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Review: Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye Vol. 1 trade paperback (IDW Publishing)
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[Doug Glassman's special two-part "Trans-giving" Transformers review begins here.]
Though it's technically a continuation from the main Transformers ongoing series, Transformers: More Than Meets The Eye is essentially the sequel to Last Stand of the Wreckers. They feature the same creative teams, the same approach to continuity, and the same combination of humor and horror. It's important to note that while both series can be read on their own, More Than Meets The Eye comes before Robots In Disguise. This is made clear by the first story in this volume, "The Death of Optimus Prime."
Initially published as a one-shot, "Death" summarizes the ending of the previous ongoing and sets up the new status quo. Optimus returns from one of his many temporary deaths to find a Cybertron in chaos. With the Decepticons defeated, the Autobots are facing a crisis over how to proceed. One group, led by Rodimus (formerly Hot Rod), still longs for adventure [from the Transformers movie, right? -- ed.]. They want to go off into space and find an ancient group of Autobots known as the Knights of Cybertron. The other faction, led by Bumblebee, wants to forge a new future on Cybertron's burnt-out husk. Complicating this are the numerous non-combatant Cybertronians returning from exile.
The "death" in the title refers to how Prime solves this problem: he exiles himself, splitting the pieces of the Matrix of Leadership between Rodimus and Bumblebee. The King Solomon imagery of his solution is definitely intentional. He goes on to find a new future for himself under his old name of "Orion Pax." This is a genius way to get Prime out of the way while leaving the door open for more adventures.
From here, the story follows Rodimus and his crew. More Than Meets The Eye has a massive ensemble cast made up of robots from all across the franchise. The lackadaisical Rodimus and super-serious Ultra Magnus are joined by Drift, a newcomer to the franchise who's somewhat unpopular among Transformers fans, but he's presented much better here by writer James Roberts as Rodimus' assistant of sorts. There's a wide array of scientists, including the cranky medic Ratchet, the studious Perceptor, the introspective Chromedome and the oddball weapons designer Brainstorm. An integral character -- and one of the very few not based on a toy -- is Rung, the psychiatrist for this crazy group of Transformers. He was initially created by Roberts for a non-canon Transformers novel, Eugenesis, but he was made canon in Last Stand of the Wreckers.
These are only some of the robots who are on the starship Lost Light before it apparently explodes, taking its occupants with it. They are instead flung across the universe by their advanced engines. As they travel, more characters get to shine, such as the annoying, business-minded Swerve. Two very notable minor characters are Cyclonus and Tailgate, both of whom are older than the Autobot/Decepticon conflict. While the former served Galvatron (who also isn't a Decepticon in the IDW universe), the latter has been in stasis for six million years and decides to be a Decepticon, having no understanding of how evil they were. Cyclonus comes into conflict with Whirl, an ex-Wrecker who has gone berserk. The source of his madness is explained in a later volume, but for now, he's a sarcastic death-seeker.
The sarcasm doesn't end with Whirl. James Roberts is easily the funniest writer to ever pen a Transformers comic book, and he plays his characters off of each other beautifully. Every character has their own little quirk, like Ratchet's old and malfunctioning hands, Drift's overcompensation for his former Decepticon allegiance, and Swerve's annoying need to be the first to make a smart remark. There's a hysterical moment on every fourth page, such as Swerve assuring Rung that Whirl (who has just one optic sensor) is jealous of his eyebrows.
This is a tricky book for non-fans, much like Last Stand of the Wreckers was. Many of the references they make to other characters or places are homages to past adventures. Others, however, are things that Roberts made up, either as future plot points or to throw the reader off. The book likes to delve into the oddities of Transformer physiology, especially the idea of an alternate mode. It's actually a very good point to bring up: since they're not disguising themselves anymore, then why transform at all? Alternate modes are established to be incredibly important to Transformers. Their transformation cogs are internal organs, as important as their brain module and spark (a combination heart and soul).
There are two schools of Transformers artwork. The "American" school, influenced by the earlier artwork in the original series, is more concerned with making the robots look robotic, with blockier shapes and perfectly-thought-out alternate modes. Don Figueroa, the artist of Transformers: Stormbringer is one example. The "British" school owes more to Andy Wildman and Geoff Senior, the later artists, and they draw more cartoony figures who seem more like humans. Nick Roche and Alex Milne are both very much in the British school. Their characters have broad expressions, and the work overall seems more dynamic and animated. Mind you, neither school is better than the other. Roche and Milne are able to portray such a massive cast in an easy to follow way.
Like many IDW trades, Transformers: More Than Meets The Eye Vol. 1 contains some nice extras, including a variant cover referencing the cover of Justice League International #1. In tone, story and artwork, this trade feels a bit like JLI. It's a fun read, but it's only the start. The next volume, along with sister title Robots In Disguise, takes the Transformers franchise to incredible new places.
Doug serves up a second helping of "Trans-giving" ... next week!
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Mike 11/21/2012 10:53:00 AM
The previous Transformers ongoing by Mike Costa was more miss than hit for me. So after hearing Roberts would be taking over one of two ongoings, I was finally excited for a transformers comic. I loved the humor and how Roberts is building his own continuity based on his previous penned stories Last stand and Chaos theory. Loving the series, great review, looking forward to the review on RiD.
Steve 11/21/2012 09:20:00 PM
Everything I've heard about this convinces me I would love it. I've gotta get ahold of it.
Michael 11/22/2012 05:20:00 PM
Excellent review! I agree with everything you say. These two new ongoing IDW series are some of the best comic-books published in the States right now. I said it!
Did you read the Chaos storyline? What did you think about it? Both the prologue, from issues #22-23, and the rest of the story itself?
doug.glassman 11/22/2012 10:52:00 PM
The only TF stuff I read between "Last Stand" and the two new ongoings was "Heart of Darkness", which was... weird. I'll consider taking a look at Chaos.
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Jesuits, saving souls with slave labor for gold….
Posted on March 10, 2018 by 1stminstrel
The Jesuits priests, in addition to saving souls, set about enriching the church. Through their travels in the new world, they took advantage of mineral finds by getting locals to work the mines and send the gold and silver back to Spain.
Somewhere around 1635 the good fathers established the Plazuela Monastery in Bolivia. The Monastery was located at the junction of the Inquisivi and Ayopayo Rivers. This area was very rich in gold and silver and the monastery severed as a central holding place. Massive amounts of treasure were collected here and then sent back to Spain.
King Charles III was concerned about the growing wealth and power that the Jesuits controlled. There were rumors that the Priests were planning to establish an independent colony in South America. So he ordered all the Jesuits expelled from the new world in 1767.
The Spanish set up blockades in the mountain passes to prevent the Jesuits from exporting their gold. The priests in Plazuela knew it was only a matter of time before the Spanish came in after them. Over the next few years, they assembled all the mined ores and church artifacts at the monastery. They enlisted the help of 500 local Indians and set about hiding the treasure.
There are rumors of two mass graves in the area. One is said to hold the remains of 300 of these Indians that died of yellow fever, the other is said to hold the remains of the other 200 Indians without reference as to their cause of death. In any case, no Indians survived that were involved in the hiding of the Plazuela treasure.
In 1778 the Spanish came to Plazuela. They found the monastery deserted and without the expected wealth waiting for them. They rounded up some of the local Indians and through use of various means, including torture, attempted to extract the treasure location from them. The soldiers left the area with nothing.
In 1910, Corina San Roman approached Cecil H. Prodgers with a proposition. Mr. Prodgers was a well-known mining engineer. Ms. San Ramon's grandfather was the Prefect of Callao in 1778 and his brother was one of the last Jesuits to leave Plazuela. Father Gregorio San Ramon left his brother the following description of the treasure location:
There is a hill on the left bank of the Rio Sacambaya opposite the Monastery of Plazuela. It is steep and covered with dense forest. The top flat and with long grass growing. In the middle of the long grass there is a large stone shaped like an egg, so big that it took five hundred Indians to place it there. If you dig underneath this stone for five cordas you will find the roof of a large cave which it took five hundred Indians two and a half years to hollow out.
The roof is twenty-four cordas long and there are two compartments and a long narrow passage leading from the room on the east side to the main entrance two hundred cordas away. On reaching the door you must exercise great care in the opening. The door is a large iron one and inside to the right, near the wall, you will find an image of the Madonna, made of pure gold, three feet high, the eyes of which are two large diamonds; this image was placed there for the good of mankind.
If you proceed further along the passage you will find in the first room 37 heaps of gold, and many gold and silver ornaments and precious stones. On entering the second room you will find in the right hand corner a large box clamped with iron bars; inside this box are 90,000 duros reales in silver money and 30 bags of gold. Distributed in the hollows on either side of the tunnel and in the two rooms are, altogether, 160 heaps of gold, of which the value has been estimated at 60 million duros reales.
Great care must be taken on entering these rooms, as enough poison to kill a regiment of the King has been laid about. The walls of the two rooms have been strengthened by large blocks of granite; from the roof downwards the distance is five cordas more. The top of the roof is portioned off in three distinct esplanades and the whole has been covered for a depth of five cordas with earth and stone.
When you come to a place twenty feet high, with a wall so wide that two men can easily ride abreast, cross the river and you will find the monastery, church and other buildings.
Ms. San Roman's proposition was to share the treasure with Mr. Prodgers if he could find it. Prodgers accepted. She provided him with the information above and with the assistance of an old Indian named Jose Maria Ampuera. Senor Ampuera was the grandson of one of those who hid the treasure and was paid by the San Romans to watch over the site many years earlier.
Prodgers found Ampuera in 1905 living in the town of Cuti. The old man was over 100 years old. Ampuera told of how President Melgarejo had searched Negro Muerto for the treasure, but that was on the wrong side of the River Sacambaya. The actual location was on a hill called Caballo Cunco.
Prodgers found the egg shaped rock where Ampuera told him it would be. He dymamited the stone and began digging at that spot. He found a manmade roof of bricks and slate slabs. He wrote that while digging:
..at 12 feet, yellow alter slab with flowers nicely engraved on it, there was no longer any doubt in my mind…
The digging was difficult and the locals were afraid that what they were doing was an affront to God. On one occasion, after sinking some bamboo into the dig, noxious fumes were emitted. By the end of 1907, Prodgers was nowhere near the depth he needed. He returned to England to gather a work force a little more skeptical. He was never able to return.
It appears that Prodgers discussed his find with a Cornishish miner named Tredennick. Tredennick searched the area from 1921 to 1927. He dug numerous tunnels into the area. At one time he dymamited a tunnel that set of an internal upheaval that lasted for an hour and a half.
In 1920, Prodgers made a deal with Dr. Edgar Sanders. Prodgers gave Sanders all the details on the condition that his original deal with Corina San Ramon would be honored. Sanders set out with a small group in 1925. At 900 he found another stone. This was 618 feet by 128 feet and a perfect rectangle. The stone is now referred to as the Square Heap Stone. Sanders believed the treasure was under this stone, that the stone was the roof of the treasure room. Near there, he found a tunnel.
Sanders and his group relied mostly on the locals for the digging required. He started clearing the tunnel. As they progressed, they came across a silver crucifix attached to a board. Four feet later they encountered a wall made of stones. In the wall was a hole and in the hole was a wooden box. The digging stopped as all gathered around. Sanders removed the box and in crumbled in his hands. He was left holding a piece of parchment. With the locals and his group from England around him in the tunnel, finally at the wall to what they believed to be the treasure room, he read aloud from the parchment:
You who reach this place withdraw. This spot is dedicated to God Almighty and the one who dares to enter, a dolorous death awaits him in this world and eternal condemnation in the world he goes to. The riches that belong to God Our Master are not for humans. Withdraw and you will live in peace and the blessing of the Master will make your life sweet and you will die rich with the goods of this world. Obey the command of God Almighty our Master in life and in death. In the name of God the Father, The Son and the Holy Ghost. Amen.
The Indians refused to continue. All left the tunnel and Sanders was unable to continue on his own. The rainy season was now upon them and all hope of continuing was lost. Sanders returned to England and was able to enlist a investors. He put a new group together that not only included 22 others, but included compressors, generators, pumps and tractors. They left Liverpool on June 15, 1928. They cleared out the tunnels and removed the stones only to find the tunnel ended there.
They went back to the Heap Stone and started looking for other tunnel entrances that would lead them into the room below. The local Indians said that their ancestors told of three iron doors that into the room. All the digging and prodding done by the group led them to stone. Sanders worked the area until he was broke. He wrote that he was beyond heartbroken. He believed the treasure was right below him, but could not find a way to reach it.
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Alenka Ermenc, born 5 September 1963, is an officer in the Slovenian army and was the first woman to hold the position of Chief of defence within NATO forces.

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Ermenc's military career started when she became a member of the Slovenian Territorial Defence forces in Slovenia's independence war from Yugoslavia in 1991.

In January 2006 she commanded the newly created 5. Intelligence and Reconnaissance Battalion of the Slovenian Armed Forces, becoming the first female commander of a battalion of the Slovenian Armed Forces. In May 2009, she became head of personnel of the General Staff of the Slovenian Army before a six-month deployment to Kosovo as part of Kosovo Force, commencing in June of the same year.

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Private life
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It took weeks, if not months, to recover from the emotional trauma of not matching. The feeling of watching your friends and classmates see their dreams come to fruition while yours crumbled around you is earth-shattering for a medical student. You spent thousands of dollars traveling to interviews and countless hours perfecting your application, especially your personal statement; imagine having to write a new one in one hour to explain why you want to do this *other* specialty. The only specialty I had a real story for was Anesthesiology, when I witnessed a laboring woman collapse from an amniotic fluid embolism and watched the anesthesiologist and obstetricians work together to resuscitate her. I enjoyed the occasionally critical nature of OB/GYN, and recognized that an anesthesiologist was vital in these emergency situations. As a 4th year medical student originally bound for OB/GYN, I knew nothing about what was really happening on the other side of the drapes.
So what went wrong with my application? In retrospect, I ranked mostly top-tier programs in competitive cities for a specialty that offered limited positions. The smallest program size was 4 residents and the largest was 18 — compare that with the class sizes of internal medicine! It was important to me to live in a big city as I spent medical school in a relatively isolated part of the country, so that may have played a role as well. Furthermore, my home program did not rank me to match as they were aware that I did not want to stay, and also believed I would have no problem going wherever I wanted. Unfortunately, this kind of confidence is not only unrealistic, it can be disastrous. Aside from spending a year doing research and 'making connections', I truly felt there was nothing else I could do to improve my application. Someone once told me, your chances of getting into residency are never better than the first time you apply (especially if you are a U.S. senior). I also heard that applications from U.S. graduating seniors are in a 'priority' pile, while everyone else's application is tossed into the 'other' pile. This may or may not be true, but hearing this heavily influenced my decision to pursue another residency.
I spent intern year in various disciplines of medicine and surgery and actually enjoyed experiencing the different specialties. However, the first six months of CA-1 year (PGY-2, Clinical Anesthesia-1) made me feel like a total imposter. I had traded in the speculum for a laryngoscope and had no idea what I was doing. I feared everyone around me felt the same way about me. Little did I know, many of my co-residents — who were always anesthesiology bound — experienced similar insecurities. As most residents come to realize, all procedures are subject to the numbers game. 'See one, do one, teach one' is really a thing. I remember attempting to intubate as an intern and thinking 'I will NEVER be good at this'. I felt the same way about arterial lines, IV's, central lines, epidurals, and nerve blocks. I mentioned in my previous post: On being a doctor: things I would tell my younger self, that there is something strange and intriguing about practice. Day by day, you feel you are not learning much at all, but as the years go by, you are capable of doing more than you ever imagined. When I expressed my insecurities to my program director, he reassured me that one day I would be able to place central lines with my eyes closed. I am almost done with residency, and my eyes are still open (but the lines go in much smoother).
I was the first in my class to rotate in Obstetric Anesthesiology, and it made me fall in love with my career once again. Childbirth is an immensely stressful experience for the body, and having the skills to alleviate that trauma gives me a great sense of fulfillment. As we now know, SOAP stands for Supplemental Offer and Acceptance Program; part of the renaming for 'the Scramble' was to make the process less chaotic and more streamlined. After my horrible experience, I grew to despise the words 'match', 'scramble', and 'SOAP'. The best part of all this is that the national organization for obstetric anesthesiologists is called the Society of Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology, aka… SOAP! It was meant to be.
There are days when I wonder what my life would have been like if I had continued to pursue OB/GYN. Having a good friend who is an OB/GYN resident, I know it would have been a lot more work than my current average of 60-70 hours/week. Anesthesiology residency has taught me a great deal about trust, patient care, interpersonal relationships, and above all, myself. I have learned how to safely take patients through the most distressing experience of their lives and make it less traumatic. It has made me develop thick skin to not let others' negative attitudes shape my perception of the world. It has taught me to persist in what seems to be an endless, dark tunnel. And for those things, I am grateful. I finally see the light at the end and am looking forward to continuing my passion for women's health as an obstetric anesthesiologist.
You were a very competitive applicant, and it seems like you were the typical overconfident applicant that only ranks two programs and think they'll get their top choice. I've seen humble people with half your scores as IMGs get ob-gyn.
Thanks for your comment. I ranked 13 programs actually, but most of them were competitive. You're right, I was a bit overconfident but not just because of my application. I started the process thinking I was not good enough for the places I wanted to go, and applied broadly with a very positive response from programs and simultaneous encouragement from my own professors telling me I was too good for certain programs. Ultimately, what was meant to happen happened, and I am glad things turned out the way they did.
Sometimes you don't know what you want until it falls into your lap. Glad it worked out for you!
Thank you for sharing your story! I know the feeling….I had a roundabout way of getting to where am I now in medical training but these things happen for a reason and I look forward to see what happens in the future. Best of luck to your with the rest of your training!
Thank you for this post. As a 4th year student about to enter into the match – as a US IMG- I honestly lose sleep thinking about these things. I had similar thoughts when I didn't make it into a US school after applying many times to an embarrassing number of programs. I don't know how my future will pan out. But I've done the work and I'm just going to keep trucking. It's comforting to know that you "got through" this and came out on the other side.
It is an unfair process. The sooner you recognize that not everyone will get what they want, and that there is more to life than what you had originally planned, the happier you will be with the outcome.
This is my story almost to a T. I also applied OB with a similar application. I was told by many people in the field that I could basically choose where I wanted to go and met with similar shock when I didn't match. My SOAP experience was also crazy similar. I felt the people interviewing me for the OB prelim spots only cared to figure out why I didn't match, and were in search to find out if there was something wrong with me as a person. Combined with the fact I wouldn't be guaranteed a future spot in OB I took it as a sign it wasn't meant to be. The first question the faculty who interviewed me for the anesthesia spot (which I accepted) was "how are you? This must be a really tough experience so tell me how you're doing". I don't think he'll ever understand how much his kindness impacted me and really changed the course of my future. I love the practice of anesthesiology and have never for a second since that day wished I was doing OB.


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Statement from the ATO on Addy v Commissioner of Taxation
Following recent media commentary, the ATO would like to clarify the likely impact of the recent court decision in Addy v Commissioner of Taxation.
This decision relates to whether an individual that entered Australia as a working holiday maker was a resident of Australia for tax purposes and whether that individual paid tax at the 15 per cent tax rate applying to working holiday maker income or at the rates applying to residents (which incorporate the tax-free threshold).
It is important to note that the ATO is still considering this decision and has not yet decided whether an appeal is appropriate.
The Court found that, considering the individual facts of the case, the working holiday maker in question was a resident for tax purposes and that the non-discrimination article in the relevant treaty meant that the taxpayer was entitled to be taxed under the ordinary resident tax rates instead of at the 15 per cent rate that currently applies to working holiday makers.
This decision only applies to working holiday makers from Chile, Finland, Germany, Japan, Norway, Turkey and the United Kingdom. Around 36 per cent of the total number of people issued with Working Holiday Maker visas in 2018 were from those countries. The decision further only affects those that are a resident of Australia for tax purposes.
Residency status depends on the circumstances applying to each individual working holiday maker. As every working holiday maker will have different circumstances, this decision does not mean that every working holiday maker is a resident. In our view, many working holiday makers are not tax residents due to the itinerant and temporary nature of their time spent in Australia.
If the ATO does not appeal, any affected taxpayer who may be entitled to a refund can object to their assessments to have their tax residency considered. However, this would be determined on a case-by-case basis with regard to their individual circumstances.
If the decision is not appealed, and these taxpayers can show they were residents for tax purposes, they will be treated the same as other Australian tax residents, i.e. entitled to the benefit of the tax free threshold of $18,200, after which marginal rates of tax apply, starting at 19c in the dollar.
The ATO is still considering the decision and we will advise the public if an appeal is lodged.
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Our finding aids are listed under Special Collections. Each collection is associated with:
an individual or a family (Raymond Knister)
an institution or a society (Toronto Centre for the Book)
less commonly, with a historical theme (Canadiana).
At our library, each special collection has a finding aid which will help you identify materials that are relevant to the topic of your research.
A finding aid is:
a written, descriptive tool containing information about materials (also known as records or holdings) in a special or an archival collection
created by librarians and archivists to establish administrative, physical, or intellectual control over the holdings of a collection, and to make it possible for researchers to retrieve particular records or information from these archives.
A typical finding aid for a special collection lists or describes all of the records, created by an entity (an individual or an institution), in a hierarchical arrangement. A fonds is the archival term for all of the records in a collection—the sum of all the records created or accumulated by the entity.
Most of our finding aids consist of an introduction, a list of series, and sometimes a comprehensive box/file list for all the records.
How to Read Our Finding Aids
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Biographical sketch (for collections associated with an individual or a family):
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basic information usually includes full names, dates of birth and death, geographic locations, education, occupations or activities.
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basic information usually includes the names by which a body was known, dates of existence, geographic locations, and major sphere of activities.
a summary of the nature and the content of the materials in the collection
may include information on the types of records (books, photographs, manuscripts).
Notes (additional information that may be helpful to researchers):
The Chief Librarian, Victoria University should be contacted regarding access to restricted records.
Restrictions: any conditions which affect when and how records may be consulted for research purposes. Any restrictions on access are indicated in the finding aids.
Related material: other collections (at our library and other institutions) with a similar subject matter that may be of interest to researchers.
Related resources: interviews, criticism, and other publications that pertain to the collection.
A series is a group of records within a fonds or collection that share common characteristics and were created or accumulated from the same function or activity. A description, located at the beginning of each series, summarizes the content, dates of creation, types of records (photographs, text, etc.), and scope and content.
For instance, the records in the Kathleen Coburn collection are organized into the following series:
Subject correspondence
Research and editorial records
Lecture and publication files
Scrapbooks and journals
Personal files
Each series is comprised of files which are housed in boxes. The box and file number for each file in a series is provided in the series-level box/file list. For example, letters from Harold Bloom (under "Bloom, Harold") are located in Box 1, File 6. They are dated 1963 and 1964.
Some series are also subdivided into a subseries, especially in the case of larger collections. For instance, in the Northrop Frye collection, Series 1: Correspondence consists of the following subseries:
Correspondence with publishers
Sometimes, a group of records has an accession number, which indicates the year in which the Library acquired the files. The accession numbers are indicated at the top of the box/file list. For example, the record named "University of Aberdeen" is located in 1988 Box 7, File A1.
Fonds Level Box/File List
For convenience, our library has created a comprehensive, fonds-level box/file list for some collections, which include all records in a particular collection (such as Northrop Frye Fonds Box/File List). This is not part of standard archival descriptions.
Requesting Specific Files
To request a record for consultation, please note:
name of the collection
accession number (if present)
series number/title
box number
file number
name of the file.
For instance, if you would like to see the 1937 photograph from Series 1 in the John Norman Harris collection, please note the following details when submitting your request:
John Norman Harris. Accession 2011.01. Series 1: Personal correspondence. Box 1, File 2: Photograph : b&w.
Please consult How to Read a Box/File List to Request Specific Files (PDF) for further instructions.
Researchers may submit their requests at the reference desk on the first floor of the library or send them via an online form.
Requests must be itemized in priority order, according to the order in which you would like to view them.
Students enrolled in VIC184 should submit their requests to Roma Kail (r [dot] kail [at] utoronto [dot] ca) or complete the request form available at the reference desk.
Consulting the Collections in Person
We require a minimum of 24 hours advanced notice in order to retrieve special collections materials. The collections are available for use from 9:30 am until 4:30 pm Monday to Friday, in the Special Collections Reading Room on the first floor of the library.
For other policies governing special collections materials, including reproduction, please refer to Policy on Access and Use of Manuscripts and Other Special or Rare Materials.
Text by Lisa Sherlock, Agatha Barc, Roma Kail, Marina Bokavay, and Gabbi Zaldin, based on a library research seminar for the course VIC184.
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What I Will Do If Peter Obi Becomes Nigeria's President – Bashir El-Rufai
June 4, 2022 WonderTV Media
Bashir El-Rufai, son of the Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai has revealed what he would do if the former Governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi becomes Nigeria's President.
Bashir, on Friday 3rd June, 2022 tweeted that he knows the people President Buhari has chosen to be the next president and vice president of Nigeria. In the tweet, he stated that he will not reveal the people's identities even if he is given ten million dollars.
"Me sha I am aware of Baba Buhari's anointed candidate & VP. However sadly, this is classified information I can't & won't disclose even for $10M", he tweeted.
A Twitter user reacted to his tweet by telling him that Nigerians were tired of the All Progress Congress (APC) and People's Democratic Party (PDP) and that it is either Peter Obi or no president.
"Even if you don't say it out, it's very obvious from the way the person smiles lately on TV>
APC & PDP are jokers. Since 1998 nothing have changed in Nigeria.
2023 election will be different is either Peter Obi or everyone move on we can't continue like -", his tweet reads.
In a reply to the Twitter user, Bashir tweeted that he will climb the Zuma and Aso Rocks and paint the inscription ' Bashir is a goat' on it.
"If Peter ever become President of Nigeria I promise to climb Zuma Rock & Aso Rock to paint "Bashir El-Rufai is a goat"
It'll be on the famous face etched on the rock so everyone can see & at night it'll glow in the dark.
Save this tweet", he tweeted.
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Politics U.S. WorldWND EXCLUSIVE
Adam Schiff blasted as 'lying sack of excrement'
'This could end up being one of Trump's best weeks, because the curtain is now being pushed back'
By Joe Kovacs
Published November 12, 2019 at 1:17pm
U.S. Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif. (Official photo)
PALM BEACH, Florida -- As Democrats prepare for televised hearings this week in connection with their effort to impeach President Donald Trump, the congressman leading the charge to oust the commander in chief is being publicly slammed as a serial liar.
"Adam Schiff is a lying sack of excrement!" radio talk-show his Rush Limbaugh exclaimed on his national broadcast Tuesday, adding that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi "chose a bug-eyed, lying sack of excrement to be the face of this."
"We've documented the lies," Limbaugh continued. "The guy and [Eric] Swalwell were inseparable in this. They both claim they've got evidence of Trump colluding with Russia. They both say it's clearly obvious, it's clearly visible, it's right there. They've never produced it 'cause they don't have it. Schiff is the guy who lied about the contents of Trump's phone call."
While many in the national news media have suggested this could be one of Trump's worst weeks in office because of the televised hearings, Limbaugh said it could be the opposite.
"This could end up being one of Trump's best weeks, because the curtain is now being pushed back," he explained.
"I think there are gonna be millions of Americans who are going to have the chance, anyway, who haven't been following this wall-to-wall like you and I have been, to see what a partisan sham this whole thing is."
"So it's possible here, folks, the American people are gonna finally see Schiff's goggle-eyed, rabid hatred of Trump on full display. They're going to see the rabid partisanship of other Democrats on that committee.
"They're not gonna be able to help themselves, and people are going to quickly realize what a total farce this whole exercise is. That is as big a possibility as this being a disaster for Trump. Trump didn't do anything. That doesn't mean it can't be a disaster. It depends on how clever they are and so forth, but I'm not as pessimistic as a lot of people are about this."
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Limbaugh found it curious how citizens are not even going to hear from the anonymous whistleblower, reported by RealClearInvestigations to be career CIA employee Eric Ciaramella.
"Now he's not gonna even show up. The guy who got this whole ball rolling is invisible, he's not gonna be there," Limbaugh said.
He also commented on new reports that the whistleblower may have violated federal law buy indirectly soliciting more than a quarter million dollars via anonymous sources via a GoFundMe page.
RELATED: Impeachment whistleblower 'raised $227,000 on GoFundMe'
"What the hell is a whistleblower doing raising money on a GoFundMe page? In violation of federal law!"
As far as why the hearings are taking place, Limbaugh summed it up succinctly, saying: "It's no more complicated than Donald Trump is doing what you elected him to do, and official Washington is intolerant."
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Do you know Psalm 1? This mighty text speaks of the wicked and the righteous. God shows us how to be a blessed person and avoid the counsel that drives us away from the divine path. See the Psalm's words and its interpretation below.
Do you know the difference between the ungodly and the righteous? The righteous are those who preach divine justice. Therefore, the wicked are those insensitive, indifferent people who practice barbarities against others.
Some may say: But are not we all equal before God? Every human being was made by God and created to follow him. But there is a difference between one who lives according to the will and the word of God and one who opposes the challenge of the desires of the creator. God Himself tells us this through Psalm 1.
Those who do not follow the counsel of the wicked are those who do not allow themselves to be molded by worldly and sinful standards, not to be influenced by counsels that go against God's will.
All human beings are sinners, imperfect, and subject to error. But we can flee from the path of sinners, to know that it is wrong and to turn away from it.
Those who mock God, sacred things or even other people, are disrespectful. Therefore, stay away from these people who only preach evil and speak evil of others, especially those who say things that go against the will of God.
When a person has no pleasure in hearing and following the teachings of God, it is considered that he or she has lost their faith, or has had a spiritual death. We need to meditate on the words of God to find comfort and pleasure through it.
We have to feed daily on divine wisdom to keep our faith and our spirit alive, just as we need to feed ourselves to keep our physical body alive.
Who does not want to be a tree planted by streams of water and never withers? This is a metaphor that shows that whoever is close to God, nourishing himself with his divine wisdom will always bear fruit, in due time.
God gives this to the righteous, to those who love him, who defend his teachings and enjoy living according to the divine will.
It is important to note that not all plants survive; some dry up to die. With the wicked, the same thing happens. They do not feed on divine mercy, they mock God and sacred things, and no water comes to them to feed. They gradually "wither" until they become dry straws.
The way of the wicked is a destination that is not worth it. Many turn away from the designs of God, thinking that this will have no consequences. But the truth is that God is Faithful, and if he says that the way of the wicked will perish, sooner or later they will be doomed.


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The 8th of March 1965 US Marines landed on the beaches of Da Nang. These were the first official combat units that were sent to Vietnam. Their initial task was to provide security for the Da Nang airbase. Starting out, the Marines established a stationary defense around the base that reacted to threats and attacks. As time went on, it was clear that a more effective way of protecting the airbase was to start patrolling the areas west and south west to clear out any threats before they could reach the airbase.
Runway at An Hoa Combat Base
Over time the need also grew for more permanent presence in order to pacify these areas. The An Hoa Combat Base was first used in January 1966 during Operation Mallard as the Marines needed a firebase in support of the operation. Later during that year, in April, the base was used again and it was at this time it became a permanent installation.
Base area at An Hoa Combat Base
Over the years the base grew and incorporated large Marine units as well as a 1000 meter runway able to take the large C130 transport aircraft. The base was located south of the Thu Bon river which marked the southern border of what was called the Arizona Territory.
The base as such covers a large area, parts of it has developed in to an industrial zone today, but most of it is more or less untouched. The runway is in decent condition and is possible to drive on. Locals use it as a road. At the east end of the runway are a couple of craters and some dug out areas that seem to be from the era. The old chopper pad at about the center of the runway is now covered with trees.
South of the west end of the runway are remnants of concrete structures, perhaps command bunkers. According to some accounts it was here at the western perimeter, that PFC Dan Bullock was killed in 1969 during an attack on the base, making him the youngest American casualty of the war. other accounts have the event at a smaller outpost a bit north west near the river.
Concrete structures at An Hoa Combat Base
The Arizona Territory saw large concentrations of PAVN and Viet Cong troops during the whole war, especially up around "Charlie Ridge" in the north west part of the area. North of the river are also located Hill 65 and Hill 37 in Dai Loc, the remnants of the Victory Bridge are just a few kilometers north east of the base.
Victory Bridge
A few kilometers south of the base, across the mountain ridges is the Que Son Valley with plenty of old firebases including LZ Baldy and LZ Ross that are also very interesting to visit. The Antenna Valley is located across the pass to the west from the Que Son Valley.
Driving around these areas will give you a good idea of how the war was fought in this very strategic part of the country. Countless of operations were launched to clear the areas and small firebases were established all across the place. Only in Que Son Valley there were at least fifteen firebases on different sites at some point in time.
Looking south towards Que Son mountains
For the general traveler there are certainly reasons to visit the area. The My Son temples are located just a few kilometers south east from An Hoa Combat Base. This complex of temples were being built over the course of almost 1000 years. About a third of the temples are still standing in various condition. Time has taken its toll as well as the war. With ready built structures the temples were used by the VC forces as a hide out and served as a launch point for their operations against the An Hoa Combat Base and other targets in the area. This meant that on at least one occassion the area was bombed by US jets as they tried to drive out their enemy.
My Son Temples
Overall we really recommend a visit to this old base. We believe it might be interesting also for the general traveler thanks to its proximity to other interesting tourist destinations and to Hoi An. It is one of the most convenient ways to see one of the large combat bases and understand a bit of how the Marines fought during the war.
Getting to the base is very easy. Only 25 kilometers west of Hoi An it is a half day trip for those who are interested in discovering a legendary US Marine Corps base. Get on a rented motorbike if you have a driver's license or take a taxi out here.
Decimal coordinates: 15.787721 108.077795
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Ashley W. Wright says:
I was Army, my 8/4 Battalion of 175mm guns OpCon 3rd Marines up on he DMZ. But my B Battery had been split off from the battalion on arrival in Vietnam and placed in a defensive position near Da Nang. During Tet '69, my battery split, with two guns staying put near Da Nang and the other two with me, XO, at An Hoa Combat Base. We were positioned at the far end of the airstrip from the ammo dump, that was blown by NVA sappers in Feb (?) '69. I was great working for the Marines, both in and around Da Nang, An Hoa and at FSB C-1 a few miles south of the DMZ just off Hwy 1.
I've been back to Vietnam three times now, easy for me because after the war I worked as a journalist out of Hong Kong for most of 20 years. I did a few weeks in late 2019, treking down through the Laotian mountains bordering Vietnam. Beautiful country Laos.
Google "Guns of the DMZ" for more on my 8/4 Battlion. There are links to other sites there. Click on "Members' Stories" for a feel of our guys' lives.
I have a neighbor who fought with the Marines near An Hoa in '69. He served as a platoon leader
Best to all
Bob Manring says:
I was Alpha Co CBMU301 (Seabees) from June67 -Dec-68 – Our main job was taking care of the Base and Runway at An Hoa – we were located on the South End of the Runway — We replace the runway twice while I was stationed there – Lots of Memories — lots of picture I have – Many convoys to DaNang – and only one time across Liberty Bridge – rest of the times were by Marine ferries –
Thank you so much for the work and pictures you provided — Like I said — a flood of memories —
Bob, thank you for the kind words. And thank you for sharing a piece of your story. I am happy you made it out.
Chuck Burns says:
Thanks for the post and pictures, sure brings back some memories for sure. I was there from Oct 76 to Mar 68 An Hoa and Phu Bai untill med evacked out of country. I never made it back still today after all the years wonder what happened to some of the guys I left behind.
Chuck Eco 2/5
Chuck, thank you for checking out the article and for your nice comment. I am very happy you made it out.
Ronald Faust, MD says:
As a USNavy physician, I was assigned as Battalion Surgeon for 2/5 and arrived at An Hoa Combat Base July 26, 1970, three weeks after finishing my internship. The Marines were a really impressive group of men. I ran the 2/5 Battalion Aid Station, and I got to do some medcaps in the surrounding villages. One was to a Bhudist orphanage nearby. The children were healthy there and I remember their straight lines waiting to see us. That night the orphanaged was mortared and overrun with casualties and wounded who were brought to our BAS. Also, I could occasionally rotate out to the Command Post to serve with the Marines in the field. On September 19, 1970, we moved to Baldy.
Tom Golden says:
I too was stationed at An Hoa with H&S. from Nov 69 to Aug 70. I left in Aug of 70 as a part of the initial move back to Danang. I recall that orphanage which was in front of Bravo Sector where we had a line of bunkers. I also recall hearing that after we turned An Hoa over to the ARVN's the VC came right through the orphanage, and attacked the base. We would not have allowed this to happen if we had been there still.
At the time I was there we had the NVA come on our radio net and tell us they would have complete control of Liberty Bridge and our CO told us we were surrounded by 5000 NVA Regulars. Not sure how true it was, but do know that for the next three days/nights we lit up the valley with air strikes, 175mm Cannon and even the New Jersey firing from the Gulf.
Ahhh the Memories!!!
Semphi Fi
Sgt T. Golden
Thanks for your comment Tom. It really adds to the historical context of the base. I am happy you made it out.
Michael Harris says:
I Served at An Hoa with 2/5, in January 1967 to 15 January 1968. From An Hoa 2/5 moved to Phu Bai just on time for Hue City. I was the FO attached to Echo 2/5.
Thank you for your comment Michael. I am glad you made it out. I hope you enjoyed seeing some pictures from the area. Remember to check out the Hue City article on this website also, you might recognize a few places.
WILLIAM H DAWKINS says:
I served with CHARLIE 1/5 from 68-69 came away with two Purple HEARTS AND LOST A FEW GOOD MARINES THE AZ VALLEY WAS THE VALLEY OF DEATH SEMPER FI GLAD YOU MADE IT BACK
I was with Echo also 67-68… Oct to March when evaced out of country. Remember the move north quite well.
The many convoy escorts to liberty bridge and back, lost quite a few Marines on those, mines and booby traps,
Ross Flore says:
I remember while serving at An Hoa that 2 nurses were abducted from the Hospital by the VC and when my tour of duty was over in Aug. 69 they had never been found….
Don Mallen says:
I was with the 5th Marines in An Hoa area 11/68 – 4/69. I read years later in a book about Robert Garwood that some nurses and doctors from a German hospital were brought in to the camp where he was being held, just west of the An Hoa base. I read subsequent to that that some made it, at least one died.
The An Hoa Basin, as it was in '69, will always be with me.
I served with CHARLIE 1/5 during TET 68-69 i was a machine gunner in the AZ VALLEY IT WAS THE VALLEY OF DEATH
I was with Echo during that time frame, 2nd platoon i believe it was. I carried the radio for most of my time there, not exactly a smart move on my part.
Ronald D Richardson says:
I was there when the nurses were abducted. I saw them once in the mess hall. I was with 2/5 Flames August 68-August 69
leslie hall says:
is the german hospital still standing by the river on the way to liberty bridge from an hoa combat base. it was just down from a fire support base across road from a ville. is there organized travel available to an hoa, liberty bridge area or go noi island.
Hi Leslie. Thanks for your comment. Not sure about the hospital. I don't know about the hospital building between An hoa and the bridge. The road is still there so possible to travel along. About traveling there. There are groupd travels but they tend to only stay at one location for maximum a day. If you want to travel back and spend some time there, I suggest you arrange it yourself. I can be of help with some suggestions. We have helped, without cost, several veterans and history travelers to find their way around the country. Drop me an email on namwartravel@gmail.com
William P Lowe says:
thanks ,,
Thank you William.


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Fintech – an industry which in the last few months has taken Ireland and Dublin in particular by storm. Tipped to grow even further as the year progresses, here are our predictions on how the industry is going to evolve and what it means for those eager to cultivate a career in the industry. Where are the opportunities for growth, and what does it take to build a successful Fintech career?
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Open your Twitter feed, a news site or listen to a job announcement and Fintech is guaranteed to be mentioned in some form. Fintech – or financial technology almost feels like a natural progression, given the success of the already thriving Irish Financial Services and Technology sectors. These two successful industries have now collided, merging to create new companies, products, ways of doing business and endless opportunities.
The industry has been described as booming with the government supporting Fintech strongly in its IFS 2020 (A Strategy for Ireland's International Financial Services Sector 2015-2020). The Irish Venture Capital Association reports investments of €520 billion in Fintech start-ups in 2015, making it a record year for investment.
As more innovative Fintech start-ups start to pop up throughout the city and those already established continue to scale, Dublin has an excellent opportunity to cash in on this growth. Many of our client's established financial institutions also see Fintech as their next opportunity. These global Financial Services providers are seeking competitive advantage by adopting Fintech services for their clients. In an effort not to be left behind, they are investing heavily in technology, creating new products, services and in turn career opportunities for talented individuals.
An increasing volume of Fintech companies means increasing numbers of people working within the sector. The number of Fintech career opportunities is growing at a rapid rate due to a couple of key factors:
The start-up scene is full of hungry entrepreneurs ready to make their mark.
A commitment from the Irish government to provide funding and pump investment into the sector shows that they recognise the potential to boost Ireland's reputation as an internationally recognised Fintech hub.
Both the large global and indigenous financial institutions are tracking both the opportunity and challenges provided by Fintech companies. The international trend has seen increased M&A activity as they seek to acquire competence in this sector and/or set up innovation labs internally in an effort to launch their own Fintech services & platforms independently or in collaboration with partners.
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Those who are visionary in their work and excited to be a part of the evolution of Fintech will also be attractive to employers.
Many Fintech companies are scaling rapidly, and with no solid structural environment in these start-ups, someone who can work without ambiguity will thrive in this sector. It is likely that the project scope will change, with changing priorities and objectives being the norm. Employers are seeking candidates that can adapt to these situations, adjusting to inevitable changes in this fast-paced environment.
As it is a relatively new space, finding large amounts of people with extensive Fintech experience may not be a reality. Therefore those who can display a broad level of knowledge in the area are more likely to be hired. Furthermore, those who demonstrate a passion for Fintech and are ambitious will have a distinct advantage in securing employment.
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The Words (DVD REVIEW)
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The latest stop on Clayton Hammond's (Dennis Quaid) whirlwind book tour has the author in New York to promote his latest opus. It's a cautionary tale of overwhelming regret recounting the rise and fall of a presumably fictional character called Rory Jansen (Bradley Cooper).
At the story's point of departure, he's an aspiring novelist under pressure to find a real job after years of relying on handouts from his father (J.K. Simmons). The young man grudgingly capitulates by taking a lowly 9 to 5 gig in the mailroom of a leading literary agency.
The steady pay does enable Rory to save enough money to propose to his longtime girlfriend (Zoe Saldana) who has been patiently waiting to start a family. Soon enough, they're newlyweds and honeymooning in Paris where the grateful bride impulsively buys her hubby a weather-beaten briefcase lying around a dusty antique shop.
Upon returning to the States, Rory opens the valise and discovers that it contains a handwritten manuscript by someone far more talented than he. However, instead of trying to locate the owner, he succumbs to the temptation to submit the novel to publishers under his own name.
Lo and behold, the book, "The Window Tears," becomes a runaway best-seller, thereby belatedly launching the literary career he'd always dreamed of. But because of the possibility of the actual author's (Jeremy Irons) stepping forward to expose the fraud, Rory faces the prospect of having to spend his life looking over his shoulder.
Co-written and co-directed by Brian Klugman and Lee Sternthal, The Words is constructed as a series of flashbacks narrated by a visibly-haunted Hammond as he reads excerpts from his new book. It gradually becomes obvious that he is agonizing over the material on the pages as the tension mounts around whether what his audience is hearing might be autobiographical rather than fictional.
Unfortunately, the problems with this glacial-paced production are plentiful. First, it's hard to swallow the film's farfetched premise, and harder still to fathom how the protagonist has managed to maintain the charade for so long, especially given his guilty conscience and being confronted by the aggrieved party he's impersonated.
Furthermore, neither of the parallel plotlines is particularly engaging, the only issue of interest being whether Hammond's new book constitutes a confession that his debut novel had been purloined. For this reason, the film's biggest flaw rests in its ultimately ending on a cliffhanger, and thereby failing to resolve if Rory Jansen is indeed a thinly-veiled version of the author.
That anticlimactic conclusion proves to be quite unsatisfying after an investment of what feels like an eternity awaiting the resolution of the specific question "Did he or didn't he?" The only thing worse than a movie without an ending, is a ninety-minute endurance test without an ending.
Fair (1 star)
Rated PG-13 for smoking, sensuality and brief profanity.
Distributor: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
DVD Extras: Extended special edition; Unabridged: A look behind the scenes of The Words; A Gentleman's Agreement: a look at how Bradley Cooper and the filmmakers found The Words; and more.
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Basically, if you want to maximize your own score, you would choose 6 points, because if the number of "6" choosers already hit the cutoff, then choosing 2 wouldn't have helped change the situation anyways. However, if less than 10% of the people choose 6, then you'd get more points by choosing the selfish option. There's a minor glitch with this problem that makes it easier to chooser the cooperative option, because if you are the person who determines whether the 10% cutoff will be met, then it's better to choose the cooperative option, which is fixed in my history teacher's version of this dilemma, which is where you don't get 2 points unless the entire class chooses 2 points(also this is an even harder version because there's an even bigger incentive to choose 6 points).
Unfortunately, you have to consider everyone else. Everyone else will probably think the same way as well, trying to maximize their own score by choosing the selfish option as the "rational choice", and it'll end up with nobody getting anything, worse than if everyone choose the cooperative option. So, in effect, because everyone acts out of their self-interest, they get even worse than what would've happened if everyone chose their cooperative option.
In fact, this applies very well to the real world, if you see the world around us, only in a much more complicated way - without the arbitrary 10% cutoffs, being able to choose any real number from 1 to 6, and having the negative effects of other's utility function an increasing function based on your choice. Everyone acts out of their self-interest, and it ends up being even worse if everyone just cooperated instead.
So you are saying that the history class is so small,that even if 1 person chose the 6 points it would break the 10% barrier? Also the professor could realize you are selfish and punish you for that in the future.
The answer is obvious. Everyone should choose 2 points. Because it states right there, if too many people opt for 6 points then nobody will receive any.
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Andres Iniesta scored his first goal in the Asian Champions League as Vissel Kobe powered their way to the last-16 with a dominant 3-1 win over Fabio Cannavaro's Guangzhou Evergrande in their Group G clash on Wednesday.
The Spain and Barcelona legend fired a right-footed shot from the centre of the box in the 84th minute to help the Japanese side consolidate their position at the top of their group with two wins from as many matches.
They are now five points ahead of Guangzhou and Suwon Samsung Bluewings and assured of a spot in the knockout phase after the group was reduced to three teams following Malaysian side Johor Darul Ta'zim's withdrawal from the tournament.
Iniesta, who was declared MVP of the match, had been an influential presence for Vissel Kobe throughout the encounter with his quick thinking and crisp passing, and that reflected in their first goal in the 44th minute at the Khalifa International Stadium.
The Spanish veteran dashed his way up on the left flank to control a long diagonal pass and after advancing further turned around near the goalline to tap the ball onto the path of the advancing Kyogo Furuhashi who struck with a clean, low shot from close range.
Furuhashi's personal joy at scoring lasted only 10 minutes as the forward first conceded a corner and then watched in horror as his attempted clearance from the resultant kick found his own net to give Guangzhou the equalizer.
Cannavaro made three substitutions in a desperate bid for victory after having drawn their opening game against Suwon Samsung Bluewings.
But although the two-time champions enjoyed a couple of brief purple patches during which they had the Kobe defence under pressure, the goal they were looking for never materialized.
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Local lawyer limbers up for largest ever London Marathon
Local Lawyer, Carrie Laws, gets stuck into training for the London Marathon whilst raising vital funds for leading South West women's charity, Trevi. This year, the London Marathon will be the world's first ever 100,000-person marathon.
50,000 runners will be taking on the world's biggest virtual marathon on Sunday 3 October – in which Trevi has 3 places. And 50,000 runners will tackle the traditional London Marathon route on the same day including Carrie.
After successfully applying for the Trevi London Marathon place last year, long-term Trevi supporter, Carrie, has been training hard and is now up to 18 miles.
This is not the first time that Carrie has embarked on a major fundraising challenge for Trevi. Only two years ago she courageously leapt from a plane at 15,000 feet in the sky as part of Trevi's annual Big Pink Sky Dive and raised thousands of pounds.
Carrie Laws is a senior associate solicitor for the Family Law Co. and is based in Plymouth. She has worked in the legal sector for over fifteen years and works with serious cases concerning children. She has a particular expertise in representing parents with learning disabilities or difficulties.
Statistics show that every 16 minutes another child is taken into care, with only one in ten being reunited with their mother. Two thirds of those cases are linked to parental substance misuse. Little is being done to address the root cause of mothers' substance misuse (often due to domestic abuse) despite this being a firm recommendation by experts within care proceedings.
Over the years, Trevi has worked with hundreds of mothers and children affected by substance misuse and domestic abuse. It runs Jasmine Mother's Recovery centre (formerly known as Trevi House) – a residential rehabilitation facility exclusively for mothers and their children.
At Jasmine, the dedicated team of women's workers, therapists and specialist attachment practitioners work with each mother to help her break free from her addiction for good and to be the best she can be. Because of this, 98% of women successfully detox, and almost 8 out of 10 children get to stay with their mother.
The charity now operates three services across Plymouth – supporting more than 700 women and children every year – and is involved in numerous campaigns to raise awareness of the rights of women and children.
Carrie Laws, solicitor of the Family Law Company states: 'I've seen first-hand the fantastic work that Trevi does with some of the most vulnerable in our society and I have long been of the firm view that it is an infinitely valuable resource, so it's an honour and a privilege to help raise funds for and awareness of Trevi.'
Hannah Shead, CEO, Trevi states, 'We are immensely grateful to Carrie for her continued support for our charity. After her amazing Sky Dive and now this, we think she is a major woman of courage – a true Shero!'
Trevi also has two virtual London Marathon runners and has one virtual London Marathon place left. The charity plans to organise a live link up between its runners on the day via social media. Each runner gets a unique Trevi T-shirt and fundraising pack.
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■ Wish You Were Here
"Beware of strangers in strange places" might be the motto of this Australian film about a tourist who vanishes while on vacation in Cambodia. Nicely shot and edited, the non-linear story builds toward its climax in back-and-forth movement between the ill-fated trip and its aftermath. A quietly intriguing drama, Wish You Were Here is constructed around the unraveling of disturbing secrets in a tight-knit family circle.
■ The Reluctant Fundamentalist
Riz Ahmed plays Changez, a charismatic young Pakistani living his version of the American Dream: Princeton followed by Wall Street, where "the fundamentals" means maximizing profit regardless of the human cost. Liev Schreiber plays an American journalist (and CIA agent) in Pakistan investigating Changez, who became a firebrand with possible ties to Islamist militants after his homecoming. Director Mira Nair's film tells a twisting, surprising story unfolding in dialogue between two men on opposite sides.
■ "Mama's Family: The Complete Second Season"
A protégé of Carol Burnett in the '70s, Vicki Lawrence starred in her own show in the early '80s. "Mama's Family" was an old-fashioned living room sitcom with a new twist: Lawrence played the reluctant matriarch of a crowded, multi-generational household with sister, dim bulb son, two grandchildren from the son's first marriage and an often-uncooperative new daughter-in-law. The lower-middle-class setting provided opportunity for funny dialogue.
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The aim is simple : you have 60 minutes to escape the room you are locked in. You are the hero of your own story. In this scenario, you are an apprentice wizard taking the entrance exams to the PoudLaas School of Magic. To escape the room you have to solve loads of riddles, to see right through secret codes and to handle bizarre items. All your senses need to be awake !
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"The only replacement for a Buccaneer is a Buccaneer".
Heard too many times to mention!
Initially set up some years ago to promote the Buccaneer following its imminent retirement from Military service. Also to illustrate the many photographs taken by me, Andrew Brooks during the final 6 months of flying from Lossiemouth, The Blackburn Buccaneer Website has grown continually and become a very popular choice for Buccaneer fans and ex aircrew alike! If you are ex Buccaneer Aircrew, Ground crew or associated with the Buccaneer in anyway and have a story to tell that you would like to share, please do contact me!
my connection and affection with the Buccaneer?
There are different sections within our site but the site is biased towards photographs!
Flown Prints: A selection of Sqn Prints and Photographs actually flown onboard the final flights of the Buccaneers! A must for Buccaneer enthusiasts and collectors alike!
And of course, many Photographs mostly taken by me! Most are available to purchase should you want to grace your home or office with an image of this amazing British built thoroughbred!
Production, Test Flights & Aircraft Carrier Trials: A selection from those 'testing times'!
Below was originally written to be a part of the 'Sky Pirate' Limited Edition page to explain why it was so important to me to commission a painting of the Buccaneer?
After writing it and realising just how much the words provoked so much within me, I decided it was better placed on the main page of this, my Buccaneer site!
My association with the Bananajet is well known! However, what is less known is just how much events and the people I met during my time in Scotland in 1993-1994 actually changed my life and still continues to do so today!
How little I knew of what was to come as I captured on film the final months of the Buccaneer's service with the RAF!
Since then, my photography has appeared within the pages and on covers of numerous publications and books over the years. I am still always very proud indeed when I see any of them in print! It makes the endless hours of driving and countless trips to Lossiemouth and Tain (and all the other places), so worth the effort! One way or another, I owe the Buccaneer much!
Ever since, I have tried, in my own way to promote the aircraft and the crews that flew her!
Through this website I have felt the satisfaction having played a role in putting back in touch many old friends who were associated with the Buccaneer!
I have had the hairs on the back of my neck stand up as I passed on a message from a badly injured soldier 20 years later to the Pilot who put his own life on the line to help save his life and others and over this time have had literally hundreds of emails relating to either my photographs or the Buccaneer in general!
It is clear the Bucc was and still is, loved by many!
Because of the Buccaneer, I have had the privilege to work with some of the World's elite Air and Ground Forces! I have flown in and photographed some incredible aircraft! I have shared the same air space as my hero's of yesteryear! I have been to amazing places and seen amazing things!
I have also felt intense fear coupled with overwhelming excitement as every cell in my body came alive when I thought I might receive a bullet or two during some more interesting excursions!
But most of all, I have had the honour to meet, share time with and work alongside some of the finest and professional people one could ever want to know!! For this I am truly proud and forever grateful!
All of these events and many hundreds more would never have happened without my meeting with Roy Boots baby and the people who flew her! Yes, the Buccaneer changed my life!
Enjoy your tour and please, if you have any questions at all, PLEASE just ask away!