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Gilligan's Island
|Gilligan's Island
Opening title card for the show's first season (1964–65)
|Created by
|Sherwood Schwartz
|Bob Denver
Alan Hale, Jr.
Jim Backus
Natalie Schafer
Tina Louise
Russell Johnson
Dawn Wells
|Opening theme
|"The Ballad of Gilligan's Isle"
|Country of origin
|United States
|No. of seasons
|No. of episodes
|98 (list of episodes)
|Camera setup
|Running time
|25 minutes
|Production company(s)
|Gladysya Productions
United Artists Television
CBS Productions
|Warner Bros. Television Distribution
|Original network
|Picture format
|Black-and-white (1964–65)
Color (1965–67)
|Audio format
|Original release
|September 26, 1964– April 17, 1967
|Followed by
|The New Adventures of Gilligan
|External links
|[{{#property:P856}} Website]
Gilligan's Island is an American sitcom created and produced by Sherwood Schwartz via United Artists Television. The show had an ensemble cast that featured Bob Denver, Alan Hale, Jr., Jim Backus, Natalie Schafer, Russell Johnson, Tina Louise, and Dawn Wells. It aired for three seasons on the CBS network from September 26, 1964, to April 17, 1967. Originally sponsored by Philip Morris & Co and Procter & Gamble, the show followed the comic adventures of seven castaways as they attempted to survive the island on which they had been shipwrecked. Most episodes revolve around the dissimilar castaways' conflicts and their unsuccessful attempts, for whose failure Gilligan was frequently responsible, to escape their plight.[1]
Gilligan's Island ran for a total of 98 episodes. The first season, consisting of 36 episodes, was filmed in black and white. These episodes were later colorized for syndication. The show's second and third seasons (62 episodes) and the three television movie sequels were filmed in color.
The show enjoyed solid ratings during its original run, then grew in popularity during decades of syndication, especially in the 1970s and 1980s when many markets ran the show in the late afternoon after school. Today, the title character of Gilligan is widely recognized as an American cultural icon.
- 1 Premise
- 2 Characters [1]
- 3 Episodes
- 4 Typical plots
- 5 Theme song
- 6 Production
- 7 Cancellation
- 8 Nielsen ratings/Television schedule
- 9 Film sequels
- 10 Spin-offs
- 11 Appearances in other TV shows
- 12 Reunions and documentaries
- 13 Clones, parodies, allusions etc.
- 14 Syndication
- 15 DVD releases
- 16 In other media
- 17 Film remake
- 18 Ginger or Mary Ann?
- 19 Notes
- 20 References
- 21 Bibliography
- 22 External links
The two-man crew of the charter boat SS Minnow and five passengers on a "three-hour tour" from Honolulu run into a tropical storm and are shipwrecked on an uncharted island somewhere in the Pacific Ocean.[lower-alpha 1] The island was close enough to Hawaii to clearly pick up Hawaiian AM radio transmissions on a portable receiver.
Characters [1]
- Bob Denver as First Mate Gilligan, the bumbling, accident-prone crewman (affectionately known as "Little Buddy" by "the Skipper") of the SS Minnow. Denver was not the first choice to play Gilligan; actor Jerry Van Dyke was offered the role, but he turned it down, believing that the show would never be successful. He chose instead to play the lead in My Mother the Car, which premiered the following year and was cancelled after one season. The producers looked to Bob Denver, the actor who had played Maynard G. Krebs, the goofy but lovable beatnik in The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis. None of the show's episodes ever specified Gilligan's full name or clearly indicated whether "Gilligan" was the character's first name or his last. In the DVD collection, Sherwood Schwartz states that he preferred the full name of "Willy Gilligan" for the character. Denver, on various television/radio interviews (The Pat Sajak Show; KDKA radio), said that "Gil Egan" was his choice. The actor reasoned that because everyone yelled at the first mate, it ran together as "Gilligan." In the unaired pilot episode, it is unclear whether Lovey Howell refers to Gilligan as "Stewart" or steward. On Rescue from Gilligan's Island, the writers artfully dodged Gilligan's full name when the other names are announced. Little is revealed about Gilligan's past, except his occasional reference to best friend Skinny Mulligan.
- Alan Hale, Jr. as The Skipper/Captain Jonas Grumby, the captain of the S.S. Minnow. Alan Hale Jr. was a longtime actor in B-westerns and the look-alike son of Alan Hale, Sr., a legendary movie character actor. Hale so loved his role that, long after the show went off the air, he would still appear in character in his Los Angeles restaurant, Alan Hale's Lobster Barrel.[2] Although the Skipper was a father figure to Gilligan, Hale was only 14 years older than Denver. Gilligan pushed the Skipper out of the way of a loose depth charge when they were both serving in the United States Navy. Skipper is a World War II veteran, and served in the Seventh Fleet. In one episode, he describes his participation in the Battle of Guadalcanal. In the episode "They're Off and Running" (Season 1 Episode 28) Ginger is reading from a horoscope magazine and asks The Skipper his birthday to which he responds, "May 5th." In moments of exasperation, the Skipper would swat Gilligan on the head with his cap. Just as often, the Skipper would endearingly call Gilligan "Little Buddy." In addition, Hale wore his Skipper outfit when he and four other Gilligan's cast appeared on a few celebrity Family Feud shows.
- Jim Backus as Thurston Howell III, the millionaire. Backus was already a well known character actor when he took the part. The origin of the super rich Howell character dates back to 1949 radio when Backus portrayed "Hubert Updike III" on The Alan Young Show. Also, in the inaugural 1962/63 season (episode 31) of The Beverly Hillbillies Backus basically plays the same character; this time it's the eccentric millionaire Martin von Ransohoff. In the 1963 movie It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World Backus played Tyler Fitzgerald, a boozy and rich airplane owner who briefly gets caught up in the race for the money. He was perhaps best known as the voice of the cartoon character Mr. Magoo. He reused some of the voice inflections and mannerisms of Magoo in the role. He was well known for his ad-libs on the set. The character Howell was a Harvard graduate, a Republican, and a multi-billionaire until his losses in the Great Depression left him a multi-millionaire.
- Natalie Schafer as Eunice Lovelle Wentworth Howell, Thurston's wife, whom he affectionately called "Lovey". Schafer had it written into her contract that there were to be no close-ups of her, perhaps because of her age. Schafer was 63 when the pilot was shot, although reportedly no one on the set or in the cast knew her real age and she refused to divulge it. Originally, she only accepted the role because the pilot was filmed on location in Hawaii. She looked at the job as nothing more than a free vacation, as she was convinced that a show this silly would "never go."[3]
- Tina Louise as Ginger Grant, the movie star. Louise clashed with producer Sherwood Schwartz because she believed that she was hired as the central character. Her character was originally written as a hard nosed, sharp tongued temptress, but Louise argued that this portrayal was too harsh and refused to play it as written. A compromise was reached; Louise agreed to play her as a Marilyn Monroe/Jayne Mansfield type. The evening gowns and hairstyle used were designed to re-create the look of Myrna Loy. Louise continued to clash with producers over her role and was the only cast member who refused to return for any of the post-series TV movies, saying that the role had killed her career as a serious actress. However, she did appear in a reunion of the cast on a late night television talk show in 1988 and on an episode of Roseanne in 1995 when the Roseanne cast re-enacted Gilligan's Island. In the first season, Ginger often wore gowns that looked as if they were tailored from SS Minnow tarpaulins or similar substitute cloth (some had the name of the vessel stenciled on them). In the pilot episode, the character of Ginger (then a secretary) was played by actress Kit Smythe.
- Russell Johnson as Professor Roy Hinkley, Ph.D.. John Gabriel was originally cast, but the network thought he looked too young to have all the degrees attributed to the Professor. Actually, "the Professor" was in fact a high school science teacher, not a university professor. In the first episode, the radio announcer describes him as a research scientist and well known Scoutmaster. Johnson, who served as a bombardier in the Pacific during World War II, stated that he had some difficulty remembering his more technically oriented lines. Johnson's role in the series was spoofed in a Bloom County comic strip for the Professor's technical expertise being unable to get the castaways off the island. This odd contradiction was played up in "Weird Al" Yankovic's parody song, Isle Thing, when the Professor, who is brilliant enough to "make a nuclear reactor from a couple of coconuts" cannot "build a lousy raft". In his autobiography, Here On Gilligan's Isle, Russell Johnson admitted the Professor indeed for all his smarts could not build a boat, but, despite popular beliefs stated in the aforementioned Bloom County strip or the "Weird Al" parody song, firmly added the Professor also did not build a nuclear reactor from coconuts nor a satellite dish from clam shells.
- Dawn Wells as Mary Ann Summers. Wells was a former Miss Nevada when she auditioned for the role. Her competition included Raquel Welch and Patricia Ann Priest. The pilot episode had a different character ("Bunny") played by actress Nancy McCarthy. After it was shot, the network decided to recast the roles of the Professor and the two young women. Mary Ann became a simple farm girl from Winfield, Kansas. In 1993, Wells published Mary Ann's Gilligan's Island Cookbook with co-writers Ken Beck and Jim Clark, including a foreword by Bob Denver. In February 2007, she starred as Lovey Howell in Gilligan's Island: The Musical, a musical stage adaptation of the TV show.
- Charles Maxwell was the uncredited voice of the "Radio Announcer" (1964–65). The castaways would listen to his plot-advancing radio bulletins in many episodes and always with perfect timing to hear the exact news they needed to know. Maxwell would often pause between sentences allowing the characters to react to his news and sometimes even responding to their comments.[4]
Pilot episode
Due to the three significant character and casting changes between the pilot episode and the first series, the pilot was not shown when the first series was aired in 1964.
Four of the original seven pilot characters were identical to those of the series (including the actor/actress cast for each role): Gilligan, the Skipper, and the two Howells.
The three remaining original pilot characters differed from those of the series (including the actor/actress cast): In the pilot, the Professor was instead a high school teacher played by John Gabriel; Ginger the movie star was instead Ginger, a practical secretary with red hair, played by Kit Smythe; and Mary Ann the Kansas farm girl was instead Bunny, a stereotypically cheerful "dumb blonde" secretary, played by Nancy McCarthy.
The pilot's opening and ending theme songs, two similar Calypso-styled tracks written by John Williams and performed by Sherwood Schwarz himself impersonating Sir Lancelot with differing lyrics, were quite different from those of the actual series. The short scenes during the opening theme song (which is longer than the series opening theme song) include Gilligan taking the Howells' luggage to the boat before cast-off and Gilligan attempting to give a cup of coffee to the Skipper during the storm that would ultimately maroon the boat.
After the opening theme song and opening credits end, the pilot proper begins with the seven castaways waking up on the beached SS Minnow and continues with them performing various tasks including exploring the island, attempting to fix the transmitter, building huts, and finding food. Contrary to some descriptions, no detailed accounts of the pilot characters' backgrounds were written into the pilot storylines. The pilot then ends with the ending theme song and ending credits.
Lastly, the background music and even the laugh tracks of the pilot appear all but identical to those used during the series.
First broadcast episode
The first episode actually broadcast, "Two on a Raft," is sometimes wrongly referred to as the series pilot. This episode begins with the same scene of Gilligan and the Skipper awakening on the boat as in the pilot (though slightly differently cut, to eliminate most shots of the departed actors) and continues with the characters sitting on the beach listening to a radio news report about their disappearance. There is no equivalent scene or background information in the pilot, except for the description of the passengers in the original theme song. Rather than re-shooting the rest of the pilot story for broadcast, the show just proceeded on. The plot thus skips over the topics of the pilot; the bulk of the episode tells of Gilligan and the Skipper setting off on a raft to try to bring help but unknowingly landing back on the other side of the same island.
The scene with the radio report is one of two scenes that reveal the names of the Skipper (Jonas Grumby) and the Professor (Roy Hinkley); the names are used in a similar radio report early in the series. The name Jonas Grumby appears nowhere else in the series except for an episode in which the Maritime Board of Review blames the Skipper for the loss of the ship. The name Roy Hinkley is used one other time when Mr. Howell introduces the Professor as Roy Huntley and the professor corrects him, to which Mr. Howell replies, "Brinkley, Brinkley."
The plot for the pilot episode would eventually be recycled into that season's Christmas episode, "Birds Gotta Fly, Fish Gotta Talk", in which the story of the pilot episode, concerning the practical problems on landing, is related through a series of flashbacks. Footage featuring characters that had been recast was reshot using the current actors. For scenes including only Denver, Hale, Backus, and Schafer the original footage was reused.
Last broadcast episode
The last episode of the show, "Gilligan the Goddess", aired on April 17, 1967, and ended just like the rest, with the castaways still stranded on the island. It was not known at the time that it was the last episode, as a fourth season was expected but then cancelled.[5]
In its last year Gilligan's Island was the lead-in program for the CBS Monday night schedule. It was followed for the first sixteen weeks by the sitcom Run, Buddy, Run. The timeslot from 7:30 to 8:30 Eastern was filled in the 1967–68 season by Gunsmoke, moved from its traditional Saturday 10 pm timeslot.
Typical plots
The shipwrecked castaways want to leave the remote island, and various opportunities present themselves. They typically fail owing to some bumbling error committed by Gilligan (with the exception of "The Big Gold Strike", where everyone except Gilligan is responsible for their failed escape). Sometimes this would result in Gilligan saving the others from some unforeseen flaw in their plan.[6]
Recurring elements center on one of five primary themes. The first deals with life on the island. A running gag is the castaways' ability to fashion a vast array of useful objects from bamboo and other local material. Some are simple everyday things, while others are stretches of the imagination. Russell Johnson noted in his autobiography that the production crew enjoyed the challenge of building these props. Some bamboo items include framed huts with thatched grass sides and roofs, along with bamboo closets strong enough to withstand hurricane-force winds and rain; the communal dining table and chairs, pipes for Gilligan's hot water, a stethoscope, and a pedal-powered car. Many scenes occur at the dining table, where the castaways enjoy a large number of dishes that Ginger and Mary Ann prepare while the radio provides news and entertainment. Gilligan and the Skipper often catch fish, and the island has citrus trees to avoid scurvy and a good supply of fresh water to drink and to prepare refreshing tropical drinks with. Naturally, despite their obvious skill and inventiveness, the castaways never quite manage to put together a functional raft out of bamboo (or repair the hole in their original ship as the ship itself fell to pieces when they tried that in one episode), although in the television movie Rescue from Gilligan's Island they do end up tying their huts together and using that as a raft for escape.
The second theme involves visitors to the "uncharted" island. One challenge to a viewer's suspension of disbelief is the frequency with which the castaways are visited by people who do nothing to assist them. Some have hidden motives for not assisting the castaways. Others are simply unable to help, incompetent, or are foiled in their efforts to help the castaways by Gilligan's bumbling. Bob Denver, Jim Backus, and Tina Louise each had feature episodes in which look-alikes come to the island (who were, of course, played by themselves in dual roles). The island itself is also home to an unusual assortment of animal life, some native, some visiting.
The third recurring theme is the use of dream sequences in which one of the castaways "dreams" he or she is some character related to that week's storyline. All of the castaways would appear as other characters within the dream. In later interviews and memoirs, almost all of the actors stated that the dream episodes were among their personal favorites.
The fourth recurring theme is a piece of news concerning the castaways arriving from the outside world that causes discord among them. Then a second piece of news arrives that says the first was incorrect. An exception to the latter part of this statement is the episode "The Postman Cometh", where Gilligan and the Skipper hear over the radio that Mary Ann's boyfriend eloped and the three single men try to cheer her up by wooing her; Mary Ann actually lied about having a boyfriend, and she created a romance with "a real creep" so that the others would think she had someone waiting for her back home.
The fifth recurring theme is the appearance or arrival of strange objects, like a WWII mine or a "Mars Rover" that the scientists back in the USA think is sending them pictures of Mars, and in one episode a meteorite.
Most of the slapstick comedic sequences between Hale and Denver were heavily inspired by Laurel and Hardy particularly by Hale breaking the fourth wall by looking directly into the camera expressing his frustration with Denver's clumsiness as Oliver Hardy often did.[7]
Theme song
The music and lyrics for the theme song, "The Ballad of Gilligan's Isle", were written by Sherwood Schwartz and George Wyle. One version was used for the first season and another for the second and third. In the original song, the Professor and Mary Ann, originally considered "second-billed co-stars", were referred to as "and the rest," but with the growing popularity of those characters, their names were inserted into the lyrics. The "Gilligan" theme song underwent this one major change thanks to star Bob Denver, who personally went to the studio and asked that Johnson and Wells be added to the theme song's opening credits. When the studio at first refused, saying it would be too expensive to reshoot, Denver insisted, even saying that if Johnson and Wells weren't included, he wanted his name out of the song as well. The studio caved in, and "the Professor and Mary Ann" were added.[8][9][10] Wells elaborated that star Denver went to the studio executives to get her and Johnson added to the opening credits.[11]
The first season version was recorded by the folk group The Wellingtons. The second season version, which incorporated more of a sea shanty sound, was uncredited, but according to Russell Johnson in his book Here on Gilligan's Isle, it was performed by a group called the Eligibles.[12]
The show's original pilot episode featured a calypso theme song by future film composer John Williams, and different lyrics. The original length of the voyage was "a six-hour ride", not "a three-hour tour".[13] John Williams (or Johnny Williams as he was often listed in the show credits) also started out as the composer of the incidental music for the show (from 1964 to 1965) but was replaced by Gerald Fried for the remaining seasons (1965–67).[14]
The band Little Roger and the Goosebumps recorded "Stairway to Gilligan's Island," a parody of Led Zeppelin's "Stairway to Heaven", substituting the words to the Gilligan's Island theme song.[15] "Weird Al" Yankovic recorded a song called "Isle Thing", a parody of Tone Lōc's "Wild Thing", about a rapper whose girlfriend introduces him to the show. Yankovic also used one verse from the closing theme lyrics in "Amish Paradise" (1996), a parody of Coolio's "Gangsta's Paradise" (1995). The song has also been covered by many bands, including Bowling for Soup for the TBS show The Real Gilligan's Island.[16] Israel Kamakawiwo'ole also recorded a comic tribute to the theme song on his album E Ala E.
Filming of the show took place at the CBS Radford Studios complex in Studio City, Los Angeles California.[17] The same stage was later used for The Mary Tyler Moore Show and Roseanne (which featured Gilligan's Island prominently on one episode). The lagoon was drained and used as a parking lot during the show's off-season and was the last surviving element of the show when it was demolished in 1997 as part of an expansion project.[citation needed]
Four different boats played the part of the S.S. Minnow. One was used in the opening credits and rented in Ala Wai Yacht Harbor in Honolulu, Hawaii. Another boat, the Bluejacket, was used in the opening credits shown during the second and third seasons and eventually turned up for sale on Vancouver Island in August 2006, after running aground on a reef in the Hecate Strait on the way south from Alaska. One boat was used for beach scenes after being towed to Kauai in Hawaii. The fourth Minnow was built on the CBS Studios set in the second season.[18] The Minnow was named in reference to Newton Minow, chairman of the U.S. FCC, who was most famous for describing television as "a vast wasteland".[19]
The final day of filming of the scenes of the pilot episode was Friday, November 22, 1963, the day of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.[20] The cast and crew found out about the assassination late that morning, Hawaii time.[20] Between the filming of scenes, they crowded around a radio, listening to news bulletins.[20] A reminder of the tragedy appears in the opening sequence of the show's first season, when the theme song is played. As the Minnow is leaving the harbor and heading out to sea, an American flag flying at half staff can be seen briefly in the background.[20][21]
The United States Coast Guard occasionally received telegrams from concerned citizens, who apparently did not realize it was a scripted show, pleading for them to rescue the people on the deserted island. The Coast Guard would simply forward these telegrams to producer Sherwood Schwartz.[22]
During the 1966–67 television season, Gilligan's Island aired on Monday nights at 7:30 p.m. Even though the sitcom's ratings had fallen out of the top 30 programs, during the last few weeks of its third season, the series was still doing very well and more than holding its own against its chief competitor, The Monkees, which aired at the same time on NBC-TV. Therefore, CBS assured Sherwood Schwartz that Gilligan's Island would definitely be picked up for a fourth year.
However, under pressure from network president William S. Paley and his wife Babe, along with many network affiliates and longtime fans of Gunsmoke (which had been airing late on Saturday nights), to reverse its threatened cancellation, CBS rescheduled the western series to an earlier time slot on Monday evenings at 7:30 p.m. As a result, Gilligan's Island was unceremoniously cancelled at practically the last minute even though the cast members were all on vacation. Some of the cast had bought houses based on Sherwood Schwartz's verbal confirmation that the series would be renewed for a fourth season.[23]
Nielsen ratings/Television schedule
|Season premiere
|Season finale
|1) 1964–65
|September 26, 1964
|June 12, 1965
|Saturday nights at 8:30 P.M.
|24.7 (tie)
|2) 1965–66
|September 16, 1965
|April 28, 1966
|Thursday nights at 8:00 P.M.
|3) 1966–67
|September 12, 1966
|April 17, 1967
|Monday nights at 7:30 P.M.
Film sequels
In a 1978 made-for-television movie, Rescue from Gilligan's Island, the castaways do successfully leave the island, but have difficulty reintegrating back into society. During a reunion cruise on the first Christmas after their rescue, fate intervenes and they find themselves wrecked on the same island at the end of the film. It starred the original cast except for Tina Louise, who refused to participate due to her disputes with the producers and was replaced by Judith Baldwin. The plot involved Soviet agents seeking a memory disc from a spy satellite that landed on the island and facilitated their rescue.
In a 1979 sequel, The Castaways on Gilligan's Island, they are rescued once again, and the Howells convert the island into a getaway resort with the other five castaways as "silent partners". Ginger was again played by Judith Baldwin. This sequel was intended as a pilot for a possible new series in which the castaways would host new groups of tourists each week, using the all-star cast anthology format made popular by Fantasy Island and The Love Boat. The series never materialized, though the premise was the basis of a short-lived 1981 series titled Aloha Paradise.
In a second sequel, The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island (1981), villains played by Martin Landau and then-wife Barbara Bain (who also appeared together on Mission: Impossible and Space: 1999) try to take over the island to gain access to a vein of Supremium, a valuable but volatile element. This time, Ginger was played by Constance Forslund. They are thwarted by the timely intervention of the Harlem Globetrotters. Jim Backus, who was in poor health at the time, only appeared at the very end, arriving back on the island. David Ruprecht played the role of Thurston Howell IV, even though the series had established that the Howells were childless. Unlike the previous two movies, The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island utilized a laugh track like the original series.
The New Adventures of Gilligan was a Filmation-produced animated remake that aired on ABC Saturday Morning from September 7, 1974, to September 4, 1977, for 24 episodes (16 installments airing in 1974–75 and eight new ones combined with repeats in 1975–76). The voices were done by the original cast except for Ginger and Mary Ann (both were voiced by Jane Webb). Dawn Wells could not voice her own character due to an on-the-road play.[citation needed] An additional character was Gilligan's pet Snubby the Monkey.
Gilligan's Planet was an animated science fiction version produced by Filmation and starring the voices of the Gilligan's Island cast, save for Tina Louise (Dawn Wells voiced both Mary Ann and Ginger). In a follow-up to The New Adventures of Gilligan, the castaways escape from the island by building a spaceship, and get shipwrecked on a distant planet. Only 12 episodes aired on CBS between September 18, 1982, and September 3, 1983. In the episode "Let Sleeping Minnows lie", they travel to an island, get shipwrecked there, and Gilligan observes, "First we were stranded on an island, then we were stranded on a planet, and now we're stranded on an island on a planet."
"Dusty's Trail" was a series produced and created by Sherwood Schwartz. Based on characters from Gilligan's Island, it also starred Bob Denver as Dusty, a mumbling, bumbling scout for a wagon train, with Forrest Tucker as the wagon master, a rich couple (Mr. and Mrs. Brookhaven), a smart science professor, a school teacher and a saloon girl. The series aired from September 11, 1973 to March 12, 1974 in broadcast syndication. The series was canceled after its first season, having run for 26 episodes. In the series, a wagon and stagecoach are separated from a wagon train and must find their way to California, facing troubles along the way.
Appearances in other TV shows
ALF featured an episode in 1987 called "The Ballad of Gilligan's Island" in which the alien dreams he is on the island after getting familiar with the show and meets the featured castaways. Bob Denver, Alan Hale, Dawn Wells, and Russell Johnson portray darkly-skewed versions of their characters after being stuck on the island for 23 years. During ALF's dream, it was shown that Gilligan was getting tired of being called "Little Buddy" and the Professor argues with Skipper on how his ideas to get off the island being ruined were Gilligan's fault. The Howells are explained as having set up a camp on the other side of the island with no references to Ginger. Skipper puts ALF to work digging a hole for their mini-golf course (the opposite of ALF's order from Willie Tanner to fill in the lagoon he dug in his backyard) to compete with the Howells' golf course. The Professor was also shown to have successfully made a television where they watch sitcom versions of the Tanner Family.
Baywatch season 2 episode 16 "Now Sit Back and You'll Hear a Tale" (1992) features Bob Denver and Dawn Wells as Gilligan and Mary Ann as part of Eddie's dream.
In an unaired episode of the short-lived 1997 CBS sitcom Meego (TV series), Gilligan, the Professor, and Mary Ann all appear, played by the original actors, and Gilligan yells, "We've been trapped here for 35 years!" This episode did not air in the US because CBS canceled the series after six episodes aired.
Roseanne (which was shot on the same Studio City sound stage as Gilligan's Island) had an episode titled "Sherwood Schwartz: A Loving Tribute". Part of the episode is a fantasy sequence parodying this series. Most of the regular/recurring Roseanne cast portrayed the Gilligan's Island characters:
- Jackie (Laurie Metcalf) / Gilligan
- Dan (John Goodman) / Skipper
- Leon (Martin Mull) / Mr. Howell
- Bev (Estelle Parsons) / Mrs. Howell
- Roseanne (Roseanne Barr) / Ginger
- Mark (Glenn Quinn) / Professor
- Darlene (Sara Gilbert) / Mary Ann
During the end credits, Tina Louise, Bob Denver, Russell Johnson and Dawn Wells appeared as their Roseanne character counterparts. Sherwood Schwartz also appeared as himself, although his appearance is edited out in syndication.
Reunions and documentaries
Good Morning America featured a Gilligan's Island reunion presided over by guest host Kathie Lee Gifford on November 26, 1982. This was the first time that the entire cast had been reunited (including Tina Louise), even though Jim Backus was not able to be physically present. He was able to join the cast via a live video remote from Los Angeles, California.
The original cast members (along with Sherwood Schwartz) reunited on television for one last time, on a 1988 episode of The Late Show with Ross Shafer.
Gilligan's Island: Underneath the Grass Skirt is a 1999 documentary featuring Denver and Louise.
E! True Hollywood Story presented a backstage history of the show in 2000, featuring interviews with some of the stars or their widows.
Surviving Gilligan's Island (2001) was a docudrama in which Bob Denver, Dawn Wells, and Russell Johnson reminisce about the show.
Clones, parodies, allusions etc.
- Gilligan's Island: The Musical was first produced in the early 1990s, with a script by Lloyd Schwartz, Sherwood Schwartz's son, and songs by Schwartz's daughter and son-in-law, Hope and Laurence Juber. After extensive revisions, since 2001 it has been produced at various theaters around the U.S.
- "Weird Al" Yankovic used one verse verbatim from the Gilligan's Island theme in his single and video "Amish Paradise" (1996), which was a parody of Coolio's "Gangsta Paradise" (1995). The verse was: "There's no phone, no lights, no motorcar/Not a single luxury/Like Robinson Caruso/It's as primitive as can be..."
- In 2000, the Comedy Channel series, The Man Show, explored the long-standing controversy "Mary Ann vs. Ginger". Dawn Wells portrayed herself in island attire, while the Man Show gave their version of the issue. The episode was "The Beach Show", Season 2, Episode 7.
- Gilligan's Wake is a 2003 parallel novel loosely based on the 1960s CBS sitcom, from the viewpoints of the seven major characters, written by Esquire film and television critic Tom Carson. The title is derived from the title of the TV show and Finnegans Wake, the seminal work of Irish novelist James Joyce.
- On November 30, 2004, the TBS network launched a reality series titled The Real Gilligan's Island, which placed two groups of people on an island, leaving them to fend for themselves à la Survivor – the catch being that each islander matched a character type established in the original series (a klutz, a sea captain, a movie star, a millionaire's wife, etc.). While heavily marketed by TBS, the show turned out to be a flop with a very Survivor-like feel but little of its success. A second season began June 8, 2005, with two-hour episodes for four weeks. TBS announced in July 2005 that a third season of the show would not be produced.
Currently, syndication is handled by Warner Bros. Television (under Turner Entertainment Co., who in 1986 acquired UA's share of the series as part of the classic MGM library). It has aired on TBS from 1990 to 2003, where it also aired with colorization on season one for a while. TNT aired it at some point in the 1990s, and also aired the colorized season one. Nick at Nite later aired the series from 2000 to 2001. It then shifted to TV Land, where it aired from 2001 to 2003 (and again from January to June 2014). Then, in 2004, it quietly aired on Hallmark Channel.
As of 2015, the show airs nationally on both TV Land and Me-TV.[1]
DVD releases
Warner Home Video released all three seasons of Gilligan's Island on DVD in Region 1 between 2004 and 2005. The Complete First Season features all 36 episodes unedited with the original theme song. And, unlike other releases of older sitcoms, the episodes are in their original black-and-white format. The special features include the rare pilot episode with commentary with creator Sherwood Schwartz, and three other featurettes.
The Complete Second Season includes all 32 season two episodes and mentions in an interesting way that this season is in color. Bonuses for this set include: a season two intro with Russell Johnson and Sherwood Schwartz and audio commentary on the season's third episode, "The Little Dictator".
The Complete Third Season includes all 30 season three episodes and uses words from the theme song on the back: "Just sit right back... for the final season!" Special features include a season intro with Russell Johnson and Sherwood Schwartz, commentary on the season's fourth episode, "The Producer", guest starring Phil Silvers, and a fifteen-minute documentary entitled Gilligan's Island: A Pop Culture Phenomenon.
The Complete Series Collection contains all the same bonuses and featurettes, no added features for a complete series box set. All these releases were double-sided discs, and came in box sets.
In April 2012, the series was re-issued new DVD releases, with six episodes per disc and six discs per season, except for season 3, which only has five.
|DVD name
|Release date
|The Complete First Season
|February 3, 2004
|The Complete Second Season
|January 11, 2005
|The Complete Third Season
|July 26, 2005
|The Complete Series Collection
|November 6, 2007
In other media
A video game based on the series called "The Adventures of Gilligan's Island", was released for the Nintendo Entertainment System in July 1990. The game features the likenesses of all the original castaways except for Ginger, who is completely absent from the game.
A pinball machine based on the show was released in May 1991.
Film remake
Rights to the series were purchased, with an eye towards creating a movie scheduled for release March 30, 2012.[25] When Sherwood Schwartz, creator of Gilligan's Island, signed a deal granting all rights to the movie, he reportedly said, "[It] just happened in the last 48 hours. I can't take this much excitement at my age." Schwartz also said he would love to see Michael Cera as Gilligan and Beyoncé Knowles as Ginger.[26] Schwartz died on July 12, 2011. Whether the film will go on without him is unknown at this point.
On December 17, 2013, Deadline.com reported that Josh Gad would star and co-write the film with Benji Samit and Dan Hernandez.[27]
Ginger or Mary Ann?
The question of which of these two characters men prefer has endured long after the end of the series.[28][29] The question has inspired commercials,[30] essays, videos, and a sermon.[31] By most accounts, the wholesome, down-to-earth Mary Ann has consistently outpolled Ginger by a sizable margin.[32] Bob Denver admitted he was a Mary Ann fan.[29] According to Bob Denver in a 2001 interview, Wells received 3000–5,000 fan letters weekly, whereas Louise may have gotten 1,500 or 2,000.[33][34]
- ↑ The episode "The Pigeon" places the island approximately 300 miles (480 km) southeast of Hawaii, while the episode "X Marks the Spot" gives a location near 140° latitude , 10° longitude, which is impossible, as latitude values do not exceed 90°, and 10° longitude would put the island nowhere near the Pacific; reversing this (and assuming North latitude and West longitude) puts the island about 1,200 miles (1,900 km) to the southeast of Hawaii. This corresponds exactly to where the General draws his X on a map, which, according to the plot, is the location of the island. In the episode "Big Man On a Little Stick", however, the Professor gives the position as "approximately 110° longitude and 10° latitude".
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Gilligan's Island - Me TV
- ↑ Flint, Peter B (January 4, 1990), "Alan Hale Jr., Who Was Skipper On 'Gilligan's Island,' Dies at 71", The New York Times,
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- ↑ Stoddard 1996, p. 190.
- ↑ Chance, Norman (2010). Who Was Who on TV. 1. Xlibris. p. 546. Retrieved September 25, 2011.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ Stoddard 1996, pp. 306–7.
- ↑ Gilligan Trivia - Me TV
- ↑ "Denver", The New York Times, Sep 7, 2005<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>.
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- ↑ Lileth. "Was the "Gilligan's Island" theme song tampered with?". The Straight Dope. Cecil Adams. Retrieved 2006-04-04.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ "Gilligan's Island Tidbits". The Fifties Web. Retrieved 2006-04-04.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ Shales, Tom (February 8, 2004), "Hey, little buddy! 'Gilligan' DVD drifts into port", The Washington Post, p. N1,
To his credit, star Bob Denver lobbied Schwartz and others to change the lyrics to the theme song after the second season, so all the characters and not just most of them were listed. Instead of the chorus singing 'the movie star, and the rest,' they sang, 'the movie star, the professor and Mary Ann, here on Gilligan's isle!'<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ "Home Town Success Story". Bay views. Google Blogger. Retrieved 2014-09-17.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ "Gilligan's Island Theme". Gilligan's isle. Retrieved 2009-10-17.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ "Gilligan's Island Full Cast and Crew". IMDb.com. Retrieved 2010-08-05.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ "Stairway". The Official Gilligan's Island Fan Club. Retrieved March 18, 2011.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ "Bowling For Soup – Gilligan's Island Theme". You tube. Google.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ "CBS Studio Center". Seeing-stars.com. Retrieved 2009-10-17.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ "Gilligan's Minnow no longer lost". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. August 28, 2006. Retrieved 2006-08-28.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ "Legal Tales from Gilligan's Island". Santa Clara Law Review & Jamail Center for Legal Research. Retrieved 2007-05-27.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 20.2 20.3 Russell Johnson with Steve Cox, Here on Gilligan's Isle, page 20 (1993).
- ↑ First season opening sequence of Gilligan's Island From YouTube. Retrieved on November 6, 2011.
- ↑ Fore, William F (1987). "Escape From Gilligan's Island". medialit.org. Retrieved April 14, 2011.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ Stoddard 1996, p. 306.
- ↑ The Worst TV Shows Ever, Those TV Turkeys We Will Never Forget...(No Matter How Hard We Try) by Bart Andrews with Brad Dunning (1980).
- ↑ "Gilligan's Island TV Show Creator wants Michael Cera and Beyoncé for New Movie". Tvseriesfinale.com. January 2, 2009. Retrieved 2009-10-17.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ Warner Bros Sets 'Gilligan's Island' As Star Feature Vehicle For Josh Gad
- ↑ Gael Fashingbauer Cooper (October 18, 2012). "As Dawn Wells turns 74, the question remains: Ginger or Mary Ann?". Today. Retrieved September 25, 2014.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ 29.0 29.1 Rob Hiassen (September 29, 2007). "Author has left Ginger and 'Island' behind". Baltimore Sun.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles> (HighBeam subscription may be required)
- ↑ Budweiser Ginger or Mary Ann Retrieved on 2011-09-07
- ↑ Rev. Jeffrey Symynkywicz (June 5, 2005). "Ginger or Mary Ann?". uustoughtonma.org. Retrieved 2007-10-24.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ Jim Slotek (January 16, 2014). "Russell Johnson on 'Gilligan's Island' in 1993 interview". Toronto Sun.
USA Today carried a Ginger vs. Mary Ann fave poll and Dawn Wells' character had 85% of the vote<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ Marc Silver (September 7, 2005). "So which one did Gilligan like best?". usnews.com U.S. News and World Report. Retrieved 2007-10-24.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ "Ginger vs. Maryann". retroCRUSH. Retrieved April 2, 2012.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- Denver, Bob (November 1993). Gilligan, Maynard & Me. Carol Publishing. ISBN 0-8065-1413-2.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- Green, Joey (April 1988). Unofficial Gilligan's Island Handbook. Warner Books. ISBN 0-446-38668-5.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- Johnson, Russell; Cox, Steve (July 1993). Here on Gilligan's Isle (1st ed.). Perennial. ISBN 0-06-096993-8.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- Schwartz, Sherwood (April 15, 1994). Inside Gilligan's Island: A Three-Hour Tour Through The Making of A Television Classic. St. Martin's Griffin. ISBN 0-312-10482-0.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- Stoddard, Sylvia (May 1996). TV Treasures – A Companion Guide to Gilligan's Island. New York: St. Martin's Paperbacks. ISBN 0-312-95797-1.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- Gilligan's Island – The Complete First Season (DVD), 2004, Turner Home Entertainment, UPC 053939673425.
- Gilligan's Island – The Complete Second Season (DVD), 2005, Turner Home Entertainment, UPC 053939692624.
- Gilligan's Island – The Complete Third Season (DVD), 2005, Turner Home Entertainment, UPC 053939733129.
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Looking back, I'm not sure what I was thinking when I signed up for six swaps that are all mailing in a few month's window. Crazyhead. I recently mailed one and have two others just about wrapped up, so now I'm getting started on the next three due in August.
Despite promising a break from pincushions, I just couldn't resist another for my Cotton + Steel swap partner using the same fabulous silver fabric featured in the mini. I used a bit of selvage for a little tag. Pretty ingenious, huh?
Then I got started on my Thimble Blossoms swap. My partner's favourite Thimble Blossoms pattern is the mini swoon, and her favourite colour navy blue. I made that the focal fabric for the four blocks, and then brightened the navy with four different prints.
I quite like the combinations sparked by her favourite colour. She's actually my second partner, my first having dropped out of the swap quite early, although after I specifically bought fabric to suit her tastes which are definitely not mine. But don't get me started!


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Following a productive summer in the constituency, Members of Parliament have now returned to Westminster.
Many of us have been struck by the desperate plight of Syrian refugees fleeing the destruction and chaos of their native land.
I have consistently argued that we, as a Christian country, have a moral obligation to look after our fellow human beings who are affected by disasters, be they natural or manmade.
Given this country's ill-conceived participation in the Iraq War (which I voted against at the time), we also bear a certain responsibility for the violence and instability in the region.
The Prime Minister has outlined his plans to allow 20,000 refugees from refugee camps in the Middle East to claim asylum here in the United Kingdom.
He is completely right to be generous in offering a safe haven for this many people, and it is very wise to offer it not to those who have made their way across the European continent – often through numerous safe and stable countries who are equally capable of offering asylum.
It is important to recall that people who are legitimately fleeing violence, death and destruction are a completely different category than economic migrants who are moving countries for financial opportunity.
We still welcome those who can contribute to our economy and society, within sensible bounds, and who will assimilate to our already quite varied existing culture here in Britain.
But this must be decided in a rational, well-thought-out way, and immigrants must come here legally, not through underhanded law-breaking.
To reward illegal immigration would only encourage people-smugglers and human traffickers who take advantage of deprived and underprivileged people, and this must not be allowed to continue.
Closer to home here in Lincolnshire, I am working with other MPs to pressure the Government to do more about ensuring access to high-speed broadband.
Around the country, the Conservative government's long-term economic plan is bearing fruit.
Great Britain is now growing faster than any other major advanced economy. The size of our economy grew by three per cent last year, up from the 2.6 per cent we thought it would be in March.
And, if trends continue, it also looks like we will continue as the strongest growing major advanced economy for a second year in a row.
The Chancellor has set out his vision of Britain as a high-wage, low-tax economy.
We feel that Britain deserves a pay rise, and that's why the National Living Wage will be introduced for over-25s from next April.
This means less government interference and more freedom for working families and individuals.
Full employment is another high priority aim, to make sure that everyone has a job and is making the decisions to control their own life.
We'll also be cutting taxes for working people, while finding £12 billion in savings from our bloated welfare budget.
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Bishop's Blog
2018 Easter Message
My dear brothers and sisters in Christ,
Each year Christians throughout the world remember the great mysteries of our salvation throughout this week: Christ's triumphant entry into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday, the institution of the Eucharist, ministerial Priesthood, and the new command of loving service on Holy Thursday, the Father's mercy revealed in Christ who is crucified on Good Friday, and the faith and belief in His resurrection. The message of Easter – of the resurrection of Jesus – takes us beyond the Cross to the joy and hope that comes from knowing the Risen Lord. It was Christ risen that allowed his disciples to fully know that God exists, that there is a future of hope for every human being and that our cry for unending life is indeed answered in Him. This is the real message of Easter!
The Way of the Cross through the streets of Calgary brings to life the passion of Jesus. The carrying of the cross brings the experience of the disabled, the unemployed and working poor, homeless, migrants and refugees, victims of war, the unborn and the elderly into the light of Christ's sacrificial love. It is this sacrificial love that restores dignity for those who have been exiled from their homes, transforming strangers into neighbours, and calling us to respond with compassion and care to those who are suffering and vulnerable. The empty tomb becomes the true sign of the Easter faith which caused the disciples not to proclaim the tragedy of Jesus' death but rather the sharing of his resurrection, the promise of eternal life with joy and confidence through the gift of the Holy Spirit.
The Lord appeared to His Disciples after His Resurrection, and greeted them, saying: "Peace be to you." Many times in Sacred Scripture, Our Blessed Lord offers his peace. And so it is in the lives of each of us, and will be until the end of time, Our Lord Jesus stands in our midst and says, "Peace I leave with you, my peace I give to you: not as the world gives, do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid" (John 14:27).
Easter calls us to promote with renewed zeal the witness of our faith by the living testimony of our lives. To seek this peace through respectful and joyful hearts. It calls us to move beyond the tomb of human emptiness with conviction by sharing the good news of the Resurrection. To courageously follow Jesus Christ, the risen one, and to boldly proclaim that out of darkness and suffering comes the promise of new life. This Easter, let us rise up with Christ to meet the world and our culture with a renewed conviction to authentically live our faith in serving our brothers and sisters in ways that will bring them hope and joy.
I wish all of you a Blessed Holy Week and Easter season, praying that God's grace through his resurrection will always be the source of our hope and joy.
Sincerely yours in Christ,
☩ Most Reverend William T. McGrattan, D.D.
Bishop of Calgary
Ad Limina Apostolorum Visit
A month after becoming Bishop of Calgary, I travelled to Rome with the Western Bishops on our Ad Limina Apostolorum visit to the Vatican. It was my first such experience as a bishop. It is the historical practice of the local church in the person of the bishop coming from the limits of the universal Church, crossing the threshold of Rome to encounter the successor of Peter, the Bishop of Rome.
What is involved in preparing for such a visit? First, the local bishop prepares a report which summarizes the status of the diocese. It is called a Quinquennial Report and it contains statistics, commentary and analysis that describe 20 key areas of diocesan life. For example: the general status of the diocese, liturgy and sacraments, clergy, religious life, vocations, catechesis, Catholic education, finances, social justice, immigrants and refugees, etc. Bishop Henry oversaw the assembling of this 70-page report that was sent to the Vatican in the fall. It contains valuable information which has helped me to appreciate the size and scope of the Diocese in addition to seeing the challenges we face in planning for the future. Some of this statistical information is found on the next page.
The actual week-long visit began with meeting Pope Francis, then the heads of Congregations and Dicasteries throughout the week, the celebration of mass at the four major basilica churches in Rome: St. Peter's, St. John Lateran, St. Mary Major and St. Paul's. There was also the opportunity to get to know the other 24 western Bishops through informal discussions and the sharing of meals. The food and wine of Rome always seems to invite such conversations. In many ways one might describe it as a pilgrimage. A busy daily schedule, but one that is marked by some very profound moments of faith.
The visit began with an early morning mass on Monday in the crypt chapel at the tomb of St. Peter. We then met with the successor of Peter, Pope Francis for a two-and-a-half hour meeting in which he invited us to propose questions and topics for discussion related to our ministry as bishops in Western Canada. These included our relationship and ministry with indigenous peoples, refugees and immigration, young people and the influence of our secular culture, vocations, the need for the vital witness of religious life and how we might in our own dioceses strengthen our communion with him as the Bishop of Rome.
Pope Francis was open and honest at the outset by saying that he "didn't have all the answers, but was willing to share from his own experience." His pastoral style was one of affirmation, encouragement and persuasion. The wisdom and advice he imparted was wide ranging. He stated that, as bishops, we need to adopt and integrate a missionary mode of encounter with our people, to welcome immigration of refugees and their culture as a gift, to listen to young people and work for them, to be open to accompany our people, to be men of prayer, deep sustained prayer through the Holy Spirit, to be open to consultation and discernment, and finally not to be afraid to take risks. When greeting the Pope personally, I said that I had only been the bishop of Calgary Diocese for exactly four weeks. He looked somewhat surprised, and then pointed his finger at me and said — "Did I do this to you?"— at which point we both laughed. We all came away from this experience feeling that we were talking with a brother bishop.
Our meetings with the various Congregations offered the same collegial spirit of dialogue on many pastoral issues that we face in Canada around secularism, education, healthcare, immigration, physician assisted-suicide, media and communication. The universal dimension of the Church's pastoral outreach and the common moral and social issues faced throughout the world were often shared in light of the Canadian issues that we raised for discussion.
The spiritual moments of this pilgrimage were also very important: the celebration of mass at the four basilicas, a tour of the Scavi excavations where the tomb and bones of St. Peter were discovered, and having the opportunity to visit other historic churches that contain the relics of saints or artwork that depict our Christian faith. It is known as the eternal city not simply because of its long history but for the living witness of faith that is found within its city walls.
Upon my return from this Ad Limina visit I shared some of these highlights with the priests at the Chrism Day conference. I said that the Diocese of Calgary will benefit from this visit in various ways but especially in being aware that the Church is universal and that this reality must always be present not only through my ministry as the successor of the apostles, but in being open to receive the gifts that the universal Church has to offer us here locally. I trust that these fruits of the Ad Limina Apostolorum visit will serve our diocesan pastoral planning initiatives in the future.
Statistical Highlights from the Quinquennial Report
Here are some exciting statistics from the Quinquennial report, presented during Bishop McGrattan's Ad Limina visit to Rome, which shows our growing and changing landscape as we continue to share the good news of the Gospel. Below is a section of the table on the General Information requested by Rome:
The increase in the total number of Catholics in our diocese is substantial over the last fifteen years (showing a 37-50% annual growth). The sacramental data over the past fifteen years has been generally unchanged and matches population growth: the data shows more baptisms and initiatory sacraments as the Catholic population has increased. Marriage numbers, however, have declined greatly.
Other interesting points of data detailed in the report include the growing numbers and the involvement and importance of lay groups in the Diocese; an unfortunate decrease in the number of women joining women's religious orders; and interesting trends emerging as we look at other Christian groups such as conservative Protestantism, conservative Anabaptists (Hutterian Brethren, Church of God in Christ, Mennonite) and Eastern Christianity (Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox) as they continue to increase in their number of churches and adherents; and finally, non-Christian groups are also generally growing in our diocese, with growth in Islam and Sikhism.
☩ Most Reverend William T. McGrattan, D.D.
Bishop of Calgary
Lenten Reflection
The whole church goes on retreat for six weeks about a month and a half after the Christmas season. This annual spiritual renewal prepares us for the celebration of Christianity's most fundamental belief: Jesus was raised from the dead and is Christ, the Lord. We need to see this event from both sides – before and after – because each side of the story is incomplete with out the other.
The word Lent comes from the Anglo-Saxon word that means "springtime." And while the season acquired its name because the greatest part of Lent usually falls in the month of March, which is also the month of the spring solstice, it is the spiritual meaning that we must concern ourselves with. Lent can be seen as a springtime of the soul – a time of growth in the faith and a time to nurture the faith that is already present. It is a time of spiritual preparation, reflection, growth and change.
It is customary for the faithful to include fasting or restriction of some of their favourite foods or drinks during the forty days of Lent. It is also customary to spend more time in prayer and meditation, and to make personal sacrifices in the spirit of the season. Everyone is encouraged to seek God's love in meaningful ways.
The forty days of Lent is a time in which we do penance, fast and pray to prepare ourselves for the resurrection of Our Lord; and also to remind us of His own fast of forty days before His Passion. The Lenten season begins officially on Ash Wednesday, and ends with the evening mass of the Lord's Supper on Holy Thursday.
On Ash Wednesday the spirit of Lent is embodied with the signing of our foreheads with ashes. All are reminded to be sorry for sin and to do penance, but not in a spirit of showy sadness or inward despair, but in humility, sincerity and inner joy. Knowing that God desires to forgive, to heal, and to share with all people His own divine life. Also, He asks us to discipline our passions gladly and with confidence of victory. Therefore, the Church encourages us to do some acts of penance – fasting, abstinence, and almsgiving.
Purple is the colour associated with the season of Lent and is prominent in the vestments and church decorations. It is a colour reminiscent of royalty and repentance. It reflects the serious and somber nature of this time in the life of the Church.
During Lent the joyful acclamations of "Alleluia" and "Glory to God" disappear from the liturgy. Similarly, the holy water fonts are emptied. Stones may be placed in the fonts, so as to cause those who approach to dip their fingers and make the sign of the cross to reflect on the sadness of Christ's passion and death, and the reason that necessitated it – our sins. The ritual actions to which we are very accustomed, but perhaps have given little thought to or taken for granted, are now taken away so that we may better appreciate them and await their return when Jesus rises triumphantly on Easter Sunday breaking the bonds of sin and death.
The season of Lent describes mankind's striving, failings, and finally salvation. The story that we recall as we commence Lent, is unfinished. Although Jesus has achieved our redemption, each human being must appropriate it to himself. To accomplish this, Jesus asks us to follow His example. To be another Christ means to serve our brothers and sisters around us, and by way of sacrifice – the spirit of the Lenten Season – to apply the fruits of the Redemption to our lives.
The message of Easter — of the resurrection of Jesus – takes us beyond the cross to the joy and hope that comes from knowing the Risen Lord. It was Christ risen that allowed his disciples to fully know that God exists, that there is a future for every human being, and that our cry for unending life is indeed answered in Him. This is the real message of Easter!
Images of Jesus' passion, the carrying of the cross, and the acceptance of the Father's will in sacrificial love have moved many in our diocese to see the suffering face of Christ in the refugee families that we have welcomed and supported. God moves us in faith to act with the same love that our Lord offers for the entire world. It is a love that restores dignity for those who have been exiled from their homes, transforming strangers into neighbours, and calling us to respond with compassion and care to those who are suffering and vulnerable. This is a true sign of the Easter faith which caused the disciples not to proclaim the tragedy of Jesus' death but rather the sharing of his resurrection, the promise of eternal life with joy and confidence through the gift of the Holy Spirit. Jesus revealed himself to the disciples in so many tangible ways especially in the enduring gift of himself "in the breaking of the bread" – the Eucharist. He also commissioned Mary as the "apostle (the one sent) to the apostles," to bring this good news of the resurrection to the world. He invites us like Mary to enter the tomb, to enter into the mystery which God has accomplished with his vigil of love. To enter into mystery means the ability to wonder, to contemplate; the ability to listen to the silence and to hear the tiny whisper amid great silence by which God speaks to us [cf. 1Kings 19:12] Like Mary we need humility to enter into this mystery. To know with confidence that our search for truth, beauty and love is fully revealed in the risen Christ. May our witness of this sacred mystery revealed in the dignity of each human person, silence the deafening call for euthanasia and assisted suicide in our country of Canada.
Easter calls us to promote with renewed vigor the sanctity of human life with grateful and joyful hearts. Easter calls us to move beyond the tomb with conviction to share the good news of the Resurrection with one another. Easter calls us to courageously follow Jesus Christ, the risen one, and to boldly proclaim that out of darkness and suffering come new life. This Easter let us rise up to meet the world and our culture of death with the witness of our faith. It is my hope that we discover new ways to share this Easter faith, the Good News of Jesus' resurrection.
☩ Most Reverend William T. McGrattan, D.D.
Bishop of Calgary


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The Manson Family brutally murdered actress Sharon Tate and friends at this Beverly Hills lot. The original house no longer exists.
10050 Cielo Dr. Beverly Hills
Manson Family/Tate murder site
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The home was demolished in 1994 just after it was vacated by singer Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails. He recorded his album, The Downward Spiral" here. A new, larger house sits on the previous location.
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Actually the new house is beside the tates demolished house site. The new mansion was built in the old driveway of the tate house. You can see in the image the pool which used to be beside the tates house and the site of where the tate murder house was.


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Knowledge of colour and the ability to undertake a colour analysis session is a fantastic skill that can be used within your existing business or as the launch pad for a new business.
Following your colour analysis training you will be able to offer in-depth colour analysis sessions with individuals and groups. You will then be able to guide your clients towards a selection of flattering colours that will suit their natural colouring. Armed with this information, you could help them organise their wardrobe, take them shopping, as well as offer guidance on accessories, make-up and hair colour.
Colour analysis is the recommended first step in any personal consultation, as this quickly makes a big difference to both a client's wardrobe and their self-esteem. They will start to receive compliments, because wearing a great colour will make them look younger and healthier. Colour analysis works for both men and women.
You could study just the Complete Colour Analysis Module, building a stand alone colour business or alternatively it could be part of your Image Professional Course.
We also offer a condensed option – the Essential Colour Analysis Training Module – ideal if you want to be able to quickly analyse a client and add colour skills to your existing hairdressing, fashion retailing, beauty therapy or personal styling business. Click here for more details.
We use and teach a simple and proven system of colour analysis, based around the seasonal system, which is easy both for you to understand and to explain to your client. You will be taught the history and the science behind colour analysis and then be shown how to undertake a colour consultation from start to finish.
The Complete Colour Analysis training module will teach you how to:
- Use your drapes to analyse effectively
- Demonstrate the effect of the different colours
- Listen to your client, build rapport and put them at their ease
- Explain how to rescue any "wrong" colours and introduce new colours into the wardrobe
- Advise on flattering accessories, make-up and hair colours
- Find paying clients, network and market your business
The simple step-by-step analysis process will help you analyse anyone skilfully and easily. A personal colour analysis consultation can be conducted with one client or in small groups of people.
You could add a make-up session to this consultation, applying cosmetics that enhance the client's colouring and offering you the potential for on-going, repeat sales.
The Face to Face Complete Colour Analysis Training module is 3 days long and includes a practical assessment.
The Home Study Complete Colour Analysis Training module includes the same equipment as the face to face option and includes an online assessment.
The assessments are based on the criteria for the C&G/FIPI Masters Award in Image Consultancy.
You will receive a certificate on successful completion of your assessment.
Topics covered on the Complete Colour Analysis Training Module:
The history, theory, benefits and practice of Colour Analysis.
Understanding the colour characteristics.
Colour Psychology.
The full draping sequence.
How to use a colour "swatch".
The importance of neutral colours.
Creating a capsule wardrobe.
Your image, attitude and confidence.
Your business – finding clients and networking.
The Complete Colour Analysis kit includes the following equipment – all you need to get started:
- A full set of 88 colour drapes, including silver and gold.
- Online access to the training videos, handouts and manual pages.
- Four seasonal colour swatches.
- Colour chart and artist's colour wheel.
- Eye analyser, cover-up cape and hair turban.
- Four lipsticks and a set of applicators.
- A set of fabric samples.
- A compact carry case in which to transport all of your equipment.
Module Fees
The Distance Learning Module costs £1150 and can be shipped/posted to you immediately.
The Face to Face Module costs £1750 and you can secure your place now with a 10% deposit of £175.
Forthcoming Training Dates 2019
Sunday 12th May – Tuesday 14th May
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2013 Holiday Support Offerings & Coping Tools for the Holidays
COPING TOOLS FOR THE HOLIDAYS: We know that Holidays can sometimes be emotionally challenging, especially when you are trying to conceive. We created a Holiday Support Guide for you to provide some suggestions and coping tools that may resonate and offer you help.Click here to read. Additionally please feel free to reach out to Lisa Stack, our Support Coordinator, by messaging her through the eIVF Patient Portal.
We also welcome you to take advantage of our previously recorded Meditation Webinars and enjoy the peace and relaxation they cultivate within. Visit this link to begin listening: http://cnyfertility.com/fertility-meditations/
VIDEO – Dr. Kiltz talks about gratitude and peace during the holiday season At CNY Fertility and CNY Healing Arts, we believe in treating the whole person; mind, body, and spirit. Peace, gratitude, and wellness are all incorporated on your journey to your most fertile self.
If you are interested in a more private one-on-one support situation, Lisa Stack is our CNY Fertility Center Support Coordiator, she offers her services as a lay support person and can be contacted by email at firstname.lastname@example.com if you are not yet a client or via the Patient Portal if you are a current client.
Request Consultation or Appointment
If you are a new patient and would like an initial fertility consultation, in-office or over the phone, please visit this link and fill out our New Appointment Form or call us toll free at 800-539-9870.


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Bring your lover to attention with this sexy pair of camo underwear that guarantees to impress. You can play the role of a five star general in bed with three strategically placed red buttons that run down to the crotch. The Major Hardon Army Camo Underwear boxer brief is made out of 100% polyester and is available in several sizes to make sure you get the perfect skintight fit. The best part of these briefs is that they look best with nothing else on at all although they do easily slip under pants to offer a handy surprise.
*Sexy camouflage boxer brief's for men feature:
*distinctive camouflage print boxer
*bold red stars down the front
*major hardon emblem on the front of the leg which adds a playful touch
*Camouflage boxer brief with red star details
*Made of 100% polyester
This sizing chart is approximate. For more detailed information, please see product description or contact a customer service representative.


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Dansko OutletWritten by Jill Morrison
Those seeking quality and comfort in a work shoe or a leisure shoe should search for a Dansko outlet. The Dansko brand is a leader in providing high quality leather uppers with scientifically designed structural features that add stability, strength, and support. Comfort is the first concern in every Dansko shoe.
Benefits of Buying from a Dansko Outlet
Company founders began with a patented Danish clog which they tested for two years. Exclusive rights were secured and Dansko, Inc. was born. New designs have lead to new collections and a rapidly expanding product line now available in over 3,500 retail and internet locations. Dansko provides intensive training to retailers so that they are knowledgeable about the brand. The shoes are available in tack shops, uniform shops, outdoor retailers, specialty stores, and many more.
A Dansko outlet may be a retailer or an e-tailer. Most participate in a special order program that allows special requests and custom orders. Dansko footwear is sized using European sizing standards. Experts are available to give advice or guidance. They will also provide options for those with wide or narrow feet. If there are problems with fit after purchase, follow-up with the retailer is encouraged.
The factory Dansko outlet allows you to purchase factory seconds at about 30 percent off suggested retail prices. These shoes are made the same way as first quality shoes but they have cosmetic flaws. Examples would be creased or necked leather. The factory outlet has a generous inventory that changes daily. A privacy policy is enforced and the return policy is very fair. The factory provides referrals to online suppliers of first quality Dansko footwear.


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Take A Break From Your Shopping Spree With This Delicious Brunch
Or lunch, or any time you feel like good food really...
If you're out and about in the Sliema area, and are looking to take a quick break from the (very real) stresses of shopping and swimming, then Mint is the perfect place for you.
Apart from having some of the friendliest staff in Malta, the food selection at Mint is to die for. Updated every day with fresh, homemade meals, the café doesn't have a set menu for their treats. You may walk in craving the savory muffin you had last time, and instead fall in love with their chicken, brie and kiwifruit ftira. Talk about living on the edge. Also, their brownie is everything.


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Fraternity constitutions are often too long and too detailed to do anyone any good. They attempt to map every step of fraternity life in one document that should stand the test of time. While that is a noble goal, it isn't practical for a fraternity. A fraternity needs a set of simple rules that should guide how all decisions are made. That's it.
Fraternity Issues
Fraternity Lavaliere
Some fraternities have the tradition of lavaliering a girl into the chapter. This is an unofficial ceremony that essential grants the girl honorary membership rights into the fraternity. Each brother is normally allowed to lavaliere only one girl. Typically, the most important benefit to the lavaliere is that the girl gets to wear the fraternity block letters. This is a symbolic gesture, but very important to a lot of fraternities.
Fraternities Need To Be Smart on Facebook
College life is evolving at a very fast rate. Facebook, Twitter and MySpace have changed the way college students interact. This can get fraternities who do the wrong thing in trouble if they are not careful.
Stealing From Other Fraternities
It is popular for fraternities to steal stuff from other fraternities. By steal stuff – I mean take fraternity memorabilia from another chapter. Most of the time, the fraternity that steals the stuff does not have the intention of taking and keeping the stuff forever. They are simply borrowing it for a while in the spirit of a good rivalry.
How to Quit a Fraternity
You know the basic roadmap – you rush for a few weeks, then pledge for several weeks, then are initiated into the brotherhood. What happens though when you realize that you no longer want to be a part of the fraternity?
Fraternity Public Relations
Fraternity's do a terrible job in regards to public relations. The negative stories about fraternities outnumber the positive stories by about 100 to 1. However, you can choose to be part of the solution.


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Monday, June 17, 6:30pmSession #1:
It's Not Supposed to Be This Way by Lysa Terkeurst
What went wrong? Why did God let this happen?
Reality often ends up so very far from the life we long for, doesn't it? Bible teacher Lysa TerKeurst deeply understands daily disappointments and life-altering loss. By walking through her own valley, she has discovered that in God we can find unexpected strength as we wrestle well between our faith and feelings.
June 17 to July 22nd.
Monschke Hall
Study Guide $15.00 Optional Reading Book $18.00
Session #2:
How to Really Love Your Adult Child: Building a Healthy Relationship in a Changing World by Ross Campbell and Gary Chapman
Economic upheavals, challenges to traditional values and beliefs, and the phenomenon of over-involved "helicopter parenting," all make relating to grown children more difficult than ever.
Yet at the same time, being a parent of an adult child can bring great rewards. This study will help today's parents explore how to really love their adult child in today's changing world.
July 29 to August 26 (no class August 12th)
Monschke Hall
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In checking ONLY the Active listings this morning, I find there are 18,701 of all types of listings available for purchase. With September closings coming in at 7,328 (same as 2016) and excluding those properties that technically do have a contract in place (UCB/CCBS), I find the inventory to be slight less than reported here in the STATS report at 2.55 months.
PS. There are 10,050 listings in the Pending/UCB/CCBS stats waiting to close pointing to demand remaining strong.


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ACTUM+ story
ACTUM+ was founded in spring 2014 with the aim of helping clients make money in the online environment using tools that they already have. From the outset, we believed in our services to the extent that we built our business model in a way to partially assume the business risk of our clients. Today, we are involved in consulting and implementing the digital transformation of companies in over 60 countries around the globe.
It does not matter what stage of digitization you are currently in: You can always achieve better results in the digital area. Therefore, we have developed a tool for the gradual adoption of digital transformation, called CX Maturity Model for Digital Transformation. We put our emphasis on customized, automated, and data-driven communication.
We have developed detailed methodology and models for your digital strategy in order to help you with the setup and transfer of knowledge about personalization, content management, e-mail communication, working with data, web analytics and performance marketing.
In 2016, the turnover of ACTUM+ grew by 43%, to EUR 1.2 million. In 2017, double-digit growth in turnover is planned, too, to achieve EUR 2 million.
Our people
The projects implemented by ACTUM+ involve comprehensive online marketing, including maximizing digital results. Therefore, we invest in the training and development of our team. We support the acquisition of new knowledge and certifications in the following areas: Content marketing, PPC, E-mail marketing, SEO, Link Building, Web Analytics, Contact Management, Activity Tracking, Contact Segmentation, Content Personalization, Conversion, Content Optimization, Campaign Management and Marketing Automation.
We share our experience in the ACTUM Academy and at professional conferences. We organize internships for students and non-profit organizations, such as CzechITas.
Job posting
According to ACTUM+ survey 2017, up to 94% of marketing managers and 90% of agencies believe that personalization is a key factor for success, both at present and in the future.
ACTUM+ has extensive experience with the Sitecore, Kentico and BloomReach CXM platforms. At the same time, we are ready to help you improve the performance based on any of your current or planned digital platforms.
We are partners to the modern IBM Marketing Cloud and optivo® broadmail emailing technologies. When working with data, we use Google Analytics, Adobe analytics, Sitecore Engagement Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Hotjar, Crazy Egg, Webtrends, Tableau and Collabim.
How we work
We have implemented medium-sized and large-scale digital projects for clients from the Czech Republic, Germany, Great Britain, Austria, France, Sweden, Switzerland, the Netherlands and the USA.
Below please find three selected projects that are exceptional in scale and impact on customer satisfaction:
- The global roll-out of 25 independent websites for METRO Cash & Carry
- Supporting the migration of the websites for innogy.com (Germany) and npower.com (Great Britain)
- Site management and regular support for metro.de, makro.cz, metro.sk, metro.at and metro.es
We help companies with their digital transformation to succeed in the changing digital age.
Our vision is to become a prestigious European implementation and consulting company with a strong position in every market we enter.
Everyone can rely on us to deliver what we promised in the best possible way.
Respect of People
We believe that our attention to the interests of the people we work with is mutually beneficial.
Open Mind
We are open to changes and innovations, and we seek and go for them.
We act clearly, straightforwardly and honestly.
Life at ACTUM
Affiliated companies
ACTUM Digital cooperates with professionals from our affiliated companies because we know that only experienced specialists in each field can bring the best value to our clients. For clients though there is still one single point of contact to ensure perfect communication and solutions.
What if you want to increase the performance of your digital platform and take advantage of all opportunities offered by the latest technology?
What if you needed to create a digital strategy and choose a technology platform for all touchpoints, such as your corporate website, e-shop, mobile application, emailing, call center, social networks or point of sale?
On .NET, JAVA and PHP platforms, ACTUM develops and implements extensive technological solutions, such as presentation sites, eCommerce and community portals. Benefit from the integration with client back-end systems and those of third parties.
Learn more
What if you need Developers, Software and Solution Architects, Database Specialists or other professionals for your own team?
ACTUMx provides clients with IT professionals outsourcing service.
We have long-term market experience with an IT professionals who have diverse knowledge and skills. Our database contains both individuals and teams who are ready to work on your projects in the Czech Republic, Germany or elsewhere, based on your needs.
Learn more
What if more and more devices connected to the Internet provide real-time and real-world data that you can use for your business?
ACTUM IoT will help your figure out how to connect IoT with your business to enrich your digital platform.
We will provide you with research and proposed solutions including technology, feasibility verification and help in putting the solution into production.
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The security threat landscape changes constantly, with malicious hackers developing new ways to compromise your systems as older vulnerabilities are discovered and patched. So it's important to be aware of the threats to enterprise security that are coming over the horizon and heading this way.
According to Paul Rubens, writing for Enterprise Security Planet, it's a question the Georgia Institute of Technology addresses in its Emerging Cyber Threat Report 2013, in which researchers identify at least six threats that all security professionals should know about.
Related Topics : Unisys, Stimulus Package, Security Breaches, Symantec, Electronic Surveillance
To protect the company from those insiders who abuse their privileged access and from hackers with stolen credentials, many companies are turning to a privileged access management (PAM) solution. ... More >>
Is fake news a security issue? Some say yes, as it can be used as a social engineering tool to spread disinformation and conceivably to get unsuspecting users to click on malicious links. ... More >>
Blockchain comes with many costs and is surrounded by confusion. Here, we examine realistic use cases, drawbacks and the potential of blockchain. ... More >>


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Rambert Dance Company
'Visions Fugitives,' 'Ghost Dances,' '21'
by Cassandra
May 21, 2003 -- Sadlers Wells Theatre, London
The Rambert Dance Company programme at Sadlers Wells this week really is unmissable.
It opens with the company's recently acquired work by Hans van Manen, "Visions Fugitives," danced to an arrangement for string quartet of the familiar piano works of the same title by Prokofiev.
According to the choreographer, "the choreography is what you see with no deeper meaning". Van Manen has always been the master commentator on the battle of the sexes and frankly it is difficult to watch some of the encounters without sensing underlying emotional attachments. For example when you watch a male dancer repeatedly put his hands around a woman's throat, you can be forgiven for thinking that something more than mere abstraction is going on!
This is a well-constructed
work with strong dancing from all involved. My only reservation was about
the costumes, which consisted of unitards decorated with diagonal pin
stripes: not flattering at all I'm afraid.
Bruce never shirked from difficult subjects and this homage to the "disappeared" of the Pinochet regime in Chile has never failed to move me. The ballet opens with three male spirits dancing in silence in the wilderness of the high Andes. The lovely Chilean music begins as the spirits are joined by the ghosts of the recent dead, the victims of oppression who relive their former happiness in dances that frequently refer to the traditional folkdances of the region.
They dance out their former
lives and loves under the ever watchful gaze of the sinister spirits that
move among the dancers seemingly terminating their memories and ushering
them into the realm of death. Does that sound depressing? It should be
but it isn't. It is meant as a tribute to those that suffered under an
evil regime, tortured and subjugated but never totally extinguished.
Frankly I approached this work expecting satire of some sort, were I a choreographer, I would see the theme as ripe for comic spoof but Raphael Bonachela clearly sees no irony in his chosen subject.
Kylie Minogue is the featured celeb and Bonachela literally elevates her into a goddess as she occupies the stage in the form of a giantess looking down on the dancers as Lilliputians. Ms Minogue is regarded as much for her looks as for her singing and the camera zooms in on her body lovingly lingering over ever curve. Meanwhile the scantily clad dancers execute some high-energy choreography to a score that reminded me in part of the sound of an earth tremor I once experienced while on holiday in Greece.
It was all very enjoyable, the dancers were terrific and the use of film was very striking but it didn't tell me anything about the preoccupation with celebrity in contemporary society. In other words great fun, but I didn't get it.
For another perspective on this performance, read Thea Barnes' review.
Edited by Mary Ellen Hunt.
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Services for Organizations
We support people and organizations making the world better. With a holistic approach, we co-create, support, or lead the design and implementation of projects, programs, and places.
Our team and committed network of experts are flexible and open to customizing based on your needs.
1. Workshops and Trainings
Fun, informative, interactive, rich with examples, and based on real-world experience:
Social Innovation 101
Social Entrepreneurship 101
Design Thinking
Grant Writing
Funding Sources
Social Impact Measurement
Practicing Your Pitch
Intro to the Business Model Canvas
Business Plan Writing
Job Search for Social Good
Financial literacy
How to start your own non-profit
Work life balance and preventing burnout
Working in collective impact successfully
Decreasing heartache in tech for nonprofits
Accessibility for small organizations
Customized training - workshop series, programs, and supports
2. Financial Literacy for (Social) Entrepreneurship Programs
We offer programs based on our www.financiallit.ca website, with the following options:
A) Cx delivers the program through a series of workshops
B) Your organization/a person hired by your organization delivers the content:
We provide content guides and slides, printouts, etc.
Our facilitation guides are designed to be led by people who themselves are not necessarily financial experts, in order to be accessible to wide audiences
Many of our online videos are customizable and can be tweaked for your community group if needed
C) We have a network of experts who can provide 1-1 or group sessions for people you serve who are seeking financial literacy guidance
3. Holistic Entrepreneurship, Changemaker, Incubator, and Fellowship Programs
While most entrepreneurship programs focus on the ventures, we bring a holistic approach that includes the individuals. Instead of just focusing on traditional business metrics and supports (such as financial literacy, which we also offer!) we bring mental health, avoiding burnout, and other important elements. We can:
Consult on the setup, running, and evaluation of programs
Assist with day-to-day work and administration behind the scenes
Provide coaching and connecting services to programs and their participants
4) Evaluation Services
With experience and passion for developmental evaluation and traditional evaluation, including social return on investment, theory of change, logic models, and more, we are happy to:
Help set up or monitor your evaluation program
Work as a third party to collect and analyze your information and data
5) Collective impact consulting and backbone services
As part of Socent7, one of Ontario's first formalized collective impact groups, we've had several years of experiences at both the high level and nitty gritty. Our experiences have included being the designated "banker" for the collective impact group, including HR hiring for shared employees and services, and maintaining and sharing the collective's experiences.
We're able to provide direct "backbone" services for organizations who have started or wish to start a collective impact group, including facilitating meetings, evaluation, and administrative work
We can also provide basic consulting and information sharing based on our experiences
6) Basic grant, funding, consulting and writing
Whether in a group or individual setting, we're able to recommend, research, edit, and/or write grants for your organization's needs.
7) Social enterprise consulting and coaching
Ah, the holy grail of the social innovation world - generating diversified revenue streams. We have direct experience in setting this up in a variety of contexts, and are happy to help you generate ideas, or provide details on things like how to set up your contracts, etc.
8) Tech Literacy and Experts
We're particularly interested and experienced in non-profits about to make an investment in either a website, app, or major tool. We've learned extensively over the years with our successes and failures, and have experienced web developers who can provide guidance, whether from how to frame your problems for the tech world, or to help you during the interview period to make sure you have exactly who you need!


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The have been saving for a few months to buy American Girl dolls. They saved birthday money, sold toys they didn't play with, and did chores around the house. About three weeks ago we went up to Washington to go to the American Girl store in Seattle. The girls were so excited. I was so excited for them. Before we got to the store Makenzie had decided to get Molly and Madison had decided on Kit. The girls loved buying their dolls. I think they were a little overwhelmed at the magnitude of the store at first. They loved finding their dolls and then looking at all of the accessories. Grandma helped the girls get their dolls ears pierced and bought them a couple of accessories. She also made the girls lots of doll outfits ahead of time. I am so thankful for her talent!
I was not sure if the girls were too young for the dolls, but honestly I just couldn't want to wait for this experience. I am so glad we didn't. The girls love the dolls, they play pretend with them and dress them up constantly and want to take them everywhere. If we had waited until they were older, it wouldn't have been the same. They would still like them, I got mine when I was 9 and I loved her, but I am glad we got them their first doll when they were younger.
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