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The Bedford Volunteer Fire Department is located in the City of Bedford, VA approximately 25 miles east of Roanoke and 20 miles west of Lynchburg. Organized in 1888, the Bedford Volunteer Fire Department was Bedford City and County's only organized fire protection until 1952. With a first due response area of 182 square miles; the largest first due response area in Bedford County, the Bedford Volunteer Fire Department remains the busiest fire department each year. With a roster of fifty active firefighters, the department operates nine pieces of apparatus and responds to an average of 900 calls each year.
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Wednesday, April 23, 2014
1703hrs- Bedford Communications alerted Companies 1 (Bedford-1st due) and 5 (2nd due and RIT) to the Central VA Pallet and Stake Company for a reported building on fire. Engine 1 (with four) arrived at 1712hrs to find one building almost on the ground, multiple piles of pallets and wooden stakes involved, and three immediate exposures threatened. Chief 1 established command and immediately requested a tanker task force which added T2, T8, and T9. E1's crew began stretching lines to protect exposures as Wagon 1 (with three) arrived and established water supply. Brush 1 (with two) & Brush 1A (with two) arrived several minutes later and with several spot fires south of the fireground command assigned both to structural protection division. Engine 5 stretched a third hose line as Fire Attack Group 3 while Rescue 5 concentrated on moving machinary threatened by fire as Salvage Group 1. The decision to let multiple piles of debris burn was made early on and a bulldozer from the DOF was utilized to cut in two lines around the fireground in an attempt to prevent future fire spread. Units returned to service at 2100hrs. Total Company 1 personnel: 17.
Monday, April 21, 2014
Brush 1 & RAV-1 (Remote Access Vehicle) assisted Company 5 (Forest) on a 15 acre brush fire just off Blackwater Road. The fire, which began when a tree fell onto power lines, burnt approximately 15 acres of thick vegetation on property that had been clear cut several years ago. RAV-1 transported sawyers and assisted with fire suppression where needed. Units operated for several hours before a bulldozer from the Department of Forestry arrived and cut a line around the perimeter. Total Company 1 personnel: 13.
Thursday, April 10, 2014
1828hrs- Bedford Communications alerted Company 1 to Toms Road for a reported truck on fire. Engine 1 (with four) arrived at 1838hrs to find heavy fire showing from the cab of a truck. E1's nozzle and backup stretched the trash line while the officer established command. Rescue 1 (with five) was next to arrive and staged while Wagon 1 (with four) was returned to service by command. The fire was marked under control at 1846hrs. Total Company 1 personnel: 23.
Tuesday, April 8, 2014
0950hrs- Bedford Communications alerted Companies 7 (Huddleston-1st due), 8 (Moneta-2nd due), and 1 (Bedford-RIT) to 1465 Lone Oak Crossing for a reported mobile home on fire. Pumper 7 was first to arrive to find the single-wide home already on the ground. With no interior work to be done, Rescue 1 (with five) returned to service. Wagon 1 (with four) was the second unit to arrive to establish water supply for P-7. The fire was quickly brought under control and command released Wagon 1 at 1030hrs. Units operating: P7, W1, E7A, FR7, B8, T8, Medic 14-8, and County 10. Total Company 1 personnel: 11.
Wednesday, March 12, 2014
Warm weather, low humidity, and high winds have kept Bedford firefighters busy with fast spreading grass and brush fires over the last two days. Fifteen runs have come in over the past 48 hours and of those, twelve have been grass or brush fires. In all, over fourteen acres burnt, controlled by an average of twelve Company 1 personnel on scene, and over $300,000 of losses saved from immediate fire threat. RAV 1 (remote access vehicle) the BFD's newest addition to the fleet, was utilized on two separate incidents to access difficult to reach areas in order to control fire spread. Forecast for the next several days include wind gusts, low humidity, and dry weather. Please be mindful of these red flag conditions.
Tuesday, March 4, 2014
1016hrs- Bedford Communications alerted Companies 2 (Big Island-1st due), 3 (Boonsboro-2nd due) and 1 (Bedford-RIT) to Powell School Road for a house fire. With northside units already out and operating on the scene of a barn fire in Company 3's first due, Wagon 1 (with five) responded to cover the 2nd due assignment and RIT if neccessary. Pumper 2 arrived to find a single-story wood frame private dwelling with smoke showing from the eves. Wagon 1 was second to arrive and assisted by pulling siding. P-2's quickly found and extinguished fire in the attic and walls surrounding the chimney. With the fire under control, command returned Rescue 1 (with four) and other units not on scene to service. Total Company 1 personnel: 9.
Saturday, March 1, 2014
1132hrs- Rescue 1 (with six) and Utility 1/RAV 1(with three) responded to Sharp Top Mountain (elevation 3800 ft) to assist Medic 14-1 with carrying out a patient who sprained her ankle near the summit of the mountain. Utilizing RAV 1 (Remote Access Vehicle), BFD firefighters and BCoFR personnel accessed the summit via a bus road and quickly located members from the injured victims party. Personnel assisted the victim down the trail to the RAV and transported her down the mountain to an awaiting medic unit which transported the victim to Bedford Memorial. After one more trip up to pick up the remaining members of her party, all unit's returned to service. Total Company 1 personnel: 16.
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Saturday, February 1, 2014
Warmer weather combined with low humidity and light winds caused a number of controlled burns to get away from land owners on Saturday keeping BFD firefighters busy. Between the three fires reported between 11:30am and 2:30pm, approximately five acres burnt in Company 1 first due alone. The third reported grass fire occured on Dinwiddie Drive and threatened an occupied structure. With a response time of four minutes firefighters were able to control the fire and keep the structure from burning. The heat from the fire damaged the homes vinyl siding which was estimated at $1,000 damage. Several other fires were reported in the communities of Moneta and Montvale. Total Company 1 personnel: 14.
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Saturday, January 18, 2014
Over ninety BFD firefighters and their guests were in attendance for the fire department's 106th annual awards banquet. This year the banquet returned to the Bedford Area Welcome Center where it had typically been held in years past. Once again the Ole Liberty Station restaurants catering service "Making Tracks" catered the dinner. After desert, attendees moved into the ceremony room for the awards presentation. Those receiving awards for service were: 5yrs of service- Lance Stenzel, Matt Scott, Kenny Taggart, and John Moore. 25yrs of service- Greg Fulton. Congratulations to the following firefighters who received awards: Firefighter of the Year: Stacey Wills. 1st Runner Up: Kenny Taggart. 2nd Runner Up: Matt Scott. Prob Firefighter of the Year: MJ McGinnis.
Monday, January 13, 2014
1701hrs- Bedford Communications alerted Companies 1 (Bedford-1st due), 2 (Big Island-2nd due), and 5 (Forest-RIT) to 1111 Grindstone Drive for reports of a house on fire. Engine 1 (with four) arrived at 1710hrs to find a two-story wood frame private dwelling with heavy fire showing from side charlie. E1's nozzle and backup stretched a line through the front door as Fire Attack Group 1 as Chief 1 established command. Rescue 1 (with six) arrived at 1714hrs and by orders of command split its crew to throw ladders and stretch a second line as Division 2. Wagon 1 (with three) off loaded its water to the Engine as Pumper 2 laid out to establish a water supply. Rescue 5 established RIT on side alpha while crews from P2 and U5 rotated through on the interior. The fire was marked under control at 1800hrs. At the request of command the Red Cross responded to assist the single displaced occupant with hotel accommodations for the night. Units operating: E1, R1, W1, P1, P2, T2, R5, T5, Medic 14-1, Medic 1-4, and County 10. Total company 1 personnel on scene and standing by at the station: 24
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Bruins waive Nick Johnson; David Krejci, Carl Soderberg 'day-to-day'
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Both David Krejci and Carl Soderberg were absent from Bruins practice Sunday, with the B's placing forward Nick Johnson on waivers just prior to the skate. The team made the move with the intention of sending Johnson to Providence, but he must clear waivers first.
Krejci missed Friday's preseason finale with back spasms.
"Right now I would say they're just day-to-day," Claude Julien said after Sunday's practice. "Maybe as we move further it might be better. To be honest with you, with Krej it might be better.
"With Carl, I'm not sure yet, because the injury was suffered when he hit a rut the other night. It's still up in the air as far as the seriousness of it. We had first deemed it minor and now it's questionable."
Johnson being placed on waivers means that the team's roster is more or less set. Jordan Caron will be the team's 13th forward, while the team will keep eight defensemen (with Kevan Miller the eighth).
Assuming all players are healthy, the roster should look like this for opening night based on the players currently on the roster:
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Zoey was orphaned on the morning of Dec. 1 when her father, Belcher, fatally shot her mother, Kasandra Perkins, in the couple's Kansas City home. Belcher then drove to Arrowhead Stadium and killed himself in front of coaches and the team's general manager as they pleaded with him to put the gun down.
During a three-day hearing last week, Sophie Perkins and Belcher's mother, Cheryl Shepherd of West Babylon, N.Y., each argued that she would be the best guardian for the girl. Perkins' lawyers attacked Shepherd's smoking habit and the number of police calls to her home over the years, while Shepherd's attorneys criticized Perkins for putting the girl in day care 45 hours a week while she worked.
Perkins, who was Kasandra Perkins' first cousin, is the sister of Whitney Golden Charles, whose husband is Chiefs All-Pro running back Jamaal Charles.
"Out of these bad circumstances, this was the best result for Zoey," said Mark Roberts, Perkins' attorney. "Both sides love Zoey; both sides were operating with her best interest in mind. The court had a difficult decision to make, but we think it was the right decision."
Shepherd's attorneys did not immediately return calls seeking comment.
Other than some trips to New York to spend time with Shepherd, Zoey has mostly stayed with Perkins in Texas since the shooting. The time the girl spent bonding with Perkins played a role in Wheeler's decision, he wrote, as did the police calls to Shepherd's home.
"There have been numerous police reports made from Ms. Cheryl Shepherd's home during the past twenty years," Wheeler wrote. "While not controlling, and while not making Ms. Shepherd's home inappropriate to raise Minor, the Court concludes that this is evidence of Ms. Sophie Perkins' home being more stable than Ms. Shepherd's home, and this favors the appointment of Ms. Perkins as guardian."
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Sri Sai Ram Engineering College: Staff development programme, Sai Leo Nagar, West Tambaram, 10 a.m.
Tamil Nadu Electrical Inspectorate: Electrical Safety Week, Deccan Plaza, Royapettah, 5 p.m.
Loyola College/ RACE: Summer programmes launch, Loyola College, Nungambakkam, 9.30 a.m.
Alcoholics Anonymous: Meetings, Our Lady of Lourde Shrine, Paper Mills Rd., Perambur; Our Lady Lourdese Church, Gandhi Nagar Third Cross, Madipakkam; Meston College, Royapettah; Risen Redeemers Church, Kodambakkam; and ECI Christ Church, Padi Kuppam Rd., Anna Nagar West, 7 p.m.


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On Saturday, September 20th at Back Space Toronto we announced the winners of the 2014 Joe Shuster Canadian Comic Book Creators.
Category Archives: Gene Day Award
The 2014 Joe Shuster Award Nominees / Les nominés pour le prix Joe Shuster 2014
The Joe Shuster Awards will be presented on Saturday, September 20th in Toronto, Ontario at BACK SPACE TORONTO, 587A College Street (2nd Floor). Ceremony will commence at 8 pm.
June 4, 2014 – Canada has a rich tradition of supporting our national arts communities with awards that recognize the achievements of our citizens like the Genie Awards for film and television and the Juno Awards for music – the JOE SHUSTER AWARD is Canada's national award that honours and raises the awareness of Canadians that create, self-publish and sell comics books, graphic novels and webcomics.
They are named after pioneering Canadian-born artist Joe Shuster (1914-1992), whose clear, dynamic style and inventive visual flourishes set the standard for graphic storytelling during the infancy of the North American comic book industry. It was Superman, a co-creation of Shuster and his friend Jerry Siegel, that electrified the industry over 75 years ago in 1938 and, almost overnight, transformed comic books into an enormous pop-cultural phenomenon.
Nominees were selected this spring from lists of creators of original works published and distributed during the year 2013. Qualifying creators must be Canadian citizens – living at home or abroad, or a recognized permanent resident. The award winners will be chosen by a jury vote to ensure every nominee is given adequate consideration.
And the nominees are: Continue reading
Late May update
Okay, so we're nearing the end of the extension given for the Retailer, Webcomics, Comics for Kids, and Gene Day Awards and if all goes as planned we'll be announcing the nominations next week.
I would like to thank the many folks who have contacted me about being involved in the awards this year, I'll be contacting you all shortly and we can begin planning for the ceremony and fundraising as soon as the nominations list goes public.
As usual, it should be stated that since these are awards with only 7 (sometimes 8) nominees per category, not everyone can be nominated for an award. Our committees have been narrowing down the lists to a smaller set of nominations (in some categories from hundreds of individual artists) and we know that inevitably some people will feel we neglected a creator, a book, or a store…
Congratulations to the winners of the Doug Wright Awards for 2014 (handed out as usual at TCAF in Mid-May) for non-mainstream, non-superhero comics:
Best Book – Paul Joins the Scouts by Michel Rabagliati (Conundrum Press)
Spotlight aka "The Nipper" – Steven Gilbert for The Journal of the Main Street Secret Lodge
Pigskin Peters (non-narrative) – "Out of Skin" by Emily Carroll
We have a near complete list of English and French creators ready and so we are initiating the nominating process and should have some announcements to make in time for Free Comic Book Day (May 3rd).
We'd like to thank all of the creators that sent in books for consideration for the Gene Day Award this year, we're still accepting submissions right up until May, so there's still time.
The Hall of Fame committee has initiated discussions on who will be included in 2014.
Congratulations to Jeff Lemire – in addition to writing Animal Man (now completed), Green Arrow and the upcoming Justice League United (formerly Canada, but set in Canada), Jeff will be writing Teen Titans: Earth One, an original graphic novel being illustrated by Terry and Rachel Dodson.
Gene Day Award 2014 – Now Accepting Submissions.
Please note: We are now accepting 2013 self-published works for consideration in 2014.
"Gene Day really showed me that success in a creative field is a matter of hard work and productivity and persistence." (Cerebus creator and self-publisher Dave Sim)
The Gene Day Award for Self-Publishing honours Canadian comic book creators who self-published their work during the previous year (up to the submission end date).
Please note: In years past the award included a bursary of $500. Unfortunately we cannot guarantee that this will be case in 2014 until our fundraising targets are reached. Continue reading
Happy New Year! 2014 marks 10 years of the Joe Shuster Canadian Comic Book Creator Awards
In Spring 2005 the first annual Joe Shuster Awards for Canadian Comic Book Creators was held at the Paradise Comics Toronto Comicon and a lot of great books and talent have been honoured over the decade since then.
As 2013 draws to a close, please join us as we present an overview of 9 years worth of Joe Shuster Award Winners.
Note that some winners in 2005-2008 were selected by public voting. In 2009 all categories became jury selected.
2005 – Darwyn Cooke for DC: The New Frontier (DC Comics)
2006 – Bryan Lee O'Malley for Scott Pilgrim Vol. 2 (Oni Press)
2007 – Darwyn Cooke for The Spirit (DC)
2008 – Jeff Lemire for Essex County Books 1 and 2 (Top Shelf)
2009 – Dave Sim for Glamourpuss (Aardvark-Vanaheim)
2010 – Michel Rabagliati pour Paul, tome 06: Paul à Québec (La Pastèque)
2011 – Tin Can Forest for Baba Yaga and the Wolf (Koyama Press)
2012 – Ramon Perez for Jim Henson's Tale of Sand (Archaia)
2013 – Jeff Lemire for Sweet Tooth (DC/Vertigo) and The Underwater Welder (Top Shelf)
2005 – Kaare Andrews for Spider-Man/Doctor Octopus: Year One (Marvel)
2006 – Pia Guerra for Y the Last Man (DC/Vertigo)
2007 – Darwyn Cooke and J. Bone for Batman/The Spirit (DC)
2008 – Dale Eaglesham for Justice Society of America (DC)
2009 – David Finch for Ultimatum (Marvel)
2010 – Stuart Immonon for Ultimate Spider-Man and New Avengers (Marvel)
2011 – Francis Manapul for the Flash, Adventure Comics and Superman/Batman (DC)
2012 – Stuart Immonen for Fear Itself (Marvel)
2013 – Isabelle Arsenault pour Jane, le renard & moi (La Pastèque)
2005 – Samm Barnes for Doctor Spectrum (Marvel MAX)
2005 – Ty Templeton for The Batman Adventures (DC)
2006 – J. Torres for Teen Titans Go! and Legends of the Dark Knight (DC) and Love as a Foreign Language (Oni)
2007 – Darwyn Cooke for Superman Confidential (DC)
2008 – Cecil Castellucci for the PLAIN Janes (DC/Minx)
2009 – Mariko Tamaki for Emiko Superstar (DC/Minx) and Skim (Groundwood Books)
2010 – Maryse Dubuc pour Les nombrils, tome 04: Duels de belles (Dupuis)
2011 – Émilie Villeneuve pour La fille invisible (Glénat Québec)
2012 – Kurtis J. Wiebe for The Green Wake and The Intrepids (Image Comics)
2013 – Fanny Britt pour Jane, le renard & moi (La Pastèque)
2005 – Dave Sim and Gerhard for the completion of Cerebus. Begun in 1977, this 300-issue series is a milestone in comic book publishing and is the longest running creator-owned comic book series
2008 – David Watkins for using comics as a teaching tool.
2005 – Arcana Studio
2006 – Drawn & Quarterly
2007 – Drawn & Quarterly
2008 – Drawn & Quarterly
2009 – Les 400 Coups/Mécanique Générale
2010 – La Pastèque
2011 – Koyama Press
2006 – Brian K. Vaughan
2007 – Brian K. Vaughan
2008 – Ed Brubaker
2007 – Dan Kim
2008 – Ryan Sohmer and Lar De Souza
2009 – Cameron Stewart
2010 – Karl Kerschl
2011 – Emily Carroll
2012 – Emily Carroll
2013 – Michael DeForge
Favourite Overall Creator – English Language Publications 2007-8
2007 – Dan Kim
2008 – Faith Erin Hicks
Favourite Overall Creator – French Language Publications 2007-8
2007 – Michel Rabagliati
2008 – Philippe Girard
2008 – Steve Skroce
2009 – Niko Henrichon
2010 – Darwyn Cooke
2011 – Fiona Staples
2012 – François Lapierre
2013 – Mike Del Mundo
2008 – Dave McCaig
2009 – François Lapierre
2010 – Nathan Fairbairn
2011 – Julie Rocheleau
COMICS FOR KIDS – RENAMED THE DRAGON AWARD in 2012
2009 – Kean Soo for Jellaby Vol. 1 (Hyperion)
2010 – Svetlana Chmakova for Nightschool: The Weirn Books (Yen Press)
2011 – Scott Chantler for Three Thieves Book 2 (Kids Can Press)
2012 – Paul Roux pour Ariane et Nicolas Tome 6: Les Toiles Mysterieuses (Les 400 Coups)
2013 – Jo Rioux for Cat's Cradle Volume 1: The Golden Twine (Kids Can Press)
2009 – Jesse Jacobs for Blue Winter, Shapes in the Snow
2010 – Ethan Rilly for Pope Hats #1
2011 – John Martz for Heaven All Day
2012 – Dakota McFadzean for Ghost Rabbit
2013 – Cory McCallum, Matthew Daley for The Pig Sleep: A Mr. Monitor Case
2005 – Now & Then Books (Kitchener, ON)
2006 – Strange Adventures (Halifax, NS)
2007 – Happy Harbor (Edmonton, AB)
2008 – Big B Comics (Hamilton, ON)
2009 – Legends Comics and Books (Victoria, BC)
2010 – The Beguiling (Toronto, ON)
2011 – Planete BD (Montreal, QC)
2012 – The Silver Snail (Toronto, ON)
2013 – Heroes Comics (London, ON)
The Canadian Comic Book Creator Hall of Fame
2005 Joe Shuster (1914-1992)
2005 Leo Bachle (aka Les Barker) (1926-2003)
2005 Adrian Dingle (1911-1974)
2005 Hal Foster (1892-1982)
2005 Ed Furness (1911-2005)
2005 Rand Holmes (1942-2002)
2006 Jon St. Ables (1912-1999)
2006 Owen McCarron (1929-2005)
2006 Win Mortimer (1919-1998)
2006 Dave Sim (1956-)
2007 Albert Chartier (1912-2004)
2007 Gerald Lazare (1927-)
2007 Jacques Hurtubise aka ZYX (1950-)
2007 Gene Day (1951-1982)
2008 Ted McCall (1901-1975)
2008 Pierre Fournier (1949-)
2008 Stanley Berneche (1947-)
2008 John Byrne (1950-)
2009 George Menendez Rae (1906-1992)
2009 Real Godbout (1951-)
2009 Ken Steacy (1955-)
2009 Diana Schutz (1955-)
2010 Richard Comely (1950-)
2010 Dave Darrigo (1954-)
2010 George Freeman (1951-)
2010 Serge Gaboury (1954-)
2010 Deni Loubert (1951-)
2010 Jean-Claude St. Aubin (1951-)
2011 Chester Brown (1960-)
2011 Todd McFarlane (1961-)
2012 No Inductees Selected
2013 Murray Karn (1924-)
2013 Vernon Miller (1912-1974)
2013 Arn Saba (Katherine Collins) (1947-)
Look Straight Ahead by Elaine Will GN in Stores October 23
Jeremy Knowles is a 17-year-old outcast who dreams of being a great artist. But when he suffers a severe mental breakdown brought on by bullying and other pressures at school, his future is called into question – as is his very existence! Can he survive the experience through the healing power of art? And just what does it mean to be "crazy," anyway?
Alternative Comics, 256 Pages, SRP of $19.95.
Nominated for a Gene Day Award.
2013 Joe Shuster Award Winners
Toronto, ON – Saturday, August 24. Earlier this evening at the Art Gallery of Ontario's Jackman Hall, the 9th annual Joe Shuster Awards were presented at a gala ceremony hosted by the Toronto Star's ROB SALEM and Cartoonist TY TEMPLETON.
The results are: Continue reading
Happenings: OMG…. is Fan Expo really next week? August 22-25, 2013
So in 8 days the big show aka Fan Expo Canada starts at the Metro Convention Centre. This year the show is so massive they had to add a second building and for the first time ever the event will be in both the North and the South Buildings.
Most of the comics folk are in the South Building though, and that's where the comics programming will be as well.
Many Joe Shuster Award nominees and winners (past and present) are at the event, and we encourage you to visit the website to look at the floorplans and schedules.
2011 JSA Hall of Fame inductee TODD MCFARLANE is a headlining guest. Full guest list here.
Our retail sponsors The Dragon and The Comic Book Lounge (my store) will be in the dealers section along with Harry Kremer award winning retailers Big B Comics (Hamilton) and the Silver Snail (Toronto).
There are two Canadian comics related panels worth checking out:
FRIDAY AUG 23 – 11:15 AM In room 703
With projects like the True Patriot anthology, the Captain Canuck webseries, the Lost Heroes documentary, The Wolverine movie and more – are we witnessing a Canadian superhero renaissance? Where is this all coming from? Does the industry need this? Will the market support it? Are Canadian superheroes poised to be the next big thing in comics?
Join moderator Fearless Fred and panelists Jay Torres ("True Patriot"), Ramón K Pérez ("True Patriot"), Mike Valiquette ("Captain Canuck"), Hope L Nicholson ("Lost Heroes"), and Kevin A. Boyd ("Joe Shuster Awards") to discuss The Canadian Superhero Renaissance.
SUNDAY AUG 25 – 2:15 PM in room 703
During WWII the Canadian government initiated the War Exchange Conservation Act and Canadian artists stepped up to fill the void of comics on our newsstands.
Join moderator Ivan Kocmarek and a panel of industry experts as they discuss the first age of Canadian comics and characters like Iron Man, Johnny Canuck, Freelance, The Penguin and many other forgotten heroes and their impact on Canadian-made comics.
ALSO DON'T FORGET THE JOE SHUSTER AWARDS ARE TAKING PLACE ON SATURDAY NIGHT – JACKMAN HALL, ART GALLERY OF ONTARIO! Seating at 8pm – Ceremony to begin around 8:30PM
Joe Shuster Awards Ceremony: 8:30 PM – Saturday, August 24, 2013 at Jackman Hall, Art Gallery of Ontario
The Canadian Comic Book Creator Awards Association is pleased to announce the venue of the 2013 Joe Shuster Awards Ceremony. The 8 2013 awards and 3 Hall of Fame presentations will be presented on SATURDAY, AUGUST 24, 2013 at JACKMAN HALL at the Art Gallery of Ontario, starting at 8:30 PM.
Seating: 200 – priority seating for nominees, their family and friends and other industry professionals, with limited general admission seating.
The Art Gallery of Ontario – 317 Dundas Street West, Toronto, ON
The Art Gallery of Ontario is an art museum in Toronto's Downtown Grange Park district, on Dundas Street West between McCaul Street and Beverley Street. Its collection includes more than 80,000 works spanning the 1st century to the present day.
Jackman Hall has it's own entrance on McCaul Street, South of Dundas Street West (pictured above)
.About The Joe Shuster Awards
Established in 2004, The Joe Shuster Awards are Canada's first national and bilingual award recognizing outstanding achievement in the creation of comic books, graphic novels and webcomics. The awards are named after pioneering Toronto-born artist Joe Shuster who, along with writer Jerry Siegel, created the iconic super-powered hero, Superman. The name is used with the approval of the Estate of Joe Shuster – Michael Catron, Estate Agent.
2013 Sponsors include: Guerilla Printing, The Dragon, The Comic Book Lounge & Gallery, Autodesk.
For more information please contact email@example.com
The 2013 Joe Shuster Award Nominating Teams
For Artist, Cartoonist, Cover Artist, Writer: John Babos, Erik Bouchard, Laurent Boutin, Shawn Bryan, Jeff Brown, Amy Chop, Tyler Jirik, Mike Jozic, David Kelly, Patrick Marleau, Conor McCreery, Alice Quinn, Rachel Richey, Andrew Wheeler, Leonard Wong, Sarrah Young with additional input from Bill Code, Kelly Dowd and Andrew Uys.
For Webcomics: Tyrone Biljan, Allison Covey, and Andrew Walsh.
For Hall of Fame: Kevin A. Boyd, Walter Durajlija, Joseph Kilmartin, Ivan Kocmarek, Robert MacMillan, Hope Nicholson, Robert Pincombe, and Rachel Richey.
For the Gene Day Award: Tyrone Biljan, Kevin A. Boyd, Peter DeCourcy, Rachel Richey, and Debra Jane Shelly.
For the Harry Kremer Award: Anthony Falcone and Scott VanderPloeg. With additional input from Robert Haines (research) and the CCBCAA secret shopper team.
For the Dragon Award: Jennifer Haines (coordinator) and a team of her fellow educators: Beth Alexander (BEd – elementary) and Diana Pai (BEd).
The 2013 Joe Shuster Award Nominees / Les nominés pour le prix Joe Shuster 2013
Full list of 2013 Nominees / La liste complète des nominés 2013
Canada has a rich tradition of supporting our national arts communities with awards that recognize the achievements of our citizens like the Genie Awards for film and television and the Juno Awards for music – the JOE SHUSTER AWARD is Canada's national award that honours and raises the awareness of Canadians that create, self-publish and sell all kinds of comics, graphic novels and webcomics.
They are named after pioneering Canadian-born artist Joe Shuster (1914-1992), whose clear, dynamic style and inventive visual flourishes set the standard for graphic storytelling during the infancy of the North American comic book industry. It was Superman, a co-creation of Shuster and his friend Jerry Siegel, that electrified the industry 75 years ago in 1938 and, almost overnight, transformed comic books into an enormous pop-cultural phenomenon.
Nominees were selected this spring from lists of creators including all eligible original works published and distributed during the year 2012. Qualifying creators must be Canadian citizens living at home or abroad, as well as permanent residents in Canada. The award winners will be chosen by a jury vote to ensure every nominee is given adequate consideration.
The awards will be presented at a gala ceremony in Toronto, open to the public, on the evening of Saturday, August 24, 2013 at 8:30 PM. This year the awards will be held in JACKMAN HALL, at the Art Gallery of Ontario, 317 Dundas Street West, Toronto.
And the nominees are:
JSA update and more on Lost Heroes documentary
So everything is well under way now here at JSA central. We're once again aiming for a Free Comic Book Day (May 4th) deadline for our nominee announcements.
I must say that it's been an enthusiastic year for Canadian comics so far, as there's been a lot going on recently – especially for things related to Canadian comics history. The shooting for the upcoming documentary LOST HEROES has wrapped and the crew is currently in post-production mode, we eagerly await the final product. We've been lucky enough to be able to watch some of the interviews filmed at the Comic Book Lounge, and I think people are in for a real treat when the film finally airs on Super Channel later this year. Here's the official blurb followed by the promotional poster for the film:
Lost Heroes is a feature documentary set to air on Super Channel in 2013. We explore the history of the great Canadian superheroes, from Johnny Canuck to Captain Canuck. Currently in post-production.
Lost Heroes explores the past of the Canadian superhero, from the golden age when millions of children read the tales of Inuit goddess Nelvana of the Northern Lights, to the thrilling days when Canadian superheroes returned to the newstands with Captain Canuck and Cerebus. Lost Heroes celebrates the unique Canadian talent behind these characters and asks why can't Canada keep their heroes?
In what I've seen of it, this is a top-notch, professional production and I think it will be a great chance to expose a lot of people to Canada's comics past, as well as it's present and future.
With the completion of the eligible English and French list I've spent some time perusing the lists to play my guessing game of who I think the nominating committees will be selecting for the 2013 Joe Shuster Awards, and I think that this year's list is strong, but seems to working from a smaller pool than in previous years. That certainly means that a lot of projects by people absent this year are on the horizon, but I'm eager to see who the nomcoms select.
Currently we have 19 individuals participating in the Nominating Committee for Artist, Cartoonist, Cover Artist and Writer. They come from across the country, but as per protocol we won't be publishing their names until after they have finished their selections in case anyone drops out before the end.
Our Hall of Fame selection committee has expanded quite considerably this year, to make up for last year's year off. Of the seven members, only three have participated in previous HOF nomcoms. Maybe I can convince them finally to rename the HOF "Hinterland's Who's Who".
Joe Shuster Awards 2013
To be announced June 4th, 2013.
Gene Day Award update
In case you were wondering, we are now accepting physical copies of self-published comics and original graphic novels for consideration for the GENE DAY AWARD.
Copies can be sent to the Comic Book Lounge in Toronto where they will be gathered for review by the Gene Day Award Coordinator and the Jury for this award.
The comic had to have been released (but not distributed through Diamond or any official channels) between 1/1/2012 and 12/31/2012.
Deadline to submit is May 16, 2013.
Please take a look at the information page for details: The Gene Day Award for Self-Publishers
Welcome to 2013!
A new year is well underway and we are getting back to business here at JSA central!
Unfortunately, I was not able to run a wrap survey for 2012 as I normally do, work on the store and various events (such as the 24 Hour Comic Challenge we ran in-store this past Saturday at the Comic Book Lounge) have been keeping me pretty busy.
Currently being assembled for a late January release will be the LIST OF ELIGIBLE CREATORS AND 2012 PUBLICATIONS list, and if you want to be proactive and make sure your comics projects are recognized you can email me at firstname.lastname@example.com and I'll update the list.
Current plans are for the nomination process to begin in earnest on February 1, so if you are interested in participating in nominating the 2012 award categories, you can email me at the same address listed in this article.
A later start for the process does seem indicative of an awards ceremony for later in 2013, and that is once again the case — as we have a weekend in mind, an event and a city in which to hold the ceremony, just not an official venue yet. Current plans are for the ceremony to take place in late summer at a venue that will be announced in March when the nominations are announced.
December Update
As the year begins winding down, we begin the finalizing of the list of eligible publications and creators for the 2013 nominating committee to make their selections from.
In early November we had some meetings to discuss the direction the awards will take in 2013, the positions needing to be filled, and a number of new folks have joined the CCBCAA team.
We'll have some news on the various fronts in early 2013 as well as the city, date and convention that we plan to coincide the award presentations with.
As we near the holidays, now is a great time to consider buying comics or graphic novels for your friends and loved ones as Christmas gifts. We hope you'll consider the many great works by Canadian creators… some recent arrivals that would make great gifts: The Flash New 52 Vol. 1 hardcover (by Francis Manapul), Parker – The Hunter softcover edition (by Darwyn Cooke), and the X-O Manowar Vol. 1 trade paperback (art by Cary Nord). Recently, All New X-Men 1-3 (4 is out next week) has been a bona fide smash hit (art by Stuart Immonen).
Congratulations also to Jim Zubkavich and Ray Fawkes for their recently announced gigs writing for DC Comics (Birds of Prey and Batgirl respectively), and Jeff Lemire will be moving over to write Green Arrow in February, and as Sweet Tooth concludes in early January comes word that he will have a new Vertigo series to be released sometime in 2013. J. Bone will be drawing a new Rocketeer mini-series in February, and Kill Shakespeare will be returning that month as well, as the original creative team reunites to continue the tale.
Indie Skip Week – December 26-January 1
Support and Promote Indie Skip Week #indieskipweek
On Wednesday, December 26th, Diamond Comics will be working with a a few of their Premiere Publishers to bring just a handful of comics to market. Comic Shops will be receiving only a little over a dozen titles (including Amazing Spider-Man 700) instead of the normal 60+ books.
Please note that in Canada, most stores will be closed on the 26th for Boxing Day, so look for new books on Thursday, December 27th.
Instead of encouraging customers to skip shopping in the store for an entire week – which I'm not sure they will do if new comics are coming out combined with end of the year sales and promotions — but many comic shop owners across North America will be using this as an opportunity to fill the gap and promote Self-Published Comics, Creator Owned Comics and Micro-Publisher Comics at the forefront of their comic shops. For an entire week all walk-in traffic can hopefully be introduced to a wonderful side of comics that many customers don't get to see with the emphasis on mainstream publishers.
Hopefully customers will then discover new talents and new titles! This is a great way to support the smallest and most innovative creators working in the comics industry.
There are a lot of great comics out there that qualify from publishers such as: Top Shelf, Archaia Press, Image Comics, Koyama Press, Drawn & Quarterly, Conundrum Press, Oni Press, Retrofit Comics, Secret Acres, Oily Comics and more!
Help turn this into an opportunity to support independent creators and self-publishers.
Indie Skip Week #indieskipweek
2012 Joe Shuster Awards – Credits / Les Prix Joe Shuster 2012 – Crédits
Outstanding Comic Book Cover Artist / Dessinateur de couverture de bande dessinée exceptionnel
Outstanding Comic Book Writer / Scénariste de bande dessinée exceptionnel
Outstanding Comic Book Artist / Dessinateur de bande dessinée exceptionnel
Outstanding Comic Book Cartoonist / Auteur de bande dessinée exceptionnel
Nominating Committee / Comité des Candidatures :
Laurent Boutin (Montreal, QC)
Eric Bouchard (Montreal, QC)
Jeff Brown (Toronto, ON)
Lloyd Chesney (Victoria, BC)
Amy Chop (Guelph, ON)
Jamie Coville (Kingston, ON)
Gareth Gaudin (Victoria, BC)
Tyler Jirik (Guelph, ON)
Mike Jozik (Saskatoon, SK)
David Kelly (Montreal, QC)
Jonathan Kuehlein (Toronto, ON)
Andrew Uys (Toronto, ON
Leonard Wong (Vancouver, BC)
Sarrah Young (Toronto, ON)
– Outstanding Web Comics Creator / Créateur de bande dessinée web exceptionnel
Nominating Committee / Comité des Candidatures :
Tyrone Biljan
Kevin Boyd
Allison Covey
Robert Haines
Andrew Walsh
Art Jury (Artist / Cover Artist / Webcomics)
– Cliff Caporale (Montreal, QC)
– Amy Chop (Guelph, ON)
– Calum Johnston (Halifax, NS)
– Hope Nicholson (Toronto, ON)
– Ethan Peacock (Vancouver, BC)
Story Jury (Cartoonist / Writer)
– Cliff Caporale (Montreal, QC)
– Robin Fisher (Montreal, QC)
– Robin McConnell (Vancouver, BC)
– Rachel Richey (Ottawa, ON)
– Salgood Sam (Montreal, QC)
Coordiinator/Coordinateur – Kevin Boyd, Executive Director
The Gene Day Award for Self-Publishers / Le Prix Gene Day de l'auto-édition
Nominating Committee / Comité des Candidatures::
Robert Haines, with input from Kevin Boyd
Day Jury:
– Calum Johnston
– Jesse Jacobs
– Diana Schutz
The Harry Kremer Award for Outstanding Comic Book Retailer / Le Prix Harry Kremer du libraire de bandes dessinées exceptionnel
Nominating Committee / Comité des Candidatures :
Robert Haines
Kremer Jury:
Tyrone Biljan
Kevin Boyd
Allison Covey
Peter DeCourcy
Andrew Walsh
Coordinator/Coordinateur – Robert Haines, Associate Director
The Dragon Award – Comics for Kids / Le Prix Dragon – Bande dessinée jeunesse
Nominating Committee / Comité des Candidatures :
– Jennifer Stewart (BEd)
– Beth Alexander (BEd – elementary)
– Diana Pai (BEd)
Comics for Kids Jury:
– Douglas Davey (Halton Hills librarian)
– Graham Purcell (BEd – elementary)
– Renee Jackson (BEd, MFA)
– Kate McEvenue (BEd)
– Scott Robins (Toronto librarian)
Coordinator/Coordinateur – Jennifer Haines
Webcomics Coordinator – Andrew Walsh
Publisher Liason – Allison Covey
Graphics and Audio Visual Presentation – Tyrone Biljan
Awards Ceremony Hosts: Jason Rockman, Catherine Smith-Desbiens
Host Convention: Montreal Comic Con – contacts: Oscar Yazedjian, Elizabeth Jutras, Cliff Caporale
Awards manufactured by ACE Awards, Toronto, ON
Hall of Fame Committee – Joe Kilmartin, Robert Pincombe
The Canadian Comic Book Creator Awards Association would also like to thank the following publishers for their assistance in providing book for our juries to review:
Éditions Alto
Éditions Pow Pow
Éditions Soleil
Image Comics
Kids Can Press
La Pasteque
Les 400 Coups
Oni Press
Presses Aventure
Puffin Books
Katie and Steven Shanahan.
Additional books published by Archaia Press, Éditions Delcourt, Drawn & Quarterly, DC Comics, some additional IDW and Marvel Comics were provided by:
The Comic Book Lounge + Gallery, (Toronto, ON)
Finally, the CCBCAA would like to thank and acknowledge the financial contributions of our private donours, and the support of the Canadian comics community across our great nation.
Kevin Boyd, Director
Robert Haines, Associate Director
Tyrone Biljan
Allison Covey
Peter DeCourcy
Andrew Walsh
The 2012 Joe Shuster Award winners
Montreal, QC – In a ceremony presided by JASON ROCKMAN and CATHERINE SMITH-DESBIENS at the MONTREAL COMIC-CON, the 8th Annual Joe Shuster Awards for Canadian Comic Book Creators and Retailers were presented to an enthusiastic crowd of nominees, friends and fans of the medium. Continue reading


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HoopsHype Nancy Lieberman rumors
Sean Cunningham: As was noted elsewhere, George Karl did say he'd consider Nancy Lieberman as asst. coach, however staff decisions will be made in offseason Twitter @News10Sean
Among them, Karl plans to consider the assistant-coaching candidacy of Hall of Famer Nancy Lieberman, league sources told Yahoo Sports. Yahoo! Sports
Jeff Zillgitt: With Spurs hiring Becky Hammon, don't be surprised if former D-League/WNBA coach Nancy Lieberman joins a staff as some point. Twitter @JeffZillgitt
Women have coached men's teams before, such as Charlotte Bobcats sideline reporter Stephanie Ready, who was an assistant coach for a NBADL team in the early 2000s while Hall of Famer Nancy Lieberman coached the NBADL's Texas Legends in 2009. But Nakase is going after the big carrot, one of 30 NBA jobs, fully understanding she will have to overcome several stereotypes and barriers in her quest. She worked as video coordinator for the Clippers the past three years and two current NBA coaches — Indiana's Frank Vogel and Miami's Erik Spoelstra — began their careers as video coordinators. So there is a blueprint for her success. But she has to be taken seriously as a coach, and the experience last week in Las Vegas added to her legitimacy. Nakase has her mind focused on one goal, and she knows that skipping steps is not an option. "It was great to get back into it," Nakase said this week. "Coaching is my comfort zone. So it's almost like home for me to get back out there and coach. But it wouldn't have happened if all the other [Clippers] coaches on our staff weren't supportive. They were basically like mentoring me." Boston Globe
Lieberman is now the assistant general manager for the NBA Development League's Texas Legends. She also serves as a pregame and postgame TV analyst for the Oklahoma City Thunder, working out of a studio in Dallas. "My goal in the next year or two is to be coaching in the NBA," she said. "I'm sure there's a lot of people that go, 'That's not going to happen.' "I don't want to coach in the NBA because I'm a girl. I want to coach in the NBA because I'm qualified." Lieberman is a frequent visitor to the commonwealth, either to return to her alma mater or to see her son at the University of Richmond. T.J. Cline is redshirting with the Spiders this season after transferring from Niagara. Roanoke Times
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After Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban said he would consider drafting Baylor's Brittney Griner, the age-old debate took off. Can the girls compete with the boys? Nancy Lieberman has a better perspective than most. "There's not a man who would sell his soul and let her come down and dunk on him. They are going to knock her on her ass," Lieberman, the first woman to play in a men's professional league, said Wednesday. Since the 6-8 Griner plays the post, there is no way that she can physically compete with NBA players, Lieberman, one of the game's all-time greats, said. USA Today Sports
Even so, Lieberman, who played in the USBL in the late 1980s, said if Griner called her tomorrow for advice about the NBA, she would tell her: "Do it, girl. You can do this. You should go out there if you're afforded the opportunity because how many people in their lifetime would? You're going to do what nobody has ever done." USA Today Sports
Then there was UConn coach Geno Auriemma who said Cuban shouldn't waste his draft pick on June 27. "I think it would be a sham," Auriemma said Wednesday. "The fact that a woman could actually play right now in the NBA and compete successfully against the level of play that they have is absolutely ludicrous." "If Brittney Griner tries to make it to an NBA team, I think it would be a public relations thing," Auriemma said on a Final Four teleconference with reporters. Cuban is a financial genius, Auriemma said, but "his genius would take a huge hit if he drafted Brittney Griner." USA Today Sports
Cuban reiterated his interest in Griner on Wednesday. "We evaluate every draft eligible player on the planet," Cuban told USA TODAY Sports in an email when asked to respond to Auriemma's comments. "The chance of any college graduate selected at the end of the draft making a roster is very, very small. We wouldn't be doing our job if we didn't consider everyone. "As I told the media (Tuesday), she would have to excel in workouts to get drafted. I have no problem giving her that opportunity. I hope she gives it a shot. "Nothing harms an organization or company more than a closed mind." USA Today Sports
The NBA D-League's Texas Legends will introduce 1995 NBA Coach of the Year Del Harris as their new coach Tuesday, according to team sources. Harris, 74, worked as the Legends' general manager in their inaugural season while also serving as a sounding board to former Legends coach Nancy Lieberman, who became the first-ever female to coach a men's team under the NBA's umbrella in 2010-11. Citing family reasons, Lieberman surrendered her coaching duties in July, opting to become the Legends' assistant general manager so she could avoid heavy traveling during her son T.J.'s senior year of high school. ESPN.com
It's not quite a done deal yet, but it sure sounds like it could be soon. Donnie Nelson and the Texas Legends rolled out the red carpet for former Tennessee coach Bruce Pearl on Thursday, with a pitch for Pearl to become the NBA Development League team's next head coach. The duo addressed the media at the American Airlines Center and Legends owner Nelson said the team put together "the most aggressive package in D-League history" in an effort to put Pearl at the Legends' helm, a spot left vacant after Nancy Lieberman made a move to the team's front office earlier this month. "He is our A-Man and we are hoping to make something happen," Nelson said. "We have had basketball dialogue all day long. Based on our lunch this afternoon, my wallet is not near as big as Mark [Cuban] but it is wide open." Fort Worth Star-Telegram
After a groundbreaking season coaching NBA hopefuls, Nancy Lieberman is moving to the Texas Legends' front office. The women's basketball pioneer told ESPNDallas.com that she will be switching to the personnel side of the D-League team's operations starting next season, after taking the expansion Legends to the playoffs as the first female to coach a men's team under the NBA's umbrella. Lieberman said Sunday night that she debated the switch for weeks after the Legends' season ended in April, ultimately deciding that her long-held goal of "making it normal" for a woman to coach men at the game's highest level would have to be temporarily placed on hold for family reasons. "I have one son and he has one senior year," Lieberman said, referring to son T.J. Cline, who plays basketball at Plano West. "It's not to say I'll never coach again, because T.J. goes to college in a year, but I felt like this was the right thing to do right now. I don't want to have any regrets as a mom. I want him to look up and see me in the stands." ESPN.com
D-League sources told ESPN.com that Lieberman will be formally named assistant general manager as early as Monday to work alongside Legends president of basketball operations Spud Webb and general manager Del Harris. Dallas Mavericks president of basketball operations Donnie Nelson heads the management team as Legends co-owner. Sources said Lieberman will also have a strong voice in the Legends' search for a successor, which will begin immediately because the D-League will continue to operate starting in October even if the NBA lockout has not been lifted. "It was a magnificent year," Lieberman said. "I made a lot of new friends for life. I'm in airports and people come up wanting to the talk about the D-League. I was poolside the other day in Hawaii (on vacation) and I run into (comedian) Tracy Morgan. And Tracy Morgan is talking about the Legends. ESPN.com
Legends point guard Antonio Daniels said opponents constantly ask him, "What's it like to have a girl coach?" "The only difference is the fact we can't get dressed in the locker room if she's there," he said. "She knows what she's doing." Detroit Free Press
Lieberman said there IS one big difference between the D-League and the WNBA, of course. "You don't have 10 guys ovulating in the same locker room and an emotional wreck," she said. "I mean, that's just a fact. People don't think about that. Men tend to let things go or have it out, where women hold on to it, don't let it go. It's just part of it." Detroit Free Press
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Yes, Islamic State is Islamic. No, it isn't representative, and here's one way to counteract its propaganda.
Yes, the Islamic State is Islamic. It's Islamic in a similar way to how Pat Robertson, Stephen Green and Jehovah's Witnesses are Christians, only with less door knocking in the case of the latter and a slightly more intense hatred of gays. The people saying IS are not Muslims are nonetheless right in the sense they couldn't be more removed from your average Sunni Muslim, let alone from the Shia or Sufi traditions. IS frankly take all the fun out of fundamentalism, as it's difficult to laugh at them in the same way as the cretins in Northern Ireland desperately trying to cling on to discrimination, when they're enslaving women and so insistent on slicing off the heads of anyone looking at them askance.
You can understand the reticence: if we accept Islamic State is Islamic, doesn't that make this a war on Islam? Won't it encourage idiots to see Muslims in general as the problem rather than the 0.01% who adhere to this particular brand of Islam, the violently intolerant and hateful variety of the Salafi Wahhabi strand? And doesn't this make a mockery of the whole Islam is peace stuff we hear so often? Well, no; they were anyway; and no, not really. The first two questions sort of meld into one, as jihadists depict everything as a war against Islam, everyone against them as crusaders and so on, the same way as people who just hate Muslims because they're brown and not white and over here are delighted by the likes of Choudary doing their work for them. As for Islam being the religion of peace, every religion has its violent past, its extremists and fundamentalists, its martyrs and heretics. Even a Buddhist sect in Burma is currently doing its level best to persecute the tiny number of Muslims there. Yes, an extreme minority of Muslims with the veneer of theological backing would really quite like to bring about the apocalypse and they currently control a fair swath of Iraq and Syria. This is though to give the fighters rather than the ideologues more credit than they deserve; they're just there for the killing, to imagine themselves as historical warriors and treat the people they're living among like dirt.
How then do we react when three London school girls decide they want to join up with such people? To call some of the reaction shallow is to do injustice to paddling pools, and not just from those who instantly wrote the girls off. Humaira Patel in the Graun suggests "something beyond religion is also playing a part" and she's undoubtedly right. Almost certainly not right is her claim of it being down to everything being against these girls, being female, being Muslim, being victims of Islamophobia, living in the east end, and so on and so forth. There's being alienated, getting angry about discrimination and then deciding joining up with an essentially supremacist group in a war-torn country provides the answers to those problems.
Nikita Malik from the Quill.i.am Foundation (as only I call it) meanwhile takes to Left Foot Forward and refers to push and pull factors. More convincing are the push factors, the belief of not fitting in, of an interpretation of religion not shared by parents or friends. Far less are the pull factors, when Islamic State's propaganda is relatively clear about what is expected of women: hardly any will be fighters, and they instead are to be wives to fighter husbands. Aqsa Mohammed and others alleged to have played a role in recruiting other women have made no bones about their lives in Syria and the mundane, behold to men reality. If this can really be considered a pull factor, as pointed out on Monday, there are serious questions to be asked concerning just what sort of expectations of life these girls had to begin with.
Nosheen Iqbal for her part makes a worthy intervention somewhat undermined by making it all about sex. The comparison with grooming is legitimate up to a point, only it falls down again on the whole propaganda hiding the reality front. There's not many 16-year-old girls who in their heart of hearts are yearning to get married for a start, let alone to someone they've never met and might find they have nothing in common with other than a world view. This said, the emphasis she places on their age and the stupidity that so often goes hand in hand with being a teenager deserves repeating, and it's also the case they are undoubtedly being judged more harshly precisely because of their sex. We expect teenage boys to get into trouble, and Islamic State is nothing if not teenage in so many ways: the belief of everything being against you, the ridiculous level of self-importance, the absurd claims of the next stop being Europe that only those both amazingly ignorant and arrogant could make with a straight face. Girls though should be more sensible, regardless of being susceptible to the exact same pressures and influences. They could well be already regretting their decision, we just have no way of knowing.
Which brings us finally to Shiraz Maher, who makes an important point but probably not in the way he intended. Repeating an argument he's made previously about the callousness of allowing jihadis to go out to Syria, without explaining how we're meant to stop the most determined when as we've seen three schoolgirls can manage it, he refers to recently imprisoned Imran Khawaja, who faked his own death in Syria in an effort to return home without being picked up. Khawaja it seems "couldn't hack it" in Syria any longer, just as Mashudur Choudary couldn't. The policy of prosecuting some of those who return and not others, which has to be a policy considering the numbers we're told have been and since returned without facing court, doesn't make a lot of sense. If there's one point of the Atlantic piece worth dwelling on, it's that those who have returned are considered "dropouts", and the vast majority are not likely to pose any sort of threat. Prosecution then achieves precisely nothing. It certainly doesn't act as a deterrent when it will just encourage those who do go to stay if they know a prison sentence awaits should they decide they've made a mistake. At the same time, as argued before, not letting those who want to go amplifies the risk at home.
If anything, those who do return could play the exact role needed to discourage others from making the trip: as much as Islamic State doesn't hide the reality of life under it, there's nothing like the testimony of someone who believed they were acting out of their duty as a Muslim to dispel the wider fantasies those disposed to such thinking may have. Little can be done for Kadiza Sultana, Amira Abase and Shamima Begum now, but it may well take a change in thinking on the part of us "kuffar" to prevent others from following their path.
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The All Blacks have made two changes for their Tri-Nations match against the Springboks in Bloemfontein.
Brendon Leonard starts at scrumhalf with Piri Weepu on the bench, and Joe Rokocoko replaces Cory Jane on the right wing.
Coach Graham Henry said while Jimmy Cowan and Jane had both played well against Australia it was important that other players in the squad were given an opportunity.
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Fred Astaire Dance Studio Hoffman estatesRead MoreThe consortium of professional instructors at Fred Astaire Dance Studio, which was cofounded by legendary toe tapper Fred Astaire himself, shepherd students of all ages and skill levels through lessons that span the style spectrum. Patrons can learn how to cavort through classic waltz and fox-trot romps or swivel through the modern steps of salsa, swing, or mambo.212 Burr Ridge Pkwy.Burr Ridge, IL US
Dance Center of La GrangeRead MoreBursting with two fully equipped dance studios and a philosophy of noncompetitive learning, Dance Center of LaGrange brings skilled teachers and a miscellany of dance types to the feet of dancers both young and old. Tykes can twirl toward the 45?60 minute summer-session classes to introduce tentative toes to preballet and creative movement (ages 3?4), learning new moves and gaining confidence while composing a rhythmic symphony with their 10-toed orchestra. The Storycise class (ages 3?5) combines storytelling and exercise to produce a hybrid fitness adventure filled with heart-pumping moves and poses that spell entire novel chapters. Teens can hit up the modern/jazz class for a medley of Broadway-style shimmying, and grown-up steppers can twist into adult tap, lacing up specialty shoes to conquer rapid routines and drum out grocery lists onto the hardwood floor.539 South La Grange RoadLa Grange, IL US
Origins Dance AcademyRead MoreThe instructors of Origins Dance Academy have traveled far and wide to learn and practice their craft, from choreographing in Los Angeles to dancing in prestigious European and Canadian ballet companies to appearing in area musicals. That wide range of experience allows them to teach youngsters in a wide variety of classes, including tap, ballet, and hip-hop. Origins also occasionally presents its students in performances and sends them to competitions judged by technique, difficulty, and how well the dancers perform sequences from Swan Lake while partnered with real swans.120 W Clark St.Crown Point, IN US