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Firefighters aim for Christmas number one
FIREFIGHTERS from the Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service have launched their bid to reach the top of the chart and achieve a Christmas number one single.
The group, formed under the name 'The Fire Tones', was the vision of Welshpool Firefighter, Chris Birdsell-Jones, who dreamt of a band of firefighters reaching the top of the charts with the classic Christmas hit 'Do They Know It's Christmas?'.
The single is set to raise money for the Firefighters Charity and the Band-Aid Charity Trust.
Firefighter Chris Birdsell-Jones said: "It started when we were in a bar in Welshpool around this time last year – the first song that came on was 'Do They Know It's Christmas?'
"As we sat there, everyone in the bar was singing along or tapping the bar and it got me wondering if we could do something for charity.
"I said it out loud and everyone told me I was dreaming! But a couple of days later there was a film on called 'Daddy's Home 2' and the song is on the soundtrack, so I took it as a sign and got to work."
Chris set about widening the search for talent from other UK Fire and Rescue Services to contribute to the single.
Interest and momentum quickly gathered, leading to an offer of a recording session at the BIMM Music College, Birmingham, in the newly built recording studio. From across the UK, firefighters travelled to Birmingham to record the vocals in a hectic 12-hour recording session, masterminded by producer Steve Osborne and expert vocal arranger Louise Warren.
Chris added: "We wanted to honour the spirit of the original recording, so we wanted to get it all done in one day, just as they did with the original Live Aid single.
"I must admit, I was nervous on the day because you've put all this work in and you're wondering things like 'is that person going to turn up?' and 'is this actually going to work? But on the day, it was just incredible, they played it back to us in the studio and it was 'wow', this isn't just a bit of fun, they can really sing.
"We are doing this to raise money for two fantastic causes. I'm over the moon to have worked with such a talented group of people, and I feel proud and honoured to have been involved with such a fantastic project, whatever we manage to raise.
"The Fire Tones boast over 40 Fire Service personnel within its ranks. During the recording, we had to move out of the studio and go on a stage to record the chorus parts."
Deputy Chief Fire Officer Rob Quin, Mid and West Wales Fire Service said: "This is a wonderful initiative by our firefighters in Welshpool, which has snowballed across our Service and across to other Fire and Rescue Services.
"I'm extremely proud of Mid and West Wales firefighters as our Fire and Rescue Service is amongst the highest contributors to the Fire Fighters Charity. Our firefighters and support staff are constantly fundraising to this fantastic cause, be it through traditional methods, such of hosting car washes and selling cakes, or highly ambitious projects such as The Fire Tones.
"I can't wait to hear the song, buy it and show my support to the Fire Tones, Fire Fighters Charity and Band-Aid."
The Fire Tones' single is available on iTunes, Spotify and Amazon Music.
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Wales completes move to alert level 0
THE MOVE completes the Welsh Government's phased lifting of the alert level 2 protections, which were put in place on Boxing Day to keep Wales safe as the omicron wave swept across the country.
Some important protections will remain in place at alert level 0, including mandatory face coverings in most indoor public places, including on public transport.
First Minister Mark Drakeford said the relaxation of protections was possible thanks to the hard work of everyone in Wales and the success of the vaccination programme – more than 1.8 million booster doses have been given.
And, since the start of December, more than 36,000 people have come forward to have their first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine.
First Minister Mark Drakeford said: "We have passed the peak of this omicron wave and there are encouraging signs that cases of coronavirus may be starting to stabilise. But we all need to continue taking steps to stay safe – unfortunately the pandemic is not over yet.
"We are moving to alert level 0 and we will retain some important protections, such as face coverings in most indoor public places and risk assessments.
"We can do this thanks to the hard work and efforts of everyone in Wales and the remarkable success of our vaccine and booster programmes. Thank you all."
On Friday 28 January, Wales will complete the move to alert level 0. This means:
Nightclubs can re-open.
The rule of six will no longer apply to gatherings in regulated premises, such as hospitality, cinemas and theatres.
Licensed premises will no longer need to only provide table service and collect contact details. The Covid Pass will continue to be required to enter larger indoor events, nightclubs, cinemas, theatres and concert halls.
Working from home will remain important but it will no longer be a legal requirement.
Businesses, employers and other organisations must continue to undertake a specific coronavirus risk assessment and take reasonable measures to minimise the spread of coronavirus, which may include 2m social distancing or controlled entry.
Face-covering rules, which apply on public transport and in most public indoor places will remain in force after 28 January, with the exception of hospitality settings such as restaurants, pubs, cafes and nightclubs.
Everyone must also continue to self-isolate if they test positive for coronavirus but the Welsh Government has reduced the self-isolation period from seven to 5 full days.
People are advised to take 2 negative lateral flow tests 24 hours apart on days 5 and 6. The self-isolation support scheme payment will return to the original rate of £500 for all those who are eligible.
The next 3-weekly review of the coronavirus regulations will be carried out by 10 February, when all the measures at alert level 0 will be reviewed.
Cerys Lafferty
The forlorn sculpture.
A FUNDRAISING appeal to raise £7,500 to re-erect a sculpture of a pilgrim on the hilltop above the ruins of the famous Strata Florida Abbey in the Cambrian Mountains is within £700 of hitting its target.
The Pilgrim, or Y Pererin in the Welsh language, was created by artist Glenn Morris and erected on Penlan, the hill overlooking Strata Florida Abbey, near Pontrhydfendigaid, in 2012.
Sadly, the sculpture collapsed in high winds in 2019 and now lays forlorn on the hilltop, located between Devil's Bridge and Tregaron.
This sculpture, created as part of a temporary exhibition, has become a popular and iconic part of the Welsh landscape, with strong connections to Welsh culture, language and identity.
Following its collapse, the sculpture is now missing from the skyline of Strata Florida and the fundraising appeal aims to rebuild a new stronger, permanent Pilgrim to stand the tests of time.
The Pilgrim/ Y Pererin sculpture before it collapsed.
Planning permission for the new sculpture has already been secured and Glenn Morris is eager to begin the project.
The World Monuments Fund has offered to provide match funding if the community raises £7,500 by February 3. Anyone wishing to contribute to the fundraising target can donate online at https://localgiving.org/appeal/pilgrim/ .
An extra fundraising event for the Pilgrim appeal is being held on February 18. A 3.5 mile walk along a mixture of logging roads, farmlands and through ancient forest to reach the 12th century Cistercian abbey ruins of Strata Florida will be followed by a guided exhibition tour and Welsh tea.
This pilgrimage will be led by Guided Pilgrimage, a not-for-profit company providing a range of Celtic pilgrimage experiences in West Wales.
Strata Florida was a thriving community 900 years ago. Today, the conserved ruins of the old abbey church and part of the cloisters are in the care of Cadw, the Welsh Government's heritage agency, and can be visited by the public from Easter to late autumn.
The remains are only a small fraction of what was once a much larger abbey, stretching over an area of 126 acres where the rest survives below ground as a well-preserved archaeology.
Denial of Wales-specific Covid inquiry 'no longer tenable' say Welsh Conservatives
THE WELSH CONSERVATIVES have reiterated their call for an inquiry that focuses exclusively on the actions of the Welsh Government in tackling coronavirus in a letter to the First Minister.
It was prompted after it was revealed that the Welsh Government have been aware that NHS Wales was not prepared for an airborne virus as far back as 2004, following the SARS outbreak. Despite committing to an audit and allocation to rectify the lack of isolation facilities, this did not materialise.
The letter from Andrew RT Davies MS, which states "decision made in Wales should be scrutinised in Wales" follows a weekend when Mark Drakeford was keen to highlight that his government had "always taken a different approach in Wales [compared to the British Government], one that does things step-by-step".
Concerned: Andrew RT Davies
In the letter, the Welsh Conservatives leader questions why, despite him stressing divergences in the approach to coronavirus, the First Minister still feels it "inappropriate to separate" from the British Government "when the time comes for accountability".
The Labour Government policy is for its actions to be included in the UK-wide inquiry that will chiefly investigate the actions of the Conservative Government. There will be a Scotland-specific inquiry after Nicola Sturgeon commissioned one.
Joining the Welsh Conservatives in their calls for a Wales-specific inquiry are the Covid-19 Bereaved Families for Justice Group, the British Lung Foundation, Medics 4 Mask Up Wales, the Institute for Welsh Affairs, and Plaid Cymru.
Commenting on the letter, Andrew RT Davies MS said: "The position of exercising wide-ranging emergency powers that curtailed the liberty and closed the economy of the Welsh people but avoiding accountability through an inquiry that focusses on how those decisions were made is no longer tenable.
"Under Mark Drakeford, Wales has experienced the highest Covid death-rate of UK nations, seen its children lose more time for learning than anywhere else in the country, and imposed economically cruel and clinically unnecessary restrictions in an overzealous attempt to tackle the Omicron variant.
"We, along with bereaved families and medical groups, believe that the decisions that led to these outcomes need to be put under the spotlight, not hidden in the shadow of an inquiry that will inevitably focus on the British Government.
"Indeed, if Mark Drakeford is so confident in the actions of his government, then why is he against having them examined in a Wales-specific inquiry? That is what people will be asking when British and Scottish leaders have ordered investigations into their own handling of the pandemic.
"As I say to the First Minister in my letter, it is not too late for him to change his mind and take this opportunity to do the right thing and order that inquiry."


Unwanted thrills shuddered through Sasha the second she'd heard Ryan's voice. As she learns more about Wolf, she begins to question her loyalty to the Coalition, and the passions between them burn out of control. Prince Lyon would rather strip naked in the square than allow Shaina Silverbrake bragging rights for rescuing him from anything, much less would be prince-nappers on Arellia. Now the missing-children expert was the only one who could help him find his sister. A scandal that is about to be unmasked by Chicago's top agencies. Redstone computer genius Ryan Barton needed a favor from the last woman he wanted to see.
Two years ago, stunning but cool Sasha left him without a word after a night of fiery passion. Another favorite hobby is cruising around in her restored 1967 Corvette, with the top down, of course. But Michael was like no man Alexandra had ever met Michael had been sent to earth to help those in need, and Alexandra certainly fit that category. She was nearly broke, her farm was failing, and the local townspeople were angry at her boarders. Now she'd do anything to save his sister from an online predator, except fall for Ryan's carefree charms. Originally published July 1994 in mass market paperback for Topaz Books. I'll read pretty much everything in the fiction category, though my favorite is the romance genre, mostly paranormal and romantic suspense.
The closer she comes to finding his sister, the closer danger comes to finding them. Getting emotionally involved with the vulnerable beauty wasn't an option. Originally published May 1992 in mass market paperback in Silhouette Desire 712. Bitter experience had proved to Chandra Lansing that every man had his price. As danger and desire rocked Ana's world, her only safe haven was Ryder's arms, where she'd fight for a love that had blossomed against all odds.
But he couldn't turn his back on the pregnant woman he found at Hopechest Ranch—a woman whose smoldering beauty haunted him long after he'd left. Total opposites, she knew fun-loving Ryan had never wanted anything more than a casual romp - she was sure of it. It began with the disappearance of a young boy. Possibly in response to that blizzard I was born in, I've been a West Coaster since before I was a year old, and intend to stay that way. Could she be falling for the bad guy, or does Kincaid have other surprises up his sleeve? But to rescue her, he must also rescue a woman who wears the notorious Coalition slave collar—a woman whose secrets could destroy what is left of his soul. Can they get off the mountain alive? Kane has a past filled with betrayal and a prophecy that warns him taking up the sword again will mean his death.
But when he met this captivating—and persuasive—woman face-to-face, he agreed to display the greatest works of his past…and to hide his deepest, darkest secrets. But when her sunny, open, and determined personality collide with a haunted man with no idea how to reconnect with the world, the sparks that ignite shock them both. The Coalition has been driven out, but they have never given up on regaining the jewel that is Trios, and the battle is ongoing. If I had to go back and count the number of times Redstone was mentioned with adoration versus one of the characters, it would be too close to call. But her secret threatened to tear them apart…. So she looked to the skies for help…and it miraculously arrived in the very pleasing form of Michael Justice. With the help of the Foxworth Foundation—and Cutter—Laney and Teague launch a dangerous search that leads to unexpected twists.
Now she'd do anything to save his sister from an online predator, except fall for Ryan's carefree charms…again. Originally published December 1991 in Silhouette Desire 680. Shaina—the daughter of an infamous skypirate. Two years ago, stunning but cool Sasha Tereschenko left him without a word after a night of fiery passion. But she had no choice—the project she was supervising was being sabotaged, and someone wanted her dead.
I won't even mention how many dumpsters we filled moving after that long. A mysterious, battle-scarred warrior known only as the Raider wages war against the Coalition conquerors. Ana Morales never forgot the handsome stranger who'd helped her only to vanish into the night. Unwanted thrills shuddered through Sasha the second she'd heard Ryan's voice. And now here she was, the only person in the whole town decent enough to give him the time of day, caring enough to stand up for him. Some people never even get one.
Total opposites, she knew fun-loving Ryan had never wanted anything more than a casual romp--she was sure of it. It's the greatest joy I have, to tell the stories that live in my head. His beloved Jolie Peters walked out on him for cold, hard cash offered by his controlling mother…or so he believed at the time. And she was determined to hold fast to what she had—even if it meant losing the only man she had ever loved. The last thing Joe needs is for Kelsey to breach his defenses and make him confront his past. Here, amid the colorful throng of strangers, you can disappear. It has been a decade since King Dare and the flashbow warrior Dax reunited to protect their world.
Kye Kalon is a woman caught between them both in her fight to save Ziem. Harlequineras: Justine Davis - Series « Justine Davis: Series Serie Ángel Angel Nº Título Título original Protagonistas 1 Un ángel de alquiler Angel For Hire Michael y Alexandra 2 - Errant Angel Dalton y Evangeline Serie Redstone, Inc. Unwanted thrills Redstone computer genius Ryan Barton needed a favor from the last woman he wanted to see. Now his barely eighteen-year-old sister is missing and Ryan turns to Sasha, and the organization she works for, for help. Would teaming up with Gabe on a dangerous hunt for the truth jeopardize their own lives. Redstone computer genius Ryan Barton needed a favor from the last woman he wanted to see. Now the missing-children expert was the only one who could help him find his sister.


Here you will find videos that show how you can train confidently and effectively with IQoro® - irrespective of your situation. There are some training tips for you to consider and some guidelines on what treatment period you might need.
Exercising with IQoro® activates the body's own pre-programmed system: a natural chain of nerve pathways and muscles from the mouth and brain to the stomach. This means that training with IQoro® cannot do harm, and can be carried out simply at home or at work.
1) Look at the videos to see how to hold your IQoro® for the most comfortable and effective training.
2) Place your IQoro® inside your lips and in the front of your teeth.
Press your lips together against the handle. Your jaw should be relaxed; don't bite.
First pull your IQoro® gently forward, just enough to break contact with your gums.
Now pull forwards powerfully, at the same time as you resist with your lips.
Hold still for 5 to 10 seconds. A low-pressure is now created in the oral cavity, which automatically makes the rear of the tongue move upwards and backwards against the pharynx. The tongue forms a shape like a ski-jump from the pharynx down to the base of the mouth. The tip of the tongue should end up in the hollow just behind the lower teeth. See also training tips below.
3) Repeat this exercise totally 3 times per session, with 3 seconds' rest between each pull.
Training is to be performed three times per day with at least 2 hours between each session. For optimal results with dysphagia, do this immediately before a mealtime to prepare the swallowing musculature and get the best effect from your training.
Total training time - 1½ minutes per day.
In our video, we show how an IQoro® training session should look, and what is important to keep in mind, e.g. how you grip your IQoro®, your posture, and how you press your lips together against the handle to get the best possible effect from your training.
If you have difficulty in pressing your lips together against the handle we show here how you can use your other hand to assist, using a so-called 'jaw grip'.
If you cannot use your arms properly, perhaps because of paralysis, injury, or some other reduced functionality, you should watch this video. It shows how you can train with assistance, for example from a relative or a carer, and what is important to focus on. If you also have a problem in closing your lips tightly on the handle we show how your assistant can help you by performing a so-called 'jaw grip'.
In the beginning, it is quite normal that it is difficult for your muscles, and your tongue tries to help by placing its tip behind your upper teeth. If this happens you should consciously position the tip of your tongue down in the hole just behind your bottom teeth.
Do you find it difficult to complete three training sessions per day?
Most people can manage 1½ minutes' exercise per day - the difficulty can be to remember to train. Learn to associate your training with a routine, for example before a mealtime (always recommended with dysphagia), after you brush your teeth, or when you watch the news on TV.
Don't try to do all three training sessions without a break, you'll just tire your muscles. There should be at least two hours between each session so that the muscles have time to regain their strength.
The training regime is based on scientific research, i.e. three sessions a day, each comprising three pulls of up to 10 seconds each. Never pull for longer than 10 seconds.
Do you find that it rubs against your gums?
Try pulling forward lightly first, just enough to break contact between your IQoro® and your gums; then you can pull forward powerfully against your lips.
Is it difficult to seal your lips tightly?
In that case, a jaw-grip may help. Look at the video to see how that is performed.
Do you have unsteady head or neck control?
Feel free to use a neck support, for example a cushion. Be sure to place the cushion behind your head and not your neck for the correct body posture.
Conditions caused by neurological damage e.g. stroke, which has caused dysphagia, or paralysis in the throat or face.
Train for 5 to 13 weeks for permanent results, some continued maintenance training may be necessary after this period.
Conditions caused by a muscular weakening, e.g. Hiatus hernia, snoring, or sleep apnoea.
These problems are all caused by weakened musculature, the treatment time therefore depends on how long the condition has existed, and how severe the symptoms are.
The basic recommendation is to train according to the instruction manual for 3 to 6 months, in some cases longer. After this, maintenance training will be required because muscles deteriorate with inactivity, much as in your arms and legs. How quickly this occurs can vary.
When you have achieved your desired results, either continue or reduce your number of training sessions to a level that suits you - you must test it and see.


When Art was included in the recent STEM educational agenda that emphasizes Science, Technology, Engineering and Math, STEM + Art = STEAM. The TreeSmART workshop will provide experiences for both artists and teachers to incorporate these principles into their practice using trees as a theme. An introduction to local tree ecology by UGA Costa Rica naturalists, on-site sketching and journaling, resource sharing, field trips, and several hands-on STEAM projects will be included.
Participants will complete several TreeSmART projects, integrating each of the STEAM disciplines. They will be introduced to resources on tree ring science and champion trees, and will engage in campus activities that incorporate design thinking and problem-solving. Viewing tree cross-sections, they will assess tree rings for type, age, environmental factors, and visual patterns to create radial composition drawings. From these, small groups will work collaboratively using the Engineering Design Process to plan and test their prototype for a walking labyrinth inspired by their selected tree ring. Throughout, the STEAM approach will be emphasized as an interdisciplinary path for creativity and wonder.
The program begins in the capital city of San José, making a visit to the National Museum, but will spend the majority of its time in the Monteverde Cloud Forest at the UGA Costa Rica campus. It will then conclude at Playa Sámara, a coastal jewel in Costa Rica's Guanacaste region.
Objectives: To prepare and engage teachers to include Art within the STEM approach, and to encourage an integrative conservation ethic through focusing on tree ecology.
Need: House Resolution 51, introduced in February 2013, states that adding Art into the Federal STEM program encourages economic growth and innovation.
Background: STEM to STEAM is an initiative first led by the Rhode Island School of Design to add Art and Design to the STEM educational agenda. The goal is to provide real solutions for our everyday lives where artists and designers can effectively communicate complex data and scientific information. Their tools and methods offer new models for creative problem solving and interdisciplinary partnerships in a changing world.
To serve the UGACR mission regarding educational leadership, conservation, interdisciplinarity, community engagement, and problem solving through the arts.
To relate to the natural environment of the UGACR campus through STEAM.
Program courses are taught using both state-of-the art classrooms and through "living classroom" excursions. All in all, the 155-acre campus, located in San Luis de Monteverde, is comprised of 45,000 square feet of built space, which includes computer labs, spacious cabinas, a student union, and recreational facilities. Additionally, there are nearly 3 miles of hiking trails throughout the property, along with a working organic farm and reforestation nursery.
Enrollment is limited to 15 qualified participants, who will earn 6 professional development units (PLU) through the Georgia Department of Education, transferable to other states with approval.
To apply, prospective participants must submit a complete UGA Costa Rica program application. A $300 deposit will be required 14 days after your official acceptance, which will be refunded if the applicant withdraws by the program's withdrawal deadline (see below).
For more information, contact June Julian. You may also reach the UGACR Office at (706) 542-6203.
Program fees are approximately $1,800*, which covers all lodging (both on- and off-campus), three meals per day, travel insurance, and all sponsored in-country transportation and entry fees. Additional costs include personal items and international airfare.
* The final program fee is subject to enrollment.
After this date, students who withdraw from the program will be responsible to forfeit their initial deposit as well as any program costs that have been spent on their behalf (e.g., hotel reservations, transportation, and payments to local vendors). To withdraw a student must submit the official withdrawal form.


Memorial services being held for both Chantal MacLean and Cody Kehler this week.
Oct. 21, 2014 6:00 a.m.
A high school scholarship has been set up in the name of a Surrey student killed in a car crash in Delta on Thanksgiving Day.
Chantal MacLean and her boyfriend Cody Kehler – both 17-year-old Clayton Heights Secondary students – died in a multi-vehicle accident on Highway 10 near Scott Road on the afternoon of Oct. 13. They were on their way to a family dinner.
MacLean's family has established a scholarship to honour Chantal, a talented athlete who not only played on her winning school rugby teams, but also represented B.C.
Her sister Shakeira said the fund is intended to help carry on Chantal's legacy as a passionate, dedicated and inspiring athlete.
"It will be awarded to a female student that exemplifies the leadership qualities that Chantal had as well as her compassion for her teammates and tenacity towards her sports," said Shakeira.
Contributions to the Chantal MacLean Scholarship Fund can be made at any Coast Capital Savings branch, transit #301600, membership #40106956. Wire transfers may be sent to Coast Capital Savings, branch 146, account #08093016010110004050530, swift code: CUCXCATTVAN.
Separate memorial services are being held for both teens this week.
The MacLean family will be hosting Chantal's Celebration of Life Wednesday (Oct. 22) at Christian Life Assembly, 21277 56 Ave. in Langley. Anyone is welcome. Doors open at 2 p.m. and the service begins at 3 p.m.


Not all dogs are born with the need for speed, at least not in the same way that some pups seem to derive the most pleasure when they're running full force towards their goal.
You may think your dog is fast, but does his breed qualify him as one of the fastest dog breeds there is? We tapped American Kennel Club Vice President Gina DiNardo for a little bit of info on the top ten fastest dog breeds, and why exactly they're built for maximum speeds. Find out if your speed racer makes the list.
It's probably no surprise that the sleek Greyhound tops DiNardo's list of fastest breeds. As a sighthound specifically bred to hunt running game, the Greyhound is a medium-build breed whose form also contributes to its speediness. "The breed's narrow, aerodynamic skull and shock-absorbing paw pads help it achieve such high speeds," DiNardo says. If you're considering taking a Greyhound home to your family, be prepared to provide your speedy dog with all the running room he or she needs to remain happy.
A member of the hound group, the Saluki is known for its gentle, dignified nature and its independent way of thinking, but they also happen to have tremendous speed.
"The breed was used by the Arabs to track and bring down gazelle, the fastest of the antelopes," says DiNardo. Just one look at the breed and you can tell their form helps lend speediness to their nature, as well. Grace and strength help make your Saluki a natural athlete, too.
With a name like Whippet, how could this breed not be fast? In fact, "the Whippet is extremely fast [and is] capable of reaching speeds up to 35 m.p.h.," DiNardo says. As a medium-sized sighthound, the Whippet is the fastest domesticated animal of its weight and was originally bred to pursue and catch small game.
Although speed might not be the first thing you think of when it comes to Dalmatians, but according to DiNardo, the Dalmatian has a strong working and sporting heritage and they happen to be very fast.
"The breed has great speed and endurance," she says, "which made it perfectly suited for its original job as a coach dog galloping alongside horses." While their working heritage may have been well known in the past, these days, most young kids are apt to ask their parents for a Dalmatian puppy after becoming familiar with them in the children's classic 101 Dalmatians. If you think your family is ready for one of these pups, just remember that daily exercise will be needed to keep this athletic breed well behaved and happy.
As a dog specifically bred for speed, scenting ability, courage and intelligence, the Weimaraner ranks high among the fastest dog breeds. In fact, the breed's original purpose was that of a versatile hunter in the field where speed was of the upmost importance, DiNardo says. A member of the sporting group, this breed's streamlined, sleek body also lends itself to quickness.
Although this working group breed is mostly known for its fearlessness and loyalty to its owners, you can add quickness to its list of attributes, as well.
"Doberman Pinschers possess great endurance," DiNardo says. "Its build, which is compact, muscular and powerful, helps it achieve great speeds." Obedient to a fault and a generally healthy breed overall, the Doberman makes for a great family pet but they are very active, so remember to keep exercise a regular part of your dog's life.
As anyone who's ever been around this member of the herding group will know, when it comes to performing its herding tasks, the Border Collie doesn't mess around.
Bred to be an excellent herder, the Border Collie can be identified by its workaholic nature, as well as its agile and athletic build.
Learn more about Border Collies.
This member of the sporting group (also sometimes referred to as a Hungarian Pointer) is affectionate and gentle, but they were bred to work in the field, forest and water, so your versatile Vizsla would do well with some hard exercise thrown into her life for fun.
Don't let the smaller stature of the Parson Russell Terrier fool you — this breed is incredibly active, alert and energetic. "This tenacious terrier is actually known for its speed and confidence," says DiNardo. In fact, it's the Parson Russell Terrier's size that helps play into its strength and endurance; his small, flexible chest enables him to pursue his hunts underground as well as to keep up with the bigger breeds.
This friendly, noble and smart breed is also known for its grace, power and speed. As a medium-sized dog with hard, clean-cut build, their bodies are well proportioned for fast and free easy movements, and the fact that they are always alert keeps the breed on their toes as well. Although the breed is fast, they are more known to be sprinters and they settle down nicely when brought into a home.


UPDATE (01/19): Unfortunately this software no longer works without rooting your Android device. I have not currently tried this.
Earlier this year I bought a GearVR for dev work. While I've not had much time to work with the device I have spent some time playing around with the apps. The app offerings on the Oculus store, up until recently, have been somewhat lack luster but there is one place the GearVR shines and that's as a party piece for when friends are over.


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Home Sport Mancini Turns Down Man Utd Job
Mancini Turns Down Man Utd Job
Italian manager Roberto Mancini has reportedly turned down the opportunity to take the vacancy at Manchester United. The Red Devils are on the hunt for a new manager after sacking Ole Gunnar Solskjaer over the weekend following their humiliating 4-1 loss to Watford.
The likes of Mauricio Pochettino, Zinedine Zidane, Laurent Blanc, Ernesto Valverde and Ralf Rangnick have all been linked with the vacancy and former Manchester City boss Mancini has now distanced himself away from the red half of the city.
According to BILD journalist Christian Falk, United contacted Mancini for the manager vacancy but he has turned it down as he feels 'it's his duty to qualify with Italy for the World Cup.
The 56-year-old guided Italy to Champions League glory over the summer and he now has ambitions to take them to the World Cup in Qatar next summer.
The Azzurri will have to qualify for the tournament through the play-offs after their 0-0 draw with Northern Ieeland meant Switzerland best them to the top spot in Group C. He took over as Italy's head coach from Luigi Di Biagio in 2018 and has a contract that runs until 2026.
Mancini does, of course, have experience managing in the Premier League. He took charge of Manchester City between 2009 and 2013 and guided them to FA Cup and Premier League glory during that time.
Paris Saint Germain boss Mauricio Pochettino is reported to be United's first choice but he distanced himself from the role on Tuesday.
Pochettino said: 'I'm happy in Paris. I know the city well both as a player and a coach, I have always lived this type of situation.
'Things happen and it's not my responsibility. What I'm going to say if you ask me is that I'm happy in Paris.'
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BCM's HOME Project aims to increase service user skills, social networks and improve living conditions by providing a home makeover where the service users could work together to learn new skills and provide peer support. Service users who complete the project have a lovely home they could have pride in, leading to a more sustainable tenancy, a settled way of life and a sense of contentment.
Susan* is one of the young people who benefited from the HOME Project and this is her story.
I got the keys of my house and my support worker and I went to visit it, I loved it but I had no idea where to start with the work. My application for HOME was completed straight away and Teresa helped to complete a community care grant.
I received £803 from the community care grant. I panicked. How on earth was I going to furnish a home with this, it's completely bare! No flooring, no walls painted, no blinds, nothing.
I was told I had been granted the HOME project. Teresa and I went shopping with my community care grant and HOME money; I purchased wooden flooring, paint, wallpaper, flat pack furniture and then managed to get absolutely everything else with my £806. Teresa is an absolute bargain hunter and I didn't argue with her!
We met Dave and I told him what I wanted to do with the house. We started off with basics like how to wash brushes and how to prepare walls, then I learned how to cut in…I also learned that painting was harder than it looked and wallpapering is almost impossible, every bone in my body ached after a week! Throughout my home makeover my support worker was there to motivate and help me, Dave was a great guide and by the end of the week I had learned how to put down uni-clic wooden floors, fit carpet and paint and paper. How many girls at my age can say that! When Dave and Teresa would leave in the evenings, I worked on, perfecting it! My house has been transformed, I am so chuffed I did it, I love telling people what I can do, I keep it tidy as I want people to be impressed! Thank you so much for the opportunity, It has really helped me settle into my new home"


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Die Straßen von San Francisco (Originaltitel: The Streets of San Francisco) ist eine US-amerikanische Krimi-Fernsehserie, von der von 1972 bis 1977 in fünf Staffeln insgesamt 120 Episoden zu je 45 Minuten entstanden. Sie startete in den USA mit dem Pilotfilm am 16. September 1972 bei ABC. In Deutschland lief die Serie ab 1974 im ZDF. Ab Ende der 1980er Jahre wiederholte ProSieben die Serie und sendete die bisher fehlenden Folgen, die nicht im ZDF gezeigt wurden. Eine technisch aufgearbeitete Version lief 2014 bei RTL Nitro.

Handlung
Die Hauptfiguren Detective Lieutenant Mike Stone (Karl Malden) und Inspector Steve Keller (Michael Douglas) – in Deutschland Steve Heller, um die Namensgleichheit mit dem deutschen Fernseh-Kommissar Keller (Erik Ode) zu vermeiden – verfolgten Verbrecher mit teils rasanten Verfolgungsjagden in der Innenstadt von San Francisco. In der fünften und letzten Staffel übernahm Richard Hatch den Platz von Michael Douglas, der sich zu dieser Zeit mit dem Film Einer flog über das Kuckucksnest als Produzent einen Namen machte. Mit Hatch gingen die Zuschauerquoten zurück, sodass die Serie nach der fünften Staffel eingestellt wurde. In den ersten beiden Folgen der fünften Staffel (konzipiert als Doppelfolge) stehen alle drei Hauptdarsteller – Karl Malden, Michael Douglas und Richard Hatch – zusammen vor der Kamera. Im Verlauf dieser Doppelfolge wird Inspector Steve Heller, der sich für eine Lehrtätigkeit an der Polizeiakademie interessiert, angeschossen und lebensgefährlich verletzt, womit sein Ausscheiden aus dem aktiven Dienst und die Übernahme jener Lehrtätigkeit beschleunigt wird.

Hintergrund
Als Vorbereitung verbrachten beide Hauptdarsteller geraume Zeit mit Mitarbeitern des San Francisco Police Departments (SFPD), um ihre Rollen möglichst authentisch spielen zu können. Sämtliche Staffeln wurden an Originalschauplätzen in San Francisco gedreht. Die Innenaufnahmen entstanden in einem Lagerhaus am Ende der Kearny Street gegenüber dem Telegraph Hill.

Die Serie erhielt drei Nominierungen für den Golden Globe Award. Während Karl Malden bereits eine erfolgreiche Schauspielkarriere aufzuweisen hatte, machte die Serie den jungen Michael Douglas erst bekannt. Ein wichtiger Teil des großen Erfolges der Serie war die Musik von Patrick Williams – speziell die energetische, die Atmosphäre moderner Großstadtstraßen musikalisch widerspiegelnde Titelsequenz. Eine entscheidende Rolle spielte das Verhältnis zwischen den beiden Protagonisten, wobei Mike Stone nicht nur der erfahrene Partner, sondern auch eine Art Vaterfigur für Steve Heller war.

In Gastrollen traten u. a. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Martin Sheen, Leslie Nielsen, Nick Nolte, Tom Selleck, Roger E. Mosley, Larry Manetti, David Soul, Don Johnson, Paul Michael Glaser, James Woods, Mark Hamill, Peter Strauss, Robert Wagner, Stefanie Powers, Joseph Cotten und Larry Hagman sowie Robert Foxworth auf.

Jede Folge war in 4 Kapitel (Act) und die Schlussszene (Epilog) unterteilt.

Deutsche Fassung

Michael Douglas verließ die Serie im Zweiteiler Die Bande des Schreckens zu Beginn der fünften Staffel. Die Episoden waren vom ZDF zwar synchronisiert, allerdings aufgrund der Entführung von Hanns Martin Schleyer dann doch nicht gesendet worden, da es inhaltliche Parallelen gab. Man schnitt daher die letzte Szene dieses Zweiteilers, in der Steve Heller sich verabschiedet und an seinen Nachfolger Dan Robbins übergibt, an die Folge 4.23 Die Ausreißerin (Originaltitel: Runaway), deren Ende man kurzerhand entfernte. Die Bande des Schreckens lief im deutschen Fernsehen seit der Erstausstrahlung auf ProSieben daher ohne Abschlussszene.

ProSieben synchronisierte Die Ausreißerin dann noch einmal vollständig neu, diesmal mit dem richtigen Ende und nun unter dem Titel Irrtum einer Fünfzehnjährigen. Allerdings vergaß man, stattdessen die im Original sehr ähnlich betitelte Episode 2.12 The Runaways zu synchronisieren, die daher erst 2014 erstmals im deutschen Fernsehen mit Untertiteln bei RTL Nitro zu sehen war und die einzige Folge ohne deutsche Fassung ist. Offenbar hatte man die Episoden verwechselt, da jahrelang die Episode 4.23 bei chronologischen Ausstrahlungen der Serie zunächst in der ZDF-Fassung als Episode 2.12 und dann noch einmal an der richtigen Stelle in der ProSieben-Fassung gezeigt wurde.

Insgesamt zeigte das ZDF 21 Episoden in den späten 70er-Jahren nicht, sie gab es erstmals Anfang der 90er-Jahre auf ProSieben.

Für die Veröffentlichung auf DVD mussten einige Szenen nachsynchronisiert werden. Da Friedrich W. Bauschulte 2003 starb, übernahm Peter Groeger die Rolle.

Spielfilm
1992 strahlte NBC den Spielfilm Zurück auf die Straßen von San Francisco aus, der inhaltlich auf der Serie aufbaute. In ihm wirkten allerdings nur Karl Malden und Darleen Carr mit. Karl Malden spielte wieder Mike Stone, inzwischen zum Captain of Detectives befördert, um unter anderem den Mord an seinem ehemaligen Kollegen Heller aufzuklären. Darleen Carr hatte in der Serie einige Auftritte als Mike Stones Tochter. Der ermordete Steve Heller war in diesem Film nicht zu sehen; lediglich sein Ur-Porsche aus der Serie wurde aus der San Francisco Bay geborgen. Auch Richard Hatch war nicht dabei.

Kritik
Die 1976 erfolgte Ablösung von Michael Douglas durch Richard Hatch führte offensichtlich zur Einstellung der Serie, weil Hatch zu unbegabt gewesen sei. Ein Kritiker schrieb, dass "zwar seine Zähne schöner als Maldens Nase seien, doch tauge seine darstellerische Leistung eher für Zahnpastareklame".

Episodenliste

Übersicht

Staffel 1

Staffel 2

Staffel 3

Staffel 4

Staffel 5

Weblinks
 Title screen from "The Streets of San Francisco".

 TV-Nostalgie: Die Straßen von San Francisco

Einzelnachweise

Fernsehserie (Vereinigte Staaten)
Fernsehserie der 1970er Jahre
Kriminal-Fernsehserie
Fernsehserie (American Broadcasting Company)

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Directors, Real Life, People
Takahata at the 2014 Annecy International Animated Film Festival
Native name
高畑 勲
Ujiyamada, Japan
April 5, 2018 (aged 82)
Occupation (s)
Film director • screenwriter • producer
Isao Takahata (born 29 October 1935 - died 5 April 2018) is one of the most famous directors of anime or Japanese animated films. Born in Ujiyamada (Mie prefecture, Japan, he is a long-term colleague of Hayao Miyazaki and co-head at Studio Ghibli. His four animated films at Studio Ghibli have spanned a remarkable range of genres: war-film (Grave of the Fireflies), romantic drama (Only Yesterday), comedy (My Neighbors the Yamadas), and ecological adventure (Pom Poko). Of these Grave of the Fireflies, in particular, is widely considered one of the greatest animated films ever made. He is amazing at captturing the audiences feelings and emotions.
Graduating from the University of Tokyo with a degree in French literature course in 1959, Takahata joined the newly created Tōei Dōga animation company (Toei Animation) where a short time later he met Miyazaki, and also directed his first feature film Hols: Prince of the Sun. Ostracized within the company after the financial failure of the film (despite its artistic success), he and Miyazaki left in order to work together, and collaborated on many other films. Unlike most anime directors, Takahata doesn't draw and never worked as an animator before becoming a full-fledged director.
According to Hayao Miyazaki, "Music and study are his hobbies". He was born in the same town as fellow director Kon Ichikawa, while Japanese film giant Yasujiro Ozu was raised by his father in nearby Matsusaka.
He study at Sophia University.
2 Influences and style
3.1 TV
3.2 Movie
3.3 Translator & director of Japanese dubs/subtitles for Ghibli Museum Library films
Takahata was originally intrigued by animation after having seen the French animated cartoon feature Le Roi et l'oiseau (The King and the Mockingbird) based on the fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen. He was impressed by the film, asking "Can these kind of things be done by animation?".
While he was job hunting at his university, Takahata was tempted to join Toei Animation by a friend who knew the company wanted an assistant director at the time. For fun he took the company's entrance examination as he had been originally interested in animation. When he was notified of the informal decision, he joined the company.
The reason he decided to join the company was his thought that "If it was animation, I can be something interesting, too." However, there were more than ten people joining the company that same year, two recruited by Toei Animation side recruited and the surplus workers sent by Toei head office. Because of the competition, he had a hard time achieving the status of director.
Takahata finally directed his first film after he was recommended for the spot by Yasuo Ōtsuka, who was both his and Hayao Miyazaki's instructor. His directorial debut was Hols: Prince of the Sun. Hols was a failure in the commercial sense. He was among the production team deemed responsible for the failure, and was accordingly demoted. He also had difficulty making a new film as the remaining staff members who had not been demoted for Hols were working on a different Toei film.
In 1971, in order to make the animated feature Pippi Longstocking, Takahata left Toei Animation with Yoichi Kotabe and Hayao Miyazaki and transferred to A production (present: SHIN-EI ANIMATION Co., Ltd.)", an animation studio founded by his former superior, Daikichiro Kusube (楠部大吉郎, くすべ だいきちろう) They travelled to Sweden to acquire the animation rights and to hunt for locations, only to be turned away at the door by author Astrid Lindgren. Though their plan was frustrated, Miyazaki found inspiration in the fortified town of Visby, and would later set both Stockholm and Visby as the stage of Kiki's Delivery Service.
In 1971, Takahata and Miyazaki requested to direct episodes seven and onwards of the first Arsene Lupin III TV series anime,[1] due to the low ratings and, for the time, exceptionally high levels of sex and violence in the initial episodes directed by Masaaki Osumi.[2] Since the animation director was Yasuo Ōtsuka, an old acquaintance, they accepted the offer under the condition that "the names of the two people were not released, and direction was credited only to 'A production directors group.'" Unlike Miyazaki, he did not participate in the second series, though his directing in the original was well received.
Later in 1971Zuiyo Enterprise invited Takahata, Kotabe and Miyazaki to direct an animated series of the novel Heidi and all three of them took the offer. The result was Heidi, Girl of the Alps. Afterwards, when the production section of Zuiyo was established as a subsidiary company of the animated cartoon production of Zuiyo Eizo(present: Nippon Animation), they both joined the company. On the picture side, animators drew carefully the nature of Europe and a change of season, and an everyday life of people by location hunting to Switzerland in all staff. On the other hand, on the story side, Takahata made the animation version easy to accept by thinning a Christian element of the original besides the earnest Christian (especially, in the latter half).
In the case of 3000 Leagues in Search of Mother, the summary of the story followed the original, but he created many episodes and original characters because it was the story that totally did not reach 100 pages. And, he expressed the protagonist Marco as a boy of the independent spirit that did not flatter the adult too much, and adults as existence that committed the crime even if they were comparison good men. He brought the world of this anime close to the reality or more by doing so. However, Kotabe and Miyazaki felt frustration for his direction that did not let them feel pleasure even if they drew it, and they left Takahata one after the other.
In Anne of Green Gables , Takahata directed it along the original basically, but he was able to deepen an impression about Marilla and Ann by describing it as the para-parenthood which was heavier than the original.
In Jarinko Chie, じゃりん子チエ (meaning of Chie the Brat) in 1981, Yasuo Otsuka who belonged to Tokyo Movie Shinsha / Telecom Animation Film Co., Ltd. offered to Miyazaki, a colleague of Telecom, to make this comic an animated cartoon, but he refused. Therefore, Otsuka consulted Takahata, but he also expressed disapproval first. However, Takahata who had really visited Osaka which was the stage of this story felt that the world drawn on the comic was actually there. He took the request, left Nippon Animation which was on the register, and moved to Telecom. This work which paired again with Yasuo Otsuka and Yoichi Kotabe of the old acquaintance was praised and settled for a TV animation series because it got a favorable reception, and Takahata became the chief director.
In 1982, Takahata was elected the director of Little Nemo that was the work that tried to be produced so that Telecom may advance to the United States. With Miyazaki and Otsuka, who entered Telecom earlier, Takahata went to America, but the discord by the Japan-U.S. difference of the technique in the production of animation took place between the Japan side staff and the producer of the American side, Gary Kurtz (known as the producer of Star Wars). After all, Takahata would resign the direction, and also left Telecom. Miyazaki and others followed him. On the other hand, the cultural exchange was born between Japanese animator and seniors of Disney who had been cooperating in this project.
Afterwards, Takahata was invited by Miyazaki to join his animation production company Studio Ghibli after the success of Miyazaki's Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind. The first movie directed by Takahata for Ghibli was Grave of the Fireflies. The evaluation in foreign countries was high in it partly because it was taken up by Roger Ebert.
In Kiki's Delivery Service, Takahata did the music direction for Miyazaki, who did not have musical attainments.
Takahata was awarded the Special Award at the Kobe Animation Awards on November 4, 2007.
Influences and style
Takahata has been influenced by Italian neorealism, Jacques Prévert, and French New Wave films during the 1960s. The Bicycle Thief has been cited as specifically influencing 3000 Leagues in Search of Mother. These influences make Takahata's work different from most animation, which focus on fantasy. His films, by contrast, are realistic with expressionistic overtones.
Neo-realism's influence on his film is evident in the amount of attention to detail he takes in displaying everyday mundane events. Entire episodes of his early TV shows were devoted to looking at events such as going to church every week, having a job cleaning out bottles, or detailing the work farmers do out in fields. All of these events are shown in meticulous detail and often form a major part of his work. With the exception of Horus: Prince of the Sun (a Disney-esque musical with darker and more political overtones), Pom Poko (an environmentalist film about magical tanuki trying to save their land), and Gauche the Cellist (a film about a struggling cellist who is helped by talking forest animals), the majority of his works are dramas set in mostly realistic environments.
One of Takahatas' most praised films is Omohide Poro Poro (literally, 'Memories Like Falling Raindrops'). The film was released in 1991 in Japan to critical acclaim, and was re-titled as Only Yesterday for release to English-speaking audiences. A film aimed squarely at an adult audience, Omohide Poro Poro revolves around Taeko, a single woman working a desk job in Tokyo, who takes her annual vacation in the countryside with the family of her sister in-law to work as a farmhand. During her holiday, Taeko finds herself looking back nostalgically at her youth as a schoolgirl growing up in 1966, while simultaneously attempting to resolve her current issues with love and career.
The expressionistic influences in Takahata's work are usually marked by scenes where a character's imagination comes to life on screen. For instance, in Omohide Poro Poro, after Taeko encounters her first love she, defying gravity, runs up into and floats through the red-colored sky. The scene ends with her slowly gliding into bed and then cuts to an outside shot of her house where a giant heart emerges from her window. These expressionistic sequences run counter to Takahata's realistic storyline and animation, but are consciously used by the director to transition back and forth from realism to the unreal world of animated fantasy, thereby further enhancing the character. These scenes can be found to some degree in all of Takahata's work, beginning with the "forest of delusion" sequence in Horus: Prince of the Sun.
Takahata's films have had a major influence on Hayao Miyazaki, prompting animator Yasuo Ōtsuka to say that Miyazaki gets his sense of social responsibility from Takahata and that without Takahata, Miyazaki would probably just be interested in comic book stuff.[3]
As with Miyazaki, Takahata and Michel Ocelot are great admirers of each other's work. Ocelot names Takahata's Grave of the Fireflies and Pom Poko among his favourite films, as well as adapting and directing the Japanese dubs of his films.
1963-65 狼少年ケン (Ōkamishōnen Ken) / Ken the Wolf Boy
adviser, director of several episodes (episode 6,14,19,24,32,38,45,51,58,66,72,80) (only the 6th episode is "「山下勲」Isao Yamashita" name), storyboard
1965 ハッスルパンチ (Hassuru Panti) / Hustle Punch
director of opening theme
1969-70 ひみつのアッコちゃん(Himitsu no Akko-chan) / Secret Little Akko
based on the comics for girls by Fujio Akatsuka (赤塚不二夫)
1968-69 GeGeGe no Kitaro (the first series) / ゲゲゲの鬼太郎 (GeGeGe no Kitarō) / Lowest-of-the-Low Kitarō, Kitarō of GeGeGe
based on the horror comics by Shigeru Mizuki (水木しげる)
storyboard / director (episode 62)
1969-70 もーれつア太郎 (Mōretsu Atarō) / A-tarō the Workaholic
based on the comedy comics by Fujio Akatsuka (赤塚不二夫)
storyboard / director (episode 10,14,36,44,51,59,71,77,90), director of opening theme (episode 70-90)
1971-72 GeGeGe no Kitaro (the second series) / ゲゲゲの鬼太郎 (Gegege no Kitarō)
storyboard / director (episode 5), director of opening and ending theme
1971-72 アパッチ野球軍 (Apatchi Yakyūgun) / Apache Baseball Team
based on the comics by original: "Kobako Hanato (花登筐)" / illustrating: "Sachio Umemoto (梅本さちお)"
storyboard / director (episode 2,12,17)
1971 長靴下のピッピ 世界一強い女の子 (Nagakutsushita no Pippi/sekai-ichi tsuyoi on-na-no-ko) / Pippi Longstocking, the Strongest Girl in the World(temporary title)[4]
chief director (a plan), however, since acquisition of the right to make anime went wrong, this project shifted to the movie "Panda! Go, Panda!".
1971 Arsene Lupin III (ルパン三世, Rupan Sansei)
based on the comics by Monkey Punch (モンキー・パンチ)
correction of direction (Episode 4-12, there is an episode largely changed, and is an episode that was hardly changed) / director (episode 13-23, direct jointly with Hayao Miyazaki by "A production" name)
1972-73 赤胴鈴之助 (Akadō Suzunosuke) / Red-cuirass Suzu-no-suke
based on the jidaigeki comics featuring sword fighting by Eiichi Fukui (福井英一) and Thunayoshi Takeuchi (武内つなよし)
acting chief director
1973-74 荒野の少年イサム (Kouya no Shounen Isamu) / Isamu, Boy in the wilderness
based on the Western comics by original: "Soji Yamakawa (山川惣治)" / illustrating: "Noboru Kawasaki (川崎のぼる)"
storyboard (episode 15,18), director (episode 15)
1974 Heidi, Girl of the Alps / (アルプスの少女ハイジ, Arupusu no Shōjo Haiji)
based on the novel of Johanna Spyri
chief director / storyboard (episode 1-3)
1975 A Dog of Flanders / (フランダースの犬, Furandaasu no Inu)
based on the novel of Ouida
storyboard (episode 15)
1976 3000 Leagues in Search of Mother / (母をたずねて三千里, Haha wo Tazunete Sanzen-ri)
based on one episode in the novel Cuore by Edmondo De Amicis
chief director, storyboard (episode 1,2,4,5,7)
1977 アルプスの音楽少女 ネッティのふしぎな物語, (Arupusu no Ongaku Shoujo Netti no Fushigi na Monogatari) / The Wonderful Story of Nettie, Musical Girl of the Alps
TV Special; storyboard and director, animated sequences only
1977 シートン動物記 くまの子ジャッキー, (Shiiton Doubutsuki Kuma no Ko Jakkii) / Seton Animal Chronicles: Jacky the Bear Cub
based on Ernest Thompson Seton's works
storyboard (episode 5,8)
1978 ペリーヌ物語, Perrine Monogatari (Periinu Monogatari) / Perrine Story
based on the French novel, En Famille (meaning is "In Family") by Hector Malot
1978 Future Boy Conan (未来少年コナン, Mirai Shōnen Konan)
based on post-apocalyptic science fiction novel "The Incredible Tide" written by Alexander Key
storyboard (episode 7,13,20) / storyboard and director (episode 9, 10 with Hayao Miyazaki)
1979 Anne of Green Gables, (赤毛のアン, Akage no An) / Anne of red hair
based on the novel by Lucy Maud Montgomery
chief director, scriptwriter (episode 1-4,6,8,10,12,13,17,18,20,23,25-44,47-50/ 36 in total), storyboard (episode 1-4,29)
1981-83 じゃりん子チエ (Jarinko Chie) (Chie the Brat)
based on the downtown humanity comics by Etsumi Haruki はるき悦巳 (circulation is 30 million)
Chief director, storyboard and director (episode 2・6・11 stories,「武元哲」"Tetsu Takemoto" name 〔originates in the name of father of Chie〕), and original bill for composition of opening theme
1961 The Littlest Warrior (安寿と厨子王丸, Anju to Zushiōmaru)/ Anju and Zushiōmaru, the original is "山椒大夫 Sansho Dayu" of Ougai Mori (森鴎外).
1962 たのしい文明史 鉄ものがたり (Tanoshii Bunmeishi Tetsu Monogatari) / Interesting history of civilization, Story of Iron
assistant director, script supervisor
1962 The Little Prince and the Eight-Headed Dragon (わんぱく王子の大蛇退治, Wanpaku Ōji no Orochi Taiji) / Big snake extermination of the naughty royal prince
1963 暗黒街最大の決闘 (Ankokugai Saidai no Kettō) / The Biggest Duel in the Underworld
live action, not an anime, temporary transfer
assistant director, film director is Umetsugu Inoue (井上梅次)
1964/65 狼少年ケン (okami-shonen Ken) / Ken, the wolf-boy
Television series works (episode 14 and episode 72) were released the theater.
1968 Hols: Prince of the Sun (太陽の王子 ホルスの大冒険, Taiyō no Ōji - Horusu no Daibouken) / The great adventure of Hols: Prince of the Sun
based on "'Sun of CHIKISANI" of the puppet play of Kazuo Fukazawa who used Ainu's tradition as the motif.
chief director
1972 Panda! Go,Panda! (パンダ・コパンダ, Panda Kopanda) / Panda and child panda
1973 Panda! Go, Panda! Volume of Rainy Circus (パンダ・コパンダ 雨降りサーカスの巻, Panda Kopanda Amefuri-Saakasu no Maki)
edited the TV series again for a movie. original run: July 19, 1980
1981 じゃりン子チエ (Jarinko Chie) / Chie the Brat
chief director / scriptwriter (with 城山昇, Noboru Shiroyama)
1982 Gauche the Cellist (セロ弾きのゴーシュ Sero-hiki no Gōshu)
based on the children's story of Kenji Miyazawa (宮沢賢治)
chief director, scriptwriter
1983 Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland / (NEMO/ニモ, Nimo)[5]
based on the weekly comics of Winsor McKay in the United States
Japan side director (Fita on March 12, 1983)
1984 Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (風の谷のナウシカ, Kaze no Tani no Naushika)[6]
1986 Laputa: Castle in the Sky (天空の城ラピュタ, Tenkū no Shiro Rapyuta) / Laputa: Castle in the Sky
1987 柳川堀割物語 (Yanagawa Horiwari Monogatari) / The Story of Yanagawa's Canals
chief director, scriptwriter, documentary film of culture
1988 Grave of the Fireflies (火垂るの墓, Hotaru no Haka)
based on the novel of Akiyuki Nosaka (野坂昭如)
1989 Kiki's Delivery Service (魔女の宅急便, Majo no Takkyuubin) / Witch's Delivery Service
based on the Children's literature of Eiko Kadono (角野栄子)
1990 赤毛のアン-グリーンゲイブルズへの道- (Akage no An – Guriin Geiburuzu eno Michi -) / Anne of red hair, Road to Green Gables
edited the TV series again for a movie. original run: September, 1990
direction / editing
1991 Only Yesterday (おもひでぽろぽろ, Omohide Poro Poro) / Memory like rain (in drops)
chief director, scriptwriter, translated lyrics of the theme song
1994 Pom Poko (総天然色漫画映画 平成狸合戦ぽんぽこ, Sou- Tennensyoku Manga Eiga - Heisei Tanuki Gassen Pon Poko) / Total natural colour comic movie - Heisei era raccoon dog battle Pom Poko
original, chief director, scriptwriter
1999 My Neighbors the Yamadas (ホーホケキョ となりの山田くん, Hōhokekyo Tonari no Yamada-kun)
based on the caricature of Hisaichi Ishii (いしいひさいち)
2003 Winter Days (冬の日, Fuyu no Hi)
he participated in this movie with 35 animation creators in the world
2013 The Tale of the Princess Kaguya
based on The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter
Translator & director of Japanese dubs/subtitles for Ghibli Museum Library films
Kirikou et la Sorcière (キリクと魔女 Kiriku to Majo)
Les Triplettes de Belleville (ベルヴィル・ランデブー Beruviru Randebu)
Princes et princesses (プリンス&プリンセス, Purinsu ando Purinsesu)
Le Roi et l'oiseau (王と鳥 Ō to Tori)
Moya Iyubov (春のめざめ Haru no Mezame)
Azur et Asmar (アズールとアスマール, Azūru to Asumāru)
↑ Arsene Lupin III // Nausicaa.net
↑ Conversations on Ghibli: Movie Night - Arsene Lupin III 1x01
↑ Ōtsuka Yasuo no Ugokasu Yorokobi DVD. Studio Ghibli. 2004.
↑ This was originally a project for the TV series. To make this work an animated cartoon, three people (Isao Takahata, Hayao Miyazaki, and Yoichi Kotabe) transferred the register from major Toei Animation to A production of the small-scale(at that time). Director: Isao Takahata, character design / animation director: Yoichi Kotabe, scene setting / screen constitution: Hayao Miyazaki. However, the permission of the author had not been finally granted and the plan were frustrated. therefore the unfinished film was diverted to Panda! Go, Panda!.
↑ He planned to become a supervisor on a Japanese side, but he secedes from the project with Hayao Miyazaki by the dissension with an American side. And, they have resigned "Telecom animation film" of the affiliated company.
↑ When the producer's work was requested, Takahata held the complicated feeling for his working for the movie of Miyazaki who drew pictures for works of Takabata before at first. However, he undertook the work finally by the persuasion of Toshio Suzuki, "Do not you help a troubled friend?"
Isao Takahata information at nausicaa.net
Isao Takahata GhibliWorld.com: The Ultimate Ghibli Collection Site
Isao Takahata Interview on GhibliWorld.com: a Personal Conversation with Isao Takahata
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June 23, 2015 | Published in David Bowie
A new David Bowie box set is due out in September via Parlophone Records, covering the early years of Bowie's career.
The retrospective set, titled Five Years: 1969 – 1973 features 10 albums (12 discs/13 LPs) including David Bowie (Space Oddity), The Man Who Sold The World, Hunky Dory, PinUps, Aladdin Sane, The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars as well as two live albums and a first-ever pressing of a 2003 mix of The Rise and Fall Of Ziggy Stardust previously only available on DVD.
The CD and Vinyl editions of the set include photos, producer notes, vintage review and a foreword by Ray Davies of The Kinks.
Five Years: 1969-1973 is due out September 25th.
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Montauk's Jayma Cardoso honored at Surfrider's One Ocean 'Women Making Waves' benefit
On July 13, the Surfrider Foundation will host its 5th annual One Ocean event in Montauk, New York, to support the protection of clean water and healthy beaches. With the theme, 'Women Making Waves,' this year's high-profile event will honor coastal activist and owner of the Surf Lodge, Jayma Cardoso. Limited tickets are now available for the gourmet seated dinner, or the cocktail hour with live music.
"Surfrider's One Ocean event brings together leaders from the fashion, surf, finance, business and music industries to support clean water and healthy beaches," said Surfrider's CEO, Dr. Chad Nelsen. "This year, we're excited to celebrate the many visionary and dedicated women – the scientists, attorneys, policy experts, teachers, volunteers and surfers – who are fighting to protect our ocean, waves and beaches. We're especially pleased to honor Jayma Cardoso, who has made substantial investments to ensure the Surf Lodge reduces plastic pollution and advances clean water."
A successful creator and owner of prominent businesses in New York, Jayma Cardoso has played a major role in rallying the local community to protect the coasts. After launching the celebrity-infused Surf Lodge in Montauk more than ten years ago, Jayma spearheaded upgrades that will bring cleaner water to one of New York's most significant coastal areas. In addition, Jayma has demonstrated her commitment to ocean protection with initiatives to eliminate single-use plastic in the Montauk business community.
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Sujihiki vs. Yanagiba: Which One Is Better for You?
Japan is one of the leading countries in seafood consumption, and it has been this way for centuries. Japanese cuisine revolves around seafood, and the tools needed to prepare dishes are somewhat different than those found in the western hemisphere.
When thinking about slicing and filleting fish, a handful of Japanese kitchen knives come to mind. These are Sujihiki and Yanagiba. This article will detail the characteristics of Sujihiki and Yanagiba, compare the two, help you decide on which one to get, and briefly go over other Japanese fish knives.
What is Sujihiki?
Sujihiki characteristics
Sujihiki uses
What is Yanagiba?
Yanagiba characteristics
Yanagiba uses
Comparison: Sujihiki and Yanagiba differences
Which one should you choose?
Alternatives to Sujihiki and Yanagiba
Translating from Japanese to fresh slicer, Sujihiki is one of the main slicing knives. Sujihiki is primarily used for slicing fish and boneless meats. It's basically the Japanese equivalent of a carving knife, but a lot thinner. After all, Japanese cuisine requires lots of delicate and thinly sliced cuts.
Sujihiki features a narrow blade between 8 and 12 inches long.
The edge is double beveled like western kitchen knives.
Sujihiki has a thin blade profile. At its spine, the widest point, it's 2mm to 3mm thick.
As it's a popular specialty knife, Sujihiki comes with both carbon steel and stainless steel options.
Sujihiki has a pointy tip that makes slits easier to remove unwanted fats and tissue.
Sujihiki is your typical carving knife with a Japanese touch. The narrow blade creates little friction, allowing you to easily slide the blade through the meats while ensuring the slices are tear-free. The primary uses of Sujihiki include carving boneless animal protein and filleting large fish in a single sweep. Anything you can do with a carving knife, you can do so with a Sujihiki.
Yanagiba, also known as Yanagi or sushi knife, is very similar to the Sujihiki in terms of blade design. The difference is at the blade's edge, where the distinction comes. Unlike Sujihiki, Yanagiba is a single bevel knife. A double bevel kitchen knife has a V-shaped edge grounded equally on both sides, whereas a single bevel knife like the Yanagiba has only one side forming the cutting edge.
Yanagiba's single bevel edge and the narrow blade profile make it excellent at thinly slicing fish as well as filleting. This makes Yanagiba the perfect sushi knife. Countless Japanese sushi chefs rely on their Yanagiba to prepare fish.
Yanagiba has a narrow blade that's 8 to 14 inches long.
It has a single bevel edge, which changes the way you cut and sharpen the knife.
The single bevel edge and the blade design make it one of the best knives to fillet and slice fish in one clean motion.
Yanagiba has a thicker blade than the Sujihiki at 0.35mm to 0.45mm.
Most Japanese Yanagiba is made from carbon steel, with other steel options.
Yanagiba is referred to as the sushi knife as it's primarily used for cutting raw fish. Though it's somewhat thick at the spine, Yanagiba has a slightly thinner edge than most Japanese kitchen knives, including Sujihiki. Japanese chefs utilize Yanagiba in all aspects of sushi making and any other dish requiring thinly sliced fish. In addition to fish, Yanagiba is also good for cutting any raw boneless meats, especially if thin slices are what you're looking to get.
At first glance, both knives look pretty identical, but with a closer look, you'll spot some of the differences that make each knife unique. Here is a rundown of the differences between Sujihiki and Yanagiba.
The edge difference between the Sujihiki and Yanagiba knife is where the real difference shows up. Much of the distinction between the single bevel and double bevel kitchen knives apply to the differences in Sujihiki and Yanagiba. Because the blades are similarly designed, it changes how you cut, slice, and fillet with the knife.
When you cut an ingredient with Sujihiki, whether it's raw fish, meat, or vegetables and fruits, the food that's cut is pushed on both sides. This creates an even, flat slice. The Yanagiba knife is just as delicate and precise, but the single bevel edge moves the food in one direction, all while steering towards the cutting angle.
This difference may not seem a big deal at first. That could be true to some extent. For example, Sujihiki will cut a tomato perfectly in half in a straight line, but Yanagiba will pull towards the cutting angle. This isn't something that matters as much, but when butchering certain meats like beef and lamb, this can tear the slices and create unwanted resistance on the edge, which can damage the blade altogether.
It also has to do with the way you hold the knife. If you cut against the cutting edge with Yanagiba, meaning that you flip the knife or slice from left to right, it can both damage the ingredient and the knife's edge. However, this depends on where the cutting edge is formed. Learn more about the differences in single bevel knives for left and right-handed cooks.
Additionally, the edge on Yanagiba is much thinner than Sujihiki. The thinner edge gives a sharper blade overall and makes cutting and slicing easier.
The way the blade is designed in Sujihiki and Yanagiba is pretty much the same, except for the attributes of single and double bevel edges. Because the cutting angle is formed on only one side in single bevel knives, the other is flat. This isn't the same with double bevel alternatives, where the blade is grounded equally on both sides, creating a V cutting edge.
This difference between Sujihiki and Yanagiba can be identified on the blade. You take a Sujihiki, and the edge is just like any other western kitchen knife. Yanagiba, on the other hand, is not so much. One side of the blade is completely flat as if it was a piece of steel, not a blade. Flip it over, and you'll reveal where the cutting edge is grounded. Other than these, both look pretty much identical.
Even though Yanagiba has a thinner edge than Sujihiki, it's generally heavier. This excess weight is mainly due to the thicker spine. Japanese chefs prefer putting their forefinger on the knife's spine to apply downward pressure. A slight pressure on the spine allows the chef to move the blade precisely as if it was an extension of their arm, perfect for preparing raw fish for sushi and sashimi.
The extra weight in Yanagiba aids in slicing fish vertically and creates less friction. The result of this is tear-free slices that are intact. As this is the outcome you'd want when cutting fish, considering it's a lot more delicate than beef or poultry, Yanagiba's extra weight becomes an advantage.
The lightweight of Sujihiki could also be advantageous, depending on your preferences. A knife lighter in weight is always better when using it for prolonged periods. It will put less strain on your wrist, and you'll be able to work for hours at a time comfortably.
Both the Sujihiki and Yanagiba are specialty knives, but one is more versatile than the other. Sujihiki is an all-rounder carving and slicing knife that you can utilize to cut any ingredient that isn't dense.
This means no large cuts of meats with bones as it won't be able to cut through them, but overall great for deboning. Not to say that Yanagiba can't handle these – just not as proficient as the Sujihiki.
That said, wherever the long narrow blade may come in handy, you can use Sujihiki – but Yanagiba, not so much. If it's solely filleting and slicing fish you're after, Yanagiba is a far better option than Sujihiki, as it is the intended purpose of the knife. However, when you need something versatile enough to take on other ingredients than just fish, including vegetables and fruits, you'll find Sujihiki to be a more suitable knife.
Traditional Japanese knives are made from carbon steel. This applies to both Sujihiki and Yanagiba.
Since Sujihiki is more versatile and a better kitchen knife for western cuisine, it's more popular. You can utilize Sujihiki for meats, poultry, and other boneless animal protein. These additional uses than just filleting and slicing fish make it an all-rounder carving and slicing knife with a Japanese touch, making it a great alternative to the typical carving knife.
One difference in western knives is that they're almost always made from stainless steel. The idea of possessing a kitchen knife that doesn't have anti-corrosive attributes isn't a good one for many European and American cooks. As Sujihiki is more prevalent in the West than Yanagiba, stainless steel options are more apparent. It might be challenging to find a Japanese Yanagiba knife made from stainless steel, whereas a stainless steel Sujihiki is easy to find.
Right off the bat, we can say that if you're a home cook, you're mostly better off with a Sujihiki. If you're filleting and slicing fish on a commercial scale, Yanagiba is a much superior knife that will speed up a lot of the things you're already doing.
Look at the ingredients you cut and see if the single bevel edge would be beneficial or a disadvantage. This alone can help you decide on the right knife for the job. However, as with any other kitchen knife, many variables go into it. If you're willing to spend a sizeable amount of money on knives, why not get both? Use Sujihiki on meats and poultry and take out the Yanagiba for fish.
All in all, though, Sujihiki is generally a better option for home cooks due to its versatility. In contrast, a Yanagiba would be more suitable if you prepare fish every day.
There are other Japanese kitchen knives similar to Sujihiki and Yanagiba – at least for slicing and filleting. You might find the following knives more appropriate for the tasks you have in mind.
In terms of intention, Deba is very comparable to Yanagiba, but it has a totally different blade design. The biggest challenge with narrow blades is removing the head when working with fish. Japanese Deba has a considerably thick spine that allows making powerful cuts and a thin edge to cut a fillet in a single sweep. Perfect for filleting fish from start to finish.
Like Sujihiki and Yanagiba, Takobiki has a long narrow blade but with a blunt end. It has a thinner blade than Yanagiba that serves the same purpose – to fillet and slice fish. It's mainly used for preparing sashimi. The story goes it was disrespectful for chefs to point their knives at their customers, especially nobility, and the Takobini's flat, blunt edge somewhat was okay. The rectangular shape of the blade makes the knife well-balanced and makes it easier to cut problematic ingredients.
Unlike other knives listed in this article, Kiritsuke isn't exactly a specialty knife. It's seen as a combination of Yanagiba and Usuba, the Japanese vegetable knife. Many chefs use Kiritsuke to both slice fish and prepare vegetables. The flat edge allows Japanese chefs to chop and dice ingredients effortlessly. Although you can use Kiritsuke as a slicer, it's one of the few all-rounder Japanese knives that can be utilized in many tasks.
Learn more about Kiritsuke.
Both Yanagiba and Sujihiki are great Japanese knives that can benefit you. Get a Yanagiba to fillet and slice if you work with fish regularly. Just mind the single bevel edge as it's more delicate.
On the other hand, if an all-rounder slicer to make fine cuts on all boneless animal proteins is what you need, Sujihiki is the knife that will significantly assist you in the kitchen. Get yourself a nice salmon knife in HDMD collection here.
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Huawei Smart Screen S, Smart Screen S Pro TV Models With Full-HD Camera, 4K Resolution Launched
Huawei Smart Screen S and Smart Screen S Pro smart TV models have been launched in China. The Smart Screen S is offered in three sizes, 55-, 65-, and 75-inch, while the Huawei Smart Screen S Pro is offered in 65- and 75-inch sizes. They all come 4K resolution and all the models, except for the Smart Screen S 55-inch, also come with 120Hz refresh rate displays. All the new models have narrow bezels and the Pro models come with a detachable full-HD camera as well.
Huawei Smart Screen S, Huawei Smart Screen S Pro: Price
The 55-inch Huawei Smart Screen S is priced at CNY 3,299 (roughly Rs. 37,200), the 65-inch model costs CNY 4,999 (roughly Rs. 46,400), and the 75-inch model is priced at CNY 6,999 (roughly Rs. 79,000), as per their listings on Vmall. Huawei Smart Screen S Pro comes in a 65-inch model that costs CNY 5,699 (roughly Rs. 64,300) and a 75-inch model that costs CNY 7,999 (roughly Rs. 90,200). The models are offered in a single Interstellar Black colour option.
The Huawei Smart Screen S and Smart Screen S Pro models are up for pre-booking in China. The Smart Screen S 55-inch will go on sale starting December 28. All the other models, except Smart Screen Pro 55-inch, will go on sale on January 10. Huawei also said that the Smart Screen S 55-inch will get a 120Hz refresh rate mode that will go on sale with the Smart Screen S Pro 55-inch in March 2021.
Huawei Smart Screen S, Huawei Smart Screen S Pro: Specifications, features
Huawei Smart Screen S comes in 55-inch, 65-inch, and 75-inch options, while the Smart Scree S Pro comes in 65-inch and 75-inch options, all of which offer 4K LCD with 92 percent coverage of DCI-P3 colour space, 5,000:1 contrast ratio, and 16:9 aspect ratio. The 55-inch model of the Smart Screen S comes with a 60Hz refresh rate and 300 nits of peak brightness. All the other Smart Screen S and Smart Screen S Pro models come with 120Hz refresh rate displays with 350 nits of peak brightness. The new TV models are powered by the Honghu Smart Chip that includes a quad-core CPU with two Cortex-A73 cores and two Cortex-A53 cores. There is also a quad-core Mali-G51 MP4 GPU.
The TV models come with 3GB of RAM and up to 32GB of storage. Audio is handled by two 10W full frequency speakers and two 10W high frequency speakers. Connectivity options include dual-band Wi-Fi, and HDMI 2.0, AV (3 in 1), USB 3.0, SPDIF, and RJ45 ports. The remote control comes with near-field voice with six microphones for far-field voice.
Huawei Smart Screen S Pro models also come with a detachable full-HD (1,920×1,080 pixels) camera with 180-degree of adjustment. This allows you to transfer a video call to the TV. The Smart Screen TV models run HarmonyOS.
Which is the best TV under Rs. 25,000? We discussed this on Orbital, our weekly technology podcast, which you can subscribe to via Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or RSS, download the episode, or just hit the play button below.
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Obsessed TV Report Card: Madam Secretary
Women in Washington are to TV like Kendall Jenner is to the fashion runway: everywhere, all of a sudden. We've got Carrie Mathison, Olivia Pope, Claire Underwood, Selina Meyer—and now, Secretary of State Elizabeth McCord (played by Tea Leoni). After watching the series premiere of Madam Secretary, McCord became one of my favorites of the bunch: She's not as cold and calculating as Mrs. Underwood, less frenetic than Mathison, not sleeping with the President and quivering at his touch like Ms. Pope. But, I admit, it did take me a little while to get there with McCord. Madam Secretary opens as all modern political dramas do nowadays: In a Middle Eastern country and establishing some terrorist tensions. In Homeland, it was Carrie in Baghdad learning from a prisoner that an American POW had been turned. In Secretary, it is two American teens becoming imprisoned in Syria for alleged terrorist ties. Flash back to the U.S. and we get the basics for the series: McCord is a former CIA agent who now teaches at the University of Virginia but is tapped by the President (her former boss and head of the CIA) to be Secretary of State after the current cabinet
By Lynsey Eidell
Women in Washington are to TV like Kendall Jenner is to the fashion runway: everywhere, all of a sudden. We've got Carrie Mathison, Olivia Pope, Claire Underwood, Selina Meyer—and now, Secretary of State Elizabeth McCord (played by Tea Leoni). After watching the series premiere of Madam Secretary, McCord became one of my favorites of the bunch: She's not as cold and calculating as Mrs. Underwood, less frenetic than Mathison, not sleeping with the President and quivering at his touch like Ms. Pope. But, I admit, it did take me a little while to get there with McCord.
Madam Secretary opens as all modern political dramas do nowadays: In a Middle Eastern country and establishing some terrorist tensions. In Homeland, it was Carrie in Baghdad learning from a prisoner that an American POW had been turned. In Secretary, it is two American teens becoming imprisoned in Syria for alleged terrorist ties. Flash back to the U.S. and we get the basics for the series: McCord is a former CIA agent who now teaches at the University of Virginia but is tapped by the President (her former boss and head of the CIA) to be Secretary of State after the current cabinet member's plane goes down over the Atlantic. McCord accepts under the premise that she is going to help "effect real change in the world" (political naivete at its finest).
At this point, I was thinking that all seems well and good (and had forgiven the various cliches). But just when I let my guard down and started to get comfortable, that's when the bumps in the road started to arrive. For a show that is supposed to be focused on a powerful woman, there were several anti-feminist offenses that started to sway my positive feelings in the opposite direction. For instance:
The President wants McCord to work with a stylist. Granted McCord isn't sporting any outfits from The Limited Scandal collection, but I didn't see anything wrong with her power suits. And shouldn't the President be more focused on her job performance than her appearance?
McCord questioning her husband's sexual attraction to her in light of her new position of power. I mean, come on. Why does this even have to be brought up? Up until that point in the show, their relationship seemed completely secure and mutually respectful—a relationship that wouldn't be rocked in the slightest by McCord's new role.
Her aides telling her to go with fluff over fact for a statement. "I just don't think now is a great time for substance." Sorry, did she use too many big words for you?
The President choosing his Chief of Staff to carry out Operation Stupid Kids over McCord. Granted her first shot at rescuing the American teens was foiled by bad intel. But (1.) that was not really her fault, and (2.) what politician hasn't made a mistake in his career. To see the President so quickly turn on her (wasn't he just saying how he wants her to help him change the world?) was a big disappointment.
Just as I was about to give up on the show and its leading lady, it made another turn—and this one for the better. Secretary McCord decides she's not going to listen to the men telling her no (Who cares if one is the President? No big deal) and take the situation into her own hands, working her back channels to arrange for the teens' safe return. Then, to further prove she's doing things her way, she ignores her aides' suggestions to not bring up global health issues at a state dinner with the king of Swaziland—and does it anyway. The teens are saved from execution in Syria, the king of Swaziland agrees to change his national health agenda, and Secretary McCord is back on top. High-five!
Now that I look back on the episode in its entirety, the ebbs and flows that McCord experiences are similar to the struggles and victories that every woman in a power position faces today. Through it all, McCord appears both intelligent and likable, cementing her spot on my list of favorite fictional lady pols. Let's see if she stays there as the weeks continue on.
How did you guys feel? Are you on #TeamMcCord or still on the fence?
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