearly all enemy shots are aimed, but the increase in hardware power over the NES means there are far more shots and enemies overall. While there are multiple movement speeds, higher speeds are generally not advisable in the main game since it will more than likely lead to collision with enemies.
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[This story contains spoilers for Rebel Moon.]
After nearly three decades of development, Zack Snyder’s unadulterated vision for his Rebel Moon space opera is finally at your fingertips.
Snyder had to take an awfully circuitous path to today’s two-part director’s cut release of Rebel Moon on Netflix. Inspired by Seven Samurai, Star Wars, Heavy Metal magazine and a bevy of other properties, the project that was originally known as The Five began to formulate in 1997 alongside co-writer Kurt Johnstad. Eventually, in 2012, Snyder retrofitted his idea for Star Wars and pitched it to Lucasfilm shortly after Disney acquired the beloved IP from franchise mastermind George Lucas. When that didn’t take, he then tried to sell it as a video game and movie to his DC collaborators at the time, Warners Bros. There was even a period of time where he considered making a TV series with Narcos producer Eric Newman.
Snyder’s exit from Warners’ DC universe in 2017 would ultimately get the ball rolling on Rebel Moon, as his longtime collaborator and the now-former Netflix film chief, Scott Stuber, quickly pounced on his newfound availability. To compete with the film franchises of the major studio system, the streamer leaned on Snyder to create a couple original franchises of their own. That agreement initially resulted in 2021’s Army of the Dead and Army of Thieves, but prior to the release of those two well-received pics, Snyder had already called Johnstad to set Rebel Moon in motion at long last.
Along with co-writer Shay Hatten, Snyder and Johnstad generated a 216-page script that was briefly shaved down to 138 pages, but then Snyder reverted to the more robust iteration in order to preserve character. That decision then paved the way for a two-part story that would be dually released in PG-13 cuts and R-rated director’s cuts. This proved to be a controversial choice among some of Snyder’s die-hard fans who, understandably, wanted him to be creatively unleashed once and for all. But with a price tag of nearly $170 million, Snyder played ball with Netflix’s desire to create not only a teenage fanbase that’s unencumbered by the platform’s parental controls, but also merchandising opportunities that are easier to come by with PG-13 material.
Snyder planned the different cuts out in great detail, knowing, for the most part, what would and wouldn’t make the streamer’s PG-13 chapters that ran in the neighborhood of two hours. That meant that various sequences — such as the original, and even more violent, introduction of Ed Skrein’s sadistic baddie, Admiral Noble — had to wait until the release of today’s 204-minute Rebel Moon — Part One: Director’s Cut and the 173-minute Rebel Moon — Part Two: Director’s Cut.
“We knew before shooting that it was not going to be [in Part One’s PG-13 cut]. I couldn’t really conceive of a PG-13 version of the scene that really got to the why of it, and so we cut it. It was always going to be in the R-rated version only, so we all made peace with that,” Snyder tells The Hollywood Reporter. “It’s incredibly important, and it really changes the tone of the movie in general.”
Dawn of the Dead, which was made under Stuber’s tenure at Universal, put Snyder on the film industry’s radar, but it was 2007’s 300 that launched him into the stratosphere. Co-written by Johnstad, the epic historical action film convinced Warners that Snyder was the right choice to adapt Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons’ Watchmen. Snyder’s approach impressed Christopher Nolan so much that he recommended Snyder for his updated take on Superman. That became the Nolan-produced Man of Steel, starring Henry Cavill, and Snyder was soon given the tall order of using that film as a launchpad for DC’s own answer to the then-flourishing Marvel Cinematic Universe.
When looking back at the DCEU (also known as the Snyderverse) through today’s lens, it actually put up respectable box office numbers for a cinematic universe in its infancy. Of Snyder’s directorial and producorial efforts that took place during his overall tenure, Man of Steel (2013), Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016), Suicide Squad (2016) and Wonder Woman (2017) averaged $779 million at the worldwide box office. That’s a figure that most studios would celebrate in today’s pandemic and strike-affected industry, but at the time, Warners’ regime had Marvel-sized expectations for their A-list characters, both critically and commercially.
Thus, Snyder was second guessed during the 2016 production of Justice League, and upon the tragic death of his daughter Autumn during 2017’s post-production, that’s when he decided to exit the film and DC universe altogether. Justice League was then retooled by the studio via extensive reshoots, resulting in a critical and commercial disappointment. Fan outcry led to the unprecedented #ReleaseTheSnyderCut movement, as well as suicide prevention fundraising for AFSP in honor of Autumn Snyder, prompting former WarnerMedia CEO Jason Kilar and the previous Warners and DC regimes to green light Zack Snyder’s Justice League for release on HBO Max in 2021. The Snyder Cut ended up being the filmmaker’s most acclaimed DC film, but there were still squabbles behind the scenes over certain creative decisions.
Fast forward to present day, Warners and DC have completely new ownership and leadership, and they’ve extended some olive branches to Snyder, so much so that he’s currently developing a 300 prequel series for Warner Bros. TV.
“I didn’t think about it in those [“mending of fences”] terms. We were excited, and they seemed excited to work on what we would all consider classic IP at this point,” Snyder says with a laugh. “It’s a fun streaming concept that I think everybody is into … I like those guys over there. It’s all cool.”
Below, during a recent spoiler conversation with THR, Snyder also discusses the many additions and changes to Rebel Moon’s director’s cuts, before addressing Cavill’s recent cameo in the MCU.
Well, knowing what you had in mind from the start, how anxious have you been to get these unadulterated cuts out there?
Pretty anxious, I’d say, but pretty excited, too. If you’re going to make a space opera, it’s good to have the entire thing out there: the overture and the whole kit and caboodle. So I’ve been very excited, and the truth is that Netflix has been super supportive and incredibly kind and indulgent, if you will, with me doing these versions of the movies.
What was the workflow for the PG-13 cuts versus the R-rated cuts? Simultaneous? One at a time?
The roughing-in was all together, and then it was one at a time. So it was really making four movies, and that was a little bit exhausting. It was a little more work than I thought to do four movies altogether. It would’ve been interesting to make it all as one movie.
I asked Ed Skrein if you’d announce a PG-13 take versus an R-rated take on the day, but it didn’t really sound like that was the process. So how did you actually juggle the two?
There was a little bit of that, but with Ed’s character more than any, I just let him go. And then, through the editorial process, we would just cut out an F-bomb he dropped or something crazy he did.
The Aris (Sky Yang) and Noble (Skrein) R-rated opening in Part One is a rather significant piece to exclude from the prior release, and it’s completely changed my perception of Aris. I used to view him as a chivalrous soldier who was sticking up for the innocent farmgirl (Charlotte Maggi’s Sam), but now we know it’s really about his Noble-executed family. Was this perhaps the toughest sequence to cut overall?
Yeah, it was, but we knew before shooting that it was not going to be [in Part One’s PG-13 cut]. I couldn’t really conceive of a PG-13 version of the scene that really got to the why of it, and so we cut it. It was always going to be in the R-rated version only, so we all made peace with that. But I agree a hundred percent. It’s incredibly important, and it really changes the tone of the movie in general. When the Imperium shows up to the Veldt village, the threat is much greater. The stakes are different in general.
Everything Aris does is recontextualized by that sequence.
Yeah, and there’s also the whole sequence where he and Sam talk inside [Kora’s] dropship. They have that whole conversation about how they need the guns: “You don’t understand.” So that whole bit is much different.
Yes, their retrieval of Kora’s (Sofia Boutella) dropship was included in Part Two’s PG-13 cut, but it’s now a part of Part One’sR-rated cut.
Yeah, it got moved to [Part Two’s] PG-13 cut.
Did you reposition it to Part Two’s PG-13 cut just so Part One’s PG-13 cut could stay closer to a two-hour runtime?
Yeah, we just said, “Let’s just cut that. It gets us two hours easier.”
Returning to the end of the opening sequence, we’re given a proper introduction to the High Scribes. They collect the teeth of Noble’s victims and adorn them around an image of Princess Issa. Are they telling themselves that Noble’s murders are all in honor of Princess Issa?
I always found that to be a perversion of the Issa myth. They’ve hijacked the Issa myth and now Issa’s death. In their case, Issa is dead, so they’ve hijacked her image as some sort of moral cover for the stuff that they’re doing.
Both director’s cuts ditch Jimmy’s (Anthony Hopkins) opening narration. Did you no longer need it since you had the time to show everything you needed to show?
The opening narration was a thing that the studio and I discussed after screening the movie. It was never really in the script. After screening the movie, we felt like it was a thing that people might need to be grounded a bit more in the movie. But, with the R-rated version, I was like, “No, you know where you are.”
Neither of your R-rated cuts shy away from intimacy and affection, and even the PG-13 cuts had plenty of affection between characters. I bring this up because there was a recent controversy involving Twisters’ decision to forego a concluding kiss between romantic leads. Do you have a sense of why intimacy, even just kissing, has all but disappeared from big movies?
Yeah, I don’t know. I’m a huge advocate. I like erotic content in motion pictures. I don’t understand, frankly, what would be the why of that. We’re sexual creatures, and that’s what we do. So, to me, that’s part of the human experience and equal to anything else. So I don’t have the answer to why that would be either included or excluded, but I’m a fan [of intimacy and affection], obviously.
How would you contrast Kora’s two sex scenes that take place toward the beginning of each R-rated cut?
The love scene with Den is transactional, and the love scene with Gunnar is much more intimate. There’s a level of shared intimacy that Kora and Gunnar achieve in a more committed relationship, and that is definitely different from someone who is just self-advocating for their own sexuality.
Apparently, you had to contend with an NC-17 rating for some period of time. Was Noble’s dalliance with tentacles the primary offender? Or was it something else?
We had to cut down our love scenes a little bit, but weirdly, the tentacles weren’t really an offender. A lot of it was Noble smashing Aris’ dad in the head and digging the brains out and stuff like that.
Kora meets the Rue Kali on the King’s Gaze. She not only powers their technology, but she can seemingly download a person’s memories. Does she shed a tear in response to each person’s pain and trauma?
Yeah, the Kalies cry for their pain, and they’re connected to the Issa energy. Eventually, you’d find out that they’re connected to Issa’s power and strength and that they come from another dimension. They’re like these warrior women that have been captured by the Imperium as a power source, but the Imperium has ignored or overlooked the actual power that they have. And, eventually, that’s going to come back to haunt them as they say. That’s the prophecy that you hear the Kali say to Kora in her little imagining: “One day, you will wake my sisters and their wrath will be my vengeance.” You can imagine that every dreadnought has a Kali inside of it.
Yeah, when the Rue Kali says her sisters will seek vengeance on her behalf, I initially wondered if she was referring to Kora’s imminent destruction of her, or if she was referring to Balisarius’ assassination of the royal family. But overall enslavement is certainly a valid justification for revenge.
Yeah, she’s referring to the Kalies that are inside of all of the other dreadnoughts, and at some moment, they could be awoken from their enslavement and be quite a formidable opposition to the Imperium. They’re a bit of a Trojan horse scenario that the Imperium has not really kept their eye on, and that’s the long look for the Kalies.
Star Wars has long had a trope where Jedi or Rebels disguise themselves in Imperial garb, and while you do something similar here, I appreciate that you showed your work. You added a few more steps to where it’s not as easy as Star Wars has made it. Was that the very point you were trying to make?
Yeah, the point was that I wanted it to be credible that they could pull it off. Kora obviously has great knowledge of protocol and how the whole thing works, and they have these uniforms and a dropship. So we had all these elements that they could put together to do this, but I wanted it to be slightly technical.
Noble’s missing teeth weren’t shown in Part One’s PG-13 cut. Were you asked to withhold that since it’s a creepy note to conclude the first movie?
Yeah, that was more for the director’s cut anyway, because there’s a lot of teeth as a thematic. So we held that too, but it makes him a little crazier.
The Hawkshaws spying on the Rebel villagers was an interesting wrinkle that wasn’t in the PG-13 cuts, especially since their mission had to fail to explain how the villagers got the drop on Noble to start the Battle of Veldt.
Yeah, the Hawkshaws were deeply linked to Jimmy’s story, and when we started leaning Jimmy’s story out, they went with Jimmy.
The splatter of the lava ammunition and the resulting blood was oddly quite beautiful. Was there any way to account for that on the day? Or was it all post-engineering?
It was post-engineering. We’d done a lot of research that allowed us to do it both ways, frankly. There was a way to do some of it on the day, but I knew that if we did it completely as a post effect, then I could have R-rated and PG-13 versions of almost the exact same moments.
In Part One’s director’s cut, Jimmy helps Kora finish off the Imperium soldiers, and then he goes on this spiritual journey of sorts. Is Issa guiding him from afar whether he realizes it or not?
When you understand the Jimmies’ mythology — i.e., their warrior quest-knight aesthetic — they’re literally created as these protectors of Issa. Every Jimmy has the same motivation. If there are a thousand Jimmies, they all equally feel this religious fervor for her. So he’s just coming to terms with what it is to exist now without her. What does life mean without her and without its meaning? That’s what he’s searching for.
Part Two’s director’s cut concludes with Balisarius (Fra Fee) being robed and crowned for a public address, and then he salutes his vast army and weaponry. Kora and co. may have taken down one dreadnought, but they really have their work cut out for them now.
Yeah, that’s a hundred percent right. It’s like, “That was cute in a lot of ways. It was hard. But you guys barely pulled that off, so what’s step two? What is the move now?”
Balisarius assassinated the royal family, so is that why he mostly communicates via the astral plane now? Is he trying to prevent his own assassination?
It’s probably that to some extent, but the astral plane would play a lot stronger in the future episodes. It really represents a lot of this idea of where they found the Kalies and how they use this other dimension to communicate. It unlocks a lot of different powers, and even though it can be casually used to communicate across long distances, it can be used to actually crack into other realities in its full sort of usage. So the way we’re experiencing it now is in its crudest form, but as we’d see it evolve, you’d see a much more robust and realized philosophical plane of existence that has a lot of transcendent abilities. It really becomes a big story MacGuffin, eventually.
In the brothel, we get a better look at a particular alien prostitute. She’s the bridge to the Army of the Dead universe, right?
Yeah, she’s a Xanadite. Queen Meeru, who the bartender references [when berating her], is famously the Princess of the Xanadites. So that’s an Army of the Dead reference. In Army’s Area 51, there’s a portal that takes you through this dimensional cut in time and space and lands you on Xanadu, basically.
As a child, Arthelais (Boutella) comforted herself with the myth of the first Princess Issa, who was regarded as the Redeemer. Is Kora the new Redeemer, or is it the current Princess Issa?
Well, we know that the princess is still alive, and she’s out there somewhere [with an original Jimmy named Bartholomew]. So the new Redeemer, once Issa is found, Kora would lift up Issa to this place where she could affect change, and that would become her primary role.
Did you change the color grading?
Yeah, I regraded both movies. It’s a weeks-long process to go through the entire movie and recolor it and do all the different power windows and looks. It was quite a big undertaking, but I always wanted it to be a little more pushed than the PG-13. It’s a little lookier than the PG-13.
Overall, what else was painful to hold back until now?
The baby spiders coming out of Harmada was a really important thing that we cut from the PG-13, and that was more because they thought it was too gruesome. But so much of it was by design. We designed the [PG-13 and R-rated] movies separately, so it’s tough to be like, “Oh, that was hard to cut.” Of course, I like all of it, but I love the Kali sequence. It’s really fun. The love scenes are also really important for Kora’s character and to bond her to Gunnar more intensely. There’s a lot of fun violence, and the stakes are raised. A lot more villagers get killed, sadly, but it’s important to show that it’s not a battle with no consequences. And Nemesis’ intro is much better.
Well, you shocked us all with a recent report involving a 300 prequel series. Does that suggest that the current regime at Warners is trying to mend fences?
I didn’t think about it in those terms. We were excited, and they seemed excited to work on what we would all consider classic IP at this point. (Laughs.) It’s a fun streaming concept that I think everybody is into, but I don’t think it’s some kind of … I like those guys over there. It’s all cool.
I assume you’ve heard about Henry Cavill’s recent cameo as Wolverine?
I haven’t seen it yet, but I did hear about it. Sounds fun.
Deadpool quipped that Marvel will treat Henry better than the studio down the street.
(Snyder grins.)
That mostly speaks to bygone regimes and five or six years of Henry’s prime being wasted in limbo. Of the many related sources of frustration, is that perfect casting being sidelined right near the top?
Well, Henry is an amazing Superman to me, obviously. I hired him. I wanted him to be Superman. So any coins left on the table are unfortunate, and in that way, it would be great to have more Henry. I always think you could have more Henry.
In a perfect world, what would you do next?
I’ve got a few things that I’m working on right now. They’re all very real. It’s not development kind of talk, but very real. So we’ll be making an announcement soon about what I’m doing next.
You once talked of doing a small project in South America.
I do have that script, and while that’s not it, I do want to do something small. I’m a little tapped out on the visual effects world right now. I love it, don’t get me wrong. I’m a huge fan, but I would love to do something a little bit more organic.
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Star Soldier is a series of vertical shoot 'em up games developed by Hudson Soft. The franchise of Star Soldier is now the property of Konami, since its absorption of Hudson Soft in 2012. Star Soldier (1986) Super Star Soldier (1990) Final Soldier (1991) Soldier Blade (1992) Star Soldier...
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Star Soldier is a series of vertical shoot 'em up games developed by Hudson Soft. The franchise of Star Soldier is now the property of Konami, since its absorption of Hudson Soft in 2012.
Main games[]
Star Soldier (1986)
Super Star Soldier (1990)
Final Soldier (1991)
Soldier Blade (1992)
Star Soldier: Vanishing Earth (1998)
Hudson Selection Vol. 2: Star Soldier (2003)
Star Soldier R (2008)
Spin-off games[]
Starship Hector (1987)
Star Parodier (1992)
Star Soldier Vs. DoDonPachi Daioujou: Caravan '06 (2006)
Other games & compilations[]
Star Force (1984)
Super Star Force (1986)
Final Star Force (1992)
Blazing Lazers (1989)
Vertical Force (1995)
Caravan Shooting Collection (1995)
Hudson Best Collection Vol. 5: Shooting Collection (2006)
PC Engine Best Collection: Soldier Collection (2008)
Cancelled games[]
Kuma Soldier
Super Star Soldier 3D
Other media[]
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Soldier Blade is a great game and one of the best for the system. This is an essential part of any Turbo Grafx library in my opinion.
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Developer: Hudson Soft Publisher: TTI Released: September 1992 Genre: Shooter
To be honest I am amazed I like the soldier series as much as I do. I played Star Soldier on the NES early on and did not think much of it. Star Soldier was bare bones next to Gradius and could not compete in my eyes. But in Japan it was extremely popular and the years were kind to each successive installment. Soldier Blade is the last in the series for the Turbo Grafx-16 and is a fitting swan song. There are not many shooters on the system with production values and action at this level that remains accessible at the same time. It would also be the last remaining bright spot for the series as it would experiment with 3d to varying degrees of success. But I digress.
In the 21st century Earth’s resources are drying up, prompting the need to explore space for more. Scientists create the Warp Drive gate to send multiple spaceships to distant corners of the galaxy but 4 months later it ends in disaster. The research team sent to other solar systems returns battered with the Zeograd army hot on their heels. It isn’t long before the Warp Drive is stolen, and all hope is lost until a lone scientist develops the Soldier Blade space fighter to combat this threat.
Even though Soldier Blade is the fourth game in the series it doesn’t go all out to dazzle players. This is evident in its weapon system, which is a bit pedestrian. There are only three weapons, the wave beam, Vulcan shot, and laser. This is a regression from Super Star Soldier and Final Soldier, which offered more interesting options. Each of these can be upgraded three times at which point they become massively powerful. Picking up any weapon also creates a satellite that follows your movements. You’ll also want to power-up faster as they double as a life bar of sorts. Each hit reduces your weapon level, leading to death at its base form. This is a significant change from prior games in the series, allowing it to ease gamers in to its pace.
While the weapons are few the true depth comes in managing your cache. You can collect and store up to three separate weapons. At any time you can detonate your current choice to use as a super bomb to switch. The effect is different for each; the laser becomes one massive blast that covers a sizable portion of the screen while the wave beam turns your option into a homing bomb that drains enemies until death. More important than the momentary burst of power is the fact that you are invincible for their duration. You can and should abuse this to cheese some of the more difficult encounters in the game. While it would have been nice to be able to switch weapons without sacrificing the current one the system in place works.
Soldier Blade immediately throws you into the action. Enemy waves are frequent and the game backs them up with giant mechs and massive space ships. While the action is high I find the game’s pacing bit too fast. Even on low speed your ship moves quickly. Considering the level of chaos rampant it is a bit of a detriment. Each level is extremely long, sometimes as long as two stages in similar titles. For a game that isn’t big on spectacle it pulls no punches with its bosses. The frequent boss battles can sometimes last as long as the levels themselves as each is composed of multiple parts and has several phases. While you can accuse the game of being too similar to its predecessors it does enough that it does not feel like a clone. Soldier Blade is an evolution and takes the series tropes to their nadir.
In spite of its frantic pace Soldier Blade is median in terms of its difficulty. Power-ups are well paced and usually drop in pairs of two or three. At full power (which is easy to reach) you can sustain four hits before death. This allows for some mistakes, of which there will be many. Even after death you can reclaim some of your power-ups, allowing you to recover. With its generous item drops, infinite continues, and instant respawns most will be able to reach the end with some difficulty along the way. Playing on higher settings will reveal more of the ending which gives some incentive for replay value. But the game is so good any way you would have done so anyway.
In Conclusion
Even on a system blessed with a great shooter library Soldier Blade rises to the top. Soldier Blade is a great game and one of the best for the system. And it remains accessible for casual gamers even though it is the last in the series. This is an essential part of any Turbo Grafx library in my opinion.
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Further information: Star Wars video games
This is a list of Star Wars video games. This page only includes games developed or published by LucasArts, or officially licensed by Lucasfilm.
Star Wars Outlaws (2024) – Windows, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S , Massive Entertainment
Star Wars: Eclipse (TBA) , Quantic Dream
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic — Remake (TBA) Windows, PlayStation 5,[1] Saber Interactive
Star Wars: Jedi 3 (TBA), Respawn Entertainment
The following is a list of Star Wars games that are based on the feature films. They are listed in order of release by film.
Star Wars (1983–88) – Arcade
Re-released for: Atari 2600, Atari 5200, Commodore 64, Atari 8-bit computers, ColecoVision,[BBC Micro, ZX Spectrum,[Acorn Electron, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Apple II, MS-DOS, Mac, Amiga
Death Star Interceptor (1984/85, System 3 Software Ltd) (unlicensed) - Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum[2]
Star Wars (1987) – Famicom
Star Wars: Attack on the Death Star (1991) – PC-9801, X68000[3]
Star Wars (1991–93) – NES, Game Boy, Master System, Game Gear
Super Star Wars (1992) – SNES
Re-released for: Wii Virtual Console, PS4, PlayStation Vita
Star Wars Arcade (1993) – Arcade
Re-released for: 32X
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (1982) – Atari 2600,Intellivision
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (1985/88) – Arcade
Re-released for: BBC Micro, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC, Amiga, Atari ST.
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (1992) – NES, Game Boy
Super Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (1993) – SNES
Re-released for: Wii Virtual Console
Star Wars: Return of the Jedi – Death Star Battle (1983/84) – Atari 2600, Atari 8-bit family, Atari 5200, ZX Spectrum
Star Wars: Return of the Jedi (1984/88) – Arcade, BBC Micro, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC, Amiga, Atari ST, GameCube
Super Star Wars: Return of the Jedi (1994) – SNES, Game Boy, Game Gear
Re-released for: Wii Virtual Console
Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999) – Windows, PlayStation
Re-released for: PS4, PS5 (2024)
Star Wars Episode I (1999) – Pinball
Star Wars Episode I: Racer (1999) – Windows, Mac, Dreamcast, Nintendo 64, Game Boy Color
Re-released for: Nintendo Switch (2020), PlayStation 4 (2020), Xbox One (2020)
Star Wars: Racer Arcade (2000) – Arcade
Star Wars Episode I: Jedi Power Battles (2000) – PlayStation, Dreamcast, Game Boy Advance
Star Wars Episode I: Battle for Naboo (2000) – Nintendo 64, Microsoft Windows
Star Wars Episode I: Obi-Wan's Adventures (2000) – Game Boy Color
Star Wars: Starfighter (2001) – PlayStation 2, Xbox, Windows, Arcade
Star Wars: Starfighter Special Edition (2001) Xbox
Star Wars: Starfighter (2003) Arcade[4]
Star Wars: Obi-Wan (2001) – Xbox
Star Wars: Jedi Starfighter (2002) PlayStation 2, Xbox
Re-released for: PlayStation 4 (2016)
Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2002) – GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox
Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones (2002) – Game Boy Advance
Star Wars: The New Droid Army (2002) – Game Boy Advance
Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (2005) – PlayStation 2, Xbox, Nintendo DS, Game Boy Advance, Mobile Phone
The following is a list of Star Wars games that are not based on a particular feature film, and form part of a series. The list is ordered from the oldest series to the latest.
Star Wars: X-Wing (1993) – DOS, Macintosh, Windows (X-Wing Collector Series)
Expansion(s): Imperial Pursuit (1993) and B-Wing (1993)
Compilations: X-Wing (Collector's CD-ROM) (1994), X-Wing Collector Series (1998)
Star Wars: TIE Fighter (1994) – DOS, Macintosh, Windows (X-Wing Collector Series)
Expansion(s): Defender of the Empire (1994)
Compilations: TIE Fighter (Collector's CD-ROM) (1995), X-Wing Collector Series (1998)
Star Wars: X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter (1997) – Windows
Expansions: Balance of Power Campaigns (1997), and Flight School (1998)
Star Wars: X-Wing Alliance (1999) – Windows
Star Wars: Rebel Assault (1993) DOS, Mac, Sega CD, 3DO
Star Wars: Rebel Assault II: The Hidden Empire (1995) DOS, PlayStation, Microsoft Windows
Star Wars: Dark Forces (1995) DOS, Mac, PlayStation
Re-released for: Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series (2024)
Star Wars Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II (1997) Windows
Expansion(s): Star Wars Jedi Knight: Mysteries of the Sith (1998) Windows
Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast (2002) Windows, Mac, Xbox, GameCube
Re-released for: Nintendo Switch (2019), PlayStation 4 (2019)
Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy (2003) Windows, Mac, Xbox
Re-released for: Nintendo Switch (2020), PlayStation 4 (2020)
Star Wars: Rogue Squadron (1998) Windows, Nintendo 64
Star Wars Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader (2001) GameCube
Star Wars Rogue Squadron III: Rebel Strike (2003) GameCube
Star Wars Episode I: Racer (1999) – Windows, Mac, Dreamcast, Nintendo 64, Game Boy Color
Re-released for: Nintendo Switch (2020), PlayStation 4 (2020), Xbox One (2020)
Star Wars: Racer Arcade (2000) – Arcade
Star Wars Racer Revenge (2002) – PlayStation 2
Re-released for: PlayStation Store (2015), PlayStation 4 (2019)
Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds (2001) Windows, Mac
Expansion(s): Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds: Clone Campaigns (2002) Windows, Mac
Star Wars: Starfighter (2001) PlayStation 2, Xbox, Windows, Arcade
Star Wars: Starfighter Special Edition (2001) Xbox
Star Wars: Starfighter (2003) Arcade[4]
Star Wars: Jedi Starfighter (2002) PlayStation 2, Xbox
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (2003) Windows, Xbox, Mac, iOS, Android
Re-released for: Nintendo Switch (2021)
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords (2004) Windows, Linux (SteamOS), Xbox, Mac, Android
Re-released for: Nintendo Switch (2022)
Star Wars: The Old Republic (2011) (MMORPG) Windows
Expansion(s): Rise of the Hutt Cartel (2013), Galactic Starfighter (2014), Galactic Strongholds (2014), Shadow of Revan (2014), Knights of the Fallen Empire (2015), Knights of the Eternal Throne (2016), Onslaught (2019) and Legacy of the Sith (2022)
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic — Remake (TBA) Windows, PlayStation 5[5]
Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided (2003) Windows (Shutdown)
Expansion(s): Star Wars Galaxies: Jump to Lightspeed (2004), Star Wars Galaxies: Episode III Rage of the Wookiees (2005), Star Wars Galaxies: Trials of Obi-Wan (2005),
Compilation(s): Star Wars Galaxies: Starter Kit (2005), Star Wars Galaxies: The Total Experience (2005), and Star Wars Galaxies: The Complete Online Adventures (2006)
The Battlefront series has been handled by four different developers.
Pandemic Studios
Star Wars: Battlefront (2004) – PlayStation 2, Windows, Xbox, Mac, Mobile Phone
Star Wars: Battlefront II (2005) – PlayStation 2, Windows, Xbox, PlayStation Portable
Rebellion Developments
Star Wars Battlefront: Renegade Squadron (2007) – PlayStation Portable[citation needed]
Star Wars Battlefront: Elite Squadron (2009) – PlayStation Portable, Nintendo DS[citation needed]
THQ Interactive
Star Wars Battlefront: Mobile Squadrons (2009) – Mobile Phone[6]
EA DICE
Star Wars Battlefront (2015) – PlayStation 4, Windows, Xbox One
Star Wars Battlefront II (2017) – PlayStation 4, Windows, Xbox One
Star Wars: Empire at War (2006) Windows, Mac OS X
Expansion(s): Star Wars: Empire at War: Forces of Corruption (2006) Windows
Compilation: Star Wars: Empire at War: Gold Pack (game and expansion package) (2007) Windows
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (2008) Windows, Mac OS, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, Wii, Nintendo DS, iOS, N-Gage (service)
Re-released for: Nintendo Switch (2022)
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed – Ultimate Sith Edition (2009) Windows, Mac OS, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II (2010) Windows, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii, Nintendo DS, iOS
Star Wars: The Clone Wars – Lightsaber Duels (2008) – Wii
Star Wars: The Clone Wars – Jedi Alliance (2008) – Nintendo DS
Star Wars: The Clone Wars – Republic Heroes (2009) – Windows, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, Wii, Nintendo DS
Clone Wars Adventures (2010) – Windows, Mac (Shutdown)
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order (2019) – Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Stadia, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor (2023) – Windows, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S
The following is a list of stand-alone Star Wars games that do not form part of a series, released primarily for consoles, personal computers, handhelds and arcade. The titles are grouped together depending on the decade in which they were released.
Star Wars: Jedi Arena (1983) – Atari 2600
Ewoks - Wicket and the Dandelion Warriors (1987) - MSX
Star Wars: Droids (1988) – Amstrad CPC, ZX Spectrum
Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire (1996) – Nintendo 64, Windows
Star Wars: Masters of Teräs Käsi (1997) – PlayStation
Star Wars: Yoda Stories (1997) – Windows
Re-released for: Game Boy Color (1999)
Star Wars: Rebellion (Star Wars: Supremacy – UK) (1998) – Windows
Star Wars Trilogy Arcade (1998) – Arcade
Star Wars Millennium Falcon CD-Rom Playset (1998) – Windows
Star Wars: Force Commander (2000) – Windows
Star Wars: Demolition (2000) – PlayStation, Dreamcast
Re-released for: PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 (2023)
Star Wars: Super Bombad Racing (2001) – PlayStation 2
Star Wars: Bounty Hunter (2002) – GameCube, PlayStation 2
Re-released for: PlayStation 3 (2015), PlayStation 4 (2019)
Star Wars: Flight of the Falcon (2003) – Game Boy Advance
Star Wars Trilogy: Apprentice of the Force (2004) – Game Boy Advance
Star Wars: Republic Commando (2005) – Xbox, Windows
Re-released for: Nintendo Switch (2021), PlayStation 4 (2021)
Star Wars: Lethal Alliance (2006) – PlayStation Portable, Nintendo DS
Star Wars Battle Pod (2014) – Arcade
Star Wars: Squadrons (2020) – Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
Star Wars: Hunters (2024) – Nintendo Switch, iOS, Android
Star Wars Outlaws (2024) – Windows, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S
Star Wars: Eclipse (TBA)
Vader Immortal (2019) – Oculus Rift, Oculus Quest, PlayStation VR
Star Wars: Tales from the Galaxy's Edge (2020) – Oculus Quest
Star Wars: Tales from the Galaxy's Edge – Last Call (2021) – Oculus Quest
Star Wars: Tales from the Galaxy's Edge - Enhanced Edition (2023) – PlayStation VR2
The following games are grouped together because they share the same genre, rather than because they are officially part of the same series. Excluded are the games listed above.
Star Wars Chess (1993) – DOS, Sega CD, Windows
Monopoly Star Wars (1997) – Windows
Pinball simulations with video game elements, sold as standalone sets as well as downloadable add-ons for Zen Pinball 2
Star Wars Pinball (2013) Windows, Mac, Wii U, Xbox 360, 3DS, PSVita, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Kindle Fire, Android, iOS
Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (2013)[7]
Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2013)[7]
Star Wars Pinball: Boba Fett
Star Wars Pinball: Balance of the Force (2013) Xbox 360, PSVita, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Android, iOS
Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (2013)[7]
Star Wars Pinball: Darth Vader
Star Wars Pinball: Starfighter Assault
Star Wars Pinball: Heroes Within (2014) Xbox 360, PSVita, PS3, PS4, Android, iOS
Star Wars Pinball: Masters of the Force
Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (2013)[8]
Star Wars Pinball: Droids
Star Wars Pinball: Han Solo
Star Wars Pinball: Star Wars Rebels (2015)
Star Wars Pinball: The Force Awakens (2016)
Star Wars Pinball: Star Wars: Resistance
Star Wars Pinball: Might of the First Order
Star Wars Pinball: Rogue One (2017)
Star Wars Pinball: The Last Jedi (2018)
Star Wars Pinball: Ahch-To Island
Star Wars Pinball: The Last Jedi - Survive
Star Wars Pinball: Solo Pack (2018)
Star Wars Pinball: Solo
Star Wars Pinball: Calrissian Chronicles
Star Wars Pinball: Battle of Mimban
A twentieth pinball table, based on the first season of The Mandalorian, was announced to be in development in late October of 2020 and due for a spring 2021 release.
Developed by Lucas Learning:
Star Wars: Yoda's Challenge
Star Wars: The Gungan Frontier
Star Wars: Droid Works (1999) Windows, Mac
Star Wars: Pit Droids Windows, iOS
Star Wars Math: Jabba's Game Galaxy (Developed by Argonaut Games)
Star Wars: JarJar's Journey Adventure Book
Star Wars: Anakin's Speedway
Star Wars: Early Learning Activity Center
Other educational:
Star Wars: Jedi Math (2008) (Educational) Leapster
Star Wars: Jedi Reading (2008) (Educational) Leapster
Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008) (Platform/Educational) Didj
Star Wars: Jedi Trials (2009) Didj
Star Wars: Lightsaber Battle Game (2005) Handheld TV game
Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith (2005) – Jakks Pacific TV Game[broken anchor]
Star Wars GameKey (expansion) (2006)
Star Wars: Original Trilogy (2007) Jakks Pacific TV Game
Star Wars: Republic Squadron (2009) Jakks Pacific TV Game
Star Wars Screen Entertainment (1994) (Screensaver) – Windows, Macintosh[9]
Star Wars: Behind the Magic (1998) (CD-ROM encyclopedia) – Windows, Macintosh
Kinect Star Wars (2012) (Kinect) Xbox 360
The following is a list of Star Wars titles that are only for mobile operating systems.
Star Wars: Battle For The Republic (2005) – Mobile Phone[10]
Star Wars: Grievous Getaway (2005) – Mobile Phone[11]
Star Wars: Battle Above Coruscant (2005) – Mobile Phone[10]
Star Wars: Republic Commando: Order 66 (2005) – Mobile Phone[12][13]
Star Wars: Lightsaber Combat (2005) – Mobile Phone[14]
Star Wars Trivia (2005) – Mobile Phone[15]
Star Wars: Ask Yoda (2005) – Mobile Phone[16]
Star Wars: Puzzle Blaster (2005) – Mobile Phone[17]
Star Wars: Jedi Assassin (2005) – Mobile Phone
Star Wars Imperial Ace 3D (2006) – Mobile Phone
Star Wars Cantina (2010) – iOS[18][19]
Star Wars: Trench Run (2009) – iOS[20]
Star Wars Battle of Hoth (2010) – iOS, Windows Phone[21][22]
Star Wars Arcade: Falcon Gunner (2010) – iOS[23]
Star Wars: Imperial Academy (2011) – iOS
Star Wars: Force Collection (2013) – Android, iOS[24][25]
Star Wars: Tiny Death Star (2013) – Android, iOS, Windows Phone[26]
Star Wars: Assault Team (2014) – Android, iOS, Windows Phone[27]
Star Wars: Commander (2014) – Android, iOS, Windows Phone[28]
Star Wars: Galactic Defense (2014) – Android, iOS[29]
Star Wars Journeys: The Phantom Menace (2014) – iOS
Star Wars Journeys: Beginnings (2014) – iOS
Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes (2015) – Android, iOS
Star Wars: Uprising (2015) – Android, iOS
Star Wars: Heroes Path (2015) – iOS
Star Wars Rebels: Recon Missions (2015) – Android, iOS, Windows Phone
Star Wars: Card Trader (2015) – Android, iOS
Star Wars: Force Arena (2017) – Android, iOS
Star Wars: Puzzle Droids (2017) – Android, iOS
Star Wars: Jedi Challenges (2017) – Android, iOS
StarWars.com
Carbon Connection (2003)
Force Flight (2003)
Garbage Masher (2003)
Planetary Forces (2003)
Sharpshooter Clone Training (2008)
Live Fire (2008)
Clones vs. Droids (2008)
Ewok Village (2012)
Disney.com
Star Wars Rebels: Ghost Raid – StarWars.com, Disney.com (2014)
Star Wars Rebels: Rebel Strike – Disney.com (2014)
The LucasArts Archives (1995 – 1998)
Star Wars: The Best of PC (2006)
In some cases, Lucasfilm has allowed other video game franchises to do their own Star Wars games, resulting in crossover hybrid franchises.
Lego made video games based on their Lego Star Wars toys, as part of their Lego video games franchise.
Lego main series
Lego Star Wars: The Video Game (2005): Windows, Mac, PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube, Game Boy Advance
Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy (2006): Windows, Mac, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, Xbox 360, Xbox, GameCube, Game Boy Advance
Compilation(s): Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga (2007) includes Lego Star Wars: The Video Game, and Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy. Windows, Mac, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii, Nintendo DS, iOS, Android
Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars (2011): Windows, Mac, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, 3DS, Wii, Nintendo DS
Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2016): Windows, Mac, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, Xbox 360, Wii U, Nintendo 3DS, iOS
Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga (2022): Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, Nintendo Switch
Mobile game and web browser
Lego Star Wars: The Quest for R2-D2 (2009): Unity[30]
Lego Star Wars: Ace Assault (2011) – Windows
Lego Star Wars: Ace Assault 2 (2012) – Windows
Lego Star Wars: Battle Orders (2012) – Unity
Lego Star Wars: The Yoda Chronicles (2013) – Android, iOS
Lego Star Wars: The New Yoda Chronicles (2014) – Android, iOS
Lego Star Wars: Microfighters (2014) – Android, iOS
Lego Star Wars Battles (2021) – Apple Arcade
Lego Star Wars: Castaways (2021) – Apple Arcade
Lego Indiana Jones
Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures (2008), LucasArts – Action-adventure game featuring unlockable Han Solo and cameos from other Star Wars characters. Wii, Nintendo DS, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, Windows
Lego Indiana Jones 2: The Adventure Continues (2009), LucasArts – Action-adventure game featuring cameos from Star Wars characters. Wii, Nintendo DS, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Windows
Angry Birds Star Wars (2012)
Angry Birds Star Wars II (2013)
Star Wars (2014-2019): Windows, Xbox One, Xbox One S, IOS, Android, Oculus Rift (VR) - Sponsors and events for Star Wars Rebels, Rogue One, The Last Jedi, Solo, and The Rise of Skywalker, which contained objectives with in-game virtual prizes (accessories and gears) attached to the events’ respective games, as well as free items in the Catalog (currently known as the Avatar Shop) for 1 ticket or for free.
List of sponsors:
Star Wars Rebels: Season One (2014)
Star Wars Rebels: Season Two (2015)
List of events:
Universe (2016) - Sponsored by Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Space Battle (2017) - Sponsored by Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Battle Arena (2018) - Sponsored by Solo: A Star Wars Story
Galactic Speedway Creator Challenge (2019) - Sponsored by Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Additional notes:
Besides the main events, a Disney XD crossover event known as Summer Camp (2015) included a virtual prize of the Star Wars Rebels character, Chopper, in the form of a tiny shoulder pal.
The event also included promotional billboards of the Star Wars Rebels TV series in the maps of the events’ respective games.
Similarly to Summer Camp (2015), Disney Infinity 3.0 was also featured as a sponsored event in 2015, and had the maps decorated in the games that were part of the event that included promotional billboards that featured the characters Princess Leia, Darth Vader, Yoda, Anakin Skywalker and Sabine Wren.
While the characters were advertised in billboards in the events’ respective games, none of the actual virtual prizes or free items tied directly into any Star Wars media.
As part of the sponsor, Star Wars Rebels: Season Two not only included free items, but was also featured on the promotional material of the billboards in the maps of two pre-existing games on the platform, and also included the limited-time branding on the games’ respective thumbnails.
The Disney Infinity series allowed the use of Star Wars characters alongside characters from other franchises owned by Disney, including characters from the Marvel and Pixar films.
Disney Infinity 3.0 (2015): Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Wii U, iOS, Android
The world builder game Disney Magic Kingdoms includes an area based on Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge (included in 2019), along with several playable characters from Star Wars, as well as some attractions based on locations and vehicles from the franchise.
The Sims 4: Journey to Batuu (2020): Microsoft Windows, Mac, PlayStation 4, Xbox One - Ninth game pack for The Sims 4. Adds a new destination world called Batuu with a Star Wars-style storyline. Adds new types of aliens and other Star Wars-inspired outfits, objects and characters.
Star Wars (2020): Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Amazon Kindle Fire, Amazon Fire TV, IOS, Android, Oculus Rift, Gear VR - DLC for Minecraft: Bedrock Edition purchasable through the Minecraft Market place. Adds Star Wars maps, quests, mobs, skins, items and vehicles from the Original Trilogy and The Mandalorian into the game.
This category refers to video games from other franchises where the inclusion of Star Wars characters is very minor and restricted only to small Easter eggs or unlockable character cameos.
Night Shift (1990) – Platform game featuring action figures of various Star Wars characters. Amiga, Atari ST, Commodore 64, Mac, PC, Amstrad CPC, ZX Spectrum
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater series:
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 (2001) – Skateboarding game featuring unlockable Darth Maul. Nintendo GameCube, Xbox, PlayStation 2, PC[36]
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 (2002) – Skateboarding game featuring unlockable Jango Fett. Nintendo GameCube, Xbox, PlayStation 2, PC
Secret Weapons Over Normandy (2003) – Flight simulation game featuring unlockable X-wing and TIE Fighter. Xbox, PlayStation 2, PC
Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction (2005) – Features unlockable character Han Solo. Xbox, PlayStation 2[36]
Soulcalibur IV (2008) – Fighting game. At release featuring Darth Vader exclusively in the PlayStation 3 version, with Yoda exclusively in the Xbox 360 version, and Darth Vader's apprentice Galen Starkiller Marek in both versions. Months after the release, Darth Vader and Yoda were made available for purchase as downloadable content, each at the version they were absent at release. Each of the Star Wars characters had his own ending on the "Story Mode".[37] However, in late 2016, all DLC in Soulcalibur IV was removed from the PlayStation and Microsoft stores due to licensing from the purchase of Star Wars by Disney.[38]
Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings (2009) – Action-adventure game featuring unlockable Han Solo. Wii, PlayStation 2, Nintendo DS, PlayStation Portable
Games that were never finished, nor released.
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The best time to read a book by Frank B. Wilderson III, it turns out, is during a hot summer of uneasy isolation, social heartbreak, and racial uprising. I read his latest, “Afropessimism” (Liveright), twice: once before the world crawled to a halt under the horror of covid-19, and again after anger about the killing of George Floyd by police in Minneapolis—Wilderson’s home town—erupted into a righteous spectacle of fire and glass. Since then, Wilderson’s work has received notice in unlikely places. In mid-June, the temperamentally soft and sunny conservative Times columnist David Brooks—who, five years ago, lamented that Ta-Nehisi Coates’s best-seller “Between the World and Me” would “trap generations in the past and destroy the guiding star that points to a better future”—suggested that readers who wished to understand the alienation of African-Americans should read “Afropessimism,” quoting the book’s insistence that “the spectacle of Black death is essential to the mental health of the world.”
Wilderson, a professor of African-American studies at the University of California, Irvine, is one of the founders of a philosophical school called Afropessimism—a slightly misleading bit of nomenclature. Neither the body of thought associated with the term nor Wilderson’s new book espouses an orientation toward the future, or gives much of a damn about social fortunes. Rather, Afropessimism sketches a structural map of human experience. On this map, Black people are integral to human society but at all times and in all places excluded from it. They are in a state of “social death,” a concept that Wilderson borrows from the sociologist Orlando Patterson. For Patterson, social death describes the experience of slavery as it has appeared across time and space—a slave is not merely an exploited person but someone robbed of his or her personhood. For Wilderson, the state of slavery, for Black people, is permanent: every Black person is always a slave and, therefore, a perpetual corpse, buried beneath the world and stinking it up. “Blackness is coterminous with slaveness,” Wilderson writes. And civil society as we know it requires this category of nonperson to exist. Emancipation is a myth. (Patterson, for his part, does not think that African-Americans are currently “in a situation of social death,” and has called his influence on Afropessimism “ironic.”)
Wilderson contends that “the narrative arc of the slave who is Black (unlike Orlando Patterson’s generic Slave, who may be of any race) is not an arc at all, but a flat line.” This principle poses a challenge for the book, which is largely a work of memoir. Wilderson’s solution is to give us life as a series of cutouts. His memories are like scraps fished out of the shredder and reassembled into the shape of a monster; just to figure out the order of the events relayed in the book is a task. He was born in 1956 and spent the early part of his life shuttling among college towns. His parents were middle-class intellectuals, and his father’s faculty positions at various well-regarded universities made Frank’s childhood not unlike that of an Army brat. The Wildersons lived in Ann Arbor, Berkeley, Seattle, Detroit, and Chicago, but they stayed in Minneapolis long enough to call it home. They lived in upscale Kenwood; the mansion of the local hero and future Vice-President Walter Mondale was nearby. (Wilderson recalls Mondale’s effort to recruit his father to run for Congress.) Like many of the kids in Kenwood, Wilderson played football and idolized movie stars. Unlike nearly all of them, Wilderson was Black. The toll of that awkward fact accumulated subtly. The mother of a friend asked him, during a playdate, how it felt to be a Negro.
Wilderson doesn’t say much about his schooling, but he did well enough to earn admission to Dartmouth—where he was eventually suspended, for two years, after protesting in support of some white laborers on campus. By this time, he has become the kind of post-civil-rights-era young man who quotes from Ramparts and earns an F.B.I. file before his senior year in college. (The file, now declassified, “is riddled with redactions like sprigs of buckshot etched on the flank of a deer,” Wilderson writes.) Back in Minneapolis, he begins dating a woman named Stella, who is almost twenty years his senior and is raising a young daughter. She teaches Frank how to listen to Miles Davis and listens to him read bits of the novel he’s writing. She’s an activist, too, and has filed a lawsuit against a Great Society-era anti-poverty program, accusing its administrators of embezzlement, among other crimes. (A note on the copyright page explains that “names and other potentially identifying characteristics of some people in this book have been changed,” and this seems to be the case with many of those involved in these events.) Stella also has a falling out with a white neighbor named Josephine, and soon she and Frank begin to experience burning sensations whenever they’re in Stella’s apartment: their joints hurt, their armpits and private parts start to smart. They conclude that they’re being poisoned—perhaps Josephine has procured radioactive material from the university lab where she works. They flee the apartment, and sleep, when necessary, in the car Frank has stolen from his parents.
What ensues is part “Bonnie and Clyde,” part “Waiting for Godot,” and part “The Pilgrim’s Progress.” Either because of Stella’s lawsuit or because of the government suspicion that Wilderson himself has provoked, they find themselves on the run from shadowy figures they assume to be with the F.B.I. On the road, they are followed, and occasionally chased, by anonymous white men, and Wilderson breaks his account of these chases into shardlike mini-chapters. The couple visit a succession of Stella’s old friends, hoping for shelter and some time to think. Wilderson implies that these acquaintances are scared to get involved in such a dangerous matter, though it seems equally plausible that nobody believes the couple. (My own intermittent trouble swallowing the story made me feel like a race traitor more than once.) One of these friends, a former member of the Weather Underground who has withdrawn into the life of a respectable middle-class white person, treats the two like a pair of ghosts.
In the end, nobody dies, and nobody’s arrested. Wilderson winds up back at Dartmouth; soon, without any closure, Stella falls out of the book entirely. “This is a story I’ve never told before,” Wilderson writes—not even to his current wife, he adds. You can’t blame him.
It’s possible to regard Wilderson’s manner of spinning toward and away from the particulars of a story without ever fully telling the thing as a critique of the Black autobiographical tradition—which, in America, begins with the slave narratives of Harriet Jacobs and Frederick Douglass and includes Richard Wright’s “Black Boy” and the autobiographies of Malcolm X, Angela Davis, and Assata Shakur. Common to the genre, even in its most radical iterations, is a narrative thrust that accentuates the forward movement of the writer. (“Narratives of ascent,” the literary theorist Robert B. Stepto called them.) Douglass learns to read and escapes slavery; Malcolm finds God and Elijah Muhammad; Davis, wanted by the government, goes on the run and gets put in prison but ends up free. Even if progress isn’t the message, it insinuates itself into the rhythm of this kind of book and becomes a quiet component of its logic. Wilderson obliterates that logic. What happened to him yesterday is what will happen to him today, only more loudly. Nothing has really changed: Black people still occupy the position of slaves, and what matters in the story of Frank and Stella is the nature of the forces arrayed against them, not how and whether they get away. (No one gets away.)
After Dartmouth and a surprising stretch as a stockbroker in Minneapolis—an experience that goes mostly undescribed in “Afropessimism” but which Wilderson has elsewhere characterized as a kind of double life—Wilderson enrolls in the creative-writing program at Columbia. At night, he attends classes at the New School, where stream of consciousness is in vogue. That downtown influence still shows: Wilderson skids from one glint of perception to the next without much regard for grounding details or fluid transitions; in the middle of an anecdote, he tosses you down a chute and you find yourself stumbling through a thick tangle of theoretical jargon. He thinks vertically, in terms of hierarchies and structures; the horizontal time line is beside the point. He writes from history’s humid basement, or from its even less accessible underground bunker, and the plants that bloom in his writing are less floral than fungal—his arguments and remembrances grow in tight groups, close to the ground and propped atop rotting anecdotal logs, all of them adding to the shroomy funk of the room.
Though “Afropessimism” may veer from the Black autobiographical tradition, the book doesn’t escape genre altogether. It falls into a category sometimes called “auto-theory,” an attempt to arrive at a philosophy by way of the self. The most pertinent example is “Black Skin, White Masks,” by the French-Martinican psychiatrist and philosopher Frantz Fanon, who worked up his theory of “epidermalization”—the process by which the societal inferiority of Black people is grafted onto the skin—by recounting his own experiences, along with a series of psychiatric case studies. Wilderson takes from Fanon—and then exaggerates, literally to death—a critique of humanism as it has been practiced (or, more often, not practiced) in the Western world. “Leave this Europe where they are never done talking of Man, yet murder men everywhere they find them, at the corner of every one of their own streets, in all the corners of the globe,” Fanon wrote. And yet, for Fanon, the process of decolonization—by way of inevitably bloody revolution—was also a process of humanization. “Decolonization,” he wrote, in “The Wretched of the Earth,” “is the veritable creation of new men.”
For Wilderson, Fanon’s cup is too full. Other previously colonized peoples are indeed human, but not Black people. One of the bleakest aspects of Afropessimist thought is its denial that there is any meaningful analogy between Blacks and other nonwhites. When Frank and Stella try to explain their poison-induced injuries to a Chinese-American doctor, she turns them away, and Wilderson muses that “Dr. Zhou is as much a master as Edwin and Mary Epps, the antagonists in 12 Years a Slave.” In Wilderson’s view, “people of color”—a term he uses for those who are neither white nor Black—are “junior partners” to whites in the enslavement of Blacks. One of the memories that recur in “Afropessimism” involves a Palestinian friend named Sameer, who, detailing life under Israeli occupation, describes the “shameful and humiliating way the soldiers run their hands up and down your body,” then admits that “the shame and humiliation runs even deeper if the Israeli soldier is an Ethiopian Jew.” This expression of anti-Black racism from a Palestinian is a cataclysm for Wilderson. Now he understands that, “in the collective unconscious, Palestinian insurgents have more in common with the Israeli state and civil society than they do with Black people.”
In the same vein, Wilderson describes a meeting that his father attended, as an emissary of the University of Minnesota, with several Native American leaders, hoping to resolve a conflict about reservation lands. Young Frank was in the audience, and someone sitting near him cried out, “We don’t want you, a nigger man, telling us what to do!” The lesson that Wilderson takes from the episode is that the Native Americans—raped and slaughtered on these lands, subjected to a genocide that enabled the Americas as we know them to exist—are “sovereigns,” and therefore human, while his dad, middle class, American, and Black, is not. In a previous book, “Red, White & Black: Cinema and the Structure of U.S. Antagonisms,” which grew out of his dissertation, Wilderson describes “the Red, Indigenous, or ‘Savage’ position” as existing “liminally as half-death and half-life between the Slave (Black) and the Human (White, or non-Black).” In “Afropessimism,” even that gradation is gone. Wilderson overwrites history with the darkest, most permanent marker.
Every society has a murderous hierarchy: someone’s always knocking at the basement door, trying to get free. But life is prismatic—it’s possible to be Black and degraded in America while also profiting from wanton extraction of resources overseas, oppressing millions of non-Black others, and living on land stolen from indigenous people. We are always joined in our sufferings, often by somebody we can’t see through the darkness. We speak of solidarity precisely because the empathetic act of analogy is a way of acknowledging this complexity, and of training our ethical senses, again and again, to widen the circle of our concern. Any system of thought that has refined itself beyond the ability to imagine kinship with the stranded Guatemalan kid detained at the U.S. border, or with the functionally enslaved Uyghur in China, or, again—I can’t get over it—with the Native American on whose stolen ancestral ground you live and do your business, is lost in its own fog.
Black thought at its best has been a vehicle for and a product of analogy. Black Christians saw the liberatory potential in the story of the Hebrews rescued by God from beneath Pharaoh’s thumb and, still more, in the life of the Jewish Palestinian preacher Jesus, put to death by the colonizers of his homeland. Some of them looked to Latin America, where liberation theology blossomed; they created Black liberation theology, and forever transformed the flavor of American religion. A feeling of kinship with the colonized people of India, and with Gandhi in particular, helped make nonviolence a core practice of the civil-rights movement. A study of the revolutionary struggles in Algeria, Fanon’s great subject, helped to make the case—argued most famously by the Black Liberation Army, an influence on Wilderson—for the occasional necessity of violence. None of this is incidental: the impulse toward freedom is always seeking friends.
While he was studying at Columbia, Wilderson was in a long-distance relationship with a woman he had met on a trip to South Africa. After completing his M.F.A., he moved to Johannesburg. It was the early nineties, the end of the apartheid era. He became involved with the African National Congress, Nelson Mandela’s party. He participated in political education and worked for a time as what sounds like a minor spy; eventually, he became an elected official in the A.N.C. Later, he broke with Mandela, siding with the party’s more radical members. These adventures are the subject of his first book, “Incognegro: A Memoir of Exile and Apartheid.” The South African section of “Afropessimism” mostly concerns Wilderson’s brief employment as a waiter at an Italian restaurant.
He takes the job after getting fired from a teaching gig, essentially because of his political commitments. The restaurant, Mario’s, is owned by a white immigrant, and Wilderson works there alongside several Black Africans: an older waiter who tries to school him in the intricacies of racial manners under apartheid; two cooks who, he learns too late, are supporters of the reactionary party that opposes the A.N.C.; and a young woman named Doreen, who is casually harassed by the owner and eventually framed for theft by his wife, Riana. Everybody tiptoes around the whites except for Wilderson, who, by his telling, is a charismatic, bombastic presence. He meets, flatters, and befriends the Nobel-winning novelist Nadine Gordimer, a regular at the restaurant. He goads his Black peers into taking ever more brazen liberties with the whites. Why should they sit in the kitchen eating porridge during their breaks when the whites are out in the dining room, feasting on Italian? Owing to his obvious erudition and, above all, his Americanness, he’s invited to join the whites one night. He drags the other Blacks along with him, largely against their will. He chows down while everyone else falls silent. Of course, he understands the situation. He sort of glories in it.
When Riana tries to frame Doreen, as a pretext for firing her, Wilderson confronts Mario, and the two men fight. Mario fires Wilderson, but he doesn’t accept the dismissal. “Wait till your regulars, like Nadine Gordimer, read this,” he says. “Did you know she’s a member of the ANC?” Mario and Riana are white, but, being immigrants, they are puzzling through precarities of their own, and surely some of the reason that Wilderson’s confrontation with Mario doesn’t turn into a lynching scene is Mario’s fear of reprisal from the American government. But, in Wilderson’s reading of the incident, Mario’s restaurant is a plantation, and all the Black people who work there are, in equal measure, slaves. He insists that his differences from the Black South Africans are “important” but not “essential,” and seems not to notice, or to care, that he is treated as a kind of “junior partner” to Mario and Riana. Among other things, Wilderson’s book is the story of an American who thinks of his Blackness as normative, and, therefore, as characteristic of Blackness around the world. (This mistake is familiar to me; I make it all the time.) Careful not to extend too much imaginative empathy to Palestinians, Chinese-Americans, white women, and sundry others, Wilderson is nonetheless quick to claim sameness with—impose analogy upon—a group of Black South Africans. He’s down on internationalism (a “talisman” that he has had to learn to “let go of”), but only to a point. Blackness, that fixity, that hole, is everywhere and always the same.
In the essay “Theory as Liberatory Practice,” the writer bell hooks offers an account of her initial attraction to theory. It had nothing to do with cherished books or favorite teachers—nothing to do with education, as we think of it, at all. She’d had a sad childhood. “I came to theory because I was hurting,” she wrote. “I found a place where I could imagine possible futures, a place where life could be lived differently.” Wilderson’s philosophical framework is impersonal; Blackness, for him, is a structural position. But “Afropessimism” is also, in its way, a chronicle of personal pain. The book opens after Columbia, after South Africa, when Wilderson is a “middle-aged graduate student,” experiencing what he refers to as a psychotic episode. He’s staring into the mirror in his apartment, feeling “as though my shirt were made of insects.” He starts to drool, and, fearing that his white neighbors will hurt him if he cries out for help, makes his own way to the hospital. It’s a jarring, dramatic curtain-raiser, and it gives the rest of the book the feeling of a flashback—all these events are the prelude to a breakdown.
But, unlike hooks, Wilderson does not choose to imagine possible futures. The only way to cure the condition of slavery that ails Black people, he says, is “the end of the world.” There will have to be a total end to things—an apocalypse. From civilization’s ashes something truly new might finally grow. How to hasten this final reckoning? Wilderson doesn’t say. To offer some further prescription would be a betrayal of the style of his book, and of the shape of his ideas.
For all the word’s problematic history, I like “Black” as a shorthand for African-descended people everywhere precisely because of its indefiniteness, its fluidity, its fealty to no nation. It is as fleeting and symbolically rich as the color image it brings to mind, and is always flirting with and escaping strict classification. It brings me joy. It tends, on its best days, to grow. The cultural theorist Stuart Hall, in his posthumous memoir, “Familiar Stranger,” writes of the colonial Jamaica of his youth, in which middle-class “colored” families like his—their brownish skin the product of congress between white colonial planters and the descendants of African slaves—would never think to call themselves Black. That word was reserved as a slur for the darker-skinned, lower-class masses, against whom people like Hall’s mother defined themselves. (In the wildly mixed society of antebellum New Orleans, some “colored” Creoles—people who today would undoubtedly be considered Black—were not only free but owned darker-skinned slaves.) Only when Hall moved to England to study, and started to meet other African-descended people—first from other West Indian islands, eventually from points all over the world—did he understand Blackness as a wide-ranging political category, always unfixed but centered on justice for all, including the colonized Third World peoples of Asia and Latin America, who were their siblings in struggle.
Something similar is happening right now among people of Latino heritage. Many of the Dominican kids I knew when I was growing up in Washington Heights had skin as dark and hair as kinky as mine. None of them would ever have called themselves Black. (Some of their parents made it a point, they told me, to periodically remind them that they weren’t.) Today, an increasing acceptance of, and pride in, African heritage among young Puerto Ricans and Dominicans means that many of these people celebrate their “Afro-Latinidad.” By Wilderson’s lights, were these people humans before this change of mind, but slaves now? Were they always socially dead, but pitifully unaware? Does Blackness have simply to do with ancestry, with which box a person ticks off on the census, or with how that person is seen by the police and understood by the state? My preference, in any case, is just to say, “Welcome home.”
The most radiant American example of an always gathering, instinctively expansive conception of Blackness comes from the Black radical feminist tradition. One of its most famous documents, the Combahee River Collective Statement, is frank about the woeful position of Black women in society, and about how poorly they have been treated by others—including Black men—who should be their allies. “We realize that the only people who care enough about us to work consistently for our liberation are us,” the statement says. Still, the collective was steadfast in its commitment to solidarity, and asserted that the “position” of Black lesbians—oppressed by dint of class, race, gender, and sexual orientation—would help their struggle against capitalism, racism, patriarchy, and homophobia, and would help bring about the freedom of the entire world. “We might use our position at the bottom,” the statement says, “to make a clear leap into revolutionary action. If Black women were free, it would mean that everyone else would have to be free since our freedom would necessitate the destruction of all the systems of oppression.” That’s an end of days I’d like to see. It will require, I think, a conviction that our lives, however devalued, have many facets, and that we are all intimately related, and that one sufficiently emancipatory gesture might scoop us all up. ♦
Race, Policing, and Black Lives Matter Protests
The death of George Floyd, in context.
The civil-rights lawyer Bryan Stevenson examines the frustration and despair behind the protests.
Who, David Remnick asks, is the true agitator behind the racial unrest?
A sociologist examines the so-called pillars of whiteness that prevent white Americans from confronting racism.
The Black Lives Matter co-founder Opal Tometi on what it would mean to defund police departments, and what comes next.
The quest to transform the United States cannot be limited to challenging its brutal police.
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SMD 2024 — The US Army is eyeing four counter drone-related competitions next year, including one to select a next-generation missile, according to Brig. Gen. Frank Lozano, the Army’s program executive officer for missiles and space.
Lozano, expected to receive his second star today, spoke at the Space and Missile Defense symposium in Huntsville, Ala. on Tuesday, providing the audience with a laundry list of upcoming competitions to gear up for. If lawmakers greenlight the service’s budget request and efforts stay on track, he is anticipating four opportunities in 2025.
One top race expected to grab attention is a next-generation counter-unmanned aerial system (C-UAS) missile. The service is currently working with Raytheon’s Coyote and BlueHalo’s Freedom Eagle (FE-1) missiles but preparing to open up the field.
“There are other companies out there that are working on interceptors for a counter-UAS application that might actually also have growth of potential to intercept … large caliber rockets, as well as potentially cruise missiles,” Lozano said
“So, we’re going to be holding a competition next year to look at a next generation counter-UAS missile,” he added.
Also on the agenda for 2025 is hosting a competition to find a handheld C-UAS system for soldiers in combat. Power limitations are typically a challenge for systems this size and it simply isn’t feasible for soldiers on the battlefield to tote along a 500-kilowatt generator, Lozano said.
However, the 101st Airborne Division has been testing out new handheld systems, he added, and that feedback has been positive enough for the service to launch a competition next year.
When it comes to C-UAS tech, Lozano and his team are also preparing to compete a Forward Area Air Defense (FAAD) command and control replacement. Dubbed the Integrated Battle Command System (IBCS) maneuver, the Army is looking for a mobile system to first connect with C-UAS capabilities before also adding in maneuver short-range air defense ones.
“The intent will be to start off with something easily digestible, easily achievable, that many in industry can compete and participate in with the hopes of winning an award,” Lozano said.
The fourth and final C-UAS competition slated to kick off next year, he said, is finding a flat panel array radar for the new single vehicle Mobile-Low, Slow, Small-Unmanned Aircraft Integrated Defeat System (MLIDS). The Army had been using a two-mine-resistant ambush-protected (MRAP) all-terrain vehicle (M-ATV) configuration that includes a “very capable” Raytheon radar. However, the service, Lozano said, is transitioning that setup to a single Stryker vehicle, and it wants to explore other radar options from companies like Elbit and SRC.
“[We’re setting] up a competition where we can bring out all the vendors and have a competition to make sure we understand what the state of play is within the market space, and give everybody an opportunity,” he added.
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Now it all makes much more sense. Since the launch of the Wii and the debut of the Virtual Console, we've been both surprised and confused at the overwhelming number of forced-scrolling shooter games that have arrived for download in Nintendo's Wii Shop. Just about two weeks ago, though, a blog post by Hudson executive Takahashi Meijin revealed that the company may be planning a new Wii-exclusive installment in the Star Soldier series – indicating that a positive reception of past Soldier games on the VC would encourage such a project to become reality much more quickly.
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