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Angus T. Jones shared a smooch with Miley Cyrus on "Two and a Half Men," and the actor revealed it was a little awkward.
"Kissing is awkward anyway on film with people that you work with," Angus told AccessHollywood.com's Laura Saltman on the red carpet at Camp Ronald McDonald for Good Times' 20th Annual Halloween Carnival presented by JAKKS Cares over the weekend, speaking of his on-screen lip lock with the starlet.
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"It was really awkward though too [because of] the fact that she's engaged -- recently engaged... But... that's what you expect. It comes with the territory," he added.
Still, Angus admitted he did make the time to have a little chat with Miley's fiance, "Hunger Games" star Liam Hemsworth, on the set.
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"He came at the end of the week," Angus said. "I talked to him... I just wanted to let him know, 'It's all business.'"
Miley recorded two "Two and a Half Men" appearances as Jake's love interest Missi, but Angus said he is not sure if she'll be back beyond that.
"We've done two episodes," Angus said. "I don't know."
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Speaking about the smooching scene, Angus said he was glad his character Jake came back and was finally off Skype (his character recently joined the army and has appeared via the Internet video chat service).
"What I was really glad about was the fact that I had more than one scene and I was actually there in person for the scene rather than over [a] Skype call," he laughed.
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Does anybody know or collaborate with Kevin Houle? He sent a request to merge a profile and collaborate, but the link didn't take me to him or a profile managed by him, so I have no way to respond. I did a search and came up with only 3 Kevin Houle profiles, but none was managed by a Kevin Houle.
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This article was published 4/2/2014 (1233 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
Three years.
That's the amount of time the City of Brandon has before its next round of negotiations with the Brandon Police Service.
If recent history is any indication, city accountants should start girding for battle now. It's the only way they would stand a chance.
Over at least the past decade, the police department has had no trouble getting handsome annual raises for its members. Last year, they got a 4.4 per cent raise in January, plus a top-up in July. This year, after an agreement passed at this week's city council meeting, police officers will have to manage to eke by with just three per cent.
Thanks to compounding, the average police salary will have increased by about 50 per cent in the past 10 years. According to the Bank of Canada, that's more than triple the rate of inflation. In fact, by the time this new contract expires, the base wage for a first-class constable (basically, a beat cop with five years' experience) will top $92,000.
That is, quite frankly, excessive in a town like Brandon.
No one questions that police can have a difficult job. But it is much easier here than in a place like Winnipeg (current comparable salary: $85,000) or Toronto ($86,000).
Police wages are coupled with gold-plated retirement plans (Freedom 55 an easy goal), generous vacation allowances and near-endless opportunity for overtime. It's no surprise that more than a quarter of Brandon cops took home more than $100,000 in the most recent municipal compensation disclosure, from 2012.
Doubtless, even more of Brandon's finest will soon qualify for six-figure salaries.
At root is an inability for any politician to appear soft on crime, but it's far past time to get tough on how much it all costs.
We've grown tired of the excuse that Brandon has to "keep up" with how much other cities pay their cops. In fact, those other cities look to our inflated police salaries and are forced to raise their own in a never-ending game that has become a vicious, unaffordable cycle.
Not to mention it is a dismayingly mercenary way to look at why people might choose to live in Brandon.
Do we not have quality parks and schools? Is the commute not easier here? Is the crime rate not low — and dropping? Might people not want to live near their families and friends? To have a good balance between work and home?
Isn't Brandon's quality of life worth anything?
Do we really have to pay police officers as much money as they'd make fighting felons in Winnipeg or Toronto? Brandon may not be Mayberry, but neither are we Mogadishu.
At the most recent city budget deliberations, more than one councillor sounded like they were finally getting concerned about the ever-spiralling costs of protective services (we're fearful to learn what the firefighters will squeeze us for in their pending contract).
We are disappointed that the proposed contract was presented as a fait accompli, without notice on the council agenda and with councillors reduced to a rubber stamp. However, we understand that the new police board somewhat ties their hands.
Under the Police Services Act, it's the police board that submits a budget to city council and then allocates the funds provided by the city. However, council continues to have final responsibility for the purse.
At the budget deliberations in January, council directed that $200,000 overall be cut from city staff. At that time, city manager Scott Hildebrand indicated that a discussion about salary cuts at the police department had already begun.
That task will be made a little more difficult now — and for the three years to come, now that raises are locked in through 2016.
We suggest those are the last raises that police should see for some while. It's time to let taxpayers catch up.


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Cambridge School Volunteers (CSV), a Cambridge-based non-profit that provides free tutoring and mentoring services to Cambridge students, is holding an auction that will let you throw out the first pitch in a game against the LA Angels on May 4, 2011, along with some other goodies (Roof Deck seats for four). All proceeds from the auction will go to CSV. The current high bid is 10K with bidding ending on February 10, 2011.
Attention Red Sox fans! Bidding is open for the right to throw out the first pitch at a Red Sox game, part of a unique package to benefit Cambridge School Volunteers (CSV) and its many programs in the Cambridge Public Schools. At the May 4, 2011 Red Sox game against the LA Angels, you can become one of the select few to have thrown out a ceremonial first pitch in legendary Fenway Park. Generously donated by the Boston Red Sox/Red Sox Foundation, this unbelievable package includes: the ceremonial first pitch on the mound at Fenway; a VIP pre-game tour of Fenway during batting practice; four tickets on the right field roof deck; $100 credit toward in-seat food and beverage service; and your name in lights on the centerfield scoreboard.
The proceeds of the auction will benefit CSV, the non-profit agency that supports Cambridge Public School students with free tutoring and mentoring programs. CSV places almost 900 volunteers annually in the city's 12 elementary schools and high school and has helped Cambridge students since 1966.


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New information has emerged about a New Jersey contract with AshBritt, a politically-connected debris removal company.
Governor Christie was warned by FEMA that a no-bid contract would jeopardize reimbursement for the 53 towns that used the company's services. The warning was uncovered by Newark Star-Ledger reporter Jarrett Renshaw, who has been covering the AshBritt story. He spoke Friday with WNYC's Marc Garber.


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It was a star-studded affair this afternoon (October 6), as the beautiful ladies of of Tinseltown turned up for the third annual Veuve Clicquot Polo Classic in Los Angeles, CA.
Adding some sexy spice to the Windy City, Ali Larter attended a special event at Bloomingdale's in Chicago for Fashion's Night Out last evening (September 6).
The beautiful "Heroes" starlet hosted "Fame, Fashion, and Flavor" as part of the swanky happenings going on around the globe.
Showing support for their friend and coworker, the stars came out for the Hollywood Reporter's party for Mindy Kaling's new show, "The Mindy Project" on Saturday (August 25th).
Tooling around town on a bicycle built for two, Ali Larter and Matt LeBlanc were busy filming scenes for their new project "Lovesick" yesterday (July 16) in Los Angeles.
The "Heroes" hottie and her "Friends" pal were both grinning as they pedaled around the beach while the cameras rolled and fans watched from a distance.
Spending a day in the gorgeous weather, Ali Larter was spotted grabbing a coffee in New York City on Wednesday (May 30).
The 36-year-old actress looked stunning in a bright maxi skirt with a revealing slit that showed off her tone legs as she made her way through the Big Apple streets.
Celebrities and good causes always seem to go together, and last night (May 17) some of Hollywood's finest converged at the Heal the Bays Bring Back the Beach Fundraiser.
"Pretty Woman" actress Julia Roberts showed up at the Santa Monica shindig with her hunky husband Danny Moder.
Enjoying their family blessings, Tinseltown moms made the most of the Mother's Day holiday yesterday (May 13).
Making the most of the pre-Oscar festivities, Sophia Bush, Ali Larter, and Teresa Palmer were spotted at the Art of Elysium's 5th Annual 'Pieces of Heaven' Art Auction last night (February 23).


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Squadron A Closes to Win Mr. Prospector Stakes
Carolyn Vogel's Squadron A went last to first to secure his first graded stakes win Jan. 1 in the $100,000 Mr. Prospector Stakes (gr. III) at Gulfstream Park.
Carolyn Vogel's Squadron A went last to first to secure his first graded stakes win Jan. 1 in the $100,000 Mr. Prospector Stakes (gr. III) at Gulfstream Park.
Each week BloodHorse.com looks forward to the weekend's biggest races. Consider this your weekly guide to the best stakes races in North America. This week, we have four graded stakes at Santa Anita, the first Triple Crown prep of 2017, and more.
Monster Racing Stables' Delta Bluesman will attempt to return to winning form in the $100,000 Mr. Prospector Stakes (gr. III) Jan. 1 at Gulfstream Park after finishing a disappointing sixth in the Nov. 5 TwinSpires Breeders' Cup Sprint (gr. I).
David Gruskos' Chublicious, whose previous success had come mostly in New Jersey-bred company, rallied in the stretch to capture the $75,000 Mr. Prospector Stakes June 26 at Monmouth Park.
X Y Jet continued his roll on Saturday, Dec. 19 as he easily secured the first stakes score of his career while nailing down his third straight win overall in the $100,000 Mr. Prospector Stakes (gr. III) at Gulfstream Park.
Neither has crossed the wire in front since notching their respective first graded stakes victories in the Mr. Prospector Stakes (gr. III) a year apart, but Speechify and Singanothersong hope to end that streak Dec. 19.
Candy Ride continues the series of training offspring of sires, which can be found in the Jan. 17, 2015 issue of The Blood-Horse. view slideshow
Team Valor International's Speechify won his second stakes in a row when he rallied from just off the pace to take the $100,000 Mr. Prospector Stakes (gr. III) Dec. 27 at Gulfstream Park.
Fresh off of a victory in last month's Kenny Noe Jr. Stakes, Speechify will be the one to beat in the $100,000 Mr. Prospector Stakes (gr. III) Dec. 27 from Gulfstream Park.
A two-time stakes winner this year, Page McKenney will try for the day's top prize in the $200,000 Jewel Stakes Dec. 6 at Gulfstream Park, one of eight races in the $1 million Claiming Crown.
Having already won the Forego (gr. I) and the Alfred G. Vanderbilt (gr. I) this year, Palace could cement his status as the favorite for the Breeders' Cup Sprint (gr. I) with a victory in the Sept. 27 Vosburgh (gr. I).
Popular gelding Ribo Bobo continued his remarkable rise from the claiming ranks May 10 in capturing the $79,000 Decathlon Stakes, Monmouth Park's opening-day feature, by a comfortable 1 1/2 lengths.
Ribo Bobo got to the finish line first yet again March 2, winning his 12th race from his last 13 starts and his third straight in a stakes during the Gulfstream Park meet.
TimeformUS Saturday Plays from Aqueduct, Gulfstream and Santa Anita read blog
Veteran campaigner Strapping Groom, winner of the Forego Stakes (gr. I) over a muddy track last year, has been installed the 7-5 morning line choice in the field of seven drawn for the March 1 Tom Fool Handicap (gr. III).
Multiple grade I winner Jackson Bend heads a field of 11 as part of a one-two punch for trainer Stanley Gold in the $100,000 Gulfstream Park Sprint (gr. III); Gold also has 2013 winner Fort Loudon in the Feb. 8 race.
Candyman E wore down pacesetter Dads Caps in the closing stages and won the $150,000 Toboggan Stakes (gr. III) Feb. 1 at Aqueduct Racetrack for a third consecutive victory.
Strapping Groom makes his return to the graded ranks Feb. 1 at Aqueduct Racetrack in the $150,000 Toboggan Stakes (gr. III), a six-furlong sprint on the Withers (gr. III) undercard.
Mr. Amore Stable's Ribo Bobo continued his winning ways Jan. 18 in the $150,000 Florida Sunshine Millions Sprint, while Ullapool went wire-to-wire against fillies and mares in the counterpart.
Ribo Bobo, who has won six of seven since he was claimed, and the solid mare My Pal Chrisy top the fields for the Florida Sunshine Millions Sprint and Florida Sunshine Millions Filly & Mare Sprint Jan. 18 at Gulfstream.
Nearly replicating the tracking running style he used to win an allowance optional claiming race Nov. 17 at Gulfstream Park, Singanothersong nailed down his first career stakes win Dec. 28 at the Hallandale Beach, Fla. track.
Recent Sunshine State Stakes winner Star Harbour again will try to carry his early speed to the wire when he faces an expected seven other sprinters in the $100,000 Mr. Prospector Stakes (gr. III) Dec. 28 at Gulfstream Park.
Tom LaMarra and Frank Angst handicap the Mr. Prospector Stakes at Gulfstream Park. watch video
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Tom LaMarra and Frank Angst handicap the Mr. Prospector Stakes at Gulfstream Park this weekend. Download Brisnet Past Performances for the Mr. Prospector Stakes.
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I'm currently receiving a lot of traffic to this blog that I think is more about my startup, RampTshirts.com, than about my personal thoughts. If you're interested in the business, then check out what I'm posting on the Ramp blog.
I'll soon be posting there, and on my Medium feed, more about our decision to relocate Ramp to Sofia, and the effect it's had on us!
I've bought a one-way ticket, and I'm moving to Bulgaria.
(For a few months, at least. I'll be back. I just don't know exactly when).
There are multiple factors that have led me to head to Sofia, but hopefully this blog will answer a few of them, should you be interested.
1 – Work.
Towards the end of last year we had an investment deal go sour at the very last minute, and it was a huge blow to us. We're still financially paying the penalty for what happened. However, it resulted (in a roundabout way) in us taking part in the Ignite accelerator programme, which totally changed (improved) the way we look at what we do, and how we operate. We're really excited about the future again after a pretty dark period.
I won't bore you with the complete rationale of our decision for Bulgaria but the mix of low cost of living, and one of my business partners being Bulgarian, made it a compelling one. We feel we can really grow the company very quickly from Sofia.
2 – Personal.
Partly because of the sheer intensity of work (see above) and, as many of you will know, I've been through the mill personally this year. I feel a bit of time out of the country, away from everything and everyone, will do me good. I've had a very tough 5 years, but nothing prepared me for this year. I've had 7 regular beds, lived in London for about 6 months, sold/donated 70% of everything I own, not really known what town to call home, or whether I'll have a business this time next year.
2016 has been a crucible. Let's hope that what they say about crucibles is true. It's been a year of astonishing highs and lows. I've had both some of the most painful and magical moments of my life this year, and it's been utterly exhausting. The bags under my eyes can be seen from the International Space Station.
A change is as good as a rest. I hope.
Other stuff
- A sense of adventure. I'm free to do something like this, so I'm doing it.
- A "f**k you" to the Brexit vote. I'm doing it while I can, maybe. Who knows how all this stuff will pan out. But I know that I'm just getting on a plane to freely live and work in another country. And there is zero impediment.
- It's a part of Europe I don't really know. It's a 90 min drive to Macedonia. A 3.5hr drive to the Greek coast. I'll definitely be exploring.
- The weather – the tail end of the summer in south east Europe should be pretty nice!
When are you going?
- 8th/9th September. So, in a few weeks.
Will I learn Bulgarian?
- I've already started a podcast course on my phone. If all else fails, Daf tells me he knows the Bulgarian for "mustard". It'll be fine.
What are you doing with all your stuff?
- To be honest, I don't have much "stuff" left. It's going in storage.
Where will you live?
- In a flat about 30 mins walk east of the city centre.
Where will you work?
- There are a few options. I'll be checking out a handful of co-working spaces when I first get there.
Can I visit?
- Yes. Please! Flights are very cheap. Come for a weekend and we'll go exploring.
That's it for now. Hopefully I'll see many of you before I go, but I'll be back soon!
I'm currently spending Monday to Friday in London, making a regular dawn commute on Monday mornings, and returning late on Fridays. It means that I'm spending a lot of time on the M4, and seeing a huge amount of stationary traffic.
However, for various reasons this week it made sense for me to get public transport, and at relatively late notice I was making the futile gesture of looking for affordable train tickets that would get me into London before 10am. Much bitter experience has taught me that unless you book well in advance there is no chance of getting much change out of £150. In fact, at the time of writing, if I wanted to go to London on Monday morning, and return at about 4pm on Friday, it would cost well over £200. Searching for exactly the same times for this coming Monday to get a return from Birmingham to London? £48. About 20% of the cost of going from the Welsh capital, to a city basically the same distance away*.
For me, the cost of the train is a major factor in how often I've previously been to London to have meetings etc. I've just not been able to justify last minute, speculative meetings. Every visit has had to be able to yield a demonstrable return on that relatively considerable investment.
In fact, it's previously resulted in me looking into hiring luxury coaches (with tables) for Cardiff Start once every few weeks that could be shared between a group who could use it to regularly work, travel and network at an affordable price. In fact, it appears someone is doing something similar. More news on this soon when I can share.
Anyway, when telling my new London chums about the costs of getting from Cardiff to London on the train at a time that is suitable for business, they were shocked. For them, being inside the M25 meant that they just weren't aware of this pain that I, at least, was feeling. So I decided to put the word out, and see if others were feeling this way.
Welsh businesses/entrepreneurs: would you go to London more frequently to do business if train prices were lower?
— Neil Cocker (@NeilCocker) January 28, 2016
As you can see, despite this no doubt being a rather unscientific way of measuring the feeling within the small business community, the response from nearly 100 people was fairly overwhelming. Indeed, I got some fairly clear responses. Here's a sample….
@NeilCocker I'm self-employed, a freelance writer, and for about 2 yrs I couldn't visit London unless it was expenses paid.
— David Llewellyn (@TheDaiLlew) January 29, 2016
@NeilCocker I end up travelling at inconvenient times. Doesn't seem v professional to say, 'can we make it midday so i can afford to come'!
— Jess Day (@day_jess) January 29, 2016
@neilcocker abso-bloody-lutely. Booked tickets yesterday that are more expensive than flights to Spain.
— Huw David (@huwdavid) January 29, 2016
@NeilCocker Definitely means I don't go to South Wales as often as I'd like to – so I guess that works both ways – train fares astronomical
— Mary McKenna (@MMaryMcKenna) January 28, 2016
It's worth noting that that final tweet came from an investor in a Welsh business. That makes me wonder if the effect is not only hurting "outgoing" businesses, but "incoming", too. We loudly trumpet that we're the closest capital city to London, and a mere two hours away. But if it costs you an arm and a leg, we may as well be 5 hours away.
EDIT: it's at this point that I realise I haven't clarified why I think this is an issue, although I hope it would be clear from the previous tweets: simply put, it reduces opportunity for Welsh businesses. There are more opportunities in London than Cardiff for most businesses, and the potential to be introduced to (or accidentally meet) someone of potential importance to you is greatly improved when you're there. The cost of getting to London is simply too great for many, and therefore they miss out on these opportunities.
In my opinion, the cost of rail services from Cardiff to London are damaging to the ability of startups to do business in the financial capital of Europe, despite it being only a few hours away.
So, what can be done?
- Are supply and demand issues at play here? Or availability?
- Are any public or private sector organisations able to apply any pressure?
- Whose responsibility is it to sort out?
- Is there data out there that suggests that Cardiff (or any other city) unfairly bears the brunt of over-the-top pricing? If so, why?
- Is this price gouging by the train companies – they clearly don't price their service in a transparent way, so it's difficult to know? Sidenote: apparently train tickets used to be calculated in a simple per-mile way. The whole article is worth a read if you want to see just how illogical the pricing of UK rail services is.
To be clear, I don't have any answers, and I'm not proposing any. Maybe it's a completely intractable problem. I just felt that this was too big an issue to leave un-questioned, although I'm very sure I'm far from the first to consider it.
Would love to hear your thoughts, proposals and solutions in the comments.
*Google maps puts Birmingham at 126 miles from London in a car, Cardiff as 151 miles.
I've just read an article on WalesOnline about the need for a culture of "entrepreneurship and ICT". I fundamentally agree with it, and I must say up front that this isn't a criticism of the article's author, who is the director of recruitment firm Acorn. I know next to nothing about the terminology used within recruitment, and what is appropriate and up to date.
However, it did remind me of the repeated use of the phrase "ICT" I've seen in much of the public sector (as well as the national press and some corporate and learning institutions) over recent years. For example, Welsh Government's steering group for this area is called the ICT Sector Panel, and until recently Wales' largest digital event was tagged as one concerned with ICT (although in fairness, I know that the team behind that are working hard to make it more relevant to Wales' digital companies).
I honestly can't remember the last time I heard that phrase used by someone who actually works in this sector. If you were to ask someone what industry they worked in, or what their role was, you would hear words like "digital", "tech", "developer", "coding", "web", etc etc. But I'd be amazed if you ever heard anyone say "Oh, I work in ICT". It very much feels like a phrase that is conferred upon it by the public sector, rather than one that is used by the industry itself.
The thing is, impressions matter. And no matter how trivial or hair-splitting this point feels, when people are looking at Wales from outside, they will form opinions on the simplest of things. We are already seen as a rural, post-industrial country, so we need to go to extra lengths to ensure we're seen as a more progressive nation.
I tweeted about this a few minutes ago, and almost instantly two local entrepreneurs who work in this sector tweeted back. I think Tom Lloyd's point is particularly relevant:
Wales is a small, agile, smart, devolved nation. We have a genuinely brilliant opportunity to position ourselves as a world leader in the areas of innovation and digital. A few clever, cheap ideas could really throw the spotlight on us as a progressive nation, and put us at the forefront of a global knowledge economy. But it's also the little things that could also be our undoing. So let's have a moratorium on "ICT", and start talking in terms more befitting of 2015.
UPDATE: A few further tweets from this morning, just to prove (to myself, as much as anyone else!) that I'm not alone in this thought…
If you love someone (or something), set it free. Or so said it's been said. Possibly.
I've just spent some time clicking around the absolutely beautiful new Ignite Cardiff website, marvelling at how gorgeous everything looks. Excellent work by Karolo, it should be noted.
The website, venue, production values, attendee numbers (and pretty much any other qualitative or quantative measure you choose to use) are much higher and better than they were a few years ago, and that's testament to the hard work and vision of the "new" team of Ed Barnett, Steve Dimmick, and the great crew they've built around them.
Claire Scantlebury and I started Ignite Cardiff back in 2009 (I think?) and at the time it was the very first Ignite event in the UK. We started in a bar on Mill Lane and our first event attracted a decent crowd of creatives, digital types, and entrepreneurs (Ignite was our vehicle for bringing these groups together to network more). Over the next 9 events we had talks on everything from the philosophy of wine, to a Zombie defense plan for Cardiff (we all should congregate in the castle, of course!).
But as we grew the event, and experimented with different venues, we realised that it was taking more and more of our time. And as a 2-man team that was busy taking on new projects such as TEDxCardiff we realised we weren't paying it as much attention as we should have done. Most people only have space in their lives for one big volunteer project, and it was clear that we had to make a decision.
It was a painful one to make, as we loved the event, and were regularly told that everyone that attended loved it, too. We even had tales of business relationships, and romantic relationships, that were formed at Ignite events. But we knew in Ed and Steve, who we'd been spending increasing time with, we had a pairing that could be trusted to take it forward. And so it's been proved. Their passion, commitment, vision and talent has made it much more than we could possibly have done with it at that point in our lives. Ignite was so important to both of us, and led to so many great things, but it needed new "bosses".
We could have kept doing it, and inevitably lost energy and time, resulting in it becoming less than it deserved to be. It would have dwindled in importance to us, and we may even have come to resent the amount of time we spent on it for dimishing returns. But by handing over the reins we allowed fresh eyes to take it forward to become a much bigger and better thing and become an ever more important part of Cardiff's creative and entrepreneurial landscape.
It's always painful letting someone run what you perceive as your baby. But if you love something, and you're not able to give it your all, maybe it's time to take the tough decision of letting someone else take it to new heights.
Last week TechCity UK, the organisation set up by UK government to promote the tech and digital economy, released TechNation, a report about how the tech clusters around the country are performing and how they relate to each other. This detailed analysis, produced in conjunction with the company data startup DueDil, was intended to inspire our next generation of tech entrepreneurs and demonstrate how the UK is not just about London alone. I must admit to being surprised at the figure that we employed over 28,000 in the digital industries in our beautiful, brilliant part of the world.
I'd encourage you to download the report, and check out the South Wales pages. It makes for fascinating reading. The key stats about the South Wales cluster (inc. Cardiff and Swansea) have some very positive things to say, so I've highlighted them below.
FACT: Firstly, from 2010 to 2013 the growth of digital companies in South Wales was 87%. This high growth, albeit from a low base, puts us in the top five fastest growing clusters in the UK.
WHAT'S NEXT: While much of this growth can probably be linked to the strong population growth of the region, and the country-wide movement towards digital, we have no doubt seen benefits from a much-improved community supported by several organisations and hubs (of which more shortly).
FACT: The three areas highlighted as strengths of our area are health tech, data management, and eCommerce.
WHAT'S NEXT: While data management and and eCommerce offer great opportunities for our region (and no doubt the presence of the DVLA and their open working practices, and Companies House etc have had an impact on us being a "data hub"), there is a great opportunity in health tech, and associated sports tech. How many other UK cities can you mention that have a Premiership standard football ground, World Cup rugby stadium, Ashes cricket ground, a Ryder Cup golf course 10 minutes out of the city, and very easy access to seas and mountains. Surely there can't be many better places in the world to build the next Hawkeye or RunKeeper. The PR benefits of positioning Cardiff as the sports and health tech capital of the UK would be incredible, and with Sport Wales trying to create a "sportopia" in our country, and Cardiff being the second biggest spender on health and fitness apps. On top of that, we have the multi-million pound Life Sciences Hub, and the brilliant startup Nudjed.
FACT: Access to private finance is an issue. South Wales performs relatively poorly in the Tech Nation report on this front.
WHAT'S NEXT: Depending on who you speak to, you'll get a different answer about how much of an issue it is, and what type of level or amount of funding is the problem. The message that I seem to hear most is that getting angel or seed funding isn't that much of an issue. If you're good enough, you'll find ways to find the cash, or the cash will find you. It's the very early stage, but not risk-averse, that seems to be the real problem. How do we get young or first-time entrepreneurs onto "the ladder" so they can validate their idea and learn the ropes? The Digital Development Fund is a great initiative from Welsh Government, and there are a few other small funds. But broadly speaking they require a disproportionate amount of time and effort if we're talking about validating ideas. The point of startups is that sometimes we don't know what the business model is yet. We identify a means of solving a problem, and then identify revenue streams as we go along. Neither Google or Facebook, as two huge examples, had a "business" when they started. They had an idea, and they built their parachute on the way down. We need to find ways of funding our brightest and best with small amounts (under £50,000?) without them having to jump through huge hoops of red tape, and proving things they can't possibly know just yet. It needs to be administrated by people who have a deep understanding of the needs of tech startups, and what makes them most likely to succeed or fail.
FACT: South Wales is good for social networks. Not Twitter and Facebook, but actual physical networks of real-life human beings.
WHAT'S NEXT: We should be proud that South Wales is a friendly place, where people know each other and don't feel excluded. I think the works of Swansea Start, Welsh ICE, Tech Hub Swansea, FoundersHub, Indycube and Cardiff Start all deserve a pat on the back for the work they've done in bringing these communities together. We should throw our support behind them, whether that's attending their events, or recommending them to friends. Swansea, Newport and Cardiff shouldn't be thinking about how they can outstrip each other, but how we can compete with the likes of Glasgow, Frankfurt and Boulder.
It's clear we have a lot to be proud of, but also a lot of work to do. It seems like a long time ago that I wrote this post about what we could do to improve the Cardiff startup scene. It seems to have grown and matured significantly in the three years since I wrote it. Some of the growth has been organic, because the sector is growing anyway. And some of it is because Cardiff is growing phenomenally rapidly. But a lot of it is because of these great communities that are driving a sense of pride and community in the startups we're building.
Long may this fantastic growth continue.
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Thanks to Gareth Jones for proof-reading this and his useful thoughts before I clicked "Publish".
Anyone who's spent any time in Cardiff Bay over the last decade or so will be well aware of the ongoing saga of the Coal Exchange. My history in the city is inextricably entangled with it, from working in there, playing in there, and trying to avoid parking wardens around there. Recently the owners of the building have gone into administration, leaving its beautiful, slumping, scaffolding-clad features to rot even further. However, MP Stephen Doughty has expressed an interest in putting together a group of people to consider ways in which it can be saved.
In light of this, after volunteering my services to Stephen, I canvassed my friends on Twitter and Facebook to see what they would do with the building if there were no financial constraints.
You can read their brilliant, insightful, and often funny, responses here. Do any of these sound like something you'd be interested in?
I run the Facebook group for Cardiff Start. We now have 900+ group members, which means we attract quite a few spammers looking to use our, erm, "social reach" for their own dirty needs.
I've got pretty good at spotting the spam accounts now, and quickly dispatch them into the Ignore pile. Although, in fairness, it's usually not that difficult. They are almost always automatically created accounts that tend to follow a few basic rules, so it doesn't take a huge brain to weed them out. But here's my handy guide anyway:
- First of all, they're most likely to have assigned themselves a different gender to the one that their profile pic may suggest. This isn't a case of them being a legitimate member of the transgender community. This is a case of them uploading a picture of a (usually hot) girl, but not actually changing the default male gender on a new FB account.
- On that note – are they devastatingly attractive, with an apparent ability to take studio quality photos of themselves? Yeah, in which case they're a bot.
- Do they have an astonishingly small amount of friends (less than 100, usually) for someone that young and attractive? I assume they're trying not to accrue too many friends too quickly, so as not to trigger Facebook's spam police. Or maybe they just have a small circle of other co-operative bots that they mutual friend up. Either way – OUT.
- The have a vaguely ridiculous name. "Parkington Fortitude"? Do one.
- Do they like a lot of stuff. Like a LOT. Are they in hundreds of groups? Especially ones that start with "Buy and Sell". Yep, they're a spammer.
- Are the groups oddly alphabetical? (e.g. Cardiff Start, Carlisle Buy and Sell, Cartons of Milk…). Surefire spambot.
- They have only been on Facebook a few months – then they're either your auntie Irene, or they're a spammer.
- They look like someone has just uploaded a stock photo of the most generic businessman/woman they could find. I don't know about you, but I don't know anyone with hair quite that glossy.
Each of these eight points on their own isn't enough to be 100% sure that you're dealing with some spam farm somewhere.


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Here's the "first-look" trailer presented at the recent Fan Event in Los Angeles, with a fascinating glimpse of the new cable-tv series (being produced by Starz), to be released sometime this summer!
Hope you enjoy it!
Here's the "first-look" trailer presented at the recent Fan Event in Los Angeles, with a fascinating glimpse of the new cable-tv series (being produced by Starz), to be released sometime this summer!
Hope you enjoy it!
Looks very interesting. However, Sam isn't quite as 'beefy' as I had Jamie pictured. Not enough upper body musculature as theHighlanders I have seen.
-> upper body musculature – my guess is dumbbells and protein formulae were not quite as efficient in the 18th century
I don't really understand why there's so much discussion about Jamie and Claire's looks, since they are most of all extraordinary as persons … Yes, physical aspects get mentioned in the books, as they should, but not too much, as they should (am re-reading the novels right now and everything else about them is much more important, in my humble opinion).
And yes, I am young enough to appreciate musculature, generally.
WHO CARES about his muscles?? He's a beautiful young Jamie and she's a perfect Claire!!! From someone who has read the entire series of books at least three times, maybe more, I am ecstatic! Isn't everyone? Finally!
My mouth literally dropped open when I began to recognize what I was watching the first time I saw the trailer. Couldn't believe it! We all have our own expectations of Jamie and Claire but
Ms. Gabaldon created such wonderful characters and one of the best love stories ever told.
These characters are so real to most of us because we've spent so much time with them.
Let's just thank our lucky 'Starz' for putting it on screen for all of us to enjoy! I can't wait for
this summer!!!!!
So looking forward to it x
Having grown up on a farm then gone off to war as a soldier Jamie wouldn't have been "beefy". You can't realistically compare "today's" highlanders (or any other muscled man) with a man from the 1700′s. They had different diets and no gyms, different everything.
Jamie is never described as being huge and beefy, more lean and muscled.
If you look at pictures of Sam Heughan (Jamie) from when they cast him and follow them to now you'll see he's changed a lot! He's had a trainer and he's gotten more chiseled and more muscled.
Besides all of that, between the interviews I've seen with him and Caitriona, seeing their chemistry together and knowing how Diana feels about them I'm hooked on both of them. Diana said within a few minutes (seconds even) of seeing Sam's audition tape (Cait's too!) she knew they had found Jamie (and Claire) and was happy about the casting.
If the writer herself says "THAT'S JAMIE" it's good enough for me.
In regards to the replies to "MUSCULATURE" everyibe keeps saying there were no gyms etc back in the 1700′s. I must agree with Ms Clough, as that is how he was described!!!
It's always interesting to see how others visualize the characters of a book. Wouldn't it be fascinating to see the actual visual Diana Gabaldon has of her characters??
Remember, Sam Heughan is representing a Young Jamie Fraser in the Starz Outlander Series. He hadn't grown into his manly, adult self yet.
The real question is … once you have started watching the Starz Series (and you KNOW you will) … will your own visual of Jamie, Claire and the other characters change?
Your comment just made me realize I don't have a personal visual idea of them … at least not a very detailed one.
There really is so much more about the characters that I tend to go sloppy on visuals
But seeing Sam Heughan and Catriona Balfe in the trailer I was sure from the start that they're perfect – because their acting corresponds to the complex, interesting personalities I have been reading about all these years.
OMG – so excited. This is the best love story ever. Second best, Pride and Prejudice. Third, Persuasion.
I have a visual of Jamie & Claire. Jamie is tall, broad shoulders, lots of hair, Sam looks like he could be him. Jamie is a very confident, well-bred gentleman who means what he says and is smart and wily. Claire has lots of curly hair, eyes that tell everything with her expressions and so much courage and kindness. They (the actors) are well chosen. I hope they can make Diana's books come to life. It will be just like the movie in your head or your fantasy video coming to life. Best ever. Thank you Diana…you have given me many laughs and hours of entertainment. xoxo
I have to agree with you on all but one thing. The actress playing Claire is just too skinny. She is very beautiful don't get me wrong but as we all know very well Claire has a larger butt. Jamie loves this about her. I just hope as the show develops that they thicken her up a bit. I am so very excited to see the show and cant wait for the next book to come out.
I felt the same thing, although I thought his looks are outstanding! It does mention very, very often how tall and big he is, and how he stands out so much in a crowd, etc… however I do know cameras are magical, and we may see this one in a larger depiction. I am just excited to see what I have been obsessing about, like something to have and to hold!!! What a great story.
Agreed also Jamie is always described as being very tall, never lost in a crowd, but claire is almost as tall as Sam.
I think the casting for Jaime and Claire was pretty good. However, I am having a very
difficult time getting over the casting of Dougal and Column. They are just not what I imagined…AT ALL! I get that they are Scottish, but surely they could have cast someone younger and not so…well, just more attractive. They are after all described in the books as being handsome men, not old and scraggly.
I, too am quite puzzled by the casting of Colum and Dougal. Aren't casting directors required to read the book? They were much younger men who were described as being handsome and having black hair. Not that the gentlemen cast in those roles aren't excellent actors, they just don't fit the descriptions and the visual images we probably all have of them.
After seeing the first epidsode, the casting of Jamie and Claire are perfect together.
to all: Don't miss the slo-mo version of the trailer on You-Tube. It lasts nearly five minutes and really allows you to see all the details of the outstanding costuming and other details. The flo-mo version is at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVOsNHHZs7Q&list=UUXSsjIY7gBUOLDrPXF0z6GQ&feature=c4-overview
That should be "slo-mo" for "slow motion." Slowing the trailer down is a great way to view it. There is however no sound so you'll also want to view the standard version linked by Diana.
Thanks so much! Missed a lot watching the regular version…eeep! I'm so excited!!!
Brilliant suggestion!
Thanks for the post! Oh my I'm SO EXCITED!
I've seen a bit of the Trailer. Okay, so the gentleman who isn't playing Jaime isn't beefy………. Nearly all the Characters weren't who someone imagined……… This Is Diana's Story………… and if They Can make you Believe for 5 minutes that they are Claire, Jaime Or even Frank/Black Jack…………..then they have done their job………….. I'm going to watch in the summer whenever it airs………….. my husband was trying to show it to me…….. I turned around closed my eyes and Listened……………… I'm hooked…………………See you All in the Summer…….
I'm hooked too. The music, the visuals. It looks like it's going to be a great series.
The sets, costuming and film look to be high quality! I think Claire has tough role here, she has so much internal turmoil to try to show on screen. Fearful and confused, then fiesty, and the internal struggle about marrying Jamie, it will be interesting to see how that all comes through.
Thanks for the update and please keep us posted so I know when to subscribe to Starz!
I just have to ask, assume there will be some nudity in the series, did the actors have to audtion for ermm… that?
Casting calls specify the amount of nudity required for every role, but auditioning typically does not require nudity. Both Sam and Cait have worked as models and actors in jobs that should have made their physical attributes quite clear to the casting director. I do believe it was suggested to Sam that he work out with a trainer; he mentioned at the fan event that he did so for three months. That's not unusual for physically demanding roles.
From the minute I heard Outlander was going to become a show I was hooked. This show is a dream come true for so many of us. Of course you cannot please everyone and there will be your negative Nellies, but I am in 100%. I will watch it and love it! So far Starz and everyone involved in making this a reality are doing a wonderful job and I can't wait for the show to start.
The only thing that troubles me is the fact that STARZ has a reputation for canceling a series before it barely gets started. (Boss, Magic City, Camelot)
Boss was an excellent series, but it did run for two seasons and I don't know that it could have continued for much longer without sacrificing its realism.
Joseph Fiennes was the best part about Camelot!
Hi Barbara,
That worries me too about Starz. My husband and I really loved Boss (we called it Bad Frasier) and were upset enough when it was canceled to also cancel Starz. I will re-order it to see Outlander but they had better be true to fans!!
Best, Kyle
I'm excited to have the trailer. I've been trying to brief my non-bookworm husband on what the book is about and so far, I don't think he's getting it. This is one tv show where I will have control of the remote! I can't wait to watch him discover this world! It will make it all new to me, too!
Can't wait to see it!!
I just started reading Outlander (again!) just so I would be even more familiar with the original plot. And yet again, I amazed at the amount of detail and description in these books. If this TV series can even come CLOSE to matching Ms. Diana's writing, it will be worth watching.
Of course, these characters on the screen won't look anything like what we have pictured in our heads! These people live in Ms. Diana's head (which fact we are all grateful for ) and no director or producer or casting person could be expected to find them in real life.
I for one CANNOT WAIT FOR SUMMER!!!! And not just for the TV series….but especially for MOBY!!!
Thanks again, Ms. Diana.
I received a promotion to win a chance to meet Diana,etc. I am supposed to click on the seal (on book) to enter. Just wanted to know if this was legit.
Wow! Just love the trailer. Any chance we'll be able to see it in New Zealand? I'm a committed fan of all the Claire and Jamie books, and will be devastated if we can't see it 'down under'
I agree, so want it to come to NZ as soon as possible. Here's hoping!
Hi Janice and HA50, I've just emailed TVNZ, TV3 and Prime asking when (not if) they will be showing Outlander. If enough of us ask then they will have to purchase it.
I too can hardly wait for it to screen here in New Zealand!!
I will have to follow your example Catherine, and email the TV stations and
ask when we might see it!
Je suis impatiente de voir cette série, depuis le temps que j'attendais.
Les romans sont déjà super. Reste à voir si les acteurs seront à la hauteur des personnages tels qu ils sont décrits dans les livres.
Merci Madame Gabaldon pour toutes ses merveilleuses heures de lecture avec le Chardon et le Tartan.
Nicole (France)
I just watched the trailer, and it's great! I can't wait for summer for two reasons now-MOBY and the Outlander miniseries!!! Congratulations, Diana, for all your hard work !! I know your're not involved with the miniseries per se, but you did write Outlander, and are writing MOBY.
What TV station will it be aired in the UK. or on Sky UK.
While a lot of us feel that Sam H. is a bit too slight for the role of Jamie, I am just thrilled that the series is finally being produced. The trailer is a wonderful tease. And as a personal aside, unless it's written by Diana, it doesn't hold my interest. Long may she write!!
Just FYI – Muscles from WORKING are way different that muscles from WORKING OUT. You go to the gym to get "fluffy" muscles. If you are doing the hard physical labor of a farmer (Jamie), your muscles will not bulk up, but define. Bulky muscles get in the way, and you lose flexibility and speed. And I don't just mean running speed. But, speed with a sword, or handling large farm animals.
Sam is looking great!
Precisely, Crystal. My personal image of Jamie is tall, of course. Jamie is nearly too thin but has those all important muscles defined from shoulder to foot. He is lean, lithe and luscious(well, he is.) My Jamie's face was not as pretty as S.H.'s, but close. With each new photo of Sam he is becoming the perfect Jamie. In the books was he ever described as beefy of bulky? Don't think so. Has anyone said they can not wait!!!!? DBD
Agree Crystal ! My DH is a farmer and he is so strong, but not bulky at all! And he has endurance from WORKING all day, 7 days week. No fluff here.
I think a slight Jamie is fine, Diana has always said he's thin. I just really expected his hair to be more red. I'm sure after the first 10 minutes will forget all about that though, the trailer looks good!
I'm so looking forward to watching the series when it comes out. I do hope I will be able to watch it up here in Canada!! I was able to watch the hour and a half Fan Gathering video on You Tube and thoroughly enjoyed meeting "Claire" & "Jamie". I found them both to be very believable as the characters.
Cheers to all the fans out there!!
Would also like to know when it will be shown in UK. If at all. Please give us some hope!
I'm so happy! This is great! Have to ask from YLE (BBC in Finland) that is it possible to see the Outlander here also. Can't wait.
Bonjour à tous,
Avec ma Maman (82 ans ) nous avons lu tous les volumes de Jamie et Claire, nous sommes même allés
en Mai 2013 en Ecosse dans les Highlands, Ce fut magique, Clava cairns, Culloden ( très émouvant ) etc.
Un souvenir inoubliable, et maintenant je n'espère qu'une chose que la série passe très vite en France !
Fabienne et Paule.
Hi Diana,
Huge fan of the entire series (I've read all of the books at least twice!) and would love to know if this will be airing in Australia?
Thanks so much for your incredible work!
love the books hope the series is as enjoyable and that we get to see it here in Ireland
I love your books. Have reread them 5 times. Had always hoped you would make a movie but the series sounds much better as it would last longer and get into more of the story. Hope it comes to Canada soon. I am really looking forward to watching it.
I have spent a great deal of my life living in your books, with all the characters and the wonderful
story. I think I have read every book you've published! I've read the Outlander series a couple times over the years and I recently pre-ordered your latest, 'In My Own Heart's Blood', which I should receive this summer. I always hoped for a movie, but I too think the television series is a better venue and will
reach so many new fans. I jumped on this computer the minute I saw the trailer for the first time. I just
wanted to share my excitement with the rest of the fans who I knew were sharing on line.
Thank you so much for sharing the wonderful story of Jamie and Claire – I am swept away
each time I open your books.
Oh I love the trailer.It is so exciting to see the characters come to life.
I will have to watch many many times before the show starts this summer.
I am also reading the books again on my kindle for the fourth time.
There is always an item or two I forgot or missed the first reading.
Can not wait to see the show.
Thanks to Diana, the Cast & Crew for your hard work !!!!!!
Get plenty of rest for those long days of work.
Susie O.
There's a new version of the trailer with a different ending at http://www.starz.com/originals/outlander/videos/video/391
Thanks JerryT for sharing the link, it was great! I kept playing over and over!!!
I am impressed with Sony, Ron and Starz for how they are incorporating the fans into the process. They don't have to reach out to your fans, but they are embracing us by giving out these teasers to show they recognize that we are here. It's awesome how they have no problem responding to us on social media like Twitter as well.
I think that fans should call the networks and let them know that the series is coming and You want to see it in your own country, help Sony show the networks that there is already a fan base and it would be a profitable program for them. I'm in the U.S., so I will see it, but I think we should all help our beloved international friends get the same opportunity.
Love to all!
Am I the only person who watched the Fan Gathering event that cringed every time the moderator called Caitriona "Caitlyn"? I hope this lack of professionalism doesn't reflect upon how Starz treats this series.
Diana – I will be in Phoenix in late February. Is there a chance of getting an autographed copy of Outlander (book 1) from the Poisoned Pen while I'm there? You have said before, in various community posts, that you drop by the store on occasion to sign books but I'm not sure which one of you to contact.
In a perfect world I could come by when you're there but realistically the chance of you just "happening" to be there while I'm in town is too much to hope for. That said, I am attempting to at least plan far enough ahead that I can visit the bookstore and get an autographed copy.
Love your books – love your short stories – love the way you connect to your fans! Thanks for gifting us with your gifts!
Hallo Diana !
I love Outlanders.Have all the books.Hope the new book vill com soon to Sweden
Love Sylvia
I have thoroughly enjoyed your books, and am looking forward to both the next one and the TV series. I think the casting is perfect, especially since I think many years ago there was a vague rumor involving Tom Cruise…
I do have two, perhaps odd, concerns. The first has to do with the show. I have noticed that in other period drama, while the men may be appropriately furry, the women are usually free of any body hair. I know Ms. Balfe has already had to have a couple of perms, so perhaps going au natural body hair-wise is asking too much, but if she and the other women whose underarms will be seen -like Geillis when she distracts the crowd so Claire can escape- can take a break from the usual maintenance, it would be far more authentic.
The second, speaking of anachronisms, is in the last book when you mentioned fire ants. They did not arrive in the US until the early 20th century. It's ironic that out of all the weaving of time travel and magic stones and the gritty depiction of life in the 1700′s in your books, that has been the only thing that struck me as unrealistic, and shocked me (briefly) out of my immersion in the story.
I am planning to attend one of your Seattle appearances, and am anticipating many happy days of reading afterward.
Hi Diana –
I'm mid-way through book #2 and loving it. Love the trailer. Bummed I missed the Starz L.A. event. I had an opportunity to go but my family needed me.
I'm writing you because I'm currently creating a female driven blog for the faith site Believe.com and thought perhaps it might be fun to do a piece on Outlander for you – either the film or your new book coming out.
Full disclosure: The blog is not up yet but will be in a month. Meanwhile, many of my blog posts are already peppering the website in article form.
I'd target getting your 1000 word piece in our newsletter (which hits about 10k people) and then I'd do a f/u later in my blog in its actual home!
Believe.com is a Christian website, and a lot of the women I am writing for are the same demographic as Outlander so it could be a great fit!
I would love to touch on the themes of faith. I am such a big believer in transformation and Jamie, especially in the first book, really finds his faith through his terrible ordeal. Claire is a lovely example of a woman who doesn't run at the first sign of trouble. She is a fighter! So many women these days (and I used to be one) see love as a product you can buy. But the truth is, love is a verb – an action that requires character, discipline, grit and a good dose of humor.
Quick background on me: I'm a produced TV writer who spent 3 years writing a parenting column for BabyCenter and a sex column at Good Housekeeping. (Though your love scenes far surpassed my conservative audience which, likely, turned your readers into MY readers at BabyCenter!)
I am proposing an article that is part interview on faith/part pre-buzz for movie and a good dose of cheeky fun.
If interested, you can write me directly! email@example.com
Like so many thousands of others I am a huge fan of the Outlander series and I am delighted, to say the least, that it is being filmed for a TV series. I live near Toronto, Canada and I am interested to know if we here north of the border will be able to view it. I can't help but think that it will turn up on PBS sooner or later but when is the big question. I CAN HARDLY WAIT!
I would just like to post a correction. In a reply above it is stated that the Outlander series will be aired in Canada on Showtime. In fact it will be aired on Showcase. A visit to the website of Showcase will confirm this.
Im so excited about the series. Im going to have to put Starz in my summer budget so I can see it. In the meantime Im going to reread Outlander & wishing for a chronological character list to remind me who is who. Is there such a thing? Sorry, Im old & cant remeber yesterday!
I saw this article about Scotland and it made me smile. Enjoy!
Three cheers for getting the long awaited mini series started. I am assuming that this will continue with ALL of your books regarding Jamie and Claire! I can't wait to see them all. Have read and re-read each book at least 5 times, and each time, I find something that I've overlooked before. Love them, love them, love them.
My question next, is will the series come out on dvd? I certainly hope so!!! Would so very much love to have a whole collection of the series!!!! So, waiting with bated breath for your answer.
Daralee Donathan
A minor correction: The Outlander TV series is a regular year-to-year TV series, not a miniseries. The difference is that a miniseries has a set number of episodes, like 8 or whatever, and it ends for good on the last episode. The whole story is planned in advance of filming in a miniseries. But the Outlander TV series, if successful financially and in the ratings, could continue year after year! For many years, hopefully.
For now, Executive Producer Ron Moore has said that the first year (16 episodes) will probably cover most of the first book, OUTLANDER. But a second and third year may not cover a book each… it will depend on how the adaptation and its story arcs develop, he said.
About DVDs, Diana doesn't decide when or if those come out. That will probably be Sony who will decide when and where, the same folks that sell the international rights.
Anyway, logically a show this popular and highly anticipated on a global scale is definitely going to come out on DVDs, unless we've been thrust into a parallel universe where media corporations don't want to make money any more. Here's a way to check: Does Spock have a goatee? (Trekkies will understand…)
And I bet the series will be for sale on download sites like iTunes, too. The show's premiere is not until August, so planning for releasing DVDs in different countries and regions would logically occur some time after the first season airs.
I bet you'll get your DVD collection to enjoy for years, no problem! Me, too…
PS – As a webmaster and programmer, I kindly recommend that folks should NOT post their personal phone number or personal email on this or any other public site, especially along with your real name. There are web robots and stuff that can automatically harvest them off just about ANY site, and add them to autodial and email lists that can drive you nuts. And there are all kinds of disreputable folks out there, too. Safety first, dearest Outlander readers!
God PLEASE don't let them pick someone LAME for the female rol of Claire Fraserl!!! I have been in AWE of Diana Gabaldon and singing her praises to anyone who reads anything from the back of a shampoo bottle to the thrifty nickel to Laurell K. Hamilton novels!!! I am completely and utterly IN LOVE with James and Claire Fraser and the fact that its going to film is actually (sadly) been one of my most continuous solid dreams for SEVERAL years and i think it might actually do some very REAL and serious psychological damage if the roll of Claire Fraser goes to someone unfit. I'm no professional by ANY standard but I'm deathly afraid that it will go to someone undeserving like Rachel McAdams or (God forbid!!!) Cameron Diaz!! Leelee Sobieski would be perfect! But if not her then maybe Claire Danes??? I know it's been a while since they've been in the limelight but Claire is too very precious to be cast by just anyone!! This is not just a comment or an opinion… This is a prayer! I hope that someone (((ANYONE))) will consider and/or answer it!
God PLEASE don't let them pick someone LAME for the female rol of Claire Fraserl!!! I have been in AWE of Diana Gabaldon and singing her praises to anyone who reads anything from the back of a shampoo bottle to the thrifty nickel to Laurell K. Hamilton novels!!! I am completely and utterly IN LOVE with James and Claire Fraser and the fact that its going to film is actually (sadly) been one of my most continuous solid dreams for SEVERAL years and i think it might actually do some very REAL and serious psychological damage if the roll of Claire Fraser goes to someone unfit. I'm no professional by ANY standard but I'm deathly afraid that it will go to someone undeserving like Rachel McAdams or (God forbid!!!) Cameron Diaz!! Leelee Sobieski would be perfect! But if not her then maybe Claire Danes??? I know it's been a while since they've been in the limelight but Claire is too very precious to be cast by just anyone!! This is not just a comment or an opinion… This is a prayer! I hope that someone (((ANYONE))) will consider and/or answer it!
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I am so excited. I can't wait for the show! I am excited about Claire and Jamie…wish his hair was a little bit more red because in the trailer sometimes it looks muted and more brown. But oh well, this is going to be amazing! WOO HOO!
Just saw the trailer for the first time and i must say it looks awesome.
I just dont understand all the fuss about how the actors playing Claire and Jamie look.
Off all the books i have read i can can come up with only one person who looked the way i imagined him to look, that being Russel Crowe as Jack Aubrey.
I, too, have made my own assumptions of the characters and how the look. My only certainty was the Randall character, both Frank and the Black jack…that said. To me, those two are personified by Jason Isaacs. It's hard not to picture the brutality of Isaacs as seen in the Patriot. An easy parallel made to the qualities of Black jack Randall. Can't wait for the series.
My mum and I have read all the outlander books several times over, both of us have all seven books, and are waiting for the 8th book to be released in June in the UK.
At first I read a movie was coming out on the outlander series and got very excited, but then I read it was to be made into a TV series…………having said to my mum previously that there was a film being made, the first thing she saidto me was " you have to take me to see it"!!!!……….now it will be a TV series, we dont need to leave the house, we can watch it in the comfort of our own homes, whoo hoo!!. We will be transfixed for the full 16 episodes, it is a must that the series be put onto DVD……….. as my mum says they are "keepers"…….I agree of course.
Please please please let it come to the UK in July the same time it is aired in America, we cannot wait to see how it transpires from the books to visual on screen. Having watched the trailer on Utube of the interviews with Sam and Catriona……….they are PERFECT to play Jamie and Claire.
Well done Ms Gabaldon for creating such a phenomina!
Diana has said elsewhere that she doesn't have anything to do with the licensing and showing of the series:
"…the international rights to the show belong to the Sony corporation, who licenses them individually to distributors in various countries. At the moment, there is a deal already in place for Canada; "
As for other countries, such as the U.K., Diana said, "they're [Sony] only just beginning the marketing process of selling it in other countries. I'll be sure to note further information as we get it!"
In other words, Sony will be selling the series to different regional cable or broadcast companies (probably to the highest bidder, I would guess) in each country or viewing area. So it will be awhile until all of that is settled and announced.
Apparently marketing a show like this around the world is complicated, something that surprised me. It will be worth the wait! We need to have giant viewing parties in different countries, for each country's premiere.
Hi Loretta,
Thank you for clarifying that it is sony that is marketing the Outlander series……..However like all fans of the books, we are very excited that this is being televised, and cannot wait for this to be broardcast in our own countries.
I agree with u though, it would be great to have viewing parties in all different countries
Kind Regards
Has anyone read or heard why Sam's hair ( Jamie ) is auburn and not red, his red hair takes on its own character in the books. I know the color I see in interviews with Sam is auburn, because it is my color, and has been since birth. I was wondering if it had something to do with the filming, something as simple as red Hair did not look good on Sam, or it just did not translate well to TV.
Also, has Diana mentioned if this is the last book, or can we anxiously look forward to another.
Thank you Diana for your incredible series.
I'm so very glad this will be a series and not a movie as I think a series will give the time needed to do justice to the complexities of the story. While my mental image may not have been a match for the actors cast what really matters is that the integrity of the story remain. It would be a travesty if they mangled Outlander as they did The Lord of the Rings and other literary works. Looking forward to seeing the show!!
Hi, Lucille,
About Jamie's hair (as portrayed by Sam H.), the series is being true to the books! (Thank you, Ron Moore and crew!) Diana posted this about the topic last November:
"In the months since [Sam Heughan was cast as Jamie], the production people have been kind enough to show me the occasional glimpse of this or that. I _have_ seen the red hair in its full glory (it took seven tries—and 27 hours in a salon chair, I was told by the victim), and speaking as someone married to a red-head (himself Jamie's original body model) and with two more in residence…it's definitely the right kind of red.
"Red hair—as I notice a few red-heads have been mentioning—looks Way Different, depending on the light. Unless it's truly carroty (and Jamie's is Definitely Not), sometimes it looks almost brown, sometimes it's red-gold and sometimes it's all different colors and sometimes it has almost-blond highlights and sometimes…well, let's put it this way: it doesn't look like Bozo the clown or Shamus the Wrestler, it looks like Real Hair, just red. (And if you really worry about this, do go and google "red deer images" and _see_ what the heck a red deer's pelt looks like.)"
Diana's words above are from her blog entry, "Casting Commentary:"
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PS – For a listing of (and links to) selected news media stories, articles, and interviews with Diana about the Outlander TV series, be sure to check her TV series news page at
Hey Diana, (or anyone else out there who may know)
Has there been an official name for the Oultander TV Series released yet? Just asking cause there has already been a TV series called "Outlander" if I am not mistaken.
Sorry, I'm just a bit off track here! That TV series I was referring to was called "Highlander" and it ran from 1992-1998, it was a 2008 movie called "Outlander". Just ignore my silly question!
(blushes uncontrolably)
Hey Diana,
I was watching 'About Love' and thought…. If Domhnall Gleeson buffed up, and put on a Scottish accent, he would be the perfect Jamie Cross Stitch/Outlander would make a great movie.
When is this due to air and will we get this in Australia… I am loving the books, even have my Dad reading them
Hi Diana or Loretta,
Do you know whether the audible version of the new book will be available at the same time as the print? I love the books so much I don't want to 'waste' the first read on a paper version I might be tempted to speed through. The only thing better than the Outlander stories is Davina Porter's ability to bring them to life. (And pronounce all the words correctly – which I can't do in my head!!).
Thanks, Jan
I have devoured all of the Outlander series books (am waiting for the last one) and am beyond excited that Canada is picking this up.
As with any book, we all see the characters through different eyes and I do not care that the vision on the screen does not exactly match my images, as long as the script is the same as the book, I think these characters will soon work their way into our hearts.
Well done Showcase!!! Wish I knew the airing date though!
Hi Diana et al,
Just wanted to say that I adore the outlander series, have read and reread them at least 5 times and cannot wait for the next installment!
I just wondered if there had been any news on the series airing in Ireland and the UK? My sister, our friends and I have been waiting in anticipation since we heard of the possibility of the show.
Thanks a million.
I live in the UK and don't have Sky. Is there going to be a DVD boxset of the series that will be available in the UK? I've also read the series 3+ times and just finished Written in My Own Hearts Blood – a great book- love the ending. I'm glad that the 2 actors who will play Jamie and Claire are unknown to me, they seem to be ideal for the parts.
Dear Diana,
Love all your books! Hope you aren't tired of hearing this oh-so-unoriginal phrase!
I read about the TV series more than a year ago in Scottish Life magazine (Fraser clan in my heritage, which was why Outlander grabbed my attention in '91).
Anyway, I was delighted and then disappointed because I don't have access to STARZ channel. If you have any input as to a DVD production, please, please put in a yes-vote for fans like me.
Best wishes,
I don't have STARZ either and would VERY much love to see the series out on DVD.
Even though I'm one of your die-hard fans, don't think I'll watch the series on Starz. We have all fantasized our own ideal Jamie and for me Sam Heuhan is not it. Too bad Chris Hemsworthy wasn't considered for the part. He comes a lot closer to my ideal Jamie. As for your comment regarding his widow's peak, that could easily have been shaved off if it was an issue.
So this is just about the looks? Couldn't it be wortwhile to see whether Sam can act Jamie?
My strongest conviction so far has been one should really give the job to a Scot – something about being and not acting Scottish that appeals to me very much. But this is just me …
Oh, I forgot: there are aspects of the Outlander series I don't really adore: like the titles (sorry about that). To me, they almost never fit the intelligent content inside and I never dwell on them for a long time. But they are only the first thing I get to see – it would be quite stupid of me not to give the books a chance
I just finished watching the first episode of Outlander on Starz for the second time. I am so happy it was made available on the computer for free. I do not have Starz on my TV, but I will contact my cable company and add Starz just so I can watch Outlander. I hate my cable company every time I pay my bill, but I will increase my bill for Outlander.
I really enjoyed the first episode. I like the casting, the scenery, and the writing. The actors certainly are not what I have pictured in my mind for these many years I have been reading and rereading these books, but I like what I have seen. I like that they are using actors I have never seen. I do wish Jamie could have been a little taller. The location is beautiful. The buildings, the cars, and the land are wonderful. I am glad they did not try to make this wonderful series into a movie. It just would not be possible to do justice to Diana's work with a movie. I hope this will become a long, long running TV series that follows Diana's work closely. I think the writing in the first episode is great.
I think the acting was great. Everyone seemed real to me. Claire is the only one I got a good feel for and I really like what the writers are doing with her.
The book series is my all time favorite and I am looking forward to the TV series becoming my all time favorite. I think Starz made a very smart move to produce this show.
I am an avid reader of all genres, but this series has been my absolute favorite by far. This series was recommended by a friend a few years ago, and I have said thank you over and over again. I have recommended the series to so many others as well.
Claire & Jamie Fraser (and the rest of the characters) have become a part of my life. I have lost sleep over them, worried about them, cried & laughed with them, etc. Many others I have spoken to agree that they become part of your world.
I have watched the first episode of Outlander on Starz twice already (once with subtitles) and am eagerly awaiting the rest of the series. If the rest of the series is as awesome as the first episode, I won't be disappointed.
I think the casting of Jamie & Claire was right on the money. I was glad that they weren't "famous superstars". I actually was not familiar with either Sam or Caitriona, but they will forever be Jamie & Claire for me.
Thank you a truly wonderful series, you have brought joy to so many!
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I haven't yet had the pleasure of reading the books, but I have a question about the small boy the vicar adopted. Is he related to Claire from the past? A great great grandson maybe?


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The sequel to The Lego Movie, the animated film that has become a smash hit around the world in recent weeks, is to be shot in Sydney.
Newly announced director Chris McKay has told Fairfax Media that he will return to Animal Logic, the Fox Studios animation studio where the first movie was made for Hollywood studio Warner Bros.
"I'm super psyched to come back," McKay said from Los Angeles. "It's such a neat place and Grant Freckelton, the production designer, I'd follow that guy to the end of the earth because he brings this amazing visual eye to the table.
"He's one of Animal Logic's best kept secrets ... And then there are the artists and the people that work underneath him in the art department and modelling and lighting. It's just a really, really great team."
McKay, who was animation co-director and co-editor on The Lego Movie, described it as being "at its heart, an Australian movie" because of Animal Logic's work.
Shot by American directors Phil Lord and Christopher Miller (Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs, 21 Jump Street), it has been one of the year's most surprising successes at the box office.
Made with little fanfare for less than $70 million, The Lego Movie has taken more than $400 million around the world so far. It opens in Australia on April 3.
The story centres on an ordinary Lego character (voiced by Chris Pratt) who finds himself chosen to overthrow the evil dictator Lord Business (Will Ferrell) with help from sparky Wyldstyle (Elizabeth Banks) in various Lego worlds.
Other Lego characters to feature include Batman (Will Arnett), Han Solo (Keith Ferguson), Gandalf (Todd Hansen) and Green Lantern (Jonah Hill).
Lord and Miller will stay on as producers of the sequel, which is being written by Jared Stern (The Internship) and Michelle Morgan (Girl Most Likely). It is scheduled for release in 2017.


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Baltimore—Senior attackman Matt Latham (Liberty) scored a career-high six goals as host UMBC (3-7, 2-1) won its second consecutive game, a 12-7 victory over Albany (3-9, 2-1) at UMBC Stadium. Senior midfielder Kyle Wimer (Lancaster, Pa.) added two goals and two assists for UMBC, while sophomore attackman Rob Grimm (Black River, N.Y.) had a goal and three helpers.
Albany was led by senior attackman Dave Brock, who tied a career-high with four goals. He and Latham were their squad
UMBC also got outstanding defensive work from senior long-stick midfielder Mike Camardo (Altamont, N.Y/.), who caused six Albany turnovers and collected five ground balls and freshman goalkeeper Adam Cohen (The Severn School), who recorded nine saves.
The Retrievers never trailed, drawing a spark on a rare man-down goal. With the score tied at one and Jordan Pierce on the sideline serving a tripping penalty, Camardo led fast break and fed Grimm on the edge of the crease to give UMBC a 2-1 lead at the 8:04 mark of the first quarter.
UMBC led, 3-2 after one quarter and matched a season-high with six goals in a quarter to take a 9-4 halftime lead. The Retrievers opened the quarter on a 4-0 run, which was halted on a Brock goal with 4:38 to play in the quarter. But UMBC scored twice in 11 seconds, as Latham scored his third of the game with 1:02 remaining in the half, and after winning the draw, senior midfielder Maxx Davis (Friends School) gave UMBC a 9-3 lead on an unassisted score.
Latham scored all three Retriever goals in the second half and Brock posted all three for the visitors. Brock's final score cut the deficit to 11-7 with 9:25 to play, but Latham took an inside feed from Grimm and scored from eight yards out to finalize the scoring with 4:50 remaining.
The Retrievers have recorded four consecutive wins over the Great Danes and lead the overall series, 8-3.
UMBC faces Vermont in Burlington on April 24. The Catamounts won at Hartford, 13-6, today and are tied with the Retrievers and Great Danes at 2-1 in the conference.
Notes: Junior face-off specialist J.D. Harkey (Purcellville, Va.) scored his first career goal during the second quarter… Wimer has now scored in 29 consecutive games, tied for the fourth-longest streak in the country… He now has 128 career points (65 goals, 63 assists) and is now tied for 15th in scoring in school history.


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NEW ORLEANS — For the past few years, Kevin VanDam has been giving bass fishing fans plenty of reason to sit back and look at his remarkable career in absolute awe. Back-to-back Bassmaster Classic championships and back-to-back-to-back Toyota Tundra Bassmaster Angler of the Year awards is enough to generate conversation about anyone — but KVD is special, and those awards are just part of the story.
From highest to lowest, here are the numbers that help to define VanDam's career:
5,078,976 — That's the number of dollars that KVD has won in his B.A.S.S. tournament career. Not only is he first in career winnings, but he's won more money than the next two guys on the list (Skeet Reese and Denny Brauer) combined!
21,798 — That's how much money VanDam earns, on average, for every B.A.S.S. event he enters. No one else is close to that mark.
190 — That's how many times KVD has finished in the money out of 233 career tournaments. He earns a check 82 percent of the time.
142 — That's how many times VanDam has finished in the top 20 of B.A.S.S. events over the course of his career.
91 — That's how many times VanDam has finished in the top 10. Only Rick Clunn (with 103 in 363 career tournaments) has more.
43 — That's VanDam's age. He may be closer to the end of his productive professional years than to the beginning, but he still has lots left in the tank and a drive to succeed that is unmatched on the tournament trail.
39 — That's the percentage of times KVD finishes in the top 10 of tournaments. 22 — That's how many Bassmaster Classics he qualified to fish ... in a row! Only Clunn, with 28 in a row, has done more.
20 — That's how many BASS tournaments he's won. For a few months, he was tied with Roland Martin at 19, and some may point out that Martin had to defeat more individual opponents in his era. But most would agree VanDam has faced more skilled competition.
6 — That's how many Angler of the Year titles he won, but the number could easily be higher. He was ineligible to fish the Top 100 series (a precursor to the Elite Series) when he started out, so all he did was dominate the Invitational series on his way to qualifying for the Top 100s. A disqualification in an Elite Series tournament in 2006 cost him that AOY title. It's certainly not inconceivable that KVD could be fishing for his record-tying ninth AOY in 2011.
5 — That's where he ranked in ESPN's Greatest Angler Debate in 2005. If the same balloting were conducted today, he would almost certainly defeat Rick Clunn, Roland Martin, Bill Dance, Denny Brauer and everyone else who's ever fished for bass. In fact, the fifth-place finish seemed to inspire VanDam. As soon as his ranking was announced, he went on a tear, winning three tournaments in a row, including the Bassmaster Classic.
4 — That's how many Bassmaster Classics VanDam has won. Only Rick Clunn has won as many.
3 — That's how many B.A.S.S. events he won in a row back in 2005. It's also how many AOY titles he's claimed in a row.
2 — As in back-to-back Classic victories in 2010 and 2011. Only Rick Clunn has ever done that.
1 — That's where Kevin VanDam would rank if the Greatest Angler Debate were held today. Any votes for any other angler would have no credibility at all.
Editor's note: The 2011 Classic was historic. Keep checking Bassmaster.com for more coverage of the record-setting event all week. Watch the 2011 Bassmaster Classic Saturday at 10 a.m. ET on ESPN2. Check out the complete Classic TV schedule.


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TaterPiks - You'll Never Find More Flavor In A Tater!
Growing potatoes is our family owned and operated business. When one of the partners in Baley-Trotma Farms found a 5 gallon jar of pickled potatoes in a market in Mexico - he thought Why Not! Using grandmas long standing pickle recipe with a few minor adjustments and the little Klamath Pearl Potato that is grown in the rich lake bed soil of the Klamath Basin (a region on the Oregon California border) TaterPiks became a reality.
All ingredients are put in the jar raw and the brine and pasteurization process cook the mini-taters.
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These Pickled Savory Dill Potatoes from TaterPiks in Malin, Oregon will redefine what you think...