text: The women take classes at the safe house [Chika Oduah/Al Jazeera] Story highlights Since the start of the conflict in 2009, more than 20,000 people have been killed Around 2.5 million people have fled their homes According to the 2015 Global Terrorism Index, in 2014 Boko Haram become the world's deadliest terrorist group Boko Haram is currently entangled in a leadership crisis Sources: UN, Global Terrorism Index Maiduguri, Nigeria - A few dozen women sit on mats in the shadow of a neem tree. Their giggles rise with the hot dusty air as they sketch elaborate designs on their hands with henna. Some of the women wear abayas; others wear short-sleeved blouses with long skirts and hijabs. They talk about their children, their hair, what they will cook that evening after breaking their Ramadan fast. After a while, the conversation turns to their husbands. "Oh, my husband, I love him so much," says Aisha the Amira.The flamboyant 25-year-old flings her head back as she laughs. In a flowing gown and a tall, majestic head wrap, she radiates the nobility of her title, Amira, or princess. A reddish-orange stone sparkles on her left hand. "My husband gave me this ring," she says, wiggling her shoulders. "My husband, he's an Arab. So handsome and he always gave me money." The women look at her in silent admiration. Then Hauwa speaks up. "He loved me and I loved him. We loved each other." The blushing 14-year-old smiles and twists the hem of her skirt. She has been married for a year and a half.Fifteen-year-old Iyeza-Kawu looks at the ground as she talks. She's wearing a navy hijab with the logo of the United Nations Population Fund stitched on it. She describes her two-year marriage as a happy one and explains how her husband gave her a dowry of 25,000 naira (about $80). READ MORE: I remember the day... I confronted Boko Haram There is another Aisha, a 27-year-old from Cameroon, who loved her married boyfriend so much that she agreed to elope with him. Her sister and brother didn't approve, so Aisha married him in secret, crossing the border into Nigeria. Her printed blouse hugs her pregnant belly. Tall and with a chiselled face, Zainab describes her husband as good-looking, quiet and of medium height. "He treated me very well and I loved him very much," she says. Little Umi, Zainab's 11-year-old daughter, chimes in. "My husband was kind. He would always give my parents money." Umi's cheeks are framed in a dark purple hijab. Her black eyeliner is smudged. When she looks up, the sun lights up her eyes in dazzling shades of brown. She was her husband's third wife. Esther, 19, knew her husband well before they married. The professional nail cutter used to walk around the neighbourhood reciting verses from the Quran, she says. All of the women speak in a flurry of Hausa and Kanuri, pausing to gaze at the henna on their hands, swatting flies from their sleeping children and turning around to check on their other children as they swing on a tyre that hangs from a tree. But there is a sense of sadness and uncertainty to this otherwise typical scene. These women have not seen their husbands in weeks. Aisha the Amira, Hauwa, Iyeza-Kawu, Aisha, Zainab, Umi, Esther and the others gathered here were all married to members of Boko Haram, the armed group that has been engaged in a seven-year uprising against the Nigerian government that has left more than 20,000 people dead and forced millions to flee their homes. The women had lived with their husbands in Walasa, a town near the Nigeria-Cameroon border. But in May, Nigerian soldiers reclaimed the area. Most of the Boko Haram fighters fled, leaving their wives and children behind. Iyeza- Kawu's husband was killed in the skirmish. "My husband was not a terrorist," she says. "The soldiers killed him." She and 33 other women were rounded up with their children, packed into vehicles and taken to a safe house in Maiduguri where they are now receiving psychosocial treatment designed to rehabilitate them back into society, away from their husbands. "We will eventually reunite the women with their families and relations here in Maiduguri," explains the state's governor, Kashim Shettima. But the pregnant ones among them say they fear that their children will never meet their fathers. And some say they have fond memories of their husbands. READ MORE: Meet the Nigerian woman taking on Boko Haram The women participate in Quran classes at the safe house [Chika Oduah/Al Jazeera] Memories of the men they loved The Amira says she met her husband one day as she was running away from a battle between Boko Haram fighters and government soldiers. As she was running, a man stopped her, she says. "He asked me, 'You get married?'" She says she intrigued him because she was bold and intelligent. "It's because I'm an educated girl. The other girls don't go to school, so they are shy."Even though Boko Haram is opposed to boko, or Western education, she says her husband desired her because she was educated in Western schools. She is the only one in the group who can speak some English. When he eventually asked to marry her, she deliberated for a month. When she agreed it was because she believed he was wealthy. He paid her dowry in naira and euros, she says. "My husband is a Boko Haram commander. He's an Amir, that's why I'm an Amira," she explains. "He had three wives. He divorced all of them when he married me, because he loves me very much and I'm like his baby." She lived a privileged life as an Amira. READ MORE: The media enigma of Boko Haram She joined her husband in the Sambisa forest, from which Boko Haram allegedly operates its largest camp, and lived there for almost three years. The forest stretches for nearly 40,000 square miles in the southern part of the northeastern state of Borno, which has born the brunt of Boko Haram's insurgency. Once upon a time, elephants and leopards roamed Sambisa. Now, it is Boko Haram members and their families who live among the scatterings of acacia, baobab, tamarind and neem trees. In Sambisa, she says, she met some of the kidnapped Chibok girls, Boko Haram's most well-known abductees, snatched two years ago from their secondary school in the town of Chibok in northeastern Nigeria. Recently, Boko Haram released a video featuring about 50 of the missing girls. She says she also met the leader of Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau. Her lips curl into a grin as she remembers her husband. He gave her money every week, she says, and showered her with jewellery, makeup and new clothes. For her, life in Sambisa was pleasant, she says. If anyone was sick, there were doctors to treat them. She was well fed with a full stock of rice, yams, coconuts, beans, juice and fruits.As the Amira, she was responsible for helping to take care of the other wives. She distributed food to them, befriended them and taught them how to be good Muslim wives, she says. All of the women attended near daily Quran classes. Amira says she helped her husband "do jihad". "My husband has a gun. If my husband is coming back from traveling, he'll call me on my phone and say , 'Sweety, I'm coming home.' So I'll go put on makeup, body spray and I'll cook food. When he comes home, I'll collect his gun, magazine, bombs," she says. He taught her how to assemble and disassemble his guns, but there were so many pieces she says she would sometimes get confused. When her husband went out on operations, she would occupy herself with her phone, she says. Many of the wives of Boko Haram members were not allowed to have one, but the Amira had one when she lived in Sambisa and she used it to browse online. "I was using Facebook. And even now, if you look for my name on Facebook, you'll see me there at the top. I'm the first one there," she says. Her phone was seized when she arrived at the safe house, but she had already memorised not only her husband's phone numbers, but the numbers of many Boko Haram members who she says will answer her call at any time. The other Aisha does not have such pleasant memories of life with the man she secretly married when she was a lovestruck 23-year-old. Before he joined Boko Haram, she says he was caring and allowed her to work. But afterwards, he forbade her from working and withdrew emotionally. He also became secretive, disappearing for days without telling her where he had been, she says. "That's how I knew he was with Boko Haram," Aisha adds. She says her husband forced her to cut off contact with her family. After the marriage, she left her parents behind in Cameroon and moved with him from village to village in northeastern Nigeria as Boko Haram took over territory there.Although her husband became wealthier after joining Boko Haram, she says he was not a high-ranking member. So the life she lived did not resemble the Amira's. She felt like a captive, she says, although she did find comfort in the other wives. At 11, Umi is the youngest wife in the group. Her mother, Zainab, is with her at the safe house. Initially, her mother thought she was too young to marry, but Umi's father insisted and gave her away to a Boko Haram member who lived in a nearby compound with his two wives. She was married in Walasa, but the next day soldiers came and carried her away. Although she was only with him for a day, she says she is still in love with her husband. The women at the safe house know that many people do not want them released back into society [Chika Oduah/Al Jazeera] Safe house initiative Social workers from the state's emergency management agency, a local NGO called the NEEM Foundation and the state's Ministry of Women's Affairs take turns throughout the week to counsel the women. Their main task is to get the women to talk. But that's not an easy thing to do. The women are cagey, shifting their gazes as they change their stories. Sometimes they say they didn't know that their husbands were Boko Haram members; at other times they admit to knowing. The social workers are also a little afraid of the women. "The first time these women came, we feared them because we know that it's Boko Haram wives who used to bring bombs. They wear the bombs to do suicide attacks," says one social worker who asked that her name not be used out of fear that she would be targeted by Boko Haram. "We also thought that Boko Haram would attack Maiduguri and come and retrieve their wives from this safe house."Many of these women are supporting jihad. They say it is God that helps them to do the jihad and it is God who helps them to capture a place." WATCH: How Chad is responding to the threat posed by Boko Haram across West Africa At the safe house, the women are well-fed. The government has given them new clothes. They sleep in a three-bedroom house with a large front yard and watch locally made movies on the television. The safe house is supposed to "de-radicalise the women" through psychosocial therapy, but there is no clear structure and many of the women spend much of the day sleeping or braiding one another's hair. Quran lessons, individual therapy sessions and English classes take place sporadically. Reuben Ibeshuwa, the sole clinical psychologist there, says this disorganisation is "not ideal". He cannot speak the women's language, so he counsels them through a translator. "Some of these women are hardened. Nobody coerced them to join Boko Haram. They voluntarily joined because they believe in their ideology," he explains. "If given the chance some would go back." Iyeza-Kawu, who is still mourning her late husband, and Zainab insist that Boko Haram is merely misunderstood. They say the group teaches people how to be good Muslims. "Everything Boko Haram tells us is the right thing. There is nothing wrong in what they are saying," says Zainab. When asked why it kills people, she snorts and looks away. One of the children at the safe house lays down to take a nap [Chika Oduah/Al Jazeera] Secrets of Boko Haram Through gentle probing and playful interaction with the wives of the Boko Haram fighters, the social workers have been able to learn more about how the group operates.Although many human rights organisations say the wives of Boko Haram fighters are coerced into carrying out acts of violence, the women at the safe house say that as their husbands are working for God, they do whatever they ask of them. "It's OK to be a suicide bomber. It's normal," says one.The women say that young girls, aged between 10 and 12, who have carried out suicide bombings in cities across northeastern Nigeria probably volunteered, hoping to avenge the death of a relative. But a Chadian intelligence officer who spoke to Al Jazeera on the condition of anonymity says that the Chadian government, which is also involved in the fight against Boko Haram, has conducted dozens of interviews with detained Boko Haram members who have talked about how they get young girls to commit suicide attacks. "In the interviews we have conducted with Boko Haram members, they told us that they tell women and girls that they will go to paradise if they commit suicide for Allah. So, they ask girls, 'Who wants to go to paradise?' They tell the girls that they will also wear bombs. So the man straps a bomb to his body and to the girl. They tell the girl, let's do this and we will meet again in paradise. So the girl goes forward and detonates herself, expecting the man to do the same. But the man does not. He watches her blow herself up into pieces and then goes to the next girl to lure her to do the same thing," he explains. The women frequently talk about tea and dates. They say that when they pledged what they call a mubaya'a, an oath of allegiance, to Boko Haram, they were given dabino (dates) to eat and tea to drink. Others say they were also given pieces of coconut. "The first time I came to join Boko Haram, somebody came, the commander who is a mallam, and asked me, 'Do you believe in Allah?' Me, I said yes. 'And the prophet?' I said yes. 'And the Quran?' I said yes. He then gave me a date palm and coconut. I ate it and then I slept for three or four hours. Then I woke up and my heart was changed," Aisha the Amira explains. "I loved Boko Haram. I didn't like normal men." She says there was always tea - mixed with leaves and other things she wasn't familiar with. "They all told us that the dates were usually dipped in blood and were sometimes mixed with human flesh," the Chadian intelligence officer says, relaying what Boko Haram fighters caught by Chadian soldiers revealed in interviews. "Then they have a sort of mystical tea." Abba Aji Kalli has met many Boko Haram fighters face to face. One tried to attack his house in Maiduguri a few months ago. Kalli is the state coordinator for the Civilian Joint Task Force, a paramilitary vigilante group working with the Nigerian security forces to combat Boko Haram. "When we catch Boko Haram members, they tell us things. They tell us that they sometimes even eat human meat. This is what they've been doing," Kalli says. "In Boko Haram, whatever is in your imagination, whatever you think, they have it there." He says this is why his group burns whatever they find in Boko Haram camps - food, jewellery and flasks. "Because they're dangerous. They can poison you. Boko Haram is using magic charms. Once you take their water and their dates, they've taken over your mind," Kalli says. Many of the women say that some people participate in mysterious rituals, but claim that these are not real Boko Haram members. They scoff at those who say Boko Haram fighters are ghosts. "What else do you want to know about Boko Haram that has not been revealed?" the Amira asks. "Ask me and I will give you the answer." Children play on a swing at the safe house [Chika Oduah/Al Jazeera] An uncertain future A few of the women say they are no longer in love with their husbands. Aisha says she wants to forget about the man she once loved. But, she will tell the unborn child in her womb about him. "I will tell my child that his father was a terrorist. He was not a good man," she says. All she wants now, is to go back to her parents in Cameroon and deliver her baby. Hauwa says she's enjoying her life. She's putting her "gentle" and "kind" husband behind her. Now. she says, she'd like to marry one of the vigilante men who are fighting Boko Haram. The women don't know what will happen to them next. Although the government plans to release them back into society, they know that many people will oppose that. "Will my family want me back? After all the bad things I have done?" asks Falta, an elderly woman who sits alone, away from the other women. Her face is drawn in deep-set wrinkles. She is the mother of a Boko Haram Amir - Aisha the Amira's husband. Falta left her husband many years ago to join her son in the movement. "If you've never had a son, you will never know the closeness of a mother and son. He is closer to me than anything," Falta says.The women are right about people opposing the plan to release them. Many think they should not have been afforded the luxury of a safe house in the first place. Ibeshuwa believes it is unfair of the government to put the wives of Boko Haram members in a comfortable house when thousands of displaced people are starving and falling ill in overcrowded, lice-infested camps. He says that during one of his therapy sessions with one of the wives, he showed her a video he'd captured on his mobile phone from one of the camps. In it, dozens of people are scrambling to get water from a bucket. "I showed that to one of the wives of Boko Haram and you know what she told me? She said, 'If they had joined us, they would not be suffering the way they are now. They should have joined Boko Haram'," he recalls. Kalli says that the women are "criminals" and should be in military detention, not in a house. "If they release those women into society, they should release them with their body bags because surely we will kill them. Society will kill them. They should be kept in detention at least five or six years before they should be released to the community. Because somebody who killed your father and your mother is being released to come and stay with you in the same neighbourhood. The government should think twice about releasing those Boko Haram wives into society," he says, thrusting his hands into the air as he speaks. Back at the house, an afternoon breeze lifts the leaves off the ground. The women put on shawls and prepare for the afternoon prayers. Those who still love their husbands say they will pray to be reunited with them. The others pray to find new love. Thirty-four women and their children are being housed in a safe house to undergo psychotherapy sessions [Chika Oduah/Al Jazeera] SOURCE: Al Jazeera ABOUT THE AUTHOR Chika Oduah War & Conflict Nigeria Boko Haram Africa


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When it comes to cinematic universes, we all know the story: Marvel's only getting better as they go, DC has struggled to get any sort of consistent quality going, etc. However, with as much attention as these franchises get, it's easy to forget that they're not the only ones making their mark on the cinematic universe trend. There are actually quite a few current cinematic universes out there now, some several films deep, that have continued to grow without the attention and scrutiny that Marvel and DC seem to inspire. There are also many more on the way (keep an eye out for Hasbro, they seem to be pushing the hardest), but even after 10 years of Marvel dominance, most have failed to actually get underway. With that in mind, let's look at the less-appreciated landscape of cinematic universes.
Note: I'm only going to be looking at franchises which are still ongoing. To determine if it constitutes a cinematic universe, I'm only looking at major releases (for all I know, The Asylum has a Mega Shark cinematic universe, but I'm sure as hell not going to go digging for turds like that). I'm also looking for franchises which aren't just following a normal, linear progression from film to film. Spin-offs don't necessarily constitute a cinematic universe either, although if there are multiple spin-off films in a franchise then it could apply. Oh, and goofy cameos and tongue-in-cheek jokes don't count either (so no, Transformers and Friday the 13th aren't in the same universe). Ultimately, it's all down to my discretion. Got it? Great, let's buckle in.
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image source): Again, this is down to my discretion, but I don't feel like Star Wars is quite at "cinematic universe" level yet, at least in the way that that label gets applied anyway. For the most part, Star Wars in the cinematic landscape consists of films which follow on from one another (whether as prequels or sequels). Even the spin-offs we've had in Rogue One and Solo were just prequels to the events of the main stories and given less prominence, so I'm struggling to really count these on the same level as, say, your average Marvel or DC solo film in their respective universes. Now, with the groundwork laid by The Last Jedi and Disney's desire to milk this franchise forever (...those are mutually exclusive ideas, I swear), we might actually be getting to a point in the next couple of years when Star Wars is an interconnected universe of various divergent characters and storylines, but until then I have a hard time viewing it as more than a very epic saga.
made it official that Blade Runner takes place in this universe as well. Considering that all of these separate franchises take place nearly 100 years apart from one another, it makes the continuity pliable, but it would be awesome if we could give AVP another shot at greatness.
And so, let's move onto the actual cinematic universes, shall we?
5) The Dark Universe - Is there any surprise that this is the worst of the current crop of cinematic universes? I mean, let's look at the situation: Universal had the first successful cinematic universe back when they were releasing their classic monster films. For almost 20 years now they have been trying to recapture that success with failure after failure. The Mummy laid a decent groundwork for this, but then Van Helsing failed and scuppered that idea. Then they tried once again to set up this universe with The Wolfman, but it was a commercial and critical failure (although I love it personally and feel like its reception will improve over time).
After so many false starts, suddenly Marvel's cinematic universe model began getting successful and Universal decided that they wanted a piece of that pie. As a result, Dracula: Untold was produced with the explicit intention of aping Marvel's formula to finally get the Universal monsters on screen again. The resulting film was just plain dull - the source material didn't fit a PG-13 summer action tentpole treatment and the resulting universe it was selling (PG-13 grimdark anti-heroes facing some nebulous ancient evil) was unappealing, so once again Universal was left in a lurch with a stillborn franchise.
With yet another failure under their belts, Universal almost immediately jettisoned Dracula: Untold from memory and then got to work on what was arguably the most seriously committed effort to reboot their monsters properties: The Dark Universe. Universal clearly went all-in this time, snatching up some major star power with Russell Crowe as Dr. Jeckell and Mr. Hyde, Javier Bardem as Frankenstien's Monster, Johnny Depp as The Invisible Man and Tom Cruise as (ultimately) this universe's version of The Mummy. Since The Mummy was the only reboot Universal had any success with, perhaps it is natural that they'd try to launch their universe with it, along with the consistent quality that comes along with Tom Cruise. Unfortunately, despite the huge marketing push and the big talk about how this was going to be Universal's big shared universe, The Mummy proved to be a rare Tom Cruise misfire which single-handedly put the future of the entire franchise into question. Things have been quiet on The Dark Universe front, with many assuming it is dead since its two main producers have departed the project, but there have been some occasional rumblings to suggest we haven't seen the last of it.
I feel like the issues with The Dark Universe were twofold. First of all, I don't think that aping Marvel's formula and attempting to reboot the Universal monsters as quasi-superheroes is ever going to work, nor is attempting to shoehorn all of these movies into the PG-13 summer action blockbuster template a good idea. I understand that a smaller, more traditional horror series would not make as much money if The Dark Universe had met its ambitions, but at least it would not be competing with the juggernauts, would be carving its own niche in the cinematic landscape and would be a considerably safer investment. Dracula: Untold had already failed in part because of this. It doesn't matter how much money and star-power you throw at a project, if the concept is rotten at its core, then it is going to have a very hard time gaining traction.
Secondly, I feel like The Dark Universe was hamstrung from the start by its two main producers, Alex Kurtzman (also director of The Mummy) and Chris Morgan. Both are blockbuster scriptwriters and producers, with Kurtzman being known for the modern Star Trek films, the first two Transformers, Cowboys & Aliens and the Now You See Me franchise, and Chris Morgan being known for the Fast & Furious franchise, Wanted and 47 Ronin. They're both involved in big, successful action franchises, but none of those franchises are really known for their great scripts. To make matters even worse, Guillermo del Toro was originally asked to helm The Dark Universe, which could have been incredible if Universal would allow him to lean into these characters' horror origins. There is some hope for The Dark Universe still: it's being rumoured that renowned horror-producer Jason Blum is being given the reins of the franchise. However, as it stands currently, The Dark Universe is little more than a cautionary tale in franchise building.
4) The Monsterverse - This is the universe that inspired this list, because while Legendary hasn't been subtle about the fact that they want to bring Godzilla and King Kong together once again, they haven't been hammering audiences with their world-building (unlike, say, The Mummy or Batman vs Superman). In fact, you could easily be forgiven for not realizing that Kong: Skull Island was a part of the same universe as Godzilla, outside of the subtle references to Monarch and the post-credits scene. I feel like this will probably be emphasized more by the end of the upcoming Godzilla: King of the Monsters, but at least it's refreshing that Legendary isn't counting their chickens before they've hatched.
Perhaps the most interesting thing about the Monsterverse is that, like the Universal monsters, it's building on a foundation that originated the shared universe concept in film in the first place. The Toho Godzilla films had their own colourful cast of monsters that would feature in each others' films and the original Godzilla vs King Kong was one of the earliest and most notable major franchise crossover films (also, while I may not prefer the direction of this incarnation of Kong, I can't deny that it's a part of the character's roots). Unlike the Universal Monsters, Legendary is succeeding by keeping the Monsterverse true to the roots which made them successful in the first place. Also, Legendary has been killing it in terms of direction and cinematography thus far - Kong: Skull Island is downright beautiful at times and Godzilla has some of my favourite direction of all time (seriously).
The Monsterverse has also had some pretty decent quality thus far, with both entries being quite fun, if disposable, entertainment. Granted, giant monsters are much easier to fit into a dumb action blockbuster mould, and neither Godzilla or Kong: Skull Island had much ambition to be anything other than that. Considering that they're giant monster movies, they don't really need to do much more, but some more interesting human characters would go a long way. Godzilla: King of the Monsters could theoretically improve this one aspect, but we'll see. If Legendary can keep the quality up, the Monsterverse could easily move up a slot in this list.
3) Cloverfield Universe - This universe could have easily topped the list if not for the release of the absolutely putrid The Coverfield Paradox, which has soured the franchise's name overnight and turned it into a punchline. That said, the quality of Cloverfield and 10 Cloverfield Lane can't be denied, and the chance for more cool genre films with genuine surprise to them is too much of an allure to pass up after one misfire (even one as disastrous as Paradox).
Cloverfield was a very intriguing Hollywood experiment, forgoing a huge budget and star power in favour of an ingenious and mysterious alternate reality game (ARG) marketing campaign. I got caught up in the Cloverfield hype leading up to its release and had a lot of fun with the ARG, looking for clues and speculating on what the monster was going to be. Cloverfield was also one of the earliest modern found footage films and, I would argue, one of the best utilizations of the concept. Oh, and lest we forget, Cloverfield was also the film which brought us Matt Reeves (far and away one of the most ambitious and consistently good blockbuster directors in Hollywood). The film left plenty of unanswered questions and for years there were rumblings of a sequel, but nothing materialized (even though it looked like Super 8 was going to fulfil that promise).
Then, suddenly, franchise producer J.J. Abrams had an idea to use the Cloverfield name to promote smaller, quality genre films and loosely tie them together. The first film they tried this on was 10 Cloverfield Lane, which was originally a stand-alone film that underwent reshoots to make it fit into the concept of a "Cloverfield movie". The film was announced quietly and with minimal marketing, relying on word of mouth, a couple teasers and a release date 3 months away to build hype. There was some talk about whether this strategy would work, but work it did - 10 Cloverfield Lane was another success for the franchise, in part because the film was so damn good that the cynical nature of its creation didn't really matter. It didn't really connect to the previous film in the franchise, but it didn't need to: if Cloverfield was a signifier for a type of quality genre film that you could expect, then bring on more Cloverfield we all said.
Of course, it's important to understand that this is the sort of goodwill which was paramount to the firestorm of hype that exploded upon announcement that the third Cloverfield film had secretly dropped on Netflix during the Super Bowl... and the resulting disappointment when it turned out that that film was utter shit. Like I said, when your shared universe is only loosely connected between films, Cloverfield becomes a mark of quality. Releasing a bad film taints that reputation. Worse, releasing an awful film throws all confidence in that franchise into the wind. Who knows, another Cloverfield film could be good, but it might take years of good films to get the bad taste of Paradox out of our mouths.
2) The Conjuring - The Conjuring universe is remarkable for a few reasons. One, it's based primarily on the stories of one real-life family (although the veracity of those stories is suspect, naturally). Two, these are all full-on R-rated horror films, whose considerable success should put Universal's attempts to reboot their monsters to shame. Three, this franchise's shared universe it at a point where it's becoming comparable to the MCU. Seriously, The Conjuring is the beating heart of this franchise, but Annabelle is almost on par in terms of box office success, and The Nun has just released with the franchise's biggest opening yet, purely off the success of the character in The Conjuring 2.
1) X-Men - And finally we have the other, other superhero shared universe, the long-running X-Men universe. In fact, thanks to the Disney-20th Century Fox acquisition, this universe is almost certainly reaching its death-knell with upcoming release of X-Men: Dark Phoenix, after 19 years of ups and downs.
Back before the MCU took the world by storm, X-Men was the superhero franchise of most consistent quality (next to Spider-man, anyway), and for a long time it was just that - a franchise, not a shared universe. But then the Wolverine spin-offs happened, which turned into a trilogy of its own with Origins, The Wolverine and Logan. And then Deadpool and Deadpool 2 were released, and suddenly X-Men had become the full-on cinematic universe it was so well-suited to become. Hell, you could even argue that the franchise's main timeline fits in the shared universe idea, with two different eras of X-Men interacting in Days of Future Past (the best X-Men movie, in my opinion).
X-Men has had some major lows (The Last Stand and Origins), but it has also had considerable heights (X2, DoFP, Logan, Deadpool) which have allowed it to succeed for so long, and it was always good to have a serious competitor to the MCU. Lest we forget that this shared universe has also gifted us with one of the best superhero castings of all time in Hugh Jackman's Wolverine, not to mention the Ryan Renold's Deadpool or Michael Fassbender's Magneto. I don't have high hopes for Dark Phoenix, but I can only hope that it does this franchise justice and allows it to go out on a high note.


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Once in a while I run into an ad that makes me stop and wonder what was going through the mind of the person who came up with the idea. This ad is from the April 1927 issue of Outdoor America and is for the Martin Automatic Fly Reel. The automatic fly reel made by Martin has been around a long time and is familiar to anyone who has done a lot of fly fishing. They are still sold today. I personally have always preferred a single action fly reel rather than an automatic, but automatics are very popular around here, especially among bluegill fishermen. The Martin has long been recognized as one of the best.
I seriously doubt that I could find one veteran fisherman who ever thought of using his automatic fly reel as a baitcaster. When I first saw this ad I couldn't imagine what they were talking about. After reading the ad it turns out to be even stranger than one would expect.
I have taken the step of blowing up the pertinent explanatory portion of the the ad for easier reading.
Obviously this would only work (if it worked at all) on a straight handled bait casting rod. I have serious doubts as to the distance achievable. If one did hook a really big one, hand lining on to the reel would be needed as the fish approached the boat due to the spring losing tension as more line was replaced on the reel. I wish I had an old side-mount Martin around here. I'd like to give this idea a try just to see if it did work.
-- Wild Bill Sonnett


text: A group of Sikh pilgrims from India in Nankana Sahib commemorating the birth of Sikhism's founder, Guru Nanak. [Sabrina Toppa/Al Jazeera] Nankana Sahib, Pakistan - If Balwant Singh, a 73-year-old retired teacher from India, had the option seven decades ago, he would never have left Pakistan. When British India was partitioned in 1947 to create two new nations - India and Pakistan, Singh fled with his family from their ancestral home in the Punjab state that became part of Pakistan. Now, Singh's only way to visit the birthplace of Sikhism's founder, Guru Nanak, is on a religious pilgrimage arranged by the Pakistani government. Singh, however, is effusive in his praise for the Pakistani government's upkeep and maintenance of some of Sikhism's holiest sites. He, along with more than 2,600 other Indian yatris (pilgrims) arrived in Pakistan last week for festivities surrounding the birth of Guru Nanak, the founder and first guru of Sikhism, who was born in Rai-Bhoi-di Talwandi (now known as Nankana Sahib) in modern-day Pakistan. Pakistan is the first home of the Sikhs, wherever they are in the world. Jasvendar Singh, a Sikh from Pakistan In addition to their Indian counterparts from North America and Europe, the pilgrims arrived via the Wagah border between Pakistan and India on November 2. The pilgrims will stay in the South Asian country until November 11, visiting sacred sites like Gurdwara Panja Sahib in Hasanabdal, Dera Sahib in Lahore, and Gurdwara Kartarpur Sahib in Narowal, where Guru Nanak remains buried today. Ramandeep Kaur, a Sikh pilgrim from New Delhi, in Nankana Sahib, Pakistan [Sabrina Toppa/Al Jazeera] "I am more loved in Pakistan," Singh tells Al Jazeera. In addition to retracing the steps of Guru Nanak, Singh located the exact home he had occupied as an infant before his parents relocated to India. Historic gurdwaras restored To this day, when he visits the home his parents fled – now occupied by a Muslim family – he is greeted with respect, offered hospitality, and seen as one of their own, Singh says. "People want to go to the other side of the border," Singh adds. "We are brothers with a common history." Pakistan is home to approximately 20,000 Sikhs, though the real figure is unknown, as the group was excluded from the most recent population census. Unlike the global Sikh community, Pakistan's Sikh population is predominantly Pashtun, dwelling in the northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region and tribal areas. After the 1947 Partition of the Indian subcontinent, most of the community migrated to modern-day India, leaving behind abandoned gurdwaras, property, and businesses that were occupied, confiscated, or destroyed. India and Pakistan reopened cross-border travel under the 1972 Simla Agreement, and, two years later, they signed a formal visa agreement, enabling pilgrims to visit each other's religious shrines. In recent years, the Pakistani government has promoted and restored historic gurdwaras, realising their commercial value as pilgrimage sites. "We believe in the fundamental rights of all religions and we are here to support every human being that wants to come for yatra or pilgrimage to Pakistan," says Siddiqul Farooq, Chairman of the Evacuee Trust Property Board, the government body tasked with maintaining Sikh and Hindu heritage sites. 'Pakistan is the first home of the Sikhs' Although Pakistan titles itself as an Islamic Republic, the country still strives to uphold warm relations with its religious minorities, Farooq adds. "There is sometimes enmity which gives birth to intolerance, and that you can't even stop in Europe or the US," he tells Al Jazeera. Muslim cooks Muhammad Rafique and Muhammad Mushtaq stir large pots of food served in langars in Nankana Sahib [Sabrina Toppa/Al Jazeera] The divided state of Punjab, splintered in two by India and Pakistan, is the cultural and spiritual home of the globe's Sikh community. In particular, the city of Nankana Sahib offers echoes of South Asian religious syncretism. Although majority-Muslim today, even during the festival period, Sufi Muslims, Sindhi Hindus, and Sikhs gather in front of the Gurdwara Janam Asthan to pay their respects to Guru Nanak, who was a revered figure beloved by Pakistanis of all religious stripes. Today, Muslim cooks like Muhammad Rafique and Muhammad Mushtaq stir large metal pots of rice, vegetable curries, and daal (lentils) offered in langars (communal kitchens), and Nanakpathi Hindus from Pakistan's Sindh province arrive in large numbers, eager to commemorate Baba Guru Nanak, whose image often adorns their own temples. For 36-year-old pilgrim Ramandeep Kaur from New Delhi, encountering Pakistan's Sikh population is like coming home. "Last April I came here, and I loved it so much that I returned." "Pakistan is the first home of the Sikhs, wherever they are in the world," says Jasvendar Singh, a Sikh who lives in Pakistan's Sindh province. Sikh history is hardly mentioned in Pakistani textbooks. Haroon Khalid, the author of Walking with Nanak: Travels in his Footsteps For Canadian Sikh Rupinder Singh Kahlon, who travelled more than 10,000 miles (approximately 16,000km) to attend the ceremonies in Nankana Sahib, the homecoming was emotional. The 63-year-old retired mechanical technician made an effort to find his ancestors' village, which his forebears had left in 1947. "There was a time when my parents left this village forever on pull-carts. My parents never thought I would come back here." "I even gave some money to the [village] mosque. Rupinder Singh Kahlon in the bazaar of Nankana Sahib [Sabrina Toppa/Al Jazeera] "I'm now thinking to visit each year," Kahlon says about the journey. Festivities interrupted by tensions Periodically, however, festivities have been interrupted by a breakdown of relations between Pakistan and India. Earlier this year, India accused Pakistan of failing to provide pilgrimage trains for Sikh yatris, while India stopped more than 300 Sikhs from travelling to pilgrimage sites across Pakistan as tensions simmered between the two archrivals. For the global Sikh diaspora, the allure of Pakistan's Sikh legacy is clear, yet some point out that Pakistan's own citizens fail to understand previous Sikh rule over modern-day Pakistan. Sikh history is hardly mentioned in Pakistani textbooks, says Haroon Khalid, author of Walking with Nanak: Travels in his Footsteps. "Sikh rule is viewed as bad and chaotic. It's presented in the context of 'Sikhs destroyed Mughal heritage,'" he adds. The government, for its part, is easing visa restrictions and promoting Sikh tourism, but has yet to update the educational curriculum to give Sikh heritage its proper credit. Despite this, some Pakistanis are eager to revive the lost heritage of Sikhs in Pakistan. "There is a generation of younger, more urban and globally-connected Pakistanis, who are interested in the pluralistic heritage of Pakistan," says Jahandad Khan, the founder of tourism company Indus Heritage Club. His company is hoping to increase domestic heritage tourism to Sikh sites, while also bringing North American and European Sikhs to Pakistan next year. Sikhs perform a traditional Punjabi dance 'Dandiya' during Guru Nanak's birth celebrations in Nankana Sahib [Sabrina Toppa/Al Jazeera] Pakistan's international tourism potential, however, has long gone unrealised, with Pakistanis rarely marketing their non-Muslim heritage to visitors. Khan says that social media may be the most effective tool to improve the way Pakistan's forgotten Sikh history is remembered and celebrated. "Is Pakistan telling its story right? The biggest issue is a branding and marketing one, and there's a lot to learn from India." In recent years, Pakistan has sought to make life easier for non-Muslims. It instituted a five percent job quota and reserved seats in parliament for religious minorities, allowing Christians, Hindus, and Sikhs to compete on equal footing. "Sikhs might be a well-looked-after minority, but I would say that with some qualification," Khalid says. "With the renovation of gurdwaras, you see a certain empowerment of the local community. You can see their economic situation improving, but there are still issues of social discrimination," Khalid points out, adding that Sikhs can never assume the office of president or prime minister, who are legally required to be Muslim under Pakistani law. Despite this, Sikhs in Pakistan are hopeful about where they stand. "In Pakistan, we have freedom to carry out our religious activities," says Inderjeet Singh, a Pakistani Sikh living in Nankana Sahib. "We live here in freedom after Partition." Pakistan is home to approximately 20,000 Sikhs [Sabrina Toppa/Al Jazeera] SOURCE: Al Jazeera News ABOUT THE AUTHOR Sabrina Toppa Religion Pakistan India Asia


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Elmira Pioneers Announce 2014 Roster
The 2014 PGCBL season is about to get underway and the Elmira Pioneers are primed to give the entire league everything they can handle. "The Pioneers coaching staff is excited about the team we have this year," manger Matt Burch said. "This is a talented group of players and we are excited to see how much they can achieve." Without further ado, here are your 2014 Elmira Pioneers.
Colton Gunn
A rising junior at Virginia State University, Gunn dominated the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association in 2014 and will hope to do the same against better competition in the PGCBL. Gunn had an unbelievable season for the VSU Trojans, going 10-1 with a 3.46 ERA and 76 strikeouts against just 23 walks in 78 innings pitched. The 6'3", 185 right-hander also tossed 6 complete games, striking out 10 in three of them, as he proved himself not only overpowering, but also durable. To top it all off, Gunn also often appeared in the Trojans' lineup as their designated hitter and defied the convention of pitchers not hitting as he hit .444 in 53 at-bats. It is the mound, though, where Gunn really shines, and the Pioneers can't wait to have him.
Anthony Ciango
A rising redshirt junior at Northern Illinois, Anthony Ciagno 13 appearances for the Pioneers last year, managing a 4.88 ERA and 15 strikeouts in 24 innings pitched. The talent is still there for Ciagno to be even better this time around. A 6'0", 180 right-hander, Ciagno was praised by Perfect Game in high school for a high-80's fastball and an excellent feel for a changeup. He also stands out for his athleticism and the way he attacks the strike zone. Ciagno has plenty of potential and will hope to actualize it this season in the PGCBL.
Derek Deler
Rising sophomore Derek Deler drilled a homer for a 35-win Florida International team this year, and he will hope to further establish himself at the collegiate level as a member of the Pioneers. Deler drew rave reviews from Perfect Game for his defense at shortstop, with evaluators complementing everything from his actions and arm strength to his instincts and feel for the game. Not an imposing figure at 5'10", 165, Deler still can't be overlooked at the plate thanks to a line drive swing and flashes of power. Deler is the prototypical "grinder" type of player, and with the skills he has on both sides of the ball, he could be a very interesting player for the Pioneers this season.
Austin Von Herbuilis
A formidable 6'7", 220, Austin Von Herbulis played football, baseball, and basketball in high school at Burlington-Edison High School in Washington and excelled at all three. He was a unanimous first-team selection in the Northwest Conference as a tight end, a second-team selection as a pitcher, and set the 2A state tournament record with 27 rebounds in a game. Since arriving at Skagit Valley College, however, Von Herbulis has shown that baseball is his priority. The only junior college player on this year's Elmira squad, Von Herbuilis appeared in 7 games as a pitcher and 9 games as a position player in his freshman season in 2014. He will focus on the mound this season, and hope that focusing on one sport and one position will make everything click for him.
Taylor HIllson
Returning to the Pioneers for a second season is third baseman Taylor Hillson. A rising sophomore at Mansfield University, Hillson generated impressive results in his freshman year, hitting .336 with a .408 on-base percentage and a perfect 10 for 10 in stolen base attempts. He also posted a strong .923 fielding percentage at the hot corner. Playing under his dad, Mountaineers coach Harry Hillson, Hillson was a second-team All Pennsylvania Athletic Conference player, becoming one of just two freshman on the first or second team. He built strongly on his stint with the Pioneers last summer where he hit .268 with a .349 on-base percentage, and he will hope for even better results in his second go-around with the team.
Taylor Skerpon
Joining HIllson is rising senior Taylor Skerpon out of Penn State University. Skerpon has delivered solid results at the plate for the Nittany Lions this season, hitting .247 with a .333 on-base percentage. He has ranked second on the team in walks with 22 and third in runs batted in with 17. Where he stood out the most, though, was his defense. Skerpon started 38 games at second base during the regular season, but he also got into 11 contests at shortstop and even 4 at catcher. He played great defense wherever his team put him, managing a .975 fielding percentage overall. Skerpon's greatest feat came on May 16th, when he started a 6-4-3 triple play, the second triple play turned by Penn State in that game. Skerpon's versatility will make him a valuable piece of the Elmira roster.
Sam Sinnen
6'0", 190 right-hander Sam Sinnen hit the ground running in his freshman season at Old Dominion, leading all pitchers on the team minimum 7 innings pitched in ERA. He went 1-0 with a 2.22 ERA overall in 15 relief appearances and a lone start, striking out 14 in 24.1 innings pitched. He was able to work around 13 walks by holding batters to just a .218 batting average against and allowing just 1 home run all season. Sinnen is not overpowering, but he keep hitters off-balance through a careful mix of fastballs, breaking balls, and changeups. His arsenal could lend itself towards starting if need be, or he could follow up his season at Old Dominion by becoming the Pioneers' relief ace.
Nick Walker
Like many freshman, Old Dominion's Nick Walker began on the bench. However, he didn't stay there for long. Walker played shortstop in high school, but the Monarchs had a need at right field so he began playing there. Before long, he had also added centerfield and left field to his repertoire of positions. Then, in April, he finally went back to the infield for the first time, playing second base. Walker was playing all over the field, and the reason was that Old Dominion had to get his bat in the lineup. By the end of the season, Walker had paced the team in batting average, on-base percentage, stolen bases, and run scored, the latter two categories especially impressive because he started just the 9th-most games on the team. Overall, he hit .319 with 11 doubles, 4 homers, 26 RBI, and 15 stolen bases in 16 attempts in 185 at-bats. He showed excellent plate discipline, drawing 25 walks against 27 strikeouts, and a steady glove in the field, as evidenced by a .973 fielding percentage. He emerged as a catalyst at the top of the Monarchs lineup no matter what position he was playing, and he will hope to the same for the Pioneers in 2014.
Zach Pidgeon
Zach Pidgeon helped his high school team to a Class 4A New York State Championship and he has only experienced more success at Ithaca as his team has gone an incredible 67-18. This season, the 6'4", 205 lefty emerged as a dependable pitcher for the Bombers. His most impressive outing featured two innings of no-hit ball, and he also had a 4-inning stint without allowing an earned run and a 3.1-inning appearance allowing just 1 run. Wins have followed Pidgeon everyone that he has gone, and he hopes to make sure that the same is true this summer in Elmira.
Joey Guaragna
Old Dominion freshman Joey Guaragna had just 1 hit for the Monarchs in 2014 but made it count, drilling a 2-run double. He will hope for more clutch hits as he receives a bigger opportunity for the Pioneers this season. Guaragna, a 6'1", 175 outfielder, intrigued Perfect Game with his fluid defense to track down fly balls and his strong arm to throw out runners attempting to advance. At the plate, meanwhile, he is a lefty swinger who has shown power to the gaps with a chance for more. Guaragna's development is just beginning, but he has shown potential and he hopes that Elmira is the place that he starts turning it into results.
Tucker Rekucki
Tucker Rekucki struck out a batter per inning in his first two years at Bucknell, but his junior season saw him to his game to another level. The 6'1", 185 right-hander went 0-1 with a 3.60 ERA, an 18-6 strikeout to walk ratio, and 6 saves in 15 appearances and 15 innings pitched. Hitters couldn't do much against Rekucki as he held them to just a .204 batting average and just one extra-base hit the entire season. Rekucki will hope to fill a similar late-inning role for the Pioneers this year and be the pitcher that manager Matt Burch relies upon with the game on the line in the 9th.
TJ Dixon
Every team wants to have explosive speed at the top of their order, and TJ Dixon has the ability to provide that and more for the Elmira Pioneers. The 5'11" outfielder made an immediate impact in his freshman season at Samford, starting 54 games and hitting .260 with 10 doubles, 2 triples, 20 RBI, and 19 stolen bases. He excelled at getting on base, walking 41 times on his way to a .399 on-base percentage. The 41 walks were easily the highest on the team–no one else had even 30. Dixon's combination of speed and plate discipline gave Southern Conference pitchers fits, and he will hope to keep that up in the PGCBL. He also played very well defensively, putting up a .974 fielding percentage with a pair of outfield assists. Dixon projects as a prototypical leadoff man and centerfielder, and the Pioneers are excited to see him show off everything of which he is capable.
Bryson Hough
When you picture a workhorse starting pitcher, a hurler with a 6'1", 185 frame may not be what comes to mind. However, in his sophomore and junior seasons at Bucknell, that is exactly what Bryson Hough was. In 2014, he went 8-3 with a 4.37 ERA, striking out 43 while walking 21 in 80.1 innings pitched. He tossed 3 complete games and 1 shutout, always doing everything he could to keep his team in games. He did so quite well as his 8 wins led the Bucknell staff. Hough stood out for impressive command and control, walking just 2.4 batters per 9 innings and allowing just 2 home runs all season. The Pioneers will rely on Hough to provide length for them out of the rotation, and there is every reason to believe that more complete games and victories will be on the way.
Jeremy Soule
Last summer, the Elmira Pioneers considered Jeremy Soule a foe as he pitched for the Amsterdam Mohawks in the PGCBL. Now the 6'4", 200 right-hander is set to join the Pioneers' ranks, and they are glad to have him. After a strong sophomore season in 2013 at Fairfield that saw him post a 3.61 ERA, Soule pitched to a 4.26 ERA in 9 appearances and 19 innings pitched for Amsterdam last summer. Then this season, Soule increased his versatility as a pitcher as he alternated between starting and relieving for the first time, starting 4 games and relieving in 13. The move to the bullpen did wonders for his ability to strike hitters out as his strikeouts per 9 innings jumped from 5.0 in two years as a starter to 8.2 last season. The Pioneers will have options as they figure out how to use Soule this season, and he has the ability to succeed as either a starter or reliever.
Blake Oyler
6'0", 165 right-hander Blake Oyler had a very good freshman season at Transylvania University, going 1-2 with a 2.72 ERA in 7 starts, 2 relief appearances, and 36.1 innings pitched. Pitching well at the Division I level is a challenge, and Oyler was able to come through. However, Oyler decided to push himself even more, transferring to the University of Kentucky to walk on the baseball team. Oyler successfully made their roster, and he will prepare for his redshirt sophomore season at Kentucky this summer in Elmira. With a great slider and his confidence at an all-time high, Oyler could be primed for a big season.
Taylor Ahearn
Entering his freshman season at Siena, Taylor Ahearn was expected to play a little outfield and maybe log a few innings on the mound. As a pitcher, though, Ahearn vastly exceeded expectations, going 2-2 with a 3.26 ERA in 5 relief appearances, 3 starts, and 19.1 innings pitched. He burst onto the scene in a spot-start on April 4th, allowing just 1 run on 3 hits in 5 innings with 4 strikeouts. However, he saved his best performance for when it mattered most, tossing 5.2 innings on May 25th allowing just a lone run to earn the win as Siena clinched the MAAC championship. Ahearn will hope to get more experience on the mound as a member of the Pioneers, and it will be interesting to see how much time he receives as a position player.
Matt Horton
Every team wants a lefty reliever capable of dominance, and Matt Horton could be exactly that for the Elmira Pioneers this season. The 5'10", 185 lefty finished with solid numbers in his sophomore season at Cornell, going 2-3 with a 16-9 strikeout to walk ratio and 1 save in 12 appearances and 18 innings pitched. Those overall numbers are quite misleading, however, because Horton really hit his stride in the middle of the season. After just a 2-7 strikeout to walk ratio in his first 3 appearances, Horton finished with an excellent 14-2 mark in his final 9, and he will hope to take that momentum into his stint with the Pioneers. Perfect Game liked his stuff in the past, praising him for excellent late bite on his fastball and a sharp curveball, and he has what it takes to stifle opposing batters whenever he is brought into games.
Pete Carrier
In his final at-bat of the season for Wofford University on April 27th, Carrier laced an RBI single. It was only a minor achievement, but Carrier hopes that he has more hits like that in store for him in his time with the Pioneers. Possessing an athletic 6'0", 185 frame and a sweet swing from the left side, Carrier made the first team of both the All-Monroe County and All-Greater Rochester squads. He also showed the ability to win as he led his team to three consecutive division championships. Carrier will receive more playing time in 2014 for the Pioneers and will hope to pad his resume with a few more victories.
Roberto Suppa
Entering the 2011 MLB Draft, Roberto Suppa was a player to watch. Evaluators loved his projectable 6'5", 205 frame, but they were just as enamored with his arsenal. Baseball America praised his low-90's fastball and its excellent sink while Perfect Game lauded the potential of his slider and changeup. Sure enough, Suppa was selected by the San Diego Padres in the 26th round, but he chose to honor his commitment to Cornell instead. Three years later, Suppa is still trying to recapture the potential that he showed out of high school, but this season was major progress. After just a 7.31 ERA in 32 innings in his first two years, Suppa went 1-0 with a 4.05 ERA in 3 starts and 3 relief appearances in 2014. On April 2nd, he tossed 4 innings of 1-run ball to earn the win for the Big Red, and he also tossed 2.1 innings of 1-hit ball and 2 strikeouts on April 16th. Suppa hopes more similar results are in store for him this summer. He possesses as much upside as anyone on this year's Elmira team, and everyone involved hopes that this will be his breakout season.
Logan Salow
There isn't a tougher conference to pitch in at the collegiate level than the SEC, and that is even more so the case for a freshman. Yet Logan Salow made his mark in his first year at Kentucky, and he hopes to do the same as a member of the Pioneers. A 5'11" lefty Salow had an impressive 23-10 strikeout to walk ratio in 25 innings pitched, and even came away with an SEC Player of the Week Award. His stuff suggests that even more success will be ahead. Salow attacks hitters with a fastball that touches 90 MPH with good movement, but it may not even be his best pitch. That title goes to his slider, which hits the high-70's with dynamic late break. He also mixes in a curveball. Even though he is in just the first year of his collegiate career, Salow knows how to miss bats, and the Pioneers are expecting plenty of strikeouts from him this summer.
John Armbrust
After two years at East Stroudsburg, John Armbrust is still hoping to establish himself. In the meantime, Armbrust has learned to do everything he can to help his team in limited action. This season for ESU, Armbrust hit just .200 in 50 at-bats, but he had 5 RBI among those 10 hits and also drew 6 walks. He also was successful on all three of his stolen base attempts. Most important, though, was Armbrust's increased versatility. He can play both middle infield positions, the outfield, and even pitch a little bit, and he has proven himself capable defensively wherever he goes. He will hope that his flexibility in the field will be his ticket to playing time with the Pioneers this season.
Brandon Holup
At 6'7", 235, Brandon Holup has an imposing figure on the mound, but his results from his sophomore season at East Stroudsburg would be impressive at any height. Holup went 5-2 with a 2.19 ERA in 7 starts, 4 relief appearances, and 49.1 innings pitched, tossing 3 complete games and 2 shutouts. Not a power pitcher, Holup struck out only 29 (5.3 strikeouts per 9 innings), but he did an excellent job mixing his fastball, slider, and changeup to cause weak contact when the opposition put the ball in play. Holup's .232 average against was best among all East Stroudsburg starters who threw at least 16 innings pitched. Considering how well he pitched to contact, it is no surprise that he got deep into games. Holup projects as an innings-eating starting pitcher for the Pioneers, and they are hoping that he finishes the year with another few complete games.
Brandon Diorio
Mangers hope it never happens, but often starting pitchers are knocked out of games early and teams are forced to piece together the rest of the contest through relievers. In that situation, it is important to have a dependable long reliever that can save the rest of the bullpen and just maybe give the team a chance to come back. The 2014 Pioneers appear to have one such pitcher in Brandon Diorio. A 5'10", 180 right-hander, Diorio averaged nearly 3 innings in his 7 relief appearances in his sophomore season at Ithaca, easily the highest total among pure relievers on the team. On three different occasions, Diorio topped 3 innings pitched, and he allowed just 1 earned run in two of those games. For his efforts, Diorio earned a pair of wins and also a save, and he will look forward to helping the Pioneers get back into games as well.
Austin Hill
The son of Pioneers hitting coach Brian Hill, Austin Hill will take the field for his second season in Elmira in preparation for his first year at Ithaca College next season. In 2013 at Corning Community College, Hill appeared both as a pitcher and a hitter and prompted optimism in both roles. At the plate, he hit .239, fifth on the team minimum 15 at-bats, with 2 doubles, 5 RBI, and an outstanding .370 on-base percentage. On the mound, meanwhile, he tossed 13 innings across 5 appearances and struck out 12, just under a batter per inning. Overall, Hill played pitcher, catcher, and both middle infield positions for Corning. Hill appeared exclusively as a pitcher in 6 games for the Pioneers in 2013, and it will be interesting to see where he fits in this time around.
Zach Bican
After a strong summer in 2013 as a member of the Pioneers, 6'0", 220 lefty Zach Bican emerged as a regular starter for Pitt-Bradford in his sophomore season. In Elmira, Bican had a 2.70 ERA in 5 relief appearances, striking out 5 while walking 2. Then for Pitt-Bradford, Bican made six starts plus a relief appearance and posted an impressive 4-1 record. He threw 33.2 innings, just under 5 innings per game, and struck out 24 batters. He ranked second on the team in innings pitched and games started while tying for third in wins. Success on the mound is nothing new for Bican, who opened his 2012 high school season with a no-hitter, striking out 11 over seven innings of dominance. Bican aims to keep winning games as he returns to the PGCBL.
Chris Kalousdian
The Pioneers are excited to have Chris Kalousdian, their leading hitter for 2013, back in the fold for this season. PGCBL pitchers were in trouble when Kalousdian came to the plate last year as he hit .376 with 19 doubles, 2 homers, and 32 RBI in 170 at-bats. He showed incredible plate discipline, drawing 17 walks against 13 strikeouts on his way to a .438 on-base percentage. Then he also wreaked havoc once he got aboard, stealing 12 bases in 16 attempts. Kalousdian led the Pioneers in a multitude of categories including batting average, on-base percentage, doubles, RBI, and stolen bases. Kalousdian had a season for the ages, and he followed it up with a strong junior year at Manhattan, hitting .285 with 23 stolen bases in 27 tries. Kalousdian has proved himself a game-changing player through his line drive swing, excellent speed, patience at the plate, and strong defensive ability. While following up his 2013 may be a little too much to ask, Kalousdian will be a critical player again for the Pioneers this season.
Matt Simonetti
Starting pitching and relief pitching are both critical pieces of a team's success. Some hurlers are better suited for one than the other. For Manhattan College freshman Matt Simonetti, he will hope to return to starting games at some point, but it was in the bullpen that he found his calling. After a rough start to the season, the 6'1", 195 right-hander began pitching in shorter stints and improved significantly. His strikeout to walk ratio went from 3-9 all the way to 9-5 and he delivered 9 different scoreless outings. He even registered a save. His fastball velocity hit the low-90's as he could put in higher effort on every pitch, and he also saw his slider become more effective. That is a formula that could help him continue to succeed moving forward in relief. Simonetti will hope to build on his strong effort in the Pioneers bullpen.
Christian Santisteban
While it was Chris Kalousdian who was the Pioneers' big star last season, his Manhattan College teammate Christian Santisteban actually out-hit him during the Jaspers' season. A 6'2", 215 first baseman, Santisteban will hope to keep that trend up as he joins Kalousdian on the Pioneers' roster. In 2014 at Manhattan, Santisteban hit .314 with 17 doubles, 2 homers, and 22 RBI. The doubles were seven more than his closest teammate, and he also paced the club in hits and total bases. In addition, Santisteban did a very good job getting on base even when he could not get hits, drawing 15 walks and get hit by 7 pitches on his way to a .389 on-base percentage. Santisteban will give the Pioneers another formidable hitter, and the friendly competition between him and Kalousdian will be something to watch all season.
Jason Patnick
The fourth and final player from Manhattan College who will join the Pioneers for this season is rising sophomore Jason Patnick. The 6'2", 190 outfielder Patnick is the youngest of the three Jaspers position players, but don't underestimate his leadership ability. In high school, Patnick received the Diamond Jacks Scholarship for players who exhibit the ability to lead both on the field and in the community. Then, in his freshman season at Manhattan, Patnick showed signs that he could eventually lead by example. He hit .231 with 3 doubles, 2 triples, a homer, and 16 RBI and also stole 3 bases in 3 attempts. He did an especially good job working his way on any way he could, walking 12 times and getting hit on 6 more occasions to record a very good .351 on-base percentage. Patnick will hope to get involved in the Pioneers outfield and become more than Kalousdian's younger Manhattan teammate.
Collin McGee
Catchers in baseball often take a while to develop, but the reward can be significant if they turn out as planned. Cornell rising junior Collin McGee hopes that this summer will be the turning point in his progress both behind the plate and beside it. This season for the Big Red, McGee had a strong 3.80 catcher's ERA, contributed a 2-hit game on April 17th, and also threw out a runner who attempted to steal. He hopes to contribute even more moving forward, and he has the ability to do just that. Perfect Game praised McGee for outstanding arm strength and raw power, and he hopes to start utilizing both of those skills more consistently. This summer could be McGee's opportunity, and it will be fascinating to see if he can deliver the type of results he desires.
Drew Fisher
In his freshman season at USC-Upstate, 5'11", 175 catcher Drew Fisher only began to show what he is capable of. At the plate, he went 3 for 21 in limited time, but when one of the hits was a double and he also walked 4 times. Defensively, meanwhile, he made 25 chances without an error. All of that was nice, but Fisher is ready to take the field more frequently in Elmira. In high school, he was named the South Carolina 2A Division Player of the Year and was also an All-State player. Armed with arm strength, bat speed, and power, the lefty-swinging backstop hopes to beginning showing why he received those accolades for the Pioneers this summer.
Zachary Sullivan
Expected to be selected relatively early in this year's Major League Baseball Draft, Zachary Sullivan will begin the season with the Pioneers and see what happens from there. A 6'2", 175 outfielder, Sullivan is the only player on this year's Elmira team that has yet to play a collegiate game. Luckily for him, he has the talent to make up for that and more. Lauded as a five-tool player by evaluators, Sullivan stands out most right now for his blazing speed and the way he can use it in centerfield. That was never on display more than during the Wood Bat Championship event, when he made an over-the-shoulder catch to rob an extra-base hit and then delivered a strike to third base to complete a double play. Sullivan needs more work at the plate, but with a line drive swing and flashes of power, his potential is considerable there as well. The Pioneers will be exhilarated to have Sullivan for any period of time and get a glimpse of how much ability he has.
Their entire team in the fold, the Pioneers are ready to pack Dunn Field once again after finishing third nationwide for total attendance a season ago. The Pioneers home opener is set for Friday, June 6th VS the Amsterdam Mohawks. First pitch is scheduled for 7:05 PM and there will be plenty of entertainment for fans including a HUGE post game FIREWORKS display!! To learn more about ticket prices and events for the upcoming 2014 PGCBL season at Dunn Field, call the Pioneers front office at 607-734-2690. Also be sure to stay up-to-date with player signings and all the news you can take about the 2014 season at www.elmirapioneers.com.
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1983 was the first year the Swedish Summer Camp was held in Hägernäs and the coaches were G&S team riders Billy Ruff and Neil Blender. Was it still Eurocana organizing it or had the task fallen on the Swedish Skateboard Association with Martin Willners, Jani Söderhäll, Corky and many others to keep the tradition alive?
The week Anders was there snapping his photos also had German vert ace Claus Grabke attending although we could not find any pics of him skating but there are some that actually may be of him. We also suspect that some photos depict Stefan Björklund (R.I.P. man, you were awesome). As always we need your help to name all those unknown riders in the gallery. Once again a huge thanks to Anders Svensson for letting us show you his photos. Enjoy!
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Cool cool cool.
first picture that says 'who is this?" is Kev Moxham UK ESA skater and admin. cool album
I was there, just great memories.
Lot of the pictures of "Unkown" are of the Belgian Bruno – "I do all sports just enough to impress" – Peters. Lovely images in the album! Some of mine from this great camp are on show here: http://skateboardmemories.com/html/film_2/philip_skimboarding.html.
Ways Bruno on à McGill or Caballero Dick?
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Did Bruno skate a McGill or a Cab deck?


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