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US Agent #1-#4 Phil, Lilith and Charlie review US Agent #1-#4 (June-September 1993) featuring the return of Vagabond and the answer to the question “Who Is Scourge?”. Show Notes: US Agent #1-#4: Comic Capers Episode #89 Find all of our Social Media & Merchandise here: https://linktr.ee/capesandlunatics Follow Phil Perich on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Nightwingpdp Follow Lilith Hellfire on Twitter: https://twitter.com/LilithHellfire Follow Charlie Esser on Twitter: https://twitter.com/CharlieEsser Produced by: http://www.southgatemediagroup.com Production Team: Phil Perich SUPPORT OUR SHOW BY SUPPORTING OUR SPONSORS Order our book Pod Life: Podcaster Stories orderpodlife.smgpods.com When you shop at Amazon.com using this link, every dollar you spend supports our podcast network and doesn’t cost you a penny more. amazon.smgpods.com Hunt a Killer – Get 20% off on your first box with Coupon Code SOUTHGATE www.huntakiller.com Tweaked Audio Headphones – Get 30% off, Free Shipping, and a Lifetime Warranty with Coupon Code – SOUTHGATE www.tweakedaudio.com Support the Capes and Lunatics Podcast on Patreon www.patreon.com/capesandlunatics
Gray Hulk aka Joe Fixit Breaks Las Vegas Part 3 Phil and Lilith review part 3 of the gray Hulk’s adventures in Las Vegas from Incredible Hulk #356-#359 (June—September 1989) featuring “the toughest guy in Vegas”, “Dennis the Menace” and Hulk vs the ultimate evil. Show Notes: Gray Hulk aka Joe Fixit Breaks Las Vegas Part 3: Comic Capers Episode #82 Find all of our Social Media & Merchandise here: https://linktr.ee/capesandlunatics Follow Phil Perich on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Nightwingpdp Follow Lilith Hellfire on Twitter: https://twitter.com/LilithHellfire Produced by: http://www.southgatemediagroup.com Production Team: Phil Perich SUPPORT OUR SHOW BY SUPPORTING OUR SPONSORS Order our book Pod Life: Podcaster Stories orderpodlife.smgpods.com When you shop at Amazon.com using this link, every dollar you spend supports our podcast network and doesn’t cost you a penny more. amazon.smgpods.com Hunt a Killer – Get 20% off on your first box with Coupon Code SOUTHGATE www.huntakiller.com Tweaked Audio Headphones – Get 30% off, Free Shipping, and a Lifetime Warranty with Coupon Code – SOUTHGATE www.tweakedaudio.com Support the Capes and Lunatics Podcast on Patreon www.patreon.com/capesandlunatics
So, today is Triple Witching Day. The day when three types of derivatives expire together. Stock Options, Index Options and Futures Options. This event arrives four times a year. On the third Friday of March, June September and December.
So, today is Triple Witching Day. The day when three types of derivatives expire together. Stock Options, Index Options and Futures Options. This event arrives four times a year. On the third Friday of March, June September and December.
So, today is Triple Witching Day. The day when three types of derivatives expire together. Stock Options, Index Options and Futures Options. This event arrives four times a year. On the third Friday of March, June September and December.
So, today is Triple Witching Day. The day when three types of derivatives expire together. Stock Options, Index Options and Futures Options. This event arrives four times a year. On the third Friday of March, June September and December.
So, today is Triple Witching Day. The day when three types of derivatives expire together. Stock Options, Index Options and Futures Options. This event arrives four times a year. On the third Friday of March, June September and December.
So, today is Triple Witching Day. The day when three types of derivatives expire together. Stock Options, Index Options and Futures Options. This event arrives four times a year. On the third Friday of March, June September and December.
So, today is Triple Witching Day. The day when three types of derivatives expire together. Stock Options, Index Options and Futures Options. This event arrives four times a year. On the third Friday of March, June September and December.
So, today is Triple Witching Day. The day when three types of derivatives expire together. Stock Options, Index Options and Futures Options. This event arrives four times a year. On the third Friday of March, June September and December.
So, today is Triple Witching Day. The day when three types of derivatives expire together. Stock Options, Index Options and Futures Options. This event arrives four times a year. On the third Friday of March, June September and December.
We've waited long enough. It's time to talk about the iconic Metal Gear Solid. We covered the sequel back on episode 73, and the last 6 months people have been asking me "when are you covering the original?" Well, here it is. Yes, it's a better game, and yes, we probably should have covered it first, and yes it's awesome and yes we waited too long and, well, you get it. Bradley McCue of The Movie Epidemic Podcast and I broke down the original Metal Gear Solid this week. And when I say we broke it down, I mean it. We cover the whole game, talk plot details, bosses, surprises, game mechanics. If you haven't played this game and still want to someday, maybe skip the second part of the show this week, because SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILERS! On the other hand, if that's why you're here, skip to 11:20. And before we get into the Playstation One gem that is MGS, I touch on a couple things. We're getting a new Paper Mario, and that's awesome! I think we're gonna get a smorgasbord of game announcements this Summer, and I can't wait. And speaking of this Summer, there are awesome games coming out every month from June - September! Who needs to go outside anyway?? And speaking of awesome, we're giving away a Nintendo Switch Lite! June 10th will be our 100th episode, and as a thank you for all the support, we're giving one listener a brand new Nintendo Switch Lite. And it's FREE TO ENTER!! Listen to this week's intro for details, and send your answer to the trivia question (along with your name) to: Memberthegame@gmail.com Deadline is June 8th! And one entry per person, please. Don't be a douche. Good luck and enjoy the podcast!
This third episode of the ‘Feminist Art’ series focuses on Paola Ugolini, an independent curator and critic. She has curated the Dior-sponsored “Io dico Io - I say I” at the National Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art in Rome, a major exhibition devoted to the work of Italian feminist artists, running from March 24 to June 21, 2020. Born and based in Rome, Paola Ugolini experienced the turbulent decade of the 1970s in the Italian capital as a teenager. With demonstrations a seemingly daily occurrence, she was exposed to political and, more importantly, feminist activism at a formative moment, which shaped her view of art as a powerful means of expression. A close friend of Maria Grazia Chiuri, the tradition of feminist theory and art has been an integral part of her work. From her fascination with performance and body art to embroidery and video, the mediums embraced by women to self-represent and make their voices heard have gone from once being highly experimental to now being part of the mainstream. An important part of her role, as she sees it, is to bring such work, and the messages it contains, to a new generation of women, and men. In an absorbing and enlightening exchange, she chats with Katy Hessel, a writer, curator and art historian, at the Palais de Tokyo contemporary art museum in Paris. Discover a selection of works: Feminism in Italian Contemporary Art, exhibition at Richard Saltoun Gallery, October-November 2019 (London) https://www.richardsaltoun.com/exhibitions/78-feminism-in-italian-contemporary-art-silvia-giambrone-and-marinella-senatore/overview/ The Body as Language: Women and Performance, exhibition at Richard Saltoun Gallery, October-November 2015 (London) https://www.richardsaltoun.com/exhibitions/44-the-body-as-language-women-and-performance/overview/ Barbara Kruger, Untitled (Your Body is a Battleground), 1989 https://www.thebroad.org/art/barbara-kruger/untitled-your-body-battleground Carol Rama (1918-2015) : https://www.newmuseum.org/exhibitions/view/carol-rama-antibodies http://www.mam.paris.fr/fr/expositions/exposition-la-passion-selon-carol-rama Hannah Wilke, S.O.S.- Starfication Object Series, 1974-82 https://www.moma.org/collection/works/102432 Helen Chadwick (1953-1996) https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artists/helen-chadwick-2253 Ketty La Rocca (1938-1976) https://www.moma.org/artists/65088?locale=en#works Corpo a corpo, Body to Body, exhibition at Galleria Nazionale d’Arte Moderna e Contemporanea, June-September 2017 (Rome) https://lagallerianazionale.com/en/mostra/corpo-a-corpo-body-to-body/ Carolee Schneemann, Interior Scroll, 1975 https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/schneemann-interior-scroll-p13282 This episode was recorded at Palais Tokyo (Paris): https://www.palaisdetokyo.com/en
Confidently She - Podcast for Christian Women by Rebekah Buege
I'm launching a program June - September! This summer, you can learn the foundation of building confidence in Christ! Join here: www.rebekahbuege.com/program Disclaimer: I'm not a doctor so talking about eating disorders is ALWAYS a tip-toe subject for me. I'm only speaking from my personal perspective, my perspective on scripture in this area, and if this helps you, fantastic! That being said, I completely acknowledge the fact I don't have training in this area - so there are probably lots of aspects about eating disorders I'm blind to. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/become-confidently-she/message
For our third National Life Stories podcast Charlie Morgan spoke to Steven Dryden, Broadcast Recordings Curator at the British Library and co-curator of the exhibition Gay UK: Love Law and Liberty. Gay UK ran from June-September 2017 and marked 50 years since the 1967 Sexual Offences Act and 60 years since the Wolfenden Report. The exhibition was extremely popular and it just so happened that it contained a lot of oral histories! In podcast you'll from interviews which discuss organizations like the Homosexual Law Reform Society and the Gay Liberation Front, as well experiences ranging from World War 2 to 1970s nightclubs. You'll also hear Steven's views on how he chose clips for the exhibition and how it felt to edit, or “hack to pieces", those same clips. Clips in the episode are taken from the following interviews: John Alcock, C456/003 Hall-Carpenter Oral History Project: cadensa.bl.uk/uhtbin/cgisirsi/x/…hdata1=CKEY4014153 Tony Dyson, C456/074 Hall-Carpenter Oral History Project: cadensa.bl.uk/uhtbin/cgisirsi/x/…hdata1=CKEY4014176 Maureen Duffy, C1276/03 Authors’ Lives: cadensa.bl.uk/uhtbin/cgisirsi/x/…hdata1=CKEY7097153 Mary McIntosh, C1420/11 Sisterhood & After: The Women’s Liberation Oral History Project: cadensa.bl.uk/uhtbin/cgisirsi/x/…hdata1=CKEY7563647 Jonathan Blake, C456/104 Hall-Carpenter Oral History Project: sounds.bl.uk/Oral-history/Obser…0456X0104XX-0001V0 If you’d like to learn more check out our collection guide on Oral histories of sexuality, reproductive health and prostitution: www.bl.uk/collection-guides/or…lth-and-prostitution National Life Stories: www.bl.uk/projects/national-life-stories Gay UK: www.bl.uk/press-releases/2017/…-the-british-library
To: Zenwest members, associates, patrons, and donors From: Eshu Osho, Zenwest Board, and members of the Zenwest strategic planning group Dear friends and supporters of Zenwest, In our global community, locally, and within our Sangha, the past 3 years have been filled with change. We are writing to talk with you about the changes we have been discussing over the past eight months as part of the 2017 strategic planning process. Some of you are already familiar with Zenwest’s current model, while for others this is new information. To ensure that everyone has access to the background information to help you understand the history and context for our proposed changes, we have included as an appendix to this letter an overview of the developments in Zenwest that led to the current model, written by Eshu Osho who provides his perspective from 22 years of practicing with Zenwest and 13 years as Abbot. The model that Zenwest has been operating under since 2005 served Zenwest well for many years. Unfortunately, as a result of multiple factors (discussed in detail in the Appendix) we have come to the difficult conclusion that under the current circumstances the strategic model we have been running is not sustainable, and Zenwest needs to make significant changes going forward. Our collective recommendation is that Zenwest undergo a transition over the next 12 months to: (a) gradually phase out financial compensation for Eshu Osho, (b) undertake a review of all aspects of our programming, and (c) engage in deep community discussions to determine how to go forward in revitalizing and renewing our community. These are very significant, serious changes that we are suggesting and we need to know whether the sangha is supportive of this proposed direction. We want to be clear that the recommendation to end Eshu Osho’s employment with Zenwest is in no way a comment on Eshu’s performance as Abbot. Rather it is a reflection that our membership has shrunk (as discussed in the Appendix) and it is no longer financially sustainable to support a paid position. Throughout the extended and at times painful discussions that led to this recommendation, we have held two core principles: First, that we are responsible to treat all of the Zenwest relationships with integrity and care. This includes the relationships between Zenwest and Eshu Osho and the Martin family, between sangha members, and relationships with external bodies such as the University of Victoria Multifaith Services where we have a chaplaincy. Second, we all remain committed to Zen practice and creating spaces for people to practice in community. However, it is unclear at this time what that might look like. We see the need to create space for organizational transformation, where we individually and collectively deeply consider what we want to do, what brings us joy, and how we want to practice. What we are proposing for the next year is a three-phase transition. Phase 1: June-September 2017 Eshu Osho continue to work 0.4 FTE at Zenwest (the current arrangement). All Sunday and Tuesday practice opportunities remain the same. Begin community discussions about the future of Zenwest. Phase 2: October 2017-March 2018 Eliminate cash salary from Eshu Osho’s compensation arrangement. Zenwest will continue to provide a residence and amenities to the Abbot and his family at the temple in Sooke as compensation for Eshu’s continuing work (hours to be negotiated between Eshu and the Zenwest Board). Sunday and Tuesday sits will continue. Continue community discussions about the future of Zenwest. Phase 3: April-June 2018 All compensation will be eliminated from the relationship between Eshu Osho and Zenwest, and Eshu Osho will cease to be an employee of Zenwest Buddhist Society. This is conceptualized as a “pause” to allow our sangha and Eshu to reflect and consider what we want going forward. It is not yet clear what member-led practice opportunities might continue to be available during this time, this will depend in part on the community discussions in earlier phases. It is our hope that this staged withdrawal arrangement will allow both Eshu Osho and the members and board of Zenwest Buddhist Society time to explore, plan, and prepare financially and organizationally for what will be a major transformation of how the future of Zenwest will unfold. Further, it is our hope that this staged arrangement will alleviate the financial demands of Zenwest without creating catastrophic financial hardship for Eshu Osho and his family; Eshu has been employed and served our Sangha as our Abbot and teacher for the past 13 years, and his family has been very generous in sharing their home space as a temple. The direction set out above can only be undertaken if members, associates, patrons and donors are willing to support this transition, both in principle and financially. It is our intention to continue to provide practice opportunities until April 2018 and we hope that members and associates will remain actively engaged in Zenwest and continue to provide financial support through dues in this period. We will also need to continue to hold quarterly fundraising drives in addition to dues, to allow for a gradual transition for Eshu Osho and his family. At this time we anticipate that the fundraising targets will be $6,000 in June, $5,500 in September, and $2,550 in December. Fundraising after this time depends on what the community decides to do together. Although we don't yet know what form this will take, we are clear that we want to continue to practice Zen in community. To determine what this will look like requires our collective wisdom and creativity. As you have been a participant and contributor to this community, we would like to extend an invitation to you to participate in the conversation and exploration of how Zenwest will be moving forward into the future. To facilitate these discussions, and also give an opportunity for people to ask questions and talk about this letter, we will be holding in-person and online meetings, including the following: An in-person member get-together Wednesday June 28, hosted by Kozan, Seishin, and Yushin. This will kick off a series of monthly potlucks open to anyone interested in the future of Zenwest who wants to share ideas in community. One-to-one video chat between Eshu Osho and Distance members. An online Zoom meeting open to all associates, and people who have completed the online Orientation course, facilitated by Eshu Osho. A facilitated discussion at the Tuesday night Zen open house, coordinated by Rev. Soshin. Additionally, members, associates, and supporters can email Eshu Osho or any of the Board members or other Strategic Planning participants to discuss this letter and clarify any issues of concern. Contact information is included below. We very much value and appreciate your support, and look forward to hearing your ideas and comments. Sincerely, Eshu Osho, Abbot, Zenwest Buddhist Society, eshu@zenwest.ca Rev. Hoyu Tommi Boulter, Chair, Zenwest Buddhist Society, reverendhoyu@shaw.ca Rev. Soshin Ruth McMurchy, Treasurer, Zenwest Buddhist Society, ramcmurchy@gmail.com Rev. Doshu Lars Rogers, Secretary, Zenwest Buddhist Society, doshu@zenwest.ca Joshua Goldberg, Strategic Planning participant, jgoldberg@shaw.ca Seishin Susanne Ledingham, Strategic Planning participant, sledingham@gmail.com Kozan Nori Nishigaya, Strategic Planning participant, anishi@gmail.com Yushin Charles Rose, Strategic Planning participant, charles@roseware.com APPENDIX: HISTORY AND CONTEXT By Eshu Osho, Abbot, Zenwest In 2004, a strategic planning group that included the Zenwest board of directors, a group of members who had committed to being a part of the planning process, and the Zenwest Abbot together created a plan and vision for how Zenwest would grow into the future - and out of this plan and vision, a model was created. Two key features of this plan were: Maintenance of a stable and consistent practice space appropriate for all levels of Zen training. The full-time employment of Abbot and teacher Eshu Osho. We believed that the best way to ensure the stability of the community, its programs, and the consistency of teaching was by employing a skilled professional who can have these goals as their primary focus, and having an appropriate place to do Zen practice. This planning group also fully recognized that the costs of committing to supporting a full-time employee and practice space were significant, and several models of membership were suggested and considered, such as: A straightforward business model in which the cost of membership was based on the expenses divided by the membership. A donor model, in which there are no membership dues, but rather we would ask for donations and hope that enough came it to pay for expenses. As a group we felt that the first model would likely be more exclusive than we wanted, with a membership in the neighbourhood of $200+/mo; which would put it way out of range of some that would greatly benefit from Zen practice. Conversely, the instability and insecurity inherent in the second model would likely make basic survival a monthly worry and would be a distraction from practice and development. In the end, together we created a community-centred model for Zenwest Buddhist Society. We would offer different levels of membership from “Full” (with dues representing a single full share of the cost of the resources and opportunities available), to “Basic” (with dues being non-trivial, but significantly less than a full share of the actual cost of the resources and opportunities available). Full members would have access to all activities, and Basic Members would be required to pay for activities and opportunities outside of basic sits. Beyond this, we made provisions to accommodate those who experienced financial hardship, as well as opportunities for work-exchange for membership. From the outset, we recognized that by initiating this model, membership dues alone would not fully cover expenses; we committed to doing regular fundraising drives based on the belief that: Our teacher, our tradition, and our practice are not commodities for us to purchase, but rather a symbiotic culture in which each of us has a part to contribute and accept responsibility for in the co-creation of community. All of our members recognize the value of the teacher, community, and physical resources that we have in place. All members recognize that by making membership accessible to everyone regardless of financial ability to pay that membership dues alone would not cover organizational expenses. Thus when quarterly fundraising drives take place, all members will contribute as much as they can (even if they felt it was insignificant in the grand scheme), based on the understanding that we are co-creating this community – together. Our basic philosophy setting out was that we would take care of and support one another – as a community. Our understanding was that some of us struggle to make ends meet financially, but could offer our time and energy to building and nourishing the community, supporting programming etc. Others among us have greater financial resources, and less time, yet are committed to giving more financially so that this tradition, practice, and resources can be available locally to as many people as is possible. Some of us have both material resources and an abundance of time to commit to making Zen come alive at Zenwest; and some of us are working full speed ahead just to keep food on the table and a roof over our heads; and underlying all of this, we recognized that for each of us, our circumstances can change with very little notice, and that by creating community together we could create a community of awakening and refuge. As I take the time to write this down, I realize how ambitious this model is; how countercultural and almost revolutionary it is in the context of North American culture today. I also have to accept responsibility for not championing it strongly enough. Where we are today: For more than a decade, our model helped Zenwest to grow, and for the training and teaching that happens here to become known around the world. The efforts of our board of directors in the development of organizational structures, policies and procedures for Zen Centres in North America have been adopted or have contributed to other Zen organizations around the world. Our use of orientation education, online resources, podcasts, and videos (once thought almost heretical) has become the norm in modern Dharma practice globally. Zenwest and Eshu Osho have become recognized and respected by Zen communities and teachers internationally. Somehow though, as a community we lost sight of the interdependence and mutual responsibility that was inherent and intentionally built into the model. Perhaps because of the consistency of our programming, or the stability of the teaching, or my own failure to press this principle; it seems that complacency was born into the mix. Growth of the membership is only beneficial if all three aspects grow together – member dues, volunteer labour, and distribution of donations from members – because more members also increases financial demands as well as labour demands. When the membership did grow at Zenwest, it was in only one area: member dues. Impact and the feeling of member ownership was not emphasized, and certainly participation in fundraising was not emphasized to new members, and perhaps this was a major mistake. Regardless, the fundamental model is one in which costs – both operational and labour are not covered by dues, therefore no amount of growth will alter that balance. While our membership was growing, fundraising drives were still a significant component of meeting expenses. Over time, while the donor pool has diversified thanks to international podcast listeners supporting Zenwest, fewer individual members are making contributions, in terms of finances as well as participation in operational teams, facilitating activities, and board involvement. Perhaps members have felt like everything was well in hand, or that their participation wasn’t needed, or that they were already contributing as much as they possibly could. It’s impossible to say, and was perhaps “all of the above”. Practically, it meant that expenses and programming needed to be cut, and that a diminishing group of members and donors were contributing more and more so that our endeavour could continue to be available to as many people as possible. By late 2015 it was clear to our Board of Directors and Abbot that many of our key financial and labour contributors were rapidly reaching the point of complete exhaustion. In terms of our budget, virtually all programs and resources that could be cut from the budget had been cut. Even so, our fundraising drives were falling short of the targets. After some very challenging discussions, the Board and Abbot decided that the only viable way forward was to reduce human resource expenses, namely the Abbot’s salary. Fortunately I was able to find external part-time employment at Victoria Hospice relatively quickly. The downside was that many of the operational and organizational tasks that were formerly performed by the Abbot and Director of Operations had to be delegated to others; others who were already overloaded and weren’t familiar with the tasks, so needed time to learn and time to develop. This had significant impacts on new membership growth, and membership retention. In short, while our expenses were significantly reduced, our membership revenue diminished apace. In spite of this, since the switch to a part-time Abbot, Zenwest has managed to continue to offer consistent programming. Our spring 2017 Orientation to Zen led by Rev. Doshu in Victoria was well attended, and more than 20 individuals participated in the recent NRTP with leadership shared by all ordained clergy. However, on top of being unbelievably stretched, each member of the Zenwest clergy and governance team are facing significant personal challenges that eliminate the option of doing more, even where there is a desire or capacity to do so. Zenwest Buddhist Society is entering a period of significant change and a re-imagining of who we are, and how we are to proceed in the future. Most of all I want to reassure all of our members that my dedication to Rinzai Zen practice and the Buddhadharma remain as strong as ever. Regardless of where this transition takes us as an organization, I will continue to practice and teach the Dharma to those who wish to make Zen come alive. Warm regards, Eshu
From BCB... http://bestofbcb.org/podcast-arts-and-artists-horst-gottschalk/ Bainbridge Island Museum of Art Education Director Kristin Tollefson talks with Dr. Brett Van Hoesen, art historian and scholar at University of Nevada, Reno, about German artist Horst Gottschalk, whose work was featured in a solo exhibit at the art museum June-September 2015. They are joined by Hidde Van Duym, BIMA’s co-curator for this exhibit. Dr. Van Hoesen, a scholar of German 20th century art, began researching the art of Horst Gottschalk in 2014 when his widow and stepson offered her extensive access to Gottschalk’s notes, letters, photographs, collages and paintings, and that led to her writing an introductory essay for the catalog of his works. In this fascinating and informative conversation, Dr. Van Hoesen discusses what she has learned from this firsthand research and from her resulting studies of influences on Gottschalk’s art -- especially his collages -- after he emigrated to the United States from Germany. Hidde Van Duym, an artist on Bainbridge Island as well as an immigrant during the same period as Gottschalk, adds insights into the themes encountered in these fascinating works of art. Credits: BCB host: Channie Peters; audio editor: Tim Bird; publishers Chris and Diane Walker.