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I visited The National 9|11 Memorial Museum today. My reflections are based on being there and never leaving the area 5 blocks away. What this visit evoked from that day and months following. There are concentric circles of memories, beginning with those in the building, those who died, those to worked the pile, those who lost loved ones. These circles radiate out to the distant corners of the world. Yet each voice no matter which circle we reside in offers emotion and insight.
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Herod, Illinois, May 22, 2015 —It's not a deer. And it's definitely not human. At seven feet tall, it's safe to say it's not like any creature ever spotted before in Shawnee National Forest. But while most mysterious creatures would have campers running for the safety of the nearest cabin, this one has them running for their cameras. And according to local entrepreneur Doug DeVore, that's the point.
"It was actually my wife's idea," says DeVore, who — together with his wife Carrie — owns Shawnee Forest Cabins, a popular place to stay for hunters, hikers and others drawn to the natural beauty of Southern Illinois. "She came across a small Big Foot statue for sale awhile back. The kids loved it, and she said, 'we need one of these at the cabins.'" And with that, the idea for Sassy was born.
Weighing in at 2,600 pounds, the towering Big Foot statue is the latest in a long line of fun roadside attractions that have dotted America's highways since the 1950s. From the "Biggest Ball of Twine in Minnesota" popularized by Weird Al Yankovic to the famous Superman statue in nearby Metropolis, Illinois, they've long provided a welcome place for traveling families to stretch their legs and grab a quick photo. Which is ironic, because getting Sassy to her new home was quite a road trip in itself.
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|Eric Sykes
File:Eric Sykes publicity photo.jpg
Sykes, c.1955
4 May 1923
Oldham, Lancashire, England
4 July 2012 (aged 89)
Esher, Surrey, England
|Television, radio
|Years active
Edith Milbrandt
(m. 1952–2012, his death, 4 children)[1]
|Three daughters, Kathy Sykes (born in 1952), Susan Stronge (born in 1953) and Julie Sykes (born in 1958), and one son, David Kurt Sykes (born in 1959).
|Notable works and roles
|Sykes, The Goon Show, The Plank
Eric Sykes CBE (4 May 1923 – 4 July 2012) was an English radio, television and film writer, actor and director whose performing career spanned more than 50 years. He frequently wrote for and/or performed with many other leading comedy performers and writers of the period, including Tony Hancock, Spike Milligan, Tommy Cooper, Peter Sellers, John Antrobus and Johnny Speight.[2] Sykes first came to prominence through his many radio credits as a writer and actor in the 1950s, most notably through his collaboration on The Goon Show scripts. He became a TV star in his own right in the early 1960s when he appeared with Hattie Jacques in several popular BBC comedy television series.
Early life
Sykes was born 4 May 1923[3] in Oldham, Lancashire; his mother died three weeks after his birth. He was the second child of his parents' marriage; his older brother (by two years) was named Vernon. Sykes's father was a labourer in a cotton mill and a former army sergeant. When he was two, his father remarried and he gained a half-brother named John.[4] Sykes was educated at Ward Street Central School in Oldham. He joined the Royal Air Force during World War II, qualifying as a wireless operator with the rank of Leading Aircraftman.
Sykes's entertainment career began during World War II while serving in a Special Liaison Unit, when he met and worked with then Flight Lieutenant Bill Fraser. When the war ended Sykes decided to try his luck in London, arriving in the middle of the coldest winter in living memory (1946–47). He rented lodgings, expecting to find work quickly, but by the end of the first week he was cold, hungry and penniless. The turning point in his life and career came on the Friday night of his first week in London: he had a chance meeting in the street with Bill Fraser, who was by now featuring in a comedy at the Playhouse Theatre. Fraser took the impoverished Sykes to the theatre, offered him food and drink, and then asked if Sykes would like to write for him. Sykes began providing scripts for both Fraser and Frankie Howerd and soon found himself in demand as a comedy writer. Forming a partnership with Sid Colin, he worked on the BBC radio ventriloquism show Educating Archie,[5] which began in 1950, and also Variety Bandbox. Working on on Educating Archie led to him meeting Hattie Jacques for the first time.
Sykes had begun to write for television as early as 1948,[6] but from the early 1950s Sykes began to make an ultimately successful transition from radio to TV, writing a number of series episodes and one-off shows for the BBC. His credits in this period include The Howerd Crowd (1952), Frankie Howerd's Korean Party, Nuts in May and The Frankie Howerd Show, as well as The Big Man (1954) starring Fred Emney and Edwin Styles.[7] Sykes also made his first screen appearance at this time in the army film comedy Orders Are Orders (1954), which also featured Sid James, Tony Hancock, Peter Sellers, Bill Fraser and Donald Pleasence.[8]
Sykes's small office above a grocer's shop at 130 Uxbridge Road, Shepherd's Bush, was shared from around 1953 by Milligan. (Sykes and Milligan later jointly formed Associated London Scripts (ALS) with Ray Galton and Alan Simpson, a writers' agency which lasted for well over a decade until being effectively dissolved in 1967.) Late in 1954 Sykes began collaborating with Spike Milligan on scripts for The Goon Show, easing Milligan's workload. Their first collaborative script was for a Goon Show special called Archie in Goonland, a crossover between The Goon Show and Educating Archie. The special was broadcast in June 1954 and featured the regular Goon Show cast (Harry Secombe was then appearing in both)[9] plus Peter Brough, his dummy Archie Andrews and Hattie Jacques.[10] It was not a success, however, and neither recording nor the script has survived. Sykes and Milligan are credited as the co-writers of all but the first six of the 26 episodes in Series 5 (1954–55)[11] and three episodes of Series 6 (1955–56); Sykes also wrote a 15-minute Goon Show Christmas special, The Missing Christmas Parcel, broadcast during the Children's Hour on 8 December 1955.[12]
In 1955 Sykes wrote and performed in a BBC Christmas spectacular, a spoof pantomime called Pantomania, which featured many well-known BBC personalities of the era; it was directed by Ernest Maxin, who went on to produce some of the most famous comedy routines for Morecambe & Wise. That same year Sykes signed a contract as scriptwriter and variety show presenter for the newly formed independent television company ATV, while continuing to write and perform for the BBC.[6]
In 1956 Sykes performed, wrote scripts, and acted as script editor for the pioneering Rediffusion TV comedy The Idiot Weekly, Price 2d, the first attempt to translate the humour of the Goons to television. It starred Peter Sellers, with Sykes, Kenneth Connor and Valentine Dyall. During this year he also made his second film appearance, playing a minor role in the Max Bygraves film Charley Moon, which also featured Bill Fraser, Peter Jones, Dennis Price and (as a child) Jane Asher.[13] During 1956–57, Sykes also wrote for and performed in The Tony Hancock Show, where he again worked with Hattie Jacques.
His next venture for the BBC was a one-hour special, Sykes Directs a Dress Rehearsal, playing a harassed director in a fictional TV studio rehearsal room, just before going live to air. Later that year he wrote and appeared in another all-star spectacular called Opening Night which celebrated the opening of the 1956 National Radio Show at Earl's Court. In 1957 he created Closing Night, which closed the 1957 show.
By this time Sykes had developed hearing problems; he subsequently lost most of his hearing, but learned to lip-read and watch other performers say their lines to get his cues. In 1957 he wrote and appeared in an edition of Val Parnell's Saturday Spectacular, the first of two shows in this series that he wrote for Peter Sellers. The first went out under the title of Eric Sykes Presents Peter Sellers, and the second, in 1958, was called The Peter Sellers Show.
In 1959 Sykes wrote and directed the one-off BBC special Gala Opening, with a cast that included 'Professor' Stanley Unwin and Hattie Jacques,[6] and played a small supporting role in the Tommy Steele film Tommy the Toreador.
At the turn of the decade Eric Sykes and his old friend and colleague Hattie Jacques co-starred in a new 30-minute BBC TV sitcom, Sykes and a..., which Sykes created in collaboration with writer Johnny Speight, who had worked with him earlier in the 1950s on the two Tony Hancock series for ITV. The original concept for the new series had Eric living in suburbia with his wife, with simple plots centring on everyday problems, but Sykes soon realised that by changing the house-mate from wife to sister it offered more scope for storylines and allowed either or both to become romantically entangled with other people.[14]
In the revised concept, Sykes played a version of his established stage persona, a bumbling, work-shy, accident-prone bachelor called Eric Sykes, who lives at 24 Sebastopol Terrace, East Acton, with his unmarried twin sister Harriet, played by Jacques. The other regular cast members were Deryck Guyler as local constable Wilfred "Corky" Turnbull and Richard Wattis as their snobbish, busybody neighbour Charles Brown. Wattis left the show after series 3 and his departure was explained by having Mr Brown emigrating to Australia. Other guests included Hugh Lloyd, John Bluthal, Leo McKern and Arthur Mullard.
The first series (five episodes, all written by Johnny Speight) premiered on 29 January 1960 and were an immediate hit, establishing 'Eric and Hat' as one of Britain's most popular and enduring comedy partnerships. The second series of six episodes (written from storylines suggested by Speight) were mostly written by Sykes, although he co-wrote one episode each with John Antrobus and Spike Milligan.[15] All subsequent episodes were written solely by Sykes.[14]
Nine short seasons of Sykes and A... were made between 1960 and 1965, ranging between six and nine episodes each, plus a short 1962 special in the BBC's annual Christmas Night with the Stars programme, now lost. Twenty-five of the original fifty-nine episodes have survived in the BBC archives.[16] It was during this series that Sykes introduced one of his best known creations, the wordless slapstick routine The Plank, which originally appeared in Episode 2, Series 7 of Sykes And A..., first broadcast on 3 March 1964 under that title.[17]
In December 1961 Sykes co-starred with Warren Mitchell in Clicquot et Fils, a one-off, 30-minute comedy written by Associated London Scripts colleagues Ray Galton and Alan Simpson. This was the premiere episode of a new BBC series Comedy Playhouse, which became an important proving ground for many successful TV comedy series.
In 1962 Sykes played his first starring film role, being a travelling salesman in the comedy Village of Daughters, set in an Italian village, but featuring a mostly British cast including John Le Mesurier (who was at that time married to Hattie Jacques), and Roger Delgado. This was followed by a supporting role in the MGM British comedy, Kill or Cure, starring Terry-Thomas with a cast of British comedy stalwarts including one of the first film appearances by Ronnie Barker. Both films were made by the same writer-director team behind the popular Margaret Rutherford Miss Marple film, Murder She Said.
During 1965, Sykes made what proved to be the final series of Sykes and A... and appearing in three major films. He had a small role in Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines, joining an all-star cast of British and American TV and film luminaries. The spy spoof The Liquidator was directed by Jack Cardiff and starred Rod Taylor with Sykes in a secondary role. His third film of that year was the Boulting brothers' Rotten to the Core starring Anton Rodgers (who replaced Peter Sellers) with Sykes.[18] Sykes had a minor film role in another spy comedy The Spy with a Cold Nose (1966), written by Galton and Simpson.
In 1967 Sykes expanded one of his routines into a 45-minute wordless colour short, The Plank which features, among others, Sykes, Tommy Cooper, Jimmy Edwards, Graham Stark, Hattie Jacques and future Goodies star Bill Oddie. (The film was later remade for Thames Television in 1978.) Also in 1967 Sykes and his old comrade Jimmy Edwards started touring with the theatrical farce Big Bad Mouse which, while keeping more or less to a script, gave them rein to ad lib and address the audience. They would return to the production on and off until 1975, touring the UK twice and also taking the show abroad, including to Australia.
Returning to television, Sykes and Jacques appeared in the 1967 special Sykes Versus ITV with Tommy Cooper and Ronnie Brody. In 1968 he had a supporting role in an Anglo-American film co-production, the Edward Dmytryk western Shalako, starring Sean Connery and Brigitte Bardot.
In 1969 Sykes co-starred with Spike Milligan in the ill-fated television sit-com Curry and Chips, a satire on racial prejudice created and written by Johnny Speight and made for London Weekend Television. Milligan, who had grown up in British India, played Kevin O'Grady, a half-Pakistani half-Irish man who comes to work in a British factory and ends up boarding with his ineffectual foreman Arthur Blenkinsop (Sykes), who has to regularly defend Kevin against his racist workmates. The supporting cast included pop singer turned actor Kenny Lynch, Geoffrey Hughes, Norman Rossington, Sam Kydd, Jerrold Wells and Fanny Carby as Arthur and Kevin's landlady. The series provoked a storm of complaints about its liberal use of racist epithets and bad language (although Sykes refused to swear, as he did throughout his career). It was cancelled on the instruction of the Independent Broadcasting Authority after six episodes.[19]
Sykes also made another minor film appearance in 1969 in the comedy Monte Carlo or Bust!, which was also titled as Those Daring Young Men in Their Jaunty Jalopies.
In 1970 Sykes returned to BBC television with a guest appearance in an episode of Till Death Us Do Part. This was followed in 1971 by a six-episode series Sykes and a Big, Big Show for the BBC and a special Sykes: With the Lid Off for Thames Television.
In 1972, seven years after the cancellation of Sykes and A..., the BBC revived the series under the title Sykes.[20]
Forty-three of the shows in the Sykes series were re-workings of scripts from the 1960s series, which had been recorded in monochrome. These included a remake of the 1960s episode Sykes and a Stranger. Sixty-eight episodes of Sykes were made between 1972 and 1979. .[6]
In 1973 Sykes had a small role as a police sergeant in the Douglas Hickox thriller Theatre of Blood.
In 1977, Sykes wrote and starred in another television special, Eric Sykes Shows a Few of Our Favourite Things. He also wrote the script for the 1977 Yorkshire Television adaptation of Charley's Aunt and appeared in the role of Brassett.
The third version of The Plank was made in 1979 for Thames TV as a half-hour TV special.
Sykes was the subject of Thames Television's This Is Your Life, broadcast on 25 December 1979.
Sykes wrote and appeared in two Thames Television specials broadcast during 1980 – The Likes of Sykes and Rhubarb Rhubarb. The latter special, a remake of his 1969 short film Rhubarb which Sykes also directed, featured many of his old friends including Jimmy Edwards, Bob Todd, Charlie Drake, Bill Fraser, Roy Kinnear, Beryl Reid and Norman Rossington. It was his last screen appearance with Hattie Jacques. The film employed an idea drawn from the British showbiz tradition in which extras used the word "rhubarb" to simulate low-level background dialogue, which had also been a running joke in The Goon Show. In 1981 Sykes wrote, directed and starred in the offbeat comedy If You Go Down in the Woods Today for Thames, with a cast including Roy Kinnear, Fulton Mackay and George Sewell.
During 1982 Sykes played the Chief Constable in the slapstick police comedy film The Boys in Blue, which starred the comedy duo Cannon and Ball, with Jon Pertwee. For Thames TV that year he also appeared in and wrote The Eric Sykes 1990 Show with Tommy Cooper and Dandy Nichols and It's Your Move, a wordless slapstick comedy depicting the travails of a couple (Richard Briers and Sylvia Syms) moving into a new home, who hire an accident-prone firm of house removers, headed by Sykes. It featured an all-star cast including Tommy Cooper, Bernard Cribbins, Jimmy Edwards, Irene Handl, Bob Todd and Andrew Sachs.[21] Sykes produced one further silent movie for Thames in 1988, Mr. H. Is Late, set at a funeral. In 1984 Sykes played the Genie in the children's film Gabrielle and the Doodleman, which also featured Windsor Davies (who would also appear with Sykes in the BBC's Gormenghast in 2000), Bob Todd, Lynsey de Paul and Gareth Hunt.
In 1985 he played the Mad Hatter in the Anglia Television serial adaptation of Alice in Wonderland, joining an all-star cast that included Michael Bentine, Leslie Crowther and Leonard Rossiter, and he also had an uncredited role (as an arcade attendant) in the Julien Temple film musical Absolute Beginners (1986) which stars Patsy Kensit. In 1986 Sykes played Horace Harker in "The Six Napoleons", an episode of the Granada TV adaptation of the Sherlock Holmes stories starring Jeremy Brett.
Sykes toured Australia with the play Run for Your Wife (1987–88) with a cast that included Jack Smethurst, David McCallum and Katy Manning. In 1989, in his first series since the Sykes series ended in 1979, Sykes starred as the secretary in the ITV situation comedy The Nineteenth Hole, written by Johnny Speight. The series was not a success and ran for only one series, being dropped by ITV for being unfunny, racist and sexist.[22]
In 1994 Sykes appeared in both episodes of Paul Merton's Palladium Story, a documentary series celebrating the history of the London Palladium. From March 1997, Sykes, together with Tim Whitnall Toyah Willcox and Mark Heenehan provided narration for the BBC pre-school TV series Teletubbies. It is his voice that announces "Teletubbies!" during the title sequence[23] and on the Teletubbies theme music which became a number one single in December 1997.[24]
In 2000 Sykes appeared as Mollocks, the servant of Dr Prunesquallor, in the BBC's mini-series adaptation of Mervyn Peake's Gormenghast, which was the last production to feature both Milligan and Sykes (although they did not appear together on screen). In 2001 he had one of his few serious screen roles, playing a servant in the blockbuster supernatural thriller film The Others, starring Nicole Kidman. In 2005 he played Frank Bryce in Harry Potter and The Goblet of Fire.
In 2007 he appeared in Last of the Summer Wine and in New Tricks, as well as taking a small role in an episode of the sitcom My Family. In October 2010 Sykes appeared in Hallowe'en Party, an episode in the twelfth series of Agatha Christie's Poirot.
His autobiography If I Don't Write It, Nobody Else Will was published in 2005, by Harper Perennial.
Personal life
Sykes became partially deaf as an adult. His hearing started to deteriorate in the Second World War, and he had an operation in 1952 followed by another two years later. Recovering from the second procedure he discovered he was profoundly deaf.[25] His spectacles contained no lenses but were a bone-conducting hearing aid.[26][27][28] Disciform macular degeneration, brought about by age and possibly smoking, left Sykes partially sighted, and he was registered as blind. He was a patron of the Macular Disease Society.[29] He stopped smoking cigarettes in November 1966, but continued to smoke cigars until 1998. In 2002 he suffered a stroke and underwent heart bypass surgery.
He married Edith Eleanore Milbrandt on 14 February 1952 and they had three daughters, Catherine, Julie, Susan, and a son, David.[30][31] In the year Sykes died they marked their 60th wedding anniversary.
In the 2005 New Year Honours List, Sykes was promoted within the Order of the British Empire from Officer (OBE) to Commander (CBE) level. He had been awarded an OBE in 1986[32] for services to drama, following a petition by MPs. Sykes was an honorary president of the Goon Show Preservation Society.
Sykes was a follower of Oldham Athletic and was an honorary director of the club in the 1970s.
Sykes died on the morning of 4 July 2012, aged 89, at his home in Esher, Surrey, England, after a short illness. His family was with him when he died.[33][34][35]
- 1961 Guild of TV Producers and Directors' Lifetime Achievement Award
- 1964 BBC Television Personality of the Year
- 1980 Pye Colour TV Award
- 1980 The Golden Rose of Montreux (for The Plank)
- 1985 The 25th Golden Rose of Montreux
- 1988 Freedom of the City of London
- 1992 Lifetime Achievement Award from Writers' Guild of Great Britain
- 1998 Honorary Fellowship of the University of Lancaster
- 1998 Eric Morecambe Award from Comic Heritage
- 2001 Lifetime Achievement Award from the Grand Order of Water Rats
- 2001 Bernard Delfont Award for outstanding contribution to show business from the Variety Club of Great Britain
- 2002 Oldie of the Year
Film and television
Films he created and appeared in
- Pantomania, or Dick Whittington (1956)
- Opening Night (1956)
- Dress Rehearsal (1956)
- Closing Night (1957)
- Gala Opening (1959)
- The Plank (1967)
- It's Your Move (1969)
- Rhubarb (1969)
- Mr. H is Late (1969)
- Sykes: With the Lid Off (1971)
- Eric Sykes Shows a Few of our Favourite Things (1977)
- The Plank (1979), a remake of The Plank (1967)
- Rhubarb Rhubarb (1980), a remake of Rhubarb (1969)
- The Likes of Sykes (1980)
- If You Go Down in the Woods Today (1981)
- It's Your Move (1982), a remake of It's Your Move (1969)
- Mr. H Is Late (1988)
- The Big Freeze (1993)
Television series he created and appeared in
- Sykes and a... (1960–65 series)
- Sykes and a Big Big Show (1971 series)
- Sykes (1972–79 series)
Other acting roles
The following entries are films unless otherwise stated.
- Orders Are Orders (1954)
- Very Important Person (1961)
- Kill or Cure (1962)
- Village of Daughters (1962)
- Heavens Above! (1963)
- The Bargee (1964)
- One Way Pendulum (1964)
- Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines (1965)
- Rotten to the Core (1965)
- The Liquidator (1965)
- The Spy with a Cold Nose (1966)
- Shalako (1968)
- Monte Carlo or Bust (1969)
- Theatre of Blood (1973)
- The Boys in Blue (1982)
- Gabrielle and the Doodleman (1984)
- dinnerladies (1999)
- Gormenghast (miniseries) (2000)
- Mavis and the Mermaid (short film) (2000)
- The Others (2001)
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)
- New Tricks (TV) (2007)
- My Family (TV) (2007)
- Heartbeat (TV) (2007)
- Son of Rambow (2007)
- Agatha Christie's Poirot: Hallowe'en Party (TV film) (2010)
- "Dr Kildare"/"Bedtime Story" (Y7092, 7-inch single, Decca Records 1962) with Hattie Jacques
- Eric and Hattie and Things (LK 4507, LP, Decca Records 1962) with Hattie Jacques
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Mr Eric Sykes, comedian and writer, 88
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External links
- Eric Sykes at the Internet Movie Database
- Obituary: Eric Sykes from BBC News
- Eric Sykes' appearance on This Is Your Life
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Rodeo Bibliography Abstracts
"Historic reflections – The Calgary Exhibition and Stampede." 100 Years of Nose Creek Valley History. Stephen Wilk, 396. Calgary: Nose Creek Historical Society, (1997). Access Our Future, Our Past. http://www.ourfutureourpast.ca/loc_hist/toc.aspx?id=1452.
Ab: With a detailed look at the past of Airdrie and the Nose Creek Valley area, sports played an important role in maintaining community spirit and identity as evidenced in the importance of the rodeo in the chapter on the Calgary Exhibition and Stampede. As well, clubs and associations are discussed in several chapters concerning this same idea of sports and fostering community involvement, more notably the Lions Club of Airdrie who played a major role in Airdrie's involvement with the Stampede.
"Historic reflections – The Calgary Exhibition and Stampede." 100 Years of Nose Creek Valley History. Stephen Wilk, 396. Calgary: Nose Creek Historical Society, (1997). Access Our Future, Our Past. http://www.ourfutureourpast.ca/loc_hist/toc.aspx?id=1452.
Ab: With a detailed look at the past of Airdrie and the Nose Creek Valley area, sports played an important role in maintaining community spirit and identity as evidenced in the importance of the rodeo in the chapter on the Calgary Exhibition and Stampede. As well, clubs and associations are discussed in several chapters concerning this same idea of sports and fostering community involvement, more notably the Lions Club of Airdrie who played a major role in Airdrie's involvement with the Stampede.
"Sports and Recreation." Raymond, 1901-1967. John Orvin Hieken, 239-243. Raymond: Raymond Chamber of Commerce, (1967). Access Our Future, Our Past. http://www.ourfutureourpast.ca/loc_hist/toc.aspx?id=7615.
AB: A compilation of different articles pertaining to the sports community of Raymond in the period between 1901 and 1967. The first article entitled, "The Raymond Stampede" written by Rayo Woolf discusses the importance of the stampede tradition as well as the first stampede in Canada put on by Ray Knight in Raymond. In attendance at this rodeo were many renowned riders of the time including Ray Knight, Dick Kinsey, Frank Falkner, Jim and Dave Austin as well as Delos Lund.
Angus, Fiona. "Midway to Respectability: Carnivals at the Calgary Stampede." Icon, Brand, Myth: The Calgary Stampede. Max Foran. ed., Edmonton: AU Press, (2008).
Auger, F.. "Stampede." Beaver. Vol 264. (Sept 1933) 18-20.
AB: The author gives his impression of the rodeo events at the Calgary Stampede, including the chuckwagon races, bronc riding and calf roping.
Baillargeon, Morgan. "Native cowboys on the Canadian Plains." Agricultural History. Vol 69, No.4. (Fall 1995) 547-562.
AB: Documents in photographs and words the contributions of native cowboys in Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba to the ranching and rodeo industries. The first horses and range cattle were introduced in 1878, and natives quickly became adept at handling the stock. Throughout the 20th century, native Canadians continued to be among the best rodeo performers and suppliers of rodeo stock.
Barris, Theodore & Robert Semeniuk. Rodeo Cowboys: the Last Heroes. Edmonton: Executive Publications, 1981.
AB: This book briefly traces the evolution of the Calgary Stampede from the early days of the horse business, as well as the start of Guy Weadick's career, and follows the realization of his dream of creating a truly grand Wild West spectacle. Included are stories of the most famous legends of the Stampede, a treatise on the qualities of the heroic cowboy tradition and descriptors of the standardized rodeo events. The final chapter concludes with the struggles of professional cowboys and their efforts to unite through organizations like the Canadian Professional Rodeo Association. Throughout are a wide variety of images including material form the Glenbow Archives and others by photographer Robert Semeniuk.
Biner, Mary. "CalgaryCalgary Exhibition & Stampede." Calgary 1875-1950: A Souvenir of Calgary's Seventy-Fifth Anniversary. Elsie Morrison & Peter Morrison. eds., 113-128. Calgary: Calgary Publishing Co., (1950). Access Our Future, Our Past. http://www.ourfutureourpast.ca/loc_hist/toc.aspx?id=4217.
Ab: An historical overview of the Calgary Exhibition and Stampede including its early inception with Guy Weadick, Tom Mix and the support of the Big Four to its more modern development into a world-acclaimed outdoor spectacle. With photographs included, this chapter delves into the spirit that encompasses the Calgary Stampede and how all of Calgary participates in contributing to the spirit and paying homage to the western tradition. The true spectacle stems from the rodeo where the most talented cowboys and girls come together on the Calgary stage to test their skills and share their passion with the rest of the world. This essay also chronicles the first chuckwagon races, as well as early calf roping and steer decorating. It also highlights some of the most revered cowboys to have graced the stampede, including one of the greatest- Pete Knight of Crossfield, Alberta, a five time world champion bronc rider known all over North America for his unmatched skill. The exhibition had four underlying goals which it continues to enforce which are to perpetuate the traditions of the pioneer settlers, to promote livestock shows and sales, to act as a vessel in the development of natural resources and industry, and finally to support sport in all its phases.
Bird, R.A.. "Photographer." Alberta History. Vol 31, No.4. (October 1983) 8; 20-27.
AB: R. A. Bird was a commercial photographer in Calgary, who drew his subjects primarily from southern Alberta. In 1925, he opened the Central Photo Studio in Calgary and ran it until his retirement in the early 1960's. He photographed architectural subjects, rodeos, Indians, landscapes, and many general views of the Calgary area. Many of his negatives were sold to the Glenbow Museum in 1962 and form the basis of their photographic collection.
Bird, R. & L. Bird. ""Punkin Roller" rodeos: a little touch of the Old West." Journal of the West. Vol 17, No.3. (Jul 1978) 34-43. Access Journal of the West. http://journalofthewest.abc-clio.com/.
AB: Provides a history of rodeo events including bull riding, calf roping, and bronc riding in the US western states and Alberta from the late 1800s.
Also Availible: PDF format in SPORTDiscus with Fulltext, (Online access limited to Alberta tertiary students, faculty and staff)
"Tom Three Persons." The Albertans: one hundred people who changed the province. 2nd ed. Tom Bolton, [et al.], 27-29. Edmonton: Lone Pine Publishing, (2005).
AB: At the onset of the first Stampede in September 1912, public response was overwhelming and the rodeo brought famous and experienced cowboys from all over the United States, leaving the Canadian cowboys feeling a bit at a disadvantage. A relative unknown by the name of Tom Three Persons, an aboriginal from the Blood Reserve, had entered the bronco-riding contest and was slated to ride the toughest horse around, a wild-eyed black demon by the name of Cyclone. With no cowboy having successfully conquered the horse, Tom Three Persons was given a hero's reception after skilfully riding the horse to the finish. Though he would continue to participate in rodeo competitions for different events and later become a successful rancher, Tom Three Persons would forever be remembered for his memorable feat atop the legendary Cyclone.
"The 1912 Stampede Pack Train/ Guy Weadick." Wild Cards: Tales of Banff and the Rockies. Pat Brewster, 59-64. Banff: F.O. Brewster, (1982). Access Our Future, Our Past. http://www.ourfutureourpast.ca/loc_hist/toc.aspx?id=4172.
AB: This chapter is the narrator's personal recollection as a 15 year old camp helper on the Rocky Mountain pack train, provided by the Brewster Company, who trekked through Banff to Calgary on horse in order to participate in the first Calgary Stampede. Included in this recount is information regarding the organization known as, "Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies", as well as a story involving legendary musician Wilf Carter and the narrator's own experiences with Guy Weadick- founder of the Stampede.
The Stampede at Calgary, Alberta, 1912. Calgary Stampede Committee, 1-64. Calgary: s.n., (1912). Access Peel's Prairie Provinces. http://peel.library.ualberta.ca/bibliography/3709.html.
AB: Provides a historical overview of the beginnings of the Calgary Stampede and its evolution through the years. Many chapters within this book focus on the rodeo aspect of the outdoor spectacle, specifically the history of roping and a chapter hosting a detailed record of the World Champion ropers, a biographical sketch of Geo Lane, and an intimate look at the cowboy. With photographs included, this book offers a summary of the origin and progression of the Calgary Exhibition and Stampede from a simple dream of a cowboy named Guy Weadick to an annual tradition that continues to embody the spirit and convention of the Old Western frontier heritage.
Another digitized copy available in Our Future, Our Past: http://www.ourfutureourpast.ca/loc_hist/toc.aspx?id=1523
"Calgary Stampede: an Englishman's impression." Canadian Forum. Vol 36, No.428. (Sept 1956) 129-131.
AB: On his visit to Calgary the author, from England, visited the Calgary Stampede. He provides his own insight on the rodeo events and other entertainment.
Cardwell, Tom G.. "Rodeo Today." Chief Mountain Country: A History of Cardston and District. Volume II. 117. Cardston: Cardston and District Historical Society, (1978). Access Our Future, Our Past. http://www.ourfutureourpast.ca/loc_hist/toc.aspx?id=2254.
AB: A brief chapter analyzing the state of modern rodeo in Cardston which is considered to be a continuous improvement as it is now a highly competitive professional business. Many indoor facilities are currently available, allowing cowboys to compete year-round. The rodeo no longer limited to the rural cowboys but aspirants from more rural settings are becoming more actively involved in the rodeo. The continuous improvement of the rodeo ensures its sustained success and longevity as a cultural endeavor that links Cardston to its western heritage.
Carson, Gerald. "The Late, Late Frontier." American Heritage. Vol 23, No.3. (April 1972) 72-102.
AB: Discusses rodeos in the western states and the Prairie Provinces.
"The Jumping Pound Stampedes." Chaps and Chinooks: A History West of Calgary. Volume 1. Trudy Copithorne & Norman Edge, 160-161. Calgary: Foothills Historical Society, (1976). Access Our Future, Our Past. http://www.ourfutureourpast.ca/loc_hist/toc.aspx?id=4048.
AB: A brief look at early rodeos in the communities south of the Bow River starting from 1918. Specifically, this chapter deals with the Jumping Pound Stampede that was organized in 1922 and only lasted those two years. Famous horses and cowboys to come out of this early stampede include the bucking bronc "Cyclone" as well as the famous Alberta cowboy and world champion bronc rider Pete Knight. Included in this chapter are photographs and detailed names of cowboys who participated in the stampedes.
"The Rodeos and Charming Billy." Legends of Grande Cache and the Yellowhead. J. (Jack) Deenik, Richard Wuorinen, and Richard Guest, 181-183. Grande Cache: Grande Cache Historical Society, (2002). Access Our Future, Our Past. http://www.ourfutureourpast.ca/loc_hist/toc.aspx?id=6244.
AB: Western Canada is famous for its rodeos and the following chapter is dedicated to the Muskeg and Sulphur Flats Rodeos which took place from the late 1950s up until 1985. The first Muskeg Rodeo was held in 1959 and two of the more famous horses were "Charming Billy" and "Tar Baby." In 1975, Charming Billy was voted "Saddle Bronc Horse of the Year" by the "saddle bronc" riders at the Canadian Finals Rodeo in Edmonton. This local rodeo was organized and run by the people as testament to the dedication and commitment of the community to the ongoing support of this western tradition.
Dempsey, Hugh. The Golden Age of the Canadian Cowboy: An Illustrated History. Saskatoon: Fifth House, 1995.
AB: Provides an extensive look at the early prairie cowboy life including roundups, stampedes, horse thieves, cattle rustlers, heroes and villains as well as an examination of the typical ranching life as well as early rodeos that became a popular form of competition between cowboys to gauge their prowess with a rope or wrestling a steer. Also included are photographs as well as excerpts from local newspapers.
Dempsey, Hugh Aylmer. Tom Three Persons: legend of an Indian Cowboy. Saskatoon: Purich Pub., 1997.
AB: Provides an intimate look at the life of legendary Blood Indian Tom Three Persons who was celebrated as the only Canadian to have won a world's championship at the first Calgary Stampede in 1912 after riding atop the fierce bucking bronc Cyclone. The book covers his entire life from his early beginnings through to his cowboy life and experience with the rodeos and the Calgary Stampede up to his final days as a rancher. Included as well are several photographs of Tom Three Persons performing at various rodeos.


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I am a human, a girl, a European, a white Europian girl, a daughter, a friend, a postgraduate, a student, a Romanian student in the United Kingdome, hence an immigrant, a buyer, a reader, a blog writer, a newbie gamer, a cat lover, a person, a Facebook user, a film enthusiast, and the list could continue. I never really encountered any kind of racist manifestation directed towards me. But then, I'm a white, European, heterosexual, young woman. I speak English, I was absorbed by the pop-culture, therefore I know who Lady Gaga is, I will not ask what on Earth is Suicide Squad, and I will consider MacDonalds if I'm hungry enough . Despite my nationality, it seems that I have totally, but pretty much unknowingly, embraced the American culture, and I did at least once fantasize about a wild adventure on American ground as described in Lana del Rey's song Ride. What could I actually be accused of? So, I floated undisturbed above racism of any sort because my skin color, my gender, and sexuality can easily fell into the "normality" pattern. I've encountered no problems of this sort in World of Warcraft either. But then I'm just another new, individual, anonymous player. I am fully aware of the racism and inequitable distribution of power, control, and status around the world, it just did not cross my mind that all of these could and did pass the barrier of digital games experience.
What I did encounter is a sort of surprise and skepticism from my friends when I first said, pretty enthusiastically, that I began playing World of Warcraft. Is was as they, even though, or better say, because they have known me for such a long time, could not imagine me as a gamer. In some of their eyes I should have been able to find myself better ways of spending time, which is exactly what I've been thinking before even considering joining the WoW community. Their surprise increased when I continued with saying that it wasn't really my own decision, but I'm doing it for an assignment, and I'm not only playing it, but actually read and write about World of Warcraft and my own experience as a young, inexperienced gamer. The association of gaming with the action of reading, immediately elevated the game's status, and gaming was acceptable as long as it involved something generally related to intellectual activity. The simple term "gamer" brings with itself a series of stereotypes; a gamer must be a male, but not every male, a white male with not much of an education or academic knowledge, addicted to shooting entities in virtual space, instead of reading a book. While we all know that not just any book is worth reading, almost any kind of book seems better than a video game, even though there is more than one type of video game on the wide world web. The activity itself seems to be cursed with a "bad" aura in the eyes of the self announced serious, responsible and smart people. Well, excuse me, I do intend on getting good grades, while still playing World of Warcraft.
Another topic, which I'd like to touch on is the inner game discrimination. And this is how a community which otherwise seems close to ideal, because the game doesn't reject anyone, is crippled by the players. Even though the possibility of creating a new world from scratch gives the opportunity of "giving birth" to a gender-, race-, and hierarchy-free one, it came as no surprise that every single online community out there will and would have demolished the order of the real world, to built a new order over the ashes of the "real" world's one, based on more or less the same principles. I am able to state this not because I studied every online community out there, but because of our human need for structure, and due to the fact that we only know the current structure, everything we create will have as a starting point at least one aspect of the structure and order under which we conduct our daily lives. World of Warcraft makes no exception. The whole game is based on a war between races, on establishing a race's superiority over the other, on trying to subjugate the enemy races, well no novelty there, right? Of course, the races are fictional, but there is still no fiction regarding genders. The "male gaze" defined by Laura Mulvey in the article Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema (1975) is as pregnant as it was in early Hollywood cinema which she was referring to, and as it is in nowadays cinema actually. Pretty much every race's female representative in WoW is sexualised, some more than others, but nevertheless, are pleasant to the eye. For me, going for a female avatar was instinctual, but after reading Angela Washko's article Why Talk Feminism in World of Warcraft?, I began to wonder how many female avatars which I've passed by in Azure Isles were women behind the screen, and how many of the avatar who saw me, really thought that I was a female. I could've also chosen to play with a Draenei male, and while that would have been me "escaping" my own gender through World of Warcraft, facilitated by the anonymity provided in the game, this is not the case with males playing as female characters, as their explanation for doing so is not: I was interested to create and play as a female avatar because of the avatar's qualities, because I was curious about a female role and Azeroth is the perfect place to experience it, but rather because as Angela Washko quotes in her article: "I'd rather look at a girl's butt all day in WoW".
Meanwhile I actually discovered that I was wrong about the lack of interaction between characters which I was talking about in the previous post, and although I do not have yet access to the to the chatty areas of Azeroth, the "chinese-farmers" case proved me wrong. I still maintain my opinion about the interaction not authentically affecting the plot or the main game lines, but it definitely affects the experience within the game. I did not encounter any generically so-called "chinese-farmer", and I had no idea that Heilwig herself, and me alongside, could've been categorized as one, and attacked by other players if she were a dwarf. Maybe the gold diggers do spoil the pleasure of playing for some gamers, but the issue is not as shallow as that. Actually I find more problematic the fact that people are forced to play WoW in a FOXCONN factory kind of regime, and are accused of spoiling the western guys pleasure. While gamers brag about their chinese-farmers killings, hence purifying Azeroth, they do not seem to have any awareness of the fact that the avatar they just killed might or might as well not be a Chinese, an Asian, a modern slave, who instead of being forced to work on a plantation, is locked in a room full of undeveloped computers. From this point of view I might just state: blood in the mobile, blood in World of Warcraft as well.
Baxter-Webb, J. (2014) 'Divergent Masculinities in Contemporary Videogame Culture: A Tale of Geeks and Bros' [online]. available from: <http://www.academia.edu/7731978/Baxter-Webb_J._2014_Divergent_Masculinities_in_Contemporary_Videogame_Culture_A_Tale_of_Geeks_and_Bros_> [29 November 2016]
Nakemura, L. (2012) 'Don't Hate the Player, Hate the Game: The Racialization of Labor in World of Warcraft'. Digital Labor The Internet as Playground and Factory [online]. 188-205. available from: <http://www.tandfebooks.com/action/showBook?doi=10.4324%2F9780203145791&> [27 November 2016]
Pulos, A. (2013) 'Confronting Heteronormativity in Online Games: A Critical Discourse Analysis of LGBTQ Sexuality in World of Warcraft'. Games and Culture [online] 8 (2). 77-97. available from: http://gac.sagepub.com/content/8/2/77 [30 November 2016]
Washko, A. (2014) 'Why Talk Feminism in World of Warcraft?' Creativetimes Reports [online] available from: <http://creativetimereports.org/2014/11/20/angela-washko-feminism-world-of-warcraft-gamergate/> [27 November 2016]


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I did just receive a very nice and unexpected surprise when some fan art I drew based on one of the characters in Wayne Thomas Batson's book "Isle of Swords" appeared on his site. Thank you Mr. Batson! There's also an awesome picture of Falon with it from his other books, "The Door Within" trilogy (not drawn by me. :D) If you would like, go check them out at his link: http://enterthedoorwithin.blogspot.com/2010/11/amazing-reader-art.html
I would also like to remind people that the poll for The Amazing First Chapter Contest closes the 15th, so don't forget to vote for your favorites!!!
And now on to other business. First and foremost, I would like to thank Thomas Nelson for providing me with a free review copy of "The Skin Map" for the CSFF blog tour this month. And then I would like to thank Stephen Lawhead for writing it, as I've quite enjoyed it so far. Granted, I haven't finished just yet, but in my defense it only arrived a week ago and I've been extremely busy with school.
I know, I know... not a good excuse. :D
But I have read a lot of the book (and I've even done the forbidden and skipped ahead chapters at a time to read certain POV's) and from what I have read, I believe I have a relatively good grasp on what's going on.
So we'll start with a summary, straight from the horses mouth... uh... back of the book. :)
One explorer new more than most. Braving every danger, he toured both time and space on voyages of heroic discovery. Ever on his guard, and fearful of becoming lost in the cosmos, he developed and intricate code - a roadmap of symbols - that he tattoed onto his own body. This Skin Map has since been lost in time. Now the race is on to recover all the pieces and discover its secrets.
But the Skin Map itself is not the ultimate goal. It is merely the beginning of a vast and marvelous quest for a prize beyond imagining.
Tomorrow I'll try and post something about the author of this book, but for now I'm going to give you my thoughts on the matter.
Pros: I have nothing to compare this to, considering the fact that I haven't read any of Lawhead's books before, but I would say this is well written and intriguing. The language (in my own opinion) is fun to read... partially because it has that British flare that everybody seems to love. (It might help, of course, that Lawhead is a British author.) It's definitely a fun and fast paced read, which always makes the journey more enjoyable, and the characters are interesting enough to draw you in. At the same time, it makes you think. The story alone is intriguing, although I do have to ask myself how many times the concept of dimensional and time travel will be "done" before people begin to tire of it. Yet I do believe this book has brought new fire to the genre. It's definitely worth looking at.
Cons: It seems to jump all over the place. Now granted, it is time travel, and dimension travel, and what else should we expect? But while I found it easy to follow one character, and could have easily continued to follow him, we suddenly jump to another character. This in itself was not really disorienting, except for the fact that until the very end of the session following Kit's girlfriend there seems to be no real connection between jumping time and dimension and the dangers that follow; she easily settles down into her new home, makes friends, starts a business that is a great success based on her knowledge of the future, and then a man comes along (I won't say who to spoil it for anyone who hasn't read it) finds her, gets suspicious of her, and leaves and she finds a way to travel the leys, and we hear nothing more of her or her friends from ancient Germany until the very last two pages of the book. (Yes, I couldn't help but skip around to read those chapters one right after the other. I easily followed her story, and probably would have read a book just based on this turn, with her trying to create a business in ancient Germany based on modern values. That was done well.)
I would say that the book in itself is a good introduction to further books, although I do feel it "beats around the bush" a little bit. I look forward to checking out the other books soon to join this one in the series; perhaps things will make more sense then. But that's part of the wonder of series books, isn't it? The mystery of what happens next and how everything ties together...
Now, given the fact that I haven't read Lawhead before and am not familiar with his writing style, I wasn't sure of what I thought of his semi-narrative style. It was slightly refreshing, to tell the truth, yet disconcerting in the fact that narration is something that seems to be so vehemently preached against these days in 3rd person writing... not to say I don't slip into it myself from time to time. I would say that all in all, I liked his style, and will definitely be checking out his other books.
Though I haven't finished reading the book, my rating for it so far would be a three out of five... not bad, but not the best. Definitely interesting though, and worth a look.


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"Dear Stephen! Great, wunderbar!! It¥s a special sample of very emotional music. It¥s very extraordinary!! I guess thats a new step in instrumentation and arrangement of your great works, but each composition is typical for "Stephen Melillo"!! Very deaply sound, the track with Martin Kiener sounds like an Symphony Orchestra. Sorry, I¥m not able to describe it in english, but this CD takes the Concert Band Music in a new dimension. In my opinion, the great bands and band directors like this music and the people in the concert halls would be touched by such wunderfull music all over the world!!!!! Godspeed" P.S. The Beginning of our last concert with SBO Ried an 26.10. was with your opus 1... and now, it is on Chapter 13. That`s great of you, to give your first, wunderfull work to your new CD!! Gerhard Reischel, Conductor Landesmusikschule Leonding, Austria
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Chiller plants and other important utility buildings are often incredibly plain (read: ugly!) and relegated to back lots, but not this one. Ohio State University's new chiller plant is a far cry from boring and its psychedelic exterior screams whimsy and fun. Designed by Ross Barney Architects, the new plant provides chilled water for the university's medical district and features enough sustainable design to garner it a LEED Silver certification.
The OSU Chiller Plant provides 30,000 tons of chilled water to the university's medical district. It is sited on the edge of campus in a prominent location that also serves as an important gateway along Cannon Drive. Because of its noticeable location, the university didn't want it to be an eye sore, so they tasked Ross Barney Architects and Champlin Architecture to create something that was eye-catching and iconic.
The four story building is clad in pre-cast concrete panels with a high sheen polish finish. Unlike many utility buildings, this one features a number of glazings letting passersby get a glimpse of the operations inside. Although there are no moving parts inside, the location of the windows and the interior mechanical systems give a sense of movement and play. The exterior also features a number of dichoric glass fins, which cast colorful shadows on the sides of the building. As the sun moves, the colors dance and change to create a visual representation of the energy that is being created inside.
Sustainable design played an important role in the building's construction. The $72.5 million energy efficient facility achieved a LEED Silver certification and is capable of providing emergency backup cooling for the medical center. In addition, the exterior of the building was landscaped with prairie grass to create a welcome, public green space.
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Understanding Blood Sugar Level Chart
Understanding blood sugar level chart is important so that you can monitor your glucose levels and prevent or manage any problems in this area. Normal blood sugar levels should fall between 70 and 100 mg, and anything above or below this can be cause for concern. The amount of blood sugar in your blood stream is important, because blood sugar is needed for energy by your body. Too much glucose in your bloodstream can cause diabetes and other medical problems but too little is also damaging to your health. Blood sugar levels which rise above 101 mg, except in certain situations such as after a large meal, can signal the early onset of diabetes. Your blood sugar will fluctuate during the day, and may be increased for a couple hours after you eat, especially if a large amount of carbohydrates are consumed.
A blood sugar level chart can help you monitor your blood sugar, and keep it within the ideal range for the best possible health and to prevent diabetes and other medical conditions. There is also a link between sugar and immune system function, Too much glucose in your blood may impair your immune system, so that it cannot fight as effectively. A glucose monitor may be needed If you have experienced any issues with blood sugar regulation, and the results from these tests should be recorded on a blood sugar level chart. This chart can be invaluable to your physician to help determine the proper diagnosis and best course of treatment is you are experiencing problems with blood sugar levels.
Using a blood sugar level chart is very easy to do. Every time you test your blood glucose level you will record the results on the chart. Over time the chart will show what your normal blood sugar levels are both before and after meals, so that your doctor can determine whether diabetes or hypoglycemia is the problem. If your blood sugar level chart shows that diabetes is a problem, or may become a problem in the near future, then treatment may be necessary. One option which has only recently become available is stem cell treatment for diabetes, but more research is needed in this area to determine whether it is ideal for everyone who suffers from diabetes.


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If you ever thought your job is awesome, think again. If it doesn't involve wild animals visiting you and wandering around your workplace than it probably doesn't compare to that of Lori Jones.
This lady from Stout, Colorado works at Horsetooth Inn and RV Park and recently her tiny gift shop had some unexpected visitors that not only made Lori's day, but ours as well.
As she was casually doing her job, a doe entered the place and took a thorough look at every single product in the shop. Slowly browsing through the aisles, it was obvious the animal was having a fun time.
However, no matter how sweet and unusual this encounter was, what happened later was the real surprise that made everyone burst out laughing.
First, the deer only stood at the shop's door and was hesitant whether to enter or not. But she eventually decided to give it a go.
The first thing that caught this doe's attention were the cool sunglasses.
After that she stood by the potato chips. We aren't sure whether she wanted to try it or not.
One person who was at the shop at that time got to say 'hi' to the cute animal.
As Lori told 9NEWS, after she believed it was about time for her to say goodbye to her visitor, she coaxed the deer out using some peanut bars.
But, nothing could prepare Lori for the real surprise. It looked as though the deer loved the shop so much that she decided to bring her whole family in.
"Later, I was in the office checking the store stock," she said. "I walked out and there she was with her twins and a lone buck that she nursed. I just used my phone to snap the pics. I laughed so hard!"
This beautiful encounter reminds us how lucky some people are to be living near animals of this kind. Although it's not that uncommon for deer and humans to interact, knowing that the residents of Stout are mainly deer, this encounter is still one of the most unusual we've seen.


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Although we're coming to the tail end of winter, it's still sickness season. So whether you've had a case of the sniffles or the full-blown flu, chances are you've wondered what beauty products to use when you're sick at some point this winter.
I've managed to avoid cold symptoms for most of the winter, and save for a nasty case of the flu, I've (knock on wood) stayed pretty healthy all winter long. When you're bedridden with something like the flu, beauty products are pretty much the last thing on your mind (trust me). When you're not feeling 100 percent but still have to go about your day-to-day life, it's always helpful to have some go-to beauty products that make you feel slightly more human.
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In light of the deadly racist terrorism in Charlottesville, and the police response that seems to have exacerbated it, I'm bumping up this post on law enforcement and the increasing violence from racist/alt-right/pro-Trump supporters at protests:
Tag Archives: de-escalation
Security Planning for Events: Tips and lessons from past actions
I'm fortunate to live in Austin, Texas, with a rich history of activism and ready access to elected officials. Since the election of November 2016, I've protested racists and Neo-Nazis, Islamophobia, misogyny, tax fraud, racism, and climate change denial; I've helped with safety on marches, rallies, lobbying events, and townhalls; I've used tactical non-violence skills on campuses, at City Hall, the state Capitol, and the offices of Congressmen. I've learned a lot about crowd management, dealing with DPS troopers, and how to use a walkie-talkie. I've also learned a great deal about my own strengths and weaknesses in the high-energy, sometimes high-conflict setting of civic activism. I've learned that anyone can do this work, but it's a lot easier if we pool our knowledge. So here, in no specific order, are some tips for others interested in, or already doing, work to keep civic protest as safe and free of violence as possible.
Update on Police De-escalation Dialogue
For those of you who signed our letter to APD, here's the email I sent today to every member of the Austin City Council, plus the Mayor:
Dear [Council Member or Mayor X],
On January 2nd, I sent the attached letter, co-signed by 31 Austin community members, to Austin Police Chief Art Acevedo. The letter requests some information, and an open dialogue, on the type and amount of de-escalation training APD officers receive.
As of today, we have received no reply to this letter. As the letter states, we feel that the issue of police use of force is an important one for our community, and we believe that an open conversation on this topic will help us collaboratively reduce violence and build mutual trust among all Austinites. We are asking for your help in encouraging Chief Acevedo and the Austin Police Department to respond to our initial requests for information, and begin a conversation on a topic that is becoming increasingly important nationally as well as locally.
Thank you for all you do to help keep Austin a safe and just place to live.
Susan Schorn
The body and signatories of the original letter were appended.
I'll keep people apprised of any response. Our next level of amplification will be contacting local media, which doesn't strike me as a particularly soul-enriching activity, but we'll do it if necessary.
Take Action: De-escalation query letter for local law enforcement
In light of recent events, I'm gathering signatures on a letter that will go to Austin Police Chief Art Acevedo, asking about the amount and type of de-escalation training our local police receive. This is the first step in what I hope will be a public conversation about police training and tactics, and their role in community violence. I'm convinced that the lack of high-quality training in de-escalation skills is a big factor in excessive-force incidents involving police. Insufficient training in this area places officers as well as citizens at risk; thus, police departments that don't take de-escalation training seriously are demonstrating a failure of leadership.
If you'd like to take local action to reduce violence involving law enforcement officials, please feel free to use this letter as a model.
NB: I've created this post, on my web site, for people interested in pressing for good quality de-escalation training for law enforcement personnel. If you don't think that's an appropriate course of action–for whatever reason–go write about your feelings on your own website. Do not post your opinions here. Any comments that I feel do not promote healthy discussion will be summarily deleted–though I reserve the right to screenshot them in draft form in order to publicly humiliate the poster on social media if I see fit.
To: Art Acevedo, Chief of Police
Austin Police Department
715 E. Eighth St.
Austin, TX 78701
Dear Chief Acevedo,
We write to you in a spirit of collaboration, hoping to open a dialogue about how we can reduce violence in the community where we all live and work.
In the wake of recent police shootings in Ferguson, Missouri; Cleveland, Ohio; New York City; and elsewhere in the United States, we have grown increasingly concerned about the frequent use of force by law enforcement personnel. In many cases, police seem to use lethal force when it is not warranted. Too often, this has led to tragic results.
The Austin Police Department itself was, as recently as 2011, investigated by the U.S. Department of Justice; we understand that one of the resulting recommendations from the DOJ involved identifying training issues that would minimize the use of force by APD personnel. We are concerned that police officers across the country, and in our own community, receive inadequate training and practice in de-escalation methods. In an effort to understand how the Austin Police Department prepares its officers for the responsible use of force while on duty, we are seeking the following information:
How many hours of training, initially and continuing, do APD officers receive in the following areas:
Firearms – We would like to know what initial training is required before officers are permitted to carry a firearm on duty, the minimum training and practice required in order for them to continue carrying their firearm, and the amount and type of training they typically receive in addition to that minimum.
Non-lethal force – Tasers, beanbags, pepper spray, etc. Again: How are officers initially prepared to use these methods, and how much regular practice and training do they receive thereafter?
De-escalation tactics – Again, we are interested in both initial and recurring training in crisis intervention, recognizing mental health issues, tactical disengagement (non-intervention), specific verbal de-escalation tactics, physical de-escalation tactics (e.g., non-confrontational body language), active listening, and related skills.
We are particularly interested in the amount of dedicated, scenario-based practice time officers receive for each area. If force option simulators are used, we would also like to know the ratio of violent to non-violent outcomes they are programmed to simulate.
We are seeking this information not in order to provoke confrontation or to cast blame. Rather, we genuinely seek to understand how the men and women who are charged with protecting our lives and property are prepared for that important and difficult work. We feel that an informed, respectful conversation on this topic is the best way to achieve our common goal of public safety.
Susan Schorn
Austin, Texas
New(ish) McSweeney's Column
I've been working on my next McSweeney's column and realized I forgot to post the last one. Here it is: Control Freaks.
If, in discussing "appropriate" use of force, we reduce every violent police encounter to the moment the first blow is struck, we willfully ignore all the other what-if moments leading up to it, all of which offer much better opportunities for intervention and safe resolution. Shooting bad guys may sound more fun and exciting, but I don't see why people should die just because our collective attention spans are too short to think about the problem in larger terms.


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There comes a point where if I eat enough mushrooms the veil to reality is removed. Lying beyond this wall is a being of supranatural power. She is a mirror and shows your karmic debt instantly. Every thought. Repeated. Emotion. Amplified. Fear. Terrorized. Love. Blissed.
You realize that life is nothing but a karmic simulation. You reap what you sow, so sow something beautiful or mire in your own shit.


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The story of the great flood and Noah's ark is one of the world's most well-known tales. A well-crafted wooden model of Noah's ark is a great gift for a child, as well as a satisfying wood work project. In the Bible the ark is built from gopher wood, but as nobody is quite sure what this is supposed to be elm or other attractive wood will suffice.
Place the wooden block into the clamp and use the saw to cut the basic curved shape of the bottom of the boat's hull from the block. Do this with two cuts along the length of the block taking off two of the edges of one of the block's faces. Make further cuts the length of the block until a nice curve is achieved, leaving a strip of flat wood at the apex of the hull's curve so that it can stand up flat on the floor.
Use the chisels, then files and finally sandpaper to create a smooth curve for the outside hull of the boat. Take the block out of the clamp, turn it the other way up and chisel out the inside. Use the files and then the sandpaper to get the internal curve and texture smooth. Varnish the whole thing.
Turn the boat shape upside down on the wooden panel and draw around it. Draw another line inside this one, following the first but about a quarter of an inch inside. Cut around the second line and fit the piece into boat shape. Sand off any parts which stop it from fitting tightly.
Cut pieces from the panel for walls and roof of the cabin to sit on top of the boat. Drill small holes in the walls for windows. Sand and varnish all the pieces, glue them together, gluing the bottom edges of the cabin walls to the piece which fits into the hull of the boat.
Allow the pieces to dry, pop the cabin and cabin floor piece into the hull and test the toy to see how well it floats. Cut a few animal shapes from the remaining panel, paint and stick down on the deck of the boat.
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I became a part of Fitchburg State University (then College) back in 2003 as a fresh-faced freshman. Growing up in the city of Fitchburg, I of course knew about the school, but had no idea what lied beyond Main Street. One day I decided to take a tour of the Communications Media department (my chosen major)…okay, I admit it, my parents made me. But I couldn't be more thankful they did! The friendliness of everyone I encountered, hearing about the exciting opportunities available outside of the classroom, and the clear devotion to student success had opened my eyes. I found my school.
Now, here I am, almost 10 years later. I have been lucky enough to work for Fitchburg State for the past seven years and have completed my second degree here – a Master's in Applied Communication. With this information in mind, it probably shouldn't come as a surprise that one of my favorite things about my job as a counselor is connecting with people! I particularly love working Open Houses. Seeing hundreds of new faces visit our campus brings such gratification not only as an employee of the university, but as an alumna. I remain proud of the education I received here and passionate about sharing this pride with the students of the future.
Be sure to keep your eyes and ears peeled at school about a Fitchburg State presentation – that's me! A large part of my job is visiting the high schools throughout Central MA to recruit future Falcons and also review applications of those who have applied. I also serve as the coordinator of Fitchburg State's Mount Wachusett Institute Program and our Dual Enrollment Program.
But life's not all about work, right? When I'm not in the office I enjoy reading, cooking, time with friends and family, traveling with my husband, and shopping… okay, I don't just "enjoy" shopping, I love it. I also love old movies and Frank Sinatra… and talking… is it obvious I love talking?
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Carhartt Work In Progress collaborates with Japanese avant-americana label Neighborhood on a capsule collection of leopard-print workwear.
This fall two acclaimed streetwear imprints, NEIGHBORHOOD and CarharttWIP, team up once again for a capsule collection of clean-cut heritage style. A testimony to both brands' workwear aesthetic, the collection is crafted from each imprints signature iconic branding and fabrics; NEIGHBORHOOD's leopard print on traditional Carhartt Dearborn canvas. The collection is filled with standout items like biker jackets, utility shirts and logger pants, alongside other separates and an accessories range. Look for the collection to be released in Japan on August 21 and selected international Carhartt WIP stores and retailers on September 4. Below are a few of the best workwear pieces.
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Welcome to Orchard Court, a warm and caring residential care home based in the small town of Brigg, North Lincolnshire. For Sat-Nav purposes, please use DN20 8DL.
We have been dedicated to providing a safe, secure and caring environment for our residents since 1977. Moving into a care home can be difficult for all concerned and our goal is to make that transition, as easy as possible. Our door is always open to residents' family and friends, who share our passion and desire to continue to make the home a better place to live.
Orchard Court is located in the homely town of Brigg. Located just two minutes from Brigg town centre, Orchard Court is an old coach house that retains many of its original, beautiful features; the home has been selectively extended and modernised to offer a consistently high standard of living to all residents. The home is set in the privacy of extensive grounds and is within walking distance of local amenities, including a post office, newsagents and chemists.


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