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Pat Falvey with Dr John Demartini
I was invited to give a short presentation about Leadership last month in Dublin about leadership. It was incredable occasion to be involved with so many people that lead such amazing lives from olympians to sport science experts and lond distance marathon runners.
It was amazing being a keynote speaker with Dr John Demartini, he is the author of the breakthrough experience and has stared in the film adaptation of "The Secret" a book about personal development
His methodologies are the culmination of 42 years of cross-disciplinary research and study. He told me about his youth and how he came up from a poor background. In alot of ways it reasonates with my own youth. Coming up in a poor background.
He told me about the time he was told he was told he could not do anything and would be no good at anything. He dropped out of school and went surfing until he was about 18. Then he said this is when it all turned around as he meet his first mentor, a old man of 93 called Paul Bragg and he was the reason he went back to school to conqour his fear of learning and to make something of himself.
John said that once he allowed himself to learn he could not stop and kept learning as much as he could. Since then he has been trying to help as many people as he can. He is quite an intresting man, and an inspiring story.
His journey was intresting, He dived into study about the things I have discovered first hand after years of trying to find what drives men to do be the best that they can do.
The event was a very good you could feel the crowd buzzing with entusiasum and you could tell they were briming with ideas and new inspiration.
Pat at Leadership Event
Pendulum Summit 2017
Tony Nation heads up our corporative events, including teambuilding. Tony has over 35 years experience in the Pharma industry. He is adaptive, flexible, innovative. He enjoys working in a challenging and demanding team situations. Energetic and a strong communicator, Tony has held many rolls in Supervisory/Management and is well versed in Six Sigma, Right First Time, Lean Manufacturing, Human Behavior Safety as well as Leadership Development.
Tony is also a leading trainer within Scouting Ireland and is involved in developing training modules to deliver to new leaders. Tony is a father of four Sean, Damien, Sara and Timothy and from a very early age to instil adventure to his children became involved with his wife Mary in Scouting Ireland, giving of his time voluntary for over 20 years to promote the adventurous spirit in children.
"The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity." - Amelia Earhart
You must WANT it badly enough and go-for-it!
When I first started my own business at the age of 15 I was hungry, angry, ambitious, and I had a dream. My father who had a business of his own and had worked his ass off for over 15 years had gone broke and I was angry at the position it left our family in. He lost direction for a while because a creditor who owed him a lot of money had decided not to pay as the economy was going into a recession and dad took the brunt of this by this creditor defaulting on his commitment. For a while he got depressed and he saw no way out to salvage his self-esteem and his pride. He was faced with a terrible dilemma, in turn he could not pay those he owed money to. As he would say, it was the worst period of his life. He had worked hard, done everything right and was an honourable man. I did not see the trauma my own father was going through and it caused a lack of respect. As a young person I could not understand the pain and the anguish that this proud man was going through. I left school to become a millionaire. I had literacy problems and began my trade as a bricklayer but my every waking moment was filled my thought of "I'm going to be a millionaire." I didn't know how I would do it, but that did not stop me believing it and wanting it. I wanted it so badly I was consumed by the thought process. Within a few years I had achieved what I set out to do.
Later my mother gave me advice in the form of a verse that I have abided with throughout my career. The verse was simply called "Want and go for it." I use the thought process in this verse in all I try to achieve. I have developed the thought process to follow the advice in this verse for my goals, and for the team of people I pick to work with me in making my dreams a reality.
If you want a thing badly enough, then you must go and fight for it, give up your time, your peace and sleep for it. If your life seems so lonely and pointless without it and all that you do is you dream and you plan it.
If gladly you fret and sweat for it, then you should go-for-it. But you go-for-it with all of your capacity, your strength and tenacity.
If you simply go after the things in life you want, though tired, gaunt and lonely and if day after day you besiege and beset it, then you will get it. Your dreams and goals will become a reality. (Anon)
When I have a goal I wish to achieve in my own business and adventurers, or with my team members; I insist that we all have the qualities above to ensure success.
Lots happening in October from presentations, lectures, treks etc.
Investment Bank Conference:
Keynote: Pat Falvey: Staying at number 1.
Venue: Raddison Blu St Helens Dublin. Private
Get Up and Go. Conference
Keynote: Pat Falvey, Nora Casey
Web site: http://getupandgoevents.com
Venue: Clarion Hotel in Sligo.
Date. October 4th
Enterprise/ Entrepreneur Awards:
Keynote: Pat Falvey: " Succeeding In Business"
Venue: Tullamore Court Hotel, Co. Offaly.
Date: October 6th.
Fitness Assessment Weekend : Ireland
Day and night hike: Trek team training.
Date: October 3rd to 5th
Course Director: Tony Nation
Ideal for trips to Nepal, Kilimanjaro, Elbrus.
Next session December
Contact office. 064 6644181
Adventure Travel World Summit in Killarney
Date: October, 6th-9th
Website: http://www.adventuretravel.biz/connect/summit/
See you there!
Pat Falvey, Ireland's leading adventure company
Leadership Conference INDI/Abbott
Irish Nutrition and Dietetic institute
'Challenging Times'
Keynote speaker: Pat Falvey
Date: October 10th
Certification event for those working in the area of nutrition
Trek: Nepal
Base Camp Everest:
Date: 10th October, 19 days
Leader: Pemba Gyalje Sherpa.
web: Nepal treks for itineraries.
Trek: Kilimanjaro
Route: Machame
Date: 10th October. 10 days + safari
Leader: Freddy Tarimo.
web: Africa trek itineraries.
Why Not Aventure Film Festival. Galway
Date: Saturday 25th October
Doors open 5pm
A good night guaranteed!
Web site: whynotadventurefilmfestival.com
Official trailer: http://bit.ly/1BdAkj8
Venue: - An Taibhdhearc,Galway City. Ireland
Judges: Pat Falvey, Roisin Finlay, Richard O Donnell and Mike Jones.
Adventure information presentations:
Kilimanjaro, Base Camp Everest, Aconcagua, Mt Elbrus.
Presenter: Pat Falvey and Tony Nation.
Venue: Co Kerry Kate Kearney's Cottage.
Date: October 30 please ring office 064 6644181
Keep posted for information nights coming up in Dublin, Limerick and Galway.
About Pat Falvey : Entrepreneur - Motivational Speaker - Adventurer
Pat Falvey is Ireland's leading motivational and inspirational business speaker and trainer. Pat is also one of the world's leading expedition leaders. Pat's aim is to help you achieve your personal and business goals in life as well as to help companies and individuals to achieve maximum efficiency and success in operating as a team.
We were delighted to have our top staff Pat Falvey and Freddy Tarimo to Lead The Girls Club Cork on their fundraising campaign to the top of Africa.
The Girls Club Cork is a voluntary Cancer Support Group for women, their families and friends, who have been directly or indirectly affected by cancer. Founded in 2011, the Club is located at 26 St. Paul's Avenue, Cork City, Co. Cork.
The Club is all about fun and a fighting spirit. In keeping with the fighting spirit a group of 12 brave warriors set off this morning from Cork airport to take on a huge challenge by conquering Kilimanjaro, the roof top of Africa. Not only will they be conquering the mountain but also conquering their own battles with cancer. The group is aiming to raise vital funds for The Girls Club so that we can continue to provide our support services including counselling, holistic therapies, a (free) wig & scarf bank to the women of Cork.
They reached the summit and sang their cancer beating song while waving their flag! It was a sight to behold , there were tears of joy and emotions flowing.
Pat Falvey is one of the worlds best expedition leaders, Pat Falvey has led adventures to some of the most remote regions of the world. With over 69 expeditons and 2 succesful summits of Mount Everest, you can be sure you are in the best of care.
Gerry Walsh is one of our senior tour leaders. He is a co-ordinator for those interested in pursuing walks and treks in other countries. Gerry also leads some of our international treks and safaris to Africa and Nepal. He has vast experience in Africa and has climbed Kilimanjaro over 10 times.
Tony Nation's love for nature and adventure has taken him to some amazing places such as Nepal, Africa, Russia and South America. Like many of our adventure guides and trainers, his passion is instilling local culture and traditions of the places we visit to those that join us on our many expeditions.
Fredrik Tarimo (Chief Trekking Guide) has travelled with Pat for nearly 20 years.
See also our Travel Team Page.
Information on Porters:
We at Irish and Worldwide Adventures ensure that all our staff and agents in every destination value and treat their employees, including porters, with respect and ensure their working rates and conditions are adhering to the local employment and Health and Safety guidelines. We have also built up excellent relationships with all of our operators to ensure the welfare of their guides and porters is a priority and expect the highest standards. For more guidelines and information on porters please contact us.
Here is a sample daily Itinerary, on booking you will be issued a more detailed version as flights times may affect the overall Itinerary. Land only option is from: Arrive afternoon at hotel on Day 2*, Depart morning at hotel on Day 10*.
*Day 1: Leave Ireland - Arrive Kilimanjaro Airport - Hotel B&B
*Day 2: Rest & Briefing day - Hotel B&B*
*Day 3: Start the trek to Machame camp (2980m)
*Day 4: Shira Camp (3840m)
*Day 5: Baranco Camp (3950m)
*Day 6: Acclimatisation Trek Karanga Camp (4100)
*Day 7: Barafu Camp (4550m)
*Day 8: Summit (5895m) - descend down to Mweka camp (3100m)
*Day 9: Mweka Camp to Base Hotel - Hotel B&B
*Day 10: Departure for Ireland or transfer Safari with overnight - Hotel B&B (transfer 5 hour)*
*Day 11: Game drive Lake Manyara proceed for Ngorongoro for dinner - Hotel B&B (Game 5 hour)
*Day 12: Crater tour late noon drive to Arusha for overnight Safari hotel - (Crater 5 hour)
*Day 13: Departure or Fly to Zanzibar; pick up transfer to Mtoni Marine Beach hotel for dinner overnight.
*Day 14: Excursion in Zanzibar visit Stone town tour dinner overnight
*Day 15: Leisure at the beach hotel - dinner overnight Mtoni Marine
*Day 16: Departure for Ireland
*Day 17: Arrive Ireland
September 8th:
Setting off from Cork airport for the adventure of a lifetime!
September 11th:
We set off this morning, all aboard the bus to the Machame Gate,our starting point in the rain forest at 1900 meters. Nerves from last night made way to excitement as the great mountain that is Kilimanjaro loomed in the distance, majestic and soaring above the cloud line.
At Machame Gate it was time to sign in with our leader Pat Falvey and Freddy our head guide. Once all the logistics were sorted we were off andwalked up through beautiful rainforest. Chat, songs and getting to know our fantastic guides and porters, always smiling and chilled like cool bananas.... hakuna matata... no worries!
Before too long, three hours had passed and it was time for lunch of samosas and other yummy snacks. Hit the spot! Then off again up to our first camp, climbing higher all the time and the temperature is starting to dip.
Rumours of strange noises from the bushes. its the wildlife from The People's Republic who are the culprits... will say no more...haha!
We arrived just as darkness fell and were greeted by our 53 porters and guides to the Kilimanjaro song. It sent a shiver through our bodies. The best of welcomes.
We were then briefed on the use of our chemical toilet , the use of our tents and debriefing for the day. We were delighted when Pat and Freddy informed us we all did well.
Now we are sitting having the chat, the craic and supping on our hot drinks and snacking on popcorn before dinner arrives. Looking forward to Day 2, we will sleep well tonight!
September 11th:
Machame camp to Shira camp @ 3950 meters.
This morning started early when at 6:30am we were treated to hot teas and coffees in our tents, we could get used to this! The chemical toilet aka "the powder room" is a big hit with everyone and given the 'windy' conditions some of the team are experiencing it's an even bigger hit with some more than others!!!
Speaking of windy, the weather has been anything but... pretty perfect so far (touch wood) with sun and generally clear skies.
The landscape changed as we hiked higher up the mountain changing from rainforest to beautiful moorland up above cloud level! The views are out if this world!
Altitude has started to make itself known to some of us in the group in different ways. Some mild headaches, low energy at times due to lower oxygen levels and that kind of thing but nothing too dramatic thankfully!
Six hours later we arrived at Shira camp and were greeted by our wonderful porters welcoming us to camp, Africa style, by singing and dancing with joyful abandon. This time we joined them in the dancing and spirits were well and truly lifted after a tiring hike acclimatizing.
Now here we are sitting in our mess tent stuffed after a wonderful meal and enjoying the craic as only the Irish know how. Kilimanjaro doesn't know what hit it haha!
We will sleep well tonight!
Until next time...
Team Kili for The Girls Club xxxx
September 12th:
Shira Camp to Barranco Camp.
An early start again today and the team are getting into the rhythm of trek life. The early morning light makes for stunning views every way you turn. We are feeling happy and blessed to be here. And by 8:30am we are off gradually making our way up the mountain trail. The weather again has been perfect. Someone is looking out for us!
Speaking of luck we are also happy to report we are acclimatizing well and today has been much easier in that regard. Barely any symptoms to report and those we are experiencing are mild at that. We are in luck.
The landscape changes as we trek through the day and we enter into another climate zone of moon-like terrain. Pole pole and one small step for man, one giant leap for cancer survivors! We are here to show people that life doesn't end upon cancer diagnosis and everyone can go after their dreams no matter how big or small.
Within a few hours we reach Lava Towers our acclimatization destination at 4600m. It is hot there and the sun strong so we are very glad of the shade in our mess tent for our lunch.
Then it is time to continue, downhill to our next campsite so we sleep low as is recommended for acclimatisation. By the time we reach Barranco we are tired but our porters are there to greet us again with their wonderful singing and dancing. We are happy to have arrived and despite the fatigue we are in great spirits.
Tomorrow we do the Barranco Wall and we are looking forward to it!
Until next time...
Team Kili for The Girls Club xxxx
September 13th:
The summit attempt tonight. Messages from the team to friends and family.
Grace: I just want to tell my family and boyfriend I'm doing very well and hope I'm doing ye proud. Think of us tonight as we attempt the summit love ye lots xx
Eimear O'Grady: Ciara Maber we are nearly there a few more hours and we will be heading for the summit, you're inspiring me all the way xxx
Noirin Doyle: Hey all having an amazing time here..summit tonight can't wait.. Lots of love xxxx
Karen: Hey guys all going well here one more big climb and and we'll hit the summit fingers crossed a belated happy birthday to dad xx, see ye all soon love Karen xxx
Sam: To all my family+friends+boyfriend David, doing well here! We summit tonight, keep me in your prayers! Want to make you all proud x
Dee Cullinane: Hi to all my family and friends, I'm doing really great and enjoying every moment, Africa is a beautiful country and tonight we attempt the summit, say a prayer for us! See ye all soon xox
Leone Levis: Ryan,Jess & Jack Keep looking out the window tonight I will wave from the top of Kili. miss u
Hi guys Ann and Mike here having a ball with amazing people Pat and the porters are so wonderful getting ready for summit we miss you all guys see u soon Ann and Mike xx
Laura: surprisingly still in one piece without falling, bring on summit! X
Eimear O'S: Hi to all the O'Sullivans, CCB and everyone else following me. Doing well and eating my spuds!!
Eilish O'Boyle: Hi to everyone from Barafu our base camp. Our Kili trek has been an amazing experience. I'm delighted to say I'm doing better than expected with the altitude. Summit night tonight and I will give it my all xxx
September 14th:
Barranco Camp to Karanga Camp 4:
This morning we awoke under the shadow of the imposing rock face that is the Barranco Wall, about 250 metres in height.
Standing facing the wall, we noticed small colorful dots moving at a sharp angle up the rock face.....these were fellow trekkers and porters!!! Wow this looks steep!
There were mixed feelings about The Wall.... from excited to very nervous especially those in the group not good with heights or used to rock scrambling. For many this would be a challenge but a challenge we all met in style with a fierceness of spirit that only challenges like Kilimanjaro bring to the fore. Is feidir linn.... We can do it!!!
And within a couple of hours we had made the ascent and celebrated in style with can cans, star jumps and.... chocolate!
And we walked on surrounded by dramatic scenery above the cloud line. Who would have thunk it! Here we are on the tallest free standing mountain in the world feeling like warriors!!!
And we trekked on, altitude being kind to us today! This climb is high, sleep low and the craic really is the business. Pat tells us we are doing exceptionally well in that regard. Good news and great for team morale.
Before long we see Karanga Camp in the distance. Not long now we think. Eh not quite.... a steep descent and steep climb and we have arrived! Woohoo!!! We are doing it people and can hardly believe it. Tomorrow night we do our summit attempt.... The time is fast approaching and we feel very positive. The Gods have been with us so far. Let's see what tomorrow brings.
Team Kili for The Girls Club xxx
September 15th:
Summit Night report on Kilimanjaro. By Eilish O'Boyle - Kili Blogger for The Girls Club
After just a few hours shut eye we were awoken at 10pm. Well awoken may be an exaggeration as I suspect, like me, it was more resting than sleep.
After a quick feed of biscuits, popcorn and hot drinks it was time for our summit attempt.
Within minutes we began the relentless slog uphill over rocks and zigzagging up sandy terrain underfoot. Darkness was probably to our benefit as at least this way we could not see how much further we had to go and just how steep the terrain was.
Under the watchful eye of a rising red moon we made progress.... slowly slowly. The temperature dropped dramatically as a bitter wind cut into our faces like icy daggers. It was beyond cold and within the first hour our two most of the team began to feel it. Our many layers were keeping us warm but just about. Freddie our head Sidar/Guide and Pat's right hand man in Africa told us the conditions were not normal and we believed him.
Ahead we could see caravans of lights from the head torches of other trekkers marking our path ahead.
Our breaks were short due to the dropping temperatures but vital for sustaining our energy levels. Our little snack pack of biscuits and other goodies kept us going. Our guides were always on hand to help us when it was needed.
And we walked on... doing the infamous Kili shuffle, one foot in front of the other.... and the mantra 'Is Feider Linn' on repeat in our minds.
Considering the extreme conditions we were doing remarkably well but Ann our intrepid leader, (Mama Kili, Mama Simba, Ledge (legend) to her friends and founder of The Girls Club) was unfortunately feeling the altitude more than anyone. With deteriorating weather conditions Pat Falvey Expedition Leader and Freddie made the tough decision and at 5,000 metres it was time for her to go back down for her own safety. Ann decided in the best interest of the team and for safety she would return, Ann had given it her all after just been told she was cancer free just 12 weeks previously, she had reached her Everest at 5000 meters. The team were gutted and continued on to bring her wishes to the summit. This is the reality of altitude. It does not discriminate and in this case she drew the short straw.
The sub zero conditions did not allow us much time with Ann and so we trekked on. Mind over matter we kept going. The sky changed from dark to deep orange as dawn progressed to sunrise.
Eventually we caught view of Stella Point and our spirits raised. We were at the first summit of Kilimanjaro and could hardly believe it!!! The relief and joy we felt along with a renewed determination.... we still had further to go and our adventure was not yet over.... Uhuru the true peak of Kilimanjaro was within reach and by God we were going to get there.
And within an hour or so we did!!! The infamous sign was within sight and together we got there. Emotions flowed... joy, relief, exhaustion and others we couldn't quite express.... we had done it.... together.... for The Girls Club, for our loved ones, for those we have loved and lost. This was a special moment and we would never forget it.
A special blog from each of the team to follow on their personal feelings of summit night to follow tomorrow.
Eilish O'Boyle - Kili Blogger for The Girls Club xxx
September 19th:
The Girls Club go wild! After an amazing success on Kilimanjaro, The Dream Team are taking time out to see the Big Five in Africa on Safari on day one of our three day wild life safari. They will be visiting Ngorongoro Crater one of the most impressive conservation areas in the world. They will also visit the Tarangire and Lake Manyara National Parks, while also gaining an insight into the culture of the local tribes people. I'm delighted that they have taken time to investigate wild Africa before returning to Ireland. Best of luck girls and Mike.
The 'Get Up and Go – for the life you want' inaugural event is set to take place on October 4th, 2014 in Sligo, Ireland.
This event will bring together people who are living the life they want, following their dreams, realising their goals and inspiring you to do the same.
The intention of the event is to engage, inspire and motivate people to Get Up and Go in life …. Get busy, get active, get out there …
Our keynote speakers are Pat Falvey & Norah Casey and we also have Jerry Cahill, Bill Liao and many more!
We have a superb range of speakers for our inaugural event. See details below.
Pat Falvey- Entrepreneur - Motivational Speaker – Leader – Adventurer
Norah Casey- one of Ireland's leading business women
Tickets to purchase.
This is a 1-day event and we have flexible ticket options, with a small fee for tickets:
Early Bird – €47.50 (Early bird until September 2nd.)
Full price - €75.00
Student/unemployed/OAP – €47.50
Bring a friend – 2 for €100.00
Group discount – 5-9 persons for €235.00 (€47.50 each), 10 persons for €450.00 (€45.00 each)
Those attending also receive:
Tea & Coffee and a light lunch
Some of the coolest speakers around
Networking with get up and go people from around the world ! AND….
A 'Get Up and Go' goodie bag worth €100
Get Up and Go will take place in the northwest of Ireland in County Sligo. It is proudly hosted by Get Up and Go Publications Ltd, who produce the Irish Get Up and Go Diary and the Get Up and Go Diary for teens and young people. The venue for the event is the Clarion Hotel in Sligo.
Freddy was born in 1964 and has been working on Kilimanjaro since 1986 when his first job was as a porter. He became a fully trained guide on Kilimanjaro in 1988. He trained initially as a cook and has completed courses on first aid and high altitude medicine.
Freddy has climbed Kilimanjaro over 315 times and has worked with Pat since 1996. Freddy is recognised as one of the world's leading guides on Kilimanjaro.
He is married with three sons and two daughters; two of his sons, Goodliving and Emanuel, also work on the mountain with him and Pat.
"To handle yourself, use your head; to handle others, use your heart." —Eleanor Roosevelt
Effective leadership is one of the greatest attributes to managing a successful team or organization. To be a leader you need to possess certain traits and characteristics that encourage team members to achieve their full potential. As a leader you need to lead and inspire through your actions and you need to believe in your set-out goals and plans. You need to gain the trust and respect of the team and to stimulate them towards set-out objectives and goals. A leader believes in their ability to follow goals through to the end.
A good leader believes in his/her team. They need to be an effective communicator and to be fair in their expectations of their team members' abilities. A good leader has confidence, integrity, is respectful and fair, and is willing to change direction when required. Leaders lead; they take responsibility for their actions, both when successful and when they fail. We are all leaders in our own right and when we do not get good leaders to follow, we need to be good self-leaders.
Elbrus 2014 Russia : A 7-Summit Challenge
"When Teena Gates and I first spoke first about her ambition to climb mountains she was 23 stone in weight wiht a height of 4 foot 11 inches. She was overweight, unhealthy and had a dream to make a change in her life and become healthy, fit and climb mountains. She needed to lose weight and over 12 months lost nearly half her body weight - 10 stone. Teena is inspirational in her approach and we have worked together and have had amazing experiences in training and climbing together as she has made her dreams a reality to achieve her Everest in climbing mountains, from the hills in Ireland to trekking peaks in Nepal to the slopes of Mt Elbrus in Russia. Below is her blog on Mt Elbrus. Once again proving that if you want something badly enough, you can achieve it. If you plan, train and are part of a focused team you will achieve your ambitions in life. Teena explains in her blog her feelings of anxiety, frustration, fear, excitement and elation at summiting Mt Elbrus in Russia." - Pat Falvey
I looked at the icy slope leading downhill away from me and shuddered. I knew I could go no further unless I tackled my terrors right here. The snow was hard-packed, shiny and hardened into ice. I could see the imprint of the boots that had passed before me and wondered if my feet would hold as well. Smothering all thought of what lay ahead, I took a deep breath, forcing the thin air into my lungs. I reached forward and gratefully took our leader Pat Falvey's hand, and like a child I slowly and cautiously followed him inch-by-inch down the slope. Terrified of the drop to my right and concentrating firmly on Pat's orange down jacket, glowing like a beacon ahead, step by step, until we finally reach a makeshift platform. Pat leaves me here with a grin and, thankfully, I hug him, assuring him I can take it from here. I step forward on my own into the dark of the drop-house and breathe a sigh of relief as the smell of human waste engulfs me, finally, I can go to the loo…
I don't know why people climb mountains. I don't know why I do myself; and frequently when I'm climbing them, I promise I will never climb them again. Then I see clouds drift across a lofty peak or a movie with the hero stepping confidently in crampons across the rock and ice and suddenly my breath catches in my chest and I think 'that's me'. The reality is somewhat different. I stumble and slip in my massive insulated boots, I move awkwardly across the snow in massive down jackets, with freezing fingers squeezed into multiple pairs of gloves, trying to hold onto an axe and make it work in a way that will save your life. It's not pretty, it's not an average holiday, and yet we spend weeks of our lives to seek out high, frosty, deadly places to climb. Why? Perhaps in a world which is both easier and harder, the immovable presence of a mountain gives you a benchmark to pit yourself against, to measure yourself against the forces of nature and find out who you are and what you can achieve. As one of the lads said in the safety of base camp last night "If I can do what I did, and go through what I went through up there and come out smiling, what am I capable of back down below in the real world?" Perhaps it's that simple, mountains make me feel alive.
We all spent months preparing for this trip, all in our various ways. Hiking at home, cycling, running, swimming, gym work. All trying to be fit enough to justify our place in the team. You don't just sign up for a couple of weeks on a mountain, you sign up for a six-month campaign of attrition. My own preparation was a nightmare. I travelled to Scotland in January to practice ice skills, shot off to Norway in February to get a taste for how to dress against the bitter cold, I ran, swam, cycled, and then I fell, badly. I needed 14 stitches in my knee, two month's rehab and then 6 weeks frantic activity to try and get my weight down and my fitness back. In doing that, I pulled a lateral Meniscus in my 'good' knee. I'd blown it – I was heading off to the mountain overweight and with both knees in braces. I was feeling weak and feeble as we went through our acclimatisation walks and ice-drills on Elbrus, waiting for the moment of truth.
I had massive doubts. But I knew others had concerns too; there were worries about altitude sickness from the light air, lack of energy, reaction to food, concerns over gear, how cold or warm would we be on the mountain. We all had our niggles and worries, and the team pulled together and reassured each other as best we could. Finally, summit day approached with Pat, our expedition leader, and Artem, our Russian guide, locking heads over weather patterns and forecasts for the days ahead. The weather was difficult and local knowledge vital for interpreting conditions on the mountain. But we had worked hard as a team and acclimatised well, with walks up to 5,100m, and sessions practising ice skills and ice-axe arrest techniques on the surrounding slopes. We were strong and we were ready. Despite a storm blowing with thunder and lightening just minutes apart and wind shaking our flimsy hut, we finally got the word that we'd go the following morning. Maybe.
We checked our gear and then prepared for an easy day. I slept. I ate breakfast, prepared my pack and clothes for the summit, and went back to bed. We had lunch in the communal hut and discussed the weather and the chances of going and then I went back to bed and slept again. We had our 'last supper' together as a team and I went back to bed, rolling into the row of mattresses that I was sharing with 7 other people, and slept again. I knew I had trained all I could, eaten all I could, hydrated all I could, doubted all I could, prepared all I could, now all I had left to do was rest all I could. In my mind, I was 'sleeping my way to the top'.
"At 4am with temperatures of -20 and 35k winds, when the cold punches through your 'top of the range' down-jacket like a bullet through paper – you know just how fragile you are."
2am had come and gone and the team thought the trip was off. But two hours later the call went up. With remarkable skill and daring, Pat and his local experts had spotted a weather window and the game was on.
Tumbling out of the heavy sleeping bag and silk liner, pulling on my extra layers, my ice-breaker vest, and favourite Columbia Teflon top and leggings, I add another precautionary Blisteze patch to my heel, before powdering my feet and double socking. Next my heavy double-boots go on, with gaiters to keep the snow out, Gortex waterproof layers, down jacket, balaclava, hat, gloves with liners under mitts, goggles, head torch, hiking poles, ice-axe. Moving heavily I tie on my 12-spike crampons and finally swing my rucksack onto my back, with food and nearly 2 litres of water. I'm ready to follow the team out into the darkness, into the weak, golden pools of light from our head torches, as we leave our camp behind.
At 5,100m the air is light and my lungs screaming for oxygen as we begin the long traverse under the East Summit of Elbrus. I wonder if my mind has been playing tricks because I'm sure someone said this was a gradual slope. Nothing felt gradual about the incline pushing up against my feet. But in the cold, against the wind, and with the effort of each step, I'm suddenly reminded of another reason I love mountains. The life giving sun begins to dawn, casting pink fingers across the waves of frozen landscape, merging with mountain and clouds and me. The incredible beauty of nature. Off in the distance across the deadly slope I've been trying to avoid noticing; the shadow of Elbrus is cast pyramid-like against the surrounding mountains. It's like a scene from the movie 'The Summit' when the awe-inspiring and deadly K2 casts it's shadow across into China. I thought views like that were only for the silver screen and now I'm seeing the same effect here, with my own eyes. The sweeping beauty all around embraces me and warms my soul as the team push slowly forwards against the spindrift as the 35k winds throw surface snow against our faces, driving temperatures as low as -20.
We reach the 'saddle' between Elbrus' iconic twin peaks and the game changes again. The sun's up and blasting us with her fiery UV rays as the cold winds continue to hammer us, trying to steal fingers and toes. We rest briefly, then rope up in groups of 4, before tackling the next steep incline. The hardest part of this gruelling challenge is before us. The grail lies ahead and nothing between us, save this icy slope. "It's a hill" I tell myself, as I push my shoulders forward into the wind. Ice axe in one hand, walking pole in the other, inching forward. I ignore the cold, the wind, the sun. I'm telling myself I'm in the Galtee Mountains back in Ireland with my training buddies Tony Nation and Karen Hill. It's my pace and we're pushing up Temple Hill. One foot in front of the other.
I'm kicking into the snow and ice with my crampons. I'm
thinking of technique, thinking of efficiency. I feel like dragging my feet forward but know if I don't use the spikes to connect, my foot will slide and I'll have an energy sapping jerk, pulling at my sore knee and forcing me to take the step again. So it's slow, steady, and precise. The familiar mountaineer's step. One clear stride, resting on your straight leg before kicking forward again with the alternate foot. One of our guides, Sasha, had been talking to me about pressure breathing. Forcing air into your lungs at altitude, without shallow breathing or hyperventilating. So again I concentrated. One step, one breath. Although I felt I was double-timing. Breathing two deep breaths per step. But I wasn't stopping. I was still moving forward and that was the key. You eat these mountains bite by bite and step by step. I was up front in a line of 4, and occasionally, I'd shout back down the line "lads we have this, lads this is ours , we're not going back now" and the shouts of encouragement coming back up the line gave me new energy to push harder.
Finally the slope evens out to one last platform before the final summit up ahead. So close I feel I can reach out and touch it. The rest of the team are already there, spread out in bunches of four. Either back in the dip or just dropping down from the summit. There's breathless congratulations and high fives and reassurances that the summit is just 10 minutes away. The ropes are off, rucksacks abandoned, and we four are on our own again for one last pull. I'm last, but I don't care, I'm exhausted but I don't care, I'm sore but I don't care. I'm having this. I'm taking this. There is no way I'm not going to reach out and grasp this now. Crampons in, 12 points in, push and breath, breath and push. Step after step, lungs screaming, legs screaming, soul soaring. I'm steps away from the summit and I hear some of the team shouting encouragement across the wind. I find new energy and double-time my steps as I pull myself up to stand at the top of Europe. Against clear blue skies, in bright sunlight, I turn around 360 degrees to take in the view, and with a catch in my throat, I slowly realise that TeamElbrus have made it. I've made it. 5,642m (18,510ft) the summit of Mount Elbrus.
Later, much later. We're eating lamb kebabs, drinking local beer and reminding ourselves of the journey we've made, both alone and as a team. I'm making my new buddies promise to remind me, never to do this again. So hard, so tough, so demanding and time-consuming. I've had it with mountains. I'm no adrenalin junkie, I know when I've had more than enough. I'm off trekking in Spain in October with Travel Department but that's not about endurance, that's a holiday. Gorgeous 10k walks in the beautiful Sierra Nevada mountains before heading back to a lovely rural hotel to cool off in the pool. Now that's civilised. I'm looking forward to walking in Spain. I've never done that before. Of course I've been walking in other hot climates so I know what to expect and what to wear. I loved hiking in Africa. I climbed Mount Elgon in Uganda before cycling a couple of hundred kilometres over to the Nile to kayak down some white-water rapids. Phyll and Joe from TeamElbrus, they love Africa too. They've climbed Kilimanjaro – an amazing mountain they tell me. You know, after Elbrus, and Spain in October, I'd be well fit by next year. Kilimanjaro huh? well maybe just one more mountain…
William 'Wildfire' Shorthall
'Gregor' Mulligan
Mick 'The BIC' Byrne
Brian 'Lazarus' Gallogly
Joe 'The Snapper' Byrne
'Doc' Phyll Blake Byrne – (My Little Star)
Paddy 'The Hat' Lonergan
Noel 'The Beard' Garrahan
John Paul 'Glow in the Dark' Murphy
Shane 'I can't breathe but I'm still coming' O'Toole
Teena 'Never Again, Maybe" Gates
Guide; Irish & Worldwide Adventures' Pat Falvey
Chief Russian guide; Artem Rostovtsev
Read Teena Gates' daily blog on her experience of climbing Mt Elbrus if you wish a to gain further insight into the fears, anxieties and excitment of undertaking the challenge of climbing Mt Elbrus in Russia.
Team Aer Lingus had 100% success in their Carrauntoohil 2014 Challenge, climbing Ireland's highest mountain and as part of their corporate social responsibility the group raised money for their nominated charity, the Children's Leukaemia Association. It was a hard but fantastic day for the whole team that took on the challenge. Well done.
Team leaders and facilitators: Pat Falvey, Tony Nation, John Higgs, Damien Nation and Ian O'Neill


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We often wonder if Jerry Seinfeld's infamous puffy/pirate shirt could ever be a genuinely hip fashion statement. Alright, we never truly gave the silly shirt a second thought, but Ruffian's Fall/Winter 2014 collection definitely gave the elaborate white buttoned-down blouse, and the Elizabethan ruff, a disco comeback.
Brian Wolk and Claude Morais, the designers behind the label, have always been inspired by the Victorian era, and have been successful at transforming these old British-stiff garments into a beautiful and elegant modern look.
Their latest collection was incredibly chic. We really hate using that word, but the line was, indeed, stylish and sexy. The designers explored the concept of opulence and tailored volume, and each model walked out to the sounds of disco, wearing dark maroon lipstick and smoky eyes. This is what New York City in the '70s must have been like if you happened to be a hot, sophisticated woman going to happy hour.
Each individual garment (from the jackets to skirts and tights) carried a personalized aesthetic, though, more importantly, had so much vibrant color to it, which winter collections desperately need.
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Downtown at Milk Studios, Timo Weiland presented its Fall/Winter women's collection, the antithesis to the '70s and looked to an unnamed Cindy Sherman film for inspiration.
The line, filled with a color palette of navy blue, black, and maroon, was a mix match of shapes. One minute a Charlie Brown-esque zigzag dress with fringe would surface, and the next, a black-and-white polka-dot chiffon sleeveless blouse appeared.
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Here are the lines for Form 990-T and UBTI The IRS emphasizes attaching a brief explanatory statement about the current loss carryforward updating and what the prior years' numbers were.
Numbers from one MLP are NOT applicable to another entity.
Check Box 408(e) in Section B at top left.
Box C: Input Dec.31st IRA value.
Org. name (your broker/IRA trustee).
Address listed by broker
City, etc. is broker's (As you know, only the IRA trustee can submit a 990-T.)
Box D: Employer ID # from broker (this will not change) and is initially issued by the IRS
Box E: #900099
Box J: Determine from your broker just who signs off on the 990-T plus that person's office phone #. (This may or may not be the same person who reviews the 990-Ts.
Part I, Line 5: UBTI gain or loss for the current tax year. Same # in Columns A & C.
Part I, Line 13: Same # as Line 5 in both columns.
Part II, Line 29: 0
Line 30: Same as Line 13
Line 31: Total loss carryovers from prior year(s). If you haven't submitted 990-T losses from a prior year or years, check with your broker's tax dept. about paying a penalty to do this. Ameritrade charges a token late fee, but I don't know whether the IRS allows a few months of tardiness or a year or more, so this could be complicated.
Line 32: As directed
Line 33: 0 (assuming you're in UBTI loss mode only, but $1,000 against gains)
Line 34: As directed
Page 2
Zeros on Lines 36, 39,40e,41,42,43,45,47
Part V: Lines 1-3 as directed (I check the first two "No" and leave Line 3 blank)
Sched. A: Check "No"
quoted from Etrade's IRA account agreement:
"If the investments held in your IRA generate $1,000 or more of "Unrelated Business Taxable Income" within the meaning of Section 512(a) of the Internal Revenue Code ("UBTI"), your IRA may owe a tax under Section 511 of the Internal Revenue Code. You understand and agree that you will be solely responsible for obtaining all information necessary for determining whether your IRA is required to file a Form 990-T for each tax year and all information needed to properly complete and file a Form 990-T for such tax year. Furthermore, you agree to prepare or have prepared the required Form 990-T tax return, and any other documents that may be required, and to submit them to the Custodian for filing with the IRS, at least 5 business days prior to the date on which the return is due for such taxable year, including an appropriate payment directive authorizing the Custodian to pay the applicable UBTI from your IRA. The Custodian will then file the Form 990-T in accordance with your instructions. You agree to indemnify the Custodian from any claims that may arise relating to the Form 990-T.
You understand and acknowledge that the Custodian will assume that either (a) your IRA has not generated UBTI or (b) you have independently filed the Form 990-T if the Custodian is not provided the Form 990-T and payment directive within the time period specified in Section 8.06 for the applicable tax year. You agree that, if your IRA holds assets that generate UBTI, your IRA at all times will contain sufficient funds to pay any tax imposed on the UBTI as the time this tax obligations becomes due, and that, if necessary to satisfy such obligations, you will liquidate assets or contribute sufficient amounts to your IRA (even if your contribution constitutes an "excess contribution"). You further agree that, to the extent funds are not available, the Custodian is authorized to liquidate any investments in your IRA necessary to generate the funds n
I think the easiest solution is to do what I should have done a while ago. Putting xray on ignore. Some people are just simply beyond help and despite the facts are always correct and never ever wrong. The actual citation from the IRS instructions for Form 990T are pasted on the other post.
Form 990-T EXEMPT ORGANIZATION BUSINESS TAX FORM
OK just for sake of argument let's pretend that a form made for exempt organizations has anything to do with an individual, instead of for 501-c's and charitable trusts like it clearly says on the form-
here is the text from the form you asked me to read on ubti per wikipedia-
IRAs generally are subject to tax on income that is taxable to most U.S. tax-exempt entities under 26 U.S.C. §511. 26 U.S.C. §408 contains many of the rules governing the treatment of IRAs. §408(e)(1) states: "Any individual retirement account is exempt from taxation under this subtitle unless such account has ceased to be an individual retirement account by reason of paragraph (2) or (3). Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, any such account is subject to the taxes imposed by section 511(relating to imposition of tax on unrelated business income of charitable, etc. organizations)."
In addition, the IRS unequivocally confirms this in the first few paragraphs of Chapter 1 of the November 2007 revision of Publication 598 that IRAs are "subject to the tax on unrelated business income." END QUOTE
My simple question to you now is this- Are the distributions paid retail investors like me FROM ETP UNRELATED TO THEIR NORMAL BUSINESS ACTIVITY?
rlp - Since you deal with TD Ameritrade it is easiest to simply send them the K-1s and have them charge you a few dollars (remind them Schwab does it for free). Basically there is nothing for you to do except put in your broker info on Lines A-E. Line J - give them the contact person your have and their phone number. The only real numbers go on line 5 in Part I. If you want a couple years worth of losses - you do for 2011 and let them do for 2012. It took me about 5 minutes to bundle up my K-1s.
As an aside - I owned EPD in a regular account for two months before moving those units into a trust. I had $1200 worth of UBTI on 1100 units. If I had owned those units in an IRA, I would have owed taxes!
Form 990-T EXEMPT ORGANIZATION BUSINESS TAX FORM
You do realize that anybody with half a brain could take one look at that and understand it has nothing to do with a PRIVATE individual figuring out their personal tax returns-Right?
Apart from the other suggestions below, you can also read about it on the website of the naptp, National Association of Publicly Traded Partnerships. They lobby congress in the writing of tax laws pertaining to MLPs and they talk about UBTI and form 990 for MLPs in an IRA on their website.
I mentioned the Wikipedia article because it contains citations to the actual US Code provisions, as well as to an IRS Publication.
But, since you're too lazy to do your own research, here's what IRS Publication 598 (Tax on Unrelated Business Income of Exempt Organizations) states on page 2 regarding Organizations Subject to the Tax.
"In addition, the following are subject to the tax on unrelated business income ... Individual retirement arrangements (IRAs) including traditional IRAs, Roth IRAs, Coverdell IRAs, simplified employee pensions (SEP-IRAs), and savings incentive match plans for empoyees (SIMPLE IRAs)."
An IRA is a trust, which means it is an exempt entity. I'm done trying to convince you, you're going to do what you want to do anyway.
Stop being an #$%$ and instead answer his question or simply ignore him. It has a whole lot to do with Individuals filing taxes for UBTI in their IRAs.
"Read the Wikipedia article on UBIT -"
I think instead I will just read the definitions of a tax deferred retirement account.
Read the Wikipedia article on UBIT (Unrelated Business Income Tax) and scroll down to the section UBIT in an IRA. It gives United States Code citations and an IRS publication number as justification that IRAs are subject to UBIT.


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70th Golden Globes nominees winners and losers
'Mad Men,' Tom Hooper, Linday Lohan and more
Loser: Robert De Niro
Say what? Robert De Niro didn't make the Globes' best supporting actor cut for his great work in "Silver Linings Playbook"? De Niro's loss was the Weinstein Company's gain as both "Django's" Leonardo DiCaprio and Christoph Waltz made the cut, but you have to believe they would have preferred just DiCaprio and De Niro if knew they were only going to get two of the slots in the category. It also has to be somewhat embarrassing for the HFPA after De Niro earned the Cecil B. DeMille lifetime honor from the org just two years ago. Thankfully, he earned an expected SAG Awards nod in the same category yesterday to keep his expected Oscar return on track.
- Gregory Ellwood
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The Herculoids
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|The Herculoids
The Herculoids title card.
|Animated series
|Created by
|Alex Toth
|Directed by
|William Hanna
Joseph Barbera
|Voices of
|Mike Road
Virginia Gregg
Ted Eccles
Don Messick
|Ted Nichols
|Country of origin
|United States
|No. of episodes
|18 (36 segments, 1967–1969)
11 (1981–1982)
|William Hanna
Joseph Barbera
|Running time
|22 min. - two 11 min. segments (1967–1969)
6 min. segments of Space Stars (1981–1982)
|Production company(s)
|Hanna-Barbera Productions
|Taft Broadcasting (original)
Worldvision Enterprises (former)
Great American Broadcasting (former)
Turner Program Services (former)
Warner Bros. Television (current)
|Original network
|Original release
|September 9, 1967 – January 6, 1968
|Related shows
|Space Stars
The Herculoids is an American Saturday-morning animated-cartoon television series, created and designed by Alex Toth, that was produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions. The show debuted on September 9, 1967 on CBS.[1] Hanna-Barbera produced one season for the original airing of the show, although the original 18 episodes were rerun during the 1968–69 television season, with The Herculoids ending its run on September 6, 1969. Eleven new episodes were produced in 1981 as part of the Space Stars show. The plotlines are rooted in science fiction, and have story direction and content similar to Jonny Quest and Space Ghost.
This series is set on the distant planet Amzot (renamed Quasar in the Space Stars episodes). The name "Amzot" was first mentioned in the Space Ghost episode "The Molten Monsters of Moltar" (in which the Herculoids made a brief guest appearance) and in the series proper in the "Time Creatures" episode.
- 1 Synopsis
- 2 Characters
- 3 Legacy
- 4 In other media
- 5 Episodes
- 6 Voices
- 7 The Herculoids in other languages
- 8 Legacy
- 9 Home Media releases
- 10 See also
- 11 References
- 12 External links
The Herculoids battled to defend their planet from menaces on Amzot/Quasar and from outer space. All of the Herculoids displayed Human-level intelligence—employing precision teamwork and complex tactics—as well as emotions, and Zandor and Tara both displayed a working knowledge of complex alien technologies as well as the ability to pilot interstellar spacecraft despite the fact they use stone age technology. But essentially, Zandor, Tara, Dorno, and the Herculoids were all apparently fighting to keep Amzot/Quasar a technology-free, primitive planet. This is further indicated by the pseudo-barbarian outfits of Zandor, Tara, and Dorno and the fact that technology was used mainly by the various villains, but rarely if ever by the heroes. Although the "speech" of their companions was limited and repetitive, Zandor, Tara and Dorno demonstrated that Gloop and Gleep, at least, had a comprehensive mode of communication, and that they could at least understand and interpret this language (c.f. "The Mutoids:" "Gleep says that the aliens who landed are attacking Dorno and Tundro"). The "voices" used in the shows were actually brief tracks supplied by two actors and reused throughout the series, in keeping with Hanna-Barbera's thrifty ethos. A number of episodes featured alien invaders who came to Amzot/Quasar to seek revenge against Zandor for an unspecified battle or adventure from the past.
All were apparently technocratic, and the aliens' grudges seemed basically to boil down to them being stymied in their attempts at bringing technology to Amzot/Quasar, which the apparently primitivistic Zandor wanted to avoid. The show's opening theme was a fully orchestral composition, suggesting uncommon heroism. An alternative opening theme was also utilized for some episodes. All of the show's incidental music was recycled from Jonny Quest.[citation needed] In some of the seasons, the episodes opened with the following narration: "Somewhere out in space live The Herculoids... Zok the laser-ray dragon! Igoo the giant rock ape! Tundro the tremendous! Gloop and Gleep, the formless fearless wonders! With Zandor their leader, and his wife, Tara, and son, Dorno, they team up to protect their planet from sinister invaders! All-strong! All-brave! All-heroes!! They are The Herculoids!!!"
Continuity with Space Stars[edit]
The Space Stars series included the Herculoids in its canon to show that Zandor and his family and friends were well known throughout the galaxy, and good friends of Space Ghost and the Teen Force.
There are eight regular characters who make up the Herculoids:
The Herculoids[edit]
The three humanoid characters were the only ones who could communicate in English.
- Zandor (voiced by Mike Road) - The protector of Amzot/Quasar, and leader of The Herculoids.
- Tara (voiced by Virginia Gregg) - Zandor's wife.
- Dorno (voiced by Ted Eccles in the original series, Sparky Marcus in 1981) - Son of Zandor and Tara. Despite being their son, and that fact that he is rather bratty, he still refers to them by their first names, rather than "Mother" and "Father." However this changed in the 80's revival of the series.
The five creature characters of The Herculoids are:
- Zok (voiced by Mike Road) - A flying space dragon. He can emit laser beams from his eyes and tail. His eyes also produce a "nega-beam" that can neutralize certain energy attacks. Zok can survive in space unaided, is capable of interstellar travel, and can breathe fire.
- Igoo (voiced by Mike Road) - A rock ape. An extremely large and powerful simian, he has extremely dense rock-like skin and is nearly invulnerable to harm. In one episode, Igoo wades through a pond of molten lava. Igoo has a kind and gentle temperament as well as a great fondness and devotion for Tara, and would do anything for her.
- Tundro (voiced by Mike Road) - A ten-legged, four-horned rhino/triceratops hybrid. He can shoot explosive energy rocks from his cannon-horn (Zandor, Tara, and Dorno also occasionally shoot similar rocks with slingshots). His natural armor-plating is exceptionally strong, similar to Igoo's rock skin. His legs have the ability to extend to a remarkable length, somewhat like stilts. He can also spin his head at blinding speed, allowing him to drill through solid rock, and has the ability to make magnificent leaps.
- Gloop and Gleep (both voiced by Don Messick) - Two protoplasmic creatures. They are able to absorb and deflect energy blasts and laser beams, often placing themselves between attackers and other Herculoids to act as shields. They can also form shapes including, but not limited to: cushions, trampolines or parachutes to break falls; stretching themselves between tree limbs or rocks to act as slingshots; encircling an attacker's limbs to restrain them, or the entire body to squeeze and render them unconscious. Gloop is the larger of the two.
After its initial run, The Herculoids was featured in several anthology wheel series produced by Hanna-Barbara including Hanna–Barbera's World of Super Adventure, Space Stars (for which 11 additional episodes were created), and both the Cartoon Network and Boomerang incarnations of Super Adventures. The series has also influenced other artists of various mediums. Award-winning video game designer David Crane has stated that he enjoyed the series as a child and that the character of Blobert from the A Boy and His Blob franchise was directly inspired by Gloop and Gleep.[2] Jamaican American DJ DJ Kool Herc at one time employed a backing band which also drew its name from the show, fictionalized versions of which appear in the Netflix period series The Get Down.
Roughly contemporaneous to their own series premiere, the Herculoids made an appearance in an episode of Space Ghost, "The Molten Monsters of Moltar" (sources are unclear and/or inconsistent as to exact airdates). In the "Council of Doom" story arc, Space Ghost, while battling the combined might of all of his enemies, meets a number of Hanna-Barbera heroes just as they were debuting in their own respective series. Along with the Herculoids were Shazzan, Moby Dick and the Mighty Mightor, the last two sharing one series. Several episodes of Space Ghost Coast to Coast mention or show the Herculoids. In "Lawsuit", Space Ghost mentions the Herculoids planet. In the episode "Sequel", he goes to their planet and refers to it as a "rotten hippie monster commune" after they demand he leave while pelting him with stones.[3] Gloop is mentioned by name and features prominently in the Sealab 2021 episode "Hail, Squishface". Gloop makes several guest appearances on Harvey Birdman: Attorney at Law as well. Gleep is mentioned at one point but he does make cameos in "Mindless" and "Juror in Court", and Zok makes an appearance in "Peanut Pubeerty" (Phil Ken Sebben throws a graph chart at him).
Tundro makes an appearance in "Beyond the Valley of the Dinosaurs" firing his energy rocks at Phil Ken Sebben, who forgot to close the hot tub time portal to prehistoric times, Tara appears on the evolution chart in between Fred Flintstone and Race Bannon in "Evolutionary War". The Herculoids is mentioned in an episode of The Venture Bros., where an old "fan letter" of Dr. Venture to the show is discovered. Upon reading, the letter is revealed to be more akin to hate mail; young Rusty Venture called the Herculoids hippies for not fighting in Vietnam. Tundro and Gloop appear in an episode of Family Guy, "8 Simple Rules for Buying My Teenage Daughter". In the scene, Gloop fails to get a babysitting job from Lois. In protest, Tundro shows up and fires his energy rocks at Lois. (NOTE: The Herculoids is owned by Hanna–Barbera, not FOX parent News Corp..) Gloop and Gleep appeared in a cameo as captured prisoners of a hostile alien race in the Dexter's Laboratory episode "Mis-Placed in Space".
In other media[edit]
Comic books[edit]
The Herculoids have appeared in various comic books through the years. In 1968-1969 they appeared in issues #1-2, and issues #4-7 of the series Hanna-Barbera Super TV Heroes. In 1978 they appeared in issue #3 of the Marvel Comics series TV Stars. Between 1997–1999 they appeared in issues #5, #9, #13 and #17 of the DC Comics series Cartoon Network Presents.[4]
Original series[edit]
|Original air date
|The Beaked People
|September 23, 1967
|Krokar, leader of the Beaked People, staged an invasion on the winged monkeys, purposely letting one escape so he can capture Zandor and rule Amzot. (Note: This was the only episode in the 1967 version where Dorno refers to Zandor and Tara as dad and mom; even in this episode Dorno reverts to calling Zandor by his name. In the 1981 revival series Dorno refers to Zandor and Tara as father and mother.)
|The Raider Apes
|September 23, 1967
|Gotron and his Raider Apes burn a village in search of gold. The Herculoids come to the villagers' aid.
|The Pod Creatures
|September 16, 1967
|An alien spacecraft hovers over Amzot, ordering the pod creatures to destroy all forms of life. The pods then drop onto the planet. Meanwhile, Dorno, Igoo and Gleep, on a mission to get firewood, see the pod creatures as the covers open up and start attacking the trio.
|Sarko the Arkman
|September 9, 1967
|Sarko (pronounced Arko in this episode) captured Igoo for unknown reasons, attacked Zandor with poisonous gas, and captured Dorno and Tundro as well.
|The Mole Men
|September 30, 1967
|After being woken up by a bird, Zandor investigates Marcon and the Mole Men's plans to invade the surface world, saving a condemned prisoner in the process. Meanwhile, other Mole Men are attacking the Herculoids.
|The Pirates
|September 9, 1967
|After killing two creatures with a treasure chest, pirates bury it on Amzot when the Herculoids approach; Dorno is captured and held hostage.
|The Spider Man
|October 7, 1967
|A group of spider creatures kidnap Dorno, then try doing the same with Tara. Gloop saves her while Gleep blows a horn beckoning the Herculoids to action. Zandor briefly freed Dorno with his shield but was soon captured with Dorno. After a stalemate Zandor calls the Herculoids to action for one concentrated attack. (Note: this was the first time that the Herculoids were referred to in name within the episode.)
|September 16, 1967
|A group of powerful robots, led by a larger robot, attack the Herculoids.
|The Lost Dorgyte
|September 30, 1967
|Zandor rescues a young boy from a vulture; the Herculoids then take the boy back to his heavily-shadowed home because he can not live in sunlight. The insect-looking creatures attack the Herculoids on their way out.
|Destroyer Ants
|October 7, 1967
|A lightning storm awakens a nest of giant ant eggs. These oversized alien army ants cause havoc and destruction that Zandor and the Herculoids must put an end to.
|Defeat of Ogron
|October 14, 1967
|Andropon and his robots invade Amzot, where the Herculoids easily defeat them. After Andropon continuously threatens to build replacement robot armies (and Zandor continuously vows to defeat said armies), Andropon pits his top warrior Ogron against Zandor and Zok.
|The Android People
|October 7, 1967
|Zandor was captured by Gorvac, leader of the Android People, and created a giant evil clone of Zandor with plans to create an army of Zandor clones.
|Temple of Trax
|November 4, 1967
|The unnamed high priest of Trax kidnaps Tara in order to use as a sacrifice for the idol Trax, cutting off the Herculoids in their rescue attempt. Can Zandor and Zok, who are miles away, get to Trax in time?
|Swamp Monster
|A hideous monster emerges from a swamp and goes on a rampage, destroying anything it comes in contact with by its radioactive touch. It eventually traps Dorno and Gleep in a cave, and it's up to Zandor and the rest of the Herculoids to rescue them and defeat the creature.
|Laser Lancers
|October 28, 1967
|The story starts with Zandor knocked out by the Laser Lancers and the Herculoids coming to the rescue. Magoth and the Lancers send a new wave of attackers which the Herculoids repel but it is a ploy to take Dorno and Tara hostage. With Gleep's help they seal off the tunnel the Lancers used to sneak up and repel them once and for all.
|The Raiders
|October 28, 1967
|Sta-Lak (then unnamed) flew over Amzot; upon seeing Zandor and Zok, Sta-Lak turned his ship invisible to avoid detection, with the intent of taking Tara prisoner.
|Tiny World of Terror
|October 21, 1967
|Torrak shrinks the Herculoids down to microscopic size for the purpose of destroying them with his super-powered microbes and then enslaving the galaxy.
|Prisoners of the Bubblemen
|October 14, 1967
|Brotak and his Bubblemen kidnap Zandor and Tara for the purpose of using them as scientific experiments.
|The Time Creatures
|October 28, 1967
|Oton, leader of the Time Creatures, has determined that in order to rule the world, he has to change Amzot's past, starting with destroying the Herculoids and altering time in his favor.
|The Gladiators of Kyanite
|November 4, 1967
|After destroying the last wild creature of Kyanite, Neron and his gladiators capture Tundro. Zandor and Zok, followed by the rest of the Herculoids, arrive at the arena to rescue Tundro and fight the gladiators.
|Mekkano, the Machine Master
|October 21, 1967
|Trained machines break Mekkano out of an intergalactic prison, where he vows to destroy the ones who put him in prison: Zandor and the Herculoids.
|Invasion of the Electrode Men
|November 11, 1967
|Volton and his Electrode Men flew into a volcanic crater, setting up a dome headquarters to take over Amzot. The Herculoids were easily defeating them until Volton took Tara and Dorno prisoner. Zandor and the Herculoids had to wait until nightfall, when the Electrode Men's power was weakened.
|Mission of the Amatons
|November 25, 1967
|Amak and the Amatons come to the planet and place control collars on some animals. When their efforts to enslave the Herculoids fail, Amak tries to kill them. Gloop and Gleep save the day by turning Amak's stun turret on him, causing his ship to crash.
|Queen Skorra
|November 25, 1967
|Queen Skorra unleashes a mud/lava creature which they eventually defeat but Skorra plans to force them into exile by sending her drones to capture Gleep, Gloop, Tara, and Dorno. They defend themselves long enough for Zandor and the others to return and drive off the drones. Skorra launches a mega-shield missile and closes the mega-circle to destroy everyone but Tundro creates a smokescreen while the others make a tunnel to escape and then send Skorra running.
|Attack of the Faceless People
|December 2, 1967
|The princess Serena of the Sun People arrives on Amzot, being pursued by Darkon of the Faceless People. Darkon wants Serena so he can control her people. The Herculoids successfully drive him off but not before he captures Zara. Zandor agrees to a swap but substitutes a berobed Gleep for Serena and they destroy Darkon's palace from the inside.
|The Zorbots
|November 11, 1967
|A terrible wind storm was raging on Amzot. However, Zandor noticed that winds on the left side of a canyon were aiming right, while winds were the opposite direction on the right side. Zandor and the Herculoids investigated, as Konar was destroying Amzot's atmosphere to replace it with his own. Konar sent his henchmen, who were either killed or injured by the Herculoids. As Zandor confronted Konar, Konar brought out the giant Zorbots to take on the Herculoids. Zandor chose to surrender in order to destroy the wind machine from within and, when successful, battle the Zorbots.
|Return of Sta-Lak
|December 9, 1967
|Sta-Lak returns to Amzot seeking vengeance and equipped with robot duplicates of Igoo, Zok, and Tundro. He captures Dorno and Tara and Zandor and the others are forced to go into his volcano lair. The robot duplicates prove no match to the originals even though the robot Igoo can spin at high speeds and has multiple arms, and the mecho-Tundro can fly. Sta-Lak enters a bubble and flees into a volcanic lavahole.
|Revenge of the Pirates
|December 9, 1967
|The pirate captain and his crew from "The Pirates" returns. Using an image transmitter, the captain immobilizes Zandor and the Herculoids and takes Dorno and Tara prisoner. Zok uses his neutralizing eye beams to free them and then Gloop finds the real Dorno and Tara from the transmitted images and the Herculoids launch a new assault. The captain tries to escape and Gloop blocks his escape missile tube, causing the ship to explode.
|Ruler of the Reptons
|December 16, 1967
|Tara is captured by the Reptons, who place her in a mind control device to make her their evil queen. She orders her people to destroy Zandor and the Herculoids, who beat them and go to rescue Tara. The Reptons send the Destructo Bats after them, but they escape, recover Tara, free her from the machine's influence, and destroy the Reptons' underground lair.
|The Island of the Gravites
|December 16, 1967
|Zandor and Dorno rescue a man floating in the river who says he is from Gravite Island and tells them that a villain has taken over the island. The Herculoids go to investigate and are attacked by giant gravite creatures. The creatures are being created by Lotak who wants the village because of its large deposits of gravite. Zok destroys the machine Lotak uses to make his creatures and Lotak is destroyed when his energy ray backfires.
|Malak and the Metal Apes
|December 23, 1967
|Malak sends his Metal Apes to attack the Sea People. Dorno is shot off of Zok by one of the creatures. Zandor and the Herculoids destroy the Metal Apes. A damaged Metal Ape returns to Malak's headquarters and is followed by the Herculoids. The Herculoids destroy the remaining Metal Apes and Zok causes a steel beam to fall on Malak and his assistant.
|The Return of Torrak
|December 23, 1967
|Torrak returns and sends out a giant fly to capture Tara. The Herculoids follow and discover that Torrak's warrior microorganisms are now larger and more formidable but defeat them anyway.
|Attack from Space
|December 30, 1967
|Amzot is being bombarded by the planet Luvanuum. Zaygot and his henchmen are trying to destroy Azmot. The Herculoids travel to Luvanuum in a ship captured from Sarco. When they land their ship is destroyed and they are attacked by winged sentries with deadly laser beams. The Herculoids destroy Zaygot's base and he escapes - they use Zaygot's ship to return to Amzot.
|The Antidote
|December 30, 1967
|While investigating panic among the Monkey People, Zandor confronts a giant spider and is bitten and poisoned. Dorno must go to the six-legged mustachioed Spider People within the Endless Caves with the Herculoids to get the only known antidote. The Spider People capture Dorno to hold him hostage. The Herculoids eventually stage a rescue, get the antidote, and block the Spider People's caves to cover their escape.
|The Mutoids
|January 6, 1968
|A ship crash lands on Amzot with a sole occupant on board. Zandor offers assistance and the passenger turns out to be a Mutoid, a race who can change their appearance to anything. The Mutoids plan to use Amzot as a launching site for their missiles to fool their enemies. Can Zandor and the Herculoids stop them in time?
|The Crystallites
|January 6, 1968
|A meteor crash lands on Azmot and transforms into a giant crystalline object. Zandor investigates and is attacked by the Crystallites while Tara and Dorno are captured in crystal cells. Zandor, Gloop, and Gleep steal uniforms and sneak into the fortress and free Dorno and Tara. Gloop and Zok destroy Kryton's ship and he is defeated.
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|Original air date
|The Ice Monster
|September 12, 1981
|Dorno is feeling depressed when Zandor treats him like a child because of his size and age. Meanwhile, an ancient indestructible robotic monster emerges from a block of ice.
|The Purple Menace
|September 19, 1981
|Glowing purple rocks have brought to life purple vines which cause havoc.
|The Firebird
|September 26, 1981
|A volcano erupts, revealing a firebird creature who has taken up residency in the volcano's crater and threatens the Herculoids.
|The Energy Creature
|October 3, 1981
|A meteorite containing an energy creature lands on Quasar. When it imprisons creatures in its coils, it takes on their form and properties also.
|The Snake Riders
|October 10, 1981
|Dorno and Gleep discover a plot by the Snake Riders to take over the planet. The Herculoids must stop the plans for planetary conquest.
|The Buccaneer
|October 17, 1981
|The Buccaneer and his band of pirates arrive on Quasar to look for buried treasure.
|The Thunderbolt
|October 24, 1981
|Saiju, a creature with a voracious appetite, comes upon some electrical-charged rocks and turns into a living electrical monster after eating them. The Herculoids learn that the effects of those rocks are temporary and try to revert Saiju to normal.
|Return of the Ancients
|October 31, 1981
|The descendents/survivors of a highly developed race that was wiped out on Quasar return to the planet after a 1,000-year mission, and they are not happy to find out their civilization is gone.
|Space Trappers
|November 7, 1981
|Space Trappers arrive on Quasar and capture the Herculoids for their intergalactic circus.
|The Invisibles
|November 14, 1981
|A chunk of magnilite lands in the Lost Lake of Quasar. Before long, the Herculoids go up against enemies that they cannot see. Zandor soon learns from the Zelos King Zel that his son Eezo and his followers might be the culprits.
|November 21, 1981
|While playing, Dorno, Gloop, and Gleep discover and unearth a metal cylinder which contains a big-brained alien. When they release him, he reveals himself to be a member of race that ruled Quasar thousands of years ago. The Herculoids try to recapture the Mindbender.
- Ted Eccles (originally), Sparky Marcus (in 1981) as Dorno
- Virginia Gregg as Tara
- Don Messick as Gleep, Gloop
- Mike Road as Zandor, Zok, Igoo, Tundro
- Vic Perrin as Mekkor and the Captain of the Sky Pirates
- Paul Frees as Sarko
The Herculoids in other languages[edit]
- French: Les Défenseurs interplanétaires
- Chinese: 宇宙泰山 The show was introduced by ATV in Hong Kong as "宇宙泰山" in traditional Chinese or Cantonese, which stands for Tarzan in Space or Universe.
- Italian: Gli Erculoidi
- Portuguese: Os Herculóides
- Spanish: Los Defensores Interplanetarios (The Interplanetary Defenders) or Spanish: Los Herculoides (The Herculoids)
- Hungarian: A Herkuloidák
- Japanese: 怪獣王ターガン Kaijû Ô Tâgan (Monster King Targan)
- The characters' names in Japan were Targan (Zandor), Marmi (Tara), Kane (Dorno), Maryû (Zok), Rikira (Igoo), Tangurô (Tundro), Hyûhyû (Gloop) and Bôbô (Gleep).
- Welsh: Sandor. The cartoon was dubbed into Welsh and transmitted during Yr Awr Fawr (The Big Hour) on Sunday mornings. Originally shown on BBC2 Wales and then BBC1 Wales in the late 1970s and 1980s, this was before the introduction of the Welsh language channel S4C in 1982.
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Home Media releases[edit]
On June 14, 2011, Warner Archive released The Herculoids: The Complete Original Animated Series on DVD in region 1 as part of their Hanna–Barbera Classics Collection. This is a Manufacture-on-Demand (MOD) release, available exclusively through Warner's online store and Amazon.com.[5]
See also[edit]
- ^ Markstein, Don (2007). "The Herculoids". Don Markstein's Toonopedia. Archived from the original on June 19, 2014.
Like the majority of Hanna-Barbera's late '60s adventure characters...The Herculoids were created by designer Alex Toth.
- ^ G4 staff (April 10, 2009). "David Crane Interview Part 2: Pitfall and A Boy and His Blob in High Definition" (Flash video). G4. Retrieved September 29, 2009.
- ^ Ghost Planet Central
- ^ The Herculoids (characters) at the Grand Comics Database
- ^ "The Herculoids - 'The Complete Series' DVDs: Packaging, Date, Cost and Extras".
External links[edit]
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- 1967 American television series debuts
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Yet another sinkhole has opened up in flood-hit Britain, the sixth this month, leaving one house on the brink of collapse and two more homes evacuated.
Police were called in at around 5.40pm yesterday after a 25ft-wide crater appeared underneath properties on Magdalen's Close in Ripon, North Yorkshire.
A fire service spokesperson said they had "successfully rescued" a dog at the property, and that there were no occupiers present at the time.
Last night police officers went from house to house warning neighbours about what had happened, as the British Geological Society warned that Ripon is one of the most at-risk areas for sinkholes in the whole country.
The region in north-east England is known for its large deposits of gypsum, a soft material that dissolves much quicker than the surrounding limestone - particularly after persistent heavy rainfall.
Images from the scene showed extensive damage to the affected property, and the fire service called in specialist engineers amid fears it would collapse.
The sinkhole is believed to be the sixth to have opened up across built-up areas and transport routes this month alone.
A house and three flats were evacuated after a crater opened up in a back garden in Croxley Green, near Watford on Sunday.
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Workers prepare to pull a truck from a sink-hole that opened up on a residential street in the South Deering neighborhood on April 18, 2013. The driver of the truck was hospitalized after driving into the 15-feet-deep hole while on his way to work. Two other vehicles were also swallowed by the sink-hole
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Workers use machinery to fill in a sink-hole that buildings collapsed into near a subway construction site. The hole measured about 1,000 square feet across and was around 30 feet deep, but no one was killed, according to a state media report
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A man inspects a sink-hole formed in a house on July 19, 2011 in the north of Guatemala City. When neighbors heard the loud boom overnight they thought a cooking gas canister had detonated. Instead they found a deep sink-hole the size of a large pot. The sink-hole was 40 feet deep and 32 inches in diamete
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Workers use excavators to fill in a sink-hole which occured overnight on Shiliuzhuang road, in Beijing on April 26, 2011. A section of the road collapsed beneath a truck, slightly injuring the driver and a passenger, who both jumped out of the vehicle before it sank into the hole
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Utlity workers examine the scene of a car caught in a sink-hole caused by a broken water main, which collapsed part of Friendship Blvd. on December 3, 2010. No one was reported injured in the accident
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On Saturday, 17 homes were evacuated after a giant 35ft-wide and 20ft-deep hole appeared in a quiet cul-de-sac in Hemel Hempstead, also in Hertfordshire.
Last week a 10-mile stretch of the M2 in north Kent was closed after a 15ft-deep hole was discovered in the central reservation, while in Barnehurst, southeast London a crater appeared just feet from a child's trampoline.
And at the start of February a teenager's car was swallowed up into a 30ft-deep sinkhole on a family's driveway in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire.
In Ripon, where an ambulance was stood down after it became apparent there had again been no injuries caused by the sinkhole, Local resident Barry Dyason, 34, said: "Most of the people from the emergency services seem to have gone now, it's mainly people from the utility companies who are still there.
"This area is quite well known for gypsum deposits, and there have been properties affected by subsidence - but not sinkholes, that I've heard of.
"There's been some rain around here, but nothing like the floods seen in other parts of the country.
"It's alarming, you see these things reported on television but don't expect it to happen so close to you. Hopefully lightning wouldn't strike twice in such a small area."


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The actor said he has 'pride, love, respect and admiration' for his partner in the way she has dealt with the unsubstantiated rumours
The actor said he has 'pride, love, respect and admiration' for his partner in the way she has dealt with the unsubstantiated rumours
Batman director Christopher Nolan issued a statement yesterday in response to the multiple shooting in Denver, expressing "profound sorrow at the senseless tragedy."
Batman's back for a spectacular (if spectacularly long) adventure
Batman's back for a spectacular (if spectacularly long) adventure
Calling the all-powerful film mogul Harvey Weinstein a "douchbag" at a party packed with his movie peers is not a recommended formula for anyone wishing to thrive in Hollywood.
Every last cliché about Paris, courtesy of Woody
"You Brits will love the Kennedy story. It has all the pomp, sex, money and power struggles you expect from us colonials. Jackie was our queen, Jack our prince. All very royal in an American way."
Obsessed with dark thoughts as a child, communing with the spirit of Edith Piaf as an adult: the Oscar-winning Marion Cotillard has spent a lifetime studying the human soul – which should come in handy as she takes on the role of an anthropologist in her latest film
Jake Gyllenhaal tries to stop history in its tracks but Emily Browning can't avert a cinematic car crash
Christopher Nolan had the concept, the budget and the CGI – what a shame he fell asleep at the wheel
Christopher Nolan's Inception, like Pixar, works at the cutting edge of technological sophistication.
The new blockbuster 'Inception' stars Leonardo DiCaprio as a thief who invades people's dreams. But as Christina Patterson explains, he's not the only one inspired by nocturnal visions
The big-screen remake of The A-Team is the latest Hollywood film set to suffer the curse of disastrous casting
Johnny Depp and Christian Bale star in Michael Mann's gangster biopic as John Dillinger, the infamous bank-robber, and Melvin Purvis, the FBI agent assigned to bring him to justice.
Johnny Depp underacts and Christian Bale lacks charisma in the much-hyped 1930s gangster biopic
Plenty of bangs for your bucks
When the French actress Marion Cotillard swiped the Bafta for Best Actress from under the noses of Keira Knightley and Julie Christie, she not only trounced them on the big screen, but also on the red carpet. The star of the Edith Piaf biopic La Vie en Rose, Cotillard looked radiant in short, sequined Chanel, making everyone else seem stuffy, including a rigid, pouting, Dior-clad Knightley.


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With the stretch run of fall camp staring them straight in the face, the Rebels moved inside the confines of Vaught-Hemingway Stadium for the second practice Monday afternoon.
Rebels turn up the heat
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It's been 50 years since Ohio State and Cincinnati last met in NCAA tournament play, but their rivalry has more than geography to recommend it. Both previous postseason meetings between these two schools came in the national title game (won by the Bearcats both times).
This year's edition is for slightly lower stakes but features some post players who would do their predecessors proud. The Buckeyes' Jared Sullinger is a consensus All-American, but he'll still get a run for his money from Cincinnati standout Yancy Gates, the hero of the team's second-round win over Texas.
Read on for a look at which of the two great defenses has the edge in this game, plus a position-by-position breakdown of the matchups that will determine who heads back to Ohio and who moves on to the Elite Eight.