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CHICAGO (AP) — Freshman Tommy Hamilton IV scored 16 points and grabbed 11 rebounds in his college debut to help the DePaul Blue Demons to a 96-58 victory over Grambling State in their season-opener at McGrath-Phillips Arena on Saturday.
Senior Cleveland Melvin poured in a team-high 17 points, knocking down all five of his 3-point attempts.
The 6-foot-8 senior was named to the second team preseason All-Big East. He averaged 16.6 points per game as a junior.
But it was Hamilton, a Chicago native, who stole the show. He secured his first career double-double by halftime to help send Grambling State to its 29th straight loss.
He used his 6-foot-10, 284-pound frame to dominate the glass and get to the free throw line.
DePaul (1-0) started the second half on a 13-2 run and maintained a healthy lead to lock up its sixth consecutive season-opening victory.
A'Torri Shine had a game-high 21 points for Grambling State (0-1), which hasn't won since March 3, 2012, a 75-72 OT win against Alabama A&M.
The Tigers were sloppy out of the gate, committing 12 turnovers in the first half and making only six of 12 free throws.
They fared no better in the second half, finishing with 23 turnovers.
Head coach Joseph Price, entering his second season, has yet to win a game at the helm.
DePaul senior Brandon Young, who led the team last year with 16.7 points per game, was held to seven points, but dished out six assists. He dealt with an eye issue just a minute into the game. Timeout was called so he could readjust a contact lens.
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Mayor Don Wesely's prepared remarks for Monday's Memorial Day ceremonies at 9 a.m. at Wyuka Cemetery include the following:
"After the events of September 11th, we have new heroes to honor. In addition to those in military uniforms, we also honor those who put their lives on the line in our law enforcement and fire departments. These brave public servants have always been on the front lines here at home, battling crime and disaster and keeping our families and communities safe.
"On September 11th, the violence of war erupted on our own soil. 'Homeland defense' no longer means protecting just our borders -- it also means protecting us where we live and work.
"Our law enforcement officers and firefighters have responded to this new challenge. Many lost their lives in the terror of September 11th, and many continue to risk their lives to keep us safe.
"Today, as we fly our flags proudly and visit our loved ones at cemeteries, we remember all our nation's soldiers -- those who have died in wars past, those serving now in the turmoil in Afghanistan and those who wear our local police and fire uniforms. We also honor their families for their sacrifices and bravery."
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I watched Ek Tha Tiger on Independence Day. Period.
I watched Ek Tha Tiger on Independence Day. Period.
The strange case of Prachi Desai...
By any standards, Prachi Desai is a talented and beautiful young actress. And yet, her career in Bollywood seems to be going nowhere. Howcome? Here's someone who had made her mark – and made it strongly – with Rock On! her debut movie, opposite an equally talented actor,Farhan Akhtar. She came to Bollywood as a gift from the world of television in which she had reigned as Soap Queen in the hugely successful Kasamh Se. As Ekta Kapoor's darling, Prachi's position on television was secure and supreme. Tv audiences adored the fresh faced Gujju girl, and she had countless panting male suitors ready to slash their wrists for her. Prachi was India's comfort food - like ghar ka dhokla or Ba's ghee-soaked thepla. She dressed demurely, spoke demurely, acted demurely. As Ekta's arm candy and a permanent fixture at the tv Czarina's frequent parties, Prachi had her future and fortune cut out for her. Suddenly, something went 'phut'!'And today, one hardly sees Prachi. Or, let me be more specific, the old Prachi. The new avatar is unrecognisable. She has shed kilos ( so has Ekta), fired her stylist ( so has Ekta) and acquired a hot, new wardrobe ( so has Ekta). Prachi is seen in designer wear, carrying the latest ít' bags and generally partying it up – not as Ekta's constant escort, but on her own. Despite the strong signal being sent out to Bollywood film makers that she is finally flying solo, is single and ready to mingle, nothing seems to be happening on the career front. Which is really a pity. Prachi deserves better.
So.... if it ain't happening for the Pretty Prachi, what's wrong? Well, the way Bollywood works, either you align yourself to a powerful person - preferably Salman Khan - or to a powerful camp ( KJo). If you decide to take your chances on your own, good luck to you, honey! In Prachi's case, there's another factor. For too long she was identified as Ekta's girl. That privileged position has its upside when the going is good and Ekta still fancies the person, but heaven help you if there is a falling out. Perhaps that's what happened to our Prachi. One minute she was up there, feted and pampered by all. And here she is today, her skirts getting shorter and tighter... but still zero meaty roles coming her way . For whatever reason, our television stars have not managed the cross over and become mainstream . Whereas Bollywood stars have not just swamped television, they have decimated everybody in sight, especially when it comes to reality shows. Prachi, poor thing, falls awkwardly in between. Unlike some of the other Soap Queens who came after her, Prachi finds herself dangling in a grey zone, patiently waiting for that big break in Bollywood if and when it comes.
There's something slightly odd about the careers of TV stars the world over. They live and die with the soaps they act in. No matter how many women the world over fantasised about Don Draper, the dapper 'Mad Men'' actor ( alas, I can only recall the character's name!), no Hollywood studio will take a chance with that guy and put big money into a major movie starring him. Why? Will the same man project less sex appeal on the big screen? Or is it just his TV character - the Don Draper persona - women have flipped for - and not him? Ditto for the lovely ladies from 'Pan Am'' or the devastatingly handsome young star who plays Vinnie Chase of the older hit 'Éntourage'? Do you remember or care who acted in 'Gossip Girl'? This seems to be an international phenomenon and who's to say why this is so? Often, I glance at pictures of parties thrown by exceedingly successful but largely anonymous Television stars in Mumbai and I immediately turn the page. Some of the actors are startlingly good looking, very well dressed and most presentable. Especially, the girls. And yet, Page 3 has no space for them ( unless, of course, they are paying for the coverage). Not a single international brand has signed up a TV star for an important endorsement so far – despite their vast fan base. No international fashion house wants to fly any of these actors to occupy front row seats during the Fashion Weeks in Paris or Milan. Given the reach and popularity of Television soaps, this is rather surprising. But regardless of their good looks and glamour, TV stars are horribly short changed and rarely given their due. P.R. companies speak disparagingly about 'those TV- types", and they simply don't feature on anybody's A-list. Society hostesses shun them and consider them a bit too down market to include at a swishy soiree. If they get to open boutiques or stores, those are generally located in Tier -3 cities, never in Mumbai or Delhi. Sponsors are happy to shell out serious money to one film old Bollywood star kids with zero talent , but shy away from hiring well-established, hugely successful soap icons. Poor Balika Vadhu looks almost comical when she's not in costume and weeping buckets on the small screen as a child bride. I watched her in some dance show and my heart bled. I guess, that's the end of her reign.
Let's hope Prachi Desai doesn't go the same way. She really is lovely. I once ran into her and Ekta at the airport in Goa . She went all coy and simpered away when we were introduced. Ekta looked proud and proprietorial – after all, she had created Prachi. The two of them were taking a break, and looked really happy together. Perhaps they can start afresh and Ekta can create a new vehicle for Prachi . Because, once upon a time in Mumbai, Ekta loved Prachi. Because, that's what genial Godmothers are supposed to do for their protégées.Come on, Ekta – do it! Prachi... aur hum sab ke liye....


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This is an update regarding the above sessions for the Velodrome on the 17th November and 22 December. You will note that the first session is for youths and the second is a general session. The intention is to have a maximum of 40 riders attend these sessions, it is quite possible that the youth numbers will not be reached and I would suggest that the places be filled with other riders. These are SC booked sessions so the riders do not have to be accredited, however the region has to supply their own track coaches and Martin Harris has offered to lead the 17th of November session, he will obviously need assistance so other coaches thinking about doing there track DSU in the future should use these sessions as a practice.
Entry to the sessions are by an online system only and the cost of the session per rider will be £10, the links to both sessions are detailed below. Bikes will be available for hire for these sessions.
A lead coach for the 22 December is still required, if nobody is able to do this from the region then I will try and source another coach, volunteers will still be required to assist the course.
It would be fair to say that there has been some confusion over SC's involvement in arranging club/individual Velodrome Sessions, together with the lack of response or the wrong response from Glasgow Life to your enquiries. I have discussed this with my colleagues and Lynne Munro our new head of development as placed an article detailed in the link below to explain the position for everybody concerned.
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This is an unusual spot for the Steelers, a perennial playoff team that will watch this postseason from home after Sunday's 13-10 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals eliminated Pittsburgh from contention.
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After the game, ESPN's Josina Anderson observed a changed Mike Tomlin as the Steelers coach stood back from it all and watched over the locker room "in quiet, while absorbing the finality of the situation."
"We did things to give us a chance to win the game, but I blew it," Ben Roethlisberger told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
The Steelers quarterback has fished his team out of tight corners for years, but Roethlisberger's interception with 14 seconds remaining against the Bengals ended any chance Pittsburgh had of squeaking out the win Sunday. It was the second week in a row Big Ben sunk Pittsburgh with a late pick, but the Steelers seemed headed toward collapse long before December.
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"We have to do a better job as players playing the game, individually and collectively," linebacker James Harrison told the Post-Gazette. "We have to do a better job as coaches, coaching the game, and putting our players in positions to make plays. We have to do a better job as players of playing, and a better job as coaches of coaching."
The Steelers remain a tough team defensively, as well-coached as any unit in the NFL, but there was a tonal shift this season. After beating up on teams in their own division for years, Pittsburgh was knocked around by the Bengals and Cleveland Browns this season, and split with the Ravens. The Steelers were sloppier than we've seen in years, the injuries never ceased, and the star quarterback struggled in big moments.
It means the Steelers will be home for the holidays this year, with plenty to think about.
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By Kelli B. Grant
Hotels are starting to offer packages and specials targeted to travelers who want a vacation from their smartphones, laptop computers and other gadgets. But taking advantage could cost you — and we're not just talking about the repercussions of a missed, urgent work email.
"Digital detox" and "unplugged" offers that urge guests to turn off or turn in gadgets when they arrive are one of the latest hooks to reel in guests, reports The Wall Street Journal. In exchange for doing so, you might get a 15% discount, a massage or a kayaking lesson. Dig deeper, however, and the deals aren't all that enticing.
The typical 15% off is a pretty slim discount compared with broader hotel sales — up to 45% off at Travelocity right now, for example, or up to 30% via Orbitz. Many of the promotions are packages, which actually means you're paying extra for the privilege of being tech-free. For $20 more per night than the standard room rate, the Renaissance Pittsburgh will replace your room TV and phone with books, take custody of your personal gadgets, and give you a kayak lesson. (The hotel did not respond to requests for comment.) Leaving your gadgets at the front desk for a "technology break" at Hotel Monaco Chicago if only available to those who book the hotel's most expensive suite, which has a starting rate of $389 per night; $70 to $100 more expensive than the starting rates of other rooms. "We don't really have the capability to check electronics for the whole hotel," says a spokeswoman for parent company Kimpton Hotels.
Travelers may encounter other financial losses from unplugging, says Larry Rosen, a professor of psychology at California State University, Dominguez Hills. With your phone under lock and key with the concierge, there's no chance of immediate discounts on social networking app Foursquare or picking up a half-priced restaurant Groupon to use during your trip. On a recent vacation to Kauai, Rosen posted pictures on Facebook, and got fast feedback from friends who had visited the island on what attractions he should see next.
To be sure, it's a smart idea to take a break. Technology brings out obsessive behaviors, and studies have shown just 15 minutes of disconnect out in nature can reset your brain, Rosen says. To disconnect in a way that'll save your sanity and your wallet, set limits — say, you can only check email once a day — instead of going cold turkey, which can be stress-inducing. "It's less about whether we carry a phone or put it away, and more about our choices on when we use it," he says.


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Harvard University's Rare Book Librarian Matthew Battles to Speak at Wabashby Karen Handley • April 13, 2004 Share:
The Wabash College Lecture Committee is pleased to welcome Harvard University's rare book librarian, Matthew Battles, on Wednesday, April 14 at 8:00 p.m. Battles will present a talk entitled "The Library and the Liberal Arts." The lecture will take place in the Lovell Lecture Room of Baxter Hall.
Battles' talk on Wednesday will explore the meaning of libraries to the study of the liberal arts in a wide range of times and cultures. One of his themes regarding contemporary American culture that he will explore is "Do college students read for pleasure and how do we foster a culture of lifelong readers?"
Battles is the author of Library: An Unquiet History. Writing from his unique perspective of a rare books librarian, Battles takes readers of his book on a spirited foray from Boston to Baghdad, from Classical scriptoria to medieval monasteries, from the Vatican to the British Library, and explores how libraries are built and how they are destroyed.
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Nokia readying WP smartphones, three new cheap Asha S40 phones for MWC
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1. JSern (Posts: 282; Member since: 22 May 2011)
Looking forward to Lumia 610 and the upcoming 910
2. bbblader (Posts: 590; Member since: 24 Oct 2011)
dear phonearena please read the rumors right:
808 PureView is rumored to be symbian
7. karanstyle (Posts: 188; Member since: 26 Jun 2011)
If it is Symbian(Sexy-ian), then I'm like YEAH YEAH YEAH!! :-)
12. Victor.H (Posts: 976; Member since: 27 May 2011)
Thanks, bbblader! That's now been fixed.
3. Country (Posts: 3; Member since: 11 Feb 2012)
Go Nokia! 7 billion+ people in the world. All of them can't afford high end phones. Thank you for putting people first!
4. bbblader (Posts: 590; Member since: 24 Oct 2011)
sorry for second post but it seems that there is more to the 808 pureview
its indonesian even if i cant understand much
a 1.4GHz and a 24 megapixel +optical zoom camera + symbian carla + 1080p Full HD video + nfc
god please let the rumor be righthttp://adit38.wordpress.com/20
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5. Country (Posts: 3; Member since: 11 Feb 2012)
Yes, hope its true, Nokia Belle, nokia carla, nokia donna not symbian, officially.
8. karanstyle (Posts: 188; Member since: 26 Jun 2011)
Symbian is way old than any OS and still works good enough...
Link to Symbian on Wikipedia:
No wonder Symbian has come a long way now and I think it can still go further.... And we're already seeing Nokia doing wonders to it... What do you ppl say?
And as far as I know, Nokia is just Dropping the name Symbian because this name has lost its goodwill but to regain they're using the new names.... Isnt it?
6. karanstyle (Posts: 188; Member since: 26 Jun 2011)
I'm wishing NOKIA to continue with Symbian!
whereas WP are also amazing, since I'm creating a few beginners app for My Lumia 710... :-P
9. haikallp (Posts: 319; Member since: 10 Feb 2012)
I'm a windows phone user but I hope nokia will retain its Symbian phones but still create windows phone. It would be nice two have four major OS; Android, WP, iOS and Symbian. Blackberry should die though.
11. A.aoudi (Posts: 125; Member since: 14 Feb 2012)
I just saw some of those ASHA phones a few days ago. Honestly they are quite impressive for low end phones. I love the build quality. Its really great that NOKIA looks beyond smartphones because not everybody can get 1
13. DontHateOnS60 (Posts: 872; Member since: 20 Apr 2009)
Microsoft needs to get going in the software department so we can finally get an N8 like camera device with Windows Phone on it.
14. Roomaku (Posts: 278; Member since: 06 Feb 2012)
Jesus I can't wait to see the new Asha phones, the 302 already looks pretty great.
16. roguecroce (unregistered)
I now own an Asha 302 & it is fast compared to other mobiles. But, and it's quite a big but, the Asha's being S40 don't have flv support. Even though the 302 has Flash Lite 3.0 it can't play or download flv files. So no youtube and no embedded video content on news site etc. as their all flash!
15. roguecroce (unregistered)
I think there is a general misconception that S40 is Symbian. S40, as far as I'm aware, is nothing to do with Symbian OS. Please someone tell me if I'm wrong here but I have checked this out, so I'm quite sure that I'm right.


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Myanmar—the Last Environmental Frontier
WWF's Carter Roberts on new opportunities for the Southeast Asian nation—for its people, its economy and its invaluable environmental landscape
- Date: November 20, 2012
- Author: Carter Roberts
"There is an opportunity for the government to apply best available science and planning to map the values of this region and to make smart choices. It is critical that Myanmar's opening doesn't close the doors on its natural resources."Carter Roberts
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President Obama's groundbreaking trip to Myanmar marks the first time in history that an American president has visited this Southeast Asian nation that is slowly opening its doors after five decades of military rule. His willingness to meet with government officials, including new reformist President Thein Sein and opposition leader and democratic activist Aung San Suu Kyi signals game changing potential on multiple levels. As the country slowly eases toward greater democracy, opportunities will arise—for its people, its economy and its invaluable environmental landscape.
You can feel the opportunities in this country. Last month I felt it as soon as I stepped off the plane and into the heart of Naypyitaw—a shiny, modern and breathtakingly quiet city. Built for the future, the eight lane highways saw little traffic and empty fields punctuate massive government buildings. Here was a city all dressed up for future economic growth and the planning of a new tomorrow. It is a country under construction in every sense of the word.
With that construction comes a massive, unprecedented demand on its natural resources. A tsunami of foreign investors and development projects are eager to capitalize on a country just beginning to introduce itself to the world and anxious to bring in much needed investment. The question is: what will it keep and what will it lose in the process?
Myanmar's people have essentially what everyone else wants: clean water, rich minerals and vast, mostly unbroken, lush forests. The country is a literal goldmine of investment opportunities, with a capacity to generate electricity, sequester carbon, mine minerals and precious stones and produce food for export to its neighbors. It is also a treasure trove in terms of the value that intact rivers, forests and marine systems bring to its people—particularly the ethnic minorities that occupy the rural periphery of the country.
Take the Tanintharyi—the long forested region to the South of the country. Two weeks ago, I drove up a small dirt road from the untouched coastline due west of the Thai border, passing free flowing rivers and one of the richest forests of the region—home to dozens of tigers and the ancestral homeland of the Karen population. International developers plan for a six-lane highway connecting Bangkok to the Andaman Sea. This would provide a strategic alternative to the Malacca Straits shipping lane bottleneck adjacent to Singapore far to the South , but would pass right through the middle of these forests and potentially transform this part of the world to an industrial landscape. One can envision a path forward that provides both critical development and environmental conservation—using advanced design with tunnels, and bridges and unbroken paths, to keep the forest intact while opening up this major pathway for goods and services. There is an opportunity for the government to apply best available science and planning to map the values of this region and to make smart choices. It is critical that Myanmar's opening doesn't close the doors on its natural resources.
Myanmar captures the world's imagination—not only because it has been closed to the outside for decades, but because of where it sits—at the eastern edge of India, south of China and west of Thailand. Myanmar occupies a geo-political importance that is usually understated, even more so because it hasn't been subject to development pressures, until now. The lifting of sanctions is essential for boosting Myanmar's downtrodden economy; let's hope it doesn't come at a steep price to its natural resource base.
An abject lesson can be found next door in the Mekong River Basin. Tens of millions of people in Cambodia depend on the fish they catch there as their main food source. Vietnam depends on the river for sediments to sustain the world's richest rice harvest where the river empties into the ocean. But Laos wants to dam the river to supply energy to the region and announced its intention to do so a couple weeks ago, despite opposition from its neighbors. The question is how do we marshal the science, the finance, the political discussion to support Laos in moving in a more sustainable direction?
In contrast, Myanmar has already shown its resolve to make the hard choices necessary to keep its resources intact. Just last year they made headlines when the government cancelled the vast Chinese-funded Myitsone dam—a $3 billion project that would channel the power of the Irrawaddy River to provide electricity largely for China's use.
Just this past week, many of the country's ministers attended a Green Economy/Green Growth conference focused on ways that the country's forests and freshwater can become powerful sources of sustainable wealth to help power Myanmar's future. All of this will require transparent, participatory engagement that involves all of Myanmar's citizens.
President Obama's visit underscores the global importance of the Mekong region, an area WWF has been working in for more than 20 years. As Myanmar's leadership begins to chart a new course, we have hope that the government will set a modern standard for its own people and even its neighbors and create a future in which economic development can thrive without losing nature's value in the process.
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Jump-start your weekend with delicious dishes from over twenty participating food trucks from around the South Florida area. The City of Miami Gardens hosts its monthly Food Truck Invasion on the third Friday of every month. Featuring food and fun for the entire family, Miami Gardens' Food Truck Invasion also showcases live DJ's and a rotating variety of entertainment, including a free movie and Open Mic Night. Don't forget your lawn chairs!


text: Is there anything better than a deal on triathlon clothing and accessories? We don't think so. Triathlete Sports has a fantastic selection of clearance merchandise that is up to 50% off. Get killer savings on your triathlon gear when you shop our clearance section - and did we mention if you have a coupon code you can apply it to our clearance products for additional savings. See our coupon policy for details. All of our top brands at the best prices.


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Jason Campbell: This is your life.
The seventh-year quarterback took a pretty pay check this season to serve as Jay Cutler's understudy with the Chicago Bears. With Cutler recovering from a concussion, Campbell gets a shot -- perhaps his only shot -- to audition for a starting job elsewhere in 2013.
Campbell's relief work in Sunday night's loss to the Houston Texans left much to be desired, but a pass is in order. It's not easy to step into that situation -- poor conditions, no practice reps, facing a top defense -- and light it up. Campbell was tentative against the Texans. He'll need to be far more assertive against the San Francisco 49ers.
On the surface, drawing the Niners' fearsome defense might seem to be a bit of bad luck. It's probably the opposite. If Campbell can move his team against a hugely respected defense, his stock will soar.
If that happened, Campbell should be thrilled if Cutler replaces him the next week. A small, but impressive, sample size for QB-needy teams.
We doubt Campbell joined the Bears with the intention of being an insurance policy the rest of his career. On Monday, he gets a golden opportunity to remind teams he's best gripping a football, not a clipboard.
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The 8th International Helvi Sipilä Seminar took place at Scandinavia House in New York on Wednesday, March 6, as a part of the 57th Commission on the Status of Women. Helvi Sipilä (1915-2009) was a Finnish diplomat, lawyer and politician. She was Finland's first-ever female presidential candidate and the first-ever female Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations. Helvi Sipilä was widely known for her advocacy for equality and women's rights and received several national and international awards for her work.
Mr Paavo Arhinmäki, Minister for Gender Equality of Finland shared some welcoming words with the seminar crowd. He emphasized the importance of a comprehensive approach in the international and national battle against violence towards women and girls. "Preventive actions such as education and awareness-raising play key roles in the matter."
Ms Meryem Aslan, Chief of UN Trust Fund to End Violence Against Women, represented proudly millions of women in more than 100 countries across the world. "The lessons that we learn today are most likely nothing new – but what we do with what we hear is essential. We can shake the world."
The seminar's panel discussion presented Scandinavian organizations working against violence towards women in Finland, Sweden, Norway and Denmark. The panelists talked about the need for support services & funding and the use of terminology in violence-related discussions.
Ms Randi Iversen, Chairperson for the Danish Women's Council emphasized the importance of statistics in the matter. She presented campaigns and programs devoted to ending violence against women in Denmark. "With statistics it is possible to monitor changes in law and people's behavior."
Secretary General of NYTKIS, Ms Johanna Pakkanen from Finland, voiced the appalling lack of support systems in Finland for victims of violence. The very few services that do exist are governed by non-governmental organisations and therefore lack funding and continuity.
Ms Lone Alice Johansen, Head of Information for the Norwegian Shelter Movement underlined that knowledge and training in attitudes should come further. "Primary prevention, especially in the health sector, is essential."
Ms Beatrice Unander-Scharin, Board Member of Roks - The National Organisation for Women's Shelters and Young Women's Shelters in Sweden, called upon new laws on rape in Sweden. She also agreed with Finland on the difficulties of NGO-funding and lack of consistency in services.
Deputy General Secretary of World YWCA, Ms Michelle Higelin, complemented the late Helvi Sipilä on being a real trailblazer of women's rights and equality. She deemed it unacceptable that 7 in every 10 women experience violence at some point in their lives. "We need to see women as critical agents of change."
Kaikki panelistit olivat yhtä mieltä siitä, että sukupuolineutraalisuustrendi vaikeuttaa työtä naisiin kohdistuvaa väkivaltaa vastaan.
Professor Helena Ranta chaired Wednesday's discussion. After the seminar she shared her relationship to Ms Helvi Sipilä. "Oh, I've known her ever since I was a child! She was close friends with my aunt. She once told me that she still remembers my parents' wedding, in 1936."
Ms Ranta described Sipilä as being extremely broad-minded and dedicated." That's probably why we remained so close throughout the years. What she committed to, she held on to – whether it was a friend or a career project."
"She was open to everything that was going on in the world and took on every challenge it gave her. She was extremely devoted to fight for women's rights."
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In exactly two weeks today, Vancouver Whitecaps FC will kick off Round 2 when they host Canadian rivals Montreal Impact on March 10. This match will mark the first time the two Canadian sides will face each other in Major League Soccer (MLS). The 3 p.m. PT kick off at BC Place will start what will be a fantastic day for Vancouver sports fans, as after the soccer match, the Vancouver Canucks will face the the Montreal Canadiens in a second Vancouver v. Montreal contest. Indeed, March 10 will be a memorable sports day for the city of Vancouver.
Last year's home opener was a day that no Whitecaps FC fan will ever forget, as our first entry into MLS territory produced a heralded opening match. A sold-out crowd of over 22,000 supporters gathered at Empire Field to be part of the club's Major League Soccer debut, where fans witnessed Eric Hassli's first two goals of his MLS career in a 4-2 win over Toronto FC.
Now, the 'Caps kick off their second season in MLS versus the Impact. This match will be the first opportunity for Whitecaps FC supporters to see head coach Martin Rennie's squad in action, with new additions such as Sebastian LeToux, Young-Pyo Lee and Matt Watson, among others.
Fans can purchase tickets to the March 10th match at all Ticketmaster Ticket Centres, online at ticketmaster.ca/whitecaps, or Charge-by-Phone at 1.855.6.GO-CAPS (1.855.646.2277). Tickets start as low as $20 (including HST), and are subject to applicable service charges and fees.


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600-yard Range Open
February 11, 2018
No scheduled competitions. 600-yard range will be available to members and public that have qualified to use it.
To Qualify: Shooters will be required to complete a 6-inch group of 5, no misses, on a 300-yard target. Shooters must use the rifle and scope that they plan to use on the 600-yard range.
Once qualified, the shooters will receive a card showing that they have successfully completed the qualification process. The card must be present in order to shoot on the 600-yard range.


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Wednesday, January 2, 2008
Zotter Candy Bars
Somewhere between the candy bar and the fine boxed chocolates is a strange no-man's land known as the gourmet candy bar. Austria's Zotter is one of those companies occupying that niche. They not only make innovative flavor combinations, but their products are also organic and Fair Trade certified.
I love the idea of Fair Trade. Everyone should get a living wage (or more!) for making candy. No one needs candy, so if we're going to spend money on it, we certainly shouldn't be contributing to sweat shops or slavery. That said, these are very expensive at $8 a bar, so it's nice to know that the wealth I'm imparting to Zotter is being spread around.
The packaging is simple. The bars are wrapped in foil and have a nicely designed sleeve. Each bar has its own distinctive artwork. On top of that there are a lot of different bars. At any given moment there could be 60 listed on their website. I found these at Fog City News in San Francisco, but have also seen them in the Bay Area at The Candy Store, Miette Confisiere and Bittersweet Cafe in Oakland. (Each store had a slightly different selection.)
The bars are absolutely gorgeous. I was afraid mine would be dented or nicked from the trip, but right out of the package they were pristine and fresh.
They're rather flat and the chocolate enrobing is very thin (but glossy). The proportions of the filling and the chocolate is ideal ... these bars are about the filling not the chocolate.
The first bar I tried was the Zitrone + Polenta. I love polenta/grits/cornmeal mush and of course anything citrus is a bonus in my book.
I was worried that the center would be stiff and grainy, instead it has a creamy snap to it with a slight semolina grain to it. The citrus is tangy and not very zesty. The chocolate coating is 70% and provides a good bittersweet counterpoint to the center.
The second bar I picked out was Banana Curry. The banana notes were strong and tasted like a fresh mash of super-ripe bananas. It was sweet and rich and almost like a pudding or creme brulee, but a little thicker with a slight chew. I never did get much of a curry note from the whole thing but I honestly didn't miss it. Yes, I was promised curry, but what I got was pretty yummy in its own right.
If you're looking for adventurous and inventive flavor combinations with your politically correct candy, well Zotter might be for you. At $8 for a 2.5 ounce bar (over $50 a pound), it's like buying a couple of fine upscale chocolates from Recchiuti, Vosges, Charles Chocolates, CocoaVino, Chuao or Kee's. They're not easy to find in person but they do have a huge variety of flavors. I'm glad I gave them a try, but perhaps I'm more cheap than socially responsible, I just can't spend that much on a candy bar without rationalizing it as being "for the blog."
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Fail Of The WeeK: Idol Contestant Trys Singing Fugees "Killing Me Softly"! (Africa Style)
Buhle Mkwanazi, on MNet IDOLS 2009 auditions singing Fugees Killing me softly.
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Name: Nanine
Gender: Female
Age: 50
Location: Kent, WA.
I have problems with my body image. My breasts really sag; my abdominal skin is very loose and hanging. It affects the sexual positions I want to get in. (on top) When I am with someone new, they will tell me that I am very beautiful (they assume I will be underneath as well) and with a feeling of dread I think "wait until you see me with my clothes off." I know men are very visual. I am very visual! I want to be free to express myself sexually, and I do for the most part, but if I have someone who wants to see me naked or really look at me, it is very hard. Any ideas?
Yeah, men are visual, and if they think you are attractive with your cloths on, maybe that's all they care about. And anyone who would raise an eyebrow at a middle-aged woman having a middle-aged woman's body isn't ready for all the seasoned lovin' a hot middle-aged woman can offer. Am I right, or am I right? Besides, darlin' have you seen what middle-aged men look like in the buff?
I am of the mind that those of us who have been around the block a time or ten, if ya know what I mean, should have bodies that look a little lived in. Those who can't accept that oughta take a hike. That is if you ax me!
It's like going for a job interview and the interviewer says, "We want all the experience you have, but we want it in a person half your age." Really? Well, fuck you very much! That's not gonna happen.
Listen, Nanine, the freedom you seek to express your sexuality without encumbrances is gonna flow from inside you, from the comfort level you have in being your own self, including your saggy tits or loose abdominal skin. You either embrace your sexy self with all your assets and liabilities, or ya don't. And if ya don't, then it's your fault, not some shallow dude who might dismiss you for having less than a perfect body at age 50.
So many of us script ourselves right out of all the best sex and intimacy we desire. We foolishly buy into the dominant culture's ideas and norms of what is attractive and what is not and we do it at our own peril.
Give yourself a break, hun, be proud of those less than perky tits of yours and let your tummy hang-the fuck-out all over the place. Stand against the popular culture's notion of beauty, vitality, and sexiness; don't feed it. And I certainly discourage you from projecting society's judgmental attitudes on your potential partners. After all, they may be way more liberated than you.
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Here is a simple kata. Please try to visualize it.
- Stand in a ready position.
- Block to the left with a left downward block in a left long stance.
- Step to the left with a right forward punch in a right natural stance.
- Pull back and turn to the right and step forward with a right downward block in a right long stance.
- Step to the right with a left forward punch in a left natural stance.
- Turn to the front and block to the front with a left downward block in a left long stance.
- Step to the front with a right forward punch in a right natural stance.
- Step to the front with a left forward punch in a left natural stance.
- Step to the front with a right forward punch in a right natural stance.
So here is the catch. Each of us will probably visualize this kata (as I have described it) using our own basics. The only movements I described were downward blocks and forward punches. Only two movements -- but we probably all do them a little (or a lot) differently.
We could all do the movements of the kata, but because we are doing our own interpretations of the movements, we are doing essentially different kata.
I once watched a video of my Sensei giving a seminar to Goju-Ryu students. No matter what he did, they seemed to interpret it in terms of Goju-Ryu basics. Their minds were translating what he did into what they understood (Goju-Ryu). My Sensei would demonstrate a Shorin-Ryu (Kishaba Juku) middle block and they would do a Goju-Ryu middle block. They were the same (in terms of the names of the movements) but quite different (in terms of the execution of the movements).
In our Hawaii Karate Kenkyukai, one of our members is a Goju-Ryu Sensei in the Seko Higa line. When we compare our Fukyugata Ni kata (which was developed by Chojun Miyagi at the same time and as part of the same process by which Fukyugata Ichi was developed by Shosin Nagamine), they seem alike (in form) but quite different (in execution). For example, after the first kick, we strike with the left elbow. So does my friend. Then we block down with a left downward block. They strike to the face with a backfist first, then strike down with something that looks like a hammerfist/sideways ura ken. We block -- they strike twice.
Now who do you think is giving a truer rendition of Fukyugata Ni? My school traces to Shoshin Nagamine. My friend's school traces to Seko Higa, a fellow student of Chojun Miyagi under Kanryo Higashionna. Could it be that we are both interpreting the same kata in light of our own basics? Of course. And, for the record, I am pretty sure that the Goju-Ryu people are doing this kata correctly, or at least closest to the way that Chojun Miyagi designed it. (I still like our way better, because I am comfortable with it, but I appreciate their applications, which I borrow at every opportunity.)
I have also had the opportunity to teach "our" kata in Kishaba Juku to other Shorin-Ryu yudansha from a closely related style. Essentially, we know the same kata, and I used to study and teach that style. You would think that this would be easy since we know the same kata. But no. It is harder than teaching the kata to someone who never learned it. Why? Because they see what I am doing in terms of what they know. I am not doing what they think they are seeing. They are seeing their own images projected onto me. I have to break this illusion and help them to see that I am doing something very different.
Learning kata is an interpretation process. Even if you learn from the source, it is extremely hard to see things as they are.
And that is just the beginning. Once you can see "what" someone is doing, you have to learn to see "how" they are doing it! Now that is really something.
Charles C. Goodin


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Man asks Florida deputy to smoke a joint
STUART, Fla. (WPEC) —
A homeless man from Stuart is accused of asking a sheriff's deputy to smoke a joint with him.
Anthony D. Rocha, 48, is facing a charge of possession of drug paraphernalia.
The Martin County Sheriff's Office said deputies responded to a call about an unwanted guest at the Publix on Federal Highway in mid November. According to investigators, an employee had asked Rocha to leave after the man went to the bathroom outside the store.
Deputies caught up with Rocha at Tropical Smoothie where they say he yelled profanity and racial slurs at people. According to the report, a deputy approached Rocha when the suspect propositioned the deputy about sharing a joint. Rocha said he had cannabis in his backpack. The deputy asked Rocha for permission to look in the backpack. Rocha responded, "yes." The deputy found a glass pipe with residue, but nothing else. The pipe later tested positive for THC.
The sheriff's office said Rocha became belligerent at the Martin County Jail, enough so that deputies had to place him in an emergency restraint chair.


text: To celebrate the city-wide museum show Pacific Standard Time: Art in L.A. 1945 – 1980, iconic west coast rapper Ice Cube takes a few moments to celebrate the life and work of legendary designers Charles and Ray Eames. Touring the home of Charles and Ray Eames, known as Case Study No. 8, Ice Cube explains how hip-hop mirrors the couple's beautifully designed home as both make use of prefabricated pieces that fit together to form a whole. Who said rappers can't like high end design?


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About Armstrong
Armstrong Professor Receives Research Award
(October 9, 2010) Leigh Rich, assistant professor of health sciences at Armstrong Atlantic State University and co-director of the Center for Public Health Media and Research (publichealthmedia.org), has been selected as a Brocher Foundation visiting researcher for the summer of 2011. She will spend three months—July through September—at the Brocher Centre in Switzerland.
Rich, who teaches courses in managerial and biomedical ethics, health communication, and theory in health education, will join other researchers from the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and other corners of the world to study and research topics related to the ethical, legal and social implications of recent medical research and new medical technologies.
Rich, who also serves as the practicum coordinator for the master of public health program, joined Armstrong in 2005. Her research interests include the legal issues surrounding bioethics and biotechnology; health communication; the media's influence on health and health behavior; and the ethics of treating the body as property.
The Brocher Foundation is a nonprofit, private, Swiss law foundation focused on issues related to public interest. Its main task is to offer a place for researchers to work and hold meetings. This place, the Brocher Centre, was inaugurated in May 2007 and is located on the shores of Lake Geneva in Hermance, close to Geneva. Since then the Brocher Centre has hosted more than 30 junior and senior researchers from around the world for stays that usually range from one to six months. The Brocher Foundation also has organized several international symposia and workshops in its conference room and, in 2009, implemented an annual Brocher Summer School.


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Asphalt is a brownish-black liquid petroleum material that hardens when it cools. Asphalt cement poisoning occurs when someone swallows asphalt.
This is for information only and not for use in the treatment or management of an actual poison exposure. If you have an exposure, you should call your local emergency number (such as 911) or the National Poison Control Center at 1-800-222-1222.
Alternative Names
Asphalt; Pavement
Poisonous Ingredient
- Hydrocarbons
- Industrial glues
- Industrial solvents
- Tar
Where Found
Road paving materials
Roofing materials
Tile cements
Note: This list may not include all uses of asphalt.
- Blood
- Severe change in acid levels in the blood
- Eyes, ears, nose, and throat
- Loss of vision
- Severe pain in the throat
- Severe pain or burning in the nose, eyes, ears, lips, or tongue
- Gastrointestinal
Blood in the stool
- Burns of the food pipe (esophagus)
- Intestinal blockage
- Severe
abdominal pain
- Vomiting (may contain blood)
- Heart and blood
- Collapse
Low blood pressurethat develops rapidly
- Lungs and airways
- Breathing difficulty (from breathing in asphalt)
- Throat swelling (which may also cause breathing difficulty)
- Skin
- Burns
- Irritation
- Holes (necrosis) in the skin or tissues underneath
Home Treatment
Seek immediate medical help. Do NOT make a person throw up unless told to do so by poison control or a health care professional.
If the chemical was swallowed, immediately give the person water or milk, unless instructed otherwise by a health care provider. Do NOT give water or milk if the patient is having symptoms (such as vomiting, convulsions, or a decreased level of alertness) that make it hard to swallow.
Before Calling Emergency
Determine the following information:
- Patient's age, weight, and condition
- Name of the product (ingredients and strengths, if known)
- Time it was swallowed
- Amount swallowed
Poison Control, or a local emergency number
The National Poison Control Center (1-800-222-1222) can be called from anywhere in the United States. This national hotline number will let you talk to experts in poisoning. They will give you further instructions.
This is a free and confidential service. All local poison control centers in the United States use this national number. You should call if you have any questions about poisoning or poison prevention. It does NOT need to be an emergency. You can call for any reason, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
What to expect at the emergency room
The health care provider will measure and monitor your vital signs, including temperature, pulse, breathing rate, and blood pressure. Symptoms will be treated as appropriate. You may receive:
- Breathing tube
- Bronchoscopy — camera down the throat to see burns in the airways and lungs
- Endoscopy — camera down the throat to see burns in the esophagus and the stomach
- Fluids by IV
- Materials to dissolve the asphalt
- Oxygen
- Surgical removal of burned skin (skin debridement)
- Washing of the skin (irrigation) — perhaps every few hours for several days
Expectations (prognosis)
How well you do depends on the amount of poison swallowed and how quickly treatment is received. The faster you get medical help, the better the chance for recovery.
Hot asphalt cools very quickly and is difficult to get off the skin. Serious burns can easily occur from the extreme heat. Construction workers who work with asphalt should wear protective clothing.


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Imagine one day you're wrestling in a YMCA rec centre when you get a phone call, and the next day you're on pay-per-view. D-Ray 3000 is proof that it can happen.
The lanky, afroed D-Ray 3000 (Dorian Hill) has handled the fame in stride. Humbled and friendly, the 21-year-old is considered an unlikely hero in the wrestling business. Often referred to as a "goofy" or "silly" character, D-Ray's in-ring abilities are far superior to what most might expect.
In 2003, D-Ray decided it was time to make the move toward NWA TNA, and he sent a promo tape to the front office. Nothing happened. But D-Ray had high hopes, and he sent his tape again.
He recalled how it came together in May 2003. "I talked to Scott D'Amore, and he told me to talk to Bill Behrens, I emailed him, told him who I was, and he gave me a date to come down." D-Ray told SLAM! Wrestling.
He was given two dark matches, before a TNA contract was offered and ultimately signed. The name D-Ray 3000 came from his resemblance to Andre 3000 from Outkast.
While D-Ray credits his wrestling ability, he believes that it was his appearance that caught their eyes, "My hair, the way I came out, I mean who comes out acting like that?" he said with a laugh. Nonetheless, D-Ray 3000 was in the big time.
The national exposure the Detroit-resident D-Ray 3000 has received has proved to be vital. "I am getting a lot more Indy bookings than ever before, and I am just having a good time," he said.
The 5-foot-10, 180-pound D-Ray has worked up and down the East Coast, and in Canada. He initially trained to be a wrestler under Windsor, Ontario's Doug "Canadian
Destroyer" Chevalier, when he was just 16, before heading to Pensacola, Florida for some finishing under Sika, one of the Wild Samoans. D-Ray is content with his place in TNA and and thankful for the experience that he is receiving within the promotion. "It's helped out my career a whole lot."
Upon entering TNA, D-Ray was paired with Shark Boy to form one of the most entertaining tag teams in the company's history. "It was great working with him," D-Ray said. The duo provided viewers with many laughs, while at the same displaying great continuity and flow in their matches. "He's helped me out a whole lot, and I couldn't ask for a better partner."
The promotion has had fun with D-Ray, and has a tongue-in-cheek bio on him up on their website: "Fear The Fro! Hailing from Detroit, Michigan, D-Ray 3000 is the master of funk in TNA. What's been the key to D-Ray's success in TNA? It's gotta be the hair!"
Despite accomplishing one dream, D-Ray 3000 still has other hopes. "I'd like to get some more overseas experience, but I'm loving what I'am doing right now, and I hope for the same or better next year."
Occasionally, he has to shake his 'fro in disbelief; his dream of becoming a professional wrestler has come true. "I am surprised people liked me so much, and I'm glad they do. I'm loving this."
Chris Sokol is from Long Island, NY.


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See you, Space Cowboy
Well, folks, it looks like it's time to power down The Webcomic Overlook for a while. As some of you already know, in a short while, El Santo is getting hitched! So you'll probably be calling me "Mr. El Santo" in the near future, I suppose. Also, the updates will probably slow to a trickle. It's already been rather difficult to update this site lately, what with all the picking up relatives from the airport and wrapping up wedding favors and scheduling spa appointments and coordinating with the bridal party and such.
Yes, this will be one of those weddings of epic proportions. (Really. My fiancee's brother had to seriously re-do their own wedding plans because they knew that they had to do something at least equally awesome if they had to follow us up. Mwahahaha. Beat the best or die like the rest, I say. I think I'm writing that into my vows. Along with "San Dimas High School football rules!" You children of the 80's know what I'm talking about.)
After the wedding is honeymoon preparations, paperwork, and the long period when Mrs. El Santo and I are settling into the married life. So, long story short, I have no idea when I'll get back to this blog I don't plan on abandoning it permanently, but I do plan on taking a rather long hiatus from this point on.
So what to do in the meantime? Well, you're lucky I've put together a handy-dandy activity sheet for you Webcomic Overlook Readers.
1.) If you're planning to propose or have a wedding, check out how some webcomic personalities do it.
Not too long ago, I posted a link to David Willis' online proposal at Shortpacked! Geeks Next Door recently finished a long arc that documented the couples' real life wedding. (I have no idea if plastic light sabres were really part of the event or whether they were only part of the comic. To be honest, that just might be a little too dorky for me. At least get some Lord of the Rings replica swords, guys. Those look classy, and — for me, at least — it would match our harpist's instrument, which is totally decorated in the leaves of Lothlorien.)
The most interesting piece I found was Eric Burns-White's online proposal, which employed a series of strips drawn by several webcomic artists.
2.) Read the Webcomic Overlook archives.
So maybe you've read one or two reviews on this site, yet you haven't delved into the archives because there's just lot of material look at. And I don't blame you, really. There's 55 of the bigger reviews (labeled "WCO Big Review" due to some over-arching branding initiative), 19 of the One Punch Reviews, and a bunch of other various reviews scattered here and there. Where to start?
The Wisdom of the Masses theory states that the collective opinions of a group is better and more accurate than the opinion of an individual. Now, I doubt that this theory is always applicable. Heck, I don't think it really applies to reviews on this site. Frankly, I think it was invented by a really annoying college student who wanted to validate his opinion by crying, "We'll I can't be wrong if everyone's agreeing with me, huh?" Then he rode his theory all the way to the top, eventually becoming a billionaire that the rest of us decided to pay attention to because he had a lot of money, and how can someone so rich be wrong at all?
Anyhow, in case you do subscribe to the Wisdom of the Masses theory, here are the site's Top 25 Most Read reviews. Should I be worried that my Top Two both involve anthropomorphic cats? Mayyyybeeeeeee.
The Top 25 Most Read Reviews on The Webcomic Overlook
- WCO#35: VG Cats (1 Star)
- WCO#46: Sequential Art (3 Stars)
- WCO#22: Thinkin' Lincoln (3 Stars)
- WCO#17: 8-Bit Theater (4 Stars)
- WCO#7: Marry Me (2 Stars)
- WCO#36: Fanboys (4 Stars)
- WCO#53: Powerpuff Girls Doujinshi (2 Stars)
- WCO#18: Savage Chickens (5 Stars)
- WCO#25: Gunnerkrigg Court (5 Stars)
- WCO#28: Applegeeks (1 Star)
- WCO#44: The Order Of The Stick (4 Stars)
- OPR#1: The Critic Webcomics (Webcomics are Awesome, Shmorky, Comicspresso, Ctrl+V Derivitaries)
- WCO#21: The Adventures of Dr. McNinja (4 Stars)
- WCO#32: Horribleville (5 Stars)
- OPR#4: Aliens, Zombies, and Scary Little Girls (Alien Loves Predator, Thorn, and Awkward Zombie)
- WCO#40: Alpha Shade (2 Stars)
- OPR#11: Kate Beaton (5 Stars)
- WCO#52: Erfworld (4 Stars)
- WCO#10: WICKEDPOWERED (5 Stars)
- WCO#37: Subnormality (3 Stars)
- OPR#7: Darths & Droids (4 Stars)
- WCO#2: Year One (3 Stars)
- WCO#45: Better Days (1 Star)
- WCO#16: Lackadaisy (5 Stars)
- WCO#55: Jump Leads (4 Stars)
3.) Hang out at someone else's blog/podcast.
Over on the right-hand column, I have a handy list of blogs and podcasts you may want to follow for a short while. Here are the ones that I think are the best:
- Webcomic Weekly – Great chemistry between four of the most popular webcomic artists out there: Scott Kurtz, Dave Kellett, Kris Straub, and Brad Guigar. Even if you're not a fan of their respective comics, they do provide valuable insight on what it's like to be at the forefront of the brave now world of webcomics.
- ComixTalk – Not just because I'm one of the review writers. It always surprises me of the things Xaviar Xerexes manages to cover, such as interviews with long forgotten web personalities to picking up on business stories that are only tangentially related to the webcomic business.
- The Floating Lightbulb – Part review site, part trade chatter, The Floating Lightbulb always provides a fresh perspective on the art of making webcomics.
- Comic Dish – Right up there with Webcomics Weekly as one of the best webcomic podcasts out there. Other podcasts tend to sound very amateur. Comic Dish, though, keeps things moving along, and the hosts are generally chatty and personable. The Brad Guigar interview was one of the best interviews I've heard.
- Comic Fencing – Lots of reviewers, plenty of different perspectives. What's great about this system? If you identify yourself with a reviewer's perspectives, there's a good chance you'll feel the same way about the comic they're chatting about.
- This Week in Webcomics – Webcomics from the perspective on a diehard fan. It's got the comfortable, free-form style that makes it sould like a pal is just shooting the breeze about the latest webcomic storylines. Truly one my favorites to follow week in and week out.
Well, I think that should tide you over for now. Thanks to all you great readers who've been check this site for the past year. WordPress says I was getting something like 470 pageviews a day in September, which is truly humbling. Not bad for a silly little blog that started off gushing about Nedroid's marathon stick-figure session and eventually ballooning to some ridiculous 2,000+ word essays about, say, a sentient poo spawned from a turn-of-the-century novelist in Baltimore. Or a couple of vagrant cats who talk exclusively in internet memes. Or a ninja that is also a doctor. Or a boxing otter that talks purely in symbols. Or incestual furries.
I hope I introduced a lot of you to the wild and crazy world of webcomics yet entertained you at the same time. It's kills me that I'm abandoning this blog just when I seem to be attracting a decent amount of readers, but a man's got to have his priorities straight, amirite? Besides, it's not like I'll be gone forever.
See you, Space Cowboy.
Posted on September 29, 2008, in The Webcomic Overlook, webcomics. Bookmark the permalink. 6 Comments.
Congrats El Santo (and congrats to La Santa?)!
Thanks for the plug for ComixTalk — although for the record, I do try to include interviews with CURRENT webcomic creators AND business stories that are VERY related to the webcomic business. 🙂
Congrats, El Santo! Sounds like it's going to be an awesome wedding. Also, thanks for recommending my blog! Your endorsement confirms that I'm doing what I set out to do: talk about comics and share good webcomics with people.
Thanks also for your numerous reviews. I've only been tuning in for a little while, but they've been informative and fun.
Your presence will certainly be missed. Thanks for the 'fencing plug and get back as soon as you can!
A set of his and her blogs are on the way.
Best wishes from Pug and I for a wonderful, thrilling wedding and time with loved ones.
You'll be missed, my friend – enjoy your wedding, and enjoy your marriage! I am a firm believer that if you go into it with the idea that marriage is forever, it will be. I was a real jerk to my wife when we were first married, and yet she stuck with me. I was blessed, and we're very happy.
All the best, my friend!
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I've learned from author entrepreneurs and probloggers that building a mailing list before publication is important. One way to build that list is to add a sign-up form to the blog.
Meanwhile, my bookshop e-mail list has grown so much that I have to send out newsletters in batches of less than 50, a manual process that's starting to grow cumbersome. My local business association sends their informative newsletter out in batches, yet they still end up in my spam folder.
It's time for an e-mail marketing service. But which one?
Here's my research for four popular providers. Costs and features were taken from their respective websites and are subject to change. I may have missed some of the features, but you can check the links or contact support for each service to find out more. Several of them offer discounts to nonprofits.
Most offer no-contract options with reduced pricing for a full year. A word of warning: most of the free or reduced-price trials are limited to 100 or less e-mails (that's one e-mail to 100 people). I naively uploaded my bookshop mailing list to Constant Contact and was kicked out of the free trial. So use the trial to play around with the features and just e-mail yourself or a few close friends.
Constant ContactPricing: Offers a free 60-day trial, no credit card required (up to 100 contacts).
Cost for a mailing list of 500: $15 per month
5,000: $50 per month
15,000: $150 per month
50,000: You have to call for a price. There are other levels besides the ones I listed.
Features: Live support, you can segment subscribers into multiple lists, autoresponder (eg. send welcome e-mails when people sign up), add your logo or pictures to a choice of 400+ templates, performance tracking, iPhone compatible, social media tools.
Reviews: Joe Orlando uses CC for three lists: his bookshop, Fenwick Street Used Books and Music, his local business association, and an arts center. His bookshop list is just under 500. "I started with Mail Chimp, but found too many errors and not enough followup info," he says. "I like Constant Contact as they have a vast array of templates, great informational videos, and are always so helpful in their customer service department."
NCYM, a state-wide Quaker organization, uses CC to send e-mails to about 2,000 members. Office manager Janna Harris says, "I really like Constant Contact. I have used Mail Chimp in the past with another organization and like it as well, maybe better. NCYM already had CC when I arrived and they are similar. There are a few things different, but both are user friendly and efficient."
AweberPricing: Offers $1 trial for the first month (500 or less contacts).
Cost for 500: $19 per month, unlimited e-mails.
5,000: $30 per month
15,000: $130 per month
50,000: Call for price.
Features: Multiple lists, autoresponder, 150 e-mail templates, personalize e-mails, customer support, 30-day money-back guarantee, website signup forms ("hundreds of templates"), performance tracking, social media integration. Aweber offers animated sign-up boxes, so you can time the box to slide in or pop-up after someone has read a little of your page.
Review: Probloggers Ana Hoffman and Danny Iny use Aweber. Here's Ana's review of Aweber, with comparisons to a few other services.
Your Mailing List ProviderPricing: YMLP offers a basic, free version for up to 1,000 contacts with no performance tracking. The prices below are for the Pro and Pro Plus versions with the listed features.
Priced by e-mails, not contacts
500 e-mails per month: $3.75 per month (that's 1 e-mail to 500 contacts or 5 e-mails to 100 contacts), or $5 with advanced tracking
7,500 e-mails: $15 or $20 per month
20,000 e-mails: $30 or $50 per month
50,000 e-mails: $60 or $100
100,000 e-mails: $100 or $175 (2 e-mails to a list of 50K, or 4 e-mails to a list of 15K)
Features: 30 templates or use their editor or upload from various programs, can use images, targeted e-mails (multiple lists), autoresponder, personalization, social media integration, website signup forms. YMLP lets you export your list any time, and edit it in a spreadsheet format.
Review: Craig Stark, editor of BookThink, has been sending out advice to booksellers for over nine years. About 15,000 bibliophiles currently subscribe to his e-mail newsletter. He likes YMLP's pricing, but especially their reliability. "I also like the intuitive interface, which translates to ease of use," he says. "And, in the almost ten years we've been using them, there has never been a delivery issue."
Vertical ResponsePricing: VR offers a pay-as-you-go plan, good for those who don't send many e-mails but want to build their lists (like authors who haven't finished their books, yet). They have a free trial (no credit card required) for up to 100 e-mails.
500 contacts: $7.50 per e-mail
5,000: $60 per e-mail
15,000: $180 per e-mail
Monthly plans (unlimited e-mails? I couldn't find out on their site.)
500 contacts: $10 per month
5,000: $72 per month
15,000: $120 per month
50,000: call for price
Features: 700+ e-mail templates, multiple lists, iPhone compatible, performance tracking, social media integration, nonprofit discount. A social media marketing plan is available at extra cost.
Review: Author and publicist Jennifer Hudson Taylor likes VR's pay-as-you-go plan because she sends her newsletter out quarterly. "For my author newsletters, I use Vertical Response. I only send them out quarterly and they allow me to pay as I go. I couldn't see the benefit of paying Constant Contact for monthly services for which I wasn't using them for 8 months out of the year. I currently use MailChimp for those small emails that I want to send out to select groups, since it is free."
Here's Jennifer's review of three different services.


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Kenneth Rhys Rudolph '05 (pictured right) was a remarkable student at Wabash College whose life was cut tragically short when he was killed in an automobile accident less than a year after his graduation.
Upon his death, Rudolph's family memorialized him with the establishment of the Kenneth Rhys Rudolph Memorial Fund for European Summer Study Abroad. The Fund provides need-blind financial support for a student or students from Wabash who choose to study in a European country during the summer.
Ryan Morris '08 has been selected as the winner of the first scholarship. Morris, a French major and biology minor from Glendora, California, will spend the summer in an IES program in Arles, France.
"By all accounts Ken Rudolph was the quintessential liberal arts student: widely read, provocative, articulate and passionate about intellectual matters in a broad sense," said history professor Rick Warner, who co-chairs the Off-Campus Studies Committee. "Ryan Morris also is a unique student: independently minded, pursuing a broad liberal arts education with specializations in the humanities and the sciences, fascinated with differences and connections within the body of humanity. Above all, Ryan's interest in understanding and crossing cultural barriers makes him an ideal candidate to experience the profound changes that study abroad can produce."
"I would like to thank the Rudolph family for their immense generosity and for their unwavering support of Wabash students," said Morris (pictured with Warner and David Clapp) after he was notified of his selection. "I feel so privileged to be the first student to receive this great honor. I've always wanted to study abroad but have been unable to do so because of a very busy class schedule.
A native of Fort Wayne, Indiana, Rudolph majored in religion and minored in philosophy while a student at Wabash. He served as editor-in-chief of the student political journal The Wabash Commentary, and brought to campus a number of nationally known political speakers and commentators, as well as leaders in the religious community. Rudolph studied abroad in Scotland the summer following his junior year, further enriching his Wabash educational experience.
"While in Arles, France, I plan to take advantage of every opportunity that I encounter and to really explore the culture and history of the city and its Roman origins," added Morris. "Devoted members of the Wabash community — like the Rudolph family — have made my experience here so meaningful and enriching. I can't thank them enough."
"The Off Campus Studies Committee was impressed by the caliber of the applicant pool," added Warner. "The decision was a difficult one."
Morris' explorations and study in France will be documented in a blog, which will be made public on the Wabash College web site.


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– In the video below, WWE Hall of Famer Koko B. Ware presents Kamala with a new scooter:
– Tonight's WWE SmackDown tapings will take place from the Mississippi Coast Coliseum in Biloxi, Mississippi. No matches have been announced for tonight's tapings, including the Main Event tapings. WWE will also tape some Superstars matches tonight as they taped Saturday Morning Slam on Monday.
– The WWE RAW crew is flying out to Qatar today. They will do two shows there and then hit Istanbul, Turkey over the weekend. RAW stars advertised for the tour include CM Punk, John Cena, Dolph Ziggler, Big E, Langston, Ryback, Mark Henry, R-Truth, Antonio Cesaro, Kane, Daniel Bryan and Zack Ryder. John Cena hyped the tour and says next week's RAW is put up or shut up time:
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December Potpourri #
hacking, December 1st 2011
Features of Common Lisp Abhishek Reddy used to have a page up on the topic, based on Robert Strandh's list. It's been down for a while now, so I rescued a copy from the Wayback Machine and put it up. So: Features of Common Lisp.
Reporting Bugs, Howto. I think it is actually a good thing that I need to say this, because it tends to be a sign of new people in the community, but if you've never read it, go now and read Simon Tatham's How to Report Bugs Effectively.
TL;DR. *sigh* Short version: provide directions to reproduce such that your idiot cousing could follow them while drunk. Don't be afraid of giving too much details. Don't speculate on causes.
Specific hints.
- Use (lisp-implementation-version) to check the version of the Lisp you're actually running.
- Use "uname -a" to get information about the OS and architecture you're running on.
- When providing information, copy-paste as much as possible directly from the terminal or Emacs.
SBCL 1.0.54 due in a few days. This means we're in our monthly freeze, and testing is much appreciated. This month's release contains a lot of changes — including plenty of threading work.
Microbench. A while ago I mentioned a microbenchmarking suite I'd been working on on-again, off-again. It's still not much to look at, and comes with zero documentation — but curious souls can now get it from Github It should work on SBCL, CMUCL, CCL, and Lispworks. Clisp and ACL not tested yet, but a port should be fairly trivial.
What Microbench Is Good For, and Why You Should Not Trust Benchmarks at All. Look here (EDIT: Same on logarithmic scale, per request.). Pay special attention to double-sans-result+ and double-unsafe-sans-result+. When I published some of the results earlier, I was a bit surprised that they didn't perform much better then double+. Then I ran the same benchmarks on CCL and saw it running those two benchmarks 5 times faster!
With a bit of help from Paul Khuong the difference turned out to be in SBCL's loading of floating-point constants, which is heavily optimized for inline-use. I have a pending patch that makes this smarter, the effect of which you can at link see above. (First set is with the patch, second without.)
The moral of "be sure what it is you're really benchmarking" is an old one, but bears repeating. What makes microbenchmarks attractive to me, however — despite their many shortcomings — is that when something turns out slow (in comparison to another implementation, a previous version of SBCL, or another comparable benchmark) is tends to be easier to figure out the cause than with a macrobenchmark.
You probably also noticed that CCL seems to do really badly at inline floating point arithmetic if my benchmarks are to be trusted. They're not. I'm 99% sure this is a case of the something specific in the way those benchmarks are implemented heavily pessimizing them for CCL.


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Much has been written recently about the potential drift of Millennial Christians (those between ages 18-30) out of the church and into a vague, rootless spirituality – or out of faith entirely. Although it is tempting to generalize and make sweeping statements about the millions who make up a generation, there is a danger in over simplifying things and losing sight of the individuals that make up the statistics. Further, there is often a tendency to hyperbolize a perceived problem.
Yesterday at The Gospel Coalition, Glenn Stanton wrote about this, explaining how a "handful of Christian authors have created a bit of a cottage industry peddling the scary news that the odds are not good that our young people stay strong in their faith into adulthood." This "scary news," he writes, is "Untrue."
Stanton highlights three key "influencers of faith" that, according to an encouraging study done by sociologist Christian Smith at Notre Dame University (and corroborated by findings from the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life), indicate the likelihood a person will remain a faithful Christian into adulthood. These key elements are "parents, personal devotion, and support/encouragement from 'satellite adults.'"
Parents who live out a consistent and authentic Christian faith are, as Smith put it: "the most important pastor a child will have." Second, devotion in "regular prayer, church attendance, and reading of Scripture, growing in the conviction and experience that these practices are important for a happy life with God and others." Stanton adds that "this practice doesn't have to be perfect, only relatively consistent."
The third element, "support/encouragement from 'satellite adults,'" is one that merits more attention from the Church. Discipleship is vital for a growing and maturing Christian faith, and it is best done on a personal, relational level. Most churches tend to segregate ministries by age groups, which is appropriate at times, but does not encourage cross-generational relationships. Consequently, it is not difficult to grow up in church and never really have a strong connection with an older Christian who can offer wisdom and guidance.
Beyond any church or para-church programs, books, or other well intentioned initiatives to keep young Christians committed to Christ, discipling younger believers is not only important, but biblical. Titus 2:3-4 instructs "Older women likewise are to be reverent in behavior, not slanderers or slaves to much wine. They are to teach what is good, and so train the young women" (ESV). And 1 Peter 5:5 tells "[Y]ou who are younger, be subject to the elders." Proverbs 27:17 advises that "Iron sharpens iron, and one man sharpens another."
Mentors are invaluable at any stage of life, but especially during the transitional and often turbulent early adult stage of life. I know from experience, as I was blessed with a wise and godly mentor in high school who consistently prayed for me and was a steady source of encouragement and accountability. Through college I felt comfortable sharing struggles that I was hesitant to discuss with my parents, but she consistently would speak the truth, even if I didn't want to hear it. I believe her guidance and prayers were instrumental in keeping me faithful to Christ through college.
Godly mentors are those who can truly, as cliched as it sounds, speak the truth in love. Offering correction or guidance without a previously established relationship can be interpreted as harsh and legalistic, especially to young adults trying to figure life out on their own. Even when not facing a dark or difficult time, a mentor is a steady voice of wisdom and accountability through day to day life.
Applying this takes intentionality from both younger and older Christians, and various contexts can make mentorship difficult. Many churches in large cities, for example, have very few members outside of the 20-30 young professional demographic. But those who are able to establish such relationships, they should prayerfully consider doing so. It's not easy. Relationships take time, personal sacrifice, and risk. But ultimately, the Christian life is meant to be lived in fellowship with others, and not just those in our own age bracket.


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When life is fair, all South Carolina legislators who voted for the most recent "unfunded mandate" authorizing a two-percent pay raise for all teachers across the state without supplying the funds to do this will be entered in the new reality game show, "Sink or Swim."
Now in this sure-fire ratings hit, each senator or representative who voted for this atrocity to the constitutional concept of Home Rule will be asked to swim the length of a 50-meter, 12-foot deep pool with 20-pound weights attached to each ankle. Each legislator will have one constituent from his or her district on the sideline. When the inevitable sinking of the legislator occurs, that voter will have the choice of either saving the poor unfortunate legislator or lowering their next year's property tax bill. Look out Dancing with the Stars, a ratings blockbuster is on the horizon.
This extreme scenario is exactly what the "unfunded mandate" is going to do to the counties across the state that these legislators supposedly represent, drown them in mandates without the ability to generate the revenues necessary to fund these well-deserved but ill-conceived increases in salary for the teachers.
Now Home Rule, which is in the state constitution, has been defined in the Free Dictionary as "the right to local self-government including the powers to regulate for the protection of the public health, safety, morals, and welfare; to license; to tax; and to incur debt". It does not say that the state legislators have the right to force the counties to raise taxes and incur debt but that is exactly what they are doing while hamstringing their very ability to do it through the ill-advised, legislation known as Act 388 passed in 2006 with all of its "unintended consequences."
Included in Act 388 is a millage cap restriction formula that prohibits the Counties from raising taxes any more than a combination of the past years population growth and the increase in the local cost of living, both very dubious numbers. These numbers fail to take into account the large number of undocumented people whose children must be educated in our school system or cared for in local hospitals.
So where does the money come from once the millage cap no longer provides the ability to generate the necessary revenues, certainly not from Columbia. They happened to find around (news.yahoo.com/pentagon-restricts-f-22-flights-safety-concern-210731732.html) $1 billion in new monies because of the improving economy but not a dime of it is going to help fund these proposed raises.
The local counties and school boards continue to struggle to adhere to these poorly crafted mandates, while the state Legislature ignores Home Rule, they probably would have agreed with Marie Antoinette when she said, "let them eat cake." "Sink or Swim's" first airing is at the November ballot box.
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And now, without further ado, I present to you Part 2 of this Spineless Wonders episode:
I must apologise for your wait. I had a minor catastrophe to attempt to deal with today which pushed this back – very sorry. Thank you for your patience. I hope it was worth the wait!
Tune in again tomorrow for the conclusion of this madness!
Ms Katykins and The Spineless Wonders 🙂


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