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by the Rev. Sarah Quinney, Assistant Rector, St. John's Episcopal Church, RosevilleI have been blessed to participate in three pilgrimages this year with youth and young adults from our diocese and around the world: last summer with the Lift Every Voice Freedom Ride in North Carolina; this summer with the Lift Every Voice Pilgrimage to South Africa; and this summer on the Pathways Youth Pilgrimage in our diocese. These experiences have created space for tremendous transformation i...
Second Annual Art Camp Exposes Sonoma Youngsters to Classic Arts and Artists Classic fine art, and European and American artists recognized as giants of Western Culture, were brought to life for nearly 30 students, ages five to eleven, during a week-long series of arts classes held this summer at Trinity Episcopal Church in Sonoma.The curricula blended historical instruction with context and hands-on, kid-friendly projects inspired by the master artists. It featured daily "visits&rdqu...
by the Rev. Larry Holben, Priest in Charge, St. Barnabus' Episcopal Church, Mt.
by Paula Schaap, Director of Communications, Episcopal Diocese of Northern CaliforniaWhen about a dozen youth and young adults from the Episcopal Diocese of Northern California traveled to North Carolina last summer to take part in Lift Every Voice: Freedom Ride, it began a three-year commitment to learn about ways to seek justice and reconciliation at home and abroad. Many of the same young people made a life-changing trip to South Africa this summer in the second year of their pilgrimage. The ...
by Paula Schaap, Director of Communications, Episcopal Diocese of Northern CaliforniaYouth from the Episcopal Diocese of Northern California begin their journey toward reconciliation in northern California on Sunday, July 31st with the Pathways pilgrimage. The group will be on the road until August 6th, learning strategies for reconciliation, as they visit sites in our diocese where injustices have been committed in society's name. This pilgrimage is especially timely as it occurs on th...
by Anne Clarke, Lifelong Christian Faith Formation Coordinator, Episcopal Diocese of Northern CaliforniaAre you looking for some new Christian education ideas and inspiration, or is there an existing or emerging leader in your congregation who would benefit from some investment in their gifts for ministry? Registration is open for the 2016 Pneuma Conference this fall at Bishop's Ranch What: 2016 Pneuma Conference When: October 17-20, 2016 Where: The Bishop's Ranch 5297 Wests...
by the Rev. Lucretia Jevne, Chair, Millennium Development Goals Committee; Priest in Partnership, St. Brigid's Episcopal Church, Rio VistaMillennium Development Goals: Making Poverty History, Now Accepting Grant ApplicationsThe diocesan Millennium Development Goals Commission (MDG) is pleased to announce the opening of this 2016 Grant Process.
by the Rev. Susan Reeve, Deacon, St. Brigid of Kildare Episcopal Church, Rio Vista"Remember those who are in prison as though you were in prison with them." Hebrews 13:3.Let's discern a future direction.
by The Rev. Mark Allen, Rector, Episcopal Church of St. Martin, DavisThe Commission on Intercultural Ministries is holding an Anti-Racism Training on Saturday, July 16, 2016 from 8:30 a.m.
by Lynn Zender, Chair, Welcoming the Stranger Task Force; Alison Pease, Member, Welcoming the Stranger Task ForceOn Monday, May 23rd Lynn Zender and Alison Pease, from the Welcoming the Stranger Task Force, and the Rev. Lucretia Jevne, President of Episcopal Community Services, took part in the annual immigration day rally and advocacy day at the capitol in Sacramento. It was an excited and engaged crowd of people from all over the state who gathered in the name of justice to advocate for ...
by St. John's Episcopal Church, Lakeport St. John's Episcopal Church in Lakeport is hosting local mindfulness teacher, author and life coach, JoAnn Saccato, M.A.
by the Rev. Larry Holben, Priest in Charge, St. Barnabas' Episcopal Church, Mt.
by Sally Rooney, Coordinator, Education for Ministry, Episcopal Diocese of Northern California Education for Ministry (EfM) is a unique four-year distance learning certificate program in theological education based upon small-group study and practice. Seminar groups work under the leadership of mentors who contract to serve as guides and administrators. An EfM Mentor Training is scheduled for August 3-5, 2016 at Mercy Retreat Center in Auburn.
by Jane Snibbe, Diocesan Coordinator, Episcopal Relief & Development; Member, Good Shepherd Episcopal Church, Cloverdale Episcopal Relief & Development will be contacting every congregation in the country to complete a brief survey in the next few weeks. It will be very helpful if someone from the congregation - either clergy or lay person - fill out the survey. This information will be included in a strategic plan for Episcopal Relief & Development.
by the Ven. Beatryce "Cookie" Clark, Archdeacon, Episcopal Diocese of Northern California; Deacon, Epiphany Episcopal Church, Vacaville The School for Deacons held its 2016 graduation ceremony on Sunday, May 22nd at All Saints' Chapel on the campus of the Church Divinity School of the Pacific (CDSP) in Berkeley. This year's graduating class included the following members from the Episcopal Diocese of Northern California: Beth Gaines (St.
by the Very Rev. Canon Mary Hauck, Dean, Sierra Deanery The Sierra Deanery will hold their Spring Convocation on Saturday, June 4, 2016 from 8:45 a.m. -12:00 p.m.
by the Episcopal Diocese of Northern California The Rev. Dr. Linda Clader, Associate at St.
by St. Michael's Episcopal Church, Carmichael St. Michael's Episcopal Church in Carmichael is holding an Indoor Yard Sale on Saturday, June 18th from 8:00 a.m.
by Karen Lockert, Member, Episcopal Church of the Incarnation, Santa Rosa In June 2015, the Episcopal Church of the Incarnation in Santa Rosa hosted the first ever Incarnation 100: Benefit for Homeless Services. Dreamed up originally by avid cyclist Aaron Lucey, the Event Co-Chair, as a way to fund the church's three different homeless service organizations, the inaugural Incarnation 100 proved successful beyond expectations. This year's event takes place on Saturday, June 11, 2016.
by the Rev. Christine Leigh-Taylor, Chaplain to Retired Clergy and Surviving Spouses, The Episcopal Diocese of Northern California On Friday, April 29th, retired clergy from around the diocese enjoyed a delicious lunch with Bishop Beisner at St. Mary's Episcopal Church in Napa.
by Kyle Matthew Oliver, Digital Missioner and Instructor, Center for the Ministry of Teaching; Lead curator, e-Formation Learning Community A Conference on Ministry in a Digital World Is your congregation getting serious about its online presence or hoping to take it to the next level? Would you like to learn with other ministry practitioners using technology in faith formation, communications and other ministries? If so, jump-start your learning with hands-on training and big-picture insp...
by the Very Rev. Mary Hudak, Rector, St. Michael's Episcopal Church, Carmichael; Dean, Capital DeaneryThe Commission on Intercultural Ministries and the Capital Deanery are hosting an Anti-Racism Training on Saturday, October 29, 2016 from 8:30 a.m.
by Anne Clarke, Lifelong Christian Formation Coordinator, The Episcopal Diocese of Northern California On August 11-13, 2016, the Episcopal Church of the Incarnation in Santa Rosa, will host a Godly Play Training and Children's Ministry Conference. There are scholarships and grants available to support congregations who want to bolster their Godly Play program, begin a Godly Play program or who want to explore or begin other forms of children's ministry (regardless of the size and make-up of you...
by Anne Clarke, Lifelong Christian Faith Formation Coordinator, The Episcopal Diocese of Northern California Some of us have used the language of Godly Play to tell the story of the Risen Christ during this Easter Season, a story which calls us to join disciples as they learn to "Know Jesus in a New Way." My favorite moment of that story is when we're invited into Thomas and the disciples' doubt and wonder: "And why wouldn't he have some doubt? Their minds were stretching, stretching to be big e...
by the Very Rev. Cliff Haggenjos, Rector, St. John's Episcopal Church, Roseville; Dean, Central Deanery The Central Deneary Spring Convocation will be held on Saturday, May 14, 2016 from 9:00 a.m.
by Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, Sacramento Participants from all around The Episcopal Diocese of Northern California will be graduating from the Education for Ministry (EFM) program on Friday, May 6, 2016 at 7:00 p.m. at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral in Sacramento. What: Education for Ministry Graduation When: Friday, May 6th; 7:00 p.m.
by Lynn Zender, Member, Episcopal Church of St. Martin in Davis As its 2016 Lenten Project, the Episcopal Church of St. Martin in Davis, raised $7,274.00 for Foundation Cristosal.
by North American Association for the Catechumenate "Sing a New Song: Unpacking the Mystery of Faith" will be the theme of the 2016 Annual Ecumenical Gathering hosted by the North American Association for the Catechumenate, on June 28-30, 2016 in in Albuquerque, NM. Register by May 15th and receive a $50.00 early bird discount. What: 2016 NAAC Ecumenical Gathering When: June 28-30, 2016 Where: Albuquerque, NM Registration: click here For more information, please contact registrar Devr...
by The Episcopal Diocese of Northern California 2016 Congregational Leadership Conferences: Anti-Racism Training and Beyond In February 2016, 300 lay and clergy leaders from across the Episcopal Diocese of Northern California participated in anti-racism trainings. Responding to the urgent call to address racial reconciliation in The Episcopal Church, the diocese made anti-racism training the sole focus of this year's Congregational Leadership Conferences, training its diocesan leaders in th...
by St. John the Evangelist Episcopal Church, Chico St. John the Evangelist Episcopal Church of Chico is hosting their 33rd Annual Garden Tour on Saturday, May 7, 2016 from 11:00 a.m.
by Stephanie Blair, Member, Episcopal Church of the Incarnation, Santa Rosa The Episcopal Church of the Incarnation in Santa Rosa will host its second Incarnation 100 – A Benefit For Homeless Services on Saturday, June 11, 2016. The Incarnation 100 is a charity benefit bike ride, and a great event for avid and recreational cyclists alike. Everyone is welcome- from those who are on the serious cycling circuit to occasional biking enthusiasts.
by the Episcopal Diocese of California Join youth from around Northern California on April 29-30, 2016 for fellowship and fun at "Nightwatch," an overnight "lock-in" program at Grace Episcopal Cathedral in San Francisco for youth in 6-12th grades. There will be facilitated community building, active and contemplative activities, art, music and prayer. Nightwatch can also be a time for youth ministers to spend casual time together.
by Mary Mussell, President, Daughters of the King of The Episcopal Diocese of Northern California; Member, St. Francis' Episcopal Church, Fair Oaks The Order of the Daughters of the King will have their Spring Assembly on Monday, April 16, 2016, from 9:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
by the Rev. Lucretia Jevne, President, Episcopal Community Services of Northern California; Priest-in-Partnership, St. Brigid's, Rio Vista Grants for Ministry & Mission from Episcopal Community Services of Northern California Episcopal Community Services is now receiving applications for both the Ministry Development and Bishop Jerry & Jane Lamb Grants.
by the Rev. Christine Leigh-Taylor, Chaplain to Retired Clergy and Surviving Spouses, The Episcopal Diocese of Northern California Bishop Invites Retired Clergy, Spouses and Partners to Lunch April 29th Retired clergy in our diocese are a cherished resource. They and their spouses and partners are invited to join Bishop Barry Beisner for a special luncheon at St.
by the Very Rev. Daniel Green, Rector, St. John's Episcopal Church, Petaluma; Dean, Russian River Deanery The Russian River Deanery will host its Spring Convocation on Saturday, April 16, 2016 from 9:30 a.m.
by St. John's Episcopal Church in Roseville St. John's Episcopal Church in Roseville invites you to a special Celtic Concert and Benefit Event, featuring bag pipes, Celtic dancers, Irish fiddle and much more on Friday, March 18th at 7:00 p.m., doors open at 6:00 p.m.
by Anne Clarke, Lifelong Christian Faith Formation Coordinator, The Episcopal Diocese of Northern California The Fourth Annual Youth Ministry Symposium at Church Divinity School of the Pacific will be held on April 9, 2016 from 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. This year's focus is on the challenges young people face when they become aware of their own economic, racial, gender, and political privilege in the context of mission trips and service projects.
by Anne Clarke, Lifelong Christian Faith Formation Coordinator, The Episcopal Diocese of Northern California One of the most enjoyable parts of my job as the Lifelong Christian Formation Coordinator, thus far, has been seeing all the surprising commonalities that we all share, even as unique congregations spread out across Northern California. One of those beautifully mundane commonalities is the closet, rack or pile of folding chairs present in every church. They're always the source of a littl...
by Carole Maxson, Choirmaster, St. Clement's Episcopal Church, Rancho Cordova St. Clement's Episcopal Church in Rancho Cordova presents their Palm Sunday Concert "God So Loved the World," featuring the St.
by Barbara Woolman, Member, St. Augustine of Canterbury Episcopal Church in Rocklin "Three different days and four different times to do something good!" said Jim Quinney, chair of the Stop Hunger Now Meal-Packing event. A three-day, two-community meal-packing event is planned for March 11-13, 2016 at St. Augustine Episcopal Church in Rocklin.
by the Ven. Gary Brown and the Ven. Cookie Clarke, Archdeacons, The Episcopal Diocese of Northern California The Ven.
by The Belfry, Lutheran/Episcopal Campus Ministry at UC Davis Renowned author of Faith-Rooted Organizing, the Rev. Alexia Salvatierra, will speak at UC Davis on Tuesday, March 1, 2016 at 7:00 p.m.. Ordained pastor in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, the Rev.
by Betty Harrison Smith, Board of Directors, Episcopal Community Services Episcopal Community Services is in the process of planning for its 2016 grant cycle. In order to help make your grant application successful, we are requesting that, if you are considering asking for a grant this year, you precede your formal grant application with an informal Letter of Interest. This process will help us to plan for the year and enable us to offer targeted ways to assist you. Letters of Interest are ...
by St. John's Episcopal Church, Petaluma St. John's Episcopal Church in Petaluma is happy to announce a new worship experience called Celtic Evensong, which will be held on the first Sunday of each month at 5:00 p.m.
by The Episcopal Diocese of Northern California Bishop Barry Beisner and Bishop Greg Rickel, of The Episcopal Diocese of Olympia, returned this week after leading a pilgrimage to the Holy Land for bishops, ordinands and newly ordained clergy in The Episcopal Church in January 2016. Members of The Episcopal Dioceses of Northern California, Olympia and Arizona were among the pilgrims. "I am so grateful for the opportunity to be a part of this life-changing trip," shares Anne Clarke, Lifelong Chris...
by Rich Carlson, Associate, Order Julian of Norwich On March 12, 2016 from 10:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. there will be a gathering at St.
by The Episcopal Diocese of Northern California The second Bishop & Ordinand Holy Land Pilgrimage, in collaboration with the Episcopal Diocese of Olympia, is in full swing. On January 12th, pilgrims from The Episcopal Diocese of Northern California, led by the Rev. Canon Andrea McMillin, left California and met the full group in Tel Aviv, before traveling north to the Galilee.
by the Rev. Susan Reeve, Deacon, St. Brigid's, Rio Vista St.
by Margaret Dunning, Diocesan Disaster Coordinator; Member, Epiphany Episcopal Church, Vacaville I would like to thank our diocese and congregations for completing and submitting their Disaster Preparedness Plans to the Office of the Bishop. I am very happy to have worked with you this year to fulfill Resolution R7-14: Disaster Preparedness. For those congregations who have not yet submitted their completed plans, Bishop Barry Beisner has extended the due date to February 14, 2016.
by Church Divinity School of the Pacific Organizing for Public Ministry is a week-long intensive class, held January 17 - 22, 2016, that is taught by a team of experienced Industrial Areas Foundation (IAF) community organizers, about how to engage the public mission of the church in the world. What: Organizing for Public Ministry When: January 17 - 22, 2016 Where: Church Divinity School of the Pacific (CDSP) 2451 Ridge Rd. Berkeley, CA 94709 View map Registration: Click here to register online S...
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A month-long recycling drive to benefit the Lincoln Public Schools (LPS) Recycling Program starts tomorrow, Saturday, October 15. The City of Lincoln Recycling Office is cosponsoring the drive as part of America Recycles Day, Saturday, November 12. LPS will use proceeds from the drive for recycling collection containers and environmental education.
Through November 18, residents can take scrap metal and aluminum cans to Alter Scrap Processing, 525 "N" St., or Sadoff Iron & Metal Company, 5510 N.W. 39th St. and designate LPS to receive the proceeds. At the end of the drive, each business will match the public donations.
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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A winter snow storm moved through the Rocky Mountain region Tuesday as many people prepared for the start of their holiday travels.
The storm could cause travel delays on major highways such as Interstate 40 in Arizona, Interstate 15 in Utah, Interstate 70 in Utah and Colorado and Interstate 25 in Colorado.
Travel along roads in eastern Colorado could be especially treacherous because of winds expected to reach 50 mph, said Mike Hudson, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Kansas City. These areas east of I-25 should get less snow than other parts of Colorado, but will have blizzard conditions and zero visibility.
"That wind is really going to play havoc," Hudson said.
Hudson said Denver International Airport could see delays starting Tuesday afternoon.
The National Weather Service was forecasting 3-8 inches of snow in southern Utah and northern Arizona on Tuesday and Wednesday, and 6-8 inches of snow in some parts of Colorado.
Mountains and ski areas in the three states will get more snow.
Just light snow flurries are expected in the Salt Lake City area in northern Utah, said Jeff Zimmerman, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Salt Lake City. The Salt Lake City International Airport wasn't expecting delays.
But the snow will continue to come down heavily in the Utah ski resorts in the Wasatch Mountains. The ski areas have received 12-20 inches of snow in the last 48 hours and should get 4-8 inches more, Zimmerman said.
The Utah Avalanche Center has issued a warning for dangerous backcountry snowslides in northern Utah's mountains.
By Thursday, the snow is expected to subside in Utah and Arizona. By then, storms will begin in the Pacific Northwest, where snow and rain is expected, Zimmerman said.
The snow expected in northern Arizona will add to an already thick snowpack.
Two recent storms had combined to blanket the mountains north of Flagstaff with 2 feet of snow, about 20 inches in Flagstaff and along the Mogollon Rim, and about 6 inches in Prescott. The snowfall put Flagstaff above its nearly 17-inch normal for December with the snowiest month yet to come in January.
The fast-moving storm will hit Arizona from west to east Tuesday evening before leaving the state Wednesday with temperatures that will be 10-15 degrees below normal, the National Weather Service said.
For those traveling over the weekend for the holidays, the weather won't be as bitter. Warmer temperatures return Thursday and will back to near-normal on Friday and through the weekend, said Robert Rickey, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Flagstaff.
Until then, the major roadways in northern Arizona are expected to be an icy and slushy mess. Gusty winds that send snow blowing through the air also could limit visibility.
Associated Press writer Felicia Fonseca contributed from Flagstaff, Ariz.
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Winsted schools operating on a tight budget
WINSTED >> Public schools in Winsted faced the threat of utility shutoffs as part of the cash crunch, but the district is in the clear and ready to examine its systems.
The board touched on the process regarding bill payments during its finance committee meeting on Tuesday night, discussing the tangle of paperwork which is involved in paying vendors. Winsted has caught up on its bills, according to business manager Nadine Savage, who remarked that "we're no longer in shutoff status."
But Savage warned that the financial report was somewhat misleading. As of Jan. 31, the district has reportedly overspent its budget by $107,622. However, Savage said that the district expects to receive $238,000 in excess cost payments from the state, which would push Winsted back under the budget by $130,378 at the end of the fiscal year. Until those funds arrive, though, Winsted will have to watch its bills.
"As a result," Savage said of the excess cost funds, "we won't be overspent. We have some room. Not a lot, but there's some room."
Winsted paid down its outstanding bills through January as well, boosting its expenditures from the December report. Savage said that in December, the district had spent just under $8 million, but it has now expended $11,090,687, with another $10,728,517 encumbered. These encumbrances include the remainder of the district's utility bills, as well as benefits and salary, as well as other expenses.
"We don't give them the encumbered amount," Savage said. "We give them the one bill that's come in so far."
Bills are sent to the office in weekly bundles, which shocked board member Christine Royer. Currently, the school system's accounting software is not connected to the municipal business office. The district sends its bills to the municipal office, where they print out physical checks for the board of education's consideration.
"They take just the totals into their system," Savage said, "not the detail."
However, the final discretion on bill payments rests on the municipal finance director. Near the end of Henry Centrella's tenure, the finance office put the squeeze on the school system, Savage said, asking the school business office to prioritize its payments.
"Henry would tell (purchasing director) Mark (Douglass) 'pay only what you absolutely have to pay if someone's calling you'," said Savage.
However, a cash influx as a result of tax payments cleared the way for Winsted's school system to get out from under their outstanding obligations.
"The last time we submitted a list to the town," Savage said, "we said we had $300,000 worth of bills that had to get paid, and they said 'go ahead and pay them'."
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Bink Otauna was a legendary figure who along with his partner Tag Greenley constituted a mischievous duo. It is possible that the duo was based on actual persons, though historians continued to debate their existence.[1]
Possibly born on Alderaan[2] he had many adventures with Tag. According to the legend, the two witnessed and also affected several important events of the Imperial Period chronicled in the Journal of the Whills, the exploits of the Alliance to Restore the Republic, and the lives of the Skywalkers with outrageous and often hilarious results.
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Born to a Alderaanian family, Bink was a Force-sensitive, an unintended result of Darth Plagueis' manipulations of midi-chlorians. Barely Force sensitive, he was enough so to be accepted into the Jedi Order, where he met his friend-to-be Tag Greenley, another result of Plagueis' machinations. Both of the boys were weak in the Force, but they were able to scrape their way through their training. In order to stay afloat, Bink attempted to modify their grades by computer, but in the process accidentally deleted Kamino from the Jedi Archives. The two boys, afraid of being caught, fled, and ended up at Dex's Diner.
There they tried to figure out what to do next, but were forced to run when Jango Fett, upon hearing a waitress' call of "Order 66!", tried to kill them. The two Padawans boarded a freighter bound for Naboo, where they accidentally ran into Anakin Skywalker, who was escorting Padmé Amidala back to her home. The two boys cut a deal with him; he would keep secret about their transgressions and help them get back home, and they would help him with his attempts to win Padmé. While this worked for a while, when Anakin sensed that his mother Shmi was worried about him and left Naboo, he left the two boys behind, and they were forced to find an alternate way home. However, this was just as the Clone Wars broke out, and as a result it took them three years to make their way back to Coruscant. They arrived at the Jedi Temple just in time to find a massacre taking place. Anakin, now Darth Vader, refrained from killing them, as they had helped him win Padmé over so many years ago. However, he gave them specific orders: to forget they were ever Jedi and leave forever. The two did so, deciding that Tatooine would be a perfect place to hide where nothing would happen.
Tag & Bink Are Dead[edit | edit source]
Nineteen years later, they had joined the Rebellion and were serving aboard the Tantive IV when it was captured by the Devastator over Tatooine. The two were taken prisoner by a pair of stormtroopers, but were able to overpower them and don their armor. Disguised, they were taken back onboard the Devastator and transferred to the first Death Star. When the Death Star arrived at Alderaan, they stole a pair of TIE fighters and headed for the planet. Unfortunately for them, this was just as Alderaan was destroyed, and the two found themselves in even more trouble when the Millennium Falcon arrived. Bink cautioned Tag not to return to the Death Star, but due to the Falcon's jamming, Tag misheard and did just that, thus luring the Falcon to be captured by the Empire. Still in disguise, the pair were put in charge of guarding the tractor beam power console that Obi-Wan Kenobi would later disable. They were almost called for duty as Darth Vader's wingmen, but managed to give him the slip and steal Grand Moff Tarkin's personal shuttle Tydirium. They were leaving the Death Star just as Luke Skywalker destroyed it, and their hyperdrive was knocked out, forcing them to make a landing on Yavin 4.
This took them a few months, and by the time they arrived, the Rebels were long gone, the only things left being the leftover trash from the Rebel celebration and a medal reading "Chewie" that had been forgotten. Boba Fett arrived at this point, looking for Han Solo, but the pair got the drop on him. They tied him up and left for Cloud City to find old friend of Tag's, Lando Calrissian. Fett escaped soon after, and the two were shocked to see Slave I awaiting them. Lando wanted them gone, but when Tag reminded him that Lando had been taking credit for Tag's victory at the Battle of Taanab, Lando conceded and left to greet his other guest. The two hid in a room on Cloud City, but when they were surprised by C-3PO, Bink blasted him as payback for getting them caught on the Tantive IV. As a result, Lando made them escort Princess Leia Organa and Chewbacca to safety, but first they were taken to the carbon-freezing chamber, where Chewbacca knocked Tag unconscious. When he came to, the Empire was already taking control of the city, the Princess and Wookiee had already left, and a crowd of Cloud City's enraged inhabitants were pursuing them. Imperial reinforcements arrived in time, though, and the two were able to escape and get back to Mon Mothma and Gial Ackbar, with their captured Imperial shuttle in tow.
The Return of Tag and Bink[edit | edit source]
Some time later, they were sent, again in the disguise of stormtroopers, to assist Lando in meeting a Rebel contact on Tatooine. When they interrupted his meeting with Kannen Doom, who was supposed to help him get Han Solo back from Boba Fett, he forced them to help instead. They distracted Fett as Lando searched the ship, pretending to be an Imperial customs team, but not only had Han already been taken, but Tag and Bink were caught by Boba, who recognized them. They subdued him, and Tag donned Fett's armor, while Bink disguised himself as a gangster, and together the two infiltrated Jabba Desilijic Tiure's palace. Their first plan was to help Leia get Han out, but when she was captured, they went to their next plan, helping Luke get both of them out. When he failed, they went to the plan after that, helping Luke overpower the guards at the Great Pit of Carkoon and escape. Tag, still disguised as Boba Fett, went to help Luke, but the Jedi, mistaking him for the bounty hunter, attacked him. When Han Solo hit his jetpack, Tag sailed into the mouth of the sarlacc. Bink fared little better. When they came to, they were in the custody of Kannen Doom, who had been looking for Boba Fett, mistaking him for his father, who had dumped her. Boba arrived soon after, gunning for the pair, and they escaped to meet their contact, Manuel Both-Hanz. He had information on a new Imperial space station, including that Emperor Palpatine would be aboard it. However, he was shot in their escape, and Manny Both-Hanz died bringing the Rebels the information. The two reported as such to Mon Mothma.
She ordered them to take the body to the Empire in their commandeered Imperial shuttle to convince them that the Rebels had not learned the information Manny possessed. They were once again waylaid when the Empire sent them to escort the Emperor to the new Death Star, this time disguised as Royal Guards. The two were put on duty in the Emperor's throne room, where they listened as Darth Vader and Palpatine conspired to bring Luke to the dark side of the Force, and later as Luke arrived with Vader. They were surprised to hear that Luke was Vader's son. Palpatine dismissed his guards, and they left, hoping to find an elevator to make their escape in. However, the only elevator was on the other side of the tower they had just came from, and not wanting to look foolish, they waited, watching as Luke fought his father, was tortured by Palpatine, and Palpatine was killed by Luke's redeemed father. When Luke dragged his father into the elevator and left, they came back around and waited for the elevator to return. It was shortly after this that the Death Star exploded.
On the surface of Endor, as the Rebels celebrated their victory, Tag and Bink joined them as Force ghosts, standing beside those of Yoda, Obi-Wan Kenobi, and Anakin Skywalker (in fact, two Anakin Skywalkers, oddly enough, one rather older).
Behind the scenes[edit | edit source]
Tag and Bink are two Infinities characters, protagonists of the non-canon parody comic series by Kevin Rubio.
Bink's appearance is based on Kevin Rubio's brother Brian. In Tag & Bink Are Dead, Bink appears significantly darker skinned than Tag; however, according to Kevin Rubio, this was done so as to further differentiate the two. [3] By Tag & Bink: Revenge of the Clone Menace, Bink and Tag have a more similar complexion.
According to Rubio, during the Clone Wars Tag and Bink were on Malastare, working as busboys in a local dive bar, and trying to collect enough money to buy transport to Alderaan.[4]
The exploits of Tag and Bink were canonized by The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia as legend. The book also hints that the characters may, themselves, have existed in canon.
In the book, Tag & Bink: Revenge of the Clone Menace, Bink is identified as "Bink Atauna".[5] The mistake that would be fixed in future editions.[6]
Screenwriter Jon Kasdan and first assistant director Toby Hefferman portrayed Tag Greenley and Bink Otauna in the 2018 canon film Solo: A Star Wars Story,[7] though their scene was ultimately cut.[8]
Appearances[edit | edit source]
- Tag & Bink: Revenge of the Clone Menace (Non-canonical appearance)
- Tag & Bink Are Dead (First appearance) (Non-canonical appearance)
- "The Revenge of Tag & Bink"—Star Wars Tales 12 (Non-canonical appearance)
- The Return of Tag & Bink: Special Edition (Non-canonical appearance)
Sources[edit | edit source]
- Star Wars: Panel to Panel Volume 2: Expanding the Universe
- "25 Years of Return of the Jedi!"—Star Wars Insider 105
- The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
Notes and references[edit | edit source]
- ↑ The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
- ↑ Tag & Bink: Revenge of the Clone Menace
- ↑ TAG & BINK SPECIAL EDITION #1 -- Now in 2-D! on Dark Horse Comics' official website (backup link)
- ↑ The Clone Wars TV SHOW on Cartoon Network: WOW [spoilers?] on Dark Horse Comics' official website (backup link)
- ↑ Loading your precious image…. Comic Vine. Archived from the original on August 9, 2020. Retrieved on August 9, 2020.
- ↑ Tag & Bink: Revenge of the Clone Menace (reprints)
- ↑ Ramos, Dino-Ray (2017-10-14). 'Star Wars': Ron Howard Teases Fan Favorite Characters For Han Solo Spinoff. Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on August 9, 2020. Retrieved on October 15, 2017.
- ↑ Schmidt, JK (2018-05-26). Why Tag and Bink Were Cut from Solo. ComicBook. comicbook.com. Archived from the original on November 16, 2018. Retrieved on June 3, 2018.
External links[edit | edit source]
- Bink Otauna on Wikipedia


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Tuesday, May 28, 2013
I'm boring myself
I can't be the only one who is bored.
Is it arrogant to proclaim that it will get better? Even if I'm quite sure that it will?
Blogging just gets like this sometimes. Painfully boring but then I try to muddle through it (and not lose all of my readers in the process) and then life will pick up again and I won't have to tell you about my methods for matching up socks after I've washed them because I'm too busy writing about the boy who I have my eye on and the drunken debacle that was my weekend.
Let's hope that's how this turns out. It's is the way it has gone every other time my life has fallen into a horrible monotonous rut over the last eight years. I hope I haven't drained the fun well. (I am 30, after all. Maybe this is just how reality looks this side of 30.) Because life right now? It's not bad. It's mostly good. Just quiet.
Things will pick up eventually. I have faith that my life, and therefore your blog reading, will get more interesting.*
And if nothing else, Lucy is popping out a kid in another month or so. I'll definitely have that new little dude as my muse for emotional, flowery poetry about the smell of a infant and my own barren uterus.
If that isn't something to look forward to, I don't know what is.
So Midwestern, summer 2013: prominently featuring sonnets about my womb.
Hurry back!
*The Coach is home, so there's that.
4 comments:
- Unknown said...
If I were blogging about my daily life, my blog would be so dull. I work. I eat. I sleep. I see my boyfriend. Repeat.
- Sabrina said...
I'm new to your blog, A, but looking forward to reading more. Personally, I like reading about others' lives even if they do sound monotonous to the writer! It makes me feel connected to the world to know I'm not the only one excited about my new dish drying rack :)
(Plus, I'm a Midwesterner displaced in California)
- A said...
BV -- that's basically all I do. Well, once you replace "see my boyfriend" with "run."
Sabrina -- welcome, darling! Please, tell me more about your new dish rack!
- Danielle said...
This "boring phase" must be going around like some kind of virus, as myself and a couple other bloggers seem to be going through the same things.
New to this blog, but I'm hoping that if you can get through it, so can I.


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A bear is roaming the countryside south of Kansas City, well north of the wooded and hilly Ozarks region where most bears in Missouri live.
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Hundreds of people lined up outside the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta early Tuesday morning in hopes of getting help paying their mortgages.
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The Dawn Is Near
Poor fainting spirit still hold on thy way.
The dawn is near.
The dawn is near.
True, thou art weary but yon bright'ning ray
becomes more clear,
becomes more clear.
Bear up a little longer; wait for rest
and a bright new world of joy and peace attained.
2. The night of life is mournful but look on.
The dawn is near.
The dawn is near.
Soon will earth's shadowed scenes and forms be gone. Be of good cheer.
Be of good cheer.
Gird up thy loins; bind sandals on thy feet.
The way is dark and long; the end, the end is sweet.
Text: Dan Carter
Music: Dan Carter
Artist: Carter
Album: Music Published in the Church Magazines: New Era
Composition Date: 1978-08-01
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February 15, 2013
ANNOUNCEMENT: We've Moved!
Visit us at our new web address: www.sigmabeautytalk.com
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February 13, 2013
Valentine's-inspired Makeup Tutorial
Tomorrow is Valentine's Day and we have just what you need to get flirty and fabulous! Whether or not you have a special date planned, you'll love the way you look with this tutorial that has irresistible written all over it! Keep reading to get the steps needed to recreate it.
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February 11, 2013
January Favorites + GIVEAWAY!
It's February and time to mention a few fave Sigma products from the last month! Beauty bloggers and YouTube's top makeup gurus always seem to have a favorite product from Sigma each month and we love sharing with you what each of them are. Keep reading to find out which products were most loved for the month of January and 2012 overall! BONUS -- Since February is the month of love, we're sharing the love for our customers by giving one of our newest and highly talked about products!
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February 7, 2013
xSparkage @ the MOA!
Head on over to the Sigma Beauty store at the Mall of America Saturday, Feb. 23 from 1-3pm for a special meet and greet with YouTube beauty enthusiast xSparkage! Keep reading to get all the event info and learn a little more about this gorgeous guru!
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February 4, 2013
NOW AVAILABLE: Eye Shadow Bases!
They're here! As of today you can now purchase the new Sigma Eye Shadow Bases! Each base is made with a blendable, smooth formula to achieve a long-wearing and pigmented effect. They are designed to reduce surface oil thanks to the water-resistant, silky-smooth and light-weight formula. Want to know more? Keep reading!
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February 1, 2013
All About Brows
Eyebrows frame your face and have a strong impact on your overall look, which is why today's topic emphasizes how to achieve beautiful brows! Thanks to the Beauty Expert – Brow Design Kit and the availability of many items in the kit sold separately, it's easy to make perfect brows a part of your daily beauty routine! Keep reading to learn how.
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January 29, 2013
Ask the Artist: Michelle Champagne
Multiple Emmy award-winning celebrity makeup artist Michelle Champagne has painted the famous faces of Cate Blanchett, Cameron Diaz, Ashley Judd, and Kerri Russell, to name just a few. She is known for her extensive work with Regis Philbin and Kelly Ripa on their previous show, in addition to the hundreds of celebrities and performers that were guests of the show. Today, Michelle continues to prepare Kelly daily for the 'Live with Kelly & Michael' show. We got to talk with this celebrated beauty connoisseur to learn everything about makeup-musts to her take on trends. Check it out:
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Children First Program
Children First, Oklahoma's Nurse-Family Partnership is a voluntary family support program that offers home-based services to mothers expecting their first child. Upon enrollment, a public health nurse works with the mother in order to increase her chances of delivering a healthy baby. In addition, the nurse will educate the mother about child safety and child development. The nurse can also connect the mother to needed services in her community such as childcare, housing and job/educational programs.
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Another chapter on my life is about to end. I've resigned from working in Labuan, Sabah and will be permanently (as far as I know at the moment!!!) back to Kuala Lumpur for good. It's not a transfer, but a change of company. Some might already know where I'll be going, but it'll still be in the same industry.
Resigning so fast? Well, why not? An opportunity presented itself, and after weighing out the pros and cons of all the options I had, coming back was the best option. Was it for family? The obvious answer to many, it was. Well, it was and it was not. The new job had a better job offer overall and I just had to take it.
But financial perks aside, deep down in my heart it was for the best. I'll be close to my family, to my wife and to my friends, which is the most important of all. Afterall, money only come and go, but a good strong family and friends stay with you to the very end.
Any regrets working in Labuan after all these while? I can sincerely tell you I had no regrets whatsoever. Working in Labuan is so much different than working in KL. Colleagues here are truly colleagues, they help and support you to the very end. Unlike the usual finger pointing and blame culture in KL (generalizing here), working in Labuan was tough but it was sincere hard work. No political BS, no cronnies or groupies, no conspiracies. Work, sweat and glory.
So, looking forward to working back in KL? To be very honest with you, I am not. New environment, new changes, new everything. But I guess he who rejects change is the architect of decay. Life moves forward, weather you like it or not.
On another note. I realized there are so many tough decisions to make over these past 2 years. From deciding to get married, deciding to work in Labuan and decide to come back, and a few other family decisions that I can't reveal here. Sometimes I linger in the dark in my bedroom alone at night and think, have I made the right decisions, the best decisions? God only knows. I can only think so much, risk so much, do so much. I guess God only help those who help themselves. At least I've tried.
Until next time.
Just so you know, I've moved… - … to a new blog persona: http://majidah.wordpress.com Let's meet there:)
10 years ago


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Just to start off, it was a surreal experience. I have been running the archive for almost 10 years (coming up on December 31st) and not that I feel entitled (because I am not) but its ironic that I run this site that is all about NINs live performances. But have never met them before. Ive never tried to put myself out there before in this regard. I have done a few things for the band over the years and we also filmed their side project for HTDA in Chicago. That would have been the best time to ask if everyone filming the show could meet the band. But, I didnt want to push my luck and thought just getting permission to tape the show by the band was enough. Looking back in retrospect, I felt like that opportunity was lost and I would never have another shot at it, and I should have just asked.
Lets now flash forward to now. I knew that the Atlanta shows were going to be the only shows I can make this fall. I had tickets to Memphis, Detroit x2 and NOLA x3 as well. But I just cant make any of these due to my intense exam schedule and have given them away for free. My brother said I should just throw a tweet out there and see what happens. So, I did. I was really embarrassed once I hit send. Because thats out of my character to ask of something like this. I didnt really think anything would come out of it and I would still enjoy this run of shows with such awesome seats for taping from. But then Tuesday night I get an email from their tour manager and I about lost it! Called my brother just to tell him the news and I couldnt sleep, I was so stoked. We were to meet at the side stage door around the time JAMC were to go on.
We got to the show and we went in to get a poster and watch Tobacco. The time came and we headed outside to the side door. They told us to wait there and then a black car came up and it was TR and Atticus. They rushed into the door and we waited I then got an email saying that they got to the show late and wed have to push it to later. Which was fine, but we had no way of getting back into the show! So, Brett took us inside and let us in so we could watch JAMC. After their set we went back and began ascending the stairs to the dressing rooms. I walked into the room and there was TR with a smirk and a Hey Ryan, its about time! we shook hands and I didnt know how to start the conversation. I was a little star struck but I just said I had been running the archive for over 10 years and it was just nice to finally speak to them in person and tell them how much your music meant. Atticus was on the other side of the room and I shook his hand and told him the same. My brother came in to the room and we have been to almost every show together and have really bonded over their music since high school when we started going to shows together. Then, we started traveling the country to see them after that. So it was very special to meet them with my brother.
My first question I asked was what they thought about the archive and concert recordings in general. I know that TR has given the green light in 2011 for full download on the website and he has linked it in the AMA he did in 2013 and a few other things I have worked on for them indirectly (minisite videos etc). But I wanted to see if there was any way to see if we could get a taper section sort of like Phish behind the board. He came back with a very eloquent response of how he has no control of the quality that is released with audience recordings and he wants the live show to be portrayed in a certain way that you cant always get with a audience recording. He also elaborated that when they did the NINJA tour open taping, he meant for it to be low-pro but people were trying to bring in their boom mics and stabilizers. That wasnt the point with that whole thing. He went on to talk about Apple and how he wanted to increase their quality and relate it to the live recordings. He could only do so much until it was out of his hands. So, to come full circle, it is all about the quality and TR wants the live shows to be the best they can be. There might be some hiccups along the way, but that isnt something he wants to highlight. I respect this. But at the end of him talking extensively about it, he told me that he is flattered about the site while he grinned and said that he would never stop me from doing what I am doing and that I should never worry about getting shut down. It was just amazing to hear out of his mouth, even though I had gotten a written email so long ago. I told them I was happy to hear that as it was a stress reliever for me from my studies in anesthesia and I could talk about my favorite band with others.
I then segued into asking about the Walled-Off Hotel compositions that they had done last year. I found that one piece to be so beautiful and wanted to hear more. I also didnt want all of my questions to be lame and the ones that they had heard 1,000 times before (like the Tension DVD, Wave Goodbye footage, Tapeworm etc). We all know that those wont see a release, so I didnt feel like bringing it up again. Hopefully one day they may bring them out and I can host them on the archive , but until that day, I didnt feel like asking it. Atticus went on to respond by saying that they were both very proud of the work and think its some of their strongest work. TR said the same thing and then told us that they were working on pressing it to vinyl. But they didnt give any sort of timeline for it. But I am glad that it will be making its way out there at some point!
My brother then asked if they would ever consider scoring a horror film and Trent was very receptive to this and said that they would love to do something like this. At the same time, Robin, Ilan and Alessandro were coming into the room and they shook all of hands and all I wanted to say was YOU GUYS ARE LIK3 T3H BEST! and I couldnt get anything out for Ilan and Robin, plus they seemed real busy just running around. They signed the poster and walked out real quick. Alessandro came over, shook my hand and said, I love the work of your site! Its incredible! If I ever need to know where I was on a certain day since 2005, I can just look there! LOL. It was great. They were all so nice and I was just very grateful they would take time out of their schedule, especially right before they took the stage to chill and just mingle for a second. So, their tour manager was trying to get all of us out into the hallway to take the picture and Atticus then stopped me and asked me an anesthesia related question and I answered his question and then Trent came back and gave the look like, we gotta go! So, we went out into the hallway and Trent looked at Elvis on the wall and pointed to it, reason were taking it out here. So everyone got into position for the photo and I told TR when we were taking the photo that Somewhat Damaged starting off the encore is literally the best thing to open an encore. Hoping that would possibly change the set for the night, but that didnt happen. lol. We took the picture and that was it! Went to grab all my stuff off the counter and right next to it was the setlist . I have been trying to stay away from the setlists so I could be surprised. But I was like a fly to a bright light and had to peak! I saw what they were starting with and what the encore started with. I was so stoked. We were then taken downstair and this whole encounter was probably 10 minutes, but felt like so long. It was great. My brother and I were absolutely cloud 9. We went back to our seats, I got setup to tape the show and that was it. Brett then emailed the picture and we were like YES!!!!! It finally happened. Now, at every NIN show, well be like we were before In the background like everyone else. Thats all I ever wanted and it just put a big grin on my face.
I didnt get to check the poster out because the tour manager rolled it up back into the tube. But Trent wrote RYAN! on the poster along with his signature. I just thought that was such an amazing touch and I cant wait to frame both event posters together. Some guy asked me at the end of the night if he could buy my poster off me for $50. Little did he know about what was really inside This interaction just put NIN in another galaxy for how awesome they are to their fans. I know that they have always been receptive and Ive heard stories. But to have our own story now, it just adds that much more. I respect them as a band, musicians, people. They didnt have to do this, but they did. And it has made my year.
The next night people were coming up to my brother and I after they saw the picture on Instagram/FaceBook and thought it was so awesome. People were coming up to me and telling me thank you for the work on the archive and how much they use the site. I never asked for that and it was overwhelming. It made me feel good that so many people use the site and frequent it for new recordings. I finally met FULLMETAL too! Damn man, you are a beast and I was stoked to put a face to a name after all that you have recorded and all the shows youve been to. m0reta hooked my brother and I up with tickets to both nights and I am eternally grateful for that, I hope that you grab the recordings and enjoy them! They are excellent sources.
A bunch of us met up during the weekend at the bar prior to the shows REPLICA and his friend, Steven, and then we met up with m0reta and was it,MeetYourMaster(?) I cant remember the username here on ETS the next night for post show dinner at Vortex. I also ran into another taper from the night with his friends. It was just great to speak with these wonderful people and their interest in this band, but also other things. Everyone was just so awesome and that just made the experience of the run of shows that much better.
Anyways, thats enough from me. Thanks to everyone who followed along this week for the updates of this and made this happen. It was truly an amazing experience that I will never forget. Now, Ill get back to school and working on updates to the site! Cheers all. Until next time.


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ENCORE BLACK Created for African-American Audiences, ENCORE ESPAÑOL
Offered on Lower Cost Programming Tiers for Wider Access to Latino Households, ENCORE CLASSIC for the Boomer Generation,
Nightly Horror Block on ENCORE SUSPENSE
More HD and TV Favorites Added to Perennial Top Movie Mix with 'Murphy Brown," "Magnum, P.I.," "Night Court," "Diff'rent Strokes," "What's Happening!!" and More
To Fortify Premier Consumer Offering in Premium Pay TV Entertainment
Beverly Hills, Calif. - November 11, 2013 - Already a favorite for consumers as the most widely subscribed premium pay TV service in the United States with 35 million subscribers, Starz has strengthened ENCORE and its family of thematic multiplex channels and service offerings. The new ENCORE pack of channels bring programming enhancements to further super-serve the nation's evolving demographics and focus on groups who over-index in viewing within the premium pay TV category.
Beginning December 2, 2013, subscribers can look forward to the following changes:
ENCORE BLACK Replaces ENCORE DRAMA - Showcasing popular programming for the African-American community, ENCORE BLACK will bring a terrific combination of commercial-free premium movie content, comedy such as "Martin Lawrence's 1st Amendment Stand Up," and the introduction of TV favorites including: "What's Happening!!," "Diff'rent Strokes," "227," and "Amen." ENCORE BLACK will be originated in HD and service the strong viewership from the African-American community, which has historically over-indexed on premium channel viewership. The December launch will spotlight Academy Award(R) nominee, actor Samuel L. Jackson with films such as Unbreakable, Losing Isaiah, Freedomland, One Eight Seven, and more.
ENCORE CLASSIC Replaces ENCORE LOVE -
A new addition to the ENCORE HD channel portfolio, ENCORE CLASSIC will be a favorite for the Baby Boomer set, with a mix of generational evergreen movie favorites and classic TV series. Leveraging the deep and broad ENCORE movie library of new release and favorite hits, ENCORE CLASSIC will add TV hits, "Murphy Brown," "Magnum, P.I.," and "Night Court" to its programming slate. Classic movie titles will air every night with a new favorite every day of the month at 9PM ET/PT. Films include Kramer vs. Kramer, American Graffiti, Independence Day, Breaking Away, Stand By Me, Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery, Good Will Hunting, Tootsie, Basic Instinct, The Notebook, and more.
"The Graveyard Shift" Horror Blocks Reigns over ENCORE SUSPENSE Nightly starting at 9pm ET/PT - Younger viewers can get their blood-thirsty and chilling need for horror on ENCORE SUSPENSE every night of the week beginning at 9PM ET/PT and airing until approximately 5AM ET/PT with "The Graveyard Shift." Another new addition to the ENCORE HD channel portfolio, ENCORE SUSPENSE gives fans a regular eight-hour fix of great horror flicks with the best in high-def picture quality and sound. Top horror films from Hollywood's best studios, including movies from its own Anchor Bay Entertainment - one of the leading producers and distributors of the horror film genre in the industry: Top horror titles airing in December during "The Graveyard Shift include Night of the Living Dead, The Fly, Silent Night, The Amityville Horror, The Dead Zone, Resident Evil: Retribution, and Frozen.
ENCORE ESPAÑOL Moves to a Lower Tier -
For the growing Latino audiences who want 24/7 Spanish-Language premium content, ENCORE ESPAÑOL will now be made available to multichannel video distributors in the United States to be part of their popular, lower-cost Spanish-language channel bundles. ENCORE ESPAÑOL will now enjoy its own Spanish-language film programming from worldwide suppliers and be more than a Spanish-language version of the flagship ENCORE channel. ENCORE ESPAÑOL will showcase U.S. Television Premieres of Sin Otoño, Sin Primavera (Ecuador), Estrella del Sur (Columbia), La Llamada (Argentina), and Lo Azul del Cielo (Columbia).
"The new and improved ENCORE family of channels and services are aligned to super-serve its many constituent demographic groups" said David Baldwin, Executive Vice President of Program Planning for Starz. "Growth in Latino and Boomer populations and continued over-indexing in TV usage by African-American audiences created marketplace opportunities for us to add incremental consumer value to the ENCORE services. Along with the new nightly horror block, these enhancements will benefit ENCORE subscribers for years ahead. ENCORE truly is 'Playing Favorites' with these improvements to the channels and the ENCORE ON DEMAND and ENCORE PLAY services."
The ENCORE MOVIE PACK has the most highly engaged audience of any premium package, with subscriber households spending an average 17.3 hours per month watching ENCORE channels.
The December 2 roll-out will also feature brand new channel logos, graphics and audio package as part of a fresh, new on-air style representative of the newly improved and fortified ENCORE channels and services.
About Starz
Starz (NASDAQ: STRZA, STRZB) is a leading integrated global media and entertainment company with operating units that provide premium subscription video programming on domestic U.S. pay television channels (Starz Networks), global content distribution (Starz Distribution) and animated television and movie production (Starz Animation), www.starz.com.
Starz Networks is a leading provider of premium subscription video programming through the flagship STARZ(R) and ENCORE(R) pay TV networks which showcase premium original programming and movies to U.S. multichannel video distributors, including cable operators, satellite television providers, and telecommunications companies. As of September 30, 2013, STARZ and ENCORE serve a combined 57.0 million subscribers, including 22.0 million at STARZ, and 35.0 million at ENCORE, making them the largest pair of premium flagship channels in the U.S. STARZ(R) and ENCORE(R), along with Starz Networks' third network MOVIEPLEX(R), air more than 1,000 movies monthly across 17 linear networks, complemented by On Demand and authenticated online offerings through STARZ PLAY, ENCORE PLAY, and MOVIEPLEX PLAY. Starz Distribution develops, produces and acquires entertainment content, distributing it to consumers globally on DVD, digital formats and traditional television. Starz Distribution's home video, digital media and worldwide distribution business units distribute original programming content produced by Starz, as well as entertainment content for itself and third parties. Starz Animation produces animated TV and movie content for studios, networks, distributors and audiences worldwide.
About ENCORE
ENCORE(R) is the most widely subscribed premium pay TV flagship brand in the United States with 35.0 million subscribers through September 30, 2013. Offered by Starz from its operating unit, Starz Networks, ENCORE's eight premium channel offerings include: ENCORE, ENCORE ACTION, ENCORE CLASSIC, ENCORE WESTERNS, ENCORE SUSPENSE, ENCORE BLACK, ENCORE FAMILY, and ENCORE ESPAÑOL. Advanced services options for ENCORE subscribers include ENCORE HD, ENCORE ON DEMAND, ENCORE HD ON DEMAND, and the ENCORE PLAY authenticated online offering. ENCORE subscribers enjoy a wide variety of newer release and favorite premium commercial-free movie programming from leading studios, in addition to a complement of classic TV shows and other original programming.
*source: Nielsen Media Research, Live+SD total day HH time spent viewing, January-September, 2013


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(Speakers in alphabetic order)
TAROS IET Public Lecture: Era of Social Robots
Professor Shuzhi Sam Ge
IEEE, IET & IFAC Fellow, The National University of Singapore/University of Electronic Science and Technology of China.
Professor Sam S Ge received the B.Sc. degree from Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics (BUAA), China, in 1986, and the Ph.D. degree and the Diploma of Imperial College (DIC) from Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, University of London, London, United Kingdom, in 1993. From May 1992 to June 1993, he was engaged in postdoctoral research at Leicester University, UK. He has been with the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, The National University of Singapore, Singapore from July 1993. He is a full Professor since January 2005. Since July 2009, Professor Sam S. Ge is also Professor at the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (UESTC). Professor Ge is currently the Director of Social Robotics Lab, Institute of Interactive Digital Media (IDMI), National University of Singapore (NUS). He is leading a strong research team working on autonomous robotics (sensor fusion, path planning, decision making), intelligence control, intelligent interactive media fusion, and education software development.
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Social robots are envisioned to become an integral part of our social fabric as we embrace the coming "silver" society. Across continents, governments have foreseen the needs of an aging population and funded a number of leading groups in universities and research institutes to focus on the research and development of social robots for improving services, healthcare and productivity.
In this talk, I will first present a brief history of social robotics and the state-of-the-art in research and development. Then, I will introduce three social robots developed at the Social Robotics Laboratory of the National University of Singapore, including Carine for interactive edutainment, Adam for hospitality service, and Nancy for human robot collaboration. To appreciate the advanced technologies in making social robots possible, I shall describe the core technological modules, or building blocks, including locomotion, intelligent control, visuoauditory interaction, and artificial skin. Deeper understanding and further advancements in the modules can help us to make social robots become more appealing, more engaging, and ultimately better companions.
As a community, we are working hard to make social robots help our "silver" society more vibrant, connected, and productive. Let me illustrate part of this big picture by presenting a few robots for different issues such as security, mobility, and productivity. Finally, I would like to conclude my presentation by giving a few futuristic scenarios how human and social robots live, work, and enjoy life together happily.
Closing Plenary: Joint Action between Humans and Robots - Lessons Learned from more than 10 years of Research
Institut für Informatik VI Technische Universität München, Germany.
Alois C. Knoll received the diploma (M.Sc.) degree in Electrical/Communications Engineering from the University of Stuttgart, Germany, in 1985 and his Ph.D. (summa cum laude) in computer science from the Technical University of Berlin, Germany, in 1988. He served on the faculty of the computer science department of TU Berlin until 1993, when he qualified for teaching computer science at a university (habilitation). He then joined the Technical Faculty of the University of Bielefeld, where he was a full professor and the director of the research group Technical Informatics until 2001. Between May 2001 and April 2004 he was a member of the board of directors of the Fraunhofer-Institute for Autonomous Intelligent Systems. At AIS he was head of the research group "Robotics Construction Kits", dedicated to research and development in the area of educational robotics. Since autumn 2001 he has been a professor of Computer Science at the Computer Science Department of the Technische Universität München. He is also on the board of directors of the Central Institute of Medical Technology at TUM (IMETUM-Garching); between April 2004 and March 2006 he was Executive Director of the Institute of Computer Science at TUM.
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The success of the human species depends heavily on our ability to work together on challenges, which individual humans cannot solve on their own. Therefore, humans are experts on closely working together on common tasks. But can we also build robots that are able to work together with humans?
This talk summarises the work of several projects that focused on joint action between humans and robots: JAST, Joint Action Science and Technology, JAHIR, Joint Action for Humans and Industrial Robots, BAJA, Basic Aspects of Joint Action, and JAMES, Joint Action for Multimodal Embodied Social Systems. We will show how robots, which will working together with humans, must be designed and constructed. In order to do this, we analysed how humans work together and transferred this knowledge to various robots. This includes the robot's software architecture, robust multimodal input recognition and processing, mechanisms to guarantee the human's safety, and generation of multimodal output to the human.
Opening Plenary: Reinforcement Methods and Graphical Games for Autonomous Online Learning in Robotic Systems
IEEE, IFAC & INSTMC(UK) Fellow
The University of Texas at Arlington, USA
Professor Frank L Lewis is a registered Professional Engineer in the State of Texas and a Chartered Engineer with the U.K. Engineering Council. He spent six years in the U.S. Navy. He is/has been on the Editorial Boards of numerous international journals and served as Editor for Automatica. He is the Editor of the Taylor & Francis book series in Automation & Control Engineering. Dr. Lewis is the recipient of a Fulbright Research Award, the Int. Neural Network Society Gabor Award, the American Society of Engineering Education F.E. Terman Award, and numerous other research awards. He received the IEEE Control Systems Society Best Chapter Award (as Founding Chairman). He received the IEEE Dallas Section "Outstanding Service Award" in 1994, and was selected as Engineer of the Year in 1995 by the Ft. Worth IEEE Section. He is an Adjunct Professor at The Georgia Institute of Technology and has served on NASA Committee on the Space Station.
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In this talk we present some notions of reinforcement learning in autonomous robotic systems. Then, some ideas are given about a new form of team game where the interactions of the agents are restricted by an underlying communication graph topology.
Reinforcement learning (RL) is a method of learning better control actions by observing the responses to our current actions. RL is based on the way natural organisms and animals learn in response to their environment. Ivan Pavlov used precepts of RL in training his dogs in the 19-th century. These learning methods capture multi-timescale cognitive phenomena in the human brain. In RL, a desired performance measure is specified, and techniques are given for updating control actions so as to improve that prescribed performance measure. Performance measures can capture minimum energy, minimum time motion, minimum fuel, maximum cost benefit, and so on.
In this talk we present methods for learning optimal robot behaviors online using reinforcement methods. Novel methods of using RL for updating the control inputs in dynamical system models are presented. These are online learning methods based on RL actor-critic structures that update control actions so as to learn optimal motion solutions in real time using data measured along the system trajectories. Thus, perception is used to learn skills autonomously during run-time operation.
In the second part of the talk, a new formulation for control of multi-agent cooperative robots is given. A novel form of game among agents in a communication graph is formulated. In this graphical game, each agent is allowed to interact only with its neighbors, and yet optimal global performance of the team is desired. Local interactions are used to learn optimal motions that result in synchronized behavior of the team. Some relations are shown with cooperative swarm motion control and with human panic behavior in building egress situations.