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Nightmares Illustrated 002
Wayne Edwards
I am running a little late this month. Thanks for waiting. My excuse is I was traveling all of December and therefore got behind for January. Cry me a river, right? The upside is, since I was on the jog, I had to make use of a portable form of illustrated fiction which gave me the idea for this month's editorial.
As usual, I have far too much good material to cover so I can only sort through and see what is most interesting. Let's get to it.
I. Always On My Mind…
As far as comics go, I am much more a reader than a collector. There are a couple of series I do collect (it is a secret which ones) but none of them are expensive and I don't care if they go up or down in value. I just like having them around because I like to read them. Sometimes I don't even read them, I just look at the artwork. So it boarders on the tragic for me that older comics I like are prohibitively expensive. Suppose you want to read the first 50 issues or so of The Incredible Hulk. You better have a big bank account. Sometimes the issues are collected in books but you are still looking at big bucks if you want to read very much because the per issue cost is between two and three dollars. The bigger problem with reprint editions is availability. As many books as are available, hundreds and thousands of comics have not been reprinted. One inexpensive alternative is black and white only reprints. Both major comics publisher have reprint book series collecting long runs of many titles printed on cheap paper. These cost between fifteen and twenty dollars usually and are about five hundred pages long. But they are in black and white and most of the collected comics were originally published in color. It is a bit of a bummer reading comics that way. I do buy them when there is no other reasonable choice but I don't like them much. The line art is there and to some extent the shading, and of course you get the story. It is better than nothing.
A format that has a great deal of potential to solve the availability and expensiveness problems is digital comics. A few years ago Marvel licensed about a dozen of its properties for release on DVD in digital format. They were only available for a year or so before Marvel decided to try another form of delivery [more on that in a second] but while they lasted they offered an amazing opportunity. For fifty dollars or less, you could buy the entire run of The Amazing Spider-man or The Incredible Hulk or The Fantastic Four on DVD. We're talking 500+ issues for fifty bucks. And the comics were reproduced in Adobe PDF format so you could copy them right on to any computer and read them at you leisure. I'd rather have a book in my hand in most cases but the portability of digital comics delivered this way was an enormous advantage. The resolution was not stunning but not bad either and on my computer screen viewed two pages at a time was approximately the same size as the original comic, and they were in color. I thought to myself at the time (as I was buying every single DVD released whether I was a big fan of the particular comic or not) that Marvel is crazy for doing this because people are just going to copy these and pass them around. Maybe Marvel realized the risk to its intellectual property and that is why the distribution licenses were not renewed. I don't know about that. But I will say this: if you see them used somewhere buy 'em quick. I am sitting in Mysore, India writing this and I have with me on my laptop about 6,000 comics I can call up any time and read. It is great. I love digital comics on DVD. They are cheap, in full color, and they are very portable. But that party is over.
A slightly less accessible version of digital delivery is in place right now from several publishers is internet streaming of comics. Let's use the Marvel example again. For a flat fee of $59.88 you can buy a year's worth of unlimited access to thousands of Marvel comics. Depending on how much you can read in a year, this is a very good deal. Of course, there are a couple of drawbacks. You have to have a live internet connection because the content is streamed (read using a special viewer from Marvel's website) and you cannot save the files to view later. If you are on an airplane, this doesn't work. Even at home it is a bit of a pain, especially compared to the PDF version. A bigger problem is that, while Marvel has made thousands of comics available and ads more every day, there are still huge omissions and very few complete runs. In the limit of time this situation will be (theoretically) resolved, but right now it is a buzz kill if the comic you have been looking for has not yet been digitized. Also, Marvel embargoes content for a year or more in some cases so you cannot read current comics (although there are a few digital-only comics you cannot read anywhere else). Even with all these issues, it is nevertheless worth giving the program a try. If the price is too high, there is a month-by month plan. For my part, there are at least a year's worth of comics posted now that I have not read so I fell like I am getting my money's worth. And there are new ones posted all the time.
Marvel definitely has the biggest program going but many other publishers offer digital comics. DC Comics offers free digital samples you can download, and Image streams first issues for free. IDW sells digital comics one at a time for reasonable prices. And there are many other outlets that a quick net search will reveal. For example, both IDW and Darkhorse have content for iTunes/iPhone.
All these developments I see as promising. The prices aren't bad. What I want is easier access, greater availability, and higher resolution. If publishers can work these issues out then I am on board all the way.
II. This Just In…
Vampirella Second Coming. Vampirism has always been a sexually charged concept. You don't have to look at it that way, but it is awfully easy to. Biting, blood, consuming and exchanging fluids. Yes indeed. It can be very sexual. Presentations of vampirism, however, vary enormously in their sexiness. For example, I was watching the second season of HBO's True Blood last night (forget about the Charlaine Harris source material for the time being and think about the TV show). There is a scene where Bill [vampire] is having sex with Sookie [mortal, mostly] and he bites her neck. She is clearly in pain and aroused at the same time. Then, Bill kisses her and her blood pours from his mouth into hers. Sookie really seems to be into this, I can tell you. Thing is, to me it is not sexy at all. It was for Sookie, but watching it was kind of gross. It is probably just a personal thing, right? Different people like different things. Not all things vampire are sexy to all people. Which brings me to Vampirella who is, bar none, the sexiest character in all of comics. Let the argument begin.
Meanwhile, I will continue.
The newest four-issue mini-series from the sexiest character in all of comics is Vampirella The Second Coming: Book 1 The Curse of Vampirella. Written by Phil Hester and illustrated Daniel Sampere, Al Rio, and Romulo Fajardo, this new adventure is a little slow getting going but ultimately it is delightfully grisly and hyper-violent. There is a virus going around that makes people zombie-like killers. Vampirella's crew carry an immunity in their blood and, in typical heroic fashion, set out to inoculate the population. Can you guess how? Mmmhmm. The plot is bigger than this, but I will leave that to your reading. The concept is consistent with the history and the legacy of the comic, and the artwork is outstanding, including all the various covers.
Second Coming is a fine entry in the Vampirella canon. Priced at a modest $1.99, you don't really save much money if you buy all the eye-catching cover variants, but they are hard to pass up. This one is worth a look.
Legion: Prophets. Comic book tie-ins to movies are becoming more and more common. Think of Trick 'r Treat, for example. In that case, the comic was essentially the same material as the movie. An adaptation, in other words. Something a little different is Legion: Prophets which is labeled as a prelude to the movie Legion. Now, see, when you use the word "prelude" I am thinking it is the story that leads up to the story of the movie. Or maybe it is a separate little tale that gets you ready for the movie; a background piece. So I read the four-issue mini-series and then went to see the film. Color me confused.
The comic is written by Scott Stewart (who co-wrote and directed the film) and Tom Waltz. Each issue has a different principal artist which offers a nice visual variety to the series while maintaining a reasonable range of stylistic continuity. Each issue presents a person (prophet) who, in the face of the crisis of widespread demonic possession feels an inexplicable compulsion to head toward the desert to protect a child who will soon be born. Good enough. There is a lot going on in each issue, and the story is a nice horror/action combo that is quite entertaining. Can't wait to go see the film and check out what happens next.
Thing is, the movie doesn't follow the comic. Rather, it seems to travel in a parallel timeline. You see a pregnant woman in a desert café give birth to this child everyone was so concerned about in the comic series, but the prophets themselves don't seem to have anything to do in the film. In fact, they comic series seems to better set up the sequel to Legion than Legion itself. Near the end of the film, the survivors are told to seek the prophets. But I thought the prophets were supposed to … never mind.
The movie left a lot to be desired. The comic, while better than the movie, is just kind of hanging out there waiting to be attached to something. The sequel to the film, I suppose. I would have been a lot happier with this if it wasn't tied to the film at all. As it is, I would say see the movie first then read the comic (which has also been collected in a trade paperback) to get ready for the inevitable sequel.
Complete Count Dracula. There have been a lot of comics in the past sixty years to make use of the Dracula character. A few of them have even tried to work a faithful representation of Bram Stoker's seminal novel. One that comes immediately to mind is Stoker's Dracula written by Roy Thomas and Dick Giordano. That book was very effectively presented and stands as a genuine accomplishment in terms of its faithfulness to the source material and its entertainment value to the modern reader. Now comes The Complete Dracula written by Leah Moore and John Reppion. This newest adaptation is, if anything, even more faithful to Stoker's novel, especially with respect to the narrative structure of the original work. The artwork, alternately by and in combination with Colton Worley, Dheeraj Verma, and Aaron Campbell, is rendered mainly in soft focus. The frames seem to stand back and offer a misty feeling that mingles well with the narration. In all, the work is a respectful treatment of the classic story that is a new achievement in its own right. It is available now in a collected edition which is a nice way to house the work beside Stoker's great novel.
Locke & Key. Joe Hill has had great success in his writing career, publishing New York Times bestsellers one after another. He also writes the Locke & Key comic. Now, I have complained elsewhere about fiction writers working in comics to ill effect. The two literary forms are entirely different and, typically, good writers of one are not so smooth in the other. Hill is a rarity in that he has a natural talent for both narrative fiction and comics writing. Part of it is that he is endlessly creative and clever in the way he creates situations and mythology – you see things in Locke & Key you have never seen anywhere before, and that is extremely difficult to accomplish. But it is more than that. A lot of people can think up crazy and outlandish situations just to be different. Hill's work in this comic is so well thought out and presented that rather than being jarring (like crazy stuff existing only for its own craziness) it reads easily and naturally. You are instantly drawn in by the characterization and the mystery. The suspense challenges Hitchcock in the way that the characters walk casually into situations you know are perilous. You are with them all the way, telling them not to trust that guy, not to go that way, just like when you watch a Hitchcock movie and Hitch shows you the bomb under the desk that the characters in the movie don't see. Visual, careful, natural, and smooth. The artwork of Gabriel Rodriguez is the perfect complement to Hill's writing. A better team is hard to imagine. If you haven't read Locke & Key yet you need to get on it.
There are three series in the comic so far. The first, Welcome to Lovecraft (collected in a nice hardcover) establishes the characters and brings them to Keyhouse which is the center of the rich mythology of the series. You also get your first glimpse of the versatility of the keys that open doors to, well, all sorts of things. In the second series, Head Games (also collected in a nice hardcover), Hill expands the concept of what the keys can do … turns out there are keys that open things other than what we usually think of as doors. At this writing, the third series, Crown of Shadows, is in its third issue. The big conflict is being established now as well as possible solutions to it. Waiting for the next issue is getting harder all the time.
So here is what you need to do: go buy the first book and read it right away. As soon as you finish, my prediction is you'll be making another trip to the bookstore to get the second one. After that, comic book shop time because you won't want to wait for series three to be collected to start reading it.
Locke & Key is exceptional. My highest recommendation.
III. Swamp Report…
Swamp business this time centers on Man-thing, Marvel's main swamp monster. From the below-cited issue, Man-thing is "…scientist Ted Sallis…whose own super soldier formula conspired with the mystic swamp waters to turn him into this Man-thing. An empath, Man-thing is driven by other beings' emotions." So, the creature is a great hulking mass wandering around the swamp drawn by strong emotions. When he/it gets there (to the "being" with the strong emotions), mayhem often ensues.
The new collection Hulk Visionaries: Peter David Volume 7 includes The Incredible Hulk 389 which features Man-thing. It is not the brightest moment for the Hulk, and it is essentially a walk-on for Man-thing, but you have to take swamp creatures wherever you can get them. The paperback is out in February. Take a peek.
IV. Parting Shots…
Orc Stain. I haven't had so much fun reading a comic since I first picked up Elephantmen. Created, written, drawn, and colored by James Stokoe, Orc Stain is a goopy adult romp through the fractious world of orcs where the Orctzar is trying to rule all he surveys. Great fun dynamically rendered.
Blackest Night. When this is all over I plan to write up a little readers' guide for the non-immersed to help pick through the dozen (or more) trade paperback collections that will emerge. This month I want to point out that DC is releasing a few special tie-in issues for the event from unlikely and largely forgotten series. Look for Blackest Night seepage into titles like Starman 81, The Phantom Stranger 42, The Atom and Hawkman 46, and The Power of Shazam 48. Essentially one-shots, these are wonderful and curious evil resurrection dances.
Siege. The latest giant Marvel event is in full swing. The prologue (#0) tells us Thor has recently returned to earth and brought Asgard with him. The city Asgard. It is floating a couple feet above the ground over Oklahoma. Norman Osborn, who has become the arch-enemy of long-standing fan-favorite Marvel characters, has teamed up with Loki to overthrow Asgard and redefine order on Earth. It is all too much to cover in my two sentence parting shots review (which is running quadruple length anyway). I will say this: so far, here at the beginning, writer Brian Michael Bendis is working expertly with the mythology and continuity surrounding the story and Lucio Parrillo's artwork (in the prologue) is absolutely beautiful. Even if you don't read the book, you can just page through and admire the absorbing lines and colors. The artists in issue #1 (Olivier Coipel, Mark Morales, and Laura Martin) continue the feel of the prologue if not the depth. So far Siege is much more mystical than horrorish, but there is great potential for savagery here.
Hellblazer. John Constantine is on a trip to India. The four issue arc ends next month so I'll have more to say about it then. Right now I can only give a blind recommendation. It is worth reading.
Ghoul. The first two issues of this title have nice artwork (Bernie Wrightson, no less!) but are a bit on the short side. There is a continuing unillustrated narrative companion in each issue that makes you feel a little better about the $3.99 cover price. It is one to watch.
Dark Reign The List. Out now in hardcover are all eight issues of the Dark Reign mini series The List wherein Norman Osborn creates a hit list for personalities who have given him trouble in the past. The series is a little uneven, with a few great issues (Punisher, Hulk, Avengers) and many not-so-great. You are probably better off choosing a couple of the comics from the series (Punisher, Hulk, Avengers) instead of plunking down $30.00 for the whole collection.
Stolen Blood. This comic mini is six black and white pages of possession, rage, and violence. When you buy the print version, you get a free digital copy to go with it. The digital version has red highlights that ad a lot to the experience. Importantly, the publisher, Black Snake Studios, is donating all profits to the fight against cancer.
V. Next time…
Winterworld returns in black and white, Alan Moore's sequel to The Courtyard, Neonomicon, hits the stands, Constantine goes to India (this time I mean it), Grim Jack, and much more.
VI. Technical points…
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The publishers are as follows.
The Amazing Spider-man, The Fantastic Four, The Incredible Hulk, Siege, and Dark Reign: The List are published by Marvel Comics.
Orc Stain is published by Image.
Stolen Blood is published by Black Snake Studios.
Legion Prophets, Ghoul, and Locke & Key are published by IDW.
Complete Count Dracula is published by Dynamite.
All Blackest Night titles, tie-ins, and minis are published by DC Comics.
Hellblazer is published by Vertigo.
Vampirella The Second Coming is published by Harris Comics.
Wayne Edwards has been quietly writing, editing, and publishing for the past three decades. He divides his time between Anchorage [Alaska], Burlington [Vermont], and Mysore [India].
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I fully expect this blog to not go through as the NEW NEO-GAMESPOT is fucking nuts and buggy as shit. I'm not even sure I can write in that kind of explicit language. All will be known when I hit the mighty orange button that says "I'm Done, Publish!" (bitch)
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Veteran Josh Howard returned from a four-game absence against Toronto.
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By J. Tom Morgan
If we expect our children to respect the law, we need to create laws that hold them accountable while protecting their rights. For more than 40 years, prosecutors in Georgia have worked with a patchwork quilt of juvenile law that hurts the interests of our society and our children.
Now Georgia's General Assembly has a solution before it that can solve that problem. The Juvenile Justice Reform bill (HB242), introduced last week by Rep. Wendell Willard, R-Sandy Springs, represents years of work by numerous statewide organizations and volunteers, including parents, prosecutors, family attorneys, judges and scholars. More than 260 lawyers conducted more than 300 interviews to determine how to create a model law for Georgia. These preparations have been inclusive and transparent; many who want the best for our children had a hand in crafting the proposals. Their effort deserves support from all Georgians, especially those of us in the legal community.
Let me summarize some reasons to support it.
Children have rights, but often they or their parents don't understand them. Changes in the bill would require that children have appropriate representation at every stage of proceedings. We must protect our children even as we prosecute them.
"Status" offenders would be handled differently. A "status" offense is an offense simply because someone under the age of 18 was involved. Some examples are breaking curfew, truancy or running away from home. Proposed changes already embraced by numerous states encourage using community resources to address the underlying cause of a child's behavior. This saves money by avoiding unnecessary detention and leads to more appropriate responses to offenses. Equally important, it helps avoid the tragic path from juvenile offenses to adult crime.
Another tool strengthened by HB242 is mediation. Although some juvenile courts in Georgia have mediation programs, they are not used regularly for the resolution of delinquency cases. Detailed provisions of the reform bill provide a framework for expanding the use of mediation and ensure that the victim is given the right to participate.
The Pew Center on the States, a nonpartisan research organization, recently examined challenges facing Georgia's juvenile justice system and presented its findings to the Governor's Criminal Justice Reform Council. Among the findings: The majority of offenses committed by Georgia youth are non-violent, and the recidivism rate among youth who spend time in youth detention centers is increasing. HB242 addresses this reality with changes based on research and best practices that show states that take appropriate steps before incarceration see better results for children and communities.
Reforms proposed for Georgia provide more fairness to children in trouble and more assurances that judges can have adequate information and the flexibility to act with discretion. In the long run, Georgia will save money with an updated system that balances the pursuit of justice with the protection of individual rights and community interests.
J. Tom Morgan, former DeKalb County district attorney, is author of "Ignorance Is No Defense: A Teenager's Guide to Georgia Law."
February 15th, 2013
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Prior to integration in the south, we, African Americans, had some of the most accountable men, women, and children in the United States. So did other groups too. During the 40s 50's and 60s, 85% of African American women were married. We weren't concerned with the rights of children because the law pertained primarily to the lawless.
Before Dr. Asa G. Hilliard of Georgia State University died, he often reminisced of the second to none high schools that he and other African Americans attended in the 40s 50s and 60s through-out the south. I second the motion. But as we speak, the perverted NWO integrationist crowd and their DBMs are asking how we can improve our children and schools. LOL
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February 15th, 2013
7:21 pm
As the years go by, juveniles commit more and more heinous crimes. The reason, because society has become so liberal that instead of punishing them, society pats them on the back and says it's ok because you come from a poor background and do not know any better.
The fix is very simple, put their a&&es in a real jail/prison and let them experience Bubba. However, I fear that won't fix anything as prison in the U.S. is a joke compared to the rest of the world because we don't want to tread on their "rights".


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"Ag gag" laws are designed to prohibit the undercover videotaping of slaughterhouses, but the nation's first prosecution wound up being gored in the process.
The nation's first "ag gag" prosecution didn't get very far.
Prosecutors have decided to drop their case against a Utah woman who was charged with agricultural operation interference (a class B misdemeanor) in February after she used her cellphone to film cows being slaughtered at a Draper City, Utah, meatpacking company, the Salt Lake Tribune reported.
Amy Meyer was Utah's first prosecution under its new "ag gag" law, which prohibits the recording of agricultural operations while trespassing or under false pretenses. Meyer did not dispute that she used her cellphone to film slaughters at the Dale T. Smith and Sons Meatpacking Co. She did, however, claim that she was standing on public grounds when she videotaped the slaughterhouse.
Yesterday, prosecutors dismissed the case after analyzing new video evidence they received nearly two weeks ago that they said showed Meyer filming at least partly from public property.
Meyer, who describes herself as an animal rights activist, went to the farm because she heard spectators on public property could "witness the horror of cows struggling for their lives as they were led to their violent deaths," she told the Salt Lake Tribune. Before police were called, Meyer said she saw "piles of horns," "flesh being spewed from a chute on the side of the building," and an apparently sick or injured cow being carried away in a tractor.
While Meyer had been facing charges for some months, her case only recently captured media attention after being publicized by Will Potter at Green is the New Red, a blog that details the government's relationship with so-called "eco-terrorists." On Tuesday, Potter's piece made the front page of Reddit, which sent hundreds of thousands of clicks to Potter's website, he claimed.
Both prosecutor Benjamin Rasmussen and Meyer's defense lawyer, Stewart Gollan, said the media attention did not play a role in the case's dismissal. Gollan told the Tribune that he believes Rasmussen's claim that the case was dismissed because of evidentiary concerns.
According to the Tribune, prosecutors have the option of reopening the case against Meyer if new evidence emerges, but they don't anticipate doing so.
In numerous states with major agricultural industries, laws have been passed banning the covert coverage of livestock facilities. They were drafted in response to a slew of high-profile incidents where undercover footage captured livestock workers savagely mistreating animals.
In Tennessee, farmhands were caught on camera burning the ankles of walking horses. In Wyoming, pig farm employees were seen beating pigs and throwing piglets into the air. At one of McDonald's largest egg suppliers (and the nation's fifth largest), Sparboe Farms, ABC News's clandestine footage found birds living among dead carcasses and chicks having their beaks snapped off and burned by farm employees.
Numerous employees connected with the Tennessee and Wyoming incidents were charged with animal cruelty. Sparboe lost millions of dollars in business when McDonald's and then Target severed ties with the egg supplier.
To fight back against the tide of leaked footage, legislators in agriculturally-heavy districts have worked with farm state lobbyists to draft ag-gag bills that keep cameras out of livestock facilities.
Currently, numerous states have ag-gag laws, including Utah, Missouri and Iowa. In 2013, according to the Humane Society, 10 states have already introduced such measures, including Indiana, Tennessee, California, Pennsylvania and Nebraska. Those laws not only exclude videotaping on company property, but also make it illegal for potential employees not to disclose ties to news or animal rights organizations. Some of the proposed laws require footage to be immediately turned over to authorities.
- The livestock industry believes undercover videos unfairly convict the slaughterhouse owners and operators before they have their day in court.
- They say the public is not familiar with butchering techniques, and can easily mistake an accepted practice as barbarous torture.
- Opponents of the ag-gag bills have labeled them "anti-whistleblower laws."
- They include a wide range of groups like the American Civil Liberties Union, the United Farm Workers, the National Consumers League, the Southern Poverty Law Center and state AFL-CIO chapters.
- Gabe Rottman, legislative council/policy advisor at the ACLU, said his organization opposes the measures on grounds that they not only put journalists at a disadvantage, but that they also jeopardize First Amendment rights.
- He said placing regulations on undercover investigations is a form of speech restriction that punishes the act of speech before harm has been done.
- He also said ag-gag regulations create a dangerous precedent for other industries being able to demand special protections.
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Ecology can be considered the oldest field of human inquiry into nature because our early human existence depended on how nature worked from the more practical view of what was needed to survive: what we could eat, (or what would eat us), and how to survive in nature using what nature gave us. In other words, our survival depended on our understanding of the way things worked. We understood our connection to the earth and nature because were literally part of it. The earth's resources appeared to be inexhaustible. Partly because our population numbers were small, and our technology lacking. We never took more than what the earth could give us. Like living within a budget, it was easy to live within the earth's resources.
Ecology can also be considered the newest field of human scientific inquiry because we have finally reached a point in our history where, by our sheer population numbers, we have made such a great impact on the earth with our demands on her resources that humans are upsetting the balance of the very same closed system that we depend on to nurture us. In our drive to gain control over our environment, we have separated ourselves from it and have lost sight of our connections to nature. Because we still believe the earth 's resources to be never ending, and we view ourselves to be outside the laws of nature, we are headed for trouble. What we term "natural disasters" is the earth's way of reminding us that we are NOT in control and are still subject to the natural laws that govern this planet and that we are still very much a part of nature, not apart from her. So now again, it appears our survival will depend on our reconnecting to nature and renewing our understanding of the way things work. Just as we must live within our means financially we must learn to live within the earth's resources…or risk facing the ultimate bankruptcy.
Modern science studies the environment by examining the structure of the ecosystems within it. An ecosystem refers to all the organisms (the living or biotic), their environment (the non-living or abiotic), and all their interactions. Because the earth's ecosystems (the biosphere) are so massive and complex, we'll look at our ecosystems and resources much as the ancient cultures of many parts of this world looked at Mother Earth. Everything around them consisted of various combinations of the 4 basic elements: EARTH, WIND, FIRE, and WATER. Maybe by viewing nature from an old/new perspective we can develop a new understanding and respect for the planet and our place in it.


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The recently-reunited Black Crowes have added another leg of tour dates to their calendar, and this time, they're taking some new friends along with them.
The Crowes have just revealed that they'll be kicking off a co-headlining tour with Tedeschi Trucks Band on July 19 at The Woods Amphitheatre at Fontanel in Nashville, TN. The outing will also makes stops in Charlotte, Boston, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia and Chicago, among other cities. The London Souls will support the bands on all the newly-announced dates.
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Eartha Mae Kitt (January 17, 1927 – December 25, 2008) was an American actress, singer, and cabaret star. She was perhaps best known for her 1953 Christmas song "Santa Baby". Orson Welles once called her the "most exciting woman in the world".[3]. She took over the role of Catwoman for the 4th season of the 1960s Batman TV series, replacing Julie Newmar who was unavailable for the final season.
Kitt was born Eartha Mae Keith on a cotton plantation in Columbia, South Carolina. Her mother was of Cherokee and African-American descent and her father of German and Dutch descent. She also claimed she was conceived by rape.
Kitt was raised by her mother's sister, Anna Mae Riley, an African-American woman whom she believed was her mother. After Riley's death, she was sent to live in New York City with Mamie Kitt, who she learned was her biological mother; she had no knowledge of her father, except that his surname was Kitt and that he was supposedly a son of the owner of the farm she had been born on. Newspaper obituaries state that her white father was "a poor cotton farmer".
Kitt claimed that she suffered abuse and neglect at the hands of a family to whom Anna Mae Riley entrusted her - "given away for slavery," as she described it in many interviews.
Kitt began her career as a member of the Katherine Dunham Company and made her film debut with them in Casbah (1948). A talented singer with a distinctive voice, her hits include "Let's Do It," "Champagne Taste," "C'est si bon," "Just an Old Fashioned Girl," "Monotonous," "Je cherche un homme," "Love for Sale," "I'd Rather Be Burned as a Witch," "Uska Dara," "Mink, Schmink," "Under the Bridges of Paris," and her most recognizable hit, "Santa Baby," which was released in 1953. Kitt's unique style was enhanced as she became fluent in the French language during her years performing in Europe. She had some skill in other languages too, which she demonstrates with finesse in many of the live recordings of her cabaret performances.
In 1950, Orson Welles gave her her first starring role, as Helen of Troy in his staging of Dr. Faustus. A few years later, she was cast in the revue New Faces of 1952 introducing "Monotonous" and "Bal, Petit Bal," two songs with which she continues to be identified. In 1954, 20th Century Fox filmed a version of the revue simply titled New Faces. Welles and Kitt allegedly had a torrid affair during her run in Shinbone Alley, which earned her the nickname by Welles as "the most exciting woman in the world." In 1958, Kitt made her feature film debut opposite Sidney Poitier in The Mark of the Hawk. Throughout the rest of the 1950s and early 1960s, Kitt would work on and off in film, television and on nightclub stages. In 1964, Kitt helped open the Circle Star Theater in San Carlos, California. Also in the 1960s, the television series Batman featured her as Catwoman after Julie Newmar left the role.
In 1968, however, Kitt encountered a substantial professional setback after she made anti-war statements during a White House luncheon. It was reported that she made First Lady Lady Bird Johnson cry. The public reaction to Kitt's statements was much more extreme, both for and against her statements. Professionally exiled from the U.S., she devoted her energies to overseas performances. Read more...


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I want to know what makes you happy. An activity or something of that sort. Something you always look forward to and that you could see yourself doing all the time. If this thing is NOT your job, then I am curious to find out your reasoning of why it is not. I'll read and respond to all answers. I'm a 18 year old kid about to go into college and responding would really help me out. Thanks.
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May 5 2013: Thank you Aidan for your question. I really enjoyed reading the answers here.
I would say that doing things by following my inner rhythm, makes me always happy. This about honoring your passions, and participating in life at your own pace, with authenticity.
This is true regarding the big things and the small everyday things. For example, although I have tons of things to do now, I took a few mins to read the answers and post here. I felt the attraction, and I responded.
What attracts you? Go there. The rest you will figure out. Best of luck (and happiness) to you!
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The Indians (7-1) got on the board first in the bottom of the first inning thanks to Eduard Pinto's lead off single. Seth Spivey moved Pinto over to second on a grounder to first and after Zach Cone struck out, Luke Tendler hit a sharp single to left center to plate Pinto.
Boise (4-5) would respond in the top of the third when Varonex Cuevas led off with a solo home run to the Pepsi Porch at Avista.
The Hawks would take the lead a couple of innings later when Spokane starter Reed Garrett got into trouble in the fifth. Garrett hit Charlie White, walked Cuevas and then balked to put runners on second and third. Rashad Crawford grounded out to second, but White came in to take the 2-1 lead. Boise would load the bases in the inning but Jason Hoppe got Marra to ground into a 4-6-3 inning-ending double play to stop the bleeding for Spokane.
The Hawks carried the lead into the bottom of the eighth, but then the Indians bats woke up again. Spivey got things started with a rocket double down the right field line, and an out later Luke Tendler drove him home on a single through the middle to tie it up at 2-2. Alberto Triunfel hit a line-drive to left center, moving Tendler to third and taking second when Crawford miss played the ball. Enter Juremi Profar, the Curacao native hit a towering fly ball to deep center to score Tendler and give the Indians the 3-2 lead.
Adam Parks--who had come in and pitched a scoreless top of the eighth--finished the game for the Indians to earn his first win with the Indians.
Tendler finished 3-4 with 2 RBI and 1 run scored to lead Spokane, the outfielder is now hitting .417 on the season with 12 RBI.
Spokane and Boise return to action tomorrow night at Avista Stadium at 3:30 p.m.


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Tired of the cold weather and want to venture someplace new for spring break? Consider a family vacation in Latin America where you can visit an exotic, tropical locale without breaking your budget. Plus, these vacations are geared for eco-conscious families who want to sustainable and green accommodations and and educational opportunities for kids to learn about the environment, such as snorkeling with sea lions, releasing butterflies from a hatchery, visiting a bear sanctuary and much more.
Tulum, Mexico
Get off the grid and stay at Casa de las Olas, a sustainable villa with five rooms that sits on the southern end of a secluded stretch of beach by the Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve, a 1.3 million-acre nature preserve. Casa de la Olas is 100% solar powered and collects water from underground sources and through a rain collection system. All plastics and glass from the property are recycled and all organic waste is composted to use in the garden. Plus, the villa was designed to maximize Caribbean breezes and provide shelter from the sun. Families can participate in activities such as snorkeling, catamaran sailing, hiking to Tulum/Mayan ruins and nature sites and more. Rates start at $250 per room, per night for spring break (rates drop down to $180 per night after that), and kids stay free.
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La Paz, Mexico
Snorkel, scuba dive, swim or paddleboard with sea lions in Los Islotes, home to North America's largest California Sea Lion colonies in La Paz. These sea lions are extremely friendly (they feed only on plankton) and love human interaction. Even young sea lion pups can be seen swimming beside visitors. Stay overnight in luxurious camping accommodations on the island of Espiritu Santo in a safari tent with comfortable twin-sized beds along with inclusive meals and drinks from a personal chef. Book through FUN BAJA, a tour group in La Paz. All day sea lion snorkeling adventure start at $100 per person. Accommodations at Isla Espiritu Santo start at $250 per person for 2 days and 1 night.
Photo courtesy of La Paz Tourism Board.
Riviera Maya, Mexico
Experience Mayan sights and culture while reducing your carbon footprint. Sandos Caracol Eco Resort and Spa is located just steps away from ancient Mayan temples and offers opportunities for kids to participate in local eco activities such as the SOS marine sea turtles project (guiding turtles to the ocean using flashlights to mimic the moon during hatching season). Children can also plant trees and receive updates from the Sandos team to watch their tree grow over time longer after their vacation is over. The resort offers other educational opportunities including, daily eco tours, composting station, NASA-design Planet Sandos planetarium (featuring global warming and space programs), and the Xcalacoco Experience, which teaches kids about Mayan culture through interactive reenactments. And to top it all off, Sandos has one of the largest kids clubs in Riviera Maya, including a rocking climbing wall, trampoline and amazing pool and splash zone. Pricing starts at $92 per person, per night. For families traveling with two children, one child stays/plays/eats free.
Photo courtesy of Sandos Caracol Eco Resort and Spa.
Chaa Creek, Belize
Stay at Chaa Creek, which sits on a 365-acre nature preserve and home to a butterfly farm – where families will have their own butterfly hatchery and release a Blue Morpho butterfly into the jungle. Children can take part of Eco Kids Rainforest Adventure, an educational program for school-aged kids (ages 6+) to learn about tropical plants animals, insects and the importance of conserving and protecting the environment. Families can also participate in nightly nature walks through the Belize rainforest, visit Mayan organic farms and archeological sites, go horseback riding and canoeing, and much more. Four-night, all-inclusive package starts at $1,599 per adult, $561 per child between the ages of 12-15, and $300 per child between ages 6-11.
Photo courtesy of Chaa Creek.
Machu Picchu, Peru
Inkaterra, Peru's leading sustainable travel company, offers the family journey to Machu Picchu travel package. Families can participate in various activities such as visiting the Spectacled Bear Santuary for endangered bears, tea-making workshops, nature walks and much more. Guests will stay at Inkaterra Machu Piccu Pueblo Hotel. Rates Rates for 3 days and 2 nights start at $845 for adults and $182 for children. This package is great for all ages.
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If Steve Tambellini is looking for a scorched earth drafting template, he could do worse than the Quebec Nordiques. In 1987 the Nords plucked Joe Sakic in the middle of the first round after a swing and a miss earlier in the round that same year.
That was followed by an incredible string of 'pick of the litter' drafts. In 1988 they picked 3rd, 5th and 24th. In 1989, 1st and 22. In 1990 (the year no Oiler pick would have an NHL career) Quebec got the #1 pick for the second year in a row plus the 22nd pick.
However, with two straight years of selecting first overall, there'd be no possible way to do it a third ye–wait! this just in!!–they did indeed get the top pick in 1991 and selected Eric Lindros. Lindros didn't want to play for Quebec so they traded him a few times and got an historic return just for good measure. By 1992, after selecting Mats Sundin, Owen Nolan and Lindros first overall in three straight drafts the Nordiques flubbed one and fell to 4th overall.
Don't get me wrong, they had a very good scouting department. Calling out Valeri Kamensky in the 7th round is a pretty good day, but following it up with Claude Lapointe in the 12th round of the same day borders on the ridiculous.
I'm looking forward to seeing the Oilers get a top 2 overall pick (and please, Baby Jesus don't let them blow it. Don't let them call out "ROBIN KOVAR" or some damn thing. I swear I can't take it. Seriously, this is too much. I lived through the Expos and that will kill me. Please, Baby Jesus. PLEASE!) and I'm going to build a monument in the name of our knew saviour. This blog might change its name to "HALL ASS" or "TAYLOR MADE OILERS" or "ALL STAR SEGUINS!" or "MAKING THE SEGUIN" or "FRESH FOWLERS!" or "UP YOUR CAM-SHAFT."
But if they screw this up I'm calling Tambellognie on the whole damn bunch. I'll turn this blog into a Bud Selig photo site and tell stories about Edsels and Super balls and lard and Up with People! and stink finger and other horrible moments of my childhood.
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That old train station in Madeira seemed like it was destined for abandonment. With the passenger trains long gone, the eateries and shops that opened inside ended up arriving and departing at regular intervals. But then Choo Choo's pulled in. The kitschy train atmosphere and American standard menu have been a good fit for the historic structure, as well as a nice addition to the handful of quirky little eateries that Madeira has become known for. At one time, the train station was the epicenter of Madeira, the place where everyone came and went. Once again it's hoppin' with a nice selection of diner classics, a few modern twists and the triple chocolate brownie for dessert. Dinner includes an upgraded meatloaf made with 100 percent Angus beef or oven-roasted turkey (made daily in their kitchen), breaded pork chops, and fish done a few trendy ways. There are grilled sandwiches, Angus burgers, and a collection of salads to round out the menu. They don't serve breakfast during the week, but they offer a solid morning menu on Saturday and Sunday that includes omelettes, which are kind of a specialty. Choo Choo's has a lot of railroad memorabilia and nostalgia on the walls, including an electric train that circles the dining room. It feels well-worn, like the place was never anything else, which is one of those things that makes a dive a dive. Choo Choo's is pricier than many of the places I normally cover, but the home-cooking is deeply satisfying. The service can be slow, but is always friendly. And what's a little wait in a train station?
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Kendall College Launches an Internationally Immersed Sports Management Concentration
Kendall College Launches an Internationally Immersed Sports Management Concentration in Partnership with Spain's Real Madrid, Universidad Europea
Kendall Continues to Solidify International Academic Footprint While Preparing Students for Positions in a Thriving Sports Management Market
CHICAGO (May 9, 2013) – Kendall College School of Hospitality Management launched a new Sports Management Concentration in partnership with Real Madrid, recently listed by Forbes Magazine as "the most valuable soccer team in the world", and the Universidad Europea (UE). As the only U.S. academic institution to partner with this world famous organization, Kendall is taking the lead in offering top sports management training to students in Chicago, Illinois, and the nation. Classes begin July 2013.
Universidad Europea partnered with the Real Madrid Graduate School in 2006, with programs now offered in 13 countries. Kendall College and UE are both part of Laureate International Universities (LIU), a network of more than 65 accredited campus-based and online universities spanning 29 countries throughout North America, Latin America, Europe, Asia, North Africa and the Middle East. The new concentration will continue to solidify Kendall's unique international academic footprint, while offering students the opportunity to explore sports venues in both Chicago and Madrid, Spain.
"This partnership is just one example of how institutions in LIU bring best practice curriculum, degree programs and faculty to students worldwide," said Kendall College President Emily Williams Knight. "As a top-ranked hospitality school, it's important that Kendall continues to bring new opportunities that will have a positive impact on our students' career paths and position them as top candidates within a thriving industry. Aligning with Real Madrid brings the organization's 110-year history and extensive knowledge of the many different areas of sports management to Kendall, Chicago and our hospitality students."
Sports Management is among the fastest growing industries. The Bureau of Labor Statistics 2012 Occupational Outlook data predicts an increase of 29 percent in jobs in coaching and scouting through 2020, and a 10 percent increase in agents and managers of athletes through 2016. Additionally, there is a 44% projected job growth for meeting, convention and event planners. In Chicago alone, Mayor Rahm Emanuel has made significant investments in Choose Chicago and the Sports Commission. In fact, the Chicago Sports Commission projects an $11 million economic impact on the City of Chicago from sports and sports venue-related activities.
The new concentration will prepare graduates for positions in sports venue management, sport marketing and sports event management. The curriculum, taught by Kendall-approved faculty from UE's Real Madrid Graduate School and adapted for the undergraduate level, will include six courses: Business and Economics of Sports Management; Sports Facilities Management; Sports Marketing and Communication; Sports Event Management; Entrepreneurship, Sustainability and Social Responsibility in Sports Management; and Sports Management Law, Governance and Ethics.
"We are thrilled to partner with Kendall College, and for the first time ever, bring the teaching and history of our most highly regarded sports organization to the States," said Emilio Butragueño, General Manager Real Madrid Graduate School and Director of Institutional Relations at Real Madrid Football Club, who helped formally introduce the partnership at Kendall.
For additional information, visit http://hospitality.kendall.edu.
About the Kendall College School of Hospitality Management:
Kendall College, founded in 1934, is located in Chicago, Illinois and is a member of the Laureate International Universities network. Kendall offers undergraduate degrees in business, culinary arts, early childhood education and hospitality management to a diverse and passionate community of more than 1800 students. The curriculum combines strong academics with practical experience and international educational opportunities that help give students in business, hospitality and culinary arts programs the skills and expertise to be leaders in their professions. Kendall College was ranked the number one program in Chicago for preparing students for careers in hospitality management and culinary arts in a survey of management at Chicago's leading hotels and Michelin Guide restaurants (ORC International – 2011 Survey). The School of Hospitality Management focuses on the art of hospitality and the science of management – the European tradition of superior customer service with American managerial know-how. Kendall College is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission and a member of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (NCA), www.ncahlc.org; 1-312-263-0456. For more information, visit www.Kendall.edu.
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As leader in the private higher education sector in Spain, Universidad Europea is a highly regarded academic institution committed to innovation, with over 16,000 students. Its mission is to offer its students a holistic education, training leaders and professionals that are equipped to respond to the needs of a global world, adding value to their professions and contributing to social progress through the application of an entrepreneurial spirit and a commitment to ethics. In addition, the objective of Universidad Europea is to generate and transfer knowledge through applied research, equally contributing to progress and placing itself at the forefront of intellectual and technical development. Faithful to its commitment to innovation, it bases its activity on three fundamental values: an international perspective, professional connections and a commitment to 21st Century academic quality.
Currently Universidad Europea has three university centers: Universidad Europea de Madrid, Universidad Europea de Valencia and Universidad Europea de Canarias. These centers are home to seven Undergraduate Schools and four Graduate Schools: Escuela de Postgrado Universidad Europea, IEDE Business School, Escuela Universitaria Real Madrid - Universidad Europea and ESTEMA Escuela de Negocios. In addition the institution includes a Career College.


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The thought of moving back in with the fam, especially after you've tasted what it's like to be on your own, might make you groan. You've come up with your own daily routines and you've made your own schedule at school — and you don't even remember what "curfew" means. It's not as bad as you think, though. If you find yourself back at home for the summer, check out this list to remind yourself why living at home actually rocks.
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There are not many things in life that are better than a family dinner and a home-cooked meal. For many of us, college food is sub-par at best, and you can only eat so many bowls of cereal when the pickings are slim. At home, you can forget those futile attempts when you thought it would be "fun" to cook dinner for all your roommates and finally enjoy a meal that is prepared to perfection. And a few added bonuses of living at home: food-filled cupboards and a stocked fridge…not having to worry about who bought what and who ate the last Choco Taco.
How nice it feels to take a shower without flip-flops on! Moving back home means regaining all, or most, of your privacy. Being able to get ready in your own room and spend as long as you want lounging in your towel is a lot more relaxing than fighting off four other females for a chance at the shower. It's a relief not to have to worry if your second nap of the day is more than annoying to your roommate, or if watching the last thirty minutes of the E! True Hollywood Story on Victoria Beckham is going to keep her up. And I'm sure your bed at home feels a whole lot better than that "extra long" twin you've been sleeping on all year.
One fantastic thing about being home is finally having some help with your laundry! Remember those awful Sunday afternoons you devoted to washing the dirty clothes you accumulated the past three weeks? If I was a betting woman, I'd be willing to say that most of you don't enjoy lugging that fifty-pound bag of clothes three flights of stairs to the basement. Lucky for us, laundry at school and laundry at home are two completely different worlds. Access to a machine that has about a three-day waiting list at school: $2.25/load. Access to a mother that is willing to wash all of your whites for you: absolutely priceless.
For three additional reasons to get even more excited about living at home this summer, check out the complete article at HerCampus.com.


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