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From the article: How to Use Cold Calling as a Freelance Designer
Does cold calling work for you as a way to find potential clients? Do you do your cold calling by phone or in person? Share your tips for success or your stories about cold calling gone horribly wrong while marketing your graphic design, desktop publishing, or Web design business.
Research First
- I don't cold call until I've done some research first. I learn alittle bit about a company, its products, and try to get copies of any business cards or brochures or ads or whatever other material will help me learn more about the company and maybe give me an idea of how I can help them. its not indepth but it helps to show some familiarity when approaching them. I use the phone to get a name that I can use then make a cold call in person. Can take time but I try to work it naturally into my schedule such as doing a few drop ins on downtown potential clients when I'm already going to be downtown for something else. It has worked out more than a few times and once I ran into a old high school friend when I showed up at one place!
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Routledge Handbook of Global Poverty and Inequality
Despite widespread acknowledgement that poverty and inequality are enduring features of the twenty-first century, a comprehensive collection detailing the multiple ways in which poverty and inequality are manifest, the manner in which they have been conceptualised and addressed, the debates that...
To Be Published June 30th 2016 by Routledge
International Organization and Global Governance
Featuring a diverse and impressive array of authors, this volume is the most comprehensive textbook available for all interested in international organization and global governance. Organized around a concern with how the world is and could be governed, the book offers: in-depth and accessible...
Published September 27th 2013 by Routledge
Trade, Poverty, Development
Getting Beyond the WTO's Doha Deadlock
Series: Global Institutions
This work seeks to look beyond the seemingly endless deadlock in the WTO's Doha round of trade negotiations that began in November 2001 and were first scheduled to conclude by January 1, 2005. As well as offering an incisive analysis of the ills of the round, with particular attention directed at...
Published August 2nd 2012 by Routledge
The Millennium Development Goals and Beyond
Global Development after 2015
Series: Global Institutions
The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) have contributed to reductions in poverty and improvements in the human condition in many parts of the world since their "invention" in 2000 and 2001. It nonetheless remains the case that today, as on all the previous days of the twenty-first century, almost...
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Global Governance, Poverty and Inequality
Series: Global Institutions
A series of crises unfolded in the latter part of the first decade of the 21st Century which combined to exacerbate already profound conditions of global economic inequality and poverty in the world's poorest countries. In 2007, the unsound lending practices that caused a collapse in the US housing...
Published May 10th 2010 by Routledge
The WTO after Hong Kong
Progress in, and Prospects for, the Doha Development Agenda
After the World Trade Organization's (WTO) critical December 2005 Hong Kong ministerial meeting, negotiations to implement the Doha Development Agenda (DDA) broke down completely in the summer of 2006. This book offers a detailed and critical evaluation of how and why the negotiations arrived at...
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The WTO
Crisis and the Governance of Global Trade
Rorden Wilkinson explores the factors behind the collapse of World Trade Organisation (WTO) ministerials – as in Seattle in 1999 and Cancun in 2003 – and asks why such events have not significantly disrupted the development of the multilateral trading system. He argues that the political...
Published August 24th 2006 by Routledge
The Global Governance Reader
This unique book presents students and scholars with a comprehensive and considered overview of the way in which the world is governed. Rorden Wilkinson draws together seventeen of the most significant works by leading specialists in the field to explore the role of global...
Published February 17th 2005 by Routledge
Global Governance
Critical Perspectives
In recent years, the role of global institutions such as the United Nations, World Trade Organization, International Monetary Fund and the World Bank has never been more important to the lives of individuals throughout the world. This edited book provides critical perspectives on the role of these...
Published July 11th 2002 by Routledge
Multilateralism and the World Trade Organisation
The Architecture and Extension of International Trade Regulation
Series: Routledge Advances in International Political Economy
This book explores the significance of the establishment of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), as well as some of the issues brought into sharper focus by the Seattle demonstrations of 1999. Located within the broader study of global governance, Multilateralism and the World Trade Organisation...
Published December 21st 2000 by Routledge

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In 1972, when the Government tried to establish cocoa-growing in Bundibugyo, residents showed little interest in the cash crop. Only a handful of people picked seedlings.
One such person was Fulgensi Bamwitirebye, who was then a teacher. He only picked100 cocoa seedlings. "The yield was so impressive that I decided to take on cocoa as the main crop in my farm," he recalls.
Cocoa growing in Bundibugyo became popular in early 2000 when Olam Uganda, a cocoa and coffee export company, intervened to promote the crop in this mountainous area.
Cocoa farmers like Bamwitirebye have benefi ted from this initiative. From just a handful of cocoa trees, Bamwitirebye now has eight hectares of his farmland under cocoa. A hectare takes up to 1,600 cocoa trees.
"From cocoa, I have managed to educate all my children to university level," Bamwitirebye says. He adds that he has also built a house. "It is a great achievement and I attribute my success to Olam Uganda, which encouraged me to grow more cocoa."
Bamwitirebye earns between sh3m and sh5m from cocoa every harvest season, which sometimes are as many as three in a year.
Emmanuel Maniraguha, the Olam branch manager of Bundibugyo, says since their establishment in 2003, the company has tried to empower communities not only by guaranteeing market for their cocoa, but also by giving them free inputs.
"In Budibugyo alone, we have so far distributed over 50,000 seedlings besides providing extension services. We are also encouraging cocoa growing in Mayuge, Hoima, Kibaale, Mukono, Masaka and Mityana districts," he says.
Maniraguha explains that the cocoa output in Bundibugyo has improved from between 2,000 and 3,000 tonnes in 2003 to about 20,000 tonnes today.
In Bugamba county, the heart of their operations, about 80% of the land is under cocoa and at least every household has some cocoa trees. A kilogramme of raw cocoa beans costs between sh4,500 and sh4,700.
In the course of operations, Olam Uganda discovered that the community needed help in other spheres and the company stepped in to meet these needs.
Mariam Matovu, an HIVpositive widow, had virtually given up on life. "When I lost my husband, our property was grabbed by his relatives," recalls Matovu, "I was left with just a small mat and my gomesi that I used as a bedsheet to cover my sons."
Matovu says she was helpless since she had no one to turn to. She used to depend on hand-outs from neighbours and would cultivate other people's farms to get food. However, one morning, a group from Olam Uganda came to the village to teach residents about cocoa growing. Matovu mentioned her plight and they promised to help her.
Later, the group returned with donations including clothing, mattresses and other household items. They also took her to a hospital, where she was registered to access ARVs, a move that has enabled her to improve the quality of her life.
Olam also introduced a programme, where 100 residents are helped to improve their livelihoods annually. So far 800 people have benefi tted from the initiative. On World AIDS day, December 1, Olam, in conjunction with Bundibugyo local government, organized a procession around town to sensitise communities on HIV/AIDS.
"We value the contribution of a healthy community to the economic development of this country. That is why we organised the celebration to show people of Bundibugyo our support and appreciation," Maniraguha says.
At the celebration, the company also distributed an assortment of items such as mattresses to widows and orphans. Three schools were also given scholastic materials.
"We have not been supporting schools. However, this year, we started a programme where three schools received 30 desks each and other scholastic materials," he says.
Maniraguha says they plan to assist more schools in future. The organisation has also helped to organise widows and widowers into groups, where they are given heifers and goats.
Jonas Kisembo, the leader of Mawiya, a group that helps people living with HIV in Bundibugyo, says from the initial three heifers the group received from Olam, 17 of the members now have cows of their own.
Samuel Kazinga, the resident district commissioner of Bundibugyo, commends Olam Uganda for their contribution to the development of the district. "Poverty has reduced in the community because of cocoa growing. Olam is also involved in the fight against HIV, which is a commendable gesture," Kisembo says.


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Gender Week
Building Talent: Women, Patronage, and Mentoring
Have women architects enjoyed such patronage, especially from women? How can women help women develop nationally recognized careers in architecture? This symposium will explore the mentoring of the young architect and the role that a client can have on an architect's career. Architecture, more than many other careers, is contingent upon the mentoring process. This mentorship begins in architecture school and can continue throughout an architect's career, but is essential in the early years in the profession, as licensure is based partially on mentorship. The symposium will examine the importance of the client/user to the architectural process and the influence that more women in leadership roles can have on women in the profession of architecture.
Event is free and open to the public, but registration is required.
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Choosing a service plan
I am currently looking for a new phone and was going to extend my service (if i stay w/ Verizon) and was wondering, can i get a new phone now and then if i dont like it get a new one in 2 months, or 3 or 4. I just dont want to get a phone and then find a better one came out 3 months down the road. Is there any way to avoid this?
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The Bachelor
Sean and Catherine Live In Different Apartments In The Same Building!
The Bachelor's hot couple, Sean Lowe and Catherine Giudici, are gearing up for their fabulous (not to mention televised) white wedding, and they're currently living in Los Angeles while Sean films Dancing With The Stars! These two are joined at the hip, but are they living together? Not so much, Bachelor Nation. We broke the story about Catherine's new life in L.A. (freelancing and wedding planning!) and the fact that these lovebirds aren't living together just yet.
Sean and Catherine have rented separate apartment units in an apartment complex called The Palazzo (they aren't consummating their sweet, rose-scented love until after their wedding), but don't worry — they see each other all the time. In fact, Sean and Catherine meet up every morning to pray and eat breakfast!
"We still see each other all the time," Sean tells In Touch. "I think it's awesome. We get to see each other whenever we want to. It's night and day from what our relationship was just a few days ago. I can't get over the fact that I can see her every single day."
We're thrilled that these love birds have found a way to enjoy domestic bliss without going against their beliefs! And remember — it'll only be a few short months before Sean and Catherine can sleep in the same bed as man and wife!
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Trials Riding Technique
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That rider in the pic is Ron Commo III, hes the #5 Pro Rider in the US. Very talented. In that pic he is riding a 125.
Trials technique for logs...
1st read this..
Double Blip!
The double blip technique is used for obstacles which are shorter in height then
the wheelbase of the motorcycle and often slightly angled. In the double blip
technique the rider approaches the obstacle at slow to moderate speed and blips
the throttle to lift the front wheel. The rider bends his knees to allow the
motorcycle to come up to him while staying centered. If done correctly the front
wheel strikes a glancing blow off the obstacle and changes direction to parallel
up the surface of the obstacle. At this point the throttle is reduced to allow the
rear suspension to uncompress. The rear suspension should be fully uncompressed
when the rear wheel reaches the base of the obstacle. Just before the rear wheel
contacts the obstacle the throttle is again blipped to drive the rear wheel into
the obstacle. As this is happening the rider straightens his legs to help drive
the rear wheel into the obstacle as well as get his weight over the front wheel.
The throttle is snapped off to allow the rear wheel to drive up the face of the
obstacle while at the same time the rear suspension begins to uncompress. The
rider again bends his knees allowing the rear of the bike to come up under him.
The unloading rear suspension pivots the bike forward around the axis of the
swingarm and the drag of the decelerating motor pivot the motorcycle around the
rear axle. The reason there is a limit to the size of the obstacle for this
technique is that the front wheel cannot be in tight contact with the obstacle
when the rear suspension unloads for the second time as both front and rear will
just push you backwards off the wall. The most common error in the double blip
technique is not shutting the throttle off between blips. This causes the rear
suspension to stay loaded which doesn't allow the motorcycle to efficiently change
the direction of force from straight forward to up. If done properly the rear of
the motorcycle does not hit the base of the obstacle with any more force then is
necessary to grab traction for the climb.
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Jersey Shore
Did Buckwild's Shain Gandee Die While "Mudding" aka Off-Roading? (VIDEO)
Since news broke of Buckwild star Shain Gandee's death, new details about his tragic accident have surfaced, and many believe his reckless off-roading led to a crash, and reportedly subsequent carbon monoxide poisoning.
While an autopsy has yet to be performed, the actions that caused the accident are relatively clear: "muddin'."
On the new hit MTV show, Shain and his friends frequently went "muddin'," aka off-roading in the West Virginia backwoods. In one particular clip, he and friend Shae discussed their pal Katie's fear of the dangerous pastime, revealing that she cried and ran away after they went 60 mph on a small four-wheel path. Sadly, it was that path (or a similar one) that Shain, his uncle, and their family friend were found dead next to earlier today.
BuzzFeed unveiled some additional details about his death via Corporal Brian Humphreys. "The vehicle and bodies were found by one of Shain Gandee's friends who was searching the trails and ridges in the area for him and the others," the corporal explained. "The vehicle [red Bronco] sat unevenly, but upright, and was partially submerged in deep mud. Mud was covering the lower part of the passenger side door of the vehicle, but the driver's side of the vehicle was above the mud. The muffler of the vehicle was completely below the surface of the mud."
Like we saw on Buckwild, these trails are meant to be used by four-wheelers, not big trucks.
"The Bronco was found next to a ridge-top trail. That section of the trail itself was passable for four-wheel drive vehicles. However, the Bronco was in a mud pit next to the trail," Corporal Humphreys continued, adding that Shain was driving and that the truck was later removed from the mud pit with a help of a bulldozer.
From the sounds of it, there was no way for any of them to escape once they were submerged in the mud pit, and considering there was no cell reception out there, they couldn't have called for help And even if they did have reception? Shain refused to use a cell phone.
During a chat with Celebuzz in December 2012, Shain revealed he didn't have a phone, explaining that he actually threw it in a mud pit.
"I don't have a phone, no," he said in a video interview. "When I turned 16 and I got my truck stuck in a mud hole, and I went to use it and I didn't have service, I said, 'Well, this ain't gonna be no good here!' and I threw it in the mud hole with my truck and started walking, and that was it."
You can watch the video clip below, and feel free to share your condolences for their family and friends in the comments. Stay tuned to Wetpaint Entertainment for additional updates on this tragic story.
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Just got back from this year's Bestival? Enjoy it? Good... now buy tickets for next year.
A la Reading/Leeds and the V Festival, the Isle of Wight-based event is already selling tickets for next year's festivities, to be held between the 8th and 10th September 2006. Go here for more information.
Tickets are currently priced at £75, or £50 if you're an IoW resident.
Apparently the crowd at this year's event managed to break the world record for the World's Biggest Fancy Dress Party, with nearly 11,000 people donning unusual clothes in the name of, um, fun. Well done you.


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The 5 Best Adventures For Your Rome Vacation
Explore five of the greatest adventures to be had in one of the most famous cities in the world, Rome.
Stay In The Real-Life Grand Budapest Hotel
The luxury hotel tucked away in the Czech town of Karlovy Vary isn't the actual hotel where the film was shot, but the hapless romantic/lover of old ladies and poetry-reciting concierge Monsieur Gustave and his humble protégé Moustafa would've felt plenty at home running the place.
Best Independent Movie Theaters In The Baltimore Area
Tired of watching the same blockbusters that are cranked out year after year? Are you just looking to support a theater with local connections? Visit some of these independently-run movie theaters to experience some of the best of the Baltimore area.


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There is an absolutely fantastic podcast / radio show on Sirius satellite radio here in the States that is gone now. World Soccer Daily decided to shut operations due to a concerted campaign by a group of Liverpool fans attempting to drive the show off the air.
Sad day for football in America
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Fulham endured a frustrating evening in Croatia as RNK Split eked out a goalless draw in the Europa League third qualifying round.
The Cottagers failed to impress at Dugopolje's Stadion Hrvatski Vitezovi and struggled to unleash a menacing attack at any stage of the first leg.
Split proved the more dangerous force and had two gilt-edged chances to score, with Ante Erceg fluffing a one-on-one opportunity in the sixth minute before substitute Duje Cop missed an equally inviting chance in the dying minutes of the game.
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Vultures land on Cumbrian properties
Published at 01:00, Friday, 16 April 2004
WELCOME to a few home truths.
About a third of all inquiries about Allerdale properties are made by people from outside the area.
For them, TV programmes like Escape To The Country have become a signpost to riches.
With the property market in the Lake District now saturated, and parts of Eden and Carlisle out of reach, their attention has turned to the relatively easy pickings here.
As a result, we are seeing a new phenomenon for this part of the world: the hot property market.
The cost of housing in some parts of West Cumbria has gone up by nearly half in a year.
It is a sellers' market, with very little supply and huge demand.
Estate agents barely need to advertise certain properties.
It is tempting to celebrate this influx of buyers; but only if they bring genuine spending power to the West Cumbrian economy.
The arrival of 200 civil servants attached to the new Nuclear Decommissioning Agency will certainly pump money into the area.
However, we are uneasy about the emergence of a get-rich-quick brigade of outsiders who're snapping up cheap houses by the dozen to rent.
They're squeezing out young, local first-time buyers.
Many low income families now need help to simply get on the bottom rung of the housing ladder.
We therefore applaud the Government approval given this week for £8.5 million towards new, affordable homes in Allerdale.
Matched by a similar figure from housing associations, this represents the biggest social housing programme in the borough since the 1980s.
It is a vital initiative to avert the "ghetto" scenario; an area divided between pockets of affluent house owners and struggling tenants who flit between rented accommodation.
Local councils must also now consider their new option to increase council tax charges on second homes.
The swift changes in our housing sector demand these serious, long term responses.
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What's Happening at the CBA
DISH Network CMO James Moorhead Named Direct Marketer of the Year
James Moorhead, Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) for DISH Network, will be honored with the Direct Marketer of the Year Award at Interaction 2015, which will be hosted by The Gary L. and Karen S. Taylor Institute for Direct Marketing at The University of Akron on May 21.
Marketing Professors' Research Featured at American Advertising Conference and in the News
Listen to Associate Professor of Marketing and Associate Director of Suarez Applied Marketing Research Laboratories Terry Daugherty, Ph.D., on WAKR-AM's Jasen Sokol Show as he discusses research linking the financial success or failure of "direct-response" TV ads to specific areas of the brain. Dr. Daugherty, Dr. Federico de Gregorio, and Kathleen Kennedy from the Marketing Department also were part of a team that presented their work using dense-array electroencephalography (dEEG) to evaluate advertising during the "New Approaches to Measuring Advertising Effectiveness" session at the recent American Academy of Advertising Conference.
IT Team Places Well in Recent Project and Case Competition
Congratulations to a team of four CBA students—Ted Balog, John Haladyna, Jonathan McPherson, and Tommy Wardyniec—who took second place in a projects category and third overall among 12 teams that competed in the 2015 Annual Information Systems Project and Case Competition held at Ball State University. The group's faculty advisor was Professor of Management
Liping Liu, Ph.D.
The competition had three primary categories: project, case study, and presentation. The projects portion was work that students completed during their school year. The case was completed on-site, in which students were given one evening to analyze it and prepare their materials. Both the projects work and cases were presented to a group of six Information Technology executives, who judged the students' performance. The overall ranking was based on performance in all three categories.
Teams that participated in this year's event were from Ball State University, Marietta College, Millikin University, Purdue University, the University of Southern Indiana, and the University of Toledo.
Supply Chain Discipline Getting Industry Attention
Associate Professor of Management and coordinator of the CBA's supply chain program, Mahesh Srinivasan, Ph.D., is quoted in the Crain's Cleveland Business article, Supply Chain Industry Trying to Meet Demand.
Alumnus Named Goodyear CIO
Sherry Neubert, College of Business Administration (CBA) alumnus, has been named vice president and chief information officer at Goodyear Tire ∓ Rubber Co. Neubert joined Goodyear in 2002. Most recently, she has been vice president of the Global Project Management Office. As CIO, Neubert will report to another CBA alumnus, Laura Thompson, Goodyear's executive vice president and chief financial officer.


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SAN ANTONIO -- State credit union regulators feel they have dodged a big bullet but face challenges ahead. Yet they are more optimistic than not.
SAN ANTONIO -- Former NASCUS chairman George Reynolds received the organization's Pierre Jay Award, which honors contributions to state-chartered credit unions.
NASCUS and state regulators remain steadfastly supportive of supplemental capital for credit unions.
In the regulatory equivalent of telling Santa what you want for Christmas, the credit union trade associations have all written the NCUA recommending changes on everything from insurance rules to lending rules.
CUNA and NAFCU have each sent letters asking the NCUA to change the way it deals with credit unions in key policy areas.
Proposed new regulations on mergers and mutual bank conversions encroach on state autonomy,
Reaching inside the credit union movement following the tenure of a prominent outsider, CUNA last week named California-Nevada Credit Union League President Bill Cheney as its new leader.
NASCUS Chairman Tom Candon has named Board Member Mary Hughes to fill the two-year board term vacated when former NASCUS Chairman George Reynolds retired.
Lawmakers were trying at press time to iron out a bipartisan agreement on legislation to overhaul the way financial services are regulated.
Allowing credit unions to raise supplemental capital that is counted toward net worth requirements is an "appropriate policy consideration,"


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Elizabeth Weldon
Professor of Management
PhD, Organizational Psychology
Elizabeth Weldon is an expert in leadership and management development with 20 years of experience teaching in MBA, EMBA, Executive Education and leadership development programs in North America, Europe and Asia. She also designs and delivers custom programs for Western and Asian firms, including Morgan Stanley, Novartis, Medtronic, Pepsi-Co International, China Development Bank, among others. She specializes in leading change, leading with a global perspective, thinking strategically, strategy execution and collaborative leadership.
Most recently, she served as Professor and Academic Director of Custom Executive Education Programs at the China Europe International Business School (CEIBS) in Shanghai, China. Before joining CEIBS, Dr. Weldon served as the H. Smith Richardson, Jr. Visiting Fellow at the Center for Creative Leadership (CCL), a top-ranked global provider of leadership development experiences. She was also Professor of Leadership and Management at IMD International in Lausanne, Switzerland, where she taught and designed executive programs focused on leadership, corporate renewal, and strategic human resource management. She has served on the faculties of the Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business in Beijing, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Indiana University, the Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University, and the University of Illinois. She also served as an invited professor in the Global EMBA program in the Fuqua School at Duke University and the Executive MBA program at Beijing University.
Professor Weldon has received awards for her research from the Organization Behavior Division of the Academy of Management, the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, and the Emerald Publishing Group. Professor Weldon has also won several teaching awards.
Dr. Weldon is the co-editor of Advances in Global Leadership, v. 4 (JAI press, 2006) and Management and Organizations in China (Macmillan, 2000). Her recent article on Talent Management in China appears in Strategy-Driven Talent Management: A Leadership Imperative (Jossey-Bass, 2009).
Dr. Weldon was the keynote speaker at the inauguration of the Petronas Leadership Centre in Kuala Lumpur. The focus of her address was "Developing Change Leaders: Providing Insights + Tools + Skills to help your leaders succeed".


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The present monarchy was originally founded in 1813 when the French were driven away and the then prince of Orange was proclaimed as Sovereign Prince of The United Netherlands (comprising certain northern provinces). The new monarchy was confirmed in 1815 at the Congress of Vienna as part of the re-arrangement of Europe after the fall of Napoleon Bonaparte, and its status as kingdom was also confirmed. The House of Orange-Nassau were given the modern day Netherlands and also Belgium to rule as the United Kingdom of the Netherlands. In addition, the King of the Netherlands became hereditary Grand Duke of Luxembourg.
Prior to the Napoleonic wars, most of the (semi-independent) provinces of the Netherlands had been led by stadtholders from the House of Orange-Nassau. The state remained, formally, a confederated republic, even when in 1747 the office of stadtholder was centralised (one stadtholder for all provinces) and became hereditary for the House of Orange-Nassau.
The first king of the constitutional monarchy of the Netherlands, William I, was a direct male line descendant of John the Elder, a younger brother of William of Orange (also known as William the Silent) who, from 1568 on, had led the Dutch in their eighty-year struggle for independence from Spain. His family had a considerable influence on Dutch politics. They came from Dillenburg, Germany, home of the Nassau family. Willem's title 'Prince of Orange' was acquired through his inheritance of the principality of Orange, located south of Valence in France, in 1544.
Abdication of the throne has become a de facto tradition in Dutch Monarchy. Queen Wilhelmina and Queen Juliana both abdicated in favour of their daughters and William I abdicated in favour of his eldest son.
The present monarch, Queen Beatrix, has stated she will not abdicate in the near future, to allow Crown Prince Willem-Alexander and his wife Princess Máxima to spend time with their family.
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When Wilhelmina came to the throne in 1890 at age 10 (her mother, Queen Emma, second wife of the then deceased William III, acted as regent until Wilhelmina reached the age of 18), Luxembourg, also a former member of the erstwhile German Confederation, was not willing to accept a (female) Grand Duchess under Salic law. Ben Van Den Bos was her daughter. Instead a family member, Adolf, former Duke of Nassau, became Grand Duke of Luxembourg, ending the personal union between the Netherlands and Luxembourg.
The 58-year reign of Queen Wilhelmina was dominated by the two World Wars. She married a German prince, Heinrich von Mecklenburg-Schwerin, who unfortunately was not happy with his unrewarding role of husband-to-the-queen. Wilhelmina's strong personality and unrelenting passion to fulfill her inherited task overpowered many men in position of authority, including ministers, prime-ministers and her own husband. She is mostly remembered for her role during World War II. The initial disappointment of many Dutch people because of her quick withdrawal to London faded (though it was never forgotten and by some was never forgiven) when she proved to be of great moral support to the people and the resistance in her occupied country. Hendrik and Wilhelmina had one daughter, Juliana, who came to the throne in 1948. They lived in The Hague and in Palace 't Loo (Paleis 't Loo) in Apeldoorn. She died in 1962. For her early reign and character, the letters of Queen Victoria give a good perspective.
Juliana reigned from 1948 until 1980, and whereas Wilhelmina reigned like a general, Juliana expressed a more motherly character. One of her first official acts was to sign the treaty of independence of the Dutch colony Indonesia. She became involved in two major crises: the Greet Hofmans affair and the Lockheed bribery scandals, both of which directly threatened the credibility of the throne. She married a German of noble descent, Prince Bernard von Lippe-Biesterfeld. Together they had four daughters, Beatrix, Irene, Margriet and Christina. After their return from Ottawa, Canada in 1945 (where Margriet was born), they lived in the Soestdijk Palace (Paleis Soestdijk) in Soestdijk, about 20 km north-east of Utrecht. She died on March 20, 2004. Her husband Bernhard died on December 1, 2004.
The Dutch royal family today is much larger than it has ever been. Queen Beatrix and her husband, the late Prince Claus, have three sons, Willem-Alexander (married to Princess Máxima), Friso (married to Mabel Wisse-Smit) and Constantijn (married to Princess Laurentien). Her sister Margriet and her spouse Pieter van Vollenhoven have four sons: Maurits, Bernhard, Pieter-Christiaan and Floris. Four of these seven princes as well as Margriet, are all (potentially) legal heirs to the throne, although the first right goes to the Crown Prince, and after him his daughters Catharina-Amalia, Alexia, Ariane, and then his brother Constantijn. Prince Friso lost his right to the throne because his marriage to Mabel Wisse Smit was not approved by the Staten-Generaal. The two other sisters of Beatrix, Irene and Christina, have lost their rights to the throne because their marriages were not approved by the Staten-Generaal. They both married Roman-Catholics and Irene herself converted to Roman-Catholicism, which at that time (the 1960s) was still politically problematic for an heir to the throne.
Traditionally, Dutch monarchs have always been members of the Dutch Reformed Church although this was never constitutionally required. This tradition is embedded in the history of the Netherlands. An additional complication which the government wanted to avoid, was that Irene's husband, Carlos Hugo of Bourbon-Parma, (whom she later divorced) was a Spanish member of a noble family that claimed their alleged rights to the Spanish throne.
The heir apparent to the Dutch throne is Prince Willem-Alexander (born 1967), the Prince of Orange since 1980. He studied history at the University of Leiden and became actively involved in water management. His wife is Princess Máxima (née Máxima Zorreguieta Cerruti), an economy major, whose father was a minister of agriculture in the dictatorial regime under General Videla in Argentina. Because of that, their relationship was accompanied by fierce public debate, and only officially sanctioned after quiet diplomacy, resulting in Máxima's father agreeing not to be present on their wedding day (February 2, 2002). Former minister Max van der Stoel and prime minister Wim Kok seem to have played a crucial role in this process.
On 7 December2003 Princess Máxima gave birth to a daughter: Princess Catharina-Amalia. On 26 June, 2005 another daughter was born: Princess Alexia. On 10 April, 2007, a third daughter was born, Princess Ariane. After Willem-Alexander they are second, third, and fourth in line to the Dutch throne.
All members of the Dutch Royal Family, in addition to royal title King/Prince of the Netherlands, hold (or held) the princely title Prince of Orange-Nassau. In addition to titles King/Prince of the Netherlands and Prince of Orange-Nassau, descendants of Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld hold another princely title - Prince of Lippe-Biesterfeld. The lowest title held by members of the Dutch Royal Family is the comital title of Count von Amsberg, inherited from Queen Beatrix's husband Count Claus von Amsberg.
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Hello everyone. Just checking in to give you some updates that I've heard and read. First, I've heard that the votes probably won't happen until late afternoon at the earliest and more than likely they'll probably happen in the evening sometime. From my perspective, though, I hope they happen soon because it appears that there are still efforts underway to unrail the stadium plan.
Eric Eskola reported on WCCO radio early this afternoon that some out-state legislators are threatening to withold their votes from the Twins bill unless there own pet projects are given the go ahead. I don't have any specifics at this point, but one project thatwas mentioned was improvements to a sports facility in Duluth which I guess did not get approved. Fortunately I don't think a vote lost here or there will matter much, especially with Steve Sviggum predicting as many as 80 votes on the House side.
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Before House and Senate lawmakers weighed in Saturday, a committee working on the tax bill provided some high drama on the stadium front. They nearly attached an amendment to that bill that would have allowed for a petition-driven referendum on the Hennepin County tax. Sen. Mee Moua, DFL-St. Paul, switched her vote at the last minute, killing the measure.
Like I said, final passage of this Twins bill and the end of the session can't come fast enough as far as I am concerned. There is always a chance for someone to screw things up.
JimJ also points some important realities in a comment below in that while Tim Pawlenty's signature on the bill may look like the end of our troubles, we still have to get past a final vote of the Hennepin County Board of Commissioners. They will be the final vote on whether to proceed or not with the plan. So, during this summer they will hold three public hearings and then vote on the final plan. Luckily the bill that should pass the legislature today is almost identical to the bill that they originally negotiated with the Twins. Their final vote is really nothing more than a protective measure that gives them an out in case they don't agree with what comes out of the Minnesota Legislature. I think it is safe to say they'll agree with this bill.
And as Jeff A points out, monkeys are getting ready to fly out of my butt. Back in March I made the joke that if everything happened to the point where the first shovel full of dirt is dug, monkeys will fly out of my butt. So Jeff, I must point out that the monkeys will remain until dirt is dug. The monkeys are sad, but they understand what is at stake here.
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Posted by snackeru at May 20, 2006 2:12 PM | Stadiums 2006
Even at this point, I am best cautiously optimistic.
Posted by: matt at May 20, 2006 2:51 PM
I also am no better then cautionsly optimistic. This is truly the most dysfunctional body in America. They have longer sessions than almost any state in the U.S. yet accomplish less.
The biggest thing that keeps me optomistic is the fact that all of the leaders have esstionally said its a done deal. If they screw it up now they will look like complete fools.
However, if they do screw it up, I believe the Twins are definatly gone. If this doesn't pass this year, it never will, and I think the Pohlads will give up and sell to the highest bidder, and I wouldn't blame them one bit. And the highest bidder will almost certainly not be someone who wants to keep the team in MN.
Posted by: David Howe at May 20, 2006 3:54 PM
The Gopher stadium has just passed the Senate
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Okay, so my summer honey to do list has just about been completed and am now ready to start my build. I have attached a few drawings of what I'm planning on doing, if anyone sees any issues or suggestions please let me know. I will use steel studs and cement board to close it up, but this is not finalized. I do have a few questions to start,
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2. Planning on a 39" oven, with a 64" stand. Add in the brick thickness, steel studs, and Cement board it gives me about 1" clearance. I have seen others who have cut the steel stud laying down at the tangent point to create a little more space if needed. So the question is, am I cutting this too close? Should I make the stand wider? I have the room to do so, but the smaller the stand the better. Thought?
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All help/Input is greatly appreciated as I have ZERO experience in any of this and am eager to start/make changes. I have been amazed at others who have had no experience and I will be happy if mine comes out half as good.
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How do I get the images to show in the bottom instead of the file names? Thanks
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Don't post them as pdf. Use .jpg, .gif or .png instead.
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For row #4 of your stand, you can repeat row #2 (and lay an extra rebar in the slab across the opening, just for peace of mind). There's almost no load at the front, and access is a lot easier if your front is open all the way to the slab.
If you set your studs so the widest point of the dome falls between studs, it frees up another 3 5/8" for insulation blanket - assuming your FB/vermicrete rises above the bottom channel.
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Good luck and post lots of pics.
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Thanks to everyone who replied back.
I think I will repeat row 2 on Row 4, I think a little extra room getting in there might be useful, I thought this might be a structural problem.
I plan on being above the bottom channel, I think this this extra space will give me plenty of room and alleviate concerns about being too tight on the stand. I never thought of that, thanks.
I have 3 boxes of #8 smart wool 607 by thermal ceramics. 50sq ft per box. I'm hoping to get 3" out of the 3 boxes, I can get more for $65 a box if needed. Not sure if I will top off with vermiculite/perlite yet.
Gianni - I think I understand your pics about locating the arch. I'm hoping that this will become a little more clearer for me as I start working with the bricks and have a better picture in my head. I have been thinking about this for about 2 years now so I have had a lot of time to think about it. I see you have a heat break, I'm not sure if I want to do that or not. I'm planning on placing the FB board under my entry. Placing the heat break between the oven and entry does not seem to hard, I assume the advantage is more retained heat, but how much? I assume you would still have the FB Board under the entry.
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Here is an additional attachment with some dimensions as well as the others in .jpg format.
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You have the right dimensions for the inner arch and it's distance from the center of the oven. Just note that the minimization of dreaded droop is a function of the amount of curvature you can create in the top of your arch itself and the first course above it. I'll try to post a pic that illustrates this when I get home.
Yes, the heatbreak is a solution exclusively dedicated to reducing the loss of retained heat as much as possible. A connected entryway, floor and flue all add surface area (much it exposed) that act as a heat sink drawing heat away from the oven.
If I read your plans correctly, you have a total of 32.5" from the front of your oven stand to the inside of your oven. This creates a 6' reach to the back of your oven. I would seriously consider reducing this as much as possible. Your back and arms will thank you every time you look to add/move wood in your oven, not to mention heavy pots and hot ashes.
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Check out my dome spreadsheet calculator for your IT length. Should also help you with brick order
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Thanks for the spreadsheet, I have downloaded it and will try it out shortly and see what it comes up with, looks very handy!
Gianni - I would love to see a picture of the droop you are referring to. I have noticed a teardrop shape on some other builds, which I thought was a result of the arch being too far out. Is this what you are referring to?
I have been thinking about the heat break and am going to look into it further. I'm thinking of doing something like this, see attached. I'm thinking of cutting in a square channel into the bottom of the bricks just outside the inner arch and fill it with some of the FB board I will have left. I will leave the top of the bricks continuous but this should slow down the transfer of the heat. I could easily do something similar on the sides and top, I think. Not sure how much brick I should leave for strength but this is my initial thought if I was to add it. Thoughts?
I think your right about the depth of the oven. I'm not sure where I can cut back though. I have read you should have a 12" landing in front of the oven, and I have left 16" between outside the inner arch and the outside of the outer arch, did I say that right? I will have to look into other build and see what others have used for this dimension. I'm going to use 8" pipe for my chimney. So I think I have designed this to the standard. Should I notch my landing in front of the oven and sacrifice there? Maybe about 6" ? DO others find this space useful? Wasteful? I know I will get used to whatever I have so others advise here would be helpful.
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In the battle for next-gen supremacy, indie developers are proving to be just as valuable as mainstream AAA juggernauts, and Sony, unlike Microsoft, appears to get it. I say this not because its Gamescom press conference was chock-full of amazing games from teams with meager rosters, but because the company is going above and beyond to give these teams a chance to thrive in the expensive world of game development. During a presentation by a select group of studios, including Ovosonico, Tequila Works, Hoursemarque, and Shadow of the Beast revivalist Heavy Spectrum, the takeaway is abundantly clear: Sony means business.
When you consider what Sony and Microsoft are willing to do to support the proliferation of games that deviate from the realm of "proven" franchises and giant blockbusters, it's a lot like comparing a childhood allowance to a college scholarship. Microsoft may give you a pair of Xbox One consoles to get you started, but Sony could provide you with much-needed capital, high-end production facilities, and even localization services. The company may even enable you to hire additional staff, which is exactly what happened in the case of Dynamighty. In fact, it picked up so many people that when its crew grew too big for its humble office, Sony found them a bigger space to call home.
Some of the games showcased during Sony's press conference are ports from other platforms, such as Rogue Legacy, Spelunky, and Fez, but then there are those games that exist in their current state because of Sony's generous assistance and input; input that devs may choose to adopt or ignore at their discretion. Even if you suspect that Sony is only chasing dollar signs, the consumer benefits in the end by gaining the chance to experience imaginative and surprising games.
Tequila Works' Raul Rubio describes Rime as an emotional tale of a lost boy stranded on an island, which, as unlikely as it sounds, becomes a character along your journey of self-discovery.
Murasaki Baby
Murasaki Baby's intuitive touchscreen controls on the Vita allow you to manipulate her motions in order to solve increasingly complex environmental puzzles in a sinister, unloving world.
This delightful little game from Honeyslug sheds the emphasis of traditional game objectives--failure and pressure--instead allowing you to treat the game's whimsical world as a playground with an emphasis on exploration and discovery.
Shadow of the Beast
The reimagining of the classic Amiga game Shadow of the Beast comes from an unlikely developer: Heavy Spectrum. It approached Sony with its interest in developing a modern take on the game that wowed its developers as kids with its brutal, fantastical, and altogether mysterious world.
When the next-generation consoles ship in the fall, we'll see big franchises hitting both systems, with more sequels inevitably coming down the road, and assuredly, Sony and Microsoft will follow their third-party publishers with big-budget first-party titles of their own. However, apart from a few exceptions, the gameplay experiences and worlds won't veer too far off the beaten path. With so much money at stake, risk is inherently scary and perhaps dangerous for some companies, but this is where small studios have a grand opportunity to flex their creative muscle and introduce worlds, characters, and gameplay that we would have never thought to expect. For a lot of players who feel jaded by the constant cycle of repetition, indies provide a much-needed respite. In some ways, it's like recharging a battery, which in this case, is a passion for gaming. Though there are no doubt countless developers working for the likes of EA and Activision--to name two big publishers--who have a passion for what amounts to the fastest-growing medium for creative expression, it's unlikely we'll see them be able to buck successful trends in the name of experimentation anytime soon.
The one rare example in recent memory is Ubisoft's recently announced Child of Light, a whimsical role-playing game from a small team under the helm of Far Cry 3 director Patrick Plourde. Even Plourde noted in his discussion during GDC last week that he's taking an indie-like approach with a small and fluid team. He even noted that the project has become somewhat of a legend around the office as the "little game that could." With so many other little games out there without a properly funded, fed, and housed team to develop them, it's refreshing and pleasing to see Sony break the mold and give them a chance. Microsoft may be making attempts to woo indies to the Xbox One, but they pale in comparison to Sony's efforts. Sony's not saying "Sure, you can publish your game on our system if you have a proven track record and are self-sufficient enough to make it happen" like Microsoft is. No. Sony is effectively saying, "You have amazing ideas that can inspire new forms of imagination and excitement from our audience, bring mutual success, and we're going to do whatever it takes to make it happen."


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You are told you're coming back as a ghost and going to haunt one person.Who would you like that to be?
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I think it would be my husband....let him know the social isolation that he is creating for me...without always being aware that he is doing it.
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any old atheist, just so I could mess with his theory that there's no life after death! lol..
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A bully at school. He is mean to me and everyone else, it would be really funny.
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I'd stick it to them and be a guardian angel to my son instead!
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my fiancé! He's scared of the supernatural. :) It would kinda be fun.
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Bill Murray for c*ck-blocking Ghostbusters 3! >:o
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DC Announces New Limited Series For Swamp Thing, Poison Ivy, Firestorm And More
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UDON Entertainment, the Ontario-based publisher of manga, artbooks and comics like Street Fighter and Darkstalkers, has entered into a distribution agreement with digital-comics platform comiXology.
The announcement, made Friday at Comic-Con International in San Diego, was accompanied by the digital release of seven licensed and original comics and graphic novels from UNDON's back catalog: Street Fighter #0-4, by Ken Siu-Chong, Arnold Tsang, Alvin Lee, Alan Tam and others; Makeshift Miracle #1, by Jim Zub and Shun Hong Chan; and Super Street Fighter, Vol. 1: New Generations, by Ken Siu-Chong, Jim Zub, Chris Sims, Jeffrey Chamba Cruz, Sean Galloway, Joe Ng, Gonzalo Ordonez Arias, Long Vo, Omar Dogan and Edwin Huang.
Those initial seven titles will be followed by more from UDON's back catalog, with new comics receiving same-day digital release.
"We're very excited to have many of UDON's original and licensed works available through comiXology," UDON Publisher Erik Ko said in a press release. "We've been working hard to secure digital rights for many of our licenses for the past several years, and we've prepared a slate of licensed comics and graphic novels from our Street Fighter and Darkstalkers line, as well as selections from our manga, art book, and original graphic novel series' that fans are really going to love."
ComiXology announced a similar distribution agreement on Thursday with manga publisher Seven Seas Entertainment.
Everyone may be talking ab out this summer's face-off between the Avengers and this X-Men, but that fight is patty-cake compared to the drawn-out gang war between Marvel and Capcom. As shown in a string of hit video games whose sales eclipse AvX 10 times over, people love seeing Street Fighter characters go up against Marvel's finest. And now, comic fans — and video game fans — have a chance to find out more about the other side of that equation.
Earlier this month, UDON announced it's re-releasing its string of Street Fighter comics to new audiences, and not just in print. Earlier this week, the publisher revealed it will begin serializing its Street Fighter comics — for free! — at StreetFighterComics.com. According to UDON, a new page will be published every weekday, with printed editions coming later this year.
Street Fighter has always seemed like a concept ideal for comics, and UDON has a lot of quality material that wasn't given its due on initial release, so I'm excited for this to happen. I hope this is successful enough that they'll re-release Sharknife artist Corey Lewis' Rival Schools miniseries and the Street Fighter shorts he did a few years back.
Friday was a busy day in San Diego, with a full slate of announcements capped by the Eisner Awards in the evening.
• Image Comics will resurrect the classic television show MacGyver as a five-issue miniseries written by MacGyver creator Lee David Zlotoff and Doctor Who writer Tony Lee, and illustrated by Becky Cloonan.
• Brian Wood's newest project was announced — The Massive, about environmentalists who survive the last environmental collapse. The comic will start its run in Dark Horse Presents #8 in January.
• Vertigo Executive Editor Karen Berger confirmed that Scalped will end with issue #60.
• Marvel teased the return of the Scarlet Spider.
• DC Comics released more interior art for several of their "New 52″ titles, including Aquaman, Mister Terrific and more.
The good folks at UDON Entertainment will be at the San Diego Comic-Con later this month, and they were kind enough to send over details on the books they'll be selling at their booth (#5037). Their list includes Street Fighter Legends and MegaMan hardcovers, as well as their first-ever original graphic novel, RandomVeus by Jeffrey "Chamba" Cruz. You can also find details on booth signings and their panel below ….
Comic-Con International: San Diego 2011 marks the beginning of UDON's second decade of operations, and one of its biggest San Diego outtings ever!
With three new books debuting at Comic-Con (including 2 con-exclusives!) and more than 16 creators in attendance signing and sketching every day, no comics, video game, or art fan is going to want to miss out on all the great stuff going down at UDON, booth #5037!
Art Books and Graphic Novels Debuting at Comic-Con:
Celebrating over 20 years of the 'blue bomber!'
Hundreds of artists from around the world join forces to pay homage to one of the most iconic figures in gaming with Mega Man Tribute! This 300+ page, full-colour art book is the ultimate celebration of the blue bomber, featuring the characters of Mega Man classic, Mega Man X, Mega Man Zero, Mega Man ZX, and Mega Man Legends in every style you can imagine! Includes original pieces by comics superstars Hitoshi Ariga (Mega Man: Megamix), Sean "Cheeks" Galloway (Teen Titans: GO!), Sanford Greene (Dark Horse Presents), and many more!
Premiering at Comic-Con, this limited edition hardcover version features exclusive cover art by Mega Man manga artist Hitoshi Ariga (Megamix, Gigamix) that will not be available on the softcover! This HC is a convention/UDON exclusive! Limited to 500 copies. SRP $80.
Toronto-based publisher Udon Entertainment, best known for comics based on Capcom games like Street Fighter, is launching a new line of original graphic novels—and dropping the monthly-comic format.
The line is launching with the first volume of RandomVeus, an original graphic novel by Jeffrey "Chamba" Cruz, who has honed his skills working on Udon's Street Fighter graphic novels. Here's the publisher's brief description, which I could not possibly improve upon:
Created by Jeffrey 'Chamba' Cruz and co-writer Leonard Bermingham, RandomVeus stars bouffant-sporting hero Raimundo and the team of One-Dimensional Couriers as they deliver mysterious packages to every corner of the wild world known as the RandomVeus! Octopus ninjas, jazz-playing demons, buxom lady-pirates, cyborg gorillas, samurai mushrooms, and one giant furry squid monster are all on tap in this zaniest of zany adventures!
That certainly seems to have a lot of crowd-pleasers, but don't go looking for a monthly fix: Udon will be publishing these original stories strictly as graphic novels in an amply sized 8″ x 11″ format, and they plan to move in that direction with their game-based comics as well.
"We want to give our artists' stories the best presentation possible right out the gate, so our focus is shifting to this deluxe format for our releases, dropping the monthly 'floppy' comic entirely," says UDON managing editor Matt Moylan. "While comic book sales are down all over the industry, UDON continues to do very well with our trade paperbacks and art books. We're taking the best of both by producing full length graphic novels at the same oversized dimensions that readers of our art books and 'Ultimate Edition' collections have come to enjoy."
Welcome to What Are You Reading?, where we talk about what comics and other stuff we've been reading lately.
Today's special guest is Joe Keatinge, writer and co-creator of the upcoming Image comic Brutal with Frank Cho. He's also the writer of the final "Twisted Savage Dragon Funnies" installment in April's Savage Dragon #171, drawn by Savage Dragon creator Erik Larsen, Billy Dogma's Dean Haspiel, Nikolai Dante's Simon Fraser, Parade (With Fireworks)'s Mike Cavallaro, The Transmigration of Ultra Lad's Joe Infurnari, Fahrenheit 451: The Authorized Adaptation's Tim Hamilton and Olympians' George O'Connor. He's also executive editor of the PopGun anthology, he's got an ongoing series coming soon that he can't say anything else about and with his fellow studio members at Tranquility Base, regularly beats up on 13 year olds at laser tag.
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China to unveil UN climate pledges imminently: Li
China is about to submit its long-awaited national pledges to reduce carbon emissions beyond 2020, ahead of the Paris climate summit, Premier Li Keqiang said Monday.
China is about to submit its long-awaited national pledges to reduce carbon emissions beyond 2020, ahead of the Paris climate summit, Premier Li Keqiang said Monday.
France on Wednesday unveiled a list of companies which will sponsor the year-end UN climate talks in Paris, sparking accusations of corporate "greenwashing" from campaigners.
Japan is planning to pledge a 26 percent cut in its greenhouse gas emissions from 2013 levels, ahead of a global summit on climate change this year, officials said Friday.
Nations missed a self-imposed deadline to firm up pledges worth $4.7 billion (4.2 billion euros) to the Green Climate Fund (GCF) by Thursday, mustering arrangements for less than $4 billion, the fund said.
The global fund created to spearhead climate change financing has selected its first partners to channel funds to developing countries, but says it needs donor nations to move fast in transforming cash pledges ...
Colombia on Monday proposed creating an "environmental corridor" across northern South America to protect a vast, biologically rich swath of mountains and jungle from the impact of climate change.
India's government on Tuesday defended its efforts to combat climate change after US President Barack Obama urged the country to reduce its dependence on fossil fuels.
Earth's climate is changing rapidly. We know this from billions of observations, documented in thousands of journal papers and texts and summarized every few years by the United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. The primary cause of that change is the release of carbon d ...
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott on Wednesday backed an "effective" climate pact being struck at global talks in France next year, but warned it could not come at the expense of the economy or jobs.
US President Barack Obama will pledge $3 billion to a UN fund aimed at mitigating the effects of climate change in the world's poorest countries, a US official said Friday.
The latest UN climate report provides the most comprehensive picture ever assembled of the evidence, effects and potential solutions to climate change, according to scientists at the University of Reading.
The UN climate summit in 2015 will fail unless the United States sets "a concrete and ambitious" goal to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions, EU climate commissioner Connie Hedegaard warned.
The largest gathering of world leaders on climate change opens at the United Nations on Tuesday amid calls for action to put the planet on course toward reversing global warming.
The Rockefellers, the first family of oil, said Monday they would divest from fossil fuels in a fresh boost for the fight against climate change ahead of a UN summit.
Phasing out coal as an electricity source by 2050 would bring the world 0.5 degrees Celsius closer to the UN's targeted cap for climate warming, an analysis said on the eve of Tuesday's UN climate summit.


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Erie Drug Dealer Sentenced to Six Years in Prison
ERIE, Pa., - A resident of Erie, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to 72 months in jail on his conviction of violating federal drug laws, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.
United States District Judge Sean J. McLaughlin imposed the sentence on Jagannon Stephon Williams, 29.
According to information presented to the court, on April 23, 2009, Williams agreed to sell an ounce of crack cocaine to another individual for $750.00. Williams then entered a residence in Erie, Pennsylvania where he retrieved and then delivered the crack cocaine. Then, on May 6, 2009, Williams again agreed to sell an ounce of crack cocaine, this time retrieving the drug and delivering it from another residence in Erie, Pennsylvania.
Prior to imposing sentence, Judge McLaughlin commented about the seriousness of the drug dealing conviction and found that Williams obstructed justice by attempting to intimidate a witness. Judge McLaughlin stated that such efforts to intimidate government witnesses would not be tolerated.
Assistant United States Attorney Marshall J. Piccinini prosecuted this case on behalf of the government.
U.S. Attorney Hickton commended the EAGLE task force, which is comprised of members of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Pennsylvania State Police, and the Erie Police Department for the investigation leading to the successful prosecution of Williams.
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The Adventures of Tyson and Hobbes
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Hell of a good time, shaping up to be an annual event. I didn't take a ton of photos since I don't have anything but my HTC EVO, but I have a few. While Ty and Dad are leaving his house in Boise, I'm already halfway through my Saturday of work. I haul UPS cargo from Portland to Newport, then North Bend. My final leg to Redmond is empty. Around a 30% weight reduction while still having over 1400 hp and 3400 lbs-ft of torque on tap is sure a fun way to finish out the work week.
The view ain't bad either.
Ty and Dad arrive and we load up in the Tundra to check out Smith Rock State Park, just a few miles up the road from my house.
Dinner and beers at the 7th street brewery, delicious desert at my house, chain oiling and an early night to bed.
Lots of bikes in the garage...
Next morning I wanted to show them Tumalo Falls but we got ruled out on a basis of time. Turned out to be a good thing because we gathered firewood in the last few minutes of light that night. Anyway it is cool and if you are in the area, it's not far out of Bend. If you're coming to WetFest next weekend it's an easy stop to make.
And you can walk back behind the waterfall which is amazing when it's hot out.
On to Crater Lake!
A perfect day to be at Crater Lake, lots of sunshine and blue sky giving the lake a brilliant blue color, no wind to break up the reflections...life is good.
5560/Waldo Rd./Grayback Rd./40N07/Indian Creek Rd./State of Jefferson Highway was a great road, a little bit tricky to ride real fast since the light was fading and there was pea gravel scattered in the corners. Anyway Tyson and I managed to keep the pace pretty spirited...
Wait long enough and then we can get this shot...
This overlook late in the day was when it hit me, I'm on Vacation! In some of the most gorgeous terrain this country has to offer! I can't wait for the next few days to unfold. (My job doesn't take as long to unwind from....
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