#Rand Freeman

[oldschoolfrp]

Troy Hughes cover art for Alarums & Excursions issue 30, January 1978. One notable article this month was "The Perrin Conventions" by Steve Perrin, describing his house rules for D&D that were adopted by many DMs and contributed to his development of Runequest. Also included were "The Arduin Chronicles" by Dave Hargrave, "Computers and Fantasy Gaming" by Barry Gold, rules for a "Musketeer Class" by Rand Freeman and Randy McMillin, and a couple of contributions by Steve Marsh.

[catgirljaneway]

Star Trek Women "Best Strap Game" Official Tournament

In honor of this poll I made, I will be hosting the most important tournament on this website.

(I know this isn't EVERY star trek woman but 64 was max. Also I haven't watched DISC, PIC, or SNW, so I just put the women I've heard of the most from there)

Round 1 will last 1 week! Please reblog for bigger sample size!

Press "Keep Reading" for links to round one matches :) (However I do plan to slightly stagger releasing all of them, as not to flood my follower's dashboard. So if there isn't a link yet, there will be later!)

T'Lyn (LWD) vs Philippa Georgiou (DISC)

Lwaxana Troi (TNG) vs Kes (VOY)

Beverly Crusher (TNG) vs The Romulan Commander (TOS)

T'Pol (ENT) vs Seska (VOY)

La'an Noonien Singh (SNW) vs K'Ehleyr (TNG)

T'Pel (VOY) vs Kira Nerys (DS9)

Ishka (DS9) vs Ro Laren (TNG)

Alyssa Ogawa (TNG) vs Seven of Nine (VOY)

Female Founder (DS9) vs Katherine Pulaski (TNG)

Sylvia Tilly (DISCO) vs Amanda Grayson (TOS)

Guinan (TNG) vs Una Chin Riley (SNW)

Deanna Troi (TNG) vs Joan Owosekun (DISC)

B'Etor (TNG) vs Beckett Mariner (LWD)

Erica Ortegas (SNW) vs Grilka (DS9)

Vash (TNG) vs Hoshi Sato (ENT)

Erika Hernadez (ENT) vs Leeta (DS9)

D'Vana Tendi (LWD) vs Kathryn Janeway (VOY)

L'Rell (DISC) vs Kai Winn (DS9)

Nyota Uhura (TOS) vs Janice Rand (TOS)

Keiko O'Brien (DS9) vs Katrina Cornwell (DISC)

T'Pring (TOS) vs T'Pau (TOS)

Carol Marcus (TOS) vs T'Ana (LWD)

B'Elanna Torres (VOY) vs Ezri Dax (DS9)

Kassidy Yates (DS9) vs Raffi Musiker (PIC)

The Borg Queen (TNG + VOY) vs Sito Jaxa (TNG)

Christine Chapel (TOS) vs Carol Freeman (LWD)

Saavik (TOS) vs Sela (TNG)

Michael Burnham (DISC) vs Lursa (TNG)

Leah Brahms (TNG) vs Jadzia Dax (DS9)

Keyla Detmer (DISC) vs Nhan (DISC)

Gillian Taylor (TOS) vs Lily Sloane (TNG)

Tasha Yar (TNG) vs Jennifer Sh'reyan (LWD)

[phillip-bankss]

ko-fi request: "Gordon Freeman standing looking at a white board, with either a bunch of rand equations and numbers, or a simple math problem (like 2+2=). He's holding a sharpie with a speech bubble that says "Damn, those sure are some numbers""

[abadbowlofsoup]

So some time I ago, I read and enjoyed Avatar of Victory by James Golen, a Mass Effect and Avatar: The Last Airbender crossover. Being me, I sat down and composed a list of what Star Trek characters would be under similar circumstances: If the World of Avatar was the Earth of Star Trek. I came across that list today and decided it deserved a bit of an overhaul as well as expanding to include Discovery, Prodigy, Lower Decks, and Picard.

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TOS

Kirk: Water

Spock: Earth

McCoy: Badass Normal

Uhura: Air

Scotty: Fire

Sulu: Air

Chekov: Badass Normal

Yeoman Rand: The Avatar, discovered to be so only when well into her career, as she did not want to be known. (What, you thought KIRK would be the Avatar? Hell no.)

Nurse Chapel: Badass Normal

Star Trek the Animated Series Only:

M'Ress: Water

Arex: Badass Normal

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TNG

Picard: Badass Normal. (Starfleet has an unconscious bias towards favoring benders in command positions, but Picard is just that awesome.)

Riker: Air

Data: No bending, but he’s surprisingly aware of the spirit world.

Worf: Fire

Troi: Badass Normal (Bending is incredibly rare among Betazoids)

Beverly Crusher: Water

Wesley Crusher: Badass Normal

Pulaski: Fire

Guinan: Air

Ensign Ro: Fire

LaForge: Water

Ensign Jae: Water (Jae Tribute Music Video, as some may not know who she is, but with more than a hundred appearances across TNG, DS9, and Voyager, actress Tracee Coco deserves to be acknowledged)

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DS9

Sisko: Earth

Kira: Badass Normal

Jadiza Dax: Water

Ezerei Dax: Air

Odo: N/A (Note: The Dominion had never encountered bending until DS9. They’re very interested. Odo, on the other hand, regards it as a mildly useful trick)

Bashir: Badass Normal

O’Brien: Water

Worf: (See TNG)

Quark, Rom, Nog: N/A (Ferengi don’t have benders)

Garak; Badass normal

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Voyager

Janeway: Fire

Chakotay: Earth

Torres: Earth

Paris: Air

Kim: Air

Doctor: N/A

Tuvok: Air

Neelix: Earth

Kes: Badass Normal

Seven: Unclear. Towards the end of her time on Voyager, Seven was begining to display signs of being an airbender, but also some hints of waterbending. By the time they got back to Earth, Voyager learned that Avatar Rand had been killed in action against Jem’Hadar fanatics in the Delta Quadrant around the time Seven had been freed from the Borg. Chakotay theorized that being set free of the Borg could count as being born, which means Seven could be the new Avatar. As of this writing, the White Lotus has refused comment.

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Enterprise

Strangely enough, the crew of the NX-O1 were all non-benders save for T’Pol, an Earthbender, and Phlox, who’s species only produces Airbenders.

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Discovery

Burnham: Fire (And How!)

Saru: Badass Normal

Book: Badass Normal

Lorca: Earth

Reno: Badass Normal

Stamets: Earth

Culber: Water

Detmer: Air

Owosekun: Badass Normal

Tilly: Earth

Adira Tal: Badass Normal

Vance: Normal

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Strange New Worlds Pike: Water

Spock: (See TNG) Una: Due to Illyrian Genetic History, Una was not, strictly speaking a Bender, though she did display some form of energy manipulation following the Hetmit 9 incident, though these displays were only under moments of extreme stress. Uhura: Badass Normal

M'Benga: Badass Normal

Chapel: Badass Normal

Khan: Fire

Erica: Water

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Prodigy

Janeway: (See Voyager)

Dal: Badass Normal

Gwyn: Fire

Rok-Tahk: Badass Normal

Jankom: Fire

Zero: Badass Normal

Murf: Badass Normal

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Lower Decks

Captain Freeman: Earth

Jack: Normal

Shax: Fire

Mariner: Fire

Boimler: Normal

Tendi: Water (Bending is a rare talent among Orions)

Rutherford: Water

T'lyn: Earth

T'Ana: Fire

Bilups: Earth

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Picard

Picard: (See TNG)

Raffi: Earth

Seven: Though the White Lotus officially hailed her as the Avatar, Seven continued to refuse the title, even to the point of attributing her long lifespan to her Borg implants and medical science, eventually dying in 2604, She was succeeded by Avatar Juros Boimler.

Jurati: Badass Normal

Rios: Air

Elnor: Badass Normal

Jack Crusher: Though officially a non-Bender, Jack displayed an astonishing awareness of the Spirit World and there were, reportedly, incidents of multibending, though 32nd century historians have suggested that these are examples of Q meddling and not Crusher being some sort of Co-Avatar, as Crusher died at the age of 86.

[s10127470]

So since I'm doing “The Amazing Spider-Couple”, I've been brainstorming what the voice cast would be like if it was an animated series.

And this is what I've come up with.

The Main Couple:

-Peter Parker/Spider-Man: Josh Keaton

-Mary Jane Watson-Parker/Spinneret: Cree Summer

The Spidey Friends:

-Eddie Brock/Venom: Jake Green/Daran Norris

-Felicia Hardy/Black Cat: Jennifer Hale

-Miles Morales/Spider-Man: Nadji Jeter

-Flash Thompson/Scarlet Spider: Sam Riegel

-Curt Connors/The Lizard: Dee Bradley Baker

The Daily Bugle:

-J. Johan Jameson: J.K. Simmons

-Robbie Robertson: Phil Morris

-Betty Brant: Kath Soucie

-Ned Leeds: Jason Spisak

The Villains:

-Doctor Octopus: Rainn Wilson

-The Vulture: Dwight Schultz

-Scorpion: Daran Norris

-Sandman: Thomas F. Wilson

-Electro: Yuri Lowenthal

-The Rhino: Kevin Michael Richardson

-Kraven the Hunter: Jim Cummings

-Mysterio: Cam Clarke

-Kingpin: Jim Cummings

-Shocker: Tom Kenny

-Hydro-Man: Neil Patrick Harris

-Molten Man: Rino Romano

-White Rabbit: Hynden Walch

-The Spot: Crispin Freeman

-The Beetle: Grey Griffin

-Tombstone: Keith David

-The Prowler: Phil LaMarr

The Fantastic Four:

-Reed Richards/Mr. Fantastic: Ian James Corlett

-Susan Storm-Richards/The Invisible Woman: Jill Talley

-Johnny Storm/The Human Torch: Danny Cooksey

-Ben Grimm/The Thing: Dave Boat

-H.E.R.B.I.E.: Laura Bailey

-Alicia Masters-Grimm: Wendee Lee

-Franklin Richards: Kari Wahlgren

-Valeria Richards: Kari Wahlgren

Street-Level Heroes, Heroes for Hire and Solo Heroes:

-Jennifer Walters/She-Hulk: Cree Summer

-Matt Murdock/Daredevil: Roger Craig Smith

-Marc Spector/Moon Knight: Keith Ferguson

-Frank Castle/The Punisher: Diedrich Bader

-Luke Cage: Khary Payton

-Jessica Jones-Cage: Kate Higgins

-Danny Rand/Iron Fist: Johnny Yong Bosch

-Misty Knight: Cynthia McWilliams

-Colleen Wing: Stephanie Sheh

-Shang-Chi: Kaiji Tang

-Stephen Strange/Doctor Strange: Jeff Bennett

-Ava Ayala/White Tiger: Alanna Ubach

-Eric Brooks/Blade: Terry Crews

-Wade Wilson/Deadpool: John Kassir

-Doreen Green/Squirrel Girl: Milana Vayntrub

The Avengers and Co.:

-Steve Rogers/Captain America: Brian Bloom

-Bruce Banner/The Incredible Hulk: Joe Zieja/Fred Tatasciore

-Tony Stark/Iron Man: Nolan North

-Donald Blake/Thor: Patrick Seitz

-Natasha Romonova/The Black Widow: Vanessa Marshall

-Clint Barton/Hawkeye: Matthew Mercer

-T'Challa/The Black Panther: James C. Mathis III

-Carol Danvers/Captain Marvel: Janet Varney

-Hank Pym/Ant-Man: Ben Savage

-Janet Van Dyne-Pym/The Wasp: Colleen O'Shaughnessy

-Sam Wilson/The Falcon: Bumper Robinson

-Wanda Maximoff/The Scarlet Witch: Kate Higgins

-Pietro Maximoff/Quicksilver: James Arnold Taylor

-Simon Williams/Wonder Man: Nathan Fillion

-Greer Grant/Tigra: Grey Griffin

-Julia Carpenter/Spider-Woman: Kimberly Brooks

-James “Rhodey” Rhodes/War Machine: James C. Mathis III

-Bobbi Morse-Barton/Mockingbird: E.G. Daily

-Kamala Khan/Ms. Marvel: Kathreen Khavari

-Rikki Barnes/Bucky: Lara Jill Miller

-Humberto Lopez/Reptil: Antony Del Rio

-Edwin Jarvis: Jess Harnell

-Rick Jones: Will Friedle

-Betty Ross: Misty Lee

The X-Men:

-Charles Xavier: Alan Tudyk

-James “Logan” Howlett/Wolverine: Steve Blum

-Scott Summers/Cyclops: Ben Diskin

-Ororo Munroe/Storm: Dawnn Lewis

-Jean Grey/Phoenix: Jennifer Hale

-Henry McCoy/The Beast: Dee Bradley Baker

-Remy LeBeau/Gambit: Phil LaMarr

-Anna-Marie D’Ancanto/Rogue: Jennifer Hale

-Kurt Wagner/Nightcrawler: Yuri Lowenthal

-Piotr Rasputin/Colossus: Nolan North

-Jubilation Lee/Jubilee: Dionne Quan

-Bobby Drake/Iceman: Jason Marsden

-Angelica Jones/Firestar: Jessica DiCicco

-Kitty Pryde/Shadowcat: Kath Soucie

-Lockheed: Dee Bradley Baker

-Illyana Rasputin/Magik: Laura Bailey

-Warren Worthington III/Angel: Tress MacNeille

-Emma Frost-Summers: Candi Milo

-Alison Brie/Dazzler: Cristina Vee

-Betsy Braddock/Psylocke: Jennifer Hale

-Laura Kinney/Wolverine: Grey Griffin

-Sophia Sanduval/Chat: Mandy Moore

-Morph: J.P. Karliak

-Shiro Yoshida/Sunfire: Steven Yeun

As you can see, I wanted the cast to be a mix of old and new actors, with a good chunk of the characters being voiced by previous voices.

And in a few case, they're still being voiced by their long-time recurring VAs.

Let me know what you guys think about this casting!

[wankerwatch]

Commons Vote

On: Passenger Railway Services Bill (Public Ownership) Bill: Committee: Amendment 14

Ayes: 111 (95.5% Con, 4.5% DUP) Noes: 362 (97.0% Lab, 2.5% Ind, 0.6% SDLP) Absent: ~177

Day's business papers: 2024-9-3

Likely Referenced Bill: Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Bill

Description: A Bill to make provision for passenger railway services to be provided by public sector companies instead of by means of franchises.

Originating house: Commons Current house: Commons Bill Stage: 3rd reading

Individual Votes:

Ayes

Conservative (106 votes)

Alan Mak Alberto Costa Alex Burghart Alicia Kearns Alison Griffiths Andrew Bowie Andrew Murrison Andrew Rosindell Andrew Snowden Aphra Brandreth Ashley Fox Ben Obese-Jecty Ben Spencer Bernard Jenkin Blake Stephenson Bob Blackman Bradley Thomas Caroline Dinenage Caroline Johnson Charlie Dewhirst Chris Philp Claire Coutinho Damian Hinds Danny Kruger David Davis David Mundell David Reed David Simmonds Desmond Swayne Edward Argar Edward Leigh Gagan Mohindra Gareth Bacon Gareth Davies Gavin Williamson Geoffrey Cox George Freeman Greg Smith Gregory Stafford Harriet Cross Harriett Baldwin Helen Whately Iain Duncan Smith Jack Rankin James Cartlidge James Cleverly James Wild Jeremy Hunt Jeremy Wright Jerome Mayhew Jesse Norman Joe Robertson John Cooper John Glen John Hayes John Lamont John Whittingdale Joy Morrissey Julia Lopez Julian Lewis Karen Bradley Katie Lam Kemi Badenoch Kevin Hollinrake Kieran Mullan Kit Malthouse Laura Trott Lewis Cocking Lincoln Jopp Louie French Mark Francois Mark Garnier Mark Pritchard Martin Vickers Matt Vickers Mel Stride Mike Wood Mims Davies Neil Hudson Neil O'Brien Neil Shastri-Hurst Nick Timothy Nigel Huddleston Oliver Dowden Patrick Spencer Peter Bedford Peter Fortune Priti Patel Rebecca Harris Rebecca Paul Rebecca Smith Richard Fuller Richard Holden Robbie Moore Robert Jenrick Saqib Bhatti Sarah Bool Shivani Raja Simon Hoare Steve Barclay Stuart Anderson Stuart Andrew Suella Braverman Tom Tugendhat Victoria Atkins Wendy Morton

Democratic Unionist Party (5 votes)

Carla Lockhart Gavin Robinson Gregory Campbell Jim Shannon Sammy Wilson

Noes

Labour (351 votes)

Abena Oppong-Asare Abtisam Mohamed Adam Jogee Adam Thompson Afzal Khan Al Carns Alan Campbell Alan Gemmell Alan Strickland Alex Baker Alex Ballinger Alex Barros-Curtis Alex Davies-Jones Alex Mayer Alex McIntyre Alex Norris Alex Sobel Alice Macdonald Alison Hume Alison McGovern Alistair Strathern Allison Gardner Amanda Hack Amanda Martin Andrew Cooper Andrew Gwynne Andrew Lewin Andrew Pakes Andrew Ranger Andrew Western Andy MacNae Andy McDonald Andy Slaughter Angela Eagle Anna Dixon Anna Gelderd Anna McMorrin Anna Turley Anneliese Dodds Anneliese Midgley Antonia Bance Ashley Dalton Baggy Shanker Bambos Charalambous Barry Gardiner Bayo Alaba Beccy Cooper Becky Gittins Ben Coleman Ben Goldsborough Bill Esterson Blair McDougall Brian Leishman Callum Anderson Calvin Bailey Carolyn Harris Cat Smith Catherine Atkinson Catherine Fookes Catherine McKinnell Catherine West Charlotte Nichols Chi Onwurah Chris Bloore Chris Curtis Chris Elmore Chris Evans Chris Hinchliff Chris Kane Chris McDonald Chris Murray Chris Vince Chris Ward Chris Webb Christian Wakeford Claire Hazelgrove Claire Hughes Clive Betts Clive Efford Clive Lewis Connor Naismith Connor Rand Damien Egan Dan Aldridge Dan Carden Dan Jarvis Dan Norris Dan Tomlinson Daniel Francis Danny Beales Darren Paffey Dave Robertson David Burton-Sampson David Pinto-Duschinsky David Smith David Taylor Dawn Butler Debbie Abrahams Deirdre Costigan Derek Twigg Diana Johnson Douglas Alexander Douglas McAllister Elaine Stewart Ellie Reeves Elsie Blundell Emily Darlington Emily Thornberry Emma Foody Emma Lewell-Buck Euan Stainbank Fabian Hamilton Fleur Anderson Florence Eshalomi Frank McNally Gareth Snell Gareth Thomas Gen Kitchen Gerald Jones Gill Furniss Gill German Gordon McKee Graeme Downie Graham Stringer Grahame Morris Gregor Poynton Gurinder Singh Josan Harpreet Uppal Heidi Alexander Helen Hayes Helena Dollimore Henry Tufnell Ian Lavery Ian Murray Imogen Walker Irene Campbell Jack Abbott Jacob Collier Jade Botterill Jake Richards James Asser James Frith James Naish Janet Daby Jayne Kirkham Jeevun Sandher Jeff Smith Jen Craft Jenny Riddell-Carpenter Jess Asato Jess Phillips Jessica Morden Jessica Toale Jim Dickson Jim McMahon Jo Platt Jo Stevens Jo White Joani Reid Jodie Gosling Joe Morris Joe Powell Johanna Baxter John Grady John Healey John Slinger John Whitby Jon Pearce Jon Trickett Jonathan Brash Jonathan Davies Jonathan Hinder Josh Dean Josh Fenton-Glynn Josh MacAlister Josh Newbury Julia Buckley Julie Minns Juliet Campbell Justin Madders Karin Smyth Karl Turner Kate Osamor Kate Osborne Katie White Katrina Murray Keir Mather Kerry McCarthy Kevin Bonavia Kim Johnson Kim Leadbeater Kirith Entwistle Kirsteen Sullivan Kirsty McNeill Laura Kyrke-Smith Lauren Edwards Lauren Sullivan Laurence Turner Lee Barron Lee Pitcher Leigh Ingham Lewis Atkinson Liam Byrne Liam Conlon Lilian Greenwood Lillian Jones Linsey Farnsworth Liz Kendall Liz Twist Lizzi Collinge Lloyd Hatton Lola McEvoy Louise Haigh Louise Jones Lucy Powell Lucy Rigby Luke Akehurst Luke Charters Luke Murphy Luke Myer Margaret Mullane Marie Tidball Mark Ferguson Mark Hendrick Mark Sewards Mark Tami Markus Campbell-Savours Marsha De Cordova Martin Rhodes Mary Glindon Mary Kelly Foy Matt Bishop Matt Rodda Matt Turmaine Matt Western Matthew Patrick Matthew Pennycook Maureen Burke Meg Hillier Melanie Onn Melanie Ward Miatta Fahnbulleh Michael Payne Michael Shanks Michael Wheeler Michelle Scrogham Michelle Welsh Mike Amesbury Mike Kane Mike Reader Mike Tapp Mohammad Yasin Nadia Whittome Natalie Fleet Natasha Irons Naushabah Khan Navendu Mishra Neil Coyle Neil Duncan-Jordan Nesil Caliskan Nia Griffith Nicholas Dakin Nick Smith Nick Thomas-Symonds Noah Law Oliver Ryan Olivia Bailey Olivia Blake Pam Cox Pamela Nash Pat McFadden Patricia Ferguson Patrick Hurley Paul Davies Paul Foster Paul Waugh Paula Barker Paulette Hamilton Perran Moon Peter Dowd Peter Kyle Peter Lamb Peter Swallow Phil Brickell Polly Billington Preet Kaur Gill Rachael Maskell Rachel Blake Rachel Hopkins Rachel Taylor Richard Baker Richard Quigley Rosie Duffield

Rupa Huq Ruth Cadbury Ruth Jones Sadik Al-Hassan Sally Jameson Sam Carling Sam Rushworth Samantha Dixon Samantha Niblett Sarah Champion Sarah Coombes Sarah Edwards Sarah Hall Sarah Jones Sarah Owen Sarah Sackman Satvir Kaur Scott Arthur Sean Woodcock Seema Malhotra Sharon Hodgson Shaun Davies Simon Lightwood Simon Opher Siobhain McDonagh Sojan Joseph Sonia Kumar Stella Creasy Stephanie Peacock Stephen Kinnock Stephen Timms Steve Race Steve Witherden Steve Yemm Sureena Brackenridge Tahir Ali Taiwo Owatemi Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi Tim Roca Toby Perkins Tom Collins Tom Hayes Tom Rutland Tonia Antoniazzi Tony Vaughan Torcuil Crichton Torsten Bell Tracy Gilbert Tristan Osborne Uma Kumaran Valerie Vaz Vicky Foxcroft Warinder Juss Wes Streeting Will Stone Yasmin Qureshi Yuan Yang Zubir Ahmed

Independent (9 votes)

Apsana Begum Ayoub Khan Imran Hussain Jeremy Corbyn John McDonnell Rebecca Long Bailey Richard Burgon Shockat Adam Zarah Sultana

Social Democratic & Labour Party (2 votes)

Claire Hanna Colum Eastwood

[zetsubonna]

A dozen plus years ago, a podcaster I follow named Aaron Rand Freeman (currently of Unreasonable Fridays) said something about his own journey deeper into progressivism that stuck with me. Obviously I’m paraphrasing, the podcast he said it on has been defunct for ages, but the gist of it was,

We are born with a finite number of fucks to give. When we’re young, they seem infinite, and we care passionately and deeply about many things. As we age, though, our fucks start to run lower and lower, and we have to decide what we are going to invest our energy into. Aaron’s example, as I remember it, was actually about his respect for the identity of others. Essentially, ‘Who am I to tell you who you are? It affects you deeply, you’ve obviously given it a lot of thought, you’re the expert. It’s easier for me to believe, accept, and embrace what you tell me than burn out my quickly depleting fuck supply arguing with you about a topic that is, frankly, none of my business and in which I have no authority to speak whatsoever.’

Now, obviously there are shitty people out there who are not this enlightened, but this philosophy has been my guiding principle as I get older and I do find that my fucks are dwindling. I do not have to understand anybody. It’s none of my business. Acceptance is less stressful.

i feel like a lot of discourse around identities could just be boiled down to “you could not pay me to care about this”

[ilquadernodelgiallo]

Appena qualche anno prima, il senato accademico aveva cercato in tutti i modi di bloccare la nomina di [Emmy] Noether, tanto che Hilbert dovette intervenire in sua difesa: «Non vedo come il sesso della candidata sia un argomento contro la sua ammissione. Questa è un'università, non un bagno pubblico». _______________ «Dall'inizio della guerra, un passo dopo l'altro, ero arretrato da una posizione morale a un'altra, e alla fine non ne avevo più nessuna» [Freeman Dyson] _______________ Quando von Neumann tornò in Europa nel 1949, la sua fiducia nell'umanità era del tutto svanita. «Provo l'opposto della nostalgia per l'Europa,» scrisse a Klári «perché ogni angolo mi ricorda … il mondo che non c'è più, e le rovine non sono di conforto. La seconda ragione per cui non amo l'Europa è il ricordo di quando persi per sempre le mie ultime illusioni sul rispetto dei valori umani tra il 1933 e il settembre 1938». _______________

La teoria dei giochi - e il dilemma del prigioniero in particolare - divenne presto lo strumento di analisi preferito della politica estera americana nell'atmosfera febbrile di paura e paranoia che persistette fino alla fine del ventesimo secolo. «La guerra fredda» scrisse lo storico Paul Erickson «finì per essere considerata il gioco più importante che la teoria avrebbe dovuto analizzare». Questo approccio era così onnipresente, aggiunge, che «la storia di molti eventi chiave della guerra fredda … si potrebbe riesaminare in questa prospettiva, al punto da rendere l'analisi post hoc di un gioco e lo studio storico difficili da distinguere». _______________ La controforza esprimeva il vero spirito della Rand [progetto "Research And Development" e poi Rand Corporation, organizzazione per lo studio di nuovi strumenti bellici e poi per lo studio di teorie generali della guerra] , era la ricerca di «modi più ragionevoli di usare la violenza», nelle parole di [Herman] Kahn. _______________ Nel giugno 2019 il Pentagono ha pubblicato per sbaglio sul suo sito web le linee guida dell'esercito statunitense per la pianificazione e l'esecuzione di una guerra nucleare su piccola scala. Il documento di sessanta pagine, contrassegnato dal codice JP 3-72 e intitolato Joint Nuclear Operations (Operazioni nucleari della Joint), è stato rapidamente rimosso, ma è rimasto online abbastanza a lungo da essere scaricato dalla Federation of American Scientists, un'associazione non profit fondata nel 1945 dai ricercatori del Progetto Manhattan, che promuove gli usi pacifici dell'energia atomica. Il rapporto si concentra sugli scenari peggiori e pone l'accento sulla guerra combattuta piuttosto che sulla deterrenza. I critici obiettano che l'evocazione di una guerra nucleare limitata incoraggia i nemici degli Stati Uniti a pensare che gli americani sono pronti a usare la bomba - aumentando il rischio che qualcun altro lo faccia davvero. Se pensiamo sempre al peggio, il peggio diventa un po' più reale. _______________

«L'evento più clamoroso dell'ultimo mezzo secolo è quello che non si è verificato» disse [Thomas] Schelling nel 2005, due giorni prima di ritirare il premio Nobel. «Per sessant'anni abbiamo prosperato senza che le armi nucleari esplodessero in tutta la loro rabbia». Schelling attribuì la nostra «sbalorditiva fortuna» a un tacito tabù contro l'uso di ogni bomba, anche la più piccola. Ma se l'orrore di Hiroshima e Nagasaki dovesse svanire dalla coscienza collettiva, e se altre nazioni o addirittura gruppi terroristici dovessero acquisire armi nucleari, non c'è alcuna garanzia che questa «repulsione quasi universale» contro il loro uso sarà ancora condivisa. Non sappiamo se ci resta molto tempo. _______________

«Snappy» è una RepRap (Replicating Rapid Prototyper), una stampante 3D autoreplicante in grado di stamparsi da sé circa l'80 per cento delle proprie parti. [...] L'ingegnere e matematico Adrian Bowyer ha concepito l'idea di quello che chiama «marxismo darwiniano» nel 2004: in futuro ogni casa sarà una fabbrica in grado di produrre tutto ciò di cui abbiamo bisogno (purché si possa fare in plastica). Gli ingegneri della Carleton University di Ottawa stanno lavorando per annullare anche quel 20 per cento che oggi resiste, e creare una stampante in grado di replicare sé stessa interamente, senza la necessità di andare a comprare qualche pezzo in un negozio di ferramenta. In particolare, stanno pensando di utilizzare solo materiali che si trovano sulla superficie della Luna. [...] Una volta stabilitesi sulla Luna, le macchine di [Alex] Ellery potrebbero moltiplicarsi per formare una fabbrica spaziale semi-autonoma in grado di ampliarsi e di costruire… praticamente tutto. Per esempio, potrebbero stampare basi pronte ad accogliere i coloni umani, o persino, come spera Ellery, aiutare a mitigare il riscaldamento globale creando sciami di satelliti in miniatura che ci proteggeranno dalle radiazioni solari o irradieranno energia verso la Terra. Tutte queste idee, e altre ancora, si ispirano a un'opera intitolata Theory of Self-reproducing Automata (Teoria degli automi autoreplicanti) il cui autore non è altro che John von Neumann. _______________

Al gruppo non sfuggivano le implicazioni sociali e filosofiche del progetto. Si aspettavano che le fabbriche si evolvessero, proprio come i replicatori biologici. Lasciate a sé stesse nello spazio, queste macchine avrebbero potuto diventare coscienti? Se sì, sarebbero state ancora felici di soddisfare le nostre esigenze piuttosto che le loro? Alle macchine si poteva insegnare quel che era «giusto» e «sbagliato», ma ciò non garantiva che si comportassero bene, proprio come avviene per gli esseri umani. Questa conclusione inquietante li ha portati a chiedersi: saremo sempre in grado di spegnere le fabbriche autonome nel caso in cui diventassero pericolose? potremmo sempre staccare la spina? «A un certo punto la profondità dell'analisi e la sofisticazione delle azioni possibili per un sistema robotico possono superare le capacità della mente umana di sconfiggerlo» sostengono. Come evitare che tali macchine diventino «non-scollegabili»? [...] Alcuni futurologi ipotizzano che un'intelligenza artificiale sovrumana potrebbe trasformare la società fino a renderla irriconoscibile. Oggi si parla di questa evenienza come della «singolarità» - un termine usato per la prima volta da chi ne aveva previsto la possibilità molti anni prima: John von Neumann. _______________

Can We Survive Technology?, apparso nel giugno del 1955 sulla rivista «Fortune», inizia con un sinistro avvertimento: «In senso letterale come in senso figurato, ci mancherà lo spazio». I progressi in campi come gli armamenti e le telecomunicazioni, continua von Neumann, hanno notevolmente ridotto i tempi di una escalation dei conflitti e ne hanno ingigantito la portata. Una disputa regionale può in breve estendersi e inghiottire l'intero pianeta. «Cominciamo ad avvertire in modo drammatico gli effetti della dimensione reale, limitata, della Terra». [...] Ma tutto il progresso tecnologico, avverte, sarà inevitabilmente sfruttato anche a scopi militari. Tecniche sofisticate di controllo del clima, per esempio, potrebbero «prestarsi a forme di guerra climatica oggi inimmaginabili». La prevenzione delle catastrofi richiederà l'invenzione di «nuove forme di politica e nuove procedure». [...] «Le stesse tecniche che portano a pericoli e instabilità sono di per sé utili, o strettamente correlate all'utile». In un paragrafo dal titolo inquietante, «Sopravvivere - una possibilità», scrive: «Non c'è cura per il progresso. Qualsiasi tentativo di trovare modi automatici per incanalare su strade sicure l'attuale esplosiva quantità di progressi porta alla frustrazione. L'unica sicurezza possibile è relativa, e sta nell'esercizio intelligente, giorno per giorno, del nostro discernimento». Non esiste una «ricetta pronta per l'uso» - una panacea - per evitare l'estinzione per mano della tecnologia. «Possiamo solo specificare le qualità umane richieste: pazienza, flessibilità, intelligenza». ________________

[nel giugno del 1941 il "comitato Maud" (un gruppo di eminenti scienziati messo insieme dal governo britannico) era giunto alla conclusione che la bomba atomica fosse realizzabile in breve tempo, addirittura entro la fine del 1943] Il nome del comitato non era un acronimo. Un suo membro, John Cockcroft, aveva ricevuto un telegramma criptico da Lise Meitner tramite un suo amico inglese: «incontrati di recente niels e margrethe, in buona salute ma scontenti degli eventi, si prega informare cockcroft e maud ray kent». Cockcroft era perplesso. Isolando le ultime tre parole, mettendo una «i» al posto della «y» e anagrammando si otteneva radium taken, cioè «radio catturato». I tedeschi stavano accumulando quella sostanza radioattiva per lavorare a un reattore o a una bomba? Il comitato fu tanto galvanizzato dall'ingegnoso avvertimento di Meitner, che decise di battezzarsi come la prima parola della misteriosa tripletta: Maud. Molti anni dopo saltò fuori che il messaggio di Meitner non era per nulla un allarme e un invito ad agire, ma era indirizzato all'ex governante dei figli di Bohr. Il suo nome era Maud Ray e viveva nel Kent. Meitner, pacifista convinta, aveva inavvertitamente contribuito a dare una spinta alla ricerca sulla bomba atomica in due paesi.

Ananyo Bhattacharya, L'uomo venuto dal futuro. La vita visionaria di John Von Neumann

[leafatlaw]

who are ur top 5 blorbos?

ajshsjahslalsksk your asking me about my borbos? ive waited years for some one to ask me about my blorbos ! /ref

ohno descsiosn, okay kinda in order

Rand- literally the most guy ever, sad, gay, relatable, i can and have talked about him for hours, i want to squeeze him like a squeaky toy.

Dsmp!tubbo- this charcter changed my life, every single arc of his fundamentally altered the way i think, thank guns its friday, i could talk about him for hours, i was a ctubbo defender when it was contoversal, in my mind he and cranboo are raising michel in some other server and ctommy is being the worst babysitter known to man, at one point i drew out a new desgn for each of the eras.

hlvrai!gordon freeman- voted most pathetic man ever ! in comparison to the real gordon freeman, his ass cannot shut the fuck up, he has the worlds worst love interst who repeatly tries to kill him, single father, he caused me to hyperfixate on a game from 1998, hes the straight man, hes bisexual.

nandor from what we do in the shadows tv- he is the worst vampire in the world, he is autistic and pansexual(canoincally!), i hate him so much, literally the worst.

abed from community- silly little guy, nonbinary trust me, ok so i started saying i was like him as a joke but now i want to be a film major and i literally copy all his manerism and started saying cool cool and its becoming a problem, canoically autistic!

[godjordie]

they should invent a father figure who i don’t have a crush on

[qincarnate]

Bioshock 1 isn’t the worst game I’ve ever played, but it is without even a shadow of a doubt the least fun game I have ever played. The way in which bioshock 1 is bad is astounding. It proves that fun factor and goodness are not necessarily the same in video games. It’s so dumbfoundingly unenjoyable that it advances video gaming as an art form. I’ve played Hunt Down the Freeman twice in full, and I had exponentially more fun playing that than I did playing bioshock 1. The only enjoyable part of bioshock 1 was the thirty seconds in Hephaestus Core where the music hits. At no other point in bioshock 1 did I have fun. I kept playing through thinking “oh okay, well maybe the start is rough but the rest of the game gets better. Half-life 1 is really good but On a Rail and Xen aren’t the best so maybe the start is just rough” but NO. Not even CLOSE. Bioshock 1 so very clearly wanted to play with the player’s feeling of agency, but its reveal falls so incredibly flat because the false veil of “oh well maybe jack is just trying to succeed” is so paper fucking thin for the majority of the start of the game. Then when Atlas’ “Family” dies whatever semblance of agency the game might have had before is just gone with no chance of coming back. Only at one point did I feel like Jack had any reason to be doing what he did before the big twist. bioshock infinite, the third and final bioshock game manages to at least make your character feel rational. Booker is clearly adjusted to violence judging by his reaction to the dead body in the lighthouse and how pissed he is about losing his gun. It’s not shocking when he goes on a killing spree because it’s very clear he’s not a stranger to violence. At the very least, we can understand his attitude behind fighting in self defense. I’m not asking to be fucking spoonfed Jack’s character, because bioshock 1’s design philosophy is obviously to let Jack grow into the character the player wants him to be, but you Jack can’t grow if there’s not soil to fucking grow into. Imagine if, in the hobbit, Bilbo and Gandalf had never met before the adventure started. Gandalf just shows up to some random hobbit’s door and says “hey do you wanna go reclaim an entire castle and also go head to head with a fucking dragon and then Trillbo of the Ball-Sag family is like “yeah whatever”. But THEN imagine once they got to Smaug the book was like “hey why DID Trillbo of Ball-Sag go with the dwarves?” That’s what bioshock 1 is. That’s how it feels to play through. Your actions make zero fucking sense because it wants you to have control, but the writers were so painfully inept they couldn’t let you feel like you were control without literally giving you complete control. It’s so fucking bad. I cannot get my mind around how beautifully, and more importantly, EFFECTIVELY bioshock infinite plays with player agency than bioshock 1 does. Booker’s choices feel like his own, even when they’re yours, because they’re plausible for his character. The way bioshock 1 tries and fails to establish player agency are worse than amateur. They’re worse than inept. Bethesda’s fallout games are written so poorly that there are some non-hostile characters that you can attack, KO, and then let them get up and act like nothing happened. In fallout 3 you can destroy literally an entire town with a nuclear bomb (something that in a more competent game could be put to good thematic use rather than as something you can do essentially just for the hell of it), and then your father will act like you broke a window and lied about it, saying “You’re my son and I still love you, but I can’t even begin to tell you how disappointed I am in you”, then just.. move on. Even the people who did that hack writing could do so much better than the room full of brain injured monkeys on typewriters that wrote bioshock 1. At one point you “meet” a prop character disguised as a scientist and it’s so painfully obvious that the character is just a prop even before she’s inexplicably killed. You need her to make a bullshit macguffin cure chemical, so you do yet another fetch quest. Did I mention most of this game is fetch quests? Because the writers are too afraid to let you have even a sliver of agency, they put her behind a locked door and bulletproof glass. It was already so obvious she was going to die at first meeting her, then the door and glass made it painfully obvious. Then Andrew Ryan pumps poison gas into her room and it fogs up the glass, so as she chokes to death on the gas she writes the code to her safe on the fog on the glass. Then the locked door inexplicably opens. I am not fucking joking. I want to be joking. I so badly want to be joking. The door opens, but the gas stays in the room because ???. What do you do next? Do you need to do a fetch quest for a gas mask? Nope, you just walk right into the poison gas. You don’t lose any health or get any debuff. You go into the poison gas like it’s regular fucking oxygen. Bioshock’s 1 writing is so much worse than amateur. Amateur writers could do better with both hands tied behind their dicks. I cannot get my mind around how they can write such an amazing dunk on Ayn Rand, and then shit the bed on literally every other part of the game. Bioshock 1 bewilders me. I wanted to like it, because I’ve heard amazing things about it, and I loved infinite, but I couldn’t. I tried to be optimistic about the game the entire time I played it. I wanted to play it and say “wow, a new favorite game”, but I didn’t have an experience even remotely close to anything resembling that experience. Bioshock 1 is so incredibly terrible, but it’s not even the worst game I’ve ever played. There are a lot of at least somewhat competent parts about it. The map design is pretty decent. The art is really good. The splicers’ voicelines are great. The Big Daddies and Little Sisters are awesome, their voicelines, sound design, and even regular design are great. I love the concept of Rapture, and if it had been the setting for a game made by writers who weren’t asleep at the wheel, it would be amazing. Bioshock infinite’s very short glimpse of Rapture solidifies it. We don’t talk about Burial At Sea Episode 1. It’s so bad I haven’t wanted to touch Episode 2. I could write a rant twice as long about the ways in which Burial At Sea Episode 1 felt like someone ripping a wet fart in my face. The gunplay is definitely not good, but it’s not outright bad. It’s unpleasant at the absolute worst, and okay at the absolute best. There are parts of bioshock 1 that are competent, and there are some parts that are really good. As a complete product, bioshock 1 is the second worst game I’ve ever played, but it’s absolutely the least enjoyable game I have ever played. I’ve played through Papers, Please, an experimental game that manages to make checking passports very fun, and I had a lot of fun with it. I could write an essay about the ways in which Papers, Please is good. Because Papers, Please is so good, I can honestly say that I’ve had significantly more fun checking passports than I ever had playing Bioshock 1. I said much earlier on that I’ve played Hunt Down the Freeman twice, and I had more fun doing that than I did playing Bioshock 1. At least Hunt Down the Freeman has Half-Life 2′s amazing gunplay at its base. Even when everything about Hunt Down the Freeman fails, the combat can be kind of fun. Plus, Hunt Down the Freeman is one of those pieces of media that are so bad it’s fun. It’s the “The Room” of video games. So bad it’s good. Bioshock 1 isn’t so bad it’s good. It’s just bad. I might argue that Bioshock 1 shouldn’t be compared to Hunt Down the Freeman because it’s not a similar category. You had a game that by all accounts was going to be a disaster. It’s more of a shitpost or punchline than it is a game. You could say it doesn’t make a lot of sense to compare a game that never had a chance of being good to a game that at least had a fighting chance. If you think that, then yes, I would confidently say that Bioshock 1 is the worst game  I have ever played. In that respect, Bioshock 1 is by far the worst game I’ve ever played, and no game has even come close. Still, at least Bioshock 1 has some redeeming traits, plus it dunks on Ayn Rand, and it tries to say something, which is something a lot of games don’t try to do. Knowing that, I don’t want to say it’s the worst game I’ve ever played. It is the least fun I have ever had playing a game, though.

[scp2316]

mw characters?

we would love to see gene belcher, linda belcher, all three pesto kids, rudy stieblitz, and tammy larsen from bob's burgers alex browning, clear rivers, ian mckinley, wendy christiansen, terry chaney, ashley freund, and ashlyn halperin from final destination stu macher, billy loomis, wes hicks, tara carpenter, and amber freeman from scream huey duck, webby vanderquack, and lena sabrewing from ducktales will byers, jonathan byers, steve harrington, and eddie munson from stranger things also more horror muses in general, especially adam from the saw movies, nancy thompson from nightmare on elm strees, and tree gelbman!! also the the rest of the groups we have would be cool, like from paper girls, the quarry, and the loser's club from stephen king's it in honor of never have i ever we would love to see devi vishwakumar, ben gross, fabiola torres, eleanor wong, and paxton hall-yoshida marissa cooper, ryan atwood, seth cohen, summer roberts, sandy cohen, taylor townsend, lindsay gardner, alex kelly, and zach stevens from the oc luke cage, danny rand, frank castle, moon knight, thor odinson, dazzler, bucky barnes, darcy lewis, peter parker, riri williams, and america chavez from marvel dick grayson, damian wayne, stephanie brown, roy harper, oliver queen, dinah lance, cassandra cain, rachel roth, and garfield logan from dc nanno and tk from girl from nowhere the gallaghers from shameless the bridgertons, kate and edwina sharma, sophie beckett, lucy abernathy, and penelope featherington from julia quinn's horny novels rick grimes, michonne, daryl dixon, carl grimes, carol peletier, maggie greene, beth greene, rosita espinosa, tara chambler, enid, and cyndie from the walking dead

i also know our members would love anyone from any prior most wanted ask!

[sociology-soc]

Suggested Readings

Anderson, William, (2002). “Understanding: A Diverse Society”. (Alt.)  Andersen, Margaret L; Taylor, Howard Francis, “Sociology:The Essentials”

Babbie, Earl, (2004), “Social Research 10th Ed., Wadsworth, Australia.

Canadian, (1990), “Foundations of Modern Sociology”, 5th Ed., Metta Spencer prentice Hall Canada Inc., Ontario.

David Cheat, (2005) Dimension of Sociological Theory, Palgrav, McMillan, New York (Alt.) George Ritzer “Sociological Theory”

Finsterbusch, Kist, (2006) “Social Problems”, 33rd Ed., McGraw Hill, Towa. (Not Available)

Freeman, Howard E., & Jones, Wyatt C. “Social Problems: Causes & Controls, “Rand Menally & company, USA. (Not Available)

Hogan, Marj, Orie, (2005), “Dictionary of Sociology”, Academic Publishers, New Dehli. (Alt.) Nicholas Abercrombie, Stephen Hill, Bryan S. Turner, “The Penguin Dictionary of Sociology”

Horton, Paul B., & Hunt, Chesterc (2007)” Sociology”, 6th Ed., Tata McGraw Hill, New York

Hussain S.M. Ahsan, (2002) “Tools of Statistical Analysis”, Kifayat Academy, Karachi (Not Available)

Iqbal Muhammad Choudhry, (2004) “Sociology” Kifayat Academy, Lahore.  (Alt.) Kathy S. Stolley “The Basics of Sociology”

Irshad Bibi, (2005), Introduction of Sociology 6th ed. Rehber Publisher, Karachi. (Not Available)

Khalid, Muhammad, (2003) “Social Problems of Pakistan”, Kifayat, Karachi. (Not Available)

Kornblum, William (2006), “Sociology in a changing world 6th Ed.

Lewis Beck, Bryman & Liao, (2004) “The Sage Encyclopedia of Social Science Research Methods”, Sage Publication, London

Machionis, John, J. (2000) “Society, The Basic:, 5th Ed., Prentice Hall, New Jersey.

Magill, Frank N., (2003), International Encyclopedia of Sociology”, Bhavan Books New Dehli (Alt.) F. Borgatta, Edgar, “Gale Encyclopedia of Sociology”

Meaning, Howard E., & Jones, Wyatt C. “Social Problems: Causes & Controls” Rand Menally & company, USA. (Not Available)

Michel Peryke, Gillin Rose and Sarah Nhatamore, (2003) “Using Social Theory: Thinking through Research”, Sage, London

Neuman, W. Lawrence, (2000), “Social Research Methods”, 4th Ed. Allyn & Bacon, London.

Schaefer, Richard, T., (2006), Sociology”, 10th Ed., McGraw Hill Book company

Somekh & Lewin, (2005), “Research Methods in the Social Sciences” Vistaar Publications, New Dehli.

Sullian, Thomas J., (2000) “Social Problems”. 5th Ed., Allyn & Bacon, Boston

Taga, Abdul Hameed, (2004), “Sociology & Social Problems”, A.H. Taga, Lahore. (Not Available)

Thio, Alex (2005) “Sociology: An Introduction” 10th Ed., Harper & Row, Publishers, New York. (Not Available)

Weiss, Neil A., (2002) “Eliminatory Statistics”, 5th Ed. Addison. Vlesley, Boston

Wes S. Sharrach, Johan, A. Hues & Peter J Martin, (2003) “Understanding Modern Sociology”, Sage Publication, London.

Zaide, C.A. (1989) Current Issues. Katha Publishing Co., Manila, Philippines. (Not Available)

Zanden, Vander, James, W., “Sociology, The Core” (Alt.) Hughes, Michael, Kroehler, Carolyn, “Sociology, The Core”

[tuseriesdetv]

Noticias de series de la semana

Renovaciones

ITV ha renovado McDonald & Dodds por una tercera temporada

FOX ha renovado Duncanville por una tercera temporada

Cancelaciones

CBS ha cancelado MacGyver tras su quinta temporada

Noticias cortas

Tatiana Maslany (Sister Alice) no estará en la segunda temporada de Perry Mason.

Jodie Turner-Smith abandona The Witcher: Blood Origin debido a un retraso en las fechas de producción.

Netflix adquiere The 39 Steps, la adaptación de la novela de John Buchan (1915) protagonizada por Benedict Cumberbatch.

Fichajes

Jennifer Jason Leigh (The Hateful Eight, Single White Female) se une a la segunda temporada de Hunters. Será Chava, cazadora de nazis.

Nick Offerman (Parks and Recreation, Devs) será Uncle Miltie, quien ayuda a Rand (Seth Rogen) a distribuir la sex tape, en Pam and Tommy.

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (Game of Thrones) protagonizará y producirá el drama The Second Home, la miniserie adaptación de la novela de Christina Clancy (2020) que sigue a dos familias separadas a raíz de un fatídico verano en Cabo Cod, Massachusetts.

Samantha Morton (Harlots, The Walking Dead) será Catherine de Medici en The Serpent Queen.

T'Nia Miller (Years and Years, The Haunting of Bly Manor), Charlotte Riley (Trust, Peaky Blinders), Alex Hernandez (UnREAL, The Son), JJ Feild (Turn, Lost in Space), Eli Goree (Riverdale, Pearson), Gary Carr (The Deuce, Death in Paradise) y Adelind Horan (The Pioneers) se unen a The Peripheral.

Renée Elise Goldsberry (Hamilton, Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist) se une a She-Hulk. Interpretará a un personaje llamado Amelia.

Hayley Squires (Adult Material, The Miniaturist), Frak Dillane (Fear The Walking Dead, The Girlfriend Experience), Clémence Poésy (Genius, The Tunnel) y Jamael Westman (Anne Boleyn) se unen a The Essex Serpent.

Wayne Brady (How I Met Your Mother, Colony) será Del Cooper, un comediante convertido en productor y el nuevo interés amoroso de un personaje aún no desvelado, en la quinta temporada de The Good Fight.

Shelley Conn (Liar, The Lottery) y Calam Lynch (Mrs. Wilson) serán Mary Sharma, la madre de las hermanas Kate (Simone Ashley) y Edwina (Charithra Chandran); y Theo Sharpe, ayudante de un impresor; en la segunda temporada de Bridgerton.

Sebastian Roché (The Young Pope, The Originals) y Michelle Ventimilla (Seven Seconds, Gotham) serán recurrentes en Big Sky como Wagy, el sheriff de Lochsa County; y Rosie Amaya, hija de Gil Amaya, el gerente del rancho de los Kleinsasser.

Adepero Oduye (The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, 12 Years a Slave) y Cornelius Smith Jr. (Scandal, God Friended Me) serán Karen Wynn, enfermera jefe en la unidad de cuidados intensivos y líder del comité ético; y Bryant King, especialista en medicina interna y uno de los pocos doctores negros del hospital; en Five Days at Memorial.

Karen Robinson (Schitt's Creek, Tiny Pretty Things) será recurrente en la tercera temporada de A Million Little Things como Florence, una dulce viuda con sentido del humor.

Kareem Green (It's Showtime at the Apollo) será recurrente en Flatbush Misdemeanors como Kareem, padrastro de Dan (Dan Perlman).

Patricia Hodge (Miranda, A Very English Scandal) sustituye a la fallecida Diana Rigg en el papel de Mrs. Pumphrey en la segunda temporada de All Creatures Great and Small.

Ebonee Noel (FBI, Wrecked), Karen LeBlanc (Ransom, Departure), Yaani King Mondschein (Saving Grace, Blood & Oil) y Rance Nix protagonizarán The Kings of Napa.

Peta Sergeant (Snowfall, The Originals) se une como regular a la sexta y última temporada de Supergirl. Será Nyxly, una prisionera de la Phantom Zone.

Max Osinski (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., The Last Ship) será recurrente en la segunda y última temporada de The Walking Dead: World Beyond como Dennis, un soldado dedicado y disciplinado que trata de recuperar su vida.

Tom Kenny retomará su papel de narrador en Powerpuff. Robyn Lively (Twin Peaks, Light as a Feather) será Sara Bellum.

Sinéad Keenan (Being Human, My Left Nut), Lola Petticrew (Bloodlands, My Left Nut), Amy James-Kelly (Gentleman Jack, Safe), Genenieve O'Reilly (Tin Star, The Honourable Woman), Colin Morgan (Humans, Merlin), Owen McDonnell (Killing Eve, The Bay), Prasanna Puwanarajah (Doctor Foster, Patrick Melrose) y Kerri Quinn (Come Home, Coronation Street) protagonizarán Three Families, antes conocida como When It Happens To You.

Nicholas Burton (Dave & Theo) y Aaron Jeffery (Wentworth, McLeod's Daughters) se unen como recurrentes a Pieces of Her. Serán Andrew Queller, el hijo pequeño de Martin Queller (Terry O'Quinn); y un misterioso y potencialmente peligroso personaje que aparece en la vida de Laura (Toni Collette) y Andy (Bella Heathcote).

Barbara Alyn Woods (One Tree Hill; Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show) será recurrente en Chucky como la alcaldesa Michelle Cross.

John de Lancie (Star Trek: The Next Generation) volverá a interpretar a Q en la segunda temporada de Star Trek: Picard.

Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine (The Chi, Treme) será recurrente en The Lincoln Lawyer como Raymond Griggs, un intenso y tenaz detective de Los Ángeles que investiga un asesinato.

Osy Ikhile (The Feed) y Caoilinn Springall (The Midnight Sky) se unen como regulares a Citadel. Stanley Tucci (Feud, The Lovely Bones), Nikki Amuka-Bir (Avenue 5, Luther), Susan Lynch (Happy Valley, Apple Tree Yard), Sara Martins (Death in Paradise), Leo Woodall (Cherry), Gráinne Good (The Other Lamb) y Leo Ashizawa (A Discovery of Witches) serán recurrentes.

Raff Law (Twist) será el sargento Ken Lemmons en Masters of the Air.

Tammy Townsend (K.C. Undercover) se une como regular a la sexta temporada de Queen Sugar. Paula Jai Parker (A House Divided, Family Time), Marquis Rodríguez (When They See Us, Iron Fist) y McKinley Freeman (Hit the Floor, Samantha Who?) se unen como recurrentes.

Thomas Barbusca (The Mick, Chad) y Adrienne Wells se unen como recurrentes a la tercera temporada de Black Monday. Serán Werner, un joven republicano del equipo de Blair (Andrew Rannells); y Nomi, una joven talentosa que pronto se convierte en la joya de la corona en el nuevo negocio de Mo (Don Cheadle).

Vic Mensa será recurrente en la cuarta temporada de The Chi como Jamal, alguien que quiere ayudar a su novia y a su hermana pequeña.

Eugenio Mastrandrea (All Cops Are Bastards), Keith David (Greenleaf, Future Man), Danielle Deadwyler (P-Valley, Watchmen), Kellita Smith (Z Nation, The Bernie Mac Show), Judith Scott (Snowfall, Dexter), Lucia Sardo, Paride Benassai y Roberta Rigano se unen a From Scratch.

Pósters

          Nuevas series

Peacock ha encargado un reboot de Queer as Folk centrado en un grupo diverso de amigos de Nueva Orleans cuyas vidas cambian tras una tragedia. Creada, escrita y producida por Stephen Dunn (Little America, Closet Monster), que además dirigirá el piloto. Produce Russell T. Davies (Queer as Folk, It's a Sin).

Tom Holland (Spider-Man: Homecoming, Lo imposible) protagonizará y producirá la primera temporada de The Crowded Room (diez episodios), antología de Apple TV+ que contará historias reales de personas que aprendieron a vivir con enfermedades mentales. Esta primera tanda, basada en 'The Minds of Billy Milligan' (1981), la biografía escrita por Daniel Keyes, trata sobre la primera persona absuelta por su desorden de personalidad múltiple, conocido ahora como trastorno de identidad disociativo, en los años 70. Escrita por Akiva Goldsman (A Beautiful Mind, Fringe).

Justin Timberlake (Inside Llewyn Davis, The Social Network) interpretará al productor y presentador de concursos de televisión Chuck Barris. Según sus memorias, publicadas en 1984, esta profesión era una tapadera para ocultar su verdadero trabajo como asesino de la CIA en los años 60 y 70. Creada y producida por Jon Worley (Justified, SEAL Team). Escrita y producida por David Hollander (Ray Donovan, The Cleaner). Hubo adaptación cinematográfica en 2002.

HBO Max encarga King Shark, spin-off de The Suicide Squad. Escrita y dirigida por James Gunn (Guardians of the Galaxy, Scooby-Doo).

HBO Max encarga diez episodios de Minx, comedia ambientada en Los Ángeles en los años 70 y protagonizada por una feminista joven y formal (Ophelia Lovibond; Elementary, W1A) que se alía con un editor de poca monta (Jake Johnson; New Girl, Stumptown) para crear la primera revista erótica para mujeres. Con Idara Victor (Turn, Rizzoli & Isles), Jessica Lowe (Wrecked, Miracle Workers), Lennon Parham (Lady Dynamite, Bless This Mess), Michael Angarano (The Knick, This Is Us) y Oscar Montoya (Bless the Harts). Escrita y producida por Ellen Rapoport (Desperados). Produce Paul Feig (The Office, Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist).

HBO Max desarrolla Deeds, comedia negra sobre una agente inmobiliaria desesperada (Kristin Davis; Sex and the City, Melrose Place) que se embarca en un camino cada vez más oscuro cuando se ve obligada a aliarse con una pareja de sociópatas jóvenes y drogadictos que pronto descubren que en el mundo de los bienes raíces de Los Ángeles, en lo que se refiere a inmoralidad y comportamientos despiadados, les llevan ventaja. Escrita por Michael Davidoff (Working) y producida por Kristin Davis (And Just Like That...) y Ellen Pompeo (Grey's Anatomy).

HBO Max desarrolla una comedia ambientada en un campamento de verano en la que cuatro amigas de toda la vida que se preparan para ser monitoras jurarán mantener su amistad tras la llegada de una chica nueva desde otro campamento. Escrita por Lauren Herstik (American Vandal, Pearson).

Showtime desarrolla Mabel, serie precuela de Madea en la que Mabel Simmons se muda a Atlanta en 1972. Escrita por JaNeika James y JaSheika James y producida por Tyler Perry.

The Downstairs Girl, la novela de Stacey Lee (2019), tendrá adaptación televisiva. Ambientada en Atlanta en 1890, sigue a una joven que vive con su guardián en un sótano y trabaja como criada para una de las familias más adineradas por el día y escribe anónimamente en un periódico por la noche. Escrita por Aminta Goyel (Ghostwriter).

Fechas

La décima temporada de Call the Midwife se estrena en BBC One el 18 de abril

El estreno de la 2ª y última temporada de Selena: The Series se adelanta del 14 al 4 de mayo

Girls5eva se estrena en Peacock el 6 de mayo

Run The World se estrena en Starz el 16 de mayo

La quinta y última temporada de The Bold Type se estrena en Freeform el 26 de mayo

Panic se estrena en Prime Video el 28 de mayo

La tercera temporada de Sistas se estrena en BET el 9 de junio

La undécima y última temporada de The Walking Dead se estrena en AMC el 22 de agosto

Tráilers y promos

Loki

Selena: The Series - Temporada 2 y última

Run The World

High School Musical: The Musical: The Series - Temporada 2

The Mosquito Coast

Pose - Temporada 3 y última

Girls5eva

The Chi - Temporada 4

Jupiter's Legacy

[daughterofhecata]

End of 2019 ??? Fic Rec List

[Da ich im letzten Jahr eine Menge Fanfiction gelesen habe und fast ausschließlich im Drei Fragezeichen fandom, dachte ich, ich mache mal eine Fic Rec List. Beinhaltet: Link und Kurzbeschreibung des/der Autor_in, Raiting, getaggte Charaktere und wordcount. Die Reihenfolge ist streng chronologisch (außer bei zusammengehörigen stories). Wer seine Stories hier lieber nicht sehen will - sagt Bescheid, dann nehm ich sie runter ;)]

“Ohrring AU” by @momdailykos ​

Nachts in Santa Monica, zu den Klängen von Harden My Hearts Saxophon Intro, P 12 Slash, Bob Andrews, Skinny Norris, 3034 Wörter

Synthmusik ist nur eines von Skinny Norris' vielen Lastern. Oder auch: Treffen sich zwei in einem kleinen Club am Rande der Stadt.

Der Stecher vom Freeman-Gelände, P 16 Slash, Bob Andrews, Skinny Norris, 7084  Wörter

Selbst, wenn Bob gleich am nächsten Tag sein Gedächtnis zurück erlangen und zu seinen Freunden flüchten würde, konnte er sich ruhig für immer daran erinnern, wer Stan Silver diesen Ohrring gestochen hatte.

Nicht ganz ein Berg, auf dem es sich zu sterben lohnt, P 12 Slash, Bob Andrews, Skinny Norris, 2744 Wörter

Interlude am Strand der Kleinstadt Rocky Beach.

Skinny/Jeffrey by 400 Lux (@keravnous ​)

lucky strikes, P 18 Slash, Jeffrey Palmer, Skinny Norris, 7010 Wörter

" Jeffrey Palmer hasste sich selbst nicht direkt, aber an manchen Tagen wollte er einfach nur ersticken, am Zigarettenqualm seiner Lucky Strikes und ertrinken, in seinen eigenen Tränen. (...) „Scheiße Norris, was machst du hier?“, brüllte Jeffrey, betete still, dass man ihm seine Röte nicht ansah, doch im Gegensatz zu ihm schien Skinny sich sofort wieder gefasst zu haben. " (jeffrey/skinny), smut and heavy partying 

It's the way I ride you, let you stay inside, P 18 Slash, Jeffrey Palmer, Skinny Norris, 8682 Wörter

" Jeffrey hatte seit zwei Wochen nichts mehr von Skinny gehört und verlor langsam die Hoffnung, die er sich vielleicht besser überhaupt erst nicht gemacht hätte. (...) Skinny kam auf ihn zu, stieg die ersten paar Treppenstufen zu ihm herauf und drückte ihn ruckartig mit seinem eigenen Körper gegen das Treppengeländer. „Begrüßt man etwa so seine Gäste?“ " (jeffrey/skinny), smut

let me know when you're ready to bleed, you just need to send for me, P 18 Slash, Jeffrey Palmer, Skinny Norris, 6032 Wörter

" Norris drückte sein ganzes Gewicht mit dem rechten Knie auf den Brustkorb des anderen und Jeffrey hätte schwören können, dass er mindestens zwei Rippen knacken hören konnte. " (jeffrey/skinny), violence, skinny beats someone up

Satan’s Little Helper by Peaches Allister (@bruisesandbitemarks ), P 18 Slash, Bob Andrews, Justus Jonas, Peter Shaw, Skinny Norris, 67060 Wörter

Mephistopheles und Faust - wohl eher, Skinny Norris und Stan Silver. Bob Andrews weigert sich strikt, Stan Silver aufleben zu lassen. Der Deal seines Erzfeindes lässt ihn jedoch nicht kalt: Skinny hat vierundzwanzig Stunden Zeit, Bob in eine sündhafte Welt zu führen und ihm zu beweisen, wie viel Spaß das Verbotene macht. Falls es Norris nicht schaffen sollte, ist Stan tot und Skinny ist es nicht erlaubt, Bob jemals wieder zu kontaktieren. Keine leichte Aufgabe, wenn Gefühle und die anderen zwei Drittel des Detektiv-Unternehmens ihnen einen Strich durch die Rechnung machen!

Teil 2 dazu: Rainy Days in LA by Peaches Allister (@bruisesandbitemarks ), P 18 Slash, Bob Andrews, Justus Jonas, Peter Shaw, Skinny Norris, 59734 Wörter

Sie schlugen um sich, trafen Freunde, Feinde und die Justiz – und ließen eine Sache völlig außer Acht: das Leben schlägt ausnahmslos immer härter zurück! Nach Skinny Norris' Verurteilung, einem gespaltenen Detektiv-Unternehmen und zwei erfolglosen Klinikaufenthalten, ist es Bob doch vergönnt, sein Leben wieder in geordnete Bahnen zu lenken und seine Freundschaften zu retten, oder? Leider hat das Leben ganz andere Pläne! Als dann eines Abends auch noch Skinny auftaucht und sich die Ereignisse – sowie ihre Vergangenheit überschlägt, erwischt sich Bob bei dem Gedanken, Rocky Beach's selbsternanntem Satan erneut und diesmal endgültig in den Abgrund zu folgen.

Like War (a love) by @miyai , (Fortsetzung zu Hatef--k & Poison), P 18 Slash, Peter Shaw, Skinny Norris, 33348 Wörter

Peter führt eine Beziehung, schlägt sich mit dem Alltag herum, wird von Zweifeln geplagt – nicht unbedingt in genau dieser Reihenfolge

Katzenveit by @momdailykos, P 18 Slash, Skinny Norris, Ty Cassey, 6895 Wörter

Wenn Ty Cassey in der Stadt ist geben urplötzlich überall Automotoren den Geist auf, Schwimmbecken verstopfen und Kleinkriminelle wagen sich hinter uralten, bröckelnden Fassaden hervor.

strange canyon roads, strange look in your eyes by 400 Lux (@keravnous), P 18 Slash, Bob Andrews, Jeffrey Palmer, Justus Jonas, Peter Shaw, Skinny Norris, 12957 Wörter

" Zwischen den Baumwollplantagen, den Hügel abwärts, sackte ein älterer Mann in einem weißen Anzug leblos in sich zusammen, wurde eins mit dem Meer aus grünen Pflanzen und hellen Blüten, als er in den rötlichen Staub fiel. Das geschäftige Treiben auf den Feldern war erstarrt und Skinny hatte das Gefühl, sogar die Grillen hatten für einen Moment ihr zirpendes Konzert unterbrochen, durch den Schuss erschrocken Luft angehalten. " / outlaws!au, 1860s!au ; jeffrey/skinny

By Night I Call Him Beast by Tiargo, P 18 Slash, Peter Shaw, Skinny Norris, 77232 Wörter

Eigentlich wollte Peter nur einen schönen Abend mit seinen Freunden in einer Bar verbringen, doch nachdem Skinny ihn küsst, fällt es dem Detektiv immer schwerer richtig und falsch auseinander zu halten. Und schon bald überschreitet er Grenzen von denen er dachte, sie wären unverrückbar.

He Is A Bad Boy With A Tainted Heart by Tiargo, P 16 Slash, Peter Shaw, Skinny Norris, 24752 Wörter

Nach seinem Gefängnisaufenthalt sieht Skinny sich gezwungen wieder bei seinen Eltern einziehen zu müssen. Doch schon bald hat er das Gefühl nur ein Gefängnis durch ein anderes ersetzt zu haben. Und es dauert nicht lange da findet Skinny sich an dem Scheideweg wieder an dem er sich die Frage stellt ob sterben nicht die bessere Wahl wäre, als so weiter zu leben.

Teil 2 dazu: Play With Fire by Tiargo, P 18 Slash, Peter Shaw, Skinny Norris, 25277 Wörter

Nachdem Skinny ihn Weihnachten geküsst hat, weiß Peter nicht so wirklich wie er mit seinen Gefühlen umgehen soll. Und Skinny ist ihm dabei auch keine Hilfe. Denn wenn Skinny eins kann, dann vor seinen Gefühlen davon laufen. Und es dauert nicht lange, da stehen sie vor der Frage, ob eine Beziehung in der alle Mauern fallen gelassen werden, überhaupt möglich ist. 

[Okay, das ist ziemlich lang geworden. Und das obwohl ich nur beendete Stories genommen habe. Ich hoffe, ihr verzeiht mir, dass ich nicht irgendwo nen Cut machen wollte!]

[the-greatwar]

Harry Patch a real hero

English see below

Onlangs heb ik Somerset bezocht en ben op zoek gegaan naar monumenten en plekken die herinneren aan de ‘Last fighting Tommy’, Harry Patch. Het werd een kleine bedevaart en ik ben blij verrast dat de Engelsen deze held uit de Eerste Wereldoorlog zo groots herdenken.

Nagenoeg iedereen die ik trof, van jong tot oud, kende het verhaal van Harry. Op Solsbury Hill trof ik een man die een goede vriend heeft die bij Harry in de leer is geweest.

Harry heeft in interviews vaak aangegeven dat hij maar een gewone man was. En dat was hij: een gewone man met een ongewoon leven. Voor velen een held en een voorbeeld.

Harry Patch werd geboren in Comb Down, in een huis aan de Gladstone Road. Op bladzijde 74, van “The last fighting Tommy”, tweede bladzijde met foto’s staat de vader voor het huis afgebeeld. Het huis staat er nog steeds en is qua bouw niets veranderd. Zelfs de metalen rand zit nog voor het raam rechts, waar Harry sliep. Zijn vader had deze aangebracht om te voorkomen dat de kleine Harry uit het raam zou vallen.

Tijdens de Eerste Wereldoorlog verloor Harry vele vrienden en bekenden. Bij de Slag om de Somme sneuvelde Eric Barrow (bladzijde 58) en hij wordt herinnerd op een plaquette in de St. Michael’s Church in Monkton Combe. Harry’s neef Fred Patch sneuvelde in mei 1917 nabij Arras (bladzijde 67). Zijn lichaam werd nooit gevonden. Zijn naam staat gegraveerd in het monument in Virs Field, Comb Down.

Na de Eerste Wereldoorlog ging Harry aan de Gladstone Place 5 wonen. Ook dit huis bestaat nog steeds en er is een plaquette op aangebracht ter herinnering aan Harry. Harry woonde hier van 1919 tot 1943.

De laatste jaren van zijn leven woonde Harry in een bejaardenhuis in Wells. Na zijn overlijden werd een fonds opgericht om hem te herdenken. Op 6 mei 2012 werd een monument onthult door een soldaat van het 6e regiment Rifles. Alan en Margaret Williams hebben zich van 2010 tot 2012 hard gemaakt om het monument geplaatst te krijgen. Met behulp van (lokale) ondernemers is dit gelukt. Op de plaquette staat:

‘The last fighting Tommy, Pte Henry John Patch (Harry) C Company 7th D.C.L.I. 17th June 1898 – 25th July 2009, age 111.

Fought in the battle of Passchendaele during the 1914 – 1918 war. Freeman of the City of Wells also representing all the brave young men lost in The Great War.’

In 2009 overleed Harry op 111 jarige leeftijd en hij werd begraven op het kerkhof van St. Michael’s Church in Monkton Combe. Zijn graf is een bedevaartoord geworden, getuige de vele kruisjes. In de kerk licht een bezoekerslijst. Dagelijks bezoeken mensen het graf van Harry en schrijven een wens, een gedicht of iets persoonlijks.

In 2010 werd Harry groots herdacht bij het Royal Victoria Park in Bath. Bij de ingang werd een plaquette geplaatst met zijn naam. Er staat geschreven: ‘The two lead planters are in memory of Henry John “Harry” Patch. 17 juni 1898 – 25 juli 2009. A son of Bath and ‘The last fighting Tommy’ of world War I and a Bath fire-fithter during World War II. De plaquette werd o.a. gefinancierd door de Somerset Army Cadets.

 I recently visited Somerset and started looking for monuments and places that remind of the "Last fighting Tommy", Harry Patch. It became a small pilgrimage and I am pleasantly surprised that the English commemorate this hero of the First World War so magnificently.

Almost everyone I met, young and old, knew Harry's story. On Solsbury Hill I met a man who has a good friend who was apprenticed to Harry.

Harry has often indicated in interviews that he was just an ordinary man. And that was he: an ordinary man with an extra-ordinary life. For many a hero and an example.

Harry Patch was born in Comb Down, in a house on Gladstone Road. On page 74 of "The last fighting Tommy", second page with photos, the father is shown in front of the house. The house is still there and has not changed in construction. Even the metal border is still in front of the window on the right where Harry slept. His father had applied this to prevent little Harry from falling out of the window.

During the First World War Harry lost many friends and acquaintances. At the Battle of the Somme, Eric Barrow died (page 58) and is remembered on a plaque in St. Michael's Church in Monkton Combe. Harry's cousin Fred Patch was killed in May 1917 near Arras (page 67). His body was never found. His name is engraved in the monument in Virs Field, Comb Down.

After the First World War Harry went to live at Gladstone Place 5. This house also still exists and there is a plaque on it in memory of Harry. Harry lived here from 1919 to 1943.

The last years of his life Harry lived in a retirement home in Wells. After his death, a fund was established to commemorate him. On 6 May 2012 a monument was unveiled by a soldier from the 6th Rifles regiment. Alan and Margaret Williams worked hard from 2010 to 2012 to get the monument placed. This was achieved with the help of (local) entrepreneurs. The plaque states:

"The last fighting Tommy, Pte Henry John Patch (Harry) C Company 7th D.C.L.I. 17th June 1898 - 25th July 2009, age 111.

Fought in the battle of Passchendaele during the 1914 - 1918 war. Freeman of the City of Wells also represents all the brave young people lost in The Great War. "

In 2009, Harry died at the age of 111 and was buried in the cemetery of St. Michael’s Church in Monkton Combe. His grave has become a place of pilgrimage, witness the many crosses. A visitor list lights up in the church. Every day people visit Harry's grave and write a wish, a poem or something personal.

In 2010, Harry was commemorated at the Royal Victoria Park in Bath. A plaque with his name was placed at the entrance. It is written: "The two lead planters are in memory of Henry John "Harry" Patch. June 17, 1898 - July 25, 2009. A son of Bath and "The Last Fighting Tommy" of World War I and a Bath fire-fithter during World War II. The plaque was funded by the Somerset Army Cadets.