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JMS Talks WONDER WOMAN's New Look and New Direction
Beginning with Wonder Woman #600, the Amazon princess gets one of her biggest overhauls since she was created in 1941.
Wearing a new costume designed by DC Co-Publisher Jim Lee — complete with pants — this new, modern-looking Wonder Woman is from the mind of the new Wonder Woman writer, J. Michael Straczynski.
Because of a change to the character's timeline, Wonder Woman now has a new origin, an altered history and a different supporting cast.
It all starts with an alteration to time, about 20 years ago, when someone destroyed Paradise Island. This new Wonder Woman was a baby then, and after her mother was killed, she was smuggled out of her homeland and raised by guardians in New York.
Wonder Woman readers pick up her story 20 years later, but it won't take long for this altered Wonder Woman to find out what happened to the timeline, making it her mission to correct it.
It's all part of Straczynski's attempt to give Wonder Woman a more realistic, grounded approach that contrasts with her still mythical background. He compares the effect to what Neil Gaiman did in Sandman. While this fresh, new Wonder Woman exists in a tough, urban world, she also interacts with a few surviving Amazons and their mythical world that still exists in the shadows.
These changes to Wonder Woman come on the heels of another big character change orchestrated by JMS. Just last Wednesday, DC announced the writer's "Grounded" storyline that takes Superman across America by foot.
And while the changes to Wonder Woman may seem a bit overwhelming to DC fans, Marvel fans will remember another recent iconic character change written by JMS. After all, Straczynski was the writer behind "One More Day," the story that saw Spider-Man's history altered to erase his marriage.
After that story was finished, Straczynski publicly decried Marvel's editorial changes to his Spider-Man story — particularly its effect on continuity. And soon after, he left Marvel to write exclusively for DC.
Newsarama talked with Straczynski to find out more about the changes to Wonder Woman's costume and timeline, learn which characters remember her and discuss why he feels these developments were necessary.Newsarama: Joe, let's just dive right in and start with exactly what this change means to the character and how it changes her continuity. Has this new Wonder Woman completely forgotten the history we've known? What's her origin now?
J. Michael Straczynski: She doesn't really remember any of it, because in this timeline, it never happened, so there's nothing to remember. However, she does keep getting brief flashes of images that we will recognize as being from the Wonder Woman timeline that we know.In a way, the person she's become is searching for the person she was ... and maybe she'll find that person, maybe she won't, and maybe they'll meet somewhere in-between.
As it stands now, Diana was taken from Paradise Island 18 years ago, when she was a child. The island was under a massive assault, and Hippolyta wanted to be sure that her daughter survived. The queen led the final defense of Paradise Island, but in the end was defeated. She and most of the other Amazons were killed, with some taken prisoner while the rest escaped to the four winds.
So Diana's task now is to a) find out where, how and why the timeline was changed, b) who did it, c) if it can be undone, and d) stay ahead of the forces trying to kill her while e) helping as many of the surviving Amazons stay alive as possible, since they too are still being hunted.
Nrama: What motivated this idea to make a change in Wonder Woman's history
and character?
Straczynski: There are several reasons. The first requires that I back into it a bit, however.
I've run any number of writer's workshops over the years, and one of the rules of a good workshop is that you kick out anybody who's been there more than a year. Otherwise what happens is that they begin writing for the group. They know what the group likes, they know what the group doesn't like, and because we all like to be liked, they begin to write more and more within those parameters.
As a result, the stories tend to move in ever-tighter circles, becoming more insular and less accessible to anyone outside the group. This has nothing to do with the quality of the stories, only with the degree to which they become so inside that they aren't as commercially viable as they should be.
Wonder Woman is a terrific character, strong and bright and compelling, and she should be selling in the top twenty on a regular basis. But for the last few years, despite some really good storytelling, she's selling in the low 70s; the numbers have been in free-fall. Starting from May 2009 to the present, the book has lost 500-1000 readers per month. Over the last two years, it's lost over one-third of its readership.
What that says is that new readers aren't sampling the book, and many of those who have been reading it, have dialed out or lost interest. This is one of the surest signs that the stories, as good as they are, have become too insular. This isn't a reflection on the character, the writers or the fans, not by any stretch of the imagination. It's a perception issue, and as a friend of mine once pointed out, sometimes the only way to see clearly through a stained glass window is to punch a hole in it.
As I've noted elsewhere, Wonder Woman has, to an extent, become like a Ferrari you keep in the garage 24/7 because you're afraid of denting it. It's great to look at, beautiful in line and form, and as long as it's in the garage, it's safe ... but that's not what a Ferrari is for.
The second reason for a big shakeup is that frankly, it's long overdue. Her look, her dynamic and the sorts of stories being told have ossified over the years. Other characters have had their image buffed and altered over the years, but absent the regrettable mod look of the 60s, Wonder Woman looks pretty much the same now as she did in 1941. The resultant question being, if you were to design Wonder Woman right now, as though she had never existed before, what would she be like? So there's the timeliness issue.Finally, there's the problem of her being overwhelmed by her mythology and her supporting characters. When writers don't know what to do with a character, they build up the supporting cast and universe to kind of hide that fact. After a while, you can no longer see the character for the underbrush. When that happens, you need to bring out the weed-whacker to clear some of that away so you can focus on the main character.
And that's always been my first responsibility. Coming from TV and film, rule number one is that you always service the main character first and foremost. If that's not working, you've got nothing.
Nrama: So who is this Wonder Woman? Is she still Diana Prince? Where does she live? And what are the differences and similarities between her and the character that was created so many years ago through an encounter with Steve Trevor?
Straczynski: She is still Diana. She was raised in New York by other Amazons and guardians who escaped the destruction of Paradise Island, so she has a foot in both worlds. (There's this kind of cool underground location where some of her guardians have been posted for decades, and it's a very shadowy, candle-lit place...so you can go from the urban environment to something far more mythic looking in a second.)
She knows her background, having been told about it over the years, but remembers very little of it herself. She knows that they're all relying on her to put it all back the way it was, that one day the Princess will return to restore Paradise Island to its former greatness, and that's a huge responsibility for her. Sometimes she chafes against it.
Also, by virtue of being raised off the Island, and other factors involving the timeline shift, she doesn't have her full range of powers. She's nearly but not entirely invulnerable, can't fly (yet), and the lasso was taken from her mother after her death defending Paradise Island. So one by one, she has to pick up these skills or powers, allowing us to examine them more closely, and give them proper weight, rather than taking them for granted.
Nrama: It sounds like she's turned into a woman who is much more realistic, at least in our world. A little less untouchable and god-like, and a little more familiar. Is that accurate? And was that a goal?
Straczynski: Yes. Again, the goal is to make her more interesting to and accessible for a readership that genuinely wants to like this character, but have found the picture-frame surrounding her less than interesting.
There needs to be a greater sense of realism and connection to that real world, but at the same time, we don't want to lose what makes her Diana. So we keep as much of the mythic material as we can, which actually becomes more mythic in feel by contrasting it with the urban world.
For instance...in Issue #600 she goes to see an Oracle who escaped Paradise Island. In the other timeline, she would've lived in a beautiful marble tower, in flowing gowns. We actually see that in a flashback. But having escaped, she lives under a bridge, blind, but still tied to that world, to those powers, bringing the mythic into the urban.
As Neil Gaiman showed, sometimes putting the fantastical (Morpheus, Dream) into the real world makes it seem even more otherworldly by contrast. There's a rule of writing: if everything is funny, nothing is funny; if everything is sad, nothing is sad. You want that contrast. Here, if everything is mythic, nothing is mythic. It's all about contrast.
Nrama: The change in her character certainly explains the need to change the costume. But what were your ideas behind how the character's uniform was created? What role does the big changes in her look play?
Straczynski: It was really a matter of updating the character inside and out, to show that you can make big changes without breaking the character. Her look, again, dates back to 1941. How would we design her today? When I saw Trinity in the Matrix movies, I thought, that's how Wonder Woman should come across: strong, sexy, dynamic, powerful. Right now she's kind of become the mother of the cute girl next door.Also, virtually every woman I know tends to look at her current costume and say, "How does she fight in that thing without all her parts and pieces flying out?" She needs to look as strong, capable and resourceful as she is. As another female friend put it, "What woman wears the same outfit for sixty years without accessorizing?"
Nrama: This must have been a tough process as you tweaked her costume. Were you and Jim Lee — and others who had to approve this — on the same page? What can you tell us about the process and the tweaks that took place as you went back and forth on the way the character looks?
Straczynski: It was a very tough process, because after a while it becomes really hard to think outside the box. The first iterations changed one or two things so tiny that you almost couldn't see them unless you were looking for them.
I had very particular things in mind: I wanted her to have tights and a jacket, dark colors, so she'd be more of a street fighter in appearance, while keeping some of the signature colors and lines.
I thought it'd be cool to have the bracelets solid on the outside, tied on the inside, with a stylized W on the outside that would cross to show WW and which would leave a mark if you got hit by it.
Nrama: The bracelets in particular have a different look about them, but she's still got her belt. What's the story behind these tools — are they still a gift of the gods? How do they work — any differences from what we've known?
Straczynski: The bracelets work pretty much the same, but now they're even more of a signature, literal and metaphorical. They and the rest are a part of her heritage, they represent what she'd fighting to reclaim.
Nrama: What role does the jacket play? Is she more armored than before?
Straczynski: There's a little bit of that aspect to it, but I also just liked the idea of giving her a jacket, so she could leave it on or take it off, add or subtract from it...accessorize. At risk of going all Project Runway, she can have a daytime look, a street-fighter look, something a bit more sexy or elegant depending on how she switches it around.
And she has pockets. How she carried things around with her before now is anybody's guess.
Nrama: When I asked last week about the Superman story, you indicated it took some real nerve to do what needed to be done with that character and reconnect him with America, but this change to Wonder Woman seems much more drastic and had to take some nerve too. Was this idea just as "accepted" by DC? Or was there a little more resistance?
Straczynski: To my astonishment, they never blinked, at least not where I could see it. I have to give Dan and Jim major props for their courage in taking on some pretty radical ideas. Given where things are sales-wise, they knew that half-measures just weren't going to cut it.
Nrama: It's interesting that you have specifically pointed out that guys tend to see women in terms of what role they play. How has that led to Wonder Woman being sheltered from alteration? Or is that true of any icon?
Straczynski: I think it's led to a kind of calcification of the character overall. This is who she is, and that's that; once she's been defined and placed into a role, game over.
I was checking out some of the responses to my Brave and the Bold issue featuring Wonder Woman to kind of get a sense of the room as I developed the story, and was amazed at how many people — mainly guys, but some women — really had a hard time with her telling a joke, or being flirty, or dancing. "Wonder Woman doesn't dance in a club!" one person wrote with great indignity.
Another guy, on a podcast, said the idea of Wonder Woman at a club or acting cool literally creeped him out because Wonder Woman was like his grandmother, and he didn't want his grandmother doing that sort of thing.
When people start to see your character as a grandmother, or a prude, or inflexible...something's profoundly wrong.
Nrama: Joe, you've had experience in how messy these time-tweaking and memory-altering stories can get. Have you mapped out what's happened to continuity now that the timestream has changed?
Straczynski: When I was across the street, some of the time- and history-changing elements weren't of my design, were editorially imposed, or weren't done as I would've liked. So hopefully I can do a tad better on my own. Lord knows I pulled together a number of timeline-based changes on Babylon Five and those came out pretty well, all things considered.
So yes, I've mapped out all the changes so with luck, assuming I don't screw it up, this will all work.
Nrama: Are other characters in the DCU involved in this story? Have they also forgotten her previous interaction with them in, for example, the Justice Society and Justice League? And how does this affect characters like Wonder Girl or Donna Troy?Straczynski: It depends on the character. Someone like Superman would only know of her in the current timeline, whereas others with a more supernatural origin — Deadman, Phantom Stranger — might be able to perceive what was and what is at the same time, and could be very helpful. (Yes, you may assume that this is going to happen at some point.)
I'd rather let the Donna Troy folks speak for themselves, rather than my trying to characterize their approach. Just seems polite to do so.
Nrama: Getting back to your story in Wonder Woman, how will you introduce the story to readers? Where do we pick up her life and how do we — and how does she — start to understand what's happened to her?
Straczynski: It happens very literally on the first page of my piece in Issue #600. We see Wonder Woman as we know her turning a corner (after something curious happens with a little girl who disappears) and when she comes around the other side of that corner, she's in the new iteration.
In that flash of a moment, the timeline was altered. We know on the first page that she knows only what she's been told, and set up that dark forces are out to kill her and all the surviving Amazons. So literally from page one, the framework is set and we're off to the races.
Nrama: Every comic has a supporting cast. Who are the characters in this new Wonder Woman's life — both supporters and adversaries?
Straczynski: I want to fill out some of the corners with new characters. The Oracle is one, and as for antagonists, I went researching for Greek characters that haven't been used or over-used. One of the first supernatural forces she encounters are the Keres, and it's best if you look them up in detail rather than my explaining them here, 'cause they're really, really scary. They're enemies worthy of Wonder Woman.
Nrama: Will we see the Greek gods from Wonder Woman's mythology involved in this story? Are they still part of her world?
Straczynski: They're still involved but a bit at arm's length. The gods are in some way responsible for what's happened to her, for reasons of their own. Something's got them scared.
The reason they did this is at the core of what Wonder Woman learns along the way. And yes, they will be making appearances, but often less directly than you might expect. For me, again, a lot of what we're doing with the magic and mysticism of Wonder Woman feels not that far removed from what Neil did with Sandman.
Nrama: Now that we've set up who Wonder Woman is and how she got this way, what drives the story as you begin your run on Wonder Woman?
Straczynski: It's her mission, as stated above, and straightforward survival.
Nrama: I'm sure you can understand that, after years of seeing alterations (although usually more minor) to Wonder Woman coming and going, it begs the question of how permanent this change really is. Or are you admitting up front that it's temporary, since she's trying to put the timeline back in order?
Straczynski: Putting the timeline back in order doesn't mean that some changes don't stick, especially if some of those changes end up being popular or well accepted. It'd be a shame to reboot a character and make her popular only to later throw it all away and go back to what wasn't working as well as it should've.
Nrama: Looking over your bibliography, this appears to be one of only a few solo female-focused solo stories. What's this process been like for you as a writer, as you worked to find Wonder Woman's voice, even a new one for her? Do you feel like it's been a challenge to write such a unique female character? And have you grown and/or enjoyed the experience of getting to know her?
Straczynski: It may be one of the few solo female books, but I've always had a knack for writing strong female characters. I'd point to my movie, Changeling, and virtually all of the female characters on Babylon 5, from Delenn to Ivanova and Lyta, on and on. Certainly, Laurel was 50% of the story in Midnight Nation.
So basically, this ain't my first time at the rodeo.
Nrama: Then to finish up, is there anything else you want to tell fans about Wonder Woman as she goes through this change?
Straczynski: I guess I'd just say to the current fans: give us a chance, I know it's a bit of a jump, but in the long haul, I think you'll approve. And to those who're thinking about checking the book out...you're jumping in at the right moment, to a whole new chapter. You don't have to know enough about Greek Mythology to pass a test, and the slate is clean. Jump in and join the fun.


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Kerry urges political reform in Iraq
BAGHDAD (AP) -- U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Monday urged Iraq's top Shiite leaders to give more government power to political opponents before a Sunni insurgency seizes more control across the country and sweeps away hopes for lasting peace.
The closed-door meeting between Kerry and Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki was not expected to be friendly, given that officials in Washington have floated suggestions that the Iraqi premier should resign as a necessary first step toward quelling the vicious uprising.
Nor will it likely bring any immediate, tangible results, as al-Maliki has shown no sign of leaving and Iraqi officials have long listened to -- but ultimately ignored -- U.S. advice to avoid appearing controlled by the decade-old specter of an American occupation in Baghdad.
Still, Kerry appeared encouraged after the discussion with al-Maliki, which ran for a little over 90 minutes and was held in the same complex where an Iraqi journalist threw a shoe at former President George W, Bush as an insult in 2008.
Walking to his motorcade after the meeting, Kerry said "that was good." He was being escorted by Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari. Kerry also met with the influential Shiite cleric, Ammar al-Hakim, and with Parliament Speaker Osama al-Nujaifi and Deputy Prime Minister Saleh al-Mutlaq, the nation's two highest-ranking Sunnis.
Iraqi officials briefed on the Kerry's talks with the Iraqi prime minister said al-Maliki urged the United States to target the militants' positions in Iraq and neighboring Syria, citing training camps and convoys with airstrikes. The officials said Kerry responded by saying a great deal of care and caution must be taken before attacks are launched to avoid civilian casualties that could create the impression that Americans are attacking Sunnis.
The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the media.
President Barack Obama, in a round of television interviews that aired Monday in the U.S., said al-Maliki and the Iraqi leadership faces a test as to whether "they are able to set aside their suspicions, their sectarian preferences for the good of the whole."
"And we don't know," Obama said. "The one thing I do know is that if they fail to do that then no amount of military action by the United States can hold that country together."
After suffering together through more than eight years of war -- which killed nearly 4,500 American troops and more than 100,000 Iraqis -- Washington and Baghdad are trying to shelve mutual wariness to curb the very real prospect of the Mideast nation falling into a fresh bout of sectarian strife.
A day earlier, in Cairo, Kerry said Iraq had reached a "critical moment" and urged leaders to rise above sectarian disputes to create a new government that gives more power to Sunnis and Kurds. Both groups -- which together make up about 40 percent of Iraq's population -- accuse al-Maliki of blocking them from holding equal authority in what is designed as a power-sharing government.
He was there in part to meet with Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi to and discuss a regional solution to end the bloodshed by the insurgent Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, or ISIL.
Kerry arrived in Baghdad just a day after the Sunni militants captured two key border posts, one along the frontier with Jordan and the other with Syria, deepening al-Malliki's predicament. Their latest victories considerably expanded territory under the militants' control just two weeks after the al-Qaida breakaway group started swallowing up chunks of northern Iraq, heightening pressure on al-Maliki to step aside.
The offensive by ISIL takes the group closer to its dream of carving out an Islamic state straddling both Syria and Iraq. Controlling the borders with Syria will help it supply fellow fighters there with weaponry looted from Iraqi warehouses, boosting its ability to battle beleaguered Syrian government forces.
If the Sunni insurgents succeed in their quest to secure an enclave, they could further unsettle the already volatile Middle East and serve as a magnet for Jihadists from around the world.
The militants' stunning battlefield successes in the north and the west of Iraq have laid bare the inadequacies of the country's U.S.-trained forces. In the north, troops fled in the face of advancing militants, abandoning their weapons, vehicles and other equipment. In some cases in the west, they pulled out either when the militants approached or when they heard of other towns falling.
Sunday's capture by the militants of crossings bordering Jordan and Syria followed the fall on Friday and Saturday of the towns of Qaim, Rawah, Anah and Rutba, all of which are in Sunni-dominated Anbar province, where the militants have since January controlled the city of Fallujah and parts of the provincial capital, Ramadi.
Even before U.S. troops left Iraq for good at the end of 2011, a merciless Sunni insurgency was pounding the country with car bombs, roadside explosions, suicide bombings and drive-by assassinations, mainly targeting the Shiite government, its security forces and Shiite pilgrims. Since the start of this year, and peaking this month, ISIL has overtaken several cities in Iraq's west and north, and over the past weekend was controlling several main border crossings between Iraq and Syria.
The three-year civil war in Syria -- where Sunni rebels are fighting to overthrow President Bashar Assad, whose Alawite sect is an offshoot of Shiism -- emboldened Iraqi insurgents who regularly traverse the porous border to gain recruits, funding and weapons, and battlefield confidence. Years of political instability in Baghdad fueled anger against the Shiite-led government from Sunnis who felt powerless and saw their leaders targeted by al-Maliki's security forces.
A senior State Department official said the insurgents' recent march on Baghdad has been slowed, although concerns remain that ISIL will attack the golden-domed Shiite shrine to the Imam al-Askari in Samarra. That city, in Sunni territory in north-central Iraq, was the site of a 2006 bombing that triggered the worst of the war's sectarian fighting. Last week, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid declared that Iraq is currently in a civil war.
The official said Kerry on Monday would not ask al-Maliki to resign, as some in the U.S. and Sunni Arab states in Mideast have demanded, because "it's not up to us."
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The 37-year-old Australian actor was arrested for assault after the confrontation in Greenwich Village on Sunday evening.
The Australian actor, released on a desk appearance ticket, is due to appear in court tomorrow.
The photographer, Sheng Li, 37, was released without bail after his arraignment yesterday on misdemeanour assault and harassment charges.
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Huzur delivered the Friday Sermon today from Bait ul Futuh, Morden, on his return from the recent North American trip. Huzur said he had travelled to USA and Canada to attend their respective Jalsas and the trip provided many opportunities to take the beautiful message of Islam to people and it had a very positive effect. People were introduced to our Community and any doubts or misgivings about Islam were removed. On the whole, the visit encompassed Allah's blessings. Huzur prayed that may these blessings bear current and long term results for us as well as for the others. He said that the successful outcome of the message taken to others was neither due to the excellent planning of the Jama'at nor Huzur said, could he say that it was the way he had cited the subject that drew others' attention and removed the doubts. It is the word of God, the ahadith and the writings of the Promised Messiah (on whom be peace) that have an effect on hearts. However, if Allah's will is not there then this very message can also have the opposite effect. It is Allah Who opens hearts and minds and whenever He chooses He creates the environment for this. In this age Allah willed the message of Islam to be taken to the world through the Promised Messiah (on whom be peace) and for the pure-hearted to accept it. Huzur said at the very least when this message is given to those who are pious they desist from animosity against Islam. This is why the advent of the Promised Messiah (on whom be peace) took place and it is destined that in this age the true and ardent devotee of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on him) shall demonstrate the message of Islam to the world. He was given the revelation that 'heavenly help is with you'. When the message of Islam effects people positively today and they say that they have come to know something new, it is the 'heavenly help' that is opening their hearts and minds. When in this age the name of the Promised Messiah (on whom be peace) is mentioned respectfully and the Community is leaving very good impressions on others, all this is with 'heavenly help' otherwise people of the Western countries are very liberal, have a measure of self-importance and tend to present matters in a distorted manner and in this sense rarely do they do justice. However, without any specific effort on our part they listen to the message of the Promised Messiah with respect and his Khulafa are also held in esteem and the Community on the whole is regarded well. These indeed are the heavenly signs, which, Huzur said, he observed during his recent trip as well.
Huzur said all the Ahmadis who were involved in one way or the other in the organisational aspects said that the message had been received much better than they had expected. News and media also gave it very good coverage. Allah told the Promised Messiah (on whom be peace) 'I shall give you renown with honour' and 'I shall take your message to the ends of the earth' – this we see fulfilled in every continent of the world.
Huzur said the general introduction of the Community and the message of the advent of the Promised Messiah (on whom be peace) has been publicised in the world on the occasion of the Khilafat Centenary on an extraordinary scale and this is only with the grace of God. Otherwise we could not have achieved this despite our efforts, especially in the countries where Islam is viewed most critically. Huzur said in USA, the Jalsa Salana took place at Harrisburg in Pennsylvania and received much attention with respect to the Khilafat Centenary. The state assembly of Pennsylvania wished to pass a resolution congratulating the Community on the Khilafat Centenary. However, one of their members, a staunch Christian, objected to this on the grounds that we do not consider Jesus (on whom be peace) Divine. Huzur said in USA, compared to here (Britain) Christianity is taken seriously. Had this resolution, for which we had made no effort, it was their idea, been passed without any fuss, it would have gone unnoticed and a piece of paper would have been delivered to us. Out of consideration we would have been grateful to them for this gesture, indeed it is our obligation in Islam to be courteous, however, this opposition was hyped by the newspapers and was also reported on the Internet. Numerous people entered the discussion that if the country is deemed secular then why this religious discrimination? The Jewish people also spoke up and said that they too do not consider Jesus (on whom be peace) Divine, would it mean that their rights would also be suppressed in USA. Huzur said the mullah would probably respond to this by saying that he had always maintained that Ahmadis and Jews were as one! Anyway, this opposition stirred a debate that created an atmosphere that was in our favour. Various web sites and newspapers covered this extensively. Eventually the resolution was passed after a few days. The effort by one to put us down became the source of widespread introduction of the Community. Today there is much opposition faced by the Community in Pakistan, Indonesia, Bangladesh and Hyderabad Deccan in India. This, in turn is giving the Community exposure in these countries. It is Divine decree. Whatever ploy our opponent or enemy may use against us, Allah will turn it into a further source of spreading the message of the Promised Messiah (on whom be peace) in the world. Indeed, people of the Community at times have had to sacrifice their property and their life but such sacrifices never go waste.
Huzur said in USA he was interviewed by a correspondent of the newspaper Lancaster Intelligencer Journal who published the interview without the usual editing. Huzur briefly mentioned what the interview cites and said that he has been repeatedly referred to as the 'Khalifa of Islam' in the interview, a fact that would have perturbed a few! Apart from this interview, many other newspapers carried the news of the Jalsa Salana, two radio stations, three TV stations and fifteen web sites covered it. We did not have the resources to publicise the event in this way, but Allah facilitated it for us. Each observant eye sees that His help is with us.
Huzur said a post-Jalsa reception was held in US in which Huzur spoke on the concept of Jihad in Islam in light of the Holy Qur'an, ahadith and the teaching of the Promised Messiah (on whom be peace). Huzur said he also gave them the message that the Promised Messiah (on whom be peace) had said that he was Jesus, son of Mary, the awaited Messiah. Huzur said in his address he remarked that as US was a big world power it should apply justice to create peace in the world. With the grace of God, Huzur said, this address was received very well and many came up to Huzur to express their appreciation and said that they had learned new aspects. In reality these are not new aspects, these are the true depictions of the Qur'an and ahadith which the Promised Messiah (on whom be peace) showed us.
Huzur said the US Jalsa was also successful. They had hired a huge site and the entire Jalsa was held under one roof. Huzur liked an exhibition held there in particular as it displayed an historical perspective from the time of Hadhrat Adam (on whom be peace) to the time of the Promised Messiah (on whom be peace). Huzur said this was his first trip of USA and it was after a period of nearly ten years that a Khalifa of the time had visited the country. In this period a whole generation has come of age and despite the Western environment, with the grace of Allah, the majority of young girls and boys are affiliated to the Community and have a connection with Khilafat. All this stirs a sense of gratitude to God in one. God has given such dear people to the Community of the Promised Messiah (on whom be peace). There are a good number of African Americans in our US Jama'at and some white Americans as well. With the grace of Allah they are most active in the Jama'at. Love and respect of Khilafat exudes on their faces, may Allah increase their sincerity.
Next Huzur went to Canada and attended the Jalsa Salana of Canada. Huzur said he has been to Canada twice before, it is a vast country with huge distances between cities and a two hour time difference within the country. The Jalsa was attended by 15,000 people. Huzur said he has mentioned it before that the Canadian Jalsa is highly organised, most of the people there are experienced from Pakistan. As with the US Jalsa their Jalsa was also held under one roof (with the exception of the food cooked elsewhere) and due to the whole organisation being indoors, it was very good. Addressing the UK Jama'at Huzur assured them that they need not be concerned, the effort and hard work they put in organising the UK Jalsa has a delight of its own. Huzur said InshaAllah here too the time will come when the arrangements will be on a solid surface.
The Canadian Jalsa also received wide media coverage. Five major newspapers of the country covered it as well as the radio, TV and Internet. Huzur said the presence of the Khalifa of the time increases the exposure. This year Allah facilitated extraordinary ways in this regard and the Ahmadis were quite amazed at how the media coverage exceeded their expectations. A reception was held by the Jama'at to which ministers, premier of Ontario and other dignitaries came. Huzur gave an address on the peaceful teachings of Islam based on the Holy Qur'an, ahadith and the teachings of the Promised Messiah (on whom be peace) and also urged people to recognise the One True God. This reception was attended by more then five hundred guests and with the grace of Allah it left a very good mark. Huzur said many Christian priests and university professors came up to Huzur and expressed their appreciation and said they had learnt many new things about Islam.
In Calgary, the day after the inauguration of the mosque a reception was held in which Huzur again related the message of Islam. Huzur said three years ago at the time he laid the foundation of this beautiful mosque it was raining and Huzur had thought that perhaps the site was not apt for a mosque. However, Allah made all the arrangements – a highway was built nearby and further development ensued. Last year a railway station also became operational which is ten minutes walk away from the mosque. Huzur said the inauguration of this mosque drew attention not just in the region or in the country, rather in the whole world. The reception here was attended by the Prime Minster of the country who gave a supportive speech, may Allah reward him. Huzur said this reception also became a source of introducing the Community to the world. Many priest were amazed and one Ahmadi reported that one Christian priest was moved to tears upon listening to the true message of Islam. An Afghani person who is known to the Jama'at for some time met with Huzur after his address and was deeply emotional. He later took his bai'at. Huzur said with the grace of Allah at each trip that he makes to various countries Allah exhibits the fulfilment of 'I shall give you renown with honour.' The unfortunate mullah may make as much noise as he wishes, he says nothing but nonsense. These people are rejoicing in tormenting Ahmadis, their bad end is looming.
The opening of the new mosque in Calgary was covered by nine TV channels and nine radio stations broadcast it. Many Canadian newspapers covered the news and worldwide 130 web sites reported it. Huzur said the Mayor of Calgary is a very decent person and it was him who facilitated the Prime Minister to attend the event and he cited the inauguration of the mosque as a brilliant occurrence on the horizon of Calgary. Huzur said the photograph of the Promised Messiah (on whom be peace) as well as part of Huzur's Friday Sermon from the new Calgary mosque was shown on TV. Indeed the Promised Messiah (on whom be peace) had his photograph taken for the reason that the pious-natured may see his face and are enabled to recognise the truth. Many people who come into the fold of Ahmadiyyat relate that they had dreamt about a holy person which launched their quest for truth. When these people are introduced to the Community and see a photograph of the Promised Messiah they recognise him as the very same holy person who had come in their dream. There are also those who see his photograph and are interested to find out more. Huzur prayed that may Allah open the hearts and minds of pious-natured people both in Muslim and Christian countries. Huzur said we should pray specifically for the Muslims who are mindlessly following the so-called religious scholars and in doing so are ruining their life in this world and in the Hereafter. Huzur read an extract from the writings of the Promised Messiah (on whom be peace) in which he stated that people from the Western world would recognise the truth of Islam.
Huzur said he forgot to mention that the Canadian Jama'at was most exemplary in their sincerity. Their devotion and sincerity is ever on the increase. When Huzur departed from Toronto the emotional state of the huge crowd of people gathered there was quite moving. May Allah continue to increase their sincerity and may they take the message of the Promised Messiah (on whom be peace) to the world.
Next Huzur announced the sad passing away of an old waqfe zindagi (life devotee) and missionary, Maulana Nur ud din Munir. He had been a missionary in East Africa and had served the Community in many capacities. He was a scholarly person and among his other works he has translated four volumes of the History of Lajna in English. He leaves behind three sons, his burial took place in Rabwah and today after Jummah Huzur led his funeral prayer in absentia. Huzur prayed may Allah forgive him and may He elevate his status.
The Jumu'ah (Friday) prayer is one form of congregational worship in Islam. It takes place every Friday. Regular attendance at the Jumu'ah prayer is enjoined on the believer. According to a Saying of Muhammad(sa) this congregational prayer is twenty-five times more blessed than worship performed alone. (Bukhari)
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Predictions serve a dual purpose. On one hand, they challenge us to fulfill the promise of new offerings and innovation. On the other, they excite us about the kinds of technologies and breakthroughs that might make it into our homes this year.
For 2017, I am predicting the potential for several advancements in the home that could help enable some of the latest 'headline' consumer technologies, such as IoT and VR etc. Here are four key innovations that I can see happening this year:
Gateways get companions and open the smart home as new classes of home device emerge
Single gateways and routers have done a great job creating connections for Wi-Fi devices in the home. As broadband speeds to the home increase, this needs to be reflected inside the home. The gateway is set to get some help from Wi-Fi extenders increasing range and performance to support services like 4K video over Wi-Fi.
These new devices offer both challenge and opportunity:
- Challenge - to create better Wi-Fi and not act as interference. We solve this with software in the devices, supported by the cloud – to ensure best channel use and make sure the home clients are on the right access point, roaming quickly across them.
- Opportunity - to add functionality to devices deeper inside the home and in rooms where connectivity is most needed. This could be, for example, IoT low-power radios to support smart device onboarding; or voice input and audio output – allowing the device to 'double up' as a wireless connectivity point and a smart assistant.
Adding functionality will enable service providers to leverage their position in the home and converge Wi-Fi capex spend with new IoT and smart assistant opportunities - it makes economic sense to deploy aggregated services.
In addition, increasing the footprint of extenders could also support emerging 60GHz applications, such as fast-sync to mobile devices and low latency un-tethered VR, that require in-room high bandwidth.
Service providers can take advantage of this device demarcation to add connectivity features in an all-in-one device. The natural evolution is to a future home architecture with a single connectivity device per room.
Shared Spectrum and convergence to 5G – experimentation and first reference architectures will emerge
As we move towards 5G, combining multiple wireless technologies into a seamless experience will be key. Consumers are only interested in the best access to the service or content on whatever device.
This is driving convergence of wireless connectivity at the device level to embrace connectivity for IoT, gigabit broadband, roaming, voice, VR, AR – independent of the physical layer. And, the lines between unlicensed and licensed spectrum-based devices are set to blur - more than the LTE + Wi-Fi capabilities in devices today.
New approaches to spectrum use – e.g., CBRS shared spectrum and frequency control via Cloud Spectrum Access Solutions as well as the aspirations of 5G – mean that service providers that don't own LTE spectrum will be able to offer a seamless and robust solution across macro and pico wireless solutions.
We envisage a new class of home cell that is Wi-Fi dominant in the home and supports the 3.5GHz CBRS band promise over LTE – enabling the best of Wi-Fi and LTE within the home. The service provider augments the reach of 3.5GHz LTE with 5GHz Wi-Fi, and uses local wired connection for backhaul.
While mmWave promises point-to-multipoint transmissions at 10Gbp to get into the home (in good line of sight conditions), the 5G signal will be converted to Wi-Fi or sub 6GHz LTE inside the home. Solutions that terminate and retransmit, convert, and translate will be key for this multi-hop connection
Providers to investigate VR for live TV - testing the blended experience
The introduction of mmWave connectivity at 60GHz could provide more than 25Gbps of bandwidth wirelessly around the home – proving a platform for next-gen services such as untethered VR/AR.
VR/AR presents a number of challenges to begin considering:
- Short-term - to support the large file downloads of gaming and graphic centric VR/AR experiences
- Mid-term - to support low-volume VR experiences from the 'best seat in the stadium'
- Long-term - to support a million unique streams from the stadium – requiring new technologies and improvements in event IT infrastructure. Today live VR generates 6-10Mbps per view at 1080p levels and this will increase significantly with 4K level transmissions.
So long-term, VR/AR may not just be the prerogative of the gaming community. The industry is experimenting now to find the best blend of VR/AR and TV experiences.
The TV experience offers multi-camera views, helping the viewer find the best action at a live event. Adding VR/AR allows the users themselves take control of the camera. The ability to switch between live and user-controlled experiences will be an area to watch over the coming years as VR/AR tries to make its mark. TV producers are already experimenting with VR segments of scheduled live shows – allowing the viewer to continue immersing themselves after the live show has ended
Virtualization will increase hardware capabilities – not make CPE hardware redundant.
The predicted demise of hardware is not happening - the reality is that software partitioning between device and cloud is changing. When software has shifted to the cloud – there will still be a gateway and a set-top – very similar to today and with new features like IoT, Smart Assistant and 60GHz
Virtualization for vCPE is about the repartition of software features – allowing new services that require low latency knowledge of the home to be handled in the cloud. This enables rapid development cycles; development once in the cloud versus multiple times on different platforms and best in class services. For example, the best parental control solution could run on all platforms from a single cloud instance instead of trying to develop for all unique platforms.
Where does this leave CPE? On one hand there is less need to add more CPU capability if the service can be processed in the cloud. On the other, there are services that should stay in the CPE – for example; to benefit from low latency; to ensure optimal graphics performance or for the best wireless connectivity - guaranteeing a clear future for physical CPE.


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1-800-GO-VAPOR.com, a leading authorized dealer of Ladybug steam cleaners with an unblemished A+ rating with the Better Business Bureau, today announced that 94% of consumers who purchased a Ladybug steam cleaner from them over the past 12 months chose Ladybug's optional Thermo Accelerated Nano Crystal Sanitation (or TANCS®) technology because it qualifies their steam cleaner as a disinfection device for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
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Ludwig Drums is proud to announce that the new line of Atlas Drum Hardware received the coveted "Best in Show" award at the 2012 NAMM show in Anaheim, California.
The Ludwig legacy began on the foundation of innovative drum hardware. The original Atlas Series set the benchmark for all other drum and cymbal hardware that followed. Capturing the essence of innovation in modern hardware worthy of the Atlas name was no easy feat. Following four years of development, engineering, and testing, Ludwig was proud to launch the full line of Atlas Hardware at the 2012 NAMM show.
The new Atlas Hardware line includes three series; Atlas Pro, Atlas Classic, and Atlas Standard. The Atlas Pro hardware is designed for the touring professional with heavy weight, durable construction built to withstand the full impact play and rigors of frequent travel. The Atlas Classic hardware is lightweight yet durable and is designed for optimum set-ups in confined spaces. The Atlas Standard hardware is built for the player on a budget with all the functionality needed for medium-to-large venues.
Innovative patent pending features on the Atlas hardware line include the Centroid 3 point hi-hat stability system that allows the rear portion of the stand to be elevated from the foundation plate for superior stability; the aerodisc hi-hat bottom cymbal tilter that allows players to position their bottom cymbals at any angle; the snare drum pillar clutch that allows quick break down and compact storage; and the acculite sustain feet on the Atlas Classic hardware that allow for unrestricted overlapping positioning of stands.
"We spent a lot of time on this project because we knew it had to be done right," says Kevin Packard, Director of Market for Ludwig combo percussion. "We wanted hardware that represented the quality and innovation of the original Atlas hardware line with the modern features desired by performers today. By winning the "Best in Show" award, we are confident we accomplished all our goals!"
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The California Subject Matter Project seeks to improve student achievement and learning by providing comprehensive, content-focused professional development for teachers, by building teacher leadership, and by creating and maintaining collaborative networks of K-12 teachers and university faculty.
Unique Model
The California Subject Matter Project (CSMP) is a network of nine discipline-based projects that provide rigorous professional development, designed by K-12 and university educators, to enhance learning for all students. Through nearly 90 regional sites statewide, CSMP creates communities of practice that promote high-quality teaching, leadership and educational equity.CSMP gives educators a variety of professional learning opportunities designed by teachers and university faculty – including workshops, leadership institutes and in-service programs. Through the project's research-based approach, participants improve and enrich their teaching of specific subjects.
With a network comprising the nine projects listed below, CSMP encompasses the course content represented in California's K-12 standards and frameworks, and covers all of the academic disciplines required to meet college entrance ("a-g") requirements.
Of the many professional development opportunities available to California teachers, few are as well-regarded and enduring as CSMP's portfolio of programs. The project differs from other educator professional development providers in its unique, long-standing model.
Hallmarks of CSMP
These core elements have remained consistent in spite of budget cuts and the growing needs of the districts, schools and teachers CSMP serves.
Critical Resource
As California works to support educators in implementing the Common Core State Standards, English Language Development, and Career Technical Education standards, CSMP represents a critical resource for teachers, schools, and districts throughout the state.CSMP programs support teachers' implementation of standards and literacy strategies in order to nurture the academic skills of ELLs and students with low literacy and content area skills. With a core group of expert teacher leaders and university faculty working with teachers to engage students in rigorous academic work, CSMP bolsters the state's efforts to incorporate the new standards and SBAC assessments, while also addressing the needs of California's diverse students to ensure they acquire the requisite content knowledge to succeed in college and beyond/or in their chosen careers.


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Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Evil ninja assassin cat
Good morning, Large One. Your calves look especially juicy sticking out of your bath robe this morning. I may look as though I'm sitting here grooming myself, but really I am only counting the seconds and calculating the trajectory before I launch myself at you, pin you around the knee with my front paws and sink my fangs into the sweet, sweet flesh of your leg. Iams kitten food cannot begin to compare with the taste of fresh-caught limb. (But two words, Large One: razor. blade. I don't know whether to bite your leg or groom it. Seriously.)
Yes, Large One, now that you have finished subjecting yourself to the vile and unspeakable water spray, go and get Loud One and One Whose Hair I Like to Chew up from their nests. I need more prey.
I am the the mighty hunter. I am Death made flesh. I stalk my victims through this house and no-one is safe from my wrath. The small toy horses with the intoxicating hair do not please me with screams when I put my ears back and chase them, as your skin kittens do. My thirst for blood and destruction (and the Kim Possible action figure) shall be indulged.
Behold the flayed body of the oven mitt! Fear my anger, humans.
And get me a Pounce treat.
A tuna one.
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Oh my gosh, that is SO funny!ReplyDelete
But I'm not going to refer to you as Large One. :-)
He's not even black. What a lame ninja cat.ReplyDelete
(and ouch! on the claws! and legs! OUCH I SAY)
Claws? Around the legs?? OUCH!!!ReplyDelete
But this was ohhh too funny. I bow to you Large One :)
He's actually really good about NOT using his claws. He just waits a couple of stairs down the staircase to the basement until I'm wandering sleepily around my kitchen in the morning fixing a cup of tea, only his eyes and ears visible (ninja ambush cat), then he bounds up the stairs, and wraps his front legs around my knee (without the claws) and bites me (mostly gently) on the calf, and then runs off.ReplyDelete
I'm used to it now. It can still freak the girls out though.
LOL, I needed this laugh! I can so picture this happening. What a mischevious furry one you have Large One!ReplyDelete
Mazoe like to knock the girls over in the yard and then stand on their stomachs and lick their face. It is such a Marmaduke cartoon! He is a good 80lbs too so the girls aren't impressed.
We need to arrange a play-date between our two mighty hunter biters. They can go at it with each other and get it out of their systems. I'm actually thinking of getting a dog so the cat will have something to attack besides us. How crazy is that?ReplyDelete
He must be related to the cat that lives here and likes to lurk under the bed--the better to give me my daily heart attack as it attacks my toes as I make the bed.ReplyDelete
One would think I would remember from day to day, but sadly, no.
Ninja cats fits purrfectly curled up in that sink. And so patient in your girl's arms-though I do detect a certain "when is she going to put me down?" vibe.ReplyDelete
You should hear what my dog says about me. I call him Satan's Familiar. Hmmmm . . . . .ReplyDelete
"I am the the mighty hunter. I am Death made flesh."ReplyDelete
This whole post is frickin hysterical! Thanks for the laugh. I need to get me some cats ...


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4. (37) Manny Ramírez OF
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Starting pitching and pitching in general dominated more in the early rounds than I thought it would. I stuck somewhat to my strategy and waited till the 8th round to take a pitcher and waited quite awhile to take a closer.
Offensively I believe my season hinges on Manny coming back and being a 35-110 guy.
I am light on starting pitching, but feel I can always pick up some guys to get me some wins throughout the year. of course, Joba could start 15 times in the second half and help there.
I may look to move Crawford for a stud SP and OFer.
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Now I will never be one to complain about summer ending. I for one, would take fall over summer any day. Of course there are a few good things about summer such as the fresh fruit and berries which are the inspiration of this bar. I saw these bars a while back on Baking Bites and wanted to make them with my mom while I was home in Georgia. My mom makes the most amazing jam which I thought would have been perfect in these bars. Unfortunately she and I did not have time to make them so I put the recipe away for a while to save for later use. I just got back in town from Manhattan on Tuesday night and knew I needed to bake something to post before I left town Friday for Vegas and I remembered I had this recipe waiting. Per the suggestion on Baking Bites I used Blackberry instead of Strawberry. I ran to a local market to get the jam and all they had was jelly, which I ended up using. The bars came out very tasty, but I think jam or preserves would have been even better. I think I would like to try these again with peach or apricot preserves...mmmmm.
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2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup sugar
1/4 tsp salt
1 cup pecans, finely chopped
1 cup butter, softened
1 large egg
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