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'[T]he White House has created a website that lists media outlets and reporters who, according to the government, publish false, biased or misleading stories.
The new "Media Offenders" website includes featured "Offenders of the Week" as well as a "Hall of Shame" that consists of four pages (at time of publication) of media reports the White House has sorted into the categories bias, lie, false claim, malpractice, omission of context, mischaracterization, circular reporting, failure to report and left-wing lunacy.
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Anything but a fully free press goes against the very DNA of the country. The first amendment to the US Constitution reads, in part, "Congress shall make no law … abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press …"
In 1776, lawmakers in colonial Virginia passed a declaration of rights that noted the importance of a free press: "The freedom of the press is one of the greatest bulwarks of liberty, and can never be restrained but by despotic governments."
[...]
[T]he "Media Offenders" website, along with the Pentagon's reporting restrictions and Trump's lawsuits against several media outlets publishing unfavorable stories about him, is a sign of how unprecedented the current US government's antagonism against the press is.'
www.dw.com/en/how-white-house-attack-on-journalists-affec... (probably a fake news outlet soon to be listed in the Hall of Shame)
An oldie from the archives. I am repeat offender on taking skyscraper photos at this same spot whether if it is cold in winter or blazing hot in he summer. I always felt drawn to return to photograph this same location. I think I have the recent photos of this spot just need to find where I stored it in :)
Have a great week ahead :)
From 1833 until 1853, Port Arthur was the destination for the hardest of convicted British criminals, those who were secondary offenders having reoffended after their arrival in Australia. Rebellious personalities from other convict stations were also sent there. In addition, Port Arthur had some of the strictest security measures of the British penal system.
The World Heritage Committee of UNESCO inscribed the Port Arthur Historic Site onto the World Heritage Register on 31 July 2010, as part of the Australian Convict Sites World Heritage property. Port Arthur is one of Australia's most visited historical sites, receiving over 250,000 visitors each year.
Two of our neighbour's cats have made our garden theirs. Smuggly is the worst offender espeically as he sometimes chases Pixie and Kaiser. He seems to think it's all his property now.
The weather is rain and more rain at the weekend so not much chance of getting out with the cameras.
Happy Furry Friday!
Wishing you all a dry and cosy weekend
Sometimes squid overstep their boundaries. If you let them do so, even just once, they will become slippery repeat offenders. The Squid Hunter knows what ticks behind those gigantic eyes. He knows where they congregate, their tactics, their watery passcodes. He accepts all major credit cards.
the cliff... then a quarry (big hole in the earth which you can*t see)... houses... the prison...
Portland, Dorset - December 2022
We all need boundaries to get along with each other...and sometimes family are the worst offenders. 'nuff said.
This bird used to be in huge numbers many years ago.
I dare say they fueled early New Zealanders during colonisation by Maori and European peoples,
Fact, some still see them as nothing more than a resource to harvest for their own selfish reasons.
Years ago as a young fellow, I was a ranger with the then Wildlife service of internal affairs dept.
While checking on an area at Puketi I came across a person with several Pigeons in a pikau ( Hessian sack split crosswise on one side only to be thrown over a horse ).
I confiscated his illegal bounty plus his shotgun and served him with an infringement notice amidst swearing and threats of violence.
Two weeks later a fellow officer along with a Forestry ranger duplicated the same scenario, with the same person, same situation.
The offender tried to swing past the two men on his horse.
My colleague grabbed the reigns to stop the offender escaping with the result being he had his hand blown off by a shotgun round..
Subsequent police action dealt with the offender, which shows the length people will go to perpetrate what they consider "their" rights.... Yea right, a letter or permit from God perhaps
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Puʻuhonua o Hōnaunau National Historical Park is a United States National Historical Park located on the west coast of the island of Hawaiʻi in the U.S. state of Hawaii. The historical park preserves the site where up until the early 19th century, Hawaiians who broke a kapu (one of the ancient laws) could avoid certain death by fleeing to this place of refuge or puʻuhonua. The offender would be absolved by a priest and freed to leave. Defeated warriors and non-combatants could also find refuge here during times of battle. The grounds just outside the Great Wall that encloses the puʻuhonua were home to several generations of powerful chiefs.
For all you repeat offenders:
nope, it's not a friggin' bunny (-;
Haas - European Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus)
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Comes alive on BLACK...
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Nacht und Nebel (German: meaning Night and Fog), was a directive issued by Adolf Hitler on 7 December 1941 targeting political activists and resistance "helpers" in World War II, who were to be imprisoned, killed, or made to disappear, while the family and the population remained uncertain as to the fate or whereabouts of the Nazi state's alleged offender.
Victims who disappeared in these clandestine actions were never heard from again.
Photo taken during a visit to Auschwitz-Birkenau in year 2000.
I'm a repeat offender when it comes to posting multitudes of the same subject~!..A close up of them in a pretty grouping..I hope you have a great weekend!
Liquorcycle.
Noun; Slang term for a moped or scooter that does not require a driver's license to operate. Prefered method of transportation for DUI offenders.
...In Cumbria!
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My very first image from our latest trip to The Lake District, Cumbria! The weather was extremely changeable, but we did manage to venture out every day thankfully, grabbing what shots I could here and there.
This was from our first evening and was taken at Keswick Landings, Derwent Water. This is a 40 second LE and the colours are as they were.
Hopefully I'll get time this weekend to start catching up with my many flickr friends and see what you've all been upto!
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From the grounds of Kedleston Hall, Derby.
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Same scene as "A Cool Beginning" with an alternative POV and a little cross-processing.
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Prominent in our local news these days is the case of a man dubbed the Balcony Rapist. He was put away 20 years ago after a string of sex crimes so horrendous he was banned outright from ever living in the province of Ontario. Now he's out of prison, having served his full term... and having staunchly refused any treatment (setting aside for now the debate over whether such proclivities can, in fact, be treated).
So now he's living in Surrey BC and folks are absolutely outraged. And... while I have a certain amount of compassion for their predicament... I'm getting kind of tired of their whining. Yesterday's newscasts featured tape of various parents freaaaakkkkking out because the man was seen walking in an area near a school.
Last night, we had "live, on the scene reports" from a demonstration outside the home of the man's sister, with whom he lives. The newscasters tried to pump it up, as usual, but there were only two or three people milling around. It was actually kind of sad.
We've also been treated to tape of middle aged women crying hysterically, demanding the death penalty for sex offenders. And the mayor of Surrey high-horsing it about how such things as this man who's served his time must not be permitted in her community.
Personally, I wish these people would get a grip. With all the non-stop media coverage, the Balcony Rapist is probably the most recognizable man in the area these days. And known dangers (I'm sorry to have to say it) are among the easiest to avoid.
This guy did his damage at a time when no one knew who he was. He sneaked up into women's apartments via their balconies during the night. What are the odds that a guy with this history is gonna jump someone on the street? Or snatch a child? (He has always preyed on adult women, but I guess little children are much more attractive things to hold up as objects of danger when the media want to whip up even more of this kind of hysteria.)
I say... if you're gonna be afraid... fear the things you don't yet know are dangerous.
Where known dangers lurk, take precautions.
Lock your doors at night. Close your windows. Walk the other way when you see an infamous sex offender in the mall or on the street or whatever.
But don't go making up imaginary crimes ("Adult women will be too hard for him to get, so he's going to turn to children," a woman said on the news last night) and don't keep demanding that the guy be sent somewhere else. His massive public visibility is probably the greatest protection his neighbours could ask for.
As for those cries for the death penalty... let them ring out. Let them be debated. Let them be considered as part of public policy. And if it's the will of the people to kill sex offenders... well, so be it.
For now, though, we have no such penalty. And yes, what this man has done is terrible and vile. And yes, he may reoffend. So let's keep an eye on him and act sensibly. But let's not... in the grips of mass hysteria... forget that there are many other, very real dangers in everyday life. And no one's safety can ever be completely guaranteed. And I'm willing to bet that the next heinous crime committed in Surrey is committed... not by this man, but by someone we've never even heard of. Because, in my experience, that's how life works. When you're busy scanning the horizon for tornadoes, you don't see the flood waters rising to your neck.
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My lil research here below will be steadily enriched with new details and bibliographic notes, as long as I deepen in the subject and I receive contacts by more expert ppl.
I'm adding more & more some of my notes while I'm making a number of new lil discoveries which will integrate this topic ...
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Questo mio post è stato ispirato da un fatto stupendo, verificatosi il giorno 15 agosto 2021, Ferragosto! Possiedo da oltre cinque anni un Filodendro che non era mai fiorito né aveva mai fruttificato. Questa pianta è molto diffusa anche in Italia, l’ho spesso vista ma non ne avevo mai notata nessuna che potesse fiorire. Il 1° luglio quella che pareva una nuova foglia sull’apice ha cominciato a prendere le sembianze di una pannocchia verde che è cresciuta e si è sviluppata per circa 45 giorni senza mai aprirsi. A Ferragosto da verde è diventata bianca, di un bianco quasi ottico, assumendo le sembianze di un fiore che in poche ore si è aperto rivelando il suo frutto.
Il fatto mi è sembrato piuttosto prodigioso, considerando che per 5 anni la mia pianta, pur crescendo rigogliosa e raggiungendo l’altezza di 150cm, non era mai fiorita.
Questo mi ha spinta dapprima a fotografarla da varie angolature e poi a compiere una piccola ricerca dovuta al grande entusiasmo e alla curiosità irrefrenabile causate da questo strano avvenimento.
Ho scoperto alcune informazioni che non conoscevo e che volentieri estendo, soprattutto nella speranza di essere letta da qualche fotografo/a presente su Flickr, con passione o esperienza botanica, il quale possa aggiungere qualche dettaglio maggiormente tecnico o qualche considerazione personale ma, soprattutto, convalidare quanto ho finora scoperto e se l’avvenimento da me descritto è davvero raro come penso.
Il linguaggio botanico è estremamente tecnico, di non facile conoscenza per i non esperti, così dapprima scriverò nella mia lingua madre, l’Italiano.
Ho ultimato questa ricerca empirica e compilativa poche ore fa, perciò sicuramente contiene inesattezze ed é passibile di ulteriori migliorie. Ringrazio pertanto fin d'ora tutti coloro che vorranno contribuire ad ampliarla.
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(Since the botanical language is extremely technical, not well known by non-experts, I will first of all write this post in Italian, my mother tongue).
More details will be added-on my post as soon as I deepen in this subject. Tuned!
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Ref. Paradise Flower 045 (post II macro)
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MONSTERA DELICIOSA
Pianta fanerogama monocotiledone e autoimpollinante.
=> La mia ricerca é finalizzata anche a richiamare l'attenzione degli esperti su alcune caratteristiche morfologiche interessanti che, pur denotando l'altissimo stato di evoluzione raggiunto da questa pianta, la possono far ritenere una pianta ancestrale, tale da indurmi per il momento a prendere le distanze dal descriverla come appartenente alle spermatofite angiosperme (come sembrerebbe e come viene di solito classificata in botanica) ma piuttosto come una gimnosperma primordiale dove però l'inseminazione non é né entomofila né zoofila e nemmeno anemofila per via aerea come di solito avviene nelle gimnosperme da cui, tra l'altro, differisce in tanti aspetti, tra i quali, la marcata profumazione dei propri organi di diffusione (vedi fiore-frutto).
Classificazione, provenienza e descrizione
Specie: Monstera
Nome comune generico: Filodendro.
Genere: Philodendron (il nome del genere deriva dal greco antico "phileo" (amare) e "dendron" (albero), ossia si tratta di piante che amano gli alberi, tipicamente rampicanti.
Poiché la Monstera é spesso confusa con un albero dalle foglie strutturalmente simili, chiamato Philodendron bipinnatifidum (tossico per ingestione, inalazione e contatto) e produce un fiore a spadice che può richiamarsi allo Spatifillo, il quale a sua volta può avere una certa tossicità, sarebbe comunque meglio chiamarla con il suo nome specifico perché, per la confusione ingeneratasi con altre piante somiglianti, le vengono attribuiti erroneamente effetti dannosi.
Famiglia: Araceae.
Conosciuta anche come: Pianta del Pane
Etimologia: "Monstera" sembra possa derivare dal latino “monstrum”, cosa strana e prodigiosa (monstrum doesn't mean monster!), riferito forse all’altezza che può raggiungere nel suo habitat naturale (anche 6 metri!) o alle dimensioni delle foglie di alcune specie appartenenti al genere. Questo non è comunque accertato poiché altri testi parlano invece della impressionante estensione e lunghezza delle radici aeree che, nelle piante cresciute in habitat naturale, possono raggiungere la lunghezza e spessore di vere e proprie liane. Io ritengo che un altro prodigio sia il fatto che la foglia, crescendo, si scinde sempre più in lobi che a loro volta, crescendo, si scindono e moltiplicano sempre più (cifr. fenomeno eterofillia) quasi a ricordare la scissione cellulare nella maturazione dell’embrione.
Per le popolazioni che vivono nel suo habitat naturale , questa pianta ha una forte connotazione sacra, in quanto le ritengono un importanti “vettore” per portare agli Dei le loro preci e suppliche.
deliciosa: dal Latino
dēlĭcĭōsus [deliciosus], deliciosă, deliciosum
aggettivo I classe, nominativo fem. sing.
declinazione femminile singolare:
Nom deliciosă
Gen.deliciosae
Dat.deliciosae
Acc.deliciosam
Abl.deliciosā
Voc.deliciosă
Significato:
1 (di cosa) gradevole, piacevole, delizioso
2 (di persona) languido, effeminato, voluttuoso
Il lemma "deliciosa" nella sua declinazione é presente anche nel plurale neutro (nom. e voc.) deliciosa.
Breve digressione:
Una bufala (hoax) che gira sulla rete, anche purtroppo su certi Wiki nazionali e non del portale .org o del Paese originario dove é stata scritta la notizia fonte, é che viene chiamata "mostro", quindi si trova di tutto sul tema "come allevare un mostro", "posso tenere un mostro in camera" ecc. Come già evidenziato, il vocabolo latino monstrum non riflette il significato di mostro.
Ho scoperto che ciò é dovuto a cattive ripubblicazioni delle notizie alla fonte da parte di siti e blog che traducono per es. in Russo o Cinese senza attribuire la paternità dell'opera e senza linkare al sito originale, dopodiché, con sistemi automatici di traduzione, lo ritraducono nelle lingue per loro straniere (per es. l'Italiano o l'Inglese) generando così davvero mostri! Traduzioni automatiche che spesso si prestano alla diffusione di fake news o di fraintendimenti colossali !
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Provenienza: regioni tropicali dell’America centro e meridionale, in particolare il Messico e le foreste pluviali del Guatemala. Foreste pluviali del Borneo e dell’Indonesia . Pur essendo una pianta tropicale, la sua particolare resistenza e, una volta cresciuta, anche la sua robustezza, riesce a crescere anche nella MittelEuropa e nell’Europa meridionale dove, però, la sua fioritura è molto rara. (Episodi interessanti e documentati esistono per es. in Sicilia e Sardegna).
Descrizione del genere: comprende circa 50 specie di piante rampicanti, sempreverdi, con fusti provvisti di internodi, dai quali prendono origine radici aeree che si posano fissandosi al supporto su cui si sviluppano, integrando in tal modo anche l’approvvigionamento di elementi nutritivi, in primo luogo l’acqua.
Le foglie, presentando il fenomeno dell’eterofillìa (con due "L" e da non confondersi con l'eterofilia). Allo stadio giovanile, hanno lamina e margini interi; mentre allo stadio adulto ogni foglia si suddivide in lobi come se si moltiplicasse. Quando i lobi crescono, a loro volta formano dei fori , nell’Italiano arcaico pertugi (da cui il nome in Latino di Philodendron pertusum), che nuovamente li separano fino a formare ulteriori lobi. 8, 12, anche 22 o più… Questo fenomeno può vagamente richiamare la Parabola evangelica della Moltiplicazione dei Pani e dei Pesci, (forse da questo il nome alternativo di “pianta del pane”?) o la forma della pannocchia può ricordare il mais utilizzato da molte popolazioni come "pane" ossia elemento base del loro nutrimento?
La specie più conosciuta del genere è Monstera deliciosa, comunemente denominata “filodendro”. E’ una pianta rampicante perenne dal fogliame sempreverde. I lobi della deliziosa possono sembrare delle dita o anche delle lance leggermente arrotondate, lunghe e strette che possono richiamare la forma di un ventaglio. Solo l’estremità centrale più lontana dal fusto è invece più corta e larga. La sua capacità di crescere e riprodursi con grande resistenza e robustezza la può rendere quasi infestante.
Monstera deliciosa o Philodendron pertusum: nel suo habitat originario e naturale può superare l’altezza di 6 m. e le foglie arrivano a misurare anche un metro di lunghezza e 60 cm. di larghezza. Nei nostri climi temperati ma piuttosto freddi nella stagione invernale le dimensioni sono notevolmente ridotte. Il fenomeno dell’eterofillia, in questa specie, è talmente accentuato che all’inizio fu classificata come appartenente al genere Philodendron albero e tutt’oggi volgarmente viene chiamata filodendro. Allo stadio giovanile infatti le foglie si presentano cuoriformi, con apice acuminato, lamina e margini interi (simili a quelle di molte specie di Philodendron).
Allo stadio adulto, invece, assumono l’aspetto caratteristico della specie con margini fortemente frastagliati e fori oblunghi sulla lamina sia lungo la nervatura centrale che nei segmenti.
A livello dei nodi emette radici avventizie sospese con funzione nutritiva e di sostegno.
In estate può produrre infiorescenze dapprima verdastre e poi bianche (anche se molto raramente avviene in appartamento), che compaiono isolate o a piccoli gruppi, costituite da uno spadice protetto da una spata (sorta di foglia modificata simile a un petalo unico molto spesso, carnoso e resistente) lunga 10-15 cm. di colore crema. Se sufficientemente maturo, il frutto di forma a pannocchia contenuto nel fiore ha un profumo e un aroma dolciastro che ricorda l’ananas, o un mix di frutta esotica con un sapore delizioso da cui probabilmente origina il suo nome (deliziosa). Questo frutto, se guardato attentamente, é immanicato in una specie di buccia con superficie granulosa a tessere penta o esagonali disposte e interconnesse a nido d'ape e la polpa interna é un aggregato di grani, simili ai chicchi di una pannocchia di mais. L’estremità di ogni granulo contiene dei piccolissimi “cristalli” aghiformi e pungenti, fastidiosi per lingua e palato, per cui, in genere, anche se molto buono come frutto, non viene venduto.
Quando il fiore si schiude rivela il frutto nel suo candore bianco, una volta caduto l’unico "petalo", lo spadice tende a prendere il colore verde ed inizia la sua lenta maturazione.
Di questa pianta in commercio se ne trovano alcune varietà tra le quali: “Borsigiana”, che presenta dimensioni più ridotte rispetto a quelle della specie tipo e ”Variegata”, che presenta foglie con striature gialle o bianco-crema, che tendono poi a diventare completamente verdi.
Benefici: la pianta produce una forte ionizzazione dell’ambiente dove viene inserita, purificando fortemente l’aria e arricchendola di molto ossigeno, rendendo la respirazione più facile e gradevole.
L’utilità del Filodendro nella depurazione e purificazione dell’aria è bene accertata e comunemente accettata in botanica.
Dal punto di vista emozionale, assistere alla fioritura del prodigioso frutto che raramente si presenta, contribuisce al fascino di questa pianta.
E’ una pianta sempreverde che di stagione in stagione cresce aumentando le sue dimensioni ed ha una vita che può raggiungere i 30 anni ed oltre. Le sue derivazioni germogliano facilmente, perciò è semplice ottenere sempre nuove piante per talea.
Posizionamento Essa va interrata o piantata in vaso in area umida e soleggiata ma mai in piena luce. Si acclimata approssimativamente entro i 10°C invernali ed i 30-35°C estivi in diffusa umidità. In Europa é quindi ideale come pianta d'appartamento o da esterni nelle zone più calde. Teme le gelate.
Proprietà farmacologiche maggiormente accertate: decotto di tutte le parti della pianta è benefico e curativo contro i reumatismi.
Controindicazioni : in soggetti allergici, come la maggioranza di tutte le piante, può produrre reazioni per via cutanea, digerente e, sembra, anche per inalazione anche se ciò appare non avere alcun fondamento in nessun trattato o ricerca medica o sperimentale sull’argomento.
Sono stati sporadicamente riscontrati alcuni casi di eritema e prurito a contatto con il lattice interno.
Non è invece assolutamente provato né documentato alcun sintomo o danno per via inalatoria nel caso di posizionamento della Monstera all’interno di abitazioni, anzi, tutti potranno frequentemente notarla negli ingressi, salottini e corsie di ambienti e uffici pubblici ed anche sanitari come gli ospedali e gli ambulatori.
Come ogni pianta, emette molto ossigeno durante il giorno ed una certa quantità di anidride carbonica durante la notte e questo la rende assimilabile al comportamento di qualsiasi altra pianta.
Taluni soggetti allergici possono aver riscontrato reazioni al contatto con la linfa (non la “rugiada” endogena pura emessa dalle foglie) o pruriginose a contatto con le minutissime spine del frutto, quando ancora acerbo, microscopici aghetti che spariscono a maturazione raggiunta.
E possibile, almeno secondo quanto la mia ricerca ha fatto emergere, che soprattutto online alcune cattive traduzioni e ripubblicazioni delle descrizioni sul Filodendron, in particolar modo a cura di blog che ripubblicano nella loro lingua e poi ritraducono nelle lingue straniere, spesso senza alcuna autorizzazione da parte della fonte, unitamente alla somiglianza con il fiore dello Spatifillo, abbia ingenerato confusioni che scambiano la reale media tossicità di quest’ultimo con il fiore frutto della Monstera deliciosa, molto simile nell’aspetto a quest’ultimo ma del tutto innocuo, salvo alcune attenzioni da osservare.
Nonostante il nome comune benefico dello Spatifillo (Lilium della Pace, Peace Lily) eccone infatti le controindicazioni tossicologiche principali. Se le confronterete con le "bufale" che si raccontano sulla Monstera, anche sui Wiki nazionali, troverete l’esatta corrispondenza!
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spathiphyllum
=> Ergo: Spathiphyllum (altra pianta delle aracee con spata e spadice/oder plant beloging to the Arum Family but not to the genus Phylodendron) is not Monstera! “Although the Spathiphyllum is commonly called a "lily", the peace lily is not a true lily from the family Liliaceae. It still belongs to the Arum Family and is only midly toxic .
While true lilies are highly toxic (poisonous) to pets like cats and dogs, the peace lily spathiphyllum is only mildly toxic to humans and other animals when ingested. It contains calcium oxalate crystals, which can cause skin irritation, a burning sensation in the mouth, difficulty swallowing and nausea, but it does not contain the toxins found in true lilies, which could cause acute kidney failure in cats and some other animals”.
Solamente la presenza biunivoca degli ossalati di calico, confermata dagli esperti, potrebbe indurre a pensare che fra le due piante vi sia una qualche somiglianza benché lo Spatifillo non appartienga allo stesso genere Filodendro , pur facendo comunque parte della famiglia delle Araceae.
Agli appassionati di Wikipedia, consigliando di ricorrere sempre al sistema Wiki nella lingua principale della fonti, potrà intatti interessare che, se Wikipedia.org stressa molto sul concetto della tossicità di media portata dello Spathiphyllum, non eccepisce alcunché sulla purezza e non tossicità della Monsteria deliciosa, nonché sull'edibilità del suo frutto, raccomandando solo di mangiarlo unicamente se maturo, quando le tessere della sua buccia, ormai diventate da verdi a beige, cominciano da sole a separarsi e cadere e gli amidi della polpa diventano zuccherini e si é ormai liberato dei micro cristalli aghiformi che contengono Ossalato di Calcio. Un'unica segnalazione é menzionata per le foglie e le viti che, come in molte altre piante comuni, contengono Ossalato di Potassio e possono dare origine a rash cutanei pruriginosi in soggetti predisposti. Questo comunque potrebbe succedere solo venendo in contatto con il lattice interno al sistema linfatico della pianta.
Fioritura:
Pur essendo diffuse anche in Europa, la fioritura di queste piante rampicanti in casa è davvero molto rara e quasi impossibile se la pianta è in vaso anziché interrata. In alcune regioni del Sud Italia come in Sicilia e Sardegna, si può comunque assistere al proliferare di queste piante laddove trovano un microclima a loro favorevole ed anche alla crescita dei suoi fiori che, giunti a maturazione, possono superare le dimensioni di una grande pannocchia mentre nel resto dell’Italia il raro frutto rimane molto più piccolo e difficilmente supera i 15cm di lunghezza alla base del peduncolo.
Per assistere a questo insolito avvenimento, è necessario creare condizioni quasi ideali per la pianta: esposizione alla luce non diretta, creazione di un micro-clima tropicale caldo e umido, accortezza nel ripulire le foglie dalla polvere ed eventuali parassiti (usare un panno inumidito in acqua a temperatura ambiente, leggera ma frequente nebulizzazione, protezione in acqua delle radici aeree mediante ampolle finalizzate a conferire l’acqua di cui necessitano).
Nel suo habitat naturale, la Monstera fiorisce con bellissimi fiori di colore bianco crema.
In natura succede ogni anno, ma raramente è possibile assistere alla sua fioritura in ufficio o in casa, specie nelle zone non tropicali e non endemiche come l’Europa, salvo il ricorso alla serra specialistica o zone dell’Europa meridionale caratterizzate dal clima particolarmente caldo e umido.
Il fiore/frutto:
La maggiore attenzione va osservata per quanto riguarda l’ingestione del suo frutto che, seppur non velenoso ed edibile, non va mai mangiato quando è acerbo, sia perché non ha ancora eliminato i suoi piccoli cristallini interni, una sorta di micro aghetti che sono leggermente pungenti e tendono ad aderire fastidiosamente alla parete del palato e della lingua, ma soprattutto perché contiene molti ossalati di calcio dannosi soprattutto se ingeriti da chi ha deficit renali, calcoli e o nefropatie in essere.
Questo frutto in botanica è considerato edibile ed il nome “deliciosa” lo manifesta eloquentemente.
In Europa meridionale esso matura in un periodo molto lungo che può superare anche i 15 mesi e non va mai mangiato quando è giovane (colore bianco) e nemmeno quando, con la stagionatura, tende a diventare verde ma solo quando il peduncolo su cui poggia il frutto si piega verso il basso e inizia a seccare, la buccia verde ricoperta di scaglie comincia a staccarsi autonomamente rivelando così dei granuli biancastri simili ai chicchi del mais o a denti. Per poter separare i granuli, i soli edibili in questo frutto, è necessaria molta cautela e pazienza in quanto la struttura interna modulare di questo frutto possiede delle innumerevoli lamelle di cui è possibile riconoscere le estremità tutto attorno allo spadice dai piccoli puntini di colore scuro che accentano ogni micro-cella della buccia, fatta a forma di nido d’ape (mini esagoni connessi tra loro). Queste lamelle vanno tolte ad una ad una, separate dai chicchi e anche dallo scheletro interno (immaginatevi una sorta di gheriglio della noce), anch’esso da eliminare. Perciò, per poter gustare questa prelibatezza, occorre conoscerla e saperla trattare da veri intenditori.
Tuttavia, molti forum sull’argomento frutta, piante e fiori d’appartamento riportano l’esperienza sorprendente di chi è riuscito a far maturare la “pannocchia” di questo fiore e ad assaggiarlo. I più lo descrivono come uno tra i frutti più buoni al mondo, forse il migliore in assoluto così come lo è il suo succo che, se opportunamente spremuto in un tessuto a trama fine che funga da “filtro” dei cristalli, può rappresentare una metodologia più sicura per assaggiarlo, soprattutto per chi non è un esperto gourmet (esistono varie ricette di preparazione) e non sa trattarlo con le opportune cautele.
Il nome di Monstera “deliciosa” ossia deliziosa è indubbiamente dovuto al profumo e all’aroma del suo fiore-frutto.
In generale, nel riportare le descrizioni ad esso riferentesi, ritengo sia sconsigliabile vivamente l’ingestione, soprattutto per i non esperti in botanica ed alta cucina e per persone che possono essere soggette a reazioni allergiche o con disturbi, disfunzioni o patologie, in particolare renali, basti pensare come proprio gli ossalati di calcio sono i maggiori fautori responsabili della formazione di calcoli nei reni così come un altro importante responsabile è l’alto residuo fisso nonché l'abbinamento dei sali di calcio e sodio contenuto in molte acque, sia potabili a rubinetto sia in bottiglia.
Propagazione:
per radicazione di talea apicale o di germoglio o derivazione laterale (detto "pollone") accompagnata da min. una foglia che includa l’internodo o ancora per distacco e interramento di una radice aerea che va piantata assieme ad almeno un germoglio. Per i più esperti: margotta per piante che risultino particolarmente spoglie nella parte basale.
E' una pianta che, se trova il giusto habitat, può crescere molto e diventare mediamente infestante.
Le radici: possiede radici interrate e sospese. Le radici aeree sono a forma di liana. Vengono emesse dalla pianta per trovare maggiore umidità.
Le foglie: sono coriacee e in ambiente naturale possono oltrepassare il metro di lunghezza, in appartamento solitamente raggiungono approssimativamente i 30/40cm.
Le piante Aracee possono presentare forme e dimensioni diverse a seconda della specie: si possono trovare foglie lobate, lanciolate, pennatifide, ossia foglie pennate a margine intero o discontinuo, con la lamina perforata in modo regolare o irregolare da eleganti incisioni che raggiungono il nervo mediano .
Il caso limite è rappresentato dalla M. obliqua expilata che presenta la lamina fogliare ridotta a poco più di un sottile segmento a livello delle nervature con un margine ridottissimo, che spesso si rompe in corrispondenza dei fori.
Le foglie producono una sorta di "lacrimazione" di acqua dal sapore di acqua pura, talvolta leggermente dolciastra. La linfa può invece risultare tossica, specie in soggetti allergici, questo come quasi ogni altra pianta.
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PAREIDOLIA,spazio all’immaginazione! Power to imagination!
Qualche mia riflessione (non tecnica e non accertata) ed alcune curiose considerazioni:
Più nello specifico, quello che può sembrare un petalo unico è in realtà una spata (detta anche bratta), ossia una foglia modificata che nasce per proteggere e contenere il frutto, in questo caso fatto a forma di pannocchia e di tonalità bianco crema che, maturando, assume il colore verde ritornando di un colore beige a maturazione raggiunta..
Ma anche quello che può sembrare il petalo unico di un fiore è in realtà un monocotiledone, atto a contenere, nutrire e proteggere l’embrione che racchiude. E' una foglia unica, embrionale, visibilmente simile a un monopetalo che, in realtà, è l’espressione arborea di una foglia modificata atta a racchiudere il suo seme, in fase di sviluppo).
Le fanerogame come il Filodendro sono piante con organi riproduttivi visibili (tipicamente lo stame e i pistilli), caratterizzate dalla presenza del seme. Ma allora, cos’è quella pannocchia all’interno del cotiledone? Il fiore, il frutto o il seme? E quali esattamente sono i genitali in vista della pianta nella sua efflorescenza?
Se il cotiledone, è lo stame, che è generalmente l’organo maschile del fiore (Androecium), nelle piante come questa cosiddette fanerogame, lo stame è costituito dalla bratta, ossia la foglia esterna modificata che sembra il petalo del fiore la cui forma oblunga che si richiama ad una conchiglia di Strombo (in Inglese conch shell) e potrebbe essere analogicamente ricollegata all’immagine della vagina, è in realtà l’organo riproduttivo maschile del fiore.
Lo spadice, sorta di “pannocchia” interna, è invece l’organo femminile del fiore (Gynoecium). Difatti, il gametofito femminile nelle piante Fanerogame è costituito dal sacco embrionale, in qualche modo il suo ovaio e, in questo caso lo spadice si richiamerebbe in particolare proprio alla forma dell’utero femminile (la “pannocchia”, detta ovulo che si può notare all’interno della bratta!) Al suo interno infatti, lo spadice, di colore bianco contiene l’embrione e, crescendo, diventa esso stesso il frutto cambiando il suo colore da bianco a verde e poi beige, denotando così la sua raggiunta maturazione, mentre la spata o bratta, una volta apertasi mostrando il suo interno femminile, si secca progressivamente e cade perché ha terminato la sua funzione.
Aiuto! Qui le cose si complicano… Cos’è allora questo? Il fiore, il gametofito maschile, quello femminile (lo spadice), l’ovulo o l’embrione stesso? E’ il seme o é il suo frutto? Ebbene, in un certo qual modo è ogni cosa fin qui menzionata, solo in stadi diversi di crescita e maturazione. Ecco, lo sapevo, debbo per forza arrivare ad una conclusione fantasiosa: si tratta di un fiore e frutto pansessuale perché Pan in Greco antico significa TUTTO!
Questa sorta di interscambio o “interdisciplinarietà” dell’anatomia di questa foglia/fiore/frutto e seme di raffinata estetica nonché l’aroma dolciastro ed il suo sapore delizioso, unitamente alla rarità della sua comparsa, la rende a mio avviso assolutamente accattivante agli occhi ma anche idilliaca all’intelletto.
Se poi vi si aggiunge il richiamo biblico alla Parabola della moltiplicazione dei Pani e dei Pesci ed al fatto che in alcune credenze religiose dei Nativi del suo habitat endemico è considerata una pianta sacra poiché può fungere da medium verso gli Dei ed il suo fusto, di notevole altezza, le sue liane possono essere usate per condurre loro le preghiere ed i desideri degli umani, ho concluso che il fiore-frutto di questa pianta potrebbe essere definito come “Fiore del Paradiso” - "Paradise Flower" . Un fiore onnisciente e molto “inclusivo”, davvero meritevole di trovarsi proprio Lassù...
Del resto, se questa pianta viene chiamata con appellativi sciocchi come "Pianta del formaggio svizzero" o "gruyere" (vedi bufalate su Wikipedia) non posso io forse proporre un ben più edificante "Fiore de Paradiso" data la bellezza e pregnanza estetica e la sconvolgente semantica che può richiamare questo fiore ermafrodita che si auto-impollina e possiede entrambi gli organi riproduttivi - femminile e maschile - che con la crescita simbiotica diventano visibili?
Ridenominare o conferire nomi successivi ad una pianta, secondo le regole dell’attribuzione del nome botanico (vedi Lemmo) è vietato, o meglio é sempre riconosciuto e accreditato il primo nome scientifico con cui é stata chiamata, così manterrò questo appellativo solo in cuor mio, un soprannome speciale con meritevole licenza poetica! Soprattutto ripensando ad un piacevole aneddoto occorsomi nell’ormai lontano 2003 e che ora, finalmente, troverebbe una plausibile ipotesi di spiegazione o di condivisione romantica.
Sognai ad occhi aperti, o meglio, ebbi una sorta di ispirazione, di immagine che si fissò nella mia mente: un bellissimo fiore bianco, a forma di calla ma con il petalo non appuntito, non rigirato all’esterno bensì al suo interno che non mi permetteva di vedere lo stame e i pistilli. Raccontai di questa immagine ad una mia amica di nome Ines con qualche capacità nell’interpretazione dei sogni che, al tempo delle gloriose chat su MSN, amministrava una comunità molto seguita, la “Dea Community”. Glielo descrissi e disegnai un rapido schizzo. Lei mi rispose: “Ma questo è il Fiore del Paradiso!” Le chiesi: “Ma dove si trova in natura?” “Non c’è, per lo meno nella nostra realtà”, rispose lei. Io insistetti: “Ma allora come fai a conoscere il suo nome e come fai a saperlo?” “Perché lo so e basta!” Replicò lei. Ed io: “Ma come lo sai?” E lei con un lieve sorriso finalmente rispose: “Perché l’ho visto anch’io!”
E’ mai stato rivelato a quale pianta appartiene realmente il Fiore del Paradiso? Forse no, ma nella realtà terrena probabilmente la Monstera deliziosa è la pianta che, almeno secondo me, genera il fiore che si candida ad avere l’aspetto più simile ad esso. Vedrò poi, una volta ascesa nell’Altro Mondo, se avevo ragione.
Tempus fugit…
White Angel
P.S.: Ulteriori post con foto da diverse angolature in arrivo!
Ma la prossima ricerca non prima che sia maturato a compimento il frutto del primo fiore della mia Monstera, fiorito per la prima volta il 15.08.2021, dopo 5 anni.
Bibliografia:
DIZIONARIO LATINO OLIVETTI a cura di E. Olivetti
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edendeifiori.it “Filodendro” , by freelance webwriter ©Rita Bertacchini www.edendeifiori.it/1344/filodendro.php
antropocene.it del Prof. Guido Bissanti, Dottore Agronomo e Forestale, già nel Comitato Internazionale degli Ingegneri Agronomi Europei (CEDIA - Bruxelles) e ricercatore del CNR. Docente in Agraria presso l’Università di Palermo, ricercatore e specialista in Sviluppo Sostenibile, Termodinamica Ambientale ed Etica Socioeconomica, fondatore e Presidente dell’Associazione di volontariato per l’applicazione dello Sviluppo Sostenibile – "Terredelsud", coordinatore dell’Urban Center della Città di Agrigento. Dottore Agronomo, nel settore della Pianificazione Territoriale e della Progettazione Ambientale.
Si occupa in particolar modo di Sistemi Ambientali, Agricoltura Quantistica, Termodinamica Ambientale, Sviluppo Sostenibile e Analisi di Politiche Ambientali e Rurali.
© 2021 Un Mondo Ecosostenibile, di G. Bissanti con la collaborazione degli “Ideologi per un Mondo sostenibile”.
ISPESL Istituto Superiore per la Prevenzione e la Sicurezza sul Lavoro, Organo Tecnico Scientifico del Servizio Sanitario Nazionale Italiano alle dipendenze del Ministero della Sanità, ed in particolare in tema di Tossicologia delle Piante.
ISPESL, Dipartimento di MEDICINA DEL LAVORO
Ricerca “ Le Piante Ornamentali, pericolo misconosciuto per la Salute” (accompagnata da schede informative ed illustrative e da bibliografia)
Pubblicato a cura del Dipartimento DOCUMENTAZIONE,INFORMAZIONE E FORMAZIONE.
Edizione ondine apparsa nel 2005 con successive integrazioni, permesso di stampa e diffusione.
Autori:
A. R. BIANCHI, P.ERBA, C. GRANDI, A. MARINACCIO, S. PALMI, M. NESTI, N.MUCCI, V. DE IORIO
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Dizionario della lingua Italiana “©IL NUOVO DE MAURO”
DizionarioItaliano.it – ©NOMIX SRL
“Il Sabatini Coletti”, Dizionario della Lingua Italiana 2018
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“Piante utili contro l’inquinamento domestico”,
dal Blog ©Il mondo in un Giardino a cura di Ilaria
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FORUM ©Fruttama (decennale tematica sul frutto e sul fiore del Filodendro, tuttora arrichito di esperienze dirette, foto e consigli pratici)
Ricerca libera online aggiuntiva, Libre Internet Research on: Monstera miti e verità, leggende, superstizioni, credenze popolari, benefici, svantaggi, Monstera e Feng Shui. Scritti ripubblicati in una miriadi di siti e blog che non ne creditano la fonte, per cui è impossibile risalire agli autori, per es.:
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Enciclopedia Treccani, ©Giovanni Treccani S.p.A. de: Le piante Fanerogame
©www.ilgiardinocommestibile.it/famiglie/araceae/araceae/
Il frutto “proibito” del Paradiso. Che frutto mangiarono Adamo ed Eva nella Genesi ©usandculture.wordpress.com
«Sed fugit interea fugit irreparabile tempus» Le Georgiche. Poema in Latino di Virgilio, 1469
©2021 WhiteAngel own research (mia ricerca e compendio personale).
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* NO PARKING [EXCEPT FOR CONCERTS AND POLITICAL RALLIES?]
* NO LITTERING [KEEP THE NEIGHBORHOOD CLEAN.]
* NO ALCOHOL [NO BOOZE? WHERE WILL OUR TEENAGERS PARTY?]
* NO PANHANDLING [UH, THEY'RE DEAD!]
* NO GAMBLING [NO WHAAAAAAAAAT?]
* NO SKATE BOARDING [OK, THIS RULE KIND O' MAKES SENSE.]
* NO GUNS [SOMEONE MIGHT GET KILLED]
* NO LOUD NOISES [YA WANNA WAKE THE DEAD?]
* NO ANIMALS [YA DON'T WANT ONE OF THE RESIDENTS STEPPING IN A PILE OF STUFF.]
* NO SEX OFFENDERS [IN A CEMETERY? WHAT ABOUT THE NECROPHILIACS?]
* NO DAMAGING VEGETATION [HEY, MOST FLOWERS ARE PLASTIC ANYWAY.]
* NO PLANTING [YEAH, WELL WHO'S BEEN PLANTING THOS PLASTIC FLOWERS?]
* NO DRUGS [REMEMBER, DRUGS CAN KILL YOU]
* NO SMOKING [REMEMBER, CIGARETTES CAN KILL YOU, TOO.]
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The Captain Joe Byrd Cemetery is a chilling reminder of how wrong life can go. The bodies of Offenders who die in prison may be claimed by their families. Or if no one wants them or can afford the costs, they are buried here. It is heartbreaking to me to know the lives they wrecked and their own, with the carved prison numbers permanently engraved.
i do not condone or wish to promote the actions of these evil bastards
A serial killer is typically defined as an individual who has murdered three or more people over a period of more than a month, with down time (a "cooling off period") between the murders, and whose motivation for killing is largely based on psychological gratification. Other sources define the term as "a series of two or more murders, committed as separate events, usually, but not always, by one offender acting alone" or, including the vital characteristics, a minimum of at least two murders. Often, a sexual element is involved with the killings, but the FBI states that motives for serial murder include "anger, thrill, financial gain, and attention seeking." The murders may have been attempted or completed in a similar fashion and the victims may have had something in common; for example, occupation, race, appearance, sex, or age group.
Serial killers are not the same as mass murderers, who commit multiple murders at one time; nor are they spree killers, who commit murders in two or more locations with virtually no break in between.
1969
Sutcliffe committed his first assault on an older prostitute whom he had met whilst searching for the woman who had previously tricked him out of money. He had left his friend's mini-van and walked up Pauls Road, Bradford, until he was out of sight. When he came back, he was out of breath, as if he had been running. He told long-term friend of his, Trevor Birdsall, who was the driver of the vehicle that he was in, to drive off quickly. Sutcliffe said that he had followed a prostitute into a garage and hit her over the head with a stone in a sock. According to his statement, Sutcliffe stated, "I got out of the car, went across the road and hit her. The force of the impact tore the toe off the sock and whatever was in it came out. I went back to the car and got in it".
When the police visited his home the next day, they informed him that the woman, who bore no resemblance to the prostitute who had tricked him out of £10, had noted down Birdsall's mini-van vehicle registration plate. Sutcliffe admitted that he had hit her over the head, but claimed that it was only with his hand. The police told him he was "very lucky" as the prostitute didn't want anything more to do with the incident - she was a known prostitute and her common-law husband was serving a sentence for an assault.
1975
Sutcliffe committed his second assault on the night of 5 July 1975 in Keighley. He attacked Anna Rogulskyj, who was walking alone, striking her unconscious with a ball-peen hammer and slashing her stomach with a knife. Disturbed by a neighbour, he left without killing her. Rogulskyj survived after extensive medical intervention but was emotionally traumatised by this attack.
Sutcliffe attacked Olive Smelt in Halifax in August. Employing the same modus operandi he struck her from behind and used a knife to slash her, though this time above her buttocks. Again he was interrupted, and left his victim badly injured but still alive. Like Rogulskyj, Smelt suffered emotional scars from the attack, including clinical depression. On 27 August, Sutcliffe attacked 14 year old Tracy Browne in Silsden. He struck her from behind and hit her on the head five times while she was walking in a country lane. Sutcliffe was not convicted of this attack, but confessed to it in 1992.
The first victim to lose her life was Wilma McCann, on 30 October. McCann was a mother of four from the Chapeltown district of Leeds. Sutcliffe struck her twice with a hammer before stabbing her 15 times in the neck, chest and abdomen. Traces of semen were found on the back of her underwear. An extensive inquiry, involving 150 police officers and 11,000 interviews, failed to uncover the culprit. One of McCann's daughters committed suicide in December 2007, reportedly after suffering years of torment over her mother's death.
1976
Sutcliffe committed his next murder in January 1976, when he stabbed Emily Jackson 51 times in Leeds. In dire financial straits, Jackson had been using the family van to exchange sexual favours for money, a fact which shocked family and neighbours when it was revealed after the murder. Sutcliffe hit her on the head with a hammer and then used a sharpened screwdriver to stab her in the neck, chest, and abdomen. Sutcliffe also stamped on her thigh, leaving behind an impression of his boot.
Sutcliffe attacked Marcella Claxton in Roundhay Park, Leeds, on 9 May. Walking home from a party, she was given a lift by Sutcliffe. When she later got out of the car to urinate, Sutcliffe hit her from behind with a hammer. She was left alive and was able to testify against Sutcliffe at his trial.
1977
On 5 February 1977 he attacked Irene Richardson, a Chapeltown prostitute, in Roundhay Park. Richardson was bludgeoned to death with a hammer. Once she was dead, he mutilated her corpse with a knife. Tyre tracks left near the murder scene resulted in a long list of possible suspect vehicles.
Two months later, on 23 April 1977, Sutcliffe killed Bradford prostitute Patricia "Tina" Atkinson in her flat, where police found a bootprint on the bedclothes. Two months later Sutcliffe committed another murder in Chapeltown, claiming his youngest victim, 16-year-old Jayne MacDonald, on 26 June. She was not a prostitute. In the public perception, her death showed that every woman was a potential victim. Sutcliffe seriously assaulted Maureen Long in Bradford in July. He was interrupted and left her for dead. A witness misidentified the make of his car. More than 300 police officers working the case amassed 12,500 statements and checked thousands of cars, without success. On 1 October 1977 Sutcliffe murdered Manchester prostitute Jean Jordan. Her body was found ten days later and had obviously been moved several days after death. In a later confession, Sutcliffe stated he had realised that the new £5 note he had given her was traceable. After hosting a family party at his new home, he returned to the wasteland behind Manchester's Southern Cemetery, where he left the body, to retrieve the note. Unable to do so he mutilated Jordan's corpse and moved the location of the body.
The following morning, Jordan was discovered by actor Bruce Jones, who at that time was a local dairy worker. He had an allotment on the land adjoining the site where the body was found and was searching for disused house bricks when he made the discovery. The £5 note, hidden inside a secret compartment in Jordan's handbag, offered a valuable piece of evidence. The note was new, allowing it to be traced to branches of the Midland Bank in Shipley and Bingley. Police analysis of bank operations allowed them to narrow their field of inquiry to 8,000 local employees who could have received it in their wagepacket. Over three months the police interviewed 5,000 men, including Sutcliffe, whom they did not connect to the crime.
On 14 December Sutcliffe attacked another Leeds prostitute, Marilyn Moore. Moore survived and provided police with a description of her attacker. Tyre tracks found at the scene matched those from an earlier attack.
1978
The police discontinued the search for the person who received the £5 note in January 1978. Although Sutcliffe was interviewed about the £5 note, he was not investigated further (he would ultimately be contacted, and disregarded, by the Ripper Squad on several further occasions). That month, Sutcliffe killed again. His victim was 21-year-old Bradford prostitute, Yvonne Pearson. Sutcliffe hid her body under a discarded sofa and it was not found until March. He killed 18-year-old Huddersfield prostitute Helen Rytka, on the night of 31 January. Her body was found three days later. On 16 May Sutcliffe killed again after a three-month hiatus. The victim was Vera Millward whom he killed during an attack in the car park of Manchester Royal Infirmary.
1979
Almost a year passed before Sutcliffe attacked again. During this period, in November 1978, his mother Kathleen died, aged 59.
On 4 April 1979 Sutcliffe killed a 19-year-old bank clerk, Josephine Whitaker. He attacked her on Saville Park Moor, Halifax, as she was walking home. Despite new forensic evidence, police efforts were diverted for several months following receipt of a taped message purporting to be from the murderer. The message taunted Assistant Chief Constable George Oldfield who was leading the investigation. The tape contained a man's voice saying "I'm Jack. I see you're having no luck catching me. I have the greatest respect for you, George, but Lord, you're no nearer catching me now than four years ago when I started."
Based on the recorded message police began searching for a man with a Wearside accent, which was narrowed down to the Castletown area of Sunderland. The message was much later revealed to be a hoax. The hoaxer, dubbed "Wearside Jack", sent two letters to police in 1978, that boasted of his crimes. The letters, signed "Jack The Ripper", claimed responsibility for the murder of 26-year-old Joan Harrison in Preston in November 1975. On 20 October 2005, John Samuel Humble, an unemployed alcoholic and long-time resident of the Ford Estate area of Sunderland (a mile from Castletown), was charged with attempting to pervert the course of justice for sending the hoax letters and tape. He was remanded in custody. On 21 March 2006 Humble was convicted and sentenced to eight years in prison.
On 1 September Sutcliffe murdered 20-year-old Barbara Leach. Leach was a Bradford University student killed in Ash Grove, close to the university and her lodgings. It was his sixteenth attack. The murder of a woman who was not a prostitute again alarmed the public and prompted an expensive publicity campaign, which emphasised the Wearside connection. Despite the false Wearside lead, Sutcliffe was interviewed on at least two further occasions in 1979. Despite matching several forensic clues and being on the list of 300 names in connection with the £5 note, he was not strongly suspected. In total, Sutcliffe was interviewed by the police on nine occasions.
1980
In April 1980 Sutcliffe was arrested for drunk driving. While awaiting trial on this charge, he killed two more women. He murdered 47-year-old Marguerite Walls on the night of 20 August, and 20-year-old Jacqueline Hill, a student at the University of Leeds, on the night of 17 November. He also attacked two other women who survived. They were Dr. Uphadya Bandara, attacked in Leeds on 24 September, and 16-year-old Theresa Sykes, attacked in Huddersfield on the night of 5 November. On 25 November, Trevor Birdsall, an associate of Sutcliffe reported him to the police as a suspect. This information vanished into the enormous amount of paperwork already created.
We're back at the Monaco Ballroom on Friday December 12th for the final show of 2008!! Make sure you make it to see how the year's feuds end at this season ending super show - GPW: "Christmas Crunch"
We promise we wont crunch your credit.... we'll only crunch your Christmas!!
GPW Heavyweight Title Match
Bubblegum © vs. Dirk Feelgood
Just a few months ago you'd be forgiven for taking a double take at this match. The friendship between the two former friends totally imploded with the desire to become Heavyweight champion. Refusing to accept the demise of his friendship with Dirk Feelgood, Bubblegum spent months in turmoil not wanting to retaliate to the cutting comments and brutal attacks levelled his way by former friend and champion Feelgood. As time went by however, Bubblegum eventually unloaded on Feelgood but this will be the first time the two have ever come face to face in a one on one match. And to make things just a little more interesting... it's for the GPW Heavyweight Title. Can the fairytale championship reign continue for Bubblegum, or can Dirk shatter his dreams and become the first ever 2 time Heavyweight Champ?
Tag Team Special, Skeletor vs. Stella
Lethal Dose vs. Voodoo & "Sober" Mike Holmes
Alan Alan Alan Tasker's henchmen, Lethal Dose march into battle against former stable member Mike Holmes and the man they hold responsible for Holmes' new found sobriety - Voodoo. Cyanide and Toxic hope to tempt Holmes back over to the stable that two months ago he turned his back on. They want to snap him out of the spell they accuse Voodoo of putting him under. However, Holmes seems very happy with his new outlook on life and he and Voodoo look to send Lethal Dose packing in this tag team special. Lethal Dose have warned they will not be coming to the ring alone though, with them along with their attorney and law - Alan Alan Alan Tasker will be a 12 pack of Stella. Hoping the case of beer will prove to be a bigger demon to Holmes than the tag team itself. To fend off the 12 pack, Holmes and Voodoo will have Vooodoo's trusty skull, Skeletor in their corner. An unpredictable tag team match. Can MIke Holmes stay sober? Will Voodoo's spells work? Or will Lethal Dose deliver a beating big enough to break Voodoo's spell?
GPW British Title Match
Jak Dominotrescu vs. "Super" Sam Bailey
After pinning the British Champion last month in a tag team match, WKD's "Super" Sam Bailey has earned himself a title shot at GPW: "Christmas Crunch". Bailey, already a former tag team champion looks to add to his growing reputation by capturing his first ever singles gold in GPW. While reigning champion, Romanian Jak Domitrescu along with his cohorts - The Eastern Bloc look to make life as difficult as possible for the energetic live wire. Domitrescu has held onto the title since April this year with help from his fellow countrymen, but are his days numbered as champ? He surely wont be alone in this title outing and will have the Eastern Bloc close by, but can "Super" Sam Bailey overcome the odds to win his first singles gold in GPW?
And, the main event for the evening is...
GPW Tag Team Title 2/3 Falls Match
MIl-Anfield Connection © vs. Young Offenders
The heat just got turned up in this feud. The re-united Young Offenders have the most established tag team in GPW - The Mil-Anfield Connection firmly in their sights and not to mention the tag team trophy. These two teams met in September this year where there was no clear winner decided after the match ended in a draw. There will be NO excuses this time to not find a winner. This, for the first time in our history will be a 2/3 Falls Match for the tag team titles. A winner HAS to be decided, but who will it be? A truley epic encounter is in our midst as Jiggy Walker & "The Model" Danny Hope try to cling onto the championship that has defined them as a team and "Dangerous" Damon Leigh & Joey Hayes, The Young Offenders chase the title that one of the most popular tag teams in Europe have never held. Can the re-united friends overcome the well established unit that is The Mil-Anfield Connection? Or can the well oiled duo of the Mil-Anfield do what they've been doing all year and win again?
GPW British Title No.1 Contenders Match
Harry Doogle vs. Juice vs. Dylan Roberts vs. Chris Echo
After an eye catchingly good year from rookie Dylan Roberts, he has been included in this battle to earn a shot at the British Title. With a burning desire to win and the fans firmly behind him, Roberts could well mark his arrival onto the main roster by becoming the No.1 Contender and going for gold here. However, his opponents wont give him an easy ride. In a wonderful CC-08 tournament, no one impressed more than WKD's Chris Echo. Echo reached the CC-08 finals with two broken wrists and proved he is ready to take a step up. His previous attempts for British gold have been thwarted by the foreign legion numbers of the Eastern Bloc, is he ready to prove again that he is worthy of being No.1 Contender and finally lift the British title? Juice, the current CC8 champion has been as impressive as ever in singles competition this year, but can he compete in this match with 3 others all vying to be No.1 Contender? Also replacing Jervis Cottonbelly due to injury is Harry Doogle as a last minute entry could one half of the next gen score the upset win? , but with so many possible outcomes who will leave with the plaudits and go on to challenge for the British Title next year?
Lumberjack Match
Si Valour vs. Heresy
A violent and personal feud that has lasted all year long finally comes to a head in what promises to be a violent Lumberjack Match. Ever since brutalising Valour and cutting off all his hair, Heresy has, in some form or other dodged the challenge of Valour. Heresy claimed not to have lost his bottle or be running scared of the 2007 Break Out Star, yet during their Bull Rope clash at GPW: "V" where the two were tied to one another, Heresy still managed to find a way of escaping and creating distance between him and Valour. This time, in a special Lumberjack Match, no matter where either man go - there will be no escape. All lumberjacks will be at the ready to ensure neither man can escape the others clutches and a clear winner, one way or the other will HAVE to be decided. There will be nowhere to run to and nowhere to hide, no matter where they look. Heresy has been one step ahead of Valour all year, is this where he runs out of excuses, or can the master manipulator manipulate another win?
We're back at the Monaco Ballroom on Friday December 12th for the final show of 2008!! Make sure you make it to see how the year's feuds end at this season ending super show - GPW: "Christmas Crunch"
We promise we wont crunch your credit.... we'll only crunch your Christmas!!
GPW Heavyweight Title Match
Bubblegum © vs. Dirk Feelgood
Just a few months ago you'd be forgiven for taking a double take at this match. The friendship between the two former friends totally imploded with the desire to become Heavyweight champion. Refusing to accept the demise of his friendship with Dirk Feelgood, Bubblegum spent months in turmoil not wanting to retaliate to the cutting comments and brutal attacks levelled his way by former friend and champion Feelgood. As time went by however, Bubblegum eventually unloaded on Feelgood but this will be the first time the two have ever come face to face in a one on one match. And to make things just a little more interesting... it's for the GPW Heavyweight Title. Can the fairytale championship reign continue for Bubblegum, or can Dirk shatter his dreams and become the first ever 2 time Heavyweight Champ?
Tag Team Special, Skeletor vs. Stella
Lethal Dose vs. Voodoo & "Sober" Mike Holmes
Alan Alan Alan Tasker's henchmen, Lethal Dose march into battle against former stable member Mike Holmes and the man they hold responsible for Holmes' new found sobriety - Voodoo. Cyanide and Toxic hope to tempt Holmes back over to the stable that two months ago he turned his back on. They want to snap him out of the spell they accuse Voodoo of putting him under. However, Holmes seems very happy with his new outlook on life and he and Voodoo look to send Lethal Dose packing in this tag team special. Lethal Dose have warned they will not be coming to the ring alone though, with them along with their attorney and law - Alan Alan Alan Tasker will be a 12 pack of Stella. Hoping the case of beer will prove to be a bigger demon to Holmes than the tag team itself. To fend off the 12 pack, Holmes and Voodoo will have Vooodoo's trusty skull, Skeletor in their corner. An unpredictable tag team match. Can MIke Holmes stay sober? Will Voodoo's spells work? Or will Lethal Dose deliver a beating big enough to break Voodoo's spell?
GPW British Title Match
Jak Dominotrescu vs. "Super" Sam Bailey
After pinning the British Champion last month in a tag team match, WKD's "Super" Sam Bailey has earned himself a title shot at GPW: "Christmas Crunch". Bailey, already a former tag team champion looks to add to his growing reputation by capturing his first ever singles gold in GPW. While reigning champion, Romanian Jak Domitrescu along with his cohorts - The Eastern Bloc look to make life as difficult as possible for the energetic live wire. Domitrescu has held onto the title since April this year with help from his fellow countrymen, but are his days numbered as champ? He surely wont be alone in this title outing and will have the Eastern Bloc close by, but can "Super" Sam Bailey overcome the odds to win his first singles gold in GPW?
And, the main event for the evening is...
GPW Tag Team Title 2/3 Falls Match
MIl-Anfield Connection © vs. Young Offenders
The heat just got turned up in this feud. The re-united Young Offenders have the most established tag team in GPW - The Mil-Anfield Connection firmly in their sights and not to mention the tag team trophy. These two teams met in September this year where there was no clear winner decided after the match ended in a draw. There will be NO excuses this time to not find a winner. This, for the first time in our history will be a 2/3 Falls Match for the tag team titles. A winner HAS to be decided, but who will it be? A truley epic encounter is in our midst as Jiggy Walker & "The Model" Danny Hope try to cling onto the championship that has defined them as a team and "Dangerous" Damon Leigh & Joey Hayes, The Young Offenders chase the title that one of the most popular tag teams in Europe have never held. Can the re-united friends overcome the well established unit that is The Mil-Anfield Connection? Or can the well oiled duo of the Mil-Anfield do what they've been doing all year and win again?
GPW British Title No.1 Contenders Match
Harry Doogle vs. Juice vs. Dylan Roberts vs. Chris Echo
After an eye catchingly good year from rookie Dylan Roberts, he has been included in this battle to earn a shot at the British Title. With a burning desire to win and the fans firmly behind him, Roberts could well mark his arrival onto the main roster by becoming the No.1 Contender and going for gold here. However, his opponents wont give him an easy ride. In a wonderful CC-08 tournament, no one impressed more than WKD's Chris Echo. Echo reached the CC-08 finals with two broken wrists and proved he is ready to take a step up. His previous attempts for British gold have been thwarted by the foreign legion numbers of the Eastern Bloc, is he ready to prove again that he is worthy of being No.1 Contender and finally lift the British title? Juice, the current CC8 champion has been as impressive as ever in singles competition this year, but can he compete in this match with 3 others all vying to be No.1 Contender? Also replacing Jervis Cottonbelly due to injury is Harry Doogle as a last minute entry could one half of the next gen score the upset win? , but with so many possible outcomes who will leave with the plaudits and go on to challenge for the British Title next year?
Lumberjack Match
Si Valour vs. Heresy
A violent and personal feud that has lasted all year long finally comes to a head in what promises to be a violent Lumberjack Match. Ever since brutalising Valour and cutting off all his hair, Heresy has, in some form or other dodged the challenge of Valour. Heresy claimed not to have lost his bottle or be running scared of the 2007 Break Out Star, yet during their Bull Rope clash at GPW: "V" where the two were tied to one another, Heresy still managed to find a way of escaping and creating distance between him and Valour. This time, in a special Lumberjack Match, no matter where either man go - there will be no escape. All lumberjacks will be at the ready to ensure neither man can escape the others clutches and a clear winner, one way or the other will HAVE to be decided. There will be nowhere to run to and nowhere to hide, no matter where they look. Heresy has been one step ahead of Valour all year, is this where he runs out of excuses, or can the master manipulator manipulate another win?
We're back at the Monaco Ballroom on Friday December 12th for the final show of 2008!! Make sure you make it to see how the year's feuds end at this season ending super show - GPW: "Christmas Crunch"
We promise we wont crunch your credit.... we'll only crunch your Christmas!!
GPW Heavyweight Title Match
Bubblegum © vs. Dirk Feelgood
Just a few months ago you'd be forgiven for taking a double take at this match. The friendship between the two former friends totally imploded with the desire to become Heavyweight champion. Refusing to accept the demise of his friendship with Dirk Feelgood, Bubblegum spent months in turmoil not wanting to retaliate to the cutting comments and brutal attacks levelled his way by former friend and champion Feelgood. As time went by however, Bubblegum eventually unloaded on Feelgood but this will be the first time the two have ever come face to face in a one on one match. And to make things just a little more interesting... it's for the GPW Heavyweight Title. Can the fairytale championship reign continue for Bubblegum, or can Dirk shatter his dreams and become the first ever 2 time Heavyweight Champ?
Tag Team Special, Skeletor vs. Stella
Lethal Dose vs. Voodoo & "Sober" Mike Holmes
Alan Alan Alan Tasker's henchmen, Lethal Dose march into battle against former stable member Mike Holmes and the man they hold responsible for Holmes' new found sobriety - Voodoo. Cyanide and Toxic hope to tempt Holmes back over to the stable that two months ago he turned his back on. They want to snap him out of the spell they accuse Voodoo of putting him under. However, Holmes seems very happy with his new outlook on life and he and Voodoo look to send Lethal Dose packing in this tag team special. Lethal Dose have warned they will not be coming to the ring alone though, with them along with their attorney and law - Alan Alan Alan Tasker will be a 12 pack of Stella. Hoping the case of beer will prove to be a bigger demon to Holmes than the tag team itself. To fend off the 12 pack, Holmes and Voodoo will have Vooodoo's trusty skull, Skeletor in their corner. An unpredictable tag team match. Can MIke Holmes stay sober? Will Voodoo's spells work? Or will Lethal Dose deliver a beating big enough to break Voodoo's spell?
GPW British Title Match
Jak Dominotrescu vs. "Super" Sam Bailey
After pinning the British Champion last month in a tag team match, WKD's "Super" Sam Bailey has earned himself a title shot at GPW: "Christmas Crunch". Bailey, already a former tag team champion looks to add to his growing reputation by capturing his first ever singles gold in GPW. While reigning champion, Romanian Jak Domitrescu along with his cohorts - The Eastern Bloc look to make life as difficult as possible for the energetic live wire. Domitrescu has held onto the title since April this year with help from his fellow countrymen, but are his days numbered as champ? He surely wont be alone in this title outing and will have the Eastern Bloc close by, but can "Super" Sam Bailey overcome the odds to win his first singles gold in GPW?
And, the main event for the evening is...
GPW Tag Team Title 2/3 Falls Match
MIl-Anfield Connection © vs. Young Offenders
The heat just got turned up in this feud. The re-united Young Offenders have the most established tag team in GPW - The Mil-Anfield Connection firmly in their sights and not to mention the tag team trophy. These two teams met in September this year where there was no clear winner decided after the match ended in a draw. There will be NO excuses this time to not find a winner. This, for the first time in our history will be a 2/3 Falls Match for the tag team titles. A winner HAS to be decided, but who will it be? A truley epic encounter is in our midst as Jiggy Walker & "The Model" Danny Hope try to cling onto the championship that has defined them as a team and "Dangerous" Damon Leigh & Joey Hayes, The Young Offenders chase the title that one of the most popular tag teams in Europe have never held. Can the re-united friends overcome the well established unit that is The Mil-Anfield Connection? Or can the well oiled duo of the Mil-Anfield do what they've been doing all year and win again?
GPW British Title No.1 Contenders Match
Harry Doogle vs. Juice vs. Dylan Roberts vs. Chris Echo
After an eye catchingly good year from rookie Dylan Roberts, he has been included in this battle to earn a shot at the British Title. With a burning desire to win and the fans firmly behind him, Roberts could well mark his arrival onto the main roster by becoming the No.1 Contender and going for gold here. However, his opponents wont give him an easy ride. In a wonderful CC-08 tournament, no one impressed more than WKD's Chris Echo. Echo reached the CC-08 finals with two broken wrists and proved he is ready to take a step up. His previous attempts for British gold have been thwarted by the foreign legion numbers of the Eastern Bloc, is he ready to prove again that he is worthy of being No.1 Contender and finally lift the British title? Juice, the current CC8 champion has been as impressive as ever in singles competition this year, but can he compete in this match with 3 others all vying to be No.1 Contender? Also replacing Jervis Cottonbelly due to injury is Harry Doogle as a last minute entry could one half of the next gen score the upset win? , but with so many possible outcomes who will leave with the plaudits and go on to challenge for the British Title next year?
Lumberjack Match
Si Valour vs. Heresy
A violent and personal feud that has lasted all year long finally comes to a head in what promises to be a violent Lumberjack Match. Ever since brutalising Valour and cutting off all his hair, Heresy has, in some form or other dodged the challenge of Valour. Heresy claimed not to have lost his bottle or be running scared of the 2007 Break Out Star, yet during their Bull Rope clash at GPW: "V" where the two were tied to one another, Heresy still managed to find a way of escaping and creating distance between him and Valour. This time, in a special Lumberjack Match, no matter where either man go - there will be no escape. All lumberjacks will be at the ready to ensure neither man can escape the others clutches and a clear winner, one way or the other will HAVE to be decided. There will be nowhere to run to and nowhere to hide, no matter where they look. Heresy has been one step ahead of Valour all year, is this where he runs out of excuses, or can the master manipulator manipulate another win?
We're back at the Monaco Ballroom on Friday December 12th for the final show of 2008!! Make sure you make it to see how the year's feuds end at this season ending super show - GPW: "Christmas Crunch"
We promise we wont crunch your credit.... we'll only crunch your Christmas!!
GPW Heavyweight Title Match
Bubblegum © vs. Dirk Feelgood
Just a few months ago you'd be forgiven for taking a double take at this match. The friendship between the two former friends totally imploded with the desire to become Heavyweight champion. Refusing to accept the demise of his friendship with Dirk Feelgood, Bubblegum spent months in turmoil not wanting to retaliate to the cutting comments and brutal attacks levelled his way by former friend and champion Feelgood. As time went by however, Bubblegum eventually unloaded on Feelgood but this will be the first time the two have ever come face to face in a one on one match. And to make things just a little more interesting... it's for the GPW Heavyweight Title. Can the fairytale championship reign continue for Bubblegum, or can Dirk shatter his dreams and become the first ever 2 time Heavyweight Champ?
Tag Team Special, Skeletor vs. Stella
Lethal Dose vs. Voodoo & "Sober" Mike Holmes
Alan Alan Alan Tasker's henchmen, Lethal Dose march into battle against former stable member Mike Holmes and the man they hold responsible for Holmes' new found sobriety - Voodoo. Cyanide and Toxic hope to tempt Holmes back over to the stable that two months ago he turned his back on. They want to snap him out of the spell they accuse Voodoo of putting him under. However, Holmes seems very happy with his new outlook on life and he and Voodoo look to send Lethal Dose packing in this tag team special. Lethal Dose have warned they will not be coming to the ring alone though, with them along with their attorney and law - Alan Alan Alan Tasker will be a 12 pack of Stella. Hoping the case of beer will prove to be a bigger demon to Holmes than the tag team itself. To fend off the 12 pack, Holmes and Voodoo will have Vooodoo's trusty skull, Skeletor in their corner. An unpredictable tag team match. Can MIke Holmes stay sober? Will Voodoo's spells work? Or will Lethal Dose deliver a beating big enough to break Voodoo's spell?
GPW British Title Match
Jak Dominotrescu vs. "Super" Sam Bailey
After pinning the British Champion last month in a tag team match, WKD's "Super" Sam Bailey has earned himself a title shot at GPW: "Christmas Crunch". Bailey, already a former tag team champion looks to add to his growing reputation by capturing his first ever singles gold in GPW. While reigning champion, Romanian Jak Domitrescu along with his cohorts - The Eastern Bloc look to make life as difficult as possible for the energetic live wire. Domitrescu has held onto the title since April this year with help from his fellow countrymen, but are his days numbered as champ? He surely wont be alone in this title outing and will have the Eastern Bloc close by, but can "Super" Sam Bailey overcome the odds to win his first singles gold in GPW?
And, the main event for the evening is...
GPW Tag Team Title 2/3 Falls Match
MIl-Anfield Connection © vs. Young Offenders
The heat just got turned up in this feud. The re-united Young Offenders have the most established tag team in GPW - The Mil-Anfield Connection firmly in their sights and not to mention the tag team trophy. These two teams met in September this year where there was no clear winner decided after the match ended in a draw. There will be NO excuses this time to not find a winner. This, for the first time in our history will be a 2/3 Falls Match for the tag team titles. A winner HAS to be decided, but who will it be? A truley epic encounter is in our midst as Jiggy Walker & "The Model" Danny Hope try to cling onto the championship that has defined them as a team and "Dangerous" Damon Leigh & Joey Hayes, The Young Offenders chase the title that one of the most popular tag teams in Europe have never held. Can the re-united friends overcome the well established unit that is The Mil-Anfield Connection? Or can the well oiled duo of the Mil-Anfield do what they've been doing all year and win again?
GPW British Title No.1 Contenders Match
Harry Doogle vs. Juice vs. Dylan Roberts vs. Chris Echo
After an eye catchingly good year from rookie Dylan Roberts, he has been included in this battle to earn a shot at the British Title. With a burning desire to win and the fans firmly behind him, Roberts could well mark his arrival onto the main roster by becoming the No.1 Contender and going for gold here. However, his opponents wont give him an easy ride. In a wonderful CC-08 tournament, no one impressed more than WKD's Chris Echo. Echo reached the CC-08 finals with two broken wrists and proved he is ready to take a step up. His previous attempts for British gold have been thwarted by the foreign legion numbers of the Eastern Bloc, is he ready to prove again that he is worthy of being No.1 Contender and finally lift the British title? Juice, the current CC8 champion has been as impressive as ever in singles competition this year, but can he compete in this match with 3 others all vying to be No.1 Contender? Also replacing Jervis Cottonbelly due to injury is Harry Doogle as a last minute entry could one half of the next gen score the upset win? , but with so many possible outcomes who will leave with the plaudits and go on to challenge for the British Title next year?
Lumberjack Match
Si Valour vs. Heresy
A violent and personal feud that has lasted all year long finally comes to a head in what promises to be a violent Lumberjack Match. Ever since brutalising Valour and cutting off all his hair, Heresy has, in some form or other dodged the challenge of Valour. Heresy claimed not to have lost his bottle or be running scared of the 2007 Break Out Star, yet during their Bull Rope clash at GPW: "V" where the two were tied to one another, Heresy still managed to find a way of escaping and creating distance between him and Valour. This time, in a special Lumberjack Match, no matter where either man go - there will be no escape. All lumberjacks will be at the ready to ensure neither man can escape the others clutches and a clear winner, one way or the other will HAVE to be decided. There will be nowhere to run to and nowhere to hide, no matter where they look. Heresy has been one step ahead of Valour all year, is this where he runs out of excuses, or can the master manipulator manipulate another win?
We're back at the Monaco Ballroom on Friday December 12th for the final show of 2008!! Make sure you make it to see how the year's feuds end at this season ending super show - GPW: "Christmas Crunch"
We promise we wont crunch your credit.... we'll only crunch your Christmas!!
GPW Heavyweight Title Match
Bubblegum © vs. Dirk Feelgood
Just a few months ago you'd be forgiven for taking a double take at this match. The friendship between the two former friends totally imploded with the desire to become Heavyweight champion. Refusing to accept the demise of his friendship with Dirk Feelgood, Bubblegum spent months in turmoil not wanting to retaliate to the cutting comments and brutal attacks levelled his way by former friend and champion Feelgood. As time went by however, Bubblegum eventually unloaded on Feelgood but this will be the first time the two have ever come face to face in a one on one match. And to make things just a little more interesting... it's for the GPW Heavyweight Title. Can the fairytale championship reign continue for Bubblegum, or can Dirk shatter his dreams and become the first ever 2 time Heavyweight Champ?
Tag Team Special, Skeletor vs. Stella
Lethal Dose vs. Voodoo & "Sober" Mike Holmes
Alan Alan Alan Tasker's henchmen, Lethal Dose march into battle against former stable member Mike Holmes and the man they hold responsible for Holmes' new found sobriety - Voodoo. Cyanide and Toxic hope to tempt Holmes back over to the stable that two months ago he turned his back on. They want to snap him out of the spell they accuse Voodoo of putting him under. However, Holmes seems very happy with his new outlook on life and he and Voodoo look to send Lethal Dose packing in this tag team special. Lethal Dose have warned they will not be coming to the ring alone though, with them along with their attorney and law - Alan Alan Alan Tasker will be a 12 pack of Stella. Hoping the case of beer will prove to be a bigger demon to Holmes than the tag team itself. To fend off the 12 pack, Holmes and Voodoo will have Vooodoo's trusty skull, Skeletor in their corner. An unpredictable tag team match. Can MIke Holmes stay sober? Will Voodoo's spells work? Or will Lethal Dose deliver a beating big enough to break Voodoo's spell?
GPW British Title Match
Jak Dominotrescu vs. "Super" Sam Bailey
After pinning the British Champion last month in a tag team match, WKD's "Super" Sam Bailey has earned himself a title shot at GPW: "Christmas Crunch". Bailey, already a former tag team champion looks to add to his growing reputation by capturing his first ever singles gold in GPW. While reigning champion, Romanian Jak Domitrescu along with his cohorts - The Eastern Bloc look to make life as difficult as possible for the energetic live wire. Domitrescu has held onto the title since April this year with help from his fellow countrymen, but are his days numbered as champ? He surely wont be alone in this title outing and will have the Eastern Bloc close by, but can "Super" Sam Bailey overcome the odds to win his first singles gold in GPW?
And, the main event for the evening is...
GPW Tag Team Title 2/3 Falls Match
MIl-Anfield Connection © vs. Young Offenders
The heat just got turned up in this feud. The re-united Young Offenders have the most established tag team in GPW - The Mil-Anfield Connection firmly in their sights and not to mention the tag team trophy. These two teams met in September this year where there was no clear winner decided after the match ended in a draw. There will be NO excuses this time to not find a winner. This, for the first time in our history will be a 2/3 Falls Match for the tag team titles. A winner HAS to be decided, but who will it be? A truley epic encounter is in our midst as Jiggy Walker & "The Model" Danny Hope try to cling onto the championship that has defined them as a team and "Dangerous" Damon Leigh & Joey Hayes, The Young Offenders chase the title that one of the most popular tag teams in Europe have never held. Can the re-united friends overcome the well established unit that is The Mil-Anfield Connection? Or can the well oiled duo of the Mil-Anfield do what they've been doing all year and win again?
GPW British Title No.1 Contenders Match
Harry Doogle vs. Juice vs. Dylan Roberts vs. Chris Echo
After an eye catchingly good year from rookie Dylan Roberts, he has been included in this battle to earn a shot at the British Title. With a burning desire to win and the fans firmly behind him, Roberts could well mark his arrival onto the main roster by becoming the No.1 Contender and going for gold here. However, his opponents wont give him an easy ride. In a wonderful CC-08 tournament, no one impressed more than WKD's Chris Echo. Echo reached the CC-08 finals with two broken wrists and proved he is ready to take a step up. His previous attempts for British gold have been thwarted by the foreign legion numbers of the Eastern Bloc, is he ready to prove again that he is worthy of being No.1 Contender and finally lift the British title? Juice, the current CC8 champion has been as impressive as ever in singles competition this year, but can he compete in this match with 3 others all vying to be No.1 Contender? Also replacing Jervis Cottonbelly due to injury is Harry Doogle as a last minute entry could one half of the next gen score the upset win? , but with so many possible outcomes who will leave with the plaudits and go on to challenge for the British Title next year?
Lumberjack Match
Si Valour vs. Heresy
A violent and personal feud that has lasted all year long finally comes to a head in what promises to be a violent Lumberjack Match. Ever since brutalising Valour and cutting off all his hair, Heresy has, in some form or other dodged the challenge of Valour. Heresy claimed not to have lost his bottle or be running scared of the 2007 Break Out Star, yet during their Bull Rope clash at GPW: "V" where the two were tied to one another, Heresy still managed to find a way of escaping and creating distance between him and Valour. This time, in a special Lumberjack Match, no matter where either man go - there will be no escape. All lumberjacks will be at the ready to ensure neither man can escape the others clutches and a clear winner, one way or the other will HAVE to be decided. There will be nowhere to run to and nowhere to hide, no matter where they look. Heresy has been one step ahead of Valour all year, is this where he runs out of excuses, or can the master manipulator manipulate another win?
We're back at the Monaco Ballroom on Friday December 12th for the final show of 2008!! Make sure you make it to see how the year's feuds end at this season ending super show - GPW: "Christmas Crunch"
We promise we wont crunch your credit.... we'll only crunch your Christmas!!
GPW Heavyweight Title Match
Bubblegum © vs. Dirk Feelgood
Just a few months ago you'd be forgiven for taking a double take at this match. The friendship between the two former friends totally imploded with the desire to become Heavyweight champion. Refusing to accept the demise of his friendship with Dirk Feelgood, Bubblegum spent months in turmoil not wanting to retaliate to the cutting comments and brutal attacks levelled his way by former friend and champion Feelgood. As time went by however, Bubblegum eventually unloaded on Feelgood but this will be the first time the two have ever come face to face in a one on one match. And to make things just a little more interesting... it's for the GPW Heavyweight Title. Can the fairytale championship reign continue for Bubblegum, or can Dirk shatter his dreams and become the first ever 2 time Heavyweight Champ?
Tag Team Special, Skeletor vs. Stella
Lethal Dose vs. Voodoo & "Sober" Mike Holmes
Alan Alan Alan Tasker's henchmen, Lethal Dose march into battle against former stable member Mike Holmes and the man they hold responsible for Holmes' new found sobriety - Voodoo. Cyanide and Toxic hope to tempt Holmes back over to the stable that two months ago he turned his back on. They want to snap him out of the spell they accuse Voodoo of putting him under. However, Holmes seems very happy with his new outlook on life and he and Voodoo look to send Lethal Dose packing in this tag team special. Lethal Dose have warned they will not be coming to the ring alone though, with them along with their attorney and law - Alan Alan Alan Tasker will be a 12 pack of Stella. Hoping the case of beer will prove to be a bigger demon to Holmes than the tag team itself. To fend off the 12 pack, Holmes and Voodoo will have Vooodoo's trusty skull, Skeletor in their corner. An unpredictable tag team match. Can MIke Holmes stay sober? Will Voodoo's spells work? Or will Lethal Dose deliver a beating big enough to break Voodoo's spell?
GPW British Title Match
Jak Dominotrescu vs. "Super" Sam Bailey
After pinning the British Champion last month in a tag team match, WKD's "Super" Sam Bailey has earned himself a title shot at GPW: "Christmas Crunch". Bailey, already a former tag team champion looks to add to his growing reputation by capturing his first ever singles gold in GPW. While reigning champion, Romanian Jak Domitrescu along with his cohorts - The Eastern Bloc look to make life as difficult as possible for the energetic live wire. Domitrescu has held onto the title since April this year with help from his fellow countrymen, but are his days numbered as champ? He surely wont be alone in this title outing and will have the Eastern Bloc close by, but can "Super" Sam Bailey overcome the odds to win his first singles gold in GPW?
And, the main event for the evening is...
GPW Tag Team Title 2/3 Falls Match
MIl-Anfield Connection © vs. Young Offenders
The heat just got turned up in this feud. The re-united Young Offenders have the most established tag team in GPW - The Mil-Anfield Connection firmly in their sights and not to mention the tag team trophy. These two teams met in September this year where there was no clear winner decided after the match ended in a draw. There will be NO excuses this time to not find a winner. This, for the first time in our history will be a 2/3 Falls Match for the tag team titles. A winner HAS to be decided, but who will it be? A truley epic encounter is in our midst as Jiggy Walker & "The Model" Danny Hope try to cling onto the championship that has defined them as a team and "Dangerous" Damon Leigh & Joey Hayes, The Young Offenders chase the title that one of the most popular tag teams in Europe have never held. Can the re-united friends overcome the well established unit that is The Mil-Anfield Connection? Or can the well oiled duo of the Mil-Anfield do what they've been doing all year and win again?
GPW British Title No.1 Contenders Match
Harry Doogle vs. Juice vs. Dylan Roberts vs. Chris Echo
After an eye catchingly good year from rookie Dylan Roberts, he has been included in this battle to earn a shot at the British Title. With a burning desire to win and the fans firmly behind him, Roberts could well mark his arrival onto the main roster by becoming the No.1 Contender and going for gold here. However, his opponents wont give him an easy ride. In a wonderful CC-08 tournament, no one impressed more than WKD's Chris Echo. Echo reached the CC-08 finals with two broken wrists and proved he is ready to take a step up. His previous attempts for British gold have been thwarted by the foreign legion numbers of the Eastern Bloc, is he ready to prove again that he is worthy of being No.1 Contender and finally lift the British title? Juice, the current CC8 champion has been as impressive as ever in singles competition this year, but can he compete in this match with 3 others all vying to be No.1 Contender? Also replacing Jervis Cottonbelly due to injury is Harry Doogle as a last minute entry could one half of the next gen score the upset win? , but with so many possible outcomes who will leave with the plaudits and go on to challenge for the British Title next year?
Lumberjack Match
Si Valour vs. Heresy
A violent and personal feud that has lasted all year long finally comes to a head in what promises to be a violent Lumberjack Match. Ever since brutalising Valour and cutting off all his hair, Heresy has, in some form or other dodged the challenge of Valour. Heresy claimed not to have lost his bottle or be running scared of the 2007 Break Out Star, yet during their Bull Rope clash at GPW: "V" where the two were tied to one another, Heresy still managed to find a way of escaping and creating distance between him and Valour. This time, in a special Lumberjack Match, no matter where either man go - there will be no escape. All lumberjacks will be at the ready to ensure neither man can escape the others clutches and a clear winner, one way or the other will HAVE to be decided. There will be nowhere to run to and nowhere to hide, no matter where they look. Heresy has been one step ahead of Valour all year, is this where he runs out of excuses, or can the master manipulator manipulate another win?
We're back at the Monaco Ballroom on Friday December 12th for the final show of 2008!! Make sure you make it to see how the year's feuds end at this season ending super show - GPW: "Christmas Crunch"
We promise we wont crunch your credit.... we'll only crunch your Christmas!!
GPW Heavyweight Title Match
Bubblegum © vs. Dirk Feelgood
Just a few months ago you'd be forgiven for taking a double take at this match. The friendship between the two former friends totally imploded with the desire to become Heavyweight champion. Refusing to accept the demise of his friendship with Dirk Feelgood, Bubblegum spent months in turmoil not wanting to retaliate to the cutting comments and brutal attacks levelled his way by former friend and champion Feelgood. As time went by however, Bubblegum eventually unloaded on Feelgood but this will be the first time the two have ever come face to face in a one on one match. And to make things just a little more interesting... it's for the GPW Heavyweight Title. Can the fairytale championship reign continue for Bubblegum, or can Dirk shatter his dreams and become the first ever 2 time Heavyweight Champ?
Tag Team Special, Skeletor vs. Stella
Lethal Dose vs. Voodoo & "Sober" Mike Holmes
Alan Alan Alan Tasker's henchmen, Lethal Dose march into battle against former stable member Mike Holmes and the man they hold responsible for Holmes' new found sobriety - Voodoo. Cyanide and Toxic hope to tempt Holmes back over to the stable that two months ago he turned his back on. They want to snap him out of the spell they accuse Voodoo of putting him under. However, Holmes seems very happy with his new outlook on life and he and Voodoo look to send Lethal Dose packing in this tag team special. Lethal Dose have warned they will not be coming to the ring alone though, with them along with their attorney and law - Alan Alan Alan Tasker will be a 12 pack of Stella. Hoping the case of beer will prove to be a bigger demon to Holmes than the tag team itself. To fend off the 12 pack, Holmes and Voodoo will have Vooodoo's trusty skull, Skeletor in their corner. An unpredictable tag team match. Can MIke Holmes stay sober? Will Voodoo's spells work? Or will Lethal Dose deliver a beating big enough to break Voodoo's spell?
GPW British Title Match
Jak Dominotrescu vs. "Super" Sam Bailey
After pinning the British Champion last month in a tag team match, WKD's "Super" Sam Bailey has earned himself a title shot at GPW: "Christmas Crunch". Bailey, already a former tag team champion looks to add to his growing reputation by capturing his first ever singles gold in GPW. While reigning champion, Romanian Jak Domitrescu along with his cohorts - The Eastern Bloc look to make life as difficult as possible for the energetic live wire. Domitrescu has held onto the title since April this year with help from his fellow countrymen, but are his days numbered as champ? He surely wont be alone in this title outing and will have the Eastern Bloc close by, but can "Super" Sam Bailey overcome the odds to win his first singles gold in GPW?
And, the main event for the evening is...
GPW Tag Team Title 2/3 Falls Match
MIl-Anfield Connection © vs. Young Offenders
The heat just got turned up in this feud. The re-united Young Offenders have the most established tag team in GPW - The Mil-Anfield Connection firmly in their sights and not to mention the tag team trophy. These two teams met in September this year where there was no clear winner decided after the match ended in a draw. There will be NO excuses this time to not find a winner. This, for the first time in our history will be a 2/3 Falls Match for the tag team titles. A winner HAS to be decided, but who will it be? A truley epic encounter is in our midst as Jiggy Walker & "The Model" Danny Hope try to cling onto the championship that has defined them as a team and "Dangerous" Damon Leigh & Joey Hayes, The Young Offenders chase the title that one of the most popular tag teams in Europe have never held. Can the re-united friends overcome the well established unit that is The Mil-Anfield Connection? Or can the well oiled duo of the Mil-Anfield do what they've been doing all year and win again?
GPW British Title No.1 Contenders Match
Harry Doogle vs. Juice vs. Dylan Roberts vs. Chris Echo
After an eye catchingly good year from rookie Dylan Roberts, he has been included in this battle to earn a shot at the British Title. With a burning desire to win and the fans firmly behind him, Roberts could well mark his arrival onto the main roster by becoming the No.1 Contender and going for gold here. However, his opponents wont give him an easy ride. In a wonderful CC-08 tournament, no one impressed more than WKD's Chris Echo. Echo reached the CC-08 finals with two broken wrists and proved he is ready to take a step up. His previous attempts for British gold have been thwarted by the foreign legion numbers of the Eastern Bloc, is he ready to prove again that he is worthy of being No.1 Contender and finally lift the British title? Juice, the current CC8 champion has been as impressive as ever in singles competition this year, but can he compete in this match with 3 others all vying to be No.1 Contender? Also replacing Jervis Cottonbelly due to injury is Harry Doogle as a last minute entry could one half of the next gen score the upset win? , but with so many possible outcomes who will leave with the plaudits and go on to challenge for the British Title next year?
Lumberjack Match
Si Valour vs. Heresy
A violent and personal feud that has lasted all year long finally comes to a head in what promises to be a violent Lumberjack Match. Ever since brutalising Valour and cutting off all his hair, Heresy has, in some form or other dodged the challenge of Valour. Heresy claimed not to have lost his bottle or be running scared of the 2007 Break Out Star, yet during their Bull Rope clash at GPW: "V" where the two were tied to one another, Heresy still managed to find a way of escaping and creating distance between him and Valour. This time, in a special Lumberjack Match, no matter where either man go - there will be no escape. All lumberjacks will be at the ready to ensure neither man can escape the others clutches and a clear winner, one way or the other will HAVE to be decided. There will be nowhere to run to and nowhere to hide, no matter where they look. Heresy has been one step ahead of Valour all year, is this where he runs out of excuses, or can the master manipulator manipulate another win?
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