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Smartphone apps are fun and some are even useful, but, according to the Federal Trade Commission, they can't cure acne.
Amazingly, 15,000 paying customers thought otherwise and coughed up real cash to download the programs "AcneApp" and "Acne Pwner" from iTunes and the Android Marketplace.
The settlements, announced Thursday, are the first cases the FTC has brought targeting health claims in mobile applications.
The programs' developers have agreed to "stop making baseless claims" — specifically that red and blue lights emitted by a smartphone screen can cure acne — to settle FTC charges.
Fines of about $16,000 were also levied, which means the government let these hacks make a profit off their digital snake oil.
Those stupid enough to fall for the scam are invited to submit comments to the FTC. (AcneApp | Acne Pwner)
September 9th, 2011
1:19 pm
What a bunch of bullzit!
September 9th, 2011
1:19 pm
oh… and "first"
September 9th, 2011
1:44 pm
Dig that still photo from "Zombie."
September 9th, 2011
1:59 pm
P.T. Barnum is alive and well even today. What a bunch of morons.
September 9th, 2011
2:25 pm
If you were dumb enough to buy that app you shouldn't get your money back….Is it really that hard for people to go to their doctor about their acne? If you don't have insurance though, is it really that hard to walk into walmart to find acne cream?
September 9th, 2011
3:10 pm
[...] Fool and his Money are soon… reunited. Apparently folks who were foolish enough to purchase an App to treat/prevent acne are getting their …. [...]
September 9th, 2011
3:12 pm
How could anyone smart enough to operate an iPhone be so freakin stupid to believe an app can cure acne . . . probably the same ones who voted for Obama.
September 9th, 2011
3:24 pm
it worked for me!
September 9th, 2011
3:47 pm
@ Good Grief…they were the stupid ones like your mama to believe that you would could be POTUS one day!
September 9th, 2011
4:48 pm
The app obviously did not work for the guy in the photo. He needs to demand a refund.
September 9th, 2011
5:12 pm
The poster for "Zombie" was on display in the NYC Subways when I was a kid. After all this time, it still hasn't lost any of it's shock value. I saw the pic and immediately felt like I was 5 again!
September 9th, 2011
6:03 pm
Anyone who would fall for such a racket is quite gullible. Also, a person would have to be a total crook to try and pass something off like this acne cure which is so totally bogus.
However, for a limited time only, you can go to my website – http://www.true.sweetbreath.com/ – and for a nominal fee you can download a program to run on your computer that will cure you of bad breath. Not only that, you can choose to have your breath to smell like any one of a variety of awesome smelling flavors. The Vidalia Onion flavor is truly a hot new flavor that is quite popular.
So don't delay, totally cure your bad breath problems today by downloading our True Sweet Breath app. Your friends and loved ones will be so very impressed with the new you.
September 9th, 2011
6:13 pm
Still better than paying money for a fart app.
September 9th, 2011
10:15 pm
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September 15th, 2011
12:17 pm
Actually, these people might not be as dumb as it seems at first glance. I'm 19 and still have annoying acne, and have tried every treatment in the book. One of the treatments that worked best for me was red and blue light treatments. You wear light-blocking goggles and, at each session, get either blue or red light shined on your face. The red light decreases facial inflammation, and the blue light kills bacteria in your pores. It's a legitimate, dermatologist-approved treatment. Acne often improves after a day in the sun for the same reason.
However, the light in the treatments was so powerfully bright that, even through closed eyes and two black plastic stickers and a set of black goggles, it was like looking right at the sun. So the idea is good, it's just the execution that leaves a little to be desired.
October 7th, 2011
3:17 am
Good article. I have tried to use the Apply a honey mask to your face once or twice a week – Honey has antibacterial properties so it is great for disinfecting and healing minor blemishes. It is also gentle on sensitive skin. the effect is good. http://18eczema.com
February 7th, 2012
12:09 pm
Hey….I got scammed by a fake iPad….At least it wasn't a fake app…..Only because the iPad was fake….I would have bought that app.

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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin has ordered all U.S. and state flags at state facilities to be lowered to half-staff Monday in honor of an Alaska soldier who died during a visit to his home state.
Funeral services for Maj. Gregory Vance Shumate of Fairbanks, Alaska, are scheduled for noon Monday at Calfee Funeral Service in Pineville.
Tomblin says the 43-year-old Shumate died Dec. 16 in Wyoming County. He was a native of Ravencliff.
A cause of death was not released.
Shumate served in the U.S. Army from 1988 to 1991, and re-enlisted in 2004. He also served in the West Virginia National Guard from 1991 to 1995 and the U.S. Air Force from 1996 to 2000.


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Pharmacy theft a growing problem
Thefts of pharmaceuticals in transit to retail pharmacies have been on the rise over the past few years. While exact figures are unavailable, experts are alarmed by thefts of drugs from warehouses, shipping carrier distribution centers, and semi-trucks, despite numerous security and tracking measures.
Two high-profile episodes last year included the theft of numerous lots of Cymbalta, Prozac, and other medications from an Eli Lilly warehouse in Enfield, Conn., and the hijacking of a delivery truck carrying Ambien and other Sanofi-Aventis drugs in Puerto Rico. This spring, a truckload of azithromycin and other generic drugs was stolen from Greenstone LLC, a division of Pfizer, in transit to CVS.
The pharmaceutical industry is stepping up efforts to reduce the thefts, and there are a few steps that pharmacists can take to increase awareness of drug thefts. "When they get an order, pharmacists should make sure they are getting what they ordered and that no products were tampered with," Burke said. Some thefts can go undetected, he noted, because at the manufacturer's warehouse or the carrier's distribution center, only 1 bottle is removed from a box, or products are taken from a sealed pallet, which is then resealed to appear full.
"Pharmacists can make sure that if they were supposed to have 25 bottles of something, they have 25 bottles. Controlled substances, especially, should be closely watched, but Cialis and Viagra are targets too, because they can be sold on the black market," Burke said.
Keith Hodges, owner of Gloucester Pharmacy in Gloucester, Va., and spokesman for the "Safeguard My Meds" public awareness campaign, said that delivery drivers and pharmacists can help thwart drug robberies. "Drivers should use unmarked vehicles so [would-be thieves] do not know they are carrying medications. We also need to work with drivers and make sure they are trained to cooperate. Their safety is first and foremost," Hodges said.
Inside the pharmacy, he added, drug containers should be marked upon arrival. Gloucester Pharmacy uses a permanent marker to tag each bottle or container. "If they are taken onto the street, the police would be able trace the robbery back to the pharmacy," he said.
California misses Medicaid rebate on compound drug claim
California has failed to bill drug manufacturers for nearly $30 million in rebates due on compound drugs dispensed through the state Medicaid program, known as MediCal.
Two Congressional bills support right of community pharmacists to negotiate with PBMs
The National Community Pharmacists Association expects U.S. legislators to get behind 2 new bills that would allow independent pharmacists to negotiate insurance contracts with pharmacy benefit managers.
A survey of new Rx, new generic, and new OTC products
Small study shows benefit of warfarin for cluster headaches
Chronic cluster headaches are debilitating for patients who experience them. A recent study concluded that low-intensity anticoagulation with warfarin was associated with significantly higher incidence of remission and less headache impact on patients' lives.
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There was a piece on BBC Radio 4's Food Programme the other day about pressure cookers and how these somewhat retro items are becoming more popular again. The piece reflected how their usefulness and versatility is overcoming their association with bland, boring food. My Latvian grandmother swore by hers but managed to destroy everything by overcooking it and my mother used hers for bulk batches of soup and pulses which me and my brother dreaded.
I bought a monster specimen second hand a few years ago that I use for bottling my produce after I ran out of freezer space. My Namco Country Canner has a 10 litre capacity and comes with a mighty pressure gauge on top like a steam engine. I can fit three one litre preserving jars in it and the contents keep for months if not years using less energy than a freezer. It's an Australian make and its handy instruction booklet talks about Primus stoves so I have images of housewives in the outback bottling like mad on their isolated homesteads.
Its ominous seething and hissing can be slightly unnerving at first but it's very safe if you follow the instructions. You do need to be careful as it comes up to pressure; there was a mark on my parents' kitchen ceiling from an unfortunate lentil eruption. I don't cook meals in mine as it's so huge that the amounts I need for myself and Mr Greedy Gardener would be swamped in its cavernous interior. Perhaps I'll buy a smaller one more suitable for cooking for two.


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Atlanta Ballet, which has increasingly blended bold contemporary choreography with classical dance in recent seasons, appears primed to take a leap of even greater boldness during this weekend's "Modern Choreographic Voices" program.
Several male and female performers briefly will appear nude during portions of the final of three dances on the program, Israeli choreographer Ohad Naharin's "Secus."
"Secus" will feature momentary frontal nudity by two male dancers and one female dancer as well as rear nudity by three female performers. With their costumes pulled down, they will be positioned on stage at an angle that should obscure at least frontal private parts, according to a ballet spokesperson.
"Modern Choreographic Voices," also featuring dances by Alexei Ratmansky and Tara Lee, is to be performed four times Friday through Sunday at Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre.
The ballet's web site includes this warning: "Parental discretion is advised. Modern Choreographic Voices contains partial nudity."
The spokesperson said the dance company is planning to send a second precautionary email to ticket-holders on Friday.
The ballet's home page isn't exactly bashful in exposing the nakedness. A link below a banner ad for "Modern Choreographic Voices" includes the headline: "See what is sure to be one of the most talked about shows this month. Catch some skin with Atlanta Ballet!"
In a quieter fashion, Atlanta Ballet broke the nudity barrier during the 2013 "Modern Choreographic Voices" program, with Gina Patterson's "I Am." Discreet lighting made it hard for some audience members to tell the difference between nude dancers and those wearing flesh-colored costumes.
Atlanta Ballet artistic John McFall shrugged off the matter in an interview with artsatl.com before that performance. "Nudity is fine; we are born this way," he said. "You could say nudity is an item in this city, but that's why we have the arts — to stimulate, to be a little provocative."
"Secus" is a fill-the-stage extravaganza performed barefoot by 16 dancers. It has been described by one of them, company member Nadia Mara, as "very animalistic and modern."
Like Naharin's "Minus 16" performed during "Modern Choreographic Voices" last year, it's wired with his distinct "gaga" movement vocabulary that punctuates liquid beauty with explosive bursts.
"Secus," a portion of the full-evening Naharin work "Three" (2005), has been danced with and without nudity by dance companies internationally.
"There's no theme, just many suggested themes," Naharin has said of "Secus," which is said to translate from Latin as "This and not this, at the same time."
"I look upon this dance as simply one more offering of the power of imagination," the choreographer added. "I play with the borders, the limits. There is passion, extreme. … It is the pleasure of the moment."
Naharin's comments aside, some critics have offered different interpretations of "Secus"" meaning, at least one identifying allusions to the Holocaust in the dance by the Israeli choreographer.
The Atlanta Ballet spokesperson said the company did not receive complaints about the nakedness in Patterson's "I Am" from the Cobb Energy audiences last year.
The "Catch some skin" link on its home page takes site visitors to an excerpt from a story in Dance Magazine's April issue, "Naked Onstage: 5 Choreographers Who Use Nudity + What It's Like to Bare It All."
In the story, choreographer Marie Chouinard says, "The body is our basis. It's our medium. The flesh brings you back to the body itself." And Alexander Ekman adds, "I find nudity fascinating, and it's sad that it's so taboo, because it questions our whole existence."
To read an interview with Atlanta Ballet dancer Nadia Mara previewing "Modern Choreographic Voices," go to myajc.com (subscriber site).
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Classical ballet is a dying medium. In an effort to sustain itself at a certain income level, the Atlanta ballet resorts to exchanging skin for dollars. It's a very old business model.


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Grounds Department Uses Landscaping as Ministry in West Dallas
June 21, 2012 | by Sally Minyard
Dallas, TX – The campus of Dallas Baptist University would not be as beautiful and well-kept without the constant hard work and dedication of the Grounds Department. Whether in the rain, ice, or scorching heat, they are the ones who help maintain all 293 acres of campus.
As a part of the University's national Tree Campus USA designation, the Grounds Department is asked to complete service projects that help educate the community on the importance of and care for trees.
DBU grounds crew members plant a tree for a family in West Dallas.
For their project, DBU partnered this June with ACT Dallas, an inner-city ministry that seeks to physically and legally improve one of the most crime-ridden and economically disadvantaged West Dallas neighborhoods. Part of that goal is cleaning up properties and making them look more appealing.
"We partnered with DBU because it was a great fit," stated Maria Pacheco, from ACT. "As we address crime properties, many neighbors have expressed that those properties are an eye sore. The beautification of the community encourages our neighbors to keep working towards transformation in their neighborhood."
To help with this, the students and staff of Grounds planted flowers and shrubs, laid sod, and cleaned up the yards of two families recommended by ACT. They also gave the residents instruction on how to best fertilize and care for the trees and plants, hoping they will stay healthy for years to come.
Planting flowers was one of the services that DBU grounds crew members performed.
"This was a special experience for those who participated," said Robert Erickson, DBU director of landscaping and special projects. "The families were overjoyed to have some beauty in their yard and for someone to care a little about them."
"The students learned it is good to help those in need and to help them beautify their property because it adds pride and prestige to the neighborhood," he continued.
For the DBU students involved, it was an opportunity to learn that no matter an individual's gifting, the Lord can use it to impact people's lives.
"I feel like we as a department use our skills every day to serve the DBU community, but this project was very special to me, to be able to do this for families in the local community," explained DBU student Justin Hardin. "Those who need our help are all around us, and it made me feel good to know that God could use me and my work to give them aid."
Before leaving the neighborhood, the group from DBU prayed for the two families, asking the Lord to protect them so their children could be raised in safety and peace. Although the primary language for both families is Spanish, two of the men from DBU, Johnny Hernandez and Vincent Pena, were able to pray in Spanish and ensure no meaning was lost.
"The families were so happy and wanted to show off their new yards," expressed Pacheco. "They expressed to me how grateful they were for the DBU students' hard work and most importantly for praying with them."
"I feel like we were a vivid and direct representation of Christ to a distinct set of people," stated Hardin. "This service project impacted me because it really brought this truth close to home and helped remind me that no matter where I am, I represent Christ to whoever is around me."


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AICN COMICS Q&@: Ambush Bug catches up with Geoff Johns at NYCC!!!
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AMBUSH BUG (BUG): So, I'm here at the DC booth with Geoff Johns. I talked to you just a couple of months ago in San Diego, what's been happening since then?
GEOFF JOHNS (GJ): Geez! It feels like San Diego was like last week.
BUG: Yeah.
GJ: Let's see, what's been happening? I don't know, lots of stuff, I guess. How about you? What's been happening with you?
BUG: Uh, you know, living life. Livin' the dream.
GJ: Good, me too...
BUG: How about you?
GJ: ...Yeah, living the dream.
BUG: Yeah? Well, you guys have a bunch of stuff. I mean, you're doing a bunch of stuff right now with JUSTICE LEAGUE, and AQUAMAN, and GREEN LANTERN. What do you want to talk about first?
GJ: I could start about the artists I work with.
GJ: I think I work with some of the best artists in the business and I think that guys like Doug Mahnke and Ivan Reis and Joe Prado and Gary Frank. It's just been, it's been great. I feel like I work with the best artists in the business, and I've been really fortunate that way. They're my collaborators and partners, so. You know, I've been working with Doug for a long, long time, with Ivan for a long, long time, Gary for a long, long time. The guys I work with, we really have a great creative relationship and collaboration that continues on, and I think that's key in producing a good book is that relationship between writer and artist.
BUG: Yeah, and you have a new series coming out, well, not series; you have a short story in GHOSTS, is that correct?
GJ: Yeah, with Jeff Lamire who's a great writer himself, great artist. And Mark Doyle, the editor, said, we were talking, and we wanted to do a story, so we all got together, and Mark Doyle, who's the editor, got this anthology going. So, I talked to Jeff about this story idea I had called "Ghost for Hire", and I said it's kind of like if Abbott and Costello were still around, what would I, what movie would I want to write for them? How would I want, so I did this little story, and Jeff did a great job on it, and I can't wait until it comes out, it's fun.
BUG: Cool.
GJ: Very different than other things I'm doing.
BUG: Well, what I've noticed is you do a lot of superhero stuff, but it does have, there's always a hint of horror in there, I mean with THE BLACKEST NIGHT and SINESTRO CORPS WAR, and a lot of that stuff. Is that of interest with you, or does it just creep in? Or, what is that?
GJ: I don't know, it's just I like high states. You know, it's funny, cause Ghosts is a horror anthology, and ours is more of a comedic story. Yeah, I know. It's whatever the story, however the story gets inspired, it's...
BUG: Do you think your stories go towards a more dark edge?
GJ: Oh sometimes, Shazam certainly doesn't. My run in Superboy certainly didn't. Power Girl, my run in Power Girl certainly doesn't. You know, I think people try to put you in a box, but...you know, you can't. It's like, if you really look at the whole, REBIRTH is not a horror story. It's about coming back from the dead in a very positive way, so no. Yeah, some of my stories are dark; some of my stories are light.
BUG: OK. Let's talk about, AQUAMAN. What's going on with him, what's happening with him in the next couple of months?
GJ: Well, we're wrapping up the other's arc, which finishes in issue #13, it's out in a few weeks. And then, we have a prologue issue to The Thorn of Atlantis, the storyline that goes between JUSTICE LEAGUE and AQUAMAN. That really focuses on Atlantis, and I don't want to get in too much to it, but I will say Atlantis isn't just an underwater army. It's not just a city that's going to attack. It's much more complicated than that. Their view of us is very vastly different than what you might expect, their motivation is vastly different. They are, you know, by all, with all, they kind of are like an alien society, really, and Ocean Master is at the front of that. You'll see the relationship between Arthur and his brother Orm, who's Ocean Master. You'll get a little bit of history from that, and you'll see how the League learns more about Aquaman through this story and comes to understand what he's really about through this story. You know, for me, the Justice League, for the first year, they get together every couple weeks or month and save the world, and then they go their separate ways, and really we're getting into the next evolution where they're learning that they need to and want to be a real team and understand each other, and get to know each other. So, as we go into the second year we'll be revealing secrets about the team members that they share with each other and deal with. Things like Atlantis and what it means.
BUG: Yeah, it seems like it has taken a turn in just the last couple of months to that point where it's like they have to be serious now.
GJ: Yeah, well, they have to be a real team, and it can't just be for show, and it can't just be because it's necessary. The only way they're going to really be able to affect the world and help one another is if they connect.
BUG: The new series that's going to be coming out of Justice League...
BUG: What can you tell us about that?
GJ: You've seen the characters that are in the team to start. It's going to be, David Finch is a fantastic artist. We have a lot of characters that people didn't expect like Catwoman, and Stargirl, and Vibe. I think not knowing where that team's going, and the whole issue one sets this up completely, and I don't want to get into really what it's all about, so I'll just say it comes out next year.
BUG: OK. What's it like going back to Stargirl--this new version of Stargirl?
GJ: Oh, it's great!
BUG: It's the first time she's been in the New 52...
GJ: Yeah, it's great to go back and reintroduce her in this way. She's still very much the spirit of Stargirl. There's some changes to her, obviously, like to everybody else, but it's exciting, I'm excited to see her, and you can see her up in that team shot. She's surrounded by all these grizzled guys and gals that are, you know, Katana, Catwoman. and Simon Baz's the new Green Lantern, and then there's Stargirl. And you'll see why she's on the team very quickly. She's a big source of light.
BUG: And let's talk about the new Green Lantern.
GJ: Sure.
BUG: It's making all kinds of waves; everybody's talking about it right now.
GJ: I saw a guy dressed up like him yesterday.
BUG: Oh really?
GJ: Yeah. And a kid came up to me yesterday too after the Green Lantern panel and was like, "thanks for creating a character that reflects what I've gone through," so it was really cool.
BUG: Yeah, that's what I was going to ask. What's the reaction been like now that the issue is out? There was a lot of controversy when they first saw that first cover; there was a lot of talk about that. Now that people have seen the character and have started to get to know him, what's everyone saying?
GJ: It's been really positive; I've been really excited about that. I think it's great to have a character that comes from a different background and deals with fear on a very different level than all the other Green Lanterns do. You know, for me it just made sense when I was recreating this Green Lantern with Doug is it's exploring fear in a very different way than we have in the past. You know, a very straightforward way with Hal Jordan and the other Green Lanterns, whereas, this is a much more complex version of what fear is and what fear means. And so having a character who's had to deal with kind of a fear all his life, a cultural fear, and then having that spill into an intergalactic war with the guardians going nuts, it was a kind of a crazy mix, but I think it's working so far.
BUG: Well, it's been, you've kept it kind of intergalactic here for the pretty much your entire run...
GJ: Yeah.
BUG: Is this going to be more of an Earthbound Green Lantern for a while?
GJ: Simon is very much Earthbound for now. He will be pulled in everything else, but as like all the other Green Lanterns, like Green Lantern Corps and Red Lanterns and Green Lantern Guardians are dealing with the third army and guardian, and all this crazy stuff. Simon is just figuring out what the hell a Green Lantern ring is, what is does, how to deal with it.
BUG: Yeah. I talked with Pete Tomasi last, or yesterday, actually...
GJ: Pete's an awesome guy.
BUG: Yeah, it was the first time I had met him, it was great. I had wanted to see how the collaboration was, he started out as your editor, and now you're writing together...
GJ: I mean, we always had a great collaboration of story. Pete's one of my favourite guys to work with, fantastic writer in his own right, it's a pleasure to work with him. I will hope to work with Pete in some way forever. He is, yeah, he's, we've clicked since day one, and he's one of my very best friends, and I really respect his creative vision.
BUG: One of the other projects you're working on, the Shazam stuff...
GJ: Oh yeah.
BUG: ...where is that going? Is that going to be in its own series...?
GJ: It's in JUSTICE LEAGUE for now and he'll become a part of the main story pretty soon. It's been a lot of fun, Gary Frank and I are having a ball. We kind of say it's like GOONIES with magic. And in the series, I can't, the next one's not out yet, but the next few chapters things get really crazy as we unveil what Shazam can really do and what he's really all about, and what his job is, and his mission in building Freddy, we're trying to figure that out together.
BUG: That zero issue that you guys did a while back, that was one of my favorite ones.
GJ: Oh thanks.
BUG: I loved the part where he's going down the line, and he's just hitting each of the buttons on all of the Seven Deadly Sins.
GJ: Oh yeah, he's cool...The one thing that I really am proud of is that it feels like, I really think Gary does, I think they feel like real kinds. They're not bad kids, they're not goody two shoe kids, they're kids, and kids think things are cool, and kids have attitudes…it's just they're kids, and I love that Billy sees something, and hit first instinct is, "this is cool." And then he sees the old man trying to commit the magic drill, and the first thing he thinks is, "stay the heck away from me, creepy old man!" But at the end when Freddy and Billy get twenty bucks for saving that girl, and Freddy says, "this is like the best, man, we're going to be rich," and you see Gary have Shazam do that fist pump thing...
BUG: Yeah!
GJ: …"Yes!" It just feels very different than anything else out there right now. And that's what I'm most proud of. I think Shazam is, I'm really proud of our work with Shazam. I think, for me it's one of my favourite things to work on. It's a joy to see every panel and page come in. There's a really funny issue coming up where Freddy tries to get Shazam to do something, and they do it, and it releases all sorts of chaos, and ultimately Black Adam obviously will be in soon...and that's going to change the story in a dynamic way.
BUG: Well, Geoff, it's always great to catch up with you...
GJ: Thanks, man. GJ: When is your next book coming out?
BUG: Actually, I have another JUNGLE BOOK comic coming out in the spring?
GJ: Oh really?
BUG: I just finished my signing over at the Zenescope booth, and I ran over here to talk to you.
GJ: Cool. So I should interview you next time.
BUG: Hah!
GJ: How do you like writing with your artist? See, don't you think collaborating with the artist is key?
BUG: Yeah, very key.
GJ: It's absolutely key in that conversation about, "hey, this is what I want to accomplish," because some of that is so subtle. In the conversation of, like, if you say to Shazam, to Gary on Shazam, I'm like, "it's a touch of whimsy"...
BUG: Yeah.
GJ: …you know what I mean? Like it's a superhero about a kid who gets magical powers, but it's a touch of whimsy, a dash of Harry Potter. Like there's a, you need to add that bit of magic to it a little bit, and some of that is more of a conversation that then leads to Gary drawing that fist pump that hilarious shot with their body is perfect for what he's doing.
BUG: Was that a detail he added or did you communicating with him about that in your script—the fist pump?
GJ: Absolutely, absolutely. I mean, but when you're really on the thematics and you're really talking about story and what you want to accomplish and the tone of it the tone is so important, and then it just kind of sinks into everything they do. The layouts, the facial expression, it's all very, very important.
BUG: So, as the series goes on for you, I'm just going by what I did with the my artist on JUNGLE BOOK, but my notes got less and less detailed.
GJ: Yeah, less and less because you're on the same page like, now with Shazam it's less because we are in a rhythm, we know what we're doing. The first time I experienced that was with Scott Collins on THE FLASH where we would talk a lot. It was the first time I really worked with a writer or artist like that where we talked everyday at least once a day, and we talked about Keystone City with THE FLASH, and Wally West, and you know, what did we want this book to be? What was the tone of this book, where is the story going, and we just clicked, and it felt it's, the book really started to come alive for me. That's when I knew the most important thing for me is who I'm working with.
BUG: Yeah, very cool. You know, I could talk to you all day, but I know that you have lines of people who have come here to talk to you.
GJ: Cool, thanks man...
BUG: Thanks so much and have a great con.
GJ: I appreciate it. You too!
BUG: Check out Geoff Johns on AQUAMAN, JUSTICE LEAGUE, GREEN LANTERN, and in the new Vertigo anthology GHOSTS on sale this week from DC!
Ambush Bug is Mark L. Miller, original @$$Hole/wordslinger/reviewer/co-editor of AICN Comics for over ten years. He has written comics such as MUSCLES & FIGHTS, MUSCLES & FRIGHTS, VINCENT PRICE PRESENTS TINGLERS & WITCHFINDER GENERAL, THE DEATHSPORT GAMES, WONDERLAND ANNUAL 2010 & NANNY & HANK (soon to be made into a feature film from Uptown 6 Films). He is also a regular writer for FAMOUS MONSTERS OF FILMLAND & has co-written their first ever comic book LUNA: ORDER OF THE WEREWOLF (to be released in late 2012 as an 100-pg original graphic novel). Mark has just announced his new comic book miniseries GRIMM FAIRY TALES PRESENTS THE JUNGLE BOOK from Zenescope Entertainment to be released March-August 2012. Also look for Mark's exciting arc on GRIMM FAIRY TALES #76-80 which begins in August 2012.
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Oct. 30, 2012, 10:05 a.m. CST
Doug Moench
by Sw0rdfish
Artist? Have I missed something?
Oct. 30, 2012, 10:22 a.m. CST
by Freddy
And a shit of a human being. Johns can rot in Hell.
Oct. 30, 2012, 10:44 a.m. CST
didiot - Tell us how you REALLY feel...
by R Howell
Seriously, some context would be helpful. I for one think Johns has been stellar over the last decade and more than any one person is responsible for a creative resurgence under DC. The MAIN exception is not entirely his fault, which is obviously the complete notion and execution of the "New 52". The whole thing is a pointless cash grab that his needlessly ruined the back-stories of far too many classic characters and storylines.
Oct. 30, 2012, 10:54 a.m. CST
I'm from michigan and i appreciate that geoff johns claims michigan and sneaks it in everywhere
by Stephen
but seriously his mega events can go to hell.
Oct. 30, 2012, 12:05 p.m. CST
Doug Moench?
by m carmel
I think Ambush Bug misheard, the artist's name should actually be Doug Mahnke
Oct. 30, 2012, 12:41 p.m. CST
First you misspell Doug Mahnke,then you cite Johns on Fear Itself
by Detective_Fingerling
You shouldn't be writing articles on here or anywhere else. Mahnke is just as synonymous with GL as Johns. Fear Itself was a Marvel event, which Johns has nothing to do with. Even a stretched too thin fan of comics knows these things. Couldn't think to do some editing before posting?
Oct. 30, 2012, 1:30 p.m. CST
thanks, bixby
by Sw0rdfish
Makes more sense that way.
Oct. 30, 2012, 2:12 p.m. CST
detective_fingerling is just upset...
by NightArrows
...because he was recently diagnosed with AIDS that he got from fucking monkeys at the zoo.
Oct. 30, 2012, 7:07 p.m. CST
Wow, they've really wrecked what Brubaker and Cooke
by Bedknobs and Boomsticks
fixed about Catwoman. She's back to Jim Balent territory.
Oct. 30, 2012, 7:07 p.m. CST
Wow, they've really wrecked what Brubaker and Cooke
by Bedknobs and Boomsticks
fixed about Catwoman. She's back to Jim Balent territory.
Oct. 30, 2012, 8:28 p.m. CST
Lucas Film Bought by Disney for 4+ billion!!!
by dark
disney said theyre doing star wars films 7-9!!!
Oct. 30, 2012, 10:59 p.m. CST
High "states"?
by Larry_Sanders
I'm willing to bet Johns said it correctly and that Ambush is just ignorant.
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California Farmers' Goal:
By Brenda Carol
Even when the clouds gather and lightening strikes, there's always a silver lining, as they say. California's cotton industry has plummeted from its heyday of 1.5 million acres to a projected 150,000-170,000 acres in the upcoming year. Even so, it's not all doom and gloom.
"There's still a niche market for high quality cotton," says Philip Bowles with Bowles Farming Co., in Los Banos, Calif. "We're going to grow approximately 5,000 acres of cotton in 2009. One of the problems is the mills want high quality cotton, but they don't want to pay for it."
The other obvious problem is the depth and suddenness of the global economic downturn.
"Consumption is going down," says Earl Williams, president and CEO of the California Cotton Ginners and Growers Association (CCGGA) in Fresno, Calif. "I thought we would see a rebound in demand in 2009, but many textile mills around the world are slowing or shutting down with a 'wait-and-see' attitude."
That said, California's cotton industry still has much to offer.
"We have good climactic conditions to grow cotton, which has always been a plus in the market backed by dependability of quality and supply," Williams says. "We have a very good infrastructure already in place in terms of gins, and we have a very good strategically located distribution network that lends itself well to export networks. It's so well located that over 50 percent of total U.S. cotton exports leave from California ports.
"From a production standpoint, cotton has been a great rotational option for growers in this state. And, first and foremost, don't ever forget, we can compete with any other country in the world market."
Cautious Optimism
A similar scenario to California could very well play out in other regions of the U.S. Cotton Belt. Quality remains the distinguishing differential, but price is always an issue.
"As difficult as things seem today in California, I truly believe that we have a good future, albeit a much smaller industry," Williams says.
"Pima is obviously a bright spot at this point. Global markets have continued to grow for U.S. Pima cotton due to the efforts of Supima. The 2007 crop saw a near record of 850,000 bales of which California produced over 90 percent.
"Because of the economic slowdown and other factors (due to lack of water and prices), I think we will be hard pressed to produce even 450,000 bales of Pima in 2008 in California. That should point to much higher prices for the 2008 crop. But due to the current economic slowdown, all of this is yet to materialize.
"However, in today's global market for Pima, that's still pretty good considering the demand is somewhere around 800,000 to one million bales a year. It's all about supply and demand. If consumers demand high quality cotton, prices should go out the roof."
Soaring Water Costs
In California, it ultimately boils down to water and cotton prices. In 2008, California Pima producers received somewhere between $1 and $1.25 per pound. Some won't consider planting Pima this coming year if they can't get at least $1.50 a pound, according to Williams.
One of the deterrents to growing cotton in the current marketing reality of California has been the price of other commodities such as wheat, corn, safflower and even garbanzo beans. Driving along almost any highway in the state during the summer is reminiscent of a drive through Iowa. The corn is as thick as an elephant's hide. What will transpire in 2009 when it comes to cotton is largely dependent on how much it rains and snows during the upcoming winter months.
"I can sum it up in three words," says Vern Crawford, pest control advisor with Wilbur-Ellis in Shafter, Calif. "Water, water, water."
Even in areas blessed with what used to be considered abundant water resources, the situation is challenging, if not grim, when it comes to cotton.
"It's pretty easy for growers to switch over to alfalfa or tomatoes," says Gary Robertson, pest control advisor for Helena Chemical Company in Merced, Calif.
"It's especially easy if they're already in that rotation. Cotton isn't toast, but most of the producers I work with will definitely have less cotton acreage this coming year, and that comes on the heels of most who had less acreage last year as compared to 2007."
Facing The Challenge
One of the major problems deals with water availability.
"If we have another short water year, then cotton will not be at the top of the planting agenda for many areas," Williams says. "That will be especially true where there are high concentrations of permanent plantings such as almonds, pistachios and grapes. Another short water year will take its toll on a lot of row crops, including cotton."
While the water availability problem is very real, California farmers are being as proactive as possible in dealing with the crisis. And, in this case, that means using technology and management practices that can make water use even more efficient.
A non-profit organization in the state – the California Farm Water Coalition – continues to serve as the voice for agricultural water users. The group's mission is to provide fact-based information on the use of farm water.
The group's membership consists of farmers, farm water districts and agencies, businesses and individuals representing nearly four million irrigated acres in California.
Intense Management Practices
Even though the water availability will be difficult for cotton producers in the state, that doesn't mean they won't employ intensive approaches to preserving their water allocations.
Three approaches to improved water usage for farmers are: drip irrigation, micro-sprinklers and drip tape.
Some cotton farmers, who also plant specialty crops, have experienced real success with drip irrigation. For example, farmers with irrigated crops in the San Luis water district near Los Banos have installed sub-surface systems and needed to apply only 2.25 acre-feet of water as compared to a statewide average of 3 acre-feet.
Fertilizer is spread evenly through the fields by using an innovative injection system that goes directly into the irrigation tape.
"We put the drip line below the root zone, and it's paying off," says producer Joe Del Bosque who farms a diversified farm of 800 acres along the west side of the San Joaquin Valley.
"If we need to give the plant more water, we can do it without the surface getting wet or disrupting harvest."
A Hopeful Outlook
The problems confronting the state's cotton producers still exist, such as less acreage, high input costs and the well-publicized cost of water. But the water strategy is an example of how technology is working for those who employ this kind of approach.
That proactive attitude is what gives Earl Williams hope for the future.
"The good news is that we will always be capable of producing very high quality cotton that continues to be in demand globally," he says.
That optimism sustains many farmers in California – no matter how many obstacles they encounter.
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TEL03R-TR is the 99-bp terminal stretch of telomeric repeats on the right arm of chromosome III. The telomeric repeat is a G-rich terminal sequence of the form (TG1-3)n or more precisely ((TG)1-6TG2-3)n (1). The repeats are maintained by telomerase and there is generally 300(+/-)75 bp of TG1-3 at a given end (1). Telomeric repeats function in completing chromosome replication and protecting the ends from degradation and end-to-end fusions (1).
Other features of TEL03R, the right telomeric region of chromosome III, include an X element core sequence TEL03R-XC, and a region of X element combinatorial repeats TEL03R-XR.
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West Brom stunned Liverpool with a 3-0 victory The Hawthorns. A superb strike from Zoltan Gera, Peter Odemwingie's penalty plus a header from Romelu Lukaku made it a bad day for new Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers, who saw his defender Daniel Agger sent off early in the second period.
Albion started brightly and but the first save of note came from West Brom's Ben Foster, who parried away a powerful 20-yard drive from Suarez who forced the goalkeeper to make another save soon afterwards. The home side came back strongly in the final minutes of the half which culminated in them taking the lead after 42 minutes. James Morrison's corner was headed away but Gera flashed an unstoppable rising shot past Pepe Reina from 20 yards.
Liverpool started the second half on the offensive but West Brom weathered the initial storm and doubled their lead from the second of two penalties awarded them in the space of six minutes. Agger was sent off for pulling back Shane Long just inside the box only for the striker's spot-kick to be saved by Reina. But referee Phil Dowd awarded another penalty when Skrtel tripped Long and this time Odemwingie hit the spot-kick past Reina.
After Suarez missed a chance Lukaku added to the lead in the 77th minute. Liam Ridgewell's lob to the back post was headed in by the on-loan Chelsea forward.
West Brom
Manager: Steve Clarke
Manager: Brendan Rodgers
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|v Arsenal (H)
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SHEBOYGAN, WI (WHBL) - A member of the state's Department of Public Instruction talked in Sheboygan last evening about the next state budget's possible impact on public education. Jeff Pertl provided information regarding what a statewide private voucher program would mean for the Sheboygan district.
Pertl used figures from the current voucher program in Milwaukee to question if it can be expanded as some state legislators want to, noting the program has never been cut back nor has it been capped. He emphasized that any decision made should get proper discussion and consideration before implemented so that all kids in Wisconsin, whether they take part in the voucher program or stay in public schools, get the best education possible.
Both he and Sheboygan Superintendent Joe Sheehan made a request to attendees to contact their local state legislators and share their view about the voucher program.


text: Posted Online: Oct. 28, 2013, 7:00 pm Today in history for Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2013 Comment on this story Today is Tuesday, Oct 29th, the 302nd day of 2013. There are 63 days left in the year. 1863 — 150 years ago: Sam Bowles, of Hampton, shot a fine fat buck near the schoolhouse this week and got back his pay for the grain the deer have been feeding on all summer. 1888 — 125 years ago: John Clark purchased the old R.T. McNeal homestead on Elm Street for $4,000. 1913 — 100 years ago: Stephen Hull has been appointed by the city commission as an inspector of the work of repairing the Milan bridges. 1938 — 75 years ago: Crimson Crier has been chosen as the new name of the bi-weekly paper at Rock Island High School to avoid confusion between the paper and the yearbook. Previously both were called the Watch Tower. 1963 — 50 years ago: The Rock Island Housing Authority has been given the go ahead on applying for federal aid to provide low rental housing for senior citizens. Mayor Morris E. Muhleman recently made a trip to Washington, D.C., to survey steps necessary to request a federal grant for that purpose. 1988 — 25 years ago: Whether it is greeting cards, candy or costumes, Halloween continues to grow in popularity as an adult celebration. Not that children are excluded from the festivities. Rather, marketers say, the baby boom generation, with its tremendous buying power, has appropriated the occasion as its own, and businesses are picking up on this trend.


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In the first week of publication Eat & Run hit #7 on the The New York Times Hardcover Nonfiction List. It was also #10 on the Combined Print and E-Book Nonfiction List.
The New York Times Sunday Book Review column, Inside the List by Parul Sehgal says:
"THE RUNNER: From wicked women to very virtuous men. Scott Jurek makes his debut on the hardcover nonfiction list this week — his book "Eat and Run," written with Steve Friedman, comes in at No. 7 — but he's been prominently featured in two best sellers: Timothy Ferriss's "4-Hour Body," which spent 41 weeks on the hardcover advice list, and "Born to Run," by Christopher McDougall, which is entering its 63rd week on the paperback nonfiction list. Jurek's memoir about going from "a shy kid with high blood pressure" to an "ultramarathoner" — an elite athlete who competes in foot races longer than 26.2 miles — is interspersed with recipes and running tips. Joan Rivers wouldn't approve, but Jurek argues that his plant-based diet accounts for his astonishing records: he has won the Western States 100 Mile Endurance Run seven straight times, and he recently set a new American record for running the most miles in 24 hours (165.7). PaceGillian Flynn, but that's scary."
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Rhye please
I'ma ball at the mall shuttin' down the sea wall
Sam Smith
Do GV really look at these, no one asked for Zoe and Courtney Garnett tbh
The Fall of Troy! Their music is fairly dissonant at times but entertaining for guitar geeks like myself. I know there are fans here that would love for this to happen!
Chelsea Leyland?
9/10 Swans @ Roxy, 9/17 Karen O at Masonic Lodge, 9/19 Tokimonsta @ El Rey, 9/20 Chvrches @ Tower Theatre, 9/30 Cibo Matto @ the Roxy, 10/3-4 Desert Stars, 10/9 Zola Jesus @ El Rey, 10/16 Massive Attack @ Greek Theater, 10/22-25 CMJ, 10/26 Asobi Seksu & Slowdive @ Royale
Superfan will be in front of the Fonda masturbating furiously to a photo of him taking a photo of a band. Set is from 8:05 to approximately 8:05:15. Guest list only.
Upcoming Shows: Nocturnal Wonderland Saturday, Cut Chemist/Dj Shadow - Palladium, Massive Attack SB Bowl, Festival Supreme, Coachella 2015
Were both Zoe and Courtney Barnett added on a Monday?
How Coachella 2014 Poster Would Look Like Without The Lame Bands? :-)
Who the fuck is "Brayen Ferry", "Ty Segal" or "Bo Ninjen"? Also, fuck this guy for taking Nas off but leaving A$AP Ferg on.
10/8 - Little Dragon @ Marquee (Tempe, AZ)
10/11 - Carolina Chocolate Drops @ Rialto Theater (Tucson, AZ)
11/10 - The Black Keys @ US Airways Center (Phoenix, AZ)
4/10/15 - 4/12/15 - Coachella
"Its a living proof that the festival promoters have probably decided to vote for a commercial music over quality"
"Its a fragile balanced"
"Ty Segal"
"Brayen Ferry"
"has anyone in the U.S. really cares for them?"
this is impressive.
Here's the the dumb poster so no one gives that sorry website anymore page views
...and Chromeo might be the lamest act on that lineup.
"Our album is called White Women! LOL GET IT!?!?"
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If anyone was added, this would seem logical
maybe they'll add
A Perfect Circle
Atlas Genius
Death From Above 1979
Fuck Buttons
Guided By Voices
Jack U
Odd Future
Sam Smith
Sleater Kinney
St Lucia
Tori Amos
Volcano Choir
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Gabriel of Belostok
Gavriil Belostoksky or Zabludowsky (alternatively Gavrila or Gabriel, Russian: Гавриил Белостокский) (April 2 O.S. 1684 - April 20, 1690) is a child saint in the Russian Orthodox Church. The legend of his death describes a ritual murder which has been described as a blood libel. His feast day is held on April 20[1][2] / May 3.[3][4]
The revival of his cult in Belarus and Russia in the 1990s raised concerns among some human rights organizations.
Legend and canonization[edit]
According to the legend, the six-year-old boy was kidnapped from his home in the village of Zverki, 13 km from Zabłudów, Grodno Uezd (then Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, today's Poland) during the Jewish Passover, while his parents, pious Orthodox Christians Peter and Anastasia Gavdel (Гавдель), were away. Shutko, a Jewish arendator of Zverki, was accused of bringing the boy to Białystok, poking him with sharp objects and draining his blood for nine days, then bringing the dead body back to Zverki and dumping it in a local field.[5]
In 1755 his relics were transferred to Slutsky Monastery of Saint Trinity (Слуцкий Свято-Троицкий монастырь), Minsk Guberniya, attached was a placard blaming Jews for his death. His cult developed and spread throughout the Russian Empire, and the boy was canonized in 1820. He is considered the patron saint of children.[5] In the 1930s the relics were transferred to the Minsk museum of Atheism[citation needed]. In 1944, they were moved to Grodno, where they stayed until 1992, when they were moved to Białystok (Свято-Никольский собор) where they are still the focus of pilgrimages.[5]
Used to foment antisemitism[edit]
In the 1990s, a number of publications, as well as radio and TV broadcasts in Belarus revived the blood libel. Among the publications that have propagated the ritual murder charges were Soviet Byelorussia and the Orthodox Church's Tsarkounae Slova (Word of Church), which in 1992 advised its readers to "be aware of cruel cults, where human sacrifices are being practiced" and it identified Jewish Hasidism as such a cult.[6]
On July 27, 1997, on All Saints Day, Belarusian state TV showed a film which alleged that the story is true.[7]
According to a report by First deputy of Euro-Asiatic Jewish Congress Dr. Yakov Basin published by the Union of Councils for Soviet Jews (UCSJ) in 1997,
Contemporary accounts, which claim that Jews murdered a boy in a ritual manner in order to use his blood, are resurrecting the medieval canard that Jews use the blood of Christian babies for their ritual purposes during pre-Passover days. On April 11, 1690, a few days before the beginning of Passover, 6 year-old Gavril Belostoksky allegedly was found murdered and drained of his blood in his village of Zverki, which was at the time a Belarusian town, but is now in Polish territory. Soon thereafter, the accusation that he had been murdered by Jews who needed his blood to bake matzoth was spread throughout Belarus. The libel was bolstered in 1844 in Vladimir Dal's book, "Investigation of the Murder of Christian Babies by Jews and the Use of Their Blood." The Russian Orthodox Church canonized Gavril in the 20th century as the patron saint of sick children; he is commemorated in the beginning of each May. Needless to say, no evidence has ever been presented to support this defamation of the Jewish people.[8]
The revival of the cult in Belarus was cited as a dangerous expression of antisemitism in international reports on human rights and religious freedoms[9][10][11][12][13] and were passed to the UNHCR.[14][15]
See also[edit]
- ^ Great Synaxaristes: (Greek) Ὁ Ἅγιος Γαβριὴλ ὁ Μάρτυρας. 20 Απριλίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
- ^ OCA - Feasts and Saints. Childmartyr Gabriel of Bialystok. Retrieved: 2012-01-20.
- ^ April 20/May 3. Orthodox Calendar (PRAVOSLAVIE.RU).
- ^ May 3/April 20. HOLY TRINITY RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow).
- ^ a b c (Russian) Saint Gavriil Belarusian Orthodox Church]
- ^ "Blood Libel" Documentary Broadcast in Belarus - The Union of Councils for Soviet Jews (UCSJ) Action Alert - campaign against antisemitic programming on state TV. September 16, 1997
- ^ (Russian) Is the New in the Post-Soviet Space Only the Forgotten Old? by Leonid Stonov, International Director of Bureau for the Human Rights and Law-Observance in the Former Soviet Union, the President of the American Association of Jews from the former USSR (Vestnik magazine)
- ^ July 1997. Blood Libel Accusation Revived Belarus Report, Dr. Yakov Basin, August 10, 1997. UCSJ Position Paper. Belarus - Chronicle of Antisemitism. April–December, 1997.
- ^ Belarus. International Religious Freedom Report 2003 Released by the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor
- ^ Belarus. International Religious Freedom Report 2004 Released by the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor
- ^ Belarus. International Religious Freedom Report 2005 Released by the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor
- ^ Belarus. International Religious Freedom Report 2006 Released by the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor
- ^ Annual Report on International Religious Freedom 2004
- ^ UNHCR - U.S. Department of State Annual Report on International Religious Freedom for 2006 - Belarus
- ^ UNHCR - Refworld Redirect
External links[edit]
- (Russian) National-Patriotic Tendencies in the Belarusian Media by Vyacheslav Feigin, Yakov Basin. The "Judaica Rossica" series, #2.
- (Russian) Святой Гавриил biography of St. Gavriil, Белорусская Православная Церковь
- (Russian) Is Judeophobia Ever Going to End in Belarus? by David Meltser (Vestnik magazine)
- (Russian) Antisemitism in Belarus (2005) by Yakov Basin
- (Greek) Great Synaxaristes: Ὁ Ἅγιος Γαβριὴλ ὁ Μάρτυρας. 20 Απριλίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.


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Then, one hot August night, Sarah comes home to hear the phone ringing. When she picks it up, a child's terrified voice whispers, "Mommy, help, come and get me . . ." The call is cut off, but not before Sarah's heart goes into overdrive: she is sure the voice belonged to Lexie. Five-year-old Lexie. Though seven years have passed, she sounds exactly the same.
Frantic, Sarah turns to the police, the FBI, and her co-workers at the County Prosecutor's office, none of whom takes the call seriously. The only person she can count on to help her is Jake Hogan, her closest friend in the world, the man who has provided a strong shoulder for her to lean on throughout the long search. A former FBI agent, Jake is now a P.I., and though he is skeptical about the authenticity of the call, the attraction he feels for Sarah pushes him to help her. He is convinced someone is deliberately tormenting the grief-stricken mother.
Their long friendship explodes into a romance as they try to figure out who, and why - and what happened to Lexie. When the torment escalates to murder, Jake is the only one who can keep Sarah safe. Together, they are caught up in a nightmare search for Lexie that just might end with Sarah's death.
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"Great listen"
This is the first book I listened to by Karen Robards and I couldn't put it down. A credit well spent. I will definitely buy more from her library.
Nyoka Mullins
I found this book to be a tear dropper and I could feel the pain for the Mother, I know it's only a book, but I found myself being in the same position, it's like I was there in the book. Good one, I recommend it.
Retired former magazine editor who is working harder than ever as Mr. Dad to his 11-year-old daughter.
"Average story that will pass the time"
This tale was predictable and replete with an interesting cast of characters. It was not too difficult to figure out where the story was going but its predictability did not really detract from the listen. A few of the minor characters were a stretch but nonetheless interesting. The story ended where one would anticipate it ending. If you are need of a relaxing listen, this book may be for you.
"Needs a good editing"
I'm only partway through the book; at the point of trying to decide if I'm going to continue or not.
The writing suffers from an abundance of non-essential details, and the author uses three descriptors where one would have been sufficient. I'm a dog person, and even I found her multiple descriptions of Sweetie Pie tedious. And, I'm starting to count the number of times she uses "the thing is".
I would have been much happier if the narrator had used her normal voice for the character "Jake" -- her growly, constricted voice has me hating the guy.
I enjoy listening to great detective mysterie & also great thrillers. I enjoy books also by Vince Flynn, David Baldaci including assasins.
"A GREAT story with a GREAT ending."
It was a mystery, romance and some thriller all in one.
The author brought the plot and the character all in a full circle. A very smooth but yet mysterious journey.
Saving Sweet Pea from the gator!!
A great author. This was my first. I will listen to more of Karen Robard's books.
Seeking the Truth
"Avoid "Vanished" .... Please!"
First of all, do not get this "Vanished" mixed up with the excellent book also entitled "Vanished" but written by Joseph Finder; they are not of the same subject or quality. "Vanished" as written by Karen Robards is not unique in any way, and I do not recommend it.
Ms. Robards' "Vanished" is the very over-used story about every parent's nightmare; a woman's six-year-old daughter vanishes in a busy park and is never found. But 10 years after the girl's disappearance, the Mother begins to receive strange phone calls from her long-gone daughter, wanting to come home. The Mother, of course, panics and begans frantically looking for her little girl. At this point, the story starts going downhill quickly; for example, It's immediately apparent to the reader that the calls could not possibly be from the daughter. The voice on the phone sounds like a typical six-year-old child, but the reader is thinking: WAIT; wouldn't the daughter be 16 or 17 now and presumably not still have the same baby voice and lisp that the Mother's six year old had when she first disappeared? Someone finally figures that out, but not until a lot of panicky scenes have occurred and not until the reader has became a little agitated at being treated like an idiot.
But the real tragedy occurs not with the very trite subject but with the narrator. Joyce Bean does an excellent job when she stays in the voice of female characters. However, in the audiobook, when Ms. Bean first starts growling out the voice of her supposed male lover, I laughed, then cringed, then was rather creeped out. Her boyfriend, as voiced by Ms. Bean, sounds exactly like a cranky old woman, a life-long smoker with a resulting scratchy throat. At first it wasn't much of a problem listening to Ms. Bean trying to make her voice sound an octave deeper than it could actually go, but it was a Big Problem during the "romance" scenes: since we cannot "see" the sexy scenes, all we can picture in our minds are a young woman and a grouchy old cigarette-smoking old lady with male genitalia. And, no, I am not homophobic or transgender-phobic, and I usually have little problem with a female reading a man's part in an audiobook. But Joyce Bean needs to stick with narration of female characters only (and at which she is very good), and the author needs to quite trying save a buck by not hiring both a male and a female for naration of her romance novels.
"Not worth the credit or my time"
No thank you
The story was okay. Seemed like 25% of the book was full of meaningless details. The narrators character voices were AWFUL!! I cringed when she started talking, and hoped it would grow on me or I would at least get use to it as I listened longer. Terrible...terrible...terrible.
"Entertaining but ending not quite satisfying"
I found the story to be entertaining and it kept me listening to the very end. However I found the ending seemed to be clipped short. The story had very great detail in almost everything except when it came to the ending. I don't like loose ends. There should have been an epilogue or something to give a more satisfying look into what happened after the fact. I did enjoy it over all but would not be a read over (or listen over) as some books are.
"A Sad Bodice Ripper"
The book's heroine is deep in grief. Her colleague is in love with her. I listened to find out what happened to the little girl, but even that plot didn't hold together too well.
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I liked it in general, yet I was annoyed the whole way through.
The scenes were SO LONG it made me wonder what the book was ultimately supposed to be about. A shooting at the convenience store? A kidnapping? A murder plot? A ghost story? A courtroom drama? A love story? WHAT!!!!! Plus there was WAAAAY TOOOO MUUUUCH emphasis on what everyone was wearing all the time. Ugh! Spare me! Who cares!
I was never sure which tangent was the "a-story" and which one was the "b-story". You kind of assume that if an author goes into that much detail and spends that much time on any given scene it's because it matters and has a direct link to the main story, but in this book I was never sure about the ultimate plot. It felt like a little bit of everything and a whole lot of nothing.
The ending felt stereotypically silly - yet I doubt anything would have pleased me by that point! Still, I cared enough about the characters to see how it all would end up. I was curious (to various degrees) about all the storylines so I suppose I have to give it a pass!
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But now, everyone's all about the customisation of everything to make what you want when you want it [now, of course] exactly as you like it. Imo, there is no point in holding oneself back from such a useful phenomenon, and so I thought I'd share my hot tips for the most useful Chrome extensions; if you think I've missed any out, please add in your 2p in the comments.
- Adblock - not quite as competent as the firefox version, but pretty close. Hides most banners and pop-ups/unders, except those in greader and megavideo.
- Better Gmail - provides various options for you to customise your gmail, including showing favicons for attachments, and removing ads.
- Chrowety - the best twitter client I've found for chrome; allows you to get updates from tweeters you follow, share pages easily, and post from any page without having to go through the twitter site. Also lets you translate tweets, which is either useful if they're not in a language you speak, or else amusing if you try testing it against 2 languages you do speak.
- Youtube Search - quite useful; lets you search youtube and opens results in another tab.
- FastestChrome - does a few things, most useful of which is the autoloading of the next page if you're reading an article which extends over a few pages. Also means if there is an unlinked hyperlink you can highlight it, right-click and have an option to "go to", as well as adding a "paste and go" option when right-clicking in the address bar.
- Gmail Checker - get notified when you get a new message.
- Greader Notifier - get notified when one of the blogs to which you subscribe has updated.
- IE Tab - if a page is looking a bit wonky, see if it'll work better in IE.
- Invisible Hand - searches in the background then displays any cheaper results for products you look at.
- Speed-dial - customise your new-tab page.
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KAUKAUNA, WI (WTAQ) - The push to revitalize downtown Kaukauna is expanding.
Plans were first announced last fall to redevelop the old Eagle Mill on the Fox River, near the Veterans Memorial Bridge.
Now on Wednesday, developer Stadtmueller and Associates unveiled plans for the old Gustman car dealership site, across from the mill on Wisconsin Avenue.
The redevelopment plan is now being called the Grand KaKalin neighborhood.
"The exciting part is to see new life breathed into areas that were once productive parts of the community," Randy Stadtmueller, the president of Stadtmueller & Associates, tells FOX 11.
Affordable senior housing is the first thing planned to be built on the old Gustman land. Another residential building and three commercial buildings are expected to follow.
Under the current plan, the city's library would take up about a fifth of the old Eagle Mill building. Developers are exploring what might fill the rest of it.
"I think we're going to have a lot of interest, but we haven't actually been out signing contracts at this point, so we're hoping we'll have some senior services and other community amenities in that location," said Stadtmueller.
The redevelopment of the old mill is expected to start this spring and cost about $8 million. The library could move in by the end of the year.
"We're going through the dollars right now and at the present time they look pretty favorable that we're not putting the taxpayers at risk for the development and yet we'll be able to provide the necessary incentives to preserve a building of the 1800's," said Bob Jakel, the director of planning and community development for Kaukauna.
A loan financed through future tax dollars will help pay for the mill redevelopment. Developers are applying for state housing tax credits to help pay for the redevelopment across the street.
City officials say the development would help meet the demand for commercial space.The city's planning director says commercial buildings on the north side of downtown are all occupied.


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Patrick Fabian Expands His Family
Sep 16, 2010 05:53 PM
Patrick Fabian, who's acting credits range from this year's The Last Exorcism to TeenNick show Gigantic, has some pretty gigantic news of his own! Fabian and his wife, comedienne Mandy Steckelberg, recently welcomed their first child. Daughter Abby Ray was born September 15th.