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First reactions and reviews for Mission: Impossible – Fallout call it the best action movie since Mad Max: Fury Road
By Kervyn Cloete
Tom Cruise is back in his seemingly regular attempt at suicide via Hollywood blockbuster with Mission: Impossible – Fallout. The sixth film in the franchise has already made plenty of headlines with Cruise breaking his ankle during one stunt (which he completed filming by the way, as an inhuman action demigod does), and also pulling off a few more, like doing an actual HALO jump that was so dangerous that they had to film it in the UAE because other countries wouldn't allow it for real. And based on the absolutely incredible praise the latest instalment in the spy action thriller has been drawing, it was totally worth it.
The first real sequel in the franchise, as it picks up very soon after the events of the already brilliant Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation, Fallout sees Christopher McQuarrie writing and directing again with recent franchise members like Rebecca Ferguson as Ilze Faust and Sean Harris as baddie Solomon Lane returning alongside Cruise's Ethan Hunt and the rest of his team while Henry Cavill and his infamous moustache debut. The first press screening for the film happened in LA in the early hours of yesterday morning our time, and through the course of the day short reactions were posted to Twitter by those who were in attendance. And damn they were positive.
MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE — FALLOUT is easily the best action movie since Fury Road. just god-level stuff. the highest praise I can give a movie: I'm not even mad it's making me late to Radiohead.
— david ehrlich (@davidehrlich) July 12, 2018
The acting Rebecca Ferguson can do through a fucking motorcycle helmet is amazing. The CGI justice league mustache was worth it because Cavill's "Fallout" bathroom fight is legendary. Tom Cruise you're a psycho, never change. #MissionImpossibleFallout
— Zack Sharf (@ZSharf) July 12, 2018
MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE may be @TomCruise & @ChrisMcQuarrie's THE DARK KNIGHT. This is EASILY the best active film franchise, the best action movie of the summer, and between 10 & 100 times better than ANY Marvel movie. Cruise is the greatest movie star there is, was, & EVER will be.
— Jeff Sneider (@TheInSneider) July 12, 2018
MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – FALLOUT. This movie is sex.
— Bilge Ebiri (@BilgeEbiri) July 12, 2018
#MissionImpossibleFallout is 2.5 hours of Tom Cruise proving he's Superman. I loved every insane minute.
— Nigel M. Smith (@nigelmfs) July 12, 2018
Mission: Impossible Fallout is relentless. It's intense and so flat out exciting that you laugh because you can't believe what you're seeing. It's incredible.
— Germain Lussier (@GermainLussier) July 12, 2018
HOLY. ****.
MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE — FALLOUT is a freakin' cinematic shot of adrenaline to the heart.
The most complete, balanced and awe-inspiring MISSION.
They don't make movies like this anymore — and I don't know if we'll ever see another star like @TomCruise in our lifetime. pic.twitter.com/VtZc5A1TcX
— Jake Hamilton (@JakesTakes) July 11, 2018
Let me let you guys in on a little film press secret: Getting to watch big movies before anybody else is cool. So cool that you tend to not be able to stop yourself from being swept up in the excitement of watching something with like-minded film geeks who all appreciate this art form as much as you do. As such, walking out of a cinema you almost always think of a movie a bit more glowingly than you do a couple of hours later when you sit down to write your review in an objective and analytical manner. Subsequently, early social media reactions should always be taken as skewing a bit more positive than the movie actually deserves. Except, it would appear, that's not the case here.
With the full review embargo dropping a couple hours ago, critics have now gone all in on assessing the movie… and they're still completely blown away by it. Fallout is currently sitting on an average critic score of 86% after 20 reviews on Metacritic, with 5 of them from some of the biggest publications on the planet giving the film full 100%. Here are a few snippets from the reviews:
EW – Chris Nashawaty
…writer-director Christopher McQuarrie's Fallout is the closest the series has come to Ethan Hunt's own Skyfall or On Her Majesty's Secret Service – the sequel that fills in the IMF agent's personal backstory and the emotional sacrifices he's made chasing the lunatic villains of the world. It's a film with not just action, but stakes. Hunt's rubber mask drops long enough to give us a glimpse of the humanity underneath.
The plot of Fallout is too elaborate to possibly spoil. At times, I could barely make sense of all of its moving watchworks parts. Thankfully McQuarrie and Cruise just keep tightening the vise and throwing jaw-dropping set pieces at you like confetti: skydives through lightning storms, adrenalized Ronin-like car chases, hand-to-hand brawls in toilet stalls, and the sort of vertiginous, cliffhanging scrapes with certain death that elevate it all above any of its tentpole peers. At this point in Hollywood's franchise-fatigue cycle, it's rare to see a sequel (nevermind a fifth one) one-upping itself. Fallout is a unique exception that defies our seen-it-all cynicism. It's the kind of pure, straight-no-chaser pop fun that not only keeps taking your breath away over and over again, it restores your occasionally shaky faith in summer blockbusters.
Telegraph – Tim Robey
Fallout doesn't stint on the state-of-the-art set pieces that have long been a series staple, ever since Cruise dangled above that motion-sensitive vault floor with Brian De Palma holding the strings.
Beyond these highlights, which get more and more spectacular as the film goes on, it has tricks in its story you don't see coming, and even the several scenes in, yep, dingy basements — McQuarrie is the most subterranean schemer in the business — pay off with nifty reversals that justify every beat of their seemingly drab exposition.
…This finale has got to rank among the most eye-poppingly gorgeous action sequences ever shot: huge hat-tip to the generally amazing British cinematographer Rob Hardy (Annihilation) for saving such lavish visual treats for dessert.
Uproxx – Mike Ryan
Man oh man, what a ride. If there's a way to have more pure, exhilarating fun in a movie theater, I am not aware of it. Mission: Impossible – Fallout is the type of movie where you leave the theater with so much adrenaline pumping through your veins that you just don't know what to do with yourself after.
There was a time when I thought I wanted Tom Cruise to go back to making dramatic movies and really act. I have changed my mind. I just want Cruise to keep making Mission: Impossible movies. When Cruise is 85, I want the plot to be "to save Earth, Ethan Hunt has to go get Elon Musk's space car because a remote detonator is inside, and drive it back to Earth," and then Cruise actually gets in a spaceship and goes and gets it. I'm in! Sign me up for six more of these movies.
Of course there are some less-than-enthused critics, but for the most part, these are folks who have never been fans of this franchise so that's not too surprising. Even so, these people aren't getting anywhere close to lambasting the movie and almost universally agree that their perceived criticisms can still be overlooked thanks to Cruise and co's incredible action efforts. Personally, as somebody who has loved this franchise since day one (although, MI2 was admittedly quite the stumble), I'm beyond pumped to see this now. Luckily, that won't be too long from now as Mission: Impossible – Fallout is scheduled to release locally on 27 July.
The best intentions often come back to haunt you. MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – FALLOUT finds Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) and his IMF team (Alec Baldwin, Simon Pegg, Ving Rhames) along with some familiar allies (Rebecca Ferguson, Michelle Monaghan) in a race against time after a mission gone wrong. Henry Cavill, Angela Bassett, and Vanessa Kirby also join the dynamic cast with filmmaker Christopher McQuarrie returning to the helm.
Kervyn Cloete
A man of many passions - but very little sleep - I've been geeking out over movies, video games, comics, books, anime, TV series and lemon meringues as far back as I can remember. So show up for the geeky insight, stay for the delicious pastries.
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A Thought: A New Day, A New Hope. Yesterday was filled with both great blessings and some disappointments, as well. That's life. The Spirit which filled my heart and message yesterday is the same Spirit that keeps me steady today amidst the challenges.
That's called New Life. I am thankful for my relationship with Christ who makes sense when nonsense happens, and just 'stuff.' May you dig deep in your walk with Christ each day life presents challenges, and praise Him as He reveals His presence in wondrous ways!


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Meine frühere Arbeit als Fotograf umfasst ein weites Spektrum. In Barcelona startete ich als Fotoassistent, auf Mallorca war ich lange Jahre freier Fotograf für Reise- und People-Magazine sowie Werbung.
Ich durfte an viele aussergewöhnliche Orte der Welt reisen und Bilder produzieren. Als Spezialist für Portraits habe ich mit einem eigenen Pop-Up-Art-Studio gearbeitet, auf Wirtschaftsgipfeln in den U.S.A., Schweden, der Schweiz und in Deutschland.
More than a decade as professional photographer, I produced a wide range of visual artwork. Barcelona was the starting point, followed by many years on Majorca, where I used to shoot celebrities, travel photography and luxury real estate.
I had the chance to shoot at many special places around the globe and did exhibitions with several own photo art projects. I also developed an own pop-up art photo studio, to portray top entrepreneurs and politicians at summits in the U.S., Germany, Sweden and Switzerland.
Meine Fotoreportage einer Reise mit einer Propellermaschine in 60 Tagen um die Welt im Jahre 2007 hat meinen Horizont erweitert und mich neugierig und weltoffen werden lassen.
A once-in-a-lifetime adventure for sure was a trip around the world in a private single engine aircraft. It made me even more curios about the fascinating world we live in.


The 'NOT ASHAMED' campaign seeks to help Christians across the UK stand up and speak up for Jesus Christ in public life, presenting Him as the only true hope and solid foundation for our nation.
There is growing pressure in our society to remove Jesus Christ (and the values and truths revealed through Him) from public life and to restrict Him to the domain of the 'private and personal'. Increasingly, Christians are finding that they are barred from the workplace and community involvement if they are not prepared to compromise the biblical teaching on belief and behaviour.
Meanwhile our society continues to fragment and faces enormous change and challenge. Yet in some quarters of the Church, there seems to be a collapse in confidence that Jesus Christ really is 'good news' for individuals and for our nation as a whole.
'NOT ASHAMED' is being launched in response to these observations. It is an opportunity to repent for past failures and to renew our confidence that Jesus Christ is good news for all people, everywhere, as we stand together and declare with clarity, compassion and courage that Jesus Christ is 'positive news for public life' and the only hope for our nation.
Wednesday 1st December is the focal point of the campaign. On that day and in the run up to it, we hope that thousands of Christians will wear the 'Not Ashamed' symbol of the cross. We will also be delivering a 'Declaration of Christian Hope for our Nation' to key leaders in public life.
We expect the 'high visibility' of the campaign to give rise to many opportunities to explain to friends, family members, neighbours, colleagues and others why we believe that Jesus Christ is the only true hope for our nation.
To help in this, the former Archbishop of Canterbury, Lord Carey, is writing a special booklet explaining why Christians are 'Not Ashamed' of Jesus Christ. We hope that in partnership with local churches, it will be delivered to every home in the country.
We are excited about this new initiative and pray that Christians across the nation will unite around it.
Will you join us as we seek to put the hope of Christ at the heart of our nation?
Wouldn't it be wonderful if, on 1st December, tens of thousands of Christians were wearing the Not Ashamed logo and had signed the declaration? Please spread the word!
This entry was posted in 03 Witnessing on October 25, 2010 by Maranatha Community.
New Media Gallery – online now!
We have just launched our online Video and Audio Gallery!
This Gallery offers a way of showcasing our vision of unity healing and renewal, as well the work and life of the community.
The videos and audio clips are organised into the key areas of Maranatha's work – praying, serving, witnessing, healing, teaching and the life of the community. At the moment, there are videos there from Dennis, Linda, Rev Allyn Benedict – an American who leads the Out of the Courtroom Retreats (formerly an Episcopalian priest) and Father Bill Keogh – a Maranatha member from Kent who is also a leader within Catholic Charismatic Renewal.
You can access all the videos from the Maranatha web-site, just click on Home then Latest Media.
We will be adding more videos and audio content over time and both sharing more about what is happening in the Community, and declaring the vision and message of Maranatha. If you have an idea for a video, or part of a video – whether it's filming what Maranatha means to you, what Marantha is doing in your local area, or what local initiative Maranatha is supporting, then please get in touch!
This entry was posted in 03 Witnessing, 04 Healing, 05 Teaching, 06 Living on October 13, 2010 by Maranatha Community.


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Mikoyan MiG-29M
Strike fighter aircraft project
MiG-29M / MiG-33
A Russian Air Force MiG-29M2 at MAKS 2005
Multirole fighter
26 April 1986[citation needed]
Primary users
Russian Aerospace Forces
Egyptian Air Force
Mikoyan MiG-29K
Developed into
The Mikoyan MiG-29M (Russian: Микоян МиГ-29M; NATO reporting name: Fulcrum-E) is a Russian multirole fighter developed as an advanced variant of the MiG-29. It was designed by Mikoyan Design Bureau in the Soviet Union during the mid-1980s and was known as "MiG-33" during the 1990s.
1.1 MiG-33
1.2 Procurement
2.2 Powerplant
2.3 Cockpit
2.4 Sensors
3.2 Syria
3.3 Serbia
3.4 Peru
5 Operators
6 Specifications (MiG-29M)
Development[edit]
In the mid-1980s, a development of the original MiG-29 was proposed to meet the Soviet western frontline requirement. It was required to be a multirole fighter for the frontline defensive air force to gain offensive strike ability.[1] This development resulted in a single-seat and a two-seat variant. The proposal was then grounded as a result of shifts in military strategy. The model was named "MiG-33" and later received the MiG-29ME designation for the export market in the mid-1990s. A two-seat model of the standard, commonly known as the MiG-29MRCA, was the MAPO-MiG's primary contender for many international fighter aircraft bids, later evolved into the Mikoyan MiG-35. Six of these models were built before 1990.[2] They were constantly upgraded with various components and one received experimental vector thrust engines which eventually became the MiG-29OVT. The model was again renamed as MiG-29M.[3] The MiG-29M/M2 now belongs to the "new unified family" instead of the "MiG-29 fighters family" which comprise the older variants.
MiG-33[edit]
Main article: Mikoyan MiG-33
During the early 1990s, it became briefly popular for Sukhoi and Mikoyan to assign new designations for upgraded models to make them appear "new and improved" instead of just "improved". The VVS did not accept these marketing designations and most were soon dropped. Following Sukhoi's initiative in this approach, Mikoyan's first such offering was the MiG-29ME, which first publicly appeared as the MiG-33 at the 1994 Farnborough Airshow. The MiG-29ME was the export version of the MiG-29M (Product 9.15) "Super Fulcrum", a comprehensively upgraded, fully multirole version of the MiG-29.
Although the MiG-33 designation was soon dropped, the MiG-29M may have merited a new designation in that it is in many ways a thoroughly redesigned version of the MiG-29. While external differences are few, the MiG-29M was a fully "multifunctional" fighter capable of performing air-to-ground combat with precision-guided munitions (PGMs), along with air-to-air roles of earlier MiG-29 versions. Pilot-aircraft interfaces in the cockpit were also improved and a wide range of new-generation equipment installed. The aircraft's internal fuel capacity was also increased to add combat range.
Procurement[edit]
In November 2013, it was reported that Egypt and Russia were negotiating an order of 24 MiG-29M/M2s for the Egyptian Air Force.[4][5] In April 2015, Egypt became the first export customer when it signed a $2 billion contract for the purchase of 46 MiG-29M/M2 multi-role fighters[6][7]
Cockpit of a MiG-29M at MAKS 1997
Weapons load display of a MiG-29SMT at MAKS 2011
The MiG-29M/M2 aircraft is a revision of the basic MiG-29. It achieved a more robust multi-role capability with enhanced use of air-to-air and air-to-ground high-precision weapons.[3] It also featured a considerably increased combat range, owing to an increase in its internal fuel capacity.[3]
A few changes took place during the aircraft's development. The redesigned airframe was constructed from a lightweight Aluminium-lithium alloy to increase the thrust-to-weight ratio. The air intake ramps' geometry was revised, the upper intake louvers were removed to make way for more fuel in the LERXs, mesh screens introduced to prevent foreign object damage (FOD) and inlet dimensions were enlarged for higher airflow.[citation needed]
The aircraft is built with an inflight-refueling (IFR) probe and is able to carry three fuel drop tanks. The redesigned airframe also significantly increased internal fuel capacity in the dorsal spine and LERXs fuel tanks.[citation needed] These give the single-seat aircraft an operational range of 2,000 km with internal fuel, 3,200 km with three fuel drop tanks, and 6,000 km with three drop tanks and inflight refueling.[3]
Powerplant[edit]
The RD-33MK, the latest revision of the RD-33, has 7% more power in comparison to the baseline model due to the use of modern materials on the cooled blades, and provides a thrust of 9,000 kgf. In response to longtime criticism, the new engines are smokeless and contain improvements that reduce its infrared visibility. Thrust vectoring nozzles are now offered upon customer's request.[8][9] Dry weight is 1,145 kilograms (2,520 lb) compared to the baseline model through modern materials used on the cooled blades, although it retains the same length and maximum diameter. Incorporated is an infrared and optical signature visibility reduction system. Service life has been increased to 4,000 hours.[10][11]
Cockpit[edit]
The cockpit has been redesigned to incorporate contemporary features. While some analogue instruments have been retained, two monochrome liquid crystal (LCD) multi-function displays (MFD) have been introduced and new weapon controls have been incorporated in a HOTAS concept. Other new features include the Zhuk-ME radar, an infra-red search and track (IRST) system and a helmet-mounted target designation system (early head-mounted display).[citation needed]
Sensors[edit]
Main upgrades consist of the Zhuk-ME pulse-Doppler airborne radar, along with revised IRST systems,[3] a helmet-mounted target designation system and electronic countermeasures. New radar is capable of detecting air targets at ranges up to 120 km, track-while-scan of ten targets and attack of four targets at a time.[citation needed]
Operational history[edit]
Egypt[edit]
Egypt signed a contract for 46 MiG-29M/M2 in April 2015,[12] with deliveries to be completed by 2020.[13] The Egyptian variant is designated as the MiG-29M (9.41SM) for the single seater, and MiG-29M2 (9.47SM) for the two seater. They are in many aspects similar to the MiG-35, which was first displayed in Lukhovitsy in January 2017.[14]
The Egyptian MiG's include the upgraded RD-33MK smokeless engines,[15] Zhuk-ME pulse-doppler radar, latest OLS-UE electro-optical targeting station, which feeds both TV and IR imagery to the cockpit display and includes a laser rangefinder, unlike previous IRSTs installed on MiG-29s that only featured IR imagery,[16] and the T220/e targeting pod, allowing the utilization of precision-guided munitions, as well as unguided bombs with a low circular error probability.[17][18] For electronic warfare purposes, the aircraft will be supplied with the MSP-418K active jammer pod which uses DRFM technology to spoof radar-guided missiles.[19] The pod was previously displayed at MAKS air shows and is yet to enter service with the Russian Air Force.[16]
The country received its first batch of MiG-29M/M2s in April 2017, and by the end of the year had 15 aircraft in its inventory.[20][21] A proposed modernization is intended to follow in 2020, providing refinements to the airborne radar, software and other avionics. The Egyptian Air Force is expected to keep its MiG-29Ms in service until 2060.
On 3 November 2018, one of Egyptian Air Force MiG-29Ms crashed due to a technical malfunction when on a routine training flight. Pilot ejected safely.[22]
Syria[edit]
The Syrian Air Force reportedly agreed to buy 24 MiG-29M/M2s in 2012.[23][24] In July 2012 at the Farnborough Air Show, Russia announced it would not deliver weapons, including combat aircraft, to Syria due to the ongoing Syria Civil War.[25][26] On 31 May 2013, RSK MiG's director general, Sergei Korotkov, stated that the company plans to sign a contract with Syria to deliver "more than 10" MiG-29 M/M2 and that a Syrian delegation was in Moscow to discuss terms and deadlines of a new contract supplying fighter jets to Syria.[27][28]
Serbia[edit]
The Serbian Air Force intended to buy several MIG-29M/M2s to replace its aging MiG-21 fleet.[29][30][31] In 2013, media reports indicated that Serbia planned to purchase six MiG-29M/M2 fighters.[32][33] In October 2017, Russia donated six used MiG-29 fighters to Serbian Air Force, with Serbia paying to upgrade them to SMT/UBT standards.[34]
Peru[edit]
The Peruvian Air Force showed its intentions to purchase at least 8 MiG-29Ms to reinforce its aerial power.[35]
Variants[edit]
A Russian Air Force MiG-29SMT
MiG-29M / MiG-33 (Product 9.15)
Advanced single-seat multi-role variant, with a redesigned airframe, mechanical flight controls replaced by a fly-by-wire system and powered by enhanced RD-33 ser.3M engines. NATO reporting code is 'Fulcrum-E'.
MiG-29UBM (Product 9.61)
Two-seat training variant of the MiG-29M. Never built. Effectively continued under the designation 'MiG-29M2'.
MiG-29SMT (Product 9.17)
An upgrade package of the first-generation MiG-29s (9.12 to 9.13) containing many enhancements intended for the MiG-29M. Additional fuel tanks in a further enlarged spine provide a maximum flight range of 2,100 km on internal fuel. The cockpit has an enhanced HOTAS design, two 152 × 203 mm (6 × 8 inch) colour liquid crystal MFDs and two smaller monochrome LCDs. The upgraded Zhuk-ME radar provides similar features to the MiG-29M. The powerplants are upgraded RD-33 ser.3 engines with afterburning thrust, rated the same at 8,300 kgf (81.4 kN) each. The weapons load was increased to 4,500 kg on six underwing and one ventral hardpoint, with similar weapon choices as for the MiG-29M variant. The upgraded aircraft has also a painted path for non-Russian origin avionics and weapons.[36]
MiG-29UBT (Product 9.51T)
SMT standard upgrade for the MiG-29UB.[37][38]
MiG-29M2 / MiG-29MRCA
Two-seat version of MiG-29M.[39] Identical characteristics to MiG-29M, with a slightly reduced ferry range of 1,800 km.[39] RAC MiG presented in various air shows, to name a few, Fifth China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition (CIAAE 2004),[40] Aero India 2005,[41][42] and MAKS 2005.[43] It was once given designation MiG-29MRCA for marketing purpose and has evolved into the MiG-35.
Operators[edit]
Main article: List of Mikoyan MiG-29 operators
Algerian Air Force – former MiG-29SMT/UBTs exchanged for Su-30MKAs and returned to Russia due to poor manufacturing quality and old equipment used.[44][45] 14 MiG-29M/M2s on order.[46]
Egyptian Air Force – 46 MiG-29M/M2s on order,[12] 14 in service as of 2019.
Indian Air Force – was to have its MiG-29s upgraded to MiG-29SMT level by 2013. Modernized aircraft are known as MiG-29UPG.[47][48]
Russian Air Force – 44 MiG-29SMTs and 10 MiG-29UBTs in service.[49]
Specifications (MiG-29M)[edit]
Data from Mikoyan,[50] globalsecurity.org,[51] deagel.com,[52] Jane's[53]
Length: 17.37 m (57 ft 0 in)
Wingspan: 11.4 m (37 ft 5 in)
Height: 4.73 m (15 ft 6 in)
Wing area: 38 m2 (410 sq ft)
Empty weight: 13,380 kg (29,498 lb)
Gross weight: 19,200 kg (42,329 lb)
19,000 kg (41,888 lb) for MiG-29M2
Max takeoff weight: 26,500 kg (58,422 lb)
Powerplant: 2 × Klimov RD-33MK afterburning turbofan engines, 88.26 kN (19,840 lbf) with afterburner
Maximum speed: 2,100 km/h (1,300 mph, 1,100 kn) / M2.25 at high altitude
1,400 km/h (870 mph; 760 kn) / M1.13 at low altitude
Range: 2,000 km (1,200 mi, 1,100 nmi)
1,700 km (1,100 mi; 920 nmi) for MiG-29M2
Ferry range: 3,000 km (1,900 mi, 1,600 nmi) with 3x drop tanks
2,700 km (1,700 mi; 1,500 nmi) for MiG-29M2
Service ceiling: 16,000 m (52,000 ft)
16,200 m (53,150 ft) for MiG-29M2
g limits: +8 to +9
Rate of climb: 330 m/s (65,000 ft/min) [54]
Wing loading: 442 kg/m2 (91 lb/sq ft)
Thrust/weight: 1.02
Guns: 1 × 30 mm Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-30-1 autocannon with 150 rounds
Hardpoints: 7 × hardpoints (6 × underwing, 1 × fuselage) with a capacity of up to 5,500 kg (12,100 lb) of stores,with provisions to carry combinations of:
Rockets:
4 × S-8
6 × S-25
Missiles:
Air-to-air missiles:
4 × R-73E
4 × RVV-AE
4 × R-27R/ER/T/ET
Air-to-surface missiles:
2 × Kh-29L/T/D
Anti-ship missiles:
2 × Kh-31A
2 × Kh-35U
Anti-radiation missiles:
2 × Kh-31P
Bombs:
2 × KAB-500KR TV-guided bombs
2 × KAB-500L laser-guided bombs
2 × KAB-500OD bombs
Phazotron Zhuk-M / Zhuk-ME radar
OEPS-29 electro-optical targeting system
Aircraft of comparable role, configuration and era
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Heidenhofen ist ein Dorf und heute der kleinste Stadtteil der Großen Kreisstadt Donaueschingen im Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis in Baden-Württemberg. Der Ort zählt etwa 250 Einwohner.

Geographie
Heidenhofen liegt bei 47° 59' nördlicher Breite und 8° 34' östlicher Länge auf einer durchschnittlichen Höhe von 742 m über Normalnull. Die Gesamtgröße der Gemarkung beträgt 267 ha, davon sind 185 ha Felder, 23 ha Wiesen, 25 ha Wald, 33 ha nehmen die Siedlungsfläche und Verkehrswege ein und 1 ha sonstige Flächen. Das geologische Fundament des Ortes bildet der zum Schwarzen Jura zählende Arietenkalk. Da der westliche Nachbarort Aasen noch auf dem weicheren Keuper liegt, lässt sich der Wechsel im Gesteinsuntergrund anhand einer scharfen Geländekante, welche im Laufe von Jahrmillionen durch Erosion entstanden ist, heute mit bloßem Auge zwischen den beiden Ortschaften leicht im Gelände ablesen.

Geschichte

Frühmittelalter
Heidenhofen wurde erstmals 759/60 in einer Urkunde des Klosters St. Gallen erwähnt; es ist damit gemeinsam mit Biesingen der älteste urkundlich erwähnte Ort des Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreises. Ursprünglich war Heidenhofen der namengebende Vorort einer Urmark, zu deren Gebiet die Orte Aasen und Biesingen gehörten.

Die Heidenhofener Hilariuskirche zählte zu den Urkirchen der Baar und wurde bereits am 28. April 857 in einem Diplom König Ludwigs des Deutschen erwähnt.

Die St. Josefsbruderschaft "zum guten Tod"
Die St. Josefsbruderschaft "zum guten Tod" wurde im Jahre 1694 auf Betreiben von Pfarrer Michael Greysing gegründet.

Eingemeindung
Am 1. April 1972 wurde Heidenhofen in die Stadt Donaueschingen eingegliedert.

Ortsname
Der Name Heidenhofen  wurde von der bisherigen Forschung im Sinne von 'Siedlung beim Hof des Haido' gedeutet.

Wappen
Der grüne Wappenschild mit goldenem Balken ist angelehnt an das Wappen der Herren von Sunthausen, denen Heidenhofen bis 1477 gehörte. In diesem Jahre verkauften die Sunthausener den Ort an die Fürstenberger. Die Zugehörigkeit Heidenhofens zum Fürstentum Fürstenberg wird durch den blausilbernen Wolkenfeh-Schildrand symbolisiert.

Politik

Liste der Vögte und Bürgermeister (1598–1832)
 1598–1619: Jacob Fenus, Vogt und Präfekt
 1646–1657: Michael Pieheler, Vogt
 1650–1656: Johannes Egle, Präfekt
 1660–?: Martin Bertschin, Vogt
 1670–?: Martin Bausch, Präfekt
 1680–1696: Michael Bühler, Vogt und Präfekt
 1696–1707: Balthasar Wismann, Vogt
 1713–1720: Hans Engesser, Vogt
 1716–?: Jakob Bori, Bürgermeister
 1739–?: Michael Wehinger, Vogt
 1752–1754: Ignati Schöndienst, Bürgermeister
 1754–1757: Johannes Rottweyler, Bürgermeister
 1757–1763: Johannes Engesser Bürgermeister
 1763–1767: Josef Engesser, Bürgermeister
 um 1770: Ignati Höfler, Bürgermeister
 1777–1783: Johann Schöndienst, Vogt und Bürgermeister
 1772–1775: Christian Bury, Präfekt und Ludimoderator
 1784–1809: Anton Reichmann, Vogt
 1804: Anton Schwörer, Vogt in Vertretung
 1804–1809: Mathias Reichmann, Bürgermeister
 1809–1820: Fridolin Schöndienst, Bürgermeister
 1810–1818: Mathias Reichmann, Vogt
 1818–1828: Johann Reichmann, Vogt
 1828–1832: Konrad Höfler, Vogt und Bürgermeister
 1832: Johannes Schwörer, Vogtverweser

Liste der Bürgermeister (1833–1972)
 1833–1839: Matthäus Heizmann
 1839–1843: Anton Höfler
 1843–1845: Josef Müller sen.
 1849–1857: Fideli Bury
 1858–1868: Josef Müller jun.
 1868–1902: Josef Höfler
 1902: Silvester Höfler
 1903–1908: Friedrich Reichmann
 1908–1919: Mathias Schwörer
 1919–1923: Johann Müller
 1923–1944: Josef Müller
 1944–1945: Ernst Höfler
 1945–1969: August Engesser
 1969–1972: Franz Weiß

Liste der Ortsvorsteher (seit 1972)
 1972–1975: Franz Weiß
 1976–1988: Franz Bury
 1988–2009: Hans Reichmann
 seit 2010: Reiner Merkle

Naturdenkmal

Die mächtige Dorflinde vor der St. Hilariuskirche zu Heidenhofen wurde im Jahre 1959 zum Naturdenkmal erklärt. Gepflanzt wurde diese Winterlinde (Talia cordata), die heute einen Umfang von 4,50 m hat, um das Jahr 1670. Sie ist damit der älteste Lindenbaum im gesamten Landkreis.

Sagen
Mehrere Sagen umranken das sich auf der Heidenhofener Gemarkung befindliche "Bettelhansenkreuz".

Literatur
 Heidenhofen 760-1960. 1200 Jahre. Jubiläumsfeier am 30.,31. Juli und 1. August, o. O. 1960.
 Hermann Frey: Heidenhofen. Eine kleine Heimatkunde (= Schriftenreihe des Landkreises Donaueschingen, Band 20), Freiburg i. Br. 1968.
 Thomas H. T. Wieners: Gemeinsame Wurzeln – getrennte Wege. Historische Betrachtungen anlässlich der 1250-jährigen Ersterwähnung von Biesingen und Heidenhofen, in: Almanach 2009. Heimatjahrbuch des Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreises, Folge 33, S. 128–130.
 Thomas H. T. Wieners, Hans Reichmann, Herbert Weiß (Hrsg.): Von "villa Heidinhova" -759/60- bis Heidenhofen -2010- 1250 Jahre. Geschichte und Geschichten. Ein Lesebuch, gestaltet aus Anlass der 1250-Jahrfeier 2010, Stadt Donaueschingen, Donaueschingen 2010, ISBN 978-3-00-030968-7.
 Joachim Sturm, Elisabeth Winkelmann-Klingsporn: Im Zeichen der Linde: Heidenhofen – ein altes Dorf auf der Baar, in: Almanach 2011. Heimatjahrbuch des Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreises, Folge 35, S. 50–63.

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Weblinks

 Heidenhofen auf der Seite der Stadt Donaueschingen

Ort im Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis
Ortschaft von Donaueschingen
Ehemalige Gemeinde (Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis)
Ersterwähnung im 8. Jahrhundert
Gemeindeauflösung 1972

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Hello again, my friends. Do you know how to equate heights of natural critters to buildings? I sure don't, but these books might help you see the bigger picture. The series is called "Animals Measure Up," and each book discusses a different ecosystem.
This book focuses on flying creatures. First up is the enchanting ladybug whose gossamer wings come out from under the ladybug's shell on her back. Next up is the Monarch butterfly which "rides" the wind and flies even higher than the ladybug. Like a scale, the creatures in this book each fly higher than the last. Next is the funny looking Frigate with its red sac hanging down from its throat. But the Andean condor has it beat, until the common place Mallard flies above it. And the bar-head goose can fly over the Himalayas. These critters all have something in common. They all take to the skies with the greatest of ease. Though stylized, the illustrations are a charming addition to the words. It would have been nice to have the Frigate bird's red sac explained. And some of the comparison might have been made a bit clearer. Would a child be able to visualize how high a building is or high a helicopter can fly?
BIBLIO: 2018, Amicus Illustrated/Amicus, Ages 5 to 8, $20.95.
This book focuses on rainforest creatures. Starting below ground level, in the dark, fertile soil, you can find all kinds of critters. Centipedes, slugs, beetles, and termites "recycle" dead leaves and fertilize the soil with their waste. The bugs provide food for the forest floor animals. Armadillos dig up the below ground critters for a tasty meal, as do wild pigs and small rodents. In the understory, where smaller trees grow in what sunlight they can find by spreading their broad leaves. Squirrels, red-eyed tree frogs, birds, snakes, and jaguars makes their homes here. Way up above these creatures, is the "roof" of the forest, made up of tree branches woven together to make the canopy. Bigger animals, such as sloths and monkeys and birds, call this area home. But above them, where plenty of sun beams down, live the biggest inhabitants of all. The harpy eagle makes its home up here, as does the spider monkey. And the tree leaves here are small and waxy to capture moisture. Look closely at the illustrations in this book to see all the differences in surroundings and creatures that live there. Teachers should use more images to help their students understand the various concepts of height.
The mountains are the backdrop in this book. The story starts at the lowest level, called the "grasslands" and mentions creatures such as coyotes, jackrabbits and burrowing owls that roam around the bunchgrasses and cactuses. In the foothills, a visitor will run across scrub jays which live in smaller trees capable of living in more gravelly soil. Next is the "montane" zone where rain and snow fall copiously. Shy "Albert's" squirrels build their nests in the Ponderosa pines. Aspen trees provide food and shelter for the Rocky Mountain elk, which are especially fond of aspen bark. In the subalpine zone, you can build a snowman most of the year, but it is wet and cold so only plants like spruce and fir trees grow here. Other plants grow close to the ground and the animals are hardy. Look for snowshoe hares and boreal owls here, along with well hidden mice. At the highest level, believe it or not, some plants grow even with all the snow and cold. Here the explorer will find tiny pikas and bighorn sheep. As with the other books in this series, a bit more reference to relatable sizes would be a help. Not all children are spatially adept at imagining height differences. Still, a talented teacher can help her students understand the concepts. The illustrations, though stylized, are charming.
Hello everyone, I do hope you're having a good summer and looking for new adventures, not to mention nicer weather, in the fall.
For me, most of the summer has been trying not to melt or grow moss between my toes. Here in New Bern, NC, it's been entirely too hot for my redhead's body to thrive, so I've stayed inside a great deal, reading copious numbers of books. Let me tell you, bears hibernating in the winter have no edge on me hibernating in the summer.
I haven't stuck to reading just children's books, and, instead I've read a number of "grown-up" books. One that comes to mind is The Maze at Windermere, by Gregory Blake Smith. What makes it most intriguing is the author's ability to intertwine stories taking place in Newport, RI, but in different centuries. He writes so well, that each set of characters is written in the idiom of the era. Definitely worth reading, with lots of plot intrigue within each story.
I've also read a number of murder mysteries including the Tracy Crosswhite series by Robert Dugoni. Though you can read them as standalones, it would probably be best to start with the first in the series, My Sister's Grave.
I also read a delightful fantasy about a boy who moves to a new town with his mother, and with help of a fox, learns to navigate his new world. The book is the first in a series, but I didn't like the second one as well. My Fox Ate my Homework is the name of the story and David Blaze is the author.
Also in the children section is The Secret Zoo, by Bryan Chick, which tells the story of children trying to rescue a club member who has gone missing in a special zoo run by people intent on saving animals from going extinct. Lots of adventure in this one and amazing characters.
The final book is the first novel by Laura Bradford, who is well known for her cozy mysteries set in Amish country. Portrait of a Sister is about Amish twin sister who chose separate paths. One sister choses to be "English" and the other choses to stay Amish. Ms. Bradford knows her subject well, though her connection to Amish folk is through research for her mystries.
All these books, with exception of The Maze at Windermere, I read on my Kindle. The Maze I read on a copy my handsome devil had borrowed from our library. It is also available via Kindle.
So, if you get caught by a hurricane or some other untoward occurrence, try reading some of these books.
Happy New Year, everyone. Hope this year turns out to be the best one yet.
I love animals and enjoy reading about them. Though I must admit I like some animals better than others. For instance, I don't think it's nice to keep reptiles as pets. It's just a personal thing, but I keep thinking if I were a snake, I wouldn't want to live in someone's aquarium.
The animals in the three books I've reviewed here are interesting and exciting to read about.
Who wouldn't want to get to know a dolphin. They are very whimsical animals and fun to watch play.
How cool to be friends with a dolphin! The three friendships between a human and a dolphin described in this book give proof that humans aren't the only intelligent creatures on this planet. The first story is about Kelly and her human friend, Tim, a marine mammal trainer, who uses whistles and fish snacks to train dolphins at the Institute for Marine Mammal Studies. Kelly, a particularly smart girl, used her intelligence to keep her group safe when they were swept out to the Gulf during Hurricane Katrina. The next story is about JoJo and his human, Dean. Dean first met a dolphin when he was only five and was rescued after being knocked over by rough waves. The dolphin nudged him back to safety. Dean's been a fan ever since. When he was grown, a dolphin he named JoJo befriended him. Even if Dean doesn't see JoJo for months, the next time he gets to the dolphin's neck of the ocean they become instant friends. When JoJo was badly injured by a water biker, he trusted Dean enough to allow his friend to hold him upright so he could breathe until the dolphin was stabilized. JoJo also has a canine friend named Toffee. JoJo likes to show Dean his world and even talks to him. The final story is about Flip Nicklin who decided underwater photography was the career for him after seeing a photo of his father sitting on an injured whale's back. Early on in his career, he discovered dolphins are pranksters and love to clown around. He enjoys playing with them. The book is full of interesting facts and wonderful photos, including some by Flip.
BIBLIO: 2017, National Geographic Partners, LLC, Ages 6 to 9, $5.99.
Squirrels are amusing animals to watch as they wander around our yards. They are adventuresome and comical. But flying squirrels are amazing to watch, I would think.
Since 1917, Nova Scotia has sent a large spruce tree to Boston as a thank you for Boston's help when it was needed. This particular year, they pick a tree that turns out to be the home of two flying squirrels. The squirrels are asleep when the tree is cut down and hauled to Boston. But first the tree is prayed over by a Native American tribe and other people came to watch the ceremony. The squirrels slept through the whole thing until the flatbed truck that was carrying tree and squirrels to Boston started to move. They looked around and went back to sleep. They woke up during the celebration in Halifax, but were still very tired so they went back to sleep. While riding on the ferry to Saint John Harbour, the squirrels glided all over the boat, but nobody saw them. And nobody saw them when they crossed the border into the United States, even though the guards looked. When the truck and its cargo reached Boston, the squirrels flew out of their tree and escaped a green-eyed cat. But they had to find somewhere to make a new nest. Finally, they found a tree with the perfect hole and below it was their Nova Scotia spruce tree, all lit up for Christmas. Lovely illustrations and a sweet story make this book a winner.
BIBLIO: 2017, Nimbus Publishing Limited, Ages 4 to 7, $22.95.
Books that add a surprising element to a classic story always tickle my imagination bone. This one gives the reader a surprising twist to Goldilocks, but also a giggle with the bear's antics.
The children could hardly wait for story time at the library, but where was the librarian? Mrs. Merryweather wasn't at her desk. The children looked for her, but instead of footprints, they saw paw prints. Big paw prints, that took them to the solar system, the ocean, a pirate ship, and finally to her desk which was covered in honey. Mrs. Merryweather wasn't there, but a bear was there as the new librarian. He read the children a scary story in which he roared. And growled. And stomped. And to top it off, he roared some more. The children loved and asked him to read it again, but Mrs. Merryweather showed up just then, explaining that an exploding volcano made a mess in the Ancient History section. Then she announced that she would read Goldilocks and the Three Bears to the children. The children all exclaimed that they loved bear stories. But when she opened the book, baby bear wasn't in the story! He was wandering around library until the librarian ordered him back into his story. This is a sweet story about the magic of libraries.
BIBLIO: 2016, Clarion Books/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company, Ages 4 to 6, $16.99.
Here's to a year full of new adventures, both real and imaginary.
I read a great many books during a year, largely because I review children's books for the Children's Literature Comprehensive Database, but also because I love to read.
I don't just read books published by the "trade" and "indie" publishers, but also self-published books that I find at conferences and book-signing events.
Generally speaking, the trade and indie books have some merit, though they may be in need of a more thorough edit.
Sad to say, a large percentage of the self-published books should never have seen the light of day. That may be an arrogant thing to say, since I self-published my first novel, Terror's Identity, but I did have two professional editors critique and edit the book to a fare-the-well. And I used much of their editing input to improve the story.
Anyway, the two books I'm commenting on this week fall into the trade publisher category and are well worth the money or trip to your library.
It is amazing the number of gifted writers floating around in our universe.
John M. Cusick, whom I had the pleasure to meet the past August at the SCBWI-Carolinas' annual conference, has written an interesting book about a teen-aged girl who loves her small town and her family. She has no ambition other than to graduate high school, marry her boyfriend, and live happily ever after. That is until she meets a movie star not much older than she, who is filming an historical-fiction movie in Cherry's hometown.
The movie star befriends Cherry and turns her upside down by introducing her to drugs and wealth and the playgirl life. All of this causes Cherry to pause and reevaluate who she is and what she should do with her life. The story is well told and intriguing, reminding us that things frequently are not what they seem to be. In the end, Cherry solve the puzzle of who she is and where she wants to end up.
BIBLIO: 2013, Candlewick Press, Ages 14 +, $16.99.
Gary D. Schmidt is not only an astounding teacher, but an exceptional author. This book will stay in your mind and heart for a very long time, filling you with heartbreak and joy. The story is told by Jack, who is the son of a local farmer in a small northern town. His parents take in foster children to give them a loving home, at least for a while.
Their latest foster child is 13-year-old Joseph, who has already fathered a child with the love of his young life. But he's never seen his daughter and mourns the death of his girlfriend. He is sullen–or so it would seem–angry, but turns out to have a way with cows. He goes to school with Jack, who becomes fond and protective of him.
Joseph hasn't had a happy life since his mother abandoned him and his father abuses him.
The story blossoms into the bond between the two boys and then Jack's endeavor to help Joseph find his young daughter, Jupiter, named for Joseph and his girlfriend's favorite planet. The end of the story is bittersweet, with Joseph dying and Jack's family adopting Jupiter. Definitely worth reading, if you haven't already.
BIBLIO: 2015, Clarion/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company, Ages 13 +, $9.99.


JQ: Your debut collection, The Truth of Houses, received the Concordia University First Book Prize. About the work, jurors said it was "as if the author had been accumulating, constructing her vision long enough and could hold back no longer." Is this accurate? Can you describe your method and practice of collecting material, and transforming that material into a collection of poetry?
AS: I think the jurors' comment was accurate, perhaps more accurate than they knew, and perhaps especially regarding the reference to accumulation. Was The Truth of Houses my first book or my fourth? Difficult to know. I started writing seriously when my children were young and the book was published after they'd left home. Once I had enough poems to make up what I thought a collection would look like, I sent it out. There were always new poems, new ways to see how they might relate to each other whenever I got a rejection back six months or a year later. The pattern repeated itself until Brick accepted the manuscript it had become. Some of those first poems are in the book, as are a few that came after the manuscript was accepted. Of course there was the whole bit in between the sendings and the acceptance that involved sharing it among trusted readers. Given that I experienced the poems in that collection as cumulative and not thematic, it took feedback from friends for me to understand what a reader might hear. Michelle Ariss suggested the collection title, and, from there, I could see an organization was possible. That lead to fishing around in A Pattern Language, which also helped shape the sections in an otherwise non-thematic collection. In the years that I had been writing, sending, receiving rejections, re-writing, etc., poetry collections had begun to take shape in much more intentional ways that didn't really reflect the accumulation aspect of Truth of Houses that the jurors noticed.
I suppose clarity and space are as close as it comes to method for me. I wrote for several years with a collective of writers from the Eastern Townships, and sometimes a poem would spring in its entirety in the kind of sacred space people writing and listening to each other can create. More often a line or a surprise reflection that seem suitable for a poem will just kind of float up from the clutter of every day mind, and I'll write that down. Then it's about creating time and space to sit with it and see what it would like from me, if anything. It's really about the focused time in which an idea or a thought might develop into a poem.
JQ: You mention writing with a collective of writers from the Eastern Townships. Can you discuss your experience of belonging to "an association," if you will, and what that can contributes to a poet's (or author's) work? And might I ask, also, who were the other writers from the Townships with whom you collaborated, and what form such a collaboration assumes?
AS: In 1993 my family lived for a year in western Massachusetts. I joined a writing group there, led by someone who had trained with Pat Schneider from Amherst. Hers was, at the time, a very particular approach that is probably more ubiquitous now. The leader provides a prompt of some kind, and the people gathered write whatever comes as a result of the prompt–or whatever comes despite the prompt. Then immediately, the extemporaneous fragments are read aloud, and each writer has an opportunity to listen to what the other writers heard in the piece. The listening and learning to respond to the writing and not the person is as important as the writing, and both are very useful for the writer.
I took that experience home to the Townships when we moved back in 1994, and started a group that included a number of people, including Carolyn Rowell, Marjorie Bruhmuller and Janice LaDuke, all of whom (and others still) eventually took the baton and extended the offer in other groups and locations. Many people have come and gone in the many permutations of that starter group. The initial gesture still resonates, still pulls new people in, and still gathers some of those original voices. More importantly for me personally was the kind of immediate community it created. Even if I haven't led or participated in many years, the bond of finding people with the same yearning is a strong one, and many of those women (because it was mostly women) remain important people in my life. Impossible to meet one and not ask: how's the writing going? It's probably no more difficult being a rural writer than any other kind, but isolation can be an issue when you are just beginning to believe you might have something to say. Difficult to have confidence if there's no one to listen!
JQ: From the perspective of someone who has written within a collective, can you speak to the mythos of the isolated, solitary writer? It would seem that this archetype is often romanticized in literature; would you say that it is so in literary practice as well? And, why do you think the writers you collaborated with in the nineties were mostly women; was it merely coincidence, or might there have been other contributing factors?
AS: I wonder what you have in mind with "mythos," and what romantic notion is coming to mind? It gives me this image of the moor and substance abuse, but perhaps I am not reading the question right. Women tend to find time alone quite precious, or at least I have. Writing requires focus, and that usually means a fair bit of time alone unfettered by the needs of other beings. Is there any work that doesn't require focus though? Even if you do what you do in the vicinity of others, chances are there's a solitary aspect. I think I wrote earlier that there could sometimes be spontaneous and untouchable brilliance that arises in collective writing experiences; sometime something fully formed can appear. More often than not though, at least in my experience, the ghost of something swims up and needs to be taken home to be worked with. For people who don't work in writers' rooms or with performance groups, where the collective is assumed and needed, I think there is a certain amount of ownership that has to be generated around a given piece of writing, and that can only be done by building a relationship with it through long hours of singular contact. Having a community of other people who spend chunks of time with the life of their imaginations ruling things is important for many reasons, not the least of which are sanity and concrete creative feedback. When it comes to the work of writing, though, the fact is much it has to be done alone. I'm not sure if that feeds into the mythos or not.
Why mostly women in the group collaborations? I never asked. Men did participate in fewer numbers. Why was there only one man in my yoga class the other night? No idea. Geography? Flexibility? Disinterest? Is the gender segregation similar in degreed creative writing programmes? In groups or programmes led by men? Is it a rural thing? The possible variables are many and sound like they could add up to a healthy MA thesis. It's likely a larger question that the small answer, whatever it is, about writing collaborations might contribute one drop to. You are probably better positioned to answer than I am: what do you think?
JQ: You participated, as writer, on an interdisciplinary performance project titled Frankenstein's Ghost. You published the aforementioned collection of poetry, worked as a lecture at the Universities of Sherbrooke and Bishop's, and you are now involved with the UNHCR as a Technical Advisor. How does it all connect? Does the artist have a responsibility vis-à-vis pedagogy?
AS: Looks like restlessness more than a grand plan, doesn't it? My work and creative lives have both meandered. It might take a few more years to see a meaningful pattern if there is one. I come from a family where it was understood that work delivered meaning to one's life, and also that creative pursuits were fine as crafts, best suited for the basement or garage. Writing has always been both central to my interior life and shadowed in my external life. Which might explain the patience with waiting for the first book to take a publishable shape, and the willingness to go in a different direction with collaborations after. I'm circling another couple of projects now that seem singular, but not sure. I've lost a couple these last few years.
I've been asked a lot about the opportunities that the humanitarian work might bring to my writing, though never what an artist might bring to the work. It has not yet brought content; I'm not convinced it ever will. It has made precision and clarity important, refined my attention to representation of experience so that it might re-create a reality and not a perception for someone who is not in a specific place, but who must make informed decisions about any number of impossible things that will affect the lives of significant numbers of vulnerable people in that place. The power of observation might then be what I've had to offer as a writer in this sphere of work.
JQ: What do you consider to be two great works of literature?
AS: That word "great" is so dependent on time and circumstance for me. Anything by CD Wright for poetry; Steal Away is a particular favorite. For fiction, Rachel Cusk's Outline was a revelation.
Ann Scowcroft lives and writes in the Eastern Townships.


Dark chocolate and some sort of red fruit such as cherries or strawberries always seems to do the trick when it comes to valentines day. Instead of doing the same old when it comes to this treat I figured I would do something special and offer a buttery and decadent seeming shortbread. The chocolate and cherries in this are delicious! If you can't find dried cherries then dried cranberries flavoured with cherry will do just fine. I know that I certainly won't kick my husband out of bed for eating shortbread.
Prepare a pan by spraying it. I baked this in a stoneware pan and I highly recommend this for shortbread, if you don't have one go for glass.
Combine the flour, cornstarch and salt.
In another bowl cream the butter, icing sugar (or splenda), and vanilla. Add the flour mixture a bit at a time. Add the cherries and chocolate.
Pat evenly into your pan and prick surface with a fork. Bake at 300F for 30-40 minutes. The shortbread should have a golden colour around the edges. Allow to cool in the pan for 30 minutes. Remove from the pan and slice.
Makes 8 large wedges. Each wedge contains 185 calories, 7.8 grams of fat and 1 gram of fibre. Ofcourse you can always cut into much smaller pieces for a more modest indulgence but for the holiday why not indulge a little. If making this in a square pan to share you can easily get 16 portions at 92 calories, 3.9 grams of fat and .5 gram of fibre as well. This is calculated using icing sugar, I used splenda in my latest batch which was nummy! This made the original 8 servings more like 165 calories, 7.8 grams of fat and 1 gram of fibre. Not bad at all for a lovely shortbread treat.
Thought you had to give up the chocolaty goodness of fudge this year to help reach your goals? Hah! The beauty of this recipe is that it starts as an easy to make simple chocolate fudge. To make it your own you just start adding variations. You like your fudge to have bits of fruit or nuts in it? Add them in at the end. Want a different flavour with your chocolate? Play with extracts. Want that sweet and salty fun? Top it with some flaked sea salt before serving. You see the kind of fun you can have? I'm thinking of serving some of this with some cherries mixed before refrigeration for valentine's day. Mmmmm.
Spray and line a 9 inch baking pan with plastic wrap, allow a few inches of plastic wrap to hang over the two edges of the pan.
Pour the condensed milk, vanilla, and chocolate into a saucepan. Stir and cook over medium-low heat until the chocolate melts and everything becomes smooth. Watch this process carefully, you don't want to ruin a good pan or fudge.
Pour into the prepared pan and spread evenly. Allow to cool, pull the overhang over to cover your fudge lightly. Refrigerate overnight.
The next day, uncover your fudge, remove the block from the pan using the over hangs as handles. Place upside down on a cutting board and remove the plastic wrap. Cut 5 strips horizontally and 9 strips vertically. I like mine to be more like strips of fudge rather than squares. Stack on a serving plate, cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until ready to serve.
Makes 45 slices of fudge. Each serving contains 65 calories, 3 grams of fat and 1 gram of fibre. Delicious! Careful, these are easy to overindulge in if they are sitting in front of you minding their own business. Poor unsuspecting fudge. I suggest only taking out what you know you can have and forgetting about the rest. This keeps in the fridge for a couple weeks so it's easy to do and keep on hand as an extra special treat.


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You can't beat a good stir fry, especially not this Crunchy Cashew and Veggie Stirfry! The epic dressing transforms veggies, it's so quick and super simple. Served with quinoa instead of rice to mix it up and also because it adds some extra plant protein. Get making!
Rinse the quinoa and cook as per pack instruction.
Place a tbsp of sesame oil in a large pan of wok. Add the mushrooms and peppers and sauté for 5 minutes.
Whisk the dressing together. pour over the veg. Cook for 8 mins then add the kale and cook for a few mins until it wilts.
Serve on top of the quinoa with the cashews, spring onions and chilli.