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Disappointment comes early FRONTLINE Ninez Cacho-Olivares 05/30/2010
This early, even before proclamation day, it looks like a lot of Noynoy Aquino voters and supporters are rueing having campaigned for him and perhaps even voted for him.
Some of them of course expect too much from a Noynoy victory, as gleaned from the number of disgruntled folks who went to his home on Times Street, expecting to be given jobs — even that of being his driver or some other menial job.
The common gripe: Noynoy asked us to help him win the presidency. Now that he has won, we now seek his help --- evidently to get them out of their miserable existence.
What was striking was the mood they were in, when Noynoy, to them, no longer made himself accessible to the “people.”
This change is naturally expected. On the campaign trail, the candidate, to win the vote, goes all over the archipelago, smiles, waved, throws whatever to those lining the streets. He always makes certain he is visible before the people. Once he is presumed to have won the polls, the candidate no longer mingles with the crowd, mainly for security reasons but also because he was never comfortable being with the masses.
In other cases, such as in the case of the Noynoy volunteers, there appears to be a lot of disappoinment, if not disenchantment, being aired among these volunteers, who apparently very naively believed that with Noynoy in Malacañang, change would be coming, but now with reality setting in, they know that no change will be forthcoming, with the same bunch of Gloria’s former officials and politicians, whom Noynoy scorned during his campaign, now surrounding him.
Bottom line is that Noynoy and his propagandists succeeded in generating too much hope among the voters and volunteers with his campaign line of change, something he and his administration will hardly be able to deliver, because change cannot really come about, even as that nonsensical musical plug of ABS-CBN about change beginning with the each of the Filipino (Ako ang Simula) plays itself out.... MORE
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VAC Newsletters
Volunteer Action Center Announces New Finance Director
Voluntary Action Center (VAC) has announced the appointment of Nate Kloster as their new Finance Director. He assumed responsibilities in late October.
Nate joins VAC with over 30 years of accounting/finance experience. For the past nine years, Nate was the CFO for Sauk Valley Bank in Sterling, IL. Prior to that he was the Controller for Castle Bank (FNB Omaha) for eight years, Director of World-Wide Seed Supply for DeKalb Genetics/Monsanto for four years, and he was in various accounting roles for DeKalb Genetics/Monsanto for 11 years. Nate served as treasurer for the Sauk Valley Food Bank for eight years and was the treasurer for the Kishwaukee United Way for six years. He is an active member of Crossview EFCA church in DeKalb. Nate and his wife, Julie, are longtime residents of Sycamore. They have three adult daughters, Sarah (Corey) Cantrell, Chelsey (Jamie) Graves and Taylor Kloster. He is delighted to be working with VAC where he can devote more of his time and skills towards helping our local community.
“We are thrilled to have Nate join the VAC team. His breadth of finance experience will go a long way in helping VAC stay competitive and well-funded,” Ellen Rogers, VAC CEO. “Not only that, but his personality is a perfect fit for our culture. He truly cares about the VAC mission and being a good neighbor to those in need.”
VAC was founded in 1974 as a clearinghouse for local volunteers. Since that time, VAC’s mission evolved to providing high quality nutrition and transportation services to the communities we serve. VAC operates in a five county region – DeKalb, Kendall, LaSalle, Bureau, and Putnam – with offices in Sycamore, Sandwich, LaSalle, and Yorkville, and many congregate meal sites throughout the five county region. Our programs include TransVAC, MedVAC, Kendall Area Transit, Meals on Wheels, Congregate Meals, and Summer Foods programs.
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Hulme Community Grocer wins a Be Proud award for bringing the community together
News 18th December 2019 By Leonie Backhaus
Hulme Community Grocer won council's community award for bringing people together
Accolade is part of annual Be Proud Awards
Project offers people cheap, healthy and quality food for just £2.50
Hulme Community Grocer, which provides cheap, high-quality food for local residents, has won an award for its innovative work bringing the community together.
The accolade is part of the council's annual Be Proud Awards, celebrating extraordinary volunteers and local champions like Healthy Me Healthy Communities, the organisation behind the grocer.
“It was a big surprise and amazing for us because we only opened in February. I think especially the volunteers really deserve it," said project co-ordinator Sally Devine, 32.
"They are all local and most of them were shoppers first before they decided to get involved in it. They all just worked really really hard and have thought of different things to improve this project.”
Project co-ordinator Sally Devine behind the counter of the Hulme Community Grocer
Akhter Azabany is one of the approximately 11 volunteers at the imitiative and used to work in a grocer's shop before she was asked to help out in Hulme.
“In the beginning I thought I might just come for a few weeks, but when I came I enjoyed it a lot and stayed. I like to socialise and feel happy to have the others around”, said the 50 year old.
Akhter, Azabany one of the volunteers
People who live within a 15-minute walk of Hulme Community Grocer can get nine items of food and any fruit, vegetable and bread for free on top. In total, shoppers pay £2.50 for around £15 worth of food.
Regular shopper Lynne Daley, 62, said: “It is a really good bargain and I know a lot of people in this area. It is lovely coming in beforehand and have a cup of tea, slice of cake, a sit down and chat to people. It is really friendly.”
Emma Cooper, 38, another shopper said: “I’ve been a resident over 10 years and since One Manchester and the community shop took over it is a lot more organised and more things are going on. There are a lot more workshops like writing and knitting classes on Mondays, Irish coffee with a free meal on a Wednesday and a karate class on a Tuesday.”
The container where people can pay for their groceries
When they first opened in February around 120 people signed up for one week. Now around 40 people-a-week shop at Hulme Community Grocer, which is not just a place for getting cheap food but also a place for people to get involved in other activities.
“The idea is that the food is like a hook to bring people in. So basically it is about engaging people with other services, who often might have mental health issues, physical health issues or other problems like long-term unemployment. So we partnered up with loads of other organisations”, said Sally .
The social space and café
One of the organisations they are linked with is an organisation that carries out health checks every month while people are waiting to shop their groceries.
Sally added: “We also had someone come and do a free stress management workshop. One of the ladies told me she attended it while she was waiting to shop the grocers and now signed up for it for a longer term.
"So through coming to the grocer she accessed a bit of a tasting session that then made her do something that will help her in the long-term with her wellbeing. A bit like a domino effect.”
Besides the community grocer in Hulme there are five other simialr initiatives located in Fallowfield, Miles Platting, Gorton, Coverdale, Newbank and Anson.
A volunteer helping out in the café
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Arabella Antonia Ross1
F, #702021, b. 1 August 1993
Last Edited=25 Sep 2017
Arabella Antonia Ross was born on 1 August 1993.1 She is the daughter of Anthony Ross and Corinna Seeds.1
[S8410] Corinna Seeds, "re: Seeds Family," e-mail message to Darryl Roger LUNDY (101053), 23 September 2017. Hereinafter cited as "re: Seeds Family."
Susan Moncrieffe Scott1
F, #702022, b. 4 May 1846, d. 21 May 1846
Susan Moncrieffe Scott was born on 4 May 1846 at Southsea, Hampshire, England.1 She was the daughter of Dr. Charles Henry Scott and Susan Elizabeth Moncrieffe.1 She died on 21 May 1846 at Southsea, Hampshire, England.1
[S5792] Robin Dening, "re: Rochfort Family," e-mail message to Darryl Roger LUNDY (101053), 2 January 2012. Hereinafter cited as "re: Rochfort Family."
David Dick1
David Dick is the son of unknown Dick.1 He married Elisabeth Catherine Mackenzie, daughter of Major Colin Mackenzie, 4th of Mount Gerald and Emilia Fraser, on 21 February 1815 at Kiltearn, Ross-shire, Scotland.1
He lived at Glenshiel, Ross-shire, Scotland.1
Child of David Dick and Elisabeth Catherine Mackenzie
Elizabeth Katherine Dick+1 b. 28 Jul 1824, d. 12 Aug 1868
Elisabeth Catherine Mackenzie1
Elisabeth Catherine Mackenzie was born on 1 September 1797.1 She was the daughter of Major Colin Mackenzie, 4th of Mount Gerald and Emilia Fraser.1 She married David Dick, son of unknown Dick, on 21 February 1815 at Kiltearn, Ross-shire, Scotland.1
From 21 February 1815, her married name became Dick.1
Child of Elisabeth Catherine Mackenzie and David Dick
Catherine Annie Gordon Scott1
F, #702025, b. 1855, d. 5 February 1878
Catherine Scott, 1874 1
Catherine Annie Gordon Scott was born in 1855.1 She was the daughter of Dr. Charles Henry Scott and Elizabeth Katherine Dick.1 She died on 5 February 1878 at Mentone, France.1
Sidney Lloyd Horton1
M, #702026, b. 3 February 1816, d. 1844
Sidney Lloyd Horton was born on 3 February 1816.1 He was the son of Admiral Joshua Sydney Horton and Grace Treacher.1 He died in 1844 at Bombay, India, unmarried.1
Agnes Jane Jeddere-Fisher1
F, #702027, d. 25 July 1853
Agnes Jane Jeddere-Fisher was the daughter of Jacob Jeddere-Fisher.1 She married Rear-Admiral William Horton, son of Admiral Joshua Sydney Horton and Grace Treacher, on 1 February 1846 at Tonbridge, Kent, England.1 She died on 25 July 1853.1
From 1 February 1846, her married name became Horton.1
Child of Agnes Jane Jeddere-Fisher and Rear-Admiral William Horton
Agnes Mary Horton+1 b. c 1846, d. 11 Dec 1928
Jacob Jeddere-Fisher1
M, #702028, d. 20 July 1833
Jacob Jeddere-Fisher died on 20 July 1833.1
He lived at Ealing Park, London, England.1
Child of Jacob Jeddere-Fisher
Agnes Jane Jeddere-Fisher+1 d. 25 Jul 1853
Mary Emily Horton1
F, #702029, b. 4 April 1818, d. July 1898
Mary Emily Horton was born on 4 April 1818 at Tours, France.1 She was the daughter of Admiral Joshua Sydney Horton and Grace Treacher.1 She married Reverend Herbert James, son of William Rhodes James and Caroline Pope, on 12 July 1854 at Bosmere, Suffolk, England.1 She died in July 1898 at age 80 at Thingoe, Suffolk, England.1
From 12 July 1854, her married name became James.1
Children of Mary Emily Horton and Reverend Herbert James
Sydney Rhodes James1 b. 30 May 1855, d. 10 Feb 1934
Colonel Herbert Ellison James1 b. 20 Oct 1857, d. 9 Aug 1939
Grace Caroline Rhodes James1 b. 1859, d. 1940
Dr. Montague Rhodes James1 b. 1 Aug 1862, d. 12 Jun 1936
Sydney Rhodes James1
M, #702030, b. 30 May 1855, d. 10 February 1934
Sydney Rhodes James was born on 30 May 1855 at Aldeburgh, Suffolk, England.1 He was the son of Reverend Herbert James and Mary Emily Horton.1 He married Linda Hoare in 1897 at Paddington, London, England.1 He died on 10 February 1934 at age 78 at Leatherhead, Surrey, England.1
He was appointed Commander, Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.)1
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Possible worlds: textual equality in Jorge Luis Borges’s (Pseudo-)Translations of Virginia Woolf and Franz Kafka
DeWald, Rebecca Maria (2016) Possible worlds: textual equality in Jorge Luis Borges’s (Pseudo-)Translations of Virginia Woolf and Franz Kafka. PhD thesis, University of Glasgow.
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This thesis re-evaluates the relationship between original text and translation through an approach that assumes the equality of source and target texts. This is based on the translation strategy expressed in the work of the Argentine writer Jorge Luis Borges and theoretical approaches by Walter Benjamin and Michel Foucault, as well as exponents of Possible World Theory. Rather than considering what may be lost in translation, this thesis focuses on why we insist on maintaining a border between the textual phenomena ‘translation’ and ‘original’ and argues for a mutually enriching dialogue between a text and its translation.
The opening chapter investigates marginal cases of translation and determines where one form (original) ends and the other (translation) begins. The case studies derive from the anthology Cuentos breves y extraordinarios (edited by Borges and Adolfo Bioy Casares) and include ‘pseudotranslations’: texts presented as translations even though no linguistic transfer precedes them. Another example is Borges’s self-translation of his Spanish poem ‘Mañana’ into German as ‘Südlicher Morgen’ for the Expressionist poet Kurt Heynicke. Although an original text, the pseudotranslation is judged as a translation, problematizing the boundary between the two. Since its perception changes over time, it unsettles the idea of the stable text by positing a text in progress. The analysis of the effects of the translation is supported by a discussion of Michel Foucault’s categorization expressed in Les mots et les choses (1966). Translations are regarded as coins, which gain value through their ability to represent, and create heterotopias: potentially existing non-places, which escape logic and thereby create an ‘uneasy laughter.’ Heterotopias are based on anti-logical orders, exemplified in the organisation of Antología de la literatura fantástica, collaboratively edited by Borges, Bioy Casares and Silvina Ocampo in 1940. This organisation invites an interpretation based on resemblance rather than comparison, the latter of which always results in the production and reproduction of hierarchies.
In Chapter Two, I uncover the fraudulent assumption that an original is a stable text. I make recourse to Walter Benjamin’s definition of origin in ‘Die Aufgabe des Übersetzers’ (1923) as ‘the eddy in the stream of becoming’, and André Lefevere’s notion of the refracted text, explaining that our first encounters with a classic text are mostly made through abridged, altered, and interpreted versions. Collaborative work also unsettles the idea of the single author as source and guarantor of authenticity, exemplified through examples of Borges and Bioy Casares’s collaboration, and Borges’s collaborative translations with Norman Thomas di Giovanni. I elaborate on Possible World Theory (PWT) following Marie-Laure Ryan and Ruth Ronen, explaining key terms and concepts and showing that PWT offers an alternative to thinking about the relationship of original text and translation as hierarchical. PWT can be employed to consider source text and target text to be possible, parallel versions of a fictional world. The findings lead to a link between authenticity and the different reception of original and translated texts. I note that the term ‘authenticity’, often used in reference to the original, also has ‘murderous’ connotations. Applied to a text, ‘inauthenticity’ might therefore be a more helpful term in discussing its ‘afterlife’ (Fortleben; Benjamin) as an inauthentic text. An effective way of ensuring a text can be read as ‘inauthentic’ is to dissimulate its origin and relations, whilst also unsettling the authority of the author and translator.
The theoretical examination of hierarchies and categorization is then illustrated in case studies analysing Borges’s contrasting translations of works by Virginia Woolf and Franz Kafka. Chapter Three focuses on translations of Orlando and A Room of One’s Own attributed to Borges. While it remains uncertain whether Borges did in fact translate Woolf’s texts himself, the notion of ‘translatorship’ comes into focus. The continuation of claiming Borges as the translator serves to aid the publication of the translations by making use of the famous translator’s name. I give an overview over the publishing environment in Argentina of the 1930s into which the Woolf texts were translated, with particular focus on the readership of the publishing house Sur. I thereby foreground Victoria Ocampo’s particular interest in having Woolf translated into Spanish, since Ocampo considered Woolf a role model for feminism. Feminist discussions show parallels with the way in which translations and original texts are separated. Borges’s Orlando furthermore triggered controversy concerning his handling of gender issues. I offer a reading of the text along the lines of Feminist Translation Studies, as expressed by Sherry Simon, Luise von Flotow and Lori Chamberlain, amongst others. I argue that Borges’s translation can be read ‘inauthentically’ as fidelity becomes a movable factor. I regard the translations of Orlando and A Room of One’s Own attributed to Borges as texts translated in a feminist way as they offer many possible worlds of interpretation and much undecidability.
The notion of ‘translatorship’ is picked up again in the final Chapter Four, as it applies equally to the translation of Franz Kafka’s ‘Die Verwandlung’ as ‘La metamorfosis.’ Since there are different versions of ‘La metamorfosis,’ the quest for the translator also questions where ‘translation’ ends and ‘editing’ begins. The popularity of Borges’s version might furthermore be particularly linked to this uncertainty, as I argue that the veneration of Kafka’s work is, at least in part, due to the fragmentary nature in which his work survived. This incompletion enables many possible interpretations of his texts, which thereby appear as perfect pieces of literature since they, like Foucault’s coin, are uncorrodable and have the ability to represent, much like inauthentic texts. The ‘inauthentic’ literary treatment of translating in collaboration, as is the case when Borges and Bioy Casares translate ‘Cuatro reflexiones’, ‘Josefina la cantora’, ‘La verdad sobre Sancho Panza’ and ‘El silencio de las sirenas’ is hence particularly adequate for these fragments. The translations in collaboration, besides undermining the authorial genius of the single author, also feature particular destructions of the perfection of the original.
The concluding chapter summarises the findings concerning the questions as to why there should be a hierarchy between the reception of original texts and translations, why this hierarchy is so persistent, and what alternatives may be offered instead. I demonstrate how the selected case studies are exemplary of alternative approaches to Translation Studies and to what effect PWT and Borges have been helpful in pursuing this approach. I then suggest further routes of research, including: an increased visibility of translations in academic disciplines, through publishing books and reviews; further study on the translations of Argentine literature into an Anglo-American context and the ‘decolonized’ effect this could have; and an update of Feminist Translation Studies to expand it to Transgender Translation Studies. I finally suggest that the uncertain and unsettling effect brought about by translation in its creation of multiple worlds should be embraced as a way of reading and writing inauthentically.
Earlier thoughts on some of the aspects and texts discussed in this thesis have been published in two collected volumes: Rebecca DeWald, ‘“A Dialogue… about This Beauty and Truth”: Jorge Luis Borges’s Translation of Virginia Woolf’s Orlando’, in Contradictory Woolf: Selected Papers from the Twenty-First Annual International Conference on Virginia Woolf, ed. by Derek Ryan and Stella Bolaki (Clemson: Clemson University Digital Press, 2012), pp.243–49. Rebecca DeWald, ‘Borges and Borders: Identity, Imagination, Translation’, in Bonds and Borders: Identity, Imagination and Transformation in Literature, ed. by Rebecca DeWald and Dorette Sobolewski (Newcastle: Cambridge Scholars, 2011), pp.39–49.
Translation studies, Jorge Luis Borges, translation theory, literary translation, hispanic studies, pseudotranslation, Sur, collaborative translation, literary theory, collaboration.
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Selectors And Team Management Was Part of Decision-Making On Number 4 Slot – Sanjay Bangar
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Sanjay Bangar was made the scapegoat for India’s loss in the recently-concluded ICC World Cup 2019. He was the only member, who failed to impress the selection panel in order to retain his job with the Indian National Cricket Team. Now, he reveals that everyone in the management is part of the decision-making for the number 4 slot.
Sanjay Bangar was disappointed after becoming the only member of the India coaching staff to have not retained his job as his stint with the national team as batting coach came to an end after the West Indies tour. However, he quickly got over it and reflected fondly on the five years he spent with the team.
Selectors are also part of it – Sanjay Bangar
India’s inability to find a suitable candidate for the No. 4 spot in ODI cricket and their subsequent semi-final exit from the ICC World Cup 2019 put Bangar in the spotlight. Ambati Rayudu, Vijay Shankar, KL Rahul and Rishabh Pant were all tried at the position but neither succeeded.
Ravi Shastri and Virat Kohli. Reuters.
“The entire team management and selectors were part of the decision making for the No. 4 spot. The choice relied upon current form, fitness criteria, whether he was a left-hander, whether he could bowl, etc,” he exlained.
This break gives me time to reinvent:
Further, he thanked all the previous coaches for having him in the setup. Right from Duncan Fletcher to Anil Kumble followed by Ravi Shastri, Sanjay Bangar was the batting coach for India for almost 5 years. During his tenure, the Indian team achieved a lot in the home and away series across the formats.
“I look back on the progress the team made since 2014 and being No. 1 in Tests for three years in a row with happiness. We won 30 out of 52 Tests played, 13 of them overseas. We also won consistently in ODIs in all countries. The only thing that eluded us was the World Cup,” he said.
India celebrate Test series win. (Credit: Twitter)
“Being disappointed is a natural feeling, which lasted for just a few days. But I thank the BCCI and all the coaches, Duncan (Fletcher), Anil (Kumble) and Ravi (Shastri), for giving me an opportunity to serve Indian cricket for five years. This break gives me time to reflect, refresh and reinvent.”
Bangar’s five-year stint with the Indian team as batting coach ended after the West Indies tour where India won the T20I, ODI, and Test series without breaking too much sweat. After the ruckus, his position was ultimately handed to Vikram Rathour, who is going to be the new face in the Indian Dressing Room.
All in all, it was a brilliant service by Sanjay Bangar for the Indian team. Under him, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shikhar Dhawan and Cheteshwar Pujara are ruling the game of cricket.
Topic: #sanjay bangar
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Strong Suit 235: Hiring a Team to Hunt Down Human Behavior 0
Michael Winnick & his team at dscout have a passion for understanding what makes people tick.
So, they created a research tool that captures thoughts, reactions, and behaviors in the moments as they happen. This way, smart researchers can gather qualitative feedback–in the form of rich video, voices, images, and text–and then analyze it within a quantifiable framework.
Based in Chicago, Michael founded dscout in 2012 with the mission of leveraging technology to make in-context research everyday accessible for organizations.
As dscout’s tools have become commonplace at progressive companies, their leaders regularly tap Michael to help make sense of it all.
In this 20-minute conversation, Michael reveals how he’s recruiting the team to build this curiosity business.
Strong Suit 234: What the Biggest Crowdfunding Campaign in History Can Teach You About Recruiting 0
Imagine if printing a wallet (or a lamp, or a birthday card, or a sushi wrap) was just as easy as printing a résumé.
That’s the vision of Dan Shapiro, CEO & Cofounder of Glowforge.
Based in Seattle, Glowforge has created the 3D laser printer. It also holds the record as the biggest crowdfunding campaign in history, with $27.9M in preorders in 30 days.
Put simply, Glowforge makes it simple for designers & engineers to take products directly from digital design to reality.
Before starting the company, Dan was the CEO of Google Comparison, which operates comparison shopping products. Before that, he was founder & CEO of Photobucket.
He’s also the author of Hot Seat: The Startup CEO Guidebook. And has been awarded a dozen US patents.
Whew. Busy guy.
Glowforge has 75 people & $70M in venture funding. In this 20-minute conversation, Dan reveals how he’s scaling the organization in a few remarkable ways.
Strong Suit 233: How a Smart CEO Built the Team That’s Locking Up a Growth Category 0
Nolan Mondrow is CEO of LockState. 12 years in the making, his persistence is paying off.
Based in Denver, LockState is at the heart of the Internet of Things.
It’s the first company to create software in the cloud that controls multiple connected locks.
Yes, many connected lock companies make a web or mobile application that is focused on controlling their own device.
Instead, LockState puts all of these connected locks on to their platform so–no matter what type of door or lock you need–the platform is able to control it from the cloud.
This solves the problem for property managers & owners who need to give access to their properties for guests, renters and service people, even when they are off-site. The software eliminates the expense & hassle of key exchanges, the disruption of early check-ins and overstays, and the security risks of unauthorized access.
With funding by Iron Gate Capital, Nolan is opening doors.
And in this 20-minute conversation, he reveals how he’s recruiting the team to ‘lock up’ the category. And as Nolan explains, it hasn’t always been straight up & to the right.
Strong Suit 232: VC Turns CEO Turns Industry Upside Down 0
Matt McCambridge is a VC turned CEO.
He founded Eden Health 3 years ago to elevate the health & wellbeing of employees everywhere
Based in NYC, it’s a personal health platform comprised of providers & benefits experts. Eden is the starting point to help companies & their employees navigate today’s complicated healthcare landscape across insurance, in-person, and virtual care.
Matt intends to eliminate the hassle of healthcare for employers & employees. This new kind of doctor’s office combines a private primary care practice, 24/7 telemedicine, and personalized insurance navigation into one simple platform.
Prior, he was with Insight Venture Partners.
In this 20-minute conversation, Matt reveals how he’s building the team that’s building this gamechanging company.
Strong Suit 231: Here’s the Startup Nursery That’s Blossoming in Ohio 0
If you don’t think Ohio’s a place for startups…
Or if you don’t know what a startup nursery is…
Then this episode is for you.
Flavio Lobato & John D’Orazio are Co-Founders of IKOVE Capital, which fills the gap between the Lab and the Market.
As a “venture developer,” IKOVE has already commercialized 10 disruptive startups. They partner with inventor & scientists to bring their intellectual property to market.
With decades of experience in alternative investments & traditional securities markets, Flavio & John have partnered to find a whole new way or bringing innovations to life.
In this 20-minute conversation, they explain how they’re doing it, and of course, the people part of the startup nursery.
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How does a company that started as a simple New Jersey mom & pop storefront in 1956 build a national cult following, willing to travel miles for a taste of its submarine sandwiches?
In case you hadn’t noticed, Jersey Mike’s Subs is now the nation’s #1 fastest-growing sandwich chain, with 1,500 locations. (They opened 173 just last year alone.)
And John Hughes, Brand Ambassador, is part of the secret sauce.
John joined Mike’s 35 years ago in its very first location.
And since then, he’s been helping hire, train, develop, coach, and lead the staff of this rocketship.
In this 20-minute conversation, John reveals the secrets of the DNA that Jersey Mike’s seeks in all of its recruiting efforts, where they find the best candidates, and how they train them to provide a remarkable customer experience.
In short, this episode is Yummy!
You’ll eat it up.
Strong Suit 229: Who Said Startups Don’t Save Lives? 0
After working in the medical transportation field for 10 years, Mark Switaj saw a glaring need & decided to do something about it.
So he started RoundTrip.
Based in Philadelphia, RoundTrip is the single touchpoint for non-emergency patient transportation.
Sure, there are plenty of ambulance services - car & helicopter - for getting a patient to the hospital. (I’ve even seen some blood on the back seats of Ubers.)
But 78% of Americans over the age of 55 require ongoing medical treatment for a chronic condition. And they need wheels for these NON-emergency appointments.
RoundTrip now works with such greats as Mount Sinai in NYC, Cooper/MD Anderson, Crozer-Keystone Health System, Nemours/A.I. duPont Hospital for Children, and others.
They provide the full spectrum of on-demand and scheduled trips, from lyft rides to wheelchair and stretcher transports via partnered, credentialed transport companies, through a simple, powerful portal. Riders are connected to the right driver.
In short: it saves lives.
In this 20-minute conversation, Mark reveals how he’s building the team that’s building RoundTrip.
Strong Suit 228: How Her Team Delivers Custom-Made Shoes In A Month 0
Sandra Gault is CEO & Founder at True Gault, the high-tech fashion company. Using super-cool technologies, True Gault delivers custom-made women’s designer dress shoes in 4 weeks.
Based in NYC, True Gault addresses 2 major problems: standardized shoe sizing leads to ill-fitting shoes; and shoes are nearly impossible to buy online with confidence.
To solve the problem, True Gault uses 3D imaging software & patent-pending fit formula to create custom-fit shoes, hand made in Spain.
Her customers simply take 3 pictures of each foot via the iPhone app. The smart technology generates her unique size & a 3D model of each foot, obliterating past reliance on traditional sizing.
The result? An innovative shopping experience & a custom pair of heels, made to order, delivered in 4 weeks and backed by a 100% Fit Guarantee.
Sandra took her experience as an executive at Kodak Imaging & applied it to making high heels more comfortable.
She & her team recently secured funding from legendary venture capitalist Tim Draper, who invested via True Gault’s innovative equity crowdfunding campaign.
In this 20-minute conversation, Sandra reveals how she’s building an organization combining left-brained & right-brained talent.
Strong Suit 227: How This CEO Tamed The Hiring Circus 0
Stephen George is CEO of Surkus, based in West Hollywood.
And he took an unusual path. Starting as an investor in Surkus, he then joined full-time as Chief Operating Officer once he saw the magnitude of the opportunity. He was later named CEO.
Previously, Stephen served as head of operations at Groupon.
Surkus is a 2-sided marketplace for events & experiences on a local basis. It connects its clients (major brands) & consumers.
The platform curates a targeted group of tastemakers for client events - such as nightlife, comedy shows, classes, product launches, etc. In turn, Surkus members are invited to explore & discover these new experiences, with invitations tailored just for them.
In this 20-minute conversation, Stephen reveals how he’s building the team at Surkus, now backed by $20M in venture capital.
Strong Suit 226: Raise VC, Click Start, Meet With Your Concierge Physician 0
Guy Friedman was fed up with waiting to see his physician.
So, he set out to reimagine the process.
He started the company SteadyMD, based in St. Louis, which recently closed a sizable round of venture capital.
After a comprehensive 1-hour video appointment in which the SteadyMD doctor & patient get to know each other, that same doctor is available anytime via secure text messaging, phone calls, and video appointments.
The SteadyMD platform hosts all the patient's medical records, including those from past doctors and hospitals.
This is - literally - a physician in your pocket.
In this 20-minute conversation, Guy reveals how he’s built the team behind SteadyMD. Full-time employees. Software developers. Contract physicians. The whole enchilada.
And he didn’t have to be in Silicon Valley to do it.
Strong Suit 225: His Team Serves Wine By The Glass - Automatically! 0
If you’re tired of your opened wine bottles going bad - and you’re tired of hiring B-Players - this interview is for you.
David Koretz is the Founder & CEO of Plum, the company that makes the first automatic wine appliance that lets you enjoy a bottle, one glass at a time, preserved for up to 90 days. And it’s automatically served at the perfect serving temperature, just as the winemaker intended.
David was previously the Founder & CEO of Mykonos Software, which was acquired by Juniper Networks in 2012 for $80 million. Mykonos was awarded the Wall Street Journal Innovation Award.
The inventor of a dozen technology patents, David was recognized as an innovator by Bloomberg BusinessWeek.
Under David’s leadership, Plum has raised $19M in funding by Khosla Ventures & Las Olas Venture Capital.
In this 20-minute interview, David reveals how he’s built the team that built this super-cool product.
Strong Suit 224: What Do Wines & Drones Have In Common? 0
We have Brendan Carroll to thank, for safeguarding our nation’s crops of grapes that become wine.
He’s President & CEO of Skycision, which offers a solution to the global agriculture industry that helps farmers identify crop stress weeks earlier than the naked eye can.
By analyzing aerial spectral imagery, Skycision’s drones aid growers in responding faster to threats, save them time in scouting, and enhance the scouting coverage of their operation to ensure the security of their bottom line.
And it’s not just wine.
Brendan is on a mission to help the global agriculture industry grow more efficiently. Food production needs to increase 70% by 2050 to feed the anticipated 2B increase in the global population.
In this 20-minute conversation, we cover a lot of ground - pun intended - including how Brendan is building a bi-coastal company of Pittsburgh & Silicon Valley.
Strong Suit 223: The Real Reasons That Employees Quit (…And It’s Not Money) 0
If you’re not worried about your top-performing employees leaving you, I’ve got bad news: 42 million employees will leave their jobs in 2018.
While we’re at a record-low unemployment rate, we’re also at a record-high employee disengagement rate. Many are miserable.
And it’s not Money. That’s only #5 on the list.
So I wanted to find out specifically why they leave, and what we leaders can do about it.
Fortunately, I found Danny Nelms.
He’s President of Work Institute, which just released its “2018 Retention Report” - the only one of its kind, a study of national workplace turnover & retention.
Using a scientifically valid methodology & data from over 234,000 exit interviews, this report uncovers the root causes of turnover to reveal the real reasons employees leave their jobs for better opportunities.
Remember: recruiting actually starts with retention.
In this 20-minute conversation, Danny shares the real reasons that your best people will leave. The answers will surprise you.
Strong Suit 222: Public Company CEO Reveals How To Create A Hyper-Growth Team 0
If you’re not using SmartSheet, you likely soon will.
They have 75,000 customers. It’s probably the simplest way to let your team collaborate online.
Based in Seattle (where it’s been named one of the “Best Places to Work”) CEO Mark Mader has built a Rockstar team of 900, to take this SaaS business from Main Street to Wall Street.
Their goal is to graduate people from Google Docs & Office Docs to a much smarter way of working together
Along the 12-year journey, SmartSheet raised $100M in venture capital and then went public this April to raise an additional $160M.
But this 20-minute conversation isn’t about how to raise VC or how to go public.
It’s about how to build an organization that can change a category, thrill investors, and crush the competition.
Strong Suit 221: Here’s The First Step To Have Rockstar Meetings At Your Company 0
If you’re tired of the hassle with scheduling meetings, this episode is for you.
My guest is Maran Nelson. She’s Co-Founder & CEO of Clara Labs, based in Silicon Valley.
Clara is the human-in-the-loop assistant that schedules your meetings. Using a blend of technology, AI, and humans, Clara coordinates where/when your candidates and employees will meet.
And it can be applied to scheduling all sorts of meetings.
Maran has raised funding from Sequoia Capital, Upside Ventures, First Round Capital, and other VC’s.
After studying Neuroscience at U of Texas at Austin, she co-founded Clara with a childhood friend to solve one of business’ most frustrating problems.
In this 20-minute conversation, she reveals how she’s recruited & built a team of “people” people.
Strong Suit 220: How This VC-Backed Entrepreneur Cooked Up A Rockstar Team 0
It’s one thing to come up with a super-cool new product idea.
It’s entirely another to raise millions in venture capital funding, handpick a bunch of top-performers, build them into a cohesive team, and execute.
And ship!
That’s precisely what David Rabie has done.
He’s Founder & CEO of Tovala. This early-stage company moved from Silicon Valley to Chicago, to get its hands on great talent.
Tovala is a smart oven that is paired with a meal delivery service. The simplest way to get healthy food into your kitchen and your body.
After years working at Veggie Grill and Groovy Spoon Frozen Yogurt, David was inspired to reimagine the way that people prepare their dinner.
And his team is doing it.
In this 20-minute episode, he tells us how.
Strong Suit 219: How Do You Really Build An “A” Team? 0
Unless this is your first time listening to the show, you know that today’s topic is my obsession.
Building an “A” team isn’t a thing. It’s the Only thing that matters in today’s hypercompetitive market.
And I found the perfect guest.
Whitney Johnson has been recognized as one of the 50 leading business thinkers in the world. She’s an expert on disruptive innovation & personal disruption; specifically, a framework which she codifies in the critically acclaimed book “Disrupt Yourself.”
Her new book “Build an ‘A’ Team: Play To Their Strengths & Lead Them Up The Learning Curve” is a fascinating guidebook for how to build your organization, reduce turnover, and make your recruiting far easier.
Whitney developed her proprietary framework & diagnostics after having co-founded the Disruptive Innovation Fund with Harvard Business School’s legendary Clayton Christensen.
In this 20-minute conversation, Whitney reveals how it’s done step-by-step. Have a pen ready to jot notes.
Strong Suit 218: What Does It Take To Scale A Startup? 0
After spending 10 years working in paid search, Jordan Meyer decided it was time to strike out on his own.
He had no idea that Granular would become one of Milwaukee’s fastest-growing companies in just 4 years.
Jordan is CEO & Founder of Granular.
You may think that all PPC firms are alike.
What’s fascinating about Granular is their people model. All of its PPC managers are experienced. No junior people. No interns. Clients work with a seasoned paid search pro.
I wanted to find out how Jordan built it.
Here’s the 20-minute interview.
Strong Suit 217: The Real Roadblocks That Keep You From Scaling 0
If your business has 10 to 100 employees, and you’re on a growth trajectory, some days it feels like you’re jumping one hurdle after another.
But the most successful business leaders do things differently at this stage, particularly when it comes to putting processes in place. This helps push down decision-making to the lowest possible level of the organization.
So, I wanted to find out how to do it properly.
Brad Farris is uniquely qualified. At Chicago-based Anchor Advisors, he’s worked with hundreds of businesses to do just that.
By putting in the right systems early, he helps small businesses scale big.
So if that’s your aspiration for 2018, this 20-minute episode is for you.
Strong Suit 216: Rockstars want to work for Rockstars, so build your personal brand 0
If you hope to have even a prayer of recruiting Rockstars, you’d better be one yourself.
Because they won’t consider for working for someone they can’t learn from, grow from, and one day replace (once you’re promoted).
So to do that, you need to communicate to candidates that they’ll be working directly for a top-performer.
And that means building your personal brand (not your company’s brand or employer brand. I’m talking about YOUR brand).
So I tracked down an expert to show us how.
Jay Kuhns is VP of HR Strategy at Kinetix, a leading recruitment process and human resources consulting firm. He’s been at it for 20 years, and has built a reputation for teaching executives how to establish their brand as a Rockstar.
As a side benefit: when you build your personal brand, you make it far easier for us headhunters to find you & put you in front of our CEO, VC, and PE clients.
Jay gives it to you straight. No BS. No excuses. So be ready when you listen to this 20-minute episode.
Strong Suit 215: Leading VC Reveals What The Best CEO’s Do 0
It may seem like a silly question: What does a CEO do?
More specifically, what do the Best CEO’s do? How do they spend their days?
It’s so easy to become distracted or reactive. Stop. Should you be leading? Recruiting? Selling? Doing? Partnering?
We know what the Chief Marketing Officer does. And the VP Sales? That’s pretty clear too.
But if you’re a CEO, what should you do with your day?
And if you’re an aspiring CEO, what will your job be like when you earn the title?
I found the perfect guest to answer this question.
Saydeah Howard is Senior Vice President Talent & Services at IVP. With $7 billion of committed capital, IVP is one of the premier later-stage venture capital & growth equity firms in the US. Founded in 1980, IVP has invested in over 300 companies, 106 of which have gone public.
At IVP, Saydeah works with a ton of CEO’s of their portfolio companies so she has a unique perspective. She’s seen what works & what doesn’t.
Before IVP, she was VP Human Resources at LeapFrog and a recruiter at Russell Reynolds, the international executive search firm.
If you’ve ever wondered what the CEO job is like (or should be like) you’re about to find out in 20 minutes.
Strong Suit 214: Startups Pivot, But People Pivot Too 0
You know that early-stage companies pivot, in search of that elusive product/market fit. Looking for a business model that works.
But do you know that - equally important - people need to pivot as well?
In search of the career, the specific role, and the home to do the best work of their life. People need to find their strengths & what's working, in order to figure out what comes next.
And as leaders, one of our most vital functions is to help our employees do this.
So, I found an expert on how it's done.
Jenny Blake is the author, career strategist and international speaker who helps people organize their brain, move beyond burnout & build sustainable careers they love.
She's the author of "Pivot: The Only Move That Matters is Your Next One" which won an award for Axiom Best Business Book in the careers category.
After 2 years at a technology start-up, she spent 5 years at Google in Training & Career Development.
So she's helped a ton of people pivot. I'll bet she can help you too.
Strong Suit 213: Your Business Is Scaling. Will Your Talent Strategy Keep Up? 0
I’ve seen this movie before.
The business ramps from 2 Founders to 10 employees, then to 100, then 1000.
The American dream.
But the talent strategy hasn’t evolved. And that’s when the people problems begin.
Recruiting, retention, employer brand, compensation design … everything needs to be revisited at each node of growth.
So I sought out an expert to show us how (And I kinda bagged the elephant.)
Kevin Marasco is Chief Marketing Officer of SF-based Zenefits. With 500 employees, they’ve created a super-cool people platform that brings HR, Payroll, & Benefits into a single app. Makes it really easy.
Prior, Kevin was CMO at HireVue and VP Brand at Taleo (acquired by Oracle). He’s been with companies from 2 people to 2,000. So he understands what needs to happen in each phase.
In this 20-minute conversation, Kevin shares the stuff he wishes he knew “back then.” If you hope to scale your business, you can’t afford to miss this episode.
Strong Suit 212: Do the Best Managers ‘Hug & Kick’ Their Staff? 0
Legendary CEO Jack Welch of General Electric said yes.
He simply meant that to get the most out of your team, sometimes you need to praise & compliment; other times, you need to give the tough love.
In my experience, he’s right.
But how to do it? Easier said than done.
That’s why I was psyched to interview Kim Scott, author of the bestseller Radical Candor. She’s not just writing on theory - she’s lived it.
Kim led AdSense, YouTube, and Doubleclick Online Sales & Operations at Google and then joined Apple to develop & teach a leadership seminar. And she’s been a CEO coach at Dropbox & Twitter.
'Radical Candor: Be a Kickass Boss without Losing your Humanity' is a bestseller on both New York Times & Wall Street Journal.
In the book - and in this 20-minute conversation, she gives practical advice for how to care about your people, yet at the same time challenge them directly.
No more of that backstabbing, passive aggressive, bossy pants stuff. Master this skill & you’ll be amazed by the results.
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DeCroce to pick up where husband left off
Posted on February 23, 2012 by Richard Pompelio
Originally posted at http://www.njherald.com/story/16971751/decroce-to-pick-up-where-husband-left-off
Posted: Feb 20, 2012 12:42 AM EST
Updated: Feb 20, 2012 12:49 AM EST
By ROB JENNINGS
rjennings@njherald.com
New Assemblywoman BettyLou DeCroce, R-26th District, starting her first full week in office, said she is reviewing bills sponsored by her late husband, looking forward to working on two legislative committees and adjusting to the dramatic, tragic change in her life that played out very publicly over a 16-day span.
“It’s bittersweet to take office the way that I did. I wish Alex was alongside of me while this was taking place,” DeCroce, who took office Thursday, said in an interview Friday with the New Jersey Herald.
DeCroce’s husband, Assembly Republican Leader Alex DeCroce, 75, collapsed and died Jan. 9 at the Statehouse in Trenton following a lengthy final day on the job. Gov. Chris Christie, a longtime friend, immediately postponed his State of the State speech.
Nine days later, BettyLou DeCroce — then the deputy commissioner of the state Department of Community Affairs — announced she would seek to succeed him at a special convention of Republican committee members in the 26th District, which includes Jefferson and West Milford.
Because Alex DeCroce was a Republican, state law authorized Republican officials in the district to choose a replacement.
BettyLou DeCroce was criticized by anonymous Internet posters for moving so quickly, but she said the compressed process left her with no alternative.
“I needed to make a decision,” said DeCroce, 59, of Parsippany, who was a municipal clerk in Roxbury for more than two decades before Christie named her to the state post.
“I do not look at the blogs,” DeCroce said of her critics, adding, “I know what I’m doing, and why I’m doing it.”
DeCroce said “a lot of different thoughts” went into her decision to run — from getting away from the drain of her daily commute to her office in Trenton and better utilizing her lifelong connection to the Morris County region, to conversations she recalled with her husband about possibly succeeding him someday.
“There wasn’t just one reason I wanted to do this,” said DeCroce, who will receive $49,000 annually as a state lawmaker, which is considered a part-time job.
DeCroce entered the race four days after Montville attorney Larry Casha, a former legislative aide to Alex DeCroce, said he was running. At the Jan. 25 convention, Casha told attendees that their grief over Alex DeCroce and sympathy for his widow should not “color the decision,” while DeCroce countered that she was running strictly on her own merits.
DeCroce won, 120 to 67, with Jefferson Mayor Russ Felter among her supporters. She resigned her state job prior to being sworn in by Assembly Speaker Sheila Oliver, D-34th District, on Thursday.
She was seated in the Assembly in time to cast a vote against the gay marriage bill, which gained majority support in the Assembly and Senate but was vetoed Friday by Christie.
DeCroce cast 15 other votes on her first day. She supported a bill — it passed 71-2 — that would allow property taxpayers an additional 90 days to file tax appeals after revaluation. She voted against a bill — it passed 47-25 — that would establish a state task force on nonprofit service organization coordination.
DeCroce said she is looking forward to supporting Christie’s legislative agenda, including efforts to reduce unused sick-time payouts to retiring public employees.
Alex DeCroce, when Republicans were in the majority, was the powerful chairman of the Assembly Transportation Committee — a role in which he steered funding to the region for numerous road and mass transit projects.
BettyLou DeCroce will be starting out on a much lower rung, as a junior minority member of the Education Committee and the Women and Children Committee.
DeCroce said she is reviewing legislation and other priorities that Alex DeCroce had endorsed.
She said she will pick up where her husband left off in advocating for crime victims and their families, noting that New Jersey Crime Victims’ Law Center executive director Richard Pompelio was the municipal attorney in Roxbury when she was the municipal clerk, and when his son was murdered.
“I will follow my husband in that area,” she said.
DeCroce was sworn in on the same day that the Senate Law and Public Safety Committee advanced a bill that would broaden legal protections for crime victims. It would be known as Alex DeCroce’s Law.
While Alex DeCroce had been re-elected to a two-year term just two months before he died, BettyLou DeCroce must secure the Republican nomination in the June primary and win a general election in November to serve out his term.
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Almost 20 years ago, January 2000 Kharkov saw the first and the only issue of the newspaper “Tribune of V.N. Megre“ books' reader Anastasia”. Then, we couldn't find other name. We wanted something as capacious and understandable to everyone. The volume of the newspaper was only 8 pages. Circulation - 1000 copies.
By this time, there have been already published first three books of V.N. Megre. The name of the author and Anastasia were already heard on the bookstores. Thank to this newspaper we tried to unite like-minded people, start discussing the ideas of books, exchange opinions either on the pages of the newspaper, or during general meetings.
The newspaper did it. March 1, the first day of the spring of the new millennium saw the Kharkov Anastasia Society launching. There were about 15 people, we gathered in the alley of Kharkiv Park named after T.G. Shevchenko. About two months was enough for us to rapidly exchange impressions about books, and then everyone was somehow depressed and the question arose: what will we do next?
Then someone suggested: let’s organize a meeting of Kharkov readers! It was like a gust of fresh, invigorating wind. Everyone was inspired by this idea, everything began to move and set in motion.
We sent an email invitation to Vladimir Nikolaevich with the help of Anastasia Foundation. We sent our first newspaper by regular mail as an indicator of our organization and readiness for real affairs.
V. Megre praised the newspaper and said: "Anastasia’s views are very accurately conveyed." And the fund employees asked us number of organizational tasks: agreement with the regional administration about the hall, the meeting program and bards.
We resolved all these issues from May to November 2000. At the end of September, several representatives of our society went to a conference in Gelendzhik, where they met V. Megre and decided on the final date of the conference - November 17-18.
The administration of the Kharkov Tractor Factory helped us with the meeting room. At that time this enterprise still remained quite rich and the hall was provided to us for free. Such unusual and active help from this factory's administration was even noted in the afterword of the fifth book of V. Megre.
The conference turned out to be an international: in addition to Ukrainians, there were guests from Russia and Belarus. The Kharkiv Education Department joined the organization and, gave the order to bring high school students from the schools closest to the Kharkov Tractor Factory Palace of Culture and Technology to this meeting, just to avoid a half-empty hall.
As a result, at the beginning of the meeting, the hall was completely filled, people stood tight in the aisles and on the balconies. Such an unexpected amount of visitors really surprised both the organizers of the meeting, and V.N. Megre, and the staff of the fund. But soon all the "extras" left the hall, and all interested book readers were able to sit down. Even if the hall had seats for 700 people there were practically no empty seats.
This meeting took two days. It took 6 hours for V.N Megre's speech and answers to readers' questions. This fact very surprised the administration of the Palace of Culture. Usually the famous writers of the USSR spoke to tractor builders an hour and a half, and here - as long as 6 hours!
The director of the Palace of Culture was tired of answering the questions of his colleagues over the phone: “Tell me, how could you invite Megre?” This was the writer’s first meeting with Ukrainian readers.
The first issue of the newspaper “Tribune of V.N. Megre“ books' reader Anastasia” turned out to be as a non officially registered “signal” to study the demand for such a thematic publication.
We expected that the successful implementation of the first print run will strengthen confidence in the relevance of the publication and help raise money for the official registration of the newspaper. But something went wrong.
As a result, almost the entire circulation was distributed to the participants in the meetings of Gelendzhik-2000 and Kharkov-2000 with Vladimir Megre. The newspaper has left for near and far abroad. Perhaps someone has preserved it in the family archive as a page in the history of the movement.
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Support for Windows 7 and Server 2008 will officially end after today. That means shops running anything on these OSes will no longer receive routine security updates and patches going forward. That's significant, because the 10-year-old Win7 operating system is still in style; according to Statcounter, Windows 7 is still deployed on one out of every four Windows machines.
Without the appropriate security support going forward, threat actors will be keeping an eye out for targets running older OSes like this. (Over 1,000 vulnerabilities were found in Win 7 last year alone.) Businesses face a very real security risk by using products after support runs out.
But some organizations simply cannot migrate away from unsupported software immediately – and may find they are using unsupported software for many months, years, or even decades to come.
For example, budget constraints may hold back SMBs' migration plans. According to Kaspersky research, 40% of very small businesses and 48% of small and midsize businesses still rely on unsupported or approaching-end-of-support operating systems for their security needs.
It is even more common in industrial control system environments to find older or outdated software.
That's because migration is not as simple as merely upgrading an operating system or buying a new laptop, notes Jason Christopher, principal cyber-risk adviser at Dragos. Industrial systems are designed for reliability and physical safety — and it takes a considerable amount of time and engineering to upgrade the equipment.
"While traditional IT environments occasionally manage unsupported technology with outdated software, the problem is exponentially more difficult in industrial control systems, as is the potential impact. These devices not only ensure reliability for things like water, power, and manufacturing, but they are also in the field for decades, not years,” says Christopher. "Securing these systems, where 24x7 operations is necessary and safety is paramount, becomes more difficult as technology reaches end of life and is no longer supported. This means if a new vulnerability is discovered, you may need to take extra precautions to protect critical systems — without vendor support, in many cases."
If your business counts among the unlucky that are trapped using an end-of-life or end-of-support OS, what can you do in the meantime to protect your environment?
Buy Extended Support
This is probably the least attractive option for companies that are already resource-pinched, but it's certainly the most secure. Enterprise customers have the option to pay Microsoft for extended support through January 2023. However, it's far from cheap.
"Keep in mind that Microsoft usually offers extended support for EOL products beyond the stated public 'free" support," says Roger A. Grimes, data-driven defense evangelist with KnowBe4. "But it's usually very expensive. Like 'don't call unless you are ready to spend $1 million' expensive."
And the price goes up for every year you pay for the support.
"These updates will need to be paid for and will increase in price each year, leading to some hefty bills for businesses that fail to migrate. In fact, when Microsoft ended support for Windows XP, the cost of extended support for an organization with 10,000-plus machines leveled out at just under $2,000,000 a year!" adds Jon O'Connor, solutions architect at Kollective.
Isolate It From the Network
If you can't afford extended support, the next best option, experts say, is to isolate any outdated systems from the rest of your network.
"If it can work as a standalone machine not attached to the network, do that," Grimes says. "If it must be on [an internal network], don't let the [public] Internet reach it. ... If it must be on the internal network, lock down what other devices and ports can be used to reach it. Create a separate VLAN, use a firewall, whatever you can do to isolate it the best, do."
"If your organization is operating with old, decommissioned, and nonsupported operating systems or software that can no longer be patched, you have to isolate those systems on a separate network and control all inbound and outbound traffic via firewall rules to limit the surface layer of attack," adds George Gerchow, chief security officer with Sumo Logic.
Limit User Access
Is it possible to give access to an outdated system to just a handful of users who really need it? That's the next course of action.
"Do a complete audit of your users and determine who still needs access to that software," says Richard Henderson, head of global threat intel at Lastline. "Perhaps you go so far as to have each user provide justification for continuing to have it. Uninstall the software from those devices that no longer have a need for the software. If use of the product can be limited to a small subset of users, I would seriously consider providing those users with two computers — one that only has the out-of-date tools, which are segmented off the network from the rest of the infrastructure, and a newer machine that they will use for the rest of their day-to-day tasks."
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Moon Over Morocco (1931 film)
Moon Over Morocco
Julien Duvivier
Charles Delac
Marcel Vandal
André Reuze (novel)
Harry Baur
René Lefèvre
Rosine Deréan
René Moreau
Armand Thirard
Marthe Poncin
Les Films Marcel Vandal et Charles Delac
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Moon Over Morocco (French: Les cinq gentlemen maudits) is a 1931 French mystery film directed by Julien Duvivier and starring Harry Baur, René Lefèvre and Rosine Deréan .[1] A separate German-language film The Five Accursed Gentlemen was also produced.
The film's sets were designed by the art director Lazare Meerson.
Cast [ edit ]
Harry Baur as M. de Marouvelle
René Lefèvre as Jacques Le Guérantec
Rosine Deréan as Françoise
Robert Le Vigan as Donald Strawber
Marc Dantzer as Sydney Woodland
Georges Péclet as Le capitaine Lawson
Jacques Erwin as Midlock
Allan Durant as Le sorcier
Odette Barencey as Fille du sorcier
Mady Berry as Stéphanie, la gouvernante
Manou as Danseuse avec le serpent
Bibliography [ edit ]
Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
^ Rège p.358
External links [ edit ]
Moon Over Morocco on IMDb
Films directed by Julien Duvivier
The Agony of the Eagles (1922)
The Hurricane on the Mountain (1922)
The Abbot Constantine (1925)
The Red Head (1925)
The Man with the Hispano (1926)
The Marriage of Mademoiselle Beulemans (1927)
The Maelstrom of Paris (1928)
The Divine Voyage (1929)
La Vie miraculeuse de Thérèse Martin (1930)
David Golder (1931)
Moon Over Morocco (1931)
Here's Berlin (1932)
The Five Accursed Gentlemen (1932)
A Man's Neck (1933)
The Little King (1933)
Maria Chapdelaine (1934)
Golgotha (1935)
La Bandera (1935)
Le Golem (1936)
They Were Five (1936)
The Man of the Hour (1937)
Pépé le Moko (1937)
Life Dances On (1937)
The Great Waltz (1938)
The End of the Day (1939)
Lydia (1941)
Tales of Manhattan (1942)
The Heart of a Nation (1943)
Flesh and Fantasy (1943)
The Impostor (1944)
Panique (1946)
Black Jack (1950)
Under the Sky of Paris (1951)
The Little World of Don Camillo (1952)
Holiday for Henrietta (1952)
The Return of Don Camillo (1953)
L'affaire Maurizius (1954)
Deadlier Than the Male (1956)
The Man in the Raincoat (1957)
Lovers of Paris (1957)
The Female (1959)
Marie-Octobre (1959)
The High Life (1960)
Boulevard (1960)
The Burning Court (1962)
The Devil and the Ten Commandments (1962)
Highway Pick-Up (1963)
Diabolically Yours (1967)
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Nope, he has no future!
By: BobLinMN-2
SC got trolled by the texas cb (views: 816) -- bigballss (174.222.135.124) -- 7/04/18 03:56 PM
They are expected to end up with Steele (views: 441) -- Java (71.83.135.206) -- 7/05/18 11:42 AM
The Rodriguez snippet is interesting (views: 406) -- bigballss (174.214.19.231) -- 7/05/18 11:57 AM
Out of curiosity (views: 308) -- Java (71.83.135.206) -- 7/05/18 02:08 PM
Dont think so Java... (views: 342) -- bigballss (174.214.4.141) -- 7/05/18 02:12 PM
Well good, because if that (views: 233) -- Java (71.83.135.206) -- 7/05/18 06:48 PM
Kind of a dick thing to do... (views: 434) -- Contrarian (49.149.231.77) -- 7/04/18 07:10 PM
He misled the coaches too (views: 312) -- bigballss (174.214.19.231) -- 7/05/18 11:59 AM
Have you ever noticed... (views: 295) -- Waldorf (167.177.39.9) -- 7/05/18 01:26 PM
A by product of years of ego stroking (views: 259) -- bigballss (174.214.4.141) -- 7/05/18 01:52 PM
It is but who cares. (views: 343) -- Dr. Spock (72.219.132.250) -- 7/05/18 02:10 AM
Probably a smart move (views: 388) -- Wac12 (75.80.154.154) -- 7/04/18 05:37 PM
WacOff12(times a day) and nothing new to say (views: 268) -- BobLinMN-2 (104.159.180.232) -- 7/04/18 06:15 PM
And there's my stalker (views: 246) -- Wac12 (75.80.154.154) -- 7/04/18 06:51 PM
my stalker (views: 290) -- San Clemente (68.101.116.220) -- 7/04/18 06:53 PM
Really? (views: 207) -- Trojan78 (142.129.116.161) -- 7/04/18 08:54 PM
This is true (views: 217) -- Wac12 (75.80.154.154) -- 7/04/18 07:07 PM
You two J*ckOffs are competing for (views: 301) -- BobLinMN-2 (104.159.180.232) -- 7/04/18 08:51 PM
Bob won that one.* (views: 183) -- bigballss (174.214.19.231) -- 7/05/18 12:01 PM
board lint Bob has never won anything (views: 194) -- San Clemente (68.101.116.220) -- 7/05/18 11:56 PM
from the board's #1 loser - your (views: 176) -- BobLinMN-2 (104.159.180.232) -- 7/06/18 12:31 PM
Cracks me up how these brain dead rah rah's (views: 160) -- ATLBRUIN (24.30.15.191) -- 7/06/18 10:23 AM
Clamydia's ButtBoy is back to service him (views: 154) -- BobLinMN-2 (104.159.180.232) -- 7/06/18 12:33 PM
well board lint bob. (views: 187) -- San Clemente (68.101.116.220) -- 7/06/18 05:15 PM
and you spend a lot of time exposing (views: 155) -- BobLinMN-2 (104.159.180.232) -- 7/07/18 09:56 AM
You and tulsa are competing for (views: 255) -- Wac12 (75.80.154.154) -- 7/05/18 10:32 AM
I wanna be the #1 stalker!!!! (views: 135) -- TulsaTrojan (98.160.108.26) -- 7/06/18 08:51 AM
You demand excellence? (views: 137) -- bigballss (174.214.4.141) -- 7/05/18 01:57 PM
You "demand excellence"? You're not (views: 206) -- BobLinMN-2 (104.159.180.232) -- 7/05/18 01:15 PM
You better win that title (views: 161) -- Wac12 (75.80.154.154) -- 7/05/18 01:58 PM
what again is chlamydia rubbing in your (views: 163) -- BobLinMN-2 (104.159.180.232) -- 7/05/18 02:09 PM
Try to follow along (views: 178) -- Wac12 (75.80.154.154) -- 7/05/18 02:37 PM
you do just fine having "it" rubbed in your face (views: 161) -- BobLinMN-2 (104.159.180.232) -- 7/05/18 03:03 PM
And you love to rub one out (views: 163) -- Wac12 (75.80.154.154) -- 7/05/18 03:15 PM
you run down SC to compensate for your (views: 148) -- BobLinMN-2 (104.159.180.232) -- 7/05/18 04:00 PM
Ouch !!!! (views: 165) -- Lexo (47.145.112.153) -- 7/06/18 04:16 AM
Lol! (views: 161) -- Dr. Spock (72.219.132.250) -- 7/06/18 04:25 AM
BOOM! Another Bob Scud finds its mark. (views: 165) -- Dr. Spock (72.219.132.250) -- 7/06/18 03:51 AM
LOL, no problems there for me (views: 166) -- Wac12 (75.80.154.154) -- 7/05/18 06:25 PM
she says you tried to use the women's (views: 185) -- BobLinMN-2 (104.159.180.232) -- 7/06/18 10:20 AM
zing* hahahaha. (views: 135) -- bigballss (174.215.13.91) -- 7/06/18 11:13 AM
Wac won that one! (views: 166) -- ATLBRUIN (24.30.15.191) -- 7/05/18 12:55 PM
No he didn't. (views: 176) -- Dr. Spock (72.219.132.250) -- 7/06/18 04:00 AM
and the 3rd member of Team J*ckOff arrives (views: 151) -- BobLinMN-2 (104.159.180.232) -- 7/05/18 01:16 PM
Bobby Boy, Tulsa is gonna be pissed at you (views: 140) -- ATLBRUIN (24.30.15.191) -- 7/05/18 04:20 PM
go back to lubing up, your team mates are (views: 177) -- BobLinMN-2 (104.159.180.232) -- 7/05/18 04:46 PM
Lol! Funny stuff.* (views: 143) -- Dr. Spock (72.219.132.250) -- 7/06/18 03:54 AM
Atl is the tampon fluffer (views: 177) -- bigballss (174.214.4.141) -- 7/05/18 02:01 PM
100% right. (views: 152) -- Dr. Spock (72.219.132.250) -- 7/06/18 03:55 AM
bb, I'm just keeping it fair. You're sticking (views: 199) -- ATLBRUIN (24.30.15.191) -- 7/05/18 04:22 PM
because he can't "stick up" for himself (views: 160) -- BobLinMN-2 (104.159.180.232) -- 7/06/18 10:16 AM
Tulsa & Minnesota = centers of non-culture (views: 147) -- Hillside (73.202.129.158) -- 7/05/18 11:09 AM
"culyurally stagnant" - LOL (views: 141) -- BobLinMN-2 (104.159.180.232) -- 7/05/18 01:18 PM
BOOM! (views: 240) -- Dr. Spock (72.219.132.250) -- 7/05/18 02:08 AM
Bob is Wac's bitch, who follows him (views: 167) -- ATLBRUIN (24.30.15.191) -- 7/05/18 12:58 PM
No, but you're his ButtBoy, cleaning (views: 153) -- BobLinMN-2 (104.159.180.232) -- 7/05/18 01:20 PM
Boom (views: 148) -- Lexo (47.145.112.153) -- 7/06/18 04:13 AM
LOL!* (views: 125) -- Dr. Spock (72.219.132.250) -- 7/06/18 04:26 AM
Please Tell Me You're Not Surprised (nm) (views: 195) -- Terrific Tommy (47.149.219.91) -- 7/04/18 06:26 PM
Nope, he has no future! (views: 263) -- BobLinMN-2 (104.159.180.232) -- 7/04/18 06:32 PM
Wright doesn't want to be a Trojan (views: 413) -- Old Hickory Trojan (71.9.217.132) -- 7/04/18 04:56 PM
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D/S Namsos
Indherreds Aktie-Dampskibsselskab, Steinkjer
Built in Trondheim 1904.
Pre war history: Delivered in Apr.-1904 from Trondhjems Mek. Verksted, Trondheim (112) as Namsos to Indherreds Aktie-Dampskibsselskab, Steinkjer. Steel hull, 143.2’ x 23.1’ x 16.6’, 425 gt, Tripple Expansion (TMV) 615ihp, registered for 230 passengers. In service Trondheim-Namsos and Trondheim-Innherred. Rebuilt and lengthened in 1910 (for coastal service), 164.2’ x 23.1’ x 16.6’, 506 gt. On June 7-1910 she entered costal service Innherred-Bergen, once a week.
Picture of Namsos - From Bjørn Milde's postcard collection. He says the picture was taken in 1904 at Øystese.
WW II: Requisitioned by the Germans for use during the evacuations of Finnmark and northern Troms (1944-45?). Returned 1945?
POST WAR: In Dec.-1945 the owning company made an agreement with Det Stavangerske Dampskibsselskab, Stavanger with regard to joint coastal sailings in the Stavanger-Bergen-Trondheim/Innherred route, and Namsos entered this service together with Stavangerske's Vestri (ex-swedish Drottning Sophia 1875). In May-1961 Namsos was replaced in this service by the hired freighter Hirma (ex whale catcher Polar 3). Sold in June-1951 to Soc. Aux. Industrielles & Financiere des Grand Lacs Africaine, Brussels, Belgium. Having made a voyage for this company she was laid up at Ostende. Broken up in Belgium in 1955.
(From T. Eriksen, Norway - His source: Article about Indherreds Aktie-Damp. in "Skipet" 3.91 by Dag Bakka Jr. and Per Alsaker).
Norway's Liberation with a section on the forced evacuations from the north of Norway.
M/S Nansen NS
Sverdrup & Sverdrup, Reine 96 gt
Built at Rosendal 1889.
Included in Nortraship's fleet on Dec. 29-1941, after having escaped to British port. In allied service for the rest of the war, follow link for more details on this ship.
D/S Nap * Norsk Bjergningskompani A/S, Bergen? 86 gt
Built 1874.
Bombed and sunk by aircraft at Horten on Febr. 23-1945.
D/S Narvik * A/S Narvik Dampskibsselskab, Narvik 241 gt
Built 1895. Previous names: Bentley (trawler) until 1913, Kristina (fishing vessel) until 1927, Stabil until 1940.
Pre war history: Delivered in Febr.-1895 from Hall, Russel & Co., Aberdeen, Scotland as steam trawler Bentley to J.Wilson (J. T. T. Wilson), South Shields, England, 135 gt. Sold in 1901 to A. McKenzie (T.Lauder), South Shields, later to James A. McGlasham, Granton. Sold in Aug.-1913 to A/S Havfiskeselskapet Hans Madsen & Co., Bergen, renamed Kristina (fishing vessel). Sold in 1917 to Nordsjølekterkompaniet A/S (G. Guttormsen & Jens Hanssen), Stavanger (fishing vessel R-115-S). Rebuilt in 1918 at Storemøllens Patentslipper & Mek. Verksted, Bergen. Sold in 1925 to I. & B. Romsøe A/S, Stavanger (fishing vessel R-115-S). Renamed Stabil in Jan.-1927, lengthened that same month, 188 gt.
WW II: There's a ship by this name in Convoy HN 14 from Norway to the U.K. in Febr.-1940. According to A. Hague this was a Norwegian ship of 5164 gt. Nortraship received a ship in 1943 which was named Narvik, 5241 gt. As can be seen below, the 241 gt Narvik did not get this name until later that year, so perhaps the ship in HN 14 was the Swedish Narvik of 4251 gt?
Sold in Oct.-1940 to A/S Narviks Dampskibsselskab, Narvik, renamed Narvik. Converted to cargo vessel at Svolvær, also registered for some passengers, 241 gt. Placed in regularly scheduled cargo/passenger service Narvik-Trondheim 1941.
Shelled and sunk on March 22-1944 by the British submarine Syrtis (Jupp), position 66 45N 13 11E - near Sleipnesodden, Rødøy, Helgeland, on a voyage Trondheim-Narvik with cargo and passengers. She received several direct hits in the aftership and sank quickly. According to the "Sjømennenes Minnehall" website, which I've linked to at the end of this text, she had 16 crew and 9 passengers, among them 1 German. 18 of those on board had managed to get in a lifeboat when another shell hit the side of the ship and 15 were killed by the resulting shrapnel, while 3 ended up in the water, but were later picked up by rescuers from nearby Sleipnesodden. The port lifeboat with 5 people was taken to Svinvær (it had several bullet holes in it). 7 crew and 2 passengers were rescued.
(Main source: T. Eriksen, Norway - his source: Article about A/S Narvik D/S by Dag Bakka Jr. in the Norwegian magazine "Skipet" 4.87. The identity of the submarine and position is from Jürgen Rohwer's "Allied Submarine Attacks of World War II". He also says this ship had previously had the name Stabil No. 365).
There's an article on this sinking in an old book, "Norsk presse under Hakekorset" (The Norwegian Press under the Swastika), Vol. II, 1946 by Gunnleik Jensson, which is a collection of newspaper articles from the war years. As the newspapers were under German control, they are full of propaganda and anti-British (and anti-"bolsjevic") sentiment, so the account of this sinking is rather one-sided. The article appeared in the Oslo newspaper "Morgenposten" on March 24-1944 with the headlines "Our English 'friends' again show their true face - the cargo ship Narvik sunk while in civilian coastal service, and the cargo ship Ryfylke attacked by aircraft". It goes on to say that 20 Norwegians died on Narvik, details on Ryfylke are not yet known (this was the former Kronprinsesse Märtha). Narvik had a complement of 17, and 12 passengers were on board, all Norwegian. Only 9, 4 of whom were seriously injured were rescued by a German rescue vessel. The submarine came up very close to Narvik and fired15-20 rounds until the ship sank in 8-10 minutes after an enormous boiler explosion. It also says that Narvik sailed under Norwegian flag at the time, and adds that the Norwegian vessel Ryfylke has been the victim of attacks by 2 British aircraft off the west coast of Norway. She was hit, then beached, but no further information is available.
The article continues: "Since many similar incidents have taken place lately, where British submarines and torpedo boats have sunk Norwegian cargo/passenger ships, there's good reason to believe that this latest atrocity was also ordered by the British Admiralty. The recent attacks by submarines, torpedo boats and aircraft against our unprotected coastal cargo ships are obviously an effort to cut off the supplies to the civilians in the north of Norway, thereby forcing them to desperate actions through hunger, and at the same time clearing the way for the bolsjevication of the North of Norway, as far as Narvik in the first phase. It was hunger and suffering that created the basis for the bolsjevic revolution in Russia, and it's these means the gentlemen in the British Admiralty, in full cooperation with the Nygaardsvoll supporters (the Norwegian government that had fled to England) are using in order to please their buddies in Moscow. Up until now 16 ships have been the victims of these plans, Richard Witt, Barøy, Vesterålen, Vindafjord, Vestri, Island, Topas, Ingerøy, Sørøy, Tromøysund, Sanct Svithun, Irma, Henry, Brynilen, Tanahorn, and now Narvik. These horrible acts have brought grief into many thousands of Norwegian homes, and with that grief comes the hate; hate for the perpetrators, a hate that will not be erased for generations to come. But that day may not be far away, when we can present our "balance sheet" to our so-called "friends" on the other side of the ocean. They will not succeed in bringing hunger to the North of Norway".
On the next page there's an article on the sinking of Nordnorge (further down on this page), and in the same article the following can be found on the "murderish" attack on Narvik, based on an interview with captain Fauskevåg of D/S Narvik:
The submarine had attacked on the side of the ship which faced out towards the sea. No flag nor nationality markings were seen. The firing took place from 300-400 meters, and during a 1 minute break in the shooting they had been able to lower a lifeboat and fill it with people, but when a shell hit the ship right above them the lifeboat was also shot to pieces and most of the 16-17 people in it were killed. The remaining 3 were able to keep themselves afloat until the rescuers came. A 2nd lifeboat, though ruined, was also lowered, and 5 people were in that boat. Several rowboats came from land to assist with the rescue. 10 passengers and 16 crew had been on board; 1 passenger and 7 crew were saved. The 1st engineer was seriously injured, the steward and his wife were killed. There's also a list of names of those who died, as well as the names of those who were rescued, as follows:
Passengers: Kåre Kildal, Kristen Johnsen, J. Kjerstad, Kåre Abrahamsen, Jørgen Syrøy, Mrs Andreassen (probably the steward's wife), Ingrid Jørgensen (+2 more?). The only passenger who was saved, according to this article, was Kåre Bremnes.
Crew: 2nd Mate Olav Andreas Skutvik, Able Seaman Werner (Berner?) Kristian Martinussen, Able Seaman Johan (Joakim?) Mogens Bredahl, Stoker Torbjørn Parelius Eitran, Steward Jens Ferdinand Andreassen, Pilot Birger Gotfred Jacobsen, Cook Oskar Emil Kingø (Ringø?), Mess Boy Aksel Anker Tønder. ("Minner og minnesmerker fra 1940-1945" by Øistein Wiik also lists Mate Olaf Emil Andreassen, (perhaps identical to Olav Andreas Skutvik?) and Stoker Arne Johan Eugen Hansen among the casualties).
In addition to Captain Fausekvåg, the following crew members were saved: Mate Ole Ellingsen, Able Seaman Toralv Næss, Able Seaman Sivert Sivertsen, Ordinary Seaman Halfdan Sivertsen, 1st Engineer Petter Kastnes, 2nd Engineer Eivind Mikalsen,
9 who died / Narvik - Sjømennens Minnehall i Stavern website (The Seamen's Memorial Hall in Stavern, Norway).
Nortraship had a Narvik during the war, listed here. Hurtigruten had a Narvik in service as late as 1996. This ship was delivered on Dec. 16-1982 to Ofoten Dampskibsselskap, Narvik. Appears to be still in service.
D/S Neptun * raised Det Bergenske Dampskibsselskab, Bergen 1574 gt
Built in Bergen 1930.
Please continue to a separate page about D/S Neptun for more information.
D/S Nerva * Hilmar Reksten, Bergen 1564 gt
Built in Glasgow 1924. Previous names: Forestgate until 1926, Gwentgate until 1935.
Nerva, with a cargo of paper for Sheerness, is listed as sailing in Convoy HN 16 from Norway to the U.K. in March.-1940, then went back to Norway at the end of that month with Convoy ON 24 - follow links for more info, several Norwegian ships took part.
Went ashore and sank north of Rørvik on Febr. 7-1943, when on a voyage from Fineidet to Germany with iron ore.
Hilmar Reksten later had another ship by this name, 109 637 gt, built 1970. Purchased by Wilh. Wilhelmsen in 1982 and renamed Tuareg (III). Broken up in Jan.-1983.
D/S Nesodden
A/S Bundefjords Dampskipsselskap, Oslo
A/S Nesodden-Bundefjord Dampskipsselskap, Oslo (from 1941)
later 163 gt
Built in Moss 1903.
Pre war history: Delivered in July-1903 from Moss Jernstøberi & Mek. Værksted, Moss as Nesodden to Aktieselskabet Bundefjord, Oslo. Steel hull, 96’ x 18.6’ x 8.9’, 147 gt, 2cyl Compound 220ihp, registered for 241 passengers. She had no cargo hold so all cargo was deck cargo. Intended for the company's summer routes between Oslo and the east side of Nesoddlandet / Bunnefjorden (for people from the city who wanted to go to the countryside). Nesodden's consumption of coal was too high for her to be used in this service in the wintertime, so was laid up during this period. In 1908 the owning company fused with A/S Bundefjord-Helvig Dampskibsselskab, Oslo (Consul A. Hennum, Helvik, Nesodden), continued in the same service. In Nov.-1924 the company fused with its competitor A/S Nesodden-Frogn-Nordby Dampskibsselskab, Oslo becoming A/S Bundefjords Dampskipsselskap, Oslo. Continued in the same service.
WW II: In Febr.-1941 the owning company fused with A/S Nesodden-Bundefjord Dampskipsselskap, Oslo and the 2 companies' routes were combined. Remeasured at some point in the 1940's, 163 gt.
POST WAR:Rebuilt in 1950, a 6cyl 4tev Deutz dm 300bhp (1936) motor installed. Sold in 1967 to Georg Matre, Ølensvåg, probably for derigging. Sold in 1972 to Brødrene Anda, Hundvåg in Stavanger for breaking up.
(Info received from T. Eriksen, norway - His sources: Article about A/S Nesodden-Bundefjord D/S by Harald Lorentzen in Skipet 3.90 and misc.).
D/S Nesodtangen
A/S Nesodden Dampskibsselskab
Pre war history: Delivered in June-1929 from A/S Trondhjem Mek. Verksted, Trondheim (194) as Nesodtangen to A/S Næsoddens Dampskibsselskab, Oslo. Steel hull, 105.3’ x 20.6’ x 7’, 181 gt, Triple Expansion 36nhp, 12.8 knots, registered for 330 passengers, and also had a small cargo hold for 12 tons of cargo. In service Oslo-west side of Nesodden, and was in this service all year long, unlike several of the company's other vessels which were especially intended for use in the summertime when people living in the city wanted to go to the countryside. Captain was Fredrik Olsen. In 1915 owning company changed its name to A/S Nesodden Dampskibsselskab, Oslo.
WW II: In Febr.-1941 the company fused with A/S Nesodden-Bundefjord Dampskipsselskap, Oslo, and the 2 companies' routes were combined.
POST WAR: Rebuilt in 1951, registered for 344 passengers, 229 gt, a 6cyl 4tev Mirrlees dm 540bhp (1951) motor installed. Sold in 1971 to Sarpsborg Skipsindustri (E. Rossland & H. Tellefsen), Sarpsborg. Converted to "apartment" ship. Was used as accommodation vessel at Nylands Verksted, Oslo for several years. Laid up in Tananger (Stavanger) at some point in the 1970's. Sank at a depth of 12.5 meters in 1975 while laid up.
M/S Nesøy
Fylkesbaatane i Sogn & Fjordane, Bergen
Pre war history: Delivered in June-1933 from Bergens Mek. Verksteder, Bergen as Nesøy to Fylkesbaatane i Sogn og Fjordane, Bergen. Steel hull, 93,9’ x 19,3’ x 9,7’, 139 gt, 2cyl 2tev Bolinder 150bhk, 10 knots, registered for 150 passengers. In the spring of 1933 she had the honour of having Crown Prince Olav and Crown Princess Märtha on board for their voyage through Sogn & Fjordane (Vadheim-Høyanger-Balestrand-Leikanger-Amla-Kaupanger-Lærdal). That summer she was placed in cargo service Bergen-Vadheim-Høyanger-Balestrand (Fylkesbaatane had a contract with Norsk Aluminium Company for transport of materials to and from the aluminum works at Høyanger). In the summertime there were many tourists on this run, because she also had voyages Flåm-Gudvangen; painted white every summer as so many of the company's motor vessels. She also had voyages Bergen-Dalsfjord. In May-1935 the runs to Høyanger were taken over by the company's new Værøy, sister ship of Nesøy.
WW II: When the war broke out in Norway on Apr. 9-1940 she was in Solund, southbound from Måløy, replacing Gula in the Bergen-Måløy-Selje run (Gula was laid up due to shortage of fuel). She interrupted her voyage at Eivindvik and offered her services to the 'sherrif' there, whereupon she was sent into Sognefjord with mobilized Norwegian soldiers who were headed to Gudvangen. She then continued for a while in the Gudvangen-Flåm-Hermannsverk run, with many of her passengers being people from Bergen who wanted to live in the country in order to escape the many air attacks in the city. On Apr. 25-1940, while at Gudvangen, her crew spotted a German aircraft coming in low, and knowing it would return the passengers were sent ashore. Captain Slåttelid then attempted to cross the fjord to beach the ship on the other side, but the aircraft returned before they got that far, attacking with bombs and machine guns. No bombs hit, and they managed to place her bow on the beach while the crew took cover in a cairn. Boatswain Håkon Leirnes and Chief Engineer Halvard Våge were injured during the attack and were sent to a doctor with a motor vessel. Nesøy incurred some damages on the port side from the machine gun fire and shrapnel. The company's Kommandøren and Gudvangen were also attacked by the same aircraft that day, as was an Estonian vessel which was anchored up off Høyanger - her captain was killed. Nesøy was later requisitioned by the Germans and used in Finnmark.
POST WAR: In regularly scheduled service in outer Sogn; Åfjord-Solund-Hyllestad, later extended to Bergen. Also alternated with Atløy in the Bergen-Dalsfjord, Florø-Bulandet and Skerjehamn-Høyanger-Eivindvik routes. Ran aground in Storesvingen, Nordhordland in Febr.-1949, heavily damaged, repaired. Rebuilt in 1961, new funnel, bridge widened, aftership covered and a 5cyl 2tev Wichmann 225bhk installed. On the evening of Dec. 27-1961 she was northbound from Bergen towards Gulen with around 30 passengers when she in windy weather and heavy snow ran into an islet between Feste and Lygra, Nordhordland and started to list (a faulty light was to blame). The crew launched the lifeboats and took the passengers to an islet, trying to keep them warm with blankets. After about half an hour the company's Sandøy came by and picked up some of the passengers. The rest were picked up by Hennøy and Stavenes. Nesøy was refloated by the salvage vessel Jason that same night. Had some minor damages but was able to continue to her destination. Sold in May-1972 to Misje Mek. Verksted A/S, Misje, Sotra and renamed Rusken. De-rigged, foreship fitted with a large crane, motor removed and Rusken was towed around for various tasks. Sold in 1977 to Olav Skjærli, Kvammen, Sunnfjord. Sold in 1978 to Einar Cook, Nyhavn in Bergen; by this time she had become a barge. Sold in 1979 to Knut Sandnes, Lærdal in Sogn and deleted from Norwegian registers as condemned. Used as rowboat and kept off the owner's quay at Fodnes to protect it from ice. Later covered with rocks and is presently part of the breakwater at the same place.
(All info on this vessel received from T. Eriksen, Norway - his sources: "Fjordabåten" by Dag Bakka Jr., 1994, "Båtene våre, -hvor ble de av?", Dag Bakka Jr. for Bergens tidende 1984(?) and "101 Fjordabåtar, FSF 1858-2000" by Magnus Helge Torvanger).
Niern A/S Thor Dahl, Sandefjord 325 gt
Built in Sandefjord 1941. Previous names Niern, Nordkap.
Whale catcher, ordered in 1941 from Framnes mek. Verksted (129) by A/S Odd (Thor Dahl), Sandefjord. Seized by the Germans and completed as vorpostenboot Nordkap, 323 gt, 129' x 25' x 15'.
POST WAR: Converted to whale catcher by Thor Dahl in 1945 and renamed Niern. In the period 1957-1958 she was in use as training vessel in Sandefjord. Sold on June 25-1958 to A/S Bjørkhaug (Elling Aarseth), Ålesund, no name change. Sold in 1960 to Skjelnan Kvalstasjon, Tromsø, renamed Polarbris V in 1962. Sold in 1966 to fishermen in the North of Norway, renamed Kjelløy. Still in use in 1992.
(Majority of info is from Ulf W. Gustavsen, Norway).
D/S Nina * Erling Mortensen, Oslo 1488 gt
Built Bolnes, Netherlands 1917.
Nina is listed in Convoy HN 8 from Norway to the U.K. in Jan.-1940. Early in March we find her in the U.K.-Norway Convoy ON 17A.
Struck a mine and sank on Oct. 27-1944 at Schulz's Grund, in the Kattegatt.
NOTE: Rohwer says that Nina sank in the RAF minefield "Silver XIII", 56 12N 11 20E on the above date. Some confusion here; on another page he says that the steamer Nina (this time he gives her 1371 gt) was sunk on Dec. 27-1944 in 56 10N 11 17E.
Picture of Nina - Received from, and painted by, Jan Goedhart, Holland.
(There was also an Italian steamship Nina, torpedoed and sunk by a British submarine outside Genoa on Febr. 10-1944). Norway had a ship by this name before the war, originally delivered as Borgestad (steamship) to A/S Borgestad (Gunnar Knudsen), Porsgrunn in June-1906, built in Middlesbrough, 3944 gt. Converted to tanker in 1912, 4278 gt. Sold in the summer of 1924 and renamed Nina for A/S Oljefart (Henry Borthen & Co.), Oslo. Towed to Istanbul after having run aground in The Black Sea on Dec. 27-1927. Intended repaired at Tyne where she arrived in Febr.-1928, but condemned in May that year and sold for breaking up.
M/S Nixe (Fjordbussen)
German controlled
Built in Kristiansand 1941.
Delivered in March-1941 from Kristiansands Mek. Verksted, Kristiansand (172) as transport Nixe to German authorities. Steel hull, 92.1' x 18.4' x 6.1', 103 gt, 55 net, 2x 6cyl Södertelje dm á 150bhp, ca.13 knots. Originally contracted by Skips-A/S Bergen-Hordaland Fjordbuss (F. Kühle), Bergen as "sea bus" Fjordbussen but seized by the Germans upon delivery and used as transport Nixe in Oslofjord for the duration of the war.
POST WAR: Seized by Den Norske Stat / Direktoratet for Fiendlig Eiendom, Oslo (The Norwegian State / Directorate for Enemy Property). Sold in the fall of 1945 to Skips-A/S Bergen-Hordaland Fjordbuss (F. Kühle), Bergen, repaired and converted for regularly scheduled passenger service as "sea bus" (also, some cargo). Departed for Alversund as Fjordbussen on Nov. 16-1945, the voyage taking only 1 hour and 20 minutes, which was much faster than the steamships that otherwise serviced this run. Hired out to Askøy Bilferjeselskap, Florvåg in the period Dec.-1945 to March-1946 for use in the Bergen-Askøy route (with passengers only). In the spring of 1946 she was placed in the Bergen-Hopshavn-Frekhaug-Flatøy-Isdalstø-Alverstraumen-Alversund service. Sold in July-1947 to Alversund & Manger Dampbaatlag LL, Bergen ”en-bloc” with the company's other "sea bus", Fjordbussto (built 1946), including the routes. In 1949, 2x 6cyl 4t single acting GM dm's were installed. In 1951 the owning company fused with A/S Bergen-Nordhordland Trafikklag, Bergen, same service. Renamed Flatøy in Nov.-1954, rebuilt at Storemøllens Patentslip, Bergen (new wheelhouse), 112 gt (?). Laid up at Blomstertorget in Bergen at some point in the 1960's, used as reserve vessel. Sold in 1973 to Matti Turunen & Co. K/S, Nurmes, Finland, renamed Vinker II. Rebuilt, and used in the tourist trade in Nurmes. Sold in 1983 to Nurmeksen Pikapalvelu Ky & Nurmes-Marina, Joensuu, Finland, registered in Helsinki from 1998, Nurmes from 2005.
(Details on this vessel from T. Eriksen, Norway - his sources: "Fjordabåten" by Dag Bakka Jr., 1994 and "Båtene våre, Hvor ble de av?" by Dag Bakka Jr. for Bergens Tidende 1984(?) ).
D/S Nordfjord Møre Fylkes Ruteselskap, Molde 217 gt
Built in Gothenburg 1865. Previous names: Arendal until 1881, Vesteraalen until 1890.
Pre war history: Delivered in June-1865 from Motala Mek. Werkstads AB, Lindholmens Werkstad, Gothenburg as Arendal to Arendals Dampskibsselskab, Arendal, 149 gt. In service Oslo-Kristiansund at first then from June 24 into service Oslo-Bergen (Oslo-Kristansand in the wintertime). In the period 1869-70 she was on hire to the State for local service in Lofoten and Vesterålen. Sold in May-1877 to Søndmør-Romsdalske Dampskibsselskab, Ålesund, which appears to have gone bankrupt in 1879, whereupon she was laid up in Ålesund. Sold in Oct.-1881 to Richard With, Risøhavn / Åle on behalf of Vesteraalens Dampskibsselskab which was being formed at that time, renamed Vesteraalen for Vesteraalens Dampskibsselskab, Stokmarknes (from Nov. 10). Rebuilt at Bergens Mek. Verksted, Bergen in the spring of 1882, 188 gt., completed July 20. Sold in Jan.-1890 to Nordfjords Dampskibsselskab (V.Behrens), Bergen, renamed Nordfjord. Company went bankrupt in 1891. Sold in June that year (forced sale) to A/S D/S Nordfjord (C.C.Krohn / Erik Rusten), Bergen, and rebuilt in Bergen, 164 passengers, 222 gt., in coastal service Bergen-Romsdal. Owned by Nordfjords Dampskibsselskab (Erik Rusten), Bergen 1895, same service, A/S D/S Nordfjord (Erik Rusten), Bergen 1896, same service. Ran into Stabben Light in 1898 and sank, light keeper was killed. Raised and repaired. Owned in 1900 by A/S Vestenfjeldske Dampskibsselskab (Erik Rusten), Bergen, same service. Bankrupt in Dec.-1914, sold Jan.-1915 to A/S Romsdals Dampskibsselskab, Molde, same service. From June 1-1920 owned by Møre Fylkes Ruteselskap, Molde, rebuilt. Capsized in 1921 during launching in Kristiansund N. Rebuilt 1930, 217 gt.
WW II: Sank near Raudeberg (Måløy) in 1940, raised. Damaged during the big explosion in Bergen harbour on Apr. 20-1944, (see D/S Rogaland for more details on this explosion) but able to continue in service.
POST WAR: Sold in 1947 to Gerhard Voldnes A/S, Fosnavåg (Herøy) and used as accommodation vessel during herring fishing. Sold to Måløy Sildoljefabrikk (herring oil factory), Fosnavågen in 1951. Converted in Sept. that year to a motor vessel (cargo) at Hjørungavaag Mek. Verksted, Hjørungavåg, Half-Shelterdekker, 246 gt. Ran aground near Hindøy Light south of Florø in 1967. Sold in Dec.-1970 to Brødrene Anda, Stavanger for breaking up. Used for sand storage at Rosenberg Mek. Verksted, Stavanger for a while. Broken up in 1975.
(Source: T. Eriksen, Norway).
"Picture" of this ship when named Arendal - Linked to Arendals Dampskibsselskap's website. Some of the ship's history information given on this website conflicts slightly with what I have above. This site also says she was reinforced to enable her to sail through ice.
D/S Nordfjord I
Built in Helsingör 1915.
Pre war history: Delivered on May 15-1915 from Helsingörs Jernskibs & Maskinbyggeri, Helsingör as Nordfjord I to Nordre Bergenhus Amts Dampskibe, Bergen. Steel hull, 168’ x 26,3’ x 10,8’, 573 gt, Tripple Expansion 106nhk, 12 knots. In regularly scheduled service Bergen-Nordfjord. On Jan. 25-1919 the company changed its name to Fylkesbaatane i Sogn & Fjordane, Bergen. Rebuilt in 1931, well in foredeck covered, 635 gt.
WW II: When Norway was attacked on Apr. 9-1940 she was in her regular service. On March 29-1945, when Fylkesbaatane's Kommandøren, moored at Søndre Nykirkekai in Bergen, was accidentally torpedoed and sunk by a drunken crew member of the German S-13, Nordfjord I was at Nordre Nykirkekai nearby. Workers had been in the process of loading cargo for the next morning's voyage, but luckily they were taking their food break when the torpedo was fired. Fearing that German authorities would requisition the ship, the company had her donkey boilers removed that spring and she was laid up at Hardanger Sunnhordlandske Dampskibsselskab in Bergen.
POST WAR: In the early 1950's Nordfjord I alternated every other week between the Bergen-Nordfjord and the Bergen-Sogn runs. Rebuilt at Bergens Mek. Verksteder, Bergen in 1951, converted for oil fuelling, then returned to service in June-1951. Ran aground in fog in Oct. that same year near Hestenesøyra in Nordfjord. She developed a list and took in a lot of water so that her passengers and crew had to take to the lifeboats. She later rightened and refloated, but several of the horses and bulls on board either died or had to be killed. Repaired. Ran aground again on March 21-1952 near Prestøy, Askvoll, listing and taking in water. Lifeboats were launched and the around 30 passengers taken to an islet, later in to Askvoll with a motorboat. Again a horse and some cows were lost. Repaired. Ran aground on May 9-1961 (at 01:15) near Kalshovde in Lygrefjord when en route to Nordfjord. Managed to refloat and proceeded to Lygrevåg where the around 60 passengers were landed and given lodgings at the school and at the dairy in the village, until the company's Aardal picked them up and took them to Bergen. Having developed a leak, Nordfjord I sank alongside the quay. Raised on May 17-1961 by the salvage vessels Achilles and Salvator and taken to Bergen where her cargo was discharged. Examined and condemned, then sold in July that year to Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht,?, Holland for breaking up. Det Stavangerske Dampskibsselskab's Stavanger I was hired to replace her in the route in the summer of 1961 and 1962 for 2 voyages a week in Hurtigruten, Bergen-Sogn / Nordfjord.
(Info on this vessel received from T. Eriksen, Norway - his sources: "Fjordabåten" by Dag Bakka Jr., 1994, "Bergenske Fjordabåter", Dag Bakka Jr. for Bergens Tidende 1974, and "101 Fjordabåtar, FSF 1858-2000" by Magnus Helge Torvanger 2000).
A/S Risør Fjordruter, Risør had a Nordfjord 3 from 1919, this ship later became Hjeltefjord for D/S Topdal A/S, Bergen in 1924.
D/S Nordland * Vesteraalens Dampskibsselskab, Stokmarknes 724 gt
Coastal passenger/cargo vessel. Bombed near Salten in May-1940 and beached, but repaired and put into service again. Was in the express service between Trondheim and Hammerfest when she in Vestfjorden on Dec. 26-1941 was stopped by allied naval forces and with a prize crew on board taken to Skjelfjord in Lofoten, where some allied war ships had gathered (2nd raid on Lofoten). After a couple of days the crew was notified that Nordland's engine was to be destroyed as she did not have sufficient coal to go with them across the North Sea. When the British group left, 4 of the youngest men from Nordland were with them. Nordland was subsequently taken in tow to Lødingen by a German whaler and later handed over to the owners. Again she was repaired and put into service, but sank shortly after departure Bodø on Oct. 19-1942 with a cargo of fish products for Oslo, following an explosion (Saltenfjord). Only 5 were saved, 16 crew and 1 passenger died. The explosion was caused by a torpedo from the French submarine Junon (Querville) in 67 12N 12 57E.
Rohwer says in a footnote: "Nordland is sometimes erroneously credited to the French submarine Rubis". Then on another page he says "Nordland was in fact sunk in Saltenfjorden by a mine laid by Rubis" - this is an error in the book (confirmed as such by Rohwer). It seems as though the Russian submarine K-2 also claimed the Nordland (at Syltefjord on Oct. 19-1942).
"Minner og minnesmerker fra 1940-1945" by Øistein Wiik names the following casualties (in alphabetical order - the captain is not included in this source):
Able Seaman Birger Edvard Andersen, Able Seaman Jens Ole Marius Andersen, Donkeyman Ove Nikolai Hanssen, Engineer Heiberg Angel Mørk Knutsen, Seaman Arild Kristiansen, Stoker Bjørn Larsen, Steward Petter Andreas Larsen, Mess Boy Arnvid Harry Bjarne Mathisen, Trimmer Konrad Erling Julius Mentzoni, Steward(?) Kristian Koldevin Moen, Stoker Einar Martin Pedersen, Ordinary Seaman Robert Henrik Robertsen, Mate Erling Roness, Coastal Pilot Johan Petter Simonsen, 1st Engineer Karl Peder Aanes.
(Misc. sources, incl. "Skip og menn", Birger Dannevig, and "Allied Submarine Attacks of World War II", Jürgen Rohwer).
Related external links:
Those who died - 16 are commemorated at this memorial. (Captain Hilmar Amandus Jentoft is included in the list - may have died of other causes). This additional info is provided: Nordland had a cargo of cod liver oil and fishmeal when an inexplicable incident occurred (according to the survivors) on Oct. 19-1942. She was in the Saltenfjord, between Mårnesskagen light and Hernesskagen, when suddenly it was as if a hand in the ocean lifted her shaking and shivering up in the air and broke her in the middle, while at the same time throwing the two parts sideways away from eachother, and she sank in just seconds. 17 died, 5 were rescued by smaller vessels. It is not known for sure what caused the explosion, but she was probably torpedoed.
Operation Anklet - 2nd raid on Lofoten.
Please note that Norway also had a Norland, spelt without the d - listed on the N-page in the section discussing ships in foreign trade.
Other ships by this name: My mother served as a Radio Officer on another Nordland, also Vesteraalens Dampskibsselskab (Aase's Ships). Nordenfjeldske Dampskipsselskap had a ship named Nordland in the 1800's, built for the Hamburg-Nordland service in 1865, 346 gt. Ran aground at Tamsø in Porsangerfjord on Jan. 19-1893.
D/S Nordnorge * A/S Ofoten Dampskibsselskap, Narvik 991 gt
Pre war history: Delivered on Jan. 17-1924, 873 gt, passenger capacity 270, placed in service Narvik-Trondheim. Lengthened and rebuilt by builders (Trondhjems mek. Verksted) in 1936, 991 gt, placed in Hurtigruten traffic Bergen-Kirkenes in Nov. that year.
WW II: Taken over by the Germans in Trondheim on May 8-1940. She had discharged 300 German soldiers and equipment at Hemningsberget when she was shelled and sunk on May 12-1940. Some sources say the destroyer Zulu and cruiser Carlisle were responsible, but it appears the latter was not involved. It was the light cruiser Calcutta that sank the ship, together with Zulu. Please see this posting to my Ship Forum (it's in response to this query).
(Misc. sources, incl. Ofoten og Vesteraalens D/S fleet list, Finn R. Hansen).
Built 1883. Previous names: Wisingsö until 1934, Nyköping until 1938, Mariehamn until 1942.
Pre war history: Delivered in 1883 from Motala Verkstad as Wisingsö (Visingsö?) to Linköpings Nya Rederi AB, Linköping, tonnage given as 215 gt at that time. Registration number 1890, 29.85 x 6.78 m, 260 ihp, 215 gt, 141 net. Used on the Göta Kanal and Vättern until 1934 when it under the ownership of Rederi AB Linköping-Nyköping, Linköping and with the new name Nyköping sailed on the route Norrköping-Nyköping Stockholm, 179 gt (rebuilt). The route was not profitable and the steamer was sold on executive auction. Bought by the creditors who in turn sold the ship to Mariehamn Trafik AB, Mariehamn in 1938, renamed Mariehamn and sailed in Finland for some time.
WW II: Sold to Ofoten D/S, Narvik in Aug.-1942 (as replacement for the loss of Nordnorge above), lengthened and rebuilt at Sarpsborg mek. Verksted, 339 gt, delivered from yard on March 17-1944. Placed in service between Trondheim and Narvik, Captain Andreas Alfred Liland (this name also shows up for Barøy). On March 24-1944 she was on her way from Sarpsborg to Tromsø with general cargo (her first for ODS after she had been delivered from the yard), when she was sunk by the British submarine Satyr (Weston) northwest of Honningsvåg at Stadt, and she sank immediately. The survivors were picked up after half an hour by a fishing vessel sailing nearby. 11 out of the 13 on board died, including the captain who had previously been the captain of Barøy when that ship was sunk in 1941. According to a newspaper article, the 2 survivors who were picked up by the fishing vessel were taken to shore at a place where there were only 14-15 small farms, and were taken care of by the store owner there. Both were injured, but not seriously. The article adds that Nordnorge was a former Finnish ship of 200 gt, which had just been rebuilt at Sarpsborg, and had been delivered the week before. She was now on her way to Narvik to be put into coastal service. Therefore, she had no passengers onboard, only the 13 crew. The article claims she was 991 gt and had been built in Trondheim in 1924, but that must be a mix up with the former Nordnorge, listed above this one.
"Minner og minnesmerker fra 1940-1945" by Øistein Wiik lists the following casualties (in addition to Captain Liland):
Seaman Sigurd Leif Gabrielsen, Cook Arne Pauli Hermansen, Stoker Per Jacobsen, Seaman Gunnar Jarle Jakobsen, Otto Gerhard Kvitvik, Engineer Lars Jørgen Larsen, Able Seaman Ole Martin Menssen, Mate Anton F. A. Nyborg, Coastal Pilot Bertheus Emil Nyborg, 1st Engineer Hilmar M. P. Rasmussen.
(Misc. sources, including information received from a visitor to my site, Ofoten og Vesteraalens D/S fleet list, Finn R. Hansen, and "Norsk presse under Hakekorset" (The Norwegian Press under the Swastika), Vol. II, 1946 by Gunnleik Jensson, a collection of newspaper articles from the war years - article in the Oslo newspaper "Morgenposten" dated Saturday, March 25-1944).
Stavern Commemorations
Other ships named Nordnorge: A 3rd Nordnorge was in service for Ofotens DS (in Hurtigruten) from June-1964 until the end of Dec.-1987. She was taken out of Hurtigruten in March-1996 and laid up for sale in Narvik. This ship was 2611 gt, had a passenger capacity of 500 with 235 bunks, built in Oslo and delivered on June 8-1964. Rebuilt Dec.-1985/Febr.-1986, reduced to 207 bunks. From 1968 till 1982 she was in the express service, and also went to Svalbard during the summers. On Aug. 27-1984 she collided with Sote Jarl in Kjøllefjord, minor damages. Here's a picture of Ofoten Dampskipsselskap's newest ship by this name built in 1997 (main page Shipsphoto West). Having a personal interest in this ship (my daughter and her husband as of Sept. 7-2002 went on their honeymoon on her), I'm also adding a link to more information on it at ovds.no. By clicking on "virtuell vandring" (virtual tour) a pop up will come up that will take you to a camera tour of her cabins and decks. See also Hurtigruten.
D/S Nordsjø * later raised 178 gt
Built in Oslo 1868.
Sunk in Porsgrunn by British aircraft on Apr. 11-1945. Dione and Traust are also listed as sunk in this attack (the date is given as Apr. 12 in Norwegian sources - follow links for more details).
POST WAR: Raised and back in service.
Sorties Flown by Banff Strike Wing - scroll down to Apr. 11-1945 on the page for details of the air attack by 143rd, 235th, 248th and 333rd squadrons.
D/S Nordstjernen Det Bergenske Dampskibsselskab, Bergen 1919 gt
Built Fredrikstad, Norway 1937.
Delivered from Fredriksstad Mek. Verksted, Fredrikstad (282) in June-1937 for use in Hurtigruten. 250.9' x 38.8' x 13.7', double Compound 2645 ihp, 16 knots.
WW II: There's a thread on my Ship Forum indicating that Nordstjernen was attacked by Sunfish (Lt. G.R. Colvin) on Dec. 6-1940; see this reply. Dixie was damaged in the same patrol the next day.
Requisitioned by the Germans on Sept. 20-1944. The first external site that I've linked to below says that Nordstjernen was used to evacuate the people of Finnmark towards the end of the war, while the Russians were advancing and the Germans withdrawing. (The evacuation of the entire Norwegian population of Finnmark and of Troms was ordered by the Germans, whereupon the "scorched earth" tactic was implemented. Over 10 000 homes were burnt, as well as bridges, power stations, factories, fishing vessels, telephone facilities etc.).
POST WAR: Returned to owners on May 31-1945. Converted to oil fuelling at Bergens Mek. Verksted, Laksevåg, delivered in Dec.-1947. Aground at Raftsund on Sept. 22-1954 between Svolvær and Stokmarknes, when northbound in Hurtigruten. She had 163 passengers and 46 crew on board. 1 crew and 4 passengers died.
(Main source: "Bergen, byen og selskapet", Dak Bakka Jr.).
D/S Nordstjernen - Detailed history of this ship, and several pictures (text in Norwegian only). Also has pictures from within the wreck, as this is a website for divers.
Norway's Liberation
The Soviet Advance into Norway
Other ships by this name: Bergenske had previously had another ship by this name, built in 1855, 519 gt - ran aground in July-1881. Another Nordstjernen was built in 1882; my page about Deneb has more on this ship. Another ship by this name was delivered to Bergenske D/S in Febr.-1956, 2194 gt. Sold to Troms Fylkes Dampskibsselskap in Jan.-1979. Still in service as per 1996. Haugesund had a steamer by this name in the late 1800's/early 1900's, ex Point Pleasant, Navis, Desi - sold to Archangel in 1911 and renamed Avance.
D/S Nordwall
Westergaard & Co., Oslo (from 1943)
Built in Kristiansand 1911. Previous name: Tinn until 1943.
Pre war history: Delivered in July-1911 from Christianssands Mek. Verksted, Kristiansand (138) in sections, then transported to Tinnsjø and assembled by Sigurdsrød as local, regularly scheduled passenger/cargo vessel Tinn for Dampskibsselskabet Gausta (Herbjørn Svalastoga), Skien. Steel hull, 98’ x 19’ x 8’, 169 gt, Tripple Expansion 41nhp, in local service in Tinnsjø. In 1917 the company was renamed Aktie-IS for Dampskibsfart på Tinnsjø (same manager, same service). In 1930 owners were Dampskibsselskabet Gausta & Tinn, Skien, same service. Laid up in 1937.
WW II: Sold in the winter of 1942 to J. Moe Hakkelberg, Svene / Ski. Disassembled on order from the German general in the north of Norway. Transported in sections by train from Tinnsjø to Porsgrunds Mek. Verksted, Porsgrunn on Febr. 1-1942. Re-assembly work commenced on Sept. 21-1942, somewhat rebuilt, 177 gt., delivered Aug.-1943. Sold in Oct.-1943 to Westergaard & Co. (L. Hannevig) Oslo - this company managed a number of vessels for the Germans -, renamed Nordwall and in service for the Germans.
POST WAR: Owned by Westergaard & Co., under Norwegian State - not in use? Sold in 1946 to Skibsaktieselskabet Trik (S. Thomassen, Levanger), in regularly scheduled service in Trondheimsfjord. Renamed Levanger in 1947. Sold in 1954 to Innherreds Aktie Dampskibsselskab, Steinkjer, same service. Sold in June-1954 to Lars & Petter Berge, Ølensvåg (Haugesund), converted to freighter at owner's yard Berge Sag & Trelastforretning, Ølensvåg, 98,8’ x 19’ x 8,5’, 127 gt / 170 tdwt, a 3cyl 2tev Wichmann 150bhp (1943, from Kveldulf) installed. Intended name was Ølensvåg, but was never renamed. Sold in Jan.-1956 to P/r / Gabriel Meling, Stavanger, in coastal service as freighter Levanger. Sold in Febr.-1957 to A/S Trafik, Fredrikstad and used in cargo service Oslo-Østfold (?). Sold in Apr.-1957 to Haldens Dampskibsselskab A/S, Halden, renamed Halden I and placed in cargo service Oslo-Moss-Halden. On June 28-1963 it was decided to dissolve the company, as the the transport was increasingly being taken over by overland means. Sold in 1964 to Roald Rodin, Fredrikstad. Renamed Kile in 1965. Sold in Aug.-1966 to Kjell & Elias Møgster, Espevær (Haugesund) and renamed Norvåg - in costal service. Sold in July-1969 to P/r / Holger Odland, Vormedal near Haugesund, in costal service. Sold in July-1971 to P/r / Odd Hånes, Rovde / Åle, in coastal service. In 1977 a 3cyl 2tev Wichmann 300bhp (1966) was installed. Sold in June-1979 to P/r Rimstad (Ingar Rimstad, Sundalsøra / Åle), in coastal service. Owned by 4.80: P/r Odd Hånes & Co., Rovde / Åle in Apr.-1980, not in use? Sold in Sept.-1980 to P/r Holm / (Steinar Holm, Bindalseidet / Åle), in coastal service. Deleted from Norwegian registers as condemned on June 4-1985. "De-rigged" by A/S Skipsbrukt, Kristiansund N. Broken up in Sept.-1985.
(Details on this ship received from T. Eriksen, Norway - misc. sources, including info from Theodor Dorgeist, Germany, a frequent visitor to my Ship Forum).
M/T North America * The Texas Company (Norway) A/S, Oslo 9789 gt
Built in Hamburg 1939. This company was controlled by The Texas Co., US, and its ships managed by Haakon Chr. Mathiesen, Oslo.
Delivered in Aug.-1940 from Deutsche Werft A/G, Hamburg (233) as North America to Texaco Panama Inc., Panama, having originally been launched in Apr. that year for The Texas Company (Norway) A/S, Oslo. Seized by the Kriegsmarine Aug. 28 (2 days after delivery), renamed Egerland the following spring. Encountered in 07N 31W by cruiser HMS London and destroyer HMS Brilliant on June 5-1941, torpedoed and sunk by Brilliant.
This company also had a North America post war, delivered as such in June-1952. Later names: Texaco North America 1960, Heroic Colocotronis 1968 (Piræus). Sold for breaking up 1975.
Ny - Nø
M/S Nyegg * A/S Havfiske, Trondheim 480 gt
Ran aground near Kvalbeinsraunen north of Egersund on March 19-1941 when on a voyage from Hamburg to Svolvær with a cargo of salt. Efforts to save her eventually had to be given up and she became a total loss.
D/S? Nygrunn *? Hammerfest? abt. 65? gt
Built 1943?
3 who died - Able Seaman Sverre Eilif Hansen, Skipper Olaf Johansen and Seaman Gjermund Henry Karlsen are commemorated at this memorial. The Norwegian text says she was in passenger and cargo service for Finnmark Fylkesrederi. In the summer of 1944 she attempted to escape to the free eastern part of Finnmark, but was torpedoed, or struck a mine, near Rolvsøy. 7 died. I believe the date is an error, and that it should be Apr. 1945 - in fact the date given for her demise is given Apr. 19-1945. I can't find this vessel listed in the Finnmark Fylkesrederi fleet list, however, some casualties are listed in "Minner og minnesmerker fra 1940-1945" by Øistein Wiik (who gives the date as Apr.-1945), namely Fisherman Bjarne Kristian Dahl, in addition to Seaman Gjertmund Henry Karlsen already mentioned.
M/S Nyhaug * raised Christian Haaland, Haugesund 4044 gt
Built in Nakskov, Denmark 1925.
Delivered Dec. 19 as Nyhaug to Chr. Haaland and registered to A/S Asker, Haugesund (later renamed A/S Atlas).
WW II: Sunk by German aircraft on April 23-1940 near Volda, on a voyage from Baltimore to Kristiansund with a cargo of coal. Raised during the war, sold to Porsgrunn and renamed Holla (under German control?).
The above information was found in "Våre Motorskip" (Our Motor Vessels), a book that lists the Haugesund ships, written by Leif M. Bjørkelund and E. H. Kongshavn. Charles Hocking, "Dictionary of Disasters at Sea during the Age of Steam 1824-1962", places this bombing incident on April 27th, 1940. "Handelsflåten i krig", book 5 (Lauritz Pettersen) also gives the date as Apr. 27, adding that her cargo was confiscated on Apr. 14 by the sherriff at Volda (on behalf of the Navy), and she had been ordered to Ålesund to unload. The unloading of cargo took place during the night to avoid German aircraft attacks, and she was moved to Hestø (north of Ålesund) during the day, where she was sunk on the 27th. No casualties.
POST WAR: In a state of disrepair at Greåker (near Sarpsborg, Norway) in 1945. Purchased by Odd Godager & Co., Oslo and towed to Sweden for repairs. Repaired at Uddevallavarvet and delivered on Dec. 8-1948 as Norseman. Under Finnish flag from 1952 as Kirsti H, O/Y Werner Hacklin, Pori, later (1959) Reposaaren Laiva O/Y. Under Greek flag from 1967 as Elona, Constantinos Efstathiou, Piræus. Sold to Spain in 1973 for breaking up.
Here are some pictures taken in Garston in Sept.-1965, when she had the name Kirsti H (from Ron Mapplebeck, who runs the website Teesships):
Pic 1 | Pic 2 | Pic 3
Haugesund had another ship named Nyhaug from 1947 till 1954, built Beaumont, Texas in 1943 (5226 gt) as Cape San Antonio for US War Shipping Administration, New York, a C-1A type. Purchased by A/S Atlas, Haugesund (Chr. Haaland) in March-1947 and renamed Nyhaug. This was the first ship in the Concordia Line from Febr.-1948, in service on the US east coast-Mediterranean. In 1952 the Line was extended to the Persian Gulf. Renamed Concordia Capo in the summer of 1954. Sold to China for breaking up in in Febr.-1972.
D/S Nørvøy * A/S Nørvøy, Ålesund 245 gt
Built in Goole 1930. Previous name: Grouse until 1936.
German control. According to a post on my Ship Forum this vessel was lost as NB-18 / Mücke on Oct. 11-1941 off Bergen (bombed by British Hudson aircraft P/220).
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MIAMI, April 15, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Perry Ellis International (Nasdaq:PERY) confirmed today that it has entered into a license agreement with Almar Sales Co., Inc. (“Almar”) to design and distribute women’s jewelry under the Laundry by Shelli Segal® (“LBSS”) brand throughout the United States and Canada. The day, evening and special occasion fashion jewelry collection will launch during May 2016 market and in time for Fall 2016 selling in department stores, specialty boutiques as well as online with third party platforms.
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Chapter 25 (or, "The Final Battle Begins")
Gallathia hadn't changed under Rosa's rule...yet. The tropical beach was still standing, although the castle was still gone, and Daisy and Tama still hadn’t returned yet.
Jason and Jen jumped through time and space to get to the Crystal Palace, using the approximate coordinates Rifka had sent them. She had never been to the Palace, and therefore had to rely on Calimero’s directions to get them there…but it was as close as she could manage for the time being.
“Stay behind me,” Jason whispered as they materialized into space.
Jen nodded, holding Jason’s boombox close. “I can do that.”
Jason looked out over the castle’s courtyard, awestruck at the high glass walls and flags flown at high mast. Was this really where Rosa was now? How had she managed to take control so quickly? Was Dvorak really with Sarah? Couldn’t he fix all of this?
He just about whispered for Jen to stay close again, but the sky filled with the sound of what must have been bees — no, birds. Jason lifted his head up and saw the clouds fill with what must have been thousands upon thousands of birds.
“I’m sorry,” he heard a voice say, and then Rosa Elena Meira Querida was upon Jason, regal in her long dark dress, pointing her scepter at him. “I guess I’m not going to be able to hear you over these birds I called down.”
“You did that on purpose.” Jason gritted his teeth. Rifka had been right. This wasn’t the normal Rosa. “What are you gonna do next? Send us to limbo?”
She shook her head. “Oh, no, I can’t actually send anybody to limbo. I’m not Dvorak. But I can change this world as I see fit.” She waved her staff, and the parrots turned into postcards, falling onto the ground like snow. “That means I can manipulate anything, including you, dear sweetheart.”
Jason wrinkled his nose. “I’m not your dear sweetheart.” He grabbed one of the postcards and noted that there was a green apple on the front of each and every one, with crinkled edges. They looked like they had been printed ages ago. “What are these for?”
“They are notification to the inhabitants of this world that Rosa is ultimate queen.”
Jason turned and found Tamasine Matsumoto, his best friend, standing behind him. He was still wearing the traditional Japanese outfit he had arrived on this world in. “Thank God —“
“And now that you have received that notification, you will bow down to Queen Rosa and all of Fiorazzurro.” Tama moved so quickly that Jason didn’t even catch him. One moment, he was in front of Jason, and the next, he had him in a locked grip, one arm around his waist, the other with a long sword around Jason’s neck.
Jason tried to force himself out. This wasn’t Tama — was it? Rosa was acting too fast for even him. She couldn’t be human.
“It’s so much fun to play around with you guys,” Rosa said, taking a few steps forward. “Your good friend is now my little playmate. He’ll do whatever I say as long as I’m ruling over this world. And so will you, once I rework you into my puppet strings.”
“Nii-chan?” Jason heard Jen’s voice from behind him.
“Nuh-uh,” he yelled, “take the boombox and — actually, turn the boombox on!”
Jen fumbled with the controls and snapped it on; the Latin beats of Una Madre Por la Pais started echoing out into the courtyard. Since the parrots had been turned into postcards, it worked perfectly; Tama let go of Jason and backed off, though still didn’t lose that strange, brainwashed look in his eyes.
Jason cracked his knuckles. This strange, controlled version of Tama wasn’t flying with him. “I do not want to fight you.”
“Then don’t,” Rosa said with a chuckle, leaning against her staff. “Stay here with us for all of eternity. Let me rule in peace, and I’ll even let you have this world as it is. I’ll tell Dvorak to leave the other world alone, and if he disagrees, I’ll just stop him from changing anything here.”
“He’s already been stopped, Miss Querida.” Sarah Dealey stood behind Rosa. “You can stop now.”
And, without a movement otherwise, the entire courtyard is surrounded by magic users, people dressed in outfits Jason has never seen before, groups of strong men, ladies all in a row, mothers and fathers and children and orphans, all standing together, many magicks becoming one. And at the front of the crowd was Rifka, back in her corset, standing guard, pointing out at Rosa.
“Dvorak is ours and does not wish to assist you. Give it up, Dark Rosa. You have no power here.”
Jason smiled. “That’s our Rifka.” He looked around, taking note that, at least physically, all of his friends were here together. As long as they were all physically in the same place, he knew they could pull it off. None of this limbo business they had to deal with before. They’d get Tama out of his funk and Rosa back, and make sure this world merged perfectly.
Especially with Dvorak out of the way and Sarah assisting.
“Oh, but I do!” Rosa yelled, standing on guard again and waving her wand to the sky. The clouds darkened, and random animals started to fall from the clouds. Jason reached for what he thought was a goldfish, but was instead a whale the size of his communicator.
“You couldn’t have come up with anything else?” he yelled.
Rosa tapped her scepter again, and the world changed around them. The sky was dark as night, and the ground around them was now made of gold. “Come at me, if you want to,” she said. “There’s not much you can do about it anyway.”
“I wouldn’t bank on that,” Jason heard Rifka call out. “For now is when we claim this world back to our side. Jen, start up the music!”
Greetings From Limbo!: The Art of Hiding Away
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Jen hit the PLAY button on Jason's boombox, and the sounds of SqrL-X filled the area.
"Shoutout to my homegirls -- holler if you hear me!
L.A. to the East Coast, Seattle to Miami
Don't stop! Go for the top!
We're gonna stick together and we're gonna make it rock!"
"And now," Jason said, clearing some space around him, "we dance."
He hit the ground in a dizzying spin, kicking this way and that, turning on his hands so quickly that Jen couldn't even see individual body parts anymore. Then, he heard a shout from Rifka in a language he couldn't understand, and a roar from the crowd, and then, all of the magic users charged forth.
Jason jumped out of the way at just the right second, letting the crowds of magicians pass him by. Jen ran over to him. "Now what do we do?"
Jason smiled. "We watch them do their thing, that's what we do."
A sound swelled up from behind them; turning, Jen saw an entire group of musicians had situated themselves around the boombox, playing along in complete harmony with the buzzes and beats. As they played, the wind started to blow away from them, and Jason realized even the soundwaves were bending to their wills.
“You think it’s so easy to go against me?” Dark Rosa yelled, letting her staff strike the ground. In an instant, the golden floor changed to spikes, and the other magic users stopped moving. Then, a father and son in the middle with blue hair raised their hands, and the spikes turned into flowers.
Dark Rosa’s mouth gaped open. “How did you do that?”
“How DID they do that?” Jason asked himself. He watched as Rifka grabbed a lady's hand and ran across the mall, leading her up to the Crystal Palace. Dark Rosa was so distracted by the water readers that she didn't even notice them go.
"Die!" she yelled, pointing her staff at them. The flowers rose above the ground, then separated from it, becoming floral monsters of vines and branches and thorns.
“Ladies and Gentlemen!” a voice raged up from the crowd, and everybody turned to see Sheriff Collodi and his assistant, Blue, in the middle. “I need everybody’s help for this next trick I am about to do. Might the Water Readers of the Northern Shore come forward?”
A bunch of women in long, flowing blue outfits, led by a girl with long red hair, stepped forward into a circle. They came around the Sheriff, then grasped their hands and formed a single link around him. William Collodi smiled. "On the count of three, I will perform my best magic trick ever. I will cause the sea to rise up and wipe away the flower monsters you now see coming toward us. There is no need to be alarmed. You will not drown in these waters. Gutschmidts, are you ready?"
"Ready when you are," Adam said, giving a curt nod to the Sheriff.
He raised his hands above his head. "On the count of three. Three!"
With no time to lose, the water from underneath their feet, locked away in pipes, burst forth. Within seconds, the entire area had flooded with a good few centimeters of water, and that was enough for Jasmine and her friends to use. With a flick of her hand, a huge wave gathered up from the water and headed right toward Rosa.
Rifka heard the wave and the ensuing crash from her point, several meters away. She ran from the crowd with Hilary's hand in hers, running to the Crystal Palace's wide entrance. There was a side service entrance, and Rifka whipped out her phone. "Come on, stupid thing, work!" she said, unlocking the screen and tapping it over and over. Thankfully the command entered, and the locked door opened.
"You have a magic of your own," Hilary said.
"We're gonna need it," Rifka said as she pulled up the GPS coordinates. "They said they brought your dragon here, correct?"
Hilary nodded.
Rifka tapped her map, and the GPS coordinates lit up. Two bright blue dots started to flash on the map. "Let's go toward this one first," she said, pointing at it.
But the first blue dot was not Hilary's dragon, but Daisy, tied to a post in a spare bedroom with a gag across her mouth. Rifka untied her and pulled her down from the post. "They know you have to mute us if you're going to take us captive," she muttered as she sat on the ground, getting the feeling back into her arms and legs.
Hilary looked up at the huge stained glass windows, the lofty bed with its canopy, the detailed embroidery on the pillows. "This is what the castle is like?"
"Yeah, and it was ours until we were kicked out," Daisy muttered again.
"You know, that's something I've never understood," Rifka said. "You say you've only left Fiorazzurro and this castle after Cendrillon became queen. But Len was ruler before that, right?"
"Len's grandfather was able to rightfully declare that his family should be the royalty of Fiorazzurro," Daisy said. "So we reigned together in this castle. He was the rightful ruler -- which was a sore issue -- and we were the rulers of magic users. So when Cendrillon took over, clearly that was the end of us. I think I'm ready to move again."
"We don't have far to go," Rifka said. "Daisy, does this map make sense to you?"
Daisy led them out of the room and down two corridors, then down a long flight of stairs that led to a wooden door. Daisy picked the lock, and they were through to the prison underneath the castle. "I remember being here, when I was a kid, and watching as prisoners were led here. My dad was always sensitive to prisoners and made sure they repented for their misdeeds. Now, people just stay here for life, I bet. I wonder how many magic users are down here."
"We should release them."
"Not yet. I haven't been here in so long, I don't know which prisoners should be released. Let's go find your dragon, Hilary."
The locked door at the very end of the hall led to a huge room, several meters in diameter, dark without a single light in it. Daisy snapped her fingers and conjured fire in midair, letting it light the huge stone room without any windows. The room was empty, save for a large black mass as far away from the door as possible.
Hilary stepped forward. "Kaminari?"
Her voice echoed out, pattering across the rock floor, echoing off the walls. Hilary wasn't sure if Kaminari would even remember her, after all these years of loneliness and imprisonment. She herself tried to recall images of her great dragon, strong and tall and powerful. She closed her eyes and reached back into her mind, searching for the mental link she had once shared with Kaminari.
And it was there -- a small light, but a light nonetheless.
She reached up, and the dragon rose to its feet, rearing back with a yawn that came out more like an earthquake. Then, it was on its feet again, red eyes open and ready to receive orders from Hilary.
She grinned, tears running down her face. "Let's fly, Kaminari. For all of Fiorazzurro."
She climbed onto Kaminari's back, and then lent out a hand for Daisy and Rifka. Rifka found herself hanging onto Daisy, noting how scaly Kaminari really was as the dragon came to life. With a flap of its wings, it flew across the room, then ran through the hallway and up and out of the Crystal Palace, leaving it undisturbed. And then, it flew, wings beating against the sky, finally free again.
"Over there!" Hilary called out, and the dragon soared over to where Jason and his boombox were. It landed with a huge gust of wind, then lowered itself so Rifka could get off.
Jason gave Rifka a slap on the back. "Awesome work!"
"I've never seen a dragon before!" Jen said, eyes and mouth wide open.
Daisy slid off the dragon's back. "Where's Calimero?" she asked Rifka.
"Hiding with Sarah. There are only so many of us here right now." Rifka bit her lip. This wasn't going well. "I need to get him."
"No need. I'll go to him. Just tell me where he is."
"I'll take you." Rifka ran with Daisy across the battlefield, past drowned flowers, the cacophony of musicians playing, the electricity in the air and over to the now-empty fountain in the middle of the square. Calimero was hiding under the main rim, completely out of Dark Rosa's sight, holding the merging potion and praying nobody would notice he was there.
He nearly jumped when Daisy slid under the decorative rim to greet him. "Yo."
Calimero got his breath back, sighed, smiled. "This is for you," he said, handing the potion to Daisy.
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Carol – Review
27th November 2015 8th July 2016 Jason Korsner
Worth seeing: for two magnetic performances, portraying troubled characters in a very different time
Director: Todd Haynes
Featuring: Cate Blanchett, Rooney Mara, Cory Michael Smith, Kyle Chandler, Sarah Paulson
Country: France, UK, US
Released: 27th November 2015
Life was very different in the 1950s. Women were very much expected to jump to the tune of their husbands, but this didn’t suit strong women or bad marriages, and Carol (Cate Blanchett) was a strong woman in a bad marriage. A marriage so bad that separation is already on the cards. Freedom is around the corner, but with a custody battle for their daughter looming, the situation is delicate.
During a pre-Christmas trip to a department store, Carol’s eyes meet those of an introverted young shop-girl, Therese (Rooney Mara).
As post-war America’s social mores dictate, an attraction between two women has to be kept secret – from society in general and from Carol’s proud and not-yet-estranged husband, Harge (Kyle Chandler), in particular.
So when a horrified Harge gets a whiff of what’s going on, he starts to make it difficult for Carol to see their daughter and Carol decides to whisk Therese off on a road trip, to give them a chance to explore feelings that they’re simply not meant to have.
From Far From Heaven to the recent TV mini-series Mildred Pierce, Todd Haynes is that rare Hollywood beast – a director who’s built a career on strong women. Even his biopic of Bob Dylan, I’m Not There, starred Cate Blanchett as the iconic folks singer.
So it’s no surprise to see him – with two actresses at the top of their game – pushing the boundaries again with two women against the world.
Here, he effectively portrays a time long before society began to move towards accepting homosexuality. In many cases, it wasn’t so much that people disapproved – it was more that it just never occurred to them that loving someone of your own sex might even be a possibility.
Based on a novel by Patricia Highsmith, an author who – like her protagonist – had relationships with women during this period, the necessarily restrained performances hide emotions forbidden by those around them until the pair are unable to contain themselves any longer, damaging Carol’s hopes of securing custody of her daughter and jeopardising her paramour’s similarly unsatisfying relationship.
But while it’s the latest in a long line of films that highlight the injustice of previous generations refusing to allow everyone to love whomever they wanted, the narrative was disappointingly linear and opportunities for real drama and intrigue were wasted.
The only exception to the linear narrative was in its committing one of the worst crimes of modern-day cinema; starting with a scene from later in the story, with no clear need or purpose.
Concentrating on the women at the heart of this story leaves the few male characters feeling underdeveloped and consequently, as happened with Suffragette, most of the men come across as weak, narrow-minded, selfish or otherwise unsympathetic – all of which might have been the case, but it does feel a little like cinematic-shorthand.
Carol highlights the isolation and emotional turmoil felt by people who don’t fit the accepted norm, but while many films with a political – or politically correct – message can help to change the views of a society that needs to have its views changed, this is one of those occasions where the problem is, if not completely fixed, well on the way, which weakens the message, if not the drama.
Carol Cate Blanchett Cory Michael Smith Kyle Chandler Patricia Highsmith Rooney Mara Sarah Paulson Todd Haynes
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Title: Islam Is Your Birthright
Subject: Literature & thought, Islamic Literature, Islam.
Collections: Islamic Literature
Islam Is Your Birthright. (n.d.). Islam Is Your Birthright. Retrieved from http://worldebooklibrary.com/
Islamic Literature
Excerpt: Mankind and the universe were not created by accident or chance, but according to the plan of the Creator, who is known as Allah (lit.: the one God) in Islam. The Qur'an states that it is the duty of all individuals to learn about Allah and to live according to His will. As we cannot accomplish this be ourselves, Allah has sent messengers and prophets to guide humanity All of these chosen individuals have brought the same message and have served as examples to their people of how Allah desires all human beings to live. Through these selected people, we have been told why mankind was created, what will happen to us after death, and what Allah expects of us. But most importantly, we have been told that Allah is unique - He has no partners, no sons or daughters, and no competitors, as so many other man - made religious systems have postulated. This message always remains the same, whereas the laws laid down for a particular might show some slight differences.
The Two Eids and Their Significance (by Hassan, Abdul Majeed Ali)
The Muslim's Belief (by Muhammad, Shaikh)
The Koran (by Transcribed the Prophet Muhammad)
What They Say about the Quran (by Margoliouth, George)
The Concept of Worship in Islam
Prophethood in Islam
The Moral System of Islam
Do You Know This Man
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A Glamorous Getaway to Hvar, Croatia
The island of Hvar seduced me as soon as our ferry from Split drifted into the harbor. I felt an inexplicable pull, similar to what I've felt in Santorini, Porto and Paris - three of my favorite places that were especially quick to win me over. It was love at first sight.
My good gut feeling about Hvar was not mistaken. With each corner I turned and each fresh meal I devoured, I became more and more infatuated with the majestic island. Suffice it to say, having to leave after just a few short days tugged on my heartstrings.
From the seaside charm of Old Town to the lush fields of wild lavender, Hvar effortlessly took my breath away. I could have easily spent weeks wandering through its narrow cobblestone alleys and basking on its shores.
Hvar is notorious for celebrity sightings, and after witnessing the island's unassuming glamour, I can fully understand why the rich and famous flock here. Although Hvar emanates sophistication, it's by no means pretentious. It's a juxtaposition of classy and casual. Therefore, it's no surprise the island's natural beauty attracts luxury travels and backpackers alike.
The true definition of paradise
Of its many alluring assets, Hvar's dazzling jewel-tone waters are especially inviting. The dreamy cerulean sea practically begs you to jump in.
Seeing as we were short on time but wanted to take advantage of the island's picturesque shores, my mom and I stayed close to Old Town and wandered over to Hotel Amfora's beach. Though we chose our beach based on convenience, the atmosphere was decidedly relaxing.
Gariful's mussels in white wine and garlic
Naturally, I spent ample time eating my way through the island. It's not a true vacation unless you sightsee through your tastebuds, right?
Our most decadent meal was enjoyed at Giaxa, where we savored carpaccio with black truffle and Parmesan, lamb rack with white polenta, and green beans with pancetta. After an extravagant meal and several glasses of Pošip wine on the cozy terrace, Giaxa goes down as one of my favorite restaurants in all of Croatia. (Reservations recommended.)
We also indulged on a seafood feast at Gariful, where the sparkling waterfront views were almost as sublime as the mussels. Though the prices were steep, the locale and fresh fare were worth the splurge.
Lush fields of wild lavender
Perhaps the most memorable part of our stay was escaping Hvar's Old Town for an evening of wine tasting and a home-cooked dinner in a private olive grove. As we crossed the island and zig-zagged through lavender fields, we found ourselves in the quiet town of Jelsa.
We started off at Vina Tomić, where we sipped on phenomenal local wines in a cellar modeled after Split's Diocletian's Palace. Our next stop was Duboković, where we tried a selection of no-frills boutique wines in a quaint, candlelit cellar.
Once we worked up an appetite, we winded uphill to a family-owned olive grove with striking views of the Stari Grad Plain. Our gracious hosts prepared an authentic Dalmatian feast for us, complete with homemade cheese, tapenades, and wine. Though I'm not usually a huge fan of fish, I happily devoured freshly caught sea bass, cooked to perfection in a wood fired oven.
As the sun lazily sank into the rolling hills below us, we chatted with the family about their olive grove, their families, and Croatia's tumultuous history. Amid the hordes of tourists abounding in Croatia, genuinely connecting with locals was a refreshing change of pace.
A private dinner in a family-owned olive grove
After only a few days in heavenly Hvar, it immediately soared to the top of my list of all-time favorite places. While I'll always cherish my memories from this trip, a part of me will always dream of going back.
Have you ever been to Hvar?
What are some of your all-time favorite places?
A Guide to Savoring Split, Croatia
While Croatia abounds with dreamy escapes and enthralling adventures, there's nothing quite like the dramatic beauty of the Dalmatian Coast. Among coastal Croatia's many gems, the effervescent hub of Split is one of the go-to destinations for ancient history, fresh cuisine, pulsing nightlife and unabashed sun-worshipping.
Breezy, vibrant and serene, Split effortlessly embodies the spirit of the Mediterranean. In between chasing waterfalls and island hopping, a stop in Split is an absolute must for any Croatian itinerary.
However, seeing as Croatia is quickly becoming one of Europe's most popular destinations, Split harbors its fair share of tourist traps. In order to avoid the overpriced, overrated and downright tacky, here are my tried-and-true recommendations for authentically enjoying Split.
Though Split is acclaimed for its sparkling waterfront and inviting seas, much of its charm is anchored to the historic old town. Half of the old town resides in the ruins of Diocletian's Palace, a 4th century Roman fortress that once dominated the city. Inside the labyrinth of narrow cobblestone streets, quaint outdoor cafés hug the stone walls, the pungent aroma of olive oil wafts through the air, and cascades of bougainvillea drape over weathered shutters. Every alley is a feast for the senses.
While Diocletian's imposing fortress has transformed into the beating heart of Split's old town, the palace's original design can still be found in the basement. Accessing its lower floors from Split's seaside promenade, the Riva, allows visitors to see the floor plan and envision what the palace could have been like during Diocletian's glory days. Though the remains of the fortress are scarce compared to what it once was, Diocletian's Palace still boasts some of Europe's most impressive Roman ruins.
The Riva
Sauntering down Split's sleek promenade is a rite of passage upon arrival. With sublime seaside views and a plethora of waterfront bars and cafés, the Riva is an ideal place to grab a cocktail and people watch. While its restaurants are of seemingly dubious quality, a quick coffee or fresh-pressed juice makes for the perfect pit stop during your stroll.
Cathedral of St. Domnius
This well-preserved Roman edifice was originally built as a mausoleum for Diocletian, who was notorious for persecuting Christians. After his death, the Christians got even by destroying his sarcophagus and turning his tomb into a cathedral. The church's bell tower flaunts resplendent views of the city, while the interior's crypt and treasury equally captivate visitors. Your ticket also covers entry to Diocletian's Temple of Jupiter, which was converted into a baptistry.
Bokeria's savory carpaccio
Bokeria
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Named after Barcelona's most iconic market, Bokeria is a mecca of modern Mediterranean cuisine. This bustling restaurant thrives in a former hardware store, where contemporary flavors are reflected in the fittingly sleek and industrial decor.
After our first lunch here, the heavenly flavors and impressive wine list convinced us to come back for a second meal. I still dream about the carpaccio with pickled onions, candied walnuts and honey mustard, along with the pear, asparagus and gorgonzola risotto. (Reservations recommended.)
Ulica Bana Josipa Jelacica 3
My rooftop feast at Paradigma was the crown jewel of gastronomic experiences in coastal Croatia. Perched atop an elegant terrace with inviting views of the sea and old town, Paradigma serves a blend of traditional Mediterranean gastronomy with unique contemporary twists. Indulgence is the name of the game here, as exemplified by our decadent feast.
We started our meal with champagne and fresh oysters, which were served in a variety of flavors including raspberry tapioca, cucumber foam, fresh watermelon, burrata, and jamón ibérico. The unconventionally sublime flavors effortlessly seduced my tastebuds. Next, we savored a Jerusalem artichoke and rose soup, followed by baba ghanoush risotto with green olives, goat cheese and eggplant espuma. (Reservations recommended.)
Fresh, flavored oysters from Paradigma | Pear & gorzanzola risotto from Bokeria
Uje Oil Bar
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Pioneered by Croatian olive oil retailers, this trendy bistro is hailed for its seasonal Dalmatian fare. The interior is cozy yet refined, while its romantic alleys offer picturesque al fresco dining. You can also sample a variety of Uje's extra virgin olive oils, which may tempt you to pick up a bottle of liquid gold on your way out. Whether you're in the mood for cheese and charcuterie or hearty Dalmatian classics, look no further than Uje Oil Bar.
Luka Ice Cream & Cakes
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A local favorite for sweet treats, Luka serves fresh and exotic flavors of ice cream using all natural ingredients. Seeing as Croatia is famous for its lavender fields, Luka's beloved lavender ice cream is a decadent must-try. They also offer light and refreshing flavors to beat the heat, such as peach and cucumber sorbet.
Uje
Maruliceva 1 and Subiceva 6
The same olive oil experts of Uje Oil Bar sell edible souvenirs at their gourmet gift shops. Aside from their quality oils, they also offer flavorful tapenades, local wines, fig products, chocolate, and a colorful assortment of kitchen accessories. Among its many traditional treats, Croatia is celebrated for Hvar's iconic lavender fields and Istria's rich truffles. Be sure to pick up some lavender and truffle based treats, like lavender sea salt or aromatic truffle oil.
In Galerija
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With all of the kitschy trinkets that abound in the touristic center of Split, scouting out quality souvenirs can be a daunting task. That's why I was so thrilled when I stumbled upon the hole in the wall art gallery of In Galerija, nestled in the old town's maze of narrow streets. The cozy shop is overflowing with original pieces of art, all which make for unique and memorable keepsakes. My favorite memento is a small painting of Split's harbor, hand-painted by a local artist on a piece of wine barrel.
Ovčice Beach
Just a ten minute walk past the popular Bačvice beach, the calm shores of Ovčice are a stark contrast from the frat party atmosphere of its next door neighbor. Beach chairs and umbrellas are available to rent, and a nearby beach bar offers snacks and libations. If you're looking for a beach close to the city center but prefer to avoid Bačvice's crowds, murky waters and repetitive thrums of electronic music, peaceful Ovčice is a convenient alternative.
For more picturesque spots to soak up the sun in Split, the pebble beaches beneath Marjan hill offer a quieter retreat. Some of the most popular beaches include Kasjuni, Kastelet and Bene, but keep in mind that these are much farther from the city center compared to Bačvice and Ovčice. Not all beaches have chairs or umbrellas available to rent, and beach bars may be far and few between. Consider packing a picnic, and bring plenty of water.
Because most of Croatia's beaches are notably rocky, you'll see many locals adorning water socks. Though they may not be the most fashionable, they'll save your feet from plenty of pain and discomfort.
Have you ever visited Split?
If so, what other recommendations would you add?
I'm Courtney, a recovering expat, travel addict, and gluten-free foodie in Los Angeles. After three years of teaching English in Madrid, I'm still tasting my way around the globe. Join me on my next adventures!
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Talent fuels business, community and the next great invention.
The development of next generation talent at all levels is our business. We are fortunate to have access to and the support of so many business leaders and community-centric organizations partnering with us to develop relevant and rigorous program opportunities. And best is yet to come.
– Dr. Lori Bechtel-Wherry, Chancellor
“Blair County’s K-12 schools are consistently ranked among the top in the Commonwealth. Our growing focus and engagement in science, technology, engineering, arts and math (STEAM) produce citizen-students well prepared for their next life stage.”
Dr. Charles Prijatelj, Altoona Area School District
The Talent Pipeline
Attracting, creating and retaining talented people at all levels is our highest priority. Simply put, we want you!!! (and your friends…whoever they are…and your family…whatever that may look like).
Blair County is home to Penn State Altoona and just a short drive away from Penn State University Park. Blair County’s eight School Districts consistently rank in the top 10 percent statewide and are always reinventing themselves. STEAM program development has been and remains a top focus. New school building projects are underway to further ensure the spaces within the walls serve the needs of future generation teaching methods and demands. Partnerships with Catalyst Space and other maker programs are growing in numbers.
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College has developed solid matriculation agreements in many areas with Penn State Altoona and our neighboring institutions of higher education. Industry is always at the table to ensure what is being taught is what is actually needed in the real world.
But don’t take it from us…ask the students. See what they think. That is the best referral I think we can get.
“I am among a growing group of next generation business pioneers. We not only want to succeed in business, but also to give back and build a strong community for future generations to come.”
Sarah Vogel, The Clay Cup
A person once said that the older you get, the easier it is to live in the present and the past. The future is for a next generation. And from what we can tell, the future appears to be a pretty cool place.
Many of our mountain main street businesses and owned and operated by those under 40 – First Frontier Pioneers we like to call them. They are just as likely to set up a business in a coffee shop than to join one already in progress. They see challenges are mere forks in the road. For those who find themselves searching for a place like ours, we want that road to lead here to Blair County .
Our Blair County Young Professional community is growing and joining with others to create new opportunities and connections. Whether you are a “Boomerang, Never Left, With Him or Her or a First Arrival,” we say, welcome home, or back or just welcome.
Contact our First Frontier Concierge Brittany Solomon to get connected. Her email is bmsolomon56@yahoo.com
“I grew up in Tyrone, PA. Moved away to start my business and then came home bringing our employees with us. They jumped at the chance to live and work among our mountains and achieve a real work-live balance..”
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Say Hello. Reacquaint. Get Connected.
Stand out. Join in. Hike. Bike. Dance. Climb. Ski. Paddle. Whatever it is you do or would like to, become part of our Valley and Mountain community. We want you here and we want you to stay. That’s why we assembled the following active links to organizations, events, ride clubs and such just to get the ball rolling. You can take it from here.
If you have any questions about what exists or would like to create something new, contact your Welcome Sherpa Stephen McKnight at stevem@abcdcorp.org.
Get Moving.
Allegheny Trailrunners
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Young Professionals of Blair County
Altoona Community Theatre
Young Professional of the Alleghenies
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Blink-182 Are Going Through a 'Friendly Divorce' with Tom DeLonge
Blink-182 bassist Mark Hoppus has said the band are going through a "friendly divorce" with guitarist Tom DeLonge.
Mark Hoppus revealed in a new interview that the band have almost legally cut ties with the soon-to-be-ex-guitarist. "We are right now going through what so far has been a friendly divorce with our former guitarist," Hoppus told Das Process. "Hopefully things clear up and it doesn't get all manager-y and lawyer-y and all that and we can move forward."
Speaking about their personal relationship, Hoppus said that "the love is still there", when speaking on the podcast. "Tom was my best friend for years and years and the thing is if you think about the people that you were friends with at the end of high school and the beginning of college. How many of those people are you still friends with? We’ve been in the same van and bus and airplane and backstage room and stage for twenty something years."
The band recruited Alkaline Trio guitarist Matt Skiba to fill in for DeLonge at the band's Musink festival set. With a "friendly divorce" from DeLonge on the horizon, Blink-182 is now opening up to the possibility of recording a new album with Skiba.
"I think that's a great idea and it’s something we have discussed," Skiba told Alternative Nation about recording with Blink-182. "It's something I would be very excited to do and I've known the Blink guys for about 15 years, and we've become good friends. Playing songs I haven't written with Mark and Travis is a blast, so to go in and create music with them would be amazing."
However, Skiba went on to say that he does not yet consider himself a permanent member of the group. He revealed: "I think it’s too soon to know. I’m about to go on an Alkaline Trio tour for a couple months. There’s some time and some things that those guys need to figure out before we can start saying I’m a permanent member. But that is a hope of mine. If we’re discussing recording an album, I think that seals the deal."
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Amelia Opie
The Quaker Celebrity by Ann Farrant
Ann Farrant
John Opie
Amelia Opie's interesting life could have been lived for the benefit of some future biographer. She was a best selling novelist, much in demand in the highest social circles, a committed campaigner for the under privileged and anti slavery, a Quaker (to the disbelief of many of her friends) and, last but not least, the wife of John Opie, RA, one of our most celebrated portraitists. She lived around the dramatic period of the Napoleonic wars and although our author's skills are way beyond the need to name drop, the span and scope of Amelia's life become clear if we run off a selection of her friends: William Wilberforce, Mary Wollstonecraft, Sarah Siddons, William Godwin, Robert Southey, Mary Russell Mitford, Lafayette, Lord Erskine, Lady Caroline Lamb, Adam Sedgwick – and, nearer home, the Norfolk Cokes, Gurneys, Birkbecks, Harveys and Taylors. Biographies were published in 1854, 1933 and 1937, but it took a committed journalist, also born and raised in Norwich, to devote ten years to weave all the strands together and give us this definitive life. She has researched a vast amount of new material both here and in America – and this includes previously unpublished portraits presented in full page colour and monochrome. An obituary after Amelia’s death on December 2nd, 1853 rather charmingly touched her personality: “Mingling in high society, and in that we include those who adorn it by their high intelligence, skill in art, science and literary attainment as well as by elevated position, she possessed a fund of anecdotes which nobody knew better how to use delightfully and appropriately”.
Front cover: Amelia Opie portrait by her husband, John Opie. (Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology)
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Original football writing and opinion
US Ladies want more in the Yank Bank – ‘equal work for equal pay’
Published on April 7, 2016 September 6, 2019 in Features by Billy Keane
As you may know, I previously wrote an article exploring womenʼs roles in top level sport which pulled no punches. It went down a treat in some camps and not so well in others. I have been referred to as sexist and anti-feminist ever since. This may or may not be entirely true but in my defense I will say this. . . . “some of my best mates are troublemaking, spiteful whinge-bags”
Some might say that tackling such a touchy subject again is a risky move but I maintain that ignoring the issue and keeping my opinion to myself would, ironically, be disrespectful to women. So here we go.
Sexism in the workplace has reared itʼs ugly head in the media again. Five senior players from the US National Female Soccer team have lodged an official complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission about equal pay for equal work compared to their male counterparts.
Hope Solo, the Goalkeeper of the female national team, had this to say:
“The numbers speak for themselves. We are the best in the world. We have three World Cups, four Olympic Championships and the menʼs national team get paid more to just show up than we do to win major championships.”
There is a lot of truth in this statement. The womenʼs national team dominate womenʼs soccer and their recent success on the field has been phenomenal. Compare this to the menʼs national team who have never gone past the quarter-final stage of a World Cup since their third place finish in the inaugural tournament in 1930.
Regarding Hopeʼs reference to the money issue, it breaks down like this:
The womenʼs team are paid a base salary of $72,000 to appear in twenty exhibition games a year with victory bonuses taking that up to a maximum of $99,000. Compare this to the men who receive a minimum of $5,000 per game regardless of the outcome for the same amount of games and can earn bonuses of up to $17,625 per player, per victory, depending on the ranking of the opponent.
Under the current agreement with the US Soccer Federation, the womenʼs team can earn a bonus of $75,000 per player for winning the World Cup while the menʼs team can earn just under $400,000 for achieving the same feat in their equivalent tournament.
Miss Soloʼs statement, in isolation, reads like the most horrendous injustice in professional sports pay scales you could imagine and the numbers cited seem to validate her complaint. Do they though?
Letʼs go through it again. Some of you may be re-reading the previous paragraphs trying to make sense of the numbers. Maybe youʼre doing a bit of mental arithmetic to figure out what the actual figures are to get a definitive picture of the pay discrepancies between the genders.
If it sounds like Iʼm comparing apples and oranges and trying to muddy the situation by avoiding direct comparisons then I would agree with you. I lifted these figures and relayed them just as they appear in the playerʼs quotations to make that very point.
If you read between the lines you will notice that the women receive a guaranteed basic salary and less bonuses whereas the men are compensated in a ʻpay as you playʼ payment scheme with the opportunity to earn bonuses dependent on performance.
Why is this you may ask? Well, with two previous efforts to set up a womenʼs professional soccer league having failed, the athletes requested a guaranteed basic salary instead of a bonus-centric system to ensure economic stability for professional female soccer.
Just let that sink in for a minute. Itʼs worth hearing again.
The U.S Soccer Federation agreed to change their compensation system at the request of the female athletes to ensure the economic security of the players and to maintain the professional status of the sport.
Now, letʼs consider the complaint to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission again with this in mind.
Essentially, five senior players have registered an official complaint, claiming discrimination, based on terms that they themselves requested, they themselves negotiated and they themselves approved of, for their own benefit. How do you even respond to that? (gender-neutral-face-palm)
The U.S Soccer Federation did respond by saying that their support of womenʼs soccer is ʻunwaveringʼ and they are extremely disappointed that the players have made this complaint.
A statement read: “For thirty years we have been a world leader in promoting the womenʼs game and are proud of the long standing commitment we have made to building womenʼs soccer in the U.S and furthering opportunities in soccer for young women and girls around the world.”
Iʼm paraphrasing here but what I heard when I read this was: “Ah here, we have managed to create a professional womenʼs soccer league in a country that doesnʼt even give a shit about menʼs soccer. Cut us some slack ladies.” Credit where itʼs due, ticaboo fellas.
A Federation spokes-man, Neil Buthe, referred to the figures in the playerʼs complaint as ʻinaccurate, misleading or bothʼ. He recognized the teamʼs recent successes on the field but argued that the women and their lawyer have cherry-picked an extraordinarily successful year from which to draw very broad conclusions.
Going back to Hope Soloʼs original statement where she maintained that ʻthe numbers speak for themselvesʼ, she said ʻnumbersʼ but what she followed up with were actually ʻachievementsʼ, e.g World Cup wins and Olympic medals, she conveniently left out the numbers that actually matter.
She circumvented the numbers that actually make a difference to an athleteʼs or teamʼs compensation. I am talking about revenue.
Figures from the U.S Soccer Federation show that the revenue and attendance generated by the menʼs team is double that of the womenʼs and that the menʼs television ratings were ʻa multipleʼ of the womenʼs ratings.
This, in my opinion, is the bottom line. Professional sports is a business. Itʼs an entertainment business. Fundamentally, it is dependent on how many people will pay to interact with it, which in turn will generate ticket sales, sponsorship, advertising revenue and television broadcast income.
In professional sports, an athleteʼs value is not based on their gender but on how much revenue they can generate in a competitive sports environment.
Historically, it is men who are more interested in playing and watching sport than women. Men are more inclined to watch menʼs sports, olympic beach volleyball excluded, and it is their dollars that primarily feed the professional sports economy and dictate where the money goes.
Equal pay for equal work does not exist in the entertainment industry and certainly not in professional sports. Even within a single professional teamʼs pay structure, regardless of gender, there will be huge discrepancies in what each player is paid.
For example Lionel Messi gets paid more than Javier Mascherano at Barcelona because he generates more revenue for the club. Mascherano trains the same number of hours and plays the same matches as Messi. Should he submit an ʻequal pay for equal workʼ complaint too?
There are industries that work the opposite way and favour women if you want to look at the role gender plays in those economies .
Take the Beauty and Fashion industries for example. Historically, women are more interested in beauty products and fashion than men are. It is women who buy the products, the clothes and the magazines so their dollars contribute to the beauty and fashion economy and dictate where that money goes.
Women want to see clothes and make-up on other women so female models are paid more than the males. Thereʼs no equal pay for equal work in that scenario and Iʼve never heard a woman complain about that.
Another obvious one is the Porn industry. Men consume more porn than women. Men want to see women in porn so women get paid more than the men.
I tried to research the facts and figures of the porn industry but I got side tracked and fell asleep soon afterwards so youʼll just have to forgive me on this one.
So getting back to the main point, what exactly do the U.S Womenʼs National team actually want?
They are asking for equal pay in line with their male counterparts without generating equal revenue. They are essentially asking to be subsidized by the income of the male team and to me that is anti-feminist and makes a mockery of what women in sports are actually striving for, which is equal opportunity.
(I can literally feel the women reading this getting angry here so any of you who disagree with my ʻequal opportunityʼ observation, I invite you to go back and see who the official complaint was registered to.)
I realize that I have sided with ʻthe manʼ here in this situation but the representatives of the U.S Womenʼs National team left me with little or no choice in the matter. I actually agree with the ʻequal pay for equal workʼ concept when everything is in fact ʻequalʼ.
However, I cannot support any argument form any group or person with such blatant disregard for the contributing factors that donʼt support their cause.
I maintain that no amount of complaining is going to make money ʻmagicallyʼ appear in the female soccer teamʼs coffers.
What will make a difference is if all the women who are happy to join the feminist ʻequal pay for equal workʼ argument were also happy to support their local and national teams.
They could help bridge the wage gap by going to a game, buying their teamʼs jersey and actively contributing to the female sports economy. Just a thought.
It is unlikely that the U.S female soccer teamʼs current complaint will stand up to scrutiny on this occasion but I can assure you, in the future, if market conditions reach parity and the only actual difference between the teams is gender, then I will whole-heartedly support ʻequal pay for equal workʼ and I will stand behind those women one hundred percent . . .and not just to look at their arses.
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Walcott on target as Arsenal win
England international Walcott has reportedly agreed a new contract with the Gunners and the 26-year-old hit the winner in a low-key 1-0 victory despite lacking a cutting edge in the first half.
Having hammered Lyon 6-0 24 hours earlier, Arsenal were favourites to win their own friendly competition even though Villarreal had made it two wins out of two in the day's first match, also beating the Ligue 1 side 2-0.
Saturday's man of the match Mesut Ozil was the only player retained against the Bundesliga runners-up as Arsene Wenger rotated his starting line-up ahead of next weekend's Community Shield meeting with Chelsea
Cech, who left the Blues to join Arsenal, should have been tested inside the opening 15 minutes when the returning Nicklas Bendtner was picked out by Kevin De Bruyne.
The former Gunners striker has not enjoyed a prolific start to his career at Wolfsburg and looked anything but clinical as he could only shin the ball away as he looked to bring De Bruyne's cross under control.
The visitors continued to press and came close when Christian Trasch's low shot was deflected behind by Nacho Monreal before Walcott, deployed in his preferred position as a central striker, had Arsenal's best chance of the opening exchanges when he was played in by Ozil and forced a smart stop from Diego Benaglio.
But the England international looked rusty as he struggled to a control a through-ball when in on goal shortly afterwards and, when he did have the ball in the net after 33 minutes, his lofted effort was correctly chalked off for offside.
Ozil was having a much quieter afternoon but almost steered Monreal's low cross past Benaglio as the first half drew to a close, with neither side having crafted a clear-cut chance to open the scoring.
The German World Cup winner was replaced at the break by Chuba Akpom, whose arrival saw Walcott repositioned on the right flank.
Despite his shift, Walcott was the man to open the scoring five minutes into the second half as he picked up Jeff Reine-Adelaide's slide-rule pass and finished coolly to put Arsenal ahead.
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Wenger introduced Aaron Ramsey and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain from the bench but it was fellow substitute Akpom who forced a save out of Benaglio as Arsenal looked to kill the game off - but Walcott's goal proved to be enough for the Gunners.
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Greetings all you Dvorak devotees! I hope you’ve been enjoying some of the Ann Dvorak films TCM has been that airing lately. My apologies for not staying on top of that here, but life has been in overload for a while now.
However, I did need to take a moment and share some exciting news. It’s not often that there are Ann Dvorak updates these days, so I am crazy excited to share that another one of Ann’s uncredited MGM appearances has come to light!
Classic film fan Terry Shepitka was kind enough to email me after watching Phantom of Paris (1931) with John Gilbert a few weeks back. They were positive they saw Ann in a scene as a domestic servant and asked me to verify it. Thanks to magical Warner Archive, I was able to get my hands on a copy within a couple of days, and low and behold – there was Ann!! It’s so undeniably her and she even has a line!
Here are a couple of clips which show her. My apologies for the quality of these, but I don’t own a computer with a disc drive anymore, so I shot these with my phone.
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MR. GIBBS: Good afternoon. Let's start with a few quick announcements. As you all know, the President will host, on April 12-13, the Nuclear Security Summit at the Washington Convention Center here in D.C. I wanted to list for you all a couple of different things -- first, the 47 countries including the United States that will participate in the summit.
They include Algeria, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, the Czech Republic, Egypt, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, India, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Philippines, Poland, the Republic of Korea, the Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Switzerland, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, Ukraine, and Vietnam. The United Nations, the IAEA, and the European Union will also be represented.
As part of the Nuclear Security Summit, the President is currently planning to host a number of bilateral meetings. Those include President Sargsian of Armenia; President Hu Jintao of China; Chancellor Merkel of Germany; Prime Minister Singh of India; King Abdullah II of Jordan; Prime Minister Najib of Malaysia; Prime Minister Gilani of Pakistan; President Zuma of South Africa; and President Nazarbayev of Kazakhstan.
In addition to the President's activities this evening, at the White House the President will host a screening of the documentary film, Nuclear Tipping Point, a film which focuses on today's global nuclear dangers. The screening will be attended by four distinguished statesmen featured in the documentary: former Secretaries of State George Shultz and Henry Kissinger, former Secretary of Defense William Perry, and former Senator Sam Nunn; as well as film narrator Michael Douglas, and General Colin Powell, who provides a prologue to the film.
In the film, Shultz, Perry, Kissinger and Nunn share the personal experiences that led them to write three Wall Street Journal opinion editorials describing their efforts to reduce reliance on nuclear weapons, and to prevent their spread into potentially dangerous hands, and ultimately end them as a threat to the world.
Q What time is that?
MR. GIBBS: That is -- I want to say 6:30 p.m., but I will double-check.
Q It's Prime Minister Gilani, Robert, not President of Pakistan.
MR. GIBBS: Let me see if I was wrong when I had it written -- they had it as Prime Minister. I will admonish the note-takers for -- and I regret the error.
With that, I think we're done with our previously scheduled announcements.
Q Any coverage on the event tonight?
MR. GIBBS: No.
Q A couple questions on the mine explosion. The President said that federal resources are already down there. Have there been any federal resources that have gone to West Virginia so far?
MR. GIBBS: The Department of Labor's Mine Safety Division and FEMA both have dispatched teams; they are there. The President, as you know, spoke with Governor Manchin last evening, pledged our full support and cooperation in the investigation, and that is obviously currently ongoing.
Q And this mine seems to have a pretty significant history of safety problems. Is the President considering any review or overhaul of federal oversight over the mines?
MR. GIBBS: Well, I think, first and foremost, obviously our thoughts and prayers are with the families who have lost loved ones and for those that continue to pray for a miracle for those that are missing. So I think rescue and recovery is our -- first in our mind right now.
Secondly, we want to see obviously a thorough investigation, as you've heard the governor and others discuss. The President, as I said, has pledged his full cooperation and resources for that investigation. And I think legislative plans about that might better be addressed at the conclusion of that investigation when we have a few more details about what might have happened.
Q Are there any plans for the President to go to West Virginia?
MR. GIBBS: Not at this point, no.
Q Robert, two questions, one on the Nuclear Posture Review and one on the weekend announcement about currency. Starting with currency, after having put off this report, what are the next steps that the administration will take at the G20 or in other fora to press China to move their currency?
MR. GIBBS: Well, Jeff, obviously as we've mentioned many times, the President has spoken directly with the leaders in China about his concern and his
market-based. There are three important meetings coming up, finance ministers of the G20, our yearly dialogue with the Chinese here being two of those, at which the administration will continue to press the Chinese to, as the President has said, value their currency in a way that's much more market-based.
That's the way we think is best at this point. And I think you've seen reports over the past week or so about the Chinese beginning to take some steps and realize on their own that this is the best path forward.
Q Will you be pressing India or Japan or any other countries in the G20 to get this particular issue on the agenda for the G20?
MR. GIBBS: Well, I think there's no doubt this is of great concern to a number of economies around the world. I think the best thing to do is let Secretary Geithner and others work through this process in these upcoming meetings and evaluate where we are.
Q And then once that three-month period is over, you come back to this report?
MR. GIBBS: I don't know the exact timing at the end of the meeting period, but we can certainly check with Treasury on that one.
Q All right. And then just quickly on the Nuclear Posture Review -- what is your response to criticism from some who are saying that it just makes the United States less safe by taking a big -- the possibility of nuclear deterrent off the table?
MR. GIBBS: Well, look, I think this is -- first of all, I don't -- I'm not entirely sure what nuclear deterrent it takes off the table. The document obviously contains no assurance for a country that currently possesses a nuclear weapon or for a country that fails that fails to live up to -- sign the NPT or live up to its obligations, which obviously the two biggest examples of that are Iran and North Korea.
So I think this is a -- and the President believes -- a very logical policy intended to, in many ways, help bring security not just to here but to other countries that have -- live up to their obligations and give up, if they have programs, nuclear weapons. If not, they're going to make themselves less secure.
So I think this is an important and balanced step, and this is the beginning, as you've heard the President discuss of now more than a week of events that start with the Nuclear Posture Review. The President travels tomorrow evening to Prague to sign with President Medvedev the next START treaty. And then we return here to focus, as I mentioned, with 46 other countries, on locking down any vulnerable nuclear material over the course of the next four years to ensure that we are not faced with that kind of material falling into the hands of a terrorist organization.
Q The Nuclear Security Summit, what were the criteria for invitations? Obviously most of those countries are not nuclear powers. And is every country sending their head of state?
MR. GIBBS: Not necessarily, no. I don't have specific -- who's going to be here for each country. For instance, I know that Prime Minister Brown called an election in the United Kingdom and because of that and I think upcoming debates is not going to be somebody who will be attending.
Let me -- as we get closer to, we'll do a longer briefing on this. We'll have a better sense of attendees for each of the countries involved and more information on what the President hopes to speak to each of the countries directly about as part of the bilateral meetings that I said are currently planned.
Q Okay. I want to review a quote and get your reaction. "Our nuclear arsenal helps deter enemies from using chemical and biological weapons. In the first Gulf War we made it very clear that if Saddam used chemical or biological weapons then the United States would keep all options on the table. We later learned that this veiled threat had the intended deterrent effect as Iraq considered its options." That was Secretary Gates two years ago. He now disagrees with that?
MR. GIBBS: Well, Secretary Gates obviously was heavily involved in the latest Nuclear Posture Review as the current Secretary of Defense. The briefing that was held to unveil it today was held at the Pentagon.
I would certainly say, as it relates to a country -- there's two things, as part of the Nuclear Posture Review, that I think are important to keep in mind. If a country -- if we see that a country greatly expands its biological or chemical weapons capability, the posture review calls for the ability to reevaluate any assurances that have been given; and secondly, I think goes without saying that our country possesses a massive conventional arsenal that we believe has an important deterrent effect on anybody that might make the poor decision to attack our country.
Q But that was your Secretary of Defense saying that the nuclear threat helped deter Iraq in the first Gulf War from chemical and biological --
MR. GIBBS: Well, I would say that the Secretary of Defense was obviously heavily involved in the formulation of the current posture review; extensive meetings with the President on this subject, and something that, like I said, was rolled out of his building today.
Q Robert, at any time while this policy was being developed, did the President step in and object to something because it would make America less safe?
MR. GIBBS: Well, look, I'm not going to get into the -- there were dozens and dozens of meetings, not all of which involved the President but involved principals and deputies from any department in government that had an equity in this review.
Dan, the President gets up each day with the safety and security of the American people foremost on his mind. So you can be assured that whether it's in a meeting about the latest nuclear posture review, or the President's daily intelligence briefing, or, quite frankly, walking from the Residence to the Oval Office, the safety and security of the American people are on his mind.
Q Was there a push or pull at any time during that process where he was saying, you know, what you are proposing here, I don't think it would make America safer?
MR. GIBBS: Dan, I think you can be assured that the document that we've come up with is done so in a way that the President believes can best keep this country safe.
Q But he actually stepped in? That's what I'm trying to find out. Did he ever step in at any point in the process?
MR. GIBBS: This is his document. This is his document.
Q I do have another question on the health care -- the selling of the health care law. And I'm wondering how you feel it's getting through to the American people. Do you feel it has been effective in knocking down what the President has said have been myths?
MR. GIBBS: This is not a 10-day program. This is -- health care is -- the law will be implemented over the course of many years. So I don't -- I do not doubt that in the intervening many days, you all will poll every other day to find out whether Joe in Peoria has changed his mind. This is a longer-term effort to reform our health care system in a way that was, in the President's mind, desperately needed.
Our implementation and our efforts to ensure that what is laid out in the law is -- that those promises are kept by insurance companies and others will be the focus of this administration, and has been since the moment the President signed that bill. The first meeting the President had with the team at the conclusion of health care reform was to discuss its -- the next morning, was to discuss its implementation.
Q And one more thing -- on the Karzai invitation, anything change on that -- on the May 12th invitation?
MR. GIBBS: No, I would say that that meeting is still on the schedule as of now.
Q Your answer to Jake about the President speaking to each of the countries' leaders or representatives directly about -- what are you talking about? What agenda items are on the President's mind for these meetings, these bilats he is going to have?
MR. GIBBS: Well, look, each of these -- some of them are -- some of them, obviously, deal with -- directly with our proliferation efforts. Some of them will also deal with the fact that some of these countries we've not had a chance to sit down with. Some of them -- there are issues that may lie slightly outside of something like proliferation -- Armenia comes to mind with the normalization of relations. So I think there are a whole host of things. Obviously the focus is on nuclear security.
Q By proliferation efforts you mean what these countries are doing or not doing?
MR. GIBBS: What these countries we hope can and will do to ensure that vulnerable material -- they make every effort to lock down the type of vulnerable material that the President sees as such a danger.
Q Will the President on this trip express support for goals which go beyond the goals of the START treaty he's about to sign -- for further reduction and nuclear capability?
MR. GIBBS: Well, we are returning, Bill, to the city that the President laid out a vision, shared by the four men that are coming for the documentary tonight, to see a world without nuclear weapons. The President I think rightly said that that's not likely a goal that he will live to see. But that's the trajectory and the path that he believes that we can and should be on. I don't doubt that he will express that while this is an important step, it should be the first step in our efforts to reduce the risk between two countries like the United States and Russia.
Q What's his argument to Republican senators, who have to ratify this if it's to become United States law?
MR. GIBBS: Well, I think he would certainly demonstrate that this is far and away in our best interest to reduce the threat that so many of these weapons have.
I would point out, Bill, that this is -- Secretary Clinton brought this up when we did our briefing in here a few Fridays ago -- and I can get the statistics at the end of this; I think they're on my desk -- that on the last three big treaties, arms control treaties, the votes were in the mid-90s for all three of those treaties. This has always been -- and the President believes always should be -- a bipartisan issue. The President came to this issue through a friendship with Senator Lugar of Indiana. Obviously Nunn, Perry, Shultz, Kissinger, two each from each party -- I think the President hopes that Democrats and Republicans can work together to reduce the threat of nuclear weapons and ratify this treaty this year with the type of majorities that we've seen done so in the past.
Q On Karzai, are you considering canceling this May 12th meeting?
MR. GIBBS: We certainly would evaluate whatever continued or further remarks President Karzai makes as to whether that's constructive to have such a meeting, sure.
Q Sort of, three strikes you're out? (Laughter.)
MR. GIBBS: I've not seen the form that one fills out to cancel the meeting.
Q But what are the consequences for those remarks? I mean, he's been pretty defiant. He kind of doubled down on those remarks after a call from Secretary Clinton.
MR. GIBBS: I can't speak to why he said those things.
Q I was asking if there are consequences from --**
MR. GIBBS: Let me -- I mean, they're troubling, they're confusing; they've been investigated and they've been found to be untruthful. So whether there's some domestic political benefit that he's trying to gain, I can't say.
We are in Afghanistan, and our young men and women are in Afghanistan because of the threat that al Qaeda and its extremist allies pose, and posed on September 11th when attacks planned in that area came to New York and just outside of Washington, D.C. So we are there to -- for the safety and security of our country. And we understand, and we think that President Karzai needs to understand, that the safety and security of his country is not going to be gained simply by rooting out or moving extremist threats in certain areas that isn't ultimately then filled with good governance. The President has been clear with President Karzai, going back to last fall, and in numerous meetings and videoconferences since.
Q Robert, can I do a quick follow of that? Is Karzai our ally?
MR. GIBBS: Karzai is the democratically elected leader of Afghanistan.
Q But that's not what I asked. Is he our ally? Is he the ally of the United States?
MR. GIBBS: There are times in which the actions that he takes are constructive to governance. I would say that the remarks he's made -- I can't imagine that anybody in this country found them anything other than troubling.
So our position on this, Jake, is that when the Afghan leaders take steps to improve governance and root out corruption, then the President will say kind words. When leaders need to hear stern language from this administration about the consequences of not acting, we'll do that as well.
Q If I could follow on Jake's follow, which is -- (laughter) --
MR. GIBBS: Little early for Wimbledon.
Q Peter Galbraith was on MSNBC this morning saying that Karzai was mentally unstable and suggesting that he was on drugs. Following up on Jake, is he a credible partner to the U.S.?
MR. GIBBS: Again, he is the democratically elected leader of Afghanistan. And as I just said to Jake, we will not hesitate to ensure that the remarkable investment that our men and women are making is met with the type of governance that has to in place in order to secure parts of a dangerous country.
We'll continue to speak out again if need be. And we want to see President Karzai fulfill the commitments that he enunciated both at his inaugural address and at a donors conference in London -- those commitments he made not just to his people but to the international community that have invested in ensuring the security of his country.
Connie.
Q I want to ask about coal and nuclear. And by the way, isn't this poppy season in Afghanistan, parenthetically? Anyway, on coal, does the President favor stronger penalties for coal companies that might have violated safety rules?
MR. GIBBS: Obviously, if there are safety violations, the President believes that those violations have to be met with the full force of the law.
Q And on the nuclear -- I know nuclear weapons, but why can't** you discuss nuclear power and nuclear waste? Is that likely to come up?
MR. GIBBS: At the Nuclear Security Summit? I don't think that's something that they'll spend a lot of time on, no.
Q Robert, did the United States receive a clarification of Karzai's remarks that you asked for last week?
MR. GIBBS: Secretary -- President Karzai called Secretary Clinton I believe on Friday, yes.
Q And did that clarify anything?
MR. GIBBS: Well, I'd refer you to the statement that PJ in the State Department on that, yes.
Q Well, PJ made it sound as though Karzai was stunned that his remarks caused a stir.
MR. GIBBS: Well -- (laughter) -- now you're asking me to think for Karzai through PJ. So I think it's -- (laughter) -- that seems out of body.
Q Well, do you need a further clarification?
MR. GIBBS: Again, as I've said, the remarks are troubling and untruthful. Again, I don't know why somebody continues to insinuate that there was some sort of foreign corruption when the very thing that he speaks of was looked into. So I can't begin to decide what reasoning he had for making those comments. Again, our focus is on ensuring that he is continuing to take the necessary steps in governance and corruption.
Q And next week's bilaterals, are those here or at the Convention Center?
MR. GIBBS: They're at the Convention Center. If I'm not mistaken, there's a pretty big press build-out over there. And those will all -- at least the last time I checked, they were all over at the Convention Center. I will double-check.
Q You didn't mention Netanyahu. Is he coming? Will there be a bilateral there?
MR. GIBBS: Israel will be here; I'm not sure if he's coming. We will have at that point recently met with President Sarkozy, President Medvedev and Prime Minister Netanyahu, so we are not meeting separately with those three because we've done so fairly recently.
Q Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov said today that Russia may exit the Arms Reduction Treaty if the U.S. increases missile defense. What's the President's reaction to that?
MR. GIBBS: Well, any country can leave any treaty at any time. So I don't -- I'm not entirely sure what he's threatening to do.
I would simply say that, as I spoke of here when we announced a change in our missile defense capabilities to ensure that the threat -- the potential threat from Iran in protecting the security of both Europe and the United States -- that was our focus and that remains our focus on missile defense.
I would point out that when we announced that, the Russians hailed that. So our stance on missile defense hasn't changed, despite the fact that they are now -- seem to be looking at it through a different lens. I think he's also -- if I'm not mistaken -- talking about a missile defense capability, offensive in nature, that doesn't exist.
Q Will the President bring it up in Prague when he goes?
MR. GIBBS: If President Medvedev -- if they discuss missile defense -- the President will simply reiterate what he and others have told anybody in the world that our posture on missile defense is to ensure the security of this country and our allies in Europe from a growing threat, and possible threat, from Iran.
Q And the Prague schedule doesn't have any Obama-Medvedev availability on it, press availability. Is that going to happen?
MR. GIBBS: Yes, it is -- there was I think a little confusion on the press schedule that went out. There is a -- the signing, the statements, and the Q&A, it's all blocked off as the signing. So our apologies if that confused --
Q The usual number of questions per side?
MR. GIBBS: A half each, yes. (Laughter.) I always love these things. We go to these things, and we're like one question apiece. And then whoever gets called on asks four questions and --
Q Well, do you blame us?
MR. GIBBS: No, but it's always curious to know that when you've asked four questions and then you say, I can't believe we only got one question.
Yes, ma'am.
Q I know what that feels like. (Laughter.)
MR. GIBBS: Lester, I would not, in your case, be thinking of a question for Prague. (Laughter.)
So go ahead, I'm sorry.
Q You will come back to me.
MR. GIBBS: I will.
Q Thank you very much.
Q I want to ask about an issue brought up by the group called the September 11th Families for Peaceful Tomorrows. Apparently, they've sent a video letter to the President expressing concerns about the trial of Khalid Sheikh Muhammad. They support the decision to go with a civilian trial. They're expressing concern now that there are discussions and negotiations of a compromise with folks like Senator Lindsey Graham for getting KSM to a military tribunal. They say to do so would amount to the President buckling under political pressure. First, is there anything new on that front with discussions about the trial? And, second, how do you respond to their --
MR. GIBBS: Well, I do not know whether the letter has -- I don't know in what part of transit that's in. I would say this, there's nothing new that I know of. I still think we're a few weeks away from a decision. I would say that we are looking at many possibilities based on the fact that Congress became heavily involved in the potential choosing of venues for such a trial. And we understand the security and logistical concerns that a city like New York has. So, given those concerns and given congressional prerogatives, we're looking at all available alternatives.
Q Robert, two quick questions. On the ratification in the Senate, do you all have any early indication of whether any of the Republicans in the Senate do plan on blocking it or trying to block it? I mean, do you have any sort of early read since you announced it on any stumbling blocks? You talked about the ones that are supportive, but you --
MR. GIBBS: I will check with NSC and see whether they have heard -- I think when people get an opportunity to look at the text of the treaty, which will happen in short order, they'll see, as I said earlier, that this is strongly in our national interest. I don't think this prejudges his decision, but the statement that Senator Lugar put out around the time of our announcement I think many believed was encouraging in his desire to see swift ratification.
And I would -- again, I'd just mention, as I said to Bill, this is normally an opportunity for Democrats and Republicans to put aside what normally happens in Washington and come together to ratify something that we have seen Democratic and Republican Presidents do for many years. And we're hopeful that that happens again.
Q And then just on the meeting this morning with the African American religious leaders, can you describe how that meeting went and what they talked about?
MR. GIBBS: I do not have a readout from that, but let me try to get something for you guys.
Q Just two, Robert. Does the --
MR. GIBBS: You were acting all aggrieved a minute ago, Lester, like somehow you only -- (laughter.)
Q No, I'm delighted. I'm very grateful. (Laughter.)
Does the President's apology to Doris in North Carolina for his 17-minute answer to her one question mean that in future White House press conferences he will also be brief in response so as to allow more than 13 questioners, presuming he ever has any more press conferences? (Laughter.)
MR. GIBBS: Was that one or four? (Laughter.)
Q That was one.
MR. GIBBS: That was just one? So there's another?
Q Just one other. Just one other.
MR. GIBBS: I'm looking forward with great anticipation to that.
Lester, I think I'm largely the one who coined the phrase that it used to take the President several minutes to clear his throat giving answers, so -- I hope he's not watching. (Laughter.)
Look, there are complex issues in our times that this President and this Congress have to deal with. Not all of it can be done in neatly phrased eight-second sound bites. When talking about something the size and the scope of health care reform it takes a while to sketch out the landscape and that's what the President enjoys doing, either in an interview setting or in a town hall meeting where citizens get to ask those questions directly of the President.
I was going to give another 16 minutes on that answer, but I decided -- (laughter.)
Q No, no, no, keep it short. Is the President grateful for the statement, "We consider health reform to have been an important battle and a success of Obama's government," as made by Fidel Castro?
MR. GIBBS: I have not seen that statement.
Q Well, he made it and it's there.
MR. GIBBS: He probably e-mailed you directly, Lester. (Laughter.)
Q But the President likes this statement, Robert. Did the President like it or not?
MR. GIBBS: I am unaware that he's aware of the statement.
Yes, ma'am. I'll come back.
Q Oh, you funny man. (Laughter.)
MR. GIBBS: I got to keep myself entertained, Lester. So please tip your waitresses. I'll be here all week. (Laughter.)
Yes, ma'am. Sorry.
Q On Iran, there's a psychological statement saying, we cannot change anything unless we accept it. Have you tried to change your situation towards Iran -- to accept nuclear Iran? And dealing with nuclear Iran?
MR. GIBBS: I think the President has -- the President, in an interview yesterday, said he understands and it's certainly the right of countries to peacefully pursue nuclear power. But Iran has obligations as part of the NPT that it must live up to. Over the past many years, it has taken some very provocative steps in direct avoidance of those obligations. The President outlined with President Sarkozy and Prime Minister Brown at the G20 an effort by the Iranians to go around the IAEA in a clandestine effort that many presumed was to create nuclear material for a nuclear weapon. Again, that is -- that breaks their obligation and their commitment to the international community.
So I think what you've seen over the past more than a year are efforts at engagement that Iran has decided on each and every -- at each and every turn to step back from. That has brought the international community along to the point where our partners in the P5-plus-1 will soon, as the President and others have acknowledged, take strong sanctions into the Security Council. And the President hopes to see the sanctions pass the Security Council by spring.
Q But regarding meeting with President of Armenia and President of United States, any meeting with the Prime Minister of Turkey? The three of them?
MR. GIBBS: No meeting. Obviously on any number of occasions, offers have been given to accept the help of the international community if it lives up to its obligations. And each and every time, when faced with either living up to those obligations or walking away from them, the government of Iran has every single time walked away from them.
Goyal.
Q Two questions, thanks. One, as far as President decision last week to sign 123 U.S.-India civil nuclear agreement, Indians are celebrating in India, and also across the street at U.S. Chamber of Commerce, U.S.-India Business Council, 500 Fortune companies, are applauding President's decision. Are you making any kind of -- having any kind of ceremony when Prime Minister of India visits next week here on this issue?
MR. GIBBS: I'm not aware of any specific event around that issue. As we talked about last week, that's something that the President -- President Bush and President Obama both supported. I assume it will come up in their bilateral meeting next week.
Q And as far as this U.S.-Russia nuclear agreement and also this posture is concerned, many think tanks are saying that although U.S. and Russia will reduce, but China is rising and building up all the nuclear weapons and nuclear weapons and spreading. So what -- where do we stand as far as China is concerned in the future?
MR. GIBBS: Well, obviously proliferation and many other topics the President -- President Obama and President Hu will get an opportunity to discuss next week.
Obviously we had an expired START agreement with Russia that needed to be renewed, needed to see deeper cuts in each side's nuclear capabilities. And the President believes it was an enormously -- it is an enormously important step, as I said earlier, on the road to reducing the nuclear threat in our world.
Q So obviously there's a number of cases sort of wending their way through the courts right now challenging DOMA and "don't ask, don't tell." Last week the Department of Justice filed another brief defending "don't ask, don't tell." It angered a lot of advocates; some legal scholars thought it was a step backwards in terms of dismantling the law. Is the President at all concerned that DOJ is a little insular or tone deaf on issues that are sort of politically sticky, especially those of interest to the L/G community?
MR. GIBBS: I will say this, obviously the President has enunciated his support for ending "don't ask, don't tell," rolling back -- made a commitment to roll back DOMA in the campaign. Obviously, the Justice Department has -- is charged with upholding the law as it exists, not as the President would like to see it. We have obviously taken steps on the front of "don't ask, don't tell," and I think we've made a genuine amount of progress. I will say, was it odd that they included previous statements from General Colin Powell on a belief set that he no longer had? I don't think the President would disagree with that.
Q Does the President think it's constitutional, "don't ask, don't tell?"
MR. GIBBS: I have not heard him talk about that.
Q To get back to what Secretary Gates may have said a couple of years ago regarding nuclear use posturing, it's always been sort of ambiguous by design in the past. Does the President believe that that didn't work or really needed changing significantly?
MR. GIBBS: Well, I would say this, we have -- as I said earlier, I think the President's new posture review is predicated on the logic of incentivizing good behavior, of ensuring the security of those that live up to their obligations, and provides no assurance to those that either have a nuclear weapon or in the case of Iran and North Korea aren't living up to its obligations.
I think it's a -- obviously, we've entered -- we're entering into a different period with relative stability and peace among larger countries in the world. This is a posture review obviously designed to drill down a bit on places like North Korea and Iran, and to demonstrate to countries around the world, as I said earlier, if you live up to those obligations, you will enjoy the benefits of being an active, responsible member of the international community.
Q Robert, a couple things on the NPR. Is it true that the administration was considering a blanket "no first use" policy as recently as a few weeks ago?
MR. GIBBS: I can check with those -- I was not in the 150 or so meetings that --
Q Also, I'm told that during the campaign, the then-candidate Obama talked about de-alerting the nuclear force. Is that true? And if so, why did he --**
MR. GIBBS: Well, I will say this, we obviously have bombers that are no longer on alert. We have ICBMs and sea-based missiles that do remain on alert status. Our forces are configured in such a way that a retaliatory strike does not need to be launched at the first detection of a foreign launch. The Nuclear Posture Review proposes that we consider a series of options that extend presidential decision-making time, by strengthening command and control apparatus around those nuclear weapons, and that we open discussions with Russia to reduce the possibility of either an accidental launch or a false detection of a launch.
Q So you consider this a version of a de-alert?
MR. GIBBS: Well, I think that the President believes that this gives -- extending that decision-making times gives a President the ability to ensure that that decision is -- whatever decision he makes is one that's based on the best available information for the longest period of time.
Q Thanks. There's been several very serious bomb attacks in Baghdad over the last couple of days. How serious -- closely is the White House following this situation? Is there any concern that the continued political vacuum following the elections could offer a window for insurgents?
MR. GIBBS: Well, I think many expected that insurgents would use this time to roll back the progress, both militarily and politically, that we've seen in Iraq. The leadership and team here have spoken with our ambassador and with General Odierno. He believes that this does not threaten our ability to draw down our forces later in the year. And obviously we are very focused on, and Vice President Biden is very focused on, the steps that need to be taken to ensure political advancement in Iraq after these elections.
Q Robert, just back on China really quick. Can you give me a little more detail on what the President is expecting out of this meeting with President Hu next week? NPR mentioned several times the need for transparency with their nuclear arsenal. Is there anything tangible that's expected to come --
MR. GIBBS: Well, look, I think obviously proliferation will be a big part of that. Obviously whenever we get together with China, discussions about energy will be on the table, discussions about the global economic recovery, and certainly discussions about what the President has talked about in terms of a market-based currency will be on there.
We'll have something, again, more detailed at the conclusion of it. I think it's -- and I think right now it's scheduled for, if I'm not mistaken, Monday morning.
Q Robert, on two things. On Karzai and his statements, what kind of credibility concerns are there when it comes to Karzai's commitment to find Osama bin Laden?
MR. GIBBS: Well, look, I don't want to get into, from up here, the efforts that are ongoing to specifically root out and identify and capture terrorists. We've obviously -- you've seen the President step up the pacing in this region of the world, in both Afghanistan and in the surrounding countries, to the point that has degraded the capabilities of al Qaeda. And I would just leave it at that.
Q But has he caused any kind of concerns in this administration about his credibility? Are you concerned that there are credibility issues with him after these statements about voting in his country?
MR. GIBBS: About what?
Q The voting statements in his country.
MR. GIBBS: Well, again, I think that we have -- we found the remarks to be -- continue to be troubling. I don't -- I think people that read the remarks here don't understand based on, as I said earlier, based on the notion that what he alleges has fully been investigated.
Q But I understand you about the remarks, but does it lend you to feel like, okay, it might permeate into other areas, it's not just about this one area? Are there concerns about other areas --
MR. GIBBS: Again, we have and the President has been concerned about governance and corruption in Afghanistan before the election, during the time period in which the election was in flux, and on the phone call congratulating President Karzai on his reelection. So obviously the team spent an enormous amount of time discussing governance and corruption during the Afghanistan-Pakistan review that took place over the fall, over many, many hours.
Q And also, the black ministers meeting. Why was it important to have today and why did it even happen?
MR. GIBBS: I don't have a readout on the meeting. Obviously the President wanted to, as we celebrate Easter, have folks here at the White House to share in what is a very important holiday for many. And I will try to get a readout of some more specifics --
Q But not necessarily the readout, but they were a subset before the --
MR. GIBBS: Right, that's what I'm talking about.
Q I just wanted to know why.
MR. GIBBS: I think the President just wanted an opportunity to talk to them about the work that the administration is continuing to do.
Q Robert, on the Census, Erick Erickson, a commentator for CNN, a couple of days ago, he said he was not going to fill out his Census form, and if a Census worker came to the door, he said he would "pull out my wife's shotgun and see how that little twerp likes being scared at the door." So my question is, do those remarks concern the White House? And are there any --
MR. GIBBS: It should concern CNN -- probably first and foremost. Probably concerns his wife as well.
Q Any thoughts about protection for Census workers?
MR. GIBBS: Well, I think there are a lot of people that get on cable TV and say stuff so that people will quote it back to other people.
Obviously the Census determines the representation you have in what we call representative democracy. I think it's why somebody like Karl Rove, who obviously I and others in this administration have disagreed with for going on many years, understands that the lunacy of ripping up your Census form or not sending it in or, God forbid, the remarkably crazy remarks of somebody that would threaten somebody simply trying to ensure that they're adequately represented in this country. These days it never ceases to amaze you -- and usually it's only trumped by what somebody will knowingly say tomorrow about -- I think it was Lincoln who said, "Better to be thought a fool than to open one's mouth and remove all doubt." I think that would be my advice.
Glenn.
Q Robert, thanks for giving me a chance to validate Lincoln's quote. (Laughter.)
MR. GIBBS: It is Lincoln, right?
Q There's some remarkably disturbing footage out today of a U.S. helicopter engaging with some folks in Baghdad in 2007; 12 fatalities. In this video the pilots can be heard remarking when an individual flees holding a baby in his arms, that it was the fault of those individuals for bringing the children into combat. Has the President seen that? And do you think that that sort of activity on its face appears to have been appropriate?
MR. GIBBS: Well, Glenn, I do not know whether the President has seen the video that was released on the Internet.
Obviously it is very graphic in nature and it's extremely tragic. For details of the investigation that the Defense Department and the Pentagon did on that, around that incident, obviously I would point you over to the Department of Defense.
Many of you all have traveled with the President -- this President or other Presidents -- in war zones. Many of you know colleagues that have reported from exceedingly dangerous places in the world. Our military will take every precaution necessary to ensure the safety and security of civilians, and particularly those that report in those dangerous places on behalf of news organizations.
Q Do you think that this warrants some additional investigation, though?
MR. GIBBS: Glenn, I don't in all honesty know enough about what was done previously, which is why I would point you over to the Department of Defense.
Q Do you have any statement on the decision that just came down this morning on net neutrality? And also -- I'll give you two now. Related to that there are two vacancies on the D.C. Circuit Court that the President has yet to put nominations for. Why the delay?
MR. GIBBS: I will check on the circuit court. I have -- I don't think the administration -- I don't think the White House has had an opportunity to fully evaluate the court case representing a -- [cell phone rings] -- double pepperoni available at the gate? (Laughter.) Yes, I will -- yes, extra cheese, onions ready to be picked up.
I will check on the D.C. court. We have not had an opportunity to fully evaluate the FCC's decision -- the decision affecting the FCC, which as you know is an independent agency.
Q Doesn't the administration broadly support the notion of net neutrality, though?
MR. GIBBS: It does, it does, it does. And the President discussed that obviously in the campaign. We're committed to that and committed to providing businesses with the certainty that they need, as well.
Q Thank you for letting so many people ask questions. (Laughter.)
MR. GIBBS: I appreciate that pat on the head, Lester. (Laughter.)
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Asteroxylon[42] and Baragwanathia are widely regarded as primitive lycopods.[32] The lycopods are still ‹See Tfd›extant today, familiar as the quillwort Isoetes and the club mosses. Lycopods bear distinctive microphylls – leaves with a single vascular trace. Microphylls could grow to some size – the Lepidodendrales boasted microphylls over a meter in length – but almost all just bear the one vascular bundle. (An exception is the branching Selaginella). The more familiar leaves, megaphylls, are thought to have separate origins – indeed, they appeared four times independently, in the ferns, horsetails, progymnosperms, and seed plants.[43] They appear to have originated from dichotomising branches, which first overlapped (or "overtopped") one another, and eventually developed "webbing" and evolved into gradually more leaf-like structures.[41] So megaphylls, by this "teleome theory", are composed of a group of webbed branches[41] – hence the "leaf gap" left where the leaf's vascular bundle leaves that of the main branch resembles two axes splitting.[41] In each of the four groups to evolve megaphylls, their leaves first evolved during the late Devonian to early Carboniferous, diversifying rapidly until the designs settled down in the mid Carboniferous.[43] The cessation of further diversification can be attributed to developmental constraints,[43] but why did it take so long for leaves to evolve in the first place? Plants had been on the land for at least 50 million years before megaphylls b
came significant. However, small, rare mesophylls are known from the early Devonian genus Eophyllophyton – so development could not have been a barrier to their appearance.[44] The best explanation so far incorporates observations that atmospheric CO2 was declining rapidly during this time – falling by around 90% during the Devonian.[45] This corresponded with an increase in stomatal density by 100 times. Stomata allow water to evaporate from leaves, which causes them to curve. It appears that the low stomatal density in the early Devonian meant that evaporation was limited, and leaves would overheat if they grew to any size. The stomatal density could not increase, as the primitive steles and limited root systems would not be able to supply water quickly enough to match the rate of transpiration.[46] Clearly, leaves are not always beneficial, as illustrated by the frequent occurrence of secondary loss of leaves, famously exemplified by cacti and the "whisk fern" Psilotum. Secondary evolution can also disguise the true evolutionary origin of some leaves. Some genera of ferns display complex leaves which are attached to the pseudostele by an outgrowth of the vascular bundle, leaving no leaf gap.[41] Further, horsetail (Equisetum) leaves bear only a single vein, and appear for all the world to be microphyllous; however, both the fossil record and molecular evidence indicate that their forbears bore leaves with complex venation, and the current state is a result of secondary simplification.
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Basilica Minore del Santo Niño
The Basilica Minor del Santo Niño was built in 1565 by Miguel Lopez de Legaspi and Fr. Andres Urdaneta on the site where the image of the little Jesus was found. The first structure was destroyed by a fire on November 1, 1568 and was rebuilt in 1602 under the administration of Juan Albaran. In [...]
Cebu’s Lechon
If it’s all about food we’re going to talk about, then Cebu is a no-stranger when it comes to that topic. Cebu is not only famous for its stunning beaches, beautiful landscapes and great people perfectly blended by the modernization, but also for food uniqueness; the lechon, or roast. There are actually three kinds of [...]
Sadsad Festival
The word “sadsad”,in the local dialect, means dance. This is where the Sadsad festival got its name. The Sadsad festival is held in honor of the patroness, the Immaculate Concepcion. It was started in Barangay Poblacion but was later elevated as the town festival when the barangay captain became the mayor of the town.
It was originally in honor of barangay Poblacion’s patron saint, San Roque, that was honored by the said festivity. When Brgy. Poblacion’s barangay captain became Mayor of the town, he elevated the barangay festival inot the official town festival and changes its celebration from March (San Roque’s feast day) to December (Immaculate Concepcion’s feast day).
This year, the Festival’s name was changed from Sadsad Festival to Sadsadayon Festival. It comes from the two segments, Sadsad and dayon. Sadsad, which means dance, has been retained. Dayon came from two visayan words, “dayon” and “padayon”. Dayon, meaning welcome, was used because Oslobanons are known fr their hospitality and is always shown during their annual town fiesta through dance. Padayon, meaning continue, was used because Oslobanaons are supposed to continue their traditions in rejoicing every after victory and to continue the good values which they have. Thus, this year, the Sadsad Festival was renamed Sadsadayon Festival.
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Coffee berry borer (Hypothenemus hampei)
Coffee berry borer is the most serious pest of coffee world over. The female beetle bores into the berries through the navel region and makes tunnels in the hard bean and lays about 15 eggs. The larvae feed on the beans, making small tunnels.
A typical pinhole at the tip of the berries indicates the presence of the pest, and it damages young as well as ripe berries. In case of severe infestation, 30 to 80% berries may be affected resulting in heavy crop loss. The coffee berry borer can be controlled by the following methods.
Timely and complete harvest, collection of gleanings, burying the infested berries and maintaining optimum shade and good drainage can control the pest.
Spraying quinalphos 0.05% with wetting agent 120-150 days after flowering (Aug - Sep or Arabica and Sep-Oct or Robusta) can control the pest.
White stem borer (Xylotrechus quadripes)
The adults have two flight periods as they emerge from the pupae during April-May and in September to December/January. As the beetles are active and females lay eggs in the crevices on the main stem of coffee, major efforts to control initial laying of eggs itself is aimed at by swabbing the main stem and the thick primaries with carbaryl 50 WP @ 4 kg in 200 litres of water once or twice (depending upon the severity of the incidence) in April-May or October to December. Apart from this, it is necessary to build up good shade and regularly trace, uproot stump and burn the infested plants. Storing of cut stems is not advisable, as it will advance the flight period.
Shot hole borer (Xylosandrus compactus)
This is a major pest in Robusta coffee affecting the secondary and tertiary branches causing considerable damage. Injury to the coffee plants is primarily by the extensive tunneling within the branches, which limits the flow of sap. The affected branches dry up. The presence of withering and dead branches with shot holes is the symptom of attack.
Prune the affected twigs 5-8 cm beyond the shot hole and burn. This operation should commence from September onwards, as soon as the first symptom of attack like dropping of leaves is noticed, and continued as a routine measure at regular intervals.
The pest prefers to breed in the suckers during dry period. So remove and destroy all the unwanted / infested suckers during summer.
Mealy bugs (Planococcus sp.)
Mealy bugs damage coffee plants by sucking the sap from the tender branches, nodes, leaves, spikes, berries and roots leading to the debilitation of the plant. In case of root infestation, plants (especially young) become weak, leading to death.
The mealy bug can be controlled by spraying any of the following three insecticides viz. quinalphos, fenthion or fenitrothion. In addition to the above method, the biological control agents like Cryptolaemus montrouzieri (ladybird beetle) and the parasitoid Leptomastix dactylopii have been found effective. Indirect control of the disease can be made by controlling the ants, which spread the infestation.
Green scale (Coccus viridis)
The green scale is a serious sucking pest of coffee particularly Arabica.
The chemical control measures include spraying the affected patches with any one of the following insecticides viz. cythion 50 EC @ 200 ml, quinalphos 25 EC @ 120 ml or dimethoate 30 EC @ 170 ml in 100 litres of water.
(Source: Central Coffee Research Institute, Balehonnur)
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Searing, Provocative Dystopian Scarlet Letter Begs to Be Discussed
Imagine a world where, instead of being sentenced to prison terms, criminals are chromed, their skin tinted different colors to announce their status as thieves, swindlers, pedophiles. That's the punishment given to all but the worst offenders in the dystopian U.S. of Hillary Jordan's thought-provoking new novel, When She Woke. A re-imagining of The Scarlet Letter, Jordan's book raises the same questions Hawthorne's did: Does one sinner have the right to judge another? When has one suffered enough for the act he/she committed? Who is more free - the incarcerated individual, whose crimes are publicly known, or the one whose guilt must be endured alone and in silence? How do "faithful" Christian people justify shaming, instead of forgiving, one who has wronged another? How much of a role - if any - should religion play in the formation and upholding of a country's laws? And, perhaps most relevant, what is the most effective method of punishing and reforming a wrongdoer?
For Hannah Payne, a 26-year-old seamstress, chroming is just a part of life. She sees Chromes frequently on the streets of Dallas, but like any good girl, she stays far away from them. A devout woman like Hannah, whose almost cloistered life revolves solely around her church and her family, has nothing in common with outcasts like them. At least that's what she thinks. Until a secret affair with a prominent minister leaves her pregnant. By law, she can't have the baby without naming its father. Not willing to risk her lover's pious reputation by exposing him as an adulterer, she seeks an abortion instead. The act, considered murder by both church and state, earns Hannah a sentence of 16 years as a Red.
When she's released from the hospital, where her chroming procedure was not only performed, but televised to the public, Hannah stumbles out into a world grown suddenly cruel. Her flaming red skin seems to render her inhuman, making her both a target for lewd jeers and a danger to be avoided at all costs. Shunned by her family, Hannah must make her way in a world where she has no rights, where discrimination colors her every interaction, where she's judged - instantly and harshly - by the crime she has committed. It's a bleak, tortorous existence, one made even more difficult by the fact that Hannah can't see her family or acknowledge the man she loves or live any kind of normal life. The shunning, the humiliation, the hardness of the punishment are all designed to teach Hannah one thing - how it feels to be victimized.
Hannah knows she could end it all by choosing suicide over endurance, but she doesn't have the courage to do to herself what she did to her unborn child. Besides, her new life is showing her things she never saw before: hypocrisy, lies, hate, and truth. As she struggles to come to terms with life as a Red, Hannah "unknowingly embarks on a journey of self-discovery that forces her to question the values she once held true and the righteousness of a country that politicizes faith and love" (quote from jacket copy).
The premise of When She Woke intrigued me from the second I heard about it. It's a fascinating concept, explored in a way that is raw, searing, yet sympathetic, too. Much to my surprise, Jordan made me care about Hannah, even though I found her crime repugnant and her "selfless" justification deplorable. I didn't agree with the majority of Hannah's decisions, but I still found her story riveting. Jordan writes so vividly, so provocatively that I literally could not stop myself from turning the pages of When She Woke. In the end, though, I disagreed so strongly with Hannah's conclusions that I found myself ultimately disappointed by a novel I thought I might love. My own beliefs just differ too strongly, I guess, although I still think this novel would make a great book club choice. Like Hawthorne's masterpiece, When She Woke just begs to be discussed.
(Readalikes: The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne and Small-Town Sinners by Melissa Walker)
If this were a movie, it would be rated: R for language, sexual content and adult situations/themes
To the FTC, with love: I bought When She Woke at Changing Hands Bookstore with some of the millions I make from my lucrative career as a book blogger. Ha ha.
Labels: Abortion, Adult Novels, B Grade Books, Dystopian Fiction, Faith, Hillary Jordan, R-rated Books
MTeacress 16 November, 2011 08:08
I know I've said this before, but I LOVE this blog. I rarely read a book without a recommendation. I feel so grateful for the "if this were a movie" portion of your posts. I feel comfortable adding stuff to my TBR list if it meets my PG, sometimes PG-13, criteria. Thank you!
Jenny 16 November, 2011 09:55
It sounds intriguing and discussion worthy but maybe a tad agenda-y?
Susan 16 November, 2011 09:57
Michelle - Thanks for your kind words! I'm so glad the ratings are helpful.
Jenny - Yes, definitely. It's well-written, but kind of preachy in a backwards sort of way. If that makes any sense.
Melissas Eclectic Bookshelf 16 November, 2011 11:17
This definitely sounds like an amazingly thought provoking yet polarizing book. Thanks for your honesty because it sounds like I would have trouble identifying with Hannah as well and this might be one best skipped for me.
♥ Melissa @ Melissa's Eclectic Bookshelf
Melissa - "Poplarizing" is a good way to describe it. It's very pro-choice - so it's preachy in that way.
WHEN SHE WOKE is definitely not for everyone. In fact, if it wasn't so well written, I probably wouldn't have finished it.
That should have read "polarizing" :)
melissa @ 1lbr 17 November, 2011 14:43
Love the honest reviews. I'm still on the fence about this one, though.
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NFL’s Pro Bowl has got it all wrong
By Scout on February 2, 2010
This weekend is normally reserved for the preparation of sports’ Christmas, the Super Bowl.
We get our first chance to steer clear of Chris Berman yelling at us, everyone’s man crush on football’s Father Time, Brett Farve, and most importantly, John Madden impersonations.
But these things are being thrown back at us during our “off” week for the Pro Bowl, football’s sad attempt to copy baseball and basketball in their ever-so-fantastic all-star extravaganzas.
The all-star cash cows of sports have always been way too easy to disregard before. As a big-time sports fan, I honestly can say that I’ve never watched the Pro Bowl, and I’m proud of that.
It was always nicely placed after the season was said and done so that sports actually in season like basketball and hockey can take over their awfully short reign as the most important highlights on Sportscenter.
But now the Pro Bowl has been moved to the week before the Super Bowl, which normally is a pretty big deal. And occasionally, the best teams in the league partake in the year-end festivities, which means that a handful of the best players in the game such as Drew Brees and Peyton Manning, won’t be able to participate.
Now, I obviously wouldn’t watch the Pro Bowl even if it had a foolish meaning like, determining home-field advantage in the Super Bowl or something, but this doesn’t make sense.
It got me wondering about other sports and their meaningless ideas.
Although it holds a place near and dear to my heart, baseball is almost as bad as football in this regard. The only time dumber for the NFL to play the Pro-Bowl would be before the season when everyone is getting ready for the upcoming season.
But baseball decided no one needs to get ready for the season, I mean, stretching is a sign of weakness, right?
Anyway, baseball’s latest brainchild, the World Baseball Classic, is its way to either try and copy the World Cup or show the Olympics it has moved on after their break-up.
But the problem baseball faces is when to play this month-long tournament, which they play every other year. They could go hockey-style and stop play mid-season for a month, or play during the offseason.
The problem is if they play in winter, there will be no games played in America, and we’ve seen what happens when a worldwide event is played overseas during the last Olympics or any World Cup.
Now I know, you’re thinking, “Well Einstein, when should baseball play it?”
The answer is never. This is baseball’s sad attempt at making money by selling merchandise that’s cool for a month until it’s over, and then your Mike Piazza Italy jersey is almost cooler than your Ninja Turtle footie pajamas.
Baseball is also trying to pump life into its sport overseas. This is admirable on its part, but it shouldn’t come at the cost of taking your star players out of rhythm.
Baseball players are notoriously the most superstitious people. From not washing your batting helmet to not touching the foul line as you enter the field to play defense (that was mine), baseball players are creatures of habit.
Trying to make them start up a month or two early isn’t a good thing for them.
Plus, every other year, this will extend some players’ season by a month or two to about 10 months. Yeah, I know working 10 months out of 12, rough stuff.
But sports are taxing. There’s a reason athletes can’t do menial physical activities late into their lives. Sports are physically demanding, especially when you play every day.
The last place a sport is going to have a similar problem is the next occurrence we will see. In a month, the NHL is going to suspend its season to allow its players to play in the Olympics.
I’m all about patriotism and supporting your country, but these people are getting paid millions of dollars to play this game and stopping play for a month is never good.
I understand these guys want to represent their native lands, but hockey fans aren’t going to want to take this much time off. Yeah, I’ll watch Team USA play and I’ll root for Patrick Kane, but it’s not the same.
Right now the Hawks are playing some great hockey and after last year’s showing in the playoffs, a lot of fans in these parts are getting excited. After four months of watching some usually fantastic hockey, I’m going to have to settle for watching Team USA beat up on the minor leaguers Latvia is going to suit up and then get summarily get dismissed by Canada.
And like I mentioned before, all this is going to do is break up the rhythms these players develop during the course of a season, especially when it comes to those developed between teammates.
Hockey is a sport where players almost completely rely on each other to function and the first few games back will probably be sloppy contests.
I fully expect one or two teams to fall completely off their paces, especially teams that have been playing way above expectations like Colorado or Phoenix.
All in all, sports are filled with bad ideas, whether it’s signing Mike Hampton long-term or any Gilbert Arenas joke.
Sports are built on innovative ideas and no one is going to have all brilliant ideas, but some need to end or never start.
So this weekend, watch the Senior Bowl, which is correctly placed once all bowl games are complete, and prepare for your team’s draft.
And if you’re a Bears fan and have no draft picks to look forward to and a history of awful drafts anyway, go see Avatar. I heard it’s better than Titanic.
Bill Hopkins is a sophomore sports communication major from Oswego. He is the Scout sports editor.
Direct comments, questions and other responses to whopkins@mail.bradley.edu.
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Call out in solidarity for local democracy in Barnet 30 July 2019
9th July 2019 admin Austerity, Climate Change, Health and Safety, Housing, Libraries, Local, News, Pensions, Report, Solidarity
On Tuesday 30 July 2019, 7pm in Hendon Town Hall, Barnet Council will vote on a proposal that in will restrict Barnet residents’ ability to ask questions and speak at future Council Committee meetings.
The London Borough of Barnet has a wealth of community activism which includes Barnet Bloggers (Mr Reasonable, Mrs Angry, Mr Mustard and Barnet Eye) and Barnet Alliance for Public Services (BAPS) to name just a few.
Their contributions over the last decade have largely been supportive of the services our members provide.
However, their contribution to future committees will virtually cease if the proposed rule change is passed at Full Council on 30 July 2019.
Barnet residents have responded by setting up a petition entitled “Stop Barnet Council From Gagging Residents”
You and read and sign in solidarity by clicking on this link here
https://t.co/P7sb0e3KNU?amp=1
Barnet UNISON is asking members to show solidarity by joining Barnet residents on Tuesday 30 July outside Hendon Town Hall from 6 pm onwards.
John McDonnell sends message of hope and solidarity
26th November 2017 admin Austerity, Housing, Libraries, Local, News, Solidarity, UNISON Campaign
BREAKING NEWS: Shadow Chancellor sends message of hope and solidarity to Barnet UNISON and grassroots Labour Party members.
“I fully support the Barnet UNISON policy statement For A Better, Fairer, Democratically Accountable Barnet. The branch has mounted an inspirational decade long battle with a right wing ideological driven Tory Council determined to outsource all of its services. I send solidarity message to the branch and to Barnet Labour members who together will deliver a Labour Council to implement this policy statement. ” John McDonnell Shadow Chancellor
“I’m absolutely delighted that in his busy schedule John McDonnell has the time to send a message of Hope & Solidarity to Barnet UNISON members and grassroots Labour Party members who against the odds have delivered three marginal seats in Barnet. Our policy statement is a signal of intent to begin to address the damage done to our public services and the staff made redundant. Outsourcing has delivered in Barnet, but not in the way it was spun by consultants who grew rich on the millions paid by Barnet residents in the name of austerity. Hope for the many is within our grasp, austerity lite policies are not welcome here.”
John Burgess, Barnet UNISON Branch Secretary
For A Better, Fairer, Democratically Accountable Barnet.
1. AGENCY STAFF/CONSULTANTS
End the Council’s over reliance on agency staff and consultants, replacing these with Council employees.
Review Unified Reward and consider returning to GLPC.
Adopt UNISON ethical care charter.
(https://www.unison.org.uk/content/uploads/2013/11/On-line-Catalogue220142.pdf)
2. COLINDALE MOVE
Address and alleviate the problems caused by the forthcoming relocation of Barnet Council and Partner organisation staff to the new Colindale Office building.
3. HEALTH & SAFETY
Bring all the Council’s Health & Safety responsibilities back in to in-house control and monitoring.
Review Health & Safety arrangements in the Borough.
TBG Flex employees to be employed on Local Government T&C’s, Pay with access to Local Government Pension Scheme.
The Barnet Group to be brought back in-house.
End short term 2 & 5 year tenancies and reintroduce secure life time tenancies for all tenants.
End or limit Right to Buy and the subletting of Right to Buy properties
Increase Council home building.
Widen the availability of social housing within the Borough.
Resource the monitoring of housing where necessary to ensure it is fit for habitation.
5. LIBRARIES
Restore the pre-April 2017 level of staffed opening hours, with sufficient Library workers (in numbers, qualifications and experience) and resources.
Review the use of lost Library space with a view to returning to Library use.
Bring the Partnership Libraries back in-house.
Work with all stakeholders in the Library Service to produce a strategy that will maintain and improve the quality and accessibility of Barnet Libraries.
6. OUTSOURCING
No more Council services to be outsourced.
Work towards bringing services already outsourced back in-house including NSL.
Review Capita and other contracts with the aim of bring services back in-house.
Ensure that while outsourcing contracts are running they are properly overseen and these services are provided to the contracted level without incurring further cost to the Council.
7. PAY
Support the Trade Union (UNISON, GMB, Unite) NJC PAY CLAIM 2018 – 2019
Ensure that Council, partner organisation and contractor employees are paid at least the London Living Wage.
End Performance Related Pay.
8. SCHOOLS
52 week contracts for TAs and other support workers.
Oppose the establishment of academies.
9. STREET SCENE
Instigate a search within the Borough for a site (or sites?) for a depot (depots?) suitable for all Street Scene’s long-term needs?
Commit to the retention of Street Scene services in-house.
Robot Wars: Barnet Libraries on the Eve of Destruction
30th March 2017 admin Austerity, Libraries, Local, National
Humans not Machines
What was once one of the finest public Library Services in the UK is about to undergo a transformation that will see it left in ruins. In 2002 Barnet won a Beacon Council award for libraries as a community resource, but since then successive restructures have seen staff numbers and service points cut. The decline will reach an all-time low in April 2017 when the newly restructured Library Service comes into operation.
In April the Library workforce will be reduced by almost half. The Council alleges that their skills, knowledge and experience can be replaced by volunteers and self-service machines.
Four Libraries will be handed over to charities and resident groups to be opened for only fifteen hours each a week. The people of Mill Hill, South Friern, East Barnet and Childs Hill will lose direct access to a professional library service.
The Council will give these partnership libraries between £352,000 and £384,000 in grants for the first 3 years, money that would be better spent providing a service staffed and run by librarians and other real library workers.
The remaining Council-run libraries will have staff present only for a few hours on most days. Some days will be completely unstaffed. Under 15-years olds not accompanied by an adult will be unable to enter the libraries during these hours.
The Council seems unconcerned how this will affect the public, although aware that;
“The reduction in staffed opening hours will mean less support available in the library to get advice, information and to utilise the resources in the library. This will have the biggest impact on those who may require support to make best use of services at static library sites or are less able, or confident at using libraries without library staff support”
Barnet Future Library Service 5.9.10)
https://barnet.moderngov.co.uk/documents/s30694/Barnets%20future%20Library%20Service.pdf
The Council claims that CCTV monitored from a control centre in Cardiff will be sufficient to maintain the safety and security of people using the Libraries. Barnet UNISON disagreed, and continues to disagree, with the Council, citing incidents of anti-social behaviour, physical and verbal abuse and theft that have occurred in libraries, the number of which would be far higher if library staff had not been on site to prevent them. Barnet UNISON remains unconvinced that the emergency response systems the Council plans for unstaffed hours will be sufficient.
Libraries are also to be reduced in size by up to 90%, as space is hived off to be offered for rent to commercial and community groups. This will leave inadequate study, computer and events space in most libraries. With only a few days to go before the restructure the Council has confirmed only one organisation interested in renting. Since 2014, when this plan was first announced, Barnet UNISON has been pointing out that the Council’s estimated rental income of £546,000 by 2019/20 is very unlikely to be met
The Council claims it is being forced into reducing Library staff numbers, space and direct control of all libraries because of the need to save £1.6 million from the Libraries Budget by 2020. But the Council allocated over £6.5 million to implement the changes. In December the Council made known it was allocating over £14 million for “library procurements”. On the 8th December 2016 Barnet UNISON asked the Council a number of questions regarding this “procurement” spend. Because the Council did not answer our questions in full we resubmitted them on the 16th January 2017 and on the 14th February 2017. We still await a meaningful response
This is a lot of money to be spent on reducing the assets, efficiency, accessibility and safety of a service.
Barnet UNISON and the Save Barnet Library Campaigns have argued with the Council for over two and a half years that a machine and volunteer dependant Library Service would lead to a decline. The Council’s own consultations with the public found little if any support for their plan. But the Council has consistently failed to address these arguments instead repeating the mantra that no libraries in Barnet were being closed and that opening hours were being extended. But when the new Library structure is implemented in April opening hours will not be any longer than at present. The promised extended opening hours are now being postponed until the autumn. Only five of the Council-run libraries will be open while building work to reduce library space is carried out and the four “partnership” Libraries will stagger their hours between them.
In April the people of Barnet will find their library service much reduced. It is likely that many current and potential library users, particularly children, will find Barnet Libraries hard to access, information and advice difficult to come by, containing very little study space and the range of stock and services a shadow of what was once on offer. This is likely to lead to a decline in use and an excuse by the Council to close Libraries
Our members working in libraries will continue as they have done in the past to try and provide the best service they can. But their low numbers, limited staffed opening hours and lack of space will be insurmountable barriers. Barnet UNISON will strongly oppose any attempts by the Council to place blame on library staff for the decline in the Service and any attempt to shift responsibility for any harm resulting from unstaffed opening hours.
Our members will be the first in line to face the frustration of the public with the restructured Library Service, but those responsible are the present ruling administration of the Council. Public dissatisfaction with the Library Service is likely to grow and may well have an influence on how Barnet residents vote in the next local elections.
Barnet UNISON will continue to campaign for a restoration of the Library Service. The people of Barnet need and deserve a professional library service staffed by real library workers.
Barnet UNISON call on the Council to stop the restructure and work constructively with those people working in and using libraries and with the wider community to build a Library Service that can once again rightly claim to be one of the best in the UK.
Further details on the Library changes and the Barnet UNISON’s campaign to stop it can be found on.
http://www.barnetunison.me.uk/wp/?s=libraries
“Giving With One Hand And Taking With The Other”
2nd February 2017 admin Austerity, Community, Libraries, Local
Barnet Council Giving With One Hand And Taking With The Other
On January 23rd Barnet Council’s Adults and Safeguarding Committee voted to make cuts of £458,373 to Early Intervention and Prevention Services. These include ending the funding to Inclusion Barnet (a local charity) to provide peer support planning and brokerage, which the Council claim will save £73, 261.5.
The Council’s reason for this is that there is lower level of use for this service than anticipated, and that this work can be done by Barnet Social workers.
This is despite 83% of those consulted, disagreeing with the move.
Yet this is the same Council that is giving Inclusion Barnet between £25, 000 and £35,000 a year to take over the running of East Barnet and South Friern Libraries, despite opposition to this voiced in consultations, petitions and protests since 2014.
Barnet Council are withdrawing funding to a local charity with the necessary expertise. to provide a service well regarded by the public. Yet are giving this organisation, that has no experience of running libraries, funding to replace experienced and qualified library workers. Inclusion Barnet are losing funding to provide a service because of “low level of use” but the libraries the Charity will run will only be open 15 hours a week which will certainly reduce level of use.
There is little logic in this decision but reason is something not to be expected from an administration hell-bent on cutting services and reducing the quality of life of the people of Barnet.
4th July 2016 admin Libraries, Solidarity, Trades Dispute
Barnet UNISON Library workers would like to thank everyone who sent messages of Solidarity to our striking members and our picket lines.
Your support was a fantastic and much appreciated.
Barnet Library Workers on Strike
16th June 2016 admin Community, Libraries, Local, National, Solidarity, Trades Dispute, UNISON Campaign
“Our members in Barnet have been at the sharp end, with the council outsourcing anything it can. The spirit shown by our library workers today is a tremendous example to us all.”
Dave Prentis UNISON General Secretary
Dave Prentis takes support and solidarity to north London picket line in strike over plans to outsource library service
General secretary Dave Prentis took the union’s support and solidarity to striking library workers on the picket line in north London this morning.
“You have got our full support and if you need any help just let us know”
Mr Prentis speaking to the #BarnetStrikers
The UNISON members were on the third day of their strike over Barnet council’s plans to outsource the borough’s library service.
“Council services up and down the country are under attack as the Tory government in Westminster piles still more cuts on five years of austerity,”
said Mr Prentis.
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Standing up to the “easycouncil”
16th June 2016 admin Libraries, Local, National, Solidarity, UNISON Campaign
“The spirit shown by our library workers today is a tremendous example to us all – and we will stand by them as they fight for their jobs.”
Dave Prentis,
UNISON General Secretary
The assault on our public services in recent years has fallen hardest on local government – with libraries particularly under fire.
And there are few areas that have suffered greater attacks from their local authority than Barnet.
“You have got our full support and if you need any help just let us know” Mr Prentis speaking to the #BarnetStrikers
So I was proud to be on the picket line alongside library workers today, taking the fight to the so-called Tory “easycouncil” and showing local people how severe and damaging the cuts to their local services really are.
I spoke with activists Fiona Turnbull and Hugh Jordan (Barnet UNISON’s libraries convenor) about the sheer scale of job losses and service cuts being inflicted on an already bare bones service. At Chipping Barnet (where we met this morning) the library will lose 33 staff hours (down from 56.5 hours at present). Other libraries will lose more than half of their size and be reduced to volunteer only provision.
Services lost or weakened. Jobs cuts. And those in the community who need them most left to suffer.
“Our members in Barnet have been at the sharp end, with the council outsourcing anything it can. The spirit shown by our library workers today is a tremendous example to us all – and we will stand by them as they fight for their jobs.”
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Barnet & Hendon UCU Message of Solidarity
16th June 2016 admin Libraries, Local, Solidarity, Trades Dispute, UNISON Campaign
On behalf of Barnet & Hendon UCU we wish to offer our solidarity in your action to support the continuation of adequate library provision in Barnet.
Noel Murphy
Branch secretary
Barnet & Hendon UCU
Solidarity Message from Barnet Trades Union Council
11th June 2016 admin Community, Libraries, Local, Solidarity, Trades Dispute, UNISON Campaign
To our brothers and sisters in Barnet UNISON – your fight against the privatisation and decimation of Public Services by the ideologically driven Tories in our Borough is an inspiration to the Trade Union movement.
Libraries are a beacon of any civilised society, providing a safe environment where generations of our community have benefited from this vital social service, helping to bridge the gap between the haves and the have nots.
Libraries are spaces where people of all ages and all backgrounds can practice lifelong learning, something that the Tories in our Borough well understand and find distasteful.
We stand with you in your fight against this attack on our community.
Barnet Trades Union Council
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Book Report: Washington: A Life
Washington: A Life by Ron Chernow
Chernow's founding fathers biographies are more enlightening than any docuseries or history course could possibly be. Breathing life into historical figures that might otherwise seem stale and distant -- as foreboding and unsympathetic as marble busts -- he shapes a figure of Washington as a man with resentments, foibles and idiosyncracies rather than the infallible icon that's on your dollar bill.
Chernow probes into Washington's insecurities about his lack of college education, his passion for dancing, his questionable business practices, his plague of dental issues (guy only kept one of his original teeth!), his obsession with agricultural science, his deep, near-adulterous flirtations with a couple of female friends and his complicated relationship with slavery. It's on the latter point that Washington hits the hardest, exposing him as a man willing to compromise his abolitionist morals to not only appease Southerners during the Union's unstable early days, but to prop up his bottom line.
Another theme that emerges is Washington's Kryptonian-like invulnerability -- whether due to a combination of chance and confidence or by simple divine intervention -- that kept alive and able during brushes with death during the French and Indian and Revolutionary Wars.
Chernow's research digests dozens of previous, no doubt less readable Washington biographies into a comprehensive equation that helps you make sense of the icon as a man rather than a Mount Rushmore carving.
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Despite the growing legions of hardcore, lifelong female gamers in the mix, games geared toward women are infrequent. "Destiny's Princess: A War Story, a Love Story" is the exception to the norm, telling a story that eschews male bravado to appeal to traditionally feminine qualities.
Ported to Switch two years after dropping on PC, the game is something of a visual, fantasy-tinged romance novel. Set in Japan during its 15th century Warring States period, you play a princess in a beleaguered kingdom who summons five mysterious heroes from realms beyond.
The heroes are your only hope to ward of a plague of marauding demons, and it's up to you to manage the oft-conflicting yearnings and impulses of the spirited charges. As you can glean from the title, romantic battlegrounds are intertwined with those of combat.
The writers, as well as publisher D3, deserve credit for laying on the mature content thick and heavy, without regard for how it might negatively impact sales.
The game sets out to tell a decidedly grown-up story, complete with the language, nudity and intensely uncomfortable situations that entails. The story is moving and thoughtful, earning its hard M rating with romantic and thoughtful prudence.
Publisher provided review code.
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"Paranautical Activity" Review
Those who miss the fast-moving FPS heyday of "Doom," Quake" and "Duke Nukem" may feel "Paranautical Activity" call out to them.
Whether or not that call is worth answering is up for debate.
A hit-and-miss tribute to a bygone era, the speedy, visually retro-styled throwback carries both charms and hindrances of the games to which it pays tribute.
There is fun to be had for those willing to overlook choppy movement, cheap enemy exploits and erratic hit detection. Inventive weapons satisfying methods to dispatch enemies and slick pacing helps you to overlook the problems and keep coming back for more.
Hidden items, blowout boss fights and a springy dubstep soundtrack help had pep to the affair, but the construct tends to wear thin during extended play sessions.
"Paranuatical Activity" may struggle to hold your interest, but if you're willing to revert back to the patience level you had when you were 20 years younger, you'll experience more joy than annoyance. You could do better for your gaming dollar, but you could also do plenty worse.
"Angels of Death" Review
You are Ray, a woman stricken with amnesia who wakes up in a concrete room with no idea how she got there. Slinking along the corridors, you take a quizzical look at your image in the mirror, then chance upon a room with a computer card lodged inside that you will need to open a door, which appears to be the only way out.
Beyond the door lies a complex web of a story that only draws you in deeper the more layers you manage to peel back.
The question of how to unlock the computer and provide access to the door is the first of many conundrums you'll encounter in "Angels of Death," a story-driven adventure RPG that calls you to navigate menus and juggle items in the vein of "Maniac Mansion." Obtuse challenges have a way of making the linear story seem sprawling and complex. You can breeze right through on intuition or find yourself wandering in the dark until a walkthrough comes to the rescue.
Based on the cult hit manga, the game is broken up into four episodes, which allow the writers to tell the saga in a traditional graphic novel structure. The fact that all four are included in the initial released rather than teased and released sporadically allows you the satisfaction of bingin.
The 16-bit visuals grant the game the sense of a lost classic. You truly get what you put into "Angels of Death" -- a game meant to be obsessed over, analyzed and deconstructed. Probing and dense, it's a game to wrap your psyche around as you plunge into the dark with only your wits and determination to guide you forward.
"Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom" Review
"Pode" Review
Built from the ground up as a co-op puzzle game meant to get two players -- each using a Joy-Con -- solving problems together.
Traveling through a whimsical yet foreboding 3-D world, you and a friend take control of characters with complementary abilities to solve the tasks at hand. Coordination is key to endure. Timed jumps, cooperative boosts and strategic placement help you make your way through the clockwork-like challenges.
While also playable solo -- a tricky task that involves alternating possession and rhythms for button taps -- the game reaches its greatest potential when played by a duo. The bickering and shared sense of triumph when you work together to overcome adversity yields rewards you just can't touch when playing on your own.
One of 12 Nindies that Nintendo has lined up in a partnership with innovative indie developers this year, "Pode" taps the quirky system in a heretofore underserved application. Now that the system has been out for more than a year, with Nintendo swinging the doors open for those with innovative ideas, "Pode" seems like a sign of not only how far the system has come in its first several months, but how bubbly the upcoming potential seems to be.
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"Pub Encounter" Review
As a young lady seeking to blow off some steam after a rough day at work, you slip into an upscale pub, where you turn the heads of a cadre of middle-aged men on the prowl for a girl like you.
Welcome to "Pub Encounter," a Dogenzaka Lab visual novel that lets you explore romantic possibilities, as well as act as a friend and counselor of sorts. Navigating the minefield ahead of you, your conversations spark jealousy among the men, unlock deep thoughts about lives well wasted, past loves squandered and opportunities seized.
The writing has much to say about the nature of romance and its function in both salving and wounding the human heart. The lonely characters, who ranged from meek to self-absorbed and predatorial, are all nursing severe damage and hoisting up fronts that mask their true yearnings and deficiencies.
While sometimes a bit too personal for comfort -- the writing has no qualms with venturing into overshare territory -- there is grace, subtle humor and quiet beauty amid the maelstrom of posturing and superficial banter. "Pub Encounter" is a rush of flabbergasting emotions in a small, unassuming package.
"Ink" Review
"Ink" makes a splash buy letting you romp your character through invisible levels, splattering paint everywhere to clear your path.
Taking cues from "De Blob," "The Unfinished Swan" and "Splatoon," "Ink" sets you loose on an invisible obstacle course, using trial and error to splash paint on your surroundings, allowing you to see what course you need to take after you respawn.
A game that will drive perfectionists and speedrunners crazy, "Ink" forces you to accept continuous failure and incremental improvement. The methodical pacing works to its advantage, allowing you to appreciate the intricacies of the levels as you make your way through them.
Complex puzzles prevail across each new challenge, tasking you to dispatch enemies, use double jumps and wall jumps to wend your way around and below choke points and cull your momentum in time to make it through the goal door to move onto the next stage.
Designed to be played in short bursts, "Ink" justifies its challenge with reward. Making a mess of a blank slate and overcoming stubborn obstacles with newfound savvy and strategy never loses its draw.
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"Omega Strike" Review
Part Metroidvania, part Mega Man and part Contra, "Omega Strike" is a side-scrolling, exploration-based action game with loads of charm along with a satisfying challenge-reward loop.
You hot-swap among a squadron of teammates with varied talents, in the vein of the old "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" titles. A strongman can shove heavy objects, an athletic gunman can double-jump, and a quick, shifty figure can scamper from outmatched battles, avoiding conflict altogether.
The writing, which references gaming culture and action flick tropes through the ages, is one of the high points, providing welcome comic relief from the often brutal challenges that await you.
An archaic save system -- you have to check into a portal to record your progress -- both dampens the fun and imbues the combat with a sense of urgency. Robbed of the typical auto-save handholding, you find yourself heading into choke points with a fevered drive to succeed rather than a lackadaisical outlook, because failure could set you back several minutes.
Level design is compact and efficient, with devs cramming 12 bosses and 45 enemy types into the circuitous catacombs.
The lighthearted tone keeps things from getting too tense, with the story segments easing in welcome breaks from the do-or-die moments. "Omega Strike" plays just like your favorite game from when you were 12 that didn't happen to actually exist back then.
"West of Loathing" Review
If Buster Keaton made a stick-figure Western game for the Switch, it would have turned out a lot like "West of Loathing," an old-timey comedy with a look and playstyle that is barely echoed by anything else in gaming.
With a touch of the adventure RPG-stylings of the recent "South Park" games, "West of Loathing" sets your 2D cowboy off on a side-scrolling, branching-path journey that plays a little like a pre-rebellion "Westworld" story paid handsomely for by one of the patrons.
Traipsing through the dusty, rolling-tumbleweed-lined paths, you match wits with gunslingers, ladies of ill repute and real and supernatural creatures of the day and night.
A "Maverick"-style self-awareness fuels your renegade protagonist through his misadventures. Slick dialogue, scores of hidden items to track down and plenty of winking pop culture nods await you.
While not overly challenging and sometimes paced with a lolligagging sense of non-urgency, "West of Loathing" packs enough chuckles, facepalms and delirious non sequiturs to keep you longing for the next tip of the 10-gallon hat. Overall, the game sets out to remind you of the old Olsen Twins aphorism -- how the west was fun.
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"Onrush" Review
"Onrush" sets out to scratch the itch that serious racers of the "Gran Turismo" and "Forza" ilk can't reach.
Those who look back fondly at the days of "Motorstorm," and before that, the pioneering "Burnout" franchise, will find plenty to love in the arcade combat racer. Style and destruction are more important than sheer speed.
You're tasked to bowl through crowds of fodder competitors, leaving wreckage in your wake, hit improvised ramps for colossal air, and rip through sharp turns with paint-scraping skids that bowl over the competition.
Conjured in a team effort from Codemasters and Deep Silver -- which cobbled together former "Motorstorm" team members -- "Onrush" is a turbo-charged blast of nitro-fueled mayhem. You won't find much use for the brake button.
The gameplay emphasizes forward momentum at all costs, which makes it all the more jarring when you make a mistake and wipe out in a cacophony of obliteration. With appropriate savvy, the dev team keeps the punishments for failure at a minimum, snapping you back on course with quick resets that allow you to motor back into the fray to exact revenge on the field.
With four game modes and 12 courses to vie for your attention, the game slams on the gas in both single-player and multiplayer setups. "Onrush" is just the sort of over-the-top racing bonanza to keep you circling around for pit stops.
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"Quad Fighter K" Review
The Switch has seen a flood of retro-minded titles, and the standby 1980s/1990s bullet hell genre has gotten its share of love. Aksys Games' budget-priced "Quad Fighter K" proves to be one of the heavier hitters in this category, heaping on the nostalgia for such titles as "Galaga," "Defender" and "Life Force."
Boasting four-player co-op, the space shooter allows you to team up with buddies or go it alone against a relentless drubbing from marauding, pattern-formation-attacking foes. You can link up with friendly ships to form Voltron-like squadrons, acquiring power-ups that let you spray shots in all directions.
You'll need that sort of fire coverage to stay in action.
Enemies attack from all sides, making for a brain-melting barrage of pitiless assaults. When you take hits, you have no time to stand by idly. It's all about scavenging the rubble and keeping up your counterassaults.
If you play with teammates, expect plenty of the sort of agitating bickering and friendly badgering that comes with the territory.
With unlocks aplenty encouraging you to delve into the fray, "Quad Fighter K" bowls you over with content. As joyous as it is maddening, it's a game that recalls the quarter-munching arcade games of yore.
"Earth Atlantis" PS4 Review
The most eye-catching quality of "Earth Atlantis" is its art style, which is meant to resemble a living sketchbook influenced by "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" fever dreams.
Giving you control of a weapon-equipped submarine, the game tasks you to navigate through hidden depths teeming with sharp, destructive obstacles and hostile seal creatures.
Newly released on PS4 after coming out last year on the Switch, the side-scrolling action is an ample fit for the handheld mode, with mission design geared toward on-the-go play.
With deceptively simplistic gameplay that echoes the level design in that it reveals hidden depths and nuances the longer you play, "Earth Atlantis" proves to be a welcome palate cleanser in between meatier first-party offerings such as "God of War" and "Detroit: Become Human."
"Sega Genesis Classics" Review
Loaded with more than 50 of the best Sega Genesis games, "Sega Genesis Classics" is a giddy playhouse of nostalgic glee. Crammed with entries from the console's top franchises, including Sonic, Streets of Rage and Phantasy Star, the collection lets you relive the early-1990s glory days of "Blast Processing."
The addition of achievements and online multiplayer, as well as rewind and flash save features makes the games far more palatable than they were in their heyday.
The games also look and play better than they did in their original form, with widescreen format and HD renderings making the 16-bit pixel creations pop in a way they couldn't in the days of fuzzy CRT screens.
While the collection is missing some of the stronger third-party titles of the era -- licensed classics, especially, have no chance in popping up in anthologies like this -- this roundup of Sega-produced landmarks is more than you could hope for in a retro package.
"PixelJunk Monsters 2" Review
All the rage in the PS3 era, PixelJunk games have fallen out of fashion. The tower defense extravaganza "PixelJunk Monsters 2" looks to inject some momentum into the faded franchise.
Moving from the 2D plane to 3D with aplomb, the dev team from Spike Chunsoft and Q-Games brings back the feel of one of the most beloved tower defense titles.
Some may knock the game for its antiquated gameplay loop, with few nod to complications that have become genre norms over the past decade, but there's something to be said for the clean, sharp routine of the original, replicated well in the sequel.
The bright, expansive play fields shine, making it tough to go back to the original "PixelJunk Monsters." The sequel manages to move the franchise forward without aping the many games the original inspired, all while staying grounded with the original feel and flow.
"Runner3" Switch Review
Dating back to the DSiWare and Wii Ware days, Bit.Trip games seized the imagination and attention of Nintendo-centric gamers.
One of the most popular and successful offshoots was the "Runner" series, which inspired hordes of clones and which Nintendo itself tried to copy to mediocre effect in its "Super Mario Run" mobile game.
Released both digitally and on cartridge on the Switch, "Runner3" is the coup de grace that shows exactly what an auto-runner game can be.
Designed with branching-path levels, an accommodating checkpoint system and a challenging points system that keeps you going back to try to iron out perfect runs, "Runner3" brings back the best of what the series had to offer while pushing it in new directions.
Wall-jumping, slide-jumping, kicks and floats are all techniques you'll have to master to keep CommanderVideo thriving through the gauntlet. A helpful tutorial system helps you nail the basics, but it's on you to put in the work necessary to master the intricacies of the various ways to apply them to speed up and smooth out your runs.
With a light, happy and funky tone, "Runner3" keeps things lively and buoyant, making it worth running, rather than walking, to pick it up.
"The Banner Saga" Switch Review
Having long since conquered other realms, "The Banner Saga" is marching onto the Switch, first with a port of the original game, soon to be followed by the sequel, setting the stage for the release of the trilogy's capstone, which is also due out on other platforms.
Originally released on PC and mobile in 2014, the Kickstarter-backed strategy game captured the imagination and satisfied the nostalgic yearnings of legions of players. The tactical RPG sets you at war in a realm influenced by Norse mythology.
Hand-drawn visuals sweep you away into the captivating world, which lets you control two characters whose stories eventually merge. Choices you make affect the way the story plays out, allowing for multiple playthroughs that change your experience from one game to the next.
The combat and writing elevate the game to an elite level, making for a riveting challenge that never slows. The ability to take the game on the go or sink into your couch to enjoy it on your TV makes the Switch version stand out from its predecessors.
"Songbringer" Switch Review
"Songbringer" does everything possible to declare its unbridled love for the original "The Legend of Zelda." From the opening gameplay screen, which plops your unarmed hero in front of a cave beckoning you with a sword, the game replicates the NES rainmaker both stylistically and visually. After a run on other consoles, it feels right at home on the Switch.
A labor of love created by the one-man development team Wizard Fu, the project adds a few crucial new twists to differentiate it from the classic it so obsessively apes. A decisive sci-fi bent separates the lore from the high fantasy trappings of Link's quests, and an emphasis on procedural generation -- each new world created by a player seeds a distinct environment based on a set of basic rules -- making each journey truly unique.
The method seems geared to be far more than a gimmick. It replicates the feel of taking on a challenging RPG in the pre-Internet era, leaving you isolated and scrambling to patch together maps and strategies based on your own wits and experiences rather than slavishly adhering to walk-throughs.
The seed generation, though, also has the potential to make for some fascinating streams, giving players to peek into "Minecraft"-style parallel words created by other players.
The adherence to old-school graphics adds rather than takes away from the visual flair, with close-ups, magical effects and the sounds of battle emerging with charmingly creative flair.
A bold and beautiful download for nostalgic gamers, "Songbringer" plays some sweet music that lulls you into its hypnotic realm.
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Soon, Crime Suspects' Prints Won't Leave - THE BATTLE CREEK ENQUIRER - Nov. 24, 2002 ...city is one of a handful of departments in the state who are a keyboard away from the Michigan State Police fingerprint data bank...
Fingerprint Links Oregon Man to Slaying of 13-year-old Girl - SEATTLE TIMES - Nov. 24, 2002 ...print is the first physical evidence linking suspect to the slayings of one of the girls whose bodies were found on his property...
Law Databases Missing a Link - USA TODAY - Nov. 24, 2002 ...governments have spent billions of dollars upgrading technology during the past decade, yet officials' ability to share information remains limited...
Sheriff and Police Chief Resolving Fingerprint Feud - WATE 6 NEWS - Nov. 27, 2002 ...Knox County Sheriff and Knoxville Police Chief met Wednesday to resolve a fingerprinting feud between the departments...
D.A. Releases Man Jailed for 2 Years - SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE - Nov. 27, 2002 ...additional print comparisons were to determine whether suspect could be ruled out as the person who had made the latent...
Booking Perps with 21st-Century Ease - CHICAGO DAILY HERALD - Nov. 28, 2002 ... system allows for quicker access to suspect information, including quicker dissemination to other departments across the state...
Good morning via the "Detail," a weekly e-mail newsletter that greets latent print examiners around the globe every Monday morning. The purpose of the Detail is to help keep you informed of the current state of affairs in the latent print community, to provide an avenue to circulate original fingerprint-related articles, and to announce important events as they happen in our field.
It's BidNow week on Ebay! As most of you know, the first Monday of every month is reserved for a unique fingerprint related auction starting at just one penny. Up for auction this month is a set of three ACE FINGERPRINT INK bottles in a brown leather-like case. Two of the bottles are unopened! Check out this unique auction at http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=743338967
The Georgia Division of the IAI is sponsoring David Ashbaugh's course, "Forensic Ridgeology" June 16-20, 2003. The cost is $400 and there are 25 seats available. For more information, phone or e-mail Steve Greene at (404) 469-7039, 1vicepres@gaiai.org or visit their website calendar at www.gaiai.org/calendar.htm.
Last week, David "Ski" Witzki highlighted several reasons we should stay up to speed on digital imaging and the courts. This week it is my pleasure to give Glenn Langenburg the floor. But before I do, I just wanted to express how much I appreciate Glenn and his efforts in advancing the field of friction ridge impression individualization. Although I have only known Glenn well for a short while, it is obvious that he has a true passion for this line of work and will serve the fingerprint community well over the course of his career.
Dear Fellow Colleagues,
To many, the O.J. Simpson trial is considered “The Trial of the Century”. Perhaps this is deservingly so. However, as a latent print examiner in the United States , U.S. v. Byron Mitchell represents to me, the “Trial of the Century” for latent print examiners since our discipline’s first introduction into American courts in People v. Jennings in 1911.
A quick recap of Mitchell: convicted robber (pre-Daubert), Byron Mitchell, appealed his case; he was given a new trial (post-Daubert). Key evidence was two latent prints placing Mitchell in the get-away vehicle. The defense challenged the latent print evidence and filed motions in limine to exclude latent print evidence as, according to the defense, it did not meet the criteria for reliability as put forth by the guidelines spelled out in Daubert. For the first time in 80 years, the discipline was asked by the court to defend the underlying science and methodology that form the foundation of friction ridge skin identifications.
The government assembled a veritable “A-list” of expert witnesses to defend the discipline—not limiting the list to ONLY latent print examiners. Dr. William Babler, Sgt. David Ashbaugh, Special Agent Ed German, FBI Unit Chief Steve Meagher, Donald Ziesig of Lockheed Martin, Dr. Bruce Budowle, and Pat Wertheim all testified for the government during the five-day Daubert hearing held in July of 1999. The defense called four witnesses, including three critics of note: Dr. Simon Cole, Dr. David Stoney, and Prof. James Starrs.
In short, the presiding jurist, Justice J. Curtis Joyner, ruled in favor of the discipline and denied the request of defense to exclude the latent print evidence. The ruling was oral (a formal written opinion was not provided by Joyner).
Kasey and I have talked extensively about how important this case is to our discipline and our history. We have labored to make these transcripts readily and easily available for all examiners. For the first time ever, for potentially a limited time (6 months to a year perhaps), THE ENTIRE DAUBERT HEARING TRANSCRIPTS and the oral ruling by Joyner, and all of the motions and memoranda filed that we could get our hands on, ARE AVAILABLE ON THIS SITE.
Having said that there are a few additional points to address:
1) The files are in .pdf format and need Adobe Acrobat Reader to open.
2) The entire Daubert hearing transcripts and additional material is approximately 85 MB in size. This is about 1/7 of a standard CD-R. If you intend to print these out, they will fill several 3-ring binders (approximately 1200 pages in all).
3) Kasey’s space is limited on his server. He doesn’t know how long they can be stored here. We are currently looking for a more permanent home/server/archive for these files.
4) If you cannot download these files or would prefer a CD-R with all of these files mailed to you, I will gladly send one to you (with all of the Plaza rulings, testimony by James Starrs in AZ v. Rodriguez, Simon Cole in NY v. Hyatt, and additional goodies) FREE OF CHARGE! However there is a catch: I will gladly send you a disk IF you send me something first. Information. I am interested in archiving latent print examiner transcripts, unpublished research, interesting identifications, stories, cases, important rulings, bizarre or little known court rulings, audio/video clips, etc. Anything that you can contribute to the community “library”.
5) I am interested in obtaining more documents for archival from Mitchell if anyone has any (e.g. more defense motions, exhibits/charts used, etc.) and especially a clear fingerprint card of Mitchell. (Glenn... I believe I have some of this stuff, especially the exhibits... I'll get with you soon)
6) We are in the process of trying to begin an archival committee or “community library” through the IAI. This would be an extremely helpful service for examiners. The service would also not necessarily have to be limited to latent print examiners but could service all of the identification disciplines that the IAI represents worldwide. It seems that there should be a central location, that all examiners can access, quickly and easily, to obtain important transcripts, judicial decisions, articles, and other instructional information. Luckily we have progressive individuals such as Kasey, “Dusty” Clark, Ed German, Ashbaugh, etc. that currently provide such services. But an active jurisprudence/archival committee in the I.A.I. could centralize and consolidate all of our resources and archives.
I truly hope examiners, especially those in training, will make time to read these transcripts. They are useful information and demonstrate how “seasoned veterans” handle difficult Daubert questions.
Glenn Langenburg
Minn. Bureau of Criminal Apprehension
Forensic Scientist
Latent Print Examiner
As you can tell, Glenn has a true passion for information. For that reason, I have asked and Glenn has agreed to host the new Information section of the CLPEX website. This area has previously been known as the "Articles" page, but as you will see on the home page, it has been changed to "Reference" and the page title reads "Latent Print Reference Grail". (sort of the Holy Grail of fingerprint information) Our vision for this page transcends articles, and includes old books, unpublished manuscripts, important transcripts and legal decisions, etc. As Glenn mentioned, the possibility of creating a special IAI committee to explore information archival is being pursued and very positive feedback has been received. We hope those of you who have something to offer will contact Glenn and get him that information. Don't wait until next year or until the IAI forms a committee. We are ready to go NOW! Glenn can be reached at Glenn.Langenburg@state.mn.us.
To discuss this week's Detail, visit the informal CLPEX.com message board at
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As usual, the onin.com forum (http://onin.com/fp/wwwbd/) is also available for more formal latent print-related discussions.
Next week, we are playing it by ear. There are no pressing topics, so if you have something you have been wanting to submit, perhaps next week is your week! I'm just an e-mail away at kaseywertheim@aol.com. Let me know!
UPDATES on CLPEX.com this week...
Updated "Articles" page to "Reference" page and added the Mitchell section to the Legal / Daubert subject heading
Updated the Newzroom
Updated the Detail Archives
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The 2016 Sailing Olympic Version of the "Log Rolling and Stump Jumping Contest"
By Glenn McCarthy, May 15, 2015 at 1:57 pm
There was a massive rain in Chicago on a Friday evening rush hour years ago, streets were flooded, traffic stopped everywhere, rivers canals and creeks overflowing. Interestingly, it takes one week for that bubble of water to travel from Chicago to Peoria, IL 150 miles to the South via the Illinois River where I competed in a regatta.
We rolled in Friday night, being fall time, the Illinois River was normally very low in the dry season, some years the event is cancelled because the water is too low. Imagine our eyes popping out when we saw the water was up to the top of the launching wall.
The locals explained to us that the crane for launching the boats would be under water by Sunday and there would be no racing Sunday as a result, and we would jam all races into Saturday and have a long day on the water.
Saturday morning the water was above the wall about mid-shin and we stacked cinder blocks on the edge of the wall so we didn't take one step too far and go into the drink! The crane operator sat up on the arm of the crane staying out of the water to operate the up and down buttons to get our boats launched.
And then it began. As a flood occurs, everything that has been washed up on the river banks throughout the season has been dislodged and is free floating in the middle of the river. Branches, chairs, garbage, and other stuff. And lots of it. The water was brown from farm run off (soil) and you couldn't see through it.
While racing alongside other boats, you would see one suddenly slow down, a tree branch had snagged on their keel and they would swipe it off with a long pole. And then we'd take a turn snagging a tree branch suddenly slowing down and swipe it off. You couldn't see these branches they were floating below the surface of the water. It really became a game of chance.
As we were working up the course on one leg, I saw full tree branches to the left of us, scanning the horizon, I saw full roots of a tree to the right of us. I shouted, "TACK!" The skipper turned the boat 90-degrees and we sailed around the whole full mature tree. Glad we didn't hit it.
When we hauled our boats out late afternoon, the water was getting close to waist level. Sunday morning the boat storage lot was fully underwater some 12' below the new surface of the water. Impressive.
At the Saturday evening dinner, a good guy from Springfield, Gill Cole, stood up pulled a harmonica and sang a song about the "Log rolling and stump jumping contest" we had gone through out on the water earlier that day. It was hilarious, good natured and in good fun.
We were doing this for fun and recreation. We were not at the Olympics. We had not spent years in training, practicing, in the gym, getting coached, qualifying to be there. Was it a fair contest in Peoria? No, far from it. Did it change the outcome of who won? Probably. But we were there for fun, not Olympic Gold and no one made a beef about it. If this were the Olympics, we would not have raced, there was no way to guarantee a fair contest.
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Eating My Secrets
Debra Mazda/ Eating My Secrets
ISBN-10: 1640882456 | List Price: $13.99 | Format: Softcover | Page Count: 166
Most overweight women have been taught that to lose weight it's just a matter of going on a diet. For these women, the "eat less, move more" philosophy just sugar coats the fact that some use food and eating to protect deep dark secrets from the past. Debra Mazda, a professional who has worked with women most of her adult life, knows this issue is more complex. She has watched women lose 100 pounds only to gain 150 back. Debra knows this cycle all too well in her own life. Obesity plagued Debra in her childhood and teen years, culminating in a mental breakdown in her 30's. This began her journey to Health, Healing and Hope. Not only did she lose over 100 pounds, but she was able to forgive those who abused her for years.
About Debra Mazda, M. Ed.:
Debra laughs when people call her, “skinny.” Today at a size 12 she bears little external resemblance to the 300+ pound, 21-year old that would regularly wolf down a rack of ribs for breakfast. Years later, she is fully cognizant of the internal voices that cause so many women to fill the voids in their life with negative thinking. That awareness – Mazda calls being a fat girl in a skinny body! “I like to keep my before pictures close at hand to remind me that I never want to go back there” says Mazda. “My mission is to share my story to help women learn the skills they need to win the battle with food and self-esteem while not apologizing for who they are.”
As a young woman, Debra was locked into an abusive relationship and struggling with chronic depression and high blood pressure, Mazda took one simple, but daring, step that changed her life. She walked in the door of her neighborhood gym. Her first workout exhausted her so completely that two bodybuilders had to carry her off the gym floor. But a call from the gym manager encouraged Mazda to come back the next day, and a habit was born. A habit that is at the heart of Mazda’s primary message to other ShapelyGirls to “Get Moving!”. As Mazda began to feel the impact of moving her body, she cut her portions, and improved what she was eating. Along the way, she also gained the self-confidence to end her relationship.
Realizing she could inspire other women, Mazda sought the credentials to become a teacher and trainer. She earned a BS in Human Movement and a ME.d in Sports Psychology at Temple University. Mazda is an anti-diet leader who wants women to stop harming themselves by dieting. She is on a mission to help women begin to trust who they are. Her message speaks to real women: get off the couch, stop dieting, calm the inner critic, start moving and feel better, today.
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Batman: The Animated Series - Superman: The Animated Series - The New Batman Adventures - Batman Beyond - Justice League - Static Shock - Justice League Unlimited - Timmverse Movies - Non-Timmverse Pitches - Legion of Superheroes - Green Lantern: The Animated Series - Non-Timmverse Movies - DC Nation
When: During season two production
Source: Modern Masters page 46
Who: Bruce Timm
Quote: "Oh, yeah. That storyline in the comics was a really long, drawn out, soap operish kind of thing, and we were going to do at most a two-parter with it, trying to condense the best parts of those comics into one finite story. We never got far with it, because we knew that it was going to be tricky. We called up Fox and said, "We're thinking about doing this story, blah, blah, blah," and the minute we said vampires they said no. "Well what if we--?" "No." [laughter] "What if we never see fangs?" "No." "What if when Nocturna bites Batman it's all in the shadows?" "No. No, vampires, period." "What that's one not worth doing then."
Summary: The episode was canceled after Fox censors objected to the storyline, which would have involved Batman being turned into a vampire and craving human blood.
Source: World's Finest Backstage Alan Burnett Interview
Who: Alan Burnett
Quote: "We also wanted to do a Nocturna story - Bruce had drawn a hot model of her - but she's a vampire, which would've involved bloodletting, which was a huge no-no for kids TV.
Link: Newsarama
Summary: What stories didn't they get to do? One idea was a vampire story with Nocturna from the comics. The idea was that that she bites Batman and next morning Alfred comes in and pulls the curtain and Bruce's skin starts to bubble and burn...but Fox said "No vampires."
Source: Wizard #92, page 46
Quote: At the conclusion of the first episode of a proposed two-parter, Batman would return home after fighting the female vampire Nocturna. Come morning, when the sunlight fell on Bruce's legs, they'd start to smoke! Both Fox and WB said no way vampires could be on Saturday mornings, let alone their main character become one.
Source: Back Issue! #99 (September 2017), page 21
Quote: The one that's kind of the famous one is the female vampire story. At that time, vampires were just absolutely forbidden in children's programming. For whatever reason, they just said, "Vampires are off-limits. You cannot do vampires." There was a character that Doug Moench had created for the comics, named Nocturna. I don't think that she was actually a vampire but she was definitely a vampire type. I really wanted to do something with that character. I don't remember which writer I was just kind of banging ideas around with, I don't know if it was Paul or Alan or whoever, but I kind of came up with a quick rough sketch for a Batman/vampire story with Nocturna. Alan verbally pitched it to Fox, and they just said, "Nope. What else you got?" Just literally, flat-out "No." So... okay. "Well, what if it was... ?" We came up with all kinds of rationalizations. And they said, "Nope. Flat-out no. No vampires. You can't do it." So that was it. It wasn't like "Oh, The Great Unmade Episode." We just kind of had a notion. We didn't actually have the whole story worked out or anything. But at the same time, we were kinda like, "Aw, that's disappointing."
Source: Batman Animated, Modern Masters page 46
Quote: Yeah, the Creeper show just didn't gel that first time around. We went back and forth on it, and a number of writers took a stab at it. It just never got to a point where we all felt happy with it, so we just dropped it.
Enemy Ace
Quote: Originally, there was a plan to show Ra's al Ghul in three time periods -- fighting Jonah Hex in the old west, Enemy Ace in World War I and Batman in the present. The creators couldn't find room for Enemy Ace, and instead just went with Hex in "Showdown"
Link: World's Finest Backstage
Who: Paul Dini
Quote: We've thought about using the Cavalier, and will probably get around to telling his story sooner or later
Black Canary vs. Catwoman
Source: Toonzone November 27, 2004
Link: Toon Zone
Quote: ....as for that old never-produced catwoman vs. black canary BTAS story, it never got past the "vaguely-talking-about-the-possibility" stage, nothing was ever even set down on paper...
Source: Robin section of "Batman Animated"
Quote: A potentially intriguing Catwoman/Black Canary team-up was interrupted in midpitch to the network by their demand, "Where's Robin?" When the writers asked if they could omit Robin from just this one episode, Fox obliged by omitting the entire story.
Quote: There was a fun Black Canary/Catwoman story we really wanted to do, but the network really wanted to see more Robin episodes, and since there was no place for Robin in that one story, they torpedoed the premise.
Riddler stories
Source: Riddler section of "Batman Animated"
Quote: There at least half a dozen full or partially completed stories in our dead script file that proved ultimately too complex or too silly to produce. Silent Night
Link: World's Finest Backstage Alan Burnett
Quote: At one point we wanted to do a story without dialogue - "Silent Knight" we called it. Never happened
Summary: On a different note, Burnett wanted to do a "Silent Knight" story with no dialogue, based on Neal Adams' "The Silent Night of the Batman." They were later able to do something similar with the Batman/Catwoman short "Chase Me".
Morpheus and Death from Neil Gaiman's Sandman
Summary: Dini said they had an idea for doing a dream-like Sandman-type story with Morpheus and Death, with Batman stuck between life and death. They pitched to Neil Gaiman, who liked it, but Burnett thought it was too metaphysical. "I would do anything with Paul," Burnett said. "I'd give him as much rope as he wanted - and he'd come in and say 'I have this idea about Harley and ivy together,' and I'd say, 'Go!'" However, he added that they had rules in beginning: "No ghosts, and no Humanitas Awards." (i.e., no Very Special Episodes about drugs and alcohol). "With Ra's al Guhl, we got into that mystic area a bit".
Quote: I had an idea for a Sandman story that never happened, though I did depict it in my book Dark Night, so fans did get a sense of what it would have been like.
David Wise pitch
Link: TMNT Website
Summary: Pitched a story but was deemed too dark
"The Count and The Countess"
Source: Animato Magazine circa 1994
Summary: Originally this production number was assigned to an episode entitled 'The Count and the Countess.' Producer Timm sent it to a Japanese studio for complete preproduction work as an experiment. He thought it would free up the in-house staff's time for better shows. The overseas studio took months to produce even character designs and a partial storyboard, and those were drawn in a style too off-model to be useable. Production on the first season was nearing an end and with a troubled script and unacceptable preproduction work, the episode was killed. When "See No Evil" was completed (the 57th or 58th show finished), it was assigned the lower production number left empty.
"The Midnight Hour"
Link: Michael Reaves Website via Web Archive
Quote: I wrote "The Midnight Hour" during the second season of Batman: The Animated Series. It was based loosely on an issue of a DC Comics series named Teen Titans Spotlight which I wrote back in 1987 (#14, spotlighting Nightwing, titled "Night Of the Dragon"). After I wrote it, the decision was made that we had already done the "tension between Robin and Batman" riff enough in previous episodes, so this script was never produced. Which I wasn't too happy about at the time, but these things happen in TV Land. I've always been rather fond of the script, however..."
"Mind Games"
Quote: written by Len Wein and myself during the second season as a sequel to the episode "The Strange Secret Of Bruce Wayne". It was, I thought, a good script that never got a fair chance, since nobody on staff particularly liked Hugo Strange as a villain. While I agree that the good doctor isn't one of the more stellar members of the Rogues' Gallery, I thought the concept of Bruce Wayne and Dick Grayson forgetting that they're Batman and Robin had both comedic and dramatic potential. Here's your chance to see if I'm right.
"Vigil"
Quote: This story was developed by Martin Pasko, another one of the B:TAS story editors, and myself in May of 1993. I honestly don't remember the reason it never went to script -- I think the network was leary of Batman appearing too weak. I don't agree, obviously -- I think, all modesty aside, that it would've been a terrific episode. Oh well ...
Poison Ivy enslaving Swamp Thing
Quote: I really wanted to do a story about Poison Ivy enslaving Swamp Thing and forcing him to fight Batman, but the rights to Swamp Thing were tied up elsewhere at that time. I was able to eventually do a version of that story in Justice League Action.
The gun that killed the Waynes
Quote: [There was] a story about the history of the gun that killed Bruce's parents that again was too strong.
"Lost" radio play pilot cira 1942
Source: Paul Dini Tweet
Quote: I once pitched the idea of doing a "lost" Batman radio pilot circa 1942 with the original animated series voices, but it didn't go for a variety of internal reasons (cost, music rights, distribution, etc.).
Link: Paul Dini Tweet
Catwoman Spinoff Series
Source: Batman Animated
When: 1990s
Summary: Once Batman: The Animated Series proved to be a critically-acclaimed, high-rated hit, the Fox network approached Bruce Timm to create a spin-off series focusing on Catwoman in the early 1990s. Only a small amount of production work was done before the idea was eventually scrapped.
Summary: Timm never pitched it
Robin Spinoff Series
Summary: Success of Batman: The Animated Series, Fox approached for a Robin spin-off, Glen Murakami did conceptual drawings of a slightly younger, more energetic Robin. Didn't terribly appeal to Timm at the time.
Superman: The Animated Series
Quote: "An episode set on the Justice League satellite has been tossed around. An early idea was to begin the episode with Superman and Captain Marvel arm wrestling to pass the time, but Burnett's eventual Aquaman episode developed first."
Quote: The climax was Luthor setting off a bomb on the ocean floor which opens a five-mile crack. All the water in the ocean pours in, and coastlines recede by abut ten miles. As a backlash, this big tidal wave would come in and wipe out the city--and our budget for the year.
Justice League (Lightray, Supergirl, Black Lightning, The Question, Nightshade, Vixen, Dr. Fate, Mr. Miracle)
Source: Wizard (1998)
Link: Karkull's JL Website
Source: Modern Masters p 54
Quote: When we were developing the Superman show, we were playing around with different ideas. So at one point we said, 'Well, what if we did Superman and the Justice League, where every episode would have Superman in it, plus two other members of the Justice League?' I sat down and did a bunch of different characters, even some that had never even been in the JLA, like the Question. We tried to put in as weird a mix as we could so it wasn't just Superman, Aquaman, Hawkman...Batman wasn't going to be part of it. He already had his own show. Jenette Kahn (DC President and Editor-In-Chief) put a stop to it. She thought it was not a good idea, since we were just reintroducing Superman to the audience, and she thought teaming him up with the JLA would [be] diminishing to him. We all kind of agreed with that, so we dropped the JLA idea
Quote: We were toying with the idea of introducing all the characters that would be in the JLA one by one in Superman, then the last episode ever would be the formation of the JLA. We don't know if we're going to have another season on Superman at this point, but if we do, I'm sure we're going to be introducing them. "[However], the powers that be make the final decision. It has nothing to do with the quality of the product, just with the mix of programming that the network wants. So this is just to say that JLA is still on the back burner. Someday, if we continue having success with Superman, Batman, and all the [other] superhero shows, someday JLA will be done. But just not right now.
Summary: The pitch was ultimate put on the backburner when development on Batman Beyond began in earnest.
Legacy was originally a course correction for the series
Who: James Tucker
Link: James Tucker Tweet
Quote: "Legacy" was meant to be more of a course correction for the show to explore deeper topics with Superman having to earn the people's trust. Themes we tackled in JLU eventually.
Superman and Lashina's son
Link: Comic Book Resources
Summary: Superman and Lashina were going to have a son on "Batman Beyond". As it turned out, they originally planned on continuing this story in "Batman Beyond" by revealing that Lashina had a son who ended up deposing Darkseid and declaring war on Earth. Lashina fled to Earth to warn the Justice League, and she also told Superman that the new ruler of Darkseid was THEIR son! Superman has knocked her up during his time on Apokolips.
Lobo Spinoff Series
When: Mid/Late 90s
Summary: Production work was already well underway before Kids'WB! and Cartoon Network ultimate decided not to proceed with an animated series based on the ultra-violent DC Comics character Lobo. Steven E. Gordon did design work for the series' pitch, though concerns over the nature of the character ultimate led to the project never getting the green light. Production for this series took place in the mid/late 1990s.
The New Batman Adventures
Nocturna (2nd attempt)
Quote: We'd like to use her, but the network (WB Network) still says 'no' to vampires.
Icemaiden
Link: James Tucker Tweet July 4, 2019
Summary: Mr. Freeze's Icemaidens originated from a conversation the crew had over lunch. It was originally pitched as a single Icemaiden who was eerily silent and creepy like Dr. Phibes' assistant, Vulnavia of "The Abominable Dr. Phibes" and "Dr. Phibes Rises Again" movies starring Vincent Price.
Quote: The Icemaidens idea came from a conversation we had over lunch. As originally pitched, she (we only talked about one him having one ice maiden) was to be eerily silent and creepy like Dr. Phibes' assistant, Vulnavia, instead of the ice pun chatterbox we got.
Ra's al Ghul and Poison Ivy team-up
Quote: Actually, it was on my "to do" list. The early replacement of "The New Batman & Superman Adventures" by "Batman Beyond" torpedoed that. Maybe someday, in some other medium.
Teen Titans Spinoff Series
Summary: Very few details are available for this abandoned project. The Teen Titans animated series would have been loosely based in the same universe as Superman: The Animated Series and Batman: The Animated Series, with ties to connect the series together. Little production work is available, with the artwork above created by Tommy Tejeda during the mid/late 1990s
Roll Call: Flash, Aquaman, Robin, Wonder Girl, Speedy, Aqualad Kid Flash
Catwoman and Nightwing Spinoff Series
Birds of Prey Spinoff Series
Summary: The idea of a Catwoman-centric spin-off was reconsidered years later when a Catwoman/Nightwing series was pitched, in addition to a Birds of Prey animated series starring a collection of DC Comics' top female characters.
Link: Flickering Myth
Summary: around the time of TNBA, they talked about adapting a comic called Nightfall that detailed Dick's transition from Robin to Nightwing.
Pitches that Preceded Batman Beyond
Quote: the "batman training the jr. jl" thing was just something that was verbally batted around five minutes before we came up with the BATMAN BEYOND concept in jaimie kellner's office..."batman anime" was a completely seperate concept developed by glen, alan, adam warren and me several years later...the "jl/titans hybrid" was a gimmick that we thought might make the jl concept more palatable to kids wb...the idea being that it would be a pretty straight "jl" show, but with a group of younger heroes also on the team, learning the ropes...sounds VERY "superfriends", don't it? and yes, batman would have been on the show...
Source: Comicology #1, page 11
When 1998
Quote: "And then there was Batman & the junior Justice League which we didn't like. He'd be training Aquaman Jr. and Wonder Woman Jr. &... By the time we got to that one, our heads were spinning, and we were thinking, "We don't want to do any of those. What do we do? We gotta come up with something quick." And, kind-of on the spur of the moment, I said, "What if we set it in the future?" Because the two things that we didn't like about the proposals were (A) they stomped on the legend and (B) they stomped on our continuity. I was all for kick-starting the show, or starting a spinoff show, but I didn't want to totally throw out the continuity that we'd established. So I said, "What if we set the show in the future, when Bruce Wayne's too old to be Batman anymore, and he has to find someone new to be Batman?" At first we were all aghast at the whole thing; we really loved the show that we were doing at the time, we really loved the revamped Batman."
Quote: "That was something that was pitched to us, we don't come up with that concept. We had a meeting, like, 2 years ago now, with Jaime Kellner, who's the head of the WB network, and there was some concern that Batman had just been around a little bit too long in its current incarnation, even with the revamped look and everything. The shows did really, really well ratings-wise, but [the WB execs] kinda felt that we'd been riding that train for a long time, and there was also a concern that the show was skewing a little bit older than they would've liked, 'cause the advertising is aimed at children. So they were just talking about ways of freshening the show and, y'know, the words "teenage Batman" came up --- "Is there some way that we can get a teenager into the Batman suit?" And, of course, our first reaction was horror. "Teenage Batman? Aaaah!!!"
Quote: "But they had a couple of ideas that they were throwing around that had come from outside sources, which I won't name, one of which was very much like The Phantom. It was kind-of an Elseworlds Batman, where Bruce Wayne was the latest in a long line of Batmen; there was a Revolutionary War Batman, there was a pirate Batman, all of that, and [Bruce Wayne's] just the 20th Century Batman. And we said no, we don't want to do that, that really steps on the legend; Bruce Wayne is the only Batman, at least up until that point."
Quote: "Then one of the other concepts was, like, Speed Racer, basically, it was young Bruce Wayne jet-setting around the world before he became Batman, and the problem with that is that there's no Batman in it."
Naming Terry
Quote: "Early models for Batman Beyond, including a "not-quite-final" version of the suit, a head shot of Terry McGinnis, and a more decrepit-looking Bruce Wayne. Timm reported that Bob Daly, the chairman of Time Warner, himself, requested a more distinguished look for the character. "He was right, of course." Timm said, "but I do love this version." And Terry's head shot dates from when the character's name was briefly changed from McGinnis to McGavin, because a producer feared confusion with author Terry McMillian; Terry McGinnis, however, sounded too much like Darren McGavin, star of Kolcak: The Night Stalker, so it was switched back to McGinnis, "which, by the way, is in honor of author Robert McGinnis."
Dana dumps Terry
Quote: "actually, that was never a part of "rats!", it was a whole nuther episode that didn't get made...it was intended to counter-act the "terry ditches dana to fight crime" trend, (see "splicers" as well as "rats!").... murakami-san's idea was to throw a bunch of crime-fightin' obstacles in terry's way as he tries to keep his date with dana, but he actually does get there on time at the end...alan burnett wanted to change the story so that terry DOESN'T get there on time, dana dumps him, and terry ends up with max on the rebound....since we couldn't agree on it, we just killed the story dead...."
AI Version of Joker
Quote: "Actually Fun Haus was a AI version of Joker I proposed for Batman Beyond when we were developing the show (in a hurry). Inque, Blight and False Face did make it though. Later I brushed it off for b:tbatb when we couldn't use toy man."
Curare was a Love Interest
Quote: "Curare was not initially supposed to be hideous but I didn't know that when I did the board. Glen Murakami actually wanted her to be Terry's Elektra and a romantic interest down the road. Oops!"
Cut Ace in the Hole Scene
Quote: "There was a pretty vicious fight storyboarded to show what Ace had gone through before meeting Bruce but had to cut all of it because of network standards but I think the episode works fine without it."
Superman Beyond Ideas then The Call
Quote: "All the way through the series," he said, "we kept talking about doing a Superman episode. We toyed around with a bunch of different scenarios, and the problem with Superman is that he's such a big icon; whatever we decided to do with him, we felt that it should be something special. So we got sidetracked, moved onto other things, and towards the end of [production on] the series, there turned out to be a script shortage -- a couple of scripts that [the writing staff] had been working on just went south for one reason or another, just weren't panning out, and so Paul whipped up this Justice League episode."
Early Melanie Walker concept art
Source: Shane Glines
Link: Shane Glines Tweet
Early Dee Dee concept art
Batman Beyond sequel series on Mars
Summary: As S:TAS and TNBA winded down, Kids WB! asked if they could do a Batman trains the Junior Justice League. Batman Beyond was greenlit instead. As Batman Beyond winded down, Kids WB! asked again about Batman trains Junior Justice League. Alan Burnett and Hilary Bader come up with Batman Beyond sequel pitch that took place on Mars. Bruce Timm, Glen Murakami, Alan Burnett, and Adam Warren came up with Batman Anime pitch. Then a Justice League/Teen Titans hybrid pitch with a short reel was made (on Justice League Season 1 DVD set). Bruce Timm talks to Mike Lazzo on the phone, he greenlights Justice League without looking at the reel.
Quote: when BB was originally coming to a close, kids wb asked us if we had any ideas on how to do a more "kid-friendly" batman show...alan burnett and hilary bader worked up a (i kid you not) "batman on mars" pitch, which was basically just a continuation of BB...terry moves to a colony on a terraformed mars and has kid-friendly adventures there...i was really relieved when kwb showed no interest in it, as i just HATED the concept....
Quote: it wasn't the "kiddie" aspect of BM ON MARS that bugged me....it was that it seemed to me to be just a random change of locale for no very good reason (leave alone the fact that i had serious qualms about mars being completely terraformed just 50 years from now)....it was both too much of a change in the BB paradigm, and also not ENOUGH of one, if that makes any sense... i couldn't see any appeal in it...if the mars colony architecture were still in the "frontier" stage (think ALIENS' pre-fab shack town), it just sounded drab and depressing....what kind of crime would terry fight there? rousting drunken settlers on saturday night? and if the colony were much more civilised and advanced, what makes it all that different from BBEYOND's neo-gotham? seemed kinda pontless to me... it felt to me like a general degradation of the BB concept with "desperation" scrawled over it...i would have preferred going the BATMANANIME route, if only because it would have been a whole new fresh start, with barely a tangential connection to the other series...yes, more than likely, it wouldn't have been a very good show...and it CERTAINLY wasn't aimed at our old audience, we knew they'd pretty much reject it out of hand...but remember, we were honestly trying to do a genuinely "kid-friendly" batman show, aimed squarely at the 6-11 year old demo, we were trying (for once) to create a show that didn't skew older....(unlike BBEYOND itself, which was SUPPOSED to be more "kid-friendly", but we knew from the get-go that it wasn't...)
Batman Anime
Source: Retro-Vision CD Rom Magazine #1, James Tucker circa 2004-05?
Quote: Development was done on a Batman Anime show that kind of reflects on what Teen Titans is now. And we developed a more youth-oriented version of Justice League. Thank God both of those projects never happened, although there's a tape out there of a very kiddified Justice League that included Robin and a teenage female version of Cyborg. It was our attempt to try and do something that wasn't as edgy or as dark as we would normally want to go. At the time, Kids' WB totally passed on the Batman Anime idea and we actually did test animation for the Justice League idea."
Quote: when we first started talking about JL, the powers that be felt that it should be pitched to kids wb first...knowing their preference for younger heroes, i was hesitant to go there, but we prepared test animation of the "female cyborg" character (glen's idea, if i remember right), and impulse too, i believe, just in case...the robin footage was just just clips from TNBA, i think.... anyhow, kids wb (thankfully, in retrospect!) passed on the BATMAN ANIME pitch...it was a VERY kiddified batman concept, but still not "pokemonized" enough for them....after the pitch meeting, the powers that be realized kids wb wasn't likely to go for JL, even with a couple of young ringers in the line-up, and we were given the go-ahead to pitch it to cartoon network...we cut the "jr. jl" clips from the presentation reel, and subsequently forgot all about 'em.... i have no idea where that footage is now, and it's probably no great loss.... as it turned out, cn never even saw the JL presentation reel, but bought the series just based on a single phone call....
Quote: so glen and i were mulling it over and took it as a challenge: was there a way to give kwb EXACTLY the kind of show they wanted, but still make it something that was freaky enough to be fun in its own right? we thought, "okay, rather than doing something that's just a 'baby-step' away from our previous shows, still tied to our direct continuity, etc, what if we do something that's REALLY whacked, that takes place SO far in the future, it's barely related to what we've done before"....("plausible deniability" played a factor here too)... "pokemon" was still super-hot at kwb, so we tried to combine elements of it and other "collect 'em all" anime shows ("cardcaptors", "digimon", etc) with traditional batman elements....we brought adam warren in to help develop it with us (he ended up doing most of the art for the pitch, too)...it took place hundreds of years from now, and revolved around the adventures of an all-new batman, robin and batgirl, all in their early teens....there was some kind of nano-disaster that re-wrote reality, re-creating the old bat-villain archetypes as nano-based monsters....the kids had a butler a.i. named "alpha-red" (that one was just so tacky, we HAD to do it) who also powered all their vehicles...kenner had been urging us for years to put a talking vehicle a la "knight rider" in one of our shows (they originally wanted us to put a "jor-el" voice chip in clark kent's sportscar in STAS, so he could converse with clark, brando-style), so the talking "alpha-red/batmobile" was a no-brainer....do i have to go on? anyhow, kenner LOVED the whole pitch, wanted to get started on the toy-line "yesterday!", but kwb thought it was still too "traditional", it wasn't "out of the box" enough..."batman's still too re-active...does he have to fight crime?" i pointed out that he would be fighting MONSTERS, not criminals.... "what if, instead of three kids who fight monsters, what if the three kids COMPETE about who gets to BE batman?" after a long moment of stunned silence i pointed out that if batman's not protecting the weak from the bad guys, be they monsters or criminals or aliens or what-have-you, then fundamentally, it just isn't "batman" AT ALL.....they allowed that there was probably some truth to that, asked us to give the whole thing some more thought, and invited us to come back and re-pitch it then.....the next day, i called mike lazzo at cn, pitched jl, he said "hell yeah!" and that was the end of BATMANIME...
Quote: it felt to me like a general degradation of the BB concept with "desperation" scrawled over it...i would have preferred going the BATMANANIME route, if only because it would have been a whole new fresh start, with barely a tangential connection to the other series...yes, more than likely, it wouldn't have been a very good show...and it CERTAINLY wasn't aimed at our old audience, we knew they'd pretty much reject it out of hand...but remember, we were honestly trying to do a genuinely "kid-friendly" batman show, aimed squarely at the 6-11 year old demo, we were trying (for once) to create a show that didn't skew older....(unlike BBEYOND itself, which was SUPPOSED to be more "kid-friendly", but we knew from the get-go that it wasn't...)
Link: Fatman on Batman
Posted: July 12, 2012; 52:57-55:20
Summary: Fatman on Batman Episode 7 "Bruce Timm: The Batman of Batman Artists" - Podcast with Kevin Smith, Bruce Timm admits before Batman Beyond there was going to be a Batman series that would have been "Batman meets Power Rangers" that would have had a heavy anime influence. Hundreds of years in the future, an ancestor of Wayne, Consumer Products took Bruce aside and suggested pitching to Cartoon Network
Summary:Timm also talked about this elsewhere and said it would've had a teen version of the Justice League. Alpha-Red, butler robot.an anime set in the far future with three kids who become the future equivalents of Batman, Robin and Batgirl. Timm was happy about the idea but Kid's WB rejected it and asked if it could instead be about kids competing to be the next Batman, since they wanted the tone to be more like Pokemon.
Justice League Kids
Source: Comicology magazine, Bruce Timm, before Batman Beyond
Quote: That was something that was pitched to us; we didn't come up with that concept. We had a meeting, like, two years ago now, with Jamie Kellner, who's head of the WB network, and there was some concern that Batman had just been around a little bit too long in its current incarnation, even with the revamped look and everything. The shows did really, reall well ratings-wise, but [the WB execs] kinda felt that we'd been riding that train for a long time, and there was also a concern that the show was skewing a little bit older than they would've liked, because the advertising is aimed at children. So they were just talking about ways of freshening the show and [...one of the potential ideas] was [a] Batman and the junior Justice League, which we didn't like. "He'd be training Aquaman Jr. and Wonder Woman Jr. and...by the time we got to that one, our heads were spinning, and we were thinking, 'We don't want to do any of those. What do we do? We gotta come up with something quick.' And, kind of on the spur of the moment, I said, 'What if we set [a Batman series] in the future?"
Source: Zap2it interview link, after Batman Beyond, Bruce Timm
Quote: What [the WB network] was really interested in doing was Batman training a bunch of junior superheroes.
Source: Paul Dini interview on unknown website
Quote: Everybody wants to see [a straight Justice League adaptation] and we would like to do it, but the suits at the network keep pounding it in that it's the Kids' WB! If we were to do Justice League, all they see is a bunch of adults in suits
Summary: This desire for a "Justice League Kids" show was largely due to corporate thinking, as mentioned by Paul Dini
Link: Titans Tower
SUmmary: stills of footage
Captain Marvel in Hereafter
Quote: that's exactly right, it was just a vague notion that got shot down before we could fully explore it....chances are, that part of "hereafter" would have been played much "straighter" than the deliberately off-kilter lobo version... but actually, i really like how lobo throws a jarring left-turn/ plot-twist/monkey-wrench into the story....in retrospect, capt. marvel seems kinda obvious and ho-hum in the context of a "death of superman" story.... also, however that story would have turned out with capt. marvel in it, it's very likely that we would have "shot our marvel wad", and as a result, "clash" would probably never have come about, at all....so, once again, dc said "no, you can't do that" and we ended up better off all around....funny how that always seems to happen....
Source: Starlog
Link: Watchtower website
Quote: The writers have pitched Poison Ivy stories, but I don't want to do them yet. I want to try something different for as long as we can, before we go back to the Batman well.
Link: Ask the Maestro thread
Who: Kurt Busiek
Quote: Question "I have a question for the Maestro -- was Mr. Busiek ever considered by the JLU production team to write an episode?" Answer: Yes. Answer: [Kurt Busiek stepped in and also answered] They were even interested in one of my pitches -- but I just didn't have the time or energy to follow up.
Who: Dwayne McDuffie
Question: "And Firestorm was forbidden by DC, or just didn't make it into an episode?" Answer: We just never came up with a good script for him
Swamp Thing, Tefe, Animal Man, Black Lightning, Phantom Stranger, Spectre, Blue Beetle
Quote: Answer: [For example], I'd love to use Swamp Thing but he's Vertigo. We were talking about doing Tefe [Swamp Thing's daughter] at one point, but we were told Vertigo was off-limits. [...] We don't have the rights to Animal Man [and] Black Lightning isn't available to us. [...] I was going to use the Phantom Stranger in an episode, but we couldn't get the rights. It was probably a Vertigo thing [...and] I'd love to do the Spectre, but I think we got a no-go on him early on, so I never bothered to try and come up with something for him. Maybe someday [...Finally, with Blue Beetle] we were told it was a potential issue with the radio show rights owners. It just wasn't worth opening the can of worms.
Link: Delphi Forums, Dwayne McDuffie
Posted: November 1, 2005 4:51 am
Question: "which character that DC wouldnt allow you to use in JLU would you have wanted to use the most?" Answer: I did always want to do a Spectre episode, but I never came up with anything that excited the rest of the team enough.
Link: Lamphost Forums, Dwayne McDuffie
Posted: Sun September 5, 2010 2:07 pm
Quote: Question "What ideas were you guys throwing around regarding it? I know on the Justice League commentary you mentioned that one idea was having the original seven including Barry Allen. Had you guys thought about a full roster JSA-type episode?" Answer: The original seven idea was to do an entire episode, including credits, as if they had always been the JLA, and at the end, have then=m save the multiverse, and reveal that one of the worlds they saved was "our" Justice League.
Posted: Mon September 06, 2010 11:46 am
Quote: Question "wow. for which season was that idea originally?" Answer: We were talking about it as early as season 2 of Justice League. Maybe before, I think it was Bruce's idea.
Link: Lamphost Forums Dwayne McDuffie
Posted: Sun December 06, 2009 1:23 pm
Quote: Question "Was Soul Power from the Static episode "Blast from the Past" a homage to Black Lighting?" Answer: Yes. It was originally planned as a team-up, but we couldn't get permission to use Black lightning, so we ended up doing something quite different from what we had planned.
Link: vHive Forums Dwayne McDuffie
Quote: Question "Was it ever pitched to have a more adulterated rapper such as fifty cent or someone in static to be a villain?, i know there was lil romeo but he wasnt a villain and deffiently couldnt be considered adulterated." Answer: I do not think "adulterated" means what you think it does. The only other rapper I remember being pitched for Static was LL Cool J, which sounded like a fun idea to me. The network passed on the pitch, though.
Milestone Heroes
Quote: Question "Why didn't Hardware, Icon, or Rocket ever appear on Static Shock?" Answer: WE toyed with all of them but the Network wanted them to be teens.
Teen Titans crossover
Posted: Sun August 01, 2010 7:55 pm
Quote: Question "My question is this, you and the other incredibly talented contributors on Static Shock obviously had an idea of what you wanted to do with an apparent Titans in the DCAU (evidenced in references made in "Hard as Nails" and "Romeo in the Mix")... so who exactly would comprise this team in YOUR mind?" Answer: We had no idea. At the time, the plan was to have Titans cross over with Static shock, but we needed the episode before the Titans show would have been ready. Someone suggested Justice League instead, and we were off to the races.
Gear spin off series pitch
Link: Delphi Forums Dwayne McDuffie
Posted: November 22, 2005 2:47 am
Quote: Question "Do you think that Gear could carry his own super hero show?" Answer: Yes. I actually pitched one a couple years ago.
New Static Shock series Pitch
Quote: Question "Have you ever pitched static as being with she-bang and gear in a continuation to static shock, like what happended to batman after batman the animated series into batman gotham knights?" Answer: Yes
Adventures-style Comic Book pitch
Quote: Question "They never did get around to a "Static Shock Adventures" book, and that's a shame. I'd have bought it." Answer: Nope. I begged DC to let us do an Adventures-style book (it's their choice, contractually). They said, "no." Repeatedly. I ask them pretty much every three months. I'll try again at San Diego.
Justice League Unlimited Season 1
Spectre and Phantom Stranger
Quote: the reason behind the spectre and phantom stranger's JLU absence has nothing to do with religious issues or anything of that sort....more of that fan speculation-turned-rumor-turned-accepted lore that i love so much....it's simply that dc said we couldn't use 'em, period...
Quote: i think i've mentioned this before, we definitely WERE planning on using him in JLU, but it just never worked out...."the greatest story never told" started as a firestorm story, but as we were breaking the story it became more and more comedic, and we soon realised it would work better with booster gold in the lead.... and actually, we had started with a quite different story altogether that we ended up killing at the outline stage...it was going to be firestorm's origin, with a jl vs. clayface "a-plot" mixed in, but it just wasn't working, so we threw it out and started over from scratch....after several more false starts we wound up with the "greatest story" plot, and then had to replace firestorm to make it work....
Quote: and THAT'S why he never showed up at all, not even as a "seat-filler / red-shirt" hero -- james and i both did a few firestorm sketches and quickly decided WE didn't really care a whole lot for his costume either! if his story had actually gone through, we would have HAD to find a way to transform the basic design into something we found visually appealing, but still retained some of the original motifs...for sure we would have kept the flaming head (you can never have too many of those) and DEFINITELY would have lost the puffy sleeves.... but when we killed the story, we realised we already had enough "background" heroes, and didn't need to bother cracking the "firestorm" code...
Quote: firestorm's ongoing "one-sided dialogue" with prof. stein was, of course, one of the things we liked the most about the character, the one signature gimmick that makes him unique (among dc heroes anyway -- the gimmick is obviously a blatant lift from mar-vell / rick jones)...but it made the story-break process even harder and more complex -- setting up ronnie raymond's back-story, introducing the professor, showing the accident that fused 'em, showing him discovering his new powers and dealing with the prof.'s disembodied voice in his head PLUS having a real JL action "a-plot", and ending with firestorm officially joining the JLU -- that's a helluva lot of story to cram into 22 minutes... one of the "false start" story ideas we toyed with for a hot minute: we were thinking of doing a story with firestorm and professor stein narrating the entire episode in "director's commentary" style.....but soon realised it would be just way too confusing to a non-geek audience, without having already set-up the firestorm gimmick in a previous episode...not to mention having TWO disembodied voices narrating the story would almost completely cancel out the effectiveness of prof. stein's usual presence...
"Misfortune Cookies"
Link: J.M. DeMatteis Blogspot
Quote: I scripted seven episodes of that series-including an adaptation of Alan Moore's classic "For The Man Who Has Everything"-but there was almost an eighth. One day, way back in 2004, I got a call from two of the show's incredibly talented writer-producers, Stan Berkowitz and Dwayne McDuffie. They'd cooked up an idea-based, in part, on the Oreo addiction Keith Giffen and I had given to J'onn J'onnzz during our original Justice League International run-and wanted me to develop it into an outline. At first I thought they were putting me on-the story, especially J'onn's arc, was pretty outrageous, even by Giffen-DeMatteis standards-but they were dead serious. I remember sitting in my office taking notes as the two of them laid out the beats of the wonderful, and very funny, plot-which, had the episode made it to air, could have been the JLU equivalent of Star Trek's "The Trouble with Tribbles."
I say "could have been" because, after I fleshed out Stan and Dwayne's tale and wrote a detailed outline (trying to do justice to the brilliant absurdity of their idea), the Powers That Be gave "Misfortune Cookies" a very enthusiastic thumbs-down and the story was consigned to limbo-and that's where it's been for the past decade.
Hal Jordan in Alternate Universe Story
Quote: Question "Is Hal Jordan off limits to Justice League Unlimited and does that character firmly fits into the show's contiunity?" Answer: The one time we asked to use him, DC said "yes." I have no interest in using him again (with the exception of one alternate universe story we talked seriously about doing this season but decided against) but I can't speak for Bruce and James.
Green Lantern Hirunan
Link: Tommy Tejada Blog
Posted: Januaey 25, 2007
Quote: I created this one as an incidental Green Lantern Corps character for a Justice League episode. To my pleasant surprise WB used this sexy Green Lantern on other episodes also as an incidental character.
"The Balance"
Quote: FYI, there was a joke in that sequence, cut for time or lameness, where Wonder Woman asks her how she knows about angels. Shayera shrugged, explaining that she'd "read the book."
Quote: as mentioned already, we planned to use barb in a "birds of prey" one-off, which, when we found out we couldn't use her, got completely re-worked into the much better "double date"....other than that, we had no plans to use BTAS characters in JLU (other than the occasional villain cameo)....there aren't any BTAS-centric stories we were dying to tell that we couldn't because of the embargo....
Quote: nightwing only had a TINY cameo in the original premise... short version: barbara gets injured, batman says "rest up, get well, NO CRIME-FIGHTING, YOUNG LADY" -- she's not just in a wheelchair, she's in traction -- barbara gets restless, defies batman's orders and starts working on this week's nefarious plot on her computer (some nonsense about kirk langstrom creating an army of man-bats) -- she realizes she needs "mobile" help, calls dick grayson -- cut to dick's apartment, where he's making out like crazy with some gorgeous new gal, the phone rings and rings and rings, he distractedly picks up the phone (still making out), barbara starts to talk, he doesn't even hear her, just drops the phone back on the cradle, barbara gives her phone the stink-eye and growls, "DICK!" (at which point barbara recruits black canary and huntress to be her "field agents" and she herself assumes a temporary "oracle"-type role -- the army of man-bats gets their butts soundly kicked, yada yada yada....and for the record, gail simone had nothing whatsoever to do with that version of the story....all in all, "double date" is a MUCH better story)
Quote: sorry, wrong again...we DID discuss the possibility of batman leaving the league (or even going over to cadmus' side) but dismissed it right away.... we had the luthor/brainiac thing planned pretty early on, definitely by the time we did "doomsday sanction" (why else would we have spent so much time in that ep setting up his presidential bid?)...
Link: vHive Forum Dwayne McDuffie
Quote: Question "I think you or Bruce Timm mentioned at one point that the Outsiders were going to show up in what would become the Cadmus arc as a little group Batman put together. Why was that plan nixed, and who might the Outsiders have included?" Answer: We briefly discussed having Batman leave the League and starting his own team of "Outsiders" to combat the League, if need be. It didn't go very far.
Posted: November 6, 2005 7:48 pm
Quote: Question "Are there any plans to have a JLU/Teen Titans team-up either on tv or on a dvd?" Answer: We talked about it a couple of years ago, but couldn't figure out how to do it.
Clark reveals his secret in Divided We Fall
Quote: yeah, we originally wanted to have superman finally reveal his secret i.d. to lois at the end, woulda been a nice little bit of fanservice, a little last-minute icing on the cake, but it was OFF-POINT....clark humbly agreeing with lois that superman is "only human" (therefore allowed to make mistakes as long as he learns from them, and never loses touch with that humanity) is EXACTLY the correct way to end the episode (and the season)...
Aquaman in Another Shore
Quote: another example: aquaman was going to be the main-focus character in "to another shore" in its earliest embryonic form...when we were forced to replace him with diana, BANG, suddenly the story became something richer, deeper...we added j'onn's sub-plot at that point (which wouldn't even have OCCURRED to us with aquaman at center stage), and long story short, that episode sings a much sweeter song than if the "aquaman embargo" hadn't been in place....likewise, i highly doubt dc would have let us kill off black manta later on in "dead reckoning", but his replacement doppleganger devil-ray was fair game....
Justice League Unlimited Season 4 Ideas
Journey through Time
Source: Toyfare #108, Page 61
Quote: We had talked just briefly about doing 12 more episodes. We had an idea of doing something that would be a season-long journey through time. It would give us a chance to revisit a bunch of DC hereoes from different periods. We'd go to the far future and see the Atomic Knights, have an adventure with Enemy Ace uring World War I, or do something again in the Old West. And there was also talk of possibly doing a while season taking place in the Batman Beyond universe.
James Tucker's Idea
Posted: Fri December 24, 2010 4:02 pm
Quote: Question "I herd you thought it was going to end at Justice League, then they wanted JLU, then you thought they only wanted the CADMUS arc, then they said they wanted 13 more episodes. So, I was wondering if you thought it was possible they would want more episodes after the last episode?" Answer: The thought had occurred to me. James Tucker had a pretty strong idea where he wanted to go if we continued, and I planted the seeds of his proposed season in "Alive."
Timmverse Movies
All Villains Direct to Video Movie
Summary: All the villains like in the Batman 1966 movie. Alan Burnett shot it down, might have had germ of idea for Mask of the Phantasm, idea later used in "Trial"
Source: Animato magazine (1994)
Summary: The producers were, in fact, planning to make it longer... it was the story they originally wanted for their feature-length film. But "we figured we could do all the cool bits we wanted to do in a half hour," says Paul Dini.
Two-Face Direct to Video Movie
Source: Wizard #51(?) (November 1995)
Quote: This is a wrap-up story we debated as a popular candidate for the animated movie. We decided to go with the Phantasm idea for the feature, but I've always had a fondness for this one. I decided to dust it off and use it in the comic book, as we had stopped production on the cartoon series. It's also unique because instead of Two-Face versus Batman, it's Two-Face versus Bruce Wayne. It kind of redefines their relationship.
Summary: Scrapped idea for a Two-Face movie to conclude his arc but passed over to make Mask of the Phantasm. Paul Dini repurposed it for "Two Timer" in The Batman and Robin Adventures #1 and 2.
No S:TAS DTV Movies
Link: Boyd Kirkland Interview 4/1/1998
Who: Boyd Kirkland
Quote: I asked Paul Dini this question, and he said there were no plans at this time. WB Home Video plans to release "World's Finest" on video this August. The sales of the last Superman video (Superman's origin story from the series), were very disappointing. The way things work around here, though, you can bet that if Tim Burton's live-action Superman movie is a big hit, then an animated Superman movie would be more likely.
Batman vs. Bane Direct to Video Movie
Summary: Scrapped idea for Sub-Zero
Source: Back Issue! #99 (September 2017), page 20-21
Who: Randy Rogel
Quote: So we wrote this terrific script. I mean, I really loved this story. And there was this lovely B-plot going on between Dick Grayson and Barbara. Bruce asks Dick, "Does she know?" You're going to tell her the truth about yourself. It wouldn't be fair to her. She has to know you're going out and fighting crime at night and you might get yourself killed." So that was all building underneath. And somewhere in the middle of all that we got called over to Warner Home Video. I remember this meeting very well. They said, "Hey, the studio just signed Arnold Schwarzenegger to do the Batman movie, and he's going to play Mr. Freeze, so that's who we want the villain to be." I said, "We already wrote it with Bane." One of the other guys in the room said, "Well, can't you just use your word processor, and where it says 'Bane' just switch it with 'Mr. Freeze'?" I looked at him and said, "It doesn't work that way. He's a completely different villain." I shook my head, "Never mind, we'll just write a new script."
Sub-Zero recasting of Batgirl
Quote: We tried to get her [Melissa Gilbert], but she was unavailable due to other acting commitments. However, I think Mary Kay Bergman did a great job for us in that role.
Batman: Arkham Direct to Video Movie
When: Late 90s
Summary: Originally scheduled to be a follow-up to the Batman & Mr. Freeze: Sub-Zero animated movie, Batman: Arkham was shelved to make way for the acclaimed Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker direct-to-video title. The plot for this animated feature involved Batman and Robin facing off against a collection of Arkham escapees, in addition to Bruce Wayne finding himself falling in love with a new love interest. Production on this ultimate scrapped feature was so far along that extensive casting was already completed. While all of the Batman: The Animated Series voice cast would have returned, Angie Harmon was already hired to voice Bruce's love interest before the movie was ultimate cancelled. Designer Steven E. Gordon did character design for the feature, with Boyd Kirkland attached to write and direct.
Quote: actually, i seem to remember the "virtual joker" being in the "BATMAN : ASYLUM" script that boyd kirkland and randy rogel wrote.....but i could be wrong...
Catwoman Beyond Direct to Video Movie
Quote: the catwoman bbeyond dtv thing was NEVER scripted, it never went beyond a 45-minute impromptu plotting session between glen murakami and myself....nothing was ever even written down on it.... in its original (if nebulous) form, it was too similar to both "mask of the phantasm" and "return of the joker" in several key plot-structure points....but even before we had a chance to iron any of that out, the home video dept's unbridled apathy towards any more bbeyond dtv projects made the whole thing moot.... as we were plotting out the tail end of the current JLU season, i brought the basic idea up to my co-producers, we quickly realized how it could make a really nifty off-the-wall "bonus" episode (as merlin missy correctly surmised, we did have BUFFY's "restless" episode in mind, season-finale-wise....also, the "flashback" structure was very much inspired by tim minnear's excellent FIREFLY episode "out of gas", as well as the "three cathedrals" episode of WEST WING)....it actually works WAY better as the coda to this season than as a stand-alone bbeyond film, in fact we were able to solve a lot of of its inherent problems by grafting it onto the cadmus plot.... [However], as we were plotting out the tail end of the current JLU season, I brought the basic idea up to my co-producers, [and] we quickly realized how it could make a really nifty off-the-wall 'bonus' episode. [...] We did have Buffy's 'Restless' episode in mind, season finale-wise; also, the 'flashback' structure was very much inspired by Tim Minnear's excellent Firefly episode 'Out of Gas,' as well as the 'Three Cathedrals' episode of West Wing. It actually works way better as the coda to this season than as a stand-alone Batman Beyond film; in fact, we were able to solve a lot of its inherent problems by grafting it onto the Cadmus plot.
"[In the Batman Beyond DTV], instead of Waller, Selina Kyle herself was going to be the one who cloned Batman. Staying much closer to the 'Boys from Brazil' set-up, Selina hedged her bets and created lots of Bruce Wayne clones, and systematically murdered their parents when they reached the proper age. Most of them didn't become manic-depressive crime-fighters, only Terry and one other-a young boy she adopted and raised as her own son. There was going to be a creepy 'Manchurian Candidate' aspect to their relationship, with the aging (but still disturbingly kinda sexy) Selina coaxing the kid into becoming an uber-messed-up avenger of evil.
"Selina's 'son' was going to be the main bad guy 'muscle' of the story-a twisted version of Terry / Bruce, with his own 'dark superhero' outfit and everything. The plan was for him to be bumping off criminals from the Batman Beyond Rogues Gallery, and possibly even an old-timer like Edward Nygma, thus setting the plot in motion (this part was always a bit too 'Phantasm' for me, but I did like the 'Manchurian Candidate'-ness of him).
"This version of Selina had, at some point in the past, 'seen the light,' after years of Batman nagging her to use her talents to help people instead of just helping herself. She eventually realized he was right, but with 'born again' zeal, decided Batman himself didn't go far enough in punishing criminals; she needed a Batman who would help her eliminate criminals (i.e. kill them dead) and set about creating one. These were going to be 'true' Bruce Wayne clones, not nano-engineered 'sons'; in fact, that had a whole lot of problems built into it, which we would have had to figure out if we'd ever gotten a greenlight:
If Terry were an exact clone of Bruce, why didn't Bruce recognize him immediately when he showed up fighting Jokerz outside his gate?
Since Lil' Matt is patently identical to Terry, how could he also be a clone? Wouldn't make sense for Selina to have artificially inseminated Mary McGinnis twice, five or so years apart.
How did Terry's parents escape being murdered when Terry was eight years old?
"Dwayne's 'nano-engineered sperm' idea neatly solved all these problems. [In addition], there were other aspects of the story that would've needed some massaging; for instance, Selina never seemed particularly tech-savvy, so the bonkers clone plot seemed like a bit of a stretch for her (but perfect for Mrs. Waller and her Frankenstein leanings). [Also], Bruce was going to discover the truth about 'dark avenger guy' being a clone of himself, put two and two together, and realize [that] Terry was also a Bruce clone and try to shut Terry out of the case, but that bit was way too similar to what we'd just done in Return of the Joker.
Terry thinking he was 'cursed by Batman,' blaming Bruce for ruining his life, even suspecting that Bruce deliberately set the whole thing up, breaking up with Dana... all these bits originated in that impromptu brainstorming session with me and Glen Murakami. The Terry / Dana breakup bit was kinda cool: Terry and Dana go to the wedding of one of her cousins, and you know how people get at weddings; Dana starts hinting that they should think about getting hitched (after they graduate, of course!) and, surprisingly, Terry's not completely adverse to the idea: part of him would actually like to settle down with this girl he obviously adores and live something of a normal life, but then he finds out he's Bruce's clone, thinks he's cursed, doesn't want Dana to have anything to do with him, [etc.]. Terry deciding to change the Batman paradigm by actually marrying her at story's end was something we added when writing 'Epilogue.' I honestly don't know how we would have resolved the Dana / Terry thing if we'd made the Batman Beyond version. Anyhow, that's it in a nutshell
Link: Watchtower, ep50
Summary: Selina made lot's of Bruce Wayne clones, systematically killed parents at proper age, only success was Terry and one other - a creepy Manchurian Candidate raised as her son - bumps off Terry's rogues gallery.
Worlds Collide Direct to Video Movie
Source: World's Finest Backstage Bruce Timm 2004
Summary: Commissioned around the time they were gearing up for JLU season 1. Dwayne McDuffie and Bruce Timm came up with story, McDuffie wrote a script, Timm designed a load of characters, storyboarding was done, Romano did casting, just about to record, WHV slammed the brakes
Quote: yep, CO2E basically IS the old WORLDS COLLIDE script -- it's like 95% or more intact -- major difference being the swapping of john stewart for hal jordan -- and since john didn't have a very big part in the original script anyhow, it didn't impact the overall story in any important way (we'd just come off "Starcrossed", remember, where he'd gotten some major face-time, so we felt it'd be good to let him take a bit of a breather) WORLDS COLLIDE was always intended to be "Continuity Lite", to appeal to the broadest audience possible, to be comprehensible to people who hadn't necessarily seen every episode of JL or people who didn't even get Cartoon Network -- (remember, at the time, the season set dvd's were still a ways off) -- so there never were very many overt continuity callbacks in the script to get rid of as to why we didn't just make it a straight-up "DCAU" film? simple answer : ZERO interest from the folks at Home Video in re-visting the old continuity -- they've invested several million dollars in establishing the new "DCU" dvd line as its own thing, so why muddy the issue by bringing back the old continuity? putting it bluntly, getting a "DCAU" version of WORLDS COLLIDE green-lit just plain wasn't gonna happen at this time -- PERIOD. so -- i could've just waited another five years to see if anybody at Home Video changed their minds (and run the risk that they might NEVER do so) -- or i could grab this opportunity as my last best hope of getting WC on the screen practically intact (but with new designs and new voices), and obviously that's what i chose to do and by the way, regardless of what gregory says in that video clip, it was totally my idea to dust off and tweak the WC script for the DCU series -- he's blameless here -- any effigies that get burned will have blonde hair, glasses and very tall foreheads, okay?
Quote: When we were preparing "Justice League Unlimited," and actually very shortly after we shut down "Justice League," the idea was to do a movie that would bridge a lot of the continuity between the two shows. It was a big change just going from six to 60 members, and answering questions like, "Where did the teleporter come from? And where did the new satellite come from?" I wrote it, and we realized that putting "Justice League Unlimited" together was a much bigger production and challenge than we thought of ahead of time and we just didn't have the manpower to do both the show and the movie so we put the movie on the shelf. But Bruce [Timm] really never gave up on it. He kept trying to do it over the years, and I guess the right opportunity came along and he called me up and said, "Hey, we can do this if we base it on the comic books and not the animated version. Would you be interested in re-writing it?" And I was very interested.
The storyline didn't change very much. The characters changed a bit. Some of the motivations changed. Mostly what I did was cut out stuff that was intended to set up the mysterious new "Justice League Unlimited" show, which later enjoyed 39 episodes, but at the time we started, we were leading into [JLU], so there was a lot of stuff that was supposed to erase questions. I took that out, but I'd say 90 to 95 percent of it is the same story.
We actually made up a fake president, who we thought was going to be president in "Justice League Unlimited," just because we knew we were going to do some political stuff
Quote: We finished up the first "Justice League" series and we got the order to do another season of the show. Cartoon Network had asked us to re-brand the show and to not do anymore two-parters, and they left it to us to figure out what that meant: re-branding the show. We came up with the idea of expanding the roster of heroes and doing more stand-alone episodes, but with an overall arc, and all that stuff that eventually became "Justice League Unlimited." At the same time, it was kind of planned that we were just going to jump into that new iteration without a whole lot of explanation. It was like we went from seven heroes to 50 some odd heroes and one Watchtower to a whole system of floating Watchtowers over the Earth. We actually wanted it to be a bit disorienting like that. "Ooh, wait a minute, what happened?" But we did plan on eventually on telling that story of what happened in between the two series.
Right around the same time that we were developing "Justice League Unlimited," we came up with this story, which at the time was called, "Worlds Collide," which explained how the two series connected and what happened in between, and we used the Crime Syndicate from the comics, who are a group of supervillains, who are kind of like the evil alter egos of our guys and the main antagonists of that story. [When] we wrote the script, the idea was that we were going to do both the movie and "Justice League Unlimited," simultaneously. We knew we had a longer lead time on the movie, so we knew it was going to come out on home video some time after "Justice League Unlimited" premiered, but that was OK. But ultimately, for one reason or another, just as were getting ready to get a green light on "Worlds Collide" - we actually already had the cast in place - we were getting ready to pull the trigger on it and the plug got pulled. They said, for whatever reason, "We don't think we should go ahead with this."
But we had the script lying around that we really, really liked that Dwayne [McDuffie] had written, and it kept coming up in conversations. It was like, "It's a shame that this script exists and we can't do it. What should we do with it?" Should we put on one of the other DVDs as a pdf file, just so people could read it? Or should we turn it into a comic book?
DC was all excited about doing it as comic book miniseries for a while there, but ultimately all of that stuff fell through and, years and years later, we were working on these DCU movies, the DTVs, and we had a couple of scripts that were in development that weren't quite gelling. We had a slot open - we really needed a movie for the first quarter of '10 - and we have to get something in the works. All along, I'd been going, "We've got 'Worlds Collide.' It's still sitting there." And they said, "Yeah, but it's too close to the TV continuity. Yadda, yadda, yadda," and then I happened to be reading one of the current "Justice League of America" comics that was coming out at the time and, weirdly enough, Dwayne was writing the comic at the time. I was flipping through it and I was like, "Wait a minute. A lot of the people, who are in the Justice League, at the moment, in the comic were a lot of the characters that we played up a lot on the series, like Black Canary and Vixen. And I happened to notice the design of the Watchtower that they were using was our Watchtower from the animated series. It was almost like the two continuities had kind of weirdly merged. So I got the idea that, without a whole lot of trouble now, we could actually retro-fit "Worlds Collide" into a DCU movie with minor alterations - the biggest, of course, being swapping out John Stewart for Hal Jordan, and obviously, we'd have to go in and redesign the characters because we didn't want it to be exactly the same style than the TV series. But ultimately, Dwayne's original script was about 95 percent intact and everybody signed off on it and away we went.
Curiously enough, James Woods was the one person that actually ended up playing the same part that he would have played if we had gone ahead with "Worlds Collide" all those years ago. Back in the day, he was our choice for Owlman. Unfortunately, he and Andrea Romano, and I think even Dwayne, they might be misremembering it, because I'm pretty sure we had cast him as Owlman. They're saying he was originally cast as Lex Luthor in the earlier version, but I'm pretty sure he was Owlman. Everybody else, we had a completely different cast in mind. We, frankly, thought he was a longshot. He's a big name actor and he's really, really good and too expensive. But at the time, he signed on for it, and years later, I was like, "Well, he was our original choice for Owlman. Let's see if he would still be interested." And he still was, and there we were
And actually, at the time, when it was still "Worlds Collide," we had gotten pretty far down the line in terms of developing the character designs for the Crime Syndicate and some of the other characters, and I didn't want to have to just start completely from scratch again. It's basically just the ending from the original movie that literally leads into "Justice League Unlimited."
Posted: Sat January 23, 2010 5:59 pm
Quote: It would be interesting, the draft includes some Milestone guest stars that DC Comics made us take out. It also ended with the JLA line-up that I was told would be my comic book JLA line up in February, had I continued on the book. None of that's in there, now
Posted: Sun January 24, 2010 6:52 pm
Quote: Question "can you tell us what milestone character's that where going to make a cameo's in the justice league crisis on two earth's movie." Answer: Static in the first three drafts, Icon in a couple of the later drafts.
Link: Lamhost Forums Dwayne McDuffie
Quote: Question "You also said there was an "origin" for her Invisible Plane that might show up in an episode. Where'd it come from?" Answer: That origin was written into a so far unproduced Justice League direct to video. I'm mum, just in case we ever get to do it.
Posted Mon January 10, 2011 9:08 pm
Quote: Question "On Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths, when Superman, Wonder Woman, and the Flash meet the alternate Luthor; Superman checks up on their universe's Luthor, who is still in Stryker's. In the World's Collide script, how did the Justice League's Lex Luthor make an appearance, if any?" Answer: He's at a signing for his new book "Into the Light," de rigueur for his impending presidential campaign.
The Brave and The Bold Direct to Movie
Elongated Man, Greem Arrow, and Zatanna
Link: World's Finest James Tucker Interview about "Bold Beginnings"
When: 2003-04
Quote: WF: To the main story. Why were these particular heroes chosen - Green Arrow, Plastic Man and Aquaman? JT: This story actually started out as a DTV (direct-to-video movie) script written years ago that was to feature the Batman: The Animated Series-version of Batman in a The Brave and the Bold-type movie featuring three segments consisting of Batman teaming up with Elongated Man, Green Arrow and Zatanna written by Paul Dini and Alan Burnett. I'd place it around the time of Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman, either right before or right after, I don't recall. For whatever reason the script didn't get produced and it sat on the shelf for years. Fast forward to our third season. We were a bit behind of getting in a finished script for our deadline and had gotten a hold of the script for the aborted DTV. We took two of the segments and adapted them to what became the Green Arrow and Plastic Man (formerly Elongated Man) segments in the episode. Steve Melching wrote the rest of the episode and did a great job of condensing those segments and creating a great framing device using Aquaman's thwarted efforts at telling his story. I thought the episode turned out well, especially given considering it's convoluted path from a 75 minute DTV to a 22-minute TV show.
Wonder Woman and the Star Riders
Link: Sarah Dyer website via Web Archive
When: 1992-1993
Who: Sarah Dyer, Jose Garcia-Lopez
Quote: Yes, it's the strange and bizarre saga of the world's most elaborate, nonsensical, and ultimately unproduced all-female action figure line (and marketing concept). And it goes something like this:
In 1992, for reasons I can't guess, Mattel decided they wanted to do a line of toys based around Wonder Woman -- but not based on her actual history or character! -- accompanied (of course) by a cartoon and other tie-ins. Their original idea seems to have been a resuscitation of the She-Ra concept, with a little Captain Planet-style environmentalism added, and Wonder Woman shoved in for name recognition. (I also wouldn't be surprised to find out there was a little Sailor Moon influence at work as well -- while that's pure speculation on my part, Sailor Moon was already a huge success in Japan at the time, and Mattel worked closely with Bandai and had to have been aware of how well the franchise was doing.)
So, they went to DC and WB Animation to develop the show that would be a vehicle for the toy line. In late 92, the concept went through several revisions as WB tried to pull together a pilot, DC worked on the promotional comics (which were to be inserted into Barbie boxes, as well as who knows where else) and Mattel worked on their toy designs. Long-time DC comic and licensing artist Jose Garcia-Lopez (see his Superpowers work at the Superpowers archives) was even tapped to do the character designs. Finally, enough was settled for Mattel to put together a presentation for the Feb 93 Toy Fair. The line was supposed to launch in September of that year, accompanied by a half-hour animated special, which would then be put out on video, and tie-in comic series and other merchandise. Unfortunately, the whole thing collapsed not long afterwards -- I can't trace the actual fatal blow, but my guess would be that they couldn't find any takers for their proposed cartoon (animated shows geared towards girls are virtually unsellable -- even today I know of cartoons being shopped around that no-one will produce because "conventional wisdom" dictates that shows geared towards girls will fail). But as the pilot was never even made (supposedly it got as far as storyboards and some test animation, although I'm not sure if that's true), it's also possible that orders were so low on the toy line Mattel decided to pull the plug -- it had been about five years since the last girl's action line left the shelves, so retailers might have been hesitant about trying the line out. It's also possible that the concept was so weird -- marketing-driven without much thought to logic, a mish-mash of other shows and toy lines, an almost unrecognizable Wonder Woman -- that cooler heads prevailed and put the concept out of its misery.
With so many strikes against it, I'm amazed that anyone attempted to market this concept in the first place, and (I think) it's completely bizarre that toys were actually shown and promoted before the property they were based on had even materialized. In fact, a Feb 93 article in the Wall Street Journal calls the line "an unusual venture" because of Mattel's attempt to do a female action line, which at that point hadn't been seen for several years. To help clarify things for those who might have been made nervous (and to think Xena would appear just a few years later!), a spokeswoman for Mattel stressed that the line would be nonviolent and that Wonder Woman would have "lots of hair to comb."
But lots of hair couldn't save this Wonder Woman. And so this ill-fated chapter in the history of female action figures drew to a close (as Wonder Woman fans around the globe breathed a sigh of relief!)
Star Lily of the Star RidersThe Star Rider concept went through a lot of incarnations in its brief existence, and the final storyline doesn't really have a good explanation for the term, "Star Riders". As things stood when the line ended, you have your choice of two universes for Wonder Woman and the Riders -- in the version which would have been seen in the cartoon (and presumably followed on the published comics and toy info) the "Riders" are a group of four teenage girls from around the globe who were all born with nature-controlling superpowers, who suddenly are called to "fulfill their destiny" as Star Riders along with Wonder Woman (who is apparently also one of the chosen ones -- she's a very young Wonder Woman, with none to little of her normal DC background). They're taken to the mysterious Starlight Castle in the sky by winged horses and given costumes, new names, new hair colors and some nice accessories by a disembodied voice, Starlight (all of this directly from the She-Ra mythos, by the way). Wonder Woman doesn't get a new name, but she does get a new costume along with her new friends, and as a natural-born leader takes charge. They're informed that a great evil has attacked the Earth, in the form of their soon-to-be arch-nemesis Purrsia (who is far more Catra than Cheetah), accompanied by her evil kitty pal Panthera, and they must stop her and protect the world. As it turns out, there's these magical Star Jewels protecting the earth, which Starlight created eons ago. And Purrsia is trying to steal them all to impress her boss, the evil and mysterious Darkness (think Queen Metallia crossed with Satan). Starlight has now activated the Star Riders to save the jewels and protect Nature from evil (it's hard to tell if their existence was somehow engineered by Starlight or if they are simply the best candidates for the jobs). They now must learn to use their powers, cope with their new duties, learn to get along, fit in with other teenagers in their regular lives, and of course constantly fight Purrsia and save the Star Jewels from her. You can pretty much figure out what would have happened for the rest of the series from there.
Promo ComicHowever, the early promotional materials (WB/Mattel's presentation folder and the actually-released mini-comic) give us a universe quite different, one based on an earlier version of the storyline, in which the Star Riders don't have human secret identities, but are a sort of secret guardian system for the planet, known only to the Queen of the Amazons, who's sent her daughter to join and lead them. Instead of being humans who become superheroines, they're more like heroines who adopt secret identities to live among humans -- Princess Diana is a doctor; Solara (actually a sun goddess of the aztecs or something like that) is a photographer; Ice (a princess of the quasi-norse-legend Ice Folk) is a part-time writer and illustrator who holds down a day job in an ice-cream parlor; Dolphin (princess of an aquatic race) works at "Ocean World"; and Star Lily (the last survivor of a secret paradise-like land) works as a florist. Their powers are pretty similar as Star Riders, although in this incarnation poor Star Lily can only make people fall asleep! In this version, Purrsia is simply a greedy evil sorceress from another dimension who wants all jewels. It's suggested that she could have been a heroine of her world but didn't live up to the task -- and that she may be redeemable. She seems to be more or less a rogue Star Rider who wants to lead the group and may be redeemable. (Although it's hard to tell -- in the promo comic there's a big lapse in logic -- Purrsia tells Panthera, who's a bumbling cat instead of an assistant here, that she wants to be a Star Rider, and in Wonder Woman's lasso she says she want to join their sisterhood and renounce evil. Now I've never heard of a version of the magic lasso where you could actually lie when wrapped up in it -- but apparently Purrsia's figured out how, 'cause as soon as she gets into the castle she cuts the power and makes off with a Star Jewel. Oh well, I guess she's just really evil!) You can see the entire comic for yourself at Themyscira, along with the character descriptions given in the presentation booklet. Personally, I prefer the later "official" version, and the following character descriptions are based on that:
(going clockwise from) Wonder Woman: a young, relatively-new-to-man's-world WW gets a new costume when she becomes one of the Star Riders, and gets the Wonder Wand, which gives her some supernatural powers including flight and the ability to "bring out people's innate goodness" (ahem, couldn't be from Sailor Moon, could it?). She also gets the coolest horse, Nightshine, who's a winged unicorn, rather than the "plain" winged horse everyone else gets. (Again, shades of She-Ra!) She wears bustier, boots and tiara in the classic WW style, with tights, tutu, and cape added.
Solara: even more predictable than Ice's "cold" nature is Solara's fiery temperament, and believe it or not, she's a hot-blooded Latina teenager (from Mexico, to be specific). No stereotypes there, folks. She has the powers of the Sun, including a serious sunblast she can do from her chest, and she can control temperature. A warm pink and orange color scheme (including dark pink hair) mystifyingly works for her.
Star Lily: the protector of nature is also the token non-white character -- an African princess who says things like "hey, girlfriend". She controls nature with very Poison Ivy-like powers, making things grow out of seemingly nowhere. She has a big floral-design thing on her back. At odds with her close bond to organic things, she seems to be the one most interested in the Starlight Castle's technology.
Dolphin: a perky, cute American high school girl who has absolutely nothing to do with the DC character. She's the "ocean" character, who can make bubbles. Strong bubbles. And big ones too. If she does anything else, I haven't seen it evidenced in the final material -- but early concepts include a "sonic scream". Pale blue hair, a fan-tail skirt and a Mera-like tiara complete her particular ensemble.
Purrsia: the evil nemesis of the Star Riders -- she lives in a dark castle in another dimension, able to move back and forth with the aid of Panthera (she can't do it on her own). She's an evil sorceress type, who like all cartoon villains is rather ineffectual. She has a fur trimmed skirt and cape, and a magic mask which allows her to see things that are invisible to the naked eye-- a sort of x-ray vision, if you will.
Ice: another American high-schooler who is predictably emotionally detached -- she is the, uh, "ice" character (and again has nothing to do with the DC character she's named for). She can create ice blasts, freeze things, make things out of ice -- she's probably the most powerful of the four younger girls -- but she's the one who gets a power wand to increase and focus her abilities. For some reason, she's pink and white -- not colors I think of as "ice-like"...but I suppose they didn't want to repeat Dolphin's color scheme. Ice wand and cape accessorise her Frosta-like outfit.
It was reported at the time that Supergirl was later going to be added to the line, but after reviewing the line's history, I doubt that was ever actually planned, especially as the development never got as far as planning a series. Room was left for additional riders, but more likely they would have been created by Mattel. The Toys
The figures are as closely descended from the She-Ra line as the actual characters themselves, using similar accessories, powers and deco. But they're based on a much more doll-like figure than the She-Ra line was -- I'm not sure what these 6" molds were originally created for, but this is their first appearance. They have since been used by Mattel in the Disney Princess line, the "Four Corners" doll family line, and in the girl's adventure line "Tenko and the Guardians of the Gemstones" (which is possibly the closest thing to the Star Riders we'll ever see -- incorporating the powerful magic gemstones concept and the magnetic jewel feature planned for the Star Riders). But unlike these later cloth-dressed dolls, the Star Riders were designed like the She-Ra line, with painted-on basic costumes accessorised with add-on skirts, wands and headdresses (as well as above-mentioned magnetic jewel accessory).
As far as "action features" go, Dolphin apparently had a "bubble power", which looks as though it works by pumping bubble solution through her midsection (the 3rd She-Ra had a bubble power action, but it was based on a gun -- Dolphin's action reminds me of Mermista's water spraying feature instead); Ice has an ice wand and "ice" sound effects; Solara's chest lights up with her solar blast; and Star Lily has the spinning attachment that formerly belonged to Castaspella (from She-Ra).
Starlight CastleIn the playmate/pet department, Mattel also showed Wonder Woman's steed, Nightshine, and one of the basic winged horses, Cloudancer; as well as Purrsia's companion/assistant Panthera. You can see from the photo of Nightshine that the horses are definitely made from the basic horse mold used in the She-Ra line. (And I assume that Purrsia's cat would have been cast from the Clawdeen mold as well.) However, the Starlight Palace, while obviously based in concept on the She-Ra line's Crystal Castle is all-new. I'm not sure why -- the castle is described as in the clouds and otherwise sounds like the Crystal Castle. But the Starlight Palace is smaller and cheap looking. I can only guess that either Mattel didn't want to be so obvious by re-using the Crystal Castle mold -- who knows how many people still had one in their homes and wouldn't appreciate seeing it re-used, or the Crystal Castle was simply too elaborate and expensive to be feasible in 1993 (especially as part of an unproven line.
The toys also reverted back to the original designs for the characters -- for some reason, in the promotional materials, big logos based on the character's initials have been imposed onto the designs. But the toys are back to basics:
Other Pitches
Young Aquaman
Quote: it was indeed "young aquaman", NOT part of the established dcau, completely different style, etc....it was in development for kids wb for awhile, they ultimately passed on it, it's now seemingly in permanent limbo....
Source: Jack Kirby Collector #21
When: 1998
Who: Timm
Quote: I don't know how that rumor even got out! That's something we've just started talking about among ourselves. It was a kind of a truthful rumor. We talked about it once, when we finished the new season of Batman and we hadn't yet got the pick-up on Superman or Batman. We were just going through the whole list of DC characters that we had the rights to, and we thought, "What would be a good series for kids?" I just immediately thought of Kamandi. I thought Kamandi would be a great kids' show. We never really did much more on it than that; we just talked about the possibility that we might do it. Then we got busy doing the new Batman and Superman, and kind of put it on hold for a while, but I'd still love to do a Kamandi show. I think Kamandi is a great character. It's actually my favorite Kirby comic from the DC era. I like the New Gods and Mister Miracle and everything, but there's something about Kamandi. I think it's his best writing.
Quote: "I'd wanted to do an adaptation, literally, of [the comic-book series]."
Quote: "We actually pitched it to the WB, and they were kind-of intrigued by it, but, y'know, they wanted to mess around with it a little bit. The first thing that they wanted to do was change the art style; I said, "This is what I want it to look like," and they went, "Really?" If you're not a comic-book fan, some of the Kirby stuff can look a little bit weird. And they were concerned that there's not a really strong female character in the series; you have Flower & Spirit, but they're, like, half-naked dumb girls. So they said, "Could we invent a new character that could fulfill that function?" I didn't want to tamper with it at all."
Source: Comicology #1
When: Spring 2000
Quote: if you read that COMICOLOGY interview a few years back, you know pretty much the whole story....it was pretty much an off-the-cuff verbal pitch, with color blowups of kirby comic art....the lady from kids wb seemed very confused while looking at the art: "i kinda like the premise, but, um...you want it to look like THAT?!"...also, they wanted to add a strong female supporting character, and since there really AREN'T any in the original comics, and i wanted to stay as faithful to the comics as possible, we reached a quick impasse, they lost interest....it would have been WAY too violent for them, anyway, i think, it's probably best it didn't happen....
Legion of Superheroes
Quote: various incarnations of "legion" have been pitched, a few times....i'm kinda surprised it hasn't happened yet, honestly....."teenage STAR TREK with superheroes" is a high-concept pitch that practically sells itself....it'll probably happen one of these days....
Link: Dave Johnson instagram
Who: Dave Johnson
Quote: Old WB Justice League show designs that were rejected.
Summary: two Batman designs, armored
Source: Wizard #108 (September 2000) page 72
When: December 1999
Summary: there was a small article about a shelved series titled "Shazam!" Alex Ross and Paul Dini were co-producers and did brief preliminary work on it in December 1999. Ross did one piece of art, seen in the article, of Captain Marvel, Mary Marvel, and Captain Marvel Jr. Dini likened the art style to C.C. Beck meets Powerpuff Girls. Ross admitted he was trying to do "something very very different from Bruce Timm's style." Back then, there's still the rights issue with Captain Marvel and TV animation conflicted so it was shelved.
Summary: LONG rumored Doom Patrol spin off mentioned
Angel and The Ape
Source: Modern Masters Volume 3: Bruce Timm, page 111
Quote: Bruce (Timm): "We toyed with developing Angel and the Ape for animation." One of Bruce's designs done for the pitch.
Gotham High
Link: Jeffrey Thomas and Celeste Green blog
When: Early 2000s
Who: Jeffrey Thomas and Celeste Green
Quote: Hey everybody! We have a huge treat in store for you this week from the Jeff and Celeste vault of awesomeness. Batman is both mine and Celeste's favorite superhero and some time about a year and a half ago, we were approached to create a spec series based off of an old drawing of mine that we then sent to DC. Unfortunately, the project got lost in the sea of all the other Batman related projects in the works. But hey, it was still fun to make.
The Story Synopsis: We all go through incredible changes as teenagers: growth spurts, bad skin, a sudden insatiable need to uphold justice and avenge your murdered parents... Well, that is if you're Bruce Wayne. As if being a freshman at Gotham High wasn't tough enough, Bruce's insomnia and technological fascinations are taking their toll. Instead of spending his time studying, he has begun to obsess over an emerging personality trait: Batman. But under the watchful eye of his guardian and steward, Alfred Pennyworth, Bruce is forced to put his intelligence to good use: graduating high school. But given his classmates, can Bruce survive Gotham High?
Summary: pitched this very different take on the Batman mythos to Warner Bros. Animation in the early 2000s. Based on an old sketch by Thomas, Gotham High recast the usual heroes and foes found in Batman's world as high school students. The show would look at Wayne's insatiable need to uphold justice and avenge your murdered parents ... while dealing with typical issues that come with being a student. Under the watchful eye of his guardian Alfred Pennyworth, Wayne is forced to focus on graduating high school before he can take to the night skies ... that is, if he can survive the experience. Thomas said the unique idea sadly got lost in the multitude of Batman pitches Warner Bros. Animation executives hear every year.
Link: J.M. DeMatteis Tweet
Who: J.M. DeMatteis
Quote: There was talk, a few years back, of a JLI animated series spinning out of BATMAN: THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD, but it never came to be.
Link: Ask Greg
Summary: Greg Weisman talks about his and Brandon Vietti's unused Green Lantern pitch. Charlie Vickers would have been the lead, pretty much every Earth Lantern you can think of would have gotten in there eventually, a lot of extra-terrestrial Lanterns, and Hal Jordan would have had a prominent role in the pilot.
Link: Flash Talk TV Podcast 22
Summary: Greg Weisman reveals there was a covert ops unit in his and Brandon Vietti's unused Green Lantern pitch.
Link: Shanlian on Batman Episode 64, 43:40-44:58 mark
Summary: Greg Weisman reveals Arisia and Arrkis Chummuck were in his and Brandon Vietti's unused Green Lantern pitch. Hal Jordan and John Stewart were limited to cameo appearances so they made Charlie Vickers in lead role with young Green Lanterns in training.
Link: Paul Dini Twitter
Summary: Zatanna pitch, some art, never got off the ground
CG Batman pitch
Link: Alexander Kubalsky deviantArt
Summary: Penguin vehicle concept designs for a Batman CG 2010 pitch.
Summary: Penguin vehicle concept designs was not part of James Tucker's pitch.
Batman No Man's Land pitch
Link: Coran Stone deviantArt
When: Mid 2000s
Who: James Tucker and Coran Stone
Quote: So James the Terrifically talented Tucker producer of "The Brave and Bold" series was starting work on the new Bat show and decided to take a chance on the new guy....Me! So I became character designer. I was floored as **** and had a ton of ideas for the darknight and fellers so I spent about 4 or 5 monthes cranking out a ton of of batty shizz! I did way more than any man should ever do and worked sometimes two nights straight without sleep on that stuff. This is the sucky part> Unfortunately one of the heads at cartoon network felt that the concept was to dark and it got scraped. I of course thought that sucked ass but (back to good stuff) at the same time felt happy as hell that I had the one and a mill chance to work on a Bats series.
Summary: An animated series based on the acclaimed Batman comic storyline "No Man's Land" has been a popular premise, with multiple attempted made. The piece of artwork above, by character designer Coran Stone, is one of the more notable attempts. Stone said he was selected by producer James Tucker to do the character designs for a "No Man's Land"-based cartoon, but the project was ultimate scrapped since it was considered "too dark." Warner Bros. Animation and Cartoon Network opted to eventually go a more lighter route with Batman: The Brave and The Bold. Stone spent roughly five months working on production artwork for the series, in the mid-2000s before it was inevitably cancelled.
Link: James Tucker deviantArt
Posted: March 6, 2014
When: Mid/Late 2000s
Quote: This was a painting done to pitch a proposed series based on No Man's Land. The painter's name escapes me, but I'll post their credit when I do some research. Anyway, it was deemed too dark by the suits. Knowing what I know now about CGI production, it would've been a nightmare to produce. Bullet dodged, but the painting is nifty! Pencils rough by Coran Stone.
Summary: A second attempt to create an animated series based on the "No Man's Land" comics was attempted, this time with a CG-animation bent to it. Also stalled for the dark premise, James Tucker would have been producer for this mid/late 2000s series.
Link: The Batman Universe Video Interview
Summary: helmed by James Tucker, in CGI, and radically different in tone compared to Batman: The Brave and The Bold.
Link: Dark Knights deviation
Summary: Coran Stone was selected by James Tucker to be Character Designer. Stone did designs for four to five months. One of the heads at Cartoon Network felt the concept was too dark and scrapped it. Stone reveals one design, a group shot of Batman, Nightwing, Robin/Damian Wayne, Batgirl/Cassadra Cain, and Catwoman.
Link: Dark Knights deviation comment
Summary: The scrapped concept had a vibe similar to an arc from the comic books in 1999, "No Man's Land" which depicted "the edge of the end in Gotham."
Quote: Years ago, I was pitching a Batman No Mans Land show that didn't sell, I was very inspired by his [Enrico Marini] art on Gypsy.
Superman/Batman pitch
Link: VoicesFromKrypton article
Summary: Mitch Watson reveals there was a second pitch before the final version of Beware The Batman was greenlit. It was a light-hearted Superman/Batman show that focused on Batman and Superman in their 20s and early on in their careers. Clark Kent was a trainee reporter coming to Gotham City and he meets Bruce Wayne. Clark and Bruce become friends, but Batman and Superman hate each other. Then they realize who each other is and get on the right side and end up living in the same building.
Link: The Nightfly with Dave Jusknow, 23: 40 mark
Summary: Mitch Watson reveals the light-hearted Superman/Batman show involves Bruce and Clark meeting, ending up in jail after a bar fight, and then the duo living in Bruce's high rise penthouse. Wonder Woman was also supposed to show up and be in the same city, some relationship was going to occur between the trio, and was basically described as being partly inspired by Gossip Girl.
Knightfall pitch
Summary: Mitch Watson reveals he also did a Knightfall pitch before Beware the Batman was greenlit. It had the tone of "Doomsday" and Superman was supposed to be in it.
Nightwing pitch
Link: Ki Hyun Ryu deviantArt
Link: Mel Zwyer comment
Summary: Before Young Justice designs were released , an animated series based on Nightwing was in the early stages of production in the late 2000s before the work was ultimately shelved for Young Justice. Design work for the series was being handled by Ki Hyun Ryu of The Legend of Korra. The series would have followed the adventures of Batman sidekick Nightwing, aka Dick Grayson. Teen Titans member Raven would also be a regular part of show's supporting cast.
Wonder Twins
Link: Cartoon Hullabaloo Tweet
When: Years Ago
Summary: Cartoon Hullabaloo pitched Wonder Twins years ago after Warner Bros. Entertainment asked them to take one of their old properties and re-imagine it as a new cartoon. Art by Kyle Carrozza included.
Summary: Cartoon Hullabaloo also pitched a Shazam series. Art by Matt Kaufenberg included.
Kamandi, The Last Boy on Earth
Link: Evan Dorkin Tweet
Who: Evan Dorkin and Sarah Dyer
Quote: The good news: We got the okay to finally talk about a big secret project that [Sarah Dyer] and I worked on and are extremely proud of. It's one of the best things we've ever done. Oh, but here's the bad news: We can talk about it now because it's dead and will never happen.
Quote: So, back in 2011, we were hired by Warner Bros to write a bible/pitch for an animated series called: KAMANDI, THE LAST BOY ON EARTH Evan Dorkin & Sarah Dyer On the Road in "The World That May Be!" An adventure/comedy, aimed at pitching it to the Adult Swim.
Quote: Our bible ran 25 pgs, worked up motivations for Kamandi's globe-hopping, incorporated every animal tribe, every region of his letters-page map, every supporting character from Sacker to Flower to the gorilla Superman cult.
Quote: We even got them to let us bring OMAC and Brother Eye in, the latter having a very important role. Sarah reworked how the Tiger kingdoms worked, we worked out a way to "de-Planet of the Apes" the gorilla tribes, extended the K bunker system and had a long, long game plan.
Quote: The opening blah blah for the pitch goes : "Kamandi, the Last Boy on Earth is a post-apocalyptic action comedy which follows the adventures and misadventures of a teen-aged boy forced to survive in a strange world of human-like talking animals, mutants and monsters...
Quote: He and his traveling companions (talking animals and a psychotic robot) undergo a journey that's a mash-up of Kirby, Kerouac and Cormac McCarthy. Along the way there's exciting action, thrilling adventure, black humor, a whiff of satire and...a lot of raging hormones.
Quote: The biggest hurdle was how to make sense of Kamandi's wanderings, give the thing a through-line, punch up the supporting cast's goals, and update Kirby's 30's WB back lot movie tropes for outfitting Tigers and gangsters, etc (and riffing on Planet of the Apes/Kong, Westworld).
Quote: For ex, Sarah worked out that Tuftan's tiger tribe took over the remains of the Medieval Times franchises and based their feudal system on that skewed history. Sackers Dept stores were Walmart-like chains, w/Sacker himself seemingly in each region, ala Sidney Fields.
Quote: Kamandi realizes Ben Boxer et al are a little too nutty about the SCIENCE, Tracking Station has a Scientology-whiff about it. Brother Eye has malfunctioned and is using Kamandi for his own purposes, luring him across the US w/the promise of finding female companionship.
Quote: However...Kamandi never gets laid. Never. THE LAST FULLY-HUMAN BOY ON EARTH is universally cock-blocked by fate or design. His frustration leads to poor-decision making. his chronic masturbation...well, you get the idea. He is a miserable wreck throughout the series.
Quote: The only lady interested in Kamandi is Flower, who they free from Sacker's store. Tuftan and Canus push the two together constantly -- to Kamandi's delight -- not knowing what the viewer knows -- Flower is part of a tribe of cannibals who eat their mates. So, problematic.
Quote: The command K-Bunkers across the country hold old Earth tech and supposedly human survivors. Kamandi is searching for Kamanda, a girl supposedly in the A bunker. Kommando, in O Bunker, is a main antagonist, mix of Henry Rollins/Bill Paxton's Chet who takes over the gorillas.
Quote: Here's Flower-as-scary-cannibal. She eats a guy she was caged with at Sacker's. She's nice otherwise! Like Mizuki's Cat Girl, now that I think about it.
Quote: We did create new characters for the series. SCRUFFY Scruffy is Kamandi's dog, the last of a line of dogs kept in the Command D bunker, probably the last domestic "normal" dog left on Earth. Scruffy is a wonderful pet and friend. Scruffy gets eaten in the first episode.
Quote: Not great concepts for Brother Eyebot, the poorly-constructed (by Kamandi) avatar of Brother Eye. Brother Eyebot/Eye functions as an unreliable Jiminy Cricket, a Wimpy/Rat Man character, who malfunctions and has a deeper agenda besides just being a little robot AI shit.
Quote: I mean, imagine getting paid to write a Kirby bible?: "South America - fragmented by the Great Disaster, some of the islands are home to various arcane groups, including The Jaguar Sun Cult And Hotel Chain (with several locations on the mainland) and The God Watchers".
Quote: Ep idea: Princess Quest: Brother Eye sends the team on a side quest to save a princess & obtain a special weapon. Kamandi's all over this, especially the princess part, as she's described as being human, and beautiful. Perhaps she's a bunker survivor, perhaps even Kamanda?
Quote: What our heroes don't realize is that Brother Eye has suffered a glitch and is sending them "dungeon master"-like instructions from a role-playing video game his system is running. These bogus instructions lead to dangers our heroes didn't bargain for. And no princess.
Quote: "Kamandi is captured by a human mutant cult who intends to sacrifice him to a Minotaur-like monster who lives inside a labyrinth that was once an huge Ikea. The mutants all have Ikea-like product names, live life according to the Ikea ethic, and worship the goddess, Ikea".
Quote: "Brother Eye told Kamandi his grandfather died. The truth is, Buddy Blank disappeared after Brother Eye tried to download himself into him to create a living avatar. The experiment was a success but the patient fried, transforming him into the wandering entity known as OMAC".
Quote: This got long, it's been bottled up. Wish I could publish the whole thing, I really loved what we did. Unfortunately, when pitched around, it was supposedly deemed too funny for an adventure, and too action-oriented for a comedy. Oh, well. What could've been, and all that.
Quote: One more bit of Kamandi series trivia: We renamed Tuftan's father...Gruftan. I don't care what you think. It's brilliant and stupid and I love it. And since the series only airs on Earth HOF, it doesn't matter.
Unknown Pitch for Timm series
Quote: While our Kamandi pitch was making the rounds, we ended up writing an equally extensive bible/pitch for a WB Bruce Timm project -- which imho also kicked ass. And also, as is usual, never went anywhere. Then we wrote the DC NATION Metal Men shorts and that was that.
Link: Jake Castorena instagram
Summary: Jake Castorena helped develop a Shazam pitch with Mark Fujita. Shazam designs included.
Superman Family
Link: Newsarama article
Summary: Vinton Heuck pitched a Superman Family series while he worked on Young Justice: Outsiders. Heuck described it as a family friendly version of Superman Rebirth with Jon front and center. He sought to combine the current stories with a lighthearted tone inspired by the Silver Age stories like Lois and Jon dealing with Superman being turned into a Super-Merman. Sean "Cheeks" Galloway did character designs on the final pitch. The cast included Kong Kenan, Jon Kent, Damian Wayne, Mr. Mzyzptlk and Natasha Irons as Steel. Two pieces of pitch art also depicts Steel, Kelex, Batman, Krypto, Streaky, Captain Carrot, Bizarro, Supergirl, and Parasite.
Legion of Superheroes (Kids WB!) Season 3
Link: Comic Book Resources James Tucker
Quote: We left it unresolved on purpose. This ending was going to bridge into the third season. And the way we leave it, Brainiac 5 has to redeem himself. So that's what he would have been doing in the third season. When we left, he has a lot to clean up. I'll put it that way! With that in mind, it ends with Brainiac 5 having to deal with the repercussions of what he did when he was evil. He'll be on a quest to redeem himself with the Legion. But he may or may not go back to the Legion. That is what we would have explored in Season 3. I don't think it was a detriment having Kel-El be added to the cast because originally the idea we pitched to the network for the second season was to introduce Mon-El because they wanted a suped-up Superman. They basically wanted a kick-ass, bad-ass Superman. I pitched an idea of a future Superman, a clone of Superman from the future, who would come back to the Legion time, to enlist their help, which is basically the flip of what we did Season 1 when we had the Legion go back to Smallville and get Superman. Of course, for third season, we were under no obligation to have him come back. We had aged Superman up. The second season happened about three years after the first one. We had our Superman actually look and feel like Superman. So we didn't really need Kel, although he probably would have showed up here or there. "Tucker also had plans to introduce fan favorites like Wildfire and Dawnstar in Season 3. " And we have given some other characters the spotlight, like Blok. He's a favorite of mine, and hopefully we would have given the girls more screen time. I had some plans for a Ferro Lad story too, where we would have introduced his twin brother.
Green Lantern: The Animated Series Season 2
Link: CBM Article
Summary: At NYCC Panel, Bruce Timm says "Maybe" to appearances by John Stewart, Guy Gardner, Kyle Rayner, and Sinestro. He later asserts that Rayner is not currently on the table to appear on the show but everyone else is on the table. Hal Jordan returns to Earth later on in the season.
Link: CBR Article
Summary: Bruce Timm hints if there is a season two and three, two several possible ideas discussed are "Justice League in space" and introducing more DC characters.
Link: The Nerd Diaries Interview
Summary: Interview with Giancarlo Volpe reveals he and Jim Krieg planned out four seasons and want to introduce all the Lantern colors and Green Lanterns from Earth.
Link: Giancarlo Volpe Tweet
Summary: Giancarlo Volpe reveals the staff has a take on Kyle Rayner but adds they need more time to be able to add him to the roster.
Summary: Giancarlo Volpe hints there are more stories to tell about Steam Lantern.
Summary: There is a planned story about Alan Scott and 'hopefully it will be revealed in a later episode.'
Link: Giancarlo Volpe Twitter
Summary: Giancarlo Volpe states Alan Scott is from the Anti-Matter Universe.
Link: Jim Krieg Tumblr
Summary: Jim Krieg posts writer board for "Prisoner of Sinestro" and talks about the episode. There was a different tale conceived under the restraints Sinestro was off-limits due to the live action movie but Bruce Timm advised them to go for Sinestro. The original story might be used for a future episode.
Summary: Black Hand was talked about being used on the show.
Link: Jim Krieg Tweet
Summary: Writer Ernie Altbacker pitched using Lobo for the show.
Summary: Giancarlo Volpe reveals there was preliminary story/writing meetings for a season two before news of the show not being renewed.
Summary: Season two concept art for Blue Lantern Razer.
Posted: March 23, 2013:
Summary: Giancarlo Volpe reveals there was some debate if Hal Jordan met Hawkman or not. It was decided it would saved for a later episode.
Summary: Jim Krieg hints in the next season there was 'a little job' for Alan Scott to do.
Link: Blog of Oa
Summary: One hour Green Lantern: The Animated Series retrospective with Giancarlo Volpe and Jim Krieg: what would have been in season 2 - Alan Scott, John Stewart in the first half, Kyle Rayner probably in the back half, Volpe had a take on Rayner as a Green Lantern fanboy, do more Sinestro stories, a version of Blackest Night, in broad strokes the first half was Yellow and the second half was Black, the show's body count would come to play in Blackest Night.
Link: Panel 2 Panel
Summary: Giancarlo Volpe talks Green Lantern: The Animated Series, JLA Adventures, and other shows he's worked on: did block out some of season 2 on index cards.
Summary: Giancarlo Volpe hints Soranik Natu would have very likely appeared had the show continued.
Link: Fan Bros vs. Giancarlo Volpe podcast 39:38-40:37
Summary: Giancarlo Volpe reveals one of the planned storylines for John Stewart involved Sinestro framing Hal Jordan. While Sinestro was doing devious things in the Green Lantern Corps, he blamed it on Jordan. Jordan would be excommunicated and go on the run as a fugitive. John Stewart was to be assigned to hunt Jordan down. Inevitably, Jordan would clear his name and with Stewart, he would confront Sinestro.
Summary: Giancarlo Volpe hints planned storylines fugitive Hal Jordan was an 'early event'.
Link: Hall of Justice Episode 2, 34:18-34:31
Summary: Giancarlo Volpe reveals there was talk of getting Phil LaMarr to reprise the role of John Stewart.
Summary: Giancarlo Volpe posts an unused work in progress concept design of Arisia.
Green Lantern: The Animated Series Video Game
Summary: Giancarlo Volpe reveals there was a Green Lantern: The Animated Series video game in the works and it would have featured the Controllers.
Summary: Jim Krieg notes they were shown the video game in beta and it was going to be a MMORPG.
Quote: The "New Gods" development is a project over at Warner Feature Animation, not here. I would love to see something like that happen, and be involved with it, as I have been a long-time fan of Jack Kirby's work. I don't really know where it stands at the moment with Warner management.
Link: Newsarama 9/29/2016
What: Concept art of Mike Mignola of characters including Highfather, Metron, Scott Free, Orion, Big Barda, Female Furies, Granny Goodness, Kalibak.
Link: SyFy 11/13/2017
Quote: [Tom] Scioli claimed that Neil Gaiman himself was involved as the screenwriter for the movie, but that "unlike the Mignola drawings, the script has never surfaced".
Link: Back Issue #104 (2018), page 73
Quote: I had no involvement in that particular Fourth World development. That was with the short-lived WB Feature Animation division (Quest for Camelot, Iron GIant), I think. The feature people were a completely separate division, in a different building, even a different part of town-us lowly TV folks had literally no connection to them whatsoever. Afraid I'm a dead end.
Who: Mike Mignola
Quote: All I remember was that we were living in downtown Portland, [Oregon,] [when I did the designs], so that means sometimes between 1996 and 2001.
Who: Paul Levitz
Quote: It was a wonderful script by Tim Hauser, I think, and I loved Mike's work. Definitely WB's short-lived Feature Animation division.
Who: Tim Hauser
Quote: ...script by Dan O'Bannon...script by Kirk DiMicco.
Quote: ...(Orion and Scott Free)...other, and grew up not knowing...their true natures begin to emerage. Darkseid schemed to break the pact and planned to obliterate New Genesis, but when Orion and Scott meet (after initially battling) they team (along with Big Barda) to defeat his plan and discover their true identities. I don't recall the nature of the 'machine' aspect of the plot, but the device that was intended to eliminate New Genesis was altered (with the help of Metron, perhaps), and instead, the two 'half planets' were merged into one 'whole planet' with a balance of darkness and light--and our heroes emerge as new leaders for this new, hopeful world.
Quote: We were also trying to find ways to do a project that was stylish and theatrical quality on a relatively limited budget...A DC reader much of my life, in my job, I was exploring the library of properties available to us at the time (not the Big Three) that I thought would make good standalone films that had the requisite visual storytelling aspects and a mythic feel and dramatic character arcs. I had worked at Walt Disney Feature Animation prior and was interested in sci-fi/superheroes as sort of modern fairy tales. Familiar with the Kirby comics from the '70s, the story pitch was sort of a one-shot interpretation of his many ideas and characters (no wide DCU tie-ins). Of all the DC stories we pitched as an in-house team, The New Gods consistently got the best reaction from management, so we were given a go-ahead to proceed with further development. The execs seemed to respond well to the epic Star Wars-ish nature of the concept. But the visual development gradually veered away from Kirby (sadly) as a more illustrative look got a better reaction.
The Catwoman
Quote: I can only assume it's dead, although I've heard nothing official. About a year before the Catwoman movie came out, Warner Animation asked me if I would be interested in developing a direct-to-video Catwoman movie to be released in the wake of the live action feature. I came up with a story about Selina Kyle, based loosely on an idea I had while developing another Batman video after SubZero. They liked it, and asked me to write an outline, which I did. Then, Warner Home Video decided it had to also include the new Catwoman portrayed by Halle Berry. They sent me the script for the movie so I could see who this new Catwoman was. I had to completely rethink my story, but still managed to retain the central premise. I wrote a complete script, which portrayed how these two women meet, and discover more about themselves. It delved much deeper into the Egyptian mythology set up in the Catwoman movie. I think it would have made a pretty entertaining video. Too bad the live action film did so poorly, as that pretty much killed any chance of my script ever getting made.
The Batman: Hush
Link: Legions of Gotham forum
Quote: Legions of Gotham has the exclusive look at the pitch art for a Direct to Video/DVD feature that Jeff Matsuda had wanted to make when he was working on The Batman! I don't know if you all know this, but Jeff is good friends with a certain Mr. Jeph Loeb. From day one I've been talking with Jeff about getting Hush into the series, and from day one he was hoping to do that. It never panned out, but he did dig out some great art he used to try and sway the powers that be at WB. We may have some more details on what was to be coming soon.
Summary: The Batman animated movie based on Jeph Loeb and Jim Lee's Hush comic run, but then it was dropped in favor of The Batman vs. Dracula.
Teen Titans: Judas Contract
Link: Newsarama Post
Summary: Marv Wolfman will write the movie.
Link: Titans Tower Blog Summary
Summary: Characters that will appear are Robin/Nightwing, Cyborg, Raven, Changeling, Starfire, Wonder Girl, Brother Blood, Terra, Deathstroke and Wintergreen. The Ravager will be referred to.
Link: WF Article
Summary: As of February 28, 2008, movie is placed on hold.
Aquaman: Hero of Atlantis
Link: Fear Net Splash Chat
Summary: Adam Green is writing Aquaman: Hero of Atlantis this summer. It features Aquaman and Ocean Master versus the Kordax. It should be come out in 2011/2012.
Summary: A Green Arrow origin story script by Tab Murphy was put on the back burner a couple years ago.
Batgirl: Year One
Link: Lauren Montgomery Blogspot Entry
Summary: In 2008, Lauren Montgomery pitched a movie adaptation for Batgirl: Year One but it was turned down.
Summary: Batgirl: Year One Below is a promotional piece by director Lauren Montgomery for a pitched animated feature based on the Batgirl: Year One comic title. Montgomery pitched the idea as part of the popular DC Universe Animated Original Movie line in 2008, but the idea was ultimate nixed. "Needless to say, they were not interested in anything that did not have Superman or Batman in the leading role," said Montgomery. "It went nowhere."
Green Lantern: First Flight Sequel
Wonder Woman sequel
The Long Halloween
Vampire Batman
Link: TMT Interview
Summary: are pitches or stories that have been rejected or shelved the past few years.
R-Rated Vertigo movies
Link: Comic Hero News Q&A Video
Posted:July 30, 2010
Summary: An R-rated movie is a hot and cold trend. There might be an announcement in the coming months. They have 2 scripts that must be rated R. Would love to adapt The Authority. When asked about a Vertigo movie, Bruce Timm replied "Maybe."
Link: NYCC 2010 Toon Zone Roundtable
Summary: An R-Rated Vertigo script is currently shelved due to an ongoing rights issue.
Summary: There are plans for animated direct-to-DVDs of the Vertigo properties.
Untitled Green Lantern
Link: Comic Vine Article
Summary: Alan Burnett and Geoff Johns are working on a project related to Green Lantern.
Link: DC GL Panel Podcast (17:04 mark)
Summary: The project related to Green Lantern is a "very requested storyline."
Untitled Superman
Summary: Below is rough design work for an untitled Superman project. Format is unknown, but the designs above are by producer James Tucker.
Untitled Justice League Project
Summary: The Wonder Woman design, sketched up by director/producer James Tucker in 2008/2009, was for a direct-to-video feature.
Link: Shannon Tindle Blog
Summary: Storyboard Artist Shannon Tindle reveals she was briefly hired to do work with Bruce Timm on a Justice League movie last year. Timm wanted a graphic interpretation of Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez's DC Comics work from the 1970s. Unfortunately, they decided not to do the project less than 24 hours after Tindle agreed to do it. However, Timm wanted to see what she would do with the characters so they let her work for a week anyway doing exploratory artwork.
Link: instagram
Summary: Bizarro
Summary: Batzarro
Link: instagarm
Summary: Batman
DC Nation
Link: Ben Jones Twitter
Who: Ben Jones
Summary: Dr. Fate shorts planned early on but the studio they wanted to make them wasn't interested.
Summary: The studio that passed on the Dr. Fate shorts was a Scandinavian video game company that had released a distinctive side scroller at the time
Starro the Conqueror
Summary: was pitched for 'Season 2' of DC Nation
Funky Flashman
Link: Lynell Forestall Twitter
Who: Lynell Forestall
Summary: had an idea for
Link: Brianne Drouhard Twitter
Who: Brianne Drouhard
Summary: tried to pitch a Dolphin short. She would only speak in dolphin noises and was a lead pop singer in Atlantis
Summary: rejected pitches
Summary: Zatanna short involved Zatanna was going to put on a magic circus benefiting orphans. Almost everyone in the DC universe shows up because of the orphans
Link: Cancelled Too Soon Episode 74
Summary: Revolved around how bees went missing. She shrinks and investigates. She finds a bee hive operated like a spa where Poison Ivy enslaved bees to cater to plants. It would have been 1 or 2 shorts.
Big Barda
Who: Genndy Tartakovsky, Justin Thomas, Scott Wills
Summary: Genndy Tartakovsky, production designer Justin Thomas, and background designer Scott Wills were working on a Superman short for DC Nation but it was pulled while they were starting work on it. Wills releases two pieces of concept art from the cancelled short
Link: Big Pull Podcast ep 60
Summary: If there was a third short, their mother would have appeared. She would have no powers and still married to Black Lightning as opposed to being divorced in the comics. Forestall would have went with the idea she went back to work while he would be stay at home dad to watch over their daughters and their powers
Super Best Friends Forever
Link: Lauren Faust Twitter
Who: Lauren Faust
Summary: 2012 series development art of Batgirl, Robin, Batman, Supergirl, Superman, Wonder Girl, and Wonder Woman.
Summary: Summary: Harley design
Summary: was going to frame Harley like Screwy Squirrel or early Daffy Duck. She was to face Wonder Girl in a battle of strategy vs. chaos
Summary: remaining 4 Doom Patrols got shelved as a result of the year 2 mandate to make room for new shorts series.
Summary: Seven were written and recorded but only three were finished
New Teen Titans
Who: Ben Jones, Brianne Drouhard, Kirk Van Wormer
Summary: Drouhard designed a lot of the costumes based on Jones' idea. The short was boarded by Kirk Van Wormer, who also boarded another unaired short "Titans in 3D"
Summary: Brianne Drouhard posts her first pass rough designs for Halloween costumes in an unaired New Teen Titans short.
Summary: Robin, Cyborg, and Silkie's costumes in the unaired New Teen Titans Halloween short were Ben Jones' idea while the rest were David Slack's.
Summary: unused Pantha design
Summary: Brianne Drouhard wanted to pitch a DC short with Supergirl, Batgirl, Pantha, Starfire, and Raven chasing villains thru town, ending in a karaoke battle
Summary: Brianne Drouhard's pitch was going to start with the villains teasing Wildebeast, and Pantha called in whoever was near by for help.
Summary: Ben Jones reveals the two unaired New Teen Titans shorts titles. Episode 8 was "Titans 3-D" and Episode 18 was "It's the Great Pumpkin, Garfield Logan"
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Assassin's Creed 3 Preorder Info
Thread: Assassin's Creed 3 Preorder Info
September 27th, 2012, 01:05 #1
Ubisoft today announced that they have produced a run of limited edition lithographic prints for both Assassin’s Creed III and Far Cry 3 for those who preorder either of these titles from the GAME concessions stand at the Eurogamer Expo (Whilst stocks last).
Digital artist Russ Mills has created an exclusive piece of art for Assassin’s Creed III , depicting the lead protaganist, Connor Kenway, and Comic Book artist Ben Oliver has created an exclusive piece of artwork, featuring a dark interpretation of Far Cry 3’s antagonist, Vaas Montenegro.
500 of the Assassin’s Creed III and 750 of the Far Cry limited edition lithographic prints, each numbered will be available on the Expo Showfloor via the GAME concession stand for anyone placing a preorder for the respective title (Whilst stocks last).
More information will be available at the GAME concession stand at the Eurogamer Expo from Thursday 27th September through to Sunday 30th September. For more information about the Eurogamer Expo, please visit the website here at: http://www.eurogamer.net/expo/
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Gambling: Four ads banned from Looney Tunes app
Gambling ads that appeared on an app “appealing to under 18s” have been banned by the advertising watchdog.
The ads for LottoGo EuroMillions, William Hill Vegas, Betfair Bingo and Dunder came up in the Looney Tunes World of Mayhem app in February.
All four firms say they have since stopped working with affiliate company Tapjoy, which placed ads on the app.
The ASA ruled the ads must not be used again without limiting the risk of children being exposed to them.
In its ruling, the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) said Tapjoy acknowledged the Looney Tunes app had been mistakenly categorised with a “mature-gambling” setting.
And Scopely, the publisher of Looney Tunes World of Mayhem, told the ASA it did not target its games to children, and noted that individuals under the age of 16 in the EU are not permitted to play the games.
The game has a rating of PEGI 7 in the UK Google Play app store, meaning it was suitable for players aged seven and above.
It allowed users to build worlds and situations based on the Looney Tunes cartoons and collect characters to “battle” each other.
The ASA said: “Given the use of cartoon characters, cartoonish violence and the relatively simple nature of the game, we considered it was likely to appeal to many under-18s.
“However, we acknowledged that the characters would be well known to older players, and the game was likely to have more general appeal.”
William Hill told the ASA it is conducting a full review into work with its affiliates to prevent the issue happening again.
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Microsoft and Nokia: a live-in relationship turned into marriage
Microsoft has agreed to acquire Nokia's device business for approximate US$ 7.17 Billion. It is happening amid a market situation where software company Microsoft is having hard time in selling its hardware product Tablet PC; Slate, and Nokia is having hard time regaining its share in mobile phone market.
Software system can only show its capabilities by having right hardware and vice-versa. For a software company like Microsoft, all these years Intel and PC makers were its hardware partners. But in the mobile domain, Microsoft did not had any successful partners. After Google acquiring Motorola, Microsoft started venturing into hardware by launching its own Tablet PC. Although Slate failed in the market, it gave Microsoft an experience into building physical products running on its OS. Whether it’s a failure or not, Microsoft is desperate to get into hardware.
On the other side, Nokia had software capabilities, SoC chip design capabilities, and hardware manufacturing capabilities, but over the time Nokia failed to make its software called Symbian to compete with Android and Apple's iOS, it has sold its semiconductor chip design business to Renesas. Instead of developing a new mobile software or enhancing Symbian, Nokia decided to use Microsoft's Windows OS (Windows 7 and 8) in its mobile phones. Fairly successful Windows phones from Nokia not able to gain significant share in the smartphone market.
In the extremely competitive smartphone market, cost is becoming a decisive factor, particularly in the volume market. Even the high-end phones from Apple are cost-optimised, and there are dozens of low-cost smart phones designed and produced in China. Nokia, which is known for its high-quality phones, not really focused on the cost-factor. A smart phone which is going to be used on an average of three years, need not be very long-lasting and extremely-rugged. So many smartphones designed and produced in China of good quality, (if not as good as Nokia's phones) served the purpose of many middle-class cost-sensitive phone users. Also Google's Android and big-screen touch phones were so well-designed for media watching phone users, they are sold like hotcakes in emerging markets around the world. Apple served the needs of high end customers with highly innovative feature rich phones and the Apple's phones were as tough and long-lasting has Nokia's phones. Mid-range customers were targeted by Samsung and LG and some more such companies. This left Nokia with only some loyal customers who love the brand.
Realizing the importance of software, Nokia turned towards Microsoft which was also looking for hardware partner in mobile device space. Both together launched very good phones called Lumia Series. Though somewhat successful, Lumia could not eat into the competitors market share. Nokia had an option to go for Android. For some unknown reason, it still not launched any phone based on Android.
Maybe now, if Microsoft had not acquired Nokia, they might had an option to go for Android or develop own software. If any of this had happened, it should have hurt Microsoft.
In that sense it looks like, Microsoft has saved a separation (if not divorce) by turning its live-in relationship with Nokia into a marriage by acquiring it. For a big company like Microsoft, Nokia is a very valuable addition provided it does a total renewed look at new products they are going to launch. Tablets are a bigger market opportunity then the smart phones for Microsoft. They can also design consumer electronics systems such as Smart TVs and also wearable electronic devices using Nokia's hardware design talent.
As of now the mobile device markets are negative for both companies in mobile devices. But the new combined effort can look into extremely innovative gadgets in multiple domains of electronics. The next horizon in mobile devices is far more attractive than the present one, so the combined strengths of Microsoft and Nokia can target future devices. There is a higher probability of success rather than failure.
Any guess by market analysts on Microsoft and Google buying out semiconductor business is also going to be true. In today's vertically integrated business trend, the semiconductor chip design is important block. World's second biggest smart phone vendor, Apple can be rated as world's biggest fables chip designer for internal use. And the world's biggest smartphone vendor Samsung is world's second biggest semiconductor vendor. So over the time Microsoft may have to match its competitor's strength in semicoductor design by acquiring a chip company.
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Must-visit art exhibitions in London's Mayfair and Chelsea
With so many exciting art exhibitions to explore in London, DesignCurial have curated some suggestions for shows to see over the course of March and April, in exclusive spots throughout Mayfair and Chelsea.
Words by Dorothy Musariri
As the home of famous artists including Anna Airy, Joseph Turner and William Horgath, London has long been a cultural hub; visitors are never short of options for museums and art work. Fancy exploring some exciting exhibitions? Here’s our suggestions for shows to see over the course of March and April in some of London’s exclusive spots:
Anonymous at Lazinc, Mayfair
Miaz Brothers, "Lady" (2017)
Better known as the Miaz Brothers, Roberto and Renato Miaz are back at Lazinc, Mayfair, showcasing the accurately named exhibition, Anonymous. After months of preparation, hard work and trialing, the Italian pair describe how they “hope the paintings will be some sort of inspiration or reflection” for people who attend the 16-piece showcase.
Like most artists, a hidden message can be found behind the works - but what makes the Miaz Brothers' portraits unique is the distinctive technique used on the paintings. This involves using acrylic paint and bolder brush strokes to create portraits on canvas; the paintings appear out of focus, allowing the viewer to use their imagination, perceive and interpret what they make of it. Giving the observer their own idea, the technique helps them build a relationship with the paintings and encourages spontaneous reactions.
“We annihilate detail; we turn the subjects of the portraits into an enigma, bestowing unto them an increasingly precious gift: anonymity,” explained the brothers who rightly chose Anonymous as a title for their gauzy, ghost-like portraits.“We hope they will bring them unique or different experience that may one day be part of something positive for starters”. Starting this weekend, art enthusiasts can enjoy the highly anticipated 16 piece exhibition.
The Anonymous exhibition is on show from 16th March – 21st April at the Lazinc Gallery.
The Collection: Darren Baker at 508 Kings Road, Chelsea
Artist to the royals, Darren Baker, will be hosting his most recent exhibition at 508 Kings Road, Chelsea, to celebrate his critically acclaimed paintings. A celebration of his new collection of photorealistic works, the exhibit will include all the pieces he has produced since his call to fame and will comprise of portraits, still life, interiors, cityscapes, figurative work - and animal portraits, too.
With his portraits found hanging in 10 Downing Street, the House of Lords and St James’s Palace, Baker has quite the impressive CV. He has become one of the UK’s most collectable artists since Princess Anne unveiled his portrait of the Queen in 2011. At his The Collection: Darren Baker exhibition, Baker will be giving one lucky individual in the audience a chance to win a small commission from an image of their choice - so make sure you head down Kings Road at the end of the month.
The The Collection: Darren Baker exhibition is on show from 22nd March – 31st April at the 508 Kings Road Gallery.
Known Unknowns at Saatchi Gallery, Chelsea
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Over the course of the next four months, the renowned Saatchi Gallery will showcase a Known Unknowns exhibition, which will feature the work of 17 international and contemporary artists born between 1966 and 1990. What makes these group exhibitions exceptional is that visitors to the Saatchi Gallery will be able to explore the work of more than just one artist.
The title Known Unknowns is also unique, deriving from the artists’ status in the conventional art world. Overall, the exhibit will feature a diverse range of art work including portraits, sculptures, videos, and mixed media - to name a few. The artists who have contributed to this extraordinary exhibition include Tom Anholt, Isobel Smith, Stuart Middleton, Mona Osman and Francesca DiMattio – who will focus mainly on the diversity and breadth of contemporary art in a progressively digital age.
The Known Unknowns exhibition is on show from 21st March – 24th June at the Saatchi Gallery.
Thomas Mailaender at Michael Hoppen Gallery, Chelsea
This year, the Michael Hoppen Gallery presents its first solo show with multimedia artist Thomas Mailaender. Living and working between Paris and Marseilles, the French artist is most well known for his use of a range of media, and for his experimentation with printing processes - which includes fixing strange and humorous found imagery onto the surface of ceramics, photography or sculpture.
For his exhibition at the Michael Hoppen Gallery, Mailaender will be bringing a cross-section of his works to the UK, including imagery printed on ceramics, Algerian propaganda movies and minuscule souvenirs. The extensive show will take place over multiple floors of the Chelsea space and will include - for the first time - a selection from his personal collection of 'objets trouvés', the Fun Archeology. A collection of objects and amateur photographs that use humour as incitement, the Fun Archeology collection continues in the theme of his work, and is full of strange and wonderful objects that celebrate unconventional and extreme art.
The Thomas Mailaender exhibition is on show from 17th April – 26th May at the Michael Hoppen Gallery.
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Amount of Magnesium in Pasta
Welcome to the nutritional magnesium content in 11 different types of pasta, ranging from 119 mg to 14 mg per 100g. The basic type of pasta is Pasta, corn, dry, where the amount of magnesium in 100g is 119 mg.
119 mg of magnesium per 100g, from Pasta, corn, dry corresponds to 30% of the magnesium RDA. For a typical serving size of 1 cup (or 105 g) the amount of Magnesium is 124.95 mg. This corresponds to an RDA percentage of 31%.
The percentage of the recommended daily allowance (RDA) for magnesium is based on a 400 mg RDA level for a mature adult.
Top five pasta products high in magnesium
Below is a summary list for the top five pasta items ranked by the amount or level of magnesium in 100g.
1. Pasta, corn, dry : 119mg (30%RDA)
2. Pasta, fresh-refrigerated, spinach, as purchased : 63mg (16%RDA)
3. Pasta, fresh-refrigerated, plain, as purchased : 46mg (12%RDA)
4. Pasta, corn, cooked : 36mg (9%RDA)
5. Pasta, fresh-refrigerated, spinach, cooked : 24mg (6%RDA)
Following on from the five top pasta items or products containing magnesium we have a more comprehensive break down of Pasta, corn, dry, and the highest item containing magnesium which is Pasta, corn, dry. We also give a comparison of average values, median values and lowest values along with a comparison with other food groups and assess the effects of storage and preparation on the 11 types of pasta.
At the bottom of the page is the full list for the 11 different types of pasta based on the content in different servings in grams and oz (and other serving sizes), providing a comprehensive analysis of the magnesium content in pasta.
Pasta, corn, dry - Nutritional Content and Chart
The full nutrition content, RDA percentages and levels for Pasta, corn, dry should be considered along with the magnesium content. This food profile is part of our list of food and drinks under the general group Cereal Grains and Pasta.Other important and magnesium related nutrients are Calories, Protein, Fat and Carbohydrate. For this 100g serving in your diet, the amount of Calories is 357 kcal (18% RDA), the amount of Protein is 7.46 g (13% RDA), the amount of Fat is 2.08 g (3% RDA) and the amount of Carbohydrate is 79.26 g (61% RDA). The nutritional content and facts for 100g, which includes Calories, Protein, Fat and Carbohydrate is shown in the RDA chart below as percentages of the recommended daily allowance along with the magnesium levels in pasta.
Our proprietary nutritional density score gives a nutritional value out of 100 based on 9 different vitamins, minerals and macro nutrients. Pasta, corn, dry has a nutritional value score of 14 out of 100.Comparing the magnesium content and the nutritional density in 100g for Pasta, corn, dry; We class this as a high magnesium content item.In terms of overall nutritional value we class this as an item with a medium nutritional density value.
Comparing magnesium in pasta vs spinach
The amount of magnesium in spinach is 79 mg per 100g.As magnesium percentage of the RDA this is 20 %. Comparing with Pasta, corn, dry, in 100g contains 119 mg of magnesium. As a percentage of the RDA this is 30 %. Therefore, Pasta, corn, dry has 40 mg more magnesium than spinach. In terms of magnesium percentage this is 51 % more magnesium. Spinach has an overall nutritional value score of 68 out of 100, whereas Pasta, corn, dry has a nutritional value score of 14 out of 100.Pasta, corn, dry also has the highest amount of magnesium for the 11 different pasta items.
Amount of magnesium per 100 Calories
100 calories of pasta, corn, dry is a serving size of 0.28 g, and the amount of Magnesium is 33.33 mg (8.4% RDA). Other important and related nutrients and macronutrients such as Fat, in 100 Calories are as follows; Protein 2.09 g (3.64% RDA), Fat 0.58 g (0.84% RDA), Carbohydrate 22.2 g (17.09% RDA). This is shown in the magnesium RDA percentage chart below, based on 100 Calories, along with the other important nutrients and macro nutrients.
Content per Typical Serving Size 1 cup (or 105 g)
For the food Pasta, corn, dry the typical serving size is 1 cup (or 105 g) which contains 124.95 mg of Magnesium. The magnesium percentage of the recommended daily value for this serving is 31 %.
To give 100% of the RDA, 3.2 servings of the typical serving size 1 cup (or 105 g) give the complete RDA. In terms of the gram weight and total content for this serving the Calories content is 374.85 kcal, the Protein content is 7.83 g, the Fat content is 2.18 g and the Carbohydrate content is 83.22 g. The percentages are shown below in the magnesium chart, for the typical serving of magnesium and the related and important nutritional values.
Macronutrients in Pasta, corn, dry
The amount of protein, fat and carbs from this food described above is measured in grams per 100g and grams in a typical serving size (in this case 1 cup or 105 g), although it is also useful to give the number of calories from protein, fat and carbohydrate which are the most important macronutrients. For this serving in your diet here are the macronutrient calories. From protein the number of calories is 21.4 (kcal).The number of calories from Fat is 18.2 (kcal).The total calories from carbohydrate is 335.4 (kcal).
Milligrams of magnesium in pasta (per 100g)
This list of 11 types of pasta, is brought to you by www.dietandfitnesstoday.com and ranges from Pasta, corn, dry through to Pasta with tomato sauce, no meat, canned where all food items are ranked by the content or amount per 100g. The nutritional magnesium content can be scaled by the amount in grams, oz or typical serving sizes. Simply click on a food item or beverage from the list at the bottom of the page to give a full dietary nutritional breakdown to answer the question how much magnesium in pasta.
The list below gives the total magnesium content in the 11 items from the general description 'pasta' each of which show the magnesium amount as well as Calories, Protein, Fat and Carbohydrate. Below, is the top 11 food items shown in the magnesium chart. This gives a quick and easy dietary comparison for the different items, where each item is listed at the bottom of the page with a nutritional summary.
The corresponding nutritional value for pasta based on our density score out of 100 (ranked by the amount of magnesium per 100g) is shown in the below nutritional density chart.
The corresponding Calories for pasta ranked by the amount of magnesium per 100g is shown below in the pasta calories chart.
Effect of Preparation and Storage on magnesium
The level of magnesium can be affected by the method of storage for example canned or frozen and also by the method of preparation for example either raw, cooked or fried. The number of food items classified as canned is 3 items. The highest amount of magnesium from the 3 canned items is in Pasta with Sliced Franks in Tomato Sauce, canned entree where the level is 14 mg per 100g.The number of food items which are cooked are 5 items. The highest amount of magnesium from the 5 cooked items is in Pasta, corn, cooked where the amount is 36 mg per 100g.
Average Content for pasta
The average (or more correctly the arithmetic mean) amount of magnesium contained in 100g of pasta, based on the list below of 11 different items under the general description of pasta, is 34.18 mg of magnesium. This average value corresponds to 8.55 % of the recommended dietary allowance (or RDA) in your diet. The averages for the different nutrients are as follows; the average amount of Calories is 167.45 kcal, the average amount of Protein is 5.75 g, the average amount of Fat is 1.80 g and the average amount of Carbohydrate is g.
The median value of Magnesium is found in Pasta, fresh-refrigerated, plain, cooked which in 100g contains 18 mg of Magnesium. This corresponds to 5 % of the recommended daily allowance. For this serving the amount of Calories is 131 kcal, the amount of Protein is 5.15 g, the amount of Fat is 1.05 g and the amount of Carbohydrate is 24.93 g.
Highest magnesium Content per 100g
Using the list below for the 11 different pasta nutrition entries in our database, the highest amount of magnesium is found in Pasta, corn, dry which contains 119 mg of magnesium per 100g. The associated percentage of RDA is 30 %. For this 100g serving the Calories content is 357 kcal, the Protein content is 7.46 g, the Fat content is 2.08 g, the Carbohydrate content is 79.26 g.
The lowest amount of magnesium in 100g is in Pasta with tomato sauce, no meat, canned which contains 14 mg. This gives as percentage of the recommended daily allowance 4 % of the RDA. For this 100g serving the amount of Calories is 70 kcal, the amount of Protein is 2.22 g, the amount of Fat is 0.44 g, the amount of Carbohydrate is 14.22 g.
The difference between the highest and lowest values gives a magnesium range of 105 mg per 100g. The range for the other nutrients are as follows; 287 kcal for Calories, 5.24 g for Protein, 1.64 g for Fat, 0 g for Carbohydrate.
Highest Amount of magnesium per Serving
Please remember that the above gives an accurate value in 100g for high magnesium foods in your diet. For example 100g of Pasta, corn, dry contains 119 mg of magnesium. However, there are other factors to consider when you are assessing your nutritional requirements. You should also take into account portion sizes when you are considering the magnesium nutritional content.
The food with the highest magnesium content per typical serving is Pasta, corn, dry which contains 124.95 mg in 1 cup (or 105 g). The percentage of the recommended daily value for this serving is 31 %. For this serving the Calories content is 374.85 kcal, the Protein content is 7.83 g, the Fat content is 2.18 g and the Carbohydrate content is 83.22 g.
From the list below you can find a full nutrition facts breakdown for all foods containing magnesium which can be scaled for different servings and quantities. We have also sorted our complete nutritional information and vitamin database of over 7000 foods, to give a list of high content of magnesium in foods.
Pasta List, magnesium Content per 100g
1. Pasta, corn, dry - Magnesium
Nutritional Value : 14 / 100 food group - Cereal Grains and Pasta
119 mg (30%) 357 kcal (18%) 79.26 g (61%) 2.08 g (3%) 7.46 g (13%)
124.95 mg (31%) 374.85 kcal (19%) 83.22 g (64%) 2.18 g (3%) 7.83 g (14%)
67.83 mg (17%) 203.49 kcal (10%) 45.18 g (35%) 1.19 g (2%) 4.25 g (8%)
2. Pasta, fresh-refrigerated, spinach, as purchased - Magnesium
Magnesium Calories Carbohydrate Fat Protein
63 mg (16%) 289 kcal (14%) 55.72 g (43%) 2.1 g (3%) 11.26 g (20%)
Typical Serving size of 4.5 oz (or 128g):
80.64 mg (20%) 369.92 kcal (18%) 71.32 g (55%) 2.69 g (4%) 14.41 g (26%)
3. Pasta, fresh-refrigerated, plain, as purchased - Magnesium
4. Pasta, corn, cooked - Magnesium
36 mg (9%) 126 kcal (6%) 27.91 g (21%) 0.73 g (1%) 2.63 g (5%)
50.4 mg (13%) 176.4 kcal (9%) 39.07 g (30%) 1.02 g (2%) 3.68 g (7%)
5. Pasta, fresh-refrigerated, spinach, cooked - Magnesium
Typical Serving size of 2 oz (or 57g):
13.68 mg (3%) 74.1 kcal (4%) 14.27 g (11%) 0.54 g (1%) 2.88 g (5%)
6. Pasta, fresh-refrigerated, plain, cooked - Magnesium
10.26 mg (3%) 74.67 kcal (4%) 14.21 g (11%) 0.6 g (1%) 2.94 g (5%)
7. Pasta, homemade, made with egg, cooked - Magnesium
7.98 mg (2%) 74.1 kcal (4%) 13.42 g (10%) 0.99 g (2%) 3.01 g (5%)
8. Pasta, homemade, made without egg, cooked - Magnesium
7.98 mg (2%) 70.68 kcal (4%) 14.32 g (11%) 0.56 g (1%) 2.49 g (4%)
9. Pasta with Sliced Franks in Tomato Sauce, canned entree - Magnesium
Nutritional Value : 16 / 100 food group - Meals, Entrees, and Sidedishes
14 mg (4%) 90 kcal (5%) 12.7 g (10%) 2.38 g (4%) 4.37 g (8%)
Typical Serving size of 1 serving (1 cup) (or 252g):
35.28 mg (9%) 226.8 kcal (11%) 32 g (25%) 6 g (9%) 11.01 g (20%)
10. Pasta with meatballs in tomato sauce, canned entree - Magnesium
14 mg (4%) 107 kcal (5%) 11.11 g (9%) 5.1 g (8%) 4.17 g (7%)
35.7 mg (9%) 272.85 kcal (14%) 28.33 g (22%) 13.01 g (20%) 10.63 g (19%)
11. Pasta with tomato sauce, no meat, canned - Magnesium
14 mg (4%) 70 kcal (4%) 14.22 g (11%) 0.44 g (1%) 2.22 g (4%)
Typical Serving size of 1 serving (1 NLEA serving) (or 252g):
35.28 mg (9%) 176.4 kcal (9%) 35.83 g (28%) 1.11 g (2%) 5.59 g (10%)
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Waterstones Signing - Saturday, 28th November
Hello all you slightly glum Swans fans,
I hope you've managed to catch some of my recent ForzaSwansea posts on Yahoo! Sport (follow me on Twitter as I announce all the new posts there).
Just a quick note to say I'm signing copies of both the Swansea City Miscellany and Swansea City's Greatest Games in Swansea Waterstones this Saturday morning. If you're looking for a Christmas gift for your Swans-loving dad, mum, brother, sister, uncle or best mate, the Miscellany is a great stocking filler!
And if you have bought a copy beforehand and want me to sign it, just bring it down and say hello.
I'll be there from 11am - hope to see you there!
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Labels: Book, Miscellany, Swansea, Swansea City Greatest Games
Swansea City's Greatest Games - The Top 50
There can be few clubs with a more colourful history than the Swans and this book records some of the club's greatest moments on the pitch. This wonderful trip down Swansea City's memory lane is essential reading for the Jack Army, of all ages and generations!" - Kevin Johns, Club Chaplain
It's been over three months since Swansea City's Greatest Games was released (yes, time does fly!). And it's only now I'm realising that I've not yet put the complete contents up online.
If you've not yet bought the book, it contains 50 of Swansea's finest matches, starting with their very first one in 1912, right up until the end of last season. There's at least one game from every decade, although some eras warrant more focus, such as John Toshack's blistering rise through the leagues in the early eighties, and - of course - the Premier League era.
The book is still available on the official Swansea City website and worldwide on Amazon. If you are in Swansea it can also be found in Waterstones, WHSmiths, HMV and an array of independent book shops.
Here's the list of 50 excellent Swansea City games, spanning more than 100 years (and 200 pages):
1. v Cardiff City 1912
2. v Pontypridd 1913
3. v Exeter City 1925
4. v Arsenal 1926
5. v Bury 1932
6. v Newport County 1949
8. v Coventry City 1951
9. v Leicester City 1956
10. v Sunderland 1958
11. v Cardiff City 1960
12. v Liverpool 1964
13. v Preston North End 1964
14. v Newport County 1970
15. v Tottenham Hotspur 1978
16. v Rotherham United 1978
17. v Chesterfield 1979
19. v Leeds United 1981
20. v Stoke City 1981
21. v Manchester United 1982
24. v Sliema Wanderers 1982
25. v Huddersfield 1994
27. v West Ham 1999
29. v Hull City 2003
30. v Cheltenham Town 2003
31. v Yeovil 2003
32. v Bristol City 2005
33. v Carlisle United 2006
37. v Norwich City 2011
38. v Nottingham Forest 2011
39. v Reading 2011
40. v Arsenal 2012
41. v Manchester City 2012
43. v Queens Park Rangers 2012
44. v West Bromwich Albion 2012
45. v Chelsea 2013
46. v Bradford City 2013
47. v Valencia 2013
49. v Napoli 2014
50. v Aston Villa 2014
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Swansea City's Greatest Games - Launch photos
Friday night saw the successful launch of my first book, Swansea City's Greatest Games, in Waterstones Swansea.
(Picture: South Wales Evening Post)
After some brilliant anecdotes and a wonderful introduction from Swansea legend Kevin Johns, I took to the stage to read the book's first chapter before talking about the writing process. I then signed copies, before heading off for a lovely pint of beer.
Here are a few photos from the event, taken by various people to hopefully give you a taste of what it was like.
You can buy your copy from Amazon (or the Kindle version for half-price) or Waterstones (in store and online). If you are currently reading it, please let me know how you are enjoying it. Cheers!
The legendary Kev Johns introducing me (Picture: Becci Thomas)
Me giving my speech (and not messing up too much...) (Picture: South Wales Evening Post)
The crowd gather for the signing (Picture: Becci Thomas)
Another of the crowd as my hand began cramping up... (Picture: Becci Thomas)
It seems I wanted something over there... (Picture: Becci Thomas)
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It's almost here... Swansea City's Greatest Games!
Hello there. Hope you're enjoying this fine Sunday.
Right, that's the pleasantries out of the way, let's move onto the main event!
As you may now know, Swansea City's Greatest Games will be available to purchase from this Wednesday (October 1st). The book is a 208-page thriller, charting 50 of the Swans' finest ever matches from their 102 year history.
The book is available to pre-order on Amazon and Waterstones and will be in shops next week. Thanks to the beauty of the internet the book is also available in countries across the world, so all you American, Italian, Spanish and Australian readers should be able to get your copies without having to fly to Swansea...
Meanwhile there will be a book launch this Friday, October 3rd at Swansea Waterstones. If you want to meet me, I want to meet you! Books will be available to purchase and you will get the price of your ticket back as a discount on the book.
More details about the launch can be found here, but there are limited tickets at £3 each, available from Waterstones.
For more details, please get in touch with Waterstones on 01792 463567 or give me a shout via the contact form.
I'd also love any feedback on the book, so feel free to get in touch after you've read it. Cheers!
Swansea City's Greatest Games: The Book
It is with great pleasure that I can finally announce that my upcoming book, Swansea City's Greatest Games, is available to pre-order from outlets such as Amazon and Waterstones!
"...essential reading for the Jack Army, of all ages and generations!" - Kevin Johns, Swansea City club chaplain
The 208-page hardback book brings to life fifty of the Swans' most intense, emotional and thrilling games from across their 102 year history.
The book starts with the very first game in 1912 before moving through the decades right up to the current day. As you can imagine, there are plenty from the Toshack years and the Premier League era to get your teeth into.
There are fresh interviews with former players and a brilliant picture section, while Swans legend Alan Curtis has provided the foreword.
For someone like me who is a stringent perfectionist, I can say I am very happy with how it's all come together and I'm sure any true Swans fan will love it!
The book will be in stores from 1st October 2014, but is available to pre-order now.
Thanks for reading and I hope you enjoy the book! If you have any questions please get in touch via the contact form or on Twitter, or leave a comment below.
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By @TrueGodImmortal
As a possible TNA sale to WWE stays in the air at this current moment, I wanted to take a look back at WCW and their best PPVs. Over the years, WCW had some great moments in their short yet storied run, and some of their PPVs were absolutely entertaining. Let's get into this top 5 list and see what ranks at no. 1.
5. WCW Starrcade 1995
-I hadn't witnessed a PPV quite like this one when I tuned into it, but I couldn't complain at all. With the World Cup of Wrestling taking place and some New Japan wrestlers being introduced here, the card gave us some classics. Chris Benoit vs Jushin Liger dazzled me, and Eddie Guerrero vs Shinjiro Otani was yet another solid match that showcased the ring work that lacked in most WCW events. Sting and Sasaki put on a great match early on and then a triple threat between Lex Luger, Sting, and Ric Flair for no. 1 contendership to the WCW Championship led to a nice Randy Savage vs Ric Fair title match that saw Flair win the championship. This event is slept on and one of my favorite WCW events ever.
4. WCW WrestleWar 1992
-Before Fall Brawl, this is where War Games lived. This PPV was truly solid, and had some of the best WCW matches, including the main event, and the match to determine the no. 1 contender to the IWGP Tag Titles. Brian Pillman was the man during this period and his match with Tom Zenk wowed the crowd, but nothing was better than the main event which had Sting, Nikita Koloff, Barry Windham, Dustin Rhodes, and Ricky Steamboat taking on Steve Austin, Rick Rude, Larry Zbyskyo, Bobby Eaton, and Arn Anderson. This was really in one of WCW's primes without Ric Flair. The show was great.
3. WCW Halloween Havoc 1997
-This PPV is absolutely one of my favorites minus the clusterfuck of a main event. Piper vs Hogan was reborn here for some reason, but what I love the most about the event is the flow of matches from the Savage vs DDP match, Jericho vs Gedo, Hennig vs Flair, Scott Hall vs Luger, Yuji Nagata vs Ultimo Dragon, and not to mention the epic Cruiserweight Title match between Rey Mysterio Jr. Vs Eddie Guerrero, which is one of my favorite WCW matches ever. This PPV had everything you could look for from WCW.
2. WCW Superbrawl II (1992)
-There are many great events that go under the radar, but when talking purely in the ring action, this probably would be the best event of them all. With a great main event that saw Sting defeat Lex Luger for the WCW Title, this event had some great matches including Ron Simmons vs Cactus Jack, The Steiner Brothers vs Arn Anderson and Tully Blanchard, Steve Austin and Larry Zbyskyo vs Barry Windham and Dustin Rhodes, Rick Rude vs Ricky Steamboat, and the classic match of the night between Brian Pillman and Jushin Liger. Yet another great event for WCW and my personal favorite.
1. WCW Bash At The Beach 1996
-The greatest WCW event. Why? Because it shaped the course of the company for the rest of the duration it existed. In ring wise? This PPV wasn't better than some others on this list, but it was full of action throughout the night including the amazing Cruiserweight contest with Rey Mysterio and Psychosis. Dean Malenko put on a good contest with Disco Inferno, Konnan and Ric Flair had a nice contest, and the main event was one of the biggest matches ever in WCW history as Hulk Hogan turned heel and created the NWO with Kevin Nash and Scott Hall. This changed the course of WCW forever.
Eyes on the Ring 12:37 AM No comment
Now, let's be honest.... this is far too soon right? AJ Styles has only been in WWE for 9 months and already we can compile a list of his best matches this year on PPV. With a match every month on PPV since he arrived in WWE, certainly he's got some classics right? Yes he does. Today, we rank all of his PPV matches so far this year, minus his Royal Rumble debut. Let's get into it.
8. AJ Styles and The Club vs Enzo & Cass and John Cena
Battleground 2016
-This was a good match, but it was rather uneventful. I'm not fully sold on Gallows and Anderson in WWE and they just don't seem to work as well as expected. Enzo and Cass had fun in this match, but the best interaction was between AJ and Cena in this match before Cena got the pinfall victory in this one.
7. AJ Styles vs Chris Jericho
Fastlane 2016
-This was the first AJ match on WWE PPV and it was pretty good, but you can see that AJ was still getting comfortable in the WWE system and that he would certainly need a little more time to get fully in tune with the whole process of the E, but this was really good regardless. AJ garners a win here in his first PPV match and then he would move on to a rematch with Jericho at Mania.
-Speaking of that rematch, it was another solid match between the two, and while I think Jericho and Styles had some great chemistry, compared to the rest of his matches this year, this has been the worst series that AJ has had. The thing about that is the worst series AJ has had in WWE has nothing but really good matches in it. Jericho gets the win here and AJ takes a loss in his first Wrestlemania match, but this was very entertaining regardless.
5. Dean Ambrose vs AJ Styles
Backlash 2016
-I think this match is slept on very much. Ambrose was pushed to his limit by AJ and he brought it without a doubt. While not exactly a classic, this match had everything you wanted and more, including a clean finish. The best part of that clean finish? It was AJ coming out on top to win the WWE Championship. All the battles and years that AJ invested seemingly came to a head here as his success finally hit the peak. Congratulations were in order for AJ for sure.
4. AJ Styles vs Roman Reigns
-I think this match is a great one, but it just missed the mark of a classic as well. AJ seemingly was carrying Reigns in this particular match, and though I'm sure most wouldn't want to admit this, it's pretty clear when you watch this match back. AJ was showing up Reigns and though Reigns picked up the pace some at the end, Styles made himself a true WWE star with his performance here, even in a losing effort.
3. AJ Styles vs John Cena
-This match was amazing. It could have been no. 2 on the list, but I have one gripe with this match and that's the finish. I think this should have ended clean, but there was certainly a chance to do the ending better than they did, but the match itself was really great. I think we saw a glimpse of the greatness the WWE could get out of Cena vs Styles, but this match was only a preview.
Extreme Rules 2016
-The rematch was better than the first. Styles and Reigns both showed up to wrestle on this night and I can't say that Styles carried this one. This match is a classic for this era and both men truly showed up here to put on something great. Reigns still walked away with the win, but I was invested in this match the entire time it was on. The ending saw the return of Seth Rollins as well, but it was great to see AJ get another main event and show and prove what he could do.
Summerslam 2016
-The best match this year I'd say. If not the best, it is certainly top 3 this year with no debate. This is what you want at Summerslam. All jokes aside, Cena and Styles put on an absolute classic where Styles would get something that he deserved more than anything: a clean victory. Cena and Styles went for about 30 minutes, with both men giving their all in this contest and after a Styles Clash and Forearm, Styles got the victory. It was much deserved as I mentioned and a shock as most expected to see Cena get the win in this one. I'm happy Styles won as nothing else made sense here. This was truly a classic and one of the best matches for both men period.
Eyes on the Ring 3:49 AM 2 comments
Retrospective: Pros and Cons Of Current Champions In WWE
By @MeenHendrix
The title is basic and straight to the point. NXT Champions included, I want to list the pros and cons, likes and dislikes of every current champion in WWE. I'm also going to do this in order of my favorite champions starting from my least favorite to my absolute favorite.
*Smackdown Tag Team Champions: Heath Slater & Rhyno
Heath Slater and Rhyno is a random partnership that is somewhat entertaining. By somewhat I mean all Heath Slater. Beauty and the Man Beast are like the Cinderella Story, if there is one in the Tag Team division. Rhyno is the power and the serious one. Heath is the goofy one. What really impresses me is that while Heath has always been a solid worker in the ring, he has really worked well on being a well rounded wrestler and character.
I liked the story of Heath being able to buy a double wide for his kids, but we all know it's just a matter of time before they drop the titles. The team will most likely be finished by the time the year ends.
*NXT Women's Champion: Asuka
Asuka is dominant. She's run completely roughshod over the NXT Women's Division. Her strikes are vicious and she's possibly one of the top 5 women's wrestlers in the world on her in ring abilities alone. Oh, and her entrance is really bad ass.
It's obvious her mic skills is the weakest link. It doesn't bother me that much though and her skills more than make up for it. I'm also tired of people always saying throw a manager on people lacking mic skills. No, they need to learn on their own. Everyone can't be a Brock Lesnar.
*WWE Cruiserweight Champion: TJ Perkins
TJP is fantastic in that ring. His theme music is great. He's very deserving of the title. His backstory of him being homeless to becoming Cruiserweight Champion is heart warming and I'm genuinely happy for him. Also, its very impressive that he wrestled in Kobe X hightops once.
All the nice things I've said about him is basically it. TJP is a great person, but that's about it. That dabbing is awful. Its dead now, so move on TJ. He has to develop some sort of character progression because he's been lacking that basically his whole career.
*Smackdown Women's Champion: Becky Lynch
I love Becky Lynch. I'm a huge Becky fan. She is very good at what she does. She is the perfect face of the Smackdown Division.
Nothing. I have nothing bad to say about Becky. I just don't favor her over the people ranked ahead of her.
*United States Champion: Roman Reigns
Roman is a super athlete to me. This man moves fast and hits hard and I never get tired of seeing a Superman Punch. I think moving him to the midcard was a great idea. Roman is most definitely the future of this business in some way, whether we like it or not.
Most of us don't like it because it feels like he's being forced on us. The guy has reached Cena levels. He gets hit with a big move and a few seconds later, he recovers just in time to hit a Superman Punch as if nothing has happened. Reigns fans had a legitimate gripe with Finn Bálor winning the Universal Title so fast, which is fair. The difference between Finn and Roman is we weren't 100% sure Finn would win the title. No one wants to look at the card and think "Oh this guy is definitely going to win" and that's the feeling you get with Roman before he was moved out of the main event picture. The booking has been better, but nobody wants another Superman running around.
*NXT Champion: Shinsuke Nakamura
Shinsuke Nakamura is wrestling royalty. He has been one of the best in the world for years. I was so happy for him winning the title in Brooklyn. He's been in WWE for 9 months and already he has an instant classic on his belt with Sami Zayn, a show stealing match in my opinion with Austin Aries at NXT TakeOver: The End, a great match with Finn Bálor and a fantastic match where he captured the NXT Championship against Samoa Joe. The King of Strong Style is a legit star and I can't wait to see great things from him on the main roster. And his entrance? Top 5.
Just like Asuka, his mic skills are weak. But they both barely speak English, so that's okay. I'm also conflicted about how soon I want to see him called up. He just won the belt and as much as I want to see him on the main roster now, I feel like he should really continue to be the brightest star in NXT for at least another 4-5 months (You know Royal Rumble time). He's a very good entertainer so his mic skills won't be an issue at all for me.
*Raw Women's Champion: Charlotte
Since dropping her father, Charlotte has really come into her own as a villain. Charlotte was always my favorite out of the Four Horsewomen because she is literally bred to be fantastic at what she does. Sasha may be more entertaining than Charlotte, but Charlotte is the best of the best in the Raw Women's Division in that ring, in my opinion. It also helps that she's 11-0 in singles PPV matches for the Women's Championship. I know it's weird seeing me choose Charlotte over Shinsuke, but I've been able to say I've watched Charlotte's career from damn near start to finish.
I absolutely hate the Charlotte and Dana Brooke pairing. It's just trash. It also feels like Charlotte has lost momentum since dropping the Women's Championship to Sasha on Raw about a month or two ago. She was on fire back then, but it was time for her to drop it. Now she has to find a way to regain that lightning in a bottle.
*Intercontinental Champion: The Miz
The Miz is a top 5 Champion in this company. He continues to evolve. He was at the top of the world in 2011. He had a big fall from grace and turned into a stale babyface (who's idea was it to make him the host of SummerSlam in 2013?). He went to Hollywood to film a movie and came back a star (sort of) again. Since regaining the IC Title, Miz has done any and everything he can to make that title feel important and keep his hands on it. The Never Ending Intercontinental Championship World Tour has been non stop fun and it really took off during his Talking Smack interview opposite Daniel Bryan where Miz reaffirmed his status as a bonafide star in this company. Maybe now after he drops the title in the future, he may be trusted to capture another World Championship on Smackdown Live.
I have nothing negative to say about Miz as the IC Champion. He's a great champion. I just hope one day he will be able to rebound and be the top guy on Smackdown Live in the future.
*Raw Tag Team Champions: The New Day
The New Day are just so damn entertaining. Its like a non stop party watching these guys. They have worked so hard to get where they are. Xavier Woods has come a long way from stealing Brodus Clay's entrance to being one of the beat talkers in the business. These guys are a very valuable part of the company regardless of show. There's no wonder why these guys have been Champions for over a year and the longest in WWE History.
They aren't as good as babyfaces. They are way better as babyfaces now then they were before, but its still not the same. The jokes have gotten worse at times. They are way better as cheesy heels to me. They have also been untouchable this year. They rarely lose unless its like a distraction or something. I think it's time for these guys to drop the belts and give someone else a chance.
*WWE World Champion: AJ Styles
The face that runs the place has been nothing short of Phenomenal. He has beaten John Cena twice! Clean too! I can end the paragraph right here and that's enough for me to sell a casual fan about how great he is. He deserves that title. I've waited 12 years to see AJ Styles in the WWE and sometimes I still can't believe he's here. He is a top 5 wrestler in the entire world and he comes out and shows it every week. AJ has been in the company only 9 months and he is cutting promos better than he ever has in his entire career. He can pull off the babyface and heel roles to perfection because he's just that damn good.
Nothing bad to say about AJ but to WWE Creative: Where the fuck is my AJ vs Orton feud? I have been very patient, 11 years worth of patience, and it's time for you guys to pay up. Get your shit together.
*WWE Universal Champion: Kevin Owens
Everything. Kevin Owens can do no wrong in my eyes. He is a perfectionist. He has been one of the best since day 1. We've been begging and pleading with WWE Creative to give him the damn belt and we finally got what we wanted. He has delivered fantastic matches with John Cena, Sami Zayn, Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins, Roman Reigns, Finn Bálor, and many more. He steals the show by himself. He could wrestle with a broom stick and I'd be entertained because he would find a way to roast a fucking broomstick. His trash talk is A1. The way he mocks people as he kicks their ass is A1. Kevin Owens is a fucking star. Not even a star, he's a fucking Super Nova, a Nebula, a fucking Universe or some shit because he is big time. When he steps into the room he has an aura that surrounds you and instantly you know that he is the guy.
Monday Night Raw's lack of story progression has been hurting Owens's title reign so far. But like he's done so often before, he is making work very well. I'm ready to see him move on from Seth Rollins also now.
*NXT Tag Team Champions: The Revival
Kevin Owens may be my favorite wrestler in the company, but it doesn't get any better than Scott Dawson and Dash Wilder. I've wrote articles about how much of a big fan I am of the Revival because they are that damn great. These guys are genuine throwbacks. Not the fake ones that people call throwbacks because they just punch someone a lot. No, these guys are Arn Anderson and Tully Blanchard type Throwbacks. Right down to the old school varsity jackets. Their motto is "No Flips, Just Fists" and they live up to that every time they step in the ring. They want to hurt you. They want to injure you if it means they will hold on to those Tag Team Titles. They are methodical. They find a body part and they attack viciously. They isolate teams and pick them apart. They deliver classics. They have literally never had a bad match since the Dusty Rhodes Classic last year. They are the top guys for a reason. There's no one in the world better to me. The Young Bucks are fantastic. I love those guys but compared to Dash and Dawson? I'd rather see Dash Wilder hold a guy down in the corner while Scott Dawson punches the guy out over a Superkick party. There's a reason why they are the first team to win the NXT Tag Team Titles 2 times.
Their call up is coming soon and the only negative is they will have to lose to someone. When it's all said and done, I think I'll be able to say that they were one of the beat teams I've ever had the pleasure of watching.
-Ameen
Eyes on the Ring 9:05 PM No comment
So, if you're watching RAW last night, you probably noticed something rather different going on. At Clash of Champions, a painstakingly long best of 7 series between Cesaro and Sheamus was supposed to come to an end and the winner was due to get a title shot of some sort. One would expect the winner to get a shot at the WWE Universal Title, and hopefully at a PPV. The problem with this line of thinking is that it makes too sense. It's logical. It's the proper way to handle this storyline so why would WWE do that, right?
One, Mick Foley is an idiot. In terms of the storyline. Simply put. As General Manager of RAW, he's been beyond out of his mind with his decisions, and the booking they've given him is absolutely terrible. Now, Cesaro and Sheamus came at him to say they wanted to seize opportunity on RAW and actually get title shots and show that they were great singles performers. While I'm not the biggest fan of Sheamus, there is no denial that he's a solid in ring worker. We've seen Sheamus go out there and put on really good matches throughout his career, and though I find him to be boring usually, his matches on big stages usually never disappoint much, and it was honestly a good thing to see WWE have Sheamus want to step up. The same could be said for Cesaro.
Cesaro is underrated. As a performer in the ring, Cesaro is one of the best today overall and he deserves a big shot at the WWE Universal Title. He's not really given fair shots and when he had the opportunity to win the US Title and shake things up against Rusev, he was forced to lose due to interference by Sheamus. Instead of trading him to Smackdown, where we could be watching a Ziggler vs Cesaro Intercontinental Title feud, or even AJ Styles vs Cesaro for the title, instead he remained on RAW and then got put into what is now known to me as the biggest mistake in recent WWE booking. Cesaro deserves much better than this and I think it's a waste of his talent for WWE to put him into this storyline. It's as if the WWE is punishing both men for going out there and have a solid 7 match series instead of rewarding them.
Cesaro and Sheamus were put into a makeshift tag team and given a tag team title shot at some point down the line, presumably at Hell In A Cell on PPV. After 7 matches, some of which were really good, all of which were singles matches at that, the big resolution to them fighting so hard that they couldn't continue in the final match is to make them a tag team? Where does this make any sense at all? It doesn't. When Clash of Champions ended, I sat there and wondered how WWE could fuck up this Cesaro and Sheamus thing even more, but there were a few options that seemed even more likely than what we received. There was the idea that both men fought so hard that both men would get a shot at a title of their choosing or that both would get a title shot. One would assume that on RAW the next week, perhaps Cesaro would take on Kevin Owens in the main event for the WWE Universal Title. Then, Sheamus could get a shot at the United States Champion Roman Reigns in a match that same week or the week after. Both men earning a shot at a title and both men getting one. It made sense more than what we got.
The other option that seemed possible was to have a one off match the next night on RAW to determine a winner and make it no DQ or countout so there had to be a winner. The winner would get a Universal Title match. The loser would have still proven to be something special and deserving and they would get an opportunity to fight another challenger the following week for a no. 1 contender spot at the Universal Title. So, the winner gets an immediate shot and the loser of the best of 7 still showed that they could go and earned another chance to get a title shot if they could get beyond another challenger. This way, neither man really loses and while the winner gets a shot first, the loser still gets to be in the picture also. This might have been the smartest way to go, but the WWE refuses to do such things.
Now, Foley gave an impassioned speech to both men about the passion and fire they showed in the matches they had, explaining that if they combined that passion they would be unstoppable and to just try it out. Here's the issue with that. If they showed so much passion and fire, wouldn't that passion and fire be more useful chasing a singles title that they want versus chasing a tag team title that neither man really seemed to want? Cesaro and Tyson Kidd were tag team champions at one point and that was fine. It worked well. Cesaro is beyond shit like this. Sheamus is beyond shit like this. The WWE had two singles stars in Kevin Owens and Chris Jericho, and put them together in an entertaining tag team, which is still shining. The issue with this comparison is that people actually thought Jericho and Owens together would be gold and it is. No one has ever said "you know who would be a great tag team I want to see? Cesaro and Sheamus". No one has ever said "let's make Cesaro and Sheamus tag team champions, that would be great TV". No one asked for this. The majority of fans didn't even want the Best of 7 Series to begin with, and wanted Cesaro and Sheamus to be over with anyways, so why is this a good idea? Why would WWE do this? It's simple: WWE is really full of idiots in the booking department.
If Cesaro and Sheamus beat the New Day and become tag team champions, then what? This wastes both of their talents, just to have a makeshift tag team go over for a few months of a title reign. This is what bothers me. Let's say this experiment fails like it probably will and nothing comes of it. Both Cesaro and Sheamus would be back to square one and have to sit on the back burner. Essentially, this entire Best of 7 Series was a waste of time and this fallout from it is an even bigger waste of time. RAW, WWE, Mick Foley and whoever booked this garbage failed both Cesaro and Sheamus. Trade Cesaro to Smackdown after letting him and Sheamus lose to the New Day. Please do so. It's necessary for his advancement in the company. Give Sheamus some TV time in the upper mid card again and let him shine on RAW. Or trade him to Smackdown too. They deserve better than RAW is willing to give them. This recent storyline is evidence.
Eyes on the Ring 10:50 PM No comment
The year 1999 in wrestling was strange. WCW suffered and we saw the Finger Poke of Doom. WWF was making money and led by Rock and Austin, but the matches and the shows in general lacked something. For every positive in this year, there could be a case made for a negative. One thing that WWF seemed to do right for the most part was their out of the US events and with No Mercy in the UK, they managed to create an interesting event. No one would have imagined that it would become a regular PPV for WWF shortly after, and as No Mercy prepares to make a comeback in a few weeks, we look back at the very first No Mercy and pay homage. Let's travel to May 1999 and the UK and look at this event.
*Tiger Ali Singh vs Gillberg
-Now.... let's just start off this retro review by saying this: this match wasn't significant and was essentially a squash. Tiger won the match in a little over a minute and this was as close to a joke of a match as you can. Not off to a good start here, BUT it can only get better from here, right?
*The Ministry of Darkness vs The Brood
-It was a bit strange. The Brood decided to take their own path and ended up feuding with the Ministry. While I was a fan of the Ministry and thought Bradshaw and Faarooq were really talented, young True was rooting for The Brood. This match wasn't anything special, but it was entertaining in most ways, as The Brood took the Ministry to the limit, before falling to Bradshaw and a clothesline from Hell. Gangrel would take the pin unfortunately and the Ministry would keep their momentum going.
*Droz vs Steve Blackman
-Another clunker of a match. Man, I always cringe on the story of Droz, but long before his big accident, Droz was pretty decent in the ring, though somewhat sloppy. However, this match added nothing to the event, and while Steve walked away with the victory. This match went about 8 minutes and while it was okay, it represents a problem a lot of WWE events had in 1999: filler. It was a filler match and to be fair, 70% of the card was just filler matches anyways, as there were only three main event or big time caliber matches and the rest of the card fell flat. I'd like to think that some of the roster couldn't make it to this show, thus a lack of Rock, Road Dogg, and some other big names here for this one event. Regardless, Steve Blackman wins.
*Kane vs Mideon
-The less said about this one, the better. Here we have Kane and Mideon going at it while neither was serviceable as a wrestler at this time in general. It lasted about 4 minutes at the very least, and saw both men presumably half assing it in the ring until interference ended it. Looking back on it, this solidified why 1999 is one of the worst years in wrestling, but we will get to that in an upcoming article. Speaking of terrible moments in 1999....
*Tori vs Nicole Bass
-The last time we saw Sable on WWF for 4 years was basically this. Nicole Bass was substituted for her and destroyed Tori in 30 seconds. Nicole Bass was horrible and everything about her (I think it was a her) was just all wrong. No wrestling ability. No charisma. Just big and burly and pretty much a strange character. This was useless and had no purpose. So far, this event is going quite awfully. Maybe the main events can pick the pace up? Please?
*WWF European Championship
X-Pac vs Shane McMahon
-This was one of the more interesting matches, though it was a bit overbooked and seemed a bit too similar to their WrestleMania 15 contest, it was still enjoyable. X-Pac was always good to carry someone to a good match, and this was pretty decent, just had too much interference. Triple H and Chyna interfered and helped Shane retain the title, which like I mentioned was very similar to the finish at WrestleMania 15 minus the shocking heel turn of HHH. Still, exciting stuff to witness, though I would have liked to see less interference.
*Mr. Ass Billy Gunn vs Mankind
-This would have been pretty good to watch if there were partners in this match. However, what we got was two solid workers going at it for about 13 minutes and while this match could have been slightly better, it was enjoyable and the crowd seemed to most be into it. My only issue was that Billy Gunn won this match with a Fameasser, and I felt Mankind should have gotten the victory here. Otherwise it was a solid match that would have been slightly more exciting as a tag team match with Road Dogg or someone else involved.
*WWF Championship Match
Stone Cold Steve Austin vs Triple H vs Undertaker
-To my knowledge, this is the only time this match ever really took place in this manner. Ministry Taker. Corporate Triple H as a heel. Austin in his 1999 prime. While once could say this was a feud somewhat in 2001 when Austin and Triple H teamed up, this was the only time this match occurred. It was interesting, as it essentially was supposed to be a glorified handicap match, but through prime time Attitude Era over booking, Austin managed to get the win in this Anything Goes match that saw Kane, X-Pac, The Ministry, The Brood, and Mankind all get involved. Austin retains his title as expected, and the involvement of so much talent in the main event had to be due to the shortened roster available at the time. Still, this match was good and very exciting, which is what we loved the Attitude Era for.
This almost feels like a WIRTB because the show itself was a bit lackluster overall and had so many unnecessary matches. I'd rank this special UK event as a 5 out of 10 because it had three final decent matches, but mostly everything else was pretty lackluster or not entertaining like that. Blame it on the instant gratification of the time, but the Attitude Era has very little replay value for most of its matches aside from the main event. No Mercy UK was a pretty weak event, with a couple of good highlights.
Raw has suffered since the brand split. Injuries have really done a number on the roster, especially when considering the newest star for the company was supposed to be Finn Balor, who won the Universal Title at Summerslam only to relinquish it the next night. Finn was supposed to be positioned as the no. 1 face for the company as champion and although he is in the record books as the champion, the truth is since May of this year, there was only one choice for the top face in the company. That man is Seth Rollins.
No one wanted to boo Seth when he came back and rightfully so. He was coming back from a long injury, without him the product was lackluster, and he had a 24-7 special that made us all happy for his long awaited return. Through the last few months, we've all wanted to cheer for Seth, but WWE seemingly couldn't help themselves and kept him heel. It was the moment that Kevin Owens won the WWE Universal Title that you knew where this was going and it was about time. Triple H turned on Seth and the world instantly knew where the power was heading. Seth vs Triple H will happen at some point, likely at Wrestlemania and this feud will certainly have a lot of steam behind it. What better way to have Seth get crowned as the top face in the WWE than by defeating the last remaining legend in WWE at Wrestlemania? Well, to be real, Seth winning the Rumble and winning the title at Mania could be much bigger, but that's a story for another time.
Seth now moves into a position that WWE groomed for Roman Reigns, but he failed, and then they groomed Finn Balor for very quickly but he got injured. Can Seth handle the weight of this position? I think so. Seth is easily likable as a performer and can fit firmly into the role of the main guy in the company overall. Seth is personable in interviews and has an appeal for the majority of the world over. His merchandise sales are growing, his fan support has always been there for the hardcore fans and with this face turn, there's a lot that can be done here.
For instance, Seth and Owens can possibly end their feud at Hell In A Cell, but there's some great opponents who can feud with Seth afterwards. Rusev and Seth could be interesting as a feud. So could Seth vs Jericho. There's also the chance to turn Reigns heel and make Seth vs Roman, which could also work well. Then, as guys like Samoa Joe and Bobby Roode possibly come to RAW, you can build from there as well against Seth. Truthfully, Seth as a face champion can be something that really draws in more people as he can make more big time heels feuding with them. However, the purpose of this whole discussion is to confirm what is now official: Seth Rollins is now the no. 1 face in WWE. He's on the no. 1 show, RAW. He's in the main event regularly. He's now the most over singles star on RAW as well.
To further confirm this, the crowd tonight gave Seth a standing ovation after his loss to Kevin Owens. This was documented by WWE shortly thereafter. This could be the turning point for WWE as they haven't a solid top face since Daniel Bryan was out of action. Now, they have a chance with Seth. Let's hope they don't screw it up. We know WWE has a tendency to do that.
The Clash of the Champions is back. Night of Champions in reality has turned to the Clash and the card this year is exciting. What will come of this year's event? Let's take a look.
*Preshow Kickoff Match
Nia Jax vs Alicia Fox
-The preshow match is usually the most pointless match on the show and this is no different. Nia will win easily. Alicia Fox will go back to irrelevance shortly after this. With Paige and Emma on the way back, I'm sure we'll see Alicia Fox be stuck on Superstars or Main Event.... or not at all.
*United States Championship Match
Roman Reigns vs Rusev
-One match I could care less about. However, I have to give a prediction so here we go. I expect to see Reigns go over and win the US Title, which does nothing for the title or Rusev, but they want Reigns to have some form of gold. Ideally, WWE would make sure Reigns isn't headlining anymore after this one. That would be quite unnecessary to keep him in the main event. Rusev will get a rematch so at least that keeps Reigns busy.
*Sami Zayn vs Chris Jericho
-Possible MOTN candidate. I'd hope that Zayn wins but I'm fine with either outcome. It's sad that we've seen Zayn virtually forgotten after all the things he's been through the last year or two, but with this feud, he could be back on track hopefully. I say Zayn wins and moves on and eventually Jericho goes after Reigns and the US Title leading into the Rumble time. Smart money would say let Jericho win the title off Reigns, but then again I'm getting ahead of myself. Let's see Zayn win here and watch the fallout.
*Tag Team Championship Match
The New Day vs Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson
-New Day Rocks. Over a year as champions and I'm not tired of them as the champs. At all. Here's the issue however: WWE seems hellbent on having Gallows and Anderson get a run. Ideally, you'd see New Day retain and eventually go back and forth with Enzo and Cass, but what I expect is Gallows and Anderson to win the belts and New Day then goes on to feud with another tag team for a while, before eventually splitting up after Mania. I'm not ready for the New Day to end because of what it means for the guys in the group after. I don't have faith in WWE to do anything with them. I guess we'll have to wait and see. I'll go with Gallows and Anderson here unfortunately.
*Final Match In A Best of 7 Series
Cesaro vs Sheamus
-Cesaro came back from 3-0 and has tied the series up. No other outcome makes sense here but for him to win this match and the series and get a Universal Title shot at Kevin Owens going forward. Now, I'd expect Cesaro to get beat down most of the match and get a win out of nowhere, which might be for the best. If Sheamus wins, this series has no purpose.
*WWE Cruiserweight Championship Match
T.J. Perkins vs Brian Kendrick
-This should have been Cedric vs TJP, but Kendrick is a heel and they want TJP over as a face. This is the smartest choice and this match will be great, but there's no chance in hell that Kendrick wins this and he shouldn't anyways. TJP retains the belt and hopefully moves on to feud with Cedric or Swann.... or knowing WWE and their white friendly booking, Jack Gallagher. We shall see. Either way, TJP picks up the victory.
*WWE RAW Women's Championship
Sasha Banks vs Bayley vs Charlotte
-This could have been a Survivor Series or Royal Rumble title match. Instead it's wasted here but I hope the match goes as planned and no injuries come along because as far as I'm concerned, Sasha Banks is the one. Bayley needs to wait until Wrestlemania 33 for her title win and pay her dues much like Sasha did the last year that she suffered losses and lack of pushes. Bayley is great, but this is Sasha's time and I'd like to see Sasha win and hold the belt until Wrestlemania. Knowing WWE though, Charlotte will likely win and then go on to feud with Bayley and drop the title to her by winter.
*WWE Universal Championship Match
Kevin Owens vs Seth Rollins
-The MAIN EVENT. Owens vs Rollins is a dream match and here we have it as the main event of the first RAW PPV. Simply put, Owens will retain his title. No question. Nothing else makes sense. Rollins should chase the belt for a while and build his babyface clout up because he's going to be a huge face if this is done right. Let Seth get screwed here, and build up to the match with HHH at Mania, making Seth the MAN for real. Owens retains with some form of cheating in a great 20-25 minute classic. This could be a MOTY candidate.
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RAGINI, PRANEEKA, & ARTHI- Finally! After so long, we finally had the time to do part 2 of our indian clothing series! (Pssst, if you haven't checked out part 1, no worries. Just click here!)
Let's start with Arthi's clothing first. Arthi is wearing the orange-accented turquoise dress known as a langa voni, daavani, or half sari. The langa voni is worn by teenage girls between puberty and marriage. It consists of a skirt worn during childhood called a paavadai, and a sari blouse and drape, which is worn during womanhood. As you can see, the half sari symbolizes the transition into adulthood.
Meanwhile, Praneeka is wearing a deep violet, silk dress known as a sari. There are three parts of a sari: a petticoat, blouse, and a six to nine feet-long drape. The blouse is usually short-sleeved and cropped just above the stomach (like a tight crop top). The drape is tucked into the petticoat and worn over the blouse. Each region in India has its own types of saris based on its climate and fabric weaving styles; for instance, Praneeka is wearing a Kanchipuram sari, which is primarily worn in the region of Tamil Nadu. The distinct patterns and designs on the garment represent different virtues and the region the person came from. The sari is a prominent symbol of India and its vibrant culture.
Both Arthi and Praneeka are wearing sets of bangles, called gajulu in Telugu and valaiyal in Tamil, and traditional bindis called pottus.
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Home News Today in Hawaii University of Hawaii President MRC Greenwood, A Frequent Flier
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University of Hawaii President MRC Greenwood, A Frequent Flier
Malia Zimmerman
UH President M.R.C. Greenwood
M.R.C. Greenwood
BY MALIA ZIMMERMAN – HONOLULU – MRC Greenwood has traveled for nearly one year out of her four-year tenure as University of Hawaii President, according to records obtained from the University administration. (see MRC Greenwood’s travel records)
Between June 2009 and February 2013, Greenwood was out of state for 238 days and traveling between islands for 68 days. She also took 42 days of vacation.
“It is vital to the university’s national and international reputation for the president, in many ways the face of the University, to be active external to the campus,” said University spokeswoman Lynne Waters. “The benefits of this investment of time and energy may not be measurable in the short run, but they certainly will in the long run.”
State Rep. K. Mark Takai, a University of Hawaii graduate and former editor of the student newspaper Ka Leo, said Greenwood’s extensive travel is “clearly a concern.”
The University of Hawaii Foundation covered the vast majority of the travel costs, more than $133,000. Other organizations and associations of which Greenwood is a member paid between $500 and $7,000 for her to travel to conferences and events in the mainland. The University itself sponsored just over $6,200 for travel related costs, mainly for Greenwood to visit neighbor island campuses or attend regent meetings.
“We had this issue when UH President Evan Dobelle was around,” Takai said, referring to the university’s former university president. Dobelle was asked to resign in 2004, in part because of what some regents believed were abuse of travel privileges and elaborate spending habits. Dobelle denied the allegations. When he threatened to sue the university, the regents folded: in return for his agreement to leave the university later, officials granted him a two-year teaching position and $1.6 million in cash, paid Dobelle’s legal fees, gave him a pension and insurance for life, and declared no wrongdoing on Dobelle’s part.
Rep. Mark Takai
“The regents are the boss of the president and they have the oversight of the president. The University regents need to reign her in,” Takai said about Greenwood.
“When President Dobelle was here, there were concerns about excessive travel, and the regents required him to report on every trip.”
“It seems to me that there is a lack of oversight of the president and her travels. Unless someone like you (Hawaii Reporter) asks the questions, there is no one providing any oversight.”
Some of the travel was not directly related to University business, University records show.
For example, because she was a Monterey Bay Aquarium board member, Greenwood traveled regularly to California to meet board obligations and the organization covered her expenses. Her staff said her participation with the premier aquarium on the West Coast was important to the university’s physical sciences programs. She also attended the President’s inauguration and while she was there, met with Hawaii’s congressional delegation and made another presentation about the University.
“President MRC Greenwood is a nationally recognized and respected research scientist and higher education policy advisor. Her travel is an important aspect of her job as president of the University of Hawaii,” Waters said.
“Her responsibilities include maintaining the university’s reputation in Washington, D.C., and in national and international organizations and professional associations such as the National Academies, including the Institute of Medicine, the Association of Public Land Grant Universities, and others.”
Senate Vice President Donna Mercado Kim
Some lawmakers have been critical that Greenwood is not paying close enough attention to University operations and that she and her appointed administrators are spending too much money, and not held accountable by the Board of Regents.
After the University lost $200,000 to con artists claiming they could bring Stevie Wonder to the University’s Manoa campus for a fundraising concert in the so called “Wonder Blunder,” and the FBI had to get involved, lawmakers drilled down on the financial and management operations of Greenwood and her team.
Senate President Donna Mercado Kim chaired three hearings in her special investigative committee to examine management and fiscal practices at the University, and in the process, Senators criticized Greenwood for spending more than $1.2 million on outside lawyers and public relations personnel. They also wanted to know why tuition costs have escalated by 141 percent over the last decade, making tuition unaffordable for some local students.
When Greenwood was first appointed, a former regent who wanted to remain unnamed said the Board of Regents president kept close tabs on the president’s travel, and she reported directly to him any time she left Hawaii. But the current board is considerably less strict, the former regent said.
Takai said he hopes the regents, based on their commitment to public and the legislature, reestablishes a policy that has Greenwood approve her travels, “otherwise there is no oversight.”
Ted Hong, who served as a regent from 2003 to 2004, said he is concerned that the University of Hawaii Foundation, to which people donate to in the hopes of bettering the University, is being used as a “travel slush fund” for various presidents.
“That is not why local people donate to our University. Former President Dobelle was rightfully criticized for his out of State travel and the question is whether the same standard is being applied to President Greenwood. You can’t phone in or Skype leadership,” Hong said.
Former Regent Speaks Up for Greenwood
Kitty Lagareta
Despite Greenwood being criticized by some, she has her avid defenders.
Former Regent Kitty Lagareta said she believes Greenwood is an effective president who should be expected to travel extensively outside of Hawaii to fundraise, lobby and network rather than sit behind her desk. Lagareta, who helped get Dobelle removed from power, said she doesn’t believe Greenwood and Dobelle are anything alike, and that Greenwood is doing what she needs to do to keep the University thriving.
A Washington DC-based higher education watchdog group didn’t take a position on Greenwood’s travel, but said in general, a president’s travel could be beneficial to a University, particularly if that president brings money to the school.
Rita Kirshstein, Director of the Delta Cost Project, which is a part of the American Institutes for Research, said “I am not in a position to comment on whether the amount of travel by the University of Hawaii president is excessive, but I do know that college presidents are expected to travel in order to raise money and improve the recognition of their schools.”
Fundraising Increases Under Greenwood, Spokesperson said
University of Hawaii-Manoa Campus
The University provided Hawaii Reporter with additional information on Greenwood’s fundraising record. The University of Hawaii Foundation, which funds the vast majority of Greenwood’s expenses, has reported bringing in between $41 million and $66 million annually since Greenwood took charge. Fiscal year totals include:
2012 – $66,855,810;
2011- $46,703,382;
2010 – $41,155,988 and
2009 – $46,551,275
“President Greenwood would not presume to take responsibility or claim credit for increased revenue or donations realized by the University of Hawaii Foundation and its staff over the last few years. She does, however, endeavor to maximize her time away from the university on university business by frequently combining university business with development work on behalf of the UH Foundation,” Waters said.
The University also brought in extramural grants to support research activities, pay salaries and patronize local vendors for goods and services, Waters said.FY 12 – $436,000,000
FY 12 – $436,000,000
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“President Greenwood arrived in 2009. She will be the first to say she cannot take personal credit for the university’s advancements in these areas; but her extensive relationships have allowed her access to many more potential friends and benefactors for the University,” Waters said. “This is money that otherwise would not enter the Hawaii economy.”
Waters said there are other measures to show Greenwood’s effectiveness, including record high enrollment figures that have exceeded 60,000 students.
“University of Hawaii is awarding more degrees, better-serving under served groups, and helping more students get their degrees paid for by other funding sources,” Waters said.
“Also, during a deep recession, the University of Hawaii was able to build and open the only National Cancer Institute designated Cancer Center in the Pacific after years of inactivity; build and open the new West Oahu campus after decades of languishing; and prepare to break ground on the Palamanui extension of Hawaii Community College to serve the west side of the island of Hawaii. This took determination, persistence, and creativity on the part of university leadership to execute.”
Takai said the rationale the University gives for Greenwood’s travel is she brings in money and fundraising, but that is not the only consideration. “That (the fundraising) is great, however what is missing is the considerable amount of support the university gets from state and taxpayers,” Takai said.
Greenwood should start to pay some attention to the legislature’s recommendations for the University and spend time at the capitol meeting with lawmakers, rather than traveling out of state so often and not appearing at hearings, Takai said.
“To my knowledge, she (Greenwood) has not spent too much time at the capitol visiting with legislators,” Takai said.
The some times rocky relationship with Senators who are critical of her management does not excuse her from meeting with House members and freshman legislators, Takai said.
“I asked some of the freshman legislators and they said she has never stopped by,” Takai said.
“As a legislator, what I see is the attention she gives others outside the state – and hope she could balance that out by spending time here.”
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HRA were appointed on the basis of a competitive interview by Bath Preservation Trust and the Herschel Museum of Astronomy to design a small contemporary extension to William Herschel’s house in New King Street in Bath. The extension has to fit into the space between Herschel’s historic workshop where he cast and ground his lenses and mirrors, the recreated 18th century garden to the south and the ground floor balcony windows above.
It is minimally designed with a terned stainless steel, stressed skin roof, a heated limestone floor and a full height glazed elevation to the garden, to concentrate the visitors’ attention on the exhibits rather than the building.
Existing ashlar walls and windows are retained internally: only the blank east wall is panelled for display purposes. Solar gain is controlled by deep eaves and a deciduous planted pergola, while secure ventilation is achieved via eaves shutters and an opening rooflight.
HRA were novated to Ken Biggs Contractors who completed the project under a design and build contract in summer 2011.
The project won the 2012 Bath and North East Somerset Design Quality Award for Works to a Listed Building.
Award Winning Extension to the Listed Building of the Herschel Museum of Astronomy in Bath
The brief was to create a small, single storey extension at the rear of the Georgian townhouse which could be used primarily to accommodate temporary exhibitions. We felt that Hetreed Ross were able to take this idea and turn it into a design which successfully blended the old with the new while providing a contrast between the existing historic fabric and a purpose-built contemporary space. (…..) We are very pleased with the end result and from the outset were impressed with the way Hetreed Ross handled the project and listened to us and interpreted the brief. (…..) Hetreed Ross came highly recommended to the Trustees of the Herschel Museum and we would have no hesitation in recommending them to colleagues in the heritage and museum world.”
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[TAU] Anat Matar, Rachel Giora & [Weizmann] Kobi Snitz sign petition against Cornell U & Technion collaboration
Anat Matar Rachel Giora Kobi Snitz
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Editorial Note:
When Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced the Cornell University - Technion partnership the winners of an intense international competition to built a highly prestigious graduate science center in New York, few were surprised. Israel and its leading institutions including the Technion has become a scientific powerhouse, a fact that many observers have commented on. As Mayor Bloomberg noted, the new cutting- edge facility will become "transformative" in a variety of fields such as science education and biotechnology that would benefit not just New York and the United States but the global community.
For radical academics such as Anat Matar (TAU) Rachel Giora (TAU) and Kobi Snitz (Weizmann Institute) none of this matters. Using the shopworn slogans of the BDS movement, they signed a petition asking Cornell University to boycott the Technion. Among others, they state that the Technion suppressed the freedom of speech of Palestinian students during the Gaza Freedom Flotilla. This is highly ironic, as Haaretz published documents indicating that the Flotilla secured the cooperation of Bashar Assad, who was eager to score a public relation point against Israel.
Worse, Matar and her academic peers, always eager to show solicitousness toward the plight of the Palestinians, have ignored the death of thousands of Syrians at the hands of the brutal regime.
http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/in-opposition-to-cornell-universitys/
Petition: We oppose Cornell University’s collaboration with Technion—Israel Institute of Technology
New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, Cornell University President David J. Skorton, Cornell University Vice President Susan Murphy, Cornell University Provost Kent Fuchs,
On Monday December 19 2011, Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced that the joint bid advanced by Cornell University and the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology in the multi-billion-dollar competition to create a massive applied sciences and technology campus on Roosevelt Island had won. While this initiative is sure to benefit Cornell University and the City of New York in many ways, the partnership with Technion means that these benefits will come at the expense of Palestinians living under Israeli occupation and, thus, also of the moral standing of the University and the City.
More than any other university in Israel, the Technion, which is involved in the research and development of military and arms technology, is directly implicated in war crimes. Its joint programs with the Israeli military and its cooperative research programs with two of Israel’s major weapons corporations, Elbit and Rafael, renders Technion a full participant in the actions carried out by the Israeli military. Those actions include targeting civilians, as in the 2006 invasion of Lebanon and the 2008-2009 Cast Lead operation against Gaza, and physically contributing to Israel’s discriminatory practices in the West Bank with the construction of the separation wall that cuts sharply into the occupied West Bank and disrupts the lives of Palestinians in countless ways. The Cornell administration cannot plead ignorance of these facts. We refuse to collaborate with this.
Rafael Advanced Defence Systems LTD., which established a three-year ‘in-house’ MBA program at Technion University, has worked with students and faculty there to develop the ‘Ramtech’ rockets and different unmanned aircraft to be used in Israel’s ongoing occupation. Rafael also developed the armor used by the Merkava-4 tanks, which enabled the Israeli military forces to carry out urban warfare, as they did during the Cast Lead operation. In the course of that warfare, actions were taken that constitute war crimes under international law. We refuse to collaborate with this.
Elbit Systems, which established a training program for engineers in the Technion and has given research grants to Technion consisting of half a million US dollars a year for 5 years, is one of the two main contractors for Israel’s separation wall—which has been declared illegal by the international Court of Justice—and is the producer of the Hermes 450 drones, which were used during the flotilla attack, as well as during some of the deadlier incidents during the 2006 war against Lebanon and the 2008-2009 attack on Gaza. Human Rights Watch has condemned Israel’s use of drones for targeted killings. Such killings have prompted Amnesty International to call for a suspension of UK arms sales to Israel. Technion is complicit in these killings. We refuse to collaborate with this.
Institutional links with Technion will, furthermore, entail complicity in the unjust treatment of Palestinian Israelis within Israeli society and academia. At every level of the Israeli educational system, Israeli-Palestinian students encounter obstacles in terms of access to many programs—especially the ones tied to participation in the IDF—as well as to housing and resources. Beyond these pervasive structural inequalities, freedom of speech for Palestinian-Israelis is curtailed at Technion. For example, in the first few days of June 2010, in the wake of Israel’s attack on the Gaza Freedom Flotilla, a pro-military students’ group was permitted to demonstrate, while the mostly Palestinian led rally against the attack was repressed brutally by the police and several demonstrators were arrested. Severe restrictions on freedom of speech and freedom of assembly for Palestinian students at Technion are part and parcel of a broader colonial and racist educational system, one that is by now integral to the functioning of the Israeli occupation. We refuse to collaborate with this.
The proposed partnership with an institution like the Technion, because of its direct and indirect assaults on the freedoms of speech and assembly, the right to education and to basic security, and because of its intimate bond with the needs and dictates of a discriminatory and brutal project of military occupation, would give the lie to Cornell’s founding values of universalism and inclusion embodied in the university’s motto “any person any study.’ We refuse to collaborate with this.
At both Concordia University and McGill University there are currently campaigns calling for divestment from Technion by ending the bilateral exchange programs with it. Norway’s pension fund, Europe’s largest investment fund, has divested from Elbit. The Swedish national pension fund, Kommunal Landspensjonkasse (one of the largest life insurance companies in Norway), Danske Bank (the largest bank in Denmark), and PKA Ltd., one of the largest Danish pension funds, have also divested. We, too, refuse to collaborate with this.
Cornell Provost Kent Fuchs commented on this successful bid with the words: "I think we were the only university that had unanimous support from the administration, faculty, staff, students and alumni." This is simply not true. On Monday December 12 2011, some of us met with Cornell Provost Kent Fuchs and with Cornell Vice President Susan Murphy and voiced our concerns about and our opposition to the collaboration with Technion. We informed them of the above facts, yet they decided to disregard them and move on with this collaboration. But we the undersigned do not and will not lend our voices to the “unanimous support” of this collaboration with an Israeli institute that facilitates war crimes. We refuse to be implicated in war crimes and we reject any attempt to normalize them.
We refuse to collaborate with this, and call on Cornell University to end the partnership with Technion!
Name: Carl Gelderloos on Feb 5, 2012
Name: Paul Flaig on Feb 5, 2012
Name: Dan Sinykin on Feb 5, 2012
Name: Eric Cheyfitz on Feb 5, 2012
Name: Anonymous on Feb 5, 2012
Name: Elizabeth on Feb 5, 2012
Name: Kevin McGinnis on Feb 5, 2012
Name: Adin Lears on Feb 5, 2012
Name: Rae Grabowski on Feb 5, 2012
Name: Matthew Evangelista on Feb 5, 2012
Name: Liron Mor on Feb 5, 2012
Comments: A Cornell student
Name: Paul Sawyer on Feb 5, 2012
Name: Joe Catron on Feb 5, 2012
Name: Samantha on Feb 6, 2012
Name: Alaa Yousef on Feb 6, 2012
Name: Beth Harris on Feb 6, 2012
Name: Antonia Shouse on Feb 6, 2012
Comments: Neither correct nor honorable.
Name: Diana.hamilton on Feb 6, 2012
Name: Susan Koppelman on Feb 6, 2012
Name: Deppen Webber on Feb 6, 2012
Name: Max Ajl on Feb 6, 2012
Name: Ronnie Barkan on Feb 6, 2012
Name: Ofer Neiman on Feb 6, 2012
Comments: Israeli citizen
Name: International Jewish Anti-Zionist Network on Feb 6, 2012
Name: Jane Jewell on Feb 6, 2012
Comments: Collaboration with a company that has committed war crimes is immoral. Don't do it.
Name: Charlotte Kates on Feb 6, 2012
Name: Tom Moore on Feb 6, 2012
Comments: As a pacifist, I cannot support Cornell's partnership with an institution of war.
Name: Victoria Dahl on Feb 6, 2012
Name: Dr. Roberta Wallitt on Feb 6, 2012
Name: Alexandra Robinson on Feb 6, 2012
Name: Ari Linden on Feb 6, 2012
Name: Holly Jones on Feb 6, 2012
Name: Avigyle Carmeli on Feb 6, 2012
Name: David Klein on Feb 6, 2012
Comments: Cornell Alumnus
Name: Bayan on Feb 6, 2012
Name: Evergreen Snow on Feb 6, 2012
Name: Noor Haydar on Feb 6, 2012
Name: Jonatan Stanczak on Feb 6, 2012
Name: Sandy Abu El Adas on Feb 6, 2012
Name: Linda Frank on Feb 6, 2012
Name: Fernanda Negrete on Feb 6, 2012
Name: Jamil Sbitan on Feb 6, 2012
Name: Majdi Alhusseini on Feb 6, 2012
Comments: Israel is a rogue state
Name: Reem Fadda on Feb 6, 2012
Name: Eran Efrati on Feb 6, 2012
Name: Alexis Martin on Feb 6, 2012
Name: Maya Wind on Feb 6, 2012
Name: Farah Erzouki on Feb 6, 2012
Name: HASSAN FOUDA on Feb 6, 2012
Name: Esther Nelson on Feb 6, 2012
Comments: Please investigate collaborative projects with Palestinians.
Name: Mikos Fabersunne on Feb 6, 2012
Name: Valori George on Feb 6, 2012
Name: Anna Prouty on Feb 6, 2012
Name: Cindy Gao on Feb 6, 2012
Name: Larry George on Feb 6, 2012
Comments: Having worked for 23 years with NGO's in Israel and in the Palestinian land under Illegal Israeli occupation, I am appalled at the intensifying ethnic cleansing being carried out by the Israeli government. It is time to stand up for human rights, to oppose the diabolical alliance between Israeli "academic" institutions and crimes against humanity.
Name: Darlene Wallach on Feb 6, 2012
Comments: Have the courage to do the right thing. Support Boycott Divestment and Sanctions. Do not collaborate with Technion—Israel Institute of Technology
Name: Dr. Anat Matar on Feb 6, 2012
Name: Patricia Villavicencio Carrillo on Feb 6, 2012
Name: Robert Kissous on Feb 6, 2012
Name: Sally Brownfield on Feb 6, 2012
Name: Carla Curio on Feb 6, 2012
Name: Antonia House on Feb 6, 2012
Name: Susan Harman on Feb 6, 2012
Name: Annette Herskovits on Feb 6, 2012
Comments: Cooperating with the Technion, given its close involvement with the Israeli defense industry and the Israeli military is unconscionable. The state of Israel is guilty of war crimes. A holocaust survivor and child of Holocaust victims.
Name: Shir Hever on Feb 6, 2012
Name: Ruth Edmonds on Feb 6, 2012
Comments: As an Israeli citizen opposed to Israels arpartheid and military rule I urge you to stop this connection with the Technion until Israel complies with all international law and respects universal human rights. These are not empty words. You need to be here to see it. When it all comes back to hit us in the face let no-one say they did not know or were not told. WE ARE TELLING YOU. Please help us to get them to stop. Thank you.
Name: Oshra Bar on Feb 6, 2012
Comments: As a Jew, living in Israel, I fully support the Palestinian call for boycott, divestment and sanctions on Israeli institutes until the occupation of Palestine comes to an end. This is your chance to make a change overseas - show Israel you will not endure it's racist policies and violent ways!
Name: Janet Jones on Feb 6, 2012
Comments: Israel/Palestine is worse than South African apartheid because the US does not care
Name: Prof. Rachel Giora on Feb 6, 2012
Name: David on Feb 6, 2012
Name: Maher on Feb 6, 2012
Name: Karen Benezra on Feb 6, 2012
Name: Michael B Smith on Feb 6, 2012
Name: Federico Sor on Feb 6, 2012
Name: Patricia Rodriguez on Feb 6, 2012
Name: Noam Lekach on Feb 6, 2012
Name: Timothy Zorach on Feb 6, 2012
Comments: As a graduate of Cornell, I am appalled that the University has agreed to work with Technion. It represents the very worst of Israeli society and for the various reasons in the petition Cornell should immediately cancel its partnership with such a warmongering corporation.
Name: Joan McGlotten on Feb 6, 2012
Name: Tanweerul Haq on Feb 6, 2012
Name: Michal Vexler on Feb 6, 2012
Name: Sami Abed on Feb 6, 2012
Name: Jeannette Liberman on Feb 6, 2012
Name: Elisha Baskin on Feb 6, 2012
Name: Eithne Cunningham on Feb 6, 2012
Name: Fred Nagel on Feb 6, 2012
Comments: I am a graduate of Cornell, and I have never been ashamed of my University before. Collusion with the Zionist military establishment is about as low as a US college can go. Must our university leaders follow the example of Obama and our congressional representatives? The aiding of war crimes?
Name: Corey Hill on Feb 6, 2012
Name: Andrew Paul Gutierrez Professor Emeritus on Feb 6, 2012
Comments: Do not support the occupation and repression of Palestine.
Name: Amina Kadimi on Feb 6, 2012
Name: Claire Sternberg on Feb 6, 2012
Name: Chris Sabas on Feb 6, 2012
Name: Dr. Marcy Newman on Feb 6, 2012
Name: Kobi Snitz on Feb 6, 2012
Name: Penny Rosenwasser on Feb 6, 2012
Name: Nina Sakun on Feb 6, 2012
Name: Kenneth Ring on Feb 6, 2012
Name: Richard Greve on Feb 6, 2012
Comments: Israeli apartheid will not end until it affects Israel's monied establishment. Apartheid and israel's policies of house demolitions and land confiscations based on religious identification, are terrible crimes, and it's particularly disturbing when religious leaders in Israel and the US support apartheid.
Name: Joyce Burstein on Feb 6, 2012
Name: Thomas McEvilley on Feb 6, 2012
Name: Gene St.Onge on Feb 6, 2012
Comments: The price of ridding the world of the scourge of Zionism is eternal vigilance.
Name: Dror WARSCHAWSKI on Feb 6, 2012
Name: Anne Poirier on Feb 6, 2012
Name: Leslie Angeline on Feb 6, 2012
Name: Dr. Nancy C. Arvold on Feb 6, 2012
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Name: Alice Diane Kisch on Feb 6, 2012
Name: Frank Baldwin on Feb 6, 2012
Name: Karen Platt on Feb 6, 2012
Name: Esther Riley on Feb 6, 2012
Name: Dorothy B. Wagner on Feb 6, 2012
Comments: I am a graduate of Cornell Nursing School and feel very compelled to sign this petition. We need to work for a peaceful society not more military development.
Name: Lila Braine on Feb 6, 2012
Name: Julien Poirier on Feb 6, 2012
Name: Fr. James Babcock on Feb 6, 2012
Name: Burton Steck on Feb 6, 2012
Name: Bradley Depew on Feb 6, 2012
Name: Gustavo Furtado on Feb 6, 2012
Comments: Please do not cooperate with the IIT
Name: Basma on Feb 6, 2012
Comments: BDS
Name: Darlene Evans on Feb 6, 2012
Name: Cindy Shamban on Feb 6, 2012
Name: Michelle Gentile on Feb 6, 2012
Name: Dorothy Naor on Feb 6, 2012
Name: MAran Cohen on Feb 6, 2012
Name: Jeanette Hartley on Feb 6, 2012
Name: Nancy Du Plessis on Feb 6, 2012
Name: Sara Traub on Feb 6, 2012
Comments: We must look at the big picture when making choices. If it is harmful to anyone, it is not a good choice. It sounds that t will surely be harmful to the indigenous people of the country. We do this time and time again. Does history teach us nothing?
Name: Marcia Bernstein on Feb 6, 2012
Comments: This Israeli Institute is implicated in war crimes because of its development of weapons for the Israeli military.
Name: Liza Behrendt on Feb 6, 2012
Comments: Public money in New York City should not fund war crimes!
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Microsoft Surface Rumors: Surface Phone Will Have Snapdragon 835 And 6GB RAM
By Edge Ison , Nov 28, 2016 06:36 AM EST
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According to the rumor, Microsoft is actually developing two smartphones and that one will have 6GB of RAM while the other will have 4GB.
The latest round of rumors was sparked by a post on the Nokia Power User website. A week before the post, Satya Nadella of Microsoft mentioned in an interview with Australian Financial Review that the company "missed the mobile boom".
Nadella also said that despite the crowded smartphone market, there is still room for Microsoft as long as it comes up with something unique.
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While Nadella did not specifically say that Microsoft is working on a new smartphone, he did signify that the company could make one if it wanted to.
According to the Nokia Power User post, the two Surface Phones, which will both run on Snapdragon 835, will support Quick charging 4.0 and 64-bit Windows 10 Mobile architecture.
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Rumors prior to this new one indicated that the Surface Phone will feature Surface laptop accessories.
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R Kumar1, A Indrayan1, P Chhabra2,
1 Department of Biostatistics and Medical Informatics, University College of Medical Sciences, Delhi, India
2 Department of Community Medicine, University College of Medical Sciences, Delhi, India
R Kumar
Department of Biostatistics and Medical Informatics, University College of Medical Sciences, Delhi
Background: Use of multivariable logistic regression (MLR) modeling has steeply increased in the medical literature over the past few years. Testing of model assumptions and adequate reporting of MLR allow the reader to interpret results more accurately. Aims: To review the fulfillment of assumptions and reporting quality of MLR in selected Indian medical journals using established criteria. Setting and Design: Analysis of published literature. Materials and Methods: Medknow.com publishes 68 Indian medical journals with open access. Eight of these journals had at least five articles using MLR between the years 1994 to 2008. Articles from each of these journals were evaluated according to the previously established 10-point quality criteria for reporting and to test the MLR model assumptions. Statistical Analysis: SPSS 17 software and non-parametric test (Kruskal-Wallis H, Mann Whitney U, Spearman Correlation). Results: One hundred and nine articles were finally found using MLR for analyzing the data in the selected eight journals. The number of such articles gradually increased after year 2003, but quality score remained almost similar over time. P value, odds ratio, and 95% confidence interval for coefficients in MLR was reported in 75.2% and sufficient cases (>10) per covariate of limiting sample size were reported in the 58.7% of the articles. No article reported the test for conformity of linear gradient for continuous covariates. Total score was not significantly different across the journals. However, involvement of statistician or epidemiologist as a co-author improved the average quality score significantly (P=0.014). Conclusions: Reporting of MLR in many Indian journals is incomplete. Only one article managed to score 8 out of 10 among 109 articles under review. All others scored less. Appropriate guidelines in instructions to authors, and pre-publication review of articles using MLR by a qualified statistician may improve quality of reporting.
Kumar R, Indrayan A, Chhabra P. Reporting quality of multivariable logistic regression in selected Indian medical journals.J Postgrad Med 2012;58:123-126
Kumar R, Indrayan A, Chhabra P. Reporting quality of multivariable logistic regression in selected Indian medical journals. J Postgrad Med [serial online] 2012 [cited 2020 Jan 20 ];58:123-126
Available from: http://www.jpgmonline.com/text.asp?2012/58/2/123/97174
Commonly used multivariable methods in medical literature are multiple linear regression, logistic regression and Cox-proportional hazards model. [1] Multivariable logistic regression (MLR) is used when response is binary and explanatories are two or more, which could be continuous, categorical, or ranked. MLR is commonly applied for two purposes: (i) to determine the effect of a specific covariate after adjustment for the potential confounders; and (ii) to estimate the likelihood of a response for an individual from the set of predictors.
All models are always associated with certain assumptions and need proper reporting that allow readers to interpret the study results more accurately. If the underlying assumptions are violated or not tested or merely assumed, this may impact the accuracy of the estimate of the parameters as well as their statistical significance.
Few studies have been conducted on reporting quality and testing of basic assumptions of statistical methods applied in the articles published in Indian medical journals. None is published on the multivariable methods. A recent study conducted on 196 original articles published in two Indian pharmacology journals between 2002 and 2010 found that only 22% reported appropriate descriptive statistics. Only two out of 196 articles mentioned about the assumptions related to the statistical method applied, and 69.3% articles used appropriate statistical methods. [1] Another study carried out on 45 original articles published in Indian pediatrics journal in 2007 and 2008 to evaluate appropriateness of statistical techniques used and type of statistical errors revealed that 92% of the articles had applied adequate statistical tests, while only 24% described sample size details, and confidence interval was calculated in 13%. [2] No study seems to have been done on the appropriateness of MLR in Indian medical journals.
Several papers assessed MLR assumptions and reporting quality in different fields of medicine in international journals [3],[4],[5],[6],[7],[8] and stressed the need to improve the reporting quality and to test assumptions. We replicate the study for the Indian medical journals because it is presently unknown whether articles published in Indian journals have similar deficiencies or not. We also studied the effect of some other parameters on MLR assumptions and reporting quality such as sample size, number of authors, journal- PubMed indexed or not, and involvement of statistician or epidemiologist as a co-author, which were not studied earlier.
The Medknow.com [9] website contains both PubMed-indexed and non-indexed medical journals and provides open access. It published a total of 79 medical journals as of December 2008 - out of these 68 are Indian and 11 are foreign journals. We scanned all these 68 Indian journals for articles on MLR. Journals with at least five articles using MLR for data analysis from 1994 to 2008 were included in the study to make a valid comparison across the journals.
To locate the eligible journals for this study, we typed keyword "logistic regression" in search option of Medknow. This search found 230 Indian articles from 68 Indian journals. Only eight journals had at least five valid MLR articles when letters, case reports, validation articles, etc. were excluded.
Bagley et al., [10] criteria were used to assess the quality regarding fulfillment of assumptions and reporting of MLR. These 10 criteria are (i) sufficient cases (>10) per covariate, (ii) conformity of linear gradient for continuous variables, (iii) testing of interactions, (iv) testing of collinearity, (v) validation of model, (vi) P value, odds ratio, and 95% confidence interval of odds ratio, (vii) selection of potential covariates, (viii) coding of covariates, (ix) goodness-of-fit or classification summary, and (x) model fitting procedure. Each criterion was assigned score 0 if not fulfilled, and 1 if fulfilled. Not applicable condition could be only in case of linear gradient where no continuous covariate was in the model or where all continuous covariates were converted into categorical. The score was standardized for this inapplicable criterion so that all had common base and were comparable.
The first author (RM) assessed the accuracy of MLR criterion. To determine the reliability of the first author, 30 articles on MLR were randomly selected by the third author (PC), and assessed independently and tested by Cohen's Kappa statistic where value ranged from 0.92 to 1.00 for these articles. Second author (AI) was consulted where scoring between first and third author were different and decision of second author was considered as final. We also studied the trend of number of articles and quality score over time by dividing years into four blocks ≤1999, 2000-2002, 2003-2005, and 2006-2008.
Since the total score was computed by adding the scores on 10 criteria considering equal weightage to each of criterion, the total score has a feature of a quasi-interval scale and it can be treated as interval-scale. Because of this feature normality of standardized score was tested by the Kolmogorov-Siminrov and Sharpiro-Wilk tests and both tests were significant with P=0.0001 and P=0.005, respectively. Our subsequent analysis revealed that this was due to the flat peakedness (Platykurtic) of the scores' distribution rather than for lack of symmetry. Thus, non-parametric Kruskal-Wallis test was applied for comparison of scores among the journals and among the four blocks of years. Mann-Whitney with Bonferroni adjustment was used for pair-wise comparisons only if quality score across the journals or among four block years were found to be significant. Spearman correlation was used to measure the association of quality score with the number of authors, and sample size. Mann-Whitney test was also used to compare the scores between other groupings. Exact method based on binomial distribution was applied to find 95% confidence interval when small number of articles fulfilled the criterion. All analysis was done by statistical software SPSS Version 17 (SPSS, Chicago, IL) and P value < 0.05 was considered as significant.
The distribution of MLR articles according to journal, mean±SD, median (inter-quartile range), minimum, and maximum of standardized score are summarized in [Table 1].The median score was a meager 3.33 out of possible 10. The highest was 4.44 for Journal of Postgraduate Medicine and Indian Journal of Community Medicine (IJCM). The number of authors for these articles varied from 2 to 11 with median five authors. Sample size in these articles ranged from 29 to 11786, with median of 289 subjects.{Table 1}
The results according to the criteria are summarized in [Table 2]. It seems 41.3% articles might be over-fitted. The criterion of conformity of linear gradients was applicable to only 44 articles, but none mentioned or tested this conformity. P value was reported in 94.4% (103) articles.{Table 2}
Name of statistical software was specified in 88 (80.7%) of the 109 articles and the most common software was SPSS (SPSS; Chicago, IL) [72 articles, 66.1%].The standardized score among the journals was not found to be significantly different at 5% level (P=0.08).Trend of number of articles using MLR showed a steep increase in the 2003-2005 block, specifically year 2004 onwards [Figure 1]. However, there is no significant difference in quality score among the four block years (P=0.951).{Figure 1}
The involvement of a statistician or epidemiologist improved the score significantly (P=0.014 - one-tailed). No significant difference was found in quality score between PubMed-indexed and non-indexed journals (P=0.540). There was positive significant relationship between the sample size and quality score (Spearman ρ= 0.346, P=0.0035) whereas there was inverse but not significant relation between the number of authors and quality score (Spearman ρ=-0.083, P=0.394).
The number of articles using MLR as a statistical tool increased in Indian medical journals over time but the trend of quality score did not show any significant improvement. Only three criteria were fulfilled in at least 50% of the reviewed articles. Two criteria - coding of independent variables and model fitting procedure were fulfilled by 41.3% and 45%, respectively, of these articles. The remaining five criteria were rarely met.
Inaccurate reporting of MLR models makes it difficult for the reader to understand the study results, for example, apparent effect of a covariate depends on the corresponding unit size of continuous covariates or coding of other covariates. [11]
Our findings are different from results obtained for articles published in international journals. For example, Mikolajczyk et al., [3] found 83% using coding of potential covariates in 104 randomly selected articles published in obstetrics and gynecology journals from 2005 and 2006 whereas this was 41.3% in our study for Indian journals. They found that assessment of possible interactions was reported in 18%, and this was only 3.67% in our study. These percentages in the study conducted by Kalil and colleagues [4] in six major journals on organ transplant from January 1, 2005 to January 1, 2006 were 9% for coding and 19% for possible interactions. Similarly, coding and possible interaction percentage in the study conducted by Ottenbacher and colleagues [8] in two epidemiology journals in the years 2000 and 2001 were 10% for coding and 39% for possible interactions, respectively. Reporting of model fitting procedure, collinearity and conformity of linear gradient of rank and continuous covariates was 49%, 4.7%, and 25% respectively in the Kalil study [4] and 65%, 17% and 19%, respectively in the Ottenbacher study, [6] whereas in our study these percentages are 45%, 1.83% and 0%. Thus, Indian journals are lagging behind in these respects. Results on other criteria like number of events per independent variable, validation of model, and significance (P value, odds ratio, and 95% of odds ratio) are consistent with findings for international journals. [3],[8]
The conformity of linear gradient was generally not tested by the researchers around the world. This may be due lack of awareness or non-availability of automatic option in the statistical software for this test. Another reason may be that it requires technical expertise.
Our study has some limitations such as inclusion of selected journals, use of specific criteria and incomplete information in some articles. Critics may argue that lack of reporting does not mean that the researchers did not test the assumptions. In addition, sometimes researchers are unable to describe fully due to space constraints. Nevertheless, the 10-point scoring we adopted is well-established.
Results of MLR can be confidently implemented only when all the quality criteria are adopted and clearly reported. The detailed description on multivariable analysis and how to report multivariable analysis in a scientific article is available in the literature. [12],[13]
Despite increased use of logistic regression in articles published in Indian journals, severe deficiencies in reporting of MLR were noted. In our opinion, the main reasons behind these deficiencies are: mostly researchers do only what their software allows to do. When the techniques become available in a standard software package, only then they will be used; lack of adequate training in statistical methods of medical researchers or medical professionals; shortage of competent biostatistics in the country; lack of statistical series or perspective/reviews on statistical methods in Indian medical journals; sometimes researchers are unwilling to contact the biostatistician.
The reporting quality of multivariable statistical methods can be improved by the joint efforts of authors, editors, and peer reviewers. When multivariable methods are applied by the author he or she should consult the biostatistician or gather the information related to the multivariable method from previous statistical reviews on the respective statistical method. Journals should incorporate a checklist of commonly used multivariable methods such as multivariable logistic regression in their instructions to the author and relax the word limit of the statistical analysis section, so that the author can explain the complete information of the statistical method used. Editors should generate more awareness by publishing statistical series or perspective/reviews articles, like [14] on commonly used univariable or multivariable statistical methods.
1 Karan J, Goyal JP, Bhardwaj P, Yadav P. Statistical reporting in Indian pediatrics. Indian Pediatr 2009;46:811-2.
2 Karan J, Preet Y. Quality of reporting statistics in two pharmacology journals. J PharmacolPharmacother 2011;2:85-9.
3 Mikolajczyk RT, DiSilvestro A, Zhang J. Evaluation of logistic regression reporting in current obstetrics and gynecology literature. ObstetGynecol 2008;111:413-9.
4 Kalil AC, Mattei J, Florsescu DF, Sun J, Kalil RS. Recommendations for the assessment and reporting of multivariable logistic regression in transplantation literature. Am J Transplant 2010;10:1686-94.
5 Khan KS, Chien PF, Dwarakanath LS. Logistic regression models in obstetrics and gynecology literature. Obstet Gynecol 1999;93:1014-20.
6 Moss M, Wellman DA, Cotsonis GA. An appraisal of multivariable logistic regression models in the pulmonary and critical care literature. Chest 2003;123:923-8.
7 Mullner M, Mathews H, Altman DG. Reporting on statistical methods to adjust for confounding: A cross-sectional survey. Ann Intern Med 2002;136:122-6.
8 Ottenbacher KJ, Ottenbacher HR, Tooth L, Ostir GV. A review of two journals found that articles using multivariable logistic regression frequently did not report commonly recommended assumptions. J ClinEpidemiol 2004;57:1147-57.
9 MedKnow.com. Mumbai:Publish high quality peer-reviewed scholarly journal. Available from:http://www.medknow.com/journals.asp[Last cited 2008 Dec 31].
10 Bagley SC, White H, Golomb BA. Logistic regression in the medical literature: Standards for use and reporting, with particular attention to one medical domain. J ClinEpidemiol 2001;54:979-85.
11 Hosmer DW, Lemeshow S. Applied logistic regression. New York: Wiley; 1989.
12 Katz MH. Multivariable analysis: A primer for readers of medical research. Ann Intern Med 2003:138:644-50.
13 Lang T. Documenting research in scientific articles: Guidelines for authors: 3. Reporting multivariable analysis. Chest 2007;131:628-32.
14 Kumar R, Indrayan A. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve for medical researchers. Indian Pediatr 2011;48:277-86.
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The winning bid was just shy of a million dollars for a 3.5-acre portion of a small island in the St. Lucie Inlet across from Sailfish Point that was sold at auction Thursday afternoon.
Craig O’Callaghan, 40, a New York real estate investor who lives on Rocky Point, made the winning $965,000 bid, putting an end to a 30-minute, tooth-and-nail bidding joust against a Stuart woman. O’Callaghan will pay a 10 percent buyer’s fee in addition to the bid.
“Women are always tough,” O’Callaghan joked. “She was a worthy opponent.”
The worthy opponent was Debra Shah, representing Mangrove Island Restoration LLC, a group of local residents who she says intended to donate the property to the state or county after restoring it.
Although O’Callaghan hinted that his plans for the island also are environmentally related, he did not offer any concrete plans.
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By the time bids climbed above $400,000, most bidders dropped out, leaving only Shah, O’Callaghan and John Hage of Jensen Beach. If he’d won, Hage said he would have installed bathrooms on the island and let the public use it for recreation.
The bidding fight that ensued between O’Callaghan and Shah was as much sport as real estate transaction. Walsh described it as “a fight between kids.”
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Don a Hijab at First â€کWalk with Modesty’ Walkathon
Hijab, the religious head-covering worn by Muslim women, is often seen as a strange, oppressive symbol by those unfamiliar with its significance.
However, to the women who wear it, it is a normal part of their everyday dress.
“Modesty is a universal thing,” said Fatima Dahoui, scout leader of the Muslim Girl Scouts of southeast Michigan. “We all choose to express it in different ways.”
Troop 48050, a group of about 300 Muslim girls and what Dahoui said is considered the largest girl scouts group in the U.S., were looking for a way to earn their “Make Your Own” badge, which requires the girls to create their own event. The result: the first “Walk with Modesty” Walkathon from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday at Dearborn’s Ford Community and Performing Arts Center, 15801 Michigan Ave.
Dahoui said the girls saw a video of Muslims showing others how to wear hijab in an effort to reach out and foster understanding.
“Then they thought, ‘How about take it a step further and have them walk in our shoes for a day?’” Dahoui said.
With that in mind, the girls began planning for a walkathon where people could come together, try a hijab if they like and walk in the shoes of Muslim women who cover.
“I’m blown away by how they came together, worked as a team and planned this event,” she said. In less than three months, the girl scouts planned the event, which includes a walkathon, photo booth, hijab-wearing station, poetry reading, prizes, refreshments and a lemonade stand, and secured the Ford Community and Performing Arts Center. Each of the girls, who are 14 and 15 years old, has a specific role and responsibility in making the event a success.
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EKF Diagnostics partners with medical school for kidney disease research
EKF Diagnostics announced on Thursday that its subsidiary Renalytix AI has signed an exclusive licence and collaboration agreement with New York's Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.
Under the terms of the deal, the AIM-traded company will give Icahn School of Medicine access to its biomarkers and artificial intelligence technology for the purposes of researching patient data and identifying candidates who face the highest risk of progressive diabetic kidney disease.
Barbara Murphy, dean for clinical integration and population health and chair of the department of medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine and chair of the Renalytix AI scientific Advisory board said: "Our ability to apply the power of artificial intelligence against such a deep repository of data and disease specific biomarkers has the potential to change the game for all of our diabetic patients and other populations at risk for kidney disease."
The disease costs the US healthcare system $100bn per year, according to EKF Diagnostics.
Meanwhile, Renalytix AI will gain access to Mount Sinai's data warehouse, which contains 3m patient records, with the hope that this will aid the company in creating an advanced learning system to monitor and flag patients at risk for kidney disease.
Julian Baines, chief executive of EKF and executive chairman of Renalytix AI, said: "Coupling its technology with the Mount Sinai patient database will improve patient care in end stage renal disease, a significant unmet medical need. The fact that so many patients on dialysis have never seen a specialist has to change, both from a patient care and cost perspective. I believe that this partnership will result in Renalytix AI being leaders in the field of kidney care, alongside Mount Sinai."
Following the completion of the agreement Mount Sinai has committed to participation in testing thousands of at-risk patients in a $6m clinical utility study in 2019.
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Want It Cleaned Up
You make a Christmas list every year with the items to find for the people you care about. But do you ever wonder what is on their personal wish lists? Why don't we ask them? Want to know what is on mine? It isn't long. It starts with a Clean Tar Creek, followed quickly with fresh clean air to breathe.
How to get them, now that is another matter.How to get there on the Clean Tar Creek means there really needs to be more people adding that to their lists and saying it out loud to anyone who asks. And if they ask, "What do you mean by that?" A good answer would be, start with the creek herself, then add the whole superfund site with her name. The better answer would then, follow the "contaminant of concern"
EPA has designated for this site (which is lead) and follow it to where it comes to reside, and that would expand our Tar Creek to the Grand Lake O' the Cherokees and her watershed. Want every yard in Ottawa County tested for lead and have the loaded ones replaced with clean soil that won't poison another generation. Want it all. Just like the whole Harry Potter series not just the first with the name sake.Think about how cool that would be to have a useable stream running through the neighborhoods and through towns and the NEO campus.
We have got to start thinking it and planning how to enjoy the future she would bring to each bare foot stepping into it come summer.
The man in charge of the Superfund Program is a fellow Oklahoman and he could be coming to see our Tar Creek any time. What if you get to meet him? And he were to ask what ought to be done here at Tar Creek to fix it, make it better. What if you got one chance to tell him. But what if you didn't know what to say, or didn't think there could be anything that could be done to fix it, that it would have to remain a dead stream, one without a name as it flowed through our communities. Just dead water ignored because we all thought it was too hard, impossible to clean up. NOT WORTH THE TROUBLE.But it is fixable. It is do-able. But I promise you it will not be done without a community that begins to speak up and WANT IT.
When the man in charge of the EPA Superfund Program comes to town and starts asking around about Tar Creek, there better be someone who speaks up and claims her because he is coming and we have a shot at it and her future could be in your hands.
Want it cleaned up so it will quit spreading the heavy metals: lead, arsenic, cadmium and manganese downstream but also depositing it along her watershed every day and more so every single time there are heavy rains that spread her waters and flood dry lands near her banks, depositing those metals to be pulled up by the wild onions, the blackberries and every other plant that sinks their roots into it.
Follow that water until it meets the Neosho and leaves a delta full of metals in the river bottom and then flows the excess on down that river until it meets the other metal loaded Spring River to form the Grand River that is dammed 3 times before it meets the Arkansas River.That Grand Lake we love and know from the good times until now when her waters often bloom with algae, filled with the sink-full of metals and the toilet bowl of permitted allowances mix with our Tar Creek's metals to be the water that comes out of the faucets in households near and far from it for counties around.
Each one of the tap turners should be saying to the man in charge of EPA's Superfund Program, Fix Tar Creek. Boy howdy, now we would have a movement and that is how the things on the wish list get got. Rattle the bucket, ring the bell for the cause. What would it hurt to practice your elevator speech for the head of the EPA's Superfund Program.
Want Tar Creek clean, from her meager source in Kansas all the way to the bottom of the lake clean. There.If you never ask for it, it will never happen. How did Love Canal get cleaned up? Everyone in mass said clean it up.
We can do this. You have to believe, you already know I do.My wish list and probably yours will keep clean breathable air on it and together we will figure that one out, too.
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State Voting, Registration Laws Vary 01/19 08:45
(AP) -- The rules of elections are always changing.
In the states and the District of Columbia, lawmakers last year considered
more than 2,900 bills dealing with elections and voting, and enacted more than
350, according to a tally by the National Conference of State Legislatures.
The changes include deadlines for registration, pay for election workers and
many other details. But the overarching story is that there are simultaneous
pushes across the country to make it easier or harder to register and vote.
A look at some of the common issues playing out in the states:
VOTER ID REQUIREMENTS
Thirty-four states require voters to show identification at polling places;
several others require IDs of voters the first time they vote. A North Carolina
voter ID law is on hold pending the outcome of a lawsuit.
To voters with driver's licenses, the requirements typically are not a big
deal. For others --- disproportionately the young, old, disabled, poor and
minority --- gathering the documents for a valid ID can be a barrier to voting.
To get a valid government-issued ID, a person may need to go through the
process of getting a reissued birth certificate or Social Security card, which
can take months.
Voter ID laws have become more common and more restrictive since a 2013 U.S.
Supreme Court ruling that overturned a key piece of the Voting Rights Act of
1965. Nine states that had a history of racial discrimination no longer have to
submit voting changes to the federal government for review before they become
law. All nine of those states now ask voters to show some form of ID at polling
places. Some of the ID laws were adopted before the 2013 ruling but had been
blocked from taking effect.
The stated reason for voting ID requirements is preventing fraud by voters.
It does happen, but not often.
Justin Levitt, a professor at Loyola Law School in Los Angeles, has been
trying to track voter impersonation cases that could have been stopped with
tougher voter identification requirements. He said he's aware of fewer than 50
incidents over the last two decades, out of more than 1 billion of votes cast
in federal elections alone. He said such efforts are rare in part because they
aren't likely to swing elections.
"Fraud by voters nets you a few incremental votes," Levitt said. "What's the
point?"
The Heritage Foundation keeps a database of election fraud cases of all
kinds going back to the 1990s. While the list is not comprehensive, it has
fewer than 1,000 incidents over a span of more than two decades, including
charges such as vote-buying, where candidates rather than voters were the
wrongdoers.
Some recent cases that have gotten attention had nothing to do with IDs.
Terri Lynn Rote of Des Moines, Iowa, pleaded guilty of trying to vote twice
by absentee ballot in 2016 and was fined $750. Rote said she wanted an extra
vote for then-candidate Donald Trump because she believed the system was rigged
Last year, a Sacramento man, Gustavo Araujo Lerma, was sentenced to nearly
four years in prison after being convicted of voting fraud. A judge found the
Mexican citizen impersonated an American citizen so he could vote over a period
of two decades. At trial, he testified that he was a Trump supporter.
FELON VOTING
In December, the Democratic governors of Kentucky and New Jersey took action
to expand voting to people who have served time after felony convictions,
continuing a national trend of restoring rights of people after they are
In New Jersey, 80,000 people who have completed prison sentences but remain
on parole or probation will be able to vote in elections starting in March
under a law passed and signed in December.
In Kentucky, 140,000 people who have completed sentences for non-violent
offenses can vote under an executive order signed by in December by newly
elected Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear.
People convicted of crimes are disproportionately black men, a demographic
with low election participation. The Sentencing Project says that 1 in 13 black
adults is ineligible to vote because they're in prison, on parole or probation,
or have been convicted of a crime that bars them from voting in their state.
But restored voting rights remain in flux in one important presidential
battleground state. In 2018, Florida voters amended the state constitution to
allow 500,000 people who have completed sentences for felony convictions to
have the right to vote.
The GOP-controlled Legislature last year passed a law creating a caveat: The
rights would be restored only to those who had paid all their fines and court
costs. To proponents of the change, the idea is that those payments are part of
the punishment.
Opponents called it the equivalent of a poll tax and sued. The Florida
Supreme Court issued an advisory opinion this past week siding with Republicans
and Gov. Ron DeSantis.
REGISTRATION LISTS
A lot of election access battles are over voter registration.
Most states allow voters to sign up online, and several let them register on
Election Day. In California, voter registrations are now updated automatically
when people interact with the state Department of Motor Vehicles --- unless
they opt out.
But the practice, which launched in 2018, has been riddled with errors,
including people being registered with the wrong party and some non-citizens
being added to voter rolls.
At least 16 states have some version of automatic registration, most
involving motor vehicle agencies. In other places, pruning of registration
lists has become controversial.
Election administrators are supposed to take out the registrations of people
who have died or moved out of the jurisdiction -- or in some places, failed to
vote in the last several elections.
How it's done is at the heart of legal battles playing out in some states,
including Wisconsin and Georgia.
Georgia officials removed 313,000 people from voter rolls last year. Fair
Fight Action, a group founded by Stacey Abrams, a Democrat who narrowly lost
the 2018 election for governor there, objected.
The group said that 120,000 people were taken off the rolls because they did
not respond to postcards that said they had not voted or had other contact with
election officials for three years. The state agreed that about 22,000 of those
should not have been taken off the list.
But the fight continued regarding the remaining 98,000, with Fair Fight
arguing that the state should have followed its new law and sought to remove
only people who had no contact with voting officials for five years. In late
December, a judge disagreed and found the state could remove voters from the
At the same time, a conservative group has taken legal action in a handful
of places to try to force voter-roll pruning. The Public Interest Legal
Foundation sued Detroit officials in December for not properly maintaining
voter lists. It said the rolls there included more than 2,500 deceased people
who were born at least 85 years ago -- including one with a listed birth year
"Dead people aren't the problem. It's the fact that no one is catching it.
What is getting overlooked?" said the group's spokesman, Logan Churchwell.
Churchwell said that when voter registration rolls are sloppy, they can also
be vulnerable to hacking and other interference.
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UNC-Duke: an in-person recap
I slept outside on Friday night. In a sleeping bag. In the rain. On a sidewalk. And it was absolutely worth it.
What follows is an in-person recap of tenting outside in Krzyzewskiville, interacting with quite possibly the most famous and hated group of fans in the country, and witnessing the best basketball rivalry in the world from twenty feet away. If it seems disorganized and proceeds illogically, I blame it on being out in the rain for two straight days surrounded by booze. For those keeping track at home, Doubt About It has snuck into a definitive game for the number one college football team in the country (OSU-PSU in the fall) and now the biggest game of the season for the number one team in college hoops. Just throwin' it out there. Anyways, the observations...
- The trip down to Duke started with what turned out to be a six hour layover in Philly, where I sat amongst numerous Flyers fans. It's been said here and on ThePensBlog, but let me just reiterate: no one is emotionally prepared for a Pens-Flyers playoff series. You won't be able to go to work on days after the games. You won't be able to sleep. What school work? You will think of doing awful things to people you have never met. No one is ready. Take my word for it.
- I should elaborate on my plan to get into the game. You can tent in K-ville for two months to get into the Carolina game (which is insane, more on this soon...), or you can go into the walkup line two days before the game. My incredibly loyal friend, known as Brittlebones in this space, got in line Thursday and was waiting for me to get in on Friday. You enter the line in parties of two and one member has to be present at all times until tip-off. Many Duke students had just left for spring break, so I used a student ID from a friend of Brittlebones to pose as a student.
- Right next to the walkup line in Krzyzewskiville, where students had been tenting out for months to get into the game. Picture the muddiest, grossest patch of grass imaginable and that is where these students tented. I heard many students say it looked like a Refugee Camp. Despite the fact that most Duke students wouldn't know what impoverished conditions looked like unless their private jet crashed into a ghetto, the comparison was fairly valid. Endless beer cans, six inches of standing water, and about 100 tents. K-ville was rather subdued, but I was seeing it at the end of a two month run that surely saw some pretty wild times.
- Friday night I went into Cameron to hear Coach K talk with the rest of the students. He was quite funny, I thought. Cheesy, but funny. I wont repeat the things he said here because he has a strict no media policy at these things and Sam and I like to think of ourselves more highly than what we actually are.
- I slept with my head in a puddle of mud Friday night. Let's move on...
- ESPN Gameday was inside Cameron on Saturday morning, and I have to say that this Gameday was INFINITELY better than the football one I witnessed at PSU-OSU in November. No one knew what the hell was going on in Happy Valley during Gameday. It was just random cheering. Digger Phelps ran the freaking show here, playing to the crowd, telling the band what to play, and just making things feel upbeat.
- K-ville has student "line monitors" that regulate all the people who tent out for the game and who make sure that everyone is essentially in line for the game at all times. They have random checks (the walkup line was checked at 6am...thanks you freaking jerks) where you have to show them your ID. For those of you who might think that this whole tenting out for games thing is cool, I'm here to tell you that it is not. Waste of time...illogical...poorly managed...all of these words come to mind when I think of the tenting process at K-ville.
- After waiting until 8:45pm for the line monitors to let us in, we finally arrived inside Cameron. Put 85 people in an elevator and that is what it feels like in the student section. Unbelievably packed.
- Before I forget, what an awful tragedy it was at North Carolina with their student body president being killed. She was honored fittingly at the game, and my heart goes out to the community at UNC.
- Cameron Indoor...what else is there to say? Imagine a small church, stack all the peaus along the sides, throw down two hoops, pack in as many people as you can, and buckle in. It is unbelievably loud in a "small space" kinda way as opposed to a Beaver Stadium "tons of people" kind of way. The small size makes it so much fun to look around and see who is there. The Manning brothers were under one hoop (Eli was getting particularly fired up about some calls) and so was Matthew McConaughey (LeBron was supposed to be there with him but got snowed in...does that make sense in any way???). Jay Williams, Chris Duhon, Billy King, Laettner, and Pat Forde (if you think he looks like a d-bag on TV or online, he is ten times worse in person) were also spotted as well.
- The biggest shock of the entire experience...some kid leaving the middle front section of the student section to go get a pizza and coke at half time. Once you leave the student section, it is impossible to get back to your spot. So let me ask you this, coke and pizza kid...WHY, AFTER SPENDING TWO MONTHS IN A RAINY TENT TO GET A GOOD SEAT AT THE NORTH CAROLINA GAME, WOULD YOU LEAVE YOUR SPOT AT HALF TIME TO GET A FREAKING COKE AND PEPSI??!?! HOW STUPID ARE YOU? HOW DID YOU GET INTO DUKE? YOU ARE WITHOUT QUESTION THE DUMBEST PERSON I HAVE EVER ENCOUNTERED.
- As for the game, a herculean effort from Greg Paulus in the first half. Duke defended the hell out of Psycho T. Ty Lawson and Wayne Ellington are damn good. Refs...eh, some shady calls, both ways.
But at the end of the day, what more can you ask than to be in Cameron Indoor watching Duke play Carolina, two minutes left, tied at 68? Without question one of the greatest sporting events I will ever attend, and thanks to BrittleBones for making it happen.
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The Productions
9 Parts of Desire
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Hank WIlliams: Lost Highway
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Dave Fishelson
Home > The Productions > Hank Williams: Lost Highway
Hank Williams:
Dear Hank
Read about MET's production of Lost Highway in Rolling Stone Magazine.
On the 50th anniversary of Hank Williams’ death on New Year’s Eve 1952, Tony®-nominated writer-director Randal Myler (It Ain’t Nothin’ But the Blues, Love Janis) helms this spectacular musical biography of the legendary singer-songwriter frequently mentioned alongside Louis Armstrong, Robert Johnson, Ellington, Elvis and Dylan as one of the great innovators of American popular music.
Nashville native Jason Petty
(“Petty manages to turn up the charisma factor whenever he takes up his guitar!”
The New York Times) leads the cast
of a show jam-packed with full-band
live performances of such classics as “Your Cheatin’ Heart,” “Hey, Good Lookin’” and “Jambalaya.”
© 2001-2020, Manhattan Ensemble Theater, Inc.
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Ngea village sits to the west of Mitaurure Forest Reserve. It is part of Mitole ward.
Our work in Ngea
MCDI began working with Ngea village in 2008. Our work has consisted of raising awareness about community based forest management, forest conservation and natural resource governance. We helped the community form a Village Natural Resource Committee (VNRC), develop village land use plans and demarcate boundaries for the Village Land Forest Reserve (VLFR). Ngea was originally selected to join our REDD pilot project, but the forest proved insusceptible to early burning, so our work in Ngea will henceforth focus on timber values.
We have collected baseline socio-economic and governance data from the village so that we can monitor changes overtime from participating in the REDD project. We have also established tree and soil sample plots that we will use to monitor carbon changes over time. Most recently, we began awareness raising and training on fire management, which will be a key aspect of reducing drivers of deforestation in Ngea village. We have also begun to introduce the concept of biodiversity monitoring, setting up systems where community members can assist in monitoring changes in biodiversity over time.
More about Ngea Village
Ngea has a population of roughly 540 people. It is easily accessible to the main road leading to Liwale District and it is also close to Mitaurure Forest Reserve, which is why it has a high wildlife presence. It also contains the Maliwe dam, which is an important breeding site for hippos, crocodile and fish.
Similar to most of the villages MCDI works with, agriculture is the main source of income for most community members; however, they also rely on the surrounding forests for honey, timber and firewood and mushrooms.
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Our Review: Scroll Down
Wii Play Review (Wii)
The game that exists so exclusively to introduce you to the Wii Remote, it even gives you one free
Version Reviewed: European
review by Ryan Steddy Tue, 12 Dec 2006 19:53:00 +0000
Wii Play is developed by Nintendo and its main purpose is to introduce players who have never used a Wii Remote before to the device. It even says so on the back of the box.
Yes you can learn the basics by playing any other game until you get the hang it but that game may not feature all required movements. You may come to a new game which requires a twisting motion and may not be prepared for it. This in where Wii Play comes in as it teaches you how to play, technique by technique, in a step by step process. One you have learnt the all of the movements individually, they are all merged together in the later games so you can learn ‘naturally’ and smoothly.
Now on to the actual game, or to be precise, compilation of mini games. There are nine games in total which require you start from number one the first, making way to the final game and only then will all games be playable in multiplayer. In this review I will take the same tact.
First up is Shooting Range, which can be compared to Duck Hunt. It doesn’t contain the nostalgia of the old classic but it has all the elements there, with more thrown in. It is all very simple (that’s a theme that will run with every mini game); you use the remote as a gun and shoot the balloons/targets/ducks/clay pigeons/faces on the screen in quick secession to rack up points.
The “faces” listed back there are the images of Miis which periodically appear; you must be careful not to blow up your own face. Wii Play is one of the few Mii compatible games and uses it considerably in Find Mii, a Where’s Wally style game. In this next game you have to pick similar looking Miis out of a crowd, pick the odd one out, and even find your handsome self. There is not much else to it really which means it gets old quickly.
Table Tennis, the next game, is again simple but this time provides more replay value not only because it is a sport but it also can take a while to master. It is not pure Table Tennis as it is more a case of getting your paddle to the ball rather than actually moving to hit and aim. Even in its simple state the variant of Tennis can be very enjoyable especially as in a long rally it will become extremely fast and difficult.
Perhaps the most unique game in the compilation is Pose Mii. As you can probably tell from the title this uses your Mii again. The point of this game, other than fun, is to teach a novice the ability of twisting the remote. You control a Mii which you will have to insert inside a silhouette of the same shape as it floats down towards the perilous bottom of the screen. There are three possible shapes which require you to alternate between shapes using the two main buttons. The education begins on the slow side with only a couple of shapes on screen and takes a while to pick up the pace to where the silhouettes come down fast, and plentiful enough and to actually challenge. This can be very frustrating to wade through the beginner phase to the end where there is no real reward.
Laser Hockey, a mix of Air Hockey and Pong, is one the best. It takes the classic table game of the former and puts it in the visual style of the latter, only with more flashy effects. This is perhaps the hardest of the games and because of this difficulty it is also maybe the most fun. A best out of 15 goals multiplayer match will be an interesting battle as both wits and speed are needed as the puck flashes from side to side.
Another good game for multiplayer is 9-ball Billiards which follows the traditional rules. The remote is a perfect substitute for a cue and although it is only one handed can be used to accurately hit the cue-ball with the desired force. Pool or Billiards is a basic game anyway and sits in Wii Play naturally, however as all mini games have made been very simple; the physics have been modified so that balls roll around as if on ice which makes potting a bigger possibility, and sometimes too easy. Nevertheless Billiards is a highlight of the package.
Fishing is a poor representation of the ‘sport’ and does not reach the quality from the likes we have seen in the Zelda series. The awkward view from which you fish hinders the relaxing art of fishing as it is hard to set some of the fish. Hooking a fish is a very hit or miss affair as it seems random when they will bite. The remote is ideal for the game but it is the fishing area and its inhabitants which let it down as it is all too easy.
Moving swiftly on, the last two games have exclamation marks at the end of the name showing they mean business and the first, Charge!, definitely comes through on the promise. It is perhaps the most fun because of the peculiar way in which ride a cow along a track knocking down scarecrows and jumping over fences. This time around you will have to rotate your remote to the horizontal and tilt it to gallop forward and turn, moving the remote up quickly will make your cow jump. It is particularly exciting in multiplayer as you rush to knock down the scarecrows before your opponent can get there.
Tanks! is the final mini-game in the set and the only one to utilise the nunchuck even though it is not included. It is possible to play with the D-Pad instead but is not as effective. Tanks! is yet another game taken from an old arcade classic and even assumes the same name, apart of course from the exclamation mark. The remote controls the angle of your tanks cannon from a top down view and the nunchuck moves the vehicle of death around an obstacle filled map. All you have to do is destroy the other tank(s) before they get you, all very simple as usual and a nice end to a pleasant game.
All games are multiplayer enabled but only for you and one other. It does not match the four player action of Wii Sports, nor does it have the same depth. There are only two or three stand out games but these may be a good enough reason to purchase Wii Play considering it is only five pounds more than a controller on its own.
Wii Play would not be at all worth it if it did not include the “free” remote. The actual way it should be seen is a remote with a few mini games included for a couple of extra pounds. Considering that the game is essentially a teacher’s aid; it is surprising it was not released with the console itself in place of Wii Remote manual.
You should only really consider this if you would like an extra controller. If you already have four you do not really need this. The mini-games can be fun but if you can hold out for Wario Ware or Mario Party there will be a lot more than nine mini games to interest you. If you are getting a controller anyway £5 is not a lot to spend for a game to add to your collection.
Not Bad 6/10
ReInstall
Thu 14th Dec 2006
I think Wii play is good fun! The one player game will only last about 20 minutes. However, with 2 players, it becomes incredibly competitive! It successfully teaches beginners about the new method of control possible. That said, Wii Play is really short, I'd be a little more generous at 7/10.
Sun 7th Jan 2007
this game isnt the best but i woul buy it for the price an you get a free remote
ds_lover59440
Wed 29th Jul 2009
This is a good game, but after a while it gets: B. O. R. I. N. G. not even a 7 year old can read the word boring !!!
LEGEND_MARIOID
Thu 8th Oct 2009
9/10. Enormous replay value if you give it a chance. One of the very best family video games ever as well.
Deviant_Mugen
Wed 30th Dec 2009
I agree with LEGEND MARIOID, this is truly a great game. A 6 seems much too low for the great mini games and additional controller you get with this package, at the very least it should be a 7. The two games that most stand out for me are 9-Ball and Tanks!, which are both awesome. My only complaints would have to be that I wanted regular pool instead of 9-Ball and that the game can only be played with two players at max, other than that, it's excellent...
Great review, Ryan...
jazzydude
Tue 20th Jul 2010
terrible game! 3/10
Hokori
Thu 14th Oct 2010
this games ok 7/10 it has replay (trying to get all platinum medals)
chkao5959
Wed 20th Apr 2011
it's not suitable for new WiiRemote dynamics.
the cursor becomes fuzzy.....
FireMario887
Fri 5th Oct 2012
Why do you guys have to mistreat it after my bro got it at Game stop yesterday? I've played at my friends' house and the mingames were fun but took a little getting use to. But I never played it fully and don't want you or anyone else ruining that!
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Comments and suggestions on THE ARK
Nancy Watkins
I did see a documentary a few years back shot on site, of a man who thinks he has found the Ark- it showed a form on mount Ararat, buried of coarse; but it looked like it had the shape and size of the Ark.
But apparently the authorities would not allow him to explore further. You are probably familiar with this story
Bobby Ritter link
I have heard or have read Gopher wood was a cold laminating
process used in that time. I think records for doing that process
has been lost over time.
Bobby, that's interesting, but actually translators had no idea what the Hebrew word "gopher" meant and so they merely transliterated it. When you say “gopher,” you’re saying a Hebrew word with an unknown meaning. The oldest Greek translation calls gopherwood “squared timber.” The most popular Latin translation calls it “smoothed wood.” Some have thought it is cedar or cypress. But the bottom line is . . . we don’t know.
So to say gopher wood was a cold laminating process is as good an explanation as any.
Johnathan Hall link
When you look up tebah in Strong's Hebrew it is word 8392. The definition it uses for this word is a box or a chest.
Dave Neubert link
James Strong is not confused; Johnathan: as you stated, tebah 8392 is box, and God told Noah to build Him a box. This box was the first of its kind, we call them boats or ships now.
In Exodus 2:3, 3 month old Moses was put in an tebah, a box.
Exodus 25:10 God told Moses to Build Him a box; arown 727 from 717 (in the sense of gathering); a box: ark, chest, coffin
Matthew 24:38, Luke 17:27, Hebrews 11:7, 1 Peter 3:20; Noah and the ark. Hebrews 9:4 ark of covenant. Revelation 11:19 the ark of His testament, all use the same word; kibotos 2787 a box, the sacred ark and that of Noah:- ark
John Gasparro Jr.
Dave: You are very correct in your assessment of the shape or configuration of the "Ark". The other times in Bible history, when the word (ark) is used--from Genesis to Revelation--, it always referred to a "box" or rectangular "container". In particular, the most important "Ark of the Covenant". It is interesting to note that Noah's Ark was somewhat of an over-sized replica of Jehovah God's "Ark of the Covenant!" In both cases; the arks served as a protective vessel to accomplish God's purpose of "salvation."
A simple deduction "logic": Noah's ark only needed to serve one purpose, and that was to preserve alive that family of eight and those animals, above the flooded earth, while all other life forms were destroyed. I did not need a keel or rudder like modern day ships because it only needed to "float on the water," and not travel in any direction to any destination.
Finally; it would be udder stupidity and ignorance, to assume that almighty God wouldn't have helped in some way to assist Noah in building the Ark. And also to overlook the fact that the creator of all things surely must have had his angels watching over the Ark to make sure it survived the catastrophic effects of the flooded earth.
It's interesting to note that in all these discussions of the flood event and the Ark building, that there is almost always no "mention" of the possibility of God's hand in the building of the Ark and the preserving of it through the flood. Probably the most overlooked fact of God's hand in the whole matter, to accomplish his purpose, irregardless of the petty arguments regarding "shape" and capability of such a vessel surviving the Biblical flood of Noah's day.
As the scriptures state: "Man's intelligence is 'foolishness' to God."
Johnathan, James Strong was probably confused. The English Bible uses ark as a name for both Noah’s boat and for the holy box containing the Ten Commandments, Aaron’s rod, a jar of manna, and the Torah scroll written by Moses. But Hebrew uses two very different words for these two objects—and uses tebah only for Noah’s ark and for the basket in which baby Moses was placed by his mother. We don’t know if tebah means a boat, something covered in pitch, a certain shape, something that preserves life—or something else.
There was no Noah's Ark
The Jews were nomadic people who lived in caves when the Egyptians were building marble palaces and irrigation canals on the Nile.
The Egyptians have written records of all significant events in their region since Egypt was united under King Samar about 5000 years ago. They have no records of any Jews living in Egypt nor of any Jewish civilization in the Middle East.
Being nomadic people, the Jews learnt the stories and events from the civilizations with whom they came into contact and copied their stories which they claimed as their own. Apart from the stories in the Torah, there are physical evidence recorded therein but those stories are well documented in the ancient civilizations long before the Jews claimed them as their own.
Robert Burkhart link
I tried to comment under the section "The Ark" but fwiw it seems to be labeled "The Animals".
Here is my two cents on the ark. People who scoff at the notion of a 450-foot wooden ship envision something like a wooden version of the Titanic or something like a huge Florentine river barge because that is the way the vessel has been depicted for centuries. The few clues that the Bible gives us suggest something else, however.
Actually, the skeptic's objections to such a ship springing leaks is well taken. The documented huge ships of antiquity all had crews of hundreds or even thousands of individuals who could patch leaks and man pumps as needed to keep those huge wooden ships afloat. But Noah only had eight people to handle the work on the ark. I believe the objections of the critics are really criticisms of their own misconceptions of the ark instead of any problems with the real ark that Noah probably would have built.
The first clue is the Hebrew word "tavah". That is word translated as ark in the flood account but also for the basket that Moses' mother obtained before casting him adrift in the Nile. The verses say that the ark was made of bulrushes and that she daubed it with pitch. Even to this day, the people living in the marshy areas of the Nile delta still construct "boats" made from lashed-together river reeds daubed with pitch or asphalt. These people have been doing this for thousands of years. They use either papyrus or another similar reed for their boats, the daubed on asphalt acts as a preservative and also prevents water from filling the air cells in the reeds in order to maintain the buoyancy of their "boats". I put the word boats in quotes because these Nile delta craft do not float by having a watertight hull that displaces water the way other boats do. These vessels float by virtue of the buoyancy of their construction materials. Moses' basket sounded like it was identical in principle and construction.
A scene in Cecil B. DeMille's "The Ten Commandments" seems laughable when you think of it now, when Pharoah's daughter tells her servant girl to sink the ark, the girl steps into the river and presses down on the ark which took on water and rapidly sank out of sight. This is laughable because, as described, Moses' basket was INTRINSICALLY UNSINKABLE. It floated the way a raft does and not like a boat. The use of the same Hebrew word for the ark of Noah may not be a reference to the shape or function as in "chest" as is commonly believed, instead, it may refer to the operant principle; perhaps both arks floated in the same way, like rafts.
A second clue is the fact that God told Noah to coat the ark inside and out with pitch. If this was to be a watertight hull, then why waterproof the inside? While you might argue that the inside coat may act as a secondary barrier to keep water out, but any water impinging on this secondary seal would cause huge blisters which would readily rupture and fail. The logical reason to waterproof the ark inside and out was to preserve the "gopher wood" and prevent it from becoming waterlogged in order to preserve its buoyancy just like in the Nile river craft are daubed to prolong their bouyancy.
Even though the movie "Noah" made no attempt to be biblical, there were a few things that I think they got right. Noah did not have access to unlimited quantities of mill dressed, sawn lumber for the project. The move ark looked cruder than Ken Ham's ark, it seemed to be made of large logs lashed together with ropes. That style of construction is much less of an undertaking than the oversized, Florentine river barge constructions that every other ark replica looks like.
What is gopher wood?
While we don't know and it may have even been an extinct variety of tree, I believe that the currently existing Balsa tree has many characteristics that would make it ideal for the purpose. Any man my age has played with balsa gliders and the extreme fragility of those toys was evident. Yet in 1947, the Norwegian scientist Thor Heyerdahl constructed a sixty-foot long raft from a few large balsa logs he floated from Equador to sail across the Pacific Ocean to help explain how the South American Indians may have populated the Pacific Islands. He didn't bother drying the logs and subsequently applying pitch but he regretted not doing so. As it was, his raft was very seaworthy, even humorously so. They constructed a grass hut on top of the lashed together logs, but after safely crossing 4300 miles of ocean, as they approached an island, their raft was being dashed upon a coral reef surrounding the island. Heyerdahl and his crew barely got away from the wreck with their lives and equipment. As they watched their battered raft get hit by wave after wave, suddenly it was across! All the logs went back into place and even the grass hut sprang back into shape.
Balsa is actually the strongest wood by weight. It is also the most buoyant. It grows in the sort of tropical clim
It grows in the sort of tropical climate that may have been the global climate pre-flood. It is humorous to see depictions of Noah and sons constructing the ark in an arid, middle eastern looking area. After 260 days adrift, the landing spot and launch point for the ark were almost certainly different. If gopher wood was balsa or a similar plant, it surely grew nearby where Noah would build the ark. Balsa is also noteworthy for how quickly it grows. In 5 to 10 years it grows to almost 100 feet tall and 12 to 24 inches in diameter. It does well with cultivation. In a few years, Noah could raise an entire forest of raw material for the project. Planting on the slope of a hill would facilitate drying too. Sap would drain rapidly from a felled tree lying on the slope. Collecting the sap and boiling it down could have been the pitch.
Imagine a huge raft constructed of lashed together balsa logs. The lowest layer is the primary floatation with perhaps multiple layers of lashed together dried and waterproofed logs. Upon this is secured a superstructure with thee decks and a roof. I Envision the weight of everything above being enough to drive the primary flotation layer under water. Remember, our ark leaks like a sieve because it is unsinkable! If you posit that the ocean was considerably less salty then as is likely, then the water below decks would be a self-cleaning latrine, a self-service source of drinking water for the animals, and depending on how open to the sea it was, a self-service source of food for the meat eaters. A substantial amount of water below decks would add enormous stability to the ark also.
On the self-service aspect, animals can feed themselves with no need for cages or tending by humans. They do it in the real world all the time. If there were huge piles of food, the animals would come and go on their own. Prey would usually avoid predators, Maybe the giant ground sloths got eaten and some other animals went extinct from predation. Maybe the rats bred like rats, maybe the predators went vegetarian, who can say?
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Thank you for your thoughtful comments and speculation about the ark. The idea that it might have been built out of balsa wood is very intriguing. But like so many things about Noah and the ark -- which frustrated some of my readers who wanted definite answers -- is the ark might have been made of balsa wood; it's a possibility; but we don't really know.
I appreciate your thoughts.
Robert Burkhart
My main thought was that the ark did not have a watertight hull. The chief advantage of a watertight hull is speed, but the ark had no need to be fast. Everything else was reasonable conjecture that answers most skeptical criticisms of the ark story. The low-tech easy to build and operate aspects of the floating zoo I propose is in contrast to the more demanding posh resort envisioned by Ken Ham et al, true we can not know anything beyond the scriptures. My intent was to come up with a plausible explanation that would address the main skeptic's criticisms.
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The outback puts on a spectacular show every day, and entertainment at the Queen takes its inspiration from the characters and stories of Channel Country: Banjo’s Theatre of Fire is an immersive theatre show that tells the story of the swagman on the lam and is set around the campfire on which your meal is slow-cooked for you. This is how it rolls out here…
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“AN EVENING WITH BANJO”
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Adults – $60 Seniors – $55 Children (Under 12) – $30
“WINTON’S ROYALTY”
It’s time to let loose and celebrate WINTON’S BOULD OPAL in style. Join us as we fire up the BBQ, crank open the bar, and dress up the courtyard like OPALTON. With trivia, music, drinks, films, and live entertainment you’ll learn more about opal mining than you could in any book. ‘Winton’s Royalty’ is on Tuesday and Friday nights.
Unwind, relax, and enjoy some downtime among new friends. In front of the North Gregory’s Heritage Campfire, you’ll forget life’s problems, share stories, eat, and listen to live music. There really is nothing better than experiencing the Outback beneath the stars.‘Starry Night’ is on Wednesday and Saturday nights.
SUNDAYS AT THE FAMOUS NORTH GREGORY
Every Sunday we like to celebrate The Grand Old Lady by throwing her a party. With live entertainment, music, movies, cold drinks, and great food (be sure to try the Grand Old Lady’s Sunday Roast) there’s something for everyone.
Chock full of charm, stories, larger than life characters and the Grand Old Lady’s OUTBACK GAMES, it truly is an Outback experience like no other.
Some of the events (varying weekly) include:
A water-pistol shoot out.
Dunking for apples.
Egg-and-spoon races
Bush Bingo
Crutches and pram racing down Cob Lane.
There will also be rounds of outdoor cricket, table tennis championships, and an array of Outback-themed sports.Guests, and locals, can also escape the sun and catch movies in the Opal Theatre. So make sure that you’re here on Sundays, and if you’re a local, be sure to swing by.
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The Grand Old Lady aims to cater to every speed of life. You can relax with a movie at our very own OPAL cinema, or thrash out a competitive game of table tennis. Sporting equipment can be hired, and our exclusive gym access will mean that you never feel guilty about indulging in our mouth-watering food.
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Pentecost 2012: Bring on the Sunday!
One of many posters announcing the television broadcast of the Pentecost service
Moderating the short film that is to be shown before the divine service
Going into the Sunday “Filled with the Spirit” (Photos: NAC North Rhine-Westphalia)
Cologne/Zurich. This year the pivotal Pentecost divine service conducted by international Church leader Chief Apostle Wilhelm Leber is being organised by the District Church of North Rhine-Westphalia. A total of 45 Apostles from all over Europe, together with all nineteen District Apostles and nine District Apostle Helpers, are expected in Cologne for the special event.
In addition to the proclamation of God’s word, this Sunday will also focus on the appointment of a Chief Apostle Helper. District Apostle Jean-Luc Schneider has been chosen for this purpose. In future he is to provide substantial support to the Chief Apostle in fulfilling his international obligations. The divine service itself will be transmitted to all continents by satellite, and the Church is estimating a total attendance of over 1.5 million participants.
Numerous preparations for before the service and afterward
In the meantime, the Events Department of the New Apostolic Church North Rhine-Westphalia, which has its headquarters in Dortmund, has both hands full. Organising the arrival and departure times of all the guests is one task of many that is currently being arranged by a little team. In addition they have to deal with the formatting and printing of programs, brochures, and hymn booklets for the divine service.
Many dedicated helpers at work
The first planning efforts for this Pentecost weekend were already underway at the end of May 2011. Apostle Franz-Wilhelm Otten from Cologne relates as follows: “The New Apostolic Christians of Cologne are proud to have this opportunity to organise the Pentecost weekend and to welcome the Chief Apostle and the Apostles in Cologne. Our anticipation is great!” Next weekend, some 250 helpers will be at work in Cologne: from transportation to the many different preparations in the festive hall right up to the divine service on Sunday.
Satellite transmission to begin at 9:30 AM
The traditional film that is normally shown before the service will be transmitted from the hall in Cologne beginning at 9:30 AM. It is eight minutes in length and introduces the New Apostolic Church of North Rhine-Westphalia with its members, institutions, and events. Numerous camera takes have already occurred and several recordings have already been made on location in Cologne, for example the welcome moderation.
Youthful music in the divine service
A specially established Pentecost choir comprised of young people will sing for the divine service with the support of an orchestra that is just as youthful. District Apostle Armin Brinkmann, the responsible Church leader of the New Apostolic Church North Rhine-Westphalia, has closely monitored all the preparations. His summary just before the weekend: “I am very much looking forward to the celebration of Pentecost, and I invite all New Apostolic Christians to enjoy this special divine service along with us in their respective congregations. In Cologne we will gather together under the motto for Pentecost 2012: ‘Filled with the Spirit’.”
Please read our detailed report on the website of the New Apostolic Church North Rhine-Westphalia.
Pentecost 2012: A meeting of Apostles - 26.05.2012 12:05
Pentecost 2012: Divine service for a large congregation on all continents - 21.05.2012 09:15
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Living the Jazz Life
At my music school, my chamber group was invited to perform in an art gallery opening in the concert hall. We were asked only a week in advance but thought we could pull off a few movements of the Trout Quintet. We had a 45-minute time slot so we’d have to play some easy filler pieces as well. The violinist in our group suggested that her two sons could play some jazz on trumpet and piano instead having us scramble to fill the time. I immediately offered Adam to play the bass with them. Adam, who was present in the room, nodded and said he could do it. The violinist said that her sons would be in contact with Adam to discuss songs. Sounds good, no problem!
At this point, Adam’s jazz experience was mostly in the high school jazz band where they learn and rehearse a select few songs to perfection every year (he also racks up a bunch of Outstanding Musicianship awards for these). The only pickup jazz experience he had was several weeks of jazz ensemble in music school and a pickup jazz combo in summer camp the previous summer. When the boys gave him a list of songs to look from the Real Book, Adam started to panic because he had not heard of them. I said we’d just listen to them on YouTube. We started to listen while Adam followed along in the Real Book. Immediately the performances veered off the sheet music and Adam said he couldn’t do it. “Why are you making me do this?” I started to doubt myself in volunteering him, although he was in the room and never once seemed unsure of it when we said yes. Before the art opening, he never tried playing the songs by himself and keep dreading the day. On the day or the art opening, the boys were going to meet and rehearse the songs for a half hour before going on. When the day came, Adam had to rehearse with our chamber group first and then bow out to meet the brothers. After introductions, they actually only got 15 minutes of actual rehearsal before playing in public for 25 minutes. We played the chamber music first which was mediocre at best since one of the movements was fairly new.
Click play!
Then the jazz trio took up residence and the whole atmosphere changed. It was easy going, mellow and smooth, as if Adam had been playing with the brothers for a long time. The whole room relaxed as the audience chatted quietly while viewing the artwork. Adam looked completely natural without a hint of nerves. Whew, I knew he could do it! To be honest, there was no way I could ever pull something like that off and I was beaming with pride that Adam could. There were a couple of spots where I noticed Adam got a little lost, but he played right through as if nothing happened. No one else could tell. I asked him about it afterward and how he recovered. He said he just he just played two chords until he figured out where he was. In fact, you can always tell if he’s made a mistake when you see him smiling. Like it’s simply amusing to be lost, no panic whatsoever. Now that’s living the jazz life!
At a jazz jam at the other music school Adam attends (which has a much larger jazz program), I was amazed at how versatile the musicians were. During the course of the jam, a trombone instructor scatted for a song. In another song, she sat down and played the drums. Then she switched it up and played the piano! Adam arrived in the middle where there was another bass player student already playing. The other bassist set down his bass, gave Adam the amplifier plug and then picked up the electric guitar while Adam played the bass. The leader was also a trombonist but spent most of the time playing the piano and drums (but didn’t sing as well). Even the saxophonist put down his horn and played the piano and drums for several songs! Wow, that’s some real musicianship! Adam, who plays only the violin and bass, clearly needs to pick up a few more instruments! We already have the piano at home, although I am completely useless at helping with anything jazz related unless the music is completely written out.
Jammin' - play me!
It appears so effortless when jazz players jam. There’s usually just a skeleton of the music written out in the Real Book but instinctively everyone knows where the changes and the handoff to soloists. The handoff could be just a look or a nod, and it is also completely OK just to talk to each other in the middle. No one ever gets lost or if they do can recover without anyone noticing. This concept is completely foreign to this completely classical pianist. In chamber music, when things fall apart, it’s usually full stop and then announcing let’s start at measure 132. In one performance of the Trout Quintet second movement, I sensed that we were getting out of sync and started to panic. Eight measures before the cadence I started the harmonic descent and miraculously we all arrived at the end at the same time. It was truly a miracle that we saved it. Even Adam thought it was a miracle. But this sort of miracle happens all the time in jazz.
Adam solos - play me!
A unique thing about jazz is probably the most frightening for beginners - solo improvisations. Adam had always refused to do solos, but thankfully this instructor makes him do it. And again, it sounds so effortless and fun. The best thing about being a jazz musician is being able to drop into a group and simply play without having hours of rehearsals together ahead of time. You can just go and make music together. So happy that Adam can live the jazz life!
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Monash University Handbook 2011 Postgraduate - Unit
LAW7037 - Occupational health and safety
Faculty Faculty of Law
Offered City (Melbourne) Trimester 3 2011 (On-campus block of classes)
Coordinator(s) Ms Joanna Betteridge
This unit involves a study of Victorian law on occupational health and safety, in particular the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004, the Dangerous Goods Act 1985, OHS Regulations and compliance codes. Reference will also be made to Federal and other State and Territory OHS laws. The unit will explore the depth and scope of the duties and self-regulatory responsibilities which are cast upon employees and employers, contractors and occupiers and others at the workplace in Victoria with reference to relevant case law. These duties and responsibilities will be examined in an historical, sociological and wider legal context.
On completion of this unit students should:
have an understanding of, and be able to critically evaluate, the methods for prescribing and maintaining standards of safety in the workplace
have an understanding of the role of courts and legislatures in workplace safety
be familiar with the current and emerging OHS legislation and case law in Victoria
have an understanding of how the OHS laws fit within the context of other legislation dealing with behaviour in the workplace such as industrial relations legislation, equal opportunity legislation and workers' compensation legislation
be able to apply the law to a variety of fact situations with a view to solving problems and, if applicable, giving advice.
Research assignment (3,750 words): 50%
Take home examination (3,000 words): 40%
Class participation: 10%
Ms Joanna Betteridge
24 contact hours per semester (either intensive, semi-intensive or semester long, depending on the Faculty resources, timetabling and requirements)
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Owner/Instructor
Tina Moreno has been dancing for 33 years and is trained in the Cecchetti method of ballet, pointe, tap, jazz, lyrical, contemporary, modern, tumble, and acro. She has trained under numerous pivotal dancers and choreographers in the dance world, including but not limited to: Linda Buell, Carrie Buell, Lynetta Neuner, Claylee Stewart, Nick Yonko, and David Damon, and has had the opportunity to work with dance professionals such as Debbie Reynolds, Debbie Allen, Mia Michaels, and Roland Dupree.
Miss Tina has been a calendar/print dance model and performed with LA Classical, Asante Ballet Company, Disney Performing Arts, and IC Entertainment. She has performed in numerous Nutcracker ballet productions, as well as headlining various professional shows. She has over 25 years teaching experience and has taught at various schools and studios throughout Los Angeles, Orange County, and the Inland Empire, as well as taught master classes at several CA colleges and been a guest choreographer/teacher for some of the areas biggest productions.
She has also overseen a successful Kinderdance International and Yorba Linda City Recreation program fostering the love of dance to thousands of students over the years.
Miss Tina opened the doors to MDA in 2012 and upon entering the studio into the competition scene, has won numerous overall and special awards for her choreography and dances both locally and nationally. MDA and its students have also been awarded numerous scholarships and cash award prizes as a reward for their hard work.
Miss Tina has been married for 19 years and has 4 sons.
Acro Ballet Competition Contemporary Jazz Lyrical Modern Tap Tumble
Alexis Chavez is trained in the Cecchetti method of ballet, lyrical, jazz, contemporary, hip hop, and pointe. She has been trained by Claylee Stewart, Melanie Kay Rosa, Fullerton College staff, Autumn Mortenson, Valerie Cabag, Josh Romero, Diego Gasca, and the American College Dance Association.
Miss Alexis attended Whittier Christian High School as a member of their cheer team and Fullerton College as a dance major. She has performed in professional shows/concerts such as Fullerton College Fall and Spring Dance concerts (2015-2018), American College Dance Association Regional Conference Gala 2018, Loose Cannons Choreography Showcase, IVC Invitational, and East LA Dance Festival to name a few.
Miss Alexis specializes in jazz, hip hop, ballet/tap classes, and loves teaching our youngest dancers, introducing the next generation to the love of dance!
Ballet/Tap Competition Hip Hop Jazz
Mychal Gabb Gabb is trained in hip hop, tap, tumbling, jazz, ballet, and modern dance. He has worked with Young Champions and performed with Disney Performing Arts and toured the US with Here’s to Lyfe Dance Company as a principal dancer.
Mr. Mychal has been teaching for over a decade and is also director for the performance company, The Next Level.
Mr. Mychal’s choreography is unique and innovative and something you will not see or hear elsewhere. He has earned numerous awards for choreography and designated judges awards at various competitions for his pieces.
Mr. Mychal has an AA degree in dance and child development and is currently pursuing his teaching degree at Fullerton College.
Competition Tap
Victor Hugo has danced all his life at family gatherings and always wanted to dance professionally. Victor has studied different styles of dance including jazz, ballet, modern, musical theatre dance, contemporary, African, and Brazilian and has taken dance at numerous community colleges in LA/OCarea. He had the opportunity to attend the American College Dance Association (ACDA) for two years in a row and performed at the gala representing Fullerton College in a piece choreograph by Lisa M. Anderson. Spring 2013 Victor represented two different schools at ACDA as he worked with Holly Johnston, founder of Ledges and Bones, and with Melanie Kay Rosa, chair of the Fullerton College Dance Department.
Mr. Victor has received his AA in dance from Fullerton College and also had the pleasure to dance for two years with Vicious Circle, founded by Valerie Cabag. He also had the pleasure of dancing for two years with Delineation Dance Company, founded by Lisa M. Anderson and Devon Smith as a bi-coastal contemporary dance company based out of both Los Angeles and New York City.
Mr. Victor transferred to the dance department of California State University of Fullerton (CSUF) where he credits his expansive knowledge in dance due to his well respected mentors. Being a student at CSUF, he found another part of dance he didn’t think he was going to enjoy; choreography.
Mr. Víctor has had the opportunity to represent CSUF at ACDA 2017 with his choreography, Brothers?, and was chosen to perform in the Gala. Víctor graduated in May 2017 with his BA in dance.
Mr. Victor currently works at four different dance studios; Strong Dance Studios, Moreno Dance Academy, Academy of Dance, and The Learning Spot, and dances with different choreographers as a freelance dancer. Victor has started his own company, ViHu Dance, where he can explore and create different works and submit to different dance festivals such as Highways Performance Space. ViHu Dance had also the opportunity to showcase their work at Synthesis IV & V, produced by Joshua Romero; SoCal Dance Festival, produced by Paula Vreulink and Jestoni Dagdag; Reflect produced by James MahKween.
Mr. Victor’s style and choreography is always unique and modern while pushing MDA dancers to achieve their highest potential.
Boys Hip Hop Competition Contemporary Hip Hop
Grace Penner, MDA’s newest instructor, is trained in Ballet (classical, neo-classical, contemporary, romantic, Vaganova, Cecchetti, Balanchine, Royal Academy of Dance), pointe, pointe prep, jazz, conditioning, contemporary, musical theater/character, lyrical, partnering technique, choreography, and yoga.
Miss Grace has studied with Hirschl School of Dance Arts where she performed and competed in Ballet Productions, Sunrise Ballet Theater as a soloist and Corps De Ballet Member. She was captain of El Dorado’s dance team and also worked with TDS and MDC in Orange County, CA.
Miss Grace has a BS in kinesiology and a minor in Spanish and Honors Interdisciplinary Studies from San Diego State University.
Ballet Lyrical
Haley Thompson is trained in ballet, contemporary, lyrical, jazz, and pointe. She began her dance training as a young girl with Tracey Dee in Anaheim, California, and returned to dance in her teen years with Tina Moreno at Moreno Dance Academy. She then broadened her dance spectrum by receiving a scholarship to dance/train with Debbie Allen and the Debbie Allen Dance Academy in Los Angeles and has also attended On Pointe’s ballet intensive and had the opportunity to work with Misty Copeland and Desmond Richardson.
Miss Haley has recently attended the American College Dance Association Regional Conference and worked with Melanie Kay Rosa, Autumn Mortenson, and other Fullerton College dance professionals. She performed in the Fullerton College Fall and Spring Concert series for 2017-2019, the American College Dance Association Regional Conference Gala, CDEA (California Dance Education Association), East Los Angeles College Dance Festival 2019.
Miss Haley’s competitive dance career earned her numerous overalls awards, scholarships, and judges awards. She also swept the award placements several years in a row by placing 1st overall for her solo dances.
Miss Haley has an Associate Degree in Arts, Social Behavior and Self Development in progress. Currently, Miss Haley is attending Concordia University studying Behavioral Science and is also a member of Concordia’s 2019-2020 Dance Team.
Miss Haley loves teaching all age groups, but loves connecting with the tiny classes and developing their techniques, friendships and love for dance.
Ballet/Tap Lyrical Stretch & Conditioning
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Scottish Injustices
Let Scots Be Aware
Scottish Labour Party = Scandals, Lies, Plots to Rip off Scotland
Scottish Labour Party Manifesto 2011 - Save Scotland from copy cat politicians.
WATCH THE VIDEO Labour getting absolutely slaughtered on BBC Newsnight Scotland. Is the mass media finally coming round to the SNP?
For the BBC to expose the failings of the Scottish Labour party, their manifesto and Iain Gray as the leader. By using the biggest political film and series "IN THE THICK OF IT" which was based on Tony Blair's Labour Government lies and deception. Is in our opinion is most fitting and does show that the media can no longer protect Labour from their incompetance.
The Scottish Labour Party have done nothing for Scotland and are quick to allow the Scottish people who voted for them suffer! Now they copy SNP policies in their manifesto 2011
Why because Scottish Labour Party MP's and MSP's have job security issues and are therefore prepared to follow the London Labour Unionist line, to put down Nationist ideas and the facts of Independence at every opportunity so they can keep their English masters happy.
However Iain Gray proves on this video his weak divided party are unable to keep the Scot's happy.
Voting for the London controlled Scottish Labour Party is a vote against Scotland!
If you cannot bring yourself to vote SNP because of your left wing roots, please vote for the Scottish Socialists. Alternatively think Green and vote for the Scottish Green Party as they are both parties who are not opposed to home rule / Scottish Independence.
23 OCTOBER 2010 World Renowned Economist says: 'Scotland subsidising rest of UK'
A leading Professor of Economics, Andrew Hughes Hallett, has sensationally confirmed that Scotland has been subsidising the UK treasury in London for years and that the Calman Commission recommendations are unworkable and potentially damaging.
Professor Hughes Hallett (pictured) also rubbished claims by leading Scottish Labour politicians that an independent Scotland could not have survived the banking crisis by explaining that much of the liabilities suffered by HBOS and RBS would have fallen on England.
Hughes Hallett, who is a Professor of Economics at George Mason University in Washington DC and St Andrews University was appearing on Radio Scotland’s ‘Newsweek’ show when he undermined much of what Unionist politicians and Scottish media commentators have been saying about Scotland for years. Full story and video of interview at Newsnet Scotland.
Norway is a smaller oil producer that Scotland with harsher North Sea conditions.
Norway 'petroleum fund' tops $500bn.
Norway's oil-fueled state pension fund has grown to a massive 3 trillion Norwegian kroner (£324bn; $513bn), the country's central bank has announced. Full story
Don't agree - have a look Gordon Brown's track record on this short video
Don't agree, listen to this avi file of the secret meeting with Gordon Brown and the leader of the Liberals Democrats planning a plot against the SNP Government
More on Labour Party corruption.
Not persuaded ? - download and read the top secret McCrone report
VOTE FOR SCOTLAND not SCOTLANDSHIRE a badly run County of England
The European Union costs every UK Citizen £234 a year. The UK Union costs every Scottish resident £2300 + a year.
In 1999 Labour and Liberal Democrats secretly made 6,000 MILES of SCOTLAND'S SEA - ENGLISH by moving Scotland's marine boundaries from Berwick-up-on-Tweed to Carnoustie.
Scotland without oil is in surplus The most recent Government Expenditure and Revenue Scotland (GERS) figures - without oil and gas revenues demonstrate that Scottish public finances ran current budget surplus in each of the three years to 2007- 08, totaling £2.3 Billion. In comparison the UK ran a budget deficit in each of those years totaling -£24 Billion. The Times Report
Balance on current budget
- £ billions
-£13.9
-£5
-£5.1
-£24
10 MAY 2010 Gordon Brown Resigns - but what about the Scottish people who voted labour?
As Gordon Brown steps down as Prime minster, if wanted to annoy the Conservatives and David Cameron and be a champion for the Scottish People who voted for Labour to stop Tory rule in Scotland he could have announce;
That the pro Scottish parts of the Calman Commission are to be put into place immediately.
Reverse the secret order that Labour's Henry McLeish put through in 1999 that made 6,000 square miles of Scotland's Sea English. That took 15% of oil and gas revenues out of the Scottish sector of the North Sea. Thus taking £2.5 Billion per year out of the Scottish Economy which is more than the proposed credit crunch cuts proposed for Scotland.
Suggest that Trident is scapped and force the MOD to be accountable to SEPA. To allow SEPA to regulate the nuclear submarines at Faslane that have leaked untreated nuclear radioactive coolant in the Loch more than 40 times.
After all it is our oil and gas revenues that are stopping the UK debt being junked.
Gordon Brown you also had the mandate to allow a well over due Scottish Referendum on Scotland's future. So what did you do for your 83.9% of Scot's who voted for no Tory rule in Scotland, before you let the Conservatives rule Scotland. That's right, absolutely nothing !
VOTING FOR ANY UNIONIST LONDON BASED PARTY IS DANGEROUS FOR SCOTLAND'S HEALTH & WELL BEING.
Scottish public services face £35 billion cut over next 15 years, as a non Independent Scotland will give London a minimum of £210 billion over the next 15 years in oil and gas revenues alone. Full story on these Scottish Public Services budget cuts.
Mr Murphy is well looked after at tax payers expense;
LABOUR BLOWS £1.4M ON JIM MURPHY MANOR
NO WONDER - Gordon Brown Helped Cause the Crisis - LABOURS ECONOMIC RELAUNCH’ COLLAPSES IN SHAMBLES
The Scottish Labour Party USED to have left wing socialist values, but in attempt to win in England "new labour" are moving closer to the centre/right.
Having said that, credit where credit is due the Labour Party did give us the Freedom of Information Act.
They also have not taken the part in the McCrone report that examines the Scottish Economy without North Sea Oil and implemented it like Margaret Thatcher did. However they did help keep it secret even when Scotland got her devolved Government, that she should have been given 26 years before. If it was for the Labour Party perverting democracy with their unheard of 40% rule.
A devolved Government that 52% of Scottish voters an 43 to 19 Scottish MP's had voted for way back in 1997, but guess who undemocratically said NO and NO again.. yes the Labour Party. read the full shocking story
Margaret Thatcher was most annoyed that she could not build a pipeline from the North Sea to England, however Tony Blair came up with an alterative when he made 6,000 miles of Scottish Sea English in 1999.
Who knows in the future, Conservative leader David Cameron may attempt to use Scotland's Green Energy to attract overseas business to the North of England rather than Scotland!
LABOUR GET READY TO MIS-LEAD THE SCOTTISH PUBLIC ONCE AGAIN
The Labour party HQ unveil two manifestos. A 78 page manifesto for England that promises more for English voters than the second class 75 page manifesto for Scotland. Most of the issues in the Scottish version of this 2010 general election manifesto are not even within Westminsters' control ?
At Glenrothes, Labour shamefully campaigned on matters that devolved Scottish Government deal with. This manifesto proves they are going to campaign in Scotland with unjust, unfair, misleading policies that do not relate to a Westminster election.
Yet another injustice against residents of Scotland by a non transpartent Westminster Government.
Labour MP Eric Illsley is fifth to be charged with fraud over expenses - Times Online
New Labour investigated over postal vote frauds (04May10)
What is going on at Glasgow City Council ??? In March 2010 headlining stories have been generated regarding the mysterious resignation of its Leading councillor.
Here are links to some of those generated;
Labour rocked as police announce investigation into Steven Purcell
Steven Purcell faces police probe over £50k grant
Steven Purcell quits as leader of Glasgow city council
Former Glasgow council leader Steven Purcell leaves 'rehab
Council was set to reveal Steven Purcell drugs problem
Eighteen year old Labour activist dies after collapsing outside city chambers
Shock death of former Glasgow council chief Steven Purcells pal Danus McKinlay
Glasgow City Council leader Steven Purcell resigns amid controversy
Steven Purcell resigns as councillor
Council closes ranks on Steven Purcell cocaine claims
Labour donor Willie Haughey linked to cocaine city councillor
Labour donor Willie Haughey in ‘cash for favours’ row
Scottish Labour in ‘cash for access’ row
PURCELL, Stefan King, James Mortimer, Brian Dempsey, Willie Haughey
What do you think is going on here?
Why did he resign?
What is going on with our money?
HERE WE GO AGAIN ! - FIRST BENDY WENDY - NOW GREEDY IAIN GRAY
Iain Gray, Scottish Labour Party leader in the Scottish Parliament, was embroiled in a sleaze row after it emerged one of his campaign donors had improperly benefited from public funds.
East Lothian Council said it was investigating how about £6700 of public resources were directed to Prestonpans Labour Party to help it stage an annual fundraiser, despite council rules forbidding it.
The same Labour branch donated £800 to Mr Gray’s campaign to become the party’s Holyrood leader last year. more on the downfall on another leader of the Scottish Labour Party What the Times have to say on Greedy Iain Gray
Scotland must see through the smoke screens caused by the loaded gun held against the heads of Scots who vote for London based parties. The alternative for Scotland's future is bleak.
In a Independent Scotland the right wing Conservatives would have little chance of being elected.
In yet another "Snap Election" set for the 6th May 2010, the Conservatives will more than likely be elected, despite labours efforts to convert Scot's voters for their own personal and political gain on the opposition benches of Westminster.
In Scottish Politics it has been the "anti Scottish" Labour Party who have been holding a smoking gun against the heads of a lot of people in Scotland who are misled into voting Labour. This gun has been repeatedly loaded with lies, non discloser, spin and unfounded SNP smear campaigns.
We hope at the next election or referendum those destructive forces at work within the London Labour Party will not get the chance to reload their machine gun of smear, lies and deception.
Did you know that in 1999 The Labour and Liberal Parties made 6,000 miles of Scottish Sea English.
The Labour party also overturned the will of the Scottish People who wanted a devolved Government in 1979. In this 1979 Referendum 52% of Scottish voters said Yes to a devolved government. (32.7% of the Population) - To elimate any chance of a devolved parliament the labour party imposed a 40% of the population must say yes ruling. However if the entire population had voted the same way which was unlikely by the Labour Parties fondness of disclosure of forth coming elections. More than 52% not 40% of the population would have said yes. The only election in the World where the dead and foreign students who had gone home were given an automatic NO vote.
Why? So Scotland could continue to give London £22,831 a minute, £32 million a day, £12 billion a year in oil revenues LOCK STOCK AND BARRELL. In return for robbed seas, discarded industries, failed employment policies, larger dole queues, a large amount of the population living in poverty and bad health. Along with daily lies and spin spread by Newspapers controlled by people with an allegiance to Labour due to the threat of the Conservatives.
If you are over 30 years old and had lived in Scotland for 30 years, you have allowed £48,000 that could have been spend in your name to improve Scotland go to London, since oil and gas revenues started coming in.
Scotland still has the worst health record and the worst poverty in Europe.
Even the Unions are sacking Labour
"Unison" threat to cut labour funds The Labour Party's biggest financial backer trade union Unison has said it will no longer give financial support to MPs that do not support its values. read more
Even the Sun Newspaper has stopped backing the Labour Party, but ....
The Sun Newspaper have dumped the Labour Party Whether this is a publicity stunt to attempt to sell more newspapers or the Sun newspaper feels it needs to back political winners. The fact that the Scottish Sun have said they will not back the Conservatives, unlike the English edition, would suggest the winners in Scotland will be the SNP. Who knows maybe the Sun will once again back the SNP like they did in the 1980's.
The decision is a fitting reaction to the Labour parties biggest liability, which is it's track record of spin, secrets, lies and deceit. Which is a culture born out of Unionist politics. read more
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The Facts of Scottish Independence
Should Scotland become Independent Country, a new treaty of Union could easily be written among Wales, Northern Ireland and England. As Her Majesty the Queen is also the Queen of Scotland, the Monarchy would also in not be jeopardy as Union of the Crowns would exisit. Therefore Scotland becoming completely politically Independent from Westminster would not affect any Loyalist ideals, what so ever, unless the people of Northern Ireland and Wales no longer wanted to be associated with Westminster and England.
MINIMUM ALCHOL PRICE PROPOSALS - EXPOSE SCOTTISH LABOUR AS OUT OF TOUCH.
The Scottish Labour Party have done nothing in 30 years to curb Scotland's drinking problems, they used to agree with the principal of minimum pricing on alcohol, but never implemented any drink restriction laws whilst in power. The SNP government, who are addressing the issues of the people of Scotland, have proposed minimum pricing and restricted point of sale for alcohol, similar to the sale of tobacco in supermarkets (i.e. not at super market checkouts).
Since this proposal the Scottish Labour Party have opposed the proposals, whilst the Labour Party at Westminster are now strongly considering imposing the same minimum alcohol pricing laws nationwide. Exposing the Scottish Labour Party for being out of touch with the Scots and the London Labour Party. More on the Labour Parties bad attitude towards SNP policies, that they eventually try an copy
Did Labour MP's and Labour Scottish MSP's discuss this at the Labour Conference 2009?
Labour wants to build new nuclear power plants in Scotland when the World's uranium is unlikely to last another 30 years. When Scotland has the capacity to provide green renewable energy to more than a 1/4 of Europe. Now they are going to use the Calman Commission to enforce the renewal of Trident on the Scots.
Labour have wasted Scotland's Oil Revenues, by not investing the modest amount required to invest in the Oil industry that Westminster so heavily relies on.
Labour has got the Country in £750 Billion of Debt. On a population basis Scotland's share of the debt is only £62.5 Billion, which North Sea Oil Revenues that Westminster currently wastes, would pay the Scottish share of that debt off in 5 years.
Labour and the Liberals have allowed Westminster to move Scotland's Marine Boundaries, making 6,000 miles of Scotland Sea, English and the revenue from the Gas and Oil fields in these waters be counted as English revenue.
Labour has done nothing for the Scottish People in the last 30 years, accept put us seriously in debt. As well as overturning a democratic decision of the 52% of the Scottish Voters who said yes to a devolved Scottish Government in 1979. Then ignoring 43 out of 19 Scottish MP's who voted against the London Labour Party ruling.
If you are Scottish and support the Labour Party. You need to examine seriously why you are allowing English Labour Politicians to un-democratically manipulate Scotland for the benefit of England through the Scottish Labour Party with lies, secrets, scaremongering and scandals?
For the latest scandals read Scotland's political news
Rigged 1979 devolved Scottish Government Referendum 52% said YES Labour said NO
McCrone Report on Scotland's Economy, Labour helped keep top secret for 30 years
The 6,000 miles of Scottish Sea Tony Blair stole from Scotland in 1999
Read Labours Secret plan to deprive independent Scotland of North Sea oil fields
Should Scotland become Independent Country, a new treaty of Union could easily be written among Wales, Northern Ireland and England. Unless the people of Northern Ireland and Wales no longer wanted to be associated with Westminster and England.
Once Scotland got it's Indepenence, Iam sure the people of Scotland would not mind if the Union Joke, sorry Union Jack still remained as icon for the British Isles, to avoid having to change a lot of computer systems.
As Her Majesty the Queen is also the Queen of Scotland, the Monarchy would also in not be jeopardy as Union of the Crowns would still exist. Therefore Scotland becoming completely politically Independent from Westminster would not affect any Loyalist ideals, what so ever. The monarchy is more likely to survive in Scotland than it will in England, as there are those amongst who actually have a vacant chair waiting for the return of the King of Scotland.
In a Independent Scotland, a Scottish Labour Party would be controlled by Scots and not English Puppeteers. Free of London Labour control, the Scottish Labour could work in partnership with other Scottish Ministers, rather than against them.
A Independent Scotland would more than likely have a "real" left wing Labour Government after Scotland's First Election. The difference would be the lack of back stabbing - cover up - lying - commands from South of the border. Working with SNP would be much easier if the Scottish Labour Party did not have to employ these underhand Unionist strategies, that come from the London Labour Party.
In a Independent Scotland, Scotland's 59 MP's would not have to share an eleventh of the political table with other Countries decision makers.
In a Independent Scotland "The Scottish Labour Party" could be a leading credible force that would help the English voters realise "left is best".
In a Independent Scotland nothing much would change "same Monarch - postal system - rail networks - prisons - same money - same local taxes - in short term the name UK could remain as an another term for Britain or Great Britain, to avoid a computer industry headache. The Population of Scotland, could still, if they prefer refer to themselves as Britons - British. As British Isles is the name of a landmass.
In a Independent Scotland the slight changes would be fairer tax systems - a lot more revenue from natural resources - better standard of living - feeling of hope in our oppressed population - more head offices in Scotland - a say in World Politics - Scotland's oil and fishing industry regaining the 6,000 miles of Scottish Sea stolen by Tony Blair in 1999. - a full say in Scottish Politics and purse strings to sort Scotland's problems - a say in Scotland future as a nuclear dustbin, host and main sponsor of Trident.
The way forward for Scottish Labour Supporters is simple download this "Scottish document" and have your say as a Scotsman in Scotland's future.
Alternately you could continue to follow your English Shepard's.
Before you vote, read the McCrone Report It is your £32 Million a Day Oil and Gas Revenue - stop letting Scottish Labour give it away.
It is time to say bye bye to a devalued Prime Minister of a devalued London Based Government
... as the videos below clearly illustrate
UK Government debt has risen to £750 Billion. That equates to every new born child being £17,000 in debt.
In an Independent Scotland, Scots could be debt free in less than 5 years
Scotland could be debt free in 5 years. If the people of Scotland vote for Independence in 2010 the amount of that debt that would be attributed to Scotland would be reduced to £62.5 billion, as Scotland's population is a twelfth of the size of the United Kingdom.
As Scotland currently receives no Scottish Oil and Gas revenues worth approximately £13 Billion per annum, this new money could pay off Scotland share of the debt in less than 5 years.
Gordon Brown imposes anti-terrorism law against innocent Icelanders
Iceland is bankrupt because of reckless banking practices. Why then did the Labour Government suggest that UK Local Councils invest vast sums of public money "offshore" in Icelandic banks. Now Labour have inflicted the Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act of 2001 law against the Icelanders.
Why do English Labour and through them Scottish Labour insist on bending the truth or telling flagrant lies.
The answers are Oil !!! Nuclear Scotland and top stop the Conservative Party taking power?
If you care about Scotland say YES to Independence in 2010. - Within 6 Months Scotland would have a general election where one could vote for their usual Party. Then the Scottish Labour Party true left wing can take control of Scotland.
Labour overturned a democratic decision in a Democracy.
1979 Devolution Referendum - 52% said YES Westminster said NO on the 1st March 1979 the People were asked this question? 'Do you want the provisions of the Scotland Act 1978 to be put into effect ? '
In 1979 Scotland voted in favor of devolution Scottish Government by 52% to 48%
However before the election took place SDP, MP George Cunningham had proposed that 40 % of the electorate must vote Yes, thus effectively counting abstainers, the dead, foreign students who had left the country as No voters. 32.9% of the electorate had voted Yes, only 7.1% short of the 40% rule.
Of the electorate who had voted 52% voted Yes 1,230,937 opposed to the 1,113502 who had voted No.
At the time of the referendum there was 62 Scottish MP's, 43 of them voted Yes and 19 voted No.
The Act was repealed the following month (March 1979) despite Scottish MP's voting 43 to 19 against repeal.
Had the same conditions been imposed on the 1975 EEC referendum, Scotland would have left the EEC.
This is the first time in a democracy that the decision of the voters who turned out has been over turned. Even in a third world African Nation, democracy is not destroyed to the extent it was in 1979 by Labour Government. Who after years of stalling on the 1974 manifesto promise to hold devolution referendum's in Scotland and Wales imposed this unfair, unjust ruling that was instigated purely to rig the referendums to interfere with the right of the Scottish and Welsh people to govern themselves.
The sense of betrayal that the Scottish electorate felt was unrecoverable for the Labour Party and a vote of no confidence in Callaghan's Labour government 27 days later was carried by one vote. The Labour Government collapsed and Margaret Thatcher swept to power where the Conservatives remained until 1997 despite having virtually no support in Scotland.
1. Read the Sunday Herald
2. More on this scandal
Scottish Politics - The Devolution years 1967 - 1979
For 30 years Scottish people have been told a pack of lies regarding Scotland's Oil. (as proved by the Top Secret McCrone Oil Report)
For the last 30 years the Scot's have not received very little if any revenue from Scotland's Oil. The Scottish people are given an allowance based on taxes like income, corporation, inheritance, VAT and Council tax. This allowance does not even add up to the amount the treasury demands from the Scots.
Gordon Brown and the Labour party, have used the banking collapse in the United Kingdom to attempt to discredit an Independent Scotland. (A banking collapse, Gordon Brown had a hand in creating)
He has used Alex Salmonds' 2005 comment about the Arc of Prosperity, relative to the Iceland Banks against the SNP. However when this comment was made about Iceland, Gordon Brown was encouraging Councils throughout the United Kingdom to invest Millions of TAX PAYERS MONEY in Icelandic banks for big interest pay outs. Money that until the collapse of these banks was probably being used for under the table bonuses. It now turns out the UK Government has given £759million to the FSA to BAIL out the Iceland banks. i.e. it is the UK tax payer that is funding this operation to bail out Icelandic Banks NOT the Icelanders, who have had anti terrorism laws imposed upon them.
Labour have taken comment of the Norwegian Minister and twisted them so much that the Norwegian Minister wrote a letter to distance himself from what Labour was doing by twisting his comments. Read The Norwegian Ministers Letter condeming his comments being twisted for unionist political gain.
The speed that Gordon Brown announced the "damaging" merger between Lloyds TSB and HBOS was of a political gain to discredit a Scottish Bank and strip it of its ancient Scottish Identity so he could boast where will a Independent Scotland be without one of its biggest banks.
He now boast where would Scotland have found the 100 billion to bail out the banks - 100 billion / 60 million (UK population) x 5 million (Scottish Population) is only 8.3 Billion.
This is proved by Gordon Brown's statement that if the Lloyds TSB merger did not go ahead neither would the 13 billion tax payers bailout.
Q. So where would a Independent Scotland find 8.3 billion to save its share?
A. 9 months of Scottish North Sea Oil Revenue
Labour won the Glenrothes By Election on the back of the charges, that some high income residents are being asked to pay for home are by the SNP Fife Council. The fact that over 1000 people in Fife have had to pay no charge and that these charges are less than they are in Labour controlled Councils did not feature on the "Dishonest Labour Propaganda" that was distributed throughout the Council and in the media, days before the election. The question is how much money did the Labour Party spend on the Glenrothes by election Campaign.
We would suggest a full investigation into Labour's Glenrothes Budget and the Home Care charges in Scotland, after all in a Independent Scotland a lot of Labour MP's fear they would lose their jobs, this does not have to be the case if Scottish Labour supporters support Scotlands right to govern itself.
Scottish Oil is worth defrauding the Scot's, breaking International laws and lying for!
The fact that in 1979 Labour said no to the 52% of Scottish Voters and 43 to 19 Scottish MP's said YES to devolved Scottish Government at Holyrood.
The fact that in 1999 Tony Blair moved Scotland Marine Boundaries without consulting the Scottish People. Moving them from Berwick-upon-tweed to Carnoustie making 6,000 square miles of Scottish Sea, English.
The fact that unsuspecting Scottish people **, present the treasury in London an annual cheque of between 12 Billion and 14.4 Billion Pounds (depending on the price of oil)
These facts prove this, so do not listen to the Unionist lies.
(** Read the McCrone Report if you do not think the Scot's are being conned)
The full significance of North Sea oil was not immediately apparent, and it still remains in large measure disguised from the Scottish public by the DTI..
LATEST NEWS ON THE EVENTS - SCANDALS LIES & PLOTS BEHIND SCOTTISH POLITICS
2009 JUNE 16 Union "Unison" threat to cut labour funds The Labour Party's biggest financial backer trade union Unison has said it will no longer give financial support to MPs that do not support its values. read more
2009 JUNE 15 - UNIONST - CALMAN COMMISSION URGE THAT HOLYROOD SHOULD TAKE CHARGE OF HALF THE INCOME TAX RAISED IN SCOTLAND.
As the number of tax payers has and is going to fall due to Labours disgraceful management of the Credit Crunch.
The Unionist's intend cutting £5 Billion from the Scottish Budget and expect the Scottish Government to make it up from Scottish tax payers who can manage to hold on to their jobs.
When Westminster impose the Billions to be cut from the Scottish Budget in the years to come, it will mean the loss of NHS and Government jobs. Making it even harder for the Scottish Government to make up the £5 Billion slashed from the Scottish budget.
This £5 Billion figure is based on the current working population, not the working population after the full effects of the credit crunch and government spending cuts announced on the 23rd of April 2009 by Jim Murphy come into place.
On the same day, Westminster announce credit crunch plans to increase Scotland's North Sea Oil production by 20% adding another £2.6 Billion onto revenues that London takes away from Scotland, which was £13 Billion in 2007.
Therefore the plundering of Scotland's VAST Oil and Gas Revenues will increase to over £15 Billion. Nearly 50% of Scotland Current Budget
The solution is simply vote for SCOTTISH INDEPENDENCE and a budget of in excess of £45 Billion not the Unionist's slap in the face reduced £25 Billion budget.
2009 June 4th Labour Cabinet Ministers Resign
James Purnell’s and John Hutton Resignation? Read Labours Lying Script
2009 JUNE 2 - Trident poisons Scotland - The Nuclear leaks at Faslane
Watch this video on Faslane and Trident - then read the myths behind Scotland needing employment from Faslane.
2009 JUNE 2 - Alistair Darling is left to dangle after fumbling his own expenses
Three times Gordon Brown was given the chance yesterday to assure Alistair Darling of his future as Chancellor. Three times he declined. read rest of the story
2009 04 23 - Scottish Budget Cuts
Scottish Budget Cuts 2009 Considering Mr Murphy's view that the Scottish Government should behave like a Scottish family and tighten its belts etc, we think that it should be said that;
No sane sensible Scottish family could substantiate giving all of their salary to their neighbour only to beg for the scraps from their table for sustenance!!!
Scottish budget to be cut by £0.5 Billion. While Scotland's North Sea Oil production is to be increased by 20% adding another £2.6 Billion onto revenues that London TAKE AWAY from Scotland, which was £13 Billion in 2007. This year the Scottish Budget of £33.3 Billion is calculated using the Barnet Formula which gives, back a proportion of "non oil & gas taxes" raised in Scotland. In a Independent Scotland the available money for a budget would be a minimum of £49.5 Billion, when Scottish Oil and Gas revenues are added. This figure is not including the massive revenues from Scottish renewable energy and the industries renewable energy will attract to Scotland, the billions saved from ditching Trident and all the taxes raised in Scotland not just some of them. Scottish Labour Party S...p, should distance themselves from their London Labour Party Shepherds, before the Conservatives get in.
Aliaster Darling plans incentives for North Sea Oil exploration so the UK Treasury can make another £2.6 Billion out of Scotland - whilst also planning to cut Scotland's Budget by £1 Billion.
The UK Government is so far in debt. Alistair Darling plans incentives to aid North Sea oil production. The SNP have been asking for this modest investment since 2004. To increase Scotland's North Sea Oil production by 20%. Which is an additional £2.6 Billion of Scotland's money. As current oil revenues are about £13 Billion this would increase to £15.6 Billion per annumn. As reported on the first page of the Scotland on Sunday 19 04 2009
However in the virtually the same breath Alistair Darling will cut Scotland's budget by £1 Billion. "What a cheeky monkey Mr Darling is" This is proof that the UK Treasury is so dependent on Scotland's Oil Revenue. For more Secrets Lies and Plots to rip off Scotland visit www.Scottish-Labour-Party.co.uk
A Bannockburn by-election to replace disqualified Stirling councillor Gerard O'Brien on the 30th of April.
The Labour politician was banned from office for 18 months by the Standards Commission on 5 March for breaching the Councillors Code of Conduct.
Voters in the Bannockburn ward will be invited to choose his replacement on 30 April. more info
Gordon Brown leader of the Labour Party and his main advisor get caught planning a smear campaign of opposition politicians.
Think that is bad, listen to this avi file of the secret meeting with Gordon Brown and the leader of the Liberals Democrats planning a plot against the SNP Government
Westminsters strips Scotland of it financial asset- as proven by Dunfermline Building Society.
It is blatantly obvious that Gordon Brown, the London Westminster based Labour party are striping Scotland of its Financial Assets as proven by ignoring the more info Lets have an inquest If Scotland had been a Independent Nation, it would have been highly likely that the Scottish Govenment would have questioned banking policies, as banking is one of Scotland's largest industries. They would have probably have asked the banks to protect themselves and their customers by seperating investment banking from retail banking. It would also probably have asked Scotland's big bank's to review their easy lending policies as much of its lending would still have been done South of the border.
Reports that the Calman Commission is looking to possibly reverse powers over energy consenting so that either the current Labour or a future Conservative UK Government can build nuclear power stations in Scotland against a Scottish Parliamentary majority is definitely irking many this morning, not least of which the First Minister. Only the Tories and Labour support nuclear power in Scotland. Every other party in the Scottish Parliament is against the expansion of civil nuclear power. So will the Lib Dems sign up to this? Just last week SoS trumpeted that Scots would rather have nuclear power than pay more through their bills for renewables (which they are currently doing with no complaint). The SoS said:
Labour 'without mandate or credibility' in Dundee
Following a dramatic Council by-election win in the Maryfield Ward on the 13th of March 2009, the City of Dundee is poised to become the first SNP-led City administration. Craig Melville trumped the Labour candidate by over 500 first preference votes to take the place of ex-Labour Councillor Joe Morrow (who wasnae in when I canvassed his address!). The balance of power would appear to be in the hands of Independent Ian Borthwick. What way will this man swing? Or will one of the other minor parties vote to keep their jobs.
Scottish Labour allow Scotland's Largest constituency to be run from London
LABOUR has suspended constituency business in East Lothian because of a row surrounding attempts to deselect the MP Anne Moffat.
The development could potentially be an embarrassment for Labour's newly elected Scottish leader, Iain Gray, who is the MSP for East Lothian.
Members of Labour's National Executive Committee (NEC) are due to visit the constituency next week in a bid to resolve the dispute over Ms Moffat. Until further notice, Scotland's largest constituency party will be run from London. This shows that there is no such thing as the Scottish Labour Party and it has never existed. full story
250,000 tonnes of radio active waste from London's 2012 Olympic site to be dumped in Falkirk, Scotland.
Maybe this SNP voice could condemn the "Secret decision to dump 250,000 tonnes of RADIO ACTIVE waste from the London 2012 Olympic Site in Landfill in Falkirk".
Green Party MSP Robin Harper said "Should Scotland's legacy from the Olympic Games really be hundreds of tons of polluted soil?" As reported on the front page of the Daily Mail Sunday the 2nd of November 2008. The original story about the radioactive waste
2008 10 23 Out-of-control Labour thugs were filmed threatening journalists with violence at Glenrothes: read more
2008 09 25 - The date of the Glenrothes by election has finally been announced for the 6 November 2008, 23 days after all the candidates have been selected. This announcement only gives the electorate in Glenrothes only 42 days before election day. The Electoral Commission said that Labour's recent Snap elections should be banned to give the public enough time before polling day to register to vote.
Labour is having difficulty finding a candidate to fight this by-election. So far, three leading candidates have said thanks, but no thanks.
* Henry McLeish (ex-MP and MSP in Fife and First Minister).
* Christine May (ex-MSP for the area, lost her seat in 2007).
* Alex Rowley (Labour leader on Fife Council, ex-Secretary of the Labour Party in Scotland, and a Brown protege - think Douglas Alexander and add an extra "Fife" dimension).
It shows just how desperate things have become when Labour can't find a candidate for a seat with a five figure majority. Full Story by Iain Dale
2008 07 24; “The by-election in the East End of Glasgow that was a two horse race between the Westminster Controlled Labour Party and the Scottish Government's the SNP was won by the SNP. This was a victory with a swing from this Labour safe seat towards the SNP of 22.54%. Starting the political earthquake that the SNP had promised at the very start of this the shortest election in recent history "only 3 weeks" read more about the campaigning below
Chris Crieghton 67 Frances Curran 555 Margaret Curran 10,912 41.7% Eileen Duke 232 Hamish Howitt 65 Tricia Mc Leish 512 John Mason 11,277 43.1% Davena Rankin 1,639 Ian Robertson 915 rejected papers 45 total votes 26,219 turnout 42.25% Majority 365
365 majority on 24 7 VICTORY
2008 07 24; “Re count ordered by Labour Candidate Margaret Curran"
2008 07 24; “A last minute attack of nerves hit Labour today as the crucial Glasgow East by-election came to a nail-biting finish" For full details follow this link
2008 07 24 "Labours Scotsmen Prime Minister Gordon Brown MP or Westminster's Chancellor Alistair Darling MP have both failed to come to Glasgow East Scotland, to lend there support to Labour's Campaigners and the fellow Labour MP's and SMP's that have been drafted in from around the United Kingdom more"
2008 07 22; “David Cameron Westminster's Conservative Leader comes to Glasgow East."
2008 07 21 ; “Alex Salmond is hailed as the "saint of renewable energy" as he announced the green light on Europe's largest wind farm, producing enough green energy to power 300,000 Scottish Homes. For full details follow this link
2008 07 21 ; “Labour announce plans to scrap current benefit system including invalidly allowances". In attempt to make claimants undertake "community service" in exchange for their benefit. "Community Service" is currently the punishment handed out by judges to criminals who have committed crimes that do not justify a custodial sentence. For full details follow this link
2008 07 13; “Labour MP's told to invade Scotland ahead of Glasgow East by-election” They are complaining already because they don’t want to go to Scotland and the minimum fare is £100. If they do this and are still beaten it could be curtains for Brown. For full details follow this link
2008 07 11 ; "WENDY ALEXANDER'S leadership campaign team were accused of a cover-up yesterday after it emerged they gave false details to watchdogs. New evidence showed they told the Electoral Commission that donations for her Labour leadership battle were received weeks later than they really were." For full details follow this link
Wendy Alexander is banned from the Scottish Parliament for a day for receiving illegal donations then she resigns.
The Leader of the Scottish Liberals Nicol Stephens resigns within a week of the Scottish Labour's Leaders resignation?
2008 07 05; Labour MP, David Marshall MP of Glasgow East "one of the most deprived areas in the UK" resigns amid rumours that he spent over £500,000 of tax payers money running office from home staffed by wife; For full details follow this link
Could this be why Labour are rushing this local election through in three weeks (the fastest known By-Election) and have it in the middle of the Glasgow Fair holiday so that turnouts are low. Leaving the people of the East End of Glasgow less than a week to register for a postal VOTE.
2008 07 05 ; Labour's nominated Candidate for Glasgow East George Ryan fails to turn up and Labour start the fight for the "so called safe Labour seat" without a candidate. Read more on the reason behind this stand down or read on...
Rumours also are afoot that following a complaint from a representative of Paddy's Market traders to the Standards Commission of Scotland that 11 Labour councillors including George Ryan and Steven Purcell who both turned down chances to represent Labour in the Glasgow East By-election, are under investigation. "The complaint surrounded their conduct in relation to the controversial attempt to close down the 150 year old Paddy’s Market in the city and obtain land on which the market is currently located." For full details follow this link
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Patients 75+ must get same-day appointments, and 40% of people evening/weekend access
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The Government has stepped up the pressure on clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) to meet its targets for GP access in England, particularly for patients aged 75 and over who need same-day appointments. It also said that, in 2017-18, a total of 40% of the population must have access to enhanced GP services, including evening and weekend access. And it has insisted that care home residents at risk of hospital admission should first be seen by a GP or ambulance ‘see and treat’ model.
At the same time, it is requiring NHS England to ring-fence £3.582 billion within its allocation to CCGs to establish the Better Care Fund in 2017-18; and to ensure that the amount spent, from within this, on schemes identified in Better Care Fund plans as ‘social care’ in 2016-17 is maintained in line with inflation in every area.
In its NHS mandate for 2017-18, the Department of Health has set out its overall 2020 goals as:
Implementation of the measures to support general practice set out in the General Practice Forward View, including: improved access to primary care, ensuring 100% of the population has access to weekend/evening routine GP appointments; and 5,000 extra doctors in general practice, delivered jointly with Health Education England.
Measurable reduction in age-standardised emergency admission rates and inpatient bed-day rates; more significant reductions through the New Care Model programme covering at least 50% of the population.
And within these, what it regards as ‘2017-18 deliverables’:
Deliver 2017-18 core requirements for access to enhanced GP services, including evening and weekend access, to a total of 40% of the population.
Work with the Department to agree a programme of work to assess how best to meet the commitment that all over-75s will be able to access a same-day appointment with a GP if they need one.
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Achieve 20% coverage of the population by the New Care Model programme.
Assess progress of the vanguards and identify models consistent with the multispecialty community providers, integrated primary and acute care systems and enhanced health in care homes vanguard frameworks that can be replicated across the country.
The Department also said trusts must make A&E streaming mandatory throughout the system by ensuring that all care home residents at risk of admission to hospital are first seen by a GP or ambulance ‘see and treat’ model. It called on them to implement the agreed process to address hospital bed capacity issues, and implement changes to ambulance and 111 delivery models to reduce the rate of growth in demand for A&E services.
The Royal College of GPs has so far been unable to comment on the mandate; but it recently pointed out that “blaming GPs” for the NHS crisis would not help anyone. College chair Professor Helen Stokes-Lampard has said: “It is not the case that GP surgery routine opening hours are contributing to the pressures our colleagues in A&E departments are currently facing … It has never made sense to force GPs to offer services that there is little patient demand for. In many cases, practices have already had to actually stop offering extended opening hours because of a lack of patient demand for them … A patient will always be able to access urgent GP care when they need to, either through our routine service, or the GP out-of-hours service.”
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Issawiya; the East Jerusalem neighbourhood at the brunt of Israeli Police brutality
Section: [Main News] [IN PICTURES] [Features]
Tags: [raids] [Issawiya]
The eight-seater van driven by Issawiya community leader Mohammad Abu Hummus lurches and screeches up the recently slicked pavement, stirring clouds of exhaust in its wake. Activists from Free Jerusalem, an Israeli collective raising awareness around the occupation, prepare to start their daily solidarity walks through the East Jerusalem village of Issawiya; documenting the continuous Israeli police bombardment that has been plaguing the neighbourhood for the past six months.
However this night, with the first winter rain, a gloomy backdrop accompanies the palpable fatigue from volunteers, “can you feel the tension?” Noah Benninga, a holocaust professor and volunteer from Jerusalem, says in a hushed tone.
Groups of kids eagerly run along the driver’s side, reporting to Abu Hummus the events of the afternoon; clashes broke out in the northern quarter, their friend plucked from a local supermarket by a group of police as he was buying chips.
Now approaching the seventh month of consecutive daily raids in Issawiya, hundreds of Palestinian residents have been injured and one young Palestinian dead.
Jerusalem Mayor, Moshe Leon claimed the recent increase in police presence was in response to residents attempts to attack Hadassah hospital workers with stones and Molotov cocktails in addition to an increase in crime in the close-by neighbourhood of French Hill.
Abu Hummus disputed this at a public panel event hosted by Free Jerusalem, stating that Issawiya residents were not aiming at hospital workers but in fact, the police cameras surround the building complex.
“We would never attack a hospital, the police just want to portray us in a certain way. We can only speculate why they have been so harsh to Issawiya, but we think that it is because, unlike other neighbourhoods, we have really strong united leadership, and this is something that the authorities really resent and try to break.”
Clashes between Israeli police and residence have littered the streets of Issawiya with stun grenades and tear gas canisters.
Groups of five to ten border police march up and down the road, checking their scopes as they wave their weapons towards the top of buildings, the whites of curious locals eyes glow through rod iron gates and blinds.
A bombardment of car horns harmonises as traffic comes to a halt. In between a slew of profanity one can hear the whistling of rocks thrown by neighbourhood children whipping through the trees.
Benninga scrambles to dawn a helmet as he explains this friendly fire aimed at police often hits passers-by and cars.
Most of the groups of children ducking from behind dumpsters look no more than twelve years old, tripping in their flip flops, their rocks bounce like pebbles off of heavy police body armour and weaponry.
The light of a resident’s lower window unveiled the silhouettes of three police lingering outside like statues, “'We think they are trying to provoke an attack,” Benninga whispers.
Clashes turned deadly during the first month of raids in June when police shot and killed 20-year old Issawiya resident Mohammad Obeid at close range after he ignited fireworks near the scene.
Sequential protests followed for three days after the shooting when Israel refused to release the body of Obeid for the funeral.
The raids are labelled by Israeli activist as “collective punishment” and, as they believe, are part of a larger scheme to drive out Palestinians living in East Jerusalem.
“Beit Hanina and Silwan are also under attack, but Issawiya is at the front lines,” Ahmad Adam Masri, an Issawiya resident, stated.
While the neighbourhood once thrived on 12,500 dunams of land before 1967, the 20,000 residents now are sequestered to just 2,000 dunams, conditions Abu Hummus described as “ghetto-like”.
“We are surrounded by settlements and an army station ...now Issawiya is like a training field, a test lab, there are house arrests and children interrogations, they are using Issawiya as a training field for the police work,” Abu Hummus said.
Detaining Issawiya residents is a common tactic used by police, although usually for no more than 24 hours, children and men are forcefully taken from their homes, beaten, and detained with no just reason.
“The most shocking incident I witnessed was a mother get hit over the head with a rock by the police when she tried to chase after her thirteen-year-old son that was being arrested, she just dropped to the ground,” Benninga told Palestine Monitor.
Some 600 residents have been arrested since the start of the police campaign in June.
Abu Hummus and his nephew Ahmad Adam Masri described their experiences of this police brutality.
Despite having a disability to his legs, during a parking spot dispute, Abu Hummus was dragged out from his car by the police, hitting his head on the pavement. Abu Hummus was then detained, interrogated, and kept in isolation for a few hours before they released him on a condition that he would not return to Issawiya for two weeks. He was forced to sleep at a gas station.
“They always release me after a few hours because they know they have no reason or justification to detain me,” Abu Hummus told Palestine Monitor.
Adam Masri was also injured during a police drill in which Israeli forces clear the streets to leave it vacant, going one by one to close markets, restaurants, and shops at unpredictable times of the day.
Masri owns an electronic equipment store and after he refused to close down early, police returned a week later to forcefully enter his shop and beat him.
“This is just one example of how the police are unwilling to accept that a Palestinian stands his ground and demands his rights, they marked me and punished me,” Masri stated.
Israeli activists, residents of Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, students, professors, and social workers are among the volunteers that film the police activity.
Their work has already provided beneficial evidence in court proceedings. Most notably when an activist from Free Jerusalem caught the crew of a popular Israeli TV show 'Jerusalem District' planting an M-16 weapon in the house of an Issawiya resident, later returning to arrest the house owner in front of the cameras as part of a PR stunt, the show has since been cancelled.
In recent weeks hundreds of Israeli demonstrators have rallied in front of both Mayor Leone’s residency in Jerusalem and the police station in the Russian compound to call for an end to the occupation in Issawiya.
“We want to live in respect and freedom so we can return to a reality of life in peace and equality,” Knesset member Yousef Janarin stated at a rally on Saturday.
“It’s obvious they (Israeli police) have no justification for doing so, being violent for the sake of being violent...” Masri explained.
“...what they are trying to do is they are trying to put the residents of Issawiya to bed. I apologise for being vulgar and implying they are going to rape us, but they are the ones that taught us vulgarism, they are the ones that taught us brutality,” Masri added.
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News | 24 Sep 2019 21:09 | By RnMTeam
Ranu Mondal biopic in the pipeline
MUMBAI: National Award-winning Bengali actress Sudipta Chakraborty has been offered the role of Ranu Mondal in a biopic of the railway platform singer-turned Internet sensation.
Confirming the development, Sudipta told IANS, "Yes, I have been offered the film. However, I am yet to receive a script. I will decide if I want to play the character only after reading the script."
Journalist-turned-independent filmmaker Hrishikesh Mondal is set to direct the film, titled Platform Singer Ranu Mondal, which will chronicle the singer's journey from Ranaghat railway station in West Bengal to Bollywood.
"Sudipta Chakraborty has been approached for the role, but she is yet to give her nod. I think if anyone can pull off the character with perfection, it is Sudipta. She is a brilliant actress," said Hrishikesh.
Sharing his experience of meeting Ranu Mondal while researching for the script, the Nabadwip-based Hrishikesh said, "From what I have gathered after meeting and talking to her several times, she comes from an educated family, she loves music and has been singing right from her childhood. She is a simple and sweet person, and emotional by nature."
He added, "Ranu di asked me not to show anything in the movie about her life that would hurt her. Apart from that, she has been very cooperative regarding the biopic and has helped me with a lot of information and anecdotes from her life. She is a believer in God and is a very helpful person. She has been very nice and kind to me. I have also spoken to her daughter while writing the script."
Hrishikesh Mondal started his film career as an assistant director with the late acclaimed filmmaker Bappaditya Bandyopadhyay. He has directed two Bengali films - Achena Bondhutto, a film based on the LGBT community, which released in 2015, and Kusumitar Goppo, a biopic of female footballer Kusumita Das, which has released earlier this year.
(Source: IANS)
Ranu Mandol biopic platform LGBT community National Award Bengali music Bollywood Kolkata Cactus band
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Rabbi Aviya Rosen
Offering the Korban Pesach without a Beit HaMikdash
Introduction We are commanded to offer a Pesach sacrifice every year as part of the regimen of Mitzvos we perform for the Chag. The punishment for not offering the Korban-Pesach is “Karet” (the soul is isolated from the nation and has no part in the world to come).
Such harsh condemnation is reserved only for the most severe transgressions, such as eating in Yom Kippur. Karet applies in only two instances for non-fulfillment of a positive commandment, Mitzvot-Asei.
According to many opinions the “Korban Pesach” can be offered even today in spite of there being no Beit HaMikdash. If this is true, we are not dealing with an academic discussion but with performance of a Torah command and the need to ensure we are not transgressing a serious sin.
Mitzvat Korban-Pesach
The Torah commands, (Shemot 12,3-12, Bamidbar 9,1-13 and Devarim 16) that the entire nation of Israel must gather to eat the Korban that symbolizes our nation’s-creation. Korban Pesach represents the declaration of recognition that the real Gd is our Gd who took us from slavery to freedom and dermined our destiny and our purpose. (Sefer Hachinuch, Mitzvah 380 and Ramban Devarim 12 ,5)
The Mitzvah is to slaughter, roast and eat a complete sheep, as one group which usually includes family and friends. The entire group must be participants from its slaughter. The entire sheep must be consumed, no bone may be broken and it is eaten at the conclusion of the Seder meal. This is known in the Haggada as the Afikomen. And as we said, there is a severe punishment for those who do not eat Korban Pesach.
¨ The first time that Israel celebrated Pesach was on the second year after Yetziat-Mitzraim.
¨ When Joshua led the nation into the Land of Israel he organized a Korban-Pesach with great pageantry and pomp. Here too the purpose was to emphasise and reinforce the unity of all Israel. (Joshua 1 1-12)
¨ Immediately following Josiah’s, the King’s, programme to purify the country and destroy the idolatry that had corrupted the land, he celebrated the Pesach Sacrifice. The prophet tells us that, “Surely there was not celebrated such a Passover from the days of the judges that judged Israel”. The goal of this celebration was to create a new atmosphere and new vision for the People. (Kings chapter 23)
¨ Following many years during which we were unable to serve Gd at the Beit Hamikdash, the king Hezekiah acted decisively. He restored the Beis HaMikdash to its glory and opened the routes to it from all over the country. To publicise and rededicate this great opportunity he called upon all of Israel to celebrate the Pesach in Jerusalem. Here too we see that Korban Pesach was utilized to forge unity and a sense of purpose. As the prophet describes it there: “And there was great joy in Jerusalem; for since the time of Solomon the son of David king of Israel there had been nothing like this in Jerusalem.” (Chronicles 2, chapter 30)
¨ At the initiation of the second Beit-Mikdash, Ezra desired to focus the attention of the Jews once again upon Jerusalem, that this city should be the center for all Am-Israel. He also utilized the Korban Pesach. This is how it is described in Sefer Ezra: “and they killed the Passover lamb for all the returned exiles, and for their brothers the priests, and for themselves".(Ezra 6 19-22)
¨ Clearly, there is a great significance and power imbued with this ritual that penetrates to the very core of our national existence and destiny. If we are serious about restoring the glory of our nation, we must do our utmost to sacrifice Korban Pesach, even in our generation, without Beit-Mikdash.
We must consider the following before contemplating bringing the Korban Pesach today:
1. The place:
Is it possible to sacrifice Korban-Pesach without Beit Hamikdash?
Must the Korban-Pesach be sacrificed on Har-Habayit, near the place of Beit Hamikdash?
Is it possible to sacrifice Korban-Pesach in other places, even in other country?
2. The Altar: Is the Altar necessary to sacrifice Korban-Pesach?
Is it possible to build Altar today?
3. Purity: Is it possible to sacrifice Korban-Pesach when we are ritually impure?
4. The Kohanim: Can anyone other than a Cohen sacrifice the Korban-PesacIf we do require a Cohen, what criteria satisfies that he is indeed a Cohen?
We would presume that the place to sacrifice is Har Habayit. Theplace for sacrifices is the Beit HaMikdash and the Korban-Pesach ought to be slaughtered and processed in the Azara (the yard of Beit-Hamikdash on Har-Habayit). This Korban is holy (kodashim kalim to be consumed within the precincts of Yerushalayim). “You may not sacrifice the Passover inside any of your gates, which the Lord your God gives you;But at the place which the Lord your God shall choose to place his name in, there you shall sacrifice the Passover at the evening, at the going down of the sun, in the season when you came out of Egypt.”(Devarim 16 , 5-6)
Today however, although we have no Beit-Hamikdash, the Rambam (Beit Habchira 6 , 14) says that the holiness of Har-Habayit is permanent. This means that we may not offer any sacrifice in any other location.
Nevertheless, perhaps we may or must sacrifice Korban Pesach on Har-Habayit today, without Beit Mikdash?
The Mishna (Edoyoy 8,6):”R Joshua said: I have heard that sacrifices may be offered even though there is no Beit-Mikdash ,and that the most holy sacrifice may be eaten even though there is no Beit-Mikdash, and lesser sacrifice may be eaten even though there is no wall (to Jerusalem.”. The Rambam (Beit Habchira 6:16) rules accordingly.
On the other hand, the RaAved and the Kesef-Mishne say that today there is no Kedusha in that location. Far from being a problem, this in fact makes it easier for us, since there is no problem for anyone who is ritually impure to come to Har-Habayit and sacrifice there.
Additionally, we are in such a case actually permitted to offer a sacrifice in all locations as R’ Yitzchak says (Gemara Megila 10a) one may offer sacrifices everyplace because the holiness of Har-HaBayit canceled after the destruction.
In fact, Chonyo, a Jew, built a temple in Egypt after the destruction of our Beit Hamikdash where he offered all the sacrifices.
The Gemara (Zevachim 107b) discusses whether there is a prohibition of sacrificing outside the precincts of the Beit HaMikdash today. Reish-Lakish permist and R’ Yohanan forbids it. The Rambam rules (Mahase Hakorbanot 19 ,15) that we may not since even today without the Beit HaMikdash, the holiness of Har HaBayit remains.
The Hatam-Sofer (Shahasr korbanot and kapara chapter 1 part b) accordingly understands that we may offer even today, the Korban Pesach and we are therefore obligated offer it, however, it must be offered on Har-HaBayit.
Rabbi Akiva Eiger wrote an article for the magazine “Halevanon” (year 5623) about constructing an altar without a Beit HaMikdash. Rabbi David Friedman published about it (“Zion and Jerusalem” and “Shehelat David”). Both concluded that we may not sacrifice Korban-Pesach because the Tosfot (Masehet Sucah 41a, “deshtakad lo”) and the Rambam (Beit Habechira 2,1-2) proved that an altar is required for Korbanot. Rabbi Kook (Mishpat Kohen chapter 91) also writes that the altar is required for offering sacrifices.
So, can we construct an altar today?
The Gemmara (Chulin 18a) outlines that the critical requirement for constructing the altar is that the stones must be straight and without blemish, not even a small scratch. We also know that it must be constructed without using metal implements. (Tosaphot Sucah 49a D”a “shecol mizbehach”) Rambam (Beit Habechira 2:17 ) adds that it must have precisely square corners.
Rabbi David Friedman and Rabbi Shelomo Sakal (Beit Shelomo Yore-Dea part b ,chapter 125) concluded that it is impossible to offer the Korban-Pesach since we can not construct the altar. Their objection is not of a ritual concern but practical; according to the skills that they possessed in those days, the requirements for perfection required for building the Altar, could not be satisfied. However, today we would have no problems at all to build an altar to all the specifications required.
Tuma, Ritual Impurity
We are commanded to sacrifice Korban-Pesach at its time, “(Bamidbar 9,3) ”In the fourteenth day of this month, at evening you shall keep it in its appointed season; according to all its rites, and according to all its ceremonies, shall you keep it.”. The Gemmara (Pesachim 71a) learns that we must be ritually pure to offer and eat the Korban-Pesach. However, if the entire nation is not ritually clean, we are commanded to offer the Korban Pesach whilst we are ritually impure.
The Rambam (Hilchot Beit Hamikdash 4, 15-16) rules accordingly: ”if all Israel impure the Pesach is brought by the nation in their impure state.”
Similarly, Rambam rules where necessary, even non-Cohanim, even people who are blemished and even those who are ritually impure may enter the Beit HaMikdash.(Rambam Beit Habechira 7,23)
The Hatam-Sofer (Yore Deha 236) and the Rav Kalisher (“Derishat Zion” 124) wrote that in our generation the sacrifice may proceed despite the fact that we are ritually impure.
The Kohanim in our generation
Rabbi Akiva Iger wrote רע"א במכתבים לרב קלישר)) that we can not be sure of the true status of Cohanim today since the family records have been muddled through our long and unsettled travels through history. The Ram”a (שו"ע או"ח סימן תנז סעיף ב ) is the source for this assertion. He ruled that none can claim the Preistly Gifts these days since they can not prove reliably that they are indeed Cohanim. Most of his colleagues agreed. (הריב"ש בסימן צד' וכן בבית אפרים או"ח סימן ו' ומהרש"ל (ים של שלמה בב"ק סי' לה' ) This is so in spite of the Mishna (עדיות פרק ח משנה ז) saying that the Mashiach will not make clarify who is and who is not a true Cohen, and that we must trust the Cohanim as we have them and this is how the Rambam rules (רמב"ם הלכות איסורי ביאה פרק כ הלכה א)
Rabbi Kalisher (in his book “Derishat Zion”) argues convincingly that having a genealogy trace of four generations proves the status of being Cohen. The Hazon Ish (חזו"א אבן העזר , הל' פריה ורביה סימן ב' , ז') comments that not being able to verify the genealogy of Cohanim does not free us from offering the Korban-Pesach.
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The 5 best things about getting home from vacation
The 5 best things about getting home from vacation:
5. Taking a hot shower after a long plane trip.
4. Seeing home.
3. Sleeping in your own bed.
2. Experiencing the joy your pets show to have you home.
1. Sharing the stories with friends.
A coastal city in Taiwan
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Foreign edition book covers
Book cover trends are often different around the world. Sometimes foreign covers are close to American covers, or are the same. Other times, they're quite a bit different.
Some of these Taiwanese covers of American books seem virtually identical. Others have slight differences.
Genre book covers have different trends in general, though. Check out these Chinese historical romance covers.
Other titles have been changed to have rather different covers.
And if you drop by the foreign language section, you can find treasures such as The Little Prince written in Chinese, English, and French (in one book) for language learners. That one is pretty cool, if you ask me.
Have you seen the foreign covers of any books you own? How are they different from the version you have?
It's a pretty good reminder, to an author, that when preparing a book for a foreign market, it'll take some research to find the right cover. It's also a reminder that you need to check the nationality of your sources for cover design when you're making your own covers: Is this advice for my market?
Make time for adventure
You know what movies never really quite give you? The real thing. Every writer can tell you that research sometimes can only happen through experience. Things like experiencing traversing a secluded* river in wild countryside can only be truly understood by trying it (*secluded besides the pair of trekkers who caught up and passed us during lunch, or the group that goes every weekend--hey, it was a weekday). Overcoming the danger of a raging river (okay... fairly calm mountain spring) and clambering over unmarked trails (please ignore the experienced guide) while fighting off wild mountain animals (wetsuits are great for not getting leeches) is a powerful experience, and if I ever use it in book, I know I can now describe the experience well. (What? No, of course writers never use "research" as an excuse for a fun adventure).
Glamorous and beautiful
river-trekking photos.
I love books, but no book has ever given me the sound of water pouring rocks, the icy grip of mountain river, the sound of crickets and cicadas and frogs singing around you and birds above. Nothing ever matches the real experience.
It's easy to forget to make time for things outside the normal routine, and yet it's important to do so. A future father-in-law with a taste for extreme sports helps, but you don't have to try anything extreme to enjoy the world. A walk through a beautiful garden, a flower photo shoot, the game Ingress, a hike at a popular hiking trail... anything that gets you outside and into the world.
I joke that adventures are great for research, but the truth is, they're good for the soul and body, too (as long as you're careful and use proper safety equipment). Creativity involves combining real-life experiences with imagination, and the more things you do, the more you get out, the deeper your pool of experience to draw on. And sitting around writing all day... well, it's no secret sitting all day isn't great for you.
And it's fun. That's pretty important, too, because mental health is part of your whole health. The more good times you make time for, the more good memories you have to buoy yourself through the rough patches. Because everyone has times when life just sucks. Make sure you remember to make time for more good moments than bad ones.
River trekking goes on the list of "good" moments for me. What are some of your best adventures?
There's always a reason people read "bad" books
I hear a lot of new authors making scathing commentary on poorly-edited books that have made best-selling lists.
Oddly, while many multi-published authors wince at the names of those books, and might mutter about them to certain groups, or even make jokes about them, few spend a lot of time regaling us with the many flaws of these books. Maybe it's because they're being professional. Maybe it's because they know we've all heard it before.
Or maybe it's because they know that for a book to be wildly successful, it has to have virtues. And whatever those virtues are, they sell well.
There are published books I highly dislike. Books I can't even finish reading.
But I've read a lot of fanfiction in my time, and that's... uh... let's just say quality varies far more than what's on the commercial market. Some was of exception quality and would have made epic storytelling by any judgement. Some was written by talented teens, with lots of promise, and a polish away from professional. Others, well, fanfiction is a great way to get practice writing, and to learn the basics.
I mention fanfiction because of what it taught me: At the end of the day, you don't know what will be popular, but everything that becomes popular, becomes so for a reason. Sometimes the grammar is terrible, but the story's so good I kept reading anyway. Other times, the characters were stereotypical to the point of accidental hilarity, yet the plot was intriguing enough I still wanted to know what would happen.
If you learn the reason is someone keeps reading despite an obvious flaw, you can improve your own writing immensely. So pick up books with obvious flaws and read them. You don't have to like them; you just need to learn what others see in them.
Even a bad photo can have eye-catching features.
The reason people read isn't because they like badness. That's called heckling, not reading. No, people read because something in the story appeals to them. Maybe it's the compelling storyline. Maybe the author has an ability to create emotional connections to characters so compelling it's hard to put the book down, or a love story that intrigues and enraptures to the point that storytelling flaws become unimportant.
Or maybe it's the feeling of power the book gives them. Maybe it's the feeling of vicarious adventure. Maybe it's because the book frees them to acknowledge a side of themselves that everyone tells them to ignore.
Figure out what it is that a "bad" book (otherwise known as a book you dislike) does right, and you'll find a way to make your own writing better.
Tea review: Grape Wulong Tea
Grape Wulong Tea
Reviewed by: Rebekkah
Type of tea
loose-leaf, oolong Flavor aspects
Where I got it
Teavana Cost
$12.98 / 2 oz
How I brewed it
4 minutes with just-under-boiling, 1.5 tsp in 12-oz mug. Rebrewing notes
Don't.
Whether or not you like this tea will entirely depend on whether or not you believe in re-brewing. The flavor is actually fairly good on the first brew: it's a strongly grape-flavored oolong, more grape juice than oolong juice. In fact if you dislike oolong but for some reason want to drink it, this tea is pretty much grape juice tea.
Therein lies the problem with rebrewing. The second brew is a wrung-out version of the first. If you like grape, the first cup is very tasty; I don't know many people who like watery grape juice, though, and that's what the second cup becomes. You still don't taste the oolong, at least I couldn't; it's just a weaker version of the first cup.
So, as an avid re-brewer, this is NOT my favorite cup of tea. While it's a pleasant enough first cup, I can't stand to reuse the leaves without adding more--which kind of negates the purpose of resteeping the leaves in the first place. And to me, oolongs are designed for multiple steepings. I mean, to me that's the main draw, a tea that has wonderful flavor for 4–5 steepings or more. Needless to say, for oolong lovers I do not recommend this tea.
But to someone who is new to tea, or who doesn't love the light flavor of oolong, it's a great choice. It's actually probably a great step between fruity herbal teas and green or black teas in general. If you don't rebrew, it's a fun choice and very refreshing--I bet it would make an excellent iced tea, too, though I haven't tried it. So it does have some points to recommend it. Just don't reuse the leaves.
But it is pretty, and it does smell good.
(Image from Teavana)
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Fun Friday videos
Fridays should always be this cool.
A couple of fun videos today, since it's Friday and Fridays should be awesome and fun.
First, a Radioactive remix by Lindsay Sterling and Pentatonix:
And if you've ever wondered how everyone else feels about Link's rupee-hunting exploits, well...
Have a great Friday!
Labels: geekery, random
People Try Foods and Things; I Laugh
There's something addicting about watching people try new things. Especially foods. If you have a few hours to lose, check out Buzzfeed's People Try series.
Here's a good one to get you started.
Do consider yourself warned: many of these are extremely NSFW, and several I skipped for being a bit too... uh... but all the ones I watched were hilarious.
Publishing Industry News
This week's publishing news and industry blogs post covers 5/22-6/5.
In the UK, the rumor is that Penguin Random House and Amazon UK are having a terms dispute.
JD Salinger has three short stories in the American public domain--which a publisher is packaging and trying to sell to foreign markets. Salinger Literary Trust disputes, and the courts are looking at the impact of individual foreign countries' take on public domain rights as compared to US rights. Since European countries typically have longer life of copyright than American copyrights, but there's an unequally enforced statute that the country of origin's copyright lifespan should be used, the decision could possibly impact the US's take on global public domain policy.
British publishers take on and win against e-book overseas pirate websites.
Agent Nephele Tempest posts a group of Friday Writing Links for 5/22 and 5/29.
Agent Janet Reid gives advice and answers questions. She shares an insightful post on writing a great synopsis. Is it okay to mention that you really like the agent/editor you're querying, or is that unwelcome? (Be specific about what you like, but sincere thanks isn't a bad thing.) You don't like a potential agent's voice or phone mannerisms, despite that they're not rude or particularly bad; is that a legit reason to turn them down? (No. If they've got a good rep and are well-established, the editors who matter are already used to her voice.) Is 6 weeks long enough for an edit and requery? (Not really, a revise and resend takes a lot of work. And not just cleaning up some stray grammar.) How important are websites for queriers? (Not so much for Reid.)
Agent Kristin Nelson offers insight into the Publishers Markplace Deal Lunch subtext: What does each adjective used to describe a deal mean? And what does it mean when no mention is made of an advance?
At BookEnds Literary Agency, a new agent joins the crew. Advice on how to choose what to wear to a conference.
Agents at Books and Such Literary Management share some advice. Wendy Lawton explains why sometimes, when an agent is sitting on a manuscript, it might be the smartest move for the author's career. Rachelle Gardner explains 6 factors in deciding which publisher to go with when offered multiple deals.
Author Kristine Kathryn Rusch reflects on John Scalzi's $3.4M deal with a traditional publishing company, and points out to those who criticize that Scalzi did what he felt was right for his own career--publishing isn't a one-size-fits all, after all.
Fiction editor Beth Hill reminds that often cutting big parts of a manuscript actually adds to the story. If a chapter doesn't feel like it fits after revisions, maybe it's time to cut the whole chapter; you book might have changed enough that less has become more for that particular plot bunny.
When it comes to image file types, which should you use? CompanyFolders gives an infographic explaining when to use which, and also explain in detail, breaking down with a description of each type of image and where it comes from/what it's used for.
How popular is Wattpad? Apparently it has, monthly, more than 40 million people using the site. (in math terms, that's p>40,000,000, and yes, I wrote that out because it's a lot of zeros and I like math and maybe it's getting a little too close to my bedtime as I write this post).
What major publishing news have you encountered in the past two weeks?
(The next news post will July 3, so it may be broken into two parts, or longer than usual. Regular news posting schedule will resume afterwards.--See you then!)
Labels: Publishing Industry News
Tea Review: Marshmallow Macaron
Marshmallow Macaron Tea
loose-leaf, herbal Flavor aspects
fruity, vanilla
$7.98/2oz
4 minutes with just-under-boiling, 2 tsp in 12-oz mug. Rebrewing notes
Have not rebrewed yet
Edit: Took it in this morning and tried a second brew. As with almost all herbals, stick to a single brew. Really weak second time around.
The reason I bought this tea was the scent. It's decadent and rich, and if you head into a Teavana and they waft it at you, you may well drop your credit card into their hands right then and there. Heck, if I didn't think it would attract bugs, it'd be almost as useful as a candy-type potpourri as a tea.
If the flavor is much less amazing, it's mostly because not many non-sugary items can taste that sweet. That's not to say it's bad: it's actually quite tasty. The gist of the flavor is fruity--think tart pineapple-hibiscus with vanilla tones. It brews a nice pink color and a long steeping gives it a strong flavor.
This would be a fantastic tea for a kid's tea party (it's herbal, so no caffeine). I'd vote it high on the list for someone learning to like tea. It's also a nice tea if you're in the mood for something fruity and sweet. Don't drink it if you really expect to taste macarons, or if you think it'll taste like marshmallows, or if you want to drink something that tastes like tea (herbal tea=tisane; thus no tea leaves). Do drink it if you're in the mood for a hot, fruit-flavored beverage that smells like cookies.
(Also, if you at first thought the tea name was misspelled, you are as sadly uneducated about cookies as I was before buying this tea, and we should all devote more time to studying cookies to address this problem.)
Image from Teavana
Labels: tea review
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How Nigella Changed My Life
Ellie writes:
I love Nigella. I've got all the books, I've seen all the shows, and I've cooked all the classics, from ham in coke to turkey in a bucket. I've even attempted the eyeliner. (Turns out it only works on eyes that are sleek and almond-shaped, rather than squidgy and round like a Mini Babybel.)
Sure, there have been some disasters. Christmas 2012 was almost ruined when I messed up the fir tree bundt cake, despite having bought in the special tin and everything.
"I've burned the bundt," I told my husband.
"It doesn't look burned," he said. "It looks like a perfectly nice chocolate cake."
"It's not a chocolate cake," I said, and he backed slowly out of the room.
But I tanked some icing sugar on it and took a picture anyway. It sat there for the whole of Christmas. I quite liked having it around, looking pretty, being totally inedible, and reminding me to tell guests about the latest ludicrous thing my husband said.
It wasn't Nigella's fault the cake went wrong, of course - it was my fault for getting the oven temperature wrong. And for forgetting I am shit at baking and can no more make a nice cake than I can play the violin, perform brain surgery or walk past a Greggs without buying a Steak Bake.
I've made dozens of Nigella recipes over the years, and that's the only one I can think of that was a total disaster. Apart from the crème brûlée that came out like an eggy sandcastle, but that's because I was 23 and didn't realise there was a difference between granulated and caster sugar, and was too pissed to care, or Google it. Also it was 2001 and there was no Google.
The point is, Nigella's recipes work. Yes, some of them do involve trying to find a bucket big enough to put a turkey in or driving to Waitrose to buy pomegranate juice. But tons more are super quick and easy.
In fact, my favourite Nigella recipes are the ones that aren't really recipes at all - more life hacks. For example, I always have gnocchi in the fridge, because I like knowing I am never more than two minutes away from being able to eat some potato. But my husband doesn't like them boiled, because he finds them claggy and dull, and is deliberately trying to annoy me.
In Kitchen, Nigella explains you can cook them like mini roast potatoes in 20 minutes - just the right amount of time to grill an organic chicken breast and steam some kale (stick on some nuggets, open a tin of baked beans and drink a glass of Merlot while doing a Google image search for Benedict Cumberbatch.)
Nigella also introduced me to my favourite cocktail. No messing about with shot glasses and shakers - splash a bit of fresh lime in a glass and top with Asti Spumante. Properly delicious. Nigella says it's a Christmas cocktail, but I've been drinking it all summer and feeling really bloody festive.
And best of all, Nigella told me to get a rice cooker. This has truly changed my life. OK, not in a dramatic way, like having a baby or discovering RuPaul's Drag Race, but in a way that fundamentally makes my day a little bit easier, and therefore better, at least three times a week.
A word of warning: if you're thinking of getting one, certain people will say to you, "I've already got a rice cooker - IT'S CALLED A SAUCEPAN! HA HA HA!"
Let it go. These people are dicks. They don't speak Nigella. They probably also once said, "Why would I want E-MAIL when I have perfectly good FAX MACHINE?" They almost certainly don't have to cook a meal for several people every night, one of whom is regularly late because of the tube and one of whom will only eat white things.
The point of a rice cooker is that you chuck the rice and the water in and forget about it. No faffing about with lids and temperatures and draining and timing. Having produced perfect fluffy rice, the machine will keep it warm for hours. It doesn't matter if Toy Story 3 still has 10 minutes to go, or you have to stop cooking the curry to change a nappy, or you decide to cook something else because you don't fancy curry because you just changed a nappy.
Fuck saucepans, basically.
And all hail Nigella, who is BACK this autumn with Simply Nigella. Judging by the cover it might be subtitled How to Cook Like You Live in a White Company Catalogue. Which is my secret dream.
Who knows what genius shortcuts it will contain? Perhaps we'll find out how to cook grouse in a microwave or make fondue out of Dairylea. I can't wait.
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I can't be arsed to google it. Tell me more about roasting gnocchi - I don't like them boiled much and try and fry them after boiling but it must often than not ends up as mush.
Chuck them in a roasting tin with a glug of olive oil. Cook at 200 C for 20 mins, tossing halfway through. I sometimes do them a bit longer for extra crispiness. Toss in salt (Maldon once, this is a Nigella recipe.)
"obvs" not "once" bloody phone
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I'm a person who pretends to be a host of a cooking show when I'm home alone. I know it sounds weird. I do not know if some people do it, too. But, I do find it fun! I even take a video of myself sometimes. I do delete it right away after I felt proud of myself of what I have accomplished. Ha-ha. I do Nigella sometimes, accent and all. I even use the words "lovely" and "yummy" when I talk like her! :)
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AMTRAK and GSBA Host LGBTQ Honeymoon Train Contest
To celebrate LGBTQ PRIDE month and show its continued support of the LGBTQ community, Amtrak announced today that it has partnered with the Greater Seattle Business Association (GSBA) to launch a contest for LGBTQ couples.
This contest offers LGBTQ couples a chance to enter to win a trip on Amtrak’s Coast Starlight complete with a complimentary one-night stay at the Seattle Sheraton.
The Honeymoon Train features roomette service for two people and travels from Seattle to the San Francisco Bay Area. To enter and view the official contest rules, couples should visit www.TravelGaySeattle.com. This contest runs from June 25, 2016– Sep. 6, 2016, with the winning couple being selected on Sep 14, 2016.
“Amtrak is excited and proud to show its support of the LGBTQ community through this unique partnership with GSBA,” said Darlene Abubakar, Senior Director, National Advertising and Marketing Programs, Amtrak. “Amtrak strives to continually demonstrate its commitment to diversity and inclusion, and the Honeymoon Train is just one example of the many consumer promotions we activate throughout the year.”
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Cannery SPC Ardmona put under cosh to cut wages in return for government bailout
SPC Ardmona factory in Victoria: The company is being urged to cut its workers’ pay. Photo: Jason SouthThe Abbott government pressed SPC Ardmona to slash pay for workers by as much as 40 per cent under a radical bailout plan for the food processor.
Three union officials said they had meetings with SPC Ardmona managing director Peter Kelly before Christmas in which Mr Kelly said he was being pressed by the Abbott government to put workers on the award if the company wanted a $25 million subsidy.
Other sources involved in the restructure have independently confirmed the Abbott government’s pay push at SPC Ardmona.
Moving workers on to the award would have dramatically cut living standards for staff at the Shepparton plant with pay cuts of $20,000 to $30,000 a year for many. Other sources have confirmed the radical push while Industry Minister Ian Macfarlane refused to directly answer questions on the subject.
On Wednesday Mr Macfarlane stepped up warnings by the government about high labour costs. ”I do want to reduce labour costs but it’s not necessarily reducing wages,” he said. ”If we boost our productivity, if we increase the number of units that a person produces, then wages can remain stable, but we do have to have competitive working conditions and we do have to make sure that some of the things that have happened in industry in Australia in the past are addressed.”
Treasurer Joe Hockey said costs were too high. “We do have a high Australian dollar,” he said. ”We’ve got to reduce our costs of making things in Australia.”
The ministers’ comments come amid fresh signs of Australia’s weakening labour market, which has been hit by the announcement of large job losses at Alcoa, Toyota, Holden and Telstra. The wage price index rose just 2.6 per cent last year, the slowest growth in the 16-year history of the series.
The Abbott government has repeatedly criticised workplace agreements at Toyota, Holden and SPC Ardmona for being too generous. It has also urged the Fair Work Commission to take heed of the concerns of business – particularly in the retail and hospitality sector – about penalty rates and the softening economy and labour market as it reviews modern awards.
If SPC Ardmona workers had been moved on to the award, pay for a level-two process worker would have been cut from about $50,000 a year to $33,000. For higher-paid maintenance workers, the falls would have been even more dramatic, dropping from as much as $85,000 a year to about $50,000.
Electrical Trades Union state secretary Troy Gray said the SPC Ardmona boss had told him he had meetings with senior government figures including Mr Macfarlane.
”Kelly said to me the government has made a demand that workers be put on the award,” Mr Gray said. ”He said, ‘I don’t think the government understands what that means …’
”After he [Kelly] explained it to the government, it was clear they understood it would mean a pretty severe reduction in wages.”
Mr Gray said the government was trying to push through industrial relations reform by pressing distressed companies to slash wages and conditions in exchange for financial support.
”This is Work Choices mark II by stealth. It’s disgusting, to be honest,” he said.
Labor’s employment and workplace relations spokesman, Brendan O’Connor, said Prime Minister Tony Abbott had previously attacked publicly the ”modest pay and conditions” of SPC workers.
”[And] Mr Hockey has made it clear that he supports a race-to-the-bottom approach to workers’ wages and conditions in this country,” Mr O’Connor said.
ALANA BLANCHARD: Surfing, sexuality, and 1.6m fans, photos
HEAT: Alana Blanchard, at Merewether on Wednesday. Pictures: Darren Pateman HEAT: Alana Blanchard, at Merewether yesterday. Pictures: Darren Pateman
HEAT: Alana Blanchard, at Merewether yesterday. Pictures: Darren Pateman
SHE was voted No.1 woman in the last international surfing polls, has more than 1.6million followers on social media, a long list of sponsors and Forbes magazine judged her one of the world’s 30 most influential sports stars under 30.
There is little doubt Hawaiian Alana Blanchard is the hottest property in women’s surfing – and she’s done it without winning an event on the elite tour.
The 23-year-old, who featured in the Sports Illustrated swimsuit edition last year, has been a focus of debate about the sexualising of women’s surfing since two-time world champion and fellow Hawaiian Carissa Moore issued an open letter on the issue last month.
Moore said Blanchard had ‘‘brought thousands of eyes to our sport by wearing her small bikini bottoms. I just want everyone to appreciate that she is an athlete as well and she takes what she does seriously’’.
So does Blanchard.
The world No.11 is the No.5 seed at the Surfest Women’s Classic this week at Merewether and is hoping to turn more heads with her surfing prowess after a strong campaign on the championship tour last year.
‘‘I guess it is frustrating but if I want people to realise that I’m a good surfer, I need to surf well in contests,’’ Blanchard told the Newcastle Herald yesterday before finishing second in her round of 48 heat and progressing to the next round.
‘‘The only way for women to have a platform is to get out there. It’s hard for us to just be a free surfer. I’m just hoping to surf better and better in contests and work on that.’’
In her letter, Moore said she would not wear small bikinis and there was ‘‘a fine line when it comes to sexualising our sport. If it is overdone we lose respect, but there is a way that the girls can be marketed tastefully’’.
Blanchard, who is in a relationship with Australia’s two-time junior world champion Jack Freestone, said it was up to each surfer to decide what they were comfortable wearing and she was happy with her choices.
‘‘I guess it’s about whatever you feel good in and whatever you feel comfortable in,’’ she said yesterday. ‘‘Girls like to feel cute, so why not?’’
Although exposure through modelling has earned Blanchard much more than her $153,825 in career prizemoney, she said surfing remained her first priority.
‘‘I try not to pay attention to it too much because it’s a little mind-boggling and I don’t really get it sometimes,’’ she said of her legion of fans, including 855,863 followers on photo-sharing platform Instagram.
‘‘I guess being a girl surfer, we get to go to all these cool places and I’m so lucky that Rip Curl do photo shoots and I get these amazing photos I can share with everyone.
‘‘With modelling there’s some highs and lows to it but I guess it’s a good platform for me and Rip Curl.
‘‘It’s not like my first choice but it’s definitely a cool thing I get to do.’’
Blanchard designs her swimwear for Rip Curl and is the star of her own web TV series Alana Surfer Girl, although acting is not something on her radar.
‘‘It’s a little embarrassing,’’ she said. ‘‘Sometimes I don’t even look at it. I don’t really pay any attention to that stuff.
‘‘I don’t even really know how it’s been going … hopefully it’s doing well.’’
Blanchard with boyfriend Jack Freestone at last year’s Surfest.
Five-time world champion Stephanie Gilmore echoed Moore’s sentiments and came out in support of Blanchard, saying she deserved greater credit as an athlete.
‘‘Alana is a great surfer, she’s a fantastic surfer,’’ Gilmore said.
‘‘I think she would be a little bit bummed that maybe her beauty gets more attention that her actual surfing talent.
‘‘She’s one of the most talented surfers in the world, and she’s beautiful.
‘‘For me, she’s just capitalising on her strengths and good on her.’’
ICAC inquiry claims minister
CHRIS HARTCHER
ENERGY and Resources Minister Chris Hartcher has resigned from the NSW government cabinet in response to a corruption inquiry.
Mr Hartcher said he had been forced to quit his portfolio as a result of an ICAC inquiry, but was confident he would clear his name.
‘‘My resignation follows the issue of a search warrant by the Independent Commission Against Corruption against me,’’ he said.
‘‘I am confident I will be cleared of any wrongdoing.
‘‘This is the first contact I have had with the ICAC and given that their investigations have thus far had an unknown time frame, it is appropriate that I resign.’’
Mr Hartcher said he would continue to serve as the MP for Terrigal while he awaits the outcome of the ICAC’s investigations.
‘‘As this matter is before the ICAC, it is not appropriate to comment further,’’ he said.
NSW Premier Barry O’Farrell, who is in India, said he had spoken to Mr Hartcher earlier yesterday.
“I accept and support Mr Hartcher’s decision to resign from cabinet following today’s actions by ICAC,” Mr O’Farrell said.
Fair Trading Minister Anthony Roberts will be appointed Acting Minister for Resources and Energy, Special Minister of State and Minister for the Central Coast, to replace Mr Hartcher.
Mr O’Farrell said that Stuart Ayres, the member for Penrith and Parliamentary Secretary for Western Sydney, would fill the vacant ministry position.
In September, the Independent Commission Against Corruption raided the offices of Central Coast Liberal MPs Chris Spence and Darren Webber, seizing computers and documents.
The raids are believed to have been linked to allegations, revealed by Fairfax Media last year, that two staff members of Mr Hartcher funnelled political donations through a front company before the 2011 state election.
Last year, Mr Hartcher told Parliament he was not under investigation in relation to the matter involving his two staff, but in September declined to repeat the statement.
Mr Spence and Mr Webber have also voluntarily withdrawn from the Liberal Party during the inquiry.
In September, the NSW opposition called on Mr O’Farrell to suspend Mr Spence, the member for The Entrance, and Mr Webber, the member for Wyong, but Mr O’Farrell declined.
At that time, Mr O’Farrell said the Liberal Party had referred issues surrounding donations to the Central Coast Liberal campaign to the Electoral Funding Authority, but there had been no statements from ICAC that it was investigating the matter.
He added that there was ‘‘no speculation at this stage of any ICAC activity in relation to the offices of Mr Hartcher’’.
Plan to restart eye-clinic service
IT’S hoped the Royal Newcastle Centre’s eye clinic will reopen by “mid-year”.
The Hunter New England Health District has revealed it has finalised discussions with local ophthalmologists and is working on a plan to begin the service again.
The clinic quietly closed towards the end of 2012.
This left public patients needing treatment for conditions such as glaucoma, cataracts, macular degeneration and diabetes with no choice but to see a private specialist or go to Sydney Eye Hospital for an initial consultation.
Hunter New England director of operations, acute networks, Todd McEwan said the re-establishment of the service was contingent on the support of ophthalmologists.
‘‘[We are] developing an action plan that will improve patients’ access to complex and tertiary services and reduce waiting times,’’ he said.
“Implementing clear referral pathways that provide patients with a number of options for their care will be central to this.
“Once final, this plan will be presented to local ophthalmologists to garner their willingness and support, with the aim of re-establishing eye clinics mid-year.
“HNE Health will then communicate with patients, GPs, optometrists and ophthalmologists to advise them of the services available.”
Mr McEwan said the waiting list for ophthalmology outpatient clinics had gone from 869 in October last year to 389 people in January.
At present, patients can still have surgery at the John Hunter Hospital but have to see a private specialist as a public patient for consultations.
The Newcastle clinic lost its training accreditation with the Royal Australian New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists in 2012 because of dilapidated equipment and lack of staff.
Opposition Leader John Robertson said it was disappointing to see Health Minister Jillian Skinner promoting Sydney’s new resources when Newcastle continued to suffer.
“I was floored to see the Liberal minister strutting around down in Sydney – when her closure of the John Hunter facility in 2012 has left hundreds of eye patients stranded on waiting lists,” Mr Robertson said.
“You couldn’t get a clearer case of a state Liberal government treating the Hunter with absolute contempt.
“Barry O’Farrell opens eye clinics in Sydney – in Newcastle he barricades them shut.”
Ms Skinner rejected claims her government was forgetting Newcastle, pointing out The Sydney Eye Hospital Foundation provided $1million for its new eye clinic.
“This is yet another example of Labor playing politics with patients,” Ms Skinner said.
“Hunter New England Health District continues to work with local ophthalmologists to improve patient access to services.
“It is a complex matter and one I know the health district is working hard to resolve for the benefit of local patients.’’
Peek at the creepy lair of Wolf Creek serial killer Mick Taylor a chilling promo for Wolf Creek 2
The Wold Creek 2 installation at Southern Cross Station offered a trip into the lair of serial killer Mick Taylor, played by John Jarrat. Photo: Joe Armao Wolf Creek 2
Still horrifying … a scene from Wolf Creek 2.
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The problem with the lair of Wolf Creek psychotic serial killer Mick Taylor is generally getting out. But for the past week, people have been lining up to get in.
In a piece of marketing you might variously describe as innovative, unusual or macabre, distributor Roadshow teamed with the film funding body Screen Australia to create a ”Wolf Creek experience” far outside the remit of the typical campaign.
Two black metal shipping containers were installed, one atop the other, on the concourse of Melbourne’s Southern Cross railway station. At one end was a red sign with the familiar MA15+ classification symbol. In white print on one black wall were the screen-printed words ”Exhibition of Lost Souls”, for all the world looking like a gallery work. On the side, painted on the rippling metal and easy to miss from certain angles, were the words ”Wolf Creek 2”.
Inside was dark. Very dark. And when the doors clanged shut with a boom, it felt as dark as death itself.
Briefly, the lights flickered on, revealing hundreds of holiday snaps of smiling young faces stuck to the walls in neat rows. Some had specks of what looked like blood on them. The lights flickered off, then the ceiling lit up. It was an illuminated sea of passports, each opened at the photo page. One of them began to talk, a young man telling his tale of coming to Australia. Then another began to tell her story. And another. Eventually, their tales began to coalesce around a central thread: hitching in the outback, they were picked up by a strange man in a blue truck.
The lights went out, and when they came back on, the passports were gone. In their place, the shadowy outline of a female body, on the ground and crawling backwards in a futile attempt to escape.
Two huge boots were planted, one on either side of her. ”You’re nothing but vermin,” a familiar voice boomed. Then that unmistakable, creepy laugh and, finally, a pool of blood and an exhortation to see Wolf Creek 2 in cinemas from February 20. Neither Roadshow nor Screen Australia would confirm the installation cost other than to say it was a six-figure sum.
Hopes for Wolf Creek 2 are high with Roadshow planning a wide release and aiming to top the first film’s $6.1 million local box office (globally, it took more than $50 million).
In a statement, Screen Australia said it is ”keen to support innovative methods of marketing a film and provid[ing] support to filmmakers wanting to expand the digital potential of their projects”.
Rob Moore, marketing manager of Roadshow Films, said the intention of the exercise was ”to put something together that gave people an insight into the world of Wolf Creek, but not in a crap marketing sort of way”.
Over the course of the seven days it was installed at Southern Cross, he estimated between 2000 and 3000 people sampled the 4½-minute experience created by Melbourne company Eness.
He conceded that was not a lot of people, ”but they’re the right kind of people and undoubtedly they will tell their friends about it in a way they never would with a billboard or a TV ad”.
The ultimate purpose, he insisted, ”is to showcase Mick”. It has been eight years since John Jarratt first brought him to life, and the installation attempts to suggest ”he’s been fairly busy in the interim”.
According to Dave Christison, whose team at Eness had about four weeks to create the installation, the future of the piece is uncertain. ”Initially, we had just planned to scrap the metal, but now we’re considering other options.”
Could it end up at Roadshow’s Gold Coast theme park, Movie World, where it might scare the pants off people for years to come?
”Totally,” Christison said. ”It can definitely live on.”
Unlike those poor lost souls in the passports.
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National Gallery of Victoria, 24 April - 16 August 2015
Applying our know-how across engineering and timber construction ensured a structurally sound build for this exhibit design by NGV. By pre-fabricating the right number of parts, equally right in size, we maximised the on-site construction period reserved for precision alignment, particularly of the 4 archways. To protect the exhibit, we installed a suspended ceiling of flame-retardant fabric to a 4-meter wide, round opening of a semi-enclosed ceiling,
Assembly onsite at NGV
Follow the Flag: Australian Artists and War 1914-45 is presented by NGV to mark the landing at Gallipoli Close and share the works of Australian Artists who captured their war-related experiences between 1914 and 1945 in their art.
Images courtesy of the National Gallery of Victoria, June 2015.
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Volume 4, Number 10 - 11/4/99
Jonah II EIS Appeal Fails
Ruling will accelerate the decision on decreased well spacing for the rest of the project.
The appeal of the Jonah II Natural Gas Project in southern Sublette County has failed, according to Prill Mecham, Field Manager for the BLM's Pinedale Area Office.
Linda Baker of Boulder and the Audubon Society appealed the final Jonah II decision arguing that the 1/4-mile buffer zone around sage grouse leks as outlined in the decision was too small.
Though the appeal failed, Ms. Mecham told the commissioners that the board making the decision told the BLM to conduct more research on the specific effects of oil and gas development on sage grouse. She said the Department of Energy has provided grant money to fund sage grouse research in southwest Wyoming, and suspects much of the work will be conducted in the Jonah Field.
Appeal Failure Will Accelerate Well Spacing-Reduction Decision
The failure of the Jonah II decision appeal will accelerate the BLM's study and consideration of the industry proposal to decrease the well spacing at the Jonah Field, says Ms. Mecham. On October 15th, the BLM began the scoping process for the proposal to cut in half the well spacing at Jonah, down from 80-acre spacing to 40-acre spacing.
The industry has proposed drilling up to 16 wells, instead of up to 8 wells, per section in roughly one-half of the original EIS project boundary. The total number of wells allotted for the project - 300 - would remain the same. The primary change is that the development would occur at twice the density on approximately one-half of the original project area.
McMurry Oil and the other Jonah operators have asked for the change because they say the extensive drilling that has occurred at Jonah since the original EIS was completed has extensively mapped the formations and location of the natural gas reserve. The operators argue that increased well density drilling will allow them to more completely tap Jonah's natural gas reserve.
According to Ms. Mecham, the BLM wasn't expecting to be able to make a decision on the well-spacing reduction proposal until after the Jonah II appeal ruling. She didn't expect that ruling for another two years, and says the BLM was somewhat surprised that it was ruled on so quickly. Further, because the appeal failed, Ms. Mecham said the BLM will most likely conduct a less strenuous Environmental Assessment (EA) on the proposal, rather than the more thorough and extensive supplement to the original Jonah II EIS. This "significantly changes the time frame" for the decision on the well-spacing reduction proposal. Ms. Mecham believes a decision can be made as early as next spring.
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VintijDroidGutzz
After tossing the dude into the camera, the chick slices her own throat and drops. The end.
G-zuss.. :lol
Thanks dude. :duff
Dark_Knight_89
Wolf of Wall Street - 10/10 my first 10/10 film ever. Loved it.
You can't have seen The Room then
:rotfl
Escape from New York - 9/10
Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit - 7.5/10
greygoose
Only a 9 from you? :horror
I gave a 10 before but I think that was too high, but I still hold it up there with my all time favorites.
Big Trouble in Little China - 8.5/10
Bo Shrek
I did the Saw 1 to 7 marathon (again). My wife has been hearing six words from me this past week…."I want to play a game"!!!!
O Brother, Where Art Thou? - 8/10
The Ladykillers - 6/10 One of the weaker Coen flicks but still very enjoyable.
ZsaszSays
Jurassic Park - 7/10
meth head
Hunger 9.5/10
Exquisite filming and Fassbender is remarkable!
krec9
Her 9.5 great movie a lit weird at times .
Love your avatar:rotfl
:lol
Thank you :duff
karamazov80
American Hustle: 8/10
Great freakin' movie.
ChaserFan
Strangle me with the dead cat!
Ali G In da House - 7.5/10
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - 7/10
The Wolf of Wall Street - 10/10
"Let me tell you something. There's no nobility in poverty. I've been a poor man, and I've been a rich man. And I choose rich every ****ing time."
wanderlai
Prisoners. 8/10. Much better than I thought it'd be.
This will probably upset a few but
Gravity :sleep
Man I was disappointed in that movie. My friends said it felt better at the cinema but I there was a few good moments but I was quite bored mostly.
Well since it's not out on DVD or Blu I'm guessing you watched a bootleg on a laptop screen which is probably why you didn't enjoy it. Sorry but I can never take people who do that seriously because the quality is almost always handheld cam.
:goodpost::exactly:
GasparZizou
Agreed, you miss the visuals, the sound, 2 vital things for the enjoyment of this movie.
occulum
don't get why people watch handheld cam bootlegs.
Its like ordering a microwaved steak and then wondering why it sucks... :monkey1....
My friend who got me into film was all pissy about movies when he first moved to Philly and I realised it was because he was watching everything bootleged on a 12" laptop screen, 240 quality, shaky cam, half the theatre screen cut-off, people talking over the movie, and it stopping to buffer every 10 minutes. It's no way to experiance any sort of tv/movie imo.
Going to the bar for some dinner with friends and when I get back I'm gonna watch the Pilot for the new Pirate show on STARZ, Black Sails. Can't wait, I hope it's good, I've been wanting a show about Piracy for a while. It's up on XFinity on Demand for a preview right now if anyone else has access.
There are blur ray rips out there .
Uncanny Web-Slinger
Nacho Libre - 7.5/10
Entertain and sweet in-offensive comedy. While Black was good they shoulda got a Latin American actor.
Hansel and Gretel 6/10
IronFingaz
Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story - 7.5/10
Jack The Giant Slayer - 7/10
Batman (1989) - 9/10
This movie never gets old.
ExMem-LarjaThwei
I watch tons of bootleg movies and it's not hard to find versions with above decent quality. Usually the ones that are awfully blurry, shaky or muted get replaced with updated quality videos soon enough.
Man of Steel - 7.5/10
My second viewing and I enjoyed it much more. The tornado scene wasn't nearly as stupid as I remembered.
Dallas buyers club 9.5 great acting great story .
Drinking Buddies: 9/10 really hit home for me. Touches perfectly on so many nuances in specific relationship situations. (my wife was a bartender when I met her)
Django Unchained 10/10 I love Tarantino
I still haven't seen it yet. Maybe I should before I watch ASM2.. :lol
You definitely should, if you liked Inglorious Basterds, this is along the same lines.
Haven't seen that either. :lol
You make Brad Pitt sad
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I actually watched THAT the other day, believe it or not. :lol
:hi5: one of my favorite vampire movies, Brad Pitt is less sad now :lol
Yeah, it really is a good film - I think it's one of Tom's best roles too.
I think Basterds is way better than Django. In Basterds Tarantino had the perfect ingredients and and a great recipe resulting in an outstanding, close to perfect movie that has become and will remain one of my life-long favourites.
In Django, the ingredients were there, the recipe just wasn't. This resulted in an ok, but not great movie. Let's hope he does better on his next try at a western style movie. (And by that I mean time period, because I know Django technically wasn't a Western, but a Southern.)
Joe Dirt - 7.5/10
Definitely a guilty pleasure of mine.
Puss in Boots - 5.5/10
Quite boring.
Batman Forever - 7.5/10
It has been ages since the last time I saw this and I must say I liked it more than I remembered. I think it was a great follow up to Burton's movies. Val Kilmer made for a great Batman. I might actually say my favourite after Bale. Jim Carrey did a great job as well, and Tommy Lee Jones was good while a bit campy with his Two-Face. Even Nicole Kidman didn't bother me as much as she does in many of her later movies. Might have something to do with her face not being botoxed-up to look like a balloon animal.
Overall a great nostalgic watch for me.
Yeah, I bought the special edition DVDs of BF / B&R recently - primarily because they were dirt cheap, but I always said to myself that if I see those editions around for cheap, I'll get'em. All the extras alone are worth getting them.
BF isn't a bad film, but it's still not as good as the Burton films by a long shot. Kilmer was good - I agree, & so was Carrey. That said, Burton's intention was never to include Robin, but once the corporate entity puts their nose into things, the art gets unraveled & forgettable pop schlock takes it's place. I'm not opposed to the idea of Robin, it's just how Schumacher pieced the films together, & obviously all the other hideous stuff he forced into them.
jrice73
Sky Captain and The World of Tomorrow, 8/10.
It says it all when Keaton walked out of the Batman Forever production when he saw the script and story, and that even an offer of $15million from Warner Bro's wouldn't change his mind about refusing the project.
Sweet Rabbit
The Lincoln Lawyer - 8.5/10
Just bought this one recently as well - agreed, great film.
Yeah, he wouldn't have a bar of it. :lol
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol - 9/10
The Family - 6/10
Hobbit DOS 8.5/10
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Oblivion 5/10. Way to predictable fir the most part.
The Sum of all Fears - 6.5/10
Lost in Translation - 9/10
Sinister - 8/10
Wolf of Wall Street 10/10
Hilarious!!!!
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Robot & Frank 7/10
Perks of being a wallflower 8.5 good movie.
amvmm
Prisoners 8.5/10 . Great Script and Great Acting from Gyllenhaal and Jackman
About Time 8/10 . Pleasant Surprise
Is there any thread for recommendations? I'd want to get some recommendations for Horror movies, but I don't want to pollute the thread here.
Lethal Weapon - 9/10
Easily the best buddy cop movie ever. The banter between Riggs and Murtaugh is ****ing hilarious.
Re-watched RoboCop over the weekend. My rating has gone up from an 8/10 to a 9/10.
"Dead or alive, you're coming with me."
Good rating. I think it's grossly underrated. It's no run of the mill comic book movie, so much more to it than that.
I was actually thinking how the film had a very similar feel to a comic book movie, without it actually being a comic book story in itself.
The 80's was a great decade for movies. Wish I was old enough to have seen these films at the cinema.
OH, and before I forget, I'm rather looking forward to seeing the new RoboCop next month, just out of curiosity :monkey3
Mad Old Lu
The Lone Ranger: 7/10
I was giving the movie the benefit of the doubt. However, it seems that all those criticisms were pretty much correct, with one small exception. It's not so much that the LR was an idiot, I just think it took him too long to realize that he needed to operate outside the law and the system, like he realized in the end right before the last big action sequence. The fact that he was still acting like a stuffy stick in the mud most of the time is what dragged the movie on more. You were just waiting for him to "get it", when he clearly should have so much earlier in the movie. I didn't mind the fact that Tonto was the lead and it made sense within this origin story.
But yes, that last action sequence was great. As soon as the William Tell Overture starts, it's a blast. And it also sets it up for a great franchise. Too bad this flopped so badly. I'm guessing there is no chance for a sequel.
mikedanger
iron man 3- 5/10...still can't get past the mandarin moment
he got game- 6/10...solid denzel performance, ray allen was just terrible but what do you expect? it just felt too long
goon- 8/10...this one took me by surprise. i didn't expect to be as moved as i was but i actually found myself tearing up a bit watching it
Riddick.. well... its ok.. one time fun.. some CGI looked horrible (the bikes) 6/10
Idiocracy - 7/10
The Departed 10/10
POTC : DMC - 6/10
POTC : AWE - 3/10 As if the last 40 mins were written by the writer's kids for a grade school class.
Mission : Impossible - 7/10 The twist was always way too obvious though.
Great movie worth the rating.
:goodpost: at the end I was like what? whaaat? whaaaat?
Enchanted - 8.5/10
batfan08
American Beauty-9/10
The Lone Ranger - 7/10
Not nearly as bad as I was expecting.
MI:3 - 8/10 Just as good as the first, I skipped 2, don't remember it being all that good. Now I need to watch 4 since it's the only one I haven't seen.
Best thing about MI2 is the Ben Stiller parody.
Now that skit rocked! :rotfl
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9kQf_te2EA
Good rating. I think it's grossly underrated.
On the surface it might appear that way, but do a poll - that'll clear things up. :lol
The Departed is beyond exceptional. One of my favourite movies.
:exactly: I thought RoboCop was pretty much loved everywhere?
Road Trip - 7.5/10
The Butler 7.5/10. Whitaker was great and Oprah was surprisingly good.
Airplane! - 9/10
The Lodger - 6/10
TheObsoleteMan
If you Lone Ranger fan, do not watch. Regret, many moons.
Battle Royale 9/10 such a great movie, I don't understand the comparisons to the Hunger games, other than they have to kill each other, they're entirely different animals.
Monsters - 7/10
The one with the journalists in Mexico? It was pretty cool.
Yeah. Wasn't what I was expecting but I really enjoyed it.
Oz The Great and Powerful - 7.5/10
Killer Joe - 7.5/10
Here Comes The Devil, 7/10.
In Time - 7/10
I was pleasantly surpirsed by this. Justin Timberlake is actually an ok actor when he tries.
It's funny you say that. That was the main reason that I didn't see this movie sooner. (It was the first watch just now.)
I had heard from a friend that this movie was pretty good, but I was like, "ugh... Justin Timberlake... nah, I'll pass."
But since I liked his performance in The Social Network and I saw him in Bad Teacher a couple of weeks back, I'd figured I'd give this movie a chance. Glad that I did.
creature4000
Mosters University - 8/10
Dispicable Me 2 - 7/10
My two year old is addicted to these!
I still have Monsters U shrink wrapped.
Gotta crack that blu ray open soon.
Thanks for reminding me. :D
Justin Timberlake seems like an all-around talented person. He can sing, he can act, he's hilarious and probably the best thing about SNL these days. He also seems like a genuinely kind guy, too.
I thought he was great in The Social Network.
a-dev
Don Jon - 8/10
I liked this one. Joseph Gordon Levitt playing a guy who is trying to find a meaningful relationship that can replace his obsession with porn where no amount of casual sex could.
after an extended courting period he finally gets it on with Scarjo (whose body looks particularly good in this film) aaaaaaannnnnndd still finds he prefers to knock it out to porn. :lol
Justice League War 9/10 The best Justice League animated movie so far, it was action packed, lighthearted and funny and with character development for most of the characters, the live action movie needs to be geared like this.
Sideways - 7.5/10
Rundskop (Bullhead) - 8/10
First episode is fantastic. Definately found a new show to watch.
It's got the right amount of action, intrigue, and adventure. It's quality and filmed well. As well as any other TV show I've seen. Definately does not feel like Michael Bay had any hand in it. Captain Flint and his crew felt authentic as did Nassua. They did a good job casting Flint and Silver as fairly likable right off the bat, and Charles Vane seems like he'll also play an interesting role. The plot is already drawing me in and relating back to Treasure Island. Well done all around. I'll definately be figuring out a way to add Starz and this into my lineup somehow.
My only minor complaint is all the pirates had perfect teeth. Honestly was the only thing I thought stood out as complaint worthy.
The first episode is free on Amazon right now. CHeck it out if you are into this stuff, you will not regret it. And make sure you watch it on Amazon and not Youtube, otherwise you won't get it uncensored.
Superman The Movie - 9/10
Man of Steel - 8/10
Just did a bit of research on this, it looks great! I had not even heard of it until you posted your review. I like anything set in the past really, and pirate stories always intrigue me, so I will definitely be checking this out! Thanks! :hi5:
:duff
Been a fan of pirates a good 15 years before Pirates of the Carribean came out and it's so damn refreshing to have this show and the new Assassin's Creed take pirates seriously without the myths and all the over the top stuff. Both tie fiction into reality nicely without being unrealistic.
Robocop (1987) 8.5/10
Olympus Has Fallen - 7/10. I liked the Die Hard vibe it had about it.
This guy gets it, it doesn't have to be one or the other.
Good score. I think I would score it the same. :hi5:
rushmore223
Me too. Just got my copy today, $8 for a bluray is a steal.
Prisoners - 7.5/10
Well acted, but about 40 minutes too long.
Hunger Games 2 - 6/10
The Heat - 1.5/10
Worst movie I have seen in many years.
Must be the one from Best Buy then. :hi5:
The Score - 8.5/10 DeNiro, Brando, and Norton are excellent in this.
Sinister 8/10.
Love that movie!
:duff Tell me about it :cuckoo:
Batman Begins - 8/10
The Dark Knight - 8/10
The Dark Knight Rises - 3/10
First time I've watched them back to back. Last time I'll ever watch Rises.
Talia's master plan to commit suicide getting sidetracked when she sucks her father's murderer's **** and let him know what it feels like to have an orgasm in her on top of having murdered her and killed her father is pure retard for Bruce's character arc beyond anything in Batman and Robin.
Than our intrepid rapist/murderer/hero runs off to another country abandoning Gotham City and making his lifelong adoptive father think he's dead, leaving Blake untrained and basically giving him a loaded gun to his head in the form of a Batsuit that every prisoner in the entire city that is still running fugitive free now wants direct revenge on for thwarting Big ***** Bane's love connection plan to do anything for the woman he loves who's banging both their arch-nemisis.
Compelling stuff.
Batman runs off with Catwoman, who he's met up with a total of 5 times, 1 of which she robs his dead mother's pearls(the reason she was shot dead), the next she steals his car and has kidnapped a senator, the 3rd she's living with whores, and than the 4th time she actually hands him over to be murdered by Bane for money(she never apologises). The 5th time she tells him outright to forget Gotham and just let those millions die. Her "salvation" comes in the form of murdering Bane with Wayne's property after Batman specifically stopped her from shooting someone earlier. All she wants is to disapear from anyone who's ever know her. He still decides this woman is wife material and worth abandoning his city and all these people.
What a ****ing joke. :lol
EVILFACE
While I had lots of problems with Rises, mainly the retirement after TDK and a 8 year layoff, it's better than a 3. :lol
Bane was handled well, other than having a English accent.
I love the broken Batman training to leave the pit.
The soundtrack to the ending montage.
Might be one or two other things.
Seen the new Jack Ryan? lol.......
I know it's all stuff I've said/ranted over before but having just watched it I can't help it. Honestly, I won't watch it again, at least for a good 10 years so I'm done.
I actually have a legit system when I rate stuff. :lol I added up all the major plot problems like out of character decisions being made and stuff like that + techincal errors(continuity etc) that I caught + things like cinematography and soundtrack, rewatchability etc. all within the confines of the subject matter they are trying to present and for Rises I wound up with a 2.5. I actually just rounded up to be efficient. :lol Bane, to me, is a flawed character in every imaginable way he was written. Right off the bat they bastardise the source material in every way. He isn't from the right country, he's a member of the LOS instead of having his own mercs who follow him. He's a henchman. He doesn't use Venom as a steroid but instead relies on pain medication. He's not intelligent(Talia tells him Bruce is Batman, he doesn't figure it out himself). He's a *****. He's willing to kill himself for Talia who is actually having sex with Bruce. And his ultimate plan is to commit suicide.
But as for Jack Ryan, no, I can't say I'm interested in Chris Pine much. I love Hunt, Games, and Danger but never bothered with Sum either.
Quite a drop-off. Not even sure I'd go that low with TDKR, but it does continue to leave a bad taste. On a smaller note it ruined the Tumbler for me. The Tumbler ceased to be a Batmobile when all the baddies got hold of the camo-versions. I got so sick of the sight of my HT one that I dusted it off and boxed it up the other day. '89 is the only one I need.
Wayne becomes completely retarded, the drop is deserved. :lol He quits over a woman who was banging the bad guy. Regular nobodies are figuring out his identity even though he hasn't been Batman for 8 years. Comes back, and within a week falls in love with the villain trying to murder him. Decides to quit again when she's dead. Runs off with the only other woman who's ever tryed to murder him. (also stole the pearls Joe Chill wanted to steal and murdered both his parents over) She is like the female Joe Chill and instead of associating it with the worst kind of criminal he wants to **** her? Blakes the one that figures out Bane's plan. Bruce supplies the Nuke that holds Gotham hostage, Bane's tanks for locking down the city, and gives Catwoman the bike she uses to murder Bane. Falls in love with the woman banging Two-Face, falls in love with the woman banging Bane, falls in love with the woman who tryed to murder him. None of the women love him back but he's willing to throw away his life at a moment's notice for any of em. Guys got a serious fetish problem. The World's Greatest Detective ladies and gentlemen.
Dexter S6 - 7/10
The Impossible - 8/10
The one based on the 2004 Tsunami, with Naomi Watts and Ewan McGregor.
The wave was amazingly well realised, hard to believe people weren't killed in the making of the film. The rest of the film was quite touching. You kinda forgot that this wasn't a typical Hollywood disaster movie where there's usually some sort of second and third act of destruction. The devastation happens early and everything else is dealing with the aftermath, very well done. Hadn't seen the film before.
I also couldn't help but think that the way Naomi Watts gets cut to ribbons in this film is pretty much exactly how she should have ended up in Peter Jackson's King Kong.
3/10 it is. :D Also the only decent fight in the whole film was the first one with Bane.
Runaway Train - 8.5/10
Space Cowboys - 5.5/10
The Prestige - 8.5/10
Million Dollar Baby - 10/10
Darkseed
I, Frankenstein - 5 / 10 - interesting idea but nothing special
Hanna 6.5/10 I liked the Hanna character, I liked the concept and some bits of the execution, but the movie was quite emotionless.
CallMeTheDoctor
-Fantastic cast, and incredible story, I really did have a wonderful time learning the characters and either having a positive or negative thought about them.
-Soundtrack was incredible (Two nostalgic elderly women were dancing to the songs the whole; a bit sad but adorable).
-Russell's various shots were incredible and really detailed, some great scope in scale catching Atlantic City and all.
-Story was rather interesting, but I would personally have added more.
-As mentioned story could have been better, but appealing. I love Russell's work but this didn't have a vibe I liked.
-Really in-depth character telling, can't tell you how much I hated some people.
Overall thought? An 7.5/10, but still recommend everyone to watch it.
The hunger games catching fire 9.0 good movie loved it wasn't a fan of the first one .
Agreed about the first installment.
No movie is perfect, but the first Hunger Games had some serious flaws I could not overlook and it's keeping me from watching anything else in the franchise.
Blood Diamond 9/10
ROBOCOP (4K Blu-Ray Remastered) 10/10. Still a classic and one of the best blu-rays that I own.
MAD MAX 2 - 9/10
Wow. I don't know if I've even watched it all the way through before, but it would've been at least 25 years ago if I did.
Just a solid classic - it rivals anything from Hollywood of the era - & I forgot just how superbly dark & comic book-esque 1 & 2 are! Lots of similarities to the 2000 AD comic - like I said, it's been a while. :lol :rock
Again - with MM3, it's been a very long time since I've watched it, but from what I understand.. it's not good. :lol
The Village - 4/10
The Village is probably the biggest letdown for me. I really liked the first 2/3 or so...then the stupid Shyamalan twist totally ruined it. I haven't watched it again.
Pain & Gain - 6.5/10
Wanderlust - 2/10
Identity Thief - 5/10
Trick 'r Treat - 7/10
Yeah no kidding. The stupid ending absolutely kills and rewatchability at all. And that dumb *** cameo he had that felt so friggin forced which needed to explain the "preserve." I remember seeing this in the theater and being so grossly disappointed after the ending.
The Sixth Sense is still in the top scariest films of all time for me. Unbreakable was a good followup, such an interesting take on a real life comic book story. And Signs for the most part I thought was great, although I thought it was a little unbelievable considering the Aliens attack a planet full off their Kryptonite (water)
I couldn't sit through Lady in the Water. The Village I already stated. And the Happening might be one of the most boring films I've ever seen. It makes me so happy that everything he touches turns to ****. He was a one trick pony with the Sixth Sense.
The twist itself is fine, just don't give it away so damn early in the movie!
Silent Hill - 7.5/10
Love the freakiness and creepiness of this movie.
Sherlock: The Blind Banker - 7/10
My least favorite episode.
One of barely a handful of good Video Game films.
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Evil Dead (remake) - 7.5/10
I liked this one quite a bit actually.
Stephen King's It - 7.5/10
Mud - 8.5/10
Great film! :rock :rock
**** any film that makes me cheer when Tonto ***** slaps the Lone Ranger... William Tell Overture was an insult as it was not really the Lone Ranger... Just some goofy guy in a mask... I thought I would get pumped when the music started but by the time it rolled around they had made me hate the Lone Ranger character so much that it just made me angry not excited. I mean how can I get excited for a hero who flails his arms and scream "this is a bank robbery" like some chick.
No offence to those who enjoyed the film.. I thought it looked bad in the trailers but gave it a chance because of word of mouth on this board... Unfortunatley it was worse then what I thought the trailers looked like...
On a plus side I thought the first 40 min was pretty good...
I could have probably enjoyed this film if the actor and the writers had not made the Ranger such a whiney, goofy, cowardly ***** who somehow became a hero.
Martha Macy May Marlene - 7 out of 10
American Hustle - 8 out of 10
Captain Phillips 8.5/10
Kibagami
JUSTICE LEAGUE: WAR 5/10
Dude, I saw this and was like WTF!? ... is this how the new 52 is like? The only person survived and intact is probably Batman. The animation is good. It can be horrible in some scenes. Even though Andrea Romano (I'm pretty sure she did) did the voice directing; I was really annoyed listening to the dialogue; more so at wonder woman.
i honestly didn't know anything about the lone ranger going into it...maybe that helped because i really enjoyed it
You're god damn right!!!! :rock
I imagine that may have helped... I grew up watching the old show...
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:rock
Mad Max 7/10
NASEDO
Savages 0.1 -10
One of the worst movies I ever seen.
By far.
Why only 7?
Haywire--7.5/10
I just rewatched this after seeing it when it first came out. Really good movie from a technical standpoint. Story is well done and logically develops. Casting and acting are very good across the board. Action is excellent.
I just rewatched this after seeing it when it first came out. Really good movie from a technical standpoint. Story is well done and logically develops. Casting and acting are very good across the board. Action is excellent.I thought so too, but everyone here seems to hate that movie.
Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance - 6-10
Not half as bad as I thought it would be. It wasn't great. The kid was douchy, the camerawork looked like it was done by someone with Parkinson's, but the Rider looked awesome and the action scenes rocked! :rock
BOBAFATTY
Finally got to catch, Worlds end, and kick *** 2
Worlds end 6/10 vaguely funny, felt very long and boring.
Kick *** 2 7/10 vaguely entertaining, liked Jim Carry's character though.
The Patriot - 8/10
Given my interest in American History, I couldn't believe I hadn't seen this until now. Impressed though!
Braveheart with muskets :lol
I prefer The Patriot to Braveheart.
We Are Marshall - 8/10
Because it's good and not great.
I'd agree with that score. Maybe give it .5 more but that's it. The movie is good but a bit over the place. It's post-apocalyptic-but-not-really-post-apocalyptic, if you know what I mean. Still too much civil life.
The Road Warrior is way better at this, being more gritty and ruthless throughout.
Agree with that completely! RW is far better.
gypsycatcha
Wolf of Wall street 9.5
A long film that never gets boring. Loved it.
Extras S.1 - 7/10
Extras Christmas Special - 8/10
Fantastic series.
I totally agree, man!
This show walks the fine line between pretty much every single human emotion and does so wonderfully. At the end of this series I had laughed, been ashamed, annoyed, angered, cried... A fantastic series indeed!
One of my favourite moments:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blkV6RTKLl0
:lol :rock
:lol Stephen Merchant is his perfect foil.
He's like the british Larry David. Great observations on everything that's wrong with society and himself included. I love how insanely awkward some of the situations get. It gets to the point where you feel embarassed yourself and almost want to turn it off but can't.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jfBb8IaySE
Cyborg - 8/10
cult classic cannon movie.
The Last Dragon 7/10
another cult classic, blaxploitation Kung fu romp
Dexter Season 7 8/10
I really enjoyed this season.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - 7/10
Pure nostalgia!
American Hustle - 7/10
The acting was great, the story a bit underwhelming.
Deeznutz6
The Counselor.. I dont even know what to give it, it was so whacked.
Forbidden Planet - 9/10
Trouble In Paradise - 9/10
Mystic River - 8/10
Marketa Lazarova - 8/10
Jack Reacher. 7/10. Better than I expected. Much better than Oblivion.
A Night at the Roxbury - 10/10
Carrie (2013) - 7/10
Friday The 13th: Part II - 6/10
TMNT 10/10 How did this get a 4 on RT? :slap this movie is perfect, there wasn't a single boring moment, the one liners, the fight scenes, the character development, I loved it all, I watched it as a kid a couple times but I didn't remember anything anymore it was like watching it for the 1st time again. :thud:
We bought a Zoo - 8/10
Wow I haven't seen Cyborg in years. I don't mind TLD, I enjoyed the whole glow thing :lol
Man of Steel rod in the arse - 4/10
I gave it the last chance. Last viewing.
American Hustle - 8.5/10
Olympus Has Fallen - 6/10
Snow White and the Huntsman - 7/10
Tomcats - 5/10
American Pie Beta House - 5/10
Who Framed Roger Rabbit - 9/10
Street Fighter - 5/10
Disney's Jungle Book (blu ray) - 9.5/10 - Classic
24 Season 1 - 7/10
I stayed up for 24 hours to watch this show in real starting at midnight. Well, almost real time, Prime didn't have commercials, but I did start each episode a the top of each hour. It was pretty fun doing that. As for the show, it started out great until too much began happening like the silly amnesia and drug bust and the constant senator marriage issues. There was just so much different things that happened to all this people in one day. Crazy. The ending was a bit meh and I came away thinking Jack Bauer really wasn't that much of a bad ***. John McClane or Martin Riggs could dispatch him with ease.
That's a pretty awesome idea to do, watching that show in real time! Are you going to do that for the other seasons as well?
Dodgeball - 7/10
B a l l s of Fury - 7/10
Real Steel - 1/10 The worst movie I've seen in years. When poor Who Jackman is shadowboxing at the end and they have his wife and kid looking at him, and he's just punching the air... :lol I don't think I've ever laughed at something so hard that was supposed to be a heartwarming moment.
The Wolf of Wall Street: 7.5/10
Really good movie, as you expect from Scorsese. I don't think I've ever seen a movie with more unrelenting debauchery. Good stuff, and definitely made me wish I was that guy.
It is a horrible movie. No doubts there. :D
I give it a 4/10 because I like the synopsis.
It was executed so poorly.
Rush - 9.5/10
KneelBeforrSmallville
ROBOCOP 10/10
Still holds up. Still a Classic. Still one of my favorite films. Bravo
Predator 9/10 the 2nd franchise I ever loved (1st one was Alien) it's got so many good moments...."We hit nothing".... I just love it.
There you go.. :lol
I thought it was a pretty cool film actually - that said, I wouldn't buy it.
No one can say you're not a fair guy. :lol
Star Trek TNG S1 - 8/10
:lol :exactly:
Technically awesome and has its moments but terrible overall.
Ehh.. the effects were good I guess - sometimes. It got pretty video gamey though.
I only saw it once in the cinema - I'll never watch it again. :lol
Avatar - 9/10
Escape From New York - 8.5/10
I watched the special edition DVD since I refuse to buy the bare bones blu-ray.
Meet the Parents - 7.5/10
cerealkeller
Back the the Future 9/10 One of my favorite films. Perfect balance of science fiction, comedy and drama.
Back to the Future part 2 8/10 Great film! Not as much fun as the original, but I love how dark it gets and I want a dang hoverboard! The best is being brought back to 1955 and watching the characters try and not interact with themselves from the previous film.
Back the the Future part 3 7.5/10 Really good final chapter for the series. Although Mary Steenburgen always annoyed me in this film, I appreciated the romance for Doc Brown.
Bad Grandpa JackAss ... 8.5/ 10
The Shart Scene on the Wall in the Resturant is worth the PRICE if the viewing ALONE.
I've never laughed that hard .
Lejuan
Blue Jasmine: 6/10
Blanchett's performance was superb, but I guess I'm not a Woody Allen fan. I would've switched off altogether if it hadn't been for her.
MAD MAX 3: 6.5 / 10
As I said earlier, I hadn't seen 2 & 3 in decades - but 3 wasn't as bad as I thought it would be.
Remnants of 2 in there - a lot of sillyness, & the end felt like a kids movie in places. :lol
Not horrible.. or memorable really.
It starts out good but then goes to hell after Max faces the wheel.
I gather that 2 is considered the best of the series (which I understand), but I like the first film the most.
The post apocalyptic thing is a great vehicle for the big story to unfold - sure, but the original film hits all the right marks for me.
The post apocalyptic thing is a great vehicle for the big story to unfold - sure, but the original film hits all the right marks for me.Same. Though I found the whole series to be incredibly underwhelming.
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Though I found the whole series to be incredibly underwhelming.
It's exactly what happens, when the corporate entity decides to take the wheel.. a great starting point ends up being a lead balloon.
Actually, what's truly underwhelming.. is that they're rebooting the series with Tom Hardy in the lead role - idiocy at it's best.
I've said this many times now, Sam Worthington would be PERFECT for the role of Max.
Bad grandpa 7/10 it was funny, the different faces of alienation are priceless.
Perfect.I hate Sam Worthington. :lol
Oblivion - 7.5/10
Shane - 8.5/10
Oliver & Company - 5.5/10
The Eric Andre Show (Season 2) - 10/10
Probably the funniest show I've watched. Really glad they're doing a third season.
Fast & Furious 6: 8/10 Fun fun movie, it doesn't take itself seriously at all, I like that, the best one of the franchise so far.
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty - 7/10
Still need to see this.
I hate Sam Worthington. :lol
You know what? I I'm not a fan either - all his big blockbuster roles were completely wrong for him.
He's much more suited to smaller grittier roles - like some of the Aussie films he's been involved in.
That's why Max would suit him ideally - especially if they're starting at the beginning.
All Hail The King - 7/10
Only 11 mins and still better than Regular Man 3 :lol
Nuka Cola Kidd
Haven Seasons 1-3 - 8/10
Sooooo goood.
Dirty Dancing - 10/10
Dredd - 9/10
****ing awesome movie, really pissed at myself for not having seen it sooner. Felt like a classic 80s/90s actioner rather than the watered down crap we get these days. Best CBM of 2012 for sure
snoop101
RUSH to be decided/10
Im about to fall asleep. :lol
It did look like one of those kinds of movies.
Spring Breakers - 7/10
White House Doen - I don't mind turning my brain off. But this film expects you to be an idiot. It was awful. I don't mind "Die hard" rip offs... But this took it to the next level since it was basically a remake (a very poor dumb remake). He even wears his watch backwards just like J.M. This could be fun if the film was not Awful!!
1 out of 10.
You took your time to watch that! Such an great film! :rock
The Way Way back - 6.5/10
Enjoyable enough, but ultimately forgettable light fare. Carrell played a pretty good D-bag.
WTF? :lol
I love this movie.
Saw Avengers once and Dredd prolly 11 times.
Escape Plan - 7 out of 10... Had it not had it's two stars I am sure I would rate it lower. As is I had fun watching it.
Wreck It Ralph - 8/10
I'm sure I'll have that Sugar Rush song in my head for the next week.
Rush is a great movie, 9/10 for me. Even if you aren't a fan of Formula 1 Racing; the movie has an excellent drama story at it's core, and that's the main appeal.
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Agreed, it's the type of action film we're sorely lacking nowadays.
Sucks that Avengers made more in an hour than Dredd did in it's entire run.
Day of the Dead 1985 - 7/10
Things To Come - 7.5/10
Million Dollar Baby - 9/10
Warm Bodies - 7.5/10
Buckaroo Banzai - 7 / 10.
First time viewing. I'd heard so much about it, I'd built up a picture in my head about some buried treasure type of film.
Ehh.. I really wanted to love it.. but I didn't.
Solid cast, funny moments here & there, some cool retro style sci-fi fare.. but yeah.
Not in a hurry to buy it, put it that way. :lol
:clap :duff
A typo perhaps? :dunno
An easy mistake, Dirty Dancing/Dirty Dozen...
Nope, it's a nostalgic love of mine. Awesome soundtrack too.
Dirty Dancing is to my wife what Jurassic Park & Predator is to me.
Agreed about the soundtrack though; we had the megamix at our wedding.:rock2 :D
Probably my favourite movie of 2013 :rock :rock
Sightseers - 6.5/10
Hidden Jitsu
SEVEN POUNDS and what a great heart warming film very touching 9/10
The Lego Movie 10/10. I'm calling it now, best animated movie for 2014.
I was enjoying the first 20 minutes or so, but nothing special. It was cute, and I liked the message - and then it just kept getting better and better, and by the end I was cracking up and loving it. A really creative movie, which is the entire point.
The Escape Plan 10/10
The Last Stand 9/10
Both great ahhnuld movies! Great to see him and Stallone getting along so well, really great films and glad to see arnold back to what he's good at!
Olympus has fallen. 5.5/10
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RoboCop.... the original version remastered directors cut...9/10...still brilliant
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Proton's Win @ APRC 2010 with Satria Neo Super 2000
After a five-year break, PROTON returned to the coveted Asia Pacific Rally Championship (APRC) with handsomely paid off emerged as 2nd in the Manufacturer’s Championship in its first full season. PROTON is now ahead of Subaru and behind Mitsubishi in the APRC Manufacturers Title.
Alister McRae took the podium at first and Chris Atkinson at second for the APRC while Alister takes second and Chris third at the podium for the Asia Cup. Alister is currently also at third placing for the APRC Driver’s Title.
A one-two finish at the recently-concluded China Rally by Alister McRae and Chris Atkinson reaffirmed the Malaysian car manufacturer’s resolve, determination and competitiveness in the global rallying arena as it placed itself between the traditionally-dominant manufacturers Mitsubishi and Subaru.
As an added bonus, the spirited drive by Alister McRae also earned the Scottish driver third placing in the APRC Driver’s Championship and an even bigger cause for celebration at the PROTON camp.
Dato’ Haji Syed Zainal Abidin - Picture credits to Penakiri
“We are elated with this victory and it reaffirms the Satria Neo S2000 and PROTON’s competitiveness as a manufacturer on the international rally arena. Considering we had declared from the very beginning of the season that this year would be one that is devoted to testing and development, coming second in the APRC Manufacturer’s Championship is certainly a cause for celebration,” said PROTON Holdings Berhad Group Managing Director Dato’ Haji Syed Zainal Abidin Syed Mohamed Tahir.
Acknowledging that to excel in international rallying requires time, investment and continuity, Dato’ Haji Syed Zainal Abidin said motorsports is one of several key strategies being pursued to establish PROTON as a global brand. Motorsports has proven to be an ideal and cost-effective platform for the company to generate greater brand awareness in the countries it exports its vehicles to. Equally important, it has also provided PROTON the opportunity to showcase the reliability, strength and performance of the Satria Neo.
In China, the Proton Satria Neo S2000 stamped its competitiveness by being the only Super 2000 rally car to compete against a field largely dominated by the turbocharged Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution and Subaru Impreza rally cars.
A further stamp of approval to PROTON’s success in China was also the debut of four Proton Gen2s that completed the 229.19km rally. The cars are known in China as the Europestar, under an OEM collaboration between PROTON and Zhejiang Youngman Passenger Car Group Co. Ltd.
PROTON has also garnered enormous support, interest and following via the posting of updates on its rallies over social media networks such as Facebook and Twitter (@protonmsports).
Good approach I would say =)
Here is a picture featuring the Proton R3 Malaysia Rally Team and the Proton Satria Neo Super 2000. If you want this as wallpaper remember to visit their blog @ ProtonMotorSports.wordpress.com
Here's a video of Proton's Win at Asia Pacific Rally Championship in China
Pictures credits to Proton Satria Neo Super 2000 Facebook page. Get the latest news and information on the upcoming developments of the Proton Satria Neo Super 2000 as it competes on the toughest conditions possible on Rally stages around the world.
Since I am talking about Proton, maybe you are interested with these topic too:
- Proton Inspira Launch @ Proton Center of Excellence
- Proton Inspira's New Price List
Alister McRae APRC Chris Atkinson Europestar Proton Satria Neo S2000
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Published On: Sun, Aug 18th, 2019
Case registered against Superintendent of Police for assaulting pregnant woman
Rourkela: A case has been registered against the Superintendent of Police of Odisha’s Sundargarh district for allegedly assaulting a pregnant woman last month which lead to her miscarriage, a police officer said on Sunday.
Odisha’s Sundargarh district SP Saumya Mishra
The case was registered at Hemgiri Police Station in the district against SP Saumya Mishra on August 14 as per an order of Sundergarh Sub-divisional Judicial Magistrate (SDJM), the officer said.
The directive came following a complaint lodged by a woman, Priya Dey (22) of Kanika village under Hemgiri police station limit on August 5 this year.
The woman in her complaint claimed that she had a miscarriage following police action last month. Efforts to contact the SP for comments over phone failed as she did not respond.
The SP has been booked under sections 427 (voluntarily causing hurt), 341 (wrongful restraint), 506 (criminal intimidation), 457 (house trespass), 323 (voluntarily causing hurt), 294 (obscene act in any public place causing annoyance to others), 342 , 313 (causing miscarriage without woman’s consent), 166 (public servant disobeying law), 167, 503 and 504 of IPC, police said.
The woman in her complaint alleged that a police team led by the SP conducted a raid at her residence on July 4 while searching for her husband Uttam Dey in connection with an incident of vandalism.
The woman said the police team abused and threatened her while asking about the whereabouts of her husband, Uttam Dey. The woman also alleged that the police officer had hit her hard in the abdomen due to which she “suffered a miscarriage”.
She said there was delay in approaching the court as her efforts to lodge an FIR with the police failed. The police raid on the woman’s house was conducted a day after several residents of Kanika village had blocked the road in front of Kanika police outpost protesting death of a boy in a road accident on July 3.
Angry locals had ransacked vehicles and pelted stones. Police had identified 13 persons for their involvement in the incident including Priya’s husband Uttam and were looking for him.
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Women and epilepsy: closing the knowledge gap
February 02, 2017 | Mona Sazgar, MD
Epilepsy affects 1 percent of the U.S. population. Those cases are evenly split between men and women, but women have unique challenges that intersect with their reproductive health, something many doctors are not fully aware of.
As an epileptologist at UCI Health, my specialty is treating women who suffer from this condition.
Do women experience epilepsy differently than men?
Women can suffer from a subtype of epilepsy called catamenial epilepsy, in which seizures cluster around a woman's menstrual cycle, likely due to hormonal fluctuations.
Seizures may increase during ovulation or menstruation. Treatment needs to target the time of the seizure exacerbation, using both hormonal and non-hormonal options.
What about catamenial epilepsy and pregnancy?
There are a number of seizure medications that can cause serious birth defects in babies if a woman takes them while she's pregnant.
It's really important that women with epilepsy who are planning to become pregnant consult with someone knowledgeable about those issues.
Do medication concerns make surgery more likely?
Women still need to meet all the same criteria as men to be come a candidate for epilepsy surgery. If a woman is a candidate, that certainly makes a stronger case for consideration of surgical options.
Do a lot of doctors understand treating women with epilepsy?
Some physicians may be aware of the specific challenging issues in caring for women with epilepsy. Others may be aware, but not comfortable counseling and treating.
I think that's why we've become such a unique referral center for young and pregnant women with epilepsy.
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Cities skylines mods download. 10+ Must 2019-07-16
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Q. What is Article 10?
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Q. What is the fund for municipal and local parties?
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Q: How does an applicant set up the fund?
A. Applicants supplying the requisite fee to set up the intervenor funding account for the preliminary scoping phase of the case must provide a check, made out to the NYS Department of Public Service, simultaneously with the filing of their Preliminary Scoping Statement. The case number must be printed on the face of the check. The check must be delivered to the Director of the DPS Office of Finance and Budget, under cover of a letter stating the amount of the check and the Article 10 case name and number. The letter must be copied to the Secretary of the Siting Board for filing in the Article 10 case.
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A. The presiding examiner will provide for an expedited pre-application funding disbursement schedule to assure early and meaningful public involvement. Following receipt of initial requests for pre-application funds, the presiding examiner shall expeditiously make an initial award of pre-application funds. Subject to the availability of funds, the presiding examiner may fix additional dates for submission of fund requests. Thereafter the presiding examiner may make additional awards of pre-application funds, in relation to the potential for such awards to make an effective contribution to review of the preliminary scoping statement.
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A. The presiding examiner will award funds on an equitable basis to participants during the pre-application phase to be used to make an effective contribution to review of the preliminary scoping statement, and thereby provide early and effective public involvement.
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APPLICATION PROCEDURES - SUBMISSION OF AN APPLICATION
Q. What happens when an Article 10 application is submitted?
A. Within sixty days of receipt, the Chairperson of the Siting Board determines whether the documents submitted comply with the requirements of the law, regulations and stipulations. The Department of Environmental Conservation also advises the Siting Board within the sixty day period whether the documents submitted contain sufficient information.
Q. What happens if the documents submitted are insufficient to comply with the requirements of the law, regulations and stipulations?
Q. What happens if the documents submitted are sufficient to comply with the requirements of the law, regulations and stipulations?
A. If the documents submitted are sufficient to comply with the requirements of the law, regulations and stipulations, the Chairperson of the Siting Board will issue a letter to the applicant advising that the documents submitted constitute a complying application. The Chairperson will also fix the date for the commencement of a public hearing and the Department of Environmental Conservation will initiate its review pursuant to federally delegated or approved environmental permitting authority or air and water permit applications. Within a reasonable time, the presiding examiner will hold a prehearing conference to expedite the orderly conduct and completion of the hearing, to specify the issues, to obtain stipulations as to matters not disputed, and to deal with other matters deemed appropriate. The presiding examiner will then issue an order identifying the issues to be addressed by the parties. Later in the proceeding there may also be a consideration of additional issues which warrant consideration in order to develop an adequate record.
APPLICATION PROCEDURES - DESIGNATION OF PARTIES
Q. Who are the parties to an Article 10 proceeding?
A. There are three kinds of parties: (a) automatic statutory parties; (b) parties that have a right to be a party merely by giving notice; and (c) parties that may be permitted to join.
Q. Who are the automatic statutory parties to an Article 10 proceeding?
Q. Who are the parties that have a right to be a party to an Article 10 proceeding merely by giving notice?
Q. Who are the parties that may be permitted to join?
A. Such other persons or entities as the Siting Board may at any time deem appropriate, who may participate in all subsequent stages of the proceeding.
Q. Where does a party file a notice of intent to be a party?
APPLICATION PROCEDURES - Fund for Municipal & LOCAL PARTIES
Q. What is the amount of the intervenor fee assessed when an application is filed?
Q. How does an applicant set up the fund?
A. Applicants supplying the requisite fee to set up the intervenor funding account for the application phase of the case must provide a check, made out to the NYS Department of Public Service, simultaneously with the filing of their Application.
The case number must be printed on the face of the check. The check must be delivered to the Director of the DPS Office of Finance and Budget, under cover of a letter stating the amount of the check and the Article 10 case name and number. The letter must be copied to the Secretary of the Siting Board for filing in the Article 10 case.
Q. What happens if after the application phase intervenor fees have been used up, the applicant amends its application and more review is required?
A. All municipal and local parties to the proceeding are eligible for application phase intervenor funds. The presiding examiner shall reserve at least 50% of the application phase funds for potential awards to municipalities.
Q. What can application phase intervenor funds be used for?
A. The intervenor funds awarded can be used to defray expenses incurred by municipal and local parties for expert witnesses, consultants, administrative costs (document preparation and duplications costs) and legal fees. No intervenor funds may be used to pay for judicial review or litigation costs.
HEARING PROCEDURES - CONDUCT OF THE HEARING
Q. Who conducts the hearings?
Q. What kinds of hearings will be held?
Q. What are "public statement" hearings?
A. Public statement hearings are designed to obtain input from the general public. The format is designed for the taking of unsworn oral statements, although written statements ordinarily may also be submitted. Parties to the proceeding are not permitted to cross examine the persons making such statements.
Q. What is a "limited appearance"?
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Q. What is "discovery"?
A. "Discovery" is a pre-trial process used by parties to obtain facts and information about the case from other parties. The most common discovery device is the written interrogatory, but oral depositions and other devices are also available. Any party to a proceeding is subject to the discovery process.
Q. If the Siting Board does not personally conduct the hearings, how does it become informed of the proceedings?
SITING BOARD DECISIONS - TIMING OF THE DECISION
Q. Is there a deadline by which the Siting Board must make a final decision on an Article 10 application?
Q. What happens to the deadline if the application is amended during the Article 10 proceeding?
A. If during the proceeding there is a material and substantial amendment to the application, the deadlines may be extended by no more than 6 months to consider such amendment, unless the deadline is waived by the applicant.
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We Love Arts: Time Stands Still
Holly Twyford in Time Stands Still. Photo: Scott Suchman
Watching Time Stands Still is to witness a relationship cracking apart, as two people whose entire shared experience has consisted of an adrenaline rush that can’t be sustained, irrevocably come off the high. Its success then rests on strong performances rooted in naturalism, and luckily that’s a strength Studio Theatre has perfected. Otherwise, you might be asking yourself why you are watching yet another slice-of-life about relationship woes.
Time Stands Still begins in the aftermath of war zone trauma for Sarah, a photojournalist physically battered by an explosion, and James, a reporter psychically wounded. Sarah can’t wait for her body to heal so she can jump back in, photographing atrocity after atrocity despite the nagging moral conflict of non-engagement. James has had enough, and wants a normal life (albeit a “normal” live lived in a nice loft in Brooklyn deconstructing horror movies instead of real-life horrors). This framework might be enough for an exploration of what happens when you repeatedly put yourself in harm’s way for the sake of bringing people news they don’t want to see, but playwright Donald Margulies raises the stakes in pretty pedestrian ways. Relationship woes like infidelity, mid-life crisis and delayed parenting are highlighted. How different the play might be had the core plot revolved around Sarah’s battle to keep her shattered limbs intact, a very relevant and brutal struggle many who’ve been in war zones have faced.
Here, you’ll get a rather safe depiction of facial scars that will slowly fade, like the relationship questions we all face and ultimately survive through. No one loses an eye or a leg here in their quest for that beautiful photograph of a baby’s burns after a market bombing. Margulies and director Susan Fenichell are lucky to have four talented actors making the psychic wounds interesting to the audience.
L to R: Greg McFadden, Dan Illian, and Laura C. Harris in Time Stands Still. Photo: Scott Suchman
Holly Twyford is a master at delivering lines so naturally you’d think they were improvised, and here she gives Sarah an acidic etching – you can almost see her skin bristling with the indignity of being trapped back in her safe apartment while the wars go on without her lens. Greg McFadden subtly telegraphs that James has the relief of the lesser talented partner – back on safe ground, his yearning to a normal couple is really a desire to step into a more traditional, perhaps even dominant role, to Sarah’s brighter star. As their editor Richard and his cute trophy wife Mandy, Dan Illian and Laura C. Harris flesh out what could just have been the stock characters of a May-December romance – the jokes at Mandy’s expense point to the danger of Margulies’ dialogue, dancing at the edge of cliche. Illian and Harris embue them with an inner life.
The production design is gorgeous – a Brooklyn loft by set designer John McDermott and lit by Mary Louise Geiger – though the original composition by Eric Shimelonis seemed forced into a horror movie motif, and Sarah’s facial injuries a little too safe. The ensemble acting is the key here, a quartet expert at illuminating inner lives, as they explore the moral uncertainty of making art, making a living, out of the suffering of others. Does that art spur ordinary people to action against atrocity, and if not, is it worth doing? It’s just one question the play asks. There are others the actors ask, in the moments between words.
Time Stands Still performs in the Metheny Theatre at Studio Theatre now through February 12. Studio Theatre is located at 1501 14th Street NW, Washington, DC 20005. Closest Metro stop: Dupont Circle (Red line), McPherson Square (Orange/Blue lines), U Street/Cardozo (Green/Yellow lines). For more information call 202-332-3300.
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Eduardo’s two-match ban for diving: fair or unfair?
1st, September 2009
As you’d expect, Arsene Wenger is furiously angry about this ban (this translates as “disappointed” with the verdict), which he sees as further evidence of a witch hunt against his team.
I see Wenger’s point, I really do. Uefa’s panel took less than an hour to come to a judgment on Eduardo’s case, surely not enough time to fully absorb the contents of a 19-page defence dossier that Arsenal had prepared in their player’s defence.
Still, dossier or no dossier, the video evidence is damning. So…
Did Eduardo dive? Yes.
Do other players dive? Yes, all the time, without punishment.
Have Uefa made an example of Eduardo? Yes, without any question.
But is the verdict actually unfair? Well, I think a one-match ban would have been about right, but it’s the lack of consistency that must be extremely frustrating to Wenger. If you’re going to punish Eduardo, then make sure you’re equally as vigilant when a striker from Serie A or La Liga, for example, does the same in a Champions League match this season.
I’ll be watching Uefa closely – but not as closely, I suspect, as most Arsenal fans.
What do you make of the ban? Fair or unfair? Leave a comment or simply vote below:
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Alex Smith says:
It is totally fair, at the end of the day, he cheated.
Had he not cheated, he wouldn’t have been banned. End of story.
As far as him being victimised, again, if he hadn’t cheated, he wouldn’t have been victimised.
Someone had to be the first to be pulled up on this kind of behaviour on the pitch, and it happened to be him. Hopefully this will cause other charlatans to think twice when they go down like a ton of bricks.
joebhoy says:
He got what he deserved; The knowing smile when he got the decision was damming enough. My point of view may be dismissed as partisan because i am a celtic supporter but that decision effectivly killed off any chance of a fightback. I’m sure his £50k a week will help ease his burden.
mhark67 says:
he deserved it , in fairness many others deserve the same…. its a blight on the game, doesnt help EDUARDO that your main defence advocate is Arsene “i deed not seeee eet” Venger….no one belives a word out of that mans mouth when it comes to subjects such as this
John McNeil says:
Eduardo should have been banned for about five games to teach him a lesson and then I am sure that he wouldn’t dive deliberately again. I have to laugh about all of the so called experts and ex players based in England who say that he was unfairly treated because other players get away with it. Surely the only way to stop obvious deliberate diving cheats is to hammer them with five match bans (no matter who or how important the player is)and that would soon stop it.
Pat van den Hauuwe says:
I feel that the lad is a little unlucky. MANY have done the same previously, Cristiano Ronaldo was the best of all before SAF told him to pull his head in and stay upright.
There has been a precedent set, it is only going to be fair to the lad if the precedent is followed consistently, and if it encourages players not to simulate.
pvdh
The amount of whining and bitching coming from Arsenal is becoming really annoying. Just suck it up and get on with it, ladies!
Less than an hour to convict him? Two minutes was all it would have taken to decide that he was a smirking cheat.
And what’s with the 19 page dossier? 19 pages to cover a 2 second incident? Did they really think that UEFA were going to read 19 pages of bullshit rather than believe the evidence of their own eyes?
Arsene and co should have spent their time better, maybe studying how to defend against Man Utd rather than compiling the defence of a diver? (and Rooney’s was a stonewaller btw).
Kipp says:
Ashley Young dived on the night after, not a word said, aiden mcgeady dived at the weekend and was booked. so was eboue.
So why does a bookable offence become a two-game ban.
Oh and Eduardo is not the first, UEFA punished a diver back in 2006 for diving. He got a two-game ban then too, that really curb it? did it?
Dave Allison says:
I agree with what Alex said. And the focus should now be on the future. UEFA now have a responsibility to punish all future incidents, and WITHOUT complaint from the opposition team. They’ve created themselves a hell of a lot of work. I only hope this is what happens as it can only improve the game. I just have my doubts…
Two match ban for a yellow card offense; a decision which directly undermines the ref authority; green light to all the defenders everywhere to chop him up because the player is now officially labelled as cheat and it will always sway refs decisions against him. This is about teaching one particular player a lesson, but you know very well it will not be applied to all offenders, not even the majority of them, and ultimately it’s harmful for the game and for fair play, as well as players’ well being.
A much more positive and constructive statement could’ve been made about this by the UEFA, they could’ve taken it as incentive to finally introduce changes that will be much more efficient, like extra officials and video technology.
But no, this is about them throwing dust in the public eye, so it may appear like they’re doing something about it, when in fact they’re doing **** all, the status quo remains because it suits their private interests. Players will continue to cheat and get away with it, their offenses will continue to change the outcome of the match (unlike in this case), but the complacent public will be happy because an odd diver here and there will be put on the wall of shame, to make up for every 10 or 20 or 50 of them that go unpunished.
You don’t have to be a fan of Arsenal, Eduardo or Wenger to see what’s wrong with this.
danny smyth says:
arsenal fan here. he dived and we weren’t happy about it and if it’s ban, then so be it. but it’s what happens now that causes the problems- ashley young dived the following night for a penalty in a european that actually could have changed the outcome of the tie- what happened to his ban? wayne rooney had already kicked the ball out of play and was half way to the ground before any contact with alumnia- i had no problem with the pen except that it would also show intent to con the ref-(he was gonna dive even if almunia hadn’t touched him)- and considering eduardo is being punished for ‘intent’, then does that mean rooneys intent should also be punished? and what about flecther’s tackle? even though we scored, does that not mean he was trying to con the ref by not saying that he had fouled arshavin???? and what about diaby????? was he not trying to con the ref by saying that he was an arsenal player??????
by the way, the ref from the celtic game has actually viewed the video and said that it was still a pen.
finally, how are bristol city gonna cope without their entire first team for two games?
Now let’s ban Rooney for two league games for his dive and ban Mike Dean from officiating in football or other any sport for that matter. Better yet let’s just ban him from entering the country on account of him being a smug, corrupt, cheating, Man Utd-supporting, bung-taking, bet-scandaling, weasel-faced, pigeon-chested, mandratory Old Trafford penalty-giving cunt.
Kippax says:
I think you should tell us what you really feel :)
pat magroin says:
still waiting on Mcgeady to get his 2 match ban .. Celtic FC – forever hypocritical
West Ham Noise says:
Manchester United are the most prestige club in euro. So much that there a victim of own success. Piss of arse and scouse there the daddys your all onlookers and closet supporters. From a West Ham Fan.
c12hamilton says:
I was there, it happened right in front of me, and yes it was a dive, but that keeper would have killed him had he not jumped and considering what happened to him 18 months ago can you blame him? either way it was a dive yes, but look at ronaldo and drogba almost every game they play, ronaldo supposedly the best player in the world, always on the floor, yeah he has skill but he also has a skill for simulation, then drogba, the biggest player in the league (size wise) and he goes down like a girl every chance he gets. how is it fair to give eduardo a 2 match ban for the first champions league game he has played in years, when these examples have gone years without any punishment at all???
V – bleating about ‘fair play’ in defence of a cheat, lol, gooners don’t do irony do they?
I didn’t realize Eduardo shaves (everywhere)
He’s clearly being sacraficed for our sins, poor lamb. He’s even striking the Jesus pose in the pic.
Btw, I don’t think the comparison “goes down like a girl” is very apt. You hear it thrown around a lot and I can tell you, in the women’s sport, we don’t dive.
it was absolutely a dive, and diving is cheating. no question. but either youre completely against it or youre a fucking hippocrite. but the real questions are why now? why eduardo? because the SFA have used it as a smokescreen to get away from the fact that one of the top scottish teams was easily handled over two games by a top 4 english team. pretty convenient, no? we’ve watched the likes of ronaldo and drogba and countless others dive for years now. i totally agree with uefa trying to put a stop to diving but a two game ban is surely too long. a yellow card turing into a two game ban? a one game ban should suffice.
how can anyone say this is fair? players are aware that diving is a yellow card offence, then miraculously normal procedure can be changed at will? same with any crime, you should recieve the same sentence that everyone else gets. Or your suggesting that Eduardo’s dive is much worse than the rest – and it wasn’t, if we’re honest. There wasn’t even any warning at the start of the season, with players bieng warned that diving would be clamped down on from now on. Talk about moving the goalposts.
Muz says:
In the current climate I think it’s wrong – no-one else gets banned for diving, so why should Eduardo? However, I’m hoping this is a watershed for football. For years FIFA and UEFA have been scared to back plans to introduce replays during games, and my personal opinion is that it’s because so many nations see cheating the referee as part of the game. But if they are now willing to punish someone for diving, it should open the floodgates for more decision like this, and eventually they are going to have to do something about it during the game rather than let a team win on a dubious decision and penalising them later. So perhaps we can get back to a game where skill rules and not that fact that a player is good at falling over so the star free-kick/penalty taker can step up and win the game.
makluse says:
Its unfair, if its going to be enforced across the board then fair enough, but UEFA have already said its not, its a one off case. Thats victinisation, which is unfair.
He did dive, like many others do but the truth is that Celtic and the SFA were looking for an excuse to hide the real facts that Celtic were not good enough to challenge Arsenal. How sad are the Celtic fans who really believe that the penalty really changed the game. You were totally thrashed!!
Stop crying Celtic, you are not good enough to play against any premiership team. You should spend more time on building a decent squad instead of crying over the so called crucial penalty
Angus says:
I am a Celtic fan. I agree with the comments from Marina. We do need to focus on our team. I feel sorry for the lad and I think that the SFA made a meal of the situation. He dived but look at the Serie A in Italy or the Liga in Spain.
We are a very proud team. We do not need the help from UEFA and we shouldn’t of asked for it. We lost the game at home and the penalty wouldn’t of made any difference. We were just not good enough.
Unfair. When have Gerrard, Rooney, Ronaldo, or Drogba ever been banned for diving?
The only reason this has happened is because of the sorry state of Scottish football. No teams in the Champions League! I hope Rangers and Celtic are never in the Premier League because they would only ed up relegated!
sam samuel says:
britons don’t dive! migrants do dive! aliens like Rooooo descend from mars!!!!!!!!!!!
Martin Killips says:
I wholeheartedly agree with the words left by V. It isn’t about whether Eduardo dived or not. It isn’t about whether the punishment is apt – it is about UEFA punishing one player for a crime that hundreds (and historically, thousands) of players have committed. I am all for a five match ban for proven diving. But it has to be across the board, not occasionally in high profile matches. And if players can be banned post-game for misdemeanours unseen at the time by the referee – surely the referees should also be banned for blowing up for fouls that later prove not to be – especially if they have sent a player off unfairly.
The truth is this decision is a knee-jerk reaction to complaints by whingeing Celtic players and the sheep-like mentality of the media who found something controversial to write about.
Eduardo support says:
It’s totally fair! He should have got banned for a year ore more, for life!!!!!!!!! In all fairness Rooney (just watch the England Vs Slovenia match), C.Ronaldo and other players do it all the time and nobody does anything… The only reason Eduardo got the ban is because the Scottish lobby is strong in UEFA (Celtic) and he’s not English or better yet he plays for Croatia (the Croatian win in Wembley still hurts doesn’t it). I just hope Croats win again and shut all English mouths once and for all! Whole of Europe is sick and tired of English arrogance. Go Croats! GO!!!!!
Justice96 says:
UEFA have made an example of Eduardo but he did cheat. Why do uefa look over all games and when they find a player guilty of trying to cheat the referee, book him after the match. Then, when a player is suspended through a accumulation of bookings, he will learn his lesson. There should also be no appeal system as UEFA don’t allow appeals for any other red card and therefore ban. How is this any different?
machine goooner funk says:
yea it was a dive. did he show intent? how in the fuck do you determine what’s in the mind of a player from a video clip? that part of it is ludicrous. uefa is being especially harsh in this case because the men who run uefa (that cunt platini) are furious over the english dominance in champions league play. yes barca won the title last season but on the whole the english teams dominate the tournament and it has the rulers of uefa doing what they can to hinder and disrupt the prowess of the english teams. look at their 5+6 plan as another example. all you manure and celtic cunts on here running your mouths can fuck off (your mothers all have herpes too)and you should mind what you say b/c your precious ronaldo is one of the biggest offenders and celtic are crying foul to distract the public from the fact they suck donkey dick and werent even ever close to being in that tie, the penno made no difference you were dominated and run off the pitch in each leg. further for the manure cunts you can all put your blinders on and ignore the pathetically blatant support you convieniently receive from the officials in any match that begins to get away from you but ask any fan of the premier league (aside from you band of mouthbreathers) and theyd agree wholeheartedly with me, your cunt team is the king of dubious calls and mysteriously lengthy stoppage times to bail out your team of assholes and miscreants (funny your team’s description matches how you’d classify the fanbase), kindly cunt off
Tothecleararsenalfanabove says:
STFU he’s crap anyway if he needs to dive for u team to win that’s what hes going to do no silverware for years and as the song goes common sing it with me SAME OLD ARSENAL ALWAYS CHEATING
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Iggy Pop’s Rare & Unreleased Psychophonic Medicine Box
There’s no denying that Iggy Pop is one of the true, bona fide legends in rock music. From his time fronting groundbreaking Detroit noise terrorists the Stooges, and through five decades and counting of an influential solo career, there are few rockers that have made a bigger splash in the R&R gene pool than the Igster.
Amazingly, even after some sixteen authorized solo albums and, at a minimum, an equal number of album releases of, ah…shall we say, “dodgy” provenance…there’s still some fuel in the tank in the way of unheard Iggy Pop recordings. On June 23rd, 2015 the good folks at Cleopatra Records will release Psychophonic Medicine, a three-CD box set comprised of a wealth of rare and unreleased Iggy sides that concentrate on the singer’s vital late 1970s/early ‘80s solo years.
Iggy’s Psychophonic Medicine includes a disc of previously-unreleased studio outtakes and alternate takes from his albums The Idiot (1977) and the vastly underrated Party (1981). The disc includes a pair of songs that have never shown up on any Iggy compilation, anywhere, at anytime – “It’s My Life,” taken from the sessions for Party and “Warm Feelings,” from demo sessions recorded with Steve Jones. The disc offers several songs from the 1985 Jones sessions as well as three songs circa 1983 which were recorded by Ric Ocasek of the Cars.
The other two CDs included with Psychophonic Medicine feature a pair of incendiary live performances. Disc two offers Iggy’s Paris Palace show from 1979 for the first time on CD, a dozen red-hot primal screams that include performances of faves like “Cock In My Pocket,” “I Wanna Be Your Dog,” “Kill City” and, of course, “Louie Louie.” Disc three offers Iggy’s often-bootlegged (and appropriately notorious) San Francisco 1981 show, mastered from a newly-discover (and vastly-improved) audio source. That concert performance included such fan favorites as “Lust For Life,” “1969,” and “TV Eye,” a baker’s dozen songs in toto.
Psychophonic Medicine includes a 36-page color booklet featuring rare photos from the archives of longtime Stooges photographer and biographer Robert Matheu, who also wrote the box set’s liner notes. Each of the set’s three discs is packaged in an individual wallet sleeve, and the set includes a bonus track of Iggy’s duet with Bethany Cosentino of Best Coast that was featured on HBO’s True Blood show. Iggy fans, you’re going to want to grab this one up fast ‘cause these sorts of collectors’ wet dreams tend to disappear from the shelves in the blink of a bloodshot eye!
Buy the CD set from Amazon.com: Iggy Pop's Psychophonic Medicine box
Posted by Rev. Keith A. Gordon at Tuesday, June 09, 2015
Labels: CD reissues, Cleopatra Records, Iggy Pop, The Stooges
Location: Detroit, MI, USA
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A Liberty Analysis for Voters in the Governor’s Race
By Jamie Radtke, Donna Holt, Robert Dean, Chris Stearns and Russ Moulton
KEY FACTORS TO CONSIDER for Liberty-minded Voters
1. Economics / Role of Government. McAuliffe clearly advances the Keynesian/Big Government spending approach. Sarvis has recently repudiated Austrian Economics in a Reason.com interview, saying he prefers more “mainstream economics”1. Cuccinelli is the closest to the Austrian Economics model and the most likely to succeed in paring back state government, spending and taxes. He has said, "I'm all-American except for my economics - and I consider that part of myself Austrian." His aggressive pursuit against ObamaCare and the EPA, his support of the Firearm Freedom Bill to restore federalism, and his high-profile tax cut proposal are indications of his reliability here.
2. Taxes. McAuliffe’s massive spending promises would require at least a $1700 per year tax increase on a family of four. Sarvis refused to support any tax cuts when pressed repeatedly in his MSNBC interview with Chuck Todd2. Cuccinelli has proposed a tax cut plan that will reduce a typical family of four’s tax burden by $700 per year.
3. Electability. A recent Quinnipiac poll shows the race has tightened to within 4% (+/- 2.9% MOE) with Sarvis at 9% and falling3. A Wentzel strategies poll yesterday also has the race within 1%4. Cuccinelli is clearly gaining, while McAuliffe and Sarvis are slipping. McAuliffe and Cuccinelli are the only candidates with any realistic chance of winning and impacting public policy dramatically on Liberty issues.
4. ObamaCare. Medicaid expansion is the real issue in terms of what states can actually do to pushback against ObamaCare. The proposed Medicaid Expansion in Virginia under ObamaCare includes adding some 400,000 people to the permanent Medicaid rolls at a cost of some $3B per year to taxpayers. McAuliffe has been a strong advocate of ObamaCare, and is pushing this Medicaid Expansion as a centerpiece of his campaign. In the Chuck Todd interview2, Sarvis came out in favor of Medicaid Expansion and declined to denounce ObamaCare. Cuccinelli is the only candidate who will block Medicaid expansion as Governor, and of course was a national leader contesting ObamaCare and the unconstitutional mandate in Federal Court. This race has become a referendum on Obamacare for many voters.
5. Transportation’s $6 Billion Tax Hike. McAuliffe has been “all-in” on McDonnell’s $6 billion tax hike for transportation. Cuccinelli opposed it, and offered alternatives without raising taxes. Sarvis has been promoting higher gas taxes and a new, ultra-invasive “Vehicle-Miles-Driven” tax5. In this scheme, the state government puts a GPS transponder on your car, so they can track your movements and tax you per mile driven. Among the many horrible problems with this invasive tax: it tells the government WHERE you are at any time (i.e. the liquor store, a political rally, an AA meeting, gun-shop, etc). It is also extremely regressive, hitting the working poor who tend to travel from more rural low-cost areas into the cities for employment.
6. Life Issues. McAuliffe and Sarvis do not support liberty for all, only those they deem worthy. Both strongly favor unrestricted abortions for sex-selection, partial-birth abortion, and abortion as a means of birth control. Cuccinelli is pro-life with the exception of when the mother’s life is in danger. We believe ALL individual’s rights, including the right to life, must be protected and defended.
We respectfully conclude that not only is Ken Cuccinelli the ONLY choice for Liberty-minded voters -- Ken is the BEST choice Liberty-minded voters have EVER had for Governor of Virginia.
We are proud to join Ron Paul, Rand Paul and thousands of other Liberty-minded activists in voting for Ken Cuccinelli for Governor on Tuesday Nov 5th. REGISTER HERE
Please join us and Ron Paul at Monday Night's Ron Paul Rally for Ken 8pm at the Richmond Convention Center, Hall C! This is the Keynote and final Rally for Ken before Tuesday's Election.
In Liberty,
Jamie Radtke
Donna Holt
Robert Dean
Chris Stearns
Russ Moulton
PS. Ken is the best and only choice for Liberty in VA. Latest polls today show this race is a dead-heat. We encourage all Liberty-minded voters to donate to Ken's campaign now, and vote for Ken Tuesday Nov 5th! If you won't be around on Tuesday -- or think you might not -- please vote in-person absentee at your local Voter Registrar's office this Saturday (all Registrar's offices are open Saturday for 8 hours).
1. Reason.com interview. http://reason.com/archives/2013/10/02/robert-sarvis-libertarian-candidate-for
2. MSNBC Chuck Todd Interview. http://video.msnbc.msn.com/daily-rundown/53145353#53145353
3. Politico Article on Quinnipiac Poll. http://www.politico.com/story/2013/10/virginia-governor-race-ken-cuccinelli-terry-mcauliffe-poll-99080.html
4. Washington Examiner article on latests polls. http://washingtonexaminer.com/article/2538183
5. Virginia Prosperity Project Interview.
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KEYWORDS: Ron Paul, Rand Paul, Governor, Ken Cuccinelli, Liberty, Movement, Jamie Radtke, Donna Holt, Robert Dean, Chris Stearns, Russ Moulton, Obamacare, Chuck Todd, Terry McAuliffe, Virginia, Medicaid Expansion, Higher Taxes, Lower Taxes, Robert Sarvis, abortions for sex-selection, partial-birth abortion, abortion, birth control, pro-life, individual’s rights, right to life, protected, defended, Liberty-minded, activists, Economics, Role of Government. Keynesian, economics, Big Government, spending, Austrian Economics, Reason.com, interview, mainstream economics, state government, spending and taxes, EPA, Firearm Freedom Bill, federalism, $1700 per year tax increase, family of four, MSNBC, $700 per year, Electability, Quinnipiac poll, Wentzel strategies poll, public policy, Liberty issues, block Medicaid expansion, unconstitutional, individual mandate, Constitution, Transportation, $6 Billion, Tax Hike, Bob McDonnell, higher gas taxes, ultra-invasive, Vehicle-Miles-Driven, state government, GPS transponder, car, black box, NSA, per mile driven, liquor store, political rally, AA meeting, gun-shop, regressive tax, working poor, travel, rural, low-cost, cities, employment,
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Austin Cooper1
M, #374131, b. 26 February 1759, d. 30 August 1830
Austin Cooper was born on 26 February 1759.1 He was the son of William George Cooper and Jane Wayland.2,1 He married Sarah Mauvillieu Turner, daughter of Timothy Turner and Catherine Sisson, on 17 July 1786.1 He died on 30 August 1830 at age 71, as the result of a carriage accident.1 He was buried at St. Nicholas's Church, Kinsaley, County Dublin, IrelandG.1
He was with the Treasury Office in 1774 at Dublin, County Dublin, IrelandG.1 He was Paymaster of Pensions on Civil and Military Establishments.1 He was Deputy Constable of Dublin Castle between 1796 and 1830.1 He was a devoted antiquarian.1 He purchased Abbeville House, purchased from Rt. Hon. J. C. Beresford in 1815.1 He was registered as a Member, Royal Irish Academy (M.R.I.A.)1 He lived at Merrion Square, Dublin, County Dublin, IrelandG.1 He lived at Kinsaley, County Dublin, IrelandG.1 He was appointed Fellow, Society of Antiquaries (F.S.A.) in 1830.1 He wrote the book An Eighteenth Century Antiquary: 1759-1830, published 1939.1
Children of Austin Cooper and Sarah Mauvillieu Turner
Jane Rebecca Cooper2 b. 28 Nov 1789, d. 18 Jun 1813
William John Cooper2 b. 25 Jan 1791, d. 2 Jun 1861
Catherine Clements Cooper2 b. 11 Jul 1792, d. 1874
John Turner Cooper2 b. 20 Nov 1793, d. 31 Mar 1860
Elizabeth Cooper2 b. 19 Mar 1795, d. 27 Jan 1801
Sarah Cooper2 b. 29 Aug 1799, d. 21 Oct 1869
Samuel Cooper+2 b. 19 Jan 1802, d. 11 Jul 1874
Reverend Austin Cooper+2 b. 18 Feb 1804, d. 3 Dec 1871
Timothy Turner1
Timothy Turner married Catherine Sisson, daughter of Jonathan Sisson.1
He lived at 6 Clare Street, Dublin, County Dublin, IrelandG.1
Child of Timothy Turner and Catherine Sisson
Sarah Mauvillieu Turner+2 d. 7 Jun 1830
Sarah Mauvillieu Turner1
F, #374133, d. 7 June 1830
Sarah Mauvillieu Turner was the daughter of Timothy Turner and Catherine Sisson.2,1 She married Austin Cooper, son of William George Cooper and Jane Wayland, on 17 July 1786.1 She died on 7 June 1830.1
From 17 July 1786, her married name became Cooper.
Children of Sarah Mauvillieu Turner and Austin Cooper
William John Cooper1
M, #374134, b. 25 January 1791, d. 2 June 1861
William John Cooper was born on 25 January 1791.1 He was the son of Austin Cooper and Sarah Mauvillieu Turner.2 He married, firstly, unknown Foy.1 He married, secondly, unknown Twiney.1 He died on 2 June 1861 at age 70.1
He lived at Merrion Square, Dublin, County Dublin, IrelandG.1 He lived at Abbeville, County Dublin, IrelandG.1 He lived at Kinsaley, County Dublin, IrelandG.1 He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the Donegal Militia.1 He had four sons.1
Lydia Clutterbuck1
Lydia Clutterbuck was the daughter of Laurence Clutterbuck and Dorothea Cooper.1 She married Samuel Cooper, son of Austin Cooper and Sarah Mauvillieu Turner.1 She died, without issue.1
Her married name became Cooper.1
Dr. Thomas Arthure1
Dr. Thomas Arthure married Frances Ann Armstrong.1
Colonel James Barnewall1
Colonel James Barnewall is the son of Nicholas Barnewall, 1st Viscount Barnewall of Kingsland and Lady Bridget FitzGerald.1
Child of Colonel James Barnewall
George Barnewall+1
[S22] Sir Bernard Burke, C.B. LL.D., A Genealogical History of the Dormant, Abeyant, Forfeited, and Extinct Peerages of the British Empire, new edition (1883; reprint, Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1978), page 23. Hereinafter cited as Burkes Extinct Peerage.
John Turner Cooper1
M, #374138, b. 20 November 1793, d. 31 March 1860
John Turner Cooper was born on 20 November 1793.1 He was the son of Austin Cooper and Sarah Mauvillieu Turner.2 He died on 31 March 1860 at age 66, unmarried.1
He graduated from Trinity College, Dublin University, Dublin, County Dublin, IrelandG, in 1814 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)1 He was member of the Dublin Society in 1818.1
Samuel Cooper1
M, #374139, b. 19 January 1802, d. 11 July 1874
Samuel Cooper was born on 19 January 1802.1 He was the son of Austin Cooper and Sarah Mauvillieu Turner.2 He married, secondly, Frances Ann Armstrong.1 He married, thirdly, Henrietta Barnewall, daughter of Captain Thomas Barnewall.1 He married, firstly, Lydia Clutterbuck, daughter of Laurence Clutterbuck and Dorothea Cooper.1 He died on 11 July 1874 at age 72.1
He lived before 1857 at Brussels, BelgiumG.1 He lived at Merrion Square, Dublin, County Dublin, IrelandG.1 He lived at Kinsaley, County Dublin, IrelandG.1
Child of Samuel Cooper and Frances Ann Armstrong
Austin Cooper2 b. 1825, d. 11 Jul 1874
Children of Samuel Cooper and Henrietta Barnewall
William Samuel Cooper+2 b. 1833, d. 31 Mar 1885
John Thomas Adolphus Cooper+2 b. 15 Jan 1836, d. 14 Nov 1897
George Barnewall1
George Barnewall is the son of Colonel James Barnewall.1
Child of George Barnewall
Christopher Barnewall+1
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