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North Dakota Mayor becomes 400th Mayor for the Freedom to Marry
May 22, 2014
Today, Mayor Karyn Hippen of Thompson, North Dakota signed onto Mayors for the Freedom to Marry, becoming the 400th mayor to do so - and the first from North Dakota.
Mayor Hippen explained her support for marriage today, saying:
I have always been a proponent of equal rights, When my oldest son came out to me, I never dreamed he would have to worry about social laws and obstacles standing in his way of future happiness, simply because society doesn't approve of the person with whom he may fall in love. I pray that all three of my sons get the chance to get married and have a family. I am honored to sign my name to Mayors for the Freedom to Marry.
Mayors for the Freedom to Marry, a project of Freedom to Marry, launched in 2012 and now includes 400 mayors from 38 states across America who are making the case for marriage in their cities, with North Dakota the newest state to be represented. The effort is chaired by Kasim Reed of Atlanta; Julián Castro of San Antonio; Michael Nutter of Philadelphia; Annise Parker of Houston; Greg Stanton of Phoenix; Eric Garcetti of Los Angeles; and Republican Mayor Kevin Faulconer of San Diego.
Freedom to Marry founder and president Evan Wolfson thanked Mayor Hippen for coming aboard Mayors for the Freedom to Marry today. He said:
We welcome with pride our 400th Mayor for the Freedom to Marry nationwide -- and are especially happy that she is from North Dakota, a state that still discriminates against the loving and committed couples living there, unfairly excluding them from marriage. As the conversation about why marriage matters comes to every corner of the country, voices like Mayor Hippen's talking about North Dakota families and values of fairness will help grow support for the freedom to marry in the heartland and create the climate to end the denial of marriage throughout America.
The Mayors for the Freedom to Marry range from geographically diverse cities both large and small, in states with the freedom to marry, states that are considering marriage legislation this year, and states without any relationship recognition for same-sex couples. Marriage supporters can encourage their own mayors to join Mayors for the Freedom to Marry by asking them to sign the official pledge.


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(AP) — Ex-U.S. Rep. Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick of Detroit and six other former Congress members are presiding over hearings on the existence of extraterrestrials.
The 30 hours of congressional-style hearings kicked off Monday and are scheduled to run through Friday at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C.
Those testifying hope to prove that aliens contact Earth — and that the government is trying to keep it secret.
Kilpatrick tells The Detroit News (http://bit.ly/Y8HUMc ) she's been researching the topic and is "looking forward to the week's activities."
The News says Kilpatrick, who is being paid $20,000 plus expenses, will chair the panel on Tuesday.
Kilpatrick is a Democrat who served in Congress from 1997-2011. Her son, ex-Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, is awaiting sentencing after being convicted on two dozen counts of corruption.
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Skip to comments.6 lingering questions about the exit of Gen. David Petraeus
Posted on 11/11/2012 5:46:26 PM PST by mandaladon
Resignations over scandals often raise more questions than they answer, and thats true of Gen. David Petraeuss abrupt exit from the Central Intelligence Agency.
Some have already been put to rest: Paula Broadwell, the co-author of All In: The Education of David Petraeus, has been identified as the woman at the center of the FBI email probe that ultimately toppled him.
But many questions remain.
Here are POLITICOs six most important:
1. Why resign now?
The Obama administrations first sex scandal exploded just three days after the president was reelected at the end of a hard-fought campaign and just days before Petraeus was scheduled to appear at a congressional hearing about the attacks in Benghazi, Libya.
The White House says no one there knew about the Petraeus situation before Wednesday and the president himself was informed Thursday. But if the story had broken a week earlier, those headlines would have overtaken much of the presidents message about the middle class and his work in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. Who made the decision to wait, and why, is going to be the subject of scrutiny as this scandal continues to unfold.
(Also on POLITICO: No pass for Petraeus)
Petraeuss departure now has also thrown a whole new pile of grist into the Benghazi controversy. Already, the attack that killed Ambassador Chris Stevens and three others was being called an intelligence failure both the failure to anticipate it and the decision to identify it as a riot rather than a terrorist attack.
Acting CIA Director Michael Morell, Petraeuss deputy, will go to the Hill instead for Thursdays hearing. But already, theres a clear sense that going public with his affair and resigning from his job isnt enough to get Petraeus off the hook.
David Petraeus testifying has nothing to do with whether or not hes still the CIA director, and I dont see how the CIA can say hes not going to testify, House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Peter King (R-N.Y.) told CNN. He was at the center of this, and he has answers that only he has.
2. What else was part of the FBI probe?
They need to drag this SOB to the hearings NOW.
sorry, Petreus, you screwed up...fix your legacy and your marriage later...If you can't do the time, don't comiit the crime!
I want to know why Administration officials came out and said Petraeus wouldn't testify. That is total nonsense. There is something completely rotten about Benghazi. We NEED Petraeus to clear the air.
4. Why werent Obama and congressional committees told earlier?
Oh I see, they assume Obama wasn't told, didn't know. Nice.
I think it is pretty obvious this is why Holder started looking for the exit right after the election.
It is all a bunch of underhanded chit and we will never get the truth. Not on this, not on Benghazi and not on Fast and Furious.
We no longer have representative government, clean elections or a proper media as it was meant to be.
We just have a bunch of people fleecing us for every dang dime they can. That is all we are for all of them— a source of money.
Our military is expendable, they should die before a civilian of another country is ever at risk, the ROE is flocked!.
We are a product for a bunch of elites to use up. We are disposable.
Just look at the disgusting old fool George Soros, he sits and drools over his sexy young wife, barking out orders and moving around money.
All to bring him more power and more money. And there are more of his type. They play a grand game of chess using the disposable people.
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This should be "Petraeuss departure now has also thrown a whole new pile of grist into the mill of the Benghazi controversy."
A small point, but you know Mr. Language Person.
2. Is that broad well known to be provocative?
3. Is that broad well known to be ambitious?
4. Is that broad well known to be intelligent and intellectually curious?
5. Is that broad well known to be physically fit?
Just askin'.
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Top military brass heads toppled IMMEDIATELY. It seemed like there were several who were throttled and gagged right away - not just Petraeus. - BENGHAZI stinks. Every time you walk around the pile of debris and take a whiff, it stinks. WHY? - Usually with Hillary, things have gone down the old "memory hole" never to be seen or heard from again. -
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The Code of Military Conduct allows for them to open his retirement, demote him, and decrease his retirement for his infidelity. I think that if any member of the armed forces was demoted, or stripped of retirement or salary benefits because of similar infiedility, then Petraeus needs to as well.
As to whether Obama knew, I think someone in the White House knew, but I have a feeling Obama is a very detached leader. Misses over half the daily intelligence briefings, doesn't meet even with his own party members of Congress. I think he leaves most of the decision making in the WH to others. Sad, but I'm afraid, true.
good points. good view on Obozo.pretty accurate.
Ha. Thank you. There was an extra >. Darn things.
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I love Yotam Ottolenghi, and I really love that The Guardian has a stash of his recipes online, for free. They're worth perusing if you don't want to drop the cash on his cookbooks or need some last minute dinner inspiration. The thing that most recently caught my eye? Pickled black bream served over roti. I love the idea of serving anything over a crispy pancake, but with the pickled fish and fresh vegetables and herbs...man, this guy is a genius of texture and flavor. —Carrie Vasios, Sweets Editor
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Should Tipping Be Banned?, the latest podcast from Freakonomics Radio, discusses how tipping is discriminatory, who gets the most tips, who gives the most tips, how to get more tips, and more, presenting data from various studies. Sure would be nice if people could get paid living wages instead of needing tips to survive. —Robyn Lee, AHT Editor and Chief Doodler
There's no Fresh Direct in San Francisco, but Amazon announced that they're planning to launch AmazonFresh grocery delivery service in Bay Area by the end of this year. It's a hard business to be in—fresh produce goes bad, food gets damaged, but they might use it as a loss leader to bring in other business. (Watch out, grocery stores.)—Maggie Hoffman, Drinks Editor
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Networking And The Stay-At-Home Parent – Guest Baby Tip
Feb 21 2008
I babble about business, babies, and parenthood on this blog, so those of you who come here to read my posts on entrepreneurship but do not have babies, please forward this post to your friends and family who do have babies. For those who have babies and dabble in business, these tips might be right up your alley. If you have babies and no interest in business, then send it on to the folks you know who are knee-deep in business and encourage them to have a baby! 🙂 To read other great baby tips, check out the baby tips category.
Thom Singer, our very own Austin-based networking guru, bravely accepted my invitation to write a guest baby tip. Thom Singer is the director of business development for vcfo in Austin, Texas. He is also a professional speaker and the author of two books on the power of business relationships and networking: "Some Assembly Required: How to Make, Grow and Keep Your Business Relationships" and "The ABC's of Networking." He is currently working on "Some Assembly Required for Women" with co-author Marny Lifshen. He also blogs at Some Assembly Required. And now here is his fabulous baby tip:
Networking And The Stay-At-Home Parent
Having children changes everything. It doesn't matter what kind of life you lived before or how your family handles the arrival of your bundle of joy(s), introducing kids into the equation shakes up all of your priorities.
When my first daughter, Jackie, was born I was thirty years old. I was working in a sales position, making decent money, and building my professional reputation and network of contacts. I was ambitious, and did not think that being a parent would make my life all that different. My wife had planned to quit her job and stay home with our children, and I figured I would continue along my career path un-affected by fatherhood.
While on maternity leave my wife received the word that she was being promoted to the job she had desired for seven years with her employer. While she did not make as much money as I did at the time, the opportunity was too good to pass up, and after much discussion and soul searching, I found myself quitting my job to become a stay-at-home dad for two years.
Being a full-time parent is hard work. Don't kid yourself unless you have taken on this responsibility for more than a few days. There are no days off, no coffee breaks, no business trips, expense accounts or anything else that is an accepted corporate perk. I had never thought growing up that I would be a stay-at-home dad, as there was no such job description or role models who did such a thing. In the late 1990's the concept was still even more rare than it is today.
I found this time to be very challenging, but also extremely rewarding. Eleven years later Jackie and I have a very close relationship and we share a wonderful bond from those early days of always being together. However, I also knew that this was a temporary role, as my wife would have preferred to have been at home, and I longed to have a blossoming career. Thus I spent much of the time continuing to network and cultivate relationships that would allow me to one day return to the work world. Although there were some naysayers who warned me that my professional career would never recover from the two years away, the reality was because of the active networking I was able to bounce right back into my career when the time was right.
Whether you are a man or a woman, if you decide to take on the role of stay-at-home parenting while your children are young, you need to keep your professional relationships alive. This will not happen by accident, and it takes time and effort (things in short supply when babies are teething, learning to walk, getting sick, and just being cute as all get out!), but neglecting your network can make it much more difficult to transition back to the workforce when that time arrives.
I was very proactive and made sure I had one breakfast and one lunch meeting each week. I was lucky, as Jackie was a very agreeable baby who was happy to sit quietly on my lap or in her stroller while I talked business with friends and former co-workers. While some people are self-conscious about bringing their kids along to business meetings, I never looked at this as a negative. Caring for Jackie was my job, and it was just as important (or more important!) as being a lawyer, accountant or financial planner. As she got older and was more mobile, I would often need to be more creative on setting up these meetings, working around my wife's schedule or trading babysitting with a neighbor in order to have such appointments. However, there is always a way when you realize that something is a priority.
When it came time to return to work it was easy to put the word out that I was looking for a job as I was still a visible part of the business community. This was as much a state-of-mind as it was a result of my actions.
Choosing to leave the work world to be home with your kids can be both difficult and rewarding. The isolation of not having other grown-ups around can leave one feeling very disconnected. If you can relate to these feelings, then you need to take charge of your networking efforts and get back out into the world. Your future opportunities will all come from people, so you need to make, grow and keep your business relationships.
Have A Great Day.
If you like this tip, you might be interested in these great ones too:
15 Tips for Traveling with Baby by Maryam Scoble at Maryamie
Throw A Baby Kegger For Your Buddy by Clay Nichols at DadLabs
Keeping a Baby Food Journal by Neena at A Mom's Life at NeenMachine.com
Increasing Milk Supply by Carole Hayes at Alias Tex
Note to new readers: these tips are based on our experiences, as well as those of our friends and readers. Please always consult with your doctor before implementing any tip that might impact the health of your baby. If you have a tip you'd like to submit please send an email to blogger at babblesoft dot com. Please check the 'baby tips' category to make sure your tip (in some form or fashion) hasn't already been posted. If it has been, feel free to comment on that post and support the tip. We also welcome respectful challenges to the tips because as is noted in our inaugural baby tip 'everything is relative!' We will, of course, give anyone who submits a tip we publish credit and lotsa link love!Author: Aruni | Filed under: baby, baby tips, networking, parenting, stay at home dad | Tags: baby tip, business relationships, networking, networking as a parent, networking quotient, some assembly required, Some Assembly Required for Women, stay at home dad, The ABC's of Networking, thom singer, vcfo | 3 Comments »


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By Andria Cheng
At Victoria's Secret parent L Brands Inc.'s /quotes/zigman/14920973 /quotes/nls/ltd LTD analyst meeting in New York, Chief Executive Les Wexner talked about his son, who as a recent high-school graduate worked last summer at a Bath & Body Works store.
After a woman bought $80 worth of merchandise, Wexner's son asked her if she'd like to try a $7 foot cream. She did. The next day she returned to the store, with a neighbor, and asked for his son, and they bought two more. "We build customer loyalty," the elder Wexner said. "When you have emotional content, not only does it stimulate purchase; it brings word of mouth."
With retailers jittery heading into the holiday season — particularly over consumer confidence, despite an apparent breakthrough Wednesday in the effort to avert a full-scale budget crisis — Wexner said he hasn't felt this confident in years about the business, which is dominated by Victoria's Secret and sister labels Pink and Bath & Body Works.
"The consumer is nervous, for obvious reasons," he said. "We all are." But "a bad holiday is often self-inflicted rather than from competition or general world conditions. We have a very good business, considering all the static. We are in a very sound position. It'll be a merry Christmas."
The company laid out in greater detail its international expansion plan, including testing a Victoria's Secret Beauty & Accessories store in China and expanding its franchised business in Turkey and the Middle East.
As noteworthy, though, are Wexner's confidence in North American operations' capacity to double and his enduring belief in physical stores.
The 250 analysts and investors in attendance took heed of Wexner's views on those points. The 76-year-old is an industry legend, renowned for his merchandising acumen and for building (and spinning off) such brands as Express /quotes/zigman/596845 /quotes/nls/expr EXPR and Abercrombie & Fitch /quotes/zigman/167627 /quotes/nls/anf ANF . He introduced the Victoria's Secret fashion show and the "angel" concept that has helped make the lingerie brand a global powerhouse.
The retailer's per-share profit is expected to grow up to $3.21 this year from $1.05 in 2008.
Even in the face of declining mall traffic, the company said 99% of its 2,600-plus-store fleet, mostly mall-based, are cash-flow-positive after taxes.
While it's making investments online, the company still sees plenty of room to grow through physical stores. For instance, sales rose 30% at Chicago-area Victoria's Secret stores after the company increased training, beefed up the ratio of full- to part-time staff, and increased its focus on recruiting top sales talent.
"We can have a lot of growth through running better stores," said CFO Stuart Burgdoerfer.
The company also has more than doubled its capital spending since 2010 to open freestanding Pink stores as well as full-assortment Victoria's Secret locations, which have seen sales increase about 50%.
One bricks-and-mortar area from which Wexner has shied is discount outlets, which have played a key part in the growth of retailers like Coach /quotes/zigman/263421 /quotes/nls/coh COH and Gap /quotes/zigman/227242 /quotes/nls/gps GPS . In fact, he said he plans to trim the current four Victoria's Secret outlet locations to three.
"Coach became a discount outlet," he said. "They cut their own throat. The outlet business is easy money, [but] discounting yourself is the beginning of the end. I can't find the exception. It's hard to have a dual identity. Outlet doesn't build a brand. We don't milk it."
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Mortal Kombat X E3 2014 Trailer: Three New Kombatants
Gamers got their first look at Mortal Kombat X at Sony's E3 2014 press conference. The gameplay trailer shows off three new, as of yet unnamed characters. Sorry, "kharakters."
In addition to footage of the classic match-up between Sub-Zero and Scorpion, we get a look at two new fighters in a battle of their own. A sinister looking, wasp-themed female takes on a pair of fighters who work together; a huge, lumbering, orc-like creature, and his small rider who uses his blades to complement the big guy's strength. Both bouts showcase the game's hyper-violent fighting style and use of environmental elements.
Based on the trailer, Mortal Kombat X is shaping up to be the fighting game to beat on new-gen consoles. It looks amazing, with excellent character models that feel formidable, spectacular effects and animations that flow together better than any 2.5D fighter I've seen. The way fighters interact with one another is especially impressive. This new game marks the beginning of a new era for MK, with a roster of mostly new kombatants. These first two/three neew additions are interesting and unique, but still feel at home in the world of Mortal Kombat.
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A beef cook-off contest sponsored by the Marion County "Cow Belles" for high school senior girls was held Saturday at the home economics room of Marion High School. All three finalists were from Marion. Delores Linn's "lemon baked steak" was judged the winner. The two runners-up were Kay Amick and Sharon Youk.
Brenda Richmond and Becky and Jan Herrick spent Monday and Tuesday in Topeka as guests of their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. William Ward. While there, they acted as pages in the state House of Representatives.
Florence Kristek, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Kristek of Ramona, and a student at Saint Joseph College, Wichita, was crowned queen of the Sweetheart Ball there Feb. 15. Miss Kristek is completing her senior year as a student nurse at the college.
Bill Winkley, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Winkley, along other members of the Pershing Rifles of Kansas State, took part in the Mardi Gras parade in New Orleans. The boys marched nine miles carrying a nine-and-one-half-pound rifle. Of all the states entered in the parade, the unit from Kansas was the only group that did not drop out before finishing the parade.


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Hospice care is available to all Americans with six months or less to live, regardless of their skin color, religion or culture. Yet, of the 1.7 million people who received hospice care in the U.S. in 2014, only:
Misconceptions about hospice within these underserved populations keep people from accessing appropriate end-of-life care. At VITAS, we reach out to earn the trust of these communities through our Access Initiative, intended to dispel hospice myths and bring much-needed information about the kind of care available through the Medicare hospice benefit.
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"I want to bring awareness of what hospice is and consider myself an educator to the African American community," says one VITAS community liaison. "My job is to provide the facts that will help families make informed decisions about end-of-life care. Everyone should have access to the wonderful services VITAS provides."
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Search leads to discovery of 9 grams meth, two ounces of marijuana
A parole search led to the seizure of more than 9 grams of methamphetamine, two ounces of marijuana and led to a parolee going back to jail on drug dealing charges.
A California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation parole officer, accompanied by Kern County Sheriff's deputies, went to the home of Richard Delatore at an apartment in the 200 block of Main Street Tuesday afternoon.
During a search, the officers located as plastic contained with 9.3 grams of suspected methamphetamine under the kitchen sink and 58.7 grams – nearly two ounces – of marijuana hidden in a stereo speaker, Sgt. Martin Downs said.
Deputies also found a small amount of marijuana on Delatorre.
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2011 4x4 of the YearPosted in Project Vehicles on February 1, 2011
Every year we round up ALL the new 4x4s on the market and take them out testing. We pack our bags, leave home for a week, and run these new (or significantly changed) trucks through the dirt. The goal is to pick the best of what's new, not the best of what's available.
Imagine you're in a grocery store and you spot apples, a new brand of cereal, an improved flavor of chips, and your favorite beer but now in a can with openings top and bottom. Our test would showcase all these items, telling you why we like or dislike each, and picking the best of what's new. Yes, it may seem like we're comparing apples to ... well, cereal, chips, and beer, and we are, but we're also showing you what's new, not just what's the best.
This year we have just four contenders for 2011 4x4 of the Year, due to two reasons. First, we recommended that manufacturers send only their best contender. For example, Jeep sent us the 5.7L V-8 Grand Cherokee, not the Pentastar V-6 version. This is so that automakers don't compete against themselves. (We may see their other offerings next year.) Second, because we will have a dedicated heavy-duty truck shootout in a few months to pit the 3/4-ton trucks of the Big Three domestic automakers against one another, those same trucks opted out of 4x4 of the Year.
The 4x4s competing for the 2011 title are the Lexus GX460 Premium, the Ford SVT Raptor with the 6.2L V-8, the Land Rover LR4, and the Jeep Grand Cherokee. (To qualify, all vehicles must be in production by January, 15, 2011, must produce no fewer than 2,000 vehicles, and must have a two-speed transfer case.) The prices for these contenders range from $40,000 to nearly $66,000, while the power numbers vary from 300 hp to just over 400. Oddly, the most expensive truck also has the lowest power rating.
More than power and cost are factored into our test. We consider on-road drive, cargo space, and general ergonomics, but mostly we judge their off-road performance. How well can we see off-road? Is there good underbody protection? Are the fancy traction control systems too fancy? Does the vehicle climb hills? What about descending hills under control? Can it carve a sand dune, crawl a rock, twist through a ditch, and still bomb across a desert two-track? Will it fit in a tight spot, or are we going to be calling the manufacturer's representative to explain why their new SUV has a dent in the rocker panel? These questions and more set the 4-Wheel & Off-Road test apart from street car magazines that claim to test 4x4s when all they really do is drive to a ski resort or golf course for the weekend.


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Harry Styles of One Direction Gets a Lap Dance [Photo]
Harry Styles of One Direction had a happy birthday indeed. The curly-cued heartthrob was the recipient of his very own lap dance for his big 1-9 -- and there is a photo to prove it.
The black and white shot hit Twitter late last night (Feb. 1). Styles rocks a heart printed shirt and appears to be at the very least amused by the scantily clad dancer in front of him. Styles was joined by two pals, but their faces aren't clearly visible in the photo. What is pretty clear? Based on his gaze, it looks like Hazza may be a butt man.
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Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Reading nook
If you're not into novels, fictions and such, you should still visit the newspapers & periodicals section of the library. As it is light , airy, full of green and the reading materials are good, too. Best section in my opinion!
Labels: Architectures, Facilities, Library
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- Julie said...
So, now I am over at your old blog. This is very good, too.
I wonder which one YOU want to use as your main blog for City Daily Photo?
- 12:46 pm
Hi Julie!
Thanks for coming by.
I would love to continue both but as you can see it is easier said than done.
Our "new" city will be my priority ; while this I'll post as and when I have good materials :)
- 7:17 am
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To be fair, Miura has forgotten small details on Guts like this before.
My guess is he thought it looked good like this and just didn't bother to change it.
I know that in recent times Miura hasn't done any significant changes to episodes in the volume release but i was hoping he might touch up episode 347. That episode looks worse than any other episode from the last few years, very unpolished.
Yuka Kuramochi has been distributing what I guess are prints of the extras/promo images along with the release of Vol.39 and the new Novel.
Can anyone confirm if these have been seen before? I like Guts's "collage"
It also includes a full page version of volume 39's cover illustration.The collage itself is new, the rest isn't.
If anyone is curious, the newest episode is not in the volume.
Ouch.So less than 200 pages.That hurts more than the Anime.
Ouch.So less than 200 pages.
That's disappointing, I was hoping that a lot of the wonkiness from 344-347 would be fixed.
If you really want to get nit picky there are a few panels where there are some blank faces on characters, and the only reason they stand out is because he usually takes the time to add those tiny details in.
My volume came the other day and I really don't see any "wonkiness". I really think people are making a big deal over nothing. All the art work in the issues of Young Animal has always looked fine to me. It is these weird scans that people are seeing that are different. Going on and on about line thickness and traced panels is asinine.The volume looks great and the digital painting of all the elves looks fantastic. He really has mastered a new skill. Maybe this is part of the reason why releases have slowed down, he wanted to learn how to draw/paint another way.The style Miura draws some things may have changed over the last few years, but that is nothing new. Also they may be using different tools to create some of the backgrounds and tones, but this is nothing drastic. If you want to criticize his work, I think you can comment on the already mentioned cover art. If you really want to get nit picky there are a few panels where there are some blank faces on characters, and the only reason they stand out is because he usually takes the time to add those tiny details in.
Just so it's clear, most of the background faces or art that doesn't have much added value is drawn by assistants and not Miura himself. And the difference between his work and that of his assistants is typically quite easy to spot.
Although the line work looks much better in the volume, it is clearly obvious that Miura has been using much thicker lines for his characters.
Again, this isn't a big deal at all and I'm sure you all noticed as well but they stuck out like a sore thumb.
Even when dealing with Guts and the rest of the main cast? It's only a couple of instances, but it just stuck out because for majority of the time, there is detail when it can fit.
It is interesting to see him recompose art to use again. I wonder if this will be a common thing.
This is related in that I think reusing panels is something that's being tried by the team to lighten their work load. Seems they're trying to remix Miura's own artwork to produce a quality result with less effort. Obviously it's had varying degrees of success, so I'm not sure how it'll go in the future.
Going on and on about line thickness and traced panels is asinine.
The panels where that happens were more verbal exposition so I'm not scared of this happening as much in these coming panels
Second I really like the poster of the Sovereign of the Flower Storm, I think it's one of the best illustrations in recent memory.


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Roger Kareem Hamilton, 24, of Blakeslee, entered eternal rest on Saturday, March 30, 2013, at Regional Hospital in Scranton.
Born June 3, 1988, at Harlem Hospital in New York, he was a resident of Monroe County since 1996.
He was a 2008 Pocono Mountain West High School graduate and had attended Northampton Community College in Tannersville. He just completed studies at Job Corps-Pittsburgh in June 2012 and earned CNA, CMA, and phlebotomy certifications with the intention of a career in nursing. Roger was talented in art and drawing, and pursued his love every chance he got. He worked as a summer intern with Pocono Council of the Arts and entered several contests of art ability.
Everyone who knew Roger will miss his infectious laugh, his jocular sense of humor, his broad smile and love of all things Madea, Lady Gaga and Michael Jackson. What mattered most to Roger was knowing he was loved and accepted by his family and friends and spending time with them.
He was predeceased by his beloved mother, Pauline Grace Hamilton, in 1993.
He leaves to mourn his passing, his siblings: Tammy Watson of Blakeslee; Quill Hamilton of Maryland; Joseph Hamilton of Michigan; Rayshawn Hunter; Joseph Guzman; Denise "Sunshine" Goods of New York; Tamarra Moore of Pennsylvania; Socorro, Terrence Frazier; Terry Frazier; and Taariq Frazier of New York. Also, an extensive family of relatives: Aunt Katherine and Uncle C. Elliot Harrison of Pennsylvania; Aunt Virginia Williams of New York; Dinah Clemmons-Graham and Roger Graham; and cousins, nieces, nephews and friends.
There will be a visitation from noon to 3 p.m. Thursday, April 11, at Thomas Funeral Home, 401 N. Fifth St., Stroudsburg. Memorial funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Dr. Kenneth L. Pearman officiating.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made in Roger's name to Tammy Watson c/o 216 Martha Lane, Blakeslee, PA 18610.
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Roger Kareem Hamilton, 24, of Blakeslee, entered eternal rest on Saturday, March 30, 2013, at Regional Hospital in Scranton.


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Anonymous Marine comments on Joshua Boston's letter
CNN's iReports, the same people who made Joshua Boston's open letter to Diane Feinsten famous, print a response to Boston's letter from some anonymous person who claims that he/she is also a Marine. Not a four-tour combat Marine like Boston, but a journalist, a Marine nonetheless;
When I read about the open letter…I couldn't help but feel temporarily ashamed of also sharing the title of former Marine. Boston defiantly refuses to register his guns even if laws are passed requiring him to do so. In this refusal, he comes off as tone-deaf and unsympathetic to the victims of mass shootings in Newtown, Aurora, and so many other places. His ranting letter is paranoid exhibition of one concerned not with preventing the deaths of more innocents, but of maintaining his rights to own devices of war. I want to set the record straight, not all Marines are so insensitive to the recent tragedies, or ignorant about the need for arms restrictions.
While I did not experience combat, I served in Afghanistan as a Marine, exiting the service as a Sergeant in 2008 to enter college. My experiences in the Marine Corps of course led me to train with semi and fully automatic weapons, and yet, I have no desire to own these weapons now that I am out of the service. I can't see why any civilian needs semi-automatic, high-capacity weapons designed to kill as many people as quickly as possible, and I support a ban of future sales in addition to a retroactive ban that would force Joshua Boston to relinquish his weapons.
Boston's attitude towards authority is frankly disgusting and his open letter is wrong in both its assumptions about why the gun-control debate has become heated, and the reasons why we should care about his opinions at all. It implies that because he served in Iraq and Afghanistan as a Marine, that he can choose which laws to obey while at home. This is of course, incorrect, and gives other veterans a bad name. Regardless of his personal beliefs about gun-control, Boston should obey the law, or stop using the title of Marine veteran so proudly.
The article headline calls Boston "gun worshipping Marine veteran". I haven't seen anyone "worship" guns, per se. But, ya know at least Boston attached his name to his letter, he didn't cower behind some indecipherable screen name. When someone asked me if Boston had really been a Marine, I was able to verify it. Not so with this dude/chick.
What gets me is the people who say "I don't own guns and I don't think anyone else should either" or "no one needs high capacity magazines". They're the same sort of people who cheer for the tax hike on richer Americans. Personally, I don't see the use for video games, or Airsoft gear, or NASCAR, or any of a thousand things that I think are stupid. But, I'm not trying to take those things away from people.
Some other anonymous dingus took exception to my comment about people not needing Porsches or Ferraris saying those cars aren't used to kill large numbers of people. Neither are my guns, which I bought legally and are locked up in my gun safe until I want to use them. You probably also don't understand why I enjoy cigars – that's your problem.
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Posted: Thu Nov 30, 2006 8:07 pm
TMC wrote:And I've never been a big fan of TJ Ford. He's good, yeah... but not that good. I'd do the trade for Villa without blinking.
I really like the play of TJ Ford this season. He has been real good for the Raptors
#32 wrote:Michael Redd is great, Mo Williams is decent (for now), and all their other guards should shampoo my crotch.
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The Humanities concentration offers students the chance to pursue essential questions about what it means to be human, to become familiar with perspectives from around the globe, to develop informed and humanistic goals and concerns, and to sharpen analytical, critical thinking and research skills.
Since the underlying focus of SUA's education is toward deepening an understanding of both Eastern and Western cultures, students are encouraged to develop a balanced perspective encompassing East and West within their course selection plan. In this way, each student, whether she/he chooses to advance within one major discipline or seeks to develop a broader foundation encompassing several or all Humanities disciplines,will have a common bond and direction in which to organize her/his program.
The Humanities both prepares students for graduate and professional school and offers to all students a broad-based background in a number of disciplines that are at the basis of a liberal arts education. Within the Humanities concentration, students can study such courses as art history, history, literature, music history and philosophy. Three upper level Humanities courses (300 and up) are required to complete the Humanities concentration requirement.
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Since last week we have forums for German, Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Turkish, Chinese, Magyar, Arabic and Hindi, so people can use their own language in the forum. We selected those languages because are the most popular languages among the users of Panoramio.
People seem to enjoy the new forums, specially the Spanish community that already posted more 400 comments, but also the Germans, Turkishs, Russians and Italians are very active. That's great.
I also wanted to mention that last Sunday we had trouble with the upload system and many people couldn't upload their photos. It took us some time to find and fix the problem, but on Monday afternoon was definitively fixed. Sorry guys!


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MIDDLEBURY — Arguably the finest season in the history of the Middlebury Union High School boys' soccer program came to an end on Thursday, when No. 5 Burlington blanked top-seeded MUHS, 2-0, in a Division I semifinal in what was the Tigers' first appearance in a state semifinal in 34 years.
Despite the seeding, the result was not an upset. The 14-2-1 Seahorses' only losses had come on the road to Champlain Valley and Essex, the teams that battled in double overtime in Thursday's other D-I semifinal, won by CVU, 1-0.


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Flash Player doesn't play smoothly and out of sync in full screendeadeyz Apr 28, 2012 9:04 PM
Hello! Everyone
The flash player (18.104.22.168) does not play smoothly and in full screen audio and vidoe is out of sync. I didn't use to have any problem at all, it only started about two weeks ago and since then despite trying various things (i.e. disabling hardware excelration, uninstalling & reinstalling, trying various browsers etc.) has not resolved the issue. I don't know why it has suddenly stopped playing smoothly as I have not installed any software recently which might have cuased this.
I am using Windows XP (service pack3) and have dual partion with dual operating system (both XP). There is the same problem on both operarting system and flash player won't run smoothly on either of them. Although my computer and graphics card is quite old but the downloaded movies/DVD playback is fine even in full screen. It runs smoothly and audio&video is in sync so I don't think it could my the graphics card.
As I mentioned I have tried all the browsers but without any luck. The BBC iplayer plays ok most of the time if not in full screen but as soon as you make it full screen the vidoe is more like a slide show and very jittery and audio&video gets out of sync. Same with youtube vidoes, they play ok when not in full screen but the video in full screen does not play smoothly and audio&vidoes gets out of sync. However the ITV player & Channel 4 content on 4OD does not even play smoothly when not in full screen and the video&audio is out of sync all the time.
It would be really helpful if anyone can suggest anything to resolve this issue as I have not been able to find anything on the internet to solve the problem and its driving me up the wall. Although I have tried to include as much details as I could think of so please let me know if I have missed any details that could be crucial in order to identify the problem.
Thank you very much for reading this and taking the time to reply and your feedback.
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Today while doing some investigative work on the streets of Santa Monica, Bike Girl saw what may be evidence of sharrows going down in the city.
As she waited at a stop light, she saw a city of Santa Monica construction truck with a sharrow stencil in the back. She exclaimed to the driver, "Are those sharrows!?"
The driver responded, "Yep. They're going in at the end of the block."
But then the truck was gone. The end of which block? Bike Girl made this sighting around 4th and Arizona. She has not seen any of the sharrows on the ground, but hopes to see some soon.
UPDATE: Bike Girl returned to the scene later in the evening to see if there were, indeed, sharrows on the ground. While there were no sharrows, Bike Girl did find that the Arizona bike lane had been extended all the way to Ocean.
Bike Girl presumes the sharrow stencil was being utilized only for its center icon, the biking person, to go in the bike lanes. She also presumes the construction worker who told her sharrows were being put in at the end of the block, thought that a sharrow was just the picture of the cyclist, not the chevrons above and below it.
However, Bike Girl has been assured that Santa Monica is planning to install sharrows FOR REAL in the near future.
Friday, June 25, 2010
Bike Girl Can't Believe Her Eyes
Labels: santa monica, sharrows
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I believe the plan is to put a sharrow down 14th.
- July 13, 2010 at 4:25 PM
- Amarita said...
I love your blog!
- July 15, 2010 at 9:26 AM
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Saturday, May 21, 2011
Sometimes, hustle and heart matter
We greet schmucky slogans like "Hustle & Heart" with derision, probably more than is deserved (even if some gentle mocking is probably in order).
We like to claim that we don't care about clubhouse unity; it matters little to us if the roster is comprised of grade-A pricks, so long as they perform.
Well, you know? Fuck that. Can't we have both?
I'm an admitted softy to these kind of stories, probably moreso since my own baby son went through a life-threatening stretch of illness of his own. So if you're a heartless robot (and not in an awesome Halladay-esque way) who would gladly trade solid citizenry for thirty points of OPS, feel free to spend the next few minutes spending your time elsewhere. It's OK. I won't judge. Hey, some (most?) days I would too. But not today.
Not after watching Thursday's game and reading this story.
It's when reflecting on stories like these that the easy thing to say, the defacto attitude to have, is that baseball doesn't matter. And in the grand scheme of things, it doesn't really. It's not life or death. It's entertainment.
That's what ties all this together. These Blue Jays - Romero and Arencibia in particular - seem to get it. They really do. Maybe we're all just so jaded into believing that pro athletes are naturally arrogant and selfish in nature that when the players we cheer for seem to actually care, we're taken aback.
But tears and emotion don't lie. Romero and JPA could have given the standard quotes - "well, hearing that kind of story puts it all in perspective, y'know, so we just went out there and gave it 110% for the kid." But their actions on the field and reactions beyond it showed so much more otherwise.
I'm sure for many the biggest story was the Jays won the game and split the mini-set with the Rays. And that was all well and good, too. But part of the entertainment factor, for me anyway, is cheering for a group of players you can respect.
No matter the boxscores for the balance of the season, it doesn't look like that's going to be much of a problem at all.
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The post game interview with J.P. almost in tears choked me right up!!
- May 21, 2011 at 9:34 AM
Thank you. I'm a Jays fan and always will be. But being able to cheer for some of these guys who I actually believe are good human beings off the diamond makes it that much more enjoyable. It'd be great to see a world series Jays team, but if it came at the expense of that "hustle and heart" mentality, it just wouldn't have the same feeling to it.
- May 21, 2011 at 8:22 PM
I agree, Ack
- May 21, 2011 at 11:48 PM
For a picture of the little boy, go here.
And then tell me your heart doesn't break.
- May 22, 2011 at 8:49 AM
- Chad said...
Nice article, Ack. I read the story you linked and had a little cry.
My streak of Dick Vermeil-like sob fests continues.
- May 22, 2011 at 1:48 PM
- bkblades said...
There's not enough sabermetrics in this post, Ack.
At the very least, I need a weighted tear measurement.
- May 23, 2011 at 3:31 PM
- Drew said...
Here's my thing: you can have this great, affecting story without the buzzworded marketing campaign.
If anything, seeing Romero and JPA show a real side of themselves sells the team SO MUCH MORE than the hustle and heart shit they throw at the wall for two years running.
Sell us personality, don't try to cram complex & interesting people into focus grouped-to-death slogans.
- May 24, 2011 at 12:51 PM
- Navin V. said...
For two rather youngish guys, the reactions of JPA and Romero to the death of the little guy took me a bit by surprise. It seems like their heads are on tighter than I imagined. With athletes these days, the bar has been set so bloody low.
As for "Hustle & Heart," I've never quite understood the bashing of it. It's a goddamn marketing slogan, one they're using to try and sell a baseball team in a hockey town. Get over it already. It means nothing.
- May 25, 2011 at 5:16 PM
- The Ack said...
"As for "Hustle & Heart," I've never quite understood the bashing of it. It's a goddamn marketing slogan, one they're using to try and sell a baseball team in a hockey town. Get over it already. It means nothing."
It's nothing more than a shitty little slogan trying to draw in casual fans, which we are not. Is it pandering? Sure, a little. But who cares? It doesn't suck as much as 11,213 in the seats for a Wednesday evening game against Cleveland.
Somehow, I don't think a marketing campaign built on WAR and UZR will draw in the guy wearing a Gilmour jersey.
- May 25, 2011 at 9:17 PM
- Drew said...
Crazy idea: maybe not treating "casual fans" like a moronic bunch of mouth breathers might encourage them to come out.
Or perhaps not positioning the franchise like a fucking punchline might keep people from viewing it as a fucking joke.
- May 26, 2011 at 9:49 AM
- The Ack said...
If anyone views the franchise as a fucking joke over that tagline and for that reason only... then I guess I don't have much else to say.
- May 26, 2011 at 10:02 AM
- Navin Vaswani (@eyebleaf) said...
I'm sorry, but I just don't get it. How does "Hustle & Heart" = casual fans are a moronic bunch of mouth breathers? Where's the connection? What am I missing?
I'm not convinced the franchise is the fucking punchline. It's the frustration around the situation the Jays have to work in that keeps people away, in my opinion. The division, being spent into the ground, and the unbalanced schedule. In those latter Ricciardi years, the Jays put some quality ball clubs together. It's not for lack of trying.
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Amanda Steinberg, the founder of DailyWorth, and I have been close friends for almost a decade. Today she turns 32. For her birthday, I wanted to share with DailyWorth readers a bit of the story behind DailyWorth.
Exactly two years ago, Amanda was one of thirty women exploring women, wealth and self-worth at a workshop I co-hosted called Shattering the Glass Ceiling. The premise of the event was that women can have it all: careers we love, great families, abounding wealth and lives of contribution. Amanda listened intently – and silently – to the presentation and discussions. She left thoroughly riled up.
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Lea Endres: You've had a big year, birthday girl! What are you most proud of when looking back over your last 365 days?
Amanda Steinberg, DailyWorth: I gave birth to my daughter, Maya, and launched DailyWorth in the same week -- obviously not on purpose! Staying graceful and present through those first few weeks in January is a huge source of pride.
LE: What helped you remain graceful & present?
AS: Giving birth to a daughter totally reinforced how passionate I am about DailyWorth's mission to help women in their relationship to self worth and net worth. A few weeks ago, the New York Times Magazine declared "Why Women's Rights Are the Cause of Our Time," and how the health of the world is profoundly connected to the health and well being of women. It's so clear to me that until we are able to know our own worth, we won't be able to earn as much as our male counterparts, and the studies show that money in women's hands is absolutely crucial for the health of our communities, children and world. Take this quote from the same New York Times Magazine issue:
WHY DO MICROFINANCE organizations usually focus their assistance on women? And why does everyone benefit when women enter the work force and bring home regular pay checks? One reason involves the dirty little secret of global poverty: some of the most wretched suffering is caused not just by low incomes but also by unwise spending by the poor ? especially by men. Surprisingly frequently, we've come across a mother mourning a child who has just died of malaria for want of a $5 mosquito bed net; the mother says that the family couldn't afford a bed net and she means it, but then we find the father at a nearby bar. He goes three evenings a week to the bar, spending $5 each week. ~ The Women's Crusade, New York Times Magazine, August 27th, 2009
Through DailyWorth, I want to put more money in the hands of women by enabling them through knowledge and networks.
LE: One year ago, DailyWorth was just an idea. How did you go from idea to thousands of subscribers?
AS: A. Lot. Of. Work. (Laughs.) There's no other way to put it. Constant execution. Trying not to second guess myself and just publishing, every day, without hesitation. It was so many hours every day, late nights, with two small children and a husband. There was definitely not a lot of fiction read in the last year!
LE: What kept you going?
AS: 50% of our subscribers open DailyWorth emails every day. Having been in the business of email marketing for 10 years as a Web developer, I know that 17% is the average, so I can see that DailyWorth is something women want and need. And I get a constant stream of positive feedback and thanks from readers.
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- Keep costs really low.
- Delegate and decentralize! The more I spread the work and make DailyWorth team effort, the more I'm freed up to innovate and work on things that will impact the business three months down the line.
AS: When I realized after taking your workshop that in spite of all my knowledge as an entrepreneur, I was still really screwed up in the areas of handling money, I had to accept that I was being incredibly irresponsible. Which meant … that I had to take responsibility. I still don't fully have a grasp on how much my husband and I spend every month, and I know we overspend, but we're making a lot of progress!
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AS: By this time next year, DailyWorth will have grown by a factor of ten. We will be a real force of women unified by a common mission. The fact that women still earn 30% less than men is ridiculous. I really want DailyWorth to be a force in obliterating that. Legislation won't solve it. It will come from women recognizing their worth and knowing how to ask for more money.
Happy Birthday, Amanda! It's been amazing to see you turn an idea into reality in such a short amount of time. I can't wait to see what you do with DailyWorth in this next year. So, dear DailyWorth readers, I have a request for you. For Amanda's birthday, let's dedicate our Facebook statuses to DailyWorth to spread the word about this important cause and website. Here's a suggested status update for your Facebook page:
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Additionally, this is something of a redemptive act, as I was a str8 ^ shitty poster back in the forum's more lawless periods ( ... ).
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This is the first time I've ever used Patreon, so I think I might have screwed up last night and selected the 1/mo by mistake. It should be 10/mo now, but if it's possible to double-check and make sure it went through correctly, I'd appreciate it.
Such... uh, reminiscence is beyond the scope of this thread.
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That makes sense. Im guessing the change likely has a greater effect on the creators that receive a larger percentage of their revenue from pledges with low price points. SK.net looks to be getting most revenue from larger contributors which may have helped keep Patreon from charging too much in fees.
https://blog.patreon.com/not-rolling-out-fees-change/Looks like Patreon reneged.
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A lot of people know that Bill Callahan was a fanzine guy way back but not many people have seen it. Bill and I had a short letter writing relationship back in the '80s and I contributed to this issue although I'm too embarassed to reprint those reviews. I finally met Bill at the Suckdog show. I went home and later wrote a song lyric about him called "Billy Storm" (never put it to music) - the night I met him, he looked like he had a perpetual black cloud above his head that was so heavy it forced his head down and his body into a slouch. I guess he saw that cloud but interpreted it as Smog instead of a black cloud. That night I went home with one of Suckdog's band members and we lay on my bed kissing all night. I promised (in the throes of passion) to drive them to Ohio, a promise I later reneged on when I came to my hungover senses the next day. A few weeks later, I got a letter from Bill informing that he was going on the road with the very same person (Debbey Puff) and starting his career. It was like he had joined the circus. I never heard from him again.
His most recent work (A River Ain't Too Much to Love) is bar-none my favorite record of 2005 - a year that had many noteworthy releases.
Disaster was a superlative fanzine which was anchored by Bill's careful yet often funny writing (he still does that in his lyrics). There's a reprint of his review of a Broken Siren show (a strident feminist Dischord band that got to play a lot of shows in DC in that period) that just "kicks the dust" out of me. He's got the snarky letters, lots of name checking, tons of reviews, interviews with bands that indicate his superlative taste (well, Sex Clark Five and Halo of Flies). Funny piece on what Tom Pig does during a typical day ("6:30PM Pig has an apertif while watching the sun and his neighbor's wife, go down.") and Bill's trademark Desert Island Discs (who knew Tom Hazelmeyer liked the Soft Boys? and Rob Straker listened to Mozart)
Here are a few pages from Issue 4 which I think is the only one I ended up contributing to.
Some observations:
In Bill's review of GG Allin's Hated in the Nation tape, he admires him for "not faking it" and putting his life "however fucked up -- on the stage." Just for comparisons sake, here's a sample lyric from last year's "Running the Loping":
I lay on the bed in the dark
laughing at things I think of
Getting off on the pornography
of my past
One the same page, he also expresses that he is "increasingly puzzled" by Beat Happening because they are "more of an excuse to get together with friends as opposed to some sorta soul-purging act or whatever"... he obviously chose the latter in his work.
The pictures of Alex Chilton offered without comment include one with Alex and Bill's original teen crush, Paul Westerburg who is receding into the background as Chilton moves up front.
the masthead and Bill's misanthropic editorial...
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A splash page for his Halo of Flies interview - whoo hoo...
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Halo of Flies and the uncommented upon Chilton/Westerburg photos...
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Ackman Unloads Penney Stake; What's Next for JCP?
Hedge-fund manager Bill Ackman of Pershing Square is selling his entire 18% stake in J.C. Penney. What does that mean for the activist investor and the retailer? WSJ's Emily Glazer joins MoneyBeat. Photo: AP.
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