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Every James Bond Theme Song Ranked from Worst to Best
A list that should leave you shaken and maybe even stirred
Illustration by Steven Fiche
Justin Gerber and Blake Goble
February 22, 2020 | 8:00pm ET
This article originally ran in 2014 and has been updated.
The much-delayed No Time to Die is nearly here. It's the 25th official James Bond production from Eon, or as we like to think of it: the 24th time James Bond has returned. With Daniel Craig in his fifth and final film as Agent 007, you can be sure that No Time to Die will do everything it can to one-up its predecessors. And, of course, that means a new Bond theme.
This time, alt-pop sensation Billie Eilish is the voice behind the opening credits, and we had to ask ourselves, "Where does his Bond theme land in the full filmography and playlist?" As such, we decided to take a moment to update our power ranking of Bond themes from 2015 and let you know how Eilish stacks up against Shirley Bassey, A-Ha, and all the rest of Bond's themesters. Some ground rules:
1. Dr. No has no specific theme song. It introduces "The James Bond Theme" and some weird version of "Three Blind Mice." We didn't include it, but we fully acknowledge "The James Bond Theme" reigns supreme.
2. On Her Majesty's Secret Service features an excellent original composition by John Barry in the opening credits, but we chose Louie Armstrong's song to represent the movie.
Agree? Disagree? Agree to disagree? Either way, please keep your Walther PPKs holstered.
— Blake Goble
24. Lulu – "The Man with the Golden Gun" (1974)
Best Lyrics: "An assassin that's second to none/ The man with the golden gun"
Listening to Lulu's "The Man with the Golden Gun" is like listening to a homeless woman screeching and clawing her way to a karaoke machine off the street. From the jagged and startling horn noises to the unwieldy guitars and Lulu's cat lady vocals, the whole song just stinks. It's not just difficult listening or kitsch mania; it's pretty much just the crummiest song in the Bond theme catalog.
Rumor has it that Alice Cooper also had a version of this song in contention for Man with the Golden Gun, but it was dropped in favor of Lulu's version. Now, one has to wonder what Mr. No-More-Mister-Nice-Guy singing a Bond song might have been like. Call it a hunch, but it probably would have been better than Lulu's three-minute record scratch. — Blake Goble
23. Madonna – "Die Another Day" (2002)
Best Lyrics: "Sigmund Freud/ Analyze this"
Whoever coined the phrase "If you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all" could never have predicted the existence of Madonna's "Die Another Day." With Auto-Tune brought to new depths of hell and beats previously reserved for the waning hours of 2 a.m. discos in Chernobyl, Madonna arrives about a decade too late to help celebrated Bond #20. It's appropriate that the second-to-worst song soundtracks what is arguably the worst movie of the franchise. Sometimes song and film are inextricably entwined, and this is one of those moments. Kiss of death for Brosnan's reign as Bond, or was it the absurd CGI? — Justin Gerber
22. Sheryl Crow – "Tomorrow Never Dies" (1997)
Best Lyrics: "I see it in your eyes/ Tomorrow never dies"
If you're recruiting James Bond theme singers, you might think to yourself, "Hey, what if we do something completely different and get someone with a shrill, scratchy voice to do vocals? It seemed like a good idea with Lulu that one time!" At least, that's the imagined and only possible logic for how Sheryl Crow got the honors of singing for 1997's Tomorrow Never Dies, aka Bond fights Fox News and Media Machine. Crow's "Tomorrow Never Dies" is a whiny song. And it's a Golden Globe-nominated song as well, so, gross.
Somehow Crow's work was chosen over another song that was going to be used for the film by K.D. Lang. Lang's "Surrender," which was played over the end credits, was originally called "Tomorrow Never Dies," and it sounds way more like a Bond theme, horns and brass and large vocals and everything. — Blake Goble
21. A-ha – "The Living Daylights" (1987)
Best Lyrics: "Set your hopes up way too high/ The living's in the way we die"
A-ha's "Take on Me" is one of the greatest songs of all time; I don't care who you are. "The Living Daylights" is not. Having to follow up Duran Duran's "A View to a Kill" wasn't going to be easy, and A-ha were clearly not up for the challenge. Sure, they borrowed the horns from the song that emerged from Roger Moore's last appearance, but Timothy Dalton deserved more for his first outing. If only they'd gone with Pet Shop Boys or Chrissie Hynde (who does contribute two other songs to the movie). The greatest offense of "The Living Daylights" is that it's utterly forgettable. — Justin Gerber
20. Gladys Knight – "License to Kill" (1989)
Best Lyrics: "Got a licence to kill (to kill)/ And you know I'm going straight for your heart"
I've seen License to Kill roughly 100 times thanks to frequent airings on TBS before the network was allegedly "Very Funny." Despite this, I couldn't recall a single lyric from this, the first Bond song to rip off "Goldfinger." It took repeated listens to assign it an appropriate position on this here list. Oh, well. Gladys Knight sans her Pips gives a fine vocal performance, but not even she can make listening to this track from Dalton's last Bond worthwhile. Side note: Patti LaBelle's "If You Asked Me To," which plays during the closing credits, was a huge hit for Celine Dion a few years later. This song is also bad. — Justin Gerber
19. Jack White & Alicia Keys – "Another Way to Die" from Quantum of Solace (2008)
Best Lyrics: "Or someone that you think that you can trust/ It's just another way to die"
Who wasn't excited for this? Jack White, a god in certain circles, teaming up with the booming vocals of Alicia Keys for a James Bond theme? But, alas, the dream never lived up to the reality. As the first duet in Bond song history, "Another Way to Die" doesn't know if it's a rock song or an R&B song. The clean horns and garage rock sound strange together. White's vocals are more affected than Keys'. These fusions don't work. I can appreciate White trying to shake it up, but we're left stirred and not shaken. That was meant to come off as more negative than it does. — Justin Gerber
18. Rita Coolidge – "All Time High" from Octopussy (1983)
Best Lyrics: "So hold on tight, let the flight begin/ We're an all time high"
It's hard to take this song seriously when the opening sounds of sexy saxophone and porn movie-grade bass thumps make listeners snicker. Or maybe this was hot stuff in 1983; you tell me.
Rita Coolidge's "All Time High" is not a very good song, what with its bland singing and shy music. It's like a watering down of that signature Bond swank audiences had come to enjoy in Bond themes. All this song does is serve to remind us how dire Octopussy was. Seriously, such a dirty title, Broccoli…
In the song's defense, it was put to good use for a joke in Seth MacFarlane's Ted, where Mark Wahlberg sings Coolidge's song at a concert. The joke being that he sings a bad song in front of a lot of people and embarrasses himself a lot. So there's that. — Blake Goble
17. Garbage – "The World Is Not Enough" (1999)
Best Lyrics: "The world is not enough/ But it is such a perfect place to start/ My love"
Bond producers were actually sued for copyright infringement by two writers who claimed it strongly resembled a song they submitted to another Pierce Brosnan project: The Thomas Crown Affair (a court rejected the claim). As for the song itself, it has a dark guitar line that recalls Bond fare from the early '60s, blending well with the Garbage we'd all come to know and love. While it's one of the better songs from the Brosnan era, the bar was set awfully low for Shirley Manson and the gang. "The World Is Not Enough" was not enough of a good track to move it up the ranks of this here list. (I'll be here all night, folks!) — Justin Gerber
16. Sam Smith – "Writing's on the Wall" from Spectre (2015)
Best Lyrics: "For you I have to risk it all/ Cause the writing's on the wall"
Lyrically speaking, "Writing's on the Wall," the crooning tune for Spectre, is pretty rote, leaden even. Storms and blood and facing the inevitable challenges that lie ahead: this is all very basic stuff, thematically. But two things, two sensational qualities shoot down Sam Smith and Jimmy Napes' lyrical heavy-handedness (and expedient writing – apparently this was drafted in 20 minutes).
One, Smith has the voice of an angel, deeply soulful, rich in loss and lament, totally fitting for the grief-stricken Daniel Craig Bond era. Two, this song has some of the most insanely gorgeous and rich string arrangements imaginable. It's a slow burn of a song, one that burrows patiently, rather than loudly declaring its arrival, and it has the makings to be recognized and remembered as a masterpiece Bond theme. If the writing's already on the wall, Smith's words and voice may actually stick. — Blake Goble
15. Shirley Bassey – "Moonraker" (1979)
Best Lyrics: "Just like the Moonraker knows/ His dreams will come true someday"
Moonraker was a desperately over-expensive bid at science fiction after Star Wars took the world by storm in 1977. It has a great opening skydive action scene, but the laser beams, forced re-appearance of henchman Jaws, and one of the series' most cringe-worthy euphemisms ("It looks like he's attempting re-entry!") grounded Moonraker. Apparently, the theme song went through a great deal of trouble before making it to the screen. Paul Williams wrote lyrics initially, which were rejected, so Hal David wound up writing the song. Frank Sinatra was considered for singing, but then Johnny Mathis was approached. Mathis was unhappy and bailed. Kate Bush then walked as well, leaving John Barry in a scramble just weeks before release. The result was a song that Shirley Bassey's regarded as "not her own." — Blake Goble
14. Tina Turner – "GoldenEye" (1995)
Best Lyrics: "Goldeneye I found his weakness/ Goldeneye he'll do what I please/ Goldeneye no time for sweetness/ But a bitter kiss will bring him to his knees"
With a team consisting of The Private Dancer on vocals, Bono and The Edge writing lyrics, and Nellee Hooper producing, how could this lose?! Easily. This sounded very much like a '90s remix of past Bond tunes (remember that U2 Mission: Impossible remix from 1996 you'd always hear at pep rallies?). It was like listening to Shirley Bassey with a drum machine providing claps and synthetic strings.
Turner's vocals were greatly bombastic, but the beat was second-rate, like a karaoke version of past songs. Ugh, those cheap-sounding, repetitive horn bursts just sounded lousy. Watching the opening credits with the falling sickles (timely post-Cold War stuff right there!) and the golden imagery hoping to remind audiences of past Gold glories, well, it felt more like an ad for Christian Dior perfume. — Blake Goble
13. Chris Cornell – "You Know My Name" from Casino Royale (2006)
Best Lyrics: "The coldest blood runs through my veins/ You now my name"
After a four-year hiatus for re-tooling, Eon productions came back in a big way with Casino Royale, a great entry that unfortunately popularized the term "reboot." As part of the new era of Craig Bonds, the producers were looking for a strong male vocalist — something gritty, tough, and different from past Bonds. Of course, Chris Cornell was confused by the offer to make a song. He thought it was a job for British guys only. Cornell saw a rough cut, was impressed by emotional and character-driven content, and he worked with the film's composer, David Arnold, on a ballad about the character's uncertainty, but he still wanted to capitalize on the legacy. So, that's why you got the grungy guitars and orchestra playing together. — Blake Goble
12. Sheena Easton – "For Your Eyes Only" (1981)
Best Lyrics: "For your eyes only/ The nights are never cold/ You really knew me/ That's all I need to know"
We almost had a Blondie/Bond song. Debbie Harry and company angled for the title track, releasing a completely different version of "For Your Eyes Only," only to be rejected in favor of Rocky's composer, Bill Conti. Conti's score is as big as the Rocky sequels, bringing Bond kicking and screaming into the '80s. However, the title track is actually discreet and seductive. Sheena Easton became the first musician to appear in the opening credits, and while "she's got the look" of a Bond girl, it's her vocals that propel this track to the upper half of the Bond song canon. The kick in after not-Blofeld's "Mr. Bonnnnnnnddddd" is perfect. — Justin Gerber
11. Matt Monro – "From Russia with Love" (1963)
Best Lyrics: "I've travelled the world to learn/ I must return from Russia with love"
This was the first lyrics-based song written for the James Bond films, and soft singer Matt Monro got the honors. Although it didn't play in the opening credits (credits projected over a dancer's body, with John Barry's overblown, swinging '60s score of organs and strings, rawr), Monro's song showed up in the end credits and playing over the radio for From Russia With Love. Here, we heard Monro simply croon about Russia, love, and other relevant subject matter for Bond's big bout with the likes of Rosa Klebb, 'Red' Grant, and other SPECTRE criminals. The song feels handsomely old-fashioned and graceful, and it has held up. — Blake Goble
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So, if need be, please come back when you are ready to join and edge.
Meanwhile, here's the joining and edging tutorial for the Rockman Afghan.
It's a single crochet to join.
It's easy to match up the colors because the blocks are all in 7 rows.
however, I think that mixing up the colors would be fun, as well.
Please note that I had snipped the ends that were weaved in with the color change row, but I recommend that these ends remain and are crocheted into this joining single crochet row, as well.
Semi-weaved-in ends hanging out .
Weave them in while joining.
Ends up looking pretty good.
The front side is good too.
...three single crochet in the same stitch in the corners.
three double crochets in each corner.
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BOSTON — The average life expectancy of Massachusetts residents rose to 80 years and 8 months in 2016, an increase in longevity that runs counter to national trends showing a decline in how long Americans are expected to live.
Since 2006, life expectancy in Massachusetts has remained close to 80 years, reaching 80 years and 11 months at its highest in 2012-2013, according to the Massachusetts Deaths 2016 report released today by the Department of Public Health (DPH). In 2015, life expectancy for residents was 80 years and 5 months.
``Massachusetts has worked hard to have near universal health care coverage that promotes health and we consistently rank as one of the healthiest states in the nation. This report shows that working together at both the state and municipal level, and with our health care partners, we can improve the health and well-being of all Massachusetts residents," said Health and Human Services Secretary Marylou Sudders. "As people live longer, we must continue taking steps to position the Commonwealth as an age-friendly state, which is why we created the Governor's Council to Address Aging. We recognize that we have more to do, especially in bringing an end to the opioid crisis which has had such a deadly impact across the state."
In 2016, Hispanic women in the Commonwealth had the highest life expectancy, living, on average, to age 89. The life expectancies for white non-Hispanic women and black non-Hispanic women also were higher than the estimate for Massachusetts residents overall at 82 years and 11 months and 83 years and 7 months, respectively.
Overall, there were 832 fewer deaths in Massachusetts in 2016 compared to 2015; the age-adjusted mortality rate dropped from 684.6 deaths per 100,000 people in 2015 to 668.9 deaths per 100,000 in 2016. The death rate declined for white non-Hispanics, Asian non-Hispanics, and Hispanics; for black non-Hispanic residents, the death rate increased.
Cancer was the leading cause of death for Massachusetts residents in 2016, with lung cancer remaining the leading cause of all cancer deaths. The rate of cancer deaths was highest for white non-Hispanic residents (154.3per 100,000) and lowest for Hispanic residents (91.7 per 100,000).
``A major focus for us in public health is closing the gap in health disparities – and this annual report plays a key role in helping us to shape our prevention efforts so they are targeted where they are most needed to reduce those disparities," said Public Health Commissioner Monica Bharel, MD, MPH.
Other highlights from the Massachusetts Deaths 2016 report include:
On average, every day in 2016 in Massachusetts 156 people died, including 35 from cancer, 33 from heart disease, 14 from respiratory conditions, and 13 from injuries. Of the 13 injury deaths, 7 deaths were due to poisonings, which include opioid overdoses.
In 2016, the premature mortality rate (which only includes deaths that occur before age 75) remained higher for black non-Hispanic residents (309.2 deaths per 100,000) than for white non-Hispanic (288.6), Hispanic (251.9), and Asian non-Hispanic (122.1) residents. However, the life expectancy of black non-Hispanic residents who lived to age 75 was higher than that of white non-Hispanic residents, which suggests that black non-Hispanic residents live longer upon reaching age 75.
Among Massachusetts residents ages 25-64, the death rate for those who completed high school or less was more than three times higher than the corresponding rate for those who completed education above high school.
The rate of suicide deaths for white non-Hispanic residents (10.0 per 100,000) was almost double the corresponding rates for other groups (5.5 per 100,000 for black non-Hispanics, 5.4 per 100,000 for Asian non-Hispanics, and 5.0 per 100,000 for Hispanics).
In 2016, the infant mortality rate for black non-Hispanic residents (7.9 per 1,000 live births) was almost three times higher than the corresponding rate for white non-Hispanic residents (2.7 per 1,000 live births).
While life expectancy overall in Massachusetts improved in 2016, nationally, it went down last year for the second time in three years, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which said the decline was largely driven by deaths from drug overdose and suicide. According to the CDC report, a baby born in the US in 2017 is expected to live about 78 years and 7 months, on average; and 78 years and 8 months if born in 2015 or 2016.
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–Yesterday: High church worship, celebration, "Hallelujah!" Today: A walk through the woods with my dog, silent prayer, and a return to a disturbingly quiet, empty house.
–Yesterday: I cook too much food, and I eat too much. Today: I acknowledge that God is not glorified in my lack of good stewardship or my overindulgence, and it's not good for my body or soul either.
–Yesterday: Hearing a sermon accented at key moments by booming thunder, running to the car during a downpour, my wife and I laughing and yelling, "Remember your baptism! Remember your baptism!" Today: Reflecting on what it means to live my baptism, thoughts shifting impatiently between the need for rest and recharge for my body and soul (the soaking rain) and living into a journey that responds to the thunderous biblical call to pursue justice.
–Yesterday: Offering the bread of life, the cup of salvation in a church sanctuary. Today: Flashing back to an afternoon on a street in south Dallas, handing out soup and sandwiches, recalling the first moment when there was the spark of making the communal connection, a voice inside me softly whispering with each encounter, "The bread of life, the cup of salvation." How will I serve the Lord's Supper today? How will I experience communion?
–Yesterday: Meeting the awkward looks, averted eyes of people whom I have never seen before at church. Wondering if any will come back. Thinking about a silly church sign. Today: Realizing that behind those eyes are a lot of stories I don't know. Most certainly, there are people who have been hurt by the institutional church. Maybe there are people who have given up on God, but decided to come anyway, at least this once at Easter, to see if they could find God again. How can I be open to their needs and available to them? How can I play a role in creating a faith community that hears them, sees them, and cares for them, in Jesus' name?
–Yesterday: No time to read the paper, I have to get ready for church. Today: I cannot avoid a front-page story about 1 million Texas children being without health insurance, and a report on the suffering and death along the Mexican border. I worry about our tendency to praise God on Sunday and do so little about injustice on Monday through Saturday (Amos 5:21-24). Will those of us who put on our finest clothes and shout praises to God in our beautiful churches on Sunday face judgment for what we do to God's children the rest of the week? How can I help the church rediscover itself as a refuge, a sanctuary and a fiery advocate for the most vulnerable? How can I get out of my own comfort zone so I can get more into the will of God? How can I live in the light of the Resurrection, putting an end to the ways I unwittingly contribute to forces of death and destruction in the world?
Yesterday: Encountering someone suffering a recent loss and remembering that some people find it very difficult to shout "Hallelujah!" on Easter morning, because it is a time that will always be associated with the passing of a loved one. Today: Praying that God give me the ability not to get so wrapped up in myself that I fail to see and embrace those around me who need to be seen and embraced.
Yesterday: Sin and death conquered. Today: Now what?


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Leaving Home
I hosted the first party in my Steubenville home on January 2, 2005. I'd only closed on the house a few hours before, but that didn't stop me from calling up a half-dozen friends and inviting them to join me for dinner. We ordered Chinese, laid out a blanket on the floor of the empty living room, and ate off paper plates. It was a glorious evening.
I hosted my last party in my Steubenville home this past Friday night. There were too many of us to sit around the table, so we ate in the living room this time too. Only, there's furniture there now. Life has gotten more comfortable over the past 12 years. The food has gotten better too. For the occasion (introducing my home's soon-to-be-new-owners to some of my closest friends), I cooked one of my fanciest and easiest pasta dishes. Guests sipped martinis, and we all ate off my pretty English china. It also was a glorious evening, albeit with a touch of melancholy.
Twelve years ago, when we ate Chinese on the living room floor, there was the promise of more parties to come. On Friday, the promise was gone. In its place, however, was gratitude for parties past.
There was gratitude for Thursday Night Dinners—my once weekly dinner parties where children ran wild through the house and dozens of grown-ups found seats wherever there they could—sofas and chairs, basement floors, front porch railings, and garden beds.
There was also gratitude for our annual "Friendsgiving Dinners," where those of us who couldn't travel home for Thanksgiving camped out at my house and feasted for days, discovering in the process that sometimes gravy really can be a beverage.
And there was gratitude for the baby showers and wedding showers, for Easter brunches, summer crawfish boils, spontaneous Pope Parties (held on the two different occasions when we saw white smoke rise above the Vatican), romantic dinners with my husband, hundreds of casual supper parties, and 11 very special Christmas parties where my tree was decorated by the cutest guests any hostess could want
Memories of those parties and the people I love fill every inch of this house. It's a beautiful home, I know. But what makes it beautiful to me isn't the woodwork I restored or the paint colors I put on the walls. It's those memories.
It's babies saying their first words over bowls of potato soup. It's houseguests sitting around in their pajamas drinking coffee. It's roommates perched on my kitchen steps, helping me solve the problems of the universe while I stirred risotto. It's the millions of little moments that make up a life—all the laughing and singing and fighting and praying and kissing and cooking that somehow transform us bit by bit, day by day, into the people God made us to be.
Those moments didn't just transform me, though. Somehow, in some way, they've transformed this house. They've seeped into its walls and floorboards. They've the changed the very air. The love, the laughter, the prayers—it's all here. It's tangible. I feel it. Others feel it too. It's one of the reasons this place never lacks for dinner guests. That and the risotto.
With the last party behind us now and packing at full throttle, my thoughts keep going back to that—to how we transform the things we love, how love remakes them in our image. And I find myself wondering how much of our lives linger on where they once were lived, even after we've left.
It's a god-like ability we have—to make a home after our own our image. God did that for us on a macro-scale—creating a universe where every atom vibrates with his glory. We do it on a micro-scale—creating a place where the walls and floorboards speak of who we are and the life we live in that space.
Our homes don't reflect us as perfectly as the universe reflects God, of course, but they still reflect us. They tell stories about us, their owners. Sometimes those stories are seen—children's initials scratched in closet doors, family pictures hung on walls, floors dirtied, whether by toddlers or careless neglect. Other times, though, the stories are felt: that sense of happiness and peace (or unhappiness and foreboding) that can't be seen or smelled, but is there just the same.
How much of that lasts, though, when we go? Without God, the universe he made would cease to be. But this house has stood for 101 years—89 of those without me. It will hopefully go on standing for 100 more—all without me. And in those 100 years, someone might paint the woodwork. New colors will definitely go up on the plaster. The kitchen floors could likely be neglected. Part of my story, written into these walls, will be erased, replaced with a new story by those who come after me.
But what about the rest—what about the love and the prayers and the late-night conversations? What about the children who ran in circles, up one staircase and down another, laughing all the while? What about the tears, shed by my broken-hearted self over my kitchen sink? What about the days where I questioned God and the days where I praised God? And what about all the dinner parties, all the cooking, all the drinking? What about the wine–the cheap Australian stuff we drank in grad school and the good French stuff we drink now? What about the polenta and the curries and cheesecake? Does all that love I cooked up and poured out in my kitchen linger on in any way besides a stain to the left of the kitchen sink?
Parting Prayers
I love this house like a person. It has been my comfort and constant companion through these past 12 years. It gave me a safe place to which I could retreat from the world and a beautiful place to which I could welcome the world. On both counts, it has served me well. I have been blessed beyond my wildest imaginings during my time here—blessed by the people who have passed through here, blessed by the stories that have unfolded here, blessed by the graces poured out here, and yes, blessed by the meals cooked here.
So, I can't help but hope and pray that even after I've left, something of those blessings and graces will remain, making life just a little bit easier for those who come after me. I hope, that somehow, they can share in the love that was given and received so freely in this place during all my years here.
Maybe that's silly or sentimental of me. But I think it's also human. We're stewards—entrusted by God with the task of caring for our world and leaving it better off than we found it. For 12 years, this house has been the center of my world. And I've tried to be a good steward of it in every possible way. I've fixed the electrical and replaced the roof, so that's something. But I hope the more important things I did help the new owners and future owners even more. I hope the blessings of friendship and hospitality linger. And I hope I find the same sort of blessings where we go next.
Regardless, we'll do our best to invite those blessings in there, as well. If I've learned anything these past 12 years, it's that a good risotto has a way of attracting them.
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5 thoughts on "Leaving Home"
Holly McIlwain says:
YES! Emily-I felt the same way when I sold and moved from MY house when I married my husband. We went on to create OUR home together, but that first house–MY first house–had the same feel as yours–always full of delicious scents, tastes, and lovely people. Cheers on this new phase!
mawr90 says:
So very beautiful, Emily! This is why when I am about to leave a home for the last time, turning over keys to the rightful owner/new occupant, I go into every room, reflect on all that happened there, and say a prayer of blessing/thanksgiving while making the sign of the cross with my thumb on the outside of each doorway. I, too, hope that the blessing(s) of that home might continue for others.
It's been a mightily healing practice that brings much-needed closure (I'm a sap, too!). I think I started it way back in grad school while still living in campus housing.
Blessings to you in your new home!
Deirdre in DC
AnneMarie says:
Thank you for this beautiful reflection! We don't have a house yet, but this post of yours is helping me to think about all of the beautiful memories my husband and I have made in our different apartments. Your post also makes me excited for the day when (hopefully) live in a house and really settle down our roots 🙂 The next people to be in your Steubenville house will be truly blessed!
Jesska says:
Awwwwww!! I miss your house already and I've never been there!
(Awesome way to say goodbye to it)


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We were lucky enough to go to London from Saturday to Wednesday. We're catching up on normal life happenings since our return and a proper post will come along soon. In the mean time, I'll leave you with this picture that pretty much sums up a lot of our experiences traveling: Making crazy faces in front of a country's beloved icons.


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Societal Engagement
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Education as a key RRI issue, seen by the University of Oxford
Editorial Team 29th November 2017 Education, RRI
How do you understand Education in biosciences research?
Science education is a key element of Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) framework. The aim is to better connect science and society through various educational approaches and interventions. This is particularly important in biosciences, which can help address some of the key societal challenges identified in Horizon 2020, including health, demographic change and wellbeing as well as food security, sustainable agriculture and forestry, and the bioeconomy.
What are the current standards and actions to achieve better Education in your University and in your country?
NIHR Oxford BRC Research and Education Working group offers a variety of opportunities for training aimed to increase the research capacity of those working in the NHS. There are research Grand Rounds (lectures) for nurses and weekly newsletters to raise awareness of internal and external funding opportunities. The University of Oxford also hosts the Oxford University Clinical Academic Graduate School, which offers an academic foundation programme and Academic Fellowships.
What are you aiming for with the implementation of the STARBIOS2 actions towards better Education standards for your institute?
There are many educational opportunities at the University of Oxford via departmental seminars and training programmes associated with the NIHR Oxford BRC. We aim to identify the most appropriate avenues to disseminate RRI. These opportunities will fit into the delivery mechanism of the educational programmes, the local entrepreneurial milieu, and focus on the work of the NIHR Oxford BRC.
What kind of actions are you going to establish to fulfil your objectives?
Two main actions will be implemented. First, given the depth and breadth of research and innovation within the NIHR Oxford BRC and the University of Oxford, a brief scoping exercise will be done to find out what the learning priorities are, based on the experience of those having gone through the process in Oxford. Second, once opportunities to disseminate RRI have been identified, we will offer talks, lectures, seminars, and workshops. In doing so, we will learn from the training modules designed by our partner from University Tor Vergata.
Who is involved, from your University, in the AP in order to complete your final objective?
Our work requires a close collaboration between STARBIOS2 team, Dr Lorna Henderson (Oxford BRC Clinical Research Manager), Dr Vasiliki Kiparoglou (Oxford BRC Head of operations), and Dr Denise Best (University of Oxford Academic Clinical Careers Manager and NIHR Oxford BRC training lead). Dr Denise Best presented her work to the evaluation team at Oxford in October, and we are excited to build on this collaboration to make further structural changes.
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Sydney to Santa Cruz: Creating a Film Photography Community
Inspired by a growing number of friends reviving old film cameras and falling in love with the imperfections of film photography, Montana and Atessa, two friends living across the world, wanted to create a way to share their latest rolls of film with each other. And so, the Sydney to Santa Cruz community was created.
Words by Tom Wolff
Photography by Montana Cooper, Shandra Furtado and Amanda Bjorn
Tom Wolff sat down with Sydney to Santa Cruz co-founder Montana Cooper, to chat about why film photography is thriving and how she created a close community of photographers who appreciate the vintage art form.
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"There was this resurgence that was happening around us."
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Hey Montana. Let's start off with where the idea for Sydney to Santa Cruz came from?
Montana:
Sydney to Santa Cruz. What a journey. My friend Atessa and I were living across the world from each other at the time, living our lives in parallel in these two very different cities. We started experimenting with film around the same time and found ourselves wanting to find a better way to share our photos with each other. We noticed that our friends were all slowly picking this art up, dusting off their parents hand me down cameras or buying a second-hand one from the local camera shop. There was this resurgence that was happening around us. In the early stages when we had first thought of this "collective" idea, I remember sitting on the couch with my friend Sam who was flicking through some of his recent film photos he had taken on one of his trips. They were so incredible and I felt this strong urge to share them with the world, for everyone to see how talented he was.
When we finally brought this idea to start a film photography collective to fruition, there were so many people around us we knew would want to be involved. It felt like it was right what we needed at the time. We wanted to share the film love from Sydney to Santa Cruz and everything in between.
Taken by Shandra Furtado Taken by Shandra Furtado Taken by Shandra Furtado
Do you think film will continue to stay relevant?
In a world where everything is so curated and where people are so in control, I think more and more of us will gravitate towards this medium. I think people really appreciate how imperfect analogue photography can be. There are so many things that can and will go wrong – light leaks, broken light meters, lost rolls, underexposure, etc. Believe it or not those are the sweet spots. That's where it gets interesting! You have to learn to love when things don't work out for you and be okay with it. There is no better feeling than creating something so natural and raw.
"I think people love to just feel a part of something bigger."
What advice would you give to photographers wanting to delve into the realm of analogue and film photography?
Try it! You'll thank me later. It's addictive. Try every film you can get your hands on and experiment with different cameras. Your "eye" is so uniquely you. I think you'll surprise yourself with what you're drawn to! Share your photos with your friends. Drop your film at a lab you trust. Read up on their process. Support the little guys.
Why did you start shooting on film?
Light and colour! I'm really drawn to the colour in everything and found that some of the nicest colour tones were showing up in my photos. I love being able to shoot with a new type of film that I haven't tried before and seeing what colours are accentuated. And then there's the light game. The sunny 16 rule and how good it feels to break it!
What was the catalyst for creating the Sydney to Santa Cruz collective?
The idea was simple, to encourage experimentation with film photography among friends. To highlight hidden talent. To release photos into the world which may have just been kept locked up in a box on a hard-drive. I think people love to just feel a part of something bigger. Back when we started in 2016 I had no idea what I was getting myself into, how much time and love I would put into this thing. In starting any project you really have to give it your all. It's truly a passion project that's just carried on and grown into something we are so proud of. We also just wanted to explore a different medium of 'sharing' photos that wasn't contained in a small box on your phone.
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How did you accumulate your contributor base? Was it mostly just friends who shoot on film, or have you had a range of strangers who've contacted you with the desire to contribute?
It has been a very organic process. We're in no rush. We don't have an end goal. The blog is no means to an end… it exists for our contributor base to share their most treasured photos with the people they love. We've definitely had quite a few strangers reach out to us via Instagram interested in sending in photos. For a little while it felt right to bring them on and share their work, however after realising how much time it was taking up we resorted back to keeping it a little more intimate. STSC is for friends, and friends of those friends. It feels closer to our hearts in this way. It is so special to share the work of people who we know & love. I'll meet someone, later find out they love film and within weeks they would be sharing their photos with me. It takes a lot of trust to do that. To have that true human connection, online & offline, is where the magic lies!
"To have that true human connection, online and offline, is where the magic lies!"
Taken by Amanda Bjorn Taken by Amanda Bjorn Taken by Amanda Bjorn
What are your thoughts around the digitisation & editing of film photos?
It's funny, shooting and developing film is such a slow process and then you often circle back and end up with a digital image in the end of it. I don't know it any other way. This is my process anyways. I am not one of those purists who will never touch a photo in post-production. I think that a photo is yours, you can do whatever you so please with it. A note on Instagram: there is a huge rabbit hole of a film community on Instagram. I see it as a perfect collision of the old and the new. You can type in a hashtag of a certain type of film you're curious about and it would feed you millions of photos shot with that specific film. The same goes for lenses, cameras, etc… its a huge database and source of inspiration for film photographers just getting started out.
"Drop your film at a lab you trust. Read up on their process. Support the little guys."
Working in the dark room?
I've just completed my first dark room course at the National Art School in Sydney. It was the first time I had ever even stepped in a dark room. Learning the whole process from start to finish gave me so much of an appreciation for this weird and wonderful art. I found it so eye-opening to learn how to create images with my own two hands.
Favourite camera & roll of film?
Favourite camera is a Canon AE1, favourite film is Fujifilm Xtra Superia 400.
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Ohio may refuse to set up health insurance marketplace, Lt. Gov. Mary Taylor says
Updated: Jan. 12, 2019, 2:57 p.m. | Published: Jul. 15, 2011, 11:05 p.m.
By Stephen Koff, cleveland.com
Health care markets, or "exchanges," would help individuals and small businesses find coverage that meets their needs.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Criticizing what it calls "Obamacare," Ohio Gov. John Kasich's administration raised the possibility for the first time Friday that it could refuse to create a health insurance marketplace, the centerpiece of the federal Affordable Care Act.
"We have not decided," Lt. Gov. Mary Taylor, who directs the Ohio Department of Insurance, told The Plain Dealer. "We currently at the Department of Insurance are looking at what our options here are in Ohio.
Health care markets, called "exchanges" -- like a stock exchange or online ticket broker -- would help individuals and small businesses that lacked insurance find coverage that met their needs. An exchange would also help lower-income Ohioans enroll in Medicaid if eligible. The state would provide oversight, set rules for premiums, and provide guidelines for consumer protections.
But as Taylor sees it, "Ohio has a very robust health insurance marketplace, and we're concerned about a one-size fits all solution that really isn't going to solve problems here in Ohio. We're concerned that our consumers are going to see premium increases."
Ohio has already obtained $151.5 million from Washington for the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, including a $1 million grant to plan an insurance exchange, according to the White House. Taylor said the planning money was sought by former Gov. Ted Strickland.
"This administration has not accepted money from the federal government," she said. "The prior administration had accepted what are called planning grants. They're not specifically for the implementation of an exchange but are for some of the planning that was being done previously."
Kasich "is opposed to Obamacare, and he is in favor of repealing it and replacing it," Taylor said. "And that's really the governor's stance."
If Ohio halts its exploratory efforts to set up a marketplace where small businesses and individuals could obtain health coverage regardless of income or medical conditions, it would join Louisiana as the only other state to issue such a protest so far, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation.
The call would be consistent with Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine's decision to join Florida's ongoing federal lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the health bill's mandate that almost all Americans get health insurance starting in 2014.
Separately, a Tea Party-backed group called Ohioans for Healthcare Freedom has turned in more than 500,000 signatures to get a constitutional amendment on Ohio's ballot that would invalidate the federal law in Ohio. If successful, the measure is certain to face court challenges.
Brian Rothenberg, executive director of Progress Ohio, a liberal interest group in Columbus, called Taylor's comments Friday "a bombshell."
"All indications have been that this administration has been working within the law," he said. "It sounds like a political maneuver."
It is unclear how big a difference this would make for uninsured Ohioans. If a states refuses to establish it's own insurance marketplace, the federal government is supposed to provide its own marketplace instead.
Taylor said Ohio already has a superior private insurance market, with more than a dozen companies offering coverage. The companies base their premiums on a number of factors, but the health law would impose a narrower set. Taylor says that will make premiums rise for families, a contention the bill's backers dispute, saying that with many more people in the insurance pool, rates will fall.
Taylor made her comments during a telephone interview with The Plain Dealer. The newspaper sought the interview to ask about her recent outspoken views on the Affordable Care Act, which appeared to conflict with Kasich statements in support of the act.
In an op-ed column circulated by Taylor last month, the lieutenant governor said that "I will do everything I can to protect Ohio's citizens and job creators from this catastrophic law." She had a similar theme in a recent speech.
Yet portions of Kasich's reform plan for Medicaid, the federal-state health program for low-income Americans, incorporated ideas that are in the Affordable Care Act, including better coordination among doctors, hospitals and other care-givers. State employees have suggested to the media, including The Plain Dealer, that they were proceeding with plans to set up an exchange.
And after an appearance at Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus on Thursday, Kasich was quoted by Columbus Business First, a business newspaper, as saying, "I think an (insurance) exchange is a good idea as well."
Asked about this apparent disconnect, others in the Kasich administration said the governor supported good ideas, including the seeds of some that were in the Affordable Care Act, but that it was incorrect to read that as support for the act itself.
"The problem with Obamacare is that it succeeds in taking some potentially good ideas like exchanges and ruining them," said Eric Poklar, director of communications for the Governor's Office of Health Transformation. "By potentially driving other insurers out of the state, the federal government's vision for an exchange only reduces choice and competition, which drives up costs and hurts job-creators. That's why the governor is so opposed to Obamacare, is pushing for its repeal and, in the meantime, is working to minimize its invasive nature every chance we can."
State exchanges are supposed to be established by 2013 so individuals and businesses could be insured starting Jan. 1, 2014. Uninsured Ohioans might not realize any difference by then if they have to get insurance through the federal exchange. But the federal Department of Health and Human Services says it is trying to give states flexibility with their own exchanges, and that alone could be strong motivation for Ohio to design its own.
"It's astonishing that the administration would consider passing up an opportunity to create a more organized insurance marketplace that would help small businesses and individuals buy more affordable insurance," said Cathy Levine, executive director of the Universal Health Care Network of Ohio, an advocacy group for low-income families.
Levine agrees with Taylor that Ohio already has a robust insurance market, "but it doesn't work for people with preexisting conditions. And that's a lot of its population."
The ability to maintain some control rather than give it to the federal government, Levine said, makes her confident "that in the end the state will decide to go ahead and set up its own exchange."
Rothenberg agreed. "The feds have been moving in the direction of giving states more flexibility," he said. And if the Kasich administration doesn't want Ohio to do it, "then the federal government will do it for them."


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How to Get a Free Basic VIN Check
Explore this Article Checking Vehicle Specifications, Fuel Economy, and Pricing Details Checking VIN for Theft and Fraud Records Checking VINs on Potentially Recalled Vehicles Getting a Vehicle History Report for Free Getting a VIN Check by Other Means Show 2 more... Show less... Article Summary Questions & Answers Related Articles References
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A Vehicle Identification Number (VIN for short) is a unique serial number that helps identify the vehicle's type and specifications. The VIN also helps authorities, organizations, and individuals track a vehicle's past records. Using one of the methods below, you can get information about your vehicle's specifications, title brands, recalls, and even if the vehicle has been reported stolen.
Checking Vehicle Specifications, Fuel Economy, and Pricing Details
Write down the VIN. Using a Pen and Paper, record the VIN that you want to check. You can also use a camera or smartphone to take a picture of your VIN to refer to, later on.
Open up your web browser to the VINChecker.net website. Enter your VIN number and press the Check Your VIN button.
View the Vehicle Specifications. Receive information about the vehicle such as options, fuel efficiency, NHTSA and IIHS crash test ratings, and other specifications.
Note, this is not a free "vehicle history report" — the companies providing vehicle history reports are required to charge a fee, per the Anti-Car Theft Act.
Checking VIN for Theft and Fraud Records
With your VIN in hand, go to the NICB website. This is the "free VIN Check service" provided by the National Insurance Crime Bureau, and issues free reports on cars that have current records of theft" or "have an outstanding title brand".
If you're looking for a mechanical history report, or trying to figure out how many past owners a used vehicle has had, this free service will not provide the information you're looking for. That information is only available for a fee.
The NICB no longer reports if the vehicle has a lien on it (as they did before), so be sure to verify with the DMV that the title belongs to the person selling the vehicle.
Type in the 17-digit VIN under the Step 1 box. If the vehicle in question was made after 1981 but has fewer or more than 17 numbers and letters in its VIN, it's generally a pretty good sign that the VIN has been faked. Stay away from purchasing this vehicle if possible.
Agree to terms and conditions, and then enter the verification code. The verification code is a human detection service. After you've correctly entered the verification code, press "Search."
The verification code is case-sensitive, so be sure to use CAPS letters where needed.
Wait as NICB checks your VIN against their databases. If the vehicle in question has an outstanding title brand or was recently reported stolen, read the short vehicle report based on that VIN.
If your car has never been reported stolen, or is relatively new, then the report will let you know that the vehicle has not been listed in the Theft Records (and/or) Total Loss Records database(s).
Remember, these records only show up if an accident or theft was "recorded" (and even then, it may take up to 6 months to show up in the database), so before you make the actual purchase, you will want to verify the information with the DMV.
You are restricted to 5 VIN Check searches from a single IP address per day.
Checking VINs on Potentially Recalled Vehicles
Navigate to the National Highway Transport Safety Administration's website. Go to NHTSA Recall Website and click the tab that says "Vehicles."
Select your Model Year, Make, and Model from the drop down menus and press Enter.
Check for any recalls. If the vehicle has had any recalls, they will be available under the Recalls tab.
Subscribe to email updates on recalls on the NHTSA's Email Alerts page.
Getting a Vehicle History Report for Free
Go to VehicleHistory.com. Use your browser to navigate to Vehiclehistory.com.
Enter the VIN in the search box in the middle of the page. If your car was manufactured after 1980, your VIN should be 17 digits long. It will never contain the letters I, O, or Q, so as to avoid confusion with the numbers 1 and 0.[1]
If your car was manufactured prior to 1980, you will not be able to secure a vehicle history report.
Get your report. Once you've entered the VIN, you may view the report.
Getting a VIN Check by Other Means
Ask the seller of the vehicle to supply a VIN check. If you're interested in a vehicle but really don't want to shell out for a VIN check, check to see whether the seller of the vehicle has a VIN check that they can produce.
Sometimes, sellers will do potential buyers a favor by paying for it themselves, saving the PDF or printout, and sending a copy over to would-be buyers.
Always keep your eyes and ears open and be cautious, since sellers could doctor the VIN Check and try to mislead you. When you're dealing with a purchase that ranges in the thousands of dollars, it's easy to be penny wise and pound-foolish. If you get an uneasy feeling, or simply don't trust the report, then paying a small fraction of the overall cost of the vehicle will give you peace of mind as well as the truth.
Shell out a little bit of money from a trusted VIN check provider. This obviously isn't free, but — as noted above — very few options truly are free. Bottom line: if you're interested in potentially purchasing a used vehicle, factor in the cost of VIN checks into your total budget. The following sources will provide trustworthy VIN checks for a small fee:
Edmunds
AutoCheck (part of Experian)
How to find out who owns a car by the VIN?
There's no foolproof way. ThatsThem.com claims to be able to give you the identity of an owner by the VIN number, but it often doesn't work.
Can I see all owners and who currently owns the vehicle if I provide the VIN?
How can I find out how many previous owners my car had and whether it has been in an accident?
Go to vehiclehistory.com and enter the VIN of the auto in question.
Can I have an original title if there is a lien on it?
Yes, but it will list the lien holder's name on it. Once the lien is paid off, the lien holder sends you a letter stating the lien is paid. You then submit the letter and title to the DMV to get a new title (for a fee) with the lien holder removed, or you may keep the letter and old title, and not waste money to get the lien holder removed. If you later sell the vehicle, give the letter and old title to the new owner.
How can you find vehicle parts with the VIN number?
The VIN is vehicle identification number, and is pretty useless for parts. Just go shopping knowing the make & model of your car, as well as the engine size if searching for engine parts. That is all that you, and the retailer, need.
How can I find out if there is a lien on a vehicle?
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The seller would not have the title if there is a lien on the vehicle.
How can I tell if the odometer has been tampered with?
The Title will have the most recent report, and you should be able to track back and see if it is truly accurate.
How can I run a check on a title using the VIN number?
You can go to a vehicle history report provider like LemonChecks.com, and click on the "run free VIN check" tab. You can enter the 17 digit VIN number, and the car history report will be automatically generated for you.
Can I find out a full license plate number from the VIN number?
The 17-digit Vehicle identification number for the vehicle you're wanting to check. Find Your VIN (Vehicle Identification Number). Each VIN made after 1981 has a unique string of 17 numbers and letters. Vehicles made before 1981 that do not have a 17-digit VIN will not work with these Free VIN Check Methods.
Pen & Paper or Camera to take down the VIN
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Use a VIN Number to Check a Car's Options
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To get a free basic VIN check, go to Vehicle History's private website and enter your 17-digit VIN number in the middle of the page to get your vehicle's history report. Then, make sure the car wasn't stolen by entering the VIN number on the NICB website, which reports previous thefts or collisions. You may also want to make sure you car hasn't been recalled by checking the NHTSA Recall Website. Keep reading to learn when it's better to pay for a VIN check and get information on past owners and repairs.
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Beverly, MA—When Lucas Spivey, 27, left Seattle eleven months ago, it was to become the new exhibitions manager at Montserrat College of Art. Arriving in Beverly, however, he found a thriving arts community, jumped in and as a result, recently began a three-year term on the Beverly Cultural Council (BCC).
This month Spivey will join nine other committee members in sorting through grant applications from local artistic and cultural groups. Last year, one of the grant allocations went to the galleries that Spivey now manages. In 2010, Montserrat received BCC funding for its Frame 301 gallery as well as a $600 grant for an exhibition entitled, "What Happens When Artists Look at War." This month the gallery's current exhibition follows a similar theme and is called "For the Record; Searching for Objectivity in Global Conflict." This and other Montserrat exhibits, galleries and workshops are also receiving support from the state-run Massachusetts Cultural Council (MCC), the same agency that funds the BCC.
Originally from upstate New York, Eaton is starting her third year in Beverly and her second year on the Council, which has received $8,930 for distribution to Beverly's artists, cultural events and organizations during 2012. Applications can be found at www.mass-culture.org/Beverly and must be submitted to the committee by October 15th, 2011.
"I would like 500 applications this year," Eaton said and hopes that an improved application form and a summer survey will help increase local interest. The survey, in which hundreds of Beverly locals ranked their main priorities for the community, put elementary school students on top of the list.
Spivey agrees, and says that choosing which projects to fund is about more than the just money.
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