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Colony (TV series)
|Created by
|Clinton Shorter
|Country of origin
|United States
|Original language(s)
|No. of seasons
|No. of episodes
|36 (list of episodes)
|Executive producer(s)
|Production location(s)
|Rick Shane
Russell Denove
Sarah Boyd
Christopher Nelson
|Running time
|50 minutes
|Production company(s)
|NBCUniversal Television Distribution
|Original network
|USA Network
|Picture format
|Original release
|January 14, 2016 –
July 25, 2018
|External links
|Promotional website
Colony is an American science fiction drama television series created by Carlton Cuse and Ryan J. Condal, starring Josh Holloway and Sarah Wayne Callies.[3] A ten-episode first season premiered with an online preview release of the first episode on USA Network's website on December 15, 2015, following the launch of a game-like website[4] to promote the show. The series had its broadcast premiere on USA Network on January 14, 2016.[5] In April 2017, Colony was renewed for a third season which premiered on May 2, 2018.[6][7] On July 21, 2018, USA announced they had cancelled the series after three seasons.[8]
In a dystopian near-future Los Angeles, residents live under a regime of military occupation by an organization known as the Transitional Authority. The Authority serves an extraterrestrial group referred to as the "Hosts", about whom little is known. The symbol of the collaborating forces features stylized birds of prey, or raptors, which gives rise to their nickname, the "Raps". The Authority enforces Host policy via militarized police called Homeland Security and nicknamed the "Redhats".
The Hosts took control on a day known simply as the "Arrival". Late that day, massive rectangular blocks descended from the sky, linking together to build walls dividing the city. One of these walls, 20 to 30 stories tall, many meters thick, and many miles in length, surrounds the central part of Los Angeles, where the series is set. Other similar walls have been constructed around neighbouring urban areas, called "blocs", with the whole referred to as a "colony". Traffic passes through the walls at heavily secured checkpoints, called "gateways", which allow the Authority to strictly control the movement of people and the distribution of consumables, such as food and fuel, which are rationed. The geographical extent of the alien invasion is unclear, but it is presumably worldwide.
A privileged class of elites, drawn by the Hosts from the local population, are denigrated by some bloc residents as collaborators. The ruling forces maintain control through the separation of loved ones, shoot-on-sight curfews, forced disappearances, random checkpoints, frequent electronic identity checks, limitation of motor vehicle usage (most people walk or ride bicycles), pervasive visual propaganda, slave labor in a place called the "Factory" (later revealed to be located on the Earth's moon to mine radioactive materials), and electronic surveillance with Host-provided drone aircraft that launch from the wall. Some medical problems, such as diabetes, have been "deemed unworthy for treatment" by the Hosts, to cull the population.
A resistance movement is referred to as both the "Resistance" and the "Insurgency". An informal barter-based black market has also sprung up, trading in surplus materials and home-produced goods.
Allusion to historical events[edit]
In a May 21, 2015, interview with Collider, executive producer Carlton Cuse stated that the show was "conceived as a metaphor for France during the Nazi occupation".[9] In a separate interview with Entertainment Weekly, co-creator Ryan Condal detailed that the original concept behind Colony was that they "were actually inspired by Nazi-occupied Paris during WWII, where people went on living their lives, having coffee in street-side cafes while Nazi officers marched along the roads".[10]
The series begins less than a year after the arrival of aliens who occupy Earth. It follows the Bowmans and their extended family in Los Angeles. Their son, Charlie, was on a school sports trip and was separated from them when alien walls sectioned off part of the city. The father, Will Bowman, is a former FBI agent and retired Army Ranger who reluctantly joins the Redhats (humans collaborating with the aliens) and is tasked with tracking down members of the resistance, after being threatened that he and his family would be sent to "the Factory" if he did not comply. Unbeknownst to Will, his wife, Katie, is an operative in the resistance. She later reveals this, and they begin to trade information. Their son, Bram, discovers a way under the wall, and later joins a rival resistance group.
Cast and characters[edit]
- Josh Holloway as Will Bowman: A former U.S. Army Ranger and FBI Special Agent initially working under the alias Billy "Sully" Sullivan as a truck driver and mechanic.[3][11] To protect his family from being sent to the Factory, and to find his missing son Charlie, Will starts working for the Redhats hunting down Resistance members.
- Sarah Wayne Callies as Katie Bowman: Will's wife and a secret Resistance operative. She owns and operates "The Yonk", a New Orleans-themed bar.[3]
- Peter Jacobson as Alan Snyder: The Proxy Governor of the Los Angeles Bloc and an unrepentant Collaborator.[12] Snyder claims to be a former Stanford University provost but is later revealed to be the corrupt purchasing manager of a small community college. Snyder is removed as Proxy and made warden of a labor camp outside the bloc.
- Amanda Righetti as Madeline "Maddie" Kenner (seasons 1–2): Katie's younger sister[13]
- Tory Kittles as Eric Broussard: A former U.S. Marine Corps Force Recon, CIA assassin, and private military contractor.[14] Now a resistance operative, he infiltrates the Redhats and is Katie's main Resistance contact.
- Alex Neustaedter as Bram Bowman: Will and Katie's teenaged son[12]
- Isabella Crovetti as Grace Kathryn "Gracie" Bowman: Will and Katie's young daughter[15]
- Jacob Buster as Charlie Bowman (guest season 1; season 2–3): Will and Katie's younger son, who was separated from the rest of his family a year before the start of the series, when the wall went up. He is found by Will at the beginning of season 2 and reunited with his family.[16]
- Kim Rhodes as Rachel (season 1): A doctor and Resistance cell member
- Paul Guilfoyle as Alexander Quayle (season 1): A former CIA Berlin station chief and Defense Intelligence Agency officer turned Los Angeles Resistance leader[17]
- Cooper J. Friedman as Hudson (seasons 1–2): Madeline's diabetic son
- Carl Weathers as Bolton "Beau" Miller (season 1): A former San Francisco Police Department officer turned Homeland Security officer and Will Bowman's partner[17][18]
- Ally Walker as Helena Goldwyn: Chief of staff and later Governor-General of the Los Angeles Colony of which the Bloc is a part[19]
- Kathy Baker as Phyllis (season 1): Will's boss at Homeland Security whom he suspects (and she implies) is a former CIA agent[17]
- Kathleen Rose Perkins as Jennifer McMahon (seasons 1–2): A former online dating service database administrator turned Homeland Security agent, below Phyllis and above Will and Beau[17]
- Gonzalo Menendez as Captain Lagarza (season 1): A Redhat officer[12]
- Erin Way as Lindsey (seasons 1–2): The Proxy government-provided tutor for Gracie Bowman
- Kathryn Morris as Charlotte Burgess (season 1): A cultural director in the Green Zone who becomes Maddie's boss[20]
- Adrian Pasdar as Nolan Burgess (seasons 1–2): Charlotte's husband and an important player in the politics of the occupational government[20]
- Bethany Joy Lenz as Morgan (season 2):[a] A software engineer and Los Angeles Resistance member[21][22][23]
- Charlie Bewley as Eckhart (seasons 1–2): A resistance cell member
- Mac Brandt as Sgt. Jenkins (season 2): A labour camp guard
- Christian Clemenson as Dan Bennett (season 2): The new head of Homeland Security
- Toby Huss as Bob Burke (season 2): Homeland Security Investigator and Will Bowman's new partner
- William Russ as Hennessey (season 2): An ex-spy[24]
- Keiko Agena as Betsy (season 2): A co-worker of Will Bowman and Jennifer at Homeland Security[24]
- Meta Golding as Noa (season 2): A member of a resistance cell from outside the walls
- John Hoogenakker as Scott Garland (season 3): A former FBI Agent and a Greyhat Lieutenant with the charge of hunting the resistance in the California Woodlands
- Wayne Brady as Everett Kynes (season 3): Head of the autonomous Seattle colony[25]
- Peyton List as Amy Leonard (season 3): A doctor and Resistance dispatcher who works with Broussard but distrusts Will
- ^ Guest star Thora Birch played Morgan in season 1
|Originally aired
|First aired
|Last aired
|January 14, 2016
|March 17, 2016
|January 12, 2017
|April 6, 2017
|May 2, 2018
|July 25, 2018
Season 1 (2016)[edit]
|No. in
|Directed by
|Written by
|Original air date
|U.S. viewers
|Juan José Campanella
|Story by : Carlton Cuse & Ryan J. Condal
Teleplay by : Ryan J. Condal
|January 14, 2016[a]
|To find his missing son in the neighbouring Santa Monica bloc, Will Bowman attempts to smuggle himself through the wall but is discovered and arrested when the Resistance detonates a bomb at the gateway. Katie seeks insulin for her nephew, Hudson, attempting a deal with the black market, carrying a forbidden weapon, violating curfew, and ultimately stealing insulin from a hospital, any of which carries severe penalties. Will is identified and given offers from LA Governor Snyder—first at a lavish cocktail party and the next morning at the Bowman's home making breakfast—to work for Homeland Security hunting the Resistance. Bowman gives in but demands help finding his son. Katie meets with the leaders of the LA Resistance, offering to spy on Homeland through her husband.
|"A Brave New World"
|Juan José Campanella
|Wes Tooke
|January 21, 2016
|Will and his Homeland Security partner, Beau, arrest a man for the gateway bombing the week before. Katie informs Broussard and Quayle, who is concerned that the bomber's cell could give up vital information. Will's former co-worker, Carlos, has been arrested for the smuggling attempt. Katie and Will shelter his family and get them new identities, but Will can do nothing to prevent Carlos from being sent to the Factory. Katie informs Broussard when Will goes to apprehend the rest of the cell, and Will arrives to find them all executed and concludes that the Resistance has a mole at Homeland. Maddie, while working catering services in the green zone, is invited for a fling by old acquaintance George; however he only wants to see her discretely which upsets her.
|"98 Seconds"
|Juan José Campanella
|Daniel C. Connolly
|January 28, 2016
|Geronimo, a Resistance mobile radio operator, tells a story of injustice motivating the Santa Monica gateway bombing, urging people to resist. Katie takes part in the hijacking of a supply truck, in which civilian and Resistance lives are sacrificed to determine drone response times. Will and Beau investigate, identify the resistance member and find a cipher in his home, leading to his entire family being sent to the Factory. Both Will and Katie have doubts about their work. Bram and schoolteacher Mr. Carson have been recording the Geronimo broadcasts and studying the Hosts' spacecraft launches. Fellow student Pia leads Bram to a secret way under the Wall, where she says there are supplies but no people. Will and Beau discover the LA Resistance's underground armory and shooting range, costing the operation half of its weapons, and Katie is urged to deliver intelligence worth what Will is costing them. She tells them about The Rolodex, a Rap database with information on all citizens.
|"Blind Spot"
|Nelson McCormick
|Anna Fishko & Dre Alvarez
|February 4, 2016
|Broussard is shown to have infiltrated a Homeland Security team. The Bowmans' home is hit with a small firebomb so Katie can surveil the post office (the LA Homeland Security HQ) while being questioned. Maddie gets a work assignment with Charlotte Burgess, and offers help locating prominent artworks in exchange for insulin. Bram's pirate radio tapes are confiscated but Will's boss, Phyllis, destroys them to protect Will's family. Will is able to find and capture the pirate broadcaster, Luis Ortega, but discovers he is reading scripts delivered from the green zone. Phyllis reveals a picture of Katie at the truck ambush, coercing Katie into working for her. However, when Phyllis returns home, Broussard is waiting and executes Phyllis and her bedridden husband.
|Scott Peters
|Carlton Cuse
|February 11, 2016
|Will and Beau follow a lead on the Geronimo posters to a home in the green zone with a concealed print shop, capturing an advertising executive who invented the folk hero but has no connection to the insurgency. However, Snyder makes an announcement that Geronimo was captured and puts Ortega on a week-long televised show-trial, after which he is publicly hanged. Jennifer suggests Katie could be the leak, leading Will to search their home and the Yonk. Bram ventures outside the wall with Pia, and helps her loot a warehouse. Quayle has his people, including Katie, gear-up for a big operation, while Snyder pulls Will into his SUV as his motorcade leaves the courthouse.
|Nelson McCormick
|Ryan J. Condal
|February 18, 2016
|The LA Colony administration plots against Snyder, waiting for a mistake to undermine his appointment. In the lead vehicle of Snyder's motorcade, Broussard kills his team, halting the convoy at an insurgent ambush. Will holds them off and retreats, and the insurgents abort as drones approach. However, Snyder refuses to radio for help, fearing a coup or infiltration by the insurgents, so they shelter at The Yonk. Katie quietly informs the insurgents and Quayle orders lethal force against Will. Katie kills a member of her cell to protect Will and has a brief standoff with Broussard, who leaves as Snyder appears to have fled. However, Will lied about Snyder's hiding spot and he emerges when Homeland Security arrive. Will informs Katie that folk hero Geronimo doesn't exist but was used by fanatics for violence. Quayle sends the surviving members of the cell into hiding, concluding that Katie is a double-agent.
|Roxann Dawson
|Sal Calleros
|February 25, 2016
|Will and Beau hunt for Broussard, who tries to fake his own death. Katie meets a conflicted Broussard and realizes she's been disavowed. To keep Broussard on her side, she tips Will to his location then tips Broussard so he can escape. However, Will notices a paperback used for a book code and realizes Katie is connected to Broussard. Lindsey is shown to be a youth leader for a religious sect anticipating The Greatest Day, seeing the Hosts as the Second Coming, and secretly begins indoctrinating Gracie. And Maddie has involved herself in a love triangle with Charlotte and Nolan Burgess, but Nolan becomes more demanding and Charlotte asserts dominance by threatening to stop providing insulin.
|"In from the Cold"
|Tim Southam
|Wes Tooke
|March 3, 2016
|Quayle contacts Will and offers to give up Broussard and the rest of his cell for a travel pass and supplies to leave the colony; Will takes the deal to Snyder but also informs Katie, hoping the insurgents will turn on each other. A man named Eckhart approaches Broussard for tactical support. Quayle tries to hand over his cell at a meet with Eckhart, letting Homeland Security ambush them all in an open food market, but Katie spots troops on a rooftop and sounds an alarm. Broussard and Eckhart are able to flee but Rachel is killed along with a number of civilians. Will kills Quayle in a safehouse, blaming it on Broussard. Also, Bram and Mr Carson use a makeshift telescope to view a Host facility on the moon; it's the factory.
|"Zero Day"
|Roxann Dawson
|Ryan J. Condal
|March 10, 2016
|On the anniversary of the arrival, violence breaks out between Homeland Security and many mourners, protestors and looters breaking curfew. Will and Beau convince Snyder that insurgents are being delivered supplies from outside the colony, and from the top floor of a downtown skyscraper look over the wall to try and plan their escape. Broussard brings Katie to meet with Eckhart's cell, who need tactical support abducting a regional VIP they believe is coming into the colony by subway. Snyder's people discover the utility tunnel under the wall, and Will realizes it is the perfect way out, urging Katie to leave with Beau and their children while he gets Charlie. He confides knowing that she's been spying on him for hardened killers, but she chooses the cause over her family. Will invites Beau to escape while he can. Katie and the insurgents blow up the train and discover the VIP is in a high-tech full-body suit with four-digit gloves. Also, Maddie offers Charlotte a private art collection, allowing Charlotte to be caught with the unlogged artworks in a Homeland Security raid. Nolan provides Snyder with the administration's plans for the bloc.
|Nelson McCormick
|Carlton Cuse & Ryan J. Condal & Wes Tooke
|March 17, 2016
|In Santa Monica, Charlie and other street urchins violently rob a homeless man. Homeland Security is mobilized to find the Host attacked in their bloc, which stands to be destroyed in retaliation. The Host is taken to Eckhart's hideout where the technologists try to learn from it, even while the bloc is attacked from above. Maddie takes the children to the Green Zone and safety at the Burgess home, but Bram sneaks away and brings Mr Carson to the tunnel. Jennifer identifies Eckhart and gives Will a head-start to save Katie. He warns them that Homeland is coming and Broussard allows them five minutes to learn what they can, but Katie removes shielding so a signal from the Host's suit gets out, forcing them to flee as drones descend. Snyder tries to make a deal with Nolan to save the bloc and get himself a modest job in the Transitional Authority. The Host is carried out in a shroud, and Snyder gives Will the transit pass his daughter had refused, urging him to use it quickly. As Will heads into Santa Monica, Snyder is detained by Lagarza, Bram and Carson are captured under the wall, and Katie returns to an empty house.
Season 2 (2017)[edit]
|No. in
|Directed by
|Written by
|Original air date
|U.S. viewers
|Juan José Campanella
|Ryan J. Condal
|January 12, 2017
|Just before the arrival, Will was working at the FBI. He suspects his teammate, Devon, of receiving bribes and plans to request a transfer. All the agents are urgently called to find VIPs who have disappeared. Snyder is responsible for purchasing at a community college; two mysterious men, who know he has been embezzling, come to offer him a prestigious position. Broussard has just returned from overseas. He receives a summons to join other "operatives" with all his equipment. An electromagnetic pulse then causes a transport, communications and power failure throughout the city. Broussard finds it suspicious to gather all fighters under the same roof and leaves moments before the building is leveled by an unknown weapon. Will shelters his family in the Yonk and goes by bicycle to find Charlie in Santa Monica. Before he gets there the wall descends, separating the blocs.
|"Somewhere Out There"
|Juan José Campanella
|Wes Tooke
|January 19, 2017
|Bram is being transferred outside the bloc. Katie requests help from Maddie, who asks Nolan to intervene. The teenager is sent to a labor camp run by Snyder. Katie confronts Nolan for Bram's release, earning Maddie's fury. Maddie undergoes her integration ceremony into the colony's elite. Dan Bennett, the new head of the bloc's Homeland Security Department, has doubts about Jennifer's loyalty and demands results; Jennifer threatens to reveal Katie's involvement in the Resistance if she does not turn over Broussard. In the Santa Monica bloc, where warlords rule outside the green zone, Will and Devon find Charlie in a gang of street children run by Solomon. Will trades a woman's freedom and his transit pass for Charlie, but when he understands what Charlie has suffered he goes back and kills Solomon with his bare hands.
|Juan José Campanella
|Thomas Brady
|January 26, 2017
|Will and Devon hire a smuggler to get them to the Los Angeles bloc, by climbing over in the hills. During the ascent, a drone spots them and eliminates Devon, the smuggler and another man, but spares Will who shields Charlie. Katie worries about Rap proselytism having an effect on her daughter. She goes to an interreligious discussion group and then shows Gracie how the Greatest Day parrots established beliefs. Jennifer puts pressure on Katie, who reveals the bug at Homeland Security, but it's not enough for the new director.
|Juan José Campanella
|Ryan J. Condal & Wes Tooke
|February 2, 2017
|Recently named governor general, Helena Goldwyn pleads the cause of the Los Angeles colony to the Global Authority. A vote for total rendition fails and she promises total surveillance. Will, who returns with Charlie, collapses when he learns that Bram has been arrested. Will and Katie speak of their exploits and struggles while Jennifer watches on hidden cameras, giving her everything she needs to save herself. She instead protects them, gets demoted for her incompetency at work, and deletes the surveillance records. Charlie takes a dislike to Lindsey and discreetly sets fire to her religious text. Will notices smoke detectors didn't work and tells Katie he suspects the house is under surveillance. In her own home, Jennifer watches a secret cellphone video while having a glass of wine with a bottle of pills.
|"Company Man"
|Tim Southam
|Liz Phang
|February 9, 2017
|Broussard and his cell immobilize a drone long enough to attach a camera. They discover that the wall houses a hangar for thousands of drones and record sounds that could be their communications. Will returns to Homeland where he is collected in the lobby and taken to his new boss, Dan Bennett, chief of special police, who is suspicious of Will's activities. He is given a new partner, Burke, who frames Broussard for a Red Hand attack to turn the public against him. Will searches for Jennifer who seems to have disappeared. Bram becomes a double agent, reporting to Snyder only what Maya wants him to know, which leads to the deaths of innocents. Katie throws Lindsey out of her home for disciplining Charlie, then visits Maddie for help, taking the opportunity to steal a file from Nolan's computer.
|Thomas Carter
|Lee Patterson
|February 16, 2017
|Katie and Will realize the file containing information about Bram can only be accessed from an Authority computer. Will pressures Betsy for help which results in her reassignment. Morgan turns to Katie for help when Butch falls sick during Broussard's absence. Will coerces Dr. Weisman to examine the man, who exhibits signs of terminal radiation sickness from exposure to the gauntlet. Eckhart slips out of the bunker and sees missing-persons posters for his mother. Nolan and Maddie visit the labor camp, where Nolan demands to see a shipment going off-planet: person-sized pods. Bram is brought baked goods by a well-meaning but clueless Maddie, and later sees the cell making a suitcase bomb.
|"Free Radicals"
|Tim Southam
|Noah Evslin
|February 23, 2017
|Frankie seduces young men and recruits them for Red Hand suicide missions. Will and Burke capture her cell but Burke executes the others and tortures Frankie to gain information; when Will intervenes she commits suicide. Katie asks Broussard to access the file, and the technologists find it contains census data which shows a trend of collapsing population, with LA vacant in 830 days. This coincides with a countdown discovered in the drone communications. Bram should be released in six months. Maya has sex with Bram before asking him to steal Snyder's keycard and inform Snyder of an escape attempt. They use this as a diversion to reach the secure cargo, where pods are holding humans in stasis. They open one pod, killing the occupant to make room for the bomb. Jenkins finds them and overpowers Bram but is killed by another cell member. The ship lifts off and explodes during ascent, creating an explosion visible across the colony. Bram learns afterwards that Maya was on the ship to manually detonate the bomb.
|"Good Intentions"
|Juan José Campanella
|Liz Phang
|March 2, 2017
|There is a manhunt for Emmet Halstead, spotted escaping the raid on the Red Hand. Will let him go, so Broussard and Katie race to find him first but he panics and is swept into custody. Emmet does not mention Will but identifies the leader of the Red Hand as Frankie's mother, Karen, who Will encountered earlier. That night, the Red Hand attack the Bowman home in revenge, killing Lindsey, though the family survive. Broussard decides to give the gauntlet to Hennesey, against the wishes of his team. Eckhart tells Morgan of an offer for their safety if they hand over the gauntlet and Broussard. However, Morgan betrays Eckhart who is executed by Broussard. Snyder races to destroy evidence that could link the explosion to his facility. He makes Bram name the other three members of the cell, though Bram recants as they undergo execution. Snyder does this in hopes of saving the facility, but in the end the entire facility is leveled by airstrike with only Snyder and Bram escaping. Snyder reunites Bram with his family.
|"Tamam Shud"
|Jeremy Webb
|Wes Tooke
|March 9, 2017
|Two resistance members parachute into the bloc. One died on landing with an encrypted radio, which Will sabotages. Katie and Broussard go to contact Hennesey but find him dead, his home burgled for the gauntlet. Burke investigates Katie and links her to Broussard. The Bowman children are held at the safehouse apartment and Will is apprehended and threatened. He offers to deliver the pilot, drawing her out to a public meet. Broussard and Katie attack the safehouse and recover the children. When Burke realizes he has no leverage on Will, he tries to abort the operation, but Will stabs him with a bottle and runs. The pilot, who spotted the trap, comes to Will's rescue and they escape together. Broussard takes the family to his bunker then meets with the pilot, Noa, who came for the gauntlet.
|"The Garden of Beasts"
|Olatunde Osunsanmi
|Julia Cooperman
|March 16, 2017
|Katie asks Maddie to flee the sector with her. Maddie rejects this and blames Katie for her and Nolan's problems, which soon includes an interrogation by the Global Authority Intelligence Directorate. While Noa goes to contact the Red Hand for the gauntlet, the others looks for a way through the wall. Broussard threatens a gateway shift supervisor who is only aware of one exemption to inspections: the Blackjacks, men-in-black who work for the Global Authority. To get a vehicle, they give themselves up as bait and wait for Maddie to sell them out. They succeed in getting a vehicle but it is laser-targeted for a drone strike and they barely escape. Within the vehicle, Broussard saw a pod with Will's biometrics, and feels they should lie low. Bram sneaks out and contacts the Red Hand, meeting Karen. Snyder asks Bennett to inform for him.
|"Lost Boy"
|Charlotte Brandstrom
|Lee Patterson & Thomas Brady
|March 23, 2017
|A Red Hand massacre in the green zone, killing the families of collaborators, is observed in short acts by the main characters. Bram and a young man called Patrick infiltrate as gardeners and break into a mansion, where Patrick is shot dead. Maddie hears gunfire and finds Bram at her door, saying they should leave the green zone; she drives him through the carnage and talks them through the checkpoint, though she realizes what Bram did and furiously sends him away. Snyder meets with a GA ambassador, campaigning for the colony, and leaves as Bram goes in; Snyder sends his detail away for a one-hour meeting; as the gunfire starts, he flees into a ravine where he stays until the Redhats find him. Katie is at the bunker when Bram returns, and tries to console him. Will arrives, livid about the massacre. Bram tells his parents that he was part of blowing up the Rap ship and that the labour camp was destroyed as a result. Although Bram claims to have not killed anyone, it is shown that he murdered the ambassador in cold blood.
|Peter Leto
|Wes Tooke
|March 30, 2017
|Broussard tries to negotiate but Karen won't deal with those who deal with collaborators. They attack the Red Hand's base to wipe out the dangerous fanatics and recover the gauntlet, but Karen is killed and the others don't know how to find her cell. Broussard deploys the tracker from the gauntlet, calling drones which exterminate the Red Hand fighters but ominously leave him alive. Nolan disavows Maddie who is arrested. Snyder intervenes for leverage on Nolan, who in turn provides evidence against the ambitious LA proxy. Nolan is sent to the Factory and Goldwyn puts her house in order, with Snyder convinced that the moderates will calm the bloc in the absence of the Red Hand and Greatest Day extremists. However, Goldwyn receives a call from the Global Authority: LA has been scheduled for total rendition.
|Juan José Campanella
|Carlton Cuse & Ryan J. Condal
|April 6, 2017
|Orders are given to evacuate the LA bloc to San Fernando, ostensibly as part of the Intelligence Directorate's search for the gauntlet. Snyder learns it is a cover for total rendition: the entire population is being sent to the Factory. Blackjacks follow Will and Katie to Broussard's bunker which is overwhelmed, but the agents try to take Will and Broussard alive and are themselves killed. With no way to get the gauntlet out, Will suggests trading it to Snyder for safe passage. Snyder instead asks to go with them, unsure he can live as a collaborator. They waylay Snyder's security detail but at the gateway the shift sergeant is suspicious and is about to search the gauntlet container. Will reveals himself and a standoff ensues, Will telling them the truth about the evacuation which is confirmed by Snyder. They are let through and see ships descend, and Snyder quietly activates an electronic device. Broussard remains in the bloc. Maddie is turned away at the Greatest Day temple she founded and taken to an evacuation center, her fate unclear.
Season 3 (2018)[edit]
|No. in
|Directed by
|Written by
|Original air date
|U.S. viewers
|Tim Southam
|Ryan J. Condal & Wes Tooke
|May 2, 2018
|"Puzzle Man"
|Tim Southam
|Mike Ostrowski
|May 9, 2018
|"Sierra Maestra"
|Peter Leto
|Cathryn Humphris
|May 16, 2018
|Peter Leto
|Marcus Dalzine
|May 23, 2018
|"End of the Road"
|Jeremy Webb
|Wes Tooke
|May 30, 2018
|"The Emerald City"
|Sarah Boyd
|Ryan J. Condal
|June 6, 2018
|"A Clean, Well-Lighted Place"
|Karen Gaviola
|Lee Patterson
|June 13, 2018
|Deran Sarafian
|Julia Cooperman
|June 20, 2018
|"The Big Empty"
|Sarah Wayne Callies
|Carlos Rios
|June 27, 2018
|"Sea Spray"
|Lin Oeding
|Mike Ostrowski
|July 4, 2018
|"Disposable Heroes"
|Tim Southam
|Cathryn Humphris
|July 11, 2018
|Charlotte Brändström
|Ryan J. Condal
|July 18, 2018
|"What Goes Around"
|Tim Southam
|Wes Tooke
|July 25, 2018
|Directed by
|Written by
|Original air date
|US viewers
|"Behind the Wall"
|Tim Gray
|Ted Averi and Tim Gray
|December 21, 2015
Critical response[edit]
The show has received generally positive reviews. On Metacritic it holds a score of 69/100, based on 22 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews."[64] On Rotten Tomatoes, it holds a score of 80%, based on 24 reviews with an average rating of 6.4/10. The critics' consensus reads: "Colony offers an engaging enough narrative, a few scares, and an overall good time, even if none of it is particularly original."[65]
Stephen King praised the series saying: "In a year of remarkable TV, Colony is really something special: smart, suspenseful, subversive... thought-provoking."[66]
Awards and nominations[edit]
|Directors Guild of Canada Awards[67]
|Best Sound Editing – Television Series
|Elma Bellow, John Loranger, Joe Mancuso, Jill Purdy, John Sexton, Adam Stein, Craig MacLellan
|Saturn Awards[68]
|Best Science Fiction Television Series
|Saturn Awards[69]
|Best Science Fiction Television Series
|Saturn Awards[70]
|Best Science Fiction Television Series
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|Glossary of Print Terms
Audit Bureau of Circulation. A service organization that validates publishers' circulation claims through regularly scheduled audits.
Business Publications Audit of Circulation, Inc. A non-profit organization which audits specialized business publications.
Printing to the very edge of the page so that there is no margin around the add. Some publishers charge a 15% premium for this type of printing since it reduces the speed of the press and creates printed waste material.
Cost Per Thousand. Term used in all media indicating the cost of reaching 1,000 people or households with a media vehicle. CPM is the cost of the media unit times 1,000 divided by number of prospects reached.
The number of copies distributed either paid or non-paid. Paid circulation refers to the number of copies that are sold.
|Column Inch
A unit of space one column wide and one inch deep.
|Cover Positions
A print term denoting premium positions. They are:
1st Cover - Outside front cover
2nd Cover - Inside front cover
3rd Cover - Inside back cover
4th Cover - Outside back cover.
The percentage ratio of circulation to households within a specified area. For example city zone coverage refers to the circulation in the city zone divided by the number of households residing there.
|Duo-Tone (2 Color) Printing
A printing process using two colors, printing one color on top of the other. This is a screening process.
|Editorial Association
The belief that product category ads will do better when placed in publications or positioned in certain sections which contain editorial material directly associated to the product. For example, advertising for scuba gear in a diving magazine.
|Fixed Position
A guaranteed position in a publication that will not be preempted.
|Flat Rate
Rates that are not subject to discounts.
|Four-Color Process
A sophisticated process of reproducing a color image onto a magazine page. This involves separating the image into four universal colors. They are always yellow, blue, red and black (shades may vary). The separation process is done by the production department of an agency. The publication combines the separated color sheets and reconstructs the actual color image onto the magazine page.
A full-page or spread with an extended page, or page of a page, that folds outward.
|Gunning Fog Index
System for measuring copy readability. It provides a close approximation of the educational grade level that a person of average intelligence would need to understand the material without difficulty.
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A photochemical process that uses a screen to break up the image into dots of varying sizes, which results in tone variations.
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A publication having very broad editorial material. A vertical publication reaches a far more segmented audience.
|Intaglio Printing
Printing from a plate into which an image has been cut. The ink is deposited in the depressions and then transferred to the paper.
|Island Position
An ad positioned in the middle of a page (floating), surrounded by editorial material.
|Junior Page
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Leading National Advertisers. A service available to advertisers for the purpose of researching competitive advertising expenditures on a quarterly basis.
|Letterpress Printing
Oldest form of printing in which the printing plate has raised surfaces and the ink is spread onto the plate and then transferred directly to the paper.
A newspaper term denoting the number of agate lines or amount of space in an ad. An agate line measures one column wide and 1/14 inches deep. Therefore, 14 lines equals one column inch.
Magazine Advertising Bureau. An organization which sponsors studies, generates and distributes media and marketing information, and conducts advertising and promotion activities that advocate magazines as an advertising medium.
Media Records, Inc. An organization which publishes summaries of the lineage by various categories that are run in daily and Sunday newspapers. It provides competitive data to advertisers and newspapers in a market.
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A syndicated study of magazine readership and product usage.
|Offset Printing
A form of printing where the image is transferred from the rotary plate to a rubber blanket and then pressed on printing.
Publishers Information Bureau. A service that provides competitive information about magazine advertisers by clients and by magazine. It provides units of space, volume and cost.
|Pass-Along Reader
A person who reads a publication that he or a member of his family did not purchase. Also referred to as "secondary" readers.
The number of individuals who are actually exposed to the advertising medium.
|Publisher's Statement
A semi-annual sworn statement of circulation data given to the ABC by a publisher, who is a member of the Bureau, and issued unaudited (but subject to audit).
A term used to express readership of a particular advertisement, and not of a particular publication.
|Regional Edition
A geographical portion of a national magazine's circulation which can be purchased by an advertiser.
Run of Paper. A term used in newspaper advertising to indicate that the positioning of an ad is at the option of the publisher.
|Roto (Roto-Gravure)
A form of Intaglio printing where the image is chemically etched upon a copper cylinder. Many Sunday magazine supplements are printed in this process on various grates of coated paper.
|Short Rate
An additional charge an advertiser must pay at the end of a full year if he has not fulfilled his contract.
|Simmons (SMRB)
A syndicated magazine readership survey organization which reports on reader demographics, product usage, and other media usage.
Using two different ads in the same publication, where the publisher will run the copy in different parts of his press run. Split runs are used to test the effectiveness of copy or space. An A/B split means copy alternates throughout the press run. There are also geographic splits, four-way splits, etc.
Two facing pages in a publication containing a single ad.
Slang for Daniel Starch and Staff, Inc., an independent advertising readership research organization. They conduct studies of over 100 consumer and business publications and newspapers and publish the findings in a "Starch Report." It gives scores on ad readership for specific issues of a publication.
Target Group Index. Annual survey system of media usage and product/brand usage, broken down by demographic characteristics. The survey is conducted by a questionnaire placed and recovered by an interviewer.
A page on which an ad was placed in a publication and sent to an advertiser for proof of performance.
|Trade Magazine
Magazines edited to reach a member of a specific occupational group or business.
|Vertical Publication
A publication dealing with one specific topic and appealing to a particular audience, in contrast to horizontal publications which are more broad.


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'Yes, I'll climb Mount Kilimanjaro on my honeymoon'
When it comes to thinking about a honeymoon, most people opt for relaxation and leisure, perhaps with something as energetic as a swim in the pool thrown in for good measure.
What most people don't think about is spending eight days sleeping in tents, in the cold, climbing the highest mountain in Africa.
But while I sat comfortably on my sofa in the warm months before my wedding, my fiancée asked me to join her in fulfilling her childhood dream of climbing Kilimanjaro.
I somehow ended up saying, 'Yes, I'll climb Mount Kilimanjaro on my honeymoon. Why not?'.
Besides, I figured, in addition to fulfilling my fiancée's dream, I could make the climb for a worthy charity.
I understand why people choose a relaxing honeymoon
Now with just a few weeks before my wedding and honeymoon – and an ever-growing collection of thermal underwear, fleeces and waterproof jackets – climbing Kilimanjaro is beginning to look like a really stupid decision.
Why? The entire climb takes eight days. Chances are I will get altitude sickness at some point. Up near the summit the air is so thin that people have to rest every ten paces just to suck in enough oxygen to carry on. The average temperature on the summit in October is -6.
The final assault on the summit, which can mean walking for 14 hours, starts at midnight! Just to top off the good news, not everyone makes it to the summit anyway.
Then again I am doing the climb to raise money for our work here at The Children's Society. So the work, lack of oxygen and altitude sickness will be worthwhile.
Please sponsor my climb – all donations support vulnerable young people
I've set up a Just Giving page as a way of generating donations. Please give - all donations will go directly to The Children's Society.
I chose to give to the charity because over the last three years I have had the privilege of meeting children across the country who are helped by our programmes and projects. I've also spoken to my colleagues about the work that they do, and the changes that happen in the lives of the young people we help.
The more money I raise by climbing a mountain, the more of this kind of life-changing work can take place . . . and likely convince me I chose the right honeymoon destination after all.
By Nigel Varndell, Director, Church Partnerships
Read more and take action
- Donate to Nigel's climb on his Just Giving page
- Read the Guardian's appreciation of people who climb Kilimanjaro
- Help improve young people's lives by joining our campaigns, Make Runaways Safe and Fair and Square


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|Original Continuity
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Cheese is a Chao who is the pet and constant companion of Cream the Rabbit.
Pet and Hero
Cheese was a Chao of some age, rumored to be on his fourth or fifth cycle of evolution when he came into the care of Cream the Rabbit. He and many other Chao-including his more timid brother Chocola-lived outside Cream's home in the Southern Baronies due to its wooded lake and magical energies. These magical energies attracted the attention of Snively Robotnik and he came to claim the Chao Garden as his own so he could dig it up. Cheese kept calm and composed while all the other Chao began panicking and he helped Cream guide them. Snively was then brought to a stop when Amy Rose came and began a counter-attack, but the rabbits' home and the Chao Garden was destroyed in the process and Cheese later offered Cream some comfort by being at her side. But then Amy said NICOLE could make a new Chao Garden in New Mobotropolis around the city's Lake of Rings. and Cream and her mother then stayed with Amy and Cheese and the other Chao came along. (StH: #217)
Cheese is capable of flight, and in battle works in tandem with Cream.
Background Information
- Cheese's brother, Chocola, was featured in the game Sonic Heroes as one of the objectives of Team Rose.
- Cream and her friendship with Cheese are a pun on "cream cheese."
- Before debuting in Sonic the Hedgehog #217, Cheese, Cream, and Vanilla co-starred in the Sonic X spin-off comic, based on the anime of the same name.
- The only thing that distinguishes Cheese from other standard Chao is the small red bowtie worn on his neck.
- In the Sonic X TV show, Cheese was referred to as a female, however the comic book counterpart of the character is a male.
- It is possible Cheese was at Knothole's Lake of Rings before its destruction, but this has not been confirmed.
- Cheese's name was never disclosed in the comics prior to Archie Sonic Universe Issue 21, but canon policy stated that Cheese's game name could be used.
Off Panel
Cheese appears in a number of the Sonic the Hedgehog and Sonic Universe Off Panel strips, beginning in StH #217 where he and Cream celebrated finally getting into the main comic prior to receiving a phone call from their former Sonic X costars.


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Oh bugger. Did we really need 28" dubs embedded with your choice of zircs or diamonds? Apparently, some company called Yokebir thinks we do, and they've delivered their 924 Shock & Awe Series to do just that. We doubt that the "924" has anything to do with 924 Gilman Street, but we'd love to see what the teenage punkers hanging outside the club would think of these. In our day, they would've been done in like Jello Biafra. But the kids these days, with their Travis Barkers and whatnot, well, we just don't know. And that, frankly, makes us a little sad.
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There are times when it seems impossible to get your children to listen to you or behave properly. In this article, we will give you helpful advice to make communicating with your child and enjoying it more attainable.
You can get quality baby items without spending a small fortune on them. Changing tables, cribs, and other baby furniture can all be purchased for relatively low prices at department stores. Also, ask if any of your family or friends have spare baby stuff that they don't use anymore.
Lay your child on the counter in the kitchen and lay a rolled towel under his neck; use the faucet water and put it on his hair and scalp. This makes things easier for toddlers who do not like to have their heads dunked in the water or have water poured on them.
Stick with your child's established eating and sleeping schedule as best you can when you are traveling with him or her. Travel is stressful for small children, especially infants. Going through the same bedtime routine he or she knows from home is particularly important for making your child comfortable in strange surroundings and ensuring that everyone gets a good night's sleep.
It doesn't matter how much you love your children, eventually you will need a break. Occasional time alone will help you maintain your own identity.
It is necessary for parents to get away, together or alone, apart from the children. Find a friend or relative who can care for your children for an hour or two. When parents do not get a break from their children, they tend to become more stressed out, which in turns, causes tension throughout the whole house.
Utilize the tips given above so that you will better enjoy the great responsibility you have in raising a child. Child-rearing can be exhausting and often overwhelming, but it is also extremely rewarding to watch your children grow and mature into the remarkable individuals they were meant to be.


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The East Central University women's cross country team will return to action Saturday, Sept. 21 when they travel to compete in the Missouri Southern Stampede at the Robert W. Plaster Sports Complex.
The Lady Tigers are one of 21 teams in the 5K race, including five teams from the Great American Conference. The race will consist of teams from all levels of the NCAA and NAIA, with the race set to start at 8:30 a.m.
A year ago, ECU finished 11th (of 18) at the same race. Junior ReGina Germaine led the Lady Tigers are the event, finishing 50th in a time of 19:06.17. Sophomore Kortney CeBallos and Allison Faircloth also ran in the race. CeBallos finished in 22:02.19 and Faircloth in 23:35.16.
Men's Cross Country Prepares for Missouri Southern Stampede
ADA – The East Central University men's cross country team will return to the course after a week off, when they travel to Joplin, Mo., to compete in the Missouri Southern Stampede, Saturday, Sept. 21 at 9:45 a.m. at the Robert W. Plaster Sports Complex.
The Tigers are one of 19 teams competing in the 8K race, including four teams from the Great American Conference. ECU will compete against teams from all NCAA and NAIA divisions.
The Tigers have been to the race for at least the last five years, finishing 10th (of 16) in 2012. Sophomore Arturo Nava is the top returner for ECU, finishing 75th in a time of 27:16.45. Sophomore Zacharie Jeandemange also competed for the Tigers, finishing in 29:53.35.


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Torii Mor Pinot Noir Yamhill County Olson Estate Vineyard 2008
Winemaker's Notes:
The grapes were picked on October 13th and were fermented by indigenous yeast in small fermentors. They were punched down three times daily, pressed very gently, and racked to a variety of French oak barrels: 27.59% new, 44.83% 1 year old, and the rest neutral. The barrels were racked in April and again in August when the blend was put together before returning to barrels for another 11 months.
Editorial Reviews for Torii Mor Pinot Noir Yamhill County Olson Estate Vineyard
Tight on the nose with a slightly medicinal, chinato edge which is accented by notes of dried flowers, sweet herbs, and a touch of tomato based bbq sauce. Lean and focused on entry with slightly dusty if nicely ripe tannins highlighting the flavors of slightly astringent red fruit. This comes off as a bit simple at the moment, tight and clenched on the palate with nice cherry and bay leaf tones over a core of dusty earth. It needs time but may always be a bit stern for some peoples palates. 90pts
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The 2008 Hawks View Vineyard Pinot Noir has a rich aroma mix of flowers and dried herbs, framed by sweet oak. As the wine is exposed to more air, a mix of red and dark cherries, sweetness of jammy fruit and earth notes unfold. The flavors are of red cherries, sweet jammy dark cherries/boysenberries, earthiness married with herb spices and nice oak-toast notes. The wine has great acid presence, showcasing the elegant, forward fruit. The mouth-feel is rich, soft, sweet and elegant. The aftertaste is rich, sweet and complex with layers of dark fruits, earth notes, cedar-oak notes, sweet tannins and spiciness. The wine has a medium weight texture, with a soft but rich tannin structure that fills the mouth and amplifies the aftertaste. This wine will benefit from extended cellaring and can be decanted and enjoyed today!
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Closure: Cork
Aged 21 months in French Oak.
Notes: 27% new oak
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|Alcohol: 13.3%
|pH: 3.75
|Sugar: 0.2 grams per liter
|Total Acidity: 0.64 grams per liter
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ELVIS TRUJILLO, PARRANDA, WINNER: "Yeah, I'm happy with today. I was comfortable that she could finish strong. I knew I had a lot of speed and I was going to move at the five-eighths. Desormeaux's horse (Dutchessa) being up there with (Kathleen Rose) really helped us today. I sat off those two and then moved."
EDWIN MALDONADO, KATHLEEN ROSE, SECOND: "She ran awesome, she's doing really well. She ran a huge race. We got chased a little bit by a horse that didn't have any shot in the race (Kent Desormeaux on Dutchessa); otherwise I think I would have been there on the wire. I thought I would be alone on the lead. I'm happy with her performance today."
MIKE SMITH, MOULIN DE MOUGIN, THIRD: "Great trip. I can't complain a bit. She got banged around a bit (on the first turn) and that caused her to step on herself. That took a bit of a quarter off (off her foot). But other than that, she ran extremely well, she had a great trip, she ran on through the wire and she ran a great third.
JERRY HOLLENDORFER, PARRANDA, WINNER: "Elvis (Trujillo) rode a real good race, real smart, and helped us to win the race. We wanted to try and get out of there (the gate) and be tactical."
MIKE MACHOWSKY, KATHLEEN ROSE, SECOND: "She ran great. This is big for her."
NOTES: The winning owners are Gillian Campbell of Naples, FL; Dan Gatto of Encinitas, CA; Jerry Hollendorfer of Point Richmond, CA; Dan Clark, and Greg Skoda.


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On April 29, the National Physical Activity Plan Alliance and several supporting organizations will announce the release of the first U.S. Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth!
The primary goal of the Report Card is to assess levels of physical activity and sedentary behaviors in American children and youth as well as facilitators and barriers for physical activity. The Report Card will be a vital resource for health statistics on children and youth. More importantly, however, it will be an advocacy tool and a call-to-action for adult decision makers on how we, as parents, teachers, medical professionals, and community leaders, can help implement new initiatives, programs, and policies in support of healthy environments to improve the physical activity levels and health of our children.
Before the release of the report card, we want to hear from you!
How do you think the U.S. is doing with regard to getting and keeping American kids active?
Compared to other countries, how would you rate the activity levels of U.S. kids?
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Crowds gathered by the East River for fireworks Friday evening, the first time in five years that the Macy's 4th of July Fireworks Spectacular in New York City was not over the Hudson River on the West Side.
A brilliant 25-minute show of reds, whites and blues lit up the sky from three barges on the East River, sandwiched between Brooklyn and lower Manhattan--and even some from the iconic Brooklyn Bridge itself.
Macy's says more than 1,600 shells were launched per minute during the 25-minute display over the East River. It's the nation's largest Fourth of July fireworks celebration.
An estimated 3 million people were expected to gather for the show, according to Macy's.
Skies had cleared as a weakened Hurricane Arthur continued to churn north North, having brought with it periods of rain earlier in the day.
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Archive for October, 2011
A pig called Sunday
After the tatting in the previous post, I've been crocheting a lot this week. I still need to finish the green scarf I mentioned a few posts ago—mainly because it's getting cold and I'd like to wear it! So I've been taking that on the commute instead recently. Being such thin yarn it's still really […]
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Blocked and unblocked
I finished the little piece I was working on before. I was pleased with it actually – it blocked really nicely. It's size 100 thread, and the pattern is from a beautiful Japanese book I bought via etsy. Look at the patten on the cover! It's so nice. The whole book is beautifully photographed, and […]
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Tatting with quilting thread
I went to the Knitting & Stitching show at the weekend, in North London. I had a great time – and an unexpected companion. Originally I'd planned to go with my mum, but various things conspired against us, and so I ended up thinking I'd be going alone. I seem to be one of a […]
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In light of the new Canada Food Guide, I thought I would re-share some tips from my experience.
Most everyone knows that I lost some weight… ok, I lost a lot of weight – over 120 pounds. Tons of people ask me how I did it and that's a very long answer. Today I am just going to share with you some tips of how I did it and have maintained (+/- 10 lbs) for over 5 years.
First off, I'm sure you have heard it a hundred times and have read it on a million blogs – but drink more water! For a girl that loves soda and juice, this was probably the hardest thing I had to do. I tried to cut out as much as possible of sugary drinks. I don't drink coffee, I am more of a tea drinker but Starbucks is my biggest weakness, to continue to enjoy it I looked for the lowest calorie drink on the menu that I liked – my drink of choice was a Venti Cool Lime Refresher with light ice (only 90 calories). They have since discontinued it, so if you have a suggestion let me know. Right now I'm drinking sugar-free Strawberry Infused Green Tea. Anyways…. I felt like I could still go for a "coffee" with my friends without guilt.
Second, is portions. When I was considerably overweight I could sit down and plow through an entire large pizza. Don't get me wrong, I still want to, but I don't! Now I am conscious of how much I'm eating, when you start to think about how big your stomach is and how much food you are putting into it. Few tips from me… I only use side plates, I no longer use full dinner plates. The other trick that I did was I started putting away the leftovers before I even sat down to eat. Recipes typically cater to families, so putting away the extra helped so that I wasn't temped to have seconds and had meals for later in the week.
Third is choice! I am a big believer in menu planning, it helped me know what I was going to be eating throughout the week and even get control of some of my cravings. That way I wasn't out and about running errands thinking there is nothing in the house and just stopping for Taco Time. I was already prepped and knew I was making good food choices if I stuck to the plan.
Final tip from me would be exercise! At the peak of my weight loss journey I was doing a lot of bootcamps, not so much anymore now that I am maintaining. I still remain active, right now I'm doing yoga at home. Golf is a big one in the summer and I try to get out and do a little something everyday.
Other tips from people that I unfortunately have never been able to master but they seem important:
Eat Breakfast – ughh, I really don't like breakfast. Ok maybe bacon and eggs but a girl can't do that every day. I will do smoothies or take a handful of nuts and raisins as I'm headed out the door.
Salad / Vegetables – it's green and gets on my plate (my dad says that all the time and I tend to agree). I obviously eat vegetables but salad baffles me – it's just lettuce. People that order it on menu because it's the healthy choice… beware, all the toppings and dressings can quickly make it the most high calorie and fat item on the menu. Do your research!
To make sure you are successful give yourself a break. A cheat meal, a lazy day or $5 in 10 cent candies! It's all natural and just remember it's a journey – so keep moving forward and don't give up. Just start all over again with your next choice. I am not skinny or super fit but those are my ways of maintaining my weight loss and keeping a balance in my life. I can still go out with friends (and eat fish tacos with a gin and tonic – am I right??) and enjoy everyday loving myself and feeling comfortable in my skin.


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The major link between the US and Canadian sides of the Pacific Northwest region was severed after a bridge collapsed, dumping a handful of vehicles and people into a river, police said.
All three people who were on the span were rescued and taken to hospitals.
The four-lane Interstate 5 bridge — more than half a century old — collapsed about halfway between Seattle and Vancouver, British Columbia, Washington State Trooper Mark Francis said.
It was caused by an oversize truck hitting the span, the Washington State Patrol chief said.
"For reasons unknown at this point in time the semi struck the overhead of the bridge, causing the collapse," Chief John Batiste told an overnight news conference.
The truck made it off the bridge and the driver remained at the scene and cooperated with investigators.
The collapse came at the start of one of the busiest holiday weekends of the year in the US, Memorial Day weekend.
The collapse came before sundown on a clear day.
The state Transportation Department said it was investigating whether an oversize truck load may have struck the bridge.
Dan Sligh and his wife were in their pickup truck on Interstate 5 heading to a camping trip when the bridge before them disappeared in a "big puff of dust."
Sligh, his wife and another man in a different vehicle were dumped into the chilly waters of the Skagit River when the span collapsed on Thursday evening. They were injured, but authorities said it appeared nobody was killed in the bridge failure that raised questions about the safety of aging spans.
"We don't think anyone else went into the water," said Marcus Deyerin, a spokesman for the Northwest Washington Incident Management Team. "At this point we're optimistic."
Sligh and his wife were taken to Skagit Valley Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The other man was reported in stable condition at United General Hospital in Sedro-Woolley, hospital chief executive officer Greg Reed said.
Authorities were trying to determine what caused the bridge to collapse about 100km north of Seattle in Skagit County.
Traffic along the heavily traveled route could be affected for some time.
"The I-5 corridor is totally disrupted," said Governor Jay Inslee, who went to the scene on Thursday night.
The National Transportation Safety Board was sending an investigative team.
Francis said a portion of the four-lane bridge over the Skagit River collapsed about 7pm.
Jeremiah Thomas, a volunteer firefighter, said he was driving nearby when he glimpsed something out of the corner of his eye and turned to look.
"The bridge just went down, it crashed through the water," he said. "It was really surreal."
The bridge was about 15m above the water.
Deyerin said it appeared that two vehicles — a car and the pickup with the travel trailer attached — fell into the river.
He said the water depth was about 4.5m, and the vehicles half-visible in the water were likely resting on portions of the collapsed bridge.
Crowds of people lined the river to watch the scene unfold.
"It's not something you see every day," said Jimmy O'Connor, the owner of two local pizza restaurants who was driving on another bridge parallel to the one that collapsed.
The bridge was not classified as structurally deficient, but a US Federal Highway Administration database listed it as being "functionally obsolete" — a category meaning that the design is outdated, such as having narrow shoulders and low clearance underneath.


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Ecosystem-based approaches to adaptation: strengthening the evidence and informing policy. Research results from the Ecosystems Protecting Infrastructure and Communities project, Chile
Project report, 29 pages
Ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) is the use of biodiversity and ecosystem services as part of an overall strategy to help people to adapt to the adverse effects of climate change and promote sustainable development. This report presents the results of using our Framework for Assessing EbA Effectiveness at the Ecosystems Protecting Infrastructure and Communities project, Chile. The findings will be combined with those from 12 other sites in 11 other countries to help show climate change policymakers when and why EbA is effective.
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- IIED code: 17621IIED
- Published: Jun 2018 - IIED
- Area: Chile
- Themes: Biodiversity, Climate change
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In Chile, IIED and IUCN are engaging with a diverse range of stakeholders to review lessons learnt from the EPIC project on the effectiveness of ecosystem-based adaptation and disaster risk reduction, and developing clear policy recommendations to increase the uptake of these approaches.
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