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Big Blue Gets Cool
'Cool Blue' Brings Top-End Linux/Windows Servers to Business Side
With its new round of "Cool Blue" PC servers, rolled out last week, IBM is starting to push HPC (high-performance computing) beyond the scientific-technical niche and into the mainstream, particularly among SMBs (small to mid-sized businesses). More business-oriented software solutions are becoming available for Linux and Windows editions of the servers alike, but a set of built-in innovations for making the most of electrical power could act as an even stronger draw for the five new servers.
During a press conference held in New York to launch the AMD Opteron-based systems, IBM brass maintained that blade computing is now making the transition from the "early adopter" to the "early majority" stage.
"Move.com is moving from Dell," illustrated Susan M. Whitney, IBM's general manager for System X.
In a meeting with LinuxPlanet in NY later that day, IBM's VP for Deep Computing, contended that IBM wants to avoid mistakes of the ilk made by some other makers of high-end systems. Consequently, IBM won't be focusing too exclusively on "the top of the pinnacle" applications, he said.
Indeed, some of the IBM customers and business partners on hand at the event upheld the notion that blades and other HPC systems are starting to be used for solutions outside the usual realm of oil exploration. financial services risk analysis, and the like.
Iris Wireless, for example, has already bought some of the new Cool Blue servers from IBM, said Peter A. Rinfret, president and CEO for the wireless messaging and applications provider, another speaker at the press conference.
Rinfret estimated that IBM's new power management features can cut a company's cooling bills in half.
"And it's a good way to avoid parboiling your employees, which does offend people," he joked.
In an interview at the event later, Rinfret declined to put a dollar figure on the computers purchased from IBM, or to specify how many servers were bought. But he told LinuxPlanet that the new PCs constitute about two to three percent of the installed base in Iris's existing data center.
At the same time, Medtronic is actively looking into the prospect of purchasing Cool Blue servers for its data centers, said Scott Dyson, senior systems administrator for the medical technology provider, who was also on hand in New York.
Medtronic's data centers run mostly Microsoft Windows, according to Dyson. "But we also have some Linux," he told LinuxPlanet.
"Most of today's solutions [for HPC systems] actually operate on Linux," noted Raisal Ahmen, solutions marketing manager for xSeries and BladeCenter, during another interview.
Yet to meet business-oriented application requirements, IBM and third-party developers and integrators are working on both sides of the operating systems fence.
In a product demo at the event, for instance, IBM showed a new ERP system from SSA Global, aimed mainly at midrange manufacturing firms, which currently runs on Novell SuSE Linux only.
"Linux is just the first operating system this [application] has been developed for," according to Ann Saydah of IBM's WebSphere Business Development Group.
Also last week, however, IBM announced a partnership deal around its existing blade-based e-mail archiving system. Increasingly targeted at compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley and other government regulations, the archiving system is already on the market for both Linux and Windows.
Under the deal, Tech Data Systems will distribute the Windows version � which uses IBM E-Mail Search for CommonStore for Lotus Domino and Microsoft Exchange -- among its resellers.
But according to Jonathan L. Prial, IBM's VP of Content Management and Discovery, there's really no reason why the Linux edition couldn't be distributed along similar lines.
"We expect we'll do more [deals]," Prial told LinuxPlanet. "We'll be working with VADs (value-added distributors), who will take the offer to resellers."
Yet as data centers move toward virtualization, the operating system itself might become a less important selling point, suggested some attending the event, including Bill Zeitler, senior VP and group executive for the IBM Systems and Technology Group.
Still, "there will always be an operating system," Zeitler said, in response to a question on that topic, posed by LinuxPlanet during the press conference.
Meanwhile, the energy-saving features in IBM's new line-up are designed to work "inside the envelope" of companies' existing data center resources, according to Whitney.
The five new "Cool Blue" servers encompass two "enterprise-class" blade systems � the 2-way LS21 and 2-way to 4-way LS41 � along with the System x3455 high performance compute node; the System x3755, also geared largely to scientific computing; and the System x3655 "business performance server."
Business apps foreseen for the x3655 include database/ERP, business intelligence, video on demand, and IPTV.
All five servers are based on IBM's X-Architecture, a model intended to bring mainframe-like capabilities to the x86 platform.
The LS41 expands to 4-way through the use of a new snap-in blade that interconnects with the system through IBM's HyperTransport technology..
All five come with a patent-pending technology known as IBM Xcelerated Memory for reducing memory bottlenecks.
The new power management technologies built into the systems include IBM Power Executive, for metering power usage and heat emission; IBM Thermal Diagnostics; and the IBM Director and Virtualization Engine, for cutting energy usage through server consolidation and virtualization.
Industry analysts suggested that these features are likely to appeal strongly to some of IBM's existing HPC markets, while also pulling blades into some new market areas.
Financial firms on Wall Street, for example, can be particularly crunched for data center resources, said Gordon Haff, an analyst with Illuminata, during another conversation.
For its part, though, Medtronic is also crunched, according to Dyson. In fact, the company recently acquired a second data center, mainly for that reason.
"We are literally running out of electricity," echoed Iris Wireless's Rinfret. Rinfret also pointed out, however, that most of IBM's new power management features only work across IBM's X Series, limiting their effectiveness for customers with lots of multiplatform legacy equipment.
"Ironically, we can't even really use these features [yet]," Rinfret said. But right now, he said, Iris is working with IBM and other vendors to locate a second data center that will help meet its electrical requirements.
So why did Iris Wireless, also a long-time Dell customer, decide to purchase new Cool Blue systems from IBM?
A big part of the answer revolves around customer service, according to Iris' CEO. "IBM not only danced with us. They did the tango with us," he told LinuxPlanet.


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SCons / ReleaseHOWTO / BuildAndTest
The SCons wiki has moved to https://github.com/SCons/scons/wiki/BuildAndTest
Build Candidate Packages
Provided you have all of the necessary utilities installed, this should be a simple matter of:
$ rm -rf build bootstrap $ python bootstrap.py VERSION=$VERSION
While you're waiting for the candidate packages to be built, open another shell window and proceed with preparing the test script. Make sure that $SVN and $VERSION are set up as shell variables as described above.
Prepare test script
The script to run the tests is in the source in
bin/fill_me_in. Make a copy and edit it according to the instructions below.
# report skipped tests as successful export TESTCOMMON_PASS_SKIPS=yes set -e # stop on error # python runtest.py -a python runtest.py -a -p tar-gz python runtest.py -a -p zip python runtest.py -a -p local-tar-gz python runtest.py -a -p local-zip python runtest.py -a -p src-tar-gz python runtest.py -a -p src-zip python runtest.py -a -p rpm
The regression suite exercises a wide range of functionality. There are around a thousand tests in the suite, so each test run can take a while.
Regression tests of source tree
Normally, the SCons Build
Bot monitors this branch, so it probably started running regression tests as soon as you checked in the changes above. If your machine is covered by one of the BuildBot machines (particularly if your machine
<ins>is</ins> one of the Build
`Bot machines), you can remove the firstruntest` in the script.
Regression tests of candidate packages
The build step above not only builds the packages but also unpacks all of them into subdirectories so that you can run the test suite against the packaged goods. This is intended to catch packaging problems such as not adding a new module to the packaging
MANIFEST list(s). The
runtest.py script supports a
-p option and arguments that run the SCons tests against the different unpacked directories.
Edit the script to include the tests you want to include. If you want to be complete, test all of the packages.
To be quicker but still reasonably thorough, test
tar-gz and
zip, one each of
local- and
src- (probably do
-tar-gz for one and
-zip for the other), and
For a quick-n-dirty test, just test
tar-gz or
zip, and maybe
rpm. Since all of the different packages use the same lists as input, it's pretty unlikely that the tests will pass on one package and fail for another.
Once the script is prepared, save it and return to the window creating the packages.
Check the Build
The build creates the packages in the
build/dist subdirectory. If everything built correctly, you should see files that look like the following:
scons-$VERSION-1.noarch.rpm scons-$VERSION-1.src.rpm scons-$VERSION.linux-x86_64.tar.gz scons-$VERSION.linux-x86_64.zip scons-$VERSION.tar.gz scons-$VERSION.win32.exe scons-$VERSION.zip scons-doc-$VERSION.tar.gz scons-local-$VERSION.tar.gz scons-local-$VERSION.zip scons-src-$VERSION.tar.gz scons-src-$VERSION.zip
Note that the
linux-x86_64 strings in some of the file names above may be different, depending on your local system architecture. That doesn't matter; those files don't go public. Go ahead and remove them.
Run Test Script
If the build succeeded, run the test script:
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Atlanta/Atlantic Station
Atlantic Station[3] is a large urban renewed complex in Atlanta in the northwest edge of the Midtown District. Opened in 2005, its property's location was once nothing more than an old steel mill, which a portion of it was preserved as a monument in its central park. This mixed-use development is one of the largest live, work, and play areas in Atlanta, and has even earned the motto "a city within a city", as well as its own zip code.
Atlantic Station is made up of three distinct areas. The District is on the eastern side, which includes the shopping plaza and high rise office and residential buildings. The Commons is in the center, which has a lake surrounded by apartments and townhomes. The Village is on the western side, and has the IKEA store and two apartment complexes.
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Atlantic Station is accessible by a free shuttle provided that departs from the MARTA Arts Center Station approximately every 5-15 minutes. The MARTA Bus Route #113 also serves Atlantic Station. By car, from Interstate 75/85 Northbound exit at 14th Street, from Interstate 75 Southbound exit at 16th Street, and from Interstate 85 Southbound exit at 17th Street.
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The District is the shopping plaza surrounding Dillards, and also includes chain stores such as DSW, City Sports, Express, and Old Navy, as well as nani Sensorium. There is also the Taste Clothing Boutique, and White House/Black Market for women.
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President Obama has never been wildly popular in West Virginia, but Tuesday's Democratic primary marked the state's sharpest rejection of the president yet. A Texas prisoner, listed as Inmate No. 11593-051, received 69,766 votes, a surprising 41% of the total, showing that many West Virginians would vote for just about anyone other than Obama, regardless of their status as a felon. Obama still won the primary, with 59% of the vote.
Keith Judd, the prisoner in question, is currently serving a 17½-year sentence at the Federal Correctional Institution in Texarkana after being sentenced for extortion in an altercation with the University of New Mexico.
By receiving more than 15% of the vote in West Virginia, Judd is technically allowed at least one state delegate, though no one has yet stepped forward to head to the Democratic National Convention for him. Tuesday's face-off wasn't the first time both Judd and Obama have been on the ballot, though, as Judd finished third in the 2008 Idaho primary behind both Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton with 1.7% of the vote.
To be eligible for the ballot, all Judd needed to do was pay a $2,500 filing fee and fill out a "notarized certification of announcement," along with meeting other residency and age requirements.


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Another signing! Welcome back Ryan Haggerty, who inked a new deal with the Penguins for the 2017-18 season: https://t.co/OREapYaETE pic.twitter.com/5rLeUs7Usj— WBS Penguins (@WBSPenguins) August 3, 2017
USA will name their initial Roster for the '18 Olympics on Friday, I wouldn't be surprised to see JD'A & Nicky Bailen on the list.
Another signing! Welcome back Ryan Haggerty, who inked a new deal with the Penguins for the 2017-18 season: https://t.co/OREapYaETE pic.twitter.com/5rLeUs7Usj— WBS Penguins (@WBSPenguins) August 3, 2017
RPI Pep Band
GO GO GO YOU RED RED RED!!! and I guess Yale?
2017-2018 RPI Pick to Click Champion
2013-2016 RPI Pick to Click Back-to-Back-to-Back Runner-Up
2014-15, 2018-19 ECAC Pick the Standings Last Place
Jim Johannson, a longtime USA Hockey executive, was announced as the team's general manager.
Congrats on the news of a little BP
Spoke with former #Blackhawks forward Brandon Pirri after #ChiHockeyClassic ... he is NOT headed to Swiss league. Said that report is false.— Brian Hedger (@BrianHedger) August 6, 2017
Pirri is still seeking an NHL team to go to camp with this Fall. He & his wife are also expecting their first child. #Blackhawks— Brian Hedger (@BrianHedger) August 6, 2017
Florida Panthers Announce PTO for Forward Brandon Pirri.....https://www.nhl.com/panthers/news/fl...ri/c-290796634
Thought I'ld throw this out there. ADK (HC Tapper) vs Reading (HC MacDonald) Oct. 6 in Glens Falls for a pre-season game. The Thunder will take on the Reading Royals in a home-and-home set, beginning at Cool Insuring Arena in Glens Falls on Friday, October 6, with puck drop slated for 7:00 p.m. The two teams will also meet the following Sunday, October 8, in Reading with puck drop slated for 4:00 p.m. at Santander Arena. https://www.echlthunder.com/news/?article_id=866
BERGIE IS BACK! Defenseman Mike Bergin has re-signed with the #ADKThunder for his third season with the team! ~ https://t.co/lvzers49Ai pic.twitter.com/mjVfEPrkUP— Adirondack Thunder (@ECHLThunder) August 31, 2017
Congrats & good luck to Big Luke. He's been hired as Scout for the Philadelphia Rebels of the NAHL among his other obligations.... Program Director/18U Head Coach of @EliteHockeyAAA | Scout-Green Bay (USHL) and Philadelphia (NAHL) | RPI '15......https://twitter.com/lukecuradi
Good luck to Riley Bourbonnais as he's invited to participate in the Pens' Prospect Challenge........... Penguins' to Participate in Prospects Challenge in Buffalo This Weekend (BTW, Kazzy will not be in this for Buff.)
All three games against prospects from the Sabres, Devils and Bruins will be streamed live on penguins.nhl.com https://www.nhl.com/penguins/news/ro...le/c-290877378
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Confirmed: Jimmy DeVito (F) | RPI (Rensselaer Polytech. Inst.) -> Washington Capitals | https://t.co/L8DJNVxJel #NHL— EP Transfers (@ep_transfers) September 13, 2017
Here are the #CapsCamp rosters broken down by Group. pic.twitter.com/9PSQdFGbT9— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) September 13, 2017
I haven't seen this posted here. Forgive me if I missed it.
Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.
Benjamin Franklin
The harder I practice, the luckier I get.
Gary Player
All NHL Training Camps start today. Kazzy in Buffalo https://nhl.bamcontent.com/images/as...-file/file.pdf ..............Burgy in Ottawa https://www.nhl.com/senators/news/ot...er/c-291033422 ...........Pirri in Fla (along with RPI fan fav "Harry Z") https://nhl.bamcontent.com/images/***...-file/file.pdf
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Haggs will be in the Pens' Camp, no Bourbonnais though..... https://nhl.bamcontent.com/images/as...-file/file.pdf
BURGDOERFER! SCORES! #SENS LEAD 3-2!— Ottawa Senators (@Senators) September 20, 2017
Burgy scores after a breakaway coming out of the box......sort of .. https://www.nhl.com/video/burgdoerfe...912/c-52760503
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Only a true and wonderful friend could write such a beautiful in memoriam.
Both times you wrote your articles on Eddie I was touched. Thanks man. I lost my best friend suddenly this year. Your tribute to Eddie was a sign of a true friend. Not letting his legacy die is an awesome legacy to the guy he must've been.
His artwork truly inspired me. At the site listed above, I attempted a 4 x 4 foot Batcave from the Timm Universe, but Eddie's figures always seemed the coolest. I marveled at how many of my favorite figures were painted by this one guy.
Thanks for being a true friend and sticking your neck out at the panel. Can't tell you how much respect that gave me for you.
Really appreciate that last paragraph, Daniel. So, so true. Very touching. Thanks for keeping Eddie's legacy in our minds.
Wonderful words man. Can't believe it's already been a year. Kudos to Jason for keeping the dream alive and turning out some amazing work this past year. Looking forward to seeing all the great things to come. As long as there are action figures on display in my house, Eddie Lives!
a touching tribute to a loss friend for his legacy carries on. and could not agree more with the last part that one should do what they need to do today for as eds death prove one never knows when it will end too soon.


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Mosner, Gerald. "Portuguese Pamphlets." The Newberry Library Bulletin 3.7 (1954): 206-215. Call number: Z 79.N 4112 and photocopy in checklist area.
The Newberry Library. A Catalog of the Greenlee Collection, The Newberry Library, Chicago. 2 vols. Boston: G.K. Hall, 1970. Call number: Ref folio Z 2739 .N483 in checklist area.
Newberry Library. The William B. Greenlee Collection. The Newberry Library Bulletin 6 (1951): 167-178. Call number: Z 79.N 4112 and photocopy in checklist area.
Rogers, Francis Millet. "William Brooks Greenlee, Scholar and Benefactor of Portuguese Studies." Hispanic American Historical Review 33 (1953): 587-589. Call number: F 96.004 and photocopy in checklist area.
Welsh, Doris Varner. A Catalog of the William B. Greenlee Collection of Portuguese History and Literature and the Portuguese Materials in the Newberry Library. Chicago: Newberry Library, 1953. Call number: Z 941 .62 in checklist area.


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The aquamarine stone is March's birthstone, its clear icy blue color make aquamarine rings coveted for any personal jewelry collection. Aquamarine jewelry is relatively durable but care should be taken when wearing large stone aquamarine rings as they tend to be top heavy. Emerald cut aquas are the most common shape used in jewelry; however, aquamarine looks beautiful faceted in any shape. EraGem loves offering stunning vintage aquamarine cocktail rings to our customers, as you can see below they photograph beautifully!


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It has been said that over 25 years ago, a mystical creature known as the Purple Haze emerged from the darkness and arose from the deep, cold waters of Waikiki. "From the black side," Kevin Sullivan once said during an interview on Championship Wrestling from Florida, is where the Purple Haze hailed from.
In a new DVD shoot interview produced by Highspots.com, SLAM! Wrestling�s own Steve Johnson attempts to shed light on the mystique of the Purple Haze, aka Mark Lewin. The back of the DVD case states: "When most wrestling fans hear the name Mark Lewin, people instantly remember his time in Florida as the Purple Haze. While the Purple Haze was a very successful and memorable character, the character that is Mark Lewin had entertained wrestling fans across the world for decades long before the Purple Haze was risen out of the water by Kevin Sullivan."
In the introduction, Steve Johnson tells viewers that Lewin is a 2009 inductee into the Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame in upstate New York, having won championships on four different continents with an impressive career spanning nearly the entire second half of the 20th century. After the intro, Johnson establishes the fact that he and Lewin are speaking openly about his career, "And when your career started in 1953, (a shoot interview like this) was strictly taboo." He asks Lewin, "Has wrestling lost something since then?"
"The mystique," replies Lewin. "I don't say it's a bad thing. It's a good thing in a way." Now in his 70s, Lewin looks amazing for his age, sporting a devil-like short beard and shaved head. With an almost surreal calmness and aura about him, in the opening minutes of the shoot, he is captivating to listen to as he speaks about his origins, growing up in post-war Buffalo. As one of three wrestling brothers, Lewin shares personal stories about breaking into the business, as his older brother, Donn Lewin, was wrestling for promoter Ed Don George, and his sister married pro wrestler, Danny McShane. "It wasn't easy getting into the business back then," said Lewin, as he shared insight on being trained by George and McShane.
The back of the DVD case states, "Lewin's memory of this time in the wrestling business during the 1950s and '60s is remarkable." It is, indeed, as Lewin tells stories of going to the Buffalo Memorial Auditorium to see matches like Danny McShane versus The Great Togo. "I just fell in love with Danny McShane," says Lewin. It was McShane who took Lewin to California to get a wrestling license at the age of 16, despite being underage.
"Magneticism," is what Lewin said McShane possessed. Johnson concurred, "You couldn't take your eyes off of him." From here, Lewin shares some fascinating tales of the violent and bloody feud Danny McShane had with "Wild" Red Berry, selling out arenas across the state of California. It's a nice segue to Lewin's early years breaking into the territories and establishing his career, wrestling everyone from Danny McShane, Buddy Rogers, and Antonio Rocca to King Curtis, Bobo Brazil, and Dr. Jerry Graham. "I used to go to territories that didn't have TV," says Lewin. "Barnstormed them, by word of mouth, gaining a reputation. It was a different carnie-type (era in wrestling). A lot of wrestlers weren't easy to get along with, they wanted to stretch me and make sure I paid my dues. It wasn't easy."
While reflecting on his time working in Chicago, Lewin shares intriguing tales of wrestling "The Zebra Kid" George Bollas. It's during this segment Johnson's knowledge really shines as he helps Lewin recall specific matches while remembering names like Abe Kashey and Wee Willy Davis.
"Things change in the wrestling business though," says Lewin, while speaking about his years as working a babyface. "Vince McMahon (Sr.) used to call me, 'The best baby(face) he ever had.'" As for the villains, Lewin speaks at length about his admiration for Buddy Rogers, as Johnson chimes in: "He was as dominant a figure as there was at that time. Not only one of the greatest heels of all time, but one of the greatest workers of all time."
Lewin listens intently to Johnson, takes a moment to reflect, then thoughtfully responds, "He had that natural ability. He was a very cunning person. I spent a lot of time around Buddy. He had a great way of talking." Lewin then leans into the camera and delivers a great impersonation of Rogers to illustrate his point. Making comparison to Frank Sinatra, Lewin says Rogers was, "Very, very intelligent. I learned good things from him and Danny McShane, and some bad things too."
Johnson then sets up a great discussion about the fundamentals of wrestling, and what aspiring wrestlers today still need to know. "Danny (McShane) could deliver a punch that looked like it could take your head off, but you would never feel it -- light as a feather," says Lewin. He credits McShane for teaching him how to throw a convincing punch. "A punch has to look like a punch."
"Most wrestlers have (only) one way of falling down, and one way of getting up," he adds. "This is not necessarily a good thing -- their routine. If you watch my matches, you'll never see me get up the same way, talk the same way. You have to be creative.
"I love the wrestling business no matter what. I don't know who's done more than me in the wrestling business," says Lewin without reservation. "I've done everything inside and out in the wrestling business, and it's given me complete happiness in my life." This segment leads into a personal story about falling in love with "a Singapore princess" while wrestling in Singapore. "They say her beauty is what made the north wind blow," Lewin tells Johnson. "It's brought me everything, wrestling."
Coming back to the topic of wrestling fundamentals, Lewin sheds light on what he would tell young wrestlers today. "(I would) tell them to try to be more creative," said Lewin. "Bring the male image and personality into it -- beyond the high flying (action). We did business week after week in the same place, and people came to see the matches because they were interesting, and the (wrestlers) they got to know."
Johnson ask Lewin, "How did you learn to develop taking a fierce some beating or (in wrestling lingo) 'selling it.'" Lewin takes time to respond and speaks at length about Dusty Rhodes and his ability to "sell." Another interesting name he brings up is Angelo Mosca Jr., as Highspots nicely puts up an image of Mosca Jr. while Lewin is speaking. Lewin then shares some insight on selling a beating: "Always think about a dog choking on a bone, and try to get that feeling of writhing and withering (in pain). There's got to be a feeling to it. I remember one time Buddy Rogers said to me, 'My God, you're going to get me killed (by the fans).' I sold it so well.
"I 'made' guys who I liked, like Karl Kox. I wanted to see them on top. A lot of people owed me a lot of favours."
Johnson ushers Lewin into a discussion about "his first real good long run in New York," and says that he and Don Curtis were the greatest tag team to come out of Buffalo. "How did that come about?" asks Johnson. Here, Lewin beautifully weaves in the complicated relationships, both professional and personal, of names like Danny McShane, Bobby Davis, Dr. Jerry Graham, and Vince McMahon Sr. when putting this era into context, and the years he tag teamed with Don Curtis in major territories like Chicago and New York.
When Johnson asks Lewin about the longevity of the Lewin/Curtis tag team, and "keeping it fresh," over the years, Lewin meanders for the first time in the interview as he shares a difficult-to-follow story about bringing brownies to the ring announcer, while being "faithful to Don and taking care of him."
From here, Lewin is asked about his time working for Vince McMahon Sr.'s Capital Wrestling promotion, Madison Square Garden, and the wrestling scene of the late-'50s, with names like Antonio Rocca. In another interesting segment, Johnson asks him to share some insight on how the sleeper hold became his finishing hold, as Lewin speaks at length about the effectiveness of the maneuver. While discussing this fairly early stage of his career, it becomes evident that Lewin has traveled extensively throughout the North American wrestling scene as he shares a funny story about going to Calgary and spending time with Stu Hart.
Steve Johnson then acknowledges 1963 as a pivotal year for Lewin as he shed his clean cut babyface image to become the villainous "Maniac" Mark Lewin. It was during "a scientific match" in Houston, wrestling for Paul Boesch, when Lewin decided to uncharacteristically deliver a low blow to his opponent as "The people were jumping over the ropes, and it was bedlam," Lewin remembers fondly.
"There's a little heel in all of us," Johnson says to Lewin. "It came very naturally to me," Lewin relies. "I lived every personality. I lived as the Purple Haze for many years before I became the Purple Haze." When discussing memorable heels of the '70s, Lewin speaks at length about "The Great Mephisto" Frankie Cain, and some parallels to the Purple Haze character.
From Australia, to New Zealand, to wrestling in front of 48,000 fans in Korea, Lewin has clearly seen it all, as Johnson asks him about memorable bouts against Killer Kowalski, Dominic Denucci and Kintaro Oki.
But it's during the segment, where Johnson asks him about his memorable feud with The Sheik, that Lewin sits on the edge of his seat and gets eerily quiet and articulate. "He was high violence, and he could throw fire like nobody else -- he could envelope you in violence."
Johnson asks Lewin how he kept the matches interesting and fresh, having wrestled The Sheik over 200 times. Here, Lewin shares insight on what made The Sheik such an attraction, and his believability. "That selling thing that you asked me about -- he had a lot of guts on going the limit with violence," said Lewin. "I went over an hour with him in Cobo Hall -- I finally beat The Sheik. (Fans) were at the point where they wanted to see The Sheik beaten. It was like Lou Thesz, when I put him to sleep in the Olympic Auditorium in Los Angeles -- looking down at him lying on his back, I remember thinking that Mark Lewin has finally arrived, because Lou Thesz rarely ever lost."
Never a dull moment, and 90 minutes into the shoot, Johnson keeps the interview moving along nicely as they discuss the evolution of Mark Lewin, from the clean-cut babyface of the 1950s to the nefarious Purple Haze persona of the early '80s. Bridging the past with the present, Johnson acknowledges that Lewin's career "spans from Gorgeous George to Kevin Sullivan and from Buddy Rogers to Bruiser Brody." Johnson asks Lewin if he changed over time to accommodate the various styles of his opponents over the years. Lewin is reflective in his response, "I upgraded the violence in the wrestling business -- I'm guilty of that." Here, Lewin shares some insight on how he changed his physique over the years and refers to himself as "a chameleon," wrestling from Singapore to Hawaii.
"From the waves of Waikiki," Johnson recalls, is where the persona of the Purple Haze made his debut on an episode of Championship Wrestling from Florida. "It wasn't hard for me to fall into the character because I am the Purple Haze," says Lewin, who credits Dusty Rhodes as the creative mind behind the evil devil-worshiping character. "It came easy, because let's face it, I'm out there. I'm from the Timothy Leary era -- I like living on the wild side. JJ Dillon and Kevin Sullivan had a part in that as well, and it got great reviews, (me) walking up onto the beach from Waikiki."
In closing, Johnson says anyone who can make Abdullah the Butcher a babyface is a major task, referring to a memorable feud that Lewin had with Abdullah. "Yes, because I'm believable," says Lewin, intensely looking into the camera. "I am the maniac, I am the guy who delivers brownies, and I am the Purple Haze."


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Western Missionary Views of Chinese Women: A Roundtable Discussion
Time Estimate
Three 47-minute class periods.
After completing this lesson, students will be able to:
- analyze point of view in primary source documents
- determine the effect of gender on point of view
- participate in a roundtable discussion on Western views of the status and role of Chinese women in their society
- reflect on how their discussion may reflect the point of view of 21st century Americans
- A printed packet of all of the sources listed below should be made for each student, so that s/he can mark directly on the copies to analyze point of view. Of course, students also could be directed to use the versions online with editing programs (like Microsoft Word) instead.
- Source 1: Missionary Journal, "Chinese Character"
Lay, G. Tradescant. Remarks on Chinese Character and Customs. Chinese Repository 12 (1843): 139-142.
- Source 2: Newspaper, Confucian Women
North China Herald and Supreme Court and Consular Gazette, The Natural History of a Chinese Girl, July 18, 1890.
- Source 3: Missionary Journal, Christianity and Confucianism
The Ethics of Christianity and Confucianism Compared. Chinese Recorder and Missionary Journal 17 (1886): 377-378.
- Source 4: Missionary Journal, Foot Binding 1
Small feet of the Chinese females: remarks on the origin of the custom of compressing the feet; the extent and effects of the practice; with an anatomical description of a small foot. Chinese Repository 3 (1835): 537-539.
- Source 5: Missionary Journal, Foot Binding 2
Dudgeon, J., M.D. The Small Feet of Chinese Women. Chinese Recorder and Missionary Journal 2 (1869): 93-96.
- Source 6: Missionary Journal, Foot Binding 3
Kerr, J. G., M.D. Small Feet. Chinese Recorder and Missionary Journal 2 (1869): 169-170; G., H. Correspondence: Small Feet. Chinese Recorder and Missionary Journal 2 (1870): 230-232.
- Source 7: Photograph, Foot Binding
Photograph of Northern Chinese woman, late Qing period. In Every Step a Lotus: Shoes for Bound Feet, Dorothy Ko. Berkeley: University of California Press; The Bata Shoe Museum Foundation, 2001.
- Source 8: Missionary Journal, Chinese Education 1
Schools for the Education of Chinese Girls. Chinese Repository 3 (1834): 42-43.
- Source 9: Missionary Journal, Chinese Education 2
Farnham, J.M.W. Womens Work for Woman. Chinese Recorder and Missionary Journal 16 (1885): 218-219.
- Source 10: Missionary Journal, Chinese Culture
Domestic Life of Woman. Chinese Recorder and Missionary Journal 17 (1886): 153-154.
Hook: The teacher will introduce the lesson by showing students images of different kinds of fashions for women that restricted or inhibited their movement such as corsets, high heel shoes, mini-skirts, heavy jewelry, and Chinese foot binding. To show Chinese foot binding, the teacher could use Source 7: Photograph, Foot Binding, which depicts a Northern Chinese woman with bound feet from the late Qing period. The teacher will start a discussion by asking the following questions:
- How do these fashions restrict or inhibit movement?
- Why would women willingly choose these fashions?
- What kind of people might criticize these fashions?
- Objectives: The teacher will then explain the objectives of the unit and how the students will be working toward a roundtable discussion on Western views of the status and role of Chinese women in 19th-century China. The teacher also will show the students the Document-Based Question on the topic.
Modeling: The teacher will demonstrate how to use the Primary Source Analysis Worksheet: Texts for one of the sources. The teacher also should explain how to identify point of view in the sources by highlighting or underlining parts of the documents that reveal the authors opinion on the status and role of Chinese women in their society. Point of view comes from the authors gender, occupation, culture, religious affiliation, purpose for writing the document, audience for the text, and social class. Furthermore, point of view can be determined from the text itself.
The teacher can alert the students to look for key phrases that indicate tone and therefore the authors attitude toward Chinese womens status and roles in Chinese society. The teacher should model how to find tone by pointing out the positive and negative words used in the sources. For example, in Source 1: Missionary Journal, "Chinese Character", Remarks on Chinese Character and Customs, the author labels Confucianism a diabolical system of ethics, and in Source 8: Missionary Journal, Chinese Education 1, Schools for the Education of Chinese Girls, the author observes that in China women are generally and greatly despised, but that it has been pleasing to witness for some years the gradual decline of prejudice against female education.
Homework: The teacher will distribute the primary sources as a packet for the students to analyze for homework (and show them how to access the documents online if they prefer to read and mark on electronic versions). The students will use the Primary Source Analysis Worksheet: Texts to identify the authors points of view on the status and role of Chinese women in their society, i.e. what opinion do they have about Chinese women and how does their gender, occupation, culture, religious affiliation, audience, social class, and purpose inform their point of view on Chinese womens status and role in Chinese society.
Roundtable Discussion Preparation: The teacher will assign students to the following roles for a roundtable discussion on Western views of the status and role of Chinese women in 19th-century China. The numbers in parentheses indicates the maximum number of students to be assigned to that role in the roundtable. If the class size exceeds 28, then the teacher can assign moderators to keep the discussion going. The teacher also could assign a student to give a brief introduction to the roundtable and one to summarize the major arguments at the end. Another role could be to lead a reflection on the extent to which their current views about womens status and roles in American society affected their presentation of their role in the roundtable. If the class is small, the teacher should fulfill those duties.
Roundtable Speaking Roles:
- Missionary men (3)
- Missionary women (3)
- Male readers of the missionary journals in the United States or Great Britain (2)
- Female readers of the missionary journals in the United States or Great Britain (2)
- Chinese Confucian men with wives whose feet are bound (2)
- Chinese Christian men with wives whose feet were not bound (2)
- Chinese Christian women without bound feet (2)
- Chinese women with bound feet (2)
- Chinese peasant women without bound feet (2)
- Qing Dynasty government official posted in Shanghai (2)
- Qing Dynasty government official posted in the Forbidden City (2)
The students will work on preparing their arguments for a roundtable discussion. They must show the teacher the three statements they plan to make during the discussion and the source(s) they used to prepare their statements. The teacher should encourage the students to anticipate arguments from the other side, and to confer with their classmates who have the same views to make sure that their statements are not too repetitive.
Roundtable Discussion: Students will conduct the roundtable discussion on the status and role of Chinese women in their society. If possible, the chairs in the classroom should be organized in a circle.
Wrap-up: Students will discuss how much their current views on womens roles affected their statements on behalf of 19th century people.
Homework: Students will write the DBQ.
Day 1:
Day 2:
Day 3:
Advanced Students: After the roundtable, advanced students should be able to have a more sustained discussion of the problems of presentism when looking at controversial issues in the past, such as foot binding of Chinese women. The teacher could direct their attention back to their comments about current fashions that restrict womens movements to compare their attitudes toward fashion today and the norm of foot binding in 19th-century China among the elite of the Chinese social classes.
Less Advanced Students: For students needing additional introduction to analyzing primary sources, the teacher should model the analysis of one source in detail, using the same analysis sheet that the students will use for homework, the Primary Source Analysis Worksheet: Texts. I recommend using the Source 2: Newspaper, Confucian Women, Natural History of a Chinese Girl, to help students see the Western attacks on the negative effects of the Confucian system on women. Students will be able to follow the teachers analysis in the list of Seven Deadly Sins of Confucianism.
Additionally, the teacher should sustain a discussion with the students on how the missionary background of most of the authors and their audiences would make them use negative adjectives about Confucianism and positive adjectives about Christianity. The teacher also should give the students some information about Victorian sensibilities in 19th-century Great Britain and the United States that elevated middle class women to a separate sphere where they held the responsibility for moral education of their children and moral standards for their husbands.


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Huge probe into Hillsborough police
The biggest ever inquiry into police actions in the UK is to be launched after a coruscating report on the Hillsborough disaster.
Police watchdog the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) said a large number of serving and former officers will be investigated over what happened on the day of the tragedy in 1989, and during the alleged cover-up afterwards.
Director of Public Prosecutions Keir Starmer also said he will look at whether any individual or corporate body should be charged over the football stadium disaster, which left 96 people dead.
Deputy chair of the IPCC Deborah Glass said "without a shadow of a doubt" it will be the biggest ever investigation carried out into police behaviour in the UK. She told reporters: "I think I can confidently say this will be the largest independent inquiry that has been launched into the actions of the police in the United Kingdom."
The report by the Hillsborough Independent Panel published last month claimed that a shocking cover-up was staged in order to shift blame on to the 96 victims. It alleged that 164 police statements were altered in the wake of the tragedy, 116 of them to remove or change negative comments about the policing of the match and the ensuing disaster.
Questions have also been raised over whether manslaughter charges should be brought over the deaths. Ms Glass said: "The potential criminal and misconduct offences disclosed by the panel's report fall into two broad categories.
"They are the allegations that go to the heart of what happened at Hillsborough in April 1989 and individuals and institutions may be culpable for the deaths, and there are allegations about what happened after the disaster, that evidence was fabricated and misinformation was spread in an attempt to shift blame."
South Yorkshire Police said they would continue to co-operate with the investigation. A spokesman said Chief Constable David Crompton would not oppose an application for a new inquest.
The spokesman said: "South Yorkshire Police acknowledges the decisions by the Independent Police Complaints Commission and the Director of Public Prosecutions following the release of the Hillsborough Independent Panel's report and the online archive of documents relating to the 1989 disaster.
"The force will continue to co-operate fully with any judicial processes, as shown by the full co-operation with the Panel during the three-year disclosure process."


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DENVER (AP) - Illegal immigrants would be eligible to get Colorado driver's licenses under a bill Democrats plan to introduce Monday, the third substantial piece of immigration legislation this year for a party that a few years ago joined Republicans in passing strict enforcement laws.
With the proposal, Colorado would join only a handful of states in the nation that allows driver's licenses for illegal immigrants. New Mexico and Washington allow illegal immigrants to obtain the same driver licenses as U.S. citizens. Illinois passed a law this year.
Colorado Democratic Sen. Jessie Ulibarri, the sponsor of the bill, said illegal immigrants are already driving, whether it is to take their children to school or take loved ones to the hospital.
"If they're driving on our roads, we want to make sure that every single driver is licensed and insured," he said.
The bill, to be unveiled during a news conference, will be called the "Colorado Road and Community Safety Act."
If people are here illegally, that means it's illegal to do this.
–Sen. Kent Lambert
Republican Sen. Kent Lambert argued the proposal would violate federal immigration law.
"Maybe he plans to override all federal law. I think that's very problematic," said Lambert, who has been a staunch opponent of illegal immigration.
"If people are here illegally, that means it's illegal to do this," he said.
Immigrant advocates tried to get driver's licenses proposal on the ballot last year, but failed to get enough signatures to send it to voters. The group that pushed that ballot proposal, Driver's Licenses For All, said that everyone would benefit if drivers who are currently unlicensed learned the rules of the road and got insurance.
"It's not a benefit for them. It's a benefit for everyone," said Esmeralda Dominguez, an organizer with the group.
Ulibarri said the licenses would show that the people are not U.S. citizens so they would not be able to register to vote.
"It's not a benefit for them. It's a benefit for everyone." Esmeralda Dominguez
Immigrants would have to prove they're paying state and federal taxes and have an identification card from their country to get driver's licenses. Ulibarri said qualifying documents are to show that immigrants "are here in our community, paying taxes, trying to play by the rules" and making themselves known to state government.
Connecticut is considering a similar proposal to Colorado's this year. Utah grants immigrants a driving permit that can't be used for identification.
Ulibarri said public opinion on immigration has changed over the last 10 years, and he's optimistic he can get Republican support for the measure.
In 2006, Democrats joined Republicans in passing a strict package of immigration laws in Colorado, including barring non-emergency benefits to those in the country illegally.
This year, with Democrats in control of the state Legislature, they passed a bill granting in-state tuition for illegal immigrants who graduate from Colorado high schools. Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper was expected to sign the bill soon.
Democrats were also advancing a bill to repeal a 2006 state law that requires law enforcement to report to federal immigration officials people they arrest who are suspected illegal immigrants. The bill has passed the House and is being considered by the Senate.
New Mexico Republican Gov. Susana Martinez has tried unsuccessfully to repeal her state's driver license law.
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Two more low quality 50th Anniversary Trailer pictures have supposedly leaked. They cannot be confirmed and appear to be fakes. Neither of these "scenes" appear in io9's trailer description.
The first picture shows Tennant in front of flames, possibly an explosion.
This image has, most likely, been taken from a publicity photo from Planet of the Dead, for example this SFX cover, and flipped. The resemblance can be seen here:
The second picture shows the TARDIS and what appears to be John Hurt amongst bodies. Speculating, this could very possibly be placed on Gallifrey at the end of the Time War, with dead Time Lords, as the Hurtoctor escapes.
Apologies to everyone who saw this post's initial status. We have now been corrected and so have corrected the post.


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Friday, December 16, 2011
The Merry Magpie
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Oh Gigi,ReplyDelete
Your vintage baubles are beautiful and have that wonderful aged look that can never be reproduced. Some of ours yhave taken on a crackled look and are my favourites.
.....and how lovely to have won one of Vicki's Christmas giveaways....and what an appropriate one!!
Your candle idea is a great one .....and, so much cheaper than those extortionately priced ones in the shops ( and far nicer !!)
Enjoy the build up to Christmas as I know you will....sending love and seasons greetings from the UK. XXXX
Fabulous candle idea, Gigi...I may borrow that from you! I have had my eye on that Eiffel Tower ornament, so happy that you have won it! Beautiful ornaments every one of them! Happy weekend, sweet friend! xxoo :)ReplyDelete
Would you believe that vintage baubles are the hardest for me to find here in France! So I have been collecting and making hand made new ones every year for 15 years. Sigh - I do love Christmas. Saw an idea of filling old candle holders with coffee beans to get that warm aroma as the votive burns … MMMMMMMReplyDelete
MUch love Gigi
Oooh.. ahhh... I love your gorgeous ornaments! The sugar/candle idea is wonderful. I dug through my candle drawer yesterday & found little more than an almost new package of tea light candles. Now I know exactly what to do with them. Thanks for the idea!ReplyDelete
Such lovely ornaments and would love to have an old collection full of memories. I think you must keep your Paris pink Eiffel Tower out on your desk all year Gigi! Much love XOReplyDelete
I adore your decorating Gigi and I am happy that the little Eiffel Tower has found it's way to you... xvReplyDelete
Hey Gigi, what beautiful images from around your home and what a special thing your mom did ~ merriest of holidays to you and yours!ReplyDelete
I believe I'd said this before but it is worth repeating. Your blog posts/pictures bring me joy. Thank you.ReplyDelete
I would love the Eiffel Tower, but oh to have May Sarton's ornaments - WOW! What a treat. Love the way you display these crippled ones and love them all. I hadn't put my scratched red ones out for several years, but I am enjoying the immensely this year. Just loving the sparklies!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 18, 2011 at 6:46 AM
Very beautiful ornaments and fabulous photography. How exciting to receive an Eiffel Tower from France, reminds me of an Audrey Hepburn film I just saw this week (at a festival of Hepburn's films in the 60's) called 'When Paris Sizzles' where a burnt out screenwriter tries to write a script in 2 days called 'The Girl who Stole the Eiffel Tower'.ReplyDelete
Joyeux Noël!
i found a new store last night and bought lovely goodies, but nothing compared to the 2 antique Christmas balls i'd bought earlier in the day. their bling had a bit of experience to it, stories of Christmas past attached.ReplyDelete
(and i am so stealing your votive idea, although, on 2nd thought, it may still be warm enough here for ants to find their way inside. lol! i am not so Christmas friendly when it comes to ants in the house. :)
xoxo this is all gorgeous.
What a wonderful post! May Sarton is one of my favorite writers and how exciting that your mother purchased so many vintage ornaments from her estate sale. This post is so inspiring, I am now going to put the ornaments that I am not using in bowls around my house and I also love the idea of filling a glass container with sugar and nestling a candle inside. Thanks for sharing your creativity with us!ReplyDelete
Even the new things I bought when I was first married are now vintage:) I love them all:) Love this peek at your decorated home...it looks so lovely and warm.ReplyDelete
I have never read anything by Mary Sarton butI am now intrigued! How wonderful to have a favorite authors Christmas baubles!!
I do hope you have the merriest of holidays Gigi!!
Christmas Day has flown past. Just now I have a quiet moment between bouts of after-Christmas sale shopping. I wanted to stop by and wish you all the joys of the season. As the quiet week approaches, may you find time to do all the things you most love. May you know, each day, how very blessed and loved you are. Happy Holidays, friend. ~ RelynReplyDelete


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In September of 1954, Cosmopolitan magazine AD, Robert C. Atherton conducted a daring experiment: ignoring his usual roster of well known and respected illustrators, he handed out every story assignment in that issue to a completely unknown artist.
The results were nothing short of spectacular.
This should have been the launching point of a half a dozen careers...but here's the really strange part: after completing their first ever high profile magazine illustration assignments, Karl Reap, Charles Kirkpatrick, Ed Robertson, Lloyd Viehman, Chuck Eubanks, and Otto Bender were never heard from again. What became of this talented group of unknowns... and why did they never again illustrate a story for a major national magazine?
Amazingly, I was able to unearth their stories:
Karl Reap began his career as an in-house layout man at various New York advertising agencies. His artwork was only used for presentation purposes at client meetings - then discarded. Reap had always wanted to do finished art so people would finally recognize his talents. Robert Atherton was married to Reap's cousin and the two men had met at many family functions over the years. When Atherton decided to undertake his bold experiment, Reap jumped at the chance to illustrate the first and longest of that issue's stories.
Karl Reap enjoyed seeing his work in print at last, but he found the time and attention one had to devote to creating finished art did not suit him. The roughness of his work here is a result of him struggling to meet the deadline after spending too much time on the initial painting. Frustrated, Reap returned to doing layout work and from then on only did finished paintings as gifts for family members in his spare time.
Charles Kirkpatrick, the oldest of that issue's unknowns, had actually painted many illustrations anonymously in the 20's and 30's for the pulp magazines in England. He had semi-retired but still taught part-time at a prestigous art college in London. Atherton had studied under Kirkpatrick and thought it might be fun to call on his old teacher for one of the stories. The older man agreed... and we might have seen more work by him in future issues of Cosmo but, sadly, he passed away the following month. His former student's assignment would be the last painting of Charles Kirkpatrick's career.
Ed Robertson was working as an art director when Atherton approached him to illustrate "Gift for Sylvia". The two men knew each other from attending meetings at the New York Art Directors Club. Atherton had always wondered why Robertson had never made use of his illustrative talents, and offered him the chance to do one of the longer, multiple image stories.
As you can see from the results, Robertson was tremendously accomplished and could easily have switched careers to full time illustration. But shortly after completing his first ever story assignment, Robertson was offered the Creative Director position with a large Wisconsin ad agency.
Robertson left New York shortly thereafter and we must assume he spent the rest of his days happily immersed in creating advertising for the cheese industry.
Lloyd Viehman was actually an animator at MGM Studios in Burbank, California. Viehman was in New York on a leave of absence from work, caring for his ailing mother. While in town he heard through the grapevine that Robert Atherton was looking for talented unknowns to fill an issue of Cosmopolitan, and thought it might be a good opportunity to earn a little extra money while away from the West Coast.
His art for "My Enemy... My Love" certainly reflects his animation background, and its been said that the illustration was actually done on a sheet of acetate, mimicking the process used to creat animation 'cels'.
After Viehman's mother passed away the artist returned to California where he got in on the ground floor of the Hanna Barbera studios. He eventually became a director with that company, and is credited with lending his nickname, "Auggie" to the HB character "Auggie Doggy".
Chuck Eubanks, the artist on "The Swan", was one of Cosmo's best fashion illustrators. He took up Atherton's challenge to produce a story illustration, and the results are very pleasing indeed. But for reasons of his own, he returned to doing strictly fashion illustrations after this one foray into story art.
And finally, Otto Bender, who was actually a comic book artist - though he had never made a name for himself in that area of the industry. Bender worked for many years as a "ghost", doing the artwork for other artists who then signed their names to the artwork. Years later, when asked why he had chosen to spend his entire career in anonymity, the now elderly Bender replied that he had been embarrassed to be working in the "illegitimate" field of comics. "I didn't want people to know," said Bender when he appeared on a panel at the 1997 San Diego Comics Convention. "Those Senate hearings and that Dr. Wertham... they made me feel ashamed of the work."
Bender said that this one piece he did for Cosmo was a highlight in his career and he proudly put his signature to it, but he found it easier to get assignments in the comic book field. "Little could I have imagined then," said Bender, "that the great American illustrators would fade into obscurity and that comic book artists would one day be treated like royalty!"
If you've been wondering how I managed to find out so much about such an obscure group of illustrators, its because I made it all up.
Celebrating illustration, design, cartoon and comic art of the mid-20th century.
Friday, October 26, 2007
Cosmo, Sept. '54: The unknows you don't know you know
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I was---nice, authentic imagination you have there Leif!ReplyDelete
I WAS pulling your leg when I wrote the biographies of those six unknown artists, Eddie.
I just thought it might be fun to carry on Atherton and Parker's prank fifty years after the fact. Sounds like I got you. ;-)
Too fabulous!! Leif, a celebrated author as well as an illustrator!!! When's your next book?ReplyDelete
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Dual graphics on the desktop with a Llano A8-3870K
Subject: Systems | March 27, 2012 - 02:49 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: amd, llano, dual graphics, a8-3870K
Dual Llano graphics has become one of PC Perspective's most recommended ways of getting yourself a laptop capable of decent gaming performance without spending a lot of money. It is not as well known as a desktop solution, which X-Bit Labs intends to explore in their latest review. They've taken the high end A8-3870K, overclocked it and paired it with an HD 6670 and then compared it to two similar systems, one using a Intel Pentium G850 and one with a Core i3-2120. The results of their testing just might surprise you.
"Today we are going to compare the performance of Socket FM1 and LGA 1155 systems. Will a hybrid Llano processor be able to beat the entry-level Intel CPU paired with an entry-level graphics accelerator? How efficient AMD Dual Graphics technology is? Does overclocking make Socket FM1 systems more attractive?"
Here are some more Systems articles from around the web:
- Scan 3XS Vengeance GTX680 Z68 OC System @ OC3D
- HP TouchSmart Elite 7320 Review @ TechReviewSource
- Building the Right Box @ Techgage
- Acer AX1930-UR10P Review @ TechReviewSource
- Puget Systems Echo: Intel and AMD Showdown at 65 Watts @ AnandTech
- Intel Xeon E5-2687W in Asus Z9PE-D8 WS dual CPU workstation @ The Inquirer
- HP TouchSmart 520 All-In-One @ TechSpot
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AMDs bang for the buck is great.
I would like to see this article again after Trinity is released. I would also like to see a nvidia entry level gpu thrown in just as a benchmarking comparison. Still a great read though. Thanks for the heads up Jeremy.


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Michael J. Miller is Executive Vice President and Editorial Director of Ziff Davis Media Inc., where he takes an active role in corporate editorial issues, helps identify new editorial needs in the marketplace and shapes the editorial process of every Ziff Davis Media publication.
He joined the company in 1991 as Editor-in-Chief of PC Magazine. Under Miller's supervision, PC Magazine has grown to have the largest readership of any technology publication in the world, at 5.9 million readers. He oversaw the redesign of PC Magazine, the launch of pcmag.com and an expansion of PC Magazine Labs, the largest computer testing lab run by any publication.
Prior to joining PC Magazine, Miller was editor-in-chief of InfoWorld, which he joined as executive editor in 1985. Previously, he was the West Coast Bureau Chief for Popular Computing, and Senior Editor for Building Design & Construction.
An experienced public speaker and veteran technology journalist, Miller has become the 'spokesperson' for the technology industry. He has received several awards for his writing and editing, including being named to Medill's Alumni Hall of Achievement. In 2002, Mr. Miller was named the number one consumer/computer journalist by Technology Marketing magazine.
Mr. Miller holds a Master of Science degree in Journalism from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. He also holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Computer Science from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York.


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TheAddict'sMom needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 40 designs submitted by 11 freelance designers.
The Addict's Mom
"The Addict's Mom," is a group focusing on the mothers of addicted children. The relationship between the mother and addicted child is unique; that does not diminish the experiences of other family members. This group however, is dedicated to addressing the mother's pain but more importantly, the commonalities of our experiences thus illustrating to the grieving mother that she is not alone nor is she unique in this respect. We want to acknowledge her feelings and offer her support through the variety of stories contained within our work.
The book is going to target mothers of drug addicts. Preferably mothers of age 38+, dealing with children who have become drug addicts in the ages of 16+. This book will help those mothers cope with this tragic lifestyle of living and being a mother of an addict.
If you have any questions, please comment or private message us, we will accept any questions/comments you have!
We will try to give as much feedback and star ratings as we can. :)
Requirements for the logo:
- Barbara would like this logo to possibly be an illlustration of a mother and son facing towards (or maybe away) from each other. The son should NOT look young, but not too old. We are trying to potray the image of a mother (maybe in mid-40's?) and teenage son (16-19 yrs old). Although this is a sad concept, Barbara would like this to be hopeful, joyous, exciting, and happy. NOT a depressing logo.
If you'd like to see a photo of Barbara: http://www.wendiblum.com/Images/tes…ic_New.jpg
- She likes the look of a silouhette/line illustration almost like her Women Helping Women Logo (which is attached below)
- Her color sheme is red, black and white. It should be a clean, open, happy design. And if you'd like, it can be in a circle. Barbara really likes her Women Helping Women Logo, so try to stick with that theme (being in a circle, colors, silouhette, etc.).
- The final files should be in a large .PSD (Photoshop File) for the actual logo and a large .AI file for the illustration. As long as the logo is very large and in a .PSD and/or .AI file that is great.
- Text that should be on the logo: The Addict's Mom
** - I attached the photo of Barbara's son, below. Also, Barbara's hair has grown a bit, so her hair should not be too short if making a silouhette.
*** - Also, please no earrings on Barbara, if doing a silouhette. Thanks.
We hope you have a fun time and start designing! :) Thanks!
Find out how a design contest works or learn more about our logo design services.


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Happy Birthday, Courteney Cox! Today, Jun. 15, You're 47 Years Old!
Courtney has had such a busy year; today will be a great day for her to relax and celebrate!
Courtney Cox first gained recognition after appearing in the music video for Bruce Springsteen's 1984 "Dancing in the Dark." Since then, she grew to fame as 'Monica' on the hit-sitcom Friends and has appeared in so many movies including the Scream series, Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, Bedtime Stories, and currently stars in the Golden Globe-nominated sitcom Cougar Town. Get all the details at Astrology.com!
Happy birthday, Courtney Cox! Born with the youthful curiosity of the Gemini mind, you're in no danger of becoming a cougar — at least not one who tells the young cubs boring stories! And with your Moon opposite late-blooming Saturn, you get (and feel) better with every passing year. Having been recently nominated for a Golden Globe, the laughs and adoration have clearly followed you from 'Friends' to the newly popular 'Cougar Town.' Pluto places work commitments at the forefront of your life, and your year ahead is shaping up to be anything but a frivolous episode. While gratifying to your dutiful Virgo Moon, you may need to loosen your grip to realize that you actually enjoy your profession. Just remember to take a commercial break when the schedule won't ease up!


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Investing hard-earned cash in information technology (IT) is always a tough sell in the trucking world, even when times are good.
In this day and age of sluggish economic growth and high prices for emission-compliant trucks and diesel fuel, though, expanding the IT spend may seem downright foolish. I mean, we all know tractors, trailers, fuel and drivers are the most critical components of the trucking business – all that fancy-shmancy computer stuff will just have to wait.
But is there a steeper cost involved when IT investments are delayed or cancelled altogether? And is this a cost trucking companies playing the ever-more electronically freight market waters can afford to put off?
Ralf Moller (at right), general marketing manager for software system provider CargoWise, recently argued that freight haulers really can't afford to ignore IT investments.
Now, many in trucking might readily disagree with him – especially when thousands upon thousands of scarce greenbacks are involved – but he makes several compelling points nonetheless; using some of the same basic "repair or replace" stratagems used in the big rig world.
"We've all done it before; whether it's the worn tires, leaky fridges, threadbare jeans or that slipping clutch, at some stage we've all put off new expenditures in the hope that the older version will hold on just a little longer," Moller noted. "The reason we do it is simple: new items costs money, and we know exactly how much new things cost because it's written in black and white on the price tag."
What consumers – and fleets – don't often see (or willfully ignore) is the parallel cost of not replacing the tires or clutch, either in terms of extra wear and tear on the car, or in terms of the increased risk of an accident.
"The same is true in the IT business. Most of us will attempt to get the most out of existing systems rather than upgrading to a new platform, often without realizing that the delay is probably costing far more than fixing the problem now," Moller said.
"Even in large organizations, which have entire departments dedicated to IT, it can be very difficult to calculate the total cost of an IT system as it ages, because many of these costs are hidden in inefficient practices," he explained. " The costs of the system appear in the IT budget; however the real costs of not replacing the old system are spread through the rest of the company, hidden in excessive maintenance and utility costs, overtime, staff burnout and data loss."
And Moller isn't shy about putting some big dollar figures out there as part of the IT investment debate, either.
"A new server will cost around $8,000 to buy, and about $4,000 to run in the first 12 months with downtime under 1%. But fast forward five years; that server you bought for $8,000 in 2007 is now costing you $17,000 a year to run and outages are running anywhere between 10% and 15% of the time."
Then there are all the indirect costs associated with having unreliable systems: frustrated staff and customers, contracts which you don't win because your sales team couldn't get the quote out on time, sales opportunities that you don't see because the email server was down … the list goes on.
"Part of the challenge is that neither the $17,000 nor the value of lost business ever appears on a single budget line – you simply spend the $326 per week on attempting to keep the server online, and fail to bank the lost business," Moller explained.
Yet it's little wonder that many balk when presented with a quote on a new system, even though in many cases it will be cheaper, both immediately and in the long run.
"Some of the most sophisticated IT purchases require hiring professional service firms to calculate the total cost of ownership and return on investment on new IT systems; and in many cases the chief information officer will have to provide regular reports to indicate whether the new system is in fact producing the promised savings on operational expenditure," he said. "But even in smaller organizations, it should be possible to do a quick audit of operational costs and determine whether or not savings can be made by adopting new technology."
Moller added that if you're running your own servers and are comparing that cost to a cloud-based system, make sure to include the hardware costs, wages, electricity and connectivity costs on a monthly basis, and compare this to the ongoing maintenance and support costs quoted to you.
"If you're considering software to replace manual systems, consider the wages you're paying to staff to fulfill simply repetitive jobs like data entry, as well as the time it takes to actually enter and clean the data," he stressed.
"It's always tempting for smaller organizations to try to piece together software to run their business based on software or services they already have," Moller said. "Yet these same organizations often end up wasting time and resources transferring data between poorly matched databases, financial packages and customer contact systems. In the same way, it's tempting for larger companies to attempt to build their own software – an approach which always costs more and delivers less than is required."
Both approaches suffer from systemic failure, he argues, because it is difficult to find IT staff that can keep the collection of systems running and avoid strategic failure.
"Because your IT staff spends so much time simply keeping the system operating, they often fail to make the small iterative changes needed to keep you ahead of your competitors," Moller noted.
"So next time you sit down to consider whether to pay a professional software development company to deliver and progressively upgrade your enterprise software, or sticking to the status quo, make sure you take a moment to consider the real costs," he pointed out. "In most cases, what appears to be the cheapest solution may in fact be the most expensive."
Something to think about as the trucking world gets only more and more digital.


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PITOOEY! CEO Appears in Radio Interview to Promote the Release of the App in the Apple iTunes App Store (changing its name from White Dental Supply)
Feb 01, 2013, 11:27 ET
PHOENIX, Feb. 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- PITOOEY! (OTCBB: WITD) ("The Company") CEO Jacob DiMartino appeared on the North Scottsdale Chamber of Commerce's weekly radio program on 1100 KFNX to discuss the success of Choice One Mobile, Inc. a subsidiary of "The Company" and to promote the exciting release of the PITOOEY!™ mobile app in the Apple iTunes App Store on January 28th. Mr. DiMartino emphasized the powerful trend towards more widespread mobile usage by consumers and illustrated how PITOOEY!™ is in the optimum position to capitalize on this trend with the release of the mobile application.
In the interview, Mr. DiMartino expressed his excitement for the future of PITOOEY!™ "[PITOOEY!] is the app that you're going to use when you are ready to spend money in the next 30 minutes. It allows consumers to profile themselves, and it gives every business out there, even the little guy, an opportunity to market their products. It allows businesses to communicate with consumers on a level that we have never seen before."
Further on in the interview, Mr. DiMartino describes the challenges encountered in the social and mobile marketing space and how PITOOEY!™ overcomes these hurdles to help its partners succeed. He also delves further into the functionality of the PITOOEY!™ app, summarizing its impact by saying, "There is nothing out there like it. PITOOEY!™ changes how businesses and consumers interact by giving more control to the consumer, which in turn creates better results for the business."
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