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Haworth-1 The Miami-Dade Police Department released photos of officer Amanda Haworth who was killed in the shootout. (Source: MDPD)
Haworth-2 Officer Amanda Haworth died in the line of duty on Jan. 20, 2011. (Source: MDPD)
officer_castillo Officer Roger Castillo was killed while serving a warrant in Miami. (Source: MDPD)
RogerCastillo Miami Dade Police released another photo of Roger Castillo. (Source: MDPD)
johnny_simms_suspect_cop Police say Johnny Simms, shown here, was the gunman in the shooting that killed two officers. (Source: State Department of Corrections)
cops_hurt_tarp A yellow tarp was placed outside the home. (Source: CBS4)
unknownwoman An unknown woman was in the police cruiser before she was escorted out. (Source: CBS4)
unknownWoman An unknown woman was escorted by officers at the scene. (Source: CBS4)
House_crime_scene The house where the incident occured was surrounded by police officers. (Source: CBS4)
Ambulance The ambulance was on the scene taking those injured to Jackson Memorial Hospital. (Source: CBS4)
CopsShot Police swarmed the area during the shooting. (Source: CBS4)
YellowTape Police sectioned off the crime scene with yellow tape. (Source: CBS4)
Commander Nancy Perez said, 'We've lost one.' (Source: CBS4)
BarryGolden Barry Golden with the US Marshals Service told CBS4 officers were serving a Miami-Dade warrant as part of the force. (Source: CBS4)
AmbulanceArrives Ambulances arrive at Jackson Memorial Hospital. (Source: CBS4)
Officerarrives Police used a sheet to block the public from seeing the individual leaving the ambulance. (Source: CBS4)
Woman_unknown A woman arrived at Jackson Memorial Hospital after the shooting. She was comforted by police officials. (Source: CBS4)
YellowTarp Meanwhile, police continued to secure the crime scene. (Source: CBS4)
Tarp Police officers use yellow tarps to isolate the scene. (Source: CBS4)
IsolatingCrimescene Police officials isloated the crime scene Thursday. (Source: CBS4)
Mayor_carlos_alvarez Mayor Carlos Alvarez told the press that the officer in the hospital is a female officer. (Source: CBS4)
OfficersOnRoof Officers climbed on the roof to assist with the scene. (Source: CBS4)
CrimeScene Police continue to isolate the area with tarp. (Source: CBS4)
OfficerRemoved Police officers lined up as the fallen officer's body was escorted out. (Source: CBS4)
OfficerRemoved3 A US flag was placed over the officer as his body was removed from the scene. (Source: CBS4)
PoliceLinedUp Police officers formed a line to show their respect for the officer who was removed. (Source: CBS4)
OfficerRemoved5 The officer's body was placed in a Miami-Dade Fire Rescue ambulance. (Source: CBS4)
OfficersRemoved7 Officers were lined up along the street as the officer's body was carried out of the area. (Source: CBS4)
OfficersLinedUp Officers and police officials lined up along the street as they paid their respect to the fallen officer. (Source: CBS4)
Officers Linedup5
BodyEscorted The officer's body was taken away from the crime scene and was escorted by police cruisers and motorcyles. (Source: CBS4)
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There once was a shining Christmas tree
Standing out where all could see.
Its brilliance captured every eye
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Happy Holidays from Our Time in Juvie! Have a wonderful rest of the year and we'll see you back here in 2013!
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With President Barack Obama having issued an executive order banning secret Central Intelligence Agency prisons and then-CIA Director Leon Panetta having stated that "CIA no longer operates detention facilities or black sites," one might think a credible report that the CIA is still operating such a prison would make the front page of every newspaper in the country and be covered on all major television news programs. Alas, in 21st-century America, where the news media are the handmaidens of the state, the story has largely been ignored; and those outlets that have deemed it worthy of coverage have done so in such a way as to play down its revelations and play up the government's denials.
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The cost to the United States of the wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan over the past 10 years has been somewhere between $3.2 and $4 trillion dollars, according to a study released this week by the Eisenhower Research Project, based at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island.
The American Center for Law and Justice ACLJ), a conservative legal advocacy group, is targeting Delta Airlines' new partnership with Saudi Arabian Airlines, charging that the venture serves to further discriminatory policies the Saudi passenger carrier has in place that target Jews, Christians, and women. In January Delta announced its partnership with the Saudi airline, with Delta's vice president, Charlie Pappas, saying he was "honored that Saudi Arabian [Airlines] has chosen to link its future growth and success with Delta and our SkyTeam partners, while bringing our alliance greater access to destinations across the Middle East."
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The following editorial appeared in the Miami Herald.
With the cost of a college education soaring all over the country, reforming college-loan plans is taking on a new urgency. Fortunately, there is a proposal on the table that won't be a burden on taxpayers and could ease the staggering debt load for young people entering the workplace. This should be a no-brainer for Congress. When it comes to legislation, though, nothing is ever easy.
College students and their families need no reminder that it's harder than ever to pay for a four- or five-year education. College tuition has risen at a clip of 58 percent since 2000, faster than inflation. Close to 70 percent of students borrow for their education, and they owe an average of $20,000. Doctors, lawyers and those with graduate degrees can easily end up owing well over $100,000.
The result is that thousands of students either forgo college altogether or drop out because they can't afford it. Many of those who do graduate find themselves years later still paying off college loans when they should be saving for their own kids' educations.
Young people are the future of the country. The current economic crisis is not of their making, but they're paying for it anyway. The least government can do for them is to remove financial obstacles to a college education.
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Soaring energy prices are bad politics, so how can they be stopped or at least eased? That question is worrying both political parties, but has produced some bizarre conclusions.
The prime minister has announced that the government will force energy companies to give the lowest tariff to their customers. Astonishingly, he is admitting that private competition has completely broken down and, even more remarkably, his solution implies there is little point in having six separate companies if they're all required to charge roughly the same price. And that price wouldn't necessarily be all that low if the companies privately collaborated to ensure that their lowest tariff was still high enough to retain most of their present exorbitant profits.
Labour for its part, when the competitive market has patently failed, is now asserting it wants more competition. This is odd to say the least when over the past decade or more so-called competitive markets have presided over a continually widening gap between wholesale and retail energy pricing, an unnavigable array of 500 constantly changing tariffs designed to bamboozle the consumer, and multibillion corporate profits alongside the slide into fuel poverty of 5 million households.
So between suppressing private competition (David Cameron) and demanding more private competition (Caroline Flint) – though again, oddly, the normal party responses are here reversed – how are excessive energy price increases to be curbed? The answer is not confined to energy markets alone.
Recent events over the last year or so reveal a similar breakdown in private markets in several other key areas. Despite the doubling of the taxpayer subsidy to the train companies since privatisation, rail fares are now the highest in Europe and about to soar again with a £1,000 hike in the annual season ticket through much of the commuter arc round London during this parliament. The fiasco over the west coast mainline has exposed the unreliability and riskiness of rail franchising over a 15-year span, with penalty cost for administrative failure adding perhaps another £100m. The overwhelming public demand is now for a return to public ownership.
The breakdown in the housing market has led to the lowest number of houses built since 1923. With 5 million households now on council and housing association waiting lists and with 2.5 million unemployed including tens of thousands of building workers left idle, the private market has generated what is arguably the biggest single cause of social misery in Britain today. It is clear that only a major public sector-driven house-building programme will harness the labour wasted on the dole, break the stagnation that separates supply from demand, and clear the accumulated mass of unfit, damp and decaying housing over the next 10-15 year period.
The pensions private market is equally in very serious disarray. As a result of the gutting of Barbara Castle's state earnings-related pension scheme, nearly half of those in the private sector, between 10-15 million workers, were left with no occupational pension at all. Final salary schemes have been wound up, and pension payouts to private sector workers have fallen by two-thirds through the falling stock market and employers unilaterally taking "contribution holidays". Now private sector workers are being herded into occupational schemes that will still leave a large minority with a pension at the end of a lifetime's contributions that is below the poverty line, meaning they will get nothing from all their contributions that they would not get anyway from means-tested benefits. This abject failure of the pensions private market, again accompanied by huge pension and insurance company profits, can only be reversed by a new high-value, high-quality state secondary pension scheme phased in over a 10-15 year period.
But perhaps the most flagrant example of private market failure lies in banking. The banks have primarily served their own interests by focusing on property, overseas speculation and tax avoidance rather than the country's need for them to concentrate on promoting on industry, investment and exports. Freed from all but minimalist regulation, they recklessly pursued a bonanza in financial derivatives till the crash generated a bailout expected to push national debt to £1.3 trillion by 2015.
Not only should there now be a clean break between investment and retail banking, the big five should be broken up to provide the smaller specialist banks Britain now needs focusing on infrastructure, innovation and science, regional industrial clusters, the green economy and SMEs. And if the rebalancing of the economy is to be carried through, as it must be, control of the money supply must be shifted from the private banks into public hands to ensure that investment is directed on the scale required into the major revival of manufacturing.
Alongside this redrawing of the partnership between the public and private sectors must go a review of the present frenzy for outsourcing. The canard that the private sector is always more efficient has been destroyed not only by the G4S fiasco, but also by the exposure of the A4E welfare to work failures compared with Jobcentre Plus and the growing number of examples of poor performance in health service outsourcing. A thorough review is now needed, shorn of ideology, to examine how the roles of the public and private sectors can be rebalanced to secure the fundamental reconstruction required for Britain's recovery.


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Dick Toddwrote a review of Outdoor Research Growler Shirt - Men's on June 3, 2016
Feels n looks great
Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
Fit: True to size
Very nice shirt feels amazing n the myrtle beach humid weather
im an outdoor junkie i love getten out n getten all muddy n hiky.so far id say i have a gear addiction.my gear includes arteryx alpha sv,moutain hardwear synchro,3 pairs of salomens,2 pairs of keens,3 patagonia r1s,north face moutain shoe,patagonia nano puff,i even have a filson jacket,patagona down sweater,arcteryx hyllus hoody,arcteryx firee jacket,
Very nice shirt feels amazing n the myrtle beach humid weather
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Ok this or the Arcteryx cerium jacket lt , I want the one that's gonna last and not tear
Ok guys I'm looking at either this or the gamma mx hoody what's gonna be the better buy
I'll ask what's gonna be warmer n last longer this or the Patagonia down sweater
whats gonna be warmer this or my patagonia down sweater and which will last longer the thorium or the cerium
whats gonna be warmer this or my patagonia down sweater
i bought mine n june n couldn't wait for the weather 2 turn so i could wear it. so far this has been my go to jacket for everything hiking,fishing,yard work and favorite star bucking . the jacket looks good with jeans and dress pants .i had the patagonia version and this jacket blows it away. its more fitted than the gamma ar which is ok and u can still wear a patagonia r1 under it and ill be warm into the 30's
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gotta say i wore mine for an entire week with tempts in the 40s with a patagonia r1 and was veryyy warm
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One size does not fit all so what size is this hat
I have 5 diff arcteryx jackets this is the 1st i have to semd back and order a size up
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ooook ive been wearing a suunto since they 1st came out and have always loveeeed the watch until i bought this 1.4 the prise of this watch ud xpect more out of it.there is no storm warning on it,u cant see the weather changing,i had the core b4 this one and wore it till the yellow was gone lol .do u research on this watch b4 u buy n hey if ya wanna buy mine let me know
im an arcteryx junkie n have 5 so far this is one i reach for when its veryy cold out,the sv will hold up to whatever winter throws at u .
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ok im debating what to buy the atom lt or the patagonia ultra lite down hoody whats gonna be the warmer/tougher jacket what jacket would i reach for more
ok just curious how different is this jacket to the alpha sv
is the blue galaxy more purple or more blue
lengthwise how does it compare to the alpha sv
how does this compare to the alpha sv
ooook i have the venta sv and welll like the jacket but hateee the drop hood now i need a waterproof shell thats has deep pockets i have the alpha sv whichhhh i love but the pockets are useless soo what would u guys suggest i want the weatherproofness of the alpha but wth pockets
workin in myrtle beach on a very rainyyyy day
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ok wha would be a better over all jacket 4 every day use this one or the venta sv


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What are Oligomers for LED Curable Nail Gel Coatings? – Dymax Corporation
Formulation Friendly and Effective BioTransformed Natural Extracts – BCR
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A Tailor-made Approach for Achieving a Fair and Even Complexion – Sederma
Testing Tactics--In Vitro Sensitization Models: Current Progress
Apr 30, 2007 | Robert Holtz, BioInnovation Laboratories
Several interesting and promising approaches to in vitro skin sensitization testing are in development. Perhaps it will not be long before they are deemed valid and reliable alternatives to animal testing.
A Dermatological View: Antioxidant Inhibits UV Erythema In Vivo in Humans
Mar 2, 2007 | Hongbo Zhai, MD, and Howard I. Maibach, MD, University of California at San Francisco School of Medicine
Described here was an in vivo model to determine antioxidative capacity of a topical skin care emulsion versus the emulsion's vehicle on human skin that was exposed to UVR. Results suggest the test emulsion and its vehicle control inhibited the induction of erythema and reduced inflammation caused by the UV exposure.
Testing Tactics: In Vitro Methods to Test Materials for UV Protective Capabilities
Feb 1, 2007 | Robert Holtz, BioInnovation Laboratories
The methods described in this article highlight some of the markers that can be used to assess the UV protective effects of a test material. All of these markers represent either an index of UV-induced damage to the cell or the cell's response to the damage.
Expanded Parameters for Particle Analysis
Jan 2, 2007
Fluid Imaging Technologies has launched a particle analysis instrument that permits 23 measurement parameters.
Evaluating Droplet Size in Nanoemulsions from a Novel Emulsifier System
Dec 1, 2006 | G. Guglielmini, Sinerga SpA
This article describes two sophisticated techniques to measure the diameter of emulsion droplets on the nanometer scale and uses those techniques to test a new emulsifying agent capable of spontaneously creating emulsions with droplet sizes smaller than 300 nm.
Ciba Develops Test Method
Sep 25, 2006
Ciba Specialty Chemicals has submitted a master file to the US Food and Drug Association (FDA) for its new antimicrobial test method...
Using Texture Analysis to Substantiate Hair Care Claims
Aug 31, 2006 | Janusz Jachowicz, ISP; Jo Smewing, Stable Micro Systems Ltd.
Texture analysis provides quantitative information about a material's response when deformed by a controlled force. When texture analysis is applied to hair treated with various conditioners and styling fixatives, the results can help substantiate claims made about the effectiveness of these hair care products.
A Screen for Microbial Contamination
Aug 24, 2006
Celsis International introduces the next generation in bioluminescence technology that screens for microbial contamination of personal care products.
BioScreen Offers Asian Panels
Aug 14, 2006
Beginning fall 2006, BioScreen will begin offering Asian subject panels.
AMS Revolutionizes Absorption and Metabolism Studies
Apr 17, 2006 | Bruce A. Buchholz and Howard I. Maibach
Quantification of percutaneous penetration and metabolism of skin care ingredients has seemed daunting; however, new technology provides a ready solution for the problematic arena. Accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS) is a new analytical method that measures a biological response better than the existing technique.
A Dermatological View: Using Photochemiluminescence to Quantify the Antioxidative Capacity of Topicals
Jan 2, 2006 | H Zhai, MD, and HI Maibach, MD, University of California School of Medicine
Exposure to ultraviolet radiation (UVR), air pollutants, chemical oxidants and aerobic microorganisms may damage the skin. In particular, reactive oxygen species (ROS) are considered a likely contributor to skin aging, cancer and certain skin disorders.
Evaluating Antipruritics
Dec 23, 2005 | Hongbo Zhai, MD, and Howard I. Maibach, MD, University of California at San Francisco School of Medicine
Pruritus or itching is an unpleasant sensation that provokes a desire to scratch. Many factors such as chemical, mechanical, thermal and electrical stimuli can elicit the itch sensation. Mediators of itch presumably directly act on nerve fibers or lead to a nerve stimulation cascade whose final common pathway is interpreted in the central nervous system as itching. Putative receptors for itching are C-fibers with exceptionally low conduction velocities and insensitivity to mechanical stimuli. Histamine, the proto-typical chemical mediator of itch, which is released during mast cell degranulation and mediates its effects in the skin via H1 receptor, is the best-known experimental pruritogen.


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Mme. Begue's Recipes of Old New Orleans Creole Cookery (Paperback)
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"In 1900 Madame Bégué wrote her recipes down in a French cook book collectors have always prized. The instructions assume a basic knowledge of cuisine: the measurements are often left to taste, temperature is relative, and cooking times left to the best judgment of the chef. It takes a few pages to realize much of the cookery takes place not on a stove, but over an open fire." -Don Spiro, Zelda: The Magazine of the Vintage Nouveau Originally published in 1900 from the handwritten notes of Mme. Bégué herself, this collection of dishes from a quintessential New Orleans restaurant are now available in a edited and modernized version of the 1937 edition. One of the first cookbooks ever published in New Orleans that became a sought-after souvenir of the Bégué's dining experience, it has been updated with a foreword by renowned food enthusiast Poppy Tooker. Originally published as a guide for tourists wanting a taste of true Creole cuisine, it includes recipes from other well-known cooks, including Victor Bero from Victor's Restaurant (later called Galatoire's). Tooker recreated the most significant of Madame Bégué's creations by providing a contemporary rendition of the original recipe. Included are such treasures as Turtle Soup, Chicken á la Creole, and Creole Gumbo. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Elizabeth Kettenring Dutrey Bégué was born in Germany in 1853. She operated her restaurant during her marriages to various husbands. She served one meal between breakfast and lunch that became known across America as brunch. She died in October 1906, and her obituary was posted in the New York Times. It stated, "MME. BEGUE DEAD: New Orleans's Famous Cordon Bleu Ruled Her Kitchen for 43 Years." ABOUT THE EDITOR AND CONTRIBUTING AUTHOR Poppy Tooker is the popular host of the radio show Louisiana Eats and the television show Eat It to Save It She is a classically trained chef and cooking teacher. Tooker is passionate about food and the people who make it and is tireless in her efforts to preserve and restore the food traditions of her beloved home. She strives to educate readers on the importance of reviving foods that are pivotal to the cultures of New Orleans and Louisiana.
About the Author
Poppy Tooker is passionate about food and the people who make it. She hosts the popular weekly radio show "Louisiana Eats!" Her classical training and love of New Orleans cuisine has been recognized globally through her participation in various documentary projects, and she competed on "Throwdown with Bobby Flay, " where her seafood gumbo was deemed better than his. The International Association of Cooking Professionals recognized Tooker with their first Community Service Award, and "Southern Living" magazine named her a Hero of the New South. A writer for many publications, Tooker informs readers on the importance of reviving foods that are pivotal to the Louisiana and New Orleans culture. Her previous book "Louisiana Eats!: The People, the Food, and Their Stories, " a companion to her radio show, received the Literary Award of the Year in 2014 from the Louisiana Library Association. Tooker lives and cooks in New Orleans.


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Deep in the First World War trenches, 17-year-old Marcus Segal wrote a letter home to his family in Kilburn. "I can't wait until we're together again," he said. "Sitting Seder and singing Ma Nishtanah."
Jonathan Glazer is not a man in a hurry. It has been 10 years since his last movie, Birth — a discomfiting love story between Nicole Kidman and a child claiming to be her reincarnated husband. Now, finally, he has a new film. Like its predecessor, Under the Skin is dividing audiences.
The BBC gave me one piece of advice," reveals writer and broadcaster Norman Lebrecht, laughing. "They said: 'We aren't going to do this again for a generation. So make it comprehensive.'" For the next three Sundays on Radio 3, Lebrecht is fronting a series on Music and the Jews.
In every series of Masterchef comes the day when the nervous amateur contestants are told that they are to cook for restaurant reviewers. A regular in this slot is is Jay Rayner, the Observer's critic. He and his fellow critics walk in, steely eyed, to pronounce on the efforts of the contestants. Sometimes they are encouraging and occasionally scathing of the food which is presented to them.
Joshua Oppenheimer's disturbing documentary about the 1965 Indonesian genocide and its legacy, The Act of Killing, has been winning awards (including a Bafta) and generating debate around the world for over a year. And on Sunday it was among the Oscar nominees.
As a former diplomat and the current editor of leading Danish newspaper Politiken, Bo Lidegaard knows how to report a good story. He certainly does so in his new book, Countrymen: The untold story of how Denmark's Jews escaped the Nazis.
Friday nights tend to be a mixed bag for DJ and music producer Ilan Bluestone. One week he will be lighting the Shabbat candles with his extended family in Hertfordshire. The next will find him on stage at one of the biggest nightclubs in the world, playing his music to thousands of fans.
There are probably more Welsh-born Jews living in London, Manchester and Israel than remain in the principality. But sometimes the traffic goes the other way.
When Londoner Colin Heyman was offered a job in Cardiff in 1980, he jumped at the chance.
"I'd never been to Cardiff but I loved Wales," he recalls. He had fallen for the country when walking its hills as a student in Bristol.
This time last year, Simon Chinn almost considered going into hiding. His phone kept ringing, begging notes were pushed under his office door and anyone who had ever met him wanted to be his friend.
As founder of the Rough Trade record store, distribution company and label, Geoff Travis has done as much as anyone to promote indie music as an alternative to mainstream, major record company product.


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Does the Silver part, come out of the Red Handle, to make it more compact, or is it just taking off the blade?
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Thanks Guys. I bought enough at REI To do the perimeter of the PLUQ, but didn't get enough to do the ends for the gather..... I think I will just order a hundred feet from Supply Captain for 7.00...
Received the stoves Yesterday Derek. Sorry I didn't get around to post this yesterday. Very happy. Thanks again. Look forward to dealing with you in the future.
Have a Great remainder of the...
Anybody know if any of the standard big box retailers carry shock cord. Got some from REI Last weekend, but working on a project, and I need about 15 feet more........
Hoping I can find some, so...
I will take all three of the stoves. Sending PM
Thanks for the insight guys!
Goobie, sounds great. We should get together for a hike sometime. What shelter on the IAT is hammock friendly? Just hiked the Bowers/Storrs lake segment a few...
Sidewinder, thanks for the insight on the packs. Yes, I do know the volume differences between the Gorilla, OHM, and the Flash's Someday, I will have a OHM. I just like that pack. I have a few...
Thanks guys for the ideas, and thoughts.
I have never had any issues with REI Stuff. I have an REI Val Halla Pack, I beleive it is. It's and older one, but has worked out well for me. I have...
Anyone have, or have used one of the REI Flash 18, or 22 Packs? They appear to be fairly light weight. I would love a ULA OHM 2.0, or a Gossamer Gear Gorilla, but don't have those funds just laying...
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Attended Canoecopia this weekend in Madison, WI, and ENO had a Booth there. I did get a chance to fondle the new Underquilt, and Top quilt. I have to admit, They both looked, and felt nice, but...
They sure are pricey. I will be attending Canoecopia this weekend in Madison, WI, and ENO IS there. Last year they introduced their Ember underquilt there, so maybe they will have a few of these...
I thought I read somewhere that the under quilt, and the top quilt were going to be 299.99 a piece. I would much rather spend my money with one of our cottage vendors.
maybe we can help each other out. I don't have a 1.1, but would be interested in purchasing your 1.7dbl.
My Girlfriend got me a ENO UnderBelly Gear Sling for my Birthday Last year. It is Great. Really useful. I am not sure of the weight either, but I would guess about half the weight of a ENO SN.
I will take the bottle case.
This is Very Awesome! God Bless you Black Wolf
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Girlfriend, and I got a chance to try out our Atlas Straps, and they are great. No stretch like we were getting with the Slap Strap Pro's Can't wait to use them again!
If it Falls through Redbeard, I'll be second in line!
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If Groovy does not purchase, I'll be next in line.
I have the Double in Orange/Silver. I like it! Either way, you can't go wrong. The fabric feels good, and is plenty durable.
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Stove is in excellent condition. Was burned twice.
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Items sold.
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Vietnam (ebook)
by Ewan Arnolda
This little book showcases photos of beautiful Vietnman, with its mixture of old and new, village to city living and street life photography. Photos are taken in Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi, Hoi An (Central Vietnam), Mekong Delta, Halong Bay and Mai Chau (Northern Vietnam).
I have kept most of the photos in a raw format with little to no editing (straight off the camera) and some with enhancement such as black and white.
I tried to stay away from the war and only mentioned it a couple times in the book with text and image.
I hope you enjoy the book and one tip if you ever decide to visit Vietnam, don't be afraid to cross the street especially in Ho Chi Minh City, where millions of motorbikes blanket the city.
Category: Travel
Tags: shopping, cityscape, landscape, book, heritage, food, boats, adventure, motorbikes, culture, people, street, life, city, village, Saigon, architecture, new, old, vintage, photography, photos, war, asia, travel, holidays, Vietnam, black and white, Halong Bay, Mekong Delta
About the Creator
I have been a web desginer for about 10 years now and currently working full time for the Salvation Army Southern Territory. I am always looking for Freelance work and my portfolio can be found at http://www.behance.net/moviereplicars.


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Released: Feb 01st, 1998
Running Time: 80
Director: David Christopher
Company: Odyssey Group Video
Cast: Peter North, Summer Knight, Davia Ardell, Eve Bianco, Victoria Basque, Marc Wallice, Lucy Cooper, Jill Kelly, Rick Masters, Nick East, Holli Woods, Nikki Sinn, Kristina St. James, Caressa Savage
Critical Rating: AAAA
Genre: Gonzo
Having broken free from "the corporation," (i.e. his previous distributor), Pussyman devotes renewed energy to an all-out search for the finest quim in La La land. It's a daunting task at best - but Christopher, even more convivial than ever, is up to it. With Caressa Savage and Summer Knight hanging on his arms like pornographic pixies, they dash around Rodeo Drive, Mann's Chinese Theatre and a handful of celebrity homes. One amusing pit-stop brings them to the Playboy mansion, where the threesome is denied admission - so the girls flash the security camera for good measure! Savage even performs an "unusual human trick" in the limo, puffing on a cigarette with her pussy lips. you don't find that kind of talent in Peoria, jacko! All of the trysts are decent, if not quite incendiary. The vid is blessed with a few new faces, most notably Victoria Basque, who chugs on Vouyer's choad back at Christopher's apartment. Peter North shares his notorious horsedick with a few blonde newbies by the poolside, as well. The all-girl orgy, a Pussyman staple, isn't quite as captivating as Marc Wallice's threesome with Ardell and Woods, who both open wide for a blast of jamba juice.


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Luba calendar
The Luba has a twelve month calendar. Each month is based on natural occurrences and human activity. It is not certain, but September is believed to be the beginning of the Luba year.[1]
1. Mvul'a Mbedi-(September)-first rains,the beginning of the rainy season
2. Kibitenda-(October)-white ants comes out
3. Kaswa Bitenda-(November)
-brown ants come out of mounds,"the little insects that can be seen here and there"
4. Tshiswe Munene-(December)numerous brown ants
5. Tshiongo Wa Minanga-(January) "month of drought"
6. Luishi-(February)planting season(corn)
7. Lumungulu-(March) planting season
8. Luabanya Nkasu-(April)"hoe distributor", weeding month
9. Tshisanga Nkasu-(May)-"hoe assembling", dry season, no planting goes on
10. Kashipu Nkenza- (June)"first cold, dry air"
11. Tshibungu Mulume-(July) "the cloudy month with a strong cloud"
12. Tshibungu Mukaji-(August)"the cloudy month with a weak cloud"
- ^ Mukenge, Tshilemalema(2002).Culture and customs of the Congo. Greenwood Publishing Group, pp. 144-146, ISBN 0-313-31485-3.


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Picturing the vague suggestion of a human form, Carter's Untitled dissembles into a fragmented array of corporeal mark making. Through Carter's trademark monochrome palette, he encapsulates references to both classical anatomical drawing and the infinite reproduction of photocopy and print media, translating the body into a system of coded information. Dehumanised and abstracted, Carter's organic patterning suggests a strange intimacy, its subhuman formulations rendered sympathetic through personal gesture.
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My mom's backyard. A little jungle in miniature.
Three birds that look kind of like Turkey Vultures but have solid black heads instead of the "red + bald" head.
This arch is all that remains of the junior high I attended.
The road to the park. I think this is still called Main Street, but not sure.
Sarah stretching pre-hike.
Tennis Court. Decidedly off-season.
One of many park benches on the road to ruin.
Nature trying to find away, by growing up near, and then through, a chain-link fence.
Last shot of the court, this one showing off, also, the missing net and the East side of the park.
This bench, across the road from the old playground, is more solid than most of its kin.
Slightly abused and leaning one-way sign.
Wooden bench very near the opening to the park. New (less than five years?) but already a little warped.
From the previous bench, this looks back at the entrance. To the right is a small parking lot that few people use.
A 'cross-the-lake shot including the cabin. One of my later shots will be across the bit to the right.
Double tree with one half fallen over unto the fence.
Mushroom, coming up to see the icky weather.
Fire hydrant. Apparently not working since all its valves are full on.
Lichen and moss at the base of a tree with crazy roots.
Absolutely no clue what this bridge is for. It has a twin on the opposite side, but no walk path up to it, and no point to it besides a dug out gully underneath.
You know, I'm not sure what this building is, but it was pretty abandoned. It's in a lot right South of the park.
Random drain ditch.
Bridge with "abandoned" work building behind.
Almost every tree has vines growing on it.
Some young trees grow along a washed out section (the wash out apparently stopped by tree roots).
A case where the vines are almost as big as the tree's own branches.
Random unsafe looking electrical equipment.
What looks to be motorbike tracks with deer and rabbit tracks in the soft red clay.
A sign about the spot of the last picture, indicating not the pavilion (despite appearances) but the fact that there is a road leading to it nearby.
Appears to be a park bench that has completely succumbed to the elements. Not sure if this was its place, or if it was dumped here.
At the edge of the destroyed bench, little bits of life grow.
It just wouldn't be Evergreen Municipal Park without questionably safe electrical bits. No clue what the blue cloth is dangling.
"I don't smoke to get high, I smoke to STAY HIGH! 42010"
More of the same 4/20 graffiti.
"Stay high & stay Fly"
Something sizable jumped in the water right before this shot.
This time, the limited imagination graffiti artist goes after the leaning water fountain.
The Boldens. I'm wearing my baggy jeans. They look doubly baggy thanks to the perspective of the camera.
This root is kicking the sidewalk's ass right here.
One of about 3-4 baseball fields. Grass cut but otherwise out of season. Can see one of the many "watch-towers" in the background.
Closer to the previous dug-out. Not sure why there is a tire, here.
Right up at the dug out. Notice the vines on the fence and the plywood backing.
Walk-path, mostly covered in tiny clover, to the dug-out.
Another of the pea-green watch towers.
Same watch-tower, different angle.
Something about the bathroom being open and brackish water in the floor seems appropriate.
Crushed sardine can!
Storm clouds were gathering. Each few shots are darker than the last.
The back tree is vine covered, but the front tree looks like it was twisted as a sibling.
West side of the park. Not sure if the park extends into the trees or not (no markings saying it stops).
Either a speed bump nearly gone or a tree root that got patched over.
Another park bench, another state of decay.
Kind of a long shot of the South West corner of the park.
Looks like they tried to stop the hillside from washing away more (?). Couple of think planks apparently trimmed off and left to the elements.
Schedule from this summer's games. Some writing on the backside that I can't make out.
Smoke Free Zone.
Danger High Voltage sign strangely obscured by paint...which only partially covers the door itself.
Random lightbulb.
Park bench, at the cusp of going over.
North West corner of park, looks like it gave way to either clear cutting or storm damage.
More North West corner.
Notice the large number of parking bumpers when, I assume, are meant to imply that there is no parking there. Irony on the level of Samuel Beckett.
One of the four people who also came to the park this day. None of the four said anything to us, even when we said "Hello".
In one of the areas surrounded by the parking bumpers is this tree, which appears to be the only thing not scrub grass that might account for the "no-parking" situation.
I assume this has a point.
Something has dug into one of the watch-towers.
Be nice and love one another. Notice how much newer the scoreboard in the back is compared to just about everything else.
Another take on the myriad watchtower designs. This one having "nostrils".
Notice the failed weather protected wheel-barrow, the black slime on the steps, and the fact that this "porch" goes nowhere.
Handicapped parking. In the middle of a grassy field some distance from the road. Apparently one of those "letter of the law" rather than "spirit of the law" things.
This batting cage is mostly new looking.
The North side of the park.
Either this is a "don't drive this way", or the worst parking spot known to man.
Weirdly Speckled Leaf. For some reason, just struck me as Lovecraftian...
Of all the oddities, this one was kind of high on the list: a mattress box springs with a post tied, with wire to it...
And it's only about 20 or so feet from the road.
Some of the red foliage was pretty despite the grey day.
The parking lot. Playground (center) and Cabin (right) are accessible from here. I don't remember their being an actual drive to this parking lot besides a kind of bumpy dirt track.
For some reason, a hundred feet of washed out sand required this sign.
Not easy to see here, but the fence seems to be burned.
The rest of the "no thru traffic" track.
Here's a drinking game for you: take a shot when this sign says "equine".
Another watch-tower, another layout.
The edge of the wooden playground. Kind of creep in the grey, but really has a lot of neat stuff to run on.
A lot of the front planks have names carved in them. Not sure why.
Both a warning and a caution, right?
One of two walls of hands.
Yay for green twisty tubes!
Near the playground. That's a crazy number of plugs.
One of the three towers that dominate one end of the playground.
Some sort of tire tunnel you climb down into the black muck below.
More playground shots, this one looking back to the West. That rope bridge thing seems to be missing a few pieces.
Pretend race car? UFO? Three sided boat? Flying Triangle?
Another shot across the center. Apparently there are four towers. Oops. Maybe even five.
Some crazy playground geometry.
Sarah swinging. No clue what the rectangle in the upper leftish bit is.
The joy of sliding down wet slides.
This is a crazy "stair" case that goes into a microscopic underlayer (that somehow I managed to wedge myself into).
From underneath, where even those small enough to fit are learning vandalism.
At this point, the underneath just becomes "the ground".
More vandals. Or well, same vandals, more paint.
A shot that shows how, an hour later, we are not all that far from the first few pictures.
Sarah going ahhh!
Front of the cabin, sans Sarah.
Not sure if this is a fully working fireplace or not.
Apparently somebody had a party in here recently...a little princess party.
View of the lake, and the rain, from the door of the cabin.
The north bit of the lake. A little more swampy than the rest.
This sign, kind of unique to right here as far as the lake goes, seems utterly pointless considering...
Raindrops falling into a random spot of wash-out.
This arrow is pointing towards what the front of the sign says ("Cabin") and is on the wrong side for a one-way road.
Where good X-Men toys go die...
A stump with a sapling growing (and dying) out of it, with a small tree growing up at the base of the sapling. Ian Malcolm would be proud.
And...the bathroom.
Apparently that playground is called "EVERFUN".
The rain picks up as we leave.
The corner of Highway 31 and Main Street.
Coming into town, there is this bridge. Painted bright pink and called "The Pepto Bridge" (no idea what that's about).


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Both offenses are prolific, yet their styles are hardly similar. The Chicago Rush offense is centered around all-star wide receiver Bobby Sippio. The San Jose SaberCats offense spreads the ball more evenly among wide receivers James Roe, Ben Nelson, and Rodney Wright.
The two will meet Saturday in San Jose for a spot in the Arena Bowl (ESPN, 4 p.m. ET).
"We just know that one game it could be one receiver and the next game it could be another receiver," Nelson said. "We are patient and we know that will get our touches if we wait long enough."
The numbers support the rhetoric. Roe caught 124 passes for 1,512 yards and 39 touchdowns. Equally as impressive was Nelson, who played in only 10 games, yet still caught 96 passes for 1,208 yards and 35 touchdowns. Wright played in only 10 games and still managed to register 1,072 receiving yards.
The story could not be more different for Chicago. In 13 games, Sippio caught 125 passes for more than 1,739 yards with 53 touchdowns. Chicago's second-most productive receiver, Rob Mager, caught 72 passes for only 788 yards in nine games. Even if Mager's numbers are projected over a 13-game span, he still would have roughly 700 fewer receiving yards than Sippio.
"Our offense is not just designed to get the ball to Sippio, but that is the way it works sometimes," Rush coach Mike Hohensee said. "He is often the receiver that is open. But in many situations we would be foolish not to take advantage of his size and speed."
Although it is difficult to double team receivers in the AFL, defenses have centered their game plans on stopping Sippio, who made several circus catches in Chicago's win over the Los Angeles Avengers Monday night. With a receiver like Sippio, the Rush seem confident they can convert regardless of down and distance. It also helps that Rush QB Matt D'Orazio and Sippio grew up together in Chicago.
"It is a tremendous relationship," Hohensee said.
The most notable example on Monday night was a fourth-and-18 play in which Sippio made a leaping catch to bring Chicago within 1 yard of a touchdown. Sippio then lined up as quarterback and threw to an open D'Orazio for the touchdown. Sippio also caught a touchdown in the end zone despite being sandwiched between two defenders.
"It was a great catch, but it is important to remember that Matt made a perfect throw to give Sippio a chance," Hohensee said.
As for the fourth-and-18 play, "When you have a great athlete like Sippio, you can afford to take chances like that. We knew we would have to throw it up to Sippio and see if he could make a play."
The chemistry between Sippio and D'Orazio is special, and it has garnered attention around the league, particularly because the Rush have a chance to win consecutive Arena Bowls for the first time since the Tampa Bay Storm did it in 1995 and 1996.
"Sippio is D'Orazio's security blanket," SaberCats quarterback Mark Grieb said. "But you really have to credit the Chicago coaching staff for finding creative methods to get him the ball."
The San Jose coaching staff also deserves credit for effectively utilizing three talented wide receivers with different skill sets. With their height, Nelson and Roe can catch a lot of deep balls while Wright is one of the more explosive receivers in the AFL. Critics expected Roe to become San Jose's No. 2 receiver behind Nelson, but Roe had the best statistical season of his career. The role of each San Jose receiver differs based on the defensive formation.
"If a team is playing zone coverage, my job is to stretch the field," Nelson said. "But if they are playing man, I am probably the one who will catch the pass."
Grieb has come to appreciate the unselfishness of his receivers.
"It is kind of nice because the three receivers are all about doing what it takes to win," Grieb said. "They don't care so much about personal numbers."
Chicago defeated San Jose 48-45 in their only regular-season meeting. Grieb threw two interceptions and spent much of the day being chased by the Rush defensive line. Grieb, however, distributed the ball well with Roe, Nelson and Wright all having 10 or more catches.
"We did not do a good job of protecting him," Nelson said. "If we don't give our quarterback time, it will be awfully difficult to win."
It is just one more thing the SaberCats will have to worry about. San Jose, though, should be pretty confident. After all, it has won 11 in a row.
William Bendetson is an intern for ESPN.com.


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- Is Skrill tolerant of Bitcoin trade using its system?
- Does it have any kind of history of reversing transactions or suspending accounts involved in Bitcoin trading?
Section 6.7 of the Skrill ToS bans sending payments that are "in connection with any money changing or transmitting business, including but not limited to bureaus de change or currency exchanges"
Bitcoin trade counts as currency exchange, so yeah.


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Summer Reading – Up in the AIR: How Will Tech Residencies Reshape Bay Area art?
Continuing our Summer Reading series, today we bring you an article on residencies offered by tech companies. Authored by Ceci Moss and originally published on Rhizome on January 20, 2015, the article asks, "If tech is the Bay Area's main industry and export, with its emphasis on making, creating, and, above all, innovative design, then how can (or should) that translate into the art infrastructure here,[…..]


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wpetehttp://blogs.msdn.com/b/wpete/atom.aspxTelligent Evolution Platform Developer Build (Build: 5.6.50428.7875)2014-02-22T10:44:00ZBlueHat V14http://blogs.msdn.com/b/wpete/archive/2014/03/07/bluehat-v14.aspx2014-03-07T22:58:00Z2014-03-07T22:58:00Z
09-10 October 2014

Hi Folks, one of the great things that we're working on now is planning BlueHat V14. I will be the conference chair and I wanted to formally announce that V14 of BlueHat is coming this October 09-10th! We are currently planning an awesome event.

Topics

This year's focus will be on software security in deployed environments and where software security meets network security. Please see a rough range of ideas that we'll be focusing on for the conference:

Security in Deployed Environments

Network security best practices / learning

Mobile platforms and devices

Administration of large groups of machines

User data and privacy

Host-based agents

Threat intelligence and information sharing

State of the Hack

Red team assessments / exercises / results / trends

Bring your breach ( if you work at a major corporation, incident response group, etc. and are willing to share)

Security and Identity

Pass-the-hash

OAUTH2 / SAML and other authentication methodologies

Identifying malicious actors - getting signals through the noise

Researcher Methodologies

Interesting research / researchers (specifically the how)

User agent fuzzing and methodologies

Security research with web services

 Memory corruption issues

Interesting research and issues that have been found / are being found in Microsoft products

So long for now - we'll have updates on the official BlueHat Blog and I will continue to post updates here as well. Looking forward to seeing y'all in October!

William

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About Me:

Hi! I'm William Peteroy and I am a Security Strategist here at Microsoft where I manage our security community engagement strategy as a part of our overall risk management / incident response strategy. I work in the Microsoft Security Response Center, where we manage all of the externally reported security issues in Microsoft products. We also manage global incident and crisis response, and conduct cutting edge research on exploitation and mitigation techniques. We also work with external partners on cross-industry security initiatives.

Background:

I graduated from Johns Hopkins with a Masters in Engineering / Computer Science. I worked with Matt Green as a faculty sponsor for my masters thesis and the main focuses of my studies were hardware security, applied cryptography, information security economics and digital forensics. Before Hopkins, I worked as a research intern at Dartmouth College with Drs. Sergey Bratus, Mike Locasto and David Kotz.

What's going on this blog:

This blog will present opinions and analysis on a number of Microsoft Security and Privacy issues (as well as those of our customers).

Some of the things I've been working on:

BlackTHC Research & Development - this is my personal Information Security blog and not affiliated with Microsoft and the views there do not represent the views of Microsoft.

MSRC Security Research and Defense Blog - I am / have recently been the main driver for addressing cryptographic issues in Windows / Microsoft platforms and writing about it to increase transparency and inform customers.

Please stop using RC4

Upcoming changes in SHA-1

Cryptographic Improvements in Microsoft Windows

Mitigating the LDRHotPatchRoutine DEP/ASLR Bypass

MS13-027: Addressing USB issues that require physical access

Speaker at Information Security Conferences

BSides Vancouver 2014 - Issues in modern web crypto

DerbyCon 2013 - An Encyclpwnia of Persistence with Skip Duckwall

BSides Vancouver 2013 - Who's coming after the cookies in your cookie jar?
(Applying the economics of computer network exploitation to make informed decisions about infosec)

BSides Seattle 2013 - Who's coming after the cookies in your cookie jar?
(Applying the economics of computer network exploitation to make informed decisions about infosec)

BSides PDX 2012 - Who's coming after the cookies in your cookie jar?
(Applying the economics of computer network exploitation to make informed decisions about infosec)

In the news:

I've been quoted in PCWorld, PCWorld AU/NZ, Ars Tehcnica and Computer World

Working with the Microsoft Bounty program (where I'm on the judging panel) and I worked as the original Manager for the incoming IE bounty cases.

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SDCC: "Thor: Ragnarok" Props Confirm "Planet Hulk" Elements
Film, Comic Books
A couple of weeks ago, the first survey we conducted told us a lot about how our reading has evolved over time. The next thing I'd like to explore is how comic book reading affects the people we care about.
Over the last decade or so, I've become increasingly aware of how my interest in this (supposedly) light-weight medium has disproportionately impacted other people's perception of me. Whether it was as a child, (when other girls found it strange that I read "boys" comics) or as a adult (when people I dated labeled my interests "juvenile"). These days I'm very lucky that the people close to me understand the creative potential of this medium and appreciate my enthusiasm for it.
I've put together a short survey of only 7 questions which should help us get a picture of how the people we care about see our interest. It will be up for the next 6 days for you to answer, and to repost for other comic book readers. At the end of Tuesday next week, I'll close the survey to collect the results and design an infographic from them (see last week's results for an example of how this can look).
As always, all of the answers will be completely anonymous and I will have no way to know who answered what, so feel free to be completely honest!
Please repost this and share it, let's try to get as many replies as we can, from as large an audience as possible. Thank you in advance for your input.
Here is a link to the survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/GM7JDSV
That was depressing. Most people don't know I read comics, my family tolerates it (somewhat reluctantly on the part of my wife but she's gotten used to it now) but don't read them, and I've never "turned" a comic reader. No wonder there are so few of us.
Poor choice of words in the options there.
"Tolerate your comic book reading but don't share your interest?"
"Tolerate"? Really didn't need the negative slant there. "Know of" or "Aware of" would have been much better.
I wish there was a "kinda/sorta" option for some of these. Case in point, my wife supports my comic book habits and has even contributed some major issues to my collection, but she generally thinks most superhero comics are silly… with that said, she might have some of the smartest insights about Neil Gaiman's Sandman that I've ever heard as she devoured that series with gusto.
Hey Mark, she sounds like a comic book reader who doesn't share your interest. There's an option for that!
And GP; you raise a fair point. I purposely used the word "tolerate" to reflect the way a lot of people talk about their relationships, so Instead of changing it, I added another option for "accepting and expressing a polite interest". It isn't different in terms of the impact on our lives, but it should help emotionally frame those relationships more positively if people so desire.
I would no sooner 'turn' someone onto comics than I would 'turn' them onto my religion. People are mature enough to make up their own decisions on what they do for enjoyment. This doesn't mean I won't donate trade paperbacks to my library to provide the public with a wider selection of comic material to encourage new readers.
To know me is to know a comic reader. Like my heritage and religion it is part of what I am and to interact with me is to interact with all parts of me. At the same time, when I was dating I didn't lead with 'I'm a comic book reader'.
There should've been an "Encourage your love of comics, but don't share your interest."
David; Acceptance is a healthy, nurturing emotion and equal to encouragement in this context. I'd suggest you choose that option if you can. Thank you for taking part.
@Whoizat: "At the same time, when I was dating I didn't lead with 'I'm a comic book reader'." Agreed.
I once read a comment on the Absorbascon website, from a man who said that while on a first date, he discovered that his partner was into Marvel comics. He decided that there could be no second date, because Marvel readers have a completely different worldview to DC readers.
I always found the most amazing thing about that story was that someone would reveal they read comic books on a first date.
Since I do webcomics too (click on my name!), I've gotten people who don't normally read comics to check out my work based on their interest in me. I don't know if I've turned any readers via Ruby Nation, but I do think that everyone who's become close to me has a generally higher opinion of the medium than they used to.
I have some friends and family that are in to comics, but most don't really care for them. They also don't care that I like them. I don't keep my comic reading a secret but I don't go bragging about it, either.
For myself, none of my friends, family, or wife are comics readers (in that they would not purchase or otherwise seek out on their own initiative), but they are all deeply supportive of my interest and hotly anticipate my opinions and purchases so that they can know what they should borrow from me when I recommend it.
They are comics readers in a casual sense. If you put a good book in front of them, they will read it and enjoy it. And they want you to put a good book in front of them. My parents will read comics when they come to visit but generally at no other time (though my mom, having read my review of it, picked up Lucy Knisley's Relish apart from my direct intervention). My friends will come over and ask what they should borrow, but they wouldn't ever visit a comicbook store (though one woman, having borrowed Cross Game did go online and read scanlations of two of Adachi's other series while on pregnancy bed-rest).
And my wife, who had never read a comic before marrying me, now reads every graphic novel I bring home. She enjoys them but if I were to die on the way home tonight, our collection would probably remain exactly its current size for the rest of her life.
I didn't feel like my friends and family were represented in the choices, but I chose the most positive answer since it probably best represents my situation. And while I answered that I read alone in public, there was a moment last night in which my family was in my living room reading: I with a graphic novel, my wife with her own, my two parents each with a different volume of a manga series, and my daughter looking through a volume of Bone. It was a good (though rare) moment.
Bernard: That's pretty hilarious. I had no idea that my tolerance of Marvelites even qualified as tolerance. AFK to pat myself on the back.
All my friends read comics. My family tolerates my collecting. They understand why I like them but they have zero interest in them. I don't have a girlfriend (living the stereotype, guys! ). I read in a private space as I don't like distracting noises. I give comics to my friends. Never bought a comic for someone who doesn't like comics. Never had the opportunity to really turn someone into comic reader, though I have a great track-record of turning people into Wargamers and Table Top RPGers, so I would probably be fairly successful at making new comic book readers, if I tried.
Fantastic topic for a poll! My interest in comics has waxed and waned over the years and is now more the realm of interest as opposed to hobby, but this reminded me of some of the friends I've sucked or cajoled into the hobby, which, in some cases, I'd completely forgotten about.
The results should be interesting.
Wow Seth, that sounds like a semi-mystical experience!
My wife doesn't actively seek out or read most comics, but she loves most of the animated series and movies. When we first started dating I was delighted to find out that she owned a copy of "The Mystery Play" by Morrison and Muth. She knows who Jack Kirby, Alex Toth, Moebius, Mignola and Ditko are, she can even identify Ditko as "the Objectivist guy". That's good enough for me!
My mom read "Batman Year One" 20 years ago after she asked me what it was about comics that I liked so much.
She said it was ok, but didn't ask to read anymore (not that I thought she would), but I was very gratified that she even read it – I never offered to read any of her Danielle Steel books…
Almost all of my friends have been apathetic about comics, more polite disinterest than anything else.
One of my closest friends read Watchmen after I implored him to before seeing the movie. I told him that in 18 years I had never once asked him to read a comic book, but that he NEEDED to read the comic before he watched the movie. He read it and liked it, but again no instant conversion to comic book fan.
I don't try to "turn" people. I'm 40, if my grown friends didn't get into comics before our friendship, my evangelizing won't change their minds now.
Ok, sharing time is over.
Yeah, LouReedRichards, if you had asked my fifteen-year-old self whether I could imagine my parents and a wife or girlfriend and my future offspring sitting around reading comics, I would have thought you were some kind of moron. My parents never expressed any interest in comics when I was a kid. I never knew anyone (male or female) who shared my interest in them. Comicbook movies weren't even cool back then (apart from a blip of popularity surrounding the merchandising of Tim Burton's first Batman film.
I'll turn forty later this month and what changed, I think more than anything, was comics developing in directions other than the superhero book. The last fifteen years have seen more and more graphic novels planting themselves in more solidly literary ground. When the best I had to offer was Watchmen or Dark Knight Returns, there would have been no way to attract my parents to the medium. Superheroes are superheroes are superoes in the minds of many. A few years ago, I was hosting a graphic novel discussion group and selling it as literary discussion of the comics medium. We were reading stuff like Footnotes in Gaza and Blankets and Asterios Polyp and Daytripper etc. From there it was really easy to say, Hey, mom, why don't you check out this book and join us. The discussions are very intelligent and you might learn something cool.
I don't think that if comics still meant Superheroes to me that I would have had any success in drawing people in. My parents are even now convinced enough of the value of the medium that I *might* even be able to get them to look at a superhero book. Maybe not, but it's way more plausible today than when I was a kid.
Wish there was a way to find a partner that shared my interest!
"tolerate" sounds pretty accurate to me regarding my wife's disposition towards my comic hobby. She allowed me to construct a man cave, and doesn't have too much problem with the amount of money I spend on comics and toys which is often too much, not to mention the amount of money I spend on DVDs and blurays. Of course she puts it into the context of remembering that I don't drink alcohol, don't smoke, don't spend all my time watching sports or going to games etc, etc. I think she has the attitude of, "could be worse!" but if I turned around today and said "I'm done with comics" she'd be happy as we'd put the money to better use in her opinion (holidays, paying off the mortgage.) we've been happily married for 19 years.
I don't read comics in public, mainly because I'm never in a position to do so. I don't adepvertise the fact that I read comics in my workplace either, mainly because I'm a private person, but I wouldn't deny it if asked.
I'd say my wife accepts my reading comics but tolerates how much I talk about them. That's true of a lot of family and friends too, come to think of it.
What an odd survey. The whole tone of it comes across as very negative.
Still, I successfully converted two people (one of them being my partner), and expanded the comic interests of at least two others. It's not that hard. Don't be a dick about it, don't force it, and don't start with super heroes unless they're already a fan. I cannot stress that enough. Manga is very, very useful in this regard.
My partner used to read nothing. Then I told him to read a copy of Gunsmith Cats when he was commuting for work (well by told, I put it in his bag and he found it in his own time), which he devoured and moved onto Death Note which he again devoured and has now moved onto a mix of manga, big 2 comics, and smaller independents. He reads about six titles a month, plus the various manga and OGN volumes I get for him.
He can actually show me surprising comics that I never would have thought of, now. Saga of Rex and Empowered spring to mind.
Most of my friends have a more than polite interest in comics, though most only borrow them from me. I have gotten my wife turned on to Wonder Woman, and she's liking the new X-Men. As was said earlier, "turning" someone into a reader starts with smartly analyzing what they might like in a medium that is much more diverse than movies or television.
survey seems pretty shallow with the questions. might want to either do a follow up based on results or add more questions to the current survey to get more descriptive results.
Needs a few extra choices, like "Would like to bury you under all those long boxes of comics you think you'll finally get around to reading when you retire"
I agree with the posters who felt there was something off about the way the questions were worded, such as "where do you usually read your comics?" I picked "alone in a private space" but it's not like I'm a hermit about it. I have an entire room in my house devoted to my collection of almost 8,000 books and other comic-related items, and I have a very comfortable chair in there that I sit in to read; it's a "private space", but I'm not hiding in a closet with a flashlight.
My coworkers know I collect, the guys in my Bible study know I collect, my friends and neighbors know I collect, and while they aren't collectors themselves, they don't show any outward disdain for my love of the hobby. The guys who work for me will ask if I scored anything good if they know I went to a convention, but they don't ask to see what I bought.
My wife doesn't read comics herself, but she takes more than a polite interest in my collection. She'll ask to see what I picked up at a convention or if I am enjoying what I am reading, and she will listen to me talk about my collection. I've gotten both of my daughters into the hobby (they're pretty young and only interested in "My Little Pony" comics right now, but they also are watching The Super Hero Squad Show and can identify pretty much every Marvel character and if Daddy has comics with that character in it), and I've given my sister the first Fables TPB to read, but I can't say any of them has really embraced comics as a hobby yet.
I bought my sister Marian Churchland's Beast for Christmas the first year she was in art school. Lukewarm reception. I also tried to get my mom to read Criminal because I figured it had crossover appeal with her interest in The Wire and all the crime fiction she reads. No dice. Getting people to consider comics as a medium is freaking difficult! For whatever reason, it's been stigmatized (and people don't like to read as much in general anymore). I have had some success passing The Invisibles, The Enigma, Moonshadow and other Vertigo among my friends at college, which has been nice. By and large, it's something others tolerate in me.
Like Richard I tend to read alone but it's not because of any stigma attached to comic reading. I live alone and tend to read there where I won't be disturbed. But on occasion I've read comics at work or lunch if I stayed in or waiting at the doctor office or such. But to fairly answer the question I generally read in private, no matter if it be comics, magazines or novels.
Richard & Brodie: "Alone" and "privacy" are subjective terms, not at all intended negatively. Your perception of the terms is noted. My friends with kids would give their right arms for private space to read a comic book alone (or even just go to the bathroom for 5 minutes without a toddler interrupting them!), I prefer to read alone and in private too.
Dean: Maybe you can share more of your story in the comments as other people are doing? (I'm really enjoying reading these.) The survey itself it's less discursive and more about nailing down a few broad trends.
I'm a lucky guy because my girlfriend loves comics too, moreso since we've been together because I'm more knowledgeable and helped her out a lot with discovering new stuff, we don't like all the same stuff, but I got her to read Nextwave and more and she loved it, got her into Northlanders since she loves vikings (but I have zero interest in reading it myself), etc. Needless to say it's the best relationship I've ever had hahaha
I'm very open about my love of comics but don't force it on people around me. Although I often am the one they will refer to when the movies come out and they want to know more about what the hell they just saw haha
Being able to pick more than one answer would have been a good option for me.
I have a few friends and a brother who also love comics, but most other people in my life generally don't care about them or my interest in them.
And I read comics both alone at home AND in public (laundromat, bus/subway, etc)
I read in public on the tablet. I never take single issues to public places and rarely take trades to public places. It's not that I'm ashamed of it, not in the least, I am, however, very cynical about people, and I want to avoid having the "no, ma'am, comic books aren't just for kids. I'm 34″ conversation. I realize that makes me sound like a dick, but it's how I feel most of the time. My wife likes that I like comics, she's very supportive, she reads 2 or 3 books a month and wants to cosplay for next year's Puerto Rico Comic-Con. Her brother was into them when they were younger, but she started reading them after we got married.
I met my girlfriend in a comic book shop (I worked there, she shopped there) so I have no problems at home. My whole family have always been fairly accepting of it as a hobby, and my brother used to read a few comics and still occasionally dips in. I got my mum to read Asterios Polyp and Blankets and she really enjoyed them both, but has never been tempted to read any others.
Also, I completely converted my ex-girlfriend to a comic reader, first with Scott Pilgrim and then slowly onto other things until she owned a small but decent library of classics and as far as I'm aware continued to read them after we broke up.
I generally read at home, but when I used to have to commute to work I'd always read them on the journey. No shame about them whatsoever, and I've always tried to be a very vocal advocate of the medium to all of my friends, colleagues and family members.
Very odd question indeed. I can't understand why anyone would define themselves as a "comic book reader". I love reading as a hobby, lots of that being of the illustrated kind, but that makes no difference whatsoever. Why should it? A good book is a good book, regardless of whether it has pictures or not. Most people I know who would denigrate reading as nerdy make no difference either.
My brother and my two best friends (one male and one female) from college all enjoy and actively read comics. Oddly enough my two friends didn't start reading comics until after college. (There must have been some kind of delayed reaction affect I had on them.) My dad loves to read DC comics from the 1960s in the from of the DC Showcases. He mainly likes Batman, Superman, and Legion. He has no concept of comic stories today and is perfectly fine with that.
My mom and sister will tell you they don't like comics. But that is because they have never read any. Not to be rude but they are just plain ignorant towards the medium and think its all about superheroes and "boy" stories.
My fiance occasionally reads comics, and is "polite." She has read Fables, From Hell, Persepolis, and a couple of others. She thinks I'm a little manic about my comic obsession… but she is right!
My girlfriend has started ading comics after I showed her how great the stories and characters are. A the beginning of our realtionship, she knew next to nothing about superheroes, now she is pretty knowledgable in most DC characters.
She is a big fan of serialized fiction, so I thought comics could be something she would like. I showed her Batman stuff at first and she read a lot in a very short time (complete Morrison Batman run up to the beginning of Inc.) and then branched out into the female characters books. She now really follows Catwoman, Batgirl and reads all Wnder Woman trades I give her. She also keeps up with Batman when I tell her that something was especially great. I do have to remind her of reading sometimes though, since she still enjoys watching tv shows a lot more, but she enjoys the type of stories and characters now, which is a huge thing for me. She is especially happy when she gets to see DC characters in a new movie (like MoS which she and I loved) or a tv show.
Overall, she is not a big time comic reader like me, but enjoys it somehwat infrequently.
Another bonus for me is that I got her over comics into videogames and now she plays every coop game with me and loves that! She also buys me a lot of statues for xmas or birthdays, so she is ok with me decking out or livingroom with Batman stuff^^
Oh and my family looks down on comics. They think its pretty childish and stupid. Even my smaller sister, which is normally pretty edgy dislikes comics. She always says that she prefers a real book, when I want to show her a good comic, which is funny, because I also read "real" books and I think they have nothing to do with comics. Comics are closer to movies, in my eyes at least.
Anyway, that my sister dislikes them is very strange since she is otherwise a BIG superhero fan, loves all the movies, animated shows, games and even has a Batman tattoo.
I find a lot if people tend to look down on the fact that I rea comics, like ut is a childish thing to do, nit that I care, I'm covered in tattoos and piercings so used to it lol, the general reception I get when its made aware I read comics us why, there for kids, what a waste of money.
I don't go around telling everyone I read comics but I also don't hide the fact, people know I do and when asked I proudly let them know I do
I'm sorry, but this was a terrible survey, and so I decided not to submit my answers.
"Tolerate" implies that we have some condition that must be tolerated. Reading comics isn't something bad. My wife and my parents/siblings don't read comics, but they don't view it any differently than reading anything else. There is nothing to "tolerate."
Frankly, the only ways that my comic book reading affects my family are:
1- I go to my city's Comic-Con every year, and buy books/schwag there;
2- I spend money on comics every month, and I take active care in ensuring that I don't spend way too much; and
3- My mother loves The Big Bang Theory, and so when I tell her how I went to the comic book store, she thinks of the boys on that show going to Stuart's and is amused.
Regarding #2, my wife and I turn a blind eye to each other's book-buying budgets, because we both buy a lot (me comics, her teen lit).
As a female comic reader myself who has seen alot of different reactions to my reading and taste in general, I though this survey was interesting and kinda made me think about the different ppl in my circles.
Hey Sonia, great idea….but I have to say poor choice of options. I have been collecting for 20 years. All the people around me know that I collect comics and figures, and while yes I get the occasional look of "you collect toys?" (which is rare very), I have to say I am fully supported by my family, friends, workplace and community. I don't feel I had an option that truly expresses that me and those around me fully embrace and accept this medium a million%.
When I was a kid my mom would tell me she sensed an evil presence from my comic books. 100% serious, little old church lady, lol.
My sister will read them if I put them infront of her, as will her husband. My dad likes the movies, but dosen't show much interest in reading them. Mom still just sits there rocking back and forth mumbling while reading her bible, occasionally screaming out poorly constructed religous slogans.
It's funny:
My girlfriend was interested in getting into comics so I turned her on to Morning Glories, the Unwritten, Planetary, stuff like that, which she accepted lukewarmly. I asked her what kind of thing she wanted to read next and she /very/ emphatically said "superheroes."
So I gave her New X-Men and she's been gleefully tearing through my Marvel U. stuff ever since.
Sometimes it's good to remind ourselves that underneath all the exciting creator-owned stuff and the rapid expansion of the medium, old-as-dirt continuity-laden superhero universes are fucking /cool/.
I thought most questions had answers that basically fit my life. I decided to discount friends I'd made through comic-relate activities and focus on friends from work or other interests. Only a couple of whom read comics. Most express some interest in my hobby, or at least a fascination with the number of comics I have. And many friends over the years have asked me to recommend or lend them comics, which I happily do. One friend just finished "Y the last man". A couple have recently read "iZombie" and another is reading "Usagi Yojimbo".
Only #4 was tricky. I guess "Alone and in a private place" is the best answer, as I usually read comics at home. However, much of my reading is done in the living room, and I have a roommate, so it's not completely private.
However, my life has irregular opportunities to read comics in "public places" (train rides, plane rides, the rare nice day where I have time to go to a park and read) and so I do this as well.
The best opportunity to read comics is simply usually at home at night, once the day's work and social activities are done.
I do keep comics at my desk at work for the purpose of reading on a lunch break (or lending to any who express interest) but usually I end up eating lunch with friends. So that only works on the odd day that I have nobody to eat with and the thing I'm eating is easy to eat while holding a comic.
The stereotypes regarding comics here in Brazil are slightly different.
Yes, it's still a bit of a geek thing, but Brazilians correctly assume that anyone who reads regularly, even "lowly" superhero comics, must be of higher intelligence, as compared to the average person who never reads anything.
There was always a sense of respect from the people around me, even envy. But no one in my family has a strong interest in comics.
I am also blessed with a wife that is amazing. She has always supported me in everything, including my geek exploits. She is not much of a comic reader herself, though she has read a bit of X-Men when she was a teen. The extent of her geekness nowadays is watching DOCTOR WHO with me. She is also a huge Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings fan and had read all the novels.
As to my parents, they have generally been supportive of my habit throughout my life. My mom read Fantastic Four comics as a kid and my father always liked Reid Fleming.
But I think that as the boxes turned into dozens, and then into hundreds, they have felt the occasional weariness. Even though I'm long gone, my brother has enough comics that their house remains full of boxes.
And I know my mom occasionally thinks back to that day in Walgreens 24 years ago when she suggested my brother and I pick out a comic each, and imagine how life would have looked if she hadn't.
I don't have a relationship, but I don't blame the comics, I blame the fact that I'm short and ugly.
dam that questionnaire made me feel like a sadsack.
I also wonder what would have happened if i hadnt had
the marvel secret wars pannini sticker book tie in
to start me off…
My wife actively encourages me to read comics, has no interest in them solely for herself, but is very interested in them in that they are important to me. The "accepts" and "expresses polite interest" answer doesn't really cover the dynamic – something more like "encourages" and "expresses genuine interest" would be more accurate.
A survey of this nature can in no way reflect how comics impacts my relationships. It is a complete folly. Relationships are based on love, attraction, connections, shared values, excitement, interests, etc. trying to break it down for 'geeks' like a survey in a magazine is ridiculous. I have non comic reading friends that will buy every Star Wars book ever written. My wife read the preacher in one sitting over a weekend. My brother is super into Spider-Man. But you know what? none of them regularly read comics. The audience is too vast. The material too diverse. The only way to address this question with any sort of accuracy is to go out and talk to people, but we're all hidden away in our houses reading our comics (myself included) so that's never going to happen
If I ask my wife to read a comic she will. She's read a Concrete trade, a couple of Kyle Baker books, and a few more but never asked to read any others. I took the hint and stopped trying to get her to read any more.
On the other hand, she likes that I'm easy to buy for at holidays; get me a comic book store gift certificate and I'm set.
Poorly worded survey options!!
Fun survey.
I will never get used to my non-comic reading friends chuckling over Wolverine and Thor references. It used to be a kind of secret handshake, but not anymore. So many people have been exposed to comic book characters in the movies and on TV that it is like being a native speaker of a language surrounded by people learning it as a second language.
It wasn't always that way to say the least.
Maybe it isn't so much poorly worded, as it seems to express a narrow view of comic reading/buying habits, acceptance, proliferation, and relationship status than some of the subjects of the survey are used to.
I work in a library, used to freelance for an arts paper, and hang out in (for lack of a better term – god I am already cringing now) the "punk scene", and generally I find that 50-60% of the people I know have either read, purchased, collected, or otherwise been exposed to comic books and graphic novels,
It's not so much the answers that surprised me, but the range of questions seemed somewhat limited. But then again, I work and learn in a space that pretty much actively encourages people to read comic books, manga etc.
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I play alto saxophone, piano, ukulele, and guitar. I am wondering if it's possible to take up piccolo as well, without playing the flute. I plan on taking lessons, as there are teachers in my area, but I don't know if I should start on flute first because I know piccolo is an extension of flute. I don't plan on playing it professionally, just for fun. Thanks a bunch!
I play both the flute and piccolo, so my answer is completely based off of personal experience.
In my opinion, the piccolo and flute are completely different. The only thing that's similar about the two is fingering. I suggest memorizing the piccolo fingering if you just want to play piccolo, since the piccolo does not have some of the keys that a flute has.
I started playing flute before piccolo, and I noticed that how you blow the air and even how you hold each instrument is different. If you just want to learn piccolo, I recommend to just get used to the piccolo: how you hold it, the breathing techniques, and all that jazz.
In conclusion, I think if you just want to learn how to play the piccolo for fun, you don't need to learn the flute unless you want to learn the flute too. They're completely different instruments beside from fingering, and I hope you have lots of fun playing the piccolo if you do decide to try it! Hope this helped! :)
From the perspective of a music educator: the flute would be much easier to learn proper embouchure fundamentals on, as, with the lower pitch, it's more more forgiving. During my college days, I picked up the flute quite quickly, but I had a difficult time achieving a good tone on the piccolo. That said, it would not be impossible to learn on it's own, just more difficult.
You can find cheap flutes at pawnshops or on craigslist. You may try picking up a cheap one to begin on. If you get a used name-brand student flute and take care of it, it will retain value well. You could then sell it when you buy your piccolo, or just keep it around.
Depends on your frustration tolerance. Piccolo has a more challenging embouchure than flute, but you know what? Fife has a much more demanding embouchure than either, and I learned fife first. This meant it was about six weeks of assiduous blowing making nothing but a "wwwwfffff" sound, before I actually got a noise out of it. Another week or two before I could generate that sound consistently. And then, trying to make it musical. Well, as musical as fife gets.
I have rather a lot of patience -- or at least did when I was 12. Six weeks is a long time to go attempting to do something and getting no positive feedback of progress whatsoever. And I can't guarantee you'll get it in six weeks (though piccolo is easier than fife, and I had no advantages at all, except maybe stubbornness, so I wouldn't be surprised if it takes rather less than that).
So, if you think your resolve to learn piccolo can survive a month+ of determined striving with no positive feedback to encourage you along, then go for it.
(For what it's worth, I was taking that class with a friend who played flute. The only one of us with traverso experience, she, the class champ, managed to get sounds out of her fife in about... three weeks.)
I started on clarinet, then moved to bass clarinet, and after that, tenor sax. I then took a hiatus from formal music education and took up the fife. And from there, I took up piccolo once I got back into music formally. I was making sounds on the piccolo on day one, after an hour or two of airy noise. The music shop and a flute-playing friend told me to start on flute, but I found it wasn't necessary. I'm not sure everyone could do it, but it's possible.
I also made sounds of my fife almost immediately. I should also note that the first time I played a flute, instrument try out day in the second grade, I passed out. I started clarinet at age eight. I'm in my third year of college now, and started the fife at sixteen and the piccolo about a month ago