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What is the Best Doctor Who Story Ever Told?
Hello everybody and welcome to this, frankly ridiculously sized, tournament between not only every televised Doctor Who story, not only the spinoffs, not only a large number of minisodes, but over a 100 audios and dozens of other stories from other corners of the EU.
Now we will have to whittle over 600 stories down to jusst one, that is a lot of matches, a lot of rounds, just a lot, until very late in the game, rounds will be posted across several days. Right now the goal is to post (up to) new matches daily from Sunday to Thursday, with Friday's a day off for my own sake, which in my current plan places the final on the 18th of December (thats right, this'll be out of date before its even over, during round 2 in fact)
You can use this form to submit propaganda for your favourite stories (or anti propaganda for ones you hate). there is a more checkable list of nominations here if you want to know what you can submit propaganda for
without further ado
ROUND 1 (Group Stage)
earlier in the year I ran some polls between televised Doctor Who stories, the top 50% for each Doctor have automatically advanced to Round 2, which is why (a) there are stories missing, and (b) the groups between the remaing stories are a lot deadlier
Every day will have groups from across the Doctor Who Universe, from Classic Who, New Who, TV Spinoffs, and the EU
Day 6
Group 1
The Twin Dilemma
Attack of the Cybermen
The Two Doctors
Timelash
Mindwarp
The Ultimate Foe
Group 2
Time and the Rani
Paradise Towers
Delta and the Bannermen
Dragonfire
Silver Nemesis
The Greatest Show in the Galaxy
Group 3
The Tsuranga Conundrum
The Battle of Ranskoor Av Kolos
Praxeus
Can You Hear Me?
Flux
Legend of the Sea Devils
Group 4
The Ghost Monument
Arachnids in the UK
Kerblam!
Orphan 55
Ascension of the Cybermen/The Timeless Children
Revolution of the Daleks
Once, Upon Time
Survivors of the Flux
The Vanquishers
Group 5
Mutant Copper
The Custodians
Taphony of the Time Loop
Robot Gladiators
Mind Snap/Angel of the North/The Last Precinct/Hound of the Korven/The Eclipse of the Korven
Group 6
For Tonight We Might Die
The Coach with the Dragon Tattoo
Nightvisiting
Co-Owner of a Lonely Heart/Brave-ish Heart
Detained
The Metaphysical Engine or What Quill Did
The Lost
Group 7
The Last Beacon
Serenity
Rhys and Ianto's Excellent Barbecue
A Spoonful of Mayhem
The Lumiat
Too Many Masters
Group 8
Expiry Dating
Ghosts
The Cars that Ate London!
A Photograph to Remember
Psychodrome
Iterations of I
Group 9
Living Legend
The Martian Invasion of Planetoid 50
The Bekdel Test
Oh No It Isn't
The Eleven Day Empire/The Shadow Play
Smoke and Mirrors
Group 10
Dooms Day hour 1
An Adventure in Space and Time
Shada (1992) version with linking narration from Tom Baker
Shada animated reconstruction
Return to Shada webcast with 8
Group 11
Dreamland
Real Time
Scream of the Shalka
The Infinite Quest
Ronald Rat continuity announcement
The Man from M.I.5
Group 12
Dr Who and the Daleks
Dalek's Invasion of Earth 2150AD
Doctor in Distress
Doctorin' the TARDIS
I'm gonna Spend my Christmas with a Dalek
previous days under the cut
Day 1
Group 1
The Sensorites
Planet of Giants
The Web Planet
The Crusade
Mission to the Unknown
The Massacre
The Celestial Toymaker
The Savages
Group 2
Marco Polo
Galaxy 4
The Myth Makers
The Ark
The Gunfighters
The Smugglers
Group 3
The Underwater Menace
The Ice Warriors
The Dominators
The Krotons
The Seeds of Death
Group 4
The End of the World
The Unquiet Dead
Aliens of London/World War Three
The Long Game
Boom Town
Group 5
The Christmas Invasion
Love and Monsters
Gridlock
Voyage of the Damned
Planet of the Dead
Group 6
Invasion of the Bane
Revenge of the Slitheen
Eye of the Gorgon
Warriors of Kudlak
Whatever Happened to Sarah-Jane
The Lost Boy
Group 7
The Last Sontaran
The Day of the Clown
Secrets of the Stars
The Mark of the Berserker
The Temptation of the Sarah-Jane Smith
Enemy of the Bane
Group 8
Prisoner of the Judoon
The Mad Woman in the Attic
The Wedding of Sarah-Jane Smith
The Eternity Trap
Mona Lisa's Revenge
Group 9
The Marian Conspiracy
The Apocalyspe Element
The Shadow of the Scourge
The Holy Terror
Storm Warning
Group 10
Minuet in Hell
Loups-Garoux
The Chimes of Midnight
Seasons of Fear
The Time of the Daleks
Group 11
Jubilee
Neverland
Spare Parts
Creatures of Beauty
Doctor Who and the Pirates
Group 12
Omega
Master
Zagreus
Scherzo
The Natural History of Fear
Group 13
The Room With All the Doors
Grey Matter
Lepidoptery for Beginners
Something Borrowed
Nothing at the End of the Lane
Group 14
Divided Loyalties
Fear of the Dark
Fear Itself
12 Doctors, 12 Stories
Scratchman
The Stranger
Group 15
Vampire Science
Alien Bodies
Seeing I
The Scarlet Empress
Unnatural History
Interference
Group 16
The Blue Angel
The Burning
The Turing Test
The Year of Intelligent Tigers
The City of the Dead
The Adventuress of Henrietta Street
Day 2
Group 1
The Highlanders
The Faceless Ones
The Abominable Snowmen
The Wheel in Space
The Space Pirates
Group 2
Ambassadors of Death
Colony in Space
Day of the Daleks
The Time Monster
Frontier in Space
Death to the Daleks
Group 3
Doctor Who and the Silurians
The Claws of Axos
The Mutants
Planet of the Daleks
The Monster of Peladon
Planet of Spiders
Group 4
New Earth
Tooth and Claw
The Girl in the Fireplace
Fear Her
The Shakespeare Code
Daleks in Manhattan/Evolution of the Daleks
The Lazarus Experiment
The Sontaran Stratagem/The Poison Sky
Group 5
Rise of the Cybermen/The Age of Steel
The Idiot's Lantern
42
The Doctor's Daughter
The Next Doctor
Group 6
The Gift
The Nightmare Man
The Vault of Secrets
Death of the Doctor
The Empty Planet
Group 7
Lost in Time
Goodbye, Sarah-Jane Smith
Sky
The Curse of Clyde Langer
The Man Who Never Was
Group 8
Everything Changes
Day One
Ghost Machine
Cyberwoman
Small Worlds
Group 9
Arrangements for War
The Harvest
Faith Stealer
Caerdroia
Terror Firma
Group 10
Singularity
Other Lives
The Kingmaker
The Girl Who Never Was
The Condemned
The Doomwood Curse
Group 11
The Magic Mousetrap TIE
The Company of Friends: Benny's Story
The Company of Friends: Fitz's Story
The Company of Friends: Izzy's Story
The Company of Friends: Mary's Story TIE
A Death in the Family
Group 12
Robophobia
The Silver Turk
1963: The Assassination Games
The Widow's Assassin
Dalek Soul
The Grey Man of the Mountain
Group 13
Mad Dogs and Englishmen
Anachrophobia
The Book of the Still
The Crooked World
Camera Obscura
The Gallifrey Chronicles
Group 14
The Left-Handed Hummingbird
Human Nature
Lungbarrow
The Blood Cell
Engines of War
Group 15
The Book of War
This Town Will Never Let Us Go
Of the City of the Saved
Doctor Who and Shada (fan novelisation)
Harvest of Time
Group 16
The Star Beast
Voyager
The World Shapers
Ground Zero
The Flood
Day 3
Group 1
Robot
Revenge of the Cybermen
The Android Invasion
The Sunmakers
Meglos
Group 2
The Brain of Morbius
Image of the Fendahl
The Power of Kroll
The Creature from the Pit
Nightmare of Eden
Group 3
Victory of the Daleks
The Curse of the Black Spot
Closing Time
Asylum of the Daleks
The Bells of Saint John
Name of the Doctor
Group 4
The Hungry Earth/Cold Blood
Night Terrors
The Doctor, the Widow, and the Wardrobe
Dinosaurs on a Spaceship
A Town Called Mercy
Hide
Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS
The Crimson Horror
Group 5
Countrycide
Greeks Bearing Gifts
They Keep Killing Suzie
Random Shoes
Out of Time
Group 6
Combat
Captain Jack Harkness
End of Days
Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang
Sleeper
To the Last Man
Group 7
Meat
Adam
Reset
Dead Man Walking
A Day in the Death
Something Borrowed
Group 8
The Blood of the Daleks
Horror of Glam Rock
Immortal Beloved
Phobos
No More Lies
Group 9
Human Resources
To the Death
The Eleven
The Red Lady
The Galileo Trap
Group 10
The Gift
The Sonomancer
Absent Friends
The Eighth Piece
The Doomsday Chronometer
Group 11
The Crucible of Souls
Ship in a Bottle
Songs of Love
The Side of the Angels
Stop the Clock
Group 12
The Fallen
The Land of Happy Endings
Old Friends
Space in Dimension Relative and Time
Time in Reverse
Group 13
The Zero Imperative
The Devil of Winterborne
Unnatural Selection
Ghosts of Winterborne
When to Die
Group 14
Summoned by Shadows
More Than a Messiah
In Memory Alone
The Terror game
Breach of the Peace
Eye of the Beholder
Day 4
Group 1
Planet of Evil
The Invisible Enemy
The Invasion of Time
The Armageddon Factor
Destiny of the Daleks
Group 2
The Sontaran Experiment
The Masque of Mandragora
The Talons of Weng-Chiang
Underworld
The Leisure Hive
Full Circle
Group 3
The Lodger
The Rebel Flesh/The Almost People
Let's Kill Hitler
Cold War
Nightmare in Silver
Group 4
Into the Dalek
Robot of Sherwood
Kill the Moon
The Pyramid at the End of the World
The Eaters of light
Group 5
From Out of the Rain
Adrift
Fragments
Exit WOunds
Children of Earth
Miracle Day
Group 6
K9 and Company
Regeneration/Liberation/The Korven
The Bounty Hunter
Sirens of Ceres
Fear Itself
The Fall of the House of Gryffen
Group 7
Escape from Kaldor
Better Watch Out/Fairytale in Salzburg
Companion Piece
Day of the Master
Paradox of the Daleks
Inside Every Warrior
Group 8
Stranded
UNIT Dating
Here Lies Drax
The Love Vampires
Albie's Angels
Group 9
Solitaire
Peri and the Piscon Paradox TIE
The Cold Equations TIE
The Last Post
The Scorchies
Nightshade
Group 10
Death and the Queen
The Sword of the Chevalier
No Place
The Creeping Death
Out of Time (individual story)
Wink
Group 11
Wartime
Zygon: When Being You Just Isn't Enough
Downtime
Sil and the Seeds of Andor
Group 12
Wall's Sky Ray lollies advert
Merry Christmas Doctor Who
Step into the 80s/On Through the 80s
A Fix With Sontarans
Dalek Weetabix advert
Famin Appeal 1985
Group 13
The Shrink
Search Out Space
Dimensions in Time
Emperor of the Daleks
The Curse of Fatal Death
Day 5
Group 1
Four to Doomsday
Terminus
Warriors of the Deep
The Awakening
Resurrection of the Daleks
Group 2
The Visitation
Black Orchid
Time-Flight
Arc of Infinity
The King's Demons
Group 3
Listen
The Girl Who Died
Sleep No More
Knock Knock
The Lie of the Land
The Empress of Mars
Group 4
The Caretaker
In the Forest of the Night
Last Christmas
The Woman Who Lived
The Return of Doctor Mysterio
Twice Upon a Time
Group 5
The Jaws of Orthrus
Dream-Eaters
Curse of Anubis
Oroborus
Alien Avatar
Group 6
The Aeolian
The Last Oak Tree
Black Hunger
The Cambridge Spy
Lost Library of Ukko
Group 7
Square One
First Days of Phaidon
Gallifrey IV
Warfare
Unity
Group 8
The Queen of Time
Paradise 5
The Elite
I am the Master
Forever Fallen
A Full Life
Group 9
The Fifth Citadel
The Forgotten Villafe
Peshka
The Concrete Cage TIE
Troubled Waters TIE
The Hollow King
Group 10
Born Again
Tardisodes
Time Crash
Space/Time
The Naked Truth
Night and the Doctor
Group 11
Pond Life
P.S.
The Great Detective
The Bells of Saint John: A prequel
The Battle of Demons Run: Two Days Later
Clara and the TARDIS
Group 12
Rain Gods
Night of the Doctor
The Last Day
The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot
The Doctor's Meditation
Farewell Sarah-Jane
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Children of a Lesser God (1986)
In narrative art that features individuals with deafness or hearing loss, these films tend not to portray such characters on their own terms, failing to centralize the story around them. Neither Jane Wyman’s character in Johnny Belinda (1948) nor Patty Duke’s portrayal of Helen Keller in The Miracle Worker (1962) frame their respective films; both movies rely on a hearing character to do so. Looking beyond the United States, the same is true of The Shop on Main Street (1965, Czechoslovakia) and the anime film A Silent Voice (2016, Japan) – once more, it is the hearing character who becomes the audience’s proxy. No deaf or heard of hearing actors played the roles referenced in this paragraph.
Such is also the case in Randa Haines’ Children of a Lesser God, with one significant exception – a deaf actress, Marlee Matlin, plays the deaf main character. In the late 1980s, such representation was a revelation, and simply unheard of. Matlin, deaf since she was eighteen months old, came to the producers’ attention after starring in a Chicago-area stage play. While auditioning for the role, she and actor William Hurt struck up a relationship – questionable timing, as both actors got the part (more on their troubled relationship much later).
Haines’ film, distributed by Paramount and from a screenplay by Hesper Anderson and Mark Medoff (adapting his own stage play of the same name), is a capable romantic drama with two great performances. Its portrayal of a deaf character by a deaf actress was indeed significant for its time; the decision to position the film through the hearing character’s experiences fails to distinguish it from its fellow films and numerous films since.
Somewhere in New England, James Leeds (William Hurt) arrives for his new job: as a teacher at a school for the deaf and hard of hearing. His enthusiastic teaching style rubs off on most of his students, as he emphasizes that, as important as it is to sign and read lips, they must also learn to speak. Also working at the school is Sarah Norman (Matlin), a former standout student who works as the school’s custodian. While the school’s hearing staff, for reasons initially unclear, dislike Sarah, the students appreciate her. James falls quickly for Sarah and they eventually begin dating, after a few rebuffs on her part. What follows is a romance where our two protagonists navigate through his desire to help her adjust to the world beyond the school walls and her lack of trust in others. Drifting in and out of the film are the school’s hearing principal, Dr. Curtis Franklin (Philip Bosco), and Sarah’s mother (Piper Laurie) to give both main characters advice, encouragement, and dramatic obstacles.
Children of a Lesser God suffers from its emphasis on James’ perspectives. Between James and Sarah, it is James who demands the most in any compromises between the two. When he first asks Sarah whether she would want to move in with him, James’ approach is, at times, more demanding than it is a genuine query. His insistence on Sarah speaking phonetically to hearing people, from the onset, seems to disregard whatever personal reasons Sarah might have for refusing to do so. Late in the film, the most heated discussion between the couple on this topic comes in perhaps the most inappropriate way – he wants to hear her say his name during sex. Both James and Sarah carry into this relationship sizable foibles and broken pasts, but the former’s communication style can be abrasive and domineering. At times, it makes Children of a Lesser God seem like yet another savior narrative.
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Certainly, Sarah’s reluctance to speak phonetically is a defensive mechanism – one to shield her from the pain of past interactions with hearing people and a refusal to have anybody to speak on her behalf. The film also implies that she may be a survivor of sexual abuse. Matlin is magnificent in this role (my goodness, does she sign quickly or what?) and there are a few key scenes where, as Sarah, her character truly shines without James’ input. Interestingly, both scenes involve music. The first instance comes on their first date at a restaurant, when Sarah insists on dancing to “I’ll Take You There” by the Staple Singers. Feeling the vibrations of the music “through [her] nose”, Sarah grooves, eyes closed, to the music. Rather than shaking her hips and moving her head with the beat, she sways, and gracefully moves her arms to the song – released from the bounds of the musical and lyrical phrasing.
Later in the film, Sarah does not betray any irritation when James claims he cannot enjoy his favorite piece of classical music (in this case, the second movement to J.S. Bach’s Double Violin Concerto) because she is unable to enjoy it. Instead of showing her discomfort or lashing out, she asks James to “show [her] the music”, similar to how she “felt” the music on the first date. James fails to do so, but not for lack of trying. Here, Matlin, as Sarah, is fully observational – one can see, through her eyes and face, a sincere attempt to understand what the Bach “feels” like. Where others might point out Matlin’s emotionally fraught scenes in this movie as the best exemplars of her work (any of the fights with Hurt’s James, her jealousy while watching the school show, her reconciliation with her mother), Matlin’s command in these less dramatically important moments also deserve praise.
Matlin’s performance, however, cannot stop Children of a Lesser God from depicting Sarah as the otherized character that must change the most. The film, released in a decade of popular cinema with a more cavalier attitude towards relationship violence than previously seen, puts so little on Hurt’s James. It is fine to portray an imbalanced romantic relationship in a movie. But the film seems tepidly interested in Sarah in stretches, and fails to truly allow the audience to connect with her in moments where that might be possible. Additionally, whenever Sarah or anyone else who is deaf or hard of hearing signs in the film, there are no subtitles. Instead, it is up to James or another hearing character to verbalize the sign language – disallowing the opportunity for any viewer to find, in Sarah, a chance to see the events of the film through her. This, like CODA (2021; which incidentally also stars Marlee Matlin and concentrates on a hearing character, albeit a child of deaf adults), makes Children of a Lesser God a film not for the deaf or hard of hearing community, but for hearing audiences. Sarah’s deafness becomes an obstacle in this film – indeed, some of this is on the original stage play, but there surely were ways to address this.
The chilly New England atmosphere of this movie lends it a coziness that no stage play could possibly replicate. John Seale’s (1996’s The English Patient, 2015’s Mad Max: Fury Road) cinematography and Michael Convertino’s (1988’s Bull Durham, 1994’s The Santa Clause) electronic-heavy score (electronic-heavy scores tend to date quickly, and this is no exception), however, are merely functional. Children of a Lesser God, lacking in any technical accoutrements, relies solely on the strength of its actors and its adapted screenplay and the odd autumnal landscape of red-orange tree leaves and mist wafting over water in the early mornings. Director Randa Haines had never made a theatrical film prior to this, with her directorial career only covering network television and television movies until Children of a Lesser God. Her direction is here is unremarkable, but at least is sufficient for the purposes of this adaptation.
Hurt and Matlin began a romantic relationship shortly after auditioning for Children of a Lesser God – establishing a tricky situation of power dynamics on set during the making of the film. Matlin, seen as the ingénue, knew she had much to learn from Hurt (one year removed from his Academy Award-winning role in Kiss of the Spider Woman and one year away from Broadcast News) and everyone else on set. Matlin has always praised her fellow cast and crew members for that education in filmmaking. She moved in with Hurt shortly after shooting ended on Children of a Lesser God, but that was the beginning of the end of their relationship. The relationship, marked by drug and verbal abuse and rape, continued through the 59th Academy Awards in March 1987 (that evening, on the way home, Hurt questioned the legitimacy of Matlin’s Best Actress win, callously comparing Matlin to the other four nominees) but ended several months thereafter. In later years, following the publication of Matlin’s memoir detailing the worst aspects of their relationship, Hurt apologized for any harm he inflicted on Matlin and her family, wishing them all well. After Hurt’s death in 2022, Matlin reflected on her time making Children of a Lesser God and noted that Hollywood had “lost a really great actor”.
When Children of a Lesser God received five Academy Award nominations and won Marlee Matlin her Best Actress Oscar, speculation abounded regarding changes in the portrayals of deaf characters and opportunities for deaf and hard of hearing actors. Matlin was the incarnation of a potential groundswell of such representation in Hollywood. That groundswell has been less dramatic than anticipated (as are all such movements to address underrepresentation in American films), but Matlin’s win has, slowly, in its own way, opened a wealth of new opportunities for deaf and hearing-impaired actors in the United States in film and television. Children of a Lesser God might not be the revolutionary film that many non-viewers may have heard of. Nevertheless, its positive impacts continue to create small ripples through American filmmaking, belatedly, more frequently than ever before.
My rating: 7/10
^ Based on my personal imdb rating. My interpretation of that ratings system can be found in the “Ratings system” page on my blog. Half-points are always rounded down.
For more of my reviews tagged “My Movie Odyssey”, check out the tag of the same name on my blog.
#Children of a Lesser God#Randa Haines#William Hurt#Marlee Matlin#Piper Laurie#Philip Bosco#Allison Gompf#Bob Hiltermann#Linda Bove#Hesper Anderson#Mark Medoff#John Seale#Lisa Fruchtman#Michael Convertino#31 Days of Oscar#TCM#My Movie Odyssey
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my ref for the custodian, a minor raventouched npc that hasn't even been introduced yet. her face is half melted from a fire, thus her veil, and she sounds and acts exactly like she came out of a jane austen novel
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Here they are!! Veu long post
Anomalous:
Mx. Sparkle - SCP 18940.
Bake till you drop! SCP 26827 + "Cookie" (April Ventana) - SCP 26827-1.
Jam - SCP 19663
"Night" - SCP 26392.
"Milk Maid" - SCP 662-B [Serpents Hand].
Yuri - SCP 72974 [missing]
Alexander King - SCP XXXX-1
"Crystal" SCP XXXX-1-A
Glitch - SCP XXXX-2
Misha - SCP XXXX-3
Castiel - SCP XXXX-4
Kristen - SCP XXXX-5
Jackson - SCP XXXX-6
Theodore - SCP XXXX-7
Jake - SCP XXXX-8
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Meteorologist: Terri.
News Anchor: Marcus.
News Anchor: Regan.
Storm Chaser: Brianna.
Storm Chaser: Steven.
Reporter: Jasmine.
Reporter: Pati.
Camera man: Saul.
Camera man: Parker.
In studio camera man: Russel.
Captions: James H.
Hacker: James H.
Getaway: Yuri.
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Psychologist: Anne L. Evans. (O5-3 "The Lover"/"The Sympathiser" )
Receptionist: Heather D. (Douglas)
Trainee: Heather C. (Courter)
Trainee: Heather M. (Mortine)
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Medical Doctor: Andrew J. August.
Researcher: Holden L. Myers.
Researcher: Sasha L. Long.
Scientist: Matthew S. Evans Morgan.
Engineer: Cindy T. Evans Reamon
Agent: Theodore "Thor" Sawyer.
Agent: Auben C. Metal.
Agent: Michael Roosevelt [GOC].
Director: Cloud.
Head of Ethnics Committee: Allison Q. Evans.
Custodian: Aljia.
O5-12 (The Sailor)
O5-8 (The Slayer)
Extra:
Olivia - Anne's Mother.
King [REACTED] - Anne's Father (RIP).
Charlie - Anne's oldest brother (RIP).
Malachi - Anne's other older brother (RIP).
Jessica - current UnLondon Monarch.
Duke (Vampire) - Anne's past Lover.
Jackson Prince - Anne's first husband (Ghost).
Adrian Evans (Werewolf) - Father of Cindy and Matthew (RIP)
Shawn Morgan - Matthew's husband
Akidai Reamon - Cindy's Wife
Amber - Cindy's daughter
Lily - Cindy's Daughter
Guy - Matthew's son
May - Matthew's daughter
June - Matthew's Daughter
Hailey - Andrew's ex-wife
Xavier - Andrew's eldest (son)
Dolly - Andrew's second (daughter)
Mavis - Andrew's youngest (son)
Jane May - FBI
Harley Jones - FBI
Liam Nguyen - CIA
David May - CIA
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By Garret Keizer
More than half a century has passed since I graduated from high school, an eon in digital time, but the project to remove books from schools and libraries was almost as hot an issue then as it is now. Even classics can go out of print, but the war on books is never out of style.
I was as opposed to that war at the age of 17 as I am at age 70. But there’s something I failed to see in my youth that I recognize today: the one piece of common ground between the book banners and me. We both believe that books matter, that they have the power to change a young person’s life. Like it or not, we belong to the same minority, the minority of those who believe in the power of literature in a post-literate age.
The library at my public high school in New Jersey had a collection of restricted books, which were kept in the librarian’s office and which a student couldn’t borrow without a parent’s written permission. The contents of the “restricted reading list,” as it was called, were a well-kept secret. One might perchance locate a title in the card catalog and see it marked as restricted, but there was no way to know the other titles on the list.
I was one of a small number of students who found the restriction intolerable.
Looking back on those days, I’m inclined to appreciate the librarian and the school administration more than I did at the time. Access to the books was restricted, yes, but no one was calling for their removal. Reactionary as the grown-ups in charge seemed to us then, they were at least aiming for a workable compromise.
But I was so much older then, as Bob Dylan said, and I was determined that the barriers to my reading come down. The first step was to learn the contents of the list, which I proposed to do by entering the librarian’s locked office after school with the aid of a sympathetic custodian. My partner in crime was a girl I’d started to date, like me an avid reader, the only person I knew with her own subscription to The Village Voice. We copied down the titles with the custodian standing at the door, reproduced them on a mimeograph machine and circulated them throughout the school with a petition calling for their liberation. As I recall, only a handful of faculty members added their names to those of the scores of students who signed. A Spanish-language teacher scrawled his signature defiantly as he declared in his clipped accent, “You, sir, are a man of the people!”
I only wish the man of the people could remember more of the titles on the list. I know that one was Jane Kramer’s biography “Allen Ginsberg in America,” which I’d charged out with my mother’s reluctantly surreptitious permission. I’m pretty sure Claude Brown’s “Manchild in the Promised Land” was another and perhaps Lawrence Ferlinghetti’s “A Coney Island of the Mind.”The only title besides Kramer’s that I can recall with absolute certainty is James T. Farrell’s “The Young Manhood of Studs Lonigan,” mainly because of the salacious interest it aroused among my male classmates. The imaginations of young people will always be way ahead of their elders’ censorship.
One reason I probably can’t remember more titles from the list is that none of them changed my life. The books most censors go after rarely do. Had I gotten no further than “Allen Ginsberg in America” or even his notorious poem “Howl,”the extent of my youthful transgressions might not have advanced beyond trying to grow a beard.
It was the Bible that radicalized me. I came to Marx via the Magnificat, to the peace movement via the Sermon on the Mount. “Let justice roll down like waters and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream” — that was Martin Luther King Jr., but as any of his closest followers could have told me, he was quoting the Hebrew prophet Amos. It was the least restricted book of my childhood that proved the most subversive as I came of age.
I imagine many of those fighting to ban books might say the same, notwithstanding outcomes very different from mine. Shouldn’t that difference give us pause? There is no way to determine the influence of a book. I’ve looked into “Mein Kampf” but it didn’t make me a Nazi; it only heightened my instinctual awareness of what might. Kate Millett begins her landmark feminist study “Sexual Politics”with a takedown of Henry Miller; what others found liberating in Miller’s books exemplifies what she would be liberated from. Books can inspire readers to very different beliefs and courses of action. Reading the Bible has bolstered the resolution of more than one atheist. Should it be banned for that reason?
I can’t claim to know all the motives of those who would ban certain books. Given that so many of the prohibited books speak openly and compassionately about racial justice and gender diversity, it’s not unreasonable to suppose that the bans and removals are motivated by prejudice and hate. But in the interest of finding common ground, I might do better to look at more benign human traits that most of us share — laziness, for example, or simple fatigue. I’m well acquainted with both.
It’s hard work raising a child in a complicated world. It takes time and patience to model intellectual courage along with whatever other values you wish to impart. To read a controversial book with your children, pointing out what you find objectionable and listening to what they have to say, requires a lot more energy than getting rid of the book.
As for the politicians pushing the book-banning agenda (and pushing concerned parent groups in front of them), they are almost certainly doing it for political capital, and there are few quicker, easier and, yes, lazier ways of garnering political capital than vowing to keep teachers in line. It’s a time-honored tactic that can play as well with the left as with the right — with anyone who’s ever suffered in school.
My youthful fight against the restricted reading list was short-lived. The girl and I were called to the principal’s office, and I wouldn’t be surprised if the teachers who signed our petition were called too. The restricted reading list remained in force. But no one could stop me from reading what I wanted to read, and no one could have stopped me from marrying the girl. We’re married still, bookworms to this day — what a pair of dinosaurs we turned out to be.
But so are the book banners — not only for engaging in a no-win fight as old as Gutenberg but also for believing, as we do, that books are powerful things worth fighting over. If only they believed in the intelligence of their own children and in their ability to influence them by example and discussion as opposed to the cultivation of philistinism and fear. My view of Allen Ginsberg actually became more critical after reading Kramer’s biography, the book I’d persuaded my skeptical mother to let me read. She probably didn’t think so at the time, but she knew what she was doing.
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Fundraising activity fell to multi-year lows in August as the crypto Market stagnated and investors worried about the future of crypto regulation. These facts are leading to a decrease in Investment activity in the crypto industry, with a few projects receiving large investments from venture Capital funds.
Read our new Crypto Fundraising Recap for more insights and detailed analysis of August's Investment trends.
Executive Summary:
Investment activity fell to lowest level in more than two years in August
Crypto startups raised $349.3M (-50.4% MoM), while the number of funding round slightly increased compared to July
blockchain Services attracted the largest amount of funds last month
US-based startups lead in terms of funds raised despite regulation uncertainty in the region.
Fundraising activity fell to its lowest level in more than two years.
August has been a disappointing month for the crypto industry. The Price of Price/bitcoin" target="_blank" rel="noopener">BTC dropped by 11.2%, with altcoin prices following the negative trend. Crypto fundraising activity also fell to its lowest level in more than two years. Crypto startups raised $349.3M (50.4% drop compared to July). However, the number of funding rounds increased slightly compared to July, 63 versus 61.
Data source: CryptoRank.io
Monthly Focus: Biggest Funding Rounds.
Despite the overall decrease in fundraising activity, there were still some notable funding rounds in August.
Data source: CryptoRank.io
Now let’s take a closer look at the top-3 leaders:
BitGo, known as the custodian of WBTC, has raised $100M at a valuation of $1.75B. BitGo's focus on being licensed and regulated has helped it stand out in the uncertain legal landscape for Digital Assets. The funding, received entirely from new investors, will be used for strategic acquisitions, with two deals already in process. BitGo's previous investors include Goldman Sachs, DRW Holdings, and Galaxy Digital Ventures.
ZetaChain, a Layer 1 blockchain operator, has raised $27M in a funding round featuring prominent investors such as blockchain.com and Jane Street Capital. The company aims to establish a new standard for blockchain interoperability by uniting multiple blockchains on a single platform via cross-chain Smart Contracts. ZetaChain has already deployed over 27,000 decentralized app contracts on its network and has seen participation from more than 1.7 million users in its testnet. The mainnet launch is expected soon.
AI" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jada AI, an AI project utilizing Blockchain Technology, has secured $25M in funding from LDA Capital. The project aims to provide AI services that assist organizations in decision-making and expanding their operations. The funds will be used to expand the development team and onboard new organizations. Jada operates in a blockchain-based environment where AI computations are carried out among network nodes, ensuring Secure and efficient allocation of compute resources.
Trending Categories in August
DeFi was the most popular category in August in terms of funding rounds (20 rounds), followed by blockchain-service" target="_blank" rel="noopener">blockchain Services (16 rounds) and Social Services (12 rounds). Also, blockchain Service category leads in terms of funds raised last month with $185.6M. This is more than half of the total funds raised in August.
Data source: CryptoRank.io
Most Active Funds in August
Binance Labs was the most active fund with 9 rounds in August. It is worth noting that Binance Labs mostly invests as the lead or only investor in the round. Jump Crypto and Coinbase-ventures" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Coinbase Ventures are also among the most active investors in August.
Data source: CryptoRank.io
Geographical Distribution of Fundraising Activity in August
Despite the serious regulatory issues facing crypto in the US, the region remains the largest venture hub for the industry. In August, US-based crypto startups raised $161.
3M across 10 rounds. Germany-based projects received $13.4M - the largest amount of funds raised in the EU jurisdictions. Despite the crypto ban, crypto-related startups continue to build services in China, raising $6M last month.
Data source: CryptoRank.io
The Bottom Line
Summer is traditionally a time of low Investment activity, and this August was no exception. Amidst crypto regulatory uncertainty and low Market volatility, investment volume fell to its lowest level in more than two years.
Autumn is traditionally a time of increased Investment activity from funds and projects, so it will be interesting to see if this trend continues this year.
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The self-appointed custodian of the creed of The Old Man had a long dark apartment that was stuffed with oriental rugs and antique furniture from her aunt’s beautiful old Evanston house; it was also stuffed with cockroaches. In addition to the cockroaches Helene housed a varying number of True Believers. Her money, to her great disgust, was done up in a trust fund and she would not be able to get at the principal until she overthrew the government.
Mary Jane Ward, The Snake Pit
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By Garret Keizer
More than half a century has passed since I graduated from high school, an eon in digital time, but the project to remove books from schools and libraries was almost as hot an issue then as it is now. Even classics can go out of print, but the war on books is never out of style.
I was as opposed to that war at the age of 17 as I am at age 70. But there’s something I failed to see in my youth that I recognize today: the one piece of common ground between the book banners and me. We both believe that books matter, that they have the power to change a young person’s life. Like it or not, we belong to the same minority, the minority of those who believe in the power of literature in a post-literate age.
The library at my public high school in New Jersey had a collection of restricted books, which were kept in the librarian’s office and which a student couldn’t borrow without a parent’s written permission. The contents of the “restricted reading list,” as it was called, were a well-kept secret. One might perchance locate a title in the card catalog and see it marked as restricted, but there was no way to know the other titles on the list.
I was one of a small number of students who found the restriction intolerable.
Looking back on those days, I’m inclined to appreciate the librarian and the school administration more than I did at the time. Access to the books was restricted, yes, but no one was calling for their removal. Reactionary as the grown-ups in charge seemed to us then, they were at least aiming for a workable compromise.
But I was so much older then, as Bob Dylan said, and I was determined that the barriers to my reading come down. The first step was to learn the contents of the list, which I proposed to do by entering the librarian’s locked office after school with the aid of a sympathetic custodian. My partner in crime was a girl I’d started to date, like me an avid reader, the only person I knew with her own subscription to The Village Voice. We copied down the titles with the custodian standing at the door, reproduced them on a mimeograph machine and circulated them throughout the school with a petition calling for their liberation. As I recall, only a handful of faculty members added their names to those of the scores of students who signed. A Spanish-language teacher scrawled his signature defiantly as he declared in his clipped accent, “You, sir, are a man of the people!”
I only wish the man of the people could remember more of the titles on the list. I know that one was Jane Kramer’s biography “Allen Ginsberg in America,” which I’d charged out with my mother’s reluctantly surreptitious permission. I’m pretty sure Claude Brown’s “Manchild in the Promised Land” was another and perhaps Lawrence Ferlinghetti’s “A Coney Island of the Mind.”The only title besides Kramer’s that I can recall with absolute certainty is James T. Farrell’s “The Young Manhood of Studs Lonigan,” mainly because of the salacious interest it aroused among my male classmates. The imaginations of young people will always be way ahead of their elders’ censorship.
One reason I probably can’t remember more titles from the list is that none of them changed my life. The books most censors go after rarely do. Had I gotten no further than “Allen Ginsberg in America” or even his notorious poem “Howl,”the extent of my youthful transgressions might not have advanced beyond trying to grow a beard.
It was the Bible that radicalized me. I came to Marx via the Magnificat, to the peace movement via the Sermon on the Mount. “Let justice roll down like waters and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream” — that was Martin Luther King Jr., but as any of his closest followers could have told me, he was quoting the Hebrew prophet Amos. It was the least restricted book of my childhood that proved the most subversive as I came of age.
I imagine many of those fighting to ban books might say the same, notwithstanding outcomes very different from mine. Shouldn’t that difference give us pause? There is no way to determine the influence of a book. I’ve looked into “Mein Kampf” but it didn’t make me a Nazi; it only heightened my instinctual awareness of what might. Kate Millett begins her landmark feminist study “Sexual Politics”with a takedown of Henry Miller; what others found liberating in Miller’s books exemplifies what she would be liberated from. Books can inspire readers to very different beliefs and courses of action. Reading the Bible has bolstered the resolution of more than one atheist. Should it be banned for that reason?
I can’t claim to know all the motives of those who would ban certain books. Given that so many of the prohibited books speak openly and compassionately about racial justice and gender diversity, it’s not unreasonable to suppose that the bans and removals are motivated by prejudice and hate. But in the interest of finding common ground, I might do better to look at more benign human traits that most of us share — laziness, for example, or simple fatigue. I’m well acquainted with both.
It’s hard work raising a child in a complicated world. It takes time and patience to model intellectual courage along with whatever other values you wish to impart. To read a controversial book with your children, pointing out what you find objectionable and listening to what they have to say, requires a lot more energy than getting rid of the book.
As for the politicians pushing the book-banning agenda (and pushing concerned parent groups in front of them), they are almost certainly doing it for political capital, and there are few quicker, easier and, yes, lazier ways of garnering political capital than vowing to keep teachers in line. It’s a time-honored tactic that can play as well with the left as with the right — with anyone who’s ever suffered in school.
My youthful fight against the restricted reading list was short-lived. The girl and I were called to the principal’s office, and I wouldn’t be surprised if the teachers who signed our petition were called too. The restricted reading list remained in force. But no one could stop me from reading what I wanted to read, and no one could have stopped me from marrying the girl. We’re married still, bookworms to this day — what a pair of dinosaurs we turned out to be.
But so are the book banners — not only for engaging in a no-win fight as old as Gutenberg but also for believing, as we do, that books are powerful things worth fighting over. If only they believed in the intelligence of their own children and in their ability to influence them by example and discussion as opposed to the cultivation of philistinism and fear. My view of Allen Ginsberg actually became more critical after reading Kramer’s biography, the book I’d persuaded my skeptical mother to let me read. She probably didn’t think so at the time, but she knew what she was doing.
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What is the greatest Doctor Who story ever told?
Wow, we are now down to a measly 256 stories
as before everything has been put into groups of 32 (as fairly as i can manage). Every day I will post the matches for one group, with Friday's off. At the end of the round groups will be paired up and mashed together to do it all again. That means the order the matches below are listed in has no baring on what they'll be against next round
You can still submit propaganda for posts here
ROUND 1 ROUND 2
ROUND 3
Day 8
Death of the Doctor vs Miracle Day
For Tonight We Might Die vs Small Worlds
A Day in the Death vs The Mark of the Berserker
Day of the Clown vs The Temptation of Sarah-Jane Smith
K9 and Company vs The Nightmare Man
Adam vs Ghost Machine
Everything Changes vs Reset
Exit Wounds vs Children of Earth
The Curse of Anubis vs Dream-Eaters
Out of Time vs Detained
The Curse of Clyde Langer vs Co-Owner of a Lonely Heart/Brave-ish Heart
Fragemnts vs Captain Jack Harkness
The Wedding of Sarah-Jane Smith vs The Custodians
Dead Man Walking vs Countrycide
Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang vs Goodbye, Sarah-Jane Smith
Fear itself vs The Metaphysical Engine or What Quill Did
previous and future days under the cut - unfortunately i will have to get rid of the links after each day because there will be too many and the post will break, however they will all be tagged #round 3 (I think this is the last round I'll have to do this)
Day 1
The War Games vs The Gunfighters
The Daleks vs The Edge of Destruction
The Romans vs The Sea Devils
The Invasion vs The Time Meddler
The Green Death vs The Daleks' Master Plan
The Curse of Peladon vs The Aztecs
Terror of the Autons vs The Web of Fear
The Chase vs The Enemy of the World
The Daemons vs An Unearthly Child
The Power of the Daleks vs The Time Monster
The Dalek Invasion of Earth vs The Macra Terror
The Ark in Space vs Inferno
The Three Doctors vs The Evil of the Daleks
The Horns of Nimon vs The Tenth Planet
Spearhead from Space vs Dr Who and the Silurians
The Sensorites vs The Mind Robber
Day 2
The Empty Child/The Doctor Dances vs Rise of the Cybermen/The Age of Steel
Day of the Doctor vs The Stolen Earth/Journey's End
Partners in Crime vs Gridlock
A Good Man Goes to War vs Turn Left
Blink vs Amy's Choice
Planet of the Ood vs The Runaway Bride
Utopia vs The End of the World
The Time of Angels/Flesh and Stone vs Dalek
Midnight vs The Doctor's Daughter
The God Complex vs Smith and Jones
The Eleventh Hour vs The Sound of Drums/Last of the Time Lords
The Girl Who Waited ve Bad Wolf/The Parting of the Ways
Silence in the Library/Forest of the Dead vs The Impossible Astronaut/Day of the Moon
Father's Day vs Fires of Pompeii
The Waters of Mars vs The Doctor's Wife
The Beast Below vs Vincent and the Doctor
Day 3
The Fifth Citadel vs The Scarlet Empress
Camera Obscura vs The Book of the War
Lungbarrow vs The Cars that Ate London
Unnatural History vs Vampire Science
Mad Dogs and Englishmen vs The Creeping Death
The Eleven Day Empire/The Shadow Play vs A Photograph to Remember
The Scorchies vs Alien Bodies
The Forgotten Village vs I am the Master
A Full Life vs Interference
Living Legend vs Solitaire
The Year of Intelligent Tigers vs Human Nature
Peri and the Piscon Paradox vs No Place
The Lumiat vs Rhys and Ianto's Excellent Barbecue
Square One vs Gallifrey IV
The Last Post vs Death and the Queen
The Adventuress of Henrietta Street vs The Bekdel Test
Day 4
posted alongside day 3 to catchup on an earlier missed day
City of Death vs Trial of Time Lord
The Keeper of Traken vs The Brain of Morbius
Earthshock vs Castrovalva
Planet of Fire vs Survival
Enlightenment vs Paradise Towers
The Mark of the Rani vs State of Decay
The Pirate Planet vs Battlefield
The Key to Time vs Remembrance of the Daleks
The Curse of Fenric vs Warriors' Gate
Snakedance vs The Face of Evil
Horror of Fang Rock vs The Stones of Blood
The Deadly Assassin vs The Robots of Death
Genesis of the Daleks vs Mawdryn Undead
Vengeance on Varos vs The Five Doctors
Logopolis vs Ghost Light
The Androids of Tara vs The Caves of Androzani
Day 5
Whatever Happened to Sarah-Jane vs The Halloween Apocalypse
Listen vs Hell Bent
The Pandorica Opens/The Big Bang vs Under the Lake/Before the Flood
Last Christmas vs The Pilot
Mummy on the Orient Express vs War of the Sontarans
Village of the Angels vs Oxygen
Dark Water/Death in Heaven vs Time Heist
Nikola Tesla's Night of Terror vs Husbands of River Song
World Enough and Time/The Doctor Falls vs It Takes You Away
Spyfall vs The Haunting of Villa Diodati
Flatline vs Eve of the Daleks
The Woman Who Fell to Earth vs The Magician's Apprentice/The Witch's Familiar
Thin Ice vs Fugitive of the Judoon
The Power of the Doctor vs Demons of the Punjab
Face the Raven vs Extremis
Flux vs Heaven Sent
Day 6
Time Crash vs Space/Time
Unnatural Selection vs Shada (webcast with 8)
Space in Dimension Relative and Time vs Doctorin' the TARDIS
Farewell, Sarah-Jane vs P.S.
Downtime vs Dr Who and the Daleks
The Flood vs Old Friends
Nothing at the End of the Lane vs Dalek Weetabix advert
The Land of Happy Endings vs An Adventure in Space and Time
Night of the Doctor vs Step Into the 80s/On Through the 80s
12 Doctors 12 Stories vs Pond Life
Merry Christmas Doctor Who vs Clara and the TARDIS
Shada (animated reconstruction) vs The Zero Imperative
The Star Beast vs Dimensions in TIme
The Room with All the Doors vs Scream of the Shalka
The Devil of Winterborne vs The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot
The Terror Game vs The Curse of Fatal Death
Day 7
The Chimes of Midnight vs The Company of Friends: Izzy's Story
The Red Lady vs Albie's Angels
Absent Friends vs The Holy Terror
Ship in a Bottle vs The Kingmaker
Scherzo vs Jubilee
The Greatest Show in the Galaxt vs UNIT Dating
Storm Warning vs Human Resources
Seasons of Fear vs Day of the Master
To the Death vs Dragonfire
The Love Vampires vs Zagreus
Horror of Glam Rock vs The Natural History of Fear
Neverland vs Caerdroia
Doctor Who and the Pirates vs Robophobia
The Marian Conspiracy vs The Silver Turk
Better Watch Out/Fairytale in Salzburg vs The Happiness Patrol
The Grey Man in the Mountain vs A Death in the Family
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Proven, a Zero-Knowledge Proof of Solvency Solution for Crypto, Raises $15.8M Seed Round Led by Framework Ventures
Team of former Jane Street, PIMCO quant experts launch first-of-its-kind product to enable brokers, exchanes, and custodians to prove solvency daily
Serves leading Web3 companies including Coinlist, Bitso, TrueUSD, and M11 Credit, among others
Additional investors include Balaji Srinivasan, Roger Chen, and Ada Yeo
NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Proven, a developer of zero-knowledge proofs that enables…
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Another story from today is that one of the custodians for the theatre & art buildings(let’s call her Jane) told me about a prank she and her colleague(let’s call him John) played on another janitor (let’s call her Mary).
Apparently, Mary is older and very much type A. She likes to do things a certain way, and sometimes will tell Jane & the other janitors how to do their jobs.
(Sidebar, Jane is the sweetest person ever, this was all in good fun)
So, today, Jane & John hid in the corner of the ceramics room spying/peeking in on Mary, who was doing some cleaning, & when she left to go get something they moved one of the bottles on her cart. She came back, looked around, was confused, & put it back. She left again & they went back & moved it again.
After that, they hightailed it out of there and went upstairs where a professor chatted with them & gave them cookies (bc why not). When they came back down, Mary asked if they had been messing with her cart & Jane said, “No, we were upstairs talking to Craigory, he gave us cookies, see?” And Mary was flabbergasted, “well someone’s been messing with my stuff but I’m not sure who???”
So they got away with it!!! Of my gosh, you guys should have seen Jane’s face as she talked about it, she looked like the cat that got the cream. It’s the most chill, simple prank but she prefaced the story with, “so I did something bad.” CAN YOU BELIEVE IT??? Incredible, prank channels should take note.
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Professional Advice on Life Insurance
Most people experience overwhelming feelings when considering life insurance. We understand because we have experienced it. We sought advice from a financial expert because of this.
At NFP, a renowned international insurance broker and financial services expert, Mike James serves as Executive Vice President and Head of Life and Wealth. Mike is a native Bostonian who was reared in the Roxbury district. His "give first" philosophy continues to have a beneficial influence on businesses, individuals, communities, and outcomes. Being able to link people with solutions is what drives him, and owning life insurance, in his opinion, is a fantastic opportunity for everyone.
According to Mike, most individuals believe that life insurance is only worthwhile when a loved one passes away. Permanent life insurance offers the option for cash accumulation in a savings-like way within the policy and death payments, which are undoubtedly significant. According to your circumstances, you might want several types of life insurance, including term or permanent coverage, he continues.
Here is some extra insight on Mike's " why " thinking about life insurance.
It's Important
Everyone should think about the value of life insurance. In the Black community, it is very crucial. Particularly for women, who statistically live longer and eventually take on the role of financial custodians for their families. Steve says. This puts individuals in control of their knowledge of the importance of life insurance. Therefore, even if you don't currently have life insurance, you should still consider getting it when circumstances change. Numerous life insurance options are available to suit your requirements at various times of your life.
It's Private
In times of uncertainty, life insurance provides certainty. Mike explains, "My dad, the head of our household, passed away. My mother received the proceeds of a life insurance policy he held, which helped us meet our family's financial commitments. He argues why his family's investment in permanent life insurance was beneficial. You can build up significant value if you purchase it at an early enough stage, and it includes a cash-building feature. Mike contributed to his children's college expenses with some of the cash worth from his life insurance policy.
His in-laws have long-term care coverage in their life insurance policy. He and his wife are now allowed to use the long-term care benefit if his in-laws ever need it, as they are their primary caregivers. Life insurance has changed along with me throughout my life, which is why I'm a fan, claims Mike.
It's Advantageous
Mike informed us that he frequently receives this question from family and friends: "Why do you want to pay for life insurance as opposed to saving, investing, or purchasing something else?" He also considers both the immediate and long-term advantages. "I aim to encourage broader thinking in others. It isn't easy, so you require a knowledgeable expert who can inform you of the true importance of life insurance.
He suggests, "If it is supplied through an employment, get as much as you can justify," as a starting point. It is usually simple and painless when purchased simultaneously with your employee benefits. It's imperative for individuals who can't obtain it through their employment to do so elsewhere. More people who can converse intelligently about the advantages of owning life insurance are needed in the community for our industry.
It's Easy
If you're prepared to learn more about life insurance ownership, there are several methods to start. "Ask about life insurance immediately if you have a connection to a financial institution or a professional. NFP is a leading international insurance broker, and we can assist you in connecting if you don't already have a connection. Steve says.
#lifeinsurance #ethos #freewill #protectyourfamily
Sarah Jane Cadiz
August 22, 2022
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Campbells Rutherglen Muscat NV 17.5% 37.5cl Half Bottle
Campbells Rutherglen Muscat is the entry point into Campbells of Rutherglen’s superb range of Australian, sweet Muscat wines. It is a fortified Australian dessert wine made in using a solera system of fractional ageing, common in Sherry. Complex and elegant.
The Campbells of Rutherglen family winemaking heritage began in 1870 when Scotsman John Campbell made his first wine from the Bobbie Burns vineyard. Today there are around 64 hectares under vine and Youngest daughter and fifth generation Campbell, Julie, is the winemaker and custodian of the iconic Campbell’s style. Eldest daughter Jane oversees all elements of brand as the Managing Director. The family grows white varieties include Riesling, Chardonnay, Roussanne, Viognier and Trebbiano. Red varieties include Shiraz, the rare Durif, Tempranillo, Cabernet Sauvignon and Malbec. Their world renowned Rutherglen Muscats are made from the variety Muscat à Petits Grains Rouge, and our Rutherglen Topaque from Muscadelle.
Rutherglen Muscat is a unique combination of the region’s climate, the grape variety, soils, the skills handed down through the generations and the wonderful old stocks reserved by past generations. The grapes for Campbells Rutherglen Muscat are 100% Muscat (Muscat à Petits Grains Rouge) are harvested late in the season to achieve optimum ripeness, ensuring maximum fruit flavour and a high degree of natural sweetness.
Only selected parcels of premium fruit are used to produce wines for this solera. The Muscat is fortified and enters into a “solera” system (a blend of a number of vintages from many past years) similar to those used in Sherry production. Wine can only be withdrawn from this solera when it matches exactly with the previous withdrawal thus ensuring the quality and consistency of style.
Campbells is one of the inaugural members of the Australian First Families of Wine (AFFW), a group of 10 like-minded and multi generational winemaking families.
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US Regulators Approve Bitcoin ETFs, Opening Doors for Mainstream Investors
US regulators have given the green light for financial institutions like BlackRock and Fidelity to launch spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs). This means that people can now invest in bitcoin through their brokerage, similar to regular stocks. The approval follows a strange incident in January when someone used the US Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) account to prematurely announce the ETFs, causing market chaos. Now, the arrival of spot bitcoin ETFs is expected to boost demand for the asset and potentially drive up its price.
The new spot bitcoin ETFs have been welcomed by investors as an easier way to access and invest in bitcoin. However, a significant portion of the profits from these ETFs will be earned by the firms working behind the scenes. These companies will charge a management fee as a percentage of the invested amount. Additionally, other service providers, such as custodians, authorized participants, and market makers, will play important roles in ensuring the smooth functioning of the ETFs.
The number of firms that can handle the complexities of bitcoin custody and trading is limited. For example, only Coinbase and Gemini will provide custody services for almost all the new ETFs, while JPMorgan, Cantor Fitzgerald, Virtu Financial, and Jane Street are the current authorized participants for the ETFs. The revenue earned by these companies will increase as more money is invested, and trading activity becomes more active. Overall, the launch of spot bitcoin ETFs is seen as a significant development that could result in trillions of dollars flowing into these ETFs in the future.
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February 22: We will always remember this exciting moment...
Just 7 years ago today, Eddie won the "Best Actor" Oscar Award for his outstanding performance as Prof. Stephen Hawking in "The Theory of Everything' film.
This was his delightful acceptance speech: acceptance speech:
"Oh, my God. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you to the Academy. I don’t think I’m capable of articulating quite how I feel right now. Please know this, I am fully aware that I am a lucky, lucky man"
"This Oscar—wow!—this Oscar, this belongs to all of those people around the world battling ALS. It belongs to one exceptional family: Stephen, Jane, Jonathan and the Hawking children".
"I will be its custodian and I will promise you I will look after him. I will polish him. I will answer his beck and call. I will wait on him hand and foot".
"But I would not be here were it not for an extraordinary troupe of people. My staggering partner in crime, Felicity Jones. My ferocious and yet incredibly kind director, James Marsh. Working Title, Focus, Lisa and Anthony, Nina and my ingenious team of Dallas, Josh, Gene, Jason, Elan, Carl, Britney and Carrie and Pip".
Now, finally, please, this is so extraordinary. I just want to thank my family and you, Hannah, my wife. I love you so much. We have a new fellow coming to share our apartment. Thank you."
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