#Gunman Chronicles

[mvfm-25]

" Gunman Chronicles uses the Half-Life engine to stunning effect and promises to bring gamers a taste of extreme, in-your-face action! "

PC Gamer Magazine n81 - February, 2001.

[yoredeadfreeman]

Oh how I love you gunman chronicles bandit model + Illinois creature

[lemonylepid]

I'm playing an old goldsrc game I've never heard of called Gunman Chronicles and it looks sick af

[love-me-a-lotta-whump]

Arrested / Detained / Jailed / Imprisoned - Whump Lists

A sub list of whumpees who have been arrested (will also count detained), jailed or imprisoned.

There may be some overlap with the "captive/kidnapped/hostage" whumpees list.

Will count if they are simply handcuffed but it has to be by police or another government/legal (including royal guards in fantasy/period pieces) entity.

DRAMAS

🇰🇷KOREA

Duel >> {x}

W: Two Worlds >>> {x}

I Hear Your Voice/I Can Hear Your Voice >>> {x}

Memorist >>> {x}

Two Weeks >>> {x}

Healer >>> {x}

Lawless Lawyer >>> {x}

Flower of Evil >>> {x}

Royal Secret Agent >>> {x}

The Game: Towards Zero >>> {x}

Beyond Evil >>> {x}

Gunman in Joseon >>> {x}

The K2 >>> {x}

One Ordinary Day >>> {x}

Lovers of the Red Sky >>> {x}

Descendants of the Sun >>> {x}

The Smile Has Left Your Eyes >>> {x}

Children of Nobody >>> {x}

Time >>> {x}

Snowdrop >>> {x}

Alice, The Final Weapon >>> {x}

Bad Guys >>> {x}

Big Mouth >>> {x}

If You Wish Upon Me >>> {x}

Blind >>> {x}

Iljimae >>> {x}

Doubtful Victory >>> {x}

Joseon Attorney: A Morality >>> {x}

D.P. Season 2 >>> {x}

My Lovely Liar >>> {x}

Sweet Home Season 2 >>> {x}

Shark: The Beginning >>> {x}

My Name is Loh Kiwan >>> {x}

🇨🇳CHINA

The Untamed >> {x}

The Golden Eyes >>> {x}

Psych Hunter >>> {x}

Prodigy Healer >>> {x}

Love and Redemption >>> {x}

Under The Skin >>> {x}

Hello Dear Ancestors >>> {x}

The Blue Whisper >>> {x}

🇯🇵JAPAN

Final Life >>> {x}

Hiru (Season 1) >>> {x}

Hakubo no Chronicle >>> {x}

Final Cut >>> {x}

Destiny >>> {x}

🇹🇭THAILAND

Bad Guys >>> {x}

MOVIES

🇰🇷KOREA

Psychometry >>> {x}

Werewolf Boy >>> {x}

Blind >>> {x}

Fabricated City >>> {x}

A Mother’s Nightmare >>> {x}

V.I.P. >>> {x}

Project Wolf Hunting >>> {x}

Christmas Carol >>> {x}

🇨🇳CHINA

The Witness >>> {x}

🇯🇵JAPAN

Blind Witness >>> {x}

In the Wake >>> {x}

Golden Kamuy >>> {x}

EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS

🇰🇷KOREA

The Fair >>> {x}

[realinspirations]

Malala Yousafzai: A Symbol of Courage and Advocacy for Education

 Malala Yousafzai is a globally recognized advocate for women's education, human rights, and peace. Born on July 12, 1997, in the Swat Valley of Pakistan, Malala’s life has been defined by her exceptional bravery and resilience in the face of oppression. Her story, marked by tragedy and triumph, has stimulated thousands and thousands around the sector and highlighted the urgent need for equitable access to schooling.

MalalaYousafzai inspiring story

Early Life and Love for Learning

Malala was raised in Mingora, a small city inside the Swat Valley, which turned into recognized for its picturesque splendor but later became infamous due to the upward thrust of the Taliban. Her father, Ziauddin Yousafzai, changed into an educator and activist who ran a women's faculty. His innovative beliefs deeply prompted Malala, instilling in her a love for getting to know and a perception of the transformative power of training. From an early age, Malala developed a passion for academics and frequently dreamed of becoming a physician.

Swat Valley’s surroundings were modified substantially in 2007 when the Taliban took control. The militant organization imposed strict Sharia law, banning ladies from attending school, enforcing strict dress codes, and curtailing freedom of expression. Amidst this oppression, Malala started out speaking out, even though she was most effective as a young girl at the time.

Speaking Out Against the Taliban

In 2009, at just eleven years old, Malala commenced writing a weblog for the BBC Urdu Service under a pseudonym, chronicling her studies while residing under the Taliban's rule. Her entries revealed the tough realities of existence in Swat Valley, from bombings to the concern of dropping the proper to education. She courageously defined how the Taliban’s influence threatened her desires and the futures of endless different ladies.

Her articulate and heartfelt words won enormous interest, making her an image of resistance. Despite the risk, Malala persisted in advising for girls' education, acting in interviews and public forums. Her activism earned her popularity, however it also attracted the ire of the Taliban. By 2012, she had emerged as a target of their violence.

The Assassination Attempt

On October 9, 2012, Malala’s lifestyle was modified all the time. While returning domestic from school, she changed into ambushed by way of a Taliban gunman who boarded her school bus and shot her in the head. The bullet struck her left eye socket, facing down her neck. Two different girls have been injured in the assault. The global held its breath as Malala was airlifted to a hospital in Peshawar and later transferred to Birmingham, United Kingdom, for superior medical remedy.

Remarkably, Malala survived the attack. Her restoration was long and hard, requiring a couple of surgical procedures and rehabilitation. Yet, in preference to succumbing to fear, she emerged stronger and more determined to fight for her motive. The strive on her life sparked international outrage and took an extraordinary interest in the plight of ladies denied training.

Global Advocacy and the Malala Fund

In 2013, Malala co-founded the Malala Fund along with her father to champion training for women internationally. The agency's objectives to interrupt boundaries to schooling, consisting of poverty, gender discrimination, and violence. It supports neighborhood activists and advocates in nations like Afghanistan, Nigeria, and Pakistan, ensuring that girls can get entry to twelve years of unfastened, secure, and first-rate education.

Malala’s advocacy has taken her to several worldwide structures, such as the United Nations, wherein she brought a powerful speech on her 16th birthday in 2013. Declaring, "One child, one trainer, one book, and one pen can exchange the sector," she emphasized the importance of training as a well-known proper.

Nobel Peace Prize and Continued Impact

In 2014, Malala became the youngest recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize at the age of 17. She shared the award with Kailash Satyarthi, an Indian baby rights activist, highlighting their shared commitment to finishing toddler labor and selling schooling. The Nobel Committee diagnosed Malala’s “heroic conflict” and her function as a “leading spokesperson for girls' right to schooling.”

Her achievements didn’t stop there. Malala pursued her very own training, earning a diploma in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics from the University of Oxford in 2020. She endured to apply her platform to deal with international issues, including the plight of refugees, climate exchange, and the continued fight for gender equality.

Challenges and Criticisms

Despite her sizable acclaim, Malala has confronted grievances and challenges. Some skeptics in Pakistan accused her of being a Western puppet or questioned her motives, reflecting the deep-seated societal and political divisions in her place of origin. Others argued that her fame overshadowed grassroots activists working for similar reasons. Nonetheless, Malala has remained steadfast, frequently addressing those criticisms with grace and humility.

Legacy and Inspiration

Malala’s tale resonates throughout the globe as a testimony to the power of resilience and the significance of standing up for one’s ideals. Her efforts have made tangible changes, with hundreds of thousands of women having access to education and global agencies prioritizing gender equity in colleges.

She has also stimulated a new technology of activists, especially young ladies, to assign oppressive systems. From advocating for displaced girls in struggle-torn areas to amplifying the voices of those marginalized with the aid of poverty, Malala’s paintings keep interrupting boundaries.

The Broader Implications of Malala’s Work

Malala’s advocacy extends beyond schooling; it challenges deeply rooted societal norms perpetuating inequality. By advocating for ladies' education, she addresses interconnected troubles like infant marriage, monetary dependency, and political disempowerment. Research continuously indicates that knowledgeable girls are much more likely to take part in the workforce, advocate for their rights, and contribute to national improvement. Malala’s efforts, therefore, have a ways-attaining implications for global progress.

[xolta]

part 4

Xolta's Big old recommended games list Part 4 Gen 5

Gameboy Color: Bomberman Max (bomberman/adventure) Bomberman Quest(action advenutre) Dragon Quest Monsters 2(monster rasining rpg) Pokemon Gold and sliver(monster rasining rpg) Game & Watch Gallery 2&3(mixed bag) Konami GB Collection Vol. 1-4(mixed bag) Pocket Bomberman(Adventure/bomberman) Pokémon Pinball(pinball) Shantae (metroidvania) Super Mario Bros. Deluxe (platfromer) Wario land 2&3(Greedy bastard em up) X-Treme Sports (anime sports) X-Men: Mutant Academy(jank ass fighting game)

N64: Army Men: Sarge's Heroes 2 (Tps) Banjo-Kazooie (3d platformer) Banjo-Tooie(3d platformer) BattleTanx 1&2(tank combat) Blast Corps (blow shit em up) Bomberman 64 (bomberman) Bomberman 64: The Second Attack!(bomberman) Buck Bumble(shooter) Mario kart 64(kart racing) Chameleon Twist 1&2(platformer) Conker's Bad Fur Day (platformer) Custom Robo1&2(tiny mecha fighting) Diddy Kong Racing (kart racer) Mario 64(3d platformer) Resident evil 2(Miracle port/ survival horror) Extreme-G 1&2(SUPER FAST RACING F zero X(SUPER FAST RACING) mystical ninja starring goemon(adventure) Hybrid Heaven (action rpg/wacky) Mace the Dark age(fighting) Killer Instinct Gold (fighting) Kirby 64(platformer) Mario party 1-3(party/ firend ship destoryer) Mischief Makers (platformer) Super Smash bros(platfrom fighter) Paper mario(rpg) Turok 1&2(fps/bullshit in latter levls) doom 64(fps) Starcarft 64(rts) pilot wings 64(flight sim)

Sega Saturn: Astal (platformer) Burning Rangers( tps) Castlevania Symphony of the night(metroidvania) Daytona USA: Circuit Edition(raceing)

3D0: Super Street Fighter II Turbo (fighting)

Neo Geo Pocket/color: Bust A Move! Pocket (puzzle) Gals Fighters(fighting) King of Fighters R-2 (fighting) Metal Slug: 1st Mission&2 mission(run and gun) Sonic the Hedgehog: Pocket Adventure (platforming/pits every were) SNK VS. CAPCOM: CARD FIGHTERS' CLASH(tgc)

Playsation 1: Air Combat 1&2(air combat) Ape Escape (platformer) Croc(platformer/werid controls) BattleTanx: Global Assault (tank combat) Bomberman Party Edition (bomber man) Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (metroidvania) Castlevania Chronicles (platformer) Crash Bandicoot 1-3(platformer) Crash Team Racing (kart racer) Dino Crisis (survival horror) Doom(fps) Final Fantasy VII(jrpg) Final Fantasy Tactics (Srpg) Future Cop L.A.P.D. (Tps) Ghost in the Shell (action/jank) Rapid Reload (run and gun) Heart of Darkness (platformer) Jojo's Bizarre Adventure (fighting) Klonoa: Door to Phantomile(platformer) Lomax(platformer) LUNAR: The Silver Star Story Complete (rpg/bad transaltion) Marvel vs. Capcom (fighting) MediEvil 1&2(plafromer) Mega Man Legends (action adventure) Mega Man X3-5(Platformer) Metal Slug X(run and gun) Mortal Kombat Trilogy (fighting) Oddworld 1&2(platformer) Parappa the Rapper (rhythm) Point Blank (light gun) Quake II(fps) Resident Evil 1-3(surivival horror) Rising Zan: The Samurai Gunman (character action) Silent Bomber(BOMBS!) Spider-Man (action) Spyro 1-3(platformer) Time Crisis(light gun) Twisted Metal 1&2( combat racing) Vigilante 8 1-2(combat racing) Wipeout (future racing)

Jaguar: Alien vs Peradtor(fps)

Vitural boy: Wario land(greed/play with 3d moded out)

[jezmatronwrites]

This is why I hate corporations owning and sitting on IP. A person with no insight into the cultural or group insight or care can simply deny access to media for an entire planet. It feels utterly pointless. And malicious in its approach.

Look at things like No One Lives Forever - no one can play that game unless they have the original discs. Or Gunman Chronicles.

We're in the digital age of "Keep circulating the tapes" but it's harder and harder to do, legally.

They're doing it with video games now :/

[darkmaga-returns]

By Palestine Chronicle Staff

The United Nations Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA) said in a statement that since October 2023, Gaza has been witnessing the most intense bombing targeting civilians since World War II.

Meanwhile, Israeli forces continued to carry out massacres in the Strip, especially in central Gaza, killing and wounding scores of Palestinians.

According to the Palestinian Health Ministry (Gaza), 44,330 Palestinians have been killed, and 104,933 wounded in Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza starting on October 7, 2023. Click here for previous blogs.

Fri, Nov 29, 6:13 PM (Palestine Time) 70 Killed in Beit Lahia

AL-JAZEERA: About 70 Palestinians, most of them women and children, were killed in two separate massacres against the Ahmed and Baba families in Beit Lahia, north of the Gaza Strip.

Fri, Nov 29, 6:13 PM (Palestine Time) Ten Killed in Beit Lahia AL-JAZEERA: 18 Palestinians, including women and children, were killed and others were injured in an Israeli bombardment of Al-Manshiya in Beit Lahia, north of the Gaza Strip.

Fri, Nov 29, 6:13 PM (Palestine Time) Shooting Operation near Hebron ISREALI ARMY RADIO: A shooting took place against an Israeli force near the city of Hebron in the West Bank, without causing any injuries.

Fri, Nov 29, 6:13 PM (Palestine Time) Three Killed, Wounded in Northern Gaza AL-JAZEERA: Three people were killed and others were wounded in artillery shelling of homes in the Sheikh Zayed area in the northern Gaza Strip.

Fri, Nov 29, 3:17 PM (Palestine Time) Al-Qassam Brigades Claims Responsibility for Ariel Operation AL-QASSAM BRIGADES: We claim responsibility for the shooting near the Ariel settlement in the West Bank. We mourn for our great people the martyr Qassam fighter Samer Hussein, who carried out the heroic operation near Ariel.

Fri, Nov 29, 3:17 PM (Palestine Time) Killed, Wounded in Beit Lahia AL-JAZEERA: Two Palestinians were killed and injured in an Israeli bombardment that targeted a house in the Beit Lahia project, in northern Gaza.

Fri, Nov 29, 1:47 PM (Palestine Time) Israeli Army: No Second Gunman in Ariel Operation ISRAELI ARMY: The Israeli military has retracted its initial assessment of the shooting near the West Bank settlement of Ariel, saying sweeps showed there was no second gunman as previously believed.

Fri, Nov 29, 1:47 PM (Palestine Time) Soldiers among Wounded in Ariel Operation ISRAELI MEDIA: There were wounded soldiers from the Israeli army among those injured in the shooting attack near the Ariel settlement in the West Bank.

[md-asif-94]

The Victory in Real Life Inspirational About Success Story, A True Tale about Victory

A success story is a narrative that chronicles a person or organization’s journey from a challenging situation to a positive outcome. These stories often inspire, motivate, and provide valuable lessons for others. They can be about personal achievements, professional triumphs, or overcoming adversity.

Below are the 5 real-life inspirational success stories that can help you take risks in life and make great decisions to be successful in life:

1. Success Story of Pakistani female Education activist: Malala Yousafzai; Success Story

Malala Yousafzai is a Pakistani activist and the youngest Nobel Prize laureate. She was born on July 12, 1997, in the Swat District of Pakistan. Malala became an international symbol of peaceful protest after she was shot in the head in 2012 by a Taliban gunman while traveling home from school. Despite the attack, Malala survived and continued to fight for her cause. In 2014, she was the youngest person to receive the Nobel Peace Prize. She also founded the Malala Fund, which works to educate girls around the world. Malala’s efforts have empowered millions of young girls and women to pursue their dreams. She continues to be an inspiration to many and is living proof that one can fight for a cause and make a difference. She continues to have one of the most well-known success stories.

2. Hard Success Story interesting of Ratan Tata; Success Story

Ratan Tata is an Indian industrialist and philanthropist associated with the Tata Group. He is widely respected for his business acumen, and vision and is one of the most followed stories about success. Tata took over the reins of the Tata Group in the late 1990s. Under his leadership, the Tata Group became one of the largest conglomerates in India. His most notable achievements include the acquisition of Jaguar Land Rover from Ford Motors in 2008 and the launch of the world’s cheapest car, the Tata Nano, in 2008.  He is one of the most respected and admired business leaders in India. Ratan Tata’s story inspires people, and his legacy will continue to shape the future of the Indian economy and corporate culture for generations to come.

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3. Success Story in the Life of Bear Grylls; Success Story

Bear Grylls is a well-known British adventurer, author, and television presenter. He is best known for his television series Man vs. Wild and Born Survivor. Bear Grylls is the youngest Briton to climb Mount Everest. He has also led a team of climbers to reach the summit of Mount Ama Dablam, a 22,000-foot peak in the Himalayas. He has also completed many other adventures, including a record-breaking expedition across the North Atlantic Ocean in a rigid inflatable boat. Grylls’ television career began in 2006 with the series Man vs. Wild, which aired on the Discovery Channel. Bear Grylls became a household name as the show quickly became popular. He has since gone on to produce several other television shows, including Born.

4. Interesting Success Story of Walt Disney; Success Story

Walt Disney, born in 1901, was a pioneer in the field of animation and entertainment. His career began with making short animated cartoons in the 1920s. He had a passion for animation and wanted to create something that could bring joy to people around the world. Taking a risk, he created his first full-length animated feature – Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, in 1937, which was highly successful. This success story established him as one of the pioneers of animation and entertainment. His characters, Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck, became iconic figures around the world. His legacy continues to live on through his animation and theme parks, which people of all ages enjoy.

5. Most Popular Indian Success Story of Dhirubhai Ambani; Success Story

Dhirubhai Ambani was an Indian business magnate and entrepreneur who founded Reliance Industries. He is widely credited with making the Indian stock market more accessible to the average investor and is often featured in many success stories. Dhirubhai quickly expanded his business with the help of his family members. He set up Reliance Industries in 1966 and took the company public in 1977. His business acumen and visionary leadership made Reliance one of the largest and most profitable companies in India. Dhirubhai’s conquest story inspires entrepreneurs worldwide. He is recognized for transforming the business environment in India and motivating a lot of entrepreneurs to follow their ambitions. His legacy continues to live on in Reliance Industries, which is now one of India’s largest companies.

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Motivational Success Story of Famous Personalities

Below are the motivational stories about the success story of famous people that will inspire you to work hard and never give up in life:

6. Hard Work Body Builder Arnold Schwarzenegger: Success Story

Arnold’s rise to success began in bodybuilding, where he won several titles, such as Mr. Universe in 1969 and Mr. Olympia seven times. He then transitioned to Hollywood, where he starred in many iconic films, such as The Terminator and Predator. After that, Arnold entered politics and was chosen to serve as California’s 38th governor in 2003. He served two terms before retiring in 2011. Arnold Schwarzenegger is among the inspiring examples of stories about success and struggle. He worked hard to become a bodybuilding champion, a Hollywood star, and a Governor of California. He proves that anyone, no matter their background, can achieve success if they are willing to put in the hard work.

7. The Success Story of American Businessman, investor, and philanthropist: Warren Buffett; Success Story

Warren Buffett was born in 1930 in Omaha, Nebraska, and displayed an aptitude for business and investing at an early age. He attended the University of Nebraska and later transferred to the University of Pennsylvania, where he received a degree in economics. After graduation, he worked as a stockbroker and eventually established Buffett Partnership Ltd. in 1956. Buffett Partnership Ltd. was very successful, showcasing many stories about success in the investment world. By 1965, Buffett had accumulated enough wealth to purchase a textile manufacturing firm called Berkshire Hathaway. Under his leadership, the company went on to become one of the most successful and respected corporations in the world. He preaches the importance of having a long-term view and avoiding short-term speculation. He is a believer in the power of compound interest and says it is the most powerful force in the universe.

8. The Success Story of World Popular E-Commerce Site Amazon’s CEO Jeff Bezos; Success Story

Jeff Bezos is the founder and CEO of Amazon, the world’s largest online shopping website. In 1994, Bezos founded Amazon to create an online marketplace. Since then, Amazon has expanded to become the world’s largest online retailer, employing over 800,000 people worldwide. Bezos has also been involved in other ventures, such as Blue Origin, a private aerospace manufacturer and space transportation service. Bezos has received numerous awards and accolades for his entrepreneurial success. In 1999, he was named Time Magazine’s Person of the Year and was inducted into the National Business Hall of Fame in 2018. He has also been named to Forbes’ list of the world’s wealthiest people for the last two decades. Jeff Bezos is an inspirational entrepreneur who has achieved incredible success through his innovative ideas and relentless dedication. He is a true testament to the power of hard work and ambition.

9. Facebook creator’s CEO of Mark Zuckerberg: Success Story; Success Story

Mark Zuckerberg is the founder and CEO of Facebook. Mark Zuckerberg became the world’s youngest self-made billionaire in 2008. He received recognition as Time Magazine’s Person for the Year in 2012. He continues to lead the company as it grows and evolves. Mark Zuckerberg’s success story is truly inspiring. He followed his passion for technology, worked tirelessly, and consistently pursued his goals. His journey serves as proof that, with dedication and determination, anyone can achieve their dreams and make a significant impact on the world.

10. World Famous Success Story in Football: Cristiano Ronaldo; Success Story

Cristiano Ronaldo is a prime example of how dedication and hard work can help one achieve success. Ronaldo showed early dedication to attaining his objectives. He devoted countless hours to training and honing his skills and never took his eye off the ball. As a result, he is now one of the most successful football players in history. Ronaldo’s commitment and hard work have paid off in spades. He has won numerous awards, including the Ballon d’Or and World Player of the Year. He has also set numerous records, including becoming the first player to score 100 goals in the Champions League.

Cristiano Ronaldo’s success story is inspiring. It shows that, with enough dedication and hard work, anyone can achieve success. His determination and commitment to excellence serve as an example to us all. He is regularly striving to improve and has consistently demonstrated a tireless work ethic.

[mvfm-25]

" It's high noon in deep space! "

Computer Gaming World n196 - November, 2000

[daburubareru]

It’s honestly making me sad, that Gunman Chronicles was treated so poorly the game deserves so much better.

[samswd]

The Multiverse Chronicles: Exordium

~Eleanor's POV~

As soon as we appeared here, we knew that the Earth we stood in now was not the Earth that we grew up in. It soon became clear that others on this planet thought of us as threats, even though we did not wish them to think of us that way. We merely wanted to create a safe place for ourselves, since we knew we could never return home. Of course, fate never works out like that, doesn't it? I let out a deep sigh as I spun around in my desk chair, fiddling with a small prototype of one of Clara's new arrows. According to her and Hazel, this new type of arrow was virtually indestructible, so I was tasked with testing it against my vibranium shield. I felt yet another yawn work it's way up my throat, but I restrained it as I heard knock on my door, "Elle? It's Liv, can I come in?"

I set down Clara's prototype and spun around to face Olivia when she would open the door, "Sure, come on in." Olivia, wearing a loose white blouse which showed off her right arm that was crafted completely out of vibranium and grey sweatpants accompanied with her hair in a loose bun, tentatively stepped into my office, a small tablet tucked under her arm. I raised an eyebrow slightly at her hesitation, "Liv? What's wrong?"

Olivia bit the inside of her cheek slightly as she pulled up a few things on her tablet and showed it to me, "We have a small problem, that could grow exponentially if we leave it unattended."

My eyes widened slightly as I looked over the security footage that was showing on her tablet. On it was several images of huge black Suburbans, occupied by several armed gunman, all dressed in suits with a white eagle logo. I sighed, SHIELD agents. Olivia noticed my expression and turned her head to face me, "SHIELD is starting to catch onto our location, what should we do?"

I took a deep breath and collected my thoughts based off of how close the SHIELD agents were getting to the forcefields that Fin and Viola had created, "We need to reinforce the forcefields the best we can, but I'm afraid we'll have to reveal ourselves soon."

Olivia sighed as she narrowed her eyes slightly, "Are you sure that this Earth is ready for us to reveal ourselves to them?"

I nodded, standing up as I did so, and placed her tablet onto my desk, "I don't think it's a matter of if this Earth is ready or not. I believe it's a matter of if they need us or not."

Olivia nodded, a small smile beginning to form on her face, "So, what do we do now?"

I pulled up a few images filled with information on SHIELD as I mumbled under my breath, "We collect every piece of information there is to know about SHIELD. Then, we wait for SHIELD to make their move and we'll let them find us on our home turf."

Olivia let out a small sigh as she stood up and took her tablet from my desk, "I'll go inform the others, Liberty." I smirked slightly as I watched her leave my office, "Thanks, Nightshade."

~Amelia's POV~

I let out a groan of frustration as I sat in my room and scrolled through the pages of encrypted code that was SHIELD's most secure files regarding a program they had created called "The Avenger Initiative". Eleanor had tasked me with decoding SHIELD's deepest secrets so we could figure out the reason they were so keen on finding our location and how we could use that against them, if need be of course. The only problem was that SHIELD's files were so heavily encrypted that even I couldn't figure out anything more than a few words every so often. After about ten more minutes of staring at a black and green screen, I threw my hands into the air and pushed myself away from my laptop with a huff, "Damn you, Director Fury!"

As soon as those words left my mouth, I heard a light chuckle emanate from the back corner of my room, which made me shoot up out of my seat, "You know the word "encrypted" probably means that you shouldn't go snooping around in that file." 

I glared as I locked eyes with the man in the corner of my room, "Director Fury."

He nodded, taking a few steps towards me in the process, "And you must be Amelia Moore. The 'Iron Lady', am I correct?"

I nodded hesitantly but regained my composure, "How'd you find us?"

Fury shrugged, "We don't know ourselves. All we know is that one minute we're scoping out some energy signature in the rural fields of New York, and the next your location unveiled itself like pulling a blanket off a bed."

My eyes narrowed in confusion, "How did you find a weak spot in our forcefield? It's nearly-"

Fury nodded again, interrupting me, "Undetectable, we know. We might as well call it a lucky break because we need you and your friends' help."

I raised an eyebrow, discreetly hitting a button in the palm of my right hand which sent a distress signal to the others, "Help with what?"

As Fury spoke, he pulled out a file from underneath his coat, "Something that could end the world as we know it, but I could wait until your friends get here."

It wasn't but a few moments later that all of my friends came barreling up the staircase and clumped up around the open door of my lab. Eleanor was the one to step forward and grab the file from Fury, "Director Fury I presume?"

Fury nodded as I took a few steps toward my friends, "And you are Eleanor Harris, am I correct?"

Eleanor nodded as she combed through the file Fury gave us, "So I assume that you need our help with this?" I was a bit surprised at how calm she was, despite the fact that the director of the most widespread intelligence agency was standing in our headquarters.

Before Fury could respond, Olivia asked, "What do they need help with, Elle?"

Eleanor and Fury met each other's gaze, Fury answering before she did, "Saving the world if you're up to it."

Eleanor paused for a moment, the only movements she made being looking down at the file and then looking back up at Fury, but a small smile soon crept onto her face, "When do we start?"

After our little "discussion" with Director Fury, Eleanor immediately debriefed us. Apparently, someone from Asgard called Loki had gone through a portal created by the Tesseract and was now threatening the world's existence and now we were now going to help SHIELD as a part of the "Avengers Initiative". It was unclear as to if Fury knew about our origins, but I decided to not poke that sleeping bear if I could help it.

Eleanor also said that only some of us would be going on this mission, mainly to not overwhelm SHIELD but also to keep at least some secrets hidden for the time being. The squad was to include Eleanor, Sage, Tobias, Clara, Hazel, Selene, Luna, and myself.

When I finally finished packing my duffel bag, I put on my black leather jacket and slung my bag over my shoulder, exiting my room for the last time for a long while. As I hurried down the stairs, I nearly bumped into Sage. She had two duffels with her, one with her personal belongings and the other with her archery equipment in it. I gave her a small smile as I opened the front door for her, "Ready Sage?"

She shrugged and let out a sigh as she walked out the door, "I just don't know if we can trust them, Amelia."

I walked out the door right after her, staring ahead at the Quinjet that SHIELD had brought to escort us to wherever they needed us, "I'm not saying that we should, but let's keep an open mind just in case."

Sage nodded, walking into the Quinjet with me, "How do you think they'll react, given the fact that we're them from another timeline?"

I shrugged, finding a seat and placing my duffle bag on the floor underneath it, "I think it's best if we don't broach that subject until it rears its ugly head. This world is already dealing with Loki trying to enslave it using the Tesseract, let's not add more fuel to that fire."

Sage hummed in response. We watched as the others entered the Quinjet, all of us with the same mindset going into this. We were just going to help SHIELD with this possible apocalyptic event, nothing more, nothing less.

At least, that's what we hoped.

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Going Nuclear

Oliver Stone’s brand is antiestablishment controversy. In his features and documentaries, Stone has blazed a trail as a cinematic scourge of the status quo. Platoon (1986), the Vietnam War veteran’s unflinching, grunt’s-eye view of that imperial debacle, won the Best Picture Academy Award, while Stone scored the golden statuette for Best Director. That year, Stone was also nominated in a screenwriting category for Platoon, as well as for his excoriating look at the Ronald Reagan regime’s Central America foreign policy and mass murder in Salvador.

Stone tackled the “greed is good” capitalist class in 1987’s Wall Street and the extremist right wing in 1988’s Talk Radio. The combat vet returned to Vietnam’s battlefields to win another Best Director Oscar and Best Picture nomination for 1989’s Born on the Fourth of July, a stirring ode to antiwar activism. The iconoclastic JFK (1991) received eight Oscar noms, including for Best Picture and Director, and forever shattered the myth of the Warren Commission’s “lone gunman theory,” pointing a finger at CIA and right-wing renegades for conspiring to assassinate President John F. Kennedy.

Although lesser known than his fiction movies, Stone’s documentaries — about Castro, Hugo Chávez, and Yasser Arafat; 2012’s The Untold History of the United States; and so on — helped solidify his reputation as, arguably, Hollywood’s most left-wing director. But now Stone is going against the grain with his latest nonfiction film. In Nuclear Now, Stone makes a frontal assault on the underlying beliefs of antinuclear activists, arguing that nuclear energy is a solution to the climate crisis.

Stone recently spoke with Jacobin about why he made Nuclear Now, the film’s funding, Three Mile Island, alternative energy, and more, including his next film, chronicling the life of another progressive leader, Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

ED RAMPELL How did the recipient of a Purple Heart and creator of some of the best antiwar films ever made observe Memorial Day?

OLIVER STONE I went to Austin to be on The Joe Rogan Show. It’s very important – [the podcast] has a huge audience.

ED RAMPELL So how did Nuclear Now come about?

OLIVER STONE I was scared. In the 2006 movie [An Inconvenient Truth by] Al Gore, I was obviously conscious that he was giving solutions to the problems of clime change. But I was confused by the many different sides I was hearing. It was confusing — and I wanted to straighten it out for myself. I saw a book in 2019 that was well reviewed in the New York Times by Richard Rhodes: it was called A Bright Future. It was written by Josh Goldstein, an emeritus professor of international relations, and by a nuclear scientist named Staffan A. Qvist, from Sweden. It was a small little book, but it was simple and commonsensical. Common sense is important. It was very different in the sense that it was saying: “What’s wrong with nuclear power?”

Because that’s all you had heard for many years. I didn’t know; I just went along with the consensus that nuclear power was a bad thing. But when you read the book, you begin to understand that it is not a bad thing — it has been confounded with nuclear war; war and power are not the same thing — and that we have lost, bypassed a great opportunity, in America anyway, [compared to] if we had followed through on “Atoms for Peace,” what presidents Dwight Eisenhower and John Kennedy had started in the 1950s and ’60s.

Nuclear power was working. It worked for many years with the Navy, with Hyman Rickover, and then he transferred his acumen to building civilian power stations. Shippingport, Pennsylvania, was the first one in the United States; in 1958 and 1959 it came online. Many of those same reactors are still going; they’re called “legacy reactors,” but they’re almost finished now. But they worked seventy years [laughs], and nobody complained.

Except there was a scare at Three Mile Island, where no one died, and in fact, the containment structure worked. But a lot of hysteria and brouhaha — as you know, I’m not a guy who believes in passion, necessarily, when it’s wrong. You’ve got to call it out; I wanted the truth, and this is the truth.

I’ve been talking to many scientists. I went to Idaho National Laboratory; I went to France, and I went to Russia and talked to a lot of people. It’s all a lot of hooey from a lot of scared types who love to tell you what’s wrong with everything. You’ve got to scale it down and say, “Relative to what?” Relative to climate change — coal, oil, and gas?

ED RAMPELL In Nuclear Now, you criticize the fossil fuel energy industry for spreading disinformation regarding climate change. Did the nuclear industry have anything to do with the funding of Nuclear Now?

OLIVER STONE No, no, no. This was done with private investors. And the nuclear industry [laughs] has not done a very good job defending itself, if you look at the history. It has had no sense of fighting back. When Jane Fonda and Ralph Nader started their attacks, there was no really interesting response from the industry. It kind of folded up. Which was a shame, because I think when history is written, if we presume the planet will survive, and there’ll be a civilization, and I’d very much like. . . . I am an optimist. When this is written, they’ll say: “This was a huge mistake in the 1970s to stop building nuclear reactors in the United States.” Thank God they did not stop in Russia or China or France, which has kept it going.

But as we said in the film, “It’s too good to die. You cannot kill it off.” The United States is now slowly getting back into, of course, smaller reactors and more modern, new-generation reactors. There’s a lot promise. But the big building is still going on in China, Indonesia, Eurasia, India and so on.

ED RAMPELL You mentioned Three Mile Island. There are disputed accounts of what happened there. For example, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists says there was a 64 percent increase in cancer after the meltdown, and activists like Harvey Wasserman make similar claims. What’s your response?

OLIVER STONE There’s always some — excuse me — protesters who will say, “I saw this and I saw that,” but I’m going off of the facts from the World Health Organization and the United Nations. They do very thorough surveys, and they go back and go back. No one died as a result of Three Mile Island. If someone got cancer, we don’t know that it was a result of Three Mile Island. You can scare anybody about anything.

Why doesn’t Harvey Wasserman go to all the fucking oil wells and all the gas and coal plants and do his horror number? I saw his clip, and I think he’s a scaremonger. He’s like a Ralph Nader, who to this day will still tell you that nuclear is very dangerous and that it can blow up Cleveland and all that. It’s just not possible. You cannot confound nuclear power with nuclear war. It’s not the same thing. They have not enriched the plutonium; it’s not dangerous in the same way. It’s a different process.

ED RAMPELL In Nuclear Now, you have lots of archival footage with clips of antinuclear activists. But correct me if I’m wrong: you, Oliver Stone, did not per se do any original interviews for your film, which made it onto the screen, with antinuclear protesters.

OLIVER STONE No, in the same way that I didn’t in my JFK documentaries interview the people who defend the Warren Commission. There’s so much defense out there — you can go to their interviews. I’m not trying to run a debate society; I’m trying to run a fact-oriented science, where it says this is what scientists say. It’s not what protesters say. I hope you understand there’s also an issue of time and clarity. I had a lot of ground to cover— I couldn’t cover everything.

But I had to go, from the past, what is nuclear energy? Through the history of it, from the origin, through the protest movements of the ’70s, which is a part of it, then what happened in the 1980s and ’90s, then I got into the Al Gore debate about renewables — it’s a long way to go — and the future of nuclear energy. That took an hour and forty-four [minutes], and that’s pretty much at the edge of the attention span of most people. I wanted this film to play for ninth graders, eighth graders. I wanted it to not be too wonky.

ED RAMPELL You used the word “debate.” Wasserman has challenged you to a debate.

OLIVER STONE I didn’t know.

ED RAMPELL I’m going to quote what he told me about Nuclear Now, and I’d like your response.

OLIVER STONE What did he say?

ED RAMPELL “It’s the most dishonest, dangerous, dishonorable film I’ve ever seen. [Stone chuckles.] It’s the Triumph of the Will of the nuclear industry. It’s an abomination.” What’s your response.

OLIVER STONE He’s insane, I think. [Laughs.] I don’t know where he’s coming from. I don’t know the man. He should have a debate with the coauthor of the book, Josh Goldstein, I think, rather than me, because I’m sure he’s got all his arguments, as do some of the other people from that world. It’s not my duty to debate them. I’ve been interpreting a book that I bought. I believe the book; I’ve talked to people at Idaho — that’s who you should be talking to. People who have worked with nuclear and deal with it all the time and who have built these plants.

Where does he come from? He’s an amateur in this world. People who work with nuclear know it. They know these things. And you can’t argue with a guy who’s a zealot.

ED RAMPELL Most of Nuclear Now deals with fission; I know at the end you start to talk about fusion.

OLIVER STONE We went from fission . . . at the end we talk about fusion. We talk about the time period from 2020 to 2050. That’s our concern, that thirty-year IPCC [Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change] prediction. Fusion has not worked out yet. I went to Livermore back in 2003 or so, and I saw the fusion experiments. I know there’s been lots of new work, and I just saw Dennis Whyte over at MIT Lab, who’s working very promisingly in plasma fusion, and it’s really interesting work. But it still doesn’t seem to be something practical for this point in time. It might well come into being by 2050 and be the answer to all of our problems for the rest of this century. That would be ideal. We’re all for it.

ED RAMPELL I just returned from Germany. From the air and from the Rhine, you can see solar and windmills everywhere, very widespread.

OLIVER STONE Wonderful. We’re not against it. It’s ok. The problem is renewables don’t work all the time. The maximum capacity so far in Germany of wind is something like 25 percent, and wind has helped Germany. Solar is much less successful: about 11, 10 percent capacity. That means it’s not working most of the time. So what do they do? They bring in gas to back up wind and solar.

Gas, as we explain in the film, is methane. Methane is horrible for the climate. Nobody really talks about methane, and it’s invisible pollution. We show it in the film with an infrared camera. It’s deadly. Although it wears off ultimately, it has very bad short-term effects. So it contributes to pollution, to the warming of the planet. As such, it’s not the perfect solution — it’s the worst solution, next to coal. More coal is worse. But that works for advertising purposes, to say we’re a perfect partner for renewables. People don’t realize it’s methane. It’s certainly better than coal, but there’s no question we need to go back to nuclear in a big way.

ED RAMPELL Before we wrap up, I want to touch on the question of radioactive waste.

OLIVER STONE Waste is the most monitored, supervised industry of all. There’s nothing like it. Compare it to gas, to coal. The waste from those is all over the country. There’s leakage from methane. There’s the oil. In terms of, compared to what? Nobody has died from it. It’s intense and a relatively small amount. After seventy years, they could put all of it into a Walmart, according to some scientists I’ve talked to. It’s not a huge amount. Radioactive decay kicks in; 99 percent of it is over by forty years in. Right now, they cool [the waste] in water and they put it in concrete and steel casks; it’s good for a hundred years. And then you could even move it over to another hundred years on another one.

People like we’re talking about, people who are against it, are talking about a million years, ten thousand years. There’s no end to their concern, but the point is radioactive waste decays, and most of it is not harmful at a certain point. And it’s watched very carefully; it’s actually an advantage of this industry. Also, there’s a new development with a lot of the reactors burning the waste, using the waste. The one in Russia, the breeder reactor, and other reactors in France are burning the waste.

ED RAMPELL What’s next for Oliver Stone?

OLIVER STONE [Laughs.] What’s next for the world, you should be asking. This is important for my children, for your children, for grandchildren; it’s really the future. We have to really think how we get energy, and we’re not doing that in a sober, analytical way. We’re listening to too many nutcases who told us it’s no good. We have to be positive, because this is important. Nuclear energy was a gift from the gods — think of it that way. From the very beginning, we’ve had nuclear energy in the world. What Marie Curie, Albert Einstein, and Enrico Fermi did was bring it to our attention.

Unfortunately, the climax of it came in World War II, and it was used to build a bomb, in a separate process. But Fermi proved we could control, through his rods, the power in the radium. That is an amazing scientific breakthrough,. That’s what Eisenhower understood. Those people who doubt Eisenhower would say, “Well, he was using that to cover for building more and more bombs” — and he did build bombs, ok. I fault him for that.

But at the same time, he did have an idealistic vision of the future, a world powered by nuclear energy. America would not be in this hole it is in now. We’d have a thousand nuclear plants, at least five hundred. We have to build; that’s the important thing. And we have to build fast and on the assembly line, like planes. That’s the message we’re trying to give.

ED RAMPELL You’re nearing completion of a documentary about [Luiz Inácio] Lula [da Silva]. When can we look forward to seeing that?

OLIVER STONE That’s right, hopefully before the end of the year. As you know, I had him in the other films with Hugo Chávez. And of course, he’s gotten a very dramatic story, with his going to jail after his second term. Now he’s back — he’s won a third term. It’s quite a story. He’s a wonderful man.

-"Oliver Stone Goes Nuclear," Jacobin, Jun 8 2023

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A look at the 22 Nova Scotians killed in Canada's worst mass shooting

The victims in Canada's worst mass shooting included an RCMP officer, a teacher, health-care workers, retirees, neighbours of the shooter and two correctional officers killed in their home.

Here is a look at the 22 lives lost on April 18-19, 2020:

Elizabeth Joanne Thomas and John Zahl

Thomas and Zahl died in Portapique, N.S., where their home was among those set on fire by the gunman. During the inquiry it was revealed they bought their home from a woman who had warned police about the killer's spousal violence in 2013. Thomas was in her late 50s and was known as Joanne to friends and family. She was from Winnipeg and fell in love with Nova Scotia on a trip during her teenage years, her son Justin Zahl said. After raising two boys in Albuquerque, N.M., Thomas and her husband retired to their dream home in Portapique in January 2017. Originally from Minnesota, John Zahl, in his late 60s, was a U.S. Navy veteran who served as a Russian linguist. He worked for FedEx before retiring and later working as an educational assistant with special needs students. Thomas threw herself into volunteering with her local church. She and her husband worked on charity projects providing food and laundry service for the homeless. Her son described her as a "living, walking angel."

Peter and Joy Bond

The retired couple died inside their home in Portapique. A death notice in the Halifax Chronicle Herald said Peter Bond, 74, would be remembered "for his sense of humour and his stories of the past" while his wife Joy, 70, would be remembered "for being the life of the party, her beautiful smile, her contagious laugh and her ability to always keep it together for everyone." Peter was a retired independent truck driver who, according to the couple's two sons, "could drive just about anything on wheels" and saw driving his 18-wheeler as his "therapy." Her family says Joy was always "there when you needed something" and was well known for her baking and cooking. She also enjoyed crocheting blankets and dishcloths for friends and family.

Lillian Campbell

The inquiry was told Campbell, 65, was killed while out for a morning stroll in Wentworth Valley, N.S. on the morning of April 19. A death notice placed by her family described her as "a true adventurer" who "lived, worked, and explored Canada from sea to sea to shining sea." It said she was "courageous, generous, determined, quick-witted and gave the best hugs." Campbell had one child and retired with her husband Michael Hyslop to Nova Scotia from Whitehorse in 2014, embracing her new home, garden and neighbours "with her usual vitality."

Dawn and Frank Gulenchyn

The couple were killed on the first night of the rampage in Portapique, and their home was set on fire. They had been together in Portapique since the summer of 2019, after Frank spent a decade meticulously renovating the retirement home while Dawn continued in her job as a dietary aid in an Oshawa, Ont., care home, awaiting eligibility for her pension. She was remembered as honest and conscientious and was described by a co-worker as a "beam of sunshine" who treated the care home's residents as if they were her own family and friends. The couple had lived in the Durham region in southern Ontario for more than two decades before moving to Nova Scotia.

Joe Webber

The inquiry was told that Webber, 36, was on a family errand on the morning of April 19 when he was killed after stopping his vehicle to try to help at an intersection near Shubenacadie, N.S., where RCMP Const. Heidi Stevenson had died in a confrontation with the gunman. He was described by friends and family as a "country boy through and through," who loved working in the woods as part of his father's forestry business. Webber was also an avid stock car racer who competed in the hobby class of the sport. Neighbour Steve Streatch said Webber "always had a good outlook. He always had a big smile, and a lot of times that's hard to find in people." Webber's fourth daughter was born on Christmas Day 2020, eight months after his death.

Tom Bagley

The inquiry was told Bagley, 70, was on his morning walk on April 19 when he was killed as he approached the burning home of neighbours Sean McLeod and Alanna Jenkins, in Wentworth, N.S. He's described by his daughter Charlene as a "man who wore many hats." He enlisted in the Royal Canadian Navy at 17 and served for 10 years on various ships, including Canada's last aircraft carrier, HMCS Bonaventure. Bagley moved on to a 31-year career as a crash rescue firefighter at the Halifax International Airport. His daughter says he loved fishing, hunting, skidooing, driving his ATV and going for rides on his Harley-Davidson motorcycle and was a lifetime member of the Harley owners group. She says he was an "earnest storyteller" who could keep people captivated "until the very end."

Corrie Ellison

Ellison, 42, of Truro, N.S., was visiting his father in Portapique when he was killed. The inquiry was told he was one of four victims discovered by the RCMP tactical team. His family remembers him as a "thoughtful, kind friend who went out of his way to help others," while friend Ashley Fennell described him as "a beautiful soul." Legally blind, Ellison connected deeply with music, his family says, and one of his favourite bands was Metallica. An avid fisherman and outdoorsman, Ellison liked archery, shooting sports and NFL football and was a fan of the New England Patriots and their longtime quarterback Tom Brady.

Jolene Oliver, Aaron Tuck and Emily Tuck

The family members were neighbours of the gunman and were killed in their Portapique home. The inquiry was told by a friend of Aaron Tuck that they had discussed reporting the killer's replica RCMP cruiser to Crime Stoppers but that Tuck said he couldn't, because the perpetrator had threatened him. Tuck was 45 and Oliver was 39. Their daughter, Emily, was 17. The family spent their early years in Calgary before moving to Nova Scotia. Oliver's family said she loved working as a waitress, which she did for most of her life. She was described as having an "infectious laugh" and was an avid bird watcher. Emily developed a passion for playing the fiddle and had plans to continue her education but couldn't decide whether to pursue art or welding, her aunt said. Tuck was described as an accomplished mechanic who had a lifelong love for restoring older cars. He was also known to spend time making gifts for people, including beautiful leatherwork.

Sean McLeod and Alanna Jenkins

The inquiry heard that police believe the Wentworth couple were killed in their home early on April 19. Both were correctional officers who were acquainted with the killer. Jenkins, 37, worked at the Nova Institution for Women in Truro and McLeod, 44, worked at the Springhill Institution for more than 20 years. "They would have done anything for anybody, and they always made sure people were welcome in their home," said McLeod's daughter, Taylor. Jenkins was described as "honest and outspoken" by her family, who added that "you always knew where you stood with her, whether you liked it or wanted to hear what she had to say." McLeod is described as the first to lend a hand to someone in need. He liked hunting and fishing and loved cooking, baking and football.

Greg and Jamie Blair

The inquiry was told the couple were killed at their home in Portapique. They ran a firm that provided service, sales and installation of natural gas and propane units in the area where the shootings happened. They had two small children, and Greg Blair, 45, also had two older sons from an earlier relationship. Judy MacBurnie said her nephew was a "wonderful person who was always laughing and was the funniest person you ever met ....You couldn't be around him too long, because your face and belly hurt so bad from laughing." Alec Gratto, the younger brother of Jamie Blair, said his 40-year-old sister was born and raised in Masstown, N.S., and married Greg in 2014. He said his sister loved the outdoors and the beach.

Heather O'Brien

O'Brien, 55, was a licensed practical nurse and had worked with the Victorian Order of Nurse for nearly 17 years. The inquiry was told she was on her day off when she was killed in her parked vehicle while talking on the phone to a co-worker near Debert, N.S., on April 19. She was described by her family as "kind, intelligent and witty." She loved horses and learned to play guitar at a young age, with the ability to "pick up a song almost instantly." Her family says O'Brien considered the nurses she worked with her "second family." Active in her community, she loved to play cribbage and to spend time with her 12 grandchildren on weekends. Her family said they would like her to be remembered for the life she lived and not the way she died. "She is defined by her caring and kind spirit, the way she always rooted for the underdog and how beautifully she swept through this life," her family said.

Gina Goulet

Goulet, 54, died at her home in Shubenacadie, N.S., on April 19. The inquiry was told that the final victim of the rampage knew the gunman through their shared profession as denturists and that he once asked her to work for him. Her family said Goulet beat cancer in 2016 and again in January 2020 but never let it define her life. She was described as a "vibrant, dynamic woman and proud mother," who will be remembered for her "kindness, generosity and ability to light up a room." Goulet was a denturist for 27 years and was an avid angler who would often retreat to her cottage with her two dogs to go bass fishing. Goulet was also a salsa dancer who would travel to Cuba whenever she had the chance.

Kristen Beaton

Beaton, who worked for the Victorian Order of Nurses for nearly six years, had been travelling between communities to provide care for clients when she was killed in her vehicle while parked near Debert, N.S., on April 19. She was pregnant with her second child. Her husband Nick Beaton says she cared so much for others, she sometimes forgot to take care of herself. Beaton says he and their nearly two-year-old son, Daxton, were the greatest beneficiaries of the 33-year-old's nurturing nature. "She loved her son more than I've seen anyone love anything ever," he said. She similarly doted on her clients as a continuing care assistant with the VON.

Lisa McCully

The inquiry heard that McCully, 49, was among the first killed as she walked to the edge of her property in Portapique on the night of April 18. She was a teacher at the elementary school in Debert and the mother of two children. She also taught Sunday school. A death notice in the Halifax Chronicle Herald described McCully as a gifted teacher. "Lisa was always teaching and constantly had creative pursuits on the go, whether it was baking bread, harvesting mushrooms or playing music," it said. "To know Lisa was to know life in full colour." Friends described her as someone who was there on "the good and bad days."

Const. Heidi Stevenson

Stevenson, 48, was racing to support another officer when she encountered the gunman near a highway interchange. The inquiry was told Stevenson's cruiser was rammed by the gunman's replica RCMP vehicle on the morning of April 19, near Shubenacadie, N.S., and she died following an exchange of gunfire. Investigators also said it was plausible that a wound later found on the upper right side of the killer's head was caused by bullet fragments from Stevenson's weapon. "Heidi answered the call of duty and lost her life while protecting those she served," Nova Scotia RCMP assistant commissioner Lee Bergerman said. A 23-year veteran of the federal police force, Stevenson was a mother of two. She graduated from Acadia University in 1993 and took on a number of roles with the force, including community policing, communications, drug recognition expert and representing the RCMP as part of the Musical Ride.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 30, 2023.

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