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March 2011 Events
This month we are hosting a number of events. They are as follows.... (click on the green wording for more detailed information on related website pages.)
|Free Body Mind Science Introductory Talk
|Monday March 14
|Body Mind Seminar on "Natural Medicine and its Application in Neurological and Psychological Disorders" with Stuart Morick
|Monday March 21
|Healing Depression and Anxiety Workshop
|March 26 and 27
Please feel free to contact us if you wish to enquire or book in for any of the above events. Please note it is necessary to RSVP to our talk and seminar as numbers are limited.
Stress Anxiety and Depression
Stress, Anxiety and Depression are 3 of the most common ailments affecting adults in society today. A 2011 Australia wide survey found that up to 73 per cent of commuters found that the car journey to work left them in a stressed state before they had even started work. Workplace studies have found that in the post GFC world that workers are finding their stress levels increased as they work harder and longer to prove their worth to employers. Australia still has the highest OECD group of nations average working week, with a 50-55 hour week now being commonly worked by employees.
In a 2010 Australia wide study by the Australia Institute, it was found that almost 60 percent of Australians who work overtime say it stops them from exercising, and almost 35 percent believe it stops them from eating healthy meals. Australians worked more than 2 billion hours of unpaid overtime in 2009, at an average of 70 minutes per day, equating to a $72 billion gift to their employers. Stress was reported to affect over 80 percent of those surveyed who worked such overtime.
Stress can be healthy. It is our Bodymind's way of alerting us and preparing us to accelerate our body and mind in a focussed way in short burst mode to achieve some goal or deal with some issue. When stress persists over time it can then said to become unhealthy. There are various drivers that create stress and these are typically grouped into environmental and attitudinal/behavioural categories.
Environmental stresses include not enough time to perform tasks, not enough resources such as money or food, not enough support such as having a loved one or friends, or being blocked by your environment such as stuck in traffic. Attitudinal/behavioural stresses include having a perfectionistic personality where you demand getting it right every time from yourself and others, negative self-talk, recurrent thinking in your head, working or exercising too hard, and making poor dietary and lifestyle behaviours that affect your body and/or mind.
Research has proven that both Anxiety and Depression have a causal relationship with stress. Indeed a major life stressor is often recognised as having been the trigger to a subsequent onset of bouts of Anxiety or Depression in many of those affected. According to body-mind researcher and M.D, Alexander Lowen, Stress, Anxiety and Depression are related, and manifest their key symptoms in both the body and the mind, and require a treatment approach that works with both the body and the mind.
Consider the following statistics. It is believed that 1 in 4 people are suffering some form of Depression and/or Anxiety, while both affect twice as many women as men, according to the United States National Institute of Mental Health. The Blackdog Institute for Depression, currently notes over 1 million Australians have some form of Depression, while over 2 million Australians have some form of Anxiety disorder. It is a major societal issue.
Anyone in these forms of suffering are living from a "fight or flight" state of body-mind. In this state, the body and mind produce symptoms due to the brain forcing us to be in a primitive "survival" mode that is anxious, hyper-vigilant, and ideally should not be sustained over any long period of time. This is because the brain in this state has a set of glands and brain functions to release key mood hormones, proteins and chemicals into the body, that then create the basis for keeping a person in a stressed, anxious or depressed state.
The Autonomic Nervous System (ANS) plays a major role in leading a person into living from a "fight or flight" mode. Many people get into this state of being and remain there, and then they start to firstly manifest stress, then anxiety, and then for some they drop into depression.
Stressed people become hyper-vigilant and their bodies are often noticeably tighter in their muscles, and hyper-aroused into fidgeting and movement. For those who manifest prolonged anxiety they will report both that they have a fear of fear itself, and also a real or imagined fear of some object or event which is either past or present time focussed. Such a person is not in present-moment time and may find themselves distracted, and their minds full of recurrent negative thoughts or racing negative thinking. Fear and negativity can feed off each other in the mind.
If a person stays in "fight or flight" mode for long periods the body starts to get ill. The medical conditions of Adrenal Exhaustion or Burnout, Chronic Fatigue, Under or Over-active Thyroid, Pituitary Gland issues, and some forms of migraine headaches are examples of this problem. Conversely, while in "fight or flight" mode, we also suppress at the same time some key hormones that we rely on for good body-mind health, contributing to the overall negative outcome on physical, mental and emotional health.
The resulting downside then is this negatively affects our moods, emotions, concentration, cognition or thinking processes, which all form part of what a person needs to be operating well in their life. The body and mind work together, not apart, and both show the effects of living from the "fight or flight" mode for too long. Many people enter a crisis at this point in their life.
I find that many people resort to seeing their doctors with any of the 3 conditions. A common outcome is the prescription of anti-anxiety and anti-depressant medication, and a referral to a clinical psychologist for Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT). The medication is designed to numb out or reduce the symptoms of the disorder and to help the patient stabilise and cope, which is a sound short term outcome.
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) works to identify the way in which a person creates and sustains negative distorted thinking, and then teach the person strategies to undo such distortions. It is however an opponent and not an antidote. By this I mean that one must continually have the mindfulness and discipline to identify when the unconscious parts of the mind triggers the negative thinking states, and then jump on them with CBT techniques until the thinking dissolves and a neutral or positive conscious mind is achieved.
This then works to oppose the negative thinking as and when it arrives. The experience of many users is that once the negative mind shows up it is often hard to mount a counter attack with the CBT strategies while in the negative mind and the person collapses back into the negative anxious or victim state. One also must continually use this system to oppose the negative mind which is in itself quite a discipline and a demand that many find hard to do, especially when they find their mind dulled by the medication they are also on.
Trauma and Neuroscientists such as Pat Ogden, Peter Van Der Kolk and Peter Levine have all noted the limitations of CBT for emotional brain (Limbic brain) originating thoughts, anxieties and trauma states. There is evidence that following the design of the human brain via its triune (3 segment) design and working with the way the brain processes information from a top-down and bottom-up approach, can give strong results and actually serve as an antidote and not just an opponent solution to the issues of stress, anxiety and depression in many sufferers.
From an Epigenetics perspective, evidence is now emerging of gene duplication processes occurring in the genome of some people that predisposes some people to Depression. As our February 2011 newsletter pointed out, there is a "sheathing" mechanism involved which allows such gene duplication to occur, or not occur, even when the rogue Depression gene is present in the DNA of a person. The affected gene has been identified as that which plays an important role in the development of nerve cells and brain axons, which add evidence to the idea that disruptions in brain neurotransmission networks form a biological basis for Depression. The axon is the portion of a neuron that carries nerve impulses away from the cell body and is a significant factor in signalling among brain cells.
The Energetics Institute has designed Stress, Anxiety and Depression resolution programmes in both its personal Integrative Body Mind Psychotherapy™ (IBMP) as well as its organisational Corporate Energetics programmes. These have been experientially shown to produce benefits in anxious persons such as the creation of a relaxed body-mind state, as well as taking a person from "out of their head", and into a truly embodied state, where the person is present and primarily free from distracting thoughts and anxieties.
Depressed people also report losing their "heaviness" or black moods, and regaining their energy and interest in life. Another benefit is that we offer a drug-free approach, and can work with persons already medicated on anti-anxiety and anti-depressants.
The Energetics Institute also recommends and refers clients to Naturopaths in some cases of Depression and Anxiety for assessment. Natural supplements such as St John's Wort, SAMe, B-vitamins, Vitamin D and Folate have all been show to assist with some types of Depression. Some people develop a thyroid issue where they have low levels of Thyroxin in their body which can create depressive effects to the person. Anxiety and Depression can both have body and/or mind causal factors.
The Energetics Institute also sees Anxiety and Depression from a positive psychology and a spiritual perspective. Our observation from seeing clients is that for many Anxiety and Depression sufferers, theirs is a result of unsustainable lifestyles and practices in their lives, which have isolated sufferers from others, life, and their inner self. Alternatively some such sufferers have some form of unresolved trauma from their past that they have yet to fully face and deal with.
We believe that it is only when we reach "rock bottom" or face what we call in spirituality a crisis or "Dark Night of the Soul", that most of us are prepared to truly change our lives. Many people find that they feel empty in their lives despite having ticked the box of many of societies nominated success and happiness criteria. We simply see that an underlying issue for some is a spiritual one. Research on depression has shown that a spiritual dimension in a person's life creates resiliency against depression, but that it provides meaning and a framework to one's existence, and allows one to deepen oneself within and with the outside world.
Once addressed from a body-mind perspective, experience shows that Stress, Anxiety and Depression can be minimised, brought under control and for many can be cured. Our Corporate and individual clients have shown how as these states lift how the positivity and curiosity and hope of life starts to emerge again, as renewal takes roots in the person.
Given the chronic rate of stress, anxiety and depression in our society today, we are running a weekend course titled "Healing Depression and Anxiety" on the weekend on March 26 & 27, 2011. This course is designed to inform and educate sufferers and partners of sufferers of the nature of these 3 disorders, and to provide some techniques for both top-down and bottom-up bodymind centric healing of these conditions.
Please feel free to contact us for more information about Depression, Anxiety, and other body-mind states of being that affect yourself or someone you love and interact with.
Click here to read our article on Depression
Click here to read our article on Anxiety
Body Mind Book Review on "Full Body Orgasm" by Oscar Naval
There are a number of Bodymind science publications on the bookshelves that one can read to understand some aspect of the known concepts around the Bodymind. Many focus on one area of this wide field and unless one has a broad framework or understanding by which to give these books their often specialised context, it can be hard to assimilate or appreciate the wider implication of some of these readings.
The Energetics Institute has reviewed Oscar Naval's Bodymind Science book "Full Body Orgasm" and has found that it offers a sound overall roundup and summary of the key relevant bodymind science disciplines that cover this ever widening field of thought and knowledge. Written in simple everyday English and using well known television and celebrity personality examples to highlight character analysis and other dynamics, the book has a place on the shelf of anyone wanting to get a bigger picture view of the bodymind, before venturing down some of the many detailed and technical paths that some books on this topic can lead one into.
The book is a hardbound edition with a discrete black cover and maintains its mystique with a simple title running down the spine. It has 249 pages and we have limited copies on an exclusive promotional offer with the author. Oscar has reduced the retail $39.95 price for Energetics Institute subscribers to $22.50 plus $7.50 postage anywhere in Australia. This generous offer will cease once stock have been exhausted. Please contact us to order 1 or more copies. Multiple copy purchases attract a maximum of $11.50 postage anywhere in Australia.
The Case for Naturopathy
Many clients ask me for my opinion on the benefits of Naturopathy. As was indicated earlier in this Newsletter there is a place for nutrients in the treatment of Anxiety and Depression. The key issue is that some supplements have been shown to be as effective as pharmaceuticals with less side effects. The problem is firstly identifying which supplements are of use to which ailments and conditions, and also to understand which brands to use given there are a few poor quality products on the market. Such advice is best sourced from a trained professional person.
Some clients are also confused as to the difference between Naturopathy and Homeopathy as natural health choices. In order to assist the community in understanding the case for, and the science and concepts behind Naturopathy, the Energetics Institute is hosting Stuart Morick who is a qualified Perth Naturopath to present our March Body Mind Seminar.
For many decades the American Medical Association(AMA) and the American Federal Drug Agency(FDA had held a view that the need for and use of nutrients and supplements for human health was a waste of money and offered minimal or no lasting benefits to human health.
In 2000, Dr Robert Fletcher, the author of the results of a landmark review of 38 years of accumulated scientific evidence regarding vitamins and nutrition, wrote in the conservative Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), "Vitamin supplement usage was for a long time considered to be an expensive form of urine". The results of his landmark study were so convincingly the opposite, that the American Medical Association(AMA) has completely reversed its anti-vitamin stance and now encourages all adults to supplement daily with a multiple vitamin. The JAMA report concluded that both the recommended daily allowances for vitamins and minerals are too low, and that the modern diet of man is no longer sufficient to provide all the support for optimal health.
Dr Robert Fletcher also wrote:
"Insufficient vitamins is apparently a cause of chronic diseases. Recent evidence has shown that sub-optimal levels of vitamins(below standard), even well above those causing deficiency syndromes, are risk factors for chronic diseases such as cardiovascular disease, cancer and osteoporosis. A large portion of the general population is apparently at increased risk for this reason".
The AMA now recognises the key role of nutrients and supplements in the maintenance of human health and the prevention of illness and disease. This conservative, evidence based approach institution has come down in favour of the basic role played by Naturopaths in assisting clients with their bodymind health. Come and find out what are the reasons the AMA would reverse its long standing opposition and scepticism to nutrient and supplements in the maintenance of health and wellness.
There are a lot of misconceptions around supplementation. Supplements are not like medicines in that one should notice a marked effect or improvement after a few days or a week. Nutritional supplements are simply nutrients from our foods distilled into optimal levels which the body uses in its normal enzymatic reactions. They are not medicines.
It may surprise many that it takes between 6 to 12 months to replenish any nutritional deficiency and optimise the body's natural immune system, antioxidant defence system, and repair system. If you are already over 30 years of age, stressed, or have a chronic degenerative disease, it may take longer. There is a science around nutritional supplements that many people do not understand.
Many people purchase from a chemist a discounted nutrient all-round supplement of compromised quality and ingredient strength, take them till the bottle runs out in 2 weeks to a month, and then give up thinking that nutrients do not work. This is not a skilful approach or thinking. We need to have a basic education around nutritional health and this is why the Energetics Institute is hosting this most important seminar to allow a qualified Naturopath to obtain the information you need to make informed choices around this area of your bodymind health.
Please feel free to contact us for more information.
Have a happy and safe month.
Richard Boyd
Director, Energetics Institute


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How often do you wash you car, fill the tank with just the right kind of gas, clean the windshield make sure there is enough oil in the engine, change all the belts, parts and tires that are worn? We make sure that we get those tune ups, and best gas when they are required for the life of the car. Are you beginning to get my drift? We really do put a great deal of effort into how we take care of our automobiles for the re-sale value and longevity of the car. We often take better care of our cars then we do our own bodies and health.
Most of us take CARE of our bodies only when we absolutely have to in a health crisis, or when it is really too late. We can not trade them in for an upgrade. We are stuck with the bodies we have, and there is no way around the aging process. I believe that if we put as much attention and care into our bodies as we do our cars, we would all be a lot healthier, live longer and remain more attractive as we age. How are you caring for your body?
Let's take a look at what I believe to be the best possible way to take good care of these transport mechanisms we call our bodies. I will keep this simple in this blog and hope that you read some of the articles I will continue to post and the eBooks that will eventually be for sale on this site. Most of us feel we don't have the discipline for making too many changes, or adding to our To Do lists on a daily basis, especially as we age. However, making a few specific changes can make a huge difference for optimum health and longevity. Although many of us rely on the fact that we inherited some good genes that have kept us relatively healthy, that only goes so far as we age. The medical system is there to work in partnership with you, not FIX you when you have made a mess of your health. Remember health professionals are not miracle workers and every medication has a negative side effect. Medications are not needed for most health issues, you, your nutrition and self care are the CURE!
The bottom line for your Self Care To Do List
Begin your day before eating with a cup of hot water with lemon juice. If you can tolerate it a pinch of cayenne pepper to increase the metabolism. The hot lemon water will alkalize your body. A healthy body is one that is alkaline and not acid. Although one would think that lemon is acidic, in the body it has the impact of changing the acid alkaline balance in a healthy way.
Breakfast should be fruit which is a great natural way for you to help the intestines evacuate. Most of you drink coffee to help do this, coffee acidifies the body. Add an ounce of healthy raw nuts and you have a healthy breakfast for the start of your day. The natural sugars from the fruit and the added protein and oil from the nuts will give you energy and focus for hours.
Eat every four hours for the rest of your day to keep the metabolism burning hot so that calories get used and not stored as fat. Three meals, with lunch being the largest meal, and dinner being a light meal of salad and soup. Then you can add a light snack between lunch and dinner and if you go to bed on the later side another snack a few hours before bed.
Take a really good quality multi-vitamin each morning and for my middle age and older clients I highly suggest a high quality Omega 3 Oil. If you have joint pain take double what the label suggests, if not just what the label recommends. Omega 3 oils also help to keep the body alkaline, you can get non fish Omega 3 oil and include Walnuts in your diet as they are the only Omega 3 oil containing nuts.
Drink 10 glasses of filtered water spread out over the day, and make sure you are not drinking out of plastic containers.
Reduce the amount of refined sugars,and grain products, they cause inflammation. Try and rid yourself of dairy as dairy is filled with toxins and is very high in sugar and fat. You can get calcium from greens and sunflower seeds. Most important is to increase the amount of fresh vegetable both raw and cooked daily, and lessen your animal protein to maybe three times a week.
Try and find a time during the day, first thing in the morning works for me, to spend at least ten minutes in quiet, focusing on your breath and detaching from your thinking mind. Getting good at this takes practice, but even if your mind is racing you will benefit from doing this as a daily discipline.
Walk at least a half hour at least five days a week at a pace you can manage. Push your body when possible. You can break this half hour into shorter segments.
Stretch every evening before you get in bed. Stretching not only keeps the body limber, and in alignment, but it helps build and maintain muscle. You can order the Stretch and Relax DVD from this web site which will help you to both stretch, do deep breathing and relax all at the same time.
Get eight hours of sleep each night and find a moment to review your day and be grateful for everything positive in your life.
I hope you will incorporate this Self Care into your lives and not wait until you hit a health crisis. I find that when I am in crisis, the last thing I can do is start a new regime. Your bodies must be treated with great care, nurturing and love so take back Stewardship of your body. You know what they say "There is no time like the present"…. this is not a dress rehearsal, it is your life!


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CoRSU overwhelmed by Blount's patients
- Written by Alfred Ochwo
Comprehensive Rehabilitation Services in Uganda (CoRSU) is changing the way Ugandans view physical disorders formerly considered 'normal' in many households.
For example, 300 children will not have to grow up with bow legs or Blount's disease, after the rehabilitation hospital performed life- changing surgery on them.
Speaking during the grand opening of a state-of-the-art septic ward on October 31, at the hospital in Kisubi along Entebbe road, Davide Naggi, the hospital chief executive officer, said the hospital performed a total of 5,168 surgical operations in one year and that included 300 children with bow legs.
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He said one in five patients admitted is infected or at high risk of infection requiring appropriate isolated and protected environment, thus the need for a septic ward.
Naggi said although the hospital has 64 beds, the patients using the facilities exceed its capacity, causing overcrowding. With funding from CMB Italy, CoRSU constructed a septic ward to minimize hospital-acquired infection, as well as treatment of surgical site infections.
The new ward has 24 beds and will offer a special environment and isolation services for septic patients to promote faster recovery. The ward will also improve the nurse-to-patient ratio in the ward which is currently at 1:10; in the new septic ward the ratio will be reduced to 1:6.
Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga, who was guest of honor, pledged to send a committee to look at the facility and write a report to lobby government for support through ministry of health.
"We need to address public health concerns in our systems; so, my committee will come and assess this and we discuss it at parliament," she said.
According to a CoRSU research carried out in 2012, about 10 per cent of the surgical procedures in Uganda become septic, which adds pressure on their family and hospital staff.
The infections pose therapeutic challenges and are associated with substantially longer duration of hospital stay, with increased hospital cost, higher morbidity and mortality.
Bow legs
According to Dr Paul Muwa, an orthopaedic surgeon, bow legs also known as tibia arum or tibia vara, is common in toddlers and young children. Many toddlers have bow legs due to the folded position in the mother's womb.
This curvature remains until the muscles of the lower back and legs are strong enough to support them in the upright position. Bow legs may also be caused by illnesses such as abnormal bone development, fractures that don't heal correctly and lack of vitamin D in the body.
According to Dr Muwa, toddlers that are fat or overweight for their age and those that walk early are most often affected. As the child walks, the repeated stress and compression of extra weight suppresses growth of the developing bone. Metabolic disorders such as deficiency of vitamin D are the other causes of bow legs.
He said juvenile or adolescent Blount's disease is usually caused by obesity but can be the result of infection or trauma that disrupted the medial growth plate.
Although there may not be obvious symptoms, patients with adolescent tibia varum usually complain of pain along the medial side of the knee. The child may have trouble walking without tripping.
Treatment options
Most of the time bow legs resolve on their own with time as the child grows.
No specific treatment is needed unless the problem persists after two years.
In advanced stages, correction of bow legs requires surgery; however, surgery is not usually done on children under the age of two because it is difficult to tell if the child has Blount's or not.


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Launching "Black Panther," Bringing "Dead No More" to Life
Fridays on CBR mean Axel's In Charge.
Welcome to MARVEL A-I-C: AXEL-IN-CHARGE, CBR's regular interview feature with Marvel Comics Editor-in-Chief Axel Alonso!
An editor with years of experience in comics receiving both critical acclaim and best-selling status, Alonso stepped into the chair at the top of Marvel's Editorial department and since then has been working to bring his signature stylings to the entire Marvel U. Anchored by regular question and answer rounds with the denizens of the CBR Community, each week Alonso will shake things up with special guest stars, exclusive art reveals and more!
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It was a big week for new Marvel releases, headlined by one of the publisher's highest-profile launches in recent memory: "Black Panther" #1, from first-time comics writer — and National Book Award winner and recipient of the MacArthur "Genius Grant" — Ta-Nehisi Coates and acclaimed veteran artist Brian Stelfreeze. Alonso talks about what makes him personally excited to be publishing this series, what Coates and Stelfreeze get right about Black Panther and the impact the run is set to have on T'Challa and his world. Alonso also talks another major new Marvel series that debuted this week — Charles Soule and Phil Noto's "Star Wars: Poe Dameron" — the freshly announced "Civil War II: Kingpin," why artist Jim Cheung is right for "Dead No More" and his thoughts on Mark Millar and Stuart Immonen's "Empress," the latest series in Marvel's creator-owned Icon line.
CBR News: Axel, this week, Ta-Nehisi Coates and Brian Stelfreeze's "Black Panther" #1 arrived, and it's certainly a book you've been closely involved with and excited about from the start. Just looking at your Twitter, it's clear the enthusiasm you have now that this is out there in the world — where does this rank for you in terms of proud moments during your time as editor-in-chief?
Axel Alonso: Way up there. We were very fortunate to cross paths with Ta-Nehisi when we did. He's one of most important voices of this era, and the fact that he has something to say through one of our characters is very gratifying. He and [artist] Brian [Stelfreeze] and [colorist] Laura [Martin] are creating a very special series.
With the profile of the creative team, even though Black Panther is a 50-year-old character well known to Marvel fans, this issue is likely the first exposure to T'Challa for some readers. Given that, what do you think Coates and Stelfreeze really got right in this first issue about what makes the Black Panther special within the Marvel roster?
Alonso: Ta-Nehisi and Brian are carving a new path for T'Challa that is based on a deep respect for his history and mythology. It all starts with a question: Does is make sense that Wakanda — a society that has evolved to face all challenges in a hostile world, that is at the forefront of technological, artistic and spiritual advances in the Marvel Universe — would abide a monarchy? "A Nation Under Our Feet" is Wakanda in the throes of a homegrown revolution that will test T'Challa like you've never seen before. There is no Klaw, no Doom, no Namor banging at the gates in this story — no outside threat or mustache-twirling villain. This is just a Nation confronting its soul.
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In previous interviews, you've discussed how much of a long-term Marvel fan Coates is, and that's clear in this issue, as it's set very firmly in ongoing Marvel storylines. How important was it that not only was this "Black Panther" a good story, but a story that "mattered" in the Marvel Universe?
Alonso: Any time you launch a series, you want it to take the character to new places, to say something that matters about the character and, ideally, beyond. This one will. This is a widescreen adventure, but Ta-Nehisi didn't turn off the part of his writer's brain that excited us about him in the first place. He has something new to say about and through the Panther and his world. This story will reposition the Black Panther to a place of prominence in the Marvel Universe he's never seen.
While the reaction I've seen to "Black Panther" #1 has been unanimously positive, I have seen some rumblings online about the $4.99 cover price, which even with extras — including an interview with Stelfreeze and bios of the creative team — seems a bit steep for 22 story pages. What factored into that price point?
Alonso: The extras and extra story pages. We wanted to put together a bigger package and make more of an event out of the issue.
That said, [SVP for Sales] David Gabriel says he hasn't heard any negative reaction. It's all retailers reporting that they're thrilled they sold out issue #1 and they're getting more copies to sell. "Black Panther" #1 is bringing new readers and more foot traffic into stores — my Twitter feed blew up with iPhone pics from people standing in line to buy the first issue — and it's selling out everywhere. In fact, let me announce here that "Black Panther" #1 is officially sold out and has gone back to second print.
RELATED: "Star Wars: Poe Dameron" #1 Answers One of "The Force Awakens'" Big Questions
Also out this week was "Star Wars: Poe Dameron" #1 from Charles Soule and Phil Noto. That book seemed like something of a unique challenge, because not only did the team have to capture the essence of a character who very quickly became very beloved with millions and millions of people, but also wasn't really seen on screen that much in "The Force Awakens," so there's not a ton of material to draw from. What did you like about the way Soule and Noto approached "Poe Dameron" #1?
Alonso: You said it yourself — they absolutely channel the essence of Oscar Isaac's performance in the movie. From the "Listen, pal" bravado in his dialog, to the twinkle in his eyes, the Poe Dameron on the page feels just like the helluva pilot we saw on the screen.
And you're right: Poe wasn't in the movie as much as we would've liked. That's why we're thrilled to get to bring the world the Dameron fix they've been craving.
Earlier this week, readers found out that artist Jim Cheung will join Dan Slott on the much-teased "Dead No More" arc. Cheung is best known at Marvel on various Avengers titles, and hasn't really drawn Spidey solo in the past — what's intriguing to you about seeing him on "Amazing Spider-Man," and this arc specifically?
Alonso: Up in the Marvel offices, our conference rooms are character-themed — Hulk, Iron Man, Captain America — and the walls are covered in murals of art from the comics. Fifty-percent of the art is by Jim Cheung.
There's just something about Jim's art that is so purely Marvel. But a meticulous style of art like his takes time, so we try to deploy him on big events where he can get a good head start. So when it was time to pick an artist for our next "Amazing Spider-Man" event, knowing that Dan Slott is such a long-term planner, [Editor] Nick Lowe saw an opportunity, set up a realistic schedule, and set up a match made in heaven. Jim's deep into the first issue already and you are going to be blown away. In fact, here's a one-panel tease:
Also announced this week was "Civil War II: Kingpin" from Matthew Rosenberg and Ricardo López Ortiz. This is only the second time Kingpin has headlined a book, outside of a 2003 series by Bruce Jones and Sean Phillips — edited, I believe, by one Axel Alonso. What inspired putting him into this spotlight during "Civil War II"? Did his recent visibility (and the excellent performance by Vincent D'Onofrio) influence things at all?
Alonso: That doesn't hurt, but our decision to spotlight Kingpin here was really more about us thinking about who among our stable of villains would be the most interesting story-wise to feature during this period where there's such a crackdown on crime thanks to the precog in "Civil War II." Wilson Fisk seems like he'd be able to make the most of such a situation, and as you'll see in Matthew and Ricardo's story, he absolutely does make the most of it.
Rosenberg and Ortiz are both fairly new to Marvel. What made them the right choice to tell this Kingpin story?
Alonso: Matthew has been on our radar for a while now due to his "We Can Never Go Home" series, and he's done a little work with us in the past year or so as a result. But it was reading an advance copy of the first issue of Matthew's new series, "4 Kids Walk Into a Bank," that sealed the deal on "Kingpin" for editor Wil Moss. As for Ricardo — Wil's been itching to work with him or a while, and this look into the criminal underbelly of the MU seemed like the perfect venue for Ricardo's art style.
Mark Millar and Stuart Immonen's "Empress" debuted this week, the latest in Marvel's Icon line. Much of the discussion around the book has centered around readers being surprised by a brighter, kinder, gentler work from Millar than his output over the past few years. As someone who edited quite a few Millar-written books back in the day, what was your response to "Empress?"
Alonso: "Brighter, kinder, gentler"…? Did we read the same book! [Laughs]
I love it. Yeah, I suppose "Empress" is a bit brighter in tone than, say, "Kick-Ass," but Mark's trademark dark humor lurks right under the surface. He and [artist] Stuart [Immonen] are deconstructing the space opera in high style. It's a great adventure that will keep you on your toes — plenty of twists and turns and genre bending. And for anyone who loved Stuart's artwork on "Star Wars," brace yourself.
Let's wrap with a question from the CBR Community. Captain Britain super-fan The Sword is Drawn asks, "This October marks the 40th anniversary of the first ever issue of Captain Britain, written by Chris Claremont and with artwork from the late Herb Trimpe. Are there any plans to mark the occasion?"
Alonso: No current plans, but that could change.
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Ashe Cultural Arts Center
http://www.ashecac.org | 504-569-9070
Ashé Cultural Arts Center is an effort to combine the intentions of neighborhood and economic development with the awesome creative forces of community, culture and art to revive and reclaim a historically significant corridor in Central City New Orleans: Oretha Castle-Haley Boulevard, formerly known as Dryades Street.
Audubon Nature Institute
• Aqua Van-Imaginative programming from the Audubon Aquarium of the Americas. Contact Ed Gary @ 378-2637 or click on website. • Bugmobile-A free outreach program that teachers about the Formosan subterranean termite and other interesting insects. Contact Liberty Billberg @ 504-212-5197 or click on the website. • Wetlands Express-A mobile wetland wildlife education program. Phone 504-212-5183 or click on the website. • Zoomobile-The wonders of nature travel to you from the Audubon Zoo. Contact Sarah Valley @ 504-212-5349 or click on the website. Audubon Nature Institute offers exciting, educational and entertaining field trips at economical rates. Request your date online, download a form, or call a reservationist at 800-774-7394. Did you know Audubon's Education Departments offer programs to school groups to add value to your visit? Learn more about Jungle School, a special program for 3rd-5th graders to learn about the rainforest ecosystem or Coast to Classroom, a new Distance Learning Program teaching the importance of Coastal Conservation and Restoration or Shark School, a special aquatic program for 3rd-5th graders to learn about the value of sharks and a healthy ocean.
Backstreet Cultural Museum
http://www.backstreetmuseum.org | 504-303-9058
A powerhouse of knowledge, the Backstreet Cultural Museum is the essence of New Orleans. Its historic location is filled with exhibits reflecting aspects of the unique cultural traditions and institutions of African-American culture in New Orleans – Mardi Gras Indians, Jazz Funerals and Social Aid & Pleasure Clubs.
Barataria Terrebonne National Estuary Program
http://www.btnep.org | 985-447-0868
Established in 1991, the mission of the Barataria-Terreborne National Estuary Program (BTNEP) is the preservation and restoration at the Barataria-Terreborne estuarine system, the 4.2 million acre region between the Atchafalaya and Mississippi Rivers, The BTNEP strives to rebuild and protect the estuary for future generations through the implementation of a science-based, consensus-driven plan that utilizes partnerships focused on the estuary's rich cultural, economic, and natural resources.
Classes at Glass Works & Printmaking Studio
http://www.neworleansglassworks.com| Tish Dousart and Gerod Baronne 504-529-7279
Inquires about classes can be sent to firstname.lastname@example.com or call our office at 504-529-7279 between the hours of 11 am and 5 pm. Short Courses include such arts as glassblowing, fine arts glass mosaics, metal sculpture and printmaking and book binding.
Contemporary Arts Center
http://www.cacno.org | Marie Lamb 504-528-3805
Research has shown that learners can attain higher levels of achievement through their exposure to the arts. Target's "Artists for a Day" program helps to foster arts education for elementary, middle school and high school students. "Artist for the Day" Program. "Artists for a Day" is an outstanding field trip opportunity available for school groups and youth organizations. During each AFD, students encounter an exciting journey through the Contemporary Arts Center as "artists for a day" while learning from professional New Orleans artists. Skills learned during the classes in drama, dance, music, visual arts and creative writing can be integrated into core subjects of math, science, language and social studies or students can just experience the fun of learning something new. All participants come away with a sense of accomplishment and newly discovered skills. Field trip hours are from 9:30am to 1:00pm, though this is flexible. Participants are asked to bring a lunch to eat on the premises. The cost is $7 per student.
Gretna Historical Society Museum
Visit 3 houses built in the 1800s. View artifacts in a Blacksmith shop and see a steam pumper in the 1876 Fire Station. Tour the White House, built in 1845, and the home of Lilly White Ruppel, an educator in Gretna and for whom the Ruppel Academy for Advanced Studies is named.
Herman-Grima and Gallier House
http://www.hgghh.org | 504-525-5661
Hermann-Grima House can accommodate up to 60 students in one hour. Gallier House can accommodate up to 45 students in one hour. Some General programs include Life in the 19th Century. Underneath the French Quarter, A History Mystery and Creole Christmas
International House of Blues Foundation
Mission Statement: The International House of Blues Foundation (IHOBF) is dedicated to bringing the arts to schools and communities through programs that increase public awareness of African American contributions to American culture. Foundation programs explore the history, art and music of the blues and demonstrate the vast influence of the blues on contemporary music and culture. Programs draw upon the universal language of music and art to encourage creative expression and cultural understanding. The International House of Blues Foundation brings together people of diverse backgrounds in an atmosphere that encourages mutual respect and understanding.
Jean Lafitte Swamp Tours & Airboat Tours
http://www.jeanlafitteswamptour.com | 504-689-4186
Located only twenty-five minutes from New Orleans, Jean Lafitte Swamp and Airboat Tours explore Louisiana's back county along its meandering bayous abundant with wildlife and exotic plant life. Trained navigators escort you into the murky waters of Louisiana swamps where you will come face to face with the beauty and beasts of nature.
Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve
http://www.nps.gov/jela | Ami Ghazala, Educational Coordinator 504-689-7611 or 504-589-2330 | firstname.lastname@example.com
The six sites of Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve including the Barataria Preserve and Chalmette Battlefield offer learning opportunities from a to z, including architecture, botany, culture, geography, history, music, and zoology. On-site and on-line programs encourage analytical thinking, creativity, information gathering, and just plain fun.
Kenner Rivertown Museum
http://www.kenner.la.us/pages/section_5_27.asp | 504-468-7231
Native American, Mardi Gras, Planetarium, Science Complex • Mardi Gras Museum: The museum presents a collection of videos and memorabilia highlighting King Cake traditions, balls, parades, French Quarter fun, and the Cajun "Courir du Mardi Gras". Guests can board a float and take picture • Science Complex: Visitors can experience exciting scientific discovery with dynamic hands-on exhibits about weather, electricity, the human body, the solar system and world geography, making learning fun for everyone. • Space Station: Tour the full-size NASA International Space Station prototype where visitors get a first hand look at daily living and working in space. Other space-related exhibits allow the visitors to explore spin-off technology with a Space Robot, touch the 4 billion year old Gibeon Meteorite, and take a walk through the history timeline of the 20th century. • Cannes Brûlées: The Cannes Brûlées Native American Museum is an indoor museum exhibiting a collection of traditional and contemporary artworks created by living American Indian artisans from Louisiana and the Southeastern United States. Items displayed include basketry, jewelry, tools, weapons, musical instruments, clay pottery, wood carvings, children's toys, model dwellings, paintings, moccasins, Dreamcatchers, a dugout cypress pirogue and more.
Lake Ponchartrain Basin Maritime Museum & Research Center
Kristen Garcia, Education Coordinator 985-845-9200
http://www.latinolanow.org | Christiana Decker firstname.lastname@example.com
Welcome to LatiNola, your New Orleans home for the Latino community. A program of Puentes New Orleans, Inc., LatINola has one goal—to celebrate our Latin American pride and demonstrate our dedication to the New Orleans area. Regardless if you have lived here more than thirty years, or have just arrived, esta es su casa. Aquí vivimos, and through LatINola we want you to share your culture, your language, and your enthusiasm by joining us and helping us to raise the voice of our community. Help us move forward together with our neighbors as we lift our voice across the Gulf South.
Longue Vue House and Gardens
http://www.longuevue.com | 504-488-5488
Longue Vue House and Gardens offers a variety of guided field trips for students of all ages. The younger ones love digging for worms and crushing herbs in the Lucy C. Roussel Discovery Garden, an interactive, hands-on children's garden. Older students exploring the 8-acre Country Place Era estate can find inspiration for photography, drawing, and design projects.
Louisiana Children's Museum
http://www.lcm.org | 504-586-0725 ex. 205
Where learning is fun. Explore and experience more than 100 dynamic hands-on exhibits, exciting educational programs, and more.
Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra
http://lpomusic.com | Amanda Wuerstlin, Associate Director of Education 504-523-6530 Ext. 115 | firstname.lastname@example.com
Teacher's guides with accompanying CDs and DVDs are available upon request.
Louisiana State Museum
http://www.lsm.crt.state.la.us | 504-568-6968
No textbooks necessary– there's nothing like discovering history right where it really happened. We invite you on a journey outside the classroom to the place where the laws were made, the money printed, the treaties signed. Come see personal artifacts of the history makers up close, hear from experienced docents, and have your students' questions answered with care. More than history lesson, this is the real deal!
Muse Conti Wax Museum
http://www.neworleanswaxmuseum.com | 504-525-2605
Your tours of Musee Conti will take you from our swampland to the present day. An educational packet is presented to teachers with the compliments of The Musee Conti for a more complete understanding of the exhibits, and a greater awareness of our rich Louisiana heritage and the French Quarter.
National World War II Museum
http://www.nationalww2museum.org | 504-528-1944
The Education Department at The National WWII Museum is here to help you explore the history and lessons of WWII with your students. Visit our new interactive website to learn about wartime technical and scientific advances that forever changed our world. Turn your students into history detectives as they ponder over the origins and uses of these intriguing pieces of WWII history.
New Orleans African American Museum
http://www.noaam.com | John Haskins, Director 504-566-1136
The New Orleans African American Museum of Art Culture, and History is dedicated to preserving the lives, history, and communities of New Orleans, specifically Treme. The property is open to the public and serves as a venue for visual and performing art
New Orleans Ballet Association
http://www.nobadance.com | Erin Reho, In School Coordinator 522-0996 ex. 207
From simple to sublime, the benefits of dance for children are many. Programs for school-age youth spark a lifetime of appreciation in children who would not otherwise have the opportunity to experience dance.
New Orleans Museum of Art (NOMA)
The Education Division at NOMA is dedicated to awakening the imaginations of children and adults through the visual arts. The Museum provides memorable art experiences which lead to greater awareness, curiosity and sensitivity. Through a variety of ongoing educational programs, NOMA has established itself as one of the greatest resources for art educators in the Greater New Orleans area and throughout Louisiana.
New Orleans Opera Association
Metro Pelican Opera, the education/outreach wing of the New Orleans Opera Association, was founded in 1998 by Arthur Cosenza. He chose Metro to represent the 7-parish population base of New Orleans, and Pelican for the state bird. Metro Pelican has subsequently toured throughout Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas. New Orleans Opera Association-Metro Pelican Metro Pelican introduces students to the opera with in-school programming and free Student Previews. Call Carol Rausch, New Orleans Opera Director of Education, at 504-529-2278, ext. 222, or email her at: email@example.com to book any of the three programs for your school, church or community center. You may also contact Young Audiences at 504-523-3525.
Odgen Museum of Southern Art
http://www.ogdenmuseum.org | Kate Barron, Curator of Education 504-539-9608
A "Museum without walls," the Ogden Museum of Southern Art's innovative education and outreach programs are specially designed to meet the Museum's core mission – to bring art and people together to explore the rich and varied cultural identities of the South. As one of the country's top resources on Southern art and culture, the Ogden Museum has instituted a complete range of educational initiatives both in the Museum and off-site to ensure that its message will be accessible to audiences across the country and around the world. Available through the Education Department are extensive materials for students and teachers of all ages to gain and share knowledge on the Southern arts and related topics. Also available is information for planning field trips for grades K-12, classroom resources for teachers including lesson plans and units of study, and special programs for teachers listing training, events, starter ideas and studio workshops.


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If you cannot appreciate your successes when they come, you really ought not to have bothered.
If you can cultivate an attitude of gratitude you will find more things in your life to be grateful for. The more things in your life you are grateful for, the more you will appreciate life. The more you appreciate life the more life will appreciate you. The more life appreciates you the more it will give you what you want. This is the virtuous cycle.
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Bad drivers / driving / motorway madness etc
Share your stories of fuckwits behind the wheel here.
Have you been cut up ? run off the road ? What annoys you the most, people not indicating, tailgating ?
This morning a clart in an Audi nearly took the front of my car off whilst doing 40 mph in a multistorey carpark whilst I was trying to reverse park. Some people eh.
Audis are driven by cunts
^ that was in my autofill when I started typing. Still stands.
I bet he made out it was YOUR fault for having a less expensive car.
Awful people.
i had to be a passenger whilst my father in law drove the other day.
just wanted to jump out and apologise to other road users.
- plasticniki, fitzcarraldo, and joeymahone this'd this
- ma0sm this'd this
Middle lane hoggers on motorways are the WORST.
You just know they haven't read a broadsheet in their life.
god yeah. when you have to come out of the slow lane into the fast lane
just to safely over take, otherwise you just know if you undertake they will take that opportunity to pile into you because they haven't seen you.
Cut right across their nose on the way back to the inside lane too
Also dickheads (usually in Audis) who drive in the outside lane when the other two or three lanes are empty for miles because they HAVE A FLASH CAR AND ARE DRIVING QUICKLY.
- licky_kicky this'd this
I'm sorry, what is the correct term then. I would imagine
99% of people call id slow / middle / fast lane.
nearside / middle / offsideH-Stein this'd this
Technically correct
as in the highway code, but I don't know anyone that actually calls them that.
- Raanraals, marckee, jontosh2001, fitzcarraldo, badmanreturns, p_a_u_l, areyouarealdoctor, and Antelope this'd this
He's right though
The speed limit is the same in all 3 lanes, so there can be no fast/slow lane. It's inside, middle, outside like what nebbie says down there\/. If four lanes then then inside, middle 1, middle 2, outside.
Inside, middle, outside?
Not sure when there is more than one middle lane.
People get really angry at middle lane hoggers
I don't really care, I just go round them. Some people make a big show of zooming out of the slow lane then slicing across them back to the slow lane again, then in and out the whole journey. I bypass that and just get in the fast lane and stay there. Until a BMW or Audi is up my arse, then I slow down a bit to piss them off, squirt my windscreen washers to piss them off, then move over and speed up so they have to go even faster to overtake me. Got to amuse yourself innit.Raanraals, freddiehubbard, Moitessier, and japes this'd this
I was overtaking a wall of lorries along the A34 back from Southampton
Some cunt in a Merc came zooming up at at least 100, started flashing his lights and getting right up my arse. I don't know what he was expecting me to do, but it probably wasn't for me to slow down to 60 and edge past the lorries :D
- urbanfox, justanothersheeldz, and H-Stein this'd this
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Also, when driving along country roads with a twat tailgating you,
sticking rigidly to the speed limit while going through villages, and then burning off when the national speed limit kicks in.Raanraals this'd this
Tailgating along country roads, when there is ample opportunity to overtake
Either overtake or back off.
I get angry because it's unsafe and incorrect.
If motorway driving was in your driving test and you rumbled along in the middle lane when there's nothing in the left lane then that would be an instant fail. Ergo these people shouldn't be driving.abbathehorse, jontosh2001, and andyvine this'd this
actually middle lane hoggers can be a touch annoying. If there is literally nothing for as far as the eye can see. But some people go way over the top and get angry when people haven't moved over despite there being a lorry not too far away. I don't really see motorway driving as a constant lane changing experience.
*should be killed
Might as well go full Clarkson
oh man you're the worst
the thing I hate about middle laners is that they don't know what speed they want to be driving. If there's someone in front of them, they drive up their arse till they move, if there's not then they speed away. dickheads.
Got run off the road a few years back
I was on the inside of a roundabout over the north circular and a large white lorry, Luton sized, forced me off the road into the centre, tyre blew out and I was a bit shaken.
The lorry stopped just beyond the roundabout, too far for me to see the licence plate, the driver got out, stuck two fingers up at me, got back in and drove off.
I was involved in my only car accident due to a really fucking awful driver.
I was driving down the only dual carriageway on the Isle of Wight (The Dual), coming up to a roundabout where I wanted to go straight on. I was in the middle lane. Some clart SPED past me on my right, really fucking fast, and then proceeded to, without signalling or owt, move into the middle lane with no warning. And what happened? I smashed right into the back of him/her. We both the indicated to pull over, and upon seeing the damage to my car, the fucking dickhead just sped away.
It was a really horrible experience, even though *I* was fine the car was a wite off, and it took me months to get back any confidence with driving :(
horrible. My wife turned our last car over with it ending upside down with our (at the time) 2 year old girl
in the back seat. That was a shit day all round. No injuries though thankfully, but as you say, months to get back into the swing of things. She's still jumpy now..
I drove a car for the first time at the weekend. Get me.
Someone recommend me driving lessons in London please thanks.
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Looking forward to running all of you over
Just as soon as I finish bunny hopping and stalling like a cunt.
I think we're safe
Hopefully trying to bunny hop his car will keep him busy for a while.andyvine this'd this
ha ha ha royter thinks his car is a bmx
what a dick ha ha hazxcvbnm- this'd this
- SarcasticFringehead this'd this
An Autoglass van clipped my work van last week
He took his wing mirror off, caused no damage to my van, and continued driving. Well done Mr Autoglass.
- freddiehubbard and jontosh2001 this'd this
people who try to wind up tailgaters/speeders by slowing down
see also people who think it's their job to police the roads. it isn't.
- urbanfox, RobOrchard, marckee, and Chip_Batch this'd this
You've got to leave a safe stopping distance
So if they're too close then the safe thing to do is slow down. Teaches the fucker some manners too.
Slowing down if someone gets up your arse
In addition to being good fun, is the safe thing to do
it's hilarious, but all you're really doing is making someone who's annoyed even more annoyed
and thus more likely to do something stupid.
Nah, left foot braking whilst still accelerating.
Just dab the pedal enough for the light to come on, but not so the brake engages.
Absolutely hilarious - really winds the cunts up.
Not slowing down too much
and not every time. But if someone is being a dick and is right up your arse and gesturing, casually do your overtaking or stick to the speed limit. Seeing other people getting angry over something so utterly trivial calms me even more.marckee this'd this
A quick toot on the horn
Tends to make them drop it and look around in a panicRicky_Ronco this'd this
I usually put my phone on speaker, and put it on my lap.
Seriously though, smart phones will be massively responsible in years to come, for accidents. The amount of people you see looking at things on their smart phones whilst driving, is bloody ridiculous.
- andyvine this'd this
Nearly been run over about half a dozen times in the last couple of years
by people pulling out of driveways or petrol stations without looking. The Shell garage in New Barnet is really bad for it.
Oh right I see what you mean
New Barnet! You mean the tesco metro?
people who
only ever use the outside line in the roundabout, regardless of which exit they're taking and never indicate.
People not indicating at roundabouts
I don't indicate at roundabouts
I don't care when other people don't either. It can be more confusing than helpful, just look where they are actually going rather than what their indicator says.
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If you can't work out what someone is doing at a roundabout
without looking at their indicators, that is just being a shit human being.
on your test itd go down as a minor
if not a major.. you're shit and you know you are.
ahahaha oh christ youre a fucking idiot
if you indicate correctly at a roundabout everyone knows what is going on and there is no confusion.
fucking hell man
this pisses me off more than anything else i've encountered on the road. it's tits like you who i waste time waiting at the roundabout entrance for because you can't take a fraction of a second to flick an indicator telling me that it's free for me to go and stop waiting because you're turning off on the first exit before me.
Poor roundabout lane discipline can be so dangerous
I was once on a roundabout where the inside lane was left turn only and the next lane over was left turn or straight ahead. I was in the latter wanting to turn left (into the outside lane of the dual carriageway off the first exit) and the prick in the inside lane to my left decided not to take the first exit but to go straight. Fucking dangerous - I had to slam on my brakes and only avoided a collision by inches.
I find it easier to just drive everywhere really really fast.
Like faster than everyone else. Then nobody really annoys you except people who are going slower than you who are in the way. They can fuck RIGHT OFF.
see also:
drive a transit van. everyone just gets out of your way and expects you to drive like a dick.
people in cars
who pass you (on your bike) and then turn left across you.Moitessier this'd this
Love it at traffic lights when cars seem to think they have right of way turning left
and try and edge through the stream of cyclists.
The old guy I saw going anti-clockwise on a roundabout in Cardiff
and a mention for the prick who tried to cut through a gap to small and did £1500 worth of damage to my parked car and was never seen again.
Where a 'straight on' lane is full
and the 'right turn only' lane is empty, and people who cut in from the right hand lane to miss a huge chuck of traffic out.
e.g. Mottram Moor.
Similarly when 3 lanes go down to 2 on a motorway.
Yeah those junctions where you have 2 lanes but go straigjt back to 1 are the worst
I get the logic that it stops queues from getting massive, but it just leads to aggressive driving in practice.
I blame the people who let them in
as much as the queue-jumpers themselves.
A similar thing happened to me at the multi-storey car park in Kingston. It was a busy Saturday afternoon and therefore one-in-one-out. There was a queue of about 8 cars for the car park and some bellend (who could, admittedly, have been in the wrong lane innocently) drove past the whole queue in the right-turn-only lane that bypasses the car park entrance before pulling into the car park queue into second or third place. I was on the verge of getting out of my car, storming up to his car and demanding that he reverse out, go round the Kingston one-way system again and join the back of the fucking queue.
Even worse is when someone does it at speed...
someone tried to turn straight into me at the North-Circular exit at Staples Corner when they realised they were about to miss their exit. Fortunately there was no-one in the lane to my left so I could shift over. Hate to think what'd have happened if someone else had been alongside me.
Far better to just miss your exit and turn around and the next one most of the time.
I was kind of guilty of doing this at Bristol Eastville roundabout
in order to expedite my Ikea experience. There'd always be a long line of traffic in the left lane to exit for Ikea and Tesco, whereas the right lane would be pretty much empty. What I'd do is breeze down the right lane and do a full circuit of the roundabout, rejoining at the popular exit ahead of all the cars I passed. Always made sure to put on a confused face too as to not appear like a conniving cunt.
as long as you go around the roundabout
then that's fine
that's what i dothorners this'd this
When 3 lanes go down to 2 on a motorway or for any other lane closure then
you are supposed to merge in turn, as long as it's at a safe, slow speed (ie for an accident or roadworks etc) - the highway code was amended about 5 or 6 years ago to reflect this. Some people think you are supposed to into the left most lane as quickly as possible and then get upset when others do what you are supposed to do and stay in lane to merge in turn, even when there's massive fucking signs saying "merge in turn"83746725 and Matt_was_taken this'd this
Everyone knows that the correct procedure is to
Move across, but straddle the lane that is closed ahead to prevent knobheads from zooming up and pushing in at the last moment
if people actually did what they were supposed to (i.e merge in turn)
there wouldn't be the room for knobheads to zoom up and push in.
If the idea is driving right up to the obstruction/lane drop before merging
Everyone is a dickhead.
I suppose when it's busy that is how it works, but if the road is quiet you may as well shift over when you see the first sign
the problem is
that when it's busy people start alternating and moving across and therefore the 'merge' point moves back up the lane, and making space in front for people to queue-jump.
If people didn't move over so early then it'd work better and there'd be no option for people to queue jump, but just because they do move over doesn't stop queue-jumpers from being dickheads.
Drivers using the A10 roundabout at the junction with the North Circular
None of you exercise any lane discipline.
It's safer to follow their incorrect usage than try to do it correctly. This after a white van veered into my lane and the passenger side door.
M25 at South Mimms is the same.
I've occasionally deliberately forced people onto the M25 because of their refusal to use the roundabout properly, but more often I'm ultra cautious because I know people are going to cock it up.
There are certain things that REALLY annoy me when other people do
them but are actually really clever when I do them.
Like going past a queue of traffic and going RIGHT round a roundabout to turn left.
Cyclists who go incredibly slow
I know they have a right to the road etc etc, but I was behind one on a narrow empty road recently who literally was not pedalling. They were going so slowly the engine was struggling in 1st. If one of those lycra clad dickhead cyclists was behind me on a narrow road and I was blocking their way going that slowly in a car, they would have been going apeshit.
This appears too anecdotal to be taken seriously, sorry
Motorists will often triumphantly and aggressively overtake a cyclist only to be stopped by either congestion or traffic lights within the next 100 metres.
The smugness the cyclist feels must be magic.Royter-Hatfood this'd this
Yeah, that is silly to overtake
if there is a red light 25 yards up the road. But you do get this endless cycle where at the traffic light the cyclist will undertake at a snail's pace, it goes green, then the car is stuck again, then eventually gets a chance to overtake, then it carries on until they can escape. We could all just drive around in 1st gear the same speed as someone barely pedalling, but I don't think that is a great idea. Best if all road users go at a reasonable speed - the police can tick you off for driving too slowly as well as too quickly you know.
Have you seen one of these?
I was unaware of the mimimum speedlimit sign -- http://www.direct.gov.uk/prod_consum_dg/groups/dg_digitalassets/@dg/@en/documents/digitalasset/dg_070642.pdf
The 'cat and mouse' situation is annoying. I feel that way against other motorists as well.
I've seen one once, can't remember where though.
I have a feeling (might be wrong though) that there's a minimum of 40 on Motorways/Special Roads, hence why Mopeds, horses, cyclists, etc are banned.
have never seen, or was even aware
of the no vehicles carrying explosives sign before
that's a bit weird
I had a slanging match in a car park with an old scumbag on Monday
I was in the right (obviously) and this old fart, who wasn't even the drivers decided he would start effin n jeffin at me in front of my son. I don't rile easily but (seeing as he was old and his daughter was driving) I jumped from my car and decided to put him straight. He started fumbling under his seat and then told me that as he only had three months to live he would get out his knife and stab me. Nice man.
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well at least people
have stopped singling out audi drivers as being the worse
everyone knows it's bmw drivers
^ Drives an Audi
Couldn't afford a BMW.
Nah, its definitely Audis
As soon as one appears in my mirrors, I know that I am about to be riled by something they do.colinzealuk this'd this
aye, no problems woth single examples
it's the weird generalisation that gets me
yes, i drive an audi
but i let people out of side roads, give cyclists a wide berth, slow down for horses, know where my indicators are, do not hog the middle, or right hand lane & am generally courteous to other road users
- RobOrchard, Raanraals, and 83746725 this'd this
i am very happy with it thanks
best car i've ever owned
though have a soft spot for the type 3 volkswagen fastback i used to have
it is odd that people disagree on all things, some think all car drivers are pricks, some hate white vans, some hate bikes. Some stick up for these groups. Everyone hates Audi and/or BMW drivers though, they are just always that type of person.
It always makes me smile
when I see an Audi or a BMW pulled over for speeding by the police on the side of the motorway. Much more shadenfreude than with other cars. :D
No, I don't see it.
Sure, a proportion of Merc drivers will be cunts, but not at epidemic levels.
It's not all BMW/Audi drivers either, but if it's a white A5/A4 rep-mobile or a 3 series coupe/X5 then you know that it's about to be cunt o'clock.
actually, thinking about it
it's people who wear hats when they drive that are the worst drivers
chauffers excepted
People who wear hats when they aren't outside
Are generally the worst kind of people though.
I think you're both being far too hard on hat wearers
What if they've just bought a new hat and want to wear it all the time?
What if their hair has fallen out because of cancer treatment and they're trying to conceal it?
What if they just like hats?
There are obvious exceptions
But generally hat-wearing indoors is a big no in my book.shinymcshine this'd this
My driving instructor
used to shout and rant alot whilst I was learning. It was often very off putting but when he pointed out some bad driving, he'd say "It'll be a man with a hat on". He was almost always right
as an audi driver that is getting totaly undeserved flack
i feel i'm entitled
So much this.
Always old men, usually driving a Rover, generally toddling along at 20-30mph on a 60mph single carriageway A road oblivious to the mile long queue of traffic behind them.
People who decide that somewhere between 30-50mph is a safe speed to join a motorway from the sliproad.
I always seem to get stuck behind these cunts, usually with an artic hurtling towards us in the outside lane.
I went to overtake a lorry along an NSL dual carriageway in the work van earlier
Forgetting the vans are also limited to 56mph.
Overtaking a 40-foot vehicle travelling marginally slower than your own is quite funny when you aren't the poor bastard stuck in the car behind.
I was in a crash with two other cars on the motorway once
I wasn't driving though. The car I was in swerved across all 3 lanes hitting two other cars and leaving tyre marks halfway up the door of one of them. Our car was a write-off, don't know about the others. Nobody was injured, thankfully.
Looking back, it was a pretty cool experience. It's not one I want to repeat though.
When i drive to work the junction on the m74 that i exit at to turn left is a massive fucking mess
The raith interchange. the traffic queues up and onto the full motorway sometimes . what really pisses me offis when someone uses the hard shoulder to skip the queue. a few weeks ago i turn into the turning lane as the hard shoulder ends and was almost hit frim behibd by a guy driving up it at 60. it is very dangerous
That moment you get a lift with a mate for the first time
And realise they're a middle-lane driver. Things can never be the same again.
Personal fave of mine that happened last week
I moved over to the right hand lane of an A road to let the joining traffic on.....however, 40+ woman in her Boxster saw this as a fantastic opportunity to undertake. On being slowed down by the traffic coming on, she tried to get in front of me. Unfortunately for her, little ol' Oblitafried had made sure there was no gap left. Huuunnnlluuuccckkkyy!! She still tried to wedge her stupid Porsche in though.
Big fan of luring people in to the undertake
And then slamming the door shut when they bitejontosh2001 this'd this
Kinda similarly,
I'm a big fan of sitting in just the sweet spot in the offside lane of a dual carriageway when coming out of a sub-60 speed limit, so as to keep keep an HGV penned in behind another 60 limited vehicle when you just know the fucker was itching to pull out and spend 29 minutes overtaking at a relative speed of +0.00000001 mph, whilst letting 70 mph capable traffic back up behind it for thirty thousand miles.
i had to save lives on the way back from mangum atp last year
i was overtaking a wagon that was overtaking another wagon so i was in the fast lane. as i came past it a guy shot on and went straight from the slip road to the fast lane. as he started into the fast lane the back of his car was level with the back door of my car. i had to not only slam on but also move as far right as i possibly could to give myself enough time to back off. the other three people in the car literally screamed. no big deal.
I just got my car jammed in one of the ridiculously tiny underground car park spaces at work, where every manouver I tried to make made the most awful crunching sound and the side of the car that we've just had repaired was rammed against a pillar.
I saw this chap who sits on my floor but isn't in my team (we chat in the kitchen sometimes) and asked if he could come and guide me out. I didn't know which way to turn the wheel to get out without causing anymore damage (I've only been driving a year)so he was saying 'ok, just go full left, and now straighten up' and all that, in the end he had his head in the window and was turning the wheel while I was doing the pedals and because I sit really close to the steering wheel he kept touching my leg and it was a bit uncomfortable (he's quite handsome btw)
Anyway, we got there in the end and now I have a bit of a crush on him


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