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It's been a little longer than usual for my latest blog post, and for that I apologise - it's just been so full on! The Summer months bring school proms, weddings and holidays galore, so you can image how busy we have been.
So with this in mind, let me introduce you to our new FREE mobile app.
We're busy. Really busy. And while that is great for us, we understand how frustrating that can be when you need a last minute appointment (let's face it, we all run out of time to schedule these kind of things...) And yes, our waiting list works wonders - in case you weren't aware (although we always offer to add you if we can't squeeze you in!) we have a great waiting list system that literally 'pops up' on our computer screen when a client either cancels or re-schedules, to alert of us of those clients on our waiting list we can now fit in. Perfect! So we can easily call you back to schedule the appointment you were waiting for.
But we often get asked, "How many people are on the list already?"
or "How long is the list currently?"
Well to be perfectly honest, the answer to those questions is irrelevant. There may be 10 clients on there already - but that doesn't mean you won't get an appointment.
All treatments have their own requisites - whether that be particular equipment needed, a certain room, length of time free or even therapist available. Whatever it is, if the treatment you are waiting for can be fitted in and the others still cannot, then you will be called and offered the appointment - even if you were the last to call.
Of course, if several 'pop up' in one go then we will call whoever was added first. But it's always a good idea to go on if we can't fit you in, as you never know - clients often need to reschedule for one reason or another!
Our online booking is also extremely popular - accessible 24/7, you can log on and book any treatments you like in advance with us, confirmed by an automated email. Many clients think this is a new feature of ours - in fact we have had this since day one of the salon opening (nearly 6 yeas ago!). This is easy to use - simply register first (if you've been before, click on 'Existing Client' - if not, then 'New Client'). This will then find your details on our computer system, and you're good to go. Just tell it what treatment you would like, who you'd like it with (or whether you do not mind) and what date you would like to have it on. You can even select 'morning', 'afternoon' or 'evening'. It will then show you the next available appointment. Simple! You can even submit an 'Unsuccessful Search' if we are fully booked, so we can add you to our waiting list. There is one drawback though - you can only book one treatment at a time. But hey, if you remember at 1am that you were meant to call us, at least you can do it whilst you remember!
And now for the really clever bit.
If that wasn't enough, we now have our own app. Hooray! Free to download, the main purpose of this app is for late availability and cancellations. Yes the online booking is great - but you need to tell it what you want and when you want it. And the waiting list is perfect - but what if you are unable to take a call at that moment?
The app will show you any late availability for the current day, and the next two working days from there. So if you're looking at it on Wednesday, it will show you any late availability for Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
Not only this, but it will also tell you exactly what treatments are available at those specific times - just select the one you want from the drop down list. Be aware that some will state 'Single Service Only' - this just means that only one treatment can be selected because of the time available.
And if it tells you we are fully booked, then do not fret - upon downloading, it will prompt you to choose your preferred therapists. You can select one, two, three or even all therapists if you don't mind who you have! And don't worry, this can be changed later.
So, once a therapist has a cancellation, and an appointment becomes available in their column, the app will notify you straight to your phone - just like Facebook does when someone comments or tags you in something. Now you can see what time is available, who it is with and what treatments they can fit in for you. Want to grab it? Simply tap the appointment, enter your name and number, and Submit. Easy as pie.
So what happens next?
Once you have submitted your request, it will 'pop up' on our computer at reception. We can then book it in for you and confirm the appointment via text message. Probably the easiest and quickest way to book last minute appointments with us - all without lifting the phone or logging in!
So in a nutshell, the app will tell you what times are free, which treatments are available and who they are with!
Could I not just book by email?
Well of course that is always an option. But it has it's drawbacks.
Emailing takes time. And if you're at work, it may be some time before you can read our reply. So those appointments we have offered you may well have been taken by the time you respond. After all, there are a lot of different ways clients can book with us! So whilst we are happy for you to email us to book your appointment, please be aware that it is not the most efficient, and often one which takes time.
We're updating our training to help out, too.
Our two newest therapists (although now been here a while!) have been on tonnes of training since joining us full time to expand their treatment skills, allowing for us to be able to offer more appointments. Since joining Utopia with their NVQ Level 2 and Level 3 Beauty qualifications, they have both trained in Hydrotherm Massage, Lycon Hot Waxing (including Advanced Level for those more intimate areas), threading (soon to be let loose!) and Bonnie has also completed her HD Brow training. This way we have more appointments available at more times, since we work shifts to cater for the longer opening hours. We have all updated our Dermalogica training also, with both Bonnie and Michelle gaining their Specialist Certificates.
So don't worry if you've forgotten to call and you're feeling desperate - where there's a will, there's a way!
See you soon for some Summer prep!
Nikki x


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This post is brought to you by Karen Velakoulis, Connected Communications
Social media has certainly made it easier and cheaper for businesses to talk directly to customers. The platforms within social media (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, Pinterest and You Tube) are far more cost effective and targeted for reaching your audience than traditional outbound marketing.
Social media is a great low budget platform where you can focus on building your brand and reputation, as a trusted source within your specific industry. It provides easily accessible tools to connect with your customers on a regular basis.
Here are 10 steps you can implement as part of a low-budget on-line marketing plan.
1. Start slow. Don't try to too much, all at once. Focus on one or two social media platforms. Look around to see where your audience is - this will give you a guide as to where to place your focus.
2. Your profile (on each platform) needs to be professional but personable. Include keywords that are most relevant to your profession. This enables others to find you via a search. And where possible include a link to your website and blog.
3. Show your smile. Your online profile is a social situation. People want to connect with people not a logo.
4. Create a clear cover photo. The cover photo enhances your profile page. Put some thought into the image you use. Make sure it highlights your brand's essence.
5. Follow others on social media and engage with those you follow. You can always revise your list and un-follow people and companies that simply no longer fit with your core values.
6. Build trust by being consistent. You'll need to schedule time for social media, to build momentum and keep it going and to be considered an active and trust worthy person within the field. Sharing content with a daily post or every other day at a minimum would be best.
7. Be visual. Using images can increase the interaction rate on each of the social media platforms. For example use a behind the scenes shot of a new product.
8. Tell people where to find you. Include each of your social media links on your website, blog page, email signature, business cards, shop front et cetera.
9. Create an email signature containing your website and social media links. Also include your company name, telephone number and email address.
10. Recommendations. Your audience will enjoy reading about a happy client's experience. Include testimonials from clients on your website.
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Chris Matson (YH Training Scarborough Road Club) was the latest Scarborough rider to podium in the YHT SRC Autumn Twilight Series, staged in York.
Matson crossed the line in second in the opening fourth category race, just missing out on top spot in the bunch sprint.
Will Palmer (Richardsons CC) joined Matson taking part in his first ever circuit race, finishing in 30th place.
Daryl Maffey and Jamie Ward (YHT SRC) joined local youngster Cavan Walker (ACRE RT) in the 2/3/4 race, unfortunately for Walker his race was over before it started, crashing out in the warm-up laps.
Ward and Maffey were competitive throughout the race, both finishing in the top 20 in the bunch sprint.
The in-form Matson followed up his podium finish in the Twilight Series by snapping up eighth place in the York Cycleworks Season Ender races held at York Sport Village.


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By Trey Humphreys
Let's focus for a minute. If there is one thing I hate in this glorious world of ours, it's a handicap inducing hangover. If you don't drink or can drink in moderation like a real show off, then stop reading this and focus on your ROTH IRA. For the rest of you that like to party, keep reading….
I asked jeeves how to cure a hangover and found a smattering of terrible blogs with advice like "don't drink " and "drink a glass of water after every drink". You bet. Let me whip up a spreadsheet to carry along for the evening and track the drink to water ratio while I crush a full liter of Fireball and 30 gallons of Bud Light, bottle. Folks, I have drank Applebee's out of white zin 4 times in my life. LITERALLY.
After the internet failed me (just like Tinder) I decided to do some real R&D. I asked my drunk friends what they do to cure a hangover. They sent me some horrible jokes and some interesting answers oddly enough….
10. Danny Maldonado (DJ Danny M) – Danny is a DJ and therefore is up in the club 14 nights a week. If you don't know, EVERYONE wants to do shots with the DJ. EVERYONE is french for every annoying 23-year-old girl in the club who, god willing, must get into the DJ booth, request the worst song on the radio and spill her drink on anything electronic. Anyway, here is his go-to hangover cure:
"Morning shag then Mexican pozole (green or red) then back to sleep. Next, ask what happened the night before and perform apology text messages. Cry alone until alcohol leaves system via tear ducts and finish with Mexican for dinner"
I have no idea what Pozole is but assume it's similar to Peyote and motor oil. Also, can you substitute masturbation for shagging? Asking for a friend.
9. Ashley Hesseltine – Pro blogger, pro girlfriend (not mine you creeps) and pro vodka hoarder. When I asked for her hangover remedy she sent me her blog, of course. After reading that book I condensed it down to this:
"Drink 16 ounces of water with lemon, cup of coffee with coconut oil to kick start the system or force bowel movement, eat a banana, get in the ocean (or cool/cold water)"
Side Note: She once took me to New York City for a Vodka event where we made Cinnabon flavored whipped Vodka and orange Juice. Arguably the worst liquid I have ever consumed in all my 27 years on this earth.
For further details on her cure, read the full blog here: The 6-Step Program for Curing a Hangover
8. Tasha Mize – Bartender at 5 Paces Inn for the past 300 years. True redneck from the hills of Tennessee where moonshine goes down like moonshine. Her cure:
"BC Powder and Lemon Lime Gatorade or two jager bombs".
Finally, a real answer of value sans jager bombs which taste like syrup and burnt cat hair.
7. Beau Rasnik – Another long term bartender from the flanks of Tin Lizzy's and Kramer's. This nerd is a runner and says the following:
"Take 2 electrolyte pills before bed"
Apparently you can buy said pills at a "running store". Who TF goes to a "running store". Dweebs. And runners I guess.
6. Isaac Stout – Tequila.
The Real World is a place where people "stop being polite, and start getting real". Loser.
4. Derik Purdy – Derik owns 5 bars in Alabama (INNISFREE) and some claim he made the Florabama Mullet Toss the party it is today. I have never met a human being that can party as hard and as long as this fella. Here is his go-to:
"The ocean, an adderall, steam room and pedialitye"
That sh*t actually sounds like it would work. It also sounds like the diet of an 8 year old kid at beach camp.
3. Dr. Bill Stephens – Bill is a son of New Orleans, completely nuts and somehow a real Doctor in Miami. He also got completely naked at the Lady Gaga concert at the Fox Theatre. He has two methods:
1) "Before leaving bar, ask for 1/2 cup of pickle juice. Drink the pickle juice with a shot of your choice. Drink a gatorade on way home"
2) "If you have a physician friend, get a banana bag which is an IV that includes: 1 liter normal saline/30 mg iv Toradol/4 mg Zofran/1000 mcg IV b12"
Is Lady Gaga still alive?
2. Jacob Blazer – Jake plays in a band (Jacob and the Good People) and is sponsored by Jagermeister and liver failure. Forced to play and booze in all the haunts across the East Coast every week, he swears by the following:
"Goody's powder pack, deuce deuce of beer and a pickle in a bag"
Apparently you can get "A Pickle in a Bag" at the shittiest gas stations across the Southeast. Add boiled peanuts from the can and clove cigarettes and I'm in.
1. Jamie Shirah – Jamie owns The Ivy and also the greatest company ever invented in the history of mankind and womankind, Vida-flo: The Hydration Station. This is a place you can go to get a IV bag of goodies for around $40-$50 bucks instead of buying shitty health insurance in order to fake alcohol poisoning at Grady Hospital. The number 1 hangover cure sold up in that joint is:
"The Blue Lagoon – $49.99 – Fluids, Vitamin C, B12, B-complex, Toradol (headache), Zofran (nausea) and oxygen"
You could win an iron man after that bag of fun. Plus you get to relax in a recliner the whole time while reevaluating your entire life. I'll take 6 bags and a self help audio tape.
There you go wastoids. And yes I skipped over #5. If you have a better method, let me know firstname.lastname@example.com or @asocialmess on Instagram. I don't do Snapchat because I am fairly stupid.


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Strategically located overlooking Holes Bay and within half a mile of the town centre, the Business Park is situated adjacent to the A350, offering excellent road links to the A35 trunk road, together with easy access to ferry and freight terminals and the main line rail station is only 5 minutes drive away.
The offices have been constructed to a very high specification, with comfort cooling, carpeting to offices and common parts, solar glazing providing thermal protection in the insulation, suspended ceilings, Category II lighting, private parking and ducted floor trunking for power and telecommunications.
The accommodation provides a mix of open plan and partitioned offices.
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SHOUT! 2015 is nearly here and we are proud to introduce you to this year's artists. Nearly every artist is a veteran and the others are great advocates for the veteran community. We are honored to have them share their art with us.
Join us for SHOUT! 2015:
Thursday, June 11 at Fort Mason Center
About This Year's Artists:
Melanie Alvarez
Melanie is a U.S. Navy veteran. She has always enjoyed walking the path less traveled, both in her personal and professional life. She was the first in her family to travel to the African continent, and she is the only woman in her family to have served in the Armed Forces. Melanie is a graduate of the George Washington University and San Jose State University, respectively. She currently lives in Panorama City, California.
Ashley Davenport
Ashley is from Georges County, Lanham, Maryland and has resided in the East Bay, California for over ten years. Ashley is a California Army National Guard veteran who is currently working towards completion of a graphic design degree at the Academy of Art University. She enjoys drawing, cooking, graphic illustrating, reading, writing poetry, digital rendering, and participating in outdoor sports as pastimes. Ashley has a genuine love for people, community and the visual/performing arts.
Anne Dean
Born in Parma, Ohio, Anne joined the Ohio Army National Guard after high school. In 1998 she transferred to the U.S. Army Reserve stationed at Fort Hood, Texas and deployed to Kuwait in 2000 on active duty and was deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan. Anne completed a two-year tour as a drill sergeant at the U.S. Army Military Police School in Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, and she is currently serving in Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.
Trish Brownlee
Trish is a North Carolina/Oregon-based photographer, artist, educator and veteran. She served for 7-1/2 years as a photographer in the U.S. Army. She was medically discharged in 2011 and returned to college to study art. Trish will graduate this August with her MFA from Pacific Northwest College of Art. Trish currently lives in Hope Mills, NC with her family. Her husband is an active duty soldier at Fort Bragg. For more information visit www.trishbrownlee.com.
Latonia Dixon
Latonia is a U.S. Army veteran, multi-media performer, visual artist, and published poet in the anthology, She is Everywhere, a Community. Latonia is the organizer of the Arts in the San Francisco Bay Area with veterans and non-veterans, a registered nurse, commander of the American Legion Post 315, chapter president for the San Francisco Veterans Lions Club, Team AMVETS District 4 commander, and a commissioner of the San Francisco Veterans Affairs Commission.
Dana Ferry
Born in Stockton, California, Dana is a former surface warfare officer and served between 1999 and 2005 in the U.S. Navy where she deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom/Iraqi Freedom from 2002-2003. She has a BA in Global Studies from Sonoma State University and an MA in Government from Sacramento State University. Dana lives in Sacramento, California and works as a special projects analyst for the state of California. Visit Dana's website at www.danamferry.com.
Cameran Frisbee
Cameran decided to join the U.S. Air Force at age 21 after spending most of her life in Woods Hole and Boston, Massachusetts. After her time in the Air Force, she moved to the San Francisco Bay Area where she enjoys living near other artists.
Hope Garcia
A wife and mother of two, Hope obtained her AA in Graphic Design. She is president of the Artist Society at and commissioner of Convocations and Fine Arts for Associated Students at Cerritos Colleges and lives in Pico Rivera, CA. Hope is a U.S. Navy veteran who is running for Ms. Veteran America to help homeless women veterans. Hope is also an advocate who runs a forum page regarding veteran suicide.
Marie Gray
Marie is a service-connected, disabled Navy veteran. She experienced military violence that caused traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress and has accessed hard-earned healthcare benefits at San Francisco VA Medical Center. In 2011, a counselor and a woman veteran persuaded Marie to explore therapeutic horsemanship. Presently, Marie is encouraged by discoveries about life-long neuroplasticity, and gains quality-of-life through equine therapy.
Dottie Guy
Dottie served in the U.S. Army and is an Iraq War veteran. She is currently the veteran outreach specialist at the Oakland Vet Center, lead ambassador at Women Veterans Connect, sits on the San Francisco Veterans Affairs Commission, and is very active in the veteran community. In her copious amounts of free time, Dottie enjoys road trips, Manhattans and baseball. Check out Dottie at about.me/dottielou.
Tangerine Gyi
Tangerine served in the Army Reserves and National Guard for 24 years. She has been deployed to Iraq and various foreign countries. Now retired, Tangerine lives in San Francisco, is active in arts and crafts, and hopes to sell her work in the future. Tangerine is active with Amnesty International and Doctors without Borders. She is traveling learning different cultures and languages. "This world is such a beautiful place and there is so much vibrant diversity, I can't imagine ignoring it."
Vicki Hudson
Vicki lives in the San Francisco East Bay with a family of humans, cats and a dog. Vicki retired from the U.S. Army after 33 years of service in 2012. She has an MFA in nonfiction from Saint Mary's College and is the author of No Red Pen: Writers, Writing Groups & Critique. Visit www.vickihudson.com for more about her poetry, essays and fiction, and where to read them online or in print.
Tanya Kinney
Tanya was raised in Southern California by her Hispanic, Catholic, free-spirited mother and her Irish, Mormon, Hell's Angel father. Tanya became an observer of chaos, violence, love, religion, ethnicity, and culture which heavily influencing her artwork. Tanya creates art and advocates for veterans, and those who care for, and support them from her studio in Texas. Tanya's advocacy efforts have been recognized by the Texas Veterans Commission and the Military Veteran Peer Network. Her website is www.tanyakinney.com.
Star Lara
Star served 12 years on active duty in the U.S. Army, and then earned a BA in Business Management from CSU East Bay. She is currently the women veteran program manager at Swords to Plowshares. Star's short stories have been published in anthologies including, Proud to Be: Writing by American Warriors, Vol. 3, 2014 and Paper Dolls: Stories from Women who Served which has been shown in special collection libraries nationwide. Last year the California Department of Veterans Affairs voted her Woman Veteran Leader of the Year.
Jennifer Lattea
Jennifer left the U.S. Army after 14 years of service. She started painting while in graduate school in order to change her environment and her outlook on life after being sexually assaulted in the Army and diagnosed with PTSD. Jennifer graduated from Appalachian State University, Boone, North Carolina with her MA in Geographic Information Systems in 2003. She currently lives in her hometown, Kimbolton, Ohio and works for the Social Security Administration.
Roberta Leaverton (Bert)
Bert was born and raised in Dawson County, Nebraska and graduated from Cozad High School in 1978. After high school, she joined the Army National Guard and remained for more than twenty years. Throughout Bert's life, photography has been a passion. Bert's deployment to Iraq allowed her to return with 100s of photographs, documenting history through her eyes. In 2010, Bert graduated from Metro Community College, Elkhorn, Nebraska, with an AA in Commercial Still Photography.
Tiffany Lovelace
Tiffany served in the U.S. Navy as an aviation electrician. Tiffany worked on the F/A-18C platforms, assigned to VFA-97 Warhawks. Tiffany is a wife and mother of two active and beautiful children. When she's not cooking dinner or taking care of domestic responsibilities, Tiffany can be found with either her camera or playing "Minecraft" with her two kiddos and lives in Oakdale, California.
Jo Ann Martinez
Jo Ann is a U.S. Air Force veteran, mom, writer, and visual artist in traditional and digital media who lives in Alameda, California. She is a contributing author in Paper Dolls: Stories from Women who Served, shown in special collection libraries nationwide. Her artwork has been exhibited and auctioned off for fundraising in Northern California. In 2011, she placed second at the local level of the National Veterans Creative Arts Festival.
Phyllis Miller
Phyllis worked for over 20 years for the U.S. Navy doing fine art, painting, medical illustration, and technical drawing. Her formal education was at the Art Center College of Design, and UCSD (Finance & Business Economics). Phyllis is currently offering "Art Clinic" for seasoned artists, who are veterans in West Los Angeles, California. For more of Phyllis' work visit www.meroegallery.com.
Christina Oliver
Christina is a married mother of three, and a former U.S. Marine. She lives with her family in the Sacramento area. Photography helps Christina to visualize what she too often cannot put into words. Visit www.stinareffittphoto.com for more about her photography.
Ramona Peterson
Ramona was in the U.S. Navy. Currently, she is attending Las Positas College in Livermore, California and preparing to study abroad in Madrid, Spain where she plans to take many candid photographs capturing true moments and real life. "My love of people, culture and new experiences brings me to travel and share a glimpse of their lives through my lens."
Susanne Scott
Susanne is an award-winning mixed media artist. Her work has been exhibited nationally, internationally and is included in private collections. Susanne combines her interest in color and texture in collage and sculptures mixing paper, fiber, metal and natural elements – literally and figuratively. Originally from Michigan, she is a graduate of the John F. Kennedy Arts and Consciousness Program. Susanne is a U.S. Air Force veteran and resides in rural Washington State.
Valerie Sipprelle
Valerie works at the Fender Music Foundation, a non-profit organization that donates instruments to music education programs. She attended Moorpark College and belongs to the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society. Valerie loves creating artwork, and has sold original greeting cards to a family-owned boutique. Valerie has always appreciated the service of the men and women in our Armed Forces.
Juvoni Sterling
Juvoni is a California native, and currently serving in the U.S. Air Force Reserves in Sacramento, California. She enjoys photography and looks forward to taking advantage of opportunities to both showcase and improve her skills by creating thought provoking photographs. Her current style of photography is photo-journalism, "Telling the story though a series of photographs."
Kate Weber
Kate served in the U.S. Army and is an activist against sexual assault in the military. Kate has been a featured speaker at over 100 events discussing sexual assault over the past six years. She has been vocal about her experiences in the military and is featured in the documentary, The Invisible War. Kate helped establish the Tri-County Veterans' Collaborative in Sonoma County providing services and resources for veterans near her home in Santa Rosa, California.
Sandra Woodford
Sandra served in the U.S. Army, then the Delaware National Guard and the California National Guard. As a nurse, she was stationed in Germany, Ft. Riley, Kansas and South Carolina. Sandra also worked at San Francisco and Palo Alto Veterans Affairs Medical Centers for 25 years. Finally retired and after a great deal of traveling, she now lives at the California Veterans Home in Yountville.
Annette Wood
Annette deployed to Fallujah, Iraq in 2004 with Oklahoma National Guard with an Engineer Battalion. Her second deployment was in 2008 to Balad, Iraq with the Florida National Guard in an aviation unit. Annette currently lives by a lake in Sadler, Texas where she is rejuvenating her spirit!
Emily Yates
Emily is an artist using writing, music, and visual art to help her process her experience in life, the military and everything. Through her art, she expresses her many opinions and observations, casually brushing aside social stigma in the interest of breaking down communication barriers and shining light on the many ties that bind humans together. Emily served in the U.S. Army and now lives in Oakland, California. To learn more about Emily visit emilyyatesdoeseverything.com.


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Tom Robbins, for a very long time, held the undisputed top spot as my very favorite writer. Over the years, as my personal library has expanded and I've discovered new and interesting writers, Robbins has had to share his top spot and, on rare occasions, he's even had to give it up (to writers like Jasper Fforde or Tim O'Brien) depending on which book I've just finished reading. No matter what, he's always on my short list and, if forced to make a decision, he stands a 90% chance of being named Martin's Favorite Writer™ (I just made up that statistic, but it feels true).
I've read all but two of Tom Robbins' novels (B is for Beer and, arguably his most famous novel, Even Cowgirls Get the Blues) and he never ceases to be entertaining. I'm slightly torn as I write this post, because, I keep thinking I should be writing about Skinny Legs and All or Jitterbug Perfume, my two favorite Tom Robbin's novels. But, because Robbins has had such a profound influence on me and my writing, it stands to reason that I should write about the first novel of his that I ever read: Still Life With Woodpecker.
I was about 19 years old the first time Tom Robbins was brought to my attention. I was heading out to LAX with my dad for a week-long trip to Louisiana and, hoping to disuade me from reading Stephen King's Insomnia on the flight over, my brother, Greg, told me I should instead read Even Cowgirls Get the Blues. His plan might've worked, if only he'd actually had a copy of the book with him at the time. But, alas, he did not and off to Louisiana I went sans Tom Robbins.
About a year or so after that trip, while hanging out at the Ontario Mills Mall, I went into Foozles—an outlet bookstore that, unfortunately, closed down not long after it opened—and happened upon a shelf of Tom Robbins books. Because Tom Robbins had seemingly settled into my consciousness, I felt obliged to pay him a little attention. I picked up Skinny Legs and All and read the first page or so. I was both impressed and amused with Robbins' prose, but, being that I was in the middle of the mall, I couldn't very well settle into it, so I put it back and went on my way.
Not long after that, while hanging out at Greg's house, I went to his bookshelf and discovered he had quite a few Tom Robbins novels. I picked up Half Asleep in Frog Pajamas and, upon reading the first page or so, found myself thoroughly impressed with how easily he opened the story with unique wit and charming prose (I specifically remember wondering if I'd ever be able to write novel with such an opening). And yet, like Skinny Legs and All before it, I put the book down, without any real intention of picking it back up again.
At some point, a few months later, I was staying with Greg for an extended visit. During my visit I went back to his bookshelf and, wanting to peak into another Tom Robbins novel, I randomly picked up Still Life With Woodpecker. In the Prologue, Robbins is telling the reader—and, seemingly, himself—about his new typewriter, the Remington SL3.
"I sense that the novel of my dreams is in the Remington SL3—although it writes much faster than I can spell. And no matter that my typing finger was pinched last week by a giant land crab. This baby speaks electric Shakespeare at the slightest provocation and will rap out a page and a half if you just look at it hard.
'What are you looking for in a typewriter?' the salesman asked.
'Something more than words,' I replied. 'Crystals. I want to send my readers armloads of crystals, some of which are the colors of orchids and peonies, some of which pick up radio signals from a secret city that is half Paris and half Coney Island.'
He recommended the Remington SL3."
-Tom Robbins, "Still Life With Woodpecker"
Because I'd be staying with Greg for a few days, I allowed mysel the treat of reading on and, one sentence at a time, I fell madly in love with Tom Robbins (just now, as I was writing that last sentence, I considered clarifying that I hadn't fallen in love with Tom Robbins specifically, so much as his writing, but decided that, really, they're probably one in the same). Even when he's being interviewed, Robbins' thoughts about the world always fascinate me, as when he responds to a question about a typical day in his life.
"Since I try to avoid routines, I'm not sure I have a 'typical' day. When I'm off the road and working on a book, however, I do go to my writing room rather faithfully at 10 each morning, remain there until mid-afternoon (whether or not the muse elects to join me), with a noonish break for a solitary lunch. Afterward, there's frequently a three-mile-walk followed by reading, yoga, dinner and all manner of tomfoolery, both legal and forbidden, familiar and arcane."
-Tom Robbins (from an interview in "Malibu Magazine")
I had only been reading novels for pleasure for about a year or two when I started Still Life With Woodpecker and, up to that point, I was under the impression that the prose side of writing was simply a necessity for telling the story. I had no idea before reading Still Life With Woodpecker that the prose could be every bit as entertaining as the story itself and sometimes, as is often the case in a Tom Robbins novel, even more so.
While Tom Robbins is something of a philosopher with loads of interesting opinions and insights into the world around him, it's his unique way with words that I love most. Robbins is like a literary acrobat, doing things with words that I could never have imagined.
"The moon was full. The moon was so bloated it was about to tip over. Imagine awakening to find the moon flat on its face on the bathroom floor, like the late Elvis Presley, poisoned by banana splits. It was a moon that could stir wild passions in a moo cow. It was a moon that could bring out the devil in a bunny rabbit. A moon that could turn lug nuts into moonstones, turn Little Red Riding Hood into the big bad wolf."
-Tom Robbins, "Still Life With Woodpecker"
The writing was so playful and fun that the story being told became secondary; but even still, Robbins always has an interesting story to tell which, like his prose, is playful at worst and enlightening at best.
I even became convinced that, in my own writing endeavors, the story didn't matter at all, so long as the prose was fun and interesting. It turns out that this isn't true. At all. I wrote quite a few bad short stories before I realized it, but eventually, with the help of a terrific creative teacher, I figured it out. The story does matter and, despite his love of words, Tom Robbins knows this as well.
The story in Still Life With Woodpecker is about a princess named Leigh-Cheri, who is a former cheerleader, a liberal, an environmentalist and a redhead. She meets, and eventually falls in love with, Bernard Mickey Wrangle, also known as The Woodepecker, who is an outlaw, a bomber...and a redhead. My memory of the story involves an engaging love affair between the two, as well as interesting stretches of philosophical dialogue and long meditations on the power of a carton of Camel cigarettes (something to do with pyramids, as I recall). There is also a lot of talk about redheads and their supposed origin planet called Argon. It's all very wild and interesting, but, ultimately, Still Life With Woodpecker is a love story.
"Albert Camus wrote that the only serious question is whether to kill yourself or not. Tom Robbins wrote that the only serious question is whether time has a beginning and an end. Camus clearly got up on the wrong side of bed, and Robbins must have forgotten to set the alarm. There is only one serious question. And that is: Who knows how to make love stay? Answer me that and I will tell you whether or not to kill yourself. Answer me that and I will ease your mind about the beginning and the end of time. Answer me that and I will reveal to you the purpose of the moon."
-Tom Robbins, "Still Life With Woodpecker"
I didn't finish reading Still Life With Woodpecker during my stay at Greg's, but I did take it home with me. By the time I was done I was hooked. I wanted more Tom Robbins. Incidentally, this new love affair of mine coincided with my first debit card and the immersion of Amazon.com. I searched out Tom Robbins novels, buying one at a time, never bothering to read the synopsis—never wanting to know what it was about—having complete faith that whatever was on the page would satisfy my jonze.
Armloads of crystals, indeed.


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Syneos Health Communications is making a significant multi-year investment in modernizing our value proposition to clients, based on superior healthcare insights and intelligence.
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Be an expert in each agency s ways of working. Understand how the agency services clients today, where and how the spokes will plug in to existing processes, and what new processes need to be developed.
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Follow me down the Garden Path where the fairies live and life is magical...
As a new mum to our darling baby girl Velvet and passionate partner to my magnificent man the d-man (Damon Gameau), I understand that life requires some gentle care or 'gardening' as i like to call it. We need to pull out the weeds and remind ourselves to stop and smell the Jasmine on summer nights. Occasionally we need to plant seeds that later need to be harvested when the time is right.
Where we live, we are surrounded by nature. Ferny lush greens and massive eucalypts. There are waterfall walks nearby and we get fresh spring water to drink from a family business down the road.
Our own garden is like fairy land. It is green all year round and full of flowers in every season. Right now the daisies are in bloom and the lilacs are starting to throw their scent around as well. The rosehips are budding on the bush but they are still green and yellow. In the coming months they will turn orange then red then deep magenta at which point I will collect them to make jam or just nibble at them straight off the bush.
We are lucky up here. Being constantly surrounded by nature reminds us that we too are natural creatures. We, like the earth, have seasons. If we are aware we can learn to reflect on these cycles in our own lives and become harmonious beings in touch with our surroundings but not ruled by them.
To me this makes maintaining our inner "garden" easier. We can notice the seasonal shifts within ourselves and know that they will pass as does everything in this life. The key is to not get to attached to any one state of being. Yes it is winter now but spring is coming and so forth. If you're a gardener you'll know that within the dormancy of the winter soil lies the potential for a full blown harvest of flowers come spring time.
The message of nature can be even simpler than this. Just in it's presence there is a majesty and effortlessness that allows us to feel our own majesty and effortlessness should we just give ourselves a brief enough moment to do so.
Here is a wee exercise if you choose to try it.
Wherever you are look up from your i-whatever and find the nearest natural object. It might be a plant or rock paperwight on your office desk. A fallen leaf at the foot of the bench your sitting on. A beautiful green tree outside your window. Sand beneath your beach towel. Snow on the footpath.
Whatever it is stop and just observe it. Like a baby would. Openly. As of you are seeing it for the first time.
Now allow yourself to feel into it. What quality does it have? If you were to describe its 'personality' what would you say about it?
Right now on my laptop I have a crystal. It's blue. Pale, pale blue. Very sparkley from lots of little points but it looks soft. It feels gentle, calm and steady.
So what do you see and feel? Take a moment. It can be brief.
Now close your eyes and holding that image you've been gazing at, allow it to be absorbed gently into your body in the space where your heart is... give permission for it's qualities to be absorbed into your own being.
Enjoy this moment.
Now resume whatever it is you were doing, trusting that this subtle change you just felt can stay with you.
For those of you who have never meditated or believe you can't guess what... this 'exercise' we just did was a 'meditation'.
Meditation can be simple. It needn't be hours on end sitting in a cave in tibet (though it can be this also sometimes and that's fine too). Meditation ideally is life. Or moments in life that become more frequent until there is so little space between them that they become more of us than the other stuff. More on this to come in a post down the track i'm sure... stay tuned.
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Autumn is swiftly approaching and we're channelling our inner Zoella by embracing all things pumpkin spice. Ah, so lush.
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This week on Talking to Ghosts we talk with Scott Kelly of Neurosis, Corrections House, and Mirrors Of Psychic Warfare! We chatted about starting Neurosis in the time of thrash metal, working on Mirrors For Psychic Warfare with Sanford Parker, and composing a soundtrack to the Oregon Shakespeare Festival's 2016 production of "Hamlet." Scott has many tour dates coming up with Neurosis, as well as a Mirrors For Psychic Warfare European Tour!
The play mentioned by Scott in this episode is called "Ruined" and was written by Lynn Nottage. It won the 2009 Pulitzer Prize for Drama.
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This chilli is a great option for big gatherings or potlucks because it's fairly low maintenance to make, can be cooked in big batches and packs a lot of flavour. I don't know many people who hate chilli, so it also goes over well with a crowd. This bowl came from a dinner party I had with friends this past weekend and as good as it was then, the leftovers were even better!
The cooked tomatoes are high in lycopene (a phytochemical with antioxidant properties) and you're getting a complete protein by adding the quinoa. I kept this recipe pretty simple, but you could also add green/red peppers, chick peas etc.. The fun thing with cooking is you can modify meals to your taste, it's like a delicious experiment, hope you enjoy this one 🙂
- 1 teaspoon coconut oil
- 1 large red onion
- 3 cloves of garlic
- 2- 796 ml cans of whole-peeled tomatoes
- 3 tablespoons of tomato paste
- 1 tablespoon dried cayenne pepper
- 2 tablespoons cumin
- 1 tablespoon smokes paprika
- 1/2 cup corn
- 1/2 cup red quinoa
- 2- 398ml cans of red kidney beans
- Dice up the onion and mince the garlic
- Put coconut oil in a large pot over medium heat and add cut up onion and garlic
- Add cans of tomatoes, tomato paste, cayenne, cumin and paprika to pot and let it come to a boil
- Make sure you give the tomatoes a quick smush, with a potato masher (or emulsified if that's your preference)
- Once the sauce is boiling, bring to a simmer and let it cook for at least a half hour
- Cook quinoa in separate pot according to instructions on the package (I usually rinse, then cook mine for about 15 minutes)
- Some people prefer to cook the quinoa in the tomato concoction, and you're welcome to do that. I just prefer cooking it on it's own because I worry about losing any sauce 🙂
- Add quinoa, kidney beans and corn to the pot, let simmer for another half hour, or as much time as you have, the longer it simmers the better the flavour
- TIP: I like to let mine simmer for about 2-3 hours–usually the leftovers taste even better than the first taste! You could even modify this recipe for a slow-cooker. If you choose to do that I would maybe wait to add the corn and beans until the last hour/half-hour to keep from over cooking them.
- That's it! I like to add nacho chips, green onions or green salsa to garnish and add extra flavour… sometimes a little cheese too


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How NFL.com analysts are projecting the first-round picks for the San Diego Chargers in the 2013 NFL Draft:
Matt "Money" Smith
No. 11: Chance Warmack, G, AlabamaThe Chargers need offensive line help, and Warmack is a straight up stud, so getting a prospect of his stature at this point is a big victory. Philip Rivers will be doing backflips when the team hands in that card.
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Charles Davis
No. 11: Chance Warmack, G, AlabamaThe Chargers have a big need for a starting LT, but the top three candidates are gone by this pick. Still, the O-line as a whole needs help, and the selection of the mammoth Warmack brings a smile to QB Philip Rivers' face. (Though don't put it past the Chargers to try to move up and get one of those OTs.)
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Daniel Jeremiah
No. 11: Chance Warmack, G, AlabamaI remain uninspired by the Chargers' free-agent acquisitions on the offensive line. Warmack would be a welcome addition to the effort to better protect Philip Rivers in 2013.
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Bucky Brooks
No. 11: Barkevious Mingo, DE, LSUMingo is not a finished product at this point, but his combination of speed and quickness gives him a chance to develop into a 10-plus sack producer as a pro.
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Akbar Gbajabiamila
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Gil Brandt
No. 11: Xavier Rhodes, CB, Florida StateRhodes is very good at press coverage, but he has work to do when it comes to playing off coverage. I talked to him recently; he recognizes that weakness and says he is working on correcting it.
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Charley Casserly
No. 11: Lane Johnson, OT, OklahomaThe Chargers must do a better job protecting Philip Rivers.
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This is wonderful thank you Loval (like Local but with love)
This is wonderful thank you Loval (like Local but with love)
hey local I love you
Yeah, I'm loving this.. But there is one thing that I would like to see if possible.. A direct link to the forum main page at the bottom of the page, I don't like having to scroll all the way up after I've finished reading a topic.. If it's not possible then that's fine, I'm just throwing it out there..
Archimedes was an ancient G eek mathematician.
Love the new forum and can't wait till you've got it all snazzed up!
EDIT: Just saw this: http://community.tsg.tv/showthread.p...-March-7/page2 Pantaro's link. Do links like youtube work differently now?
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Thanks Local!
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Gonna take some time to get used to this after using phpBB for so long, but I understand the reasoning behind this switch. I'm sure it'll all be second nature to all of us again soon. Thanks for all the effort you're putting into this Local!
The ajax feature along with PHP seems to be a good idea. I thought ajax was rather insecure at first, so that's why I fretted some, but after looking it up some, it's somewhat more secure than php. It may be a good idea to use AJAX since it'll cut down on all the server cpu usage if it gets to be to brutal for the cpu to handle. I can see this forum software being very useful compared to the old one. OMG I CAN RATE A THREAD NOW YAY!!!
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Do you wish that you could be more flexible? Many people regret losing the natural flexibility that they enjoyed as children, but you do not have to simply accept your body stiffening up as you get older. Follow these simple tips to improve your flexibility safely and steadily.
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Stretch Everyday
Flexibility is not something that can be developed overnight. It takes time and patience to persuade your muscles to relax and your ligaments to lengthen. The best way to gradually develop flexibility is to stretch every single day. Try to get into a routine, for example by setting aside ten minutes in the morning or evening to do your stretches.
Here are some stretches that you can use to improve the flexibility of various parts of your body.
1. Leg Stretches
Many people struggle with tightness in their hamstrings, the ligaments in the backs of the legs that give support to the powerful thigh muscles. To loosen the hamstrings, try the following.
1. Sit on the floor with your legs out straight in front of you. Flex your ankles so your toes point at the ceiling.
2. Breathe in and straighten your spine upwards as much as possible.
3. Bend forward from the hips, keeping your back straight. Aim to take your heart forwards toward your toes.
4. If you can reach your toes, take hold of them with your hands.
5. If you can't reach your toes, either hold your ankles or hold onto a belt that you hook around your feet.
6. Hold the stretch for at least five breaths.
Another useful stretch for the legs is to stand up and place your feet wide apart. Bend forward from the hips as in the exercise described above, keeping the legs straight and engaging the thigh muscles to support the legs and allow the hamstrings to release. Place your hands on the ground and gradually walk them back between your legs, as far as you can go. Hold for a few minutes before bending the knees slightly and standing up.
2. Back Stretches
Back stretches should always be carried out with extreme caution to avoid injury. Never push yourself beyond what you can comfortably achieve. In most back stretches, the neck should be kept in line with the spine – do not be tempted to stretch the neck at an awkward angle to make the stretch feel deeper.
Start with this simple spinal twist:
1. Sit on the floor with your legs straight out in front of you.
2. Bend the right knee and place the foot flat on the floor to the left of your left knee.
3. Inhale deeply and sit up tall with a straight spine.
4. Turn your torso to the right, gently twisting the spine from the hips to the shoulders.
5. Place your right hand behind you on the floor to stabilize you, and press the back of your left elbow against your right knee to accentuate the twist.
6. Hold the twist for at least five breaths, then repeat on the other side.
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If you are serious about improving your flexibility, practicing yoga could help you to achieve this goal. Yoga is an exercise for the whole body and works on improving both strength and flexibility.
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Once you have tried yoga and seen for yourself how it could help you, use these courses to work on particular postures for improving flexibility:


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Deb Williams, Senior Writer
An award winning motorsports journalist, Deb Williams has covered auto racing for more than 30 years. She began her career covering weekly short-track races in Asheville, N.C., while a student at East Tennessee State University and continued after becoming the sports editor at the newspaper in Waynesville, N.C. Upon joining United Press International in Raleigh, N.C., as a general assignment reporter, she began covering NASCAR's top two series and continued to do so after being named UPI's Charlotte, N.C., bureau manager. After leaving UPI, she spent 18 years with the publication NASCAR Winston Cup Scene, serving as its editor for 10 years. Her numerous honors include the Henry T. McLemore Award, the Russ Catlin Award and the George Cunningham National Motorsports Press Association Writer of the Year award. She has received NMPA awards for columns, news, features and magazine stories. She has written three books. Her most recent, "The Evolution of NASCAR, A Historical Collection, was released in November 2010. Williams has taught the Evolution of Southern Motorsports at Appalachian State University, and has been interviewed for historical motorsports shows that have aired on ESPN and SPEED. She resides in Concord, N.C.
Articles by Deb Williams
By Deb Williams | Senior Writer
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Throughout NASCAR's history the sanctioning body has modified its point system when it felt necessary, but the new one announced Thursday is the most radical in the sport's history.
To review, under the new structure winning is everything and consistency is irrelevant; points racing is eliminated. To win […]
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – NASCAR Sprint Cup crew chief Trent Owens was only 4 months old when his father lost his life in a freak pit accident at Talladega.
That May 4 in the Winston 500 19-year-old Randy Owens was attempting to extinguish a fire in a left front wheel bearing on the No. 43 Dodge when […]
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Most drivers and team owners reacted positively to NASCAR's change in its Chase format for 2014, but there were still those who showed little enthusiasm, preferring to take a wait-and-see approach.
Denny Hamlin saw the new format as a way a person could miss a race due to a concussion and still […]
By Deb Williams | Senior Writer
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – NASCAR executives confirmed Thursday what had been rumored and speculated on for several weeks – a major change in the Chase format that will emphasize winning throughout the season and make the season finale a winner-take-all event for the championship.
The new format expands the Chase field to […]
By Deb Williams | Senior Writer
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – International businessman Roger Penske's motorsports involvement has covered all major facets of the sport – driver, team and track owner – and he said Wednesday he believed NASCAR was headed in the right direction with its rule changes for 2014.
"Change is an important evolution. There is no […]
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Fourteen years ago Richard Childress and Dale Earnhardt sat in a car one rainy day and discussed how they would bring the famous No. 3 back to NASCAR's Sprint Cup circuit after the seven-time champion retired. The two men decided it would only return on a car driven by a family member.
This […]
By Deb Williams | Senior Writer
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Tony Stewart said Monday the bone in his injured leg would only be about 65 percent healed when he returned to racing next month at Daytona, but the titanium rod in his leg would provide it with the strength it needed.
"The reality is it could get injured […]
MARTINSVILLE, Va. – Jeff Gordon continued Hendrick Motorsports' decade-long domination of Martinsville Speedway Sunday by scoring his eighth victory at the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series shortest track, taking the lead for good with 21 laps remaining in the Goody's Headache Relief Shot 500 Powered by Kroger.
The 42-year-old driver's first victory this season gives him 88 […]
By Deb Williams | Senior Writer
By Deb Williams | Senior Writer
MARTINSVILLE, Va. – Brian Vickers said Sunday the blood clot that has sidelined him for the rest of the season was caused by a protective boot he wore for 1 ½ months after suffering a mid-foot sprain in a wreck at Bristol Motor Speedway in […]
By Deb Williams | Senior Writer
MARTINSVILLE, Va. – NASCAR Sprint Cup champion Brad Keselowski says he's trying to keep an open mind about the sanctioning body's requirement for 2014 that drivers in its three national touring series undergo pre-season neurocognitive baseline testing.
"I don't want to call it a negative, but at this point I haven't […]


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Baron Helmut Zemo was born into one of the Marvel Universe's most tyrannical and evil dynasties. His ancestors were responsible for many acts of murder, terror, and oppression in Germany, and his father, Heinrich was one of Nazi Germany's top super scientists. Heinrich Zemo also founded the Marvel U's premier super villain team, the Masters of Evil; a team that Helmut took and made his own.
Baron Zemo's Masters of Evil have been responsible for a number of heinous and sinister acts like a secret siege on Avengers mansion and disguising themselves as the heroes known as the Thunderbolts, a team which he later used to try and save the world in his own unique and ruthless fashion. Zemo has an extremely complex and interesting relationship with the word evil and his latest incarnation of the team is perhaps its most successful iteration yet. They control their own sovereign nation, the city state of Bagalia, a place the emotionally scarred teen survivors of Murder World (whose ordeal was chronicled in "Avengers Arena") recently visited and found strangely welcoming.
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Following their deadly 30-day ordeal at the hands of the villainous Arcade, the teen survivors are hungry for revenge. Led by Cullen Bloodstone, they went to Bagalia to exact vengeance against Arcade, going undercover in a safe haven for superheroes and living up to "Avengers Undercover's" moniker. In "Avengers Undercover" #4 by writer Dennis Hopeless and artist Kev Walker, Zemo welcomed the teens back to his villain nation, offering them a permanent home as well as a role in his organization. CBR News Spoke with Hopeless about Zemo, his offer, and the writer's plans for the series which include a story that resurrects one of the original Runaways cast members.
CBR News: Dennis, let's start with the man who makes your cast a big offer in "Avengers Undercover" #4, the ruler of Bagalia and the Masters of Evil, Baron Zemo. I believe "Avengers Undercover" #1 established those credentials for him and his past association with the Masters of Evil made him a good fit, but what made you want to bring Zemo into this story? As a writer what do you find most interesting about the character?
Dennis Hopeless: It was a combination of things. After spending 18 issues with a powered-up Arcade, we knew our next villain needed to be an imposing figure who represents a real threat. At the same time, our book would be taking a different approach to villainy. The characters inhabit a moral grey area and most of the conflict comes from the kids trying to decide between lightness and dark. We needed a villain who could make the dark side seem reasonable and even appealing. And with the word "Avengers" on our covers, it made sense to shoot for an old school Avengers villain. Zemo was one of the first names editor Bill Rosemann and I threw out. Fortunately, no one else was using him.
I love Zemo's moral ambiguity. Helmut has never been evil for evil's sake. Sure, his father was a Nazi and he sort of dresses like a Nazi, but this is a complicated man. He's a self-interested pragmatist who's capable of just about anything if properly motivated. But his is a practical brand of villainy that makes a certain amount of sense. It makes him relatable. Relatable villains are a lot more fun to write.
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Zemo's recruitment speech to the kids of course begs the question: Is his offer of to help the kids develop their potential genuine? Will he pressure them into doing anything they don't want to do? I'm not sure if you can answer that question just yet, but what's your sense of Zemo's moral code? Is he an "honorable" villain? Are there things he won't do like lie to the kids? And does he see himself as a world conqueror? A world savior? Or something else entirely?
In general, I'd say Helmut is more likely to omit information than straight up lie. Mainly because it's cleaner. He isn't lying to the kids outright, but it would be foolish to think Zemo is putting their best interests ahead of his own.
As we've seen, he's absolutely willing to manipulate the kids. He pretty clearly has a long game in play. If the kids do their part, they'll stay in his good graces and reap the rewards. If not, who can say what will happen?
I mean, I guess I can say -- but I won't.
As for how Zemo sees himself -- I think he'd tell you he's a reasonable man living in a world of romantics and fools. He doesn't subscribe to the idea of good and evil. He also doesn't think it's his responsibility to save or conquer our world. And what he does with his world is nobody's business.
Which kids take Zemo up on his offer of recruitment is something we'll find out soon, but I wanted to talk about the character that seems least likely to accept, Cammi. Out of all the kids, Bagalia seems to have the least amount of seductive influence on her. Why do you think that is? And is Cammi as disgusted by the lifestyle of the Masters of Evil as she appears to be? Or is this a case of her protesting too much?
Cammi has the unique honor of being both the youngest and arguably the most street smart of all the survivors. She sees the others falling prey to Zemo's machinations and wants to shake the stupid out of them. Some of that is Cammi being wise beyond her years. A lot of it is just age.
Our priorities shift as we grow up. A person isn't seduced by the same things at 13 as she might be at 17.
I remember watching my older sister screw up constantly when she was in high school and thinking she'd gone idiot the day she turned 15. Of course 3 years later, I was making those same stupid mistakes myself.
Based on the way he's reacted towards her in "Avengers Undercover" #3-4 I have to think that Anachronism's decision about whether or not to join Zemo will be influenced by Hazmat's choice. Can you talk about how Aiden is feeling toward her? He certainly seems infatuated.
Aiden is a compassionate guy. He sees a lot of his own pain in Hazmat. They both lost so much in Murder World. They're both struggling with survivor's guilt. Aiden understands Hazmat's rage and what her outburst at the end off issue #3 must have done to her. He's been there. He knows what that feels like. More than anything he's worried about Jen and wants to make sure she's dealing with things. I'm not saying that relationship won't grow into more, but Aiden's concern comes from a very genuine place.
Let's move on to chatting about what's coming up in the next few issues that have been solicited. Issue #5 brings this initial arc to a close correct? Then in "Avengers Undercover" #6 we've got a one-off that focuses on Death Locket and features art by Timothy Green. What can you tell us about this issue and what's it like writing Rebecca in a situation like "Avengers Undercover?" Out of all the characters she seems the most naive, but is she?
Yeah, by the end of issue #5 everyone will have to some degree picked a side.
Issue #6 is the most "Arena"-like issue we've done so far. We're inside Death Locket's head and get an intimate look at how she's dealing. Becca is unique amongst the survivors in that her old life was dead and gone after Arena. Observant readers may have noticed Death Locket was the one survivor who didn't have visitors when they were in lockup. Her mom and brother were killed. Her mad scientist father has been institutionalized. S.H.I.E.L.D. treats her like a problem that needs solving.
This is a girl who grew up very sheltered. That home and that structure no longer exists. She's adrift. She's traumatized. She's desperate to belong. Now she's been dropped into Bagalia, a world with no rules where she's told she can be anything she wants. It's been a lot of fun playing around with all the ways that kind of environment shift can change a seemingly naïve character like Death Locket.
Then in issue #7 you kick off an arc titled, "Gone Native." In terms of plot and themes what is this story about?
The "Gone Native" arc is about what it feels like to break bad. The kids are in way over their heads and have decided to play the villain role. We'll be dealing with how the villain lifestyle affects them. This part of the story is why I pitched this book. It's the "Donnie Brasco" of the thing and I'm excited we're about to dig in.
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Issue #7 also appears to be Runaways-centric and features the resurrection of their deceased and traitorous teammate, Alex Wilder. What made you want to bring Alex back in this series? What can you tell us about his mental and physical state upon his return? And which elements of Alex do you think artist Kev Walker really nailed with his depiction of him?
Nico and the other Runaways have always fought so hard to avoid turning out like their evil parents. Now here Nico is living in Bagalia City surrounded by all of these supposed "villains" and it turns out some of them aren't so bad. It's all very confusing as she feels herself slipping toward that darkness from which she's been running.
Alex's return seemed like the perfect complication to throw at Nico. Alex was Nico's rock in the early days with the Runaways. He was her boyfriend and their leader. Alex was the one with all the answers. When he betrayed them and sided with his parents, it broke Nico's heart but she never stopped caring about him. She even tried bringing him back from the dead.
Now Nico is struggling with another "which side to take" decision. Alex is both the best and worst thing that could possibly happen to her in this moment. So, you know, of course we wanted to go there.
Kev's ability to convey youth and character in his pages still amazes me after all these issues. And I think he's taken it up a notch in these next few issues. The acting in these upcoming Nico/Alex scenes is just phenomenal. This is a complicated relationship and it's all right there in the art. You'd get all of it without reading a word.
Finally, we've talked about what's going on in Bagalia, so let's take a second to talk about what's going on in the outside world in "Avengers Undercover." What can you tell us about S.H.I.E.L.D. and the other heroes' response to the kids' disappearance from their cells in "Avengers Undercover" #4? What do they believe happened? Are S.H.I.E.L.D. and the Avengers currently searching for them?
All of this will be addressed in the upcoming arc. This isn't "Avengers Arena." The kids aren't missing or hidden away in Murder World. S.H.I.E.L.D. and the Avengers know where the kids are and what they've been up to. The problem is, Bagalia is a sovereign nation. There isn't a whole lot the heroes can do to help that wouldn't constitute an act of war.
"Avengers Undercover" #5 goes on sale June 11 from Marvel.


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Have your say at Council workshopSep 28th, 2018 | By N8N
Waikato District Council is visiting more towns in the district to hear further from its community. The first round of workshops in the north of the Waikato district had nearly 200 in attendance, Waikato District Council general manager community growth Clive Morgan said. "It was fantastic to see so many from our communities come to
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As part of the IDDRSI 1st and 2nd Steering Committee Meetings, recommendations by Member States were made to enhance knowledge sharing and monitoring capacities relative to drought disaster resilience. Developing a unified Knowledge Management System and Monitoring and Evaluation tools were key requirements identified for the IGAD region. Based on the above recommendations, a pilot project aimed at developing a data management, analysis and visualization tool for Ethiopia and South Sudan. This project led by the IDDRSI Platform Coordination Unit and Project Preparation and Monitoring Unit (PCU and PPMU) resulted in the development of the IGAD Info monitoring system. The objective was to have a monitoring tool offering data covering all of IDDRSI Priority Intervention Areas. IGAD Info is now available as a desktop tool and can be accessible on the web at http://www.devinfo.org/igadinfo/. As a monitoring system, it is currently being piloted and adjusted to serve as a tool to monitor the impact of resilience initiatives taking place in pastoral areas.
The pilot phase is now reaching its final stages. To help identify its potential for users and what might be needed next, it has also involved a training of IDDRSI experts. Consequently, a capacity building on IGAD Info was conducted in Addis Ababa, August 25-29, 2014. The training was aimed at both Ethiopian Government and IGAD officers involved in IDDRSI implementation. It was an opportunity to introduce the tool to 24 experts from various IDDRSI sectors such as agriculture, water, energy, disaster risk reduction or conflict prevention. The importance of covering those broad thematic areas was also to invite experts to look at IDDRSI in a systemic approach.
In addition to presenting the tool to various sector experts, the training was beneficial in identifying opportunities for collaboration with the Central Statistics Agency. During this event, a CSA expert conducted a presentation on the use of a similar technology in Ethiopia called Ethioinfo http://126.96.36.199/ethioinfo3/ and opportunities to offer technical services to develop the tool nationally and enrich existing indicators.
The PCU with close coordination of the MS will now look at further deployment of this tool to help respond to upcoming monitoring needs for IDDRSI projects and programmes implemented in all IGAD region.


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I'll be reading 220 pages of The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery.
It's about a 12 yr old girl who wants to commit suicide.
A real "feel good" book.
Oh and I'll run 8 miles. Cause, you know, people do that when they train for half marathons.
And there will be much coffee consumed.