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Spider-Man Andrew Garfield Shines In Drag In Full Arcade Fire Music Video
Spider-Man may be underperforming at the Box Office, but Andrew Garfield is certainly serving up the emotion in an incredible performance in drag in Arcade Fire's full new music video for "We Exist."
Amazing Spider-Man 2 star Andrew Garfield plays a whole different kind of superhero in Arcade Fire's inspirational (and psychedelic) video for "We Exist." Dressing in a woman's wig and short jean shorts, Garfield's character heads down to a local bar, where he defends himself against a hoard of violent drunks – and embraces his destiny. Overall, the video's message of self-empowerment and equality is a perfect match for Win Butler's lyrics and the track's throbbing synth-rock arrangement. In a press release, Butler describes the track as "about a gay kid talking to his dad" and coming out to his straight father, and he's introduced the song onstage (including at the band's Coachella set last month, during which the video's live footage was shot) by saying, "The right to marry anyone you want is a human rights issue."
Wow...I was, at first, feeling upset, thinking about stereotypes, getting angry...but the music...the performance...it all creates a strange, connected feeling of freedom I remember having the first time I danced alone, in the dark, in an empty space..freedom to be who I am..silly to say but its true..Andrew captured something I didnt think anyone could explain. To me, the visuals represent the internal emotion going on about what it means to be Gay when we face it for the first time. At least to me it does. A very powerful, emotive and real art piece. Im buying the album.

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The etymology of 'identity' in OED changed from Eds 2 to 3. The earlier edition made reference to Du Cange's 1844 explanation of identitās as 'quævis actio repetita' in his Glossarium mediæ et infimæ latinitatis, Volume 3.
What is the proper translation of "quaevis actio repitita"?
Is it "any repetitive action"? Or, has been claimed elsewhere (per FN 348 of this book), is "quaevis" an imperative form of the verb "quaero", so the translation would be "To seek a repeat performance (or action)"?


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Opinion: The 'Who, Me?' Defense
Editorial page editor Paul Gigot on whether President Obama should have been notified about the IRS's Inspector General investigation into the harassment of conservative groups. Photos: Getty Images
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... that we have the more the question is what I really do match report had to make sure it doesn't ... get him interested in something independent of what the what the inspector general was doing like when now we have a court will rule in these situations as any of you as a mentor to White House would have ... which is you know and interfered in an investigation the military to give the appearance of interfering in the season so we did that exact greater purpose than to ... welcome to Opinion Journal I'm Mary Kissel so the White House has gone on Off Ends ... as the IRS harassment scandal grows in size since go ... is that the right approach editorial page editor Paul GBO joins me now ... Paulettes addresses defense first and Dan Pfeiffer says this is the exact right approach ... not to interfere in the IRS and an investigation ... truth ... well I don't think they should've been interfered investigation never wears it was an investigation more on that ... which is a much more superficial exercise Congress is now twenty two and investing in ... Japan which we hope include subpoena power and a lot of other ... measures of documents that that that I keep my nightmare might or might not have an access to ... but I think this idea that somehow ... the president is an accountable he sort of above ... this is where I think Pfeiffer makes the mistake and he says oh well I was actually right for the general health of the White House to find out about this for for weeks going on to tell the president ... not true ... any investigation like this we have a department that is in fact directly accountable to him through the Treasury secretary ... he is something he autumn and uninformed about now worship you've taken that information says hi it's Steve ... to do this or that with the vesting of course you should of done that night but on the other hand tritium but ... alerted earlier the problem I think yes to the Avandia will therefore have you been alerted to act earlier on the problem yes so there's a sense in which this one on a lot longer than it needed to without adult supervision ... and that I think is the accountability that we have to ... ask about him hold the president to respond to ... recall what about legal obstacles here was her anything legally preventing ... the White House from ... of funneling that information on the chin we didn't ... know not all that I mean this is a this is something in the ... executive branch of the other one is is is an independent agency notwithstanding last week's ... attempted Sale was ... 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I think the few that I that's the distinction of the key of a criminal investigation under way then maybe you can argue ok you don't tell the presence certainly the president should intervene ... but it illegally he could still do that he would just have to pay a political price for ... all what you make of the political tactics here from the White House us are very strong statements by Dan Pfeiffer repeated on ... other shows that it's the it's the way the way they reacted to the band Ozzie scandal Hillary Clinton says well ... you know ... not why you're asking me questions about this anymore you when does it matter ... very very FDO ... offensive strategy ... is to come to work here ... well if if I idea I don't often work will see if the politics were tearing us apart it depends upon where this investigation goes who want when ... 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You can explore the communities of coastal Louisiana and the effect land loss has had on the culture through a special art exhibit at the Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve.
You can explore the communities of coastal Louisiana and the effect land loss has had on the culture through a special art exhibit at the Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve.
The exhibit, entitled "I Remember..." will have an opening from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. March 13 at the Acadian Culture Center, 314 St. Mary St., Thibodaux. The program is being presented by the Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Act Task Force, a federal, state and local partnership aimed at restoring the Louisiana coast.
The exhibit will feature environmental portraits and landscape photographs by Lane Lefort and oil paintings by Marian Brister Martinez. Both artists are natives of Louisiana and use their talents to capture the culture and heritage of the Louisiana coast.
"I've seen the changes in culture and environment. With photography you can't go back, you have to capture the history and ecology in real-time," Lefort said.
Martinez's work includes 10 paintings depicting daily life along the lower Mississippi River when the principle mode of transportation was boating, making the river the main street of the community.
"As a child, the river played a part in my daily life," Martinez said. "But change is inevitable, and as the years passed our lives focused on other things. I thought it would be important to touch upon this subject in order to document and bring light to a way of life that has quickly disappeared."
The event will also include a presentation of 11 oral historians as they share their environmental portraits and stories. Interviews were conducted over a span of a year to capture the importance of varying lifestyles of individuals living and working in coastal Louisiana.
Among those interviewed are local residents, including Davie Breaux of Galliano, Kerry St. P� of Raceland, Buddy Daisy of Dulac, Dr. Earl Melancon of Thibodaux and Brenda Dardar Robichaux of the United Houma Nations. Each of will share memories about living in the Barataria-Terrebonne Basin.
L. Gov. Jay Dardenne will be in attendance as the exhibit's keynote speaker.
"The collected environmental portraits and oral histories are important tools in connecting viewers to the cultural effects of land loss in coastal Louisiana," said Jeff Weller, U.S. Fish and Wildlife supervisor and a task force member. "The artists having a first-hand view of coastal land loss in Louisiana offer a perspective that is unique, not just to habitat but to the people and the culture of this wonderful state."
The free event is open to the public, but an RSVP is preferred because of space limitations. Refreshments are being provided by the Barataria-Terrebonne Estuary Foundation.
The show will remain open for public viewing from March 13 through May 8. Bring your smart phone to hear the oral histories over your phone.
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While Opera is well capable of showing standards-compliant pages correctly, not all web pages are compliant. To be able to both display all standards-compliant pages and the other pages as well, two different display modes have been added in Opera 9.0: Standards Mode (with IE known as Standards-compliance Mode) and Quirks Mode (essentially an Internet Explorer compatible mode). Which of the two modes is selected depends on which Document Type Declaration (DOCTYPE) the page is using.
Internet Explorer (from 6.0 on for Windows and 5.0 on for Mac) and Mozilla/Netscape (from versions 0.6 and 6.0 respectively) also use DOCTYPE switches. Recent Netscapes have a third mode, an "Almost Standards Mode" that is almost a Standards Mode. Opera 9 uses the same set of rules as IE6 for Windows to determine whether to enter Standards Mode or Quirks Mode.
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Like IE 6.0 and Netscape 6+, Opera supports the JavaScript property
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Quirks Mode enables Opera to display existing invalid pages. If you make pages from scratch, your best option is to make them standards-compliant and use a DOCTYPE to ensure Standards Mode, but see "Incompatible renderings" below. You may have to add workarounds.
If you have existing pages and they are only tested with Netscape 4 and IE, going for Quirks Mode may be a safer bet initially. If after testing a page looks good in these browsers and in Opera in Standards Mode as well, you may safely change to Standards Mode.
There will not be a complete list of rendering differences of Opera in Quirks Mode and in Standards Mode. This will continously change with whatever standards divergences are common at any given time. The rendering in Standards Mode will always follow the standards. Below are some of the most important differences. They are mostly in one of two categories:
Unit-less numbers in CSS (e.g.
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A bug IE/Win and Netscape 4 share is that CSS properties aren't inherited into tables. Opera emulates this bug in Quirks Mode, but not in Standards Mode.
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box-sizing CSS property proposed for CSS 3. Netscape and Mozilla supports the equivalent
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In quirks mode, the CSS properties '
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Normally the DOCTYPE Switch determines which mode is used, but you can set Opera to always use Standards Mode or always use Quirks Mode by setting one of these lines in the opera6.ini file:
If you design Web pages, setting Opera to always using Standards Mode will help you see how a page will look like in a browser not supporting DOCTYPE switching.
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The following is a sampling of calls received by the Town of Niagara Police between Jan. 30 and Feb. 3. During that time period, patrols answered 102 calls.
Wednesday, Jan. 30
•8300 block of Ziblut Court, false alarm. Patrol responded for a residential alarm. Homeowner stated everything was OK.
•7100 block of Packard Road, aid assist. Patrol assisted state police with locating a female who absconded from Mount St. Mary's Hospital and Health Center's emergency room before her treatment was completed.
Thursday, Jan. 31
•1800 Military Road, larceny. Patrols arrested two Buffalo women for shoplifting clothing at the mall. Three males with the women fled the area.
•8500 block of Porter Road, landlord-tenant dispute. Patrol responded to harassment complaint by a tenant. The only contact between the property manager/tenant prior to patrol's arrival was the manager ringing the doorbell to deliver an eviction notice. Advised to refer to civil court.
•4200 block of Mohawk Parkway, assist citizen. Patrol stood by while caller collected personal belongings from the residence.
Friday, Feb. 1
•3000block of Panama Street, EMS. Patrol responded for a male who overdosed on acetaminophen pills because of a severe toothache.
•Military Road, Porter-Packard roads, Miller Road and Colonial Drive, Grauer Road, Lockport Road, Blank and Tuscarora roads, traffic tickets. Patrols issued tickets in 11 separate instances for various offenses, including use of a cellphone while driving, failure to stop for red light, failure to stop at a stop sign, not wearing a seatbelt, expired inspection and speeding.
Saturday, Feb. 2
•1500 block of Military Road, vandalism. Patrol responded to a report of a female kicking the side view mirrors of vehicles in the parking lot. An 18-year-old Lewiston woman was arrested.
•Packard Road, disabled vehicle. Patrol responded for a vehicle in a ditch. Driver said he spun out on Packard and went into the ditch, but was not injured.
•I-190 South, assist state police. Vehicles were reportedly hitting some object near the Witmer Road exit. Patrol found two vehicles with flat tires. A man in one vehicle reported he had come to assist his mother who had a flat tire, hit the same object and got a flat on his own vehicle. Object was located and removed.
•2500 block of Military Road, shoplifting. Three officers responded for a 34-year-old Elmwood Avenue male, who had stolen a television from the store recently and was attempting to push a shopping cart out of the store with another television. The man resisted arrest. His car was parked outside the store entrance in a fire lane.
Sunday, Feb. 3
•1600 Military Road, shoplifting. A mall business reported a woman filled a bag with various items of clothing, valued at about $700 and left with out paying.
•2900 block of Nevada Avenue, animal problem. A woman reported that a tan and white pit bull tried to attack her dog in her back yard, than pushed in the bottom of her storm door when she took her dog inside.
•Tuscarora Road and Effie Drive, juvenile problem. A passerby reported a group of kids throwing ice at vehicles on the road.


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Designer and founder of SCP.
Sheridan Coakley is a well-known figure in the British furniture design industry. He set up the furniture brand SCP in 1985, at a time when there were very few producers of modern furniture in Britain. Inspired by the designs of the Modern Movement, Coakley decided to
start selling classic and hard to find pieces and also try his hand a roducing new designs in the same spirit. He has been credited with launching the areers of design luminaries such as Matthew Hilton, Konstantin Grcic and Jasper Morrison. Nearly three decades on, SCP
remains true to its founding idea, to make and sell design products that are functional, beautiful and made to last.Since those early heading days of creative entrepreneurialism, Coakley has continued to develop new products every year, recently launching the SCP 2011 collection which includes
designs by Terence Woodgate, Matthew Hilton, Donna Wilson, PearsonLloyd, Kay+Stemmer, Gareth Neal, Lee Kirkbride, Sylvain Willenz and Rich Brilliant Willing.Over two decades from its inception, Coakley is firmly established as one of the UK's most innovative and internationally respected manufacturers and suppliers of contemporary design. In 2010 he won the Best Retail Innovation Award by Elle Decoration in The British Design


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The Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) specialization requires 66 credit hours of coursework designed to meet the academic requirements necessary for LPC licensure in the State of Texas, and includes 6 credit hours of practicum experience.
To become licensed in Texas as an LPC, graduates must pass the National Counselor Examination (NCE), pass the jurisprudence examination, and complete 3,000 hours of counseling in a post-graduate internship under the supervision of a Board-approved supervisor. (The post-graduate internship is in addition to the practicum experience that is a required part of LeTourneau's program.)
The Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) specialization requires 66 credit hours designed to meet LMFT licensure requirements in the State of Texas, and includes 9 credit hours of practicum experience.
To become licensed in Texas as an LMFT, graduates must pass the national licensure examination administered by the Association of Marital and Family Therapy Regulatory Boards (AMFTRB) or the State of California marriage and family therapy licensure examination, the jurisprudence examination, and complete two years of work in marriage and family therapy services that includes at least 3,000 hours of practice acceptable to the Board (at least 1,500 hours of direct clinical services, 750 of which must include services to couples or families).
Students may choose to complete academic requirements for both the LPC and LMFT licenses. This dual licensure track requires a total of 66 credit hours, including 9 credit hours of practicum experience and 6 credit hours of approved electives.
Students may increase marketability, career options, and clientele with this option.
Since students must complete 66 credit hours to meet school counseling certification requirements, a requirement for licensing is that students also complete the coursework for professional counseling eligibility.
Students seeking school counseling certification must provide a service record showing evidence of two years of teaching experience. Evidence of service or evidence of current progress toward service must be provided prior to the scheduling of the first practicum course. Students must pass the practice exam prior to receiving approval to sit for the state exam. A recommendation is that students pass the practice exam prior to the first practicum.
Students without 12 hours of undergraduate or graduate coursework in counseling or a related field are required to complete PSYC5003 Introduction to Counseling during their first semester. Students without an undergraduate course in Abnormal Psychology are required to take PSYC5013 Advanced Abnormal Psychology prior to registration in PSYC5043 Psychopathology. Students without an undergraduate or graduate course in statistics are required to complete PSYC4603 Statistics and Research Methods I prior to registration in PSYC5053 Research Methods. These leveling courses do not count toward hours for degree completion.


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Weekend Roundup: Ex-WSOF Champ *Throws* Fight, God-Awful Tattoos, UFC Overload & More
The weekend is in the books, and although many of you were indulging in baseball playoffs and college football madness, there was plenty of MMA to equally boast and complain about. Apart from the always-vibrant regional circuit, which included MFC 41 and SFL 35 last Saturday night (watch a dude go through the cage door looking like he was on the wrong end of a Stone Cold Stunner right here), there were four major MMA shows taking place in 48 hours, two of which came from the same promotion that may or may not be ruining the sport with its inflated and overstressed schedule.
To top it all off, there were also a handful of stories outside the cage to boast about, some amusing and some downright miserable.
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A fired-up group of Arlene Ackerman supporters met in Southwest Philadelphia Tuesday night, vowing to back the superintendent as she fights to stay in Philadelphia.
Activist Sacaree Rhodes led the group, which included State Rep. Ronald G. Waters (D., Phila.)
"We should stand up for her — if we stand up with her, we stand up with children," Waters told the crowd of more than 50, who crowded into the lobby of the Kingsessing Recreation Center.
Rhodes said the group will push for all elected officials to make statements on their positions on Ackerman, whose tenure is rumored to be near an end.
She also lambasted School Reform Commission Chairman Robert L. Archie Jr., and demanded that he be ousted for his role in a deal to give Martin Luther King High School to an organization with ties to State Rep. Dwight Evans (D., Phila.)
That deal ultimately fell apart.
Archie has said he did nothing wrong. At Mayor Nutter's direction, the city's Chief Integrity Officer investigated the matter, but the report has not yet been released.
Rhodes said she had just spoken by phone with Ackerman, who did not attend work Tuesday or the meeting. But, Rhodes said, "she informed me that she's going to work tomorrow."
A cheer went up from the audience when they heard that news.
Rhodes called on supporters to meet at district headquarters to usher Ackerman into her office Wednesday.
No deal has been struck for Ackerman to leave, Rhodes said.
"She intends to stay here and work as long as Philadelphia needs her," Rhodes said.
Activist Pamela Williams, a Baptist minister and school police officer, urged the crowd to keep fighting for Ackerman.
"Every day, we've got to beat them up," said Williams, who is on medical leave from her school job. "Don't listen to anybody who says, 'She's gone, it's a done deal.'"
Williams said she had filed state ethics complaints Tuesday against Archie and Evans for their roles in the King deal.
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Zac Brown Band Interview: John Driskell Hopkins Says Band Will Always Break the Rules and Push the Limits
At a show this summer, Zac Brown Band's John Driskell Hopkins watched as one young and possibly inebriated shirtless male fan raced to the front row and quickly retreated. The music played on, the crowd continued to move around like a giant sea anemone, and the fan did it again. Then again, again, and again…
The kid (younger than Hopkins, but presumably of legal drinking age) did this repeatedly, playing an unintentional but infuriating game of cat and mouse with a bouncer eager to get his gnarled hands on him, but unable to leave his post in the moat that separates fans from band. Like a troll, he could only reach out when the kid got close. This sideshow had the ZBB bassist in stitches.
"Sometimes you see people get into a frenzy like that, they get so excited they can't stay in their own seat," Hopkins tells Taste of Country.
Remember: The band is always watching. Maybe not literally, like a vulture over the highway or some creepy neighbor — but they're playing close attention. "One of my favorite things to watch is when somebody in the crowd is singing along to a song they've never heard," Hopkins says. "I love that!"
Despite an arranged looseness on stage, Zac Brown Band keeps tight tabs on matters of business and music. The key to turning a jam band into a successful, innovative group of country hitmakers is organization, a little foolishness and a whole lot of competitive drive.
On 'Uncaged,' the group's third major label release, they takes chances no other artists would consider for longer than a cup of coffee. Yet once again, they'll find a gold album (platinum for one million copies sold is a safe bet) and chart-topping hits when it's time to begin album number four.
Hopkins called Taste of Country on the way home from a weekend at the lake with his wife. He was able to leave his 3-month-old twins with family for the rare summer touring break and enjoy some rest and relaxation — much needed.
ToC: Do you think on 'Uncaged' you have pushed the limits further than you have on any previous album?
John Driskell Hopkins: Oh yeah. They've been pushed farther than they have been. I don't think they've been pushed as far as they'll go. I don't know if we're gonna come out with a Radiohead album next or not, but it's certainly gonna be a growth process for as long as we play music. We're gonna always try to do better and bigger things and break rules and make as good of music as we can while embracing our fanbase.
How closely do you follow your singles as they move up the charts?
When it gets close (to No. 1), everybody is following it all the time. I check it weekly. When it gets into the Top 10 or the Top 5 you start going, 'OK, who is coming up with something strong? Who is around us?' We still do pay attention and we do still get butterflies about it. It's a very exciting to see your song get so many fans and so much attention all around the country.
That's interesting, because if one were to form an image of the band based on your music and live shows, it's that you're a carefree, go-with-the flow jam band. But yet, you still have a very focused business side?
It's seven dudes who were all athletes. 'Let's go!' There's a lot of testosterone up there. We're accustomed to not winning a lot of awards at award shows and things like that and we're able to shake off that we're not considered in the middle of the political part of the industry and all of that. But yeah, when you get up to the Top 5 and all, you're definitely gonna be interested.
We spoke with Scott from the Avett Brothers and he said they're looking forward to playing with ZBB at the Southern Ground Festival. Who on that lineup are you most looking forward to playing with or watching perform?
Charleston is going to be unique for me because I get to do a set with Balsam Range, they're a bluegrass band out of Canton, N.C. that's working on my solo record with me and we hope to rope Jerry Douglass into playing with us.
As far as the ZBB… we'll do everything we can to rope everybody that we can into our set on the main stage. The Avett Brothers are outstanding and we're big fans of theirs. We got to hear them several months back and we're really excited to get to play with them.
What is interesting about them is it looks like they're trying to cross the bridge into mainstream country a little more — maybe not releasing a single, but certainly talking to publications like ours. No one really crossed that bridge better than Zac Brown Band.
That's a big bridge!
What's the key and how did you do it so successfully, and so quickly?
I don't know man, I guess we just didn't take time to put our life jackets on when we crossed the bridge. We went so full bore ahead that we could have fallen flat on our face and we didn't. We pushed on through. And I don't wanna beat the bridge analogy up, but we went from bar into radio, and country radio was so very embracing of our sound and of our songs that really made it a joy to cross over into the genre.


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This is something I haven't noticed before but I think it's mighty cool! When you choose to Include the Actual Execution Plan in SSMS 2008 it suggest any missing indexes it thinks that are needed. Plus it also calculates the performance benefit from adding them. I'm guessing the number (green 84.7361 in the picture) is in percent... So it's like a Database Tuning Advisor "Lite" :)) And best of all this also works when you're connected to a SQL Server 2000 or 2005. This is what it looks like: I'm starting to like this new SSMS...
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10 Free Photoshop Alternatives For Mac & PC
Earlier this week we took at look at some great free web based alternatives to Photoshop. Since we don't always have web access (this can be especially true during our favorite photo editing time: while riding on a plane), we decided it was a good idea to look at some free photo editing options available for download.
In this list we've broken our software down just like we had with our web based list. Basic applications will perform basic photo editing tasks like cropping and resizing, while the More Robust applications will be more akin to Photoshop with options such as working with layers. Applications built for the Mac will have an "M" at the end, Windows a "W," Unix a "U."
- iPhoto: Since iLife comes free on every Mac, it makes our cut for a decent free basic photo editor. Of course iPhoto also boasts great photo organization in addition to the simple editing. M
- PhotoFiltre: This simple editor is like a pared down Photoshop and would have made our More Robust category had it included layer support. W
- Picasa: Think of this software as Google's answer to iPhoto mashed with Flickr. M, W
- PhotoPlus: Yet another basic photo editor, bonus for the lay users, this one comes with a tooth whitener tool. W
- Photoscape: This basic photo editor allows for RAW conversions to JPEG and has a tool for creating animated GIFs. W
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- Gimp: Easily the most popular free robust Photoshop replacement, and it is easy to see why. With an amazing array of editing tools and thriving developer community, Gimp is a fantastic choice for a real Photoshop replacement and is the one we most frequently use here at Unplggd. M, U, W
- LiveQuartz: This easy to use editor has a surprising amount of tools including layer management and multi-touch support. M
- Seashore: Another open source editor, Seashore, features gradients, textures, and anti-aliasing for both text and brush strokes.
- Paint.Net: Originally intended as a free replacement to Microsoft Paint software, Paint.Net has grown over the years into a much more powerful tool that includes layer support and several editing tools. W
- Pixen: This open source editor is designed specifically for pixel artists and features elegant layer support and great animation tools. M
Did we miss your favorite free photo editing application?
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I chose size 8 after comparing my measurements to those in the book. The amount of pages printed out was huge! At least 50. It turns out that there are full front and back pattern pieces for the main fabric and lining which i find incredibly wasteful. The front and back could be cut on the fold and the lining is only slightly shorter than the main pattern pieces therefore could use the main pattern pieces with markings for cutting the hem shorter. I made a part muslin (body and sleeve) first because the pattern pieces seemed big and luckily it fit perfectly.
I was lucky enough to be able to choose some fabric for my birthday at work and decided on the Zin Ash as my main fabric and Pink Hyou for a contrasting lining. The pattern takes up a fair amount of fabric, i ended up making a seam down the centre back of the lining to use the fabric efficiently.
The only unpicking i did was to reapply the pocket, i'd managed to sew it on slightly wonky the first time and it's far from perfect the second time but it's staying put!
My favourite detail? The cowl neck of course (perfect for robbing banks) with the kangaroo pocket being a close second. I used elastic in the cowl with linen ties attached to the ends and sewed the elastic in place at the back seam to stop it from being pulled out.
I used toggles from Tessuti on the ends of the ties, they really finish the tunic off and were a mere $1.40 each. I added rivets to the pocket which i had in my stash. The lining is hemmed separately from the main fabric so it hangs nicely.
The only downside…creasing of the linen but i'm not fussed about that so much.
I love this tunic, i've been needing more casual (out of work) clothes and this fits the bill. It's incredibly comfortable and the cowl acts as a scarf. I think made slightly longer it would be perfect as a dress. I also wonder how it would look with longer sleeves, my arms are a little chilly but i'm thinking of fixing this problem by making a long sleeve black tee for underneath.
There are a number of other patterns in this book i'm interested in sewing and some i'm not keen on at all, overall it's a great book and i highly recommend it…
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Jul 10, 2011, 03.47 AMby Emma Jeffery
I love this!
Jul 6, 2011, 10.54 AMby Peachykeen89
This is awesome! I have this book too and love it, only problem is the patterns printing- I solve this by adjusting them to go on the fold, and arrange them in a more paper-friendly way using adobe illustrator before I print them out.
Jul 5, 2011, 08.35 PMby JuliaBobbin
This is absolutely fantastic! Spot on.
Jul 5, 2011, 08.35 PMby madebymeg
nice! and i love the collar lining.
Jul 5, 2011, 08.20 PMby Samoha
wow this very nice.. where did you get this pattern ??
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Jul 5, 2011, 11.44 PMby nikkishell
From the book Twinkle Sews. you ca see an image of the cover in my pictures.
Jul 5, 2011, 03.26 PMby ginasophia
love it! especially the lining!!
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Jul 5, 2011, 08.21 PMby Samoha
I agree with you the lining is a nice touch :)
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Currently in the midst of the program's longest stint on the Penn/Monto National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) Division III Poll, MIT climbed up two spots to No. 15 in the rankings on Tuesday. With their highest standing in team history, the Engineers were also joined by NEWMAC rivals Wellesley College (No. 16) and Mount Holyoke College (No. 20) for the second week in a row.
Holding a 9-0 ledger heading into Sunday's home game against No. 6 Middlebury College, MIT is fifth in the nation in assists per game (3.56), seventh in points per game (12.89), eighth in scoring margin (3.67), ninth in goals per game (4.67), and 11th in scoring average (4.54). Individually, senior Molly Duffy (New Providence, N.J.) ranks eighth in goals per game (1.44) and ninth in points per game (3.33) while sophomore goalie Evie Kyritsis (Mountain Lakes, N.J.) is 15th in goals against average (0.86).


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We are so excited to have our 2014 and 2013 luxury swimwear collections both featured on Flip-Zone among some amazing couture fashion designers. If you haven't had a chance to see the entire new collection of swimwear and apparel, then be sure to head to the Lady Lux boutique or Flip-Zone website to see all of the new styles. You can also watch the video from the 2014 photo shoot, which I personally can't stop watching, mostly because our model Cora Skinner is so gorgeous!
This 2014 Collection is seriously amazing and all of the styles featured on Flip-Zone are available for pre-sale right now. Some styles are already in stock! From rhinestone bikinis to sexy animal print swimsuits and so many luxurious monokini styles, this designer swimwear collection has a little something for everyone. If you want to get that luxury couture look for the beach, then shop Lady Lux for the perfect sexy swimwear and beachwear looks.


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After two high-profile incidents of young African Americans being questioned after shopping at Barneys, Jay Z's forthcoming collection for the luxury retailer arrives at an awkward time.
Hov's new high-end fashion line for the department store, which debuts Nov. 20, includes a $70 T-shirt and a nearly $34,000 watch. But if several recent high-profile incidents are a sign, the young, hip-hop savvy shopper the line is geared toward might find that purchasing the items could be very unpleasant.
Two recent incidents in the New York City store have drawn comparisons to New York's widely pilloried stop-and-frisk policies. Trayon Christian, a 19-year-old African American man, said that after purchasing a $349 belt from the store, police waiting outside handcuffed him and questioned the validity of his credit card. Another shopper, 21-year-old Kayla Phillips, described a similar recent incident after purchasing a $2,500 handbag.
In response, an online protest at Change.org has emerged asking Jay Z to walk away from his Barneys collection. It's already garnered several thousand signatures.
"Without his vast wealth and brand power, they would see him the same as they see Trayon Christian," writes Derick Bowers, the protest's founder. "Jay Z should be appalled by Barneys' actions, and withdraw all support from them. If he does this, he will send a clear message to all corporations that are likeminded, that this behavior cannot be tolerated any longer."
Barneys is already in damage-control mode, with CEO Mark Lee agreeing to meet with New York civil rights leaders and to launch an internal investigation led by longtime civil rights advocate Michael Yaki. "Barneys New York believes that no customer should have the unacceptable experience described in recent media reports, and we offer our sincere regret and deepest apologies," it said on its Facebook page. "To this end, we are conducting a thorough review of our practices and procedures as they relate to these matters to ensure that they reflect our continued commitment to fairness and equality."


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Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a disorder in which the body's immune system attacks and destroys myelin, a membrane that covers axons in the brain and spinal cord. Myelin serves both to protect axons and to speed the conduction of electrical impulses along nerve fibers. The destruction of myelin results in scarring and loss of nerve cells and can lead to a whole host of symptoms for MS patients, including paralysis, depression, loss of memory, fatigue and problems with vision, balance, bladder and bowel control. However, because it is a disease that progresses slowly, MS can be very mild for some patients and many people with MS are able to lead full and active lives.
According to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke at the National Institutes of Health, MS is more common in women than men and is more than twice as likely to affect white people than people of other races. Also, the prevalence of MS among people in the more northerly climate zone is five times higher than for people in the tropics. The cause of MS is unknown but environmental, viral and genetic causes may play a role. MS is not fatal or contagious, although severe symptoms may lead to a shortened or decreased quality of life for some people.
Fatigue, one of the most common symptoms of MS, can be profoundly disabling. The cause of fatigue in MS is not well understood but some researchers believe that the degree of fatigue felt by MS patients is an indication of how far along the disease has progressed. However, a recent study conducted by researchers from Pennsylvania State University found that depression and sleep disturbance were stronger predictors of fatigue in MS patients than disease severity. Specifically, the results of this study showed that all three contribute to fatigue in MS, but that sleep disturbance is the biggest contributor.
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lease read the story below and forward to all of your contacts.
In mid-September I surrendered my three and a half year old male chocolate lab, Oliver, to a dog rescue for an number of reasons -- the most important being my infant daughter was developing an asthma condition that we believed was exacerbated by dog dander. I spent six months prior to the surrender trying to figure out how the two could co exist to no avail. You see, I loved my dog. I loved his quirky nature, his fierce loyalty, his palate for fruits and vegetables. I loved that he would lie with his head in my lap, how he would lick away my tears when I was sad and leap with glee when I showed excitement. Yes, I loved him in all of his brown-long-legged glory. But as a mother (and as a responsible dog owner who could see that he was suffering from the lack of time I could spend with him because I needed to keep him away from my child) I knew I had to let him go.
I chose a rescue because I thought it was his best bet. Yes, there were friends and family in my life that would have taken him. But they would have taken him for my sake and not his. And he deserved better. He deserved someone who wanted him. Who chose him. Who saw his picture and met him and said "yep, that's the one."
I went on-line and searched for rescues. When I typed the words "Toronto Dog Rescue" into Google one of the first hits was an organization called **** ****** ****. I read about them and liked what I read. The said they would find my dog a new home. That they would screen potential adopters to ensure a good fit. That they would check-in on the family over time. And that they would let me know the outcome. This all sounded right to me. I filled in the EXTENSIVE surrender application. I disclosed everything I knew about my dog -- from the fact that he loved and craved attention, to the fact that he could be food possessive, to the fact that he loved cherry tomatoes. I also disclosed that he had seasonal allergies. I said that untreated, these allergies could lead to SERIOUS problems -- including skin infections that can be difficult and expensive to treat. (I spent almost a year diagnosing these allergies -- and after many trips to the vet and a few misdiagnosis -- we found a medication that worked for him). I gave the name and address of his vet and gave permission for the disclosure of his records.
I sent off the application and within a few days Oliver was "accepted into the program." I felt devastated and relieved. I was told that the surrender fee for Oliver was $300. That seemed like nothing if it meant a good home -- and a guarantee that I would know the outcome. There was an additional assurance that if for whatever reason it did not work out, Oliver would return to the care of **** ******* ***** and they would find him a new home.
A few days after he had been accepted, a woman named **** came to my house. She had a clipboard and took notes. We spent over an hour with her talking about Oliver, his likes and dislikes, his specialness. She was helpful and reassuring. We signed a contract stating I was surrendering ownership of Oliver. I gave her $300. I gave her a bottle of his allergy medication. I packed up a huge box of his toys and belongings and I walked Oliver to her truck, I hugged him, I said good-bye. They drove away. And then I cried.
I watched his picture go up on their website -- he looked so handsome. I inquired a few days later and was told he was doing well. A week after that I was told he had been adopted by a nice family. They loved him and took him jogging every night. I was promised pictures at Christmas. My heavy heart was lifted at the thought of him jogging. He loved to run and I am not a jogger.
Almost two months later, I received word that his allergies were really bad. I was asked if I was sure they were seasonal. I explained that it was my understand that they were -- he had never had a problem in the winter -- I gave a few suggestions. The next day I received a call. **** was SCREAMING on the other end. Apparently, someone had finally gotten around to looking at his vet records. His new adoptive family was frightened by the number of times he had seen the vet in the previous year (a total of six times -- four of those times were before the allergies had been diagnosed, one time for his annual shots, and one time to treat a skin infection caused by his allergies). Even though the medication that solves the problem costs $60 per month, the family panicked. They did not want Oliver anymore. **** felt as though I had downplayed the allergies. How do you downplay allergies? 1 in 3 Labrador Retrievers have allergies. It is commonly understood as a problem with the breed. **** runs a dog rescue. Should she not know this? **** was not interested in a discussion. She said she could not place Oliver and I needed to come and get him. I explained we had a contract, that she had agreed to find him a home, and that I was not in a position to bring him back into my home. She screamed some more. Something about it requiring a millionaire to care for him. I asked her to call me back when she was more coherent.
She didn't call me back. Last Friday I returned home to find my beloved dog in my backyard. My gate had been locked so we believe she had help hoisting him over the fence. He was cold, shivering and wet from the damp day. There was a box on my front steps with a grocery bag full of kibble (there was no indication of what brand or how much he had been eating) along with a prescription bottle with some medication from a different vet (the label had been ripped off so we don't know what vet). All of his toys, his food bowls, his collar and his leash were missing. He was frolicking in the backyard with a ball he had dug out of the bushes. His old ball. His old home. His old family. He was thrilled.
**** at **** ****** **** never told me she would be dumping Oliver. She never called or e-mailed to see if he had been found safely or to let us know what had happened. She certainly didn't return the $300. I have since called her and asked she return Oliver's things and the fee I paid to her. Not surprisingly, I have not heard back.
What rescue would do this? What dog lover would do this?
I believe that **** ****** **** is driven by profit. If they choose to buy and sell dogs, than that is their business -- however they should NOT claim to be a rescue.
Oliver has found a new family who is not at all bothered by his allergies. I believe that he is finally home. With that looked after, I am turning my attention to ensuring that everyone and anyone knows about this story.
What can you do?
E-mail and register your concern about their practices -- let them know that abandoning a dog is an unacceptable thing for a rescue to do. They can be reached at E-mail Petfinder (a database of dog adoption organizations) and register your concerns about **** ****** ****. They currently list their dogs on this website (which is meant for reputable organizations that do not stand to profit from the adoption of animals).
Tell all of your dog-loving friends to avoid this organization.
Continue to offer your support to reputable rescues -- and there are many. I can't tell you how many wonderful people have contacted me since hearing Oliver's story. Dog lovers who have offered suggestions, assistance, and words of encouragement. I have learned that **** ****** **** has a terrible reputation -- something I wish I had know before. Together, we can get the word out and protect future dogs from harm.
If you have had your own experience with please let me know. I have already heard from folks who have had their own horror stories. You can e-mail me at .
Thanks you for your support.
Last edited by Capt. Jack; November 16th, 2008 at 06:32 PM. Reason: See moderator post
Becky , how horrible ! I have never heard of this rescue , and I have never heard of one who would ask you $300.00 to surrender your dog !!! Of course , many rescues ask money / donation from surrender families (we still take the dogs if we don't get the donation) but not $300.00 !
And to dump your dog in your backyard ??? Unbelievable !
While I understand your frustration and anger, to put the name of the "rescue" here and names of volunteers that work for said rescue, opens this forum up to being taken to court under slander and defamation laws.
Also, you will find that, forum rules state that one can not post personal information (ie. e-mail addresses) on the open forum as it opens you up to getting all kinds of e-mails from all kinds of people.
I am astounded by your experience wih this rescue group, you did all of the right things checking them as well as you could and to have them treat you and your Oliver like that is disgusting.
I understand the reason for the mods to take the name off of this as it could lead to a law suit. IMO maybe the law should look at them.
After reading all of the wonderful and yes sometimes sad reports of abandoned pets that the good Resues take in and try to rehome the one you speak of should not be running. pbp
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I'm just glad it ended well and that they dumped him in your yard instead of on a back road somewhere. I have this image of him finding his old ball in the bushes and patiently waiting for you to come home, so sweet.
Every profession has its idiots, even the most 'noble'. Sorry about the money but I wouldn't spend any more trying to get it back. Keep warning people, without calling lawsuits on your head. You can PM anyone on this board with names; that would be one way to get the word out.
A woman once adopted a cat from me. She wanted it for her young daughter. When I met her in person, red flags went up, she was very cold, didn't even want to hold the cat! But off they went. A week later she called me screaming that the cat was constantly trying to escape, as if I had cheated her. I was quite worried she would throw him out but to her credit, she brought him back. The contract I have with adopters is that they can bring the cat back for any reason. He eventually went to a lovely home.
PS Just wondering, did Oliver end up with family or friends?
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I am so sorry to hear about your experience with this organization and them leaving your dog in your yard.
If they are like this maybe it is a good thing that they brought your dog back as the homes they could of found for your dog might have been way worse than the one they did find! I'm so glad your dog now has a forever home and is safe and being well taken care of by people who love him allergies and all!
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What a horrific experience. I have never EVER heard of a rescue doing this. I have never known a rescue to ask for a $300.00 'drop off' fee either.
Please know that rescues do not operate like this.
I am pleased to hear however that your dog is now in a loving and safe forever home.
How Terrible!!!!!!!!! I can't believe that a rescue place would be sooo cruel!!!! What if you had gone on vacation when she dumped him in the yard?? How awful!! My heart goes out to you and Oliver. I am sooo glad he found a forever home
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Just wondering, if you legally turned over the dog to this rescue, meaning it was not yours at the time they dumped him in your back yard, is that legal for the rescue to do?
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Not for anything...but I would really wish we knew the 2 sides to this. There has to be more as I cannot imagine a rescue would do this.
Something is not right here. I am researching it and things don't add up. I am curious to the other side of the story now.
BenMax, Can you pm me the name of the rescue (I assume you have it seems your researching them) I would like to take a look at it too..
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Hi Babymomma - forget this thread. I have looked into it and there is definately something not right about this thread. I think that it should be left alone as it will only add fuel to the fire - when I don't think that there is any fire at all.
Let them sort it out as this business should be done so between the parties. There is always two sides to the story and I will go with what my contacts have told me. The rescue in question is reputable.
hmm is it maybe best to lock the thread until you have looked into it... ?
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Sometimes rescues do the best that they can, there is always someone that is not happy and tries to destroy all the good that they do. I do not know personally this rescue but I do know people that say that this does not sound like what they would do.
yup... always two sides to a coin.
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Gee, now I want to know the real story
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If you've been eagerly awaiting the new season of
which starts Sunday on
, Thomas Penn's
(Simon & Schuster: 448 pp., $30) offered an ideal way to bide your time (if you weren't already busy rereading parts of George R.R. Martin's saga).
Compared with the maneuvering of Starks, Lannisters and other houses in Martin's epic, Penn's book presents readers with the world of realpolitik as it was played out in the earliest years of the Tudor dynasty.
And yet here's one other connection between Martin's fantasy and Penn's history: Martin has told interviewers that the English Wars of the Roses were one inspiration for his epic, and in Penn's book we receive a fascinating portrayal of the victor of those wars, Henry of Richmond, the man who defeated Richard III in 1485 and was crowned Henry VII.
Most people easily recognize Henry VIII — who doesn't think of that legendary leg of turkey in his fist? The same goes for Richard III, who, thanks to Shakespeare, is known today as the sinister crook-back figure "cheated of feature by dissembling nature." But who was Henry VII?
That's a harder question to answer. He's a far more elusive figure.
In portraits, you almost never find him wearing a crown, only a plain black cap, which makes him seem, with his grim expression, more like a cleric or scholar than a king. His career is wedged between far more dashing, appealing monarchs. Some historians apply an innocuous expression to his reign as being merely "a time of transition." This is why Penn's book is so invaluable to us. Here is a skillful reclamation project, an absorbing picture of the oft-overlooked architect behind one of the greatest, most controversial dynasties in English history.
"Henry VII remains mysterious…'a dark prince,'" writes Penn, an editor at a London publisher. What Penn shows us is that what hides behind this cloak of mystery is a 24-year reign from 1485 to 1509 which "degenerated into oppression, extortion and a kind of terror" that would have impressed Joseph Stalin.
When illness threatened to kill him in 1507, two years before his actual death, Henry ordered that 7,209 Masses be sung for his soul. After finishing Penn's book, you may decide 7,209 Masses weren't enough.
Henry was a monarch who controlled by fear and force and used a vast network of spies and informers. "The hidden hand of the king" was everywhere, Penn explains, "testing, probing, controlling, and undermining the authority of his greatest subjects." Henry courted a kind of instability because his reign depended on it.
Why? His claim to the throne was a thin one, coming through his mother's family. His marriage to Edward IV's daughter Elizabeth helped improve his legitimacy, but others claimed stronger (i.e. paternal, usually) ties to the throne.
So, even though Shakespeare has the character Henry declare peace after Bosworth, the real Henry faced a long string of pretenders (like Perkin Warbeck and Lambert Simnel) and genuine claimants (like the Duke of Buckingham and the Earl of Warwick) that kept the realm in permanent turmoil.
Penn shows us Henry's furious maneuvering to ensure that the next generation of Tudors wouldn't have his legitimacy problems. The deaths of his oldest son, Arthur, in 1502 and of Elizabeth in 1503 were a staggering blow in so many ways. When Henry VII pulls out of public view after these deaths, though, Penn's characterization makes the reader suspect that Henry mourned the ruin of his royal plans as much as any personal losses that he felt.
His one shining consolation, especially in the case of losing his heir, was the presence of the spare, Henry, duke of York. We see how Henry VII threw everything into preparing his young son for kingship, including building a colorful cult of chivalry around him; we learn about Henry VII's crafty investments (he made a bundle trading alum, a medicinal substance, on the international market) and the brutality of his henchmen as they interpreted — "distorted" or "abused" are probably more accurate words — any laws, suits or old debts in the king's favor.
Penn's story offers a rich pageant of players — agents and adversaries, courtiers and scholars, thugs and young aristocrats. But in the book's later pages, the most captivating figure has to be young Prince Henry. As he nears manhood, his shadow looms large over his hollow-cheeked, fading father. His literary genius, love of the joust and gregariousness recall not his grasping, paranoid father, but his charismatic, lusty grandfather Edward IV (and, if you're keeping a "Game of Thrones" score card, Edward's probably the inspiration for jolly King Robert Baratheon).
There's a touch of sunlight to the personalities of Prince Henry and Edward IV, even though both were as tyrannical as any ruler (and worse). Still, when we think of them, there's a glow to their accomplishments that escapes the reign of Henry VII. His rule was a bleak time made even bleaker by his own ruthlessness. That's why Penn's book title is so well-chosen. No season suits Henry VII better than the winter.
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George R.R. Martin's prose is so visual, so rooted in appealing to our senses, that it doesn't seem to leave much room for anyone interested in adapting it to another medium.
Martin's saga of Westeros was even called "unadaptable" until David Benioff and D.B. Weiss came along. The producers of "Game of Thrones," they managed with the rest of the HBO crew to find a way to adapt the story for television that's at least satisfactory to some Martin fans. Times writer Geoff Boucher, on our sister blog, Hero Complex, talked to Benioff and Weiss last year about the challenges of adapting this mammoth epic (despite sounding redundant, in Martin's case adding "mammoth" to "epic" seems justifiable) for HBO.
Now, Daniel Abraham and Tommy Patterson have taken up the challenge in another genre,
"A Game of Thrones: The Graphic Novel — Volume One"
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If you don't know the story, their visualizing of the first part of the epic's first book will be perfect. It provides a satisfying blend of characters and situations (and sex, so keep this one away from the kids) as tension builds between the frost-touched Starks and golden Lannisters.
At one point, as Eddard discusses grim matters with his wife in the godswood, his place of meditation, the haunting carved face of the heart tree looms behind them, dominating nearly every panel. It's a wise move by Abraham and Patterson. It's a clear, effective omen of bad things to come.
For anyone whose imagination has already been captured by the books, however, or if you've watched and enjoyed the HBO series, the graphic novel will pale beside them. There's something missing; it isn't that the creators of the graphic novel aren't very good. Their skill is obvious on the page. They just make "Game of Thrones" seem like any other swords-and-more fantasy that is out there. And that couldn't be further from the truth.
Martin, in a brief preface, offers that this graphic novel makes a decent introduction to his epic.
"Maybe you will even want to read the original novels when you've finished the comic. That would be cool," he suggests. "Like those old Classics Illustrated com...er, graphic novels...this may be a gateway drug."
So if you're new to the story and eager to get up to speed before tuning in on Sunday, this is a good way to do it. But an important fyi: This volume covers only half the events of the first season. Volume 2 of the graphic novel won't be available until later this year.
Owchar is deputy book editor. The Siren's Call appears monthly at http://www.latimes.com/books


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