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By Long Shot contributor Valentino Zullo
As comic book fans we know that summer has arrived when the newest company-wide event series begins. This is usually a major crossover that includes or at least impacts most of a publisher's titles. Of course Marvel and DC are both offering big crossovers—Convergence and Secret Wars respectively—this year (though DC's crossover did end in May). For any non-comic book reader confused about the "event series" or "crossover," don't worry, even long-time comic book fans can get confused! All you need to know is that these crossovers allow for a publisher to place a number of their characters into something of a giant playground where they must work together to defeat a common foe (that's more or less the idea!). Before I digress too far into those two other crossovers, though, I want to turn to the reason why I am writing this guest blog. As I way saying, for comic book fans we know that summer has officially begun when we see the newest event series on the shelves at the comic store. As DC and Marvel offer their crossovers, which aim to change the landscapes of their respective universes, Dynamite Entertainment is taking a slightly different approach to their summer event this year. While universe hopping is still a focus of Swords of Sorrow (Dynamite's big summer crossover), one of the main purposes of this crossover is to showcase the work of a number female creators working in comics right now and additionally to bring together the many female characters housed under the Dynamite Entertainment imprint. I recently finished reading the newest installment of the Swords Of Sorrow crossover and I want to try to take a stab (all pun intended) at reviewing and exploring some of my thoughts while reading this series so far.
Before I begin I have to confess that while I have read comics for about twenty years now, I have never read a comic published by Dynamite Entertainment. However, as I was reading Gail Simone's social media posts about this upcoming event and the announcements circulating around it, I became intrigued and invested in it before it began so I decided to give it a try. I was thrilled to see a book that featured so many female characters and the work of numerous female creators. I knew that it would be a wonderful experience even before reading it because of the writers attached to the project, which includes Gail Simone, G. Willow Wilson, Marguerite Bennett, Nancy A. Collins, Mairghread Scott, Leah Moore, Erica Schultz and more! As a quick aside, it seems that Swords of Sorrow is one more example of what is truly a paradigm shifting moment for the female hero in comics. Marguerite Bennett and G. Willow Wilson, who are writing some of the Swords of Sorrow spin-offs also debuted their A-Force series for Marvel last month—a comic which features an all female Avengers team. We are clearly in the age of the female hero as female creators, characters and consumers finally hold the spotlight.
Back to Swords of Sorrow: the main series is written by Gail Simone, who many know as the writer of various female led books including Birds of Prey, Wonder Woman, Batgirl, Tomb Raider, and Red Sonja. I must admit that even though I have been a fan of Simone's work for some time—Birds of Prey #62 was my first DC comic book as I had only been reading Marvel as a kid—I have never read any of her work for Dynamite before Swords of Sorrow. Simone has a magic pull, though, she has been able to get me into DC and now Dynamite (Oh! and Dark Horse because I recently began reading her Tomb Raider series). I digress, but thank you Ms. Simone!
For those of you not yet reading Swords of Sorrow, here is a brief introduction. The story goes as follows: the villain, who calls himself the Prince, has found a way to gain control over reality itself. In order to insure the success of his plan to perfect his newfound power and take complete control of reality, the Prince has gathered together a team of female villains that are wreaking havoc across the universes, attempting to stop anyone that would get in his way. In response to the formation of this cabal, the Traveler, a female hero, assembles her own group of female heroes from across time and space including Red Sonja, Lady Zorro, Irene Adler, Vampirella and many more of Dynamite's characters. Each one of these heroes is granted one of the "Swords of Sorrow" in order to defeat the Prince. The two sides have only begun to form but this is the basic premise thus far!
As comic book readers we recognize this classic storyline executed to create a fun romp across time and space that brings together characters that otherwise may not be given a chance to interact. Not only is there such fun dialogue that emerges between characters who would otherwise not meet, but it is wonderful to see so many female characters interact with one another. More importantly not only do these women interact with one another, but they learn to work with another. We witness this countless times in the main series and the many spin-offs. For example, one of the goals of the evil Prince in the Swords of Sorrow: Masquerade and Kato one-shot is "turn them against each other."—the "them" in that sentence being the two women who are learning to work together. The Prince has learned of The Traveler's plan to thwart his evil scheme and attempts to split the heroes from one another so that they cannot stop him. In the short space of time, though, Masquerade and Kato learn about one another and in turn learn to care about each other. A similar point is stressed in the second issue of the main Swords of Sorrow series as one of the female villains working for the Prince, Bad Kitty, says to him "They're introducing themselves but they don't seem to like each other much, Prince. You leave them be and they might well do themselves in and save us the trouble." She is referring to Red Sonja and Dejah Thoris who have just met one another and have not yet learned that they are on the same side. Once again the villain's emphasize the need to separate these women and create splits between them. Of course, Dejah Thoris and Red Sonja do begin to work together by the end of the issue. Through some growing pains these women learn to trust one another and begin to work together.
Today I just finished reading the Swords of Sorrow: Black Sparrow and Lady Zorro one shot, which depicts the burgeoning partnership between these two women. In the comic, Black Sparrow is transported a little bit over 100 years back in time where she meets Lady Zorro—a figure she has looked up to since her childhood. After the two escape a skirmish with one of the lackeys of the Prince, the two women regroup in the forest. As they are talking, Black Sparrow says to her new partner, "every little girl who wields a stick like a sword knows the Legend of Lady Zorro. Including me." This last statement is so important because Black Sparrow acknowledges her debt to Lady Zorro and sees her as a powerful figure—one that inspired her own strength. By the end of the story the two women stand together as Black Sparrow states, " Whoever the enemy…" and Lady Zorro finishes the sentence, " We will be ready for them." In contrast, to this support and partnership that evolves between these two women, the Prince is depicted as a jealous villain, often in rage, who cannot even consider working with others as equals. One particular scene in this comic depicts the Prince looking into a wall of mirrors, which allow him to gaze into the different timelines where he can see that the women, all the main charcters of this crossover, are working together. The reader sees him gaze into the mirrors, which depict the dynamic duos of Black Sparrow and Lady Zorro, Dejah Thoris and Irene Adler, Jennifer Blood and Vampirella, among the many other pairs of women. The Prince is infuriated by what he sees, because now Lady Zorro and Black Sparrow are also working together because his hired help could not stop them. The Prince says to his underling, "perhaps I put too much faith in you." What is very important to note here is that the Prince's rage at seeing these women work together successfully seems to suggest that what bothers him most is not simply that his plan is failing, but that these partnerships have emerged. This is notable because the Prince on the other hand has no ability to work with another (especially as an equal). Thus, in some ways this scene posits that it is certainly maddening to the Prince to see his plan fail, but in some ways it is ultimately worse in his mind that these women have begun to work together.
In these keys scenes, Simone and the other writers offer us more than a commentary on in-fighting between women or a lament on this ongoing problem. In fact, rather than a simple critique or a lament, these creators provide images of women working together and supporting one another despite the evil wishes of the Prince who hopes to separate them. I want to stress the importance of these moments and make this distinction between a simple critique and Simone's Swords of Sorrows' examples of powerful women working together because they offer an alternative to the classic image of women competing with one another for an object such as a man. Serendipitously, Taylor Swift releases her music video "Bad Blood" the same month as Swords of Sorrow began. You can watch the video here:
There is a similar effort and tone here as Swift, Simone, Scott, Collins, Bennett, Wilson, Moore and Schultz envision a world where women support one another and do not need to be pitted against one another. In fact, the only women that are competing amongst themselves are the villains. The Prince even says to his team of villains, "You are not here to work together. You are here to work for me." These women are not supposed to work as a team for the Prince but rather as agents working independently, competing with one another while under him. In Simone's a narrative then in-fighting is regulated to the ream of the villains while the heroes present a powerful alternative of women growing together. Again, I wish to stress the importance of seeing women work together successfully because in a world where so many films, comics and other media do not pass the Bechdel Test, it is so essential for women (as well as men) to see other women not only talk to one another, but spend time learning about one another and in turn developing together.
In an interview with The Mary Sue, Simone stresses the importance of this connection between women both inside and outside of a fictional narrative. Simone states in the interview, "I do know that when I started, several women I really admired were less-than-encouraging and it really stung. They felt me getting work meant they would get less work. I did vow never to be that person. And I should stress, women like Nancy Collins, Devin Grayson and Colleen Doran were never anything less than 100% supportive. It was just devastating at the time, I don't want that cycle to continue." And of course that cycle does not continue with Simone. Not only has she brought together a superb team of women writers that work with one another, but she has also gathered a number of female characters that work together in the story. In the same interview with The Mary Sue, Simone says that what she wants to do is provide a reader with many examples of what women can be. In answer to a question in the interview she claims, "Oh, the same thing I hope they got from Birds of Prey, and Wonder Woman, and Red Sonja. That there's no real limit on what female characters can be in comics. They can be strong and weak, funny and dour, compassionate and cold, they can be all the fun things and the strong things and the bad things" Simone and the other female creators certainly do this well as there are many types of women in these comics—heroes, villains and everything in between. Certainly we have come a long way from putting women in refrigerators!
I find after reading the first couple months worth of issues that I am truly invested in this series because I want to know more about these characters and how they will evolve together. In fact, I want to read the tie-ins so that I am able to spend more time with these women (and of course because I want to see where the story goes). I have to say for someone that has never read these characters before I am intrigued about each one. Simone does a wonderful job of setting up the story and continues to keep me wanting more.
I'll likely go more in depth into some of the following issues in a future blogs but I wanted to take time to highlight this wonderful series with such brilliant creators.
If you're not reading Swords of Sorrow and you want a fun summer romp across time and space with some excellent characterization then check it out! The next installment of the Swords of Sorrow series comes out on Wednesday 7/1/15 with the Swords of Sorrow issue 3.
I want to thank the Doug Vehovec, The Longshotist, for allowing me to write for his blog! Thank you to Dr. Vera Camden for the numerous Women's Literature courses at Kent State University and our countless discussions on women in comics. All the ideas presented here are hers, I just filter them through the world of comics. Thank you to Amy Dawson and Jean Collins, two women warriors in their own right, and my partners at the Cleveland Public Library and the Ohio Center for the Book for their support of comics in Cleveland! All thanks to The Mary Sue for their fantastic interview with Simone that I cited heavily here. Of course thank you and congratulation to Gail Simone, G. Willow Wilson, Marguerite Bennett, Nancy A. Collins, Erica Schultz, and Leah Moore for all of the wonderful work that they have so far produced on the Swords of Sorrow series!
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Thank you for reading the thoughtful article contributed by my friend Valentino Luca Zullo. We first met at Wizard World Cleveland and got to talking about comics (of course). Valentino does a wonderful job combining his interest in superheroes with his studies in sociology, leading several discussion groups through the Ohio Center for the Book's Get Graphic program at Cleveland Public Library, like the Women Warriors series and this summer's Trauma and Transformation series. Be sure to follow Valentino on Twitter for updates on those.
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The Business Operations Center in Davis (BOC - Davis) provides financial services to Statewide Programs, Research & Extension Centers, and ANR service units located in Davis.
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Travel Tips for Non-ANR Employees 2020
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Fellowship Payment Request Form
Independent Contractor (Individual) Pre-Hire Information
P-card small-receipt coversheet
Sole Source Justification Form
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UCPath Funding Change Request Form
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UCCE Instructions for Funding Change Request
UCCE Direct Retro instructions
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For the 2019 tax year, UCANR employees will receive two W-2 statements:
- W-2 statement from AYSO will cover your January – September 2019 paychecks.
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Identified as Site #51 on the Northwest Loop of the North Alabama Birding Trail, Cypress Cove Farm features two wooded birding observation areas as well as three ponds and several miles of nature trails divided into 10 paths. Along with the bird observation sites and bird sanctuary, existing farm structures at Cypress Cove Farm have been modified for use as bird blinds and education facilities. The privately-owned farm also includes a working gristmill, antique tractors and blacksmithing demonstrations for groups.
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Mentone Inn B & B. The hospitality of this small mountain town is great. The innkeeper is so nice and the inn is within walking distance of the Wildflower Cafe for dinner. Historic Inn only a short drive from two beautiful waterfalls and numerous overlooks. Oh! Not to mention the superb breakfast you will be served.
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Following a back road or highway instead of the interstate.This will allow you to see so much of an area that you would not normally see otherwise.
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The patient has been under for a while, quietly resting and gathering strength, and is ready to wake up.
"Ether Dome," a new grand-scale drama about Horace Wells, the Hartford-based dentist who pioneered the use of anesthesia in the mid-19th century, is reviving all at once and stretching its limbs in all directions.
Elizabeth Egloff received a commission to write the play in 2005 from Michael Wilson, who was then artistic director of Hartford Stage. By the time the script was ready to be produced, Wilson had decided to leave Hartford for a freelance career directing in New York and elsewhere. Yet rather than be the casualty of the changing regimes at Hartford Stage, "Ether Dome" expanded like the nebulous gas of its title. While Egloff's script grew in size and scope, other regional theaters became interested in the play. "Ether Dome"'s world premiere production now involves theaters in four cities. In Hartford, where much of the drama's action is set, "Ether Dome" was chosen as the opening show of Hartford Stage's 2014-15 season, with current Artistic Director Darko Tresnjak welcoming his predecessor back to town.
In an age where new plays must have casts of four actors or less if they want to stand a change of getting produced, "Ether Dome'' is a massive production. It boasts a cast of 16. Its themes range from medical history to the manners and morals of 19th century America to timeless universal relationships between teachers and students, doctors and patients, professional colleagues and business partners, and husbands and wives.
Egloff grew up in several of the worlds she chronicles in the play. She was raised in Farmington, down the street from Miss Porter's School, which the wife of one of "Ether Dome'''s class-conscious central characters attended. Egloff's father, a psychiatrist, did a residency at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, where the real-life Ether Dome — an operating theater where the use of anesthetic gas was first successfully demonstrated in 1846 — still exists as a historical landmark.
Egloff has brought a lot of detail about class, society and the fervor for scientific innovation in 19th century New England to "Ether Dome.'' But she credits Wilson with initially bringing her the concept of a play about the Connecticut man who discovered new ways to relieve pain during surgery.
"It was Michael's idea," Egloff acknowledged during a telephone interview last week. "He had grant money to commission plays about Connecticut, but he also wanted to just do it anyway. Walking through Bushnell Park one day, he noticed the statue of Horace Wells and just got curious."
Egloff's no stranger to expansive, multi-layered narratives. She wrote the presidential TV miniseries "The Reagans,'' which starred James Brolin and Judy Davis as Ron and Nancy and gained controversy for how it depicted President Reagan's response to the AIDS pandemic. Egloff also adapted the Dostoevsky novel "The Devils'' for a cast of 14. She says she's just been commissioned to do "another enormous play, about the division of Iraq in 1921. I had kind of been looking forward to doing a small comedy…," she jokes.
Wells' Story
For "Ether Dome,'' Egloff did extensive research on Horace Wells and his struggle to be recognized for his achievements, a tragic story which the playwright calls "a real page-turner" marked by professional humiliations, savage courtroom battles and falls from grace. Much of the credit for Wells' groundbreaking achievements went to a business-minded scoundrel named William Morton, who trumpeted anesthesia as his own creation and charged doctors for access to his patented product. "This was the first major legal battle between the so-called inventor of a medicine and the doctors who would be using it," Egloff says. Beyond the legal drama, the very idea of using chemicals to alter people's consciousness added to an already furious moral debate regarding mortality, reality, and whether doctors were acting like gods. The Horace Wells story reportedly inspired one of the all-time classics of horror fiction, Robert Louis Stevenson's "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.''
Egloff's empathy for the subject matter was sadly compounded when, shortly after being commissioned to write the play, she was diagnosed with leukemia. She ultimately underwent a stem cell transplant. While she naturally was given the opportunity to bow out of the project, Egloff instead got back to it with renewed vigor and a fresh perspective, writing as a way to help her recuperation. "There had always been a lot of doctors in my family anyway. I already had this sense of how doctors talk to to each other," Egloff relates. "But spending a lot of time in a ward in Boston made me love them even more. The thing about doctors is that they live with such high consequences for their actions. People can die. Having been sick really changed my thinking about the play. In some strange way I ended up having sympathy for everyone in this play. It's so interesting, the nature of progress — the toll it takes on our ideals."
Wilson's Return
"Ether Dome'' has restirred passions in Michael Wilson as well. The play doesn't just bring the director back to Hartford Stage, the theater he oversaw from 1998 to 2011. The project also reconnects him to the Alley Theater in Houston, where he was associate director from 1990-98, and where he first developed what is one of his lasting Hartford Stage legacies — his spooky, high-flying adaptation of "A Christmas Carol''). It also resumes Wilson's regional-theater relationship with Boston, where he directed the 2012 American premiere of Christopher Shinn's "Now or Later'' at the Huntington Theatre (which will host "Ether Dome'' Oct. 17-Nov. 23) and where he spent his formative years as a director at the American Repertory Theatre under Robert Brustein in the late 1980s. "L.A. is the new thing for me," Wilson remarks during a recent phone call from that city. Though "Ether Dome"'s run at the LaJolla Playhouse closed on Aug. 10, he's still in California, readying the West Coast rendition of his hit African-American-cast revival of Horton Foote's "The Trip to Bountiful,'' starring Cicely Tyson, Vanessa Williams and Blair Underwood at Los Angeles' Ahmanson Theater.
It's an exceptionally busy time for Wilson —"It's been a great summer; I'm breathless," he quips—but he relishes the chance to bring the long-gestating "Ether Dome'' to fruition, and to work with Egloff, a writer whose work the director says he's "admired forever."
"When Elizabeth's illness came along, my hope was that this project might give her something to look forward to," Wilson says. For himself, there's a bracing mix of nostalgia, being back in various old stomping grounds, and what the director calls "the progressive, liberalizing undercurrent of this play."
"It was weird being in Houston, working on a play about Hartford, where I'd been for 13 years. It's one of those important local stories that is lost, not celebrated. The single biggest medical innovation in the United States happened right here. Horace Wells' dental office was right there on Main Street, above where a Burger King is now. He was a positive, constructive force in the Hartford community. Then his life just unraveled." Wilson sees Ether Dome as "a cautionary tale," as well as "a love story, about the friendship between two men. It asks, 'what are our responsibilities in the teacher/mentor relationship?'"
The Alley Theater got to present "Ether Dome" first, back in 2011. Substantial changes were made in the script before it was done last month in LaJolla, and further alterations are being incorporated into the Hartford rendition. "The cast in LaJolla was taking in a lot of rewrites while they were rehearsing," Egloff says, and since the multi-theater scale of the production required the producers to shorten the rehearsal periods at each theater, many of those rewrites haven't been incorporated until now. The cast varies slightly at each theater, with some of the supporting roles cast with local actors. The only lead actor who has been with the play since its Alley production three years ago is the man playing Horace Wells, Michael Bakkensen, known to Hartford Stage audiences for his appearances in "Noises Off'' and "A Christmas Carol.''
The "Ether Dome" set design, by James Youmans (who is married to Elizabeth Egloff — the couple has previously collaborated on Off-Broadway productions of The Swan and Phaedra) needs to be adapted for the specific needs of each theater. Hartford Stage has a thrust stage, for instance, while Boston's Huntington is a proscenium.
Though Wilson may not have expected "Ether Dome'' to be as grand a work as it became, he embraced it wholeheartedly and argues for it in terms similar to those he used when he produced Horton Foote's massive nine-part, three-night "Orphan's Home Cycle'' at Hartford Stage in 2009. "Staging this," he says of "Ether Dome'', "well, it's no small feat. There's a cast of 16. The story takes place in Hartford, Boston, New York and Paris. There are period clothes and projections. It's got a real scale to it."
Yet, as Wilson exclaims with pride, "Not-for-profit theaters exist to make projects like this possible. Was I surprised at what she came up with? I was! I actually thought it would be a smaller play. But I should have known that, in Elizabeth's hands, it would be more of an American epic."
Put that in your breathing tube and inhale it.
>>ETHER DOME by Elizabeth Egloff plays Sept. 11 through Oct. 5 at Hartford Stage, 50 Church St., Hartford. Tickets are $25 to $85; 860-527-5151 and www.hartfordstage.org.


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HARTWELL, Ga - The 2019 Conference Carolinas Women's Golf Championship concluded with the Limestone Saints capturing their second straight Conference Carolinas title and their fifth in school history. The Saints, who entered the tournament ranked 13th in the country, won in dominating fashion. They finished their wire to wire victory 47 shots ahead of the field. Limestone finished with a 54 hole total of 909, 45 shots over par. Mount Olive claimed the runner up spot with a 92 over par 956, while Erskine rounded out the top three just three strokes behind with a 95 over par 959.
The Emmanuel Lady Lions finished in 10th place with a 153 over par 1017. Allie Cobb led the Lions tied for 20th place with a 28 over par 244. Following behind was Aleah Hylton tied for 24th place with a 31 over par 247. Elizabeth Kerezsy rounded out the top three with a 37 over par 253.
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The Rock 'n' Roll Half Marathon, 10K and 5K Races come to St. Louis on Saturday, October 17, and Sunday, October 18, and Metro is a good transportation option for runners, walkers and spectators to take part in all of the excitement without worrying about parking, traffic and navigating around several closed streets in midtown, downtown and south St. Louis. Participants can park at any one of 21 free Metro Park-Ride lots in Missouri or Illinois and take MetroLink to the Civic Center MetroLink Station, which is just a few blocks south of the starting line for all three runs at Market and 13th Streets. Due to scheduled maintenance, MetroLink passengers may experience 10 to 15 minute delays.
MetroBus is another option for getting downtown this weekend as several MetroBus routes serve the Civic Center Transit Center, located at the corner of 14th and Spruce Streets, just south of the starting line. Some MetroBus passengers will need to allow extra time for their commutes this weekend because of MetroBus reroutes due to road and street closures because of the races on Saturday and Sunday. Ten MetroBus routes will be rerouted on Saturday, October 17, and 16 MetroBus routes will be rerouted on Sunday, October 18. Several MetroBus routes will experience substantial detours, so MetroBus passengers are highly encouraged to visit the Rider Alerts section of metrostlouis.org for more information on MetroBus reroutes, or to contact Metro Transit Information at 314-231-2345 or 618-271-2345, Monday through Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., for more information.
The following MetroBus routes will be affected on Saturday, October 17:
The following MetroBus routes will be affected on Sunday, October 18:
In addition, Red Line and Blue Line MetroLink passengers should allow extra time for their trips all weekend because the trains will be delayed 10 to 15 minutes in order to accommodate maintenance work. MetroLink will only operate Red Line trains through downtown St. Louis, and Blue Line MetroLink trains will only operate between the Shrewsbury-Lansdowne I-44 and Forest Park-DeBaliviere MetroLink Stations this weekend.
All passengers will need to board MetroLink trains from the westbound platform of the Stadium, 8th & Pine, Convention Center and Laclede's Landing Stations. Westbound Blue Line passengers will need to board a Red Line train between the Fairview Heights and Central West End MetroLink Stations and travel to the Forest Park-DeBaliviere MetroLink Station to connect with a westbound Blue Line train.
Eastbound Blue Line passengers should board a Red Line train at the Forest Park-DeBaliviere Station to continue their eastbound trips.
Visit metrostlouis.org to plan your trip on Metro or for details on MetroBus reroutes scheduled for this weekend. Passengers may also contact Metro Transit Information at 314-231-2345 or 618-271-2345, Monday through Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., for more information or trip planning assistance.
About Metro
Metro is the operator of the St. Louis region's public transportation system, which includes the 87 vehicle, 46-mile MetroLink light rail system; 391 MetroBus vehicle fleet that operates on 77 MetroBus routes in Missouri and Illinois; and Metro Call-A-Ride, a paratransit fleet of 120 vans. Metro is an enterprise of Bi-State Development (BSD), which also owns and operates St. Louis Downtown Airport and its surrounding industrial business park; the Gateway Arch Riverboats, as well as operates the Gateway Arch Revenue Collections Center and Gateway Arch trams. BSD also operates the Bi-State Development Research Institute and the Regional Freight District.


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Have you ever watched Baman Piderman?
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13116 Us 42 is a $1,200,000 property on a 5.78 acre lot located in Prospect, KY.
5.776 Acres Currently Zoned Residential has 2 houses (13116 and 13120) considered of no value for purposes of this listing but are currently occupied as rental homes. Property is best suited for use as Commercial or Multi-Family Residential. These uses will require approval from Oldham County Planning and Zoning. Hwy 42 is being widened across the front of the property and the State Hwy Department has agreed to place a commercial Entrance to Hwy 42 as a part of the land acquisition. Large corner with frontage on both Hwy 42 and Hunters Ridge Road. Do NOT enter property without Listing Agent!The corner lot at Hunters Ridge Road and Hwy 42 Approximately .92 Acre may be available separately for $1,000,000 but seller prefers to sell as a whole.
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We utilize a broad range of portfolios which we have designed to meet specific goals. Since each client is unique, your overall allocation will be customized to fit your specific needs.
Investment goals should be measurable and attainable. Success should not depend on outsized investment returns nor upon impractical saving or spending requirements. The experienced specialists at Meld take the time to understand you and your entire financial situation. Then we work with you to create a practical investment plan focused on your specific objectives, implementing a portfolio with the least amount of risk needed to meet your goals. This is "Situational Investing."
Using individual equity and fixed income securities we craft portfolios designed to meet your specific income and growth needs. Laddered portfolios of individually selected bonds and preferred equities are created to produce a defined amount of income. Equities are specifically selected for their long-term growth prospects and are monitored on a regular basis for any fundamental changes. From a situational investing standpoint, the use of individual securities provides us the tactical capability to execute an allocation strategy focused on meeting your objectives.
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The Conservative Portfolio is designed for clients with a short time horizon of generally less than 5 years, or for those investors that are conservative. The portfolio will be invested primarily in bond funds with a small amount of equity fund exposure. The allocation mix is approximately 10%-15% equity funds to 85%-90% bond fund holdings.
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By Earl Webb (Chicago)
Even in the current market, where cap rates have contracted on most asset types over the past 18 months, real estate is considered a higher-yielding asset than monetary assets like stocks and bonds, and a prudent use for excess investor cash. As such, we continue to see investor interest rise across all asset types and classes, although the rise in value is beginning to slow its trajectory a bit.
Given that short-term monetary investment yields are still extremely low, what could be causing this slowdown in value accretion? Could the slowdown be caused by notable investor withdrawals from the market? Not likely, since many investors still have (collectively) billions of uninvested real estate dollars. Could it be that supply of product is rapidly increasing? Again, not likely, as supply has certainly increased but not near to the degree of equalizing investor demand. Could it be something that nobody really wants to talk about? Absolutely.
The elephant in the real estate transaction room is a potential increase in interest rates, which is beginning to look more likely as 2011 progresses. Austerity plans in local and national government are having difficulty gaining traction, and existing bond investors are beginning to worry about possible inflation. Guess what? In the investment markets, perception rapidly becomes reality and if this condition persists (and the Fed continues to send mixed inflation and policy signals), then we could see a ramp up in funding costs later this year. My guess is that a 200 basis point rise in funding rates would cause a rapid ripple effect of corporate slowdown, financial institution capital withdrawal, rising mortgage costs and possible loan defaults, and rising cap rate expectations.
Here's hoping that policymakers move the austerity balls forward carefully, but steadily, in order to keep inflation down and the markets on a steady recovery path.
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Tim Anderson is a computer programmer who helped create the adventure game Zork, one of the first works of interactive fiction and an early descendant of ADVENT (also known as Colossal Cave Adventure). The first version of Zork was written in 1977–1979 in the MDL programming language on a DEC PDP-10 computer by Anderson, Marc Blank, Bruce Daniels, and Dave Lebling. All four were members of the Dynamic Modeling Group at the MIT Laboratory for Computer Science.
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Hi , I may have missed it in the " how to bit " , but to me right up there with the hair thickness etc in order of importance is hair colour of both beard and head . That`s what I believe is top priority to a beard style .It can be broken down into light, dark,& grey . I`ve got the magpie look for now .
Based on your preference, you may enhance your beard care routine with the use of beard oils and beard balms. Experiment to see what you like and if you want to make these popular products part of your beard care routine.
A lot of men don't like a lot of scent period, or they prefer unscented beard oils as some scented beard oils contain harsh smelling oil like tea tree oil, which isn't what you want to smell all day long right under your nose. If you fall into this category, go for an unscented beard oil like Leven Rose Beard Oil. It's 100% organic and contains only two ingredients: Organic Moroccan Argan Oil and Organic Jojoba Oil. Limited ingredient products are also great for guys with sensitive skin, so that's something to consider as well. Additionally, Leven Rose Beard Oil also functions as a leave-in conditioner.
The carrier oils and essential oils were bought at my local GNC. Be warned, they aren't cheap ingredients, but they'll last a really long time. The essential oils were $5-$10 each and the carrier oils were each about $10 (even though the jojoba oil was 4oz and the sweet almond was 16oz — keep that cost difference in mind when making your own recipes). So while startup costs are higher, your per-bottle cost ends up being just $2-$3 using the recipes below. (Keep this in mind when thinking about Christmas presents for your bearded friends and relatives!)
For many men, the best-looking beard is one in which the hair on the sides of your face is slightly shorter than the hair on your chin. That said, trim your cheeks down to your jawline, then go back to your cheeks for a final pass with a length setting that's 2mm shorter. You'll like how your beard looks.
Wash your beard with beard shampoo. Give it a proper massage while you're at it. It will not only clean it properly, but it will also improve the quality of your skin. Experience with lots of beard shampoos tells us that Seven Potions is a healthy, wise choice. But we won't hold it against you if you chose differently!
Angular faces do well with long beards because it "adds girth". For men with long faces, grow a full beard with thicker sides and trim up the areas around the mouth and chin to "bring your mug in proportion".
If you're ever in need of support along your growth process, or want to find an amazing barber near you, we have a community forum made for just that. We've got fans and followers all over the globe who can help you keep on growing and get that perfect trim!
Being thicker, beard balm is often effective when your beard become fairly thick (when hair follicles are 1.5 inches long or longer). The longer your facial hair – and the denser it is – the more you'll need a product that can keep stray hairs from going wild.
This depends a lot on genetics. Some young men start growing facial hair as early as 12 to 14 years old. Others may never be able to grow a full beard. Your best bet is to try the tips in the article and see if they work for you.
Still, as with all fashions, what was old is eventually new again. Dr. Allan Peterkin, beard expert and author of 'One Thousand Beards: A Cultural History of Facial Hair,' says that latter-day beard growth, as it were, is no longer a function of army culture, but instead comes from pop culture influences. "Some even see growing a beard as a playful backlash to feminism, being one of the few things women can't do," he says.
Beard balm is a versatile product. You don't need to fully apply it as it can be used sparingly in problem areas such as the sideburns. As a control product it is designed to help give shape and keep down stray hairs. It may take a few tries to get the amount right but once you do you'll be ready to hit the town.
Irish Coffee Beard Oil is a careful blend of 2 of our most popular oils, Whiskey Barrel Aged Beard Oil and Pecan Coffee Beard oil. The Whiskey Barrel Beard Oil has been aged in a used whiskey barrel…
Beard hair grows out of the tiny thousands of follicles located on your face. As we know, the number of follicles you have and what quality of hair grows out of them are determined by genetics, but the basic anatomy of the beard is the same for all guys.
Eggs – Rich in protein and are a natural source of Biotin which is known to strengthen hair and is a well-known supplement which helps with beard growth. Eggs also have many minerals in them such as iron, calcium, and zinc.
As you get older that's just not the case. The main thing is that most times as a teenager, you feel impatient. You don't want to wait. You want it right now. But that's the biggest part of growing a beard, as you age your beard will grow in fuller and thicker. There's almost a scale. When you start puberty, you grow small stuff here and there. Then at 18-20, it starts to grow in much thicker. Heck, even Eric wasn't able to grow a full beard until about he was about 28. If you're 14 and want a beard right now, that might not happen as fast as you think. Even at 18, it's not all that common. Even in our videos, Greg is in his 50s, Carlos Eric & Jeff in their mid-30s. They all have the patience to grow their beards, cause that's how long they took to reach that point.
Lift heavy weights. Exercising is great way to improve circulation and help those crucial beard growth nutrients and hormones get into the follicles, but resistance training in particular also skyrockets testosterone, which is awesome for beard.
When I turned 23, I decided to try growing a beard. 2 months of no shaving whatsoever and I had a not-so impressive thin mustache and some fuzz on my chin. The total hair on my cheeks and sideburn area could not reach double digits.
According to Bosselman, "Quality oils like this can help to rebalance your skin's own oil production. It's a sort of fight-fire-with-fire situation — oils can make your skin less oily. If you're concerned about an ingredient, Google it with the word 'comedogenic.' If it contains a pore-clogging ingredient, don't buy it."
The natural highly conditioning ingredients in Smooth Viking's Beard Balm nourish your hair from the skin to the root to the very tip of the hair shaft, tackling the issue of rehabilitating your beard head-on. The result is better, thicker beard growth.
Just because you have a beard doesn't mean you can throw out your sharp objects. First of all, you might poke someone's eye out just tossing those around. Razors or trimmers are still useful even after you've achieved your beard. They can line up your cheeks, trim your neck, or taper the sides if you're confident in your handiwork. The tool you use can make more of a difference than you think.
Also, it is a great tool to clean your beard. Especially if you choose not to wash your beard every day, a great beard brush like the one from our range can help remove impurities and product from your hair.


text: Home > Bookshop > Australian Children's Books > Australian Animal Books for Children « Back The Donkey Who Carried the Wounded French, Jackie Our Price Retail Price AUD$14.99 Your Price AUD$12.74 Minimum Order: 1 In Stock (1) Dispatch: 1 day Donkey Who Carried the Wounded/French, Jackie/Paper/0732288398/S036-F AUD$12.74 QTY Gift Wrapping Add Gift Wrapping (click checkbox) If you would like a gift wrapping message, please add it in the Notes section on the checkout page, thank you. AUD$2.95 Publisher: Angus & Robertson ISBN-13: 9780732288396 Series: Animal Stars Binding: Paperback Year Published: 2009 Most Australians know of Simpson and his donkeyé who became heroes at Gallipolié even among the Turkish forces. Few know where the donkey came fromé or what happened to him after World War I. Or that another man carried on rescuing the wounded with the donkey after Simpson died. This is the story of a small unassuming donkey. It's also the story of Gallipolié of Jack Simpsoné and New Zealander stretcher-bearer Richard Hendersoné who literally took up the reins after Simpson's death. Exhaustively researchedé it gives a new depth to our understanding of this story of Anzac heroism. ID: 183268 Code: HC001237


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Published by Atria on Feb 17, 2015
Genres: Historical fiction, Mystery, New Adult
Format: eARC from Netgalley
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From the New York Times bestselling coauthor of The Boy in the Suitcase, a gripping historical thriller and poignant coming-of-age story set in nineteenth-century France.
Madeleine Karno is an ambitious young woman eager to shatter the confines of her provincial French town. Driven and strong headed, Madeleine is set apart by her unusual occupation: assisting her father, Dr. Albert Karno, in his job as a forensic doctor.
The year is 1894, and a young girl is found dead on the snowy streets of Varbourg. Dr. Karno is called in to determine the cause of her death, but before he can examine the body, the girl's family forbids the autopsy from taking place. The only anomaly he manages to find is in the form of a mite in her nostril. Shortly after, several other dead bodies are discovered throughout the city, and Madeleine, her father, and the city commissioner must use the new science of forensic evidence to solve the mysterious cases before they all become the next victims of a deadly disease - or of a heinous murderer.
I received this book for free in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.
This was an engrossing, very Gothic feeling story. It started as a straight forward historical based murder mystery, and ventured into magical realism, and almost paranormal. Looking back, it's easy to see the directions the story took, but while reading, I couldn't guess what would happen next, and honestly, I was too captivated to stop to speculate.
Madeleine was a delightfully intelligent young woman who knew what she wanted to do with her life, and it didn't include being the stereotypical woman of her time. She was smart enough to realize that she couldn't be straightforward with her interests and intentions, and was crafty enough to know how to manipulate her father to get her own way while not irritating anyone at the same time. The end result was a likable protagonist who worked her surroundings to reach the best possible compromises for everyone. It was quite remarkable to witness.
The murder mystery plotline was very intriguing and almost impossible to guess. There were so many twists and turns, and while there were a few questions left unanswered, I found the ending satisfying, even if it wasn't absolutely complete.
Overall, this was a story that was quite worth reading. I loved Madeleine's character and the way her brain worked. It was interesting to take a step into her time and see how crime solving occurred then. I would love to see her solve more crimes in more books.
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