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The weird Dutch nicknames for iconic Rotterdam architecture
Written by Anna Soetens Last updated: 18 October 2020
The weird nicknames of Rotterdam's iconic buildings
Rotterdammers love their city, in all its architectural drama. So, when things get named top-down, Rotterdammers tend to name them back: bottom-up. What do those names mean? We will tell you!
The city of Rotterdam is renowned for its architecture. Mainly because after the Second World War Rotterdam decided to change its perception, its look so to say. Modernity was the direction of choice. As most buildings begin their existence on the drawing board, having people in offices think about all the necessary things, they also have the tendency to get named by those same people. A project name, often with affection, with meaning. But often, in Rotterdam, the people who must live with the architecture think differently of it and just as affectionately give them another name.
Oh, and to be fair: it is a Dutch thing to rename their buildings. Rotterdammers are not the only Dutch people who do it, but they do have most modern buildings and thus a much better starting point for coming up with new and inventive names.
Gain your insights here (in alphabetical order):
Het Blaakse Bos (The Blaak Forest) – Kubuswoningen (Cube houses)
Designed by architect Piet Blom and finished in 1984, these peculiar cube houses were planned as a village in the city. The cubes are turned to stand on an edge and rest on a pole, making them look like a tree or treehouse. And, of course, several trees become a forest, hence the name "Blaak forest". All houses stand on a space which is spanning the busy Blaak street so that there are no cars driving on the ground floor from which to enter the houses. This place is often used for communal and outside activities, seeing that the houses have no outside spaces themselves.
De Blokkendoos (Block Box) – The Rotterdam
The "Office for Metropolitan Architecture" of Remko Koolhaas created the Rotterdam. The building was finished in 2013 and is located on the Wilheminapier. It is overlooking the Maas with a great view of Rotterdam's inner city and skyline. Inside its 44 floors, there is space for the municipality of Rotterdam, a hotel, offices, parking spaces and many, many apartments. There is space for cafes, restaurants, fitness, and shops. It is one of the biggest buildings in the Netherlands. Its various uses are structured into "blocks" within the building.
The Buttplug Gnome – Santa Claus Statue
A large statue by artist Paul McCarthy, depicting a Santa Claus with a tree, is living on Eendrachtsplein – a square at the beginning of the inner city. The statue had been placed in several more central spots, but shopkeepers and inhabitants protested as it was implied by the artists to have a sexual connotation and meant as a commentary of consumerism in the Western world. Now, who would want that in front of their family-run business?
Fluitketel (Kettle) – Station Blaak
Station Beurs was one of the four original stations that were dotted around Rotterdam, all specified in their different directions the trains would take from them. However, the Beurs building itself and the station Beurs building were demolished in the Second World War. As the viaduct covering the river Blaak was still intact, the station was rebuilt. Because the Beurs (Stockmarket) building was relocated further towards the city centre, the station was named after the closer Blaak street (covering the former Blaak river). In 1982 an underground metro station was added and after that the train station moved also underground - opened in autumn 1993. Because most of the station was thus underground an entrance building was placed on top of it, making it easier to find metro and train. This distinct building soon got several nicknames from the people such as "whistling kettle", "pedal bin" and "manhole cover".
De Gasfabriek (the Gas Factory) a.k.a. De Stofzuiger (Vacuum cleaner) a.k.a de IJstaart (Ice cream cake) – The central library
The main library is one of the biggest ones in the Netherlands and the most visited cultural institution of Rotterdam. It has more than 400,000 books, one of the biggest record libraries in Europe and the biggest collection of Erasmus' works. The library building itself sparks much controversy and nicknames. Built-in 1977 and designed by Rotterdam architect and professor at Delft University Jaap Bakema. The design was said to be "open, inviting, centrally located and accessible to everyone" and therefore ticking all the boxes as to how a library should be.
The building is an industrial-looking cube, with what looks like a snipped-off corner. A glass "waterfall" contains the network of escalators connecting its six floors. The descending levels have an open setting. The most remarkable element – the one that is invoking all the nicknames - is the air-conditioning system. Its angular tubes are on the outside of the building and are painted yellow. Some people say it reminds them of the Centre Pompidou in Paris, others accuse it of imitating said building.
De Glasbak (Het Timmerhuis)
Rem Koolhaas and his architecture agency OMA are the creators of this interesting building too. The outside of the Timmerhuis is mainly glass complex at the Meent, in the city centre. Part of it contains an old building from the fifties in which the Rotterdam Museum, a dynamic and modern city museum, is housed.
De Hef – Koningshavenbrug (The old train bridge)
Permanently raised since 1993, this old train bridge is now one of the landmarks of Rotterdam. It is spanning the Koningshaven next to the Maas and used to be part of the train connection between Rotterdam and Breda. Opened in 1927 and famous by being the first of its kind in Western Europe and one year later through the Avantgarde film "The Bridge" by Joris Ivens.
Hoerenloper (John) - Rijnhavenbrug– Bridge to Katendrecht
The bridge for pedestrians and cyclists crosses the waters of the Rijnhaven between Hotel New York on Willeminapier and Katendrecht. It was opened in 2012, has an elegant look and can be partly opened for ships. The name stems from the time when Katendrecht used to be the place the sailors left the ships and went to visit the "whores" living in the area for that purpose.
The Kapsalonbak – the central station
'Station Kapsalon', is named after the notorious Rotterdam snack with kebab, chips, and melted cheese in a tin foil box. Rotterdam used to have four train stations, depending on where you wanted to go instead of "the central station". In 1957, Rotterdam CS (Central Station) designed by Sybold van Ravenstyn, was opened and one after another the other stations where closed (there are still three train stations left within the city). But as it happens when cities grow and its people travel more, the first Central Station was not modern and not big enough anymore and has recently been replaced by Station Rotterdam Centraal, ceremoniously opened in spring 2014 by King Willem Alexander. The letters and clock of the old main stations are still decorating the face of this new building.
De Koelkast (the fridge) - Erasmus MC
De Koelkast (the fridge) – Erasmus MC
A big, white, and rectangle building that looks like it could well emit coolness. That is why the building of Rotterdam's biggest hospital, as a matter of fact, the biggest one in the Netherlands (after expansion in 2018), has the nickname: the fridge.
De Koopboog (Shopping Arch) aka De groente grot (Vegetable Cave) - The Markthal
The Markthal is a residential and office building spanning across a central indoor market. The market stalls of the indoor market are framed by restaurants. Opened in 2014 the grey stone arc is closed off at both ends with glass windows, giving it an impressive and quite literally "see-through" effect. Its ceiling is colourfully decorated with an 11.000 m² enlarged artwork by Arno Coenen and Iris Roskam called "Horn of plenty".
The hall is built exactly on the spot, where part of the old village Rotta (for more info read: A history of Rotterdam) used to be. A tenth-century farm was found seven metres under the ground. That and several other sides are exhibited in the staircase under the Markthal.
De Koopgoot (the shopping gutter) / Beurstraverse – Town centre shopping street
The shopping gutter, the name even being officially adapted by their own marketing, is the shopping street of Rotterdam. Located as the heard of the city centre, home to about 40 shops, it was opened in 2000. Build to dive below sea level an under the Coolsingel, it is certainly a fascinating bit of shopping architecture.
De Kuip (the Tub) – The Stadium Feyenoord
The actual name, Stadium Feyenoord derives from the Football club Feyenoord, which in turn has been named after the district Feyenoord in Rotterdam. Its nickname is due to its clean, oval look seen from above – looking like a bathtub. Opened in 1937 the stadium was built of glass, concrete and steel and two free-hanging tiers with no obstacles blocking the view. Johannes Brinkman and Leendert van der Vlugt designed the building which later even acted as an example to many other famous stadiums.
Het Potlood (the Pencil) – De Blaaktoren – Building next to Kubuswoningen
The Blaaktower was designed by the same architect as its neighbour the Kubus houses, Piet Blom. Overlooking the city centre the residential tower is a little more than 60m high. It has thirteen floors that are used for living, a general service area on the ground floor and a pointy, decorative roof that has no further use, apart from evoking the nickname "the pencil". The levels are dived into six flats by concrete walls, just like a trivial pursuit piece and its wedges. The apartment block was opened in 1984.
Pluk-me-kaal-straat (Puntegaalstraat, used to be the tax office)
Puntegaalstraat 23, a very impressive building that stands out overlooking the big and small sluices, two bridges, a massive roundabout, and a bit of the Euromastpark, used to be the tax office. Today an apartment block, but the name "pluk-me-kaal" stems from this buildings use as the central tax office. Back then, the name of the street was changed by Rotterdammers to and is still known as, "rob-me-blind" street.
De Zwaan (The Swan), also known as The Harp – Erasmus bridge
The Erasmus bridge, completed in 1996 and part of Rotterdam's official logo, connects the north and south part of Rotterdam spans the river "Nieuwe Maas". Designed by Ben van Berkel the bridge is 802 meters long and 139 meters high. It can partially open for very high ships and includes tram rails as well as car traffic, bike lanes and pedestrian lanes. Its most striking feature is its pale blue, but white looking colour. It has a single pylon, bent backwards, secured with 16 frontstay and two backstay cables giving it its striking, elegant look and nicknames.
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The bridges of Rotterdam - interesting facts and details
Hilton Rotterdam is a national monument
The explorer's guide to Coolsingel Rotterdam
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Business Entities, Laws and Regulations Paper
In this assignment, the first section I will be discussing what type of business entity the business model of Lou and Jose should have with their restaurant/bar and the other business model as an extermination business by Frank. I will also discuss each models characteristics and factors in starting those businesses with relation to laws and regulations. For the Second section it will focus on the construction scenario its elements and the laws and regulations in making the decision.
The first business model I will discuss is the restaurant/bar that Lou and Jose want to open. In my opinion the business entity that best fits what Lou and Jose want to have is the General Partnership. It's a partnership in which each of the partners is liable for all of the firm's debts, and the actions of one partner are binding on each of the other partners. In this case Lou and Jose have an idea to open a restaurant slash bar in which patrons could hang out and watch sports on different T.V. throughout the area.
The thing is they don't have the capital to support their business venture but with the help of an investor that they know (Miriam) she will provide them with the capital to get the business going on the condition that she has a percentage of ownership in the business. The taxation aspect to a general partnership is they have an advantage because this business entity is just like a sole proprietorship which means the business is not taxed. The way it works is, it becomes a shared responsibility in which income, losses, and gains are passed through to the general partners in accordance to the allocations provided by their partnership agreement.
The advantage to this form of business is that the partners (Lou, Jose, and Miriam) can agree among themselves as to how income, losses, and gains are divided among the partners. The liability issues for a general partnership are there are none. The way it works is for each one of the partner's they have personal liability for the obligations of their partnership. The only concern of liability for them is, in a general partnership they are limited in their ability to raise capital from outside investors due to the prospect of potential personal liability and possibly usually limited markets for resale of a general partnership interest, but since one of their partners has the capital to assist in the business it shouldn't be a problem.
The types of laws and regulations used for a General Partnership are the Securities Act of 1933 which requires that investors receive financial and other significant information concerning securities being offered for public sale and prohibit deceit, misrepresentations, and other fraud in the sale of securities. Another law is the Sarbanes-Oxley Act which enhanced corporate responsibility, financial disclosures and combat corporate and accounting fraud.
Also is the Model Business Corporation Act which is a law that sets up basic rules for a corporation or business to follow and practice. With these laws and many others Lou, Jose, and Miriam establish these basic rules of the road to avoid potential penalties from local and state governments for not being in compliance as they should be. This protects them from having to close down or possibly from being fined for not having to proper compliance as needed.
The second business model that I will discuss is the Extermination business that Frank wants to open. In my opinion the business entity that best fits what he (Frank) wants to have is the Sole Proprietorship which is a business owned by one person. In this case, Frank wants to start an extermination business across the United States and needs no additional capital from anyone else because he has his own capital to start and support his business venture. The taxation aspect to a sole proprietorship is for tax purposes, there is no distinction between the sole proprietor and the business. All income and expenses of the business are reported on the sole proprietor's personal tax return.
This means that the net income from the business is taxed only once. The liability issues for a sole proprietorship are there are none. In this case there is no legal distinction between the owner and the business, such being the case with Frank who is a sole proprietor. He is personally liable for all the debts and obligations of the business that he started. It also means that on the death of the owner, the business enterprise terminates as well, leaving only the assets of the business such as equipment, accounts receivable, and real property. The assets used in the business are not separated from the other assets of the business owner which then will make it difficult to sell the business as a whole after the death of the sole proprietor.
The types of laws and regulations used for a sole proprietorship is the Securities Act of 1933 which requires that investors receive financial and other significant information concerning securities being offered for public sale and prohibit deceit, misrepresentations, and other fraud in the sale of securities. Another law is the Sarbanes-Oxley Act which enhanced corporate responsibility, financial disclosures and combat corporate and accounting fraud. Another law was the Model Business Corporations Act that sets up general laws for a business to be governed by. Even though Frank is a sole proprietor, he still has to abide by certain laws that most corporate entities have to follow. With the laws discussed it helps protect Frank from being in non-compliance with state and local governments across the United States and avoids possible fines or closures due to risky business practices.
For the construction Scenario it begins with the hiring manger Mei-Lin for a construction company that advertised a position for a jackhammer operator. So far they received four applications, the first being a 35 year old woman named Michelle who is pregnant who meets the qualifications which are must have a high school diploma along with the fact she has experience already as a jackhammer operator.
Next is Eric who is 55 who is also experienced as a jackhammer operator but has no high school diploma. Third is 38 year old Felipe who is also experienced as a jackhammer operator but also has no diploma and cannot speak English. Last is Nick who is 23, a recent college graduate with no experience as a jackhammer operator, but is epileptic. In my opinion there are only two candidates that are possibly able to be considered for the position which are Michelle and Nick. The other two candidates Eric and Felipe don't meet the basic requirement set forth in the advertisement of the position. In regards to Michelle and Nick they have the opportunity because they meet the requirement for the position but, they each have set backs that prevent them from being hired. Now under the American with Disabilities Act it states, "Anyone who has a physical or mental disability that significantly affects the person's life function."
The type of position they applied for can be found as both dangerous to them and people they would work with. Having individuals capable of performing the job without harming others has to be considered and having a pregnant woman in that position may due damage to the child or the possibility of Eric having a seizure while using the equipment can pose a danger to him and everyone around. This in my view limits them from being capable of obtaining the position of jackhammer operator.
In closing, the first section was a discussion on both what type of business entity the business model of Lou and Jose should have with their restaurant/bar which was addressed as a general Partnership and the other business model as an extermination business by Frank which was thought to have a sole proprietorship. Each model was described to have certain characteristics pertaining to why each entity was right for that model. There was a discussion on the factors in starting a business in relation to laws and regulation each business model should consider. In the second section it was a discussion on a construction scenario in which I described the elements of what was going on and how laws and regulation will play a role on the decision to be made. References
ExpertHub.com. (2011, Spring). www.smallbusinesslawfirms.com. Retrieved from http://www.smallbusinesslawfirms.com/resources/business/business-structures/chossing-right-business-entity.htm U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. (2010, January). Securities Act of 1933. Retrieved from http://www.sec.gov/about/laws.shtml
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Describing it as "bold and heroic", lord mayor Clover Moore said the cloud arch would be "the most significant artwork built in Australia in decades". "It will become an icon synonymous with Sydney and help raise our city's profile on the world stage." Cr Moore defended the cost increase on the grounds the investment would be "paid many times over" through "hundreds of thousands of visitors who will visit Sydney to view the artwork".
It was always a ridiculous conceit, but the redesign captures even less of the pretentious "cloud" artibabble of the original; now it looks like…a leaf. As expected, the cost has ballooned; it's now an estimated $11.3 million, three times the original $3.5 million price tag (see Is Sydney's Cloud Arch sculpture just a giant logo?).
Why does Sydney need to spend $11.3 million on the Clover leaf when: (a) it's already lucked way more icons that most cities i.e. harbour, opera house, bridge, Bondi; (b) the probability of deliberately creating another world "icon" is vanishingly small; (c) the public space will look fine and function perfectly well without it; (d) it conveys nothing about its immediate context, or Sydney, or Australia; (e) it's in a public space that belongs to all of metro Sydney, yet it's unpopular outside of a select group; (f) the opportunity cost of $11 million is high; (g) the tourism angle is hype; sounds like the fantastical promises of the Olympics and the Grand Prix; (h) the final, buildable version is markedly less interesting than the original proposal.
What's the motivation for the Clover leaf? Is it (a) another demonstration of Sydney's historical cultural cringe?; (b) a memorial to longstanding Lord Mayor, Clover Moore?; (c) a win for the art industry who see any colonisation of public places as a good thing? This version is a let-down. But at least the execrable milk crate proposed for Belmore Park will be taken off the table to fund the cost blowout.
NSW will host an Aerotropolis 2026 summit in the middle of next year, calling for international investment proposals and ideas on how to build Badgerys Creek airport as an integrated new city that will boost the economy of western Sydney. "This will change lives," she said, of the expected jobs boost from the aerotropolis.
Great! That's western Sydney taken care of, right? Actually, no. It should be understood that "aerotropolis" is essentially a fashionable name for a cluster of airport-related businesses (see Is this the way we'll live next?). Consider that like all major airports, Melbourne's Tullamarine has such a cluster; it's the second largest suburban job concentration in the Melbourne metro area. But despite that, it's only got 2% of all metro jobs, not all of which are airport-related (see Where are the suburban jobs?). Unlike Tullamarine, Badgerys Creek has the disadvantage of a really big competitor who dominates the market; it'll be many decades before it produces even as many jobs as Tullamarine.
It's time for a cold shower. Badgerys Creek is a boon for western Sydney but it's not even close to "the answer" so many politicians like to suggest it is. Ms Berejiklian tosses in the idea of an economic zone to offer businesses tax breaks, but that's primarily a federal decision. It's not clear why the Commonwealth should provide tax breaks for investment when we're clearly not happy with the likes of Google not paying their fair share of tax. Nor is it obvious that firms will choose to locate in western Sydney to be near the new airport in preference to locating near Kingsford Smith where they get proximity to the huge concentration of firms in the CBD and inner city, as well as harbourside and ocean living.
And why can't the Herald spell the Premier's name correctly?
Ms Berejiklian, having inspected that technology first hand, has become more of a supporter. Although her words ("It's getting closer to the time we can start thinking about it … ") leave her plenty of room for manoeuvre, she is right that any such project should be an interstate link from the start.
There's an argument for looking seriously at faster rail links between nearby locations like Sydney and Newcastle, but Ms Berejiklian's insistence on conceiving HSR as an interstate link is dubious and smacks of politicking.
The case for providing a massive public subsidy (over $100 Billion) to build east coast HSR so that it can compete with, or replace, the existing market-provided public transport system (i.e. planes) has not been made. This issue continues to bubble along because it serves the interests of politicians (visionary!) and rent-seekers (money!). There are much more compelling uses for public funds e.g. intra-urban transport (see Is High Speed Rail our National Boondoggle? and Will business really pay for High Speed Rail?).
There are aspects of neighbourhoods with lots of high-density development that compound the challenges lower-income and vulnerable residents face… This gentrification hurts lower-income residents in two main ways: it changes neighbourhoods for the residents who remain; and it pushes people out of these neighbourhoods to more disadvantaged areas. Anyone who's observed the changes in suburbs like Redfern, Richmond, Northbridge and St Kilda will be familiar with gentrification.
The key problem isn't high density; it's gentrification. Lower income and vulnerable residents were largely displaced from inner city suburbs by households with more money (including singles who could share rent) well before the current post-2000 apartment boom. Gentrification of suburbs like Carlton and Paddington was complete in the 1980s.
Apartment living is the new norm in Australia. As the nursery rhyme says, when it's good it's very, very good, but when it's bad it's horrid. If these homes are poorly designed, poorly built, poorly maintained or poorly managed, they are poor places to live. The market-led housing model that underpins Australia's compact city policies has meant that people with less money get a poorer product. Few planners or politicians have adequately acknowledged these inequities.
Notwithstanding the title of this piece, the authors argue that apartment living isn't just different for the poor, it's harder. It's a relevant point. We should bear in mind, though, that almost everything is harder for the poor. The authors emphasise the failings of the "market-led housing model", but I think lower income and vulnerable residents are also at a disadvantage when housing is provided in other ways e.g. by government. The history of public housing in Australia isn't exemplary.
Only a quarter of households in the study installed and used the devices successfully. 26 per cent didn't try the devices at all, and a further 24 per cent attempted to install at least one but were unsuccessful. The remaining 24 per cent managed the installation but abandoned using the devices because they found them inconvenient or not useful.
There's a big issue implicit in this story that's almost always skirted around; we don't all have equal cognitive ability. As technology gets more complex, there's a portion of the population who will struggle to master it. It's not just tech; in the previous section on apartment living, the authors note that strata title dispute resolution mechanisms are complex, putting those without the resources to negotiate at a disadvantage. This is a growing cause of inequality.
The government might do well to plug into policies driving the demise of the fossil-fuelled car… Key among such strategies is committing to a date after which all cars sold must be electric. France and Britain, for example, have nominated 2040.
Is 2040 a reasonable target date for Australia? We'd have to convert a large proportion of electricity generation to renewables, expand capacity to meet the new demand from electric vehicles, and account for the 42% of transport that's used by trucks. Another issue is the increase in driving that would inevitably occur if electricity for transport isn't taxed like petrol/diesel. That would be hard and indicates we need to be thinking much harder right now about how road space is priced. See also Are electric vehicles a game changer?
This is a timely warning. It's not enough to have a congestion pricing system; it must be designed and implemented well. A key problem in London is the charge doesn't vary by time of day. Another is there're too many exempt vehicles e.g. taxis. One reason congestion hasn't been beaten in London is road space was reduced e.g. given over to pedestrians, cyclists, public transport; but that's a hugely important benefit (see Revealed: how average speed of London traffic has plummeted to just 7.8mph and A History of Downtown Road Pricing).


Alice Walters, in her article titled "Slow Food Nation" rightly says that "every decision we make about food has personal and global repercussions," since the evidence for it abound. Walters brings up the issue that Americans seem to agree that the typical American diet makes us sick; but that however, most people "still haven't acknowledged the full consequences--environmental, political, cultural, social and ethical--of our national diet." She emphasized on the irony that agricultural policies have made good, wholesome food, apparently more expensive than unhealthy fast food.
Although Walter makes a great case for eating more organic, wholesome foods, she fails to address in this article the issue of animal suffering in modern agriculture. If a beef hamburger is so cheap and unhealthy in this country, it has a lot to do with the way we raise animals as simple commodities with no regard to their God-given rights.


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Why? That was the question on my mind as I sat down to watch The Wicker Man. Why bother remaking a film which is so well crafted and so much a product of its particular time and place? Of course, Hollywood has never shown a great deal of thought or imagination when revamping films from the past; but even so, a Hollywood version of The Wicker Man never seemed like a good idea. What could writer/director Neil Labute bring to a new version of The Wicker Man which would make its existence worthwhile?
After viewing this startlingly inept remake, I was no closer to answering those questions. The film strips away everything that made Robin Hardy's 1973 film feel so special, and what's left on screen is a ghastly mish-mash of flashbacks, red herrings, bad acting and atrocious storytelling. The film has been given a weird feminist slant which doesn't work in any way, and even when The Wicker Man comes with one of cinema's most chilling endings already as part of the package, Labute and co. still manage to screw it up.
This new take on The Wicker Man follows the original's basic story but doesn't capture any of its soul. Nicolas Cage is traffic cop Edward Malus, and the film opens with him failing to rescue a mother and daughter from a burning car (after a crazily implausible accident). The incident leaves Malus traumatised, and a traumatised Nicolas Cage is not a pretty sight. Right from the start it's quite clear that Cage has been horrendously miscast, and his attempt to act his way out of trouble is painful to watch. The actor has been on a good run of form recently, giving understated and smart performances which display his strengths; but this brash turn, full of face-pulling and fluctuating speech patterns in which he'll turn one line into an croaky drawl while belting out the next at full volume, is a horrible performance which is all wrong for the picture.
But let's get back to the plot, shall we? While taking some time off to recuperate, Malus receives a letter from a old flame who is now living on the remote island of Summersisle, begging him to come to the island and find her ten year-old daughter who has disappeared without a trace. Intrigued, Cage decides to take the plunge, but from the minute he sets foot on Summersisle it's clear he would be well advised to hop right back on that seaplane and get the hell out of there. This is one strange place, and while the original Wicker Man presented us with a community that was just a little odd, and then slowly developed the sense that something dreadful was about to happen, Labute's version tries to give us the creeps right away. It fails.
Neil Labute always seemed like an odd choice to write and direct this version of The Wicker Man, but he tries to make his presence felt by focusing on the sexual politics of Summerisle, which he does with his usual lack of subtlety. The main product on the island is honey, hence the large amount of beehives dotted around the place, and the structure of the human population also somewhat resembles that of a beehive. Sister Summerisle (Ellen Burstyn) acts as queen bee, and the society she lords it over is a matriarchal one in which men are simply mute drones, used only for manual labour and breeding. Perhaps it was the desperate desire to be seen as a fresh take on the story which inspired Labute to go down this route, but it's a major misjudgement. The island's set-up is silly and never for a moment convincing, and it leads to some unpleasant scenes later on. I know these crazy ladies are trying to kill him, but I really don't need to see Nicolas Cage karate-kicking a 23 year-old woman in the face and knocking another woman out with a punch to the temple.
A remake of The Wicker Man seems like a particularly inappropriate outlet for Labute to display his usual tiresome misogyny., and despite the island's strong female presence Labute leaves his actresses adrift without a decent character or line between them. Burstyn is second-billed after Cage, but her role is little more than an extended cameo and she can't match the dignified presence or understated menace Christopher Lee brought to his Lord Summerisle in 1973. Burstyn is also hindered by the badly CGI-d bees which provide a distracting presence during her scenes, especially when they cause a bug-eyed Cage to repeatedly slap himself in a comical fashion. Elsewhere, a coolly effective Molly Parker is probably the pick of the bunch and her scene in the classroom is one of the film's highlights; but Frances Conroy, Leelee Sobieski and Kate Beahan make little impact.
It seems Labute and Cage have completely lost sight of what made the original film such a terrific experience. Robin Hardy's The Wicker Man blended together a number of unlikely elements - religion, sex, folk music, paganism - and gave it a Hammer horror edge to create something truly unique. Edward Woodward's Sergeant Howie was a repressed, pious and officious character who pushily made his investigations round the island, experiencing a deepening sense of outrage at their godless antics but failing to see where his own path was leading; and his resistance of Britt Ekland's temptation sealed his fate. The film is a surprisingly multi-layered examination of faith, and it's this subtext which really drives it and gives the climax its powerful charge. The sight of the deeply religious Howie screaming "Oh God! Oh Jesus Christ!" when he first sees the Wicker Man is a more powerful moment than anything this remake can offer, and when Labute chooses to excise all of these elements in his new version, he's losing the film's raison d'être.
Instead, the film is utterly lacking in tension and atmosphere. Labute tries to generate a bit of drama with frequent shots of Cage jogging around the island like a man who's just missed his bus (or cycling, when it gets really exciting), and he awkwardly shoehorns a number of near-death experiences into the narrative, none of which seem particularly threatening or interesting. The story is clumsily put together, with far too many flashbacks bogging down the narrative, and Labute's constant recourse to cheap jumps and scenes in which Malus mistakenly thinks he spots the girl are insultingly rote. In fact much of The Wicker Man is so clumsy and misguided it provokes unintentional laughter. In the final half-hour Nicolas Cage resorts to running around the island with his arms flapping and eyes bulging while shouting every single line at the top of his voice; and if The Wicker Man does nothing else, then at least the sight of Cage stumbling through the woods dressed as a grizzly bear is guaranteed to brighten up your day.
But what about that ending, how can you possibly mess that up? Well, the central horror of what happens during The Wicker Man's climax is such that the recreation here can't fail to have some sort of impact, and these final moments are indeed the only scenes in the picture which seem alive, which seem to have something genuine at stake. But Labute still does his best to destroy the gift finale he has been handed. The sound of Cage being tortured off-screen is hilarious when it should be brutal; but after the Wicker Man had burnt to the ground and the screen had faded to black, I felt the sequence had still retained much of its potency. However, Labute isn't quite finished yet, and we're saddled with a "six months later" coda which is senseless, stilted, badly acted and feels like something tacked on at the last minute just to soften the blow a little. It saps whatever power the climactic scenes had managed to generate, and it's just the last in a long line of terrible decisions which turn this film into a joke.
The original version of The Wicker Man is a classic, and one can only hope this new release will cause those who haven't seen it to seek it out. As for Labute's film? It's a redundant and witless travesty which only deserves one fate - let it burn.


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Country: Denmark, France, USA
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Colwood mayor David Saunders congratulates mayor-elect Carol Hamilton on her election win. The inaugural meeting of Colwood's new council is Dec. 5.
Hamilton elected Colwood's next mayor
Newcomers Lukens, Martin and Harvey, and incumbents Logan, Day and Cullington will join Hamilton on Colwood's next council
Carol Hamilton will lead Colwood's next council.
Voters ousted Colwood's longest serving councillor, Ernie Robertson, who had served five terms, favouring instead newcomers Shari Lukens, Rob Martin and Teresa Harvey and incumbents Couns. Gordie Logan, Cynthia Day and Judith Cullington.
Much of the newly elected city council celebrated their success at Crossroads pub Saturday night, toasting their champaign glasses to what they promised would be a positive and welcoming council.
"This is the best group I could hope for," four-term coun. Logan said, throwing his arms over the shoulders of his new colleagues. He and Day are now tied as the longest serving councillors.
Hamilton, however, was the centre of attention. After serving one term as councillor, she ran unsuccessfully for mayor in 2008, coming in 300 votes behind Dave Saunders.
With Saunders stepping aside after a single term, Hamilton believes her commitment to serving multiple terms was a draw for voters.
"I think Colwood voted for consistency. They want somebody who's going to be their mayor long term," Hamilton said.
Hamilton beat Coun. Brian Tucknott by 370 votes, despite his promise for a zero tax increase. Former-councillor Jason Nault was a distant third in the mayoral race.
Mayor Saunders was at the pub to congratulate Hamilton. He said he's eager to be free of the mayor's duties at the beginning of December.
"I expect it will be a smooth transition," Saunders said. "I think this is great for Colwood. The Hamiltons are a longtime family in the community and they've always been community-minded, just as the Saunders have."
Saunders was mostly quiet during the lead up to the election. He didn't endorse a candidate and was vacationing with his family in Mexico during the final week of the campaign.
But two days before the vote, he released a statement to media to refute claims made by some candidates regarding the City's financial operations.
"The City is not operationally bankrupt as has been claimed," he wrote in the statement, adding that City departments "most certainly aren't overstaffed or overpaid."
He didn't name specific candidates in his release, but there was an unofficial slate of candidates who insisted the City's finances were mismanaged. They included Couns. Tucknott and Robertson, and newcomers Rick McKay, Bill Wagner and Duane MacNeill—none of whom were elected. The only one elected from the group was Harvey, a first-time candidate.
The most popular vote for councillor was, surprisingly, a newcomer. Lukens, a former figure skater, had support of over 60 per cent of voters and came out 180 votes ahead of any incumbent.
Lukens credits long hours campaigning, saying she knocked on over 3,000 doors.
"My knuckles are raw and I need a new pair of shoes," she joked. "I think this is going to be a great council to work with—it's a good balance of experience and new energy."
Martin, another newcomer, also took his seat by a healthy margin. He was the fourth chosen for six seats, collecting just a few more votes than coun. Cullington.
"It's humbling," Martin said. "I'm proud I won this with a positive campaign. …This is my first time running for office of any sort."
Voter turnout in Colwood was 27 per cent, the same as the 2008 election. The inaugural meeting of the newly elected council is Dec. 5.
The unofficial vote count is as follows:
Colwood mayor candidates/votes:
Carol Hamilton – 1,412 (elected)
Brian Tucknott – 1,042
Jason Nault – 621
Colwood council candidates/votes:
Shari Lukens – 1,881
Gordie Logan – 1,701
Cynthia Day – 1,651
Rob Martin – 1,645
Judith Cullington – 1,629
Teresa Harvey – 1,490
Not elected:
Rick McKay – 1,368
Bill Wagner – 1,322
Ernie Robertson – 1,245
Duane MacNeill -811
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Philip Roth (1933-2018): The Ideal Writer
May 26, 2018 by Kaveh Mousavi
Philip Roth (1933-2018): The Ideal Writer May 26, 2018 Kaveh Mousavi
Philip Roth passed away a few days ago. As he had stopped writing since 2010, in a way his death was not a great loss for literature, as his death led to no unwritten novels anyway. Roth had already taken his place in the pantheon of great novelists long before his passing. But still the loss of the flesh and blood person led to many retrospectives on the writer, on his literary merit (one of the greatest), on whether the fact that he didn't receive a Nobel was an injustice (yes), whether or not he was a self hating Jew or a misogynist (that's the wrong question to ask). But today I want to look at his legacy from another perspective, of the kind of the writer he was, and why he was an ideal writer in the way that he was a writer.
Roth's devotion to his writing was only of the literary kind. He wasn't trying to represent his demographic through "narrations", he didn't aim to change the world through writing, he didn't even necessarily have any regards for entertaining the reader. All of those are, of course, valid forms of writing and can lead to literary greatness – to Maya Angelous, George Orwells, Stephen Kings. But equally valid was Roth's endeavor, to perfect what is not the sole function of literature, but the only one exclusive to it.
A work of literature has an internal truth to it, and Philip Roth was more than anything loyal to this internal truth. This truth is in the internal consistency of the characters, to always follow the internal logic of their characters. It is to never shy away from complexity of any given subject, to never divert your eyes away from the darkness of human soul. If a writer is fearless enough to follow this path of unrelenting truth, they might be able to stumble upon something universal, something that people beyond your age and place can always find empathy within your pages. Philip Roth was such an author. Philip Roth doggedly pursued his characters and never shied away from going where they took them, to see all the contradictions within their worlds. He dealt with many subjects.
He wrote about loss and grief, and the fear of death, and managed to capture the utter darkness of this painful subject with no capitulation to need for consolation. It's painful to read an unnamed narrator ponder about his death in Everyman (2007) and consequently feel the crushing pressure of your own death, but the most masterful depiction of Rothian grief was in his last novel, Nemesis (2010), about which I have written before, in what might be his bleakest novel, about a teacher who grows to hate God after polio kills many of his students and colleagues. He was not entirely bleak, but extremely touching when he wrote of his own father's death in Patrimony: A True Story (1991).
He wrote about unfulfilled desires, and when he looked at masculinity, he did not shy away from portraying all its toxicity. He displayed all the anger emanating from it in Portnoy's Complaint (1969), he displayed the way it can reduce a man to rage and jealousy in The Dying Animal (2001) and culminated in a man masturbating on a grave in Sabbath's Theater (1995). This unflinching portrayal of toxic masculinity, coupled with a general indifference to female characters, has led many people to call him a misogynistic author. But I believe the world would be lacking without Philip Roth's honest portrayals of toxic masculinity and unfulfilled desire.
He wrote about his Jewishness. He wrote about it satirically in Goodbye, Columbus (1959) and Portnoy's Complaint, he wrote about it in its complexity in his reimagining of Anne Frank in The Ghost Writer (1979), but he also captured the horror of facing fascism as a Jewish person in The Plot Against America (2004), and even defensively in what is (in my opinion) one of his lesser novels, Operation Shylock: A Confession (1993).
He also wrote about writing itself. He faced the very act of writing with the same raw honesty that he faced his themes with. He faced the failures of the act of writing, he faced the elusive nature of the truth he sought, he pictured the insecurities of the writer with the same integrity as he faced the insecurities of death and desire and ethnicity. Some of his works dealing with this theme are The Prague Orgy (1985), Deception: A Novel (1990), The Humbling (2009), and of course, what I consider to be his greatest masterpiece, American Pastoral (1997).
Philip Roth will be remembered as a writer. And as a writer, he symbolized the writerly virtues completely, and wrote a large number of masterpieces. When the dust settles and the time passes, when all of us are dead and our concerns and issues long transformed, he will be remembered as what he really was, and only that: a towering giant of literature.
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Taking place from Thursday, February 14th – Saturday, December 23rd, 2019, the festival promises to deliver larger-than-life laughs as it unites today's funniest comedy stars.
Gabriel Iglesias – Monday, February, 18 | Queen Elizabeth Theatre | 7:00 p.m.
Spend Family Day with Gabriel Iglesias, one of America's most successful stand-up comedians who performs to sold-out audiences around the world. Unlike many in the stand-up world, Iglesias' globally appealing comedy stays mostly clean and his non-controversial material appeals to audiences of all ages and walks of life.
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Howie Mandel & Friends – Thursday, February, 14 | Orpheum | 7:00 p.m.
Join Howie as he hosts a fun-filled evening of laughs featuring some of the most talented comics in the game. Howie Mandel has remained a constant force in show business for over 30 years. Mandel is executive producer of many shows, including NBC's Take It All and Howie Do It, TBS' Deal With It, FOX's Mobbed and more.
Currently on NBC's America's Got Talent, Howie, alongside ICM acquired Montreal's Just For Laughs Group. Mandel will also be next seen hosting the reboot of CNBC's Deal or New Deal.
Aziz Ansari (Road To Nowhere) – Friday, February, 15 | Queen Elizabeth Theatre | 7:00 p.m., 9:30 p.m.
Comedian, actor, writer, producer and director, Aziz Ansari, got his start in the beloved television series, NBC's Parks and Recreation. In 2015, he became one of the only headlining comedians to ever sell out New York City's Madison Square Garden. His two sold-out performances at the legendary arena were filmed for his fourth comedy special, AZIZ ANSARI: LIVE AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, which was released on Netflix in March 2015 to rave reviews.
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Fred Armisen: Comedy for Musicians but Everyone is Welcome – Saturday, February 16 | Vogue | 9:30 p.m.
Dave Attell – Thursday, February 14 | Vogue | 9:30 p.m.
Dave Attell is an actor, writer, and stand-up comedian, most widely recognized from his current Bumping Mics tour with fellow comic Jeff Ross, which was filmed as a three-part docuseries for Netflix, released in late 2018. He's also the host of Comedy Central's Insomniac with Dave Attell, which has earned him a notable cult following. After breaking out on CBS' The Late Show with David Letterman in 1993, Attell has since worked as a writer on NBC's Saturday Night Live, as well as been featured on several HBO comedy specials, his first in 2008 titled Captain Miserable. Attell is praised for his Comedy Central stand up series Dave Attell's Comedy Underground, as well as his one-hour special Road Work, now streaming on Netflix. With roles in many comedy films, including Universal Pictures' Funny People and Trainwreck, Dave Attell has also appeared in the HBO series Crashing.
Steve-O: The Bucket List – Sunday, February 17 | Vogue | 9:30 p.m.
Steve-O, (a.k.a. Stephen Glover) was willing to do whatever it took to become famous, so he began to pitch his ridiculous home videos to various film producers. Eventually, his videos made it into the hands of Jackass creator, director and producer, Jeff Tremaine, who was working with the infamous Johnny Knoxville to create a stunt-based reality show, MTV's Jackass. The rest is history. As a New York Times bestselling author for his memoir Professional Idiot, Steve-O has established himself as a force in the world of stand up. His first hour special, Guilty as Charged aired on Showtime to rave reviews. Steve-O is now performing on his Bucket List Tour, a multi-media comedy experience that includes screening footage of some of his most elusive and outlandish stunts.
In addition to all of this, the JFL NorthWest Block Party, a free multi-day event will be back in downtown Vancouver.
Providing a space for comedy lovers to unite, enjoy and connect, the JFL NorthWest Block Party will feature Just For Laughs Gags on the big screen, games, live music, food trucks and maybe some surprise guests.


actually still seems to be running but no subscribers.
Is there a new global beacon service that we can all use?
able to run a service like the ncsa or dast.nlanr.net used to?
Do people want to change over to dbeacon?


The constitution of the PCA, which is under the authority of the inerrant Word of God, consists of its doctrinal standards set forth in the Westminster Confession of Faith, together with the Larger and Shorter Catechisms, and the Book of Church Order.
The PCA is also a member of NAPARC (North American Presbyterian and Reformed Council).
For more info on the PCA go to www.pcanet.org.
If you are looking for a PCA Church some where else in Kansas or in the world for that matter, search the PCA Church directory .


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Passionately Devoted
Xue Jia was rushing at Yan Qingcheng, determined to kill her.
Jiang Chen's eyes were filled with coldness as he flew into a rage. He would definitely lose control and sweep through the entire Eight Lineages Silver River if anything happened to Yan Qingcheng. Hence, he tried to break through the third formation desperately and recklessly.
Jiang Chen immediately blocked Xue Jia's path like a shooting star. Xue Jia then struck out a formidable blow which shocked the mountains and rivers. Even though there was a huge difference between Jiang Chen and Xue Jia, JIang Chen managed to remain unmoved in front of Xue Jia, trying to bear the trembling heart and wiped the blood on the corner of his lips. He would rather die before his defeat as it would threaten Yan Qingcheng's safety.
"Just fight me first if you want to harm a hair on her head." Jiang Chen calmly said.
At that moment, everyone was startled, including Xue Jia. They had never expected Jiang Chen, a Middle Heavenly God, to hold back Xue Jia. In spite of injuries, he impressed everyone, they were in awe with his overwhelming aura.
Yan Qingcheng witnessed all of these. She felt touched by Jiang Chen. However, she was confused why he was devoted passionately to her when she did not even know who he was.
Jiang Chen did not take a glance at Yan Qingcheng because he was clear that nothing would be comparable with her and he would not feel regret even if he lost his life. He was bound to stand in front of her, provide protection and shelter for her. Although she had forgotten him, he still had his eyes on her. He could still remember those times that Yan Qingcheng used to follow the same path as him. How could he allow anyone to hurt her now?
"I am still wondering why you have done all these for me."
Yan Qingcheng murmured under her breath.
A light of gratitude came into her eyes. She was not someone with a heart of stone even though she vowed to face everything without mercy in order to become the strongest.
To become the strongest expert, she needed to cut off the thread of love and break the bonds that hold her back.
Unfortunately, Jiang Chen was destined to be dragged down. At the moment, his beloved woman was the most important person who meant the world to him.
"Lad, I will fulfil your dream if you can't wait to die now so that you can stay together with her forever. I will take your life with her."
Xue Jia was holding the Silver Snowflake Spear in his hand, wielding it with great skill. Jiang Chen was astonished, and reminded himself not to underestimate the strength of a Divine King Realm expert. Jiang Chen was holding the Heavenly God Sword and approached slowly. Moreover, he had already suffered from Xue Jia's strong blow previously. It was impossible for a Half-stepped Divine King to be compared to that of a Divine King. Although the Half-stepped Divine King Realm was merely one step away from the Divine King Realm, there was a world of difference.
With the help of the Dragon Transformation, Jiang Chen became exceedingly strong, but he was still struggling to fight with him. If Xue Jia was not severely wounded during his battle against the Old Toad, Jiang Chen would undoubtedly suffer a terrible defeat.
However, Jiang Chen was unwilling to admit defeat. He realized that the only way to defeat Xue Jia was by strategy, not by a forceful attack.
"The Heavenly Palace Exterminating Formation is unleashed. I didn't mean to do it but you asked for it. Hahaha."
Dou Hongming burst into laughter while looking at Jiang Chen. Now that the formation was activated, all he had to do now was to wait. While two dogs are fighting for a bone, a third runs away with it. He would be the one who gained the benefits when Jiang Chen and Xue Jia had a life and death battle. Eventually, the Great Bright Lord's Relic would belong to him.
"Let's see if this Heavenly Palace Exterminating Formation can constrain me."
Jiang Chen said with a slight smile and full of confidence.
At the moment, the Dragon Profound Jade Amour Formation was completely formed by Jiang Chen. While those strong experts who had been saved by Jiang Chen were assembled within ten miles.
"The Dragon Profound Jade Amour Formation can at least shield you guys from danger. Remember not to step out of the formation."
Jiang Chen glanced at She Zhen and the Li Lei brothers.
Even though Jiang Chen did not know most of them, he would not leave them alone since he had saved their lives. And besides, She Zhen and the others were included.
"My life's savior……"
Li Peng was touched by Jiang Chen's action as he had never thought that Jiang Chen was this kind and affectionate. His strength and spirit was truly impressive. Even those from Eight Lineages Silver River were showing great respect to him. After settling down all of them, he was bound to engage in the intense battle with Xue Jia with his back to the wall. Win or lose, Jiang Chen was surging up into the sky.
"He is trying to burn the bridges behind him."
She Zhen whispered calmly. However he failed to stay calm in his heart. Jiang Chen was truly affectionate. He was determined to fight the lord of the Eight Lineages Silver Master alone to save his beloved woman at all cost. Everyone was showing admiration and awed by his high morality.
She Xinying turned away her head instantly. She could still remember the time that Eight Lineages Silver River was shattered terribly while Jiang Chen's overbearing figure was burned in her brain.
"You're a good man, you're a wolf and lots of lamb has been lost because of you. You're a good man, you're the strongest in the world and countless heroes are heartbroken because of you. You're a good man, you're as bright as the sun, young and frivolous. You're a good man, the sky will turn into your clothes. Put on your armour and your name will resound through ages. You're a good man, forge ahead the winds and the waves, soars freely in the boundless heaven......"
She Xinying's voice was pleasant and melodious. It was a touching marvellous song from her hometown which fit perfectly for Jiang Chen's situation at the moment.
However, this relationship was dead and gone even before it started. So what she could do was think about him in this way and keep the memory of this upright and high-minded hero in her mind forever.
"If there is a life after death, I could become a dust on your shoulder."
She Xingying murmured under her breath, turned her back with sharp determination and shed tears in her eyes. She had grown mature from a young girl in this journey to Tian Qi Mountain Range. Sometimes, we needed to learn how to grow tougher and stronger by ourselves as no one would experience the suffering hard times for you.
Jiang Chen was someone shining brightly like the sun while She Xinying would stay away from him. No matter if it was a success or failure, at least she knew that she had been in love with this man and she could die without regret.
"Is it the Dragon Profound Jade Amour Formation? This is a Mid grade Defence Formation. You made me feel impressed and astonished once again, kid."
When Dou Hongming saw the Dragon Profound Jade Amour Formation, he was stunned for a second. He realized that it would be impossible for the Heavenly Palace Exterminating Formation to break through this Dragon Profound Jade Amour Formation within a short time.
The Heavenly Palace Exterminating Formation was a formation which could ravage an entire place. The moment it was launched, it was too late to turn back. Everything in the formation was destined to be destroyed and turned into ashes at the end.
"Xue Jia. Even though your son is dead, you were the one who spared the rod and spoil your child, you are supposed to die today. Hahaha."
The Old Toad's eyes were full of resentment and grief. The pain of losing a child made him lose control and conceived his profound hatred for the Eight Lineages Silver River. Although Xue Ying was dead, he swore to take Xue Jia's life to bury together with his son.
"You guys can never imagine how terrifying the Heavenly Palace Exterminating Formation is. But I hope you all can enjoy it."
Dou Hongming burst into laughter.


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Looking for a good laugh while also watching some of the most popular K-Pop idols on TV? Look no further. MBC's reality TV show 'It's Dangerous Beyond the Blankets' is just the show for you.
Featuring six South Korean celebrities who are well known to be homebodies, the MBC TV program shows how they interact with each other after becoming roommates. Six celebrities are main but other celebrities also come to the show.
What makes the show more interesting is that while all of them are celebrities, none of them are alike as people. You can check out the cast and detailed information below!
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Update to ADF Battle Casualty Figures
Four Australian soldiers have been medically classified as Wounded in Action (WIA).
On 30 June 2011, an MTF Bushmaster Protected Mobility Vehicle struck an insurgent laid IED in the Chorah District. No casualties were initially reported however one soldier from MTF-3 reported in early August, a wound sustained in the explosion.
Director of Health, Headquarters Joint Operations Command, Group Captain Karen Leshinskas said the soldier had since been returned to Australia, where he is undergoing further treatment.
On 13 August 2011, an IED detonated under a Bushmaster in the Mirabad Valley. Defence reported two MTF-3 soldiers had been wounded in the blast. In mid August a third soldier has now been identified as wounded in the blast. The soldier sustained a minor wound which requires further treatment.
"He has been transferred to the Role 3 Medical Facility at Kandahar where he will receive specialist treatment," Group Captain Leshinskas said.
"Because this wound was sustained as a direct result of the improvised explosive device blast, the soldier has been categorised as wounded in action and is now officially recorded as a battle casualty."
In both cases the soldiers presented for treatment following delayed onset of symptoms.
On August 17, two Australian Special Forces soldiers sustained minor wounds during an operation in the vicinity of Chorah.
They have since received medical treatment and returned to duty.
The soldiers were part of a partnered cordon and search mission, targeting insurgent-laid Improvised Explosive Devices, when they were wounded. Both soldiers continued with their mission and were extracted once the remaining elements of the mission were in place.
23 Australian soldiers have been wounded in action in Afghanistan this year.
A total of 188 Australian soldiers have been wounded in Afghanistan since 2001.


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Sir Ian McKellen Leads Only Make Believe 20th Anniversary Gala
Iris Wiener November 8, 2019 BROADWAY
Actor Sir Ian McKellen and producer Dena Hammerstein celebrated Only Make Believe at a Broadway gala. (Photo)
Actor Sir Ian McKellen and producer Dena Hammerstein celebrated Only Make Believe at a Broadway gala. (Photo: John D. Herz)
Make Believe 20th Anniversary Gala (Click Photos to Enlarge!)
Children's theater company Only Make Believe celebrated its 20th anniversary with a gala featuring appearances by Sir Ian McKellen, Alan Cumming and Hayley Mills.
Broadway's Andy Karl and Orfeh, Brad Oscar, Euan Morton and cast members from Oklahoma!, Wicked and The Book of Mormon performed.
Broadway producer Dena Hammerstein founded the non-profit organization in 1999 and it saw its first gala Off-Broadway soon thereafter.
Only Make Believe brings the magic of theater to chronically ill and disabled children throughout the New York and Washington D.C. metropolitan areas.
McKellen recalled working with the organization in its first year, and reflected on the integral impact it has had on children in its twenty years.
"How many shows have even been on Broadway for that long?" he said, laughing with TheImproper before the gala.
"Only Make Believe brings a little bit of Broadway and a little bit of joy and fun into the lives of kids who are not well, trying to get better while in long-stay hospitals, he added.
"The performers from Only Make Believe help. Their doctors say that they get better quicker, they help the parents, and it even helps the nurses who see the kids laughing and shouting and having a bit of fun."
McKellen recalled first having an affinity for playing Make Believe when he was three years old after having seen a production of Peter Pan outside of London.
"I have been acting for an awfully long time, but it all started with that show," he said.
Directed by Joe DiPietro, the Only Make Believe gala also served as a reminder of the magic of performance.
Brad Oscar (Mrs. Doubtfire) returned to the stage for his ninth time, delivering his rendition of "Betrayed." He performed the number in The Producers when he simultaneously started working with Only Make Believe twenty years ago.
Oklahoma!'s Denver Milord opened the show with "Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin'."
Euan Morton donned his crown from his role as King George III in Hamilton for "You'll Be Back," and The Book of Mormon's Dave Thomas Brown and Cody Jamison Strand brought laughter with "You and Me (But Mostly Me)."
Guests were also treated to a mystifying act from Big Apple Circus's Alan Pagnota and Rafael Ferreira.
Kathryn Allison shared a rendition of "Come Rain or Come Shine."
In the finale, Orfeh and Andy Karl (both of Pretty Woman: The Musical) brought down the house with a medley of hits from their album, Legally Bound, including "You're All I Need to Get By" and "Ain't No Mountain High Enough."
Cumming spoke of the importance of Only Make Believe's mission, recalling "meeting with a young girl dying from cancer,"
He said she was able to write about her fears in song because of the organization, giving her the courage to express herself to her family.
McKellen presented the Sir Ian McKellen Award to Ambassador Theatre Group. The theater company, in addition to providing support for Only Make Believe, allowed him to close his one-man show in London for two nights.
McKellen also performed Ian McKellen On Stage: With Tolkien, Shakesperare, Others…And You! at the Hudson Theatre on Nov. 5th, with all proceeds benefiting Only Make Believe.
"Only Make Believe's mission is such a simple idea, that I wish it were spread across the world, not just across the states," he said.
"I wish it would come to my country. It's such a simple and productive way of theater getting together with its dearest audiences."
For more information about Only Make Believe visit the organization's website.
Alan CummingBroadwayChildrens TheaterDena HammersteinHayley MillsOnly Make BelieveSir Ian McKellen
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Beautifully said and I couldn't agree more with all of it!! Thank you dear Jessica!
Oh Jesa, I can not agree more. Thank you for mentioning it! We need to give back for which we walk….too much taking. Yes, the universe supports (as well as faeries, pixies and the like) about caring and respect. May we walk humble on the Earth and thank Mama each day.


Wed 21st May saw the first of our 'Get More From Data' events which was held at Browns Courtrooms near Leicester Square.
The aim of the event was to get beyond the buzzwords often associated with the analytics industry and look at some practical applications of data and some of the tools that will be enabling this.
First up was Richard Lewis from Model Citizens, talking about the 'Statistical challenges of Big Data'.
Richard described how the ever increasing rise in data volumes required a slightly different approach to more standard methods of passing through the whole dataset multiple times to be able to calculate statistics required for modelling but how it was possible to have a situation to be able to analyse and model where the whole dataset needn't sit in the same location.
The next speaker Simon Field from Revolution Analytics whose presentation followed on neatly from Richard's in that it went on to describe the ever increasing rise in R and how the fact that it is Open Source means that new techniques and set routines (packages) are created at a far greater rate than you'd get with a traditional software vendor.
The extra layer that Revolution Analytics brings is the scalability that is not available with standard R, with the ability to run using multiple cores along with enhanced versions of R packages.
After the break, was a presentation by Dan Barnett from Analysis Marketing/Analysis Recruitment talking about the required mindset of a modern day analyst. The presentation focused more on attitudes required rather than skill-set.
Dan talked about how it was important to have an inquiring mind, to be able to think like a customer as it's people's behaviour that ultimately you're trying to understand and it's not just numbers on a page. He also stressed the need to be questioning of any figures you get, to try and break them to see if any issues exist.
Dan also gave a few practical examples of how with the increasing availability of Open Source tools (R/Tableau Public etc.,) along with Open data such as that available from Census/Government sources, it was easier than ever for an analyst to prove they truly understood data and analytics and it not just being a case of sticking some keywords on a CV.
Next up was Lee Witherell from Fuel UK (part of communications agency Engine). Lee talked about the increasing number of touchpoints an organisation might have with a consumer, how our lives now are dominated by 'looking at rectangles' from smartphones to tablets to TV.
Lee mentioned about the trade off consumers are face with between getting a service (examples included an App created by BUPA) and providing some data in return along with the rise of the 'Quantified Self' (see links at end of this blog).
The final presenter was Scott Lutz from Alteryx whose presentation brought together a lot of the themes mentioned in previous presentations. Alteryx provides an easy to use workflow system to enable users to integrate data, analyse and then output to a range of sources including Tableau/Qlikview along with integration with R, this process means you're not left with a situation where a project might be split into silos where people have their own way of coding and documentation often sketchy.
With the ever-increasing rise in Analytics, tools like Alteryx are going to be vital to provide tools that are analytically minded but not necessarily 'Data Scientists' can use.
We'd like to once again thank all those who attended and the speakers for coming along, it was great to see how in practice tools like R and Alteryx and changing the analytics landscape. If anyone is interested in seeing what Alteryx can do, they can click here to download a 14-Day trial.