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Joe Shuster Awards Presentation Schedule – 3PM, October 18, 2015 at the Forest City Comic Con in London, ON
Ceremony will be held in a theatre at the London Convention Centre.
The Joe Shuster Awards are brought to you care of our platinum sponsor:
Happy Harbor Comics of Edmonton, AB.
3PM Start
Ceremony order:
Opening remarks
The T.M. Maple Awards brought to you by All New Comics
– Michael Hirsh and Patrick Loubert presented by Ivan Kocmarek
– Robert Charpentier presented by Brian Garside
Canadian Comic Creator Hall of Fame Inductions
– Doris Slater presented by Ivan Kocmarek
– James Waley presented by Ron Kasman
Harry Kremer Outstanding Canadian Comics Retailer Award brought to you by the Comic Legends Legal Defense Fund (CLLDF) – presented by Scott Vanderploeg (coordinator)
The Dragon Award (Comics for Kids) brought to you by The Dragon Comic Shop of Guelph, ON – presented by Jennifer Haines (coordinator)
The Gene Day Award (Self-Publishing) – presented by Kevin Boyd (coordinator)
The Joe Shuster Awards – presented by Kevin Boyd (coordinator)
– Outstanding Webcomics Creator
– Outstanding Cover Artist
– Outstanding Writer
– Outstanding Artist
– Outstanding Cartoonist brought to you courtesy of THE STORY ATTIC
Other Award Sponsors: BIG B COMICS, STRANGE ADVENTURES, VISIONS OF UTOPIA, COMIC BOOK LOUNGE and the FOREST CITY COMICON.
The 2015 Joe Shuster Award Nominees / Les nominés pour le prix Joe Shuster 2015
The 2015 Joe Shuster Award Nominees / Les nominés pour le prix Joe Shuster 2015
BROUGHT TO YOU BY HAPPY HARBOR COMICSJune 15, 2015 – Canada has a rich tradition of supporting our national arts communities with awards that recognize the achievements of our citizens in books, music, stage, television and film – the JOE SHUSTER AWARD is Canada's national award that honours and raises the awareness of Canadians that create, self-publish and sell comics books, graphic novels and webcomics.
They are named after pioneering Canadian-born artist Joe Shuster (1914-1992), whose clear, dynamic style and inventive visual flourishes set the standard for graphic storytelling during the infancy of the North American comic book industry. It was Superman, a co-creation of Shuster and his friend and neighbour Jerry Siegel that electrified the industry over 75 years ago in 1938 and, almost overnight, transformed comic books into an enormous pop-cultural phenomenon and spawned a legion of costume-clad adventure heroes and heroines.
It was the absence of Superman and his costumed peers from Canadian newsstands during World War II that would help spawn Canada's first and last country-wide attempt at launching an indigenous, Canadian comic book industry and saw the rise of popular characters like Freelance, Nelvana and Johnny Canuck. The end of the war eliminated these restrictions and Canadian comic companies disappeared shortly afterwards. Since then Canadian creators have been part of a larger North America-wide comic-book industry and in some cases, international publishing efforts, which is why we recognize Canadians who work within the framework of the larger comics 'industry'.
Nominees were selected this spring from lists of creators of original works published and distributed during the year 2014, as well as reviewing websites, retail stores and more. Qualifying creators must be Canadian citizens – living at home or abroad, or a recognized as a permanent resident of Canada and been living in Canada for at least three years. The award winners will be chosen by a jury vote to ensure every nominee is given adequate consideration.
The ceremony will take place in Fall 2015 at a venue to be announced.
And the nominees are:
Webcomics Creator / Créateur de Bandes Dessinées Web
SOPHIE BEDARD – Glorieux printemps
BOUM – Boumeries
NICOLE CHARTRAND – Fey Winds
MICHAEL DEFORGE – Sticks Angelica, Folk Hero
CANAAN GRALL – Max Overacts
KATE LETH – Little Ghost
TARA TALLAN – Galaxion
TY TEMPLETON – Bun Toons
Writer / Scénariste
ED BRISSON – 24, X-File/TMNT (IDW), The Field, Sheltered (image), Robocop: Beta, Robocop: Last Stand, Sons of Anarchy (Boom!)
BRENDAN FLETCHER – Gotham Academy (with BECKY CLOONAN), Batgirl (with CAMERON STEWART ) (DC)
ALEXANDRE FONTAINE-ROUSSEAU – Les cousines vampires (Pow Pow)
JEFF LEMIRE – Animal Man, Green Arrow, New 52: Future's End, Teen Titans: Earth One (DC) The Valiant (with MATT KINDT) (Valiant)
RYAN NORTH – Adventure Time, Midas Touch (Boom!), Original Sins (Marvel)
YVES PELLETIER – Le pouvoir de l'amour (La Pastèque)
MARIKO TAMAKI – This One Summer (Groundwood Books)
KURTIS WIEBE – Peter Panzerfaust, Rat Queens (image)
Cover Artist / Dessinateur Couvertures
Artist / Dessinateur
ADRIAN ALPHONA – Ms. Marvel (Marvel)
NICK BRADSHAW – Guardians of the Galaxy, The Avengers (Marvel)
LEONARD KIRK – Fantastic Four (Marvel)
MIKAEL – Promise Tome 2 – L'Homme souffrance (Glénat BD)
JULIE ROCHELEAU – La colère de Fantômas -2- Tout l'or de Paris (Dargaud)
JILLIAN TAMAKI – This One Summer (Groundwood Books)
CHIP ZDARSKY – Sex Criminals (image)
Cartoonist / Auteur
BLONK – 23h72 (Pow Pow)
NINA BUNJEVAC – Fatherland (Jonathan Cape)
EMILY CARROLL – Through the Woods (Margaret K. McElderry Books)
MICHAEL CHO – Shoplifter (Pantheon)
MEAGS FITZGERALD – Photobooth: A Biography (Conundrum Press)
JESSE JACOBS – Safari Honeymoon (Koyama Press)
BRYAN LEE O'MALLEY – Seconds : A Graphic Novel (Ballantine)
RICHARD SUICIDE – Chroniques du centre-sud (Pow Pow)
The Dragon Award (Comics for Kids) / Le Prix Dragon (Bandes Dessinées pour Enfants)
This award recognizes the works which capture the attention and fascination of young readers, and help to create a passion for life-long reading. Works considered for this award are comic books and graphic novels by Canadian creators that are targeted at readers 14 and under. Nominees for this award are selected by a team of educators led by Jennifer Haines, MA, B.Ed., who is also the proprietor of Guelph, Ontario's The Dragon comic book shop.
AGENT JEAN TOMES 6 ET 7 (Presses Aventure) – ALEX A.
THREE THIEVES BOOKS 4 AND 5 (Kids Can Press) – SCOTT CHANTLER
A CAT NAMED TIM AND OTHER STORIES (Koyama Press) – JOHN MARTZ
MIDAS FLESH (Boom!) – RYAN NORTH
MADDY KETTLE: THE ADVENTURE OF THE THIMBLEWITCH (Top Shelf) – ERIC ORCHARD
ARIANE ET NICOLAS TOME 8 (Vents d'Ouest /Premières Lignes) – PAUL ROUX
THIS ONE SUMMER (Groundwood Books) – MARIKO TAMAKI, JILLIAN TAMAKI
Gene Day Award (Self-Publishers) / Prix Gene Day (Auto-éditeurs)
Named after the late Howard Eugene Day (1951-1982), this award honours Canadian comic book creators or creative teams who self-published their work but did not have the books distributed by a third party such as Diamond Comic Distributors, Inc. The nominees were selected from individual publications submitted for review before the deadline of May 30th, 2015.
Nominees for the Gene Day Award will be announced in early July 2015 along with the date and location of the award ceremony.
Harry Kremer Award (Retailers) / Prix Harry Kremer (Détaillants)
Named after the Harry Kremer, the original owner of Now & Then Books (in Kitchener, Ontario). The CCBCAA maintains a list of active comic book stores and a database of recommendations, referrals and secret shopper reports. A separate Retailer Award Committee overseen by Scott VanderPloeg and Anthony Falcone from Comic Book Daily reviews the data and selects a short list of stores that have shown merit in a variety of categories. For inquiries please contact them at: firstname.lastname@example.com
AMAZING STORIES (Saskatoon, SK)
ANOTHER DIMENSION (Calgary, AB)
THE COMIC HUNTER (Moncton, NC)
COMIC READERS (Regina, SK)
CONSPIRACY COMICS (Burlington, ON)
EXPERT COMICS (Montreal, QC)
GALAXY COMICS AND COLLECTIBLES (Winnipeg, MB)
IMAGINAIRE (Quebec City, QC)
PARADISE COMICS (Toronto, ON)
STADIUM COMICS (Brampton, ON)
The T.M. Maple Award / Prix T.M. Maple
The T.M. Maple Award will go to someone (living or deceased) selected from the Canadian comics community for achievements made outside of the creative and retail categories who have had a positive impact on the community.
– Authors of the book The Great Canadian Comic Books, published in 1971, which looked primarily at the Canadian Whites, comics published in Canada during World War II. Hirsh and Loubert acquired the Bell Features archives and reprint rights for the comics, which included Nelvana of the Northern Lights and Johnny Canuck, from Bell's capital investor John Ezrin. The archives included copies of the comics, original artwork and more which were used as the foundation for the book. It was followed by a two-year touring gallery exhibit 'Comic Art Traditions in Canada, 1941-45.' They would go on to form animation studio Nelvana, Ltd. (named after Adrian Dingle's character) with Clive Smith and would later donate the material from Bell Features to the National Archives where they reside to this day, preserving part of our national comics heritage. Without their efforts, recent collections of Adrian Dingle's Nelvana and Leo Bachle's Johnny Canuck would not have been possible.
– Rob or Bob as he was known to his friends and customers, was a long-time fixture on the Toronto comics scene as a comics retailer and fan. At his Danforth Avenue store Shining Knight Comics, later rebranded Comics & More, Bob believed strongly that the local comics shop should be active in, and support the local community. He sponsored many local teams, schools and young people's organizations. In the summer of 2014 he was diagnosed with brain cancer and began treatment, but succumbed to the disease in late 2014, he was 54 years old.
Canadian Comic Book Creator Hall of Fame / Temple de la renommée Créateur Canadien de Bandes Dessinées
Doris Slater of Chatham and later Toronto, Ontario attended the Ontario College of art in the late 1930's, and was hired by brother-in-law Ted McCall at Anglo-American Comics to work on the first issues of Grand Slam Comics and Three Aces Comics for which she drew characters like Pat the Air Cadet and Martin Blake, The Animal King. In the fall of 1944 Doris made arrangements to draw scripts from Pat Joudry's popular CBC radio show "Penny's Diary" for Bell Features' Active Comics 29-26. Around this time she also married popular Canadian crooner Russ Titus and soon had two children Robin and Patricia. The marriage did not last long as Titus moved to England to pursue an entertainment career under the name Larry Cross. After the decline of the Canadian comics industry, Doris drew commercially for magazines and children's books and did murals. She would move to teaching, and taught art in Brantford and later Ottawa. In 1964, Doris Titus was killed in head on collision. Her daughter Patti, who was in the back seat, survived the accident. Doris Slater/Titus was 56, and is recognized as Canada's first female comic book creator.
James Waley was the publisher, editor-in-chief, and sometimes writer, artist and colourist of Orb Magazine, a quality black and white magazine-sized anthology, which could be found on Canadian newsstands between 1974 and 1976. Orb lasted six issues. With it, Jim provided readers with some of the most sophisticated comic book stories available anywhere while giving a start to many young creators, many of whom would become the finest Canadian comic artists and writers of their generation. He also co-created Canadian superhero the Northern Light, who debuted in Orb and would later appear in the American publication Power Comics. Waley's many other subsequent accomplishments include writing for Heavy Metal, creating a comic from scratch for Charlton, filling the Propeller Gallery with art by prominent Toronto comic book artists, running the monthly one-day convention "Supershow" for many years at the Ontario College of Art, and being instrumental in developing the Joe Shuster Award as co-founder and instigator of the idea of a Canadian comic book award.
2015 Sponsors
Primary Sponsor: HAPPY HARBOR COMICS
Award Sponsors: ALL NEW COMICS, INC., THE DRAGON, THE STORY ATTIC
General Sponsors: BIG B COMICS, STRANGE ADVENTURES, VISIONS OF UTOPIA, COMIC BOOK LOUNGE
About The Joe Shuster Awards
Established in 2004, The Joe Shuster Awards are Canada's national award recognizing outstanding achievement in the creation of comic books, graphic novels and webcomics. The awards are named after pioneering Toronto-born artist Joe Shuster who, along with writer Jerry Siegel, created the iconic super-powered hero, Superman. The name is used with the approval of the Estate of Joe Shuster – Michael Catron, Estate Agent.
For more information please contact Awards Director Kevin A. Boyd at email@example.com
The winners of the 2014 Joe Shuster Awards
On Saturday, September 20th at Back Space Toronto we announced the winners of the 2014 Joe Shuster Canadian Comic Book Creators.
The 2014 Joe Shuster Award Nominees / Les nominés pour le prix Joe Shuster 2014
The Joe Shuster Awards will be presented on Saturday, September 20th in Toronto, Ontario at BACK SPACE TORONTO, 587A College Street (2nd Floor). Ceremony will commence at 8 pm.
June 4, 2014 – Canada has a rich tradition of supporting our national arts communities with awards that recognize the achievements of our citizens like the Genie Awards for film and television and the Juno Awards for music – the JOE SHUSTER AWARD is Canada's national award that honours and raises the awareness of Canadians that create, self-publish and sell comics books, graphic novels and webcomics.
They are named after pioneering Canadian-born artist Joe Shuster (1914-1992), whose clear, dynamic style and inventive visual flourishes set the standard for graphic storytelling during the infancy of the North American comic book industry. It was Superman, a co-creation of Shuster and his friend Jerry Siegel, that electrified the industry over 75 years ago in 1938 and, almost overnight, transformed comic books into an enormous pop-cultural phenomenon.
Nominees were selected this spring from lists of creators of original works published and distributed during the year 2013. Qualifying creators must be Canadian citizens – living at home or abroad, or a recognized permanent resident. The award winners will be chosen by a jury vote to ensure every nominee is given adequate consideration.
And the nominees are: Continue reading
Late May update
Okay, so we're nearing the end of the extension given for the Retailer, Webcomics, Comics for Kids, and Gene Day Awards and if all goes as planned we'll be announcing the nominations next week.
I would like to thank the many folks who have contacted me about being involved in the awards this year, I'll be contacting you all shortly and we can begin planning for the ceremony and fundraising as soon as the nominations list goes public.
As usual, it should be stated that since these are awards with only 7 (sometimes 8) nominees per category, not everyone can be nominated for an award. Our committees have been narrowing down the lists to a smaller set of nominations (in some categories from hundreds of individual artists) and we know that inevitably some people will feel we neglected a creator, a book, or a store…
Congratulations to the winners of the Doug Wright Awards for 2014 (handed out as usual at TCAF in Mid-May) for non-mainstream, non-superhero comics:
Best Book – Paul Joins the Scouts by Michel Rabagliati (Conundrum Press)
Spotlight aka "The Nipper" – Steven Gilbert for The Journal of the Main Street Secret Lodge
Pigskin Peters (non-narrative) – "Out of Skin" by Emily Carroll
We have a near complete list of English and French creators ready and so we are initiating the nominating process and should have some announcements to make in time for Free Comic Book Day (May 3rd).
We'd like to thank all of the creators that sent in books for consideration for the Gene Day Award this year, we're still accepting submissions right up until May, so there's still time.
The Hall of Fame committee has initiated discussions on who will be included in 2014.
Congratulations to Jeff Lemire – in addition to writing Animal Man (now completed), Green Arrow and the upcoming Justice League United (formerly Canada, but set in Canada), Jeff will be writing Teen Titans: Earth One, an original graphic novel being illustrated by Terry and Rachel Dodson.
Gene Day Award 2014 – Now Accepting Submissions.
Please note: We are now accepting 2013 self-published works for consideration in 2014.
"Gene Day really showed me that success in a creative field is a matter of hard work and productivity and persistence." (Cerebus creator and self-publisher Dave Sim)
The Gene Day Award for Self-Publishing honours Canadian comic book creators who self-published their work during the previous year (up to the submission end date).
Please note: In years past the award included a bursary of $500. Unfortunately we cannot guarantee that this will be case in 2014 until our fundraising targets are reached. Continue reading
Happy New Year! 2014 marks 10 years of the Joe Shuster Canadian Comic Book Creator Awards
In Spring 2005 the first annual Joe Shuster Awards for Canadian Comic Book Creators was held at the Paradise Comics Toronto Comicon and a lot of great books and talent have been honoured over the decade since then.
As 2013 draws to a close, please join us as we present an overview of 9 years worth of Joe Shuster Award Winners.
Note that some winners in 2005-2008 were selected by public voting. In 2009 all categories became jury selected.
2005 – Darwyn Cooke for DC: The New Frontier (DC Comics)
2006 – Bryan Lee O'Malley for Scott Pilgrim Vol. 2 (Oni Press)
2007 – Darwyn Cooke for The Spirit (DC)
2008 – Jeff Lemire for Essex County Books 1 and 2 (Top Shelf)
2009 – Dave Sim for Glamourpuss (Aardvark-Vanaheim)
2010 – Michel Rabagliati pour Paul, tome 06: Paul à Québec (La Pastèque)
2011 – Tin Can Forest for Baba Yaga and the Wolf (Koyama Press)
2012 – Ramon Perez for Jim Henson's Tale of Sand (Archaia)
2013 – Jeff Lemire for Sweet Tooth (DC/Vertigo) and The Underwater Welder (Top Shelf)
2005 – Kaare Andrews for Spider-Man/Doctor Octopus: Year One (Marvel)
2006 – Pia Guerra for Y the Last Man (DC/Vertigo)
2007 – Darwyn Cooke and J. Bone for Batman/The Spirit (DC)
2008 – Dale Eaglesham for Justice Society of America (DC)
2009 – David Finch for Ultimatum (Marvel)
2010 – Stuart Immonon for Ultimate Spider-Man and New Avengers (Marvel)
2011 – Francis Manapul for the Flash, Adventure Comics and Superman/Batman (DC)
2012 – Stuart Immonen for Fear Itself (Marvel)
2013 – Isabelle Arsenault pour Jane, le renard & moi (La Pastèque)
2005 – Samm Barnes for Doctor Spectrum (Marvel MAX)
2005 – Ty Templeton for The Batman Adventures (DC)
2006 – J. Torres for Teen Titans Go! and Legends of the Dark Knight (DC) and Love as a Foreign Language (Oni)
2007 – Darwyn Cooke for Superman Confidential (DC)
2008 – Cecil Castellucci for the PLAIN Janes (DC/Minx)
2009 – Mariko Tamaki for Emiko Superstar (DC/Minx) and Skim (Groundwood Books)
2010 – Maryse Dubuc pour Les nombrils, tome 04: Duels de belles (Dupuis)
2011 – Émilie Villeneuve pour La fille invisible (Glénat Québec)
2012 – Kurtis J. Wiebe for The Green Wake and The Intrepids (Image Comics)
2013 – Fanny Britt pour Jane, le renard & moi (La Pastèque)
2005 – Dave Sim and Gerhard for the completion of Cerebus. Begun in 1977, this 300-issue series is a milestone in comic book publishing and is the longest running creator-owned comic book series
2008 – David Watkins for using comics as a teaching tool.
2005 – Arcana Studio
2006 – Drawn & Quarterly
2007 – Drawn & Quarterly
2008 – Drawn & Quarterly
2009 – Les 400 Coups/Mécanique Générale
2010 – La Pastèque
2011 – Koyama Press
2006 – Brian K. Vaughan
2007 – Brian K. Vaughan
2008 – Ed Brubaker
2007 – Dan Kim
2008 – Ryan Sohmer and Lar De Souza
2009 – Cameron Stewart
2010 – Karl Kerschl
2011 – Emily Carroll
2012 – Emily Carroll
2013 – Michael DeForge
Favourite Overall Creator – English Language Publications 2007-8
2007 – Dan Kim
2008 – Faith Erin Hicks
Favourite Overall Creator – French Language Publications 2007-8
2007 – Michel Rabagliati
2008 – Philippe Girard
2008 – Steve Skroce
2009 – Niko Henrichon
2010 – Darwyn Cooke
2011 – Fiona Staples
2012 – François Lapierre
2013 – Mike Del Mundo
2008 – Dave McCaig
2009 – François Lapierre
2010 – Nathan Fairbairn
2011 – Julie Rocheleau
COMICS FOR KIDS – RENAMED THE DRAGON AWARD in 2012
2009 – Kean Soo for Jellaby Vol. 1 (Hyperion)
2010 – Svetlana Chmakova for Nightschool: The Weirn Books (Yen Press)
2011 – Scott Chantler for Three Thieves Book 2 (Kids Can Press)
2012 – Paul Roux pour Ariane et Nicolas Tome 6: Les Toiles Mysterieuses (Les 400 Coups)
2013 – Jo Rioux for Cat's Cradle Volume 1: The Golden Twine (Kids Can Press)
2009 – Jesse Jacobs for Blue Winter, Shapes in the Snow
2010 – Ethan Rilly for Pope Hats #1
2011 – John Martz for Heaven All Day
2012 – Dakota McFadzean for Ghost Rabbit
2013 – Cory McCallum, Matthew Daley for The Pig Sleep: A Mr. Monitor Case
2005 – Now & Then Books (Kitchener, ON)
2006 – Strange Adventures (Halifax, NS)
2007 – Happy Harbor (Edmonton, AB)
2008 – Big B Comics (Hamilton, ON)
2009 – Legends Comics and Books (Victoria, BC)
2010 – The Beguiling (Toronto, ON)
2011 – Planete BD (Montreal, QC)
2012 – The Silver Snail (Toronto, ON)
2013 – Heroes Comics (London, ON)
The Canadian Comic Book Creator Hall of Fame
2005 Joe Shuster (1914-1992)
2005 Leo Bachle (aka Les Barker) (1926-2003)
2005 Adrian Dingle (1911-1974)
2005 Hal Foster (1892-1982)
2005 Ed Furness (1911-2005)
2005 Rand Holmes (1942-2002)
2006 Jon St. Ables (1912-1999)
2006 Owen McCarron (1929-2005)
2006 Win Mortimer (1919-1998)
2006 Dave Sim (1956-)
2007 Albert Chartier (1912-2004)
2007 Gerald Lazare (1927-)
2007 Jacques Hurtubise aka ZYX (1950-)
2007 Gene Day (1951-1982)
2008 Ted McCall (1901-1975)
2008 Pierre Fournier (1949-)
2008 Stanley Berneche (1947-)
2008 John Byrne (1950-)
2009 George Menendez Rae (1906-1992)
2009 Real Godbout (1951-)
2009 Ken Steacy (1955-)
2009 Diana Schutz (1955-)
2010 Richard Comely (1950-)
2010 Dave Darrigo (1954-)
2010 George Freeman (1951-)
2010 Serge Gaboury (1954-)
2010 Deni Loubert (1951-)
2010 Jean-Claude St. Aubin (1951-)
2011 Chester Brown (1960-)
2011 Todd McFarlane (1961-)
2012 No Inductees Selected
2013 Murray Karn (1924-)
2013 Vernon Miller (1912-1974)
2013 Arn Saba (Katherine Collins) (1947-)
Look Straight Ahead by Elaine Will GN in Stores October 23
Jeremy Knowles is a 17-year-old outcast who dreams of being a great artist. But when he suffers a severe mental breakdown brought on by bullying and other pressures at school, his future is called into question – as is his very existence! Can he survive the experience through the healing power of art? And just what does it mean to be "crazy," anyway?
Alternative Comics, 256 Pages, SRP of $19.95.
Nominated for a Gene Day Award.
2013 Joe Shuster Award Winners
Toronto, ON – Saturday, August 24. Earlier this evening at the Art Gallery of Ontario's Jackman Hall, the 9th annual Joe Shuster Awards were presented at a gala ceremony hosted by the Toronto Star's ROB SALEM and Cartoonist TY TEMPLETON.
The results are: Continue reading
Happenings: OMG…. is Fan Expo really next week? August 22-25, 2013
So in 8 days the big show aka Fan Expo Canada starts at the Metro Convention Centre. This year the show is so massive they had to add a second building and for the first time ever the event will be in both the North and the South Buildings.
Most of the comics folk are in the South Building though, and that's where the comics programming will be as well.
Many Joe Shuster Award nominees and winners (past and present) are at the event, and we encourage you to visit the website to look at the floorplans and schedules.
2011 JSA Hall of Fame inductee TODD MCFARLANE is a headlining guest. Full guest list here.
Our retail sponsors The Dragon and The Comic Book Lounge (my store) will be in the dealers section along with Harry Kremer award winning retailers Big B Comics (Hamilton) and the Silver Snail (Toronto).
There are two Canadian comics related panels worth checking out:
FRIDAY AUG 23 – 11:15 AM In room 703
With projects like the True Patriot anthology, the Captain Canuck webseries, the Lost Heroes documentary, The Wolverine movie and more – are we witnessing a Canadian superhero renaissance? Where is this all coming from? Does the industry need this? Will the market support it? Are Canadian superheroes poised to be the next big thing in comics?
Join moderator Fearless Fred and panelists Jay Torres ("True Patriot"), Ramón K Pérez ("True Patriot"), Mike Valiquette ("Captain Canuck"), Hope L Nicholson ("Lost Heroes"), and Kevin A. Boyd ("Joe Shuster Awards") to discuss The Canadian Superhero Renaissance.
SUNDAY AUG 25 – 2:15 PM in room 703
During WWII the Canadian government initiated the War Exchange Conservation Act and Canadian artists stepped up to fill the void of comics on our newsstands.
Join moderator Ivan Kocmarek and a panel of industry experts as they discuss the first age of Canadian comics and characters like Iron Man, Johnny Canuck, Freelance, The Penguin and many other forgotten heroes and their impact on Canadian-made comics.
ALSO DON'T FORGET THE JOE SHUSTER AWARDS ARE TAKING PLACE ON SATURDAY NIGHT – JACKMAN HALL, ART GALLERY OF ONTARIO! Seating at 8pm – Ceremony to begin around 8:30PM
Joe Shuster Awards Ceremony: 8:30 PM – Saturday, August 24, 2013 at Jackman Hall, Art Gallery of Ontario
The Canadian Comic Book Creator Awards Association is pleased to announce the venue of the 2013 Joe Shuster Awards Ceremony. The 8 2013 awards and 3 Hall of Fame presentations will be presented on SATURDAY, AUGUST 24, 2013 at JACKMAN HALL at the Art Gallery of Ontario, starting at 8:30 PM.
Seating: 200 – priority seating for nominees, their family and friends and other industry professionals, with limited general admission seating.
The Art Gallery of Ontario – 317 Dundas Street West, Toronto, ON
The Art Gallery of Ontario is an art museum in Toronto's Downtown Grange Park district, on Dundas Street West between McCaul Street and Beverley Street. Its collection includes more than 80,000 works spanning the 1st century to the present day.
Jackman Hall has it's own entrance on McCaul Street, South of Dundas Street West (pictured above)
.About The Joe Shuster Awards
Established in 2004, The Joe Shuster Awards are Canada's first national and bilingual award recognizing outstanding achievement in the creation of comic books, graphic novels and webcomics. The awards are named after pioneering Toronto-born artist Joe Shuster who, along with writer Jerry Siegel, created the iconic super-powered hero, Superman. The name is used with the approval of the Estate of Joe Shuster – Michael Catron, Estate Agent.
2013 Sponsors include: Guerilla Printing, The Dragon, The Comic Book Lounge & Gallery, Autodesk.
For more information please contact firstname.lastname@example.com
The 2013 Joe Shuster Award Nominating Teams
For Artist, Cartoonist, Cover Artist, Writer: John Babos, Erik Bouchard, Laurent Boutin, Shawn Bryan, Jeff Brown, Amy Chop, Tyler Jirik, Mike Jozic, David Kelly, Patrick Marleau, Conor McCreery, Alice Quinn, Rachel Richey, Andrew Wheeler, Leonard Wong, Sarrah Young with additional input from Bill Code, Kelly Dowd and Andrew Uys.
For Webcomics: Tyrone Biljan, Allison Covey, and Andrew Walsh.
For Hall of Fame: Kevin A. Boyd, Walter Durajlija, Joseph Kilmartin, Ivan Kocmarek, Robert MacMillan, Hope Nicholson, Robert Pincombe, and Rachel Richey.
For the Gene Day Award: Tyrone Biljan, Kevin A. Boyd, Peter DeCourcy, Rachel Richey, and Debra Jane Shelly.
For the Harry Kremer Award: Anthony Falcone and Scott VanderPloeg. With additional input from Robert Haines (research) and the CCBCAA secret shopper team.
For the Dragon Award: Jennifer Haines (coordinator) and a team of her fellow educators: Beth Alexander (BEd – elementary) and Diana Pai (BEd).
The 2013 Joe Shuster Award Nominees / Les nominés pour le prix Joe Shuster 2013
Full list of 2013 Nominees / La liste complète des nominés 2013
Canada has a rich tradition of supporting our national arts communities with awards that recognize the achievements of our citizens like the Genie Awards for film and television and the Juno Awards for music – the JOE SHUSTER AWARD is Canada's national award that honours and raises the awareness of Canadians that create, self-publish and sell all kinds of comics, graphic novels and webcomics.
They are named after pioneering Canadian-born artist Joe Shuster (1914-1992), whose clear, dynamic style and inventive visual flourishes set the standard for graphic storytelling during the infancy of the North American comic book industry. It was Superman, a co-creation of Shuster and his friend Jerry Siegel, that electrified the industry 75 years ago in 1938 and, almost overnight, transformed comic books into an enormous pop-cultural phenomenon.
Nominees were selected this spring from lists of creators including all eligible original works published and distributed during the year 2012. Qualifying creators must be Canadian citizens living at home or abroad, as well as permanent residents in Canada. The award winners will be chosen by a jury vote to ensure every nominee is given adequate consideration.
The awards will be presented at a gala ceremony in Toronto, open to the public, on the evening of Saturday, August 24, 2013 at 8:30 PM. This year the awards will be held in JACKMAN HALL, at the Art Gallery of Ontario, 317 Dundas Street West, Toronto.
And the nominees are:
JSA update and more on Lost Heroes documentary
So everything is well under way now here at JSA central. We're once again aiming for a Free Comic Book Day (May 4th) deadline for our nominee announcements.
I must say that it's been an enthusiastic year for Canadian comics so far, as there's been a lot going on recently – especially for things related to Canadian comics history. The shooting for the upcoming documentary LOST HEROES has wrapped and the crew is currently in post-production mode, we eagerly await the final product. We've been lucky enough to be able to watch some of the interviews filmed at the Comic Book Lounge, and I think people are in for a real treat when the film finally airs on Super Channel later this year. Here's the official blurb followed by the promotional poster for the film:
Lost Heroes is a feature documentary set to air on Super Channel in 2013. We explore the history of the great Canadian superheroes, from Johnny Canuck to Captain Canuck. Currently in post-production.
Lost Heroes explores the past of the Canadian superhero, from the golden age when millions of children read the tales of Inuit goddess Nelvana of the Northern Lights, to the thrilling days when Canadian superheroes returned to the newstands with Captain Canuck and Cerebus. Lost Heroes celebrates the unique Canadian talent behind these characters and asks why can't Canada keep their heroes?
In what I've seen of it, this is a top-notch, professional production and I think it will be a great chance to expose a lot of people to Canada's comics past, as well as it's present and future.
With the completion of the eligible English and French list I've spent some time perusing the lists to play my guessing game of who I think the nominating committees will be selecting for the 2013 Joe Shuster Awards, and I think that this year's list is strong, but seems to working from a smaller pool than in previous years. That certainly means that a lot of projects by people absent this year are on the horizon, but I'm eager to see who the nomcoms select.
Currently we have 19 individuals participating in the Nominating Committee for Artist, Cartoonist, Cover Artist and Writer. They come from across the country, but as per protocol we won't be publishing their names until after they have finished their selections in case anyone drops out before the end.
Our Hall of Fame selection committee has expanded quite considerably this year, to make up for last year's year off. Of the seven members, only three have participated in previous HOF nomcoms. Maybe I can convince them finally to rename the HOF "Hinterland's Who's Who".
Joe Shuster Awards 2013
To be announced June 4th, 2013.
Gene Day Award update
In case you were wondering, we are now accepting physical copies of self-published comics and original graphic novels for consideration for the GENE DAY AWARD.
Copies can be sent to the Comic Book Lounge in Toronto where they will be gathered for review by the Gene Day Award Coordinator and the Jury for this award.
The comic had to have been released (but not distributed through Diamond or any official channels) between 1/1/2012 and 12/31/2012.
Deadline to submit is May 16, 2013.
Please take a look at the information page for details: The Gene Day Award for Self-Publishers
Welcome to 2013!
A new year is well underway and we are getting back to business here at JSA central!
Unfortunately, I was not able to run a wrap survey for 2012 as I normally do, work on the store and various events (such as the 24 Hour Comic Challenge we ran in-store this past Saturday at the Comic Book Lounge) have been keeping me pretty busy.
Currently being assembled for a late January release will be the LIST OF ELIGIBLE CREATORS AND 2012 PUBLICATIONS list, and if you want to be proactive and make sure your comics projects are recognized you can email me at email@example.com and I'll update the list.
Current plans are for the nomination process to begin in earnest on February 1, so if you are interested in participating in nominating the 2012 award categories, you can email me at the same address listed in this article.
A later start for the process does seem indicative of an awards ceremony for later in 2013, and that is once again the case — as we have a weekend in mind, an event and a city in which to hold the ceremony, just not an official venue yet. Current plans are for the ceremony to take place in late summer at a venue that will be announced in March when the nominations are announced.
December Update
As the year begins winding down, we begin the finalizing of the list of eligible publications and creators for the 2013 nominating committee to make their selections from.
In early November we had some meetings to discuss the direction the awards will take in 2013, the positions needing to be filled, and a number of new folks have joined the CCBCAA team.
We'll have some news on the various fronts in early 2013 as well as the city, date and convention that we plan to coincide the award presentations with.
As we near the holidays, now is a great time to consider buying comics or graphic novels for your friends and loved ones as Christmas gifts. We hope you'll consider the many great works by Canadian creators… some recent arrivals that would make great gifts: The Flash New 52 Vol. 1 hardcover (by Francis Manapul), Parker – The Hunter softcover edition (by Darwyn Cooke), and the X-O Manowar Vol. 1 trade paperback (art by Cary Nord). Recently, All New X-Men 1-3 (4 is out next week) has been a bona fide smash hit (art by Stuart Immonen).
Congratulations also to Jim Zubkavich and Ray Fawkes for their recently announced gigs writing for DC Comics (Birds of Prey and Batgirl respectively), and Jeff Lemire will be moving over to write Green Arrow in February, and as Sweet Tooth concludes in early January comes word that he will have a new Vertigo series to be released sometime in 2013. J. Bone will be drawing a new Rocketeer mini-series in February, and Kill Shakespeare will be returning that month as well, as the original creative team reunites to continue the tale.


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The UK Prime Minister's specialist IP adviser has called for a temporary police unit dedicated to fighting IP crime to be made permanent.
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Jessica Alba: Hola Mexico!
Posted Wednesday December 28, 2011 10:12 AM GMT
Taking advantage of some downtime, Jessica Alba was spotted arriving in Mexico for a family holiday yesterday afternoon (December 27).
The "Good Luck Chuck" actress pushed her daughter Haven Warren in a stroller while husband Cash Warren and daughter Honor waited patiently.
It looks like Jessica and Cash are thoroughly enjoying some time away with their beautiful girls, as Mr. Warren was later spotted having drinks with a friend.
Meanwhile, Jessica hung back with Haven and Honor and some other family members, content to just relax and have fun.
Enjoy the pictures of Jessica Alba and Cash Warren arriving in Mexico for a family vacation (December 27).
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - Earning her third consecutive SEC Freshman of the Week award Wednesday, Tennessee's Sarah Toti is the first SEC women's tennis student-athlete to claim three straight player of the week accolades of any kind since the conference began awarding weekly honors in 2000.
Matching doubles partner Brynn Boren's UT-record three SEC Freshman of the Week honors (2011), Toti played a key role in Tennessee's wins over No. 5 Baylor and No. 12 Northwestern last weekend at the ITA National Team Indoor Championships. The Lady Vols now have three Top 12 wins and five Top 25 victories.
Overall, Toti won her fifth singles match of the season, and added three doubles wins to her total.
Concluding the weekend against the Wildcats, Toti combined with Boren for their 12th consecutive doubles win together, improving to 9-0 in dual-match play (an SEC-high) and 20-3 overall.
In singles, Toti won her fifth match in the last six tries, knocking off Linda Abu Mushrefova in straight sets (6-1, 6-4). The victory proved to be critical, as Tennessee's 4-3 win over NU came down to the final court.
Against Baylor and No. 16 USC, Toti and Boren clinched the doubles point for UT for the fifth and sixth times, respectively - a team-best. Her efforts have helped Tennessee open the season with nine consecutive doubles points, a program-record.
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Could it mean at least one of the judges turned around and said "I want you" following a performance?
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People who are regular viewers of The Voice will admit, promos don't always reveal what is really going on. After all, if the promos were too revealing, nobody would watch.
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Journal of the House of Lords: Volume 9, 1646. Originally published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1767-1830.
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In this section
- DIE Veneris, 6 die Augusti.
- Message from the H. C. about the Thanksgiving;— and to annul the Ordinances made since the Speakers, &c. went to the Army.
- Committee to consider of the Violence of fered to the Houses by the Citizens; and of the Proceedings since then.
- Message to the H. C. with it; for Committees to meet about the Violence offered to the Houses; and to sit P. M.
- Declaration of Sir T. Fairfax, &c. concerning the Violence offered to the Two Houses; and with their Reasons for marching up for their Protection.
- Message to the H. C. with the Ordinance for Reformadoes to leave London; and with the Declaration to the Army.
DIE Veneris, 6 die Augusti.
PRAYERS, by Mr. Dell.
Domini præsentes fuerunt:
Comes Manchester, Speaker.
Comes Northumb.
Comes Kent.
Comes Sarum.
Comes Nottingham.
Comes Denbigh.
Comes Pembrooke.
Comes Mulgrave.
L. Viscount Say & Seale.
Ds. Grey.
Ds. Wharton.
Ds. Howard.
Thanksgiving, for the Return of the Members to the Houses.
Ordered, That Thursday next shall be kept a Day of Thanksgiving, for God's great Mercy, in bringing the Members of both Houses of Parliament to the Houses again in Safety, and preserving them from Tumults, without Bloodshed; and Mr. Marshall and Mr. Nye are appointed to preach in the Abbey Church, before the Members of both Houses of Parliament.
Commissioners with the King, and for treating with the Army, give an Account of their Proceedings.
The Earl of Nottingham and the Lord Wharton gave an Account to this House, how far they had proceeded in the Treaty with the Army, for settling the Peace of this Kingdom, and the relieving of Ireland: Which both were in a good Forwardness; but, by reason of the late Violence and Force which was put upon the Parliament and the Members of both Houses, the said Treaty was interrupted.
The Earl of Denbigh declared, "That he hath acted as Commissioner with the King; but the Reason why he did not give an Account to those as were here was, in regard of the Violence and Force which was offered of late to the Houses by the Tumult."
Ordered, That this House approves of what the Commissioners have done, in omitting making any Return to this House of their Employment, in regard of the Force and Violence which was put upon both Houses of Parliament the 26th of July last.
Revocation of the late Ordinance for settling the City Militia annulled.
Next, the House made this Vote following:
"That the Ordinance of Monday the 26th July last, for the revoking and making void of the Ordinance of the 23th of the said July, for the settling of the Militia of the City of London, being gained from the Houses by Force and Violence, and all Votes, Orders, and Ordinances, and other Acts, made, or pretended to be made, since the said Ordinance, by any Persons, in either of the Houses, by Colour of Authority of Parliament, or of either of the Houses, before the Return of Edward Earl of Manchester Speaker of the House of Peers, and William Lenthall Esquire Speaker of the House of Commons, are null and void, and are hereby declared so to be: And it is further Declared, That all other Acts, made or done by any Person or Persons whatsoever, in Pursuance of the said Votes, Orders, and Ordinances, have been made and done without the Authority of Parliament, or either of the Houses."
Ordered, That the Concurrence of the House of Commons be desired in this Vote.
Letter, &c. from Sir T. Fairfax;
A Letter from Sir Thomas Fairefax was read, wherein there was a Declaration inclosed.
(Here enter them.)
his bringing up the Army approved of;
That this House approves of this Declaration, set forth by Sir Thomas Fairfax, General of all the Forces raised by Authority of Parliament; and of his Proceedings in bringing up of the Army in Pursuance of those Ends.
to receive the Thanks of the House, and desired to take Care of its Safety.
Ordered, That Sir Thomas Fairfax shall have Thanks returned him, from this House, for this great Service; and that he be desired to take Care for the future, that this House sit in Safety and Freedom, to discharge the great Affairs of the Kingdom, and be protected from Tumults and Disorders: And it is further Ordered, That a Chair shall be set in this House, within the Bar, for Sir Thomas Fairfax to sit on, when he is called in to have Thanks given him.
The Earl of Mulgrave and the Lord Wharton were appointed to go to the General, to desire him to come and receive Thanks.
And accordingly their Lordships brought him to the Chair set for him.
And then the Speaker made a Speech to the General, and gave him Thanks in the Name of the House.
Message from the H. C. about the Thanksgiving;— and to annul the Ordinances made since the Speakers, &c. went to the Army.
A Message was sent to the House of Commons, by Sir Leech and Mr. Page:
1. To desire their Concurrence in the Vote for annulling and making void the Orders and Ordinances, &c. since the 26th July last.
2. In the Order for Thursday next to be kept as a Day of Thanksgiving.
Committee to consider of the Violence of fered to the Houses by the Citizens; and of the Proceedings since then.
Ordered, That a Committee of Lords be nominated, to meet with a Committee of the House of Commons, to examine the Matter of the Force and Violence done to the Two Houses of Parliament, and to find out the Persons that have been Actors in it; and to state the Matter of Fact, and report the same to the House, with their Opinions what they think fit to be done for the Vindication of the Two Houses, and for the future securing of them; and to enquire of all Acts that have been done in Pursuance of it:
Comes Northumb.
Comes Kent.
Comes Nottingham.
Comes Sarum.
Comes Denbigh.
Comes Manchester.
Comes Mulgrave.
L. Viscount Say & Seale.
Ds. Grey.
Ds. Wharton.
Ds. Howard.
Any Three to meet.
Ordinance for Sir T. Faifax to be Constable of The Tower.
An Ordinance was read, to make Sir Tho. Fairefax Constable of The Tower of London, with a Power to make a Lieutenant, and to make such Alterations in The Tower as he shall think fit; which, being agreed upon, was ordered to be sent to the House of Commons for their Concurrence.
Message to the H. C. with it; for Committees to meet about the Violence offered to the Houses; and to sit P. M.
A Message was sent to the House of Commons, by Doctor Heath and Mr. Page:
1. To desire Concurrence in the Ordinance for making Sir Tho. Fairfax Constable of The Tower.
2. To communicate to them the Powers of the Committee to examine the Violation and Force put upon the Parliament; and desire they would appoint a proportionable Number of their own, to join with the Committee of Lords.
3. To let them know, that this House intends to sit this Afternoon, at Six of the Clock.
Declaration to the Army.
Ordered, That these Lords following are appointed to draw up a Declaration, to be read in the Head of every Regiment of the Army:
Any Two, to meet when they please, and report the same to the House.
Letter from Sir T. Fairfax, with a Declaration.
"For the Right Honourable the Earl of Manchester Speaker of the House of Peers, and the Honourable William Lenthall Esquire Speaker of the House of Commons, or either of them.
"Right Honourable,
"Having resolved on this inclosed, as the Sense of this Army, upon Occasion of the late Violence offered to yourselves, and to both Houses of Parliament; I thought fit to tender the same to you, and desire you would please to communicate it to the Members of both Houses now in the Army. I remain
Colebrooke,Aug. 3, 1647.
"Your humble Servant,
T. Fairefax."
"A Declaration of his Excellency Sir Thomas Fairefax and the Council of War, on Behalf of themselves and the whole Army; shewing the Grounds of their present Advance towards the City of London.
Declaration of Sir T. Fairfax, &c. concerning the Violence offered to the Two Houses; and with their Reasons for marching up for their Protection.
"When this Army was formerly led, by the manifold Dispensations of God's Providence, and the Grounds then declared, to advance towards the City of London, we held it our Duty to yield the Kingdom the Sum of those Desires which we had to propose on Behalf of it and ourselves, wherein we should acquiesce; and having received from the Parliament some Hopes of due Satisfaction therein, and some Assurance from the Lord Mayor, Aldermen, and Common Council of the City of London, of their ready Concurrence with us in those Things; and also great Resolution professed by them, of their Care and Tenderness to preserve all the Rights and Privileges of Parliament safe, free, and inviolate, from Attempts of all Kinds: We do appeal to God, to the City, and to all Men, what a speedy Compliance their Desires for our Removal for a further Distance found in this Army, for preventing all Fears, Jealousies, and other Inconveniencies to the City; and to give clear Testimony that we had nothing in our Breasts but Thoughts of Peace, and the Good and Welfare both of Parliament, City, and Kingdom, notwithstanding many false and scandalous Reports raised, that we sought ourselves, that we had vile and wicked Ends, and that nothing could satisfy the Soldier but the Plunder of the City; the contrary whereof did manifestly appear, when they so readily marched back upon Hopes of Satisfaction in their Desires of Public Concernment.
"Having then, upon the aforesaid Confidence, so withdrawn, and, out of a just Sense of the Country's Suffering (by Quartering), removed the Head Quarter of the Army about Forty Miles from London, and dispersed the rest well nigh Two Hundred Miles, for the more Ease of all Parts, and that we might give the better Satisfaction to the Kingdom; and being in this secure Way, and labouring after the sudden Settlement of the Kingdom; we had even brought to Perfection the particular Proposals (included in the Generals of our First Representation), to be sent to the Parliament, for a final Conclusion of all our Troubles; and also had made good Progress towards the present Relief of distressed Ireland, by assigning a competent Force, both of Horse and Foot, forthwith to have advanced for that Service.
"But the Kingdom's and our Enemies being most vigilant and active to prevent and frustrate those good Intentions and Endeavours of ours (that they might carry on their former evil Designs and underhand Practices, and also preserve themselves from the Hand of Justice), they have endeavoured to cast the Kingdom into a new and bloody War; and, for that End, have procured the underhand Listing of several Reformadoes and others; have contrived, promoted, and caused to be entered into by several Persons, a wicked and treasonable Combination, as is sufficiently manifested by a Declaration passed thereupon by both Houses of Parliament the 23th of July last, for the Prevention of the Disturbances that were like to ensue thereupon; from which Kind of Disorders the City had been well preserved during the Space of almost Four Years, whilst the Militia was in the Hands of the old Commissioners; whereby it appears there was Cause for the Army to entreat the Parliament that the Militia might be returned into the Hands it was in before, as also for divers other good Reasons:
"First, The old Commissioners of the Militia (that have been since left out) were not only Persons without all Exception, having been formerly chosen and approved by the Parliament and City; but also Men of whom the City, Parliament, and Kingdom, have had above Four Years Experience in the faithful Discharge of their Trust; Men that ever from the Beginning, in the worst of Times, and in the Occasions of greatest Difficulty, had faithfully and constantly engaged for and with the Parliament in this Cause; Men that were always most desirous of a Peace, but of a safe and well-grounded one; and that had always testified a great Care to prevent all Occasions of embroiling the Kingdom in a new War: Now that, on a sudden, this Trust, which they had faithfully discharged so long, should be taken out of their Hands, and put into the Hands of others, some whereof (at the best) hath been very cool in the Service of the Parliament at the Beginning of this War; that this should be pressed, and in a Manner forced upon the Parliament, with such Importunity from the Common Council, that some out of every Ward should be assigned to solicit the Members of the House of Commons every Day, as they went in and out of the House, with Professions, "That they would never leave the Door of the House until they were satisfied in their Desires; that they would not be contented with the Militia of the City of London only, unless they might have also Power over that of the Suburbs and out Parts;" and all this before the Peace of the Kingdom was settled, or the Propositions sent to the King for that Purpose: These Things ministered great Cause of Suspicion that this Alteration of the Militia was in order to a Design, and to make the Terms of the Peace and Agreement with the King (on which the Security of the whole Kingdom and their Posterity is to be bottomed) more suitable to the private Bargainings and Undertakings of some Men than to the Public Welfare of the whole Kingdom, in its Security and Prosperity for the present and in future Times. But this Design discovered itself more clearly by such Things as accompanied the Pursuit of this Alteration of the Militia, and ensued upon the obtaining thereof: At the same Time that the Alteration of the Militia of London was set on-foot, the same Persons, with as much Earnestness, pressed for the Disbanding of this Army, before any Thing was settled for the Security and Liberties of the Kingdom; at the same Time, the Common Council was new modeled, and a Lord Mayor chosen that might suit with the present Design in Hand; at the same Time (under Colour of Differences in some Circumstances of Church Government) it was earnestly endeavoured, that such as had been constantly true and most faithful to the Interest of this Kingdom should be disabled to have any Employment in Church or Commonwealth, either in England or Ireland; and, without any such Colour or Pretence, divers Persons were left out of the Common Council and Militia of eminent Deserts and Fidelity, and others brought into their Rooms that had either testified an ill Affection or little Affection to the Parliament and their Cause; and such as, seeking to withdraw themselves from all Employment in the Beginning of this War, now, at the Winding-up thereof, are ambitious to thrust themselves into Employment, with a Design (as may justly be suspected) to frustrate and overthrow in the Close of all, the Fruit and Effect of all the Cost and Blood that hath been spent and spilt in this Cause. And after that with Difficulty, and not without Reluctancy in the Houses of Parliament, they had obtained the Power of the Militia in the City of London, and also in the Out Parts, for the Space of One Year, many Chief Officers and Under Officers in the Trained Bands, of known Trust and Fidelity, were displaced, and others of more doubtful Affections placed in their Rooms; little Care was taken of the Honour of the Parliament, which was continually trampled under Foot, and their Authority affronted, by every Rabble of Women, Apprentices, Reformadoes, and Soldiers; which latter Sort of Persons were thereby so encouraged to rise higher and higher in their tumultuous Carriages against the Houses, till at length it is risen to the highest of barbarous and monstrous Violence against the Parliament, that they might set themselves on Work, and the Kingdom on Fire again: And now at length the Design appears open-faced; and though the Militia be made as the principal Ground of the Quarrel, yet, by the late Vow and Engagement set on-foot before any Alteration of the Militia and the pressing so much the Message of the 12th of May, and the King's coming to London to confirm the same, shew, that the Militia is desired but in order to that Design, and to force the Parliament (being wholly in their Power) to such Terms of Peace as they pleased.
"In the next Place, When the Interest of the Common Council in their Change of the Militia shall be claimed as the Birth-right of the City of London (which they had never any Colour to pretend to), saving by the Indulgence of the Parliament unto them since this Parliament, in respect of the great Use they have had of them, and the many good Services they received from them; it is Time for all the Kingdom to look to their Birth-rights; if such a Claim shall be held up against both the Houses of Parliament; that, upon no Occasion whatsoever, nor any Time of Danger and Distraction whatsoever, they may appoint those that shall have the Power of the Militia of London without the Consent of the Common Council, especially when the Houses shall sit under their Power; the late Example may evidence to all the World who shall be Masters of the Parliament's Freedom and Resolutions; and Common Reason will teach every Man who shall be Masters of the Birthrights of the whole Kingdom when there shall be no Army on-foot, when they have the Confidence to dispute for the Mastery notwithstanding such an Army as this to check and balance them in Behalf of the Kingdom and Parliament.
"Lastly, The Army discerning how intimate some of the Militia were with some of the Eleven accused Members; how forward they were to comply and act with them in their Endeavours to raise a new War; how they made Eighteen or Nineteen Votes in order thereunto, together with them, in One Night, all which the Common Council and Parliament disliked and revoked; how notwithstanding, afterwards, they secretly promoted their Designs, by private Listings, which now appears to have been still working under Ground: The Army, we say, observing this, and having nothing more in their Thoughts and Desires than to settle a speedy, safe, and well-grounded Peace, and to prevent a new War, found it necessary to desire that the Militia might be put into the Hands wherein it was formerly, who approved themselves, both to the Army, Parliament, and Kingdom, to be sober-minded Men, and not given to any Practices whereby a new War might be kindled; to the Intent that the Army, being secured by that Means from that Danger, might with the more Confidence retire further from the City, enlarge their Quarter for the greater Ease of the Kingdom, and intend wholly the settling of a sure Peace in this Kingdom, and a speedy and effectual Relief of Ireland; which was almost brought to a Period, and nothing in the Sight of Man could have hindered, but this cursed Practice of Violence upon the Parliament, under Pretence of the Militia; which, according to our Desires, being restored again into the Hands of the old Commissioners, by an Ordinance of both Houses, dated July the 23th, (in Pursuance of the aforesaid treasonable Combination) several Petitions were presented to the Common Council of the City of London, in the Name of the Apprentices and others, importing their Desires that the Militia of the City might continue in the Hands of the former Commissioners, according to the Ordinance of the 4th of May last: Whereupon, Monday, July 26th, the Common Council of the City presents their Petitions to both Houses, for changing the Militia; wherein the House of Lords refuse to alter their Resolutions; the House of Commons answered, "They would take it into Consideration the next Morning."
"Notwithstanding which, the City and Kingdom cannot be ignorant with what Rage and Insolency the Tumult of Apprentices the same Day forced both Houses; they blocked up their Doors, swearing they would keep them in until they had voted what they pleased; they threatened the Houses, if they granted not their Desires; knocking, hooting, and hallowing so at the Parliament Doors, that many Times the Members could not be heard to speak or debate; not suffering the House of Commons to divide, for determining such Questions as were put; crying out, "That those that gave their Votes against them should be sent out to them;" very often and loudly saying, "Agree, agree, dispatch; we will wait no longer:" And in this outrageous Manner they continued at the House Door above Eight Hours together, the City Guards there present nor the City relieving them; by reason whereof, the House was forced to vote what that rude Multitude would demand, and then adjourned the House till next Morning; after which, the House rising, the Speaker and many of the Members going out of the House, they forced them back again into the House, many of the Apprentices pressing in with them, where they stood with their Hats on their Heads, and compelled the Speaker to take the Chair, and the House to vote in their Presence what they pleased; committing many other Insolencies, as is published by the Speaker of the House of Commons in his Declaration, and is too well known by all then present. And during the Time of this execrable Violence done by the said Apprentices, Westm'r Hall and The Pallace Yard was filled with Reformadoes and other ill-affected Persons, designed to back them.
"After this, the House being adjourned until Friday following; upon the Thursday, the Apprentices printed and posted a Paper in several Places of the City, requiring all their Fellows to be early at the Parliament the next Morning, for that they intended to adjourn by Seven of the Clock, and that for a Month.
"That the Speakers, with many of the Members of both Houses, were driven away from the Parliament.
"This being the true State of Things, as they have broke forth within this few Days (which are so contrary to all those Pretences of Peace, and Detestation of a new War, of late so frequently held forth on all Sides); all Men may observe to what Maturity the long-projected Design of some Men (of whom are those that are impeached by us) is now brought, and may be traced in the several Steps thereof, as it hath tended to the Enslaving this Kingdom, and the Destruction of all such well-affected People who would not comply with them therein; so as, by what is now come to Light, the Justness of that Cause this Army had engaged themselves in, and the great and wonderful Mercy of God in continuing them together, we assure ourselves, doth now clearly appear to all Mens Eyes and Apprehensions, and will every Day (fn. 1) be more and more acknowledged even by those that have heretofore made a Question of it.
"And if, when this Kingdom hath spent so much of its Blood and Treasure, hath passed such unheard-of Dangers, and overcome such Difficulties so many Years together, all that they must now hope for, and rest in, must only be what the King grants in His Message of the 12th of May last; and if this must be imposed upon Mens Judgements and Consciences by an Oath and Vow entered into in a tumultuous and unlawful Way, and by Outrage maintained, in Despite and Contempt of the Parliament; if, rather than this should not be accomplished, the Parliament itself must be violated and forced into the Hands of such of the Members thereof as have secretly fomented and abetted these Practices, to that End that these hidden Counsels and Works of Darkness might, when they come to their full Birth, have the Image of highest Authority in the Face of them, the better to gain Credit thereunto, and secure the Authors of them from Punishment; for the Evidence of all which, we refer ourselves to the Particulars in our Charge against the Eleven Members, compared with those Passages of late broke forth, before rehearsed; unto which we shall now only add, and leave it to the Consideration of all wise and good Men, with what Artifice and Boldness these Members have served themselves, (fn. 2) if those horrid Tumults and Violences of their own creating, instead of shewing their Detestation of them, again to intrude themselves into the public Managing of Affairs, and inevitably to embroil the Kingdom into a new War; which their own Revenge, and the compassing of their former Plots and Designs, makes them so greedily thirst after.
"If these Things, we say, must be the End and Upshot of all, what then remains to this poor Kingdom, and all true-hearted Englishmen, but to join together, as One Man, with their Counsels, Estates, and Lives, in this Way, as our last Refuge under God, which He by His wife and gracious Providence hath provided and reserved, by keeping up this Army even to a Miracle; so to prevent the aforesaid Evils, and to procure to this dying Kingdom yet a settled Peace and Happiness, if it be His blessed Will.
"These Things being seriously considered by us; we have thought fit, in the Name of the Army, to declare, That all such Members of either House of Parliament as are already with the Army, or for the Security of their Persons, and for the Ends aforesaid, are forced to absent themselves from Westm'r, that we shall hold and esteem them as Persons in whom the Public Trust of the Kingdom is still remaining, though they cannot for the present sit as a Parliament with Freedom and Safety at Westm'r, and by whose Advice and Counsels we desire to govern ourselves in the managing these weighty Affairs; and, to that End, we invite them to make Repair to this Army, to join with us in this great Cause; we being resolved, and do hereby faithfully oblige ourselves, to stand by them therein, and to live and die with them, against all Opposition whatsoever.
"And in particular we do hold ourselves bound to own that honourable Act of the Speaker of the House of Commons, who, upon the Grounds he himself expressed in his Declaration sent unto us, hath actually withdrawn himself: And hereupon we do further engage, to use our utmost and speedy Endeavours, that he, and those Members of either House that are thus inforced away from their Attendance at Westm'r, may with Freedom and Security sit there, and again discharge their Trust, as a Free and Legal Parliament.
"And in the mean Time we do declare against that late Choice of a new Speaker, by some Gentlemen at Westm'r, as contrary to all Right, Reason, Law, and Custom; and we prosess ourselves to be most clearly satisfied in our Judgements, and are also confident the Kingdom will herein concur with us, that, as Things now stand, there is no Free and Legal Parliament sitting, being, through the aforesaid Violence, at present suspended; and that the Orders, Votes, or Resolutions, forced from the Houses on Monday the 26th of July last, as also all such as shall pass in this Assembly of some few Lords and Gentlemen at Westm'r, under what Pretence or Colour soever, are void and null, and ought not to be submitted unto by the Free-born Subjects of England.
"And that we may prevent the Slavery designed upon us and the Nation, and that the Kingdom may be restored to a happy State of visible Government, now eclipsed and darkened, we hold ourselves bound, by our Duty to God and the Kingdom, to bring to condign Punishment the Authors and Promoters of that unparalleled Violence done to the Parliament, and in that to all the Free-born Subjects of England that are or hereafter shall be: And therefore we are resolved to march up towards London, where we do expect that the well-affected People of that City will deliver up unto us (or otherwise put into safe Custody, so as they may be reserved to a legal Trial) the Eleven impeached Members, that have again thrust themselves into the Managing of Public Affairs by this wicked Design; and that all others will give us such Assistance therein, that the Members of both Houses may receive due Encouragement to return to Westm.; there to sit with all Freedom, and so to perform their Trust as shall conduce to the Settlement of this distracted Kingdom; and to inflict such Punishment upon the Eleven Members, as shall deter any for the future to make the like Attempt.
"Our Lives have not been dear unto us for the Public Good: And being resolved, by the Assistance of our God to bring these Delinquents to their deserved Punishments, as that than which there cannot be any Thing of more Public Concernment to the Kingdom; we trust (if it shall come to that) our Blood shall not be accounted too dear a Price for the Accomplishment of it. And if any in the City will engage themselves against us, to protect those Persons, and so put the Kingdom again into a new and miserable War, the Blood must be laid to the Account of such Persons, as the Authors thereof.
"And lastly; Because it is the main Engine of ours and the Kingdom's Enemy to render us odious, by possessing the Minds of Men that we (fn. 3) gape only after the Plunder of this great and wealthy City; as the Experience of the contrary Carriage in all the Towns we have taken yieldeth unto us a Testimony beyond the Example of any Army, so we do from our Hearts declare, That we abhor the very Thought thereof; and we doubt not but all the World will see our Actions answerable to our Professions; and that we shall not cause any Man to suffer but by his own Default; and that God will manifest we have only in our Eyes that Justice may have a free Course, the Parliament a free Sitting and Voting, and a full Vindication of the late Violation done to them.
"And as for the City of Westm'r, the Borough of Southwarke, the Hamlets, and the rest of the Suburbs and Out Parts; as we are informed that they are not so ready to engage themselves in a new War as some would have them, so we are sensible of the hard Condition they are brought into, even by them that claim a Right against both Houses of Parliament (a strange Claim against a Parliament), though more reasonable against others, not to be subjected to a Militia without their own Consent; and yet will not be contented, unless they may have others subjected unto them, and lay what Burthens they please upon them, without allowing them any Part of Vote or Consent with them; in which Point of Common Right and Equity we shall not be wanting (in a due Way) to assist them, for obtaining of their just Desires and Immunities; it being our chief Aim to settle Peace, with Truth and Righteousness, throughout the Kingdom; and that none may be oppressed in his just Freedom and Liberties, much less the Parliament itself.
"Which Things being duly settled, we shall be as ready also to assure unto the King His Rights and Authority, as any that pretend never so much for the better Upholding of an ill Cause, and the Countenance of tumultuous Violence against the Parliament.
"The which our honest, just, and necessary Undertakings, as we are resolved to pursue with the utmost Hazard of our Lives and Fortunes; so we doubt not but we shall find God's accustomed Goodness and Assistance with us therein, till we have brought them to a good and happy Conclusion for this poor and languishing Kingdom.
"By the Appointment of his Excellency Sir Thomas Fairefax and the Council of War.
Colebrooke, Aug. 3, 1647.
"Jo. Rushworth, Secr."
Order for the Thanksgiving.
"It is this Day Ordered, by the Lords and Commons in Parliament assembled, That Thursday next be, and is hereby, appointed for a solemn Day of Thanksgiving to God, by both Houses of Parliament, for His infinite Mercy, in the restoring the said Houses of Parliament to their Honour and Freedom, with so little Effusion of Blood: And it is farther Ordered, That Mr. Marshall and Mr. Nye are hereby desired then to preach before the said Houses, in the Abbey Church, Westm'r."
House adjourned till 6a post Meridiem.
Post Meridiem.
PRAYERS, by Mr. Salwey.
Domini præsentes fuerunt:
Comes Manchester, Speaker.
Comes Pembrooke.
Comes Mulgrave.
Comes Denbigh.
L. Viscount Say & Seale.
Comes Northumberland.
Ds. Wharton.
Ds. Grey.
Ds. Howard.
Message from the H. C. with Orders &c. about the safe Sitting of the Houses.
A Message was brought from the House of Commons, by Sir Thomas Witherington, &c.;
To desire Concurrence in divers Votes:
1. For a Gratuity to the Common Soldiers, &c. and for the General to take Care for the safe Sitting of Parliament. (Here enter them.)
2. For a Committee to examine the Matter of the Force committed upon the Parliament, &c.
(Here enter it.)
Agreed to; and the Time to be To-morrow in the Afternoon, at Two, in the Painted Chamber.
3. The Order for appointing Sir Thomas Fairefax to be Constable of The Tower of London, with some Alterations. (Here enter it.)
Agreed to.
"The Answer returned was:
That this House agrees to all the Particulars now brought up.
Message to the H. C. with the Ordinance for Reformadoes to leave London; and with the Declaration to the Army.
A Message was sent to the House of Commons, by Doctor Aylett and Mr. Page;
To desire their Concurrence:
1. An Ordinance, That the Reformado Soldiers shall depart this Town by the Tenth of this Instant, and not to continue within Twenty Miles of London.
2. A Declaration for the Vindication of Sir Thomas Fairefax and the Army, for what they have acted in these late Troubles for the Safety of the Parliament.
Message from thence, concerning the Examination of the Violence offered to the Parliament.
A Message was brought from the House of Commons, by the Lord Grey and others; desiring the Lords Concurrence in additional Power to be given to the Committee formerly appointed to examine the Force offered to the Parliament.
(Here enter it.)
Agreed to.
Order for a Month's Pay to the Soldiers.
"Ordered, by the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament, That a Gratuity, according to the Proportion of One Month's Pay, be forthwith provided, and freely bestowed upon the Non-Commission Officers and Private Soldiers of Horse, Foot, and Dragoons, of the Army."
Order for Sir T. Fairefax to take Care for the safe Sitting of the Houses.
"Ordered, by the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament, That it be recommended unto the General Sir Thomas Fairefax, to take Care for the safe Guarding and secure Sitting of the Parliament, until further Order be taken by both Houses."
Committee to examine the Violence offered to the Houses.
"The House of Commons hath appointed a Committee of their Members, of Two and Twenty; and have given Power to them to join with a Committee of a proportionable Number of the Lords, to examine the Matter of Force and Violence done to the Two Houses of Parliament, on Monday the Six and Twentieth of July last; and to find out the Persons that have been Actors, Abettors, Contrivers, Promoters, or Encouragers of it; and to state the Matter of Fact, and to report the same to the Houses, with their Opinions what they think fit to be done for the Vindication of the Two Houses, and for the securing of them against the like for the future; and to enquire of all Acts that have been done in Pursuance of it; and are to meet at Two of the Clock To-morrow, in the Painted Chamber, and so de Die in Diem; and have Power to send for Parties, Witnesses, Papers, Records; and to secure such Persons as upon Examination they shall find Cause, until Report can be made to both Houses."
Ordinance for Sir T. Fairfax to be Constable of The Tower.
"Ordered, by the Lords and Commons in Parliament assembled, That Sir Thomas Fairefax, Commander of all the Land Forces within the Kingdom of England, Dominion of Wales, and Isles of Guernsy and Jersy, under the Pay of the Parliament, is hereby made, constituted, and appointed, Constable of The Tower of London, during the Space of One whole Year, unless both Houses of Parliament do otherwise order in the mean Time; with Power and Authority to substitute and appoint a Lieutenant under him."
Additional Power to the Committee to examine the Violence offered to the Houses.
"Resolved, by the Lords and Commons in Parliament assembled, That it be referred to the Committee of both Houses, this Day nominated and appointed to examine concerning the Force and Violence offered to the Parliament on the Six and Twentieth of July last, to examine also and find out all such Persons as were, or have been, Promoters, Framers, Abettors, or Contrivers, of the Covenant of Association, declared against by the Houses the Three and Twentieth of July last, or as have been or are engaged by it; and the said Committee have further Power to examine who have raised, or acted, or endeavoured to raise, any Force in Maintenance of the said Covenant of Association, declared against by the Houses the Three and Twentieth of July last, or of the Tumults and Violence offered to the Houses on the Six and Twentieth of July last."
Adjourned, 10 Monday next.


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YANN Martel's Booker Prize-winning Life of Pi can be recommended as a thrilling, yet educational young-adult adventure story, packing in plenty of lurid detail - there is, for instance, a fight between a tiger and a shark - in between the lessons in natural history and comparative religion.
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A young man who survives a disaster at sea is hurtled into an epic journey of adventure and discovery. While cast away, he forms an unexpected connection with another survivor ... a fearsome tiger named "Richard Parker". Adapted from Yann Martel's Booker Prize-winning book of the same name.
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It's a shame Martel felt obliged to reach for literary credibility by setting this ripping yarn in a pretentious metaphysical framework. Still, if he hadn't done so, his novel would likely never have caught the attention of Ang Lee, a filmmaker whose contemplative tendencies were visible even in his 2003 blockbuster Hulk - like Life of Pi, a fable that uses mythology to dramatise a struggle between higher and lower impulses.
The connection between the two films is clinched early on, when the young hero is seen poring over illustrations of Hindu deities. ''These were my superheroes,'' the adult Pi Patel (Irrfan Khan) observes in the course of telling his life story to a visitor (Rafe Spall) in the present day.
Pi's account begins with his 1970s childhood in the French-Indian town of Pondicherry, where his father (Adil Hussain) owns a zoo. As a teenager (played by Suraj Sharma), he's increasingly preoccupied with religion: he declares himself equally Hindu, Christian and Muslim, seeing no contradiction in finding multiple ways to express his love of God.
When Pi is 16, his family decide to emigrate to Canada, but their ship founders in the middle of the Pacific. Pi survives, sharing a lifeboat with a few other castaways: a hyena, an orang-utan, a zebra and a tiger known whimsically as ''Richard Parker''. Gradually, the story reduces itself to a showdown between Pi and the tiger, who must arrive at a truce or perish.
David Magee's screenplay sticks closely to Martel's novel, but Lee - perhaps with a family audience in mind - downplays many of the more ghastly details of Pi's struggle to survive. The images suggest story-book illustrations painted in bright, contrasting colours, with the interior of the lifeboat a deep, unlikely red.
Though Lee is a far warmer artist than, say, David Fincher, he similarly invites us to marvel from a distance at the way cinema can bring the impossible to life. Lee's hyper-realism adds an extra layer to the central philosophical question posed by book and film: in what sense can Pi's fanciful narrative be accepted as ''true''? Ultimately, we're invited to take him at his word, simply because it makes for a better story. Implicitly, this is also why Pi chooses to believe in God.
It may say something about the contrasting expectations we bring to literary fiction and Hollywood cinema that Martel's novel reads like an invitation to suspend thought, while Lee's film qualifies as more reflective than the average blockbuster simply by raising the possibility of scepticism about what we're shown.
What is covered up when agonising reality is transformed into a fanciful tale? Allegorically speaking, Pi's efforts to tame Richard Parker suggest that humans bow to the divine for the same reason zoo animals obey their keepers: when things get bad enough, even a false god is better than none.


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Re: MathGL3D: Keep axis when exporting to VRML ?
Joerg Christoffers wrote:
> Dear NewsGroup !
> I am using MathGL3D for Mathematica to do 3D visualization. When exporting
> the 3D object to VRML the axis gets lost. Is it possible to also export the
> axis and labels ? A 3D object without any labels and axis is worthless
> because nobody knows what it shows.
Not in all cases, but in many. From my experience with visualization
software, I guess the problem is that developers are so happy to
be able to render polygons that they easily forget about boring stuff
like text. If your object is not too complex you might consider
to use a Java applet to display it. JavaView
or LiveGraphics3D
are both able to display Mathematica graphics with axes and labels.
(Well, I am not so sure about what JavaView is able to do exactly,
but LiveGraphics3D does support axes rather well.)
> Best regards
> Joerg.Christoffers at Philips.com
> Philips Semiconductors Germany
Hope this helps
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For information on the growing and care of Gallium, click Growing Guide.
The size of the plants we ship has been selected to reduce the shock of transplanting. For some, this means a large, bareroot crown. Others cannot travel bareroot or transplant best if grown in containers. We ship these perennials and annuals in 1 pint pots, except as noted. We must point out that many perennials will not bloom the first year after planting, but will the following year, amply rewarding your patience. We ship bulbs as dormant, bare bulbs, sometimes with some wood shavings or moss. Shrubs, Roses, vines, and other woody plants may be shipped bareroot or in pots. The size of the pot is noted in the quick facts for each item.
We ship our bulbs and plants at the right time for planting in your area, except as noted, with orders dispatched on a first-come, first-served basis by climate zone. Estimated dates for shipping are indicated in the Shipping Details box for each item. Please refer to the Shipping Details box to determine the earliest shipping time. Unless you specify otherwise, fertilizers, tools, and other non-plant items are shipped with your plants or bulbs. Please supply a street address for delivery. Kindly contact us with two weeks notice, if you'll be away at expected time of delivery.
We guarantee to ship plants that are in prime condition for growing. If your order is damaged or fails to meet your expectations, we will cheerfully replace or refund it. Please contact our Customer Service Department at 1-800-503-9624 or email us at [email protected]. Please include your order number or customer number when contacting us.
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Moose from Seabrook,NH
I have an entire island with only sweet woodruff. It looks beautiful up close or from a distance. I would not plant this with other flowers. I think its best just growing on its own. I want more. Hard to find but easy to grow.
Darlene from Kansas City, MO
This is my absolutely favorite plant! The first time I discovered it I was browsing in a nursery and I thought "What is that wonderful smell?" I picked up the Sweet Woodruff next to me and have fallen in love with it ever since. The smell is a combination of mowed grass, cinnamon and vanilla--more fragrant during certain conditions. I have planted mine as ground cover for my roses and along my walkway and porch where I can enjoy the fragrance. The care instructions say shade but mine has done better with about 6 hours of sun. Of course, the roses provide some shade. Take care when watering as the leaves can get sunburned fairly easily. In general I've found the plant to be pretty forgiving. The shop where I first purchased this is no longer in business and this plant is very hard to find it so I'm very grateful that White Farm has it.
DebBee from Deep in the Heart of Texas
Wish I had ordered more!
I have never purchased plants from a mail-order or on-line company. I was leery... so I only ordered three. Boy, do I wish I had ordered a dozen! These plants arrived in such incredible shape that I cannot believe they have been on a "mail-hike!" They are in the ground and have not even slumped like they are in any stress. I cannot wait until spring to see what they do! It is awfully HOT here in Texas!
White Flower Farm is wonderful to work with. When I discovered that I was going to be on travel during the time of my original shipping date, they promptly shuffled my shipment to work around my travel. I will sing their praises for a LONG TIME!
Dana from Bethel, CT
I planted a few of these several years ago, and they have been spreading for a few years now. I was just out in my side garden (it's March) and saw them spreading about 8 or 10 feet from where I initially planted them. Yay! Can't wait to see how they come up and fill in over the next few weeks and months.
Latin Name Pronunciation: gay'lee-um
Plant in partial shade or shade. Galium is happiest in average garden soil, but plants also get by in damp soil and will spread aggressively if conditions suit it. If slugs and snails chew holes in leaves, set out shallow bowls of beer to keep the population in check, or put down diatomaceous earth (available at many garden centers). In the South, plants may "mug off" in summer but generally reappear and bloom in spring.