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Red Magic 3 review: Great value in a fun phone
This Red Magic 3 is aimed squarely at gamers and packs a real punch along with some very unique features.
Adam Sinicki
There is so much in here that is flagship-spec or completely unique, that it is a wonder the Red Magic 3 is so affordable.
Excellent spec sheet
Lots of gamer-centric features
Shoulder buttons actually useful
Stand-out gamer aesthetic
Large 90Hz display
48MP Sony IMX586 camera sensor
8K video recording
Brilliant value
What we don't like
Divisive design
Single camera lens
Occasional lack of polish in UI
Performance equivalent to non-gaming phones
Screen cuts off some UI
No NFC
Our scores
The Red Magic 3 is the latest gaming device from Nubia. It's an absolute beast considering the price tag, bringing several "firsts" and generally top-tier performance.
The spec sheet certainly got my attention! Just to whet your appetite, consider these few points in the context of a sub-$500 phone (prices start at $479): Snapdragon 855 chipset, 8-12GB of RAM, 5,000mAh battery, the first ever 8K video recording, a built-in fan, 90Hz refresh rate, 6.65 inches of screen real estate, hardware buttons, and a dedicated gaming launcher.
First ever 8K video recording, built-in fan, 90Hz refresh rate
That's crazy value, and numerous other features make the Red Magic 3 an even more appealing proposition for gamers. Does it compete with the Black Shark 2? Is it a practical device for everyone else? What exactly is the point of all this power?
I'll attempt to answer all those questions and more in this comprehensive Red Magic 3 review.
About our Red Magic 3 review: This review was written after testing the device for one week. The handset was unlocked and was tested on O2's network in the UK. The Red Magic 3 review unit was supplied by Nubia.
Red Magic is a slightly less-known gaming brand from Nubia, a Chinese OEM that itself started as a subsidiary of ZTE.
With more and more manufacturers taking a stab at this kind of device — Xiaomi, Honor, Asus, Razer, and more — Nubia has its work cut out for. Thankfully, it's managed to do this fairly well, thanks to generally impressive performance, a striking design, and shoulder buttons. I reviewed the Red Magic Mars and it managed some impressive horsepower beyond its peers, including the significantly more expensive Razer 2.
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Gaming phones are definitely a niche, but it's one manufacturers seem determined to grow. And with this latest entry, Nubia might just be able to generate some buzz outside of the small cohort of Android gamers.
For such an over-the-top phone, the Red Magic 3 doesn't come with any surprises. There's nothing in the box you wouldn't expect, and it's a shame not to see some wired headphones or similar. Still, given the generally amazing value on offer here, it's fair enough. The presentation is actually really good, too.
171.7 x 78.5 x 9.7mm, 215g
Shoulder buttons
Built-in cooling fan
Dedicated game mode switch
Nothing about the Red Magic 3's design is boring. This is an extremely "gamer-fied" design, so you're probably either going to love it or hate it.
It feels well-made, with a hefty weight, thanks partly to the size and partly to the aluminum construction with matte finish. The screen is huge too, with slim side bezels and an 80.5 percent screen-to-body ratio. That's not a crazy figure, but gaming phones can actually benefit from having a little border to hold onto.
Red Magic Mars review
As with previous Red Magic devices, the Red Magic 3 has a triangular back panel that tapers to a point, where you'll also find the RGB LED strip. The strip can pull off all kinds of neat effects controlled in the settings, though it isn't particularly bright during the day.
The Red Magic 3 is one huge piece of phone and a very noticeable pocket-bulger. It also rocks wildly when placed flat on a table, and may be prone to slipping off things.
However, this isn't a case of form over function. The design here accommodates the serious cooling going on inside. For the first time on a Nubia phone we have a physical fan, making the large, presumably empty space a very logical choice. That also means it's easy to get a good grip on it while gaming.
Also around the back is the gem-shaped fingerprint sensor, diamond-shaped camera lens, a bulky vent, the Red Magic logo (evocative of Ferrari or MSI), and tons of color accents. On the sides are the shoulder buttons, a switch for entering Game Space, and a pin connector.
Perhaps the most notable thing here is the inclusion of the capacitive "shoulder triggers." I tried these triggers on the Red Magic Mars and found them totally underwhelming, being far too flush with the device to find while gaming. I'm very happy to report they are now slightly recessed into the side of the Red Magic 3, which significantly improves usability.
Thanks to very smart software implementation, the buttons are also surprisingly useful. You can map literally any point on the screen to the shoulder buttons in seconds, and save the settings on a per-game basis. Games like Metroid Prime or Mario Sunshine on Dolphin go from being exercises in frustration to actually quite playable with those accessible triggers. However, they can still be a little tricky to reach, and they don't quite sit comfortably under my fingers.
The large connector for peripherals sits on the other side of the phone. It isn't the most attractive thing, but is certainly intriguing. Right now, you can get an "esports" dock that provides charging and extra ports — probably useful for playing with a controller. The software also hints of an upcoming "Red Magic Handle" which appears to be a Switch-style extension to provide more physical buttons. That is very interesting.
The fingerprint sensor works just as you expect it to — it's very quick, though the shape feels weird. Of course, you do miss out on the likes of water resistance and wireless charging, but these are sensible omissions to keep the device so affordable. What stings a little more is the lack of NFC.
There's a lot going on in the design department, but there's a good reason for mostly everything here. Whether or not you like it very much depends on how you feel about the "gaming" aesthetic generally. The Red Magic 3 certainly has a somewhat aggressive, futuristic appeal for the right audience.
The Red Magic 3 comes in a black, red, or camo color scheme. The black version is arguably the least ostentatious, though that's not saying much.
The display is one of the most important aspects of a gaming phone, and thankfully the Red Magic 3 doesn't disappoint.
For starters, the screen is gigantic at 6.65 inches. I would've preferred to see a less reflective panel on a gaming phone, but the screen gets really bright, which makes up for it somewhat.
Then there's the 90Hz refresh rate, which is below the Razer's 120Hz refresh rate and equal to the OnePlus 7 Pro, but above nearly every other device. Only a smattering of games actually support this feature, so your use will be somewhat limited. Still, it's great to have, and looks amazing when it works. You might find yourself seeking out the games where it does work! The panel is also very sensitive with a 240Hz touch response rate, which makes everything feel silky smooth, including the UI.
In short, when you combine all these features, the result is a really beautiful, colorful, and massive image that makes games and media pop. The huge size will be off-putting for some, but for me it's a big selling point. Screens like this aren't just good for gaming and media, but also for productivity tasks. Typing is easier, and multitasking is also more useful. If you reduce the display size in the settings, you can cram a ton of information onto the screen.
If I had to make a complaint, it's that the rounded edges at the top actually cut off a tiny bit of the UI, which looks awkward.
128/256GB storage
8/12GB RAM
Active liquid-cooling
Internal cooling fan
Seeing a Snapdragon 855 in a device under $500 is remarkable this early in the chip's lifecycle (though not unheard of). And what a performer that Snapdragon 855 is. I had the privilege of using it recently in the Xiaomi Mi 9, and that device made incredibly short work of GameCube emulation through Dolphin – even Wii emulation! That was in a very slim device that was not primarily built for gaming.
In the Red Magic 3, it's now backed by 8-12GB of RAM, liquid cooling, and impressively, a physical fan. In theory, that means we should be looking at some insane performance.
The Red Magic 3 is the first actively cooled smartphone, which means it uses a fan, rather than a static element like a heat sink. The result should be more stable framerates long into gaming sessions, and a lack of heat while playing.
The phone does seem to run pretty cool. Pushing the device with an emulator seemingly doesn't add much extra heat, certainly not enough to feel. This may be helped by the physical space between the back panel and the internals.
You can easily check the temperatures at any point while playing. I was playing Wipeout Pure on PPSSPP with the fan off, and the internals were at 32.1C. That said, switching on the fan doesn't seem to drastically lower the temperature. You can hear it whirring away though, which is kind of cute. At first, I thought the vibration engine had gone mad!
Like a proper gaming PC, Nubia also lets you tweak your performance profile at any point while playing, switching between Auto, Super performance, Performance Priority and other modes. Again though, I didn't really notice a difference between them.
For all of those features and options, the Red Magic 3's performance doesn't seem markedly superior to the Xiaomi Mi 9, which perhaps was even slightly smoother when playing Wii games. Indeed, AnTuTu scores are actually slightly higher on the Xiaomi Mi 9, even with Red Magic 3's fan going and performance mode switched on.
The reason behind this is a mystery to me. I have had good experiences with Red Magic phones boosting performance – the Red Magic Mars, for instance, significantly outperformed a number of other Snapdragon 845 devices I tested.
The other disappointment is the lack of expandable storage. While 128-256GB gives you plenty of room to play with, it wouldn't have hurt for a device built for media consumption to let users top that up.
Regardless, you won't be left wanting when it comes to performance, and benchmark scores cement the Red Magic 3 as among the most powerful phones out there. I'm sure you can eek even more power out of it with some tinkering, too.
f/1.79 aperture
8K video capture
16MP front-facing camera
When I got the Red Magic 3 out the box and spotted the single camera lens on the back, I assumed it would be the same old story when it came to gaming phone shooters. Wrongly, I assumed no thought or effort had gone into the camera, so more resources could be directed elsewhere.
The Pixel has a single lens, and that's widely considered to be the best camera on the market. The Red Magic 3's camera isn't as good as the Pixel, but it's not a complete no-show either. It's actually sporting a 48MP Sony IMX586 sensor. I recently got to try this out in the Realme X and Xiaomi Mi 9, and was very impressed.
Images are sharp. You can zoom right in without losing any quality, and there's a nice contrast and drama to the shots. The fairly wide angle and wide aperture were good additions here — the latter makes it possible to pull off some nice depth-of-field effects even without a depth sensor. The large megapixel count means you can zoom in close and achieve this from a distance without too much data loss, though you'll need to know what you're doing.
There's also a pro mode, as is becoming increasingly standard.
However, the Red Magic 3's camera doesn't perform as well as other phones, likely due in part to the lack of secondary sensor and the software. I had some occasional trouble with exposure and auto focus. A few shots looked better in the viewfinder than when they were processed, which was a shame.
The camera UI isn't particularly intuitive, and finding what you're looking for can be tricky. That said, if you dig deep, there are some fun features hidden away. Light Draw is basically a long exposure that also records a short video. I always loved this feature on Honor and Huawei phones, so it's great to see it here. The Multi Exposure effects are also a nice touch, letting you layer images to achieve some artsy results.
The real standout camera feature is support for 8K video recording, which is another industry-first. It's in beta right now, and the camera app advises you use it outdoors, but it's there. I don't actually have any display capable of showing 8K in all its glory, but output doesn't look particularly rich in detail, and the framerate is low.
I wouldn't recommend buying the Red Magic 3 for 8K video unless you have some specific use case. In a phone that already does so much, it's just another neat bragging point.
There's a super-slow motion setting available too, which is always fun to play with and which works well in this case. Features like this help to make up for what's missing, such as the depth sensor or any kind of night mode.
Low-light performance is not great here – again we see the strange phenomenon where the preview looks far better than the final result. With the wider aperture and great sensor, I was expecting more. Perhaps in a future update.
The camera isn't the best out there by any stretch, but it is at least in the conversation at this price point
The front camera is far less interesting, though perfectly serviceable. It's a 16MP shooter that doesn't have a portrait mode, but otherwise produces nicely detailed images. Exposure is again an issue on occasion. Also, remember to turn off the beauty mode, which is on by default — it does weird stuff to babies! However, even with the beauty mode turned off, it still seems to be smoothing out my wrinkles.
Apparently beauty mode is off!
To summarize, the Red Magic 3's camera isn't the best out there by any stretch, but it is at least in the conversation at this price point. This isn't a complete afterthought, and that's impressive enough on its own.
Near-stock Android 9.0
Dedicated "Game Space"
For all the bombast and excess present in the hardware, the Red Magic 3's software is a surprisingly restrained affair – which I can only say is a good thing. The experience is fairly close to stock, with the changes and software that are here being welcome for the most part.
I particularly like the inclusion of the "Game Space," which is accessible via a switch on the side of the device. This basically puts you into a launcher built especially for games. It will turn off distracting notifications (should you wish), and provide you with quick and easy access to your games, as well as controls for features like the cooling fan.
Games will be populated automatically, and for the most part the Red Magic gets this right. That said, you can also add them individually if you wish.
I really like how easy Game Space makes it to access your favorite games. It almost has a psychological impact on how you approach gaming on Android. The fact that the gaming mode is linked to a physical button makes you feel that much more inclined to take a bit of time out of your busy schedule, and pick a game. I'd love to see more features in here in the future — maybe the number of hours played on each game, or perhaps a social aspect.
During gameplay in this mode, you can swipe from the right at any time to access settings while gaming. There's a lot of useful stuff in here, including quick access to the performance profile, settings for the shoulder triggers, a standby mode, and more. It's good stuff and makes this more appealing as a gaming phone.
However, there are one or two typos in the software, as well as mistranslations. When I switch to standby mode, the text is in Chinese. I am also intrigued to know precisely what "Qualitu priority" can offer me, for instance. These aren't deal-breaking issues by any stretch, but they take the sheen off ever-so-slightly and may irk those with tendencies towards OCD.
I'd also be remiss not to mention that, once or twice, an app would quit randomly on me, which certainly wasn't due to the RAM. These instances were rare and minor however, and hopefully they can be ironed out in future updates.
27W fast charger
Like everything else on the hardware front, Nubia has gone all-in on the battery. 5,000mAh is significantly larger than most flagships, and of course a huge boon for any avid gamer. I've had absolutely no problem with battery life, managing to squeeze in extensive gaming sessions and plenty of YouTube viewing before running out of juice. The standby time is also phenomenal. If this is your secondary device, you can leave it alone for days and still find it with plenty left in the tank.
It falls just slightly short of its full potential perhaps. Getting two full days of average-heavy use use out of the Red Magic 3 is a stretch, likely due to the massive screen and refresh rate. Unlike the Razer 2 or OnePlus 7 Pro, I can't find any way to reduce the refresh rate when it's not in use. Still, it's reaching 9 hours of screen-on as an average, which really is up there with some of the best.
Also rounding out the package is a very welcome 27W fast charger, so you can fill the battery back up in just over an hour.
Dual front-facing speakers
4D intelligent vibration
With crazy visuals and performance, Nubia is wise not to drop the ball with audio. Thankfully, the two things any audiophile looks for on a smartphone are present and correct: dual front-firing speakers and a headphone jack.
These speakers are a little on the slim side, meaning you won't necessarily get the same kind of performance as the Razer 2. I personally feel it could do with just a little more bass, but it's still extremely good. The stereo separation could help you to better orient yourself in a firefight, and can also make a big difference when watching Netflix as well. That said, who watches Netflix on a smartphone without headphones?
"4D intelligent vibration" completes the package, making sure you feel more immersed in the gameplay and what's going on around you. This is a feature we've seen in a few gaming handsets, but not one that has particularly caught on. Games have to actively support the feature, and right now the only ones that do are PUBG, Knives Out, Asphalt 9, and QQ Speed.
The stereo separation could help you to better orient yourself in a firefight
It's nice to have nonetheless, and the haptic feedback when typing or receiving notifications is actually very pleasant. This is a small quality-of-life thing, which I personally appreciate.
Red Magic 3 specs
8-12GB
128-256GB
Non-expandable
6.65 inch AMOLED
2,340x1,080
Unspecified Gorilla Glass
Sony IMX586 sensor
8K video capture (beta)
Game Space mode
Dual front-firing speakers
Red Magic 3 8GB RAM/128GB storage – Black – $479/479 euros
Red Magic 3 12GB RAM /256GB storage – Camo – TBA
Almost inarguably, the Red Magic 3 is extremely good value for money at $479 or 479 euros. I was impressed to find a Snapdragon 855 in a device this affordable, but to also find a 48MP camera, a built-in fan, up to 12GB of RAM, and shoulder buttons? That puts the Red Magic 3 firmly into "crazy value" territory (it's a magical place filled with Pocophones and Kindle Fires).
Of course, there is some competition out there. In particular, the Xiaomi Black Shark 2 comes in at roughly 450 euros or $479 (though prices vary greatly) and offers the same Snapdragon 855 — and more crazy gamer aesthetics. However, for all its value, the Red Magic 3 definitely edges it out. For a very similar price, you're getting physical buttons, a bigger screen, a bigger battery, fan and liquid cooling, and that 48MP camera sensor.
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Compared to the likes of the Asus ROG or the Razer 2, the Red Magic 3 is leagues ahead. They're last-gen phones, but even at the time of this writing, they charged much more for then-equivalent specs.
In fact, if Nubia made a non-gaming version of this phone and kept these same specs — perhaps swapping in a secondary lens in exchange for the fan cooling — it could have huge popular appeal.
Red Magic 3 review: The verdict
To conclude, the Red Magic 3 is a brilliant gaming phone and represents amazing value. It impressed me enough that I told my wife about it (my wife who doesn't care at all about phones; she was bored).
It's not perfect. The lack of NFC will hurt for many, the single lens lets down an otherwise impressive camera, there is the occasional lack of polish in the UI, and performance — while amazing — is not significantly better than other devices with similar specs. The looks will certainly be unappealing for certain users and the size alone is going to be a deal breaker in some cases.
Taken as a whole, the Red Magic 3 is a great package and a fun phone. Gamers will get a kick out of it, which is what really matters at the end of the day. It's not for everyone, but it's sure to find an audience. And that audience is likely to be very pleased indeed with the Red Magic 3.
That concludes our Red Magic 3 review. Let us know your thoughts on this phone!


The 2017 demand figure represents a gain of 1.5% from estimated demand in 2016 of 95.88 mmbd, which is a gain of 1.6% over 2015. This assumes a healthy macroeconomic environment. For example, the EIA is projecting that US GDP gains 2.6% in 2017, much better than the 1.5% GDP gain EIA assumes in 2016.
It also assumes that China oil demand increases another 3.4% in 2017, the same gain as in 2016. And it assumes India and other Asia's oil demand rises by 4.4% in 2017, a little slower than in 2016.
The EIA is projecting that non-OPEC supply dips by 0.4% in 2017. That is on top of the drop of 0.7% in 2016.
The supply-demand balance assumes OPEC limits its gain in production to 250,000 b/d. However, various members are trying to restore or increase output substantially.
Libya's output fell to just 300,000 b/d due to its civil war. Oil production in Libya may return to the pre-crisis level of 1.6 million barrels per day within a year, Deputy Prime Minister of the Libyan Government of National Accord Musa Koni told Sputnik. A gain of 1.3 mmbd would deepen the glut.
Crude oil production disruptions in Nigeria were still about 500,000 barrels per day (b/d) in August. The country will try to restore output to 2 mmbd as soon as it can.
Venezuela's production has fallen about 300,000 b/d due to crisis conditions and a draught. It will attempt to restore production in 2017.
Iran most recently reported its production at 3.6 mmbd, below its pre-sanction target of 4.0-4.2 mmbd. Its five-year goal is to increase production to about 4.8 mmbd.
In Iraq, BP, Shell and Lukoil have agreed to resume investments in oil fields the foreign groups are developing, which is expected to raise the country's crude output by 250,000-350,000 barrels per day in early 2017. Iraq's new oil minister Jabar Ali al-Luaibi on Tuesday pledged to work "day and night on increasing the national production of oil and gas."
Finally, Saudi Arabia claims to have a production capacity almost 2 mmbd higher than its current production. But Saudi Energy Minister Khalid Al-Falih most recently said that the Kingdom would not increase production.
If all of the above increases are made, they would total about 2.9 million barrels per day, far greater than the 250,000 b/d the EIA projects would enable supply and demand to balance. In effect, they would require another 2 years' demand growth (2018-19) to catch up. In the meantime, inventories would rise even further.
Huge worldwide debt is causing deflationary increases that will continue to depress global oil and gas demand. On the supply side, oil producing countries are compelled to keep producing as much as possible to service debt. The demand factor will continue to be the prime negative indicator of economic conditions. Notice the cuts recently by two of the largest consumers, China and India.
Don't accept what the EIA says as having anything to do with reality. As a US oil and gas producer, I only care what happens to this country. Here's some info. Current field price for high quality crude oil: $39.50/barrel. Current well-head price for natural gas: $1.20/mcf.


Jennifer Carpenter's baby joy is limitless! The Dexter alum, 35, recently welcomed her first child with fiance Seth Avett, she confirmed at CBS' Television Critics Association event on Monday, Aug. 10.
Carpenter was at the TCAs to promote her new show, Limitless, based on the 2011 Bradley Cooper film of the same name. While on stage, she admitted she knew she was pregnant before she got the role.
"I was without a doubt — I was pregnant. I got the script and I thought, I just want to throw my hat in the ring. Knowing that the odds of getting it in my condition were just next to none," the first-time mom recalled.
"I sent it in with an apology, if I'm being honest," she continued. "It was me and my fiance at our kitchen table having a good time. So when my manager called and said, 'They'd like you to do it…' I'm still kind of adjusting to the idea."
By the time they filmed the pilot, she said, she was already eight-and-a-half months along.
"We have an incredible costume designer," the actress gushed. "He worked miracles. I'm actually wearing something in the second episode that we tried to wear in the first around my pregnant belly. I don't know if he's a magician or what, but it's Marc Webb's camera angles, people crossing at the right time."
Carpenter's rep confirmed to Us Weekly back in February that the star was pregnant and engaged. She and Avett — a member of the Avett Brothers — have been dating since June 2013.
"Jennifer met Seth about four years ago at a concert," an insider previously told Us Weekly of Carpenter, who was married to her Dexter costar Michael C. Hall from 2008 to 2011. "She loves music and has always been a big supporter of the band."


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Minister vows to 'humiliate' those involved in prison sex allegations
An independent task force will be set up to investigate allegations of inappropriate sexual behaviour between prison guards and inmates revealed on The Ray Hadley Morning Show.
A female guard at Kempsey jail has been suspended and is being investigated for allegedly having an affair with police killer Sione Penisini.
A man jailed over hitting and killing a pedestrian is also accused of having sex with an officer in Long Bay prison's gym.
Corrections Minister David Elliott promised Ray Hadley this morning he would introduce tougher penalties for guards caught having relationships with inmates.
He has since vowed to increase penalties for prison guards and inmates who engage in sexual behaviour and will establish a whistleblower's hotline.
Mr Elliott tells Ben Fordham he has "taken the view this could be systematic".
He says the task force will investigate the actions of former and serving officers since 2007.
"I've made it very clear, this has gone on, obviously, long enough."
Mr Elliot says the whistleblower's hotline was introduced because people have lost "faith in the system".
"I do not begrudge anybody that goes to Ray Hadley.
"That's obviously been done because they feel they have no faith in the system.
He gives an "ironclad guarantee" people will be made accountable for their misconduct.
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Jennifer Ferrin (* 25. Februar 1979 in Lawrenceville, Georgia) ist eine US-amerikanische Schauspielerin.

Frühe Jahre
Jennifer Ferrin wurde in der Stadt Lawrenceville, im US-Bundesstaat Georgia, geboren. In ihrer Kindheit war sie begeisterte Sängerin, zudem spielte sie Klavier und Cello. Sie besuchte sie Brookwood High School, wo sie in einigen Aufführungen in Hauptrollen auf der Bühne stand und sang auch im Schulchor. Nach dem Abschluss studierte sie am College of Charleston und später an der North Carolina School of the Arts in Winston-Salem, welche sie mit einem Bachelor of Fine Arts in Drama abschloss.

Karriere
Ferrins Karriere vor der Kamera begann im Jahr 2002, nachdem sie in einer Episode der Serie Dawson's Creek auftrat und eine kleine Rolle in dem Fernsehfilm The Locket übernahm. Bereits ein Jahr später wurde sie in der Rolle der Jennifer Munson Kasnoff Donovon in der Seifenoper Jung und Leidenschaftlich – Wie das Leben so spielt besetzt, die sie insgesamt bis 2006 spielte. Für ihre Darstellung wurde sie zweimal für einen Daytime Emmy Award in den Kategorien Beste Jungdarstellerin in einer Dramaserie und ein Jahr später als Beste Nebendarstellerin in einer Dramaserie nominiert.

2007 war sie in einer Nebenrolle in der Serie The Kill Point zu sehen. Ein Jahr darauf folgte die nächste in Life on Mars. Ihre Gastauftritte im US-Fernsehen umfassen etwa Produktionen wie Rescue Me, Fringe – Grenzfälle des FBI, White Collar, Nurse Jackie, Boardwalk Empire, Unforgettable, Good Wife, Royal Pains, Elementary, Deception, Person of Interest oder Homeland.

Ab 2013 konnte Ferrin durch ihre Rollen in international ausgestrahlten Fernsehserien ihre Bekanntheit steigern. So übernahm sie zunächst als Molly eine kleine Rolle in The Following. Hinzu kam die Rolle der Rebecca Mason, die sie in Falling Skies bis 2015 spielte und zudem als Louise Ellison eine Hauptrolle ab der dritten Staffel in Hell on Wheels, insgesamt bis 2016. Von 2014 bis 2015 war sie außerdem als Abigail Alford in The Knick zu sehen. Weitere Seriennebenrollen folgten in Falling Water, Time After Time und 2018 in Sneaky Pete und Rise. Ihre Auftritte in Filmen umfassen etwa Over/Under und Sex and the City 2.

Persönliches
Ferrin ist seit 2014 mit dem Innenarchitekten Zachary Bliss verheiratet, die sich 2009 kennenlernten. Sie leben in Amagansett, im US-Bundesstaat New York.

Filmografie (Auswahl)
 2002: Dawson's Creek (Fernsehserie, Episode 5x23)
 2002: The Locket (Fernsehfilm)
 2003–2006: Jung und Leidenschaftlich – Wie das Leben so spielt (As the World Turns, Fernsehserie, 251 Episoden)
 2006: Rescue Me (Fernsehserie, 2 Episoden)
 2006: 3 lbs. (Fernsehserie, 2 Episoden)
 2007: The Kill Point (Fernsehserie, 8 Episoden)
 2008–2009: Life on Mars (Fernsehserie, 5 Episoden)
 2009: Fringe – Grenzfälle des FBI (Fringe, Fernsehserie, Episode 1x19)
 2009: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (Fernsehserie, Episode 11x01)
 2009: Bunker Hill (Fernsehfilm)
 2010: White Collar (Fernsehserie, Episode 1x10)
 2010: Nonames
 2010: Nurse Jackie (Fernsehserie, 2 Episoden)
 2010: Sex and the City 2
 2011: The Cape (Fernsehserie, 10 Episoden)
 2011: Boardwalk Empire (Fernsehserie, Episode 2x04)
 2011: Unforgettable (Fernsehserie, Episode 1x11)
 2011–2012: Royal Pains (Fernsehserie, 2 Episoden)
 2012: Good Wife (The Good Wife, Fernsehserie, Episode 3x13)
 2012: Elementary (Fernsehserie, Episode 1x02)
 2013: Mother's Day (Fernsehfilm)
 2013: Over/Under (Fernsehfilm)
 2013: Deception (Fernsehserie, 2 Episoden)
 2013: The Following (Fernsehserie, 5 Episoden)
 2013: Person of Interest (Fernsehserie, Episode 3x07)
 2013–2015: Falling Skies (Fernsehserie, 6 Episoden)
 2013–2016: Hell on Wheels (Fernsehserie, 24 Episoden)
 2014–2015: The Knick (Fernsehserie, 10 Episoden)
 2016: Mutt (Kurzfilm)
 2016: Falling Water (Fernsehserie, 4 Episoden)
 2017: Time After Time (Fernsehserie, 6 Episoden)
 2017–2018: Mosaic (Fernsehserie, 7 Episoden)
 2018: Sneaky Pete (Fernsehserie, 8 Episoden)
 2018: Homeland (Fernsehserie, 2 Episoden)
 2018: Rise (Fernsehserie, 6 Episoden)
 2019: The Passage (Fernsehserie, 4 Episoden)
 2019: The Blacklist (Fernsehserie, 8 Episoden)
 2019: Instinct (Fernsehserie, Episode 2x01)
 2019: Evil (Fernsehserie, Episode 1x09)
 2021: The Equalizer (Fernsehserie, 6 Episoden)
 2022: Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin (Fernsehserie, eine Episode)

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It has been, almost 50, years since. Lance Corporal, Stephen Balters served, with the best. Foxtrot, Company, 2nd, Battalion, 5th, Marines, 1st, Marine Division, left, for Operation, Union II, on May 26th, 1967, attached, to Colonel, Hilgartner's, 1st, Battalion, 5th, Marines. When, the first wave, of helicopters came back, for the rest, of the company, the helicopter crews unloaded, what looked like body bags, but, inconceivably, it was flack jackets, as Col Hilgartner, thought it was too hot to wear them. By June, 3rd, after a week in the bush, south, of their An Hoa, base camp, in the Que Son, Valley, Foxtrot's objective, was the village of Vinh Huy, 2. The company advanced, parallel to Delta, 1/5, 800, meters, southeast, moving towards a saddle leading to a field, 450, meters wide, by 350, meters deep. Delta, Company, was engaged with at least, a company of NVA. The first and second platoons, entered the rice paddy and the battle raged, for the next several hours. The men of Foxtrot, fought valiantly, engaging, an NVA regiment. Corporal, Loyd Woods, single handedly attempted, to save his mortally wounded, platoon leader, attacked and eliminated, two machine gun positions and their crews. Corporal, Melvin Long, despite, being wounded twice, led his squad in an attack on the hills, killing all, of the enemy and relieving the crossfire on the Marines, trapped in the open rice paddy. Gunny Green, on his first operation with Foxtrot, also killed, the crew of two, machine gun positions. All three, were awarded, the Navy Cross. At 1745, Captain Graham, after being wounded twice, chose to stay with the badly wounded, battalion radio operator. His last radio contact, was to 3rd, platoon commander, indicating that he was out of ammunition and that "25, NVA., are firing and maneuvering against me and they are looking pretty good..." He received, the Congressional Medal, of Honor. Foxtrot Company, lost 30, men, killed and another 61, wounded, on June 3, 1967. Only a month, later, after rebuilding, Fox was sent to Nong Son and attacked, losing 10, more men. A short timer, machine gunner Private, Melvin Newlin, received, the Medal, of Honor, for his actions on the night of 3/4, July. Steven Balters, may you, rest in peace. I, will never forget. Sgt., Richard Hulet, Logistics, Support Unit, 2/5, An Hoa, 1967. I can only hope this helps a little..., best I can do.
Lcpl Balters was my cousin and although I was born almost 30 years after his passing, I feel the need to find out exactly what happened over there. Everything I've read suggests that he was involved in Operation Union II but I want to find someone who was there and possibly someone who knew him who could tell me how he fell.


MR WOODY CHOOSES CHARITY !!
Thanks to everyone for entering the charity draw to celebrate our 300th post.
The winner picked out of the hat was Alison, and her charity RNIB.
Mr Woody set is for sale, £13 plus p+p, email me if you'd like it, otherwise they'll be off to Spirals in Hebden Bridge on Tuesday afternoon.
Look at the size of Mr Woody's cousin! I bought this enormous button from The Button Queen in London.
We have written out the cheque for RNIB, ready to post tomorrow.
This is 'SAND AND SEA', a new necklace, by Toby, to replace 'pink and green' (see previous post) sold to Sybille of Magpie Magic.
Ingredients: Hand dyed hemp, crochet bead, turquoise nuggets, Indian lampwork beads, Toby's handmade polymer clay and reclaimed beads, lots of knots, love and patience!
Available for sale here, before Tuesday, when Toby's latest collection is off to Hebden Bridge.
Dont forget our CHARITY draw tomorrow, to celebrate our 300th post, still time for you to enter!
Most of the 'All boxed up' (see post 23rd March) has now been sold, and the shop has asked for more, so here it is to show you, what do you think? If anyone would like to buy direct from Natural Attrill, email soon, as delivery to the shop will be in about a week.
pink and green knotted hemp necklace SOLD!
These are the pics from a jewellery course I went on (paid for with the proceeds of my jewellery sales!) , with Yvonne Chadderton, a local jeweller who lives in littleborough (a couple of miles from me). I am going on another workshop in may.
The next photos are of some of the sheet silver I made, with a hole (/button) in the middle which I have shaped using the doming block pictured. This is used with punches shaped in the reverse of the shapes in the doming block.
The next photo is of me filing down some of my sheet silver.
After that are the products of my session (excluding my new-found knowledge….) there are examples of reticulation - which is where you can melt the edges of a piece of metal. Rolling lace through the roller with the silver, and some headpins I have made by melting the ends of some silver/copper wire to make a ball. Also there is a "bracelet" made with my handmade wire twisted to keep the ceramic in place, and a 9ct gold bail for a piece of sea-glass which I made with various pieces of my scrap gold.
The final 3 photos are of my pride and joy! Which are of a fine (pure) silver ring which I made by making the wire in the roller, twisting it, then flattening it, and soldering the 2 ends together to form a ring, then I made a piece of silver sheet and cut a strip, and base from it to make the setting for the cabochon, I then soldered it together and filed down the edges. After that I glued in the cabochon ( a hand-painted vintage delft ceramic one, that used to be and earring). It still needs polishing and a bit of filing, but I am v. pleased with it.
I will put photos of the next workshop on the blog when I have done it!
guess who that 12 year old is!!
Not for you this time!
For our first 'blog birthday' on 21st July 2007, we had a give-away, a prize draw, with a present for the winner.
Guess what, we had a record number of 21 comments!
So, COME ON folks, beat the record !! - everyone who visits here, please click on the word 'comment' below, and enter this draw to celebrate our 300th post.
This time, sorry - no present for you, instead we have decided to donate £10 to the winners chosen charity.
Please leave the name of your favourite charity in the comments section, and if possible an address/phone number/website (so we know where to send the donation).
For anyone who has problems with blogging, you can email your entry to us, (info@naturalattrill.co.uk) and we will add it to the comments box, and therefore to the draw, for you.
The draw will take place on Sunday 27th April.
Toby was set a challenge, he was given a bag of broken bits and bobs (top pic) from a dealer he met at an antiques fair, and was asked to make some jewellery with these pieces (bottom pic), to sell back to the dealer.
It is very difficult to make and create from elements that you havent chosen yourself, and I think Toby found this quite a task!
Hi,These are 15 small childrens handmade bead bracelets on SALE!!!
They are £1.50 each or £1 each if you buy 2 or more!! plus p&p.
The second photo is of them displayed in our window, so anyone passing can knock on our door and buy one (though it doesn't happen very often!!).


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Harris, according to court documents, then went into the business and told a security guard he needed to take care of the situation, or he would do it himself. Security told Harris they would handle the situation, but Harris got back in his car and pulled up to a gravel area near the parking lot, where the person had moved to.
According to witnesses, Harris approached the man and punched him in the face, causing the victim to fall. The man, witnesses say, was snoring and moaning while on the ground. Harris then stood over the victim, struck the victim in the face several more times, and also kicked and stomped on him.
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Court documents say Harris admitted during a police interview to punching the victim in the face, but that he only did so because the victim swung at him first. Harris also denied recalling any further strikes to the victim.
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Star Trek: Into Darkness
by Ringleader on Fri Dec 07, 2012 5:45 pm
The trailer came out yesterday.
Before anyone asks, yes, that is Khan...
Actually, I have no idea, what's going on? The Enterprise is underwater, and in a volcano.
Re: Star Trek: Into Darkness
by Vigil on Fri Dec 07, 2012 6:16 pm
Still not confirmed to be Khan, but the Japanese trailer severely hints in that direction as the 13 seconds of extra footage calls back to a very memorable moment from that film (and a potential spoiler for the ending of this film.)
I kinda liked the first film, and as a fan of Star Trek I'm interested what they'll do with this. If it is Khan, I'm a little bummed out as for a Indian prince, he looks way to white, and they'll never top what Montalban did in the role.
Also, the Enterprise crashes into San Francisco bay? I know a Bird of Prey did in the Voyage Home, but the Enterprise is significantly bigger.
by Ringleader on Fri Dec 07, 2012 10:04 pm
The bad guy might be Dr. Mitchell from one of the first few episodes of Star Trek TOS, (the guy who became omnipotent), but I don't think that's likely based on this trailer. He's shown beating the crap out of a few Klingons, and wielding a gigantic weapon of some sort, so he's super strong, and intelligent enough to capture the Enterprise. Possibly one of those genetically enhanced supermen from Khan's group, remember the space-time doohickey was changed, so the story might diverge a little. The guy looks nothing like Khan, or Dr. Mitchell though.
The reason people have been saying that it's Dr. Mitchell is because the woman looks similar to the same woman in that TOS episode, Dr. Dehner:
She becomes Omnipotent too, later on, and her eyes change to silver. In the trailer, it looks as though one of her eyes is blue while the other is slightly green? Maybe foreshadowing?
by Nocbl2 on Fri Dec 07, 2012 10:05 pm
Is Khan...
BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH? I mean, I only saw a little bit, but... damn.
by Vigil on Sat Dec 08, 2012 2:39 am
Ringleader wrote: The bad guy might be Dr. Mitchell from one of the first few episodes of Star Trek TOS, (the guy who became omnipotent), but I don't think that's likely based on this trailer. He's shown beating the crap out of a few Klingons, and wielding a gigantic weapon of some sort, so he's super strong, and intelligent enough to capture the Enterprise. Possibly one of those genetically enhanced supermen from Khan's group, remember the space-time doohickey was changed, so the story might diverge a little. The guy looks nothing like Khan, or Dr. Mitchell though.
Yeah, I heard that rumour to. Would be interesting to use 'Where no man has gone before' (Which the first episode after the pilot, and the first with Kirk as captain) as the basis of the movie, but Mitchell could warp reality as he was able to conjure up Kirk's grave by a single thought. They might have to tone down his abilities as he was damn close to being unkillable. I can't remember, but I think Dehner had the eye thing as well, and it was a plot point as well, as the story was how she was trying to resist Mitchell and in the end she weakens him to let Kirk stop him. It could possibly also be Nurse Chapel.
I know the universe is different now because of Nero, but arguably this happened before he meddled with the timeline, as the Eugenics wars probably still took place in the 1990s, and as much as it would make sense for them to use another one of those supermen, Khan is the only one everybody remembers, so I think if they are going to do them, they'll go with him. (Unless you want to do the dumb Enterprise plot where Dr Soong's ancestor made a bunch of clones that went nuts and attacked the Klingons).
Also watch the extra footage here. I think it could hint what they're going to do.
by Vigil on Sun May 12, 2013 3:36 pm
Well, I saw this today.
So what were my thoughts of this movie in a sentence?
It is essentially this new vision of Star Trek's version of Wrath of Khan. Take that as you will.
by Rasq'uire'laskar on Sun May 12, 2013 11:38 pm
Is it as crappy as the old one?
by Vigil on Tue May 14, 2013 11:11 am
Rasq'uire'laskar wrote: Is it as crappy as the old one?
If you mean the 2009 Reboot, it's pretty much the same movie as that, with a better villain, slightly improved character development and pathos, a little less lens flare and better shot action scenes with finally some decent space combat. But unfortunately, it's premise tries to imitate a better movie and doesn't pull it off as well as the original.
If you want to the spoiler version of what I think go ahead and ask.
by Rasq'uire'laskar on Tue May 14, 2013 5:12 pm
I mean is it as crappy as the original Wrath of Khan?
It's one of the Star Trek movies I've bothered to watch, and I'm still not impressed. They just spend so much time talking up Khan as a genius, but they never actually showed it...
by Vigil on Wed May 15, 2013 6:46 am
Rasq'uire'laskar wrote:
That is something we're going to have to disagree on.
Khan is clever, but he isn't really that smart in the story, as the whole point of it is he's virtually blinded by the need for revenge against Kirk. Khan even acknowledges it himself, as all his quotes from Moby Dick is him admitting he is becoming like Captain Ahab. It's how they manage to fool him several times throughout the story as well as the fact he's 300 years out of his time, so his knowledge of how Starfleet and the Federation work is rudimentary at best.
The main core of the story is Kirk dealing with his mortality and coming to terms with how to face death as well as life. The whole Kobyashi Maru thing, is how Kirk has always cheated death by his ingenuity, but because of that he had never contemplated what would happen if he entered a situation where he couldn't do it.
by Rasq'uire'laskar on Fri May 17, 2013 10:46 pm
I watched it a month after playing Halo 4, and I heard people talking up Khan as a great villain, so I evaluated the movie based on how good of a villain Khan was.
As a general rule of thumb, if this isn't a screwball comedy and your villain relies on the protagonist(s) being a complete idiot, you're doing something wrong.
Khan got the jump on Kirk because Kirk ignored Federation contact... OK, he goes out to investigate a problem with the Genesis Project and lets the Reliant close in to weapons range even though it's acting as fishy as a Pike Place street vendor.
And then there's the Kirk Maneuver used to get the jump on Khan. Yeah, sure, Khan's thinking was two-dimensional because he wasn't trained for space battles. I'll buy that. But Kirk's vaunted 'Three-Dee Thinking' involved diving... and then resurfacing.
Vigil wrote: The main core of the story is Kirk dealing with his mortality and coming to terms with how to face death as well as life. The whole Kobyashi Maru thing, is how Kirk has always cheated death by his ingenuity, but because of that he had never contemplated what would happen if he entered a situation where he couldn't do it.
Seem to recall him suffering some sort of tragedy in "City on the Edge of Forever", but I can't remember the details and I'll give you this one.
I thought that Spock's death was well-handled in the movie. Space battles, the Genesis Project, and Ceti Alpha Six/Five, not so much.
by Vigil on Sat May 18, 2013 5:22 am
Rasq'uire'laskar wrote: I watched it a month after playing Halo 4, and I heard people talking up Khan as a great villain, so I evaluated the movie based on how good of a villain Khan was.
Kirk is always headstrong and besides he knew the Reliant was the ship Chekhov serves on. He knew it was damn peculiar and admitted as such. He didn't raise shields because he had no idea who or what was going on that ship and on the Reliant's approach they were trying to establish what was wrong. Savvik calls him out on it during it stating starfleet general orders but he ignores it. A bit of arrogance on his side.
As for that, think of it as a battle between two Submarines. Kirk realized that Khan was probably right on their tail and hadn't thought about the Enterprise either ascending or descending. The fact their weapons couldn't lock due to the interference meant that they had to get as close of possible to make sure they hit, while remaining undetected.
Rasq'uire'laskar wrote: Seem to recall him suffering some sort of tragedy in "City on the Edge of Forever", but I can't remember the details and I'll give you this one.
He loses a woman he falls in love with because her death is necessary for the timeline to remain the same. Spock's death is a key part of this movie as it where Kirk finally faces the no-win scenario and has to confront his own mortality, as a lot of the earlier film is him dealing with him getting older and feeling that he may no longer be relevant, and like the possessions on his wall is just an antique. The Genesis project is a allegory to that as when they watch the Genesis planet form Kirk says he feels young showing that despite the hardships, Kirk has accepted his role as Captain and that he needs to continue his command.
I also think the project overall was something the Peace Loving Federation would build, as it would allow easier terra-forming of planets, but in the wrong hands could be a deadly weapon. The Space battles are probably some of the best in a Trek Film because unlike every other space battle, each shot carries real meaning and weight behind it. It's much more reminiscent of naval combat instead of the traditional dog fighting archetype.
The only thing I'll agree with is the Ceti Alpha V/VI thing as the fact nobody noticed that a planet exploded and shifted the orbit of all the other planets is pretty dumb.
by Rasq'uire'laskar on Sat May 18, 2013 10:18 pm
Vigil wrote: Kirk is always headstrong and besides he knew the Reliant was the ship Chekhov serves on. He knew it was damn peculiar and admitted as such. He didn't raise shields because he had no idea who or what was going on that ship and on the Reliant's approach they were trying to establish what was wrong. Savvik calls him out on it during it stating starfleet general orders but he ignores it. A bit of arrogance on his side.
Savvik points out that Chekhov was lying about the Reliant having communications problems. And Spock didn't do anything either. Where was the Vulcan logic?
Anyhow, it would have been good to see Kirk called out on this later in the movie, as it would have played into Kirk's late-life crisis. As it is, he was criminally reckless with the Enterprise despite his experience in the original series. Either he is incredibly rusty from his time as a desk officer, or he is generally unfit for command.
Vigil wrote: As for that, think of it as a battle between two Submarines.
No, I won't.
First of all, the need to resurface is completely nonsensical if both ships are considered 'Submarines'. Because Khan was an idiot, the Reliant was stuck searching in planar space. In that sense, it can be approximated as a surface ship.
Second, the Enterprise is not a submarine because it can travel unrestricted in 3D space AND orient itself away from the direction of travel. So, hypothetically, the Enterprise could have matched velocities with the Reliant and then oriented itself so that the torpedo tubes were facing the enemy.
By 'resurfacing', Kirk actually made his task harder. First of all, the Reliant has a much larger cross-section from the underside/topside than it does from the rear. Second, Kirk put himself in the Reliant's planar space, where Khan was searching for him. >.>
Vigil wrote: He loses a woman he falls in love with because her death is necessary for the timeline to remain the same. Spock's death is a key part of this movie as it where Kirk finally faces the no-win scenario and has to confront his own mortality, as a lot of the earlier film is him dealing with him getting older and feeling that he may no longer be relevant, and like the possessions on his wall is just an antique.
The above is the part of the movie that I thought actually worked.
Vigil wrote: The Genesis project is a allegory to that as when they watch the Genesis planet form Kirk says he feels young showing that despite the hardships, Kirk has accepted his role as Captain and that he needs to continue his command.
I'm not sure why I dislike the Genesis Project so much, because it tastes like a throwback to some of the pulp science fiction I enjoy so much.
Vigil wrote: I also think the project overall was something the Peace Loving Federation would build, as it would allow easier terra-forming of planets, but in the wrong hands could be a deadly weapon.
Star Trek has teleporters. The Genesis device ignores shields.
Congratulations. Every single ship-mounted weapon is now obsolete, and the Federation never realized it.
Vigil wrote: The Space battles are probably some of the best in a Trek Film because unlike every other space battle, each shot carries real meaning and weight behind it. It's much more reminiscent of naval combat instead of the traditional dog fighting archetype.
Actually, you got that in reverse.
"Traditional" space combat was the naval archetype, because that's what Star Trek always used. Quite simply, moving around models like the wooden ships of yore was much simpler to film, and the crew behind the original series decided to stick with this visualization. That's why, in Star Trek, ships are ALWAYS oriented in the same plane, unless they're derelicts. In that case, they'll be listing to the side.
Dogfights, as far as movies and TV shows are concerned, had to wait for Star Wars. And even Star Wars plays to the naval tropes, with the capital ships playing the role of aircraft carriers and battleships.
Admittedly, Wrath of Khan did play up the naval tropes, particularly with the 'loading the torpedo' scene. >.<
Anyhow, I am flat-out tired of space combat having to imitate Star Wars or Star Trek. When even a game like Mass Effect can't get a realistic space battle, something is definitely wrong with science fiction. And whenever I bring this up at a gathering of fellow nerds, someone will always say "Realistic battles will be boring". And that someone will probably be wearing a shirt that reads "Han shot first!" or "Live long and prosper".
Vigil wrote: The only thing I'll agree with is the Ceti Alpha V/VI thing as the fact nobody noticed that a planet exploded and shifted the orbit of all the other planets is pretty dumb.
Goes to show how tough the crew of the Botany Bay is, when the only atmosphere they have to breathe is the vaporized crust of Ceti Alpha V/VI.
by Nocbl2 on Sun May 19, 2013 8:40 am
Space battles have always been limited because of technology. The problem now, though, is that people are too used to those limits, and still create things to them instead of really going somewhere different. Halo features interesting maneuvers in the books, but in-game it's pretty basic.
I recall Star Trek: Generations having a few things beyond a single plane of motion, but even so, it was constricted.
by Vigil on Sun May 19, 2013 8:50 am
Nocbl2 wrote: Space battles have always been limited because of technology. The problem now, though, is that people are too used to those limits, and still create things to them instead of really going somewhere different. Halo features interesting maneuvers in the books, but in-game it's pretty basic.
From what I recall of Generations, the Enterprise sat there and took torpedoes for 5 minutes then flew off and fired a single torpedo that blew up the bird of prey.
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Alexandros Pappas  (born September 5, 1990, Indonesia) is a Swedish footballer of Greek descent currently under contract for Finnish side IFK Mariehamn.

References
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External links
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1978 births
Living people
Swedish footballers
Swedish expatriate footballers
Örgryte IS players
Amiens SC players
IFK Mariehamn players
Ligue 2 players
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Expatriate footballers in France
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Justin Fashanu: The Biography
27 July 12 interview: James Walker
The scar on Brian Clough's career. The most disastrous non-Italian transfer in Forest's history. The rampant fantasist who claimed affairs with sexually experimental Tory MPs and Bet Lynch. The scorer of one of the most famous goals in English football. The only Tricky Tree to knock about with Peter Tatchell. Is it time to reassess the life of Justin Fashanu? Yes, says biographer Jim Read…
Football-wise, Justin Fashanu is essentially seen as a one-goal wonder. Is that fair?
Fashanu's football career is mainly remembered for one beautiful goal he scored for Norwich City against Liverpool, when he was only eighteen years old. No, he never scored a better goal, but the following season he scored twenty nine goals in the top division, even though Norwich were relegated. You have to be special to do that.
Was he always an outsider?
Absolutely. Growing up with white foster parents in a white rural community, he was bound to feel different. He didn't drink much alcohol, and - while at Forest - he became a born-again Christian. He turned up at a garage to pick up his car and the garage manager, Terry Carpenter, got into a conversation with him. By the time Fashanu left he was converted. The problem was that in the form of Christianity he embraced, homosexuality was regarded as a sin, and he spent the rest of his life tormented by this conflict. Not drinking and being Christian set him apart from most of the footballers at the time, and then he was gay as well.
He is, pretty much, the only gay professional footballer people are aware of.
Fashanu realised he was gay at a time when hardly any public figures were out. He eventually came out in 1990; what is extraordinary is that no other professional footballer anywhere in the world came out until 2011. That has to say something about the culture of sport and, in particular, male team sports.
There were always rumours about his sexuality after he joined Forest. Is that because Nottingham had some sort of a gay scene and Norwich didn't, or is it more complex than that?
Justin may well have experimented before moving to Nottingham, but when he arrived he was living with his fiancée. They were invited to a gay club, La Chic Part Two, which gave him a safe way of checking out the scene. Then he started to go on his own and there was no turning back. Justin was picking up men there; I'm impressed that no one exploited the situation to sell a story to the newspapers.
How did Cloughie react when he discovered Justin was gay?
Their relationship was already dreadful. Fashanu was supposed to be the signing who would take Forest back to the top, but it became quickly apparent to Clough that it was not going to work. He soon took a strong personal dislike to Fashanu and treated him appallingly. It was bullying and it was homophobic - there is no doubt about that. Clough wrote in his newspaper column; 'I whacked more than a few of my players. I hit them – and I don't mean verbally or financially. Justin Fashanu got it from me more than once – just for being who and what he was.' In his second autobiography, published after Fashanu's death, Clough expresses some remorse for the way he had treated Fashanu.
This is a horrible question to ask, but do you think Forest supporters would have been more tolerant of him if he had actually fulfilled his potential?
I'm sure they would have, that's what supporters are like. Mainly we get behind the players who perform well for the team, and he didn't. Justin was unlucky in that he joined a club which had been immensely successful but was not doing so well. Cloughie admitted himself that he made a lot of mistakes in the transfer market in this period, and he was falling out with his assistant, Peter Taylor. I think Justin became a bit of a scapegoat.
Then he moved across the Trent for £150,000.
Fashanu moved to Notts County where Howard Wilkinson was the team manager. There were clubs wanting him on loan, but County were willing to take a chance and offer a transfer fee and a contract. They were doing well in in the top flight, they beat Forest as the transfer was being arranged. I suspect also that Justin was keen to stay in Nottingham; he was running these separate lives with football, the gay scene, his relationship with his fiancée and his Christianity, and he probably thought that if he moved somewhere else things could get even more tricky. It was a good move for him and both clubs - Wilkinson briefly brought out the best in him as a player, where he had a 1 in 3 goal ratio. Unfortunately Wilkinson left, then Fashanu picked up a serious knee injury when he was still only twenty-two years old. He was never the same player again.
And then his life went a bit Walter Mitty.
Fashanu was desperate to be rich and famous. When he could no longer achieve it as a footballer he resorted to selling made-up stories about his sex life. It was sordid stuff, and undermined his credibility as an openly gay public figure. He was eventually caught out when he claimed he knew Steven Milligan, a Conservative MP who had been found dead due to auto-erotic asphyxiation. Fashanu was interviewed by the police, who realised he was making it up. He ended up fleeing the country for LA. That's how his playing career in Britain ended.
What's the story behind the circumstances of his death? Were the American police after him?
Probably the best bit of research I did for the book was to put together an accurate account of the last weeks of Justin's life. Justin was living and coaching in Maryland when a young man made an accusation of sexual assault against him. After being interviewed by the police, he rapidly left for England. When the police couldn't locate him they obtained a warrant for his arrest. Several weeks later they put out a press release saying they still wanted to interview him. It was picked up by the British media and reported in the hours before Justin took his life. At the inquest the coroner said there had not been a warrant out for his arrest, which was widely reported then and has been repeated ever since. The implication was that Justin had killed himself because of misreporting by the British media. Probably the best bit of research I did for the book was to show, conclusively, that the coroner was wrong on this point.
How do you think a twenty-one year-old Justin Fashanu would have coped as a top-flight footballer in 2012?
I think he would have found it easier. The racism has eased off considerably. Thirty years ago the predominant culture in football clubs was white, working class, blokey and boozy. Now it's much more diverse. He would have liked being around more Christians and people who didn't drink. He would have enjoyed the stimulation of meeting players from all over the world. He loved to talk to the media, and there is far more demand for that now. He would have been tweeting and blogging and no doubt getting into trouble from time to time. I'd like to think it would be easier to be out as gay in 2012.
There's been a lot of debate about racism in football this past season. But surely it was more prolific in Fashanu's day?
It was much worse, and completely tolerated by the authorities. Black players were expected by their white bosses to not react to or be affected by the abuse that came their way - the idea that racist abuse on the pitch could lead to a criminal prosecution was unimaginable. Fashanu was a tough guy, physically and mentally. He was a successful schoolboy boxer. If opposing players insulted him, he made sure they got hurt. I found something he said in an interview about how he coped with abuse from fans intriguing: 'If I thought they actually hated me it might bother me. But they're not actually getting at Justin Fashanu the person; they're getting at Justin Fashanu the image.'
Are there any positives in his story?
Plenty. Fashanu played for three full-time professional British clubs after he came out: Torquay United in England, and Airdrie and Hearts in Scotland. He seems to have been popular with the other players at these clubs, and the supporters of Torquay and Airdrie – he was too unfit to do well at Hearts. John Colquhoun of Hearts wrote a positive piece for The Scotsman about how the straight players did not have a problem sharing a dressing room with Fashanu and how much they respected him. There is a positive story here, but it gets lost. He was a charismatic, exuberant character who is fondly remembered by many who knew him. His death was a tragedy, but his life wasn't..
After a recent BBC3 documentary, his brother John announced that Justin was never really gay. What's your take on that?
He obviously hadn't read my book! From his public pronouncements, I would say it's been hard for John to come to terms with Justin being gay. He is a high profile celebrity in Nigeria, where he lives now and where homosexuality is illegal, so I can see why he wants to believe his brother wasn't. And it isn't quite as bizarre as it may seem; after Justin came out, he once claimed to be in a sexual relationship with Julie Goodyear – Bet Lynch from Coronation Street - and he spoke publicly about one day perhaps marrying and having children. But there's no doubt about it, Justin Fashanu was gay.
What drew you to this story?
I'm a writer, I love football. I have an interest in life stories and human rights. I started looking at Justin's life nine years ago. I immediately became intrigued. I wanted to find out about the man behind the headlines. Events in my own life kept interrupting me and the only reason it's coming out now is because I've finally finished it. But the timing happens to be good; there is a growing feeling in British football that something is wrong if there are no openly gay players, helped by the contribution of the Justin Campaign. People want to know Fashanu's story. This is the first time it has been told in depth.
What did you discover about Fashanu and Nottingham when you started working on the book?
I have to say, the more I found out about Brian Clough the more I wondered how he could ever have been a successful football manager, but the facts speak for themselves. I loved finding out about the clubs Justin played for - twenty three in all on three continents. I also enjoyed stumbling across all sorts of daft football stuff; I found out that Notts had fielded a team which included three future managers of Norwich City - Martin O'Neill, Frank Worthington and Glenn Roeder. Well, I think that's interesting.
Do you think there's a danger that the recent interest in Justin will turn him into a martyr figure, or something that he wasn't?
It could, and I hope my biography gives people a realistic picture of his life. I set out to write about Justin Fashanu and the people involved in his life in a way that was accurate, fair and kind, and I hope I've succeeded - but Justin does come across as a complex character who was far from perfect.
So how should we remember him?
For his famous goal, always. For being a brave man and a pioneer. For breaking just about every stereotype of how gay men should be. For being someone who was forced to deal with great challenges from an early age, and who did his best for as long as he could.
Justin Fashanu: The Biography, £12.99 DB Publishing
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Remember the "Make Thrift Buy Community Challenge" I did before Halloween? I participated in the December challenge as well !
Since I´m not really sure about my skills of sewing tiny complicated objects like antlers and animal ears, I decided to use the technique I´m 100% sure about and I love doing - KNITTING !
I made the antlers according to a knitting pattern for the "Deer Hat" from Woodland Knits (as you probably remember, I already made 3 of these hats, so I almost knew it from memory ha ha =D).
While the antlers where drying up, I knitted a pair of ears. According to the same pattern as before.
Ready to sew everything on hoodie !
... and the result !
Zkus to =) a kdyby ti zbyl ještě ten fleece, tak nemusíš ani plíst ty uši !
well done! it's cute as hell!


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King Digital Entertainment is trading sharply lower in its first hours as a public company.
Shares in the maker of Candy Crush Saga moved as much as 15% below its $22.50 opening price on Wednesday morning, indicating that investors have become wary of mobile gaming companies that rely on revenue from hit games.
The highly anticipated launch of King shares on the open market included a large flag draped across the New York Stock Exchange.
Pedestrians walk past a King Digital Entertainment banner hanging on the facade of the New York Stock Exchange in New York, U.S., on March 26, 2014.
Candy Crush accounted for 78% of the company's fourth-quarter revenue in 2013, garnering comparisons to other gaming companies like Zynga. King raised just shy of $500 million in its IPO, which valued the company at about $7 billion.
Zynga has also struggled in the market. It currently trades at $4.61, well off its $10 IPO price.
King shares recovered slightly to trade about 9.7% lower at $20.31 in morning trading.


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You Won't Believe What This Dem Candidate Had to Say About ISIS
A Minnesota Democratic Farm Labor Party candidate for the House has suspended his campaign after one of the most bizarre social media meltdowns imaginable:
A Burnsville DFLer's campaign for the state House abruptly ended Sunday morning within hours of him posting on social media that ISIS "isn't necessarily evil" and is "made up of people doing what they think is best for their community."
The Twitter posting Saturday by Dan Kimmel, coming as the world's emotions remain raw from Friday's terror attacks in Paris, brought swift rebuke from others on Twitter. House Minority Leader Paul Thissen, DFL-Minneapolis, called for Kimmel to give up his campaign.
"I'm folding up the campaign tent," Kimmel told the Star Tribune. He later issued a written apology and called his tweet "stupid," adding that it's probably best for him to "shut up" for the time being.
Kimmel said in the interview that the posting "was not interpreted as I intended. It was so badly misinterpreted." He added that he was dropping out of the race "to remove the ick" from his party.
The last phrase says it all. To social justice warriors like Kimmel and Bernie Sanders, every third world revolutionary group is comprised of agrarian reformers who would be tending their crops and hugging their Christian neighbors but for the Evil AmeriKKKan empire. This common left-wing delusion is not just ill informed, it's dangerous.
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Cleburne, where the future for poor kids is bright.
If you're a poor parent (i.e. your annual household income is in the bottom quarter of earners, or south of $27,200), and want your child to have a realistic shot at upward mobility, a recently published Harvard study offers a sure-fire way to boost the kid's chances: get the hell out of Dallas. Move to Cleburne. And do it quickly. Each and every year spent in Dallas is, statistically speaking, a hit on his future income.
That, of course, is a gross oversimplification of the national income-mobility research of Harvard profs Raj Chetty and Nathaniel Hendren, which The New York Times on Monday turned into an interactive map. They can't predict that moving any particular kid from Dallas County to Cleburne, in Johnson County, will better his prospects. But their data — tax records from five million U.S. families who moved across county lines over a 16-year period — show that the average poor kid growing up in Dallas County makes 5 percent less at age 26 than a poor kid growing up in an "average" county, while a similarly situated kid in Johnson County will make 18 percent more.
The Harvard study is a rather blunt instrument, in that it drills no deeper than the county level, meaning it doesn't compare potentially divergent outcomes from kids growing up in South Dallas or Vickery Meadow versus those growing up in Richardson or Duncanville. Thus it doesn't prove, as the headline to a piece yesterday by The Dallas Morning News Jim Mitchell suggests, that Dallas' North-South gap is real — not that further proof is needed. But it does bolster the case that where a kid grows up influences his future success.
The data also lends further credence to the notion that income inequality in Dallas is growing. While Dallas County's poor kids are prone to slip further down the economic ladder, children of families at the top do quite well. Rich kids (i.e. with families in the top quarter of income) make 2 percent more at 26 than if they grew up in an average county. For really rich kids, it's 4 percent.
How to keep Dallas from ossifying into geographically defined caste system? Adequately funding education, particularly pre-K, would be a good start. So would a push toward greater economic integration.


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Our developers were up to the task, they built a bespoke migration script that pulled the existing content from the old website and imported into the Drupal installation. This script handled media, clean URL's and cleaning up the old HTML code that was present in most pages. Following this we coded the signed-off design and implemented into Drupal. The client was very happy and has had a lot of success following this re-build.
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Study: Allowing guns on college campuses won't reduce mass shootings
'Campus carry' permissions will likely lead to increase in gun violence and suicides, experts say
By Alicia Samuels
/ Published Oct 24, 2016
Policies allowing civilians to bring guns on to college campuses are unlikely to reduce mass shootings on campus and are likely to lead to more shootings, homicides, and suicides on campus—especially among students—a new report concludes.
The report was published today by the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health with contributions from researchers at Stanford University and the University of Massachusetts, Boston.
"Proponents of right-to-carry laws that make it legal for individuals to carry firearms, both on and off college campuses, often blame mass shootings on 'gun-free zones' and argue that arming more civilians can deter or stop mass shootings. The best available evidence, however, does not support these claims."
Daniel Webster, JHU researcher
At least eight states have laws that allow civilians who can legally carry guns in public to also bring firearms on campuses of public universities and colleges. A number of other states considered new laws to expand legal carrying of firearms on college campuses during their 2015-2016 legislative sessions.
Most laws allowing civilians to bring guns on college campuses are relatively new, and there have been no studies to assess their effects directly. The report examines available research on right-to-carry gun laws and data about mass public shootings in public spaces, concluding that neither "gun-free" zones nor right-to-carry gun laws appear to affect mass shootings in public spaces.
Although civilian gun carrying is increasing in many places and mass shootings are increasing, legally armed citizens very rarely are able to prevent or interrupt mass shootings. The researchers also conclude from available data that proposals to allow guns on college campuses would likely increase the lethality of assaults and suicide attempts on campuses, both of which are far more common than mass shootings on college campuses.
"Proponents of right-to-carry laws that make it legal for individuals to carry firearms, both on and off college campuses, often blame mass shootings on 'gun-free zones' and argue that arming more civilians can deter or stop mass shootings," says report author Daniel Webster, director of the Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Policy and Research. "The best available evidence, however, does not support these claims."
A review by Louis Klarevas, associate lecturer at the University of Massachusetts, Boston, and one of the report's co-authors, examined the 111 high-fatality mass shootings—defined as events in which six or more people are killed—that occurred in the U.S. since 1966 and found that only 13 had taken place in a truly gun-free zone.
Allowing guns on campus will invite tragedies, not end them
/ The Washington Post
"Interestingly, not only do the vast majority of high-fatality mass shootings not occur in 'gun free zones,'" says Klarevas, "there is also little evidence that mass shooting perpetrators seek out 'gun-free zones' for their attacks."
Klarevas's research, the report notes, indicates fatalities from mass shootings increased slightly on average after states adopted right-to-carry laws.
"Rather than deter gun violence, the most recent and most rigorous research on right-to-carry laws suggests that the laws are associated with increased violence with guns," says report co-author John Donohue, law professor at Stanford University.
The report authors summarize research on the civilian use of guns, the impact of right-to-carry laws on violent crime and mass shootings, patterns in public mass shootings, and relevant factors related to the college campus environment to determine the potential benefits and risks of allowing civilian gun carrying on college campuses.
The report also looked at the impact, if any, that legally armed citizens had on mass shootings. An FBI study that examined 160 active shootings in the U.S. found only one incident that involved an armed civilian intervening to end an attack in progress.
As for the college campus environments, the report notes that fights, suicide attempts, and reckless behavior—all of which are more lethal when a firearm is present—are far more common among college students in general than are opportunities for armed students to stop rampage shootings.
"Taken together, it's evident that many of the arguments used to support laws expanding civilian gun carrying are not backed by the solid research evidence," Webster says. "And when you next consider factors and challenges specific to the college environment, you see that the college campus environment is particularly ill-suited for civilian gun possession."
The authors identified several factors unique to the topics of public safety and gun carrying on college campuses, including: brain and cognitive development in adolescence and emerging adulthood, onset of mental illness and youth suicide in teens and young adults, and alcohol on college campuses. These factors help explain why college students are particularly prone to violence directed at others and oneself.
"Increasing gun availability in campus environments could make these common acts of aggression or self-harm more deadly," Webster says. "While the net effect of right-to-carry policies have negatively impacted public safety broadly, the effects are likely to be far more deleterious when extended to college campuses. Allowing students to carry firearms on college campuses would likely compromise the lives and safety of innocent students, faculty, and staff."
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Tagged center for gun policy and research, gun control, daniel webster
More guns won't make college campuses safer
Published Oct 24, 2016
Campus-carry laws will invite tragedies, not end them, Daniels and Webster write
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Armed America
Facts, figures, and an up-close look at the gun reform debate
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Background checks for gun purchases work--and gun-owners overwhelmingly support them / Johns Hopkins Magazine