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Zimbabwe and Zambia will co-host the UNWTO General Assembly from 21-28 August in Victoria Falls this year.
“With the hosting of the UNWTO approaching, the Zimbabwe Tourism Authority needs to ensure that they benchmark at the prevailing world class standards if we are going to host a successful UNWTO General Assembly.
“I am pleased that their vision for the General Assembly is “A uniquely African General Assembly-the best organised General Assembly ever held”. In order to archive that, we need to work on raising our standards to the requisite level now,” said Mzembi.
Mzembi was speaking during a tour of Meikles Hotel in the capital. The hotel is currently going through a major $8,5 million refurbishment exercise which is part of efforts to bring it in sync with international standards.
Mzembi said government has the obligation to play a facilitative role and make it easier for operators to import the necessary vehicles and other items that enable them to meet world standards and be competitive.
“I look forward to seeing strategies and action plans that will ensure that going forward, we will offer service of the highest quality during the General Assembly and beyond. On the question of standards, the ball falls squarely in the ZTA’s court.
“They need to go out there and ensure that set standards are met by all players in the industry. It is pleasing that Meikles Hotel is focusing on those very issues that are critical as we prepare for the UNWTO General Assembly,” said Mzembi.
Speaking at the same function, Meikles Hotel Managing Director, Karl Snater said: “There have been many encouraging signs of renewed growth in travel and tourism and we look forward to increased interest in Zimbabwe as a destination for travellers.”Post published in: News


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Due to the fact that the costs of flying to a new place is one of the biggest expenses in your travel budget it is essential to consider a few tips and tricks to reduce these costs as much as possible. Finding cheap flights can be a daunting tasks as there are just so many online resources to chose from.
In the following article we will go through our top 5 tricks that we also use to get cheap flights for our travels.
1. Use a Comparison Site
I know this might seem like a no-brainer to many of us but we still see many searching for flights directly on the websites of the airlines. This can be good at some times but usually flight comparison sites are a much easier and better way to find cheap flights. These comparison sites scan the entire database of flights and (usually) spit out the best options for your specific flight needs.
Yet, not all flights comparison sites operate the same and there are some differences between them. Make sure to not always go for the first offers but also filter by ‘best’ and see how flights with stop-overs and mixed airlines can be an even cheaper option. For example, when searching for Berlin to New York or Jeddah to Manila flights, be sure to sort by cheapest and consider the flight differences when adding stop-overs, flight times and airlines mixes.
Also, make sure to do your flight searching in a separate, incognito mode tab in your browser.
2. Be Flexible in Your Time and Destination
Flight prices vary strong between days of the week, time of the year and during holidays. Obviously flights will be the most expensive during holiday seasons such as Christmas, Easter or New Years or during school vacations in the summer. So booking your flight during this time will be probably not be the best option. So whats the solution? Fly off-season and avoid the high demand times during vacations.
Ideally, if you flexible with your flight times it would be even better to be flexible with your flight destination. If you are very fixed on a certain destination then the question of ‘when’ is essential in finding cheap flights. Yet, when you just want to travel and find the next best and cheapest destination to get to you can also use the option of just letting the to: field empty. This will enable you to see a list of destinations ranked by cheapest flights from which you can then chose from. Try it out! Most comparison flights offer this function.
For example, we found cheap flights to Madeira for around EUR 60 from Germany even though we had no idea where to fly to and were flexible with our flight dates. A great trip and beautiful island that we would not have discovered with this option.
3. Book in the Right Time
Finding the perfect time to book your flight is not always easy. There are numerous myths out there in the internet telling you that certain days of the week are better and cheaper to book your flights. Airlines us highly sophisticated algorithms to calculate their prices and its impossible to outsmart them.
Prices usually tend to increase the closer it gets to the flight day. So booking your flight last-minute might not be the best idea and booking your flight a year in advance is also not always cheaper. Yet, based on our experience, the best time time to book your flight is around 5-6 weeks before your departure day. This is a more-or-less time frame.
4. Watch out for Flight Deals
There are times where airlines accidentally produce wrong air fares or simply offer special deals to market certain destinations and or/and specific flights. Most of these flight deals are only available for a short period of time (max 24 hours). There are some websites out there that collect these flights and show them to users such as Secret Flying or Holiday Pirates. Make sure to follow them and if you find a deal be quick!
5. Make use of Miles
There are many airline reward programs that enable you to collect points or miles that you can then redeem in other flights. Depending on which program you join you can have various opportunities to collect miles such as when you shop online, credit card sign-ups etc. It does not really matter if you will actually fly with these airlines but just sign up to the program because these programs are offered throughout their entire airline collaborations. We are signed- in to many different rewards programs and regularly make use of these miles during our trips.
Finding cheap flights is all about you being as flexible as possible and finding the right moments and opportunities. If you follow our above mentioned tips and tricks you should be able to get yourself a cheap flight!

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CORPUS CHRISTI - If you go by the rankings of Allstate Insurance, Corpus Christi ranks among the better places for good drivers. The company in its annual ranking of the top 200 cities puts the city’s drivers at 65th, right ahead of Minneapolis and behind Denver.
The ranking is based on property damage claims — Allstate is an insurance company — and so the ranking would seem to have some validity. Sixty-five out of 200 is pretty good. That’s a ranking high enough at least to envision a city populated by drivers who go out of their way to be courteous, to drive safely within the speed limit, who graciously yield the right of way, give a wide berth to cyclists and are ever watchful for pedestrians.
Hah! We know better. And Police Chief Floyd Simpson particularly has a better handle than Allstate on the state of driving in Corpus Christi. Saying he didn’t know how Allstate compiled its information, he bluntly gave the assessment that “we have horrible drivers who don’t care who they hurt.”
The man knows what he is saying. He arrived at that assessment after going to too many hit-and-run accidents, having his officers handle too many fatalities caused by reckless drivers, seeing the depressing results in terms of statistics, damaged property and, worse, injuries and death caused by the aggressive driving that plagues the city. Of the nearly 16,000 traffic accidents in the city last year, 1,190 were hit-and-runs.
The city has a problem. I don’t think it’s a driver competence problem. Today’s automobile is safer than it has ever been. Many come with features that alert the driver when the auto is wandering out of its lane, or that the car alongside is wandering out of its lane. Others have rear-view cameras to warn motorists about objects and people in back of them. Or beep to keep dozing drivers awake.
I think we have an attitude problem. It’s the attitude of people who, as Simpson said, “don’t care who they hurt.” And this attitude is not just reflected in driving, although driving is a wonderful mirror of the soul. This is the attitude that causes much of the littering around town. “I’ll just toss my Styrofoam cup out of the window because it’ll mess up my truck and I don’t care where it falls.” It’s the attitude that allows drivers to park their vehicles with their wheels up on the curb. “I need to protect my vehicle by running up on the curb and I don’t care about the ruts in the grass or the degrading of the neighborhood.”
That attitude of “I don’t care” is why we see motorists wheeling through traffic while talking on the phone, texting their friends, updating their Facebook, posting photos and who knows what else. “It’s more important that I keep my social media account current and I don’t care what the rest of you are doing.” That attitude of “I don’t care about you” is why vehicles with stereo systems that make the ground heave and that would have driven Gen. Manuel Noriega out of that embassy in Panama City cruise neighborhoods late at night. Got to hear my music, see.
This is not to trivialize the serious issue of hit-and-run accidents. People have suffered life-changing injuries. Families have lost loved ones to drivers who just left their victims in the road. But why has Corpus Christi had a rash of these incidents of late, even after the massive publicity and police attention that previous accidents have had. Yet there seem to be people who “don’t care who they hurt.”
The chief has launched a campaign against aggressive driving, having his officers target motorists who seem determined to muscle their way around in traffic, changing lanes, cutting other cars off and, in general, being uncivil and dangerous on the roadways. Those drivers will find their driving just got a lot more expensive.
I wish the chief luck, at least for the sake of the rest of us. Maybe that will calm things down some. But the real answer is for a significant part of Corpus Christi to get an attitude change.

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With new streaming services popping up every year there has never been so much TV to watch! It can be hard to keep track of the stand out shows you ha...
Dawson's Creek is the beloved American teen drama that originally aired from 1998 to 2003. Set in the small coastal town of Capeside, Massachusetts, the show follows the lives of a group of high school friends as they navigate the challenges of adolescence, relationships, and self-discovery.
At the centre of the series is Dawson Leery, played by James Van Der Beek, a dreamer with a passion for filmmaking. Dawson's best friend, Joey Potter, portrayed by Katie Holmes, is a strong-willed and independent woman who harbours a long-standing crush on Dawson. Pacey Witter, played by Joshua Jackson, is the charming and mischievous best friend of Dawson, known for his wit and knack for finding himself in complicated situations. Michelle Williams takes on the role of Jen Lindley, a newcomer to Capeside with a troubled past, who brings a sense of mystery and emotional depth to the group.
Dawson's Creek became popular with audiences for its relatable and authentic portrayal of teenage life. The characters are multidimensional and complex, each facing their own personal struggles and growth throughout the series. Viewers were drawn to the show's ability to tackle a wide range of themes, including love, friendship, family dynamics, identity, and the challenges of transitioning from adolescence to adulthood.
Dawson's Creek is also remembered for its groundbreaking approach to storytelling. The series fearlessly addressed topics such as sexuality, mental health, and social issues, breaking down barriers and paving the way for more inclusive and realistic representation in television.
Our Dawson’s Creek facts include what audiences thought of the show’s explicit language, why there were props from the film Scream on set and how the show made waves with a $3Million marketing budget.
1. It Is Set In Massachusetts But Filmed In Wilmington, North Carolina
Dawson's Creek revolves around a tight-knit group of friends in the fictional town of Capeside, Massachusetts. The show follows their lives from high school through college and originally aired from January 20, 1998, to May 14, 2003.
Created by Kevin Williamson, Dawson's Creek premiered on The WB network on January 20, 1998. The series, produced by Columbia TriStar Television (later renamed Sony Pictures Television), was filmed in Wilmington, North Carolina. It concluded on May 14, 2003, after a total of 128 episodes were produced.
Both Dawson's Creek and One Tree Hill (2003) were filmed in Wilmington, North Carolina.
2. It Was One Of The WB’s Flagship Series
Alongside shows like Buffy the Vampire Slayer and 7th Heaven, Dawson's Creek became one of The WB's flagship series, propelling its main cast members to international fame.
In 2007, Entertainment Weekly recognized the show's cultural impact by including it at No. 90 on their "New TV Classics" list.
Additionally, the series is credited with initiating a wave of teen-focused shows in the late 1990s that carried into the 2000s.
3. Dawson’s Creek Wouldn’t Have Been Made Without Scream
After successfully selling his spec script for the film Scream (1996), Kevin Williamson, a film assistant, found himself in meetings with various film and television producers. During one of these meetings, he met executive Paul Stupin, who inquired about Williamson's ideas for a television production.
4. Williamson Wrote A 20 Page Outline For Dawson’s Creek In One Night
Inspired by his own experiences growing up near a creek in North Carolina and his passion for filmmaking and Steven Spielberg, Williamson conceived the idea of a teen series. Intrigued by the concept, Paul Stupin invited Williamson to pitch the idea to Columbia TriStar Television studios the following day. That night, Williamson hastily wrote a 20-page outline for what would become Dawson's Creek.
5. Williamson Was Inspired By My So-Called Life, 90210 And Little House On The Prairie
Kevin Williamson described the show would work as a blend of films like Some Kind of Wonderful, Pump Up the Volume, James at 15, My So-Called Life, and the classic series Little House on the Prairie.
He also aimed to capture the spirit of popular teen drama Beverly Hills, 90210 to resonate with the contemporary teenage audience.
6. Columbia Wanted Dawson’s Creek To Be Set In Boston
Columbia requested that the show be set in Boston, Massachusetts, but Williamson ultimately decided on the fictional town of Capeside. He then presented the idea to Fox, but despite their initial support for his scripts, they had concerns about launching another teen drama, particularly while struggling with their existing show, Party of Five.
After Fox rejected the series, Kevin Williamson adopted a dog and named him Dawson, thinking it would be his only memory of the script.
7. Buffy The Vampire Slayer Was The Reason The WB Greenlit Dawson’s Creek
Columbia TriStar sent Williamson's scripts to The WB network, which was seeking fresh ideas for their programming after the success of the supernatural drama series Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
Williamson met with Garth Ancier, the chief programmer at the time, and Susanne Daniels, the entertainment president, who were both enamoured with his script. They picked up Dawson's Creek, slotting it into the network's new Tuesday night lineup.
8. Procter & Gamble Productions Sold Their Stake In Dawson’s Creek
Procter & Gamble Productions joined as a co-producer of the series. However, they eventually sold their interest in the show three months before its premiere due to concerns over the explicit dialogue and provocative plotlines that were making headlines.
9. Dawson’s Creek Launched The Career Of Its Lead Actors
Dawson's Creek played a pivotal role in launching the acting careers of its young lead stars, namely James Van Der Beek, Michelle Williams, Katie Holmes, and Joshua Jackson, each with varying levels of prior acting experience.
10. Joshua Jackson Originally Auditioned For Dawson Leery
Joshua Jackson, known for his role in The Mighty Ducks series as a young and aspiring hockey player, was considered for the main role of Dawson Leery. However, creator Kevin Williamson, while pleased with Jackson's audition and versatile acting abilities, felt that his good looks didn't align with the underdog, nerd, and video geek character he envisioned for Dawson. As a result, Jackson was cast as Dawson's best friend, Pacey Witter, instead.
Other actors like Charlie Hunnam, Adrian Grenier, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, and Scott Speedman also auditioned for the role of Dawson, while Adam Brody read for Pacey.
11. James Van Der Beek Was Chosen Because Of His Nervousness
James Van Der Beek's audition video, sent in by the casting director, caught the attention of the team, leading to an invitation for him to audition in Los Angeles. With a background in off-Broadway performances, Van Der Beek impressed Williamson with his cerebral and introspective quality, displaying a nervousness and insecurity that embodied the character of Dawson.
12. Selma Blair Was Nearly Chosen For Joey Potter
When it came to casting the role of Joey Potter, Dawson's best female friend, the team initially considered actress Selma Blair, who had auditioned with toughness and heart.
However, an audition tape from Katie Holmes caught their attention. Holmes had filmed herself in her basement, delivering Dawson's lines with a genuine and lonely demeanour.
Although a scheduling conflict initially prevented her from coming to California for an in-person audition, Holmes eventually secured the role upon her arrival in Los Angeles two weeks later.
According to Williamson, Holmes possessed the perfect look for Joey, with her eyes reflecting a sense of deep loneliness.
13. Katherine Heigl Auditioned For Jen Lindley
Michelle Williams, who had previous acting experience in projects like Lassie, Species, and guest appearances on sitcoms, impressed Kevin Williamson with a heartfelt audition scene in which her character, Jen Lindley, confronts her grandfather's illness.
Katherine Heigl also auditioned for the role of Jen, as she had a previous working relationship with director Steve Miner, who helmed the pilot episode and had directed Heigl in the film My Father the Hero (1994).
14. The Whole First Season Was Filmed Prior To Airing The First Episode
The entire first season of Dawson’s Creek (all thirteen episodes) were filmed prior to the airing of the show's first episode.
15. Kevin Williamson Left Dawson’s Creek To Focus On Wasteland
Following the conclusion of the second season of Dawson’s Creek, creator Kevin Williamson departed from the series to focus on a new show called Wasteland for ABC. However, he later returned to pen the two-hour series finale.
16. Production Of Dawson’s Creek Shutdown After Alex Gansa Joined
With Williamson's departure on Dawson’s Creek, Alex Gansa took over as the showrunner. However, a production shutdown and discontent among the actors regarding the storylines in the early stages of the third season led to Gansa being replaced by Greg Berlanti, who had been a part of the writing staff before Williamson's exit.
17. Dawson’s Creek Had A Pretty Impressive Writers Room
Several members of the Dawson’s Creek writing staff, including Gina Fattore (Gilmore Girls), Jenny Bicks (Sex and the City), Julie Plec (The Vampire Diaries), Tom Kapinos (Californication), and Dana Baratta (Jessica Jones), went on to create or write for other highly regarded television shows.
18. Dawson’s Creek Was Also Filmed In Southport And Wrightsville Beach
For the first four seasons, Dawson's Creek primarily filmed in Wilmington, North Carolina, utilising the EUE/Screen Gems studios and various locations around the city. Southport and Wrightsville Beach also served as substitutes for the fictional town of Capeside, located in mid-Cape Cod.
19. Dawson’s Creek Increased Tourism In Wilmington
The presence of the show greatly benefited the Wilmington area. While the studios had previously hosted films, commercials, and music videos, Dawson's Creek was the first production to extensively utilise multiple soundstages for an extended period. Other shows, like One Tree Hill, later occupied these same sound stages and utilised similar locations in Wilmington.
The show's impact extended beyond the film industry, attracting attention to the city as a filming destination and boosting tourism. The local visitors' bureau even provided a special guide highlighting the filming locations featured in the show.
20. Homes In New Hanover County Were Used For The Main Character’s Home
Private residences situated along the shores of Hewletts Creek in New Hanover County stood in for the Leery, Lindley, and Potter homes.
21. The Icehouse Restaurant Was Removed From The Show Due To Real Life Changes
The interiors of the Potter family's Icehouse restaurant were filmed at The Icehouse bar in downtown Wilmington, while exteriors were shot at the Dockside Restaurant in Wrightsville Beach. Changes in the real Icehouse's surroundings later necessitated its removal from the storyline, symbolised by burning it down.
Some scenic shots and scenes from the opening credits were captured in Martha's Vineyard, an island off the Massachusetts coast, as well as Masonboro. Notable exterior shots included Alderman Hall on the University of North Carolina Wilmington campus, which served as Capeside High School.
22. Duke University Was Used As Worthington University
As the Dawson’s Creek characters progressed to college in the fifth and sixth seasons, the university's architectural uniformity made it challenging to portray different campuses within the show. Consequently, scenes set at the fictional Worthington University in Boston were filmed at Duke University and various locations around Franklin Street at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. In later seasons, filming expanded to include locations in Durham and Raleigh.
23. Dawson’s Creek Purchased The Site Of The College Bar In Wilmington
The Hell's Kitchen bar featured in the show was originally a natural food store located at 118 Princess Street in Wilmington. The producers acquired the property, transformed it into a gritty college bar for the final season, and upon the show's completion, a local restaurateur purchased the building. It was converted into an actual restaurant and bar that retained the same name, incorporating many of the original set and decorations.
24. The WB Gave Dawson’s Creek A $3Million Marketing Budget
The WB allocated an estimated $3 million for the marketing of Dawson's Creek several months before its series premiere on January 20, 1998. A preview clip of the show was also circulated to television critics and media outlets in the summer of 1997, creating buzz around its daring content, which featured frank discussions about sexuality among teenagers and a romantic storyline involving a teacher and a high school student.
The WB's marketing campaign was so extensive that Newsweek commented that Dawson's Creek was "as much a marketing event as a small-town serial about overheated hormones."
25. The WB Was The First Network To Use Movie Theatre Trailers
The promotional efforts for Dawson’s Creek included billboards and trailers shown in theatres before movies like Titanic, making The WB the first TV network to utilise movie theatre trailers.
26. J.Crew Was Dawson’s Creek Wardrobe Provider
J.Crew, Dawson’s Creek wardrobe provider, showcased the relatively unknown cast in its winter-spring catalogue.
27. The Dawson’s Creek Theme Song Was Originally Alanis Morissette
In January 1998, promotional materials featuring the song "I Don't Want to Wait" by Paula Cole were displayed in Blockbuster video stores. This ended up becoming the theme song for Dawson’s Creek.
The show initially featured Alanis Morissette's song "Hand in My Pocket" as the theme song in the unaired pilot episode. However, when Dawson's Creek was picked up, Morissette decided not to have it used as the theme.
28. Dawson’s Creek Was Pioneering With It’s Own Fan Website
During Dawson’s Creek airing, the producers were pioneers in engaging fans through cross-platform interaction, primarily through the show's official website known as Dawson's Desktop.
On this website, users could explore Dawson's multimedia journal and homework files, browse his bookmarked websites, and listen to his CDs. They could read characters' emails and chat transcripts and even sift through their virtual trash bins.
According to show writer Jeffrey Stepakoff, dawsonscreek.com allowed fans not only to discuss the show but also to provide input on what they wanted to see next. The feedback from viewers had a significant impact on the direction of the series, and staff members were hired specifically to interact with fans online on a regular basis.
29. Dawson’s Creek Was Shown In 50 Countries
The show enjoyed a wide international broadcast, reaching over 50 countries. It achieved particular popularity in Australia, where it consistently ranked number one in its time slot on Network Ten for multiple episodes and garnered high ratings throughout seasons one to four. Reruns of the show are frequently aired on 9Go! in Australia.
In the UK, the show initially aired on Channel 4 but later moved to Channel 5 for its final two seasons. Starting in 2007, reruns of the show began airing on weekdays on Channel 5's sister channel, 5Star. From April 2011, it was broadcast on Sony Channel on the Sky digital platform. In November 2017, the entire series became available on Channel 4's streaming service, All 4. The show was also broadcast on Yle in Finland.
30. Dawson’s Creek Was Highly Anticipated Due To Its Explicit Dialogue
Dawson's Creek gained significant attention and publicity even before its premiere, sparking discussions and concerns among television critics and consumer watchdog groups about its potentially provocative storylines and explicit dialogue.
Columnist John Leo referred to the show as "While Parents Cringe," criticising its explicit content and stating, "The first episode contains a good deal of chatter about breasts, genitalia, masturbation, and penis size. Then the title and credits come on and the story begins."
31. Dawson’s Creek Was Called The “Crudest…Show Aimed At Kids”
The Parents Television Council declared Dawson's Creek as the worst program of the 1997-98 and 1998-99 seasons, citing it as "the crudest of the network shows aimed at kids."
They expressed concerns about its focus on premarital sexual activity, references to pornography and condoms, and the show's acceptance of homosexuality.
Former UPN President Lucie Salhany criticised The WB for airing Dawson's Creek, stating that it featured adolescent characters in adult situations during an early time slot when the network was supposed to be "the family network." However, the National Organization for Women offered an endorsement, considering it one of the least sexually exploitative shows on the air.
A significant point of criticism was the show's early decision to explore a romantic relationship between a high school student and a teacher, which garnered much attention and controversy.
32. Many Critics Felt Dawson’s Creek Was Pandering To Audiences
Initial reviews of the series were a mix of positive and negative. The season premiere attracted considerable commentary about its perceived explicit content and the teens' preoccupation with sex.
Negative reviews criticised the show for its lack of realism, particularly the overly verbose dialogue spoken by the teenage characters, which People magazine found strained credibility.
The Observer described the show as "simply misguided and misconceived," portraying hyper-articulate and self-conscious teenagers as if they were part of a catalogue.
Tom Shales of The Washington Post labelled creator Kevin Williamson as the "most overrated wunderkind in Hollywood" and accused him of pandering.
33. Dawson’s Creek Was Award Winning
Dawson's Creek received numerous award nominations, including ALMA Awards, Casting Society of America Awards, Golden Satellite Awards, TV Guide Awards, and YoungStar Awards.
In 2000, the show was honored with a SHINE Award for consistently addressing sexual health issues on television.
Throughout its run, the series, its crew, and the young cast received multiple nominations, winning six awards. Joshua Jackson won the Teen Choice Award for Choice Actor three times, and the show itself won the Teen Choice Award for Choice Drama twice. It also received the GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding TV Drama Series.
34. Dawson’s Creek Grew The WB’s Ad Revenue To Over Half A Billion Dollars
Although Dawson's Creek may not have achieved massive ratings compared to major networks like NBC, ABC, and CBS, it found success among its target audience of younger viewers and became a defining show for the WB Network.
Dawson’s Creek became the highest-rated program among female teenagers at the time and contributed significantly to the WB's ad revenue, which soared from $100 million in 1996 to over half a billion dollars in 1999.
35. The Dawson’s Creek Pilot Attracted 6.8 Million Viewers
The pilot episode attracted 6.8 million viewers and achieved a 4.8 rating, quickly becoming the network's highest-ranked show within two months. The first season's highest-rated episode was the finale, ranking fifty-ninth overall, while the second highest-rated episode was the second one. This could be attributed, in part, to other major networks airing President Clinton's State of the Union address during the Lewinsky scandal instead of their regular programming. The series finale itself reached its largest audience ever, with 7.3 million U.S. viewers tuning in.
36. Dawson’s Creek Had A “Semi Spin Off”
According to Tim Brooks and Earle Marsh, Dawson’s Creek had what they referred to as a "semi-spinoff" called Young Americans. The character Will Krudski (played by Rodney Scott) was introduced in three episodes towards the end of Dawson's Creek's third season. He was depicted as a friend of Dawson, Joey, and Pacey who had previously moved away and returned to Capeside for a visit. Will's character had never been mentioned before this storyline and did not appear in the series again after the season three episode "Show Me Love."
Young Americans, consisting of eight episodes, was produced by the same company as Dawson's Creek, Columbia TriStar Television, and aired in Dawson's Creek's time slot during the show's summer break in 2000.
It is considered a semi-spin-off because the character of Will was not originally created for Dawson's Creek but was introduced in the show to set up and establish the premise of Young Americans.
37. There Is A Criticised Argentine Remake Of Dawson’s Creek
Dawson's Creek served as inspiration for the Argentine soap opera Verano del '98, which received criticism for being perceived as a thinly veiled copy of Dawson's Creek. Additionally, the 2007 youth drama series Kavak Yelleri is a Turkish remake of the show.
A Turkish version of Dawson's Creek called Kavak Yelleri (2007) was produced.
38. There Are 15 Dawson’s Creek Novels
To complement Dawson’s Creek, Simon & Schuster published a series of fifteen mass-market paperback novelizations based on Dawson's Creek. Before joining the show's staff as episode writers, Liz Tigelaar and Anna Fricke had written a young adult suspense-themed series that served as a companion to the show.
39. Dawson’s Creek Showcased Breakthrough Artists
Dawson's Creek had a significant impact on shaping the television music culture of teen and other drama series in the late 1990s and early 2000s by curating popular music and breaking artists from the independent and alternative rock genres. The show's executive Paul Stupin, music supervisor John McCullough, and co-producer Drew Matich played pivotal roles in overseeing the musical elements of the episodes, making creative decisions, and helping artists rise to fame.
The trio approached music as a way to convey emotions and enhance the storytelling, seeking songs that would underplay whole sequences while allowing viewers to enjoy the music alongside dialogue.
Paul Stupin would spend hours in the editing room with the editor, reviewing numerous song candidates sent over by McCullough, often comparing ten or fifteen songs against each scene. Recommendations for music inclusion came from various sources, including writers, editors, co-producers, and Sony Music executives.
40. There Is A Two Volume Dawson’s Creek Soundtrack
Dawson's Creek spawned two volumes of soundtrack albums. The first album, "Songs from Dawson's Creek," was released after the first season and became a worldwide success, reaching the top of charts in multiple countries and selling over 1.5 million copies within six months. It was certified triple platinum in Australia and gold in the United States.
The second soundtrack, "Songs from Dawson's Creek – Volume 2," was released in conjunction with the show's fourth season and achieved more modest success, peaking in the top twenty on certain charts.
41. Critics State Dawson’s Creek Was More Accessible For Teens Than Other Shows
Sandi Rankaduwa, in an article for BuzzFeed News, discussed why Dawson’s Creek resonated with young people who were coming of age during turbulent times like Columbine and 9/11. She noted that the series provided comfort for viewers by portraying confused, outsider teens who were more self-aware than the adults around them.
The characters' struggles and successes in a controlled space became therapeutic, offering a sense of stability and relatability. The accessible stories of the Creek teens stood in contrast to the glamorous lifestyles depicted in shows like Beverly Hills, 90210 and The O.C.
42. Pacey And Joey’s Relationship Was Voted One Of The Best Of All Time
The romantic relationship between Pacey and Joey was recognized by Entertainment Weekly as one of the 100 Best TV Romances of All Time.
The season three finale episode, "True Love," was ranked at number 50 on The Ringer's list of 100 Best TV Episodes of the Century. Jack McPhee's character was considered groundbreaking for its portrayal of a gay role on television, and his kiss with Ethan marked the first romantic kiss between two gay male characters on primetime TV.
43. Dawson’s Creek Is Cited As The Reason We Have Many Teen Dramas
Kristen Baldwin of EW argued that without Dawson's Creek and its contemporary Buffy the Vampire Slayer, we would not have had the hyper-verbal, pop culture-obsessed teens of shows like Riverdale, Felicity, Charmed, Popular, Freaks and Geeks, Roswell, Gilmore Girls, Everwood, One Tree Hill, and The O.C.
44. Entertainment Weekly Released 5 Collectible Dawson’s Creek Covers
In 2018, the cast reunited for the series' 20th anniversary, with Entertainment Weekly featuring five different collectible covers for their print issue. The reunion led to a quadruple increase in streaming traffic for the series on Hulu.
45. Kevin Williamson Wouldn’t Come Back For A Reboot
Regarding the possibility of a reboot, Katie Holmes expressed her love for the show's nostalgic pre-social media and pre-internet era, stating she likes where it currently stands. Kevin Williamson, the show's creator, shared that Dawson's Creek was an expression of himself at that specific point in time and that he would be happy to watch someone else take on a reboot, but he personally does not feel emotionally connected to bring it back himself.
46. Dawson’s Creek Has Been Parodied Across Other Shows
Dawson's Creek became a frequent subject of references in other media during its peak popularity. It was parodied in various forms, such as the animated series South Park and the children's sketch comedy show The Amanda Show, which featured a recurring soap opera parody segment called "Moody's Point." The series was also spoofed at the 1998 MTV Movie Awards and in the film Scary Movie, where James Van Der Beek made a cameo appearance.
47. James Van Der Beek’s Crying Face Became A Meme
One particular scene from Dawson's Creek, featuring Dawson's crying face, became a meme that James Van Der Beek has acknowledged. The emotional expression captured in that moment resonated with internet users and became a widely used image in online culture.
48. Katie Holmes And Joshua Jackson Dated In Real Life
Katie Holmes and Joshua Jackson were in a real-life relationship during the early stages of the show.
49. Dawson’s Necklace Was Made By Van Der Beek’s Mother
The necklace worn by Dawson in every episode was created by James Van Der Beek's Mother. The wardrobe team designed each outfit around this necklace, making it a central element of Dawson's wardrobe.
50. Did You Notice Pacey’s The Mighty Ducks Reference?
In Season 1, Episode 7, titled "Detention," Dawson references The Breakfast Club (1985) and mentions the cast's supposed obscurity in television. Joshua Jackson's character, Pacey, adds a comment about Emilio Estevez and his role in the "duck movies," referring to Jackson's own involvement in the Mighty Ducks film series with Estevez.
51. Smith And Jackson Directed Dawson’s Creek Episodes
Kerr Smith (Jack McPhee) and Joshua Jackson (Pacey Witter) are the only two series regulars who directed an episode during the show's six-season run.
52. Dawson’s Bedroom Included Props From Scream
Props from Kevin Williamson's films Scream (1996) and I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997) were frequently used on Dawson's Creek, particularly in Dawson's bedroom.
53. Every Season 1 Episode Begins In Dawson’s Room
Every episode in Season 1 begins in Dawson's room and it took seven days to shoot each episode.
54. Joey Was Inspired By Fannie Norwood
The character of Joey was inspired by Fannie Norwood, a close friend of Kevin Williamson. Williamson incorporated elements from their friendship into Joey's character, creating a personal connection.
55. Van Der Beek Is A Fitting Name!
Coincidentally, James Van Der Beek's surname, "Van Der Beek," means "from the creek" in Dutch. It is a common name in the Netherlands, although the "Van Der" affix is typically written in lowercase letters, resulting in alphabetical sorting under "B" for "Beek."
56. Hilariously Dawson’s Creek Is One Of Three WB Shows That Swear
Dawson's Creek is one of three The WB television shows to say the word "shit." The other two are Everwood (2002) (with the sound muted) and One Tree Hill (2003).
57. Did You Notice The Sweet Valley High Connection?
Brittany Daniel, who played Eve Whitman, previously starred in the Saturday morning sitcom Sweet Valley High (1994). In the Dawson's Creek episode "Indian Summer," she refers to Dawson's friends as "Sweet Valley High extras."
58. There Is A Halloween H2O: 20 Years Later Connection
In Season 6, Episode 6, titled "Living Dead Girl," Jensen Ackles' character, C.J., mentions watching Halloween H2O: 20 Years Later (1998). This is a reference to Michelle Williams, who starred in that film as Molly.
59. There Is A One Tree Hill Crossover
Chad Michael Murray appeared in this show, Gilmore Girls (2000), and One Tree Hill (2003). All around the same time. James Van Der Beek even appeared on One Tree Hill (2003) during the 6th season.
60. There Are Several Tom Cruise References In Dawson’s Creek
There are several references to Tom Cruise in the early seasons of Dawson’s Creek. Joey and Dawson are seen watching a scene from Jerry Maguire (1996). Later, Pacey is seen watching the same film during his school suspension. Pacey and Eve, Jen's half-sister, convince Dawson to let them use his house for a Risky Business (1983)-inspired fundraiser to cover the costs of a boat mishap caused by Eve.
Katie Holmes, who had a relationship with Joshua Jackson during the series, later became the third Mrs.Tom Cruise.
61. It’s Mrs. Tingle For A Reason
In a scene where Joey and Jen discuss their plan to get back at Warren Goering, Joey mentions her teacher, Mrs. Tringle, wanting her to take a class on baby care. This is a reference to the film Teaching Mrs. Tingle (1999).
62. Bodie Was Originally George Gaffney
The character of Bodie was played by George Gaffney in the pilot episode but was portrayed by Obi Ndefo for the rest of the series.
63. Dawson’s Creek Was The Last TV Show To Be Dubbed In Portuguese
Dawson's Creek was the last television series to be dubbed in Portuguese in Portugal. Subtitles became the standard for foreign television series thereafter.
64. Dawson’s Watch Has A Theodore Herzl Inscription
The inscription on the back of Dawson's watch reads "If you will, it is no dream," a quote by Theodore Herzl, a visionary of Israel.
65. There Is A Rules Of Engagement Connection
Oliver Hudson and Bianca Kajlich, who appeared as Eddie Doling and Natasha Kelly, on Dawson's Creek, later played an engaged couple on the show Rules of Engagement (2007).
66. Kevin Williamson Has Used The Nickname “Grams” Twice
The nickname "Grams" was used for both Jen Lindley's grandmother in Dawson's Creek and Bonnie Bennett's grandmother in The Vampire Diaries (2009), both of which were series created by Kevin Williamson. The nickname was also used for a grandmother character in Charmed (1998).
Rosemary Forsyth auditioned for the role of Evelyn "Grams" Ryan.
67. Ken Marino Has Played Two David Wilders
Ken Marino, who was David Wilder on Dawson's Creek, also played a character with the same name on Californication (2007).
68. Meredith Monroe And Busy Philipps Never Had A Scene Together
Although Meredith Monroe and Busy Philipps had important roles in the series, they never appeared in an episode together.
69. Kevin Williamson Never Consulted Katie Couric For The Masturbation Joke
In a January 2023 interview, Kevin Williamson revealed that he came up with the phrase "walks the dog" in the pilot episode as a substitute for "masturbates," which couldn't be said on TV. He chose to have Dawson admit to masturbating every morning while watching the Today show host Katie Couric because he was a fan of the show and a fan of Couric.
Williamson admitted he didn't seek Couric's permission for the reference and wasn't aware if she saw it or commented on it.
70. Katie Holmes and Dawson Share The Same Birthday
Interestingly, Dawson and Katie Holmes share the same birthday, December 18th. Joey Potter (Katie Holmes) is the only character who appears in all 128 episodes.
71. There Is A Baywatch Connection
Michelle Williams (Jennifer Lindley) and Kerr Smith (Jack McPhee) both appeared in an episode of Baywatch (1989).
72. 4 Twin Peaks Actors Appeared In Dawson’s Creek
Four actors from Twin Peaks made guest appearances on Dawson's Creek: Dana Ashbrook as Rich Rinaldi (9 episodes), Mädchen Amick as Nicole Kennedy (3 episodes), Sherilyn Fenn as Alex Pearl (3 episodes), and Ray Wise as Roger Stepavich (1 episode). However, except for Ray Wise's appearance alongside Dana Ashbrook, the characters never appeared together in the same episodes and were not related to each other.
73. There Is A NCIS Connection
Sasha Alexander, who played Gretchen Witter, Pacey's sister, and Pauley Perrette, who portrayed Dr. Rachel Weir Ph.D. (two episodes, 2001), Dawson's therapist, went on to appear in NCIS (2003) as Caitlin Todd (fifty-two episodes, 2003-2005) and Abby Scuito (2003-2018), respectively.
74. There Is A Teen Wolf Connection
Ian Bohen (Anderson Crawford, one episode, 1998) and Melissa Ponzio (female student, three episodes, 2001-2002) both appeared in Teen Wolf (2011).
75. There Is A House Connection
Meredith Monroe (Andie McPhee), Scott Foley (Cliff Elliot), and Jennifer Morrison (Melanie Shea Thompson) all had roles in House (2004).
76. Monica Keena Asked To Be Removed From The Show
Monica Keena requested her character Abby Morgan to be written out of the series due to personal reasons. Her boyfriend was living in New York City, and she didn't enjoy being in Wilmington, North Carolina, where the show was filmed. As a result, Abby's death was incorporated into the storyline.
77. Kevin Williamson Disliked Some Of The Storylines In Season 3 & 4
According to interviews, Kevin Williamson, the creator of Dawson’s Creek, disliked Eve's storyline in Season 3 and Andie's departure in Season 4. He expressed that he felt the audience turned against Andie, and he didn't believe it was necessary for them to feel that way.
78. Dylan Neal Praised Dawson’s Creek For It’s Gay Rights Stance
In 2018, Dylan Neal, who played Doug Witter, shared his thoughts on Dawson’s Creek and his character. He expressed his happiness with how things unfolded between Jack and Doug, highlighting the significance of their final moments together and how it symbolised their love. He also praised the show for tackling gay rights and themes with care and honesty, especially at a time when other networks were hesitant to do so.
Dylan Neal briefly left the show during Season 2 to work on another series called "Hyperion Bay" on The WB. The producers had plans to further explore Doug's character and his closeted homosexuality in Season 2, but Neal's sudden departure made it impossible. However, Doug's homosexuality was eventually revealed in the final season of the show.
79. Melissa McBride Plays Two Characters
In Season 1, Episode 9, titled "Road Trip," Dawson and Pacey visit a bar with their friend Billy, where Dawson decides to strike up a conversation with a girl named "Nina," portrayed by Melissa McBride. Interestingly, in the series finale, titled "...Must Come to an End," Joey's boss is named Melanie (credited only) and is also played by Melissa McBride.
80. There Is A Really Eerie Fan Theory Surrounding Dawson
There was an online theory surrounding the show's title, "Dawson's Creek." The theory suggested that in the finale, Dawson would commit suicide, and his body would fall into a creek, thus connecting to the title. However, this theory was proven false, and Dawson did not commit suicide at the end of the series.
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The Godwin school system has existed since about 1843. Over the years thousands of students have entered, studied, and gone out into the world to make their mark. The school system has evolved over time to reflect changes in educational needs, the community, and the world. In this way, students in different classes have all experienced a slightly different Godwin.
This site exists to try to paint a historical picture of the Godwin school system through a collection of photographs, documents, and the recollections of the students who attended. World and national events can often conspire to create a sense of eras, and one's school years can seem to be part of something larger. Often as the years pass these eras fade, and one remembers them almost as history. Those attending Godwin during World War II, during the early years of rock and roll, and when Sputnik was launched, all probably have quite different visions of their times.
The material here is meant to reflect the interests of the Godwin alumni, and to that end the material contained here was selected largely by those who supplied it. The site is simply for the enjoyment of Godwin alumni. Suggestions and materials for other topics will always be welcome. The intention is to emphasize information about historical aspects of the Godwin school system - the buildings, people, events and places in the area over the decades. The intention is not to provide any kind of platform for correspondence - for this see Dig Deeper and Other Web Sites., The purpose of this site is to help make material of a general historical nature, the kind that might have appeared in the school newspapers for example, about Godwin available to alumni wherever they are via the Internet.
The site covers years from 1971 back, as far as possible. As a practical matter, that's back to about 1927, the first year for which there was a full 12 year graduating class, and for which there are possibly things like an annual, class photographs, etc. But a few earlier items have already been placed on the site, and hopefully a few more will surface.
The following people (by class year) have to date provided the bulk
of the material on the site, either in the form of material or pointers.
Forest Keyes (1932)
Edna (Carpenter) Keyes (1934)
Mildred M. Fryling (1938)
Mildred I. Annis (1940)
Lewis Lull (1940)
Lillian Annis (1941)
Lee (Tanner) Collins (1941)
Bob McDonald (1943)
Jalene ( Doxtator ) Beattie (1947)
Lee Neugent (1948)
Lewie and Phyllis Start (1948)
Joanne (Dulyea) Hamilton (1951)
Leon Smith (1953)
Clarice Wicks (1953)
Mike Bloore (1955)
Bob Ferguson (1955)
Polly Goeman (1959)
LeRoy Rockwell (1959)
Wayne Pierce (1960)
Bob Traetz (1962)
Pat Laubscher (1963)
Jasper Tamburello (1963)
Jerry Bowersox (1965)
Tammy (Beattie) Kline (1966)
Kim (Shepard) Brown (1970)
Dave Johnson (1987)
It's probably about the last chance to put together a web site for the years of interest here. Gladys Saur died in about 2001, at the age of 96, and Charles Saur in 1997, at the same age. They were both at Godwin during the formative years, between about 1924 and 1950, and the driving force behind the evolution of Godwin from literally a one room school house to a complex of buildings. Together they were involved in every aspect of the school's history during that time. The question is whether any of that history now survives. Did anyone thoroughly interview them at some point, and record the information for use now?
Each decade sees more and more older alumni drop off this mortal coil, and take their memories with them. In many to most cases apparently, any Godwin material they kept is likely as not dumped by their decedents. The school itself has apparently done a house cleaning of what Godwin archive did exist, including photographs, old annuals, class photographs, and the manuscripts that a few would write from time to time to satisfy the requirements of a thesis. Basement floods and house fires take a little more each year. A few have created private collections, for reasons of their own, but these are usually not unavailable to Godwin alumni in general.
So what is still left is a collective body of memories and stories, although each year they go back in time less far, Scrapbooks, which was a common activity up through the 1940s, until TV started to absorb more and more of people's time, class annuals, school newspapers, and photographs. Through incredible good luck, a surprising number the first three annuals, the Acorn for 1929, 1930, and 1931 still exist. In one case the father of a student graduating in the 1930s worked at Godwin and was given an annual each year. So the student ended up having mint condition annuals for every year from 1929 to 1949. It is just luck to find which person might have a historical treasure trove like this, but it does happen.
Collecting material is often a process of word of mouth, luck, someone seeing the web site, and the activities of members of the Golden G Club, who often have the material yet. Going forward, the best use of any material is to make good scans of it so it can be placed on a web site where all Godwin alumni can access it. That done, the loss of original material, and the odds are good that most of it will be lost, is less consequential.
A great deal of material has in fact been lost. The school apparently tossed what archives it had a number of years ago. he vast number of photographs used to make the annuals, and document special events, are nowhere to be found. The endless photos that J. B. Ward took exist, but are in the possession of a family who now refuses to share them. Many were kept by the studios, for example the Camera Shop on Monroe, that sold individual prints. Many of the studios are defunct now, and it's unclear what happened to their photo collections. Hopefully they are around somewhere, as they would be something of a historical resource today, and of much higher quality in general than what has survived. Other material exists to some extent is libraries and historical bodies, but access can be problematic, since preservation usually trumps access.
Yet there is more material around yet than one might initially expect, and something is always enormously better than nothing., But it's pretty clear that some of the most prized material is now out of reach with the loss of people like the Saur's, who would have known every aspect of taking Godwin from a one room school house in 1924 to the enviable institution it was by 1950. Information that might have been easy to get in the 1950s and 1960s is likely lost to time now. Photographs of older structures that were still around in the 1950s could have been had, but the structures are are gone in 2004, and the land around them is often so altered that one cannot tell even where they were. So for those interested in the Godwin of 1963 and before, this is a time critical period in which to bring the people involved and their documents, photographs, and memories together.
The most important aspect of the web site project is getting material digitized so it can be made available via the Internet, which is the key technical aspect of the project. This involves the use of a scanner, which many people have today. At its simplest, the process is nothing much more involved that using a copier, and in many cases that really is all there is to it. One scanned (digitized ) the material is ready for use on the web site. With ordinary care, the material is not in any way harmed by the scanning process.
But much of the material one encounters is discolored and faded. Some of it is part of books and other documents that cannot be abused. More annoying, annuals throughout the decades used different styles. Some used high clay paper, and very sharp images. Others deliberately softened the appearance of the photographs, often losing detail, and possibly used a very soft paper. Often times the images are so grainy that only the captions provide any real information about who is in them.
All of this complicates the process of adequately scanning the material. One can never add information to a photographs once taken. Sometimes detail can be made visible if a photograph is too dark. A washed out photograph, perhaps made dim by too much exposure to light over time, cannot be salvaged. All of this is true of newspaper pieces. Sometimes documents are available but mounted, and crooked. These can be processed.
In the end, scanning is a tedious process, and with time one simply develops a feel for what will bring out detail, and make an image look good. And this can be different from what the original looks like.
At bottom, the process is to take each item, carefully scan it at the highest practical resolution, manipulate it as described above, and try to produce something credible. If the originals are in good condition, the result and the original are quite similar. The process is at least as much art as technology. Complicating matters further, no two PC monitors will produce exactly the same rendition of an image. And as many have no doubt noticed, a printed copy of a monitor image will often look very different. The colors will not be just the same. The quality almost certainly will not be. So the trying conclusion is that one does the best they can, and hopefully produces something that is useful and interesting, not necessarily rigorously identical to the original, but conveys all of the essential information.

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Dead Man Holiday Final Issue on Indy Comic Week
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Dead Man Holiday, a well-received “Haunted Science-Fiction” ongoing comic book series self published by Colin Panetta, will release its third issue on December 30th, 2009. The series’ plot centers around Thad Planck, a low-rent security guard in a flooded and abandoned neighborhood known as Little Atlantis, where there have been some strange things growing and walking around as of late. The first two issues of Dead Man Holiday can be downloaded for free at the comic book’s website, DeadManHoliday.com . The fittingly aloof blurb for the new issue reads: “Little Atlantis is getting weird. So when a straw (in the form of a falcon carrying a dismembered hand) breaks the camel’s (our man Thad Planck’s, that is) back, the camel decides to strike back and show the weirdness who’s in charge. But not before making a sandwich. Can Thad keep Little Atlantis in check? Not without a little help from his friends. Or maybe just not at all.”
The release date of the issue is December 30th, 2009 which is Diamond Comic Distributor’s “No Ship Day”. This will be Dead Man Holiday’s premier into retail comic book stores, previous issues having only been available in print directly from the creator and as free PDF downloads on DeadManHoliday.com .
The PDF of the new issue of Dead Man Holiday will be available for free download on January 30th, 2010. The issue is finding its way into retail stores through a partnership with Indy Comic Book Week , a group of comic book creators who intend to fill retail stores’ otherwise empty shelves with their own independently produced material in lieu of Diamond’s usual Wednesday delivery. Dead Man Holiday will be available in several states and at landmark comic book stores Midtown Comics, Jim Hanley’s Universe and Lone Star Comics. A complete list of retail locations carrying Dead Man Holiday is available on the comic’s blog.
This issue of Dead Man Holiday features 35 pages of hand painted, black and white story and guest art from underground genius Ted Seko and independent comic book community leader Javier Hernandez (available only in the print version). Although this is the third issue of Dead Man Holiday, it’s numbered “negative one” (the first two issues were negative three and negative two, respectively). This is the last issue of Dead Man Holiday before it crosses into positive numbers and starts its series proper (issue #0 will be a collection of the negative issues). Series creator Colin Panetta started in the negative numbers to give himself a head start on the all important issue number one.
Previous issues have received positive reviews from The Comics Reporter, Ain’t It Cool News and Kleefeld on Comics.
“This comic is going to be a difficult for me to review, as I only have the slightest idea what’s going on it. And I think that’s the intention.” -Andrea Speed, comiXtreme
“Dead Man Holiday is a surreal sojourn through a bleak world of wild science and spooky creatures. Akin to watching Scooby-Doo on acid…” -Steven Surman, ComicNews.Info
The three negatively numbered issues of Dead Man Holiday will be collected into graphic novel format, and serialized into webcomic form in the first half of 2010. Dead Man Holiday #1 will be released late that same year.
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Quarantine: The Loners by Lex Thomas
What begins as an ordinary first day of school at McKinley High School quickly turns into a nightmare as the adults begin to die in a swift and gruesome manner. The students learn that a virus, deadly only to adults, was accidentally released, infecting them and prompting a military-enforced quarantine of the school. Among the students trapped inside are brothers David and Will. As gangs and cliques begin to form, the brothers’ strategy for survival is to lay low and remain out of sight, avoiding all gang affiliation. This works well for them until David makes the impulsive decision to come to the aid of Lucy, a girl being targeted by a particularly nasty clique. This one move proves to be dangerous and potentially deadly for David and his brother. Living conditions deteriorate, food supplies run low, and violence and danger lurk around every corner. Can David survive until his “graduation” day or will one impulsive act cost him everything?
When I first heard of this book it was titled Quaranteen. I am relieved that someone had the good sense to chance that. Intentionally misspelled words are a kind of a pet peeve of mine. Unfortunately, that may be the nicest thing I can say about the book. Despite my interest in the topic, I found that this was not the book for me. I love the idea of teens trapped in a school with no adults, but I could not get past the overwhelming amount of graphic and gruesome violence. In the past I have read and enjoyed a number of books that are pretty brutal and while I didn’t love all the gruesomeness, I was able to look beyond it because the story and characters were compelling. In this case, the execution of the plot and the characters do not make up for the amount of gratuitous brutality. I feel that the book suffers from flat characters, pacing issues and most frustrating, serious plot holes. Dedicated readers will need to be willing to suspend all disbelief in order to accept some of the things the authors (Lex Thomas is the pen name of the writing team of Lex Hrabe and Thomas Voorhies) would have them believe. The cliffhanger ending is not enough to compel me to continue with this series. I will stick with Michael Grant’s Gone series for all of my “trapped teens” needs.
This book was provided by NetGalley for review.


Milpitas, Calif., March 18, 2015
– JDSU (NASDAQ: JDSU) today announced that it has been awarded the 2015 Ringier Technology Innovation Award for its PicoBlade®
Picosecond Micromachining Laser. The solution was chosen for its precision, speed and cold ablation processes that are required for the manufacturing of next-generation mobile devices, microelectronics and displays.
During the selection process, an independent panel of experts assessed more than fifty companies’ contributions to the laser industry in China. PicoBlade’s micron-scale processing ability set it apart in a market largely driven by global demand for mobile devices with micrometer-sized components. The laser is capable of processing almost any material using ultra-short pulse techniques. As smartphones and tablets continue to proliferate across the world, the need for new laser solutions that provide high-quality, precise and low-heat processes has increased.
“Mobile devices and electronics keep evolving and manufacturers need the right tools that help them pack more features into smaller form factors,” said Alan Lowe, president of Communications and Commercial Optical Products at JDSU. “We look forward to continued collaboration and strong partnerships with Chinese manufacturers as they shape the next generation of consumer electronics with high-power and ultrafast lasers.”
The awards were presented today at the Renaissance Pudong Hotel in China by Jung Limited, the Chinese division of Switzerland-based Ringier Media. The program is designed to encourage, acknowledge and reward those who have introduced and developed a new idea, methodology, product or technology for manufacturing production efficiency, cost effectiveness, user convenience, energy efficiency and corporate responsibility.
The PicoBlade laser system enables defect-free manufacturing and has the unique flexibility to combine best-in-class beam quality and pulse flexibility through real-time energy control and FlexBurst™. It also provides unique synchronization to ensure high-quality processing of materials as varied as steel and glass with product in IR, green and UV.
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Time Out says
We're not q-rious enough to return too quickly
It takes a fine pair of cojones to open a Mediterranean restaurant right next to chef Jason Atherton’s critically acclaimed tapas joint 22 Ships. And that means Elite Concepts is taking an incredible risk with QMO, the latest addition to the group’s portfolio.
QMO stands for ‘Quriosity Meets Obsession’. Big words for sure but, sadly, we find they fall a little flat. It isn’t a total failure here, though. The atmosphere is comfortable and quaint with cosy lounge-like surrounds alongside dark tables that are lit ever so slightly. It’s the food that fails to deliver.
We begin our meal with a beautifully plated but disappointing hamachi ceviche with mango slivers ($98). The dish is far too sour, overpowering the flavour of the fish and even the sweetness of the mangoes. We then move to the slightly golden-fried hake topped with a pesto sauce ($168). This dish fares better due to a reliable combination of top ingredients. However, the texture is on the dry side. The saving grace of the evening is the mango mousse ($78) that’s complemented by a green tea crumble and gelato. The balance of sweetness and the contrasting textures hit all the right notes.
QMO should consider changing its acronym as it sets expectations too high. Most of the food is not bad per se, but when you claim an extraordinary obsession about food, you should be delivering something more than just ordinary.
Author: Beatrice Divine
Dinner for two $500.


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Over at Tor.com, Irene Gallo is showing off the cover for Brandon Sanderson's The Way of Kings as well as the creative process behind it.
Cover Artist: Michael Whelan
If you go over to Tor.com (and you definitely should), you can see the evolution of Whelan's cover, complete with rough sketches and early alternate drafts of the cover. I love reading about how cover art comes together and although I feel like something went astray here its still interesting. There is also a reference to a 1400 page manuscript, which Whelan said was dismaying long upon arrival. He did go on to say that he "was soon hooked and lost in the world Mr. Sanderson so skillfully realized. It helped that the writing had a rich cinematic quality that brought images of scenes, characters and creatures to my mind as if [Whelan] were immersed in a Myst-style virtual reality adventure, or watching a movie."
Regarding the cover itself, it's not my favorite. I know Tor is selling Sanderson as their next Jordan or Goodkind but does his name really need to be that big? It takes away from the detail of the sword and standard which is lost behind the name/title text combo. I actually really like the rough draft a lot [shown below] before the ridiculous looking sword and color were added. I can't really place my finger on what changed beside the sword, it might be how the cliffs/crags changed, but something was lost between the draft and the final version.
So what do you think? Sanderson is quickly reaching the point where he doesn't need a cover to move books, as evidenced by THE GIANT NAME, but good cover art is always appreciated.
And what's with the tentacled onion things anyway?

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Saturday is the last day of summer and we can break out thoughts of sweaters, and pumpkins and pie!
One of my earliest memories is of the orchard near our town where my mother bought MacIntosh apples by the bushel. They were stored in the garage where their sweet scent greeted us on every trip. (The smell of an apple today sends me right back there.) Fresh apple cider was drunk by the gallon and extra stored in a large freezer in the basement. We ate applesauce and baked apples and, of course, there was pie. My mother’s pies were piled high with large pieces of apple which sank down when the pie was cooked. The pie crust gaped above the fruit and crumbled when you cut into it but the reward was thick chunks of fruit, slightly resistant to your fork, tinged pink from the MacIntosh juices and redolent with cinnamon.
Is it any wonder I keep returning to pie in my blog?
I’ve been spending a lot of time on Instagram, staring at ridiculously beautiful pies with crusts which have been plaited and twisted, sculpted and decorated and it’s intimidating…and kind of intriguing. I wanted to try it.
I knew my pie would not be the finished piece of art that others share but that’s okay because everyone has a first pie (and hopefully a second and a third and so on). Those Instagram pies? They have been practiced many times and the dough tweaked to make it hold its shape while it is rolled and cut.
Most of us don’t have time for that. But most of us would also like to make our pies stand out from the rest, if only just a little bit.
So this blog is about my first attempt. And since it turned out pretty well I am sharing it with you.
For the crust, I used the same short crust pastry which I have shared with you before. If you need a refresher on the process, read here
This is my first Fall pie so I made a trip to the market to see what was in season. I was thinking about figs until I realized I am in Chicago and the winters are too cold to grow them. I settled on pears and blackberries, two throwbacks to September in England when the pear tree in our garden was heavy with fruit and blackberries ripened in the hedgerows.
I put the berries in a big bowl and peeled and cut the pears into approximately the same size as the berries.
I had some fresh ginger root so I grated some of that on top.
In a separate bowl I mixed together the tapioca, sugar and salt before adding it to the fruit. I did this because it meant I could fold it lightly into the fruit without breaking up the berries too much. Then I set the fruit aside so the tapioca could soften while I tackled my crust.
First I rolled the pastry and cut it to a circle about an two inches larger than the pie plate. In retrospect, I think a larger edge would work better so if you do it, go for four inches.
If you are lucky you have a small leaf shaped cookie cutter to use. If you are like me, you don’t. So I cut a leaf shape out of paper and used a sharp knife to trace around it on the pastry.
After I had the pastry cut I placed it on top of the pie. This is where I discovered I should have cut it a little larger. I also should have spread the fruit out more evenly, making sure to get it fully to the sides. Making it work, I cut some pieces from the extra dough and sealed it (decoratively!).
I brushed the whole thing with an egg wash then used my cut-out leaves to make a flower in the center.
One more brushing with the egg-wash and a sprinkling of sugar. Into the oven it goes!
Looking at the pie, you can see where I went wrong–it needed a touch more fruit to fill the pie evenly after it bakes and the crust should have been rolled a little bigger to make it neater. But I’m okay with this. And even better, it tastes delicious!
MAKE IT PRETTY: BLACKBERRY AND PEAR PIE WITH DECORATIVE CRUST
For the pie crust
- 2 ½ cups flour
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 1 cup cold butter
- ¼ - ½ cup ice water
For the pie filling
- 2 pints blackberries
- 4-6 pears peeled and chopped
- ¼ cup minute tapioca
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 tsp dried ginger or 1 inch piece fresh
- Pinch of salt
1 egg, beaten
Preheat oven to 375 degrees
Make the pastry
- In a large bowl mix the flour, sugar and salt together.
- Cut the butter into small cubes and using a pastry blender or food processor, cut the butter into the flour until it resembles sand.
- Add the ice water a little at a time until the pastry comes together. Form it into a ball, flatten it a bit and refrigerate for at least an hour.
Make the pie filling
- Peel and chop the pears into roughly the same size as the blackberries.
- Place blackberries and pears in a large bowl.
- If you are using fresh ginger, grate the ginger and add it to the fruit.
- In a separate bowl mix together the dry ingredients (tapioca, sugar salt and dried ginger, if using)
- Add the dry ingredients to the fruit and gently fold together.
- Let rest for fifteen minutes or more.
Assemble the pie
- Roll out half the pastry and line the bottom of pie pan.
- Roll out the second half of the pastry and cut into a circle about 4 inches larger than your pie pan.
- Using a cookie cutter or stencil, cut leaves out of the pastry around the outer edge.
- Fill the lined pie pan with the fruit mixture, spreading the fruit evenly throughout the pan.
- Carefully place the top layer over the fruit and seal it with a fork or by pinching it with your fingers.
- Brush all over the pastry with a lightly beaten egg.
- Make a flower with the cut-out leaf shapes in the center of the pie. Roll three small balls for the center.
- Brush the flower with the egg wash and sprinkle the whole pie with sugar.
- Place the pie on a cookie sheet and bake in the center of your oven.
- Bake in a 375 degree oven for 45-50 minutes until the pastry has brown and the filling is bubbling.
- Let pie cool to room temperature before cutting.
Note: If you don’t have a pastry blender, freeze the butter and grate it. The refreeze for about ten minutes. Using your fingers, mix it quickly into the flour. The pastry can be made a day or two in advance.


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Verizon Customers On Unlimited Plans Get Free Apple Music
Verizon Wireless today said its customers can enjoy Apple Music for six months at no cost. Beginning August 16, subscribers to any of Verizon's Unlimited plans, new and existing alike, will be able to register for Apple Music. The offer includes the full, ad-free version of Apple Music, meaning Verizon Unlimited customers can stream as many songs as they wish via 4G or WiFi, as well as download songs and playlists for offline playback. Apple Music is available on iPhones, the iPad, Apple Watch, Apple TV, Mac and Windows computers, HomePod, CarPlay, and Android devices. After the six-month offer concludes, the normal $9.99 monthly fee for Apple Music applies. Verizon called this offer "the first step in an exclusive partnership with Apple."
Apple Debuts HomePod, Its Competitor to Google Home and Amazon Echo
Jun 5, 2017
Apple today announced the HomePod, a new in-home speaker similar to the Google Home and Amazon Echo. It features the Siri voice-based assistant and can act on spoken requests with a focus on music.
Apple's Delayed HomePod Speaker Reaches Stores Feb. 9
Jan 23, 2018
Apple today said its HomePod smart speaker for the home will go on sale starting February 9. Preorders will kick off Friday, January 26.
Pandora Spins a New Tune with Video Ads to Unlock Premium Sessions
Dec 14, 2017
Pandora today rolled out a new way to enjoy streaming music on mobile devices. Moving forward, people who use Pandora's free, ad-supported service will be able to listen to a specific song, album, or playlist after viewing a 15-second video ad.
YouTube Music Now Supports Custom Offline Playlists
Aug 4, 2017
Google updated its YouTube Music application recently and made it possible for users to create their own playlists for offline listening. Before the update, YouTube Music would create mixtape for subscribers using its own algorithms — subscribers could not pick and choose individual songs or albums for offline playback.
YouTube Reimagines Its Premium Video and Music Services
May 17, 2018
YouTube today announced YouTube Premium and YouTube Music, services that replace YouTube Red and YT Music, respectively. Moving forward, YouTube Premium will be the video site's top-tier service, offering originals, ad-free play, background play, and downloads across YouTube.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin laid out a path Tuesday to staying in power beyond 2024, as lawmakers approved sweeping reforms to the constitution. In a surprise address to the lower house State Duma, Putin said there could be a presidential “reset” allowing him to run after his current term expires.
“This would be possible… if the constitutional court rules such an amendment would not go against (the constitution),” he said. Putin appeared before the Duma after lawmakers proposed a series of amendments to a package of constitutional reforms he announced in January.
Among them was an amendment put forward by Valentina Tereshkova, an MP and Soviet-era cosmonaut who was the first woman in space, that would annul previous presidential terms.
This would allow 67-year-old Putin, who was first elected in 2000, to run again after his current six-year term expires, and potentially stay in power until 2036.
Hello from Moscow, where a path has been cleared for Vladimir Putin to rule until 2036 https://t.co/NU9MaCXb8S
— Isabelle Khurshudyan (@ikhurshudyan) March 10, 2020
“These amendments are long overdue, they are needed, and I am sure they will be useful for society, for our citizens,” he told lawmakers. He said Russia needed evolutionary change, “because we have had enough of revolutions” while suggesting that the country may not yet be ready for a new leader.
Shortly after his address, Moscow’s mayor banned gatherings of more than 5,000 people through to April 10, justifying the move with the need to fight the spread of the coronavirus.
Lawmakers also proposed holding early parliamentary elections but Putin said that was not necessary and the amendment was withdrawn. He also rejected a call for a lifting of the overall two-term presidential limit.
Deputies then voted to approve the reforms in the key second reading, with 382 in favour, 44 abstentions and none against. Opposition came outside the chamber, however, in the form of a protest by some 100 people in central Moscow while opposition groups called for rallies on Friday.
A third and final reading is due in the Duma on Wednesday, followed by approval in the upper house Federation Council and a public vote on the reforms planned for April 22.
Putin shocked Russia’s political establishment by announcing the package of reforms in January, the first major changes to the country’s basic law since 1993.
The political changes will also give parliament the power to choose the government and increase the role of the State Council, an advisory body.
President for life
Other proposals aim at boosting living standards, including a guaranteed minimum wage and state pensions adjusted to inflation.
And — in line with Putin’s strongly conservative views — the reforms would enshrine a mention of Russians’ “faith in God” and spell out that marriage is a heterosexual union.
Russia’s opposition, including Putin’s most prominent critic Alexei Navalny, has denounced the proposals as an effort to make him “president for life”.
President for Life #Putin doesn't look worried.
— Don von Ribbentrop (@AgentOrangeDDR) March 10, 2020
“Interesting how things turn out,” Navalny said in a tweet after Putin’s speech. “Putin has been in power for 20 years but he’s going to run for the first time.”
More than 20,000 protesters took part in a rally on February 29 calling on Putin not to hold on to power and opposition groups on Tuesday quickly put in requests for permission for more demonstrations. But so far there has not been an upswell of opposition to the reforms, with polls showing many Russian are confused about what the constitutional proposals entail.
Observers had previously suggested that Putin could be looking to stay on in a behind-the-scenes role after 2024 as head of another state body.
A stabilizing factor
But Dmitry Trenin, director of the Carnegie Moscow Center, said Tuesday’s events made it clear Putin wanted to remain in charge.
“It looks that after playing with ideas of State Council and Security Council Putin has finally decided in favour of running again in 2024,” Trenin said on Twitter. “Putin intends to govern us for at least two (more) terms … Putin until 2036, it’s unthinkable,” said Ilia Azar, an opposition journalist.
Putin was re-elected to a fifth term in 2018 but his approval ratings have been slipping as Russia’s economy struggles under the weight of Western sanctions and living standards fall.
The economy is set for more turbulence after oil prices crashed following the collapse of an output limits deal between Russia and Saudi Arabia.
The value of the ruble and Russian stock exchanges have since tumbled. But in presenting the amendment that would annul previous presidential terms, cosmonaut-turned-politician Tereshkova said the possibility of Putin staying on would be reassuring.
“The very existence of such an opportunity for the incumbent president — given his great authority — is a stabilizing factor for our society,” she said.
AFP with additional input by GVS News Desk


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Dr. Chris Simpson was born in Moncton in 1967 and raised in Nackawic, a small pulp mill town of 1,000 people in western New Brunswick. Torn between pursuing a career in music or medicine, he obtained a BSc at the University of New Brunswick while playing saxophone with The Thomists, a 20-piece big swing band based in Fredericton and well-known across the Atlantic provinces.
He went on to medical school at Dalhousie University in Halifax and obtained his MD in 1992. He subsequently completed internal medicine and cardiology training at Queen’s University in Kingston and then a Heart and Stroke Foundation Clinical and Research Fellowship in Cardiac Electrophysiology at the University of Western Ontario, under the supervision of Dr. George Klein.
After returning to Kingston in 1999, he founded the Heart Rhythm Program at Kingston General Hospital, establishing catheter ablation and implantable defibrillator programs as well as the inherited heart rhythm disease clinic. From 2006-2016 he served as Professor and Head of Cardiology at Queen’s University, as well as Medical Director of the Cardiac Programs at Kingston General Hospital/Hotel Dieu Hospital. From 2016-2021, he served as the Vice-Dean (Clinical) of the Queen’s University Faculty of Health Sciences and Medical Director of the Southeastern Ontario Academic Medical Organization (SEAMO), stepping in as Acting Dean of the Faculty and Acting CEO of SEAMO for 6 months in 2019.
Currently, he is the Executive Vice President (Medical) and Chief Medical Officer at Ontario Health – the provincial agency overseeing Ontario’s health care system. He is also an Affiliate Scientist with the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES-Queen’s) and a member of the Queen’s School of Policy Studies Health Policy Council.
Dr. Simpson’s primary non-clinical professional interest is health policy – particularly access to care, seniors’ care, wait times and medical fitness to drive. He served as the chair of the Wait Time Alliance (WTA) – a federation of 17 medical specialty societies and the Canadian Medical Association (CMA) – and is a past chair of the Canadian Cardiovascular Society’s (CCS) Standing Committee on Health Policy and Advocacy. He has served on the Cardiac Care Network of Ontario (CorHealth) Board of Directors, is a past member of the CCS executive and a former governor of the American College of Cardiology. He served as the Canadian representative at the World Medical Association. He currently serves as chair of Ontario Health’s Quality Standards Committee.
He served as the first president of the Canadian Heart Rhythm Society – the national association of heart rhythm specialists and allied health professionals. Over the years he has served on numerous editorial boards and advisory committees and has chaired or been a member of several national consensus conferences and guidelines statements, including the CCS Consensus Conference on Medical Fitness to Drive and Fly, of which he was co-chair. He is a co-editor of the CMA Driver’s Guide.
He served as the 2014-2015 President of the Canadian Medical Association (CMA), during which he championed seniors’ care and helped to guide the profession on the issues of medical aid in dying (MAID) and medical marijuana. In 2015, Dr. Simpson was elected to fellowship in the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences and served as CAHS President in 2020-2021.
An active clinician, educator and researcher, Dr. Simpson has authored or co-authored over 350 peer reviewed papers and abstracts and has won numerous teaching awards. His clinical and research interests include access to care and medical wait times, medical fitness to drive, atrial fibrillation, sudden death in the young, catheter ablation and cardiac resynchronization therapy.

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The Venezuelan opposition has a new leader.
While being booed by her fellow Assembly members, María Corina Machado Parisca describes a Venezuela very different from the one Chávez claims to have created.
Though U.S. diplomats would like to make alarmist claims about Iran's footprint in Central America, the evidence is pretty thin. That won't stop hyperbolic statements from the Republicans and others, however, who still regard Nicaragua as a virtual U.S. enclave.
On October 20th President Hugo Chavez declared himself free of cancer, however reports filtering out of Venezuela tell a different story regarding the physical condition of the bombastic president.
Yesterday the United States expelled the Ambassador from Ecuador, in retaliation for Wednesday's expulsion of the U.S Ambassador from Ecuador. This no...
The US can make some important contributions by acknowledging that Cuba's reforms are real and by ensuring Cubans are getting the cash and credit they need to make use of the newfound freedom to start small businesses.
By the end of 2013, Sullivan anticipates that the number of vets with potential longterm PTSD will be 1.1 million, as opposed to the 211,819 that exist now.
Caracas was already a difficult place to shoot: I needed an armed bodyguard to watch my back.
Promised since 2008, the fiber optic cable between Venezuela and Cuba only made it to our coast this last February, and then lapsed into a silence quite suspicious for an effort that already cost more than seventy million dollars.
Apparently, there is something in Chomsky's DNA that prevents him from discussing Latin America outside the context of U.S. imperialism. Thus, everything that transpires politically in the region must be compared with Washington's actions.
At long last, the meeting between Chomsky and Chávez took place in 2009 when Chomsky traveled to Caracas. In a video posted to YouTube, Chomsky looks a little awkward and uncomfortable as he stands next to Chávez.
Noam Chomsky has provided sympathetic commentary on Venezuela, and in 2009 Chomsky even met personally with Chávez in Caracas. It came as a slight surprise, therefore, when the professor of linguistics recently criticized Chávez.
It was announced today that the United States of America, also known as the U.S., U.S.A. and the U.S. of A., died during the last week of August 2011 ...
In a new interview, Ozzie Guillen tells me the surprising story of why he was drunk during both his interviews for the White Sox Manager job and explains why he thinks actor Sean Penn is a loser for his comments on Venezuela.
While television created ESPN X Games, it's a whole other thing when seen up close. Few sports combine athleticism, artistry, and outright danger as much as the X Games 17 in Los Angeles.