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[Mark Millar and J.G. Jones's] Wanted articulated a new myth for the hordes of suddenly cool under-achievers who'd been lionized by the rise of "nerd culture." Big business, media and fashion were, it seemed, so starved of inspiration, they'd reached down to the very bottom of the social barrel in an attempt to commodify even the most stubborn nonparticipants, the suicide Goths and fiercely antiestablishment nerds. The geeks were in the spotlight now, proudly accepting a derogatory label that directly compared them to degraded freak-show acts. Bullied young men with asthma and shy, bitter virgins with adult-onset diabetes could now gang up like the playground toughs they secretly wanted to be and anonymously abuse and threaten professional writers and actors with family commitments and bills to pay.
Soon film studios were afraid to move without the approval of the raging Internet masses. They represented only the most miniscule fraction of a percentage of the popular audience that gave a shit, but they were very remarkably, superhumanly angry, like the great head of Oz, and so very persistent that they could easily appear in the imagination as an all-conquering army of mean-spirited, judgmental fogies.
In the shadow of The Tipping Point, Malcolm Gladwell's immensely influential book on social networks and marketing, nobody wanted to risk bad word of mouth, little realizing that they were reacting, in many cases, to the opinions of a few troublemakers who knew nothing but contempt for the universe and all its contents and could hardly be relied upon to put a positive spin on anything that wasn't the misery and misfortune of others. Too many businesspeople who should have known better began to take seriously the ravings of misinformed, often barely literate malcontents who took revenge on the cruel world by dismissing everything that came their way with the same jaded, geriatric "Meh."
– Action Comics and Batman Inc. writer Grant Morrison on the nastiness of "nerd culture" in Supergods, his new prose non-fiction book about superheroes. Morrison uses the protagonist of his former friend and protégé Mark Millar's Wanted, a downtrodden office drone who launches a rape-murder spree when he discovers he's part of a secret supervillain society, as a symbol of how nerds, a group of people bullied and marginalized by society, have frequently used the newfound power conferred upon them as pop-culture trailblazers to bully and marginalize others. Or as another writer of science fiction once put it, "The creatures outside looked from pig to man, and from man to pig, and from pig to man again; but already it was impossible to say which was which." (He likes Wanted, fwiw.)
It's a bit surprising to see Morrison resorting to the fat-virgin stereotype, but in the context of the book it becomes clear that he was burned pretty badly by over-the-top fanboy rampages, up to and including threats against him, following such works as New X-Men and Final Crisis — hence the obvious and perhaps forgivable rancor in response. Food for thought during the San Diego Comic-Con, nerd culture's annual Woodstock?
(via Matthew Perpetua)
The Summer of Nerd Love has passed. We're beyond the Nerd Woodstock. Nerd Altamont is in full swing.
Love it. I especially love that this was picked out and posted on a blog that a lot of the types of people that Morrison blasted visit.
I agree 100% with everything Morrison says here.
I wish he'd use a different term than simply "nerds." We all know the type of angry, entitled, unhappy "fan" he's talking about, and we all know that they don't represent everyone in nerd/geek culture. It's unfortunate that he stoops to those ugly stereotypes, and that he falls back on simplistic binary antagonisms (underachieving losers vs. admirably industrious types), but I'm sure his feelings here are the product of many scary encounters with hateful people. Those people destroy themselves.
What's frightening is that, for film studios, this is a group of people that can easily be ignored in favor of the larger audience. But for a lot of comics publishers – particularly the Big Two – that group of people /is/ the larger audience, or at least a too-significant fraction of it.
It's why I really, really hope the DC relaunch succeeds (and efforts similar to it as well) – both to drown out the gripers, and to make a nice cosmic "I told you so" to the types who try to shoot down every effort to help or appeal to new readers.
Honestly, I think I agree. I've always been a "nerd type" but of a different kind than many I've met; from my fictional heroes, super- and otherwise, I learned about the importance of goodness and mercy and such, about trying to build bridges between people who are different (but not excluding those who are "mainstream" as if they're a group it's OK to hate). I've seen in some fans, many of whom post a lot online, a level of sheer nastiness and vitriol and spite that saddens me and makes me wonder if they learned anything at all from the stories we all, ostensibly, love.
Morrison sounds very bitter. Did somebody hurt his feelings? Is he resentful that Hollywood has been throwing their money at lesser talents than him?
Is this book one big wank? Sure doesn't seem like a fun read.
It also doesn't help when some of us have what we feel are genuine, well-thought-out negative responses to the way characters are written or portrayed, but anything that might be worth listening to is drowned out by the vitriolic anger of some of those people, so we are likely to just be lumped in as unthinking nay-sayers.
I love this man and fear that I may be one that spurned him. But, who the heck would threaten someone over fiction? Let alone over Final Crisis, that was one of the best, most experimental intricate stories I have ever enjoyed. The only gripe I have is how densely layered it is and that J.G. Jones could not draw it all.
I personally love the part when Morrison talks about receiving death threats after Batman R.I.P, and subsequently leaving "the lunatics to their asylum".
I love discussion threads as much as the next comic book fan, but sometimes these "threads" devolve into fans demanding comic creators either give Wonder Woman pants or take them away. Such is the nature of free expression, but I think the entitled nature some fans give themselves is a bit too much, sometimes.
Morrison is completely right, unfortunately.
Part of it is that far too many geeks use the Internet to vent their frustrations because their personal lives suck.
Part of it is because people (geeks AND non-geeks) are desperate to look smart and witty, and the way they can look intelligent is by tearing things down.
Many times I went into the Internet because I was genuinely thrilled about some book/TV show/comic, and wanted to talk to other fans, only to find that the fandoms of the works in question were filled with cynical, smug, snarky haters. And I've felt heartbroken with all the negativity, I can only imagine what the creators must feel.
No, I don't think people have to like everything. But I just don't like to spend so much energy into things I hate, you know? If you think Marvel/DC has been publishing only trash for the past decade or so, then wouldn't be healthier just to stop reading their comics, just go away? Go read a novel, work out in a gym, whatever, and stop wasting precious hours every day posting in the Internet how whatever sucks.
Most times I read someone tearing something down, I don't think that person is intelligent, because it's far more intelligent to look for things you will enjoy and dedicate yourself to them.
I rarely post opinions or disgree with ppl on the internet. Ppl take that stuff way to seriously and have wayyyyy to much free time on there hands.Its a war of words that you cannot win.Also its not just bitter comic fans that are full of snark, check out some of the forum on Pro Sports teams websites or sports section of there Newspaper website.Thats just as bad!! It all boils down to the fact that everybody is a tuff guy behind a keyboard and a screen.
Wow. Morrison really covered all the bases on that one, didn't he? Personally, I don't see myself as a nerd; when I think of nerd, I think of the way they've been portrayed in various media, mostly television and film. Some of the most prominent examples: Dexter ('Dexter's Laboratory'), Martin Prince, Comic Book Guy and Professor Frink ('The Simpsons'), Neil Goldman ('Family Guy'), Steve Smith ('American Dad'), the protagonists of 'Revenge of the Nerds', Jon Arbuckle (for the first four decades of the 'Garfield' comic strip), Jason Fox ('Foxtrot' comic strip), among others. When I see those characters, I vow that I won't end up like them. I've managed to (and continue to) try and keep my "hobby life" separate from my "personal life" to that extent. From Morrison's comments, that further gives basis to the fact that we, the few fans who manage to use our common sense, need to change the face of comic book fandom for good, from the negative stereotypes used by Morrison and what he sees us as, to a "force for good".
You said it best when you said that this attitude only appeared once Morrison felt abused and wounded by the vile nerd-rage of the internet. This perception is in direct proportion to his own hurt feelings and it's impossible to imagine him resorting to the ages-old "fat virgin" stereotype unless he had felt spurned by internet culture.
Having said that, he's not entirely wrong, is he? Sometimes the stereotypes are true. Nerd culture has a negative, vitriolic component that is so at-home on the web that I have a hard time entirely disagreeing with this assessment: The truest nerds wanted to be bullies all along and they enjoy reshaping the cultural landscape, which is a shame.
Also: WANTED is possibly the stupidest, most hateful piece of trash I've ever read. It's the comic that made me start losing respect for Mark Millar.
"What's frightening is that, for film studios, this is a group of people that can easily be ignored in favor of the larger audience. But for a lot of comics publishers – particularly the Big Two – that group of people /is/ the larger audience, or at least a too-significant fraction of it.
It's why I really, really hope the DC relaunch succeeds (and efforts similar to it as well) – both to drown out the gripers, and to make a nice cosmic "I told you so" to the types who try to shoot down every effort to help or appeal to new readers."
– Angelica Brenner
I agree 110%! Thank you for saying this!
The single greatest tragedy of the comic book industry is that it has to cater to the whims and tirades of the exact people Morrison is talking about here. You know… these people: http://ourvaluedcustomers.blogspot.com
Selling comics through digital media instead of the direct market is so very necessary and publishers have to figure out ways to make it work because it's imperative to find an audience among mainstream, casual readers. It would open up revenue streams, creative opportunities… all kinds of great potential lies in opening up the audience beyond existing superhero fans.
Morrison went above and beyond with his diatribe about nerd culture. To generalize to such a degree that he spews vitriol at the entirety of the group for the actions of a few, relative to the whole.To me, this stems from Morrison's own ego, which was severely hurt by the reception Final Crisis received and Batman RIP. He also deconstructs "Watchmen" in his new book, with such quixotic doctrinaire flair I have hard time taking him seriously. His stories are always crafted in the same monotonous manner. Batman RIP and All Star Superman were both stories in which Batman and Superman were attacked emotionally, mentally and physically by their respective versions of the "ultimate evil", only to have both of them know the villains plans all along. Both heros had made their own plans, which the readers were privy to in the last chapter of each arc'. He recycles his own stories constantly. We had already seen Final Crisis in the "Rock of Ages" and the "Seven Soldiers of Victory". I hate to be the bearer of bad news for Morrison, but he's not high concept. His ideas are often fundamentally facile and troglodytic due to his constant need to use metacommentary. His use of the CBR boards in Batman Inc. was cringe worthy. Morrison needs to be called out for his story telling deficiencies, which are numerous and have become more apparent as the years have progressed. I truly think his problem is he imbibes his own hype to the point he feels slighted at even the hint at acerbic criticism. Morrison needs to focus on his craft and not worry so much about a small group of people who were overtly hostile to them.
The Superman 2000 proposal also served as the backbone of All Star Superman so it would be nice if Morrison acknowledged Waid, Peyer, and Millar for their contributions. Of course Morrison, will never extol any of them. I know that. It's just sickening to see someone with such an air of pretentiousness give so adulation to himself while he coyly tears down his peers with a smile on his face.
Wow. It took this long to find the person Morrison was talking about? The end of the post? Shocking.
My bad apparently Morrison is above criticism.
Another bit that I felt was a low, petty blow: bashing people for their health problems. Bringing diabetics and asthmatics into this is as bad as insulting someone's kid or mother and also about as pertinent to the argument at hand, diminishing his point and all but admitting he's just lashing out because he's hurt.
What's this about using the CBR boards in BATMAN INC? I didn't read that yet. Explain to me what's up.
Exceptional use of an online thesaurus, Erik.
My god, Grant just articulated everything I've felt about a lot of message board posters since the DCnU announcement. It's just one big perpetual game of "Here's what you should do because I say so" from people who are either unable to remove themselves from nature of fictional stories or the repeated, unending trashing of something that was never going to interest them anyway. Yes, take your toys and run away because you don't like what's happening, just shut the fuck up after your thousandth bout of bitching.
Have to agree with Morrison's quote, the thing is that the squeaky wheel gets the grease.
I loved New X-Men: it was the kick up the arse the series needed after years and years of diminishing returns. Those first three issues of his run are probably some of the ballsiest, brilliant X-Men comics ever made. Admittedly things went off the boil a bit towards the end; Morrison seemed to be losing interest (no doubt the fanboy reaction had something to do with it) and the last minute replacement artists didn't help anyone.
He has a point though. The vocal minority. Look at the absolute insanity that ensued when a TEST SHOT of Wonder Woman was released. The amount of aggressive, misogynistic and downright crazy commentary was a sight to behold, especially when you consider only a small fraction of those venting their rage probably don't even buy the Wonder Woman comic, if they ever bought one in the first place!
Just more creator hubris masquerading the fact that it's really self-loathing. Morrison needs to get over himself.
Go look at the talkback for any article about Chuck Austen to see the people Grant is talking about….
I'd say this is less biting the hand that feeds him and more savagely rending said hand.
I still want to read this book, but if I wanted passages of Morrison's hysteria, I'd just watch an interview or something. I thought it was about the comics?
I agree with him.
But at the same time I disagree.
1. He's right about fans.
2. He's right about the folly of studios taking fan complaints seriously.
3. On the other hand, fans SHOULD whine on the Internet about what irks them. Because the Internet is a wonderful communications tool.
Fans… Passionate fans absolutely have the right to speak out. It's just that, while the Internet has provided a safe haven for enthusiasts to voice their opinions of and to creators, as well the opportunity to do something new through fan fiction or fan boards if they think they can do it better, it's also given these same enthusiasts (and here I'm talking about anyone, not just geek culture) a sense of entitlement. It's given us the opinion that we have the right and maybe the obligation to share any opinion about anything without considering all facets of the arguments.
The freedom of voice through the Internet has made the US a culture of babbling, FoxNews/MSNBC talking-head soundbite artists.
I know the opinions I've shared about DCnU so far have fairly negative. But even though I truly don't believe the experiment will work, I've tried… TRIED to let my opinions devolve into personal attacks against DC editorial.
On the other hand, because of Previews,, we also exist in a culture that not only encourages judging a book–or plot line, or new character–but it's practically demanded that we pass judgement on an issue three months before it officially exists. There's not one person involved in this thread who hasn't seen someone online completely dismiss a project from a single image. Many of us have been that person.
So, yeah, Morrison is right. Not only that, but he's banking on that fact because he's willing to risk the alienation of the current comic-reading audience, just to prove that they/we don't have as much influence as we'd like to believe. And regardless of whether or not you like what he's saying here, his previous work or his bowling score, you have to respect the mans balls for saying it.
Reread Morrison's commentary above ask yourself: how is it different from the sort of self-rationalising and blame-deflection engaged in every day by pompous asses the world over?
Yes and no; fans shouldn't *whine*. Fans should act like the mature adults they're supposed to be (especially given the current average age of the people in question). That means expressing their (our) concerns in a mature fashion, not engaging in ad hominem attacks, not being jerks, and so on.
(Actually, come to think of it, whining would be more attractive than what many people do. There's something more pitiful and human about whining when compared with the sheer arrogant hatefulness some people express.)
"Reread Morrison's commentary above ask yourself: how is it different from the sort of self-rationalising and blame-deflection engaged in every day by pompous asses the world over?"
That assumes, first, that it's false.
Self-rationalisation and blame-deflection operates independently of truth or falsity: it's a measure of the fragility of the speaker's ego. People without overarching egos to protect don't need to spend their time deflecting blame.
This generations looser / outsider it the next ones hero (Wilde, Van Gogh, Bukowski, crump…)
"Another bit that I felt was a low, petty blow: bashing people for their health problems. Bringing diabetics and asthmatics into this is as bad as insulting someone's kid or mother"
– D. Peace.
He said "adult onset diabetics". I took that to just be a creative way of saying "fatties".
I saw Morrison talking about Supergods in London two weeks back and he came across as quite humble, funny and a massive optimist.
The main point of much of his work (Seaguy, Invisibles, Filth) is that people should think for themselves.
His point here is that [constructive] criticism is welcomed and needed. Poorly rationalised vitriol – thesaurus notwithstanding, Erik – is not.
And he's said he loves Watchmen.
Can you link to his actual quotes?
He explicitly stated the problems he has with Watchmen in interview with newsarama. My criticism of Morrison is warranted. I pointed out flaws in his narratives, and yet it's poorly rationalized? That's laughable to me. As for a thesaurus, I didn't know it was a crime to be well-educated and well-read. Apparently Morrison, is so far beyond everyone that if their is a dissenting opinion about his "erudite" literature, it's met with hostility.
"well educated"
"their is a dissenting opinion".
…Am I trolling trolls?
Here is the interview..
"It's a brilliant book, but the things I loved about it as a kid are still there, but so are the things I hated."
To paraphrase: If Ozymandias is so smart, why don't he and Dr Manhattan work together.
Sounds like fair comment. I think Watchmen is great, but I still have a problem with the giant psychic squid.
How is that quixotic or impractical?
Why didn't you put the whole quote? His criticism isn't valid. It's like saying why wouldn't John realize that it was Ozymandias who was clouding his visions of the future with tachyons. Ozymandias was the only man who would have been intelligent and surreptitious enough to use them, knowing the corollary they would have on John. Dismantling all the warheads also doesn't essentially mean that both sides would be willing to work with one another. The giant squid was used as plot device to achieve solidarity between the the United States and the Soviet Union. Regardless of the fact though, if Morrison was going to criticize "Watchmen" for its plot then he should look to own work first and recognize its failings. My whole point was that Morrison seems to think he's above any sort of literary criticism while he's busy throwing his peers under the bus.
Wow, I'm not sure which I'm more surprised by – Grant Morrison throwing a bitter temper tantrum like this, or that he gets praised for it by the very people he hates (what, did you think he didn't mean you?).
Because it's a very long quote!
His criticism is entirely consistent with aspects of his own writing and ideas he expresses in Supergods – people are capable of greatness, but if we join together and work together we can be even greater and we can reach utopia. As I said earlier – he's an optimist.
"Regardless of the fact though, if Morrison was going to criticize "Watchmen" for its plot then he should look to own work first and recognize its failings."
Nonsense. Forgive me if this is reductio ad absurdum, but the axiom of your theorem is that the only people sufficiently eminent to criticise an oeuvre are those whose entire oeuvre surpasses it.
The whole point of this quote and subsequent thread is that criticism is good as long as it's constructive and well reasoned!
The "throwing his peers under the bus" line… that's your own conclusion from evidence not presented here.
Where does Morrison say he's above literary criticism? I'm sure he knows he's written some stinkers and doesn't mind people saying so. I DO think he believes he's above the petty, immature, masturbatory attacks that seem to dominate comic book discussion these days. We all know the type of posters he's referring to: the self-proclaimed kings of logic who go out of their way to insert pithy, negative one-liners in any thread concerning creators/characters/companies they don't like and when that form of trolling doesn't get the type of reinforcement they seek they decide to attack the fans of said creators/characters/companies for being "sheep". They'll feign ignorance and misunderstanding to work that everyone else seems to clearly get (the actual quality isn't the argument) and spout trumped-up charges of elitism.
I was citing the interview he did with ign during the prelude to FInal Crisis. I can't find the interview anymore but he threw every creator that worked on Countdown under the bus. It's not conjecture by me, it's factually based. My axiom isn't that" the only people sufficiently eminent to criticise an oeuvre are those whose entire oeuvre surpasses it", it's that those who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones. As I stated earlier, Morrison has been culpable of doing what he criticized Moore of doing, which is constructing a plot that broke the verisimilitude of the world and characters. Going back to "throwing his peers under the bus" now, It's been evident that the foundation on which he based his All Star Superman stories was predicated on the Superman 2000 pitch. It would have been common courtesy to acknowledge Waid, Peyer, and Millar for their contributions. If he's all about solidarity, like you said, then why not even give the slightest bit praise for the three men that helped him create one of his most indelible runs?
Man, Morrison's book sure sounds like a joy to read.
It's not that Grant is above criticism or that fans shouldn't express any negative oppinions.
It's just that I will never understand some "fans." I truly don't. I can't understand why a person would spend time, money, and energy to read lots and lots of Grant Morrison's comics, read his book, read his interviews, go into message boards to read what his fans are talking about, all the while they don't even like Morrison's work!
(I used Morrison in the above paragraph, but it remains true of every other writer or movie or novel or property)
The suspicion I have that there is something perverse about spending so much time in something you don't like is given an explanation by Morrison: what the "fans" get out of it is a sense of power, of vindication of their real life's frustrations, that they get to sit as harsh, mean judges of the things they supposedly are fans of.
Morrison is wrong in associating it with nerds. Not all nerds are assholes, and not all assholes are nerds. Sports fans, soap opera fans, everything that has fans also has a portion of "fans" that love to hate.
Morrison has mentioned Waid and everyone involved with the Supes pitch as the start of ASS many times. Hes told that story so many times he must feel everyone has heard it by now. And Countdown sucked.
Heh, even opera fans — not only soap opera fans — do that kind of hating. My partner has shown me the comments in some YouTube videos about Maria Callas and the like, and I swear it's the same kind of thing.
Perhaps the key to both the negative side of comics/SF/fantasy fandom and other fandoms (opera, soap opera, sports, spelling reform) is this:
"Any small coterie, bound together by some interest which other men dislike or ignore, tends to develop inside itself a hothouse of mutual admiration, and towards the outer world, a great deal of pride and hatred which is entertained without shame because the "Cause" is its sponsor and it is thought to be impersonal."
"… the uneasy intensity and the defensive self-righteousness of a secret society or a clique…"
–The Screwtape Letters
I don't hate Morrison or his work. I enjoy some of his comics and some of his comics I don't. Being critical of the man isn't indicative of my predilection or dislike of his writing, it's indicative of an objective point of view. The man has been labeled the God of Comics when he is far from it. I never once said Morrison sucks or he's a hack. No, the man has an interesting perspective in a good amount of his work that I try to learn from as a writer. Other times his work feels derivative or uninspired, and I draw attention to it. Just because he's Grant Morrison doesn't mean all of his work is a repository of deeply layered concepts steeped in a pragmatic narrative. It's not right to canonize the man just because of his past literary achievements. He should be looked at with a critical eye just as any other writer in the medium would.
Countdown absolutely sucked. It was terrible, but still there is no reason to publicly humiliate the people he works with. I want to see the article where he mentioned that Waid, Peyer, and Millar laid the foundation for his Superman opus. If you provide me the link, I'll apologize and take back what I said, but I've never seen him mention them in any interview or article I've read.
It's every message board and every comment section on every website across the web. In most cases, person with an internet connection = troll who is an authority on everything. "Nerds" are worse about it because of the psychological short comings he mentions. And quite honestly, anybody who gets a free pass to trash other people's hard work because it doesn't live up to their needs deserves to hear from the creators no matter what means they use.
I don't really know the fan history as I don't really follow it too much, but Morrison really should have taken the high road on this, because his diatribe above is the first exposure I am having to his clash with fans, and he just comes off like a complete git.
http://www.newsarama.com/comics/100821-All-Star-Morrison-01.html Luthor's "enlightenment" – when he peaks on super–senses and sees the world as it appears through Superman's eyes – was an element I'd included in the Superman Now pitch I prepared along with Mark Millar, Tom Peyer and Mark Waid back in 1999. There were one or two of ideas of mine that I wanted to preserve from Superman Now and Luthor's heart–stopping moment of understanding was a favorite part of the original ending for that story, so I decided to use it again here.
What, no public apology Eric? It took 30 seconds of Google-fu to find it.Whole lotta hate on the haternet.
No moderation on these comment threads?
Otherwise I don't see why multiple personal attacks like those of JesseBaker are allowed to stand.
They've been deleted, and this thread is now closed.


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Before the 20th century, the average woman didn't live long enough to worry about the quality of her life after cessation of menses. Now, most women live for several decades beyond menopause.
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The problems of a sedentary, isolated life style can be compounded by poor diet, smoking, and alcohol or drug abuse. Studies show that it is never too late to benefit from an improved diet, moderate exercise, cessation of cigarette smoking and drug usage, not abusing drugs, and decreasing alcohol consumption.
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When the English settlers landed in Australia, they noticed a strange animal that jumped high and far. They asked the aboriginal people using body language signs to ask them about this animal. They responded with "Kan Ghu Ru", from which the English adopted the word Kangaroo. What the aboriginal people were really trying to say was, "We don't understand you", "Kan Ghu Ru".A statue in a park depicting a soldier on a horse with two of its feet in the air means the soldier died in combat. If the horse has only one foot in the air, the soldier died of injuries from combat. If the horse has all four feet on the ground, the soldier died of natural causes.
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US Job Assist, LLC3507 N Central Ste 503 Phoenix, Arizona United States of America
US Job Assist, LLC i gave them credit card info it was a one time fee of 319.00 for a business license tried calling them may times but was told they would them call which they never done Phoenix, Arizona
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After the last time he was a no show no call I contacted another attorney and informed him about my situation, he told me that it was my right to give him a call and find out what wad going on, so I did Frank act like when I called him he was pro bono said I was bothering him and Hung up on me. I called the other attorney back he was very disturb by his behavior tried to call him to let him know that he would be taking over my case and would need my file, Frank never returned his call and the day when both attorney were at court to sign over Frank came in late and very rude to the new attorney and tried to avoid the judge.
I think this is a scam that he pulls on scared individuals I asked for a bill never responded I think that he should have repaid me for the non work he did
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Motherwell have won and drawn with Lee Hollis deputising but manager Stuart McCall confirmed Randolph would start.
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Flashbyte Digitalwww.flashbyte.us Joshua Tree, California U.S.A.
Flashbyte Digital SUCKS. Lousy service. Abusive to customers. Joshua Tree California
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Complaints are never addressed when I emailed Brenda Barnes. Excuses is what they are best at.
I have NEVER been treated the way Brenda Barnes treated me. When I complained of slow service she called me a liar and said the following;
The above is all in response to your e-mail, and it is written on behalf of FlashByte. The next paragraph is my opinion personally, not the responsibility of FlashByte.
You are not only a liar and thief. Your irrelevant whining about how things were in Cathedral City--where you aren't anymore--is babyish and tiresome. You always seemed to me to be like a mediocre man who thought his wife should be more beautiful because, after all, there are beautiful women out there. I will be happy not to have to read any more of your nonsense.
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All this vitriole because I had the audacity to complain about poor service.
Flashbyte also seems to go offline every 3-day weekend. There is no customer service. They Never answer their phones. If it rains or there are high winds Flashbyte goes down.
I cannot put this any simpler; DO NOT USE THIS COMPANY. THEY ARE ABUSIVE, SERVICE SUCKS. YOU WILL NOT BE HAPPY WITH THEM. BRENDA BARNES IS ONE OF THE MOST DESPICABLE PERSON I HAVE EVER HAD THE DISPLEASURE OF DEALING WITH.
I am also contacting the FCC, Joshua Tree C of C, Sky Valley C of C, Desert Hot Springs C of C and Yucca Valley C of C.
These people should be run out of town.
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The 12th Samoa International Game Fishing Tournament will take place from 6th - 12th May 2007. This popular tournament is well-attended by fishing enthusiasts from around the South Pacific region. The local Samoan team with home country advantage provides ensures a great competition! This year's tournament is to have its opening ceremony at the recently upgraded Le Vasa Resort. Formerly known as Samoan Village Resorts, the property changed ownership last year and recently re-opened after improvement of accommodation and facilities.
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8th SAMOA INTERNATIONAL GAME FISHING TOURNAMENT DATES SET FOR 2003
The 8th Samoa International Game Fishing Tournament will take place from 12th - 17th May 2003. This year's tournament held last month attracted anglers from around the Pacific - American Samoa, Australia, New Zealand, America and Tokelau to compete against the local Samoa team. Country standings at the end of the tournament were: 1st American Samoa (390.83 points); 2nd Australia (257.68); 3rd America (252.77); 4th Samoa (180.69); 5th Tokelau (189.03) and 6th New Zealand (135.14).
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Airports, wharves and roads to bring visitors to Northland will come under the spotlight in a $40,000 review of the region's tourism strategy. The new strategy will chart a course for the development of Northland's $500-million-a-year tourism industry until 2008. Destination Northland chief executive Brian Roberts said key focuses would include air services, marine services, tourism product development, Maori and cultural heritage development, eco- tourism, and tourism-related investment. The review will update a 1996 strategy that has seen the introduction of branding and marketing, the promotion of the Twin Coast Highway, and new investment including the Kauri Cliffs golf course and lodge. Industry New Zealand is contributing $25,000 to the review, which will be undertaken in consultation with industry participants, government agencies and local government.
(Source: Samoa Observer Online - August 2002)
Another niche activity [in the South Pacific] is surfing and in Samoa, this activity has grown from around 20 surfers in the early 1990s to around 1,000 surfers in 2000. Reef breaks and strong currents makes the South Pacific suitable for only the most experienced surfers. Maps, and Places to stay in Samoa
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Apia's streets were jammed last week with tourists from the cruise ship Sea Bourn Son, which brought 550 tourists to Samoa. The five star luxury liner began its around the world journey in San Francisco. The South Pacific leg of its journey will cover Hawaii, Samoa, Fiji, Vanuatu, and New Caledonia. It was the vessel's third visit to Samoa. According to vessel spokesperson Captain Perkins, Samoa could be in for a surprise this year, the world's largest cruise ship Queen Elizabeth II could be making a trip to Samoa later this year. Maps, and Places to stay in Samoa
(Source: Samoa Observer Online via SPTO, January 2002)
NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT WEEK - from 1st November
Samoa is planning a National Environment Week starting 1st November 2001. The opening ceremony is at Palauli on the island of Savai'i. There will be displays at the Tooa Salamasina Hall.
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GOLF OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL - 3rd November
Samoa's Golf Open Championship Final will be held at Fagalii on 3rd November.Accommodation options in Samoa.
(October 2001)
Samoan Arrivals still Increasing
Samoa has posted a tremendous 30% increase in visitor arrivals in July 2001 compared to June 2001. The first seven months (Jan-Jul) of 2001 saw 50,650 arrivals, representing an increase of almost 8% over the same period last year. Holiday dominated the reason to travel in July providing 3,292 arrivals, bringing in almost 130 additional tourists. 'Others' in particular showed the greatest growth, increasing by almost 13% and bringing in additional 186 visitors to Samoa in July. The VFR sector brought in more than 160 additional visitors while the Sports and Business sectors decreased by 49% and 30% respectively. American Samoa brought in majority of more than 500 additional tourists over July 2000. NZ, Australia and USA in contrast, experienced negative growth of 1%, 4% & 17.1% respectively. Other increases were noted from Japan 18.3%, Other Asian countries 5%, Scandinavia 1.1% and Fiji 1%.
(Source: Samoa Visitors Bureau, via SPTO, September 2001)
Samoa rewards its most beautiful villages
The five most beautiful villages in Samoa were named recently during a Samoa Visitors Bureau National Beautification Program awards ceremony. Each village received a certificate and a check from the beautification committee, which is made up of representatives from various government departments. More than WS$ 40,000 (US$ 11,616) was spent on prizes, the bureau said. Winners were Manase, Leusoalii, Leauvaa, Lalomalava-Safua-Vaisaulu, and Faga-Siufaga. The contest began in the 1990s to help promote tourism.
(Source: Samoa Observer, via SPTO, September 2001)
Increased Tourist Arrivals to Samoa
Samoa Visitors Bureau is pleased to report that in May 2001, tourist arrivals were significantly up by almost 12%, from 6,597 in 2000 to 7,359 in 2001 and a tremendous increase of 20% in comparison to April 2001. The biggest growth was seen in the "Business" sector, an increase of 31.2%. Overall tourist arrivals from Jan-May 2001 noted another remarkable increase of 13%. Out of the 33,363 tourists visiting Samoa in the first five months, 34% visited friends and relatives, 31% on holiday vacations, 19% on related business activities, 14% visit on other unidentified purposes and the remaining 2% visited for sporting activities. The major market areas for inbound tourists include American Samoa, New Zealand, Australia, the United States of America, Cook Islands, Germany, Canada, Other Pacific Islands and Benelux. Statistics for May registered a high proportion of male tourists (55%) than female tourists notably in the 25-64 age groups. A total of 87,688 tourists visited Samoa in 2000.
(Source: Samoa Visitors Bureau via SPTO July 2001)
Samoa enjoys tourism boom
Tourism earnings in Samoa rose significantly mainly as a spill-over effect of the crisis in Fiji and Solomon Islands, says an economic report released by the Central Bank of Samoa. Tourist arrivals jumped by 34 per cent in July 2000, following a 15 per cent increase in June. Earnings expanded to $15.8 million from $11.6 million in June. German visitors increased the most, up by 125 per cent, whereas British visitor arrivals increased by 47 per cent. Several major events such as rugby matches, regional conferences and the International Camel Trophy were switched from Fiji to Samoa.
(Source: www.pacificislands.cc via SPTO January 2001)


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Ok we go through the dances with Arbor waiting and hearing nothing, calling them and getting answers, but not good ones. Well we need more paperwork, and the more important one we need more money. In fact 5 days before closing we had to come up with $5000.00 dollars or the loan would fall through. We managed it placing everything we had on this not breaking the bank.
Went to the signing with our additional $500 for the title companys fees, at the table the good faith estimate had changed from the one we wre mailed. The payments went from $1000.00 to $1,487.00. We said holy cow we cant make that payment, it was way too much. Well the Arbor guy and the title person pressured us to sign and said the house isnt homesteaded, once you do that taxes come down and so will your payment. Like morons we signed and left feeling like we had just been robbed.
3 weeks later we go to the county and get homesteaded they reduced the taxes almost $300.00 dollars. But Flagstar reduced our mortgage by $8 dollars, saying they needed a cushion on that money in case the taxes flucuated. Now we were really hosed, we could barely make the payrments from month to month.
Then my son decided to return home to my ex-wife, this meant she couldnt afford to spend more out of her pocket but wanted money from mine. So I got hit with child support, now I dont mind paying for my kids but.. When your ex-wife has 5 kids 2 are yours, 2 belong to a second husband who is in jail for child abuse, and one is from a married man. Why should she be allowed to raise kids?( And please dont ask why I didnt take her to court; because New York has the worst judges on earth, I am very lucky I am not living under a bridge because of them).
Well the child support payment broke the bank we couldnt make any bills after that, I asked and asked Flagstar to reduce the payment so I can keep my house, hell tie everything I owe you back into a new mortgae just let me make payments I can afford they said NO deal. We called there loss mitigation dept several times for the agent we had assigned to us he never returned our calls. And now here we are trying to short sale a home that isnt even worth the $128,900.00 we have it listed for. Our credit is shot from the late payments both Trottt & Trott and Flagstar and Arbor Mortgage could care less.
If you trust Arbor Mortgage DONT they will screw you, all they care about is your money listen to these words.
Also Flagstar bank members and shareholders, how does it feel sleeping when your putting people on the street? How do you sleep at night when Flagstar works with corrupt companies like Arbor and rips people off?
battle creek, Michigan
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text: 000 FXUS63 KFGF 230442 AAA AFDFGF Area Forecast Discussion...UPDATED National Weather Service Grand Forks ND 1142 PM CDT MON AUG 22 2016 .UPDATE... Issued at 1135 PM CDT Mon Aug 22 2016 While SPC Mesoanalysis indicating MUCAPEs across central and portions of eastern ND in the 3K J/KG range, any developing storms will continue to contend with warm mid-level temps. A storm recently went up over Foster and did show 50 dBz heights up to 38K to 39K feet but was very short lived. H850 LLJ is protruding into SE ND and should continue to increase into the central valley and NW MN. HRRR continues to show development on nose of LLJ however much further east than the recent storm. Will continue the broad coverage of isold storms through the remainder of the overnight period. UPDATE Issued at 956 PM CDT Mon Aug 22 2016 A strong H700 cap continues to inhibit any development...however, HRRR guidance continues to prog a cluster of showers and weak storms over east central ND lifting into northwest MN in the 05Z to 09Z timeframe. Not enough confidence this will occur to elevate POPs and will keep slight chances/isolated activity in the grids. Feeling is +14 700 mb temps will inhibit this convection however not enough confidence to go dry either UPDATE Issued at 644 PM CDT Mon Aug 22 2016 Forecast challenge for tonight will be potential for convection developing along I 94 in the late evening hours. Appears a cell tried to develop north of Devils Lake and growth was quickly limited with 12 to 14 deg H700 temp cap. Experimental HRRR had developed activity by 03Z over the Valley City area, where alto cu evident on latest satellite image. Appears potential certainly is there however the mid level cap will be a player. Will continue thinking of low POPs for the tonight period. No grid changes planned. && .SHORT TERM...(This evening through Tuesday) Issued at 310 PM CDT Mon Aug 22 2016 Main forecast challenge will be tstm chances tonight into Tuesday. As of 3 pm skies remained clear although there was some smoke drifting into western ND. Wind speeds remained a little gusty from the south too. Looking ahead into tonight, think most of the evening will be very nice. Models begin to crank up the low level jet into east central ND in the 03z-06z Tue time frame, then slowly lift it NNE overnight. However, models do differ on whether this will be enough to generate isolated showers and tstms. SPC HRRR develops showers/tstms in the 00z Tue time frame, which seems way too fast. Prefer the exp HRRR which develops echoes in the 05z-06z Tue time frame and lifts these slowly NNE. This also resembles the 12z GFS20 and forecast continuity. 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Models continue to be in pretty good agreement regarding the timing of Tuesday`s cold front and associated precipitation. The front should be near the Red River Valley to start the period and push east of the area in the 06-09z time frame Wednesday morning. Although instability begins dropping off, storm chances will persist along and ahead of the front as a 35-40 kt low level jet kicks in across northern Minnesota late in the evening and early overnight. The front and its associated forcing should clear the eastern forecast area near daybreak Wednesday. Behind the front, temperatures will be much cooler with highs in the mid to upper 60s across the Devils Lake basin with mid 70s everywhere else for Wednesday. It will feel even cooler as high pressure building into the northern Rockies will create a decent gradient across the region with northwesterly winds of 20-25 kts west of the valley and 10-20 kts elsewhere. As the 500 mb low passes just north of the international border, additional shower/storm chances will persist throughout the day across the extreme north. As the upper low pulls away on Thursday, the region will transition to more zonal flow with several chances for embedded short waves. The strongest appears to pass through on Friday and linger into the first half of the weekend. Additional weak waves will be possible for Sunday and Monday even as weak ridging builds in to the central CONUS. After Wednesday`s cooldown, temperatures will gradually moderate each day throughout the period with the return of seasonal norms by late in the weekend. && .AVIATION...(For the 06Z TAFS through 06Z Tuesday night) Issued at 1135 PM CDT Mon Aug 22 2016 VFR with mid-level cigs moving across region in mid-afternoon as passing cold front initiates convection in the late aftn through mid evening hours. BJI should have the best chance of TSRA and lowered CIGs into MVFR range but no mention of thunder quite yet. Will add TSRA as confidence in timing/location/coverage increases. && .FGF Watches/Warnings/Advisories... ND...None. MN...None. && $$ UPDATE...Speicher SHORT TERM...Godon LONG TERM...Lee AVIATION...Speicher