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A Mind Spread Out on the Ground Voted as the 2020 Forest of Reading® Evergreen Award™ Winner
Readers across Ontario vote for the best Canadian fiction and non-fiction
October 22, 2020 – Toronto, ON: After months of reading the best in Canadian fiction and non-fiction for adults, readers from over 85 Ontario libraries have chosen Alicia Elliott's A Mind Spread Out on the Ground (Doubleday Canada) as this year's Evergreen Award winner.
A Mind Spread Out on the Ground is a "a bold and profound meditation on trauma, legacy, oppression and racism in North America from award-winning Haudenosaunee writer Alicia Elliott."
"It is uplifting to know that A Mind Spread Out on the Ground was chosen as this year's Evergreen winner," says Erin Kernohan-Berning, chair, Evergreen Award Committee. "Alicia Elliott's important work clearly connected with readers, and I hope that leads to continued learning, understanding, and positive change. I'm grateful to have Alicia Elliott added to the list of Evergreen Award winning authors."
Readers participated in the Evergreen Award program through book clubs, their public libraries, and other community forums. The program is designed for adults and comprised of the best titles in Canadian fiction and non-fiction. It is one of ten programs that form the Forest of Reading, Canada's largest recreational reading program of its kind.
A committee of library professionals chooses the titles nominated for the Evergreen Award that are announced every January. Votes are tallied for the award in the month of September and the award is announced during the kickoff event to Ontario Public Library Week.
About A Mind Spread Out on the Ground: In an urgent and visceral work that asks essential questions about the treatment of Native people in North America while drawing on intimate details of her own life and experience with intergenerational trauma, Alicia Elliott offers indispensable insight into the ongoing legacy of colonialism. She engages with such wide-ranging topics as race, parenthood, love, mental illness, poverty, sexual assault, gentrification, writing and representation, and in the process makes connections both large and small between the past and present, the personal and political—from overcoming a years-long battle with head lice to the way Native writers are treated within the Canadian literary industry; her unplanned teenage pregnancy to the history of dark matter and how it relates to racism in the court system; her childhood diet of Kraft Dinner to how systemic oppression is directly linked to health problems in Native communities. With deep consideration and searing prose, Elliott provides a candid look at our past, an illuminating portrait of our present and a powerful tool for a better future.
Cloud Lake Literary Celebrates Launch of Inaugural Volume as Canada's Newest Literary Magazine
September 11, 2020 – Thunder Bay, ON: Whether you are in search of the next great read or ready to share your next amazing story, Canada's newest literary magazine is providing an inclusive space for all readers and writers as it pushes off from shore into the vast Canadian literary landscape.
Cloud Lake Literary, headquartered in Thunder Bay, ON, is pleased to announce the launch of its inaugural volume on September 11, 2020. This digital publication proudly published eleven writers and four artists from across Canada.
"We are thrilled to showcase writers and artists from across the country with a wide range of themes and varying tones to their work. No two stories are alike which should make reading a surprising experience for our audience. You're bound to find something you'll love in our pages!" says Jodene Wylie, Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Cloud Lake Literary.
In the first issue, readers can expect to experience visits to the dentist (and the lengths we'll go to avoid it), cycling through Montreal, the journey of a red ball, the adventures that come from raising a wild bear, the thrill of aging, and even something for fandom lovers. Meanwhile, its poetry reflects on music, on darkness, and on the light in the woods. While our artists show us landscapes and portraits that will capture you.
Cloud Lake Literary has received immense support from the writing community and publishers across Canada. Submissions are already being received for Volume Two, which closes on December 31st, 2020 with publication in March 2021. Meanwhile, readers are visiting their website for reviews and interviews with authors such as Mallory Tater (The Birth Yard) and Waubgeshig Rice (Moon of the Crusted Snow).
"We are eagerly diving into our next batch of submissions. Editors are gearing up for Volume Two and we can't wait to read and see the stories, poetry, and art you have to share," says Wylie.
Cloud Lake Literary is sharing its first volume free to all readers. Visit www.cloudlakeliterary.ca to read Volume One and to learn how you can submit your writing and your art for their next volume.
For more information or further questions, please contact Jodene Wylie at contact@cloudlakeliterary.ca.
Editors Canada announces 2020 national awards and scholarship recipients
June 22, 2020 – The Editors' Association of Canada (Editors Canada) has presented 5 national awards, including $4,400 in prize money, to 11 recipients.
Editors Canada's annual awards recognize exceptional editors for their talent and dedication. The association supports the professional development of editors throughout their careers, and is proud to honour the outstanding editors and students in its midst. The cash awards are made possible by Editors Canada and its generous donors.
Tom Fairley Award for Editorial Excellence
Amanda Lewis (Vancouver, British Columbia) received the 2020 Tom Fairley Award for Editorial Excellence. Lewis was awarded the $2,000 prize for her work on Indigenous Relations: Insights, Tips & Suggestions to Make Reconciliation a Reality by Bob Joseph with Cynthia F. Joseph (Page Two).
Michael Leyne (Vancouver, British Columbia)
People Among the People: The Public Art of Susan Point
by Robert D. Watt
(Figure 1 Publishing)
Adele Simmons (Calabogie, Ontario)
Walk the Green Fairways
by Katherine Stevenson Helleur
(Chestnut Lane Creative)
The finalists each received cash awards of $500 in recognition of their outstanding achievements.
Claudette Upton Scholarship
Naomi Racz (Markham, Ontario) received the 2020 Claudette Upton Scholarship. Racz, a student in the Ryerson University Publishing Certificate program and co-founder of Stonecrop Review, a literary journal of urban nature writing, art and photography, was awarded the $1,000 prize to help support her continuing professional development in editing.
Karen Virag Award
Greg Ioannou (Toronto, Ontario) received the 2020 Karen Virag Award. Ioannou received the $400 cash prize for "enriching the editing community in multiple ways for more than 40 years." During this time he created the Editors' Association of Earth (EAE) Facebook group, conceptualized the first international editors conference in 2015 and has taught hundreds of students. Ioannou donated the prize money back to Editors Canada.
Lee d'Anjou Volunteer of the Year Award
The Editors Canada President's Award for Volunteer Service recognizes outstanding service to the organization by member volunteers. From among the nominations received for the President's Award, one nominee is selected to receive the Lee d'Anjou Volunteer of the Year Award.
Alexandra Peace (Canning, Nova Scotia) was named the Editors Canada Lee d'Anjou Volunteer of the Year for serving as recording secretary for the association's national executive council (NEC) from 2014 to 2019. She was recognized not only for her dedication to this important work, but for the innovative changes and processes she developed that have led to lasting efficiency and effectiveness for the NEC, and increased transparency to Editors Canada members.
Recipients of the 2020 President's Award for Volunteer Service are as follows:
Maxie Bai Martin (Editors Kitchener-Waterloo-Guelph)
Letitia Henville (Editors British Columbia)
Cathy McPhalen (Editors Edmonton)
Lynne Melcombe (Editors British Columbia)
Joanna Odrowaz (Editors Toronto)
Jim Taylor (Editors British Columbia)
About Editors Canada
Additional information about Editors Canada awards can be found online.
Editors Canada began in 1979 as the Freelance Editors' Association of Canada to promote and maintain high standards of editing. In 1994, the word "Freelance" was dropped to reflect the association's expanding focus to serve both freelance and in-house editors. As Canada's only national editorial association, it is the hub for 1,300 members and affiliates, both salaried and freelance, who work in the corporate, technical, government, not-for-profit and publishing sectors. The association's professional development programs and services include professional certification, an annual conference, seminars, webinars, and networking with other associations. Editors Canada has five regional branches: British Columbia; Saskatchewan; Toronto; Ottawa–Gatineau; and Quebec, as well as smaller branches (called twigs) in Barrie, Calgary, Edmonton, Manitoba, Kitchener-Waterloo-Guelph, Hamilton/Halton, Kingston, Nova Scotia, and Newfoundland and Labrador.
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ACP to honour publisher Margie Wolfe and bookseller Sharon Budnarchuk with annual award
June 22, 2020 – The Association of Canadian Publishers (ACP) is pleased to announce that Margie Wolfe, president and publisher of Second Story Press, will receive the 2020 President's Award. ACP is also delighted to award Sharon Budnarchuk, bookseller extraordinaire, with honorary lifetime membership in the association.
President's Award recipient Margie Wolfe has worked in publishing for forty years. Along with three other women, Margie co-founded Second Story Press in 1988. Recognized for its foundational contribution to feminist-inspired works in social justice, human rights, equality, and ability issues for adults as well as young readers, Second Story's authors and their publications have won innumerable awards and have been translated into more than fifty languages. In 2017, Margie was recognized by the Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) for her work in "building a vibrant and inclusive society."
"Margie's publishing vision over the past thirty plus years has been a force field for change," said ACP president, Melissa Pitts. "She seeks out authors and takes on topics that result in new voices and histories storming bestseller lists, changing school curricula, and engaging a new generation of readers. She has given generously of her time to the Canadian publishing industry, not only in her past roles as president of the ACP and Ontario Book Publishers Organization (OBPO), but also through her tireless advocacy and committee work, talks and presentations, and mentorships. Margie's influence on Canadian publishing has been transformative."
A banner year, 1988 was also when Sharon Budnarchuk and her husband, Steve, took charge of Audreys Books, Edmonton's oldest independent bookstore. Sharon, who began her book industry career in 1969, recognized the need for a bookstore to promote local authors. Over the years, Sharon built Audreys' strong offering in Canadian regional history and fiction and the store quickly became not only a significant hub for works by Alberta writers, but also a reading and events venue where all writers and readers aspired to be.
ACP past-president Glenn Rollans, publisher at Brush Education in Edmonton, said, "I am so glad that we have this chance to honour Sharon's extraordinary, generous, discerning, passionate and brave persistence as an independent bookseller during an era and in a city that have been very challenging for this most essential profession. We owe her so much; we are grateful for her work, her generosity, her friendship, and her service to Canadian books and readers."
The President's Award is awarded to ACP members who have made a significant contribution to the Canadian publishing industry and to the ACP. Honorary lifetime membership in ACP is presented to an individual or group who is not a member of ACP, but has made a significant contribution to the association and to the Canadian publishing industry.
This year's awards are being announced in conjunction with ACP's 2020 Annual General Meeting, which will be held online on June 24, 2020. The association looks forward to presenting Margie and Sharon with their awards, and to celebrating their many achievements, at the earliest opportunity.
ACP is the national voice of English-language Canadian-owned book publishers. ACP contributes to the development and maintenance of vibrant, competitive book publishing companies in order to support and strengthen the contribution that Canadian books make to Canada's cultural, economic, and educational landscape.
Kate Edwards, Executive Director
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Access Copyright files Leave to Appeal application with Supreme Court of Canada
June 22, 2020 – On June 22, Access Copyright filed an application with the Supreme Court of Canada for leave to appeal the April 22, 2020 decision of the Federal Court of Appeal in the legal action between the organization and York University.
The Court of Appeal's decision has the potential to irreparably harm creators and publishers by increasing the complexity and cost for them to receive compensation when their works are copied. Today, Access Copyright is seeking leave from the Supreme Court of Canada in the hopes of reversing that harm.
For over 30 years, collective licensing has facilitated the lawful copying and use by the education sector of text-based works created by Canadian creators and publishers, ensuring that they receive fair compensation when their works are copied and used.
When the Copyright Modernization Act expanded "fair dealing" in 2012 to include an exception for education, the majority of schools, colleges and universities across Canada outside of Quebec adopted self-defined "Fair Dealing Guidelines" that led to published works being copied and used without any payment to publishers and creators. As predicted, this uncompensated copying has had a devastating impact on their ability to make a living from their creative efforts and to continue chronicling the stories that speak directly to Canadians.
The Federal Court of Appeal confirmed the trial Judge's decision that the "Fair Dealing Guidelines" adopted by York University were not fair and failed to meet the Supreme Court's test for fair dealing. The Court disagreed with the lower Court by finding that tariffs approved by the Copyright Board are not binding against infringers, creating the kind of market failure that the implementation of the modern collective administration of copyright was designed to address.
The Court of Appeal decision undermines the role of collective societies by making tariffs approved by the Copyright Board optional for infringers. Instead of permitting creators and publishers to collectively address mass copying occurring across the entire education sector, through the enforcement of an approved tariff, the Court of Appeal decision leaves them on their own to pursue these infringers through individual infringement lawsuits. Creators and publishers will now face insurmountable obstacles in detecting and pursuing unauthorized copying activities occurring daily in the thousands of individual educational institutions in Canada. In most cases, the costs and complexity of those infringement proceedings will exceed the recoverable financial award.
"Today's decision by Access Copyright to seek leave to appeal is an important step in upholding the rights of creators and publishers," said Roanie Levy, CEO & President of Access Copyright. "The Federal Court of Appeal decision on the enforceability of tariffs, unless overturned, has far-reaching implications for the future of Canada's creative community."
York University has additionally filed a leave application with the Supreme Court of Canada.
About Access Copyright
For over 30 years, Access Copyright has facilitated content use for educational and professional purposes. Access Copyright has helped people make customized use of published materials combined with an assurance that the original creators and publishers also benefit, so that they can continue creating new and innovative works. This is vitally important to a strong Canadian culture and to all who rely on quality publications.
For general media inquiries:
Amy Cormier, Head of Communications and Marketing, acormier@accesscopyright.ca
2020 Forest of Reading® Winners Announced at Virtual Edition of the Forest of Reading Festival
Readers across the country voted for favourite Canadian titles in readers' choice award program.
June 16, 2020 – The Ontario Library Association (OLA) and the Forest of Reading are excited to announce the winners of the 2020 Forest of Reading Awards, presented at the digital Forest of Reading Festival, a one-day, free event, in partnership with CBC Books.
The 2020 Forest of Reading Award Winners are:
Blue Spruce Award™ Winner: That's Not Hockey by Andrée Poulin and illustrated by Félix Girard (Annick Press)
Silver Birch Express Award® Winner: Megabat by Anna Humphrey and illustrated by Kass Reich (Tundra Books)
Silver Birch Fiction Award® Winner: The Mystery of Black Hollow Lane by Julia Nobel (Sourcebooks)
Yellow Cedar Award: Too Young to Escape: A Vietnamese Girl Waits to be Reunited with Her Family by Van Ho and Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch (Pajama Press)
Red Maple Award™ Winner: No Fixed Address by Susin Nielsen (Tundra Books)
White Pine Award™ Winner: Sadie by Courtney Summers (St. Martin's Press)
On Thursday, June 18, the winners of the French-language Forest of Reading programs (Le prix Peuplier, Le prix Mélèze, and Le prix Tamarac) will be announced, streamed on Curio in partnership with CBC Books.
Since October, over 270,000 children have read nominated books, which include Canadian fiction and non-fiction books by English and French-language authors, and almost 120,000 readers voted in the 2020 program.
The award winners are typically announced in-person at the Forest of Reading Festival in Toronto during May. Due to the challenges that faced the Ontario education sector this past year, all in-person Festival events were cancelled on March 6, 2020. Since then, the COVID-19 crisis ensued, and the OLA had the opportunity to partner with CBC Books to bring the award winner announcement portion of the Festival online.
The Forest of Reading consists of ten programs distinguished by age group and reading level, each with ten nominated titles. The English school-aged programs are Blue Spruce, Silver Birch Express, Silver Birch Fiction, Yellow Cedar, Red Maple, and White Pine. French literature is celebrated through the Peuplier, Mélèze, and Tamarac programs. The adult program, Evergreen, celebrates excellence in Canadian literature. There are 100 nominated titles with ten books in each program.
We recognize the major support from our sponsors Tinlids Inc., CBC Books, The Brandvan Initiative, Toronto Arts Council, First Book Canada, Telling Tales, and the Toronto International Festival of Authors.
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About the Ontario Library Association: The Ontario Library Association (OLA) is a centre of excellence for the library and information sector, with 5,000 members who work in public, school, academic and special libraries. OLA enables members to advocate for the right of individuals to have free and equitable access to information. Our members research, develop and participate in educational programs designed to provide exemplary library services. Signature OLA events include the annual Super Conference and the Forest of Reading® program.
About CBC Books: Home to Canada Reads, Writers & Company with Eleanor Wachtel, The Next Chapter with Shelagh Rogers, Canada Writes and the CBC Literary Prizes, CBC Books connects Canadians with books, encouraging a shared love of reading and writing. For book news, writing challenges, reading lists, book recommendations and more, visit CBCbooks.ca.
About Tinlids: Tinlids Inc. is the official wholesaler for the 2020 Forest of Reading program.
Media and program contacts:
Meredith Tutching
Director, Forest of Reading
Ontario Library Association
Lauren Hummel
Manager, Marketing and Communications
Denounce and Act Against Racism
June 6, 2020 – Canadian Authors Association (CAA) condemns the crimes and injustices committed against Black, Indigenous and other people of colour—all of which have their source in systemic racism. Writers have honed language skills that can be used to rally our communities to act. Those of us who are not BIPOC can listen to, learn from and support those who are; all of us can advocate for change; we can extend hope and stand with those calling for justice; we can solicit, gather and disseminate stories rooted in BIPOC experience; we can engage in difficult discussions about racism; and we can act with compassion and courage. We can help educate. As writers we can be a force for good.
CAA denounces hatred in any form, and to start, will provide communication tools that help combat racism. By reading, looking, watching and/or participating, we can gain greater understanding. To that end, we are preparing a list of reading and viewing material on the topics of racism and oppression for our website. And we are working on other meaningful initiatives that give voice to the BIPOC community. We invite your suggestions for these lists and initiatives by contacting us here.
To quote Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., speaking in 1963, "shallow understanding from people of good will is more frustrating than absolute misunderstanding from people of ill will." CAA seeks to be an agent of greater understanding.
Canadian Authors Call for Action to Stop Illegal Copying
May 4, 2020 – Canadian Authors Association (CAA) joins our fellow creator and publisher organizations in their reactions to the April 22, 2020 Federal Court of Appeal decision in the case of York University v. The Canadian Copyright Licensing Agency (Access Copyright).
In that recent decision, the higher federal court affirmed the lower federal court's 2017 ruling that York University's self-styled "fair dealing guidelines" are, in law, unfair. Since many learning institutions have adopted similar guidelines, the higher court's ruling fortifies the position that the educational community must respect creator rights.
Educators cannot continue to copy illegally according to their own rules. CAA applauds that portion of the higher federal court decision since it balances the rights of users with those of creators. If creators are paid for their work, then users such as Canadian schools will continue to have access to high quality Canadian content.
In the same decision, however, the higher court ruled that Copyright Board-certified tariffs are not mandatory. The Copyright Board tariff process provides both educational institutions and collective societies – such as Access Copyright, in the case of writers and publishers – with a practical, effective method of establishing fair rates for use of creative works. Until now, tariffs were considered mandatory. The decision "deprives creators of fair and affordable payment Read more
Writers Demand Immediate Repair to a Marketplace Plagued by Illegal Copying
April 30, 2020 – The Writers' Union of Canada (TWUC) calls on the federal government to immediately implement Heritage Committee recommendations designed to repair the marketplace for Canadian creativity. Last week's Federal Court of Appeal decision in legal action between Access Copyright and York University illustrates just how damaged and unfair the current legislative framework is for those making their living from authorship and other professional creative work in Canada.
The decision reaffirmed the lower court's opinion that York University engaged in massive amounts of illegal copying, and that their so-called "fair dealing guidelines" are, in fact, unfair. However, at the same time, it gutted the authority of the Copyright Board, to which copyright collectives must turn when users refuse to license content. Absurdly, the appeal court declared that tariffs approved by the Copyright Board are not mandatory, calling into question the future of a regulatory mechanism purpose-built to protect the cultural marketplace.
Canadian publishers call for copyright reform in the face of broken legal framework
April 29, 2020 – The Association of Canadian Publishers (ACP) is frustrated and disappointed by the Federal Court of Appeal's April 22 decision related to the legal action between Access Copyright and York University. Though the Court confirmed the lower-court decision that fair dealing guidelines adopted by York do not meet the Supreme Court's test for fair dealing, it did not uphold the decision that tariffs certified by the Copyright Board are mandatory. In essence, the decision reaffirms that the Canadian education sector has engaged in illegal and unfair copying on a systematic basis, and makes the prospect of enforcement for small-and medium-sized publishers impossible.
"Through Access Copyright, Canadian publishers have participated in the Copyright Board's multi-year tariff process in good faith, and with an expectation of fair and reasonable compensation for the use of their content," said ACP Executive Director Kate Edwards. "The Court of Appeal's decision on mandatory tariffs makes future engagement in this process futile, and leaves small-and medium-sized rightsholders in the untenable position of pursuing compliance on their own, rather than through their collective."
The appeal decision reinforces that Canada's copyright framework is broken. Read more …
Federal Court of Appeal decision a mixed outcome for Canadian creators and publishers
TORONTO (April 24, 2020) – The Federal Court of Appeal's decision issued on April 22 related to the legal action between Access Copyright and York University presents a mixed outcome for Canadian creators and publishers.
In its ruling, the Court has confirmed the lower-court decision that the fair-dealing guidelines adopted by York do not meet the Supreme Court's test for fair-dealing, and has not concurred with the finding that tariffs certified by the Copyright Board of Canada are mandatory.
The Court's decision on fair dealing struck the right balance between the public good that is education and the need to reward creators so that teachers and students continue to be well supported by quality Canadian content.
Regretfully, this important win for creators and publishers starkly contrasts with the finding that tariffs are not mandatory. This is deeply detrimental to a well-functioning copyright regime by rendering the tariff process largely futile. It also deepens the challenges experienced by content creators and publishers to make a sustainable living from their work.
Toronto International Festival of Authors (TIFA) Announces New Director
On Friday, January 31, 2020, TIFA has advised that after an extensive global search, Roland Gulliver has been appointed as the new Director for the Toronto International Festival of Authors (TIFA).
An accomplished cultural leader and recognized internationally, Roland comes to TIFA after 12 years with the prestigious Edinburgh International Book Festival, where he exceeded the high expectations of international audiences, authors, the literary industry, public stakeholders and private sponsors.
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RBC Taylor Prize Emerging Writers Mentorship Program Returns
Launched to great success in 2018, the RBC Taylor Prize and the RBC Foundation today announced the return of this professional development program to support the next generation of Canadian writers.
Five emerging writers, selected from the nation's many fine writing programs, will be paired with the finalists for the 2020 RBC Taylor Prize, an award that honours and celebrates the pursuit of excellence in literary non-fiction. The program is curated by Joe Kertes, Dean Emeritus of the Humber College School of Creative Arts & Performance.
Nadina Taylor, trustee of the Charles Taylor Foundation and daughter of the late Charles Taylor, is one of the main champions of the program. "The mentorship program has been so successful, giving aspiring writers the opportunity to learn from and make connections with the finalists, and indeed the microcosm of the publishing world that is the RBC Taylor Prize."
"At RBC Wealth Management, we believe in supporting the next generation of Canadian artists who are helping to create change and shape our communities by telling our country's unique stories", said Vijay Parmar, President of RBC PH&N Investment Counsel. "That's why we support programs like the RBC Taylor Emerging Writer Mentorship program, which provides an important platform to help advance emerging writers career trajectories."
The five "emergent" writers, who each have an existing body of work, and a non-fiction manuscript close to completion, will correspond with their mentors prior to travelling to Toronto for the Prize weekend, Feb 27 through March 2. They will meet with their mentors, participate in an intensive day of professional development, accompany their mentors through media and events, and participate in the Awards Luncheon on Monday March 2nd.
The five Emergent Writers for the 2020 Mentorship Program are:
Martin Bauman — University of Victoria
Martin Bauman is an award-winning journalist and interviewer, whose work has appeared in the Globe and Mail, Calgary Herald, and Waterloo Region Record, among other places. As host of the Story Untold Podcast, he has interviewed some of Canada's most notable figures, including Rick Hansen and Juno Award-winner Shad. A passionate speaker and mental health advocate, Bauman has been a youth panelist for the Canada-wide Spotlight on Invisible Disabilities Partnership and bicycled solo across Canada to raise funds for services in his hometown of Waterloo, ON. He is writing a memoir about men, depression, and the ways they cope with trauma – told through the 7,000 kilometres he spent on the road.
Sheima Benembarek — Dalhousie University / King's College
Sheima Benembarek is a Moroccan Canadian writer and a magazine publishing professional. She has a Centennial College graduate degree in publishing and is completing a University of King's College MFA in creative nonfiction. Her writing has appeared in the Literary Review of Canada, This, Maisonneuve, Torontoist, and Broadview. She writes about immigrant narratives and intersectional feminism. Her book, Unveiling, is a collection of accounts about the experiences of Muslim women reconciling sexual freedoms and Islam in North America. Are these women truly living in a country that separates church from state or have religious restrictions immigrated along with the community? Unveiling investigates this question.
Kate Black — University of British Columbia
Kate Black's literary journalism has appeared in Eighteen Bridges, Glass Buffalo, New Trail and Maisonneuve, and has won an Alberta Magazine Award. Originally from St. Albert, AB, she now lives in Vancouver, BC. She's completing an MFA in creative writing at the University of British Columbia, where she's writing a short story collection. During the RBC Taylor Prize mentorship program, Kate will be working on a series of essays exploring the social history of West Edmonton Mall and coming of age in suburban Alberta.
Simone Dalton — University of Guelph
Simone Dalton is a writer born in Trinidad-Tobago. She holds an MFA from the University of Guelph, where she received the Constance Rooke and Board of Graduate Studies Research Scholarships. Named by Room Magazine in 2018 as one of the "20 Black Writers to Read All Year Round," her work has been published in The Unpublished City: Volume I, a 2018 Toronto Book Awards finalist, and in the anthology, Black Writers Matter. In 2019, her inaugural short play, VOWS, debuted at Soulpepper as part of RARE Theatre's production, Welcome to My Underworld. She is now working on her first memoir.
Gillian Grant — Humber College
Gillian Grant completed the Humber School for Writers Graduate Certificate in Creative Non-Fiction with a Letter of Distinction in 2019. She was the featured student writer in the Black Box Session: Humber School for Writers, Love & Defiance Podcast at the Toronto International Festival of Authors in 2019. She has had a long career as a broadcast journalist including Mind, Body & Spirit on WTN, The Health Show and Living in Toronto, both on CBC TV. Gillian is currently working on her memoir: Living without Knowing. Life with cancer and the unexpected healing from a First Nations Leader. She lives in Toronto.
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About the RBC Taylor Prize
Established in 1998 by the trustees of the Charles Taylor Foundation and first awarded in 2000, 2020 marks the nineteenth, and final, awarding of the RBC Taylor Prize, which commemorates Charles Taylor's pursuit of excellence in the field of literary non-fiction. Awarded to the author whose book best combines a superb command of the English language, an elegance of style, and a subtlety of thought and perception. All finalists receive $5,000, and the winner receives a further $25,000. All authors are presented with a custom leather-bound version of their shortlisted book at the awards ceremony. All finalists receive promotional support for their nominated titles.
The trustees of the Charles Taylor Foundation are Vijay Parmar, David Staines, Edward Taylor, Nadina Taylor, and Noreen Taylor. The Prize Manager is Sheila Kay.
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Poetry Wins the Grand Prize at the 2019 TD Canadian Children's Literature Awards Gala, with Ebb & Flow by Heather Smith Winning the TD Canadian Children's Literature Award
Toronto, Ontario, October 15, 2019 — The Canadian Children's Book Centre (CCBC) is delighted to announce the winners of its English-language children's book awards. Awarded tonight at a gala event in Toronto, Heather Smith took home the title of most distinguished children's book of the year and $50,000 — the largest cash prize in Canadian children's literature for her book, Ebb & Flow, a middle-grade novel in free-verse. The publisher, Kids Can Press, received $2,500 for promotional purposes. An additional $10,000 was shared among the four finalists for their contributions to Canadian children's literature.
Groundwood Books won three awards out of an impressive total of seven nominations. Africville by Shauntay Grant, illustrated by Eva Campbell, won the Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award; Turtle Pond by James Gladstone, illustrated by Karen Reczuch, won the Norma Fleck Award for Canadian Children's Non-Fiction; and They Say Blue by Jillian Tamaki won the CBC Fan Choice Award. Other winners include Christopher Paul Curtis, Courtney Summers and Michelle Barker.
Seven awards in total were given out:
Ebb & Flow by Heather Smith, won the TD Canadian Children's Literature Award ($50,000)
Africville by Shauntay Grant, illustrated by Eva Campbell, won the Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award ($20,000)
Turtle Pond by James Gladstone, illustrated by Karen Reczuch, won the Norma Fleck Award for Canadian Children's Non-Fiction ($10,000)
The Journey of Little Charlie by Christopher Paul Curtis, won the Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction for Young People ($5,000)
Sadie by Courtney Summers, won the John Spray Mystery Award ($5,000)
The House of One Thousand Eyes by Michelle Barker, won the Amy Mathers Teen Book Award ($5,000)
They Say Blue by Jillian Tamaki won the CBC Fan Choice Award ($5,000)
See the full media release here.
The Women's Caucus of Playwrights Guild of Canada Announces the Recipient of the 2019 Bra d'Or Award
Toronto, Ontario, October 2, 2019 — The Women's Caucus of Playwrights Guild of Canada (PGC) is pleased to announce Pamela Halstead as the winner of the 2019 Bra d'Or Award, which recognizes an individual for promoting and supporting the work of women playwrights in Canada.
PGC received ten nominations for the Bra d'Or Award this year: Andrea Donaldson (Nightwood Theatre), Karen Gross (2b Theatre), Pamela Halstead (PARC), Heather Inglis (Theatre Yes), Karen Jeffery (Sunset Theatre), Ruth Lawrence (Women's Work Festival), Lisa O'Connell (Pat The Dog), Anna Pappas (Ergo Arts), Heidi Taylor (PTC), and Emma Tibaldo (PWM). All are incredible candidates! Read about these amazing women and their nominations HERE. While Women's Caucus members put forth the nominations, all PGC members vote to pick the winner.
As the recipient of the 2019 Bra d'Or Award, Pamela Halstead will be celebrated at PGC's annual Tom Hendry Awards, held Sunday, October 27th at the Toronto Arts and Letter Club. She will also be honoured at a local event in her own community later in the year, and at the annual conference of the Professional Association of Canadian Theatres (PACT) in Montreal in May 2020.
Announcing the 2019 GG Books Finalists
Ottawa, Ontario, October 2, 2019 — The Canada Council for the Arts revealed the 2019 finalists for the Governor General's Literary Awards today.
The 70 finalists were selected by peer assessment committees from some 1,400 books in seven categories in both English and French.
See the full list of finalists here.
It's a great time to update your reading list with our best books of the year!
Stay tuned—the winners will be revealed on October 29, 2019.
We are delighted to administer, fund and promote the Governor General's Literary Awards, one of the oldest and most prestigious literary awards programs in the country. #GGBooks2019
[Editor's note: A little known fact — The GG Literary Awards were first created and administered by Canadian Authors Association.]
Announcing the 2019 Journey Prize Finalists
Toronto, Ontario, September 4, 2019 — The Writers' Trust McClelland & Stewart #JourneyPrize recognizes developing writers for the best short story of the past year. The nominated works were first published in a peer-reviewed Canadian literary journal or anthology. The $10,000 winner will be announced at the annual Writers' Trust Awards ceremony on November 5, 2019.
Read more about the 2019 Journey Prize finalists
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WASHINGTON, DC/AUTHORLINK NEWS/11/17/09–The U.S. Census Bureau reported yesterday that bookstore sales gained 7% in September to $1.58 billion. The healthy jump is attributed to increases at college stores and to the mid-month release of THE LOST SYMBOL.
Despite gains in both August and September, overall sales for the year-to-date rose only 0.7% to $12.52 billion.
In comparison, overall retail sales fell 6.5% for September and 9.7% for the year to date.


Facebook died after IPO on Friday. Since the bell it has now fallen from $45 to now $33 in 2 days. As what happen to Google and Baidu as I mentioned, this over hyped IPO needs a consolidation.
Let it go bust before we enter! After it bust, only then will the big boys come in. No need to rush into this stock.
I think this bust is good for the stock as it will not raise expectations for its first earnings. Although I think this stock has the potential to be the next Baidu or Google, the big boys will come in normally after its first earnings, when it has proven that it is a growth stock.
So till then, let us be patient and cautious on this stock. There will be loads of opportunities on this stock! Let it become the darling of Wall Street, and we will have years to play this stock!


: Für diesen Indikator bietet UNESCO Daten für Russische Föderation von 1994 bis 2015. Der durchschnittliche Wert für Russische Föderation in diesem Zeitraum lag bei 95.26 Prozent mit einem Minimum von 90.24 Prozent im Jahre 1999 und einem Maximum von 101.22 Prozent im Jahre 2015.
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Books » Economics, Finance, Business & Management » Business & Management » Business ethics & social responsibility - The handbook of business and corruption : Michael S Assländer;Sarah Hudson
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О других войнах см. Византийско-готские войны.
Скифская война III века (также Готская война, ок. 238—271 гг.) — войны Римской империи во 2-й половине III века с коалицией варварских племён, совершавших набеги на Малую Азию, Грецию, Фракию и Мёзию из регионов Северного Причерноморья и Прикарпатья.

Война получила название Скифской из-за греков, которые традиционно именовали скифами всех варваров, населявших северные берега Чёрного моря. Римские историки использовали название Готская война по имени наиболее сильного племени в варварской коалиции. Кроме готов в набегах в том регионе упоминаются также германцы герулы (элуры), гепиды, вандалы (астринги) и тайфалы, дакийцы, карпы и племена неясной этнической принадлежности: певки (бастарны), бораны и уругунды.
Встречается также такое собирательное название варваров как меотийцы.

Характерной особенностью этой войны стали морские походы германцев по Чёрному и Средиземному морям, опередившие почти на 200 лет набеги вандалов из Африки и более чем на 500 лет эпоху викингов.

Скифская или Готская война длилась примерно 30 лет и закончилась в 271 году разгромом готов в их землях императором Аврелианом. Последний набег «скифов» отмечен в 276 году при императоре Таците.

Введение

Кризис Римской империи в III веке
После смерти в 235 году императора Александра Севера Римскую империю охватил кризис власти, растянувшийся до 284 года, воцарения императора Диоклетиана. В эту эпоху императоры сменялись очень часто, погибая насильственной смертью в результате гражданских войн, армейских мятежей и заговоров. Легионы провозглашали в отдалённых от Рима частях империи одновременно разных «солдатских императоров», которых нередко сами вскоре убивали, а римский сенат в противовес им избирал своих «сенатских императоров». Система управления единой империей практически рухнула. Сидевшие в Риме императоры вынуждены были признавать одних узурпаторов, чтобы в союзе с ними сражаться против других или внешнего врага.

Внутренняя нестабильность империи наложилась и частично вызвала обострение на внешних границах. В 226 году в Персии пришла к власти воинственная династия Сасанидов, представители которой организовали походы на восточные рубежи римских владений. Второй Сасанидский шах Шапур I (241—271 гг.) отличился тем, что в 260 году сумел пленить римского императора Валериана. С севера ослабевшую империю атаковали племена германцев, даков и других варваров.

Появление готов в Северном Причерноморье

Согласно Иордану во времена царя Филимера готы от берегов Вислы достигли северного побережья Чёрного моря, расселившись между Днепром и Азовским морем. Это единственное, что известно о приходе готов в Северное Причерноморье из письменных источников. Археологи относят появление памятников вельбарской археологической культуры в верховьях Южного Буга и на Волыни примерно к рубежу II и III веков, то есть к этому времени готские племена мигрировали на территорию правобережной Украины.

В III веке происходит формирование ареала черняховской культуры, которая в первой фазе своего существования охватывает частично Правобережную Украину и Молдову. Черняховская культура, хотя и признаётся полиэтничной по своему характеру, ассоциируется прежде всего с появлением готов в этом регионе.
На берегу Березанского лимана (северо-западное побережье Чёрного моря) появляются неукреплённые поселения, напоминающие по характеру материальной культуры памятники черняховского типа.

Готы вступили в столкновения с Римской империей на нижнем Дунае при императоре Каракалле в 210-е годы. О появлении готов на Дунае в это время сообщает Иордан в рассказе о родителях «солдатского» императора Максимина. Иордан назвал отца Максимина готом, но другие историки считали его происходящим из фракийцев. Во фрагменте писателя VI века Петра Магистра содержится рассказ о том, что в 230 году готы уже получали ежегодную дань от римлян, что побудило их соседей карпов (предположительно дакийское племя) просить наместника Мёзии о том же.

Греки, а вслед за ними римско-византийские историки перенесли название скифов, обитавших до нашей эры в степях к северу от Чёрного моря, на новых поселенцев — готов. В эту эпоху к скифам относили не только готов, но распространили этноним как общее название на все варварские народы к северу и востоку от нижнего Дуная.

Начало Скифской войны
Согласно историку Дексиппу Скифская (или Готская) война началась при императоре Бальбине в 238 году, когда карпы напали на римскую провинцию Мёзия, прилегающую к южному берегу Дуная в его нижнем течении. В сохранившихся письменных источниках отсутствуют сведения о Скифской войне на протяжении последующих 10 лет.

Следы начала Скифской войны прослеживаются археологически в северном Причерноморье. Греческая колония Ольвия в устье Южного Буга оказалась разрушена (вероятно готами) в 230-х годах, а к началу IV века там окончательно исчезают признаки жизни. Другая греческая колония Тира (совр. Белгород-Днестровский) в устье Днестра испытывала подъём в хозяйственном развитии в самом начале III века, став опорным пунктом римлян в регионе, но в середине III века подверглась разорению видимо готами и позже заселилась местными варварами.

Основные сражения Скифской войны развернутся на территории Фракии, Мёзии, Македонии и Греции. В 46 году император Клавдий преобразовал бывшее Одрисское царство, населённое романизированными фракийцами, в римскую провинцию Фракия (совр. южная часть Болгарии). Ещё раньше была образована провинция Мёзия (позже Нижняя Мёзия), занимавшая территорию к северу от Фракии до Дуная (совр. северная часть Болгарии и румынская Добруджа). Греческие города на западном побережье Чёрного моря входили в состав обеих провинций, сохраняя местное самоуправление и право чеканки собственных монет.

Война с готами в 247—251 гг
Источники: Иордан («Гетика», 101—103); Дексипп в пересказе Георгия Синкелла («Хроника», Anno Domini 247) и фр. 17—19 по анонимным «Выпискам из военных хитростей»; Зосима («Новая история», 1.23—24); Зонара («Всемирная история», 12.20).

Набеги готов в 247—250 гг.
Римляне, во многом благодаря дружеским отношениям императора Каракаллы с варварами, превратили готов в федератов-союзников, выплачивая им ежегодные взносы. Когда взносы прекратились, готы под предводительством вождя Остроготы примерно в 248 году из-за Дуная совершили удачный набег на провинции Фракию и Мёзию.

Успех обнадёжил варваров. Вскоре Острогота посылает в очередной поход своих вождей Аргаита и Гунтериха во главе большого войска из готов, тайфалов, вандалов-асдингов, карпов, певкинов. Варварам по сообщению готского историка Иордана удалось взять выкуп с осажденного Марцианополя (недалеко от совр. Варны в Болгарии).

Современник событий, греческий историк Дексипп не подтверждает выкуп с Марцианополя, но описывает безуспешную осаду города «скифами» (готами):
«Скифы, полагая, что можно взять город силой, удержались от прямого нападения, а свозили как можно больше камней к стенам его, для того чтобы, насыпав их целые кучи, можно было пустить их в дело в большом количестве. […] Когда варварам показалось, что довольно наготовлено камней, то они все вместе обступили стену, и одни метали дроты, а другие кидали каменьем в людей, стоявших на бойницах; дроты и камни так часто и беспрерывно следовали одни за другими, что можно было сравнить их с самым густым градом. Жители города оберегали сколько могли и себя, и стену, но отнюдь не оборонялись, следуя данному им приказу. Как скоро истощился у варваров без всякого с их стороны успеха запас камней, дротов и стрел и исчезла надежда взять город без малейшего труда, то они впали в уныние и, по вызову вождей своих, отдалились и расположились станом недалеко от города. […] Скифы, стеснённые, не имея возможности противиться мисийцам как по причине бойниц, так и по причине укрепления ворот, не устояли под их ударами, не могли дольше оставаться и ушли без успеха.»

Набеги на Мёзию продолжились, когда Остроготу около 250 года сменил новый вождь готов Книва.

Из введенных в научный оборот в 2014—2015 гг. новых фрагментов «Скифской войны» Дексиппа стало известно, что Острогота (Ỏcτρογούθθω) в 250—251 гг. был жив и здоров. Он находился на Балканах у Марцианополя во главе 50-тысячного войска германских племен. Внимательный анализ текста показывает, что предводителя готов по имени «Книва» никогда не существовало. Дексипп, впервые так его назвавший в «Скифской войне» (Κνίβα, Κνίβαν), не знал, что германцы словом *knewa (*knewan) обозначали степень ближайшего родства по мужской линии, то есть, сына и наследника, причем наследника самого знатного происхождения. Во всем германском войске таким человеком мог быть только Унуил (Hunuil; букв. «не поддающийся чарам (волшебству)» — сын Остроготы и будущий верховный правитель готов из династии Амалов.

Захват Филиппополя в 251 году
Книва с 70-тысячным войском вошёл на имперские земли в районе города Новы. Армия императора Деция после удачного боя около Никополя на Янтре, в котором погибло 3 тысячи готов, загнала их войско в балканские горы в районе хребта Гема.

Книва, перевалив через хребет, подошёл к Филиппополю (совр. Пловдив). В результате неожиданного нападения готам удалось отбросить армию Деция за горы, после чего они приступили к осаде Филиппополя. Сохранилось письмо Деция, в котором тот ободряет жителей и обещает скоро подойти на помощь. В сохранившемся фрагменте Дексипп подробно рассказывает об осаде города готами и неумелом использовании ими осадной техники, включая тараны:
«Затем пытались взять самый город: утвердили лестницы, подвезли машины. Это были брусья, сплоченные четырёхугольником, что-то вроде домиков. Они обтянули их сверху шкурами для того, чтобы при нападении на ворота обезопасить себя от всяких пускаемых в них снарядов; над собой выдвинули щиты, а машины передвигали на колесах рычагами. Некоторые из осаждавших, приподнимая предлинные брусья, окованные железом, для того, чтобы им не дробиться при столкновении со стеной, старались ими проломать стену. […] Наконец, были и такие, которые подвозили к городской стене и деревянные башни на колесах с тем, чтобы, придвинув их поближе, набросить на стену мосты и, приведши их к одному с ней уровню, устроить войску переход. […] Неприятели, не получая успеха от своих машин, впали в унынье; потом, рассуждая о том, как продолжать войну, решились устроить у города высокие земляные насыпи для того, чтобы можно им было биться, стоя в уровень с горожанами.[…] Скифы придумали убить весь скот, который не годился, и всех пленных, удрученных болезнью или старостью, и свалить в ров эти трупы вместе со всяким ломом. На третий день трупы раздулись и тем содействовали немалой высоте насыпи. Фракийцы пробили стену не больше как в ширину узких дверец и через это отверстие каждую ночь свозили к себе землю. Варвары уже и не знали, что им делать.»
Согласно Иордану Книва захватил Филиппополь, вступив в соглашение с римским военачальником Приском, ставшим очередным претендентом на императорский титул. Множество жителей было угнано в плен; Аммиан Марцеллин заметил: «разрушен был Филиппополь, причем — если верно сообщение историков — убито было в стенах города сто тысяч человек».

Император Деций, собравшись с силами, поджидал готов на дороге Thembinus ближе к Дунаю, желая перехватить их возвращение с богатой добычей домой.

В середине июня 251 г. римляне разбили базовый лагерь в 15 км северо-западнее от Абритуса (совр. г. Разград), в местности «Полето» между совр. селами Дряновец, Езерче и Осенец. Позиция, занятая римлянами, стратегически была очень выгодной. Укрепленный лагерь наглухо запирал готам путь к Дунаю, позволяя перехватывать и громить «варваров» по частям. Именно поэтому Книва, подошедший к Абритусу с юго-запада, не решался напасть на римлян, надеясь дождаться войск Остроготы. В свою очередь, имперские военачальники, затянувшие пребывание легионов в лагере, с каждым днем теряли шанс реализовать численное превосходство над противником. Деций Траян понял свою ошибку только тогда, когда ему доложили о приближении 50-тысячного войска Остроготы от Марцианополя. Пытаясь поднять боевой дух солдат, он выступил перед ними с речью, в которой указал на причины прежних поражений, а затем приказал войскам выдвигаться к стенам Абритуса. Вероятно, после прибытия Деций Траян провел рекогносцировку и определил как наиболее подходящую для полевого боя небольшую равнину юго-западнее Абритуса. В 5 км к югу равнина ограничивалась возвышенностями, разделенными сильно заболоченными ложбинами; впоследствии эта местность была известна под названием «Хиляда извора» («Тысяча потоков»). С востока равнину ограничивал крутой склон заболоченного русла р. Бели Лом. Эта равнина и была тем «Местом Сражения» (Forum Terebronii), на котором предстояло сойтись главным силам римлян и германцев. Возвышенность с заболоченными ложбинами и источниками пресной воды привлекла и Унуила (Книву). Только здесь он мог разместить в безопасности воинов и их семьи, массу пленников и добычу. Вместе с тем, подошедшая к стенам Абритуса римская армия выглядела весьма боеспособной. Ее мощь была настолько внушительна, что германские вожди вступили в переговоры и даже предложили императору вернуть награбленное добро и пленных, лишь бы им позволили свободно уйти за Дунай. Однако Деций Траян был непреклонен.

Сражение при Абритте в 251 году

Решающее сражение произошло летом 251 года около города Абритт недалеко от Новы. Варвары были разделены на 3 части. Деций разгромил первые две части готского войска, но атаковав оставшихся варваров, неожиданно оказался в болотистом месте окружённым врагами. Согласно Зонаре варвары намеренно притворным отступлением заманили преследующих легионеров в болото. Готы расстреливали римлян из луков, стрелой был убит сын императора. Римское войско потерпело полный разгром.

По сообщению Аммиана Марцеллина император Деций во время бегства утонул в болоте:
«Подобная несчастная судьба постигла, как известно, Цезаря Деция, который в жестокой сече с варварами был сброшен на землю падением взбесившейся лошади, удержать которую он не смог. Попав в болото, он не мог оттуда выбраться, и потом нельзя было отыскать его тело.»

Новый император Требониан Галл, бывший военачальник Деция в Мёзии, поспешил заключить мир с готами, разрешив им увести даже знатных пленников и обещая ежегодные выплаты денег в обмен на отказ от нападений на римские земли.

Набеги готов при Валериане
Источники: Зосима («Новая история», 1.31—37); Зонара («Всемирная история», 12.21—22); Георгий Синкелл («Хроника», Anno Domini 248).

Поход Эмилиана против готов в 252 году
При императоре Галле в Римскую империю пришла чума, которая за 15 лет эпидемии опустошила многие области, особенно подвергшихся набегам варваров. Скифы (готы) снова появились на границах империи, требуя повышения дани до обещанного уровня. Галл отправил против них военачальника в Мёзии Эмилиана, который в ходе похода за Дунай весной 252 года перебил много варваров, захватив их добычу. На волне успеха солдаты летом 252 года провозгласили Эмилиана императором. Тот сумел свергнуть в 253 году Требониана Галла, однако в том же году пал от рук своих солдат при приближении армии очередного претендента на императорский титул, военачальника из Галлии Лициния Валериана.

Набег готов в 255 году
В 253 году римский сенат признал 3-го императора за год, Валериана, сделавшего соправителем западной части империи своего сына Галлиена.
Очередное вторжение готов произошло вскоре после этого, около 255 года. Георгий Синкелл и Зонара почти в одинаковых словах сообщили об этом походе:
«Скифы снова перешли Истр [Дунай] и разорили Фракию, осадив Фессалонику. Благодаря храбрости защитников они не причинили значительного вреда городу. Греки настороженно следили за Фермопильским проходом, афиняне восстановили стены, разрушенные во времена Суллы, а жители Пелопоннеса перегородили стеной перешеек от моря до моря. Скифы между тем вернулись в свои земли с большой добычей.»

Морские походы боранов и готов при Валериане
Морские походы варваров по Чёрному морю подробно описал Зосима. Бораны заставили жителей Боспора переправить их на кораблях с северных берегов Чёрного моря (вероятно из Крыма) к совр. Абхазии. Первый набег такого рода, совершённый около 256 года, оказался неудачным:
«Когда скифы стали опустошать всё, что было на пути, жители побережья Понта удалились вглубь страны и в лучшие укрепления, а варвары прежде всего напали на Питиунт, окруженный огромной стеной и имевший весьма удобную гавань. Когда Сукессиан, стоявший во главе местного гарнизона, выступил с бывшими там силами и прогнал варваров, то скифы, опасаясь, чтобы гарнизоны других укреплений, узнав об этом и соединившись с питиунтским отрядом, не уничтожили их окончательно, захватили какие могли суда и с величайшей опасностью удалились домой, потеряв под Питиунтом многих из своих.»
Вскоре летом последовал второй набег боранов, во время которого Питиунт (совр. Пицунда) был разграблен. Оттуда варвары морем двинулись к большому городу Трапезунт (Трабзон в совр. Турции), окружённому двойной стеной с 10 тысячным гарнизоном. Ночью бораны ворвались в крепость, взобравшись на стены с помощью брёвен:
«Взяв город таким способом, варвары овладели бесчисленным множеством сокровищ и пленных; ибо почти все окрестные жители собрались в этот город, как в безопасное убежище. Истребив храмы и жилища и вообще всё, что служило к украшению или увеличению города, а затем опустошив и всю его область, варвары возвратились на родину с огромным количеством кораблей.»

Соседи боранов, завидуя их добыче, решили построить флот силами местных обитателей и пленников. Готы совершили набег в зимнее время примерно в 258 году, частью сил на кораблях вдоль западного побережья Чёрного моря, другая часть быстро двигалась по побережью, пока не достигла пролива Босфор, где их переправили в Малую Азию местные рыбаки. Узнав о приближении варваров, имперские войска разбежались. Готы разграбили Халкедон, после чего сожгли богатую Никомедию, оставленную жителями. Были также захвачены Никея, Кий, Апамея и Пруса (города Вифинии). Варвары направились вдоль азиатского побережья Мраморного моря на Кизик, но были остановлены разливом реки Риндак. Нагрузив добычей повозки и корабли, готы вернулись домой.

Валериан, завязнув в персидской войне, не мог дать отпор скифам.

Войны с готами и герулами при Галлиене
Хронология и последовательность Скифской войны при Галлиене установлены только приблизительно из-за фрагментарного характера сведений.

Набег готов в 262 году
В 260 году после пленения персами императора Валериана Римская империя оказалась расколота на удельные владения правителей, каждый из которых именовал себя императором. В Риме сидел сын Валериана Галлиен. Западную часть империи, Галлию, прибрал к рукам Постум, которого современники хотя и считали узурпатором, но хвалили за успешную оборону границ от наседавших германцев. Восточная часть империи оказалась подвластна командующему имперскими войсками в Сирии Оденату, свергнувшему других узурпаторов. Западными Балканами (Иллириком) овладел военачальник Авреол. Кроме этих императоров появлялись более мелкие претенденты на титул: в Египте восстал Эмилиан, в Фессалии успешно отбивался проконсул Валент Фессалийский, а всего историки насчитывают до 30 тиранов в правление Галлиена.

Галлиену пришлось отражать крупный набег на Италию германцев алеманнов (в некоторых источниках их также именуют скифами), которых он разгромил под Медиоланумом (совр. Милан).
Затем Галлиен со своим полководцем Авреолом повёл длительную войну на западе с узурпатором Постумом, убившем его сына Салонина. Смутами в империи воспользовались готы, совершив около 262 года набег, подробно описанный Иорданом:
«Дав волю своему буйству, Респа [Respa], Ведук [Veduco] и Тарвар [Tharuaroque], предводители готов, взяли корабли и, переправившись через пролив Геллеспонтский, перешли в Азию; в этой провинции они разграбили много городов, а в Эфесе сожгли славнейший храм Дианы… Перейдя в область Вифинии, они разрушили Халкедон … При такой удаче готы, вторгшиеся в области Азии, забрав добычу и награбленное, снова переплывают Геллеспонтский пролив; по пути они разоряют Трою и Илион, которые, едва успев лишь немного восстановиться после Агамемноновой войны, снова оказались разрушенными вражеским мечом. После такого разорения Азии испытала их зверство Фракия.»

Морской набег готов в 264 году
Примерно в 264—265 гг. готы проникли в глубинные районы Малой Азии. В биографии Галлиена (SHA) сообщается, что они разорили Каппадокию, захватив тамошние города, а затем двинулись на запад в Вифинию. Победитель персов Оденат, фактически узурпировавший власть в азиатской части Римской империи, атаковал готов в районе Гераклеи Понтийской, и хотя источники не сообщают о его решительной победе, готы понесли заметные потери. Требеллий Поллион в биографии Галлиена написал коротко: «многие из них [готов] погибли от кораблекрушения, потерпев поражение в морском бою».

Из Гераклеи готы с богатой добычей на кораблях вернулись домой. Это им удалось возможно потому, что Оденат был убит своими людьми в результате заговора. Возможно в этом набеге были захвачены предки матери первого готского епископа Ульфилы, начавшие проповедь христианства среди готов:
«Пленники же сии были людьми праведными, и, общаясь с варварами, немалое их число обратили к истинному благочестию, так что, просвещенные, они оставили язычество и перешли в христианскую веру. Из числа этих пленников были и предки Ульфилы, по происхождению каппадокийцы, проживавшие вблизи города Парнаса, в селении под названием Садаголфина.»
Григорий Чудотворец, епископ Неокесарии и свидетель нашествия, посвятил «Каноническое послание» последствиям варварских набегов для своей паствы в малоазийской провинции Понт, прилегающей к южному побережью Чёрного моря. Он идентифицировал варваров как «ворады и готфы» (бораны и готы), а также призвал отлучить от церкви тех местных жителей,
«которые сопричислились к варварам, и с ними, во время своего ленения, забыв, яко были Понтийцы и Христиане, и ожесточясь до того, что убивали единоплеменных своих, или древом, или удавлением, такожде указывали не ведущим варварам пути или домы.»

Разорение Греции в 267 году
Основными источниками по этому набегу являются труды Синкелла и Зонары, которые вероятно основывались на утраченной истории Дексиппа.
Историки допускают, что один и тот же растянувшийся по времени набег варваров на Грецию, отнесённый у Синкелла ко времени правления Галлиена, мог быть описан у Зонары и Зосимы в правление Клавдия II. Требеллий Поллион в биографиях Галлиена и Клавдия (SHA, XXIII, XXV) описывает их как два последовательных набега.

Один из наиболее крупных морских походов варваров состоялся в 267 году, когда герулы (или готы) на 500 кораблях по Чёрному морю достигли Византия (будущая столица Византии Константинополь) и Хрисополя (на азиатской стороне Босфора). В Босфоре произошло сражение, результаты которого источники трактуют по-разному. Требеллий Поллион заявляет о поражении варваров: «Бой произошел у Понта, и варвары были побеждены византийскими полководцами. Римляне под начальством Венериана победили также готов, причем сам Венериан погиб смертью воина.»
Синкелл коротко зафиксировал, что варвары после боя отошли немного назад к выходу из Босфора в море, а потом с попутным ветром направились далее в Мраморное море. Там был опустошён Кизик, после чего варвары в первый раз вырвались на кораблях в Эгейское море.

По словам Зонары германцы сначала осадили Фессалонику, однако были отбиты и направились в Грецию. По пути варвары разграбили острова Лемнос и Скирос, а затем разошлись по всей Элладе. Синкелл перечисляет список греческих городов, сожжёных варварами: Афины, Коринф, Спарта, Аргос. Зонара приводит такую историю: когда германцы собрались сжечь все книги в Афинах, их остановил один мудрый человек, сказав, что через книги греки научились искусству войн. Местные жители спасались в лесах и горах. Партизанский отряд афинян из 2 тысяч человек возглавил историк Дексипп.
Другой афинянин Клеодем возглавил имперские войска, которые высадились с моря.

Рассеянные в грабеже отряды варваров понесли большой урон и стали спасаться из Греции через Македонию и Эпир, когда на них «случайно» наткнулся с армией император Галлиен, спешащий на помощь. Георгий Синкелл так завершает рассказ о разгроме варваров: «Император Галлиен уничтожил 3 тысячи [варваров] близ Несса [фракийская река]. Тогда вождь эрулов Навлобат сдался императору Галлиену и был пожалован достоинством консула.»

Восстание римского военачальника Авреола заставило Галлиена спешно вернуться в Италию, оставив командование в Скифской войне полководцу Марциану. Летом 268 года Галлиен был убит заговорщиками, и новым императором стал популярный в сенате и войсках военачальник Клавдий. Остаткам варваров удалось вырваться от Марциана и вернуться домой.

Победы императора Клавдия (268—269 гг.)
Императору Клавдию принадлежит слава победителя в Готской войне. Основные источники по войне Клавдия с готами и их союзниками — Зосима и Требеллий Поллион.

В очередном самом масштабном нашествии варваров на Балканские владения Римской империи в 269 году участвовали следующие племена: «певки [Peuci], грутунги [Grutungi], австроготы [Austrogoti], тервинги [Teruingi], визы [Visi], гипеды [Gipedes], а также кельты [Celtae] и эрулы [Eruli].» Зосима последовательно излагает ход нашествия. Собравшись в устье Днестра, 320 тысяч варваров на 6 тысяч кораблях подошли по Чёрному морю к укреплённому городу Томы (в Добрудже, южнее устья Дуная). После неудачной попытки захвата города, варвары спустились ещё южнее и были отражены от Марцианополя, который безуспешно пытались захватить ещё 20 лет назад. Не задерживаясь, варварское войско с попутным ветром прибыло к Босфору, где в результате сильного течения многие корабли столкнулись в проливе и утонули вместе с экипажами. В Мраморном море варвары атаковали Кизик, но опять без успеха. После этого они вышли в Средиземное море и пристали к берегу у горы Афон. Оттуда варвары организовали правильную осаду с применением осадной техники городов Фессалоники и Кассандрии. Узнав о приближении Клавдия, готы ушли через Македонию в сторону Дуная, но в Пелагонии столкнулись с римской далматской конницей и потеряли 3 тысячи человек.

Вскоре произошло сражение основных сил при Наиссе (совр. Ниш в Сербии). Римляне после упорного боя притворным отступлением заманили противника в засаду, где истребили более 50 тысяч варваров. Оставшиеся в живых отступили в сторону Македонии, окружая себя повозками. Римская кавалерия продолжила преследование, загоняя варваров в горы Гема, где многие из них погибли от голода. В одном из боёв готы тем не менее нанесли чувствительное поражение римской пехоте.

Другой части варваров удалось вырваться на кораблях. Они продолжили поход, огибая побережье Фессалии и Греции. Не имея более сил для осады укреплённых городов, готы разоряли сельскую местность, угоняя всех найденных людей. Они достигли островов Родоса и Крита, однако не смогли захватить там добычи. Домой они решили вернуться через Македонию и Фракию, где были застигнуты эпидемией чумы. Все оставшиеся в живых были либо зачислены в римские легионы, либо наделены землёй и стали крестьянами. Несмотря на мифические и чрезвычайно хвалебные проимператорские описания его личного биографа Требеллия Поллиона, факт в том что императору наконец-то удалось отразить набег варварских налетчиков, но празднование было омрачено смертью героя.

Известно что эпидемия чумы коснулась и победителей. От болезни в начале 270 года скончался император Клавдий, получивший от сената за свои победы титул Готский.

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После битвы при Наиссе уцелевшие готы и союзные им варвары ещё тревожили восточную Фракию, атакуя Никополь и Анхиал. Последние очаги сопротивления подавлял начальник всей римской кавалерии Аврелиан. Он же в 270 году стал императором. Отправившись в 271 году на войну с отколовшимся от Римской империи Пальмирским царством Зенобии, Аврелиан по пути в Малую Азию совершил успешный поход против готов за Дунай, где «уничтожил вождя готов Каннаба, или Каннабауда [Cannabaudes], с пятью тысячами человек».

После этого, согласно Аммиану Марцеллину:
«В течение продолжительного времени варвары держали себя спокойно и ничего не предпринимали, если не считать того, что изредка в течение последующего времени их грабительские отряды совершали губительные набеги на соседние с их землей местности.»

Возможно такой набег имели в виду историки, упоминая вторжение «скифов» по восточному побережью Чёрного моря через провинцию Понт в Каппадокию, Галатию и Киликию в 276 году (при императоре Таците). Тацит и его брат Флориан разгромили варваров и видимо полностью бы уничтожили, если бы не убийство Тацита и последовавшая затем война самопровозглашённого императора Флориана с командующим восточными войсками империи Пробом, который в результате и стал новым императором в сентябре 276 года.

См. также
 История германских племён
 Кризис Римской империи III века

Примечания

Ссылки
 В. В. Лавров. Готские войны III в. н. э. : Сборник «Проблемы античной истории». : Центр антиковедения СПбГУ, 2003. ISBN 5-288-03180-0
 Хервинг Вольфрам. «Готы». Готские вторжения III века. Изд. дом «Ювента», 2003

 Martin G., Grusková J. 2014. Ein neues Textstück aus den «Scythica Vindobonensia» zu den Ereignissen nach der Eroberung von Philippopolis. В: Tyche. Beiträge zur Alten Geschichte, Papyrologie und Epigraphik. Band 29, 29—43.
 Martin G., Grusková J. 2015. Zum Angriff der Goten unter Kniva auf eine thrakische Stadt (Scythica Vindobonensia, f. 195v). В: Tyche. Beiträge zur Alten Geschichte, Papyrologie und Epigraphik. Band 30, 35—53.

Скифская война
Германские племена
Войны III века

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Q: onResume() not called on ViewPager fragment when using custom Loader Short version:
I have a fragment that maintains a ViewPager for displaying two other fragments, let's call them FragmentOne and FragmentTwo. When starting the app FragmentOne is visible and FragmentTwo is off-screen, becoming visible only as one swipes the view to the left.
Normally onStart() and onResume() get invoked immediately for both fragments as soon as the app gets started.
The problem I have is when FragmentOne starts a custom Loader then onResume() does not get called on FragmentTwo until it becomes fully visible.

Questions:
Is this a problem with my code or a bug in the Android Support Library? (The problem did not occur with revision 12 of the library, it started with revision 13.)
If it's a bug in revisons 13 and 18, is there a workaround?
Is there something wrong with my custom Loader?
Long version:
I have built a sample application that demonstrates the problem. I have tried to reduce the code to the bare minimum but it's still a lot so please bear with me.
I have a MainActivity that loads a MainFragment which creates a ViewPager. It is important for my app that the ViewPager is maintained by a Fragment instead of an Activity.
MainFragment creates a FragmentPagerAdapter that in turn creates the fragments FragmentOne and FragmentTwo.
Let's start with the interesting bit, the two fragments:
FragmentOne is a ListFragment that uses a custom Loader to load the content:
public class FragmentOne extends ListFragment implements LoaderCallbacks<List<String>> {
    private ArrayAdapter<String> adapter;

    @Override
    public void onActivityCreated(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onActivityCreated(savedInstanceState);

        adapter = new ArrayAdapter<String>(getActivity(), android.R.layout.simple_list_item_1);
        setListAdapter(adapter);

        setEmptyText("Empty");
    }

    @Override
    public void onResume() {
        super.onResume();

        // initializing the loader seems to cause the problem!
        getLoaderManager().initLoader(0, null, this);
    }

    @Override
    public Loader<List<String>> onCreateLoader(int id, Bundle args) {
        return new MyLoader(getActivity());
    }

    @Override
    public void onLoadFinished(Loader<List<String>> loader, List<String> data) {
        adapter.clear();
        adapter.addAll(data);
    }

    @Override
    public void onLoaderReset(Loader<List<String>> loader) {
        adapter.clear();
    }

    public static class MyLoader extends AsyncTaskLoader<List<String>> {
        public MyLoader(Context context) {
            super(context);
        }

        @Override
        protected void onStartLoading() {
            forceLoad();
        }

        @Override
        public List<String> loadInBackground() {
            return Arrays.asList("- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - foo",
                    "- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - bar",
                    "- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - baz");
        }
    }
}

It is that Loader that seems to cause the problem. Commenting out the initLoader line makes the fragment life-cycle work as expected again.
FragmentTwo changes its content based on whether onResume() has been invoked or not:
public class FragmentTwo extends Fragment {
    private TextView text;

    @Override
    public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater, ViewGroup container, Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        text = new TextView(container.getContext());
        text.setText("onCreateView() called");
        return text;
    }

    @Override
    public void onResume() {
        super.onResume();
        Log.i("Fragment2", "onResume() called");
        text.setText("onResume() called");
    }
}

And here is the boring rest of the code.
MainActivity:
public class MainActivity extends FragmentActivity {
    @Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);

        setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);

        Fragment fragment = new MainFragment();
        getSupportFragmentManager().beginTransaction().add(R.id.container, fragment).commit();
    }
}

Layout activity_main:
<FrameLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:id="@+id/container"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent" />

MainFragment:
public class MainFragment extends Fragment {
    private ViewPager viewPager;

    @Override
    public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater, ViewGroup container, Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        View layout = inflater.inflate(R.layout.frag_master, container, false);
        viewPager = (ViewPager) layout.findViewById(R.id.view_pager);
        return layout;
    }

    @Override
    public void onActivityCreated(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onActivityCreated(savedInstanceState);

        viewPager.setAdapter(new MyPagerAdapter(getChildFragmentManager()));
    }

    private static final class MyPagerAdapter extends FragmentPagerAdapter {
        public MyPagerAdapter(FragmentManager fragmentManager) {
            super(fragmentManager);
        }

        @Override
        public int getCount() {
            return 2;
        }

        @Override
        public Fragment getItem(int position) {
            if (position == 0)
                return new FragmentOne();
            else
                return new FragmentTwo();
        }
    }
}

Layout frag_master:
<android.support.v4.view.ViewPager xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:id="@+id/view_pager"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent" />

A: Another workaround that worked for me was to use the MainFragment's loader manager:
getParentFragment().getLoaderManager().initLoader(0, null, this);

A: It appears to be a bug in support library. The change below solves the issue.
// FragmentOne.java

@Override
public void onResume() {
    super.onResume();
    Handler handler = getActivity().getWindow().getDecorView().getHandler();
    handler.post(new Runnable() {
        @Override public void run() {
            // initialize the loader here!
            getLoaderManager().initLoader(0, null, FragmentOne.this);
        }
    });
}

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Very good stock with right time to enter for a long term.
8 months consolidation breaking out positively.
either a breakout or another reversal, this zone is critical. this time it should go up !!
Look at how fibo level is respected beautifully so far.. small support around 380 , its currently in resistance zone around 395-400. Since November , i sense delivery based buying which entice me to see next share holding pattern !
Elliott says wave 2 is deep as folks say old trend is still there and there is another shorting opp but the stock does not break the previous low but retraces 78.6 %.
Even this quarter results were good.
There are three possibilities. 1. The scrip will immediately move above 387, to close above 4/1 angle. Next target will be 414. 2. It will visit 363 and move up, there by forming a double bottom in the chart, progressive resistance levels will be 387 and 414. 3. It will consolidate, gradually drift to 347 and then will make an attempt to move up from there.
385-395 is an accumulation zone or buying zone for HDFCLIFE with a target of 420+ Its RSI is in over sold zone and it is around 16.
HDFCLIFE has been bouncing off the Neckline a few times . Currently Testing it again, awaiting a Breakout/ reversal.
Gone down below 2/1 today.
Should close above 453.50 today. Support (3/1) is at 404.
All levels mentioned in chart. Any suggestions welcome.
....Entry / Exit / SL / TSL mentioned on Chart. Education purpose Only.