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Katy Perry and Taylor Swift: A timeline of their friendship turned feud
Ever since Taylor Swift said that 1989 cut "Bad Blood" was about someone in the music industry and not an ex-boyfriend, rumors swirled that the pop star was referring to Katy Perry. But neither singer explicitly commented on the supposed feud until Monday night, when Perry went on The Late Show With James Corden and confirmed she did indeed have a rocky relationship with Swift.
"Honestly, it's really like she started it and it's time for her to finish it," Perry said of the fight, which started over backing dancers. She later claimed to have tried to talk to Swift, but to no avail. "It was a full shutdown and then she writes a song about me, and I'm like, 'Okay, cool, cool, cool, that's how you want to deal with it? Karma!'" Perry said, before admitting that she would quash the beef with Swift if the 1989 singer reached out to talk.
It wasn't always like this. In fact, the two began exchanging friendly tweets in 2009, just five years before "Bad Blood" came out. Ahead, check out a timeline of Swift and Perry's falling out.
July 2009
Eight years ago, Swift paid Perry a compliment via Twitter. "Watching the Waking up in Vegas video," she wrote. "I love Katy Perry. I think I'm going to hang her poster on my wall now." Perry responded, "You're as sweet as pie! Let's write a song together about the subject we know best… for my new record. It'll be brilliant." (The proposed collaboration never happened.)
September 2014
Between 2009 and 2014, the two publicly exchanged birthday wishes and tweets about cats, and Perry even stopped by Swift's Fearless tour to perform "Hot N Cold."
But by time 2014 rolled around, things changed. During an interview with Rolling Stone, Swift said her new song "Bad Blood" was about another woman in the music industry.
"For years, I was never sure if we were friends or not," Swift said in the interview. "She would come up to me at awards shows and say something and walk away, and I would think, 'Are we friends, or did she just give me the harshest insult of my life?'"
Swift explained to Rolling Stone that the artist "did something so horrible" and called her relationship with the unnamed singer akin to "straight-up enemies." She added, "And it wasn't even about a guy! It had to do with business. She basically tried to sabotage an entire arena tour. She tried to hire a bunch of people out from under me. And I'm surprisingly non-confrontational — you would not believe how much I hate conflict. So now I have to avoid her. It's awkward, and I don't like it."
The day after the story appeared online, Perry tweeted, "Watch out for the Regina George in sheep's clothing…" When she was later asked about the tweet, Perry said, "If somebody is trying to defame my character, you're going to hear about it."
May 2015
When the topic of bad blood between the pair came up once again in an interview with The Telegraph, Swift said: "I'm never going to talk about her in my interview. It's not going to happen." She went on to add that it was natural that she has "enemies."
"It's not real if someone appears to never have any issues with anyone," she explained. "I have my friends. I have enemies."
July 2015
After the MTV Video Music Awards announced that year's slate of nominees, Nicki Minaj tweeted, "If your video celebrates women with very slim bodies, you will be nominated for vid of the year." Minutes later Swift — seemingly taking Minaj's comments as a personal attack on her "Bad Blood" nomination — responded: "I've done nothing but love & support you. It's unlike you to pit women against each other. Maybe one of the men took your slot."
The next day Perry chimed in, though didn't mention Swift by name. "Finding it ironic to parade the pit women against other women argument about as one unmeasurably capitalizes on the take down of a woman…"
Minaj later clarified that her comments were not meant to target Swift in any way and the pop icons performed together (and hugged) when the awards show rolled around in August 2015. (Perry did not make an appearance that night.)
October 2015
In the fall of 2015, Swift's comments to Rolling Stone about "Bad Blood" surfaced once more in a different interview. When a GQ reporter pointed out that even though she doesn't explicitly name names in her songs, Swift does allow the public to decide who she's targeting, Swift responded: "You're in a Rolling Stone interview, and the writer says, 'Who is that song about? That sounds like a really intense moment from your life.' And you sit there, and you know you're on good terms with your ex-boyfriend, and you don't want him — or his family — to think you're firing shots at him. So you say, 'That was about losing a friend.' And that's basically all you say. But then people cryptically tweet about what you meant. I never said anything that would point a finger in the specific direction of one specific person, and I can sleep at night knowing that. I knew the song would be assigned to a person, and the easiest mark was someone who I didn't want to be labeled with this song. It was not a song about heartbreak. It was about the loss of friendship."
Swift went on to add, "So I don't necessarily care who people think it's about. I just needed to divert them away from the easiest target. Listen to the song. It doesn't point to any one person or any one situation. But if you'd listened to my previous four albums, you would think this was about a guy who broke my heart. And nothing could be further from the truth. It was important to show that losing friendships can be just as damaging to a person as losing a romantic relationship."
July 2016
After Swift's relationship with Scottish D.J. Calvin Harris ended, it came out that Swift had actually co-written Harris' hit with Rihanna, "This Is What You Came For," under the pseudonym Nils Sjoberg. In a series of now-deleted tweets, Harris seemed to address the timing of the reveal. "Hurtful to me at this point that her and her team would go so far out of their way to try and make ME look bad at this stage though," he wrote. In another tweet, he added, "I figure if you're happy in your new relationship you should focus on that instead of trying to tear your ex bf down for something to do." (At the time, Swift was dating actor Tom Hiddleston.)
Harris then name-dropped Perry. "I know you're off tour and you need someone new to try and bury like Katy ETC but I'm not that guy, sorry. I won't allow it," he wrote. That day, after Harris' tweets went viral, Perry tweeted out a GIF of Hillary Clinton shrugging.
She followed up by retweeting an old tweet from spring 2015, simply stating, "Time, the ultimate truth teller."
September 2016
When a user tweeted at Perry, "Will you collab with Taylor swift," she responded, "If she says sorry, sure!"
October 2016
While celebrating her 32nd birthday at a Kanye West concert in California, Perry recorded herself dancing to the lyric that references Swift in West's song "Famous." In a video posted to the singer's Instagram story, she gets close to the camera and widens her eyes during the line, "I feel like me and Taylor might still have sex, why? I made that bitch famous."
May 2017
In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Perry talked about her new album, Witness, and was asked whether it contains a response to Swift's "Bad Blood." She commented that the upcoming record is "very empowered" and that "there is no one thing that's calling out any one person."
She added: "One thing to note is: You can't mistake kindness for weakness and don't come for me. Anyone. Anyone. Anyone. Anyone. And that's not to any one person and don't quote me that it is, because it's not. It's not about that. Honestly, when women come together and they decide to unite, this world is going to be a better place. Period end of story.
"But, let me say this: Everything has a reaction or a consequence so don't forget about that, okay, honey," she continued. "We got to keep it real, honey. This record is not about anyone else! This record is about me being seen and heard so that I can see and hear everyone else! It's not even about me! It's about everything that I see out there that I digest. I think there's a healing in it for me and vulnerability. If people want to connect and be healed and feel vulnerable and feel empowered and strong, God bless and here it is."
Soon after that story went online, Perry dropped new song "Swish Swish" featuring Nicki Minaj, which comes off as a diss track with lyrics like, "Don't you come for me/ No, not today/ You're calculated/ I've got your number/ Because you're a joke/ And I'm a courtside killer queen."
After the song's release, Orange is the New Black actress and Swift's friend Ruby Rose slammed Perry in a series of tweets. "'Purposeful poop' to 'bomb a petit' to a sloppy mess of writing over the top of Funkagenda..stop trying to make 'Wit..I mean 'fetch' happen," she wrote, later adding: "I've always stood up for the people I love and against things I think are cheap or mean spirited. That's not new. You have to follow your ♥" Rose also took a shot at Perry's sales numbers.
Just a few days later, Perry appeared on James Corden's Late Late Show in a Carpool Karaoke segment, where she got candid about the rumored dispute for the first time.
"That's true, there is a situation," she responded when Corden asked about her history with Swift. "Honestly, it's really like she started it and it's time for her to finish it."
During the segment, Perry confirmed the root cause of the feud was over backing dancers — and told her side of the story. "It's so crazy!" Perry said. "Okay, so there are three backing dancers that went on tour with her tour, right? And they asked me before they went on tour if they could go, and I was like, 'Yeah, of course. I'm not on a record cycle and get the work, and she's great and all that. But I will be on a record cycle probably in about a year. So be sure to put a 30-day contingency in your contract so you can get out if you want to join me when I say I'm going back on.' That year came up, right? And I texted all of them because I'm very close with them and I said, 'Look, just FYI, I'm about to start. I want to put the word out there. They said, 'Okay, we're going to go and talk to management about it.' And they did, and they got fired."
Perry claimed Swift never talked to her about the dancers despite her attempts. "But what I want to say is that I'm ready for that BS to be done," she said. "Now, there is the law of cause and effect. You do something, there's going to be a reaction, and trust me daddy, there's going to be a reaction. It's all about karma, right? I think personally that women together — not divided, and none of this petty bullsh– — women together will heal the world."
When Corden then asked: "Would it be enough to just receive a text from Taylor Swift that just said 'the beef is off the grill?'" Perry answered: "100 percent."
June 2017
In an interview with NME, Perry talked about her decision to address her history with Swift on Corden's show. "I mean, I'm not Buddha — things irritate me," she said before referencing "Bad Blood." "I wish that I could turn the other cheek every single time, but I'm also not a pushover, you know? Especially when someone tries to assassinate my character with little girls [her fans]. That's so messed up!"
She also acknowledged that her longtime collaborate Max Martin co-produced and co-wrote Swift's "Bad Blood." "I can't speak for [Max], but he didn't know [who 'Bad Blood' was about].' I'm not supposed to tell him what he can and can't do," she continued. "I'm very fair; I'm super-duper fair and I'm not one of those people who's like, 'You can't do that because I don't like that person'. Just, like, you do you, make your own choices… I'm not his mother."
This was one of multiple times Perry has discussed Swift on her press tour for Witness, while Swift has yet to make any comment on the situation — although she did make her entire catalog available on Spotify and other streaming services the same day Witness came out, a move many saw as a response to Perry.
After Witness' release, though, Perry sat down with Arianna Huffington for a conversation on The Thrive Global Podcast and talked about her desire to "let it go." "I forgive her and I'm sorry for anything I ever did, and I hope the same from her," Perry said. "And I love her, and I want the best for her. And I think she's a fantastic songwriter, and I think that, you know, if we, both her and I, can be representatives of strong women that come together despite their differences, I think the whole world is going to go like, 'Yeah, well we can do this.' I don't know. Like maybe I don't agree with everything she does and she doesn't agree with everything I do, but I just really truly want to come together in a place of love and forgiveness and understanding and compassion."


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We're kickin' up our blog game, because let's be real – there are two people behind the curtain of Black Mast and we want to share our brand and our experience with you. YOU. So we'll be posting more often about new products, living on the dark side of San Francisco (no, not the Sunset District) y mucho mas….comment back or shoot us an email anytime so we can chat!
Here's a lil update on where we are in preparation for SF Zine Fest in a couple weeks!
- Shirts? We got 'em. Two styles, every size. Come by to check out our homage to the living and the dead.
- Prints? We got 'em. Three to choose from, all $5 (holla). Mix and match or take home all three.
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And finally…WE WILL BE THERE! Brandon and I will be manning (or people-ing) the table the entire weekend. Come by to chat, duet, or just give us the signal and we will leave you alone while you browse. We're super excited and we can't wait to meet you!


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You can set up your Workspace email in Microsoft® Outlook 2007. We recommend using the Outlook Setup Tool, to automatically set up your email in Outlook 2007. But if you want to set up your email yourself, follow these instructions.
- Open Outlook 2007.
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- Click the Tools menu, and select Account Settings.
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Field What to enter User Name Your full Workspace email address, one more time Password Your Workspace email password, again Remember password Make sure this option is checked
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- When your email set up is finished, you will see a screen that says Congratulations! Click Finish.
Next step
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- Outlook 2007: Troubleshooting
- See your SMTP relays
- What is the difference between POP and IMAP?
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A group of BTEC Business students from the College Merthyr Tydfil were fortunate to join TV presenter, Kate Humble, as part of the Barefoot wine beach clean up project at Penarth seafront on Friday 12th September.
Environmental campaigner and TV presenter Kate Humble has been helping with the nationwide campaign, which includes the Surfers Against Sewage charity, to clean British beaches and rid our shores of rubbish.
The students and a number of local volunteers worked with Kate on the two hour clean up of the beach which saw them remove bucket loads of rubbish and debris.
Business student Melissa Murphy said "I really enjoyed the experience. It brought to life all of the theory that we have been learning as part of our sustainability modules. I'm also a member of the college's Eco committee so helping to protect the environment is something which I feel really passionate about".
Jen Spencer, Business lecturer at The College Merthyr Tydfil commented "It is not just about our local environment, but the national environment as well. Projects like this give student a great awareness of the issues."
Student Casey Chinnock added: "We are studying environment and sustainability as part of the Welsh Baccalaureate. Taking part in something like this is valuable. Talking about it is one thing, doing something about it is another."
The campaign aims to reduce litter on the UK's beaches by 50% by 2020.
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World Teachers' Day is an opportunity to acknowledge our teachers and say thanks for the significant contributions they make in our classrooms and communities.
VIT would like to congratulate the three finalists in the category of Early Childhood Teacher of The Year, for the Victorian Early Years awards. Winners will be announced at the ceremony held at the national Gallery of Victoria on 23 October 2018.
VIT would like to congratulate the teachers from Victorian government schools who have been shortlisted for the 2018 Victorian Education Excellence Awards.
The Department of Education and Training (DET) provides a great range of resources on how to be safe using digital technologies.
A Teaching Performance Assessment (TPA) has been introduced to all Victorian initial teacher education (ITE) programs.
If you're thinking of returning to teach from non-practising registration, you'll need to follow the correct process – including completing 20 days of teaching and 20 hours of PD within 12 months.
Who sits on this panel and what do they do?
If you're applying for (full) registration, these resources could be very useful.
As part of the renewal process, you may be asked to provide evidence of your PD activities. The MyPD tool can be a useful way to capture this evidence.
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So Help Me God, Putangina Niyo Lahat
Rodrigo Duterte's imaginary inaugural address
(SPOT.ph) If fresh surveys are to be believed, Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte will become the 16th president of the Philippine Republic. Here, we imagine his inaugural speech. To save on expenses, he has vowed to break tradition by holding his inauguration in Malacañang instead of Luneta.
"Wisdom without eloquence does little for the good of the states..." – Marcus Tullius Cicero
My dearest countrymen, you have spoken. I have listened.
You have laid in front of me the challenge. I have accepted.
There were those who doubted. They questioned our character, ability, and our morality. They questioned all the surveys. But, putanginang 'yan, we have triumphed and now we stand, on the verge of a new era.
It has been a bruising electoral race. Emotions have raged like fire across slums in summer. With the viciousness of blades, harsh words have been exchanged. Our people have come to a point of despair. Now is the time for healing. The clarion call of unity must be heeded.
No nation has achieved greatness without discipline.
We must transcend our petty little fucking selves and our petty little motives. We must devote ourselves to a greater cause. To echo the words of a dead president that I want buried in the Libingan ng mga Bayani, we can make this nation great again.
You have given me this privilege. Now I ask of you one thing that discipline cannot exist without: sacrifice.
The problem with this country is that it has too much democracy and not enough discipline. All I ask is for you—mga putangina niyo lahat—to sacrifice some of your freedoms for the greater good. Let us all face the truth, mga gago: for the longest time, we have all been spoiled brats whining for undue privileges.
What is freedom, anyway? Is it the freedom to drive drunk at three in the morning? The freedom to use guns to settle traffic altercations? The freedom to sell drugs? The freedom to spread lung cancer to other people? The freedom to roam the streets so you can rob your neighbor? The freedom to rape your daughter and granddaughter? Mga putangina niyo, your days are numbered.
I have promised to rid this country of criminality in 60 days. Let us now beat our swords not into ploughshares but into shovels that we will use to bury the bodies of those who dare disturb our peace. It is a time to bury hatchets—in the backs of lawbreakers.
The Davao Death Squad shall be no more. From now on it shall take on a more dynamic national character. The Davao Death Squad shall now be known as the Philippine Death Squad, with the most dynamic, experienced assassins trained by the police and the military. The Philippine Death Squad shall operate as an entirely independent department with its own budget, with the option to coordinate with the PNP and the AFP. Every province, every city, every municipality will have its own death squad.
Under my reign let a thousand funeral parlors bloom like wreaths. As I have warned before, prepare yourselves for the sight of a Manila Bay choking with corpses. To make omelettes, we must first break some eggs. I have declared many times before that I will insist on a revolutionary government. And remember that a Chinese leader had once said that a revolution is not a picnic.
And on the subject of picnics, with all those dead bodies, what a feast it will be for worms. I see a bright future for vermiculture in the Philippines. I also see a bright future for the funeral business. I will order the release of P50 billion from the Department of Budget and Management to fasttrack the construction and operations of funeral parlors in every barangay.
If one of my predecessors had once warned, "Huwag niyo akong subukan," putangina niyong mga drug lord at mga smuggler, I dare you: just try me. If my predecessor's proved to be an empty threat, I assure you, under my reign...We shall fertilize the countryside with their blood.
Government and Church need not debate on the reproductive health issue. In our campaign against crime, we will reduce the population by a fourth—of course, that goes without saying, that is the worthless, thieving, scheming, corrupt that do not deserve to share the same breathing space with the decent and law-abiding.
Efficiency and progress shall be the hallmarks of my government.
For instance, there is no worse metaphor for the state of justice in the Philippines than the luxurious lives of convicted slime in Bilibid.
Instead of routinely complaining about the scandalous excesses in Bilibid's maximum security compound, we will settle this problem once and for all with mankind's eternal friend and foe: fire. Before my 60-day deadline ends, we will flood with kerosene that incorrigibly evil part of Bilibid and torch it during the wee small hours. We will put to an end this hopeless dilemma of jail guards and penitentiary officers being bribed by rich and powerful scum. All of them will exit this world in one glorious conflagration.
We will fight corruption. And it begins with the abolition of Congress.
Like a cancerous tumor, this piece-of-shit branch of government has been gnawing away at our body politic for decades. From now on, absences, tardiness, and the perennial problems of quorum shall no longer be a concern.
It has been said that we should be a nation of laws and not of men.
This we already know: we have too many laws. The problem is that we do not follow them. This country also has way too many men. The tragedy is that many of them do not follow the law. And the tragedy is that many of them are legislators, by my defintion, the ones who make laws so they can break them. My countrymen, why do we fucking do this to ourselves?
The surgical abolition of Congress alone will save us a minimum of 30 billion pesos every year. The Batasang Pambansa complex shall be converted into a housing facility for the nearby squatters of Payatas.
Like the Romans and all other great civilizations, I believe in violence as a cleansing agent of society. We must use violence to maintain peace.
Human rights are only for those who can be considered humans. There should be no human rights for those who violate the rights of others. All these fucking bleeding-heart organizations—especially those from Western countries, like Amnesty International—how dare they talk about rights when the governments of their own countries are the number-one oppressors of the Third World! Putangina! Those bleeding hearts? From now on, if these groups become a hindrance to justice, if they are unwilling to be deported, we shall make their hearts bleed...literally.
As I have promised in my campaign, I shall revive the death penalty and we shall witness weekly executions. It is also imperative that these executions must be live and televised, on primetime: on Eat Bulaga and Showtime, and on TV Patrol and 24 Oras. As a Chinese revolutionary once said, we must kill the chicken in order to scare the monkey.
The Church, which shall not hinder me from my objectives, shall be rid of the slime of pederasty. No longer shall the young servants of the Lord serve the altar in fear. Clerics who are nothing but lurid vampires of tender flesh have no place in purported houses of God. I shall also order the justice department to organize an independent body to investigate these crimes, which deserve no less than the punishment of death.
This I have promised: What I have done to my beloved Davao I shall do to the rest of the Philippines. Actions speak louder than words. If I have triumphed it is not because of fancy TV commercials, nor is it because of expensive endorsers devoid of principled conviction.
Putangina, you the Filipino people have spoken. Vox populi, vox fucking dei. You have made it known to the world: You do not like stupid R&B sung by mediocre, brown-skinned dual citizens set to jaundiced music videos.
Putangina nila. The only fistbumping that you will see me doing are ones that land on the skulls of thieves, especially those who have plundered the nation's coffers for their campaign. But I have promised to slap that Mar Roxas should I run into him. As a man I know it is not the height of charity to slap losers. But, putangina niya. I am a man of my words. I shall fistbump that fucking wimp...in the face. There will be no body-bumping, only body-dumping.
God bless us all. God bless the Philippines. At putangina niyo lahat.


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Leopard and Red and Faux Fur again
It's sunny but it's still cold, so I've grabbed my old, old tortoiseshell sunnies to go with my enormous faux fur coat. I wanted to go dancing today, unfortunately I didn't get out of work in time but I still dressed the part! I'm wearing items from two of my favourite suppliers of reproduction vintage clothing – Lindy Bop and Collectif. This button-through day dress is SO comfortable, and it has cute leopard print collar and belt details. Oh, and it has pockets. Excellent, wonderful pockets. I love pockets in dresses and skirts, and I'm not alone. I quite like the history around them too.
A week ago, I wore another Lindy Bop dress to go dancing, but in heels my feet were in agony by the end for the day. So today I'm in my old faithful tan brogues I bought from New Look many years ago. I sing praises for this mega affordable High Street brand fairly often, but only because I really rate a lot of their stuff. Sure, these shoes are worn and scuffed around the toes, but they're still intact, and comfortable, which is the most important thing to me. That, and the fact they were about 20 pounds, they're leather, and they go with so many outfits. It's a win win situation for me.
This scarf was a Christmas present from my folks about 15 years ago. It's mostly cashmere, so it's incredibly soft, and it matches my cardigan perfectly! Talking of this cardigan, I love the little embroidered details around the neckline, and the cropped length. At 5'4 with quite a short torso, cropped cardigans tend to sit just below my natural waist, which i really like. It means a little bit more coverage and versatility, but still works for a nipped in 50s silhouette.
Dress: Lindy Bop
Cardigan – Collectif. Similar here
Scarf – Gift
Coat – Charity Shop
Shoes – New Look
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Appointment of a new Parliamentary Poet Laureate
Appointment of a new Parliamentary Poet Laureate
January 5, 2016 (Ottawa) – The Speaker of the Senate, the Honourable George J. Furey, and the Speaker of the House of Commons, the Honourable Geoff Regan, announced the appointment of George Elliott Clarke as Canada's next Parliamentary Poet Laureate, effective January 1, 2016. Mr. Clarke is the seventh poet to hold this office, succeeding Michel Pleau, whose two-year term ended on December 31, 2015.
"George Elliott Clarke has been a true ambassador of the work of Canadian poets," indicates Speaker Furey. "His contribution to Canada's cultural fabric is exceptional."
"His talent as poet, playwright and literary critic is undeniable," adds Speaker Regan. "He is an immensely versatile and engaging writer and will bring great honour to the position."
George Elliott Clarke was selected by the Speakers upon the recommendation of the Selection Committee chaired by Sonia L'Heureux, Parliamentary Librarian and composed of Guy Berthiaume, Librarian and Archivist of Canada; Graham Fraser, Commissioner of Official Languages and Pierre Lassonde, Chair, Canada Council for the Arts.
"The appointment is a personal holiday gift, but it is a transcendent, national recognition of the vitality of our official languages and doubly powerful poetries, informed by two great literary traditions," indicates Mr. Clarke "I'm humbled and honoured, inspired and eager, to follow previous Parliamentary Poets Laureate in valuing in verse our super-natural nation's exemplary experiments in democratized humanism."
Born in Windsor, Nova Scotia in 1960, Mr. Clarke is a seventh-generation Canadian of African-American and Mi'kmaq Amerindian heritage. Among Mr. Clarke's many honours are the Governor General's Literary Award for Poetry, the National Magazine Awards' Gold Medal for Poetry, the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Achievement Award, the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation's Trudeau Fellowship Prize and the Dartmouth Book Award for Fiction and the Eric Hoffer Book Award for Poetry. He has also been appointed to the Order of Nova Scotia and to the Order of Canada at the rank of Officer. Mr. Clarke holds eight honorary doctorates. He has recently completed his three year term as Poet Laureate for the City of Toronto.
Overview of Parliamentary Poet Program:
Federal legislators created the position of Parliamentary Poet Laureate in 2001 to draw Canadians' attention to the reading and writing of poetry. Pursuant to the Parliament of Canada Act, the Poet Laureate performs a range of duties, including: compose poetry, particularly for use in Parliament on occasions of state, sponsor poetry readings, advise the Parliamentary Librarian on the Library's cultural collection, and perform related duties at the request of the Speaker of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Commons, or the Parliamentary Librarian.
Biographical notes and a photo of George Elliott Clarke are available on-line at www.parl.gc.ca/poet.


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Canadiens hold off Avalanche
Montreal, QC (SportsNetwork.com) - P.K. Subban scored twice and Carey Price stood tall with 32 saves, as the Montreal Canadiens held off the Colorado Avalanche, 3-2, at Bell Centre.
Alex Galchenyuk also scored for the Canadiens, who moved to 5-1-0 on the season.
Alex Tanguay and Matt Duchene lit the lamp for Colorado, which dropped its third straight game. Calvin Pickard made 33 stops in defeat.
"We had 10 good scoring chances, and of the 10 seven of them missed the net," Avalanche coach Patrick Roy said. "We have to be much better around their net and put more pucks on their net to make their goalie work a little more."
For the second straight contest, Pickard was pushed into action due to a couple of injuries. The Avalanche placed starter Semyon Varlamov on injured reserve Thursday due to a groin problem and then saw backup Reto Berra leave just 2:46 into that night's game against the Ottawa Senators. Pickard was recalled from Lake Erie of the American Hockey League, and made 23 saves on 27 shots faced in his NHL debut as Colorado lost 5-3.
On Saturday, Pickard stopped all 17 shots he faced in the opening period, but despite carrying a 1-0 lead after the first 20 minutes, the Avalanche fell apart in the middle stanza when they allowed three goals.
Subban's power-play tally at 4:13 tied the game. With Marc-Andre Cliche in the penalty box for holding, the Canadiens swung the puck around to Subban, whose scored on a blast from above the left circle.
Galchenyuk skated through the right circle before tucking the puck by Pickard at 11:23 for a 2-1 Montreal lead.
The Canadiens expanded their advantage with 2:01 remaining. Subban chased down a long pass from Lars Eller that caromed off the boards and went to the end line, to the left of the net. Subban skated to the right circle and tucked the puck by Pickard's right pad into the net.
"As I turned around the net, I was looking for Lars," Subban said. "I knew he was coming, but their defenseman took him out. I was tight with the goalie to make the move. He bit on it and before I knew it I had an open net."
The Avalanche got one back with 2:31 left in the third when Duchene, who was falling down in the right circle, managed to deflect Jarome Iginla's shot past Price.
Tanguay's shot from the slot was turned aside by Price with a half-minute left, and then Jamie McGinn was denied on the doorstep by the Montreal netminder about 10 seconds later.
The Avalanche scored just 2:23 into the game. Tanguay carried the puck into the offensive zone's left circle before firing a centering pass to John Mitchell, who held the disc before returning it to a streaking Tanguay in front for the initial score.
Game Notes
The Avalanche, who wrapped up their four-game road trip with a 1-2-1 mark, host Florida on Tuesday ... The Canadiens continue their four-game homestand Tuesday versus Detroit ... Colorado was 0-for-4 on the power play.


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Olga Georgieva
What makes you jump out of your bed every morning?
My schedule! I always have a plan. Sometimes it is a super busy schedule, sometimes it is every day things I have to do and sometimes the plan is to rest so I then don't have to get up. I love doing planned things and that's what makes me get up in the mornings, so I can finish them and make some more plans!
What is your favourite role to sing at the moment?
I always try to enjoy every single role that I sing. I make sure that I do my best so that my heroine becomes alive on stage.
Cio-Cio San in Madam Butterfly
Favourite Opera?
I like a lot of Opera's. A lot. I love Verdi Opera's and Puccini. I really admire composers like Berg, Strauss and Weinberg. I love bright heroines. I enjoy singing roles of villains, its always interesting and deep.You can make up a whole story as to why your character is so evil. Maybe she is in pain or sad. The one Opera that stands out for me is Pucccini's Opera – Turandot. In time I would love to sing both women's roles in Opera.
If you could sing anywhere in the world (not just in theatre) where would it be?
I can't name a particular place in the world. I really like Saint Petersburg and Russia. I love Italy. I like England more and more ;-). When I start thinking where I would like to sing it's not a place but the professional people around me that I think of. I imagine the highest quality around me and my constant development and maybe imposable goals that I would like to achieve on stage.
Cio-Cio San and Suzuki
Best bits about England?
Open spaces, sheep, fields, boundless sky which reminds me of Russia.I have not seen enough of London as I had an important performance there but I felt that London is a special city with it's own particular atmosphere.
Tell us something about yourself that no one knows.
No one knows that I am a small coward inside. How I get nervous before the performance. If anyone had a chance to hear some of my thought, they would not understand me.
How do you relax after an important performance?
I like to be with my colleagues and people who were involved in the performance. I like to reflect on a good performance and move on to the next performance and plan new targets and goals.
Favourite Opera singer?
My answer will be ordinary. It is Maria Callas. She is not just a singer but an actor as well. I admire her not only for her voice but how she lived on stage and acted the role of her character.
Maria Callas
If you could take anyone to dinner who would you take?
I would invite Joseph Brodsky. I think with him it will be a very interesting evening. We would have had a great time in one of the restaurants in Venice. However, he is dead so that would not be possible.
Joseph Brodsky
What's your life motto?
'Love life in all its manifestations'. 'Live and let others live as well'.
'Live and enjoy every minute.'


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Heap (mathematics)
In abstract algebra, a heap (sometimes also called a groud[1]) is a mathematical generalization of a group. Informally speaking, a heap is obtained from a group by "forgetting" which element is the unit, in the same way that an affine space can be viewed as a vector space in which the 0 element has been "forgotten". A heap is essentially the same thing as a torsor, and the category of heaps is equivalent to the category of torsors, with morphisms given by transport of structure under group homomorphisms, but the theory of heaps emphasizes the intrinsic composition law, rather than global structures such as the geometry of bundles.
Formally, a heap is an algebraic structure consisting of a non-empty set H with a ternary operation denoted that satisfies
- the para-associative law
- the identity law
A group can be regarded as a heap under the operation . Conversely, let H be a heap, and choose an element e ∈H. The binary operation makes H into a group with identity e and inverse . A heap can thus be regarded as a group in which the identity has yet to be decided.
Whereas the automorphisms of a single object form a group, the set of isomorphisms between two isomorphic objects naturally forms a heap, with the operation (here juxtaposition denotes composition of functions). This heap becomes a group once a particular isomorphism by which the two objects are to be identified is chosen.
Two element heap
If then the following structure is a heap:
Heap of a group
As noted above, any group becomes a heap under the operation
One important special case:
Heap of integers
If are integers, we can set to produce a heap. We can then choose any integer to be the identity of a new group on the set of integers, with the operation
and inverse
- A pseudoheap or pseudogroud satisfies the partial para-associative condition[2]
- A semiheap or semigroud is required to satisfy only the para-associative law but need not obey the identity law.[3]
- An example of a semigroud that is not in general a groud is given by M a ring of matrices of fixed size with
- where • denotes matrix multiplication and ⊤ denotes matrix transpose.[3]
- An idempotent semiheap is a semiheap where for all a.
- A generalised heap or generalised groud is an idempotent semiheap where
A semigroud is a generalised groud if the relation → defined by
is reflexive (idempotence) and anti-symmetric. In a generalised groud, → is an order relation.[4]
- A torsor is an equivalent notion to a heap that places more emphasis on the associated group. Any -torsor is a heap under the operation . Conversely, if is a heap, any define a permutation of . If we let be the set of all such permutations , then is a group and is a -torsor under the natural action.
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Dozens killed in prison riot, fire in Mexico
Dozens are dead at a prison in a city in northern Mexico after a fire and riot broke out in the early hours of Thursday, according to accounts from several local news outlets.
Family members stormed the prison gates of Topo Chico prison in Monterrey on Thursday morning, demanding information about their loved ones who were still inside.
Fifty-two inmates were killed and 12 injured in the violence. Two rival gangs being held at the prison reportedly were at the center of the riot, according to a statement from the state governor.
Nuevo Leon Gov. Jaime Rodriguez told a news conference the fight involved a faction led by a member of the infamous Zetas drug cartel.
Se desata violencia en a las afueras del #PenaldelTopoChico Familiares se enfrentan con policías anti-motines pic.twitter.com/BwJh0OSHLL
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The situation quickly spilled over into a protest in the streets as people looked for answers and an explanation about what was going on behind the sealed gates.
It is still unclear what sparked the riot and fires, but Mexico's 24 Horas news outlet says gangs organizing an escape attempt may have intentionally set the fire to distract prison guards.
Several inmates may have escaped during the chaos. Members of the Mexican army, the Civil Police Force and local Monterrey police have all been deployed to the prison.
A empujones y pedradas, familiares intentan derribar puerta del #PenaldelTopoChicohttps://t.co/A8Isgh0Yor https://t.co/ZpgO0Oc0VB
— Telediario (@telediariomty) February 11, 2016
Rescue workers could be seen bringing injured inmates — some of whom appeared to have burns — out from the prison. The number of dead was unclear. Officials of the Nuevo Leon state government declined to make immediate comment, but said they would make an announcement later.
Images broadcast by Milenio Television showed the fire continuing to blaze near dawn, with a crowd of people bundled against the cold gathered outside the prison. Some shook and kicked at the prison gates, demanding to be allowed in.
Aerial videos from outside the prison show people gathered on the roof of the prison facility.
#AlMomento Imágenes aéreas del #PenaldelTopoChicohttps://t.co/A8Isgh0Yor https://t.co/4ZnyTU6LUa
— Telediario (@telediariomty) February 11, 2016
Witnesses said the fire broke out at about 12:30 a.m. local time amid shouts and sounds of explosions.
A thick cloud of smoke rose, apparently from inmates burning mattresses.
This story is still developing and we will update here with more information as we get it.
Additional information from the Associated Press.


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Racism and racial prejudice are vicious negatives in society. We must call out racism in sport because racial taunts and abuse in football particularly and sport at large, are scaling alarming trends. Reality is telling us that racism, racial abuse and color prejudice is gaining ground in sport the world over.
Some football matches played in Europe the past week detail evidence of racial abuse meted out by racist fans/supporters of teams. These racist moments occurred in Italy in the match between AC Milan and Roma and in Turkey where some of the world's best black players, featured in league matches.
These are the high profile matches where racist taunts and abuse have been documented. There would also be other football matches around the world where racism would have occurred, but are not known publicly. Racism is alive and thriving in sport the world over. This has been recognised by powerful sports bodies such as FIFA who are trying to address the challenge in football with their 'no racism in football' campaigns.
Racial abuse and taunts also occur within South African sport. It happens at all levels of sport, particularly in football, rugby and cricket and in school sport. Several professional and international players talk about the racism and prejudice they felt, and in some cases were victims of, when they write their biographies. Most go thru their years in sport, never talking publicly about racism in their sport.
The racism we see happening at football matches in Europe is not new. Legendary football club, Liverpool has a history of being racist. For many seasons, Liverpool would not buy or field a black footballer. The Liverpool fan base was racist and got used to Liverpool being a club for 'European white-skinned' players, but not for any black player. It was an historic and momentous occasion when, about 25 years ago, Liverpool signed black footballer, John Barnes. Such was the racism executed by the football supporters in the Liverpool constituency, that they would react by calling John Barnes 'Nigger Barnes' and they would throw bananas onto the field which meant they (the racist fans) saw John Barnes as a 'monkey' first, before they saw him as a footballer. However, as the football was played and John Barnes scored and created goals, the racist fans were forced to accept John Barnes as a footballer, because the player became a vital asset to the team.
Over the past decades, great black sportspeople have faced much discrimination because they are black. The crusade of black sportspeople is not isolated; it's the same story of highly-achieving dark-skinned people from all developing and colonized countries and their struggle to achieve the highest position or accolade.
Black athletes, being victims of racial abuse and injustices, have over the decades used their sporting prowess to challenge injustices and to advance human rights campaigns. Crusades of legendary athlete Jesse Owens, boxer Muhammed Ali and of course, the forty years ago black power salute by athletes Tommie Smith and John Carlos at the Mexico Olympics, had pivotal impacts on black pride and courage and were significant in advancing campaigns against racial discrimination.
But how much racism persists in sport the world over and have negative perceptions and mindsets really changed significantly or been erased?
I am of the opinion that blacks have to really perform much, much more to be judged suitable for a position. And when a black person is appointed there are many who are thick-skinned enough to think they will fail precisely because they are black and inferior when it comes to mental acumen.
It took decades of struggle within FIFA for world football to judge Africa on its merits and not on its dark-skinned people. This came via FIFA's decision to rotate the Football World Cups which effectively meant that Africa would be judged because of organizational ability, not because of perceptions of it being a backward, uninformed continent. Although South Africa has been awarded the right to host the 2110 World Cup Finals, perceptions persisted about our negatives, instead of our abilities and positives. Ask our world-class football official Danny Jordaan about the struggle to project Africa as a competent, efficient continent and he will tell you that it's a long, hard struggle.
Various responses have been chosen by blacks how to respond to racism and injustices. There was Jesse Owens who gave the black power salute, Dutch footballer Rudd Gullit who chose to support the international anti-apartheid sports campaign and Venus and Serena Williams who do the protesting with their championship victories on the tennis court and demonstrate that black girls and women can be women tennis champions.
Similarly, the Indian cricket team's tour of Australia, a few years ago, was rocked with controversy, allegations and racist insinuations. However, those who would normally be the victims of racial abuse in whatever form, the dark-skinned Indians in this instance, hit back. No more would they take racist insinuations and turn the other cheek. This would certainly have made proud proponents of black consciousness such as Steve Biko and Frantz Fanon.
So where does this leave us? Is racism being eliminated or is it on the increase. Racism seems to have a presence in sport the world over. Combating racism remains a huge challenge, but try we must. It's imperative for black sports champions to use their sports prowess to fight racism, just like legendary athletes before them, to erase the negative perception blacks are faced with in sport, and to challenge mind-sets which continue to propagate supremacy because of skin colour.


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Environmental Factor, June 2007, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
Olden and Patterson Recognized for 9/11 and Katrina Response
By Eddy Ball
June 2007
It came as a complete surprise to Ken Olden, Ph.D., and James Patterson on April 23 when colleagues called them in for an unscheduled Monday morning meeting in the main conference room at Nottingham Hall. However, when a smiling Chip Hughes took the floor, it soon became clear to the unsuspecting honorees that the gathering was anything but routine.
Hughes, the director of the DERT Worker Education and Training Program (WETB), had brought special medallions to present to his friends and colleagues in recognition of their exceptional efforts in the aftermath of America's greatest disasters in the twenty-first century.
"There are two people we wanted to honor who weren't able to be at our New York ceremony [recognizing contributors to the Institute's 9/11 response on the fifth anniversary last September]," he said. "In both cases, James and Ken, you guys really came through for us at certain important times."
Olden, as director, had spearheaded NIEHS Disaster Response Training efforts in the days following the World Trade Center bombing. In 2005, as a principal investigator and director emeritus, Olden had also provided leadership in the Institute's efforts to help victims of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita overseen by Director David A. Schwartz, M.D.
Unlike Olden, Patterson, an Office of Acquisitions contract specialist, performed his part behind the scenes, expediting requests for purchases and expenditures. Because of his efforts and the efforts of his colleagues in Acquisitions, NIEHS moved with unprecedented speed to recruit, train and supply the men and women who helped to contain the environmental damage resulting from both disasters.
The need for help after 9/11 came, Hughes noted, almost literally "at the last minute of the fiscal year." With Olden's help, the WETP request for $12 million bypassed layers of approval to go straight to the Secretary of State's Office. "We had done some supplemental something or the other," Hughes recalled. "And we just need[ed] to do this thing right now." Once funding was approved, Patterson and his colleagues made sure money and supplies fell into place as quickly as possible.
"We don't ever get to say 'thank you' enough," Hughes reflected. Not surprisingly, Olden played down his own role and pointed to the importance of collaborative leadership. "It's not one person or two people," he told the group. "It's a community effort." Likewise, Patterson turned his time in the limelight into an opportunity for thanking his colleagues in Acquisitions for their work making the Disaster Response Training a success.
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10 Commandments of Beardom:
There was a time when growing a proper beard required only one thing – the face's owner to simply cease shaving.
These were simpler times, your choice between a beard or an arsenal of shaving tools: shards of flint, volcanic glass, scallop shells and a host of, what seems like, pocket sized medieval torture devices.
Today you have options.
Nobody wants you wandering round like you have a Weetabix strapped to your face – ambling through life like a time travelling Viking – so we have some beard 101 advice:
1.If you're just a young pup or abnormally hairless, shave twice-a-day for some time before dedicating yourself to beardom - no beard is better than half-assed one.
2.Accessorize, it's time for a top hat and cane, possibly pocket watch… at least a new scarf. You haven't just grown a beard you've grown a new man, go get 'em Heisenberg.
3.If you're overly hairy and intent on a developing a resplendent manometer, shave above your cheek line – no stragglers. As a rule, neatness is classy - stay classy.
4.Invest in a reputable barber of some esteem, and a trimmer of equal quality – you're in the major leagues now, son. No cheap fixes.
5.Invest in fine tooth comb, but no using it in public - you filthy animal.
6.You must never tend to your beard; you must only nurture. He's part of you now. With nourishment and boundaries in equal measure you two will be partners in crime.
7.Trim to a shape that enhances your features - don't go for the beard's version of the comb-over. Follow there simple rules: if you're brown give it the volume it needs; if you're light cut it shorter.
8.Treat your beard as if it were your scalp – that means soap and conditioner. Only these two in careful quantities can itch free relief be attained.
9.If itchiness is proving to be a complication in your relationship, follow the Rugged Fellow's Guide and choose a high neckline, close to the jaw and shave beneath it. Science.
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Petzl Tikka R+
Historic Range: $47.97-$79.95
Reviewers Paid: $75.00-$79.95
4-star: 2
3-star: 0
2-star: 0
1-star: 0
Expensive but powerful and versatile compact headlamp — a huge leap forward from classic 3xAAA lamps. Not as powerful as various Chinese lights.
- Excellent light beam pattern
- Light level customization via PC software
- Quite powerful for such a small lamp
- Up to 24 hours of operation
- Comfortable and stable headband, fits even infants
- Replaceable Li-Ion battery with USB charging
- Ability to use AAA batteries (adapter purchased separately)
- Red LED
- Expensive
- A little bit bulky in comparison to classic 3xAAA headlamps
- Peak power level and battery capacity may be not enough for some outdoor activities
- Occasional flickering in Reactive Lighting mode
- Very poor price-to-lumens ratio in comparison to Chinese lights
This lamp was discontinued by the manufacturer in 2016. Its direct replacement is Petzl Reactik, which is slightly more powerful, but lacks the power level customization feature. I'd not recommend it. Consider Reactik Plus which may be customized via phone app.
I've been an owner of Tikka R+ headlamp for more than a year. Recently I've purchased one more R+ for my wife, as we decided that this lamp is far superior in comparison to our old Tikka XP (1st generation). We mainly use these lamps for walking around in the camp as well as for various indoor and home applications. Unlike our old Tikka XP, the power and beam shape of R+ are also well suitable for trail walking, kick-biking, and other similar outdoor activities.
First of all, you need to customize the power levels via PC software "Petzl OS". The factory power settings don't have a lowest 24-hour power level, which is more than enough while used indoors, for cooking etc. My lamp always turns on in this mode. In total you set 6 power levels, 3 of them are "Constant lighting" and another 3 are "Reactive lighting", when the lamp automatically adjusts the brightness based on embedded illuminance sensor.
Depending on selected power level, you can get from 3h 30m to 24 hours of running time in both modes. In Reactive mode the light output is slightly higher, while in Constant mode you can reach the peak power by double click on power button. Again, even the lowest power setting is 100% usable for indoors!
I especially like the light beam pattern of this lamp. It is generated by complicated lens, not the cheapo Chinese reflector. Thus it is really wide, bright and without the annoying hot spot. The brightness gradually increases towards the far side of the beam. You can see it on photo at 120 Lm setting in comparison to Chinese flashlight, rated for 350 Lm. Note the much warmer color of Petzl LED.
The Reactive Lighting mode is nice, but not a state of art. The light output is changing too quickly, and sometimes the lamp is flickering when its sensor catches your breath in winter or you're looking at object with too contrasty or reflective surface. Also in this mode the lamp may shut down if you look at very bright light source. So it shall not be used on roads with traffic. But in general the reactive lighting is nice and [sometimes] useful feature.
Due to increased body size in comparison to classic 3xAAA headlamps, a new headband was designed for this lamp series. It is very stable and comfortable. Interestingly, even my son could wear this lamp, when he was less than 1 year old. By the way, with the child sleeping at my side, the red LED comes very handy, as even the weakest white light is too bright and may disturb sleeping people. The red light is much safer.
I never ran out of battery with this lamp, because I mainly use it on lower power levels. Charging it via USB is as simple as with any phone. I've purchased the inexpensive 3xAAA adapter with my second lamp, but it wasn't really necessary so far even in our 2-week backcountry trip to Finland. Remember that the stock Li-Ion battery holds 2 times more energy than 3xAAA Ni-MH. So this lamp has 2 times more energy than a classic compact headlamp. It is comparable to much bulkier 3xAA models with external battery pack.
I would recommend this lamp despite its premium price. Do not buy it if you need the most powerful lamp on market, in this case the Chinese 18650 lamps will suit you better. But this is a compact and very versatile model, a huge step forward from classic 3xAAA headlamps. The latter are useful only for camping and indoors, while the Tikka R+ is suitable for many outdoor activities, except the really demanding ones.
Source: bought it new
Price Paid: 75 $
Nice review, Vladimir. Thanks! You have an adorable headlamp model as well. While I like Petzl's Reactiv lighting, I know what you mean about it catching your breath or any type of fog/condensation.
4 years ago
Thank you. Do you have a Petzl light with reactive technology? I was told several times that modern Chinese 18650 headlamps are waaaay brighter at fraction of Petzl price. But I think that pure lumen rating is not the most important thing.
4 years ago
I have the previous version of the Nao, Vladimir, which I use for trail running: https://www.trailspace.com/gear/petzl/nao/
4 years ago
Great headlamp that excels in technical use. The reactive lighting is extremely helpful at conserving maximum battery for navigation even after 11 hours of use, and it also works great for down climbing through technical terrain.
- Reactive lighting
- Good battery life (11hrs of up to 170 lumens)
- Comfortable
- Expensive
- A little tricky to figure out the button sequence
I have had this headlamp for six months and used it for climbing, running, and camping. The controls are confusing at first so make sure a staff member shows you how they work.
It's the second of Peztl's Reactive series of lights. Reactive lighting uses a photo sensor that picks up reflected light, and ensures a precise level of light. Never too dim, and never too bright. So if you look at your map you aren't blinded, and then you can immediately look up and see distant terrain features.
Camping it's got no real advantages aside from saving money with the rechargeable batteries. It has red light, and other handy features. Nothing major though. You don't really need or notice the reactive lighting much.
Running and hiking at night this headlamp excels. The reactive lighting works very well, and one thing I began to notice after using it in the lower settings is that because it keeps the light lower, never too bright never too dim it gives your peripheral night vision a chance to adjust. The beam is also well spread out so when you look around you feel like you are getting the whole view rather than just small little circle of light.
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I also recently climbed with it on an alpine climb that went much later than expected. Down climbing was made much easier by the reactive lighting as I could look at my feet, and then further and get perfect brightness every time. The Core battery was also handy; when I needed full brightness to navigate I could just turn it up, even 10 hours in and get 150m of light. Enough to navigate on the cloudy night. I kept it on the lowest reactive setting though to preserve battery.
However, the promised 3 hour reserve mode of 25 lumens never occurred, and 1 hour before dawn the light just flicked off. Very annoyed by that. I have since bought a second battery to take with me.
Overall it's comfortable to wear, works well, and is useful tool for running and climbing. The reactive lighting is cool, and very handy in those specific applications.
Source: bought via a "pro deal"
I'm enjoying all of your gear-in-action shots, Tam! Thanks for sharing them.
6 years ago
The Petzl Tikka R+ is a high-end yet affordable headlamp option, ideal for the night crawler. It's rechargeable lithium-ion powered, reactive high output LED beam will ensure safe passage on the trail after the sun goes down.
The weight and balance of the R+ is supported by a super comfortable easy adjust elastic band. While not exactly sleek, the headlamp is not cumbersome, and would surely satisfy outdoor enthusiast illumination needs on the trail.
- Rechargeable
- Reactive beam
- Comfortable
- Interchangeable power options
- Bulky
- No strobe option
- 3.5 hour battery duration in reactive mode.
- Small buttons
The Tikka R+ is best used for trail use. While not particularly sleek or light, it's 170 lumen beam illuminates the path up to 65 meters making night biking a possibility. While the headlamp does feature a red LED constant or blink mode, the lack of a main strobe makes signaling an annoyance to recreate by using your hand.
The integrated 1,800 mAh lithium-ion battery recharges via USB making the cost powering up $0. Charging the Tikka R takes 4.5 in exchange for 3.5 hours of constant illumination. While 3.5 hours may not be ideal for everyone, the lithium-ion battery can be replaced with a 3 AAA batteries for powering up on the go.
The two mode exchange buttons on the top and side of the unit respectively are small and somewhat confusing to operate at first. Using the Tikka R+ with gloves on is non-existent.
During my first adventure with the Tikka R+ I accidentally left it out in a passing 42 degree rainstorm. The Tikka R+ was no worse for the wear.
What is possibly the most interesting and fun feature of the Tikka R+ is the Petzl operating system software. Therefore it is important to note that the Tikka R+ should be reserved for the tech savvy adventurer if you want to get the most for your money.
The software in the headlamp can be adjusted to create custom activity profiles for whatever activity you are partaking in making power optimization a convenient no brainer. The only oversight to the adaptive software is that there is no mobile app to perform customizations on the go, hardly an inconvenience all things considered.
In the end, the Tikka R+ is an all around top quality, diverse, durable, high-tech head lamp suitable for most outdoor activities and all levels of outdoor adventure proficiency, just as long as you are tech savvy.
Source: bought it new
Price Paid: $79.95
Welcome to Trailspace, Timothy! Thanks for sharing your Petzl review. I'd love to see some pics of your headlamp.
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Quarterflash | Nu Shooz | Jon Koonce @ Crystal Ballroom | Get Tickets! | 7-16 | Doors 6, Music 7 | 21+
What is the appropriate relationship to the past? A time that can only be accessed by memory, it seems sad to become lost in nostalgia, and dangerous to simply forget the work of those that came before. Portland may be at the center of this question currently, with waves of tech companies and their employees eyeing the city and its livability in the midst of a housing crisis and a couple years removed from "Barpacolypse," a time when it seemed every worthwhile drinking spot and underground venue was shuttering for re-development, re-branding, or sometimes just to collect higher rent.
Given the current situation, it seems appropriate then to celebrate a name from Portland's past that contributed heavily to the formation of the music culture that the city became known for even today. Tony DeMicoli was the manager of three legendary nightclubs in Portland, The Long Goodbye, Luis' La Bamba, and Key Largo. The list of bands that played DeMicoli's clubs spans from Portland stalwarts like The Wipers to more popular acts such as Sheryl Crow, and his cultivation of music in the city surely lent a cultural weight to a city that was to become a destination for artists and weirdos for years. Now he is suffering from some medical issues and the expenses that go along with that, and it is only fair that the music community he invested so much in should give something back.
The artists involved are legendary Portland musicians from the early 80's. If you are of a certain age, you most likely remember Nu Shooz's "I Can't Wait," and maybe even Quarterflash's "Harden My Heart." Jon Koonce, of the band Johnny and the Distractions, who happened to tour with artists like Tom Petty back in the day, rounds out the night. These are working musicians from another time, all signed to major record deals and playing accessible, popular music. Times were different almost 40 years ago, and it is important to reflect on those differences as we look towards the future in Portland.


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DAKAR – France's ambassador to Burkina Faso said Saturday 27 people had been killed in a hotel attack by militant Islamists in the capital Ouagadougou, slightly higher than a death toll of 23 given earlier by the West African nation's president.
Ambassador Gilles Thibault also tweeted that 150 people from 18 countries had been rescued from the site of the attack and had received medical treatment.
Meantime, the West African nation's security ministry also said on Saturday that two Austrian citizens, a doctor and his wife, were kidnapped overnight in northern Burkina Faso near the border with Mali.
The kidnapping occurred in the Baraboule area, the ministry said in a message sent to reporters.
It was not immediately clear whether the abduction was linked to an attack carried against the hotel in the capital.