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Thirty-eight year old Severus Snape lay dying on the floor of The Shrieking Shack, blood poring from the two small holes in his burning neck. Voldemort had sent his snake Nagini after him before leaving him to die his slow, painful death alone. Severus was no stranger to pain, he had suffered though different kinds of pain. Abuse. Teasing. Loneliness. Even heartbreak. He could only remember around five years of his life were the pain was almost bearable, they were the years when he had his dear friend Lily Evens at his side. Even now the image of her emerald green eyes and dark red hair made his physical pain seem almost bearable. God how he missed her. He hadn't spoken to his former best friend since their fifth year at Hogwarts.
James Potter, Remus Lupin and Sirius Black were humiliating him, in front of what seemed like the whole student body, by using his own spell against him. They had him dangling upside-down in the air. When Lily came to his defense he was so overcome with embarrassment and anger that he lashed out on her, calling her a 'filthy little Mudblood.' Those three words had ruined his whole life. They made him lose not only his best and only friend and the girl he loved more then life, but also the small hope that she would ever love him back.
The sound of the door opening snapped him back to the painful reality. He was dying. Pain ripped though him as he looked to see who was coming over to him. Before him now stood The-Boy-Who-Lived, Lily's son, Harry Potter. The young Gryffindor looked at the older Slytherin with a deep sadness in his green eyes, Lily's eyes.
"Professor." the boy said as he fell to his knees beside him.
"Take…it…Take…it" Severus said, taking a vile of memories from his robes and handing it to Harry. He could feel his life coming to an end and was overcome with the need to see Lily's eyes one last time. He looked back up at Harry, pain flowing freely though his body.
"look…look at me" He did. The last two thoughts that ran though his head were of lily and her eyes. Then it all went black.
He could tell that there was a blinding light on the other side of his eyelids. He was in Hell, he was sure of it. But he wasn't in pain anymore. He slowly opened his eyes and saw nothing but whiteness. So he was in Heaven. Then he heard it. A soft yet clear voice saying one word over and over again. No, not a word, a name, his name.
"Severus" she called again.
"I'm here.'' he called out to the distant female voice, hoping that she would call him again.
"Severus." she called again, sounding closer to him then the last time. And then she was there. He had to blink back the shock at what, or rather who, he was seeing. Lily, his beautiful Lily, was standing before him, a sad smile playing on her full lips.
"Hello Severus." she said, looking him right in his dark gray eyes.
"Lily." he said. His voice coming out weaker then he would have liked.
His breath caught in his throat when she started to walk closer to him, only stopping when her own body was mere inches from his own. His heart felt like it was trying to brake free of his rib cage. He was sure she could hear it. When she reached out her hand he was almost positive that she was going to slap him, but she did no such thing. Instead she placed her small, cool hand on his cheek, causing him to close his eyes and lean into her touch. When she moved her hand from his face and down to his chest his face felt cold.
"I've missed you so much Sev." she looked back up to his eyes.
"I've missed you too Lily. Not one day went by when I didn't miss you." he told her, placing his hand on top of the one on his chest, giving her a half smile. She smiled back and didn't pull away.
"I'm so sorry that we stopped talking Severus." she said, regret filling her beautiful eyes.
"what are you sorry for Lily? It was all my fault."
He saw a fire light behind her eyes and this time when she drew her hand back she did slap him.
"What was that for?" he asked, clearly confused about her sudden change in mood.
"Severus Tobias Snape don't you dare blame yourself for that! After all" she said, her voice softening.
"it was my fault too." It was then that the former Slytherin saw the deep hurt in her eyes.
"what happened Lily?" he asked, concern filling his voice.
"James" she said, tears filling her eyes.
"what about James, did he hurt you Lily?" His heart sank when she nodded.
"what did he do to you Lily?" She shook her head, her red hair moving around on her shoulders.
"I can't say." she told him.
"can I look?" he asked.
"yes." As soon as she said this he dove into her mind. It didn't take long for him to find what he was looking for.
*Lily sat alone by the fire in the Gryffindor Common Room once again rethinking her fight with Severus. It was almost the end of their seventh year and she still couldn't get it, or him, out of her mind. Over the last summer she found out why. She, Lily Evens, was in love with Severus Snape. She was shaking out of her thoughts about how to tell him before it was too late by the sound of someone coming down the stares. She looked over to see who it was and saw James Potter coming over to her much faster then she would have liked. He was mad. Really mad. He now stood in fount of her, his eyes blazing.
"Lily." there was something in his voice that she had never heard before, all she knew was that it scared her.
"I'm done with asking you to go out with me."
'good' she thought, 'now he'll leave me alone' that hope died with what he said next.
"So I'm just going to take what I want." Then he jumped on her.*
Severus pulled himself out of her mind.
"Lily, I didn't know." He told her, tears coming to his eyes.
"Keep looking." she told him.
"I don't know if I can, Lily." He told her.
"Please. I need you to know." He did as she asked.
*Lily was laying on the floor of the Gryffindor Common Room. She was bleeding all over and shaking with fear. She had just been raped by one of the few guys that she had ever called a friend. Her dress was torn at the top, leaving her breasts barely covered. James leaned over her.
"If you tell anyone one about this I'll make you wish you had never been born you flithy Mudblood. Do you understand?" He hissed in her ear.
"Ye…Yes" She said, her voice as shaky as her body.
"good." Then he was gone.
Three weeks later she found that she was pregnant. When she told James he reacted violently. He gave her a black eye and called her a whore, before making her live with him. Telling everyone who asked that they were married *
Once again Severus pulled himself out of her mind.
"Lily." was all he could get out before he pulled her to him and hugged her. He let her cry into his shirt as he cried into her hair. He had lived with the hope that she was happy with James, only to find out now that she had been in a living Hell.
"I'm so sorry Lily. My sweet Lily."
"It wasn't your fault Sev. It was mine." She sobbed.
"Don't say that Lily, if anyone is to blame it's Potter, he was the one that did that to you."
After a few long minutes he spook again.
"Why didn't you tell me Lily?" he asked.
"I thought that you would hate me for letting him do that to me." she said, her voice still thick with tears.
"I could never even think about hatting you Lily." He told her, holding her tighter and kissing the top of her head. When she stopped crying he pulled back so he could see her face.
"Lils." he said, cupping her face in his hands.
"I should have told this back in our fourth year. I love you. And nothing can change that." A wide grin overtook her face.
"I love you too, Sev." Then their lips met in a soft but long kiss. When they pulled away Lily took his hand in her own smaller one.
"Follow me?" she asked, giving him a smile.
"Always" he told her.
And as the two of them walked hand in hand only on thought ran though his mind. Dying was the best thing that had ever happened to him.
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"Agatha Christie has surpassed herself." (New York Times)
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What is the connection among a failed suicideattempt, a wrongful accusation oftheft against a schoolgirl, and the romantic lifeof a famous tennis player?
To the casual observer, apparently nothing.But when a house party gathers at Gull's Point,the seaside home of an elderly widow, earlierevents come to a dramatic head. As SuperintendentBattle discovers, it is all part of a carefullylaid plan—for murder.See all Product Description
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The action then shifts to other characters as the countdown to zero hour begins. The diverse group includes a would be suicide; an athletic young man and his current and former wives; a planter from the Far East; and a wealthy invalid and her impoverished companion. We see these characters and others take the steps that ultimately lead then to an isolated seacoast estate and murder.
This is a Sgt. Battle mystery (The Seven Dials) and we are treated to some background information on him. Poirot is mentioned but only in passing. Christie, speaking through Battle, makes clear her feelings about the then current fad of psychology and those who attempt to apply it while only half understanding the theories.
The 60 year old story has worn well overall. A 21st century reader would be puzzled only by the stigma that some of the characters applied to divorce and the relatively unsophisicated forensic proceedures. This is, as is typical of Christie's work, well plotted, the clues are all there for the reader to follow through the maze of red herrings but nearly impossible to solve before the detective.
about Mr Battle and a man who tried suicide boring in the begginning.But keep on going and u will never turn it down.
Dame Agatha explains the reason why each charector came to that house.An extremely well planned murder,of course,main objective of the murderer is different from what he/she did. Surely a must read novel for mystery novels.
The characters are very well drawn. Realistic and believeable. The story is tense, not too overdramatic, and suspenseful. The story begins brilliantly (rather like the beginning of And Then there Were None) with all the characters seperately going about their own thing, slowly unfolding the reasons why they come to be at Gull's Point over this fateful weekend. It opens with esteemed lawyers discussing criminal trials...then moves to a murder carefully planning out the deed...onto newlywedded famous tennis player with his new wife Kay...to the attempted suicide of man by driving himself over a cliff. (A man to return to Gull's Point in the future to see the place where he almost died, only to become an important factor in a murder investigation that will change his life...and so on.
The setting is good. The plot is different from some of her other stuff. (Something all her best books have in common, an element of extreme originality in solution, plot, setting, or character.)
This is actually a brilliant thriller. The atmosphere is fear-filled, and the solution brilliant. She double-trumps the reader's expectations and assumptions once again, in an incredibly fine detective novel.
And so Agatha Christie introduced many disparate threads in the beginning that appeared to have absolutely no relationship whatsoever with each other - Inspector Battle's daughter getting into trouble in school, a failed suicide of a man let down by the world when all he did was to be honest, a young man getting his wife and ex-wife down to his adopted country seat home at Gull's Point.
The deaths did not come in until about half the book, the first person to make the exit being Mr Treve himself. Next was the elderly widow Lady Tressilian, matron of Gull's Point.
Rounding up the usual suspects, we have Neville Strange, young, rich, semi-pro sportsman; his second wife Kay, a glamorous hothead from the Riviera; his divorced first wife Audrey, a complete contrast in character to Kay, stately, willowy and dignified; Thomas Royde, family friend on home visit from Malaya, devoted to Audrey for years; Edward Latimer, friend to and similarly devoted to Kay; Mary Adlin, Lady Tressilian's companion and manager of the household; plus an assortment of domestic help.
Did Kay kill Lady Tresslian, thinking she would be the beneficiary to the legacy as wife of Neville Strange? Especially when Neville declared he intended to divorce her to get Audrey back.
Was Audrey the culprit, knowing she was the actual beneficiacry, being the wife of Neville when the will was drawn up, mentioned in name specifically?
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Towards Zero is a great mystery to be cherished on a rainy afternoon with a cup of hot chocolate...Dame Christie does it again for me!!
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Another great mystery with interesting characters. Battle is not perfect, but gets it right in the end...love this about him. Read morePublished on July 28 2014 by jill forrester
The first half of this book is slow-paced and rather boring. But please be patient and don't throw the book away. Read morePublished on May 22 2004 by APRICOT
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"Towards Zero," one of Christie's lesser-known works, is a stunner nonetheless. The plot is not constructed in her usual pattern; the murder comes rather late, and... Read morePublished on Jan. 4 2000 by Scott E Amundsen
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The March 18-21 Golden State Shootout will be on Clear Lake, the largest natural lake to lie entirely within California's borders. In sharp contrast to the sprawling, shallow system of canals and sloughs that comprise the Delta, Clear Lake is 19 miles long, measures 8 miles wide at its widest point, and has an average depth of 27 feet.
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CINCINNATI -- Cincinnati Bengals coach Marvin Lewis, who had nine players arrested in less than a year, would welcome tougher NFL discipline.
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell could announce new initiatives Tuesday at his first full league meeting that would allow him to impose harsher and quicker discipline for players who get into trouble off the field.
"I think that's the thing that coaches and people are looking [for] from the league," Lewis told reporters Thursday. "I think the one thing that everybody knows is that when you take away the stage -- which we've done here when we've had a guy have a problem and those indiscretions occur on my time -- then they've lost the chance to play on that particular Sunday."
Last season, Lewis benched wide receiver Chris Henry and
cornerback Deltha O'Neal one game each after alcohol-related cases.
"I think that is something we would like coming even a little stronger coming from the league," Lewis said. "I think the biggest thing everybody is looking for is that on the way in, you let guys know this is the way it's going to be. And if you cross this line, this is what's going to happen."
Lewis said players should know they face tough punishment from the league for bad behavior.
The new initiatives would allow Goodell, who has been meeting with players, owners and team officials, to impose harsher discipline earlier than in the past, when the NFL has waited for legal steps to be finished before imposing fines and/or suspensions.
The possible policy change stems from Tennessee's Adam "Pacman" Jones' 10 encounters with the police; the four-month jail sentence imposed this week on Chicago's Tank Johnson on weapons charges; other run-ins with the law by NFL players; and the Bengals' arrests.
Henry has been arrested four times since December 2005. After his first two cases were settled, the NFL suspended him for two games for violating its conduct and substance abuse policies.
He settled the final case in January, pleading guilty to letting minors drink in a hotel room he rented. He could be suspended again by the league for that conviction.
The NFL also suspended linebacker Odell Thurman for last season. He received a four-game suspension for skipping a drug test. The punishment was extended to a full season after he was accused of drunken driving.
Thurman is eligible to apply for reinstatement. He pleaded no contest last month to drunken driving and received a 90-day jail sentence that was put on hold while he gets treatment for alcohol abuse. The sentence could be shortened at a June 5 hearing.


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I was using kdenlive 0.6-svn on my ubuntu Intrepid Ibex, when I decided to upgrade to the last version of kdenlive to fix a pair of little, but important for my project, problems. Now when I export the project the video has the sound, music and all the stuff, but no voices. Even in the prewiev it happens, no voices at all.
I'm working on vob files extracted from a dvd, I tried to export it in h.264 and in Xvid4.
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Can you try adding "ac=2" to the export sentence.
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One thing is not clear:
You say that the sound and music work fine but not the voices. But where do the music and voice come? Are they from separate clips? Or are they different audio streams from one video clip?
We need to know if the problem is that Kdenlive does not correctly mix different tracks or if the problem is that a video clip only plays part of it's audio.
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kdenlive does automatically mix. Seems like some channels of the 5.1 audio is getting dropped. I need to review the 5.1 handling in MLT to see if this is getting downmixed somewhere. Please feel free to file a bug on this to better track it. Also, include here or in your bug report the output of 'ffmpeg -i yourfile' where 'yourfile' is the DVD rip.


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three-game football series, beginning next year.
A formal contract is pending.
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and University of Texas Athletics Director DeLoss Dodds have
reached agreement on all major points.
The series will begin with Wyoming hosting Texas in Laramie on
Saturday, September 12th of 2009.
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Terms of the contract will include an exchange of guarantees of
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Acroosteolysis dominant type
Other Names for this Disease
- Acroosteolysis with osteoporosis and changes in skull and mandible
- Arthrodentoosteodysplasia
- Cheney syndrome
- Hajdu-Cheney syndrome
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osteoporosis (loss of bone mass), compression fractures, skull deformities, and curvature of the spine (scoliosis). The abnormalities associated with this condition may lead to short stature. Loss of bone (osteolysis) in the hands and feet is a characteristic feature of this condition. Other features of AOD may include distinctive facial features, loose joints, dental problems, excess body hair, recurrent infections, heart defects, and kidney abnormalities. AOD is caused by mutations in the NOTCH2 gene. The mutation can be inherited from a parent, or it can be the result of a new mutation in the affected individual. [1][2][3][4] Though osteoporosis and respiratory dysfunction can cause problems for individuals with this condition, life expectancy is typically normal.[2]Acroosteolysis dominant type (AOD), also known as Hajdu-Cheney syndrome, is a condition characterized by bone abnormalities throughout the body. The signs and symptoms of this disorder vary greatly but may include
Last updated: 4/29/2016
- Hajdu-Cheney syndrome. Genetics Home Reference. February, 2015; https://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition/hajdu-cheney-syndrome. Accessed 4/29/2016.
- Nishimura, Gen. Acroosteolysis dominant type. Orphanet. April, 2014; http://www.orpha.net/consor/cgi-bin/OC_Exp.php?Expert=955. Accessed 4/29/2016.
- Hajdu Cheney Syndrome. National Organization of Rare Disorders (NORD). 2005; http://rarediseases.org/rare-diseases/hajdu-cheney-syndrome/. Accessed 4/29/2016.
- Samuel, Shini Susan et al. Hajdu Cheney Syndrome. J Clin Diagn res.. February, 2016; 10(2):OD07-OD09. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4800570/. Accessed 4/29/2016.
GARD Video TutorialsLearn how to find information on treatment, research, specialists, and more.
Contact GARDContact a GARD Information Specialist with your questions about this condition.
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- The Monarch Initiative brings together data about this condition from humans and other species to help physicians and biomedical researchers. Monarch's tools are designed to make it easier to compare the signs and symptoms (phenotypes) of different diseases and discover common features. This initiative is a collaboration between several academic institutions across the world and is funded by the National Institutes of Health. Visit the website to explore the biology of this condition.
- Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man (OMIM) is a catalog of human genes and genetic disorders. Each entry has a summary of related medical articles. It is meant for health care professionals and researchers. OMIM is maintained by Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
- Orphanet is a European reference portal for information on rare diseases and orphan drugs. Access to this database is free of charge.
- PubMed is a searchable database of medical literature and lists journal articles that discuss Acroosteolysis dominant type. Click on the link to view a sample search on this topic.
Other Names for this Disease
- Acroosteolysis with osteoporosis and changes in skull and mandible
- Arthrodentoosteodysplasia
- Cheney syndrome
- Hajdu-Cheney syndrome
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This was my first experience booking and staying at a hotel on my own - I've always been able to find awesome friends and family to crash with when I travel.
First the bad, the reason I only gave 3 stars for service. I was in town a for a wedding and this was one of the hotels the wedding party had a block reservation in. When I called to inquire I was told the lady who handled event parties was in a meeting and I'd have to try later or leave her a voicemail. I asked what the usual discount rate was normally for wedding blocks and the lady quoted me $120/night. Which was interesting because their normal weekend rate was $99/night. I did eventually leave the events planner a message and she didn't email me until a few days before the wedding itself - by then I had already booked a room at their normal rate since I didn't want to wait until the last minute to book a hotel room. I replied and explain that I had already booked a room because she took so long to get back to me, I also asked if she could help me change my reservation to the wedding block to get the discount. I never got a response from her. TO be fair...this is a problem with management. When I actually stayed at the hotel all the employees I met were very nice and helpful.
The room itself wasn't anything special to note, it was your average hotel room. When I checked in everything in the room was in place and looked clean - more importantly the pillows and sheets looked and smelled clean as well. The property itself looked nice and well-maintained.
Overall this was a good experience, I'm not going to hold it against the hotel and the service staff because one lazy and irresponsible employee neglected to follow up with me. What's important to me was that checking in and out was simple and hassle free, I didn't get charged for anything I wasn't supposed to, and the room itself was clean and well-maintained.
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Short Selling / Edition 1by Kathryn F. Staley, Marketplace Books
Pub. Date: 12/09/1996
Publisher: Wiley
A one-of-a-kind book that shows you how to cash in on the latest investing trendshort selling
"The Art of Short Selling is the best description of this difficult technique."John Train, Train, Thomas, Smith Investment Counsel, and author of The New Money Masters
"Kathryn Staley has done a masterful job explaining the highly specialized art of short
A one-of-a-kind book that shows you how to cash in on the latest investing trendshort selling
"The Art of Short Selling is the best description of this difficult technique."John Train, Train, Thomas, Smith Investment Counsel, and author of The New Money Masters
"Kathryn Staley has done a masterful job explaining the highly specialized art of short selling. Her approach to telling the true stories of famous investment 'scams' will keep the reader spellbound, while teaching the investor many crucial lessons."David W. Tice, Portfolio Manager, Prudent Bear Fund
"Selling short is still a misunderstood discipline, but even the most raging bull needs to know this valuable technique to master the ever-changing markets."Jim Rogers, author, Investment Biker
On the investment playing field, there is perhaps no game more exciting than short selling. With the right moves, it can yield high returns; one misstep, however, can have disastrous consequences. Despite the risk, a growing number of players are anteing up, sparked in part by success stories such as that of George Soros and the billions he netted by short selling the British pound. In The Art of Short Selling, Kathryn Staley, an expert in the field, examines the essentials of this important investment vehicle, providing a comprehensive game plan with which you can effectively playand winthe short selling game.
Whether used as a means of hedging bets, decreasing the volatility of total returns, or improving returns, short selling must be handled with careand with the right know-how. As Staley points out, "Short selling is not for the faint of heart. If a stock moves against the position holder, the effect on a portfolio and net worth can be devastating. Investors need to understand the impact on their accounts as well as the consequences of getting bought in before they indulge in short selling." The Art of Short Selling guides youclearly and conciselythrough the ins and outs of this high-risk, high-stakes game.
The firstand most importantmove in selling short is to identify flaws in a business before its share prices drop. To help you tackle this key step, Staley shows you how to evaluate company financial statements and balance sheets, make sense of return ratios, detect inconsistencies in inventory, and analyze the statement of cash flows. Through real-world examples that illustrate the shorting of bubble, high multiple growth, and theme stocks, you'll proceed step by step through the complete process and learn to carry out all the essentials for a successful short sell, including quantifying the risk factor and orchestrating correct timing, as well as implementing advanced valuation techniques to execute the sell/buy.
Packed with landmark, cutting-edge examples, up-to-the-minute guidelines, and pertinent regulations, The Art of Short Selling is a timely and comprehensive reference that arms you with the necessary tools to make a prepared and confident entrance onto the short selling playing field.
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Short Sellers.
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Money Suckers: Coining Money to Live.
If You Can't Fix It, Sell It.
Industry Obsolescence: Theme Stocks.
All of the Above: Crazy Eddie.
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We, the undersigned wish to see no deregulation of company names which reduces the sensitivity of the term 'Co-operative' or 'Co-op' and wish to see 'cydweithredol' - (the Welsh for Co-op) have the same level of sensitivity.
The Co-operative Movement subscribes to values agreed and held by the international Co-operative Alliance which can be found at www.ica.coop. The UK Government's Department for Business Innovation and Skills "Red Tape Challenge" is consulting on the editing/removal of the list of 'sensitive names' for registering new businesses. The term 'Co-operative' is one of these 'sensitive' names and if removed from the list, or the list itself removed, would mean that it would become easier for a new business to pass itself off as a Co-operative.
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Harley Quinn and Power Girl #4
Amanda Conner, Jimmy Palmiotti, Justin Gray, Stephane Roux and Elliot Fernandez 's "Harley Quinn and Power Girl" #4 goes from one silly situation to another, all while keeping a bit of drama.
|September 28th, 2015
Harley Quinn and Power Girl #2
If you like the current "Harley Quinn" series with its slightly goofy tone, then you'll like "Harley Quinn and Power Girl" #2 as well, as the duo continue their outer space romp.
|July 27th, 2015
Harley Quinn and Power Girl #1
It's all hijinks and slapstick chaos in the far reaches of the galaxy in Amanda Connor, Jimmy Palmiotti, Justin Gray and Stephane Roux's "Harley Quinn and Power Girl" #1.
|June 22nd, 2015
Harley Quinn Invades Comic-Con International: San Diego #1
Amanda Conner and Jimmy Palmiotti's "Harley Quinn Invades Comic-Con International: San Diego" #1 is a fun and self-deprecating romp as one of comics' craziest characters makes her way to comics' most high-profile event.
|July 18th, 2014
Harley Quinn #2
Amanda Conner, Jimmy Palmiotti, and Chad Hardin are joined by Stephane Roux this month as "Harley Quinn" #2 reunites Harley and Ivy for a heist at the local animal shelter.
|January 24th, 2014
Batwoman #26
The new "Batwoman" creative team is now complete with Marc Andreyko and Jeremy Haun both on board, and as their first full issue together, this story of art theft has potential.
|January 2nd, 2014
Deceivers #1
Lincoln McCord and the Markiz Janez Aleksander Nikovic -- if those are their real names -- are scheming and partying through Europe when their bluff is called by a CIA agent.
|December 27th, 2013
Batwoman #25
Marc Andreyko takes over "Batwoman" with #25, but being saddled with a "Zero Year" tie-in plus a host of different artists stacks the deck against everyone involved right from the start.
|November 20th, 2013
Harley Quinn
Amanda Conner and Jimmy Palmiotti's script for "Harley Quinn" #0 is slight, but deliberately so; they're letting the art do the heavy lifting, and more importantly it succeeds in this deliberately silly comic.
|November 20th, 2013
Protocol: Orphans #1
"Protocol: Orphans" #1 by Michael Alan Nelson and Mariano Navarro introduces a talented team of young spies/special agents on their first real mission, but with a twist: the members are all orphans, trained since childhood to not disappoint thei
|November 15th, 2013
Avengers Assemble #14AU
"Avengers Assemble" #14AU has a completely different creative team courtesy Al Ewing and Butch Guice, but this focus on Black Widow fending off the Ultron invasion in San Francisco is surprisingly gripping.
|April 15th, 2013
Supurbia #5
Grace Randolph and Russell Dauterman's "Supurbia" #5 plays catch-up with lives and loves of superheroes who live in the same 'burb. Several major characters awkwardly reshape their lives, and the ending promises a twist from a differen
|March 18th, 2013
Supurbia #2
Grace Randolph and Russell Dauterman continue to explore the private lives of superheroes and their families in issue #2 of the ongoing "Supurbia" series.
|December 17th, 2012
Star Wars: Agent of the Empire - Hard Targets #1
In this pre-Original Trilogy "Star Wars" tale by John Ostrander and Davide Fabbri, Alderaanian Jahan Cross is a secret agent of the Empire whose latest job brings him back to his home planet. James Bond meets Star Wars in this all-new miniseries
|October 19th, 2012
Star Wars: Agent of the Empire -- Iron Eclipse #5
Jahan Cross spends some more time with Han Solo and Chewbacca and bids farewell to one of his supporting cast.
|April 12th, 2012
Star Wars: Agent of the Empire -- Iron Eclipse #2
Jahan Cross' adventures get more James Bond-like and a little less "Star Wars." Well, except for the alien chick and the droid.
|January 11th, 2012
Star Wars: Agent of the Empire -- Iron Eclipse #1
The "scalpel" of the Empire. Not quit as intimidating a title as "Dark Lord of the Sith," but it has potential for coolness.
|December 15th, 2011
Star Wars: Jedi – The Dark Side #1
"Padawan, if incapable you are of this duty, Master Qui-Gon could take Orykan, and for you a new mentor we can find."
|May 19th, 2011
Zatanna #12
The story reads like it was meant for a much younger audience, but the art is drop-dead gorgeous.
|April 23rd, 2011
Zatanna #10
Zatanna tries to get to the bottom why her father imprisoned Oscar Hampel into puppet form years ago, and in the process gets herself in a deadly bind.
|March 11th, 2011
Zatanna #9
Can you say, "Esirprus pukcab erutaef," kids? I thought you could.
|January 27th, 2011
Zatanna #8
"I psyched myself up smiled my sunniest smile, strutted onto the set. . . and vomited into the green puppet's trashcan."
|December 23rd, 2010
Zatanna #6
"Ralph and Sue. They're not dead anymore. Good for them."
|November 1st, 2010
Zatanna #5
This issue continues the Zatara family reunion that started in issue #4. It also includes the requisite fight with a demon.
|September 19th, 2010
Zatanna #3
The end of the first "Zatanna" storyline is a bit predictable, but the art is still gorgeous.
|July 27th, 2010
Zatanna #2
Dini and Roux continue to make this a comic worth buying. We're not that far off the ground floor at this point, there's still room to jump on.
|June 26th, 2010
Zatanna #1
"Zatanna" kicks off with a great first act to a magical show.
|May 19th, 2010
Birds of Prey #127
Tony Bedard finishes up his main story well enough, but the end of the series itself arrives a little too abruptly.
|February 20th, 2009
Action Comics #871
"New Krypton" continues to weave a larger tapestry with the threads of Superman's two worlds as Kryptonians and Earthlings mingle a little more, with interesting results.
|November 12th, 2008
DC Universe: Decisions #4
Ridiculous contrivances and sloppy art make this decision an easy one: don't bother.
|October 29th, 2008


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POLAR WASTES: Last week, without fanfare or protest, Whatcom County Council gaveled in the five new county voting districts approved by voters last November. As the Gristle predicted, they did not tamper in any way with the district and precinct language or map outlines unanimously approved in April by the appointed Redistricting Committee; and despite stentorian oaths and enraged threats of legal action from the political Right, no one challenged the outcome. Our next prediction is: Voters will like these new districts.
The new districts preserve and empower distinct communities of interest. Every city can field a representative on County Council. The Farmland district will have a representative of farmlands on Council. And most districts themselves are ideologically, politically competitive, promising a dynamic range of opinion on future Councils.
In approving the districting plan, two—perhaps as many as four—currently seated Council members probably doomed their chances for future reelection, being in same districts or transitioned over time out of friendly districts, an act of self-sacrifice for better representation in county government. Their opening seats will undoubtedly produce a great deal of interest and competition in coming county elections.
Frankly, the new districts offer a refreshing counterbalance to a tide moving strongly the other way—the erosion of districts that were formerly competitive and their decay into tribal strongholds as the urban/rural divide widens and becomes calcified. It's simple math that it is easier and more practical to move the outlines of compact urban voting precincts one block than to move the outlines of tenuous rural precincts one mile to accommodate changes in population. But the effect has been to carve off more and more of the once dynamic and competitive 42nd Legislative District represented by Bellingham and cast those precincts south into the already quite liberal 40th LD. The result is that both districts become more polarized; but the result also locks up a lot of urban votes in tiny precincts into supermajorities where the copiousness of those votes are wasted. Outcomes in the 40th District are settled by huge 25-plus point margins (where there is a challenger at all in the general election); outcomes are closer in the 42nd District, but growing less competitive with each redistricting cycle.
Republicans don't have a snowflake's chance of being elected in the 40th LD (honestly, they've stopped trying); and Democrats in the 42nd (who once held a respectable pedigree in the state Legislature) have become an analogously endangered species. Yet in elections with a turnout above 70,000 (such as those typical of a presidential election year) Whatcom County simply begins to run out of rightwingers, a reflection of the true ideological shape of a county unpartitioned by districting lines.
A recent organizing missive sent out by "Whatcom County Citizens for Freedom"—the current quicksilver chameleonism of the tea party—promises to "draw a thick red line around the county." Well, if a significant chunk of county voters weren't being thrown south to commingle with the San Juans, that line would be a lot less red than the tea party fancies. Their proposal to quarantine against progressive thought is predicated on an evolution that has already siphoned off and bottled up progressive voices.
None of this widening and calcification of political divides bodes well for healthy elections or representative democracy, particularly when candidates make the calculation they can simply stiff-arm hundreds of voters by not showing up at forums, refusing interviews or questionnaires, or glossing their statements because they're confident the letter after their name serves as sufficient signifier and wayfinder to get them elected by their tribe. And yet the county is much more dynamic as a political entity than these tactics of exclusion would suggest.
We see all these forces unfolding in a quiet August primary in the 42nd, where candidates who disagree with the Republican template of obstruction and paralysis in Olympia but who nevertheless understand a Democrat hasn't a hoot-in-hell's chance of winning are running under the independent banner. And their efforts are being rebuffed and ignored by the "top two" party apparatchiks who have performed the calculus they'll survive into the "top two" in November.
Independent Doug Karlberg and Libertarian Jacob Lamont held a rousing debate in Ferndale last week. The event was moderated by Mark Nelson, who represented Republicans on the Redistricting Committee last spring and serves as an organizer for that party. Nelson guided the debate with a firm hand that nevertheless allowed candidates considerable time to explore their ideas and issues. Candidates running under the R and D banners declined to attend. It was the only 42nd District debate scheduled prior to the Aug. 2 primary; and one of the best exchanges we've ever heard. Both debators agreed parties are part of the problem.
Lamont is owner of Evergreen Cannabis in Blaine. Karlberg has worked as a commercial fisherman, and been an activist on Port of Bellingham issues, running unsuccessfully for a seat on the commission in 2013. Both are feisty promoters of collaborative approaches to public policy and excessive partisanship; and Nelson is similarly gruff and feisty, moderating a lively open discussion.
"I don't want to work for special interests. I don't want to work for either political party," Karlberg said in opening remarks. "I want to work for the 138,000 people that live in the 42nd District."
"Citizens don't have a voice," Lamont agreed, "Unless you're a special interest with some money, something to offer on the table, you're not heard."
"As soon as you sign up with a party, you have allegiance with the party instead of the people," Karlberg explained. "The parties hand you a sheet of paper—they call them talking points, platforms—but they want you to sign on and agree with everything that's on there. So what happens when you get the two sheets of paper from the two parties and you agree with some things on one sheet and other things on the other sheet?
"I think in the 42nd District there is room to be an independent," he said. "The people are ready, there's dissatisfaction with parties. I don't owe either party anything and I can devote that to listening to citizens."
It's not at all easy for independents to gain a foothold in Olympia, with enforced rules about who may caucus with House members, and committee assignments jealously guarded and handed out as rewards for loyalty and party unity, but the value of independence, of being willing to reach across divides, becomes ever more meaningful in a deepening political rift reinforced through hardening boundaries.
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