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US: Union hits out at Hostess plant closures
By Katy Askew | 14 November 2012
Hostess, union at loggerheads
The union representing Hostess Brands workers has insisted the US bakery group is "falsely claiming" the closure of three bakeries was the result of strike action.
Hostess has been trying to force through cuts to pay and conditions and has repeatedly warned widespread strike action would result in the liquidation of the company. The Wonder Bread maker announced earlier this week it will close facilities in Seattle, St Louis and Cincinnati where workers elected to strike. The closures will lead to 672 jobs being cut.
However, according to the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union, Hostess was planning to close "at least nine bakeries" in its bid to exit bankruptcy. The union insisted the closures were not a consequence of the strike action and suggested the company is attempting to intimidate its remaining workforce.
BCTGM International Union president Frank Hurt stated: "The recent claim by Hostess CEO Greg Rayburn that our strike is the reason for the closure of the three bakeries is simply not true. That statement is a continuation of a disturbing pattern by the company of issuing public statements that are erroneous at best and disingenuous at worst."
Hostess Continues Pattern Of Misinformation
KENSINGTON, Md., Nov. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In a desperate attempt to break the solidarity and resolve of striking BCTGM members across the country, Hostess Brands is falsely claiming that its decision to close three of its bakeries -- St. Louis, Cincinnati and Seattle -- is the result of the nationwide strike against the company by BCTGM members.
In fact, according to the company's 1113 filing with the bankruptcy court earlier this year as well as its last/best/final and non-negotiable proposal to its BCTGM-represented workers, the company was planning to close at least nine bakeries as part of its reorganization plan, although the company refused to disclose which bakeries it intended to close. This is in addition to the three bakeries that were to be closed as a result of the company's planned sale of its Merita division.
Moreover, St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay was quoted in a November 13 KMOX-CBS St. Louis article stating, "I was told months ago they were planning on closing the site in St. Louis... And there was no indication at that time it had anything to do with the strike the workers were waging."
BCTGM International Union President Frank Hurt stated, "The recent claim by Hostess CEO Greg Rayburn that our strike is the reason for the closure of the three bakeries is simply not true. That statement is a continuation of a disturbing pattern by the company of issuing public statements that are erroneous at best and disingenuous at worst.
"Our members rejected the company's outrageous proposal by 92 percent in September. Rejection came from every corner of the country. They were being asked to vote on a proposal with massive concessions, knowing that their plant could very well be one of those to be closed.
"Our members are on strike because they have had enough. They are not willing to take draconian wage and benefit cuts on top of the significant concessions they made in 2004 and give up their pension so that the Wall Street vulture capitalists in control of this company can walk away with millions of dollars."
Over the past eight years since the first Hostess bankruptcy, BCTGM members have watched as money from previous concessions that was supposed to go towards capital investment, product development, plant improvement and new equipment, was squandered in executive bonuses, payouts to Wall Street investors and payments to high-priced attorneys and consultants.
BCTGM members are well aware that as the company was preparing to file for bankruptcy earlier this year, the then CEO of Hostess was awarded a 300 percent raise (from approximately $750,000 to $2,550,000) and at least nine other top executives of the company received massive pay raises. One such executive received a pay increase from $500,000 to $900,000 and another received one taking his salary from $375,000 to $656,256.
Over the past 15 months, Hostess workers have seen the company unilaterally end contractually-obligated payments to their pension plan. Despite saving more than $160 million with this action, the company continues to fall deeper and deeper into debt. A mountain of debt and gross mismanagement by a string of failed CEO's with no true experience in the wholesale baking business have left this company unable to compete or survive.
A total of 24 Hostess production facilities are on strike or honoring the strike with picket lines established by striking Hostess workers at other BCTGM-represented facilities. Additionally, BCTGM members at one transport facility also are on strike. Company claims that union members are crossing picket lines and maintaining production at striking plants are vastly untrue.
The BCTGM represents more than 80,000 workers in the baking, food processing, grain milling and tobacco industries in the United States and Canada.
Original source: Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union
Sectors: Bakery
Companies: Hostess Brands
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Normal tissue complication probability model parameter estimation for xerostomia in head and neck cancer patients based on scintigraphy and quality of life assessments
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1 Medical Physics and Informatics Laboratory, Department of Electronics Engineering, National Kaohsiung University of Applied Sciences, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, ROC
2 Department of Radiation Oncology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital-Kaohsiung Medical Center, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, ROC
3 Department of Radiation Oncology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, ROC
4 Department of Medical Imaging and Radiological Sciences, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, ROC
5 Departments of Radiation Oncology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chiayi, Taiwan, ROC
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BMC Cancer 2012, 12:567 doi:10.1186/1471-2407-12-567Published: 4 December 2012
With advances in modern radiotherapy (RT), many patients with head and neck (HN) cancer can be effectively cured. However, xerostomia is a common complication in patients after RT for HN cancer. The purpose of this study was to use the Lyman–Kutcher–Burman (LKB) model to derive parameters for the normal tissue complication probability (NTCP) for xerostomia based on scintigraphy assessments and quality of life (QoL) questionnaires. We performed validation tests of the Quantitative Analysis of Normal Tissue Effects in the Clinic (QUANTEC) guidelines against prospectively collected QoL and salivary scintigraphic data.
Thirty-one patients with HN cancer were enrolled. Salivary excretion factors (SEFs) measured by scintigraphy and QoL data from self-reported questionnaires were used for NTCP modeling to describe the incidence of grade 3+ xerostomia. The NTCP parameters estimated from the QoL and SEF datasets were compared. Model performance was assessed using Pearson's chi-squared test, Nagelkerke's R2, the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve, and the Hosmer–Lemeshow test. The negative predictive value (NPV) was checked for the rate of correctly predicting the lack of incidence. Pearson's chi-squared test was used to test the goodness of fit and association.
Using the LKB NTCP model and assuming n=1, the dose for uniform irradiation of the whole or partial volume of the parotid gland that results in 50% probability of a complication (TD50) and the slope of the dose–response curve (m) were determined from the QoL and SEF datasets, respectively. The NTCP-fitted parameters for local disease were TD50=43.6 Gy and m=0.18 with the SEF data, and TD50=44.1 Gy and m=0.11 with the QoL data. The rate of grade 3+ xerostomia for treatment plans meeting the QUANTEC guidelines was specifically predicted, with a NPV of 100%, using either the QoL or SEF dataset.
Our study shows the agreement between the NTCP parameter modeling based on SEF and QoL data, which gave a NPV of 100% with each dataset, and the QUANTEC guidelines, thus validating the cut-off values of 20 and 25 Gy. Based on these results, we believe that the QUANTEC 25/20-Gy spared-gland mean-dose guidelines are clinically useful for avoiding xerostomia in the HN cohort.

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Address correspondence to Arlene S. Ash, Ph.D., Research Professor, Health Care Research Unit, Boston University School of Medicine, 720 Harrison Ave #1108, Boston, MA 02118. Michael A. Posner, M.S., is a Statistical Manager with Boston University School of Public Health. Jeanne Speckman, M.Sc., is a Research Analyst with Boston Medical Center. Shakira Franco, M.S., is a Research Assistant with Boston University School of Medicine. Andrew C. Yacht, M.D., M.Sc., is Associate Program Director, Department of Medicine, Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY. Lindsey Bramwell, C.D.R., U.S.P.H.S., M.Ph., R.N., Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Department of Health and Human Services.
Using Claims Data to Examine Mortality Trends Following Hospitalization for Heart Attack in Medicare
Version of Record online: 7 OCT 2003
Health Services Research
Volume 38, Issue 5, pages 1253–1262, October 2003
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Ash, A. S., Posner, M. A., Speckman, J., Franco, S., Yacht, A. C. and Bramwell, L. (2003), Using Claims Data to Examine Mortality Trends Following Hospitalization for Heart Attack in Medicare. Health Services Research, 38: 1253–1262. doi: 10.1111/1475-6773.00175
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To see if changes in the demographics and illness burden of Medicare patients hospitalized for acute myocardial infarction (AMI) from 1995 through 1999 can explain an observed rise (from 32 percent to 34 percent) in one-year mortality over that period.
Data Sources. Utilization data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) fee-for-service claims (MedPAR, Outpatient, and Carrier Standard Analytic Files); patient demographics and date of death from CMS Denominator and Vital Status files. For over 1.5 million AMI discharges in 1995–1999 we retain diagnoses from one year prior, and during, the case-defining admission.
Study Design. We fit logistic regression models to predict one-year mortality for the 1995 cases and apply them to 1996–1999 files. The CORE model uses age, sex, and original reason for Medicare entitlement to predict mortality. Three other models use the CORE variables plus morbidity indicators from well-known morbidity classification methods (Charlson, DCG, and AHRQ's CCS). Regressions were used as is—without pruning to eliminate clinical or statistical anomalies. Each model references the same diagnoses—those recorded during the pre- and index admission periods. We compare each model's ability to predict mortality and use each to calculate risk-adjusted mortality in 1996–1999.
Principal Findings. The comprehensive morbidity classifications (DCG and CCS) led to more accurate predictions than the Charlson, which dominated the CORE model (validated C-statistics: 0.81, 0.82, 0.74, and 0.66, respectively). Using the CORE model for risk adjustment reduced, but did not eliminate, the mortality increase. In contrast, adjustment using any of the morbidity models produced essentially flat graphs.
Conclusions. Prediction models based on claims-derived demographics and morbidity profiles can be extremely accurate. While one-year post-AMI mortality in Medicare may not be worsening, outcomes appear not to have continued to improve as they had in the prior decade. Rich morbidity information is available in claims data, especially when longitudinally tracked across multiple settings of care, and is important in setting performance targets and evaluating trends.


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Joe DeSiena hates to lose, which made the feeling as he walked across the field Saturday night following Xaverian's 14-7 loss to Fordham Prep in the CHSFL Class AAA quarterfinals a rarity.
"This performance was their finest hour," the Clippers coach said. "They came out and played with all their passion, all their heart, 27 guys dressed for a 'AAA' football game and they were able to go out there and give an 8-0 team every bit of what they could handle. The result obviously isn't what we wanted, but I've never been more proud of this group of guys than I am right now."
With Xaverian playing without five starters, including leading rusher Zach Kearney and receivers Zyrel Hardy and Will Badyna, who missed the game because of academic suspension, few gave the Clippers a chance against Fordham Prep.
But the shorthanded Clippers actually played better Saturday than they did at nearly full strength when they fell to Fordham Prep, 27-17 in Week 3. That was the first game Xaverian played without sophomore sensation Kendall (Speedy) Thomas, who was expelled following an incident during detention five days before that battle of then-undefeated teams.
"I'm really proud of the way we answered the challenge this week," DeSiena said. "It could have been very easy to say we're down five starters and we're going to curl up and play damage control."
In fact, led by sophomore running back Laray Smith (31 carries, 158 yards), Xaverian (4-5) took a 7-0 lead with 3:55 left in the third quarter when Tristan Philip recovered a fumble by Tushaun Plummer on an 11-yard reception
Then, two plays into Fordham Prep's next possession, Rams quarterback Max Kinder was picked off by Ryan Gordon.
Xaverian appeared on the verge of a major upset, but Kinder connected with Ben Andreycak for a 33-yard touchdown pass and Steven Broccoli, who missed a 36-yard field goal in the first quarter, added the extra point to tie the score at 7 with 8:44 left in regulation.
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Awesome, I know what if feels like to get over that "hump" of when we m/c. I m/c'd at 8wks but didn't know until 10, and convinced myself I needed to go to the dr at 10 just to make sure things were good. They only allowed the hb to be heard since it wasn't a regular appointment, but that heart beat was the ultimate sound of music.
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How Do They Do It? Air travel to get even more unpleasant this summer, which hardly seems possible.
You Gonna Eat That? Now it's farm-raised seafood from China that poses a threat. FDA finds banned drugs and additives in farm-raised Chinese shrimp, catfish, eel, basa, and dace.
You Gonna Buy That? Apple's iPhone. On sale. Now. But ATT's network is slow, and a cheaper iPhone may be coming.
How Many Debates are They Going to Have? The Democratic presidential hopefuls debated "minority issues" in DC last night—hours after the Supreme Court banned most forms of affirmative action in schools admission.
What Are We Going to Do About Al Gore? Should pollsters be asking voters about Al Gore in presidential polls or not?
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What the Fuck? Someone in Stamford, Connecticut, the home of the World Wrestling Entertainment, altered the Wikipedia entry for Chris Benoit to say that the wrestler missed a fight due to his wifes death—but the change was made before authorities discovered that Benoit had murdered his wife and child, and then killed himself.
Mind If I Smoke? Indeed I do. Study shows secondhand smoke to be more toxic than previously thought—and it was already thought to be pretty damn toxic.
Who Are These People? The Sonics held a draft party at Fisher Pavillion yesterday. And people actually came. To celebrate. Excuse me, but what?
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Jazz Hands, Everybody: Bob Fosse was born in Chicago, where he got his start on theater dancing in burlesque theaters—which inspired his trademark sexy, cynical style. In addition to choreographing Sweet Charity, Bells Are Ringing, Damn Yankees, Pippin, The Pajama Game, and more on Broadway, Fosse wrote the book, directed, and choreographed the original Broadway production of Chicago. It didn't do well—critics and audiences felt it was too cynical. I mean, really! People getting away with murder by manipulating a gullible press and a dysfunctional judicial system? That doesn't happen.
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A speed painting before bed.
Time: 1 hour
Tools: Photoshop CS5, Wacom Tablet
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That's so cool and pretty!! How do you do it?
This is really cool you know
wow, excellent speed paint !
"a speed painting"?! it's amazing!! (Especially for a speed painting)
If you did this in 1 hour, it was really speedy. You are tallented, not just quick.
This is so great! It will be even more greater if size was bigger enough to be a wallpaper, like 1366x768 ) Is it possible?
Simple and elegant. Totally speaks to me.
The atmosphere reminds me a lot of Rayman
.....nor anywhere. Green eggs and ham.
Very nice, I like it.
epic. & in such a short time.
remembers me 'The end of the world" on Kingdom Hearts! Awesome
Very nice.
it's all so gentle and dreamlike. very cool.
thats awesome.
fantastic work here~
Absolutely stunning.
Awesome did you paint it <3
Interesting! It's almost vectorish. Really interesting work!
I like it. It has that classic "you don't know whats gonna happen next feel". I like that. It also gives the feeling of looking into something vast and unfathomable. Also unexplainable. Tis unique and definitely well done.
Both title and this setting reminded me of Kingdom Hearts dunno if that's a good or bad thing but I love the twisty organic scary rock/tree formations against this cool color atmosphere bathed in ethereal light.
Crazy awesome for an hour's worth of speed painting *w*
Crazy awesome for an hour's worth of speed painting *w*
Holy wow! I can't stop staring at this!
This is very beautiful. Your talent never ceases to amaze me
I like the stylization on this
Great scene! I like the color scheme and those swirly trees.
Wow, I'd love to see a tutorial for this one, the style is fascinating. Gorgeous landscape, very dreamlike.
I love how surreal it is.
ahh, pretty. You do speedpaints a lot crisper than I do, I like it a lot. :3
Wow... this is pretty damn stunning for a 'speed' painting. Absolutely lovely. :3
WOW!! very very cool!!
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Awesome...I am really getting lost into this vast....thing XD I totally like the middlepart of the drawing^^
so....... fantas(y)tic
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Reminds me of Bastion. :3
Would make a great scene from a Vanillaware game.
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Incredible. Nicely done.
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I love historic places! Love antique's, love to visit and stay in quality, historic Inn's - this is NOT one of them. First of all, the front desk staff needs a quick tutorial in customer service. They need to be reminded that they are there to serve us during our stay there. My room was not clean, picked up, yes; clean, no. Colleagues of mine, found a dead roach, lying on his back in their room and he was there for the entire three night stay. Great housekeeping service, huh? The floor boards were coming loose, the linens had holes in them, the wallpaper and bed spreads were dated. Carpet in the rooms and in the common areas such as the hallways was worn and threadbare. The wine and cheese reception consisted of piped in 80's music and one choice or red/white wine with some cheese cubes and crackers. Overall, this Historic Inn needs to close down for a bit and get a major overhaul! At $179.00 per night - horrible value! They don't even have irons and ironing boards in each room.
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Up to 2000 babies have been recalled to hospital to have
their hearing checked after the Ministry of Health discovered
"irregularities" in its national newborn screening programme.
One of the babies recalled, a 10-month-old boy, was found to
have a congenital hearing defect.
Officials would not say what the irregularities were, but it
is believed the hearing of some newborn babies was not
The Herald understands some screeners from the six affected
district health boards were testing themselves instead of the
Associate Health Minister Jo Goodhew said she was "very
concerned" when she was told in July of the situation.
Asked if any workers had been dismissed or stood down, she
said: "I am aware a number of screeners no longer work at the
Two boards told the Health Ministry five months ago they had
concerns about their newborn hearing screening programmes.
National Health Board national services purchasing director
Jill Lane said that as a result the Ministry initiated a
review of all DHB newborn screening activity.
Six boards - including Auckland, Waitemata, Bay of Plenty,
Lakes (Taupo), Hutt Valley and Canterbury - were found to
have irregular screening results, and two, Waikato and Hawkes
Bay, are still providing information.
It is not known how long the issues had been going on or how
old some of the babies are now.
Ms Lane said a report into the investigation was completed
this week, but its recommendations would not be made public
until it was sent to affected families early in the New Year.
Ms Lane did not know how many of the 2000 families sent
recall letters had responded, but said that of those that
had, the 10-month-old was the only delayed diagnosis.
Mrs Goodhew said while that family would be disappointed,
they were now getting the support they needed at birth.
"I understand there are no waiting lists for cochlear
implants. Children have priority so that child will have
cochlear implants if that's what he needs."
The programme is intended to check the hearing of the 60,000
babies born each year.
All babies are supposed to be screened within a month, to
complete an audiology assessment in three months and start
any required treatment by six months.
"We want to pick up any irregularities in a child's ability
to hear as early as possible," Mrs Goodhew said.
About 2000 babies a year need further hearing assessment, and
the programme expects to find one baby in 1000 with
congenital hearing loss.
Mrs Goodhew said she would not pre-empt the report by giving
"It's certainly not what you want. You want a standard of
screening and you want everyone to conform to that standard
and in this case it hasn't happened."
She said she had more confidence in the programme now a
thorough investigation had been made, and she was comfortable
with the "comprehensive recommendations".
The country had about 115 technically trained screeners.
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Tribute Books: Honoring People You Love and Admire
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a great SLIM rom and battery seems to be better, its been a day only so no much to go by.
however (oh oh) when changing from one screen to...
Quick question: how can it be certified stable release and be alpha at the same time? Trying it now
its not showing in the market for me on the phone using gnex 4.0.4.
it did find it and downloaded using desktop computer.
Edit: i get kicked out...
Love the nexus too
here we go one more time
I currently use nightowl fs8500 and the meye app. Streams to ALL my devices
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Use something like widgetlocker
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Uh. Why don't you just read the instruction booklet?
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Sorry Coolmaster!(message to short)
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Just plug your Wireless Link that came with your game into your GameBoy. Then you can enter by asking the lady in the upper floor of the Pokemon Center to. It's no fun without anyone else though...
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My gameboy not yet! Cheat avaible?
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My gameboy not yet! Cheat avaible?
There's no point in entering the Union Room unless you HAVE a Game Boy Advance and a Wireless Adapter.
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Why you should nix swine flu parties, and other swine flu don'ts.
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Swine flu isn't in the headlines as much as it was a couple of months ago, and while there have been deaths and hospitalizations in countries worldwide, most cases have been relatively mild.
That's the good news. But the bad news is, swine flu isn't gone. In fact, it may pick up steam during the usual flu season -- and it could worsen.
With that in mind, here are 10 swine flu "don'ts" -- things not to do for swine flu prevention.
1. Don't expect seasonal flu vaccination to prevent swine flu.
The seasonal flu vaccine doesn't protect against swine flu. Scientists are working on a swine flu vaccine, but that will be a separate vaccination.
Do get vaccinated against seasonal flu, when that vaccine becomes available. Seasonal flu can be serious, especially for infants, elders, and people with weak immune systems. The CDC notes that seasonal flu or its complications kill an average of 36,000 people per year in the U.S. and hospitalize more than 200,000 people.


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It's fair to say that Adam Drucker has a unique voice. If you've heard him on record as Dose One, (whether solo, with Boom Bip, as a member of cLOUDDEAD or Subtle, and with beat magician Jel and keyboardist Dax as Themselves), chances are that his incredibly nasal but pliable tones either fascinate you or repel you; it's unlikely that he'll leave you indifferent. Extremes are something that Dose One has made a habit of playing with in his lyrics as well, with favoured subjects frequently including masturbation and suicide- not that this is always obvious when listening to him spit his surreal, oblique poetry, which he has a tendency to fire off at obscenely high speeds as a challenge both to himself and the listener.
On this album the challenge takes the form of Themselves and German glitchpop band The Notwist trying to combine their musical approachs without the result sounding like a compromise. Unfortunately, whilst the results are always atmospheric, often pretty and sometimes startling, the alliance is not a particularly assured one, and you can often feel the rough edges of tracks created after only a day or so in the studio. Tellingly, it is the tracks that might have been created by one of the groups on their own that hit hardest; The Notwist's voices shining on the warmly throbbing Men Of Station and menacing intimacy of Perfect Speed, and Themselves all taking to the mic for the wonderful Soft Atlas, a sing-song concept track wrapped in Dose One's murmuring.
Other tracks straddle the divide unhappily; although not bad, they seem lacking in definition either instrumentally or lyrically (strung out over the seven minutes of Superman On Ice, Dose One seems more a lost wanderer than the track's focus). As a result, what might have been a genre-bending explosion ends up an occasionally delightful curiosity that never fulfils its potential for more than a track at a time. It would have been lazily easy to predict that if you loved Dose One or The Notwist, you'd love this album; but the truth is you'll probably just like it at best.
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One of the more exciting parts of the announcement of the GLORY 28 card was the Lightweight Contender's Tournament. GLORY's Lightweight division is perhaps the most stacked division on their entire roster at the moment, with Robin van Roosmalmen running roughshod over that division. Many have been calling for a rematch between van Roosmalen and Sitthichai after the controversial decision in their last fight, but the announcement of this tournament proved that Sitthichai will have to win another tournament to get there.
According to a press release from Glory's French partner, Team 21, the GLORY Lightweight tournament will feature Sitthichai, Davit Kiria, Marat Grigorian and Djime Coulibaly. The match ups have yet to be announced and yes, Djime Coulibaly sort of feels like the obligatory French guy in that tournament, especially after losing in the last Lightweight tournament to Josh Jauncey. From what we understand Jauncey could be fighting on this card as well, although that hasn't been announced yet, either.
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The 63-year-old Korean national had gone for a walk with the
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police spokesman told AAP.
Shortly after, the woman's grandson raised the alarm after
finding the pair unconscious in a pool in the backyard.
The girl was resuscitated and taken to Wollongong Hospital,
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The woman was believed to suffer from a medical condition,
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An official NHS "Fox Alert" poster has been issued just days after a four-week-old boy had his finger severed by fox at home
While little Denny Dolan recovers in hospital after surgery to reattach his finger, a fox visits to the scene of the attack
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A girl of 13 told yesterday how she was attacked by a snarling fox as she camped in her back garden with a group of friends.
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How to Find a Parasitic Battery Drain
When your car battery goes dead overnight, usually either the battery is at the end of its life span, or you left something on, such as a light. Occasionally something is drawing power that's not of your doing. This is a parasitic draw, and it can have the same result as leaving the headlights on: a dead battery in the morning.
1Remove the negative side battery cable from the negative battery terminal.
2Connect the black wire to the com input on a multimeter and the red wire to the 10A or 20A input on the multimeter. The meter needs to be able to read at least 2 or 3 amps for this test to work. Connecting the red wire to the mA input on the multimeter won't work and could damage the meter.
3Attach a multimeter (set the dial on the multimeter to measure Amps as per multimeters instructions) between the negative cable and the negative battery post. Wait a few seconds to several minutes for the car to go into sleep mode — i.e. when you make the contact with the ammeter, the car's computer systems "wake up." After a bit of time they will go back to "sleep."
4If the ammeter is reading over 25–50 milliamps, something is using too much battery power.
5Go to the fuse panel(s) and remove fuses, one at a time. Pull the main fuses (higher amp ratings) last. Perform the same steps on all relays found in the fuse panel. Sometimes relay contacts can fail to release, causing a drain. Be sure to observe the ammeter after pulling each fuse or relay.
6Watch for the ammeter to drop to acceptable drain. The fuse that reduces the drain is the draw. Consult the owners' manual or service manual to find what circuits are on that fuse.
7Check each device (circuit) on that fuse. Disconnect each lamp, heater, electrical device one at a time to find the drain.
8Repeat steps 1 & 2 to test your repair. The ammeter will tell you exact numbers.
9Try unhooking the big wire from your alternator. The alternator can sometimes have a shorted diode that can cause amps to flow through the alternator's power cable and through the shorted diode and into the case and through the bolts and back to the negative battery terminal. This will drain a battery in a hurry.Make sure to read the ammeter before and after unplugging your Alternator.
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What if I am not detecting a reading but the battery still drains?wikiHow ContributorYou could have a fuse that is draining your battery.
Can a tracking device drain the battery?wikiHow ContributorThis is highly unlikely. It's possible only if it's hooked into the car's electrical system and it's drawing more than 25 mA with the car not running.
- A parasitic drain is when an electrical device is using battery power when the car is closed, and the ignition key removed. Therefore, when doing this test make sure that the dome light, under hood light, trunk light, etc. are off.
- The fuse pulling sequence can be more easily performed with the ammeter resting on the outside of the windshield facing the technician at the inside fuse boxes thru the glass, with the under-hood ammeter probes clamped in place by plastic clamps.
- The fuse pulling sequence may be too complicated without a helper: a quick elimination of the problem might be to reconnect the battery and go through all switches and devices including radio switches, window switches, rear windshield wiper switches, and on/off every electrical switch. Any of them may have an intermittent electrical leak, such as a windshield wiper that has not returned to its home/off position. But when you set the ammeter back up to check for success, you won't know what switch or device or wire was the culprit.
- Don't forget to check inside cigarette lighter and power sockets. Living a phone charger plugged in for a long time can cause parasitic draw. Also, sometimes coins can fall in the sockets and cause shorts.
- Exercise caution when working with your car's electrical system. Protect eyes and skin. Similarly, be certain, without any doubt, that changes made to the electrical system are within the boundaries (fuses in place and w/correct amperage) when adding or changing anything electrical, whether aftermarket or OEM).
- Be careful working around the battery in a car.
- Some after-market alarm systems may make this test too long or loud to be worth the effort. If that's the case, seek professional help.
- In more and more models made after 2003, disconnecting the battery will reset the PCM requiring the modules to relearn. In certain cases this requires a factory scan tool. It is best to take such cars to either the dealer or a professional in auto electrical systems.
Things You'll Need
- Safety goggles
- A digital multimeter or ammeter.
- A fuse puller. (You can also use pliers, but try not to crush the fuse.)
- Any tools needed to access battery and fuse panel(s).
- An owners' manual or maintenance manual showing electrical circuits.
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It's that time of the year again, spring is finally here and it's time to celebrate and get outside! Our Annual Spring Fling Carnival will be on Sunday, April 26th from 1pm – 3pm. You won't want to miss out on the fun games and awesome petting zoo we have in store for you. Guests may purchase tickets at the event.
Date: Sunday, April 26th
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It's that wonderful time of year again, BEERFEST is finally here YAY!! Come down to Ciro's and enjoy some refreshing beer, small hors d'oeuvres, a photo booth, music, and fun games. You really don't want to miss out on this one. What a fun, exciting way to get to know your neighbors. This is a 21+ event so please be sure to bring your IDs. Did we mention this is a FREE event for residents?! Guest must be pre-paid. No guests will be accepted at the door without a ticket. No cash accepted please make checks payable to your property.
Date: Friday, March 20th, 2015
Time: 6:00PM – 8:00PM
Cost: Free for Residents
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Location: Ciro's
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Did you know Thursday, March 12th is Girl Scout Cookie and Popcorn Lover's Day? Ciro's would like to celebrate this glorious day by providing Girl Scout Cookies and popcorn all day long. So stop by Ciro's and pick up a sweet and/or salty treat.
Date: Thursday March 12th, 2015
Time: All Day
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Ciro's is hosting Paint Night! Come and show off your dazzling artistic skills. Space is very limited, so be sure to register as soon as possible. You will not want to miss out on this opportunity. We will be serving appetizers and wine, so this will be a 21+ event. Please be sure to bring your ID's. This event will be FREE for residents and $25 per guest, only 2 guests per household. Payment must be received before event to hold spot.
Date: Saturday, February 21st
Time: 2:00PM – 4:00PM
Location: Ciro's
Cost: $25 per guest
We will be starting the New Year off right with a fun Roaring 20's Martini Night. This is going to be an event you will not want to miss. This will be a 21+ event, so please bring your ID or you will not be able to participate. Guest tickets will be available to purchase for $20, limits 2 guests per household. We will have small hors d'oevres and of course martinis. There will be a DJ and we will have a photo booth with fun and silly props to remember the night! So pull out your best 20's costumes and come on down to Ciro's and mingle with your neighbors.
Date: Saturday, January 24th
Time: 5PM – 7PM
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Ciro's will be hosting a movie night on Saturday, December 20th, at 5:00PM – 7:00PM, which will feature "Elf". We will also be having small snacks and refreshments. So bring the family down and hang out with your neighbors and watch a movie by the fire on this cold winter night. Ciro's will be closed during this movie so be sure to register online or in person. This is also a resident's only event.
Date: Saturday, December 20th
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Operation Santa is a great way to put a smile on the faces of children this Holiday Season. Please visit Ciro's or your Residents Services Office to grab a tag with the name and age of the child you are donating your gift to. Then bring your unwrapped gift with the tag in and place it under our tree.
Start Date: Monday, December 1st
End Date: Wednesday, December 31st
Location: Ciro's and your Resident Services Office
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Here is a great opportunity to help out people in need for the holidays! We will be accepting canned goods for donations from November 1st to November 30th. You are also welcome to make a donation online:
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Start Date: Saturday, November 1st
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We would like to invite you all out to Ciro's on Monday, October 13th, to watch the 49ers VS Rams game, with your neighbors. We will be providing small snacks and beverages for your enjoyment. So come on out and support the 49ers!
It's that time of the year. You're invited to join us at Palmia Park for some Halloween fun! There will be Five Star Pizza, some tasty treats, face painting, a photo booth, and you can pick out a pumpkin and carve away! There will be prizes for the silliest, scariest, and most creative pumpkin.
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The Yonkers Public Schools Transportation Policy is based on the philosophy that the bus ride is an extension of the school day. To ensure the safety of each passenger, it is the responsibility of all students to be aware of and comply with all established bus safety procedures.
All students who are in grade 3 or above are allowed off the bus at their assigned bus stops. All younger students must be met by parent/guardian or designee.
Transportation Eligibility Criteria
Transportation will only be provided to regular education students who attend a school within the City of Yonkers and reside one and a half (1.5) miles or more from the school they attend. Special Education students receive transportation as specified in their Individual Education Program (IEP). Students eligible for transportation will be notified before school begins in September. High School students must pay for bus transportation.
Elementary and Middle Years Students
Transportation is available to students in grades prekindergarten through eight who reside one and a half (1.5) miles or more from the school they attend. Student bus stops can be up to a half mile from a students residence
High School Students
High school students must pay for bus transportation to public and parochial high schools. Any high school student may purchase a Student MetroCard for public transportation (Bee-Line Bus) at his/her high school.
The cost for the Student MetroCard is $58.00 each month ($580 for the school year September to June).
The discounted Student MetroCard provides limited service on Bee-Line buses:
Families that meet the District Policy and provide documentation from the Department of Social Services indicating qualifying family income may receive transportation free of charge. The students name must appear on the households budget sheet, which must be dated no earlier than August 1.
There will be a $58.00 charge for all lost Student MetroCards.
Private/Parochial School Transportation
Families of students attending parochial schools, grades prekindergarten through twelve, must enroll their child at the Registration Department and complete an application for transportation. This must be done every year by April 1st. Applications are available from the Transportation Department
Applications are available from the Transportation Department and in Forms Central.
Student Transportation Reception Center
Transportation is a privilege, not a right. If this privilege is abused, students run the risk of losing their district-provided transportation. Parents/ guardians will then be responsible for transporting their children to and from the assigned school.
When students are not met at bus stops, they are brought to the Information Center at One Larkin Center and the parent/designee is required to pick-up the child as soon as they are notified by the staff. Repeat offenders run the risk of losing transportation privileges.
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The staff was very unfriendly and rude. The breakfast was a bad joke: for 2 people we got two small coffees, two small orange juice, 10g butter, 10g jelly and 10g honey and 5 small peaces of baguette which felled like 4 days old. We stayed there for 4 nights, Breakfast was every day the same!
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SDCC: "Batman: The Killing Joke" Cast & Crew Debuts Film at Comic-Con International
San Diego Comic-Con is always a wild ride filled with crazy cosplayers, Hollywood hype and just generally somewhat-controlled chaos. In the midst of it all, a few comic book announcements managed to sneak out.
Here are 15 of those announcements (in no particular order) that Kevin Melrose, Chris Mautner and I were happy to hear:
1. New Bone books
So it looks like one of those new books isn't going to be comics but a novel written by Tom Sniegoski and illustrated by Smith. Which is a bit of a bummer, but only a bit. I'm still pretty psyched to see more stories set in that universe and Sniegoski has proven himself to be an able and witty writer on stuff like the Stupid Stupid Rat Creatures mini series, which, by the way, will be included in the Tall Tales book. So yeah, this is great news all around. I'm eager for more Bone. –Chris Mautner
2. Petrograd, by Philip Gelatt and Tyler Crook
I piped up the moment JK Parkin posted his interview on Thursday with Petrograd writer Philip Gelatt. The book, which examines the events surrounding the murder of Grigori Rasputin in 1916, hits the right historical note with me, of course. But it was the art by Tyler Crook that really drew me in. Beautiful stuff, that. Plus, it doesn't hurt — in my book, at least — that Gelatt is taking a factual approach to the life, and death, of the Mad Monk. –Kevin Melrose
3. Kurt Busiek's Wildstorm titles
Fresh off the weekly Trinity series, Kurt Busiek had two announcements on Saturday at the Wildstorm panel. First, Astro City is going monthly. After wrapping up the Dark Age tales he's been telling in various mini-series over the last few years, and doing an Astra two-parter and a Silver Agent special, Busiek will pick the Astro City monthly series back up with issue #23. Brent Anderson is still on board for the art, with Alex Ross on covers.
But that's not all. Busiek also has a brand new title called Kurt Busiek's American Gothic, featuring artwork by Connor Willumsen. It's an ongoing due sometime next year, and will feature tales of American mythology — truck drivers driving the dead to their final resting place, fishing village residents finding Thor living on an island off the coast of Rhode Island, that sort of stuff. I also understand Busiek will be writing some prose to go along with it.
More Busiek is always a good thing, and more of Busiek doing his own stuff is a really great thing. –JK Parkin
4. Blacksad from Dark Horse
If you were to only read a description of Blacksad, the French-published, award-winning series by Juan Díaz Canales and Juanjo Guarnido, you might discount it as silly. I mean, a noirish crime comic set in 1950s America and starring a cast of anthropomorphized animals? But one glimpse of Guarnido's lush, moody and, yes, realistic art immediately wipes away any doubts about the premise. Of Blacksad's three volumes — Somewhere Within the Shadows, Arctic Nation and Red Soul — only the first two have been translated into English because of the bankruptcy of the previous North American rights-holder. Dark Horse plans to remedy that. – Kevin Melrose
5. Daniel Clowes' Wilson
His stint for The New York Times Magazine aside, we haven't had any new comics from Dan Clowes in a dog's age. It's not like he's the speediest of cartoonists or anything. So the news that he is in fact working on a new graphic novel and that it will be out in less than a year from now is excellent news. Sure to be the most talked about book in 2010. –Chris Mautner
6. The Killjoys, by Gerard Way, Shaun Simon and Becky Cloonan
Gerard Way proved with his work on Umbrella Academy that not only does he know how to make comics, but he knows how to make them fun, engaging and a little bit twisted. "If Umbrella Academy is me taking a look at, among many other things, Doom Patrol, Killjoys is me, with my co-writer Shaun Simon, taking a look at when the best stuff was going on in the '90s, things like Invisibles and stuff like that," he told Comic Book Resources.
Of course, it also really, really helps that Becky Cloonan is drawing it. That's worth the price of admission right there. –JK Parkin
7. 6th Gun, by Cullen Bunn and Brian Hurtt
As I mentioned on Saturday, I'm an easy mark when it comes to supernatural stories in a historical setting. So I immediately took notice when Oni Press released promotional art for 6th Gun, the new project from The Damned team of Cullen Bunn and Brian Hurtt. According to CBR's panel report, 6th Gun is a fantasy/Western that "follows the story of six terrible handguns and how one falls into the hands of an innocent girl." Sold! – Kevin Melrose
8. The Anchor by Phil Hester and Brian Churilla
"God's own leg breaker." Coming from BOOM! Studios, this new title details the main character's fight to keep demons and monsters from spilling out of hell and onto the Earth. Or, in the words of BOOM! CEO Ross Richie, "Monsters get punched." This seems a bit different from what you'd typically expect from BOOM!, and I'm looking forward to seeing more of it. – JK Parkin
9. Complete Nancy from Fantagraphics
I'm pretty much a neophyte when it comes to Nancy. I've read slivers of the strip here and there but not enough to really get a feel for it, apart from the fact that it's a bit … off-kilter. A lot of people seem to really worship it however, so I'll be sure to be checking out this collection to see if I agree with the comics cognoscenti or not. –Chris Mautner
10. Revolver by Matt Kindt
Matt Kindt, creator of Super Spy, makes this graphic novel must reading already. And the description, courtesy of Graphic Content, sounds like a lot of fun and something that's right up his alley:
Sam, a 20-something living in Seattle, wakes up one morning to a world where things are out of control—the stock market has crashed, there's a bird-flu epidemic in Asia and radioactive material has gone missing in Russia. Next, Sam wakes up and the world is fine. REVOLVER, written and illustrated by Eisner Award nominated Matt Kindt, is a tale of two realities and how they both test Sam's limits until he makes a move that changes his path forever.
Vertigo has announced several new titles recently I'm really looking forward to — I, Zombie, Sweet Tooth — and this is one more for the buy pile. –JK Parkin
11. Furry Water, by Rafael Grampá and Daniel Pellizzari
I've been banging the drum for Furry Water from the moment Rafael Grampá posted the first character sketch on his blog in early June. Almost two months have passed and I still don't know much about the six-issue Dark Horse miniseries, other than it centers on five weapons-wielding brothers in a postapocalyptic setting. That's not much to go on, but I enjoyed Grampá's previous work Mesmo Delivery (which Dark Horse will re-release), and I'm a big fan of his artwork. That's enough to convince me to go along for the ride. –Kevin Melrose
12. Don Rosa's Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck in hardcover
This is a good thing because a) my paperback copy is falling apart; and b) it suggests that BOOM! has a real interest in making sure that Rosa's (and by extension Carl Barks') work remains out in the public eye. I'm hoping that this is merely the beginning of more good things to come, duck-wise that is. –Chris Mautner
13. Deathlok by Charlie Huston
This announcement may have gone under the radar a bit, as it was made at the Cup 'o Joe panel where Marvel's big Marvelman announcement was made. While I'm not sure what to feel about that announcement until we know exactly what Marvel's plans are — if the Moore and Gaiman stories end up back in print, then I reserve the right to update this list at a later date — I do know that I'm happy about the new Charlie Huston/Lan Medina Deathlok series that was announced.
What can I say? Ever since I first saw him in the pages of Captain America, I've always liked Deathlok. –JK Parkin
14. The serialization of Bakuman in Shonen Jump
I'm not typically a fan of the metafictional self-absorption that typically accompanies authors penning stories starring authors who struggle with writer's block, fame, fandom, what have you (sorry, Stephen King fans). It's just a little … much. However, I'll make an exception for Bakuman, which follows two ninth-grade boys who dream of becoming mangaka. That's because it's by Death Note creators Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata, who get as much leeway as they want went it comes to subject matter. – Kevin Melrose
15. The Scott Pilgrim video game
Seriously, how can you not want to play this? –Chris Mautner
What, no MIRACLEMAN…?
I won't be excited about Miracleman until they announce a release date for the Moore/Gaiman stuff.
I didn't realize the new Bone stuff was prose with illustrations. I'll still buy it, especially since it comes with the Stupid Stupid Rat Tales that I never got.
I think the thing I'm most interested in at this point is Furry Water. Grampa's art is jaw-dropping. I'm also excited about the re-release of Mesmo Park, since I missed it the first time around.
I'm trying my hardest to make sure The Anchor meets expectations. If we fall down it won't be on the art side. Churilla is working on a new level of deliciousness.
You're very lucky to be working with Brian, Phil.
On the other hand, he's very lucky to be working with you, too.
Can't wait.
4, 6 and 11 intrigue me.
14 and 15 completely excites me!
Man, for all the lack of mainstream superhero news from comiccon, there's at least tons of other great stuff announced.
The only other news I was really interested in not mentioned here was the I, Zombie series by Allred and Roberson, mainly because of teh promise of more Allred art.
"More Busiek is always a good thing"
Damn straight.
Astro City monthly?
Sweet Baby James, I cannot wait.
I can't wait to see you two team up. Brian told me you guys had something in the works and my performance anxiety kicked in big time. American Gothic looks like one of those books that I will buy religiously (like Astro City), yet stall the reading experience for fear of the paralyzing envy that will follow.
The comic industry will be crushed by the sheer awesomeness of THE ANCHOR!
A lot of great stuff in there, but I just want to say that it's fucking awesome Busiek and Willumsen are working together. I've been follow Willumsens work for a couple of years now, and he's an amazing illustrator.
Rat Tales is one of my favorite comics, in many ways highlighting my favorite things about the Bone series. A Sniegowski Bone novel? A Kindt sci-fi book? The third Blacksad in English? Hardcover Rosa?
This is the best announcement post EVER.
the book-design nerd in me is flipping out imagining how BOOM will treat the Ducks and Fantagraphics will handle Nancy.
Chip, do you guys have the Barks stuff as well as Rosa? The mind boggles…
Not only do I not want to play with anything that has Scott Pilgrim in it, I don't want to read anything with Scott Pilgrim in it.
I've been wondering if the Deathlok story has any connection tot he aborted Deathlok mini that Darick Robertson was drawing (blanking on the writer – wait, looked it up, Daniel Way). Some of the elements seem like something I heard about from that story. Then again, those may have just been elements almost anyone would tend to include in a new Deathlok story….
It would be amusing if someone heard the character referred to, and mistook the reference for Deathklok (Adult Swim's METALOCALYPSE, plus this month's meeting with the Goon). Of course, that could just be me – I like humor based on wordplay….
What about Jim Shooter writing new Gold Key comics for Dark Horse?


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Anthrax's Scott Ian Becomes a 'Game of Thrones' White Walker: WatchBut designers worked around his beard.
Scott Ian Talks Anthrax, Racism and Metal's Lean YearsAlso: he doesn't care what you think of him.
Read an Excerpt From Scott Ian's Memoir 'I'm the Man: The Story of That Guy From Anthrax'In which Scott pukes on a girl, recalls the sacking of Dave Mustaine, and reveals which member of Metallica turned him on to R.E.M.
Book Report: 'Louder Than Hell: The Definitive Oral History Of Metal'The book starts off in the pre-metal era of the '60s, covering the Stooges, the MC5 and Alice Cooper (when "Alice Cooper" represented a band, not just the frontman). It quickly moves to the early '70s, starting with the formation of Black Sabbath and, shortly after fellow Brummies Judas Priest.
GRAMMY® Gourmet: Scott Ian of Anthrax
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Mayhem Festival Sets Sail - Metal Fans Rock CaribbeanMayhem his hitting the open water this winter on its first ever cruise, with Lamb of God, Machine Head, Anthrax and more. Guitars and an open bar could likely lead to the destruction of the Caribbean.
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Math-a-thon nets $6,161 for hospital
Published: Thursday, May 18, 2006 at 4:30 a.m.
Last Modified: Wednesday, May 17, 2006 at 1:33 p.m.
Immaculata Catholic School students raised $6,161.76 for St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital in Nashville during a math-a-thon.
Students in K-8 grades were invited to participate. In addition to helping the children at St. Jude's and researchers, students were able to reinforce their math skills.
Students earning the highest amount in each grade level were recognized. The overall top fundraiser was Camille Long in first grade. Others for each grade were as follows: Royster Strickland, kindergarten; Kristian Gaylord, second; Kaitlyn Capps, third; Kayla Bray, fourth; Shelby Caruso, fifth; Megan Aubrey and Kortney Clark, sixth; and Mariah Guedes, Denise Hategan-Drajan and Hunter Kowald, seventh.
The fifth grade had 100 percent participation with all students turning in money. They were awarded with a special ice cream treat for their hard work. Joy Eyer was the coordinator for this year's event.
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SDCC: Marvel's "Doctor Strange" Combats "Death and Pain" in New Trailer
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Reading Hawkeye month to month instead of in trade is an awesome experience, but it can sometimes be rather confusing for readers, especially in the most recent arc in which Matt Fraction played a bit with the timing of each issue. It was only during the recent Hawkeye #13 that the full timeline of events came to light, and now Fraction has posted his outline for the full arc on his blog.
Fraction's photo shows 28 index cards with timestamps, issue numbers and brief description of events from Thursday at 8 p.m. to Wednesday evening in an almost-hourly breakdown of plot. The descriptions make perfect sense once you figure out Fraction's code ("C" means Clint, "K" means Kate most of the time, "B" means Barney, "L" is Lucky the Pizza Dog.), and it's certainly a cool insight into the most recent arc and Fraction's process.
What's perhaps most impressive is how carefully Fraction planned out the arc as relates to which moments appear in which issues. For example, many of the plot breakdowns show moments meant to be showcased in two different issues — like the Clown killing Grills or the "breakup" between Clint and Kate — which definitely speaks to Fraction's long-term plans not just for the arc but for the book. It leads me to wonder how many of these index cards he actually has lying around just for the purposes of plotting Hawkeye.
Regardless, it's good stuff, lending some true insight to the arc and a decent motivation to go back and reread the whole thing.
It paid off. I've gone back and reread the issues multiple times and it's fantastic. The Pizza Dog issue is especially awesome once all the "puzzle pieces" are in place.
Hawkguy. This comic, bro. This futzing comic.
Absolutely no need for these issues to be so meandering and repetitive. Most of the events portrayed were cool the first and second times through, but it's totally pointless to keep seeing little different angles on the same things.
It takes David Aja three months to draw an issue, and Fraction has him drawing panels of overheard conversations that we already witnessed twice before.
It's a good series but it needs to move on.
Haven't read it, but it reminds me of Priest's first few issues of Black Panther on Marvel Knights (the first six or eight, maybe). It kept going back and forth, all of a sudden there was Everett K. Ross shooting at rats in a bathroom and then he had no pants and then he was in the 'hood. It was great.
Far and away the best series Marvel's doing right now. It's even more fun of you read it and imagine H. Jon Benjamin doing an Archer style voice for Hawkeye.
Matt fraction has a good choice of tiles in his house
I do not read Hawkeye but this actually makes me want to check it out!
@SB. I actually bought a "Hawkguy" shirt because I loved it so much. That's fine. What isn't fine is that now I'm using "futzing" unironically in day to day conversations, and people always do a small double take when they hear it, and I just sound like a weirdo. This futzing book man…
Depending on when my orders arrive, I usually read it two or three issues at a time, so the breaks in continuity don't bother me all that much. But I do wish the timeline moved faster… I think Fraction depends too much on justifying parallel action.
I have put off buying Hawkeye after Vol. 2, cause Vol. 3 includes every other issue. So not being sure what to buy, i just didn't. Really want to read it, but looking at them again on Comixology, still not sure what to buy. Same thing happened with Hellboy. The trades included oneshots with mini stories and things just got out of order. I stopped buying hellboy for 6 years. Just number them in order and let the readers get puzzled by story, not what to buy.