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Beth Ditto Bio, Family Life And Other Facts You Must Know About Her
The American singer and songwriter is known under the stage name Beth Ditto and is known for her work with the indie rock band Gossip. The electrifying artist describes herself as a fat, feminist lesbian from Arkansas and is said to have a voice as strong as Tina Turner, Etta James, and Janis Joplin.
Beth Ditto Bio
Beth Ditto was actually born as Mary Beth Patterson on February 19, 1981, in Arkansas (southeastern region of the United States). Ditto did not have a particularly beautiful childhood not only because she was born into a poor family living in a tiny house in Searcy, but also because of the many stepfathers, brothers and sisters, and travels she had to deal with, deal with, and endure.
She was raised together with her six siblings (three older and three younger) as Southern Baptist and Pentecostal. At the young age of thirteen, she had to move out of the house to live with her aunt. In 1999 she moved to Olympia, Washington, and in 2003 to Portland, Oregon, where she lived until 2004.
In 2013 she also married her longtime friend Kristin Ogata. The duo got married at an all-white event held in Maui, Hawaii. Seventeen months later, they married legally in their home state of Oregon after waiting so long for same-sex marriage to become legal there.
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Beth Ditto Career
At 18, after being influenced by bands such as Siouxsie and the Banshees, The Raincoats, Nirvana, and Pearl Jam, Beth Ditto joined guitarist Nathan Howdeshell (aka Brace Paine) and drummer Hannah Blilie to form the band Gossip in 1999.
Her breakthrough came in 2006 with the release of her album Standing in the Way of Control, which was followed by Music for Men in 2009. The band eventually broke up in 2016, but before they went their separate ways, their last album was released in 2012 as Group A Joyful Noise. The band played a mixture of post-punk revival, indie rock, and dance rock. In the same year that Gossip broke up, Ditto also released their memoir Coal to Diamonds, which was co-written with Michelle Tea.
Beth's career did not begin and end with Gossip, she was also involved in other musical projects, such as the single Consequences for the Crisis charity, where she joined forces with other artists to use her voice to raise funds for a charity for the homeless.
In 2010 she worked with Simian Mobile Disco on the album Temporary Pleasure, on which she sang in the title Cruel Intentions. In 2013 she sang on Blondies A Rose by Any Name – a title from the album Ghosts of Download, released in 2013.
In 2017 she made her solo debut with the single Fire. The song was a mixture of punk, pop, and disco, which she had explored with the Gossip, a little of her southern roots was also to be seen on the album.
Other Facts You Must Know About Her
There are numerous other facts to know about Beth Ditto, and one of them is her sexual orientation. She is a lesbian who is popularly known for her blatant support of the LGBT community. In fact, the album Standing in the Way of Control, written by Ditto, is said to be a reaction to the US government's ban on gay marriage.
Ditto is also a strong supporter of feminists and gender issues. She advocates that women of a certain size should be proud and positive about themselves.
After being named the coolest person in the rock by the NME in 2007, she posed naked on the cover of the music magazine. She was also seen naked on the covers of the erotic magazine On Our Backs and the London Bible Love.
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Beth Ditto describes herself as a punk, which is why she neither uses deodorant nor shaves her armpits.
Her beauty icons are Peggy Moffitt and Grace Jones. She said her biggest influences are Boy George and Cyndi Lauper, and her favorite song of all time is Oh Bondage Up Yours! by X-Ray Spex.
The rock star also has some fashion lines/brands. In 2009, Ditto launched her first plus-size collection for Evans, the women's clothing retailer, in collaboration with design chief Lisa Marie Peacock, and her second collection was launched in 2010. In 2012 she launched a make-up collection in collaboration with MAC Cosmetics.
During Paris Fashion Week 2010, she opened and closed the Jean Paul Gaultier Spring.
In 2013 she was arrested for standing in the way of a car. According to reports, a bartender reportedly refused to give her another shot after she was apparently too drunk to have another cocktail, she walked out in the middle of the street, took off her shoes and purse and started screaming, "Obama! Obama!' when friends tried to put her in a car.
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Mental health help
Our all-time favorite Hollywood heartthrob and more celebs who've gone to therapy
By Bryanne Salazar 5:22am PST, Feb 23, 2022
Now more than ever, stars feel empowered to publicly discuss their mental health struggles. Wonderwall.com rounded up 25 celebs who've been open and honest about seeking professional help via therapy, starting with this famous face… Brad Pitt revealed in a 2017 interview with GQ Style that he'd turned to a therapist after his marriage with Angelina Jolie came to an end: "You know, I just started therapy. I love it. I love it. I went through two therapists to get to the right one," he said. The Oscar winner also acknowledged that he had a major problem with drinking and admitted that since college, he'd regularly consumed booze but was finally "happy to be done with all of that."
Keep reading for more celebs who've opened up about therapy over the years…
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In June 2017, Katy Perry took a bold step when she livestreamed her life — including a powerful and emotional therapy session with Dr. Siri Sat Nam Singh — for three days on YouTube. During the session, the tearful pop star opened up about her desire to step away from the public image of herself that she'd cultivated (which is why she cut her hair short at the time) and her desire to find authenticity within herself. She also delved into painful childhood memories as well as the trauma she experienced from former romantic relationships.
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In mid-2021, InStyle asked Jennifer Aniston how she reconciles feelings of distrust with her desire to "stay open to new things." The "Friends" alum replied, "Therapy." It wasn't the first time she mentioned therapy that year: "I've really gotten a lot out of therapy. Just being a public person, there's a lot of amazing things that come with that. But there's also a lot of tough stuff, because we're only human, and we tend to walk around with bullseyes on our heads," she told People magazine during an interview that debuted that June.
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Prince Harry publicly discussed the effects his mother's death had on his mental health during a 2017 chat with Bryony Gordon on her "Mad World" podcast. After admitting that he spent 20 years refusing to think about Princess Diana ("because why would that help?" he convinced himself), Harry said he finally reached a point where "burying his head in the sand" didn't work. It brought him to a place where he was finally ready to see a therapist and talk about his pain. Showing that he's not just paying lip service, Harry teamed up with Prince William and Duchess Kate to launch the Heads Together Foundation, which focuses on providing education and resources to help remove the stigma associated with seeking treatment for mental illness.
Academy Award-winning actress Emma Stone has dealt with anxiety most of her life. During a 2017 appearance on "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert," she admitted that she suffered from panic attacks as a child and that by the time she was 7, her parents recognized her need for help and sent her to a therapist. "I benefited in a big way from therapy," she said. Interestingly, Emma also believes that acting has therapeutic benefits. "Improv helped me so much," she said. "I still have anxiety to this day — [but] not panic attacks, knock on wood."
Jon Hamm is also a big believer in the restorative benefits of therapy. In 2015, the actor checked himself into a 30-day treatment facility for alcoholism. He later revealed in an interview with Mr. Porter's The Journal that his weekly therapy sessions were "helpful" and that inpatient treatment was "just an extended period of talking about yourself." Explained the "Mad Men" star, "People go for all sorts of reasons, not all of which are chemically related. But there's something to be said for pulling yourself out of the grind for a period of time and concentrating on recalibrating the system. And it works."
In 2016, Selena Gomez made an important decision to prioritize her mental health over her career: She canceled her "Revival" tour to focus on getting help dealing with anxiety and stress — which are related to lupus, an incurable autoimmune disease she's suffered from for years — at a 90-day treatment center in Tennessee. Since leaving treatment, Selena has continued with therapy, telling NPR in early 2020, "I fully believe in just making sure you check in with your doctors or therapist. [Taking care of your mental health is] forever. That's something I will have to continue to work on. Yes, I don't think I just magically feel better. I have days where it is hard for me to get out of bed or I have major anxiety attacks. All of that still happens."
Another actor who's no stranger to the benefits of therapy is "Iron Man" star Robert Downey Jr. After a long history with drug addiction that saw him in and out of jail, Robert finally got sober thanks to treatment and the help of his wife, producer Susan Downey. Today, Robert's all too happy to admit that he and Susan regularly attend couples therapy. "It's like housekeeping," he told GQ Style. "I think half the job is communicating to the point where what you're really doing is team-building and conflict resolution and all that stuff."
On a 2016 episode of "Keeping Up With the Kardashians," Kendall Jenner revealed to mom Kris Jenner that she was anxious about falling asleep after previously experiencing sleep paralysis — during which your mind is awake while your body remains asleep. The "terrifying" experience left the model unable to get a good night's rest. To cope with her sleep anxiety, Kendall went to a therapist (on camera!) who helped her by using guided meditation. Since then, Kendall has continued to speak out about her struggles with anxiety.
Halle Berry has been in and out of therapy since she was "about 10 years old" to help her cope with the trauma she suffered growing up with an alcoholic father prone to abuse. "My mom had the forethought to realize I needed therapy," she said during a late-2021 interview with Women's Health, adding that she only sees a therapist from time to time at this point in her life.
Over the years, Demi Lovato has been extremely open about their struggles with bipolar disorder as well as alcohol and drug dependency. In 2017, the performer told People magazine, "I see a therapist twice a week… I make sure I stay on my medications. I go to AA meetings."
JAY-Z made waves in November 2017 when he revealed in an interview with The New York Times that therapy was a crucial part of his journey to repair himself and his marriage to Beyonce. "The most important thing I got is that everything is connected. Every emotion is connected and it comes from somewhere. And just being aware of it. Being aware of it in everyday life puts you at such a… you're at such an advantage," he said of therapy.
In a 2017 essay for Glamour magazine, Chrissy Teigen detailed her experiences with postpartum depression following the birth of her first child, daughter Luna Stephens. She didn't realize she had PPD until, frustrated and burnt out, she went to see her doctor, who prescribed an antidepressant. She also made sure to let readers know she had plans to start seeing a therapist, writing, "I just got the name of a therapist who I am planning to start seeing. Let's be honest though — I probably needed therapy way before Luna." She followed through with her promise, tweeting in the summer of 2021, "I am happy I'm in twice weekly therapy and perhaps let's bump it to three."
During a 2015 interview with ELLE magazine, Keira Knightley revealed that therapy helped her survive a painful and chaotic time during her 20s. "Oh f*** yeah, I've totally done therapy," she shared. "I highly recommend it… You have to give it a go. Try anything that might help."
Serena Williams needed the helping hand of a therapist after her half-sister, Yetunde Price, was murdered in 2003. In the tennis champ's 2009 memoir, "On the Line," she acknowledged there was a stigma around her receiving mental health support and admitted that she didn't even tell her mom, to whom she's notoriously close. Serena also admitted that she, like most women, has difficulties accepting her always-changing body and that therapy was crucial in helping her find self-love.
Amanda Seyfried might seem like she's at home in front of a crowd, but the truth is, she's long suffered from stage fright. It became even more apparent during her 2015 off-Broadway debut in "The Way We Get By." The "Mean Girls" alum revealed to Vogue that once before appearing on the "Late Show with David Letterman," she downed a few shots of Jack Daniels to calm her nerves but ended up looking drunk on the show. "It made it fun for me. But then I watched it and was like, 'That is not what I want to promote about myself,'" she said. Instead of booze, Amanda now relies on the help of a psychiatrist to help her "get over her fears." In 2016, Amanda — who's also discussed her issues with obsessive-compulsive disorder — told Allure that she'd been taking the anti-anxiety and depression drug Lexapro for 11 years. "I'll never get off of it," she said. "I'm on the lowest dose. I don't see the point of getting off of it. Whether it's [a] placebo or not, I don't want to risk it. And what are you fighting against? Just the stigma of using a tool?"
During a 2015 interview with NPR's "Fresh Air," Sarah Silverman opened up about depression and how it's impacted her since she was young. (She also shared her experiences with an ill-equipped nurse practitioner who over-prescribed her the anti-anxiety drug Xanax and the psychiatrist who weaned her off of it by the time she was 16.) Two years later on the web series "Shrink," the comedian said that she'd been in therapy "on and off" since childhood. Therapy ultimately changed her life, she said, adding, "I have a therapist that I owe so much of the best of me to. It can give you so much if you're open to it."
Gabrielle Union made several major revelations in her 2017 memoir, "We're Going to Need More Wine: Stories That Are Funny, Complicated, and True." The "Bring It On" alum, who's married to retired NBA star Dwyane Wade, used her story to examine her own experiences with discrimination, family trauma and being raped at gunpoint at 19. The actress said therapy was what helped her survive, explaining, "You need to find a way to talk about the darkest parts of your life. I've been in therapy for the last 25 years. Whatever path you need to take to heal, it's the best one."
During a 2016 interview with InStyle, Kerry Washington revealed that mean comments on social media cause her a lot of stress and unhappiness. "I don't read comments on other platforms. Not only comments about myself… if someone is commenting on a picture of Jennifer Lopez, I won't read those either. People are just so mean," she said. Sometimes, however, she slips up and breaks her own rules. "Quite frankly," she admitted, "sometimes I decide whether to read comments based on how close I am to a therapy appointment."
In January 2014, Kesha made a major move toward healing when she checked herself into a Chicago-area treatment center to seek help for an eating disorder. "I convinced myself that being sick, being skinny, was part of my job," she explained at the time. For two months, Kesha remained in an inpatient setting where she went to daily therapy sessions and followed a rigorous treatment schedule. When it was over, she said she felt stronger: "Strong enough to admit that I needed help and strong enough to have faced it head-on… Even I need to be reminded that we are who we are," said the singer.
In her 2017 memoir "This is Just My Face: Try Not to Stare," Gabourey Sidibe got super-real about her experiences with mental illness, eating disorders and suicidal thoughts. The Oscar-nominated actress credits therapy with saving her, explaining, "Here's the thing about therapy and why it's so important. I love my mom, but there's so much I couldn't talk to her about… I couldn't tell her that I couldn't stop crying and that I hated everything about myself." Gabby later told People magazine, "I just accepted depression as something that's part of my anatomy… When it's too big for me to just turn around on my own, I see a therapist. I see a therapist anyway. We all should see a therapist."
In early 2011, Catherine Zeta-Jones revealed that she'd entered a treatment facility for help managing her bipolar II disorder. She later told Good Housekeeping of her diagnosis, "The fact that there was a name for my emotions and that a professional could talk me through my symptoms was very liberating."
Shortly after the 2007 birth of her first child, Bryce Dallas Howard shared that she'd experienced "debilitating" postpartum depression that left her with what she described as "emotional amnesia." In an essay for Goop, the "Jurassic World" actress opened up about the difficult weeks following her son's birth, during which she experienced physical pain, exhaustion, anger and an overwhelming feeling of insecurity. With the help of her midwife and a therapist, she eventually learned that she had severe PPD and began treatment including homeopathy and talking to others, as well as reading about Brooke Shields' experiences with PPD in the actress's memoir "Down Came the Rain: My Journey Through Postpartum Depression." As Bryce continued working on her mental health with the support of family and friends, things slowly got better until one day, she "got this sudden feeling of summer … like everything is going to be OK."
Award-winning "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend" creator and star Rachel Bloom isn't afraid to admit that she's seen her fair share of therapists and psychiatrists to help her through difficult periods of anxiety and depression. She even decided to give her on-screen alter ego, Rebecca Bunch, a mental health diagnosis during the third season of her hit musical dramedy to further help erase the stigma of mental illness.
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This is the bar area at the Lodge as it sits today. Of all the areas in the Lodge—the kitchen, the bedrooms, the bathrooms—-this has elicited the most "ho-hum" reaction from me, probably because…well…I think it's a little ho-hum.
Now, don't get me wrong. The bar is fine. It's functional, handy, and serves a purpose. But it just doesn't have that somethin'-somethin. It's missing somethin'. And I'm not sure what it is.
As I said, the bar is functional. The wine fridge holds wine and beer behind the glass door and pop cans and water bottles in the drawers underneath. There's a sink and an icemaker and a diswasher. Oh! And a faucet! A faucet comes in handy. There's a piece of cabinetry missing from below the fridge; that doesn't bother me for the time being. There've been bigger fish to fry.
I think what bothers me is the bareness—that vast space between the countertop and the first shelf. The countertop itself is large; right now I have a dark woven tray holding bar tools and red wine. But it looks a little bit like an afterthought. I used galvanized steel for the countertops, just to be frugal and different; did it fall a little flat?
And the paint color, while nice and neutral in the rest of the house, looks blah and lifeless here—probably because the dark wood color of the cabinets is right up against it.
I don't want to make any structural or major changes, obviously, but what ideas do you have for giving this space some oomph? Would it be strange to paint the wall, just in this specific area, a completely different color than the rest of the house? If not, what color would I possibly use? Dark? Bright? Vivid? Neutral?
What about the tall sliver of a wall to the left of the cabinetry/shelves? It's a strange space.
I know there are some things that can be done to bring the bar out of the doldrums. I just haven't figured out what it is yet.
But the good news is, I don't have to figure it out! I've got you, haven't I?
How about tiling that wall…tones that complement the rest of the house, maybe in a pattern that is interesting to the eye.
In the vacant space to the left try a tallish vase with some grasses or a twig or two in it. In the space above the counter how about a big serving platter or try that's colorful leaning up against the wall?
I'd paint the wall a rusty orange. Make it pop. Maybe with some texture.
In the tall skinny space, why don't you see if you can find someone to stitch you a long skinny bell pull? Surely you have stitchy friends . . . . Something on the the sophisticated side — definately not pink and blue country flowers. Or get some small canvases from a craft store, some paints and have the kids paint a series of pictures to hang down the tall skinny side. Cheap, easy and personal.
How about propping up some colorful decorative trays against the backsplash? At the very least you'd get an idea about what color in that area would do to change it.
Maybe vintage bar signs or beer / soda advertisements?
Er, I think it's missing me mixing drinks for friends. Yea, that's it!
Beautiful bar, Ree; but I would add a basket of goodies. Pretzels, or better yet, CHOCOLATE-covered pretzels to go with that red wine!
I was thinking a soft paint color — nothing drastically different — maybe a yellow? Although I like the idea of tiling in a backsplash, to add some color as well. If you don't do that, you could hang a few baskets/trays in the blank space between the countertop and the first shelf — then they'd be there for display, and handy to take down and use when you needed them.
I think a pop of color (I love the idea of the rusty orange beckymomtosoontobethree suggested) and also some greenery.
I would either tile it or paint it a brighter color to make it like an accent wall. The shiny mexican type tiles would look cool too. Like the blue and white ones-kind of like your dishes. This would also stick with the "rustic" look.
You could try tiling a backsplash to warm it up a bit, maybe some nice glass colored tiles….or you could try making a backsplash out of tin…using tin ceiling tiles pattern (giving it some texture and playing off the counter top.) They have all different color tones.
FOR SURE you should paint that one piece of wall something bright and fun, because after all, isn't that the point of a bar? To emote funness? (yes, not a word I know, but it made my point.) Also, have you ever seen those wall rub-ons by uppercaseliving.com? I could see a cheeky quote placed virtically on that long wall. Just a few words to remind everyone about good times, etc.
I'd paint the wall for sure. You could find some nice small prints (or use some of your own) to hang in the space between the counter and shelf.
And, you need to go to World Market and stock up on wine and fun bar accessories. They have cool ice buckets, etc and all kinds of gadgets that you may not need, but look really cool.
Color! It needs a tile mural on the backsplash, something you can have custom made to fit the space. It needs some plants on the left, to balance the fridge stack.
I say paint the wall. If you paint it and don't like it, paint it back! Paint is so forgiving! I'd say go for something like a deep, rich red or mossy green.
Color, color, color. Everything is a shade of brown.
Go for a bold color on the wall, and that would immediately make it look more interesting! That's the solution I'd use…I'm afraid anything else would look kind of cluttered.
If you didn't want to go with color though, maybe you could hang a wide mirror (or several small ones) below the lowest shelf to give the bar some depth. Maybe hang a bunch of smaller mirrors on the blank wall to the left. You could go with a variety of traditional frames that would relate back to those ornate corbels.
you need some beer signs to brighten the place up! if you have an antique store somewhere near by, they will have a ton for you. what is your favorite beer? hit up the supplier for signs.
I would go for a splash of color and some vintage bar signs.
I think a spicy color on that wall would do the trick, look at your spice cabinet for inspiration! Paprika, cinnamon, chipotle pepper, nutmeg, the possibilites are endless.
Or maybe some colorful "tiles" or trivets hanging on the backsplash. 3 would be plenty.
THe first thing I thought was this wall needs to be a deep dark beautiful red to make it pop. With the shelves for the glasses it will be hard to hang anything else without making it look cluttered imo.
Seriously, though, I agree with the idea of a vase/basket/vessel with tall grasses – something that reaches high up the wall. It feels like you need to soften up the space. There are a lot of straight edges (despite the glassware) that are distractin' me. Also, what room looks onto this space?
I do like the idea of painting the wall a richer color – the blue in the glassware pops, while the orange of the second shelf glassware is really… well, doesn't pop. I'll have to look at the rest of the decor pictures to see what can be pulled from the greater room.
Add some vintage drinks/soda signs, tall vase of some sort to the left with dried grass and/or branches.
Without totally changing the color of the wall it might be interesting to mix it up with some metallic paint, since it might also play off the counter. I saw a treatment once that added dimension to the wall by creating overlapping squares (could be any shape really) in subtly different metallic shades. You could go with light coppers, silvers and bronzes here so that it won't stand out too much from the surrounding walls.


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Watch Eleanor Friedberger Perform Songs from Rebound, Inspired by an Athens Nightclub, at Paste
"I had too much fun."
By Loren DiBlasi | May 8, 2018 | 2:15pm
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Eleanor Friedberger's latest record, Rebound, transports listeners to an entirely new destination: Athens, Greece. The artist, who was born in Chicago and spent much of her career in New York as one-half of the Fiery Furnaces, is half-Greek, and uses her time spent in the country to explore new sonic territory on her fourth solo release.
Though packed with artificial sounds, featuring elements of 80s goth-pop, Rebound is warm, vivid, and groovy; reminiscent of the city where Friedberger spent two months having "too much fun." In her recent Paste Studio session, she played three songs and discussed how her time in Greece influenced the album.
"I was feeling kind of disappointed in my life, and I think a lot of people were at the same time," she said. "When I went to Athens in January of last year, I really wanted to get out of this place.
I went with the idea that I was going to do a lot of writing there, but… I had too much fun, in a way. I went out a lot, and formed a new band there. Played a few shows. I went to a nightclub called Rebound, which is where the album gets its name."
Rebound is filled with cool, sparkling sounds, including the bouncing dance track "In Between Stars." For Friedberger, visiting the Athens venue provoked romantic nostalgia for the days when seedy nightclubs populated New York.
"It felt like the kind of place I imagined would be in New York City in the 80s, but I never got to experience that. I still have romantic ideas about New York, and the places I could have gone to, but no longer exist," she explained. "That kind of atmosphere still exists in Athens. Sometimes for sad reasons, because of the economic crisis there, but it feels a bit lawless in a way that I think is poetic and romantic.
Which isn't fair for the people who live there. But it was inspiring, for sure."
Watch a stripped-down, piano version of "In Between Stars" below, and watch Eleanor Friedberger's entire Paste session right here.
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Nearly five million UK households struggle with telecoms bills this year
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The global coronavirus pandemic has meant more people are struggling to pay their broadband and mobile bills
Nearly five million UK households have struggled to afford their telecoms bills this year.
That is according to new research from Ofcom, which revealed 4.7 million (19 per cent of homes) have struggled to pay for telecoms services during the global coronavirus pandemic.
It comes in a year where the need for connectivity has been more important than ever, with millions of Brits still working remotely.
Ofcom found that six per cent of those struggling financially are finding it difficult to cover their fixed line bills, while five per cent battle to cover their mobile bill.
In order to cope with the payment struggles, 11 per cent of households have cut back their telecoms package.
However other alternatives have included spending less on food and clothes (five per cent), cancelling a service (four per cent), missing a payment (two per cent) or changing payment method (two per cent).
Ofcom Networks and Communications Group Director Lindsey Fussell said: "Lockdown has laid bare our dependence on a reliable internet connection.
"And while we welcome the support companies have provided customers this year, some people continue to face challenges and it's clear providers can do more to support customers who are in financial difficulty."
Some broadband providers, including BT, KCOM and Virgin Media, do offer cheaper tariffs to help customers on lower incomes, but the regulator says not many customers take these offers up.
Ofcom has called on providers that don't offer a targeted affordable tariff for customers to introduce this for lower income consumers.
Ed Dodman, director of regulatory affairs at telecoms complaints handling body The Ombudsman Services welcomes the steps taken by broadband providers.
"Next year looks set to be a challenging one for many consumers, especially given the planned closure of government support measures such as the furlough scheme.
"As the ombudsman we are starting to see an increase in complaints linked to affordability issues – and this increase could well continue into next year.
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A lot of things happened to me when I was 19 years old. I had been diagnosed with a chronic illness. I had lost a lot of friends. I had my heart broken. I had reached the end of my teenage years, and life was seemingly upended.
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 happened to be my first midnight premiere from the series, and naturally, it would be the last. I donned my Hogwarts shirt, which was purchased at the Wizarding World just a month prior. I rode with my sister and two friends to the movie theater, overwhelmed with excitement and a little bit of fear.
Like the others in the audience, I soaked in every moment of the movie. The midnight crowd laughed and cheered at all the right parts, and of course the deaths rattled all of us. What we had read in books now was being visualized on-screen, and it was better than I could have hoped for or imagined.
When I first read the final pages of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, I never predicted how poignant the final three words would become. "All was well." As a 19-year-old who had been told she'd live with an illness for the rest of her life, those were words to cling to. To know that Harry, throughout all of his struggles and battles, could come out of them in the end and still feel that "all was well"… well, it made me feel like I could reach that point, too.
Sitting in the theater seat as others began to leave, I was the girl crying. I don't mean a single tear as I smiled and reminisced on the good times. No, this was a shoulders-shaking sob fest. Strangers, with concern on their faces, approached me cautiously to ask if I was okay. My sister and friends couldn't understand what seemed to be an overreaction.
Once home, I went to my room and played the acoustic version of "End of an Era" by Oliver Boyd and the Remembralls, just to further unleash my sadness. I wanted to wallow. I wanted to cry. I wanted that ache in my heart to last, because once it was gone, I felt as though I was truly saying goodbye to Harry.
Of course, those things weren't true. J.K. Rowling has since expanded the universe, letting the magic continue. For that night, though, I truly felt as if I were saying farewell to a friend. It never mattered to me that he was fictional. Harry represented so much to me. He was a beacon of hope, a warrior for love, a symbol for possibility.
I always found it coincidental that the epilogue started at "nineteen years later" since I was a 19-year-old girl who had just been thrust into the unknown world of illness. Rowling always placed importance on numbers, and in this instance, I did, too. Despite the hardships I had faced in that year, I (like Harry) would willingly step into the battle with my head held high.


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UAE Red Crescent Authority was established on 31/01/1983 and gained the international recognition as a member No.: 139 of the International Federation of Red Crescent and Red Cross on 08/27/1986.
His Highness Sheikh Hamdan Bin Zayed Al Nahyan took the position of the Chairman of the Board of the Red Crescent in 1986, and then took the position of the Chairman of the Authority in 1993, which gave impetus to the efforts of the human Authority.
In 1997, the role of the Authority had been enhanced by the acceptance of Her Highness Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak, for the position of the honorary president of the UAE Red Crescent. In 2001, the UAE Red Crescent had been selected as the second best humanitarian Autjority at the level of the continent of Asia.
We repositioned Emirates Red Crescent's brand, renaming the organisation in the process, and built an identity that could be implemented across all touch points in a cost-effective manner. This work has been done during my tenure at AAB.


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Afghanistan risks water conflict with Iran
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Afghanistan's damming of the Harirud River could boost agriculture and industry in the country. However, the resulting reduction in water flow to Iran could contribute to a deterioration of relations with Tehran. Afghanistan and Iran can no longer delay a dialogue on how to share the waters of the Harirud. Afghanistan has previously blamed its reluctance to engage in such a dialogue on a lack of requisite data and expertise, but can ill afford a conflict with Iran on this issue.
Is Afghanistan's initiative to counter opium production failing farmers?
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July 5th, the CACI Analyst
According to the 2015 Afghanistan Opium Survey, prepared by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and Afghanistan's Ministry of Counter Narcotics (MCN), opium poppy cultivation in Afghanistan has decreased by 19 percent compared to 2014. Production also dropped by an estimated 48 percent from 2014 and is recorded to be the lowest since the Taliban's 2001 opium ban. Despite this drop, Afghanistan continues to be the largest producer of illicit opium and heroin in the world. It is estimated that 80 percent of global illicit opiates derives from Afghanistan. The immediate and long-term consequences of this production continue to create challenges for the country, its people and hopes for sustainable development.
Fixing the Aral Sea disaster: towards environmental cooperation in Central Asia?
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June 28th, 2016, The CACI Analyst
Kazakh experts have recently begun to call water the "liquid gold of the 21st century," as all states in the Central Asian region face greater demand for water concurrent with a significant decline in water supply. The Aral Sea – which became a symbol of environmental mismanagement and environmental catastrophe at the end of the 20th century – shows that sustainable development policies can help to deal with even the most difficult water issues. Conversely, however, mismanagement and border conflicts over water might worsen the situation, leading to further political and economic tensions. The current question is whether Kazakhstan can collaborate with other Central Asian states in saving and perhaps reviving the Aral Sea.
Kyrgyzstan to retain stable currency
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After the ruble crashed in 2014, the Kyrgyz Central Bank (KCB) prevented Kyrgyzstan's national currency, the som, from depreciating in tandem with the Russian currency. Given Kyrgyzstan's ascension into the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) and the country's heavy reliance on remittances from expatriates living in Russia, the KCB's decision to maintain a relatively strong Kyrgyz currency seems counterintuitive. However, the stable som policy is predicated on long-term structural changes in trade patterns toward China. With the Chinese currency tied to the U.S. dollar, the decision to keep the som stable is based more on central bank policies in Washington and Beijing than in Moscow.
Uzbekistan and South Korea: towards a special relationship
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South Korea's Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn visited Uzbekistan on May 19-20, 2016. The visit was the fifteenth official high-level meeting between the two countries. Over the last year, several new actors have increased their engagement with Central Asia, aside from South Korea also including Japan and India. South Korea is an important partner to the Central Asian republics, and especially to Uzbekistan. In May 2015, Islam Karimov made Seoul the destination of his first foreign visit after his reelection as president. The visit underscored the priority given to South Korea in Uzbekistan's foreign policy. South Korea is among the largest investors in Uzbekistan's economy, and cooperation is growing in education, tourism, cultural exchanges, and security.


Want to know what to expect for your IT organization in 2006? Our SMB experts look at the year ahead for issues such as offshoring, SaaS, strategies and open source.
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Every year I predict the same thing and every year I am disappointed. But I remain the eternal optimist. Let's see if 2006 is the year. The light bulb will come on in the SMB and the business will at last grasp the concept that IT is not about the technology, IT is about the Strategy. The SMB will develop a strategic approach that enables them to kill those wrong-minded software development projects, outsource that infrastructure, and focus time, energy and money on projects and technologies that indeed provide a competitive advantage to the business.
Stop constructing their own infrastructure and instead outsource infrastructure to external independent hardware integrators.
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Start focusing on customer facing applications and building the business a technology competitive edge.
Document their business flow and model.
Document their technology model and accompanying views.
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Turn those strategic areas of focus into technology projects and execute.
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Plan, build, and run with a service mentality.
A well defined strategy will drive the SMB in 2006 and prevent technology from continuing to create a tangle of business problems. The focus will move from technology to strategy and the SMB will realize its full potential.


Windermere Real Estate SoCal is pleased to announce that Tim Turnage has joined their La Mesa Village office at 8295 La Mesa Boulevard. With over 20 years of experience in the San Diego real estate market, Tim has being successfully meeting and exceeding his clients' real estate goals. Tim's experience covers a variety of real estate transactions from first-time buyers and new construction home to shorts sales and real estate investments. He professionally negotiates contracts daily to meet the needs of his clients.
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Death by slow torture seemed the inevitable fate of Captain John Carter, American soldier of fortune. Ferocious Apache warriors closed in on him . . . then - inexplicably - they fled in terror. What had they seen? Suddenly John Carter realised that the barren landscape around him is not of this earth - neither are the gigantic green monsters that take him captive. But are these cruel and grotesque mutations the only inhabitants of this alien world?
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There is no doubt that COVID-19 has touched all our lives. For Jeannie Koski a diagnosis of COVID-19 led to an incredible journey of recovery. On December 26, 2021, Jeannie tested positive for COVID-19 and was quarantining at home trying to manage symptoms and monitor her health. By New Year's Day her oxygen levels dropped and every breath became more and more labored. She was transported by ambulance from her home in Utica to Memorial Hospital in Seward.
She and her family had a long-term relationship with Memorial Health Care Systems receiving care at the Utica Family Medical Center. They were thankful for the availability of emergency services close to home.
Jeannie arrived in the emergency room and the team of doctors, nurses, radiologist and respiratory therapist quickly assessed her condition and set in motion the needed treatments. She was admitted to Memorial Hospital and the medical team kept close observation of her progressing condition. As her health continued to decline it was imperative that Jeannie get access to specialized medical care, but finding availability for COVID patients in larger facilities proved to be a challenge. "At one point they thought I might need to go to Kansas City as there were no open hospital beds," Jeannie said. "The staff were doing all they could to get me the care I needed, contacting facilities in Nebraska and surrounding states." Over the next six days the virus continued to weaken her. Finally the care she needed became available and she was life flighted to Mary Lanning Hospital in Hastings, NE.
Jeannie said she doesn't remember much of what happed after she left Memorial Hospital due to needing to be on a ventilator. Her family shared with her that there were times it was not clear if she would survive. Once she was stable, she wanted to return to Memorial Hospital but remaining on a vent required her to continue recovery in a rehabilitation hospital in Omaha. "In Omaha I could not speak or even move, after being in bed and on machines to help me breath for so long, it seemed impossible," Jeannie shared. "Once I began to relearn how to breath on my own, I began asking if I could go back to the hospital in Seward."
On March 16 Jeannie's request was granted and she was transferred to Memorial Hospital. "It felt like coming home," Jeannie said. "It lifted much of my anxiety as I was in a familiar place, surrounded by people I knew and closer to my family. Plus they had all the services I needed to complete my recovery through therapy." Jeannie explained they wasted no time and even began working with her exercising in bed to strengthen her body.
While Jeannie felt motivated to get well for her family, there were days she was discouraged and tired. The MHCS team working with her gave her inspiration and the determination to press on in her recovery. "There were times when I felt the staff had more faith in me than I did in myself. They made me believe I could get better. Because they had so much faith in my recovery, I wanted to do all I could to get well," Jeannie expressed.
When asked, who made a difference in her care? Jeannie just smiled and said, "Everyone at MHCS. From the people who clean the room, to the nursing assistants and nurses, the medical technicians, all the therapy services, Dr. Sams, they were all wonderful. You combine that with great food and social services and all I can say is, if you have to be in the hospital, you want to be here in Seward." Jeannie said even in preparing to go home the staff were helpful with resources she might need and an occupational therapy home visit to ensure her success in returning home.
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Née en 1996, son père Mike Moore nageait pour l'Université La Salle pendant ses études. Hannah Moore décide elle de partir à l'Université du Michigan  où elle se spécialise dans le 500 yards nage libre, le 400 yards 4 nages et le 200 yards dos. Après sa première année d'université, elle est transférée à l'Université d'État de la Caroline du Nord.

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Lors de l'Universiade d'été de 2017, Hannah Moore remporte la médaille de bronze sur le 1 500 m nage libre en  derrière l'Italienne Simona Quadarella () et l'Allemande Sarah Köhler () et termine seulement  du 800 m nage libre.

En 2018, elle est disqualifiée lors du  aux championnats américains de nage en eau libre et ne peut donc pas concourir sur cette distance aux Mondiaux 2019. Hannah Moore participe quand même aux  de ces championnats où elle termine à la  place  en  derrière la Brésilienne Ana Marcela Cunha () et la Française Aurélie Muller ().

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What is the gender pay gap?
There is no lack of studies confirming the fact that women earn, on average, less than men. This remuneration difference is known as the gender pay gap. While this gap has been closing in recent years, there is still a long way to go to achieve true gender equality in the working environment.
We dug a little deeper into this by analysing the causes, the situation in the UK and Europe. And we also go over some of the proposals to eliminate the gap.
Definition of gender pay gap
The European Commission defines the gender pay gap as "the difference between the average gross hourly earnings of men and women expressed as a percentage of male earnings."
The Economic Policy Institute puts it this way: "the gender wage gap is a measure of pay disparity between men and women."
Unequal pay, on the other hand, is where the value of the work or job role performed by men and women is the same, but the salary is not.
Which European law covers the gender pay gap?
The European Commission published the EU action against pay discrimination in 2014, with the statement: "EU countries must end all discrimination from their national rules and laws.
But the situation in the various European countries differs considerably, as do their laws on the subject. In the UK, for example, the Equality Act 2010 (Gender Pay Gap Information) Regulations 2017 require all private and voluntary sector employers with 250 or more employees to report their gender pay gap.
But according to Reuters, 13 EU member states still have no pay transparency measures in place. Others vary, such as Germany, who introduced the right to pay information for companies with over 200 employees, and Belgium who plan to combat this through collective bargaining.
Main causes of the gender pay gap
The gender pay gap is a complex problem affected by a range of factors which are often interrelated.
Women often earn less than men even though they're doing the same job and with the same responsibilities. This usually stems from direct discrimination, where women's work is undervalued.
Companies can mitigate such bias through specific policies or by creating an equality plan.
Barriers to a work-life balance
Women frequently work fewer hours to try and balance their work and family responsibilities. According to an analysis by the European Parliament, only 8.7% of men in Europe work part-time, in comparison to 31.3% of women.
This means that the chances of women advancing within the company or getting a salary increase are drastically reduced. And it's a fact that the gender pay gap increases when women have children and reduce their working hours.
Women have traditionally dedicated more time to looking after their family and work around the house. An article in The Independent revealed that women do the bulk of domestic chores in 93 per cent of the couples analysed in a study by University College London. The study also revealed that women spend approximately 16 hours a week on household chores, while men spend only six.
Salary difference between sectors
Men and women often do different types of work, and so we often find significant polarisation by sector. For example, women are strikingly predominant in the healthcare sector (80% of workers are women). And according to the European Commission report mentioned earlier, there is evidence to suggest that salaries in these sectors are lower than in those which are predominantly male.
Women may have to accept jobs with fewer hours or a lower salary to achieve a work-life balance and few possibilities of promotion to senior posts.
The term "glass ceiling" is used to describe an invisible barrier that obstructs women's access to senior positions in business or politics. Only a third of scientists or engineers in Europe are women. And even in the more female-dominated sectors, few positions of responsibility are held by women.
Women now hold a third of boardroom roles in the UK, according to this report in The Guardian.
Women's work and skills are undervalued
Women's skills and the work they do are often undervalued, which usually results in them enduring poorer conditions. For example, a supermarket cashier is paid less than the man working in the warehouse. Women who do cleaning jobs also earn less than a male street sweeper, and the list goes on.
Is there a gender pay gap in the UK?
What is the gender pay gap in the UK? According to the Office for National Statistics, the gender pay gap among all employees was 15.5% in 2020. This figure has decreased somewhat: it stood at 17.4% in 2019 and a significantly higher 22% in 2010. While the average was 15.5% in 2020, this fluctuates depending on several factors, according to this report published by the UK Parliament. The gender pay gap was much larger for the over 40s, among the 10% top earners and also in South East England.
So despite the government's effort to monitor pay levels in UK businesses, there is still a gender pay gap in the country.
Key gender pay gap statistics in the UK
As we mentioned at the beginning, there is a wide range of reports that confirm the existence of a gender pay gap in the UK, and how the situation currently stands. We've extracted some specific data from these to give you more context.
Gender pay gap by country
According to the European Parliament, women in the European Union earn around 15% less than men. The end of the scale, Estonia has the biggest gender pay gap with 23%, while Romania has the lowest with 3%.
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It's worth highlighting that a lower gap doesn't necessarily mean greater gender equality, as this is often seen in countries with lower female employment rates.
Gender pay gap by sector
In terms of discrepancies between sectors, statistics by the BBC and Eurostat reveal that in all member states, except Spain, the gender pay gap was higher in financial and insurance companies. This was as high as 34% in the UK, the fourth-highest rate in Europe.
Interestingly, in a significant number of states, some sectors revealed negative gender pay gaps (where women earn more than men). This was true in the water supply, sewerage and waste management and remediation activities, as well as the construction industry.
Gender pay gap by age
Eurostat also shows that the gender pay gap increases with age due to the career breaks women take in connection with motherhood.
This article published in People Management agrees with this principle and states that the gender pay gap is at its worst when women reach their fifties.
Generally speaking, the younger a woman is, the smaller the gender pay gap will be. And it increases with age, the worst affected being the oldest women with the least qualifications. The reflection point seems to be from 30 years onwards when most women have children. It tends to decrease again slightly at around 40 years of age.
Gender pay gap by region
As we mentioned earlier, the highest gender gaps appear in South East England, with London topping the list. In 2019, women working full-time in London earned 86p for every £1 earned by men. Wales showed the highest level of equality and where women earned 96p for every male £1. Northern Ireland had a negative gender gap, probably because the region has a higher proportion of public sector workers. Public sector workers have a lower gender pay gap than the private sector.
How is the gender pay gap calculated?
The UK Government portal offers step-by-step advice on Making your gender pay gap calculations. We've also outlined the main steps you can follow below:
Define parameters and extract data: decide which metrics you wish to focus on, considering that gender, salary and hours worked are key aspects for analysing the gender pay gap.
Make the calculations: work out the average hourly pay for men and women and calculate the difference between the two. The formula is: (Men - Women) / x 100 This will give you the gender pay gap in your company.
Interpret the data: A positive result means that women have lower pay rates than men. A negative result means the opposite. If your answer is zero, then you have gender equality.
If you don't want to do this manually, there are other methods that will help you quickly and easily identify inequalities. For example, let's look at HR analytics tools that offer automatic reports based on data the company already has.
At Kenjo, we have reports and analytics features that show detailed information about employees' salaries, that you can filter by gender, position in the company, etc. So, you'll be able to see whether there is a gender pay gap in your company, or not.
How to reduce the gender pay gap
In 2017, the World Economic Forum estimated that it would take 217 years to close the global pay gap. Here are some actions you can take to reduce the gap.
1. Check your gender pay gap regularly
Organisations should set up self-monitoring protocols to identify salary discrepancies between men and women. Data should be segregated by gender, and you could also introduce other relevant variables such as age, time served, training and qualifications, etc.
The government advises companies to develop an equality plan, and those with over 250 employees must submit a gender pay report which analyses this data.
2. Create salary bands for professional categories
Creating salary bands will avoid gender bias that can arise when establishing employee salaries. These bands are set with a minimum and maximum salary for everyone who holds the role in question.
3. Carry our performance reviews
All companies should conduct appraisals on the performance and results achieved for each employee. This will help you when awarding pay increases or promotions and also spot internal talent.
4. Encourage remote working
One thing we've learned is that efforts to obtain a work-life balance are among the main causes of the gender pay gap. By facilitating and encouraging remote working in your company, for both fathers and mothers, will enable them to manage childcare more easily without interrupting their career.
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Dr. Mark Galland to Discuss Injury Prevention and Treatment on WRAL News' Rex On Call Segment
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Dr. Mark Galland Named Medical Director of Barton College Athletic Training Education Program
Galland to Serve as a Resource to Athletic Training Program Students and Faculty for Questions, Topics, Lectures and Courses Related to Musculoskeletal Medicine - October 17, 2012
Orthopaedic Specialists of North Carolina Partners with Wake County Basketball Association
OSNC Personnel to Serve WCBA Athletes on Site at Games and Events - October 14, 2012
Dr. Mark Galland Named Medical Director and Orthopaedic Consultant of the Wake Forest Titans
Sports Medicine Specialist Partners with Local Pop Warner Youth Football Program - October 07, 2012
Orthopaedic Specialists of North Carolina Partners with North Wake County Baseball Association
OSNC Personnel to Serve NWCBA Athletes on Site at NWCBA Tournaments And Events - September 15, 2012
Dr. Mark Galland Releases Podcast on Double Bundle ACL Reconstruction Procedure
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Dr. Mark Galland Releases Podcast on Tommy John Elbow Ligament Reconstruction
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Dr. Mark Galland Treats Cincinnati Reds Prospects in Dominican Republic
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Dr. Mark Galland to Participate in Cleveland Indians Spring Training Camp
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Dr. Mark Galland Discusses Concussion Treatment and Prevention on NBC 17's My Carolina Today
Local Orthopaedic Surgeon and Sports Medicine Specialist Appears on Popular Triangle Show to Educate Athletes and Parents - February 10, 2012
Dr. Mark Galland Elected Into American College of Surgeons
Orthopaedic Surgeon and Sports Medicine Specialist Earns FACS Honor - February 11, 2011
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Dr. Mark Galland Provides Advice for Athletes on NBC 17's My Carolina Today
Dr. Mark Galland, a physician at Orthopaedic Specialists of North Carolina (http://www.orthonc.com/galland.html) was featured on My Carolina Today (http://www.mycarolinatoday.com), a new local lifestyle show airing Monday through Friday on Media General's WNCN-TV/NBC 17. While on the show, Dr. - August 05, 2010
Dr. Mark Galland Releases Video Discussing Injury Prevention
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Dr. Mark Galland Offers Saturday Sports Medicine Clinic
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Dr. Mark Galland Presents Scholarship to Wake Forest Rolesville Graduate
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Funko Pop Sauron
January 8, 2015 in Geekery • 0 Comments
i need this in my life. #adorableevil #sauron #waitbutsauronisthenecromancerinthehobbit #wtfpeterjackson http://t.co/K5tHY5OaFD via @amazon
— alicia (@fuzzdecay) October 27, 2014
I spend a lot of time realistically defending Peter Jackson, the man is no saint but I don't abhor the work he's done with Tolkien's world for the most part. However, seeing this Sauron being sold as "The Hobbit 3" was a bit too far. The extremely heavy handed "foreshadowing" of the Necromancer as Sauron was acceptable, but not having outright Sauron in The Hobbit. I was relieved when I purchased it to learn that it's actually from the Lord of the Rings line.
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I've gone a little overboard on buying Pop figures, and some of the Funko plushies. Stuffed Gandalf is my favorite, I like him a lot more than the Pop Gandalf, it makes sense to me that Gandalf would be fuzzy as opposed to hard plastic. On the other hand, Pop Gollum makes more sense than plush Gollum.
Pop Smaug is missing a scale, much like the movie. I also have the ridiculous Smaug covered in gold figure. I wholeheartedly wish that sequence had been left on the cutting room floor, but the visual of a dragon covered in molten gold and shaking it off in midair is a beautiful one. I just wish there hadn't been a terrible Rube Goldberg-esque battle to net that result.
Bonus Game of Thrones figures. Arya, Jon Snow, and Ghost of course.
September 2, 2014 in Geekery • 0 Comments
I live in Atlanta, and around Labor Day that means one thing: DragonCon. Surprisingly, though I have lived in Atlanta since 2002 and went to art school here, I had never been to DragonCon until this year. If the art school comment needs explanation, there is no higher concentration of tabletop & video game/comic/renaissance faire nerds than came be found… Read more →
i know everything thinks thorin is an aragorn replacement, but really it's kili. aidan and viggo have the same dirtyhot thing. #hobbit #lotr
— alicia (@fuzzdecay) June 2, 2014
This is not to say that as far as the narrative of the films goes that Thorin is not the new Aragorn. In both cases, Jackson took an existing character and made him brooding and mopey. In Aragorn's case Jackson also added reluctance, which is not something Thorin suffers from.
The Honest Trailer for Battle of the Five Armies exclusively refers to Thorin as "the mopey dwarf king", so apt.
Speaking of "Battle of the Five Armies", I am still bitter that Jackson ditched the title There and Back Again for the third movie. I could have done with a lot more denouement and a lot less of the two hour fight sequence.
So, in the films, Thorin and Aragorn are both dark, brooding heroes who are also dispossessed kings on journeys to reclaim their homeland. Beyond that, their character arcs are very different. They are even more disparate within the respective novels, but I am keeping purely to the films, as that is where this school of thought was founded.
Aragorn begins a reluctant wanderer who gets wrapped up in helping Gandalf. He leads a group of incompetent Hobbits across the wastes to Rivendell entirely unassisted. He joins the fellowship and is soon thrust into the role of leader and guide when Gandalf falls. He later begins to work in partnership with Gandalf to hold evil at bay, coming into his own as a king of Men through his prowess in battle and his willingness to engage Sauron in battles of will. Victorious due to drawing out the armies in Mordor to assist Frodo, Aragorn is crowned king, reunites with his love, and heralds the coming Age of Men.
Thorin is a prince of Dwarves who loses his home in a battle with Smaug, being left to wander with the remnant of his people. He settles in Ered Luin, builds a comfortable home for his people, and then disappears on them to pursue a suicide mission with 12 other Dwarves to reclaim the lost mountain. He also is in a fellowship with Gandalf, but unlike Aragorn who takes the lead when Gandalf leaves, what should be Thorin's lead falls to Bilbo. Thorin becomes a bit of a liability, through consistently refusing to heed advice and getting captured. He does end up leading an ultimately fruitless attack on Smaug, who is vanquished by someone else, who is then denied any sort of thanks from Thorin. He then succumbs to sickness, leaves his kin to die, and at the last moment launches a heroic assault that lands him dead after being king for a couple of day.
Aragorn has a journey with growth and fulfillment, Thorin exists in a flat characterization of whining and being stubborn punctuated with moments of bravery.
To revisit my initial assertion that Kili is actually the Aragorn of The Hobbit, plot-wise there's not much more to go on aside from the fact that Kili has a love interest like Aragorn, as non-canonical as it might be. I would also offer that Kili is by far more heroic than Thorin, battling against all odds with Azog to avenge his brother/save his love interest and calling his uncle on his amazingly bad decision making at the gate of Erebor in regards to the Men of Laketown, Bilbo, and leaving Dain and his army out there to die.
My main reason for this assertion is that Kili is "the hot Dwarf" — that's the way he is marketed and presumably that's why he has a love interest to begin with — and Aragorn was definitely "the hot Man". They even look similar: dark hair, scruffy, and increasingly filth. There are people who also find Thorin hot, but that's the same with Legolas, my assertion is that Thorin and Legolas are not really marketed that way. We're not invited to view them in that romantic way given their lack of love interests. It's harder to find the same extent of achetypes in Lord of the Rings, as there were fewer characters and they all achieved some resemblance of roundedness, whereas it's much easier to pin one word definitions to each of the Dwarves in The Hobbit. Although I'd say that Kili is first and foremost "the hot one", Aragorn is many other things as well that are just as, if not more, important than his attractiveness.
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Sample size be damned, James Neal's sizzling start matters
Neal obviously won't maintain his 164-goal pace. But his amazing Oilers debut isn't a total fluke, because his deployment is night-and-day different from what it was in Calgary.
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By Matt Larkin
The sample size is minuscule. But the sample sure does look like vintage James Neal so far. That's what the eyes told us last night.
His first goal on Semyon Varlamov: a quick snapshot. The second: a quick side-door shot on the power play. The third: a deft redirection on a one-timed pass from Leon Draisaitl. The fourth, on Thomas Greiss: five-hole on a quick bad-angle shot almost at the goal line. Neal's third game as an Edmonton Oiler yielded the first four-goal game of his career, which is in its 12th season.
Add up all the goals the right winger scored in Edmonton's 5-2 road win over the New York Islanders, and the puck was only on his stick for a second or two, total. He sure looked like the James Neal who topped 20 goals in each of his first 10 seasons and averaged 31 goals per 82 games over that stretch. More importantly, with an NHL-best six goals in these three magical games, all Oilers victories, he's looked nothing like the James Neal who flopped so miserably in Calgary last season, managing seven goals in 63 games.
It's obviously early. Neal has scored on an incredible 42.9 percent of his shots. But given he's just two goals away from beating last year's total already, it's safe to say his body of work as an Edmonton Oiler will quickly best his Calgary resume. What's changed?
Playing time is the first place to look. It's a chicken-and-egg situation, of course, as anyone could argue his role was small in Calgary because he didn't earn it. But, whatever the reason, we know for a fact Neal played far less than he ever had, and with poorer linemate quality, under coach Bill Peters in Calgary. Neal played 14:57 per night, easily the lowest average ice time of his career and almost three minutes lower than the 17:52 he averaged in his first 10 seasons. His most common 5-on-5 linemates were third-liners Mark Jankowski (336:06) and Sam Bennett (247:03). Neal saw far less time with the Flames' top offensive stars, Johnny Gaudreau (106:10), Matthew Tkachuk (101:43) and Sean Monahan (98:01). During Neal's three seasons and change as a Pittsburgh Penguin, his most common 5-on-5 linemates were Evgeni Malkin and Chris Kunitz. Across three seasons as a Nashville Predator: Filip Forsberg and Calle Jarnkrok. So Neal's linemate quality as a Flame was lower than what he was used to.
Before joining the Flames, Neal was an established power-play threat. He scored 71 times with the man advantage over his first 10 seasons, good for 21st in the league. He averaged 2:57 per game on the power play during that decade, placing him 69th among 743 forwards who logged at least 100 games over that span. That's the 91st percentile of power-play usage.
As a Flame last season, Neal played 2:21 per game on the power play, placing him 138th among 500 forwards who played at least 10 games – putting Neal in the 72nd percentile of power-play usage. He was a second-unit guy at the best of times for Calgary.
Now let's look at Neal's usage in his limited Edmonton sample. The ice time is nice and high so far at 18:13 per game. He hasn't averaged that much since 2015-16. Neal leads the league with four power-play goals and has played a whopping 4:32 with the extra man so far. That actual number means nothing this early, but what matters is Neal getting first-unit deployment alongside Draisaitl, Connor McDavid, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Oscar Klefbom.
Neal's most common even-strength linemates through three games are Nugent-Hopkins and Joakim Nygard. It's not McDavid and Draisaitl, but it's a second-line assignment, which is better than what Neal saw in Calgary.
The bottom line: don't immediately laugh off the three-game sample size when you look at Neal's incredible start. Of course he will regress, but we're seeing a significant change in his usage year over year, and it's working, so there's little reason to change it at the moment. The Oilers and coach Dave Tippett have figured out the right way to maximize Neal's talents: play him in offensive situations and feed him with pucks around the net on the power play, allowing him to use his quick hands for jam plays and deflections.
Neal is 32, so he's unlikely to challenge his career high of 41 goals, but it's safe to say he's relevant again. Last season looks like an anomaly, not a career death knell.
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Matt Larkin
Matt Larkin is a senior writer at The Hockey News and has been part of the team since 2011. He's your one-stop shop for deep-dive player interviews, predictions, statistics, fantasy player rankings, player safety and hair tips. Catch him weekly as host of The Hockey News Live and The Hockey News Podcast.


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