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Uzbekistan Power Sector Growth Driven By Gas Projects
Fitch Solutions / Infrastructure / Uzbekistan / Fri 26 Jun, 2020
Gas-fired projects will be the main source of opportunities in Uzbekistan's power construction sector.
A concept note released by the government of Uzbekistan also suggests that non-hydro renewable energy will play an increasingly important role in the country's energy mix over the next decade.
We expect gas-fired projects to be the main source of opportunities for contractors in Uzbekistan's power sector over the next decade. Uzbekistan's has been relying on its large natural gas reserves for energy production over the past decades – more than 80% of the total power generation mix is contributed by thermal power plants (TPP), of which the large majority is believed to be reliant on natural gas. Over the next decade, the government will focus on adding gas power capacity, as well as improving the efficiency of existing generators through the use of technology. According to our proprietary Infrastructure Key Projects Database, there are a total of 16 major power & grid infrastructure projects currently at the planning and construction stages, of which three are gas-fired projects accounting for more than 75% of the total project value.
Gas Projects Dominate Power Pipeline
Uzbekistan – Value of Projects At Planning, Construction Stages by Sector, USDmn
Source: Fitch Solutions Key Projects Database
Details of more projects have also been released by the Uzbek Ministry of Energy in Q2 2020, through a concept note detailing the country's energy policy from 2020-2030. Details of selected major gas projects can be found below:
Navoi TPP: Phase 2 of the Navoi TPP project consists of the construction of a third combined cycle gas turbine (CCGT) plant with a capacity of 650MW, along with a 500kV/220kV substation and a 220kV transmission line linking the two facilities. At an estimated cost of USD1.45bn, the project is supported by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), and is expected to begin operations in 2023/24. A fourth CCGT plant with the same capacity is currently under planning, with plans to commission by 2024/25.
Syrdarya TPPs: The concept note included plans to develop two new TPPs in the Syrdarya region near Tashkent with a total capacity of 2,600MW-3,000MW. Though the note does not provide elaboration on project details, we believe one of these projects is the Shirin CCGT project, for which a 25-year power purchase agreement between the Ministry of Energy and Saudi Arabia based firm ACWA Power was reached in March 2020. These plants are expected to be commissioned in 2023/24.
Non-hydro renewable projects are expected to gain traction over the next decade, following the formalisation of plans to develop a low-carbon energy strategy through the release of the Ministry of Energy's concept note. According to the note, the government intends to reduce the country's reliance on natural gas from the current 83% to 50% by 2030, simultaneously boosting non-hydro renewables capacity from almost negligible in 2020 to 15% by 2030. While the government had already taken its first steps in developing the renewable energy sector, through the introduction of the Renewable Energy Law in May 2019, we believe that the development of Uzbekistan's renewable energy sector is still at its nascent stage. The law will provide guidance on project bidding, energy pricing and incentives, but we expect frameworks and policies to continuously improve and evolve over the next decade as Uzbekistan advances the learning curve. Hence, in the short-term, we expect the government to encounter challenges in project implementation and ensuring financial sustainability of projects, especially as electricity produced via natural gas is likely to be more cost-competitive than the planned wind or solar power plants.
Ambitious Targets Set For Solar And Wind
Uzbekistan – Target Hydro, Solar and Wind Capacity, GW
Source: Ministry of Energy Uzbekistan, Fitch Solutions
The government aims to install 5GW of solar capacity by 2030, and this is achieved through the construction of solar PV plants with capacities ranging from 100 to 500MW in the central and southern regions of the country (e.g Djizzak, Samarkand, Bukhara, Kashkadarya and Surkhandarya regions). Solar PV plants with total capacity of over 300MW will be gradually be equipped with industrial scale power storage systems to ensure stabilisation of intermittent generation and regulate peak loads. Also, the government aims to have 3GW of wind power capacity by 2030, with wind farms mainly planned for the north-western region of the country (the Republic of Karakalpakstan and Navoi region). These plants are expected to have capacities ranging from 100MW to 500MW. Selected non-hydro renewable deals in the pipeline can be found below:
In March 2020, the Ministry of Energy had shortlisted 54 bidders in response to an expressions of interest (EoI) for the development of 200MW solar park project in the Sherabad district in Surkhandarya province. Shortlisted bidders include Voltalia, Total Eren, Engie and Fotowatio Renewable Ventures. The winning bidder will design, finance, build, own and operate the farm along with a 220kV substation and a 52km transmission line. The scheme is part of a joint development with Asian Development Bank. National Electric Networks of Uzbekistan will buy output from project for 25 years. A request for EoIs for the development of solar parks in Kattakurgan district of Samarkand region and in Gallaorol district of Jizzakh region had also been issued.
Masdar Clean Energy had signed an investment agreement with the government of Uzbekistan in June 2020 for the development of a 500MW wind facility. The USD600mn project will be constructed in the Navoi region, and Masdar will be responsible for the design, finance, construction and operation of the facility, which is expected to have an annual output of 1.9GWh. Construction is due to start by end-2020 with the first 250MW phase likely to start operations in mid-2022. The plant is slated to become fully operational in 2024.
List Of Major Power Projects
Project Name Sub Sector Value (USDmn) Size Unit Companies Status Timeframe End
Navoi Thermal Power Plant Expansion - Unit III, Navoi Gas 1,454 600 MW Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)[Financier]{Japan},Government of Uzbekistan[Sponsor]{Uzbekistan} At planning stage 2025
Shirin Combined Cycle Gas-Turbine Power Project, Sirdarya Gas 1,200 1500 MW Uzbekistan Ministry of Energy[Sponsor]{Uzbekistan},ACWA Power[Operator]{Saudi Arabia},Uzbekistan Ministry of Investments and Foreign Trade (MIFT)[Sponsor]{Uzbekistan} At planning stage na
Turakurgan Thermal Power Plant (TPP), Namangan Gas 1,100 900 MW Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems (MHPS)[Construction]{Japan},Tokyo Electric Power Services Co.[Consultant/Project Management]{Japan},Uzbekenergo[Sponsor]{Uzbekistan},Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)[Financier]{Japan},Calik Enerji[Construction]{Turkey},Uzbekistan Reconstruction and Development Fund[Financier]{Uzbekistan} Under construction 2019
Navoiy Wind Power Plant Project, Navoiy Wind - Onshore 600 500 MW Government of Uzbekistan[Sponsor]{Uzbekistan},Masdar[Operator]{United Arab Emirates} At planning stage 2024
Ellikala (Karakalpakstan) - Karakul (Bukhara) High Voltage Transmission Line Grid Infrastructure 190 500 kV Asian Development Bank (ADB)[Financier]{Philippines},Uzbekenergo[Sponsor]{Uzbekistan} Project finance closure 2017


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Title: E3 2007
Subject: Gamepad, Lost Odyssey, Resident Evil 5, Mass Effect (video game), Killzone 2, Fallout 3, Donkey Kong Barrel Blast, Eternal Sonata, Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts, Wii Zapper
The history of the E3 began with its creation in 1996 and has continued through the latest expo in 2013. The conference was known as the Electronic Entertainment Expo from 1996 to 2006. In 2007 and 2008, the conference was known as the E3 Media and Business Summit. The 2009 event's name reverted to the Electronic Entertainment Expo.
1 Electronic Entertainment Expo (1995–2006)
2 E3 Media and Business Summit (2007–2008)
2.1 2007 (July 11–13)
3 Electronic Entertainment Expo (2009–)
3.1 2009 (June 2–4)
3.2 2010 (June 15–17)
Electronic Entertainment Expo (1995–2006)
The first E3 featured the start of Sony's entrance into the video game industry with its PlayStation. Sega's Saturn was ready to try and take advantage of the year head start it would have over Nintendo, who at the time had announced its Ultra 64 system (later renamed Nintendo 64) would be released in the summer of the following year.[1] Nintendo used the event to unveil its Virtual Boy system, which turned out to be a commercial failure. Some of the games that were shown and garnered attention were Battle Arena Toshinden, Ridge Racer, Panzer Dragoon, Virtua Fighter, and D. Several game videos were shown for both the PlayStation and Saturn.
SNK also showed and announced the release of the Neo Geo CD. Though it was only the first year for E3, the show proved to be the premier event for gaming in the US. The expo received 50,000 attendees.[2]
The event continued to grow and become a common place for the unveiling of new products. In 1996, Nintendo's press conference unveiled the Nintendo 64 and Super Mario 64 in the U.S. Capcom previewed the first game of their survival horror franchise Resident Evil, as well as their first 3D fighting game for PlayStation, Star Gladiator. Namco showed its PlayStation version of Tekken 2. Naughty Dog showed its first PlayStation offering, Crash Bandicoot and Sega showed its next mascot with Nights into Dreams... for the Saturn (also debuting its analog controller). Eidos Interactive showed off its multiplatform star in Tomb Raider. The Unreal Engine was shown for the first time by Epic MegaGames, but no actual Unreal gameplay. StarCraft also had its debut in a very early build of the game. Square showed its first PlayStation offering with Tobal No. 1 and showed a video of the most anticipated role playing game of the time, Final Fantasy VII. The event ran from May 16 through May 18 in Los Angeles, California.
In 1997, E3 was held in Atlanta, Georgia, where some of what would become the most popular first-person shooter games were unveiled, such as Half-Life and Unreal. Other first person shooters included Sin, Daikatana, Prey, Quake II and Star Wars Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II. In addition, the stealth action game Metal Gear Solid for the PlayStation was unveiled as well as Panzer Dragoon Saga for the Saturn. Superman, the 1999 video game for Nintendo 64, was also shown at E3 1997 and has been considered "one of the worst video games of all time". The expo received 40,000 attendees.[2]
In 1998, Half-Life made an appearance at E3 in its final development stage. Duke Nukem Forever was shown for the first time. A Prey trailer was also shown. Monolith Productions exhibited two new first person shooters, Blood II: The Chosen and Shogo: Mobile Armor Division. The final version of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time was also presented. The event was again held in Atlanta, Georgia. The expo received 70,000 attendees, a 75% increase over the previous year's event.[2]
1999 saw the dawn of a new generation of consoles. The Dreamcast, the first sixth generation era console, was featured. Nintendo announced the Dolphin which was the Nintendo GameCube codename. The event from here on ran usually in Los Angeles, California.
In 2000, the PlayStation 2 and Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty were featured, as was the Xbox early dev and Halo: Combat Evolved when it was still a 3rd person PC game. The Dreamcast showcased its second gen games including Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes. Nintendo was still backing the N64 and some rumors of the Game Boy Advance had started. Epic Games, as they were named from then on (they dropped the "Mega-" to make the name more catchy), showcased Unreal Engine 2 for the first time, and also started the rumors of Unreal Warfare. The expo received 45,000 attendees.[2]
In 2001, the Nintendo GameCube and the Xbox, two new systems, were featured. They would both be released later in the year.
Microsoft held its press conference unveiling their first season of games for the Xbox. Some notable mentions include: Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee, Enclave, Jet Set Radio Future, Amped: Freestyle Snowboarding, Mad Dash, Project Gotham Racing, Project Ego, Medal of Honor: Allied Assault, Dead or Alive 3, Gunvalkyrie and Halo: Combat Evolved.
Nintendo also made its first American unveiling of the GameCube in this event. Some notable games included Luigi's Mansion, Pikmin, Wave Race: Blue Storm, Super Smash Bros. Melee, Super Mario Sunshine, Cel Damage, Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem, Super Monkey Ball, and Star Fox Adventures. Nintendo's Game Boy Advance, unveiled at an earlier Spaceworld was almost absent from E3 2001.
This year was also the last E3 appearance of the Dreamcast. Some games included Sonic Adventure 2, Ooga Booga, and Bomberman Online. It was held in Los Angeles. The expo received 62,000 attendees, a 37.78% increase over the previous year's event.[2]
Despite the loss of Sega as a platform holder, the 2002 E3 continued the trend of bigger and bigger shows. Along with unveiling Xbox Live, Microsoft hosted numerous games like Blinx: The Time Sweeper, Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell, Dead to Rights, Unreal Championship, Panzer Dragoon Orta, Ninja Gaiden, and the never to be released B.C.
Nintendo GameCube games previewed on this show included Super Mario Sunshine, The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, Metroid Prime, Star Fox Adventures, TimeSplitters 2, Resident Evil Zero, Wario World, Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc, Aggressive Inline, Phantasy Star Online, and 1080° Avalanche. They also unveiled the first major wireless controller, the Wavebird, with Super Mario Sunshine being played with it. Nintendo also supported the Game Boy Advance with The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, Kirby: Nightmare in Dreamland, Doom II, Reign of Fire, and Super Monkey Ball Jr.. They also showed how you could connect with the Nintendo GameCube for special content, as demonstrated in a co-op mode for The Wind Waker.
PlayStation 2 games featured included Colin McRae Rally 3, Ratchet & Clank, Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus, Red Dead Revolver, The Getaway and Kingdom Hearts.
PC game makers also made an appearance, revealing Doom 3 for the first time. Age of Mythology and Warcraft III were also previewed.
In, 2003, Half-Life 2 was unveiled, a Halo 2 single player demo using an experimental lighting engine (which was not used in the final game) was shown and the PlayStation Portable was first mentioned. During this E3, exhibitors emphasized the rise of the MMORPG genre. The Sims 2 was also unveiled. The expo received 60,000 attendees.[2]
The last year to focus primarily on the sixth generation of consoles was 2004. A Halo 2 12 person capture the flag multiplayer demo was shown taking place on Zanzibar. The PlayStation Portable and Nintendo DS were featured. The first trailer for the second sixth generation Zelda game, later named The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess was shown. F.E.A.R. was unveiled, a teaser trailer being released shortly after. Unreal Engine 3 was demonstrated for the first time. Sony also announced that the PlayStation 3 would make an appearance at the next E3. The expo received 65,000 attendees, a 8.33% increase over the previous year's event.[2]
This was the first time the E3 convention was aired on television and all future conventions are now slated to air on the G4 network.
In 2005, the shift in focus continued with Sony debuting the PlayStation 3, albeit in unplayable form. Many of the games shown for the system were pre-rendered video. Nintendo unveiled their seventh generation console codenamed "Revolution" (later known as the Wii) along with the Game Boy Micro. However, Nintendo chose to keep the console's motion controllers secret until the 2005 Tokyo Game Show.[3] Microsoft also unveiled the Xbox 360 at their press conference, and a game which was not released until 2010, Alan Wake.
E3 2005—the 11th annual E3 summit—attracted 70,000 attendees, a 7.69% increase over the previous year's event.[2]
The 2006 E3 show focused on the upcoming releases of Sony's PlayStation 3 and Nintendo's Wii, along with the next wave of games for the Nintendo DS, Xbox 360, PlayStation Portable, and mobile phones. Several websites such as The Washington Post noted in retrospect that Nintendo 'stole the show'. They cited the long lines for attendees waiting to play the Wii.
Although these new seventh generation era consoles were exhibited, E3 2006 saw 60,000 attendees, a 14.29% decline over the previous year's event.[2]
Microsoft, holding its conference at the Chinese Theatre on Hollywood Boulevard, announced its plans for its current system, the Xbox 360. Bill Gates, founder of Microsoft, spoke of plans to integrate several Microsoft services into one entity with Live Anywhere. This service was planned to allow multiplayer games and communication possible between Xbox 360 and the (then unreleased) Windows Vista operating system for the PC. Microsoft also announced a significant expansion of its Xbox Live arcade service, promising many more arcade favorites in the near future. Upcoming games announced for the Xbox 360 included Halo 3, Grand Theft Auto IV, Hitman: Blood Money, The Sopranos: Road to Respect, Fable II, Gears of War, and Sonic the Hedgehog.
On Tuesday, Nintendo held their pre-E3 press conference at the Hollywood and Highland Centre. The firm announced the US launch date for the Nintendo DS Lite. Nintendo decided not to announce the price for the Wii during E3, stating they preferred to announce it closer to the console's launch in Q4 2006. The very first game for the Wii was Wii Sports, which was also the pack-in game. Upcoming games announced for the Wii included The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Metroid Prime 3: Corruption, Super Mario Galaxy, Sonic and the Secret Rings, Dragon Quest Swords: The Masked Queen and the Tower of Mirrors, Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers, Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn, Red Steel, Disaster: Day of Crisis, Project H.A.M.M.E.R., and Excite Truck. Upcoming games announced for the Nintendo DS included Final Fantasy III, New Super Mario Bros., The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass, Children of Mana, Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Blue Rescue Team, Dragon Quest Heroes: Rocket Slime, Yoshi's Island DS, Star Fox Command, Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Ring of Fates, Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin, Disney's American Dragon: Jake Long, Attack of the Dark Dragon, Diddy Kong Racing DS and Mario Hoops 3-on-3. Upcoming games announced for the Game Boy Advance included Final Fantasy V, Final Fantasy VI, and Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team. Upcoming games announced for the Nintendo GameCube included Super Paper Mario, DK Bongo Blast, The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, and Baten Kaitos Origins. The first two of these were instead released on the Wii, and the third released on the Wii and the GameCube.
On Monday evening, Sony Computer Entertainment held their pre-E3 press conference at the Sony Pictures Studio in Culver City. The company announced the prices of two versions of its upcoming PlayStation 3 console for which the release dates were previously confirmed. The PlayStation 3 would retail for $599. The company said they would release the console in 20GB and 60GB versions. Sony also revealed the Sixaxis controller, which was announced to include motion sensing technology. Upcoming games announced for the PlayStation 3 included Grand Theft Auto IV (which wasn't released until 2008), Warhawk, Eyedentify, Final Fantasy XIII, MotorStorm, Vision Gran Turismo (later named Gran Turismo HD Concept), and Genji: Days of the Blade. Upcoming games announced for the PSP included Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops, Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII, Killzone: Liberation, Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters, Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection, LocoRoco, Monster Hunter Freedom, Gangs of London, Valkyrie Profile: Lenneth, Sonic Rivals, Silent Hill: Origins (working title), Lemmings, and Ridge Racer.
In the days following Sony's conference, the presentation and historical inaccuracy of the game Genji: Days of the Blade was criticised and mocked by certain members of the gaming community, resulting in the Giant Enemy Crab meme.
E3 Media and Business Summit (2007–2008)
On July 31, 2006, the ESA announced that the expo would be downsized and restructured due to the overwhelming demand from the exhibitors.[4] On October 13, 2006, the new format of the show was detailed. Although E3 was originally envisioned as an expo open only to game industry professionals, it had grown in recent years to include greater numbers of bloggers and attendees who were not perceived to be industry professionals.[5] Many of these persons were excluded from the revised event, as the ESA announced that the new E3 would be by invitation only.[6][7]
It was originally speculated that because of these changes, independent developers may have been excluded, and subsequently damaged, in preference for larger game companies. But the ESA ultimately provided invitations for independent developers with "The Indie Games Showcase" booth. This was made possible through industry supporters, IndieCade and the International Game Developers Association.[8]
The move was widely criticized by those both within and outside the gaming industry,[9] notably by SimCity and Spore creator, Will Wright;
"It almost feels like a zombie at this point; it's the walking dead. It's such an abrupt end to what was E3, which had been this huge escalating arms race....Right now we're in this kind of dicey, do we have an event, what event is it, which one do we go to? I think we're in an uncomfortable transition zone when really the real E3 died a couple of years ago."[10]
2007 (July 11–13)
Attendance to E3 2007, the 13th annual E3 summit attracted only 10,000 attendees due to the scaled back nature of this show.[2] The summit was in Santa Monica, California, from July 11–13.
Microsoft announced that Disney movies would be coming to Xbox 360 Live Marketplace. Gears of War was announced to be coming to the PC. New trailers were shown for Halo 3 and Halo Wars. A Halo-themed Xbox 360 was also announced. Details on Sid Meier's Civilization Revolution and Fallout 3 were given. BioShock, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, and Assassin's Creed for Xbox 360, as well as Crysis for the PC were demoed. It was also announced that the Xbox 360 Elite would be coming to Europe on August 24, 2007. It was announced that the Xbox Live Video Marketplace would be released in Canada and select European countries in late 2007.[11]
Nintendo announced and demoed three new peripherals; the Wii Balance Board, Wii Zapper and Wii Wheel. The Wii Balance Board was announced to come packaged with the exercise-based game Wii Fit. The Wii Wheel was announced to be packaged with the newly announced Mario Kart Wii. The Wii Zapper was announced to come packaged with its own software at a low cost. Nintendo dated Super Smash Bros. Brawl for December 3, 2007, (though later in October 2007, the launch was delayed until February 10, 2008 and delayed again to March 9, 2008) and Super Mario Galaxy for November 12, 2007. De Blob, Contra 4, and Metroid Prime 3: Corruption were demoed, the last in near-complete form. A trailer for Soulcalibur Legends was shown at the conference. Nitrobike and Medal of Honor: Heroes 2 were announced, the latter including 32-player online play.
Sony announced that the 60 GB PlayStation 3 would be getting a US$100 price cut and a new 80 GB PlayStation would be coming packaged with MotorStorm for US$600 before E3 had started. An announcement made during E3 said that the price cut was made so Sony could clear all existing stock with the 60 GB PS3 and discontinue it (in America) when the 80 GB PS3 was released. A slimmer, more compact version of the PlayStation Portable was announced and demoed. Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, Gran Turismo 5, Resident Evil 5, and Star Wars: The Force Unleashed trailers were shown. Heavenly Sword, Killzone 2, Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction, Uncharted: Drake's Fortune, and Burnout Paradise were demoed. Silent Hill 5 was announced with a short teaser trailer.
Attendance to E3 2008, the 14th annual E3 summit had a reduced attendance once more of only 5,000, a 50% decline over the previous year's event.[2]
Microsoft released demos for Fallout 3, Gears of War 2, Fable II, Resident Evil 5, and Saints Row 2, among other games. Though not all demos were available for download on Xbox Marketplace, new trailers for them were added. Also, an Xbox 360 dashboard update scheduled for fall 2008, with a new user interface and avatar system, was previewed. Additional television and movie content from NBCUniversal and other providers was announced for Xbox Live, including support for Netflix instant-watch titles. A television-style gaming feature known as Primetime was shown with a game based on the game show 1 vs. 100 shown as an example, there were also hints at a Big Brother type game and also a Deal or No Deal one. Final Fantasy XIII was also announced to be released for Xbox 360 in Europe and North America.
Wii MotionPlus was announced by Nintendo on July 14, 2008. It connects with the expansion port at the bottom of the Wii Remote to boost its precision, and can render every movement in the wrist or arm to allow for a real-time response in gameplay when used in conjunction with the Sensor Bar and the Wii Remote's built-in functionality.[12][13] A demo for Wii Music was unveiled on July 15, revealing support for the Wii Balance Board, as well as the Wii Remote and Nunchuk. The Wii Speak peripheral was also introduced, a microphone device that allows remote communication between players that would debut with one of the announced games, Animal Crossing: City Folk, and be compatible with The Conduit, both games for the Wii.[14] Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars was announced alongside Guitar Hero: On Tour Decades and details on Spore Creatures, all games for the Nintendo DS. A sequel for Wii Sports, titled Wii Sports Resort, was revealed to be in development and to be released next spring. At a private roundtable conference, development of a new Pikmin game was confirmed, along with research for a new The Legend of Zelda game and two new Mario games.
Sony started its E3 presentation with a demo of Resistance 2. Details about an updated PlayStation Network were also released. These included Life With PlayStation and a new video download service that allows users to buy or rent movies from a large selection of movie publishers including Sony Pictures, Lionsgate, Warner Bros, Fox Home Entertainment, Disney, and MGM. Ratchet & Clank Future: Quest for Booty, a downloadable title from PSN, was previewed. Brief trailers of God of War III and other games were shown for the system. Sony announced the restart of the "Greatest Hits" list of games, releasing titles with high sales performances such as Assassin's Creed, Fight Night, Resistance: Fall of Man and more for $30 U.S. Other new titles were revealed including Resistance: Retribution for the PSP and MAG for the PS3. Sony also revealed they would be releasing a PSP bundle pack that included an Ice Silver PSP Slim and Lite, Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters, National Treasure: Book of Secrets on UMD, a voucher for Echochrome, and a 1GB Memory Stick Duo. Sony also announced an 80GB version of the PlayStation 3 was to be released for PAL and NTSC regions in August 2008, for the same price as the current 40GB model.
Electronic Entertainment Expo (2009–)
Electronic Entertainment Expos beginning from 2009 reverted to the show's previous format before its 2007 restructuring. The show was greatly expanded in terms of size from previous years, it has been reopened to all qualified computer and gaming audience. The first show to revert to this format, E3 2009, was widely well received by game makers who were rather disappointed by E3 2007 and 2008.[15]
2009 (June 2–4)
Main article: Electronic Entertainment Expo 2009
E3 2009 was the 15th Electronic Entertainment Expo, held from June 2 to June 4 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. The expo received 41,000 attendees,[16] a marked improvement of 720% over E3 2008, which saw an attendance of only 5,000.
New motion sensing devices were revealed for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, the PlayStation Move and Kinect first known as Project Natal respectively. Crysis 2, Halo: Reach, New Super Mario Bros. Wii, Golden Sun: Dark Dawn, Wii Vitality Sensor, WarioWare D.I.Y., Wii Fit Plus, Super Mario Galaxy 2, Metroid: Other M, Final Fantasy XIV, ModNation Racers, and Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker were announced at the show. Sony's new portable device, the PSP Go, was also announced.
2010 (June 15–17)
The 2010 show was held at the Los Angeles Convention Center.[17] Nintendo revealed The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, a Wii MotionPlus-compatible title in the The Legend of Zelda series, as well as the Nintendo 3DS handheld.[18] THQ's Danny Bilson stated that Saints Row: The Third would debut at E3 and dubbed it as "mind-blowing". Also, THQ has announced the debut for Red Faction: Armageddon at E3. As well as this, Kingdom Hearts 3D has been revealed. Microsoft has announced Kinect, (formerly known as Project Natal) and unveiled its new Xbox 360 S model, while Sony displayed its upcoming motion-sensing game controller for the PlayStation 3 named PlayStation Move. E3 2010 received 45,600 attendees, an 11.22% increase over E3 2009.[19]
E3 2011 was once again held at the Los Angeles Convention Center from June 7 to June 9. Nintendo announced the Wii U, their newest home console, it also announced Super Mario 3D Land for the Nintendo 3DS. Nintendo also celebrated the 25th anniversary of The Legend of Zelda by giving attendees a brand new trailer, including a bit of the story in The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword. Nintendo also announced the release of Mario Kart 7 for the 3DS, Star Fox 64 3D and much more. Square-Enix revealed more of the much anticipated Final Fantasy XIII-2 and it announced Hitman: Absolution. Microsoft also announced 2 new games in the Halo franchise, Halo 4 and Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary Edition, both which are in development at 343 Industries. Sony unveiled the final name for the NGP, the PlayStation Vita. It is set to come out in North America in February 2012 at a price of $249 for the WiFi version and $299 for the 3G version. Other notable games including BioShock Infinite, Mass Effect 3, Deus Ex: Human Revolution, Far Cry 3, Assassin's Creed: Revelations, Gears of War 3, Forza Motorsport 4, Prototype 2, Tomb Raider, SSX, Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier, Prey 2, Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception, Sonic Generations, Need for Speed: The Run, Rage, WWE '12, and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim were shown. Approximately 46,800 people were present at E3 2011, a 3% increase from E3 2010 and a 22% decline on E3 2006 attendance.[20]
E3 2012 was held in the Los Angeles Convention Center from June 5 to June 7. The expo saw 45,700 attendees, a 2.35% decline over the previous year's event.[2] The Wii U and all of its games were announced, including New Super Mario Bros. U, Nintendo Land and Wii Fit U.[21]
It was announced by the Entertainment Software Association (ESA), which owns E3, that the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) will remain in Los Angeles for the next three years. E3 2013 will take place June 11–13, 2013, at the Los Angeles Convention Center, L.A. LIVE, and a plethora of venues throughout downtown Los Angeles. It will be the 19th Electronic Entertainment Expo that will be held. Nintendo have stated that they will be foregoing a large scale presentation in favor of smaller presentations targeted at specific groups, following their string of Nintendo Direct presentations.[22] Microsoft is expected to showcase its software lineup for its next-generation console, which was revealed on May 21.[23] E3 2013 saw 48,200 attendees from 102 countries, a 5.47% increase over 2012.[24]
In an announcement regarding E3 2013, it was revealed that E3 2014 would be held at the LA Convention Center from June 10–12.[25]
History of the Tokyo Game Show
Gamespy's article "Ten Years of E3"
E3 Chronicles: The First 10 Years
Feed containing all E3 news from popular web sources
Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3)
Electronic Entertainment Expo
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The Russian Sleep Deprivation Experiment
This is a whacked out story about a crazy-assed experiment our friends the Russian's were performing in the 1940's. Folks just lost their damned minds during the 40's! Everybody was in the middle of doing these brutal and grotesque experiments in the name of science and defense back in the day, and that included the Russians. Why should they miss out on being sadistic bastards when everyone else was having their fun right?!
So, toward the end of the 1940s, these Soviet researchers seal five prison inmates in an airtight chamber and dosed them with one of their experimental stimulant gases so they could test to see the effects of prolonged sleep deprivation. So the room has this two way mirror in it. On the other side, were these "observers" a microphone and a camera, so yeah, it's safe to say the test subjects were monitored closely. Every moment of their movement, behavior and conversations was under constant surveillance. That's enough to make you go ape shit right there! So, what landed these prisoner in to this posh position? They were promised their freedom if they could stay awake for 30 days, no sleep, at all!
Well, the first few days of the experiment go by with no major issues or events. But, by the fifth day, the inmates start showing signs of stress. Their unknowingly broadcasted conversations were centering around them becoming a little hostile about their situation. After a day or so, they stopped speaking freely among themselves, instead they had started whispering back and forth between each other. Yeah, that was the first stages of paranoia setting in. I'm thinking stage two was when they started whispering to the microphones instead of interacting with their fellow cellmates. They were all whispering the same kind of things: they where spilling compromising information about their fellow inmates. It was almost as if they were trying to win the favor of the researchers.
On the ninth day the screaming began. First one subject, then another, was observed running around the chamber screaming at the top of his lungs for hours on end. Those that weren't belligerently screaming their lungs out had started ripping apart the books that they had been provided with. Then it got interesting. They start smearing their shit over the mirrored window then smacking the pages from the books on top of it, basically blocking out the observers from watching them. Then, just as suddenly, the screaming stopped. The subjects ceased communicating altogether. Three long days passed without a sound from inside the chamber. Fearing the worst, the researchers start trying to rouse them through the intercom. When there was no response, they made an announcement: "We are opening the chamber to test the microphones," they said. "Step away from the door and lie flat on the floor or you will be shot. Compliance will earn one of you your immediate freedom."
A voice from inside the cell answered, "We no longer want to be freed." Fearing what may happen if they opened the cell door, the scientists decided to leave them be for just a while longer.
Two more days passed without contact of any kind, now the scientists are debating on what to do next. Finally, they decided to terminate the experiment. At midnight on the fifteenth day the stimulant gas was flushed from the chamber and replaced with fresh air in preparation for the subjects' release. Far from being pleased at the prospect of leaving the chamber, the subjects began screaming as if in fear for their lives. They begged to have the gas turned back on. Instead, the researchers unsealed the door to the chamber and sent armed soldiers inside to retrieve them. Nothing could have prepared them for the gruesome nightmare they witnessed upon entering.
One subject was found dead, lying face-down in six inches of bloody water. Chunks of his flesh had been torn off and stuffed into the floor drain. All of the test subjects were found to have been severely mutilated, in fact. What's worse, the wounds appeared to be self-inflicted. They had ripped open their own abdomens and disemboweled themselves with their bare hands.
Some had even eaten their own flesh.
The four who were still alive seemed terrified of falling asleep and refused to leave the chamber, they were still begging the researchers to turn the gas back on. When the soldiers attempted to remove the inmates by force, they fought back so ferociously that even the soldiers hadn't been prepared to protect themselves properly. These test subjects were violently crazed, even in their mutilated conditions. They fought back fiercely. One suffered a ruptured spleen and lost so much blood there was literally nothing left for his heart to pump, yet he continued flailing for a full three minutes until his lifeless body collapsed.
The remaining subjects were restrained and transported to a medical facility for treatment. The first to be operated on fought so furiously against being anesthetized that he tore muscles and broke bones during the struggle. As soon as the anesthetic took effect, his heart stopped and he died. The rest underwent surgery without sedation. Far from feeling any pain, however, they laughed hysterically while on the operating table — so hysterically that the doctors, perhaps fearing for their own sanity, administered a paralytic agent to immobilize them.
After surgery, the survivors were asked why they had mutilated themselves, and why they so desperately wanted to go back on the stimulant gas. Every one of them gave the same answer: "I must remain awake."
The researchers considered euthanizing them to obliterate every trace of the failed experiment, but were overruled by their commanding officer, who ordered that it be resumed immediately; with three of the researchers joining the inmates in the sealed chamber. Horrified at the prospect, the chief researcher pulled out a pistol and shot the commanding officer point blank. He then turned and shot one of the two surviving subjects. Pointing his gun at the last one left alive, he asked, "What are you? I must know!"
The test subject then responded: "Have you forgotten so easily?" he said, smiling. "We are you. We are the madness that lurks within you all, begging to be free at every moment in your deepest animal mind. We are what you hide from in your beds every night. We are what you sedate into silence and paralysis when you go to the nocturnal haven where we cannot tread."
The researcher fired a bullet into his heart. The EEG monitor flat-lined as the subject murmured these last words: "So…nearly…free."
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Urban Legends – Resurrection Mary
So I was asked to dig into the Resurrection Mary legend, and guess what! I found a lot of crazy details, check this out! The back story goes something like this: The most accurate version is about this chick who was killed while hitchhiking in Chicago on Archer Avenue in the early 1930's.
Apparently, she had been hanging out one evening at the O Henry Ballroom with a boyfriend. At some point, they get into an argument and, of course, he did, or said something stupid and pissed her off. So, Mary storms out of the joint leaving the boyfriend looking like an asshole, which I'm sure he was, because she knew it was freezing outside. If she was willing to walk home in the sleet and snow, trust me the dude was definitely an asshole. So she starts walking up Archer Avenue, but she didn't make it very far. All of the sudden a speeding car comes flying toward her, hits her and then leaves the scene, Look everybody! another asshole! well ya'll, the reports say that she hadn't been killed on contact, she actually laid there in the icy slush for a while before she died from her injuries.
A few days later, her grieving parents buried her in Resurrection Cemetery, wearing a white dress and her dancing shoes. Ever since then, her spirit has been spotted all along Archer Avenue. Encounters and sightings of Mary started in the middle 1900's, most folks said that they saw Mary being struck by a passing car. And then there were drivers that swore a young girl in a white gown had ran out in front of their car. Some said that she vanished on impact, but sometimes, she'd bounce off of the car, landing in a crumpled pile on the side of the road. You know these driver's are already shitting a brick because, in their mind, they just ran this girl over. So, they pull over and rush to see if the chick is dead or alive and they find out that she's neither, cause she's not there, anywhere.
Ok, are you relieved to know that you didn't kill somebody, or are you freaking the hell out because you just realized that you've had an encounter with the ghost. I'd be relieved that no one was dead, not freaked out about a ghostly encounter but a little concerned that the ghost may be pissed off at me for hitting them with my car, but that's just me! Well, apparently Resurrection Mary doesn't have time to be pissed off, because she's a very busy girl, check out the history of documented appearances:
In 1973, Mary shows up at least twice at a nightclub called Harlow's on Cicero. Witnesses say that she was wearing a white dress, dancing alone in a corner. Now, the bouncers had checked the I.D.'s of everyone who came through the door, but no one ever saw the girl enter or leave. Later that same year, an annoyed cab driver entered Chet's Melody Lounge, located across the road from the Resurrection Cemetery, he was looking for a fare that had skipped off without paying. The young blond woman, in a white gown, that he picked up was nowhere to be seen. The manager explained that there had been no blonde woman in the bar that night.
During the mid 70's, the number of Mary sightings began to increase. Tons of folks, from cab drivers to ministers all said they had picked her up and had given her rides only for her to vanish when they drive past the cemetery. Curiously, it was during this same time that the Cemetery was undergoing some major renovations. I'm thinking that the activity near her grave caused Mary some unrest.
On August 12, 1976, Cook County police officers were called to the site of a reported hit and run. The officers get there and they find this chick in tears, she's wigging out because she had just witnessed this whole thing go down. So the cops asked her where the body of the victim was and she points to a wet grassy area. There in the wet grass was a depression, that matched the shape of a human body. The girl said that just as the police car approached the scene, the body vanished! There was another run in just like this in 78. This young couple was driving down Archer when a girl suddenly runs out in the road in front of their car. The driver swerved trying to avoid her but knew when he hit the brakes that it was already too late. So they're bracing for impact, and the car passes right through the girl! The girl then runs into Resurrection Cemetery, right through the cast iron gates.
Another man was on his way to work early one morning. He looks up and sees the body of a young girl lying on the ground in front of the cemetery gates. He slams the brakes, jumps out of the truck and runs toward the body. He sees that she was badly injured, but seemed to be alive. So he jumps back into his truck and hauls ass to the nearby police station and tells them what's going on. They call for an ambulance and then the dude leads the officers back to the cemetery. When they get there, there's no girl, but, the outline of a body was still visible on the dew-covered pavement.
In August 1980, Mary was seen by dozens of people, including the Deacon of the Greek Church on Archer Avenue. The phones at the police station were ringing off the freaking hook, so they start sending cars. But when they get there, there's no blonde girl in a white dress anywhere, there were however tons of witnesses. They're all flagging the cops down trying to tell them about this hit and run and they're all freaking out because the girl had just disappeared.
On September 5, this dude was leaving a softball game and he's driving down Archer Avenue. He looks up and sees this chick in a white dress standing on the side of the road. So he stops the car and offers her a ride. So the girl gets in the car and asks to be taken further down Archer. Well, while old boy's driving, he starts trying to carry on a conversation with her, this dumb-ass even jokes with her and tells her that she looks like "Resurrection Mary" Well, the girl's ignoring him, her eyes are focused straight ahead and she says nothing. So, he keeps on even offering to stop for drinks, still no kind of response at all. So he's getting a little bent, because his mack daddy routine is failing miserably. As he's driving past the cemetery, he turns to look at her just as she vanishes into thin air.
In October of 89, two women are driving past Resurrection Cemetery when all of the sudden this girl, in a white dress, runs out in front of their car. The driver slams on the brakes, but she knew she was going to hit the girl. Her hands are locked on to the steering wheel and she's standing on the brakes but there was no impact. Both she and the passenger were absolutely baffled, because there was no one, including a girl in a white dress, any where in sight.
During the 90's, Mary encounters slacked off, but they didn't stop. Most of these encounters happened near Chet's Melody Lounge, it's located pretty much across the road from the cemetery gates. Chet's is open into the early morning hours, so it's usually the first place these freaked out drivers go to look for the girl in the white dress that they just ran over. This is the same place that the cab driver went in 73 looking for that skipped fare. I think Chet's would be my first choice too, but I'd be looking to order a few shots of something, and I'm betting these folks were too.
In July 2001, an unnamed witness stated that he and his girlfriend had spotted Mary along Archer Avenue. Here's the kicker, the statement was made through a translator. The witness was from Lithuania and spoke only broken English. She had no knowledge about the legend of Resurrection Mary.
Here's another story, this couple was driving along Archer Avenue, they spotted a figure lurking around the Cemetery gate. The witness said that, just before seeing the figure, he spotted a police officer who had pulled somebody over on the left down a side street.
As they drove past, both of them spotted a girl walking on the road with her back toward them. She was wearing a white gown. As they drive by, he remembers the story about Resurrection Mary and he starts telling his girlfriend, the passenger, the story and he also called his sister on his cell phone. So the girlfriend wants to turn around and see if the Mary was still there. So the dude turns the car around and they start looking for Mary, seconds later they pass where the cop has the car pulled over, Mary was nowhere to been seen, but then out of nowhere, Mary is standing along the shoulder of the road, only a few feet from the pavement and facing them head on. She was dressed in a faded and discolored gown and was carrying what appeared to be a bouquet of dark flowers. The witnesses stated "She wasn't looking at us, she was just staring down the road with the most blank expression on her face"
And then there's this encounter from the early 2000's. So it's a freezing ass cold night and this cabby's driving down Archer Avenue. It's sleeting and and the roads are all shitty. As he's passing by the old ballroom, he sees this pale, blurry figure on the side of the road. He can't see good though the wet and icy windshield. So as he's straining to make the figure out he realizes that it's a young girl in a white gown with a shawl over her shoulders. Thinking that this chick's gonna freeze to death, he pulls up beside her and offers her a ride. So she opens the back door and gets in. The cabbie looks into the rear view mirror and asks her where she wants to go, tells her the ride is free.
The girl asks him to keep driving down Archer Avenue. So he pulls back onto the road, then looks in the rear view mirror again and sees that the girl is shivering so he turns up the heater. He comments on the weather, trying to make conversation, but she doesn't answer him at first. So, he thinks maybe she's drunk or strung out on something, cause that would explain a lot right?! Well, finally, she answers him, her voice is kind of weak, almost fearful. She says ""The snow came early this year," the driver didn't really know if she was talking to him or talking to herself, he's figuring that he's got himself a nutcase in the back seat now.
So he agrees with her, then attempts to make more small talk. She just sits there quietly, looking straight forward into the distance. Suddenly out of nowhere, she screams at him, demanding that he pull the car over right there. that this was where she needed to get out. The Cabby's startled by her sudden outburst, he slams on the brakes and pulls to the side of the road, as soon as the car stops he looks up and sees the gates of the cemetery. He says, lady you can't get out here, this is a cemetery, then he looks up into the rear view mirror to see that the girl was gone. The car door had never opened she had just vanished and all that remained was the damp imprint on the leather seat where she had been sitting.
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Dead Serial Killers that linger on…..
So we all like serial killer stories here, we've talked about a ton of these sick bastards and their gruesome deeds but I don't think we've ever discussed that fact that some of them refuse to leave, despite the fact that they're deader than Hell. Oh yeah, I'm talking about the demented ghosts of serial killers, let's line them up!
Ted Bundy was one of the most prolific serial killers in American history! This twisted individual admitted to murdering 30 women across 6 states, but he hinted that there were more. We may never know how many victims Bundy kidnapped, assaulted and raped both before and after he hacked their heads off, we can only hope that he can't figure out how to kill anybody else while he's dead. Yeah they fried this twisted bastard in the electric chair in January of 1989, but he came back. In fact, almost immediately after his body was removed and his toasted remains scrubbed away, he was seen sitting casually in the electric chair with a knowing smile pasted across his lips. Bundy was seen so frequently in the chair that the warden was hard pressed to find anyone that would go into the chamber alone.
But the chair isn't the only place that prison guards see him, he still pops up in his holding cell and apparently he's a bit on the chatty side. More that a couple of guards have heard him sarcastically state, "I beat all of you, didn't I" while he's still wearing that all knowing grin. It's assumed he's telling them he beat death, and well, it seems that he may have done just that. Bundy's quite the traveler too, folks have claimed to encounter his spirit in some of his other old stomping grounds as well. He's been spotted at Chi Omega Sorority house, where he earned two of his life sentences. He brutally beat and raped his victims, two of which actually survived.
He also turns up on the front porch of a small wood framed home in Tennessee that he rented under an alias but mysteriously, never copped to any murders while in this area. The bulk of Bundy's slaughtering spree took place in Washington state. Bundy's remains were cremated and scattered over Washington state's Cascade Mountains, perhaps so he can also lurch about on their high peaks, as he surveys the shallow graves of some of his still missing victims.
Ah and then there's Jeffrey Dahmer, we've definitely talked about this demented freak on some past shows. Remember? this is the sicko that that raped, tortured, murdered, dismembered and then ate at least 17 male victims between 1978 and 1991. Dahmer was sentenced to a total of 957 years in prison. The first year he spent in solitary for his own safety, after that he was moved to a less secure unit with a population of inmates that weren't quite as nasty, but they were nasty enough. These dudes were constantly beating the hell out of Dahmer, sometimes stabbing him. It wasn't that they were against murder, cause well, they all got there mostly due to violent offenses themselves. The prisoners all had a problem with the fact that Dahmer had eaten pieces parts from off of his victim's corpses. Eventually they got the best of him and he wound up beat to death on November 28, 1994.
Now, unlike Bundy, Dahmer didn't stick around the prison, his spirit returned to his childhood home, also the site of his first murder. Dahmer lured a hitchhiker home with promise of drugs and booze, then after smashing him in the head with a dumbbell he drags the body into the crawlspace beneath the house and dismembered it so that he could bury him in the woods. Well, there have been some ghost hunts at Dahmer's old boyhood home but it's impossible to get the equipment to work long enough to document things. Cameras and EVP recorders just stop working or their batteries are completely drained within moments of entering the home. We know why don't we folks.
And here's another one, John Wayne Gacy, definitely talked about this twisted bastard too. This is the dude that found his cure for ED in murdering young boys. Gacy doubled as Pogo the clown, luring little boys to a tragic and despicable fates. 33 kids died at his hands some were raped before he murdered them, others after, some got it twice. Gacy buried their mutilated corpses in the crawl space of his home or out in the yard. So many bodies were exhumed there that the house had to be demolished and for years after, nothing would grow on the vacant lot, not even a weed. Another home has been built on the lot since then, i can't help but think that there's some crazy wicked shit going on in there, but for now let's talk about this freaks lingering spirit.
Gacy was put down by lethal injection on May 10, 1994. The death chamber where he drew his last breath is where he likes to spend most of his time. There is a video on youtube from where some investigators went in with EVP equipment. Gacy was otherwise occupied and irritated by their presence, In the video you can hear and understand him quite clearly, he's even tells the investigators to get out because he's trying to masturbate, I shit you not, the dude is still fighting that ED thing I guess, but at least he won't be murdering anymore children to get his jollies.
And this one is from way back, Jack the Ripper is still making appearances as well, kind of. It's actually the ghost of one of his victims that he is seen with. Kind of makes you wonder if the victim is summoning him each time that she relives her brutal death. Maybe she's still trying to finger the asshole that murdered her. Annie Chapman was one of 5 hookers that died at his hands in 1888, she appears at 29 Hanbury street, the same place where she was murdered. Her headless apparition is sometimes seen sitting in the back yard but sometimes she's seen walking down Hanbury street in the company of the shadowy figure of a man. Too bad no one can get a good look at his face before the two of them vanish.
We know there are a ton of other notorious serial killers, some of these monsters are still alive too like David Berkowitz and Ronald Defeo, yeah, they're classifying Defeo as a serial killer, I guess technically that would be right, he did kill his entire family, 6 people I'd say is enough to tag someone a serial killer. But we know what really happened there. Even though Defeo was under the influence of demonic possession, he still had some sense of responsibility. Demonic infestation and possession don't get crazy insane like this over night, precautions could have been taken, but weren't. With the tainted soul this dude is lugging around, just imagine the spirit that he could leave behind, and then, there are those that he has left behind.
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Haunted History – The Whaley House
This tale starts in 1852 when a tall lanky man rides in to San Diego. Yankee Jim was a shady character to say the least; it wasn't long before he'd stirred up enough shit that everyone in town knew who he was. Even though old Jim was a nasty character, it's not his character flaws that has brought him to infamy. Well, the town folk decided they'd had about enough of Jim, he found himself captured and in jail, facing death by hanging. Even though the town folk had decided to kill the man, at least they had the decency to call in a priest and have Jim baptized while the makeshift gallows were being put up.
There was a vacant lot conveniently located just steps away from the local cemetery. It had been the scene of many such lynchings before and after old Jim. Well, the gallows were finished and the time had arrived, Jim was led to the back of a buckboard wagon and a noose was fitted around his neck. He fought to keep his feet on the platform for as long as possible but of course his struggle was in vain. The wagon was pulled from beneath him and he was now hanging by his neck. There was a problem though, no one had taken into consideration how tall Jim was, the tips of his toes were touching the ground. As human nature would have it, Jim fought for his life making the hanging take even longer as he danced about on his tip toes while slowly strangling to death.
In the crowd watching on is a handsome young entrepreneur named Thomas Whaley, he's wearing a sly smile on his face. His grin had nothing to do with Jim's dilemma, it had everything to do with the vacant lot. Two years later the handsome investor has made one hell of a deal in purchasing this lot, and now he begins planning to build the grandest estate in the area, even amidst all of the warnings from the locals. That lot was surely cursed, the souls of so many wicked men had been loosed on the very spot. The handsome man just shook his head and carried on with his plans.
By 1856 a grand Greek Revival estate sat smack dab in the middle of where the gallows had once stood. But the trouble had already begun, even before the Whaley family officially moved into the home. IT seemed there was a invisible squatter occupying the house, Thomas himself had heard the sound of heavy footsteps echoing through the hallways, yet no one was ever there. Immediately, because of Yankee Jim's unusual stature, he knew the identity of the ghost. In fact, he had designed the home to where the archway that separated the den from the dining room was the exact spot where Jim, and many others, had been hanged from the gallows.
Thomas' wife Anna was quite aware of Jim's presence too, every moment of every day she felt as if she were surrounded while inside the home. There had been occasions where Anna actually saw Yankee Jim. She described him as a terrifying giant of a man with huge evil eyes. Anna, blamed Jim for all of the torments that she would experience in this home, beginning in 1858 when her 18 month old son died from Scarlett Fever. After the sting of his death wore off a bit, it seemed as though her daughter Violet would bring some joy into the household, there was going to be a wedding. Well, come to find out the new husband was a con artist, he ditches Violet on the honeymoon and disappears. Violet comes home, maddened by depression. She turns into a recluse and hardly ever leaves the second floor of the home again, not much later Violet shoots herself in the chest with her father's gun.
Not much longer after Violet's suicide came another tragedy. The younger Whaley children were outside in the back yard playing with another young girl, a friend of theirs from the neighborhood. In running around, the little girl accidentally runs into a clothesline and breaks her neck, she dies in the backyard. But she's not alone, only a few years later one of Thomas and Anna's young grand daughter dies in the house from ingesting poison.
Besides the mounting death toll that's went down on this property, the house was actually used for other things while is existed as the family residence. At one time it was the Thomas Whaley general store, it was also used as a courthouse, so you know there's some emotional trauma there too. And lastly a tinge on drama, the upper level had been rented out to the Tanner Troupe Theater, so there was always something going on at this joint, I'm surprised any of them saw ghosts at all with all this bullshit going on! Regardless, they did. After the passing of Anna and Thomas, the house went on to other relatives, and for 150 + years the legends of all of these ghosts, including Yankee Jim, have persisted to this day.
Chairs rock, chandeliers swing, doors open and close on their own. Invisible fingers play haunting melodies on a piano that's no longer present. There are the sounds of cutlery against fine china, often accompanied by the aroma of fresh baked bread and pies. The scent of Cuban tobacco and French perfume are ever present in the halls. The activity isn't limited to the human variety; the Whaleys had a fondness for their four-legged family members "Dolly" the dog and "Winks" the cat have been witnessed by a number of guests. They claim to see a small dog chasing a cat through the house and out into the garden.
Folks have heard the disembodied pounding of a gavel echo through the courtroom as an invisible judge hands down his sentence. There's laughter and music of vaudeville days that seeps from the walls of the upper level rooms. The sounds of violins, guitars, and a piano are recurring reminders of long passed soirees, parties and balls. The pitter-patter of tiny feet scampering down the hallway, the clicking of dainty high heeled slippers and the rustling of silk skirts; a child's laughter, a child's cries, a mother's sweet French lullabies.
The legend of the "ninth step" began when folks experienced an odd sort of pressure upon ascension of the narrow staircase, which for many years was presumed to be the revenant of Anna Whaley reliving a traumatic event, attempting to thwart visitors from gaining access to the second floor. Perhaps this is where she stood when she heard the gunshot that ended Violet's miserable life.
Thomas shows up sporting pantaloons with a frock coat and top hat. He's been seen standing at the top of the stairs surveying his castle. Anna, appears in a cheery green gingham gown has been momentarily spotted upon the settee in the parlor, or sometimes outside walking around in the garden. According to scores of paranormal investigators and visitors, the spirits of Thomas and Anna, along with a score of others, continue to dwell here. After all, this is their home, and they show no signs of leaving.
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Haunted History – Haunted Clifton Hall
Believe it or not, there's a spooky story about a castle in the UK that we haven't talked about on yet!. It may be more than a little obvious by now that I kind of dig haunted castles! This one is a little different from the others that I usually tell you guys about though. There's not a whole bunch of ancient history here, I don't really get why, but let me tell you a little about what I did find.
So this castle was purchased by Gervase de Clifton from the de Rodes family in the late 1300's, so we really don't know how old the original structure is, though locals say it was erected in the 11th century. Now there's plenty of history on the Clifton family, of course there would be, it seems that every successor has held a position of authority for the entire 700 years that the estate was in their family. Most of these dudes where sheriffs or other law enforcement types. That doesn't put me in the mind of clean cut and wholesome to begin with, not back in these times. I don't know it to be fact but in my twisted little mind, I'm thinking that sentences were passed and executions were likely performed on this property. I guess we may never know as there is just nothing of that sort of history recorded, that I can find.
The history of the estate itself is only adamant about a few things during the 700 years that the Clifton's resided there, It seemed that damn near every successor or heir, had the entire estate renovated, altered and or added on to, so this goes on until the 1950's when the last of the heirs decided to sell the property. Then the estate changed hands several times and most of those times having been converted to private schools. This is where the bulk of the haunted history comes in to play, but there's not really much to tell here.
The first story was about a room where the windows and door had been bricked closed. From within the closed off room students often reported hearing the sound of an infant crying. The legend behind it has to do with a jilted lover. It says that the maid, who was also the master's mistress, gave birth to his son while living at the estate. After having been denied status of any sort by her lover, the distressed new mother snatches up the infant and does a swan dive out of the window of what is now the closed off room. She and the infant of course, didn't survive the impact of the fall, guess that left the master of the house with a little explaining to do, huh?!
Besides the jilted lover story there were chatter of dopplegangers, ever hear of those? These are some bad assed entities here folks, they're evil spirits that take on the appearance of someone in order to do wicked things. There had been several reports of students during the 70's that ran in to their own dopplegangers in the halls of the manor while it was serving as a school. The reports are there but they don't go into great detail. Well this goes on until the grounds once again are sold. and in 2000 the main house was converted into two luxury apartments. For one reason or the other, the luxury apartment thing didn't work out for very long and in 2007 the estate was purchased by a millionaire named Anwar Rashid, this is where it starts getting good ya'll!
So Rashid buys the place, and moves in with his family, consisting of 4 kids, his wife, his brother and both of his parents. It's a good thing this joint is massive and has a shit ton of bedrooms, 17 to be exact along with 10 bathrooms a gym and private theater. Well, his noble intentions were soon going to crumble at his feet, in fact the first night in their new home there were already signs of what was to come. The first paranormal experience came in the form of sharp knocking followed by a man's voice. Rashid called out asking if anyone was there, there was no response, moments later the knocking and the voice were back. They couldn't figure out where it was coming from, there was no one at any of the entrances when they were checked, in fact, it sounded like it was coming from all around them. So Rashid and his brother go room to room checking every window and door, there was no one there that wasn't supposed to be, at least no one that they could see right!
Things kind of settled down after that and there was no noticeable activity for several weeks and then it began again. One morning the maid had returned to her quarters before carrying on with her daily chores, when she opened the door there was the grey misty figure of someone sitting on her bed, the covers and mattress were dimpled under the weight of the shadowy creature. As she's standing in the doorway trying to comprehend what she's seeing, it turns to look at her then disappears leaving the bed linens wrinkled where it had been sitting. needless to say, that maid was a wee bit on the distraught side!
Only days after everyone settled from the maid's encounter, something new happened. Rashid's wife was on her way downstairs to fix some milk for their newborn, when she gets downstairs she sees her oldest daughter in the den watching tv. Well it's 5 o'clock in the morning and she's of course concerned over why her daughter was up at that hour and how long she'd been up. But with a hungry fussy baby in her arms, she was driven to the kitchen to fix his breakfast. She called out a couple of times to the nearby den for her daughter to join her but there was no answer. Once the bottle was prepared she turns to go back upstairs, shrugging off the whole thing that her daughter hadn't answered to a moody teenager thing. She walks back by the den, her daughter is still glued to the TV. Fine whatever! So as she gets back upstairs she just happens to glance over into her daughters bedroom, you know, the moody teenager that's downstairs watching tv, yeah, not so much, the girl was asleep in her bed. What the HELL is this madness right!
So now they're terrified, these spirits are taking on the form of their children! what's next! Well, I'm gonna tell you what's next. All of them start seeing these dark shadowy figures lurking around the house. Then comes the sound of the baby crying from behind the wall, which is really freaking them out because of their baby, so I'm betting that one of them kept that kid strapped to them just to make sure nothing's messing with it.
It wasn't just the sound of the ghostly infant's crying that they were hearing either, now there were the sounds of other people's voices coming from all around, but no one was ever there. So, Rashid calls in a paranormal investigator and his team, hoping that they could help them get rid of the ghosts. The Team leader who was also a police officer, later admitted that out of all of the places they had investigated in the past, Clifton hall was the only place that really scared him. Upon having been on the grounds for about an hour, two members of the team encounter the ghost of a small boy, they immediately fainted, pussies! What the hell are you doing on a paranormal investigation if you're going to faint when you see a ghost, duh! Anyway, at the conclusion of the investigation, the consensus was that Clifton hall was the most haunted property they had ever stepped foot on, there was so much activity in this house that there was no way they could help Rashid and his family.
Rashid was kicking himself in the ass by now. He had been warned that strange things happened in the house, but he didn't believe in that kind of bullshit. He'd heard the stories of the jilted lover and the dopplegangers, he'd even heard that the grounds had originally been used for satanic rituals back in the 11th and 12th centuries. He even knew about the maze of secret tunnels that were beneath the house and all throughout the grounds. But, he didn't listen, now he's living the nightmare that he had so arrogantly laughed off when he was warned. And now, he's being told that no one can help him and his family. The dude was stuck like chuck, he'd just dropped 3.6 million pounds on the estate, what the hell was he gonna do now!
Well, everyone had hoped that just the presence of an investigative team would cause the activity to die down, these folks must be idiots right! We know better than that don't we. Yeah, it only got worse for them, and just days after the team had left the grounds, Rashid and his wife went in to check on their 18 month old son while he slept in his nursery, when they see drops of blood falling from nowhere onto the baby and his bed, that pretty much did it. They walked away from the investment.
Rashid told the bank to take that bitch back, he would take the loss. So now, if you're interested, you can pick this joint up for a steal at 2.75 million pounds, cause it's just sitting on the market waiting for you!
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Haunted History – The South Shields Poltergeist
So there's this precious little bungalow with a white picket fence, It's the home of a young couple who has a little boy that's around three years old. The house is in South Shields, a small town in Northeastern England. They were the perfect happy family in the perfect little house, but the shit hit the fan in December of 2005.
In hindsight, both the husband and wife, we'll call Jack and JoAnn, had noticed a few little odd occurrences but had dismissed them during the course of the busy day. This evening's stunt was a little too much to ignore. The couple arrives home one December evening to discover two chairs stacked one on top of the other, standing on top of the kitchen table. So, yeah, they're a little freaked out cause there's only a couple of ways this could have happened, either an intruder or a ghost.
As weeks passed activity became more frequent and more notable. Doors would open and slam shut in the wee hours of the night, then things began disappearing then reappearing in other locations. The chest of drawers had been moved out of one of the bedrooms and onto the landing, that's a pretty intense show of force right there folks!
Then, one evening, Jack and JoAnn decide to turn in for the evening, they found that their usually comfy bedroom was unexplainably cold so they hurried to jump in bed and beneath the covers. Moments after settling JoAnn is hit in the head by one of their son's stuffed animals. She looks up and of course, there is no one there. Just as she's beginning to panic, another stuffed animal appears from out of nowhere, also hitting her in the head. Moments later they're both ducking beneath the blankets to dodge all of the stuffed animals that are being hurled at them from all angles. As they're cowering under the covers, something grabs the bottom of their quilt and begins pulling it away from them. They are now literally in a tug of war with some unseen entity that has descended upon them.
And then, all of the sudden, the toys fall dormant and the tugging at the other end of the blanket, stops. But then there was something worse. Jack let's out a screech, and screams that his back is on fire. JoAnn turns to examine his back but sees nothing wrong, Jack's still screaming that it's burning, so she lifts his shirt and sees 13 distinct scratches across his back. Needless to say Jack JoAnn were up for most of the night after that, but the remainder of the evening was peaceful and by the morning, the scratch marks on Jack's back had mysteriously disappeared. Unfortunately, the events of that evening were to become the norm around Jack and JoAnn's place.
The poltergeist was becoming increasingly violent but seemed to center most of it's attention on the son's toys, the violent outbursts were reserved for Jack. Every day brought with it the promise of more and more paranormal activity. One afternoon JoAnn walks into the living room to find her sons rocking horse hanging from the ceiling fan. On another occasion on of their son's stuffed rabbits had been placed in a chair at the top of the landing, Yeah that sounds all cute and all right, did I forget to tell you about the box blade that was sitting across the rabbit's lap, precious right! So this kind of madness went on for months before Jack and JoAnn call in a team of paranormal investigators.
From here on out the house and family both were under constant observation by the investigators and their equipment. The presence of other observers in the house seemed only to encourage the poltergeist. Hallowell and Ritson, the investigators were actually present to observe, photograph and video many of these events themselves. Then it started getting crazy real ya'll! The entity started writing messages on the son's chalkboard, trust me, these weren't love letters. They were violent messages like die now bitch or I'm going to get you. think that's crazy? It gets better, JoAnn starts getting these same message sent as texts to her phone. When the phone was turned over to authorities, the messages could not be traces back to another phone or computer.
Don't think during this time that Jack was having any peace, there had been several occasions where long red scratches would appear on his body, even filmed and documented by the investigators. Then the entity starts screwing around with the kid. When checking the monitor one evening, it was notices that the boy wasn't in his bed. When Jack and JoAnn went to look for him they found him wrapped up tightly in his blanket with a plastic table on top of him. It seemed like he was asleep but his eyes were wide open, creepy right! There was another time when the child disappeared all together. Everyone's tearing the house apart trying to find him. Eventually he turns up again cocooned up tightly in his blanket tucked in the back of a downstairs closet, asleep, with his eyes wide open.
There were several occasions where the entity actually manifested in front of Jack and JoAnn as well as the investigators. It was described as a pitch black 3 dimensional figure that radiated sheer evil. Hundreds of photographs and hours of videos had been taken concerning some of the odd events that occurred during the reign of the poltergeist. Objects moving or balancing themselves at impossible angles, doors opening and closing, furniture sliding across the floor, and of course, the messages. Even with all of this evidence there were those that thought jack and JoAnn were frauds and were making the entire thing up. The investigators stepped forward and attested that there was no way possible that the things they saw and experienced personally in the house could have been done by any member of that family.
Then something strange happens. In the middle of all of the fraud accusations, the poltergeist suddenly disappears. Everything went calm. So at this point Jack and JoAnn take a little time to recover from the hell they had been going through, the investigators are compiling all of their results and the rumor of a haunted house has hit the ears of the community and the press. Well, Jack and JoAnn wanted no part of it, they sold the house and moved away with out having ever made a public statement or ever allowing their identities known. The investigators have written a book that contains their experiences and documentation from their case study, also not revealing the true identities of Jack and JoAnn. In one last exit interview with the investigators, Joann states that their lives have returned to normal but they still battle with the traumatic memories from their experiences. She says that every time there is a unexplained noise or something is missing she automatically begins to panic thinking that the entity has caught back up with them. Hm, doesn't sound like someone who would make up this madness on their own for publicity or attention, how about you?
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Louisiana's Pirate – Jean Lafitte
When it comes to pirates, I'm most definitely going to talk about Louisiana's own, Jean Lafitte! Jean, of course, was known for his piracy in and around the Gulf of Mexico but I bet you didn't know that he was also known to have been a hero during the battle of New Orleans. Yeah, he had his good moments, and then of course there were those other moments. In fact, on 3 separate occasions, U.S. Presidents Condemned then exonerated his actions. Jean liked to keep them guessing right!?
Well, in 1804 Louisiana became United States territory, Jean and his brother Pierre bought into a warehouse where they would dispense the goods that they smuggled into port. When the government passed the embargo act, the brothers moved their business to an island in Barataria bay. Laffitte was such an entrepreneur and a diplomat the he had been able to take an entire island full of shiftless seafarers and fisherman and turn them into an organized group of buccaneers, smugglers and wholesalers. By 1810 their port was a huge success. The two of them continued smuggling and Jean began his career as a pirate, it wasn't long after, when Captain Lafitte had acquired his own fleet.
During this time, while the embargo was still active, things got tough, especially for the southern states. Lafitte's beloved Louisiana, and it's people, were suffering, so he put his fleet to work. From the ships that he plundered off of the Caribbean coast and the Atlantic, he and his crews were able to keep clothes and commodities flowing to the people of Louisiana. As a result, Lafitte became a hero to both the rich and the poor alike, even authorities in high positions were turning a blind eye to his more questionable accomplishments.
Jean saw himself as a patriot, he respected the American constitution and never once attacked an American vessel. But not everyone saw him in the same light. Despite Lafitte's shifty methods, his endless supplies of clothes, spices, furniture and other necessities which helped Louisiana survive and thrive, In 1814 things began to go bad for him. There was a new Governor by the name of WC Claiborne. Claiborne decided of his own accord that Lafitte should no longer be accepted in their society. Claiborne saw to it that he was constantly harassed and that his home island in Barataria Bay was destroyed, but he didn't stop there, eventually Claiborne has Lafitte thrown in jail.
Well he didn't stay there long, With the war of 1812 well underway, President Andrew Jackson needed more boats and men, he needed Lafitte's fleets. So Lafitte was released from jail and set out to protect New Orleans and the Mississippi river from the British. When the war was lost, Lafitte sailed away from Louisiana for the last time, he was proud that he had fought to defend her however he was heartbroken, he was no longer wanted or trusted in the place that he loved and called home.
Now days there are many witnesses that have seen Lafitte making a proud return to the Gulf of Mexico. Workers on oil platforms, which litter the Gulf, have reported the billow of his sails on the horizon just before sunset, he's always headed east. Crews on offshore supply vessels have heard the flapping of sail riggings and the cry of phantom voices calling out commands to a ghostly crew in the Creole patois once spoken in Barataria. These same supply vessels have felt the passing of an entire ghostly fleet, that is unseen, but produces visible white foam where their bows break the waves. Once they have finished passing, they leave a tremendous wake in the darkened waters.
One three-man crew on a charter fishing boat, anchored off Grand Isle near Barataria Bay in the dead of night reported that they all saw an apparition of a pale man, clad in black and wearing a wide-brim hat such as the one Lafitte wore, standing on the aft deck of their sport fisherman. The apparition glared at them as if sending a warning, then looked away toward the Louisiana coast before suddenly disappearing.
Folks in my neck of the woods, we believe that when Lafitte's fleet is spotted in the Gulf it's an omen that something wicked is about to befall the Louisiana coastline. In fact, Lafitte and his fleet were spotted in the Gulf just before Hurricane Katrina ravaged the state. This photo was sent to me by an avid listener that just happens to be a pilot that flies over the Gulf of Mexico often. It was taken recently. The pilot, John Bering says that after 20 years of flying across the Gulf, this was the first time he had ever seen a square rigged ship. Could this be Lafitte, and is it a warning that ill tides are coming?
On shore, Lafitte is seen in the Blacksmith shop in the French Quarter that Pierre owned. Many nights were spent here planning raids and designing new weaponry for his ships. Today the Blacksmith shop is a popular bar, and Jean is still spotted there frequently. He keeps a low profile, always sitting at a rear table while holding a brandy in his hand, the smell of cigar smoke accompanying his rather vivid apparition.
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American may be jailed for years after collision between drone and police helicopter
A 22-year-old American may be sentenced to a year in prison for endangering a police helicopter and violating various rules for flying a drone. The man was arrested after investigators found fragments of his drone, which had collided with the helicopter shortly before. The helicopter was damaged, but was safely grounded.
The incident took place on the night of September 17-18, 2020. The police helicopter was on its way to a burglary report at a pharmacy in Hollywood (USA). The drone pilot was curious about the uproar and had the drone take off from his garden to have a look. However, the drone ended up in the flight path of the helicopter. The helicopter pilot saw the drone approaching and tried to avoid a collision, but he couldn't.
As a result of the collision, various parts of the helicopter, including the nose piece, an antenna and some of the panels surrounding the engine, were damaged.
The helicopter pilot had to abort the flight and was able to land the aircraft safely. The remains of the drone crashed down and landed on the back window of a car. The parts were found around the car by a police search team.
The drone pilot could be traced on the basis of the serial number of the drone and photos on the memory card. The man was arrested on October 21. The FBI has now charged the drone pilot. The man may be in jail for a year. Various violations were found, including flying over buildings, flying outside the daylight period and endangering an aircraft.
According to the helicopter pilot, the incident could have ended very differently if the drone had ended up in the rotor. The drone in question was a DJI Mavic.
DJI emphasizes that the company cannot be held liable for the incident, and that all responsibility lies with the owner of the drone.
Source: Dronewatch


At Elizabeth Smith Elementary School, teachers work hard to ensure that all students are learning what they need to know. They try to foster a good learning environment and a love of education so that kids take that with them as they move on to higher grades. From Pre-K to fourth grade, the students at Elizabeth Smith Elementary are treated with special programs that are designed to help kids in need as well as those who excel. There is a PPCD program, an ESL program, a 504 program, a dyslexia program, and a special education program. All are designed to ensure that students who might have difficulty in some area of school are helped. Teachers do not want kids to feel discouraged at any point.
One of the biggest factors in the success of students at Elizabeth Smith Elementary School is the parental involvement. Academics are important to the faculty at Elizabeth Smith Elementary, which is why they ask that parents are as involved as possible to help make the learning process more fun and easier for kids. When parents are involved in the program, children are encouraged to learn more and to have more fun in their classrooms.


The suburb of Lyons in the Woden Valley is nestled in between Curtin and Chifley; the Tuggeranong Parkway to one side and Westfield Woden to the other.
Gazetted on 12 May 1966, this neat and hilly suburb was named after former Prime Minister Joseph Lyons who ran the nation between 1931 and 1939.
There's not much in the way of local anecdotes or urban legends in Lyons (that I know of!), however some may be interested to know that Mr Fluffy himself, aka Dirk Jansen, the guy who pumped loose fill asbestos into over 1000 homes in the 1960s and 1970s, used to live in Lyons. His former home was pumped with Mr Fluffy and was used to store bags of the toxic substance. Sadly, like the other 1000+ homes, this house will eventually be demolished.
Lyons has a nice little set of shops with a news agency and small grocery store. It is also home to the fantastic cafe Stand by Me which I am hugely impressed by – it has delicious, reasonably priced food, and they even play Fleetwood Mac! Stand by Me has done a great job bringing people from across Canberra into the Lyons shops. I think trendy cafes like this are a great way of revitalising the shops in suburban areas across the Territory.
Lyons also has quite a few properties selling for more money than most of us can only dream of. The highest sale price here is just under $1.3 million!
This suburb would be a great place to live. It's close to shops, schools, the Parkway, and is only a short drive to the city. Lyons wins bonus points for how neatly presented it is and for having a top notch cafe.
Lyons, Australian Capital Territory is one of the suburbs of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, which is situated in Woden, Australian Capital Territory area. Lyons, ACT is quite a busy area as it is nearby some other suburbs of Woden Valley in Australian Capital Territory.
The roundabout nearby Lyons, ACT is reminiscent of one of the roundabouts from Brisbane, Queensland in the Indooroopilly, QLD area. Brisbane, QLD is famous for the World expo '88 and Brisbane Lions Football Club. The football club was formed after the Fitzroy, Victoria football club was disbanded and had to merge and align with the Brisbane Bears football club. The football club became known as the Brisbane Lions football club in the first division league of the Australian Football League.
Lyons, ACT is also situated nearby the diplomatic quarters and departments of foreign affairs. The majority of traffic to and from the southside suburbs of Canberra passes through the midland suburbs of Woden Valley, ACT. Lyons, ACT contains its own town centre containing professional services and goods from all over the world.
Before they demolished the Burnie St Flats Lyons had a bad reputation. Curtin residents near the border with Lyons reckoned the burglary rate dropped dramatically after they were bulldozed & I know a Community Nurse who was afraid of going there on her own.
I know the SBM guys. Lyons has had a massive turnaround – used to be home to some of the dodgiest flats in Canberra. It's a suprising thing that cafes have real value to local communities. They are the standard meetings places these days – as perhaps the pub once was. We are waiting, and waiting, and waiting for shops and a cafe in Giralang, so we too can have a central hub in our community.


As part of a partnership with HSBC, US-based retail giant Walmart has developed a green finance initiative that rewards suppliers for setting, meeting or exceeding ambitious sustainability aims.
Yorkshire Water has launched its first sustainability bond in a bid to raise £350m from investors.
The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) and the Scottish Wildlife Trust have teamed up to launch a new project aiming to attract £1bn of investment in protecting the nation's natural capital.
Insufficient policy support has left investors and lenders across the world struggling to identify, measure and adapt to climate challenges relevant to their portfolios, a pair of new reports have found.
As concerns that the next financial crash may be climate-related grow, impact investment and green finance products are "going mainstream" and ceasing to be classed as a "niche" area, global investment management firm BlackRock has claimed.
Utility giants EDF, SSE and Ørsted are among the 16 companies which have co-founded a new forum aimed at helping Europe's business community champion sustainable finance and impact investing.
The world's largest multilateral finance firm is set to be taken to the European Union's highest court later this year, after green campaigners argued its decision to loan €60m (£53m) to developers building a biomass facility in Spain.
It's was an interesting week at what was perhaps the most important UN conference since the Paris 2015 deal.
EXCLUSIVE: Banking giant ING was able to launch its second green bond earlier this month due to its past experience in structuring external green bonds for sustainability-conscious clients, the firm's global head of sustainable finance Leonie Schreve has claimed.
Members of the UN's Green Climate Fund (GCF) have this week approved more than $1bn of funding for 19 projects supporting climate action in developing countries.
London has dropped from first to third place in a global ranking of the world's "greenest" financial centres, with ties to "legacy assets" focusing on "non-green" financial offerings impacting its score.
A new report from UBS has found that UK investors have been more cautious to integrate sustainable financial products into their portfolios, largely due to the uncertainties of Brexit.
The City of London Corporation has pledged to invest £2m in the UK's new Green Finance Institute once the new body launches next year.
An increased focus on sustainability within the UK's investment community will result in the national socially responsible investing (SRI) market growing by 173% by 2027 to reach £48bn.
The World Bank has revealed plans to launch the world's first series of bonds aimed at advancing water and ocean stewardship and has priced the first bond at SEK1bn (£85m).


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