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Mark Hamill Goofs Around On Set In Empire Strikes Back Throwback Photo
The Empire Strikes Back may be one of the darkest chapters in the Star Wars saga, but that doesn't mean Mark Hamill can't see the funny side of things, taking to Twitter to share a behind-the-scenes photo of himself in the role of "Darth Doofus."
The image is taken from the famous scene on Dagobah where Luke Skywalker is confronted with a vision of Darth Vader, prompting the Jedi to slice off the aggressor's head only to find he was really fighting himself. In the newly shared pic, however, the Vader version of Luke doesn't seem too sad about being decapitated, posing a goofy smile that Hamill's tweet explains as follows:
"If you can't have fun at work, you're in the wrong business.
#DarthDoofus"
Evidently, Hamill has no problem poking fun at himself, though much of his social media activity is dedicated to trolling his fans instead, with the actor regularly taking pleasure in sharing fake titles and fake trailers for Star Wars: Episode IX, while staying tight-lipped on the actual content of the upcoming trilogy-closer.
Mark Hamill Goofs Around On Set In The Empire Strikes Back Throwback Photo
Of course, given Lucasfilm's notoriously excessive spoiler security measures, Hamill would be in no position to spill secrets on Luke's next outing even if he wanted to. Just last month, the actor compared working on the new Star Wars movie to being in the CIA, explaining how he's only allowed to see the script under heavily monitored conditions and isn't able to keep it with him overnight. By contrast, Hamill recalled how he was at liberty to share the script for the first Star Wars film with all his friends because "back then nobody cared."
Clearly a lot's changed since the days of the Original Trilogy, but we'll find out what secrets Hamill has to hide when Star Wars: Episode IX hits theaters on December 20th, 2019.
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About Cedar Falls
The first residents of Iowa, including the Cedar Valley, were primarily Scandinavians, Slovaks, Hispanic, German, and Greek immigrants. The first permanent residents of Cedar Falls, or what was then called "Sturgis Falls," were William Sturgis and his brother-in-law, Erasmus Adams. These settlers first came to Sturgis Falls in 1845 and were attracted to the area because of its timber, prairie for farming, and the Cedar River for its drinking, transportation, and power potential.
In 1850, John and Dempsey Overman, together with John Barrick, bought out the Sturgis family and renamed the community "Cedar Falls."
In 1853, the Black Hawk County commissioners convened in Cedar Falls and located the seat of county government in the community.
William Sturgis
When the community was named as the county seat, Cedar Falls had 40 residents and the Overman Brothers became the first developers, donating land for a new courthouse. Originally, the county records were stored at Mullarky's General Store. As Cedar Falls planned for the courthouse, efforts were being made in Waterloo to relocate the county seat to their community, as it is closer to the center of Black Hawk County. The story states that residents of Waterloo attempted to "steal" the county records, and thus the county seat, from Cedar Falls. In 1855, residents of Waterloo convinced the State Legislature to authorize a referendum on the location of the county seat, and in April of 1855, the seat was moved to Waterloo after a bitter referendum battle with Cedar Falls.
During the 1840s and 1850s, a steamboat named the "Blackhawk" operated along the Cedar River between Cedar Rapids and Waterloo. However, the shallow depth of the Cedar River between Waterloo and Cedar Falls prevented the steamboat from serving Cedar Falls, which also caused friction between the communities. Between 1855 and 1860, Cedar Falls grew from approximately 450 persons to just over 1,500. Shortly thereafter, the area began to develop, and the following "firsts" occurred including a post office in 1850, schoolhouse in 1853, and railroad connection in 1861.
Central Hall
In 1863, what is now known as the University of Northern Iowa (UNI) began with the Civil War Soldier's Orphan Home, which was later renamed to Old Central. Ultimately, the facility changed its focus and it was renamed several times to the Iowa State Normal School in 1876, the Iowa State Teacher's College in 1909, and in 1961 the State College of Iowa.
Finally in July of 1967, the State College of Iowa became known as the University of Northern Iowa.
In 1911, J.G. Wyth, P.C. Petersen, W.I. Hearst, and Jens Nielsen pooled their engineering and financial resources to start a company that produced a gear rotary pump. With Wyth as the President of the new company, what was to become Viking Pump, the business began producing a limited number of pumps with two employees.
Other prominent landmarks and community facilities were being constructed during this time including Sartori Hospital and the Cedar Falls Bible Conference.
Cotton Theater
Work began on Sartori Hospital in 1914 and the facility was dedicated in February of 1915 as a 30-patient facility. During this same time period, Prohibition was strongly supported in the community. Overman Park and College Hill Park were also established and religion became an important influence on the community as the first Cedar Falls Interdenominational Bible Conference was held in 1921.
Between 1950 and 1980, the City of Cedar Falls had one of the fastest growing municipal populations in the State of Iowa. This was spurred primarily by economic growth in the Metropolitan Area: namely John Deere and Company, Rath Packing, and Chamberlain Manufacturing all in Waterloo; a tremendous growth in UNI enrollment; and emphasis by civic leaders on quality of life factors in the community. Also during this time, and up to 1990, open enrollment of students and the Price Lab School at UNI were very important issues facing Cedar Falls.
Today, the City of Cedar Falls takes pride in its schools, its relationship with UNI, strong leadership, and development being experienced by the community. The City has a strong desire to: maintain its identity through leadership; foster growth and development; and to improve services and its quality of life amenities whenever possible.
Cedar Falls Historical Society

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People often ask me about the design process involved in a jewelry commission, so I thought I would document a recent example.
Andrew proposed to Alex on the top of Mount Roraima in South America with a ring he made from a quartz crystal he found in a river bed.
When they returned from their travels Andrew asked me to design and make her engagement ring.
The following documents some of our correspondence about the ring design and includes renderings of the other designs we considered.
I felt the ring design should have some connection to Mount Roraima, so the first thing I did was to research the area. In particlular I was interested in whether any gems were mined there.
Amongst other less precious stones, Roraima produces fancy coloured diamonds. It struck me how befitting it would be to incorporate a diamond from Roraima in the design. However rough diamonds from different origins are often mixed prior to being sold on for cutting and polishing. This means that it can be very difficult to establish what has been called the "fifth C" - Country of Origin.
In my first e-mail to Andrew I suggested that we use their trek up Mount Roraima and/or his quartz crystal ring as inspiration for the design. I also mentioned the possibility of using a natural diamond crystal rather than a cut stone to reflect the quartz crystal ring he made for her.
"..... I like the idea that the stone would have a more natural appearance. The crystal I found was a hexagonal rod of Quartz which came to a clean point at one end. They were quite amazing in the way they looked like they had been cut, but had formed naturally. I found it in a stream lined with crystals, which cascaded between the black rocks with a pink sand bed .... I was thinking about the way the top of Roraima was criss crossed with lines of erosion from the perpetual rainfall creating block like forms. In these ravines grew the bromeliads you see in one of the photos attached. Maybe such a block like form could hold the stone....."
Design 1: With Andrew's crystal ring in mind, the design above uses a round platinum wire setting to hold natural Octohedral Diamond Crystal. Natural Diamond Crystals are found in numerous different forms, cubes, spheres, dodecohedrans and octohedrons amongst others.
Design 2: Reflecting the yellow bromeliads they came across on their trek, this design incorporates a large yellow sapphire in a heavy walled setting. 22k gold striations crisscross the grey 18k palladium white gold ring shank.
Design 3: Here small yellow sapphires are set in ravines around the ring.
Design 4: Here again a natural octohedral diamond crystal is used, but this time held in a heavier setting. 18k pink gold striations across the band evoke those on the river bed where Andrew found the Quartz Crystal.
Andrew and I discussed these designs. He very much liked the idea of a diamond crystal in its raw form and was fairly confident that Alex would like it too. He prefered the heavy walled setting in design 2 and design 4, but didn't think mixing two colours of metal was Alex's style so we agreed to stick to platinum.
And so began the hunt for a suitable diamond crystal.
I had been able to find crystals from South Africa and Australia fairly easily. Alex was born in South Africa, so there was some link there, but what we really wanted was a crystal from Roraima. After literally months of searching we found a two suitably clean crystals through John Betts Fine Minerals in New York. One of them was a green sphere shaped crystal with natural sparkle and facinating crevices cut into its surface. Diamond crystals from the Roraima plateau are sometimes green to brown in colour due to exposure to natural radiation from uranium and thorium in their host rock.
I e-mailed Andrew a final design rendering showing how the green diamond crystal from Roraima would look set between two heavy platinum walls. I suggested a rounded ring shank rather than flat to compliment the spherical crystal. We also agreed that the ring and setting should be clean, crisp and polished in contrast to the rough diamond. Alex loves her engagement ring and the time and thought Andrew put into it's design makes it all the more special.
Click here to see the finished ring.
This example shows how Janet's ring was made using CADCAM.
I designed a number of rings with CAD and sent Janet renderings of the rings from different angles. Designing and making a piece with CAD means that both the person comissioning the piece and I can see exactly how the final piece will look. We have agreed on the precise dimensions of the piece and the renderings give us a good feel for how well the choice of metal and stones will work together.
Once we had finalised the design, the CAD file was e-mailed to a casting company (www.nf-castings.co.uk) who milled my design from wax.
From this milled wax model they produced a one-off cast of the design in 18k White gold.
I was very keen that in casting this piece we didn't forfeit the crisp high quality finish achievable with a completely hand fabricated piece. For this reason the ring was milled and cast in three pieces (the two sides and the centre section) and I then hand polished and soldered the pieces together.
The final result is as good as if it had been fabricated from scratch, and the time saving meant that the ring became far more affordable than if it had been completely hand made.
Clients are often interested in how a piece of jewelry is made. My pieces are either made completely by hand from sheet and wire, or a one off cast is made using CADCAM technology. I employ whichever method will give me the highest standard of fit and finish. The following illustrates how the 'Three of us' ring was made by hand from white gold.
The 'Three of us' ring was designed with CAD, but fabricated by hand from metal sheet and wire. Here are some pictures of its fabrication.
A CAD Rendering of the chosen design Forming the ring shank around mandrel with mallet Filing the cups in which the stones will sit.
Sawing a round disk for the bottom of the cups. Doming the round disk with a dapping block and dapping punch. Soldering the dome to the bottom of the cup.
Burring seats for the cups. Soldering the cups to the shank.
After the seats for the sapphires have been burred and the insides of the cups polished, the sapphires are carefully hammer set in place using hammer setting tools. The finished ring.
I read an interesting article on silversmithing.com about a new silver alloy called Argentium.
Argentium™ Sterling Silver is a registered and patented alloy developed by trained silversmith and tutor Peter Johns at Middlesex University England.
The alloy, unlike standard Sterling Silver is tarnish resistant. Any faint tarnish that may develop can be easily removed with ordinary water and a sponge.
The alloy is also resistant to firestain, a purple stain which occurs in Sterling Silver when it is heated during fabrication. Firestain spoils the high shine of a silver object and can take hours to emery away.
Sterling Silver is 92.5% silver and 7.5% other metals, usually copper. 100% silver would be too soft to be used for jewelry purposes, so copper is added in order to produce a harder alloy. However the copper within Sterling Silver oxidizes when heated, causing a purple stain just under the surface of the metal.
Argentium™ Sterling Silver contains 1.2% Germanium which reduces this purple firestain.


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Psychosocial training for aid workers
The Refugee Studies Centre, University of Oxford, has released a revised second edition of their psychosocial training module, The Refugee Experience. The 30-hour module, with associated resources, is designed to facilitate the training of humanitarian assistance workers in response to the psychosocial needs of refugees. The module targets the development of critical competencies in the planning, implementation and evaluation of psychosocial programmes. Materials also deal with community participation, and communication and helping skills for humanitarian workers.
A range of topics are covered, including:
the effects of modern day conflict on civilians
a cross-cultural understanding of the experiences of refugees
an insight into gender issues for refugees
the particular plight of refugee children.
The module is available on the web, free of charge:
http://www.forcedmigration.org/rfgexp. A printed version (two manuals) and CDROM may also be available where web access is limited.
The Psychosocial Group at the Refugee Studies Centre has also produced an online inventory of unpublished literature that allows ready access to project-related documentation, exemplifying key methods and principles of psychosocial interventions. In addition, a research guide on psychosocial assistance in aid and conflict has been developed which looks at key issues, interventions and research, and includes a review of literature not otherwise available electronically. See the guide online at www.forcedmigration.org.
For further information on any of these resources, contact Maryannne Loughry, Refugee Studies Centre, Queen Elizabeth House, University of Oxford, 21 St Giles, Oxford, OX1 3LA, UK email: maryanne.loughry@qeh.ox.ac.uk tel: +44 (0)1865 270268
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CHAR 2/223 Public and Political: Breach of Privilege Case: Committee's minutes, reports etc.
Minutes of evidence taken before the House of Commons Committee of Privileges on allegation of suppression of evidence of Manchester Chamber of Commerce to the Joint Select Committee on Indian Constitutional Reform.
Report of the House of Commons Committee of Privileges on allegation of suppression of evidence of Manchester Chamber of Commerce to the Joint Select Committee on Indian Constitutional Reform [3 copies].


JhettSet Closet launched in 2014 via social media. Owned and operated by Casey Helwig, a Mama of two who came to Central Pennsylvania by way of New York City, where she worked in the children's fashion industry. Jhettset offers cool and trendy pre-loved clothing and accessories for children and women that won't break the bank.
JhettSet Closet is happy to announce that we've found a new home in Hershey, PA! We're located at 1251 East Chocolate Ave, formerly Wears Like New. We're very excited to take over this space and can't wait to watch JhettSet Closet take flight in Central, PA.


Sometimes it's hard to know when to let go of a secret.
Growing up as one of the Jewel Sisters of Caudal Bay has never been easy for Sapphire Smith so she grew up and got out of town as soon as possible. As far as her friend's and family are concerned she's a struggling radio DJ living in Sydney who works part-time as a PA for her best friend country music star Ryan Storm, but that's only part of the story.
When an accident in her home town brings real-life hero and firefighter Campbell into her life their relationship with starts with a smoulder and slowly begins to spark.
Campbell has given up his career as a corporate lawyer to be a small-town firefighter. He loves his new town and the welcoming atmosphere as much as Saffy loves the anonymity of the city.
Will Saffy come clean before lies ruin her relationship not just with Ryan but with her family or will her desire to keep people at arms length see her relationship fizzle out before it has a such to catch fire.


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>> Community
Community Christmas meal planned
Join your friends and neighbors on Christmas Day for a community celebration with a meal prepared by hands inspired by love of our community.
By Rose Ann Miele Special to the Boulder City Review
(Getty Images) A free community Christmas dinner will be held from 2-4 p.m. Dec. 25 in the city's Multiuse Building. All are welcome to attend. Servers and donations are also welcome.
The gathering, scheduled from 2-4 p.m. Dec. 25 in the city's Multiuse Building, 1204 Sixth St., provides a meal for any who might be by themselves on this day or just want to join others to eat and celebrate the holiday. There is no requirement to bring anything but you.
A group of Boulder City residents will be providing the food.
If you'd like to join this celebration, email Rose Ann Miele at roseannrab@hotmail.com or Scott Dam at scott.dam@comcast.net and let us know if you will be attending, donating toward this event, or helping serve.
Those without email can call 702-339-9082 any day of the week between 10 a.m. and 8 p.m.
"Don't be shy about responding. This is your invitation to enjoy a meal, cook or volunteer for the celebration, or donate toward the cheer of each other," Miele said.
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Nevada's Yesteryear: Controversy surrounds lake's name
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Acquired Tastes
Ants on a Log: How did celery, peanut butter, and raisins become a snack time staple?
Aimee Levitt
Photo: Patrick Kobler / EyeEm (Getty Images)
I try not to think of celery too much, except chopped up in tiny pieces for mirepoix or in less tiny pieces to add crunch to a salad. Or maybe that experiment you had to do back in grade school where you stood stalks of celery leaves-up in glasses of colored water to show how plants absorb water.
But in the course of the past week, Ants on a Log has come up in Takeout staff discussion on three separate occasions. Perhaps you remember that summer camp or preschool delicacy? Remember peanut butter smeared into the inner rib of a stalk of celery garnished with raisins? Three times in a week seems a mystical enough frequency that it was worth looking into. (Translation: I thought about Ants on a Log for the first time in years and it finally occurred to me what a weird combination it was, and then I wondered who the first person was who came up with it.)
A Brownie demonstrates how to make Ants on a Log, 1971
Photo: Denver Post (Getty Images)
Credit—or blame—for Ants on a Log goes to the Girl Scouts, which makes sense, I guess: Girl Scouts are kids. It's also a basic food preparation (cooking badge!) that contains protein, which is good fuel for hikes, where you can see things like ants on logs. However, when the food historians behind the wonderful collective project The Food Timeline reached out to the Girl Scouts of America, they received this response: "That recipe is indeed found in Girl Scout cookbooks as far back as 1946. However, there is no mention of raisins in any of the cookbooks. The recipe is called 'celery sticks.' I found no mention of it being called 'Ants on a Log.'"
Other sources similarly came up empty. The Oxford Companion To American Food And Drink settled for a vague reference to the 1950s, sometime between a the advent of the cream-cheese-in-a-celery-stalk appetizer and the introduction of celery to the Bloody Mary cocktail. Over at Food52, Mara Weinraub found a reference to Ants on a Log in a 1959 article in the Minneapolis Star-Tribune about children learning to cook: "Anne Marie is working on snacks. Popcorn, cheese dips, and the other night, ants on a log have been some of the foods the family has shared." (This is an achievement: Anne Marie had recently been promoted from frosting cookies.) Weinraub, The Food Timeline, and (implicitly) The Oxford Companion To American Food And Drink all conclude that the inventor of Ants on a Log has been lost to the mists of history. Alas.
Still, I discovered one thing in my quest for information about Ants on a Log: it needs to take its place in the annals of American culinary history. Along with the Bloody Mary and the sad crudites people put out at parties in order to feel virtuous, it is the last gasp of our two-century-long love affair with celery. Yeah, it was strange for me to learn this, too. But back in the day, celery actually had an honored place on our dining tables.
In the beginning, celery was a bitter green called smallage, valued only for its seeds and leaves, which were used as seasoning. But by the mid-17th century, English botanists had figured out a way to breed a sweeter stalk, and the Brits brought it with them when they colonized America. Food historian Andrew Smith writes in The Oxford Companion For American Food And Drink that "celery stalks were used for a variety of culinary purposes: fried or stewed and sauced and served as a vegetable, added to soups and sauces (the latter used especially for turkey and other fowl), and immersed in seasoned vinegar for pickles."
A mid-19th century celery glass
Photo: Sepia Times / Contributor (Getty Images)
Early in the 19th century, a new tableware fad emerged: the celery glass. To a modern eye, it looks like any other tall, decorative glass, perhaps one that would be good for serving an ice cream sundae. People used them as an attractive way to display stalks of celery on the dining table. They were popular as wedding gifts. Eventually, though, they grew passe and were replaced by rectangular celery dishes. And then, at the turn of the century, someone looked at the inner rib of a celery stalk and realized, "Gee! I could stuff this with cheese!"
It's entirely probable that no single person came up with this idea. I'm sure everyone who has looked at a stalk of celery at one point has considered using it as a spoon or a scoop or something like that. But it was Fannie Merritt Farmer who codified the use of celery as a serving vessel in her 1911 book Catering for Special Occasions with Menus and Recipes. The recipe for Celery With Rocquefort read in its entirety:
Select short tender stalks of celery, leaving on leaves, wash and chill thoroughly. Work three-fourths tablespoon butter until creamy and add one and one-half tablepoons Roquefort cheese. Season with salt, pepper, and paprika and spread on inside of celery stalks. Serve on crushed ice.
From then on, the sky was the limit! Anything squishy enough to nestle into a stalk of celery was fair game. Cream cheese was a favorite, but enterprising cookbook writers also suggested chicken salad and ham salad and canned salmon mixed with mayonnaise. Stuffed celery should always be garnished with olives or capers.
What are peanut butter and raisins but a kid-friendly version of cream cheese and olives (also known, by the way, as Ticks on a Stick)?
I found no explanation for the decline in popularity of whole stalks of celery, but I believe it has something to do with the shattering of the myth that it contains "negative calories." If you didn't actually burn calories eating it, what was the point?
The expression "ants on a log" dates back to the 19th century. The earliest explanation I could find dates from 1896, quoted by the Washington correspondent of the Chattanooga Times. "Ants on a log on fire at both ends change position, but gain nothing until they abandon the log." It was used quite a bit in the early 20th century as an expression of futility.
I'm sure whoever named the snack wasn't thinking at all of the chaos that always accompanies trying to corral a group of children into doing anything, whether it's sitting in a circle for story time or going on a hike, and just meant it to be descriptive.
National Ants on a Log Day, by the way, is celebrated the second Tuesday in September.
Persuaded by a few random friends who had fond childhood memories of ants on a log, I decided to give it another shot, only without the ants because The Takeout is firmly anti-raisin and I had none in my apartment. (According to Wikipedia, this variation is known as Ants on Vacation.) The celery made an excellent peanut butter delivery system.
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Former President Bill Clinton was rushed to the hospital for a heart condition and has reportedly received a stent.
Former President Bill Clinton was rushed to a Manhattan hospital late this afternoon, sources tell ABC News.
A look back at presidential history from 1960 to 2008.
Clinton, 63, was transported to Columbia Presbyterian Hospital in Manhattan for a condition related to his heart.
ABC also tells us that Hillary Clinton was spotted leaving the Oval Office a short time ago and "did not seem 'too concerned' or 'in a rush.'" For what it's worth.
Update: Clinton received two stents.
A stent is a wire mesh tube used to prop open an artery.
Best wishes for the former president's recovery.
Boston Scientific Corp (BSX.N) warned on Tuesday that a proposed tax in the U.S. health care reform bill that cleared the Senate Finance Committee last week could have serious consequences for the company, including job losses.
"The bill that came out of the committee last week makes absolutely no sense and would be very damaging to Boston Scientific, and the medical device industry as a whole," Boston Scientific Chief Executive Ray Elliott said during a post-earnings conference call.
…In addition to direct fees on device makers, the industry faces a double tax because hospitals, which have agreed to accept $155 billion in cuts in government payments over 10 years, will pass on part of that burden to device makers, said Elliott.
A teachable moment: Taxing innovation in the name of "health care reform" has consequences.


NGA News - A couple of auction pups from this most recent Spring Meet Auction--both females--continued to perform well in races early this week.
Kells Neon Flash, purchased by Bradford Bolton from breeder John Dalton for $9,000, won her fourth straight race at Palm Beach Tuesday afternoon, nabbing her Grade C race by 7 lengths in a swift 29.71 (second fastest of the program). Once again Kells Neon Flash showed impressive early speed--she's never been headed in any of her official starts at Palm Beach--and was in full command shortly into the race.
The win boosted Neon Flash's record to 4-1-0 in 5 official starts at Palm Beach. The 67-lb. female races for the Steve Gilster Kennel.
Kells Neon Flash was from a standout litter of Atascocita Leroy-Too Late pups at the Spring Meet. She finished second in the October 2 Main Stake in Abilene.
At Tri-State, SE's Tali Aspen finished a gallant second to track win leader and stakes champ Rico's Vermilion in her initial Grade AA race Monday night. The Spring Meet's top star, who sold for $35,000 to Terry Scott, after winning her main-stake in the two fastest times of the meet for breeder Penny Wick and Steve Ward, took an umblemished record of five straight wins into the event, having climbed the ladder from Maiden to AA undefeated, usually winning by huge distances.
SE's Tali Aspen (Kiowa WW Brother-Time For A Party) races for the Tomblin Kennel.
Rico's Vermilion, in running her yearly record to 21-3-2-1 in 33 starts for the Williamson Kennel, took command early from the 4 box in the event and was never challenged. Aspen, from the 8 box, broke with the pack and still had to navigate around a couple of more competitors before securing the place position behind Vermilion.
Vermilion had captured the $35,000 WVGOBA Juvenile at Tri-State on May 7.


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Those who plant, cultivate and harvest our food
The Farmworker Association of Florida (FWAF) has been building power with Florida's farmworkers for more than 25 years, and is led and governed by farmworkers in the communities in which it works. PAN Senior Scientist Margaret Reeves recently chatted with Jeannie Economos, FWAF's Pesticide Safety and Environmental Health Project Coordinator.
What is the origin story of FWAF?
The Farmworker Association of Florida started in 1983 in response to a huge freeze. Central Florida was dominated by citrus—it was very rural with very few resources for farmworkers, who were suddenly out of work. Growers were compensated for the crop loss, but workers were not. The United Farm Workers helped workers self-organize for unemployment disaster compensation in Groveland.
Farmworker Association of Central Florida was thus formed by Tirso Moreno, an orange worker at the time, together with Sister Gail Grimes and three other nuns. In 1986 the Association was incorporated in nearby Apopka, changing its name to the Farmworker Association of Florida in 1992.
What are some of the programs FWAF is working on now that you're excited about?
The main pillars of our work are: 1) immigrant rights and immigration policy; 2) health and safety including pesticides, heat stress and enrolling women in prenatal care; 3) worker rights with an offshoot of vocational rehabilitation service; and 4) agroecology including community gardens and critique of corporate and chemical-dependent farming.
On immigration, we work primarily with the Florida Immigration Coalition with a focus on ensuring temporary protective status (TPS) for Haitians, Salvadorans, and Hondurans, including sending immigrants to do advocacy in Washington, DC. We continue to work alongside PAN to ban chlorpyrifos, and to ensure implementation of the federal Worker Protection Standard for both field workers and pesticide applicators.
How does FWAF work with other groups around the country?
Our collaboration with partners is critical, including Food Chain Workers, HEAL Food Alliance, Florida Immigrant Coalition and National Farm Worker Ministry and their Youth and Young Adult Network, among others.
Sometimes national organizations focus on their own agendas, and forget the grassroots groups, but our partnership with PAN works because you do a good job lifting up the voices of farmworkers. Together, we can combine PAN's science knowledge and strategic campaigning expertise with our grassroots experience to effectively mobilize for political action.
What are the biggest challenges facing farmworkers today?
Due to current immigrant issues, fewer farmworkers are coming to us with pesticide-related complaints — either from fear of ICE and/or because the new Worker Protection Standard is actually working better. The biggest challenges are directly related to racism, discrimination and the growing anti-immigrant culture.
What would you like consumers/eaters to understand about farmworkers?
We all need to think about the people who plant and harvest the food we depend on; how their work literally keeps us alive. We want people to understand the important role farmworkers play in our national and global food system, and that we must work to ensure that they too have enough food to eat and are treated with dignity and respect.
Perhaps if instead of "farmworkers," we spoke of the "men, women, and children who plant, cultivate and harvest our food" it would personalize them more for policymakers and consumers alike.
What is your ideal version of a just, healthy food and farm system?
Our vision is one in which the food and farming system is decentralized, and controlled by people and communities, not big agribusiness corporations. Workers are well-compensated, work in safe and healthy workplaces, and are treated with respect and dignity.
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Der 1990 gebildete Landkreis liegt im Zentrum der Provinz und grenzt im Westen an Nilüfer, im Norden an Gemlik, im Osten und Süden an Kestel und im Südwesten an Yıldırım. Er liegt nördlich der E 90, die die Großstadt Bursa von West nach Ost durchquert und von Çanakkale kommend nach Ankara führt.

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Tonya's holiday turned bittersweet after George thwarted her plans to spend it Mike. However, her other friends have a special Christmas surprise in store for her that is guaranteed make her smile.
Marina Martindale
A Christmas scene from the contemporary romance novel Aquamarine
Tonya spent the next few days jamming with Shawn and helping Jacque with her last-minute shopping. Christmas Eve was spent baking pies, and on Christmas morning the three drove to Arlington to have breakfast with Shawn's family. Returning to the apartment, Tonya and Jacque prepared a lemon chicken dinner, but both Shawn and Jacque were acting strange over the meal.
"C'mon you guys," said Tonya. "I can tell you're hiding something, so you all can stop acting innocent. What's going on?"
"Nothing," said Shawn.
"Uh-huh," said an unconvinced Tonya as someone knocked at the door. Shawn hopped up and answered.
"I see you finally made it."
"Yeah," said a familiar voice with a southern accent. "Although we had a slight delay getting out of Birmingham."
Mike had barely stepped inside when Tonya rushed up to him. As they wrapped their arms around each other she suddenly burst into tears.
"Hmm…this isn't quite the reaction I was hoping for."
"I'm fine," said Tonya as she squeezed him again. "I just wasn't expecting this."
"Don't worry, Mike. It's happened before," said Shawn. "The last time was right after she threw a bra into Becca's soup."
"The little bitch had it coming," said Tonya. "I'll fill you in later."
Shawn smiled at the memory. "It was an unforgettable moment. We also saved you a chicken leg and there's plenty of other fixings, so go grab yourself a plate while Jacque and I pack our bags."
"What's going on?" asked Tonya.
"Jacque and I booked your room at the Westin Galleria after you cancelled it. She and I are going to enjoy a little quality time together before I leave. You and Mike will be safe from the public here."
"I'll only be here for thirty-six hours," said Mike. "Then I have to leave for New York. I'm appearing on a New Year's Eve special at Times Square."
"I know you are," said Tonya, "and Shawn and I have a gig in Beverly Hills."
Shawn and Jacque excused themselves to pack their bags. Ten minutes later they were out the door.
"Are you okay?" asked Mike after they left
"I'm doing as well as can be expected. How 'bout you?"
"The same." He stopped and gave her a smug grin. "So what's this about a bra throwing incident?"
Aquamarine is available on Amazon, Barnes&Noble.com, and other online booksellers.
Author Gayle MartinPosted on December 15, 2022 December 15, 2022 Categories Excerpts, Marina's NovelsTags Aquamarine, book sample, Holidays, reading
A Sample from The Reunion
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Of all of my contemporary romance novels, The Reunion will always be my personal favorite. It's a story of hope and second chances. As the story begins, Gillian, and her assistant, Rosemary, are on the way to a Denver art gallery. It's Gillian's opening night, but Rosemary can't shake the feeling that something is about to go terribly wrong, in spite of Gillian's reassurances.
Rosemary McGee had the next traffic light perfectly timed until a car from the other lane suddenly cut in front of her minivan. She slammed on the brakes, narrowly avoiding a collision as the light turned yellow. Keeping her foot on the brake pedal, she came to a stop as the signal turned red. Her knees were shaking as she looked at the woman sitting in the passenger seat.
"I'm fine," she said.
"You're sure?"
"I sure hope that wasn't a bad sign. It's your opening night and I want everything to be perfect for you."
"It's not a bad sign, Rosemary," she said, trying to reassure her. "These things happen, especially in rush-hour traffic. Don't worry. We're okay. We'll get there in plenty of time, so try to relax. You've been on edge ever since we left the hotel. You're about to give yourself an ulcer, and me a screaming headache to go along with it."
"Sorry, Gillian. It's not like I know my way around Denver, and these idiots on the road certainly don't help."
"Which is why we have a GPS device. Like I just said, everything is fine."
They waited for the light to change. Once it turned green, the minivan lurched forward.
"You know," said Gillian, "just before that happened, I was thinking about my father, and how convinced he was that I'd have no future whatsoever if I became an artist."
"And when I first met you, I knew you were much too talented to be wasting your time laying out ads for weekly supermarket specials. You've come a long way, Gillian. I'm sure your father would have been proud of you."
Gillian Matthews making a name for herself in the art world, and now she had a new gallery to add to her collection. All the risks she had taken to get herself where she wanted were finally paying off.
"Right turn ahead," said the electronic voice.
"Thank you, Bill," said both women in unison. Bill was the name they had given the GPS.
"It's too bad you never got to meet my father, Rosemary. I'm sure you and he would have found one another, interesting."
"I met your mother."
"Only once or twice, and it was after she'd gotten so sick she really wasn't herself anymore. Trust me, there was no way my parents were ever going to allow any daughter of theirs to become an artist. It was way too beneath them. I'll always remember when Cynthia first went off to college. She was studying to be an elementary school teacher. As far as they were concerned, that was an appropriate career, and I was to follow in her footsteps."
Rosemary sighed as she turned the minivan to the right at the next stoplight. "I don't know why, Gillian, but for some strange reason I've had a bad feeling about tonight's show. It started about the time we drove over Raton Pass and crossed the Colorado border."
"I don't know why you'd feel that way. It's not like this is my first time having an opening. You brought all our paperwork, didn't you?"
"It's in my briefcase."
"And we already know my paintings arrived safely. When did you last speak to the people at the gallery?"
"About an hour ago," said Rosemary. "They said everything was just about ready to go."
"Have you spoken to your family today?"
"Lou called this morning. He and the kids are managing just fine."
"Then I'd say we have all our bases covered. You've probably just have a case of opening-night jitters, that's all."
"I hope you're right," said Rosemary, "but for some reason I just can't shake this feeling."
Bill announced that they had reached their destination, and the minivan turned into the gallery parking lot. Anthony Sorenson Fine Art resided in a large, single-story office building which had been converted into an art gallery. A catering truck was parked nearby. Its crew was busy unloading boxes and carrying them into the rear entrance.
"See, Oh Worried One, we have arrived. In one piece, and in plenty of time," said Gillian with a grin.
Rosemary shut down the engine and the two women emerged. They stopped for a moment to smooth the wrinkles from their dresses before Rosemary grabbed her briefcase. Walking toward the front door, a passing car honked at them.
"You've still got it, girlfriend," said Rosemary as she opened the door for Gillian. "I told you that yellow outfit would make you look hot." Entering the art gallery, they came upon a reception area in the foyer. Beyond it, the building was divided into two sections. The main gallery was on the right, with the smaller changing exhibit gallery on the left, where final preparations were being made for Gillian's opening. At the back was a hallway leading to the administrative offices.
Rosemary stepped up to the receptionist's desk and introduced herself. A minute later Tony Sorenson, the gallery owner, entered from the hallway and greeted them, but he appeared to be a bit out of character. He looked uncomfortable in the stiff, three-piece suit he was wearing, and his thinning, curly gray hair appeared as though it had been hastily pulled back into a ponytail. Gillian guessed his typical work attire was probably a well-worn pair of blue jeans with a tie-dyed shirt. As they made their introductions, a harried-looking young man, whom Tony introduced as his assistant, Paul, quickly joined them.
"What we need to do now," said Tony, "is take a little tour and make sure everything is absolutely correct."
"Of course," said Gillian. "Rosemary, do you have copies of our inventory sheets?"
"Right here," she said as she retrieved them from her briefcase.
They stepped into the gallery and proceeded to go over every detail, inch by inch. Gillian's favorite subject matter was architectural and outdoor scenes as well as the occasional still life. She worked mostly in acrylic and watercolor, and she was known for using big, bold, brightly colored shapes. Mounted next to each painting was a small descriptive paper plaque, but they discovered one plaque with a minor error. Paul ran back to his office, quickly printed out a corrected copy, and remounted it next to the painting. Once everything passed inspection, they went to Tony's office to go over the last-minute details.
"Okay," he said as he seated himself behind his desk. "We sent out the media releases two weeks ago. There was a mention of you, Gillian, along with a photo, in last Sunday's paper, and, as I already told Rosemary over the phone, a reporter and photographer from The Denver Centennial, one of our weekly papers, will be coming here tonight. They'll want to interview you and take a few photos, and they said they'd be here sometime between seven and seven-fifteen. Our friend, Paul, will position himself near the front door so he can watch for them, and he'll let you and Rosemary know the minute they arrive. We don't want to keep them waiting."
"Understood," said Rosemary. "I'll keep an eye on the clock myself, so I'll know when to watch for Paul."
"Good," said Tony, "then it sounds like we've covered our bases on that one. We've sent announcements to all of our regulars and we've had a good response. We've also updated our website and social media pages, so between that, and last Sunday's paper, we hope to have good turn out from the general public as well. I have a feeling this will be a very good evening for all of us."
Tony and Rosemary went over the rest of the last-minute details before the meeting broke up. Stepping back into the gallery, they walked past the caterers, who were almost finished setting up.
"See Rosemary, everything is fine," said Gillian. "I expect tonight will go flawlessly. Tony and his staff are pros. You have nothing to worry about."
"I know, Gillian, but I still have a feeling that something's about to go terribly wrong."
The Reunion is available on Amazon, Barnes&noble.com, and other online booksellers.
Author Gayle MartinPosted on November 18, 2022 Categories Excerpts, Marina's NovelsTags book sample, reading, The Reunion
A Preview of Aquamarine
Tonya Claiborne is a young music student who plans on becoming a music teacher. Her well-to-do grandmother was helping her through college, but it all came to a sudden halt when her grandmother unexpectedly passed away. Determined to continue her education, new employment opportunity has come her way, but once Tonya accepts the offer her life will take another unexpected turn.
A preview of Aquamarine by Marina Martindale
Tonya Claiborne scanned the room as she finished her guitar solo. Her college jazz ensemble was performing at a Dallas church, and so far everything had gone smoothly. She glanced at the music director, who nodded his head in approval. As the other musicians resumed playing Tonya turned her attention back to the audience. The blonde woman sitting in the front pew gave her another smile. She had been watching Tonya intently for some time. It began while Tonya was singing, "The Girl from Ipanema."
The audience members were mostly family and friends of the student musicians, along with jazz enthusiasts from the greater Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex. Tonya wondered if perhaps she had met this woman before. She appeared to be friends with the woman sitting next to her, and both appeared to be enjoying the concert. Tonya shrugged it off and refocused her attention on her music. As the chords faded, the audience once again burst into applause.
Their director returned to the microphone. Their next song would be the final one for the evening. As he stepped aside they began playing, "Caravan." The mystery woman whispered something to her friend as she nodded toward Tonya and took another photo of her. Her actions made Tonya even more curious. Once the concert was over, she would have to find out who this woman was.
The audience rose to their feet and gave them a standing ovation as they finished. The music director thanked everyone for coming and motioned for the ensemble to stand and take a bow. As the crowd disbursed some headed for the exits while others approached the musicians. Tonya looked toward the back of the room. A young man stood from his seat in the last row and made his way towered the front of the church while the woman in the front pew, along with her friend, walked up to one of the trombone players. He greeted Tonya with a quick kiss a moment later.
"Good job," he said.
"Oh, Evan, you always say that."
"Hey, just because I'm your fiance-to-be it doesn't mean I can't be your biggest fan too."
"I know, and I love you for it." She nodded toward the two women, who were still talking to the trombone player.
"I'm wondering who the lady in the blue sweater might be."
"Which one?" He stepped back to get a better look.
"The one with the shoulder length blonde hair. She kept her eye on me for some time and she acted like she knew me. We must have crossed paths somewhere, but I can't recall when."
"Maybe she's sizing you up," Evan said jokingly. "But don't worry. I can handle her if she tries to make trouble."
"Thanks, Evan. I know I can always count on you."
As if on cue, the woman walked up to Tonya and extended her hand. "I wanted to stop by and introduce myself. My name is Melissa Atkins. I'm here tonight with a friend whose nephew is also in the band."
"Likewise, and at the risk of sounding too forward, I'm also with the Angela Carson Modeling Agency. The reason I was watching you so closely is because you have the perfect look to be a model. You're tall and thin and your hair is gorgeous. I snapped a few photos of you with my phone, and you're certainly photogenic. So, have you ever thought about modeling?"
Tonya brushed a strand of her long, dark hair away from her face. "Well, I'm certainly flattered, but to be honest, I've never really thought about it. I'm more focused on my music."
"I see." Melissa looked disappointed as she handed Tonya one of her business cards. "Well, you're certainly a talented musician, and you're going to a top-notch school, but we do a lot of print modeling here in Dallas, and it pays really well. If you think this is something you might be interested in doing to help with school, then please give me a call."
Aquamarine is available on Amazon, Barnesandnoble.com, and other online booksellers.
Author Gayle MartinPosted on February 2, 2022 December 2, 2022 Categories Excerpts, Marina's NovelsTags Aquamarine, book sample, reading
The Hidden Symbolic Meanings
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The other day I read an article about the classic John Steinbeck novel, The Grapes of Wrath. Along with a synopsis of the story, it went on to describe the various symbolic meanings throughout about the book. Some authors like to use fiction as a metaphor, and there were certainly political undertones in Steinbeck's work. However, not all fiction writers do this. What I find amusing, however, is when people think there is a hidden meaning in a story when, in fact, there isn't.
Sometimes blue simply means blue
I recall a meme on social media poking fun at how people assume authors always include hidden meanings in their work. It talked about an author mentioning blue curtains because blue symbolized blah, blah, blah. The punchline, however, was that the author simply liked blue. There was no hidden meaning.
I don't include a lot of symbolism in my work. My genre, contemporary romance, is pretty straightforward. Boy meets girl. They fall in love, but they have obstacles to overcome before they can get to happily ever after. However, there are no political undertones or hidden messages in my stories. My sole purpose is to entertain the reader. That said, it doesn't mean I don't enjoy a little fun from time to time.
Okay, maybe just a little, but not too often
In The Deception, Scott is a married man who presents himself as a single man to unsuspecting single women. Early in the story he takes Carrie out for a drive, so I made his car a Chevy. No hidden meaning there. Chevrolet is a popular make of car. But then, just for laughs, I described it as being bright red, to represent Scott's infidelity. Yes, it was a veiled reference to The Scarlet Letter, and yes, it was a little corny. Sometimes I can't resist having a little fun.
On a more serious note, those who know me in real life know I'm a very spiritual person. I also happen to know people who've had what they believe to be angelic encounters. My father was one of them. So, in two of my novels, a character has what some might interpret as an angelic encounter. The reason I'm emphasizing the word might is because not everyone believes in a higher power. Therefore, I wrote those scenes in such a way that readers could also interpret them as a character interacting with a compassionate stranger. I've left it to the readers to decide for themselves. The above mentioned is all the symbolism I've used so far. I guess I'm more of a what you see is what you get kind of storyteller.
We're all unique individuals. No two people see the same thing the exact same way. It's all subject to our own life's experiences. However, before jumping to conclusions about hidden meanings in a story, particularly if it's something negative, remember what I said before. Maybe the author brought up the blue curtains simply because it's the author's favorite color.
The Deception is available on Amazon, Barnes&Noble.com, and other online booksellers.
Author Gayle MartinPosted on June 27, 2021 November 13, 2022 Categories Inspiration, WritingTags authors, genre, politics, reading, storytelling, The Deception
I Write Books I'd Love to Read
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I began writing contemporary romance novels out of a desire to write books I would enjoy reading. I wasn't concerned about how many books I would sell. My goal wasn't to become rich and famous. (Not that I would mind becoming rich and famous.) I simply wanted to write stories that I could lose myself in. For me, it's about the joy of storytelling. I write out of my own love of reading. I also thought if I wrote books I would enjoy reading, others would enjoy reading them too. It turns out, I was right. I'm getting some wonderful feedback from my readers. It happy to know that people are enjoying my books.
I consider myself lucky. I grew up in a house full of readers. Both of my parents enjoyed reading. Dinner table conversations were oftentimes about the books they were currently reading. They liked spy novels. They read the entire Ian Fleming James Bond series, but they also read mainstream fiction.
I loved horses when I was a kid. I must have read the entire black stallion series. Marguerite Henry, however, was my favorite author. I read Brighty of the Grand Canyon from cover to cover many times over. I also loved her Misty series. Beverly Cleary was another favorite. Beezus and Ramona are timeless.
As I became an adult
I took English lit courses throughout high school. This introduced me to many different genres. Of course, some were more interesting than others. Oftentimes, however, my biggest challenge was putting the book down. Sometimes I wanted to keep going to the end, but I couldn't get too far ahead of the rest of class.
As an adult, if you'll pardon the pun, I fell in love with the romance genre. Like my parents, I also enjoyed mainstream fiction. So, from time to time, I borrowed one of their favorite novels. Like Jaws. Great read. I think this is why my romance novels are somewhat similar to mainstream fiction. Authors such as Arthur Hailey and Peter Benchley most certainly have influenced my writing.
Author Gayle MartinPosted on August 9, 2019 January 19, 2021 Categories Inspiration, WritingTags reading, romance, storytelling


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Los Angeles becomes flagship of El Sistema
In this Oct. 29 file photo, conductor Gustavo Dudamel rehearses the Youth Orchestra of Los Angeles at YOLA EXPO Center Chamber Orchestra in Choral Hall at Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles. [AP/YONHAP]
LOS ANGELES - Gustavo Dudamel stands off to the side of an orchestra of T-shirt clad teens as they laboriously rehearse Brahms' Hungarian Dance No. 5. He's listening, not just with his ears, but also with irrepressible fingers that tap and pluck the air as if he's actually conducting the piece.
At the end, he hops on to the conductor's podium and, beaming at his rapt pupils, demonstrates that the difference between playing music and performing it is passion.
"Be wild, like the pop music," the music director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic exhorts as he pantomimes a spirited sweep of a violin bow as the kids chuckle. "I know, I am always a pain for all the orchestras."
Dudamel's ebullient style of conducting, which sends his long dark curls bouncing as he gestures, has made him the rock star of the classical realm. He flits among concert halls on three continents and runs on a schedule that allots time down to 10-minute segments, but reserves an occasional Saturday morning to coach children in a program that brings Beethoven to the barrios.
It was the original program in his native Venezuela, El Sistema, that discovered his own musical talent at age 10.
With Dudamel at the forefront, Los Angeles has emerged as the national flagship of the U.S. version of the System, El Sistema U.S.A, which in just four years has grown to encompass programs in more than 50 cities.
Under the aegis of the Philharmonic, Los Angeles has the biggest Venezuelan-inspired initiative, enrolling some 500 mostly minority children in two neighborhoods where music is more likely to mean hip-hop than Hayden.
Next year the Philharmonic is stepping up its commitment by launching a teaching center to train instructors in the distinctive El Sistema method, which provides intensive musical training that enhances children's self-esteem.
The initiative, which also includes adding a third neighborhood program somewhere in Los Angeles County in 2013, has now become part of the Philharmonic's mission, said Deborah Borda, president and chief executive of the Los Angeles Philharmonic.
"We have an artistic imperative, but we have a social imperative, as well," she said.
It is perhaps only fitting that Los Angeles has taken the baton, since Dudamel is the dynamo behind El Sistema's global expansion and its star graduate. He is also one of more than 400,000 mostly underprivileged children who have received free music lessons in Venezuela.
"My main goal, and it's a big one, is that every child has a chance to get close to music, as a right, as they have access to food, health, education, they get the chance to have art and culture, especially music," Dudamel said
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The Subtle Hulk Detail You Missed In Shang-Chi's Mid-Credits Scene
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By Joseph Stanichar/Sept. 3, 2021 4:07 pm EST
Contains spoilers for "Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings"
With the theatrical release of "Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings," many questions surround the mid-credits and end-credits scenes. These post-credits scenes have become mainstays in all MCU films, and the ones in "Shang-Chi" are rather intriguing and exciting. In this film, Mark Ruffalo's Bruce Banner is back in his humanoid form after seemingly turning himself into Professor Hulk during "Avengers: Endgame." There's clearly a lot going on with the character that we're not getting to see, but hopefully with the upcoming Disney+ series "She-Hulk," we can learn more about what's going on behind the scenes.
There are quite a few characters in the mid-credits scene of "Shang-Chi," making it easy to miss some of the smaller details. One of those details has to do with Bruce's appearance and something he's sporting, and it's something that requires some consideration.
Bruce Banner's arm is in a sling
During the mid-credits scene of "Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings," Wong (Benedict Wong) brings Shang-Chi (Simu Liu) and Katy (Awkwafina) to some type of lab where he, Captain Marvel (Brie Larson), and Bruce Banner examine the rings. They admit they don't fully understand the makeup of the rings, but note that they're well over 1000-years-old.
With all of this lore-building going on, it's easy to miss one seemingly small detail. Bruce's arm is in a sling — even after he reverted to his human form. In "Avengers: Endgame," Bruce wielded a version of the Infinity Gauntlet as Professor Hulk, which worked to bring all the people back from the Blip. This caused irreparable damage, even though it didn't kill him. He may never get full use of his arm back after handling that much power, and it's possible that having handled the gauntlet might slowly kill him over time. Our best guess for when we might get some answers is in "She-Hulk," which features Banner alongside his cousin Jennifer Walters (Tatiana Maslany) as the titular character.
"Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings" is now exclusively showing in theaters, with its shortened exclusivity deal set to expire on October 18.


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How often in a real fight are any of the popularly-espoused, school-taught tactics employed? Review various fights caught on video and note how often the solution was (or ideally would have been) to present a firearm and land quick hits with the only additional necessary tactic being a little bob and weave.
While not common, shootings do happen to good people sometimes. When they do, those people often have zero formal tactical instruction from popular classes.
The successful ones respond simply: Draw and land hits as quickly as possible, usually with little else needed. You'd be hard pressed to find a video of a successful defensive shooting where the defender used any of the techniques popularly taught at various schools.
Many of the most feared gunfighters of the 20th century used tactics and techniques that would be considered passé today. A surprisingly large number of them were involved in competition emphasizing static slow fire (Bullseye, PPC, etc.) that doesn't test the timed movement, gun handling, and rapid-fire shooting on multiple targets found in practical competition. But they fought successfully many times. If they were still in service and in their prime, they'd probably fight quite well today as well.
The more reading I do, the clearer it becomes that most people are better served by solid fundamentals and situational awareness.
There is a time and place for your average "tactical" training…if you are on a direct action mission kicking in doors. For most people, hitting the mark and keeping your head on a swivel will carry the day.
I am not trying to discount the potential of various things taught in tactical classes that might be useful sometimes, only that fundamental skills (which will always be useful in every circumstance) need to see greater attention. Especially with some tactical folks dissuading their emphasis.
As you say, they'll likely be enough to carry the day by themselves.


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