#Mark Sheppard 2002

[ratemysheppard]

42) Firefly

Title- Firefly (Serenity 1x1, Shindig 1x4)

Year- 2002

Character- Badger

Synopsis- Joss Whedon writes cowboys in space.

Medium- DVD

Entirety or episode?- Entirety

Overall verdict- I’ve always had a weird relationship with Firefly. I was introduced to it years ago by a really overenthusiastic fanboy of the SIT DOWN! WATCH THIS! persuasion, and my initial response was not as good as it may have been if I’d found the show under my own steam. Fast forward, and I’ve known several people who have Really. Loved. Firefly. To the point that I’ve got a bit sickened of it being constantly quoted at me. But, all that said, I went for the rewatch (because, let’s face it, Badger) and I’m really enjoying it. Firefly is very, very good. It’s a space Western, which could be cheesy af and is in fact cheesy af (with tons of delightful details like holographic saloon windows that remake themselves every time someone’s thrown through in a bar brawl). For some reason, everyone dresses like the Old West, and there’s a distinctly steampunk vibe that is totally at odds with the advanced technology, but for some reason it doesn’t matter a bit. The characterisation is phenomenal, the characters are loveable/likeable/despicable as required. The writing is fantastic, tight, excellent dialogue. The costumes, sets, everything looks gorgeous. The ‘space western’ aspect is all just tongue in cheek enough, and the comedy is actually hilarious. This is just a really wonderful, quality sci fi.

That said, and I’m only gonna say this briefly, Firefly is also intensely problematic. I have SUCH an issue with the whole ‘Companion’ thing. I think I see what they’re trying to do with it, and I am absolutely not down on sex workers, or on women who enjoy lots of casual sex, but the idea that the most valuable thing that a woman has to commodify is her body really sits awkwardly with me. I think it would perhaps have worked better if there had been male companions shown too, but you get the distinct impression that it’s a female-only trade. And despite how we’re repeatedly told that it’s a high-ranking, respected, desirable profession, we still hear Inara called a ‘whore’ repeatedly (especially by Mal, who is supposed to be her friend). There’s a lot of this kind of casual sexism in Firefly, directed against all of the female characters. I just think it’s a shame that that’s the main ‘nope’ for me in an otherwise really well-realised show. I also personally find Firefly’s diversity slightly problematic. It’s nice to see they tried, especially back in 2002 (which is not long ago, but somehow feels like ancient history in terms of representation in fiction), but whilst there’s diversity up to a point, there’s not enough and it can come across rather appropriative. They have something that could be great, with the Chinese influence on a future homogenised society, but despite that, the cast are still all mainly white and there’s not a single major character who is Chinese. It just feels off.

But all that said, it’s an excellent, well-made, fun show.

Screen time- Mark is actually in this only really briefly, but it’s worth it

Accent- Cockney

Mark’s character- Badger was the first Mark S character that I properly noticed. He’s just a lovely character design – the dialogue, the costume, he’s just entire-package gorgeous. I did forget (or perhaps repress) actually how gross Badger is, which really struck me on the rewatch (that ‘let me see your teeth’ line he opens with, ugh what) but it’s easy to handwave, with how River’s interaction humanises him later on.

There are a couple of characters that Mr S doesn’t so much play as inhabit and Badger is one of them. He just IS Badger. You can’t get much better than that. He’s played flawlessly. He’s an awful, mercurial, petty, unscrupulous small-time thug. But he’s also hilarious, charming and a survivor. He reminds me of a Jack Russell terrier and they are basically my favourite creatures on earth, so there you go.

Highlight- The music is really great, and so is the effective use of silence (so effective I actually noticed it!)

Wash playing with the dinosaurs.

Badger’s apple peeler tho.

“The wheel never stops turning.” “That only matters to the people on the rim.”

Kaylee. I feel weirdly protective over her in a way that I do not feel about many characters. Kaylee and her love for Serenity ‘my ship’s the prettiest’. Kaylee and strawberries (heartbreaking <3) Kaylee and the ugly pink dress. Kaylee charming every single dude at the ball because she actually has stuff to say. I just love her so much.

Although Jayne is frequently awful he’s undeniably hilarious and gets some great one-liners. “You only gotta scare him.” “Pain is scary?”

Most of Badger’s lines too “I got my hands on a couple” FNAR his face when he realises what he just said <3 He’s that lovely balance of smart, scary, ridiculous, pitiful and relatable that works so well in any character.

That scene between Badger and River, and Badger’s reaction to it, and his facial expressions – such pure gold.

This is a minor point but I just really like the foldaway sink/toilet design, OK?

Rewatch?- Repeatedly.

[crimesandcuriosities]

"I envy Hindley. Myra gets the potentially fatal brain condition, whilst I have to fight simply to die. I have had enough. I want nothing, my objective is to die and release myself from this once and for all. So you see my death strike is rational and pragmatic. I'm only sorry I didn't do it decades ago, and I'm eager to leave this cesspit in a coffin." - Ian Brady

The above statement was spoken by serial child killer Ian Brady, after receiving news that his co-offender Myra Hindley had been suffering from a cerebral aneurysm in 2000.

Until his death in 2017, it was public knowledge that Brady had spent a long time campaigning to starve himself to death, rather than live out his incarceration at Ashworth Hospital any longer. `He began a hunger strike in 1999, which resulted in a feeding tube being fitted to keep him alive.

However, a medical tribunal which took place in 2013 heard statements which claimed Brady's highly publicised hunger strike was all a scam. Ashworth staff known to Brady claimed that he would consume up to three meals per day. Mark Sheppard, who spent over 2 years caring for Brady in his latter years, divulged that he would routinely make himself toast at 6:30am every morning, while other nurses recalled frequently bringing hot water to his room so that he could make himself packet soups.

In 2002, Hindley died due to respiratory failure following a heart attack, and Brady followed 15 years later. In 2017, at 79 years old, he passed away due to complications of a chronic lung disease.

[afaimscorner]

7. Firefly

2002-2003, 1 Season,  14 Episodes, US, Fox

Creators: Joss Whedon, Tim Minear

Main Cast: Nathan Fillion, Gina Torres, Alan Tudyk, Adam Baldwin, Jewel Staite, Morena Baccarin, Sean Maher, Summer Glau, Ron Glass, Mark Sheppard, Michael Fairman, Christina Hendricks

„It's not about... making sense. It's about believing in something. And letting that belief be real enough to change your life. It's about faith. You don't fix faith, River. It fixes you.“

The one in which: A ship of scroundrels take a brother with a super powered teenage sister on board their ship, which forces them to give a damn, even though they did not want to give a damn anymore for various reasons. There a forces hunting the girl, and there are the cannibals from Outer Space, but somehow this show is still shiny.

Favorite Episodes: Jaynestown, Serenity 1+2, Out of  Gas, The Message, Our Mrs. Reynolds

[buckyscrystalqueen]

Your British Knight: Part 4

Pairings: Mark Sheppard x Reader

Warnings: Jealous ex, mentioned past drug use, fluff, angst, attempted murder.

Word Count: 4,409

Part 1 / Part 2 / Part 3

Aesthetic by @ravenangel33​

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"So, do you want another boy or a girl?" You asked Mark as you played with his hand in your lap after lunch as he was driving home. He pulled your hand toward himself and gave it a kiss before he glanced over at you.

"Personally, I'd prefer a girl, but as long as it has 10 fingers, 10 toes and is healthy I will be happy either way." He said with a smile. With a nod of your head and a smile, you continued to fiddle with his fingers.

"I wouldn't mind a boy but a girl you can dress up in cute little dresses. I mean don't get me wrong, I love Max and Will but..." You said as you turned and looked at Mark. Your words were lost at the sight of his angry face. "Honey, what is it? Is it something I said?" You asked, suddenly worried you said something wrong. He didn't say anything as he glanced in his rear view mirror and you squeezed his hand as panic ripped through you. "Mark." You said a little more forcefully as he looked in the mirror once more.

"This wanker won't get off my bloody ass." He replied as he checked his side mirror to switch lanes. You turned in your seat and your heart sank as you recognized the all two familiar truck.

"Mark, drive." You said, your voice strangled in fear as you clutched onto his hand for dear life. "Baby, go. It's Chris." No sooner had the words left your mouth, did Chris step on the gas and bump your car; not hard enough to do anything but cause some cosmetic damage but enough to get your attention.

"Call the police." Mark said as he cut a car off and stepped on the gas to escape the mad man behind him. Your hands shook as you grabbed his phone out of the cup holder not wanting to dig through your purse to find yours. As you dialed the number, you turned back around in your seat to locate Chris and noticed he was driving parallel to you, two lanes over.

"9-1-1.What is your emergency?" You heard the female dispatcher ask over the speakers in the car and you jumped at the sound forgetting about the Bluetooth in the car.

"Yea, my boyfriend and I are driving on Highway 3 and my ex is trying to run us off the road." You told her as you watched Chris speed up and switch lanes.

"Ma'am, what is your name and what is your location?" She asked as Chris pulled in front of the car in front of you.

"Umm. My name is (Y/N) and we’re… um… I don’t know.” You said as you looked around for a sign with tears in your eyes.

"We are headed north bound on the 3 and we just passed marker 217" Mark said as he switched lanes. "We are in a black 2013 Dodge Challenger and he is driving..." 

"A 2002 blue Ford Bronco. License plate is DAB 0S5." You told her. You saw Mark glance over at you with his eyebrow cocked and you blushed slightly. "I bought it." You said softly and shamefully and he simply squeezed your hand.

"Alright, we have dispatched officers to your location and they should be with you momentarily." She said, her voice conveying calmness that was totally lost in the car.

"Please tell them there is a warrant out for his arrest and he..." You said as you watched Chris fly in front of Mark's car and slam on the breaks. Your world slowed and you braced yourself against the dash. The Challenger’s tires screeched in an attempt to stop short as Mark slammed on the breaks and your words of warning got lost in the sound. 

Mark's arm flew across your stomach in an attempt to protect you and your child. You barely heard him say your name as you both watched Chris' driver side back bumper hit the front bumper on the passenger side of your car. Your eyes slammed closed as the airbag blasted from the dash toward you and suddenly, your entire world went black.

~~~~~~~~

"Your girlfriend and your child are going to be fine. The only injuries she obtained in the crash is a broken wrist, some cuts and bruises, and a mild concussion. We'd like to keep her over night just to be safe." You heard a voice say as you came too. You opened your eyes, and were met with a blinding white light. You groaned as you squeezed your eyes closed to block it out as a wave of nausea flipped your stomach.

“(Y/N)? You're alright, darling. I am right here." Mark said softly and you felt the bed beside you dip. As you slowly opened your eyes once more so you could adjust to the light, the cut ridden, tear filled face of your boyfriend slid into focus in front of you.

"What happened?" You groaned as you reached your arm up to wipe his tears away and discovered a white cast wrapped around your arm.

"He stopped short in front of us and I couldn't stop fast enough. Darling, I tried..." He said as a fresh wave of tears poured down his guilt ridden cheeks. You shushed him gently and awkwardly gestured him to come to you.

"This is not your fault." You told him as you guided his head to your shoulder. You scooted over a bit so he could lay next to you and your sore body screamed in protest at the movement. "Just please tell me the cops got him and this is all over." You said as you kissed his forehead. He nodded against your shoulder and you let out the breath you didn't realize you were holding as a wave of relief flooded your body. 

"I am so sorry, (Y/N/N). So very sorry." He told you as he ran his fingers across your stomach gently while the fingers of your casted hand caressed his arm as best as they could.

"Mark, the only thing that matters is that you, me and the baby are ok. At the end of the day, it is just a car accident. There is no way we could have prevented it." You put your free hand under his chin and pulled his head up to make him look at you. "Are you OK?" You asked him as you started looking at the cuts on his face. He smiled softly as you gently brushed his tears away.

"Yes, my love. I am quite alright now that I know you are as well." You gave him a small, genuine smile and leaned down to kiss him.

“See, that is all that matters then." You started to look at the cuts once again as you huffed a laugh. "Man your make-up artist is going to have a field day trying to cover these bad boys, I'll tell you what." You stated with a giggle as you ran your fingertips over a particularly deep one. "And what is it with you and me getting concussions? I have never gotten one in my life and then I get 2 in less than a year." You joked.

"I'm just a magnet for head injuries, darling." He said with a shrug as he grabbed the remote to put something on in the background.

"Well, do me a favor and take it out on someone else. I've reached my quota."

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"Would you want to go to the convention in Italy with me, love?" Mark asked. You looked up from the case file you had been working on with a cocked eyebrow as you absentmindedly rubbed your ever growing baby bump.

"Did you really just ask me if I would want to go on a vacation to Italy, of all places, and expect any sort of answer other than yes?" You stated with a laugh.

"Well, the thing of it is, the convention is in May of next year. Which means a 14 or more hour plane ride with a baby." He said with a shrug. "I would just prefer not to travel all the way over there without my girls."

"I think what you meant to say is that what you would prefer is to not leave me home all alone with your daughter if you’re so far away, right?” You giggled as the doorbell rang. Mark got up to get it while you looked back at your work.

"Well, there's that but my ways sounds much more romantic, don't you think?" He teased as he disappeared from the living room. After a few moments, he called out your name and you struggled slightly to get off the deep couch.

"Yea?" You asked as you rounded the corner to find a mailman standing in the door way.

"Are you (Y/N) (Y/L/N)?" He asked as you got closer to the door.

"Last time I checked." You responded sarcastically with a laugh. With a nod, the man handed you a large manila envelope. 

"You've been served." He informed you before quickly turning on his heel and nearly running off your property.

"What the hell?" You asked as you ripped open the envelope with slightly shaking hands and pulled the stack of papers quickly before dropping the envelope on the floor. Your eyes landed immediately on your mother’s name. "What the hell is my..." You started to ask as you quickly scanned the rest of the document. The moment you realized what the documents read, the paper was ripped out of your hand and the blood drained from your face.

"Like bloody hell is she taking our child!" Mark roared as he flipped through the papers as your eyes desperately searched his face.

"There is no way she can do that, right?" You asked as you shut the door and sank to your knees. Your arms wrapped around your daughter protectively and tears started pouring down your cheeks.

"She's claiming you're an unfit mother." He said angrily as he looked toward where you had been standing before realizing you were on the floor in shock. He instantly dropped the papers on the floor as he leaned down and picked you up. He held you against him and shook his head as you shook in fear. 

"She won't get away with this. If anyone is an unfit mother in this situation, it would be her." He hugged you a little tighter before pulling back to lean down to grab the papers from the foyer floor. "Come, darling. Let's get you on the couch with some tea and I'll get my attorney on the line so we can sort this out sharpish."

~~~~~~~~~~ 

"So, according to this, your mother has you listed as a single woman living in a possible toxic environment because of your ex." The lawyer, whose name you didn't catch, said to you and Mark as you stared out the window towards the pool blankly. You had been sitting in the same spot since Mark sat you down with your favorite blanket. You had your knees tucked in front of your stomach and your arms protecting any place that was left. "The good thing, however is that the only man she has listed is your ex and Mark is not mentioned at all so she must not realize that he is the father of the unborn child."

"Daughter." You said as you turned to look at the man for the first time in the 2 hours he had been sitting in your living room. "She is not his 'unborn child', she is his daughter. Our daughter." You reached out and put your ignored tea you had been holding on the table and went to stand up to get away from the situation when the movement in your stomach changed from the fluttering around you had felt for weeks to an absolute, without a shadow of doubt kick. You froze half standing, half kneeling on the couch to see if it would happen again.

"(Y/N)?" Mark asked as you felt the next kick in the same spot. You reached out to him, trying not to move to much in case the kicking stopped.

"Give me your hand." You said as you waited impatiently for the next kick. When you felt his hand in yours, you pulled him over and put his hand on your stomach, pressing down slightly. The second you invaded your daughter’s space in your womb, she kicked back and Mark shot off the couch to stand next to you.

"Is that the first time she actually kicked?" He asked and you smiled and nodded, finally standing up straight as Mark put both hands on your stomach. After a few moments, and a pair of kicks, the lawyer cleared his throat slightly and brought your attention back to him.

"I'm really sorry to interrupt but..." He said as he gestured to the summons in his hand. You pat Mark's hands and mouthed ‘water’. With a nod, he kissed you quickly before stepping back to let you past him.

"So what do we have to do?" You asked as you walked into the kitchen, feeling stronger that you had a few moments before.

"Well, you have a court date in less than three weeks. It must have taken them a while to find you." The lawyer said as you walked back in the room. "So there are a couple options. First, you could start with a non-invasive paternity test proving that Mark is the father. Takes about a week to get the answers back and it consists of a simple blood draw from each of you. Second, you have the court case against your ex and the paperwork from that to establish that you have no contact with him and that he will be incarcerated for many years therefore he is away from your daughter and you. 

Third, you would need to establish that you have a stable living environment and stable income here in LA that would show that you would have the ability to raise your daughter in a happy, healthy and financially stable environment. I would highly recommend hiring a lawyer there and I actually have a buddy from college that practices in that state that I could call for you. The two of you will need to fly out for the court date and once the judge realizes that your mother's claims are invalid, then you are in the clear."

Within the next hour as you made dinner, Mark and the lawyer managed to move mountains. The lawyer got ahold of his friend who was more than happy to help with your case, the paternity test was scheduled for the next afternoon and plane tickets and a hotel room were purchased for you and your boyfriend.

"We are gunna win this." Mark said as he wrapped his arms around your waist. You took a breath, put down the spoon you had in your hand and leaned back against him, letting your head fall back onto his shoulder.

"I know, sweetheart. It just sucks that after all this time my mother still finds a way to tear me down." You said as you turned your head to kiss his cheek and you smiled against his jaw. "Well at least you will get to meet your possible future in-laws in all their crazy glory."

"You know, about that." Mark stated as he softly pushed you forward and spun you around. "Well..." he started as his brow furrowed. "So I have this." He said as he pulled a ring out of his pocket and held it delicately between his thumb and pointer finger. "And I have had it for a while but I was waiting for the perfect time to ask. And yes, I realize this is a bloody horrid time to ask but I just think..."

"Yes, I will marry you for the sake of our daughter in this situation on a couple conditions." You said with a smile on your face as you ran your finger along his nose to smooth out his worry crease.

"What are the terms then, love?" He asked in a very 'Crowley' manner as his face softened into a smile.

"My terms are obviously we are married before court so this whole thing goes a little smoother. But once this mess is behind us, I want you to propose the way you wanted to and I want to have an official wedding with friends and... well your family, not mine." You said with a chuckle.

"Seal it with a kiss, darling?" He said and you smiled even more as you stepped closer to him.

"I would expect nothing less from the King of Hell." You replied as you sealed the deal with your soon-to-be husband.

~~~~~~~~

"Do you have everything, darling? The car is here." Mark yelled as you came walking out of your bedroom. 

"Mark, do you have all the paperwork? I thought I had it on my dresser but I can't find it." You asked as you searched your carry-on bag for the hundredth time.

"Yes, sweetheart. It has been in my luggage all morning. Now will you please stop worrying?" Your husband begged as you grabbed your phone off the table.

"I can't. I haven't spoken to my family in almost 5 years. I am nervous and your daughter has been kicking my stomach all morning." You said as you handed the driver your carry-on bag. Mark caught you by the arm and pulled you into him before placing both hands on your cheeks.

"Listen to me. We are going to be just fine. There is no possible way we could lose this case. Your mother will not take our daughter away from us." He soothed before he gently kissed you. You sighed deeply as your body relaxed.

"What did I do to deserve such an amazing man like you?" You asked as he rested his forehead against yours. He started to chuckle.

"You smashed your face on a treadmill, darling.' He responded through his laughter and you groaned as you whacked his arm.

"You just had to bring that up, didn't you?" You asked with a laugh as the two of you headed out the door.

"I can't help the fact that you literally fell for me." He said as he helped you down into the back seat of the town car and you shook your head.

"You know what, you're a pain in my ass." You told him as he climbed in next to you with a smile on his face.

"You still married me." He said as he pulled you into his side, planting a kiss on your forehead as the car took off to the airport.

Part 5

[cultural-engineer]

Sound & Syntax International Festival of Sound Poetry, Bob Cobbing, David Toop 1978 from CCA: Glasgow on Vimeo.

TE2/1978/127

Cobbing was a vital cornerstone of the literary counterculture in Britain and a pioneering and fearless publisher through the Writer’s Forum Press, as well as being a concrete, sound and visual poet. In his Obituary in the Guardian in 2002 his later work is described by Robert Sheppard in the following way: As his texts became progressively freer, any mark - whether letter-shape, lip imprint, or inkblot - was readable as a sign on the page. Shape and texture suggested vocalisation and sound to Cobbing and the performers he increasingly worked with during the 1970s, such as musicians Paul Burwell and David Toop, and poets Paula Claire and Bill Griffiths.

Moaning, sighing, shouting, even sneezing, became as common as words or phonetics. In recent years, new collaborators became crucial to his work: the anarchic thrash noise ensemble of Bird Yak (Hugh Metcalfe on guitar and amplified gas mask, veteran improviser Lol Coxhill on saxophone, and his wife Jennifer, dancing), or the extraordinary series of 300 booklets written with Lawrence Upton, Domestic Ambient Noise, across which the two writers processed and re-arranged the other's work.

[theultimatefan]

NLL Approves Sale of New England Black Wolves to Prestigious Investor Group with Deep Lacrosse Backgrounds

The National Lacrosse League (@NLL), the largest and most successful professional lacrosse property in the world, today announced the sale of the New England Black Wolves to a group headed by Oliver Marti. Oliver Marti is a former standout Division 1 men’s lacrosse All-American, Canadian field lacrosse national player, and NLL standout before focusing on a career as a hedge fund manager and developing the box lacrosse game at the youth level.  Capital Region NLL is an all-star group with an incredible passion for the game of lacrosse, many having played at the highest level and continue to be actively involved at the youth through professional levels as well. The group includes Brett Jefferson, major investor in and a board member of the Premier Lacrosse League, and member of the Board of Directors of the Tewaaraton Foundation, Sol Kumin, co-owner of Triple Crown Winner Justify and last year’s Kentucky Derby winner Authentic who serves as Chairman of the US Lacrosse Foundation Board, along with Russ Sheppard on which the true lacrosse movie, The Grizzlies, was based.

Albany NLL will benefit from the tenure, experience, and success of Mike French, Brad Brewster, and Ted Goldthorpe all members of the Philadelphia Wings LP which won six Championships and have been instrumental members of the Board of Governors and numerous NLL committees.  Mike French is a former NLL standout and Hall of Fame member who is also a member of the Canadian and U.S. Lacrosse Halls of Fame.

The new owners will relocate the franchise immediately to the fast-growing lacrosse and economic hotbed of Albany, New York, where the team will play in the downtown, recently renovated Times Union Center.  It marks the return of box lacrosse to the Capital Region for the first time since 2002.

“This is a bittersweet day for the league and our sport,” said NLL Commissioner Nick Sakiewicz.   “We want to first thank our colleagues at Mohegan Sun for all the positive work they have done building the franchise in New England. We are also very excited to welcome to the league an amazing ownership group with significant success and experience in both the financial investment industry and lacrosse led by Oliver Marti.”  

“This transaction is also particularly special in that it not only brings back our league to a growing and engaged market, but also long-time NLL investor and Hall of Fame player Mike French and his group will continue to build the great team that, last season was one of the best and making a run for the NLL Championship,” Sakiewicz continued. “The fact is the demand for our teams in our current successful business model outweighs the availability of franchises, and this is an example of a savvy group seizing an opportunity to get into the NLL in a market that is now properly mature to be successful both on and off the floor.”

“While we are saddened for the fans at Mohegan Sun, we want to remind them Albany is only about a two-hour drive and the NLL will always support them and that area to provide access and grow the game,” he added, “We are very excited about what the future holds for our new team in Albany.”

“My partners and I couldn’t be more excited to join the National Lacrosse League (NLL). Our group, which is comprised of lacrosse enthusiasts, professionals, and influential people in the industry, are determined to help grow the sport of lacrosse,” said Oliver Marti, the head of the Albany NLL ownership group.  “The NLL is blossoming, and we want to be a part of its growth, while also being instrumental in the direction the sport of lacrosse is heading. 

“We would like to recognize and thank the fans of the Black Wolves and the staff of MG&E for their support and efforts over the last few years,” Marti added.  “As we enter the Albany market, we are ecstatic about the opportunities that will further fuel our mission to grow the sport.  The Capital Region has a growing youth lacrosse platform and obvious success in the collegiate ranks.  Along with this, playing out of a top-notch venue like the Times Union Center and entrenching ourselves in the local community, we are poised for long term success.” 

“We are proud to have worked side-by-side with the Black Wolves players, coaches and staff,” said Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment CEO Mario Kontomerkos. “Their performance on the field has translated into positive growth in ticket sales and brand awareness across New England, but it is their leadership and commitment as ambassadors in our community that will be missed most.  This sale allows Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment to focus and strengthen its position as a global brand in gaming and entertainment.”

“On behalf of ASM Global, which manages the Times Union Center and our entire staff, we are extremely honored to have a National Lacrosse League team play at the Times Union Center starting in the fall of 2021. The Capital Region is a hot bed for lacrosse in high schools, colleges and youth programs; the popularity of the sport is at an all-time high. Our management team at the TU Center will provide assistance in every way possible to help make the team a big success,” added Bob Belber, Regional General Manager, ASM Global.

The team will be known for the short term as Albany NLL and is undertaking a naming and branding contest to involve fans from across the Capital Region. The team’s name will be revealed in April 2021. The franchise will make its in-market debut when the 2021-22 season begins in the fall of 2021.

Albany NLL will be deeply involved in the League’s expanded plan to continue to embrace and empower the Indigenous community, which is so tightly tied to the Capital Region. The area was recently cited by The New York Times as one of the most progressive and fast-growing areas for young families in the country, as well as home to a network of Universities, two demographics which fit well with the NLL fan base. The move to Albany is also expected to help keep some of the fan-related ties that have been built at Mohegan Sun, given the relative proximity to the two locales.

The Black Wolves franchise is one of the most storied in lacrosse history, which includes 28 years and six championships in Philadelphia when the team was known as the Wings. On July 11, 2014 the Wings announced they would be relocating to Uncasville, Conn., where they played as the Black Wolves at Mohegan Sun Arena. The Black Wolves were 8-3 and in first place when the 2019-20 season was cut short due to COVID-19 last March. In their six seasons at Mohegan Sun, the Black Wolves made the playoffs each of the last four completed seasons. The 6 titles during their long stay in Philadelphia is tied for the most in league history with the Toronto Rock.

For more information about Albany NLL, name the team contest, tickets, sponsorship opportunities and all team information, visit AlbanyNLL.com.

For the most up to date information and breaking news, sign up for the NLL newsletter at NLL.com. Also follow Deputy Commissioner Jessica Berman and Commissioner Sakiewicz on Twitter @JessicaBerman1 and @NLLcommish, respectively.

For more information on the sale of the Albany NLL franchise, visit NLL.com.

[eyrmia]

Just three of the many faces of Mark Sheppard. Did this in about thirty minutes so don’t judge too harshly.

He played Badger, a smuggler/crime lord, on Firefly in 2002. Then he played Interpol agent Jim Sterling on Leverage from 2008-2012. Finally, he played the King of Hell, Crowley, in Supernatural from 2009-2017.

Of course, he’s had tons more roles, but these are the main three I’ve seen him do. I’m planning to watch Battlestar Galactica, though, and see Romo Lampkin.

…And I just realized I forgot to color in Sterling’s hair.

[goalhofer]

Every Jaime Sifers College/Professional Teammate

University Of Vermont Catamounts

Jeff Miles (2002-04)

Brady Leisenring (2002-06)

Bryson Busniuk (2002--03)

Thomas Hajek (2002-03)

John Longo (2002-03)

Scott Mifsud (2002-04)

Jeff Corey (2002-06)

Ryan Miller (2002-03)

Tim Plant (2002-04)

Baron Becker (2002-06)

Phil Youngclaus (2002-06)

Oriel McHugh (2002-04)

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Jordan Subban (16 games 2018)

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Anton Rodin (7 games 2018)

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[ao3feed-mcshep]

Waiting For You

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by Brumeier

Rodney was sure he'd never find his soulmate, not after what happened with Kolya. But then, things never go quite as planned in the Pegasus galaxy.

Words: 2002, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English

Fandoms: Stargate Atlantis

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Categories: M/M

Characters: Rodney McKay, John Sheppard, Brendan Gall

Relationships: Rodney McKay/John Sheppard

Additional Tags: Hurt/Comfort, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Alternate Universe - Soulmates, Soulmate-Identifying Marks, Injury, Canonical Character Death, Episode: s01e10-e11 The Storm/The Eye, Episode: s01e12 The Defiant One

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[architectnews]

Scottish Design Awards 2020 Winners

2020 Scottish Design Awards Winners, Scotland Buildings, Architects, Results

Scottish Design Awards 2020 News

11 Sep 2020

Scottish Design Awards 2020 Winners News

All-digital Scottish Design Awards Mark A Night To Remember

A difficult year has been lent some perspective by the 2020 Scottish Design Awards which highlighted the creative beacons which have done most to light our way out of the dark days of lockdown.

The only awards programme to combine the architecture and design spheres the event is sponsored by Urban Realm and The Drum magazines as a mechanism to showcase the full scope of the creative sector and the value it can add in terms of enhancing all our lives.

photo : Jim Stephenson

Not to be outdone the architecture component of the evening continues to build presence thanks to the efforts of Page \ Park who secured a Grand Prix courtesy of their achievement at Leeds Playhouse.

photo : Jim Stephenson

While much of the leisure economy remains stuck in the doldrums, Page/Park bring some much-needed joy to a struggling sector with a colourful approach.

photo : Jim Stephenson

Explaining their decision, the architecture panel, chaired by Marina Strotz, president of Birmingham Architectural Association, explained: “There’s a willful and charming use of colour which a lot of architects shy away from. It’s welcoming and not too stuffy and will encourage diverse audiences. There’s a big wow about it and it’s socially important.

“The ceramic patterning brings something creative and innovative back to the street. It’s a happy, joyous building. The most striking piece of design.”

Kyle House, Tongue, Sutherland – exterior: photo : Alexander Baxter

The chairman’s award meanwhile was received by GRAS Architects for their work at Kyle House, singled out for its ‘timeless richness and charm’.

Kyle House in Sutherland – Sitting Room fire: photo : Martin Kaufman

Oliver Chapman Architects walked away with the practice of the year award having contributed two of the finest projects in this year’s programme; The Egg Shed in Ardrishaig and the Flitch House, Edinburgh.

The Egg Shed in Ardrishaig: photo © Angus Bremner

Flitch House, Edinburgh: photo © Angus Bremner

This year the design field was dominated by Playdead who rocketed past the competition to earn a Grand Prix for their work on Basecamp Moon, a bespoke film commissioned by the Luxembourg Space Agency to inspire future exploration.

The design panel, chaired by Helen Fothergill, head of collections at Aberdeen City Council Art Gallery and Museums, had this to say: “It’s beautifully filmed and hangs together really well. It’s got everything. There is so much rich design on so many different levels. They do well to bring something fresh and excel on all fronts. How they mixed film and animation seemed correct for the processes they were trying to explain.”

Other big winners on the night included Freytag Anderson who walked away not only with the Design Agency of the Year accolade but also the chairman’s award for Rapscallion Soda, which is transforming perceptions of the soft drink sector through punchy packaging.

John Glenday, editor of media partner Urban Realm, said: “The Scottish Design Awards have capped a remarkable night to remember with a cavalcade of awards, commendations and presentations that kept conversation flowing – even if the only wine flowing was our own.

“As the first all-digital presentation in the history of the award’s, this year’s event saw us conquer a new domain and in the process communicate outstanding design to all corners of the country. Truly this has been our most democratic award yet.”

A full list of award winners is attached and available to view now at https://ift.tt/3hiF0jO

photo : Jim Stephenson

Page \ Park Architects

Page\Park: Leeds Playhouse from Stephenson / Bishop on Vimeo.

Leeds Playhouse by Page\Park

2020 Scottish Design Awards Winners in Full

Architecture Grand Prix

“A lot to recommend. A well put together, accomplished and well-thought-through extension. A willful and charming use of colour which a lot of architects shy away from. It’s welcoming and not too stuffy and will encourage diverse audiences. There’s a big wow about it and it’s socially important.

The ceramic patterning brings something creative and innovative back to the street. It’s a happy, joyous building. The most striking piece of design”

AWARD: Page/Park for Leeds Playhouse

Architecture Chair Award

“During the judging process, this project was noted as stand-out project by all of the judges. The architects approached the project and brief with great sensitivity to its context, utilising simple exterior interventions to restore and enhance an existing stone building. The interiors benefit from an intricately detailed natural palette of materials, whilst carefully placed glazing creates beautifully lit internal spaces and frames views to a dramatic landscape. This project is a perfect example of how well-crafted contemporary architecture adds to the conservation and enhancement of an existing building. The refined building has a timeless richness and charm” Marina Strotz, President Of Birmingham Architectural Association.

AWARD: Gras for Kyle House

Practice of the Year Award

“This practice really stood out with two of the nicest pieces of work. The best I’ve seen” AWARD: Oliver Chapman Architects

Lighting AWARD: LightMedium for Al Salam Palace Museum – Kuwait

Interior Design COMMENDATION: SPLINTR for The Portobello Bookshop AWARD: SPLINTR for CombiniCo Cafe

Regeneration AWARD: Fraser Livingstone Architects For Bridgend Community Farmhouse AWARD: Oliver Chapman Architects For Ardrishaig Harbour Regeneration

Residential COMMENDATION: marchitects for Maryhill Locks AWARD: Sonia Browse Architects LLP For Havenfield Mews

Affordable Housing COMMENDATION: Anderson Bell Christie For Greendykes Phase G AWARD: Collective Architecture For Bell Street Stables

Health Building or Project AWARD:Page\Park Architects For Woodside Health Centre

Education Building or Project COMMENDATION: BDP For Maidenhill Primary School and Nursery COMMENDATION: Sheppard Robson For Global Research Innovation and Discovery (GRID), Heriot-Watt University AWARD: Reiach and Hall Architects in partnership with Simpson Haugh and partners For University Of Central Lancashire – Engineering Innovation Centre

Commercial/Office/Hotel Building or Project COMMENDATION: Page\Park Architects For NGHA Headquarters AWARD: jmarchitects For Market Street Hotel

Public Building COMMENDATION: Hoskins Architects for Aberdeen Art Gallery AWARD: Simpson & Brown For St Albans Learning & Welcome Centre AWARD: Page\Park Architects For Leeds Playhouse

Future Building or Project COMMENDATION: LBA for Orwell Farm AWARD: 3DReid For Canongate

Building Re-use COMMENDATION: Collective Architecture for Bell Street Stables AWARD: Moxon for Faithlie Centre AWARD: Page\Park Architects For Edinburgh Printmakers

Low Cost Project Schemes Under 200k COMMENDATION: McGinlay Bell For Graham House COMMENDATION: stuart davidson architecture for 3 Scotts Place AWARD: Oliver Chapman Architects For Flitch House

Public Realm/Landscaping AWARD: rankinfraser landscape architecture, Blyth and Blyth Engineers and Foto-Ma Lighting Designers For DundasHill Landscape and Public Realm Framework.

Master Planning AWARD: Austin-Smith:Lord Ltd and MVRDV For (Y)our St Enoch, (Y)our Central and (Y)our Blythswood DRFs – District Regeneration Frameworks, Glasgow City Centre

Young Architect of the Year “Shows communication between contractor and client. An architect has to lead the builder. It’s a good message to have an architect that works with other disciplines. Makes her project manager shows real trust. Having the conviction to follow her thoughts on community development is an achievement. Manages the process of realising her architectural designs at St Albans is a real achievement”

AWARD: Catriona O’Neill

Background

Architecture magazine Urban Realm bought the rights to the Scottish Design Awards from B2B marketing publication The Drum in March 2018 for a five-figure sum.

The architecture judging panel was chaired by Marina Strotz, President Birmingham Architectural Association; together with Brenda Jones, member of the Scotland board and national advisory board of the Association of Women In Property; Patrick Macklin, head of the Interior Design Department, the Glasgow School of Art, Dr Penny Lewis, architecture programme leader, University of Dundee and University of Wuhan; Riccardo Andrea Marini, founder of MARINI – URBANISMO and Robert Townshend, principal of Townshend Landscape Architects.

The design judging panel was chaired by Helen Fothergill, head of collections at Aberdeen City Council: Art Gallery and Museums, together with MT Rainey OBE, director at Charlotte St Partners, HAYS and Clearchannel, Rory Campbell, design director at Analogfolk, Neil Cooper, chief design officer at Brilliant Basics and Chloé Templeman, creative director at Design Bridge.

Previously on e-architect:

Scottish Design Awards 2020 Judges

Judges line up for 2020 Scottish Design Awards

photo courtesy of SDA 2020

Scottish Design Awards

Scottish Design Awards 2016

Scottish Design Awards Shortlist 2014

www.scottishdesignawards.com.

Scottish Design Awards 2008

Scottish Design Awards 2007

Scottish Design Awards 2005

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[ratemysheppard]

43) In the Name of the Father

Title- In the Name of the Father

Year- 1993

Character- Paddy Armstrong

Synopsis- Courtroom/prison drama, based on the true story of the Guildford Four- a group of innocent people falsely convicted of the IRA bombing of a London pub.

Medium- DVD

Entirety or episode?- Entirety

Overall verdict- I was holding off watching this because I knew the events and assumed (rightly so) that this would be pretty upsetting viewing. It is incredibly upsetting viewing, but it is a brilliant film. Right from the opening which is properly chilling (the use of music in this film is excellent) it just unravels in a snowball of horrifying injustice. It’s basically about a massive miscarriage of justice and it’s terrifying to think how innocent people got scapegoated so that the British government could save face. Everyone in this turns in incredible performances. It looks beautiful, authentic, it’s emotional, tense, disturbing and horrifying. The dehumanising coercion and brutality that the victims were subject to by the police is just terrifying. It was basically a modern witch trial. Not easy viewing but I sincerely recommend it.

Screen time- Brief.

Accent- Irish.

Mark’s character- This is the sort of quality drama that Mark Sheppard should be in. He doesn’t have a lot of airtime, but he’s fantastic in this – utterly believable. It feels weird to be writing about a ‘character’ as Paddy Armstrong is a real person, but Mr S in this is just the most sympathetic character ever. The majority of his airtime is spent messing around, giving piggy backs, playing in the park. Even in the breaks in the trial he’s shown drumming on the table and generally being delightful and smiley. It provides a very effective contrast when you realise that these were basically children who were then sentenced to 30 years in jail, eventually serving 15 before their innocence was proven. Carole Richardson was only 17 when sentenced: she wasn’t given her freedom until she was 32 years old. You can certainly believe this when you see how Mark’s onscreen appearance changed – from smiling hippy to serious adult.

Highlight- The opening is undeniably gripping.

The park scene before everything went wrong.

That cute little hair flick that Paddy has going on PS Guys, that’s not a wig. Why does everyone seem to think that’s a wig? It’s clearly his own hair, I’d put money on it.

“I’m gonna shoot your Da.” If that doesn’t make your blood run cold, I don’t know what would.

The rain of flaming papers from the prison cell windows in Guiseppe’s memory.

The acquittal. Which isn’t really a happy ending when you think that they were all robbed of over a decade of their lives.

Rewatch?

- Yes

Clearly a drummer.

[newyorktheater]

“My activism did not spring from my being gay, or, for that matter, from my being black,” says Keyonn Sheppard as Bayard Rustin, close adviser to Martin Luther King, Jr.,  main organizer of the 1963 March on Washington, a brilliant strategist who played a significant role in nearly every civil rights victory between the 1940s and the 1970s. “Rather, it is rooted fundamentally in my Quaker upbringing and the values that were instilled in me by my grandparents who reared me.”

In “The Artivist,” an hour-long one-man show in the 35-seat East Village Playhouse, we’re introduced to Bayard Rustin dressed in a black and white striped prison uniform, serving 30 days on a North Carolina chain gang for taking a seat in the front of a bus – years before Rosa Parks did. It was one of his many bouts in prison. We learn that Rustin was the one who drew up the plans for Martin Luther King’s Southern Christian Leadership Conference, and we’re made privy to the conversation he had with King during the Montgomery bus boycott explaining “the non-violence strategies of leader of the Indian Independence Movement Mahatma Gandhi.”  We watch actual snippets of Rustin debating Malcolm X,one of a constant stream of historical stills and video projected onto the backdrop on the small stage. We see Rustin reacting to the Watts riot in 1965 and the assassination of Martin Luther King in 1968.

We also listen to Sheppard sing rap songs and Negro spirituals. The raps are new, composed by music director Hassan ElGendi, that smartly transpose Rustin message and his energy to a modern idiom. The spirituals were among those Rustin actually sang as a professional singer and recording artist, which paid his way through college.

Sheppard is a charismatic performer with a commanding voice; he’s also a great mimic, persuasively impersonating a Southern prison boss and a few other nameless bigots, as well as segregationist Senator Strom Thurmond and civil rights leaders Roy Wilkins, A Phillip Randolph, Stokely Carmichael, Ralph Abernathy and Martin Luther King Jr.

We’re told that Bayard Rustin was frequently attacked, and not just by enemies of civil rights, but by some of its leaders. We briefly learn what ammunition his enemies used. In his youth, Rustin had joined the Young Communist League. He also had been imprisoned for 28 months as a pacifist of conscience for refusing to serve in World War II. But the attacks came mostly because Rustin was gay, and indeed had served one of his jail sentences “on a morals charge,” as Thurmond puts it.  “He is a communist homosexual.”

It is a testament to Rustin’s extraordinary gifts as organizer and activist that he overcame what many mid-20thcentury Americans considered irredeemable stigmas to make his mark on history, although his long-time outsider status surely helps explain why he is not now as well known as his peers.   (There has been some effort recently to bring him back from obscurity, especially since the 2012 centennial of his birth. In 2013, 27 years after Rustin’s death, President Barack Obama awarded him the Presidential Medal of Freedom.)

Writer/director Carla Debbie Alleyne and star Keyonn Sheppard after performance of The Artivist

“The Artivist” writer and director Carla Debbie Alleyne deserves praise for paying homage to this remarkable man, with a production that Alleyne says is the first of a revivified City Kids Foundation, which was founded in 1985 to offer young people opportunities for personal growth and artistic expression.

It needs be said that “The Artivist” is neither as polished a work of theater nor as satisfying a record of Rustin’s achievements as it could be, especially to those of us who have watched the 2002 documentary film “Brother Outsider: The Life of Bayard Rustin,” currently available on Kanopy (a streaming site that is free for public library card holders.) That first scene of Sheppard in prison garb and leg irons, for example, is awkwardly staged, and doesn’t even mention what is surely the most important aspect of that episode: As a result of a series of articles Rustin wrote about his experience on that chain gang, North Carolina discontinued its use of chain gangs.

Still, it will be a thrill in particular to those who have never heard of Bayard Rustin to come face to face with this professional troublemaker of relentless integrity. “The Artivist,” with tickets at $22.50, is running at East Village Playhouse only through February 17th.  It seems an ideal show to tour New York City schools.

Bayard Rustin at 17

Late 1940s photo of Rustin with lute. Courtesy Estate of Bayard Rustin

Bayard Rustin at around the age of 38

Rustin mug shot. One of the many times he was arrested

Bayard Rustin speaks in front of City Hall in New York on May 18, 1964, at a rally for school integration.

Civil rights leaders during the 1964 Democratic National Convention. (L-R) Rev. Ralph David Abernathy, a leader of the successful Montgomery bus boycott, the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Aaron E. Henry, chairman of the Mississippi branch of the N.A.A.C.P for three decades, and Bayard Rustin

Bayard Rustin with his lover Walter Neagle in 1986, a year before Rustin’s death at age 75

The Artivist: The Bayard Rustin Story. Gay, black, and singularly effective. “My activism did not spring from my being gay, or, for that matter, from my being black,” says Keyonn Sheppard as Bayard Rustin, close adviser to Martin Luther King, Jr.,  main organizer of the 1963 March on Washington, a brilliant strategist who played a significant role in nearly every civil rights victory between the 1940s and the 1970s.

[brontehaglundspace200]

Womens Suffrage Research

This year will mark 125 years since the bill for Women to vote was put through in New Zealand Society.  New Zealand was the very first country to allow Women to vote, in 1893, 19 September. 

The campaign leader was Kate Sheppard, seen on the 10$ note as an acknowledgement for the New Zealand History. Sheppard and many women followed to create a series of petitions for the right for women to vote. 31,872 signatures were collected during a seven-year campaign for the right. 

Although even after the bill was accepted, still many more steps needed to be taken or still be taken for more rights for Women Suffrage. E.g

They would not gain the right to stand for Parliament until 1919, and the first female MP (Elizabeth McCombs) was not elected until 1933 – 40 years after the introduction of women’s suffrage. 

The number of female MPs did not reach double figures until the mid-1980s, and with 38 percent of MPs women, women remain under-represented in Parliament.

Today New Zealand has a comprehensive set of legislation to protect human rights and eliminate discrimination against women. Milestones include: the Equal Pay Act 1972 (which requires employers to pay men and women the same wages for the same work); the Human Rights Commission Act in 1977 (to outlaw discrimination on a wide range of grounds); the establishment of the Ministry of Women’s Affairs in 1985; the introduction of parental leave in 1987; and the introduction of paid parental leave in 2002.

The right to vote: 

In early colonial New Zealand, as in other European societies, women were excluded from any involvement in politics. Most people – men and women – accepted the idea that women were naturally suited for domestic affairs, such as keeping house and raising children. Only men were fitted for public life and the rough-and-tumble world of politics. From today many of these changes have still stuck within society but changes and further development is still happening and still would like to be seen amongst women. 

In the later 19th century, some women began to challenge this narrow view of the world. New opportunities were opening up for women and girls (especially those from wealthy or middle-class families) in secondary and university education, medicine, and in church and charitable work. Attention soon turned to women’s legal and political rights.

Women at the polls: Women voting in Auckland

Suffrage opponents had warned that delicate ‘lady voters’ would be jostled and harassed in polling booths by ‘boorish and half-drunken men’, but in fact, the 1893 election was described as the ‘best-conducted and most orderly’ ever held. According to a Christchurch newspaper, the streets ‘resembled a gay garden party’ – ‘the pretty dresses of the ladies and their smiling faces lighted up the polling booths most wonderfully’.

The movement: 

This movement was shaped by two main themes: equal political rights for women and a determination to use them for the moral reform of society (through, for example, the prohibition of alcohol).

Suffrage Milestones:  https://nzhistory.govt.nz/politics/womens-suffrage/suffrage-milestones

1879 The government’s Qualification of Electors Bill was amended to give women property owners the vote, but parliamentarians who wanted all women to be enfranchised joined with those who opposed the reform to defeat the amendment.

1880 A Women’s Franchise Bill introduced by James Wallis lapsed after its first reading.

1881 Another Women’s Franchise Bill introduced by Wallis was withdrawn before its second reading. 

1885 The New Zealand Women’s Christian Temperance Union (WCTU) was established following the visit of American temperance campaigner Mary Leavitt; by February 1886 there were 15 branches. 

1886 At its first annual convention in Wellington, presided over by Anne Ward, the WCTU resolved to work for women’s suffrage. 

1887 Two petitions requesting the franchise signed by some 350 women were presented to the House of Representatives. A Women’s Suffrage Bill to enfranchise women and give them the right to sit in Parliament was introduced by Julius Vogel but withdrawn at the committee stage.1888Two petitions asking for the enfranchisement of women signed by around 800 women were presented to the Legislative Council.

1889 The Tailoresses’ Union of New Zealand was established in Dunedin; many of its members, including the vice-president, Harriet Morison, were active in the suffrage campaign.

1890 A Women’s Franchise Bill introduced by Sir John Hall late in the parliamentary session lapsed, in spite of majority support, because there was no time to consider it. Hall then moved an amendment to the Electoral Bill to enfranchise women, but this was defeated.

1891 Eight petitions asking for the franchise signed by more than 9000 women were presented to the House of Representatives. A Female Suffrage Bill introduced by Hall received majority support in the House of Representatives but was narrowly defeated in the Legislative Council.

1892 The Women’s Franchise League was established first in Dunedin and later elsewhere.Six petitions asking for the franchise signed by more than 19,000 women were presented to the House of Representatives. The Electoral Bill, introduced by John Ballance, provided for the enfranchisement of all women. Controversy over an impractical postal vote amendment caused its abandonment.

1893 Thirteen petitions requesting that the franchise be conferred on women were signed by nearly 32,000 women, compiled and presented to the House of Representatives. Meri Te Tai Mangakāhia addressed the Māori parliament to ask that Māori women be allowed to vote for and become members of that body, but the matter lapsed. Read this address. A Women’s Suffrage Bill was introduced by Hall in June but withdrawn in October after it was superseded by the Electoral Act. An Electoral Bill containing provision for women’s suffrage was introduced by Richard Seddon in June. During debate, there was majority support for the enfranchisement of Māori as well as Pākehā women. The bill was passed by the Legislative Council on 8 September (after last-minute changes of allegiance) and consented to by the governor on 19 September. The Electoral Act 1893 gave all women in New Zealand the right to vote. On 29 November, the day after the general election, Elizabeth Yates was elected mayor of the borough of Onehunga – the first woman in the British Empire to hold such an office.

1919 The Women’s Parliamentary Rights Act gave women the right to stand for Parliament. Three women contested seats at the 1919 general election, but none were successful.1933The Labour Party’s Elizabeth McCombs became the first female Member of Parliament (MP), winning a by-election in the Lyttelton seat following the death of her husband, MP James McCombs.Number of women MPs in Parliament since 19331938Labour’s Catherine Stewart became the second female MP after winning the Wellington West seat. She was defeated in the 1943 election.

1941 Women gained the right to sit in the Legislative Council, the nominated Upper House of Parliament. Labour’s Mary Dreaver joined Stewart in the House after winning a by-election in the Waitemata seat. She was defeated in 1943.

1942 Mary Grigg became the National Party’s first female MP. She won the Mid-Canterbury seat in a by-election after her husband, MP Arthur Grigg, was killed in action in North Africa.

1943 Labour’s Mabel Howard won a by-election in Christchurch East. She remained in Parliament until 1969.1945National’s Hilda Ross won a by-election in the Hamilton seat, which she held until her death in 1959.

1946 Mary Dreaver and Mary Anderson became the first women appointed to the Legislative Council. They both served until the council’s abolition in 1950.1947Labour MP Mabel Howard became New Zealand’s first female Cabinet minister. She served as minister of health and minister in charge of child welfare until Labour’s defeat in 1949, and then as minister of social security in the 1957–60 Labour government.

1949 Labour’s Iriaka Ratana became the first female Māori MP, succeeding her deceased husband, Matiu, in the Western Maori seat. The same year, Hilda Ross was appointed to the new National Cabinet.

1972 Whetu Tirikatene-Sullivan, Labour MP for Southern Maori, became the first female Māori Cabinet minister.

1996 At the first election held under New Zealand’s new mixed member proportional (MMP) system, 35 women MPs were elected, making up almost 30% of Parliament.1997Jenny Shipley became New Zealand’s first female prime minister after replacing Jim Bolger as leader of the National Party.

1999 Labour’s Helen Clark became New Zealand’s first elected female prime minister following the general election in November 1999. Clark would be PM for nine years, becoming New Zealand's 5th-longest-serving PM.

[citiesandtowns]

Cities: the good and the world class

by Carolyn Whitzman

Toronto's strength has been in its ability to be good, rather than great. The pleasant and lively central city neighbourhoods, the relative safety of its streets, the sometimes-strained tolerance with which its citizenry has become multicultural, have all elicited admiration from other places and approval from residents. The general consensus, as Christopher Hume concedes in his essay in the revised edition of Eric Arthur's No Mean City, is that Toronto has slipped from being the livable city it was hailed to be 20 years ago without becoming the World Class City once promised by its boosters. The need for vision when seeking greatness--and World Class City stature--haunts Arthur's book; the assumptions that operate when cities and regions try to achieve this status through massive development projects haunt the second book in this review, Megaprojects and Risk.

Great cities demand great histories, and good cities can be ennobled by an excellent biography. London, Paris, and New York have their share of great histories, and lesser cities like Boston, Chicago, and Melbourne have been fortunate to inspire classic works that focus on their development in the 19th century: Streetcar Suburbs (Warner 1962), Nature's Metropolis (Cronon 1991), and The Rise and Fall of Marvellous Melbourne (Davidson 1978), respectively.

Eric Arthur's Toronto: No Mean City falls in this latter category. Until his death in 1982, Arthur was a Professor of Architecture at the University of Toronto, with a strong interest in Toronto's built environment heritage. No Mean City is primarily an architectural history, richly illustrated with sketches, archival photographs and anecdotes that give the reader a sense of Toronto's first century, from the British colonial settlement's establishment in 1793 to the turn of the 20th century. While Arthur spends much of his time describing the churches and hospitals, colleges and grand mansions of the era, it is his description of the elusive beauty of the ordinary cityscape, the row houses and the commercial blocks, which was so influential. The first edition of No Mean City, published in 1964, helped inspire the movement to preserve inner city neighbourhoods from the wrecker's ball. Forty years later, the book still moves readers in its ability to describe the best of Toronto's built environment heritage.

The book is now in its eighth reprint, and although this current volume bills itself as a revised third edition, it has been substantially expanded since the last version came out in 1986. There are four short introductory essays. Christopher Hume, architecture critic and urban affairs columnist for the Toronto Star, addresses changes to the city since the 1986. Catherine Nasmith, architect and past chair of the Toronto Preservation Board, writes on current preservation battles; the writer Susan Crean explores Toronto's art scene; and Mark Kingwell, popular philosopher, inveighs on the sports landscape. Of these four short essays, the best in my opinion is the one by Crean, who reminds us that Toronto's landscape of the imagination has been shaped by creative works like Michael Ondaatje's In the Skin of a Lion, Lillian Allen's dub poetry, and Barbara Klunder's Bamboo Club mural on Queen Street, Toronto's main commercial artery.

The new essays reflect the social emphasis of No Mean City. Arthur was always interested in the architecture of the everyday. Arthur interposes his history of the building of 19th century Toronto with extensive captions to copious illustrations, and some of his best passages deal with the interior of a grocer's shop, or the reaction of a prisoner to the front door of the Don Jail. Although his tone is sometimes elegiac, Arthur was by no means trapped in blind nostalgia. He championed Viljo Revell's innovative design for Toronto's New City Hall, and was a vocal supporter of the best that contemporary architecture had to offer. But he was also cognisant of the virtues of Toronto's traditional residential streetscapes:

Collier Street: sunlight and shadow, the feeling of space and security through enclosure that has disappeared from the modern street. We no longer have residential street architecture, only houses (222).

As Arthur points out, Toronto never had a grand vision. The first plan had no central green space, the waterfront was casually handed to the railway companies in the 1850s, and the city's ravines have been steadily nibbled at by successive generations of developers. Twentieth century decision-makers allowed much of the best buildings and streetscapes to be destroyed. University Avenue, a handsome boulevard in the 1800s, was transformed into a disastrous traffic artery flanked by offices and hospitals with "filing cabinet facades" and separated by a median with a collection of some of the worst public art in Canada.

Toronto has continued to succeed largely despite its planners, rather than because of them.

It is in this realm of what Peter Hall (1982) called "planning disasters" where Bent Flyvbjberg's Megaprojects and Risk: an anatomy of ambition, demonstrates how the built environment is often shaped by obstinate folly and a lack of accountability. Flyvberg is Professor in the Department of Development and Planning at Aalborg University in Denmark, and the author of Making Social Science Matter: why social inquiry fails and how it can succeed again (Cambridge, 2001). With his two co-authors, Flyvbjerg has produced a clear and lucid account of the economic, environmental, and social impacts of megaprojects. As in Making Social Science Matter, a lucid critique of existing norms is combined with practical suggestions for improvement.

Megaprojects and Risk focuses on three 1990s European transportation megaprojects: the Channel rail tunnel between the United Kingdom and France (Europe's longest rail tunnel), the Greenbelt Link connecting East Denmark with Continental Europe (combining Europe's longest suspension bridge and second longest underwater rail tunnel), and the Oresund Link between Sweden and Denmark (a mixed-mode tunnel). The authors begin by questioning the habit of radically underestimating the projected costs of huge infrastructural undertakings. Since the Suez Canal was built in 1864, at roughly 20 times its initial estimated cost, money and time overruns have rarely been honestly dealt with by either governments or private sector megaproject promoters. This creates a culture of cynicism, where the public knows that potential risk is being hidden, either through incompetence or actual dishonesty, and also a lack of learning from one project to the next. Coincidentally (for the purposes of this review) the authors refer to Toronto's Danforth subway extension as one of the few projects that came in roughly on time and at cost, along with France's TGV rail line (21). While some transportation megaprojects do meet an acknowledged need, it is also common to radically overestimate potential demand, especially in the case of urban heavy rail projects.

Public-private partnerships have often become the worst of both worlds, as governments still see themselves as the promoters of projects (thus calling into question how they can guard public interests), without having any real accountability as to costs to the taxpayer, the investor, or the environment.

While Environmental Impact Assessments have to be prepared beforehand, there are rarely any comprehensive audits of economic, environmental, or social impacts after the projects have been built. This is due partly to jurisdictional issues, since megaprojects are often intergovernmental as well as managed by special purpose organizations. But the authors also question the accountability of these projects, whether "civil society can have the same say in this area of public life" (5).

Nothing in this critique will be new to readers of Susan Fainstein's The City Builders (2001), Peter Hall's Great Planning Disasters (1982) or any recent analysis of sports or culture related megaprojects (Zukin 1995, Lenskyj 2002). However, Megaprojects and Risk distinguishes itself in two ways. First, its accessible style, with highlighted summaries of key points, and reliance on case studies, makes it suitable for undergraduate students as well as professional planners and project managers. Second, the authors provide an alternate accountability model for transportation megaprojects, which they hope would allow for a level of public participation in decision-making and accountability mechanisms.

Unfortunately, the authors leave largely undiscussed the question of the lost opportunity costs: whether, for instance, the money spent on a fixed link between Sweden and Denmark would have been better served by improving regional public transport. In Toronto, the Sheppard subway line has been constructed during a time when the existing public transit infrastructure is rapidly deteriorating in the face of senior government funding cuts. This is a clear example of a megaproject sucking resources from the maintenance of basic quality of life concerns.

Together, No Mean City and Megaprojects and Risk provide essential reading for those who seek to improve Canadian cities in the 21st century. In an era when the broadening of the 402 highway through Windsor and the Sky-to-Sea highway between Vancouver and Whistler (in conjunction with the Winter Olympics) are being presented as the best ways for Canadian cities to compete in the global market, and where Toronto's Waterfront Development Strategy and Business Plan argues that "in an era of globalization, Canada's brand cannot just be 'nice, clean, and safe'" (Toronto Waterfront Revitalization Corporation: 9), it is vital to have countervailing voices that remind us of past legacies and present foolishness.

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By Appointment — Gentleman's Gazette

You have certainly seen those seals bearing a phrase that starts with, “By Appointment to”. It is the Royal Warrant, an endorsement by a member of a royal family to a product or provider of services that they deemed worthy of that honor. Does it really mean superior quality? Who can “appoint”? Gentleman’s Gazette explores this famous distinction.

The Prince of Wales Warrant to Laphroaig Single Malt Scotch Whisky

It is highly probable that the first time you saw a Royal Warrant of Appointment – or Royal Warrant, for short – was in a bottle of Scotch Whisky. In Britain, 27 holders of the Warrant are related to drinks, and since 1994 one of these – Laphroaig – has a Warrant by the Prince of Wales, a regular consumer of the peaty Islay single malt. Though many countries still maintain the system of royal warrants (even if there isn’t a monarchy with an official position), we will focus today on the most famous system of warrants: the British Royal Warrants.

What is a Royal Warrant?

A royal warrant is essentially a seal of approval: a Royal Warrant allows the supplier to boast that he has a royal (the issuer of the honor) as a client, gaining prestige by this fact. In the case of Great Britain, companies may apply for a Royal Warrant if they have been suppliers to the Royal Household for at least five years. After the honor is granted, the holder may display the coat of arms of the granter and the words “By Appointment”.

The History of the Royal Warrant

Henry II Plantagenet

A Royal Warrant holder may exhibit the seals – a tradition that started in the 18th century – in their products, premises, stationery, vehicles, and advertisements. But the privilege is much older and comes from the royal charters granted to medieval corporations or guilds, such as the one granted by King Henri II to the Weaver’s Company in 1155. The Warrants are not awarded to professional services such as banking, lawyers, accountants, periodicals and places such as pubs.

The Royal Warrant Holders Association Annual Dinner

In a dinner organized by the holders in 1840 to celebrate the birthday of Queen Victoria, they decided to create the “Royal Tradesmen Association”, then with 25 members, all men: if a woman or a company belonging to one received a Royal Warrant, she could “appoint a gentleman to represent her.”

Queen Victoria in 1840

Queen Victoria was the main Power behind the prestige of the honor: in her 64-year reign, she and her family granted over 2,000 Royal Warrants, many of them – as those awarded to companies such as Fortnum & Mason, Schweppes, and Twinings – extant. In 1907, a Royal Decree – renewed 100 years later by the Queen – transformed the association in “The Royal Warrant Holders Association”. However, as an option, not all holders are members of the association.

The Royal Warrant Today

The seals of the extant three royal warrant granters

In the UK, only three members of the royal family may award warrants to a regular and trustable supplier. (The Queen Mother – a keen gin drinker – also granted warrants, but they expired automatically in 2007, five years after her death in 2002.) As of this writing, Queen Elizabeth has 634 standing Royal Warrants, the Prince of Wales 164 and the Duke of Edinburgh 34. In the case of the Prince of Wales, the company must also show that it follows proper environmental policies.

The holders of Royal Warrants form a small and select group of 832 companies with daily, normal activities and also with prosaic ones, such as Cherwell Packaging Ltd, “supplier of washroom hygiene products”, or Hugh Todd, that fits into the “Agricultural and Animal Welfare” and supplies “animal pregnancy scanning”, probably for the horses or corgi dogs of the Queen.

Latitude Cartography Ltd products

In an era where almost everyone has a precision GPS in their hands, thanks to the smartphones, it is almost unimaginable that someone may still need a cartographer, but Latitude Cartography Ltd was granted a Royal Warrant of Appointment by Her Majesty in 2008! I believe that their main customers are the landed gentry who need to have the exact dimension of their properties – and it comes in a nice package, too.

But I believe that the reader may be more interested in the Royal Warrant suppliers of apparel, or, as the Royal Warrant Holders Association states, “Clothing and Accessories”.

Triple Warrant Holders

Some of these companies hold three Warrants, granted by the Queen, by the Duke of Edinburgh or by the Prince of Wales.

An old Daks advertisement

Daks

That is the case of Daks, for instance. Founded in 1894, it became famous for the invention of the “self-supporting trousers”, thanks to the adjustable waistband that eliminated the need for belts or suspenders. They also had small rubber pads inside the waistband to hold the shirt in place.

Daks ad

These slacks were a creation of Alexander Simpson, son of Simeon, the founder. By the way, the name Daks come from a combination of the words “DAD” (the founder) and “SLACKS” (the American word for informal trousers).

Ede & Ravenscroft

Ede & Ravenscroft entrance at Chancery Lane, London

Another garment company to have three warrants is Ede & Ravenscroft, a name that sounds as if it came straight out of Harry Potter’s Diagon Alley. The company – now almost 330 years old – produces legal and ceremonial dress, as well as regular tailoring.

Gieves & Hawkes

The Prince of Wales tries his hand at cutting a wool fabric for a suit

Gieves & Hawkes, majestically located at the iconic No. 1 Savile Row, is one of the Prince of Wales’ main tailors. In 2013, during one of his visits to the bicentenary company, he tried his hand at cutting a gray wool fabric, perhaps for a new suit for himself.

The Royal Warrant issued for Gieves & Hawkes

One of their DNA marks is a soft shoulder, with room at the front and a high armhole, as well as a roped shoulder coherent with their military roots. They now boast all three British royals as clients and granters.

Barbour

Prince Charles in a Barbour jacket

A name that is probably familiar for those with an active country life is Barbour, “Manufacturers of Waterproof & Protective Clothing” for the three granters. They are most famous for the wax jackets they make in the North East of England. These coats may be rewaxed, meaning that they may be worn for years or decades – something that appeals to the thrifty side of the Prince of Wales. Margaret Barbour said that their warrants “make her very proud” – and to top that off, she was the first lady member elected to the Royal Warrant Holders’ Council.

Other Notable Warrant Holders

Anderson & Sheppard

A visit to Anderson & Sheppard

Per Anderson, one of the founders of the company established in 1906, was a keen disciple of the legendary cutter Frederick Scholte, who made clothes for the Duke of Windsor (of Wallis Simpson fame). They were responsible for most of Prince Charles double-breasted suits for years. In their books, the prince is named “Charles Smith” since he started to order clothes from them in 1982.

John Hitchcock, chief cutter at Anderson & Sheppard

Mr Hitchcock, the chief cutter, describes the Prince as “very frugal”: the rule is that he will be more called to repair an old garment than to create a new one. Faithful to the old adage, “The suit shouldn’t wear the man; the man should wear the suit”, Anderson & Sheppard still adopts the fluid style established by Per Anderson as a general guide to the minimum of 27 measurements required for each suit. Anderson & Sheppard currently hold one royal warrant.

Lock

James Lock logo and their warrants

James Lock & Co. Ltd. was founded in 1676 by Robert Davis, and it is the 34th world’s oldest family-owned business, as well as the world’s oldest hat shop. Even though the Queen has not granted it a warrant – she buys hats at George Goddard and also at Patey -, her husband and her heir have.

It is a locks measuring device for bespoke hats; not a torture instrument

The 6, St. James’s Street address company is famous not only for their bespoke and ready-to-wear hats and caps but also for scarves, gloves and headgear accessories, such as hat boxes, brushes, and others. They currently hold two royals warrants.

Burberry

Thomas Burberry

As Britishly iconic as the Big Ben or the Queen herself is Burberry, established in 1856 by Thomas Burberry, then only 21 years old.

Charles and Diana wearing Burberry raincoats

The brand really became famous after 1880, when Thomas created the waterproof gabardine, the fabric that enabled the trench coat to be the First World War garment. After the war, it became a civilian icon. Burberry currently hold two royal warrants for weatherproofers and outfitters.

Turnbull & Asser

Robert Redford as Gatsby and Turnbull & Asser shirts

This is one of the warrants granted by the Prince of Wales alone. The company was founded in 1885 and has made shirts for eminent men – and literary characters, too: one of the most remarkable scenes from The Great Gatsby movie (with Robert Redford and Mia Farrow, the version I prefer) had Redford, as Gatsby, flinging his Turnbull & Asser shirts to the air and commenting with Daisy: ” “I’ve got a man in England who buys me clothes. He sends over a selection of things at the beginning of each season, spring and fall.” And Daisy cries: “They’re such beautiful shirts,” she says, “her voice muffled in the thick folds.”

The Prince of Wales also tries his skill at Turnbull & Asser factory

According to the company’s website, “The film’s producer, Robert Evans, wrote in his memoir that he chose Turnbull & Asser shirts to star in the film after his friend, actress Candice Bergen, looked stunning in one when they had lunch together in London while he was filming Gatsby at Pinewood.” This author had two T&A shirts in Sea Island cotton, over 40 years ago, which could stand to the test: thrown in the air, they would take a lifetime to get to the floor. They were really light – and this is my “Commoner Warrant” if I’m allowed to grant one.

Oops, There Goes My Royal Warrant…

Some 20-40 companies lose the concession every year, for loss of quality, closure, bankruptcy, changes in society and other causes. A similar number receive a Warrant in the same period, which is reviewed every five years.

A Royal Falling Out: Harrods

A man removes the Royal Warrants from Harrods façade

The most famous case of a company that lost its warrants is Harrods, the ultra-traditional London department store, bought in 1985 by Mohamed al-Fayed. In December 2000, the Duke of Edinburgh withdrew his Seal of approval allegedly due to a “significant decline in the trading relationship” between the Duke and the store. However, Prince Philip was inflamed by the declarations of owner Mohamed al-Fayed, who suggested that the Duke would be the mastermind of the supposed plot that killed Princess Diana and Dodi, his son.

Mohamed al-Fayed burns the RW at his property

After the announcement, al-Fayed removed the royal warrants from the store façade and from its stationery. Not satisfied, he also burned the seals and filmed the act.

Other Royals, Other Warrants

Danish Cookies Bisca

But if you believe that only the British Royal Family grants warrants, you are wrong. The Danish Royals also honor some companies and are even stricter than the British: if a regular supplier wishes to use the seal stating, “By appointment to the Royal Danish Court,” it must have been rendering services or providing goods for 10 years, at least. Among these, we have many Danish suppliers, such as Bang & Olufsen (surprise!) and Carlsberg. Swedish, Dutch and Belgian royal houses also grant warrants.

Conclusion

If you have a friend that is knowledgeable about wine, you will probably ask him or her before buying a case of a Burgundy you have never drunk before. He will state his preference, even though it may not be the best value or the best tasting wine in that price bracket. Similarly, the Royal Warrants are not granted to the best products, but to those preferred by this or that royal house member.

Sometimes, the British treat the RW as a privilege that makes the price of those products go up; sometimes, the products are considered elitist. But take a closer look and you will find Cadbury chocolates, Heinz sauces, Stork margarine, which can hardly be considered elitist. Some companies, such as After Eight, are no longer using the RW because the younger generation dislikes the royal endorsement. And sometimes, the Royals think twice: Benson & Hedges, famous for their cigarettes, had their Royal Warrant revoked in 1999. Apparently, the Queen did not want her endorsement on products that killed her subjects. Besides, not everyone is as keen on the Royals’ approval: in a survey mentioned in 2011 by The Guardian, 42% out of 230 adults were indifferent to royal warrants, the same percentage considered them unimportant and only 13% thought they made a difference. Yes, the fact that Nestlé – read After Eight – dropped their RW may indicate that the multinationals no longer believe in the differential value of that honor in the sales of their products. Anyway, in a changing world, as this is, it is interesting to patronize whoever supplies goods with inherent quality, and it allows a commoner with monarchist penchants to feel close to the royals: “Prince Charles and I drink Laphroaig, our preferred single malt…”

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The Royal Warrant: By Appointment

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What exactly is the royal warrant? Gentleman’s Gazette explores this famous distinction.

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Marcello Borges

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Gentleman’s Gazette LLC

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