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Brahmadeva's story is by Dharmalinga, who has been an assistant to Director Rajeshwar. Dharmalinga has also written the film"s screenplay and dialogues; with this movie, he is making his entry into Kollywood as a director.
Actress Tejashree was his first choice for this film, the story of which revolves around a man who is extremely besotted and dedicated to his love. The film explores the thin line that exists between friendship and obsession. Director Dharmalinga said that Tejashree has great acting skills and glamour that have not yet been presented in a suitable manner. And her freshness quotient is quite high as her screen presence has been limited to cameos, item songs and small roles.
Tejashree looks very glamorous, especially in the songs. With this meaty role, she is all set to hog the limelight. Tejashree has done plenty of cameos in Telugu and Kannada, though her luck is in Tamil, with many noteworthy hits coming her way. Dr. Raam is the hero. He has acted in movies like Kuttuveeriyan and Moondram Pournami.
Muthuraja has composed the music and Yugabharathi has penned the lyrics. The movie is produced under Royal Pentagon.
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When Alvarez turned his weapon on the officers, a fierce firefight broke out. More than 50 bullets were fired, almost all of them by the police. At least 21 of those bullets pierced Alvarez's body.
Luckily for Alvarez — whose criminal record includes at least eight prior arrests — none of the bullets hit his brain, heart or major arteries.
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Beyond third generation (B3G) mobile communications, broadband access and development in Europe
Wadekar, R. and Stankovic, L. (2006) Beyond third generation (B3G) mobile communications, broadband access and development in Europe. In: 3rd international conference on Mobile technology, applications & systems, 2006-01-01 - 2006-01-01.
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In this paper we present a perspective on Beyond Third Generation (B3G) mobile communication considering past mobile evolution. In order to satisfy the requirements and expectations of the users to have more advanced wireless communication in mobile environments, this paper outlines the technical issues challenges & solutions involved in B3G mobile communications. We discuss the following technical challenges of B3G: wide coverage area with wide variety of services, high capacity and high rate transmission using multiple access techniques, cost reduction technologies and interconnection based on IP networking, necessity of broadband communications. We estimate and analyse the trend in uptake of mobile subscribers worldwide for 2G, 3G and B3G cellular systems considering the number of services provided based on wireless networks and frequency allocation to accommodate large number of users.
Item type: | Conference or Workshop Item (Paper) |
ID code: | 37182 |
Keywords: | third generation, b3g, mobile communications, broadband access, development, europe, Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering |
Subjects: | Technology > Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering |
Department: | Faculty of Engineering > Electronic and Electrical Engineering |
Depositing user: | Pure Administrator |
Date Deposited: | 30 Jan 2012 15:47 |
Last modified: | 22 Mar 2017 16:12 |
URI: | http://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/37182 |
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Mask; Karen J. ;   et al. | February 9, 2012 |
Systems and methods are operable to secure a coiled portion of an electrical cord, a cable, or a rope. An exemplary embodiment has a coil securing portion with an interior surface, a collapsing portion joined with the coil securing portion, and a means for securing the coil retainer in a collapsed position. The coil securing portion and the collapsing portion cooperatively define a substantially tubular interior region and an opening, wherein the interior region is configured to receive a coil portion inserted through the opening when the coil retainer is in an open position. The coiled portion is frictionally secured by the interior surface of the coil securing portion when the coil retainer is secured in the collapsed position.
Inventors: | Mask; Karen J.; (Bellevue, WA) ; Mask; Duane M.; (Newcastle, WA) |
Serial No.: | 275847 |
Series Code: | 13 |
Filed: | October 18, 2011 |
Current U.S. Class: | 206/53 |
Class at Publication: | 206/53 |
International Class: | B65D 85/04 20060101 B65D085/04 |


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Ramada Wuxi places you within 2 miles (3 km) of Wuxi Grand Orient Department Store and XianDai YiShu ZhanLan KongJian. This 250-room, 3-star hotel has a restaurant and a bar/lounge, along with a fitness center. In central Wuxi, the hotel is also close to Wuxi Xi Opera Museum and Wuxi Parkson.
Explore the hotel and meet new friends over drinks at the bar/lounge, or enjoy a bite to eat at the onsite restaurant. Savor a meal from the comfort of your room with room service, or get a quick energy boost at the coffee shop/café. Start your day off with breakfast, available for a fee.
Ramada Wuxi's 250 air-conditioned rooms provide refrigerators, minibars, and coffee makers. Guests can expect to find free wired Internet and LCD TVs with satellite channels. Bathrooms have hair dryers, free toiletries, and slippers. Free local calls, free bottled water, and safes are other standard amenities.
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Guests of Ramada Wuxi enjoy a fitness center, a sauna, and 5 meeting rooms. Airport transportation is made easy with an airport shuttle for a fee. Multilingual staff at the 24-hour front desk can assist with dry cleaning/laundry, tours or tickets, and luggage storage. Additional amenities include a business center, coffee/tea in a common area, and express check-out.
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Ramada Wuxi features a sauna and a fitness center. The hotel offers a restaurant and a coffee shop/café. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. Public areas are equipped with complimentary wired high-speed Internet access.
Business-related amenities at this 3-star property consist of a business center and meeting rooms. 2 meeting rooms are available. This business-friendly hotel also offers tour/ticket assistance, multilingual staff, and coffee/tea in a common area.
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Ramada Wuxi offers 250 air-conditioned accommodations, which are accessible via exterior corridors and feature minibars and safes. LCD televisions come with satellite channels. Guests can make use of the in-room refrigerators and coffee/tea makers. Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations, slippers, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers.
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I have had my iPad for about three months now and when I first got it it recognized my location. Now it says it cannot find my location. I have a wi- fi model only and about the only thing that has changed, besides a few apps, is that I enabled Mobile Me. I guess it is not a huge issue but I'm just wondering what happened. Thanks for any time spent with me on this issue.
Try turning on the "Location Services" on from the iPad "Settings",somehow it might have gone off I think.
Thanks for your reply, but location service is turned on. That was one of the first things I thought of. I can't seem to figure this out but like I said before I guess is not a big issue.


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PARIS - Friend or foe, mentor or up-and-comer, Rafael Nadal treats everyone on the other side of the net at the French Open with the same amount of courtesy.
He beats them, soundly and quickly.
Carlos Moya, Nadal's pal and the 1998 champion at Roland Garros, was the 19th opponent for the kid with the clamdiggers at the clay-court Grand Slam - and the 19th to lose. Nadal overwhelmed Moya 6-4, 6-3, 6-0 Wednesday in the quarterfinals to close in on a third consecutive French Open title.
Was that any way to treat a guy who took Nadal under his wing because both are from the island of Mallorca? A guy Nadal practices tennis with, plays video games with, hangs out with?
"Not very nice?" Nadal said, repeating the question. "No. Yes. No. ... I was just trying my best."
His best is as good as it gets on clay, and he's yet to drop a set in the tournament. Nadal won 16 of the 24 points that lasted at least 10 strokes against Moya and dominated down the stretch, taking the last eight games.
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Defending champion Spain's Rafael Nadal reaches for the ball Wednesday as he plays compatriot Carlos Moya during their quarterfinal match of the French Open at Roland Garros stadium.
"It's a little bit painful when you lose a set 6-0," the 23rd-seeded Moya said. "It felt very uncomfortable, and I couldn't do much about it."
Nadal improved to 32-0 in best-of-five-set matches on clay. Next up is No. 6 Novak Djokovic of Serbia, who eliminated Igor Andreev of Russia 6-3, 6-3, 6-3 to get to his first Grand Slam semifinal.
Djokovic knows what to expect Friday: He quit with a back injury after losing the first two sets against Nadal in last year's French Open quarterfinals.
"He's the best player in the world on this surface," Djokovic said. "He plays with a lot of motivation and confidence. Physically he's very ready."
Some think Nadal, who turned 21 on Sunday, could earn the top spot one day, although there's someone standing in the way at the moment: Roger Federer, who'll play No. 4 Nikolay Davydenko of Russia in the semifinals.
In the women's semifinals today, top-seeded Justine Henin plays No. 4 Jelena Jankovic, and No. 2 Maria Sharapova faces No. 7 Ana Ivanovic. Jankovic, Ivanovic and Djokovic give Serbia three semifinalists at a major for the first time.
"Phenomenal for such a small country," the 20-year-old Djokovic said. "Especially with no tennis tradition."
He and Andreev were tied at 3-3 when Djokovic began to assert himself, reeling off five consecutive games to go up by a set and a break. He broke again in the final game of the second set and was on his way.
"I was aggressive from the start," Djokovic said, "and that was the key."
Djokovic's all-around game led to 52 forced errors by Andreev, who is ranked 125th and knocked off No. 3 Andy Roddick in the first round.
Suffice it to say, Djokovic made an impression.
"He has no bad shots. He does everything very well," Andreev said. "Defending very well, serving very well. Mentally, he is so strong for a young age."
The same could be said of Nadal, who marveled Wednesday about just how long he's already been on the pro circuit.
"Five years? Unbelievable. Very old," he said with a smile. "On the tour, very old. But the age is not."
Moya is 30, but it's not as though the disparity played much of a role. Instead, it was, as usual, Nadal's ability to track down ball after ball, and his high-bouncing, full-of-spin forehand, a shot two-time major champion Lleyton Hewitt called "quite amazing" after losing to the Spaniard in the fourth round.
Nadal also hurt Moya by repeatedly going after his backhand, particularly with serves. That's part of the reason Nadal faced only four break points, saving three.
They met back when Nadal was 12, and even Moya has been wowed by the progress his buddy's made.
"I knew that he was going to have a good career," Moya said, "but nobody expected him to be as good as he is right now."
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Mandy Moore Working on New Album With Husband Ryan Adams
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Mandy Moore says she's getting some help from her singer-songwriter husband, Ryan Adams, for her next album.
Moore and Adams, who married in 2009, recently started collaborating on her follow-up to 2009's Amanda Leigh, the singer told CBSNews.com.
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"I'm probably going to work with my husband on this album," she said. "I'm not sure necessarily in what capacity, but we've been writing a little bit together. He has a studio, so I definitely want to make my record there."
Moore said Adams, who has introduced her to new music, "inspires" her.
"There's tremendous influence right now around the house -- from the music I've been introduced to and being very happy and in a healthy, happy relationship," she said. "I think that still garners a lot of material to write about."
Moore added that in the three years since she released her last album, "a lot" has happened in her life, which also will serve as inspiration for her new songs. She added she sees the new album as "intense, emotional" and hopes it will be ready for release at the end of this year or beginning of next.
Since the release of Amanda Leigh, Moore voiced a character and recorded songs for the animated movie Tangled. She also starred in a comedy pilot for ABC that was in contention for the 2012-13 TV season.
Moore -- who also has appeared in several live-action movies, including A Walk to Remember -- said she doesn't plan on giving up acting.
"I like to have my plate as full as possible," she said. "I also try to be picky and choosy and find things that are going to help you grow and evolve and challenge you."


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By KBB.com Editors - Updated Date: 12/29/2008
The 2008 Toyota Land Cruiser takes the best attributes from several different types of vehicles–-luxury sedan, minivan, serious off-roader, full-sized pickup–-and combines them to produce a comfortable, roomy and capable SUV. The flagship of Toyota's six-SUV fleet offers seating for eight, a 381-horsepower V8, full-time four-wheel drive, 8,500-pound towing capacity and new technology that gives it impressive ability off-road. However, its price and size have both ballooned. Competitors include the Mercedes-Benz GL550 SUV, Land Rover Range Rover HSE, Cadillac Escalade and Lincoln Navigator, though none exactly match the Land Cruiser's combination of power, seating capacity, towing capability and back-country performance.
Land Cruiser loyalists whose fortunes, desires and lifestyles have kept in step with the vehicle's increasing size, luxury and price will be attracted to this latest version. It will also appeal to those who demand opulent surroundings while carrying eight people, towing a heavy trailer or hauling a mound of gear.
Those who battle tight urban traffic or must cram into undersized suburban parking places may find this longer, wider Land Cruiser a bit unwieldy. Also, its styling does not project the rugged image some seek in an SUV.
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Toyota Land Cruiser grows longer, wider and roomier. The new 5.7-liter V8 is one liter larger and produces 116 more horsepower. All-new front suspension, revised rear suspension and several new technological advancements combine to improve on-road ride without compromising off-road potential.
Thanks partially to its stiffened ladder frame, the Toyota Land Cruiser's ride comfort comes close to equaling that of many luxury sedans. Steering feel is precise and confidence-inspiring. Body roll is much less than most other vehicles with similar off-road aptitude. It accelerates impressively from a stop despite its 5,690-pound curb weight. Its 381-horsepower V8 makes passing on two-lane roads easy. Still, it's a big vehicle and it feels like it. On two-lane highways, it seemed as if there was little space left between the outside mirrors and the centerline on the left and the edge of the road on the right. Parking and maneuvering in tight quarters was a challenge even with the sonar proximity warning system and rearview camera. The Land Cruiser shined in severe off-road exercises, which included climbing rock piles, traversing deep dirt moguls and descending a hill that in winter is a steep and difficult ski run.
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The new three-place center row seats offer fore/aft adjustment and are split 40/20/40. When combined with the 50/50-divided third row, they allow passengers to maximize legroom depending upon the number and size of those aboard.
Kinetic Driving Suspension System
During serious off-road driving, the new Kinetic Dynamic Suspension System maximizes suspension travel in order to keep the tires on the ground. Without it, a tire would hang uselessly over the valley between deep moguls when the suspension reached its limit of travel.
The 2008 Land Cruiser offers an expansive interior that can be configured to accommodate up to eight passengers, two people and a pile of gear or several combinations in between. Unlike many three-row SUVs, the rearmost seats accommodate most adults, while the adjustable second row provides expansive legroom when the third row is vacant. The instrument panel, dash and console are awash with switches, gauges and displays; it will take owners some time to figure out what they all do. At least the speedometer is large and easy to read.
While many SUVs employ fender flares, aggressive grilles and various bulges to project a go-anywhere, tough-guy look, Toyota chose less-cluttered bodywork for the 2008 Land Cruiser; when you're confident of your ability, you don't have to pretend. Besides, it is 1.2 inches wider, so there is little space for fender flares. Though 2.4 inches longer, the Land Cruiser isn't that far off the previous version's ground clearance, both over level surfaces and when approaching, negotiating and clearing off-road obstacles.
Highlights of the Toyota Land Cruiser's standard features are full-length side-curtain airbags, which deploy in side impacts or rollovers. They account for two of its 10 airbags. To help prevent the need for airbags, the Land Cruiser has full-time four-wheel drive, vehicle stability control, four-wheel traction control and a new anti-lock brake system designed to produce shorter stops in snow, on sanded roads and off the pavement. A sonar system warns drivers of obstacles hidden close to the vehicle. The four-zone climate control system's 28 outlets should help all passengers stay comfortable. The Land Cruiser is available in one trim level.
A satellite navigation system and a rear-view camera top the list of options available for the 2008 Toyota Land Cruiser. The camera's image is projected on the navigation system's screen when reverse is selected. It's possible to get these separately or as part of the Upgrade Package, which bundles almost all of the Land Cruiser's optional equipment. Passengers on long road trips will appreciate the package's rear-seat entertainment system, which includes a nine-inch display, six-disc CD/DVD changer and jacks for audio and games, heated second-row seats and a refrigerated "cool box" in the center console.
The 2008 Toyota Land Cruiser's 5.7-liter double-overhead cam V8 produces 381 horsepower, up 116 from the previous 4.7-liter V8. Its 401 pound-feet of torque helps Land Cruiser tow trailers of up to 8,500-pounds, an increase of one ton. The new six-speed automatic transmission employs a very low first gear for strong acceleration away from stoplights and two overdrive gears for better fuel economy. The Land Cruiser's revised full-time four-wheel-drive system has a Torsen torque-sensing center differential that sends engine torque to the axle with the most traction.
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The Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price (MSRP) for the 2008 Land Cruiser is about $64,000, while fully optioned versions are roughly $74,000. This is a bargain compared to the seven-seat Mercedes-Benz GL550 SUV or the five-place Land Rover Range Rover HSE, which both start at about $78,000. However, it's considerably more than the all-wheel-drive Cadillac Escalade, which also seats eight and starts at just over $58,000. Toyota says the average household income of a Land Cruiser buyer is about $225,000 and about half already own a Land Cruiser, so these differences may be insignificant. Be sure to check Fair Purchase Prices to see what buyers are actually paying for this vehicle in your area.


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Blockbusters are the exception, not the rule, and yet we see an entire industry through their rarefied air.
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A railroad station? That was sort of a primitive airport, only you didn't have to take a cab 20 miles out of town to reach it.
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Rintrah roars and shakes his fires in the burdened air; Hungry clouds swag on the deep.
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The Waterboys are a Scottish band formed in 1983 by Mike Scott. The band's membership, past and present, has been composed mainly of musicians from Scotland, Ireland and England. Edinburgh, London, Dublin, Spiddal, New York, and Findhorn have all served as homes for the group. The band has played in a number of different styles, but their music is a mix of Celtic folk music with rock and roll. After ten years of recording and touring, they dissolved in 1993 and Scott pursued a solo career. They reformed in 2000, and continue to release albums and tour worldwide. Scott emphasizes a continuity between The Waterboys and his solo work, saying that "To me there's no difference between Mike Scott and the Waterboys; they both mean the same thing. They mean myself and whoever are my current travelling musical companions."
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This article is about how to fix laminate flooring gaps. There are certain situations in which either due to poor installation or changes in temperature and humidity, the laminate planks move from their position or change their volume, creating joint gaps. Beside the unattractive appearance, the gaps between the laminate boards might damage in time the floor and lead to delamination or chipping. Therefore, we recommend you to follow our guidelines as to prepare the floor surface thoroughly and to lay the laminate flooring in a professional manner. Generally speaking, there are several factors which might create the laminate flooring gaps, so we recommend you to pay attention to our article, as to prevent a poor installation.
It is essential to acclimatise the laminate boards before installing them. This is one of the main causes of gaps between the laminate planks. Therefore, we recommend you to deposit the laminate packs in the room, for at least 48 hours before starting the installation process. There are many diy-ers which are eager to install the laminate flooring and neglect the preparation steps, and ending up with gaps in the flooring.
The sub-floor must be perfectly level. The laminate flooring manufacturers require a level surface, otherwise they cannot guarantee a proper laminate flooring. Therefore, we recommend you to use a 4′ spirit level, as to check the surface and pour auto-leveling screed if necessary. In addition, use a large scraper to remove the bumps and other residues on the floor.
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Fixing Laminate Flooring Gaps
If the gaps are too large or you just don't have a proper access to the ends of the laminate flooring ends, you have two alternatives: filling he gaps with wood filler or removing the planks with issues and installing them again.
Remove the planks with problems and check if they are in a good condition. Check the boards attentively, especially the tongue and the grooves. If the planks are in a good condition, you can use them, making sure you connect them properly. On the other hand, if the planks are damaged, you should use new ones, otherwise you will face the same issues over the long run.
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Install uderlayment for the laminate flooring, as to protect the room against losses of heat, to improve the sub-floor irregularities and to reduce sounds transmitted to the below room. The underlayment comes either in rolls or boards of different thicknesses, so it shouldn't be hard to find a product to satisfy your needs.
It is essential to connect the laminate boards properly, otherwise there will appear gaps between the joints. Clean the tongue and the groove of all laminate boards, making sure you remove the dust and residues. In addition, make sure you install the laminate flooring in a perfect straight line and stop if you notice the slightest misalignment, as these flaws will only amplify as you continue the project. On the other hand, do not install laminate planks that are cracked, curved or have any other damage.
If the gaps are larger than 1/10", then you might have a problem with the air humidity. The laminate flooring boards react to air humidity and temperature, therefore you have to acclimatize them prior to the installation and maintain a constant humidity in the room. In order to fix the laminate flooring gaps, you could bond the laminate planks together, by applying glue in their grooves. Nevertheless, make sure you don't glue the laminate boards to the sub-floor. Remember that if you follow this approach, you won't be able to remove the laminate floor without damaging it.
How to fix laminate flooring gaps
The gaps between the laminate planks create a poor appearance and might damage the flooring, if you don't take action quickly. Nevertheless, there are situation in which the gaps are just to large to be able to fix them without reinstalling the laminate planks.
One of the easiest solutions for this problem is to use a boot with adherent sole, and to try to hide the laminate flooring gaps by hitting several times the boards. If the gaps don't shrink you don't have any solution other than either filling the gaps with colored paste (with a syringe), using a pull bar or re-installing the flooring after you level the base surface.
In our case, this solution proved to be successful, as the problem was not caused by poor installation, but by a change in air humidity. As there are many situations in which we cannot control the humidity and the temperature, using a boot is an easy fix for any home owner.
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In the hubbub over what happened last December 17, I completely forgot that there was a good thing that came out of that night, and that was the Christmas party for the party people. Essentially, the people who make children's parties all over the metro gathered together to have fun, and...
... just be glad no kids went to that party. Seriously.
In my time, I've been to some wild parties, despite being straight edge and all. Let me just categorically state that this party has been the most na, wildest pa party I've been to. Ever.
Sure, we had our usual fun, what with Yoyo Master performing, and all the amazing food we had, but the games we played weren't exactly children's party fare.
Gone were the Bring Me's and the Trips To Jerusalem. In their place, ladies had to run a calamansi up one pants and leg and out the other. Since Chubi del Rosario is now a party host, you can tell his female partner enjoyed that moment so much, she refused to win and kept on running the calamansi back and forth, much to Chubi's consternation. :P
To protect the identity of certain people, let's just say that one of my personal heroes in Philippine magic ended up putting on quite a spectacular show, and one that I can never unsee. That, and one of my favourite party organizers was drunk off her hiney, and she was just so intoxicated, she was stumbling like mad all over the place. Still, it was an enjoyable night, and a good chance to bond with the people I usually work with during children's parties.
Sometimes he rants, sometimes he smiles. Sometimes he jokes, sometimes he sighs. Sometimes he's happy, sometimes he's sad. Sometimes he's good, sometimes he's bad. Sometimes he's there, sometimes he's gone. Sometimes he stalls, sometimes he's done. But whatever Marcelle says, whatever he'd do, you can be sure, it's true! It's true!
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Some Moving Pictures
Posted by Rob, Saturday, November 12, 2011 7:28 AM
I pointed the camera in the Park last night after work and came out with these:
Today is the Harvest Jam and the last day you'll be able to skate the course as it is now. Tomorrow morning the wrecking ball comes and demolition begins for the new course. The only plans so far are that there are no plans. I'm a frequent user of the "we'll figure it out" plan myself. If you see Schaefer, ask him what he has in mind. The whole thing will be done in about a week.
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Then my issue is probably due to the fact that I didn't format my HDD to FAT32... I know the guide says to do so, but I asked here and Pob3008 said that an NTFS HDD should work as well. Other than that, my file structure is exactly like the guide says it should be. Can I divide the HDD in two partitions and format the second one to FAT32?
Can this compatibility issue mentioned in item 1 happen even if the HDD is capable of running Wii games perfectly fine through Wiiflow, USB Loader GX and CFG?
I just want to be sure of something: will the Homebrew Channel recognize an NTFS usb device, even if later on I won't be able to play Gamecube games from said device? Because it sounds strange to me that HBC won't even let me see what's on the HDD, even if it's not able to run the apps stored there...
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Creepy!!! I like! Very creative :)
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To celebrate the opening of the Cool Cats pop-up store at Barracuda in LA, the Parisian brand has collaborated with Sebago on their iconic Docksides boat shoe. It comes in two grey tones on the upper and with contrasting pink leather laces, setting a nice accent. A Cool Cats logo tag has also been added. Only 120 pairs of the shoe were made and they will drop on April 15th.
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Mealy blue sage and a floral entourage
Yesterday you saw a mealy blue sage colony I recently took a picture of in Austin. I'd forgotten that on March 31, during a nearly 300-mile wildflower circuit south of Austin, I photographed an early mealy blue sage growing in a colony of standing winecups in the town of Goliad, as you see here. Botanists call the sage Salvia farinacea and the winecups Callirhoe pedata. Winecups are mallows, but if you see a resemblance to certain poppies, you're not alone: a couple of other vernacular names for this species include the term poppy-mallow.
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What a beautiful floral feast for the eyes!
I hope you'll get a chance to meander through some of these fields one day and partake of the feast in person.
You photographed a good bit while you were down on that ground – I remember the photo of the standing winecups against the sky. Just a lovely flower. The mention of the winecup's poppy-like qualities, together with the name of Goliad, recalls the famous poem:
In Flanders' fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below…"There's a lot of Texas history in Goliad's fields, too, though the men who fought and died there and in Gonzales surely never imagined later generations wandering through the flowers, seeing possibilities for a photo and hearing the flowers' call: "Come and take it".
And I remember your looking up standing winecups and reporting in a comment that one of the vernacular names for them is palmleaf poppy-mallow.
Funny you should mention that poem: in my unpublished (not for lack of trying) book, Portraits of Texas Wildflowers, I quoted the beginning of the poem and drew a parallel with the aftermath of World War I in Texas. The reason we went to Goliad on March 31 was that we remembered from a trip there around this time of year over a decade ago that the field in front of the monument to Fannin and his men was covered with wildflowers, and we expected it to be again. It was. For me, the call to "Come and take it" has long since become a plural, given that so many things in nature now seem to call for me to come and take their picture.
[…] contrast to what you saw in different shades of red in this morning's photograph, the wildflowers behind the sage shown here are Gaillardia pulchella, known as firewheels and […]
It's not so bad being a loner when surrounded by winecups!!!
And it's not bad being a photographic loner (which I most often am) when surrounded by wildflowers.
[…] year I showed a colony of standing winecups and a somewhat nearer view of a group of them, but here's the first closeup of Callirhoe pedata. The crook in the stem is not an unusual […]


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Sometimes you can sense a cat's mood by the position of their ears and now your cat and even other humans can better understand yours when you don these cool new Necomimi - Mind-Controlled Animatronic Cat Ears. These state-of-the-art cat ears (neco mimi) from Japan sit on your head and move up, down or wiggle depending on your concentration and relaxation levels detected by two brainwave sensors that touch your forehead and ear. When you concentrate on something, the ears will rise. When you relax, the ears lie down. If you concentrate and relax at the same time, the ears rise and wiggle. Yep, it's the 21st century and these actually exist. Check out the video below to see them in action.
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Hotel Transylvania [videorecording] / Columbia PIctures presents a Sony Pictures Animation film ; directed by Genndy Tartakovsky ; produced by Michelle Murdocca ; screenplay by Peter Baynham and Robert Smigel.
- Description: 1 videodisc (91 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
- Publisher: Culver City, Calif. : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, c2013.
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General Note: | Story by Todd Durham and Dan Hageman & Kevin Hageman. Originally released as a motion picture in 2012. Release date: Jan. 29, 2013. Special features: Commentary with director Genndy Tartakovsky, producer Michelle Murdocca, and visual effects supervisor Daniel Kramer; Goodnight Mr. Foot; prologue; "Monster remix" music video by Becky G. featuring Will.i.am; Making "Problem (Monster remix); check out more Hotel Transylvania fun online!. |
Creation/Production Credits Note: | Visual effects supervisor, Daniel Kramer ; editor, Catherine Apple ; music, Mark Mothersbaugh. |
Participant or Performer Note: | Voices: Adam Sandler, Andy Samberg, Selena Gomez, Kevin James, Fran Drescher, Steve Buscemi, Molly Shannon, David Spade, Ceelo Green, Jon Lovitz. |
Summary: | The Hotel Transylvania, run by Dracula, is a unique, high-end resort catering only to the finest monsters and their families. Dracula is preparing for an extra special weekend - his daughter Mavis's 118th birthday - when trouble arises: a human has stumbled upon the resort for the first time ever! Even worse: the human has taken a liking to Mavis! |
Target Audience Note: | Rating: PG; for some rude humor, action and scary images. CHV rating: G; for frightening scenes. |
System Details Note: | DVD, region 1, anamorphic widescreen (1.85:1) presentation, described video; Dolby Digital 5.1. |
Language Note: | English, French or Spanish dialogue; Spanish, English or French subtitles; subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing. |
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Some of the projects are hybrid and some digital, some with the "Vintage Christmas"CD and some with the "Retro Christmas" CD. I'll fill you in on which is which :)
Those of you who know me, know that I came into this all just a few months ago knowing really nothing much at all about "digital" scrapbooking. So if you are just learning, know that I am learning right along with you.I have to admit I was nervous at first but once I started to see all the possibilities, the excitement outweighed the nervousness! I'm so thankful for the information on the CD, it's been a great help. I love cutting and pasting, so hybrid ( a little of both) is probably the way for me,.. I try to practice something new each time I work with the CD, to help me learn. Today I'm sharing a Digital layout I did this week using the Vintage Christmas CD. Still learning... little by little... But excited about the Creative adventure.
Isn't this little girl a doll? She is the Granddaughter of my friend Deb. What a little Sweetie. The dress shes is wearing was Debs when she was a little girl.
Here is a New Years Card DT Member Darlene Pavlick created. (Vintage Christmas CD)
Here are a couple of sweet ornaments DT member Michele Kovack Made. ( Vintage Christmas CD)
DT Member Melisa Bove made these fun card bundles with the Vintage Christmas CD
And I just couldn't resist sharing a picture of our newest pup Daisy in her festive outfit. lol I used the Retro Christmas CD to create this Card.
I hope Sandy is enjoying some well deserved time away with her family. I'm sure she'll have photos to share with us when she returns.
For now... back to the Christmas Baking :)
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Always Right, Even When They Change Your God-Given Name
(I'm carrying out grocery bags for a middle-aged guy.)
Me: "Hi, how are you today?"
Customer: "I'm good, you?"
Me: "I'm good, glad that it's not snowing at the moment."
Customer: "So, your name is ***, right?
Me: "Yeah."
Customer: "Well, I'm going to call you Samantha."
Me: "Um…"
Customer: "So, how are you today, Sammy?"
Me: "…"
Customer: "Sammy? Samantha? How are you?"
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Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Tea Time
I have been drinking quite a bit of tea this winter. That's why it was great to be a part of the tea exchange at Karis's house last month and try out some new flavors. Here is what I tried and what I thought of the various types.
I loved the pomegranate raspberry green tea from Stash and would definitely purchase it. I usually don't gravitate towards fruity flavors of teas, but the pomegranate based flavors have changed my mind.
I realized that Karis really likes pomegranate teas! Both of these below were great. I think I like the Trader Joe's Pomegranate White Tea just a bit better though.
My least favorite tea was the roobios from World Market.
I tried this one from Traditional Medicinals last weekend and liked it a lot.
Molly brought this special Twinings Royal Wedding tea to our exchange and I loved the flavor. I even saved the packaging because it felt too unique to throw away!
And finally, I tried this Trader Joe's Ginger, Pear White tea and found it to be quite tasty.
In tea news, I saw that Numi came out with savory teas, which sound disgusting to me. Carrot curry and beet cabbage--no thanks. I would drink fresh pressed juice combinations like that, but not tea.
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I've recently tried a few different rooibos teas and have loved them all. I was just reading about rooibos on Verduras' online menu last night, which says "Rooibos is a versatile and remarkable herb. The flavor of rooibos tea is often described as being naturally sweet (without sugar added) and slightly nutty."
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Nice 'blad!!
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@ Don
Thanks, it isn't my blad, but a friend's in Chicago. -
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mmmmmm......i dream about it=))))))))))))))))
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love this. I wish you had submitted this for "beloved". But I voted for your other image anyway. It's great as well.
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My Kingdom
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- "Listen, there, Flowers: I know that your pink scrubs are balled up at the base of Barbie's bed three nights a week -- and congrats on that, really -- but if you're gonna go ahead and have a show-down with everyone who hassles her, then, gosh, you two aren't gonna have any time for that sweet, Aryan sex that you love so much! "— Dr. Cox
"My Kingdom" is the nineteenth episode of season two of Scrubs. Dr. Cox convinces the hospital staff that Kelso died while he is away golfing. J.D. begins a surgical rotation and tries to fit in with the other surgeons. Elliot and Paul Flowers (Rick Schroder) have relationship problems.
J.D. and Turk
At lunch, J.D. is embarrassed at how nerdy some of the medical residents are. Elliot reminds him that the next day he begins his surgical elective. The next morning Carla takes a picture of him and Turk wearing green scrubs. At the hospital, J.D. doesn't quite fit in with the jock-like surgeons and ends up being treated to a hanging wedgie. At lunch, J.D. mocks Turk for participating in ballet in college. Turk is upset that J.D. would sell him out so easily. At the bar, Turk tells J.D. that he has always been his friend because he has never been afraid to be himself. J.D. takes this to heart and sits with the nerds the next day at lunch and gives himself the nickname "King of the Nerds".
Dr. Cox and Dr. Kelso
Dr. Cox gets fed up with the old computers, and chucks one out the window. He demands Dr. Kelso buy a new one, but learns that the equipment isn't replaced because Dr. Kelso spends all the money on a new portrait and trip to Hawaii. While the Chief is on his golf trip, Dr. Cox fools everyone into thinking that Dr. Kelso is dead, much to the happiness of Ted. Dr. Cox then regrets his prank on Kelso after all of his stuff is taken away, and Kelso's office is left empty. He does prove that Bob really does care what people think about him. Dr. Kelso caves and buys a replacement computer, but it is another old computer, while Kelso has bought a new computer for his own office.
Elliot and Paul
Elliot and Paul start having relationship problems, after Elliot says "I love U2" (as in the band), but Paul takes it the wrong way. She starts to realize how demanding he is in their relationship, and this gets on her nerves. She tries to break up with him at the park, but because he is bossy he tells her exactly how she should break up with him. He leaves upset that she chose to break up rather than talk about it. Elliot finds herself regretting what she did.
Recurring Themes
More: Fantasies • Flashbacks • J.D.'s girl names • Janitor's pranks and lies
- When Turk and J.D. enter the hospital, they are dressed like Pimps and get all the girls, because they are surgeons.
- Janitor cuts off J.D.'s arm and slaps him with it. When the fantasy ends, it turns out that both J.D. and the Janitor were thinking the same thing.
- J.D. levitates above the table, as King of the Nerds.
- J.D. moves into his dorm in college.
- J.D. graduating college, with an earring.
- J.D. practices ventriloquism in med school.
- J.D. tries bronzer as an intern.
- Turk practices ballet in college.
Janitor story
Janitor buys a circular saw, but J.D. points out there is nothing he can use it for, and this is confirmed when J.D. catches Janitor cutting a twig with it. Janitor then finds something he can use it for, when Dr. Kelso's desk is too large, and needs to be cut smaller.
Guest Stars
- Tim Benedick as Surgeon
- Rick Schroder as Nurse Paul Flowers
- Monica Allison as Attractive Woman
- Larkin Campbell as Maintenance Man #1
- J. K. Baker as Maintenance Man #2
- Angee Hughes as Nurse
- Philip McNiven as Roy
- George Miserlis as Crispin
- Paul F. Perry as Randall
- Danny Swerdlow as Rudy
♫ List of music featured in Scrubs
- "The Payback" by James Brown
- "Samantha" by Keren DeBerg
- "Poison" originally by Bell Biv DeVoe, performed by Judy Reyes and Sarah Chalke.
- "Folgers Coffee", "Mennen", and "McDonalds" jingles, performed by The Blanks.
- "Blind, Deaf and Dumb" by The Churchills
- "This Is Round" by Treeball
- "High Time" by Michael Penn
- [Ted's band singing an ad]
- "Boing-Fwip!"— The Worthless Peons (singing)
- "Boing-Fwip!"— The Worthless Peons (singing)
- "How about "handsome"? Or "glorious"?"— Dr. Kelso
- "How about "handsome"? Or "glorious"?"— Dr. Kelso
- "No problem, lady."— Bartender
- "No problem, lady."— Bartender
- When Dr. Cox hits the computer, a Windows logo is visible on the computer screen.
- This is the first episode in which we see Dr. Cox meet the Janitor.
- After the nurse pulls off J.D.'s tail, she smacks his bottom.
- This is the first episode in which a reference to Dr. Kelso's age is made. It is also the first indication that no one truly knows his age as the plaque placed by Dr. Cox states he was born in 1947. Seeing as he retires in 2008 at the age of 65, Dr. Kelso's true year of birth is 1943, a fact that is seemingly unknown by anyone in the hospital.
- In the Italian language dub of this episode, the "I love U2" gag is replaced with "Ti amo Bono" which translates to "I love you Bono", because "Bono" in Italian also means "handsome".
- When Turk switches J.D. to another surgeon, the names and assignments on the board change.
- Turk calling J.D. "Arnold" is a reference to bodybuilder Arnold Schwarzenegger.
- When Dr. Kelso says "You think it's funny that one of the surgeons paid his dwarf cousin 200 dollars to show up at rounds and sing 'Ding dong, Kelso's dead!'?", the dwarf cousin was alluding to the Munchkin's singing "Ding dong, the witch is dead!" in The Wizard of Oz.
- This episode marks the second time Pat Benatar is mentioned.
- In the flashback when J.D. steps into Turk's room for the first time, the name-plates visible are inverted. Also the one outside Turk's room says "J. Dorian" and "C. Turk", even though J.D. just came to the room for the first time with his hands full (so he couldn't have written it).
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After the Desert Botanical Gardens, we had a picnic lunch beside this nice lake. Mary made us sack lunches of peanut butter and jelly sandwiches with a package of chips and a package of cookies in the sack. It really hit the spot : )
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Regenia Brabham gave props (14 Nov 2011):
It was a beautiful spot. I really enjoyed our picnic.
Betty Maxey gave props (14 Nov 2011):
Oh yes and there were many photo opps here too!!!!
Leslie Hunziker gave props (14 Nov 2011):
super shot, Ann!
Andrea Petersen gave props (16 Nov 2011):
Beautiful view...Great shot!
Litz Go gave props (18 Nov 2011):
very nice spot, Ann!
Mary Brown gave props (19 Nov 2011):
Nice shot of the lake, Ann.
Mary Brown gave props (19 Nov 2011):
Nice shot of the lake, Ann.


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Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Hey, Portlanders! The Rocopocalypse Comics Collective is having an art show this Thursday, May 1, as the First Thursday show at Tender Loving Empire.
You should come by and check it out.
I know a couple of the artists in the group, and I picked up their new anthology minicomic at Stumptown over the weekend. It's all stories themed around the name of their group. It's a lot of fun, and shows all of the artists are really developing. It's not available yet on their site, but I am sure they will have it at the gallery--especially since some of the art on the promo image is from the mini.
Also check out their release by BT Livermore, The Life and Times of Baby Otto Zeppelin.
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Monday, April 28, 2008
I'll admit. I'm spoiled by living in a comic book town. "Oh, another Stumptown? Sure. I guess I'll show up for an hour or two."
All photos taken from the Stumptown 2008 Pool on Flickr
Which I did. And it looks like the show is only getting bigger and better. I know a lot of the folks who have gotten involved with the programming and were part of the move from fall to spring, and it looked like it was an idea that paid off. Good weather, good crowds, and lots of excellent guests. As I said before, I skipped this time just because I was feeling overexposed in my place of residence, and felt it was good to take a break while I wait for new material to come out. Still, I wasn't going to pass up doing some browsing, shaking hands, and kissing babies.
The weekend actually started on Thursday. The Get Graphic! event in support of comics in libraries went very well, with speeches from Charles Brownstein of the CBLDF and Douglas Wolk, and a raffle in which I won copies of the books I had donated. Ooops! I gave the books to one of the librarians and divvied up the add-ons. I had really wanted to win the 12 Reasons Why I Love Her art Joëlle Jones had donated, which was easily the best prize of the evening (only one cartoonist gave art? for shame!), but it was not to be. It did go to a good home, though.
That night shifted from the event to a bar and then to Oni publisher Joe Nozemack's house. I learned at least one new lesson that evening: if you're out with Farel Dalrymple, make sure you map out the spill zone in proximity to where you are sitting in regards to him. Otherwise you end up with a Singapore Sling up your sleeve--and not in the sneaky "Have I got a trick for you!" sense of being up your sleeve.
Thursday ended relatively early in comparison to Friday. A small private gathering with lots of cartoonists and local publishing folk spilled over to Guapo Comics for their annual event. I got to meet and/or say hi to Craig Thompson, Lark Pien, Derek Kirk Kim, Landry Walker, Jason Shiga, Shannon Wheeler, and a variety of the Oni, Dark Horse, and Top Shelf crews. In fact, there are probably some people at Dark Horse who are annoyed with me this morning as I'm sure the tales I told out of school trickled back to them now that the work week has begun. I left their employ in 1998, and I carry with me plenty of anecdotes about the old days that the newer employees always love to hear. "Hey, did you hear about the time me and your supervisor went to a Spice Girls concert? And his mom picked us up in her car?"
Getting home at 4:30 that morning was not the best way to transition into the real show. I had promised my friend Mason I'd meet him at around 11:00 so he could have my extra pass, and I was the worse for wear, I must say. I carried on conversations, but in the sense an ant carries a bread crumb that is five times his size--it didn't come without some effort. This is part of why I only lasted a couple of hours, but it also comes down to the fact that I just don't know what to do with myself at comic book shows anymore. I'm not that compelled to go to most industry panels, and the socializing is usually better afterwards than on the con floor. On the floor, to talk to someone who is exhibiting, you generally have to block their customer path. It can be good, because it makes it look like there is interest and shoppers tend to follow one another, thinking if someone else likes it, maybe there is something good over there. Yet, you don't want to be that guy who keeps standing there and doesn't go away and doesn't move for the real business to take place.
Yes, that's Jeff Parker in wig and glasses hosting the Art Battle.
I do like to look at stuff, but I tend not to spend much money, and I feel tremendously guilty looking and then moving on. I think it comes from knowing the really weird, unintentional ways shoppers at conventions can say "no" without saying no. You'd be surprised how disheartening it can be when someone looks at your book, makes a sour face, and then bails.
So, what with trying to avoid spending a lot of money, and also not wanting to be a jerk, I was being careful to browse from afar, zoom in when I felt interested If I were more egotastic, I'm sure I could maybe try to trade on my name, but that's not right. Even if the people hawking the books know who I am for whatever reason, I'm not an editor anymore.
By 2:30, I was home with a handful of acquisitions, most of which I haven't broken into yet. I did read the minicomic Stuffed Afterlife by Angela Melick (http://www.spikecomix.com). Done as part of last October's 24-Hour Comic Book Day, Stuffed Afterlife is the sweet tale of a stuffed toy cat who has lived with the same owner on through childhood and into adulthood. The cat, Dotty, is attacked by her owner's dog, and when her stuffing is torn out, she finds herself in stuffed animal heaven. There she is told that she carries a piece of her owner's soul with her, and if she can solve the riddle of what ails this person, she can be restored. What follows is a Wizard of Oz-style journey where Dotty and several other lost toys searching for the missing questions that plague their beloved humans.
The comic has a surprisingly effective emotional core. It's not a very complicated story, but it manages to hit the buttons Melick is searching for. The art has its ups and downs, but I'm surprised to find that, as a cartoonist, Melick shows more sophistication in her storytelling than she does in the actual draftsmanship. Young artists so often focus first on style and let the building blocks of story only come after. Not true here. My complaint would be that the stuffed animal characters show more personality and artistic confidence than the human beings and the backgrounds, which is also strangely backwards. The less real it is, the more real it feels.
Saturday night, after a nap, I went to the Comic Art Battle at Cosmic Monkey. I can't believe it was my first time at their Sandy location. The store is huge! Check out the Monkey gallery on their site. They have all of them on the wall, too, including ones not online. They have a Joëlle original that actually has the monkey saying a line of dialogue I wrote. I want a scan of that!
The event was also very well attended. Even Brian Bendis was there, very graciously allowing fans to corner him and talk about Skrulls. I didn't see much of the battle, it was a little loud inside the store, but from my understanding, regardless of what Corey Lewis was challenged to draw, he drew Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Can I get a chorus of, "Oh, Corey"?
Sunday I stayed home and worked on some stuff I had deadlines for. I needed to get ahead on Daring Students' Association vol. 2 before heading to Dallas this weekend, and Mike Allred was also sending pages from Madman Atomic Comics #9 throughout the day. The goal was to turn it into Image today, and so we were putting everything into making that happen. You guys are in for a real treat. It's another issue where Mike will make you entirely rethink what is possible in a stapled, printed comic book.
Current Soundtrack: Ennio Morricone, Underworld, My Little Airport, Sister Vanilla, White Rabbits, Cardigans
Current Mood: heh
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Thursday, April 24, 2008
* Baby Mama, the Tina Fey/Amy Poehler vehicle is good, but not as good as we want it to be. Someone forgot to remind me about that "awwwww" factor they always have to have in baby movies.
* My Blueberry Nights, Wong Kar-Wai's first English-language film gets overanalyzed yet again.
Really, it's the week for movies that aren't bad but aren't exactly what they could have been, either.
* The Delirious Fictions of William Klein - Eclipse Series 9, which is the surprise of the spring. Three absolutely crazy movies that you really must check out. If nothing else, get your hands on Who Are You, Polly Maggoo? (Also at Criterion Confessions.)
* The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, one of the best movies of last year. A tremendous achievement by Julian Schnabel.
Current Soundtrack: The Walker Brothers, After the Lights Go Out: The Best of 1965-1967
Current Mood: whatever
I read the "Chance Meeting" ads, and have done so off and on since way back when I did that "Chance Meetings" comic strip for the Oni Press website. Part of it is I'm just curious to see some of the stories, and you never know, one might be useful one day for a story of my own.
I'll admit, too, I'm like everyone else. Who doesn't read them without at least a tiny little twinge of, "Maybe I'll see myself in there"?* Once there was an ad for one of the other employees at Trilogy Video and the other boys who worked there saw it, and we were mad. So much so, we never told the guy who it was for that he was in the paper. I have no idea if he ever saw it.
That's pretty messed up, I'm not going to pretend. It could have been the love of his life, he could be married with kids by now. Then again, knowing him, I doubt it. Plus, given that I was stopped at the local grocery yesterday by a former customer and she asked me, "Whatever happened that that other guy, the one all of us ladies liked to talk to," karma bites me on the ass again.
As messed up as that is, though, I think it's beat by what I saw in yesterday's Willamette Week.
For a couple of weeks now, they have been running this ad:
Fred Meyer, potting soil :)
Hey - Thanks for letting me go ahead of you. I had already decided to ask you out before I left the line, but by the time I doubled back, you were gone. This must be reconciled. If you respond, I'll invite you to meet up for a walk, let you know that I think you're cute, and insist, semi-awkwardly, that I reimburse you for bothering to respond to this ad!
Sure, he likely isn't doing himself any favors by being so nervous about it. If you're going to make up for chickening out in real life, then you might as well be gutsy when the face-to-face is off the decks. Still, not bad, kind of sweet, no reason to hate.
Yesterday, he got his response:
Good soil?
I may be the woman you're writing to if you mean the SE Freddies on Hawthorne. If so, you're probably far younger than I. You were cute; I was tired. Most likely you're seeking someone else."
Yeowch! He's getting the "I'm too old for you, you don't want me" turndown! I've gotten that before, and let me tell you something, even if it's meant to "let him down easy," it's a pretty annoying way to be refused. Even if it's true, it sounds like a cop-out, a bullshit "It's not you, it's me" line.**
In this case, though, if you're not interested, why respond at all? The beauty of taking a chance on a Chance Meeting ad is the person placing the ad never knows for sure that the person they seek ever saw the listing. No response doesn't mean you failed, it just means fate is not going to intervene this time and you can walk away maintaining the positive fantasy of what might have been. Not so for Mr. Potting Soil! Because the object of his desire had to be cruel and smack him down in public, turning his hopeful Prince Charming mission into a rejection.
Sorry, buddy, you mistook the Wicked Stepmother for Cinderella.
* Please, no one now go and put an ad in one of the Portland papers for me that says, "Hey, look, you finally made it!" It's a nice thought, but it wouldn't be the same thing, now, would it?
** I do realize that there is a reading of the woman's response that suggests she is equally as nervous as the man, and that she is not saying no, but instead refusing to believe it's her. My first reaction was that she was giving him the brush-off, and I am sticking to that.
Current Soundtrack: The Roots, Rising Down
Current Mood: nauseated
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Wednesday, April 23, 2008
* Marc Ellerby has restarted his "Ellerbisms" comic strip, which sounds kind of like an explosion that happens in your brain, probably brought on by listening to a bunch of crunchy music full of barking. You can read it at his site, MarcEllerby.com, where he has also leaked the following cover images from the inevitable Side B collection of Love the Way You Love. Preorder it off Amazon, if you so desire, or expect it in the August Diamond catalogue.
* I am running three eBay auctions for Joëlle Jones, and you can check them out on my seller's page. It includes a Gen13 drawing and two pages from 12 Reasons Why I Love Her. Scoot over to her blog for an updated price list for her pages and commissions.
* The Stumptown Comics Festival is this weekend, and though I am not setting up, I am sure I will be wandering around at least on Saturday. In anticipation of that, Joëlle and I will be attending the Get Graphic benefit on Thursday. I've donated a complete signed set of Love the Way You Love to the auction, and Joëlle has given them a 12 Reasons page, so come down to buy. (It's the last page of reason 5, and I may feel compelled to bid on it myself. It's a nice one!)
* Free Comic Book Day is May 3, and we will be officially attending CAPE 4 in Dallas, Texas. Other guests include Chynna Clugston, Ian Shaughnessy, Jason Pearson, Gail Simone, David Mack, and many more. We'll have our books, and Joëlle will be doing sketches. Contact me if you want to try to get an advance booking for one of her drawings.
Current Soundtrack: Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, Dig!!! Lazarus Dig!!!; various New Order tracks I have on my computer
Current Mood: focused
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Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Johanna Draper Carlson wrote a splendiferous review of 12 Reasons Why I Love Her over at Comics Worth Reading. You should follow the link and read it. It's one of those amazing write-ups that any creative person could hope for. Like Colleen Mondor's review of Have You Seen the Horizon Lately? for Bookslut, this assessment of 12 Reasons hits all the right points, and validates for me, as a writer, that I did my job right--because if even one person can suss it out, that means I've given my readers all of the information they require to see what I am trying to say.
Here's a taste:
"Joëlle Jones makes her debut in stunning fashion. Her style impressively changes to match the mood of each piece. And that's necessary, because Jamie Rich's script relies on her art — he's comfortable letting the images tell the story when needed. The reader gets to see the leads interact instead of being told what they're thinking and feeling. That's still obvious, though, through the well-drawn gestures and attitudes of the two. And they're both cute. He's got a Dean Cain-ish charm, with glasses and a great smile, while her punch of her gorgeous body is lightened by a sprinkling of freckles across her nose."
Ellerby sent me the link and it was waiting for me when I got home from a meeting with Gretchen Stelter, my agent, and that went very well, too. You haven't heard the last from me, world!
Completely unrelated, the new Madonna album, Hard Candy, has started circulating, and as a longtime Madonna fan, I'm embarrassed for her. The tracks are all produced by Timbaland and Justin Timberlake or Pharrell Williams, and they all sound like songs by those people with Madonna singing on top. It doesn't have any of her personality, but instead sounds like the record made by some young nobody who has been handed to hotshot producers. Isn't Madonna a little too far in her career to be pushed around in the studio? Or did she just check out and let them do the work? As Ian Shaughnessy said to me, they should have just called it Justified 2. There is even a song called "Spanish Lesson" that is like a half-finished sequel to J.T.'s "Senorita." The album sounds several years out of date and wholly generic.
It's a weird world when instead of Gwen Stefani wanting to be Madonna, Madonna wants to be Gwen Stefani. And she's failing.
Current Soundtrack: Barry Adamson, Back to the Cat
Current Mood: elated
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Sunday, April 20, 2008
Paul Pope is contributing the cover to Popgun, vol. 2.
To refresh your memory, Joëlle Jones and I have a ten-page story called "Reverberation (Doubt)" in the book (colored by Keith Wood). Joëlle has the first page on her blog.
Saturday, April 19, 2008
* Bernard & Doris, Bob Balaban's underfed biopic of billionairess Doris Duke and her butler. Starring Susan Sarandon and Ralph Fiennes.
* Dam Street, a Chinese film, directed by Li Yu, showing the stigma and long-lasting effects of Communism's strict moral code in the 1980s/90s on a teenage girl who becomes pregnant.
* The Pied Piper of Hützovina, a documentary on Gogolo Bordello's Eugene Hutz returning to the Ukraine.
* Silent Ozu: Three Family Comedies - Eclipse Series 10, a boxed set showing the Japanese director's formative years. (Also at Criterion Confessions.)
* Starting Out in the Evening, in which Frank Langella gives a tremendous performance as a writer at the tail end of his career and facing the outer edges of obscurity.
This week's reviews written specifically for the site are:
* Le Bonheur, another from 4 X Agnès Varda, this time a colorful satire showing one life too well lived.
* Death of a Cyclist, Juan Antonio Bardem's Spanish classic mixing Hollywood suspense with political discourse.
* Paddle to the Sea, a highly regarded children's short about the journey of a wooden boat from the Canadian mountains to the Atlantic Ocean.
Current Soundtrack: Chemical Brothers, We are the Night
Current Mood: ditzy
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Friday, April 18, 2008
The New York City Comic Convention is underway. My friend Francis Rizzo III, fellow DVD Talk reviewer and proprietor of 1106, sent me this photo from the Oni table:
Stop by and ask them for Love the Way You Love vol. 6. Not to bug them for it being late, since that's our fault, but to make them think people are really interested. :)
Current Soundtrack: Elbow, The Seldom Seen Kid
Current Mood: famous
Thursday, April 17, 2008
Love the Way You Love vol. 6 is completely drawn and turned in to Oni! Whooosh!
I have nothing pithy to say. Read Mr. Ellerby's note here instead.
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Portlanders are in for a rare treat this week when a revival print of Alain Resnais' 1961 masterpiece Last Year at Marienbad arrives at Cinema 21. Long out of print on DVD in the U.S., it's not a film you're often going to stumble across, and the quality of the Region 1 DVDs that remain in circulation leave a lot to be desired. I got a chance to attend a screening of this new 35mm print a couple of weeks ago, and I can attest that it's quite lovely.
Last Year at Marienbad is a rumination on an affair. Twelve months before, X (Giorgio Albertazzi) met A (Delphine Seyrig) and the two had an affair--or so he says and so she denies. The "plot" of the film is X trying to get her to admit to what happened. They had made an agreement to meet after the year was up, so that she could remove herself from her husband, M (Sacha Pitoeff). The film is structured as a string of elliptical, poetic remembrances, the same event revisited in multiple ways, the setting and the circumstance changing. The director, Alain Resnais (Hiroshima, Mon Amour), is attempting to replicate the variables of memory and the flickering flames of passion. A romance may be alive for the man in one way, but alive for the woman in a completely different way, and fear of the future will alter its existence even further.
So it goes, over and over, M's insistence, A's denial, an off-hand admittance, a retreat. All the while, M circles the room, looking like a holdover from Dr. Frankenstein's lab, luring other men, including X, into a card game they can never hope to win. The game is another series of patterns, a sequence of cards displayed the same way each time, removed in a different order, but always with the same result.
Some viewers are going to find Last Year at Marienbad maddening, particularly the first time they see it. The screenplay is by experimental French novelist Alain Robbe-Grillet, whose book Jealousy used similar tactics to show a suspicious husband driving himself insane, and I so hated it when it was assigned to me in my first semester of college I've never read another of the man's books. Marienbad will require less of your time, but the film almost demands more patience and concentration, because Resnais, working with director of photography Sacha Vierny and art director Jacques Saulnier, has created such a gorgeous film, it's hard not to stop paying attention to what is happening and just stare. (Special mention must also be given to editor Henri Colpi, because Marienbad is the kind of picture that most likely really came alive in the cutting room.)
Shot at various locations in Bavaria, the opulent estates and posh interiors used for X and A's wanderings are tremendous. More distracting, however, is Delphine Seyrig. Outfitted in gowns from Chanel, she is one of the most dazzling women to ever appear on a movie screen. In some scenes, she wears a dress made entirely of feathers that is to drool over. With her inky black hair and pale skin, Seyrig is practically otherworldly. Though on the surface she must portray a chilly demeanor, her lies are apparent in her face and tentative movements. There seems little debate that A is the woman X is looking for. If she's not, if he really is mistaken, then she surely wishes he wasn't. If his tale is invented, then the variations are merely bait in a fishing expedition. Concoct enough scenarios, and maybe she'll agree to one of them.
Since this new version is being released by Rialto Pictures (with an excellent new poster), there is a pretty good chance we'll be seeing a new DVD of Last Year at Marienbad soon, possibly even from Criterion, who have released Rialto reissues in the past. Still, it will be worth it not to wait, particularly as this is the kind of movie that gets better with each viewing. If you catch it now, you'll be all the more prepared to settle in and absorb the film when the DVD does land in your player. The revival has a few more stops after Portland, you can check if it is coming to your area here.
Current Soundtrack: The Zombies, "Time of the Season;" Mystery Jets, "Young Love;" The Yardbirds, Ultimate!
Current Mood: indecisive
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Monday, April 14, 2008
That little howler monkey Marc Ellerby is about two days done from putting the last tones on Love the Way You Love #6. In celebration of that, he shares a side-by-side comparison of the issue's flashback to #1 on his blog.
That was actually a scene James and I had him redraw a couple of times already back in the day, so I guess it was cruel of me to make him revisit it. I honestly didn't think about it when I wrote the script. I was too busy feeling guilty about making him draw medieval knights and mountain climbing.
Just a reminder, Love the Way You Love #6 is available in June, and the Diamond order code is APR08 4036.
Also, I updated my blog sidebar with links to Tally and Renee French. Ahoy, girls!
And check Joëlle's blog for a colored page of 12 Reasons Why I Love Her. It was done by one of our friends just messing around. Pretty neat, though. It looks like the German edition of the book is going to be out in June, and we're about to do an interview for it. I'll eventually post that here, since we'll be doing it via e-mail in English.
Current Soundtrack: Kylie, "Rippin' Up the Disco (Matty Boys Remix)/The One (Voyager Remix)"
Current Mood: bored
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Saturday, April 12, 2008
I finally made it out to see Leatherheads, and I'd say the mediocre reaction the film has been receiving has been fair. George Clooney's third directorial effort is perfectly okay, but only just that. It aspires to be His Girl Friday, but Clooney has missed the key Howard Hawks ingredient: speed. Take the same cast, same script, and certainly the same director, because Clooney has the potential to be one of our greats, but turn everything up a notch, cut the pauses and maybe add a little more physical comedy (thus making the sleeves catching on fire and the goofy disguises seem less incongruous), and Leatherheads would be a very funny film. As it is, the performers are charming enough to make it a pleasant afternoon diversion.
Amusingly, all of the people in the theatre with me looked like they could have been alive in 1925 when the movie took place. I swear to God, I saw two different male senior citizens get lost between the door and their seats, one on his way in before the movie and the other on the way out. The first was rescued by his wife, the second was just kind of wandering in circles when I passed him in the hall. He dropped in step behind me and followed me out. I was half tempted to turn into a wall and keep bumping into it like a toy robot with no ability to change direction.
But then I remembered karma and the fact that I was really only looking a year or two into my own future, and I let the impulse to be mean die.
Speaking of hearkening back to older times, I think the album I am currently most anticipating is the debut from Last Shadow Puppets, a new pop outfit featuring Alex Turner from Arctic Monkeys and Miles Kane from the Rascals. I just got my hands on their first single and its excellent B-sides, including a cover of an early Bowie track, "In the Heat of the Morning."
From a production standpoint, the single, "The Age of the Understatement," is everything I like. I have an image of Bernard Butler playing that boxing video game "Punch Out," but he's unlocked a secret code so that the battling pugilists are Phil Spector and Ennio Morricone.
I even like the visual imagery of the video--Russian choruses, clean-cut boys with Beatles hairdos in long coats, lonely stage performances. I checked out some of the Rascals singles, not having heard of them before, and their tunes are very much in an Arctic Monkeys vein, though without Turner's personality or lyrical dexterity. (Kane was formerly in the Little Flames, whose "Put Your Dukes Up John" was covered by the Monkeys.)
The album is out May 6 in the U.S. Click through and check out the well-tailored cover art.
While you're waiting, out this week at least in the UK, is American Demo by the Indelicates. I've had a chance to sample it and its fantastic. Many of their singles have been re-recorded for it, so even if you think you've heard it, you haven't. The new versions fit more cohesively with the new songs than I think the originals would have.
The band is hard to describe. It's like Luke Haines had a secret pop terrorism camp where he trained kids to form rock bands that performed classic pop with the most acerbic of lyrics.
I wish there were a more clear video of "We Hate the Kids," but this live version will have to do. I wish this song were around when I was a teenager. I would have bought a 78 rpm record of it.
Also check out their song "If Jeff Buckley Had Lived," which quite accurately and irreverently predicts what would have likely happened to the overrated singer's sterling image had he not met a young demise. I know the guy had a pretty voice, but his music seems flat, overcalculated, and underfelt to me. I'm sure Leonard Cohen appreciates the royalties, nevertheless.
Current Soundtrack: Lightspeed Champion covering Amy Winehouse; Last Shadow Puppets; the Indelicates; the Little Flames
Current Mood: nostalgic
Thursday, April 10, 2008
* Smart People, a well-acted, mostly charming comedy that does have the problem of not being as smart as its material demands. Noah Baumbach should have done script rewrites.
* 27 Dresses, effectively ending feminism in America and making me glad for the first time in my life that I have a penis. Why, Katherine Heigl, why?
* Before the Devil Knows You're Dead. I know at least one Confessor will disagree with me, but I found this intricate crime tale to be riveting from front to back, with a stand-out cast and exciting direction.
* The Cats of Mirikitani, a heart-warming documentary about a Japanese American artist who survived the internment camps of WWII to end up homeless in NY, and how he reconciled all that.
This week's review written specifically for the site is:
* La Pointe Courte, the lead film of the 4 X Agnès Varda boxed set provides a link between Italian Neorealism and the French New Wave in a tale of a married couple looking for their lost passion at a remote fishing village.
Of everything I watched this week, however, this annoyed me more than anything else:
So, I can understand the economic sense of not hefting the cost of making pennies any further, but this dink says the more important thing we can save is time? Because we lose 2 1/2 seconds at the store? I'm sorry, but if this guy has time to worry about this and make it his life's work, I'm not sure his schedule is overtaxed enough to warrant the concern. Imagine what he could do with that brain of his is he had 2 1/2 more seconds to think of unnecessary campaigns to spearhead!
Current Soundtrack: McAlmont & Butler, "Yes;" Girls Aloud, "Crazy Fool;" the Long Blondes, "Giddy Stratospheres;" and "Jeopardy" on the TV
Current Mood: irritated
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Dear Waltz vol. 2 by Yun Ji-Un
Current Soundtrack: Isobel Campbell & Mark Lanegan, "Saturday's Gone/It's Hard to Kill a Bad Thing;" These New Puritans, Beat Pyramid
Current Mood: still busy