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Pink Floyd The Wall at 30: Would Pink Have a Facebook Page?
| Classic Rock Corner |
Chris Gray | May 1, 2012 | 2:45pm
Rock stars: They're different from us. That's why we love them, and that's why sometimes they can fool themselves into thinking they're Hitler.
That, as far as I can tell, is the message of Pink Floyd The Wall, Alan Parker's 1982 film based on the British rockers' 1979 album The Wall. Despite the group's name in the title, the movie is very clear about its real author: "By Roger Waters" runs right after the title card. With Waters in town to rebuild the Wall tonight at Toyota Center, I thought I'd watch Parker's movie, which I had never seen before, for the first time as a little homework.
Pink Floyd The Wall stars Bob Geldof of the Boomtown Rats, who not long after the film was released would have an attack of conscience in Ethiopia and found Live Aid. (Just think, this movie could have starred Bono.) Pink loses his father to WWII, is saddled with a mother who smothers him when she's not emasculating him by taking other men into her bed, and survives a nightmarish British boarding-school childhood to emerge as a rich and famous rock and roll star.
The movie opens with Pink sequestered in a ritzy L.A. hotel room, where he appears to have been for some time. Later, the camera flashes on Pink at a piano while his wife wanders by to take up a few moments of her brief screen time (the rest is spent in bed with another man), but that's about all the time Pink Floyd The Wall spends on how Pink got to be famous, although I guess you have to count the early scene based on the real-life riot at an L.A. Pink Floyd show in 1975. The groupie scene set to "Young Lust" seems to be in the movie mostly to give several young actresses a chance to flash their boobs.
Pink is a very passive rock star; he's not even that interested in sex. Granted, when we find him he is in the throes of a pretty severe hit of narcotics -- although we never see him shoot up on camera, it's certainly implied -- but besides fumbling around with a groupie played by Val Kilmer's future wife, his biggest non-hallucinatory action in the film is the postcoital rage he flies into after they're done. Then he ODs, and is taken to the hospital to the strains of "Comfortably Numb."
The doctor's shot stirs up something in Pink, and thanks to the movie he had been watching on TV -- a real 1955 British WWII movie called The Dam Busters, which I'm guessing commemorates the same battle where father died -- he hallucinates himself as a Hitler-esque dictator who uses an anthropomorphic ball-peen hammer with compass-like legs as his swastika. "Are there any queers in the theater tonight," he asks in the reprise of "In the Flesh." "That one looks Jewish!"
At this point I confess I had a hard time figuring out exactly what was going on; some have interpreted the Triumph of the Will-style "In the Flesh" rally as what Pink sees while he performs a concert, or (like much of the movie) it all could be in his head. Also, as he is being wheeled into the hospital, Pink rapidly ages into a grotesque resemblance of his former self, and there are lots of maggots and worms. It's pretty gross.
This year is Pink Floyd The Wall's 30th anniversary, and it has aged better in some ways than others. It was made and released within about a year of MTV going on the air, and some of the setpieces could have almost aired on the channel as is, like the assembly-line/meat-grinder of schoolchildren that is "Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2."
Gerald Scarfe's striking animation helps enhance the themes of war and sex; the dance between two fleshy flowers thinly disguised as genitalia is about as close to porn as movies could get in 1982. No doubt many a joint is still being burned during late-night double features of Pink Floyd The Wall and Heavy Metal.
The music also holds up excellently. I have never actually owned a copy of The Wall (gasp!) but still recognized almost all of the songs, even the ones I didn't realize were on the album: "Young Lust," "Run Like Hell." I must not be alone; The Wall is still among iTunes' Top 30 Rock Albums.
But using a hammer as Pink's fascist insignia shows one way Pink Floyd The Wall has aged poorly. A hammer is an outdated tool from another age, a relic left over from the Industrial Revolution. (Though still useful for hanging pictures.) If Waters and Parker really wanted to make a point about conformity and control and cults of personality, they would have replaced that hammer with a microchip. Or the Apple logo.
The biggest difference between then and now is that Pink has fame thrust upon him. That's the whole point of his building "the wall": To shut himself off from groupies, the sleazy rock and roll enablers (embodied by Bob Hoskins as his manager), even the fans.
The irony is that he traps the people who have made him such a fucked-up individual -- his domineering mother, his dead soldier of a father, his philandering wife -- inside the wall with him. His only shot at redemption is self-destruction; to "bring down the wall."
Today everybody wants to be famous, and thanks to social media everybody is at least a little famous. Everybody thinks they're a rock star, which means even the real rock stars are brought down to Earth. Thanks to TMZ, we've seen them at the supermarket, at their kids' soccer games, even sometimes on the can.
But the reality is we can't all grow up to be rock stars -- or dictators, which is probably for the best. Some of us are just hoping to reach more than 300 followers on Twitter.
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Chris Gray has been Music Editor for the Houston Press since 2008. He is the proud father of a Beatles-loving toddler named Oliver.


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RIP: Penny Marshall, director, actor – LOUIE of the Week
Today, we're remembering Penny Marshall, a funny and talented lady who died in her Hollywood Hills home on Monday night due to complications from diabetes.
Penny directed some very successful movies, starting off with "Jumpin' Jack Flash" with Whoopi Goldberg in 1986.
With her second film, "Big," starring Tom Hanks, she became the first woman to direct a movie that grossed more than $100 million.
She followed those films with "A League of Their Own" with Geena Davis and Madonna; "Awakenings" with Robert De Niro and Robin Williams; "Renaissance Man" with Danny DeVito, "Riding in Cars with Boys" with Drew Barrymore; and "The Preacher's Wife," a remake of the 1947 film, starring Denzel Washington and Whitney Houston.
For a lot of folks, she was primarily known as "Laverne DeFazio" alongside Cindy Williams as "Shirley Feeney" in the "Laverne & Shirley" show, which ran for eight seasons, from 1976 to 1983.
To celebrate the legacy of Penny Marshall on this LOUIE-centric website, I'm sharing a special clip from "Laverne & Shirley" that ties quite nicely into the LOUIE universe.
This clip is from the episode titled "The Rock and Roll Show" which aired on January 25, 1983.
(Is that really Weird Al Yankovic on the keyboards? IMDB says so.)
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Sweden Democrat party supporters rally in Stockholm, Sweden, September 8, 2018.	 (Ints Kalnins/Reuters)
As in the U.S., populism gains ground when media and government leaders deride many voters' concerns.
Sweden's elections on Sunday carry the same lesson we should have already learned with Brexit and Donald Trump's 2016 victory: Those whom political elites view as "deplorables" are going to have their say. The question now is whether elites will continue to ignore them and the lessons they bring.
Once a poster child for political consensus, Sweden is now deeply polarized. Parties on the traditional right and those on the traditional left wound up in a photo finish, each with about 41 percent of the vote. The remaining 18 percent of the vote was captured by Sweden Democrats (SD), a once obscure populist party with some roots in 1980s neofascism.
It has since largely cleaned up its act and seen its support skyrocket as other parties have ignored its key issues of immigration and crime. The SD claims it now practices a "zero-tolerance" policy against members who make openly racist or anti-Semitic statements.
Despite the growth of the Sweden Democrats, none of the seven mainstream parties will have anything to do with the party, with most labeling it "racist" and "extremist." Johan Norberg, a Swedish commentator, says that "no other party will deal with them." He adds that the SD's stance on many issues "makes them unreliable partners to either side because on the one hand they want to maintain the famous Swedish welfare state but on the other are climate-change skeptics and promise to cut taxes on fuel."
Whatever their stated reason, the refusal of all other parties to negotiate with the SD may now lead to political paralysis in Sweden, since neither the combined forces of the Right or the Left parties can command the majority needed to form a stable government.
The irony is that all of this turmoil is happening during relatively good economic times. Just as with Brexit and Trump's victory, the populist revolt in Sweden is taking place during a time of falling unemployment. But the instability of today's job markets and slow wage growth cancel that out. In Sweden, only 27 percent of voters believe that the country is heading in the right direction, while 50 percent think that it is going in the wrong direction.
The key moment that gave the Swedish Democrats their opening was the 2015 migrant crisis. In Germany, the admission of 1 million migrants caused support for the major parties to collapse and fueled the rise of the populist Alternative for Germany. In Sweden, a similar result occurred after the country took in 165,000 asylum seekers in one year. That would be the equivalent of the United States admitting some 6 million refugees in a year.
But what really made the Swedish migrant crisis a political tinderbox is that elites decided that discussing the issue in frank terms — including its negative impacts — was forbidden in the media and polite society. As Tino Sanandaji, a researcher of Iranian Kurdish background at the Institute for Economic and Business History Research in Stockholm, wrote at Politico today:
Over time, "openness" and "multi-culturalism" were pitted against "hatred" and "racism," and that in effect ended the discussion.
Exposing negative statistics about immigration sparked angry accusations of bigotry. Establishment voices shied away from the topic for fear of being accused as racist. Opposition to immigration became off-limits within all establishment parties, and Swedish policy gradually moved toward open borders.
The underlying unease, of course, did not vanish. In anonymous social surveys, there was never a majority in favor of increasing migration to Sweden. Faced with a pro-migration political establishment, the silent majority of voters began to feel they had no other outlet than fringe parties with racist roots.
Polls show that Swedish Democrats even captured 12 percent of the foreign-born vote, perhaps explained by the fact that some of them resent the recent rise in crime and disorder in their own neighborhoods.
Sweden's governing elites made things even worse for themselves by turning a blind eye to increases in gang violence, sexual assault, and arson that occurred in neighborhoods where migrants congregated. Sanandaji says that the Swedish Democrats "benefited from the government's decision to obfuscate or simply mislead the public about the rise in violence — despite the indisputable statistics about the phenomenon."
Much as with support for President Trump, a general belief that elites aren't telling the truth on key issues has propped up SD's base of support and solidified it.
And just as the mainstream media have stepped out of their traditional role and declared war on the Trump administration, the Swedish media have taken the side of the elites. During the final election debate on Swedish state television (SVT) last Friday, Sweden Democrats party leader Jimmie Akesson claimed that the reason many immigrants can't find a job is that "they are not Swedes" and they "don't fit in, in Sweden." After the debate, the SVT host made a sudden intervention: "We must begin by saying that Jimmie Akesson's comments were blatantly generalizing, and SVT does not stand by them."
The argument over the poor assimilation of migrants to Sweden is worth airing, though Akesson expressed his concerns in harsh terms. But it was the place of the other parties to debate, not the state broadcaster's. For their part, the Sweden Democrats tweeted: "SVT chose to take a stand against the Sweden Democrats. It is an act that is unprecedented in modern Swedish history."
You'd think that elites would see a pattern when looking at Trump supporters, Brexiteers, or Europeans skeptical of mass migration; you'd think that the lesson would sink in by now. But instead, in country after country roiled by populist uprisings, elites steadfastly are refusing to grapple with the legitimate sentiments of working-class voters, dissidents from politically correct identity politics, or workers unsettled by industry that has shut down.
Instead, the elites are continuing to roughly follow the example of candidate Barack Obama, who in 2012 famously tried to explain the attitudes of such people at what he thought was an off-the-record fundraiser:
They get bitter, they cling to guns or religion or antipathy to people who aren't like them or anti-immigrant sentiment or anti-trade sentiment as a way to explain their frustrations.
Of course, there are elements in the ranks of Brexit supporters, Trump backers, and the Swedish Democrats that are nasty and retrograde. But so long as elites continue to ignore the legitimate fears and grievances of ordinary voters, they will be both inhibiting a genuine public debate over solutions and encouraging even more of a backlash.


From the three series of the Dzogchen teachings; Sem-de, Long-de, and Man-ngag-de, respectively the Series of the Nature of Mind, of Space and of Hidden Advice. The first has three groups of seven types of meditation which relate to the 3 Testaments of Garab Dorje. The entire scope of meditative practices for focussing or "holding the mind" is summarised in this lecture. Translated from Italian by John Shane.


Uber Technologies will suspend its UberPOP ride-hailing service in France, the U.S. company said on Friday, after it faced sometimes-violent protests and local authorities denounced it as an illegal taxi service.
After fierce protests last week by licensed French taxi drivers who argue it threatens their livelihood with unfair competition, France took two executives from California-based Uber into custody and said they will face trial in September.
France's legal clampdown was the latest setback for Uber in Europe. An Italian court in May banned unlicensed car-sharing services, two months after a German court issued a similar ban and imposed stiff fines for violations of local transport laws.
"We have decided to suspend UberPOP in France from 2000 (1800 GMT) this Friday evening, primarily to assure the safety of Uber drivers," Uber France head Thibaud Simphal told Le Monde daily, adding that some drivers had been targets of violence.
"The second reason is that we want to create a spirit of reconciliation and dialogue with public authorities to show we are acting responsibly," he said.
Prime Minister Manuel Valls welcomed the decision but said France's licensed taxis needed to improve the quality of their service, often criticised by locals and foreign visitors.
"Taxis need to reform too, to contribute to our country's attractiveness," he told reporters at an event in east France.
In a June 25 protest in numerous French cities, cabbies blocked roads to the capital's airports, overturned cars and burned tyres to press for the scheme to be abolished.
The protests were among the fiercest in a series of demonstrations across Europe against Uber, whose backers include investment bank Goldman Sachs and technology giant Google.
It is valued in excess of $40 billion.
Born out of the frustration of two Silicon Valley entrepreneurs trying to catch a cab in Paris, Uber's services have mushroomed since being launched in 2010 and are offered in nearly 270 cities worldwide.
Taxi drivers in France pay income tax and welfare charges and, depending on their location, sometimes have to pay hundreds of thousands of euros for an operating licence. They argue they face unfair competition from unlicensed drivers who have no such costs and so can undercut them on price. A final ruling on UberPOP's legality in France is due around September.
For its part, Uber argues it is offering a much-needed service that complements licensed taxis and is offering a sideline income for some 10,000 people in France.
"We understand that new technologies can be destabilising, particularly for established companies and their employees ... But it is unacceptable to see violence come to the fore, it is up to us to better explain what we are doing and the advantages of the Uber platform," Uber France said in a statement.
Didier Hogrel, president of France's national taxi federation, told BFMTV he was ready to discuss ways to promote parallel services such as licensed chauffeur-driven limousines, which currently face heavy restrictions in France.
But of online apps like UberPOP he said: "We won't be happy until all these illegal applications are banned."


……Today we managed to get up early and head out. The heat of the day was still super intense, so we made it not as far as we have hoped only about 8-9 miles to a shack at an intersection called The Jerky Shack owned by a man named Kenny. Kenny makes his own beef jerky and we got to buy some from him. It was some good jerky. Kenny let us camp behind the property, use the portal potty and gave us some homemade grilled ribs before he left. Trevor and I took a spit bath using wash clothes, soup, and small tin tubs that Kenny also gave us. That's how you take baths down south! Kenny also had a fire pit that we could use. So we had a little campfire and some good man to man talks before we went to bed.
Kenny in the morning brought us homemade biscuits and gravy that his daughter made the day before. We put them on the hot coals that were left over from the fire we made last night. While they were warming up we got to talk to Kenny and his friend who stopped by, Dee. Kenny runs about 2 other locations and his sons help him with cooking the jerky. Dee served in the marines for a couple of years. They were both kind men that were more than willing to help us out and we sure do appreciated it. We got a good picture with when before we headed out. Kenny also called the news station to inform them about us. We walked today to the town of Pegram, the same town where we attended church that previous Sunday. For lunch we stopped at a pizza place called Snappy's where we got to talk to Taylor, the only employee that was working there. She served us some delicious Calzones that were made fresh. We got to work on some of the blog as well and got to keep Taylor entertained for most of time because usually business is slow during the day and there is nothing much to do except think. After hanging there for a while we went to a community center down the road that was christian faith based called, Faith Based Community Center. We arrived when they were practicing worship for their evening service. They let us in and one of the pastors that oversaw the meeting let us set up camp inside the building. The center was more focused towards reaching out to youth students, but they have a service every Thursday for anybody who wants to attend. Pastor Randy allowed us to speak for the service instead of him. They had a short worship session before we spoke. We had the opportunity to talk about what the Lord was teaching us, and answer questions about what the Lord has called us to do. The pastor let us have refreshments and snacks for the night and let us sleep on any of the couches/futons in the community center. They were very loving and gave us all that we needed during our stay there….


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Home Logistics DSV to build Europe's largest logistics centre in Horsens, Denmark
DSV to build Europe's largest logistics centre in Horsens, Denmark
DSV is planning to invest 2 billion Danish Kroner in a new logistics centre, Europe's largest with just one leaseholder.
The logistics facilities in and around the city of Horsens in Jutland, Denmark, can no longer accommodate DSV's present and expected growth. Simultaneously, DSV wants to consolidate its warehouse and cross-docking terminals in the Horsens area to ensure increased efficiency and productivity combined with a greener profile and less CO2 emissions. Therefore, DSV will build a future-proof logistics centre on a 700,000 sq m area in Horsens.
"In DSV we focus on growing our business. As part of our growth strategy, we want to consolidate all our activities within Air & Sea, Road and Solutions in one location to ensure that our operations are efficient and that we provide the best possible solutions to our customers," said Simon H Galsgaard, Managing Director for DSV Road A/S in Denmark. "Furthermore, Horsens is a strategic hub for transports between the Nordics and all other European countries. We also want to retain our many talented employees and with this new development we maintain our connection with the city."
Europe's largest logistics centre
The new logistics centre will be built on the plot next to the company's present facilities in Horsens. Not only will it be Denmark's but also Europe's largest logistics centre with only one leaseholder. The office will comprise 18,000 sq m office space, the cross-docking terminal will occupy approximately 50,000 sq m and the warehousing facilities will occupy between 200,000 and 269,000 sq m.
"To date, this is DSV's largest construction project and we look forward to the new and huge potential it provides us with. It is part of our strategy to consolidate smaller sites and create larger, modern and future-proof facilities that will benefit both our customers and us. Among other things, the new logistics centre in Horsens will be characterised by a large degree of automated processes which ensure quick and efficient handling of large volumes," said Galsgaard.
The largest sale of land for industrial purposes
For the city of Horsens, this is a historically large sale of land for industrial purposes.
"As far as I know, this is the largest sale of land for industrial purposes in the history of Horsens and I am very pleased that DSV has chosen to place their new logistics centre in our municipality. Today, DSV employs around 750 people in Horsens; with the expansion the number is expected to increase to more than 1,000 – and probably even more," said Peter Sørensen, Mayor of Horsens. "In addition to administrative positions, DSV offers employment within transport and warehousing. For that reason, also, I am very pleased that we have entered this agreement concerning sales of 500,000 sq m land to DSV."
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Jason's Top Five, Movie Reviews
Jennifer Lawrence radiates Joy*** throughout David O Russell's almost-interesting movie about the woman who invented the miracle mop, Joy Magnano.
The star just keeps on shining while indignities befall her, and she soaks 'em up, just like that mop.
Joy's family are a dysfunctional nightmare. Her pill-popping mother (Virginia Madsen) watches soap operas all day in bed. Her grumpy father Rudy (Robert De Niro), has been dumped back at the dilapidated family home after yet another girlfriend has had enough of him. He now lives in the basement, along with Joy's own ex-husband Tony (nicely played by Edgar Ramirez). Joy has to do everything, including looking after her two children and mending leaks.
In constantly deflating the inspirational arc of the rags to riches tale, I guess what Russell is going for is some kind of Cinderella story, a modern fairytale where the good-hearted, practically angelic Joy triumphs over the odds and sods while danger and betrayal continue to stalk her. I can't think of another actress than Lawrence who could have made this bearable.
Russell's tone veers and teeters as he tries to enliven the biopic, TV movie-of-the-week structure. It's narrated by Joy's grandma, Mimi, played by Dianne Ladd. The appearance of Isabella Rossellini as Rudy's new wealthy girlfriend Trudy, hints at David Lynch in the casting, that maybe there's something wild at heart going on.
In truth, the movie never gets out of its self-made curio box. It flashes back and forth, disappears into the TV soap operas (to remind us, as Woody Allen put it in Husbands and Wives, that "life doesn't imitate art, it imitates bad television") and uses big musical moments to transition between scenes – even if I can't complain about hearing Lee Morgan's The Sidewinder or the Bee Gee's To Love Somebody.
Bradley Cooper has a nice turn too, as the QVC shopping channel boss Neil who spots a star – or at least a star product – in Joy and her mop and gives her a big break. "In America, the ordinary meets the extraordinary every day," is his mantra, and that of the movie, although this director does like to skew things, make sure you know he's in charge of the story, that we're going to see things his quirky, obtuse way.
But with J-Law on such good form, it's always enjoyable, often funny even while putting you through the wringer.


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Trump: "Second Amendment people" could do something about Clinton judge choices
By Emily Schultheis
August 9, 2016 / 4:15 PM / CBS News
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Donald Trump suggested at a rally Tuesday afternoon that the "Second Amendment people" could do something about Hillary Clinton choosing judges if she is elected president, a comment some took to mean he was implying violence against the Democratic nominee.
Clinton campaign reacts 01:15
"If she gets to pick her judges, nothing you can do, folks," he said at a rally in Wilmington, N.C., to boos from the crowd. "Although the Second Amendment people ... maybe there is, I don't know."
The comments came as Trump was discussing Clinton's position on gun control measures, with Trump repeating his frequent claim that Clinton would "essentially abolish the Second Amendment."
Trump senior communications advisor Jason Miller said in a statement that Trump was referring to the political power of Second Amendment supporters at the ballot box, not to any sort of violence.
Trump sparks outrage 09:17
"It's called the power of unification - 2nd Amendment people have amazing spirit and are tremendously unified, which gives them great political power," he said. "And this year, they will be voting in record numbers, and it won't be for Hillary Clinton, it will be for Donald Trump."
Clinton campaign manager Robby Mook responded to the comments, saying no candidate for president should "suggest violence."
"This is simple--what Trump is saying is dangerous," he said. "A person seeking to be the President of the United States should not suggest violence in any way."
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, a Democrat and Clinton backer, was even more forthright in her assessment of Trump's comments, tweeting that he is a "pathetic coward" who is making "death threats."
.@realDonaldTrump makes death threats because he's a pathetic coward who can't handle the fact that he's losing to a girl.
— Elizabeth Warren (@elizabethforma) August 9, 2016
Pushing back on the implication that Trump was calling for violence, Miller told CBS News' Major Garrett that those accusations are "completely ridiculous."
"Donald Trump was obviously talking about American voters who are passionate about their Second Amendment rights and advocating they use that power at the ballot box," Miller said. "The Clinton campaign is desperate and is obviously throwing all sorts of outrageous charges. I am surprised so many reporters are falling hook-line-and-sinker for what is obviously a ridiculous charge."
CBS News' Major Garrett contributed to this story.
First published on August 9, 2016 / 4:15 PM
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Emily Schultheis is a reporter/editor for CBS News Digital.
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Want an amazing meat free bao recipe? This mushroom bao is so simple and quick to make and I promise you won't miss the meat!
I always think Asian flavours lend themselves really well to vegetarian food. I think it's because there's so many complex layers of flavour and fresh ingredients.
Things like this satay aubergine and vegetable bibimbap are both so simple and easy and now you can even make this vegetarian bao on a weeknight!
I love bao so much. They're one of my favourite foods and they work with all kinds of amazing fillings. Any chance I get to order them in restaurants and they're always my number one choice.
We've tried to make the buns from scratch a couple of times and they've never quite turned out so for this mushroom bao we use ready made buns that we bought from an Asian supermarket in the frozen section.
The plus side of that is that the whole recipe is so super quick and easy to make.
So you might remember that Will and I decided to give 'vegetarianism during the week' a go during January this year.
There are various reasons for this. Partly health reasons, I find we generally eat a little healthier when we're not eating meat.
Secondly, it's good for helping us spend a bit less money on food. Meat tends to be pretty expensive and there are some great, super cheap options like lentils and beans which I really enjoy and are great for saving money.
And finally, I've been getting really anxious about the environment recently and I know that meat consumption has a huge impact on global warming so we're both trying to do the little bit we can by cutting down on meat.
I'm actually pretty excited for it. I love meat and some of my favourite dishes are meat focused so I can't imagine ever becoming fully vegetarian but I'm totally happy with the idea of meat being an occasional treat rather than an everyday thing.
And when you have awesome alternatives like this mushroom bao recipe then it honestly makes going meat free a complete breeze.
Now, I've mentioned a couple of times before that I am SO not on board with recipes that pretend vegetables are meat. Portobello mushrooms are not burgers, cauliflower is not steak. Let's just call them what they actually are, that doesn't make them taste worse right?
Having said all that, when I ate this mushroom bao which is flavoured with plenty of umami ingredients, I genuinely turned to Will and said 'Oh my god, it tastes like meat!'. And I meant that in the best possible way.
The mushrooms are just so full of flavour and the perfect texture to sit in those pillowy bao buns. I honestly adored this meal.
To make everything even better we served the mushroom bao with a smacked sesame cucumber salad. I know, smacked cucumber sounds weird and it kind of is. You literally hit your cucumber with a rolling pin before chopping it. But but but it makes it super tender and ensures that it soaks up as much flavour as possible from your dressing.
It's the perfect side dish to freshen everything up plus the dressing is the perfect thing to mop up with your bao buns. Ah this is just perfection.
WONDERING WHAT TO DO WITH THE LEFTOVER INGREDIENTS YOU'VE GOT FROM MAKING THIS MUSHROOM BAO WITH SESAME CUCUMBER SALAD?
This salad is the perfect way to use up leftover cucumber!
Want an amazing meat free bao recipe? This mushroom bao is so simple and quick to make and I promise you won't miss the meat!
Place the soy sauce, sesame oil, rice vinegar, garlic, ginger, chilli and lime juice into a blender and blitz until smooth. Pour over the mushrooms and leave to marinate for 10 minutes.
Smack the cucumber a few times with a rolling pin then chop, place in a bowl and sprinkle with salt. Mix together all the other ingredients. When the cucumber has been sitting for about 10 minutes then drain and pour over the dressing. Serve with extra chilli slices and sesame seeds sprinkled over.
Heat a skillet over a high heat until searing hot then add the mushrooms and cook until browned and caramelised. Steam the bao buns according to package instructions. Serve the mushroom filling, bao buns and cucumber with chopped spring onions, chilli and sesame seeds.
whoa, whoa, whoa — back up… They make ready-to-eat bao buns? I've always made my own. This is a game changer. Love this mushroom bao!
I've never tried this before, but I have a feeling I would definitely like it. I love all things mushrooms!
I've never tried a meat-free bao recipe, but you're inspiring me with these pictures!
Those mushrooms totally have me drooling — love this meatless take on bao!


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Researchers Need 4,000 Volunteers to Study How Coronavirus Spreads at Concerts
Contact tracers at a German concert will observe how close attendees get to each other, where they stand, and which surfaces they touch the most.
by Jelisa Castrodale
July 22, 2020, 11:00am
Image by Vishnu R from Pixabay
The "Events" section of German pop singer Tim Bendzko's website is covered with angry red slashes, each mark denoting one of the dozen-plus concerts from his "Jetzt Bin Ich Ja Hier" ("Now I Am Here") tour that have been pushed from this spring and summer to next year. The platinum-selling artist does have one show scheduled for late August, and would-be attendees don't have to buy a ticket—but they do have to register through Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg.
Bendzko's concert is part of RESTART-19, which is an acronym for an otherwise clunkily named experiment called "Risk prEdiction of indoor SporT And cultuRe events for the Transmission of COVID-19." The university researchers are hoping that they'll get 4,000 volunteers for the concert, which is essentially large-scale, real-time research into how coronavirus spreads in a crowded indoor arena.
"We are trying to find out if there could be a middle way between the old and the new normal that would allow organizers to fit enough people into a concert venue to not make a [financial] loss," Stefan Moritz, the event's coordinator and the head of clinical infectious diseases at the University's hospital, told The Guardian.
Concerts Are Canceled, So Musicians Are Heading Back to Risky Day Jobs
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Each participating adult (everyone who signs up must be between the ages of 18 and 50) will be equipped with an FFP2 filter mask, a small contact tracing device, and a bottle of fluorescent disinfectant to spray on their hands. According to the RESTART-19 website, the contact tracer will constantly measure how close each of the attendees get to each other, while the disinfectant spray will leave UV light-sensitive prints on frequently touched surfaces throughout the arena. "Particularly dangerous surfaces can be identified in this way, which can then be given special consideration in future concepts," the site explains.
After arriving at the Quarterback Immobilien Arena in Leipzig, the concertgoers will be walked through three different simulations. In the first, they'll all be allowed into the venue through two main entrances, the way things would've been done pre-pandemic. In the second, they'll be divided among eight entrances and will be seated at "significantly larger distances" from each other. In the third and most restrictive scenario, only 2,000 people will be allowed to enter, and they will all be required to sit at least 1.5 meters apart. Bendzko will be playing during all three scenarios to make each one feel as realistic as possible.
Also yes, every participant will be required to take a coronavirus test no more than 48 hours before the concert, while anyone who has displayed symptoms of the virus during that period will be disqualified from participating in the experiment. In addition, the FFP2 filter mask must be worn for the duration of the show and no one will be allowed to remove it to eat or drink inside the arena.
If This Is What Concerts Look Like Now, Maybe They Shouldn't Come Back Yet
Jelisa Castrodale
"The RESTART-19 project is intended to identify possible conditions under which artists and athletes can play and perform again after September 30, 2020, without endangering the population from these events," the researchers wrote. "In addition, it should be examined which optimization processes and technical changes may be necessary in the event halls in order to minimize the risk."
As of this writing, more than 940 volunteers have signed up to participate. The researchers say they should be ready to present the results of the experiment in early October.
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RTA in Focus: Landlord Information Statement
This article is part of the RTA in Focus series. With a raft of reforms to the residential tenancies framework set to start on 23 March 2020, we're giving you the information you need to ensure you understand your obligations.
You can access all the articles in the RTA in Focus series here.
All landlords are now required to acknowledge that they've read and understood the Landlord Information Statement before entering into a residential tenancy agreement.
Being a property manager isn't easy. Gone are the days when the job was simply about collecting rents and organising repairs. The responsibilities of property managers have increased significantly and now include areas outside the core function of managing the relationship between the landlord and tenant.
Property managers are now expected to have competencies and express opinions as to the integrity and compliance of a broad range of building and safety issues – and this extension of duties and responsibilities has been a growing concern for REINSW.
According to Michelle McLean, Senior Property Manager at Leah Jay and Chair of the REINSW Property Management Chapter Committee, property managers provide a high-quality service within their specific areas of expertise, but landlords need to be more aware of their own responsibilities – and the new Landlord Information Statement will help boost this awareness and compliance.
"Requiring landlords to acknowledge that they've read and understood the Landlord Information Statement will be a great benefit," she said.
"Consider smoke alarms, for example. How often do you hear 'I'm not going to pay for an annual check' or 'why do I need to pay for someone to replace the alarm, can't I just do it myself?'. The Landlord Information Statement will clearly set out the landlord's rights and obligations, which will give property managers something to point to when a landlord questions a request."
On and from 23 March 2020, all property managers need to ensure they understand the law when it comes to the Landlord Information Statement. Importantly, you need to know what's contained in the statement and have processes in place to ensure all your landlords acknowledge it. Without this acknowledgement, landlords cannot enter into a residential tenancy agreement.
What's changed?
A new section 31A has been inserted into the Residential Tenancies Act 2010 (NSW).
This section will prohibit a landlord from entering into a residential tenancy agreement without acknowledging that they've read and understood the contents of the Landlord Information Statement.
Where the landlord engages the services of a property manager, they must provide a written statement to the property manager that they've read and understood the Landlord Information Statement. Only then can the property manager sign the relevant acknowledgement in the residential tenancy agreement on their landlord's behalf.
A new field to be signed by the landlord (or by the property manager on the landlord's behalf) is included in the updated standard form of residential tenancy agreement set out at Schedule 1 to the Residential Tenancies Regulation 2019 (NSW). This field is where the landlord (or the property manager on the landlord's behalf) acknowledges that the landlord has read and understood the Landlord Information Statement.
The Landlord Information Statement includes information about the landlord's rights and obligations at the start of a tenancy:
General responsibilities – That, before renting out the property, the landlord must ensure it is reasonably clean and in a reasonable state of repair (including compliance with health and safety laws).
Fit for habitation – That, before renting out the property, the property be fit for people to live in and comply with certain minimum standards.
Disclosure requirements – That the landlord must tell the tenant certain things before entering into a residential tenancy agreement (including material facts and various other items). Where the property is in a strata scheme, that certain additional information must be provided to the tenant.
Written agreement – That the prescribed standard form of residential tenancy agreement must be used and that the standard terms must not be altered. Also, that there are certain terms that cannot be included in the agreement.
Documentation – That the tenant must be given certain documents prior to signing the residential tenancy agreement, including the proposed agreement, Tenant Information Statement and by-laws (if the property is in a strata scheme).
Condition report – That a report about the condition of the premises be completed prior to or when the tenant is given the residential tenancy agreement for signing (including the number of copies that must be provided to the tenant).
Rental bonds – That there are certain requirements regarding the collection and management of rental bonds.
Contact details – That the landlord must provide their name and contact details to the tenant, so the tenant can contact the landlord directly (even if the landlord has engaged the services of a property manager).
The Landlord Information Statement also includes information about the landlord's ongoing responsibilities during the term of the tenancy, including:
Payment records – That the landlord (or their property manager) must keep certain records and receipts regarding rental payments.
Rent increases – That rent increases can only be applied in accordance with the terms of the residential tenancy agreement in the case of fixed term agreements with a term of less than two years, or once every 12 months in the case of continuing tenancies or fixed term agreements with a term of two years or more (provided the tenant has been given 60 days written notice).
Rates, taxes and utility charges – That the landlord is responsible for the payment of all rates, taxes and other charges payable under the law (other than electricity and gas charges if the property is separately metered).
Water efficiency measures and water usage charges – That the landlord may pass water usage charges on to the tenant where certain water efficiency measures have been installed, but only if the property is separately metered.
Repairs and maintenance – That the property must always be in a reasonable state of repair and the landlord is responsible for any repairs and maintenance.
Smoke alarms – That working smoke alarms must be installed on all levels of the rental property and the landlord's responsibilities in relation to installation, repairs and maintenance.
Access to the premises – That the landlord may only access the property in certain circumstances and the notice periods that are required.
Minor changes – That the landlord cannot unreasonably withhold consent where a tenant requests to make certain minor changes to the property.
Domestic violence – That a tenant can end their tenancy immediately and without penalty if they or their child are in circumstances of domestic violence (as defined by the Residential Tenancies Act).
Further, the Landlord Information Statement sets out information about ending the tenancy, including:
Notice – That any termination notice be in writing and include certain details.
Break fee – That there is a break fee payable in the case of a fixed term agreement of three years or less where the tenant terminates the agreement early.
Rental bonds – That the bond will be refunded to the tenant in full at the end of the tenancy, unless there is a reason to make a claim against the bond.
Like the Tenant Information Statement (which replaces the New Tenant Checklist), the Landlord Information Statement is an approved form and published by NSW Fair Trading.
The amendments in practice
Michelle said REINSW lobbied for this new Landlord Information Statement for many years.
"The New Tenant Checklist (now the Tenant Information Statement) has always been a useful tool for tenants and, similarly, we've long held that there should be a similar tool for landlords," she said. "It's essential for landlords to be better informed and educated about their responsibilities under the residential tenancies framework and other legislation, including the condition of the premises and their obligations regarding various statutory matters.
"All too frequently, landlords are not aware of their responsibilities and the Landlord Information Statement will go some way to addressing this issue. It will provide property managers with another important tool when communicating with their landlords."
The standard form of residential tenancy agreement states that: "The landlord acknowledges that, at or before the time of signing this residential tenancy agreement, the landlord has read and understood the contents of an information statement published by NSW Fair Trading that sets out the landlord's rights and obligations." (emphasis added)
So how do the words "at or before" translate into practice?
"As property managers, will we need to obtain a written statement from our landlords that they've read and understood the Landlord Information Statement every time a new lease is entered into and for every renewal?" Michelle asked. "Or will it be sufficient to obtain that written statement only once when they engage our services?"
Michelle said that REINSW sought clarification from NSW Fair Trading on this point.
"NSW Fair Trading has advised that we do not need to obtain a written statement from the landlord acknowledging that they have read and understood the Landlord Information Statement every time they enter into a new residential tenancy agreement," Michelle explained.
"Rather, we only need to confirm that they have read and understood the Landlord Information Statement in order to sign the acknowledgment in line with section 31A(2) of the Residential Tenancies Act."
Michelle said that NSW Fair Trading also advised that section 31A of the Residential Tenancies Act only applies to new residential tenancy agreements entered into on or from 23 March 2020.
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Residential Tenancies Regulation 2019 (NSW)
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Kai Chisaki
Yoshikage Kira
Alejandro Sosa
Almec
Lionel Canter
DarkClaw3
Miraculous Ladybug Wiki
Heroes Wiki
I live in Ontario, Canada
I was born on December 27
My occupation is Wiki Editor (duh)
Welcome to my page, now get out
(i'm very edgy)
Nameless (Totally Edgy)
Most Likely Earth
Species / Race
Powers / Skills
Hyper Mad Editing Skillz
Unhealthy & Pointless Pop-Culture Knowledge
Edgelord
Editing Villains Wikia (duh)
Ordering Bounty Hunters Over the Phone & Then Laughing Manically
Buy a Nintendo Switch When Mario Odyssey Comes Out (currently failing)
I'm E X T R A T H I C C
The Asshole at Cartoon Network HQ Who Keeps Giving TTG New Episodes
" The more successful the villain, the more successful the picture. "
~ Alfred Hitchcock
Welcome to My Page! Now get out.
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Favorite Villains (In No Particular Order)
Doctor Doom - A madman with a vision and a conscious. Probably my favourite comic book villain and supervillain.
Pretty much every popular version of The Joker - How can you not like any version of this guy?
Shere Khan (2016)
Shredder (TMNT 2012) - My favourite incarnation of Shredder no doubt. He's just so badass and evil that it's hard not to feel intimidated by his very presence. And Super Shredder may look like a Doomsday wannabe, but Jesus, those episodes were intense as all hell. On a side note, I personally consider him to be PE, but it seems everyone else has agreed that he isn't, so, yeah.
Hades (Kid Icarus) - The greatest troll in fictional history. He's just so damn evil yet such a d**k about it at the same time, it's hard not to smile when he's on screen.
Guzma - The meme machine himself. Easily the best Pokemon villain (I created this page, btw).
Jafar (Disney)
Hawk Moth - I was debating on this one, but eventually decided to go through with it. Not entirely the greatest villain out there, but I feel he will get better with time, and his page is fun to edit.
UPDATE: Thanks to Season 2, I have more respect for Hawk Moth as a villain than I expected. He goes from a 5 to an 8 pretty damn quickly. Totally called the identity reveal too.
Mozenrath
Discord (My Little Pony) - Too fun.
Alpha (Men in Black)
Dan (Dan Vs.)
The Brain - I tend to enjoy hemonic villains who have good intentions at heart.
Peridot (Steven Universe) - Smol little dorito. Memes aside, Peridot's arrogant, egoistical and inventive personality makes her a joy to watch, evil or not. She's probably one of the only characters in all of television to have their entire alignment and beliefs 180 in only a few episodes and feel both natural and enjoyable. That kind of writing deserves some serious respect.
Judge Doom
The Hacker - This guy puts the Crimson Chin to shame.
Ego (Marvel Cinematic Universe) - Definitely a step up from Ronan.
Victor Quartermaine
Beagle Boys
Syndrome - Part of me wants to detest Syndrome for murdering dozens of heroes and trying to blow up the Parr family over Mr. Incredible getting mad at him for a justifiable reason, but damn. He's just so good at what he does that it's hard not to like him.
Prometheus (Arrowverse) - God damn, he's evil.
Tirek (My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic)
Deathstroke/Slade - A pure badass, no doubt. Deathstroke is one of those characters who will literally never stop being cool, no matter how many interpretations he goes through.
Donald Trump (SNL) -
Crow (Nefarious) - A funny, yet still completely destructive and unstable madman. I find a great part about his character is, despite everything he does, he outright states that he isn't a villain in the slightest, which is, if you think about it, equally true and equally false. It's a shame that his page was a mess, though. Someone really needs to remake it.
Bane (DC) - In recent years, especially with DC Rebirth, Bane has definitely become my second favourite Batman villain. Brutal supervillain muscle on the outside, cunning criminal genius on the inside. I love it.
Iago (Othello) - One of the greatest Master Manipulator characters in all of fiction. Even when he gets what he wants, he just keeps going, and going, and going. Easily my favourite Shakespearean villain.
Black Hat (Villainous)
Harry Lime
Robbie Rotten - Does anyone even need an explanation for this one? Easily my favourite villain from any TV series directed specifically towards children.
Dr. Ivo "Eggman" Robotnik -
Mr. Krabs
Aku - FFFOOOOOOOOOOOOOOLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!! Probably my favourite cartoon villain.
Pat Mustard - Pretty funny for a one-shot.
Rocky & Mugsy - The most tragically underrated of all Looney Tunes' antagonists.
It (Stephen King) - WAHA, WAHA, WAHA!
Ridley - Easily one of the most evil and sadistic characters in all of videogame history. Gotta love to hate him.
Lord Boxman - Boxman would have been a fun, childish and still somewhat menacing character otherwise, but Jim Cummings makes this guy. Here's too hopefully seeing him return for the Darkwing Duck reboot.
Risky Boots
Senator Armstrong - NANO MACHINES, SON!
Punisher - The quintessential anti-villain.
Queen Chrysalis - Although she's good in the show too, the comics' depiction of Chrysalis as a sarcastic, envious and comedic a**hole, who is still evil and sadistic enough to LITERALLY MURDER A CAT IN FRONT OF THREE KIDS, makes her one of the best characters in the entire franchise, villain or not. She gets extra points for outright dissing Starlight's offer of redemption.
Shadowy Figure - OK K.O! was such a cute, fun show...and then this guy showed up and turns the "OH F*CK" meter up to 11. This sadistic, manipulative bastard is interesting to watch, yet, at the same time, he his episodes, as few as they are, are somewhat uncomfortable to view due to just how screwed up his relationship with K.O. is. Normally, I would hate him for mentally and physically beating down on a cinnamon roll like K.O., but...I don't know, he's just such a good foil to the nature of the series that he's weirdly enjoyable.
Favourite Villain Categories (In No Particular Order)
Archenemy - Everyone loves a good archenemy. The strongest villain the hero's rogues gallery has to offer, it's hard not to like when it's done well. I especially love archenemies who challenge the heroes on a personal moral level, or the ones that acknowledge how much they tend to fight the hero. Favourite examples include Joker, Lex Luthor, Bowser, Skeletor, Peg Leg Pete, Ridley and James Moriarty.
Enigmatic - The question marks of the villain community. Enigmatic villains tend to be used in more story driven and thought provoking media, usually making a mystery-driven series even more interesting or adding depth to ones that don't usually or have a heavy focus on story.
Least Favorite Villains (In No Particular Order)
Utrom Shredder - Oh man, everyone is going to hate me for this. To be fair, Utrom Shredder is a badass and intimidating foe with little to no morality or conscious, until he was revealed to be an Utrom. A F-----G UTROM. Regardless of how good the 2003 series was, there is absolutely nothing they can do to make up for that creative choice. How am I supposed to take him seriously now? Every time I re-watch an episode it's like "oh look, Krang's edgy cousin is trying to look cool again. How cute." Needless to say, 2012 Shredder is the real "one true Shredder". Regardless, i'd kill to see the both of them in a fight.
Music Meister (Arrowverse) - WHY, WHY, WHY, WHY, WHY, WHY, WHY, WHY, WHY, WHY, WHY, WHY, WHY, WHY, WHY, WHY, WHY, WHY,. WHY, WHY, WHY, WHY, WHY?!?!?
Ghetsis - Screw reasonable and thought provoking motivations, let's take over the world!
Lisa (The Room) - One of those so bad they're bad villains. I don't exactly know what was going on in Tommy Wiseau's head during the writing process, but he clearly isn't good with motivation or character development.
Cyrille Le Paradox - Sad to think that Sly was (more or less) finally defeated by this whiny, arrogant, and obnoxious little sh*t. I'm not against a mastermind character like Paradox, i'm really not, it's just that he's so annoying and not worth the player's time, hell, he barely even appears in the game at all, and when he does, you want him to leave immediately. Such an underwhelming conclusion to one of the most beloved Playstation titles of all time.
Hades' Heart - The most annoying boss in the game builds up to "Crap, Pit destroyed my heart. Oh well, let's just forget that happened! [sticks middle finger at player]". What a joke, literally.
The Man (Hush) - A pure, unlikable coward. His death is still immensely satisfying.
Hoyt Volker - Like Vaas Montenegro? If you do, you definitely don't care about this guy. Seriously, you have an enjoyable character with so much personality like Vaas and then there's just...this guy, who can't even hold a candle to him, let alone be perceived as the bigger, badder threat to the player.
Not Important - CRAWLING IN MY SKIN! THESE WOUNDS, THEY WILL NOT HEAL! Terrible, boring and underdeveloped character from a terrible, boring and overhyped game.
Rhea (Supergirl) - I personally dislike all of Supergirl's villains, or maybe I just really hate the show in general (probably the latter), but this xenophobic b**ch really takes the cake. Her take over as the main villain, development and character overall were laughable at best. I mean, halfway through the season, she literally just shows up and is like "screw it, i'm the main villain now". Even Lillian Luthor, who I still hate, was both a far better character and villain than her and more deserving of being the main villain. Speaking of Lena, are we just going to ignore the fact that they are almost exactly the same character, only with different species' to hate?
L - Turning one of the anime's greatest and most influential characters into a villain was a great idea! Oh, wait, no it wasn't. It f*cking sucked.
Tomas Engberg - Gotta agree with MenInBlak, this guy is a d*ck.
High Priestess (Samurai Jack) - Jesus Christ! Who throws their own kids into burning coals?!
Pony of Shadows - Friendship is Magic is usually pretty good when it comes to villains, even if it takes certain villains more time than others to bloom, although Pony of Shadows is fairly disappointing. Overall, I appreciate the fact that "Shadow Play" sacrificed having good villain for good character development and interactions, but still, Pony of Shadows poses next to no threat what-so-ever and barely does anything beyond laughing and running away. Beyond that, may I remind you that this guy was the only villain in the history of the series to be alluded to not once, but twice, in S4 and the comics respectively, and neither of these references really built up to anything. So disappointing.
Caterpillar (Christina Henry's Alice) - What an utterly disgusting human being.
The Dawnbreaker - The biggest b*tch of the Dark Knights. I've seen the idea of Batman being Green Lantern work before (see Batman: In Darkest Knight), but the problem is that Dawnbreaker is not Batman. He's a whiny, bratty child who thinks that letting Penguin get hit by asteroids and murdering Commissioner Gordon and sh*t is justified because "my parents died, boo hoo." And he has the worst origin of all the Knights by far; I can accept Batman fusing himself with Flash by literally driving them into the Speed Force, I can accept a corrupted Alfred A.I assimilating Batman into a "Murder Machine", I can even accept a delusional Batwoman mutating herself to fight an Atlantian war she started, but I can't accept this asshole rewriting the laws of how the Green Lantern ring works because he really wanted to kill Joe Chill. That's dumb. And, despite his talk of killing the Green Lantern Corps, he can barely endure a fair fight with Hal Jordan without resorting to dirty tactics. What a joke.
Dahlia Hawthorne - The deepest pits of hell are too good for this one.
Pages Created By Me
An ordered list of pages I created. This is so you don't have to search through my contributions (like I had to do beforehand).
Lightning Dust (sadly no longer with us)
The Pseudocorns
Bad Apple (My Little Pony)
Ammo Baron
Nega Shantae
Techno Baron
Twitch & Vinegar
Killer Croc (DC Animated Universe)
Emerald Spears
Guzma
Wizard & Boomstick
Orca (DC Comics)
Bobby, Tobby & Flobby (yeah, seriously)
Sinestro (DC Animated Universe)
Tracer (Piemations)
Robbie Rotten (Glanni Glæpur Í Latabæ)
Calythos (Justice League Action)
Cornell Cottonmouth (originally Cottonmouth (Cornell Cottonmouth))
Van Wayne
Phantom Zone Criminals (The Lego Batman Movie)
Balthazar Bratt
King Koopa (Mario Cartoons)
"Crime Wave" Clyde
Riddler (Telltale) (the first upcoming project that i've succeeded in making)
Phantom of the Bwahpera
T.K.O.
Rabbid Kong
Shadowy Figure
Vormulax
Boxmore
Raymond Boxman
Hawk Moth/Gallery
Samuroid (Arrowverse)
Steamborg
Shadow the Hedgehog (Sonic Boom)
Steppenwolf (DC Extended Universe)
Professor Venomous/Gallery
Wally the White
Billiam Milliam
Bowser (White Knuckle Scorin') - 50th page! Woot!
Bowser (Disambiguation)
Lord Boxman/Gallery
Golden Bones
Nooroo
Favorite Villainous Quotes
" How am I then a villain? When this advice is free and honest. Probal to thinking and indeed. The course to win the Moor again. His soul is so unfettered to Desdemona's love. Love that she may, make, unmake, do what she list. Even as her appetites shall play God with his weak function. How am I then a villain? That counsels Cassio drove directly to his good. Divinity of Hell. When devils will their blackest sins put on, they do suggest at first with heavenly shows as I do now: for whiles this honest fool plies Desdemona to repair his fortunes and she for him pleads strongly to the Moor. I'll put this pestilence into his ear that she repeals him for her body's lust and by how much she strives to do him good, she shall undo her credit with the Moor. So will I turn her virtue into pitch and out of her own goodness make the net that shall enmesh them all. "
~ Iago's most famous line
" I'll give them heroics. I'll give them the most spectacular heroics that anyone has even SEEN! And when I'm old and I've had my fun, I'll sell my inventions, so that everyone can be superheroes, everyone can be super! And when everyone's super... (chuckles evilly).....no one will be. "
~ Syndrome's master plan
" My own conscious is my greatest enemy. Richards is, in fact, a necessity for my existence. There can be no great heroes, like myself, without a great villain such as Richards to push me to my limits. "
~ Doctor Doom revealing his thoughts on Reed Richards
" Y'know, I could corrupt these children. Over the years, I could guide their minds to a life of wrongdoing, yes! I could mold them in my image, hone them into criminal geniuses! The only ones capable of carrying on my empire! Ah, but who's got the time. Toss them in. "
~ Hilarious line of dialogue from Fat Cat
" You're out of your league, kids. Turn around now before you see something you might regret.	 "
~ Bill Cipher
" Did I ever tell you what the definition of insanity is? Insanity is doing the exact… same f**king thing… over and over again, expecting… sh*t to change. That… is crazy; but the first time somebody told me that… I dunno, I thought they were bullsh*tting me, so boom – I shot him. The thing is, okay… He was right. And then I started seeing: everywhere I looked, everywhere I looked, all these f**king pricks, everywhere I looked, doing the exact same f**king thing… over and over and over and over again thinking: "This time, it's gonna be different; no, no, no, no, no, please… This time it's gonna be different." …I am sorry, I don't like the way you are looking at me… Okay, do you have a f**king problem in your head? Do you think I am bullsh*tting you? Do you think I am lying? F**k you! Okay? F**K. YOU! It's okay, man. I'm gonna chill, hermano. I'm gonna chill… The thing is… alright, the thing is: I killed you once already… and it's not like I am f**king crazy. It's okay… It's like water under the bridge. Did I ever tell you the definition… of insanity? "
~ Vaas Montenegro's "definition of insanity" speech
" Superman: That was for Dan Turpin!
Darkseid: Who?!
Superman: The good man you murdered!
Darkseid: Had I known one human's death would pain you so, I would have killed more. And kill more I shall. Carry that with you to oblivion, Superman! "
~ Superman vs Darkseid
" If you have a gun, you can rob a bank. But if you have a bank, you can rob anyone. "
~ Depressingly true facts with Black Mask
" Wendy? Darling? Light, of my life. I'm not gonna hurt ya. You didn't let me finish my sentence. I said, I'm not gonna hurt ya. I'm just going to bash your brains in! "
~ Jack Torrance
" Norman Stansfield: Do you like life, sweetheart?
Mathilda: [whispering] Yes.
Norman Stansfield: That's good — because I take no pleasure in taking a life if it's from a person who doesn't care about it. "
~ Norman Stansfield to Mathilda
" The thing that none of you will ever understand is that there are no sides. There are no heroes or villains. There's just what I want and how i'll get it. "
~ Magneto
" Now if one were to determine what attribute the German people share with a beast, it would be the cunning and the predatory instinct of a hawk. But if one were to determine what attributes the Jews share with a beast, it would be that of the rat. If a rat were to walk in here right now as I'm talking, would you treat it to a saucer of your delicious milk? "
~ Hans Landa about Jewish people (what a d*ck)
" Fool! Oh, fun fact; That was the last remaining time portal, IN EXISTENCE! HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA! Ooh, so angry. Be careful, samurai, so much stress could give you a heart attack. Ooh! What am I saying? Please continue. Never mind what I said. "
~ Aku destroying the last time portal and being a jerk about it
" Insane. Well, there you go again, Pete. Insulting me, hurting my feelings, just like 30 years ago, only this time, Petey, I'm ready. You see, all those years, no matter how big I got, no matter how successful...I've always thought about you. HOW YOU EMBARRASSED ME! HOW YOU HUMILIATED ME! HOW YOU DESTROYED MY RELATIONSHIP WITH MURIEL FINSTER, THE ONLY WOMAN I EVER LOVED! "
~ Dr. Phillium Benedict getting pissed at Peter Prickly
" Ah, what could be more pure than an innocent child's emotions, especially anger? I love it! "
~ Hawk Moth's negative emotions fetish (honestly, I just love hearing Keith Silverstein's voice)
" Ooh, I love it when i'm nasty. "
~ Professor Ratigan (R.I.P. Vincent Price)
" K.O.: Wait, are you going to cook and eat us?!
Lord Boxman: Please. I'm a villain, not a monster. "
~ Lord Boxman proving he has standards
" You've got spirit, Red, but this is the real world! The real world is cold! The real world doesn't care about spirit! You want to be a hero? Then play the part and die like every other Huntsman in history! As for me, I'll do what I do best: lie, steal, cheat and survive! "
~ Roman Torchwick to Ruby
" Alright, I've been thinking...When life gives you lemons, don't make lemonade. Make life, take the lemons back! Get mad! I DON'T WANT YOUR DAMN LEMONS! WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO WITH THESE!? Demand to see life's manager! Make life rue the day it thought it could give Cave Johnson lemons! DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM? I'm the man's who gonna BURN YOUR HOUSE DOWN!! With the lemons! I'm going to have my engineers to invent a combustible lemon that BURNS YOUR HOUSE DOWN!!!! *coughs violently* "
~ Cave Johnson weird rant about lemons
" I had a horrible childhood, boo hoo. And sure, it had its moments. My dad beat me unconscious, my Mom drank. But a lot of people go through that and don't end up like I did. Here's what really happened. When I was still just a kid, I saw the truth. Life is meaningless. Death is the only thing that matters. "
~ What happens when you take Carnage to therapy
" Jerry: You self righteous piece of sh*t! You took my family!
Rick: I took your family? Who do you think had more taken from them when you shot 20 CC's of liquid dream killer into my daughter? She was Rick's daughter, Jerry! She had options! That all ended because she felt sorry for you! You act like prey, but you're a predator! You use pity to lure in your victims! I survive because I know everything, and snakes survive because children wander off, and you survive because people think "Oh this poor piece of sh*t. He never gets a break. I can't stand the deafening silent whales of his wilting soul. I guess i'll hire him or marry him!" "
~ Rick Sanchez 1, Jerry Smith -1000
" You have only yourself to blame. You being the hero of all of this, means that I have to be the villain. BUT I NEVER WANTED TO BE THE VILLAIN! I wanted to be the cute sidekick who gets his own plush toy and a spinoff show! You really don't get it, do you? So happy to star in your amazing world! Can't you see that none of this is real! It doesn't matter, once you're out of the picture, I can be whoever I want! I'm sorry, Gumball Watterson! There's no other way! "
~ Rob to Gumball
" Hello? Uh, is this thing on? Cool. This message is going out to the round table conference. And a very personal and heartfelt shout-out to the Queen Bitch herself, Miss Hellsing! Alright! Your ass is currently being kicked by the Valentine brothers! My name is Jan Valentine, and I can't wait to meet each and every one of you. We'll be getting there, soon as me and the boys finish lunch. Let me be the first to thank you for providing us with all of these tasty snacks! By tomorrow, Hellsing will be nothing but a pile of shit. You've got nowhere left to run and nowhere to hide, 'cause now I'm coming to kill you. I want to see you cry and beg. In the meantime, I highly recommend pissing yourself, followed by a course of praying to your impudent God. But hey, there's always time to be a man and kill yourself! THANK YOU LONDON! WE LOVE YOU! GOOD NIGHT!! "
~ Jan Valentine threatening Integra and the rest of Hellsing
" Unicron: Your bargaining posture is highly dubious... but very well, I will provide you with a new body and new troops to command.
Megatron: And?
Unicron: And NOTHING! You belong to me now.
Megatron: I belong to NOBODY!!
Unicron: Perhaps I have misjudged you. Proceed.... on your way to oblivion.
Megatron: AAAAAH!!! NO, NO!! I ACCEPT YOUR TERMS!!! I ACCEPT!!!
Unicron: Excellent! "
~ Unicron making a b*tch out of Megatron
" So, you want me to throw her father into the asylum unless she agrees to marry you? *groans* Oh, that is despicable. [chuckles evilly] I LOVE IT!! "
~ Tony Jay...er...Monsieur D'Arque being evil and loving it.
" It's like this: You wake up and you watch TV. Get in your car and you listen to the radio. You go to your little job or your little school, but you're not gonna hear about that on the 6 o'clock news. Why? 'Cause nothing is really happening. Then you go home and you watch some more TV or maybe it's a fun night, you go out and you watch a movie. I mean, it's got so bad that half the time the people on TV, inside the TV, they're watching TV. And what are all these people watching? People like me. "
~ Kevin Khatchadourian
" My work is a monument to--and of--my enemies. "
~ Scrapper's motto
" Friendship is a weakness. A liability. Friends distract you. Make you weak. Friends can betray you, make you forget your goals. I have soldiers, commanders, workers—but no friends. Which means nobody will ask me to sacrifice my ambitions. My goals are my own. Even you, my right-hand creature! Even you are not a friend. You are an agent of my will. You serve me not out of some misguided sentimentality or imagined camaraderie...but because you know I will win, in the end. "
~ Storm King's prejudgment against friendship
" Why? You need a reason? It's probably the same reason I beat that puppy to death with a kitten last week. When the howling and the meowing stops, and all you're left with is a mess of fur and blood and brains...well, you can't beat that warm glowing feeling inside. "
~ One of the best Joker quotes ever
" Huhuhu. Yes, that's right. Shoot me again you little sh*t, without blowing your own foot off. Huhur. You're in trouble now, aren't you? I mean...URRNGH...I'm no engineer, and correct me if I'm mistaken, but...HRRUNNGH! But don't you have rather a design flaw in these three-legged-things? Now, don't get me wrong: God created a lot of useless, stupid looking creatures on this world too, but he didn't...NURRRGHH! He didn't see fit to make any of them three-legged. Why was that, do you think? "
~ Edward Hyde while toppling one of the Martian Tripods
" I'm the Anti-Christ. You got me in a vendetta kind of mood. You tell the angels in heaven you never seen evil so singularly personified as you did in the face of the man who killed you. My name is Vincenzo Coccotti. "
~ Christopher Walken makes anything awesome
" And this is how I win the world. This juncture, of course, is usually where the wheels come off, but not this time. Cutting the traitor's heart in half right here, right in this room, should've gotten the point across. It suited me once to appear weak and cowardly, because it motivated you people to think! But today...is a new day. There will be no moves to take over my command, there will be no mistakes, there will be none, OF YOUR CRAP! NONE OF IT!...Work with me, and I will give you the world, in less than twenty four hours. Work against me, and I will gut you like a fish! Right here... "
~ Cobra Commander is never to be f*cked with
" Fine, I will teach you fear, then pain. And then...well, at least the fear and pain will end.	 "
~ Infinite the EDGE Lord
" Bloodshed gives way to more bloodshed. Hatred breeds more hatred. Until all of the violence soaks into the land, carving rivers of blood. And no matter how many times it happens, they never learn. Humans are made up of violent, miserable fools. "
~ Lust...well, she isn't all that wrong.
1000 Edits - Frank Fontaine, May 11th, 2017
1500 Edits - Aku, August 31st, 2017
Added to Category:Trusted user (by MenInBlak) - September 8th, 2017 (Holy crap, I can't believe this happened. This is certainty an accomplishment).
2000 Edits - General Blanque, October 11, 2017
2500 Edits - Discord (My Little Pony), December 06, 2017
VFH Ideas
Villains that I suggest should be headlined in the future.
Shredder (TMNT 2012), September 2018 - The show originally started airing in September 2012, so I thought it would be an anniversary type thing. Besides, 2012 Shredder needs to be headlined one of these days.
Pages I plan on making at some point, typically when the character officially debuts (I mean, you can make them too, I guess, but I want to do it).
Category:Quantic Universe Villains - A category detailing the villains from the Quantic Universe, which includes shows like Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir, Zak Storm: Super Pirate, Pixie Girl, Ghostforce, etc.
Pages that would be included: Hawk Moth, Nooroo, The Peacock, Nathalie Sancoeur(?), Lila Rossi(?), Akumatized Inanimate Objects, Mama Witch, The Witch (Pixie Girl), Dracula (Pixie Girl), Gargoyle (Pixie Girl), Skullivar, Golden Bones, Skullivar's Army, Xibalba (Zak Storm), Ghosts (Ghostforce), and more to be announced eventually.
The Peacock/Le Paon - The boss of Hawk Moth and the future main antagonist of Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir.
Nathalie Sancoeur - The possible secondary antagonist in Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir. She may be aware of Hawk Moth's true identity (spoilers!) and presumably helps him out, but we haven't actually seen her do anything evil...yet. She also might be Peacock, but this has yet to be confirmed.
Lila Rossi - Another character from Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir. Not actually a villain, but I heavily theorize that she will become one in Season 2, probably as Hawk Moth's assistant. UPDATE: This just might be happening.
Akumatized Inanimate Objects - More villains from Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir. Essentially, since Hawk Moth might gain the ability to Akumatize inanimate objects, that do not have any sentience what so ever, unlike other Akumatized Characters, they will qualify as villains by this Wiki's rules.
Dracula (Pixie Girl) - A villain from Pixie Girl.
Skullivar - The main antagonists of Zak Storm: Super Pirate. I think this show is really good, but seriously, this guy is literally just pirate Hawk Moth. He's even voiced by Keith Silverstein.
Squid Baron - An on and off villain from the Shantae series.
Category:The Mask Villains - A category for all the villains from The Mask franchise. Not entirely sure about this one, but hey, it's something to do.
Pages that would be included: The Mask, Walter (The Mask), Pretorius (The Mask), Dorian Tyrell, Niko, Freeze (The Mask), Sweet Eddy, Orlando (The Mask), Skillit, Nimrel, Putty Thing, The Devil (The Mask), Selina Swint, Dr. Amelia Chronos, Loki (Son of the Mask), Joker (comics), Harley Quinn, Poison Ivy, Catwoman, Lobo, etc.
Category:League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Villains - I've gotten into these comics again.
Pages to be Added: Hawley Griffin, Edward Hyde, Captain Nemo, James Moriarty (book version), Campion Bond, Fu Manchu, Sebastian Moran, Martians, Dr. Moreau, Jimmy Bond, Dr. Julius No, Harry Lime, Count Dracula, Gill-man, Imhotep, Frankenstein's Monster, Antichrist (who is Harry Potter for some reason), Lord Voldemort, Oliver Haddo, James Moriarty (film version), Dorian Gray, Sanderson Reed, Dante, etc.
Images (to be used)
Strange or interesting facts that relate to pages on this Wiki in some way.
Tim Curry (the guy who portrayed/voiced villains such as Pennywise, Ben Ravencroft, Maestro Forte, Kilokahn, Drake, Thaddeus E. Klang, General Von Talon, Dr. Frank-N-Furter, Professor Calamitous, Brain-Eating Meteor, Big Brother, Taurus Bulba, Mouse King, Wadsworth, Darth Sidious, and El Malefico) shares his name with the lead technical artist of Shantae: Half Genie Hero.
My uncle has a friend who looks and sounds disturbingly similar to Pat Mustard.
I ended up discovering this Wiki through the Purple Guy (Five Nights at Freddy's) page. I'm not even a fan of FNAF, so I have no idea how the hell this happened. Glad it did, though.
When I hit the random button for the first time, the page I ended up on was The Father (Shrek is Love, Shrek is Life). Not joking.
My 1000th edit was made on my sister's birthday.
A friend of mine is scarily, and I mean SCARILY good at reading Shakespeare. Iago is his bread and butter.
In all honesty, I mainly added the history section to the Lord Boxman page because of the Captain Planet crossover. I just really wanted to write about it when it came out.
Hawk Moth's English voice actor, Keith Silverstein, was also the VA of Vector the Crocodile in many Sonic the Hedgehog games. VECTOR THE F*CKING CROCODILE.
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## Runtime Binds and Exports

*Runtime binding* in Chef Habitat refers to the ability for one service group to connect to another, forming a producer-consumer relationship where the consumer service can use the producer service's current configuration in order to configure itself at runtime. When the producer's configuration change, the consumer is notified and can reconfigure itself as needed.

With runtime binding, a consumer service can use a "binding name" of their choosing in their configuration and lifecycle hook templates as a kind of handle to refer to the configuration values they need from the producer service. This name isn't inherently tied to any particular package or service group name. Instead, when the service is run, users associate a service group with that binding name, which gives Chef Habitat all the information it needs to wire the producer and consumer services together.

Let's look at how we set up this relationship in detail.

### Defining the Producer Contract

A producer service defines its contract by "exporting" a subset of its runtime configuration. This is done by defining values in the `pkg_exports` associative array defined in your package's `plan.sh`. For example, a database server named `amnesia` might define the following exports:

```bash
pkg_exports=(
  [port]=network.port
  [ssl-port]=network.ssl.port
)
```

Note that Powershell plans use hashtables where Bash plans use associative arrays. A `plan.ps1` would declare its exports as:

```powershell
$pkg_exports=@{
  port="network.port"
  ssl-port="network.ssl.port"
}
```

This will export the runtime values of its `network.port` and `network.ssl.port` configuration entries publicly as `port` and `ssl-port`, respectively. All configuration entries in `pkg_exports` must have a default value in `default.toml`, but the actual exported values will change at runtime to reflect the producer's current configuration. When values change (such as when an operator uses `hab config apply`), the consumer service will be notified that its producer service configuration has changed. We'll see how to use this on the consumer in the sections below.

Producer services export only the *subset* of their configuration that is defined through `pkg_exports` and not the entire thing. Consumer services see only what the producer service exports, and nothing more. This is important, because it means that configuration that must remain secret--such as passwords--are not shared _unless_ they are explicitly defined in `pkg_exports`.

Additionally, the internal structure of the producer's configuration is independent of the exported interface it presents. In our example, `ssl-port` originally comes from a deeply-nested `network.ssl.port` value. However, the exported interface is _flat_, effectively a non-nested set of key-value pairs.

### Defining the Consumer Contract

The consumer service defines a "binding name" as a handle to refer to a service group from which it receives configuration data. However, it must do more than just name the bind, it must also state the configuration values it expects from the service group. Chef Habitat will make sure that whatever service group is bound actually exports the expected values to the consumer service.

As an example, let's say we have an application server, called `session-server`, that needs to connect to a database service, and needs both a "port" and an "ssl-port" in order to make that connection. We can describe this relationship in our `plan.sh` file like so:

```bash
pkg_binds=(
  [database]="port ssl-port"
)
```

Here, `pkg_binds` is an associative array. The key ("database") is the binding name, while the value ("port ssl-port") is a space-delimited list of the exported configuration the binding requires. A consumer can specify multiple binds; each would be an individual entry in this associative array. Judging from this, the producer we described above would be a good candidate for this application server to bind to, because it exports both a "port" and an "ssl-port".

A bound service group may export additional values, but they cannot export less and still satisfy the contract.

Chef Habitat only matches services up at the syntactic, not semantic, level of this contract. If you bind to a service that exports a "port", Chef Habitat only knows that the service exports something called "port"; it could be the port for a PostgreSQL database, or it could be the port of an application server. You will need to ensure that you connect the correct services together; Chef Habitat's binds provide the means by which you express these relationships. You are, however, free to create bind names and export names that are meaningful for you.

#### The Difference Between _pkg\_binds_ and _pkg\_binds\_optional_

In addition to the `pkg_binds` array, Plan authors may also specify `pkg_binds_optional`. It has exactly the same structure as `pkg_binds`, but, as the name implies, these bindings are _optional_; however, it is worth examining exactly what is meant by "optional" in this case.

In order to load a service into the Supervisor, each bind defined in `pkg_binds` *must* be mapped to a service group; if any of these binds are not mapped, then the Supervisor will refuse to load the service.

Binds defined in `pkg_binds_optional`, on the other hand, *may* be mapped when loading a service. If a service group mapping is not defined at load time, the Supervisor will load the service without question. As an extreme example, a service could have no `pkg_binds` entries, and five `pkg_binds_optional` entries; such a service could be loaded with no binds mapped, one bind mapped, all the way to mapping all five binds.

There are several scenarios where optional binds may be useful:

 * A service may have some default functionality which may be overridden at load-time by mapping an optional binding. Perhaps you have some kind of artifact repository service that, in the absence of a "remote-store" bind stores data on the local filesystem. However, if `remote-store` is bound to an appropriate S3 API-compatible service, such as [Minio](https://www.minio.io), it could modify its behavior to store data remotely.

 * A service can be optionally bind to a service to unlock additional features. For example, say you have an application that may run with or without a caching layer. You can model this using an optional bind named (say), "cache". If you wish to run without the caching functionality enabled, you can start the service without specifying a service group mapping for the "cache" bind. Since the bind is optional, it is not needed for Chef Habitat to run your service. However, if you do wish to run with the caching enabled, you can specify a service group mapping, e.g. `hab svc load acme/my-app --bind=cache:redis.prod`. In this scenario, your service's configuration can pull configuration values from the `redis.prod` service group, enabling it to use Redis as a caching layer.

* A service may can optionally bind one of several services; if bind "X" is mapped, operate _this_ way; if "Y" is mapped, operate _that_ way. An application that could use either a Redis backend or a PostgreSQL backend, depending on the deployment scenario, could declare optional "redis" and "postgresql" bindings, and pick which one to map at service load-time. If this is your use case, Chef Habitat does not have a way to encode the fact that "one and only one of these optional bindings should be mapped", so you will have to manage that on your own.

### Service Start-up Behavior

Prior to Chef Habitat 0.56.0, if the service group that you bound to was not present in the Supervisor network census, or had no live members, your service would not start until the group was present with live members. While this can be desirable behavior in some cases, as with running certain legacy applications, it is not always desirable, particularly for modern microservice applications, which should be able to gracefully cope with the absence of their networked dependencies.

With 0.56.0, however, this behavior can be modified using the new runtime service option `--binding-mode`. By setting `--binding-mode=relaxed` when loading a service, that service can start immediately, whether there are any members of a bound service group present or not. (Setting `--binding-mode=strict` will give you the previous, start-only-after-all-bound-groups-are-present behavior. This is also the current default, though `relaxed` will be the eventual default for Chef Habitat 1.0.0.). Such a service should have configuration and lifecycle hook templates written in such a way that the service can remain operational (though perhaps with reduced functionality) when there are no live members of a bound service group present in the network census.

#### The Difference Between Required Binds, Optional Binds, and Binding Mode

While there is a bit of overlap in these concepts, they are distinct. It's best to think of required and optional binds as defining "how applications can be wired together" (specifically, which "wires" must be connected in order to provide the minimal amount of information needed to run a service). Binding mode, on the other hand, defines how the application's start-up behavior is affected the presence or absence of its networked dependencies.

Another useful thing to keep in mind when thinking about required and optional binds is that service group mappings currently cannot be dynamically changed at runtime. They can only be changed by stopping a service, reloading the service with a new set of options, and then starting it up again. This constraint (which may change in future versions of Chef Habitat) may help guide your choice between what should be a required bind, and what should be optional, particularly when using the relaxed binding mode.

### Using Runtime Binds with Consumer Services

Once you've defined both ends of the contract, you can leverage the bind in any of your package's hooks or configuration files. Given the two example services above, a section of a configuration file for `session-server` might look like this:

```handlebars
{{~#each bind.database.members as |member|}}
  database = "{{member.sys.ip}}:{{member.cfg.port}}"
  database-secure = "{{member.sys.ip}}:{{member.cfg.ssl-port}}"
{{~/each}}
```

Here, `bind.<BINDING_NAME>` will be "truthy" (and can thus be used in boolean expressions) only if the bind has been satisfied, and `bind.<BINDING_NAME>.members` will be an array of only active members.

(Prior to Chef Habitat 0.56.0, `bind.<BINDING_NAME>` was always present, and `bind.<BINDING_NAME>.members` had _all_ members, even ones that had left the Supervisor network long ago. This necessitated using the `eachAlive` helper function, instead of just `each`.)

### Starting a Consumer Service

Since your application server defined `database` as a required bind, you'll need to provide the name of a service group running a package which fulfills the contract using the `--bind` parameter to the Supervisor. For example, running the following:

```bash
hab svc load <ORIGIN>/<NAME> --bind database:amnesia.default
```

would create a bind aliasing `database` to the `amnesia` service in the `default` service group.

The service group passed to `--bind database:{service}.{group}` doesn't *need* to be the service `amnesia`. This bind can be any service as long as they export a configuration key for `port` and `ssl-port`.

You can declare bindings to multiple service groups in your templates by using the `--bind` option multiple times on the command line. Your service will not start if your package has declared a required bind and a value for it was not specified by `--bind`.

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The 21st Annual Sarnia Sting Teddy Bear Toss presented by Lambton Ford is set!
Join us Saturday, December 8, 2018 and help us make sure no child wakes up without a toy on Christmas.
When the Sting score their first goal of the game toss your new or gently used plush toy onto the ice to be distributed by the Salvation Army to kids who need it our community.
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Easily integrate EventBrite with AWeber to add attendees to your list when they purchase tickets to your event.
EventBrite offers tools to promote your event and sell more tickets. When you tie in an AWeber integration, everyone who attends your event also has the opportunity to join your email list for updates from your business. Use AWeber and EventBrite together to maximize your revenue opportunities.


Removal is the first step (and sometimes the only step) in resolving a wildlife issue. The additional steps that a wildlife problem may require are repairs and clean-up. After animals have been removed, we let you know that the removal process is complete. If the animal has damaged the structure, we will give you an estimate for the cost of the repair(s) on the very first day that we show up on the site. There are absolutely no hidden charges, you do not have to sign a contract, and we guarantee the repairs for the lifetime of the structure.
We offer fast, safe and humane wildlife removal for the Middle Tennessee area. I utilize several different methods of removal depending on what the individual situation requires.
Trapping is the most common and effective method used to remove nuisance animals. We are very skilled in this field and will explain the entire process and reasons for our chosen methods. There is never a time limit on our trapping services and we always trap until the issue is resolved.
If the nuisance animals have entered your home or structure then we will locate the entry point(s). Then we will attach our trapping directly over the entry point(s). This method would give the animals no choice but to go directly into the traps in order to enter or exit the structure.
Anyone can bait a cage and set a trap, but we are professionals and take no shortcuts when handling a wildlife issue. Call Brian to have your problem taken care of correctly.


Portland Parks & Recreation (PP&R) is looking for partners/vendors to help activate (hold activities and events at) Ankeny Square in the North Park Blocks, located at NW Ankeny and W Burnside. Successful proposers will pay only $1 a year (for up to two years) to rent the park space. PP&R welcomes creative ideas for cultural, retail and other possible endeavors at this bustling central city plaza. Proposals are due by April 20, 2016.
The idea for more cool happenings at the square came from neighbors and businesses surrounding the park, and is fully supported by Portland Parks & Recreation. PP&R would like to create positive experiences for the neighborhood and for visitors to the North Park Blocks. Across the PP&R system, programmed activities are found to create a vibrant, engaging, and positive environment for parks and neighborhoods. The bureau also suggests that this opportunity may also provide a way for micro-businesses to generate revenue.
More information on the Ankeny Square endeavor, including instructions on how to apply and the evaluation criteria, can be found on our website here.
PP&R hopes that the Request For Interest (RFI) encourages a competitive environment for this exciting opportunity. The bureau welcomes multiple proposals and is open to accepting several which could work in conjunction with each other (events/activities which could operate on different days, seasons, etc.) The RFI is designed to give all who may be interested an opportunity to suggest public-private partnerships, including those for permits or lease agreements depending on the nature of the response.
Ankeny Square is located between West Burnside and SW Ankeny, and between SW 8th Ave and SW Park Ave on the edge of the Pearl District in downtown Portland. Ankeny Square sits at the southern end of Portland's historic North Park Blocks, and has long been an integral part of downtown life. One of the city's oldest public spaces, the North Park Blocks were dedicated to the City by Captain John Couch (yep, like the street!) in 1869.
This week, several maintenance crews including carpenters, painters, electrical and mechanical workers are sprucing up the PP&R buildings in Ankeny Square. Fencing is expected to be up for around two weeks as crews clean, paint, and shine up this historic space.


At last, one House Republican is ready to use the Constitutional power of the purse to reign in Attorney General Eric Holder's lawlessness.
Rep. Frank Wolf (R-Virginia), chairman of the Appropriations subcommittee that oversees Eric Holder's Justice Department will utilize the power of the purse to withhold funds from the Justice Department.
Eric Holder has been lobbying the Republican controlled House for a larger budget. Wolf says he will withhold $1,000,000 for every instance of failure for Eric Holder to respond to Wolf's demands for information.
The Constitution vests the House of Representatives with the power of the purse, an enormously effective tool for reigning in abuses by the executive branch. If the House does not allocate money to Obama's Justice Department, then Holder cannot function.
Wolf has sought dozens of reports required from the DOJ under the FY 2013 Omnibus Act. The reporting requirement was an effort to shine a light on the behavior of the Justice Department. It was an exercise of Congressional oversight. The law required Holder to provide Congress and Wolf's committee 66 separate reports about DOJ activity.
It's about damn time the House does things in it's power to fight corruption.
Taking a page from the other side, doing what "needs to be done" regardless of the criticism.