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Gordon is a retired biologist and lives in Stratford. He won the Marie Minaker/Beth Moore Prize in the True Stories section for his piece titled "Life in the Canadian Ivory Tower," which is the lead story in the October/November issue of the magazine. Using a combination of personal reflections, anecdotes and humour, he recounts his experiences as a university professor and academic dean at three Canadian universities – Simon Fraser, Memorial and UPEI. During his 37-year career, he ran a successful research program on controlling pest insects using natural pathogens and taught a wide spectrum of courses. His prize-winning story captures the lighter side of his university experiences.
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Tim Hortons and the Immigrant Experience
This morning I had breakfast with some American friends who have been up in Vancouver for the Olympics. We discussed this Tim Horton's ad that tells the story of the reunion of an African family in a snowy Canadian airport:
It's pretty touching, in a corporate coffee commercial kind of way. In a minute, the ad explores those two pillars of Canadian culture: the immigrant experience and Tim Horton's.
Tim Horton's is, of course, a much-loved Canadian brand. It's also an incredibly mainstream brand–there's nothing edgy about the Timmy. So this ad isn't meant to provocatively appeal to the coasts–it's a commercial for every Canadian watching the Olympics. And I think it's probably appealing. We are, of course, nearly all immigrants to this land.
My American friends explained that this commercial would never, ever air in the United States. They said that there's simply too much ill will and anger around immigration. It would mean corporate suicide for a big company to run this piece in the States.
I can't say that I was surprised by their observation, but it's a little sad. It's also a reminder of how, in certain respects, we're so different from our neighbours–spelled with the 'u'–to the south.
UPDATE: John sent along this Globe and Mail story which explains that:
- The people in the ad are, in fact, actors.
- The ad isn't based on one particular story.
This should come as a shock to no one.
59 Responses to "Tim Hortons and the Immigrant Experience"
Michael Kwan
I think more Americans would be unhappy with this ad, because it features immigrants who are people of color. It makes me wonder if the ad would fly in the States if it featured some Caucasian immigrants from the UK or Australia.
I first saw this commercial during the Olympics Opening Ceremonies and it brought a tear to my eye. Which made me a feel a bit silly, given that it is a corporate coffee commercial. But I hadn't really thought of how it wouldn't really fly in the US given their "ill will and anger around immigration" – but now that you mention it, I think you are totally right. I'm glad that in Canada most of us recognize that we are immigrants and and can see the beauty of this story of a family reunited, embracing Canada as their home. Even if it is a coffee commercial. For coffee that, quite honestly, isn't very good.
Also, it's interesting that Tim Horton's – this "much-loved Canadian brand" is owned by an American company.
JR Reply:
February 24th, 2010 at 9:56 am
Beth Tim Horton's is a publicly traded company on both the NY and Toronto stock exchanges. So it belongs to whoever chooses to buy the shares.
It was bought out some time ago by Wendy's but has since been split from that company to be listed independently.
Beth Reply:
February 24th, 2010 at 8:14 pm
When did that happen? I thought it was still owned by Wendy's! I'm so out of the loop!
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February 26th, 2010 at 3:25 pm
It was anounced in June 2009 and the spin-off transaction completed September 28, 2009.
Derek K. Miller
It also never occurred to me that it wouldn't work in the U.S., but it also seems extra-poignant after the Haiti earthquake (though the family doesn't sound Haitian).
I think one small reason Canadians might be less fraught about immigration is summed up at the end: while immigrants to America stereotypically imagine the golden palm-tree streets of L.A., here they need to make sure they have parkas for the blizzard outside the airport. In other words, you really need to want to be here.
Michael Kwan Reply:
February 24th, 2010 at 10:21 am
Not true in Vancouver! Here, they need to prepare themselves with raincoats and umbrellas. And a travel mug…. for an independently-owned, organically-grown, fair trade coffee joint. :)
darren Reply:
February 24th, 2010 at 11:01 am
On a related point, I had a brief debate with myself as to whether I could safely identify this family as 'African', as opposed to, for example, Caribbean. I thought the male actor's accent and actress's costuming sufficiently implied Africa, but I could be wrong.
Travis Reply:
February 24th, 2010 at 11:39 am
I think you have to really want to be in both countries: it's expensive, difficult, and a very long process for immigrants to either place. And as the commercial shows and my own experience backs up: many immigrants to Canada don't know how cold it truly is, and aren't prepared (or dissuaded) by our weather.
If what you're saying is that some people really WANT to be in the Canada because they picture it as a better place, with fewer class distinctions, freedom of religion, safe and not war-torn, that provides excellent opportunities for education, housing, health care and employment — well, you can be critical of both countries on these counts but I still think it's safe to say both the U.S. and Canada are better off than most other countries.
The difference, I think, is simply the number of people each country lets in; Canada has higher limits and a somewhat less difficult process. If you just want to live in North America, pick Canada.
MaryBeth Lafferty
When I first saw this commercial, my first thought was "corny". I think this came from seeing years of the Tim Hortons hockey commercials, which I was never a big fan of because (gasp!) I don't really like hockey. And yes, I'm Canadian.
I guess I also reacted to the commercial because I figure they don't need to keep advertising Tim Hortons through television. Yes, I'm in marketing. But they're not going to convert any Starbucks or Second Cup loyalists to drinking Tim Hortons – never! And the millions who are addicted to the odd taste of TH coffee – they tend to think that coffee should only taste like that; they're not moving over to the "dark side" – cushy coffee chains – anytime soon.
I should probably mention that I'm not a TH coffee fan.
That aside, the second time I watched the commercial, and perhaps because we're in the wake of a flood of Canadian national pride due to the Olympics, I thought, you know what? That does set us apart. "Canadianisms" intrigue me, and having lived in the US, immigration is definately one of those areas that makes us different. I have many thoughts on the subject, but I'll leave it at that.
The commercial did make me reflect on this great country we live in.
D'Arcy Norman
The first time I saw the ad, it nearly brought tears to my eyes. I said nearly, dammit. shut up! ok. maybe one leaked out. just one.
I can't stand Timmy's coffee. I get that it's just a corporate coffee ad. But there was something about it. Something so basic and Canadian. I couldn't put my finger on it.
Maybe it's that the ad wouldn't fly elsewhere? But here, seeing brown people from other places calling this country home is nothing less than awesome. I'm proud of my country for having this sentiment as part of our national identity. No walls built on our borders. No fugee camps.
Michelle Clausius
I too get teary each time much to my horror. I love how he orders the coffee with cream and sugar as opposed to the Hortons way which is a double double or single single – that difference is what made the commerical work for me – he's accustomed but he's not over branded.
I loved this commercial.
Derek K. Miller
Looks like we can probably agree that it's a good commercial, even if some people might think of the basic message as, "Welcome to Canada, better get used to drinking this swill."
(I don't mind Tim's coffee at all, though I drink numerous kinds.)
Chris Clarke
I didn't like this commercial. As someone else noted, I'm accustomed to Tim Horton's commercials being "corny". Plus, I don't drink coffee, period.
Sorry, I'm just not feeling it, but I suppose that's art.
Michael Gardiner
As I watch these Olympics, I have been conflicted about what I've seen as Canada's new brand – a bold, brash, cocky Canada presented to the world through programs like Own the Podium in a less than traditionally modest Canadian way.
This new brand, to me, is equally reflective of our changing role in the world – that of war maker rather than peace keeper – that of staunch obstacle to climate action – that of America's uncritical, rather than critical, ally.
I'm lead to wonder how long it will be before the old phrase "I like Americans, I just don't like their government" will fit "Canadians" equally well – and whether sewing a Canadian flag on their backpacks will continue to make young American's travel experiences abroad any better.
Then I see this ad, which makes me incredibly proud of Canada – not because of Tim's coffee or how its built an empire on crappy coffee and reheated donuts. No, its because some incredibly well paid advertising firm whose motivation is much more pure than that of our politicians – a firm whose motivation is solely to sell more coffee and donuts – has done the research and believes that this is what sells in Canada!
My pride, quickly dissipates to sadness, however – as I am stuck with painful awareness that no politician and no political party in Canada is currently able to capture our imagination and national identity as well as Tim Horton's and their ad agency.
@Michael Gardiner — last para says it all.
Organic Intellectual
I found this advertisement very distasteful (mind you, I generally find the very concept of advertising distasteful and wasteful, so it's to be expected).
As Darren notes above, it's not necessarily clear that the family is "African" or "Afro-Caribbean". There are a few clues at the beginning of the ad, like the few words of the man's "native" language spoken while he's on his phone, and some pictures of his "home country" which he caresses while on the phone… not to mention the "foreign clothing" that the woman is wearing. But Darren's correct – the ad doesn't make it clear (and that's likely intentional to 'generalize' the immigrant experience).
When I first saw the ad (short version of it), I assumed that the family was Haitian. Yes, I know that Haitians would typically speak French, not English, but cheap language dubbing has never been an obstacle on television anyways (think of all the war movies where Germans speak English, etc.). So it's plausible.
Following the recent devastating earthquake in Haiti, the immigration process was expedited for a very few Haitians who already had initiated the process. This ad fits that scenario, because the "father" had clearly already established residency in Canada (as evident from his fully furnished apartment). Thus, assuming the Haitian connection, I thought the ad was distasteful in the sense that a wealthy corporation that serves coffee unfairly-produced in the "developing world" was trying to turn the Haitian plight into a money-making scheme.
Yet even if we assume the immigrants are from elsewhere, the ad is still problematic. It suggests that Canadian immigrants are non-white, (when in fact all white people are in some way immigrants to the continent of the Americas). And to suggest that immigrants are unaware of Canada's climate is, well, just plain insulting.
Finally, the notion that Tim Hortons is some kind of important aspect of the Canadian immigrant's experience – the idea that to be "Canadian" you have to indulge in crappy robusta blend blandness – is ridiculous.
MP Reply:
August 16th, 2010 at 7:27 am
@Organic Intellectual:
Looks like you're just looking for a reason to be offended. You assume the family is Haitian, even though the ad never points in that direction, and get offended.
You get offended because the ad "suggests immigrants are non-white" – I think that no matter what colour the people in the commercial were, you would have a comment of this sort. Come on, if you're going to make a commercial about a single family, they can't be EVERY colour.
You say the ad suggests that they didn't know anything about Canada's climate, which is ridiculous – they are dressed for the weather. Maybe you're offended that they look amazed by snow falling in the parking lot? Talk to some real immigrants from tropical countries and ask how they felt when they saw snow for the first time in their lives– real people react with amazement, too.
I thought the ad was sweet. Stop looking for every and any little reason to be outraged and show everyone how "intellectual" you are.
Sameer Vasta
This ad makes me break down in tears, not just because it is poignant, but because my own father arrived in Canada before we joined him — a proud new immigrant waiting for his family to arrive.
Andrea Coutu
This ad brings tears to my eyes. It reminds me of when I lived in Ottawa. I was so amazed to meet people who'd migrated from hotter climates, such as African. I lived at the Ottawa Y for 3 months and most of my neighbours were from Somalia and war-torn African countries, although some had come from Southeast Asia. Having always taken climate for granted on the West Coast, I was heartened to see that these people had chosen (or had to choose?) -43C Ottawa, complete with ice storms and blizzards, over their homelands. When I see the Tim's ad, with the little girl in a full snowsuit, I can only imagine what a foreign experience that would be, filled with both adventure and fear. I have a child the same age and it's near impossible to get him dressed, let alone into a snowsuit after a long flight to a new country!
FWIW, I always pegged the nationality as Haitian given the MTL airport setting and the large Haitian community in MTL — which isn't to say I'm correct. But is there an identity here, or a blurring of them? In this respect what is more interesting to dissect is the (intentional?) ambiguity between Afro-Caribbean & African continental nationalities as blurred into the "black immigrant experience" for white liberals who can't quite decipher the markers of ethnocultural identity (which here, again, are probably intentionally blurred). This is key to the ad's effect in generating an affective response among its target audience. If it precisely identified an ethnic group, its emotional resonance would be limited. And that this ad quickly follows on the Haitian earthquake is I think no coincidence…
Sandra Marr
You all have good points, now here is mine…
I know tons and tons of people that DO love TH coffee, it is a ritual. (I can not drink it and have not done so since they switched their supplier in 1999.) Even though, I understand the logic behind their commercials and I love them. They are trying to show the "real" people, the average working person, the grandparents, the young adults, the immigrants, the social diversity of our country Canada. That the average person here uses TH as their local "hang-out", that they use it all times of the day, all situations.
And by the way, for the people I know that love this brand, it is truth!
It is a social point, for all types of people. It is there during emergencies, during work days, during travel, during births (as one commercial had it), during sports events, it is always. THAT is the point.
I love the Tim Horton's commercials, I truly think that whom ever is the designer behind it has a broad appeal and touching taste. "Corny" or not. To me, when I see a commercial like this, I like to see it again, it doesn't fall into to the "I wish they would get rid of that one!" category. Timeless. Tasteful. Appealing.
That is my view.
I found the add compelling for another reason: it stars the provocative playwright / actor Andrew Moodie.
This one is a WINNER…every time I see it…brings tears to me eyes…What a beautiful commercial…!
Elsie Reply:
February 25th, 2010 at 3:23 pm
…brings tears to MY eyes…Must be the Irish in me…!
it's funny. my sister and i just had a long conversation about this ad that began with her exclaiming, "This is racist as hell!"
clearly, there are some cues we detected that perhaps require a certain cultural background. i picked up on them and so did my sister. i can almost guarantee that our peers would see them pretty clearly, too.
do we really think it's a racist commercial? no. but i certainly don't get the "warm and fuzzies" i usually do from t/h ads on this one. too much head scratching.
Mads Bunch
This isl true emotional porn, and kind of double exploitative since it is designed to make the "Canadian feel good multiculturalist consumers" feel good about buying the coffee (like donating to a good cause, remembering the happily united, emotional black couple), and also explore the strong emotions of fear, hope, longing of newly landed immigrants. An appalling and exploitative way to earn some extra bugs. They should be forced to drop it.
I really enojy this commercial except I am wondering why doesn't he order anything for the children. He knew they were coming because he bought them clothes!!!!
As an American living in Canada, I strongly disagree with the idea that this wouldn't appeal to an American audience. The US is also an immigrant nation with a wildly popular 1/2 African president. Have you ridden a subway in NYC anytime recently?
I'm not Black but I'm a visible minority. This is racist. Coloured man living in a public housing complex shopping at the thirfty store etc. I'm surprised there are much reaction to this commercial.
Jerksing Reply:
February 27th, 2010 at 10:28 pm
I meant I'm surprised there aren't more reaction to this commercial.
This is their story.
The husband, Efonyeh was a Chemical engineer in Kenya. He wanted to come to Canada. HE saved his money and earned enough for himself to come to Canada. The chemical company he worked for had a office in Toronto. When he came to Canada they told him they would not hire him until he had Canadian experience. So he came out west. The only job he could get was working at Tim Horton¹s.
He worked here 6 months saving enough money to bring his wife Josephine (an Electrical Engineer) and 2 kids over.
The commercial depicts their reunion when Josephine and children finally came to Canada. It was actually snowing hard the day they landed in Toronto. They worked two shifts at Tim Horton¹s. He would work the opposite shift from Josephine so that they could care for their children.
Since they came here, they have had another child. He is currently
completing his Petroleum Engineering degree in Calgary and has just received a job in Edmonton. They will be moving very soon.
Efonyeh wrote Tim Horton¹s head office with his story and they turned it into the commercial you now see through the Olympics.
I watched this ad several times and I am almost 100% sure that I have watched and listened this man in the ad before in another circumstance that I will not disclose at this time. It is my impression that he is an actor. I have been trying to remember his name but I come up blank each time. I did not actually speak with him; I was a part of an audience.
I have no doubt that he is African. And for those who question whether he is from Africa or the Caribbean, just look at the head wear of his wife. Typically, Afro-Caribbean women do not wear head wear, unless they are muslim. And muslims are not many in numbers in that part of the world.
On the other hand, it is not uncommon for women from various African countries to wear head wrap with no reference to religion. Also, the accent of the wife is another clue. She does not sound Caribbean. Mind you, there are a range of different dialects of English spoken even in single countries, let alone the region.
To the person who says that he is an engineer, who knows. You maybe right. Many people who come to Canada have to survive (even if initially) by jobs which they had never contemplated before.
Oana Reply:
March 2nd, 2010 at 11:39 am
It's an actor acting out the true story.
I had a hard time stretching the relationship between Tim Hortons and immigrants, unless of course you are relating the people who work there. Quite frankly, I would like to see more European and specifically caucasian immigrants in Canada.
The problem with the Asian and African immigrants is that they do not promote a sense of community. I for one am sick of changing to meet their needs instead of them being thankful for the opportunity to better themselves here and undertake the change to realize that betterment.
Moving to Canada should not be viewed as some sort of entitlement on the immigrants part.
Jerksing Reply:
February 28th, 2010 at 4:55 pm
sick of changing to meet others needs?
Jim Reply:
February 28th, 2010 at 9:10 pm
Daniel, I am curious. What exactly have you changed to meet the "needs" of Asian and African immigrants?
The people are actors. It is BASED on a true story. The casting call specifically asked for black actors who had African accents.
Come on, did you think the footage of the little Chinese kid in last year's tearjerker was real or an actor?
To me, the spirit of this commercial is far more Canadian than the loud chest-thumping "Canadianism" that has been evident the last week.
From that god-awful monologue in the opening ceremonies, I have cringed at the style of the emergent "patriotism". For me it culminated on Saturday, around 7:00 pm or so walking down Robson, while a teenager draped in the Canadian flag chant-shouting "Canada Rocks" alternating to periodically jab a finger at whoever was passing by with another flag (often an American flag) "(name of other country) sucks".
I want no part of that attitude, and found it very troubling. My heart does swell with pride at the accomplishment of our athletes, and the games themselves – the volunteers for instance, the inuksuks along False Creek, but to there is a line between Canadian-style patriotism and unCanadian styles of patriotism. Our brand and style is still evolving – there is no shame in that, and I genuinely hope that these games prove to be a step forward in that quest, and not a step towards something not us.
Robb Breckenridge
It's funny to think that Americans would get their panties in a knot over the issue of immigration in this ad.
As a coffee drinking Canadian, I didn't think twice about welcoming new folks into my country. The thing that bugged me was that this dude's family had probably been on their feet traveling for who knows how long and the best he could bring them was Tim Hortons?
He probably passed 10-15 independently owned and operated coffee shops, the least he could have done was brought them a decent cup of joe from a hard working and community oriented small business no?
Mads bunch has hit it head on: this ad is appallingly exploitative in all the worst ways.
Brian Jones
I just really like how they ended the commercial, with the family walking out into the cold and the snow. I like her reaction.
I don't think Americans are anti-immigrant. I think they are anti illegal immigrant. If there were 1.5 million illegal immigrant Russians in Canada via the Bering Straight, I think there would be alot of people up in arms.
The polls tend to show both countries have a lot of reservations about immigration. There's even less political debate about it in Canada than the States, though, which tends to create a phony impression that it's somehow less controversial here.
Well… if I'd seen this on TV, five minutes later I wouldn't have been able to tell you it was Tim Horton's… But the idea that this wouldn't fly in the United States is just plain false. Very, very few people in the US are against immigration. What they're against is illegal immigration, and despite the two issues being conflated in all the news reports, they are two very different things. Canada doesn't have an illegal immigration problem, so a lot of Canadians simply don't understand that difference (and the media never explains the difference either), or how important that difference is to a lot of Americans.
In fact, you can google for US ads about immigrants and easily find half a dozen. So your American friends either a) Haven't actually been to the US for a few decades, b) Are pulling your leg or c) Are trying to make you feel good about being a multicultural Canadian. Take your pick.
dan Reply:
April 24th, 2010 at 10:19 pm
Canada doesn't have an illegal immigration problem??? There are 150k illegal immigrants of the chinese persuasion alone….dummy.
peter Reply:
August 14th, 2010 at 8:26 am
and who knows how many mexican and south americans.. i know cause i run a cleaning business and if i had a nickle for every time i heard "u pay cash? oh no sorry i no work"
I don`t know why anyone would think the family were Haitian. I think anyone who did that and then denounced the ad because they think the ad is exploiting the crisis is just looking for a something to complain about. The family sounds and looks African. I have captioned TV and the captions don`t just produce the words that are said, they also give explanations of background noises, etc. When the father was speaking on the telephone, the caption indicated that he was speaking in a Bantu language. That covers hundreds of languages including those spoken in Kenya. The family could be from any one of dozens of countries in central or southern Africa but Kenya makes sense because of the way they also speak English well. Most Africans speak several languages, often slip back and forth between them sometimes even within the same sentences.
I know the actor who played the part in this ad is Canadian born but I think the ad clearly created the impression of a family from Africa reuniting. I also think it is wrong for people to say the ad is racist because the wife isn`t aware of the cold. There is a big difference between reading about cold and actually feeling it for the first time.
Derek K. Miller
I grew up in Vancouver and had to travel elsewhere in the country to experience true cold for the first time. It was quite a shock for me too.
darren Reply:
March 5th, 2010 at 7:45 am
That makes two of us.
I like the ad a lot. Very touching.
Jake Reply:
April 25th, 2010 at 8:18 pm
very touching…if you're an idiot. Now what would be touching is if they were meeting at the airport to go back to where they are from…sniff..sniff I think I am gonna cry just thinking about it.
You should check the sites http://www.thetdlgroupltd.com which is the company that owns Tim Hortons. This name is owned by people who are starting a campaign to tell the truth about what this company is all about and are gathering former franchisees to share their horrifying experiences of owning a Tim Hortons. And the site http://www.timhortonslies.wordpress.com is also another site detailing the way this company operates.
Betty Draken
As an ESL teacher is find this ad infuriating. The number of my students that get work at Tim Hortons and end up working unpaid overtime is astounding. I know the corporate office can't always know what's going on in the franchises, I'm just telling you what I see. This commercial makes me physically ill.
Daniel Reply:
September 28th, 2010 at 8:15 pm
overtime is not a simple as it sounds. if the company employs a bonus structure or days of in lieu then payment of overtime as salary is not an obligation.
this commerical makes me physical ill as well but only because of all the blacks and asians that we allow into this country. Are we not learning anything from countries like France and the UK?
Bob Loblaw
The immigrant wife had most likely not had a bowel movement since she left her country of origin, and the husband thought Timmy's would do a good job of cleaning her out!
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This is due to the awkward placement of speaker inside such a small body. This issue is there for all the models in all the regions and can not be corrected by firmware update as it is a hardware thing.
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Tariq_BH, 06 Dec 2008hello guys
i just bought one. its slim and nice. chose this one because i wanted a slim BASIC... moreTariq bhai, plz tell 1 thing, my friends told me
when U R talking with the other person the sound comes from both speakers(front& back)
Is it true ?
the main drawback and NOKIA is still repeating the mistakes 1)big keyboard as compared to LCD 2)still black screen
Y Y they r not putting white screen like 1112.this model will not capture market as compared to 1112
some phones have camera but no flash. This mobile has flash but no camera.....he..he...he
now thats a birthday present for your girlfriend if you want to break up
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dont buy the phone it sucks sound comes from the speaker and the usual one
nokia 1202
it is very gud phone gud battery life But its keypad is very rough & small display
Worst ever Phone By nokia...Wasted Rs1350.00 on it,Vibrates while speaking to the other person and also can hear voice of the person with whom u are speking with from speaker as well as headset...got so much irritated that left it back at the nokia Store without even Asking For a Refund......
Just a suggestion...Dont even Think of getting this Handset
This phone has lot of software issues!!!! when u recieve or dial calls the voice of the person whom u talk comes from both earpiece & speaker located at the back of the phone and it really irriates and voilates your privacy.very bad phone.low graded build and software.
any body say what is problem in my nokia 1202? I am unable to make second call to any network by this phone only going miss call, only first call work for next call require to switch off phone. I updated software but problem still. It come back from customer care L3 stage.
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Possibly my worries are overblown; definitely they're premature. I'm not even halfway through the first draft. But just looking at my own experiences and the way the majority of pop culture views mental illness (either "it doesn't exist" or "it exists as portrayed by these guys") I suspect they aren't. I also suspect that I'd be worrying whether I was writing a book or not.
Possibly my worries are overblown; definitely they're premature. I'm not even halfway through the first draft. But just looking at my own experiences and the way the majority of pop culture views mental illness (either "it doesn't exist" or "it exists as portrayed by these guys") I suspect they aren't. I also suspect that I'd be worrying whether I was writing a book or not.


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umm... little confused about the translation. cheese in the style of the dauphin? potatoes in the same? cheesy potatoes? you have the french dictionary.
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Welcome home. These are two words whose meaning is easily understood but whose significance for a particular generation may not be as fully appreciated.
Welcome home. These are two words whose meaning is easily understood but whose significance for a particular generation may not be as fully appreciated.
It was 39 years ago today that the last combat troops were withdrawn from Vietnam. Two years and one month later — April 30, 1975 — Saigon fell to the North Vietnamese and the Vietnam War officially came to a close.
You may remember the pictures and video of the helicopters on the roof of the American Embassy in Saigon evacuating the last remaining Marines and civilian embassy staff and their families. You may also recall the panicked faces of the Vietnamese civilians trying to escape with them as the North Vietnamese Army entered the city.
What you may not remember are the images of the parades along Main Street, USA, welcoming home our troops. That's because there are no such images.
There were no parades; no homecoming celebrations; no welcome home.
Two years ago, thanks to the efforts of former state representative and Vietnam veteran Ted Graziani, of Ellington, Connecticut became the second state in the nation to officially designate March 30 as Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day.
"We've learned to separate the warrior from the politics of the war," Graziani said at last year's simple ceremony marking the second anniversary of the legislation's passage, held in one of the hearing rooms at the Legislative Office Building in Hartford.
Saturday, the Connecticut Department of Veterans Affairs and the Veterans History Project at Central Connecticut State University are hosting a third anniversary celebration at the Gov. William A. O'Neill Armory in Hartford. It will be an evening of USO entertainment, music, food and readings from letters and diaries of veterans.
The event is sold out.
More than 80,000 Connecticut residents are Vietnam veterans; 612 from Connecticut died in the war.
This morning, as we did last year and the year before, we proudly add our voice with so many others in saying "welcome home."
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11:00 Update: Kyle Drabek is the chosen pitcher coming to Toronto, if you believe the word on the street. That in itself is a massive upgrade from anything the Jays had been offered before. I understand Micheal Taylor as the second piece in the deal since Drabek is included.....but why add another catcher? Wouldn't Aumont or Triunfel, or even one of Saunders or Gillies (both Canadian) make more sense since they're weak spots for the Jays? I don't know, but the newest "stories" have all prospects going from Seattle to Philly, which is "to me" obviously the one portion of the deal. I'm still holding out hope that one more piece from Seattle will be included to the Jays package, but it's looking like Drabek-Taylor-one more is going to be the deal.
9:50 Update: Some things seem to be sorting themselves out, but I'll believe the true pieces when I see them. Latest update is as follows: Phillies get both Doc and Phillipe Aumont, Seattle get Cliff Lee and Joe Blanton from Phillies, and the Jays get Kyle Drabek, Micheal Taylor, Travis D'Arnaud, and Carlos Triunfel. There is also some money flying around, but that's pretty much it. Don't worry, it will change - just updating the latest!
8:15 Update: Oh the Chaos! Now there are reports of SP Kyle Drabek (from a Philly source, which should be more credible) going to the Jays, and Carlos Triunfel being included from the Mariners. Normally I'd say I was hoping for them to tell us who is in and who is out, but it's way too much fun watching grown up professionals throwing names to the wall in the hopes that some will stick. Crazy. Well, at least they get paid for it!!! This is how bad it is at this point. Jonathan Mayo actually put this out on Twitter "No true confirmations on prospects heading to Jays yet. It could be Aumont and maybe Saunders or Triunfel from M's; Brown plus 1 from Phils." Now, I'm no rocket scientist, but it sounds like he just made that up and threw it out there to get some names in the flow. Maybe he's right, maybe he isn't, but it sure makes me laugh.
8:00 Update: Ok, now things are getting out of hand. We now have news from the American Press that Domonic Brown, J.A. Happ, and Joe Blanton all took physicals today, presumably because they're being considered in deals. I say deals, because this doesn't mean that they're going to the Jays or Seattle. How these would fit into all of the names we've heard is beyond me, but obviously if the Phillies asked Brown to take a physical, they'd be willing to part with him. It could be possible that the teams involved are not even sure yet how things will work exactly. It's not uncommon for teams to put a deal in place and decide on pieces along the way. That's how the "player to be named later" came to be. That won't be the case this time around, but you have to believe that the conversation are fiesty and the name calling is out of control! Let's hope for a clearer picture by tomorrow.
6:20 Update: Catcher Travis D'Arnaud is reportedly included in the deal. He was recently ranked as 4th on BA's rankings of the Phillies prospects and played 2009 in LoA. They noted his power and the fact that he had the most doubles in the SAL league. He would be a nice depth addition to a very deep position for the Jays with Carlos Perez, JP Arencibia, and Sean Ochinko all representing very skilled backstops. There's still a ton of debate about the pieces included. Some are saying Micheal Saunders is in, but Brandon Morrow is out. If the Jays are only adding Phillipe Aumont, a reliever, as picthing components of the deal....is it surprising and a little disappointing? After hearing names like Joe Saunders, Clay Buchholz, and Kyle Drabek rumored as pieces in the past...it sure is. But, if it's in favor of making the Jays potent and cheap offensively, I like it.
5:45 Update: I have no idea whether the next two players are going to the Jays or the Phillies, but the deal only makes sense if they go to the Jays. The players so-called "in play" by the sources are SP Brandon Morrow and OF Michael Saunders, who is also Canadian.
This would break down what we know so far as follows:
Phillies get Roy Halladay and cash from the Jays
Mariners get Cliff Lee from the Phillies
Jays get Micheal Taylor from the Phillies, and Micheal Saunders, Phillipe Aumont, and Brendon Morrow from the Mariners.
Wow, talk about blockbuster. There may be more, but you have to think these guys were inspired by the blockbuster worked out at the winter meetings by the Yankees-DBacks-Tigers. All of this has yet to be confirmed, but I like the way it's shaping up. The Jays would receive real value that would put its mark on the franchise for a long time at a very affordable rate. All components are top 5 players in their respective team rankings of prospects and all have very high ceilings. I may have to send Alex Anthopolous a gist basket for this one. Alex "The Great" has possibly now earned him name.
5:20 Update: Two of the pieces coming back to the Jays may already be confirmed, with sources saying Of Michael Taylor and SP/RP Phillipe Aumont are part of the deal.
Phillipe Aumont is a big boy at 6'7" 200lbs and hails for Hull Quebec, adding some Canadian content to the Jays. I can already see the Jerseys coming off the rack in Quebec. He was drafted as a SP and was made into a RP by Seattle thereafter, so it's unclear whether he could or would want to return to starting, but he's potent either way. He had 18 Ks in 12 IP in the AFL this offseason and 59 in 51 IP during the season in HiA and AA and maintained a decent 3.88 ERA. He could be part of the bull pen by mid-season and I'll have to do some considering on order to assert where he sists in the Jays top prospects. Rest assured, it will most likely be a top 10.
Micheal Taylor, also a big boy at 6'6" and 230lbs, is a 5 tool outfielder who has grown in the shadow of the more heralded Dominic Brown as part of a lethal duo of prospect OF. Between AA and AAA last season, Taylor had a .320 average over 428 AB, 20 HR and 21 SB, and a .395 OBP/.549 SLG/.944 OPS line that looks very promising. He immediately becomes the best Jays OF prospect and will look very good in the lineup sometime soon alongside Aaron Hill, Adam Lind, and Travis Snider. The fact that the Jays have control over him for a very long time at a very affordable rate makes him a gem in the deal.
Although it pains me to say that the Doc saga will come to and end fairly soon, since it goves people something to write about, it seems that Doc is just about to become a Philadelphia Philly. The word is that Lee actually could be involved in the deal.....say what? Yep. Not only that, but Ken Rosenthal and John Morosi and talking like the deal is done!! "The trade is highly complex, sources say, with the Phillies receiving money from the Jays to help pay Halladay's salary next season." The Phillies would be making the deal with Lee on their own, then completing the deal with the Jays. Wow. And now that I've heard to ideas behind it, it doesn't sound too crazy. Here's why:
- Philadelphia has been trying to get talks going with Cliff Lee in regards to an extension. He wants nothing to do with it, while Doc is more than willing to walk in front of that team once every five starts. Smart man.
- Seattle, on the other hand, are looking to add pitching and would be more than happy to take the picks that they'd get for losing Lee at the end of 2010 if it means getting an ace for their staff (and possibly more). With guys like Michael Saunders, Carlos Triunfel, and Phillipe Aumont in their minors, the Jays could be interested in many of their prospects.
- The Angels could also provide some prospects if they're the third team, but for right now it sounds more and more like they're going to be left out in the cold. They are talking to Matsui right now and don't seem too heavily involved. Still, they could swoop in at last minute, as could the Yankees.
- If all the Phillies have to do in order to get Doc committed for 4-5 years is deal Lee and perhaps one bench player or prospect, it makes sense.
If you are the Yankees, watching this happen around you, with Lackey just signed in Boston and the possibility of Adrian Gonzalez going to Boston in return for Buchholz and Casey Kelly (Boston is also leading the Chapman sweepstakes - rumored), what do you do? Sign Matt Holliday, that's what.
This is getting to get a MAJOR week in the positioning of teams going into 2010.
In other news, our "inherited" 29th overall pick from Boston is just one medical away from becoming a 69th. You have to love this system (insert major sarcasm).


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In connection with BBC's Radio Four, RIBA asked five architecture firms to re-imagine the public toilet.
An interesting goal considering the relatively standard design of public toilets, the challenge was issued because RIBA noted that public toilets were once a place to show off local architecture, and is now more of a public eye sore. The five architecture firms came up with incredibly different design ideas, with some opting for cool sculptural design, one firm design around a fountain, and one using a cement head.
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Ok Google, Is the Apple iPhone X Worth the Price?
At long last the Apple unveiling is history with the announcement of the very premium iPhone X (pronounced iPhone 10), iPhone 8, and the iPhone 8 Plus. As rumored, the retail pricing for the X will begin at $999. Keep in mind carriers may discount and even if they don't, the monthly payments over two years is approximately $42. Add a typical single line plan of $80 and the total monthly bill will flirt with $150/month.
So what do you get? Before we discuss included features let's talk about the most obvious missing feature; the home button which also served as a biometric fingerprint sensor. Apple tried to make this functionality work virtually by installing the sensor beneath the display but ultimately decided the technology wasn't ready for prime time. Curiously, if the facial recognition alternate works as well as they claim and others join in, the fingerprint sensor may become a dinosaur. It's important to note Apple is not alone in this approach as Microsoft Windows 10, Samsung Galaxy S8, and S8+ support facial recognition authentication. Google is also exploring this technology as evidenced by a 2013 patent application.
A11 Bionic
Powering all three iPhones is the A11 Bionic SoC (System On a Chip). This is a six core 64 bit ARM processing unit with two high performance cores for intensive computing tasks supported by four high-efficiency cores for light computing chores. This is Apple's vision of the ARM big.Little architecture. Apple claims the performance of the A11 twin cores are 25% faster than the A10 and the quad processors are 70% faster in handling multi threaded workloads. Leveraging a 10 nanometer manufacturing process should help keep energy consumption low. Just to refresh your memory, the A10 Fusion processor included two high-power cores and two high-efficiency cores. To handle graphics, Apple is using an in house designed processor which they claim is 30% faster than the A10 at half the power draw. Some of this power will also be used to support the AI behind facial recognition solution.
9to5 Google had this to say about the A11.
Apple's latest iPhone chipset blows away every Android device, and that's a little depressing.
I agree and disagree. If the Android experience doesn't suffer from the performance of the processor, and many say it doesn't, why do we care. On the other hand, Google now agrees it needs to take control of the design of the processors powering their devices, but was a little slow in coming to this decision. I believe we may see a Google designed SoCs as early as 2018 and as it is with all Google software products, most of the heavy lifting is performed in the cloud. They recently introduced their cloud based AI hardware solution rated at 180 teraflops, the Tensor Processing Unit, last May.
Biometric Authentication
The smartphone has become a portal to our personal lives and the importance to protect personal data can not be overstated. I believe the truth behind the decision to not include a fingerprint scanner on the iPhone X included the following reasons:
- Unreliable under the front display
- Did not want to place it on the back
Apple states the facial scanner of the X is way better than the biometric scanner but you have to ask the question; why do the 8 and 8 Plus ship with both technologies. I am sure folks will be putting this feature through extensive testing in the coming weeks and months to see if it lives up to expectations. It is important to remember the new Samsung Note 8 facial recognition solution was allegedly spoofed by a selfie photograph on another phone.
Bezel-less Display
Bezel-less display is a bit of a mis-statement. As one of the functions of the bezel is to support the display, it can't go away entirely. The trend is to shrink the bezel to the smallest possible width to maximize the amount of display area. In the case of the iPhone X, the greatest reduction occurs at the top and bottom. Most of the chatter has been about Apple's decision to wrap the screen around the sensor panel located at the top of the phone. Ok, this was just a bad design move. Sure you can sneak in some status info in portrait mode with the available space to the left and the right, but the design feels more forced than natural. Early unofficial renders of the Pixel 2 have the best approach with a balanced design. I hope the final product is a close match.
iOS 11
iOS and Android are mobile windows to their respective ecosystems and are obviously designed to offer the best user experience possible. Similarities include:
- Dot notifications
- New emojis
- Smart copy and paste
- Picture in Picture
- Enhanced autofill
Although very similar on the phone, let's just say Apple has done a good job getting its developers to scale their apps to larger devices. Features Apple is bragging about include:
- Revamped Control Center
- Updated design elements
- Drag and Drop
- iPad Dock
- Siri improvements
- Peer-to-peer Apple Pay
- Do Not Disturb driving mode
With the removal of the home button Apple has included new gesture swipes as a replacement. For example, to go home; instead of pressing the home button you need to swipe up from the bottom of the screen.
Wrap up
What is significant to the Apple event is the shear number of devices introduced. Three devices (X, 8, 8+) is complicated and confusing. Remember Google considered introducing a Pixel, XL, and Note but decided three devices was too much. Some would argue the smaller product such as the 8 is made specifically for a customer who would never consider a larger device and should not be included. Ok, but the same logic does not apply to the X and the 8 Plus. The argument could be made the 8 Plus is a fall back purchase for those who want a larger display and for whatever reason can not purchase the X. How folks will feel in this circumstance is unknown. Exacerbating iPhone X anxieties is the fact the X won't be available until November 3rd and there may additional delays into early next year due to limited supplies.
Sadly, Google has some experience in not being able to meet the demand of product offerings.
When I asked Google Assistant if I should trade in my Pixel for an iPhone 8, she did not have any advice to offer. As always, it's a personal decision.
- Is anything about the iPhone X new to the market? Not really.
- Wireless charging
- OLED display
- Face ID
- Thin bezel
- Auto stabilized camera
- Will it be a best seller? Apple phones usually do well. (*)
- Will it draw Android users to Apple? A few perhaps.
An Android user from The Verge had these parting comments:
But for now at least, I think I'll skip the $999 glass iPhone and look forward instead to October 4th and Google's next Pixels. The difference for me, as a yearlong Android devotee, is that an Apple event is fun and exciting just out of sheer tech enthusiasm, but a new Google product launch is thrilling because it has a high chance of being my next phone purchase.
By the way, here's your invite to the Google event.


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WASHINGTON -- Ever since President Clinton won re-election last November by successfully working the Republican side of the political street on key issues such as the budget, crime and welfare, the losers have been re-examining what happened to them, with an eye to the future.
Anthony Fabrizio, who was the pollster for the Bob Dole presidential campaign, has just released the results of two national surveys of 1,000 voters each, one right after the election and the other after Mr. Clinton's State of the Union speech, and each aimed at identifying just who are the Republicans now, and what they have to do to win the White House in the year 2000.
Mr. Fabrizio offers a mixed answer. He puts today's Republicans in two roughly equal camps -- those who are most concerned with economic issues, whom he labels supply-siders and deficit hawks, and those most concerned with social issues, classifying them as cultural populists, moralists and progressives.


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When picking a house from which to operate a highly armed methamphetamine dealership, it's all about location, location, location. Maybe you should even consider making a list:
1. Across the street from one of the most popular police hangouts in town--check!
2. Just close enough to a school for it to affect sentencing--check!
Not your ideal spot to start an army of upper-freaks, you say? Well, that's why you're not in jail (most of you, anyway) and 42-year-old James Leon Pyatt of Caldwell is. Pyatt was arrested last June by the Canyon County Sheriff's Office after selling crank to a confidential informant, but a raid on Pyatt's house, located across the street from the Canyon County Courthouse and just down the street from Van Buren Elementary, was far more productive. In the house, sheriff's deputies and Caldwell police found approximately 28 guns and even more meth, according to a Department of Justice release.
These knickknacks and doodads qualified Pyatt for Idaho's Project Safe Neighborhood Program, which pushes for stricter sentences on cases involving both drugs and guns. He was sentenced earlier this month to serve 57 months in federal prison, plus an additional six years of supervised release.


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As you know, one of my rules is to automate as much as possible. If a computer can do the job, a human shouldn't do it. That's why I value PHP so much; it allows me to automate a lot of mundane tasks.
I have scripts to find me expiring domain names. I have a script that finds archived versions of pages and scrapes the content. I have a script that allows me to input a website, and it then finds all the keywords related to that site and it tells me what position the site ranks for each of those keywords.
You get the idea – I have scripts that do a lot of things that otherwise would either take too much time or would be boring. If I don't have to do it manually, I probably won't.
Well up until now one of the tasks I've had to do manually is creating subdomains, and populating those subdomains with a standard installation of either WordPress, YACG, or a site template I made by mahself.
Let me explain what I had to do, and you'll see why this whole process was so awful:
- Get a new hosting account. Put ten domain names on it.
- For each of the domain names, create a number of subdomains, like so: shopping.domain1.com
- For each of my subdomains, put a site on it. If a WordPress site, use Fantastico to install the site.
- Change the default theme and options for each new site.
- Populate each site with content or set it up for auto content generation in some form or fashion.
- Catch my breath because it's exhausting!
I have wanted a solution to all this. Now, I'm an okay PHP scripter – but I don't know how to do everything and I don't have time to learn everything. My feeling is that if a tool already exists and it does the job well, I don't try to reinvent the wheel; I just use what's already out there.
Usually I can find a free tool to do what I want, or a piece of code that I can adapt. But not always. In this case, I couldn't even FIND a tool or an app of any kind!! However, I finally have found something that does what I need. It's not free, but it's worth the price. (The way I think of pay tools is if it's gonna save me time and help me make more money, it's worth the purchase price because it will pay for itself.)
Anyway, the tool is called Mass Account Manager and it's just what it sounds like – a tool to manage all of your domains (or hosting accounts) from one central control panel. It does some amazing things as well. You know how I had to manually create all those subdomains, for each and every domain I wanted to set up? Yeah – well those days are over with. Mass Account Manager can take a list (of numbers, names, keywords, whatever) and make subdomains on any or all domains that you specify.
As long as you have cPanel hosting accounts, it can do it. (No you don't need WHM like with Domain Dashboard – just cPanel.) What this means is if you have a regular HostGator or LunarPages hosting account (doesn't have to be a reseller account!) you can use Mass Account Manager to control all your domains. You can do this with MULTIPLE hosting accounts. So if you have ten domains on a Lunarpages account, ten domains on a HostGator account, and another seven domains on a different LunarPages account…guess what? You can do all this cool stuff to all of them.
The other cool feature which I have to mention is the fact that you can upload files to multiple domains and/or subdomains at one time. You have a bunch of WordPress blogs, and you want to add a certain plugin to all of them in one shot? Easy. Choose which sites and choose the file you want to upload to – and go eat lunch. When you come back it'll be done. Cool, huh?
If you want to check this out, click on the banner below. There are demo videos that show you exactly how the tool works and what it looks like. If you have even a handful of sites and you want life to be easier – I think you'll see the value of this app.


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Beautiful and stunning, this Lacoste Moon men's watch has a rose gold coloured case for durability and comfort. It has a 40mm blue index dial with the Lacoste alligator at 3 o clock and a brown leather strap. This watch also comes with scratch resistant glass, is water resistant to 3 ATM and comes with a 2 year guarantee.
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Kanpur, Apr 28 (PTI) The body of Captain Ayush Yadav, who was killed in a terrorist attack at an army camp in Kupwara district of Kashmir, arrived at Chakeri Airport here today and has been kept at the mortuary of the Army Hospital here.
Captain Yadav will be cremated at 10 AM tomorrow with state honours, ADM K P Singh said.
The body arrived at Chakeri Airport at 4.40 PM today and has been kept at the mortuary of the Army Hospital, the officer said.
A resident of Defence Colony here, Captain Yadav had joined the service some three years ago.
Three heavily-armed terrorists had stormed an army camp in Kupwara district of Kashmir yesterday, killing a Captain and two other soldiers before two of the assailants were gunned down in a fierce 35-minute encounter.
Earlier in the day, the army paid floral tributes to three of its personnel, including Captain Ayush Yadav, at the headquarters of the 15 Corps in Srinagar. PTI ZIR NSD


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Few things make me happier then witnessing random acts of kindness. Who doesn't love "nice people"? ... and when they happen to be an amazingly talented photographer who lends his awesome photo for a good cause, well... that's especially joyful!
Andy Biggs
Andy is the talent behind the awesome Photo we adopted to represent Acacia Shade, and he kindly gave us permission to use it. We have a hard time not believing that he didn't take it just for us because it couldn't be more perfect.
I don't need to tell you how incredible his photographs are, they speak for themselves. Do yourself a favor and take a tour of his website, www.andybiggs.com you won't be sorry for the minutes spent at your computer while your transported to places few ever get to see.
Andy is a celebrated Photographer, adventurer, conservationist, and teacher, whose photography celebrates the African landscape and its rich wildlife, people, and culture. All awesome in their own rights, but on top of all that he happens to be a super nice guy.
Thanks Andy


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Oh, the wonderful things you can find on the internet. Some brilliant YouTube user(s) crafted a trilogy of outstanding trailer mashups that place the adorable stars of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic in Gotham City, ancient Sparta and even dreams within dreams.
First up, there's "My Little Inception," which keeps the ponies' dialogue, but layers it over the haunting Hans Zimmer score from the original trailer for Christopher Nolan's Inception.
Pretty cool, right? The first thing you notice is the high quality and attention to detail. Most of the mashup makers that lurk around the net get pretty lazy with their sound syncing and even their basic editing, but this one is a surprisingly smooth job.
But it gets better. This time we remove the original dialogue and substitute both the Hans Zimmer score and the dialogue from a trailer for The Dark Knight. The end result: "The Rainbow Knight."
Is that an excellent sync job or what? It actually makes sense. And you have to admit, it actually does look pretty badass seeing that blue pony zip around the sky ready to swoop down and save Gotham.
But I saved the best for last. "300 Ponies" takes all the sound and fury of the trailer for Zack Snyder's 300 (Nine Inch Nails music and all) and puts it in the context of a battle to save a land of rainbows and magical hearts, which is actually pretty bitchin'.
The best part is that they took the time to put the My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic titles up right after we hear Leonidas yelling "Give them nothing, but take from them…EVERYTHING!"
This give me hope for the future of mashups. Someone out there reading this: Please oh please make me a mashup of adorable cartoon ponies and Goodfellas. I'll be your best friend.
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Well not yet. The game is still in development. But I wanted to talk about it a bit.
So what is Cube World?
Cube World is a voxel-based exploration RPG.
In other words: Minecraft Adventure Game.
So why should you care?
Because the game is turning out to be really good. Take a look at the released videos.
Build your weapons, combat with slow motion, special attacks, multiplayer.
If that doesn't make you want this game, I don't know what does.
Anyway, check Wollay's Blog to keep up to date with the news.