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Activities are picking up again. This will be a "transitional" week at the Center for New Music (C4NM), concluding the events for the month of November and beginning those for the month of December. It will also be the next "double header" week from Outsound Presents with concerts in both the Luggage Store Creative (LSC) Music series and the Static Illusion Methodical Madness (SIMM) Series. Neither of these gigs will involve any conflict of interest, but several of the C4NM dates will be facing competition. Here are the specifics:
Wednesday, November 30, 7 p.m., Adobe Books: This will be the next event in Adobe's monthly music series. This will be a three-set program beginning with the Key West group of strings, "brassy" horns, and an abundance of percussion, all led by Brian Pedersen. They will be followed by the duo of Kanoko Nishi-Smith and Wobbly. The program will conclude with percussionist Jacob Felix Heule performing with his Norwegian Sult colleagues, Håvard Skaset on acoustic guitar and bassists Tony Dryer and Guro Skumsnes Moe.
Adobe Books is now located at 3130 24th Street (still in the Mission). The gig is free. However, donations will go directly to the performing artists and are strongly encouraged. In addition, free refreshments will be provided for a book purchase of at least $6.
Thursday, December 1, 8 p.m., Luggage Store Gallery: This week's LSC program will offer two sets of improvisations, each about an hour's duration. The first will be a duo improvisation by guitarists Andrew Weathers and JR De Wood. They will be followed by a "completely different" plucked-string performance by Sophia Shen on pipa. The Luggage Store Gallery is at 1007 Market Street, directly across from the Golden Gate Theatre at the corner of Golden Gate Avenue and Taylor Street. As always admission will be on a sliding scale between $6 and $15.
Friday, December 2, 7 p.m., Charlie's Deli Cafe: Charlie's Deli Cafe is inviting the Trance Mission Duo "for a bit of merriment in yet another holiday season." The members of the duo are Beth Custer, who plays all sizes of clarinet and often adds vocals, and Stephen Kent, whose specialty is the didjeridu, but who also plays percussion and a string instrument that is a hybrid of the cello and the sintir. Charlie's Deli Cafe is located in Bernal Heights at 3202 Folsom Street, one block south of Cesar Chavez Street. Apparently, music is provided to enhance the pleasure of evening diners; but donations will probably be greatly appreciated.
Saturday, December 3, 8 p.m., St. Cyprian's Episcopal Church: The SF Live Arts performance series will be celebrating its 35th anniversary by bringing together two of the Bay Area's most adventurous ensembles. The first of these is the Rova Saxophone Quartet of Jon Raskin, Larry Ochs, Bruce Ackley, and Steve Adams. The second will be a trio led by electric guitarist Fred Frith, performing with Jason Hoopes on bass and Jordan Glenn on drums. The group is currently celebrating Intakt Records' recent release of their album Another Day in [expletive deleted] Paradise. Each of these two groups will take its own short set, after which they will join forces for a "culminating mashup."
St. Cyprian's is located at 2097 Turk Street, just east of the corner of Lyon Street. Tickets will be $20 at the door and $16 if purchased in advance. Advance purchase is available online from a Brown Paper Tickets event page, which also includes a $14 admission price for students with identification, seniors over the age of 65, and kids under the age of twelve.
Sunday, December 4, 7:30 p.m., The Musicians Union Hall: Like the LSC program, the next SIMM Series concert will consist of two sets. The first will be a solo piano performance by Eric Glick Rieman. He will be followed by a trio of "seasoned improvisers," which will bring Glenn together with two trumpeters, Dan Clucas and Tom Djll. The Musicians Union Hall is located at 116 9th Street, near the corner of Mission Street. Admission is on a sliding scale between $10 and $15.
Monday, December 5, 8 p.m., Gray Area: The next event to be presented by Recombinant Media Labs at Gray Area will be a performance by the Matmos duo of Drew Daniel and M.C. Schmidt based on their new album Ultimate Care II. This album was constructed entirely out of the sounds generated by a Whirlpool Ultimate Care II washing machine. The duration is 38 minutes, beginning with the sound of the wash size selection wheel and concluding with the alert noise that signals the completion of the cycle. The "normal" sounds of the washing machine are enhanced by the performers treating it as an instrument, rubbing it, stroking it, and drumming on it. The full panoply of sounds are then sampled, sequenced, and processed electronically. The Matmos performers describe the results as "a suite of rhythmic, melodic and drone-based compositions that morph dramatically, but remain fanatically centered upon their single, original sound source."
The Gray Area Art And Technology Theater is located in the Mission at 2665 Mission Street. Admission is $20 at the door. Tickets purchased in advance are only $15 or $18 on the day of the show. Doors open at 8 p.m., but the performance will not begin until 8:30 p.m. Admission will be restricted to those aged 21 or older. Resident Advisor has created an event page for advance purchase of tickets.


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Following the success of their pantomime 'Jack and the Beanstalk', Old Buckenham Players are back with their May production 'Curtain up on Murder' by Bettine Manktelow. With twists and turns through every scene, this thriller should keep the audience on the edge of their seats until the very end. Set in a theatre at the end of a pier, it concerns an amateur dramatics society rehearsing for their latest production. All is well until an untimely death starts the wheels of doubt, paranoia and accusation turning. This only grows when subsequent strange and tragic happenings add to the panic of the group, throwing them deeper and deeper in to disarray.
But who or what is to blame for the dark events? Will the truth ever be found out? Join the Players for a night of intrigue, suspense and of course above all, enjoyment.
Performances start at 7.30pm on Thursday 14, Friday 15 and Saturday 16 May at Old Buckenham Village Hall. There'll be a raffle and a reasonably priced bar serving a range of soft and alcoholic drinks. Tickets are on sale now, cost just £8 and can be purchased by calling 01953 861336 or in person from Old Buckenham Stores or Nuts 'n' Bolts in Attleborough.
If you want to learn more about Old Buckenham Players, to find out what they do and how they do it and to make sure you are up-to-date on their forthcoming shows you can use the website: http://www.oldbuckenhamplayers.co.uk
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First published back in September of 2015, Guy N Smith's 'Crabs Omnibus' collected together five previously published and two brand new short stories from the author's signature Crabs series.
Introduction – 3 Pages
To kick start the collection Guy N Smith offers up a short introduction in which he details the importance the crabs had on his career as an author. From here Smith provides an amusing anecdote about the exact point at which he first realised that 'Night Of The Crabs' (1976) was something more than just another novel with modest sales. He explains how it launched his career and finally got him out of the 9am – 5pm misery of banking – his previous profession. Four decades later and the Crabs are still as popular as ever. Whether they will rise again to wreak havoc upon mankind, Smith tells us he has no idea. But here's hoping they do…
Crustacean Carnage – 47 Pages
Elwyn Jones had been travelling down to the Welsh coast on and off for the past ten years to help his old friend - Adrian Summers - haul in a line of crab and lobster pots. However today's haul brought in a crab far larger than any they'd previously caught. Looking closely at the dog-sized crustacean, Elwyn realises that it's just a baby. Jones is old enough to remember the attack on Barmouth some forty years ago now. When the giant crabs came ashore in their hundreds to feast on human flesh. They'd turned up a few times since. The armed forces never could be certain that the last one was dead. And now the two of them had found this one. A young baby crab. Which meant they were out there somewhere. Breeding. And no doubt planning their next attack.
However Adrian had seen the potential for profit in their find. The crab could well be a saleable product. One that could fetch a good price if Adrian played his cards right. Drayton Manor Park in Tamworth would be getting a call off him soon enough. He just had to get the crab back home with him and keep it safe and secure until he could arrange the sale.
Luckily Adrian had been developing a commercial fishing business at his home in Hilton. As such, he currently had an empty pool of about an acre in size, and the fish wouldn't be arriving until later in the year. It would do for keeping the crab in for a day or so. Or so Adrian thought…
Get in! For this first tale in the collection Smith offers up a substantial nine-chapter story that's absolutely textbook Guy N Smith. Set forty years after the events in 'Night Of The Crabs' (1976) this new short plays out in the current day, with people's memories of the events in Barmouth already beginning to fade, dulling their response to the arrival of one of the giant crustaceans.
Although the short doesn't commence with any savage Crab attacks or the like, the pacing of the tale does however gain constant momentum throughout, with the captured crab growing in size at a mind-boggling speed – the escalating horror feeding off this on top of the handful of gruesome attacks.
Almost every chapter in the tale is told from the perspective of a different character. In fact, the amount of different substories shoe-horned into the tale is incredible, given it's less than fifty pages in its entire length. Furthermore, the number of characters that are introduced, only to end up either as Crab fodder, or to just disappear from the story altogether once they've played their part, is crazy. Nevertheless it works.
The only real downside with the tale is its abrupt ending. Almost from out of nowhere Smith introduces yet another new character, paints a lukewarm backstory of social angst, and then proceeds to take the story off at a weird new tangent. The ending itself comes about so suddenly, with little to no build-up that you can't help but feel at least a little disappointed with it.
Nevertheless the short story is another thoroughly entertaining addition to the Crab series, cramming in more characters and substories than you can shake a sizeable crab claw at. A damn good start to the collection.
The Decoy – 9 Pages
The death toll at the Marine Parade had run into the dozens. The terror-stricken holidaymakers making an easy meal for the advancing army of giant crustaceans. After the crabs had left, the army had erected barricades along the shoreline. A token force of military personnel attempting to pacify public hysteria. Although in no way could this platoon of soldiers stand up against the crabs should they emerge once again.
Dugan knew this. But here he was now, skulking in the shadows, staying out of sight from the military presence nearby. The military didn't know how to take these crabs out. They'd been firing from an elevated position. Their bullets merely ricocheting off the crabs' shells. But Dugan knew better. He had his trusty double-barrelled sixteen gauge 'drilling'. A weapon that Dugan was confident would bring down one of the giant crabs when fired under the shell.
That was his plan. Tonight, under the silvery moon, he'd take one down. And it looked like luck was already on Dugan's side. Upon arriving at the shadowy shoreline he'd stumbled across the corpse of a young woman floating in the water. A sad sight to see, especially one so young. But Dugan knew the girl would be perfect for his plan. He'd lure a lone crab in with the promise of human flesh and then blow the beast to hell. He was confident his plan would work. After all, now he had the perfect decoy…
This is a good 'un. It's only short, but nevertheless Smith crams in everything we love about his Crabs stories. The setting is just post 'Night Of The Crabs' (1976), with the military still reeling from the crabs' onslaught at Barmouth. The perfect setting for a hunter-cum-vigilante, wanting his own revenge on the crabs (along with a trophy).
Smith sets the backdrop perfectly. The Barmouth shoreline feels instantly intimidating under the darkened night sky. The atmosphere is thick with suspense. As I said, it's absolute textbook Smith.
Of course it doesn't all go to plan for Dugan. I'm not going to ruin the story for you, but suffice to say, Smith's got a damn fine twist up his sleeve. Altogether, a thoroughly entertaining read.
The short story was first published within 'FEAR Magazine – Issue 13' (1990) and later as the standalone chapbook 'The Decoy' (2009) and within the original 'Crabs: Unleashed – The Collection' (2009) chapbook as well as the 'Crabs: Unleashed' (2009) reprint.
Revenge [aka Crustacean Vengeance] – 12 Pages
The memory of the giant crustacean army's attack on the millionaire's paradise of Hayman Island still haunted Kiln. After taking a quick look at the fisherman, most would quickly avert their eyes in fear, nevertheless, Kiln the hunter of Australia's Barbecue Bay, now feared for what he knew he had to do next.
The crabs had gotten the young girl on the beach at Hayman Island during the last full moon. The girl hadn't stood a chance against the colossal beasts with their razor sharp pinchers. Klin had watched as she was ripped apart. Her entrails feasted upon by the vengeful crustaceans.
Now the crabs had returned to Barbecue Bay. They were hungry for human flesh. They wanted a terrible revenge for what Man had done to them. But Kiln was here to stop them. Or he'd die trying…
Following on from the absolute carnage witnessed in 'Killer Crabs' (1978), much-loved gritty anti-hero Klin returns to Hayman Island to finish the crabs off, once and for all.
Smith spends much of the first couple of pages, setting the scene, whilst refreshing our memories with the events that took place in 'Killer Crabs' (1978). With that done, it's straight into the thick of the action, with Klin laying his trap to hopefully wipe out the giant crabs.
Much of what takes place in the short is particularly reminiscent of the finale from 'Killer Crabs' (1978). Of course, here Smith has a slight twist up his sleeve. For a quick, six page short, packed with textbook Guy N Smith suspense, this story delivers the goods. Okay, so it treads much of the already previously-trodden ground, but for a short, sharp stab of crustacean horror, you can't go wrong at all.
The short story was first published within the original 'Crabs: Unleashed – The Collection' (2009) chapbook as well as the 'Crabs: Unleashed' (2009) reprint under its original title 'Crustacean Vengeance'.
The Vigil [aka The Crabs] – 10 Pages
It was around midday on the crowded Welsh coast beach that the giant crabs launched their attack in their hundreds. Ed Billington had been eyeing up a young mother when all hell had broken loose. In the erupting chaos, Ed had managed to flee into a nearby blockhouse, bringing the young mother and her baby daughter with him along with another young lad.
The old wartime fortification they were hiding within was little more now than a concrete pillbox whose only use over the last thirty years had been as a beach toilet. However the slitted windows and narrow entrance afforded its inhabitants cover and protection against the giant flesh-hungry crabs.
Amongst the dirt, rubbish and filth of the dark unused blockhouse Ed's plan is to wait out the crabs' attack. And with this attractive young woman as company, things could actually be looking up for him. It was just a case of holding their nerve until the coast was finally clear. Plenty of time for the two of them to get acquainted…
One thing I love about Smith is how he crams so much pulpy goodness into his tales. This one for example has it all. Tension, completely inappropriate smutty ponderings, giant crabs and plenty of bloodspill. The short tale fits snugly within the events from Smith's novel 'Crabs' Moon' (1984) as well as within the chronological timeline of 'Night Of The Crabs' (1976). Written predominantly from the first person perspective of Ed Billington, this short, sharp snippet of the carnage the crab army unleashed onto Shell Island delivers an interesting additional viewpoint from a previously unseen group of characters. The storyline is fairly straight forward, predominantly feeding off the success of the previous Crabs novels, although utilising a far more claustrophobic premise than seen in any of the other Crabs offerings. Nevertheless it still packs in a good-sized punch which is guaranteed to entertain all fans of this classic pulp horror series.
The short story originally appeared in the 1992 edition of the quarterly magazine of horror fiction, 'Peeping Tom' under its original title 'The Crabs' and was later reprinted within Smith's 'Horror Shorts - 2nd Collection' (2001).
The Survivor – 9 Pages
Now that Hamish had started punting again, Donald Brown decided it was time he too took to the Solway estuary. It was a misty November morning when Donald climbed aboard his gunning punt and started to lazily glide down the estuary, letting the current gently take him. Geese were once again plentiful along the misty Solway Firth. More than enough to ensure he could shoot a good few to sell. Perhaps one for his own pot.
However as Donald went to retrieve the first set of geese he'd shot down he saw the crab. Some three and a half feet in length with a width of at least two feet – he knew it was a mere baby compared to those monsters which the WWII bomb had blown to smithereens. Nevertheless Donald was sure he'd be able to pass the crab off onto one of the butchers. Even as a baby, the crab was still sizeable. Its shell only showing the smallest amount of damage. Heaving the crab aboard the punt, Donald guessed the crab must have died sometime following the explosion that killed the rest of its kind. It certainly smelt fresh enough. All he needed to do now was get the beast home to his wife…
Following on from the carnage within 'Killer Crabs: The Return' (2012), the short is set a couple of weeks after the explosive finale that saw the giant crabs blown to pieces by the previously unexploded WWII bomb. From early on you can no doubt guess where the story's going. Indeed, it's incredibly similar to the plot of 'Crustacean Carnage'. A small surviving crab is found (here it's thought to be dead). It's taken home, only to inevitably wreak bloody havoc on everyone in the vicinity.
Admittedly it now sounds rather 'done before'. However, trust me, you'll soon not give two hoots about the slight repetition of the premise, when the blood-pumping high-adrenaline finale kicks in good and proper. Smith has ramped up the horror a good twenty or so notches, ending the short on a monumentally pulpish barrage of explosive gore and smirk-inducing deviancy. What a classic this is. What an ending.
Crabs Armada – 8 Pages
Jack Boswell didn't want to do the dive. However, someone had to go down and clear up the mystery that lay hidden on the seabed. No one would have believed it. But the truth of the matter was there, under the water. It appeared somehow the four-hundred-year-old shipwreck of the Rata Encoronada had travelled almost a mile along the bed of the Giant's Causeway towards the shore.
The idea that the remains of the vast galleon had moved of its own accord such a distance was preposterous. But somehow it had happened. So they'd sent Boswell down until the depths of the sea to find out how the shipwreck had moved over a mile on its own.
Although when he reached the crumbling galleon he realised the dive might not have been such a waste of time. Amongst the dirt and rotting remains of the vast ship, small artefacts, no doubt from the time of Thomas de Granvela and Don Alonso de Leiva, had been uncovered. Treasures that would be worth a small fortune.
It was enough to get him exploring the lower levels of the shipwreck. And as he did so he noticed two glowing orbs in the darkened shadows below deck. At first he thought they were rubies or some other such treasure. But then he saw the burning hatred within them. Those were no rubies. They were eyes…
And the good times just keep on coming! Here we have another short Crabs story crammed with escalating suspense. Yeah, we know what's going to happen here. We've got a diver going down into the depths of the sea to investigate a four-hundred-year-old shipwreck that appears to have shifted a mile along the seabed. Guess who's responsible for moving the decaying galleon? Yep…our crustacean friends.
The outcome's inevitable. From the outset we know what's going to happen. As such, the success of the story pretty much depends upon the escalation of the suspense and then the eventual bloodbath that's sure to follow. Luckily these are two areas in which Smith is a veritable master.
It's only short, but the suspense that Smith builds as we edge towards the inevitable horror is second to none. By the time the crabs' eyes are spotted, you're pretty much clawing at the pages. And then the diver's desperate attempts at escaping the crabs' reach is nothing short of classic Guy N Smith. Frantic, desperate and utterly futile. You've just got to love it!
The short story was first published in the 'Cadaver' (1991) chapbook, later followed by the standalone chapbook 'Crabs Armada' (2009) and then reprinted in the original 'Crabs: Unleashed - The Collection' (2009) chapbook.
The Final Encounter – 17 Pages
Maria Hildebrand had gone to semi-retired private detective - Gary Newman – to help find and bring home her husband. Ralph Hildebrand had been a fine man until he took to drink, at which point it had been a steady descent into alcoholism. Not wanting to burden his beloved wife with his problem anymore, Ralph had left with just a thousand pounds in his pocket, saying he was going to make his own way in life. And then last week Maria had received a letter from him saying he was on the island of Tampini, and after reading between the lines, it sounded like he had sunk to the very lowest of depths, steadily drinking himself to death.
However, Maria still loved the man. And she'd pay whatever it took to get him back before it was too late. Finding Ralph and bringing him home was a job Newman was more than happy to take on. It would pay well, and he'd get to see the South Seas island of Tampini. However, once he gets there, the private detective will find he's up against more than just a broken man drinking himself to death. For Tampini is prone to tsunamis, and within the towering waves are a horde of giant flesh-hungry crabs…
This final offering is almost like two stories stitched together. For the first half or so of the tale you have Maria's story about her husband's turn to alcoholism and the subsequent tracking down of the man. Then in second half you have the devastation of the colossal tsunami wave followed by the arrival of the crabs. Because of this the pacing of the tale feels relatively haphazard. But to be fair that doesn't hinder the reader's enjoyment one bit. Once we're on Tampini and the waves have come crashing down, it's nothing but textbook Smith, with slaughter and gore aplenty. The ending is wonderfully contrived and perfectly in keeping with the likes of 'Night Of The Crabs' (1976). A great one to finish the collection on. Proper, old school pulpy crab horror. Love it!
The short story was first published within the 'Hangman's Hotel And Other Stories' (2014) collection.
The collection runs for a total of 127 pages.
© DLS Reviews
Other 'Crabs' instalments:
- 'Night Of The Crabs' (1976)
- 'Killer Crabs' (1978)
- 'The Origin Of The Crabs' (1979)
- 'Crabs On The Rampage' (1981)
- 'Crabs' Moon' (1984)
- 'Crabs: The Human Sacrifice' (1988)
- 'Crabs Fury' (1998) [Graphic Novel]
- 'Crabs: Unleashed - The Collection' (2009) [Chapbook]
- 'Crabs: Unleashed' (2009) [Chapbook]
- 'Crustacean Vengeance' (2009) [Chapbook]
- 'The Decoy' (2009) [Chapbook]
- 'Crabs' Armada' (2009) [Chapbook]
- 'Killer Crabs: The Return' (2012)
- 'Crabs Omnibus' (2015)
- 'The Charnel Caves' (2019)


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This extraordinary event was made possible with the help of our importers in NYC and the talented Ms. Alice Feiring, an award-winning wine writer specializing in natural wines and creator of The Feiring Line. Alice recently wrote about our vertical tasting in her newsletter. The Feiring Line is an independent natural wine newsletter packed with only the best information on natural wines.
Vinitaly 2019: April, 7th – 10th
Our Az. Agr. Petrera Pasquale will attend Vinitaly 2019. We will be located in Hall 11 Puglia, Area E3-E4, Stand N°27, exactly in the middle of the hall and the central aisle. We will present the new vintages of our own Fatalone Organic Wines and particularly our Gioia del Colle DOC Primitivo 2017, Puglia IGT Primitivo "Teres" 2018 (traditional apulian style rosè made 100% with Racemi of Primitivo), Puglia IGT Greco "Spinomarino" 2018 (fresh and mineral white) and a preview from cask of our Fatalone Riserva 2017 to be officially released only on the end of 2019 to complete its ageing and fining process in Slavonic Oak with the application of music-therapy.
Falstaff, an internationally recognized Austrian Wine Guide, awarded our Fatalone Gioia del Colle DOC Primitivo Riserva 2015 with a "Primitivo Trophy" as part of a special tasting of the excellent Primitivo wines in Puglia. As in previous tastings, the wines were expertly evaluated by an international tasting panel. Our Fatalone Gioia del Colle DOC Primitivo Riserva 2015 was awarded a rating of 93 points for, among other qualities, its "bold acidity and a harmonious long finish". We are specially proud to see our Fatalone Riserva in the list, as it's one of the few organic primitivo wines that received this high rating and honor.
"The Soundtrack to our lives": Fatalone Primitivo Riserva featured on Dame Wine
We celebrated the 30th Anniversary of our brand, Fatalone Organic Wines in New York City in November 2018 by holding a vertical tasting of our Fatalone Gioia del Colle Doc Primitivo Riserva dating back to 1988!
We had the pleasure of having Ms Catherine Todd of "Dame Wine", one of the top wine bloggers in the US, in the tasting panel. Follow the link below where she shares her tasting notes and more about the vertical tasting from her unique perspective.
We continue to celebrate! On Nov. 2nd, we held a second (the first, in London) vertical tasting of our Fatalone Riserva in New York City to celebrate the 30th Anniversary of our brand, Fatalone Organic Wines. The event was held at Astor Center and was by invitation only. This event was also made possible with the help of Alice Feiring and our importers in New York. Ms. Feiring is an award-winning wine writer specializing in natural wines and editor of The Feiring Line, "The Natural Wine Newsletter".
In a masterclass-style presentation, Pasquale Petrera, Fatalone's own 5th generation winemaker, poured 15 vintages of our Fatalone Gioia del Colle DOC Primitivo Riserva dating back to 1988. The tasting panel included local and international press, sommeliers and trade. Some of our invitees were: Alice Feiring of "The Feiring Line", Jim Sligh of "Compagnie des Vins Surnaturels", Oscar Wolf of "Chambers St Wines", Mike Colameco of "Real Food, PBS", Tara Thomas of "Wine & Spirits Magazine", Levi Dalton of "I'll Drink To That Podcast", Catherine Todd of "Dame Wine" and Lorena Ascencios of "Astor Wines".
Raw Wine 2018, 4-5th November in New York City
For the first time this year, we presented our Fatalone Organic Wines at Raw Wine 2018 in New York City. RAW WINE brings together "over 140 of the world's best low-intervention organic / biodynamic/natural wine growers." We introduced all of Fatalone wines: Gioia del Colle DOC Primitivo Riserva, Gioia del Colle DOC Primitivo, Puglia IGT Primitivo "Teres" e il nostro vino bianco, Puglia IGT Greco "Spinomarino".
To be a part of Raw Wine, our wines had to pass a strict selection process. Thankfully, Raw Wine Fair's entry requirements are in complete agreement with our own philosophy of producing organic wines, using only our own hand-picked grapes, low levels of sulphites, spontaneous fermentation and sustainable practices without sacrificing quality and taste.
We were particularly proud to have been the only winery representing Puglia in this wonderful event.
Jancis Robinson Purple Pages: "Massaging Primitivo with music therapy" by Walter Speller, June 2018
On the 7th of March, we celebrated in London the 30th anniversary of the Fatalone brand. We held a vertical tasting with 15 vintages dating back to 1988 of our Fatalone Gioia del Colle DOC Primitivo Riserva. While our main focus remains on making an organic, natural and sustainable wine, the event was of primary importance to us as we continue in our quest to affirm that Primitivo is also a wine that can age and it does so gracefully.
That day we were honored with the presence of Mr. Walter Speller, an internationally renowned wine writer and critic. Mr. Speller is in charge of the Italian wine reviews for Jancis Robinson's blog "Purple Pages," an important reference for wine enthusiasts and critics worldwide.
In his article, "Massaging Primitivo with music therapy" published in June 2018, Mr. Speller magnificantly narrates the vertical tasting while adding some history of the Primitivo grape and wine in the region of Puglia. He reflects on our use of music therapy in the cellar and notes that "the idea is not as insane as it may sound." In the end, he draws the following conclusion:
"Whatever the effect of sound waves, the 16 wines below more than convinced me of the ageing capacity of Primitivo as well as its complexity, provided it is in the right hands."
We are thrilled with his final comment because in the end our Primitivo, made only with our own locally grown grapes, remains above all an authentic expression of our territory.
At the end of Mr. Speller's article, you'll find his detailed notes on each of the vintages we presented in London.
You can visit Jancis Robinson's blog at www.jancisrobinson.com


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As Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev visited Crimea on Monday, Ukrainian troops trained outside Kiev. But the Ukrainian military would be ill-equipped to handle any kind of broad-scale Russian incursion.
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Digital Communication Revolution: Lifelike Avatar will Replace Emoticons
Although the history of human life has seen so many important developments such as lifting equipment (hoists, winches etc), the steam engine and the assembly line, some think that the past and current digitalisation of communication, information technology and industry builds the biggest progressing point ever.
With the digitalisation of manufacturing still being in its infancy, digital communication technology is now developing further, which may be influencing interpersonal and human-computer communication once again.
The nineteenth and especially the twentieth century saw many profound changes which impacted the way people communicate with each other. The early nineteenth century introduced postal system and the later developed telegraph firstly enabled people to communicate with each other over wider distances.
The introduction of the newspaper press, the phonograph, photography and the first motion picture camera improved the exchange of information crucially in the twentieth century. Those developments made the transfer of audio and visual content possible for the first time in human history.
Within the last 30 years, the emergence of the internet and the cell/smart-phones as a means to communicate, has revolutionised former communication technology and led to the occurrence that personal contact became virtual. A huge variety of communication forms have become available, including E-Mail, SMS, instant messaging and social networking. Thanks to social online technology, people are enabled to speak and see each other in real-time on a global level since two decades. This latest stage of the information age turned the world into a global village, and the exchange of information became a primary factor which shaped businesses' competitiveness, as well as societies by speeding up ones' pace of life.
To outbalance the lack of a personal note within the private, electronic exchange of information, 'Emoticons' have been implemented in texting, chatting and messaging which is now due to change. Recently, the Daily Mail reported that digitalised communication firstly in text and instant messaging may improve soon, by replacing the common Emoticons by a computerised face which replicates human emotions realistically.
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The Natural Land Institute purchased the 80-acre Pecatonica Ridge Prairie Preserve at auction in June 2005. The preserve includes an eight-acre gem of original native prairie at the south end with species that include pasque flower, pale purple coneflower, rosinweed, porcupine grass and prairie dropseed. Plants such as joe pye weed and tussock sedge grow in the 40 acres of wetland at the north end of the preserve.
Approximately 32 acres between the prairie and wetland were planted in corn and soybeans for many years. In 2005, NLI volunteers and staff began collecting native prairie seed to restore vegetation to the area. In April 2006, kids and volunteers restored two acres adjacent to the original prairie remnant by broadcasting a mix of the seed. Seed collecting and planting by volunteers continued until the restoration was completed in the spring of 2009.
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The term semantic memory refers to a part of the long term memory. This part of long term memory deals with ideas and concepts that are not drawn from personal experience.
Semantic memory is part of what is called declarative memory. Declarative memory:
This is the opposite of implicit memory which is also called procedural memory. Implicit memory:
After much research on amnesic patients, researchers believe that both of these types of memory are located in different areas of the brain and largely act independently.
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- September 2, 2010 at 10:02 am
Dear Mr Albert Pyun,
I am writing on behalf of One Take Film Festival, Zagreb, Croatia.
One Take Film Festival is an international festival of films shot in one take and this year's fifth festival edition will be taking place from November 18th to November 20th 2010 in Zagreb.
We are interested in screening your film INVASION (aka INFECTION), and therefore we would like to invite you to submit your film by completing and returning the festival Entry Form. You can find the form together with our Festival Regulations at our official web site http://www.onetakefilmfestival.com.
The film would be screened as part of our festival Main Program (in competition).
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- January 22, 2011 at 9:38 pm
Hi. Just wanted to know if there is a Left for Dead 2. Saw this info at wikipedia and wanted to clarify things. Thanks!
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Albert!! OMG…My Mom sent me the link to "directors cuts" and was so happy to find a way to say HI!! Been so long…A LOT of very fond memories working with you on CYBORG
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4 generations and our gorgeous ocean is hard to leave. Miss you and have thought of you often. Very flattered and thankful of the opportunity you gave me. You, the whole cast and crew, will have a HUGE place in my heart forever!
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Deutsche Bank AG (DBK), HSBC Holdings Plc (HSBA) and Bank of Nova Scotia were accused in a lawsuit of rigging the price of billions of dollars in silver, an allegation similar to earlier suits involving the London gold fix.
The banks unlawfully manipulated the price of the metal and its derivatives, an investor claims in a complaint filed yesterday in federal court in Manhattan. The banks abused their position of controlling the daily silver fix to reap illegitimate profit from trading, hurting other investors in the silver market who use the benchmark in billions of dollars of transactions, according to the suit.
"The extreme level of secrecy creates an environment that is ripe for manipulation," according to the complaint. "Defendants have a strong financial incentive to establish positions in both physical silver and silver derivatives prior to the public release of silver fixing results, allowing them to reap large illegitimate profits."
The lawsuit is the latest to be brought against banks alleging manipulation of a benchmark. Suits have been filed against Deutsche Bank and Bank of Nova Scotia, HSBC and other banks in federal court in New York over allegations involving the London gold fix.
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J. Scott Nicholson, a Washington state resident who filed the case, is seeking to represent a class of investors who have bought silver future contracts since Jan. 1, 2007.
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I don't want to come off as a scold. But I fear that I will. That's because I am concerned about something that auto companies based in the U.S. aren't doing. And I think it is wrong. The general statement is this: They're not doing a good job of using what might be considered an "advanced technology" here, but what is increasingly the status quo in other parts of the world, particularly Europe. Let me explain. I recently attended the 10th annual Automotive Laser Applications Workshop held by the University of Michigan's College of Engineering. And as presentation followed presentation, it became extremely evident to all of the people there that lasers are being widely used in European body shops, at places like Volvo and Volkswagen, on vehicles that aren't necessarily exotic, but often bread-and-butter platforms (e.g., the VW Golf). Meanwhile, back in the States, the resistance spot welder still holds sway. And what's more, while U.S. assembly plants may have a CO2 laser here or a YAG-wielding robot there, the Euros are moving ahead on initiatives including deploying remote laser welding systems and direct diode lasers. To be sure, an argument can be made that either (1) such technology will soon be implemented here or (2) that's just not the sort of thing that is being considered now due to prevailing financial considerations.
Soon is better than never, but now is better than later. The competition doesn't wait.
While I have no particular brief for lasers, I am convinced that they can greatly contribute to the design and production of better vehicles. Design because they allow the creation of structures that can't be economically made with other processes (e.g., one-sided access is all that's needed, not two as in the case of the clamp-like spot-welding gun). Production because they facilitate greater flexibility than spot welding equipment (e.g., hard tooling isn't necessary, so program changes can accommodate various vehicle configurations). And there are other benefits, such as making vehicles that are stiffer yet lighter. I know that some of you will point to your SUVs with laser-cut hydroformed frame rails or your vehicles with body panels produced from laser-tailored blanks. Yes, it's true. Such applications are proliferating. And I know that others of you will remember situations wherein a laser was installed in a body shop and then taken out because the [fill in your own agitated adjective here] thing didn't work.
The competition doesn't care.
Let me provide some information that was part of a presentation prepared by Dr. Wolfram Rath of Rofin-Sinar Laser GmbH (Hamburg, Germany) that ought to give every domestic automotive executive pause—long pause. According to Rath, Volkswagen has been testing remote laser welding (essentially bouncing a high-quality beam off of mirrors that then, in turn, focus the beam on the work, such that there is a distance as far as five feet between the mirror and the work). The researchers show that while it takes three seconds to make a spot weld (weld, move to next position), it takes just 1.6 seconds per spot with a robot/laser combination. Good, right? Well, that's sluggish compared to the speed that the remote laser welding setup permits: 0.5 seconds per spot. So what would lend itself to a smaller, faster, assembly operation?
Lasers aren't germane to all of you. But lasers aren't the point of this. They are what I suspect is a symptom. A symptom of the lack of implementation of advanced but appropriate technology by a whole range of people, whether they're designers, product engineers, or process engineers. Sure, there may be good reasons why this is so, from a lack of awareness to a lack of funds. There may be bad reasons why this is so, which is generally summed up by either "we don't do things like that around here" or "I remember we tried that once and it didn't work."
The customer doesn't care.


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Saw this photo at the camera club meeting last week and thought it was great!
It's one of a series of three by Karen Thompson. You can see the others here:
Karen made the images with a Nikon D300 camera and a 105mm macro lens. Exposure was f13, 1/200 second at ISO 400.


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Last defendant sentenced in Erie shooting
April 12, 2013
The last of three men to be sentenced for a March 2012 Erie shooting stemming from a botched drug deal was ordered on Friday to serve 20 years in prison.
Dimitri Connell, 24, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder for his role in the shooting. He, Alyx Leach, 19, and Alexander Fein, 19, were originally charged with several counts of attempted first-degree murder. They were accused of firing shots at three teenagers in another vehicle after a marijuana deal didn't go through, according to arrest affidavits.
Deputy District Attorney Manuel Pellicer , who prosecuted the three, said Connell served as the group's ring leader, and he provided the others with guns. He said Leach was the gunman, and Fein was driving the vehicle as they chased the other group's Jeep Cherokee in Erie. Police say the 9-millimeter rounds penetrated the back seat and the head rest of the driver's seat.
Connell and the other two men have also pleaded guilty to aggravated robbery for their involvement in a home invasion in Boulder the night before the Erie shooting. They each originally faced seven charges, including kidnapping and aggravated robbery, according to the Boulder District Attorney's Office. According to Associated Press reports, the men entered the home of a high school acquaintance to steal prescription drugs. The victim told investigators Fein used a Taser on him.
Weld District Judge Todd Taylor said each defendant presented himself as an otherwise law-abiding man who made mistakes. Taylor said he thinks the case was more serious than that.
"It's more likely that the three individuals involved in this incident were involved in criminal lifestyles, making criminal choices and getting high not only on the drugs but on the adrenalin and excitement that came from acting, I guess, like what gangsters act like in the movies," Taylor said.
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Connell was ordered to serve his 10-year sentence for the home invasion at the same time as his 20-year sentence in the shooting case. His defense attorney, Brandon Marinoff, said the picture painted of Connell as a manipulator is inaccurate. He said Connell did not instigate the shooting, and the others gained from implicating Connell as the leader.
Connell apologized to the victims, their families and his mother.
"I am sorry that in my intoxicated state, I didn't make any efforts to stop this incident from occurring," he said.
Taylor sentenced Fein on Thursday to 13 years in prison. Fein was ordered to serve 10 years in prison for the Boulder County case, and those sentences are to run one after the other.
Fein's mother, Susanne Fein, said Connell was a "predator" who took advantage of and manipulated her son. Fein apologized to the shooting victims, their families and to his own family.
"I wanna be successful and show (my mother) that I can succeed in life, and I want to show my dad the same," Fein said. "I want to be the boyfriend that my girlfriend needs me to be."
Leach was sentenced Tuesday to 18 years in prison in the Weld County case, and he has yet to be sentenced for the Boulder home invasion.


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BAT-Breakdown 2: MORRISON on BATMAN INC. & Bruce's Return
Over the last four years, Grant Morrison has taken Bruce Wayne and the entire Batman universe through several upheavals and a series of epic stories.
With this month's conclusion to Batman: The Return of Bruce Wayne, the writer moves the caped crusader into a new era. Beginning in November, the DC universe will have two Batmen, and Bruce Wayne will start recruiting even more heroes around the world to wear the symbol of the bat.
This month's "The Road Home" event will see several heroes reacting to Bruce's homecoming, and Morrison will introduce the hero's new status quo in the one-shot Batman: The Return #1 with art by David Finch.
As the universe adjusts to two Batmen, Bruce Wayne will wear the yellow oval symbol of Batman, appearing in both Batman Inc. by Morrison and Yanick Paquette, and The Dark Knight by writer/artist David Finch.
In the meantime, Dick Grayson will wear the black Batman symbol and will stay in Gotham City with Damian Wayne as Robin. This "other" Batman will star in Batman & Robin by Peter Tomasi and Pat Gleason, Detective Comics by Scott Snyder and Jock, and Batman by writer/artist Tony Daniel.
Morrison's brand new comic will see Bruce Wayne traveling the world, teaming up with heroes in different countries as he tries to recruit them to be part of an international Batman network.
Why is Bruce trying to recruit an international team? Well, according to Morrison, Bruce has his reasons, although the writer's not revealing all of them up front. But he promises the answers will come later, followed by an epic storyline during the second year of Batman Inc. that reunites the two Batmen and puts all Bruce's plans into action.
As we continue our "BAT-Breakdown" series looking at the changes coming in November, Newsarama talked with Morrison to find out more about Batman: The Return and Batman Inc.Newsarama: Grant, your run on Batman has been described as epic, and it sounds like it's going to be even more epic as you go forward..
Grant Morrison: Yeah, I hope so!
Nrama: There have been so many twists and turns in the Batman universe since you started. Did you have a lot of this planned all along, or has it evolved as you've been writing it?
Morrison: It's evolved quite a bit, but the actual main set-up of the story — the whole thing that became Batman R.I.P. and the battle with Dr. Hurt — goes right back to the very first notebooks in 2005 when I was offered the Batman gig. So yeah, there was always an element of it that was going to be the main spine of the story.
But certainly, as it's gone on, it's grown on its own and gone in a lot of different directions, which is quite nice. It's good when a story starts to move in a way you didn't expect it to move.
The basic thread is still there. And even the fact that what I'm aiming toward now was always implicit in the beginning. The route along the way has been quite twisty and turny and a lot of fun.
Nrama: We've seen quite a few characters evolve, and one that has been the most noticeable is Damian. What were your ideas behind the character when you first introduced him, and was it always your intent that he'd be the type of hero he is today?
Morrison: No, when I first introduced him, I figured I was going to kill him off at the end of that first four-part story.
Nrama: Really?
Morrison: Yeah! Really! I thought people would hate him so much. I thought I'd do one of those classic stories where the little bad guy in the last act suddenly does a wonderful thing and sacrifices his life and saves the world and you feel sorry for him. But then I thought, no, this character has a lot more potential.
Once I'd written the first part of the original "Batman and Son" story, where Damian's in the cave and he's such a brat and he's so unpleasant to everyone, and the fact that Batman had this boy with such hatred, gave me this feeling that I thought, "I'm going to make everyone love this character, because I think there's some big potential here."
It's really worked out. He's really become quite a breakout character from the series. As I said at the start of Batman & Robin, I think he's almost got the potential to be the Wolverine of Batman. You know... he's got that little feisty, tough guy, scrapper thing going on, but in a very different way, obviously. He's an aristocrat and an assassin.
But yeah, once I realized that I was going to keep the kid alive, it was always my intention to put him through a big, big story arc that would end up with him being one of the great heroes of the DC Universe.
Nrama: What's coming up for Damian next? You say he'll end up as one of the great heroes of the DCU, but do you think he's there? Or is it your intent for him to become that later in your run on Batman?
Morrison: Aaaah... well, that would be giving an awful lot away about where I'm going next. Obviously, Peter Tomasi and Pat Gleason are telling the stories of Dick and Damian for the foreseeable future, so I'm kind of letting them go as of Batman & Robin #16. But he obviously gets a big part in that book, and I'll hopefully leave him in a position where he'll be able to go on and fulfill his destiny.
Beyond that, after the first year of Batman Inc., my next big storyline is going to go back to focus on Damian a little bit.
So yeah, I do have big plans for Damian in the future. But I can't tell you what they are! [laughs]
Nrama: I think most fans thought Dick Grayson was ready to be Batman, but we've seen his character evolve quite a bit as well. You've certainly written Dick in a way that has made readers accept and even like him as Batman. But how would you define his evolution in this story?
Morrison: Well, the thing with Dick that's been interesting is that his story arc is a lot quieter. People are really focused on Damian, because it's easier to track the differences in him. But with Dick Grayson, the way I've been playing him is that he's the consummate superhero. You know? He's the guy who's always been a superhero and he always will be a superhero and he does it really well.
So I show him in that way. But I think what's interesting is the way he deals with Damian and the way that's helped him to define his role as Batman. You know, Bruce Wayne dealt with Damian in a very strict, parental way. And Dick Grayson tried that in the first couple issues of Batman & Robin and it didn't work very well. So what he's done is very gently guided this kid. If you look at it, it's very subtle, the way he works with him.
Grayson got over his problems quite quickly, I think, because once he had his own Robin, he was forced to be Batman. You know? He no longer had someone to look up to. He was the one being looked up to. So I think he slipped into his role quite well.
Nrama: Is that why he's staying on as Batman even after Bruce returns?
Morrison: Yeah. You don't want him to lose that role when Bruce comes back. It seems such a shame to drop the Dick and Damian team, which works so well as Batman and Robin.
So we're letting him stay as Batman because I think he's earned it, and he does it really well.
Nrama: You've put Bruce Wayne's character through so much over the last couple years. And you've said that you put him in a time travel story to kind of throw him into something different. But I'd like to hear your thoughts on what's changed within him that is leading him to this very different approach to his role, traveling the world and recruiting people into Batman Inc.
Morrison: Well, his character has been taken to his limits, obviously. And that's what I wanted to do with Batman. You've got a character who's so powerful, you know? And I'm also writing Batman in his prime, at his peak, rather than at the beginning of his life or at the end of his career.
You kind of have to deal with the fact that, here's a man who knows every martial art, who studied every book on law and criminology, who knows all about meditation. That's a hell of a human being, you know? He's not just a street brawler or a playboy who's pretending. He's someone who has really made himself superhuman. I was getting into that idea.
And once you've accepted that, you're really dealing with someone who's built in a different way than the rest of us. So I wanted to put him up against problems that he couldn't solve quite as easily as he did in the past. We've seen him fight muggers or street criminals, or people like Ra's Al Ghul of international terror, or supervillains.
But to see him up against situations where he really has to struggle... you know, like time travel stories or supernatural stories. I think it really forces him into displaying his best qualities.
Nrama: Grant, when I was looking over your run, I noticed that you've emphasized how unique Batman is, with the Three Ghosts of Batman and the clones created by Darkseid. You've made the point that you can't duplicate the things that make Bruce Wayne this incredibly powerful superhero called Batman.
Morrison: Yeah, yeah.
Nrama: But how do you get from this theme of Batman being something you can't duplicate, to the concept of Bruce Wayne wanting to duplicate his efforts around the world in Batman Inc.?
Morrison: What he's trying to do now, he's realized his vulnerability, and also — as the result of Return of Bruce Wayne #6 and what happens in there — he's also realized that he is kind of a living symbol. He's almost a New God himself, in the sense that Batman is bigger than Bruce.No one can be Batman like Bruce Wayne. No one can process that feeling of trauma in the way that he dealt with it, and the way that he turned the worst day of his life into this beautiful crime-fighting experience that saves so many other lives.
Yes, no one else can be that man. But he's realized that other people can represent Batman.
And then he's come back and seen that Dick and Damian have managed to keep Gotham intact while he's been gone. And suddenly it's the idea of this symbol. That's what drives him toward Batman Inc.
Nrama: By symbol, I assume you mean not only the yellow symbol he's wearing, but also the symbol of Batman himself and what he represents?
Morrison: Yeah, I was looking back at the old Tim Burton Batman movie in 1989, and the way they played that symbol, it was such a major merchandising tool. So I wanted to do something that represented that, or echoed that.
So Batman Inc. is the notion of Batman taking the symbol and saying, let's form an international army or team, or police force, which is endorsed by Batman and wears Batman's symbol.
It's not that they all dress like Batman or look like Batman, although some of them might do it, but they all wear the symbol. And it's almost like a badge, like the Red Cross or the police or the army.
And that's what he's doing now. And the reason why he's doing it will be revealed at the end of the first season. Right now, we just see him kind of stamping his mark on things.
Nrama: What's going to happen when Bruce Wayne himself — not just Batman — but Bruce Wayne returns to the world? What are the ramifications of his homecoming? And how is he involved in Batman Inc.?
Morrison: He takes a much more proactive role in the idea of Batman, as you'll see in Batman: The Return. He's much more dialed up in the mix, I guess — a lot more. Bruce's voice is louder in the Batman concept than it may have been in the past.
He's come to understand who he is. He's not just a shell of a man. He's not just a mask or a face. He's realized that Bruce Wayne and Batman are the same. So now he's allowing Bruce Wayne's business expertise to influence Batman's crime-fighting work.
He takes a much bigger role.
You'll see Bruce Wayne as almost a Tony Stark figure, using his money in a very different way.
Nrama: So will his money be involved in Batman Inc. in a big way?
Morrison: Oh yeah. Definitely. And WayneTech will be providing a lot of new equipment for the Batman operation.
Nrama: You've talked about Bruce's team-ups as he recruits new members to Batman Inc. around the world. We've seen you play with this idea of an international team before in your Club of Heroes stories and even the more recent stuff you've been doing. Who are some of the first international heroes we'll be seeing during Batman Inc.?
Morrison: Well, the first one is set in Japan, and we're introducing this idea of a Japanese Batman. The idea came from Bat-Manga book that Chip Kidd did — you know, the Japanese Batman strips. And I wanted to bring that in, in the same way I've brought all these other elements in from Batman's history into the one, unfolding storyline. I kind of wanted to incorporate some of that Japanese Batman manga stuff. So this is kind of the story of that Batman, as he's recruited and begins his work.
And we've got Catwoman in there as a guest star. It's a big kick-off for how the concept works with Batman traveling around the world to different destinations and recruiting people.
Nrama: Will we see the Japanese heroes of the Super Young Team you introduced in 52?
Morrison: We see a little bit of them, actually, in the second part of this story. But they're not a big part of the story. They're just there in the background. We actually have a new Japanese crimefighter called Mr. Unknown, who's involved in this one.
The second storyline... and this is because Yanick Paquette is drawing this stuff, and he draws these fabulous macho men and beautiful women. So the second story is set in Argentina, and it brings back the Batman of Argentina from the Club of Heroes story, a guy called El Gaucho.
It's kind of a big old macho man story, you know, with these two guys. Maybe Gaucho doesn't want to wear the bat-symbol. He's happy to be influenced, but he doesn't want to be taken under the wing. It's just a nice macho man story set in Argentina with a bunch of new villains, and I guess influenced by the old Kathy Kane Batwoman in a flashback.
Nrama: You mentioned new villains, but will we see any established Batman villains in Batman Inc.? Or are you mostly creating new ones?
Morrison: I'm trying to make up new villains, mostly. I think that's what we should be doing right now. I'm sure some of the other writers will tackle some of the old favorites. But I kind of feel like, as I push forward, I'm making a bunch of new characters.
So mostly, in Batman Inc., the villains are new. And a lot of them are international villains. We may have seen some of them before, in the Club of Villains thing in Batman R.I.P., like Scorpiana, who's the Argentinean assassin girl. So stuff like that will appear.
But generally, I'm going for new villains. I want to make it feel fresh. I think that's one of the things that helped Batman & Robin. People really seem to respond to the new characters and the new villains.
Nrama: You also did pretty short story arcs with Batman & Robin, usually doing three-issue stories. Is it the same kind of approach for Batman Inc.?
Morrison: Yeah, but it's going to be even different again. It's going to be even more stripped back and pulpy and fast-moving. So the first one's only two. It's really tight. It's like reading about six issues in two. I'm very pleased with the way we've been able to cut this. Yanick's work is just so great. His work is so visually dense and so detailed that you can do a lot of tricks with it, that you couldn't do with some other artists.
So yeah, we want to do very short, punchy stories in it. We may do some that are only one issue, and some that are three issues. And that will be the first year of the book. I call it the first season. It will be 12 issues of one- or two-part stories.
Nrama: And then you mentioned that after that first year, you'd be coming back to Damian. So are there big plans for what comes after this recruitment period, as Batman Inc. is put into action?Morrison: Yeah. The second year of Batman Inc., which is what I'm building up to, we find out why all this recruitment is going on. I'll be bringing Damian and the whole team back together again for the big epic, which will be year two of Batman Inc.. So that's going to bring all the characters back together again. And definitely, I'll get my chance to write Damian again. And that will be good.
Nrama: Grant, then to finish up, is there anything else you want to tell fans about Batman: The Return or Batman Inc.?
Morrison: Just that, with Batman: The Return, it's all very intricate. I've been working on this for the last six months, with 11 different artists simultaneously. For me, it's the big payoff of a lot of hard work. So I hope the fans are really going to get into how it ends.
With Batman Inc., we're moving forward in a completely new direction, which I hope is going to take everyone by surprise. It's nothing like the conclusion of The Return or Batman & Robin. So yeah, I hope everyone enjoys the ride.


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Recovering homeless reflect on their changing lives
When Eunice Dewhart saw the ironing board, she knew it had to be for her.
Dewhart, who got an apartment last month after bouts of being homeless for years, spent Saturday morning celebrating at the Lord of the Streets Christmas party.
The Episcopal ministry in Midtown provides basic services to the homeless. In the last few years, the program hired a case manager to guide the most dedicated off the streets into homes as they pursue better lives.
Volunteers from St. Francis Episcopal Church arrived early to set up for the party at Trinity Episcopal Church, just a block from Lord of the Streets. About 180 children and adults selected as "success stories" gathered to eat, chat and collect donated gifts.
Their stories have changed since they first came to Lord of the Streets.
A mentally ill nurse who had lost her job and then her home is now helping her son get through college. A cosmetologist who turned to drugs when her husband got another woman pregnant is now a singer in a church choir working toward a cosmetology teaching certificate. A teenage boy convicted of aggravated robbery is at the University of Houston and interviewing for an ESPN Radio internship.
"These aren't just people we decided to give gifts," said Jim Sadler, who runs a memorial fund with his wife that works closely with the program. "They earned them by pulling themselves up by their bootstraps."
Dewhart, a 53-year-old recovering crack addict who has spent months putting her life back together, said she listed three items when Lord of the Streets staffers asked her to fill out the Christmas gift wish list: iron, ironing board and a three-piece cast-iron skillet set.
"I love to cook," she said.
Spotting the unwrapped ironing board in a corner of the fellowship hall stage, crowded with others' wrapped gifts, Dewhart said she figured it had her name on it.
Over a plate of ham sandwich, cole slaw and potato salad, Dewhart reflected on what she has accomplished with help.
"My feeling right now is that I'm not alone," she said. "I was alone last Christmas, sleeping under a bridge. The Lord of the Streets - that's my new family."
Someone to turn to
Loretta Randolph is the heart of it.
As the program's case manager, she helps people access the services they need to start over and helps them with birth certificates, housing and transportation to job interviews. Most importantly, she encourages them and sometimes speaks frankly with them.
"They don't have family," Randolph said. "Or, their family is still in that lifestyle and they don't want to go back to doing drugs, shooting up, thugging or whatever."
Damion Walker, 35, knew he had to make a change when he got out of prison almost three years ago.
He had served 17 years, beginning at age 16, for charges related to an aggravated robbery. While in prison, he found God and continued his studies.
Now, he's just a few months away from graduating with a bachelors degree in communications from UH.
Walker never turns down a chance to tell the story of how Lord of the Streets - and Randolph, in particular - gave him confidence that, yes, God had a better plan for him. Looking around the Christmas party, he knows he's not alone.
"If I can look at those people, I can always know for a fact I can do it," Walker said. "I always have something to pull from."
Last year, he was inspired by a young woman who worked through high school and earned a college scholarship while living on the streets.
"We didn't even talk," Walker said. "I just shook her hand. I just wanted to meet her."
Not an easy road
Many at the party still struggle with poverty, addiction or mental illness, but the smiling faces, gifts and holiday hymns remind them not to give up.
"In here it still feels like it's the end of the world," Dewhart said, pointing to her head. She pointed to her heart and continued, "In here I know it's not because I know Jesus Christ my father loves me."
She paused and smiled faintly.
"I'm gonna make it. I'm gonna make it."