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The 2008 Boise State Broncos football team represented Boise State University in the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Broncos played their home games at Bronco Stadium, most famous for its blue artificial turf surface, often referred to as the "smurf-turf". The blue turf was new for the 2008 season, as the old Astroplay surface was replaced by Field Turf. The Broncos won the Western Athletic Conference championship and were one of only two teams (the other being the Utah Utes) to finish the 2008 regular season with an undefeated record. However, the Broncos were unable to finish the season undefeated after losing 17–16 to #11 TCU in the Poinsettia Bowl.

Previous season

The Broncos entered the 2007 season ranked #23 in the coaches poll and were on a 13-game winning streak after going undefeated in 2006. After an opening home win against Weber State to extend their winning streak to 14, the Broncos traveled to Seattle to play Washington. The Broncos failed to win against a Pac-10 team, losing to the Huskies 24–10, ending their nation's best winning streak, and dropping out of the top 25. The Broncos would win 9 straight games from September 15 to November 17, including 7 WAC games and wins over rivals Fresno State, Idaho, and Nevada in a 4 OT game that set a new NCAA FBS record for points scored with 136 (69–67; that record total was matched later that season when Navy beat North Texas 74–62). The Broncos reentered the top 25 on November 3 and made it as high as #15 before dropping to #17 for the season ending game at #13 and undefeated Hawaii. The game with Hawaii was for the outright WAC championship, won by Hawaii 39–27. The Broncos would return to Honolulu to play East Carolina in the Sheraton Hawaii Bowl on December 23, won by East Carolina 41–38. The Broncos would finish the season 10–3, but failed to win either a conference championship or a bowl game for the first time since 2001.

Pre-season

Pre-season awards
On July 25, the Broncos were selected as the favorite to win the WAC by the media by a total of 383 points to 379 for Fresno State and first place votes of 25 to 20. The WAC coaches (not allowed to vote for their own team) voted Fresno #1 with a total of 63 to 57 points. Fresno had a total of 7 first place votes among WAC coaches to Boise States 2.

The USA Today Coaches preseason top 25 poll was released on August 1, with Boise State receiving 25 votes to rank 34th.

The Associated Press preseason top 25 poll was released on August 16, with Boise State receiving 17 votes to rank 36th.

Schedule

Game summaries

Idaho State
23-6 all time, last meeting 2003 (62-0 in Boise)
The Broncos opened the 2008 season with a 49-7 win over their former in-state rival Idaho State in front of a new Bronco Stadium record crowd of 32,318. Freshman quarterback Kellen Moore completed 14 of 19 passes for 274 and 2 Touchdowns (80, 56) in his first collegiate start. Ian Johnson rushed 14 times for 87 yards and one score while Titus Young made 7 receptions for 142 yards and one touchdown and also one rushing touchdown. Richie Brockel rushed for two touchdowns and Tyler Shoemaker caught two TD passes. The two touchdowns by Young, Brockel and Shoemaker marks the first time three Bronco's had each scored two touchdowns in one game. The Broncos out gained the Bengals 582 to 207 in total yards. The Broncos also blocked a Bengal punt in the 2nd quarter. With the win the Broncos moved their regular season home winning streak to 44. At one point in the fourth quarter, all 11 players on Defense for the Bronco's were freshman.

Bowling Green
1-0 all time, last meeting 2005 (48-20 in Boise)

Another Bronco Stadium record crowd of 32,335 watched as Boise State raised their regular season home winning streak to 45 games by beating Bowling Green 20-7. The Broncos came out fast scoring 3 touchdowns in the first half. A much improved second half Bowling Green defense mixed with various mental mistakes by the Bronco offense left the Broncos scoreless in the second half.  Ian Johnson rushed 13 times for 97 yards and two touchdowns while quarterback Kellen Moore went 18 of 23 for 180, started the game 11 of 11, and rushed for his first career touchdown.  Kyle Brotzman set a Boise State record by making his 75th straight extra point, breaking the record held by Tyler Jones of 74 made in 2003 and 2004.  Safety Jeron Johnson had 13 tackles (8 solo), 1.5 tackles for loss, one pass break up and two second half fumble recoveries to win WAC defensive player of the week.

Oregon

First ever meeting

Since joining D1A (now FBS) in 1996, Boise State had lost all 13 of their road games against teams from BCS conferences. That streak ended with a 37-32 win over Oregon of the Pac-10 in front of 58,713 hostile fans in Autzen Stadium. The Broncos held leads of 24-6 at halftime and 37-13 in the 4th before Oregon closed out the game with 19 unanswered points. The Broncos were held to only 38 yards rushing, but were helped by the arm of Freshman quarterback Kellen Moore. Moore went 25-37 for 386 yards, 3 touchdowns and 1 interception. One touchdown pass went for 73 yards to Senior Vinny Perretta, his first TD of the season, before he left the game with a concussion. Junior Jeremy Childs added 4 receptions for 100 yards with a long of 41. Junior Kyle Wilson made 2 interceptions (totaling 3 on the season) while Sophomore Brandyn Thompson made his first career interception. Sophomore kicker Kyle Brotzman went 3-4 on field goals from 24, 36, and a career long 51 yards. Sophomore safety Jeron Johnson was ejected late in the 4th. The win propelled the Broncos into the top 25 in both major polls for the first time this season, being ranked 19th by the AP and 20th by the coaches in the USA Today poll. For his efforts, Kellen Moore was named the Walter Camp Football Foundation Bowl Subdivision National Offensive Player of the Week and the WAC Offensive Player of the Week. The Broncos were also named the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl National Team of the Week.

Louisiana Tech

6-4 all time, 6-1 as WAC members. Last year 45-31 in Ruston
Boise State won their WAC opener for the 8th straight year and extended their regular season home winning streak to 46 by defeating the Bulldogs of Louisiana Tech 38-3. Kellen Moore threw an interception on the opening drive, then was almost perfect finishing the game 20-28 for 325 and 2 TD's (13, 44) to Julian Hawkins and Chris O'niel, the latter on a reverse throw back to Moore from Vinny Perretta.  Moore's numbers were good enough to earn the WAC Offensive Player of the Week award for the second time this season. D.J. Harper added 2 TD's on 9 carries for 35 yards. Ian Johnson again had a subpar rushing game, 9 for 42, but had his first career 100 yard receiving game with 106 on 3 catches.  The Bronco defense has now given up 7 points or less in 3 of the 4 games this season. Kyle Brotzman hit a 49-yard field goal and averaged 57.7 yards on 3 punts including one downed at the 1-yard line and another of 72 yards. The Broncos moved up in the top 25 polls to #15 in the AP and #16 in the USA Today Coaches poll.

Southern Miss
1-0 all time, last meeting 2007 (38-16 in Boise)
The Bronco defense shined in holding the strong Southern Mississippi offense to just 278 yards, stops on 4 fourth down tries and forced 2 turnovers to help the Bronco offense that continues to struggle. The Bronco offense was great in the second quarter, scoring all of their 24 points, but a series of three and outs, penalties and other bad decisions led to just 113 yards and 6 first downs in the second half. The Broncos were held scoreless in the second half for the second time this season, but also held their opponent to 7 points or less for the fourth time in five games this season. Kellen Moore went 21 of 30 for 170, 3 TD's and 1 pick. 10 of his completions went to Jeremy Childs for 92 yards. Austin Pettis added 2 TD's on 4 catches for 30 yards. Jeron Johnson recorded his first interception of the season. Kyle Brotzman went 3 for 3 on PAT's, made a 32-yard field goal and averaged 39.7 yards on 6 punts that included 2 down inside the 20-yard line and a long of 63 in rout to being awarded the WAC Special Teams Player of the Week for the third time in his two-year career. Boise State remained the same in every major poll following the win. Prior to the game wide receiver Titus Young, who had previously been suspended for the Oregon game, was suspended indefinitely.

Hawaii

6-3 all time, 6-1 as WAC members. Last year 27-39 in Honolulu

The Broncos defense came up with 5 interceptions and 7 sacks in taking down the defending WAC champion Hawaii Warriors 27-7 in front of another record crowd of 32,342 in Bronco Stadium. Brandyn Thompson had 3 interceptions and 5 solo tackles (one for a loss) to be awarded the WAC Defensive Player of the Week. George Iloka and Jeron Johnson also made interceptions. This marked the 5th time this season the Bronco Defense held their opponent to 7 points or less and moved to 2nd in the nation in scoring defense giving up only 10.5 PPG. On offense, Kellen Moore went 25 of 33 for 256 and 3 TD's, 6 of his passes going to Vinny Perretta for 82 yards. Kyle Brotzman won the WAC Special Teams Player of the Week for the second straight week going 2 for 4 on field goals (31, 43), brought his school record for consecutive extra points to 90, and averaged 60 yards on 3 punts with a career long of 75 and 2 downed inside the 20. The Broncos have still never lost a home WAC game (26 straight) and have now won 47 straight regular season home games. The Broncos moved to #13 in all of the major polls and debuted at #12 in the first BCS rankings.

San Jose State

8-0 all time, 7-0 as WAC members. Last year 42-7 in Boise

The last two trips to San Jose for Boise State resulted in unsuccessful but scary close upset bids by the Spartans, both times the Broncos were undefeated. This game had the same ingredients and looked to be heading for a close finish being 20-16 in the third quarter, but the Broncos scored the game's final 13 points to stay undefeated and stop the Spartans chances of playing spoiler to the Broncos undefeated chances. Kellen Moore went 26 of 40 for 244 1 INT and 2 TD's to Jeremy Childs and Austin Pettis. Jeremy Avery rushed 21 times for 96 yards and Ian Johnson added 66 on 16 carries and 2 TD's to set a new career touchdown mark in Boise State history, now with 51. Along with his 5 receptions Jeremy Childs had a first quarter punt block that led to a Bronco Touchdown. Kyle Brotzman hit 2 field goals from 31 and 39. The win gives the Broncos sole possession of first place in the WAC and moved them to #11 in every major poll, including the BCS.

New Mexico State
8-0 all time, 3-0 as WAC members. Last year 58-0 in Boise.
New Mexico State quarterback Chase Holbrook, who entered the game averaging 295 yards a game, only managed 64 yards passing and his Aggies were shut out by Boise State for the second straight year. The Bronco defense held the Aggies to only 150 total yards, made 7 sacks, 1 INT by Kyle Wilson, forced one fumble and now have given up 7 points or less in 6 of 8 games this season and are now giving up just 9.88 points per game. Kyle Wilson also scored the Broncos first non offensive touchdown of the season by returning a fourth quarter punt 71 yards. On offense, Kellen Moore went 15 of 23 for 246, 1 INT and 3 TD's, 1 to Austin Pettis and 2 to Jeremy Childs. Ian Johnson had 10 carries for 61 yards and 1 TD to increase his school record to 52 TD's in his career. The Broncos moved to #9 in the AP Poll, their highest regular season ranking in school history, and moved to #10 in every other poll.

Utah State

10-4 all time, 3-0 as WAC members. Last year 52-0 in Logan
Four different Bronco players threw for a combined 5 TD's and 458 yards passing to collect  their 37th straight conference home win and remain undefeated on the season. Kellen Moore went 27 of 36 for 362, 2 TD's and 1 INT. Backup quarterback Mike Coughlin and wide receivers Tanyon Bissell and Vinny Perretta also added TD passes. Perretta added a 38-yard touchdown reception of his own to go along with 2 each by Jeremy Childs (57, 17) and Austin Pettis (7, 5). Ian Johnson's 1-yard TD run moved his school record for career rushing TD's to 53. The Bronco defense held the Aggie rushing attack to just 44 yards, forced 6 turnovers and scored their first TD of the season when Ellis Powers picked up a Ryan Winterswyk forced fumble and returned it 4 yards. George Iloka had 2 interceptions. The Bronocs are now ranked #9 in every major poll.

Idaho
19-17-1 all time, 3-0 as WAC members. Last year 58-14 in Boise
The Broncos knocked off their in-state rivals for the 10th straight year to retain the Governor's Trophy and secure their 6th WAC Championship in 7 years. The Vandals opened the game with an 81-yard TD on the first play of the game and it was all down hill from there. The Broncos ran over the Vandals to the tune of 525 yards, 315 of those on the ground. Jeremy Avery became the first Bronco back to go over 100 yards this season by gaining 156 yards on 11 carries, had a long of 57 for one of his two touchdowns and set a school record with 14.2 YPC. Ian Johnson added to his school record for rushing TD's which now stands at 54. Kellen Moore went 23 for 31 for 210 yards, 11 of those to Jeremy Childs for 99 yards and 6 to Austin Pettis for 71 yards. Kyle Wilson now leads the WAC with 5 interceptions and returned a punt 79 yards for his second return TD of the season. Ellis Powers return a fumble 45 yards for a TD, his second TD in as many weeks. True freshman defensive lineman Byron Hout, who made 5 solo tackles, 2 sacks and forced the fumble that led to the Powers TD, was named the WAC Defensive Player of the Week. The Broncos remained at #9 in every major poll.

Nevada

22-12 all time, 7-0 as WAC members. Last year 69-67 in 4 OT's in Boise.
The Broncos held off a frenzy second half comeback by the Wolf Pack that ended when Colin Kaepernick's pass was batted down in the end zone on the last play of the game to secure the Broncos their 11th win of the season, their 5th season this decade with 11 wins or more, and the WAC championship for the 6th time in 7 years. The Broncos came out quick to lead Nevada 24-3 at halftime, but Kellen Moore threw 3 3rd quarter interceptions, 2 that were returned for touchdowns, and Nevada's offense scored on a 31-yard run to make it 31-24 at the end of 3. The Bronco's pushed their lead back to 17 on an Austin Pettis touchdown reception and a Kyle Brotzman 50-yard field goal. Nevada scored a TD with 4:36 left, recovered an on-side kick, kicked a FG with 2:36 left, and got the ball one last time with 1:37 left after a Brotzman missed 44-yard field goal but couldn't punch it in the end zone to force overtime. Kellen Moore went 29 of 48 for 414, a career-high, 3 TD's and the 3 costly INT's. Austin Pettis had 9 catches for 126 yards and 2 TD's (18, 10) to be named WAC Offensive Player of the Week while Vinny Perretta made 5 catches for 126 yards and a rushing TD. The Broncos only managed 70 yards rushing, 66 of those on an Ian Johnson TD run. The Broncos remained #9 in all major polls for the 3rd consecutive week.

Fresno State
6-4 all time, 6-1 as WAC members. Last year 34-21 in Fresno

The new record crowd of 32,412 rushed the field and fireworks went off above Bronco Stadium to celebrate the Broncos 3rd undefeated season in 5 years, their 5th 8-0 WAC season in the last 7 years, and their 7th straight year of being undefeated at home all to keep their slim BCS chances alive. Senior QB Bush Hamdan started on Senior day and threw 1 pass that was intercepted and returned for a touchdown by Fresno State. The Bulldogs would only manage 3 points the rest of the game. The Broncos started slow in the first half leading only 13-10 at the half but broke the game wide open with 4 TD's in the third. Jeremy Avery scored on a 43-yard rush, Kyle Wilson returned a punt 90 yards for his 3rd return score of the year, Julian Hawkins caught a 35-yard TD pass from WR Tayon Bissel on a reverse pass, and Kellen Moore found TE Tommy Gallarda for a 16-yard touchdown reception. Ian Johnson had a 69-yard run on the last play of the 3rd quarter and scored a TD to open the 4th. Johnson added another TD later in the 4th to tie Marshall Faulk for the WAC record for TD rushes in a career with 57. In all Johnson carried the ball 14 times for 128 and the 2 scores. Kellen Moore went 17 for 23 for 213 and 2 TD's. Kyle Wilson was named the WAC Special Teams Player of the Week. On December 7, the Broncos were selected to play #11 Texas Christian (10-2) in the San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl on December 23.

Poinsettia Bowl - TCU

1-0 all time. Last meeting 2003 (34-31 in the Plains Capital Fort Worth Bowl)

Postseason awards

WAC Coach of the Year

Chris Petersen

WAC Freshman of the Year
Kellen Moore-QB

First Team All WAC
Jeremy Childs- Jr. WR- Second straight year on 1st team

Andrew Woodruff- Sr. OL

Ryan Winterswyk- So. DL

Ellis Powers-Sr. LB

Kyle Wilson- Jr. DB- 2007 2nd team

Second Team All WAC
Austin Pettis- So. WR

Kellen Moore- Fr. QB

Ian Johnson-Sr. RB- 2006 & 2007 1st team

Mike T. Williams- Sr. DL

Jeron Johnson- So. DB

Kyle Wilson- Jr. ST/KR

Rankings

Statistics

Team

Scores by quarter

Offense

Rushing

Passing

Receiving

Defense

Special teams

Expanded WAC Standings

Roster

References

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Warning: This post contains spoilers from Wednesday's season finale of Survivor.
Though it may have been a shorter game than usual, it was still a long road to victory for the newly crowned winner of Survivor 41.
After a twist- and advantage-heavy season that gave players little-to-no food and minimal supplies, Xander Hastings, Deshawn Rodden and Erika Casupanan battled their way to Day 26 to secure their spots in those Final 3 seats. But after pleading their case to the jury, it was former Luvu member Erika who pulled away victorious, thanks to a 7-1 vote in her favor. (Click here for a full recap.)
Below, Casupanan talks to TVLine about keeping her epic win a secret, the cons of Luvu's winning streak and how Deshawn's "truth bomb" nearly destroyed their real-life friendship.
TVLINE | So usually the Final 3 doesn't learn the outcome until the live reunion, but you knew this whole time! How hard was it to keep that secret?
ERIKA CASUPANAN | It was hard, but I think it was also fun. I actually didn't tell anyone in my life aside from my therapist. My parents had no idea. I didn't tell them anything about the show, so every episode they'd be sweating thinking I was getting voted out when I knew fully well that I was going to win. It's been a fun secret to keep for the last few months, but I think once it finally came out, similar to what Xander said at the final immunity challenge, it was like a big exhale. Now I get to share the big news with everyone… finally!
TVLINE | How surprised were you when Xander kept you safe from the fire-making challenge?
I was shocked when he initially told me he was keeping me! Xander and I had a close relationship in the game, and we talked a lot about what final Tribal configurations we were interested in, so he always knew where I stood, and I felt like I knew where he stood. But at the same time, it's a game. We always talked about going together, so when it came time for me to sit down and make my pitch, I just said, "Dude, you know how I feel. I respect that you won, and you can do whatever you want." I'm thinking, "Come on, he has to throw me in," but then he didn't! I was ready for him to pull a fast one on me, so I wasn't ready to accept that I was going to the Final 3 until I saw Heather and Deshawn sitting at the fire-making station, striking the flints.
TVLINE | Going into final Tribal, what did you think your odds were to win?
I felt confident that I would be able to make my case for why I should win the game, and why I played the way that I did and how I did what I set out to do. But the day of final Tribal, I actually broke down alone in the woods. If you're one of those people who's had imposter syndrome, just imagine coming so close to making your dream come true and having that doubt come over you over at the eleventh hour. I also thought a lot about how, once again, one woman was going to final Tribal with two men. We know with the recent history of newbie seasons, women in that position get zero votes. I knew how much people wanted a woman to win, I did what I think I needed to do to win, but what if I get to the end and I'm not able to pull it off, and we have to wait another season to finally see a woman win [again]? I put a lot of pressure on myself, but once I cried it out, I was like, "OK, that's out of my system. Now it's time to go and kick some ass."
TVLINE | And that you did! So, I've spoken to a lot of your castmates and a couple of them had some serious issues with the hourglass twist. What are your thoughts on it, and if you had been on the other side of the twist, how would you have felt about it?
As Jeff was explaining it to me, I was thinking, "This is nuts! You mean I get to take away a win that people earned?" Even though it benefitted me, I was thinking, "Wow, Survivor is really trying something new with the format if they're willing to put something like this into the game." As a longtime viewer, it was definitely a surprising one. But even looking at pre-merge and how much had changed — how we weren't getting great rewards, how almost every day someone was being sent to climb a hill and get some type of advantage — it's not really a surprise that something major that we didn't anticipate was thrown into the game. Even if I was on the other side, I would've been initially shocked, but then thought, "OK, this is what's happening this season."
TVLINE | If there was no hourglass twist, do you think you would've been voted out that night?
If the hourglass twist didn't happen and I was out of the game for two days unable to talk to anybody or build any connections of my own, of course, I'm toast! All of these people are on edge because they just merged. They don't want to be the merge boot, so of course they would target the person who's not there. Hello, it's a no brainer! But my theory is if there was no hourglass, there probably wouldn't have been a two-day exile, and I probably would've been on the field with the rest of the players, and who knows what would've happened.
TVLINE | In the beginning of the game, do you think the fact that Luvu didn't have to go to Tribal Council at all hurt the tribe in the long run, or maybe gave you a slower start to your game than other players?
For sure. I think when you're always winning, the pro is that you're safe, but the problem is you don't know where anybody stands. You don't have the opportunity to prove loyalty, and by the time you get to the merge, you realize you're not as experienced in scrambling as everyone else. It really did give me a bit of a slower start. I went into the game intending to be at the bottom of the majority alliance, but still be able to talk to whoever was on the bottom. But on Luvu, even though I felt like I had gotten myself into that position initially, we never had to vote, and the social dynamics started shifting around. Once I got to the merge, I got a fresh start and used that strategy for the first couple votes and eventually worked my way up.
TVLINE | What's an aspect of your game that you wish made the edit but didn't?
I think with the way I played, it's probably a harder story to tell on TV. As a communications manager and someone who's worked on building reputations for businesses and clients, I know that with building credibility, it's a lot of small things that add up over time to help create an image. All the times that Xander and I would walk in the woods, I'd tell him, "I think we have a great shot sitting next to each other because we've played different games, but we're equal competitors." Almost every day, I talked about how he and I stood an equal chance against each other. That could've influenced why he didn't put me in fire-making. There are small things like that. Even subtle decisions I made in terms of body language or how I presented myself. I wore pigtails every day so I could look like a little kid. I would go to Tribal Council and make my body language really small so I wouldn't be seen. Those are the things that are harder to show on TV, but they helped me fly under the radar.
TVLINE | You survived Deshawn's truth bomb, but when you got back to camp, what was going on in your head?
What was shown on TV didn't scratch the surface. There was a lot more to the truth bomb than people saw. There was only one major truth spilled in terms of how I was considering voting out Heather, but there was a lot more unwarranted garbage that was directed toward me that I had to endure, yet I remained as composed as you saw on TV.
When I went back to camp, it was one of the lowest nights of the game for me. I'm super pissed, I don't want to speak to Deshawn, I saw Xander congratulate Deshawn for doing that, and I'm thinking, "What the f–k, Xander?" Heather's really upset and doesn't want to speak at all. Ricard and I talked for a little bit, but he ends up going back to everyone saying I was crying, even though I wasn't. It's very damaging for a woman to be described as emotional when she's not. Even though I was surrounded by people, I felt so angry and so alone. I remember going to bed in the dirt on this new island thinking, "F this. I'm gonna go win this f–king game."
TVLINE | Any details on that "unwarranted garbage" you can fill in for us?
I mean… I don't know if I want to go into specific details, but it got pretty brutal in terms of the volume of what was being directed to me. It severed the friendship I had with Deshawn. Even after the game, I was so angry. There was definitely a point in time where he and I thought that we weren't ever going to speak again. We had a real friendship out there, and it really ruined us for a while. After a few months, we ended up talking about it. I give Deshawn a lot of credit. He approached the conversation with a lot of humility and a lot of accountability , so we were able to get past it. I think Deshawn is a good person, I think he just did something stupid at Tribal Council.
TVLINE | Gameplay aside, was there a funny or meaningful moment you wish was shown on TV?
A funny moment from the new island we got put on… I don't know if anyone from production knew ahead of time, but I'm really terrified of birds, and this new island was overrun with these giant Fijian black birds that are endangered. They don't have any natural predators, and they think they're invincible. They just ran around in the middle of the night, and they're not afraid of you! At what was probably about 3 am, they start screaming like babies, so on top of us being on this new island and having just endured the truth bomb, I'm scared s–tless of these birds that are running around. I thought, "Luckily, there's only a few more days left," because I think if I got put on that island sooner, I would've had to take myself out of the game. [Laughs] I couldn't do it!
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It was my first semester of grad school, and even though the assignments were overwhelming, it helped me understand better about my major. The facilities are very friendly and easily approachable. Although it's hard to find a parking spot, public transportations are always available.
Wonderful school. I couldn't be happier. Personally I wish it was outside of NYC, as I don't enjoy the city very much, but even in NYC it has it's own campus feel and security. Also very pretty buildings and area with nature. People are lovely and students are intellectually curious and driven, very diverse.
My experience at Columbia University Teacher's College has been very positive. The administration is very well prepared and has tons of resources for the student body and new students. Class curricula are cohesive and well-presented. The campus is in a great part of Manhattan, where I feel like there's a livelihood both within and beyond the campus.
Warning: Flammable contents. The Teachers College experience will set you on fire. I heard a professor say today that teaching gives us hope. Hope that the next generation will do better. Hope that things can change. Studying here broadens the very definition of what a teacher is: coach, mentor, educator, creator, inventor, and possibility maker. I get to be really serious about what I've wanted to be all my life: a change-maker. All this, and you get New York City too. So don't come to teachers College if you just want to check the Master's degree box. Don't come if you want aloof professors. Don't come if discussion and debate are not your thing. Don't come if you want that cozy, small town feel. Most of all, don't come if you think youthful enthusiasm is just for the young. You'll hate it here.
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What Do Arabs Dream About?
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DUBAI, UAE, November 15, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --
Arab countries' political, social and economic realities affect their nationals' dreams.
We spend a third of our lives sleeping. What if we can unlock the mystery of what happens in our subconscious minds when we're asleep? Are our dreams connected to one another? Does our local environment influence what we dream? What if we had a tool that can analyze hundreds of thousands of people's dreams to reveal statistically significant data about dream trends people share in each geographic location. And what if this dream analyzing tool finally exists? It is called Jawabkom (http://www.Jawabkom.com).
What have Arabs been dreaming about in their sleep during the conflict over Al Aqsa and the Syrian migration crisis? As we continue to wonder if countries' realities affect citizens' wellbeing in the land of sleep, the Arab World's largest question-and-answer website, Jawabkom (http://www.Jawabkom.com), reveals thought-provoking answers.
Jawabkom connects over 6 million registered Arabic-speakers with professional practitioners in fields such as; law, nutrition, IT, health, auto repair, and dream interpretation. The company analyzed more than 10,000 dreams per Arab country, submitted by users since September this year.
The relationship between reality and dreams
According to Jawabkom's data, top keywords used in Palestinian users' dreams are "chasing me", "mosque", "attacking me", "Palestine" and "lion". The set of words alludes to the conflict over Al Aqsa Mosque.
"We've found the same result across the board, confirming that countries' political and economic circumstances affect citizens' dreams. Top keywords in troubled countries were dark, tense and express fear or worry. On the other hand, keywords in stable and wealthy Arab nations were calmer, sometimes even vague, a sign of stability and peace of mind," Raed Malhas, CEO of Jawabkom, said.
To shed more light on Malhas's conclusion, Jawabkom found that the most popular keywords in Syrians' dreams are "scream", "oppressors", "cave", "injuries", "cold", "lost", "frightening", "reside" and "leave". These words paint a picture of war and displacement; further confirming that a country's political instability directly affects the subconscious dreams of locals.
The top words used in the dreams Egyptians posted on Jawabkom were "flag", and "land", which could be suggesting Egyptians' desire to establish a stable and growing country now that elections have commenced.
For Iraqis, top words found in dreams were "fire", "neighbors" and "weak". These could be stemming from local instability and a lack of control over surroundings.
We found a feeling of unease in Libya, where the most popular words in dreams included "scorpion", "paralyzed" and "leaving". The combination perhaps expresses common struggles experienced by asylum seekers, including the paralysis caused by the difficulty to leave a homeland.
As for Lebanon, where politics is usually unpredictable, among the top keywords were "demolishes" and "prayers", pointing to volatility of the country's political landscape.
In some cases, however, grievances didn't have to exist within the country itself for them to be at the forefront of dreamers' minds. Jordan, which falls between warzones and is home to refugee influxes, shows that anxiety from its neighbors has leaked in. Top keywords found in Jordanians' dreams were "my home", "my children".
These dreams, however, contrast sharply with those Jawabkom found in the GCC, where political and economic stability prevail. In Saudi Arabia, top keywords were "my husband", "my mother" and "pregnant", suggesting that family dynamics are an important subject on people's minds in the Kingdom.
In United Arab Emirates, keywords such as "door", "car" and "ring" were the most common in people's dreams. On the other hand, the top keyword found in the dreams of Kuwaitis was "large", and "prince" in Qataris' dreams.
Do Arabs feel with one another?
Owing to these results, Jawabkom was also curious to test the idea of Arab unity. Do Arabs feel with each other? Jawabkom explored the question by digging in to see if Syrians were on our minds during the migration crisis. Dream data showed they were. The countries that dreamt the most about "Syria" or "Syrians", with at least a few hundred dreams having those keywords, were Saudi Arabia, UAE, Morocco, Kuwait, Algeria, Qatar and Egypt, respectively.
Jawabkom, which was founded a year and a half ago by ex-Microsoft veterans Raed Malhas and Deniz Erkan, used its enormous database of user generated inquiries to extract these dream results that opens a window in the Arabs' subconscious minds. Jawabkom connects over 6 million registered Arabic-speakers with professional practitioners in fields such as; law, nutrition, IT, health, auto repair, and dream interpretation. It has received more than 6 million questions today. As a destination for Arabic speakers' inquiries on social, legal, medical and political issues, Jawabkom is also quickly evolving as a regional resource of data and statistics on the general behaviors, concerns, trends and interests of the Arab online user.
"Besides aiming to become one of the largest online trusted brands in the Arab world, I'm hoping we can build the largest dream database ever created. Imagine having a database with tens of millions of dreams that you can slice and analyze geographically, demographically, periodically, and more. That is a dream on its own" said Raed Malhas, CEO of Jawabkom.
About Jawabkom
Jawabkom (http://www.Jawabkom.com) is the Arab World's largest interactive question-and-answer website, which offers Arab users the opportunity to pose questions and get personalized answers from professional practitioners, including doctors, lawyers, psychologists, IT experts, to mention a few.
Jawbkom is considered one of the fastest growing Arabic websites. Since its inception in February 2014, it attracted 1 million Arabic-speaking users, making it the first Arabic website to hit the milestone within such a record time.
The platform was founded by Jordanian-American entrepreneur, Raed Malhas, and Turkish-American entrepreneur, Deniz Erkan -both of whom are former Microsoft managers.
Jawabkom has offices in New York and Amman.
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Basketball season is just around the corner, and the Stanford men's basketball team played their preseason exhibition game against the Sonoma State Seawolves yesterday, taking the win with a final score of 75-59.
Turnovers and three pointers terrorized Stanford men's basketball (4-6) once again in its 76-68 loss to the Long Beach State 49ers (4-6) at the Walter Pyramid on Sunday afternoon.
In a game full of momentum swings and eight total lead changes, the Stanford Cardinal (4-5) were able to pull away from the Montana Grizzlies (4-3) and snap their four-game losing streak with a 70-54 victory at Maples Pavilion Wednesday night.


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You'd think that after walking 20km in one day and visiting over a dozen museums, I'd want to take a little break, but in fact I decided to add on a couple of extra days to my Brussels trip to visit a few more museums. But this time at a much slower speed. Top of my list was the Hergé Museum – dedicated to Belgian cartoonist Hergé (1907 – 1983), creator of the series of comic albums The Adventures of Tintin, amongst other things. The museum is actually located in the neighbouring town of Louvain-la-Neuve, about 30km to the South of Brussels. You can book an organised trip there from Brussels via shuttle bus with Brussels City Tours, which is the easiest option, but it's only on certain days of the week. Although it was actually running the day I was going, the time didn't really suit me and I didn't want to be limited to how long I could stay at the museum, so I decided to make my own way there. It took just over an hour, switching from the Brussels metro to a bus about half way through, and was really easy. I ended up spending about twice as long at the museum as the City Tours trip would have allowed me!
The museum itself was really easy to find too, once I got to Louvain-la-Neuve. It kind of sticks out a little, as it's a relatively new and purpose built building, which only opened in 2009. The address is 'Rue Labrador 26', which is also the address of Tintin's first home in the books. I got there really early, about 15 minutes before the museum opened, and was second through the door after an elderly couple in front of me. We were followed by a large group of school children. I hung around a little, letting them get a head start on the exhibition, and then followed in relative peace and quiet. Apart from the one group, there were only a handful or two of other visitors there with me all morning. I guess it's quite a niche subject area and a bit off the beaten track. With so much else to see in Brussels, you'd probably only make the journey if you were a fan of Hergé. Which I am.
According to the museum website, photography – including by mobile telephone (!) is strictly forbidden – but this now only applies to the exhibition rooms. The rules have been loosened a little, to allow photography in the entrance and foyer. So while I can't show you a glimpse of any of the exhibits, I *can* show you some of the amazing interior architecture of the building (including the cool Thomson & Thompson door mats), which was designed by Dutch cartoonist Joost Swarte.
So what of the exhibition rooms themselves? Was it worth the trip out to Louvain-la-Neuve? If you are at all interested in Hergé and his work, I would say definitely! You begin your visit on the top floor, and there were eight rooms to visit in total, starting with a look at his life's journey, including some fun anecdotes from his childhood and early sketches. It was interesting to see, how the drawing style in some of the characters had developed over the years.
Next, there was a look at Hergés many different interests. He was a man of many talents, which were eclipsed by the runaway success of his Tintin books. I would hazard a guess, that many people – like myself – are attracted to the museum because they are first and foremost fans of Tintin. The audio guide actually starts with a funny little back and forth, about how apparently everyone who comes to the museum just wants to hear about Tintin, lol. But there is a lot more to Hergé, as I found out. Hergé Life beyond Tintin included other characters such as Popol & Virginia, Tom & Millie, Quick & Flupke, and Jo, Zette & Jocko. None of which I had ever heard of. In his early years, he also produced many commercial illustrations.
After this, you cross a long walkway across the foyer, with another chance to view the amazing architecture, this time from above. The exhibition continues with an overview of all the key cast members of the Tintin books: their first appearance, their character traits, their physical features and so on. This is followed by an exhibit about cinema, and how it influenced Hergés work, before you move down one floor to Professor Calculus' laboratory, which takes a look at the science in the Tintin books. For example, he apparently did a lot of research for the books about Tintin's trip to the moon which came out in the early 1950s, several years before the first moon landing. Next to this, is a large exhibit all about the different countries featured in the Tintin books: Egypt, Peru, the Congo, Tibet, China, to name just a few. Here I learned, that the Tintin books can be divided in to two periods: from The Blue Lotus onwards, the books rely on rigorous research instead of just stereotypes. Crossing another small walkway, you get to the last two rooms, which take a look at the creation of the Studios Hergé – showing the recreated workspaces of some of his collaborators on the Tintin books in later years – and, finally, the end of Hergés life. He died in 1983 leaving his final book, 'Tintin & Alph-art', unfinished.
Here are 10 other things I learned at the Hergé Museum:
Hergé was just a pen name. His real name was Georges Remi. His initials reversed to R G sound like Hergé in French!
Hergé was apparently a troublesome child. His parents found that drawing kept him quiet.
At the start of his working life Hergé seriously considered a career in advertising.
His first picture stories were about boy scout Tortor, patrol leader of the May Bugs, in 1926. A keen Boy Scout himself, Hergé soon discovered his love of travel & adventure – as later reflected in his Tintin books.
Hergé's characters all made their debut in the press, because his first jobs were all for newspapers.
Tintin made his debut as a reporter for Le Petit Vingtieme – the same name as the kids' supplement Hergé was in charge of!
Many Tintin books are based on real life events. Others were purely fictional to avoid censorship during the war.
People were surprised Hergé gave Tinin a dog as a sidekick, because he much preferred cats himself. However, Snowy was chosen because fox terriers were fashionable at the time.
Thomson & Thompson are based on Hergé's father & twin brother – who loved to dress in suits & bowler hats! In French they're called Dupont & Dupond and their moustaches give a clue as to who is who! (one looks like a T and one like a D when turned sideways)
Hergé was a film buff and his comic strips were heavily influenced by cinematic style. In the Tintin adventure 'The Black Island' you can see influences of the films King Kong & Hitchcock's 39 Steps.
In total, I spent over three and a half hours at the museum. I listened to the entire audio guide, including all extra tracks, and I say that as someone who is not a huge fan of audio guides! It included film clips, e.g. of interviews with Hergé, and little quizzes in between. In conclusion, it was well worth the trip out to Louvain-la-Neuve. Full price tickets are 9.50 Euros at the time of writing, but I feel I got my money's worth and there are concessions available for families etc, with free entry for children under age 7. The only thing I would say, is to skip the rather fancy and overpriced museum restaurant – on my way to the bus I passed many little cafés in Louvain-la-Neuve which cost about half as much and looked just as nice.
One other thing that really bugged me, was a comment on Wikipedia saying "very little of the museum appeals to children". I think that is nonsense. It's true, this is not a children's museum. There are no things to touch or play with (except for a very fun photo booth, where I gave it my best and sent #MuseumBoy some postcards of 'mummy with Tintin' home). But there is a lot to see, and if your kids are fans of Tintin, then all it takes is a little bit of engagement from the parents. It reminded me a lot of an exhibition about the art of Pixar, which ran at the National Museum of Scotland a while ago when I still worked there. In our evaluation of the exhibition, we got all kinds of feedback from parents, ranging from 'this exhibition is totally unsuitable for children, there was nothing for my son (age 5) to play with' to 'great exhibition, my daughter (age 3) and I had great fun spotting all the characters from the movies she loves'. Our conclusion was, that it had nothing to do with the age of the children and everything to do with how much parents were willing to engage with them. So, you know your kids best, and it's up to you to gage whether you think it would be a suitable museum to take your kids. For my own situation I can tell you, that #MuseumBoy is going on 6 and a huge fan of Tintin. He has visited museums since he was born, and has no problem engaging with more traditional displays, given a little help from us. I would not hesitate to take him to the Hergé Museum.
The Hergé Museum is open Tuesdays to Sundays, closed on Mondays at at Christmas and New Year. You can find information on up to date opening times and admission prices on the museum website.
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Lago Atitlán, in the Guatemalan Western Highlands.
Lake Atitlán, Guatemala: The Lonely Planet Guide Book describes it as "the closest thing to Eden on Earth". Its shoreline and surrounding mountains are home to the indigenous Kaqchikel and Tz'utujil Maya, whose ancient languages and traditions are still widely used here, and whose health and livelihoods are inextricably linked with Lake Atitlán, the "navel of the universe", the Mayan equivalent of the Garden of Eden.
Lake Atitlán sits 1560 meters up in an enormous caldera, with three volcanoes on or near its shores. It is the deepest lake in Central America, with an average depth of 220 meters, and has 130 square kilometers of surface area. The climate is perfect; the flora and fauna are spectacular. Tourism is booming.
Lake Atitlán's ecosystem has been devastated by decades of continuous pollution. Untreated sewage and wastewater from more than 20 towns, vast quantities of runoff from chemical fertilizers and pesticides, and waste from commercial tilapia farms continue to pour into the lake, year after year.
The crater has no outflow, so everything that goes into the lake stays in. It is now so contaminated that it faces a real and imminent threat of ecological collapse, of death, with dire impacts on local communities.
According to the scientific agency in charge of monitoring Lake Atitlán, AMSCLAE (and a study by Amigos del Lago Atitlán), without immediate action the lake will be dead from eutrophication — oxygen depletion caused by contamination — within 3 to 7 years. (For more info, see this 2016 report, Lake Atitlán: Past, Present and Potential Futures, by Dorothea Dix for CEAt (Center for Atitlán Studies, Universidad del Valle).
The Lake Atitlán Environmental Interests Group (LAEIG) is a team of volunteers working to mitigate and repair the damage now, while there is still time, by using natural remediation and pollution prevention techniques. Our current projects focus on Tul Reforestation, Floating Rings, Floating Gardens, and Non-Polluting Tilapia Aquaculture.
Planting tul in some areas requires tying it to rocks.
Volunteer — We need skilled people both at the lake and around the world. For tul planting opportunities, see our upcoming events.
Donate — LAEIG is currently raising money to fund our Tul Reforestation Project — for every $10.00 received, LAEIG plants four tul reeds, which rapidly become a little tul forest.


Today, the Distribution Center will begin new hours of operation which will allow for homeowners to come, request, and pickup the items which are free to those affected by Hurricane Sandy. The hours include Monday thru Friday 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM and Weekends 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM. Visitors should go to the Murphy Center (basement of the chapel) to make requests and pickup items.


Do you want to get together with a bunch of creative and talented people?
Do you want to create digital solutions for international technology leaders in the field of green tech?
Do you want to try out some new and whacky stuff and have a lot of fun?
Come and join us at the Green Tech Jam 2019 hosted by Green Tech Cluster Styria and the Graz University of Technology in cooperation with Green Tech companies. The theme is "Code & Concept for Green Tech".
The aim is to bring together students from different disciplines (coders, designers, developers, engineers, environmental system scientists, …) in interdisciplinary teams and to work on creative new solutions. The results will be presented in 10 minutes pitches in front of a professional jury. Prize money of € 5000 will be divided between the best 3 solutions!
On March 19th the winning teams are going to present their solutions at the Green Tech Innovators Club. There they have the chance to win an audience award.
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A village on the right bank of the Musa River in northwestern Lithuania, in the Pakruojus county, Siauliai district, Samogitia province. The village is near the town of Pasvitinys. 9 km to the north of the village is the town of Lygumai. The Jewish settlement in Pamusis originated during the 18th century, when Jewish farmers settled there on government land. In 1897, Pamusis had 79 Jews, who made their living through agriculture. They cultivated approximately 500 acres. During WWI they were exiled to the interior of Russia. Only a few of them returned to the village after the war. In 1925, there were still some Jewish activities in the village, when "Shekalim" (tokens of membership in the Zionist organization) were distributed there for the 14th Zionist Congress. A few dozen Jewish farmers still lived in the village in 1937. The number of Jews in the village decreased gradually over the years, and only a few of them remained there when WWII broker out. One of the natives of Pamusis was the socialist, Pesakh Libman Hersh. In June, 1941, when Germany conquered Lithuania, the fate of the Jews of Pamusis was the same as the fate of the Jews in the surrounding areas.
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'Day-O' songwriter, Brooklyn's Irving Burgie, eyes Rihanna to star in his Barbados-set musical film as he turns 93
A report by Jared McCallister for the New York Daily News.
Elvis' swiveling hips, rock 'n' roll, and a hit parade of pop and country ruled the 1956 music scene when a seemingly modest Caribbean calypso album struck "gold" for Brooklyn-born songwriter Irving Burgie.
And the music industry was forever changed.
The album was singer Harry Belafonte's groundbreaking "Calypso," the first million-selling album by a single artist in history. And Burgie's tunes — eight of the long-playing album's 11 songs — fueled phenomenal sales figures and set a new industry benchmark.
Known for the popular versions of the timeless "Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)," "Jamaica Farewell" and others, Burgie's musical creations have made it onto the Billboard charts, into Hollywood films and even into outer space.
He is not resting on his laurels.
"I've lived a wonderful life," Burgie reminisced recently. "My two boys both graduated from Yale University. I've really been around the world a couple of times with my family, in a leisurely manner," he said, linking his good fortune to his continued successes.
With a lifetime of accomplishments already logged, Burgie, who turns 93 on Friday, has set some new goals — an album featuring of some of the songs he wrote for Belafonte, starting a music program for school children, and making a musical film he'd like superstar singer Rihanna star in.
"I'm working with a musical I've been nursing all these years," he said of "Ballad for Bimshire." He's crafting a screenplay version of the 1963 off-Broadway show that was set in Barbados and starred Ossie Davis. Burgie is hoping Rihanna might get involved.
"I'm trying to make a connection with Rihanna," he said. "I want her to star in it."
His Caribbean connections may strike a chord with the Barbados-born songstress. Burgie's mother was a native of Barbados — and he penned the national anthem for the former British colony.
A member of the Songwriters Hall of Fame, his songs have sold well around the world and they've been covered by famous performers, including Jimmy Buffett, Brian Wilson of The Beach Boys, Carly Simon, Chuck Berry, and Sam Cooke, but Burgie's initial fame is tied to Belafonte, "Calypso" and "Day-O."
Belafonte, a handsome folk singer, was already headed to stardom with a 1955 hit album when "Calypso," propelled by "Day-O," shook the industry the following year. Under his stage name, Lord Burgess, Burgie wrote more than 30 songs for the increasingly popular Belafonte, on three albums from the 1956 to the early 1960s.
Before it appeared on the "Calypso" album, Burgie's version of "Day-O" (co-written by William Attaway) was originally created for a Belafonte performance on the Colgate Comedy Hour television variety show.
As he did with "Jamaica Farewell," Burgie wrote new lyrics for "Day-O," creating the now famous version from a traditional Caribbean folk song.
"It's been used in all types of situations — baseball games, football games, basketball games — besides show business," the songwriter said about "Day-O" — named one of the select "Top 365 Songs of the Twentieth Century," by the Recording Industry Association of America and recognized with the "Song of the Century Award" from Cherry Lane Music publishers and the Sunshine Music Awards. "And of course you, remember the 'Beetlejuice' thing," he said excitedly about "Day-O's" use in the 1988 Oscar-winning Tim Burton film, starring Michael Keaton. The song was the key element of the movie soundtrack and a memorable scene when ghost-possessed dinner guests sing, dance and sway around the table to the calypso tune.
The song was so popular it even had listeners in outer space. It was twice used as a NASA-transmitted wakeup call to rouse sleeping Space Shuttle astronauts, in 1990 and 1997.
Irving Burgie in his military unifrom (l.) and his mother, Viola Calendar, a Barbados native who had Burgie in a Brooklyn apartment.
A native New Yorker, he was born in 1924 in a Brooklyn apartment, with the help of a midwife. Viola Calendar, his mother, was an immigrant from Barbados who found employment as a domestic worker. His father, Louis Burgie, came to New York from a small town in Virginia, and worked as a day laborer at a slaughter house.
As a youngster, he was a typical city kid when outdoors — taking swims at the Coney Island beach, playing stickball, punch ball, stoop ball and other street games. But the atmosphere in his "West Indian" home was less playful for Burgie, his older sister and younger brother.
"West Indian parents considered the American way of life too loose compared to West Indian standards. Since my mother ran the household, we were strongly influenced by aspects of the culture of the West Indies," Burgie wrote in his 2007 autobiography. "Kids (of West Indian parents) kept out of trouble, not for fear of the police, but for fear of their parents."
Burgie had some early brushes with music — in school and a drum and bugle corps — while growing up. But music got serious for him after returning from a three-year stint in the U.S. Army, serving in an all-black battalion in World War II's "China, Burma India Theater" in Asia. He used his G.I. Bill benefits to attend New York's prestigious Juilliard School and two universities, majoring in voice. And he learned to play guitar.
"During my entire college education, four years, I studied nothing but the classics, no pop. My mother was from Barbados, so I got involved with folk."
Before his collaboration with Belafonte began, Burgie took his folk music act on the road. His "first really main gig" was at Chicago's Blue Angel nightclub. He also performed at the Village Vanguard in Manhattan in shows featuring famed Jamaican folklorist Louise (Miss Lou) Bennett.
He's traveled and entertained audiences around the world, but family life for Burgie took place in Hollis, Queens, where he settled with his first wife, Page Turner, in the 1950s and raised two sons, Irving and Andrew. Turner died in 2003.
With his second wife, Vivia Heron, Burgie gave cultural and musical presentations at New York area public schools from 1973 to 1980. Heron died in 2007.
Burgie wants to use a songbook of his hit tunes to create classroom lessons and activities for educators and their students.
Living in Queens during the civil rights movement, Burgie aided the national crusade by organizing the Coalition for Political Representation organization in southeast Queens and serving on a local NAACP board. And through his calypso lyrics, he has tried to link the civil rights struggle to the Caribbean colonies' quest for independence, in contrast to the verses of double entendres and sexual innuendos weaved into some calypso songs.
"I gave an image of their lives, their homes, and their homeland," he said of the longtime colonies inching toward independence at the time.
"I was the first one writing about these people trying to gain their own lives. They wanted their own country. And that's what my songs were all about," he explained, using lyrics from his 1957 song, "Island in the Sun," as an example:
This is my island in the sun,
Where my people have toiled since time begun,
I may sail on many a sea,
Her shores will always be home to me.
Burgie has music, books, photos and videos on his website, irvingburgie.com.
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I work in the Confined Space Rescue field, the general lack of care given by workers is astounding. I'm not saying it's all the workers fault, but workers need to be trained to recognize hazards. They need to be trained on proper detection methods, and have a rescue crew available and set up. Too many people think that it can't happen to them. In reality, it only takes a few minutes to a few seconds for a normal day to turn into an emergency situation. If those contractors had've had a rescue team on site and set up, this story would have ended much differently. Hopefully companies are beginning to realize that confined spaces require more strict procedures. And that properly trained personnel can, and will save lives.
I work in a brewery, anyone entering a tank would require a confined space permit, personal atmosphere tester, training in BA rescue equipment(with BA gear nearby), one person stationed outside the tank to monitor. Tanks are caustic cleaned(negates c02) and air purged then isolated prior to entry. Note air purging a horizontal tank without caustic cleaning is ineffective, due to c02 pockets.
Agree with both comments. There should be no excuse for entering a brewery tank without a permit. And confined space entry requires 100% diligence. Workers cannot take ANY shortcuts or assume that a confined space is safe. Since we do not have details, we cannot speculate as to why the workers may have entered without taking precautions. We do not know if they were properly trained. perhaps they tested the atmosphere prior to entry but then used a gas powered washer? Perhaps this was a contractor who was unaware of the confined space hazard? Maybe the Modelo employees who went in to rescue were never made aware of the confined space hazard since the company may have only had contract employees entering the tank? There are so many possibilities for what may have happened. I am hoping we obtain more details at some point. If anyone has further information, please let us know.


Syngenta announced that Axial Bold, a grass herbicide for use in wheat and barley, received registration from the Environmental Protection Agency and will be available for the 2019 growing season.
Trials show that with its two active ingredients, pinoxaden and fenoxaprop, Axial Bold delivers improved consistency and broad-spectrum control of top grass weeds including wild oat, yellow foxtail, Italian ryegrass, green foxtail and barnyardgrass.
In field testing, when compared to other grass herbicides, Axial Bold outperformed Everest®, Varro® and GoldSky® and also controlled more grasses than other herbicides.
Axial Bold offers growers a wide application window for maximum flexibility and coverage across a large number of acres. In spring wheat and winter wheat, Axial Bold can be applied from emergence to the preboot stage and in barley from emergence up to just before the jointing stage.


…wait a minute, is that a stripper pole in the workout room?
…and a sweet arcade room for the gamers.
Of course, for $34.5 million dollars, it had better have something for everyone. With nine bedrooms, seventeen bathrooms, and 14,563 square feet there should be space to fit pretty much anything you can imagine.
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It's like someone plunked down a Tuscan villa in Primoville, CA. Gorgeous place. It's even one of the very few times I've been able to tolerate full-bore, French Provincial, curly-qued to death furniture (see Pic 21). That's how well the decor is done.
Alas, the stunning grounds may soon have to go away, considering the water restrictions recently imposed in the Golden State. I have no doubt the wealthy will find some work-around while the Average Joe suffers the brunt of it, but still… at some point there may be no water to be had, regardless of money attempting to not just talk, but to scream. A pity, as it's all just so… perfect.
Ah, yes, forgot the stripper pole. Apparently, they're a thing now for the exercise minded. I guess it really tones the muscles trying to keep oneself elevated off the floor just by holding onto it. The one and only not-so-classy thing about this house.
Well, this place is gorgeous and utterly over-the-top. I love the gardens but they make me sneeze just to look at them. I must say, though, there are so many distractions in this house, I'd lose the money it takes to maintain it because I'd never get anything done.
@Frodo: With more than 18K sq ft I'm thinking there's definitely more than one maid. Likely an entire staff so someone's available 24/7.


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Home Crime News Woman Fatally Stabbed 7-year-Old Girl To Death In A Park In Front Of Family
Woman Fatally Stabbed 7-year-Old Girl To Death In A Park In Front Of Family
A woman believed to have schizophrenia stabbed a seven-year-old girl in the middle of the park in a random attack. The woman screamed "she tried to kill me" as she slashed the little girl's throat. The horrific attack happened on Mother's Day, a court heard this week.
30-year-old Eltiona Skana is accused of murdering Emily Jones with a craft knife as she played on her scooter at Queen's Park in Bolton as her father, Mark Jones, and mother, Sarah Barnes, stood nearby, the Daily Mail reported.
Emily Jones, pictured, seven, was stabbed to death as she rode her scooter past a woman who was sat on a wooden bench at Queen's Park in Bolton, Greater Manchester, on March 22.
Police pictured in a cordoned-off area at Queen's Park in Bolton, Greater Manchester, on March 23, where the seven-year-old was stabbed to death the previous day.
Skana is originally from Albania but has been living in the UK since 2014. On the day of the attack, she purchased a pack of three knives from a shop in Bolton town centre. Just before the attack, witnesses reported a woman in the park looking 'agitated'.
Michael Brady QC, prosecuting, told the court that young Emily was riding her scooter around the park as her mother was jogging.
"Emily's path towards her mum took her past the defendant who, as Emily scooted by, grabbed her and in one movement slit her throat with the craft knife and then threw her to the ground. There had been no interaction between Emily and the defendant. The wound was unsurvivable and Emily died shortly after," Brady told the court.
After the attack, Skana fled the scene and placed the knife in her backpack, where it was later recovered when she was arrested by police.
Witness Tony Canty was also in the park when he heard screaming and saw Skana 'manhandling' the young girl and pushing her to the ground.
Canty and other witnesses chased Skana off and found that the young girl had been stabbed, then her parents realized what was happening.
Floral and cuddly toy tributes to the seven-year-old girl. Following her death, Emily's parents paid tribute to her, describing their only child as the 'light of our lives'
After running, Skana fell down and Mr. Canty was able to detain her until the police arrived.
Emily had suffered cardiac arrest and was airlifted to Salford Royal hospital, where she was pronounced dead shortly before 4 pm.
Mr. Brady said that a witness noticed the attacker before the incident occurred and thought that something wasn't quite right about her.
"His attention was drawn to her because he what he described as he agitated demeanour. He noticed that she had a vacant look on her face and did not appear with it and did not seem to fit into her surroundings," Brady told the court.
After her arrest, Skana told a psychiatrist, 'I know I'm a paranoid schizophrenic' and she was detained under the Mental Health Act.
Skana was moved to the high-security hospital at Rampton where she told a psychiatrist, Dr Afghan, she had been 'psychotic, hearing and seeing things'.
Skana said she was 'perfectly normal' before coming to the UK and claiming asylum in 2014.
Brady argued that Skana showed no remorse for the killing.
She reportedly once told a nurse at Rampton "It's been three months, what do you want me to do cry all the time?'.
She later told the same nurse that the killing was 'premeditated.'
"It was premediated, I waited in a park and picked my victim, I did what I did, then tried to run away, " she said.
Skana pleaded guilty to manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility.


I remember when Zynaptic was Prosonus. They had an incredible unique plugin called North Pole.
I'm thinking I bet this is good and original sounding... then i see it. Dongle. Total buzz kill.
No iLok on my computers. No dongles either.


or sometimes patent leather caps; underlying the diversity in the available selection.
Now onto the Penny loafers and laced shoes! These come in an exciting mix of materials, always exuding feminine elegance. For the day, sporty luxe styles feature rounder shapes, whilst at night, the elegant high heels come in pointed shapes. The colour spectrum spans from lighter shades such as cream, beige, white, to metallic silver and black, but the main theme is metallic – with a reflective, powdery finish. The lace up brogues below are absolutely incredible! I love them!
I wasn't all that familiar with Elie Tahari before, so for those of you who also didn't know much about the designer, here's a little snippet!
"Clothing should be quieter than the woman… so that her true beauty can shine through".
The designer, Elie Tahari, who grew up in Israel, is a passionate romanticist – an attitude expressed in all his creations and which is undoubtedly one of the secrets of his unprecedented rise. He wanted to find his luck as an electrician in the seventies in New York, then worked in a boutique in Greenwich Village and found his calling. He was one of the first fashion designers to open a boutique on Madison Avenue in 1974. However, the ladies had to wait for his first shoe collection until 2006, but they forgave him since it was well worth waiting for. His shoes appear light, hovering almost and they bewitch us with finely attuned colours and delicate details.
Tahari makes beautiful, high quality, comfortable shoes! Love the first pair!


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Q: Azure DevOps Release pipeline for create-react-app and GitFlow? We have a creat-react-app application, which includes a couple of variables that are different (react) build time, depending on where the build will be deployed. For example, we need to specify build time which URL will be used, e.g. https://app-stage.company.com for a release-x.y.z build vs. https://app.company.com for a master build (please refer to this article about GitFlow). We've already created such a build pipeline as suggested here, which will build with the appropriate react config for any commit to branches master, release-x.y.z, dev, hotfix-x.y.z.
We would like to create a release pipeline now, that reflects the GitFlow process and makes use of the automated builds.
The release pipeline should deploy to a dev site for a dev build, to a stage site for a release-x.y.z build, etc. I know I can inspect the source branch from a build and filter/modify config/variables based on it. Fine, so I can create a release pipeline with a single stage, whose config is modified on the fly based on which source branch was built.
But I understand that release pipelines "should" have a series of stages, i.e. dev -> stage -> production, probably with approvals inbetween. I can't see how this could be achieved in this scenario.
Suggestions?
Our idea as of now is to just have that single modified-on-the-fly stage in the release pipe and handle the stages from git merges/pull requests, according to GitFlow.

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Home » Valve's Gabe Newell loves VR, but realizes it could be a "complete failure"
Valve's Gabe Newell loves VR, but realizes it could be a "complete failure"
John Callaham
Valve is one of the biggest gaming developers in the world, and unlike many of its rivals and contemporaries, it is fully supportive of the current virtual reality trend. It developed the SteamVR platform that is being used for the HTC Vive headset, and it is working on three full VR games on its own. Yet in a recent interview, Valve founder Gabe Newell did admit that their VR efforts might not succeed.
In a round-table interview with the press that was attended by Polygon, Newell stated:
We're optimistic. We think VR is going great. It's going in a way that's consistent with our expectations. We're also pretty comfortable with the idea that it will turn out to be a complete failure. If you don't try things that don't fail you probably aren't trying to do anything very interesting. So we hope that we'll find stuff that gamers will say is awesome and is a huge leap forward.
Newell also said in that same chat that he believes PC gaming is still locked in the old fashioned mouse-and-keyboard control and interface. He said that there are "opportunities to build much more interesting kinds of experiences for gamers" and that virtual reality could be one of them.
Valve is certainly a developer that is open to trying new things. The launch of its Steam service for purchasing and downloading full PC and Mac games was perhaps its greatest risk, and it came at a time when many in the industry thought the PC game platform was on its last legs. Steam, almost by itself, turned that around by letting publishers and developers bypass brick-and-mortar retail stores in favor of selling and downloading PC games directly. As a result, Steam is now the biggest online store for PC games by far, and it has helped to bring not only its own titles but ones from indie game developers into the spotlight.
However, the company has not seen much success from its SteamOS efforts. Launched as a beta in December 2013, the Linux-based OS was Valve's attempt to compete with Windows as a platform for PC gaming. Indeed, Newell said in 2013 that he thought "Linux and open source are the future of gaming". In 2015, a number of PC makers, including Dell, launched Steam Machines, or PCs that had SteamOS pre-installed. However, gaming performance on SteamOS and Steam Machines were found to be much slower compared to Microsoft's Windows 10. Valve has done little to promote SteamOS since 2015, and hasn't revealed any numbers on how many Steam Machines have been sold. However, it does seem extremely unlikely at this stage that SteamOS will supplant Windows for PC gaming.
So, what's the lesson from all this? Valve is still a hugely influential game developer and its Steam platform will continue to be a massive success, for both gamers and developers. However, their "all in" move into virtual reality is still in its early stages and, as we have seen with SteamOS, it may not turn out the way Gabe Newell or Valve think it will.
Everest VR is now available for the Oculus Rift for $15
HTC believes VR is "the next mass medium" - what do you think?
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Finding the right babysitter can be a challenge! Referrals from friends and neighbors can be a valuable resource, but many people don't want to give out the number to their favorite sitter for fear of losing them. So here are some options to help you get you started. Make certain the babysitter you hire has credentials and experience to your satisfaction.
River City Sitters is a professional sitting service providing on-call and permanent babysitting to families in the Richmond area. All babysitters have had references checked and a criminal background check. In addition, all of the sitters are at least 18 years of age and have at least two years of childcare experience.
SeekingSitters is a locally owned babysitting referral service that is committed to helping Richmond families with all of their babysitting needs. Whether it's a last minute, one-time, part-time or full-time need, SeekingSitters will work to schedule you a background screened, professional sitter. All you have to do is submit your request online and SeekingSitters will take care of the rest!
ASAP Sitters is an award-winning professional babysitter referral service that sets high standards for child care. ASAP Sitters offers referrals for occasional & short-term babysitting, sitters for special events, such as weddings, and hotel sitting services for out of town clients. They are mom-owned, locally operated, licensed, and insured.
As seen on the Today Show, Sittercity.com is America's largest, most easily accessible database for babysitters and nannies. The website is easy to use and there is a zip code locator so you can get a peek at the babysitters before you register. All Sittercity.com sitters are over the age of 17 and background checks are available on all consenting sitters. Special qualifications are also noted such as CPR, first aid, tutoring abilities, other languages spoken. There is even a rating system.
Find local babysitters, nannies, child care and senior home caregivers near you. Post jobs for babysitting, tutoring, home health care, pet care and more.
To place an ad or find information about babysitters, call The Office of Student Activities at 804.289.8505.


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UTP Signs MoU with Canadian University of Bangladesh
Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS (UTP) has signed a memorandum of understanding with (MoU) Canadian University of Bangladesh (CUB) for academic partnership, credit transfer and resource sharing.
The collaboration will emphasise several fields including student mobility programme, joint facilitation and supervision of postgraduate studies, exchange of academic staff (including research attachment), joint research and teaching activities, participation in seminars and academic meetings, joint and exchange of publications, conferences and symposium as well as academic programme development.
UTP Deputy Vice Chancellor Academic Prof Dr Hilmi Mukhtar signed the MoU on UTP's behalf, while Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Mohammad Mahfuzul Islam represented CUB.
The ceremony took place at CUB campus in Banani, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
According to Dr Hilmi, UTP is constantly expanding and growing our network and collaborative efforts knowing that one of the keys for growth is networking with the right partners. The university's goal is to become an internationally recognised partner of choice for industry and respected scientific community by the year 2025.
"The signing of this MoU is an important step in maintaining a sustainable relationship with institutions in Bangladesh. With this collaboration, it will also pave the way to attract more prospective Bangladeshi students to study in UTP and the Southeast Asian countries.
"We hope that with more CUB students pursuing their education in UTP, it will strengthen our higher education value proposition, capacity and capabilities in Malaysia," he said.
Currently UTP has 16 Bangladeshis studying in UTP, four undergraduates and twelve postgraduates.
Delegates from UTP who also attended the MoU signing ceremony were Dean Faculty of Science & Information Technology Associate Prof Dr Jafreezal Jaafar and Senior Executive Admission & Records, Registry Ahmad Zamdi Ab Hamid. Meanwhile, present from CUB were Founder and Chairman, Board of Trustees Dr Chowdhury Nafeez Sarafat, Pro-Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Nazrul Islam and Additional Registrar Bahauddin Muhammad Isa.
After the MoU, UTP and CUB conducted a seminar entitled "Prospects of Higher Studies in Malaysia Focusing on Opportunities at Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Malaysia".


Hibrow, the digital arts pioneers, will join forces with big screen giants, ODEON, to take the world's biggest arts festival, the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, out of its cobbled confines and into a cinema near you with a series of special screenings throughout August.
Hibrow Hour, generously supported by Arts Council England, is a series of daily performances at Summerhall, throughout this year's Fringe. Book tickets for the live events.
Eight of these new shows, spanning theatre, comedy, opera and visual art, have been specially designed to be transmitted via satellite to selected ODEON Cinemas nationwide. Hibrow Hour represents an exciting new digital frontier for the legendary festival: three brand new plays by young theatre-makers, an opera from an internationally recognised artist/filmmaker, comedy acts curated by two of Britain's most celebrated comedy producers, and a show from the inimitable Steven Berkoff who epitomises the Festivals dedication to talent and innovation. All designed to bring to cinema audiences the excitement of the festival. Each 90 minute programme will also include exclusive coverage of the Festival at large in a specially produced featurette.
Is your local cinema on our list? Have a look below.


This entry was posted on Thursday, September 8th, 2011 at 18:54	and tagged with character description, first person, narration, Narrative voice, narrator, novel, third person, writers, writing, writing exercise and posted in Uncategorized, Writing.	You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed.
Glad to hear the post has helped. This is something I struggle with a lot – almost everything I've ever completed has seen incarnations as both first and third… The rule of thumb I tend to go by is: short stories – 1st, longer works – 3rd. However, that depends on the story and is by no means true in all cases. It's a tough call.
Dang, the novel I'm working on is in 3rd person as well! The post is amazing and quite helpful.
I think multiple POV can be rich and powerful in mysteries and suspense novels. I just finished Julia Spencer-Fleming's ONE WAS A SOLDIER, and having each important character in the book come at the story from his/her own perspective made for a layered, in-depth, emotional impact for each event. Elizabeth George and Martha Grimes add complexity to their stories with multiple POV, too. In the right novels, it's a wonderful tool.
It is actually one of my favourite narrative POVs to read (or watch in a movie). I think it is a bit of a challenge for a writer but yes, it works well,particularly if you are looking at community/inter-connectivity. Thanks for your comment!


"Classic reissue of this 1974 private press album!" - FE. "Theres not another record on the planet that sounds even remotely like vibraphonist Khan Jamals eccentric, one-of-a-kind masterpiece, Drumdance to the Motherland. In its improbable fusion of free jazz expressionism, Black psychedelia, & full-on dub-like production techniques, Drumdance remains a bracingly powerful outsider statement thirty-four years after it was recorded live at the Catacombs Club in Philadelphia in 1972. Comparisons to Sun Ra, King Tubby, Phil Cohran & BYG/Actuel merely hint at the cosmic otherness conjured by the band & by recording engineer Mario Falanas real-time enhancements. The first edition of three hundred copies, issued by Jamal in 1973 on the local Philadelphia label Dogtown, was barely distributed outside the citys limits. Since then Drumdance has assumed a mythic status among the very few aficionados, eBay mutants, & heads who know of it at all. Hallelujah that it can finally be heard outside their murky inner-sanctums!" - Eremite. Highly recommended!
"Eremite presents the definitive vinyl edition of the most legendary private press underground jazz album of the 1970s. Theres not another record on the planet that sounds even remotely like vibraphonist Khan Jamals eccentric, one-of-a-kind masterpiece, Drum Dance to the Motherland. In its improbable fusion of free jazz expressionism, black psychedelia, and full-on dub production techniques, Drum Dance remains a bracingly powerful outsider statement forty-five years after it was recorded live at the Catacombs Club in Philadelphia, 1972. Comparisons to Sun Ra, King Tubby, Phil Cohran and BYG/Actuel merely hint at the cosmic otherness conjured by The Khan Jamal Creative Arts Ensemble and by sound engineer Mario Falanas real-time enhancements. Originally issued by Jamal in 1973 in an edition of three hundred copies on Dogtown records, Drum Dance to the Motherland was effectively a myth until Eremites 2005 CD reissue (MTE 050CD). Eremites LP edition has been a long time coming. With the master tapes long vanished, the audio was transferred on the pneumatic Rockport table at Sony Musics 54th street studio from a minty copy of the original LP, manually de-clicked, and remastered on Sonys vintage outboard tube EQs by Ben Young and Andreas K. Myer. The LP is pressed on premium audiophile quality vinyl by RTI from a Kevin Gray lacquer. Alan Sherry at Siwa Studios screenprinted by hand every component of the package: the screenprinted labels and heavyweight Stoughton laserdisc jackets reproduce exactly the artwork of the original Dogtown release. A screenprinted insert with Ed Hazells detailed telling of Drum Dances incredible history and eremites signature retro-audiophile screenprinted dust sleeves are unique to this edition. 999 copies. Personnel: Khan Jamal - vibraphone, marimba, clarinet; Alex Ellison - drums and African percussion; Mario Falana - sound effects; Dwight James - drums, glockenspiel, clarinet; Billy Mills - fender bass, double bass; Monette Sudler - guitar, percussion." - Eremite.


Recharge magazine notes Norway's Renewable Energy Corporation (REC) has closed it's second to last wafer plant, in Europe, with it's final European plant likely to follow within months.
The same site reports Germany's Solarhybrid has "entered insolvency proceedings, falling victim to looming changes to Germany's feed-in tariff (FIT)."
The UK's first 'Green' MP, Caroline Lucas, writing in the Guardian, chastises newish climate secretary Ed Davey for putting his hopes in gas. After cocooning with anybody who opposes nuclear for years, some of the renewables advocates are just catching up to an Admiral Ackbar'ish understanding of the relationship with the gas industry.
Pathetically, Lucas' column includes a lament that the gas generation is unlikely to get CCS.
It is easy being green - no thought required.


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Živ i ponosan četvrti je studijski album splitske heavy metal skupine Osmi putnik, kojeg 2005. godine objavljuje diskografska kuća Dancing Bear.

Nakon što je 1988. godine objavljen album Drage sestre moje... nije isto bubanj i harmonika iz sastava odlazi pjevač Zlatan Stipišić Đibo, a na njegovo mjesto dolazi Marsel Benzon. Sastav još neko vrijeme nastavlja s koncertnim aktivnostima ali ubrzo trojica članova odlaze na odsluženje vojnoga roka nakon čega skupina miruje do 2002. godine. Ponovno se okupljaju u sastavu Bojan Božo Antolić (gitare), Davor Dado Gradinski (bas-gitara) i Mirjan Jovanović Tošo (bubnjevi) kojima se priključuju vokal Dean Clea Brkić (iz sastava Pandora) te gitarist Kristian Krista Barišić (iz sastava Kompleks K).

Nakon dvije godine počeli su pripremati materijal za novi album, te sredinom 2004. godine započinju sa snimanjem.

O albumu
Album se snimao i pripremao u studiju Pandora Box, pod produkcijskom palicom Deana Clea Brkića. Na materijalu se nalaze stare uspješnice "Glasno, glasnije" i "Srce od kamena". Kao autori glazbe potpisuju se Bojan Antolić, Dean Clea Brkić, Ivana Antolić i Zlatan Stipišić Gibonni, dok su tekstove napisali Ivana Antolić, Dean Clea Brkić i Zlatan Stipišić Gibonni.

Popis pjesama
 "Živ i ponosan" (4:17)
 "Dajem što tražiš" (4:45)
 "Ti i ja" (Durko) (3:47)
 "Znak" (4:07)
 "Glasno, glasnije"  (3:03)
 "Nije to ljubav" (4:11)
 "Vatra i led" (2:35)
 "Riječi" (5:57)
 "Kraj" (4:01)
 "Zid od suza" (2:54)
 "Srce od kamena" (2:34)

Osoblje
 Dean Clea Brkić - vokali, klavijature
 Bojan Antolić Božo - gitara
 Davor Gradinski Dado - bas gitara
 Kristian Barišić Krista - gitara
 Mirjan Jovanović Tošo - bubnjevi
 Prateći vokali - Siniša Jakelić, Dean Clea Brkić, Bojan Antolić Božo i Davor Gradinski Dado
Ostalo osoblje
 Producent - Dean Clea Brkić
 Aranžmani - Bojan Antolić Božo i Dean Clea Brkić
 Glazba - Bojan Antolić Božo (skladbe: br. 1., 2., 6.), Dean Clea Brkić (skladbe: br. 3., 7., 10.), Ivana Antolić (skladbe: br. 4., 8., 9.), Zlatan Stipišić Gibonni (skladbe: br. 5., 11.)
 Tekstovi -  Ivana Antolić (skladbe: br. 1., 2., 4., 6., 8., 9.), Dean Clea Brkić (skladbe: br. 3., 7., 10.), Zlatan Stipišić Gibonni (skladbe: br. 5. ,11.)
 Snimanje - "Pandora Box" studio, studio "Pupi", Split
 Snimatelji - Dean Clea Brkić, Bojan Antolić Božo
 Miksano - "Pandora Box" studio, studio "Deva", Split
 Miks - Dean Clea Brkić
 Mastering - Dado Marušić, "Deva" studio, Split
 Fotografija - Siniša Nosil
 Dizajn - Ozzy & Alen

Vanjske poveznice
 Službene stranice Osmog putnika  - Recenzija albuma

Albumi iz 2005.
Hrvatski glazbeni albumi


I've written quite a few newspaper and magazine articles in my time, but today's readers might be surprised to learn that I first appeared in The Vancouver Sun more than 60 years ago. And on the front page, at that. I'll explain in a moment.
When my Dad and I left Winnipeg to come to Vancouver in December 1944 the snow around the Winnipeg CPR station had been pushed aside into piles higher than the train. When we got to Vancouver the sun was shining, there was no snow, and I seem to remember flowers growing outside the Vancouver CPR station. I do recall saying to my Dad, "I think we've come to the right place." My first visual memory of the city was the statue in front of the station of the angel carrying the soldier to heaven.
The train to Vancouver was filled with soldiers from the Royal 22nd Regiment, the famous "Van Doos" of Quebec, and they kept me well supplied with oranges as we travelled. The oatmeal the CPR served in the train's dining car, by the way, was so good it left me with a taste for it that is still there more than 60 years later.
I was nine years old when we got here. My Dad had been running a small confectionery and second-hand magazine store on Selkirk Avenue in Winnipeg, but had decided to move when a friend told him there were lots of vacant stores in Vancouver . . . where the weather was warmer. He arranged to have a CPR boxcar filled with the store's inventory shipped to Vancouver, but when we got here he found there were no vacant stores. Or, at any rate, none he could afford.
We stayed for a few days at a hotel in the Downtown Eastside, then for $300 Dad bought a squatter's shack on the south shore of Burrard Inlet in Burnaby. I didn't know what a squatter was, but I did know I loved the place. Ours was one of a long row of shacks, linked by a boardwalk, right beside the train tracks. When trains went by the whole shack trembled, lighting was by kerosene lamp, and our toilet emptied right into the Inlet. One of our neighbors, whom we visited a few times, was an old gentleman whose pipe tobacco had a wonderfully sweet and smoky aroma I have never forgotten. I learned only recently, in an article by Sheryl Salloum, that writer Malcolm Lowry was in a squatter's shack on the other side of the Inlet at the same time, writing Under the Volcano.
After a few months Dad was able to rent a little place on East Hastings in Burnaby that had been a taxi dispatch office, and he sold our shack (for $300, what we'd paid for it) and we moved in there. Our shelves were orange crates. The streetcars ran right outside the door, and I recall laying out strings of caps on the rails, anchored by wads of gum, and listening to them bang-bang-bang as the cars drove over them. I remember, too, the yellow rattan seats in the streetcars and sitting in the back row with my hands on the framework of the seats in front of me and "steering" the streetcar when it turned a corner.
It was many more years before I appeared in the paper again.