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Death of Osama Bin Laden: Operation Neptune Spear
2011, Military and War 97 Comments
Before dawn on May 2, a pair of Blackhawk helicopters carrying two dozen Navy seals left Jalalabad, Afghanistan, and entered Pakistani airspace using stealth technology to evade Pakistan’s radar systems.
Forty minutes after reaching their destination in Abbottabad, Osama bin Laden, mastermind of the September 11 attacks on the United States, was dead.
When the team reentered Afghanistan’s airspace with bin Laden’s body, the sun had not yet risen, and the Pakistani government was still in the dark about the operation.
Why? In the words of cia director Leon Panetta, It was decided that any effort to work with the Pakistanis could jeopardize the mission. They might alert the targets.
So the U.S. doesn’t trust Pakistan, and believed Islamabad might help bin Laden escape the attack if it knew about the planned operation.
The U.S.’s decision to raid bin Laden without telling Pakistan exemplifies the deep distrust that already existed between the U.S. and Pakistan, and the nature of the assault is further aggravating the tensions.
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tony - 09/12/2014 at 12:58
who killed the guys that killed bin laden???? all of them??? so soon???
how come they could not find the black box from the helicopter???
how dare soldiers come online and talk s*** about being shot at wow, what about at the more than a million civilians now dead in Iraq.
Saddam killed a couple hundred.
there was only 22 million to start with for f**** sake.
American killed everyone and is still killing more everyday' by remote control.
what a world we live in.
Matteo - 12/09/2013 at 02:26
Hey everyone, I'm interested in watching this documentary but as it's written above it's only a trailer and we can only get it on Amazon (although I can't find it)... So I was wondering if anyone knew where I could watch it?
Lucy Clarke - 01/06/2013 at 21:34
I hate to inform you but osama was not the nice guy you like to make him out to be and soldiers are not meatsacks to get killed so you can cry about people who wouldnt think twice about killing you because they hate you in your country of peace those soldiers you think of as meatsacks are out there protecting women and kids of the middle east from men who would stone them to death. So before you start your little chicken dance you better get your hazy brains into gear and start seeing what is really going on.
G8grudge - 12/10/2012 at 19:38
Osama Bin Laden Masterminded the 9-11 attacks??????? Really!!!! No body or pictures as Martin Ellacott so rightly said there would be no end of pictures. Why do people even bother watching this BS.
By the way "fight for your country boy, Aron" you're just a lump of meat, stuck in the line of fire for the profit of your gangster bosses nothing more. Talk all you want.
EffnWasted - 08/23/2012 at 22:39
Allies vs U.S.A
Martin Ellacott - 07/30/2012 at 03:19
I don't know who they actually killed, if anybody. Had they actually killed Osama, there would have been no end to the pictures of him dead.....it's the American way.
chuckym - 02/11/2014 at 19:04
bin laden is dead but died from health issues in 2002. That's all i can say!
Aron Williams - 05/29/2012 at 12:53
@from_the_bleachers, would you kindly STFU you've obviously never been in combat or shot at for that matter. I have and there is no Sunni- shia friendly and combative Iraqis it you with your men and everyone else, you will doubtlessly become a little more bias had you fought for your country and not blogged about it and that goes for all the liberal ***** who wanna run their mouth about the war rather that going outside the wire and experience it first hand hit me up i will talk for days on the subject
Perhaps a few lessons in English would help before you talk soldier boy. You meatsacks are sent there to be shot. Thats your job. You chose it. Don't cry on the internet about being shot at. How many (women and children included) did you shoot?
Akzey - 03/31/2012 at 12:21
The Video as been moved or removed by the user?
ProudinUS - 03/14/2012 at 08:31
I'm no conspiracy theorists, but this one........????????
Hey guys, it's all true! I was there and was the one who administered the kill shot....only the operation wasn't called Operation Neptune Spear........it was actually labbled 'Operation Barbershop-n- Sh!thmypants'.
This is the REAL story of how it went down:
So there I was, in some f--ked up part of the world,right, when my C.O. told me to draw my weapon and be ready for for the kill with his signal. Which made me immidiatly retrieve my gun..... only to find out that my dumb ass forgot the f--king ammo! Well anyway, I've been considered legendary for my quick ' in the spur of the moment "A-Team" improvising quickness' and reached into my side pouch and brought out a soda straw and the last of my fresh mint Tic-Tacs. Now, with the 3hr training course I took in 'critical thinking' the Wednesday before, I knew I would be able to think up some kind of f--kin' Einstein like sh*t and produce some kinda g*d d*m blow gun 'hila-ma-doodle' device..(don't ask me how I made it. That would be like asking God why he gave man a pair of tits and no milk...it's confidential/classified/none of your buisness/top secret....hush hush, ok!?)
The C.O. looked at the door...look back at me....looked back at the door and looked back at me again and saw the straw and Tic-Tacs....pointed at me with one hand and muffling a silent burst of laughter with the other...then flipped me the bird and held up his fingers for a 3 count. Which would signal me to pop into action.
So there I was, right, like some kinda g*d d*m Rambo-like- lion waiting for his kill, when the CO signaled...3..2...1 when I......SWOOSH.....jumped up with the speed of a f***ing 'NASCAR' ninja and ran to about 5ft. from the room Osama was in and like some kind of acrobatic gymnist quickly rolled into a summersault all the way through the doorway....Osamas body gaurds....his prayer rug.....his survalance camera.....and right up to about 7..maybe 18ft from him and all in the same motion, flipped up high in the air.....put the Tic -Tac in my mouth (still in the air mind you)....put the straw to my lips, and with the accuracy of a beer leage dart champion, blew my breath mint Tic-Tac right f***in' through Osama's head! and landed on my feet like some kind of g*d d*m olympic gold metalist! It's a true story...really, I ain't f--kin' around. Of ourse the history books will never have me in them...and won't get credit for it. But..really, that's the way it happened...Swear to G*d!
Michael Dalley - 04/30/2012 at 21:46
If youd been there bro, you wouldnt be calling your rifle your "gun".
Malfunction Junction - 07/13/2012 at 16:27
your so full of shiite....OBL died in Dec 2001 from Marphins disease
this was another of many of Barry's pathological lies to keep you enthralled in his tyranny. Man, I can't believe ppl buy this horseshit ;)
from_the_bleachers - 02/26/2012 at 18:44
Such a weak piece of propaganda.. So let me get this straight, U.S. forces storm his alleged compound, shot him dead, and instead of doing like they did with Saddam and parading the capture of THE MOST WANTED terrorist on the U.S. list, they suddenly respect his religion, which we demonize and use as an excuse to destroy the middle east, and very conveniently dump his body in the ocean, no picture (other than the baaad photoshop fakes), no video, no evidence, period, just a big "take our word for it" from Obama. But right, before they dipped him in the ocean they did a DNA analysis of the guy on a chopper to verify his identity, only problem is that the process takes DAYS and a good amount of laboratory equipment and personnel.
It sounds like bull**it to me, like another attempt by Obama to gain some support and gains some approval points. So Bush and Pervez Musharraf were just joking when they both, in different occasions, stated that Osama was dead of kidney failure in late 2001.
To entertain the thought that he was really killed by U.S. forces for a second, IF they did kill him, WHY are we still in Afghanistan? How many times have they changed the "goal", get Bin Laden, stabilize the country, fight the taliban, liberate the country, yadda yadda yadda.. Keep changing it until people forget about it and you stay permanently..
Again, in the words of the late great George Carlin, "it's all bullsh**t and it's bad for ya"..
Casey Cho - 03/17/2012 at 21:34
"Demonize" Islam? You do realize George W Bush went to a mosque and said "Islam is a religion of peace" right after 9-11?
Ohh, you mean that PR stunt he pulled off right before sending U.S. troops to destroy the middle east?
I bet you also believed "mission accomplished" too..
Hate to tell ya bro but they didnt want people seeing the video of Sadam either, they just wanted him dead. The guy who shot the vid of Sadam wasnt a soldier. The guys dead, period. We respected his religion because if we paraded around with his corpse we wouldnt be any better than the guys who burned american people in Faluja and dragged them through the streets and hung them from a bridge. Get your facts right dude.
Your excuse is ridiculous. How many "insurgents" don't we kill and then take pictures next to the body with thumbs up and big colgate smiles?
We are the aggressors, we are the invading/occupying power, we are supposed to be the "civilized" ones and we are behaving JUST LIKE THEM, brutally and seemingly without remorse. Except they have a reason to be, their country is being overrun by a foreign military force.
You should get your facts straight, Saddam's "trial" was TELEVISED, I cannot say the U.S. media was giving it the most coverage but it was covered in different countries by different outfits. Pictures of a captured Saddam WERE in the papers in the States.
You are referring to the execution video. I'm talking about capturing Bin Laden and doing the same they did with Saddam, pictures of him in custody, at least.
And you sir, are a *****.
TJ - 02/17/2012 at 22:28
there no way our government would risk a lie like that. on the other side, if he wasnt dead he have published videos VERY QUICKLY making us look like idiots. but he didnt, cuz hes dead.seriously people
now you may celebrate
Sulaiman Ayaz - 01/25/2012 at 16:15
What a load of BS.
you wish, but that doesnt make it true. osama's dead and can no longer make hate videos :)
terry howard - 01/02/2012 at 06:47
Brad - 12/31/2011 at 09:47
Eight months later and still zero evidence Bin Laden was killed in May.
zero evidence hes still alive
no videos, no rebuttal from any terrorist group, oh yea NO VIDEOS those were his mainstay. he woulda made one right away and definitely had it out by now if his head still worked. But it doesn't because a bullet passed through it, rocking his world
Tiernan - 12/10/2011 at 14:55
Oh yeah, and enough of the liberal justice bull**** as well. That kinda attitude led to WW2. Some people have to be killed simple as. If you knew someone on those planes or in the twin towers I think you would agree. If you dont you can go to these countries and try talking them out of their caves and hope that they will come without a fight or blowing up a market. Why should tax payers have to pay to hold **** heads like this in jail when the money could go to more worthy causes. They need to know we will fight back. And before you think it, dont bother write any peace loving, im a war mongerer krap back. Unless you have a proper, oh yeah an REALISTIC, alternative there is no point saying anything
Jesse James - 02/06/2012 at 13:13
Nobody has a problem with him being dead, They just want proof that he is dead so they can come to terms with what he's supposedly done, America just doesn't trust the government as much any-more, which is a great thing unless You wanna be a hillbilly hick all your life I suggest You do the same and open Your mind, question authority.
Seroiusly he is brown bread so build a bridge and get over it. Not everything the US government does needs to be a conspiracy. Sometimes they do actually kill people. What possible help could Osama be worth anyway? Oh maybe he can tell were a few AK's are kept or where another car bomb might go off. Seriously, get a grip, get over it and get a life. Try going out with whatever sad friends you might have once in a while
Dan Hill - 11/29/2011 at 08:09
If you catch a BIG fish you want everybody to know about, so you take a picture with it, or you have it stuffed and hang it in the parlor. You don't throw it back in and say I caught a big fish... unless you didn't.
ummmm we arent talking about fishing, but if you are suggesting the idea of a stuffed osama hanging in the oval office, that could be pretty controversial..
Phaneendra Nath N - 11/20/2011 at 01:46
A man sitting in an abondoned bunglow,watching news on television,consuming viagra pills for his two wives..has a network to orchestrate grand assault on the super power nation (???)...There are quite a few missing links in this blockbuster script..ain't it folks ??
this must be your script, cuz it doesnt match the reports of what happened at all.
Duncan von Schottland - 11/17/2011 at 17:05
this documentary brought to you by the military-industrial complex. wanna have some popcorn with that?
this fist-pumping jingoist bollocks (16:20 "will the commander-in-chief greenlight the mission?") drives me mad.
aren't WE supposed to abide by our own rules and put criminal suspects in court? - oh nooo, it was OBL we had to make an exception here because...um...eh.. hey, switch to hannity and sing "god bless america". it's sad how even supposedly liberal commentators fell in line & applauded like claqeurs their lea-der.
Sharma Devaraj - 11/16/2011 at 19:57
What a 'military precision'! over shadows all WWII myths.
bjohnson23 - 11/02/2011 at 16:35
The conspiracy theorists on Osama's death would be the same effin' people who would be outraged if they released pictures of dead Osama right after his death -- because it would inflame the terrorists even more. These are the same people who need to have a strong opinion about everything, and who are always the critic. Some people you'll just never make happy, and they talk so much because it makes them feel better about themselves. They can't control anything else in the world other than their own opinions, so they'd better make them really exciting.
Jakob Isindahowz - 11/10/2011 at 08:15
And then you have the others who rather not think too hard about anything and would rather believe whatever mainstream media puts out which is mostly information fed from "official sources within the government" because they're American damn it-a patriot! Ya believe whatever they tell you despite the facts that they repeatedly lie about these very subjects throughout history. Sorry, but if you believe that than you are an idiot, oh and tell me, where are Saddam's weapons of mass destruction? No one conspires more than the US government. this is known world-wide and is why that country is so disrespected by people. Vietnam was started by a lie and it just repeats.Frankly,I don't know what to believe regarding Osama because everything I've seen has come from American Government sources via their media with everything being"verified" by the CIA.Not exactly honest reliable sources.
Regan - 11/12/2011 at 05:33
well said Jakob
why hasnt osama made a video between May and now? that would be the perfect chance for him to make us look like fools and show our government conspiracy. oh yea, he cant because we arent fools, there is no conspiracy, and hes dead.
TJ, I really have not concluded whether he is alive or dead, but let me ask you, when was the last time he made a video? We only really know what western media has told us any the American government has verified. Who is to say he has not been dead for a while. Second, who is to say the US has not been buddies with him this whole time, afterall the Bush's and Binladen families are friends. IT is just as possible that he was just "playing" the bad guy. Remember, all anyone has seen are videos shown by popular western media released mostly by US government sources. You and I know about as much about him as what the tabloids tell us about any celeb...not much!
Rorster - 10/31/2011 at 04:34
We've seen Saddam's hang'n, now the brutal mob death of Gahdaffi, but we just can't seem to get that footage of Osama?? Isn't that something. Maybe that's because it never existed. Like one of the poster's stated he's been killed 9 times already. Well I'll alway's remember a wire that Benizar Bhuto recieved in 2001 stateing he was dead. Ahh the deception out there where's the truth.
David Foster - 10/27/2011 at 01:25
Anyone who believes that the U.S. Military would kill the most wanted man in history, and then unceremoniously dump his body in the ocean should see me about some beachfront property in southeastern New Mexico I've been hoping to sell.
did someone build an ocean when i wasnt looking? youre annoying
Philip Arras - 10/18/2011 at 21:01
So you are all saying.. since you haven't physically seen the body, that he wasn't killed? I love the conspiracy theories out there.. they are quite amusing actually. The dude is dead, get over it. That's the problem with everyone, everyone HAS to see proof, or IT DIDN'T HAPPEN. Press on with life, he's dead, and sadly there will always be someone to replace him.
maulrat1967 - 09/20/2011 at 05:44
shame on me and damn if I forgot to break out the tinfoil before reading the comments below ... I keep forgetting that every single event in history has to be an overly, nah make that overtly ridiculous conspiracy ... now about that Apollo 18 mission ... :/
mikenelsonmikenelson - 09/27/2011 at 04:14
No conspiracy. I just don't believe any of it. Where is the body?
In the ocean.. IF we gave them the body, then there goes up another holy site for them to go "pray" at. We don't want him to have any more symbolic value to the nut heads.
if the official story is a lie, then there has to be a conspiracy. you cant claim there no conspiracy but then still say the gov's lying. the body has been turned into fish poop
I don't recall using the word 'lie'. I will have to go and check that.
i assume a conspiracy saying they killed osama if it wasnt true a lie. sorry?
Norm - 09/17/2011 at 15:50
This is a joke
animesh behera - 09/17/2011 at 08:48
Just reminded me of poor Sadam Hussain Footage....damm we cud even count d no of cavities inside his mouth.... referring to dat extend I believe US wud have taken Osama's body on a procession covering every street of all d US cities, if US actually had killed him!!!
the united states would NEVER have a procession to celebrate us killing someone. 99% of the US public would be irate, despite them wanting him dead. you clearly don't understand the citizens of my country or our principles. go educate yourself. Sadam Hussain footage came from Iraq, and the citizens of Iraq had most of the power against him. Granted, we allowed them to because we knew they'd "deal" with him, but there's no way that would ever happen in America. if you dont believe me, go ahead and wait around to see if americans EVER parade a enemy casualty through our streets, and youll be waiting FFOREVERRRR
yaz reggae - 07/27/2014 at 19:48
Lack of dental health care is a terrible thing!
Xbow - 09/17/2011 at 06:21
Look at all those comments...conspiracy theory stuff. that's way too wild for me guys.
I think the CIA and all the other players including Obama thought they had Osama in their sights..of course they killed some folks but the right folks? I don't know. Has anyone heard of any of the survivors? Seen any of them? The Pakistanis say they have 10 survivors in custody...but no one has seen them.
But there was no way that mission was going to fail once it was put into motion. Not even if the compound was full of Benedictine Nuns or used car salesmen. Obama needed a bump in the polls and got it......Bravo Zulu Mr President you have triumphed over evil and despite the fact that your presidency is a disaster you deserve a second term. The wicked witch of Al-Qaeda is dead.
Suppose Osama has been dead for awhile. Found crushed to death in a cave in Tora Bora years ago. But that fact was kept secret...to keep the dream alive.
They found a tall guy with a beard and greased everyone in the house and on the grounds. The target was shot in the face but there was enough of him left for a 95% positive ID. OK! And of course they had to ditch the corpse it was Osama for sure..or so they say. And if it wasn't, evidence is a terrible thing to leave laying around...give that skinny dude the old heave ho!
propaganda..
the84 - 09/15/2011 at 00:46
this is the biggest load of shite ive seen in a long while, and i watched fox news last night
Ghost_Buster - 09/14/2011 at 22:26
ksshhhhh We got him! they should make an action movie about it and mel gibson should play the part of bin laden. anyway dirty black fail ops...
Imightberiding - 09/14/2011 at 14:06
I laughed, I cried... the drama, suspense & tension had me on the edge of my seat! Wait, I've seen this movie before or was it a book I read? Some one please tell me this was produced by the Onion News Network. This brought back memories of a horrible, overly sensationalized program from the 80's in the guise of a "News Magazine Format" that was hosted by Maury Povich called "A Current Affair".
I've no idea whether Osama Bin Laden was killed 10 yrs ago or 10 days ago. Unless you were there it would suffice to say that you don't know either. The one issue that does trouble me & does not appear to be much of a concern & is contrary to several recent Presidents' statements; "the government of the U.S. no longer assassinates its enemies". Although I have no doubt whatsoever that the U.S. has assassinated & clandestinely murdered countless people over the years, I was mistakenly under the impression that the U.S. no longer sanctioned or condoned this practice. After all, wasn't Saddam Hussein captured & tried & ultimately executed for his crimes against humanity?
This really smacked of a slick production to keep all the numb people glued to their T.V.'s, entertained & eagerly drinking more of the koolaid.
GoughLewis - 09/14/2011 at 04:24
Wow... Really goofy stuff. Child like propaganda. So rotten is the “big lie” of the War on Terror, the official story about the killing of bin Laden disintegrated in mere days, as no one could keep the story straight. But it’s just the latest episode of a fairy tale that’s been sold to the public for nearly a decade; this story, told with a straight face, is not simply riddled with lies, but wholly subsists of them.
Getting rid of the forensic evidence by supposedly throwing Bin Laden in the sea was original at best! No actual body ~ but the sheeple will buy it. No footage. No photos. HEY...LOTS of ANIMATIONS!
Unfortunately, Carl Sagan’s bamboozle effect still reins in America ~ that is when you have been bamboozled long enough by lies and deceptions, you begin to believe the bamboozle and any evidence to the contrary is either ignored, rejected or you’re no longer interested in finding out the truth. It is, quite simply, too painful to acknowledge, especially to ourselves, that we’re been so credulous or gullible ~ so the old bamboozles (like the 9/11 cover up) tend to persist as the new bamboozles rise (the Bin Laden assassination story)
We’re obviously still being bamboozled!
petescag - 09/14/2011 at 03:34
I just read into the description of this so called documentary and read with disbelief that Osama bin Laden was the mastermind of 911...since when? His FBI Wanted Poster doesn't say anything about 911...so if this is how the information is given then this film is not worth watching.
Winston Smith - 09/14/2011 at 01:50
how do you shoot an old man in his bed? This is shame because if we really had a case against him we could try him publicly and execute him legally. Even a cursory look at the facts of 9/11 show that he it could not have been 'al qaeda' because they didnt implode wtc7 and shred the twin towers so violently w/explosives that 1100 human beings remain missing to this day. No trace of dna found of over a third of all people that died/ How is that possible from fires and gravity? Please look at the facts of 9/11 and support a truly independent investigation that takes all of the evidence into considerations. The event has never been investigated by a regulatory agency except the 9/11 commission maybe was but they did not even mention wtc7 in their report. The more you look at 9/11 (Not alex Jones or J Fetzer any pseudo-scientific nonsense that is not the real thing) the more troubling issues you will find.
but material like David Chandler, architects and engineers for 9/11 Truth. and 911research.wtc7 net. & the Journal of 9/11 Studies.
Then read the 'debunkings' But you have to know the subject properly first..
Then use reason. The conclusion is beyond reproach: as hard as it is to belive could be possible..wtc 1 2 & 7 were blown up by preplanted explosives. This can be complex issue but it's actually a fairly short list of anomalies that so conclusively point to demolitions on 9/11
Prisca - 09/13/2011 at 23:32
is this documentary a joke? seriously?
MICHAEL - 09/13/2011 at 22:27
Osama's 'burial at sea' was the first sign to me that it was BS
the death of most of the people alleged to have taken part in that raid in a chopper shot down/crash adds more fuel to that fire
i call BS to the whole 'Osama' incident
Abamovich - 09/13/2011 at 12:33
I'll watch this when I'm in the mood for a comedy.
Achems_Razor - 09/13/2011 at 01:28
Didn't they already kill Ben Laden, how many are there? Or is this the same doc as before, if this is a new doc tired of watching this BS.
Silly Yankees and their evil ways.
I take it that Pakistan is next?
NAND Gate - 09/13/2011 at 01:01
Quite watchable, believable and credible.
anuragawasthi - 09/12/2011 at 19:33
Death of Osama??? The way I see it there are many osama roaming the streets,They just do not have the muscle to do what he did or wanted to do
The slogan which gives birth to the likes of Osama is
'Islam is in danger'...........The moment clerics say this in friday sermon............
the devils are unleashed
Phitt - 09/12/2011 at 18:52
Someone must be really brainwashed if someone goes from being a truther to accepting the official story, thats just sad man.
I call it "free thinking"
Hmm lots of "osama is not real/is only what I say he is" below.
I went from being a 9/11 "truther", to begrudgingly accepting that the official story seems mostly true, in outline at least (where is your insider?).
So a more moderate review afterwards. And Vlatko, I can't keep up dude!
Aaron Seyer - 09/12/2011 at 21:51
where is your insider? Are you going to reveal this information from your source which convinced you so thoroughly?
I don't need an insider, Mr Logic. I am not calling conspiracy. Yawn @ straw man argument.
So... you had a lobotomy? Do it yourself? You decided to reverse all the cold hard facts of 911 truth you have been exposed too, and just stop thinking, and... just except Fox News programming as how you perceive the world! Remarkable.
You remind me of that guy in the movie THE MATRIX who just wants to get "plugged back in", even though he knows it is all a lie... jesus haha! With Americans like you, America's in for a bumpy ride.
We don't have Fox. I am just not gullible enough to buy into something that makes less sense than another option. I am not claiming anything about lack of corruption or deceit - I am sure it is rampant. But the idea of a comprehensive multilateral conspiracy is comprehensively debunked. Maybe they did demolish WTC7 - doesn't mean the entire story is false. It just means the truth and deceit are riding hand in hand.
Just cuz America has one person like that doesnt mean we all think anywhere near that... id call u racist but we are the most diverse country in the world, so, ummm, nationist? stop stereotyping entire countries please thx
WiseGapist - 09/12/2011 at 15:01
I love this site for its useful comments.. On Youtube I'll watch the video and MAYBE look at the comments afterwards. On here I always look at the comments first before watching cuz I trust TDF user's judgement.
Marion Bruns - 09/12/2011 at 15:30
That was not a useful comment ;)
From the way you add that it would seem you think that all of your contributions are useful :' )
I agree WiseGapist for the most part.
Hey! Put ya pants back on. I was joking and being ironic. I got a few likes! ;)
PaulBraveheart - 09/12/2011 at 14:08
Osama has been dead for years. He had Marfan sydrome. You don't live long with that condition. He has been on ice for years. The cia just pulled Osama aka Tim Osman off ice, for the one big last show! This was a classic psyops for the American people and for Obama whos ratings were in the toilet.He been killed 9 times over the years by different sources. Do a little research. Very interesting history Osamas' and Bush family go way back. Very close, I would say too close, but that is another dicussion.
Paul M Webb - 09/12/2011 at 20:53
yahoo-DNUOO7MIYW7W2UEX7ZWK34EP7M - 09/13/2011 at 03:52
and 'all' those people involved in this elaborate cover-up involving probably hundreds, were able to and still are keeping their mouths shut? c'mon
Daniel Jones - 09/13/2011 at 15:30
Well it helps when the Seal team responsible for "killing" Osama - actually for the 9th time - all blow up in their helicopter shortly after liftoff. Dead men tell no tales...
oh please what a ridiculous statement.. the manhattan program involved THOUSANDS, and remained perfectly secret until they presented the A-bomb.
what you deem impossible has been done already and on a much grander scale. countless times.
Let's say , they sit you down in a room and turn down the lights. Then the projector starts, Kennedy's limo passes the the sign and then his head is blown off! The lights are turned on and a short statement is made. " Say anything, and this is what will happen"
youre a bit fantastical
Irishkev - 09/12/2011 at 12:23
Guy walks into a bar and says, "Gimme a Bin Laden".
Bartender says, "What's that?".
Guy says, "Two shots and a splash".
Sujasha Bhattacharyya - 09/12/2011 at 12:03
Who the fu*k wrote the subtitles?
Ayesha Hameed - 09/12/2011 at 09:40
funny video...not a single authentic evidence is shown ,they r bragging about technology CIA used...abstract ,fake video...i thought its better 4me if i saw any science fiction,at least they made any sense and logic of evidence:)..well i dnt agree with this drama ,if they ll take assistant 4m any hollywood director:)
knowledgeizpower - 09/12/2011 at 08:01
Hmm BS and I have not even watched it yet.
Edit: I'm Flabbergasted Lol...Did they just use 3D computer generated Night Vision showing the killing of Osama Bin Laden are you serious??
Okay wow I think i should stop watching these conspiracy theory 9/11 docs
they make me snappy..I would like to request some Music documentaries that always brightens me up :)
Amen...
you got one! Although it will probably remind you of Osama still!
Girt by beards.
lol right. You expected they would show you raw secret footage of him being shot in the face?
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Starbucks Bacon and Gruyere Sous Vide Egg Bites
In January of 2017 Starbucks perfected slow-cooked sous vide-style egg snacks that can be prepped and served quickly by the baristas at any location. The trick is to make the egg pucks ahead of time, then freeze and ship them to the coffee stores where they are defrosted and reheated in blazing hot convection ovens.
Sous vide refers to the method of cooking food sealed in bags or jars at a low, consistent temperature for a long time. This technique creates food that’s softer in texture and less dried out than food cooked with other, faster methods. Cooks who use sous vide will often vacuum pack their food in bags and use special machines to regulate temperature. But you won’t need an expensive machine like that for this recipe—just some 8-ounce canning jars and a blender.
The secret to duplicating the smooth texture starts with blending the cheeses very well until no lumps remain. Rub some between your fingers to make sure it’s smooth before you pour it into the jars. It’s also important to monitor the temperature of the water. Try to keep it in a range of between 170 and 180 degrees F. so that your eggs are neither too tough nor too soft. It’s best to use a cooking thermometer for this, but if you don’t have one, the right temperature is just below where you see tiny bubbles rising to the surface. Also, if you hear the jars jiggling in the water, it’s their way of telling you the water is a little too hot. Try these copycat Starbucks bacon sous vide egg bites today.
3/4 cup cottage cheese (whole, not low-fat)
Jan 4, 2020, 10:21
These taste exactly like the ones from Starbucks. Even the same texture. They are delicious.
Pizzeria Uno Chicago Deep Dish Pizza
A requirement of any visit to Chicago is eating at least one slice of deep dish pizza in the city that perfected it. Deep dish pizza quickly became a Chicago staple after Ike Sewell and Ric Riccardo opened the first Pizzeria Uno in 1943 and served a hearty new style of pizza constructed in a high-rimmed cake pan. The yeast crust was tender and flakey, like a pastry, and the cheese was layered under the sauce so that it wouldn’t burn in a hot oven for the long cooking time.
While researching a home hack of this now iconic recipe I discovered an unexpected technique that I hadn’t seen in any other deep dish recipes. Employees told me the pizza crusts are partially cooked each morning to cut down on the wait time for customers. Before the restaurant opens each day, cooks press the dough into a pan and then sprinkle it with a little shredded cheese. The shells are then partially baked and set aside. Later, when an order comes in, the pizza is built into one of the par-baked crusts and finished off. This way customers get their food faster, and the tables turn over quicker.
Copying that delicious, flakey crust was the task that took me the longest. After two weeks of baking, I finally settled on a formula that mashed-up yeast dough and pie crust, making a perfectly tender deep dish crust with great flavor that exactly mimicked the original. If you like Uno, you will love this.
Regarding the cheese: be sure your cheese is at room temperature, and not cold, or it may not melt all the way through. Also, it’s best if you buy cheese by the block and shred it yourself. Pre-shredded cheese is dusted with cornstarch (so that the shreds don’t stick together in the bag), and it won’t melt as smoothly as cheese you shred by hand.
This recipe will make enough sauce for two pizzas. Just thought you should know that in case you get the urge to make another deep dish after this one disappears.
This recipe was our #4 most popular in 2019. Check out the other four most unlocked recipes of the year: Texas Roadhouse Rolls (#1) KFC Extra Crispy Fried Chicken (#2), Olive Garden Braised Beef Bolognese (#3), Bush's Country Style Baked Beans (#5).
Olive Garden Stuffed Chicken Marsala
Menu Description: “Creamy marsala wine sauce with mushrooms over grilled chicken breasts, stuffed with Italian cheeses and sundried tomatoes. Served with garlic mashed potatoes.”
This recipe includes a marsala sauce that even marsala sauce haters will like. My wife is one of those haters, but when she tried this sauce, her eyes lit up, and she begged for more. Great, now I won’t have to eat it alone.
Not only is Olive Garden's delicious marsala sauce hacked here (and it’s easy to make), you’ll also get the copycat hack for the chain's awesome Italian cheese stuffing that goes between the two pan-cooked chicken filets. Build it, sauce it, serve it. The presentation is awesome, and the flavor will knock their socks off.
Try this dish paired with my recent free clone of Olive Garden’s Garlic Mashed Potatoes for the complete O.G. Stuffed Chicken Marsala experience.
Olive Garden Braised Beef Bolognese
Menu Description: “Slow-simmered meat sauce with tender braised beef and Italian sausage, tossed with ruffled pappardelle pasta and a touch of alfredo sauce—just like Nonna’s recipe.”
It’s a mistake to assume that a recipe posted to a restaurant chain’s website is the real recipe for the food served there. I’ve found this to be the case with many Olive Garden recipes, and this one is no exception. The widely circulated recipe that claims to duplicate the chain’s classic Bolognese actually originated on Olive Garden’s own website, and if you make that recipe you’ll be disappointed when the final product doesn’t come close to the real deal. I won’t get into all the specifics of the things wrong with that recipe (too much wine, save some of that for drinking!), but at first glance it’s easy to see that a few important ingredients found in traditional Bolognese sauces are conspicuously missing from that recipe, including milk, basil, lemon, and nutmeg.
I incorporated all those missing ingredients into this new hack recipe, tweaked a few other things, and then tested several methods of braising the beef so that it comes out perfectly tender: covered, uncovered, and a combo. The technique I settled on was cooking the sauce covered for 2 hours, then uncovered for 1 additional hour so that the sauce reduces, and the beef transforms into a fork-flakable flavor bomb. Yes, it comes from Olive Garden, but this Bolognese is better than any I’ve had at restaurants that charge twice as much, like Rao’s where the meat is ground, not braised, and they hit you up for $30.
As a side note, Olive Garden’s menu says the dish comes with ruffled pappardelle pasta, but it’s actually mafaldine, a narrower noodle with curly edges (shown in the top right corner of the photo). Pappardelle, which is the traditional pasta to serve with Bolognese, is very wide noodle with straight edges, and it’s more familiar than mafaldine, so perhaps that’s why the menu fudges this fact. In the end, it doesn’t really matter which pasta you choose. Just know that a wide noodle works best. Even fettuccine is a good choice for this Olive Garden braised beef Bolognese recipe.
This recipe was our #3 most popular in 2019. Check out the other four most unlocked recipes of the year: Texas Roadhouse Rolls (#1) KFC Extra Crispy Fried Chicken (#2), Pizzeria Uno Chicago Deep Dish Pizza (#4), Bush's Country Style Baked Beans (#5).
And browse my other Olive Garden clone recipes here.
Panera Bread Cinnamon Crunch Scone
After the success of Panera Bread’s Cinnamon Crunch Bagels, the popular sandwich chain went back into the development kitchen and created these incredible scones filled with even more of the crunchy cinnamon drops found in the bagels, and drizzled with cinnamon icing.
When first released these scones were cut as triangles and frosted, but in 2018 the shape was changed to more “rustic”-shaped round blobs with drizzled or piped icing. I like to hack the latest recipe, so the newest version of this pastry is the version I’ve re-created here.
These are cream scones, so cream is the main wet ingredient that holds the dough together—but keep the dough crumbly as you mix it, and don't compress it so that you get a good loose texture on the final product. The best way to form the scones is to use both hands and form the dough like you’re making a snowball. Then use one hand to position the dough onto the baking sheet and form it into a rough dome shape. The scones will flatten and spread out a little bit as they bake.
Qdoba Grilled Adobo Chicken
The 729-unit chain did not start its life as Qdoba. When the Mexican food chain was first founded by Robert Miller and Anthony Hauser in Denver, Colorado in 1995 it was called Zuma Mexican Grill, named after a friend’s cat. As it turns out, a restaurant in Boston had that same name and threatened to sue, so the partners changed the name to Z-Teca. It wasn’t long before two different restaurants threatened to sue for that name—Z’Tejas in Arizona and Azteca in Washington—and the partners were forced to change the name yet again. This time they called their restaurant Qdoba, a completely made-up name that was unlikely to be used by anyone else.
A signature item and consistent top seller is this marinated adobo chicken, offered as a main ingredient in most of the chain’s selections. Make this chicken by marinating thigh meat for a couple of days in the secret adobo sauce (a worker there told me they let it soak for up to 8 days) then grill and chop. Use the flavorful chicken in burritos, tacos, bowls, on nachos, and in tortilla soup.
Bojangles' Buttermilk Biscuits
There’s one copycat recipe for these famous biscuits that’s posted and shared more than any other, and it’s downright awful. The dough is formulated with self-rising flour, baking powder, powdered sugar, shortening, and buttermilk, and many complain that the recipe creates dough that’s much too loose and the resulting biscuits are a complete disaster. Yet there the recipe remains on blogs and boards all over the interweb for unsuspecting home cloners such as yourself to waste time on. But that won’t happen anymore, because I have made a good recipe that works the way it should, guaranteeing you’ll get amazing golden buttermilk biscuits that look and taste just like a trained Bojangles’ pro made them.
In addition to the obvious overuse of buttermilk, the recipe I found has many problems. The author gets it right when calling for self-rising flour, which is flour containing salt and a leavening agent (aka baking powder), but why would the Bojangles’ recipe be designed to use self-rising flour and then add additional leaving? Well, it wouldn’t. Biscuits are job #1 for self-rising flour, and the leavening in there is measured for that use, so there’s no need to add more. If you were planning to add your own leavening, you’d probably start with all-purpose flour. And let's just be clear: baking powder tastes gross, so you want to add as little as possible, not more than necessary.
It’s also important to handle the dough the same way that workers at Bojangles’ do. They make biscuits there every 20 minutes and there are plenty of YouTube videos showing the preparation technique. In a nutshell, the dough is mixed by hand (because their dough is so large, but for this recipe use a mixing spoon), then it’s folded over a few times on a floured countertop before it’s rolled out. This gentle handling of the dough prevents the gluten in the flour from toughening and adds layers, so your biscuits come out of the oven tender and flakey.
For the best results, find White Lily flour. This self-rising flour is low in gluten and makes unbelievably fluffy biscuits. If you use another self-rising brand, you’ll still get great biscuits, but the gluten level will likely be higher, the biscuits will be tougher, and you’ll probably need more buttermilk. Head down to the Tidbits below for details on that.
And I noticed another thing most biscuit recipes get wrong. For biscuits that are beautifully golden brown on the top and bottom, you’ll want to bake them on a silicone baking mat (or parchment paper) at 500 degrees F. Yes, 500 degrees. Seems hot, but this high temp works well with self-rising flour, and in 12 to 15 minutes the biscuits will be perfectly browned. Counterintuitively, it’s the lower temperatures that end up burning the biscuits, and the higher temperature cooks them just right. At lower temps the biscuits must stay in the oven longer to cook through, which exposes the surfaces to more heat, and they end up too dark on the outside, especially the bottom. For even better results, use the convection setting on your oven, if you have that. Set the temp to 475 degrees F. and your biscuits will look they came straight from the drive-thru.
For many years this entrée has been a top menu choice at Maggiano's, the 54-unit Italian chain from Brinker, the same company that operates Chili’s Grill & Bar. The $30 restaurant dish consists of three 2½-ounce tenderloin steaks, swimming in a fantastic balsamic cream sauce with sliced portobello mushrooms—and this home version won't hit you in the wallet even close to as hard as the pricey original.
Cracking this dish required a perfect hack of the sauce, and that came quickly after obtaining some very reliable information from my incredibly helpful server/informant at a Las Vegas Maggiano’s. Let’s call him Bob.
According to Bob, the balsamic cream sauce is as simple as mixing a sweet balsamic glaze with the chain’s creamy alfredo sauce. So, I first got a sample of Maggiano’s alfredo sauce and figured out how to replicate it. Once that was done I measured increments of balsamic glaze into the alfredo sauce until the color and flavor matched the original. The rest of the recipe was easy.
This recipe will make two servings of the dish which includes preparation for the tenderloins and sauce. If you’d like to complete the dish as served at the restaurant (as in the photo), add some garlic mashed potatoes on the side, using this hack for Olive Garden Garlic Mashed Potatoes.
KFC Potato Wedges
“Don’t call them fries,” says KFC about its popular side made with sliced, skin-on russet potatoes. What sets these potatoes apart from all the others is the secret breading made with a similar seasoning blend as the Colonel's Original Recipe Fried Chicken. To achieve the proper crispiness, the potatoes are par-fried, frozen, then fried again until golden brown.
One important ingredient that completes the flavor is MSG. Monosodium glutamate is a food additive derived from glutamic acid, which is an important amino acid found in abundance in nature, food, and in you right now. Over the last 60 years of study and use, MSG has not only been found harmless in normal amounts, but tests have shown glutamate to be a chemical messenger that benefits gut health, immunity, and brain functions such as memory and learning. In addition to all of that, it imparts a unique savoriness that enhances flavors in other ingredients and makes your food taste amazing. Using MSG in your food is, literally, smart cooking.
Another important ingredient is ground Tellicherry black pepper. Winston Shelton, a friend of Harland Sanders who sold him his first pressure fryers in Kentucky, is familiar with the Colonel's secret recipe. Shelton saw the ingredients many years ago when Sanders showed him the secret recipe he had scribbled on a piece of paper. While shooting the first episode of my TV Show, Top Secret Recipe, Winston pulled me aside and told me that Tellicherry pepper, a select black pepper from India, is crucial to creating the KFC aftertaste (we caught this moment on camera and you can see it in the show). I conducted a side-by-side taste test with common black pepper and Tellicherry black pepper and discovered he was right. If you want the best taste for your clone you'll need Tellicherry pepper, which you can find online and in some food stores. Be sure to grind it fine before using it.
For this recipe, just two russet potatoes are all it takes to make the equivalent of a large serving of fried potato wedges, which will be enough for at least four people.
Olive Garden Warm Apple Crostata
For me, the most important component of a good crostata, or Italian baked tart, is a great crust. When cloning this top Olive Garden dessert, that's where I first focused my efforts, baking dozens of slightly different unfilled sugared crusts. Thankfully, flour is cheap. Once I had an easy, yet still delicious and flakey crust that was as good, if not better, than the real thing, I turned to the filling.
Olive Garden uses Northern Spy apples in the crostata, which is a somewhat tart, firm apple, often used in pies. But they are hard to find. If you can’t find Northern Spy apples, I found that the much more common Granny Smiths work just fine here. When it came to cutting the apples I noted that the apple pieces in the real crostata have no uniformity—the apples appear to be sliced, then those slices are coarsely chopped resulting in a mixture of small and large apple pieces. We'll do the same here.
After your crostatas have been baked to a golden brown, top each one with a scoop of ice cream and drizzle some caramel sauce over the top for a beautiful dessert no one will have the power to resist.
This recipe makes 4 crostatas, which is enough for 8 people to share. If you have crostatas left over, they can be stored in a covered container for a couple of days, then re-heated under a broiler until hot, just before serving.
Want some more of my Olive Garden clone recipes? I've got a bunch right here.
Cheesecake Factory Cheeseburger Spring Rolls
Here's how to build a cheeseburger in crispy spring roll dough and make the secret 4-ingredient dipping sauce, for a perfect hack of one of Cheesecake Factory’s newest appetizers. I found the best solution for a good clone was to first cook two 4-ounce Angus patties—with 15% fat so the beef stays juicy—in a saute pan until browned. I then grilled some onion in the same pan, and mixed it into the crumbled patties, with ketchup, and diced American cheese.
I tried several different wrappers and found the thinnest wrappers to work the best. Try to find wrappers that say “super thin” on them. Thicker dough wrappers will blister when fried, which is not how the restaurant version looks, although the thicker wrappers still make tasty spring rolls. Rice paper wrappers will give you a chewier, less crispy bite, but are a good option if you're interested in a gluten-free version. If you go with rice paper, you won’t need the cornstarch solution to seal them. Just dipping the wrapper in a little water makes the rice paper pliable and naturally sticky.
Kind Dark Chocolate, Nuts & Sea Salt Bar
You probably think the dark chocolatey stuff that looks like dark chocolate on a dark chocolate Kind nut bar is all chocolate, but it mostly isn’t. There is chocolate in there, but chicory root is listed third in the ingredients statement, right after peanuts and almonds and way before cocoa, so the dark chocolate is actually a chocolate-flavored coating made mostly with chicory root fiber. (Curiously, older labels list “chocolate-flavored coating” as the second ingredient, but newer labels don’t.) Chicory is the root of the endive plant and it’s beloved in New Orleans where it’s combined with coffee drinks because its taste is so similar to coffee. Chicory also happens to taste a lot like chocolate, and it’s cheaper than chocolate, and that’s why it’s used here.
But just because Kind uses chicory, doesn’t mean we have to. For our hack, we’ll use real chocolate in the form of melting wafers you can find in most stores. I used Ghirardelli brand because it tastes great, but any easy-to-melt, dippable dark chocolate will do here.
The bars are stuck together with honey and agave syrup heated to 260 degrees F., or the hard ball stage. The sticky mixture is pressed into a 10x5-inch loaf pan, cooled, and sliced it into 8 bars. The bottoms are dipped in the pure chocolate, and more is drizzled over the top. About 30 minutes later, when the chocolate sets up, your bars are ready to eat.
Do you like dipping things in chocolate? Check out more of my clone recipes here.
KFC Extra Crispy Tenders
As you can probably guess, KFC's Extra Crispy Tenders are chicken tenderloins coated with the same delicious breading as the Extra Crispy Chicken. These tenders come in servings of two, three, six, or twelve, with your choice of dipping sauces on the side including Buffalo, barbecue and the new Finger Lickin' Good Sauce.
An important secret revealed in this recipe is a specific type of ground black pepper. Find Tellicherry pepper, which is black pepper ground from mature peppercorns that have had time to develop more flavor. This ingredient is essential for a good hack, and I confirmed its use at KFC after chatting with the man who sold Harland Sanders his first pressure fryers, Winston Shelton, in Louisville, Kentucky. Winston, who was a good friend of Colonel Sanders for many years and claims to have seen the original secret recipe, whispered to me one day that Tellicherry pepper is the secret to the famous fried chicken’s special aftertaste. After conducting a side-by-side taste test with Tellicherry pepper and standard table pepper, I believe Winston is right.
Tellicherry black pepper costs a little more than the younger stuff, but this tasty ingredient is essential if you want a good clone of the famous crispy fried chicken. Be sure to grind it fine.
Starbucks Egg White and Red Pepper Sous Vide Egg Bites
The same slow-cooking technique is used to copy this yolk-less companion to the Bacon & Gruyere Sous Vide Egg Bites, but instead of bacon, this version comes with roasted red pepper, green onion, and spinach.
Because there is no yolk, a little rice flour is used to help hold everything together. I suspect Starbucks chose rice flour to keep the product gluten-free, even though most people really don’t mind a little gluten, and gluten does a much better job of binding. I include the rice flour here but you can substitute with all-purpose wheat flour if gluten isn't a concern, and if you don’t feel like buying a whole bag of rice flour just to use 2 teaspoons out of it.
To get the same smooth texture in your egg bites as Starbucks be sure to blend the mixture until no bits of cheese can be felt when you rub some between your fingers. The recipe tastes best with full-fat cottage cheese, but you can still use low-fat cottage cheese if you feel like trimming some of the fat.
Check out my other clone recipes for your favorite Starbucks drinks and baked goods here.
Kozy Shack Rice Pudding (Improved)
My previously published recipe hack of America's most popular rice pudding was not picky about which kind of rice to use. That's a problem because all rice is not created equal. The recipe calls for medium grain rice but is not any more specific than that, which could lead to varying results in the consistency of the pudding since every rice has a different thickening ability.
I recently re-worked this recipe with many types of rice, from short grain to long grain, using instant rice, converted rice, basmati rice, jasmine rice, calrose rice, arborio rice, and even sushi rice. Most didn't contain the starch needed to properly thicken the pudding, especially the par-cooked rice such as instant rice and converted rice. On the other end of the spectrum, sushi rice contained too much starch and was much too small.
The best of the bunch was jasmine rice, a long grain rice, which thickened the pudding nicely after 45 minutes or so of simmering and appeared to be comparable in size to what is in the real thing. Jasmine rice, plus five more ingredients is all it takes to make the best clone.
And now there's no need for a cooking thermometer required by my previous recipe since you can just add the rice in when you see the milk beginning to steam and keep the pudding at a low simmer until it's done. After about an hour, you'll have a Kozy Shack rice pudding copycat recipe that's ready to pop into the fridge until cool and creamy.
Hooters Daytona Beach Style Wings
Hooters debuted a new flavor and style of their famous chicken wings in 2013 with the introduction of Daytona Beach Style Wings—naked wings (not breaded) that are fried, sauced and grilled. The new menu item was a sales success, eclipsing the famous buffalo style wings the chain had become known for, and making it imperative that we have a delicious and accurate copycat hack. And now we do.
To build an identical home version you’ll first need to make a knock-off of the delicious Daytona sauce to brush over the wings. It’s a combination of barbecue sauce and the same cayenne sauce used to coat traditional Buffalo wings, plus a few other important ingredients that make the sauce special (and things you won’t find in other hacks), like Worcestershire sauce and minced jalapenos. The wings are coated, grilled for just a minute on each side, then sauced again for maximum flavor. Stack the napkins close by and get something tall to drink, because these messy wings are guaranteed to deliver a super spicy kick to your food hole.
Panda Express Honey Walnut Shrimp
Three components must be mastered to hack this top menu pick at the country’s largest fast Chinese chain: candied nuts, honey sauce, and perfectly battered shrimp. For the candied walnuts I came up with a technique using the oven, which means there’s no candy thermometer required and it’s a no-brainer. The shrimp at Panda Express is not tightly curled up, and you can do the same thing at home when you fry yours. Pinch the tail of each shrimp after it has been floured and dip it into the batter until well-coated. The weight of the batter will help to unfurl the shrimp, and if you lower each one slowly into the batter it will mostly stay that way. When all of the shrimp has fried, you bake them in the oven so that they are crispy and warm, then toss the shrimp and the nuts in the delicious honey sauce and serve.
Hostess Powdered Donettes
At the 2018 Salvation Army National Doughnut Day World Doughnut Eating Contest, held every June 1st, competitive eater Joey Chestnut consumed 257 Hostess powdered Donettes in six minutes to take home the top prize. There was a big smile on Joey's powdered-sugar-and-crumb-coated face that day as he raised a trophy to celebrate another glorious gastronomic feat.
If you had to guess who makes the top-selling doughnuts in America, you’d probably say Dunkin’ Donuts or Krispy Kreme, but you’d be wrong. According to Hostess, Donettes are the country’s most popular doughnuts—you rarely find a supermarket, corner market, or convenience store without at least a few packages on the shelf. Hostess Donettes come in several flavors, including chocolate, crumb and strawberry, but the one most people turn to, and the one I grew up on (they were called “Gems” back then), is coated with a thick layer of powdered sugar.
Cloning the Hostess powdered donuts recipe is not hard, once you know the secrets. You'll make a stiff cake dough, punch out 2-inch rounds with a biscuit cutter, pierce the dough with a straw or chopstick to make a hole, then fry the doughnuts for 2 minutes until golden brown. After you roll them in powdered sugar you'll have around 20 fresh home cloned miniature doughnuts that will make you feel like a kid again.
And—just doing a little math here—it would take Joey Chestnut all of about 14 seconds to eat that entire plate of doughnuts you just made.
Panera Bread Vegetarian Summer Corn Chowder
Panera’s top soup pick in the summer is a creamy vegetarian chowder that’s full of flavor and very simple to duplicate at home once you know an important flavor secret. I started my hack using a vegetable broth since that’s what all the other “copycats” call for, but I found its strong vegetable flavor dominated the soup, so I quickly bailed on that plan. Starting over, I referred to the soup ingredients posted online by Panera Bread and noticed there is no broth in the soup, which means every copycat recipe I found online is wrong. I didn’t want to make the same mistake in my recipe, but without the broth this soup would be severely lacking in flavor, and that’s no good either.
In many soup recipes, the broth or stock is important for the umami quality provided by the yeast extract added to the product. Yeast extracts are one of the many ways food manufacturers add an MSG flavor-enhancing effect without adding true MSG. Panera does in fact list “yeast extract” as one of the ingredients in the soup, so I needed to find a readily available ingredient that provides the same savory quality. Enter nutritional yeast—or “nooch” as it’s often called—a flakey, nutrient-packed, vegan ingredient that’s growing quickly in popularity thanks to the savory, cheesy flavor it adds to a variety of foods (it’s great on popcorn). Nooch is also popular with the vegans and vegetarians since it’s fortified with vitamin B12, an essential nutrient that's mainly found in animal-sourced foods.
Now, with nooch in there, along with yellow corn, red skin potatoes, poblano pepper, tomatoes, cilantro, and other tasty things, no broth is required. Just add water and a little patience.
Cheesecake Factory Cinnamon Roll Pancakes
Menu Description: "Two fresh breakfast favorites are even better together with our buttermilk pancakes swirled with cinnamon-brown sugar."
This new Cheesecake Factory brunch item packs everything you love about cinnamon rolls into an extra-wide stack of pancakes, including buttery icing on top. To make pancakes that are caramel brown on their faces and super spongy with lots of air pockets, you’ll need a tablespoon of baking soda in the batter. When the alkaline baking soda collides with the acidic buttermilk, the batter will instantly puff up, making pancakes that are extra light and airy, and very dark on their surface, like pretzels.
Your batter makes plain buttermilk pancakes until the secret cinnamon filling is swirled over the top of the batter when it's poured into the pan. The combination of brown sugar, powdered sugar, cinnamon, and butter will melt into the pancake, making it look and taste like a sweet, buttery cinnamon roll. Hopefully, you have a big griddle or very large skillet to cook these on. The original pancakes are 7 to 8 inches across, so you’ll need a big cooking surface if you want to cook more than one at a time. Or, you could just make smaller pancakes.
Bob Evans Farms Chocolate Chunk Cookies
Bob Evans built his first restaurant on a farm in Rio Grande, Ohio in 1962, primarily to sell his own brand of high-quality sausage. Business was good. Really good. There are now over 500 Bob Evan's Restaurants in 18 states, each one decorated in a country-living theme that reminds us of the original farm location. Customers seem to like it. They also seem to like the packaged baked goods sold at each of the restaurants under the Bob Evan's Farms brand, especially this top-selling, chewy, chocolate chunk cookie that can now be hacked in a snap by you.
Denny's Buttermilk Pancakes
First impressions are important, and after my first bite of Denny's new buttermilk pancakes, I couldn't stop thinking about waffle cones. Back in the lab I mashed a standard waffle cone recipe with one of mine for buttermilk pancakes and was able to come up with the perfect hack for Denny’s new improved flapjacks. And because of their unique waffle cone flavor, these pancakes taste just as great doused with maple syrup as they do topped with a big scoop of ice cream.
The recipe makes 8 big 6-inch pancakes which you will form by measuring one-half cup of batter into your preheated griddle or skillet. If you have a large griddle pan you may be able to make a couple of these at a time. With smaller pans though you’ll have to make one at time, which will take a little longer. And that’s why they invented Mimosas.
Melting Pot Coq Au Vin Fondue
Re-creating the signature cooking style at the country's famous fondue chain required hacking the flavorful simmering broth in which all the proteins and vegetables are cooked. This was tricky since only some of the prep is performed tableside.
When a server brings out the warm broth to my table it’s already seasoned with a few mystery ingredients. The pot is left alone to heat up on the center burner, and that was the perfect time for me to scoop out ½ cup of the liquid and seal it up in a small jar to take back to home base for further analysis. When the server comes back to the table after five minutes she adds a few more ingredients to the pot: fresh garlic, mushrooms, green onions, Burgundy wine, and black pepper. I take mental notes on amounts and write them into my phone before I forget.
The server tells me the hot liquid base is vegetable broth, so I’m thinking some Swanson in a can will do. But later, after further taste-testing, I find the real broth in my stolen sample to be more savory than any of the canned broths I tried. I then turned to broth made by dissolving a vegetable bouillon cube in boiling water and found the flavor to be a much closer match to the real stuff I had swiped. It was also cheaper, and I'm okay with that.
After a few tweaks to the seasoning additions, I had a good clone that could stand up to any taste test. Use this to cook chopped veggies, chicken, beef and shrimp. And if you want the complete experience, you're going to need my hacks for the six dipping sauces. So here you go: Cocktail Sauce, Curry Sauce, Gorgonzola Port, Green Goddess, Ginger Plum, and Teriyaki.
This recipe is designed for a 2-quart fondue pot. If you have a 3-quart pot and would like a bigger fondue party (lucky you), refer to the Tidbits below for that adjustment.
Popcornopolis Caramel Corn
My new favorite caramel corn is from Popcornopolis. Its caramel coating is lighter in color and flavor than the dark molasses-heavy caramel coating on old-school caramel corn, like Cracker Jack. The flavor is butterier, like butter toffee, with just a hint of molasses arriving at the back door.
To assemble this hack I worked with several versions of butter toffee candy, adding light brown sugar to bring in the molasses. After several attempts, I found the right combination of ingredients and perfect cooking temperature that best duplicated the flavor, color, and texture of the real thing.
You'll want a candy thermometer for this recipe for the best results, but if you don't have one you can estimate when the candy is done by using the time cue in the steps.
The vanilla is added at the end so we don't cook out the flavor. You'll also add a little baking soda at the end which will react with the acid in the molasses, creating tiny air bubbles so the candy has a more tender bite when cool.
Check out our other candied popcorn clone recipes including Cracker Jack, Poppycock, Fiddle Faddle, Screaming Yellow Zonkers, and Crunch 'n Munch.
Panda Express Beijing Beef
The problem with adding sauce to fried food is that the wet sauce makes the crunchy fried food not so crunchy. Panda Express manages to keep the crispy beef in Beijing Beef crispy even though it may be sitting for over 20 minutes in the sauce until it’s served to a hungry you. My early attempts at hacking my favorite dish at the massive Chinese food chain all resulted in gummy, soggy beef that was more like a flat dumpling than the delicious crunchy strips of joy they were meant to be. Then, finally, on one batch, I decided to fry the coated beef for much longer than I intuitively felt it should be cooked, resulting in dark browning on the cornstarch, and an even darker piece of meat beneath it. I predicted a beef jerky experience, but when I took a bite, I found it to be perfect! The meat was not tough and chewy as I expected. And when this seemingly overcooked beef was stirred into the sauce, it stayed crispy until served, just like the real thing.
Now, with the mystery of the crispy beef solved, we’ve finally got a great hack for this famous sweet and spicy dish.
Cheesecake Factory Oreo Dream Extreme Cheesecake
The Cheesecake Factory’s latest decadent dessert goes extreme with America’s favorite cookie. You’ll find Oreos in the middle of the cheesecake, in the cookie mousse layer, pressed onto the edge, sprinkled on the whipped cream, and even up on top where an Oreo wafer crowns each slice. In fact, this copycat Cheesecake Factory Oreo cheesecake recipe is designed to use every Oreo in a standard package—all 36 of them! This beautiful cheesecake starts with a chocolate cake layer, topped with a layer of chocolate buttercream icing, followed by a no-bake cheesecake layer, Oreo cookie mousse, and more chocolate icing. It’s a chocolate lover’s—and Oreo lover’s—dream, and, not surprisingly, one of The Cheesecake Factory’s best sellers.
When creating your own version of this dessert masterpiece at home, be sure to use a 10-inch springform pan. This is a big cheesecake, and you'll get 12 large slices out of it. And it costs far less to hack this at home than to buy the real thing at the restaurant, which will set you back 56 bucks.
Cheesecake Factory Pork Belly Sliders
This delicious new appetizer from The Cheesecake Factory features four little sandwiches, each packing big flavor. Smoked pork belly is slathered with barbecue sauce, then stacked on soft slider buns with spicy sauce, creamy cole slaw, and crispy fried pickles. Smoked pork belly is the star, so you’ll either smoke some yourself using a smoker or use these tips here to smoke it in your grill. You need around 10 ounces of pork belly to get 6 ounces when smoked, or 1½ ounces per sandwich.
The cole slaw is easy, the spicy sauce is easy, the barbecue sauce is pre-made (bottled), and the fried pickles are a simple exercise in breading and frying that anyone can master. After the pork belly is perfectly smoked and fall-apart tender, stack everything on your favorite toasted soft slider rolls, and let the devouring begin.
Click here for more clone recipes for Cheesecake Factory's famous cheesecakes, appetizers, entrees, soups and more!
Shake Shack ShackBurger
There are several secrets that had to be unlocked to make this burger a satisfying hack of the signature sandwich from the rapidly expanding New York chain. First, our burger must include a spot-on facsimile of the secret ShackSauce. I got a sample of the sauce from one of our Vegas Shake Shacks and determined the seven common ingredients, including pickle juice, that come together for a great clone.
Second, our burger must be made with a special ground mix of four different cuts of beef and the patties need to be cooked the right way. I tested many combinations of meat until I landed on a flavorful blend of chuck, brisket, skirt steak, and short ribs. If you don't have a meat grinder at home, you can have your butcher grind these for you. At the restaurant, the ground beef blend is formed into 1/4-pound pucks that are smashed onto the grill with a metal press. Grab a strong spatula and heat up a heavy skillet.
And third, you'll need some soft buttered-and-toasted potato buns to hold it all together. Shake Shack uses Martin's rolls which are not cut all the way through, allowing the buns to be hinged open for loading. If you can’t find Martin’s, any soft potato rolls will do.
Follow the easy steps below and soon you’ll be biting into a perfect re-creation of the famous cheeseburger that helped this chain grow from a single food cart in New York City to over 70 stores in just 15 years.
Panera Bread Autumn Squash Soup
The weather’s cooler, the days are shorter, and pumpkin spice lattes are back in style. When Fall arrives, it brings with it the traditional edibles we have come to expect. Usually, that’s something warm and/or orange and/or with squash in it. Panera’s top Fall release soup is all of the above. And its great taste inspired this new hack.
On Panera’s ingredients statement for this soup, there is no specification for which types of squash are used. The ingredients mention only “squash,” so it’s possible there is more than one type of squash in it. Butternut squash has a great taste and rich orange color, so I think that’s an obvious choice, but I am also adding another flavorful squash to our pot: acorn squash. Its flesh is golden in color and tastes like pumpkin, but it’s sweeter and butterier. I found the blended color and flavor from the combination of both butternut squash and acorn squash worked perfectly here.
The taste of the soup is completed with several spices including cinnamon, curry, and cardamom, plus ginger puree, honey, apple juice, and Neufchatel cheese. Just a little cream at the end gives the soup body and a smooth richness you will love.
When the soup is thick, serve it hot with freshly toasted pumpkin seeds sprinkled on top, and share the season.
Hellmann's - Best Foods Real Ketchup
Hellmann’s—or Best Foods as the company is known west of the Rockies—recently debuted this new ketchup for customers looking to avoid high fructose corn syrup, refined sugar, and artificial ingredients. The label lists only six ingredients: tomato puree, honey, white wine vinegar, salt, onion powder, and spices. It wasn’t immediately clear what the “spices” referred to until I wiped a wide smear of the ketchup across a white plate, making the blacks specks of fine grind pepper clearly stand out. After that it was just a matter of getting the ratios right.
Olive Garden Chicken Margherita
Menu Description: "Grilled chicken breasts topped with fresh tomatoes, mozzarella, basil pesto, and a lemon garlic sauce.”
This Olive Garden signature dish hack starts with a quick 30-minute brine to bless the chicken with flavor and juiciness. While the chicken is marinating and then grilling, you’ll have plenty of time to make the basil pesto and lemon garlic sauce knock-offs.
When the chicken comes off the grill, it gets topped with cheese and popped under the broiler for a nice melt. Once plated, the chicken is doused with sauce, topped with pesto, and sprinkled with grape tomato halves.
I also worked up a clone for the side served with this entree at Olive Garden—the Parmesan zucchini. I've got that hack in the Tidbits below if you’d like to include this simple addition to your copycat plate.
This recipe makes four servings, which is four lunch-size servings at Olive Garden, or two dinner portions. How hungry are you?
Panera Bread Cream of Chicken and Wild Rice Soup
Other hacks which claim to duplicate the fabulous flavor of this popular soup do not make good clones, yet the long grain and wild rice mix that many of these recipes call for is a great way to get just the right amount of rice in a perfect blend. But don’t use the flavor packet that comes with those rice kits, or your clone won’t be a clone. Toss out that packet (or use it elsewhere, see Tidbits) and follow the recipe described below for a better solution to a spot-on soup hack. Thanks to Panera Bread's policy of completely transparent ingredients, I discovered a surprising ingredient or two (wow, cabbage!), and was able to craft the best clone you’ll find for this signature soup.
Outback Steakhouse Firecracker Salmon
If you like sweet with a little bit of heat, and if you like salmon, then this hack from Outback is the copycat recipe for you. Grilled salmon is brushed with the restaurant's top secret Firecracker Sauce and then it's topped with simple-to-make mango salsa. Those fabulous formulas are all here, and I’ll also show you how to cook the salmon the same way the restaurant does for a perfectly awesome kitchen clone.
Costco (Kirkland) Blueberry Muffins
Three things make Costco muffins special: they’re huge, they’re moist, and berries are bursting out of the top of each one. Now your home muffins can be just as special using a similar recipe and freshly unlocked tricks from our favorite big box store.
Obviously, you get huge muffins by using a huge muffin pan, so you’ll need a jumbo or “Texas-size” muffin pan if you want your muffins the same size as the originals. You can certainly make standard muffins with this batter in a standard size muffin pan, but in this case, bigger is definitely better.
To get muffins that are moist you’ll need oil. I noticed many muffin recipes use butter, but I found it made the muffins taste more like butter cake or pound cake than true muffins. Looking at the ingredients listed on the package of Kirkland muffins, you won’t find any butter in there. Just oil. For this hack, some of that oil comes from margarine (for a mild butter flavor and thicker batter), and the rest is vegetable oil.
As for the blueberries, if you add them straight into the batter the juice frozen on the outside of the berries will streak your batter blue, so be sure to rinse the berries before you add them. And to make your muffins look as irresistible as those at Costco, we’ll use another one of their tasty tricks: press 4 blueberries into each cup of batter just before the pan goes into the oven so that every baked muffin is sure to have several tantalizing berries popping out of the top.
Cheddar's Monte Cristo
When pondering casual chains with the best Monte Cristo sandwiches, two come to mind: Bennigan's and Cheddar's. They are both turkey, ham and cheese sandwiches, battered and crispy on the outside, dusted with powdered sugar, and served with raspberry preserves for dipping. Yes, it probably sounds strange if you've never had one, but monte cristo alums know it all tastes really great together. I hacked Bennigans' version years ago for my cookbook Top Secret Restaurant Recipes 2, and recently, on a trip to Charlotte, North Carolina, was I able to get a taste of Cheddars' signature version of this famous sandwich.
I planned for this mission by bringing along a cooler of ice so that I could get a fresh sample safely back home on the plane. Once I was back in the lab in Vegas I subjected the sandwich to a series of tasty tests, ran through several versions of batter, and eventually assembled this new Cheddar's Monte Cristo copycat recipe that I think is even better than Bennigan's version. The better batter is the big secret here—it's light and crispy, and perfectly golden brown, and the sandwich features two cheese, both white and yellow American cheese. Will this be the best monte cristo you've ever had? Do this to find out...
Swiss Chalet Dipping Sauce
Swiss Chalet is one of the biggest Canada-based restaurant chains with over 200 stores, and it’s the place our northern neighbors go when they want delicious rotisserie chicken and ribs. At one time there were a few Swiss Chalet restaurants in the U.S., but the last of those closed in 2010. So, if you to want to taste the food from Swiss Chalet and you live in the States, you’re out of luck. Unless you do a little food hacking.
Fortunately, the Canadian chain makes a few of its products available to purchase outside of the restaurant, including the most sought-after recipe from the chain: the dipping sauce. The famous dipping sauce is used on the chain’s popular chicken, fries and rolls, and the instant version of the sauce comes in 36g envelopes, but even those are tough to find in the States. Luckily, I found some on eBay and got to work.
An instant mix like this sauce powder is often tough to copy since many ingredients in the packet are hard to find in supermarkets. For this hack, though, I found Knorr tomato bouillon cubes to be incredibly useful. These cuboids of concentrated flavor contain many of the ingredients we need for a great clone, including tomato powder and chicken fat, both of which can be found in the original.
After you pulverize the bouillon cube into powder, combine it with the other ingredients in a small bowl, and you’ve got an instant dry blend that can be converted into a flavorful sauce in minutes, just like the real thing.
Kraft Jet-Puffed Marshmallows
A common recipe for marshmallows circulating on the internet and amongst popular Food Network chefs who claim it as their own makes a decent product, but the recipe won’t pass as a hack for America’s favorite marshmallows, Jet-Puffed. I know this for sure because my ten-year-old daughter says so, and she’s the house marshmallow expert (HME).
According to our HME, the internet recipe makes marshmallows that are too sweet and they don't have the right flavor. Testing the sweetness for myself I decided she was right, so I reduced the sugar for my clone. I also adjusted the flavor to 1½ teaspoons of vanilla, and after another taste test, my batch of fresh marshmallows got the HME seal of approval.
But the shape was still wrong.
One thing you’ll notice about homemade marshmallow recipes is that they all make cubic marshmallows, which are hand-sliced from one sheet of marshmallow that has set in a square pan. But Jet-Puffed Marshmallows aren’t cubes, they’re cylindrical, and I wanted marshmallows like that. So, borrowing a technique for cornstarch molds used by candy manufacturers, I came up with a way you can make cylindrical marshmallows just like the big guys do. All you need is cornstarch and a muffin pan. You’ll find instructions for cylindrical marshmallows at the bottom of the recipe in the Tidbits if you want to give the more authentic shape a try.
Regardless of what shape you decide to make, a stand mixer and a candy thermometer will help you turn out the best ever homemade marshmallows—which, by the way, make great s'mores.
California Pizza Kitchen Spicy Buffalo Cauliflower
Crispy cauliflower appetizers are abundant at the chains these days, and not all of them are good enough to be clone-worthy, but CPK’s take on breaded cauliflower in buffalo wing sauce is one of the best I’ve had. The crispy florets are made gluten-free with rice flour and they are beautifully presented in a puddle of ranch dressing, sprinkled with Gorgonzola cheese, and topped with julienned celery and green onions.
For the sauce, CPK chefs combine the flavor of traditional buffalo wings with sriracha and then sweeten it a bit. After a few tries, I came up with a hack that’s ridiculously easy, requiring only four ingredients.
The batter is even easier, with only three ingredients: rice flour, buttermilk and salt, and once your oil is hot enough, it takes under 3 minutes to cook the cauliflower to perfection. After a gentle toss in the secret sauce, you’re ready to plate your trendy appetizer.
For your main course, check out my clone recipes for popular CPK pizzas, soups, and salads here.
Werther's Original Hard Candies
The famous hard caramel candy created in 1903 in the German town of Werther is easy to duplicate at home as long as you’ve got a candy thermometer and some rounded silicone candy molds. Realistically, you can make these candies any shape you want—I made some in a gummy bears mold!—but the best shape for hard candies is something smooth and rounded. That’s what works best for a candy designed to be sucked on, rather than chewed. Just be sure to get enough molds to hold 50 or more bite-size candies at once.
This hack calls for fresh cream and butter just like the original invented in Germany over 100 years ago, and now sold throughout Europe and North America.
Wingstop's menu offers nearly a dozen flavor variations of fried chicken wings including original hot buffalo-style, garlic parmesan, and mango habanero, but it’s the lemon pepper wings that get the most raves. And even though they’re referred to as “dry rub” wings on the menu, the secret to a perfect hack of the chain’s lemon pepper wings is in the buttery baste that goes on first.
The lemon pepper won’t stick to the wings without first making them wet, and that’s where the sauce, or baste, comes in. The baste is easy to make by clarifying butter and combining it with oil (to prevent the butter from solidifying), then adding lemon pepper and salt.
I obtained a sample of the lemon pepper that Wingstop uses and took a few stabs at cloning the blend from scratch. Ultimately, I decided the task was a waste of time and unnecessary when pre-blended lemon pepper is so easy to find. I compared Wingstop’s lemon pepper with the blends from two of the most popular brands, McCormick and Lawry’s—each one slightly different than what Wingstop uses. McCormick’s is lemonier than Wingstop’s blend, and Lawry’s version is chunkier and less lemony, but either blend is still close enough to deliver a satisfying clone.
After the wings are fried, baste them with the sauce below, and sprinkle them with your favorite lemon pepper. Now you’ve just whipped up wings like a Wingstop pro.
Cheesecake Factory Pumpkin Pecan Cheesecake
The Cheesecake Factory’s autumnal dessert offering is a clever mashup of pecan pie and pumpkin cheesecake in a traditional flakey pie crust. At first glance, I thought this would be an easy one to unlock, but I found the recipe to be a surprisingly tricky hack since all the components in the cheesecake follow different baking rules.
The first step was to design a crust that could withstand being cooked three times. After a few tests, I came up with a recipe that produces a hardy dough that can be par-baked, then baked again two more times while staying flakey and delicious.
The next step was to thicken the pecan filling before adding it to the cheesecake pan. My first version skipped this step and pecan filling soaked through the crust and through the springform pan onto the bottom of the oven where a charred, dark stain remains to this day.
By cooking the pecan filling before it goes into the cheesecake it will thicken and not soak through the crust, and not wind up on your oven. After the filling cools for 45 minutes, you can build a cheesecake on top of it.
Add the cheesecake filling right up to the top of the crust. If you do a good job making the top edge of the crust even all the way around, the cheesecake filling will fit perfectly.
I'm sharing two ways to make the essential caramel sauce that goes over the top. The easy way is to simply combine walnuts with your favorite caramel sauce and pour it over a slice. But the best way is to make the sauce from scratch using the other recipe I've included here. It's only a few ingredients, it's not too hard, and I think you'll love the results.
Pour the sauce over the top, add a dollop of whipped cream, and you'll have produced a finished slice of cheesecake that looks—and tastes—like it was made by a pro.
Barney's Beanery Classic Chili
Barney's Beanery, the self-proclaimed "third oldest restaurant in Los Angeles," has a long history of celebrity patrons dropping by for a hot bowl of chili and a beer or three. John "Barney" Anthony opened the first Barney's Beanery in Berkley, California in 1920, and seven years later relocated the restaurant to its current location on Santa Monica Boulevard in West Hollywood. Barney's soon became a popular watering hole for film stars from the 20's and 30's, such as Clara Bow, Clark Gable, and John Barrymore. In the 50's and 60's Lou Costello was a regular, and so was Donald O'Connor, Charles Bukowski, and Dennis Hopper. Jim Morrison and his Doors bandmates were frequent customers since the offices of their record label, Elektra, was nearby. Janis Joplin was said to have had a drink there the night she died. The Brat Pack of the 80's—Charlie Sheen, Rob Lowe, John Cusack, Emilio Estevez, and Demi Moore—would often come in to play pinball and video games. And Quentin Tarantino wrote most of his screenplay for Pulp Fiction while sitting at his favorite booth at Barney's.
This original chili was a favorite of Peter Falk's character on Columbo, who ate it often at the restaurant on the TV show. But the show wasn't filmed there. The Barney’s Colombo viewers saw on TV was a sound stage replica.
The secret to the flavor of this Barney's Beanery chili recipe comes from two chili powders that were popular in the West over 100 years ago around the time Barney's first opened—Gebhardt and Mexene. Chili powders were new at that time, and there were very few on the market, so it's highly likely these were ingredients used in the recipe that made Barney's Beanery famous. Find those and you're well on your way to hacking a classic chili.
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Collecting Japanese Toys, Painting Cool Art and Making Original Kaiju Toys
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DxSxHx toys of Japan
Posted on April 17, 2008 by toykarma
From time to time I will blog here about a toy company from Japan .. this time I will share with you a company called DxSxHx ( Dark Side Hero toys ) !
This past Wonderfest in Japan, I was able to meet the owner and artist of DxSxHx ,UUJI.But they also have help from and his two sidekicks, MANG and SGR. I asked them waht their company name meant and UUJI said that it comes from one of their main influences, Star Wars, of course ! In fact, some of their toys as you will see below have that flavor! Another big influence on them is SECRET BASE, and they attribute Hiddy for helping them to get started making toys.
From a one day license they release these figures from a series called AKUMA-KUN… these are very cool.
GAIKOTSU OTOKO (Skelton Man)(left) ZOJIN (Elephant
Man)(center) HAITA DENKA (Prince Toothache)(right)
KOMORI NEKO (Bat Cat)(left) KAZYU BAWOO (Center)
Tutanghamen (right)
STAGBEETLE
The StagBeetle was their fist release back at Wonderfest 2004. It’s interesting to me that the 1/6 scale figures are very popular in Japan and Hong Kong but somehow in the US Kaiju/Art toy scene they aren’t … although with GoHero’s introduction of Buck Rogers soon, I think those perceptions will begin to change… but I digress… in Japan, most kids grew up with figures called Henshin Cyborgs ..basically 1/6 scale ( or 12 inch style GI Joes ) that you could buy extra clothes and masks .. to make them into anything from Ultraman to Lion Maru … This Stagbeetle is cool because the clear parts play off nicely with the black body of the figure.
above: RADD figures in clear and black soft vinyl
Does RADD look familiar ? Think ROTJ … 😉
Though they sell mainly at Wonderfest DxSxHx toys are looking to expand their offerings and have many projects lined up for the near future. UUJI says,”Only thing I can say is that we just keep on making toys people can have fun with!!” Well said indeed, UUJI is full of excitement and positive toy karma … I love meeting toy folks who are still passionate about what they do.. and DxSxHx toys is a company to watch.
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Over the years Mark Nagata has collected thousands of toys and a fair amount of titles. The man behind San Francisco-based Max Toy Company is widely known as: Toy Collector. Illustrator. Magazine Founder/Publisher. Toy Designer. Artist. Author. Husband. Father. But the one description that might fit best is an unofficial one – Kaiju Toy and Art Ambassador. In the Japanese-inspired art and toy area, as well as throughout the larger toy collecting community, Mark is welcomed and recognized for his personal passion and commitment to supporting artists all around the world and the unique works they create. Beginning as a collector in his youth, Mark has had for years a keen eye for great art and a personal interest in collecting that he has spread through a variety of outlets. Trained at the Academy of Art College in San Francisco, Mark honed his skills working for himself and for some of the most notable businesses in the country. As a freelance commercial illustrator, he completed works for such prominent companies as Lucasfilms, DC Comics, Hasbro Toys, IBM, Sony, and numerous advertising and design firms, both national and international. Mark’s colorful style graces over 40 cover paintings for R.L. Stine’s Goosebumps book series – Give Yourself Goosebumps. After hundreds of assignments, Mark made the decision to move in another direction, and that choice has led to whole new career as a successful businessman. For four years, the owner of one of the largest Ultraman toy collections in the world co-published Super 7 Magazine showcasing the finest in Japanese toy collecting. “I’d been collecting Japanese toys all along and suddenly realized it would be cool to have a magazine of some type devoted to them,” Nagata says. Mark’s devotion to presenting collectors with a selection of original figures inspired by classic Japanese toys from the 1960s and ‘70s as well as new versions of licensed Japanese characters is at the heart of Max Toy Company. Named for his son, Max Toys specializes in custom and limited editions of “kaiju” (Japanese monsters) toys and artwork. Many of the original toys produced are hand painted by Mark, a tradition that goes back to Japanese toy makers of the past. “Since our target is the soft vinyl Japanese toy collector, which is a very small niche, our runs of toys can be extremely small,” Mark says. “Runs range from 500 pieces of one toy to just one for a hand-painted, one-of-a-kind custom figure.” Through Max Toys, Mark has taken great pains to widen the reach of his two passions – toys and art. He played a significant part in the development of the first group kaiju show in the United States. Held at the Rotofugi Gallery in Chicago, Illinois in 2007, the “Toy Karma” Show featured detailed work from artists from Japan, the U.S. and South America. Participants marveled at the custom-painted toys and art on display. “Toy Karma” led to Mark being asked to be one of the artists spotlighted in the “Beyond Ultraman: Seven Artists Explore the Vinyl Frontier” exhibit at the Pasadena Museum of California Art. The October 2007 show, held jointly with the Los Angeles Toy, Doll and Amusement Museum, marked the first time – in a museum setting – that the influence of Japanese toys on California artists was explored. The exhibit featured more than 30 of Mark’s original paintings, toys and a selection of his vintage toy collection. Mark continued to be at the forefront as interest in Japanese-inspired art and toys expanded in 2008. Prestigious art houses Philips De Pury and Christie’s in New York and London sold Mark’s hand-painted custom kaiju toys in its auctions, spreading this unique art and toy movement into new and uncharted areas of the art world. In 2009, Mark once again took his love of toys and art overseas this time to a receptive and welcoming audience in Tokyo, Japan. Here, Mark curated the “Kaiju Comrades” Art Show, once again bringing together artists from various aspects of the kaiju toy realm in this first-of-its-kind toy art show. The following year found Mark in Barcelona, Spain co-curating with Emilio Garcia “Kaiju Attack,” the European country’s first kaiju art show. As the growth of kaiju art and toys increases worldwide, Mark continues in his unofficial role of Kaiju Toy and Art Ambassador. He has written and had his artwork and toy designs included in several books and magazines, both domestic and international. In 2010, Mark served as guest lecturer on kaiju and the toy-making process at the Morikami Museum in Florida. The San Francisco resident and his art can also be spotted in the first volume of the “ToyPunks” DVD and the “Toys R Us” DVD, while the video for the number one song by Owl City “Fireflies” featured Mark’s popular Kaiju Eyezon character. During this same time period, Mark has spearheaded the “Toy Karma 2” and “Kaiju Comrades 2” shows and has plans for future shows both in the U.S. and overseas. “Max Toys allows me to produce original artwork, new toys and work directly with a lot of talented artists,” Mark says. “Max Toy is a synthesis of toys and art, both life-long passions.”
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Dolphin Progress Report: August 2016
Dolphin started solely as a GameCube emulator, focused only on the one console. But, when the Wii was released and it was discovered to have hardware almost identical to its older sibling, Dolphin naturally evolved into a GameCube and Wii emulator. All of our readers are probably familiar with this. However, many people don't know that there is yet another console based on the GameCube, one which Dolphin has emulated - the Triforce. An arcade system board developed in a joint partnership between the three powerhouses Namco, Sega, and Nintendo, the Triforce used the GameCube hardware as the heart of many arcade games. Mario Kart GP and GP2, F-Zero AX, along with many other titles headline the Triforce's release library.
This month, Dolphin developers have removed Triforce emulation as one of Dolphin's notable features by removing the ability to use the AM-Baseboard, which was the key to activating Dolphin's Triforce features. After months of discussion, it was determined that while Dolphin should be able to emulate Triforce titles, there simply isn't anyone around to maintain and update the Triforce code. It was implemented in a different time and more or less bruteforces the Triforce games into working in Dolphin without much care into how it fits in and interfaces with the rest of the emulator. A branch still exists that is capable of booting many Triforce games for those interested in playing them.
Developers decided to disable the current triforce emulation with the intent of spurring interest of having efforts toward emulating it revived. Working from a crippled base isn't going to help anyone. The other reason for disabling it is that it has little to no relevance for users: no one is even sure if it could boot any of the triforce games in the condition that it was left in for master.
While Triforce emulation has been disabled, there have been a lot of changes improving the emulation of GameCube and Wii games this month. It's that time again, for the month's notable changes!
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SGT Awarded Task Order for Energy-Saving Upgrades at Los Alamos National Lab
By Kate Walsh December 17, 2018 No Comments
Tina Dolph
Siemens Government Technologies has won continuing work from the Los Alamos National Laboratory to replace and enhance an aging and inefficient steam plant constructed more than 60 years ago.
The new task order under the Energy Department’s Energy Savings Performance Contract is a $45.8 million implementation contract order. Over the anticipated 21-year performance period, the contract’s total value is $555 million.
As a whole, the full project will significantly increase the lab’s resiliency and energy security, while also reducing energy, water and maintenance costs, the company said.
“We are honored to have the opportunity to perform this essential modernization work and help Los Alamos National Laboratory meet their energy efficiency, resiliency, and CO2 reduction goals,” said Tina Dolph, president and CEO of Siemens Government Technologies. “We look forward to doing our part in supporting the infrastructure that allows the researchers and scientists to perform their critical work on behalf of the nation.”
The contract, which will draw on the expertise of Siemens’ Power and Gas and Power Generation Services Division will be implemented in several phases.
The first phase includes upgrading an existing gas turbine and installing a new generator, installing two new high-efficiency boilers and a new high-pressure gas line with a new gas compressor for maximum efficiency and throughput. Subsequent phases will incorporate the replacement of a failing steam condensate return system with a protected durable condensate return. That’s essential for greater heating capacity and flexibility as well as the introduction of a complete combined heat and power system with auxiliary boilers for redundant heat capacity.
Related: SGT Wins Contracts to Support Black Hawk Helicopters, Make Army Tank Plant More Energy Efficient
Los Alamos National Laboratory Siemens Government Technologies Tina Dolph
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Industry day pending for Eagle II Small Business
By William Welsh
The Homeland Security Department is still refining its acquisition strategy for the small business portion of its second generation contracting vehicle for purchasing information technology support services from small businesses and expects to announce plans to hold an industry day within the next few months.
The department received a heavy volume of responses to its Feb. 10 request for information regarding the Enterprise Acquisition Gateway for Leading Edge Solutions II – Small Business procurement, according to an April 28 notice posted on the FedBizOpps Web site.
The department plans to provide additional information to small businesses regarding its acquisition strategy for Eagle II - Small Business through subsequent FBO announcements. It also plans to provide a specific date for an industry day in which DHS officials will discuss the government’s acquisition approach and answer vendor questions.
DHS has offered two possible approaches to making small-business awards under the Eagle II contract, according to previous media reports. One approach would be to offer individual projects for bids by companies in separate groups, such as 8(a) small businesses, HUBZone small businesses, small businesses owned by service-disabled veterans, and so forth.
The other approach would be to use a functional category approach in which it would restrict award pools to small businesses with proven capabilities in a specific functional area.
William Welsh is a freelance writer covering IT and defense technology.
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Sources are reporting that presumptive Republican nominee for president Donald Trump will announce that he has chosen Indiana Governor Mike Pence as his running mate. Pence had been running for re-election in the Hoosier State, but will now drop out of the race once Trump makes the official announcement Friday morning.
Pence emerged as the leading contender in recent days after meeting with Trump in Indianapolis, beating out former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich and New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, among others. The choice of Pence will likely reassure Republican voters that Trump, who can be unpredictable at times, will support and pursue a conservative agenda.
Pence spent 12 years in the U.S. House of Representatives before winning the governorship of Indiana in 2012. He was known as a strong social conservative, and was a member of the Republican Study Committee, serving as its chairman from 2005–2007.
Donald Trump had signaled that he planned to make the announcement in Manhattan Friday at 11 a.m., so this leak comes as a bit of a surprise. The Trump campaign has not confirmed the selection; a spokesman said the choice was not certain:
That announcement will make it official tomorrow morning, but for now, it does appear that Mike Pence will run as Donald Trump's vice-presidential selection in the 2016 race.
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Onward and UpwardKeith Ward, Editor in Chief, Visual Studio Magazine
TFS Power Tools Updated With Support for VS 2012 Update 2
Microsoft has updated its Power Tools, a suite of enhancements for Team Foundation Server (TFS) projects, to work with Visual Studio 2012 Update 2.
Now, those of you paying close attention to the Visual Studio team's constant stream of updates may wonder why Power Tools is now being updated to support Update 2, when Update 3 was just released as a go-live production Release Candidate (RC). Microsoft Technical Fellow Brian Harry, on his blog, chalks it up to taking "longer than we had hoped" to prep the Power Tools.
But Harry goes on to explain that new Power Tools update (officially called TFS 2012.2 Power Tools update) includes a change that should bring it fully in line with the new Visual Studio release method of frequent, incremental updates instead of infrequent, service-pack-level updates every year or two as in the past. Harry writes:
"Our Power Tools setup has traditionally had a block to prevent it from working with the next version of VS (which is why the Power Tools from Update 1 wouldn't work with Update 2). This is a bit of a hold-over from before we started doing the regular update cadence. At that time, it was pretty likely that we'd change something in the 2 years between updates that would break the Power Tools and we'd work hard to have new releases of Power Tools ready before the final release of VS/TFS."
The block has been removed, and Harry says "we fully expect" that this latest revision will work with Update 3. In fact, he's installed it on his version of VS 2012.3 (i.e. Visual Studio 2012, Update 3 -- the RC) and he says it's working well. Of course, your mileage may vary, so tread carefully.
Harry added that there are no significant changes in the new version of Power Tools; just some bug fixes and the removal of the "back/restore" Power Tool. The main reason for the release was because, Harry says, Microsoft heard from "a number" of its TFS customers that they uninstalled VS 2012 Update 2, rather than give up their Power Tools.
This is why it's good to bring your complaints to Microsoft. There remains a perception that large companies don't listen to their customers; or even if they do, that making changes to products in response to those complaints takes forever and a day. This Power Tools update shows that, at least for the Visual Studio/TFS teams, they are listening; also, that the new, agile release methodology is paying dividends.
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They are rooted in the primary points of the as “secondary truths” which necessarily follow from them either logically or historically, and which are needed to expound them faithfully: “When the Magisterium proposes ‘in a definitive way’ truths concerning faith and morals, which, even if not divinely revealed, are nevertheless strictly and intimately connected with Revelation, these must be firmly accepted and held.”[13] In This second paragraph of the Profession of Faith is of utmost importance since it refers to truths that are necessarily connected to divine revelation.
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From orbit, she had assumed it was just an illusion, a trick of the light as it filtered through the atmosphere, but the sand actually was red, almost like blood. It was beautiful. The endless landscape of great hills of sand was a sea of frozen waves in every hue of red one could imagine.
As she turned about to watch the crimson dust trickle over her feet and down the dune like water an alarm sounded. Her suit helmet warning read that she was out of air in her pack. The mission briefing had said that Severus’ atmosphere was breathable, it may even be inhabited she remembered. I guess I am going to find out, she thought nervously. The faceplate slid silently into the body of the helmet and it felt as if someone had hit her with a blowtorch. The shock of it knocked her off her feet and she rolled helplessly to the foot of the huge red dune in a cloud of dust.
Leah blinked rapidly as she coughed up half a desert and struggled to her feet. Then with another choking cough she scrubbed frantically at her close-cropped hair to free it of sand.
“It looks like the intel was correct, perhaps some of their exiles do survive here,” she addressed the empty landscape.
Sub-Commander Leah Vane was a recon officer with the Matriarch 41st Scouts. She had been attached to a heavy patrol squadron that had been probing Raw’s outer defences. They turned out to be good.
Before the mission, Leah had entertained the fantasy that her squadron would overwhelm the whole barbarian planet, although early reports had warned them that the Raw might possess some monitors. They had. Worse still, as many as 23 up-to-date monitors had been supported by three heavy cruisers with an escort of at least nine destroyers. The Matriarch’s five heavy hyper-corvettes had not stood a chance.
Leah had been circling behind Severus in a scout plane in an attempt to scan the orbital base when the enemy fleet had come from nowhere. The battle had lasted just eight minutes. Two of the corvettes had been destroyed outright, she had seen the violet blooms of their demise. Two more had been crippled and before she lost contact had already signalled their surrender. The fifth, her own ship, had turned and fled its fate unknown.
She had felt a mix of anger and grief at the disaster but had not had time to dwell on it as her AI informed her of three heavy fighters closing on her position. Her scout was unarmed and unable to jump out of the system unsupported, which left her three choices, surrender, self-destruct, or Severus.
Severus. She took it in. She had no communications and one litre of water. So far the enemy had made no attempt to recover her, which was odd, her suit distress call had been broadcasting for three minutes before she remembered to shut it off. Was she glad? She knew that the desert covered most of the planet. Less than a quarter was water and that largely in the form of temporary lakes. If there were any inhabitants then the chance of finding a settlement had to be diminishingly remote. She cursed herself for not hitting the self-destruct.
“You coward,” she yelled at the empty sand.
Randall all but heaved the animal over the ridge as he willed it on. About now he was ready for a real drink, but in the heat alcohol was out of the question. Come to that, he might have settled for water but his pride in his own resilience held him back.
The toad-horse he rode had no such requirements. Ironically its forbears had been genetically developed from a hippopotamus, which meant water horse. The engineers had ensured that the toad-horse needed less water than a camel, yet was still equally at home on Raw or Severus. Slob, as he called her, had cost him a fortune, but then after his exile he had plenty to spare.
Exile. Even unspoken the word was bitter in his mouth. Still it beat slavery and if he died here, then at least he hadn’t given up, a fighter to the last. His only real regret was that less than a month after his sentence the war had started. Would he be here now if he could have fought in a real war? What was the point of regret? Now he would never know.
On Raw Mark Randall had always been a fighter. First, he had served in the military. He had craved what little combat he had seen, but even after 21 years, it had been all too brief. The arena had been a good outlet for some of his violence. He had been champion four times with sword and shield. That career had been cut short by his conviction for illegal edge-fights. He had been good on the black fight circuit too, with the scars to prove it. If two grown men wanted to risk all in a death-fight then who was to say that it is forbidden?
He had refused the bond-service penalty outright. That was almost unheard of on Raw. There was no dishonour to bond-service, but something in him… he could not explain. Finally he had been given a choice, the mines or to serve his bondsman-service as a guard on one of the outer islands.
Seven years on Race had been better than he could have hoped. Pirates constantly beset the island and he had quickly risen to the highest rank possible for a bondsman. Then he had met Ellen. Once his sentence had been served, they had married. He had as good as been assured of a post as a guard officer and their life together on Race would have been the closest to happiness he could ever aspire to.
He could not bear to think on the rest. Ellen was gone and the man responsible was dead at his hands. What did he care if they called it murder?
As he finally topped the ridge, he was disappointed that the vista contained only more of the same. What was it that his contact had said? The nearest settlement was northeast from the scheduled landing. Nearest maybe, but how far was that? He scanned the horizon where the multi-red plane met the azure sky. Sure enough to the northeast were the signs of faint clouds. Water? Probably and on this world water undoubtedly meant a chance of a settlement.
Boss wiped the sweat from the back of his neck. Eighty years he had been here, from swab to number one. He had been on Severus twice as long as he ever lived on Raw and yet it wasn’t home. There were 185 of them in Milk City, 143 had been born here and those bastards on Raw didn’t even care.
He crooked a finger and his number three slave stepped forward and poured him a drink. He had bought her seven years before and only now was she beginning to be house trained. She had been a lawyer back on Raw he was told. What the frig did he need with a lawyer? Boss regarded her and smiled. She smiled back shyly. I bet you wished you had taken the slave option back on Raw when you had it? He thought.
He contemplated having her then, but the slightest hint of a breeze took his attention. The rippled water on Lake Honey was like art, second only to his favourite moment of the day. Raw rise.
As he watched, Raw’s rim broke the horizon. At first it appeared as an elongated curved X. A mirage he knew. The edge of the rim was reflected in the haze. Then little-by-little it took form and the solid blue disk ascended.
“Do you wish you were home?” He asked.
Button was flustered. Was his question rhetorical? Was he even talking to her? If she guessed wrong she would be spanked at least. Whipped more likely.
He turned and smiled at her.
“I won’t eat you.”
Her hand went to her bottom and quietly rubbed.
“You answered me back before. You can answer a question when asked.”
She looked from him to the rising planet that dominated the sky, which would soon bring a welcome cooling.
“Honestly I don’t know.” She surprised him with her answer. “Being a slave here is less demeaning somehow. I couldn’t bare the idea of being a luxury toy back on Raw. Perhaps even in the same town where I used to be an optimate. Here at least I have a purpose.”
He nodded understanding. One day Button would make a fine wife for someone. Then he turned back to the emerald-flecked sapphire sphere as it cast its purple shadow on red.
Leah crossed the tracks in the sand around mid-afternoon. Four or five pack animals she guessed and with them, she counted at least seven people. At least she knew now that Severus was inhabited. As she pondered on whether or not they might be friendly, she took another pull of her ever-dwindling water bottle. I don’t suppose it matters she thought in resignation. I have until around mid-morning tomorrow to find water or I die.
She checked her stinger for reassurance and then set off in pursuit of the travellers. The stinger fired only 30 rounds and she only had one spare clip. Not mention that as a recon pilot she was hardly a marksman and definitely did not belong on the ground. Guns were toys for men and generally had no place in the Matriarch. One of the few uses for men were as shock troops, big, stupid and above all expendable. For once in her life she wished she had a few around.
As she followed what she guessed must be some sort of desert caravan, she did not see she was not alone.
The raiders had been about to close up on the traders when they saw the armoured figure cross the trail. That had thrown them, especially when the unknown warrior hefted a gun before setting off after their quarry.
“He has a gun,” Sheba hissed.
“An offworlder?” Ben wondered aloud.
“Maybe,” Hank agreed. “Why else would he be out here alone and with a gun?”
“Shit man, guns are rarer than water,” Liz said, stating the obvious.
“That was just what I was thinking,” Hank smiled. “It could be worth more than the whole caravan put together.”
The raiders, three men and two women kept their distance as they followed. Hank decided that they would attack after nightfall.
Randall watched as Raw rose ever higher to fill the sky. For a moment he weakened at the sight of his home, the closest now he would ever get. Then his hand strayed to the hilt of his sword and he steeled himself.
It would be dark soon and he decide to camp on the high ground. Slob was beginning to get sluggish in the cool of the evening anyway.
Ever conscious that he was in a strange land he decided against a fire. His light ceramic armour had thermal settings anyway, so he didn’t need one.
As darkness fell the sky exploded into a myriad of stars. He could only imagine the sight when Raw finally set and he was in full dark. Then he saw them. Not one, but two points of light ahead of him. One near-to and the other maybe no more than a day away, although in the dark it was hard to tell. It was all he could do not to strike camp, but his warrior instinct held him. Riding Slob, he would close with the other travellers soon enough, if that’s what they were.
Comforted by the lights he drank deeply from his water ration and chomped through a travel steak and biscuits. So there were indeed settlements on Severus. He smiled and knowing that he was invisible in the night, he risked going to sleep.
Less than an hour later he was awoken by shots. A stinger, he knew the sound. But firearms were forbidden on both Raw and Severus, except those in the hands of the external military. Although he had trained with guns in basic, he had never used one in anger. Crossbows and swords were the only authorised weapons for dealing with bandits, lest criminals get their hands on anything more serious. What a stinger was doing on Severus, Randall could only guess. He listened again. The shots were about a league and a half away.
It took him an age to get Slob awake and on her feet. Even then, she would not gallop, not that a toad-horse was ever very quick. Nevertheless, he closed on the sound of the shots in good time.
Leah risked picking up the pace even though she would use more water, but after two hours, she began to regret her foolhardiness. Even the servos in her suit, which made a faint cawing sound, seemed to mock her.
Then as first Raw had obscured the sun, and then true night had fallen, she saw the campfire perhaps a kilometre ahead. She stopped and pawed at her stinger. Diplomacy might be the best first option she decided and left the weapon holstered.
She approached the camp carefully, making sure she scoped it out before she announced herself. Once she was sure there were no pickets, she hunkered down behind a rise to watch.
She had been right. There were five camels and seven people, four women and three men. Three of the women seemed to be in a huddle near the fire, while the fourth joined the men as they set down for an evening meal. Okay then, she gritted her teeth and stood up.
“Hello the camp.”
One of the men drew a sword and another aimed a crossbow at her.
“Who’s there?” The third man called.
“Sub-Commander Leah Vane,” Leah replied. “I am with the Matriarch, I crashed here yesterday.”
“Step forward,” the man ordered her. Leah didn’t like his tone but did as she was told.
“Sub-Commander, Sub-Commander of what? You look more like a runaway, except for the suit that is.”
“I told you, I am with the Matriarch. I crashed.”
“Never heard of it, who are you with?”
Leah might have gasped. How could they not have heard of the Matriarch? Even the primitives on Raw had heard of it from the days before the war.
“I think she may be an offworlder Stephan,” the woman spoke.
“An offworlder, what from Raw?”
“Not if she crashed. I heard rumours last time we were in Steel Town that the world beyond had started to open up again. Some of the recent exiles had brought news.” The woman looked as if she was afraid the man might do something unwise.
“I’m Leah,” Leah said again. “Who are you?”
“I am Stephan Grind. This is the Grind Caravan. This is my wife Petra and my partner Cold Billy.”
“And the others?” Leah nodded to the women who had huddled together even more closely since she had made herself known.
“Tomas, my guard,” he said indicating the man with the crossbow. Then he paused.
“The women?”
“How the hell would I know? They are merchandise.”
“You’re damn slavers?” Leah was horrified.
“Not exactly…” Petra started to explain, but before she could say more things changed.
The arrow came from nowhere and took Tomas in the throat.
“Raiders,” Stephan screamed and drew his sword.
Leah turned and fired wildly into the shadows. Despite her training, panic overtook her and in a moment she half emptied her magazine without even seeing the enemy.
It was impossible to tell how many there were. First an arrow shot would come from the left and then the right. Someone else would rush at them in the shadows and then retreat.
“Grab the crossbow,” Stephan yelled.
Leah stared at the dead man in the firelight, the first she had ever seen and then at his weapon. Petra made for it but an arrow narrowly missed her causing her to dive for cover. Leah fired the rest of her clip in the direction of the shot and then fumbled with the spare clip. Her palms were sweating and the plastic ammo refill slipped through her fingers and on to the ground.
“Shit, where…?” She scrabbled about for it until another arrow shot whizzed past her. Then she ran.
Somewhere there was a clash of steel, Cold Billy and Stephan were putting up a fight. Leah didn’t wait and ran into the shadows.
“Get her.” It was a woman’s voice, Leah looked around and saw that she had two pursuers. She fired an impotent click in their direction and then ran.
The camp was towards the end of a narrow valley. It was a good position, but a low narrow ridge that ran like a spine from one side had been good cover for the attackers in the darkness.
Randall took all this in with a glance. He also knew that one of the defenders was down and the remaining two were hard pressed by three swordsmen. Another had fled pursued by two more, which left four women huddled by the fire.
The fight at the camp would last a few more minutes yet, he decided, so he turned his attention to the pursuit.
Slob lurched lethargically but even so, quickly closed the gap on his quarry. Women he realised. He leapt from the saddle and dropped the nearest with a sword hilt tap to her neck. The second turned and sliced inexpertly at him with a short sword. A routine forward circle-spin with his sword sent the woman’s blade spinning from her hand. Then to his amazement, his opponent’s head turned to see where her sword had gone. An amateur, he thought incredulously. When she turned back, he tapped her below her throat and sent her unconscious to the floor.
The third woman in the exotic space armour had not even stopped for breath as she fled into the desert. He considered giving chase, but decided securing the camp was more urgent.
A short distance away Petra kept herself between the fight and the women, considering her options. If the raiders prevailed, she would arrive at her next settlement as a slave again. Well, easy come easy go, but it would mean that Stephan would be dead and that brought a tear.
So far it did not look good. Stephan and Cold Billy were holding their own as they stood back-to-back warding off the circling raiders who slashed wildly at them with each pass, but they would not last much longer.
Suddenly there was a wet clunk in the shadows and something rolled into the firelight. The women screamed. It was a head. By the time Petra looked back at the fight one of the raiders was spinning round and something was driven through his chest. Cold Billy fell upon the remaining attacker and with a ferocity she hoped she would forget and made a bloody mess of him.
“The woman is she with you?” The large stranger strode out of the shadows as if he owned the desert.
“What? I…” Stephan was in a daze.
“He means the offworlder,” Petra explained, still reeling with the idea that out of the vastness of the desert would come a rescuer.
“The Matriarch pilot? No. Wasn’t she one of them?” Cold Billy seemed as unfazed by the violence as the stranger.
“Matriarch?” Randall’s eyes narrowed.
“That’s what she said,” Stephan supplied, pulling himself together. “Thank you friend, you may have saved us.”
“Randall,” Randall said. “I am an exile.”
Stephan nodded and made his introductions.
“We will be at Milk and Honey tomorrow, why not join us.”
“Milk and Honey?”
“Milk City on Lake Honey, it is the nearest settlement.”
“Oh, yes I think that’s where I am headed.”
“Tell me Mr Randall, how long have you been on Severus?” Cold Billy asked, not once looking up from rifling the bodies of the dead attackers.
“Since yesterday.”
“Some reception,” Stephan laughed. “Welcome to Severus and again I thank you.”
“I will fetch the woman, she will die out there,” Randall said by way of an answer, uncomfortable with so much friendship after months of being vilified as a criminal.
“He is here one day and already he had won his first battle, made three new friends and earned himself a woman,” Petra could not keep the admiration and awe out her voice.
“Earned a woman?” Randall was puzzled again.
“It’s the Code here on Severus. Most women need protection. A man saves a woman or if she relies on him for survival then she is either his wife or his slave.”
“Can’t she be a sister or an employee?” Randall knew he was mocking them.
“If you are a good brother or father then you will sell your sister to a good man, as these girls have been,” Stephan explained nodding at his ‘merchandise.’ “As for employees…”
Stephan began to laugh.
“The main currency on Severus is barter,” Cold Billy explained. “After water, the biggest commodity is service.”
“I intend to thrive here, I would hear more,” Randall wished he had been quicker to strip the bodies now. Everything is a resource he realised.
“You had best get the woman first and then join us for a meal.”
“There are two more. I didn’t kill them.”
“Well they weren’t fighters that’s for sure.”
“Ha,” Stephan clapped him on the shoulder. “I’ll collect them for you. Give you a good price too, if you want.”
Randall grunted and considered those words.
“Fetch the offworlder and join us. I will explain.”
Randall found Slob dozing a short way off.
“Come on girl just a little more work before bed.”
The toad-horse took half a step forward as Randall mounted her and then tried to return to her slumber. Her rider felt behind her ears to reassure himself that he could get another hour’s work out of his steed, then he wafted a dried pepper flower under Slob’s nose. The change was miraculous and after rearing up a little, she grabbed the treat with her tongue and set off at a trot as was required of her.
It took twenty minutes to catch up with the woman. Randall hung back, watching as she staggered sideways in a futile attempt to climb a huge mountain of sand. She was clearly done in and now devoid of ammunition for her stinger and down to her last mouthful of water, was heading for certain death.
Randall watched as she stumbled and rolled to the foot of the dune. After a few moments, she climbed painfully to her feet and tried her ascent again. So exhausted was she that the mounted warrior trotted right up next to her without being seen.
“We’re late for supper woman,” Randall said as he grabbed her with one arm and swung her face down over his thighs. Despite the space armour, she was remarkably light.
“Wha…” The woman flopped about like a fish on land, an almost literal truth in her case. She looked up at him with half dead eyes and mumbled, “Who are you?” Then she passed out.
Slob made good time trotting back to camp. By the time they got there, the two raider women were tied up and lay face down next to the other women who were enjoying their supper.
“The hero returns,” Petra called to him. “You found her I see.”
“She may need some help,” Randall replied.
“She’ll be fine after a little water and some sleep,” Petra replied as she began working at clips and buttons in an attempt to remove Leah’s space armour.
“It’s a little small for practical use, but there may be some useful components built in,” Stephan said weighing up the salvage value of Leah’s suit. “Which brings us to the question of trade.”
“Yes you were saying,” Randall accepted a cup from Cold Billy and took his place beside the fire.
“Like many exiles who first come here, you are rich. You have a toad-horse and several kilos of gear. But how long will your food last? How useful is the equipment you have brought?”
“I have…” Randall began.
“No doubt you have, its not my business,” Stephan cut him off. “You look capable and I have seen you fight, but you are a babe here. First off, don’t start telling people you don’t know, what you have. Second, work out the real value of your skills and of what you have. You have three women, man you are rich. But what are their skills? The two raiders are young and healthy, but will be troublesome to train. The offworlder may know tech or have medical knowledge. Under all that body armour she is a looker, believe me I have a good eye.”
“I will not take an unwilling woman,” Randall said flatly.
“A week on Severus, a day even and they are all willing enough. We all are. We must do what we must.”
“My only skills are to do with fighting and hunting,” Randall said bluntly. “I am not concerned about water, but food will be a problem in the long run. What do people eat here?”
Stephan frowned. He was tempted to ask why Randall didn’t need water, but knew better.
“All life on Raw gathers at the lakes and the trails between. Apart from lakeside gardens, there are fish and other water creatures. Sand Lobsters make good eating if you can catch one. Sand Hopers are foul and there is virtually no market for them, but they will keep you alive. Hunting is poor here. The only other things to hunt are raiders and Rock Dragons. Both are just as likely to hunt you. Besides cannibalism is taboo.”
Randall was about to protest.
“This is Severus, believe me everything has been tried at one time or another.”
The men talked long into the night. Seeing as he was now a guard down, Stephan offered to make Randall a partner if he put up the two raider women as a stake. He also urged him to keep the offworlder for himself.
In the end, Randall accepted a rare book on a Survival in return for giving Stephan the Stinger and the rest of Leah’s gear. They also agreed that Stephan would barter for the raider women at Milk and Honey in return for a commission in the form of what Stephan called a barter debt, which was redeemable at some future date.
The question of Leah’s status was left open until Randall heard what she had to say for herself.
“Trust me, I will slave her myself if you don’t want her. It’s her only fate here on Severus unless you want to marry her,” Stephan urged.
“I wonder what your wife would say to that?”
“Ask her.”
The separation between night and day crossed the desert faster than a man can run. One side of the line was still all shades of dark blue, purple and grey and the other vivid red and orange. Before it reached the camp, the sun burst over the far off low hills and the valley was washed with a warm russet glow.
Leah blinked hard and worked her mouth free of the stale taste. As she sat up she realised that she wasn’t wearing her armour. She felt naked in her one-piece clinging white body stocking and her arms closed across her breasts defensively.
“Your boots are there, you won’t need the rest.” The woman who spoke appeared to be in her mid 30s, but on Raw and Severus, Leah knew that she could be any age.
“My stinger?” Leah’s voice was thick.
“Your man traded it for a survivalists guide and a few other things.”
“My man? What are you talking about?”
“You don’t remember shooting off half your ammo before running away last night?”
Leah blushed she did. Her first taste of close quarter combat and she had run.
“I see that you do. Well you lost and now you are a captive.”
“I wasn’t attacking you.” Leah was indignant.
“I know that, but what difference does it make? This is Severus. If you can’t stand up for yourself then you are goods.”
“Are you ‘goods’?” Leah challenged angrily.
“I was for a good many years. My Pa sold me at 15 to a barkeep in Tinsel Town. I learnt a trade.” Petra shrugged. “I am a good trader. That’s why Stephan bought me and made me his wife.”
“That my sweet is Severus. Get used to it.”
“Look I can see the way of things. If you help me, I can reward you. If I can get a message to my people then I can get off this planet.”
“A message to your people?” Petra spat. “What good will that do you? The Raw control everything in near space and from what I have seen of your military prowess, that ain’t going to change any time soon.”
Leah scowled at the sand. There was some truth in the statement. The Matriarch had greatly underestimated the Raw. Her mind raced with the possibilities of rescue and above all of not being rescued.
“Who is this man you spoke of?”
“He is over there packing the toad-horse.” Petra pointed to the large man in archaic battle armour. He looked like something out of one of the forbidden underground teen magazines of Leah’s youth.
“Okay then,” Leah sighed under her breath and reached for her boots, “let us see if we can do a deal.”
Randall hummed a little tune to himself as he checked out his pack. He had been tested in battle and had prevailed. Also, Slob was on good form that morning and the portable condensers were working better than he could have hoped. He actually had more water than he had when he arrived.
Not that he was complacent. Nothing moved in the camp without escaping his notice. So when the Matriarch woman started walking over he watched her without seeming to react.
Apart from the slave-like military buzz-cut she was beautiful. The figure hugging white thermal suit revealed a figure that would command a good price on the courtesan market on Raw. He almost wished he could buy into this enforced enslavement deal they had here on Severus.
“You.” The woman barked at him as if she was still aboard her spacecraft.
“Slob doesn’t talk,” Randall grinned.
“What?” Leah was thrown. She had rarely ever needed to speak to a man before. Even in the military, there were special officers to give the male warriors their orders.
“I assumed you were talking to my mount. I was just pointing out that she doesn’t speak.”
“Is that some kind of childish wit?” Leah asked impatiently putting her hands on her hips.
Randall cocked an eyebrow in her direction.
“My, my, someone is brave this morning.”
Leah blushed. So she had found out that she was useless in a fire fight. But that was men’s work anyway.
“I am Sub-Commander Leah Vane, I understand that you rescued me last night.”
“I understand that too.”
“Ah,” Leah breathed out heavily. “I suppose I should say thanks.”
“It’s an improvement on ‘you.’”
“Well that’s what I want to talk to you about. If you can help me get a message off this planet I could… well anything you want. You are an exile right? Well, if you help me get back to my people there would be great rewards for someone like you who knows about the Raw military.”
Randall froze. For a moment his whole existence could be defined by a small spec that had caught his eye as she spoke. It was the blood rage. He had long since learned to control it. He forced himself to take even breaths and then his hands went to his sword belt which he unfastened and slung across his saddle.
“Tell me Leah Vane, have you ever been spanked?”
“What?” Leah wondered if she had heard him.
“You are a snotty spoilt brat who is barely fit to command herself, let alone whatever it was they put you in charge of. And you have the gall to assume that I will turn traitor on the word of a slip of a girl like you.”
Leah’s mouth worked silently, she had no idea how to respond to that.
Randall took two strides towards her and upended her over one knee.
“What are you doing?” Leah raged. “You…”
Randall noted that her bottom filled out her body suit with an epic satisfaction as it wriggled on his thigh. Then with his arms as a piston, he began to spank her with a controlled vigour.
“You beast, you barbarian, how dare you, you…” Leah spluttered in disbelief.
But Randall had set himself to giving her spanking that she would never forget. The rest of the camp drawn by the unfolding drama stopped what they were doing and began to laugh.
“Please, look I’m sorry, I…” Leah’s breathing was ragged and she could not remember anything ever hurting as much.
“Shush little girl, you’re not sorry, you only think you’re sorry. Sorry is what you will be if you ever talk to me like that again. Do you understand?”
Her bottom was firm and yielded only a little as he spanked her. Most satisfying was the sound, which echoed of the valley walls with real bite.
“I’m sorry, I’m sorry.” Leah started to cry. An officer in the Matriarch reduced to sobbing like a child.
“Listen brat, I am taking you as far as this Milk City and then you can try and persuade the natives there of your master plan, but until then you don’t need to talk to me,” Randall growled as he spanked on.
The spanking continued for a while longer until all semblance of resistance had gone out of her. Then Leah was dropped like rag doll on to the ground.
“You bastard,” she spat grasping her bottom with both hands.
“What?” Randall asked allow his voice to take on an edge.
Leah’s eyes went wide in fear and she held up one hand in surrender.
“That’s what I thought.”
Leah tried to tell herself that she had only lost the first battle. But the truth was she had never felt so wretched and at the moment it felt as if she had single-handedly lost the entire war.
As she trudged behind the ugly beast, and the brute he was riding, she added mentally, she had never been so aware of her bottom. Even an hour later, both her nether globes fizzed behind her. The humiliation was bad enough, especially just after, when everyone openly laughed at her. But now it was even worse somehow, because everyone seemed to have forgotten the incident as if it was totally unimportant. She an officer in the Matriarch Space navy had been dismissed like an errant child.
She considered the rest of the women in their little convoy. First there was Petra, who seemed to be totally comfortable her complicity in subjugating the other women. Even the three young women who had been with them before the attack, chatted happily as they walked along. Petra had said that on Severus, most women had been in their position at one time or another. It was accepted practice and an integral part of the economy.
Only the two raider women looked unhappy. They had been stripped down to the bare minimum of clothing and had been bound at the wrists and by the neck to a leash hanging from one of the camels.
Stephan had suggested that Randall do the same to her, but he had just laughed and said that Leah knew what to expect if she gave him any more trouble. That had been the most humiliating thing of all.
All morning they pressed on under the unrelenting azure sky in a sea of red. Then at midday they rested in the available shade. The heat was bad enough, but Leah struggled with the brightness that bleached out the sky and rendered her almost unable to look above her feet.
“Raw will rise soon and the afternoon will be a lot more pleasant,” Petra told her as she offered some water.
Petra seemed to be holding out an olive branch with her friendly tone, although Leah was tempted to tell her exactly what she could do with the hated planet, but she was too tired to argue.
Then as promised, the great blue disc broke the horizon, a deep ultramarine in a cyan sky. The green-brown islands on its surface looked almost close enough to jump onto. Even the unrelenting desert of red softened with its coming and the shadows of the dunes turned purple.
The rest of their hike was almost pleasant in the cool of the afternoon and when Lake Honey appeared in the long valley ahead, Leah could have cried.
Then there was Milk City. An odd place. Leah hadn’t known what to expect, but the well-appointed red mud-brick and sandstone domes was not it. Most of the buildings were underground and only a few towers, including the home of someone called Boss were visible from any distance.
“Welcome Stephan, I see you have a good crop as usual,” Boss said expansively as he emerged from the foot of his tower. “Some wild ones as well I see.”
“We were attacked by raiders, but we prevailed with the help of Randall here. He is a recent exile.”
“Not your biggest prize though it would seem.” Boss looked Leah up and down appreciatively.
“An offworlder, she says she is with the Matriarch, whatever that may be. It seems that in the stars beyond war has come.”
“I had heard that Raw had made contact with other worlds again. Mr Randall, is it? What do you know?”
“The Matriarch is a society ruled by women. They have been trading with Raw for a few years and had even sent emissaries. I heard that any man they sent and a good many of the women opted to live on Raw once they set foot here. Those that did not must have returned with tales of our ‘medieval’ society. They believed we were both dangerous and weak and sought to annex us.” Randall stared hard at Leah as he spoke.
“You are an anachronism. Men are little more than a mutation. You have your uses, but your instincts are to destroy societies not to stabilise them,” Leah spat.
“She is a captive?” Boss was incredulous.
“She is,” Stephan answered, in case Randall said something that was less than diplomatic.
“Then she should be taught some manners,” Boss growled.
“Do not be afraid of the clucking of a frightened hen Boss,” Petra soothed.
“Bah. It’s jus her manners, not her words that offend.”
“I speak as I will, you, you barbarian. If you have a care and lend me some assistance, then I will put a word in for you once the Matriarch conquers this system.”
“You will, will you? I am going to have you flogged you…” Boss was furious.
Petra had done her best to shield the girl, but she wasn’t about to cross Boss.
“The woman is in my care, she will only be punished at my command,” Randall said simply.
“Listen son, I am Boss here. You are new and a valuable asset if I’m a judge, but in this town my word is law.”
Randall saw that Petra was looking daggers at him and Stephan was vigorously patting the air with the flat of both palms in a gesture that suggested he should tread carefully. Only Cold Billy seemed to be enjoying the situation.
“I mean no offence, but the woman is in my charge for now.” Randall stood his ground.
Boss sized the large warrior up. He did not know Stephan’s position with this man, but he could tell from his body language that Cold Billy would stand with the stranger. That would mean complications. Besides, if only half of what Stephan had said was true, Boss knew that he probably lose some men before he prevailed using force. He did get where he was by resorting to violence when there was another way.
“As a favour to you as my guest I will leave her punishment to you. As Petra says, her words are of no import.”
“No import? I am Sub-Commander…”
“Shut up woman,” Randall roared.
Leah jumped suddenly afraid. Petra shook her head in disbelief. The woman was afraid of Randall, when a child could see he was soft when it came to women and despite his prowess, he was restricted by his own sense of honour. Yet she would argue with Boss who would kill in a heart beat if it suited his purpose.
Boss smiled a politician’s smile and walked away before the offworlder cut her own throat.
“I don’t say this to offend you, but do you have the balls to punish a woman in your charge?” Petra hissed.
Randall glared at her, but Petra pressed a slave switch into his hand and whispered, “use it for her sake as well as yours.”
Leah saw something that looked like a cross between a bar and shop and started walking towards it. She needed information and allies. Someone in this dump must have the wit to see that she could offer much for some assistance.
“Where do you think you are going?”
“To get a room if it is any of your business, which it is definitely not.” Then to a passing stranger she yelled, “Hey you, is there a hotel in this town?”
Randall braced the switch between both hands and gave a heavy sigh. His wife had been like this at times. Instead of being sad at the memory, he was strangely cheered. Oh well, duty calls, he thought.
The bemused local was taken aback by being addressed by the strangely dressed woman, not least because the word ‘hotel’ whilst not being immediately familiar rattled some thing loose in his brain.
“An inn, somewhere to stay, duh,” Leah added impatiently.
“There are rooms for Stephan’s party around the back,” the man began, remembering the word suddenly from a novel he once read.
“Thank you,” Randall said walking up behind and clamping a hand on the back of her neck. “You come with me.”
“Take your hands off me you…” He didn’t wait, but heaved her over his shoulder and headed off where the man had directed them.
“Put me down, you… you,” she didn’t have the vocabulary to hand and in any case her raging was drawing unsympathetic eyes. Instead, she opted for fuming in silence as she viewed the world from upside down.
Randall was directed by an amused girl to some steps at the back of the building, which led to some guest quarters overlooking the lake.
“We’ll take this room I think,” Randall growled as he found an open door that led to a Spartan and obviously unoccupied room. He dumped Leah on the bed and pulled the switch from his belt.
Leah was set to rage at him again now that they were alone but the words caught in her throat when she caught sight of the switch in his hand.
“Wh-what are you going to do with that?” But by some instinct, part of her already knew.
“I am going to do you a favour. I am going to teach you for the last time that we have left the world we knew behind and we need to stay focused on this one if we are going to survive. Now remove that thing.”
“Your clothing, take it off,” he thundered.
She lunged at him trying to remember her unarmed training. She hadn’t been very enthusiastic at the time, but she had managed to throw a semi-cooperative woman to the floor once. This time the result was pathetic; he stood more than a head and shoulders over her and had almost twice her mass. And he was fast, although he did at least arch and eyebrow with surprise.
He caught her and turned her about easily. Then in one motion tore her thermal jump suit from the back of her neck to mid thigh leaving her half denuded.
“Oh my god,” she gasped as she felt the warm breeze at her back.
Then he thrust her forward onto the bed and put his knee on the small of her back. She managed to look back to confirm that she was naked behind, just in time to see him pat-squeeze her bare bottom with his hand. Having never been touched so intimately before, the sensation was electric.
“Get your hands off me you brute, you absolute barbarian. Just you wait until…”
“I am so tired of your arrogant ignorance, not to mention your insistence on giving everyone orders. I am going to give you what you should have had before you were ever put in charge of anyone.” Randall looked down on the dome of her rather comely bottom, this wasn’t going to be such a chore, he thought.
The switch drew a line of fire across her bottom that stole her breath and she gave a wide-eyed gasp. As she struggled to breathe, he let loose with another and immediately after, a third stroke. Then her lungs finally got with the programme and she let out a long angry incoherent wail.
There were three plum coloured lines across her firm prominent buttocks now and as he watched they began to rise in tender ridges. Ellen had marked easily too.
Randall placed three more across the vivid marks, taking no care if he crossed the lines, but too many fell on her thighs for his liking. Leah herself was beyond caring about such subtleties. By now her bottom was on fire as she struggled to reach behind his knee to shield her embattled flesh.
Then he seized her by the waist and hauled into a kneeling up position that unbalanced her. It occurred to her that he might take her sexually now, and with that thought she realised she was aroused and that she would almost welcome such attention as a respite.
However, he soon renewed the thrashing, the position change simply allowing more access to the underside of her bottom where she sat.
“Please no,” she wailed as he resumed the switching with another sharp volley of eight or nine strokes.
Randall noted that the whole of her bottom from her cleft-top to just below where her thighs met her bottom was a mass of welts with little unmarked flesh between, something still to aim for, he thought bitterly and lay on again.
By now, Leah’s howls could be heard throughout the town and even Boss could hear them from atop of his tower. He chuckled to himself and took a long cool drink of water.
Petra noted how the girls awaiting sale became flustered and eyed each other nervously and a broad grin spread across her face. There is hope for the new boy yet, she thought happily. Leah too I hope, although she will no doubt not see it that way for a while yet.
Randall fancied that he had drawn little on her right buttock and although Ellen would have called him soft for holding back, he was well aware that Leah had never before be handled so.
Leah herself lay broken with sobs on the bed.
“I am done with your attitude and your poor manners, do you understand?” He hoped she did because he sure as hell was spent.
She answered only with sobbing.
“Do you understand?” he bellowed.
“Yes,” she gasped at last, desperate for him not to start over.
“Good. You will remain here until I work out what to do with you.”
Leah had no idea how long she lay crying on the bed, although she knew that the fire in her bottom kept searing her ever more deeply until she wondered if the aftermath was not worse than the initial thrashing. If only she could stop crying, or it would stop hurting. When she risked a glanced down at her behind, she was surprised to see it only looked twice its normal size instead of the 20 times it actually felt.
Then finally as the pain abated a little, she had to contend with the humiliation. She hated herself for not getting up and confronting him, but the truth was she didn’t dare. She was beaten, for now at least, anyway, and everyone knew it. The thought brought on a fresh rush of tears, but then strangely, in some indefinable way, she actually felt better about it.
She had no idea how long she slept, but someone in the room awoke her. For a moment, she fancied it was Randall, come to say sorry he had been hard on her. A projection of her need for his approval of her, a psychologist on Matriarch would have said, the realisation angered her, but fear held her tongue.
There was a clink of glass or ceramic and then she saw that it was Petra.
“Lie still, I have something to ease the soreness,” Petra said kindly.
Leah blushed at the intrusion of hard fingers on her bottom, but they brought something cool and soothing and she melted at the touch. Although she squirmed and gasped at a fresh touch of pain, it was a good sting that was almost addictive, a clean sharpness that swept aside the raw burning graze on her behind.
Petra’s hands got bolder as Leah cooed and groaned and she took great handfuls of the girls flesh and let her buttocks slide through her fingers the welted texture an all too familiar sensation.
“Better?” Petra breathed.
“Much,” Leah sighed.
“You won’t be able to sit down for a few days, but hopefully you won’t need to. Now what to do about some clothes? You are well and truly done with these.”
Leah suddenly realised that she was naked and if she was truly alone, then the only things she now had on this world were her boots. She tried to sit up, immediately announcing her regret with a yelp.
“Easy now, I warned you. You really won’t be able to sit for days,” Petra winced. “You have got some beautiful markings there, if he decides to sell you in the market tomorrow this evidence of your poor training could lower your price.”
“Sell me?” Leah was suddenly afraid he would. The ‘devil you know,’ she thought, as if that explained her reaction.
“Think of it like a bond price on Raw, only here it is a little more crude. Most women go through it at least once,” Petra explained misunderstanding Leah’s consternation. “I’ll see if I can find you some clothes, I may have an old skirt and shift, but my support bodice will be too small for you I think.”
Randall sat in the shade drinking mead. Market day was well underway and there was healthy bidding on everything from live chicks and camels to scrap tech components.
The main event of the day would be the slave auction. As well as Stephan’s three young girls, there were four other woman standing in the pen. Some Randall noticed were trying to entice the buyers they most liked the look of. However, most of the attention was reserved for the two raider women. They had been stripped naked and oiled. They were now kneeling on a raised dais with bound hands and feet. To stop their vocal protests, which had assailed the crowed at the start of the market, both wore a ball-gag.
That morning he had again asked Stephan what he should do about Leah. He had been adamant that the only alternative fate that Boss would accept after her outburst on the day of her arrival, was the block.
Why Randall should care, he didn’t know, but somehow he did not expect Leah to accept being sold lightly. He just knew that if he had chosen not to keep her, then she would be naked next to the raider women by now.
Nearby Leah was keeping well out of the way. It had been the first day that she could face leaving her room and she was relieved that she was not to be restrained. The clothes Petra had given her were strange, especially as there was no underwear and the feeling of being naked beneath her skirt was disconcerting. Not that she could have bourn the touch of anything against her bottom just yet. As Petra predicted, she was still completely unable to sit down.
Despite her reservations, she found the market fascinating, although the sight of the two naked women being leered at made her uncomfortable. However, it was hard to find any righteous sympathy for them after Petra had explained that had she fallen into their hands she would have met a similar fate in a raider camp or at another town.
What disgusted her even more was the behaviour of the other women being sold. Some of them seemed positively enthusiastic about their treatment.
Leah made a slow turn around the outside of the general gathering until she came to a lean-to bar. Petra had given her a few tabs, so she purchased a spiced-lemon water drink. It was truly unremarkable, being one step up from water, but it was all she could afford and it served to quench her thirst.
As she continued to watch the proceedings, she realised that some of the tech scraps being sold were part of her gear. Given some of the prices she again cursed her lack of fighting prowess in the encounter with the raiders.
There was some keen bidding and after a competitive flurry Boss bought her stinger for five camels, some miscellaneous gear and a 1,000 tabs.
“Damn I would have been rich,” she spat. “I might have even got the communicator working.”
“Only communicator working around here is the one at Iron Towers,” the woman at the bar said matter-of-factly.
“What was that?” Leah asked.
“Oh you were saying about the communicator, they don’t work too well on Severus. But they do say there is one at Iron Towers. I have even heard that they are in touch with offworlder traders, you know the black market.”
“Is that a fact?” Leah took a thoughtful sip.
“No it ain’t a fact, it’s a story. But don’t mean it ain’t true.”
“How far is Iron Towers?”
“Oh it is a good ways. Fifty or sixty leagues northwest on the iron road.” The woman did not look up but continued to mop down her bar area. Leah guessed she was used to just making idle conversation with customers and took little mind of what she was saying, so much the better then, Leah thought, as an idea formed in her mind.
“The iron road?”
“It’s a track. Runs from Crash in the east out to Iron Towers and the mines there.”
Leah didn’t want to seem too interested so she waited to see if more information was forthcoming before she pumped the woman for more. She didn’t have to wait long.
“We sometimes get the miners coming here from the north. Crash is too far I recon and its only 30 leagues along the lakeside road from the junction at Honey Falls.”
“Honey Falls. That’s the town at the other end of the lake?” It was an educated guess on Leah’s part.
“If you can call it that,” the woman spat. “Just a road stop and some fishing huts.”
“So Crash is too far then?” Leah had no idea where or what Crash was.
“Never been there myself,” the woman continued, “but I heard that it is a mighty fancy place. Must be 200 leagues further along the iron road from Honey Falls I guess.”
“So Iron Towers is nearer?”
“Half as far, less maybe. I comes from there originally. It took us, maybe a month to get here. Course I was with a trader caravan and they are slow. The miners make it in 10 days or so on camel back.”
The auction had gone well. In the end, Boss had bought the raider women. He had grinned with relish as he had laid a whip across each of their bare bottoms before having them released from their bonds. Although they had screamed curses at him at such treatment, afterwards it had rendered them sullen but compliant as they were led away.
Although the other girls were less dramatically treated, the whole episode was enough to convince Leah that she had to act.
Randall, who was still finding his feet in this world, was undecided what to do with Leah. If she did but know it, although he was sympathetic to her plight, he had yet to choose his own path on Severus and finding himself responsible for another was something he hadn’t counted on.
Leah, for her part was afraid and tempted to confide in Petra, desperate for some suggestion of a way back home and a real alternative while she waited.
Come on Leah, take a stand, she chided herself, there is no future for you here. The last hyper-corvette may still be in the system somewhere, but it won’t wait forever.
It was 10 days to Iron Towers the stupid woman had said. But how the hell do you ride a camel? Where could she get one? That day she had walked around the pens and they were all well guarded. Leah chewed the end of her thumb pensively as she concentrated on the problem.
Randall was asleep on the other side of the room. He had made no move to molest her or even secure her in anyway. Let something happen? She begged the darkness silently, anything to push her and make her decide.
The silence was an oppressive hush in her ears, like a seashell of her childhood. No an accusation of cowardice, she realised.
She kicked back the light coverings Petra had given her and dressed herself. There was no way she could risk taking anything else from Randall’s bags lest her hear her and anyway the bags themselves must weigh in at 50 kilos each. It was all Randall could do to heft one at a time down to Slob.
Slob. The toad-horse was not in the guarded pens. She had unsettled the camels and so Randall had tethered her outside their quarters.
Leah was excited now. The one thing she had noticed about Slob was that she was biddable. Biddable and quiet, Leah amended. The door creaked causing Randall to groan a little in his sleep. She paused. When he made no other sound, she crept from the room like a mouse.
Her first problem was the saddle. It was huge. But to her surprise it was light. Made of some strong but light alloys she realised, I must stop thinking of these people as primitive, she thought. The saddle went on easily once she worked out which way round it went. It had a padded saddle and an array of attachments for the tailor-made bags that Randall had in his room.
“I bet he has tech,” Leah whispered to Slob. She was tempted to go and look, but dismissed this as too dangerous. Then she saw the water skins hanging in what would be shade when the sun came up. They were both full.
She guessed that each of the skins held 25 to 30 litres each, more than enough to get her to Iron Towers. And anyway, she could refill them at this Honey Falls place. It took her another 15 minutes to heft the skins onto Slob and find some improvised panniers for food and blankets. She also remembered to take the makings for a fire.
Her last problem was climbing onto the very large toad-horse. It was taller than a camel and nearly three times its mass. Finally she realised that there was something like a ladder built into the saddle which she had obscured with her hasty packing. She smiled as she climbed aboard.
“Yah,” she yelped, threatening to wake the town, as her bottom made first contact with the seat.
Damn the man, she cursed, as she stood up in the stirrups breathing heavily and recalling her recent thrashing. Leah was right; I won’t be sitting for days yet.
Slob looked around at her curiously. Leah kneed her to no avail.
“Get going you stupid beast,” she hissed.
Slob didn’t respond.
“Go. Walk on.” She remembered Randall had said a few times.
Slob started forward.
It was awkward to stay on, standing up as she was, and it took no little time to work out the steering. But pretty soon she was on her way towards the lake.
Leah tried kneeling in the seat, which made her more stable. It also had the effect of settling Slob down and she picked up the pace.
“I wonder how far a league is?” Leah wondered aloud as the lakeside path became obvious. “Oh well, Iron Towers here we come.”
Randall slept late the next morning and even when he did rise he was not immediately alarmed that Slob had been moved. In the end it was over an hour before the toad-horse’s absence was linked with the fact that he had not seen Leah all morning.
At first Boss was more angry than Randall, the latter assuming that the stupid girl could not have gone far on her own. Although Boss agreed with that assessment, he took it as an affront that someone would steal from his town, and insisted that he would handle the situation. Consequently, it was mid afternoon before Randall realised that if he were to recover his property then he would have to act alone. This was after scouts picked up Slob’s tracks on the lakeside road and reported that Leah was beyond any foot pursuit.
It then took more than two hours consultation with Stephan to acquire a suitable replacement mount and make arrangements for the storage of the majority of Randall’s gear.
“Best if you set out at first light,” Stephan urged.
“She’ll have a day’s head start by then,” Randall fumed.
“It will take her three days to get to Honey Falls, there is nowhere else she can be heading. Take two fast camels and you can do it in a little over two. Even if she makes it past the town, she will be at best three hours ahead of you by then.”
“And if I miss her there? She could head off in any direction.”
“She must be going to Crash.”
“Crash?”
“It’s the biggest city on Severus. It stands on the shores of the only true sea on the planet. It is where one of the first ships crashed; it was so huge that the people there are still living off the salvage. With enough tabs, which she’ll have by selling your toad-horse, she might even buy her way off planet.”
“How far is Crash?”
“More than 200 leagues. I seriously doubt any offworlder could make it that far unassisted, certainly not a woman alone. If raiders don’t get her, the rock dragons will. Hell, from what I’ve seen I doubt she could fight off sand hoppers.”
“Then I had better catch her soon,” Randall glowered across the lake as if expecting to see her.
Once Leah had got the hang of the steering, she had made good time. The track was easy going and unlike the open desert, the lakeside was cool and even more beautiful.
She mused on what she saw as the waste of a planet. If the Matriarch had had such a planet in their own home system, it wouldn’t have been used for a few convicts. There would be a hotel and yachts on the lake.
For the first hour of daylight, she kept glancing behind. Hardly believing her easy escape. But then the awkward squatting position on the saddle began to tell on her back and neck. After another hour she even tried sitting upright, but that sent her back to a kneeling crouch.
“Ooh, damn that man, damn him,” she cursed as pain-tingling blood sang at her seat.
The other thing she hadn’t counted on was the water. Not only was it a chore to pull the heavy skin to her mouth, obliging her to opt for dismounting then stooping for every drink, but the liquid was foul, tasting as it did of rancid fat from the semi-cured leather.
After three goes at it, she looked longingly at the lake to her left, but decided that not only would it take too long to keep going the short distance to collect fresh water, but that she had better get used to it as on the open sand it would be all she had.
By mid afternoon, her morale was so low that she entertained the idea of returning to Milk City. In fact if she hadn’t been certain that Randall would thrash her and then sell her to a brute like Boss, she might have done it.
Then Raw had put in an appearance, its huge comforting presence rising into the sky like some great carnival balloon. Leah was struck how its twin was an inversion of this desert world, all water flecked with land, where Severus was all sand dotted with lakes. As she looked up, the aches in her body drained away unnoticed and her courage found a second wind.
Honey Falls was astonishing. The silver-white water cascaded off the high cliffs in three great steps, each one both higher and broader than the last until a rippling wall of water churned up a greater part of the otherwise crystal calm lake.
The settlement itself was set back from the lake on a rocky ledge, which was easy to by-pass. Leah was in no mood to risk awkward questions or well-meaning would-be owners. So, after stopping only to refill her water skins, she gave Honey Falls a wide birth.
Leah hadn’t known what to expect of the so-called iron road. So she could hardly complain that she was disappointed. But what she found was a road only in the lightest of senses. In fact she might have missed it altogether if it wasn’t for the stone.
At a point facing the track from the lakeside the ground opened up on both sides between the dunes. Here she found a white boulder that had been flattened on one side. Two crude arrows had been etched on it, one labelled: Iron Towers and the other Crash. After pausing for a moment and taking one last glance at the sun rising above the lake behind her she turned left.
Randall did not reach Honey Falls until shortly before the sun was at its zenith. By then the small town was awake and his arrival caused quite a commotion.
“Did you see a woman pass this way on a toad-horse this morning or perhaps late evening?” he called out.
“A toad-horse you say? I haven’t seen one of them in years. Ain’t seen any travellers on the lake road for a week,” a rather wiry looking man said smiling as he advanced on him. “Rest a while, we can do a great fish pie for lunch.”
“I believe I will, but I must be back on the road within an hour,” Randall agreed.
Over lunch Randall told his story, which seemed to generate more humour than sympathy. Although no one he spoke to seemed to think that a lone unarmed offworlder, let alone a woman, could make it to Crash.
“For one thing, where would she get water? The caravans to Crash from here go well stocked. You say she has only two water skins?”
“Well as far as I know,” Randall shrugged. “I’ll be sure when I catch up with her.”
“I’ll recon you’ll do that right enough. A toad-horse is slow but certain. A camel should overhaul her in the long straight,” one of the locals said sagely. Then added, “could she be going to Iron Towers? She might make that with the water she has if she bothered to refill before pressing on from here.”
“Iron Towers?”
“Oh it’s a mining settlement perhaps 90 leagues west of here.”
“Why would she go there? She wants off this planet I think,” Randall was getting tired of all the unsolicited ‘local-knowledge.’
“How she plan on doing that?” The locals broke into open laughter at this idea.
Randall shrugged. He had no idea.
“The black market or someone else with off world contacts,” he suggested, thinking it all rather academic.
“I’ve heard of such things for sure, but that cost big money. I mean big, big money.”
“I hear that Iron Towers has a communications thingy,” another man offered. But no one was listening, no one but Randall.
The lizards were the size of dogs. They had been circling Leah for over an hour, but so far had made no move to come closer. Every now and then one would block the way and stand its ground until Leah was sure it would attack. Then at the last minute it would bounce away.
“I guess you are what people around here call sand hoppers,” Leah said nervously as she hugged into Slob. “Wolf-lizards would have been a better name.”
She had been told that a determined man could easily deal with sand hoppers, but she guessed that was a determined man with a big stick or some other weapon. Leah thought about the knife at the bottom of one of her bags. Somehow, it seemed inadequate.
The largest of her tormentors was trying its luck blocking the road for the seventh or eighth time, when Leah heard a high screeching bark. At first, it made her jump but the sand hoppers scattered at the sound and Leah sighed with relief. Then Slob, who had largely ignored them, began to slow and turn of her own violation as if facing a larger enemy. Leah cursed her own naivety and began to peer anxiously over the dunes for whatever had so frightened the pack.
The rock dragon was bigger than half the size of Slob. Worse still, under a single short horn on its nose were rows of pointed teeth.
“Oh great, now I am going to be eaten by B movie monster,” Leah’s burst of courage surprised even her.
The dragon leapt and on instinct alone, Leah ducked flat on Slob’s back. Slob charged forward and tried to flee tossing Leah to the ground as she did so.
The dragon was in a heap on the ground and struggled a little to regain its feet. Then having failed in its first attempt hung back as if contemplating the prostrate Leah who sat on the road regarding her attacker in horror.
“There, there nice dragon,” Leah said hoarsely as she backed away in a seated crawl.
The dragon charged again and Leah scrambled to her feet and ran. Luckily, the giant reptile did not have the agility of the sand hoppers, but nonetheless it closed quickly enough.
Leah ran in blind panic. At the back of her mind, she realised that death was inevitable now. Even if she outran the dragon, she would quickly lose the road and any hope of finding Slob.
Then the ground collapsed under her and she found herself in a giant circular hole. Somewhere the dragon was bellowing its anger at momentarily loosing its prey.
“Oh shit, oh shit, oh shit,” Leah chanted as she tried to climb the ever-widening sides of the hole.
As she climbed she realised that instead of getting out she was sinking further into the middle of the hole, which was a perfect concave point swallowing the sand. It was as if she were in the top draining part of a great hourglass.
The dragon was visible now. Peering down at her from the sides of the chasm of sand. Maybe it will rip my throat out quickly and save me from suffocation, Leah thought grimly.
Then it tried. The dragon looked almost clumsy as it charged down the sliding bank of sand. Leah screamed.
The beast fell astraddle her so that she was almost pinned beneath its belly and the pouring sand. Too late, it realised its mistake and immediately forgot her as it tried climbing out. Leah didn’t hesitate. More to get away from the beast than anything, she pushed against it and stepping on its head as she wriggled free she managed to clear the top of the hole.
Then to her relief and horror the dragon was swallowed by the sand, which closed around it until the hole all but disappeared.
“Sand pits. There’re not that common,” said a voice behind her. “But almost always fatal. You were lucky.”
Leah jumped and turned.
There were three of them. All dressed in torn leather and miscellaneous attire, much like the five that had attacked Stephan’s caravan.
“We have been tracking you for some time. At first, we couldn’t read the tracks. No idea what it was you were riding, until we saw it that is. A toad-horse. Valuable. More valuable even than you and you will fetch a pretty price.”
“I’m not for sale. Nor is Slob.”
The raider grinned. Then something struck her from behind.
The ground was hard in her face and she spat the dust from her mouth. Then the pain in her limbs hit her at the same time she realised she was naked.
She wondered how long she had been unconscious, then the cause of her discomfort came to her. She was trust-up with her wrists bound to her ankles. It was with some effort that she could turn her head and take in her surroundings.
It was still dark and she could feel the desert chill on her body. From where she lay, she could see that the raiders had recovered Slob and they were celebrating around the fire. Just three of them, she thought, as if somehow that wasn’t going to be a problem.
Maybe they would try and sell their windfall in Iron Towers, she thought positively. Overall given her encounter with the local wildlife this might actually be a heavily disguised blessing.
“You can untie me now, I’m awake,” Leah called out.
An unpleasant man staggered over to her, obviously drunk and grabbed her bottom and squeezed.
“You’re not giving orders here my pretty, although when we get you back to camp there will be plenty of orders for you.”
“I’ve got a headache,” she said foolishly.
“Give her some water and leave her alone Bark,” one of the others said.
A rancid leather bag was thrust into her face and she was allowed to drink some vile water before being left alone.
At some time during a cold uncomfortable night, Leah managed to sleep. Now her arms and legs were killing her and she viewed her sleeping captors with both hope and dread.
Then one of them coughed and the camp slowly came to life.
As she watched the first man, Bark suddenly stiffened and reached out to punch his fellow on the arm. Then they both stood looking at point behind her.
“I believe you have some of my property.” The voice was Randall’s and Leah’s heart raced at the sound. She was relieved but why she couldn’t say. These men had not thrashed her. How was her situation improved?
“The woman is ours,” Bark said uncertainly as he looked around expecting to see others. “There are three of us.”
“I don’t care about the woman. She made her choice. But the toad-horse and its gear are mine.”
Leah swallowed and wanted to protest. But wasn’t he right?
Then there was a rusty scrape and twang. The third man had fired crossbow bolt over her head. It could only have been fired at Randall. Panic surged in Leah and she nearly cried out.
“If that’s the best you can do I am minded to let you have another try,” Randall said with scorn. “My property in return for your lives.”
The man next to Bark screamed in rage and drew a short sword and raced at Randall.
“Wait,” Bark screamed. He didn’t see it. He was watching but he didn’t see it. One minute Doug was running at the stranger the next the stranger held a sword and Doug was staggering on past him.
When Doug fell forward into the sand, Bark knew he was already dead.
Bark drew his own blade, but unlike Doug, he waited until the crossbowman stood at his side with a sword.
“He’s good, but we can take him if we keep our heads,” Bark said anxiously.
The man nodded and they began to circle Randall. Leah rolled over to watch. She wanted to tell Randall to run, but she saw that it was the raiders who looked scared.
The fight was a short one. Randall kept his posture tight and his movements economical, while the two raiders circled frantically slashing at each imagined opening. Then the poor crossbowman lunged forward only to be blocked by Randall. That was Bark’s chance and he moved in for the kill.
Randall ducked and spun in an elegant turn. His sword described a figure of eight in the air and after one sweep took Bark in the throat. The other man stood close behind Randall’s undefended back, only having to slash once with his sword for the kill. But as Bark toppled to the ground his accomplice did nothing. Then Leah saw that he was looking at the blood cascading from his chest and he sunk to his knees.
Randall executed another twisting sweep with his sword that drew Leah’s eyes to its accomplished termination. At first, she saw no reason for his poetic flourish, but when she glanced, back the man had no head. She screamed.
Randall had released her without a word. Then as she knelt naked hugging herself he had dragged the bodies out of sight behind the dunes. She had never felt so unclean and desperately wanted a bath. She also wished she wasn’t so naked, but her clothes were gone and the only others were the bloodstained rags belonging to Bark and his gang. But just looking at them brought back the memory of the headless man and she shuddered.
Eventually Randall reappeared leading Slob and two camels. The toad-horse looked a little battered, evidentially the dragon had raked her and Leah felt a sickly sense of guilt as Randall unsaddled her and tended her wounds.
“I’m, I’m sorry… I just wanted…” Leah couldn’t help herself and the words just slipped out, she had nothing to apologise for, did she?
“I don’t care what you do. I was obliged to protect you, but if you don’t want my protection then go to hell. But you had no right to take Slob. Did she girl?”
Leah scowled and stared at the ground in front of her. It was hard to argue with a man when you were naked. Even harder, when you could not help but consider that he might be right.
He didn’t reply. The truth is he didn’t know. He was as lost on this world as she was. Before Leah had run, Stephan had offered him a partnership. It was as good an offer as any. Now he didn’t know.
“Do something. Say something.” She felt like crying.
Satisfied that Slob would be okay he turned to look at her.
“Very well,” he snapped turning to Slob’s discarded saddle.
He hefted it easily and dragged it over to where Leah was kneeling. Then throwing it down he unfastened his belt.
“I want you face down across that now.”
“What? I mean you can’t,” Leah didn’t want this; it was too, embarrassing, she concluded, as if that was the worse thing.
“Bend over,” he roared.
“Please. I’m sorry.” She thought of running, but she was naked and he would see.
Slob shuffled where she stood, she looked so sad, Leah thought. Randall clamped his hand behind Leah’s neck and half-dragged and half-pushed her towards the saddle. She tumbled across it so that her bare bottom was thrust upper most. Her ears burned and although he didn’t hold her, she did not try to get up. What was the point?
The belt slashed across her exposed bottom and she grunted. He didn’t wait, but brought the leather down three more times.
“Oh, this is…” She didn’t say any more.
Randall gave his anger full rein now and the belt fell fast and furious until she felt one continuous band of fire across her bottom.
“Please I’m sorry,” she wailed, but to no avail.
He did not stop until her bottom was a violent red and the flesh stood out in two great oval welts exactly matching her bottom.
“I ought to lay into you until you can’t sit down for a month,” he growled.
But she wasn’t listening. She just lay sobbing over the saddle. She was lying there for some time before she realised he had finished and was busying himself with the rest of his gear.
Then after a while, he came back and tossed her boots down in front of her. There was also one of his shirts.
“I’ll give you a choice,” he whispered.
She didn’t look up, but just hugged into the saddle and tried to contain her tears.
“Look at me,” he bellowed.
“No,” she said in a small voice.
He crouched down in front of her. He couldn’t help admire her still bare reddened bottom as he did so. Then he took her chin in his hand and lifted her face.
“I’ll give you a choice,” he repeated.
She didn’t answer. She didn’t want a choice. All her choices were bad. What ever she did was hopeless.
“I’ll leave you a camel, free and for gratis and whatever stuff the raiders had. You can go where you like, do what you want.” He paused.
It was far better than she could have expected. The day before she would have greeted such a choice with gleeful satisfaction. Now the prospect of a desert alone but for raiders and dragons seemed bleak.
“Or you can come with me.”
She bit her lip. Her pulse raced a bit.
“But let’s be clear about that choice. You come with me and you will do exactly as you are told. Furthermore, for each and everyday we are away from Milk City on account of your stupid stunt I will put you across that saddle every evening and tan your backside raw.”
“But…” Her hand strayed to her still throbbing bottom.
“Take it or leave it,” he said with finality.
“If I go with you, what will I be? To you I mean?”
“I don’t know. We will have to work on that.”
She eased herself upright and surveyed the beautiful but bleak desert. She would be dead in a week out there. Or enslaved by raiders. She thought of Petra and then of Iron Towers, so near and yet so far.
“If you want, I’ll take you to that damn communications array. We have come this far, we might as well see this Iron Towers. Frankly I think it is a delusion, but if it helps you get it out of your system…”
She looked at him, not believing he was serious. She could see he was.
“It’s still a week away, that’s 14 or 15 days longer until we reach Milk City.”
She stared at him blankly not grasping the import. Then her bottom flared.
“Oh you can’t be serious,” she gasped. He sternly folded his arms.
“Your choice, take it or leave it.”
They had been travelling for almost a week now and Leah was definitely regretting her decision to go on to Iron Towers. Every evening since he had given her a choice, she had been bent over the saddle for a thrashing.
The day after her second session with his belt, she had opted for walking. Not only did that slow them down too much, but after the next day her mincing gait was as difficult for her as sitting.
In the end she had opted for riding belly down over the back of a camel.
Randall was both amused and surprised at her fortitude. He had expected her to ask for him to space her chastisements out a little more, but she was either too proud to beg for a concession or too embarrassed to talk about it.
The truth was Leah was long past letting her pride get in the way, but although she considered pleading for a different punishment, any other arrangement was too close to an admission that she was marooned on Severus for the duration.
The evening before they reached Iron Towers she lay on her belly with a wet cloth on her sore bottom. Tonight he had gone a little easier she thought, not that afterwards she hadn’t had a good cry. It was still strange to her to be naked in front of a man. Especially one who had so recently punished her.
“Would you have treated your wife like this?” She asked curiously.
The previous evening he had begun to talk about his life on Raw and how he had come to be exiled to Severus.
“If she had done what you had done, then yes,” he replied, as he sat at the nearby fire. “You were nearly killed and as it is three men did die because of you.”
She blushed and looked away. It was true.
“Don’t feel too bad about it, I was the one who killed them after all,” he said seeing her reaction.
“Do you feel guilty?”
“Oh yes, always. Killing is no small thing.”
“Then if they hadn’t fought you would have let them take me?” Her question was casual, but never had an answer been so important to her.
It was his turn to look away. Suddenly he was a boy again. He began to prod the sand in front of him with a finger.
“Would you have?” She pressed him.
She felt light-headed at the answer and a tickling feeling stole up her arms to her back. She desperately wanted to press him further, but she wasn’t sure she was ready to know.
They didn’t speak for a long while after that. Instead, they both watched Raw set in the night sky, its profile already reduced to a crescent by its angle to the sun.
“When we get to Iron Towers?” She asked.
“Yes.” A frown crossed his face.
“If I can reach my people, on the communicator, will you let me go?”
“I suppose,” he mumbled.
Why did she want him to say no?
That night she dreamed of an ancient communications dish. A man was waiting for her, indicating she could enter the small building attached to it. She felt dread as she approached, what if she were rescued? Taken back to the Matriarch? She awoke with a start.
“Come on, it’s time to go. We should be at Iron Towers by mid afternoon.” Randall was throwing the saddle back over Slob.
The road began to rise steeply and their pace stalled to a crawl. Leah suggested they look for a way around, but as Randall pointed out the rocky ridge seemed to extend for several leagues in both directions. At least, Leah reasoned she could walk instead of sitting or worse lying belly down on a camel.
In the end, it took until late afternoon to reach the top and by then it had become clear how dramatic the ridge really was in the landscape. So high was it, that Lake Honey could be seen behind them.
The other side was a plateau. Dotted with small lakes and even a few trees, which the high altitude allowed for. But what really impressed was that at about two leagues distant, two great towers stood stark against the sky.
“They look like old world radio masts,” Randall said carefully as he gauged Leah’s reaction.
“Yes.” Leah nodded.
By the time they reached Iron Towers, it was obvious that the two masts were even more impressive than they first thought.
“Welcome my friends.” A smiling man addressed them as he emerged from a tin hut at the edge of what looked like a town. “Traders are always welcome.”
Apart from the towers, the shanty was much less impressive than Milk City. Most of the buildings were ramshackle, for one thing and everything was much more spread out for another.
They later learned that because of the altitude, it was cooler and the ground was fertile enough to grow vegetables. Also, they were told, predators did not get this high, and so the need for proximity for protection did not arise.
“We heard that you have a communicator that can get a message off world.” Leah was shocked by Randall’s bluntness. She had hoped to be more circumspect.
“The towers you mean?” The barkeeper of the town’s only inn laughed.
“Then it’s not true?” Leah grabbed his arm. In hope, dread, she didn’t know.
“Every once in a while someone comes out from Crash to try their hand. Sometimes it works I hear, you know, the black market folk and the like. But we have no permanent equipment. They always bring their own.”
“Can we see the interface?” Randall asked.
“Sure, I’ll show you.”
The barkeeper led them to a small concrete room below the nearest tower. Leah had never seen anything like it; it was ancient.
“Must be an old communications station from back when the first settlers on Raw tried to colonise Severus,” Randall said. “I learnt about such places at school.”
“That’s what my grandpa used to say, yes,” the barkeeper agreed.
“Then you were born here?” Leah asked.
“Oh mercy yes, as was my grandpa.”
“Here,” Randall said suddenly. He handed Leah the wristband communicator that had originally been on her suit. “I liberated this before Stephan sold the rest of your gear.”
Leah stared at the object like it would bite.
“I thought you might want it back one day,” Randall smiled sheepishly.
Leah took the object and keyed in her activation code. She didn’t need the interface; just being this close to the tower was enough to boost the signal.
“This is Sub-Commander Leah Vane, is anyone there?” She felt like an impostor.
“Go ahead Sub-Commander.” A brusque response that sounded so unworldly came at once. It was all too easy.
“I am down on the planet.” Leah could scarcely get the words out. It was hardly a military report.
“Please clarify Sub-Commander. Are you on Raw?”
“Severus.”
“Please stand-by.”
It took an age for the reply. Leah felt sick. Now that she was home, she didn’t want it. On Severus, she had never felt more alive. On Severus, she had Randall.
“Please be advised Sub-Commander. We cannot effect an extraction at this time. The fleet has been destroyed or scattered. We have been severely pressed by Raw forces and have been ordered to fall back.”
Leah blinked. What did it mean?
“You are advised to dig in and wait for further instructions.” The voice sounded hesitant.
“Dig in? Dig in for how long?”
“We… that is… Listen Sub-Commander, I shouldn’t admit this, but it could be years. We have been getting our arses kicked up here. Surrender if you can. We have word that the barbarians are taking prisoners. Our intelligence has been… rather ineffective.”
“I understand. I am ordered to surrender.” Leah snapped off the communicator. She knew that no official order would ever be given to that effect. Still she didn’t want that confirmed.
Leah handed Randall the wristband.
“It looks like I am your prisoner after all,” she sighed, the weight lifted off her shoulders.
Then she followed the barkeeper out of the room, relieved to leave the old equipment behind.
Randall glanced after her and nodded. Then followed her out.
Once outside she looked up at him not knowing what to say. He reached up and lightly held her chin as if seeing her for the first time. She couldn’t meet his eyes and sucked her lower lip in and chewed it a little then she pulled away and stared out across the horizon. She felt reborn and free.
There was a long comfortable silence between them as they both stood looking at the low red hills that stretched into infinity. He stood so close to her and yet he didn’t touch, aware that his hand was just centimetres from hers.
“Let’s get out of this dump,” he whispered.
Leah grinned and nodded.
“I can’t wait to swim in Lake Honey,” she said easily. Now where did that idea come from, she thought.
They found an abandoned shack on the edge of the settlement. It was set high up the ridge and the view was astonishing.
“By my reckoning, Raw will Rise about an hour after sun up,” Randall said with a touch of awe in his voice as he looked out across the expanse of fire-red hills beyond as they caught the dying rays of the sun.
Leah could just picture it and gasped.
“Can we wait until it has risen?” She sounded like an eager child on holiday.
“It will take us most of tomorrow to climb down to the road. We will have the view all morning,” Randall replied, reaching out to ruffle her short hair.
Leah continued to stare until something went thump behind her. She turned to see Slob’s saddle on the ground and Randall standing over it with his short leather strap.
“Oh come on, not again. I…” she licked her lips as she strained for the words that would save her. None came.
“I warned you and I am a man of my word.”
Is this my life now? She wondered silently. Why did the idea not fill her with despair?
Seeing that he would not be moved, she sighed in resignation and started to slowly get undressed. For the first time she tingled all over at the idea he was looking at her body and she wondered if he liked what he saw. Then she took a nervous step forward and lowered herself onto and across the saddle. She squirmed a little to get comfortable; in many ways, she knew this was to be her first punishment. Her first, since she had truly surrendered anyway.
He reached beneath her and placed a rolled up towel under her hips. Then he gently pushed the small of her back down so that she turned her more rounded bottom up. She blushed at the added exposure.
Leah’s bottom still carried a deep-rose stain from the previous evening. There was even some bruising on the edge of her right buttock. Then something new happened. Leah felt a sudden cold wetness on her behind and she looked back to see that he was massaging her bottom with oil. She began panting at once at the pleasant shock.
“Does it hurt less with this?” She breathed, glowing at the idea of his kindness as well as his touch.
“It will sting more, but bruise less,” he explained. “A trick I learned with my wife.”
The intimacy and even the threat thrilled her and she groaned.
Randall placed his thumbs under her bottom and turned it up into an exaggerated posture.
“Hold it there or it won’t count,” he whispered.
“Yes sir.” She replied without knowing what she said.
The strap took her fully across her bottom and she gasped. It was a band of fire that grew like never before. But this time the pain sang in her flesh.
The second stripe was a long time coming and he laid it just below the first. He marvelled at how the vivid mark stood out over already well-reddened skin.
She clutched at the dust and squirmed as she groaned. The fire raging for a time before it abated. Then he struck again.
Slowly but surely he strapped again and again until she abandoned herself to heartfelt sobbing, her bottom still thrusting up to him, feeling like two balls of fire.
She could take no more and yet knew that what she could take was of no matter, he would decide.
Nevertheless, sensing her distress he stopped and she felt both bereft and relief.
He applied more cool oil, which was like liquid heaven on her skin. He even worked the sensual nectar deep between, hinting at what was to come. She welcomed it, even in her most intimate places.
Then again he took up the strap and the cool was replaced with fire and she screamed.
“This every night until Milk City,” he whispered. “And then whenever you cross me.”
“Yes,” she wept. Oh yes.
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17 Responses to “Severus”
1 Rollin on February 8, 2011 said:
See, DJ, here is what I like about this. It’s not a “spanking story” like so much on LSF. No, it’s a story about something else that has spanking incidents in it. I sure wish there were more stories out there like this with an external plot that can stand on its own as a straight up sci fi adventure but with that battle-of-the -sexes subplot with the heroine getting her just desserts. I think you and I are maybe the only ones who do this, short of some of the romance writers on places like Blushingbooks.com and similar. Great story, by the way.
2 DJ on February 9, 2011 said:
Coming from you that’s a compliment Rollin,
3 Frenchie on February 9, 2011 said:
Amazing story. Very interesting.
How do you see this kind of story telling and the Gor series ?
Randall is not such a bad guy… I would have expected Leah more trained to fighting as she appears a hopless victim. But that’s your story after all and her surrender at the end is very well described.
Once again, sorry for my little knowledge of English.
I didn’t really have Gor in mind.
Gor didn’t have the courage of its convictions and to me now those stories look both tame and misogynist at the same time.
The point about Leah is that she was a victim before she arrived on Severus. Deluded about her position in and over privileged – it is only on Severus that she learns who she is.
Also she is a pilot not a combat fighter and unlike Mark Randall, has no experience of war.
Anyway thanks for the feedback – it is always welcome.
5 Fatherjim on February 9, 2011 said:
Absolutely rivotting! There was not a place where I was disappointed other than , perhaps, having Boss at least spank the woman! I know Randall was her hero, but she really had it coming and the Boss, well, he was the boss afterall!
Can’t wait for the next saga of RAW! Will make a wonderful book when completed!
I was going to go for more – but the central narrative took long enough. It is after all a thrid of a novel in length as it is.
7 anushree on February 9, 2011 said:
great story. How do you do this? It was much more exciting than average storys on an average spanking blog. But then, this is not average.
Hi Anushree,
Thanks – I am glad you liked it.
So you like Sci-Fi as well.
9 Scunge on February 11, 2011 said:
LOVED this! Very HOT and had me squirming in ALL the right places. 🙂
10 scarlet on February 11, 2011 said:
Hi DJ,
I’ve never read any of your stories before, but since I was here, I thought I’d take a look. I enjoyed it quite a lot–I liked your characters, and though I’m not a sci-fi reader normally, this was a real story that happened to have a sci fi setting, making it quite readable and –oh my–with just the right amount of heart racing moments.
I’d like to come back and read more. 🙂
11 DJ on February 11, 2011 said:
Well Thanks,
I am glad you liked it, especially as it is a lot of words (16,000 a third of a short novel) for only three or four punishments scenes.
(Those scenes made me a little squirmy but I am too shy to say so.)
13 Robin Groen on February 13, 2011 said:
I liked this story beacuse it had a real plot and the spanking was just a part of it.
ofcourse a good part but not overwhelming. This makes the story more natural.
14 OldSchoolGirl on May 4, 2011 said:
Fun space opera and more fun spanking scenes what more could a gal ask for? Well done!
15 Mark on March 23, 2012 said:
I liked this. My one quibble is that she was a bit too much the fool. Perhaps she does not know hand to hand, but she is a scout, she did lead people. Yet she does not notice anything, is oblivious to others, and is obnoxious to them when everyone else can see the point. It would have been improved if she acted with more insight, yet still struggled against her situation and finally submitted. Petra was smarter. Most of your women are. This character was a bit more like Norman’s Gor than your usual — his women are all fools. But this is just a quibble, because in every other way this is a very fine effort. I liked the first third very much with no quibble at all. Those women were all smarter, too.
16 DJ on March 23, 2012 said:
Thanks Mark.
You made some astute observations here. The point was – if perhaps clumsily handled – is that she was an incompetent fool. She is from a culture that is over reliant on technology and convinced of her own superiority. Whereas in fact she has been told very little and is so far removed from anything she has previously experienced that she can only respond with a narrow sense of ignorant entitlement.
Think spoilt films star who has lived in a western bubble for her whole life ending up behind the lines in Iraq.
Petra is smarter cos she earned by surviving for so long.
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Do you have Medicare questions? AARP's Medicare Resource Center has answers.
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AARP Hits High Note with 'Singing for Seniors'
June 1, 2012 | Comments: 0
“Sing. Sing a song. Sing out loud, sing out strong.” If you’re not already humming this tune, stand by because you’re about to see the benefits of song for good health and longevity.
That is what AARP Colorado staff and volunteers believe, so they embarked on a collaboration with the Larimer Chorale this year to launch a new Singing for Seniors program. The program, an outreach effort that provides an avenue for older adults to engage in recreational singing, is designed as a six-month program to gather research on how singing impacts the participants’ health. But mainly, it’s also just good fun.
Just ask the 100 people who showed up to the first sing-along earlier this month. They also are now new AARP Create The Good volunteers, and the media response was more than anyone expected. The Fort Collins Coloradoan published a front-page story about the Singing for Seniors program.
“It was amazing,” said Create The Good lead Cathy Lasnik, of AARP Colorado, who arranged the co-sponsorship of the Larimer Chorale. The Volunteers of America and the Quick Foundation also joined AARP to support Singing for Seniors.
“The place was completely full and they were so excited to be included,” Lasnik said of the first session. “It brought a tear to my eye.”
A unique aspect of the Chorale's program is that it is led by a board certified music therapist, Megumi Azekawa, who selects exercises for the body and voice and musical numbers that are uniquely designed to maximize the benefits of community singing, as well as benefits to the participants’ internal organs and memory.
“The Larimer Chorale gives a thumbs-up to those who contributed to the successful launch of our Singing for Seniors program,” said Wendy White, executive director of The Larimer Chorale. “Thanks to AARP and the Quick Foundation for funding and to Volunteers of America for in-kind support.”
For more information about the program, please contact Wendy White at 970-416-9348 or at larimerchorale@gmail.com. You may also check the Larimer Chorale website for more information.
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Four Corners - Price of Equality, The
Frank Bennett examines the action of the Gurindji stockmen who had gone on strike over the right to equal pay at Wave Hill station in the Northern Territory.
Four Corners - Box Ridge
Bob Raymond and Michael Charlton take Four Corners' cameras to an area that few white Australians have ever seen - Box Ridge Aboriginal reserve near Casino in northern NSW.
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Peter Reid reports on the case of Aboriginal woman Nancy Young, who is jailed for manslaughter after the death of her baby, supposedly of neglect.
Four Corners - Black Death
An investigation into the deaths of John Pat and three other Aboriginal men in police custody in Western Australia.
Compass - Yulki: Arnhem Land Priest
From our remote north, the remarkable story of the first traditional aboriginal woman to become a priest.
Kimberley - Land of the Wandjina
The Wandjina, spirit guardians of one of the last great wilderness areas on Earth, watch over a land ruled on the coast by some of the most ferocious tides in the world, and in the inland by fresh
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Message Stick - Broome Hero
We witness a heroic effort by a young Indigenous man back in World War II.
Message Stick - Ankula Watjarira (Go Tell it on the Mountain)
In 1937, in the hills of the Musgrave Ranges, the Australian Presbyterian Board of Missions established Ernabella Mission - a small community in the remote far north of South Australia.
Message Stick - Many Tongues, One Voice
In the first years of settlement in Australia there were more than 250 recorded Indigenous languages.
Our History - Volume 1
This series for primary students looks at aspects of Australian life today and in the past.
Fire Talker: The Life and Times of Charlie Perkins
Fire Talker traces the life of Charlie Perkins from his humble beginnings to becoming one of the most influential Indigenous figures in Australia’s history.
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Twenty years after the High Court's Mabo judgement, the inside story of the court decision that threatened to divide a nation.
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"We haven't brought you justice... No-one's been called to account." This is the unflinching judgement of Gary Jubelin, one of the nation's leading murder investigators.
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By World Family Education
For some families, living in another country is a wonderful adventure. Especially for those who’ve never traveled outside of their homeland, it can be an incredible opportunity to expand their worldview and receive exposure to other cultures.
For others, a move overseas isn’t so glamorous. If a family has to move due to factors beyond their control, international living can be stressful or even oppressive.
In a globalized world, numerous reasons exist for families to make a new home in another country or culture, and the most common are:
business or job
educational needs
political instability
religious-related work or volunteering
seeking a better living situation
following a partner or spouse
No matter the reason a family decides to move internationally, record numbers of them are doing just that. More than 258 million people — or 1 in 30 people — now live outside of their passport country. And projections indicate that about 405 million people will be living internationally by 2050.
A New Identity
For any family, the experience of living in another culture or country is deeply impacting. Each person’s perceptions, values, and understanding of others change. In the process, their identity shifts as well.
They become an expatriate, refugee, migrant, asylum seeker, or immigrant — these are just some of the terms used to describe global nomads, depending on the reasons for living internationally.
An article by The Atlantic explores the differences in these terms and the way they can reflect class structures and economic differences. Often, expatriate describes financially advantaged westerners traveling for adventure or business who will likely return to their passport country eventually.
The terms migrant or immigrant usually describe those seeking a better life and those more likely to stay in another country permanently. They also tend to be used for those who adapt more fully to a host culture by learning the language and blending into the community.
Children who live internationally for at least six months during their developmental years have a special identity of their own. They have been called several terms, including cross-cultural kids (CCKs) or third culture kids (TCKs). Research has shown these children as having unique strengths and weaknesses, with those characteristics continuing into adulthood.
Read more about children who have lived internationally at the World Family Education page about Cross-Cultural Kids, Third Culture Kids, Global Nomads…What Are They?
For many families, living internationally is a life-changing opportunity that gives them exposure to another world. Expatriates often have amazing experiences, and many of them develop a love for the nomadic lifestyle. Blogger Iceland with a View describes several reasons why living internationally is empowering, as it germinates personal growth, builds confidence, and grows a love for travel. Another writer at Club Global describes the benefits of having a fresh start and discovering friends from many places.
For some, living internationally means having an upgraded lifestyle. In several surveys, expatriates describe their experiences glowingly, and ratings for health and happiness are higher than those reported for friends and family back home. One example posted at The Telegraph showed expatriates reporting greater wealth and a lower cost of living in their new location.
Despite the many benefits of living internationally, challenges can also abound. It’s not easy to navigate the differences of another culture, and a language barrier can complicate those difficulties even more.
A common difficulty that global nomads face, especially when first moving to another country, is culture shock. It’s normal to be surprised and even dismayed with cultural differences in another country. Sometimes a family will even feel they’ve made a terrible mistake. But usually this feeling is temporary and will dissipate after an adjustment period.
When returning home, the (former) expat is often surprised to find themselves a stranger in their own country. The expatriate finds the once familiar, unfamiliar.
Families in Global Transition
Grief can also be significant for those missing friends, family, the comforts of their homeland. The loss of community support can be debilitating for some. It can also be difficult to watch their lives continue on without you via social media highlights, emails, and telephone calls.
At the same time, finding new community in a new location can be daunting. Social isolation is a hurdle for many families living internationally, and requires proactive effort to seek new relationships.
Those in the role of a trailing spouse can experience these challenges more deeply. This term describes spouses who follow their partners internationally due to business or work obligations. Often the trailing spouse leaves behind community, careers, or support networks as they move abroad. Their new-found isolation combined with an absent husband or wife who works long hours can lead to significant problems, such as loneliness, depression, and marital conflict. A helpful article that explores this topic more deeply is by Ayilah Chaudhary at Al-Jazeera: “‘My identity went’: Mental health issues torment trailing spouses.”
For those returning to their home culture, “reverse” culture shock can be a surprise. Global nomads usually expect their homecoming to be a fairly easy transition back to the life they used to have, but oftentimes it just doesn’t happen that way. Friends and family have moved ahead with their lives, and the culture seems different than before.
The challenges of repatriation are described at BBC.com, and helpful advice is offered for those facing reverse culture shock at Families in Global Transition.
Find more information about living internationally at these World Family Education links:
Moving Internationally for the First Time
Finding Community in a New Culture
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1 A New Identity
2 Highlights
3 Challenges
Books About the Cross-Cultural Experience for Adults
Starting at a New School
Home Education & Legal Issues
How to Translate Any Web Page
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TheatreTheatre & Live
Full casting announced for the highly anticipated world premiere of Friendsical
Full casting has been announced for the eagerly awaited world premiere of Friendsical. Playing everyone’s favourite friends are Jordan Fox (Joey), Sarah Goggin (Monica), Jamie Lee-Morgan (Ross), Thomas Mitchells (Chandler), Ally Retberg (Phoebe) and Charlotte Elisabeth York (Rachel). They will be joined by Duncan Burt (Ensemble) and Rebecca Withers (Ensemble).
When Ross’ wife leaves him for another woman, he fears he will never find love again. But then Rachel runs back into his life… will he end up with his one true love?
Featuring original songs such as ‘(He’s her) Lobster!’, ‘Richard’s Moustache’ and ‘You’re Over Me? When Were You Under Me?’, the gang take on naked Thursdays, a power cut, and a dinosaur convention.
The hilarious parody musical, written by Miranda Larson, will embark on a extensive UK tour. With designs by Anthony Lamble, lighting by Dom Jeffery, sound by Julian Butler, musical composition by Barrie Bignold, choreography by Darren Carnall, associate choreography by Michael Vinsen, casting by Anne Vosser and is produced by Birdbrooke Entertainment ltd.
Jamie Lee-Morgan’s (Ross) stage credits include: War Horse at the New London Theatre, Madagascar The Musical on UK and Ireland Tour, One Man, Two Guvnors at Trinity Theatre, Spamalot at Trinity Theatre, and Aladdin on UK Tour.
Charlotte Elisabeth York’s (Rachel) stage credits include: Aladdin at Victoria Theatre, Halifax, Chicken Soup for the Musical Theatre Soul at Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, The Addams Family at Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, and Bare: A Pop Opera at Last Chance Studio Theatre.
Sarah Goggin’s (Monica) stage credits include: Sister Act on UK Tour and Kilworth House, Aladdin at Alhambra Theatre, Cinderella at Alhambra Theatre, Bad Girls at The Union Theatre, London/Manchester and Taboo at Brixton Clubhouse.
Ally Retberg’s (Phoebe) stage credits include: Fame on Italian Tour and Dick Whittington at Yvonne Arnaud Theatre.
Thomas Mitchells’ (Chandler) stage credits include: The Buddy Holly Story on UK Tour, Big Girls Don’t Cry on UK Tour, Carmen 1808 at Union Theatre and Bully at Etcetera Theatre.
Jordan Fox’s (Joey) stage credits include: Kinky Boots at Adelphi Theatre, Loserville at Union Theatre, Peter Pan at The Playhouse, Hairspray at Cork Opera House, Grease at Cork Opera House, Glee: Live at Gaiety Theatre and Rock Nativity! at Mitchell Arts Centre.
Miranda Larson is a highly experienced writer-director for TV and theatre. A huge fan of the TV Show, Friends, Miranda was inspired to write her own friends-based comedy, The Box Upstairs and it was her first commissioned play in 2004. Her most recent credits include the adaptation of Tom Fletcher’s Christmasaurus for the Hammersmith Apollo, and the writing and directing of Peter Harris and Deborah Allwright’s The Night Pirates, which opened at the Rose Theatre Kingston and toured the UK. Miranda is currently developing Sleepy Hollow for the stage.
Tickets for Friendsical are priced from £15 and are available to purchase from the Worthing Theatres box office on 01903 206 206 and online at worthingtheatres.co.uk.
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Lancaster voters fire top prosecutor: ‘People underestimate how important local elections are’
Posted 6:16 pm, November 6, 2019, by Melissa Hipolit
LANCASTER COUNTY, Va. -- The brother of a man investigators said was thrown out of a boat on the Rappahannock River on August 10, 2017 and left for dead by his friend, expressed relief that voters fired the Commonwealth's Attorney handling the case on Tuesday.
"I think people underestimate how important local elections are," Gordon McCormick said. "When it comes to your day to day life, it's the local government that really has the final say, or most of the say in what happens."
McCormick and his family openly criticized Lancaster's top prosecutor, Jan Smith, as did the Lancaster Sheriff's Office, after he opted to pursue a plea deal with Rand Hooper, the man accused of involuntary manslaughter in the Graham McCormick case.
"Power corrupts what absolute power corrupts absolutely," Gordon McCormick said.
Hooper would plead guilty to two felonies in exchange for one year in a local jail, which the McCormick family does not believe is harsh enough.
"He was supposed to be helping us, we trusted him, we put our faith in him for years, two years, and he took total advantage of us and tried to silence us when we wanted to voice dissent," Gordon McCormick said.
An attorney representing the McCormick family alleged Smith made a “misrepresentation to the victims in an attempt to coerce a plea deal.”
He is referring to alleged conversations McCormick’s father and Chip Woodson, the man who owns the property where McCormick’s body was found, said they each had with Smith, where Smith told them that he had a conversation with Lancaster County Judge Michael McKenney about the case and McKenney shared some doubts to him about the Commonwealth’s case.
“I just want justice to be done. That’s what I wanted, and I couldn’t tell what was going to happen, so when I had to chance to say how it impacted me, I wrote the letter,” Woodson said.
On June 19, Judge McKenney recused himself from the case, telling a stunned courtroom that he never spoke to Smith about the case and wanted to restore integrity.
McCormick's family tried to get Smith removed from prosecuting the case but Judge Herbert Hewitt ruled the parents of a boating crash victim did not have legal standing to remove the prosecutor representing them.
Gordon McCormick and the Sheriff's Office endorsed one of Smith's opponents in the election, Tony Spencer, and it was Spencer who ended up winning in a landslide over Smith.
Spencer received over 58% of the vote in a three-way race, while Smith received just under 15% of the vote.
"I think democracy prevailed. I think ultimately the voters were able to implement their will, but I don't think it's right that that should be the only fail safe. I think there need to be other measures in place." Gordon McCormick said about Smith's defeat.
"The General Assembly really needs to address this, there needs to be a way to hold somebody, a public official accountable when they lie to the public," Gordon McCormick said.
If the judge does not accept the plea deal in the case in December, Tony Spencer will take it over.
The McCormick family said they hope Spencer will take the case to trial.
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Lauren and Ned are engaged, they are in love, and they have just ten days to find Lauren’s mother who has gone AWOL somewhere in the remote far north of Australia, reunite her parents and pull off their dream wedding.
Director: Wayne Blair
Actors: Alan Rickman, Gwilym Lee, Huw Higginson, Julian Garner, Kerry Fox, Miranda Tapsell, Rob Collins, Shari Sebbens, Tracy Mann, Travis Jeffery, Ursula Yovich
Keywords:Top End Wedding
After Scott has a fight with his father and runs away and when his father refuses to go after him. His mother, Collette, then goes to one of her former…
Genre: Comedy, Family, Romance
Vir Das: Abroad Understanding
Comedian Vir Das tackles nationalism, globalism, good food and bad politics in two cleverly crosscut performances in New York and New Delhi.
Andy heads off to Cowboy Camp, leaving his toys to their own devices. Things shift into high gear when an obsessive toy collector named Al McWhiggen, owner of Al’s Toy…
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Clio befriends Fred, a homeless former jazz singer down on his luck. They form a special bond over music, and Clio, having just lost her own father, helps Fred reconnect…
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The Hotline Spring Tour, ft Magic Man, Griswolds, and Panama Wedding at Varsity Theater, Minneapolis (26 April 2016)
Griswolds Setlist
If You Wanna Stay
Get Into My Heart
The Courtship of Summer Preasley
Be Impressive
Live This Nightmare
Beware the Dog
Heart of a Lion
May 1 Edmonton, AB The Starlite Room
May 3 Vancouver, BC The Imperial
May 4 Seattle, WA Neumo’s
May 5 Portland, OR Wonder Ballroom
May 7 San Diego, CA North Park Observatory
May 8 San Francisco, CA The Fillmore
May 10 Los Angeles, CA The Fonda
May 11 Santa Ana, CA The Observatory
May 13 Austin, TX Scoot Inn
May 14 Dallas, TX Granada Theater
May 15 Houston, TX House of Blues
May 17 Nashville, TN Mercy Lounge
May 18 Atlanta, GA Terminal West
The Boston synthpop band Magic Man (Alex Caplow and Sam Vanderhoop Lee) is co-headlining with The Griswolds this spring, as part of the “Hotline Spring tour” .…
The Griswolds
Australia's The Griswolds were recently chosen as one of nine other artists on Spotify's Emerge campaign, which began Tuesday. Past winners includes now-established bands such as Macklemore & Ryan Lewis …
Panama Wedding to open. Tour dates: April 19 Detroit, MI St. Andrew’s Hall April 20 Cleveland, OH Beachland Ballroom April 22 Columbus, OH Newport Music Hall …
The Hotline Spring Tour, featuring Magic Man, The Griswolds, and Panama Wedding, made a stop at The Varsity Theater on Tuesday night and entertained the young crowd with the indie-electro-pop sounds of all of the bands.
The show started with Panama Wedding, a New York based synthpop band fronted by Peter Kirk. Kirk has a beautiful voice that is matched perfectly by the subtle but upbeat instrumentation of the band. Apparently Peter used to be a solo act which totally makes sense, but the addition of the band just gave their music a little extra something that kept the crowd entertained throughout the half hour set.
The cover of The Killer’s “When You Were Young” that Panama Wedding did was beyond perfect and just another example of how great Peter's voice is. It's not easy to hit some of the notes in that song and Peter did it absolutely flawlessly.
Panama Wedding’s latest Into Focus is available now on Glassnote Records.
The favorite of the show seemed to be co-headliner The Griswolds from Sydney, Australia. This band had the crowd in the palm of their hand and for good reason.
The last time I saw these guys was when they opened up for New Politics last fall and I knew they would be something big. Their music is perfect. It's grungy when played live but still approachable for the college kid demographic that came out to the show.
There's a reason why Kevin Ray of Walk the Moon claims to be an honorary member of the Griswolds. It's quite clear that these guys are on their way to becoming one of the next groups to hit the Walk the Moon level.
Heartthrob singer Christopher Whitehall had the girls in the audience screaming as he took the stage. They played for almost an hour and played majority of the songs off of their debut album Be Impressive (Relativity, Wind-Up Records). They were also able to slip in a few new tunes that proved they are going to stay true to their sound and that they will continue to release poppy songs with a little bit of edge to them.
Magic Man closed out the show, playing selections from their two albums Real Life Color and Before The Waves (both available on Columbia Records). This electronic-pop group from Rhode Island definitely had the energy of a headliner. From the moment the music started to the very bitter end, they kept the energy up and kept the crowd jumping up and down with their poppy sound and upbeat tempos.
Their music is very indie electronic and features a lot of keys and other miscellaneous sounds but Alex Capow's vocals prevailed over everything else. His voice is a bit smoother than many of the electronic bands out there. He sounded like a straight up pop singer but because of the instrumentation behind him, the overall sound was extremely unique and enjoyable.
The Hotline Spring Tour continues in May.
Magic Man at Varsity Theater, Minneapolis (26 April 2016)
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Minneapolis: April 26, 2016
Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area on April 26, 2016.
Magic Man seemed incredibly eager to finally tour as a headliner. Talking to fans that had already seen the band multiple times, they suggested that .…
HOTLIGHT SPRING TOUR
feat. Magic Man/Griswolds
at Varsity Theater
Tuesday, 04/26/16, 6pm ($20/$25)
varsitytheater.org
The Boston synthpop band Magic Man (Alex Caplow and Sam Vanderhoop Lee) is co-headlining with The Griswolds this spring, as part of the “Hotline Spring tour”, on the strength of their debut Before The Waves.
We previously caught Magic Man on their first headlining tour and noted that they could play a much bigger venue the next time around.
The Griswolds had a busy years last year what with playing over 100 shows, celebrating the one-year anniversary of the debut LP, Be Impressive, and becoming one of the best loved new bands on the planet. This Australian pop band has toured with some of the biggest names in the scene right now including Walk The Moon, New Politics, and oh so many more.
Panama Wedding to open.
April 19 Detroit, MI St. Andrew’s Hall
April 20 Cleveland, OH Beachland Ballroom
April 22 Columbus, OH Newport Music Hall
April 23 Chicago, IL Metro
April 24 Milwaukee, WI The Rave
April 26 Minneapolis, MN Varsity Theater
April 27 Kansas City, MO Madrid Theatre
April 28 Denver, CO Gothic Theatre
South London's Fat White Family got a lot of buzz for their insane live shows. The six-piece band just released their debut album Champagne Holocaust …
FAT WHITE FAMILY / DILLY DALLY
Toronto’s Dilly Dally is co-headlining their 7th Street Entry show next Tuesday, April 26th, with London’s Fat White Family. You may recall that FWF is known for their insane live shows... sometime the singer gets naked. Let’s hope that doesn’t happen.
Fat White Family’s second album Songs for Our Mothers is out now on Fat Possum.
April 19 - San Francisco, CA - Social Hall *
April 21 - Portland, OR - Doug Fir Lounge *
April 22 - Seattle, WA - Barboza *
April 23 - Vancouver, BC - The Cobalt *
April 26 - Minneapolis, MN - 7th Street Entry *
April 27 - Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle *
April 28 - Cleveland, OH - Grog Shop *
April 29 - Philadelphia, PA - Underground Arts *
April 30 - Washington, DC - U Street Music Hall *
May 2 - Brooklyn, NY - Baby's All Right *
May 3 - New York, NY - Le Poisson Rouge *
May 4 - Boston, MA - Brighton Music Hall *
May 6 - Toronto, ON - Lee's Palace
May 7 - Toronto, ON - Velvet Underground
* w/ Dilly Dally
To celebrate their December tour dates (see listing below), Woods does his Charlie Brown/Vince Guaraldi impression. Woods' 6th LP is called Sun & Shade.…
With the recent release of Woods’ 9th LP City Sun Eater in the River of Light (Woodsist), the band will embark on their world tour this week.
Skaters will want to note that Woods also just released a skate deck in collaboration with Habitat (featuring the new album's cover art) and the deck also comes with a download of the new album.
Ultimate Painting to open.
04/21 - Ithaca, NY - The Haunt
04/22 - Toronto, ON - The Garrison
04/23 - Chicago, IL - Lincoln Hall *
04/25 - Madison, WI - High Noon Saloon *
04/26 - St. Paul, MN - Turf Club *
04/27 - Iowa City, IA - Gabe's *
04/28 - Kansas City, MO - Riot Room *
04/30 - Austin, TX - Levitation Festival
05/02 - Nashville, TN - Third Man Records
05/03 - Atlanta, GA - Masquerade *
05/04 - Asheville, NC - Mothlight *
05/05 - Washington, DC - Rock & Roll Hotel *
05/06 - Philadelphia, PA - Boot and Saddle *
05/07 - New York, NY - Music Hall *
07/14 - Cleveland, OH - Mahall's
07/15 - Detroit, MI - El Club
07/17 - Chicago, IL - Pitchfork Music Festival
07/18 - Omaha, NE - Slowdown
07/19 - Denver, CO - Marquis Theatre
07/22 - Portland, OR - Mississippi Studios
07/23 - Seattle, WA - Capital Hill Block Party
07/26-27 - Woodsist Festival
07/30 - Los Angeles, CA - The Echoplex
07/31 - Phoenix, AZ - Crescent Ballroom
08/05 - Louisville, KY - Zanzabar
08/06 - Baltimore, MD - Ottobar
* = w/ Ultimate Painting
Warehouse Eyes
Special guests Warehouse Eyes (Jennie Lahlum and Christopher Williams) and Val Son (Michael Gunvalson) to open the show. …
ROCOCODE
Tuesday, 04/26/16, 8pm ($8)
Vancouver-based indie pop duo Rococode (Laura Smith and Andrew Braun) is kicking off their US Spring 2016 tour at the Triple Rock Social Club in Minneapolis next Tuesday.
The tour is in support of their new sophomore LP Don't Worry It Will Be Dark Soon which came out February 26th via Marquis Label Services.
Speaking about the four years it took to release that difficult second album, Braun explained, “It’s taken us longer than we would have liked to get this album ready, but in all that time we hope to have created something that is both current and will stick around for a while — certainly a tough feat in the current climate of endless musical choices.”
Rococode’s current single “Hunter Gather” was at #1 on Canada's the CBC Radio 3 Top 30.
Minneapolis’ Warehouse Eyes (Jennie Lawless and Christopher Williams) to open.
Rococode | US Spring Tour Dates
April 26 | Minneapolis, MN | Triple Rock
April 27 | Chicago, IL | Schubas
April 28 | Columbus, OH | Spacebar
May 9 | Philadelphia, PA | Milkboy
May 10 | New York, NY | Mercury Lounge
May 12 | Cleveland, OH | Red Space
May 14 | Des Moines, IA | Vaudeville Mews
May 15 | Kansas City, KC | The Riot Room
May 19 | Denver, CO | Moe's
Posted by W♥M on Tuesday, 19 April 2016 at 02:18 AM in Dilly Dally, Fat White Family, Magic Man, Minneapolis, Minneapolis Music Guide, Panama Wedding, Rococode, The Griswolds, Ultimate Painting, Vu, Warehouse Eyes, Woods | Permalink | Comments (0)
Magic Man at 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis (21 March 2015)
Magic Man Setlist
New Song - Waiting for the Sun (?)
The Middle (Jimmy Eat World cover)
Great Good Fine Ok Setlist
Not Going Home
By My Side
Bring You Back
You’re the One for Me
Too Much to Handle
Vinyl Theatre Setlist
The Rhythm of Night
Breaking Up My Bones
03/25/15 Los Angeles, CA El Rey Theatre
03/26/15 San Francisco, CA Slim's
03/29/15 Dallas, TX House Of Blues
03/30/15 Houston, TX House Of Blues
03/31/15 Austin, TX The Parish
04/03/15 Chapel Hill, NC Local 506
04/18/15 Scottsdale, AZ Cultivate Festival
04/25/15 Kansas City, MO Middle Of The Map Fest
A few years ago, Justina caught Magic Man at CMJ 2013, she really liked them, writing, "Perhaps the band’s approachability is why people in the crowd danced without inhibitions, doing more than just the usual head bob." .…
It’s all in their name – “They’re magic, man!”
The rising Providence/Boston band Magic Man just made a buoyant and sold-out stop at the 7th Street Entry in Minneapolis that did, in fact, show some musical magic.
Vinyl Theatre
Milwaukee quartet Vinyl Theatre opened up the show with a very brief 25-min set. They proudly wear their Death Cab for Cutie/Killers influences on their sleeves, and had no trouble getting the crowd to follow their lead of singing along or jumping up and down. There were some minor feedback problems midway in, but no one seemed to mind as they were too busy singing along, especially to the set closing, ‘Breaking Up My Bones’.
Electrogram is Vinyl Theatre's latest release, out now via Fueled By Ramen. Ironically, the record is not (yet) available on vinyl...
In contrast, Brooklyn's Great Good Fine Ok had a slightly longer 40-min set. Highlight of their set, was midway into their song ‘By My Side’ as Luke "the Shredmaster" Moellman did his best keytar solo.
Their music is on the more funk/disco-side, thanks to Jon Sandler's falsetto-singing style and fancy satin-looking gold jacket. Love or hate it, you can't ignore that the audience ate it up... even loudly stomping and chanting "One more song!" after the band exited the stage.
After paying dues opening up for Walk the Moon, New Politics, Sir Sly and Panic! At the Disco, Magic Man seemed incredibly eager to finally tour as a headliner. Talking to fans that had already seen the band multiple times, they suggested that they could play a much bigger venue the next time they come back, and the show being long sold out, attested to that.
The young and enthusiastic quintet (Alex Caplow- vocals; Sam Vanderhoop Lee-guitars and keyboard; Gabe Goodman- bass; Justine Bowe- keyboards; and Joey Sulkowski-drums) had an equally young and enthusiastic audience, with many waving their X’d out hands in the air, designating them as under-21.
The band’s first major full-length release, Before the Waves (Columbia/DMZ Records) was released last July and their time spent touring and developing a growing fan base, is starting to show dividends. Their upbeat alt-pop synthrock sound is addictive and ideal for riling up a small club of mostly college students.
‘Waves’ was a well chosen opener to their hour-long set with its chorus, “We'll forget the past, dear, and learn to live for this”, lyrics which encouraged everyone in the crowd to live in the moment.
Bowe’s anchoring keyboard riffs often sounded like something taken out of the early 80’s, while Caplow moved from side to side, jumping about and reaching out to the crowd, and Lee’s guitars and keyboard work were relaxed, yet surgically precise.
The band must like immortalizing locations, as they have many named after actual places, starting this night with ‘Nova Scotia’ from their 2013 EP, You are Here. ‘Catherine’ turned into an audience sing-a-long, which was followed by the slow-tempo’d ‘Honey’, then a new song, rumored to be called ‘Waiting for the Sun’.
For ‘Texas’, Caplow encouraged everyone to “make some thunder” for the song’s intro, by stomping on the venue’s floor, which all happily did. The beginning of the encore surprised many, as the band returned storming on with a pitch-perfect cover of Jimmy Eat World’s ‘The Middle’ and ended with their biggest single to date, ‘Paris’ and the crowd singing the chorus back to the band.
The “magic” is definitely there for the group and expect them to again headline next time through, but no doubt at a larger venue, as they seem poised for even bigger success. They’re “magic, man.”
Magic Man at 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis (21 Mar 2015)
Posted by W♥M on Tuesday, 24 March 2015 at 04:54 PM in 7th Street Entry, Great Good Fine OK, John, Magic Man, Minneapolis, Vinyl Theatre, Vu | Permalink | Comments (0)
Minneapolis: March 19 - March 21, 2015
The bands we typically cover are all in Austin, Texas, for SXSW 2015 this week. If you're not in Austin, check out these shows in Minneapolis/St Paul on March 19 to March 21, 2015.
Oh, god, I don't even know why I love Ke$ha. The first time I heard "Tik Tok" from her debut album Animal, I had to stop and ask "who IS THIS?". After investigating/hearing more of her music, I thought her music …
at Loring Pasta Bar
Thursday 03/19/15, 10pm ($5)
Monthly Minneapolis dance party Basic's March show will feature Max Malanaphy, of The Max Collective, at the Loring Pasta Bar. Max is currently on RuPaul's Drag Race. Please note time (10pm) and age restriction (21+).
BASIC goes GAGA/Ke$ha featuring MAX from RuPaul's Drag Race Season 7
GAGA.
Snap out of that BAD ROMANCE and get ready to go GAGA.
You're going down, you're yelling TIMBER.
Can it get even more BASIC?
Max Malanaphy will perform throughout the night. Max, founder of The Max Collective is currently a contestant on RuPaul's Drag Race. WE promise you that MAX is not BASIC.
"Malanaphy’s polished drag look is equal parts vintage glamour and haute-couture goth, set off with a silver wig and blood-red lipstick."- Vita.mn
Watch her video: https://vimeo.com/121111009
DJ FANCY RESTAURANT is playing Gaga and Ke$ha hits and misses all night, along with current favorites.
BASIC has a ton of surprises, so look out. This party can get crazy.
21+, $5 Cover
Cursive does it right, playing a good mix of old classics, along with some selected songs from their new album, I Am Gemini, at the 400 Bar, last night. …
Friday 03/20/15, 8pm ($15)
The last time I saw Cursive at the 400 Bar in 2012, they were promoting their seventh album I Am Gemini (Saddle Creek Records), and I said that singer Tim Kasher sounded fantastic.
Cursive is back in Minneapolis at the Triple Rock Social Club on March 20th to promote their re-issue of The Ugly Organ, remastered for the first time on a 2-LP set.
The Ugly Organ 2015 Tour:
03/10/15 New York, NY The Bowery Ballroom
03/12/15 Brooklyn, NY Saint Vitus
03/13/15 Amityville, NY Revolution Bar
03/14/15 Cambridge, MA The Sinclair
03/15/15 Buffalo, NY Mohawk Place
03/17/15 Ferndale, MI The Loving Touch
03/18/15 Chicago, IL Lincoln Hall
03/19/15 Madison, WI High Noon Saloon
03/20/15 Minneapolis, MN Triple Rock
03/21/15 Omaha, NE The Waiting Room
03/22/15 Lincoln, NE Vega
Coming off from touring with Walk the Moon, Boston band Magic Man plays three shows for this year’s CMJ Music Marathon: October 17 .…
Saturday 03/21/15, 7pm ($15 / Sold Out)
A few years ago, Justina caught Magic Man at CMJ 2013, she really liked them, writing, " Perhaps the band’s approachability is why people in the crowd danced without inhibitions, doing more than just the usual head bob."
With their first-ever North American headling tour hitting Minneapolis next Saturday at 7th Street Entry, I knew I had to check out this sold out show. Check back with us on Sunday to read the report.
Opening up the show will be Brooklyn's Great Good Fine OK and Milwaukee's Vinyl Theatre.
Magic Man's tour dates:
10-Mar (Tue) Boston, MA Royale
12-Mar (Thu) Washington, DC The Black Cat
14-Mar (Sat) Brooklyn, NY Music Hall
15-Mar (Sun) New York, NY Bowery Ballroom
16-Mar (Mon) Philadelphia, PA Union Transfer
18-Mar (Wed) Indianapolis, IN Deluxe
19-Mar (Thu) Ann Arbor, MI Blind Pig
20-Mar (Fri) Chicago, IL Lincoln Hall
21-Mar (Sat) Minneapolis, MN 7th Street Entry
23-Mar (Mon) Denver, CO Bluebird Theater
25-Mar (Wed) Los Angeles, CA El Rey
26-Mar (Thu) San Francisco, CA Slim’s
29-Mar (Sun) Dallas, TX House of Blues
30-Mar (Mon) Houston, TX House of Blues
31-Mar (Tue) Austin, TX The Parish
2-Apr (Thu) Nashville, TN The High Watt
3-Apr (Fri) Chapel Hill, NC Local 506
Posted by W♥M on Tuesday, 10 March 2015 at 08:16 PM in Basic, Cursive, Great Good Fine OK, Ke$ha, Magic Man, Minneapolis, Minneapolis Music Guide, RuPaul, The Max Collective, Vinyl Theatre | Permalink | Comments (0)
Rocktober: October 19, 2014
Smallpools
Indie pop band, Smallpools, hasn't been around very long, forming earlier this year, but they are already making big waves. The band opened with one of their singles, Mason Jar, before going on to play ....
Here are shows taking place in Minneapolis/St Paul on October 19, 2014.
SMALLPOOLS, MAGIC MAN with Waters
Sunday 10/19/14, 7pm
$15/$17: varsitytheater.org
Los Angeles' Smallpools will be on their Live Nation “Ones To Watch” tour, which kicks off at the Varsity Theater in Minneapolis this Sunday (October 19).
The other headliner, Magic Man was a clear favorite from Justina, who saw them at CMJ 2013.
San Francisco's Waters are last band on the bill, they have a new record It All Might Be OK, which recently came out October 14th.
10/16 – Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theater
10/19 – Minneapolis, MN @ Varsity Theater *
10/21 – Columbus, OH @ Newport Music Hall *
10/22 – Detroit, MI @ St. Andrews Hall *
10/24 – Toronto, ON @ The Opera House *
10/25 – Montreal, QC @ Cabaret Mile-End *
10/26 – Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club *
10/28 – Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg *
10/29 – Philadelphia, PA @ Theatre of Living Arts *
10/30 – New York, NY @ Irving Plaza *
10/31 – Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club *
11/02 – Atlanta, GA @ Terminal West *
11/04 – Nashville, TN @ Exit/In *
11/06 – Chicago, IL @ HOB Chicago *
11/07 – Louisville, KY @ Mercury Lounge *
11/08 – Indianapolis, IN @ Deluxe *
11/10 – Lawrence, KS @ Granada Theatre *
11/12 – Houston, TX @ HOB ^
11/13 – Austin, TX @ Emo’s ^
11/14 – Dallas, TX @ HOB Dallas ^
11/16 – Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom ^
11/17 – Anaheim, CA @ HOB Anaheim ^
11/18 – San Diego, CA @ HOB San Diego ^
11/19 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Fonda Theatre ^
11/20 – San Francisco, CA @ The Independent ^
11/23 – Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom ^
11/24 – Seattle, WA @ Neptune Theatre ^
11/25 – Vancouver, BC @ Venue ^
* w/ Magic Man and Waters
^ w/ Magic Man and Panama Wedding
The Airborne Toxic Event are a bit of an enigma. Blasting out of the gate to national attention in late 2007/early 2008 with the breakout single ‘Sometime Around Midnight’ .…
AIRBORNE TOXIC EVENT w/ In the Valley Below
$19/$22: first-avenue.com
The Airborne Toxic Event is back in Minneapolis this Sunday... along with Los Angeles synth-pop band In the Valley Below, who will be playing tracks from their album The Belt. Personally, I think In the Valley Below should tour with Death From Above 1979 (who is stopping by Minneapolis on November 24).
As for Airborne Toxic Event, apparently members from that group and The Duke Spirit also have a project called The Bulls - their debut single "Come Unwound" is out now.
Oct 15 Liberty Hall Lawrence, KS*
Oct 17 Eagles Ballroom Milwaukee, WI*
Oct 18 The Vic Chicago, IL*
Oct 19 First Avenue Minneapolis, MN*
Oct 24 Commodore Ballroom Vancouver, BC*
Oct 25 Crystal Ballroom Portland, OR*
Oct 26 Showbox at the Market Seattle, WA*
Oct 28 Ace of Spades Sacramento, CA*
Nov 03 The Depot Salt Lake City, UT*
Nov 05 Belly Up Aspen, CO*
Nov 06 Ogden Theatre Denver, CO*
*with In The Valley Below
Like Dave Matthews, Pearl Jam decides to create their own music festival, in celebration of their twenty years together as a band. The line up consists of Eddie Vedder's hand-picked artists, including The Strokes .…
at Xcel Energy
Sunday 10/19/14, 7:30pm
$69.50: xcelenergycenter.com
Here's a band that needs no press or introduction - Pearl Jam. It's been a very long time since they were in town, but since they were already headlining Austin City Limits, they decided to add 10 additional shows to their schedule in October.
And yes, the show is sold out.
Fans who can't attend, the consolation prize is PJ are usually good about making their live shows available on CD.
10/16/14 Detroit, MI Joe Louis Arena
10/17/14 Moline, IL I Wireless Center
10/19/14 Saint Paul, MN Xcel Energy Center
10/20/14 Milwaukee, WI BMO Harris Bradley Center
10/22/14 Denver, CO Pepsi Center
10/25/14 Bridge School Benefit
0/26/14 Bridge School Benefit
Posted by W♥M on Wednesday, 15 October 2014 at 04:02 PM in In the Valley Below, Magic Man, Minneapolis, Minneapolis Music Guide, Pearl Jam, Rocktober, Smallpools, The Airborne Toxic Event, Vu, Waters | Permalink | Comments (0)
CMJ: Magic Man @ Milk Studios (10/19/13)
In the basement of Milk Studios Saturday night, Boston band Magic Man played an intimate midnight show for invite-only guests. Record label and live promoter Communion Music hosted the exclusive event, in which guests at the venue, Milk Studios, ventured between the eighth floor reception room where guests drank PBR (and later Jameson) and had a gorgeous view of the Hudson River or looking down, a portion of the High Line, and the basement where the bands like Magic Man performed.
As is with most studios and gallery spaces, the building is chic and clean with mainly black and white aesthetics. The basement, however, is reminiscent of college days where people partied underground. Pipes are exposed, running horizontally across the low ceiling with Christmas lights strung around them and in among them are three disco balls (two of which work). The walls have magazine cut-outs of models and naked women, and neon signs that say “XXX,” “Girls Girls Girls,” and “Budweiser.”
“Oh man, these are like our basement days… our first shows. College—woo!” said Magic Man lead singer Alex Caplow in between songs.
Some bands would be intimidated with a venue where the end of a ground platform stage and the start of the crowd are at the same point, but not Magic Man. Caplow sang and tilted the mic stand into the crowd and other band members had no qualms dancing along with the audience. Perhaps the band’s approachability is why people in the crowd danced without inhibitions, doing more than just the usual head bob. Of course it helps that they play synthpop-rock-y, energized music. The bigger hits with the crowd (though honestly most people were dancing throughout the set) were “Texas,” “Every Day,” and “Paris.”
“We’re so happy to be here with you,” Caplow said to the crowd and sentiments seemed to be returned as a girl in the front later said, “Why are you so good? I love you!”
Listen to Magic Man’s latest EP, You Are Here, here at magicman.bandcamp.com
Magic Man Tour (w/ Sir Sly):
10/23 Brighton Music Hall Allston, MA
10/24 Brooklyn Bowl Brooklyn, NY
10/25 Fete Lounge Providence, RI
10/27 The Boot & Saddle Philadelphia, PA
10/28 Rock & Roll Hotel Washington, DC
10/30 The EARL Atlanta, GA
11/01 Lola’s Fort Worth, TX
11/02 Holy Mountain Austin, TX
justina ♥ weheartmusic.com ♥ cmj.com
Posted by W♥M on Monday, 21 October 2013 at 02:13 AM in CMJ, Justina, Magic Man | Permalink | Comments (0)
CMJ 2013 Preview
I get about three billion CMJ show announcements that I'm just going to quickly pass on to you. If you're going this year: good luck sorting through the ten million bands. .…
cmj.com
It's that time of the year again: CMJ Music Marathon in New York! The music festival is taking place this year on October 15th to October 19th! And YES, we are covering it this year!
Like other similar-style festivals, CMJ does not take place in one location, but rather over various venues near and around New York City.
There are way too many artists to list this year, instead, perhaps you should check out the free CMJ 2013 Mixtape, featuring many artists that will appear this year, including Eleanor Friedberger, TEEN, Courtney Barnett, and the triple-keyboard action of Au Revoir Simone.
Below are some bands we plan on covering:
We got to interview Here We Go Magic a few years ago, so I'm always happy to come back and support the band. The band will be releasing LIVE EP via PledgeMusic, to help fund their European tour.…
herewegomagicband.tumblr.com
Here We Go Magic plays a PledgeMusic CMJ Showcase at Heath at McKittrick Hotel October 17.
The Brooklyn band has three albums and one EP, the latest album entitled, A Different Ship. The single “Make Up Your Mind” from the album gives off a tension-filled, slight shoe-gazey vibe while the more upbeat-sounding “How Do I Know” ignites some head-bopping or even some unique robot dancing. Their sound has been described by the NY Times as a creative extension of “the systematic art-rock heritage of New York bands” combined with European influences like Radiohead.
Here We Go Magic’s singer and songwriter Luke Temple will be touring with his solo act through November.
Upcoming Tour Dates:
10/14/13 Le Poisson Rouge (Luke Temple solo) Brooklyn, NY
10/16/13 Crossing Border Festival (Luke Temple solo) The Hague, Netherlands
10/17/13 Heath at McKittrick Hotel (CMJ) New York, NY
11/17/13 L’Espace B (Luke Temple solo) Paris, France
11/18/13 Lexington (Luke Temple solo) London, UK
11/21/13 Kafe Antzokia (Luke Temple solo) Bilbao, Spain
11/22/13 BIME Festival (Luke Temple solo) Bilbao, Spain
Ghost Wave
Flying Nun Records will be releasing Ghost Wave's debut full-length, Ages, on August 27th in the U.S. This is the first new release since New Zealand's Flying Nun Records .…
CMJ Music Marathon goers have a chance to see New Zealand band Ghost Wave at six shows this year. They play at Pianos and Le Poisson Rouge (CMJ NZ Showcase) October 15, Knitting Factory October 17, Judson Memorial Church (KEXP session) and Fontana’s (CMJ Showcase) October 18, and back at Pianos October 19.
As fellow New Zealander Lorde brings the beats and minimalist sound to the U.S., Ghost Wave brings a psychedelic sound with the 60’s British vocals. Listen to “Here She Comes,” the first single off their debut album, Ages, released in late August.
10/10/13 Filter’s Cultures Collide Los Angeles, CA
10/11/13 The Church, Echo Park Los Angeles, CA
10/12/13 Culture Collide Los Angeles, CA
10/15/13 Pianos New York, NY
10/15/13 Le Poisson Rouge Brooklyn, NY
10/17/13 Knitting Factory Brooklyn, NY
10/18/13 Judson Memorial Church New York, NY
10/18/13 Fontana’s New York, NY
Well, looks like The Colourist is officially releasing their debut single, "Little Games", backed with a Magic Man remix their hit song "Yes Yes". Hear the remix song .…
magicmanmusic.com
Coming off from touring with Walk the Moon, Boston band Magic Man plays three shows for this year’s CMJ Music Marathon: October 17 at Bowery Ballroom and Santos Party House, and October 18 at Spike Hill in Brooklyn.
Their September released You Are Here EP’s single, “Every Day,” has over 45,000 plays on Soundcloud already. Their talent has not gone unnoticed for not long ago, they were recruited by Ellie Goulding to remix her single, “Burn.”
Catch Magic Man on tour with Sir Sly later this month.
10/17/13 Bowery Ballroom New York, NY
10/17/13 Santos Party House New York, NY
10/18/13 Spike Hill (CMJ) Brooklyn, NY
10/23/13 Brighton Music Hall Allston, MA
10/24/13 Brooklyn Bowl Brooklyn, NY
10/25/13 Fete Lounge Providence, RI
10/27/13 Boot & Saddle Philadelphia, PA
10/28/13 Rock & Roll Hotel Washington, D.C.
10/30/13 The Earl Atlanta, GA
11/01/13 Lola’s Fort Worth, TX
11/02/13 Holy Mountain Austin, TX
LE TROUBLE
Le Trouble plays three shows for CMJ Music Marathon this year: Rockwood Music Hall Stage 2 and The Delancey on October 18, and Living Room October 19.
Listeners will have no trouble getting up and moving to Canadian band Le Trouble. If their soon-to-be released debut EP, Reality Strikes, is any indication of how their live shows are, audiences will definitely be bopping around. Check out their single, “Real Talk (Part 2)” and on tour.
10/15/13 The Garrison Toronto, Canada
10/18/13 Rockwood Music Hall New York, NY
10/18/13 The Delancey New York, NY
10/19/13 Living Room New York, NY
10/26/13 The Seahorse Tavern Halifax, Canada
11/07/13 Bar Le Cha Cha Ste Thérèse, Canada
vu + justina ♥ weheartmusic.com ♥ cmj.com
Posted by W♥M on Tuesday, 08 October 2013 at 10:49 AM in Au Revoir Simone, CMJ, Courtney Barnett, Eleanor Friedberger, Ghost Wave, Here We Go Magic, Justina, Le Trouble, Magic Man, Vu | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Former Sec. of Defense hopeful presidential campaign will ‘sober up’
Posted 7:28 PM, May 12, 2016, by Tom Negovan
CHICAGO -- Former Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel spoke at the University of Chicago Thursday.
Hagel was President Obama's Defense Secretary for two turbulent years
He was brought in by the U of C’s renowned Project on Security and Terrorism to talk to students about the state of the world. and America’s role in it.
But in the midst of this raucous presidential campaign, it’s impossible to stray far from politics.
“The American people have lost confidence in a good part of their political system” he said “What’s interesting to me about the study of the presidency, and I’ve known them all since Richard Nixon, is presidents do rise to the occasion. You can like them or dislike them or agree with them or disagree with them, but they do rise to the occasion of the office."
So Hagel is hopeful that the campaign will, in his words, “sober up” and that a reality-show mentality will give way to positive discourse which he says would be a nice change. He hasn’t seen it so far.
“We’ve seen in the last few months this kind of gong show process in our presidential politics, and that’s unfortunate,” he said. “But now we are getting closer and closer to have two presidential candidates. And that, I believe, will focus the media, focus the American people on not just two candidates, but the big issues.”
A lot of Americans are concerned about the access both parties’ nominees will soon get to classified intelligence briefings. Hagel says he doesn’t share that worry. He says its information a presidential nominee should have.
The devout Republican also says he will not be attending the GOP convention and has no plan to endorse Donald Trump.
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Sunday Conversation with Patrick Ungashick
Ann Hardie, For the AJC
Business exec dons clown gear for charity
Not every business executive would tolerate being called a clown, much less the head clown, but Patrick Ungashick asks for it. Going on nine years, the CEO of White Horse Advisors, an Atlanta investment firm, relishes shedding the suit for a Kelly green tuxedo and face paint to entertain the kids at the Children’s Christmas Parade, this year on Dec. 5. He also leads the “Distinguished Clown Corps” of business and community leaders that formed in 1991 and have donated more than $1 million to Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. In return, this merry band of movers and shakers gets to ditch their corporate personas for a chance to, well, clown around..
Q: Talk more about the Distinguished Clown Corps.
A: We write a check or do a little fundraising to come up with a minimum $1,500 cash donation to Children’s Healthcare, although many contribute substantially more. On parade day, we show up bright and early at the Clifton Road campus and dress up as clowns. We spend a couple of hours with the kids in the hospital, which is incredible. The first time I did this, I had no idea the kind of fantastic reaction we would get. Then we walk the parade route down Peachtree. For me and for a lot of the other clowns, this is our favorite day of the year.
Q: You are head clown?
A: I inherited that title — we are a rather irreverent bunch. There are other clowns who serve on what we call our “bored of directors.” We do not want to get too bureaucratic or institutional.
Q: Do you have to go to clown school?
A: No, anyone can be a clown. We enjoy seeing people who have rather reserved and corporate personalities unfold. There is something about putting on makeup and a costume and becoming anonymous that lights a spark in people and makes them want to do a little soft shoe or honk a horn to make kids smile.
Q: Is being a clown a big leap for you?
A: I like to think I am a fun and jovial kind of person. When the weather is good, typically 350,000 people attend the parade. When you have kids calling, “Hey, clown, come over here,” it is transformative.
Q: Have you ever had a clown who couldn’t get into character?
A: A few people don’t come back so maybe it wasn’t for them. I have never had anyone tell me that the experience was anything less than very memorable, warm and wonderful.
Q: Who provides the costumes and makeup?
A: Children’s Healthcare makes it very easy for us. They have volunteers, including some professional makeup people. We own 70 to 80 costumes. A number of us have our own costume. My family heritage is Irish so my clown costume is a green tuxedo called the “lepre-clown.”
Q: Have you had any personal experiences with Children’s Healthcare?
A: We have all boys and have been a customer of Children’s on many occasions. My middle son was born at two pounds. For the first years of his life, we were regulars at one of the Children’s facilities. I was already a huge appreciator of what Children’s means to this community before I ever became a clown.
Q: What do your employees think about the boss being the head clown?
A: Everyone is still pretty respectful. In my office is a large plaque with my clown picture and the years I have been involved. I have some clown gear around. Don’t get me wrong — it is not creepy. For some of the others and me, being a clown has become a little part of our identity.
10:30 a.m. to noon Saturday, Dec. 5, in Midtown Atlanta beginning at Peachtree and 16th streets and ending at Peachtree and 5th streets.
Information: www.choa.orgparade
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Nasrallah: Hezbollah will stand by Gaza resistance
Published July 21st, 2014 - 05:47 GMT
Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah has vowed that his resistance party will stand by the resistance in Gaza.
“Hezbollah and the Lebanese resistance will stand by the Palestinian people’s uprising and resistance in our heart, willpower, hope and destiny,” Nasrallah said in a late-night telephone call to Hamas chief Khaled Mashaal, a Hezbollah statement said Monday.
Nasrallah also expressed Hezbollah’s support for Hamas’ “rightful demands to end the current battle.”
The statement said Mashaal’s remarks were reassuring that the Palestinian resistance “will remain steadfast and make a second victory in July, God willing.”
Nasrallah warned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that the Palestinian resistance was stronger than he thinks.
“If Netanyahu is counting on governmental and international support in his [Gaza] offensive, the resistance in Gaza relies by all means on the strongest popular support,” Nasrallah said.
It said Nasrallah also discussed developments on the battleground in Gaza and the slow in a telephone call with Ramadan Abdullah Shalah, the leader of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad movement.
Nasrallah stressed both “Hezbollah’s and the Islamic resistance in Lebanon’s support for the resistance in Gaza,” the statement added.
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What you'll study.
You'll merge a scientific foundation with hands-on skill. In exercise science, you'll focus on how the human body reacts and adapts to exercise, particularly when it comes to promoting health. Majors and minors.
What you'll do.
Find your niche in the Human Movement Lab and with our athletic training equipment. You'll also work in the field assisting athletic trainers and exercise scientists who partner with physicians to optimize the activity and healthy participation of patients and clients.
Where you'll go.
A physician. Physical therapist. Personal trainer. Cardiac rehabilitator. The list goes on. As a graduate, you'll qualify to sit for the Board of Certification examination and the American College of Sports Medicine certification examinations. Most grads go on to graduate school or jobs in exercise science, but about a third enter allied health professions or medical school.
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Vinyl Record Memories
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Patsy Cline Songs & Lyrics
"You Belong To Me"
The Patsy Cline songs are considered some of the very best in country music by a female artist. She has the most legendary life of any female country singer.
Perhaps this is due to an early death just after she had entered her prime. Patsy Cline's songs are not just "country songs." They're the songs of women's feelings.
She was the voice of the average woman....the waitress at the diner, the woman working swing shift at the local factory, the counter girl at the all-night truck stop, or even the stay-at-home mom who stops to wonder what happened to all her dreams. Patsy Cline was their voice.
Not only did she have "the" voice, but she was able, through her phrasing and voice control, to put such feeling into her songs. Listen to most Patsy Cline songs on a dreary rainy night and tell me you don't feel the heartbreak in her songs.
We all love "Crazy" by Patsy Cline, and many consider this, along with "I Fall To Pieces" her signature songs, but my equal to those two is her style of singing on the song "You Belong to Me." Her #1 song, "She's Got You," is another that will tug at your heartstrings.
These are some of the best Patsy Cline songs she recorded. Her death at such a young age deprived the world of a wonderful artist. She was only thirty years old when she died. She remains my favorite female country singer.
Patsy Cline Songs - Who's The Famous Background Singers?
When you watch the video and listen to this beautiful song listen to the Jordanaires in the background.
Authentic, oldies style background vocals. As close to Country Doo-Wop as you're gonna get.
This is from a time when a singer's vocal talent was more important than how "sellable" their appearance was.
"Give me a old dusty dark bar with Patsy on the jukebox and a cold one at the ready. It just doesn't get any better than that."
Enjoy....
She began recording in the mid-'50s, and although she recorded a lot of material between 1955 and 1960 (17 singles in all), only one of them became a hit. The song was "Walkin' After Midnight" and was a Top 20 hit.
Because she was tied to a publishing company that limited her to recording songs from that one company, she couldn't follow up "Walkin' After Midnight."
The Turning Point In Patsy's Career.
When her Four Star contract expired in 1960 she signed with Decca Records-Nashville and was under the direction of legendary producer Owen Bradley.
Cline began selecting material that was both more suitable and of a higher quality than her previous recordings. Bradley was not only responsible for much of the success of Patsy's career, but also for the careers of Loretta Lynn and Brenda Lee.
The turning point in her career was a song cut at the very first session, "I Fall to Pieces." Patsy was at liberty to record what she wanted and the results were evident as the song reached #1 in the country charts and #12 on the pop charts.
Her producer Owen Bradley managed to craft smooth orchestra arrangements with strings and other instruments not typical of country recordings at that time.
Patsy's Silky, Torch Song Style of Singing...
Bradley also used backup vocals by the Jordanaires. Remember the Jordanaires? They were also singing background vocals for Elvis at the time. You can hear pianist Floyd Cramer on her songs.
Owen Bradley helped smooth her voice into the silky, torch song style for which she is famous.
Enjoy the Patsy Cline songs as they are added to these pages in the future and especially enjoy the above video of my favorite song by Patsy Cline.
This song was one she recorded on her last album on August 7th, 1962 called "Sentimentally Yours."
I Fall To Pieces - Patsy Cline's First #1 Hit
"Crazy" - Is This The Best Jukebox Song ever?
She's Got You - Patsy's Second #1 Song
Listen to the Duprees version of this great song.
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Songs that will make you cry.
"Tear Time" takes you through a feminine emotional experience and will touch your heart with the lyrics, "All it takes is the smallest thought of you...Then tear time starts crying all night through." Read more...
Love Me With All Your Heart.
Just creamy harmony and seamless pleasure returns you to the days when easy listening was called "dinner music."
Another beautiful love song from 1964. Read more.
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"Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye."
Will anyone ever record songs like this again? A Beautiful song with perfect harmony and words you can actually understand, make sense and have a meaning. Read more.
"Baby's Gone"
It's been more than fifty years since I heard this wonderful old tune.
A song I heard only a few times back in 1964, but from the first note of this memory filled song, I was swimming in a sea of nostalgia. Read more...
The End - Earl Grant
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Hong Kong International Airport, also known as Chek Lap Kok Airport and opened on July 2, 1998, is an aero island that serves the urban area of Hong Kong and is one of the busiest in the world. It operates with flights throughout Asia, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and North America.
Official Website: hongkongairport.com
Number of Terminals - 2 - Terminals 1 and 2, open 24 hours a day. An automatic free train (Automated People Mover) travels between the terminals and the SkyPier ferry station from 6:00 am to 1:00 am.
Annual passenger traffic: 74.7 million passengers went through it during 2018.
Tel: +852 2181 8888. Customer service centers are available on the Departures and Arrivals levels of both terminals, in addition to interactive booths in the Arrivals Halls. There are also volunteers at high-traffic locations to provide assistance.
The airport is located on Chek Lap Kok island, 34 km (21 miles) to the west of Hong Kong.
From 7:00 am to 0:00 am there are limousine services in Terminal 2. China Travel Service (Tel +852 2261 2169), Eternal East Tours (Tel +852 3559 1083), KCI Travel (Tel +852 2261 2636), ST Travel (Tel +852 3197 9312), Sinoway (Tel +852 3197 9310), TIL Travel (Tel +852 2261 0296).
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WA Labor’s research proposal a smart plan
Home > News & Media > Media Releases > News > WA Labor’s research proposal a smart plan
WA Labor’s proposal to introduce a Future Health Research and Innovation (HRI) Fund has been welcomed by the Australian Medical Association (WA) as a smart plan for improving the health and wellbeing of all Western Australians.
“WA Labor’s promise of a secure source of funding to generate and nurture research capabilities, develop high-quality infrastructure and initiate world class clinical studies demonstrates its willingness to harness the abundant potential medical and research skills in our State,” AMA (WA) President Dr Andrew Miller said today.
“WA needs to add another economy and culture that does not rely on the vagaries of commodity prices. By further developing our robust medical research community Labor is showing it has plans to be innovative.
“I congratulate Mark McGowan for having the foresight and political will to set WA on this path and build something exciting for the whole community.
“The Future Health Research and Innovation Fund would require legislation to be passed in order to access the current Future Fund, so we would hope that this idea of the WA Labor Party does not get bogged down in parliamentary process and be forgotten after the election,” Dr Miller said.
Data prepared by the National Health and Medical Research Council shows an overall decline in the proportion of medical research allocation in WA falling from almost 9 per cent in 2000 to just 5 per cent in 2015.
“The big concern here is that the small amount of money devoted to research by the current government is dwindling and before long, talented local researchers will follow others who have gone interstate and even overseas.
Not many people realise how successful WA researchers have been but we really do have the start of something very special here,” Dr Miller said.
“Investing in medical research generates positive outcomes for the entire community. It drives down demand and cost of healthcare services; stimulates innovation and diversity; combats and reduces the human cost of chronic illnesses; and would help increase WA’s footprint on the international medical research map.”
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Why to vote for Modi again? Read this..
Eastern and western peripheral expressway is constructed around the capital of the India Delhi. The eastern peripheral expressway is around 135km long which is in the east side of the Delhi, the main benefit of this express way is that it connects national highway 1 and national highway 2 bypassing the Delhi. On the other hand there is one western peripheral expressway which is in the east side of Delhi, which also connects NH-1 and NH-2 via Haryana again bypassing Delhi.
All this is made possible by the dedication of the ministry of road transport and highways.
These two expressways will form a ring road around the Delhi which helps to avoid the vehicles to enter in Delhi, which used to go through Delhi to reach other destinations.
Benefits of Western Peripheral Expressway (WPE) and Eastern Peripheral Expressway (EPE):
It connects NH-1 and NH-2 from east and west side of Delhi.
Will help to reduce pollution in capital by 50%.
Less traffic in Delhi.
It has generated 40 lakh mandays o empolyent.
Employment for local people.
Help in bringing down the logistics cost.
information source: PIB
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Stumpy Lester Joins SwampButt Underwear as Football Insider, Hanger On
Long-time football coach, player and scout Archibald “Stumpy” Lester will join SwampButt Underwear™ as its Football Insider. Lester will give his unique takes on the college football landscape, the exciting teams, interesting places and memories of his life in football. SwampButt Underwear (www.swampbutt.com) is a real company with a product that helps manage a real problem in a straightforward way.
“Football has been in my blood for more than 40 years and I’m excited to share the memories I can remember with so many people,” said Stumpy. “I’ve been a part of at least 50 teams in more than 40 states and maybe a few countries, and it has been a blast despite what my ex-wives keep telling people. I’ll use my life experiences to bring people inside the huddle, inside the locker room and if we have time inside that jail cell on the Texas coast.”
Stumpy’s insights will be shared regularly via SwampButt Underwear’s accounts on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter as well as SwampButt Underwear news releases, SwampButt.com and the bars and beer joints he’s known to frequent.
“I wouldn’t lend him any money, but we’re excited to have Stumpy on the SwampButt Underwear team,” said SwampButt Underwear spokesman Nick Heraldson. “Stumpy has as many stories as the day is long and a few involve football in some capacity. I could listen to his tales all day, which is what he wants because that means I’m picking up the tab. As the No. 1 underwear company covering football today, Stumpy’s knowledge and passion will only increase our lead in that particular market segment, which I’m told is a thing.”
Stumpy Lester’s Top 130
Stumpy’s insights and analysis will start immediately with the unveiling of his countdown of the Top 130 college football teams across SwampButt Underwear’s many platforms.
“I’ve seen many of these teams run at least a few plays over the last decade, so I think I got the gist of what makes them go and how good or bad they are” said Stumpy. “We’ve already had many spirited debates in the office about the Top 130 list, which was mainly me learning that so few teams run the veer offense nowadays. I stand by my rankings, but that was a real eye opener.”
Heraldson said the ‘Stumpy’s Top 130’ is a collection of unique story angles, which fans won’t get from other football insiders. “There are a lot of excellent football people out there who are great at what they do and probably know the names of the starting quarterbacks for most teams,” said Heraldson. “But they can’t give you stories about almost dying in the Texas heat while spying on a rival team, going to magical carnivals or coaching with a serial killer. Stumpy has led an interesting life and combined with his football knowledge makes for a fantastic Top 130. I still think he has Tennessee too low and I shouldn’t have sucker punched him for it. But that’s something for us to work out, so please give us time.”
Games Without Frontiers
Stumpy will also be providing analysis on key games throughout the season.
“I’m banned from a number of hotel chains, which makes it hard to travel,” said Stumpy. “But that doesn’t mean I can’t cover the sport I love. My lawyers have confirmed it. I’m excited to tell the world what I think about stuff and hopefully some of that involves football. But who knows? I’m just along for the ride at this point.”
And SwampButt Underwear is thrilled to be on that ride as well. “Everyone knows that SwampButt Underwear is great at helping people with sweaty backsides and now we’re the only underwear company covering football,” said Heraldson. “That’s a great combination. And we’re excited to have Stumpy on the team for as long he is employable.”
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Sun 29 Jan 2012 07:54 AM
Arab League suspends Syria mission as violence rages
Latest army offensives said to leave at least 12 dead as fighting flares in Damascus
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has blamed "foreign elements" for the uprising
The Arab League suspended its monitoring mission in Syria
because of worsening violence, a move Damascus said was an attempt to encourage
foreign intervention as it struggles to quell a 10-month revolt against
President Bashar al-Assad.
The Arab League took the decision on Saturday days after
calling on Assad to step down and make way for a government of national unity.
It will take an Arab peace plan to the UN Security Council next week.
Instability is increasing inside Syria. On Saturday, the
army launched an offensive against rebels who seized three Damascus suburbs
this week. Activists said at least 12 people had been killed and 30 injured,
mostly by anti-aircraft fire and mortar rounds. The report could not be
independently verified.
"Given the critical deterioration of the situation in
Syria and the continued use of violence ... it has been decided to immediately
stop the work of the Arab League's mission to Syria..." Secretary-General
Nabil Elaraby said in a statement.
Arab League foreign ministers are expected to discuss early
next month the possibility of withdrawing monitors completely, a League
official said.
Syria TV cited a government official as saying Syria was
surprised by the decision, which would "put pressure on [Security Council]
deliberations with the aim of calling for foreign intervention and encouraging
armed groups to increase violence."
France, however, which has been leading calls for stronger
international action on Syria, said the Arab League decision highlighted the
need to act.
"France vigorously condemns the dramatic escalation of
violence in Syria, which has led the Arab League to suspend its observers'
mission in Syria," the foreign ministry said in a statement.
"Dozens of Syrian civilians have been killed in the
past days by the savage repression taken by the Syrian regime, notably by
massive military operations against opponents' neighbourhoods in several
cities. Those responsible for these barbarous acts must answer to their
crimes."
The Arab League mission was sent to observe Syria's
implementation of a League peace plan, which failed to end the fighting. The
mission was further undermined when Gulf states withdrew their monitors last
week, saying the team could not stop the violence - which Assad blames on
foreign-backed militants.
In the three rebel-held suburbs of Damascus, activists said
they believed the army was trying to prevent insurgents from building a
stronghold close to the centre of government.
The Damascus insurgents were emboldened by a string of
reports of army desertions, and activists said one group of deserters had brought
with them their three tanks.
Activists said by telephone that rebels who control the
towns of Saqba, Kafr Batna and Jisreen were exchanging fire with soldiers who
were shooting back from tanks and had used anti-aircraft guns and mortars.
A video uploaded by activists, purported to be from a
rebel-held Damascus suburb, showed smoke rising from behind a mosque and heavy
gunfire erupting in the background as residents shouted "Allahu Akbar (God
is greatest)."
It was not possible to verify the video or many of the
details from activists, as media access to such locations is restricted in
Syria.
The rebel FSA agreed a truce last week for government forces
to withdraw from rebel-held Zabadani, 30 minutes' drive from Damascus. It said
the army had had to pull back because of the large number of desertions from
its ranks.
Elsewhere, activists said they were still recovering bodies
from the killings of Sunni Muslims in a neighbourhood of the flashpoint city
Homs, which they blamed on pro-Assad militiamen belonging to the president's
minority Alawite sect.
The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the
death count had risen to 47.
The United Nations said in December that more than 5,000
people had been killed in the wave of protests. Syria says more than 2,000
security force members have been killed by militants.
On Friday, the Security Council discussed a European-Arab
draft UN Security Council resolution aimed at halting the bloodshed in Syria.
Britain and France said they hoped to put the draft resolution to a vote next
Russia joined China in vetoing a previous Western draft
resolution in October, and has said it wants a Syrian-led political process,
not "an Arab League-imposed outcome of a political process that has not
yet taken place" or Libyan-style "regime change".
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By USAfricaLIVE May 19, 2018
By Chido Nwangwu, Publisher of USAfrica, Houston. •Follow Twitter.com/Chido247, Facebook.com/USAfricaChido
I remember my first meeting with Omoyele Sowore has been almost 10 years — at the residence of the profoundly resourceful Dr. Chidi Achebe — where we (including Prof Okey Ndibe and Prof Chukwuma Azuonye) gathered to learn and interview the great novelist Prof Chinua Achebe.
He came as SaharaReporters.com Publisher which opened a few years earlier in 2006, in New York; supported by grants from the Ford Foundation and the Omidyar Foundation. I came as Publisher of the print and online platforms USAfrica [established 1992, in Houston], USAfricaonline.com, CLASSmagazine and AchebeBooks.com
I had a brief chat with Sowore middle of May 2018 whereby he informed me about his campaign for the presidency of Nigeria 2019. I congratulated him “for the courage to present an alternative outlook on Nigeria.”
Before that day, I observed his campaign events and use of the social elements of technology to enable me make these points.
First, Sowore, an equal opportunity offender [especially of the corrupt], is undertaking a relatively bold challenge of the entrenched forces and groups who have held Nigeria’s potentially greater fortunes as their playground, a barnyard for primitive accumulation and consumption.
Second, the campaign’s financial support is primarily derived from the social media funding site, gofundme.com
His fundraising results there has been a catalyzing factor for the operations and mobilization of supporters. It has not been optimal. Yet, he’s doing what no other Nigerian politician has attempted: Raise money for politics through small donations by everyday folks rather than depend on the overbearing weight of funding from the fat cats!
Third, the former students union leader at the University of Lagos has made swift but effective campaign events across Nigeria’s major cities and North America. As it were, it is factual to note that the attendance of these rallies have been modest. The master stroke and strategy of Sowore are the facts that he has made the most mileage issue in the utilization of social media better than any other potential candidates, so far, in the race.
Fourth, he is capturing the imagination and civic interests of millions of unemployed, underemployed, yet very talented demographics of Nigerian youth. He speaks in their lingo, wrapped
Fifth, besides the youth segment of Nigeria, Sowore has impressed many Nigerians and accountability organizations in the fight over corruption. To be sure, he has equally alienated a huge swath of the Nigerian political and business elite over published materials on his website. The truth of the matter is that he is usually, to use a Nigerian slang, “more correct” than those who accuse him of being driven by malice or sponsored by some special interests.
How all those will impact his ambition to lead Nigeria reside in the dynamic turns and twists of time and real politik.
USAfrica Publisher Chido Nwangwu, pix Jan11 2014
I’ll close with the realistic engagement in the battle for power as stated by the 1960s Black feminist Audre Lorde that ““For the master’s tools will never dismantle the master’s house…”
•Dr. Chido Nwangwu is Founder & Publisher of Houston-based USAfrica multimedia networks, first African-owned, U.S-based newspaper published on the internet USAfricaonline.com; and recipient of several journalism and public policy awards. He has been profiled by the CNN International for his pioneering works on multimedia/news/public policy projects for Africans and Americans. He worked previously for the Nigerian Television Authority, Platform magazine, and the Daily Times of Nigeria; and has served as adviser on Africa business to Houston’s former Mayor Brown. USAfrica, CLASSmagazine and USAfricaonline.com are assessed by the CNN and The New York Times as the largest and arguably the most influential African-owned, U.S-based multimedia networks. USAfrica established May 1992.
2018 book: In this engaging, uniquely insightful and first person reportage book, MANDELA & ACHEBE: Footprints of Greatness, about two global icons and towering persons of African descent whose exemplary lives and friendship hold lessons for humanity and Africans, the author Chido Nwangwu takes a measure of their works and consequence to write that Mandela and Achebe have left “footprints of greatness.”
He chronicles, movingly, his 1998 reporting from the Robben Island jail room in South Africa where Mandela was held for decades through his 20 years of being close to Achebe. He moderated the 2012 Achebe Colloquium at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island.”I’ll forever remember having walked inside and peeped through that historic Mandela jail cell (where he was held for most of his 27 years in unjust imprisonment) at the dreaded Robben Island, on March 27, 1998, alongside then Editor-in-chief of TIME magazine and later news chief executive of the CNN, Walter Isaacson (and others) when President Bill Clinton made his first official trip to South Africa and came to Robben Island. Come to this island of scourge and you will understand, in part, the simple greatness and towering grace of Nelson Mandela”, notes Chido Nwangwu, award-winning writer, multimedia specialist and founder of USAfricaonline.com, the first African-owned U.S-based newspaper published on the internet, in his first book; he writes movingly from his 1998 reporting from South Africa on Mandela. http://mlkmandelaachebe.com/
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What's New in Adaxes 2019.2
We are constantly working to improve Adaxes, and here is an overview of what we have added in version 2019.2. This time we mainly focused on security-relevant aspects and have introduced another authentication factor for self-service password reset, two-factor authentication for Web Interface, auditing of sign-in activities and new notification capabilities for approval-based workflows.
Here’s more about what’s new in Adaxes 2019.2.
Authenticator app verification for self-password reset
We've added the option to use a mobile authenticator app as a verification method for self-service password reset. With this option enabled, users will be required to open the app on their mobile phone (or any other device) and enter the code displayed in the app to verify their identity.
Unlike SMS messages, authenticator apps run locally on the user's device which means that verification codes can't be intercepted on the phone network, code generation is instant and does not require an Internet connection or mobile service.
Adaxes supports the following authenticator apps:
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When the new authentication method is enabled, users will be prompted to enroll for password self-service and setup the authenticator app. The process is simple and will only require the user to install the app on their device and then activate it by scanning a QR code.
If a user loses their mobile device or gets a new one, they will need to re-activate the authenticator app on the new device. This can be done one of three ways: transfer the activation to the new device by means of the app itself (provided it supports that), reset the app activation using the Reset multifactor authentication operation in Adaxes, or use the Change device option in the Web Interface for self-service. For more details, see Reset authenticator app.
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Password self-service enrollment
We have also improved the user experience during enrollment for password self-service. We have made it a step-by-step process with clear and simple instructions that are easy to follow. To make sure mobile phone numbers are entered correctly, we have added an SMS verification step to it.
And now you have the option to remove the Disenroll link from the Password Self-Service card.
Two-factor authentication for Web Interface
We've added the ability to use time-based one-time password verification (via Google Authenticator and other similar apps) as an authentication factor for the Username/Password authentication type in the Web Interface. If enabled, the user will need to install the app on their device and activate it upon the first login. During subsequent logins, after entering their credentials, the user will be asked to enter a code generated by the authenticator app to sign in to the Web Interface.
Monitoring sign-in activity
Starting from the new version, Adaxes will log all user logins to the Web Interface and Web Interface Configurator. It will allow you to track who logs in, who fails to log in, from which host, to which Web Interface, when, etc.
Notification about operations that failed after approval
Now Adaxes will send an email notification to the user who initiated an operation that was submitted for approval, approved but executed with errors.
The subject, header and footer of the email notification can be customized according to your needs.
Sending emails to mailboxes that are being created
It is now possible to send email messages to mailboxes that are currently being created in Exchange Online. For example, you can now send a welcome email to a user right after assigning an Exchange Online license. Adaxes will wait until a mailbox is created in the cloud and only after that it will send the email message to the mailbox.
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Web Interface sign-ins - contains information about all user sign-in activities to Adaxes Web Interface.
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Fixed the issue with restoring Web Interface column settings from a backup.
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President Obama Announces Measures to Fight Nation’s Deadly Overdose Epidemic
Revised on July 30, 2019 | By Addiction Campuses Editorial Team | Published on October 22, 2015
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CHARLESTON, W.V. – President Barack Obama on his trip to Charleston Wednesday held a public forum with the people of the city, announcing a 2-fold plan to drastically cut opiate overdose deaths and put Naloxone (a known antidote to heroin overdose) in the hands of more first responders.
“I am a person in long-term recovery,” Jordan Cofflin kicking off the event. “I stand before you as a proud, hard-working, resilient, grateful man who has overcome many obstacles.”
Cofflin went on to say that the the word “normal” is simply a setting on a dryer, and that he and his sister were raised by pretty normal parents. All of that changed, he told the crowd, when he traded in cd’s for prescription painkillers. Cofflin says those years were marked by hopelessness, despair and desperation.
“Those feelings exhibited themselves in erratic behavior,” says Cofflin. “Lies, car accidents, isolation, legal issues and an accidental overdose that left me in a coma for almost 5 days. This story does not reflect my worth as a person, nor do any of the stories you might hear today. This story is a reflection of what happened after my life was put on hold by six little pills. The man you see before you is the man I always was, even in those moments.”
Cofflin, now a Peer Recovery Specialist with Youth Services Systems, says the only reason he is there today is because there is hope for recovery – a message the President hopes to echo with 2 shifts in drug policy aimed at education and implementation.
The President called for more federal training among healthcare providers in the distribution of pain medication, and also announced a mandate that federal insurance programs provide treatment for addiction. In addition, the President urged other states to adopt West Virginia’s policy that all doctors who prescribe opioids receive specialized training. The President also called for widespread distribution of the drug Naloxone (a known antidote for heroin overdose), and urged knowledge of how to administer the drug be provided for on a federal level.
This could not come at a better time for our nation. At 20,000/year, overdose is the leading cause of death involving injury, over traffic accidents. In the state of Tennessee alone 1000 babies were born addicted to prescription painkillers last year.
“We raise our children in loving homes. We teach them morals and values. We teach them the difference between right and wrong. We wonder what is happening when the grades start slipping. When things that used to be enjoyable no longer interest them. We’re confused as to the cause of the personality changes we see in them. We’re shocked when we hear of that first DUI. We’re fearful when they’re taken to jail for the first time. We’re embarrassed when holidays approach, and family members are coming in from out of town, and they can’t interact because they’re under the influence of drugs. We dread the next phone call. We can’t sleep because we haven’t received a phone call. We don’t take vacations for fear of the next crisis.” -Carey Dixon, mother of son currently in jail, told President Obama, on what it’s like to be the parent of an addict.
Charleston Police Chief Brent Webster praised the city’s LEAD program (Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion) in which a person is given the choice of jail or treatment. Of the 39 people who have received treatment through the program this year, only one has been re-arrested.
President Obama heralded the cause as a bipartisan effort supported by both Democrats and Republicans. In our experience on Capitol Hill, this is very much true. Politicians on both sides of the aisle know or have known someone lost to addiction, and agree that our government’s long-term asinine approach to addiction treatment isn’t working.
Most in the audience praised Obama for mandating addiction coverage among federal insurance companies, but fear what will happen to the Affordable Care Act, also known as “Obamacare” with the leave of this Administration. Other woes regarding the President’s announcement: States control most of the legislation regarding prescriptions and training. So, while the President can require federal insurance companies comply with addiction coverage, and can aid in providing education and distribution of Naloxone, requiring providers to undergo additional training for the prescribing of narcotics will be left up to state government, barring a federal mandate. Currently 10 states require the training, including the state of West Virginia.
Overall, we’re proud of the President’s proposal to wake up and provide more treatment for those who need it, versus incarceration of poorer communities who don’t have access to it. If ever there was a War on Drugs, we lost it. What we can count on now is not incarceration and criminalization, but health care, treatment and restoration.
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The Geneva Academy Team Reaches the Semi-Finals of the 2018 Jean-Pictet Competition
The Geneva Academy, represented by three LLM students – Yasmin Afina from Indonesia, Guillem Puri Plana from Spain and Noa Schreuer from Israel/Germany – reached the semi-finals of the prestigious 2018 Jean-Pictet Competition.
47 teams from all over the globe were selected to participate in the 2018 edition of this leading international humanitarian law (IHL) competition, held in Ohrid, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, from 24 to 31 March 2018.
‘During Pictet, we were given the opportunity to learn many things which, I believe, we would have never been able to learn otherwise in such a short period of time and in such an enjoyable manner’ underlines Yasmin Afina. ‘Meeting and discussing with more than a hundred bright-minded people from across the globe was truly inspiring’ she adds.
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'I warmly recommend it to every international law enthusiast and feel privileged for the opportunity to engage in fascinating questions relating to IHL, while getting to know extremely professional practitioners, scholars and students from all around the world' underlines Noa Schreuer.
During one week, the Geneva Academy team played different roles including the Ministry of Justice; the communications department of an NGO; an armed non-state actor (ANSA); the International Committee of the Red Cross (legal advisers and delegates negotiating access to a territory controlled by an ANSA); members of a country's Red Crystal (during the 'field' simulation); individual members of an International Humanitarian Fact-Finding Commission; the Political Division of a UN Mission; as well as judge, prosecutor, and defense.
'Participating in the Jean-Pictet Competition has been a unique experience that will always stay with me. Since we started our preparation, we have not only grown personally but the team spirit made us go beyond our preconceived limits' stresses Guillem Puri Plana.
Part of the LLM Curriculum
Participation in this major IHL competition forms part of the LLM in International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights curriculum.
The three LLM students were selected following a competitive process and were coached by George Dvalaze, Teaching Assistant at the Geneva Academy. Their participation in the Jean-Pictet Competition replaces two optional courses (6 ECTS credits).
‘Our LLM students have been participating in the Jean-Pictet competition since the beginning of the programme as it gives them exposure to concrete cases and allows them to put into practice what they are learning in class’ underlines Robert Roth, Director of the Geneva Academy.
The Jean-Pictet Competition
The Jean-Pictet Competition is recognized as the leading international humanitarian law (IHL) competition and one of the most innovative training programmes for students in public international law. It is a week-long event that tests students on their knowledge of and ability to implement IHL, as well as other branches of international law, through role-playing exercises based on a hypothetical armed conflict scenario. The dynamic structure of the competition encourages participants to consider IHL issues from various perspectives while allowing the jury to evaluate each team's theoretical knowledge, practical understanding, and presentation style.
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Above: Logan (Wolverine) prays at a Shinto temple in Kyoto, Japan.
[Source: Wolverine: Soultaker, issue #2 (May 2005), page 6. Written by Akira Yoshida, illustrated by Shin "Jason" Nagasawa; reprinted in Wolverine: Soultaker, Marvel Entertainment Group: New York City (2005).]
Above: Holding the Bible, Wolverine prays in a Christian church. [From the "Nightcrawler" episode of X-Men: The Animated Series.]
Logan, of the X-Men and the New Avengers
Wolverine is the code name of the Marvel Comics character who was long known simply as "Logan." (Long after his introduction, the character's real name was revealed to be "James Howlett.") Although originally a relatively minor character introduced in The Incredible Hulk #180-181 (October - November, 1974), the character eventually became Marvel's second-most popular character (after Spider-Man).
Above: Although Logan (Wolverine) is not a Catholic, and Nightcrawler (Kurt Wagner) is not really a priest, Logan nevertheless was so troubled by his recent actions that he informally sought absolution from his old friend.
[Source: Wolverine, volume 3, issue #6, page 18. Written by Greg Rucka. Pencils by Darick Robertson. Inks by Tom Palmer. Reprinted in Wolverine: The Brotherhood trade paperback, Marvel Entertainment Group: New York (2003).]
Wolverine was for many years one of Marvel's most mysterious characters, as he had no memory of his earlier life and the origins of his distinctive Adamantium skeleton and claws. Like much about the character, his religious affiliation is uncertain. It is clear that Wolverine was raised in a devoutly Christian home in Alberta, Canada. His family appears to have been Protestant, although this is not certain. At least into his teen years, Wolverine had a strong belief in God and was a prayerful person who strived to live by specific Christian ethics and moral teachings.
Over the many decades since he was a child and youth in 19th Century Alberta, Wolverine's character has changed significantly. It is safe to say that Wolverine, at his core, is now something of a cynic and a skeptic.
Some fans characterize Wolverine as an "atheist," but this may be an oversimplification or a misidentification with regards to the character's current status.
Has Wolverine been an atheist? Yes, absolutely. Has he identified himself as an atheist in the past? Yes. Is he an atheist today? That is a more difficult question to answer. Currently, this question seems open to interpretation depending on the writer or reader. On more than one occasion, Wolverine has been shown having experiences that led him to have faith in "immaterial" and "metaphysical" phenomenon, including God and Heaven.
Wolverine has indeed expressed disbelief and frustration with God in isolated stories. For example, Wolverine apparently briefly identified his theological position as an unbeliever in The Uncanny X-Men during the Brood War saga in the 160s (circa 1983, but not #166). A story delving into Wolverine's past showed how he became an atheist during World War II after his girlfriend was killed by the villain Cyber. But Wolverine has certainly changed and developed, while having many influential experiences and not a few theological dicussions, since then. For example, Wolverine has actually been to Heaven. It is safe to say to say that Wolverine has been an atheist in the past, but too many stories have established Logan as having found and practiced religious faith to characterize the current character as an atheist.
Wolverine has spent considerable time in Japan, and has studied under some Japanese martial arts masters. Wolverine has been shown praying in Buddhist and Shinto temples, and participating in Buddhist ceremonies in both the comic books and animated adaptations of The X-Men. But Wolverine is not known to practice Buddhism regularly nor is known to have ever overtly identified himself as a Buddhist.
Furthermore, although it is far more common for religious Japanese to identify themselves as Buddhists than Shintoists, it should be remembered that Wolverine's late fiance, Mariko Yashida, was from a family that was overtly identified as Shintoist. (Various visual clues indicate the Yashidas were also Buddhists, as is often the case in Japan.) Mariko worshipped the Shinto sun goddess Amaterasu. Her cousin, Sunfire, is an acknowledged Shintoist. The wedding of Logan and Mariko was to have been a Shinto wedding, as shown in Uncanny X-Men #170. However, Wolverine should in no way be regarded as a Shintoist.
Wolverine has also been depicted praying in a Christian church and seeking advice and absolution from his devout Catholic teammate Nightcrawler on religious topics.
Although Wolverine has never been portrayed as religiously devout or an orthodox member of any organized religious denomination, he has frequently expressed sincere religious belief. Indeed, his various experiences suggest that he has more reason to believe in God than nearly all other Marvel comic book characters.
Wolverine has a highly developed personal sense of morality and ethics that seems to be of his own devising, and not derived from any specific belief system. However, Japanese culture (including Bushido and a Samurai sense of honor), as well as the teachings of Charles Xavier, have been important influences in the formation of Logan's belief system. Another important aspect of Wolverine's goals and personal code of ethics is his drive to regain and retain his humanity in the wake of his transformation into a living weapon at the hands the Weapon X program, the military/intelligence program which gave infused his skeleton with adamantium and trained him as a deadly operative. Wolverine also works to keep his anger in check, lest he slip into one of his deadly berserker rages.
Neither an atheist nor an orthodox religious believer, Wolverine may best be characterized as one who struggles both with God and himself. He is rarely a static character, but seems always to be on a journey toward self-improvement and personal redemption.
Above: Wolverine prays at a Shinto temple in Kyoto, Japan. [Source: Wolverine: Soultaker, issue #2 (May 2005), pages 3-6. Written by Akira Yoshida, illustrated by Shin "Jason" Nagasawa; reprinted in Wolverine: Soultaker, Marvel Entertainment Group: New York City (2005).]
Wolverine is a hero not simply in the spandex-wearing, villain-fighting sense of the word. More importantly, he is marked as a hero by his constant battle with himself to overcome an inherently anti-social, violent, sinful, animal nature, while striving to live in a humanistic, spiritual, positive way.
With regards to the specific question of whether Wolverine/Logan believes in God, a reader of this website who has read every issue of Wolverine that has been published wrote that there have been numerous issues in which Logan has had the opportunity to debate about God and religion in general, always doing so with the sense that he believes God exists, although often wondering about specific points of doctrine and ethical questions.
Notable among recent storylines was an issue in which he sought out Nightcrawler (Kurt Wagner), an Catholic priest, to request last rites for a loved one who was dying in his arms. In Wolverine, volume 3, issue #6, Wolverine sought to receive spiritual absolution from Nightcrawler after feeling guilty about a recent with a particularly high death toll.
Wolverine is one of only a handful of characters in mainstream comics who is known to have seen the afterlife. After he lost his Adamantium skeleton because of Magneto, Logan was on his deathbed and was visited by Illyana Rasputin (a.k.a. "Magik," the sister of Colossus) in the afterlife, and he begged her to let him come home to heaven, or wherever she was.
Below: Wolverine: Some things have to be taken on faith.
[Source: House of M: The Day After, published by Marvel Comics Group (2005), page 34; reprinted in X-Men: The Day After trade paperback (2006); written by Chris Claremont, pencilled by Randy Green and Aaron Lopresti, inked by Rob Hunter, Norm Rapmund and Don Hillsman III.]
Below: Not long after coming back from the dead, Colossus and Wolverine talk about coming back from the dead. This scene shows that Wolverine is contemplative, or at least somewhat curious, about the "afterlife," at least inasmuch as the deaths and returns of Colossus and Psylocke might tell him something. Wolverine has not made up his mind about what he thinks the afterlife will be like. He is more of a "skeptical seeker" than somebody who has embraced a particular answer or belief set.
When the typically more philosophical Colossus turns the tables slightly and asks Wolverine why he now lives yet his sister is still dead, Wolverine isn't about to answer. Wolverine may be "the best he is at what he does," but answering deep philosophical questions about life and death is not what he does.
Text from scene above, which takes place the day after "M-Day," the day when the Scarlet Witch's power caused most of the world's mutant population to be de-powered and turned into normal humans instead of mutants. From House of M: The Day After, published by Marvel Comics Group (2005), pages 33-34; reprinted in X-Men: The Day After trade paperback (2006); written by Chris Claremont, pencilled by Randy Green and Aaron Lopresti, inked by Rob Hunter, Norm Rapmund and Don Hillsman III:
Colossus: How many students are left, Logan?
Wolverine: Not a lot. Thirty, maybe. Y'know, Petey -- Magneto, Apocalypse, Sinister, Sublime, even Cassandra Nova -- at their worst, none of 'em ever hurt us as badly as this.
Colossus: What is wrong, tovarisch [Russian for: "friend"]?
Wolverine: Just feelin' my age. Usedta be, my life was a mystery. What I wanted more'n anything, was t' know what I missed.
Colossus: Be careful what you wish for.
Wolverine: Yup.
Colossus: It's been ages since I sketched you . . .
Wolverine: Some other time.
Colossus: I brought beer.
Wolverine: What the hell.
Colossus: So much has changed since I've been gone. I fell like I've been standing still.
Wolverine: You an' Psylocke both, back from the dead. Ever think to compare notes?
Colossus: For her, that transition was instantaneous. For me . . . day after endless day of torment.
Wolverine: You look like you're coping.
Colossus: Tell me, Logan. Why am I alive and not my sister? Why do I have my powers, when so many others have lost theirs?
Wolverine: How the hell should I know?
Colossus: Our cause seemed so simple when Professor Xavier explained it. And so . . . just. Good guys and bad guys, who can argue with that? I remember when we fought Proteus, who could turn the world to clay and twist it as he pleased. We found a way to win. I found a way to destroy him.
Wolverine: What's yer point?
Colossus: I want to hit someone. I want to fight. But how can you fight something like this?
Wolverine: Some things have to be taken on faith.
Colossus: And when that faith is lost?
Wolverine: Still workin' on that one.
Animated Wolverine: praying in church
In the X-Men animated TV series, an episode portrayed Wolverine converting from atheism to belief in God. The episode, titled "Nightcrawler" (episode #44, Season 3, 13 May 1995), introduced Kurt Wagner, the overtly Catholic Christian character of the same name. Nightcrawler's strong faith in God caused Wolverine to question his own disbelief and find faith in God. This may be one of the most religious, theology-laden episodes ever made in a mainstream animated cartoon series. The episode is included in the DVD X-Men: The Legend of Wolverine, which was widely distributed in video stores and other outlets. From: Steve Beard, "Bamf! The gospel according to Nightcrawler", on Thunderstruck.org website (http://www.thunderstruck.org/nightcrawler.htm; viewed 8 December 2005):
With the heightened popularity of the X-Men movies, a DVD collection of animated TV episodes from the early 1990s has been released entitled X-Men: The Legend of Wolverine (Buena Vista). It includes an entire episode devoted to the origin and theological disposition of Nightcrawler.
The story takes place within a monastery in a small Bavarian village in Germany. Three of the X-Men (Wolverine, Gambit, and Rogue) find themselves being aided by monks in the aftermath of an avalanche. Having been mistaken for a demon by the townspeople because of his looks, Nightcrawler explains to Wolverine and his friends that his genetic mutations were evident from birth and that the villagers chased he and his mother of out of town.
His mom (Mystique) also abandoned him as a child (in the comics, she throws him over a waterfall) and a family of travelling performers took him in. When he was young he was able to work in the circus, but he was still treated as an outcast, "shunned and hated." In talking with Wolverine, Nightcrawler says, "Though all people are flawed and struggle with the capacity for sin, none likes to be reminded of our shared human weakness. My appearance does not make it easy."
"Don't it make you crazy?" Wolverine asks with incredulity.
"It did once, but then I found peace by devoting my life to God," said Nightcrawler. "He directed me to this place [the monastery] where they value the character of my heart, not my appearance."
This only sends Wolverine further into a rage. "What are you talking about? God gave up on us long ago!" Nightcrawler counters, "No, my friend, God does not give up on his children-human or mutant. He is there for us in our times of joy and to help us when we are in pain--if we let Him."
Later, Nightcrawler tells Wolverine, "We are alike, you and I--angry at the world. My pain drives me to seek God, yours drove you away." Wolverine is further infuriated when he asks why God would have allowed him to be treated so badly. "Our ability to understand God's purposes are limited," says Nightcrawler, "but take comfort in the fact that his love is limitless."
Amazingly, the episode concludes with Wolverine kneeling in a French cathedral reading the Bible and saying, "I will give thanks to you O Lord. Though you are angry with me, your anger is turned away and you have comforted me. I will trust you. I will not be afraid."
Not a bad message -- especially coming from a superhero.
From: Tom Keogh, editorial review of X-Men: The Legend of Wolverine DVD (1992), posted on Amazon.com website (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000089G5M/002-8167473-0559256?v=glance&n=130; viewed 22 December 2005):
This animated anthology focuses on Wolverine's mysterious past and his heroic efforts at heavy-duty anger management. "Out of the Past," parts 1 and 2, find Professor Xavier's most challenging team member (real name: Logan) lured into a trap by former lover Lady Deathstryke, who seeks nasty revenge for the unintended destruction of her scientist father. Emotions run high and Logan's bad luck seems endless, but he is not without fellow-mutant friends here. (These episodes tell us one version of how Wolverine's body gained its interior metal frame.) "Nightcrawler" is an interesting variation on Frankenstein, in which Wolverine and X-Men newcomer/cleric Nightcrawler are attacked by a mob of paranoid villagers. "The Lotus and the Steel" finds Logan seeking inner peace at a Buddhist monastery in Japan, only to find himself in a Seven Samurai-derived plot.
From: Scott C., review of X-Men: The Legend of Wolverine DVD (1992), posted on Needcoffee.com website (http://www.needcoffee.com/html/dvd/xlowolverine.htm; viewed 22 December 2005):
[The episode titled] "Nightcrawler" introduces the bamf-producing mutant who made such a splash in X-Men 2 and Brother Nightcrawler's faith in God and man makes Wolverine question his own beliefs. And in "The Lotus and the Steel" Logan goes to a Buddhist temple in Japan to work on his violent rages. Instead he has to confront a biker gang and a teleporting samurai bent on extorting a small village.
From: "Even superpowers cannot save Western individualism: X-Men take up failed Liberal integrationist strategy" (review of X-Men: The Legend of Wolverine animated DVD), posted on movie review section of "Maoist Internationalist Movement" website (http://www.etext.org/Politics/MIM/movies/long/xmenwolverine.html; viewed 22 December 2005):
One episode celebrates Christian monks and another Buddhism in Japan. In the dialogues, a Christian with superpowers turned monk says that most people in the world believe in a God who loves them, "can so many be wrong?" Wolverine says "God gave up on us," the mutants, but in a later episode we see him praying in church after changing his mind.
Obviously the whole idea of X-Men appeals to the idea of people seeking special powers. Each character has a special power, often lasers of some kind, the ability to fly and admantium claws in the case of Wolverine. Each mutant character has a unique "special" power--in line with Western individualism. We can only say that if people lived in a communist society after perfecting the science and art of cooperation, they would not need to look like a Wolverine with metal claws to feel "powerful" and nor would they stand in front of burning candles in churches to feel "connected" Nor would humyns [humans] face the constant fighting that Wolverine deplored in the Buddhist episode. Because workers do not control the means of production in day-to-day life, they feel a lack of power and pine for the X-Men and similar artistic works to make up for their alienation from power.
On the plus side, the farming and fishing toilers in Japan in the Buddhist episode do liberate themselves from their humyn oppressors extorting "tribute" taxes. They only need Wolverine to fight a similar superhero character on the other side... In the Christian episode and throughout, there is an underlying mob distrust of mutants including the X-Men. The main political theme of X-Men is the question of tolerance and getting along. In the Christian episode, X-Men have to beat up some intolerant Amerikkkans [Americans] before these Amerikkkans realize they are wrong about mutants. Instead of changing their ideas completely, the mob realizes it has "sinned." Still it took a gang of mutants with superpowers to get the Amerikkkans to make peace with their neighbors.
From: Jim Harvey, interview with Len Uhley (writer of "Nightcrawler" episode of X-Men: The Animated Series), published in Toon Zone News in 2003, posted on Marvel Animation Age website (; viewed 22 December 2005):
This interview was conducted by Jim Harvey for Toon Zone News in 2003. It is duplicated here in it's entirety.
The new X-Men: The Legend of Wolverine DVD, from Buena Vista Home Video, is scheduled to hit shelves on April 29, 2003. The DVD, a compilation of various X-Men: The Animated Series episodes, features one episode focusing on a certain furry elf called Nightcrawler.
Toon Zone caught up with Len Uhley, the writer of "Nightcrawler," an episode featured on the DVD. Uhley says he made sure that the animated version of Nightcrawler stayed close to the comic book version, something he was interested in.
"I was more of a DC guy when I was a kid and reading comics," said Uhley. "However, then I started doing research in order to write for the X-Men animated series, and I was immediately taken with Nightcrawler's back-story. I campaigned shamelessly with Eric Lewald, the executive story editor, to get a crack at him."
The topic of religion is always a controversial subject matter for any series, whether it be live-action or animated. It turns out that dealing with such subject matter wasn't the difficult part for Uhley, but finding enough time to fully explore it.
"Writing it was hard, not only because it is a highly personal and delicate subject, but also because of the time constraints under which most TV animation is written," said Uhley. "I felt this one was a Big Deal, and I didn't want to blow it, you know?
"As for censorship, I don't recall any at all," said Uhley. "In fact, it was quite the opposite. When Lewald turned in our first draft of the outline, the Fox creative executive on the show, Sidney Iwanter, was adamant. Iwanter said 'Don't beat around the bush. Where's God in all this? I want to see them talking about a living, caring God!'
"I also heard from Lewald that Avery Coburn, in broadcast standards, told him, 'As long as you've handled the topic with respect, we have no problem with it.' Of course, we were thrilled," said Uhley. "This all flew in the face of our usual jaded expectations, you know, that the networks want to take the edge off everything. I will always be thankful to Iwanter for his support and encouragement. And to Lewald, who let me have my head on the religious content. He also did his usual skillful job amping up the action sequences, so hats off to him there as well."
One aspect of the episode that raised eyebrows was Wolverine's views on religion. Stating that he abandoned religion because of what happened to him in his past, Wolverine learns a powerful lesson when he meets Nightcrawler and experiences his unique point of view.
"I don't think Wolverine 'found' religion, I think he was just reminded of the faith he'd abandoned," said Uhley. "Remember, earlier in the episode, he said that he used to believe in God, but no more, thank you very much, after all the horrors he had seen. And yet, there was Nightcrawler, who certainly had cause to be bitter, looking at the world from a very different, hopeful, faithful perspective.
"Kurt's extraordinary perspective gets to Wolverine, scrapes away some of his emotional scar tissue, and opens him up to the possibility of a relationship with God," said Uhley, "His ending up at a kneeling rail was just a 'baby step,' that's all."
Given the subject matter of the episode, it was expected a healthy amount of feedback would arise. But when the "Nightcrawler" episode aired, the issue didn't garner as much attention as anticipated.
"Most of the feedback was positive," said Uhley. "In one chat room, one fan objected to Wolverine praying in a church, because he'd become a Buddhist in the comics or some such thing. Otherwise, the show got very little attention outside of the core fan base. I even did a search on the Internet, and came across one article in a tiny Christian magazine called Cornerstone. Oh, and I gave a copy of the tape to some clergy I know, and they thought it was well done. Otherwise, there was no publicity, no outcry, no anything. Maybe the DVD release will stir up a little discussion, but I doubt it."
Looking back on the episode, Uhley is incredibly proud of "Nightcrawler." The episode did what it set out to accomplish and turned out better than he could've imagined.
"I've always been proud of "Nightcrawler," because it was, I think, the first time that belief in God had been openly discussed in a mainstream, Saturday morning animated series," said Uhley. "I think that the production crew in this case did an especially fine job -- I remember that the director, Larry Houston, really took extra care with it. They even got Nightcrawler's 'Bamf!' right." "I later wrote another X-Men episode with a Nightcrawler guest appearance, called 'Bloodlines.' It also made passing reference to Nightcrawler's faith," said Uhley. "But it was more of a traditional Marvel Universe tale detailing the tortured family ties among Nightcrawler, Rogue, Mystique and, apparently, the entire defensive line of the Green Bay Packers. I don't know if that's slated for release on DVD or not."
...Besides "Nightcrawler", X-Men: The Legend of Wolverine includes the two-part "Out of the Past," "The Lotus and the Steel," and the bonus episode "The Final Decision." It will hit shelves on April 29.
From: Paul O'Brien, review of Wolverine #175, on 28 April 2002 page "X-Reviews" website (http://www.thexaxis.com/reviews/280402.html; viewed 26 December 2005):
Finally, we have another eight page story written by Jason Aaron, who is the winner of the Wolverine writing contest. Udon are on art, and to be honest it isn't one of their stronger efforts, with some stiff panels and inexpressive faces scattered throughout. Still, it tells the story well enough.
Plotwise, I'm not sure quite what to make of this one. Wolverine is on the run from hunters with dogs when he stops to change the tyre of a woman who talks to him about the bible. Aaron is presumably trying to make some kind of point about Logan's attitude towards religion, and unfortunately his take on the character is wildly out of line with mine. (I've always read him as an atheist.) Leaving that aside, there are a couple of nice moments in here, but the story flounders on plot mechanics which don't entirely make sense. Why, exactly, is a man on the run from a pack of dogs and a group of shotgun-wielding psychos stopping off to change a tyre? The set-up doesn't provide an adequate rationale for the situation Aaron is aiming for.
Nonetheless, definite points for effort, since it's at least trying to illustrate a character point, and if nothing else it's better than the lead story.
Sample scenes illustrating Wolverine's early Christian upbringing
Below: Wolverine's early Christian upbringing is evident in this scene, as he prays to the Lord while trying to evade an unusually bestial Hank McCoy. After the villainous telepath Cassandra Nova has used her own powers (and the powers of Emma Frost) to revert Wolverine's mental state to how he was as a child growing up in 19th Century Alberta, Canada. [Source: Astonishing X-Men #16, published by Marvel Comics (October 2006), page 5; reprinted in Astonishing X-Men, Vol. 3: Torn (2006); written by Joss Whedon, art by John Cassaday.]
Wolverine's prayer, from scene above:
Wolverine: Oh, Lord, I am heartily sorry for having offended thee and for any wrongs I have done in your sight including that dream I had about the chambermaid that spoilt my bedlinens but if you would please please make that moose creature not find me I will be virtuous always and give much more thought to good deeds and helping poor people unless you don't like them for some reason and that's why they're poor.
I'm in a tree. Quite high up, in fact. I climbed the tree rather readily -- and I'm hardly winded from all the running about. This mortal terror does wonders for the lungs, I should remember that for later. Dear Lord, let there be a later.
Below: Wolverine's early Christian upbringing is further evident in this scene. Wolverine's mind is still reverted to his teenage self when he meets the "Armor," a Japanes student at the Xavier Institute. In response to Wolverine speaking in a way that is clearly out of character for his usual self, Armor says something in Japanese. The contemporary adult Wolverine speaks fluent Japanese, but he doesn't understand her now because his mind is operating as if he was back in his teen or pre-teen years. Wolverine refers to her Japanese utterance as "heathen funny talk." The word "heathen" is one he learned while growing up in a Christian home in 19th Century Alberta to refer to non-Christians. His teenage mind here assumes that Armor's non-English (and clearly non-French) speech and foreign appearance marks her as a non-Christian "heathen." [Source: Astonishing X-Men #17, published by Marvel Comics (November 2006), page 15; reprinted in Astonishing X-Men, Vol. 3: Torn (2006); written by Joss Whedon, art by John Cassaday.]
A sample theological discussion between Wolverine and Nightcrawler
Wolverine, volume 3, issue #6 features one of numerous comics in which Nightcrawler's religiosity is an important part of the story, and one of many stories in which Nightcrawler's deep faith is contrasted with Wolverine's relative lack of faith and religious understanding. This story takes place at a what is a relatively low point for Nightcrawler, religiously speaking. This is not long after he has abandoned his preparation to become a priest, due to the mechanations of a supervillain. Yet, despite that, Nightcrawler is still clearly a deeply religious and deeply principled character.
Below are some excerpts of the dialogue from this story, written by Greg Rucka and penciled by Darick Robertson. This discussion between Nightcrawler and Wolverine takes place in a New York City bar, where Wolverine has invited Nightcrawler to meet him after Wolverine's latest particularly soul-wrenching adventure:
Nightcrawler walks into the bar, where Wolverine is already sitting. Nightcrawler is using his image inducer to appear as a Catholic priest, complete with white collar and black shirt.
BARTENDER: Can I help you, father?
KURT WAGNER: A beer, please
LOGAN: Make it a pitcher and three glasses. Put it on my tab.
KURT WAGNER: Thank you, my son.
LOGAN: Knock it off.
[Kurt moves to place his hand on Logan's shoulder in either a consoling or greeting gesture.]
LOGAN: And don't think about touching me unless you're gonna look like you when you do it, Elf.
KURT WAGNER: I'm not certain that's the best idea, my friend. You know how people reat to my appearance.
LOGAN: Jo!
BARTENDER: Show the "Father" your right hand.
LOGAN: Your hand, Jo.
BARTENDER: Always wanted to play show and tell with a priest.
KURT WAGNER: Ah, you don't--
BARTENDER: It's all right, Father . . . I won't lead you into temptation. [The bartender shows her right hand, which is clearly the hand of a mutant. She has a squid-like or octopus-like suction surface on the palm of her right hand, and her fingers are shaped somewhat like tentacles.] I'll have Brady get you boys some peanuts. [She walks away, to give Kurt and Logan some privacy.]
LOGAN: There you go, Elf. No more excuses. [Logan is letting Kurt know that he does not need to use his image inducer to mask his mutant appearance.]
[Kurt touches a device concealed in his belt, and drops the hologram mask that made him look like a normal human priest. Now he appears as his regular furry blue self. He is not wearing a priest's vestments, but is wearing simply a regular shirt and blue jeans.]
KURT WAGNER: Better?
LOGAN: Better is you not having to hide yourself. But it's a start.
KURT WAGNER: You're in a mood.
LOGAN: Has nothing to do with it.
KURT WAGNER: No. Of course not.
[After some small talk, not excerpted here...]
KURT WAGNER: What happened?
LOGAN: Nothing happened.
KURT WAGNER: Certainly something did. You're even more unpleasant than normal. And you could use a shower, I might add.
LOGAN: You think I don't know how I smell? You think I don't know?
KURT WAGNER: Self-loathinig does not become you, Logan.
LOGAN: This from a guy who hides his face?
BARTENDER: You want me to just run a tube from the keg for you?
LOGAN: Can you do that?
BARTENDER: I'll look into it.
LOGAN: What?
KURT WAGNER: She likes you.
LOGAN: That's her mistake.
KURT WAGNER: [Long pause.] What was her name?
KURT WAGNER: The girl who died. The one you couldn't save. What was her name?
LOGAN: Lucy. Lucy Braddock. She was seventeen, Kurt.
KURT WAGNER: Is it working? The beer? Must be hard to punish yourself when your healing factor fights you every inch of the way.
LOGAN: You have no idea.
KURT WAGNER: Yet here you are, doing your best impression of a fish. We have both seen innocents suffer before, my friend. We have both seen the inhumanity of man to his fellow man. Why is Lucy Braddock so different that you drive across the country for three days without rest to meet me here, and to engage in this vain attempt to torture your liver?
[Logan says nothing.]
KURT WAGNER: Seventeen is too young, I agree. Seventy, some would say, is too young as well. We have both seen too much death, lost too many we have cared for. But as trite as it is to say, Logan, death is part of life. Even unnatural death, even, perhaps, murder.
LOGAN: Not murder.
KURT WAGNER: You think? I do not advocate it, of course, but I would point out that every Judeo-Christian religion has murder in the basic text. Cain slew Abel, and thus the world knew murder. One could argue that murder is as natural as dying of old age.
LOGAN: You don't really believe that.
KURT WAGNER: I am no longer sure what I believe, my friend. My grasp of ethical and theological theory is slipping, to say the least. As a result, I am forced more often than not to rely on the facts as I know them. Actions always speak louder than words. You know this better than anyone. Your actions have always mrked you, to me, as a good man. As an honorable man.
[Long pause.]
LOGAN: Three days ago I killed twenty-seven men.
[Kurt stares, speechless.]
LOGAN: Not much to say to that, huh, Elf?
KURT WAGNER: You were enraged?
LOGAN: All the way to the bone.
KURT WAGNER: And these men, they had earned this rage?
LOGAN: You're looking for an excuse.
KURT WAGNER: No, my friend, I'm straining to understand. Because if you tell me that these twenty-seven men were innocents all, then you are everything you have always feared yourself to be. And you would have to be stopped.
LOGAN: And you'd stop me?
KURT WAGNER: No. But I would die trying.
[A long pause as they stare at each other grimly.]
LOGAN: They were a cult. They'd broken a town. Made it afraid. They kidnapped women. Girls. And they used them up.
KURT WAGNER: Then you are describing evil, my friend. And evil begets evil.
LOGAN: Me.
KURT WAGNER: Ah, I see. If that is your question, Logan, I cannot help you.
LOGAN: You were a priest. Absolve me.
KURT WAGNER: Oh, it would be wonderful if it worked like that, wouldn't I? What a world we would have . . . legions of sinners, all committing their crimes with abandon! Safe in the knowledge that absolution was just one quick trip to the church away! They tried it once, you know. During the Middles Ages [sic]. Enough gold, you could be forgiven anything. Would you like that? Such a hollow forgiveness?
LOGAN: Do I need forgiveness?
KURT WAGNER: Isn't that what you're after? Were those men evil? Without question? By killing them in your rage, are you evil? You are unique, Logan. And I do not speak of what has been done to you. Is the wolf evil when it culls the sickness from the herd?
[The bartender flips a sign on the door to show the bar is closed. Logan puts cash on the bar to pay his tab. Kurt and Logan walk out of the bar and stand in pouring rain.]
LOGAN: That thing about wolves . . . I'm not an animal. I'm not.
KURT WAGNER: I know, my friend. I know you aren't.
LOGAN: . . . I'm not . . .
[End of this issue]
From The Uncanny X-Men #165:
Logan: "What's doin', bub?"
Kurt: "What does it look like?"
Logan: "Incongruous. I guess I never figured you for the religious type."
Kurt: "Why, don't I look the part? I admit I'm rarely seen in a church - but I draw comfort from my beliefs and from prayer. Such comfort is dearly needed now - by us all. You should try it, Logan. Who knows, you might like it."
Logan: "I did, in the army. A mistake. I believe in nothin' - never have, never will. What matters is what I can see, hear, smell, taste, thouch - tangible things, physical things. Reality. The rest is imagination."
Nightcrawler: "And you have no use for that?"
Wolverine: "Nope."
Nightcrawler: "I am sorry, my friend. I never realized how utterly, inescapably alone you must be - with nothing to hold onto but yourself. More alone than I - despite my outre appearance - could ever be."
Wolverine: "I ain't alone, bub - I got you. C'mon, lessee if they got any brew on this bucket."
"I think when I go to superheroes, I see there is a religious metaphor to begin with," says comic-book writer Steven T. Seagle. That metaphor is most obvious with Superman, he says.
"He's the one who's better than us. He's more moral than us. He's more pure than us. He makes better choices than us, and therefore he is an example in a way that God or Christ is an example."
Generally, though, comic book characters aren't as simple or pure as they once were. Consider Marvel's Punisher, who exacts deadly vengeance, or Wolverine, who erupts in fits of animal rage.
Even comic-book heroes are painted as religious: Suppositions have been made that Superman Methodist, Spiderman is Protestant, The Thing is Jewish... and Daredevil is Catholic. As for Wolverine, he seems to be a former atheist who turns Buddhist.
From: "Religious Affiliations of the Superheroes", posted 18 June 2006 on "Street Prophets" blog website (http://www.streetprophets.com/story/2006/6/18/11384/1397; viewed 20 June 2006):
Elizabeth D on Sun Jun 18th, 2006 at 09:57:13 PDT:
I thought Wolverine as a Buddhist was odd too, but then I thought of the Shaolin Monks and wondered if maybe Buddhism is a way for the character to try to practice his fighting talents in a disciplined and ethical way?
appleblossombeck on Sun Jun 18th, 2006 at 11:06:31 PDT:
On Wolverine and Buddhism. Or anybody and anything, for that matter. There are very few characters who are acknowledged to be adherents of any one religion. Magneto, Nightcrawler and Kitty Pryde being among the few examples. For these characters, like a lot of humans, their faith or former faith is a part of their identity. To change this would be to change the character. With characters who have no known faith, writers get a lot of leeway in showing the character involved in ceremonies, prayer, or questioning. Wolverine, due to his international nature, is one of the great examples of this. I bet I could go through my comics collection and find an instance of him either showing knowledge of or asking about pretty much every major religion. To the list in the article, I can add his knowledge of Canadian First Nations beliefs, as seen in his various interactions with Snowbird, Wendigo, and Shaman from Alpha Flight. Logan's Origin story showed his family to have no contact with clergy or involvement with a church. I think his involvement with Buddhism is that he respects it and greatly desires the peace he sees in that path, but he doesn't believe himself capable of finding that peace. That's part of the great poignancy of his character: his constant and unending search for peace and his own humanity.
From: Rebecca Salek, "Spirituality In Comics", on "Sequential Tart" website (http://www.sequentialtart.com/archive/dec03/tth_1203.shtml; viewed 5 January 2006):
For many people. December is a month which contains celebrations of religious, spiritual or cultural significance. For many people. December is a month which contains celebrations of religious, spiritual or cultural significance. In recognition of that, this month the Tarts pick out what they consider to be the best representations of spirituality in comic books...
Susan: I think the most touching thing I saw, that has stayed in my memory for years now, is a page in -- let me see if I can recall correctly -- an X-Men issue from the 1980s. They're out in Shi'ar space, desperate straits, et cetera. Wolverine walks by Nightcrawler's cabin and sees him on his knees, praying. There is a small discussion of his faith. That little scene has stuck with me more than Jean Grey sacrificing herself on the moon. My point was, they didn't dwell on it, didn't seem to try to make it all moralizing and hokey. It was very, well, matter-of-fact. And all the more touching for that. Especially considering the two characters involved. Wolverine would be the last person you would expect to respect someone's faith. Kurt's calm avowal of faith is not preachy, he's just saying what he believes. It illustrated that there's always things we don't know about people, even those we are close to. And that not all religious people are fanatics.
Bobzammel
April 11, 2003, 05:36 PM
Anybody been reading recent issues of this comic? ... "Wolverine" likewise had the title character battle crooked priests last summer.
It looks like the movie might also deal with this -- a quick glance at the trailer will show the characters in a church.
Any thoughts on this?
Brahma's atheist
I remember from the cartoon The X-men were in Europe being attacked by good Christian peasants. In the end X-men win. Wolverine got the worst of it but at the end he went to the church and prayed. I found that really annoying.
My impression, which may be wrong, is that because these things are really aimed at kids the powers that be are going to push the 'Christianity is ultimately good' line.
That is annoying. I remember being really impressed with a particular issue where the X-Men were fighting Dracula (dumb idea, yes I know) and Wolverine tried to use a cross on him. Dracula just laughed and swatted him aside explaining that it didn't work because Wolverine didn't believe in god. I remember thinking "can Wolverine get any cooler?"
Wolverine #175 also had a recent battle in which a Christian widow was murdered in the crossfire during a fight with Wolverine. Wolverine stated he was probably going to hell.
Another element is that Marvel has it's own "gods" and "devils"... apart from Thor and his ilk there are cosmic beings like Infinity, Eternity Chaos and Order, (and also to an extent Galactus), and demons such as Mephisto, Hellstrom, Ghost Rider, etc...
Valandar
...without a doubt, Gambit would be agnostic if anything, due to his constant self-reliance and willingness to compromise his morals (Sinister, anyone?). If he wasn't, then he'd also be a hypocrite. Wolverine is an Atheist with occasional doubts. And Thor isn't so much Catholic, as much as he knows there are greater powers than he and his kind...
Me, I'm agnostic, but more power to you if you have faith in anything at all. As long as you don't try to ram it down my throat, that is.
From: "X-Men and Religion" forum discussion page, started 21 August 2005, on ComixFan.com website (http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/forums/archive/index.php/t-35318.html):
Thaddeus Hettle
Aug 21, 2005, 10:10 pm
Wolverine became an atheist after Cyber killed his girlfriend back during WWI.
Anybody remember the episode of the old X-Men cartoon where the met Nightcrawler? He was all like, "turn to God for--" and then Wolvie knocks over a candelabra and yells "THERE IS NO GOD!"
From: "Superman as Christian Allegory? The religion of Comics" message board started 14 June 2006 on Military.com website (http://forums.military.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/672198221/m/8000028270001/p/2; viewed 20 June 2006):
BlindSword
Wolverine spent considerable time in Japan, even marrying a couple of Japanese women, and has been seen in prayer in both Shinto and Buddhist Temples.
Kevin Bennett
I enjoy it when a character's faith (or lack of it) is explored. Done properly, it can enrich characterization and be a powerful dramatic tool. I recall a long ago scene in X-Men when they were fighting the Brood where the atheist Wolverine and the Christian Nightcrawler had a brief discussion about faith, and I really liked the issue from around the same period in which the X-Men were battling Dracula. Wolverine attempts to make the sign of the Cross, but it has no effect on the vampire because he isn't a believer. However, Nightcrawler's cross works, and Dracula also burns his hand on Kitty's Star of David necklace when he grabs her.
From: "The Nightcrawler as a Roman Catholic Superhero FAQ" message board started 18 December 2005 on "Nightscrawlers" website (http://www.nightscrawlers.com/forum/viewthread.php?tid=5447; viewed 3 June 2006):
posted on 14/3/06 at 21:25
I love what Nightcrawler's spirituality and religion give to the character - and those moments, like the conversation with the Logan after the brood encounter and the power that the cross and the star of david had when wielded by a person of faith were high moments.
The animated episode though really got on my nerves when I saw it recently. (It was nice being able to catch X-men at the convenient 11:30pm time slot whenever I remembered too - which I now think wasn't often enough since they replaced it with Power Rangers )
But, I preferred the subtle message offered in the comics to the heavy-handed way they did the animated story. Like on the brood ship Logan, who's lived a long time and seen a lot and possibly lost his faith a long time ago is allowed to keep his own religious beliefs. (That was a great exchange where Kurt tells Logan he can't imagine how lonely he must be and then Logan just replies that he has Kurt and then suggests they go and find some beer . Very subtle.
I didn't like how in the cartoon it's all presented as though there's only one correct way to think and one place to be in that way of thinking. With Jubilee and then the end where Rogue finds Wolverine in the church playing.
I'm not sure why that bothered me so much. I thought that Nightcrawler's place worked for him in the monastery - I just didn't like how the other characters reacted to his "message" I guess...
lgot
Wolverine also proclaims to not trust any God to save him but he does not disbelieve him. Which is pretty much the best logic possible in DC and Marvel also, because the existense of God(s) there is without doubt.
From: OSinner1
Subject: Religious beliefs of Marvel characters?
Does anybody know the religious beliefs of various characters?
From: JWMeritt
Trick question! There ARE Gods that are Marvel characters. One blatantly obvious: A vampire is repelled by religious symbols...
...The few times it [religion] has played a role is when Wolvie made a cross in front of Dracula, who was suprised by its non-effect (it was wielded by a nonbeliever), and Nightcrawler took the cross away from Wolvie and seared Drac big time. And then Drac was burned on Kittie's Star of David. And of course the Vamp that sputtered out on Thor's hammer...
From: Del
Out of interest, are there any comic characters, mainstream or otherwise, that are unbelievers? And if so, how do they tend to be depicted?
The one that comes to mind first is Wolverine, since he explicitly stated his position in UXM [Uncanny X-Men] 166 (I think) during the Brood wars. He has a brief discussion with Nightcrawler, whom he had found praying. Kurt said he felt sorry for Logan, since he (Kurt) is never truly alone since he has God.
The excerpts below are from a newsgroup discussing, among other topics, the scene in which the Reverend William Conovor appeared to heal Wolverine from a Brood infection through the power of his (Reverend Conover's) Christian faith in God. Did Rev. Conover actually use his Christian faith to heal Wolverine, or did Wolverine say nothing to contradict this supposition, and thus allow the Christian clergyman to believe this is what happened? Also, Wolverine's status as an "atheist" is mentioned briefly. From: "Claremont's 'Revenge' / CC Trademarks" thread on rec.arts.comics.marvel.xbooks newsgroup (http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.comics.marvel.xbooks/browse_thread/thread/b6c76ad39ebedbac/82cfea80ebc7bade; viewed 12 June 2006):
From: Samy Merchi
Date: Mon, May 11 1998 12:00 am Also note that it is more often than most atheistic characters mention their atheism. Atheism is not supported any more than any religion. The whole issue is simply avoided in books.
From: Johan Lundstrom
Date: Tues, May 12 1998 12:00 am
Right. Wolverine and Magneto are by far the most outspoken atheists, and even they rarely mention it.
From: Tim Elf
Date: Mon, May 11 1998 12:00 am
re: "Does anyone have any other instances of positive (or negative) portrayals of religion in comics?"
Positive: Glory Day Ministries, the preacher and his wife tied into the Brood saga, introduced by Claremont, but really developed by John Ostrander in the X-Men/Brood LS. An excellent example of a postive, fair portrayal of Christianity in comic books.
...Rev Conover's been mentioned several times: He pushed a Brood embryo into submission with the power of God.
We can't be sure; the scene was deliberately ambigous. It could have been a miracle or just Wolverine's healing factor finally catching up.
Date: Wed, May 13 1998 12:00 am
Yes, well, it's possible to read it that way. Personally, I always read it as Claremont attributing power to God, but not wanting to be obvious about it and therefore possibly offend people of other religions by implying that the Christian God was the real one.
From: Bigbear
I just reread that issue the other night and I definitely got the impression that Logan's healing factor caught up and fought off the Brood embryo. His healing factor was already working on fighting it off before he confronted the Rev. Then he went all Brood-y for a bit before his healing factor kicked into overdrive and got rid of the foul thing. When the Rev thought it was a power from god I don't think Logan said anything otherwise because he didn't want to take anything away the guy's faith.
That was a very good issue IMO [in my opinion]. He was supposed to go work towards easing mutant/human relations. He was definitely going to be a high profile muntant rights human. Was he ever heard from again? It would nice to have one of the books touch on that. They could say that he's been an active member of Chuck's underground or something.
From: "The religions of comic book characters" thread started 10 February 2001 on rec.arts.comics.marvel.universe newsgroup (http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.comics.marvel.universe/browse_thread/thread/13590fda80c5d6e1/e5e0b094ced80f0b; viewed 12 June 2006):
From: Terry McCombs
Date: Sat, Feb 10 2001 6:35 pm
For the most part you don't get much of an idea as to the private lives of most comic book characters. Marvelish soap opera not withstanding.
What I mean is you don't get much of an idea what their politics or religion might be. This is sensible enough I guess as they don't want to offend any of their customers... for the most part you just can't really say just what, if any religion or personal philosophy that or that comic character might follow.
From: Menshevik
Date: Sun, Feb 11 2001 6:05 am
...As far as Marvel is concerned, there are a few characters where you do: ...Religious issues did show up quite a bit in the X-Men, with Catholics Nightcrawler and Gambit, the Native American heritage of Moonstar and Forge, the rather hazy goddess apparently worshipped by Storm, Wolfsbane's Scottish Presbyterianism, Cannonball's not specified church (not exactly specified, but Protestant and possibly verging or belonging to a fundamentalist denomination), and Kitty Pryde's very secularized Judaism. Colossus was, judging by some of his conversations with Kurt, raised as a well-behaved Communisit atheist, and Wolverine is a proudly-proclaimed agnostic.
...By the way, Marvel apparently recognized early on that its original books had been too whitebread. All five of the original X-Men [Cyclops, Iceman, the Beast, Angel and Jean Grey/Marvel Girl] were WASPs ["White Anglo-Saxon Protestants"], but when they revived the book in the 1970's, the new team members (Havok, Colossus, Nightcrawler, Storm, Wolverine, Thunderbird, Banshee and Sunfire) were WASP, German Catholic, African Pagan, Canadian, Native American, Irish Catholic, and Japanese, respectively...
Emerald Ghost
Do you ever wonder what religion an X-Man is? I know they are just characters, but still, just for the fun of it.
I am wondering if you could guess their religion by their character, or what they've said, etc.
Jesse Newcomb
...Magma worships the Roman gods so she's a pagan. We know that Alex is raised as a Catholic... Storm worships her goddess. And Logan worship nothing...
...As for [other] characters...
Jean Grey - some branch of Christianity...
Archangel - Protestant
Havok - Catholic, apparently
Nightcrawler - Catholic, devout
Colossus, Magik - atheist (or now perhaps simply agnostic)
Storm - pagan
Wolverine - atheist (but has been to Heaven, plus seen power of cross wielded by faithful [Nightcrawler] repel Dracula)
Kitty Pryde, Sabra - Jewish
Cannonball - Southern Baptist
Karma, Sunspot - Catholic
Wolfsbane - Scots Presbyterian
Mirage - Cheyenne, plus some Asgard, presumably
Magma - Roman-Greco gods
Cypher - Some branch of Christianity
The Fury
...I agree with all this.
From: "Religion and X-Men" thread started 21 July 1998 on rec.arts.comics.marvel.xbooks newsgroup (http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.comics.marvel.xbooks/browse_thread/thread/b61ff5d2e422d0a5/1ebe80a26a7df2e5; viewed 13 June 2006):
From: Alan D. Earhart
Date: Tues, Jul 21 1998 12:00 am
When has religion been used as a plot device in an xbook? [i.e., a comic book series related to the X-Men]
From: Ed Hebert
...there was the "cross to bear" thing between Maggott and Wolverine in X-Men #75. I don't know if it counts as a religious theme, for many men, during Roman times, had to carry the cross they were to be crucified on. However, the story of Jesus' last moments would be the most popular reference to get this metaphor from.
From: AGr3691541
Date: Wed, Jul 22 1998 12:00 am
...Nightcrawler is discovered praying by Wolverine in the Brood storyline circa [Uncanny X-Men] 160-something, and Wolverine is shocked, saying he can only believe what his senses tell him...
From: "(OFFTOPIC) Sleepwalker and a RANT!" thread started 9 April 1996 on rec.arts.comics.marvel.xbooks newsgroup (http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.comics.marvel.xbooks/browse_thread/thread/530027d02cbeb884/7c688dd20f2f433c; viewed 13 June 2006):
From: Brian
Date: Wed, Apr 10 1996 12:00 am
Say, this [religious affiliations of the X-Men] would be a neat thread. My memory doesn't really remember a lot of the X-Men having stated a religion... Anyone know any issues where a X-Member professed his/her religion?
From: Blase Martin Louis
Date: Thurs, Apr 11 1996 12:00 am
...Wolverine is an acknowledged atheist...
From: Sarah Anne Yost
Date: Fri, Apr 12 1996 12:00 am
...Wolvie doesn't believe in what he can't see or touch or cut (see the Brood saga)...
Is Superman Jewish, Methodist, or a Christ figure? Newsweek is examining the matter.
A discussion on this has popped up on the Christian Fandom mail list. And I came across the subject over at GetReligion.
They list Wolverine as "former atheist, has practiced Buddhism, believes in God." Ben "The Thing" Grimm is Jewish. You already know about Nightcrawler and Catholicism. But... Rogue is Southern Baptist?
When you're done with the superhero list, peruse the list of supporting (non-superhero) characters and the list of villains. Lex Luthor is, apparently, a Nietzschean atheist, and Pyro is a lapsed Catholic.
Personally, I'd love to see the whole batch of X-Men get born-again and baptized in a mega-issue, artwork by John Cassiday and story by Chris Well.
From: Chris Dodson
Date: Sat, Jun 1 2002 9:38 pm
I'm looking for information on the religious beliefs of all the current X-Men for a story I'm submitting to Marvel. The only one I know for sure is Nightcrawler (Catholic). I get the impression that Wolverine is an atheist or agnostic, but I have no in-comic evidence to support this. Any help you guys could give me would be greatly appreciated. Also, in your responses, could you provide titles and issue numbers of the comics in which the information is stated? Thanks.
From: Tom Warren
I believe that Kitty Pride is Jewish. The issue where they fight Dracula had a bit about this in there. And Wolvie is atheist probably, or some pagan type.
Date: Sun, Jun 2 2002 2:58 am
I seem to recall an issue where Wolverine and Kitty were fighting vampires. She fended them off using her Star of David, but Wolverine made a cross with his claws and had vampires all over him. The point was that a wearer's faith in a religious artifact protected them, not the artifact itself. Wolverine had no faith in the cross, so therefore it did nothing. That seems to be a clear hint that he's atheist, agnostic, or something else besides Christian.
From: Brian Doyle
...Rogue and Wolverine - Both were shown praying in the X-Men cartoon, but in a fairly non-demoninational way. It was in a Christian church.
From: Jim Longo
Date: Mon, Jun 3 2002 10:09 am
When the X-Men were kidnapped by the Brood, Wolverine came upon Nightcrawler praying. During the resultant conversation, Wolvie asserted that tried religion once, that it was a mistake, and that he now believes only in what his senses tell him.
From: Prestorjon
Date: Tues, Jun 4 2002 6:57 pm
Nightcrawler is Catholic. Kitty Pryde is Jewish. Wolverine is probably atheistic/agnostic. Storm is apparently an animist or polytheist of some sort. Thunderbird would appear to be a Hindu (I don't think they've been specific but he's not a Sikh or a Jain and I'm pretty sure he's not a MUslim. He might be a Catholic.) As for the others, I don't know. Since most are from America or other European countries they're probably at least nominally Christian. Angel, being a good WASP, is probably an Episcopalian. Chamber is probably C of E. [Church of England] Rogue could be anything, maybe Baptist.
From: EBailey140
Date: Fri, Jun 7 2002 5:47 am
Kurt's also Catholic, of course. Jean would seem to be, too, but she's also studied Kabala. Remy being raised Catholic makes sense, given his background. Kitty's Jewish. Magnus was Jewish, but didn't practice. Rahne's Presbyterian. Logan's not Christian, but not neccessarily atheist. He could well be Buddhist. Xorn's Buddhist.
I find this [the religious affiliation of comic book characters] an interesting topic because most of the original creators in comics were Jewish, followed by Protestant and Catholic (and lapsed) creators in the 60s and 70s. It's been fascinating to watch writers striving for diversity over the years... However, with major characters who have been written by many writers over the years, there is often contradictory info (see the info on Wolverine for a good example).
From: "Atheist superheroes?" thread, started 21 September 1999 on rec.arts.comics.marvel.universe newsgroup (http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.comics.marvel.universe/browse_thread/thread/e8d686f0b20944a6/e46638dbdaa8a219; viewed 22 June 2006):
From: Hosun Specious Lee
Date: Tues, Sep 21 1999 12:00 am
Wolverine is not Christian. He may be another faith though. The reason being that when he formed a cross to ward off Dracula, it had no affect as he did not believe.
From: Steven L Cox
Might simply be [that Wolverine is] a lapsed Christian and lacked faith enuf to "trigger" the symbol. Marvel has made it pretty clear that just about any holy symbol will work against vampires as long as the possessor truly believes.
From: akhnaten9931
Wolverine has been established as a non-believer (this has been mentioned on a few occasions). The Infinity Crusade mini-series pretty much defined who were the believers and non-believers (or agnostics) among the heroes in the MU [Marvel Universe].
From: Jamie Coville
I don't have the issues, but I believe it was in a tale where he and Kurt (Nightcrawler) talk about religion. Wolverine makes it clear he don't believe in God, but Kurt tries to convert him but with no success.
Of course the story got bastardized for the cartoon audience and ended with Wolverine reading the bible in the last scene. Boy did I ever holler and swear over that one.
From: Paul O'Brien
Wolverine's made several comments over his history to the effect that he doesn't believe in anything beyond the experience of his senses. He may, in fairness, be closer to agnosticism. He DOES believe in the existence of the supernatural (because he's seen it), but that doesn't necessarily translate into accepting the existence of a supreme being.
Pleasingly, the writers of the recent Revelation miniseries got this more or less right. When confronted with actual angels, Wolverine seemed to acknowledge them as genuine supernatural entities but queried that they really were what they claimed to be. (And of course, he might have been right.)
From: Carmen Williams
Date: Thurs, Sep 23 1999 12:00 am
As has been said before, Wolvie's definitely an atheist. There's a scene in the 160s of Uncanny that makes the point very clearly; he tells Kurt that he is not religious and only believes in what his senses tell him. He may also have made reference to a previous religious belief, I'm not sure. Of course, even if he did it was probably a memory implant.
Date: Fri, Sep 24 1999 12:00 am
Hmmm. I think the last scene had Wolvie praying in a church, which would be a bit more definitive. This was after a whole episode with Wolvie snarling at Kurt about the world being rotten and how stupid it was to believe in a loving God, etc etc., and the clear implication of the last scene was that he was acquiring at least a little inner peace through religion. I can see how that might bother someone, but it didn't bother me. In fact, it intrigued me, because it's the first time I'd seen religion handled (and handled reasonably well) in a cartoon. I would have had a problem if Kurt had said "believe or you're going to hell," or "I want to save your soul from the devil," but he didn't. In fact, tolerance was kind of the point of the episode. As far as I can recall, it was just that Kurt was happy and at peace, and Wolvie very much wasn't, and Kurt wanted to help.
I guess it sounds half good, half bad to me. You present it well. But anyway, I can't help thinking it's kinda bad, just because that isn't the way real life is, you know? Most atheists are just like anyone else in that we're not likely to be converted, we're closed-minded and pig-headed, etc. I'd rather have seen Logan stick to his guns like in the comics.
Well... people do convert, you know. And I assume that at least some people are converted from atheism to theism, so I'm not sure it's right to just say "that's not realistic." And I'd like to point out that it really *wasn't* like the scene in the comic--Wolvie in the comic was surprised, and he didn't share Kurt's beliefs, but he didn't challenge them either. Wolvie in the cartoon kept doing so--sort of along the lines of "Life sucks! Especially our lives! How stupid are you that you can't see that? Why would you ever believe in a benevolent power?" This is very different from "I don't believe in anything I can't sense." Much less about the philosophy of it, much more about an emotional unwillingness to believe that that kind of goodness could possibly exist--presumably because, well, his life does suck, and always has. So his "conversion" at the end was really about losing some of his bitterness, about being willing to hope again. And that is what religion is to some people. I remember actually being touched by the way they pulled it off. It was also a good story for Kurt, because that kind of refusal to be miserable absolutely defines the character. And if anything's going to get through to Wolvie that maybe he doesn't have to be mad all the time, well, somebody who looks like and is being hunted as a demon and is still perfectly okay with his life would be a good example.
...One good example of a character's religion used in a relevant way in a super-hero story was when the X-Men fought a vampire (I think it was Dracula, I'm not sure). At some point one of them [Wolverine] held a crucifix to Dracula, who laughed it off, saying that you needed faith to make it work. As he said that, Nightcrawler picked up the crucifix and used it effectively against the blood-sucker. That is relevant to a super-hero story.
The X-Men books are also more suitable to showing characters with religious backgrounds because in most occasions, they would be normal people if not for the fact that they were born different. They don't usually have strong motivations for fighting crime or super-villains that go beyond acceptance and survival. The X-Men books are more "social" that most super-hero groups (as in the group being a reflection of society), so having a character interacting with others in a way that exposes their religious beliefs is more relevant than, say, if the same thing happened in the Justice League.
We also can't forget that, whatever the religon of some characters may be, the Marvel and DC universes are universes in which the Judeo-Christian religions have the upper hand. The Marvel Universe is not so obviously a Christian universe, even though there are clear depictions of Hell and other occasional Christian elements. I haven't read Fantastic Four for a while, so I am barely aware of some storyline having something to do with the afterlife. DC's most powerful super-hero is the Spectre, who is a servant of the Christian God. No one else in the DC universe measures up to him, not even gods from other religions, as we saw in Day of Vengeance. In Day of Judgment, we also see an afterlife that is very consistent with what a Christian afterlife would be like.
Xgirl1251
Yeah, I agree that the X-books are more suited to portray the religious aspects of characters' lives. One of my favourite Wolverine comics is just him and Nightcrawler sitting in a bar and talking about religion.
From: "Comic Book Characters Listed by Religion" forum discussion started 7 March 2006 on "Truth and Beauty Bombs" website (http://www.truthandbeautybombs.com/bb/viewtopic.php?t=5569; viewed 10 May 2007):
Professor Stevie Freezie
[http://www.truthandbeautybombs.com/bb/viewtopic.php?t=5569&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=30]
What does it mean when it says Wolverine is a "former atheist"? Okay, so what is he now, then? And when did Wolverine get religion?
And man, isn't religion in comic books complicated, with like Thor dashing around everywhere, and apparently Darkseid's a god of some kind (who knew?), and the Spectre running around, and dozens of heroes who've been dead and come back, to tell what they saw? And wasn't Storm a god at one point? And Wonder Woman?
Timefishblue
Forsyth, Wolverine is a Buddhist...
Buddhist?
From the famous Buddhist berserker schools? Seriously, when did this happen? Wait. Wasn't there some Japanese chick he was in love with at one point? Did she die? Or is this some kind of way for him to try and control his berserker rages with pacifism so he doesn't kill five hundred people in a six issue arc again?
Of course, my knowledge of Wolverine extends about to the 90s X-men cartoon.
From: "Buddhist supers?" forum discussion started 13 January 2007 on RPGnet website (http://forum.rpg.net/archive/index.php/t-306345.html; viewed 12 May 2007):
Nero's Boot
Are there any Buddhist superheroes/supervillains? The only one I can think of is Swift from the Authority (she's a Tibetan Buddhist)... So, what other Buddhists in comics have superpowers and fight crime/commit crime?
--kind of curious in this regard NB
Wolverine's practiced Buddhism in the past.
Stephenls
Man, no matter what sort of group of superheroes you try to put together, Wolverine finds his way in there eventually, don't he?
He's the exalted of comics.
Magnamammoth
Abyssal exalted perhaps.
He's the best there is at what he does, and sometimes, what he does is chant sutras.
From: "Religion in comic books", published 14 June 2006 on "Get Religion" website (http://www.getreligion.org/?p=1679; viewed 15 May 2007):
[Rader comments section for this page]
c.tower says:
American superhero comics are, first and foremost, about MYTHOLOGY. Not just existing mythology (though many characters - like Thor and Wonder Woman - are drawn directly from myths); new myths are constantly being created and developed.Jack Kirby was the greatest mythmaker of them all; one of his crowning achievements was even called NEW GODS(a comic STAR WARS owes a HUGE debt to).It's fasinating to watch these myths develop and change as they pass through the hands of different creators; it really is like watching little religons develop (and the infighting between comics fans sometimes seems like fanatics yelling "INFIDEL!" at each other). But it should be noted: Hollywood changes these myths when it sends them to the big screen, and not always for the better. (When the first X-MEN movie came out, I saw a pair of matched posters for it - one featuring the heroes, the other the villians. Seperated like that, I noticed that all of the heroes were depicted as being classically good-looking, and all the villians were made ugly- a sort of visual moral short hand that wasn't in the comics. . . and clearly intended as such, because the most popular of the heroes, Wolverine, had gone from short, hairy, and ugly to tall, dark, and handsome.)
The writers forgot that Wolverine is explicitly an atheist.
From: "The Church of Superman" forum discussion started 19 June 2006 on the "James Randi Educational Foundation" website (http://www.randi.org/forumlive/showthread.php?t=58627; viewed 15 May 2007):
headscratcher4
The Church of Superman
http://adherents.com/lit/comics/comic_book_religion.html
Hmmmm... the "religious" affiliations of comic book characters. Huh?
Legalduck
...Admittedly, some of the statements are fair guesses.. Wolverine is a reformed atheist? Musta missed that issue...
Ausmerican
Looking at the two I was most familiar with, I was amused.
Despite the fact that Batman has said several times that he has no time for religion or god, they cite as evidence that Batman was a particular religion the shape of his tombstone. Ummm might have something to do with the fact that comics are a visual medium and the artist thought an ornate cross simply looked better than a plain headstone, ya think?
And the best and funniest bit of hypocrisy: the entry for Wolverine. After stating that although Wolverine has been shown praying in Buddhist and Shinto temples and was going to have a Shinto wedding this in no way makes him a Shintoist or Buddhist, they follow up by more or less saying that Wolverine has been shown praying in a Christian church and seeking advice from a priest so that makes him a Christian.
From: "What are the religious beliefs of the main mutants in the X-Books?" forum discussion started 16 January 2007 on "Comic Book Resources" website (http://forums.comicbookresources.com/archive/index.php/t-160293.html; viewed 16 May 2007):
What do you think the religious beliefs of the following mutants are?
ibrakeforchinwe
Kitty - Jewish
Jean - Protestant
Xavier - Protestant
Bobby - Jewish
Wanda - Jewish
Pietro - Jewish
Lorna - Catholic?
Storm - No idea...
Wolverine - Protestant?
Emma - Catholic?
Sam - Baptist?
Angel - Protestant?
Banshee - Catholic?
Chamber - Anglican?
Scott and Alex - Protestant
Psylocke - Protestant or Anglican
AnthonyJ
Most comic book characters are blandly nondenominational with a tendency towards being WASPs [i.e., "White Anglo-Saxon Protestants"]. The only ones I would consider obviously practicing members of a faith are:
Kitty: Jewish
Jean: founder and prophet of the Church of the Phoenix
Magneto: Jewish
Storm: Neopagan, Goddess worshipper
Sam: Baptist
Kurt: Catholic
gambitsgurl
Wolverine is an atheist.
In one of the earlier issues I believe he mentioned something to Nightcrawler (concerning God) about only believing in what he can see, smell, or touch. I will try to find the issue and quote...
fishtaco
Yeah, Wolverine's atheist. Nightcrawler and Shadowcat are obvious. Storm (and probably Magik) are complicated. Rogue is Christian, but I don't think we know whether that's Protestant or Catholic or something else. I don't think Longshot understands the concept of religion, so I guess that might make him an atheist. Wolfsbane is Presbyterian, Cannonball is Christian as of New Mutants (1st Series) #15. I suppose Magma believes in the Roman (Greek) gods? Forge? I think Gambit is atheist. Thunderbird III is Hindu. There are Shi'ar gods... Shaara, Kythri), Lilandra worships them.
As for Wolverine, I believe he's now more agnostic than flat-out atheist. Frankly, any character in either the Marvel or DC universes who's an actual atheist just hasn't been paying attention. There's clearly something out there, so the most any of them could reasonably be would be agnostic.
From: "Is Batman an atheist or is he just not very religious?" forum discussion started 2 April 2007 on "Toon Zone" website (http://forums.toonzone.net/archive/index.php/t-187589.html; viewed 21 May 2007):
Eddie G.
Well, he [Batman] is a scientist and tackles life in a very logical way to nearly a fault. So, I would say that while he probably accepts the existence of one, or more higher beings as evident from his personal experience, he wouldn't be one for believing in a God based on scripture and faith alone. Of course there is no right answer and never will be, he can be what ever religion you want him to be.
Colossus and Wolverine are Atheists though...
From: "What religion do superhero's belong to? [sic]" forum discussion started 18 July 2002 on "Toon Zone" website (http://forums.toonzone.net/showthread.php?t=41332; viewed 21 May 2007):
wonderfly
What religion do superhero's [sic] belong to?
I'd like to discuss what religious beliefs are favorite costumed hero's belong to. Everyone knows Daredevil is Catholic. But beyond that, what do we know of superhero's beliefs? I'm thinking of mostly the Marvel Universe, but you DC fans feel free to contribute as well...
This is a discussion I've had several times with my friends, and usually I step out of it when it turns offensive. (Which with my friends, it always does!) Thing to remember though that until recently, like the past decade, religion and talks of such were verboten in most main stream comic books. Now that's changed...
...Daniel "Iron Fist" Rand is a Buddhist and Magneto is Jewish. Xavier may just be nondenominational. No idea what Scott Summers is but it seems that Jean Grey is a Christian as well, and same with the Hank McCoy.
And then there's Blade and Wolverine... I don't think they really care if there's a God or not.
JohnStewart
re: And then there's Blade and Wolverine... ...I don't think they really care if there's a God or not.
That reminds me of an episode of X-Men tas that featured Nightcrawler were in the end Wolverine found faith in God.
Posted by Jae on Wednesday, June 20 2001 at 11:07:15 GMT
Atheist representation on the Avengers
The teams pretty well rounded now, but are there any atheistic members?...
Re: Atheist representation on the Avengers
In my opinion, this issue is pretty well addressed in the 'Infinity Crusade.' The whole premise of the story divides all of the major Marvel heroes into "crusaders," and "infidels." The infidels were not necessarily dyed-in-the-wool atheist per say, but they did not have the faith required to be influenced by the powers of the villain (Goddess was it?).
I cannot remember how it all broke down that well, but the infidels included the scientific like Richards, and Iron Man, and hard cases like Wolverine and the Hulk. In general it seems that females were much more likely to be crusaders, and I am sure that the Black Knight, and Cap were amongst them. When the crusaders were gathered, they were drawn by images of various symbols which reflected their faiths...
From: "How many Atheist superheroes/heroines are there?" forum discussion, started 20 May 2007 on Newsarama website (http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?p=3716053; viewed 24 May 2007):
JoeZhang
How many Atheist superheroes/heroines are there?
RedRonin
...I say Wolverine or Xavier. Both seem like they could be [atheists].
The other day I was thinking about religion and comic books... What I'm interested in is the way religious characters are portrayed in comic books...
I think the first step is listing what characters are what religion...
...Wolverine was probably raised Catholic or maybe somewhat like a Puritan. I got the gist of it in Origin...
brainfloat
Wolverine and Quasar are Atheists.
Magneto_X
I could never understand how any Earthbound super-hero or villian would be an atheist and/or agnostic.
They've seen gods up close!
Ullar
Yeah but not "God," at least the Jew/Christian/Catholic/Muslim/any other religion god.
re: Wolverine [is an] Atheist.
That can't be true. He was praying at his elder brother's gravestone in the second issue of Origin, and I'm sure there was a line about Rose and him wanting to get married in a church.
I don't think he's renounced his faith per se, but he certainly isn't the best at what he does in regard to religion...
Basically, he believes in a higher power, and therefore not an atheist.
I would have to put Wolverine down as a lapsed Catholic. He probably started out precticing but decades of pain and all the bad stuff he's seen and done have more than likely had a negative impact on any beilef he may have in a higher power.
Wolverine must have got religion within the past decade, I remember from (I'm guessing an 80's X-Men maybe earlier) that Nightcrawler and Wolverine clashed in thier beliefs before becuase I am positive that Nightcrawler once told Wolverine that he must be very alone because he's atheist.
(or maybe he lost it, considering continuty)
filthysize
Right. Really, unless, you have the religion be a super-specific and important element of the character (like what they made Nightcrawler to be), it tends to be flexible. Sometimes you'll see a superhero or a villain confide in a priest just for story purposes, but then they'd somehow declare him Jewish. It happens.
Wolverine is an obvious case. Writers who remember his Japan background would show him praying like a Buddhist or visit Buddhist temples. Others don't care, and have him pray in a church. Then there are writers who think that religion doesn't fit Logan's demeanor, and have him be a skeptic or an atheist.
OdinSon1
Wolverine is an atheist. When the X-Men clashed with Dracula he tried to use a cross to hold Dracula at bay. However the only way any religious iconography or symbol holds a vampire at bay is if you have faith in it, the stronger your faith, the more it repells the vampire. Since Wolverine's cross was completely useless, he has no faith in it, and since he was at one time a Christian, he has renounced his Christianity and become an atheist...
Couldn't it mean that he is just not very religious, or is not religious at all? The cross made effect only with Nightcrawler, which is one of the most religious characters in the MU [Marvel Universe].
Loestal
re: Couldn't it mean that he is just not very religious, or is not religious at all?
That's exactly what it means. It doesn't make him an Atheist.
From: "Ask an Atheist!" forum discussion, started 9 June 2006 on "Comic Book Resources" website (http://forums.comicbookresources.com/archive/index.php/t-128514-p-5.html; viewed 30 May 2007):
shadowraven
According to this (http://www.adherents.com/lit/comics/comic_book_religion.html#Me) list, the following superheroes are Atheists:
Mr. Terrific II
the Savage Dragon
Starman Ted Knight
Wolverine (possibly)
Michael Pullmann
re: Wolverine (possibly)
Logan's definitely an atheist. I recall him saying as much to Nightcrawler over a beer once.
From: "Which superhero would be the best Muslim?" forum discussion, started 17 January 2006 on the "Muslim Student Association: University of South Florida" website (http://www.msausf.org/MSAUSF/forums/467/ShowPost.aspx; viewed 4 June 2007):
Which superhero would be the best Muslim?
Salam. Me and Momodu were speaking to each other over some delicious baklava and coffee about which superhero would most likely be Muslim. I would say Batman is most likely to be a great Muslim because he practices great self-restraint when it comes to alcohol consumption, and fornication mashallah. Also, Batman does not eat pork because it slows him down in his nightly crusades against Joker and other foes. Also, he does not have time to backbite or gossip or engage in other forms of fitna because he is too busy cleaning the Batcave and changing the oil in the Batmobile. Thank You.
Momodu, on the other hand, says the Hulk would make an amazing Muslim because he always keeps his gaze lowered. Also, Momodu says the Hulk's purple pants somehow always manage to cover his a'ura, as in his body from his belly button down to his knees. Please dont be shy about showing your feelings. No one is here to judge you and all your postings are welcome.
DC and Marvel superheroes are both welcome
Mouhannad
I'll tell you who screams Muslim: WOLVERINE. He has 3 claws from each hand (3 is sunna), and he has a beard, mashallah. He is also on a constant search in which he travels all over the world to learn about his creator. And like most great Muslims, he may not have the biggest muscles, but on the inside he is stronger then steel. Finally, though we all know he could get Jean any day (cyclops is gay), he waits his turn, until there is an official seperation. I can only hope that we may all be as devout as Wolverine.
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momodu
Mouhannad, Wolverine would make a horrible Muslim. He never smiles, he is always angry and he is always chasing after Cyclops' fiance. He just can't get her because he has no game.
01-31-2006, 3:20 PM
Oh no, you did not go there. Wolverine was always angry for the right reasons, it's just Cyclops was a control freak and didn't want to lose the X-men to the obviously more influential member. And though Wolverine never really agreed with all of their expeditions, and wasn't always sure if he wanted to be a part of the next adventure, he conceeded to the wisdom of Professor Xavier. Finally, I think we all know where the X-men would be if Wolverine wasn't there. As for Jean... it was her fault she kept giving Wolverine hope while still claiming to belong to Cyclops. That is a no-no, and as a result the man is not fully responsible.
Anyways, Wolverine is a hardened dude whos been through a lot. you can't expect him to be a sissy hero who is so noble and shows great emotions and restraint. All in all, if I were an X-man I would want Wolverine to have my back.
That is biggest load of bologna that I have ever read. First of all I think we all know that Wolverine was not a threat to Cyclops' position. If anyone was next in line to lead it would be storm since she is second in command. Second wolverine was always out for personal vengance especially when he fought Sabretooth. That doesn't seem like the right reason to be angry. I didn't want to have to go here but I guess I have no Choice. OK here goes. Wolverine liked to beat on women. Thats right I said it. He was constantly fighting Mystique hand to hand, and actually stabbed her a few times. He also got into a huge brawl with Lady Deathstrike who was once his fiance. And finally Jean did not throw herself at him. He was always chasing her but in the end he just didn't have what it took. Wolverine was a great hero, that's for sure. But could he be a great Muslim? I don't think so.
Momodu, i think the only 100% accurate source to rule over this is Marvel itself. And according to that amazing source Sabretooth is a vicious blood thirsty mutant who has always been threatened by Wolverine. Wolverine's pursuit of Sabretooth is nothing short of Xavier's pursuit of Magneto, except on a smaller scale. As a matter of fact, it is even less controversial considering the fact that it could (COULD) be argued that Magneto is not necessarily all evil. Wolverine is an invaluable part of the X-men and has probably sacrificed more then any of them in order to help the Professor's cause. As for his relationship with Jean, well I still hold to the fact that Jean leaves the door slightly ajar for the possibility of those two, as she can't seem to make up her mind. But regardless, we are not asking who would make the perfect Muslim, but a good Muslim. Who knows, with Jean as Phoenix maybe he will finally move on.
How dare you. I practically gave you that argument. I am not going to argue that Sabretooth isn't evil. All I want to say is that personal hatred is not a very good reason for revenge. Also on the issue of Jean, before Wolverine ever heard the word X-men Jean was engaged to be married to Cyclops. Now if you want to go back to the source, then I believe Marvel states that one of the main reasons Wolverine stays on the X-men is to be near Jean. Now I'm no expert, but I'm pretty sure that a good Muslim doesn't try to get his leader's wife.
From: Clark Goble, "Unpractical Ethics: Superheroes", posted 11 October 2005 on "Millenial Star" website [which comments on topics relating to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints] (http://www.millennialstar.org/index.php/2005/10/11/unpractical_ethics_superheros; viewed 5 June 2007):
Even as comics have sort of become marginalized again, superheroes have experienced a renaissance the last five years or so. It seems every year brings two or three big budgeted superhero films. Admittedly most aren't terribly good. But while I've not read comics for quite some time, I do enjoy the Spiderman, X-Men, and Batman pictures. I have to confess I'm eagerly awaiting the forthcoming rebirth of Superman by X-Men's Bryan Singer. (And dreading Brett Ratner taking over X-Men). Anyway, I thought for a change of pace rather than doing a "practical ethics" I'd do the opposite. The most unpractical ethics of all: analyzing superheroes.
Now I know at least one person is preparing a post on an other blog taking exception to some of my views. And I'll further confess that with a few exceptions while reading graphic novels at Borders, I've really not read comics since the early 80's when I was a kid. Since comics are re-invented a lot, things may have changed. But here's my views...
X-Men. These guys always remind me of the Mormons in Missouri. Persecuted because they are different, yet not afraid to take matters into their own hands. Who is Magneto? Is it the Danites? Porter Rockwell? Lots of interesting parallels in our own history to the moral conundrums found both in the films and in the comics. To what degree must we be both in the world yet not of the world. The difference between X-Men and Superman is that where Superman is respected by the world, the X-Men are feared, distrusted, and ultimately the government works against them.
Comment from: danithew - http://blogdiss.weblogs.us
I like Wolverine. But there's nothing Mormon about him, far as I can tell, bub. Snikt!
[By the way, I like him in the brown and orange costume ... not that yellow and blue abomination.]
As far as adjectives go, Mormons are most like the X-Men. The X-Men are "uncanny" while Mormons are "a peculiar people."
You brought up the issue of comic-book stereotypes and religions. Since I study religion (all kinds, really) this is something I've thought about a lot.
First the issue of stereotypes in general: The first major black Marvel characters were the Black Panther (Phantom/Tarzan-like jungle lord with a name that may or may not have predated the American political party by that name), Luke Cage (1970's blacksploitation character), Falcon (sidekick with a criminal past), and Storm (African princess modeled after Lt. Uhura). Throw on the Arabian Knight (actually an Egyptian, he had a scimitar and flying carpet), Shamrock, Batroc ze Leaper, and every German except Nightcrawler. I see all this as stemming not from maliciousness, but from the tendency of comic books to deal in stock characters, as a kind of shorthand. Later attempts improved with time, for the most part, though new characters have always had greater difficulty gaining a foothold.
So, on to religion. What religions do we find represented in Marvel? A lot of them are "weird" ones associated with exotic fantasy. Several decades ago, comic book writers could be fairly sure that none of their readers would know or be Tibetan Buddhists, Kali devotees, Voodoo practitioners, or Gypsies, so they felt free to make up details out of whole cloth, or portray some religions as wicked. Today this is no longer possible. Recall the Hindu reaction to Krishna's appearance on "Xena: Warrior Princess" (as a villain). So today, weird or evil religions are more likely to be entirely fictional, like the Triune Understanding (a Scientology pastiche) or the Ultimate Shi'ar (a cult not an alien race). The Greek and Norse pantheons appear to also be fair game.
Mainstream religions were generally unmentioned before the 1990's (though we do find Cap consulting the New Testament for inspiration during the 1970's, and of course Damien Hellstrom trained for the Roman Ritual). Then suddenly a number of characters were revealed as being of Roman Catholic background (Daredevil, Invisible Woman, Nightcrawler, Punisher), or occasionally Jewish (Thing, though he is predated by minor characters Doc Samson, Sabra, Kitty Pryde, and Justice). USAgent, in his stint as Cap, was hinted to be a conservative Protestant. What was the motivation for all this? In the case of Daredevil, his being Catholic became a kind of shorthand for guilt and so on. Nightcrawler was assumed to be Catholic because of his Bavarian origins, Punisher because of his mafia connections. Jack Kirby once drew the Thing with a prayer-shawl, and Jewish ethnicity seemed to reinforce the character's constant suffering and kvetching (and maybe his sense of humor too). I don't know what the story was with Invisible Woman, perhaps someone else will enlighten me.
In these cases, religions were still mainly used as shorthand. A number of non-heroic examples would fit the description of "religious leader turns out to be an evil-doer" (e.g."God Loves, Man Kills", or the Six-Fingered Hand or the cult of Joshua from Defenders). These too are fairly obvious targets (Protestant evangelists, cult leaders) from the point of view of the pop culture. Some positive (but highly "orientalized") images of Asian religions come to us via Dr. Strange, Iron Fist, Karma from the X-Men (remember the appearance of the yin/yang emblem from her origin?) and even Wolverine (who adopted Japanese motifs in the wake of the TV miniseries "Shogun"). Note the different treatment with Western religions, which are more "ordinary" and generally lack magic powers.
I suggest that if real religions are going to be invoked, then they had better be done right. That means whoever writes Bro. Voodoo ought to take the trouble to find out what voodoo actually consists of in the real world, and find some way to fit the superhero within that (allowing for supernatural flourishes, of course). If Dr. Strange goes to Tibet, then the writer had better know something about the real Tibet, e.g. that it is under Chinese control. Marvel did actually try to make sense of the Cult of Kali awhile back (Shroud mini), but it became a kind of Hare Krishna pastiche (except presumably Shaiva rather than Vaishnava). It's okay to have villains who worship Kali (or whatever), but this shouldn't be presented as normal behavior for Kali-worshippers.
What about the other tendency? Suppose the writer for Wolverine wants to assign Wolvie a religion. Should Wolvie "just happen" to be revealed as having been a Quaker all these years (picking a religion out of the hat here)? And if that seems to have nothing to do with Wolvie as a character, isn't that the point--that not everybody fits the stereotypes? Or should his religion (once mentioned) be emphasized, so that Wolvie from now on must wrestle with his conscious according to his perception of the Inner Light, as taught by George Fox et. al.? But that risks making comics too didactic, which would be the kiss of death, wouldn't it?
From: "Religions of super heroes" forum discussion page started 14 August 2006 on "Wizard Universe" website (http://wizarduniverse.invisionzone.com/lofiversion/index.php/t1595.html; viewed 20 June 2007):
MatchesMalone
What does "Wolverine: former atheist" mean?
RIV1
It means he believes in God now. He probably feels that's enough.
hrdwrkngXsoldier
Maybe he's agnostic now?
From: Kevin C. Murphy, "Can I get a (super)-witness?", posted 3 April 2006 by (kevincmurphy) on Triptych Cryptic/Ghost in the Machine blog website (http://www.ghostinthemachine.net/003749.html#003749; viewed 21 June 2007):
The Religious Affiliation of Comic Book Characters [link to: http://www.adherents.com/lit/comics/comic_book_religion.html], with a handy graphic of who's a member of what "legion." The site also includes impressively detailed individual entries on each character -- not only the big guns like Methodist Superman, Episcopal Batman, Catholic Daredevil, and Buddhist Wolverine, but also everyone from Presbyterian Wolfsbane to the Mormon Power Pack.
From: "Jews and Catholics rule" forum discussion, started 9 July 2006 on "Pop Culture Shock" website (http://www.popcultureshock.com/pcs/forums/showthread.php?t=13549; viewed 28 June 2007):
Magneto X
Default Jews and Catholics rule. [By this, the poster means that Catholics and Jews have the most representation among comic book superheroes.]
The Mormons are rocking out too!
(Fastest growing religion though, I hear, so I guess they deserve the reppin [i.e., representation].)
But the Muslims (22% of the world), the Hindu (15% of the world), the Sikhs ( totally typecast as supporting characters only!), Confucianists (7% of the planet), (and Athiests/Agnostics (17% of the world and growing fast!) all get the raw deal from comics:
Also be sure to check out the individual portraits. (i.e.: Superman is a Methodist but Lois is Catholic, Power Pack were all Mormons, Wolverine's a Buddhist, and Colossus, Booster Gold, and Iron Man are atheists. Their practices and more are described here:
From: "The Religious Affiliation of Comic Book Characters" forum discussion, started 27 June 2007 on "City of Heroes" website (http://boards.cityofheroes.com/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=8576731; viewed 6 July 2007):
Darc_Reign
The Religious Affiliation of Comic Book Characters [link to: http://boards.cityofheroes.com/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=8576731]
My Local newsradio station pointed this site out.
Let the battle begin.
BrasswireBrush
I think it's interesting and something that doesn't get talked about enough. But then I don't generally see alot of good debate and discussion in most comics anyway.
I can remember growing up and really loving some of the dialogue about religion that used to occur in X-Men. Between Nightcrawler (devout Catholic), Wolverine (Agnostic), and Colossus (Communist/Athiest) there was usually about a page of decent back and forth every few issues.
Sep 24th, '03, 07:50 AM
While I agree about the dichotomy about [Nightcrawler's] looks and faith, I recall quite a few good moments in the comics I read at that explored Nightcrawler's religious side. (I thought he was introduced in the 70's myself-nitpick I know). Scenes I recall fondly were the X-Men battle against Dracula, where Kurt puts the hurt on Drac by taking two simple sticks and ramming them together in cross formation.
And the one where the X-Men are about to go into battle... Wolverine seeks out Nightcrawler, and finds him praying.
Nightcrawler admits he is, and admits how oten times he seeks comfort from such. He then asks Wolverine if he believes, and if so in what? Wolverine's response is "Me? I believe in what I can touch, smell, taste." With an inference that there is nothing more beyond that.
Nightcrawler gives him a look of sympathy and says "ach, mein friend, I never realized how lonely you really were until now."
Wolverine scoffs, and goes "Who's lonely? I got you ain't I?"
And off they go.
I think the other purpose Nightcrawler had was to contrast was to Wolverine's cynicism and disabelief in things he could not sense, and in Storm's former 'goddess'hood.
Really, it depended on the writer, there were some that even had Nighcrawler's faith shattered later on, but I'd still put him as one of the first religious super heroes, and it never struck me as in a particularly 'bad' way :)
Yes, the Thing is a Jew.
Kim Jong Ill
Posted: Thu Jan 11, 2007 10:26 pm
I dissagree. I think Wolverine is more of an Irish Catholic. I mean, come on, all he does is drink and fight.... (joking)
The Central Scrutinizer
No, the atheists drafted Wolverine in the second round. This is bulls**t.
Nightstalker [sic: This poster means "Nightcrawler."] is Eastern Orthodox, not Catholic.
What on Earth is "Jewish Catholic?" Seriously.
How is it that the Episcopalians and the CoE bunch get more big-name superheroes than any other group?
This site clearly has an Anglo-Saxon bias.
From: "Question about Magneto" forum discussion, started 12 May 2006 on "Giant in the Playground" website (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/archive/index.php/t-15296.html; viewed 17 July 2007):
Odder still, Wolverine is a Shintoist...
Foeofthelance
Actually, Wolverine being Shintoist makes sense, considering most of his memories take place in Japan, and alot of his efforts to control his berserker have been based off of Japanese warrior training.
Haggis_McCrablice
In the nineties X-series, Wolverine seems to be angry and at odds with God. He speaks to a deformed monk named Kurt Wagner ("Nightcrawler") and seems to have a change of heart. He is even seen reading the Bible at the end of the episode. I think the comics' Wolvie may have converted to Shintoist after he became involved with a Japanese woman (did he marry her? I don't recall offhand) many years ago... So he might have been something else before that.
Piedmon_Sama
What? Wolverine practices zen meditational techniques as part of his training, but he's neither Shintoist nor Buddhist. He does respect and is knowledgable about those traditions from his time in Japan, but otherwise I've always seen him as a general agnostic. He's had too many encounters with various scions of the supernatural from many different cultures over the years to accept just one.
Wolverine was, at one time a Christian, but after Cyber murdered his then-fiance around the time of WWI, Wolverine became an atheist. He's come back around to having a spiritual side more recently, but I don't think he'll ever be a straight-up member of any particular denomination ever again.
Also, his fiance Yoshida Mariko has been dead for years, but had they had a wedding, it would have been a traditional Shintoist affair. The Yoshidas were a very traditional family with aristocratic origins.
Despite the name of the page in the following source, it is not clear how "authoritative" this source is. This appears to be simply the viewpoint of one dedicated comic book fan. From: Jim Trabold, "Ultimate Marvel Handbook #19: (174)", posted 21 July 2006 in "Comics Nexus" section of "Inside Pulse" website (http://www.insidepulse.com/article_v3.php?contentid=49881; viewed 17 July 2007):
Hello everyone I'm Jim Trabold welcome to the Ultimate Marvel Handbook.
Hey Daron how are you today bud?
I'm pretty good. I'm curious though if anyone reading this column doesn't know who you are? I just find it interesting that you introduce yourself every week. I wonder if you're trying to reach the same mythic "new" readers that the comic industry is always preaching about.
I'm good. I'm missing out on SDCC but I'll make up for it next year. I still plan on reading the news and all coming from the con though. Can't wait for WW Chicago now.
Oh sure, you're gonna go to Chicago this year, and I can't make it.
Yeah that's enough con talk for now lol. Let's start.
[Question] 18 - I know that in DC, Batman (rumored), Atom, Starman, Booster Gold and Mr. Terrific are atheists, besides Wolverine and Hulk who else in Marvel is also confirmed or considered as the same?
[Answer:] Wolverine and Hulk actually do have faith in religion in their own manors. Hulk would be Bruce's religion Catholic and Wolverine was for a while but now is Buddhist.
As for confirmed atheists:
Pete Wisdom
Vivisector
From: "Religious Affiliations of Super Heroes..." forum discussion, started 3 July 2007 on Fukushima Forums website (http://www.fujet.net/Forum/index.php?PHPSESSID=09a3ae0abf6efb8de2134680e092aee6&topic=815.msg7854; viewed 2 August 2007):
Now this is interesting...
Mister O
I love it how fans seem to always seek order in the chaos that is serialized fiction. The Wolverine page on that site is exemplary of this: http://www.adherents.com/lit/comics/Wolverine.html . Obviously, the Marvel writers who have used Wolverine have no set "answer" to what Wolverine's religion is. One writer wants him to be Christian, another writer wants him to be Buddhist. Wolverine isn't real, so there's no problem. But from the fan's point of view, everything must tie neatly together into a single continuity, so this website expends 20 pages to answer a simple question: "What is Wolverine's religion?"
I'm not faulting the fans, mind you; just making an observation. It can be fun to geek out like this sometimes. But other times it's important to remember that fictional characters are not real people and, by rights, have no religion or birthday or best friends or favorite color underwear.
BetterthanBrent
Geez Matt, did you even have a childhood or were you just born with the personality of a 60 year old?
mattoichiban - definitely ;)
Who's Wolverine? Is he Captain Canuck's half-brother or something?
From: "The New Improved Official Stupid Question Thread Marvel Edition" forum discussion, started 3 July 2004 on "Superhero Hype" website (http://forums.superherohype.com/archive/index.php/t-124699-p-15.html; viewed 11 August 2007):
I recall an issue of Wolverine where it was said that in the Marvel Universe, the existence of god had been, beyond a shadow of a doubt, scientifically proven through some sort of mathematical equasion. So, wouldn't that mean that there are no athiests in the MU anymore?
TheCorpulent1
Do you know of any absolutely proven atheists in the Marvel universe?
re: "Do you know of any absolutely proven atheists in the Marvel universe?"
Hmm. Well, obviously the old Communist villains from the 60s would be. Other than that, no.
photojones2
Is that in reference to the FF story where they met God, and He was Jack Kirby?
No. Wolverine was just tracking some crazy super genius terrorist and, giving an example of the guy's genuis, mentioned that he had come up with a mathematical equation that proved the existence of God.
It's possible that there are still atheists in the Marvel universe because people didn't believe him. After all, "crazy super genius terrorist" isn't exactly the kinds of descriptors I look for in an unimpeachable source.
Silicon Surfer
There was an issue of Guardians of the Galaxy where the Beyonder was talking to a couple of other cosmics unfamiliar to me. They were talking about higher order beings in multiple echelons above what they knew. This would seem to prove conclusively that God does not exist in the MU. I don't remember it very well since I only glanced at it in the store and could not fit it in my budget at the time.
Oh, God most definitely exists in the MU [Marvel Universe]. I was just asking if the bit in Wolverine where it was said that it had been scientifically proven on Earth was widly known or accepted, and how much it effected the MU.
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Samsung Galaxy A50 offers an edge-to-edge viewing experience in Full HD+ resolution with Super AMOLED tech. Scroll those social feeds, watch YouTube or your favourite shows in true-to-life colour and contrast.
Minimalist Look
If you’re after a premium looking device, Galaxy A50 certainly ticks that box with its subtle curves and an array of colour finishes. With an on-screen fingerprint reader, you can easily get access to your Galaxy device, with one-handed.
Triple Lens Camera
With a triple lens camera offering on Galaxy A50, you’ll shoot some of your best photos. A Depth and Ultra-Wide lens help add more detail and perspective to your snaps too. Shoot away and upload Like worthy snaps straight to your social media.
Add Photo Effects
If that wasn’t enough, you can jazz up your photos with more handy camera features and effects on the Galaxy A50. Shoot in low-light, add background blur or use scene optimiser made for shooting in certain scenarios.
Meet the Samsung Galaxy A50
Full Samsung Galaxy A50 Specification
Headphone Jack:
Display Definition:
Internal Storage:
In-display Fingerprint Scanner:
Octa-core (4 x 2.3GHz Cortex-A73 & 4 x 1.7GHz Cortex-A53)
Exynos 9610 (10nm)
Operating System Version:
Network Bands:
Display Pixel Density:
Display Resolution:
6.4-inches
Display Technology:
Front Camera Resolution:
Triple 25MP + 8MP + 5MP
Charging Port:
Memory Card Slot (microSD):
Up to 512GB
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Hardcover, 9 x 10.75 in. / 240 pgs / 200 color.
Pub Date 6/5/2018
Catalog: FALL 2018 p. 11
Featured on four 2018 Holiday Gift Guides, including Vulture, Kirkus, New York Magazine and People—which called The Swimming Pool in Photography "an improbably mesmerizing look at swimming pools and their patrons through the ages." This gorgeous hardcover featuring work by Henri Cartier-Bresson, Joel Meyerowitz, Martin Parr, Alec Soth and others was reviewed by W, AnOther, CNN Style, Vanity Fair, Cool Hunting, Paris Review and the Wall Street Journal, to name a few. LA Weekly called it "a watery lens through which to view class, gender, culture, fashion, art, nationalism, economics and ecology."
PHOTOGRAPHERS INCLUDE:
■ Henri Cartier-Bresson
■ Gigi Cifali
■ Stuart Franklin
■ Harry Gruyaert
■ Emma Hartvig
■ Jacques Henri Lartigue
■ Joel Meyerowitz
■ Martin Parr
■ Paolo Pellegrin
■ Mack Sennett
■ Alec Soth
■ Larry Sultan
■ Alex Webb
The Swimming Pool in Photography
Text by Francis Hodgson.
A photographic leap into cooling waters
The Swimming Pool in Photography invites readers to dive into the cultural history of swimming pools.
As long as 5,000 years ago, the allure of the sea inspired humans to recreate its essence in miniature artistic forms, such as public baths where ancient rituals would take place. Since then, swimming pools have become status symbols and a source for a gamut of purposes from athletics to the simple pleasure of just being in water. It is no wonder, then, that filmmakers and photographers constantly return to the swimming pool as a subject and setting.
Reflections of water and light are captured in countless unique ways in the more than 200 compelling images of pools and swimmers that comprise this catalog. The Swimming Pool in Photography includes works by Henri Cartier-Bresson, Gigi Cifali, Stuart Franklin, Harry Gruyaert, Emma Hartvig, Jacques Henri Lartigue, Joel Meyerowitz, Martin Parr, Paolo Pelligrin, Mack Sennett, Alec Soth, Larry Sultan, Alex Webb and many others.
"House on the cliff" features the architecture of Fran Silvestre Arquitectos as photographed by Diego Opazo and is reproduced from "The Swimming Pool in Photography."
PRAISE AND REVIEWS
Stephanie Eckhardt
Dive into some of the world's most enticing pools.
Creative Boom
From the Art Nouveau-style bathing houses at the turn of the last century to the history behind the design of American pools in the 1950s to the basins that were repurposed as skate parks in California in the 1970s, you can enjoy immersing yourself in the destinations we long for on hot days.
Tish Wrigley
As this joyous edit of images proves, our relationship with the pool is far more complex than simply somewhere to exercise in or laze around nearby.
Oscar Holland
Whether it's an infinity pool in Alicante, Spain, or the rooftop of Le Corbusier's "Cité Radieuse" in Marseille, pools are, perhaps, objects of beauty in their own right.
Eric Bard
Captures the swimming pool in various forms around the world, in cities present and eras passed... a reminder that pool hopping through a memory can outline a life.
Striking imagery showcase everything from the artificial beach inside the Ocean Dome in Miyazaki, Japan to empty outdoor pools in Kabul.
Hodgson’s book is a demonstration of how swimming pools are genetically photogenic. Perhaps it’s that a pool somewhat resembles a photograph: a field of glittering action, bordered by white. Or that before digital cameras, to develop a photograph meant to submerge it in a series of three pools—developer, stop bath, fixer. Or that both center around the joys of seeing—light dancing on water, bodies glowing in the sun. Photography might as well have been invented for swimming pools.
Chronicles the history of the pool from its health-minded origins in the late 1800s through its emergence as a status symbol to photograph.
Beige Luciano-Adams
A watery lens through which to view class, gender, culture, fashion, art, nationalism, economics and ecology. It is the people, objects and architecture in and around the water that you will respond to.
Take a refreshing dip through the best swimming pools ever captured in still images.
Ideal for the photography lover or anyone in cold climates who needs a visual reminder of warmer spots.
Kim Hubbard
Old ones, new ones, drained ones, blue ones. An improbably mesmerizing look at swimming pools and their patrons through the ages.
FROM THE ARTBOOK BLOG
CORY REYNOLDS | DATE 7/9/2018
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July 10-16, please join ARTBOOK | D.A.P. in the Aesthetic Movement Showroom (AmericasMart, Building 1, #1-9-B7, 9th Floor) at the Atlanta Gift Market to view new books on art & culture!
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CORY REYNOLDS | DATE 8/10/2018
'The Swimming Pool in Photography' featured in the 'Wall Street Journal'
Diego Opalo's 2012 photograph of the infinity pool at a cliffside house by Fran Silvestre Arquitectos in Alicante, Spain, is reproduced from The Swimming Pool in Photography, a summertime staff favorite featured this week in the Wall Street Journal. "It is the social history of the pools which is extraordinary," Francis Hodgson writes in his Introduction, "as though the water really did permit every kind of transformation. There always seems to be some kind of liberation fighting to emerge from the water. And there is always a camera there to hold the view." continue to blog
Celebrate summer with 'The Swimming Pool in Photography'
Reproduced from Hatje Cantz's addictive new summer release, The Swimming Pool in Photography, this 1961 photograph captures an unusual parking debacle, in which a drunken driver has attempted to park his vehicle in a Beverly Hills pool, believing it to be a parking space. (Nobody was injured in the process.) This year, there is no better book to celebrate the beginning of the swim season. Features photographs by Martin Parr, Deanna Templeton, Joel Meyerowitz, Alec Soth, Slim Aarons, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Carol M. Highsmith and dozens more! continue to blog
Summertime Staff Favorite 'The Swimming Pool in Photography' is Back in Stock!
This 1950s H. Armstrong Roberts photograph of an American woman sunbathing by the side of a pool is one of 200 vintage and contemporary images collected in Summertime Staff Favorite, The Swimming Pool in Photography. "Water is a metaphorical gift, of course," Francis Hodgson writes. "In mythology, it is routinely the place where transformation happens: sirens and selkies and mermaids and baptism and the birth of Venus… no need to hammer home the point… Even in the relative tameness of a pool, water is a gift to a photographer: it gives near-nudity, and it gives light, both at the same time. No wonder photographers love pools." continue to blog
Suburban, exotic, utterly private, boisterously public, a threat or a blessing: 'The Swimming Pool in Photography'
This 1962 photograph of Blandine Fagedet, winner of a women's diving contest, plunging into the Piscine Georges-Vallery in Paris, is reproduced from The Swimming Pool in Photography. "It is just a tub of water, big enough to get into," Francis Hodgson writes. "But the stories come from everywhere. Out of the fears, one group of strands of history: fear of disease, fear of the industrial working class, fear of water. Out of the joys, another group of strands: the joy of immersion, of swimming itself, of skin and the hope of sex, of sun and health and leisure. Stories out of architecture and social planning: out of wealth itself. The swimming pool has been at different times and places suburban, exotic, utterly private, boisterously public, a threat or a blessing. It is, quite obviously, capable of every kind of symbolism from the rude assertion of financial status to an almost mystical fluidity of meanings that neatly complements the great puddle of chlorinated water that it holds." continue to blog
PARADISE IS NOW
Text by Bret Easton Ellis, Robert Grunenberg, Leif Randt, Norman Rosenthal.
DEANNA TEMPLETON: THE SWIMMING POOL
Text by Ed Templeton.
UM YEAH ARTS
USD $55.00 | CAN $72.5 UK £ 50
FORMAT: Hbk, 9 x 10.75 in. / 240 pgs / 200 color.
PUBLISHER: Hatje Cantz
AVAILABLE: 6/5/2018
RETAILER DISC: TRADE
TERRITORY: NA LA
D.A.P. CATALOG: FALL 2018 Page 11
Published by Hatje Cantz.
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Homeowners try to prevent brewery from moving in
Karl Herchenroeder
Representatives behind the Aspen Power Plant are currently negotiating terms to move into the Mill Street space formerly home to the Aspen Art Museum.
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Editor’s note: Because the following story did not run in its entirety in Friday’s edition, we are running it in its complete form today.
Some 30 homeowners have banded together in opposition to the Aspen Power Plant, a concept that won Aspen City Council approval in March to move into the Old Power House on Mill Street.
Oklahoma Flats homeowner Bill Budinger, who is helping coordinate the effort, said Thursday that more than 30 families have signed on against the Power Plant, a proposal that features an Aspen Brewing Co. brewery, an Aspen 82 TV studio and an incubator workspace. Officials have explored rezoning the property from residential use to public use, which would require council approval at a public hearing. For decades,the Aspen Art Museum occupied the space as a nonconforming use.
The opposition, which Budinger said is made up of full-time residents and second-home owners, is arguing that a brewery is not an appropriate use in a residential neighborhood, citing noise, light and smell as infringements. The larger issue, he said, is the integrity of Aspen’s land-use code.
“This is an issue of community concern,” Budinger said by phone from New York. “Can people rely on the zoning? If you buy a home in a zone that’s residential, can you be sure that a hotel is not going to go up next door, or a restaurant? I think that’s important and fair.”
Power Plant representatives could not be reached for comment.
Budinger, who said he spends between seven and eight months a year in Aspen, regarded Aspen Brewing Co. owner Duncan Clauss, Aspen 82 co-owner David Cook and workspace coordinator Gordon Bronson as “good people.” But based on Referendum 1 election results, he argued that many Aspen residents would agree a rezoning is inappropriate.
City Attorney Jim True said Thursday that officials are aware of the homeowner opposition, but the city is moving forward with negotiations as planned. He added that officials have not decided whether to move forward with the rezoning as proposed.
“We’re still discussing moving forward with these applicants. We’re negotiating terms and procedures with them,” True said. “We have heard that there are some who may oppose (the proposal).”
Though negotiations are ongoing, True said there were no meetings scheduled between the city and the applicants as of Thursday.
The Power Plant bested four other finalists for the space in a monthslong review that included oversight from a resident-led committee. The committee suggested four finalists for the space, including the Aspen Science Center, the Red Brick’s Powerhouse Performance and Event Center, GrassRoots TV’s Aspen Media Powerhouse and the John Denver Museum and Cultural Center.
The council nixed the John Denver concept and added two others: the Power Plant and resident Paul Kienast’s community center. Keinast and GrassRoots TV were the first two proposals struck from the conversation. The science center and the Red Brick received serious consideration before the Power Plant won out, with council members citing the proposal’s vitality and broad appeal as strengths.
Elizabeth Milias, a resident who has signed onto the opposition, said neighbors found the other three proposals to be acceptable uses in the space. She said they are more in line with the Aspen Art Museum, which served as “a great neighbor.”
Officials have said that the building is in need of about $1 million in repairs, and city staff has recommended the installation of a commercial kitchen, which would cost between $300,000 and $600,000. Clauss has said his business is preparing as if it would be on the hook for about $1.7 million in construction.
herk@aspentimes.com
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Combat-Ready Kitchen: How the U.S. Military Shapes the Way You Eat
Written By: Anastacia Marx De Salcedo
Narrated By: C.S.E. Cooney
Publisher: Tantor Media
Date: August 2015
You probably don't realize that your supermarket is filled with foods that have a military origin: canned goods, packaged deli meats, TV dinners, cling wrap, energy bars . . . the list is almost endless. In fact, there's a watered-down combat ration lurking in practically every bag, box, can, bottle, jar, and carton Americans buy.
Anastacia Marx de Salcedo shows how the Department of Defense Combat Feeding Directorate plans, funds, and spreads the food science that enables it to produce cheap, imperishable rations. It works with an immense network of university, government, and industry collaborators such as ADM, ConAgra, General Mills, Hershey, Hormel, Mars, Nabisco, Reynolds, Smithfield, Swift, Tyson and Unilever. It's a good deal for both sides: the conglomerates get exclusive patents or a headstart on the next breakthrough technology; the Army ensures that it has commercial suppliers if it ever needs to manufacture millions of rations.
And for us consumers, who eat this food originally designed for soldiers on the battlefield? We're the guinea pigs in a giant public health experiment, one in which science and technology, at the beck of the military, have taken over our kitchens.
by Anastacia Marx De Salcedo
This title is due for release on August 4, 2015.
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Cyber Security - Getting in Focus with Nozomi Networks
By Bill Lydon, Editor, Automation.com
In the race for industrial profits, it’s not uncommon for organizations to run legacy equipment as long as they can, and avoid costly replacements and rewirings. While this can be a viable strategy in many areas, when it comes to industrial control network cyber security, it can be a deadly vulnerability for today’s organizations. I discussed cyber security trends with Thomas Nuth, the Global Director for Product Marketing at Nozomi Networks. Nozomi Networks, founded in 2013, currently has over 200 global installations in the range of industries including energy, oil & gas, manufacturing, chemicals, mining, and pharmaceuticals.
In our conversation, Nuth described the present industrial network situation as one that has a great deal of legacy practices and equipment, including:
Isolation from enterprise & business information systems
Communicate using proprietary control protocols
Run on specialized hardware
Run on proprietary embedded operating systems
Connected by proprietary copper and twisted pair networks
Now organizations are converging industrial networks and enterprise business systems, which is changing the cybersecurity attack surface opening up greater vulnerabilities. Typical new system configurations include the following characteristics:
Bridged into corporate networks
Riding on common internet protocols (IP)
Running on general purpose hardware with IT origins
Running mainstream IT operating systems (i.e. Windows)
Increasingly connected to wireless technologies including corporate WiFi
What was air gapped and proprietary in the past is now exposed to a significantly higher risk of cyber attack.
SCADA Vulnerabilities
Typical SCADA components are also vulnerable to cyber threats and require Domain-specific technologies and specialized knowledge of industrial control systems technology and communications. These systems can fall to the side as they are outside of the scope and capabilities of Enterprise IT security technologies, but these systems vitally need protection too.
Nuth emphasized there are plenty of opportunities for hackers to exploit loopholes throughout a facility. Operational technology devices can provide these dangerous loopholes, including PLCs and RTUs, which are low-computational computers built for controlling physical components such as valves, pumps, motors, etc. These devices include a number of cyber deficiencies, including lack of authentication, lack of encryption, built-in backdoors, and susceptibility to buffer overflows. These deficiencies make them juicy targets for tailored attacks on physical control components. This trend has even been reflected in recently-documented cyber attacks, including:
2010 – Stuxnet
2015 - Massive damage by manipulating and disrupting control systems at German steel mill
2016 - Cyberattack on Ukraine Power Grid investigators found indications of BlackEnergy malware
2017 - Ukraine's capital Kiev power blackout caused by a cyber attack
The Nozomi Networks Solution
To help combat a subset of these cyber vulnerabilities, Nozomi Networks’ SCADAguardian and Central Management Console (CMC) are tools to be used to create a secure system.
SCADAguardian is an appliance (physical or virtual) that passively connects to the industrial network, non-intrusively monitoring all traffic, within the control of process networks, that is passively analyzed at all levels of the OSI stack (L1 to L7). SCADAguardian uses Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning techniques to create detailed behavior profiles for every device, according to the process state, to quickly detect critical state conditions. Additionally, features such as network visualization, asset management, ICS anomaly intrusion, vulnerability assessment, as well as dashboards and reporting are provided
SCADAguardian can be tailored to requirements using and open API for integration between IT/OT applications. Additional industrial networks can be supported using the companies SDK protocol.
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Home » News » CROI 2018: a quick round up of the latest HIV and TB research developments
CROI 2018: a quick round up of the latest HIV and TB research developments
Get your head around three of the biggest talking points from this year’s Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI).
The annual Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) is one of the biggest dates in the HIV calendar, bringing together researchers from all around the world to share the latest HIV research. We bring you highlights in an easily digestible form, so you can get to grips with the biggest talking points from the conference.
1. Ground-breaking new TB prevention treatment
In what has been described as a ‘game changing’ new finding, researchers have discovered that effective tuberculosis (TB) prevention can be delivered in one month. The current preventative treatment being offered, isoniazid, must be taken every day for nine months, and in high TB/HIV burden countries the World Health Organization recommends that it is taken for 36 months.
These long treatment durations have been a major barrier to the success of TB prevention efforts. Professor Chaisson of John Hopkins University, commented that across the world access and adherence to TB prevention is still ‘abysmal’. As a result TB remains the leading cause of death among people living with HIV, despite being both preventable and curable.
Combining Isoniazid with the antibiotic Rifapentine over the course of one month provided the same treatment benefits as nine months of Isoniazid. This means there is finally a TB prevention option that is workable for patients and healthcare providers alike.
The researchers commented that they thought the study was large enough and clear enough to form the basis of new treatment guidelines already and that the only issue with this new life-saving option would be expense: at the moment the one month regime costs $72 per person, and is only manufactured by one company.
2. Women much more vulnerable to HIV during pregnancy and after giving birth
Research presented at CROI also provided new insights into HIV risk during and after pregnancy showing that biological changes during this period can put women more at risk of HIV.
In the past it has been unclear how pregnancy affects HIV risk. However, this new study clears up some of the confusion, providing the largest sample size to date (2,751 serodiscordant couples) as well as a calculation of the probability of HIV transmission per sex act.
The researchers found that during pregnancy and just after birth women faced an average of three times greater HIV risk than at other times. The risk was greatest in the months following birth, when transmission was 4.18 times more likely.
The study suggests this elevated risk is a result of biological changes during this time, having controlled for other factors such as reduced condom use. Further research is needed to understand which biological factors are responsible, but the researchers speculate that it might be due to changes in hormones or immune function.
These findings have especially important ramifications for mother-to-child transmission during breastfeeding, stressing the need for regular testing throughout this period. It also raises questions around whether PrEP should be targeted at women during pregnancy and in the months after giving birth.
3. Functional HIV cure research gets one step closer
In the search for a functional HIV cure researchers are looking for ways to maintain viral suppression without people having to take daily doses of antiretroviral medicines. Current antiretroviral treatments for HIV can stop the virus from multiplying but can’t get rid of ‘hidden reservoirs’ of HIV. This is where the virus will lie dormant in infected immune cells. In this state HIV is hidden because it isn’t multiplying or actively attacking the immune system.
Using a strategy known as ‘Kick and Kill’, researchers are trying to identify and activate these reservoirs, so that they can be targeted and attacked with new medicines. CROI 2018 saw researchers report on one of the most recent ‘kick and kill’ attempts. Scientists have used a ‘GS-9620’, a drug that activates a part of the immune system responsible for recognising and responding to viruses, alongside a ‘neutralising’ antibody called PGT121.
Trials of this combination in rhesus monkeys have shown that this cocktail is able to maintain viral suppression in rhesus macaque monkeys over a period of at least three months without taking ART. In over half the monkeys this was maintained even longer, for as much as six months.
Even when monkeys had viral rebounds – where levels of HIV started to grow and become detectable again – often their immune function was able to fight the virus again without having to restart treatment. Even after remission the virus was still at a far lower level than before and viral DNA levels in their lymph nodes were still at lower levels, suggesting that some of the viral reservoirs had actually been depleted and some level of immune control sustained.
This is still a long way from a cure, especially since at the moment it has only been shown to have these effect on monkeys, but nevertheless it gives hope that long-term viral remission might be possible.
For more detail on these and other stories from CROI take a look at Aidsmap’s conference coverage.
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1 - When I came to you, brothers, I didn't come with excellence of speech or of wisdom, proclaiming to you the testimony of God.
2 - For I determined not to know anything among you, except Jesus Christ, and him crucified.
3 - I was with you in weakness, in fear, and in much trembling.
4 - My speech and my preaching were not in persuasive words of human wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power,
5 - that your faith wouldn't stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.
6 - We speak wisdom, however, among those who are full grown; yet a wisdom not of this world, nor of the rulers of this world, who are coming to nothing.
7 - But we speak God's wisdom in a mystery, the wisdom that has been hidden, which God foreordained before the worlds for our glory,
8 - which none of the rulers of this world has known. For had they known it, they wouldn't have crucified the Lord of glory.
9 - But as it is written,"Things which an eye didn't see, and an ear didn't hear,which didn't enter into the heart of man,these God has prepared for those who love him."Isaiah 64:4
10 - But to us, God revealed them through the Spirit. For the Spirit searches all things, yes, the deep things of God.
11 - For who among men knows the things of a man, except the spirit of the man, which is in him? Even so, no one knows the things of God, except God's Spirit.
12 - But we received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit which is from God, that we might know the things that were freely given to us by God.
13 - Which things also we speak, not in words which man's wisdom teaches, but which the Holy Spirit teaches, comparing spiritual things with spiritual things.
14 - Now the natural man doesn't receive the things of God's Spirit, for they are foolishness to him, and he can't know them, because they are spiritually discerned.
15 - But he who is spiritual discerns all things, and he himself is judged by no one.
16 - "For who has known the mind of the Lord, that he should instruct him?" But we have Christ's mind.Isaiah 40:13
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The Book of 1 Corinthians
1 Corinthians 4:5 - Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts: and then shall every man have praise of God.
1 Corinthians 13:4-7 - Charity suffereth long, [and] is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil; Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth; Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.
1 Corinthians in The New Testament - A Brief Overview
Painting of Paul the Apostle by Rembrandt - 1657
Introduction to The Book of 1 Corinthians
Brief Summary. Paul exhorts the church at Corinth regarding disorders, problems, abuses, and heresies.
Summary of The Book of 1 Corinthians
Purpose. Paul desired to correct some of the problems that had arisen at the church in Corinth. Paul addresses questions which the church at Corinth had sent to him in a letter delivered by Fortunatus, Stephanus, and Achaicus. Paul deals with each problem individually in order. He rebukes the parties which arose from a divisive spirit and a failure to humble themselves before the true wisdom of God. He also rebukes strongly a case of incest which existed in the church. He also encourages the believers to settle disputes among themselves and the church, not bringing lawsuits into heathen courts. He also urges Christians to "flee fornication," which was obviously a big problem in licentious Corinth. Paul also deals with many of the problems connected with marriage. He then discusses Christian liberty and how to live in a community filled with idolatry. He also instructs the church regarding the conduct of women in public worship and the abuses concerning the Lord's Supper. He also urges Christians to desire spiritual gifts and to use them properly. 1 Corinthians 13 is the famous "love" chapter and Paul defines what true Christian love is. Paul also addresses the resurrection of the dead, and the glorified bodies awaiting the believers in Christ. He encourages the church at Corinth to take up a collection for the poor at Jerusalem, and he lets them know that he intended visit to Corinth soon. He concludes with practical concerns as well as the customary salutations, warnings, and benediction.
Authorship. Paul was the author of the book of 1 Corinthians.
Date. Most scholars agree that 1 Corinthians was written in 55 AD
Place of Writing. Ephesus (1 Corinthians 16:8).
Outline of the Book of 1 Corinthians
Unity Versus Division - Chapters 1-3
Order Versus Disorder - Chapters 4-11
Church Gifts, Love, and Doctrines - Chapters 12-16
1 Corinthians Maps and Resources
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Posted in | Climate Change | Ecosystems
Biodiversity Could Help Protect Ecosystems from Extreme Climate
Written by AZoCleantechOct 16 2015
Can biodiversity help protect ecosystems from extreme conditions? That question is much on the minds of scientists and policy makers as a changing climate brings more wildly swinging conditions at the same time human activities reduce the number of species available to produce food and oxygen and help keep our planet in balance.
Now, a study of 46 grasslands in North America and Europe points to a promising answer: Increasing plant diversity decreases the extent to which extremely wet or dry conditions disrupt grassland productivity.
"We've long known that biodiversity has a stabilizing effect on productivity over time," said lead author Forest Isbell, principle investigator on the project and associate director for the University of Minnesota's Cedar Creek Ecosystem Science Reserve, one of the study sites. "But we haven't been quite sure whether that's during extreme events, after them, or both. This research showed that diverse communities are more stable because they exhibit resistance during extreme climate events."
The study, published in the online edition of the scientific journal Nature October 14, involved more than three dozen researchers from the U.S., Germany, the U.K., Ireland, France, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Czech Republic and Japan. The researchers began by classifying each year of each experiment on a five-point scale from extremely dry to extremely wet. They then measured corresponding productivity -- basically, how much above-ground plant material each level of plant biodiversity produced each year.
Combining results across the 46 study sites, the researchers found that the higher the plant biodiversity, the lower the variability in productivity during wet or dry climate events. Overall, productivity of communities with only one or two species changed an average of 50 percent during events, while those with 16 to 32 species changed only half that much. Biodiversity did not, however, seem to strongly influence how quickly a site returned to normal productivity after wet or dry events.
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Isbell, who is also an adjunct faculty member in the College of Biological Sciences, says the research team found the results somewhat unexpected. "Many of us were expecting that biodiversity would often promote both resistance during climate events and resilience after climate events," he says. Instead, resistance to change clearly trumped resilience as the main mechanism through which biodiversity helps to preserve ecosystem stability in times of change.
Nico Eisenhauer, co-principle investigator on the project and professor at the German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) and Leipzig University, said the study, which was funded by iDiv's biodiversity synthesis center, "comprehensively shows that mankind is degrading the natural insurance of ecosystems." The findings, he said, improve our understanding of the role of biodiversity in helping nature weather the storms it faces.
"Researchers have been searching for decades for stabilizing ecosystem features," he said. "The present results bring the significance of biodiversity home to scientists, land managers and politicians as stabilizing agents of ecosystem services in the face of global change."
Co-author Dylan Craven, the postdoctoral researcher on the project, based at iDiv and Leipzig University, said, "A remaining challenge is to identify what factors, if not biodiversity, determine ecosystem recovery following extreme climate events."
Isbell added, "We also need to understand how biodiversity increases resistance during extreme climate events so we can determine what types of biodiversity are needed to help nature thrive under adverse circumstances."
Source: http://www.umn.edu/
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Delicious Turkey Recipes for the Upcoming Holiday Season
By J.M. Towers
Delicious Turkey Recipes for the…
During the month of November, turkey becomes one of the main ingredients in all holiday meals, not only during Thanksgiving in the United States, but also in the festivities that, regardless of culture or religion, are celebrated during December in the Western Hemisphere.
From azureazure.com we propose today a touch of originality when preparing these delicious meals, by suggesting three delicious recipes, from France, Italy and Morocco, countries with a great gastronomic tradition, with which you will surprise your guests
Learn more about these recipes below:
Turkey stuffed with dried figs and foie gras
Ingredients: 1 turkey of 5-6 lbs, 20 small French onions, 20 dried figs, half a liter of beef broth, half a liter of white wine, 150 grams of duck foie gras, 250 grams of butter, 4 cloves of garlic, 6 slices of fresh bacon, a glass of milk, two spoons of breadcrumbs, 1 sprig of parsley and salt to taste.
Preparation: In a bowl, marinate the figs in white wine for 12 hours. Crumble the foie gras, chop half the onions and cut fresh bacon into strips and put everything together into a pan with butter. Once ready, add milk and bread crumbs to the mixture until it creates a soft dough, which will be used as turkey stuffing. After the stuffing is put into the the turkey, sew it shut so that the filling does not come out. From there place pieces of foie gras and butter between the skin and the meat of the turkey, mixed with chopped parsley. Afterwards, the turkey is placed in the oven at medium temperature for 1 and 1/2 hours, at which time it is then removed from the oven and the rest of the French onions are added. Put the turkey back into the oven to bake for another hour and a half. After that, once the turkey is taken out of the oven, extract the excess juice in the pan and put it into a separate frying pan with the beef broth and figs, letting the mixture reduce over time. Once that is complete serve the turkey in a dish of your choice accompanied by extra french onions and sauce for extra taste.
Turkey with Coppa, plums, apples and chestnuts
Ingredients: 1 turkey of 4-5 lbs, 200 grams of smoked bacon, 150 grams of slices of Coppa (typical Italian cold cuts), 2 apples, 250 grams of chestnuts, 100 grams of dried plums hydrated in milk, breadcrumbs, butter , 2 glasses of white wine, small potatoes, salt, sage and rosemary.
Preparation: In a large bowl add the apples cut into small squares, cut slices of Coppa, as well as the plums and chestnuts cut into small pieces. Apart, mix breadcrumbs with milk and add to the bowl with the rest of the ingredients, mixing everything until a dough is created, which will be used as filling for the turkey. Once that is complete, add salt, ground black pepper, rosemary and sage to taste, inside and outside of the turkey. Brown the turkey a little in a frying pan, place it on a baking tray and add a glass of white wine. An hour and a quarter later remove the turkey from the medium temperature oven. The excess juice extracted from the pan will serve as the sauce, accompanied by small peeled potatoes around the turkey and a glass of white wine poured on top of the turkey. Once that is complete place the turkey back into the oven for an hour and quarter more. After that the turkey is ready to serve. Enjoy!
Baked turkey with Arabic spices
Ingredients: 1 turkey of 4-5 lbs, 1 glass of extra virgin olive oil, 2 glasses of white wine, 2 glasses of water, 1 tablespoon of pepper, 1 tablespoon of ground cumin, 1 tablespoon of turmeric, 3 garlic, 1 bouquet of parsley, 1 sprig of fresh mint, dried tomatoes, 150 grams of couscous, 2 lemons, potatoes and salt to taste.
Preparation: In a pan put water and couscous to boil. Once ready, transfer the couscous to a larger bowl with a bit of lemon juice, salt, pepper, garlic, finely chopped parsley and peppermint, cut dried tomatoes and cumin. Once the mixture is complete, stuff the turkey and sew it shut so the couscous mixture does not come out. Brown the turkey in a pan and then place the it in a baking dish with 1 glass of white wine and 1 glass of water in the bottom. After an hour and a half in the oven at medium temperature, remove and extract the remaining sauce. After that add potatoes around the turkey and bake again another hour and a half with a new glass of white wine and water at the bottom of the dish and voila! Lunch or dinner is served. ■
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Toshiba and Western Digital Reach Global Settlement and Agree to Strengthen Flash Memory Collaboration
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TOKYO, December 13, 2017 and SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA December 12, 2017 – Toshiba Corporation (TOKYO: 6502) (“Toshiba”), Toshiba Memory Corporation (“TMC”) and Western Digital Corporation (NASDAQ: WDC) (“Western Digital”) have entered into a global settlement agreement to resolve their ongoing disputes in litigation and arbitration, strengthen and extend their relationship, and enhance the mutual commitment to their ongoing flash memory collaboration.
As part of this agreement, TMC and Western Digital will participate jointly in future rounds of investment in Fab 6, the state-of-the-art memory fabrication facility now under construction at Yokkaichi, including the upcoming investment round announced by Toshiba in October 2017. Fab 6 will be entirely devoted to the mass production of BiCS FLASH™, the next-generation of 3D flash memory, starting next year. TMC and Western Digital similarly intend to enter into definitive agreements in due course under which Western Digital will participate in the new flash wafer fabrication facility which will be constructed in Iwate, Japan.
The parties will strengthen their flash memory collaboration by extending the terms of their joint ventures. Flash Alliance will be extended to December 31, 2029 and Flash Forward to December 31, 2027. Flash Partners was previously extended to December 31, 2029.
The parties’ agreement to resolve all outstanding disputes ensures that all parties are aligned on Toshiba’s sale of TMC to K.K. Pangea, a special purpose acquisition company formed and controlled by a consortium led by Bain Capital Private Equity, LP (“Bain Capital”). The parties have agreed on mutual protections for their assets and confidential information in connection with the sale of TMC, and on collaborating to ensure the future success of TMC as a public company following an eventual IPO.
Commenting on the agreement reached today, Dr. Yasuo Naruke, Senior Executive Vice President of Toshiba Corporation and President and CEO of TMC said: “We are very pleased to have reached this outcome, which clearly benefits all involved. With the concerns about litigation and arbitration removed, we look forward to renewing our collaboration with Western Digital, and accelerating TMC’s growth to meet growing global demand for flash memory. Toshiba also remains on track to complete our transaction with the consortium led by Bain Capital by the end of March 2018. This will ensure that TMC has the resources it needs to continue to innovate and deliver for a fast-growing flash memory market, particularly in areas driven forward by advances in AI and IoT.”
Western Digital Chief Executive Officer Steve Milligan stated: “Western Digital’s core priorities have always been to protect the JVs and ensure their success and longevity, guarantee long-term access to NAND supply, protect our interests in the JVs, and create long-term value for our stakeholders. We are very pleased that these agreements accomplish these critical goals, allow Toshiba to achieve its objectives, and also enable us to continue delivering on the power of our platform. I want to thank the hardworking teams at Western Digital and TMC for the dedication they have exhibited over the past several months, operating the JVs without interruption, and we look forward to building upon the success of our 17-year partnership.”
Yuji Sugimoto, Managing Director, Head of Japan for Bain Capital said: “Bain Capital is pleased that Toshiba and Western Digital have resolved all outstanding legal disputes. The settlement represents the best possible outcome for all parties, clearing the way for the Bain Capital-led consortium to complete its acquisition of TMC as planned. We look forward to supporting TMC to achieve its strategic objectives while enhancing these important JVs with Western Digital.”
As part of the global settlement agreement, Toshiba, TMC, and Western Digital have agreed to withdraw all pending litigation and arbitration actions.
About Toshiba
For over 140 years, Toshiba Corporation has contributed to a sustainable future by applying innovative technologies to value creation. Today, our business domains are centered on the essential infrastructure that supports modern life and society. Guided by the principles of The Basic Commitment of the Toshiba Group, “Committed to People, Committed to the Future,” Toshiba promotes global operations that contribute to the realization of a world where generations to come can live better lives.
To find out more about Toshiba, visit www.toshiba.co.jp/worldwide/about/index.html
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Western Digital creates environments for data to thrive. The company is driving the innovation needed to help customers capture, preserve, access and transform an ever-increasing diversity of data. Everywhere data lives, from advanced data centers to mobile sensors to personal devices, our industry-leading solutions deliver the possibilities of data. Western Digital® data-centric solutions are marketed under the G-Technology™, HGST, SanDisk®, Tegile™, Upthere™ and WD® brands. Financial and investor information is available on the company's Investor Relations website at investor.wdc.com.
This news release contains certain forward-looking statements, including statements concerning: the NAND flash memory joint ventures; the global settlement agreement and the resolution of outstanding legal disputes; investments in Fab 6; Western Digital’s participation in TMC’s wafer fabrication facility to be constructed in Iwate, Japan; the production of 3D flash memory and demand in the flash memory market; Toshiba’s transaction with the consortium led by Bain Capital; a potential initial public offering by TMC; and expectations and objectives with respect to the NAND flash memory joint ventures. There are a number of risks and uncertainties that may cause these forward-looking statements to be inaccurate including, among others: uncertainties with respect to the NAND flash memory joint ventures; volatility in global economic conditions; business conditions and growth in the storage ecosystem; impact of competitive products and pricing; market acceptance and cost of commodity materials and specialized product components; actions by competitors; unexpected advances in competing technologies; the development and introduction of products based on new technologies and expansion into new data storage markets; risks associated with acquisitions, mergers and joint ventures; difficulties or delays in manufacturing; and other risks and uncertainties listed in Western Digital’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), including Western Digital’s Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on Nov. 7, 2017, to which your attention is directed. You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof, and Western Digital undertakes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances.
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Els route to Open win has been anything but 'Easy'
Post categories: Golf
Rob Hodgetts | 06:59 UK time, Monday, 23 July 2012
They call him the "Big Easy" but the journey for Ernie Els has been anything but simple.
The imposing South African with the silky-smooth swing clinched a dramatic second Open title 10 years after his first after Adam Scott's spectacular late collapse at Royal Lytham on Sunday.
The former world number joined an elite group of players with four major titles and has reaped untold riches from the game as one of the icons of his generation. But professionally there have been disappointments, while, personally, life is not straightforward either.
Els's son Ben was diagnosed with autism five years ago and the 42-year-old admitted he was thinking of him as he came from six shots back to beat Scott by one after the Australian bogeyed the last four holes on a dizzying day on the Fylde coast.
"I made a lot of putts with Ben in mind, because I know he's watching," said Els, who moved his family from Wentworth to Florida for better care for Ben, setting up the Els for Autism Foundation."He loves when I hit golf balls. He loves the flight of the ball and the sound. He gets really excited. I wanted to keep him excited so I made a lot of putts for him."
Ernie Els said on Saturday that he had a special feeling this week. Photo: Getty
Understandably, Els's focus was elsewhere for a time and his game suffered. It looked like his Muirfield victory in 2002 was the end of his major road. Being admitted to the Hall of Fame - usually reserved for those at the end of their careers - last year must have felt bitter-sweet.
He says he is only just coming to terms with balancing family life, charity life and his golf life.
"I think emotionally or mentally I'm in a better place than I have been in the last couple of years with the whole situation," he said, staring at the Claret Jug in his victory press conference.
Wins still trickled in, but even he admits a year ago he lost the belief he would win another major. That looked a decent prognosis after he missed his first Masters since 1993 having slipped out of the top 50 in the world rankings.
But his form did start to creep back with a more relaxed, positive frame of mind and the help of coach Claude Harmon, long-time caddie Ricci Roberts and a new outlook on putting under Dr Sherylle Calder. He lost a play-off in New Orleans earlier this year and briefly threatened before finishing ninth in last month's US Open.
Els said on Saturday he had a special feeling this week and mentioned it again with the Claret Jug sitting in front of him. The feeling extended to daydreaming while watching cricket on TV on Sunday morning that if he won he would thank Nelson Mandela. Now he has vowed to share a drink from the Jug with the former South African president.
"It's hard to explain," said Els, who, neatly, will defend his title at Muirfield next year. "For some reason I felt something good was going to come out of this.
"I think I've been in such a negative mode for a while, and now that I'm starting to feel more positive, obviously things happen."
Els won the US Open in 1994 and 1997 and topped the world golf rankings briefly in 1997 and 1998. He was lauded as the one to challenge Tiger Woods, but it didn't quite work out that way. He finished runner-up in the first three majors of 2000, two of them to Woods, and seemed to develop Tiger-itis. He has finished runner-up to Woods in more tournaments than to anyone else.
Els also lost the 2004 Open in a play-off to unheralded American Todd Hamilton, months after Phil Mickelson denied him a first Masters title with a birdie on the last.
For someone of his prodigious talent, he was seen as slightly underachieving. Until now, that is, proving careers should only be judged when they are over.
In all, Els has come second in six majors, among 29 top-10 finishes, which is why he can relate to Scott's capitulation at Lytham.
The 32-year-old, who up to then had never quite fulfilled his potential, led by four overnight and had not been challenged all day as nearest rivals Graeme McDowell, Woods and Brandt Snedeker faltered. A first major title was within his grasp and by the 15th tee most observers had awarded him the Jug. Instead, a drip, drip, drip of shots left him needing to hole from eight feet on the last to force a play-off with the waiting Els. He missed, and will forever be lumped with the likes of countryman Greg Norman, Jean van de Velde and Rory McIlroy as men who have blown majors in spectacular fashion.
"Greg was my hero when I was a kid and I thought he was a great role model in victory and defeat," said Scott. "I can't justify anything I've done. I didn't finish the tournament well and I'm obviously very disappointed. Next time - I'm sure there will be a next time - I'll do a better job."
For third-placed Woods, it should go down as a decent Open. Despite a triple-bogey on the sixth, he started the back nine with the flicker of a charge, the trademark from the old days. Eschewing the cautious approach he had adopted all week, he unleashed his driver down the 10th, igniting the huge crowd around the green with a stunning birdie. A long deliberation followed on the adjacent 11th tee, before he unsheathed the driver again. The gallery fizzed in anticipation. But he carved it into the right rough and the electricity spluttered out.
So Woods didn't win a 15th major or first since 2008 but he was back in the hunt. Jack Nicklaus, whose record of 18 majors he is chasing, didn't win every time either as 19 seconds proves.
McDowell has played in the final group in the last two majors and is increasing his chances of adding to his 2010 US Open title. And one half of the much-vaunted English challenge - Luke Donald - gave himself another look at what it takes when he edged into a fifth top five in majors.
But when we look back at the 141st Open Championship, we'll think of just two things: the resurgence of Els and sympathy for Scott.
"Just about everything that can happen in the game of golf, I've gone through," said Els. "I've done what Adam has done. So to sit here with the Claret Jug is crazy. And it comes from a good attitude, being a bit more relaxed and believing in yourself."
At 08:11 23rd Jul 2012, sagamix wrote:
Very enjoyable Open and good to see Els lift the jug (he's a great player whose career merits a 4th Major) but I can't help feeling the tournament got the wrong outcome: Scott led all the way, played the best, and should have won. Still, these things happen, it's part of what makes golf the compelling sport it is, and his late collapse turned a final day which had lacked drama into a memorable one.
As a big fan of his, I was more pleased than disappointed in Woods. He's well and truly back as a force in the game, ok not dominating (the 'Tiger era' is over in this sense) but right there at the top again - after the off-course turmoil and the injuries of recent years that's really something. A testament to his talent and dedication.
The big let-down for me was the home challenge. There wasn't one. Only McDowell contended and he was poor on Sunday. And McIlroy seems to have lost his mojo (at least for now).
At 08:12 23rd Jul 2012, mikeinwilts wrote:
Great to see Ernie back winning, but gutted for Scott - especially as I had picked him to win. Nice e/w collect on him and Snedeker though so not all bad.
Not sure how Scott will deal with this, unless and until he wins a major there will be no redemption. Shame too that McDowell and Tiger couldn't make better challenges, it almost feels like Ernie won by default, but credit to him for a fantastic back nine.
Roll on the PGA...
At 08:17 23rd Jul 2012, Ross1980 wrote:
Firstly congratulations to The Big Easy. I followed Els through Wednesday practice and again on Saturday in the Championship proper. He was striking the ball so well, it was no surprise to see him competitive again. I spoke to a few of the many Sourh Africans following him and the consensus was "If he can hole a few putts he has a chance to win this."
Four Majors does sound so much better than three, doesn't it? He's now tied with Phil Mickelson, and with invites to the otehr majors sorted for a the next few years, let's see if he can achieve his dream of a triumph at Augusta.
I really do feel sorry for Adam Scott- when he hole that putt on the 14th, I really thought it was over. He'd been striking the ball so well up to that point that it seemed unlikely that he would falter. To lose a four-shot lead over four holes must be heart-breaking. For somebody who's always being considered an under-achiever, one must wonder how he will recat to this setback. The inevitible comparisons to Rory McIlroy at the 2011 Masters have been made, but it's worth remembering that Rory was a young kid at the start of his career who was caught in the headlights a little. He was also young enough to put the whole thing to experience and bounce back without too much mental scarring (It helps that he was pretty much gifted the opportunity of an instant riposte at Congressional).
Scott, on the other hand, was an experinced campaigner who had been known as a decent front-runner. His record in Majors had also been pretty underwhelming for someone who was once World #3, so I don't thinks it's a given he'll bounce back stronger. I hope he does, s he seems a nice bloke and it's never nice to lose a Major in that fashion.
Well done Ernie, hard luck Adam, and a big thanks to the R&A for another stonking tournament- a video of this should be sent to the USGA to show you don't need to set up a course to deliberately trip golfers up to have a compelling tournament.
At 08:43 23rd Jul 2012, 1 Iron Hero wrote:
Well done to Ernie for capturing his 4th Major. It was great to see him playing so confidently again. Feel for Adam Scott for coming so close again but he'll be back for another bite of the Major apple.
At 08:47 23rd Jul 2012, TheGMen wrote:
It's a cruel game but 5 over in the final round is asking for trouble.
Adam Scott, like Garcia, is one of those sublimely gifted Golfers who you imagine will win a host of Majors but for some reason they struggle.
Scott's three rounds were majestic but as they say Majors are often won or lost on the back 9 on the final day - ask Rhory.
I really hope that Adam bounces back. He seems a pretty relaxed individual and believe he will.
But congratulations to Els.
Another great player with a good attitude and he managed his game extremely well.
Shame that GMac couldn't close the gap but he's shown real class in the last two Majors.
The Woods camp is divided.
Over 4 years since a win. He doesn't make those "must" puts like he used to and seems reluctant to use his Driver.
But he finished near the top of the Leader Board so if he can address these issues he'll be a real threat.
Shame that Rhory's form has dipped, let's hope that he can find it again and perform better in the US PGA (it's hard to believe it's the last Major of the year already).
At 08:59 23rd Jul 2012, Percy Blades wrote:
Well done Big Easy. This Open was simmering and finally exploded into life.
Quite pleased that the Uber Broom Handle didn't sweep in a putt to keep Scott in the Championship. I shall never be convinced that Long Handled 'extended drop' putters are conforming clubs and wait with bated breath for an Authority to rule to this effect.
Probably never happen but you can dream.
At 09:03 23rd Jul 2012, Carl wrote:
Straight off the bat, well done to Ernie, he was written off earlier in the year without great thought in my opinion, Scott will bounce back but he needs to learn how to get rid of the bad round from his game if he is to win a major, G-Mac needs to look at his Sunday play when in contention which has been poor since his US Open win, with the exception of his win at the Chevron in 2010, Even his vaunted 2nd at Olympic belied the fact he played like a fool on his front nine.
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At 09:07 23rd Jul 2012, saintgina wrote:
Well done to Ernie. It was a pity that Scott folded up the way he did. It was a dramatic collapse. And Steve Williams? He must be sad that his charge lot in that way but happy that it was someone either than TW who stole the victory. Imagine where he (SW) would have wanted to shove the trophy had they won!!!
I agree: Scott, for me, would have been the 'correct' winner (loved the way he played the par 5s, for example), however I hate that broom-handle putting thing. Don't mind the belly putter so much, but the BH it verges on cheating. And it's so ineffably ugly.
Yes, Steve Williams, no help at all when it mattered, was he? Couple of very poor shot selections from his man over the closing holes and also a loss of nerve on the greens. Lesson here is that the importance of the caddie (rather like that of the Ryder Cup captain) is much overstated.
At 09:44 23rd Jul 2012, thesegoto11 wrote:
@6 It was a no-win with broom-handle versus belly putter. I believe the R&A are less enamoured with the latter in fact. It's the putting that wins it, and these types of clubs give advantage to those struggling with standard putters (although you can argue that all players have the opportunity to use them).
Aside from that fact, pleased that Ernie won, but you've got to feel for Scott. Not sure he can come back from that. The only saving grace was Steve Williams not winning, I went right off him after his comments on Tiger after they 'divorced'.
At 09:59 23rd Jul 2012, ziggyboy wrote:
I am thrilled to bits that Ernie won after so many disapointments for him at the Open in recent years. A fantastic display of holding your nerve and game together and best of all enjoying what he was doing. I fell sorry for Adam Scott but he will get another chance I'm sure.
At 09:59 23rd Jul 2012, Mark McMillan wrote:
Anyone else noticed that if the golf rankings took your points total and divided by the actual number of events (as in Tennis), rather than a minimum of 40, Tiger Woods would have gone back to World Number One this morning!
Perhaps Stevie was already thinking of ways of how he could goad Tiger in his post-round interviews and took his eye of the ball, I'm joking of course, but it did seem to be an attitude of keep calm and do nothing from him yesterday, personally I think Scott should have taken the tournament by scruff of the neck well before his final four hole collapse
At 10:40 23rd Jul 2012, yorkshire_blogster wrote:
Lee Westwood should get a belly putter - or try it at least. He might just find a little bit of spark with it!!
Lets be honest, Adam Scott lost this championship, but fair play to Els. It must be terribly difficult when you are 6 back at the start of play to mentally make yourself believe you have a chance of winning, and to play as if you are in contention. But whilst all around him were playing like plonkers, Els managed a wonderful round, which in truth could and should have been better if he didn't leave as many putts short!
Feel bad for Scott, he has played well so week and to lose like that must be hear breaking. But he did silly things, the putt on 16 was poor, but even after an amazing 3rd shot into 18 the putt for the play-off was poor, it was a right edge put and he started it left edge, never going in. He said it was not nerves but it absolutely was.
Well done Ernie, can now be lauded as even more of a great.
At 10:51 23rd Jul 2012, SecretSanta wrote:
Given William's record when leading majors going into the final round (near 100% with Tiger, zero with Scott), it now seems clear - the caddie is useful, but the player is key.
That tells me many things, one being that Scott may never win a major, another being that Woods can get back to the top again without Williams.
On Ernie - if he could hole a putt he would have won by several. He could have shot 64 and was the best player on the day.
At 10:53 23rd Jul 2012, froch carl wrote:
great to see woods fail. As ive previously mentioned not only is he no where near the best ever due to the fact that hes 4 behind the best ever jack nickaluas. But he plays the game so negatively.
Wheras roger federer and ronnie olsullivan paly their respective sports like its poetry, woods makes golf look as ugly as his receeding hairline...
A woods failure is another victory to everything that moral and right...and if it makes people like yorkshire blogger, and matteff seeth then alls well that ends well.4
I agree with all your above points yorkshire, though think Westwood would be wise to hold back on using a belly putter until after the PGA Championship as it would be ironic if he lost that tournament due to him still getting to grips with the putter
It must be pretty frustrating for you to know that TW played like a plonker, admittedly because he can't hit a straight shot with a driver so is at a disadvantage to the field (by his own doing), and still finishes T3....imagine if he could play golf well!
I don't think he was being negative and any real golfer with knowledge will know that - he can't use his driver it seems, when he did he hit an 80yd slice! so why would he go into a major with the game plan of I'll take driver and hope it works! I do think however he should have been more aggressive on the last day and perhaps got the 3 wood out of the bag.
belly putter for LW was a bit tongue in cheek - but he must look at the way it has brought Els back into contention, improved Adam Scott's game, other's who were struggling have adopted it and have done well with it - Kuchar for one.
PGA will be a much more open major and I think it has to be one of the Brits best chance of winning, but I think TW might just come back to form properly for that one
At 11:05 23rd Jul 2012, U9746596 wrote:
I can't help but feel that bbc blogs for semi-fringe sports like golf and cycling are built with much help from mr wikipedia
im sorry yorkshire, but admit hes play the game of golf very negatively and dull. When he did hit his driver(which hes never truely be able to hit) he went into the deep stuff.
Lets fact it most of his majors he ever won were due to his aura, he is no where near as naturally talented than els, but had better mental fortitude.
But if you asked me who plays the game more beautifully els or woods, its els everytime.N he has a nicer swing, better tempo, better co-ordoination and in all hes a niver guy....
This is a body blow to roger hodgetts and the media agenda to get their "anoited" one a major....
The PGA for me will be an interesting one, if you look at players with Georgia/South & North Carlolina positive form, one player jumps out in particular, that's Jim Furyk, though he is very short of the tee and traditionally the PGA has been won by a player who can drive 285 plus
Froch Carl
I agree that Els has a more fluid and rhythmic swing, and it might be more enjoyable to watch when he plays well, but at the end of the day TW has 14 majors so far and Els only has 4, I know whose swing I'd rather have!!
I cannot agree he was being negative, even if it was dull to watch. He was not the only player taking irons from a lot of the tees, and surely his game plan worked better than those who took driver from the tee most of the time because he was T3.
You cannot seem to understand that if his driving is so poor he was going to limit its use. Why use a driver if you can't control it?? It would have been madness!! You say it yourself that when he did take driver he was in the jungle so why are you quacking at him to use it more often????
Froch, just to echo Yorkshire's comments, a more sense based approach to criticise Tiger is to simply say he won't score well enough to win a major unless he gets to grips with his errant driver
No ones denying woods results in the past, but alot of its down to mental fortitude and aura(both which is slowly declining.)
Last time i was ribnsing woods, my point stands tha\t he plays awful golf, its irrelevant to me about results, hes just not good to watch.
It makes a mockery of the game to compare him to the great jack nickalaus, as the golden pair could actually hit a driver without acting like its kryptonite...
Perhaps you should ditch woods your immoral idol(obviously cheasting on set up wives attracts you to woods) and look up to someone like els, whos a nivcer guy and player to watch...
At 11:47 23rd Jul 2012, BooBoo wrote:
Congrats to Ernie, a true gentleman of the game. I felt very sorry for Adam Scott yesterday, he looked shell shocked after holing out at the 18th. Have to say though that I've always felt that the belly/chest putter thing is on the verge of cheating. As Faldo said in commentary putting must surely be a swing action and not be hinged to any part of the body. If Scott ditches this action as well as his obnoxious caddie then he will be a very popular winner when he does eventually win a major.
By the way what happened to Wayne Grady yesterday? His Australian bias was embarrasing and non-stop throughout the last couple of rounds. It grew to it's height during the last nine holes and on more than one occasion was making reference to how all those back in Australia had been out buying the champagne and tins of beer to celebrate an Australian victory to go alongside the previous exploits of Thomson, Norman etc. Then after the short putt was missed on 16 he went AWOL. How stupid must he be feeling today?
rumours were that Els has been a playboy in the past, so don't be too quick to judge!
Everyone will have their own opinion about what is good to watch. when TW beat the field with a broken leg that is simply an amazing feat.
and you seem to have such low regard for mental fortitude, perhaps if nicklaus had more of this he would have had more wins in majors than runner ups!
and to make the point for the millionth time mr froch - I do not idolise him, you are the one who always brings him up - if you look at my first comment on the blog i never mentioned TW!
his personal life is his own and I certainly won't judge him, even if I do not agree with some of the things he has done
we are here to discuss golf not the contents of Hello magazine!
Does anyone else think Adam Scott should maybe have gone with the driver off the on the 18th to carry that bunker? He may have been in the jungle but at least he'd have had a chance of making the green in 2.
At 12:15 23rd Jul 2012, Tony Torrance wrote:
A very poor open/major. The major nobody wanted to win and one which Els fluked.
Truth be told is Adam Scott is like some many golfers at moment a 1 in 4. Els great player and his victory has saved the Open to a certain degree. The course was a good challenge and many golfers not up to the standard. Finally, Tiger will never or it unlikely he will another major.
At 12:15 23rd Jul 2012, Edith Crispin wrote:
Good coverage by the Beeb, sunshine, benign weather conditions except on the last day when it counted, and a dramatic cliff-hanger result on the last putt. What's not to like?
I'll tell you.
Long putters. They have a place in the amateur game (because they allow poor putters, those with disabilities or failing eyesight to continue playing) but they have no place in a Major. The fact that the main contenders used them spoiled it for me.
At 12:25 23rd Jul 2012, golfer54 wrote:
Can someone remind me of 'fat boy' Montomerie's Open predictions.
i.e. there are only 4 golfers who have the game to win...
At 12:35 23rd Jul 2012, maxmerit wrote:
The number of bunkers (206) and the severity of them were an overwhelming feature of the course, that was detrimental to this years Open. It was inevitable that a fairway bunker on the 18th decided the outcome. Johnny Miller called it 'a freak side show' when referring to this. Have to agree, very disappointing.
quite easy don't go in them - scott should have taken a driver and taken them out of the way, he took 3 wood and put them in range - his fault not the courses.
off the 206 bunkers only half of them were in play - a lot were at the start of the fairway which is more in range for the club members
At 12:54 23rd Jul 2012, shawso wrote:
Who was that woman employed by the BBC who interviewed the players after they had finished their round? Alex Jones from the One Show?? Very poor!!
Further to my comments above about the PGA, I think Brandt Snedeker has to have a great chance, clearly he went close this weekend without success, but look at his form, he has won at the Wyndham (North Carolina) & Heritage (South Carolina) placed at Augusta, loves bermuda grass courses, and sits in the top 10 in birdie average, and top ten in both par 3 and par 5 birdie average
At 13:07 23rd Jul 2012, Iain Ross wrote:
You and Seve, Ernie, now linked through Lytham - Brilliant! True champions and giants of the game. Now go on and win your 3rd Open again at Muirfield next year and share 5 majors and 3 Opens with Seve. As a dad myself with an autistic son real chuffed for you Ernie - well done!
At 13:11 23rd Jul 2012, Steve wrote:
Els played sublimely, on another day he could have had a 62. Scott didn't really collapse, each of his closing bogies was really 50/50, so half over pars all turning into bogies, unlucky. But it's not how but how many and Els is a worthy champion. I take issue with the suggestion that the bunkers turned it into a lottery. Players had a choice of where to hit and sometimes they gambled and lost. Bad shots and wrong shots were rightly punished. The course was tough but fair. A very good Open I thought.
Agree with yorkshire re: the bunkers- Ive got strokesaver book for Lytham and half the bunkers on any given hole can be taken out of play given the length touring pros hit the ball.
Sounds like sour grapes from Miller- probabaly devo'd that one his boys (esp Mr Woods) didn't come up trumps. Don't see anything wrong with having bunkers that test a plaers ability to get avoid them, and get out of them- nothing worse than watching a PGA Tour event, seeing a player carve it into a fairway trap the size of Lancashire but still being able to hit a mid-iron into the green.
I actually dont think Tigers plan overall was a bad one for this particular event at this particular course- as people have pointed out, it worked at Hoylake in 2006. When assessing Tigers performance, two aspects concern me, 1) the whole point of 'Iron for safety' is that you're safe! Late on, I felt he started missing faiways even hitting iron off the tee. Pressure of the occasion getting to him perhaps? 2) I'm all for coming up with plans but Tiger must have known going into the back 9 (which was playing quite tough over the first three days) that he needed to force this issue a bit. An eagle would have been useful and the back 9 has two opportunities for such. The par-5 11th is nearly 600 yards from the back tee, and needs 2 really good blows to make the green in two (including a driver from the tee). The 14th is only 350 yards and can be driven, leaving an eagle putt/chip. Did woods think he didn't need an eagle, or did he just not think he was capable of pulling it off? If it's the latter, then we will have to get used to seeing a very different Tiger to the one that won 14 majors. In his past life, he would never have thought twice about going for it when needed.
@31 golfer54
montys tips were Woods, Westwood Lawrie and Rose
Well, we clearly agree on one thing - the greatness of Woods. Since for who else could a 3rd place contending finish in the Open be classed non-risibly as a 'failure'.
Re his morals: I also see your point about TW being a touch sub-optimal.
Perhaps one day we'll get a golfer come along who blows all previous records away, who dominates a game that can't be dominated for over a decade, who wins US Opens by 15 shots and Opens by 8, who wins all 4 Majors on the spin, who single-handedly more than doubles the box office and the prize money in the sport, who becomes one of the very few athletes in any era to merit the description 'global icon' ... and who at the same time doesn't have sexual relations with anyone other than his wife.
Good points all well put, I will throw another point out there regarding Rory, his defenders seem to like pointing to Tiger's gap of 9 major's between his first and second, this is all fair and well but how many mc's did he have in those 9 majors, none, did he finish outside the top 30 in any of those 9? No, so Rory is already behind Woods in that respect,
At 14:45 23rd Jul 2012, TheBlameGame wrote:
Putter debate: Belly putters are for wimps. Cricket batsmen don't get to use wider bats if they're going through a lean spell. Snooker players have to conform to a minimum and maximum cue size & tip, yips or no yips.
Takes some of the skill out of the game.
If anything belly putters should only be for those with bellies. A minimum girth measurement required.
@at yorkshire blogger, im sure he didnt play with a broken leg, again the media overhyping woods...
In fact if you are getting technical, harrington won a Major with "1 arm"...but that doesnt fit roger hodgetts and co agenda to push woods...
Facts are woods won due to just being diven to win golf comps from age 1, compare that to els, whos a decent family man, has alot of friends on the tour, likes his wine, raises money for his autistic son etc...basically he has a life outside of golf..
Woods life outside of golf was mocking his family and "wife" by hanging around pornstars and strippers...hmmmmm great bloke...
Throw in the fact that the receeding hairlined morouse playboy swears, throws clubs spits and plays golf more negative than 10000000 electrons huddled in siberia and you have very little else.
His auras gone, woods has got no better or worse, its just the rest of the field do not fear him.
Even my fave ernie elses had eldrickitis, and now look, he played through him like nobodies business.
As mentioned golf wins everytime woods doesnt suceed...
I can imagine your little face getting redder and redder....funny
regarding his aura - how well did his playing partners fare during the tournament when they played with him? Meda circus and hustle and bustle does not help but even stil....
how did GMac and Zach Johnson fare against him in the final group in tournaments TW won this year.....?
He has not been good enough on a Saturday in major's this year.
Im getting happier and happier at you seething that a naturaly more talented pleasing to watch golfer in ernie els whom is a morla and decent person beat you and mattefc golfs immoral prodical son.
But keep rooting for him mate, it only makes his losses all the more satisfying for me...
Pro golf is not a popularity contest. TW still has the capability to amaze and impress, and to win majors.
To the best of my knowledge he hasn't robbed anyone of their pension or sold anyone a ponzi scheme... Might not be the most endearing player on the tour, but what a player.
Douby any sane women would find a receeding moroused faced non smiling serial womanising attractive tbh yorkshire...
Plis i noticed you said federers not the greatest tennis player ever even though hes won the most majors, been number 1 for more than anyone else, ore finals, semi than anyone else...same with wladimir klitscko whos breaking all heavyweight records..
Yet woods who not even near to equaling jack nickaluas major haul is the best ever??plus jac nickaluas had tom watson, gary player, arnold palmer, seve, et c to compete with, all whom have had 8 majors and better..
Your logic and morals are bizzare...
blame the game, woods is so amazing at being no where near the longest hitter, averaging 275 yards, and having panic attacks everytime he holds a driver...yea, he plays the gam so much nicer than ernest els doesnt he (rolleyes)
im afraid you are wrong mr frochy my boy, but I will entertain you one last time before I depart for the day
TW won his first major aged 21 4 months, JN won his aged 22 4 months
TW's 14th major (latest) won aged 32 years and 6 months vs JN 35 years 6 months
TW has been younger winning every major apart from no's 2&3
so as a comparison we have to go by age, because TW has not finished yet, so at this point in time TW is the greatest ever - by the time he is 46 we can see if he still retains that title
PGA tour wins: TW has 74 JN had 73
TW is still going!! at the moment, today, at this point in history as a comparison, TW is the greatest golfer ever. Face it and stop getting upset.
The federer comment was a worm I dangled which you happily nibbled at and kept in memory - how sweet. I know little about tennis but I would say if Federer was the best then how have nadal and djokovich managed to thrash him so many times?
as for the klitch-klompers - not even in the top 50 greatest boxers of all time
One thing I think people forget about Tiger- he's still only 36, which is 3 years younger than Lee Westwood and only 4 years older than Luke Donald. If these 2 are consistantly touted as winning majors, then why is Tiger written off, just because he's had a tempestuous few years (albeit of his own making )?
blame 42
Yes, good point. Quite apart from the ugliness (which isn't a crime, I suppose) they favour guys with a big belly. That's wrong when it comes to sport - or indeed anything else.
Furthermore, they remove the penalty for being someone who looks the part (great tee to green bla bla bla) but who can't convert when it really matters (e.g. on the short stuff with the flat stick).
It's a fact of life that if you can't convert when it really matters (having looked good the whole way up to that point) then you suffer - you cry - and there's no reason why golf should be any different. Fact, quite the opposite, golf IS life after all.
Food for thought, anyway.
but yorkshire blogger, wladimir is about to break joe louis world title defences, and hes allready overtaken joe louis in having more knockouts, throw in the fsct that wlad and vitali have th highest jko percentage of most heavyweight champions and by your logic they have to be the greatest ever, especially as wladimir has at least 4/5 more yearxs in him....
So your logic is on people during their careers???thats horrendous, thats like saying rory mccilroy is better than ernie els as his first major is when he was 22 and els was when he was 24, therefore rory is better than els???
What awful logic...
silly boy - do try and stay on one task at a time!!
i was talking about woods vs nicklaus in case you had forgotton when I was applying the age related comparison
boxing v v v v different to golf, you pick your opponents and locations and arenas and dates and purses - very hard to compare the two really
do you have to apply the same method to everything? do you pick your nose the same way you wipe your bottom?
At 16:42 23rd Jul 2012, balothello wrote:
Shamelessly delighted for Ernie! What a wonderful surprise. It made it all worth waiting for, right through to the very end. Amazing. And there seems to be some kind of poetic justice, in that we had to wait ten years - 2002 to 2012! Add to this the first test at The Oval! Yay :D
so what aboutt he tennis then yorkshire, does federer get to pick opponents and venues, as hes broken every record, far more than woods, yet you said hes not the best ever...please elaborate...
Again your logic is shocking...
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'Fact, quite the opposite, golf IS life after all.'
Exactly, s. No-one said life was going to be easy. Golf shouldn't be easy either. Ban the broom handle & belly putter.
#50 fc
Like watching both EE and TW. One sleepwalks his way thru the course, the other scowls. Wouldn't mind being half as talented as either.
At 18:44 23rd Jul 2012, jedgore93 wrote:
Well done to Ernie; he fully deserves a fourth major. Scott will be kicking himself but will have more chances and is an excellent player. I think Els can win more majors over the next few years and he has reacted really well to not qualifying for the Masters. Often players who start to lose form at his age never make it back (Montgomerie, Olazabal etc.) but he has come roaring back and looks in great shape.
https://jedidiahgore.blogspot.co.uk/2012/07/deflated-adam-scott-can-bounce-back.html
At 20:15 23rd Jul 2012, malmcleod1408 wrote:
@34 - shawso wrote:
"Who was that woman employed by the BBC who interviewed the players after they had finished their round?"
How do we still not know who that was?!?!!?
I know it's only one day ago but I'm surprised there isn't more out on the internet about the crassest 'question' ever asked to a golfer who's just lost a major championship.
There are a few sports sites all linking to the same brief video clip of her "that run of three bogeys, that didn't help you at all, did it?" inanity but I would have thought it would have been more prevalent by now.
I'm an ex-pat in Vancouver, Canada so I was watching the US Coverage so they cut straight into the interview without any lead in. When they cut back they said "Adam Scott there, talking to the BBC" and I was stopped in my tracks and had to go back to listen to the voice again as I couldn't believe it was actually a BBC reporter who had asked him that! Embarrassing!
Start the witch-hunt!!!! WHO IS SHE?!?!
At 22:55 23rd Jul 2012, Banterman7 wrote:
i find all this woods hatred a little strange and unnecessary. he isnt my no.1 favourite player (that goes to garcia) but hes certainly one i admire greatly. alot of comments about him being negative hitting irons off tee etc, i saw alot of players employ the same tactics (respecting the tough nature of the course 1 would suspect... also i still scratch my head as to how people say hes passed it and will never win another major. hes won 3 times this year alone and correct me if im wong but thats more times than any other player this year??? Im sure he was one of the 1st players to congratulate ernie on his victory too who i was delighted to see win the famous claret jug. a class act both on and off the course. feel for scott but as many say while hes putting well he will win a major. role on the pga championship and lets hope for another worthy winner like ernie!!and as for you tiger haters get off yur high horse and appreciate one of the greatest sportsman of our generation!
At 23:47 23rd Jul 2012, Ernest Chinyoka wrote:
I wonder where the so called "Front Runner" Steve Williams was when Adam Scott was crumpling like a cookie last Sunday? I am not trying to rub it in on Scott but I want question Steve Williams' skills as an experienced caddie. One of the attributes of a good caddie is to calm down a player and slow down the damage by talking about other things other than golf to control the players' nerves. If we all remember how Steve postured himself as a front runner after Adam Scott's win in Ohio two years ago. It is a fact that golf is played by a player not a caddie. If that was not true Adam could have done otherwise with Steve on the bag. So please Steve learn to keep your mouth shut and carry that bag quietly.
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Sunfield Energy Inc. is applying to do a feasibility study for a solar project near McLeese Lake and said B.C.is rapidly falling behind in adopting the new solar technology and developing our “best in Canada” solar resource. (Courtesy photo)
Sunfield Energy Inc. provides info on proposed solar project near McLeese Lake
Sunfield wants to determine if a utility-scale solar project west McLeese Lake is potentially viable
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Earlier this week the Tribune’s reporter Monica Lamb-Yorski (MLY) reached out to Sunfield Energy Inc. for an interview regarding its proposed feasibility study for a solar project north of Williams Lake.
Read more: Proposed solar feasibility study focus of upcoming open house in McLeese Lake
The response arrived from a spokesperson for the company, Ron Percival, (RP) after press time Thursday evening.
Here is his e-mailed response.
MLY: Does your Kelowna-based company have any other existing solar projects up and running?
RP: At the present time B.C. only has a few very small ground mount solar projects totalling slightly more than 2 Megawatts of capacity — including one in Kimberley and the new Tsilhqot’in solar project west of Williams Lake.
This is very disappointing, as select areas of the B.C. Southern Interior share Canada’s highest commercial solar irradiance zone with southern Alberta.
In Alberta approximately 80 proposed solar projects have applied for interconnection to the Alberta electrical grid, and some 10 large projects with announced capacities of 700 MW are reported to be under construction. So… the score between the provinces with Canada’s top solar irradiance on select sites is about 700 to 2.
The latest 2019 published unsubsidized price for Alberta solar power delivered to the Alberta grid on a long term contract is 4.8 Cents a kilowatt hour.
B.C .is rapidly falling behind in adopting the new solar technology and developing our “best in Canada” solar resource. This despite the fact that new BC Chamber of Commerce polling shows 88 per cent want to see more investment in B.C. solar development — a greater preference for solar than any other B.C. power generation option.
Solar is now the fastest growing energy source worldwide, and is reported to be the greatest source of new jobs in the US. Some $10 Billion is expected to be invested in solar in the US this year alone, including northern and northeastern states with similar solar irradiance values to some select sites in B.C.
Two drivers of the rise of solar are recent advances in technology — and steep declines in cost. For example, Sunfield is studying the use of tracker mounts for solar panels which allow the panel faces to follow the path of the sun. Also, we are modelling the use of bifacial solar panels. Bifacial panels are active on both faces, capturing irradiance directly from the sun, while the backside captures irradiance reflected from the ground. Despite these advancements, the cost of utility-scale solar has fallen about 90% over the past 10 years. BC solar power at utility-scale on select sites is now the lowest cost generation option available to the provincial system — cheaper than small wind, biomass, geothermal, gas, as well as small and large hydro.
MLY: Why are you choosing the McLeese Lake area?
RP: Sunfield is proposing to undertake a multi-year feasibility study to determine if a utility-scale solar project at the site west of the McLeese Lake area may be potentially viable from a number of perspectives. There are many matters to consider, including technical, engineering, economic, environmental and social issues. In the end, the objective is always to determine if the potential solar project can support one of BC’s “lowest cost” clean energy generation options with maximum benefits and minimum impacts.
From our review of almost 20 years of satellite data, the Plateau site appears to be exposed to the same solar irradiance as many areas where solar is now developing. For example, south central Alberta and many countries in Europe. The site is also adjacent to existing transmission lines and substations for potential low cost interconnection. The high cost of constructing new transmission lines can make an otherwise good solar project not economic. The study area is also on an elevated plateau, making any project if built in future not visible from any occupied property.
Regardless, solar is well known for its wide social acceptance, and polling has shown solar is now preferred over any generation option in B.C., Canada and North America generally. The reasons are for this acceptance are well understood. Solar has no GHG emissions, no sound, and a low visual profile. It is solid state generation, like a flat screen tv. It has no spinning generators or noisy machinery. Unlike days when the wind doesn’t blow or months when the river is low, the sun appears every day of the year to create predictable electricity.
The Plateau site near McLeese Lake is ideally located for education and training in solar technology. The site is centrally situated off highway 97 and convenient to many interior cities, towns and First Nations communities. Public educational and technical institutions can benefit by collaborating solar jobs training and research programs at the site.
It’s an interesting fact that the photon particles that trigger the electron release in solar panels travel to McLeese Lake from the sun in just eight minutes. Another interesting fact is that there is about 1.5 hours of more solar generation daylight at McLeese Lake on the longest day of the year — June 21 — than in Los Angeles on the same day. Other interesting characteristics of solar power are that solar panels do better in cold temperatures. And further, that bifacial solar panels perform best in winter regions with snow covered ground.
We will be studying solar and energy storage at the site. This because solar when combined with battery storage can extend the day. Solar powered batteries deliver stored solar energy to the system during dark hours after the sun goes down. Battery units, like the solar project, are modular and can be adjusted to serve any required capacity and time of delivery
Lowest cost renewable solar power at utility scale is an exclusive opportunity for the BC southern interior – where our province’s best solar resource is located. The NE of the province has wind and large hydro generation advantages. The coast region has the benefit of small hydro generation. In the southern interior, we have the province’s lowest cost solar resources to help power the future and reduce the impacts of climate change.
Read more: VIDEO: Tsilhqot’in Nation celebrates new solar farm west of Williams Lake
MLY: How would you best describe the project in laymen’s terms?
RP: The feasibility study will be carried out within the investigative area to determine a number of things required prior to any decision to proceed — or not — with a project at the site.
As part of the upcoming feasibility study, Sunfield will install ground mounted solar monitoring stations within the study area boundaries. The solar monitoring stations are less than 3 meters in height, and are supported by a steel post mounted in the ground. Installing the monitors will be the only land disturbance. The solar monitors are self powered, and resemble the small climate and highway cam stations alongside our provincial highways. The stations will record the actual solar irradiance coming from the sun by taking observations every minute. This observation data will be correlated with long term satellite observation to calculate the true solar irradiance value of the site. Other sensors may record temperature, wind speed, snow cover, humidity and other factors required to accurately understand the site climate in relation to other nearby long term climate data sets. This data is required to inform technical and financial models of any proposed project at the specific site location.
MLY: Can you please describe this initial investigative stage in laymen terms?
RP: In addition to monitoring solar irradiance at the site, during the investigative stage we will also undertake a number of non-disturbance site surveys at a high level to determine what are the environmental, engineering, social, archeological, traditional use, stakeholder and community issues related to the site. Some studies will involve technicians walking the site, and others will be desktop studies and consultations with First Nations, stakeholders, the local community, regional government and others who may have an interest in the land or the project. There are many land use constraints that may impact any future project development. We will also model the energy, undertake economic studies, market studies and transmission interconnection studies. All of these initiatives take time and investment prior to any decision to proceed — or to abandon the project.
If proceeding, Sunfield will propose a specific solar project of a named capacity in megawatts, and at a specific location within the boundaries of the study area. The company will then undertake formal environmental and other regulatory and permitting applications and studies for the defined project, which would occupy a described and reduced portion of the project study area.
If, however, the project is deemed to be not technically or economically viable, the company will remove the solar monitoring stations. The study area will be left undisturbed and as we found it.
MLY: Who will be at the open house on Jan. 15, 2020?
RP: My understanding is any members of the community who may be interested in learning more about solar energy or our proposed feasibility study are welcome.
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Protesters force Pakistan woman officer to apologise after she calls for equal rights for minorities
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Islamabad: Protesters, mostly students, forced a Pakistan Administrative Service officer in Attock area of the country to apologise after she raised the issue of human rights for minorities, media reports said on Saturday.
Attock Assistant Commissioner Jannat Hussain Nekokara made the comment while speaking at an International Human Rights Day event in Attock.
In her address, she had reportedly asked for the granting of equal rights to all minorities in the Muslim-majority nation despite their religious divisions.
“We should give due rights to non-Muslims Pakistanis, we should give them their due regard, we have unfortunately gotten stuck in these religious divisions, someone identifies as Shia, someone as Sunni, someone as an Ahmadi, someone as a Wahabi, we should dissolve these differences and instead identify ourselves only as Muslims and Pakistanis,” she was quoted as saying earlier by Pakistan Today.
Following her comments, protesters arrived at the district administration building and demanded an explanation from the Attock AC over grouping Ahmadis with other Muslims in her speech.
Defending herself, Nekokara said she did not in any way imply that Ahmadis were Muslims and said she accepted the constitution which declared them non-Muslims.
“I talked about minority rights, I spoke about rights of non-Muslim Pakistanis, may be I should have not even mentioned the word Ahmadi in that, then I spoke about how we should stay united and not discriminate against anyone so that we can protect against external enemies,” she was quoted as saying by Pakistan Today.
“They (Ahmadis) are non-Muslim according to the constitution and non-Muslim in my view as well,” she added.
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Here’s a list of just some of the nearby fireworks shows.
Find the best fireworks Here’s a list of just some of the nearby fireworks shows. Check out this story on battlecreekenquirer.com: http://bcene.ws/1LZNbw8
Andy Fitzpatrick, Battle Creek Enquirer Published 2:35 p.m. ET July 3, 2015
In this July 2013 photo, fireworks are set to go off at the Battle Creek Field of Flight Air Show and Balloon Festival at W.K. Kellogg Airport.(Photo: Enquirer file)
Setting up your own backyard fireworks display is fun and everything, but why do that when you can watch the professionals work?
Across West Michigan, there’s no shortage of fireworks shows. Find the one best for you with the list below, along with some other Fourth of July activities:
•2015 Battle Creek Field of Flight Air Show and Balloon Festival; W.K. Kellogg Airport; dusk Friday. This more-than-15-minute-long display is coordinated to patriotic music and other songs. Parking is $5 and gate admission is $8-$10. For more information, call 962-0592 or go to www.bcballoons.com/entertainment.
•Beadle Lake Boat Parade; Beadle Lake entrance at Beadle Lake Road; 1 p.m. Saturday. A gathering of watercraft for Independence Day. Call 968-0553.
•Goguac Lake Boat Parade; start and finish in front of the H2O Restaurant, at 315 W. Columbia Ave.; 5 p.m. Saturday. The parade should be viewable from anywhere on the lake.
•Fireworks at Barns Park near Water Street, sundown Friday. The event is free, but donations are welcome. Go to www.cityofalbionmi.gov.
•Annual Bellevue Outhouse Races; near the old Bellevue Elementary School along M-78; 7 p.m. Saturday. Come watch human-powered outhouses in a race for prizes at this free event, an annual tradition in Bellevue.
•Bellevue Junior/Senior High School grounds, 576 Love Road, dusk Saturday. This free event promises a “small town celebration.” Go to www.bellevuemi.net for more information.
•Fireworks at the Calhoun County Fairgrounds, 720 Fair St.; 10:30 p.m. Friday. The fireworks are preceded by a 7 p.m. live music show. Admission is $5. Call 781-8161 or go to www.thechambermarshall.com. The fairgrounds will also once again host the Cruise at the Fountain event; when cars aren’t cruising up and down Michigan Avenue, there are events Friday and Saturday at the fairgrounds where spectators can get a closer look at the machines. Go to www.cruiseatthefountain.com.
•Fourth of July events; Brooks Memorial Fountain, Kalamazoo Avenue and Michigan Avenue; 10 a.m. Saturday. First, watch the gathered kids and pets in a patriotic parade around the fountain, then stay for the 11 a.m. chicken barbecue. The parade is free; a chicken lunch is $9 while grilled hot dogs will be available for $5. Call 781-8161 or go to www.thechambermarshall.com.
•Fireworks at McCamley Field at Portage Central High School, 8135 S. Westnedge Ave.; dusk Saturday. The show is free, but the Portage Rotary Club will accept donations. Go to www.portagemi.gov.
•Light Up the Lake fireworks display; South Haven Harbor on Lake Michigan; 10:30 p.m. Friday. Enjoy fireworks over the waters of Lake Michigan. Go to www.southhaven.org.
Contact Andy Fitzpatrick at 269-966-0697. Follow him on Twitter: @am_fitzpatrick.
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Kate Clinton is an American comedian well known for her political commentary from a gay/lesbian point of view. The stand-up comedian has made numerous appearances on television, and has served as grand marshal of gay pride parades. She had been working as a part-time commentator on CNN when the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan began.
The stand-up comedian was born on November 9, 1947 in Buffalo, New York in a catholic family. After graduating from the Moyne College, a small Jesuit liberal college, the stand-up comedian taught high school English for eight years before becoming a famous stand-up comedian.
When, not doing stand-up comedy, Kate is organizing hundreds of fundraising dinners and events which have raised millions of dollars for The National Center for Lesbian Rights, the Ms. Foundation, the New York City LGBT Community Center, the Gill Foundation, and the STREB dance lab to name a few.
Currently the stand-up comedian lives in New York City and Provincetown, MA with her partner, Urvashi Vaid.
The stand-up comedian began her stand-up career in 1981 using her lesbianism, Catholicism and current politics for her sketches. Kate is a feminist humorist who, thanks to her routines, proved that being a lesbian can be funny.
With a career spanning almost thirty years, the stand-up comedian has performed her routines through economic booms and busts, gay movements and gay markets, lesbian chic and queer eyes, and eight presidential inaugurals.
The stand-up comedian had many comedy tours and appearances in one-women-shows as Climate Change(2007), Hilarity Clinton (2008), Yes on K8 (2009), Lady Ha Ha(2010), Correct Me If I'm Right, All Het Up and Kate's Out Is In. The stand-up comedian’s latest tour is The Glee Party and will tour the US and Canada in 2011.
The stand-up comedian has written three books so far: Don't Get Me Started (2000), What the L" (2005) and I Told You So (2009).The one that believes that comedy and humor gets us through peacetime, wartime, scoundrel time and economic down times, writes bi-monthly columns for the national magazine, The Progressive and has been a past columnist for the national gay newsmagazine The Advocate. In 2005 the stand-up comic writer was nominated in the humor category for the prestigious 2005 Lambda Literary Award, considered to be the highest accolade for a book from the LGBT community.
The stand-up comedian is extremely active on all the social networking. She blogs, vlogs, twitters, facebooks. The lesbian comedian recently upgraded website Kateclinton.com and her weekly video blog is a must-see. Clinton also blogs for Huffington Post, The Progressive, Bilerico, NYC Up and Out, Beacon Broadside and Olivia Connect. The stand-up comedian has written her commentary about gay/lesbians, for The New York Times, Women’s Review Of Books.
The stand-up comedian had numerous TV appearances and talk shows since she started to perform stand-up comedy. The comic has appeared on the Rachel Maddow Show, Joy Behar Show, Good Morning America, Nightline, Entertainment Tonight, The Rosie O’Donnell Show, The L Word. Clinton also had numerous news and talk shows on Comedy Central, Lifetime, LOGO, Oxygen, MSNBC, CNN, and C-Span. She hosted In The Life, and The World According To Us and has her one woman show, Talking A Blue Streak, was later released as a DVD.
The stand-up comedian opened the Gay Games VII ceremony in Chicago, performing her routines on the stage. The comic also performed stand-up comedy at the 2001 V-Day celebration of The Vagina Monologues in a sold-out Madison Square Garden benefit to end violence against women. In 2001 the stand-up comedian also replaced Dick Cavett on Broadway as the Narrator of The Rocky Horror Show. One year later the stand-up comedian appeared for six weeks in the New York production of The Vagina Monologues.
In addition to stand-up comedy and live performance, the stand-up comedian acted in the film The Secret Lives of Dentists directed by Alan Rudolph and is one of four lesbian comics featured in Laughing Matters, an award-winning documentary produced by Andrea Meyerson. The stand-up comedian voiced the narrator in Joan Biren’s documentary No Secrets Anymore – the Times of Del Martin and Phyllis Lyons and has a cameo appearance in Dee Mosbacher’s documentary Radical Harmonies.
The lesbian comic also appeared in Mom’s Apple Pie: The Heart of the Lesbian Mothers’ Custody Movement (October 2006) and recently she acted in the documentary Out in America, a documentary that offers a portrait of the vast majority of the nation's LGBT community.
The stand-up comedian has received many awards from the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund, Pioneer.
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Bishop Wayne
© 2019 by Bishop Wayne
Bishop Wayne says “his music has no limits or boundaries”..…
Like the title of one of his new songs says his talent can stretch
“From One Extreme To Another’, and yet be totally accessible
at the same time.
Singer/Songwriter, Bishop Wayne commands his own brand of alternative style: with a taste of Rock, a sprinkle of new Blues and a natural Caribbean lilt – it’s easy to understand that he is in a league of its own. Looking for a crowd pleasing, truly outstanding act with showmanship to burn? Bishop sizzles when he goes live with a dynamic & versatile backing band.
Currently, Bishop's latest single SAME THING available on Cd Baby, with his smooth vocal delivery he gives you a tastes of what's to come, he is in the studio working with renowned Producer, Preston Glass who already has written and produced Platinum-chart toppers for Earth, Wind & Fire and Aretha Franklin. Bishop’s new music is sure to grab you and take you to his world; so, Watch Out, its lights camera action
Currently, Bishop's latest single SAME THING available on Cd Baby, with his smooth vocal delivery he gives you a tastes of what's to come, he is in the studio working with renowned Producer, Preston Glass who already has written and produced Platinum-chart toppers for Earth, Wind & Fire and Aretha Franklin. Bishop’s new music is sure to grab you and take you to his world; so, Watch Out,
its lights camera action
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Nvidia boasts of record Q3 2016 revenue
Tags: #collete-kress #financial #fy2016 #geforce #grid #jen-hsun-huang #quadro #tegra #vr
Companies: #nvidia #tesla
Nvidia has reported record revenue for the third quarter of its 2016 financial year, boasting a seven per cent boost year-on-year alongside a hike to profit margins.
In the company's latest earning's call, Nvidia co-founder and chief executive officer Jen-Hsun Huang revealed revenue of $1.305 billion and a gross margin of 56.3 per cent - both welcome increases on the same quarter of its last financial year, representing a seven per cent boost in revenue and a 1.1 percentage point increase in margin. Better still, the figures represent a record for the company - and, Huang claimed, are an indication that the company's recent decision to diversify into new markets like the automobile industry were soundly made.
'Our record revenue highlights Nvidia position at the centre of forces that are reshaping our industry,' boasted Huang during the company's earnings call. 'Virtual reality, deep learning, cloud computing and autonomous driving are developing with incredible speed, and we are playing an important role in all of them. We continue to make great headway in our strategy of creating specialised visual computing platforms targeted at important growth markets.'
Detailed figures released by chief financial officer Collete Kress during the call broke things down still further: GPU revenue, unsurprisingly, accounted for the bulk of the company's earnings at $1.1 billion, a 12 per cent increase year-on-year; the ARM-based Tegra CPU division, meanwhile, dropped 23 per cent to $129 million as the company struggled to find manufacturers willing to integrate the chip in mainstream products; the company's Quadro professional graphics division also dropped eight per cent to $190 million, despite the launch of the company's Iray raytracing technology and DesignWorks suite; the company's Tesla and GRID data-centre efforts dropped a further eight per cent year-on-year to $82 million; while the burgeoning automotive arm jumped 51 per cent to a record $79 million thanks to design wins with companies including Tesla, Mercedes-Benz, Audi, Porsche, Honda, and Bentley.
Several times during the call, Huang declared virtual reality to be the next big driving force for the company's growth. 'I would say that the GTX 970 is the minimum requirement, and I think Oculus has done a good job setting that minimum requirement,' he explained during a question and answer session. 'If anybody were to walk up to me and ask me for a recommendation I would tell them that a GTX 980 Ti would be the baseline, and in my own case I'll probably have a pair of Titans. Who doesn't need a pair of Titans?'
AMD announces FirePro W9100 32GB graphics card
Yes, 32GB. For one GPU.
Nvidia announces Quadro M6000 24GB graphics card
Yes, 24GB for a single GPU.
Nvidia launches new gaming bundle with The Division
Buy a GTX 970 or GTX 970M and above and receive a free copy of Tom Clancy's The Division
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When two married business executives having an affair are blackmailed by a violent criminal, the two must turn the tables on him to save their families.
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DistributorThe Weinstein Company
2,443 theaters
Budget$22,000,000
Release DateNov 11, 2005 - Feb 16, 2006
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GenresCrime Drama Thriller
Widest Release2,447 theaters
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Baldwin Park Unified Elementary Schools Win Grant for Raising a Reader
Central, Elwin and Pleasant View elementary schools were granted $50,000 by the Masons of California to implement Raising a Reader, an early reading intervention program.
BALDWIN PARK – Baldwin Park Unified’s Central, Elwin and Pleasant View elementary schools were granted $50,000 by the Masons of California to implement Raising a Reader, an early reading intervention program for Southern California schools to develop home literacy routines.
Pleasant View hosted the Public School’s Raising a Reader event kick-off on April 9, featuring a performance by Pleasant View transitional kindergarteners and kindergarteners.
Baldwin Park Unified transitional kindergarten and kindergarten parents attended the morning event, alongside District administrators and Masons of California leaders.
Eleven transitional kindergarten and kindergarten classes from Central, Elwin and Pleasant View were selected to participate in the program, in which students receive a red book bag that they will use for 25 weeks to take home three books every week to read with parents and family members.
“My son is a transitional kindergartener at Pleasant View, and we were so excited to get his first red book bag,” Pleasant View Elementary parent Marilyn Melgarejo said. “It has become part of our daily routine to read at home for 15 minutes but we actually go over the required 15 minutes because the books are so much fun to read.”
The books address a range of topics that include science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). Some are biliterate, with text in English and Spanish.
The California Masonic Foundation, in partnership with Raising a Reader, invests in public education by supporting early literacy and promoting the practice of home reading habits.
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Hollywood North: Luke Perry honoured on two Vancouver sets
Presented by West Brant Window World
Luke Perry may no longer be with us but his presence is still being felt on the Riverdale set.
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Published on: July 12, 2019 | Last Updated: July 12, 2019 1:19 AM EDT
The cast of Riverdale gather for a table read of Episode 1 of Season 4, which is dedicated to the late Luke Perry. Madchen Amick/Instagram/
It’s summertime but the living is not easy for people working in Vancouver’s film and television industry with cameras are rolling on 20 different network TV series being shot in the Lower Mainland.
Actor Luke Perry died in March of this year after suffering a stroke. Photo: AFP CHRIS DELMAS / AFP/Getty Images
TRIBUTE TO PERRY
The 52-year-old Perry, who played Fred Andrews, Archie’s dad, died in March after suffering a major stroke.
Production on Season 4 of the hit CW/Netflix show got underway Monday in Vancouver with Episode 1, titled In Memoriam, dedicated to Perry.
Madchen Amick, who plays Alice Cooper, Betty’s mother, shared a photo from the season’s first table read on her Instagram account on Tuesday.
“There was nothing but love, memories and mourning for our beloved Luke as we honour him in our first episode back,” wrote Amick.
Marisol Nichols, who plays Veronica’s mom, Hermione Lodge, re-shared the photo and wrote: “Dedicated to Luke. We love you, man. Honouring you the best way we know how.”
Probably the most important episode of #Riverdale we’ll do this year, if not ever. A tribute to our fallen friend. Thankful for this opportunity to honor Luke & Fred. ❤️🏆💎👨🏻💻 pic.twitter.com/MH7xOjNyDu
— RobertoAguirreSacasa (@WriterRAS) June 19, 2019
Riverdale creator Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, who shared a photo of the In Memoriam script cover on Twitter, said it is the most important episode the Riverdale cast and crew will do this year, if not ever.
“A tribute to our fallen friend,” Aguirre-Sacasa said.
Meanwhile, the Vancouver-filmed Beverly Hills 90210 reboot shot its Luke Perry tribute earlier this month.
In the episode, the show’s cast members will break TV’s fourth wall to talk directly to the viewers about Perry, who shot to stardom in 1990s with his portrayal of Dylan McKay in the original series.
“We want to make sure that we honour him and recognize the loss of him, but do it in a tasteful way and make sure it’s not exploitative and I hope that we’ve been successful on that, because it’s difficult to navigate those waters,” series star Jason Priestley told CTV.
The six-episode BH90210, which has had a tumultuous production that included the resignations of showrunner Patrick Sean Smith and multiple senior-level writers before the cameras even started rolling, will premiere Aug. 7 on Fox.
NETFLIX BRINGS THE STARS
Katherine Heigl, best known for starring in TV’s Grey’s Anatomy and opposite Seth Rogen in Knocked Up, has landed one of the two leads roles in Firefly Lane, the Netflix movie based on Kristin Hannah’s novel of the same name.
Firefly Lane tells the story of Tully and Kate, two unlikely friends from their meeting as tweens in 1974 to the present. Heigl will play Tully, while the role of Kate has not yet been filled.
Production starts Sept. 17 in Vancouver.
Meanwhile, two-time Oscar winner Hilary Swank (Boys Don’t Cry, Million Dollar Baby) will be in Vancouver next month to begin filming the Netflix series Away.
The series will follow astronaut Emma Green (Swank) as she embarks on a treacherous mission to Mars commanding an international crew, leaving her husband and teen daughter behind.
MANSON JOINS THE STAND
One of the most ambitious projects filming in Vancouver this year is the CBS All Access adaptation of Stephen King’s fantasy/horror epic The Stand.
The 10-episode miniseries, which will begin production Sept. 16 under the working title Radio Nowhere, will star James Marsden, Whoopi Goldberg, Amber Heard, Greg Kinnear and shock rocker Marilyn Manson, who confirmed his involvement in the project during a recent interview with Revolver.
Manson and fellow musician Shooter Jennings, son of Waylon, also teamed up for a cover of The End by the Doors that will be used in the miniseries.
The Stand tells the story of a post-apocalyptic world — left in ruins by a man-made plague — in which survivors fight a battle of Biblical proportions.
Although the sun is shining and people are hitting the beach, it’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas for many working in Vancouver’s film and television industry.
Hallmark is busy filming its slate of holiday movies around town so don’t be surprised to see some fake snow on sidewalks and Christmas displays in storefronts.
Christmas titles currently under production include: A Very Vintage Christmas; Christmas Detour; Christmas Duet; Random Acts of Christmas; Starring Christmas; and Sense, Sensibility & Snowmen.
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Germany and France to share military facilities, aircraft
The two countries signed an agreement with a view to sharing C-130J Super Hercules military transport planes, French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said in Paris.
[PARIS] Germany and France announced plans Tuesday to share an air base and transport planes as part of a military shake-up in the wake of Britain's vote to quit the European Union.
His German counterpart Ursula von der Leyen, in Paris to sign the deal, told reporters both countries wanted to have the new arrangement in place by 2021.
France ordered four C-130Js from US company Lockheed in January.
Germany was looking to acquire between four and six of the same aircraft and to base them in France, said Ms Von der Leyen. The two countries were looking at using an air base in Orleans, central France, she added.
France tells US to back a global digital tax or risk others going solo
A member of Mr Le Drian's team said the idea was to make the planes operational for both French and German crew in a first for the two air forces.
In July, just weeks after Britain's referendum vote to quit the European Union, Ms Von der Leyen said London had "paralysed" European efforts for a more closely integrated policy.
The EU should seize the opportunity to change that, she argued.
French officials told AFP last month that Paris and Berlin were drawing up plans for a more "active and useful" defence policy.
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After four decades on the road, this month’s Mercedes-Benz Driver of the Month keeps on delivering gold class service
By David Goeldner | February 9, 2012
February’s Mercedes-Benz Driver of the Month, Trevor Hicks, is about to clock 42 years as a coach captain, providing gold class service across a career with some of Australia’s iconic coach companies.
With his early background in long haul truck driving, Trevor made the switch to coaches in 1970 with Ansett Pioneer, driving mostly the Perth to Darwin route, with stints in Tasmania, until 1988 when he moved to Swan Gold Tours.
Trevor’s first stint with Swan Gold Tours in mainly metro driving lasted a year before returning to coaches with Greyhound where he drove express services for the next three years in Western Australia and South Australia.
But his time with Swan Gold Tours made an impression, enticed back to the company in 1992, which is now owned by Adams Coachlines.
"About mid 1992 I met up with Maurice Silvestri, Manager of Swan Gold Tours, at Perth International Airport," Trevor says.
"He asked me what I was doing now Greyhound was shut down, as I was one of 15 drivers made redundant."
Trevor was offered three weeks work at Swan Gold Tours, which turned out to be 16 years leading up to Adam Barnard’s buyout in 2008 of the well-known Perth-based touring and charter coach company.
Trevor was among the first to move with the new owners and the new brand – Adams Gold Class –and has enjoyed every minute of the past four years.
At Adams Gold Class, Trevor has been appointed Operations Supervisor and Driver Trainer, and still drives the company’s coaches in his home state of Western Australia.
"But l miss my long trips to Darwin," he says.
All up, Trevor has been driving coaches from 1970 to 2012, bringing up 42 years on April 10 this year and still loving it at 71 years young.
"Adams Coachlines is getting bigger and bigger each month and I am glad to be part of this company," he says.
"And the new name Adams Gold Class is making the company a big success."
Adams Coachlines Managing Director Adam Barnard says Trevor’s commitment to the company is outstanding.
"Trevor brings a wealth of practical experience that we apply to our driver training," Adam says.
"I can’t think of a more worthy person for this award."
Adam Barnard believes Trevor Hicks may in fact be Australia’s longest continuously serving coach captain.
Trevor says he enjoys working for Adam Barnard, acknowledging the hard work that has gone into building Adams Gold Class during the past four years.
"I am proud to be part of it and hope to still be here for at least two more years – maybe more," says Trevor.
NOMINATE YOUR DRIVER
To nominate your staff member for Driver of the Month, send details of driver’s career history, a written reference highlighting the driver’s contribution to your operations, and include a photo of your nominated driver. Also include the nominator’s email address and phone contact.
Send entries by post or email to:
David Goeldner, Managing Editor Australasian Bus & Coach
PO Box 3712 South Brisbane Qld 4101
Email: dgoeldner@acpmagazines.com.au
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Inside Rarity: Harrods' celebration of the truly incredible
- Rarity by Harrods Rarity by Harrods
Since opening its doors in 1834 London's Harrods department store has become the go-to luxury shopping destination for customers from around the globe. This summer, the store will be celebrating this reputation with Rarity, a curated collection of the finest, most exquisite and unique objects in the world. Spanning fashion, jewellery, watches, interior design, food and drink, art and more, and featuring brands such as Chanel, Balmain, Dolce & Gabbana, Tiffany & Co and Chaumet, each piece in the collection is a true collectable with a fascinating history. Click through to see some of the best... Pieces from the Rarity collection are available in store and online until August 16, visit harrods.com for more information.
Since opening its doors in 1834 London's Harrods department store has become the go-to luxury shopping destination for customers from around the globe. This summer, the store will be celebrating this reputation with Rarity, a curated collection of the finest, most exquisite and unique objects in the world.
Spanning fashion, jewellery, watches, interior design, food and drink, art and more, and featuring brands such as Chanel, Balmain, Dolce & Gabbana, Tiffany & Co and Chaumet, each piece in the collection is a true collectable with a fascinating history. Click through to see some of the best...
Pieces from the Rarity collection are available in store and online until August 16, visit harrods.com for more information.
- Tiffany & Co Tiffany & Co
Inspired by a trip to a remote tropical island, Tiffany's addition to the Rarity collection is this exquisite bracelet which 'whispers' as its wearer moves thanks to its fluid construction. Hand-crafted over many months, it features more then 200 18k gold fronds attached to a cuff set with white baguette-cut diamonds surrounded by pave diamonds. In homage to the randomness of nature, each of the fronds is slightly different with polished, matte and diamond-set finishes all moving gently next to each other. Whispers of the Rain Forest bracelet, POA, Tiffany & Co at Harrods
Inspired by a trip to a remote tropical island, Tiffany's addition to the Rarity collection is this exquisite bracelet which 'whispers' as its wearer moves thanks to its fluid construction. Hand-crafted over many months, it features more then 200 18k gold fronds attached to a cuff set with white baguette-cut diamonds surrounded by pave diamonds. In homage to the randomness of nature, each of the fronds is slightly different with polished, matte and diamond-set finishes all moving gently next to each other.
Whispers of the Rain Forest bracelet, POA, Tiffany & Co at Harrods
- Chanel Chanel
An extension of the brand's latest fine timepiece collection, which was unveiled at Baselworld 2018, this Chronosphere clock by Chanel is a sophisticated reinterpretation of the rock crystal ornament which once took pride of place in Gabrielle Chanel's Paris apartment. Sat atop a base of three black lions, rotating disks inside a glass ball indicate the hours and minutes in this beautiful table clock which has been created as a limited edition of five. Chronosphere clock, POA, Chanel at Harrods
An extension of the brand's latest fine timepiece collection, which was unveiled at Baselworld 2018, this Chronosphere clock by Chanel is a sophisticated reinterpretation of the rock crystal ornament which once took pride of place in Gabrielle Chanel's Paris apartment. Sat atop a base of three black lions, rotating disks inside a glass ball indicate the hours and minutes in this beautiful table clock which has been created as a limited edition of five.
Chronosphere clock, POA, Chanel at Harrods
- Balmain Balmain
Keen fashion followers may recognise this show-stopping biker jacket as the piece that caught everyone's eye at the Balmain AW18 menswear show. Inspired by medieval chainmail, its maximalist-meets-refinement style is the perfect distillation of the design DNA which has made Olivier Rousteing's Balmain so popular. Biker jacket, £24,990, Balmain at Harrods
Keen fashion followers may recognise this show-stopping biker jacket as the piece that caught everyone's eye at the Balmain AW18 menswear show. Inspired by medieval chainmail, its maximalist-meets-refinement style is the perfect distillation of the design DNA which has made Olivier Rousteing's Balmain so popular.
Biker jacket, £24,990, Balmain at Harrods
- Bottega Veneta Bottega Veneta
Fine jewellery meets must-have accessory in this 18k gold and diamond clutch by Bottega Veneta. An opulent edition of the highly successful knot clutch, which was introduced by creative director Tomas Maier upon his arrival at the brand in 2001, it has taken six months to produce at the brand's Vincenza atelier. The knot clasp is set with 74 diamonds and a metal plaque inside can be engraved with the owner's name. Gold and diamond knot clutch, £110,000, Bottega Veneta at Harrods
Fine jewellery meets must-have accessory in this 18k gold and diamond clutch by Bottega Veneta. An opulent edition of the highly successful knot clutch, which was introduced by creative director Tomas Maier upon his arrival at the brand in 2001, it has taken six months to produce at the brand's Vincenza atelier. The knot clasp is set with 74 diamonds and a metal plaque inside can be engraved with the owner's name.
Gold and diamond knot clutch, £110,000, Bottega Veneta at Harrods
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Harrods' food hall has long been a treasure trove of exotic and luxurious ingredients - few of which are more iconic than caviar. For Rarity, Harrods has singled out its White Pearl Almas caviar as being the most exquisite available. Produced by the rare albino sterlet, for whom wild capture is banned meaning only the few farmers with the requisite expertise to breed them are able to offer it, the White Pearl Almas caviar has a flavour far more rich and delicate than the more famous beluga caviar. White Pearl Almas caviar, £2,900 for 250g, Harrods
Harrods' food hall has long been a treasure trove of exotic and luxurious ingredients - few of which are more iconic than caviar. For Rarity, Harrods has singled out its White Pearl Almas caviar as being the most exquisite available. Produced by the rare albino sterlet, for whom wild capture is banned meaning only the few farmers with the requisite expertise to breed them are able to offer it, the White Pearl Almas caviar has a flavour far more rich and delicate than the more famous beluga caviar.
White Pearl Almas caviar, £2,900 for 250g, Harrods
- Jaeger-LeCoultre Jaeger-LeCoultre
Far more than simply a fine jewellery timepiece, the glittering 101 La Reine wristwatch from Jaeger-LeCoultre in fact boasts the smallest mechanical movement in the world. The Calibre 101 movement, which has barely changed since it was introduced in 1929, is comprised of 98 parts and weighs just over one gram with so few watchmakers possessing the skill to create it that less than 50 are made each year. This version is complemented by 110 white diamonds. 101 La Reine watch, £133,000, Jaeger-LeCoultre at Harrods
Far more than simply a fine jewellery timepiece, the glittering 101 La Reine wristwatch from Jaeger-LeCoultre in fact boasts the smallest mechanical movement in the world. The Calibre 101 movement, which has barely changed since it was introduced in 1929, is comprised of 98 parts and weighs just over one gram with so few watchmakers possessing the skill to create it that less than 50 are made each year. This version is complemented by 110 white diamonds.
101 La Reine watch, £133,000, Jaeger-LeCoultre at Harrods
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Mad Men Co-Stars Alexis Bledel and Vincent Kartheiser Are Engaged!
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Life doesn't always imitate art, but in this case, it heavily borrows from it. Vincent Kartheiser, who plays ad exec Peter Campbell on Mad Men, met Gilmore Girls star Alexis Bledel when she filmed episodes for the hit AMC show portraying a married woman having an affair with Kartheiser's married character.
The blue-eyed couple began dating soon after, and Bledel's rep confirmed their engagement to Us Weekly on March 20. According to an Us Weekly source, "Vincent proposed a few weeks ago. She's been wearing her ring. It's huge!"
This will be the first marriage for both. Though their onscreen affair didn't end well, we predict a happy ending for the lookalike couple. Given Kartheiser's reputation for being a bit offbeat (he once lived in a house without a toilet), we wouldn't be surprised if they have a super-small bohemian or alternative wedding.
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What it’s Like to Utilize Remote Consulting: The Palatine’s Story
More and more leaders in real estate are creating sustainability goals to help mitigate their carbon emissions while increasing resident comfort. Nuveen Real Estate is one of those leaders. Nuveen Real Estate has tasked its asset managers and property managers to reduce their properties’ energy intensity to help the company achieve a portfolio-wide 30% by 2030 energy reduction target.
To get them there, Nuveen Real Estate has called on Bright Power to help their multifamily properties find areas of energy and water waste, fix the root causes, and follow the performance to ensure their properties are on track to meet their sustainability goal.
The Palatine, a Nuveen Real Estate property managed by Bozzuto Management Company, located in Arlington, Virginia has been working with Bright Power’s remote consulting and support team to repair an HVAC rooftop unit (RTU). We sat down with Peter Brosnan, Property Manager for The Palatine, to learn more about his experience and next steps.
Bright Power: Give us some background. What made you reach out to Bright Power’s remote support team?
Peter: Bozzuto Management Company and Nuveen Real Estate are both committed to sustainability. We got on a call to discuss what steps The Palatine was taking to contribute to the company’s 30% energy reduction goal. We reviewed our past performance in EnergyScoreCards. We had already done several things that reduced our electricity consumption but saw that our gas usage had drastically changed. Our HVAC servicer had already told us that a rooftop unit needed to be replaced or dramatically overhauled and that explained the drastic change in gas usage. This started other conversations about Bright Power’s remote support capabilities.
Bright Power: Tell us more about the HVAC issue.
Peter: Our HVAC vendor told us that we would need a replacement for our rooftop unit (RTU). There were maintenance issues and inconsistent temperatures. We also saw some leaking. It wasn’t impacting residents, but it easily could have if we didn’t address it. The conversations about energy performance turned into conversations about the RTU. We have great resources at Bozzuto to help understand maintenance costs, but I don’t have the expertise on RTUs personally.
Bright Power: How did Bright Power help?
Peter: The bigger thing is that this is a huge project. A full replacement of both RTUs was over $350,000! On several occasions, we sent Matt Brown on your remote support team some work order tickets to review them, and he even got on a call with our vendors to make sure we got a clear picture of what we really needed.
We have a specific bidding process and it’s really important that the scope of our bid is accurate, but also consistent. We needed each of those bids to be the same, so there was a lot of back and forth. We collected different proposals for replacing and overhauling the RTU. I actually got on a call with Matt to confirm what should be in our proposal. And so that was really helpful as well. Matt looked at all of them to make sure we were comparing apples to apples across the proposals.
In the end, Matt found that we could replace specific parts rather than the whole RTU! That’s huge savings right there.
Bright Power: What are the next steps?
Peter: We chose a vendor and contracts are in place. Now we’re working on getting the work scheduled. There’s a lot that has to get completed as far as permits. The vendor we selected has been on site a few times just to cover their bases, but basically, the next step is a project schedule.
Bright Power: What advice would you give another property manager if they found themselves in a similar situation?
Peter: Be patient and work through all the information you’re given. And let all of the information come to you before making a decision. I think what really helped is just how thorough we went through everything. We have the resources on our side, but being able to talk to an expert directly and work through the process is incredibly helpful.
There is so much going on with property management on a daily basis, on the ground level, and things as big as this can go poorly if it’s rushed or if vendors do not have your best interests in mind. In this case, we could have ended up unnecessarily replacing expensive equipment, but instead, we are only replacing parts. That’s because we used the resources we have and were thorough.
Bright Power: What is something that you wish you knew from the start?
Peter: The issue seemed to have gone on longer than we realized. So I wish we had figured it out earlier. But really simply, I didn’t know that we had this resource in Bright Power. We never utilized remote support or consulting. I think there are probably other situations where Bright Power could have come in handy.
Bright Power: How do you see using Bright Power’s remote support and consulting in the future?
Peter: Mostly, it’s finding ways to continue to lower our energy consumption. It’s important and valued by Bozzuto as well. And that’s what really started the conversation. Also, if any instances like this arise in the future where you know there’s something wrong and you need a second opinion. That’s something I went to Matt with right away and asked him how we could narrow down our scope. Things like that—I would not hesitate at all to contact Bright Power.
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British F3 - Hoggard wins Aston Martin Autosport BRDC Award
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Hoggard wins Aston Martin Autosport BRDC Award
BRDC British F3 runner-up Johnathan Hoggard has been named as the winner of the 2019 Aston Martin Autosport BRDC Young Driver of the Year Award, at Sunday evening’s (8 December) Autosport Awards in London.
In front of hundreds of motorsport’s biggest names at the glittering ceremony at the Grosvenor House Hotel, Hoggard added his name to an esteemed list of previous winners that includes David Coulthard, Dario Franchitti, Anthony Davidson, Jenson Button, George Russell, Lando Norris and last year’s winner Tom Gamble.
Hoggard thus receives an F1 test with the Aston Martin Red Bull Racing team, a prize of £200,000, a run in an Aston Martin GTE World Endurance Championship car, full BRDC membership, and an Arai helmet.
The 19-year-old, who claimed seven race wins with Fortec Motorsports in BRDC British F3 in 2019, underwent two days of assessments at Silverstone, which included multiple runs in MSV F2, Ligier LMP3, and Garage 59-run Aston Martin Vantage GT3 machinery, alongside fellow finalists Ayrton Simmons, Enaam Ahmed and Jamie Chadwick. Each finalist also underwent assessments at Red Bull Racing.
A panel of expert judges including BRDC Vice-President Derek Warwick, Darren Turner, Andrew Kirkaldy, Alexander Sims, Jason Plato, Lola and McLaren designer Mark Williams, Le Mans-winning engineer Leena Gade, leading commentator Ian Titchmarsh and Autosport editor Kevin Turner were present at the Silverstone assessments, and selected Hoggard as this year’s winner.
Hoggard said: "I'm over the moon! I'm lost for words. I've been waiting for over a month for this and it's been agonising.
"I'm thankful for everyone who's helped along the way, family, sponsors, judges and the organisers.
"I knew it was very tough competition and it's amazing [to have won]."
Hoggard is the second Fortec British F3 driver in two years to clinch one of motorsports most prestigious prizes, and adds the accolade to his Sunoco Whelen Challenge award, which will see him race at the Rolex 24 at Daytona in January.
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Home Materials Haydale graphene-enhanced composite tooling and automotive body panels showcased on the new BAC Mono R at Goodwood Festival of Speed
Haydale graphene-enhanced composite tooling and automotive body panels showcased on the new BAC Mono R at Goodwood Festival of Speed
by Tom Walker
Haydale, the global advanced materials group, has announced its graphene-enhanced prepreg has been incorporated in the composite tooling and automotive body panels of the new BAC Mono R, which made its debut at Goodwood Festival of Speed.
Briggs Automotive Company (BAC), working alongside both Haydale and Pentaxia, has built the lightweight BAC Mono R body using Haydale’s graphene-enhanced carbon composite.
The component parts have been formed using Haydale’s graphene-enhanced tooling materials.
The outcome of the process for manufacturing the body parts is a full visual carbon material which can be lacquered or painted as required.
Keith Broadbent, CEO at Haydale, said: “In the development of this project, Haydale has improved the supply chain and cycle times as well as enabling BAC to reduce weight and increase performance of the material.”
“Whilst this outcome has focused on the automotive sector, the knowledge and improvements may provide a wider opportunity for tooling materials across several markets, particularly where there are throughput constraints.”
Ian Briggs, Design Director at Briggs Automotive Company, said: “BAC is forever an innovator, and being able to release a new car fully incorporating the use of graphene is just another example of how we’re pushing the boundaries.”
“Niche vehicle manufacturers are of paramount importance in the automotive industry, acting as stepping stones for mass-market production technology, and after the overwhelming success of our R&D project with Haydale and Pentaxia, Mono R could well be a stepping stone for graphene-enhanced composite body panels and tooling reaching the wider automotive industry in the near future.”
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Saintsenecas Zac Little has been thinking a lot about memory. Not necessarily his memories, though they creep in often, too. Rather, he mulls over the idea of memory itself: its resilience, its haziness, how it slips away as we try to hang on, the way it resurfaces despite our best efforts to forget.
Memory is the common thread running throughout the Columbus folk-punk bands fourth album, Pillar of Na, arriving in late summer via ANTI- Records. Following 2015s critically lauded Such Things, the new albums name is rooted in remembrance, referencing the Genesis story of Lots wife who looks back at a burning Sodom after God instructs her not to. She looks back, and God turns her into a pillar of salt. Na, meanwhile, is the chemical symbol for sodium. Nah is a passive refusal and the universal song word. It means nothing and stands for nothing. It is as it is.
Like Lots wife, Little cannot help but revisit whereand howhe grew up. Raised in church in southeastern Appalachian Ohio, he took up preaching when he was still a teenager, sometimes in small country settings and other times to congregations of thousands. But these days hes more interested in listening. And questioning.
Musically, Pillar of Na is Saintsenecas most ambitious album to date, with Little aiming to incorporate genre elements hed rarely heard in folk. I wanted to use the idiom of folk-rock, or whatever you want to call it, and to try to do something that had never been done before, Little explains. To reach way back, echoing ancient folk melodies, tie that into punk rock, and then push it into the future. I told Mike Mogis I wanted Violent Femmes meets the new Blade Runner soundtrack. Im looking for the intersection between Kendrick Lamar and The Fairport Convention.
Youre always going to be situated in the folk legacy, Little continues, acknowledging his past recordings, which include three albums (the aforementioned Such Things, 2014s Dark Arc, 2011s Last) and three EPs (2016s The Mallwalker, 2010s Grey Flag, and 2009s self-titled). But lets move forward. Im not trying to make the lost Velvet Underground B-side. I want to find something that has never been heard before, or at least go down trying.
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For the recording of this fifth studio album, German techno-pop duo Booka Shade decamped to Manchester’s Eve Studios (hence the somewhat unimaginative album title) in order to reinvigorate themselves creatively.
Despite the change of location, the album’s sound remains largely similar to previous endeavours: anthemic techno-informed pop and electronica; a potent concoction of forthright drum patterns, melodic hooks and occasional guest vocals.
Yet, whilst previous albums were energetic and exuberant in scope, ‘Eve’ largely lacks the duo’s trademark vigour and moments of originality. Tracks such as ‘Crossing Borders’ and ‘Love Inc’ (video below) offer brief glimpses of Booka Shade’s previous glories, but this is far from their best work.
Words: Peter Adkins
The new, M.I.A.-starring issue of Clash magazine is out now. Find out what else is inside here.
Read our Foundations interview with Booka Shade.
Listen to ‘Eve’ in full via Deezer, below…
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Revellers in Preston City Centre will once again be safer this Christmas and New Year, thanks to the nightsafe team.
Since December 2013, the nightsafe project has seen a team of British Red Cross volunteers in the city centre on key weekends throughout the year assisting to keep people with minor injuries, often as a result of excess drinking safe.
The team will be in Preston city centre on Friday 22 December and Saturday 23 December, as well as on New Year’s Eve.
The team is based at the Discovery drug and alcohol services premises in Preston, with an ambulance stationed nearby to assist with any emergency situations.
Liaising with paramedics, police, street pastors and local establishments, teams of British Red Cross volunteers also patrol key hotspots supporting people to stay safe and well.
Support offered ranges from supplying people with immediate first aid, assisting people getting home safely if needed, and administering potential life-saving treatment at the scene.
Through this early assistance, individuals are able to receive attention and treatment quicker, reducing potential escalations. Pressures are also eased on ambulance crews and police services, and with fewer people requiring trips to A&E the local hospitals are free to help those who need their services most.
The scheme is a collaboration between Chorley and South Ribble Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG), Greater Preston CCG, North West Ambulance Service (NWAS), Discover drug and alcohol services, Lancashire Constabulary, and the British Red Cross.
Denis Gizzi, Chief Officer of Chorley and South Ribble CCG and Greater Preston CCG and deputy chair of the central Lancashire A&E delivery board, said: “It’s great to see projects like nightsafe continue to develop, and the effects on the whole health economy are clear to see.
“Winter is a busy time for the NHS, so it’s important that people use services appropriately and are seen in the right place for their need. The nightsafe scheme plays an important role in ensuring that people are safe and well, and don’t end up in hospital unnecessarily.”
Helen Coppenhall British Red Cross Service Delivery Coordinator for Event First Aid in the North said:
“The festive period is a time of celebration, but over the party season some people may not know when they’ve had too much to drink.
“Our staff and volunteers will be on hand as part of this scheme, alongside our local CCG partners, to provide practical and emotional support to revellers in the city centre during particularly busy periods over Christmas and New Year. We hope this will ensure fewer people attend their local A&E department with alcohol-related injury or illness, relieving pressure on vital NHS services at a time of high demand.
"The Red Cross works alongside partners across the UK to help people in crisis.”
Posted on 21 Dec 2017 at 02:25 PM by NHS Clinical Commissioning Group
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Following Precedent
Cal Thomas | Syndicated Columnist | Thursday, July 28, 2005
Attorney General Alberto Gonzalez told an Associated Press reporter that if Supreme Court nominee John Roberts is confirmed, he will be free to vote to overturn the 1973 Roe vs. Wade abortion decision.
Although Roberts called Roe "settled law" during his confirmation hearings as an appellate judge in 2003, Gonzales says a Supreme Court justice "is not obliged to follow precedent if you believe it's wrong."
That makes sense to me.
What precedent was followed when Roe was decided?
Justice Harry Blackmun decided the privacy clause of the 14th amendment included the right of a woman to kill her unborn child.
Precedents have been overturned before, or we would not have ended slavery or segregation.
The question is whether a decision was right.
Roe was wrong legally, constitutionally, scientifically and morally.
Liberals don't mind precedents they dislike being overturned.
They just don't want conservative judges to overturn precedents.
Look for liberal democrats and their interest groups to make a big deal out of this.
I'm Cal Thomas in Washington.
Cal Thomas is a nationally syndicated columnist based in Washington, D.C. Watch his television show, After Hours with Cal Thomas, on the Fox News Channel, Saturdays at 11 p.m. Eastern Time.
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Charlie Hebdo attack: Is religion to blame?
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David Robertson: Using the Charlie Hebdo killings to attack religion is just cowardice
David Robertson Fri 9 Jan 2015 14:28 GMT
A French soldier patrols near the Eiffel Tower after the shooting at the Paris offices of Charlie Hebdo.REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes
You could almost hear the collective groan throughout the Western World: "Oh no, here we go again," as reports came in of yet another massacre done in the name of militant Islam.
Without even reading the newspapers you know that the responses will be the same – people demonstrating in solidarity, governments and columnists telling us not to demonize all Muslims and a general sense of outrage being exploited by various right wing groups.
All understandable. However I have been surprised by another aspect that shows a more complex and worrying side to our society.
I am currently in Australia and my paper of choice is the Sydney Morning Herald. Today's letters page and several columnists make the same point. It's religion that's the problem. All religion. One woman wrote: "If only we were all humanists, what a wonderful world we would live in." Another man took the opportunity to call for all religious schooling (which effectively means all Christian schooling) to be banned. Because apparently there is a direct link between Islamic fundamentalists in Paris killing cartoonists and Anglicans teaching children in Sydney.
And it's not just in Australia's Herald. Scotland's version ran a similar comment piece that made a link between Charlie Hebdo, the execution of an atheist 500 years ago in Scotland, and those who are opposed to euthanasia today. Apparently our politicians are "brave" because they resist the Churches' stance on same sex marriage, abortion and euthanasia. And those of us who are 'religious' are all to be lumped together as a danger to society. The Herald (Scottish version) did not of course publish the cartoons that led to the massacre (now that would have been brave solidarity) – instead it played into the militants' hands by linking Methodists with Muslim fundamentalists. The atheistic secularists just cannot help themselves. They exploit every tragedy to push their ABC (Anything But Christianity) agenda.
Many times I have been presented with the mantra of the New Fundamentalist Atheists, "Atheists don't fly planes into buildings". To which the obvious response is "Neither do Presbyterians, Anglicans, Catholics or charismatics – not even the most extremist wacko charismatics. When did you last hear of Benny Hinn suicide squads?" But those who don't think about the consequences and harm of their prejudices far too often rush into this demonization of all religious people.
Meanwhile the Guardian was 'brave' as it published examples of the Charlie Hebdo cartoons. Yet they did not publish the cartoons that were the actual cause of the attacks – instead they published ones attacking the Pope. Doubtless they will also be 'brave' and publish numerous articles in the next few weeks on how we need to avoid Islamophobia and how at the same time we need to tar all religions with the same brush and marginalise them all.
I have noticed this tendency among many of the liberal intelligentsia to portray themselves as brave because they attack all religions in general (carefully avoiding any offence to the one that would actually have some consequences for them), or because they create meaningless awards that cost themselves nothing, for those who really are brave. The publishers and staff of Charlie Hebdo were indeed brave, knowing that what they did could endanger their lives. Those who salute their bravery and then refuse to imitate their actions, but instead use their memory to further their own agenda, are cowards.
And it is a cowardice that has consequences. Despite all the boasts about how "we will not be intimidated" the fact is that most of the mainstream media will be intimidated. The BBC and most newspapers in the UK would not dare to publish such cartoons. That is understandable, but it would be better if they did not boast about how brave they are and then take out their frustrations and sick sense of humour on other religions that won't kill them. Today I noticed that one secular society did not publish the cartoons but did publish a grossly sick and offensive sexual cartoon about all the major religious figures in the world – except, of course, Mohammed. Perversity, irrationality and cowardice combined.
I find it disturbing the way it has become standard practice for some people to use others' tragic stories in order to exploit and further their own agenda. Take for example the tragic story of Joshua Ryan Alcorn, the transgender teenager who committed suicide. I have lost count of the number of articles pontificating about this case, demonizing the parents and offering simplistic solutions. The argument is simplistic: if only if it were not for religion there would be no confused and messed up teenagers. If Stonewall and the British Humanists could just be in charge of educating us all then teenage angst, confusion and suicide would just disappear!
According to Richard Dawkins and his acolytes in the chattering classes, all religious upbringing is a form of child abuse. Teaching a child, 'Jesus loves me this I know' and 'All things bright and beautiful" is just the first step towards setting them on a career as a religious terrorist.
And those of us who are Christians need to be careful that we do not fall into this cynical trap as well. Yes – those who murdered the Paris 12 did so at least in part because they were motivated by a desire to protect Mohammed, but that does not mean that I have to start being concerned that my Muslim neighbours are building bombs in their backyard. I should be concerned about them coming to know the prophet that is greater than Mohammed and who is the real bringer of peace.
Equally, while it is true that there have been atheists who have killed or attacked Christians because of our faith, that does not mean that we are to regard every atheist as a potential Stalin. Instead every atheist needs to be seen as a potential Christian.
While some of our media and atheistic commentators may use the Charlie Hebdo tragedy to further their own prejudices and agenda, we must not respond in a similar fashion. As Christians we are concerned about truth, even when it is uncomfortable and we are to respond in love, even when it is difficult.
Meanwhile we mourn for the families and friends of those who have been murdered. We hope and pray that these tragic events will not be used to create even greater evil and we ask that God would intervene and not leave us to our own devices. Because right now we are not making too good a job of governing the world in truth, justice and peace.
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Calvin Men's Soccer Soars Past Eagles
Benedictine (Ill.)
Benedictine (Ill.) (0-3-1) 1 0 1
Calvin (4-1-0) 1 3 4
1st - 10:46 - Jacob Lyon (Calvin)
1st - 15:06 - Lukasz Sulka (Benedictine (Ill.))
2nd - 45:52 - Sam Twigg (Calvin)
2nd - 74:19 - Shay Smith (Calvin)
2nd - 75:53 - Ian Adams (Calvin)
G: Lukasz Sulka - 1
A: Tomasz Kulak - 1
Sh: Lukasz Sulka - 3
Sv: Martin Jimenez-Estrada - 11
G: 4 Players (#12, #20, #23, #26) - 1
A: 5 Players (#7, #9, #12, #15, #26) - 1
Sh: 2 Players (#12, #20) - 5
Sv: Chris Morrish - 4
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – The Calvin University men's soccer team defeated Benedictine University 4-1 on Wednesday evening at Zuidema Field.
The Knights struck first in the 10th minute as senior Hunter Olson (Canton, Mich. / Canton) connected with senior Jacob Lyon (Holt, Mich. / Lansing Christian) and he blasted one in the net to take the early 1-0 lead.
Five minutes later, the Eagles responded with a goal of their own to tie it up.
As the half concluded, the game remained tied at 1-1.
Calvin came out strong the second half as freshman Ethan Harvey (Naperville, Il. / Naperville North) found sophomore Sam Twigg (Auckland, NZ. / N/A) around the six-yard box and he headed it in the net to give the Knights the 2-1 edge.
The Knights extended their lead 3-1 in the 74th minute as senior Ian Adams (Grand Rapids, Mich. / Grand Rapids Christian) shot from the left wing which was saved off the keeper's hands and junior Shay Smith (Columbus, Ohio / Worthington Christian) cleaned up the rebound for the goal.
Less than a minute later, the Knights struck again as Smith hit a shot and it went off the keeper's hands to Adams feet and he bolted the ball in the net.
The Knights ran off with the 4-1 victory to improve their season record to 4-1.
Calvin outshot Benedictine 29 to 10.
Calvin's keeper junior Chris Morrish (Bradenton, Fla. / Saint Stephen's Episcopal School) had four saves in the net.
The Knights return to action on Saturday as they host Wooster at 4:30 p.m. at Zuidema Field.
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Essex Path to Prosperity
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Conservation and ecology
Much of the Essex coast is a surprisingly remote and tranquil landscape of shallow creeks, estuaries, low-lying islands, and mudflats, together with broad tracts of saltmarsh. There are also smaller areas of crumbling cliff, shingle and sand-dune.
Beyond the sea defences there are large areas of reclaimed grazing marsh (identified by their characteristic ancient fleet and ditch systems) and productive arable farmland.
The coastal habitats are internationally important for their wildlife interest and support large numbers of overwintering and breeding wetland birds, rare plants and insects and diverse marine wildlife.
The vast majority of the coastline and estuaries are designated in the following ways
Sites of Special Scientific Interest
'The Essex Estuaries' also a Special Area of Conservation
There is a marked contrast between the wild and remote coastal marshes and the adjacent industrial and urban developments, which can be highly visible in the low-lying landscape. Whilst ensuring sustainable coastal development remains important, rising sea levels due to climate change also present considerable threats to coastal areas through coastal squeeze, the alteration of coastal processes and increased flood risk.
In response to these challenges, there is a considerable amount of positive action taking place up and down the county’s coastline. With individuals and organisations working together to develop integrated solutions that protects and benefits the natural environment.
These initiatives include:
Greater Thames Marshes Nature Improvement Area
RSPB’s Greater Thames Futurescape
Essex Wildlife Trust’s Living Landscapes
Wallasea Island Wild Coast Project
Shoresearch
Guidance and support is also available from the Essex Biodiversity Project for individuals who are interested in conserving Essex’s special coastal wildlife. Natural England operates a number of Environmental Stewardship Schemes that provide funding to landowners who own and manage important coastal features or who would like to create new habitat.
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Posted by Carolyn Dwyer on Dec 4th, 2019
SYNNEX Co. (NYSE:SNX) reached a new 52-week high during trading on Wednesday . The company traded as high as $125.21 and last traded at $124.26, with a volume of 3493 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at $121.39.
A number of brokerages have recently issued reports on SNX. Bank of America began coverage on SYNNEX in a research report on Friday, September 6th. They set a “buy” rating and a $120.00 price objective for the company. TheStreet upgraded SYNNEX from a “c+” rating to a “b-” rating in a report on Friday, September 27th. ValuEngine cut SYNNEX from a “sell” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 2nd. Barrington Research reissued a “buy” rating and set a $118.00 target price on shares of SYNNEX in a research report on Friday, September 20th. Finally, Zacks Investment Research upgraded shares of SYNNEX from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $126.00 price target for the company in a report on Tuesday, October 1st. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and six have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. The stock presently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $128.80.
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The company has a quick ratio of 0.96, a current ratio of 1.57 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.77. The firm has a market cap of $6.27 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.45, a PEG ratio of 0.94 and a beta of 1.01. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $119.37 and its 200 day simple moving average is $101.14.
SYNNEX (NYSE:SNX) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, September 24th. The business services provider reported $3.30 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters’ consensus estimate of $2.86 by $0.44. The firm had revenue of $6.20 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.69 billion. SYNNEX had a return on equity of 17.96% and a net margin of 1.92%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 28.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company posted $2.57 EPS. On average, research analysts forecast that SYNNEX Co. will post 12.61 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
In related news, SVP Simon Leung sold 1,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, September 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $105.66, for a total transaction of $105,660.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president now owns 17,357 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,833,940.62. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, Director Andrea M. Zulberti sold 500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, September 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $107.83, for a total transaction of $53,915.00. Following the transaction, the director now owns 13,265 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,430,364.95. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 25,927 shares of company stock worth $2,978,801. 3.20% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.
Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Prudential Financial Inc. boosted its position in shares of SYNNEX by 20.6% during the 2nd quarter. Prudential Financial Inc. now owns 742,424 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $73,055,000 after purchasing an additional 126,922 shares in the last quarter. LSV Asset Management grew its stake in shares of SYNNEX by 2.0% in the 2nd quarter. LSV Asset Management now owns 641,526 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $63,126,000 after buying an additional 12,747 shares during the period. Nuveen Asset Management LLC increased its position in SYNNEX by 23.4% in the 2nd quarter. Nuveen Asset Management LLC now owns 463,550 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $45,614,000 after buying an additional 88,012 shares in the last quarter. First Trust Advisors LP increased its position in SYNNEX by 599.0% in the 3rd quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 367,785 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $41,523,000 after buying an additional 315,172 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Copeland Capital Management LLC increased its position in SYNNEX by 4.7% in the 3rd quarter. Copeland Capital Management LLC now owns 348,452 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $39,340,000 after buying an additional 15,509 shares in the last quarter. 75.68% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
SYNNEX Company Profile (NYSE:SNX)
SYNNEX Corporation provides business process services in the Americas, Asia-Pacific, Europe and Africa. It operates in two segments, Technology Solutions and Concentrix. The Technology Solutions segment distributes peripherals; information technology systems, including data center servers and storage solutions; system components; software; networking, communications, and security equipment; consumer electronics; and complementary products.
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Home Publishers Marvel Did Marvel already miss the boat on Thor #700?
Did Marvel already miss the boat on Thor #700?
Taimur Dar
by Taimur Dar
Rumor has it that Marvel will be returning to the legacy numbers of many of its titles as part of its “Make Mine Marvel” move this fall, as opposed to relaunching with brand new #1 titles as it has done in recent years. As always, any speculation or rumors should be treated with a grain of salt, but it’s worth noting Marvel has already announced that the current Venom title will revert to issue #150 in May and continue to retain the original numbering.
Marvel has been rolling out info on their fall plans to retailers, and while the renumbering rumor hasn’t been confirmed in those calls, its still a very popular rumor.
When looking at other potential titles that could relaunch with the original numbering, Thor seems the most obvious and likely. A breakdown of the number of issues published:
Thor (Volumes 1-3): 621 issues
Mighty Thor (Volume 1): 23
Thor: God of Thunder: 25
Thor (Volume 4): 8
Mighty Thor (Volume 2): 19 as of May solicitations
Title # of Issues
Thor (Volumes 1-3) 621
Mighty Thor (Volume 1) 23
Thor: God of Thunder 25
Thor (Volume 4) 8
Month Current Issue # Classic Issue #
March 17 694
April 18 695
May 19 696
June 20 697
July 21 698
August 22 699
September 23 700
That equals 696 issues of Thor by the month of May. Based on that, once the current Mighty Thor title reaches issue #23 it should also hit the milestone 700th issue. Of course, that doesn’t take into account other titles, in particular:
Journey Into Mystery: 35 issues
Thors: Battleworld: 4
Unworthy Thor: 5
Journey into Mystery 35
Thors: Battleworld 4
Unworthy Thor 5
If that’s the case, Thor has already passed the 700th issue and then some. However, if Marvel does plan to revert to the legacy numbering, only taking into consideration the primary ongoing Thor titles from Figure 1 makes sense, especially from a marketing perspective. Assuming Jason Aaron’s current Mighty Thor title doesn’t double ship or skip a month, the 700th issue could be released as early as September. That coincides nicely when the third Thor film, Thor: Ragnarok, is released in theaters on November 3rd, 2017. A more ideal release for the 700th issue of Thor would probably be late October/early November when fandom of the Asgardian will be at its zenith. The point is that the fall release of Thor: Ragnarok presents the unique opportunity to promote the Thor comic and it just so happens to be perfectly timed with the celebration of 700 issues of Thor.
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Kyle Pinion 03/09/2017 3:44 pm at 3:44 pm
Does the 621 figure account for the 80+ issues of Journey Into Mystery that aren’t Thor-related? Marvel’s Thor numbering is so funny because Thor v1 kicked off with an issue number deep into the 100 count.
Dennis 03/09/2017 6:33 pm at 6:33 pm
At this point why bother? Just stop the continual renumbering and let a title continue on..
Tim Stroup 03/09/2017 10:19 pm at 10:19 pm
If you are going to make sweeping statements, please make sure your numbers are correct.
The actual number for Thor (Volumes 1-3) is not 621, but 497
Thor #126 (March 1966) is the first issue using the Thor logo and indicia. It continued from where Thor first appeared Journey Into Mystery. The last issue of which was #125. Thor didn’t begin appearing in that title until #83 and shared the title with other stories including Tales of Asgard until its end.
Thor lasted until #502 (Sep 1996) – – 377 issues.
The new Thor title began with #1 (Jun 1998) and lasted until #85 (Dec 2004). The last part of that series also went to using the old numbering as well as the new, so the last issue was also #587.
That was 85 issues.
The next series started with #1 (Sep 2007) and went until #12 (Jan 2009). The next issue was cover dated April 2009 but numbered #600. Many people (including the GCD) consider this new series starting with 600 to be part of the previous series. So it went to #621 (May 2011).
That is 35 issues.
That totals to 497 issues, not 621.
I didn’t bother with the rest of the numbers since you were already wrong. You can add any other series you want, but there are many mini-series you can add if you want too.
Jason 03/09/2017 11:37 pm at 11:37 pm
That doesn’t make any sense. The first 125 issues of JIM have always been included in the legacy numbering of Thor – they’re calculated into that #587 that concluded vol. 2, and they’re calculated into the renumbering for #600 during vol. 3. It would be utterly baffling to renumber to somewhere in the 500s when we already had a Thor #600 years ago. The point of reference is #621 – that’s the last issue of Thor published with a legacy numbering; the only relevant question is how many issues have been published since then. The only real quibble here is how to count Mighty Thor #12.1 (and this will relevant for other titles too presuming Marvel does this at all programmatically). Mini-series should obviously not count toward main series numbering.
Micah 03/10/2017 3:55 pm at 3:55 pm
It shows you that the numbers didn’t mean anything. Kind of like the numbers don’t mean anything now. Call it Thor #1000; no one cares.
Big Evil Peckers 03/11/2017 5:57 am at 5:57 am
Micah wants every issue of Thor to be #1. Yeaaaa! Candy canes! Big fan of renumbering, ain’t ya boy? And every monthly Thor #1 should have many many variant covers – no less than 10 each!
Austin 07/04/2017 2:30 pm at 2:30 pm
Actually, Matt Fraction’s rebooted Thor run only reached issue #22. So issue #700 would release sometime in October. They could even delay it a couple weeks to get a November release, to coincide right with the Ragnarok film.
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Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat
Reports of the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat
Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat 2017–18 Departmental Plan
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Subsequent to the tabling in Parliament and online publication of TBS’s 2017–18 Departmental Plan, it was determined that the document of record contained some errors. Corrections have been made to both the PDF and HTML versions of the document posted online to ensure complete and transparent information. Corrections include:
Section: Core Responsibilities, Spending Oversight
In the table titled “Human resources (full-time equivalents),” planned human resources data for 2017–18, 2018–19 and 2019–20 have been corrected from 350 FTEs to 319 FTEs to better align with planned spending.
Section: Core Responsibilities, Administrative Leadership
In the table titled “Human resources (full-time equivalents),” planned human resources data for 2017–18, 2018–19 and 2019–20 have been corrected from 437, 426 and 424 FTEs to 494, 483 and 481 FTEs, respectively, to better align with planned spending.
Section: Core Responsibilities, Employer
Section: Planned Human Resources
In the table titled “Planned human resources”:
Planned human resources data on Spending Oversight for 2017–18, 2018–19 and 2019–20 have been corrected from 350 FTEs to 319 FTEs to better align with planned spending
Planned human resources on Administrative Leadership data for 2017–18, 2018–19 and 2019–20 have been corrected from 437, 426 and 424 FTEs to 494, 483 and 481 FTEs, respectively, to better align with planned spending
Planned human resources data on the Employer for 2017–18, 2018–19 and 2019–20 have been corrected from 448, 434 and 432 FTEs to 422, 408 and 406 FTEs, respectively, to better align with planned spending
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© Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada,
represented by the President of the Treasury Board, 2017
Catalogue No. BT1-38E-PDF
Plans at a glance
Raison d’être, mandate and role: who we are and what we do
Mandate and role
Operating context: conditions affecting our work
Key risks and opportunities: things that could affect our ability to realize our plans and achieve results.
Planned results: what we want to achieve this year and beyond
Core Responsibilities
Spending Oversight
Spending and human resources
Planned spending
Planned human resources
Estimates by vote
Future-oriented condensed statement of operations
Reporting framework
Supporting information on lower-level programs
Supplementary information tables
Federal tax expenditures
Organizational contact information
Appendix A: Definitions
The Honourable Scott Brison
I am pleased to present the Departmental Plan of the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat for the 2017–18 fiscal year. Clearly detailing the department’s current activities and what we plan to achieve in the fiscal year ahead is central to the fulfillment of my mandate. It is also simply good governance.
As President of the Treasury Board, it is my job to lead the Government’s management agenda and to ensure Cabinet-approved initiatives are well implemented. The dedicated employees at the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat tirelessly support me in this work.
In the 2017–18 fiscal year, we will continue to focus on five main priorities:
Governing openly and transparently
Meeting the expectations of citizens and businesses for more accessible and higher quality government services
Improving financial oversight and the quality of the information we rely on
Achieving results that have the greatest impact on the lives of Canadians
Developing a high-performing workforce that provides effective and professional services to Canadians
Improved reporting is key to everything we do. To this end, we approved a new Policy on Results early last year and our new Departmental Plan, with its emphasis on results, now replaces the Report on Plans and Priorities.
This plan sets out our performance goals for the coming fiscal year and the financial and human resources we need to achieve them. It describes not only how our work fulfills the Secretariat’s mandate but also how it contributes to achieving the government’s overarching priorities.
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In 2016–17Footnote 1, the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat supported the President of the Treasury Board in delivering on key elements of his mandate. This included renewing Treasury Board policies to focus on results and to improve the use of evidence, promoting open government, revitalizing access to information, modernizing the government’s communications policy, implementing initiatives to support a healthy and respectful workplace, and restoring bargaining in good faith.
In 2017–18, the Secretariat will continue to support the President in carrying out his mandate to achieve results related to the Secretariat’s four Core Responsibilities:
The Secretariat will focus on five main priorities.
Open and transparent government
The Government of Canada is committed to governing openly and transparently.
In 2017–18, the Secretariat will accelerate and expand open data initiatives and will implement the Third Biennial Plan to the Open Government Partnership.
The Secretariat will revitalize access to information, including by creating a central website that will make it easier for Canadians to access government information and their own personal information.
It will also promote regulatory practices and processes that are open, transparent, informed by evidence and that advance regulatory cooperation, particularly between Canada and the United States.
Better service for Canadians
The Government of Canada is committed to meeting the rising expectations of citizens and businesses for better quality and more accessible government services.
The Secretariat will develop and implement a client-first service strategy to improve the experience of Canadians and businesses when dealing with the government. The strategy will involve enhanced use of technology, streamlined business processes, service standards and a culture of service excellence.
It will also lead efforts to align and modernize the government’s back office functions to support better services for Canadians.
Better oversight, information and reporting to Parliament
The Government of Canada is committed to improving financial oversight and to using the best available information.
The Secretariat will continue to work with Parliament and key stakeholders on a four‑pillar approach to modernizing the Estimates process. The modernization includes changing the timing of the Main Estimates so that they better reflect spending plans, aligning the scope and accounting methods of the Budget and the Estimates, developing plans to expand a purpose‑based vote pilot project that better links parliamentary appropriations to key spending areas, and enhancing departmental reporting through the implementation of Departmental Results Frameworks.
The Government of Canada is committed to delivering concrete, measurable results to Canadians.
The Secretariat will make good on this by setting sound policies that support effective financial management and procurement and by working with departments to develop Departmental Results Frameworks that set out, at a high level, the results they will deliver and how they will measure their progress.
The Secretariat will also continue to conduct resource alignment reviews, which consider the alignment of program spending with priorities, resources and results.
Workforce of the future
The Government of Canada is committed to providing effective and professional services for Canadians.
The Secretariat will lead action to support a high‑performing workforce that is representative of Canada’s diversity and linguistic duality.
It will also continue to support the Treasury Board in its role as a modern employer by supporting good‑faith collective bargaining and by advancing initiatives to create a healthy and harassment-free workplace.
For more information on the Secretariat’s plans, priorities and the planned results, see the “Planned results” section of this report.
Treasury Board@150
In 2017, the Treasury Board of Canada celebrates its 150th anniversary.
Established in 1867, the Treasury Board is the only Cabinet committee enshrined in legislation.
Throughout its 150 years, the Treasury Board has played a central role in addressing the wide range of management issues that have faced the Government of Canada, from strengthening expenditure management in the Great Depression and the two world wars to adapting to societal changes by establishing policies and programs to support official languages, employment equity, and access to information and privacy.
The Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat is the central agency that acts as the administrative arm of the Treasury Board.
The Treasury Board is a committee of Cabinet that:
acts as the government’s management board
provides oversight of the government’s financial management and spending, as well as oversight of human resources issues
is the employer for the public service
establishes policies and common standards for administrative, personnel, financial and organizational practices across government
fulfills the role of the Committee of Council in approving regulatory policies and regulations, and most orders-in-council
is responsible for reporting to Parliament
The President of the Treasury Board is the minister responsible for the Secretariat.
As the administrative arm of the Treasury Board, the Secretariat has a dual mandate: to support the Treasury Board as a committee of ministers and to fulfill the statutory responsibilities of a central government agency. The Treasury Board’s mandate is derived from the Financial Administration Act, R.S.C., 1985, c.F-11.
To fulfill its mandate, the Secretariat has three roles:
A challenge and oversight role, which includes supporting Cabinet decision making, reporting on the government’s management and budgetary performance, and developing government‑wide management policies and directives
A community enabling role, which involves helping organizations improve management performance and program results
A leadership role, which involves driving and modelling excellence in public sector practices
For more general information about the Secretariat, see the “Supplementary information” section of this report. For information on mandate letter commitments, see the President of the Treasury Board’s mandate letter on the Prime Minister of Canada’s website.
The federal government operates in a global environment that is dominated by economic fluctuations, rapid technological change, evolving demographics, and geopolitical and security instability. The Secretariat must continually plan for and respond to changes in this environment that affect the overall management of government. In doing so, it works with departments and agencies to lead and support them in acquiring new skill sets, investing in information technology (IT) and innovation, and taking government‑wide approaches to solving cross‑cutting management challenges.
In 2016–17, the Secretariat’s responsibilities expanded with the transfer of responsibility for two initiatives previously led by other departments. Responsibility for supporting and coordinating the Canada-United States Regulatory Cooperation Council, a formal initiative to foster regulatory alignment in key sectors between Canada and the United States, was transferred to the Secretariat from the Privy Council Office; and responsibility for leading efforts to green government operations was transferred to the Secretariat from Public Services and Procurement Canada.
Key risks and opportunities: things that could affect our ability to realize our plans and achieve results
The three highest risks to the Secretariat’s ability to realize its plans and achieve results are:
Slow pace of implementation
Insufficient capacity for delivery of government-wide initiatives
Limited IT capacity
The government has set high expectations for the public service for high-quality advice and timely delivery of results for Canadians.
The Secretariat has developed action plans and monitoring mechanisms and has successfully delivered key short-term results. There is still a risk, however, that priority initiatives will not achieve the desired results or will not be implemented at the expected pace.
Several of these initiatives are complex, and for sustained success, a culture shift will be required at the Secretariat and across the Government of Canada. This shift will involve accelerating internal transformation and focussing on long‑term results.
The Secretariat must further prioritize to focus on the areas that have the greatest impact on the lives of Canadians. It must also accelerate delivery, and intensify efforts to anticipate operational risk and to resolve issues before they materialize.
The Secretariat is playing an increasingly prominent role in government-wide initiatives and is leading a number of them:
back office transformation
development of a new service strategy
revitalization of access to information
Leading these initiatives is a challenge, particularly in an organization as large and complex as the federal government.
In rising to this challenge, the Secretariat has so far focused on strengthening governance and on attracting, developing and retaining additional skills and talent. It has made some progress, but targeted action is needed as part of an overall approach that places more emphasis on results and benefits and on phased development and implementation. Efforts now will therefore focus increasingly on course‑correction and project gating, engaging with user communities, improving training strategies, and improving departmental readiness. The Secretariat will continue to support better coordination of government-wide initiatives and to strengthen the capacity for managing them.
Many priority initiatives depend on IT, and there is a risk that the Secretariat’s current IT infrastructure and expertise may not evolve fast enough to support the organization’s objectives.
The Secretariat has acquired new technology, taken steps to better use the current IT infrastructure and developed the internal expertise needed to support new platforms. The Secretariat will continue to improve IT capacity by working more closely with Shared Services Canada, by upgrading its email system and by developing disaster recovery plans for business‑critical systems.
The area where the Secretariat has the most opportunity for achieving results is in the area of innovation and experimentation.
Opportunity for innovation and experimentation
The President of the Treasury Board’s mandate letter of November 2015 set out the President’s top priorities and called on him to instill a strengthened culture of innovation and experimentation to find new ways to address persistent policy, program, and service‑delivery problems.
As both a central agency and a department, the Secretariat has an opportunity to play a dual role in helping instill this culture. As a central agency, it can lead experimentation across government by providing guidance and tools. As a department, it can practise innovation itself by devoting a fixed percentage of program funds to experimenting with new approaches.
Risk response strategy
Link to the department’s Core Responsibilities
Link to mandate letter commitments or to government‑wide and departmental priorities
Due to the number and complexity of priority initiatives, the Secretariat may not be able to generate sustainable results in the expected timeframes.
To manage this risk, the Secretariat will:
Explore new ways to prioritize and to sequence priority initiatives
Continue to take stock of progress regularly
Establish additional monitoring mechanisms, through improved oversight and standardized monitoring strategies
Increase capacity to provide strategic policy advice
Implement the Secretariat’s data strategy to better measure performance on priority initiatives
Better manage interdependencies and cross‑cutting uncertainties by providing targeted risk guidance and tools
Better oversight
Insufficient capacity to deliver government-wide initiatives may hinder the achievement of project objectives.
Enhance the accountability of the governance structure
Improve stakeholder buy-in
Increase engagement with the user community
Develop training tools that are aligned with users’ skill levels
Develop mandatory testing and strategies that include gated reviews
Develop procurement strategies that place more emphasis on value
Bring departments on board as they become ready
Strengthen project management capacity to better coordinate government‑wide initiatives
Without enhancements to the Secretariat’s IT infrastructure, the Secretariat may not be able to deliver on some key priorities.
Strengthen its collaboration with Shared Services Canada (SSC)
Develop plans for increasing IT capacity through the use of alternate sources such as subscription services, software-as-a-service, infrastructure-as-a‑service and other cloud technologies
Develop a high‑availability plan to provide support and disaster recovery for business‑critical systems such as email, GCDocs, Government of Canada Secret Infrastructure, and Microsoft Customer Relationship Management
Improve recruitment, training, retention and succession planning for key positions and skillsets
Engage with SSC to prioritize IT requirements, to set realistic objectives and to improve communications on strategic plans and deliverables
Review spending proposals and authorities; review existing and proposed government programs for efficiency, effectiveness and relevance; provide information to Parliament and Canadians on government spending.
Alignment with priorities
Planning highlights
Cabinet and Parliament need accurate and timely performance and financial information to make decisions about laws, programs and services that affect Canadians. The Secretariat plans to improve the timing and quality of financial information available to Cabinet and Parliament and to promote new approaches to designing and delivering programs and policies across government.
The Prime Minister mandated the President of the Treasury Board to:
Strengthen the oversight of taxpayer dollars and the clarity and consistency of financial reporting
Ensure consistency and maximum alignment between the Estimates and the Public Accounts and exercise due diligence regarding costing analysis prepared by departments for all proposed legislation and programs
Work with the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons to improve reporting to Parliament
Work with the Minister of Finance and colleagues to conduct a review of tax expenditures and other spending to reduce poorly targeted and inefficient measures, wasteful spending, and government initiatives that are ineffective or have outlived their purpose
Work with colleagues to ensure that they are devoting a fixed percentage of program funds to experimenting with new approaches to existing problems and measuring the impact of their programs
Instill a strengthened culture of measurement, evaluation and innovation in program and policy design and delivery
Highlights of progress to date
Incorporated 66% of Budget 2016 items into the Supplementary Estimates (A) for 2016–17
Introduced a table in the Supplementary Estimates (A) for 2016–17 that reconciles the cash‑based Estimates to the accrual budget
Enhanced the TBS InfoBase, the Secretariat’s searchable online database of financial and human resources information on government operations
Introduced the new Treasury Board Policy on Results, which took effect on July 1, 2016
Updated the Treasury Board submission template to include a requirement to identify short‑, medium‑ and long‑term outcomes, accompanied by indicators, targets and a data strategy, so that submissions focus more on results
Developed new Treasury Board Secretariat Guidelines on Costing
To support the President of the Treasury Board in fulfilling this mandate, the Secretariat will:
Modernize the Estimates process through a proposed four‑pillar approach:
Adjust decision-making processes and the timing of key parliamentary documents so that they can better reflect the government’s latest spending plans. In the case of Budget 2016, 95% of budget initiatives were reflected in the Estimates within one year. The Secretariat’s target, however, is to have 100% of Budget initiatives included in the next available Estimates.
Address differences in scope and accounting methods between the Budget and Estimates to make them more comparable, to improve fiscal transparency and to strengthen Parliament’s ability to track the implementation of Budget initiatives.
Expand the limited purpose-based vote pilot project, which began with Transport Canada’s grants and contributions vote, to encompass a wider range of operating and capital appropriations in additional departments. A purpose-based vote system will strengthen the link between departmental programs and voted funds and will more clearly inform discussions about departmental spending priorities.
Implement Departmental Results Frameworks and introduce changes to annual departmental reports so that parliamentarians have better information on the alignment of planned spending, expected outcomes and actual results. Options will be explored for incorporating GBA+ (Gender-Based Analysis Plus) into performance reporting.
Conduct spending reviews. In collaboration with the Department of Finance, the Secretariat will conduct reviews of program spending to provide the Treasury Board with information on how program resources align with priorities, results and opportunities for innovation.
Improve costing. The Secretariat will improve the rigour of cost estimates of proposed legislation and programs by encouraging departments to use the Treasury Board Secretariat Guidelines on Costing when preparing Treasury Board submissions and to disclose financial risks, and by strengthening the Secretariat’s challenge function. Results will be demonstrated by an increase in the number of Treasury Board submissions that disclose the financial risk of the proposal.
Roll out Departmental Results Frameworks. The Secretariat will work with departments to complete their Departmental Results Frameworks, program inventories and performance information profiles by November 1, 2017 , as required by the Treasury Board Policy on Results.
Improve Departmental Results. The Secretariat will work with departments to set and achieve targets for the high-level results set out in Departmental Results Frameworks. Results will be demonstrated by targets being met for Departmental Results Indicators.
Promote experimentation. The Secretariat will provide advice and tools to departments to guide them in devoting a fixed percentage of program funds toward experimental approaches to programs and policies, in order to find out and report on what works best to deliver results for Canadians.
Enhance information provided through TBS InfoBase. The Secretariat will continue to increase the functionality and content of the TBS InfoBase. Results will be demonstrated by the percentage of users who indicate that they found the spending information they were looking for and found it useful.
The following are the key risks associated with achieving results on the Core Responsibility of Spending Oversight.
Delays in House of Commons approvals for changes to standing orders may delay timing changes associated with the reform of the Estimates process. This risk is outside of the Secretariat’s control. The current process will therefore stay in effect until Parliament adopts changes to the standing orders. There is also a risk that departments may not be able to demonstrate achievement of results due to insufficient information or challenges in meeting targets.
The Secretariat will work with departments on their Departmental Results Frameworks, which are required by November 1, 2017 , to mitigate the risk of having insufficient information to support results. The Secretariat will also work with departments to set ambitious but achievable targets and to help departments anticipate factors that will affect their performance.
For additional information on the Secretariat’s risks, see the section “Key risks and opportunities.”
Planned results
Departmental Results
Departmental Result Indicators
Departments achieve measurable results Percentage of Departmental Results Indicators for which targets are achieved 80% March 31, 2019 Not available Not available
New indicator as of 2016–17
Treasury Board proposals contain information that helps Cabinet ministers make decisions Degree to which Treasury Board submissions transparently disclose financial risk To be determined To be determined Not available Not available
Budget initiatives are approved for implementation quickly Percentage of Budget initiatives included in the next available Estimates 100% May 31, 2018 Not available Not available
Reporting on government spending is clear Degree to which TBS InfoBase users found the spending information they sought To be determined March 31, 2019 Not available Not available
Degree to which visitors to online departmental planning and reporting documents found the information useful To be determined March 31, 2019 Not available Not available
Budgetary financial resources (dollars)
Main Estimates
3,596,236,789 3,596,236,789 3,596,236,789 3,596,236,789
Planned spending of nearly $3.6 billion for the Secretariat’s Core Responsibility of Spending Oversight relates largely to Government‑Wide Funds. The Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat transfers funding to supplement the appropriations of other federal organizations, once approved by the Treasury Board, for items such as government contingencies, government‑wide initiatives, compensation requirements, operating and capital budget carry forward, and paylist expenditures.
Planned spending also includes $43 million in program expenditures for the Secretariat to deliver on this Core Responsibility.
Human resources (full-time equivalents)
Planned full-time equivalents
Lead government-wide initiatives; develop policies and set the strategic direction for government administration related to service delivery and access to government information, as well as the management of assets, finances, information and technology.
The Secretariat will take action to:
Make government more open and transparent
Provide better service for Canadians
Improve oversight, information and reporting to Parliament
Provide leadership for the greening of government operations
Consultations on open government: What we heard
Make government data open by default and release it in a timely manner.
Take leadership in supporting openness and transparency across Canada by working with governments at all levels to align standards and share best practices.
Release specific datasets that reflect the interests and priorities of Canadians.
Make government information open by default, manage it carefully, and preserve it so that it can benefit all Canadians now and in future generations.
Communicate more openly with Canadians and measure departments’ progress toward a culture of being open by default.
Engage in open dialogue with Canadians by leveraging innovative technologies and at community-focussed, in‑person events.
Collaborate with experts outside government to gather data and create solutions that will help government better serve Canadians.
Canadians have the right to access government records, including their own personal information held by federal institutions, with a few exceptions for reasons of privacy, confidentiality and security.
The government holds information and data that can inform how it makes decisions, how citizens interact with the government, and how businesses innovate. During consultations on open government, Canadians told us what they expect in relation to open data, open information and open dialogue. The government has therefore committed to making its information and data publicly available, wherever feasible, to provide public benefit, support citizen engagement, and strengthen accountability. Progress has been made through Canada’s Open Government portal to make data and information more accessible, but as of late 2014–15, only 45% of government departments and agencies had published data sets.
The government recognizes that the Access to Information Act has not kept pace with the modern digital environment and with public expectations. The Secretariat is taking action to update it and to implement the government’s commitments.
Accelerate and expand open data initiatives and make government data available digitally, so that Canadians can easily access and use it
Work with the Minister of Justice and the Minister of Democratic Institutions to enhance the openness of government, including leading a review of the Access to Information Act to ensure that Canadians have easier access to their own personal information, that the Information Commissioner is empowered to order government information to be released and that the act applies appropriately to the Prime Minister’s and Ministers’ Offices, as well as to administrative institutions that support Parliament and the courts
Strengthen oversight on government advertising and modernize the Communications Policy of the Government of Canada to reflect the modern digital environment
Canadians exercise their right to access information held by government: figures for 2015–16
The government received 75,387 requests under the Access to Information Act.
64% of completed requests were responded to within 30 days, and 86% were responded to within the timeframes provided under the act.
The government received 70,883 requests under the Privacy Act.
More than 65% of completed requests were responded to within 30 days, and 80% were responded to within the timeframes provided under the act.
Expand and improve open data. The Secretariat will coordinate implementation of the Third Biennial Plan to the Open Government Partnership; increase the quality and visibility of federal data holdings; set measurable targets for the release of open data over the next five years; and collaborate with provincial, territorial and municipal partners to further standardize and harmonize the delivery of open government data across jurisdictions. Progress will be measured through an increase in the number of data sets available to the public.
Promote dialogue on open government. The Secretariat will develop mechanisms to foster ongoing dialogue and to engage Canadians and the world in support of open government.
Report publically on departmental progress. The Secretariat will develop a performance management framework for open government and will issue an annual report on departments’ progress on implementing Canada’s open government plans.
Offer learning opportunities on open government. The Secretariat will develop learning opportunities on open government with support from the Canada School of Public Service.
Increase fiscal transparency. More open information on government spending and procurement will increase fiscal transparency. The Secretariat, with support from Canadian Heritage, will increase access to consistent and searchable information on Grants and Contribution program funding.
Monitor the implementation and results of the Treasury Board Policy on Communications and Federal Identity, which came into effect in 2016–17.
Improve access to information. The Secretariat will support the President in working with the Minister of Justice and the Minister of Democratic Institutions to improve access to information through making changes to the Access to Information Act and to conduct a full review of the act, beginning in 2018.
Create a central website for access to information and personal information. The Secretariat will create a central website where Canadians can submit requests to any government institution for access to government information and to their personal information.
Better service to Canadians
Canadians and businesses expect better quality and more accessible government services. Few online services offered to Canadians by federal government organizations focus enough on clients. Organizations have their own human resources, financial management and information management platforms; and there is limited integration of service delivery. The lack of client focus and service integration makes it difficult to achieve value for money through back office efficiency and to assemble consistent government-wide performance information.
Develop a new service strategy that aims to create a single online window for all government services with new performance standards
Establish new performance standards, in collaboration with the Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, who is responsible for Service Canada, the Minister of Public Services and Procurement, the Minister of Democratic Institutions, and the Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development, and set up a mechanism to conduct rigorous assessments of the performance of key government services and report findings publicly
Develop and implement a client‑first service strategy. Working with service delivery departments, the Secretariat will develop and implement a client‑first service strategy. This strategy will include a framework and plan for supporting government-wide improvements and integrated service delivery to Canadians and businesses. Progress will be determined by the percentage of clients who are satisfied with the delivery of government services.
Support the development of service standards. The Secretariat will support departments in developing their service standards. Progress will be demonstrated by an increase in priority services that meet service standard targets.
Report on government performance. The Secretariat will develop a government-wide approach to measure and report annually on performance, with a focus on client satisfaction. The first report will be issued in 2018.
Lead large-scale government-wide transformation initiatives. The Secretariat will provide leadership through coordination, policy, guidance and oversight of government-wide initiatives to transform departmental corporate administrative functions.
Some Treasury Board policies, such as those relating to procurement and certain policies relating to financial management, are outdated and do not reflect the principles of modern comptrollership. For instance, procurement processes often create barriers to the efficient delivery of programs and services because of a lack of prioritization, complex processes, red tape and risk aversion. Financial management policies are overly prescriptive and limit departments’ ability to take informed risks. This impacts approximately 22,000 public servants who deliver financial services and manage assets in support of federal programs.
The Prime Minister mandated the President of the Treasury Board to take a leadership role to review policies to improve the use of evidence and data in program innovation and evaluation, to generate more open data, and to establish a more modern approach to comptrollership.
Complete the renewal of the Treasury Board policy suite and implement the renewed policies. The Secretariat is working to renew the suite of Treasury Board policy instruments to streamline requirements and to provide essential rules that have clear accountabilities, that are easy to find and apply, that increase the use of evidence and data, and that properly mitigate risks. The Secretariat will test the new policies in departments to determine whether they serve key business processes and incent behavioural change and will adjust the policies, if necessary. The Secretariat will work with the Canada School of Public Service to design a training curriculum to support the renewed policy suite.
Modernize government procurement. The Secretariat will work with Public Services and Procurement Canada to streamline and simplify policy instruments so that they are less administratively burdensome, and so that they better support broader economic, social and environmental goals.
Promote greater consistency in policy design. The Secretariat will develop a framework for providing guidance to departments on designing policy instruments so that policies are more consistent across federal departments and agencies.
Promote experimentation. The Secretariat will work with departments to experiment with new approaches so that departments integrate ongoing innovation and measurement into policy and program design and delivery.
Improve the functionality of the policy suite website. The Secretariat will introduce new features, such as support for multi-faceted searches.
Supporting the Federal Sustainable Development Strategy
On October 31, 2016 , federal leadership for the greening of government operations transferred from Public Services and Procurement Canada to the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat.
As part of the 2016 to 2019 Federal Sustainable Development Strategy, the Government of Canada has committed to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 40% by 2030. It will achieve this goal by making strategic investments in infrastructure and vehicle fleets, by integrating environmental performance considerations in the procurement process, and by using clean technology.
Greening government operations
National Defence and Public Services and Procurement Canada account for more than 75% of all government greenhouse gas emissions.
By 2025, 100% of the electricity used in Public Services and Procurement Canada facilities will come from clean energy sources.
The government’s investments will include revitalizing its heating and cooling plants in the National Capital Region. The plants provide services to more than 85 buildings and facilities. The modernization of six separate facilities is anticipated to reduce their emissions by more than 45%.
To support the President of the Treasury Board in fulfilling this commitment, the Secretariat will:
Lead a renewed greening agenda. The Secretariat will lead a renewed greening agenda to track the government’s emissions centrally, coordinate efforts across government, and monitor results to make sure that it meets its objectives.
Provide leadership to make government operations low‑carbon. The Secretariat will provide leadership to departments and will direct action to make government operations low‑carbon and to enhance reporting. The Secretariat will work with departments to set new targets, monitor emissions, disclose performance and monitor progress on commitments.
Provide expertise and promote the sharing of best practices. The Secretariat will provide expertise on the development of administrative policies and directives, will undertake research, and will foster the sharing of best practices by establishing a community of practice.
Expand the inventory of greenhouse gas emissions. In collaboration with Public Services and Procurement Canada and Natural Resources Canada, the Secretariat will expand the inventory of greenhouse gas emissions from government operations by measuring a broader set of federal greenhouse gas emissions.
The government’s results in making its operations low‑carbon will be measured by a decrease in overall government greenhouse gas emissions from current levels.
Several initiatives under this Core Responsibility affect Canadians directly, for example, Open Government, improving access to information, and the implementation of the Treasury Board Policy on Communications and Federal Identity. A cross-cutting risk for these initiatives is that they will not meet public expectations because they are complex and because they depend on public perceptions and on factors beyond the Secretariat’s control.
To address this risk, in the coming year, the Secretariat will focus on proactive communication and engagement with stakeholders and partners, on robust planning and support, and on change management strategies in targeted areas.
Canadians have timely access to government information Number of datasets available to the public 800 new data sets March 31, 2018 Not available Not available About 8,300 non-geospatial datasets available in fiscal year 2015 to 2016 on open.canada.ca
Percentage of access to information requests responded to within established timelines 80% March 31, 2018 86% 87.5% 86%
Percentage of personal information requests responded to within established timelines 80% March 31, 2018 76% 82.1% 80%
Government service delivery meets the needs of Canadians Percentage of Government of Canada priority services available online 70% March 31, 2020 Not available Not available
Degree to which clients are satisfied with the delivery of Government of Canada services 60% To be determined Not available Not available
Percentage of priority services that meet service standard 80% March 31, 2018 Not available Not available
Government promotes good asset and financial management Percentage of departments that effectively maintain and manage their assets over their lifecycle 90% March 31, 2018 Not available Not available
Percentage of departments that have assessed all internal controls over financial reporting in high‑risk areas and annually realign, implement and monitor systems on internal control 90% March 31, 2018 Not available Not available 77% of the 35 departments assessed had reached the ongoing monitoring stage (have looked at their key controls at least once)
Technology enhances the effectiveness of government operations Degree to which departments are satisfied with the health of government’s information technology 50% To be determined Not available Not available
Percentage of information technology systems that are managing cyber risks effectively 100% To be determined Not available Not available 69% (based on fiscal 2015–16 MAF assessment of mission- critical applications currently in operation)
Percentage of departments that have fewer than three significant outages impacting key systems in a year 100% To be determined Not available Not available
Government demonstrates leadership in making its operations low‑carbon The level of overall government greenhouse gas emissions 40% reduction from 2005 baseline March 31, 2030 Not available Not available
Planned spending of nearly $61.8 million for Administrative Leadership represents the Secretariat’s program expenditures for delivering on this Core Responsibility.
Develop policies and set the strategic direction for people management in the public service; manage total compensation (including pensions and benefits) and labour relations; undertake initiatives to improve performance in support of recruitment and retention objectives.
Attracting and developing new talent and skills, and ensuring that the workforce is respectful, diverse and inclusive, is essential to a high-performing public service. The public service faces a number of challenges, including a high proportion of long-term disability claims related to mental health, the occurrence of harassment in the workplace and the underrepresentation of three of the four employment equity groups at the executive level. If they are not addressed, these challenges will hinder the government’s ability to meet the demands of an ever-changing world and to provide high-quality service to Canadians.
Bargain in good faith with Canada’s public sector unions
Take action to ensure that the public service is a workplace free from harassment and sexual violence
Ensure that all federal services are delivered in full compliance with the Official Languages Act, supported by the Minister of Canadian Heritage
Key challenges
In 2015–16, 49% of long-term disability claims were related to mental health.
In the 2014 Public Service Employee Survey, 79% of employees said their organization treated them with respect, but 19% said they had experienced harassment in the workplace in the previous two years and 8% said they had experienced discrimination.
Overall, the public service is surpassing workforce availability in all four employment equity groups, but three of the four groups (women, visible minorities and Aboriginal people) are underrepresented at the executive level.
The Prime Minister also directed all Ministers, to do their part to fulfill the government’s commitment to transparent, merit-based appointments, to help ensure gender parity and that Indigenous Canadians and minority groups are better reflected in positions of leadership. In addition, by adopting the 2016 Federal Public Service Workplace Mental Health Strategy, the Government of Canada has committed to exploring aspects of mental health with its employees and to listening to their needs.
Complete, through good faith bargaining, the 2014 round of collective bargaining with all 27 bargaining units in the core public administration and provide mandates and advice to separate‑agency employers toward the completion of their ongoing collective bargaining negotiations in 2017.
Put in place and administer the new series of collective agreements for the core public service, once they are ratified.
Implement strategies to attract employees. The Secretariat will continue to implement strategies to attract employees who have the talent and skills to meet the needs of the public service of the future and who reflect the diversity and linguistic duality of Canada’s population.
Address health and wellness. The Secretariat will continue to renew the Public Service Health Care Plan in good faith with bargaining agents and will lead action to address mental health. The Secretariat will support departments in developing their action plans, which are a first step in the government’s efforts to build a healthy, respectful and supportive work environment, and to address the three strategic goals of the 2016 Federal Public Service Workplace Mental Health Strategy: change the culture; build capacity; and measure and report on actions. Progress will be demonstrated by the percentage of employees who report that they believe their workplace is psychologically healthy.
Improve employee wellness in the public service. The Secretariat will launch a joint union‑management task force on the Employee Wellness Support Plan to develop recommendations to improve employee wellness in the public service.
Lead departmental action to strengthen the approach to addressing and preventing harassment and violence in the public service. The Secretariat will move forward on the recommendations from the interdepartmental working group. Progress will be demonstrated by fewer reports of harassment.
Lead a joint union-management task force to address diversity and inclusion. The task force will submit an action plan for improving diversity and inclusion in the public service in the fall of 2017.
Review the Official Languages Regulations on Communications with and Services to the Public. The Secretariat will work with Canadian Heritage to review the regulations to ensure that all federal services are delivered in full compliance with the Official Languages Act.
Help develop a proactive pay equity regime. The Secretariat will work with Employment and Social Development Canada and Status of Women Canada to introduce proactive pay equity legislation for federally regulated workers by 2018.
A key risk associated with some of the initiatives under this Core Responsibility is the potential lack of necessary capacity, expertise and specific skills to achieve the desired results at the expected pace. The risk can be higher when the desired result requires expertise and specific skills sets that are in high demand within and outside the public service.
The Secretariat will focus on ensuring that its systems are flexible and responsive so that it can quickly put the right skills in the right areas. It will work with its partners to strengthen its recruitment campaigns. It will also continue to take advantage of the opportunities that stem from effective people and talent management across the public service.
Public service is high‑performing Percentage of eligible employees who meet performance objectives To be determined To be determined Not available 93.7% 93.8%
Percentage of institutions where communications in designated bilingual offices “nearly always” occur in the official language chosen by the public 90% March 1, 2018 Not available Combined results are 86.5% Not available
Percentage of employees who believe their department does a good job of supporting employee career development >52% March 1, 2018 Not available 52% Not available
Public service attracts and retains a diverse workforce Percentage of indeterminate hires who are under the age of 30 Not available Not available Not available Not available
Percentage of employees under the age of 30 who receive a sense of satisfaction from their work Not available Not available Not available Not available
Percentage of all employees who receive a sense of satisfaction from their work >74% March 1, 2018 Not available 74% Not available
Percentage of executive employees (compared with workforce availability) who are members of a visible minority group >9.5% March 31, 2018 7% March 31, 2014 8.8% March 31, 2015 Not available
Percentage of executive employees (compared with workforce availability) who are women >47.8% March 31, 2018 45.5% March 31, 2014 46.4 % March 31, 2015 Not available
Percentage of executive employees (compared with workforce availability) who are Aboriginal persons >5.2% March 31, 2018 3.7% March 31, 2014 3.4% March 31, 2015 Not available
Percentage of executive employees (compared with workforce availability) who are persons with a disability >2.3% March 31, 2018 5.3% March 31, 2014 5.3% March 31, 2015 Not available
Employee wellness is improved Percentage of employees who believe their workplace is psychologically healthy To be determined To be determined Not available Not available
Percentage decrease in the length of time off work on long-term disability due to mental health issues To be determined To be determined Not available Not available
Percentage of employees who indicate that they have been the victim of harassment on the job in the past two years To be determined To be determined Not available 19% Not available
Percentage of employees who indicate that the nature of harassment experienced is a sexual comment or gesture To be determined To be determined Not available 1.7% Not available
Modernized employment conditions Percentage of Public Service Labour Relations and Employment Board outcomes that confirm that the Government of Canada is bargaining in good faith 100% March 1, 2018 Not available Not available 0 complaints of bad faith bargaining filed
Note: The target employment equity representation rates are based on workforce availability estimates from the 2011 Census and cover fiscal years 2014–15 and 2015–16. The target rates for the 2013–14 fiscal year are based on workforce availability estimates from the 2006 Census and are therefore different. For more details on the previous targets, please consult Employment Equity in the Public Service of Canada 2013–14.
Planned spending of nearly $2.8 billion for the Secretariat’s Core Responsibility of Employer supports the Treasury Board in its role as employer of the core public administration. The funds cover the following:
payments under the public service pension, benefits, and insurance plans, including payment of the employer’s share of health, income maintenance, and life insurance premiums
payments to or in respect of provincial health insurance plans
payments of provincial payroll taxes and Quebec sales tax on insurance premiums
funding to address actuarial deficits in the Public Service Pension Fund
Develop and oversee policies to promote good regulatory practices, review proposed regulations to ensure they adhere to the requirements of government policy, and advance regulatory cooperation across jurisdictions.
Regulation is an important tool for protecting and advancing Canadians’ health, safety and environment, and for creating the conditions for an innovative and prosperous economy. Canadians and other stakeholders expect openness and meaningful engagement on regulatory proposals, clear accountability, and transparency in the development and management of regulations.
The Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat assumed responsibility for the Canada-United States Regulatory Cooperation Council in 2016–17.
The Government of Canada has committed to protecting and advancing the public interest by working with Canadians and with other governments to promote regulatory activities that will benefit current and future generations of Canadians. It has also committed to taking measures to advance interjurisdictional regulatory cooperation, particularly with the United States.
To support the President of the Treasury Board to fulfill these commitments, the Secretariat will:
Provide regulatory policy guidance to departments and support horizontal policy management
Ensure that Governor‑in‑Council regulatory submissions are based on evidence and adhere to the requirements of federal regulatory policy
Support the Treasury Board ministers in their role as members of a committee of the Queen’s Privy Council for Canada by providing advice on regulatory and order‑in‑council matters
Strengthen and expand regulatory cooperation to support the interests of industry, consumers and regulators, both domestically and internationally
Progress will be demonstrated through indicators that measure whether government regulatory practices and processes are open, transparent, whether they are informed by evidence, and whether regulatory cooperation among jurisdictions is advanced.
Regulatory initiatives risk not being implemented at the expected pace and achieving the desired results because of factors such as changes in government priorities, or because of delays associated with implementing complex regulatory proposals. In addition, many results of the Regulatory Affairs Sector are linked to the priorities, operational environment, and strategic direction of other departments, and the Secretariat may have limited levers to influence change.
The Secretariat will mitigate these risks by continuing to provide support for and to engage with departments and agencies throughout the regulatory development process, and by implementing clear regulatory policies.
Government regulatory practices and processes are open, transparent, and informed by evidence Ranking of Canada’s regulatory system by the Organisation for Economic Co‑operation and Development (OECD) Canada is ranked in the top 5 of participating OECD countries. April 2018 Not available Not available
Out of 35 countries, 3rd for stakeholder engagement
4th for regulatory impact analysis
Percentage of regulatory initiatives that report on early public consultation undertaken prior to first publication 90% April 2018 Not available Not available
Percentage of regulatory proposals that have an appropriate impact assessment (e.g., cost‑benefit analysis) 90% April 2018 Not available Not available 99%
Regulatory cooperation among jurisdictions is advanced Number of federal regulatory programs that have a regulatory cooperation work plan 25 April 2018 Not available Not available Work plans are in place for 23 federal regulatory programs
Percentage of significant regulatory proposals (e.g., high and medium impact) that promote regulatory cooperation considerations, when relevant 90% April 2018 Not available Not available
4,663,000 4,663,000 4,663,000 4,663,000
Planned spending of nearly $4.7 million for Regulatory Oversight relates to the Secretariat’s program expenditures for delivering on this Core Responsibility.
Information on the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat’s Program Inventory is available in the TBS InfoBase.
Internal Services are those groups of related activities and resources that the federal government considers to be services in support of programs and/or required to meet corporate obligations of an organization. Internal Services refers to the activities and resources of the 10 distinct service categories that support Program delivery in the organization, regardless of the Internal Services delivery model in a department. The 10 service categories are:
Management and Oversight Services
Human Resources Management Services
Information Management Services
Real Property Services
Materiel Services
Acquisition Services
Open, agile and collaborative Secretariat
The Secretariat is committed to creating a more open, agile and collaborative organization that fosters respect and innovation, empowers employees to excel in their work, and maximizes benefits for Canadians.
To deliver on the ambitious mandate given to the President of the Treasury Board, the Secretariat will require a high-performing workforce that is agile and that operates within a respectful and healthy work environment, each and every day. It also needs a more dynamic, open and networked workspace.
To develop and support a high-performing workforce, with the goal of being a top employer in Canada, the Secretariat will continue to implement its human resources plan, which is titled “TBS: Our People, Our Culture,” and its “Every Day” commitment to all employees to foster and support a respectful, fulfilling and productive work environment.
Experimenting with new approaches
The following are just some of the innovative projects the Secretariat is working on:
Leveraging technology to make federal services available at more points of service. This proposal seeks to confirm whether the public accepts alternative service delivery options such as connecting the client to a bilingual employee through videoconferencing.
Increasing ministers’ approval authority under certain grants and contributions programs. This proposal provides new temporary authorities that increase the approval authority of the Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development and the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada to up to $50 million for most transfer payments and increases the approval authority of the Minister of Global Affairs Canada to up to $100 million for certain international development transfer payments.
Opportunities platform on GCconnex. Developed in partnership with Health Canada’s Career ConneXions Centre and the National Research Council, the Opportunities platform on GCconnex seeks to foster a mobile workforce by matching opportunities for at-level mobility (such as micro-missions) and development.
Low‑dollar value procurement, in collaboration with Public Services and Procurement Canada. This proposal seeks to test the effectiveness of new information and tools in reducing the time that managers spend on a low‑dollar value contract.
Innovative use of generic transfer payments. This initiative seeks to expand the toolkit for transfer payments through the development and approval by the Treasury Board of a suite of generic terms and conditions.
The Secretariat will focus on strengthening its core operations and on supporting its people, its most important resource. Specifically, it will:
Support strategic recruitment and mobility. As part of the its New Direction in Staffing, the Secretariat will promote and facilitate strategic recruitment and mobility opportunities so that employees can develop their skills, gain experience and take ownership of their career movement. A more agile, diverse and high‑performing workforce will give managers access to various sources of talent, such as through the Talent Mobility Tool, to meet their resourcing and business needs.
Invest in employee training and development. The Secretariat will continue to foster a high‑performing workforce by investing in its employees through training and development. It will conduct a department‑wide learning needs analysis to identify gaps and to determine employees’ needs. It will then implement various initiatives and training to develop the necessary competencies and skills among its employees. Initiatives include the Administrative Professionals Learning and Development Strategy and the Analyst Learning and Development Strategy: Learning Agenda. In addition, the Secretariat will also continue to focus on official languages training to support linguistic duality.
Develop a wellness action plan. The Secretariat is addressing the strategic goals of the 2016 Federal Public Service Workplace Mental Health Strategy, and is developing a wellness action plan to raise awareness and promote a healthy and respectful workplace and workforce. The Secretariat will implement activities aimed at fostering employees’ physical and mental health. To increase employee retention and productivity, the Secretariat will actively support employees’ successful reintegration to the workforce after extended absences resulting from illness or injury.
Implement the ombudsman function. In September 2016, the Secretariat created the ombudsman function to complement its informal conflict management service. The ombudsman contributes to a healthy, respectful, efficient and successful organization by providing a safe place for employees to raise work-related concerns and by offering objective and informed help to employees facing situations that they perceive as contravening the Secretariat’s values, practices, policies, culture and effectiveness.
The Secretariat will continue to strive to provide employees with a workplace that will improve collaboration and productivity. To this end, the Secretariat will:
Move the remaining 35% of its employees from l’Esplanade Laurier to 219 Laurier Avenue. 219 Laurier Avenue will be fit up to meet the Government of Canada Workplace 2.0 Fit-up Standard.
Promote teamwork. The Secretariat will provide collaboration areas for informal meetings to promote teamwork.
Consolidate meeting and training rooms. The Secretariat will consolidate meeting and training rooms on one floor, and they will be equipped with the latest collaboration technology.
Modernize the workplace. The Secretariat will continue to explore novel approaches to modernize its workplace
Transform its digital workplace. The Secretariat will continue to transform its digital workplace by modernizing systems and tools that further reduce dependency on paper; to better manage information assets (structured and unstructured data) by improving ways to access, search and analyze information assets including expanding open data; and to develop and support the use of emerging technologies, such as cloud.
The Secretariat will also lead by example on results and delivery by, for example, implementing the Policy on Results and by identifying innovative and experimental approaches in the Secretariat.
Planned spending of nearly $85.6 million relates to the Secretariat’s program expenditures for providing Internal Services.
Figure 1. 2017–18 planned spending total $6.5 billion
Figure 1. 2017–18 planned spending total $6.5 billion - Text version
This pie chart shows the breakdown of the Secretariat's planned spending of $6.5 billion for 2017–18.
The Spending Oversight portion breaks down as follows:
Government-Wide Funds
Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat Operating Expenditures
The Employer portion breaks down as follows:
Public Service Employer Payments and Statutory Votes
The Secretariat’s total planned spending for 2017–18 is $6.5 billion and consists of the following allocations:
$3.6 billion for the Core Responsibility of Spending Oversight, largely related to Government‑Wide Funds, once approved by the Treasury Board, to supplement the appropriations of departments and agencies
$2.7 billion for the Core Responsibility of Employer, which relates to the Secretariat’s role in supporting the Treasury Board in its role as employer of the core public administration. These funds are used for:
$0.2 billion for the Secretariat’s operations in relation to delivering on its four Core Responsibilities (Spending Oversight, Administrative Leadership, Employer, Regulatory Oversight) and for providing Internal Services.
Figure 2. Departmental Spending Trend Graph for Program Expenditures (Vote 1)
Figure 2. Departmental Spending Trend Graph for Program Expenditures (Vote 1) - Text version
Sunset Programs – Anticipated
$27,477,862 $26,316,063 $29,491,555 $27,185,144 $26,826,108 $26,777,019
$295,850,911 $248,942,508 $321,298,081 $222,912,616 $209,205,260 $208,427,812
The Secretariat’s program expenditures include salaries, non-salary costs of delivering programs, and statutory items related to the employer’s contributions to the benefit plans of Secretariat employees.
The $48 million decrease in actual spending between 2014–15 and 2015–16 resulted mostly from a decrease in expenditures relating to the settlement in the White class action lawsuit and a reduction in expenditures relating to the Workspace Renewal Initiative (Phase I). Those reductions were partially offset by expenditures incurred to support the Government-Wide Back Office Transformation Initiative.
The $76 million increase between 2015–16 and 2016–17 is largely attributable to the implementation of the first year of Budget 2016 initiatives such as Government‑Wide Back Office Transformation, expanding Open Data, enhancing access to information, conducting a resource alignment review of Shared Services Canada, developing a client‑first service strategy; the transfer of the Regulatory Cooperation Council Secretariat from the Privy Council Office; the new Royal Canadian Mounted Police labour relations regime; and the new Centre for Greening Government.
Planned spending is expected to decrease by $101 million between the 2016–17 and 2017–18 fiscal years, mainly because of the sunsetting of Budget 2016 funding for the Government‑Wide Back Office Transformation Initiative.
Program expenditures are expected to decrease by $14 million between the 2017–18 and the 2019–20 fiscal years, mainly because of the sunsetting of the Workspace Renewal Initiative (Phase II) and the Joint Learning Program and because of a reduction in funding for enhancing access to information.
Budgetary planning summary for Core Responsibilities and Internal Services (dollars)table 1 note *
Core Responsibilities and Internal Services
Forecast spending
n/a n/a n/a 3,596,236,789 3,596,236,789 3,596,236,789 3,596,236,789
n/a n/a n/a 61,764,271 61,764,271 60,499,382 60,135,627
n/a n/a n/a 4,663,000 4,663,000 4,663,000 4,663,000
Strategic Outcomes, Programs and Internal Services
Strategic Outcome: Good governance and sound stewardship to enable efficient and effective service to Canadians
Decision-Making Support and Oversight
n/a 41,781,563 52,887,763 n/a n/a n/a n/a
Management Policies Development and Monitoring
Government-Wide Program Design and Delivery
n/a 90,757,746 153,381,070 n/a n/a n/a n/a
Strategic Outcome: Government is well managed and accountable, and resources are allocated to achieve results
Management Frameworks
54,481,225 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
128,785,777 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Expenditure Management
Government-Wide Funds and Public Service Employer Payments
2,898,360,909 3,852,630,170 6,168,884,824 n/a n/a n/a n/a
78,399,289 77,677,897 71,571,281 n/a n/a n/a n/a
3,221,689,682 4,127,888,742 6,519,674,460 6,541,861,364 6,541,861,364 6,525,885,765 6,525,059,228
Table 1 Notes
Table 1 Note 1
Because of changes in the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat's reporting framework in fiscal year 2017–18, figures for expenditures and spending by Core Responsibility are not available before that year.
Return to table 1 note * referrer
In 2017–18, the Secretariat will be transitioning from its Strategic Outcome and Program Alignment Architecture, which was required under the previous Policy on Management Resources and Results Structures, to a Departmental Results Framework, which is required under the new Policy on Results.
The Strategic Outcome and Program Alignment Architecture focused on the types of work done by the department, for example, developing and monitoring policies. The new Departmental Results Framework highlights the department’s core legal responsibilities, for example, in the case of the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat, Spending Oversight, and reflects the way the Secretariat operates.
The table “Budgetary planning summary for Core Responsibilities and Internal Services” outlines the following:
actual spending for fiscal years 2014–15 and 2015–16, as reported in the Public Accounts of Canada
forecast spending for fiscal year 2016–17, which reflects the authorities received to date and which includes Government-Wide Funds and Public Service Employer Payments, as well as Budget 2016 initiatives such as Government-Wide Back Office Transformation, expanding Open Data, enhancing access to information, conducting a resource alignment review of Shared Services Canada, and developing a client‑first service strategy
planned spending for fiscal years 2017–18, 2018–19 and 2019–20
For additional details on planned spending, see the section “Planned results: what we want to achieve this year and beyond.”
In the new Departmental Results Framework, the Secretariat’s operating budget, as well as Government-Wide Funds and Public Service Employer Payments, are allocated across the Secretariat’s Core Responsibilities. The Secretariat’s operating budget accounts for 4% of total planned spending; Government-Wide Funds and Public Service Employer Payments account for the remaining 96%. Government-Wide Funds, which are reported under the Spending Oversight Core Responsibility, are mainly transfers to other federal organizations for items such as government contingencies, government-wide initiatives, compensation requirements, operating and capital budget carry forward and paylist expenditures (Central Votes 5, 10, 15, 25, 30 and 33). Public service employer payments, which are reported under the Employer Core Responsibility, are used to pay the employer’s share of contributions to employee pensions and benefits plans.
Actual spending increased by $906 million from 2014–15 to 2015–16. Most of that increase, $718 million, can be attributed to statutory items, largely because of a one-time actuarial adjustment made in relation to the Public Service Superannuation Act. The rest of the increase, $236 million, relates to the public service employer payments to incrementally restore the financial health of the Service Income Security Insurance Plan. This plan is providing benefits to an increased number of medically released Canadian Armed Forces members who served in the Afghanistan mission.
These increases were offset by a $48 million decrease in the Secretariat’s operating expenditures. There are three main reasons for this decrease:
the sunset of funding received in 2014–15 for the payout of an out-of-court settlement in the White class action lawsuit, which was launched against the Crown in 2014
the return of funding to the Fiscal Framework for the National Managers’ Community and for the Regional Federal Councils
the consolidation of pay services to Miramichi
Forecast spending for 2016–17 is expected to increase by $2.4 billion from actual spending for 2015–16. This comprises an increase of $3.4 billion largely as a result of funding in Government-Wide Funds that the Treasury Board has not yet allocated to other organizations. Total amounts are included in the Secretariat’s reference levels at the beginning of the fiscal year and are reduced as amounts are requested by other departments and agencies and are eventually allocated to them. This spending increase is offset mainly by a $0.8 billion decrease following an actuarial adjustment made in relation to the Public Service Superannuation Act and, to a lesser extent, by a $0.2 billion decrease mostly attributable to funding received in 2015–16 to help restore the Service Income Security Insurance Plan to a healthy financial position, which in turn is offset by an increase in funding to address shortfalls in the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Disability Income Insurance Plan in 2016–17. Spending also increased moderately in the Secretariat’s operating expenditures as a result of Budget 2016 initiatives, the new Centre for Greening Government, the new Royal Canadian Mounted Police labour relations regime, and the transfer of the Regulatory Cooperation Council Secretariat.
Planned spending is expected to decrease by $16.8 million from 2017–18 to 2019–20, mostly because of the sunsetting of the Workspace Renewal Initiative (Phase II) and the Joint Learning Program, and because of a reduction in funding to enhance access to information.
Human resources planning summary for Core Responsibilities and Internal Services (full‑time equivalents)table 2 note *
Full-time equivalents
2016–17 Forecast
full‑time
2017–18 Planned
n/a n/a n/a 319 319 319
n/a n/a n/a 33 33 33
Decision‑Making Support and Oversight
n/a 332 338 n/a n/a n/a
385 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Internal Services Subtotal
Because of changes in the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat's reporting framework in fiscal year 2017–18, figures for full‑time equivalents by Core Responsibility are not available before that year.
The decrease of 28 full‑time equivalents between 2014–15 and 2015–16 relates mostly to the return of funding to the Fiscal Framework for the National Managers’ Community and the Regional Federal Councils and to the transfer of administration of the National Managers’ Community to the Canada School of Public Service, as well as to the consolidation of pay services to the Public Service Pay Centre in Miramichi.
The increase of 90 full‑time equivalents between 2015–16 and 2016–17 is mostly a result of the renewal of funding for the Joint Learning Program; the transfer of the Regulatory Cooperation Council Secretariat to the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat; Budget 2016 initiatives such as expanding Open Data, enhancing access to information and developing a client‑first service strategy; the new Centre for Greening Government; and funding received to support the new Royal Canadian Mounted Police labour relations regime.
Planned full‑time equivalents are expected to decrease by 32 between 2017–18 and 2019–20. This decrease is mostly attributable to the sunsetting of the Workspace Renewal Initiative (Phase II) and the Joint Learning Program, and a reduction in funding to enhance access to information.
For information on the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat’s organizational appropriations, consult the Main Estimates for fiscal year 2017 to 2018.
The future-oriented condensed statement of operations presented in this subsection is intended to serve as a general overview of the Secretariat’s operations. The expense and revenue forecasts are prepared on an accrual accounting basis to improve transparency and financial management. As a result, the figures presented here will differ from those figures presented in other sections of the Departmental Plan, which are prepared on an expenditure basis.
A more detailed future‑oriented statement of operations with associated notes, including a reconciliation of the net cost of operations to the requested authorities, are available on the Treasury Board Secretariat website.
Future‑oriented condensed statement of operations
for the year ending March 31, 2018 (dollars)
(2017–18 Planned
results minus 2016–17
Forecast results)
Total expenses 3,182,614,014 3,014,964,612 (167,649,402)
Total net revenues 11,848,562 12,638,671 790,109
Net cost of operations before government funding and transfers 3,170,765,452 3,002,325,941 (168,439,511)
Total expenses are forecasted to decrease by $167.6 million (5.3%) in 2017–18. The decrease is mainly due to 2016–17 funding for the Government‑Wide Back Office Transformation Initiative, led by the Secretariat, that has not yet been approved for 2017–18. In addition, public service employer payments were made in 2016–17 to address shortfalls under the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Disability Income Insurance Plan.
Total net revenues are forecasted to increase by $0.8 million (6.7%) in 2017–18 mainly due to an increase in recoveries associated with the Public Service Pension Plan. These additional recoveries are required to address a corresponding increase in administration costs. As a result, the net cost of operations is forecasted to decrease by $168.4 million (5.3%) from 2016–17 to 2017–18.
Total expenses include public service employer payments of approximately $2.8 billion in 2016–17 and $2.7 billion in 2017–18. These funds are used for government-wide programs such as the employer’s share of the Public Service Health Care Plan, the Public Service Dental Care Plan and other insurance and pension programs, as well as annual lump‑sum contributions to the Public Service Pension Plan to address existing actuarial deficits. The balance relates to departmental expenses, including salary costs and payments for goods and services.
Total net revenues include recoveries from other departments for costs associated with the provision of internal support services and systems related to financial and human resources management. In addition, net revenues include the recovery of costs related to pension administration services provided to the Public Service Pension Plan.
Minister: The Honourable Scott Brison, President of the Treasury Board
Organizational head: Yaprak Baltacıoğlu, Secretary of the Treasury Board
Ministerial portfolio: The minister’s portfolio consists of the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat and the Canada School of Public Service, as well as the following organizations, which operate at arm’s length and report to Parliament through the President of the Treasury Board: the Public Sector Pension Investment Board, the Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying of Canada and the Office of the Public Sector Integrity Commissioner of Canada.
Enabling instrument: The Financial Administration Act is the act that establishes the Treasury Board itself and gives it powers with respect to the financial, personnel and administrative management of the public service, and the financial requirements of Crown corporations.
The Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat’s Departmental Results Framework and Program Inventory of record for fiscal year 2017–18 are shown in the following pages.
Departmental Results Framework and Program Inventory
Core Responsibility
Results and indicators
Departments achieve measurable results
Percentage of Departmental Results Indicators for which targets are achieved
Treasury Board proposals contain information that helps Cabinet ministers make decisions
Degree to which Treasury Board submissions transparently disclose financial risk (on a scale of 1 to 5)
Budget initiatives are approved for implementation quickly
Percentage of Budget initiatives included in the next available Estimates
Reporting on government spending is clear
Degree to which TBS InfoBase users found the spending information they sought (on a scale of 1 to 5)
Degree to which visitors to online departmental planning and reporting documents found the information useful (on a scale of 1 to 5)
Canadians have timely access to government information
Number of datasets available to the public
Percentage of access to information requests responded to within established timelines
Percentage of personal information requests responded to within established timelines
Government service delivery meets the needs of Canadians
Percentage of Government of Canada priority services available online
Degree to which clients are satisfied with the delivery of Government of Canada services, expressed as a percentage
Percentage of priority services that meet service standard
Government promotes good asset and financial management
Percentage of departments that effectively maintain and manage their assets over their life cycle
Percentage of departments that have assessed all internal controls over financial reporting in high‑risk areas and annually realign, implement and monitor systems on internal control
Technology enhances the effectiveness of government operations
Degree to which departments are satisfied with the health of government’s information technology, expressed as a percentage
Percentage of information technology systems that are managing cyber risks effectively
Percentage of departments that have fewer than three significant outages impacting key systems in a year
Government demonstrates leadership in making its operations low-carbon
The level of overall government greenhouse gas emissions
Public service is high‑performing
Percentage of eligible employees who meet performance objectives
Percentage of institutions where communications in designated bilingual offices “nearly always” occur in the official language chosen by the public
Percentage of employees who believe their department does a good job of supporting employee career development
Public service attracts and retains a diverse workforce
Percentage of indeterminate hires who are under the age of 30
Percentage of employees under the age of 30, and percentage of all employees, who receive a sense of satisfaction from their work
Percentage of executive employees (compared with workforce availability) who are members of a visible minority group, women, Aboriginal persons, or persons with a disability
Employee wellness is improved
Percentage of employees who believe their workplace is psychologically healthy
Percentage decrease in the length of time off work on long-term disability due to mental health issues
Percentage of employees who indicate that they have been the victim of harassment on the job in the past two years
Percentage of employees who indicate that the nature of harassment experienced is a sexual comment or gesture
Modernized employment conditions
Percentage of Public Service Labour Relations and Employment Board outcomes that confirm that the Government of Canada is bargaining in good faith
Government regulatory practices and processes are open, transparent, and informed by evidence
Ranking of Canada’s regulatory system by the Organisation for Economic Co‑operation and Development
Percentage of regulatory initiatives that report on early public consultation undertaken prior to first publication
Percentage of regulatory proposals that have an appropriate impact assessment (e.g., cost‑benefit analysis)
Regulatory cooperation among jurisdictions is advanced
Number of federal regulatory programs that have a regulatory cooperation work plan
Percentage of significant regulatory proposals (e.g., high and medium impact) that promote regulatory cooperation considerations when relevant
Program inventory
Oversight and Treasury Board Support
Expenditure Data, Analysis, and Reviews
Results and Performance Reporting Policies and Initiatives
Comptrollership Policies and Initiatives
Service Delivery Policies and Initiatives
Digital Technology and Security Policies and Initiatives
Management Accountability Framework and Policy Suite Integrity
Pension and Benefits Management
Public Service Employer Payments
People Management and Executive Policies and Initiatives
Regulatory Policy and Oversight
Concordance between Departmental Results Framework and Program Inventory, 2017–18, and Strategic Outcomes and Program Alignment Architecture, 2016–17
2017–18 Departmental Results Framework and Program Inventory of record
2016–17 Strategic Outcomes and Program Alignment Architecture of record
Percentage of Program Alignment Architecture program (dollars) corresponding to new program in the Program Inventory
1.1.1 Cabinet Decision Support 63%
1.1.2 Expenditure Analysis and Allocation Management 14%
1.2.1 Financial Management Policy 13%
1.2.5 Organizational Management Policy 9%
1.5.1 Management and Oversight Services 100%
1.3.4 Transformation Leadership 0%
1.1.1 Cabinet Decision Support 1%
1.2.5 Organizational Management Policy 20%
1.4 Government-Wide Funds and Public Service Employer Payments 30%
1.3.3 Government‑Wide Operations 61%
1.3.4 Transformation Leadership 19%
1.5.5 Financial Management Services 100%
1.2.3 Information Management and Information Technology Policy 18%
1.2.4 Externally Facing Policy 34%
1.3.3 Government‑Wide Operations 3%
1.1.2 Expenditure Analysis and Allocation Management 0%
1.2.1 Financial Management Policy 6%
1.2.4 Externally Facing Policy 3%
1.2.2 People Management Policy 59%
1.3.1 Pensions and Benefits 4%
1.3.2 Labour Relations 1%
1.3.2 Labour Relations 99%
Pensions and Benefits Management
1.2.2 People Management Policy 5%
1.3.1 Pensions and Benefits 96%
1.4 Government‑Wide Funds and Public Service Employer Payments 70%
Internal Services 100%
Supporting information on planned expenditures, human resources, and results related to the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat’s Program Inventory is available in the TBS InfoBase.
The following supplementary information tables are available on the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat website.
Disclosure of transfer payment programs under $5 million
Horizontal initiatives
Upcoming evaluations over the next five fiscal years
Upcoming internal audits for the coming fiscal year
2014–15 to 2019–20 budgetary and human resources planning summaries based on the Departmental Results Framework
The tax system can be used to achieve public policy objectives through the application of special measures such as low tax rates, exemptions, deductions, deferrals and credits. The Department of Finance Canada publishes cost estimates and projections for these measures each year in the Report on Federal Tax Expenditures. This report also provides detailed background information on tax expenditures, including descriptions, objectives, historical information and references to related federal spending programs. The tax measures presented in this report are the responsibility of the Minister of Finance.
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appropriation (credit)
Any authority of Parliament to pay money out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund.
budgetary expenditures (dépenses budgétaires)
Operating and capital expenditures; transfer payments to other levels of government, organizations or individuals; and payments to Crown corporations.
Core Responsibility (responsabilité essentielle)
An enduring function or role performed by a department. The intentions of the department with respect to a Core Responsibility are reflected in one or more related Departmental Results that the department seeks to contribute to or influence.
Departmental Plan (Plan ministériel)
Provides information on the plans and expected performance of appropriated departments over a three‑year period. Departmental Plans are tabled in Parliament each spring.
Departmental Result (résultat ministériel)
A Departmental Result represents the change or changes that the department seeks to influence. A Departmental Result is often outside departments’ immediate control, but it should be influenced by program-level outcomes.
Departmental Result Indicator (indicateur de résultat ministériel)
A factor or variable that provides a valid and reliable means to measure or describe progress on a Departmental Result.
Departmental Results Framework (cadre ministériel des résultats)
Consists of the department’s Core Responsibilities, Departmental Results and Departmental Result Indicators.
Departmental Results Report (Rapport sur les résultats ministériels)
Provides information on the actual accomplishments against the plans, priorities and expected results set out in the corresponding Departmental Plan.
full‑time equivalent (équivalent temps plein)
A measure of the extent to which an employee represents a full person‑year charge against a departmental budget. Full‑time equivalents are calculated as a ratio of assigned hours of work to scheduled hours of work. Scheduled hours of work are set out in collective agreements.
government-wide priorities (priorités pangouvernementales)
For the purpose of the Departmental Plan for fiscal year 2017–18, government-wide priorities refers to those high-level themes outlining the government’s agenda in the 2015 Speech from the Throne, namely: Growth for the Middle Class; Open and Transparent Government; A Clean Environment and a Strong Economy; Diversity is Canada’s Strength; and Security and Opportunity.
horizontal initiatives (initiative horizontale)
A horizontal initiative is one in which two or more federal organizations, through an approved funding agreement, work toward achieving clearly defined shared outcomes, and which has been designated (for example, by Cabinet, a central agency) as a horizontal initiative for managing and reporting purposes.
Management, Resources and Results Structure (Structure de la gestion, des ressources et des résultats)
A comprehensive framework that consists of an organization’s inventory of programs, resources, results, performance indicators and governance information. Programs and results are depicted in their hierarchical relationship to each other and to the Strategic Outcome(s) to which they contribute. The Management, Resources and Results Structure is developed from the Program Alignment Architecture.
non‑budgetary expenditures (dépenses non budgétaires)
Net outlays and receipts related to loans, investments and advances, which change the composition of the financial assets of the Government of Canada.
performance (rendement)
What an organization did with its resources to achieve its results, how well those results compare to what the organization intended to achieve, and how well lessons learned have been identified.
performance indicator (indicateur de rendement)
A qualitative or quantitative means of measuring an output or outcome, with the intention of gauging the performance of an organization, program, policy or initiative respecting expected results.
performance reporting (production de rapports sur le rendement)
The process of communicating evidence‑based performance information. Performance reporting supports decision making, accountability and transparency.
planned spending (dépenses prévues)
For Departmental Plans and Departmental Results Reports, planned spending refers to those amounts that receive Treasury Board approval by February 1. Therefore, planned spending may include amounts incremental to planned expenditures presented in the Main Estimates.
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Rizzle Kicks Thank Fans For 'Stereo Typical' Album Support
The 'Mama Do The Hump' duo have shown their appreciation for reaching five million views on their latest music video.
Rizzle Kicks have thanked their fans for supporting their debut album 'Stereo Typical', which was released back in October 2011.
The 'Down With The Trumpets' rappers also showed their appreciation for the music video for 'Mama Do The Hump' reaching over 5 million views on YouTube.
"Thank you all for nearly 5 million 'hits' on 'Mama'," the hip-hop duo tweeted last night (19th February). "And thank you to everyone supporting our album 'Stereo Typical'. 200 000 copies sold now."
The 'When I Was A Youngster' rappers are currently on a headline tour across the UK, having performed in Norwich yesterday, and are due to perform alongside Olly Murs at the BRIT Awards tomorrow (21st February).
"Norwich you were awesome tonight," they added.
Rizzle Kicks recently teased that they have started recording for their second album earlier this month, and admitted they have been working with singer-songwriter Jamie Cullum.
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Coding Books for Middle Grades
by Children's Services
Searching for some easy tips to customize your favorite game — or how to make your very own game? Want to learn more about how things like robots and lasers work? Get ready to get your code on with these cool books.
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Click'd
by Tamara Ireland Stone
Allie Navarro can’t wait to show her best friends the app she built at CodeGirls summer camp. CLICK’D pairs users based on common interests and sends them on a fun (and occasionally rule-breaking) scavenger hunt to find each other. But when Allie discovers a glitch that threatens to expose everyone’s secrets, she has to figure out how to make things right.
Coding Games in Scratch
by Jon Woodcock
Written for children with little to no coding experience, Coding Games with Scratch guides children through building platform games, puzzles, racers, and 3-D action games.
Coding Projects in Python
by Ben Morgan & Steve Setford
Presents an introduction to the Python programming language with illustrated steps for creating simple projects, including an animal quiz, a password picker, a robot builder, and a screen pet.
Get Coding!: Learn HTML, CSS, and JavaScript and Build a Website, App, and Game
by Young Rewired State
Provides step-by-step instructions for using HTML, CSS and JavaScript.
Hidden Human Computers: The Black Women of NASA
by Sue Bradford Edwards and Duchess Harris
Hidden Human Computers: The Black Women of NASA discusses how in the 1950s, black women made key contributions to America’s space program. By performing advanced calculations, these heroes made it possible for the nation’s astronauts to fly into space and return to Earth. The book is part of the Hidden Heroes series and is written by Sue Bradford Edwards and Duchess Harris.
Learn to Program with Minecraft: Transform Your World with the Power of Python
by Craig Richardson
A kid-friendly introduction to programming in Python that teaches how to customize Minecraft. Readers follow short Python lessons, then write Python code to create instant visual results in the game.
Robots and Drones: Past, Present, and Future
by Mairghread Scott
Presented in comic book format, this history of robotics examines the world’s earliest mechanized robots, the various uses for modern machines, and possibilities for the future.
The Way Things Work Now: From Levers to Lasers, Windmills to Wi-Fi, a Visual Guide to the World of Machines
by David MaCaulay
Text and numerous detailed illustrations introduce and explain the scientific principles and workings of hundreds of machines.
The Ultimate Unofficial Guide to Robloxing: Everything You Need to Know to Build Awesome Games!
by Christina Majaski
Whether you are a hardcore gamer ready to master the latest game, a newbie to the world of Roblox, or a parent trying to find out more about it, this book is the essential guide to all things Roblox. You’ll learn the basics and eventually discover the little-known secrets of exploring this user-generated online social gaming platform.
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Mainstage One Performance Presented by PVCC
January 29, 2019 @ 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm
An event every day that begins at 7:30 pm, repeating indefinitely
« Up Front! with C-Ville Ballet in Greene County
Mainstage One Performance Presented by PVCC »
PVCC Presents Charlottesville Ballet
Charlottesville Ballet’s professional company presents an eclectic evening of dance featuring classical favorites and new commissioned works. The evening begins with the classical Pas de Trois from Swan Lake, then moves into the realm of visual art with a piece inspired by the work of master painter Edward Hopper. The concert continues into the world of poetry with a premiere by Pittsburgh-based choreographer Peter LeBreton Merz, who creates a multimedia piece influenced by poems of E.E. Cummings. The Mainstage One concert also features a world premiere by guest choreographer R. Colby Damon and concludes with a reprise of Audrey Fenske’s The Temple of Aeolus, which features an original score by the indie trio Mercies. Celebrate an eclectic evening of dance with C-ville’s professional ballet company! For more information, visit http://www.pvcc.edu/performingarts/dance WHEN: Saturday, October 20 at 7:30pm WHERE: The Dickinson Theater at PVCC | 501 College Drive in Charlottesville, VA
TICKETS: $17 for Adults and $12 Students/Seniors Tickets for the Mainstage One Performance Presented by PVCC are available through the PVCC Box Office
To Reserve Your Tickets, Contact the PVCC Box Office at 434.961.5376 or email [email protected].
Charlottesville Ballet Goes Green at the Theater– check out our paperless Digital Program here! If you’re an iPhone user, get the Digital Program on the new Cville Ballet iPhone App!
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Overall inequality: Gini coefficient of per-capita income computed by N. Amendola, A. Brandolini and G. Vecchi and taken from Vecchi (forthcoming) based on work from Brandolini (1999) and Brandolini and Vecchi (2011) and Vecchi (2011); figures provided by Giovanni Vecchi; income is deflated using a spatial index of the cost of living at the regional level based on the work of Amendola, Kiswani and Vecchi (2009).
Top income shares: Share of top 1 per cent in total gross income (individuals, excluding capital gains) from WID.world, based on work of Alvaredo and Pisano (2010).
Poverty measures: Percentage of individuals in households with equivalised (modified OECD scale) disposable income below 60 per cent of the median from Bank of Italy, Statistics, Surveys of households and firms, Household Income and Wealth, Tables of main results (table B3A2).
Dispersion of earnings: From Atkinson (2008, Appendix K, Tables K.4 from 1977 on and K.5 up to 1975). Later figures provided by Andrea Brandolini.
Wealth inequality: Share of top 1 per cent in wealth (equivalent net wealth – modified OECD scale, person weights) from Brandolini et al (2004, Table 6, adjusted figures) and Brandolini (2014).
Alvaredo, F and Pisano, E, 2010, “Top incomes in Italy 1974-2004” in A B Atkinson and T Piketty, editors, Top incomes: A global perspective, Oxford University Press, Oxford.
Amendola, N, Al Kiswani, B and Vecchi, G, 2009, “Il costo della vita al Nord e al Sud d’Italia, dal dopoguerra a oggi. Stime di prima generazione”, Rivista di Politica Economica, vol IV-VI, 3-34.
Brandolini, A, 1999, “The Distribution of Personal Income in Post-War Italy: Source Description, Data Quality, and the Time Pattern of Income Inequality”, Giornale degli Economisti e Annali di Economia, vol. 58, pp. 183-239.
Brandolini, A, 2014, “The Big Chill. Italian Family Budgets after the Great Recession”. In C Fusaro and A Kreppel, editors, Still waiting for the transformation, Berghahn, New York.
Brandolini, A and Vecchi, G, 2011, “The Well-Being of Italians: A Comparative Historical Approach”, Bank of Italy, Economic History Working Papers n. 19.
Brandolini, A, Cannari, L, D’Alessio, G, and Faiella, I, 2004, “Household wealth distribution in Italy in the 1990s”, Bank of Italy, Economic Research Department.
Vecchi, G, 2011, “In ricchezza e in povertà. Il benessere degli italiani dall’Unità a oggi”, Bologna: Il Mulino.
Vecchi, G, (forthcoming) “A History of Living Standards in Italy, 1861-2011” Monograph for Oxford University Press.
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Overall inequality: The Gini coefficient for gross equivalised household income is from the U.S. Bureau of the Census, Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2015, (Table A-3, Selected measures of equivalence-adjusted income dispersion), where we have assumed that half of the recorded change between 1992 and 1993 was due to the change in methods (and therefore added 1.15 percentage points to the values from 1992 back to 1967; post-2013 figures being adjusted downward using a forward proportional link at 2013 to deal with a change in methodology; the series is linked backwards at 1967 to the series from 1944 given by Budd (1970, Table 6, column 9) related to money income before tax for consumer units (families plus unrelated individuals); linked at 1944 to the BEA synthetic series for gross family incomes from Brandolini (2002, Table A1), who calculated the Gini coefficients from the original tabulations; and linked at 1929 to a series for gross income of income recipients based on the NBER/Brookings synthetic estimates, calculated from the tabulations in Mitchell et al (1921, Table 25) and Leven, Moulton and Warburton (1934, Tables 27 and 29, excluding capital gains).
Top income shares: Share of top 1 per cent in total gross income from the WID.world (tax units, excluding capital gains) are based on the work of Piketty and Saez (2003) and regularly updated by Emmanuel Saez. See also Piketty, Saez and Zucman, 2016 for a comparison of results based on pre-tax national income split equally within couples (the sum of all pretax personal income flows accruing to the owners of the production factors, labor and capital, after taking into account the distribution of pension income but before any other tax or transfer).
Poverty measures: Series 1: the proportion of the population living in households with pre-tax cash income below the official poverty line from 1959 taken from the U.S. Bureau of the Census website, Historical Poverty Tables, Table 2 and (also presented in Table B1 from the U.S. Bureau of the Census, Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2015); post-2013 figures being adjusted downward using a forward proportional link at 2013 to deal with a change in methodology; before 1959 data taken from Fisher (1986), marked with a break as no linking is used; Series 2: Proportion living in households with after-tax income below 50 per cent of the median from Meyer and Sullivan (2010, Appendix Table 7), updated by linking forward to the same series from OECD iLibrary (OECD Social Issues/Migration/Health Statistics, Income Distribution Database).
Individual earnings: The series is based on State of Working America Data Library (Economic Policy Institute, 2017, wages by percentile series) based on the Current Population Survey (CPS) Outgoing Rotation Group microdata, linked at 1973 to the estimates of Karoly (1992, Table 2B.2),linked at 1963 to the estimates of Atkinson (2008, Table T.10) from the CPS tabulations, linked at 1949 to the estimates of Goldin and Margo (1992, Table 2) based on Census of Population data.
Wealth inequality: Series 1: Share of top 1 per cent of individuals (equal-split adults) in total personal net wealth from WID.world based on the work of Saez and Zucman (2016) who capitalised total investment incomes of US tax units. Series 2: Share of top 1 per cent of households in total personal net wealth from the Survey of Consumer Finances back to 1989 and from early waves of the Survey of Consumer Finances (SCF) going back to 1949 assembled by Khun, Schularick and Steins (2017) into the harmonized historical Survey of Consumer Finances (HHSCF). For recent comparable estimates see also Kennickell (2009, Table 4, and 2011, Table 5) and Bricker et al. (2015). An alternative series based on the estate tax data is given in Kopczuk and Saez (2004, Table B1) and was updated from Saez and Zucman (2016, Online Appendix), Table C4.
Brandolini, A, 2002, “A bird’s eye view of long-run changes in income inequality”, Bank of Italy Research Department, Rome.
Bricker, J, Henriques, A M, Krimmel, J A. and Sabelhaus, J E, 2015, “Measuring Income and Wealth at the Top Using Administrative and Survey Data,” Finance and Economics Discussion Series 2015-030. Washington: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System..
Budd, E C, 1970, “Postwar changes in the size distribution of income in the U.S.”, American Economic Review, Papers and Proceedings, vol 60: 247-260.
Economic Policy Institute, 2017, State of Working America Data Library, Series for wages by percentile.
Fisher, G, 1986, “Estimates of the poverty population under the current official definition for years before 1959”, mimeograph, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Goldin, C and Margo, R A, 1992, “The Great Compression: The wage structure of the United States at mid-century”, Quarterly Journal of Economics, vol 107: 1-34.
Goldsmith, S F, 1958, “The Relation of Census Income Distribution Statistics to Other Income Data”, in An Appraisal of the 1950 Census Income Data, Studies in Income and Wealth, vol 23: 65-107, Princeton, Princeton University Press.
Karoly, L, 1992, The trend in inequality among families, individuals, and workers in the United States: A twenty-five-year perspective, Rand, Santa Monica.
Kennickell, A B, 2009, “Ponds and streams: Wealth and income in the U.S., 1989 to 2007”, Finance and Economics Discussion Series, Federal Reserve Board, Washington, D.C.
Kennickell, A B, 2011, “Tossed and turned: Wealth dynamics of U.S. households 2007-2009”, Finance and Economics Discussion Series, Federal Reserve Board, Washington, D.C.
Kopczuk, W and Saez, E, 2004, “Top wealth shares in the US, 1916-2000: Evidence from the Estate Tax returns”, National Tax Journal, vol 57: 445-487, longer version in NBER Working Paper 10399.
Khun, M, Schularick, M, and Steins, U, 2017, Income and Wealth Inequality in America,1949-2013, mimeo
Leven, M, Moulton, H G and Warburton, C, 1934, America’s capacity to consume, Brookings Institution, Washington, D.C.
Meyer, B D and Sullivan, J X, 2010, “Five decades of consumption and income poverty”, Working Paper #09.07, The Harris School of Public Policy Studies the University Of Chicago.
Mitchell, W C, King, W I, Macaulay, F R and Knauth, O W, 1921, Income in the United States: Its amount and distribution 1909-1919, Harcourt, Brace, New York.
Piketty, T and Saez, E, 2003, “Income inequality in the United States, 1913-1998”, Quarterly Journal of Economics, vol 118: 1-39.
Piketty, T, Saez, E, and Zucman, G, 2016, “Distributional National Accounts: Methods and Estimates for the United States Data Appendix, WID.world WORKING,PAPER SERIES,N°,2016/4
Saez, E and Zucman, G, 2016, “Wealth inequality in the United States since 1913: Evidence from capitalized income tax data”, Quarterly Journal of Economics, vol 131: 519-578.
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Amyra Dastur Back To Kollywood
May 19, 2018 at 11:33 am by HaribabuBolineni
Amyra Dustur is the young Telugu heroines who made her grand debut with the film Manasuku Nachindi in the direction of Manjula Ghattamaneni. The actress has impressed everyone with her cute looks and performance and look forward to more good offers. The Mumbai beauty is said to have signed a new Tamil film right now. G V Prakash Kumar is playing the lead role in a film directed by Adhik Ravichandran and the film is said to be a fantasy love story. The actress is going to be a part of the project in the leading lady role.
Amyra Dastur in Kollywood
Earlier G V Prakash and Adhik Ravichandran have teamed up for the film Trisha Ledha Nayantara. This is the second time collaboration after the super successful movie. She made her Tamil debut with the film Anegan with Dhanush playing the lead.
On the other hand, the actress also has another movie for release which is titled as Raju Gaadu in Telugu. Raj Tarun is playing the male lead in the film.
Release Date Locked For Dhanush’s Asuran
Sarvam Thaala Mayam Trailer-Beautiful musical journey of Peter
Arjun Reddy Girl’s Valentines Day Treat
Actor cum music director starts great initiative for Ockhi cyclone fishermen
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For the seventh consecutive year, Dr. Sarnoff and Dr. Gotkin received the honor of being voted “Super Doctors,” with their profiles and trademarked “AceLift” procedure appearing in the magazine section of “The New York Times.” Super Doctors is a listing of outstanding physicians from more than 40 medical specialties who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement.
Dr. Deborah Sarnoff, in her role as President of The Skin Cancer Foundation, recommends use of sunscreen “even on cold or overcast days.”
Dr. Deborah Sarnoff shares her expertise and offers tips on the proper use of sunscreen.
New President of The Skin Cancer Foundation Emphasizes Public Education
During the program, founder and president Dr. Perry Robins announced that he will retire at the end of the year and named Dr. Deborah S. Sarnoff as his successor as President of the Skin Cancer Foundation. Dr. Sarnoff’s “experience, drive and passion for our cause make her a perfect and obvious choice. I know I am leaving the Foundation in the most capable of hands,” Dr. Robins told the hundreds of physicians, journalists, and celebrities in attendance.
Visit The Skin Cancer Foundation for additional information about the gala and Dr. Sarnoff
Heads Up! is a skin cancer awareness program, developed by Dr. Sarnoff, which provides beauty professionals with tips on what to look for, and how to speak to their clients if they spot a suspicious lesion.
Read Dr. Sarnoff’s personal story, A Haircut Could Save Your Life, which describes Dr. Sarnoff’s visit to a hair salon and how it prompted her to take immediate action on what could have potentially been a dangerous skin cancer.
In other exciting news, Dr. Sarnoff has been named president of The International Society of Dermatologic Surgery.
Mixing Medical and Cosmetic Dermatology
Should You Get Screened for Skin Cancer?
“It’s a travesty to suggest that the harm from a little biopsy would outweigh the benefit of finding a melanoma early,” said Dr. Deborah Sarnoff , a dermatologist and senior vice president of the Skin Cancer Foundation , a nonprofit organization. “I would hate for someone to read it and not get something checked because there is ‘insufficient evidence’ — It doesn’t come with a billboard saying ‘I am melanocarcinoma.’ ” – Dr. Sarnoff
Edible Sunscreens Are All the Rage, but No Proof They Work
“There really isn’t enough information available to evaluate the effectiveness of these alternative sunscreen products,”
Deborah Sarnoff, the senior vice president of the Skin Cancer Foundation, said in an email.
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A recent study from the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology found that most of us aren’t using sunscreen at all . “Sadly, we still have a lot of work to do there,” says Deborah Sarnoff, M.D. and senior vice-president of the Skin Cancer Foundation.
“Newsday” voted Dr. Sarnoff one of the Top Doctors in Dermatology for 2016.
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How Do Chladni Plates Make It Possible to Visualize Sound?
by Thomas Forrister
“If you want to find the secrets of the universe, think in terms of energy, frequency, and vibration.” — Nikola Tesla
Can we “see” sound? Not directly, but we can come close. By changing our perspective, we can learn a lot about the nature of acoustics. One way to observe acoustics phenomena is by studying standing waves in a solid medium known as a Chladni plate. A special technique creates patterns on the plate that reveal sound’s physical nature.
Visualizing the Resonance of Musical Instruments
Imagine you’re at a classical music concert. The orchestra has finished warming up. The lights dim. A single spotlight appears on the violin soloist as she moves front and center stage. She raises her bow and a hush falls over the audience as you anticipate her first, resounding note. The violinist draws the bow across the string…and the note that results carries beautifully, reverberating throughout the auditorium for your listening pleasure.
Musicians warming up on stage before performing. Image by Jiaqian AirplaneFan — Own work. Licensed under CC-BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Aside from the violinist’s talent and training, the quality of the violin plays a large role in the sound produced. Musicians are very particular about their instruments, and rightly so, because an instrument’s design affects its resonance. For instance, when bowing a string, the string vibrates at a certain frequency, which is measured by how many times per second it oscillates back and forth. It’s critical that the bridge and body of a violin are optimized to transmit the energy of that vibration — otherwise, the resonance will be minimal.
Violins and other string instruments are designed and constructed by testing the optimal position of the holes, thickness of the wood, and placement of internal rebars, among other factors. It’s also possible to visualize the geometry of the different types of vibration, called Chladni patterns, that are possible in a violin via a Chladni plate.
A photograph of a violin-shaped aluminum Chladni plate showing a Chladni pattern. Image by Stephen Morris — Own work. Licensed under CC BY 2.0, via Flickr.
How do Chladni plates work and how did they come about?
Ernst Chladni: Exploring Meteors and Music
We now know that sound propagates in waves through a solid, gas, or liquid medium — but we didn’t always know this. In the late 1700s, a German scientist named Ernst Chladni was the first to show that sound travels via waves by devising a way to visualize their vibrations.
Shortly after obtaining a law degree, Ernst Chladni made an abrupt career change that led him to become known as both the “father of meteoritics” and the “father of acoustics”. Chladni’s own father was a law professor and disapproved of his son’s interest in science, pressuring him to follow in his footsteps and become a lawyer. Chladni dutifully did what was expected of him, but shortly after graduating from law school in 1782, he received news of his father’s death. While this must have been a difficult time for Chladni, he felt free to pursue the career he actually wanted and turned his attention to physics.
Ironically, Chladni’s legal background gave him an advantage in this science: Having gained experience in reviewing eyewitness testimony for court cases, he used similar methods to support his theory that meteors are extraterrestrial rather than volcanic in origin, which was the prevailing consensus at the time.
Chladni researched all he could about objects falling from the sky and found people who witnessed the events and had heard and seen similar phenomena: masses of rock falling to the ground, fireballs, explosions, and sonic booms. After compiling the most reliable eyewitness reports, Chladni was able to estimate the speeds at which the rocks entered the atmosphere. He concluded that these extremely high speeds, in addition to the rocks’ scorched appearance, were only possible if the rocks came from outer space.
Left: Ernst Chladni. Image in the public domain in the United States, via Wikimedia Commons. Right: Illustration of the Chladni plate technique. Image in the public domain in the United States, via Wikimedia Commons.
Chladni also paved the way for experimental acoustics. It was perhaps the physicist’s interest and ability in music that inspired him to pursue the field, inventing new instruments based on inventions of Benjamin Franklin and Robert Hooke, including the euphone and the clavicylinder. He toured with his instruments across Europe, giving demonstrations and explaining the science behind their designs.
Among his achievements, he was able to determine sound velocities in gases using an organ pipe and developed Chladni’s law. This formula relates the frequency of modes of vibration for a flat circular plate. Among other applications, Chladni’s law can help predict patterns of vibration on flat surfaces and describe the vibration of cymbals and bells.
Chladni’s interest in music and acoustics led him to consider an instrument’s shape and symmetry, fostering the idea for which he is best known…
Finding the Art in Acoustics with Chladni Plates
Inspired not only by Robert Hooke’s instruments but also his experiments with visualizing nodal patterns, Ernst Chladni developed a technique of his own to show modes of vibration on a metal plate.
The shape of a Chladni plate can be square, rectangular, circular, or even shaped like a violin or guitar body, as long as it has a fixed constraint at the center. (In Chladni’s case, he took a flat, rectangular metal sheet and secured it in the center to a sturdy base.) The plate is dusted with a material in order to see the patterns, such as flour, sand, or salt. (We used sand for our experiments!) Next, the plate is excited by drawing a violin bow across the side of the plate until it reaches resonance.
When the plate is excited, some areas vibrate and some areas don’t move. More specifically, you are able to see the standing waves along the nodal lines of the plate. The sand moves away from the antinodes, where the amplitude of the standing wave is maximum, and toward the nodal lines, where the amplitude is minimum, forming patterns known as Chladni figures.
Note: Turn down your sound before playing this video. The note generated by the Chladni plate is quite jarring, and not exactly music to your ears…
Depending on your level of dexterity, you can “play” a Chladni plate by holding the different nodes and exciting it with a bow at different antinodes. The distinct patterns change and vary, depending on the tone.
Many of these patterns are quite interesting:
Two Chladni figure patterns on the same plate in different modes.
We’ve seen how the patterns on a Chladni plate are created, but what do they mean?
All objects, including Chladni plates, have a set of natural frequencies at which they vibrate. A system, such as standing waves in a musical instrument, tends to vibrate at certain discrete frequencies called natural frequencies or eigenfrequencies. Once vibrating at a certain frequency, a structure deforms into a corresponding shape: the eigenmode.
The first six eigenmodes of a simply supported rectangular plate.
A plate is a continuous system that shows eigenfrequencies that depend on geometry, material properties, and constraints. The number of eigenfrequencies it can exhibit is infinite. The modes that are excited enough to make an impact are especially of interest. A plate’s natural frequencies depend a lot on shape and support conditions on the edges of the geometry, as well as its bending stiffness. In instrument production, for example, eigenmode frequencies measured in hertz relate to the stiffness of the wood.
A representation of Chladni patterns on a guitar plate. Compare the left image at a lower frequency (109 Hz) with the right image at a higher frequency (426 Hz).
“Seeing” Sound with Structural Mechanics Simulation
Visualizing sound has applications in many areas, such as furniture placement in a room and analyses of fluid-filled pipes. Visualizing sound can even help building engineers design a concert hall so the acoustics of the building don’t interfere with the violinist’s masterful rendition of Paganini’s Caprice No. 24. By studying sound’s variations, wave forms, wavelengths, speed, and other properties, we can better understand how to manipulate and reproduce sound, as well as account for its physical effects in designs.
An example of a Chladni plate model.
Structural analysis software enables you to simulate the properties of structural vibrations in plates, shells and membranes — with a Chladni plate as a basic example for doing so. The Structural Mechanics Module, an add-on product to the COMSOL Multiphysics® software, includes functionality that makes it easy to set up a plate geometry in a variety of shapes and account for a fixed constraint in the center. You can choose the plate material, usually either steel or aluminum, from the available selection in the Material Library.
The COMSOL® software also includes predefined physics settings for running an eigenfrequency study. Results from this study show the Chladni figures that form at different frequencies. As shown below, the patterns formed at 610 Hz vary greatly from the patterns formed at 3815 Hz. The analysis of sound waves at the different frequencies of a Chladni plate can be applied to other design projects involving the physical effects of sound.
Chladni simulation at 610 Hz (left) vs. 3815 Hz (right).
Taking the functionality a step further, a COMSOL Multiphysics model of a Chladni plate can be transformed into a specialized user interface called an app. The simulation specialist can build an app with restricted inputs and outputs from the simulation for ease of use. This way, people without simulation expertise still have a way to visualize the Chladni patterns and experiment with the parameter changes, without having to figure out the underlying model.
A screen recording of the Chladni Plate app.
Applications of Chladni Plates Beyond Sound
While many methods of visualizing sound have replaced Chladni’s technique, scientists still see its potential for studying physics phenomena. For instance, physicists tend to agree that the particle motion of nodal lines is random and therefore can’t be controlled — but researchers have shown that the motion of multiple objects could be controlled on a Chladni plate. One research team used a laser light instead of a violin bow to excite a thin, rigid membrane, and observed a similar effect with small vibrating objects. They then visualized the patterns through an array of quantum dots. This discovery could lead to a device that can detect small gravitational anomalies when designing shielding for nuclear materials.
Whether you’re interested in studying sound waves for multiphysics applications or designing a violin worthy of a standing ovation, Chladni plates are a way to observe the effects and distinct vibrational patterns of different frequencies — thus enabling us to “see” sound.
Try visualizing Chladni patterns yourself. We created an app specifically for this blog post and made it available to you in the Application Gallery. Note that you will need a COMSOL Access account and valid software license to download the app file.
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Check out these blog posts on further musical applications of simulation:
Teaching Students About Acoustics Phenomena with Apps
Can We Hear the Shape of a Drum?
Finding Answers to the Tuning Fork Mystery with Simulation
Read about recent research into Chladni plates:
P.H. Tuan et al., “Exploring the resonant vibration of thin plates: Reconstruction of Chladni patterns and determination of resonant wave numbers“, The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, vol. 137, no. 4, pp. 2113–2123, 2015.
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This is just what I was looking for! Great job done here, both text and model simulation.
I want to know if it is possible, with this model, to make a study in a full range of frequencies, instead of only the eigenfrequencies.
Thks a lot!
Brianne Christopher
Hi Gabriel,
Thank you for your comment. Your question has been answered in this post on our Discussion Forum: https://www.comsol.com/forum/thread/247892/chladni-plate-simulation-app-how-to-change-it-to-visualize-a-continuous-range-of
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Record sleeves of the year 2018
Our favourite album art from 2018 – including a dystopian collage for Beach House, a striking photographic cover for Baloji and a funky set of sleeves for Roisin Murphy
By Rachael Steven 20/12/2018 12:06 pm
Great album art can come in many forms. It can be a photograph that stops you in your tracks, a lovingly produced box set filled with hidden messages and tactile features, or a minimal graphic design that invites closer inspection. Our annual Record Sleeves of the Year round up has featured all these and more – from pop-up musical sleeves to designs that appear to animate before your eyes.
Whatever the format, a good cover should grab your attention and remain in your mind long after you’ve listened to the music. And there were many of those in 2018. This year brought us some powerful photographic covers (from Nas’s album Nasir, which featured a black and white image by Mary Ellen Mark, to The Carters’ Everything is Love, which featured a still from the set of the pair’s Apesh*t video, filmed in The Louvre); controversial covers (Daytona’s Pusha T, which featured an image of Whitney Houston’s bathroom), abstract geometric designs and minimal one colour sleeves (Everything Is Recorded), along with more conventional artist portraits.
There were some recurring themes – blurry portraits (Earl Sweatshirt and Lily Allen), black and white sleeves and images defaced with doodles and handwritten type. Our top 10 from 2018 is a diverse selection – but all combine a strong idea with great execution and attention to detail. Each one is an imaginative visual response to the music contained within – and has the power to stand out on digital platforms as well as record store shelves.
Here, in no particular order, are our top 10 from 2018
Aphex Twin – Collapse
Back in August, a series of cryptic murals featuring Aphex Twin’s distinctive logo appeared in London, Turin, New York and Hollywood – prompting much excitement among fans of the electronic artist known for his bizarre and brilliant visuals.
Collapse was released in September and its cover – created by long-time collaborator Weirdcore – features a striking visual take on the album’s title. Daniel Mason at Something Else worked with Aphex Twin, Weirdcore and long-time Aphex collaborator The Designers Republic to create a limited edition vinyl version, which comes with a silver foil inner sleeve produced using a little-known foil engraving technique
Weirdcore also directed a trippy video for the EP featuring collapsing landscapes and glitchy graphics. It’s another excellent cover from Aphex Twin – not that we’d expect anything else from an artist who has released some of the most memorable videos and album covers of the past 30 years.
Young Fathers – Cocoa Sugar
Edinburgh band Young Fathers teamed up with Hingston Studio and photographer Julia Noni to create the artwork for Cocoa Sugar. Noni’s image of band member Alloysious Massaquoi in a black hat and bright red lipstick stands out on even the smallest of screens – with its saturated colour palette and Massaquoi’s exaggerated expression, the off-kilter portrait sits somewhere between humorous and unsettling and is hard to forget.
Tom Hingston says the cover art was inspired by the album’s exploration of male identity and “the subversion of the masculine and feminine”. In early discussions with Hingston, the band looked at visual artists who addressed similar themes in their work, including graphic designer Jean Paul Goude and pop artist Richard Lindner.
“Lindner went onto form a major influence in the creative, through his technicolour paintings of the 40s and 50s New York underworld; the hustlers, pimps, prostitutes and the gangsters who socialised with the actors, circus performers and the like,” explains Hingston.
Young Fathers also teamed up with director Oscar Hudson to create a delightfully eerie video for album track Holy Ghost, which depicts a mysterious seance in the Scottish highlands from afar.
The 1975 – A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships
The 1975’s album has a surprisingly minimal cover design. An all-white sleeve, with a handful of colourful squares and the album, band and track titles printed in neat black type. It’s an unusual approach at a time when most artists opt for photographs and bold colours that will stand out among the mass of visuals on streaming apps and social media. But there’s something intriguing about the sparseness of the design – and it’s a suitably reductive approach for an album that explores our complicated relationship with technology and the perils of the internet.
Designer Samuel Burgess-Johnson took inspiration from European mid-century graphic design as well as the album’s content. “Conceptually there were many ideas at play,” he tells CR. “Spectrally opposing colours, floating in voids of white space, aligned with some of the ideas put forward on this record.” The inner artwork was created to counter this sparse exterior with blocks of bold colour and moire-style patterns.
Florence + The Machine – High As Hope
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The deluxe box set of Florence + The Machine’s album High As Hope is a beautiful thing to behold, with pastel-hued images of Florence Welsh, floral patterned discs and a pack of custom tarot cards. The box set was designed by Brian Roettinger and features photographs by Tom Beard, Vincent Haycock and Lillie Eiger. The dreamy artwork reflects the nature of the band’s music and the floral discs are a lovely surprise for fans unboxing the album.
Janelle Monae – Dirty Computer
Alongside lighting up the fashion world with her vagina-shaped trousers and releasing one of this year’s best music videos, Janelle Monae also put out some stellar album art in 2018. The cover for Dirty Computer has a slightly psychedelic, otherworldly feel, with Monae resembling a religious icon in a jewelled veil.
The cover was designed by Joe Perez Studios and features photography by Juco. “Our portion of Dirty Computer’s album cover process started when I traveled to Los Angeles to meet with Chuck Lighting, Janelle’s creative director,” Perez tells CR.
“We met at the music studio where Janelle was finishing Dirty Computer. I discussed the albums themes with Chuck, Nate Wonder and Janelle, [and] found out through our various conversations and watching the film that this was a very personal album with themes that stemmed from the artist’s own identity.” Perez’s studio was given a bank of photographs to choose from for the cover selected an image of Monae looking downwards – a shot that Perez says reflects the intensely personal nature of the record. “We felt that she was exposing the real Janelle to the world for the first time and with that comes a sense of great vulnerability.”
Gatefold art shows Monae in her famous pink trousers and wearing thigh high glitter boots and the vinyl edition comes with a bright pink picture disk. Joe Perez Studio also created a custom font for the cover.
Single covers were art directed by Baloji, with photography by Kristin-Lee Moolman and design by Stephanie Specht
Single covers were art directed by Baloji, with photography by Kristin-Lee Moolman and design by Stephanie Specht. Images: Specht Studio
Belgium-based, Congolese rapper Baloji worked with photographer Kristin-Lee Moolman and graphic designer Stephanie Specht to create the striking artwork for his album 137 Avenue Kaniama.
Moolman travelled to the Congolese town of Lusanga to photograph Baloji for the album and single covers. The album cover shows him standing in front of a Pygmy wedding installation – an image inspired by a Congolese tradition where the bride and groom receive gifts while standing in front of a structure made from plants and vegetables.
Baloji and Moolman returned to Lusanga after working on the cover to create a nine-minute short for album track Peau de Chagrin / Bleu de Nuit, which also explores wedding rituals and features some elaborate costumes. It’s the latest in a series of interesting collaborations from the pair, who travelled to Kinshasa in 2015 to create visuals for his EP, 64 Bits & Malachite.
John Grant – Love is Magic
The visuals for John Grant’s latest album are a humorous take on the lengths musicians will go to in pursuit of musical brilliance. Inspired by odd tales from the making of famous albums, art director Scott King worked with Grant and photographer Jonathan de Villiers to conceive a series of outlandish portraits which show the musician playing guitar in a paddling pool and performing while covered in feathers and wearing a cage on his head.
“The ‘big idea’ was to shoot John searching for ‘that sound’ – you know, the mythical stories that have built up around the recording process – so Brian Wilson insisting on recording Beach Boys songs in a sandpit or making everyone in the studio wear a fireman’s helmet when they were recording the song Fire; Martin Hannett insisting that Stephen Morris record his drums on the roof or the general madness of Phil Spector … so the idea was for John to embrace this kind of lunacy in search of the perfect sound,” explains King.
Images have intentionally grandiose titles such as Malicious Reconstitution and Remembering the Accident – “the feeling I was trying to get for all the images was that kind of preposterous (yet great) performance art,” King adds.
The deluxe vinyl edition comes with a set of photographic prints taken by Grant and a lyric booklet and a diagram titled ‘The Structures of Interpersonal Alienation’. The logotype, which appears on stickers and the lyric book, was designed by Fraser Muggeridge.
Maribou State – Kingdoms in Colour
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Maribou State’s album Kingdoms in Colour takes inspiration from Africa, Europe and the Middle East. Inspired by the record’s diverse musical influences, designer Alexander Brown created a beautiful floral motif by combining elements of plants from different parts of the world. “I wanted to make an icon which would represent the album’s character and provenance. Creating flowers which like the music [are] a hybrid of global influences all coming together in one form,” he explained on Instagram.
The flower motif has been used on gig posters and merchandise – including t-shirts – and has also been animated to create some eye-catching social media teasers. Alongside this, Brown has created hybrid designs in a range of colours for single releases.
Photomontage is a popular style right now (see Clean Bandit’s album What is Love? and Little Dragon’s Lover Chanting), but Beach House’s 7 is particularly memorable with its punk-inspired monochrome cover, which shows a woman’s face obscured by the album’s title. The cover design features iridescent foil accents as well as fragments of faces and buildings. The yellow and black inner artwork provides a bold contrast to the outer sleeve – and the whole thing perfectly captures the dystopian mood of the record.
Post Typography says it was asked to create “a design that conveys the record’s unsettling, sci-fi tinged themes”.
“The art has a subtle, shifting narrative. Visual motifs and photo pairings repeat and change throughout the packaging,” explains the studio on its website. “We spent weeks sifting through vintage magazines and books to find the perfect imagery to create a rich experience for listeners to discover something new each time they look at the album.”
The foil also changes colour in different lighting conditions – “under some lighting, [it] appears gray and flat, blending in to the black and white art. As the light shifts, the foil explodes in a rainbow of shifting colours, a hint of the future flashing through,” says Post. It’s a striking design filled with hidden details – and one that rewards closer inspection.
Roisin Murphy teamed up with Baltimore musician Maurice Fulton to create four new singles. Each one was released by The Vinyl Factory on a 12″ EP featuring some brilliant artwork by New York-based graphic designer Braulio Amado.
Each single’s artwork is wildly different but all combine handmade elements with bold colours and expressive type. It’s a playful set of designs from Amado and the latest in a series of great album covers from Murphy.
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Crime was down in Elgin in 2018, but serious crimes increased by 5 percent, according to annual data released Friday. BRIAN HILL | Staff Photographer
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Serious crime in Elgin increased by 5 percent in 2018 -- the first increase in four years -- but overall crime is down, according to annual data released Friday by the police department.
"Overall, for a city our size and for what we do, it's important to know we are still at 40-year lows," Police Chief Ana Lalley said.
Rapes and criminal sexual assaults increased by 18 percent, with 47 cases in 2018 compared to 40 in 2017, data shows. In all but one case, the offenders had some connection to their victims, such as through family or social media, police said.
The department provides women's self-defense classes -- this year they will be in March, June and October -- and has added self-defense instruction to its "teen life" program when officers do monthly activities with teens, Lalley said.
Burglaries to vehicles also increased by 18 percent, with 361 cases last year up from 306 in 2017. The vast majority, 82 percent, involved unlocked doors, Lalley said.
The department will ramp up its informational campaign -- including social media videos -- asking people to lock their vehicles and not leave them running and unattended when they run into a store, Lalley said.
There were three murders in 2018, mirroring the yearly average in the last decade for the city of about 112,000 residents. Police made an arrest in two murders and have issued an arrest warrant in the third one.
Elgin had its first fatal police shooting in 19 years in 2018; the Cook County state's attorney is investigating the March 12 shooting of Decynthia Clements by Lt. Chris Jensen.
Nine more people were wounded in shootings last year. One was self-inflicted, and the rest were either targeted or mistaken identity, police said. There were eight shooting victims in 2017.
There were 34 incidents of shots fired, about split among the east and west sides of town, and the second-lowest total in the past five years.
The department abides by the rules of the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting, which requires reporting of "Part I" crimes, the most serious kind.
This year, Elgin police also compiled historical data for "Part II" crimes -- including simple batteries and assaults, drug offenses, DUIs, sex offenses such as solicitation and prostitution, and more -- and the number decreased by 6 percent compared to 2017. The total number of part I and part II crimes in 2018 was 10,717, or 4 percent lower than the 2017 total.
Lalley, who was promoted in July, denied that Part II crime data was included in the annual report to counteract the news of the increase in serious crime. Rather, better internal technology has made it easier to compile it, she said.
"For me as the new police chief, it's more about the information we provide to the public to have a broader picture to give them."
The department, which numbers 184 sworn officers, will be creating a "collaborative crisis services unit" to respond to mental health-related calls, possibly as early as mid-March, Lalley said. "That's going to be an endeavor that we are excited about," she said.
A continued focus for 2019 will be technology, Lalley said.
Following in the footsteps of the Aurora Police Department, Lalley said, Elgin police plan to partner with the Ring smartphone app, which delivers information about neighborhood-specific crime. Police also will install parking sensors in downtown Elgin, possibly as early as April, and will be looking for technology that minimizes staff time for things like redaction of body camera video and compiling of police reports.
"That's all time that officers can spend in the community," she said.
Lalley said she also will be exploring the possibility of using artificial intelligence for a sort of "interactive hologram kiosk" to streamline front desk service. "We are not afraid to think differently," she said.
Crime data for the city of Elgin
Crime 2017 2018 % change
Homicide 2 3 50%
Rape/Criminal sexual assault 40 47 18%
Robbery 56 59 5%
Battery 77 85 10%
Assault 55 42 -24%
Burglary 195 172 -12%
Burglary to motor vehicle 306 361 18%
Theft 1043 1096 5%
Motor vehicle theft 74 82 11%
Arson 8 7 -13%
Source: Elgin Police Department
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As another summer draws to a close, as gas grills and swimming trunks are stashed away for another season, it’s only fitting to pay tribute to an event that was once a defining feature of the American summer: the chautauqua. From the 1880s through the 1920s, this unlikely amalgam of religious camp meeting, open air university and vaudeville road show swept through small towns and cities from Maine to California. And while Sinclair Lewis and other writers would eventually deride it as the embodiment of stuffy, sanctimonious provincialism, there is something about the chautauqua”“something about the earnestness of its faith in human progress”“that still speaks to us today.
The chautauqua movement grew out of a fairly wonky debate within late 19th century Christian theology: would the risen Christ return to earth before or after the millennium of peace described in the Book of Revelation? Premillenialists believed that Christ would come back before the millennium, and therefore their take on the Christian life involved a lot of watching and praying and generally keeping one's nose clean. Postmillenialists, on the other hand, believed that Christians needed to engage with worldly institutions and social problems in order to bring the millennial kingdom into being.
Secular "Eloquent Inspiring Discussions" were part of the chautauqua movement (broadside c. 1924)
Image: Redpath Chatauqua Collection , Special Collections
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The founders of the chautauqua movement, Lewis Miller and John Heyl Vincent, were solidly in the postmillenialist camp. In 1874, they established the original chautauqua in upstate New York as a training center for Sunday school teachers. But they rejected any rigid distinction between religious and secular education, and within five years they had broadened the chautauqua curriculum to include lectures on topics of scientific, artistic, and political interest. In the words of Andrew Rieser, author of The Chautauqua Moment: Protestants, Progressives, and the Culture of Modern Liberalism, “the transformation from a sectarian enclave to a college style summer school featuring a liberal, humanistic education occurred at a breakneck pace.”
As word spread about Miller and Vincent’s experiment on Chautauqua Lake, independent assemblies began to crop up throughout rural America, with 78 of them in operation by 1899. Those who could not make it to one of the summer assemblies could participate in the Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle (CLSC), a sort of correspondence course organized around local discussion groups and an ambitious reading list. Academics warmed to the chautauqua as a platform that would allow them to disseminate their ideas to a broader audience, and professors from institutions like the University of Chicago and Johns Hopkins became staples of the summer lecture circuit. At the dawn of the 20th century, chautauqua seemed poised to serve as the standard bearer for a popular education movement that would link the ivory tower to the public square.
Latter day chautauquas turned to entertainers like magician Edward M. Reno, broadside c. 1930
So what went wrong? Rieser argues that, by the early 1900s, public institutions were beginning to assume responsibility for the kind of intellectual and cultural programming the chautauquas had provided. Scrambling to remain relevant, the assemblies tried to reposition themselves as purveyors of entertainment, pairing the old stump speakers with magicians, impersonators, and the like. The change in format may have kept the lights on for a few more years, but it alienated many of the chautauqua’s core constituents and gave rise to companies of touring performers (“circuit” chautauquas) with no real connection to the original assemblies. Chautauqua had become show business, and by the early 1930s Americans were not much in the mood for show business.
Can we imagine a 21st century analogue to the chautauquas of yore? One promising candidate might be Elderhostel, with its emphasis on learning as “a lifelong pursuit that opens minds and enriches lives.” Universities like Yale and MIT have developed free online versions of courses taught by distinguished faculty members, and even Apple has gotten into the act with iTunes U. Yet for so many of these modern initiatives, learning is understood as an essentially individual pursuit, a response to personal curiosity rather than an act of participation in a broader polity. The chautauqua movement understood its aims in terms of cultivating a better, wiser citizenry.
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Facebook Data Deals Extend to Microsoft, Amazon, Netflix
An explosive new report sheds light on data-sharing deals that benefited 150 companies as Facebook handed over unknowing users' information.
If you shared data with Facebook over the past few years, there's a high chance Facebook handed it to Microsoft, Amazon, Spotify, or any of the other 150 companies that benefited from extensive data-sharing deals with the social media giant, The New York Times reports.
Internal Facebook records provide a more detailed look at data-sharing practices intended to help Facebook and its partners at the expense of users' privacy. For example, Facebook let Microsoft's Bing search engine view the names of "virtually all Facebook users' friends without consent," the report states. Netflix and Spotify could read account holders' private messages.
Documents show the partnerships primarily benefited tech businesses but were also done with online retailers, entertainment sites, automakers, and media outlets, all of which had applications seeking data of hundreds of millions of people a month. The oldest deals were done in 2010; all were still active in 2017, and some continue to be in effect this year.
Facebook says it's fading many of these partnerships and there is no evidence of data abuse by partner companies. It did admit to managing some deals poorly and letting companies continue accessing users' data after they had disabled application features that needed it.
The findings have prompted inquiries about an agreement Facebook made with the Federal Trade Commission in 2011. As part of the deal, Facebook was prohibited from sharing user data without permission. Steve Satterfield, director of privacy and public policy at Facebook, said to the Times that none of the company's deals dishonored the agreement or users' privacy.
Facebook holds that it was not required to obtain user consent as part of these data-sharing deals because it considers partner organizations "extensions of itself." Data privacy experts argue against this, and FTC employees say Facebook's partnerships broke their 2011 deal.
You can read more details in the full NYT report here.
Facebook has since responded to the article. In a blog post published Dec. 18, Konstantinos Papamiltiadis, director of developer platforms and programs, explains how there were two purposes to granting major tech companies access to user data: to help people access Facebook accounts and features on outside devices and platforms, and to build "more social experiences" – for example, to view recommendations from Facebook friends on Pandora and Spotify.
People want to use Facebook features on devices and products the company doesn't support, he says. Integration partnerships with Amazon, Apple, Microsoft, and Yahoo aim to enable use of Facebook features across services. However, as former Facebook CISO Alex Stamos points out, there's a big difference between integration partnerships and sending secret data.
The former can be good: allowing for third-party clients, he says, is a positive move among dominant tech platforms. As an example, he points to Gmail: Limiting usage of Gmail to Android would be wrong. However, integrations that permit the transfer of illicit data to other companies' servers "really is wrong." Stamos calls for Facebook to build a table listing partner companies, the type of integration used, which data was accessible, steps needed to activate integration, and if/when the integration was shut down.
Kelly Sheridan is the Staff Editor at Dark Reading, where she focuses on cybersecurity news and analysis. She is a business technology journalist who previously reported for InformationWeek, where she covered Microsoft, and Insurance & Technology, where she covered financial ... View Full Bio
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Irish roster on show for the ITM Irish Stallion Trail
Kildangan stallions available to view on 27 and 28 January
As part of the ITM Irish Stallion Trail, Kildangan Stud will open its doors to breeders this Friday and Saturday, with the full roster of Irish-based Darley stallions on show.
The stallions will be available to view from 10am to 3pm each day and will include the three newest residents in multiple G1 winner Belardo, G1 Middle Park Stakes hero The Last Lion and outstanding two-year-old Buratino.
Also on show will be Fast Company – new to the roster for 2017, along with returning shuttlers Dawn Approach and Epaulette, both of whom will have their first runners this year.
Breeders will also have the opportunity to view Exceed And Excel and Teofilo (who have also recently returned from successful seasons in Australia), plus Club duo French Navy and Fulbright, as well as Hallowed Crown, Night Of Thunder (pictured, and whose first foals are now arriving), Raven’s Pass and Slade Power – a popular choice at last year’s foal sales.
If you are unable to attend on 27 or 28 January, then please contact our nominations team on +353 (0)45 527600 to arrange a stallion show at another time.
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Darknet Disruption: 'Wall Street Market' Closed for Business
Suspected Admins Arrested in Germany and Alleged Top Narcotics Vendors in US Mathew J. Schwartz (euroinfosec) • May 3, 2019
Takedown notice displayed on Wall Street Market
Two of the world's most notorious darknet markets have been disrupted as part of coordinated, international law enforcement operations. The markets sold illegal narcotics, counterfeit currency, malware, stolen jewelry and more.
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Authorities officially announced the takedowns of the Wall Street Market as well as the Silkkitie - aka Valhalla Marketplace - on Friday.
The Wall Street Market was formerly the world's second-largest illegal darknet market.
The German Federal Criminal Police - aka Bundeskriminalamt - shuttered Wall Street Market, backed by support from Europol, the EU's law enforcement intelligence agency, as well as Dutch National Police and U.S. government agencies, including the Drug Enforcement Administration, FBI, Internal Revenue Service, Homeland Security Investigations, U.S. Postal Inspection Service and Department of Justice.
German police have arrested three German nationals - aged 22, 29 and 31 - on April 23 and 24, on suspicion of being the administrators of Wall Street Market, after having monitored their activities since March. During house searches, police seized over €550,000 ($615,000) in cash as well as hundreds of thousands of dollars' worth of cryptocurrencies, plus vehicles, computers, storage devices and other evidence, and also confiscated a firearm from the 22-year-old's residence.
Two of the site's alleged top narcotics suppliers were also been arrested in Los Angeles.
Authorities say the site had 5,400 registered sellers and 1.15 million customers, who conducted transactions using bitcoin and monero cryptocurrencies, with between 2 and 6 percent of all sales going to the site's administrators as commission.
Georg Ungefuk, spokesman for the Frankfurt chief prosecutor's office as well as Germany's ZIT internet crime agency, said illegal drugs comprised about 60 to 70 percent of sales on Wall Street Market.
Bogus $20 bills previously for sale on Wall Street Market
In what police say were simultaneous operations, Finnish Customs - aka Tulli - backed by French National Police took down the Silkkitie market.
"These two investigations show the importance of law enforcement cooperation at an international level and demonstrate that illegal activity on the dark web is not as anonymous as criminals may think," says Catherine De Bolle, Europol's executive director.
Sites on the dark web can only be reached by using the anonymizing Tor browser to load the .onion pages - "http://wallstyizjhkrvmj(.)onion/" in the case of Wall Street Market. Buyers and sellers on such sites use cryptocurrency to make their transactions tougher to trace (see: Era of the eBay-Like Underground Markets Is Ending).
The dual disruptions follow the takedown of the Russian-language xDedic forum in January, as well as the apparent takedown in March of Dream Market, the world's biggest darknet market. Later, however, that site's administrators claimed that they were in the process of shutting the site down on April 30.
"They are being picked off one by one," says Alan Woodward, a professor of computer science at the University of Surrey, via Twitter. "It takes time and a lot of dedicated effort but these criminals are finding it increasingly difficult to avoid the light being shone into dark corners of the web."
No More Valhalla
Europol says Finnish custom authorities recently shuttered Silkkitie by seizing the web server that was powering the Tor site, which has been operating since 2013, together with a substantial number of bitcoins.
"For several years, narcotics and other illicit goods have been sold via this marketplace. Silkkitie is one of the oldest and internationally best-known Tor trade sites," Europol says.
Screen grabs posted by Mikko Hypponen, chief research officer at Finnish security firm F-Secure, show the site's wares included drugs and weapons, among other goods.
Now that Silkkitie (Valhalla) has been officially shut down by the authorities, here's couple of pictures of the service (before and after). pic.twitter.com/3l8qdqBuxJ
— @mikko (@mikko) May 3, 2019
After the shutdown, law enforcement agencies traced suspected users as they moved to other darknet sites. "After the Silkkitie (Valhalla) site was shut down by the authorities, some of the Finnish narcotics traders moved their activities to other illegal trade sites in the Tor network, such as Wall Street Market," Europol says, and they were subsequently arrested by German police.
Takedown Notice Appears
The Wall Street Market disruption was first spotted on Thursday by Vitali Kremez, a cybercrime researcher.
Indeed, John, tracking it as some #cybercriminals alleged before that the administrators exit-scammed and shut down the marketplace themselves. Now, we have the reason why it is down. Great job by BKA & LEA seizing and disrupting this major prolific darkweb marketplace.
— Vitali Kremez (@VK_Intel) May 2, 2019
Vendors Cry 'Exit Scam'
Buyers and sellers also reported the disruption. "Nice greetings from BKA on the landing page," one user posted to the DeepDotWeb site.
As of April 17, Wall Street Market administrators reportedly had about $10 million worth of bitcoins in escrow. The same day, some vendors began reporting that they weren't being paid and suggested that the site administrators were "exit scamming," meaning stealing all of the bitcoins and deserting the site altogether.
Over the following few days, the administrators appeared to amass $3 million more worth of bitcoins without transferring any out of the site's wallets.
"They claim to have some 'technical issues' with their BTC [bitcoin] servers," one self-described vendor wrote in an April 19 forum post. "They have been saying that they are working on the issue for the last couple of days and that the missing BTC will be returned to the website. In the meantime they are making it look like nothing is going on and they are still running the website and having customers transfer BTC to the website. Those new BTCs are going to the same wallet as the BTC that got missing before."
Another user wrote on DeepDotWeb: "Wall street had so many rare strains of cannabis i couldnt find on cgmc or cannazon [other darknet markets]. They seriously had to scam everyone? Don't use WSM at all. Unless you want your money stolen."
By April 26, Wall Street Market claimed to be closed for redesign.
Researchers say many Dream Market users, after that market appeared to be experiencing disruptions, turned to Wall Street Market. That influx and the attendant law enforcement attention that it promised to bring, however, may have led the Wall Street Market administrators to begin planning their exit scam, as ZDNet has reported.
Buyers and Sellers Get Blackmailed
By April 20, an apparent "rogue" Wall Street Market administrator called "Med3l1n"began contacting buyers and sellers and threatening to give their plaintext address to Europol and the FBI unless they sent 0.05 bitcoin (about $290).
It's not clear if Med3l1n was part of the exit scam or was left out and trying to make some quick money.
The address referred to involved anyone who had shared their "plaintext address" via the Wall Street Market support system, and so appeared to mean email addresses.
So apparently WallStreet Market is threatening customers who sent addresses in cleartext. pic.twitter.com/vLMAPfiQIg
— Caleb (@5auth) April 20, 2019
On April 24, cybercrime research Patrick Shortis reported that HugBunter, an admin on Dread - a darknet version of Reddit - had been taking steps to warn Wall Street Market users about the shakedown.
Dread Admin HugBunter has posted an update to the community outlining the attempts from rogue mod Med3l1n to extort users for bitcoin using unencrypted PGP addresses available through his site access. The update includes the steps Hug took to warn users and close WSM. pic.twitter.com/8IVxnoncPh
— Patrick Shortis (@Patrick_Shortis) April 24, 2019
On Friday, Germany police said that the alleged Wall Street Market admins put the marketplace into maintenance mode on April 23, and began their exit scam, "transferring the customer's funds deposited in the marketplace to themselves.
Police say they conducted "extensive cyber operations" from April 23 until Thursday, which suggests that they were keeping a close eye on the darknet market buyers and sellers.
Europol Assembles 'Dark Web Team'
Europol says its efforts to disrupt these darknet markets continue. Europol has assembled a "dark web team" focused on disrupting crime on the dark web that comprises law enforcement agencies from EU member states as well as other third parties and partners, including Eurojust, the EU agency that deals with judicial cooperation in European criminal matters.
The dark web team shares information, provides operational support and also has been "developing tools, tactics and techniques to conduct dark web investigations; identifying threats and targets," Europol says.
One of those tactics, according to Steven Wilson, head of Europol's European Cybercrime Center, is to effect coordinated takedowns in a way that maximizes the intelligence that police can gather as well as the disruption for criminals.
"We were heavily involved in the takedowns of the AlphaBay and Hansa markets," Wilson said at a cybersecurity conference in Edinburgh, Scotland, in late March.
Those disruptions occurred in 2017. First, the AlphaBay darknet market went offline - later this was revealed to have been an FBI and DEA operation codenamed "Bayonet." After AlphaBay went dark, many users defected to rival markets, including Hansa. Unbeknownst to them, however, Dutch police had infiltrated Hansa and begun collecting intelligence on its users and sharing this with international police forces (see: One Simple Error Led to AlphaBay Admin's Downfall).
"Ultimately a large portion of cybercrime relates to financial benefit," said Stephen Wilson, speaking at the ScotSecure conference in Edinburgh on March 27. "They need to cash out at some point."
Wilson said Europol continues to pursue further darknet market cases "where we can destabilize this huge threat to the population."
In part, that involves watching for criminals' attempts to launder their proceeds and cash out (see: Behind the Beard Lurked a Darknet Drug Lord, DEA Alleges).
Fulfilling orders can also leave darknet vendors exposed (see: Glove Use Key to Arrest of Alleged Darknet Drug Trafficker).
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Student Representative Committees
University Committees and Boards
Advances Bathurst students’ needs with the University.
Administers an annual budget and manages spending.
Organises and promotes events for you.
Supports your peers, student organisations and clubs.
Communicates with students and staff.
The Bathurst SRC has a funding policy to support all Bathurst students. See how the Bathurst SRC can provide you with financial assistance during your time at University
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Providing a regular subsidised lunch.
Two annual Bathurst student scholarships.
80’s Prom.
Collecting funds for charity.
Bathurst SRC Representatives 2018/2019
Anastasia Sahyoun
General Representative elected in 2019.
Bachelor of Business Studies.
I want to be able to help students feel more engaged with the university. I would like to also help students feel safe by being more involved in student support with events and campus security.
I want to be able to represent the students at the campus who are unable to get to talk about issues that are important and concern everyone.
Bachelor of Paramedicine.
I think of the SRC as a ‘voice’ for students.
Throughout my schooling I was privileged to be part of the SRC, helping run events, fundraisers and addressing student concerns with the relevant bodies.
I would love to join the CSU Bathurst student representative council and be able to continue helping to improve life on campus for all students.
I am outgoing and enjoy working as part of a team, especially in the running of fundraisers and event nights.
Elizabeth Butt
Bachelor of Criminal Justice.
The Student Representative Committee is a fundamental part of the university which advocates and represents the voice and opinions of Charles Sturt students.
I have been involved in the SRC for the past two years, including this year as Vice President and I have a strong working knowledge of the important role the SRC has in maintaining a supportive, welcoming and lively campus. The SRC not only provides events and support for the social side of campus but it ensures its advocacy for all types of students.
Through my experience and involvement, I will make certain that the SRC remains a strong platform for students to raise questions, issues or suggestions to sustain and develop further, a flourishing student lead university. Through my role in the SRC, I will continue to advocate for students and their voices while committing to improve the enjoyment and vibrancy of the Bathurst campus.
Hayley Robson
Through applying to the SRC, I wish to enrich the outreach of the greater students wishes; providing additional opportunities to both the residential cohort and further student body.
As a former Vice Captain and recipient of the highest ATAR within my school, I bring organisational skills and a conscientious work standard, aiming to enhance the SRC through a solid amount of time and effort, ultimately allowing initiatives and special occasions to run in an efficient manner.
Living in Towers this year has allowed an understanding of the typically smooth running organisations/procedures to be developed as well as the not so well oiled workings on and off campus. Starting with these small acknowledgments, of the university having both fresh and stale aspects, I wish to work together developing fresh ideas and drives to uplift the status of CSU Bathurst.
Jordan Treloar
Bachelor of Sport Studies/Bachelor of Communication (Journalism)
I have been a part of Bathurst SRC for the last two years now and would like to continue that tenure for the coming year.
I have thoroughly enjoyed being a part of my SRC holding events for students all around campus for them to enjoy, making a difference for everyone and being the voice of the many.
I am also proud to represent my campus and my university as well as make many valuable connections that will help myself in future aspirations, but also use them to help connect others in their goals and aspirations.
I wish to join the SRC because I understand how important it is to give students a voice. I can bring to the table new and fresh fundraising ideas, as well as the skills required to be a confident leader.
As a former Vice Captain and recipient of the Bathurst Rotary Young Leader award, I am familiar and comfortable with representative meetings and working with others. I am able to work in a professional manner while also being friendly and approachable.
I would want to ensure that the needs and desires of all university students were met, and that the funds raised by the fundraising would be put towards student initiatives and groups. Thus creating an improved and more enjoyable learning environment.
Makeylee Brein
Bachelor of Social Science (Psychology)
I am interested in being a part of the Bathurst SRC as I am very passionate about making everyone's university experience as positive and enjoyable as possible. I believe all students deserve for their voices to be heard and that they should have equal opportunities to thrive.
I think I can bring an important perspective to the SRC as I am a psychology student and am very passionate about mental health. I have previously volunteered with headspace Dubbo and would love to be a representative for the university. I am also passionate about LGBTIQA+ issues and was heavily involved in the organising of the first pride march in Dubbo, NSW. I have also completed the university's ally program and am always willing to learn. I have previously worked in youth representative committees and believe I can take those experiences and use them as a part of the Bathurst SRC.
Neesha Bailey
I would like to join Bathurst SRC as I would like to contribute my ideas and as well as other students ideas to university events.
I would also like to be a part of a club that encourages students to enjoy their uni life.
Pia Priestley
Bachelor of Communication (Advertising).
I wish to be a part of the SRC as I believe that the overall wellbeing of students is the most important aspect of university life.
As a member of the SRC I hope to uplift my fellow peers and encourage more strong relationships between them through the use of physical, emotional and spiritual activities to create a more rounded and holistic community.
I think it is important that facilities are made more accessible and access to healthier food for those on campus. Additionally, I would like to introduce a wider variety of sports to students of all abilities.
I think a sense of belonging is so important especially when you move out of home, and I hope that I can make Bathurst CSU a more welcoming, involved and fun place to be!
Sasha Kateya
Diploma of General Studies.
I wish to be a part of the SRC community because I believe it would be a good fit me and my personality.
As a part of the residence on campus, I wouldn’t make any major changes to the university structure but would love to see more people from different cultures and beliefs to feel more at home.
One idea that comes to mind that introduced to res life students is each house to have a world map with a history of the students ancestor’s background. This would do wonders I believe because not only does it help us learn more about other cultures but also help us to be culturally aware of the things we might say strengthening the “ No racism” movement.
Timothy Lawrence
Bachelor of Nursing.
The Student Representative Committee creates a connection between the student body, faculty and the community. Through this connection, voices can be heard and ideas can grow into goals that will improve the university experience for all.
As part of my vision as a SRC representative I would like to focus on sexual health education and promotion. Teaming up with other teams i.e Orche Health and the Ally team, let’s talk about sex! University is a time to explore and sexual health promotion and education breaks down the taboos, allowing people to be informed and safe. Have fun and know your status!
As a representative of the nursing facility, I aim to improve orientation week by including First Aid and Metal Health training as an option for all students. I would like to see more community involvement at market day, connecting local business, university and the student body.
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13 Places Where You Can See the Bluest Water in the World
By Melissa Locker on November 23, 2018
This story originally appeared on Travelandleisure.com.
Sometimes all it takes to re-center and refresh your mind and body is a good day (or week—who are we to limit you) staring off into a tranquil blue sea.
To help you find your inner peace, and catch a few waves and rays while you’re at it, we’ve put together a list of some of the bluest waters in the world. These lakes, seas, beaches, and bays have vistas that range from brilliant navy blues to the lightest, clearest turquoises imaginable. Needless to say, they are the perfect places to re-connect with nature, family, and yourself.
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Egremnoi, Greece
It’s hard to find a spot on Lefkada Island that doesn’t have spectacular views of the crystal clear Ionian Sea, but Egremnoi (or Egremni) beach on the west coast is particularly stunning. The beach requires a steep hike down some ersatz stairs, which thins the crowds, but once you’ve made the descent, the white sand stands in stark contrast to the turquoise water making it ideal for spending the day relaxing in the sun.
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Crater Lake, Oregon
The deep blue waters that fill the caldera of the sunken volcano Mount Mazama help make Crater Lake one of America’s most beautiful lakes. The deep blue waters are almost crystal clear thanks to the fact that there are no incoming streams or rivers to make the water turbid. All of this makes it ideal for scuba divers willing to brave the chilly water. Crater Lake, located in Southern Oregon, is also the deepest lake in the United States, plunging to depths of 1,943 feet, with sunlight extending 400 feet down.
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Con Son, Vietnam
Granite cliffs outline the crystalline water on Con Son, the only inhabited island in the barely populated 16-island archipelago of Con Dao, one of the best secret islands on Earth. Located 110 miles off Vietnam’s southeastern coast, the unspoiled island’s beaches are lined with golden sand and gorgeous blue water. For the most breathtaking views of the turquoise sea, head to the remote Dam Tre Bay lagoon.
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Devil’s Bay, Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands
Sometimes it feels like the best views are the ones you have to work for, and it does take some work to get to Devil’s Bay on Virgin Gorda in the British Virgin Islands. After you scrabble through the gem-colored Baths, you’ll emerge on the tiny, picture-perfect slice of white sand known as Devil’s Bay. It’s worth the effort to get here just to snorkel in the clear turquoise waters of the Caribbean or simply sit back and admire the surroundings.
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Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia
Two hours from the industrial capital city of Zagreb lies a natural wonder—Plitvice Lakes National Park. The woodsy park, which has been a UNESCO World Heritage site since 1979, is dotted with 16 turquoise blue lakes that are a staggering display of some of Mother Nature’s best work. A wooden walkway winds through the parks upper and lower lakes giving visitors the chance to wander alongside and even over the tops of crystalline waterfalls, while boat tours give visitors a closer look at the deep blue waters.
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Ambergris Caye, Belize
A short boat ride from the largest barrier reef outside of Australia, Belize’s Ambergris Caye is a scuba diver’s and snorkeler’s paradise. Head to Shark Ray Alley to snorkel among nurse sharks and stingrays; visit Hol Chan Marine Reserve to get up close with eels, turtles, and colorful fish; or explore the underwater caves of Blue Hole. When you’re not in the water, admire its warm glow from a hammock on the beach.
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Five-Flower Lake, Jiuzhaigou National Park, China
Spectacular waterfalls tumble into the brilliantly blue lakes at this UNESCO World Heritage Site in China’s Sichuan province. The park’s most famous attraction is the crystalline Five-Flower Lake—the startling blue water offers a window-like view to the bottom where fallen trees make a lace-like pattern on the lake floor. The water is so still and clear it mirrors the surrounding mountains and trees as well as the sky above.
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Havelock Island, India
This far-flung island paradise is part of the chain of Andaman Islands in the Bay of Bengal. It’s not easy to reach, but it’s worth the trip for anyone who craves snow white beaches, aquamarine waters, and snorkeling far, far from any crowds. Havelock Island is a great getaway for a tropical idyll that is completely off the grid. For true paradise among the palm trees, head to the translucent turquoise waters of Radhanagar Beach (Beach No.7) at sunset.
Islas de Rosario, Colombia
Off the coast of Cartagena lies a tiny chain of mostly-uninhabited islands called the Islas de Rosario. The white sand beaches are lined with mangroves and the brilliantly deep blue waters are home to the Colombia’s largest coral reef, which is home to over a thousand different tropical critters. Most hotels are located on Isla Grande and can arrange to have a boat take you island hopping to explore the wonders of this area.
Peyto Lake, Alberta, Canada
This lake in Banff National Park owes its brilliant blue hue to the icy meltwater and silt from the Peyto Glacier and the Wapta Icefields. The sapphire-blue lake is best viewed from the Bow Summit near Alberta’s Lake Louise, which is where most of the postcard shots of the gem-colored lake are taken. Intrepid visitors can also hike down to the lake and to the glacier. You can always rest off sore muscles at Banff’s natural hot springs.
As one of the world’s best islands, it’s no surprise that the Maldives are a favorite destination for celebrities. You can find this low-lying island nation in between the Indian and Arabian seas has luxuriously appointed bungalows set over dazzling blue waters and surrounded by talcum-soft white sand beaches—basically everything that bucket lists are made of. When not simply admiring the view, visitors can spend days exploring the coral reef, visiting an underwater playground, or relaxing in one of the world’s best spas.
Palawan, The Philippines
Although it’s just a quick flight from Manila, Palawan feels like it’s a world away. The sparsely-populated archipelago is made up of jungle-filled islands surrounded by stunning teal waters teeming with fish and coral reefs and an incredible array of lagoons, coves, and secret beaches. Explore the waters of El Nido, where tropical fish swarm around the coral reefs, go diving in the azure ocean off of Linapacan Island, or bravely swim through the world’s longest underground navigable river.
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To Sua Ocean Trench, Samoa
Known colloquially as “The Big Hole,” this local swimming spot in the South Pacific is a natural wonder. To enjoy the translucent teal water, visitors must hike through a lush forest in the lava fields outside of Lotofaga village on Upolu Island in Samoa. From there it’s a long climb down a steep ladder—or for the bravest, a quick jump—into the hole that is almost 100-feet deep. The water comes in from lava tubes that connect to the ocean, making sure that this downright gorgeous swimming hole never dries out.
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Cathedral City council candidate Rita Lamb seeks restraining order against opponent's husband
Rita Lamb wants a judge to grant a restraining order against Alan Carvalho, husband of her rival Shelley Kaplan. Lamb says Carvalho harassed her.
Cathedral City council candidate Rita Lamb seeks restraining order against opponent's husband Rita Lamb wants a judge to grant a restraining order against Alan Carvalho, husband of her rival Shelley Kaplan. Lamb says Carvalho harassed her. Check out this story on desertsun.com: https://www.desertsun.com/story/news/local/cathedral-city/2019/08/09/rita-lamb-restraining-order-alan-carvalho-cathedral-city-council/1966448001/
Sam Metz, Palm Springs Desert Sun Published 3:37 p.m. PT Aug. 9, 2019 | Updated 5:49 p.m. PT Aug. 9, 2019
Photos: Meet the current and potential council members in Cathedral City
Cathedral City Hall. The city is focusing on development on the north side of town this year. Desert Sun file photo
Shelley Kaplan served from 2014 to 2018 and is running for the District 1 open seat. Courtesy of Shelley Kaplan
A former school principal, Rita Lamb is running for the District 1 seat on the Cathedral City City Council. Courtesy of Rita Lamb
Cathedral City Mayor Mark Carnevale was appointed as mayor following the death of Greg Pettis. His term expires in 2022. Jay Calderon/The Desert Sun
John Aguilar enters the Cathedral City council chamber to be interviewed for an open council seat on Dec. 17, 2014. Richard Lui/The Desert Sun
Councilman Raymond Gregory was elected in 2018 and will serve through 2022. Jay Calderon/The Desert Sun
Councilman Ernesto Gutierrez was elected in 2018 and will serve through 2022. Courtesy photo
Cathedral City Council candidate Rita Lamb is seeking a restraining order against her opponent's husband, alleging that he has harassed and intimidated her.
Lamb, a former school principal who is running against Shelley Kaplan to represent District 1 on the council, filed a motion in Riverside County Civil Court on Wednesday for a restraining order against Alan Carvalho, Kaplan's husband and campaign manager.
The court will hear Lamb's case on Aug. 28, a day after the deadline for Cathedral City voters to mail in their special-election ballots.
Lamb's restraining order request alleges Carvalho intimidated her at the Aug. 2 birthday celebration of Bob McKechnie, the Cathedral City Senior Center's Executive Director.
"Alan approached me, leaned into my face, pointed his finger at me and began shouting. An acquaintance stepped between me and Alan and deflected Alan's verbal assault," Lamb wrote in the filing.
Since former Mayor Greg Pettis passed away in January due to complications from gastric bypass surgery, the question over how to replace him has divided Cathedral City and sparked numerous controversies.
The city council initially agreed to appoint Pettis' replacement, but later decided to hold a special election after the city released emails between Mayor Pro Tem John Aguilar and former Mayor Stan Henry, in which Aguilar said he was "convinced" Henry would be appointed to Pettis' seat.
District 1 includes Cathedral City's Cove neighborhood and areas west of Cathedral Canyon Drive up to McCallum Way. Kaplan, who was elected to the council in 2014 when Cathedral City voted for its representatives in at-large elections, left the council last year after his term expired.
Kaplan, 74, served on the Coachella Valley's vector control board and Cathedral City's planning commission before being elected to Cathedral City's council. Lamb, 69, is a former school principal who perviously served on the city's public arts commission and currently sits on the senior center's board of directors.
The restraining order request asks the court to forbid Carvalho, 65, from contacting Lamb or coming within 100 yards of her and her husband, her home or her vehicle. It names Steve Vericker and Kathy Hart, two Lamb supporters with no official role in her campaign, as witnesses to the altercation.
In an interview with The Desert Sun, Vericker, who goes by Steve Kelly on his KCOD radio show, said Carvalho approached Lamb with a video camera to confront her about a campaign advertisement he claims infringes on the copyright of video footage he recorded.
Rita Lamb (left) and Shelley Kaplan. Both candidates are vying to serve District 1 in Cathedral City through November 2020 in a district comprised nearly 10,000 residents. (Photo: The Desert Sun photo illustration)
Earlier in the campaign, Carvalho submitted a copyright infringement claim to YouTube about Lamb's campaign use of footage he shot as Cathedral City's volunteer videographer. The video, a campaign promo for Lamb, has since been taken down from YouTube.
"He got closer and closer to her and easily came within a foot of her face. I then got up and stepped between them," Vericker said. "I said, 'Alan, this is totally inappropriate.' Rita, to me, looked frightened. Alan started yelling at me asking why I was protecting her."
Carvalho, in an interview with The Desert Sun,denied the allegations and said he never shouted. After asking her reasonable questions about her use of his footage, Carvalho said, Vericker pushed him. Vericker denied Carvalho's accusation.
Lamb isn't the first person to seek a restraining order against Carvalho. Kaplan said Dianne Gill and Dale Jagodzinski, two of his opponent's supporters, also have sought restraining orders against Carvalho. Both were rejected in Riverside County Civil Court.
Carvalho said he wasn't fazed by the recurring harassment allegations leveled against him. He said Lamb and her supporters were weaponizing the court system and using restraining orders as "part of the plan to quiet (him) down."
Kaplan called the pursuit of restraining orders against his husband one of Lamb's "intimidation tactics."
"This isn't the first time that people supporting her campaign have brought restraining orders against Alan," he said. "They're using the courts against us."
Vericker laughed at Carvalho's claim that his enemies were attempting to quiet him down and said the restraining order requests weren't campaign strategy, but rather about Carvalho's behavior.
"If you get three (restraining order requests), it's a pattern," he said. "He's not important enough to be silenced. The race is between Rita and Shelley, not Rita and Alan."
Lamb did not respond to requests for comment.
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Sam Metz covers politics. Reach him at samuel.metz@desertsun.com or on Twitter @metzsam.
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Horrible news got you down? Amber will hug you in the park
A Des Moines woman plans to spend two hours Saturday in one of the city's busiest parks hugging anybody who approaches.
Horrible news got you down? Amber will hug you in the park A Des Moines woman plans to spend two hours Saturday in one of the city's busiest parks hugging anybody who approaches. Check out this story on desmoinesregister.com: http://dmreg.co/29NdIFc
Kyle Munson, kmunson@dmreg.com Published 3:34 p.m. CT July 12, 2016 | Updated 4:52 p.m. CT July 12, 2016
Amber Diehm Heuer of Des Moines plans to offer two hours of free hugs Saturday, July 16, to anybody who walks up to her and her friends in one of the city's busiest public parks.(Photo: Special to The Register)
I was just curious what would drive a woman to stand in one of the capital city’s busiest parks for two hours on a Saturday afternoon and hug anybody who cared to walk up and be wrapped in her embrace.
Not to mention how she convinced some 18 of her closest friends to do the same alongside her.
Amber Diehm Heuer of Des Moines realizes that what she plans to do Saturday doesn’t cure what ails our nation, still reeling from the shock and controversies over shootings of black men and policemen in the last week.
She doesn’t have a good answer when it comes to concrete public policy proposals that might help bridge some of our deep social divides.
But she has a pair of arms.
And free hugs can’t hurt.
This is a personal, one-woman crusade that has been simmering for a long time.
Diehm Heuer is making the simplest of offerings to her fellow Iowans: free hugs for anybody who shows up from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, July 16 at Gray’s Lake, just south of downtown and along the Fleur Drive thoroughfare that leads to the airport.
Free Hugs!
She realizes that this isn’t a novel idea. A global free hugs campaign dates back at least a dozen years to a man on the streets of Sydney. And Amma "the hugging saint" from India has doled out tens of millions of hugs in the last quarter-century.
Diehm Heuer, who grew up in Grinnell and now lives in Des Moines with her husband and their 4-year-old son, had noticed coverage of these various evangelists of embrace, and the concept stuck with her.
She studied social work at the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls and is self-employed as a "spiritual and intuitive guide" and psychic. (She's often reluctant to even mention her line of work for fear it will prejudice people against her. Her hug-offering has nothing to do with business, she said. There's no hidden agenda; she's not selling a thing. And to be clear, I reached out to Diehm Heuer because of a random encounter; she didn't pitch me on her hug plans.)
She nearly did this a few years ago when she resolved to fulfill 33 acts of kindness to mark her 33rd birthday. But she met her goal before she reached free hugs.
Diehm Heuer also didn’t get it done last month as she had hoped, for her 36th birthday.
But then came last week, when her social media feed suddenly was awash in depressing news links, blog posts and all-caps rants.
Everyone’s saying these things, she said to herself, but nobody’s doing anything.
“I don’t feel like I can offer a whole lot of tangible solutions,” Diehm Heuer said.
But she can open her arms to provide “a couple of moments where people are coming together, sharing a moment of tenderness and kindness and compassion and love.”
So finally she resolved to act. She checked with park officials, picked Gray's Lake since it's usually busy and not far from her home, and got the OK to simply stand along the sidewalk and shore, between the north and south parking lots. No doubt they'll share the space with herds of Pokemon Go players.
She wrote on Facebook: "This is what I have to offer right now. With all the frightening, sorrowful, tragic things happening in our world. It's not much, but it's what I can do. Please join me. I need you, and so does the rest of the world."
Among her group of friends are "several people who are huggers to their core," she said, and have pledged to stand alongside her and help embrace the masses.
Her husband is utterly supportive, she added, although he's less inclined to touch torsos with a long line of strangers.
What does Diehm Heuer hope to get out of her epic Saturday squeeze in the park?
“That feeling of, you know, community and being in touch with people and being heart to heart with people," she said, "literally and figuratively.”
Can free hugs really help? I suppose that's debatable.
Do they hurt? I seriously doubt it.
Kyle Munson can be reached at 515-284-8124 or kmunson@dmreg.com. See more of his columns and video at DesMoinesRegister.com/KyleMunson. Connect with him on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram (@KyleMunson) and on Snapchat (@kylemunsoniowa).
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