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LaVerne Butler (* 25. Februar 1962 in New Orleans) ist eine US-amerikanische Jazzsängerin.

Leben und Wirken
LaVerne Butler, die von Nancy Wilson und Sarah Vaughan beeinflusst ist, wuchs in Shreveport, Louisiana auf und zog nach New Orleans, um Musik an der University of New Orleans zu studieren; daneben trat sie in Dixieland- und Bebop-Spielstätten der Stadt auf. Butler arbeitete u. a. mit Alvin Batiste, Ellis Marsalis, Henry Butler (mit dem sie nicht verwandt ist) und James Black. 1992 legte sie bei Chesky Records ihr Debütalbum No Looking Back vor, bei dem Joe Henderson als Gastmusiker mitwirkte. 1994 zog sie nach New York, studierte bei Jon Hendricks und arbeitete im Hauptberuf als Englischlehrerin; daneben trat sie in Jazzclubs von Manhattan auf. Auf ihrem Album Foolish Thing to Do (Maxjazz, 2001) wurde sie von Bruce Barth, Darryl Hall, Victor Lewis, David Fathead Newman, Steve Wilson und Terell Stafford begleitet. 2012 erschien das Album Love Lost and Found Again (HighNote) unter musikalischer Leitung von Bruce Barth und mit dem Saxophonisten Houston Person.

Diskographische Hinweise
Day Dreamin' (Chesky, 1992)
 Blues in the City (Maxjazz, 1999), mit Bruce Barth, John Webber, Klaus Suonsaari
Foolish Thing to Do (2001)

Weblinks
Webpräsenz bei Maxjazz

Jazz-Sänger
Musiker (Vereinigte Staaten)
US-Amerikaner
Geboren 1962
Frau

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A New Year brings with it a new style and a raft of new trends. This week we are sharing what to look out for in 2016 and how you can stay ahead of the interiors game.
As stylish as 2015 was, it looks like 2016 will sweep in with some fresh, new trends for our homes. Gone will be the technologically overcrowded living room and shabby chic industrial vibe; instead we are told that the future will be filled with bursts of colour, shaping and features taking their place.
Black metals will be a big feature in the home in 2016. Not only can we expect more kitchen appliances and utilities, such as ovens and microwaves and washing machines, to appear in a stylish matte or stainless steel, but more and more incidental furniture will be welded. Not only is black metal furniture the perfect way to make key appliances into essential features of a room's design, but it will also help usher out the age of industrial chic, smoothing the rough edges and clearing away the faux-grime to leave stylish and functional pieces.
It looks like designers are finally getting sick of hyper-modernisation and are instead going back to some of the more familiar and comforting styles of days gone by. Not only are traditional dining rooms coming back, complete with grand, family sized tables, but so too are some of our favourite textiles and styles. Expect to see tassels, frilling and plenty of other luxurious, familiar and traditional styles. Pattern enthusiasts also have reason to get excited for 2016, as it looks like the dominance of block coloured fabrics has reached an end.
It's fair to say that the modern house has been characterised by some pretty stark geometry in recent years, but 2016 is looking to smooth things over quite considerably. Say goodbye to pointed corners and angular designs, and say hello to beautifully rounded interiors instead. We'll be seeing a lot more curvature, especially in fitted signature furniture in bathrooms and kitchens, and less in the way of straight lines and box designs, helping to relax us more around the house and complement those open plan spaces that homes like Trivselhus by Esh now offer.
Furniture shops are a great way to populate the bulk of your home but we all want that one piece of furniture in our home that nobody else we know has, something that is reasonably unique and 'ours'. It could be an antique, or something from an obscure website, but more and more in 2016 it will be something bespoke. Artisan furniture is set to be the next big thing as we buy tables, lamps, wall hangings and even patterns that have been designed especially for us. There'll be no more keeping up with the Joneses, just individualism in homes.
The not-so-humble television has dominated living rooms for the past couple of decades, with sets having grown in size to attract more eyes and dominate more wall space. 2016 sees the backlash begin in earnest though, with the fireplace taking back its rightful place as the focal point of the living room.
These aren't the marble and metal fireplaces you remember from days gone by though. Multi-fuel stoves are now in fashion in a big way, and they are offer a great feature in an energy efficient home like ours.
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DISARMAMENT: 'Let Us Make Nuclear Abolition a Reality'
Nuclear Abolition News | IDN
RAMESH JAURA INTERVIEWS SGI PRESIDENT DAISAKU IKEDA
IDN-InDepth NewsAnalysis
BERLIN (IDN) - A world free of nuclear weapons is no longer a utopia. There is more than one reason to believe that it is a concrete possibility, says Daisaku Ikeda, president of the Buddhist association, Soka Gokkai International (SGI).
"In recent years, we have seen important, groundbreaking examples of humanitarian ideals surmounting military logic and narrowly defined national interests to bring new disarmament accords into existence," says Ikeda explaining the rationale behind his optimism.
"Rather than asking ourselves whether nuclear abolition is possible, we need to ask ourselves what we can do to make this a reality in our time," asserts Ikeda who tabled a five-point plan toward nuclear abolition early September.
"Through my proposal, I want to encourage the leaders not only of the nuclear-weapon states but also of those countries that rely on the nuclear weapons of others for their security to consider the present and future danger presented by nuclear weapons," the SGI president says in a joint interview with IPS and IDN-InDepthNews.
Following are excerpts from the interview conducted by E-Mail in the aftermath of the Security Council special session Sep. 24 on nuclear abolition, chaired by U.S. President Barack Obama
Q: President Obama spelt out his vision of a world free of nuclear weapons last April in Prague. However, the U.S. president expressed doubts in his speech in Prague that a nuke-free world would be ushered in "our lifetime". Would you share that view? In your proposal you ask "the world's people to clearly manifest their will for the outlawing of nuclear weapons and to establish, by the year 2015, the international norm that will serve as the foundation for a Nuclear Weapons Convention (NWC)".
Daisaku Ikeda: We stand today at a critical juncture, one that will determine whether or not humankind can make genuine progress toward a world free of nuclear weapons. Rather than asking ourselves whether nuclear abolition is possible, we need to ask ourselves what we can do to make this a reality in our time.
Through my proposal, I want to encourage the leaders not only of the nuclear-weapon states but also those countries that rely on the nuclear weapons of others for their security to consider the present and future danger presented by nuclear weapons. At the same time, I urge that we all understand that the real "enemy" is not nuclear weapons, nor the states that possess or would develop them.
The real enemy is the way of thinking that justifies nuclear weapons. It is our readiness to see others eliminated when they stand in the way of the fulfilment of our desires and ambitions. This was the underlying message of the declaration, issued some 52 years ago by my predecessor and mentor, second Soka Gakkai president Josei Toda, calling for the abolition of nuclear weapons.
As you note, President Obama has expressed his determination to work for a world without nuclear weapons. At the same time, he has questioned whether this goal will be realized in our lifetime. If the leaders of the nuclear-weapon states and of all countries take concrete action on the basis of a shared sense of responsibility and -- most importantly -- if there is consistent pressure from the world's people acting in solidarity, what might seem impossible now can certainly be made possible.
The five-year period to 2015, and in particular the eight-month period to next year's NPT Review Conference, will be decisive. To establish a solid beachhead for a world without nuclear weapons, we need to expand global popular commitment toward this goal.
Q: The document released Sep. 8 -- 'Building Global Solidarity Toward Nuclear Abolition' -- points out that the path to the adoption of an NWC is likely to be a difficult one, not the least because the entrenched perceptions of military security stand in the way. Do you see any realistic possibility of "humanitarian" ideals taking an upper hand over military and money-making ideologies?
Daisaku Ikeda: In recent years, we have seen important, groundbreaking examples of humanitarian ideals surmounting military logic and narrowly defined national interests to bring new disarmament accords into existence. I am referring of course to the treaties banning landmines and cluster weapons. Both were realized through international campaigns based on the collaborative efforts of NGOs working together with governments seriously committed to disarmament.
I am calling for the establishment of a clear international norm condemning nuclear weapons. This will provide the basis for a Nuclear Weapons Convention (NWC) prohibiting these most inhumane of all weapons. It is clear that the way forward to an NWC will not be easy. But there are signs of new awareness among the world's political leaders that are cause for hope.
The first is that we now hear more voices calling for nuclear abolition from a realistic assessment of the dangers they pose. These include former high-level officials of the nuclear-weapon states. I think the confluence of this "realist" approach with more traditional peace and humanitarian antinuclear perspectives presents an important opportunity to make progress toward a world free of nuclear weapons.
The second is the fact that, in the 64 years since the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, nuclear weapons have never been used. This points to the steadily solidifying awareness that nuclear weapons are essentially unusable for military purposes, even if we include the implicit threat underlying deterrence as a form of "use."
I think this understanding is shared to a greater or lesser degree by the political leaders of the nuclear-weapon states. In order to outlaw nuclear weapons, we will need to raise the visibility of the issue internationally to a far higher degree than was the case even for the movements to ban landmines and cluster weapons. Civil society needs to come together to create a popular groundswell for nuclear abolition.
Q: The document calls upon the five declared nuclear-weapon states to announce their commitment to "a shared vision of a world without nuclear weapons". What would you expect such a shared vision to look like? And what distinct outcome would you expect from the NPT Review Conference next May?
Daisaku Ikeda: Vision gives birth to action. This is why it is epoch-making that the United States has offered a vision of nuclear abolition. What is important now is for all the nuclear-weapon states to earnestly debate the significance of this vision and to find ways of sharing it. A shared vision provides the common foundation for taking the next concrete steps forward.
In this regard, there are signs of progress. A few days ago, on Sep.24, the Security Council meeting on non-proliferation and disarmament adopted a resolution expressing the resolve to realize a world without nuclear weapons. In light of the fact that all five of the nuclear-weapon states participated as permanent members of the Security Council and that Security Council resolutions are legally binding, this is extremely important.
If this resolution can serve as an impetus to the nuclear-weapon states to start taking concrete and concerted action, they will be taking the lead toward the goal of a world without nuclear weapons. Exercising this kind of leadership is their solemn obligation under the NPT (Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty). At the same time, it is clearly the only way to encourage the countries presently outside the NPT regime to move toward nuclear arms reduction and elimination. The solidarity that arises from this kind of responsible action will also accelerate efforts to respond to such global challenges as poverty and climate change.
Perhaps the greatest single reason to expect the nuclear-weapon states to play this kind of role is the emergence in recent years of the realistic possibility of terrorism using nuclear weapons. Needless to say, deterrence is not possible -- meaningless in fact -- against this type of threat. The greatest and indeed only defense against the threat of nuclear terror is the strictly verified abolition of nuclear weapons. Only this will obviate the danger that nuclear weapons will be stolen or nuclear weapons technologies leaked.
In my proposal, I urge the five nuclear-weapon states to undertake the following three commitments at next year's NPT Review Conference: 1) a nuclear weapons moratorium; 2) substantively enhanced transparency regarding their nuclear capabilities; and 3) deliberations on the absolute minimum number of nuclear weapons on the path to abolition. Of course, there is no need to wait until next year to commit to this path.
A moratorium on further development or modernization of their nuclear arsenals in particular would be a critical step toward nuclear abolition. From the perspective of the world's citizens, there is no possible justification for maintaining the capacity to destroy the world dozens of times over, much less for further refining of this capability through technological development. Agreement to this would certainly have an important positive impact on the discourse surrounding the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) and a Fissile Material Cut-Off Treaty (FMCT).
Q: The document also calls upon the UN to establish a panel of experts on nuclear abolition, strengthening collaborative relations with civil society in the disarmament process. How would you evaluate UN's present relations with the civil society in the field of nuclear disarmament? What role do you envisage for SGI in particular and the civil society in general in achieving a world free of nuclear weapons?
Daisaku Ikeda: The world has changed greatly since the United Nations was established in 1945. In recent years, there has been an increased appreciation of the need to heed the voices of the world's citizens. Disarmament involves issues that are of central concern to states. If the specialized knowledge and communicative capacities of civil society can be fully utilized in this field, it would greatly advance the cause of disarmament. I think the fact that the Annual Conference of NGOs affiliated with the UN's Department of Public Information, convened earlier this month in Mexico City, for the first time ever took up disarmament as its theme symbolizes this trend.
Nor can we overlook the increasing importance that has been accorded to the concept of "human security" in recent years. As civil society has been clearly pointing out, there are critical gaps in traditional conceptualizations of national security-namely, adequate consideration of the impact of political decisions in the lives of people. There are signs that governments are starting to look to civil society as partners in developing and implementing new modalities of security. The same can be said for the United Nations.
In my proposal, I stressed the importance of establishing a clear international norm for nuclear abolition, and bringing together the power of ordinary citizens to this end. I think civil society has a special role to play in resolving issues that involve the complex interplay of national interests and are therefore not amenable to solution solely through state or government initiatives. It is crucial that civil society provide opportunities for people to become more aware and awakened to their capacity to be agents of change. People who share the common aspiration for a world free of nuclear weapons need to come together and coordinate their efforts based on a deepened sense of solidarity.
Drawing from a tradition of antinuclear activism reaching back more than five decades, the SGI will continue to work to promote this kind of empowerment within and through civil society. We will collaborate with other NGOs to facilitate the development of a broad-based network for nuclear abolition. (IDN-InDepthNews/29.09.09)
2009 IDN-InDepthNews Service
(This interview jointly with IPS is part of a media project initiated by the Tokyo-based Soka Gakkai International (SGI), a Buddhist association, and the Inter Press Service global news agency to strengthen public awareness of the urgent need for nuclear abolition.)
Related IDN-InDepthNews Service articles:
http://www.indepthnews.net/area2.php?key=ARMS

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Step Out of the Boat
I see you. Hanging out in your boat, the one you have grown oh so comfortable in. The one you've been in for quite some time and it's become your safe place. But then there's a voice. A voice among the waters that calls you out in the unknown. It's the clear whisper of the Father that's telling you to step out somewhere you've never been.
I've been there. Tomorrow marks exactly two years ago when I stepped out of my boat. Tomorrow marks two years that Clothed in Love has officially been in business. The funny thing is that this wasn't a life long dream of mine. It wasn't even something that I had in the back of my head for a couple years.
When I finished my M.B.A. ( Masters in Business Administration) in the fall of 2013, I began putting in multiple job applications and even landed a handful of interviews but nothing seemed to work out. I became so frustrated with myself and the enemy tried to use every door that shut in my face as a way to convince me that I wasn't enough and my degree was a waste.
After becoming so worked up about it, my husband so lovingly told me that he didn't want to see me frustrated and that something would come. For now, I could help him with his businesses and with our toddler (at the time). Fast forward two years, and my husband and I were having casual conversation of a business that I could possibly start and enjoy doing. The thought came forward about me starting a christian clothing boutique and just like that I threw it to the back burner. About two months later, that idea really grabbed ahold of me and I felt God telling me to step out. With a love tap from the hubby to "go for it" and faith that God hadn't told me to for no reason, I did it!
I'm not here to tell you some overnight success. I'm not even typing this to tell you about success period. Yes, I am very successful but I don't just count that financially. Clothed in Love is successful because I obeyed the whisper that called me out of my boat. Did I have fear? Of course. Were there times I felt lost and frustrated? Yes. But every moment has been a learning experience, a closer walk with Father God, and a deeper step into His heart.
You see, the more we listen and obey His voice, the more clearer we can hear it the next time. Hearing His voice is a muscle we have to work. The more we listen for and obey, the easier it is to hear and respond quicker.
When I was finishing that degree, I wanted a now result but God had to prepare my heart for what He wanted to do. Don't become easily frustrated when you don't see the progress or answer that you want. It's a process for a reason. Skipping a step will alter the final product. There is beauty in the waiting.
Maybe you're suppose to open an adoption agency. Maybe you're suppose to reconcile a broken relationship. Maybe God's leading you to a new job. Whatever He is calling you to do, do it! Step out of the boat.


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Real Madrid's Jovic injures foot, Despite the pause in games
Real Madrid forward Luka Jovic has not conducted full training or played any matches for over two months due to the coronavirus pandemic, but he somehow still managed to break his foot and is expected to be out of action for around seven weeks.
Real Madrid's Jovic injures foot, Despite the pause in games.
A statement from Real on Friday said the Serbia striker, who cost 60 million euros ($65.06 million) last year but has only scored two goals all season, had fractured a bone in his right foot but did not say when Jovic could hope to return.
Spanish newspaper El Pais reported that Jovic had injured himself training at home in the Spanish capital and said he would be out for around seven weeks.
The Spanish soccer season La Liga to restart on June 20 – Leganes coach
Jovic, 22, was given permission to return to Serbia during Spain's state of emergency to fight the pandemic but was caught breaking the rules of Serbia's lockdown in March.
Real, who are two points behind leaders Barcelona in the Spanish title race with 11 fixtures remaining, are due to return to individual training for the first time in two months on Monday.
A number of top-flight clubs including Barca returned to individual training on Friday as part of La Liga's four-phase protocol for returning to activity, with the organization hoping matches can resume in June without spectators.
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A month ago, at the MWC 2008 in Barcelona, LG's products were definitely in the spotlight. One of the main ideas seen in the new phones of the company is that the touch technology is the key to the future.
The slider KF600 is a perfect example for that. Being a representative of the mid-class, it doesn't have a full touch display, but disposes of a small InteractPad, which has replaced the navigation buttons. Its interface is trying to "predict" what the user wants and changes the navigation keys, according to the menu one is in.
At first sight, we thought that the device is the Euro-Asian twin of Venus. They have almost identical dimensions (KF600 is 2 mm slimmer and they both weigh 3.8 oz (107 g)). The display is the standard 2" for a mid class phone, 240 x 320 pixels and 262К colors, offering a very good image quality.
You can compare the LG KF600 to many other phones, using PhoneArena's Visual Size Compare tool.
The InteractPad, mentioned above, is located under the screen. It is a 1.5" inch, 240х176 pixels, full color display, divided from the main one by a thin line. The innovation not only fully replaces the navigation buttons, but also adds a new sense when using different applications. In contrast to the phones with touch sensitive buttons, it is much more pleasant to operate. It has excellent sensitivity, can be calibrated and the icons depicted are big and react to touch fast and adequately. You don't have to, necessarily, use your fingers to operate the InteractPad – any solid object will do, and even if you are wearing gloves, it will respond to your commands. Every time you press it, you will feel a gentle vibration and an unpleasant sound will be heard (fortunately, it can be turned off).
A silver line with a nice mirror-like effect, which unfortunately, makes both displays almost completely unusable in direct sunlight, encircles the entire upper part of the slider. All that is done to strengthen the overall bling-bling effect, but proves to be not a very successful strategy. At first the phone catches the eye, but you'll get tired of it pretty quick, not to mention that it is a real fingerprint magnet. The only thing that will make you happy for a long time is the InteractPad.
If you push the slider up, a numeric keypad accompanied by the answer/reject and the clear buttons are revealed. All of them are illuminated in white and have no relief. The upper most raw is the hardest to operate; the buttons are hard to reach, due to the limited space surrounding them. Although, catching the eye, the key separation is not convenient in any way. The keyboard is definitely below the average comfort level, which will make you avoid using it.
The camera button and the charger/accessories connector are located on the right and on the other side, we have the volume rocker, and the MP3 player buttons. All side buttons are big enough and quite easy to press. We can only be happy about that, since in this phone, the camera shutter has the function to unlock the display (press and hold).
The back is made of a regular black plastic, which we prefer, instead of the cheap imitation leather seen in Venus. The phone has a 3-megapixel camera with LED flash, positioned on a slightly protruding metal plate. The manufacturer has made a very strange and inconvenient choice for the memory card slot. You will not only have to open the lid, but to also remove the battery, in order to get access to it. The last action is not required for the SIM card removal/replacement, but you will have to reset the device anyways.
The overall appearance of KF600 is pleasant, but not impressive. Compared to the latest fashion phones on the market, Venus' sister has put on "a few extra pounds". Luckily, the massive body has allowed for an improved sliding mechanism, making it tight and very high quality. The fact that you have to directly touch/press/push the screen, due to the lack of a designated push bulge is a definite drawback. Moreover, as we mentioned before, it is a fingerprint magnet and your finger(s) can even easily slip off it. On top of that, the phone is absolutely symmetrical and you can get simply confused, which way you have to hold it, therefore cursing "the damned slider", which doesn't want to open.
Honestly, is anyone pretending that this isn't a venus?
I like it's music features. I'm a band member so this cool phone really suits my taste.KF600 rocks!
Yeah dude I agree with you. Musical lovers must have this new phone!


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To promote, protect and assure the health, safety, and quality of life through assessment, policy development and assurance, in order that our community will be a safe, healthy place for our citizens to live and raise families.
The Cole County Health Department is dedicated to optimizing the health and well-being of all Cole County citizens.
In Cole County, if you have eaten at a restaurant ... stayed at a hotel/motel ... swam at a public pool ... drank a glass of milk ... got married or divorced ... had a baby ... the Cole County Health Department has touched your life in some important way.
The activities of the CCHD can be categorized in 3 ways.
Environmental conditions, some occurring naturally and others manmade, have an effect upon the well-being of the county. Contamination of the air, ground, water, and food may cause disease or death. Public health tries to prevent or contain such contamination.
Prevention is the key to success in public health. Health promotion and education programs are designed to inform individuals about positive ways in which they can preserve or restore their own health-smoking cessation, moderation in alcohol consumption, proper diet and exercise, wearing seat belts, etc. Disease intervention programs work to stop the transmission of diseases from a carrier to others by immunizing people against certain diseases, treating new cases as they occur and isolating carriers if necessary, and finding and testing people who have been in contact with an infected patient to administer the proper treatment before the disease becomes contagious.
Health care of the sick and disabled is a role that public health undertakes when individuals cannot afford or otherwise lack access to health care services.


Dominic Michael Bisesi passed away unexpectedly on Monday November 12, 2018 at the age of 18. He was born on November 16, 1999 to Kimberly (Nagle) Bisesi and Steven Bisesi.
Dominic graduated from Whitmer High School with 3 years in automotive and had a passion for cars. He enjoyed working on cars, building things and using his amazing handy-man skills. Dominic was a man of few words but his bright beautiful smile said it all. Dominic was admired by so many and has left an undying impression in all of our hearts.
Dominic was preceded in death by his sister Julianna Marie Bisesi, grandparents Frank and Janet Nagle and Marianna Bisesi; and best friend Jakob Smith. He is survived by his mother Kimberly Nagle Bisesi; father Steven (Rachel) Bisesi; sister Faith Bisesi; Papa Donald Bisesi, Sr.; uncles Mike (Mikey) Nagle, Frank (Jody) Nagle; Chuck (Misty) Bisesi; Donald Jr. (Jeanne) Bisesi; Aunts Stephanie Rutkowski and Vicki Gelia as well as numerous cousins, great aunts and uncles also survive.
Family will receive friends at the Castillo Funeral Home 1757 Tremainsville Rd. Sunday after 1 PM followed by funeral prayers at 6 PM. In lieu of flowers, the family asks for donations to offset expenses.


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Папирня () — село,
Шатрищенский сельский совет,
Ямпольский район,
Сумская область,
Украина.

Код КОАТУУ — 5925686005. Население по переписи 2001 года составляло 10 человек .

Географическое положение
Село Папирня находится на правом берегу реки Ивотка,
выше по течению на расстоянии в 5 км расположено село Ивотка,
ниже по течению на расстоянии в 2 км расположено село Жиданов.
Село окружено большим лесным массивом (сосна).
По селу протекает пересыхающий ручей с запрудой.

История
 Иван Неплюев построил в 1836 году на реке Ивотка бумажную фабрику на 78 рабочих мест. Изготавливаемая бумага была хорошего качества, с водяными знаками и была известна за пределами Глуховского уезда. Возле фабрики селились крестьяне. Населений пункт назвали Папирня ( — бумага).

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Kansas Wins National Title...: ....although to read the article you would think that Memphis had it gift wrapped.
posted by Tinman to basketball at 12:04 AM - 36 comments
Despite Calipari's remarks regarding "that kid..." Chalmers clutch three is what championships are made of.
posted by Tinman at 12:43 AM on April 08, 2008
Yawn... it was an exciting couple of minutes at the end, but one of the least memorable finals I can remember as far as hype/ pre-game buzz goes. I just really didn't care when it came right down to it.
posted by everett at 01:53 AM on April 08, 2008
Everett, my KU homerism aside, this was a game that featured two teams that were both among the elite class of teams, complete with stars, all-americans, and future NBA players. They battled back and forth, the lead changing hands several times. There was a great comeback, including an iconic buzzer-beater to send it to an overtime. So i can't see how you thought that this game was boring, at least if you are a college bball fan. What more did the game need to be interesting?
posted by brainofdtrain at 02:10 AM on April 08, 2008
I was pulling for memphis. They were the most impressive team I saw during the tournament. That said, it's hard to feel sorry for them. Hit a couple of free throws, they win. It was in their hands. Not much more they could ask for. Memphis looked crushed after the three. They had no chance in over time. They had blown it, and they knew it.
posted by justgary at 02:14 AM on April 08, 2008
Nothing like watching a team choke at the line.
posted by budman13 at 05:19 AM on April 08, 2008
You know everyone keeps talking about Memphis blowing it and Memphis giving it away. Yea they needed to hit the free throws and all but what about Kansas never giving up. They could have easily said at 2:12 that it is over we can't come back. Instead they did exactly what they needed to do to win. Collins steal on the in bounds pass was the turning point. They did a great job of getting the ball in and bringing it down in the last 10 seconds. Collins did a tremendous job of avoiding the foul and getting into Chalmers hands. Mario did what every Kansas fan has watched him do for 3 years. Hit the pressure shot. The game was nothing less than what everyone expected. Two evenly matched teams playing a close, well fought game. Please don't take anything away from the Jayhawks.
posted by scottypup at 07:38 AM on April 08, 2008
Congrats to Kansas... Keep it in the Big 12... I think Calipari got a little lost in the moment and didn't think about calling a time-out to set his defense for the final 10 seconds... Foul Kansas and it puts them on the line and it makes them think about bricking the second free throw to try and get the ball for a 2 pointer... Admitted, it was a tough contested shot that went in for the 3... Have to say with 2.1 left, another time-out should have been called (Memphis had 2 to use) and setup a play... Thats plenty of time to get people where you want them... Lesson learned... Kansas never gave up... They deserve it because of that...
posted by bruce2ww at 07:57 AM on April 08, 2008
It's funny how the talk before the tournament about Memphis was that they didn't shoot free throws well, but when they were still around come the Final Four, that all went away. The thing was, they weren't really in close games (except Mississippi State), so they weren't shooting a lot of free throws to salt away early games. Finally, in the championship game, they came up against a team that could hang with them, and their free throw shooting allowed the comeback they had been avoiding but everyone knew could happen all along. Great game. I, too, thought it was over for Kansas was over when the Tigers pushed the lead to 9 with 3 minutes left, but the Jayhawks came up with the plays they needed to pull it out. I love how Collins is flying out of bounds after making the handoff while Chalmers is nailing the game-tying 3.
posted by bender at 08:05 AM on April 08, 2008
Collins steal on the in bounds pass was the turning point. I think it was Memphis missing, IIRC, 5 of their last 6 FTs.
posted by jmd82 at 08:18 AM on April 08, 2008
How anyone could think that game was boring is beyond me. Is it really possible that any game that goes to overtime could be considered ho-hum? That said, I watched the game on the jumbotron at Allen Field House last night. There were more than 10,000 people there, and it was amazing. When Chalmers hit the three, I was afraid there was going to be a riot. With 10 seconds left, all ten thousand tried to rush the floor, then we all walked down the hill to Massachusetts Street. Downtown Lawrence looks like a tornado went through it this morning.
posted by hawkguy at 08:55 AM on April 08, 2008
I thought that was a great game, despite not having a horse in the race. While Kansas deserves credit for some big plays and not giving up, Memphis could have iced the game by hitting the freebies. I feel for the Memphis guys losing that way, especially Douglas-Roberts and Rose, because their free throw shooting down the stretch will haunt them for years.
posted by curlyelk at 09:45 AM on April 08, 2008
Free throws are one facet of the game. They aren't separate from the rest of it, so the fact that they missed crucial ones doesn't mean they "gave the game away," instead it means that they didn't play well enough to win. Psychologically they may feel that they gave it away, but in reality they didn't play forty minutes.
Yea they needed to hit the free throws and all but what about Kansas never giving up. They could have easily said at 2:12 that it is over we can't come back. Instead they did exactly what they needed to do to win. Pointing out that Memphis killed themselves with missed free throws is not taking away from Kansas. Free throws are a part of the game. Memphis failed at that part of the game. If they succeed they come away victorious. To not acknowledge that would be to ignore the truth. Kansas did what a championship team does. They took advantage. And in over time took over. They still had to make the plays, the shots, to win. And they did. Though no credit for not giving up. Giving up? There was plenty of time on the clock. You might as well give them credit for showing up.
I don't think anyone is taking anything away from Kansas, scottypup... The comments have been directed at the dramatic collapse on the half of the Tigers. Dorsey fouling out, the missed free throws, the almost-three-pointer... all these mistakes ultimately cost Memphis the title. Kansas had the skill and the determination to take advantage of the miscues, but that's what a good team is supposed to do. Congratulations to Kansas for a very enjoyable final, and I wish Rush luck in the NBA.
posted by Goyoucolts at 11:37 AM on April 08, 2008
Agreed. Memphis may have choked, but it still takes a great team to get to the finals and send it to overtime. Kansas was still required to go out and get it, and that's just what they did. Congratulations, Jayhawks. You guys earned this one.
posted by NerfballPro at 12:00 PM on April 08, 2008
Congrats to both Memphis and Kansas. Great job Kansas for making it all the way to the finish line. Of course, I hadn't picked either of these teams to win in the Final Four, so it should have seemed inevitable. I can understand the feelings some people have about waning interest in the game. If you don't have a horse in the race or if your bracket is completely ruined (as mine was) some of the excitement starts to erode a bit. I know for myself, I sort of deflated a bit after Saturday. Don't get me wrong, I watched and enjoyed the Championship, by it was from the viewpoint of casual observer with no rooting interest. I guess I'm just one of those sports fans who need to feel strongly one way or the other for the game to grab me.
posted by THX-1138 at 12:04 PM on April 08, 2008
Putting Memphis on the free throw line was, as Coach Self mentioned, strategic. I think that makes it more of a Kansas doing a positive thing than Memphis doing a negative thing. Watching the press conferences during the tournament, Memphis seemed to wear it as a badge of honor. Kansas knew this, and they exploited it.
posted by hawkguy at 12:41 PM on April 08, 2008
Cut me and I bleed Crimson and Blue. The game came down to poise and I give that credit to Bill Self. Calipari lost control of the game and lost control of his team. Forget sitting on two times-out with ten seconds to go. Forget not getting the foul on Sharron Collins. Memphis was whupped at the end of regulation. You could see it in their eyes. Both teams had five minutes to win it in OT. Calipari lost it before the overtime tip-off.
posted by Monkeyhawk at 01:14 PM on April 08, 2008
I loved Calipari's quip about Rose's overturned three pointer. Even though it was clearly a two point shot he said he's going to lobby against further reviews. By continuing to refer to Chalmers as "that kid" or "a kid" and pouting about a correctly overturned call, Calipari revealed himself to be a whiny little bitch. He simultaneously accepted responsibility for the loss while making excuses for it not being his fault. My nephews display better sportsmanship.
posted by Tinman at 01:35 PM on April 08, 2008
It is awfully hard to win without hitting your free throws. Memphis had the game within their grasp and they blew it. That said, props to Kansas for the great tournament run. Does anyone else find it absurd that the game didn't start until around 9:20 EST? Is the NCAA trying to prevent people from watching the second half?
posted by Ying Yang Mafia at 02:29 PM on April 08, 2008
Does anyone else find it absurd that the game didn't start until around 9:20 EST? Not at all. It was critical for the network to maximize viewer percentage. In order to do that, they had to schedule it at a time when everyone on the west coast was settled in front of their 60" plasma with a plate of iced lime prawns and a glass of Sauvignon Blanc.
posted by irunfromclones at 02:42 PM on April 08, 2008
In order to do that, they had to schedule it at a time when everyone on the west coast was settled in front of their 60" plasma with a plate of iced lime prawns and a glass of Sauvignon Blanc. Really? Really? I'm gonna have to assume that's a joke because that cliche is so tired and worn out it's embarrassing. Believe it or not, there are over 53 million people in the Pacific Time zone, most of who have jobs and some of whom like to watch basketball AFTER their job ends.
posted by cjets at 03:09 PM on April 08, 2008
Besides, when I get home from work, I have a nice glass of Zin. It's nowhere near warm enough to drink Sauvignon Blanc yet. C'mon irun, you know better. Makin us all sound like philistines!
posted by tahoemoj at 03:44 PM on April 08, 2008
Yeah, how you can call it *boring* is beyond me. I mean, though, you did say you didn't care about either of the teams, so that might be why. Yes. Freethrows. That was the UMem bugbear all season and ,even though it ran off to the shadows during the dance, it came back to strike when I expected it to. (I'm sorry to say) I think, honestly, the gamechanger was Dorsey's fouling out with 2 mins left, and his absence was especially felt in overtime. A fantastic game, but it didn't keep me from being sad all day. Kansas will be there and get it again. Memphis? I might not live to see it.
posted by Adept at 04:55 PM on April 08, 2008
I was the guest of Delta Airlines for most of yesterday, and I got home just in time to watch the last few seconds of regulation and the OT. From that small snippet and the remarks of the commentators, it seemed to me that Kansas richly deserved the win. Memphis had a weakness and Kansas exploited it. That's fair play in sports and warfare. Chalmers shot was NBA caliber, and made for a truly exciting finish. I'm not sure that Memphis had a chance to foul before the final shot in regulation, because the ball was outside the 3-point arc for the entire posession. Any Kansas player feeling contact could have then thrown the ball in the general direction of the basket and earned 3 from the line. It might have given Memphis a few extra seconds to get a final shot, but nothing else. Hawkguy, that must have been quite a time in Lawrence. I'll bet you had fun.
posted by Howard_T at 05:02 PM on April 08, 2008
Howard, it was amazing. I was 18 and down town after the 1988 championship, and maybe it's because it was 20 years ago, but this seems more special to me. I think it's because of the fact that it's not "Danny and the Miracles." I don't want to take anything away from that season, but this time it's a bunch of guys who all shared the spotlight and are forgoing the star role for the sake of the team. There were at least five players in double figures all throughout the tourney. As corney as it sounds, I am still getting chills watching coverage of the stuff that happened today.
Hawkguy! What a coincidence. I was an 18 year old freshman in '88 as well. I was up on campus that night though. A great time to be a fan. I stayed home in KC for this year's celebration. The kids don't need a bunch of old men crashing their party. I had the chance to buy Manning a beer and say thank you a few years back. He was pretty cool to b.s. with. I would imagine this year's team will be drinking on this one for a long time too.
for the record: I didn't say the game itself was boring, I said the hype around the game was less than it could have been, and I had failed to be interested in the winner. I even added that the end of the game added some excitement.
posted by everett at 08:59 PM on April 08, 2008
Congratulations to Kansas, the team that played a full 45 minute game. Memphis not making their free throws in the last two minutes; worse than Chris Webber's timeout call.
posted by Newbie Walker at 11:48 PM on April 08, 2008
It's been said all year by many different people that free throws would come back to haunt Memphis and they were all right, but that is not the whole story. How many D1 coaches(Calipari) seem to have no game ending strategy, time -outs, fouls etc......... Granted Memphis had a good percentage when there was zero pressure, but choked at crunch time. Could it be that maybe the Memphis team puts more emphasis on practicing the 3 point shot, than they do shooting free throws at the end of every practice, or maybe they have dunk competitons. I saw Calipari on Sports Center about 1 month ago say that free throws would not be a factor with this team, WRONG! Let's face it, Self is flat out a better coach. I also heard Calipari say on a sports show that he was going to put this game in the hands of the players and let them do their thing. As I have said many times before that is AAU team coaching mentality that seems to prevail in basketball coaching today, wether it be a the D1 level or grade school level. You can go to a local park in your city and see this type of basketball any day of the week, it's alley ball! I have no dog in this fight but I think a fundamentally solid basketball team will beat a group of superior athletes that have basketball ability any day of the week. Congrats to both teams they certainly deserved to be there, but the best COACHED BASKETBALL team won.
posted by sportnut at 08:02 AM on April 09, 2008
Kansas deserved to win the game. The shot that "Super" Mario Chalmers hit will forever be remembered and Memphis will be known as the team that won the most games of any team in history and lost the game with poor free throw shooting in the last 2 and a half minutes. Kansas also made all the right plays down the stretch and dominated in overtime. I am happy for Kansas and I never liked Memphis anyway, I think their players are very arrogant. And sportnut what happened in the game is not because of the best coached basketball team but also how the players play. Calipari won coach of the year, remember that. I think that Calipari is still a better coach, the Kansas players just had more heart and guts to win that game. I will say this tho, one of the Memphis players should have fouled with about 5 or 6 seconds left. They probably would have won the game if they did that. I want to end by saying that Rose is a beast and CDR is a very skilled player altho he could have won the game for Memphis at the free throw line.
posted by Scars at 10:37 PM on April 09, 2008
Putting Memphis on the free throw line was, as Coach Self mentioned, strategic. I think that makes it more of a Kansas doing a positive thing than Memphis doing a negative thing. Putting a team with weak free throw shooting at the line to try and get back into a game with time running out is a strategy a bad high school coach would employ. Nothing special about it. Basketball 101. I'm always surprised at the defensiveness that comes out when missed free throws are brought up. If I said "memphis could have won if they weren't out rebounded so badly" no one would bat an eye. I'm guessing because in that example the other team would have something to do with it. But with missed free throws it falls only on the losing team. The other team had nothing to do with it. If memphis hits their free throws, they win. That doesn't mean they gave it away. It's a facet of the game they failed at. It could have been rebounding, or 3-point shooting, but in this case it was free throws. Kansas did what it took to win the game. The missed free throws wouldn't have meant anything if they hadn't been almost perfect at the end. It doesn't take away from the kansas victory to admit the truth. There's no need to try and spin the missed free throws into something positive for kansas. It was a negative for memphis. Taking advantage of it is what was positive for kansas. I think a fundamentally solid basketball team will beat a group of superior athletes that have basketball ability any day of the week. If that were the case the best coached team would win every year. The team that wins usually consists of fundamentally solid superior athletes. the Kansas players just had more heart and guts to win that game. Did their heart and guts cause memphis to miss free throws? The game was decided on a 3 pointer that probably wouldn't go in 50 percent of the time. If it clangs off the rim does that mean they lacked heart? Complete BS.
That doesn't mean they gave it away. That's the point I was trying to make with the comment about fouling Memphis being a strategy. An earlier comment in the thread mentioned that Kansas didn't win, Memhis gave it away. And I just didn't see it that way.
My point about coaching is painted with a broad brush. All I'm saying is that alot of what is mentioned in the thread in regard to winning and losing the game came down to what a player is doing or learning in the weekly practice. - " All the right plays down the stretch" End of game strategy is or should be a daily drill in practice. - " No foul shows lack of game winning strategy" Same as above. - " Kansas being perfect at the end" Apparently something that was taught in practice by Self and staff or they would not have been perfect down the stretch. - "Memphis foul trouble". This is something taught in practice also. How and when to use your fouls. I hear week after week that the team is a reflection of the coach, so heart and guts, and how the players play in a game are 2 catagories where I think coaching plays a major part of the success of a team. I thought it was a great game and both teams were very talented and could have won the game. I also think that fate / or luck has alot to do with the out come of the game. Maybe good coaching puts a team on the more positive side of luck or fate when the game is on the line.
Maybe good coaching puts a team on the more positive side of luck or fate when the game is on the line. Probably so. I'm not devaluing the importance of good coaching in general or in this game. In such a tight game decided by so little it's tough to point to any one thing, but in the broad sense I do agree with you. An earlier comment in the thread mentioned that Kansas didn't win, Memhis gave it away. And I just didn't see it that way. I think that's the minority view, and I agree, lame. Every game, especially with two teams so evenly matched, one team does what it takes to win, one to lose. Same here. The winner deserves to win, the loser deserves to lose.
Kansas beat Memphis.


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An introduction to Hinduism in less than 1,200 Words
In Culture, Hinduism, History, Philosophy, Religion, Vedantism on August 5, 2011 at 4:03 pm
About one year ago, my aunt asked if I would help her with a presentation on Hinduism that she had been requested to make at a community center. In agreeing to do so, I wrote up a concise series of questions-and-answers that I hoped would provide, at the very least, a general picture of what it means to be a "Hindu" in today's world. It was also my hope that it would gently but firmly dispel some of the misconceptions about Hindu beliefs and practices that all too often creep into the way many of us, especially in North America, understand this admittedly confusing and complicated topic.
After creating this very general text, I decided to make it widely available. There are a lot of introductions to Hinduism online and in publication. However, more than a few can be misleading and convoluted. I sincerely hope interested readers will find my piece informative and useful. Thank you for taking the time to read this. Please feel free provide me with questions, comments, and feedback!
I. What is "Hinduism?"
The term "Hinduism" is often used to describe one of the many belief systems, traditions, and philosophies that almost all took shape in South Asia. Unlike other religious groups that originated on the Indian subcontinent (e.g., Sikhism and Jainism), sects and communities considered Hindu today base their beliefs and customs on the scriptural authority of the Vedas, teachings and hymns that were compiled into large bodies of texts sometime during the first millennium B.C.E. However, it should be acknowledged that these Vedic-based groups are to some extent influenced by the beliefs and practices of other religious groups (e.g., Theravada Buddhists and Sufi Muslims). They also differ very much from each other and in some cases, even promote opposing doctrines (e.g., Shaivism and Vaishnavism).
II. What role do stories play in Hinduism?
Stories play an important role in the various Hindu traditions of today. The Vedas and their commentaries, known as Upanishads, are written very abstractly and are very difficult to understand. Unsurprisingly, it is quite difficult for most believers to associate most of the content of these revered texts to their own existence. Stories then, from ancient times until present, have not only served to provide timeless moral guidance that everyday people can relate to, but have made the central principles and teachings of the Vedas understandable for general audiences. The impact of these tales on their audience cannot be underestimated. After all, when one reads or hears the many stories, it is difficult not to appreciate how the dilemmas and challenges that the central characters within them confront reflect the sort of problems that we, as individuals and members of a family, society, and country encounter in day-to-day situations. The tales can be found in literary works known as the Puranas as well as in Sanskrit epics, the most well known of the latter being the Ramayana and Mahabharata.
III. Is Hinduism a polytheistic religion?
Admittedly, it is all too tempting to think of Hindu belief systems as being polytheistic. The vast Hindu pantheon, the presence of various deities in Hindu mythology, as well as the existence of sects and temples devoted to specific gods and goddesses certainly encourage this idea. Indeed, most Hindu traditions are not without a polytheistic element. However, they all recognize that creation is linked to a supreme reality, entity, and/or phenomenon within existence, known as Brahman. The gods and goddesses are usually understood as manifestations of Brahman that become directly involved in worldly affairs. Their activities can range from responding to prayers for a good harvest to assuming human form in order to help restore the balance of righteousness and virtue in the world. It is never clearly defined in most Hindu traditions whether Brahman is a monotheistic, monist, pantheistic, or panentheistic God. Although the ambiguity of Brahman has spurred the creation of various schools of thought in Hindu philosophy, it is generally not considered a very important question among devotees. It is widely accepted that Brahman is truth, and that this truth is one, even if sages called it by different names.
IV. Are there rituals & festivals in Hinduism?
There are numerous rituals in Hindu traditions that are unique to specific cultural and regional groups within India. However, there are a number of rituals that the majority of believers partake in. Devotees, either among their family members or community, participate in prayer services, known as Pooja. Pooja is either conducted in a family home or in a temple known as a Mandir. During Pooja, believers will chant prayers, read passages from sacred texts, and sing prayer songs. The prayer service usually concludes with a ritual called Aarti and the offering of blessed food, known as prasadam. Other significant rituals are usually performed at important junctures of an individual's life such as birth, marriage, and death.
There are also various festivals that are celebrated by Hindu believers. Diwali, Holi, and Raksha Bandhan are among the most widely recognized. Diwali, the festival of lights, celebrates Lord Rama's return from exile after defeating the tyrannical king of Sri Lanka, Ravana. Lord Rama's victory over Ravana and return to his ancient kingdom of Ayodhya represents for many devotees the triumph of good over evil. The event is celebrated with great enthusiasm, with the exchange of gifts and good wishes, over-consumption of delicious foods and sweets, evening prayers, companionship of friends and family, the lighting of many candles, and sight of many fireworks in the night sky. Holi, the festival of colours, celebrates young Lord Krishna's fun-filled play with the cow-herd girls that he grew up with, especially his childhood friend and later lover, Radha. The festival marks the beginning of spring and a time of romance. Devotees celebrate this festival with much singing, dancing, and throwing of colours at one another. Raksha Bandhan celebrates the relationship between female and male members of the family. The sacred bond between brother and sister is a major theme in Hindu mythology. This festival is highlighted by a female member of the family tying a holy thread known as a rakhi on her male relative's arm. In turn, the male relative gives a gift to his female relative and promises to protect her. They then feed each other sweets.
V. Did Mahatma Gandhi base his ideology on Hinduism?
When leading the civil disobedience movement against British rule on the Indian subcontinent, M. K. Gandhi not only made himself the leader of a nationalist movement, but strove to be a living and breathing example of principles based on Hindu teachings and traditions. His aim was to simultaneously facilitate the worldly and spiritual regeneration of the Indian people. Gandhi practiced an ethic of non-violence known as ahimsa. Ahimsa, a Hindu as well as Jain concept, requires its believers to remain committed to a pacifist lifestyle, to abhor any form of violence, and to not consume animal flesh of any kind. Gandhi also sought to promote simplicity, frugality, and asceticism by conducting his life according to the principles of a Brahmacharaya. A Brahmacharaya follows a mystic tradition based on a prominent Hindu philosophy called Vedantism. He or she is required to not only devote their life to realizing Brahman, but in doing so, to renounce worldly pleasures and material desires. Lastly, Gandhi's willingness to endanger his personal welfare in order to end British imperialism and to oppose bloodshed was inspired by the verses of a sacred Hindu text called the Bhagavad-Gita. The Gita, the Song of the Lord, is among the most influential of Hindu scripture. It endorses karma-yoga, the path towards oneness with Brahman through a life of virtue and righteous action.
There are excellent books on this topic that I'd strongly recommend to anyone who has a genuine interest in learning more about Hinduism:
(1) Jeaneane D. Fowler, "Hinduism Belief, Practices & Scripture"
(2) Rabindernath Tagore, "Sadhana: The Realisation of Life"
(3) Works of C. Rajagopalachari
(4) The latest editions of "Sources of Indian Tradition," Vol. 1 & 2


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https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2020/07/caecilians-amphibians-venomous-saliva.html
Photograph by Joel Sartore, National Geographic Photo Ark
The Mexican caecilian (above, an individual kept at the St. Louis Zoo in Missouri) is one of 200 known species of the subterranean amphibians.
These worm-like amphibians may have venomous saliva
Venom is nearly unheard of in amphibians, making the mostly blind, legless creatures called caecilians extremely unusual.
By Jason Bittel
Toothy worm-like creatures called caecilians have smooth, shiny skin and already look a lot like snakes. Still, scientists were surprised to discover some of these legless animals may have venomous saliva—possibly the first example ever found in amphibians.
Nearly 200 caecilian species wiggle through tropical forests the world over, ranging from the 3.5-inch-long Idiocranium russell in Cameroon to the nearly five-foot-long giant known as Caecilia thompsoni in Colombia.
Most of the animals dwell underground, which is why "caecilians are maybe the most unknown group of vertebrates," says Carlos Jared, an evolutionary biologist at the Butantan Institute in São Paulo, Brazil, and author of a new study on the animals. Some species are so adapted to subterranean life, they've completely lost their eyes.
Scientists already knew caecilians have three rows of needle-nosed teeth—two on the top and one on the bottom—that likely help the predators catch and gulp down earthworms. But while looking at caecilians captured in Brazil, Jared discovered a never-before-described set of dental glands that produce saliva and, possibly, venomous enzymes. But, he cautions, further analysis is needed to confirm caecilian saliva is truly venomous.
If it is, the implications are striking, says Emma Sherratt, an evolutionary biologist at University of Adelaide in Australia who was not part of the study.
For one, it would mean that venom evolved independently in both amphibians and reptiles, which would reconfigure what we know about how venom evolved. It also presents an intriguing mystery, she says: Why don't frogs and salamanders also have venomous saliva? (Learn more about the origin of venom.)
A museum specimen of a giant caecilian (Caecilia pachynema) reveals its three rows of teeth.
Photograph by Alejandro Arteaga
The only other known venomous amphibian is the Greening's frog, also found in Brazil, which "stings" through a combination of poison glands and sharp spines on its face.
Expert burrowers
Scientists had noted the presence of these dental glands in Frigate Island caecilians in 1935 but mistook them for more typical mucous glands, which are plentiful on the animals.
Glands on the caecilian's head, for instance, produce a lubricant so they can more easily move through the earth, says Jared. On the other end, caecilian tails have glands that produce poison, presumably to discourage predators from chasing them through their subterranean highways. (Learn the difference between a venomous and a poisonous creature.)
For the research, study leader Pedro Luiz Mailho-Fontana, also a Butantan Institute evolutionary biologist, and colleagues performed analyses on saliva samples from two adult ringed caecilians (Siphonops annulatus) to determine what chemicals they contained. They found a family of enzymes called A2 phospholipase that's widespread in venomous creatures, such as wasps, scorpions, and snakes.
The team euthanized four specimens to study the physical makeup of the glands' structures, examining two of the animals with an electron microscope, according to the study, published July 3 in the journal iScience.
Though they would have liked to study more animals, caecilians are difficult to find—it can take up to 20 hours to locate one of these expert burrowers and pull it from the soil, Mailho-Fontana says.
Why the toxic spit?
Once they can acquire new specimens, Mailho-Fontana says they hope to collaborate with experts in the biochemical and pharmacological fields to get at the glands' true functions. But he suspects the caecilians' saliva may help neutralize the giant earthworms they prey upon, as well as in the process of digesting them. (Read more about the world's venomous animals.)
While many imagine bee stingers and snake fangs when it comes to venom delivery, Mailho-Fontana says plenty of venoms have evolved from saliva. Early on, liquids in the mouth may have started as lubrication, then changed to better assist with digestion, and finally evolved the capability to do harm. Other animals with venomous saliva include snakes; Komodo dragons; and mammals such as shrews, slow lorises, and bats.
Peer Inside the Mouth of a Green Eyelash Viper The green eyelash vipers' hypodermic, needle-like fangs lunge out during a strike, injecting hemotoxic venom that destroys the red blood cells of its prey.
Alejandro Arteaga, a biologist and president of Tropical Herping, a tour company focused on seeing reptiles and amphibians, said by email he's been bitten by caecilians and their Alien-reminiscent mouths several times, and not felt any lasting effects "other than the immediate pain of the mechanical puncture of teeth."
He agrees with the authors that, if it's there, the venom likely adapted to help caecilians take down or dissolve prey, not defend against predators, he says.
'Constantly surprising us'
Kevin Arbuckle, an evolutionary toxinologist at Swansea University in the United Kingdom, says it's "certainly plausible" that caecilians are venomous, given how understudied the animals are.
But the analysis of the enzymes isn't "particularly convincing," Arbuckle said in an email. "All oral glands produce a wide range of enzymes, including many of those listed." In other words, animals can have this family of enzymes in their saliva without having a venomous variety.
"That said, it's clearly an interesting paper and I have no doubt it will spurn many follow-up studies that will greatly improve our understanding of a poorly known group of vertebrates," he says.
Sherratt adds that while the paper is a "solid contribution," it "leaves us with a lot more questions than it answers."
"But then, that's the case in caecilians," says Sherratt. "They're constantly surprising us."


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Captain Savage #17 (Nov. 1969): "The Unsinkable Jay Little Bear"
Captain Savage #18 (Jan. 1970): "The High Cost of Fighting"
Captain Savage #19 (Mar. 1970): "They Serve in Silence"
Combat Kelly and his Deadly Dozen #5 (Feb. 1973): "Escape from Devil's Island"
Combat Kelly and his Deadly Dozen #6 (Apr. 1973): "A Wing, a Prayer, and Mad Dog Martin"
Combat Kelly and his Deadly Dozen #7 (June 1973): "Blast the Beasts and Children"
Combat Kelly and his Deadly Dozen #8 (Aug. 1973): "Hospital of Horrors"
Combat Kelly and his Deadly Dozen #9 (Oct. 1973): "Did You Ever See a Dozen Die?!"
Combat Kelly and the Deadly Dozen #1 (June 1972): "Stop the Luftwaffe, Win the War"
Combat Kelly and the Deadly Dozen #2 (Aug. 1972): "Lonely Are the Brave"
Combat Kelly and the Deadly Dozen #3 (Oct. 1972): "The Boston Bomber"
Combat Kelly and the Deadly Dozen #4 (Dec. 1972): "To Hell with Heroes"
Cowboy Action #7 (July 1955): "The Last Stage from Abilene!"
Cowboy Action #8 (Sep. 1955): "The Iron Monster!"
Cowboy Action #9 (Nov. 1955): "Law Comes to Laredo!"
Cowboy Action #10 (Jan. 1956): "Four-Legs and Six-Guns"
Dracula Lives! (vol. 1) #4 (Jan. 1974): "This Blood Is Mine"
Femforce #63 (July 1993): "Assault of the 60 Foot Woman!"
Freedom Fighters (vol. 1) #7 (Apr. 1977): "The Emperor of the North Pole!"
Freedom Fighters (vol. 1) #11 (Nov.-Dec. 1977): "Divided We... Die??"
Freedom Fighters (vol. 1) #12 (Jan.-Feb. 1978): "Bust-Out in the Big House"
Freedom Fighters (vol. 1) #13 (Mar.-Apr. 1978): "The Amazing Origin, The Deadly Return, The Startling Secret of the Black Condor."
Freedom Fighters (vol. 1) #14 (May-June 1978): "Sideshows of Doom!"
Freedom Fighters (vol. 1) #15 (July-Aug. 1978): "Carnival of Death"
The Ghost Rider (vol. 1) #1 (Feb. 1967): "The Origin of the Ghost Rider"
The Ghost Rider (vol. 1) #2 (Apr. 1967): "The Macabre Menace of the Tarantula!"
The Ghost Rider (vol. 1) #3 (June 1967): "The Circus of Fear"
The Ghost Rider (vol. 1) #4 (Aug. 1967): "And Men Shall Call Him Sting-Ray!"
The Ghost Rider (vol. 1) #5 (Sep. 1967): "The Tarantula Strikes Back!"
The Ghost Rider (vol. 1) #6 (Oct. 1967): "Behold, a Flaming Star"
The Gunhawks #3 (Feb. 1973): "Massacre at Medicine Creek"
Gunsmoke Western #38 (Dec. 1956): "Showdown"
Gunsmoke Western #39 (Feb. 1957): "Last Stage from Abilene!"
Gunsmoke Western #40 (Apr. 1957): "The Rustlers Strike"
Gunsmoke Western #53 (July 1959): "Desperado"
Gunsmoke Western #55 (Nov. 1959): "The Man from Morgan Mesa!"
Gunsmoke Western #56 (Jan. 1960): "Montana Mike, The Man Who Captured the Marshal!"
Gunsmoke Western #57 (Mar. 1960): "His Gun Is Faster!"
Gunsmoke Western #58 (May 1960): "Beyond the Call of Duty!"
Gunsmoke Western #59 (July 1960): "Ambush at Arrowhead Creek!"
Gunsmoke Western #59 (July 1960): "Only One May Live!"
Gunsmoke Western #59 (July 1960): "The Guns of Don Drago"
Gunsmoke Western #60 (Sep. 1960): "When Sam Hawk Strikes!"
Gunsmoke Western #60 (Sep. 1960): "They Called Him the Judge!"
Gunsmoke Western #61 (Nov. 1960): "Gunfight at Gila Pass!"
Gunsmoke Western #62 (Jan. 1961): "Six-Gun Showdown!"
Gunsmoke Western #63 (Mar. 1961): "The Hands of the Hulk!"
Gunsmoke Western #64 (May 1961): "He Wore a Tin Star!"
Gunsmoke Western #65 (July 1961): "The Vengeance of Sam Turner!"
Gunsmoke Western #66 (Sep. 1961): "The Enemies!"
Gunsmoke Western #66 (Sep. 1961): "Rango's Last Ride!"
Gunsmoke Western #67 (Nov. 1961): "Montana Brown, Gunslinger Without Fear"
Gunsmoke Western #67 (Nov. 1961): "They Called Him Wolf!"
Gunsmoke Western #67 (Nov. 1961): "Somewhere Wait the Rustlers!"
Gunsmoke Western #68 (Jan. 1962): "Rustler!"
Gunsmoke Western #69 (Mar. 1962): "The Betrayer!"
Gunsmoke Western #69 (Mar. 1962): "The Gunslinger"
Gunsmoke Western #70 (May 1962): "The Return of Darrow, the Gunfighter"
Gunsmoke Western #71 (July 1962): "The Life and Death of Ape Cantrell!"
Gunsmoke Western #72 (Sep. 1962): "Yellabelly"
Gunsmoke Western #73 (Nov. 1962): "Red-Beard's Raiders!"
Gunsmoke Western #74 (Jan. 1963): "Gamblin' Man!"
Gunsmoke Western #75 (Mar. 1963): "The Deputy and the Desperado!"
Gunsmoke Western #76 (May 1963): "The Life and Death of Blast Larkin"
Hulk Comic #5 (4 Apr. 1979): "Ant-Man Falls Prey to the Powerful Protector!"
The Human Torch (vol. 1) #38 (Aug. 1954): "In Korea!"
The Incredible Hulk (vol. 1) #3 (Sep. 1962): "Banished to Outer Space"
The Incredible Hulk (vol. 1) #3 (Sep. 1962): "The Origin of the Hulk!"
The Incredible Hulk (vol. 1) #3 (Sep. 1962): "The Ringmaster"
The Incredible Hulk (vol. 1) #4 (Nov. 1962): "The Monster and the Machine!"
The Incredible Hulk (vol. 1) #4 (Nov. 1962): "The Gladiator from Outer Space!"
The Incredible Hulk (vol. 1) #5 (Jan. 1963): "Beauty and the Beast!"
The Incredible Hulk (vol. 1) #5 (Jan. 1963): "The Hordes of General Fang!"
The Invaders (vol. 1) #5 (Mar. 1976): "Red Skull in the Sunset!"
Iron Man (vol. 1) #74 (May 1975): "The Modok Machine!"
Journey Into Mystery (vol. 1) #1 (June 1952): "Iron-Head"
Journey Into Mystery (vol. 1) #14 (Feb. 1954): "The Star Men!"
Journey Into Mystery (vol. 1) #25 (July 1955): "The Little Man!"
Journey Into Mystery (vol. 1) #27 (Oct. 1955): "The Man Who Stopped Time!"
Journey Into Mystery (vol. 1) #39 (Oct. 1956): "The Forbidden Room!"
Journey Into Mystery (vol. 1) #57 (Mar. 1960): "The Martian Who Stole My Body!"
Journey Into Mystery (vol. 1) #58 (May 1960): "Return of the Martian!"
Journey Into Mystery (vol. 1) #59 (July 1960): "I Unleashed Shagg Upon the World!"
Journey Into Mystery (vol. 1) #60 (Sep. 1960): "I Learned the Monstrous Secret of Bombu!"
Journey Into Mystery (vol. 1) #61 (Oct. 1960): "I Defied Gomdulla -- The Living Pharoah!"
Journey Into Mystery (vol. 1) #62 (Nov. 1960): "I Was a Slave of the Living Hulk!"
Journey Into Mystery (vol. 1) #64 (Jan. 1961): "I Dared to Battle...Rorgg, King of the Spider-Men!!"
Journey Into Mystery (vol. 1) #65 (Feb. 1961): "I Am the Brute That Walks!"
Journey Into Mystery (vol. 1) #66 (Mar. 1961): "The Return of the Hulk!"
Journey Into Mystery (vol. 1) #67 (Apr. 1961): "Gruto! The Creature from Nowhere!"
Journey Into Mystery (vol. 1) #68 (May 1961): "Spragg the Conqueror of the Human Race!"
Journey Into Mystery (vol. 1) #69 (June 1961): "I Was Captured by...Korilla!"
Journey Into Mystery (vol. 1) #70 (July 1962): "The Sandman Cometh!"
Journey Into Mystery (vol. 1) #72 (Sep. 1961): "The Glob!"
Journey Into Mystery (vol. 1) #73 (Oct. 1961): "Where Will You Be, When...The Spider Strikes"
Journey Into Mystery (vol. 1) #73 (Oct. 1961): "What Lurks on Channel X?"
Journey Into Mystery (vol. 1) #75 (Dec. 1961): "Lo-Karr, Bringer of Doom!"
Journey Into Mystery (vol. 1) #76 (Jan. 1962): "The Genie with the Light Brown Hair!"
Journey Into Mystery (vol. 1) #76 (Jan. 1962): "Follow the Leader"
Journey Into Mystery (vol. 1) #77 (Feb. 1962): "Beware! He Isn't Human!"
Journey Into Mystery (vol. 1) #77 (Feb. 1962): "I Don't Believe in...Ghosts!"
Journey Into Mystery (vol. 1) #78 (Mar. 1962): "The Sorceror"
Journey Into Mystery (vol. 1) #79 (Apr. 1962): "The Midnight Monster"
Journey Into Mystery (vol. 1) #80 (May 1962): "Won't You Step Into My Parlor...???"
Journey Into Mystery (vol. 1) #80 (May 1962): "Propaganda"
Journey Into Mystery (vol. 1) #81 (June 1962): "The Ruler of Earth!"
Journey Into Mystery (vol. 1) #81 (June 1962): "There Dwells a Dragon"
Journey Into Mystery (vol. 1) #84 (Sep. 1962): "The Mighty Thor vs. the Executioner"
Journey Into Mystery (vol. 1) #85 (Oct. 1962): "Trapped by Loki, the God of Mischief!"
Journey Into Mystery (vol. 1) #87 (Dec. 1962): "Prisoner of the Reds!"
Journey Into Mystery (vol. 1) #89 (Feb. 1963): "The Thunder God and the Thug!"
Journey Into Mystery (vol. 1) #93 (June 1963): "The Mysterious Radio-Active Man!"
Journey Into Unknown Worlds #11 (June 1952): "I Can't Stop Screaming"
Journey Into Unknown Worlds #41 (Jan. 1956): "It Happened to Finnegan!"
Justice League Quarterly #16 (Autumn 1994): "I Fought Groout, The Creature Who Came from the Cracks of the Earth!"
Ka-Zar (vol. 1) #1 (Aug. 1970): "In His Footsteps, the Huntsman of Zeus"
Ka-Zar (vol. 1) #2 (Dec. 1970): "From the Sky, Winged Wrath"
Ka-Zar (vol. 1) #3 (Mar. 1970): "In the Den of the Dazzler"
Kid Colt Outlaw #62 (July 1956): "Duel to the End"
Kid Colt Outlaw #62 (July 1956): "Highway Robbery"
Kid Colt Outlaw #62 (July 1956): "The Meanest Man in Town"
Kid Colt Outlaw #93 (Oct. 1960): "The Ghost of Midnight Mountain!"
Kid Colt Outlaw #101 (Nov. 1961): "Badman Behind Bars!"
Marines in Battle #1 (Aug. 1954): "Belleau Wood"
Marines in Battle #4 (Feb. 1955): "Impregnable"
Marines in Battle #5 (Apr. 1955): "I Want a Volunteer"
Marines in Battle #7 (Aug. 1955): "The Tokyo Express!"
Marines in Battle #10 (Feb. 1956): "The Battle That Shouldn't Have Been Fought"
Marines in Battle #20 (Nov. 1957): "Pillbox!"
Marines in Battle #21 (Jan. 1958): "In Enemy Hands"
Marvel Super-Heroes (vol. 1) #16 (Sep. 1968): "The Un-Human!"
Marvel Super-Heroes (vol. 1) #17 (Nov. 1968): "The Black Knight Reborn!"
Marvel Tales (vol. 1) #115 (June 1953): "The Two Dollar Bill"
Marvel Tales (vol. 1) #132 (Mar. 1955): "The Man Who Wasn't"
Marvel Tales (vol. 1) #134 (May 1955): "No Time Like the Future"
Marvel Tales (vol. 1) #135 (June 1955): "Joe's Jalopy"
Marvel Tales (vol. 1) #136 (July 1955): "The Man From Nowhere"
Marvel Tales (vol. 1) #139 (Oct. 1955): "The Unseen Audience!"
Marvel Tales (vol. 1) #141 (Dec. 1955): "From Out of Nowhere!"
Marvel Tales (vol. 1) #142 (Jan. 1956): "The Thing in the Crate"
Marvel Tales (vol. 1) #145 (Apr. 1956): "This Never-Ending Dream"
Menace #5 (July 1953): "Mind Over Matter"
Men's Adventures #26 (Mar. 1954): "Midnight in the Morgue!"
The Mighty Crusaders (vol. 2) #3 (July 1983): "Chapter 1: American Shield"
Mighty Crusaders (vol. 2) #4 (Nov. 1983): "Power Unleashed - Chapter 2"
The Mighty Crusaders (vol. 2) #5 (Jan. 1984): "Chapter 3: Rendezvous with Death"
The Mighty Crusaders (vol. 2) #6 (Mar. 1984): "Chapter 5 - Duel!"
The Mighty Crusaders (vol. 2) #8 (July 1984): "Shield Saves Hundreds!"
The Mighty Crusaders (vol. 2) #13 (Sep. 1985): "Encore for the She-Fox"
Mystery Tales #12 (June 1953): "The Room That Isn't There"
Mystery Tales #15 (Sep. 1953): "Shhhh!"
Mystery Tales #26 (Feb. 1955): "The Tunnel to Nowhere"
Mystery Tales #30 (June 1955): "The Boy Who Could Fly!"
Mystic (vol. 1) #8 (May 1952): "House for Sale"
Mystic (vol. 1) #41 (Nov. 1955): "The Test!"
Mystic (vol. 1) #47 (May 1956): "The Man Who Could Do Anything"
The Original Ghost Rider #15 (Sep. 1993): "The Curse of Quetzalcoatl"
The Original Ghost Rider #16 (Oct. 1993): "The Curse of Quetzalcoatl"
The Original Ghost Rider #17 (Nov. 1993): "It's Always Darkest..."
The Original Ghost Rider #18 (Dec. 1993): "Ghost of a Chance"
The Original Ghost Rider #19 (Jan. 1994): "Showdown"
The Original Ghost Rider #20 (Feb. 1994): "The Final Curtain"
The Original Shield #1 (Apr. 1984): "America's Guardian"
The Original Shield #1 (Apr. 1984): "End Game, Chapter 6"
The Original Shield #1 (Apr. 1984): "Origins"
The Original Shield #2 (June 1984): "Power Shortage"
The Original Shield #2 (June 1984): "Death of the Shield"
The Original Shield #3 (Aug. 1984): "Origins - Part 4 Reflections"
The Original Shield #3 (Aug. 1984): "Prey"
The Original Shield #4 (Oct. 1984): "Shields"
The Outlaw Kid (vol. 1) #12 (July 1956): "A Coward in Town"
Rawhide Kid (vol. 1) #22 (June 1961): "Beware!! The Terrible Totem!!"
Rawhide Kid (vol. 1) #27 (Apr. 1962): "When Six-Guns Roar!"
Rawhide Kid (vol. 1) #27 (Apr. 1962): "The Girl, the Gunman, and the Apaches!"
Rawhide Kid (vol. 1) #27 (Apr. 1962): "The Man Who Caught the Kid!"
Rawhide Kid (vol. 1) #38 (Feb. 1964): "Revenge of the Red Raven!"
Rawhide Kid (vol. 1) #39 (Apr. 1964): "The Ape Strikes!"
Reagan's Raiders #1 (Oct. 1986): "Back to Zero!"
Red Wolf (vol. 1) #9 (Sep. 1973): "A Legend Reborn!"
Secret Society of Super-Villains #10 (Oct. 1977): "Triumph and Treachery"
Sgt. Fury and His Howling Commandos (vol. 1) #1 (May 1963): "Seven Against the Nazis"
Sgt. Fury and His Howling Commandos (vol. 1) #10 (Sep. 1964): "On to Okinawa!"
Sgt. Fury and His Howling Commandos (vol. 1) #14 (Jan. 1965): "The Blitzkrieg Squad of Baron Strucker"
Sgt. Fury and His Howling Commandos (vol. 1) #15 (Feb. 1965): "Too Small to Fight, Too Young to Die"
Sgt. Fury and His Howling Commandos (vol. 1) #16 (Mar. 1965): "A Fortress in the Desert Stands"
Sgt. Fury and His Howling Commandos (vol. 1) #17 (Apr. 1965): "While the Jungle Sleeps"
Sgt. Fury and His Howling Commandos (vol. 1) #19 (June 1965): "An Eye For an Eye"
Sgt. Fury and His Howling Commandos (vol. 1) #20 (July 1965): "The Blitz Squad Strikes"
Sgt. Fury and His Howling Commandos (vol. 1) #41 (Apr. 1967): "Blitzkrieg in Britain!"
Sgt. Fury and His Howling Commandos (vol. 1) #42 (May 1967): "Three were A.W.O.L.!"
Sgt. Fury and His Howling Commandos (vol. 1) #43 (June 1967): "The Scourge of the Sahara!"
Sgt. Fury and His Howling Commandos (vol. 1) #47 (Oct. 1967): "Tea and Sabotage!"
Sgt. Fury and His Howling Commandos (vol. 1) #48 (Nov. 1967): "If Britain Should Fall!"
Sgt. Fury and His Howling Commandos (vol. 1) #49 (Dec. 1967): "On to Tarawa!"
Sgt. Fury and His Howling Commandos (vol. 1) #55 (June 1968): "The Cry of Battle, the Kiss of Death"
Sgt. Fury and His Howling Commandos (vol. 1) #56 (July 1968): "Gabriel, Blow Your Horn!"
Sgt. Fury and His Howling Commandos (vol. 1) #58 (Sep. 1968): "Right in the Feuhrer's Face"
Sgt. Fury and His Howling Commandos (vol. 1) #68 (July 1969): "On the Sidewalks of New York"
Sgt. Fury and His Howling Commandos (vol. 1) #98 (May 1972): "Top Secret: Dugan's Deadly Dozen"
Sgt. Fury and His Howling Commandos (vol. 1) #102 (Sep. 1972): "Death for a Dollar!"
Sgt. Fury and His Howling Commandos Annual #1 (Oct. 1965): "Commission in Korea"
Spellbound (vol. 1) #1 (Mar. 1952): "The Eye That Never Closed!"
Spellbound (vol. 1) #25 (Dec. 1955): "The Storm"
Spyman #2 (Dec. 1966): "Spyman"
Spyman #2 (Dec. 1966): "The Hand Is Quicker Than the Monster!"
Strange Tales (vol. 1) #10 (Sep. 1952): "Keep Out"
Strange Tales (vol. 1) #30 (July 1954): "The Thing in the Box!"
Strange Tales (vol. 1) #35 (Apr. 1955): "The Character"
Strange Tales (vol. 1) #37 (Aug. 1955): "Out of the Storm"
Strange Tales (vol. 1) #38 (Sep. 1955): "The Boy Who Saw!"
Strange Tales (vol. 1) #41 (Dec. 1955): "They Won't Believe"
Strange Tales (vol. 1) #46 (May 1956): "The Wild, Wild Wind"
Strange Tales (vol. 1) #48 (July 1956): "The Last of Mister Grimm"
Strange Tales (vol. 1) #74 (Apr. 1960): "Gorgolla! The Living Gargoyle!!"
Strange Tales (vol. 1) #75 (June 1960): "Taboo! The Thing from Murky Swamp!"
Strange Tales (vol. 1) #76 (Aug. 1960): "I Am Dragoom! The Flaming Invader!"
Strange Tales (vol. 1) #77 (Oct. 1960): "The Return of Taboo!"
Strange Tales (vol. 1) #78 (Nov. 1960): "A Martian Walks Among Us!"
Strange Tales (vol. 1) #79 (Dec. 1960): "I Was in the Clutches of the Living Shadow"
Strange Tales (vol. 1) #81 (Feb. 1961): "The Scarecrow Walks!"
Strange Tales (vol. 1) #82 (Mar. 1961): "The Thing Called...It!"
Strange Tales (vol. 1) #83 (Apr. 1961): "From Out of the Black Pit Came...Grogg!"
Strange Tales (vol. 1) #84 (May 1961): "The Wonder of the Ages!! Magneto!"
Strange Tales (vol. 1) #85 (June 1961): "The Return of Gargantus!"
Strange Tales (vol. 1) #86 (July 1961): "I Created Mechano!"
Strange Tales (vol. 1) #87 (Aug. 1961): "The Return of...Grogg!"
Strange Tales (vol. 1) #89 (Oct. 1961): "Fin Fang Foom!"
Strange Tales (vol. 1) #90 (Nov. 1961): "Orggo...the Unconquerable!"
Strange Tales (vol. 1) #92 (Jan. 1962): "The Thing Hunts for Me!"
Strange Tales (vol. 1) #92 (Jan. 1962): "The Man Who Shrunk the World!"
Strange Tales (vol. 1) #93 (Feb. 1962): "When the Thing Runs Amok!"
Strange Tales (vol. 1) #93 (Feb. 1962): "Earth Will Be Lost Tonight!"
Strange Tales (vol. 1) #94 (Mar. 1962): "Save Me from the Weed!"
Strange Tales (vol. 1) #95 (Apr. 1962): "The Two-Headed Thing!"
Strange Tales (vol. 1) #95 (Apr. 1962): "The Monster Escapes!"
Strange Tales (vol. 1) #96 (May 1962): "I Dream of Doom!"
Strange Tales (vol. 1) #96 (May 1962): "The Impossible Tunnel!"
Strange Tales (vol. 1) #97 (June 1962): "When a Planet Dies!"
Strange Tales (vol. 1) #97 (June 1962): "The Madness!"
Strange Tales (vol. 1) #98 (July 1962): "They Vanished Forever!"
Strange Tales (vol. 1) #99 (Aug. 1962): "Mister Morgan's Monster"
Strange Tales (vol. 1) #99 (Aug. 1962): "The Day Before Doomsday!"
Strange Tales (vol. 1) #100 (Sep. 1962): "The Man in the Crazy Maze"
Strange Tales (vol. 1) #100 (Sep. 1962): "The Imitation Man"
Strange Tales (vol. 1) #101 (Oct. 1962): "The Human Torch"
Strange Tales (vol. 1) #102 (Nov. 1962): "Prisoner of the Wizard"
Strange Tales (vol. 1) #103 (Dec. 1962): "Prisoner of the 5th Dimension!"
Strange Tales (vol. 1) #104 (Jan. 1963): "Paste-Pot Pete!"
Strange Tales (vol. 1) #105 (Feb. 1963): "The Return of the Wizard!"
Strange Tales (vol. 1) #106 (Mar. 1963): "The Threat of the Torrid Twosome!"
Strange Tales (vol. 1) #107 (Apr. 1963): "The Master of Flame vs. The Monarch of the Sea!!"
Strange Tales (vol. 1) #108 (May 1963): "The Painter of a Thousand Perils!"
Strange Tales (vol. 1) #109 (June 1963): "The Sorcerer and Pandora's Box"
Strange Tales (vol. 1) #110 (July 1963): "The Wizard and Paste-Pot Pete!"
Strange Tales (vol. 1) #111 (Aug. 1963): "Fighting to the Death with the Asbestos Man!"
Strange Tales (vol. 1) #112 (Sep. 1963): "The Living Bomb!"
Strange Tales (vol. 1) #113 (Oct. 1963): "The Coming of the Plantman!"
Strange Tales (vol. 1) #114 (Nov. 1963): "The Human Torch Meets... Captain America"
Strange Tales (vol. 1) #115 (Dec. 1963): "The Sandman Strikes!"
Strange Tales (vol. 1) #116 (Jan. 1964): "In the Clutches of the Puppet Master!"
Strange Tales (vol. 1) #117 (Feb. 1964): "The Return of the Eel!"
Strange Tales (vol. 1) #118 (Mar. 1964): "The Man Who Became the Torch!"
Strange Tales (vol. 1) #119 (Apr. 1964): "The Torch Goes Wild!"
Strange Tales (vol. 1) #120 (May 1964): "The Torch Meets Iceman!"
Strange Tales (vol. 1) #121 (June 1964): "Prisoner of the Plantman!"
Strange Tales (vol. 1) #122 (July 1964): "3 Against the Torch!"
Strange Tales (vol. 1) #123 (Aug. 1964): "The Birth of the Beetle!"
Strange Tales (vol. 1) #124 (Sep. 1964): "Paste-Pot Pete"
Strange Tales (vol. 1) #125 (Oct. 1964): "The Sub-Mariner Must Be Stopped!"
Strange Tales (vol. 1) #127 (Dec. 1964): "The Mystery Villain!"
Strange Tales (vol. 1) #128 (Jan. 1965): "Quicksilver and the Scarlet Witch"
Strange Tales (vol. 1) #129 (Feb. 1965): "The Terrible Trio!"
Strange Tales (vol. 1) #131 (Apr. 1965): "The Bouncing Ball of Doom!"
Strange Tales (vol. 1) #135 (Aug. 1965): "The Man for the Job!"
Strange Tales (vol. 1) #147 (Aug. 1966): "The Enemy Within!"
Strange Tales (vol. 1) #175 (Aug. 1974): "Torr"
Strange Tales of the Unusual #3 (Apr. 1956): "Lost in Another World!"
Strange Tales of the Unusual #6 (Oct. 1956): "Bring Me Back A Human!"
Strange Tales of the Unusual #7 (Dec. 1956): "The Man Who Feared Mirrors"
Strange Worlds #2 (Feb. 1959): "I Am the Scourge of Atlantis!"
Sub-Mariner (vol. 0) #35 (Aug. 1954): "Human Torch - Fugitive at Large!"
Sub-Mariner Special #1 (Jan. 1971): "Greetings from the Mighty Sub-Mariner!"
T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents (vol. 1) #2 (Jan. 1966): "In the Warlord's Power!"
Tales of Suspense (vol. 1) #6 (Nov. 1959): "Who Hides Beneath My Mask?"
Tales of Suspense (vol. 1) #8 (Mar. 1960): "Monstro...The Menace from the Murky Depths!"
Tales of Suspense (vol. 1) #9 (May 1960): "I Saw Diablo! The Demon from the Fifth Dimension!"
Tales of Suspense (vol. 1) #10 (July 1960): "I Brought the Mighty Cyclops Back to Life!"
Tales of Suspense (vol. 1) #11 (Sep. 1960): "I Created...Sporr! The Thing That Could Not Die!"
Tales of Suspense (vol. 1) #12 (Nov. 1960): "Gor-Kill, the Living Demon!"
Tales of Suspense (vol. 1) #13 (Jan. 1961): "Elektro! He Held the World in His Iron Grip!"
Tales of Suspense (vol. 1) #14 (Feb. 1961): "I Created the Colossus!"
Tales of Suspense (vol. 1) #15 (Mar. 1961): "Goom! The Thing from Planet X!"
Tales of Suspense (vol. 1) #16 (Apr. 1961): "The Thing Called Metallo!"
Tales of Suspense (vol. 1) #17 (May 1961): "Beware of Googam, Son of Goom!!"
Tales of Suspense (vol. 1) #18 (June 1961): "Kraa the Unhuman"
Tales of Suspense (vol. 1) #19 (July 1961): "The Green Thing!"
Tales of Suspense (vol. 1) #20 (Aug. 1961): "Colossus Lives Again!!"
Tales of Suspense (vol. 1) #21 (Sep. 1961): "Klagg!"
Tales of Suspense (vol. 1) #21 (Sep. 1961): "The Man From Tomorrow!"
Tales of Suspense (vol. 1) #22 (Oct. 1961): "Beware of... Bruttu!"
Tales of Suspense (vol. 1) #23 (Nov. 1961): "I Entered the Dimension of Doom!"
Tales of Suspense (vol. 1) #24 (Dec. 1961): "The Insect Man"
Tales of Suspense (vol. 1) #25 (Jan. 1962): "The Death of Monstrollo!"
Tales of Suspense (vol. 1) #26 (Feb. 1962): "It Crawls by Night!"
Tales of Suspense (vol. 1) #27 (Mar. 1962): "Oog Lives Again!"
Tales of Suspense (vol. 1) #27 (Mar. 1962): "On the Trail of the Witch!"
Tales of Suspense (vol. 1) #28 (Apr. 1962): "Back From the Dead!"
Tales of Suspense (vol. 1) #29 (May 1962): "The Martian Who Stole a City!"
Tales of Suspense (vol. 1) #29 (May 1962): "Nothing Can Save Us!"
Tales of Suspense (vol. 1) #30 (June 1962): "The Ghost Rode a Roller Coaster!"
Tales of Suspense (vol. 1) #30 (June 1962): "The Creature from Krangro"
Tales of Suspense (vol. 1) #31 (July 1962): "The Monster in the Iron Mask!"
Tales of Suspense (vol. 1) #31 (July 1962): "The Man Who Found Shangri-La!"
Tales of Suspense (vol. 1) #32 (Aug. 1962): "The Man in the Beehive!"
Tales of Suspense (vol. 1) #32 (Aug. 1962): "Sazzik the Sorcerer"
Tales of Suspense (vol. 1) #33 (Sep. 1962): "I was Trapped in the Chamber of Fear!"
Tales of Suspense (vol. 1) #33 (Sep. 1962): "The Mystery of the Tax Collector from Space!"
Tales of Suspense (vol. 1) #34 (Oct. 1962): "I Found the Girl in the Blue Glass Bottle!"
Tales of Suspense (vol. 1) #34 (Oct. 1962): "The Forbidden World!"
Tales of Suspense (vol. 1) #35 (Nov. 1962): "I Accepted the Deadly Challenge of Zarkorr!"
Tales of Suspense (vol. 1) #41 (May 1963): "The Stronghold of Dr. Strange!"
Tales of Suspense (vol. 1) #48 (Dec. 1963): "The Mysterious Mr. Doll!"
Tales of Suspense (vol. 1) #54 (June 1964): "Skrang Strikes Tonight!"
Tales of Suspense (vol. 1) #61 (Jan. 1965): "The Death of Tony Stark!"
Tales of Suspense (vol. 1) #62 (Feb. 1965): "The Origin of the Mandarin!"
Tales of Suspense (vol. 1) #63 (Mar. 1965): "Somewhere Lurks the Phantom!"
Tales of Suspense (vol. 1) #69 (Sep. 1965): "Midnight in Greymoor Castle!"
Tales of Suspense (vol. 1) #83 (Nov. 1966): "Enter... the Tumbler!"
Tales of the Zombie #5 (May 1974): "Voodoo War!"
Tales to Astonish (vol. 1) #7 (Jan. 1960): "I Saw the Other World!"


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Featured Romantic Movies
Two for the Win
A world champion ski racer and local ski instructor find romance on the slopes as he returns home and prepares for the biggest race of his life. Stars Charlotte Sullivan and Trevor Donovan.
Joe is gifted a luxury getaway from his wealthy best friend. Courtney is the travel concierge assisting him throughout his vacation. Joe's trip just might lead him to the love of his life. Stars Nazneen Contractor, Brooks Darnell.
Snowkissed
A travel-averse journalist chases her dream assignment where she unwillingly finds herself mentoring a handsome B&B owner who wants to be a tour guide. Stars Jen Lilley, Chris McNally.
Beverly Hills Wedding
A meddling woman wins her sister an all-paid-for Beverly Hills Wedding, but is disappointed to learn her ex will be invited along to help plan. Stars Brooke D'Orsay & Brendan Penny.
Movies on Hallmark Channel
A Brush with Love
As she considers giving up on her artistic dreams, Jamie paints a vision board that brings her success and love - only to discover that the mystery man in her painting isn't who she thinks. Stars Arielle Kebbel, Nick Bateman.
A Country Wedding
A country western star returns to his hometown to sell his childhood home prior to his wedding. Upon his arrival, he meets the girl he proposed to when he was 8-years-old and she helps plan the wedding in his fiances absence.
A Dash of Love
When an aspiring chef lands an assistant job at her idol's restaurant, she's convinced her big break is just around the corner. After a rocky start, she befriends the handsome executive chef and they begin bonding in the kitchen.
A Little Christmas Charm
When Holly finds a lost charm bracelet, she teams up with an investigative reporter to return it to the rightful owner by Christmas Eve. Stars Ashley Greene and Brendan Penny.
A New Year's Resolution
When a morning show producer makes a New Year's resolution to say yes more, she crosses paths with a confirmed Yes man who just might hold the key to her biggest story and to her heart. Stars Aimee Teegarden and Michael Rady.
A Novel Romance
A best-selling novelist writing under a pen name moves to Portland and unknowingly falls in love with the biggest critic of his latest book. When true identities are revealed, both must take a leap of faith.
A Ring by Spring
A fiercely independent single woman is forced to consider marrying her not-so-perfect boyfriend when a gypsy fortuneteller convinces her she must be engaged by the spring or risk a lifetime alone.
A Royal Winter
When Maggie Marks faces a career decision, she flees to Europe for some soul searching. There she encounters a handsome European playboy prince, and lands herself in a world she has never known and finds a new direction in life.
A Summer Romance
Samantha's Montana ranch is her family's legacy, so when a developer shows up to buy it, Sam isn't interested. But as he tries to win her trust and her ranch, Sam finds he might also be winning her heart. Erin Krakow, Ryan Paevey.
A Summer to Remember
When an ambitious doctor books an overdue vacation for some much needed R&R and bonding with her teenage daughter, the time away will have her questioning if this island holds the promise of something more.
Gabby moves to Bright Shore where she opens a restaurant and rediscovers her passion. She encounters Caleb, a former baseball player with a competitive streak who owns his own restaurant. Stars Roselyn Sanchez, Eric Winter.
A Timeless Christmas
Charles Whitley travels from 1903 to 2020 where he meets Megan Turner and experiences a 21st Century Christmas. Stars Erin Cahill and Ryan Paevey.
A Valentine's Match
Fired from her job as a reality TV host, Natalie returns home for Valentine's Day, only to find herself running the town festival's auction with her ex-fiance thanks to two scheming mothers. Bethany Joy Lenz, Luke Macfarlane.
A Winter Princess
Princess Carly, working incognito at a ski resort, must team up with the owner's brother, Jesse, to plan the resort's 50th anniversary celebration. Stars Natalie Hall, Chris McNally.
Adventures In Love & Babysitting
Forced to baby-sit with her college nemesis, a young woman starts to see the man in a new light. Stars Tammin Sursok and Travis Van Winkle.
A young caterer's life suddenly changes when she inherits a country home and learns she must share it with a career-obsessed Wall Street trader. Sparks fly when they have to work side-by-side.
Tia's dream job of captaining a dining cruise hits rough water when her ex Jake is hired as the restaurant's chef. Will they be able to open a new business, navigate the sea, and each other? Stars Autumn Reeser & Brennan Elliott.
All Things Valentine
Avery, a blogger, was ready to give up on love when she takes her dog to the vet and meets handsome veterinarian, Brenden. What Avery doesn't know is that Brenden's ex-girlfriend broke up with him because of Avery's advice column.
A high-powered executive lies about her career on her dating profile, while her match also hides his true identity. Stars Erika Christensen, Paul Greene and Antonio Cupo.