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Raven is a half-demon, half-human hybrid who is one of five founding members of the Teen Titans.
- 1 Character History
- 2 Physical Appearance
- 3 Personality and Traits
- 4 Cloaked White Raven
- 5 Powers and Abilities
- 6 Weaknesses
- 7 Spells, Incantations, and Artifacts
- 8 Relationships
- 9 Episode Appearances
- 10 Trivia
- 11 Quotes
- 12 Gallery
- 13 References
Character History
Arella, Raven's mother, was chosen to become the bride of the demonic Trigon. Abandoned by the demon rather than her becoming his queen, Arella was bent on suicide when she was taken in by the pacifistic disciples of Temple Azarath, a group who had centuries earlier forsaken life on Earth to pursue their own nonviolent lifestyle.
In their inter-dimensional world, Raven, Arella's daughter by Trigon, was born. Fearing that the child would bring evil among them, Juris, a magistrate of Azarath, attempted to cast the infant Raven into Limbo, only to be destroyed himself. Azar, the spiritual leader of the temple, then took the young Raven under her personal tutelage, instructing her in the truth of her parentage, and in pacifism, meditation, and the submergence of her emotions to resist Trigon's influence, while perfecting her powers of teleportation, astral projection, and empathic healing.
Later, after Azar's death (in which she entered another plane of existence), when Raven was plagued by prophetic dreams of Trigon and, defying her teachers, she confronted her demon father in Limbo at his bidding. Trigon spared her and Arella after satisfying himself that, upon his return when she reached adulthood, he could seduce Raven into becoming his ally. When Raven turned fourteen, she sensed Trigon's power returning and fled to Earth.
She arrived at Jump City, where she met several super-powered youths fighting a rampaging alien girl. Raven managed to discern the girl's true reason for her demolition work and convinced the others into a more peaceful approach, which won them the alien's friendship. Despite Raven's obvious insecurity, the others invited her to join them in defeating the truly hostile aliens the Gordanians, who had attempted to enslave the girl and her presence proved ultimately essential to the motley crew's triumph over the Gordanians. Afterwards, the group decided to stay together and formed the original Teen Titans.
Though Raven, still feeling alienated from her new friends, remained distant to them, the other Titans soon came to learn more about her origins. First, Beast Boy and Cyborg inadvertently ended up stranded inside Raven's own mind, where they met the personifications of her separated emotional aspects and also encountered and fought the manifestation of Trigon's heritage inside her. Soon afterward, a backfired plot by the Puppet King left Raven and Starfire stuck in each other's body, creating a new sense of empathy between the girls. Finally, when Robin was haunted by a drug-induced hallucination of his enemy Slade, Raven linked with his mind and saw glimpses of Robin's past, including his initiation by Batman and the death of his parents.
Raven helped the Titans for years, working alongside the other four to protect Jump City from villainous menaces. She was consistently invaluable to their success. Eventually, however, Raven's past caught up with her: On her birthday, Slade (who had been presumed dead) reappeared, wielding new powers and marked with a symbol which Raven could not fail to recognize. Slade deliberately led the Titans to the place where Raven's true destiny was to be fulfilled to serve as a living portal for Trigon to conquer Earth. Seeing no other choice, Raven finally told her teammates the truth about her past — but instead of being rejected, the other Titans remained with her and took the greatest pains to prevent this from happening.
Slade and an army of Trigon's fire demons attacked Titans Tower to fetch Raven. The Titans decided to fight him, but Raven, unwilling to see her dearest friends hurt on her behalf, knocked them out of the fight and secretly imbued them with some of her powers to protect them from the apocalypse to come. When the portal was opened with her powers, Raven was apparently consumed, but in fact her human half remained alive in Trigon's domain, regressed to childhood and left powerless.
Left in a world turned into a living horror, the Titans still refused to give up without a fight. With some help from Slade, (who had been betrayed by Trigon) Robin made his way to Trigon's underworld, found Raven and took her back to the surface, even though she was spiritually shattered by her role in the shaping of events. Finally, the Titans and Slade faced Trigon in a final onslaught. But even as they were struck down, Raven realized that all was not hopeless, and this realization sparked a new hope within her soul, allowing her to regain full maturity along with her powers. Under a righteous wrath, she used the sum of her powers to destroy Trigon, reverting Earth back to the way it was and finally ridding herself from the last vestiges of her dreaded heritage.
Physical Appearance
Raven's appearance is seen as dark and mysterious throughout the series. Her superhero outfit is mostly made up of her favorite color, dark blue/indigo. She usually wears a blue cloak with a hood, with matching blue ruffled ankle-boots with black/gray soles, with a leotard-like long-sleeved shirt that is blue/black with cuffs at her wrists of the same blue of her cloak. On her cloak, she has a circular black/red jewel set in a gold plate that attaches the whole thing together; it covers her T-communicator and it's fixed to beep/glow when there is trouble as seen in some episodes. The jewel also sometimes has a raven head shape in the jewel. Around her waist she has a red and gold belt with the same jewels around it and no pants. the belt ties at the back like a cord. Her hair and eyes are violet, and as seen in the episode Birthmark, Raven cuts off the extra hair that she had grown. In Switched, Raven despises Starfire's long hair, which may conclude she likes to keep it short. On her forehead, she has a red and black bindi, that she was born with. She is seen to be very pale (gray skin), which makes her appearance somewhat demonic. She tried to wear Robin's uniform as seen in The Quest. When Mother Mae-Eye infiltrates the Tower and puts the Titans under her control, she turns Raven's blue cloak into a yellow Shirley Temple dress with matching bows in her hair, but her boots remain blue in color. Mother Mae-Eye then says, "Just because you're evil on the inside doesn't mean you can't look pretty on the outside." This outfit puts her a disadvantage fighting Jinx, contributing to the team's defeat by the H.I.V.E. Five. However, despite her demonic appearance, she is shown to be quite attractive and beautiful, as Adonis took a liking to her, and in the Teen Titans Go! issue The Great Race, Kid Flash considers her pretty and stops in the middle of the race to flirt with her. When she is in 'demonic' state a second pair of eyes appear where her eyebrows are.
Personality and Traits
Raven is one of the most mysterious characters throughout the series. She is quiet, emotionless, studious, and sarcastic. She can always come up with a witty remark, specifically in reply to most of Teen Titans' antics and attempts at humor. Her appearance and attitude appears to be that of a typical modern goth female. However, as much as she may seem slightly distant and anti-social, producer Sam Register describes her as a "...dark character, but a character everyone can relate to. She's a recluse and sort of to herself. We thought that would be a good dynamic with the rest of the team. She does have a dark background in the comic." Robin also said that she is "the most hopeful person he has ever known."
Raven is often portrayed as the most mature member of the group, often giving her own advice to the others about various subjects, and generally staying cool and calm, even in desperate situations. She is, however, also the most emotionally-restrained of the Titans, appearing secretive and distant; she initially does not allow any of her fellow Titans into her room and spends most of her time by herself, usually meditating or reading one of her numerous books. Even though she is serious and cautious about her emotions, just like she was trying to say to Doctor Light saying "don't come even closer." The reason for her emotional restraint is due to the adverse effects her emotions have on her powers. If her emotions become out of control, her powers can become erratic and spontaneous, becoming active without her will. In the course of the series, however, she gradually, if only slightly, seems to warm up to her teammates. As shown through her quick suspicion of Terra, it is difficult for Raven to build trust for anyone, and even more difficult to truly forgive if that trust was to be broken.
In several instances throughout the show, contrary to her usual behavior, she does show more emotion such as making "heart eyes" along with Starfire at the appearance of Aqualad in Deep Six (though this is mostly used for comedic effect). Furthermore, Raven is known to sometimes be shocked at trivial things. One occasion in which this occurs is in Overdrive, when Cyborg defeats Raven in a game of chess after installing the Maximum 7 in his brain. At this occasion her entire face and outfit turns white (also probably for comedic effect). In Revved Up, she is also shocked at the sudden drop-in of Red X on the bus she is driving but quickly regains her monotone and determined stature when she realizes who it is. Another instance is when Raven, while playing a game of cards, comically gasps at the impressive sets of cards the rest of the Titans have in their disposal during Winner Take All. She can lose her temper easily, most of the time, with Beast Boy.
Despite her seemingly unfriendly attitude, Raven does indeed care greatly about the people she is attached to, as prominently displayed when she is put in charge of three children.[1] Initially having little or no patience with Melvin, Timmy Tantrum, and Teether, Raven grows to love (or at least, enjoy) them, risking her own life to protect them from the Brotherhood of Evil, even calling them her kids. She also comes to regard the rest of the Titans as her closest friends and family. Finally, there are many instances where Raven is portrayed as the most understanding friend among the Titans. While seemingly uninterested towards Cyborg's T-Car, Raven is ultimately the only one who approaches and comforts him, even going as far as to assist in rebuilding the destroyed car.[2] Overall, Raven is not cold-hearted, merely introverted, caring deeply about those close to her.
Raven is often portrayed as the most insensitive and pessimistic member of the Titans, and she generally regards everything in a "black and white" manner. For example, when Beast Boy desperately asks Raven for words of comfort after their crushing defeat against the members of the H.I.V.E Academy, Raven tersely states that the Titans have to accept the situation, no matter how grave it is.[3] She also reacts to Cyborg's leaving of the Titans with little to no resentment, stating that people come and go by.[4] When Raven surrenders herself in to her demonic father Trigon in order to fulfill the prophecy that she thought she had no way to prevent, however, Raven also appeared to still have retained hope to a certain degree that the lord of evil could be stopped, as she forcibly injected each of her friends with a portion of her own power to shield them and give them one last chance to save the world. It is then ironic that it was what had motivated her to surrender nearly all hope that ultimately destroyed Trigon.[5]
After banishing away Trigon from her soul and from the world, Raven's personality seems to change for the better, as she grows to be less pessimistic and less anti-social. However, she still despises Beast Boy's corny jokes and enjoys reading in solitude, implying that her personality was not affected very much by her semi-demonic origin.
Cloaked White Raven
White Raven is a special form that Raven has assumed under unique circumstances, four times throughout the series for multiple reasons. White Raven is Raven's most primal, significant and powerful version of herself, mostly shown as a symbol of her highest hidden power and her inner purity to fight, and thus free herself of the consuming evil influenced by her interdimensional-demon father.
The first instance occurs within the multidimensional realm of Raven's own mind, an ethereal place where Raven's separate emotional forms are capable of independently existing.[6] When Raven, her emotions unbalanced and her rage unleashed from within during the Titans' brief but powerful clash with Doctor Light.
Powers and Abilities
- My powers are driven by emotion. The more you feel, the more energy you unleash.
- ―Raven in "Switched"[src]
Raven's powers are tied to her emotions, and as such, she has trained herself to calm all strong feelings to contain them. She has achieved this through daily meditation, mantra[7] and utilizing chakra. She also uses a special mirror, described as "a personal meditation tool used as a portal into the multidimensional world of [her] mind". Total suppression of her emotions, though, can result in her powers subconsciously manifesting - as such, she constantly struggles to express herself while still maintaining control. Raven often uses the incantation Azarath Metrion Zinthos as a focus for her powers. Though Raven has been shown to be rendered powerless when unable to complete this incantation, she has also been shown at certain times being able to access her powers through sheer willpower. Raven's power fluctuates throughout the series; she has been shown gaining incredibly in strength, like when she was tutored by Malchior [8] or when she was empowered by her positive emotions during the battle against Trigon,[9] as well as being stripped of her power completely, as when she was regressed to the form of a child following the opening of Trigon's portal.[10] She has also portrayed hidden abilities like stopping time.[11]
When Raven is highly upset, she can transform into her half-demon self, usually with four glowing red eyes (a trait inherited from her demon father, Trigon) and sprouting black tentacles from under her cloak. She has little control over her actions in this state, shown when she was attacking a terrified Dr. Light even after he was begging for mercy.[12]
She has also temporaily swapped bodies with Starfire in one episode, and swapped powers with Robin in the comics based on the tv series.
Soul-self: The basis of almost all of Raven's powers are derived from her soul-self. She is able to project her soul from her body into corporeal form, using it to interact with the physical world, affect others mentally, and to traverse through time-space. Her soul-self takes the form of a double of her own body, or more commonly, a large black raven. She is capable of changing it's shape and mass at will, and can alter her own appearance with her soul-self, like increasing her size or making her face hideous. [13] She is able to project her soul-self into the minds of others to communicate, facilitate calm or to force people into submission with a devastating mental attack. Though normally composed of energy that is colored black, Raven's soul-self can change color depending on her emotional state, manifesting as red [14] or white.
- Telekinesis: Raven can merge a small part of her soul-self into objects in order to take control of them, with the object essentially becoming an extension of her soul-self ;[15] this may be the reason why she prefers to take control of inanimate objects rather than people. The limit to how much matter she is able to control is unknown, though it ranges well into hundreds of tons, allowing her to hurl city buses, mounds of rubble or even uprooting whole slabs of pavement. Whenever she takes control of something, it is covered in the same dark energy that composes her soul-self.
- Solid Constructs: With her soul-self able to be molded into any shape, Raven often creates simple domes or walls that acts as barriers against attack. She can project solid bolts to be used as projectiles, or a steady stream of solid force. She has been shown making razor sharp blades[16] to cut through obstacles, claws that can restrain foes, and floating platforms to ride on.
- Dimensional Travel: Raven's soul-self is able to envelop her (along with at least four other people) and travel to other dimensions, primarily Azarath. She can use this technique to travel vast distances on Earth, or to teleport by momentarily displacing herself and then re-appearing in another location. She can pass through walls and obstacles by simply teleporting past them, giving the illusion of intangibility. At times, Raven has been shown creating portals with her dark energy in order to travel, rather than utilizing her soul-self.
- Empathy: The psionic ability to sense the emotions of others, allowing her to gain insight into their thoughts and intentions, and even experience their own feelings. This also enables her to sense the mental state of others, as she has stated that she would know if someone's mind had been tampered with. [17] Raven can absorb the pain of others into her own body in order to induce rapid healing for them,[18] and can heal herself by going into a trance of emotional calm. She can receive precognitive flashes of the future when exposed to extreme emotion.[19] By using her empathy to guide her, she can track others with her soul-self.
Levitation: Raven can levitate off the ground and fly, without visible projection of her dark energy as is shown when she utilizes telekinesis. Her power is also sufficient to enable her to counter the gravitational pull of other planets.
- Above-Average Physical Condition: Though not the most physically talented of the fivesome, Raven is nonetheless a fairly skilled and proficent hand-to-hand fighter, having received at least some degree of physical training. She has been shown briefly overcoming the peak-human Speedy,[20] engaging Jinx in hand-to-hand combat[21] and also quickly delivering flying kicks to Monsieur Mallah in an attempt to protect Melvin, Timmy Tantrum, and Teether.[22]
- Multilingualism: Raven is a skilled polyglot, capable of fluently speaking English, German, Latin, Romanian, Ancient Sumerian, and Sanskrit. [23]
- Magic: Though only occasionally used, Raven has displayed a wide arcane knowledge, possessing a vast library of mystic tomes, books and scrolls. She has been shown making potions, using mystical objects like charms and talismans, and has performed elaborate magical rituals.
Raven's main weakness is letting go of her emotions, especially rage. Terra learned it from Beast Boy and took advantage of it in Aftershock - Part 1 to using it to finish her off. Even though her rage seems powerful, it could potentially corrupt her, leaving her very vulnerable to attacks with more power than her own.
It also seems she can keep perfect control of her powers while exhibiting her emotions, as seen in Spellbound. Raven is radiant with happiness and love, yet she is still able to control her powers with ease. If Raven suppresses her fear, she is unable to connect with her powers until she admits she is truly afraid.[24]
Her ultimate weakness is her anger. Other emotions aren't as Earth trembling as Raven's temper. Her anger is in the form of Trigon inside her mirror in Nevermore, then after defeated (to a point) the anger turns to another one of her, with her father's 4 red eyes and a red cloak. Anger is what changes her from her regular self to her demonic side practically every time.
Another weakness is her dependence on her incantation, Azarath Metrion Zinthos. If a gag is placed over her mouth, she cannot complete her incantation and she cannot connect with her powers until the gag is removed, however, she has occationally overcome this weakness through sheer will.[25]
Spells, Incantations, and Artifacts
- Azarath Metrion Zinthos: Main incantation and mantra commonly utilized by Raven to help focus, control and enhance her tremendous yet dangerous mystical powers, usually followed by projection of visible dark energy and any of a vast number of feats; if Raven is prevented from uttering this incantation, at times she apparently is unable to activate her powers; also used by Raven and others in meditation.
- Necronom Hezberek Mortix!: A form of wild, uncontrollable but incredibly powerful dark magic taught to Raven by Malchior disguised as Rorek.
- Hezberek Et Morine...Gost Wenthen Verbis Nex...Ind Obrium, Bis Pendrule...Paran Sic Cortis Rex!: An extremely potent spell taught by Malchior to Raven to revoke the binding enchantment that sealed him within Rorek's enchanted book; performed within a ring of open tomes and volumes while simultaneously gesturing over the spellbook that contains this spell, causing the books to shine with blinding white light which will enfold the one in mystical captivity and release him within seconds.
- Aldruon Enlenthranel Vosolen Lirus-nor!: A curse more ancient than Malchior himself used by Rorek to entrap him into his enchanted book by projecting a stream of white energy that overpowers Malchior's fiery breath and locked his entire being, body and soul, into the book, a lock neither Rorek's own magic over a millennia nor Raven's own powers before her training could unravel or bypass; Raven uses the same ten centuries later through her dark energy to again seal Malchior into the book.
- Azarath Metrion Zinthos...Carazon Rakashas Enderez...Vaserix Endrien Azararth...Azarath, AZARATH!: An incantation utilized by Raven while sitting in a circle of magical sand from two flasks in her possession and a ring of lit candles around the circle, with bluish-white light pouring from the ring of sand and forming into a cylindrical barrier that reaches all the way to the ceiling of Raven's room, opening a swirling vortex-portal, which will bring Raven into a dimensional tunnel leading directly to Azarath, with this tunnel still susceptible to Trigon's attacks, though a magical seal will bar out all threats; Raven claimed even Trigon could not prevent her from "leaving", at least thus).
- The gem was born of evil's fire, the gem shall be his portal, he comes to claim, he comes to sire, the end of all things mortal: An incantation used by Raven to summon Trigon in the episode, The End - Part 1.
- Ciro...Enyawd...Vasarix...Zinthos...Metrion...Azarath!: A spell from a passage in one of Raven's spellbooks in Teen Titans Go! #24, which she believed would reverse the effects of the damaged mystic gem of the Master of Games, which had showed great chaos amongst the Titans by switching their powers and costumes with one another;
however, instead it caused even more chaos by further changing all the Titans, including her, inciting such ire that Raven was forced to flee at speed in order to escape their rage-fueled clutches.
- Azarath Metrion Zinthos...Kalazon Racashos Endarath...Vasirix Zendrien Azarath...Azarath!: A spell used by Raven in the Teen Titans Go! #44 issue, spoken while opening a mystic door in her bedroom in Titans Tower, leads at first into a white void, then into the dimension Azarath exists within.
Items and Artifacts
- Raven's mirror
- Book of Azar: an ancient book from Azarath having some connection to the peaceful monk Azar, which came into Raven's possession and was carelessly used by Larry to fly around the living room of Titans Tower, to Raven's displeasure and her angry claims it was not a "toy."
- Magical Lore: Raven possesses an affinity for mysticism, and has numerous items of an occult nature and an extensive library dedicated to sorcery.
Beast Boy
- If it wasn't for that beast, I might not be here right now. Having that thing inside doesn't make you an animal. Knowing when to let it out is what makes you a man.
- ―Raven to Beast Boy about the werebeast inside of him in "The Beast Within."
Raven and Beast Boy have a love/hate relationship. Raven is the least similar to Beast Boy and it was stated that they are "opposites" in terms of personality due to the fact that Raven is collected, down to earth and cold, while Beast Boy is cheerful, laid-back and energetic. Plus Raven likes to read, while Beast Boy really doesn't. He is a video game kind of guy.
They often fight and get on each other's nerves: Raven's cold demeanor and "creepiness" annoy Beast Boy and she is often irritated by his bad jokes and immaturity. Although, in the beginning, they have a rough relationship, they become closer later and focus on their developing friendship.[26][27][28]
In spite of the fact that she constantly mocks him and he constantly riles her, they care for each other and help one another when necessary, laying aside their differences. Their real friendship begins when Beast Boy and Cyborg are trapped inside Raven's mind. There, they meet several sides of Raven's personality, represented by Raven's replicas that wear variously colored cloaks and Beast Boy finds out that the happy side of Raven actually finds him funny, while the sad Raven regrets and apologizes for being so mean to him. The two of them discover that they are indeed friends and Beast Boy and Cyborg help Raven defeat Trigon inside her mind.[29] Later, when Raven's heart is broken by an evil sorcerer named Malchior, Beast Boy comforts her, telling her that even though she is different he still likes being her friend and saying that she's not alone.[30]Sometime after, Raven's life was endangered by Adonis, who was turned into a werebeast. Beast Boy undergoes the same transformation and despite having no awareness he had a instinct to saved her, while the other Titans thought Beast Boy was the one who attacked her. Raven later expressed her gratitude for saving her, and reassured Beast Boy that his werebeast form wasn't something to be feared, but something that made him valuable to her and the team. In episode "The End-Part 1" [31], Beast Boy found a 1-cent coin and gave it to Raven saying, "For Luck". Raven holds on to the coin until she chanted the spell to open the portal. The coin falling off her hand is perhaps a hint at the close friendship between the two.
Robin and Raven have a very good friendship and respect each other.
They have a close friendship due to similar personalities and instincts. Robin was also able to give Raven enough hope and courage for her to defeat Trigon, and he told Raven that she was the most hopeful person he knew. It is obvious Robin cares a lot about Raven, as he willingly traveled into a literal "Hell" created by Trigon in order to save her. The two seemed to get along well from the beginning. Robin is the only one serious enough to understand her and Robin has been to her mind. Robin helps her out whenever he can especially when it comes down to Trigon or Slade or both. When they first met, Raven told Robin, Beast Boy and Cyborg: "If you knew what I really am, you wouldn't want me around." Robin responded by saying "I know enough", implying that he didn't care what Raven was or if she was different and knew that she wasn't evil or bad.
Raven has also entered Robin's mind, and seen parts of his past life-from his traumatic memory of the death of his parents, The Flying Graysons to Robin performing an oath before Batman, and this caused them to have a bond. Raven often finds comfort in Robin, telling him about things no one else knows. They are two of the closest people on the team. Raven is seen by Robin as a very intimate friend as they can understand each other and are on extremely good terms. When the other Titans are unsure of Raven's attitude towards others, Robin often dismisses the idea and respects Raven for who she is.[32]
- When I use my powers, I have to put a little of my soul into whatever I'm moving. I become a part of it and it becomes a part of me. That's kind of what happened here. It wasn't just a car. It was... your baby.
- ―Raven to Cyborg about his car in "Car Trouble."
Raven and Cyborg have the most complex relationship from all the Titans. They had very few episodes dedicated to mostly the two of them[33]. This is likely because the two of them have always been fairly close and comfortable around each other, as Cyborg seems to appreciate Raven's preference for peace and quiet, but still tries to include her. Raven, for her part, seems to reciprocate this, as she is more patient with Cyborg than she is the more childish Beast Boy.
On Christmas, in the Teen Titans Go! comics, Cyborg bought Raven an antique bookcase he knew she wanted, causing Raven to become uncharacteristically elated and showing an appreciation for her tastes and hobbies.
When Raven is feeling out of place and lonely, Cyborg comforts her and makes her feel better, almost taking on the big brother role.[34] Cyborg is shown to often be more understanding of Raven than the other Titans, when he does not press the issue of Raven playing Stank Ball with him and Beast Boy when she clearly didn't want to play, and attempting to make an angry Beast Boy leave her be. Raven, in turn, seems to accept Cyborg as he is without question and accepts his enthusiasm for his hobbies, even if she does not share it.[35]
Cyborg makes Raven smile more than anyone else in the series. Her biggest smiles, at least, two episodes centering around Cyborg's troubles.[36][37] Cyborg often looks out for Raven. They appear to get along well and have a good friendship.
Initially, Starfire and Raven had no relationship besides being teammates. Being the only girls on the team gave them a special bond from the beginning. Starfire wanted to be friends with Raven, but Raven dismissed all of Starfire's requests to hang out or do stereotypical "teenage girl stuff". Their relationship is dealt with when the two girls have to switch bodies, and then, in order to get their bodies back, have to learn everything about each other's powers and origins. This ordeal helps them become closer and have a better understanding of one another.[38]
After Starfire found out about their future, Raven is the first one to openly suggest to continue their celebration, which makes Starfire extremely happy.[39]
Starfire is one of the few people who can enter Raven's room without being screamed at to leave.
- I have to meditate every day to keep my powers under control! And I'm supposed to believe that you can just suddenly control yours? Trust is something you have to earn! (...) You can start by trusting me!
- ―Raven to Terra in "Titan Rising."
When Terra first showed up, Raven dismissed her as nothing more than a temporary nuisance; since she didn't like any sort of change or the idea of having to develop a relationship with yet another female, she barely reacted to Terra leaving as suddenly as she did.[40]
Raven really hated the idea of adding someone else to their team, especially when Terra gained control of her powers as easily as she seemed to.[41] Once they first met, Raven accepted her, but when Terra arrived once again, she had her suspicions. She wondered why she had just appeared out of nowhere, and where had she learned how to control her powers so easily. When Terra bumped into Raven while on her way out the door, she sensed Slade, hinting at what was to come. In this episode, Raven confronts Terra about her feelings, and vice versa, and in the end they work together to save Titans Tower from destruction.
When Terra returns (once again), and when she and Raven fight one-on-one, Raven confesses angrily that she honestly did trust Terra, and that Terra's betrayal hurt her (and the rest of the team) deeply. She loses her cool and scares Terra, being defeated because of her anger.[42] It was also implied that Raven (and the rest of the team) forgave Terra after she sacrificed herself to save everyone from a volcano.[43]
Raven and Killowat's relationship isn't exactly touched upon in the animated series due to Killowat's minimized screen time. However, in the Teen Titans Go! issue #48 Wrong Place Wrong Time, it is shown that Raven is the one who pulled him into her universe and rescued him.
Eventually, Raven tried sending him home, but failed and sent him to the evil universe of the Teen Tyrants. When he was captured, Raven was at Titans Tower, resting. However, she suddenly woke up because she could sense that Killowat was in danger. She urgently opened the portal to that universe in an attempt to rescue him once more.
Cyborg stated that Killowat's electromagnetic powers strengthen Raven's powers, and the two could sort of communicate with each other mentally. Killowat was surprised but relieved when he saw Raven, and when he was dragged back to the Teen Titans' universe and Raven opened multiple portals to try and send Killowat to the right universe, Killowat had a hard time saying good-bye.
Episode Appearances
Teen Titans
Season One
- 1. Divide and Conquer
- 2. Sisters
- 3. Final Exam
- 4. Forces of Nature
- 5. The Sum of His Parts
- 6. Nevermore
- 7. Switched
- 8. Deep Six
- 9. Masks
- 10. Mad Mod (episode)
- 11. Car Trouble
- 12. Apprentice - Part 1
- 13. Apprentice - Part 2
Season Two
- 1. How Long Is Forever?
- 2. Every Dog Has His Day
- 3. Terra (episode)
- 4. Only Human
- 5. Fear Itself
- 6. Date with Destiny
- 7. Transformation
- 8. Titan Rising
- 9. Winner Take All
- 10. Betrayal
- 11. Fractured
- 12. Aftershock - Part 1
- 13. Aftershock - Part 2
Season Three
- 1. Deception
- 3. Betrothed
- 4. Crash
- 5. Haunted
- 6. Spellbound
- 7. Revolution
- 8. Wavelength
- 9. The Beast Within
- 10. Can I Keep Him?
- 11. Bunny Raven or How to Make A Titananimal Disappear
- 12. Titans East - Part 1
- 13. Titans East - Part 2
Season Four
- 1. Episode 257-494
- 2. The Quest
- 3. Birthmark
- 4. Cyborg the Barbarian
- 5. Employee of the Month
- 6. Troq
- 7. The Prophecy
- 8. Stranded
- 9. Overdrive
- 10. Mother Mae-Eye (episode)
- 11. The End - Part 1
- 12. The End - Part 2
- 13. The End - Part 3
Season Five
- 1. Homecoming - Part 1
- 2. Homecoming - Part 2
- 3. Trust (no lines)
- 4. For Real (no lines)
- 5. Snowblind
- 6. Kole (episode)
- 7. Hide and Seek
- 9. Revved Up
- 10. Go!
- 11. Calling All Titans!
- 12. Titans Together
- 13. Things Change
Video Games
- She is voiced by Tara Strong, who also voices Bubbles from The Powerpuff Girls, Timmy Turner from The Fairly OddParents, Ben Tennyson from Ben 10 (first series), Flashwing from the Skylanders video game, Ember McLain and Penelope Spectra from Danny Phantom, Dil Pickles from Rugrats, Melody from The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea, Twilight Sparkle from My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, Truffles from Chowder, and Omi from Xiaolin Showdown.
- Azarath is the dimension in which she was born and raised, and where she learned her powers from the monks. Apparently, it serves as at least one source of her power, as implied when David Slack commented "Whenever Raven was in trouble, she called on the power of Azarath; so when Raven is in the greatest trouble of her life, it seemed like we should take her to Azarath."[44] The words "Metrion" and "Zinthos" were created by Glen Murakami for the spell, and do not have any meaning. These words also serve as her mantra for her daily meditations, which she performs to keep her emotions in check so they do not clash with her conscious self-control.
- Raven has affectionately called Melvin, Timmy Tantrum, and Teether her "kids".
- She enjoys waffles, and, to a lesser extent, pizza.
- Even though she does not allow anyone in her room, by the end of the series, all four Titans have entered her room at least once and Jinx and Slade's robots have also been in there.
- Raven's pale skin tone may be explained with her ethnicity being half-demon.
- Raven dislikes chickens, as she considers them a mere annoyance. However, she was once gifted a giant chicken doll from Beast Boy, who won the prize for her. The reason for this is because she is allergic to their feathers.
- Raven is the only character to have her birthday celebrated or mentioned in the series.
- Raven is the only Titan whose mother and father make an appearance on the show (excluding Robin's parent's silouhettes in Haunted).
- Beast Boy and Raven were intentionally written by David Slack, the Titans head writer, as a "married couple", hence the relationship was one of deep loyalty and affection, but also laced with conflicting personality clashes. This relationship between Beast Boy and Raven is continued in Trouble in Tokyo, also written by Slack, but Beast Boy and Raven are not a couple romantically.
- Most of the time when Raven is upset about something Beast Boy was the only one who successfuly made her feel better, he was also the first to be hugged by Raven out of comfort.
- Raven has lost her boot just like Starfire. Both of the reasons why they lost one of their boots is because of Beast Boy.
- Despite Raven's sarcasm and her emotionless state, she treats all the other four members as friends and never intends to harm them emotionally.
- When she was transformed into a bunny by Mumbo, her powers are ineffective inside Mumbo's hat.
- When Raven stopped time, her powers briefly became blue-and-black instead of usual black-and-white.
- Raven's powers have changed colors from black-and-white to bright-green to blue-and-black and to glowing white.
- In Birthmark, Slade ripped off Raven's clothes with the symbols under them. But in The Prophecy, the symbols appeared on her clothes.
- Although Starfire is usually the Titan found attractive by most people, Raven has been flirted with by two boys: Adonis and Kid Flash. In the episode "The Beast Within", Adonis pins Raven on the ground and she angrily orders him to let her go. He flirtatiously purrs and calls her feisty, but she uses her powers to escape, leaving Adonis surprised. In Teen Titans Go! issue #34, "The Great Race", she is manning an arctic checkpoint. Kid Flash stops at the checkpoint for a bit to flirt with Raven (much to Jinx's anger and jealousy), saying "Can't a guy stop and chat with a pretty girl for a second?" In both instances, Raven appeared to be uncomfortable.
- Raven has been seen knitting. http://browse.deviantart.com/?qh=§ion=&q=raven+knitting#/d195jim
- In the DC Comics books, Raven and Beast Boy have a romantic relationship, though the characters were at a somewhat later point in their lives than they are portrayed in the cartoon.
- Her real name is Raven, but, in the comics, she temporarily creates the alias Rachel Roth.
- Raven actually does find Beast Boy funny, despite her countless claims against it, as stated in "Nevermore", and "Go!". Although it is likely she finds his behavior funny, rather than his jokes.
- In Teen Titans Go! issue #42, Jericho & Raven are seen coming from the movies with Robin & Starfire, the 4 of them appeared to be on a double date.
- In the movie Teen Titans: Trouble in Tokyo, it is revealed Raven can read in English, German, Latin, Romanian, Ancient Sumerian and Sanskrit.
- Not gonna happen? How else am I supposed to keep your toenails off the coffee table?-How Long is Forever?
- That's my room! Nobody goes into my room!-Betrayal
- Aliens.-Can I Keep Him?
- Why am I in a dress?-Mother Mae-Eye
- Any chance we can replace Beast Boy with a robot too?-Deception
- You may have created me, but you were never my father.-The End III
- Let's just say I have some issues with my father.-Nevermore
- A good magician never reveals her secrets.-Bunny Raven...or...How to Make a Titanimal Disappear
- I respect that you don't eat meat; please respect that I don't eat fake meat.-The Sum of His Parts
- Just because you glued the controller to my hands, doesn't mean I want to play.-Titans East
Main article: Raven/Gallery
- ↑ Hide and Seek
- ↑ Car Trouble
- ↑ Final Exam
- ↑ Divide and Conquer
- ↑ The End
- ↑ Nevermore
- ↑ Switched
- ↑ Spellbound
- ↑ The End - Part 3
- ↑ The End - Part 2
- ↑ Birthmark
- ↑ Nevermore
- ↑ Crash
- ↑ Aftershock Part 2
- ↑ Car Trouble
- ↑ The Sum of His Parts
- ↑ Final Exam
- ↑ Titan Rising
- ↑ Titans East - Part 2
- ↑ Final Exam
- ↑ Hide and Seek
- ↑ Trouble in Tokyo
- ↑ Fear Itself
- ↑ Masks
- ↑ Nevermore
- ↑ The Beast Within
- ↑ Spellbound
- ↑ Nevermore
- ↑ Spellbound
- ↑ "The End - Part 1"
- ↑ Nevermore
- ↑ Car Trouble
- ↑ Go!
- ↑ Spellbound
- ↑ Car Trouble
- ↑ Crash
- ↑ Switched
- ↑ How Long Is Forever
- ↑ Terra
- ↑ Titan Rising
- ↑ Aftershock - Part 1
- ↑ Aftershock - Part 2
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this has all the maps in the front then u get to a pic of Noah Webster, LL.D. copyright 1937. its gorgeous. it was given to me by my neighbor. there is Memoir of Noah Webster. the cover is amazing.
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CULTURE- ART FEATURE- Historical re-vision: Colonial iconoclasm at SSG
Little Bird by Mark Wagner
I confess when I first learned Second Street Gallery's new exhibition was called "The Colonial Show," I felt knee-jerk resistance. Growing up in Virginia, I'd been force-fed a steady diet of red brick, Thomas Jefferson, and tri-cornered hats– to the point of never wanting to swallow any of it again (sacrilege in the 'ville, I realize).
Nevertheless, I dutifully trudged down to SSG, where I discovered Second Street's intrepid director, Leah Stoddard, has curated the exhibition herself. Stoddard admits she, too, grew up thinking colonialism was "uncool," but she says that in the past few years she's noticed colonial figures popping up in cutting-edge artwork. Intrigued, she decided to put together the current exhibition to explore how artists are addressing this period of American history.
The six artists in the show— Calvin Burton, Ian Davis, Omer Fast, Matthew Fisher, Mark Wagner, and Kate Woodliff— each offer a distinct aesthetic, but they share an impulse to defrock colonialism of its hallowedness. Burton's large painting "The Dome" exemplifies this iconoclastic attitude. Here Monticello's familiar top round is no longer pristine white but garish Pepto-Bismol pink, while much of the rest of the iconic architecture is eye-shocking chartreuse.
Burton's exuberant brushwork, incorporating drips and veering into abstraction, emphasizes the artist's disregard for the tidy hands-off deference often accorded all things Jefferson. He even imposes energetic horizontal swaths of grass green, teal, and orange directly on top of the image of the building at the center of the painting.
Davis, on the other hand, uses stylized, controlled structure and repetition in his paintings to illustrate the impractical absurdity of unarmed Redcoats marching across dreary winter landscapes. Fisher also examines the inanity of pompous military posturing in his ceramic figures and brilliantly hued paintings. In Fisher's work, solitary uniformed figures appear lost and without purpose in their spit-and-polish finery.
Woodliff's kitsch-fueled fabric collages and Fast's often hilarious "Godville Portraits," mimicking museum presentations of historical figures but recounting the lives of re-enactors, offer rewards, but the show's strongest pieces are Wagner's amazing collages created from cut-up dollar bills. Technically staggering, the elaborate compositions humorously toy with George Washington as the father of our money-oriented culture, as Wagner willfully plays the scofflaw by illegally defacing U.S. currency.
Each of these artists turns a fresh eye to American colonialism and exposes how risky it is to put the past on a pedestal without fully examining its consequences.
"The Colonial Show" is on view at Second Street Gallery through January 26. 115 Second St. SE (in the Charlottesville City Center for the Arts). 977-7284.


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Today is the 75th birthday of a legendary songwriter most people have never heard of, but as the story so often goes, you may not know the name but you know the song. The songs of John D. Loudermilk have been recorded by hundreds and hundreds artists over the last fifty plus years. From Rockabilly greats like Arnie Derksen, Marvin Rainwater, Jimmy Newman, and Billy Lee Riley to Country Music Hall of Famers like Webb Pierce, George Jones, Kitty Wells, Brenda Lee and Hank Williams Jr. to soul, jazz and funk artists like Nina Simone, Ramsey Lewis, Brother Jack McDuff, William Bell, Solomon Burke and even James Brown. In the rock world Loudermilk's songs have been recorded by everyone from Jerry Lee Lewis to Jefferson Airplane to Jimi Hendrix and The Jayhawks.
John D. Loudermilk was born in Durham, North Carolina March 31, 1934. He wasn't the only family member with some musical chops; his cousins are Ira and Charlie Loudermilk, better known to country music fans as the Louvin Brothers.
In the mid 1950's Loudermilk got his start recording some of his own material on the Colonial Record label based in North Carolina under the stage name Johnny Dee. After signing with Columbia Records, he began using his own name and had a Top 20 hit in the UK with "Language of Love" in 1962. Though he continually recorded many solo albums and singles into the 1980's, his lasting mark on music history is that of a solid first class tunesmith. Loudermilk not only could write some serious songs for serious people but he had an unusually successful career on the novelty side of things.
Starting in late 1956, Loudermilk's songwriting career took off with "A Rose and a Baby Ruth" -- a top 10 country hit in 1956 for "George Hamilton and the Country Gentlemen." (Later to be covered by, of all people, John Fahey!) Later that same year Eddie Cochran recorded Loudermilk's "Sittin' in the Balcony," becoming Cochran's first top 20 single, which has since become something of a rockabilly standard. In 1959 Loudermilk scored his first huge international hit with the song "Waterloo" as recorded by Stonewall Jackson, which hit the top of the US Country charts but also saw chart action around the world.
But no doubt, Loudermilk's signature song is "Tobacco Road." He likes to say it's partly autobiographical, but I suspect that's just good old fashion bullshit. Tobacco Road is a section in East Durham near to where Loudermilk grew up. There, bails of tobacco are rolled down the way to the warehouse, hence the name. According to almost everything I've ever read about it, Tobacco Road did have something of a bad ass reputation, and was known as quite the unsavory neighborhood and a part of town where after dark even the police department avoided entering. This song was a huge hit during the first British invasion, sung by the Nashville Teens in the summer of 1964. What works so perfectly in their version is the harsh, desperate spin they put to the lyrics and melody. It still sounds raw today. "Tobacco Road" has since been covered dozens of times from a wide variety of artists like Richard 'Groove' Holmes, the Blues Magoos, Jimi Hendrix and even David Lee Roth recorded a Spanish version, "La Calle Del Tabaco," in 1986. Actually, any garage band worth its beans has rocked this classic tale of woe … I believe it's required playing.
Another top 40 pop-rock classic, "Indian Reservation," was originally written by John Loudermilk in 1959 and recorded by Marvin Rainwater, as "Pale Faced Indian." Later on Loudermilk reshaped some of the lyrics and released it in the mid 1960s as "The Lament of The Cherokee Reservation Indian." In 1969 Don Fardon shortened the title to "Indian Reservation" and scored a mammoth worldwide hit everywhere except here in the states, which was very fortunate for The Raiders featuring Mark Lindsay. Two years later their version mimicked Fardon's interpretation almost note for note and scored a huge hit in the US. According to lore, Loudermilk was once asked by Casey Kasem of American Top 40 Radio about the back story of "Indian Reservation." Loudermilk concocted a tall tale about being rescued by Cherokee Indians after crashing his car in a blinding blizzard only to be held captive by his rescuers. He was finally released once he promised he would write a song telling of their plight. The story appeared several times on the show; Kasem is quoted as saying, "one of the most incredible stories we've ever told on AT40." I bet!
One of my favorite John D. Loudermilk songs is "Torture." Originally a top 20 hit for Kris Jensen in 1962, there is a slightly obscure 1980 version released as a single by the French cult artist Hermine Demoriane. I love her version! She sounds a bit like Nico, but pulls out a bit more drama in the delivery. I know very little about Hermine except she was supposed to be married to the English poet Hugo Williams and performed in the film Jubilee (1977). And though I don't believe much of anything I read on the internet -- actually very little, and that includes my own blog -- Hermione supposedly studied and practiced tightrope walking and wrote a book about it called Tightrope Walker.
In 1969 Loudermilk temporarily tripped out, got hip and underground, and released the soon to be classic, neo-psych album The Open Mind of John D Loudermilk. Finally in recent years it has been re-released on CD. I recommend it, though it is ever so slightly peculiar, but in just … I don't know … that peculiar, peculiar way.
John D. Loudermilk was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1976.
Here is a small list of some of his other classic songs:
"Angela Jones" -- Johnny Ferguson version peaked at #27 in Billboard's but the version to hear is by Milk and their bubble gum version from 1969
"Break My Mind" -- covered by both Linda Rondstadt and Gram Parsons
"Ebony Eyes" -- the Everly Brothers' perfect version was a huge tear-drop rock hit in 1961, reaching #8
"Google Eye" -- kind of a ridiculous novelty song, though it was a big hit in France, sung in French by the neo Ye-Ye group Les Lionceaux
"Norman" – Sue Thompson's biggest hit peaked at #3
"Sad Movies (Make Me Cry)" -- another big hit for Sue Thompson, this one reached #5 on the Billboard charts. This song was also a hit in France, this time for Sylvie Vartan in the French version: "Quand le film est triste." During her career, the Ye-Ye singer Vartan recorded several Loudermilk songs.
"Talk Back Trembling Lips" -- A #1 hit by country singer Ernest Ashworth. This song has probably been covered a least a hundred times, and almost always by Country music artists.
"Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye" -- an absolutely great and beautiful song, probably the most recorded tune of John Loudermilk. There may be as many as 200 versions floating around; the most successful version was by The Casinos in 1967.
"This Little Bird" -- was once recorded by Marianne Faithfull in the mid sixties. Her version reached # 5 in the UK, but only #32 in the US. Later it was recorded by Nancy Sinatra and by Jewel.
"Thou Shalt Not Steal" -- from 1964, a classic track, became one of Dick & Dee Dee's biggest sellers
"Turn Me On" -- Nina Simone did a great early version of this song, so incredibly laid back. Just a few years back, Norah Jones re-did it in a similar manner
Anyway, Happy 75th Birthday John D. Loudermilk!


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Fledgling arts organization YU Contemporary announced last week that director Sandra Percival was suddenly leaving her post after less than two years at the helm. YU co-founders Curtis Knapp and Flint Jamison made the announcement, with Knapp assuming duties as acting director the next day.
The announcement came two years after the organization promised much—setting expectations somewhere north of the moon—and delivered little. YU's stated mission is to bring internationally known artists to Portland, eventually filling the old Yale Union Laundry building with jaw-dropping contemporary art. The main exhibition hall is 14,000 square feet, a glorious, light-filled venue any artist would kill to show in. So far, however, not much of anything has been exhibited there—actual visual-arts programming has been anemic—while YU plods along a development trajectory that has been markedly nontransparent in its aims. Events designed to introduce the space to the public have consisted largely of art-scenesters walking the vast hall, wishing it were available immediately to local artists rather than promised eventually to out-of-towners.
Some think YU is a gigantic machine for the production of hot air. Others support its goals and chastise any naysaying as counterproductive to artistic growth in Portland's notoriously delicate creative ecosphere. That ecosphere is informed by the belief that big-money arts donors ally with one institution at the expense of others. Old money—so conventional wisdom goes—goes to the Portland Art Museum while nouveau-riche Pearl District types support PICA, and rich gay collectors buy art at the annual Cascade AIDS Project auction. The rest of the pot is divided among the galleries, with nonprofits competing for dollars like dogs growling and baring their teeth for the same bones. YU stuck its snout into a crowded pack, and there was much yelping.
Either way, YU's goals are being accomplished in town. There already is a nonprofit bringing in international art stars to mount exhibitions of remarkable caliber: Disjecta. On Jan. 21, it opened an installation by world-renowned art star Peter Halley, perhaps the biggest curatorial achievement since 1974, when the Portland Center for Visual Arts brought in late minimalist master Donald Judd. As Disjecta's cultural currency soars, YU wrings its hands with bureaucratic reshuffling. Don't count me among YU's advocates or detractors; I just wish the organization would show us the goods and put that glorious space to use.


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New Bedford cop resigns amid stolen prescription pill investigation
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Team 5 Investigates has learned a 19-year veteran of the New Bedford Police Department resigned from the department Wednesday afternoon amid an investigation into stolen prescription pills.
NewsCenter 5's Kathy Curran reported the focus of the investigation is on Sgt. John Pereira. Approximately 50 Percocet pills were discovered missing last week from a locker inside the police department where inmate property is stored, a locker only police can access. Team 5 has learned the pills were a prescription for an inmate who had been booked at the jail.
New Bedford Police Chief David Provencher declined comment but sources tell Team 5 the police department did an internal investigation and Pereira resigned from his job late this afternoon.
Jon Mitchell, the city's mayor, has asked the Bristol County District Attorney's office to investigate. "Earlier this week evidence came to light that pills had been stolen from a locker that stores the effects of pre-trial detainees here in New Bedford. Evidence also came to light that a police officer may have been involved in the theft, so these are matters we take seriously in New Bedford," said Mitchell. He also told Team 5 he wants the city to find out if this is a one-time incident or if it's happened before.
Even though Pereira resigned, he has not been charged with any crime. Team 5's attempts to get his comment were unsuccessful. The mayor has asked for a review of the police department's security procedures when it comes to evidence and inmate property.


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Students in the University of Denver Religious Studies program explore the phenomenon of religion as well as religious traditions from around the world, taking an interdisciplinary and global perspective. Students in this program follow a range of professional and scholarly career paths, leading them to graduate school in Religious Studies, Philosophy, or Law, or to professions in which critical thinking and cross-cultural analytical tools are important – like business, social work, government or non-profit organizations, and journalism.
Career paths: What do DU's RLGS majors and minors do after graduation?
Students with Religious Studies degrees put them to use in a range of professional and scholarly careers, including:
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Transferable skills: What do DU's RLGS majors and minors offer employers?
Students with Religious Studies degrees offer employers a range of transferable skills, including:
- The ability to analyze complex issues and consider them with objectivity.
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At Ohio's Supermax Prison, a Hunger Strike Ends But Extreme Isolation Remains
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Last week, men incarcerated at Ohio's supermax prison, the Ohio State Penitentiary in Youngstown, brought a month-long hunger strike to a close. Between 30 and 40 men had refused all meals since March 16 to protest new restrictions placed on already severely limited recreation and programming for those in solitary confinement. On Wednesday, April 15, all but one of the men agreed to suspend the hunger strike after a meeting with the warden at which the prison agreed to lifting some, but not all, of the new restrictions.
The Ohio State Penitentiary, or OSP, opened as Ohio's first super maximum security facility in 1998. Conditions for the over 400 men held there are more restrictive than on Ohio's death row. Even under policies that now exclude people with serious mental illness from placement there, the men incarcerated at OSP include those with mental health needs, including people with depression, dementia, cognitive and developmental disabilities.
Litigation by the ACLU and the Center for Constitutional Rights about OSP's conditions and the criteria for determining who was placed there went all the way to the Supreme Court in 2005. In that case, Austin v Wilkinson, the Court recognized that solitary confinement at OSP was an "atypical and substantial hardship." The Court's opinion, authored by Justice Antony Kennedy, included a description of the prison: (more…)


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Judge Boxes Ears of Both Parties in Apple-Samsung Lawsuit
Dec 18, 2012 1:07 PM PT
Both Apple and Samsung, which have been locked in lawsuits in the United States and abroad, won a little and lost a little in their hearing before Judge Lucy H. Koh in San Jose, Calif.
On Monday, the judge denied Samsung's request for a retrial seeking to reduce the US$1.05 billion in damages a jury had awarded Apple in August for infringement of some of its patents.
Koh also ruled against Apple's motion for a permanent injunction on some Samsung products that infringed its patents.
"We are pleased that the judge denied Apple's move to limit consumer choice, and restrict fair competition in the marketplace," Samsung spokesperson Lauren Restuccia told the E-Commerce Times.
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"The Apple-Samsung litigation is about market share -- who obtains the upper hand in this multibillion-dollar industry," remarked attorney Raymond Van Dyke. The patent suits are a distraction, he continued.
The patent litigation is "over products that aren't even relevant in the market because the market and products are evolving so rapidly," Jim McGregor, founder and principal analyst at Tirias Research, told the E-Commerce Times.
Legal Pat-a-Cake
The case at hand began when Apple sued Samsung for patent infringement and won $1 billion in damages. Samsung countersued. Meanwhile, the two were also duking it out in Europe, Australia and elsewhere in the world, further validating the concept of the global village.
In October, Samsung filed a patent suit against the iPhone 5; in November, Apple retaliated by filing for permission to add six new Samsung products to its patent infringement lawsuit.
Along the way, Samsung filed to have the damages against it reduced, Apple filed to have them increased, and Samsung filed for a retrial mainly on the grounds that Velvin Hogan, the foreman of the jury, had tainted the trial by failing to disclose that he'd filed for bankruptcy in 1993 and had been sued by his former employer, Seagate.
The Latest Rulings
Koh found no evidence of bias toward Apple on Hogan's part or that he was being deceitful during jury selection.
The judge refused Apple's motion for a permanent injunction against some Samsung products that infringed its patents, ruling that it failed to show it had lost sales because of the infringement.
"Judge Koh is apparently taking some heat in that she's reconsidering the extent of Apple's win, particularly Apple's request for an injunction against Samsung's products," Van Dyke told the E-Commerce Times. "As the damages theories coalesce in Judge Koh's mind, she will likely steer some middle course, perhaps forcing the parties to settle their dispute."
The Impact of the Rulings
Apple "would have likely used [the permanent injunction] as a way to set a precedent and go after products that are more current," Rob Enderle, principal analyst at the Enderle Group, told the E-Commerce Times.
Losing its bid for the injunction would not have a great influence on Apple's competition with Samsung "largely because the products at risk were either after, or nearly at, the end of their lives," Enderle continued.
Even if Apple had won, the industry "changes so rapidly that any legal advantage a company may have will likely disappear in future product generations," McGregor pointed out. "The lifecycle of those advantages is growing shorter and shorter."
Samsung has already dropped its lawsuits against Apple in the EU. This move "perhaps signals an intent of another high-level settlement," Van Dyke surmised.
Samsung "remains committed to licensing our technologies on fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory terms, and we strongly believe it is better when companies compete fairly in the marketplace rather than in court," Restuccia stated. In this spirit, the company decided to withdraw its injunction requests against Apple "on the basis of our standard essential patents pending in European courts."
Apple did not respond to our request to comment for this story.


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Ben Jones, The Video
It seems pretty fitting that I've sat down to write about Ben Jones' current exhibition at least three or four times. The requisite online "research" always turned into episodes of Problem Solverz, Jones' show on Cartoon Network, a trip down the wormhole of media-saturated content on Paper Rad, his collaborative with Jessica and Jacob Ciocci (including Rhizome and the New Museum's recent archival of their website, http://www.paperrad.org and the accompanying exhibition, "Welcome to My Homey Page"), and a late night gchat where a friend excitedly offered to rip me his hard-to-find videos on DVD.
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Ben Jones: The Video, at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, Pacific Design Center through February 24th, includes plenty that will look familiar to those who have tripped in the Jones universe before. Quasi-religious Gumby dolls, burning neon suns, loveable part man-dog-anteater Alfe; they're all here. But the mood of the show is quite different from his prior work. It's hypnotic, reflective, and more than a little bit sinister.
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The Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF) has unveiled the 15 projects selected for this year's co-production market, Dubai Film Connection (DFC).
The projects, all from Arab filmmakers, will vie for more than $100,000 in award money and partnership opportunities, with the aim of helping the scripts reach the screen. This year's line-up includes:
A Dog's Tail, dir: Rami Yasin (Jordan)
A Full Moon Night, dir: Fares Naanaa (Tunisia)
Batata, dir: Noura Kevorkian (Lebanon)
Beirut Solo, dir: Sabah Haider (Lebanon)
Catch the Moon, dir: Sameh Zoabi (Palestine)
Counterbalance, dir: Selim Mourad (Lebanon)
Even Donkeys Have Remorse, dir: Shirin Abu Shaqra (Lebanon)
From A to B, dir: Ali F. Mostafa (UAE)
Ghost Hunting, dir: Raed Andoni (Palestine)
Kilo 56, dir: Mohamed Hammad (Egypt)
Me, Myself and Murdoch, dir: Yahya Alabdallah (Jordan)
Scars and Traces, dir: Remi Itani (Lebanon)
The Foreign Son, dir: Abdallah Badis (Algeria)
The Valley, dir: Ghassan Salhab (Lebanon)
You Are Algeria, dir: Farid Bentoumi (Algeria)
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This bread was inspired by my friend I met on The Fresh Loaf website, Khalid. His beautiful bread was a 100% whole wheat version using yeast while for my version I chose to convert the recipe to sourdough and used three different whole grain flours instead of one.
I decided to use my trusty Krups coffee grinder to make fresh ground flour for the entire recipe and I was quite happy with the results.
I used a 2 step build for the starter mixing Einkorn Ancient Whole Wheat with a Hard White Whole Wheat.
For the main dough I used one of my favorite flours Kamut which is similar to Durum but more wholesome with a stronger wheat flavor. I also used more of the Hard White Whole Wheat.
The dates are simmered in part of the water used for the main dough and I then chopped them up in the food processor before adding them to the dough. In hindsight I should have hand chopped them instead since I ended up with more of a paste and you don't really see too many of the dates in the final bread.
All in all this is a nice tasty bread that would only be better if I left bigger pieces of the sweet dates.
I just had a couple of pieces for breakfast with some fresh mozzarella and it was quite tasty.
Levain Directions
Step 1
Mix all the levain ingredients together for about 1 minute and cover with plastic wrap. Let it sit at room temperature for around 7-8 hours or until the starter has doubled. I used my proofer set at 83 degrees and it took about 4 hours.
Step 2
Mix the flour and water with all of the levain from step 1 and let it sit at room temperature again until it is doubled. At this point you can either use it right away or put it in the refrigerator and use it the next 1 to 2 days.
Date Preparation
Make sure there are no pits in the dates and do not trust the package like I did which claimed they were pitted dates. Simmer the dates in 226 grams of water until they are soft. After you remove them from the heat, add 100 grams of cold water and let the dates sit until they come back down to room temperature.
Next, I suggest you hand chop them into pieces but don't make them too small like I did or you won't really taste them in the final bread.
Main Dough Procedure
Mix the flours with the remainder of the water for about 1 minute. Let the rough dough sit for about 20 minutes to an hour. Next add the dates, butter and salt and mix on low for 2 minutes and speed #2 for another 2 minutes or by hand for about 6 minutes. You should end up with a cohesive dough that is slightly tacky but very manageable. Remove the dough from your bowl and place it in a lightly oiled bowl or work surface and do several stretch and folds. Let it rest covered for 10-15 minutes and then do another stretch and fold. Let it rest another 10-15 minutes and do one additional stretch and fold. After a total of 2 hours place your covered bowl in the refrigerator and let it rest for 12 to 24 hours. (Since I used my proofer I only let the dough sit out for 1.5 hours before refrigerating).
When you are ready to bake remove the bowl from the refrigerator and let it set out at room temperature still covered for 1.5 to 2 hours. Remove the dough and shape as desired. I made 1 large Miche for this bake.
The dough will take 1.5 to 2 hours depending on your room temperature and will only rise about 1/3 it's size at most. Let the dough dictate when it is read to bake not the clock.
Around 45 minutes before ready to bake, pre-heat your oven to 500 degrees F. and prepare it for steam. I have a heavy-duty baking pan on the bottom rack of my oven with 1 baking stone on above the pan and one on the top shelf. I pour 1 cup of boiling water in the pan right after I place the dough in the oven.
Right before you are ready to put them in the oven, score as desired and then add 1 cup of boiling water to your steam pan or follow your own steam procedure.
After 1 minute lower the temperature to 450 degrees. Bake for 35-50 minutes until the crust is nice and brown and the internal temperature of the bread is 205 degrees.
Take the bread out of the oven when done and let it cool on a bakers rack before for at least 2 hours before eating.
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1. Which of your characters is your favorite?
My favorites have to be from the novel, Chasing The Trickster, which is coming out this fall from Eternal Press. Although I've written a lot of short stories and several novels, these characters were the ones who kept grabbing me and bringing me back to working on their story. I have a couple of other characters who do that, but Nina, Pascal and Joe have been incredibly forceful. Not to sound like a total nut, but sometimes I think I see one or another of them on the street or in the subway. They just don't give up on me.
2. Tell me about your travels.
Stratford, Montreal, Quebec and the Ile d'Orleans in Canada. I've been to Nantucket, all over Cape Cod, Boston, Salem, and Plymouth, Mass. I grew up in NYS so have been to places all over there as well as CT and NJ. (I love Cape May!) And we go to the Catskills every summer. I've been up and down the Eastern seaboard all the way down to Key West, and have gone cross country: Austin TX, (family) New Orleans, Sante Fe, the Grand Canyon, Yosemite, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Seattle. I lived three years in St. Andrews, Scotland and visited the Hebrides (waves to Lismore), Dundee and Glasgow. In England: the Lake District, London, and York. I've been to Paris, France, Amsterdam, Holland and Aachen, Germany. Funny, I don't think of myself as a traveler. I don't even drive a car, but my mom was a nomad in her former life and took us everywhere.
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Decaf coffee and lots of it.
4. What else can you do besides write?
In my earlier life I was a theatre person (acting, directing, producing, costuming, being a literary manager) and a paralegal. I'm a wife of 18 years and mom to a 14 year old son. I like sewing and take art classes in quilting, journaling and mixed media. My art quilts are part of a group show right now here in NYC.
5. Who are you reading right now?
6. Pop culture or academia?
7. What is the toughest scene you ever wrote?
A mom tries to save the lives of her husband and child, and fails.
8. Where do you find your inspirations to write?
My life. I never know it at the time, though. Usually a couple of years afterwards I say, OMG, that's why I wrote it? Sort of like a booby trap in a pretty box with bows and ribbons.
9. Food you could eat everyday.
10. Are you into sports or other physical activities?
11. What kind of music speaks to you?
12. Do you outline your stories or do they just take you along for the ride?
13. Celebrity crush.
14. Who are the biggest influences on your work?
15. Do you still watch cartoons?
April Grey's first novel Chasing the Trickster will be out this November from Eternal Press. In honor of this event she has produced a collection of her previously published short stories, "The Fairy Cake Bake Shoppe and 13 other Weird Tales." Before turning to writing she was a theatre professional and a paralegal. She currently teaches in NYC and does art quilts in her spare time. She lives with her husband and son. Find her online at:
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14 Fabulous Family Activities in the San Francisco Bay Area
Looking for fun kid-friendly activities in and around San Francisco? We asked our savvy San Francisco Bay Area Mom Bloggers for their favorites, and the answers are as diverse as the Bay Area itself.
Whether you're a local or first-time visitor, their recommendations, as well as the more specific ones below, are sure to be hits with your family.
San Francisco
1. Crissy Field, San Francisco
"We love spending a sunny day at Crissy Field. It has the intense spirit of the ocean, world-class views, and plenty of space to spread out and frolic. We like to bring a picnic and meet several families for a giant day-long party. I grew up in the desert of West Texas so I never take for granted what a gift it is to enjoy the Pacific Ocean and the San Francisco Bay." -Robin Dutton-Cookston of The Foggiest Idea
2. Chinatown, San Francisco
Silicon Valley Mamas, Suz Lipman of Slow Family Online, and Debbie Abrams Kaplan of Frisco Kids all recommend exploring Chinatown, where kids can watch how fortune cookies are made and sort through various goods (both quality and kitch) at ethnic stores.
3. California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco
"We are huge fans of the California Academy of Sciences. We go a lot, and my son always finds something new to marvel at." -Very Bloggy Beth of Very Bloggy
4. Golden Gate Park, San Francisco
"It has so much to offer — the Japanese Tea Garden, Academy of Sciences, the Carousel, walking trails and lots of space for picnics. We could visit Golden Gate Park once a week and always experience something new." - Natali, Alex, Jennifer, Nathalee of MommyBeta
5. Alta Plaza Park, San Francisco
"My daughter Chloe loves the big slides and playing in the sand at Alta Plaza Park. I love going there with her because the breath-taking view of San Francisco is hard to beat." - Natalie Zee Drieu of Coquette Maman
6. Bay Area Discovery Museum, Sausalito
"My favorite kid-friendly activity is going to the Bay Area Discovery Museum. It appeals to all 4 of my kids... ages 2 through 12. They all love it, so no complaining means it is fun for me, too! There are outside areas and inside areas... places to think and places to run." XLMIC of Taking It On
7. Point Reyes National Seashore, Marin County
"My son Julian loves to head over to the Point Reyes National Seashore to explore the large coastal park on a separate tectonic plate from the rest of Marin County — it was once part of Southern California, broke off, and has been inching it's way north ever since. A favorite is the Miwok Village there close to the Bear Valley Visitors' Center." -Suzuki of The Julian File
8. Marin County Fair, Marin
"It's a world-class event that happens every 4th of July weekend. This year, we saw Chinese acrobats, a wonderful puppet theater show, fine art, music, dance, an interactive sculpture of San Francisco made of 100,000 toothpicks, and an exhibit all about the Golden Gate Bridge." -Suzuki of The Julian File
East Bay
9. Oakland Zoo, Oakland
"The Oakland Zoo is a favorite of ours and the only place we currently have a membership. We usually do a short cruise of the grounds, making sure to stop and see the giraffes and the monkeys, and then make a pit stop in the children's area, set out a blanket on the grass and snack ourselves silly. After that, it's time for the train and the carousel. If the girls had their way, we would ride the train and carousel the whole time." Michele Brown of Papoe
10. Tilden Park, Berkeley
"I think the wide variety of parks to play in is appealing to kids of all ages. We love the steam train in Tilden Park, mainly because our son is just a wee bit obsessed with 'choo-choo's' at the moment." -Micheline Ludwick of Flyrish Foibles
11. Ardenwood Historic Farm, Freemont
"My girls' hands-down favorite is Ardenwood Historic Farm. It doesn't matter what time of the year we visit, there's always a pioneer outdoors cooking class, a Victorian or Scottish period reenactment or a butterfly naturalist program. That place rocks!" -Laure Latham of Frog Mom
12. Point Isabel, Albany
"If we have a couple of free hours, our favorite activity is a romp with our dog (and 300 other happy, off-leash pups) at Pt. Isabel in Albany. It sates the kids' desire to turn our house into a dog shelter." Nancy Davis Kho of Midlife Mixtape
South Bay
13. San Jose Museums
Two of the South Bay's best kid-friendly destinations are musuems. Debbie Abrams Kaplan of Frisco Kids especially likes the Children's Discovery Museum and the Tech Museum, both in San Jose.
14. Happy Hollow Park & Zoo, San Jose
"Happy Hollow brings the biggest of smiles to my little ones' faces." -Amy of Using Our Words
Everywhere: Beaches, Museums, Libraries, and Farmer's Markets
In addition to these destinations, Amy Fothergill of The Family Chef points out that there are beaches up and down the coast, and that for kids, "it does not get better," while Nancy Davis Kho of MidLife Mixtape lauds the Bay Area's many world class museums: "As a mom of a teen and a tween, we are slowly transitioning away from the abundance of child-friendly museums (Exploratorium, Habitot, Lawrence Hall of Science) and toward exhibits at art museums like the DeYoung, SFMOMA and the Oakland Museum of Art."
For more neighborhood-based family fun, Julia Linsteadt of GoatNotes Blog frequents the farmers' markets with her kids: "On any given day there are at least one or two farmers markets taking place," which she says are "a fun way for us to get outdoors together, eat delicious food and have a chance to explore all of those wonderful cities that make up the SF Bay Area;" while Unknown Mami and her kids are hanging out at one of San Francisco's beautiful public libraries: "My eldest, Put Pie, enjoys checking out videos and books, going to story time, or just hanging out in the kids section. We have been lucky to witness the renovation of many of our local libraries and feel truly lucky to be able to have a place that is a priceless free family-friendly resource."