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Monday, March 15, 2010
William Carpenter
William Carpenter has published three books of poetry, including Rain, which won the 1985 Morse Prize, and two novels. He has taught at the University of Chicago and the College of the Atlantic, where he is currently on the faculty of literature and writing. For more information, please visit his website.
A man stood in the rain outside his house.
Pretty soon, the rain soaked through
his jacket and shirt. He might have
gone in, but he wanted to be wet, to be
really wet, so that it finally got through
his skin and began raining on the rooftops
of the small city that the man always carried
inside him, a city where it hadn't rained
for thirty years, only now the sky darkened
and tremendous drops fell in the thick dust
of the streets. The man's wife knocked
on the window, trying to call him in.
She twirled one finger around her ear
to sign that he was crazy, that he'd
get sick again, standing in street clothes
in a downpour. She put the finger in her mouth
like a thermometer. She formed the word idiot
with her lips, and, always, when she said that
he would give in. But now he stood there.
His whole life he'd wanted to give something,
to sacrifice. At times he'd felt like coming up
to people on the street, offering his blood.
Here, you look like you need blood. Take mine.
Now he could feel the people of his city
waking as if from a long drought. He could feel
them leaving their houses and jobs, standing
with their heads up and their mouths open,
and the little kids taking their clothes off
and lying on their bellies in the streams
and puddles formed by the new rain that the man
made himself, not by doing anything, but standing
there while the rain soaked through his clothes.
He could see his wife and his own kids
staring from the window, the younger kid
laughing at his crazy father, the older one
sad, almost in tears, and the dog, Ossian—
but the man wanted to drown the city in rain.
He wanted the small crowded apartments
and the sleazy taverns to empty their people
into the streets. He wanted a single man with
an umbrella to break out dancing the same way
Gene Kelly danced in Singing in the Rain,
then another man, and more, until the whole
city was doing turns and pirouettes with their
canes or umbrellas, first alone, then taking
each other by the arm and waist, forming a larger
and larger circle in the square, and not
to any music but to the percussion of the rain
on the roof of his own house. And if there were
a woman among the dancers, a woman in a flowery
print skirt, a woman wetter and happier and more
beautiful than the rest, may this man be
forgiven for falling in love on a spring
morning in the democracy of the rain, may
he be forgiven for letting his family think
that is just what to expect from someone who
is every day older and more eccentric, may he
be forgiven for evading his responsibilities,
for growing simple in the middle of his life, for
ruining his best pants and his one decent tie.
When was this poem composed? How did it start?
I wrote this poem more than twenty years ago, when I had recently separated from my family and was starting a new life in a new home. The new house (where I still live) has a large wrap-around roofed porch where I often go out and "immerse myself" in a rain or snow storm while still keeping my head dry. I was standing out there in a spring downpour when I got the original idea.
How many revisions did this poem undergo? How much time elapsed between the first and final drafts?
I wrote the first draft at home, then took it unfinished to Yaddo, where I worked on drafts. Stephen Dunn was there at the time and we traded off poems we were revising. As I recall, it "came out" pretty much whole, then underwent numerous versions to get the line breaks right.
Do you believe in inspiration? How much of this poem was "received" and how much was the result of sweat and tears?
I believe that much of the work of any poem is unconscious, and what seems like inspiration is the result of long interior preparatory labor quite unknown to the writer. So the first draft seemed to arrive pretty much whole out of nowhere, but there was probably a lot of work in this poem that had been done without my knowledge. This was written at a difficult, transitional stage of life, and a lot of inner material that may have been blocked for some time was opening up. I don't want to interpret the poem, but in some sense it now strikes me as a rain of tears, the character's own and his family's, in which the guy does his irresponsible but guilty song and dance. But it meant a lot to me to be able to transform that time's unhappiness to art and humor, and at the same time to make it public, get it out into the open, which I guess is the performance aspect of the song and dance, and of the poem. As would be the case with any serious family disintegration, much was clandestine at the time, hence the desire to disclose the "inner city" to oneself and to the public.
Reading it now, I think of myself as reaching back from that dark time to a day which I have always considered the happiest of my life. It was the last day of school in the sixth grade, and I was walking home with a pal in the pouring rain (no buses at the time!). We had seen a matinee of "Singing in the Rain" with Gene Kelly the weekend before, and as we walked back the long way, via another pal's house, we just allowed ourselves to get soaking wet, pretended to carry umbrellas, sang the theme song at the top of our lungs and danced our shoes off in the puddles of our little town. Perhaps I was thinking of that childhood afternoon, its total freedom and irresponsibility, as I dealt with the real guilt and sadness of breaking a family up. By the time I wrote the poem I had seen "Clockwork Orange" with Malcolm McDowell's sinister appropriation of that theme, and I imagine both the light and dark sides of that song lay behind the poem. Some readers have thought the Gene Kelly reference too corny but for that personal reason I voted to keep it in.
How did this poem arrive at its final form? Did you consciously employ any principles of technique?
It's a poem with longish lines and long sentences very run-on so the grammar tries to keep the reader moving through the poem, not getting stuck at line-breaks. I spent a lot of time, much of that Yaddo summer—when we weren't at the horses or the mudbaths or the swimming pool—working on the counterpoint of line breaks and grammatical units. Who knows how many drafts I went through trying to get the rhythms right? Each change of a word or line required going through the whole thing again, everything being interdependent.
How long after you finished this poem did it first appear in print?
I believe I sent it right to APR after completing it and it was accepted. A few years ago, this poem was given a beautiful setting by the NY composer Tom Cipullo, and I was able to relax and hear it performed professionally in the Weill recital room of Carnegie Hall, so it had a second life. Tom was amazing in transforming and developing the rhythms and humor of the poem in his score and in finding ideas and layers I had never recognized in writing it.
How long do you let a poem "sit" before you send it off into the world? Do you have any rules about this or does your practice vary with every poem?
It certainly sat patiently while I was working on it that summer, but when I felt it was done I sent it right away. That made a kind of closure so I could go on to something else.
Could you talk about fact and fiction and how this poem negotiates the two?
This poem is way over on the fiction side (that decision is made in line one, choosing the 3rd person POV), though the emotional situation it originated from was certainly factual. I tried to transform some pretty difficult inner material at the time into a completely different form. I mean, in fact I was on a covered porch, and my family was in a distant place; but I transformed it to standing in the drenching rain, and placed them in my new house watching me. By the time the poem gets through, I think I've ventured into surreal or dream territory. As a poet I used a lot of the classical dream mechanisms, such as "displacement" and "condensation." I put the old family in the new house. I gave us a dog, though I've never had one. Maybe the tipoff is that I named the dog "Ossian," after the fake 18th century poet—though again that just sprang into mind and I certainly had no conscious reason for that name.
For me, poetry begins at the point where the facts of the world begin to transform into something else. Yet if the facts aren't always in there, under the surface, the poem loses touch with reality. There were some fairly hard facts behind this piece which a reader might never know, but I hope the poem is able to convey that. Otherwise it would just be a moment of silliness.
Is this a narrative poem?
Yes, it tells a little story that takes place in linear time. My narrative poems got longer and longer till they outgrew anything that could be called poetry and I turned to fiction.
Do you remember who you were reading when you wrote this poem? Any influences you'd care to disclose?
I was very much under the spell of Pavese at the time. "Hard Labor" contained several such longer, narrative poems, based in earthly facts but full of provocative spaces and intimations.
Do you have any particular audience in mind, an ideal reader?
Now, as a fiction writer mainly, I write for my agent, taking her to be not only an expert reader but the representative of a wider public audience. At that time I thought of poetry more in terms of readings, and as I wrote I imagined the poem read aloud before an audience, perhaps including the man in the rain. I first read it in one of the informal after-supper readings at Yaddo.
Did you let anyone see drafts of this poem before you finished it? Is there an individual or a group of individuals with whom you regularly share work?
I don't usually share work till the first draft is done, thinking of that as a somewhat womblike period. In this case, I did share it around at Yaddo when I was working it through its drafts. Now, with fiction, after the first draft is finished I show it to my trusted domestic partner, Donna, then to my agent Alison.
How does this poem differ from other poems of yours?
It is much the same in length and format as all the poems in that volume, of which "Rain" is the title poem. In that period I wrote a number of fantasy narratives like "Rain."
What is American about this poem?
There is a tip of the hat to Hollywood, but, as I mentioned, I was reading Pavese at the time so I'm sure it has some European DNA. I probably imagined the wet dancers as being in a peasant village in central Europe, or under the umbrellas of Cherbourg, more than in the US. I think even when this was written poetry was pretty much globalized. Yet I would have wanted the speech rhythms to be regular American English. I was trying to keep a casual conversational rhythm even while the material got quite metaphoric and intense.
Was this poem finished or abandoned?
It was finished. It got to that asymptotic point where any more work on it isn't worth the effort, then I sent it off. As an interesting footnote on the poem, I just now see from Google that Stephen Dunn wrote an essay on it, which I hadn't known. That takes me back to Yaddo and the days we were reading each other's poems. I will have to go and read that.
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Some spring from watershed issues: how to save or spend money, how to raise the kids, how to honor religious beliefs (or not) during the holidays. But this isn't what couples fight about most of the time. Instead, we argue over loading the dishwasher properly, cutting toenails on the coffee table, and cleaning the cat box when it's your turn.
While the offenses may seem minor enough, these garden-variety arguments can cause tremendous stress, contributing to general wear and tear on a relationship. If they're left unaddressed, even small things can morph into big power issues over time, making a trivial annoyance, like dirty socks on the floor, seem like a slap in the face.
Since these kinds of fights often spring up spontaneously, they tend to prompt knee-jerk reactions that only make matters worse. But when you stop reacting and start responding with compassion, you defuse silly squabbles and help strengthen your bond.
Someone once told me that all arguments are only about one thing: Who's going to listen to whom first? Giving your attention first (instead of demanding it) has magical curative properties. So bring your full attention to these critical moments and know that you are also offering love, no matter how upset you are. This way, petty arguments can become a chance to cultivate compassion.
The following strategies for three common arguments will help quell the heat, rather than fan the fire.
Tiff Type: The Hair Trigger
Red flag
A benign, often innocent mistake causes your partner to become disproportionately infuriated. ("How could you forget soap? I specifically asked for soap!")
Knee-jerk reaction
What's his problem? What did I do to deserve that? He doesn't appreciate me.
See his side.
In Tibetan Buddhist thought, there are 12 antidotes to anger; number one is patience. Usually, instead of trying to understand what exactly is so upsetting, we become angry, too -- which only escalates the battle. In place of vitriol or a harsh reaction, try responding with openness and curiosity. In other words, relax your defenses.
Put compassion into action by taking the focus off yourself. Try writing a letter to yourself from him in which you imagine how he might explain the reason for his earlier outbreak. It may occur to you, for instance, that he relies on you to take care of weekly grocery shopping while he handles all the yard work. So when it seems as if you're not holding up your end of the bargain, he panics, thinking he has to do it all. Or he may feel that forgetting the soap proves you don't appreciate what he's doing on his end. The point of this exercise is to broaden your perspective beyond your own feelings. It's the very definition of compassion, and it immediately begins to restore balance. (Plus, it's incredibly courageous and noble.)
Tiff Type: The Cold War
Red flag
The person you snuggled with this morning has turned into Mr. Remote (Control) this evening and seems not the least bit responsive.
Knee-jerk reaction
He's mad at me. I did something wrong. He's met someone else and doesn't love me anymore.
Step back.
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Red flag
You've argued the same point a thousand times before. He's lost his keys and needs you to leave work to drop off a spare. He's made plans without checking with you first. With a long sigh, you launch into, "Why do you always ..." and "You never ..."
Knee-jerk reaction
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Give up trying to win.
We all have our weaknesses and pet peeves, but they're rarely, if ever, resolved when someone one-ups the other. Late sleepers never turn into early birds, slow drivers don't speed up, key-losers don't become key-keepers. By giving up on winning, I don't mean to accept blame or give in to despair. What you can do, however, is stop anticipating and creating the circumstances for conflict when the situation comes up again (which it will).
Tibetan meditation master, Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche, teaches that transcendental patience means adjusting our expectations. If you expect each time that your partner will be on time or never lose his keys, you're likely to be disappointed -- over and over. But when you relax those expectations, you can ride the tides of emotion (hostility, remorse, hopefulness, boredom) like breath -- wave after wave. Eventually, circumstances shift and the path to happiness reappears.
What's Your Fighting Style?
We each have our own way of tackling an argument. Which of these has you written all over it?
The Pleaser
Your biggest fear is losing someone's affection; as a result, you end up giving in to a fault. Try to express your own needs -- and say no once in a while.
Your mantra: I matter.
The Champ
A tenacious fighter, you keep it up until the other person drops from exhaustion -- or defeat. Try to consider the other person's point of view; cultivate compassion.
Your mantra: You matter.
The Dodger
You avoid conflict at all costs. By the time a disagreement surfaces, you're already two states away. Try to stay put; hash it out. Relationships are worth fighting for.
Your mantra: We matter.
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AxoGen, Inc. (NASDAQ: AXGN), a leading regenerative medicine company focused on the development and commercialization of products and technologies for peripheral nerve reconstruction and regeneration, today announced that Navy Corpsman Edward Bonfiglio, a patient who received limb sparing surgery utilizing AxoGen's Avance® Nerve Graft, will ride in the 2014 Rose Parade aboard the 11th annual Donate Life's "Light Up the World" float in Pasadena, Calif. on New Year's Day.
Mr. Bonfiglio joins 29 riders on the float, all of who whom are tissue, organ, or cornea transplant recipients. Each rider was selected by an organization for their courage, service and advocacy regarding life-saving transplants they received from generous donors. In July, Mr. Bonfiglio was selected by the American Association of Tissue Bank (AATB) to represent tissue recipients on the Donate Life float.
Tissue donation was essential in helping Mr. Bonfiglio recover from an injury sustained during military assignment in Afghanistan. During a routine foot patrol, Mr. Bonfiglio's unit was ambushed and he was shot in his left leg. Due to injury to his sciatic nerve, he lost all function and feeling below his knee. Upon Bonfiglio's return to the U.S., surgeons at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Washington, D.C. presented him with surgical repair options that included amputation of his left leg or, as he and his family elected, repair of the severed peripheral nerve with Avance® Nerve Graft, a processed nerve allograft, with the goal of allowing him to keep his own leg and restore function. Lt. Commander Patrick Basile, Director of Microsurgery at Walter Reed, performed the surgery that saved Bonfiglio's leg. Today, using his own leg, Bonfiglio can walk and jog, and is currently training for the Paralympics at Penn State University.
Jill Schiaparelli, Senior Vice President of Marketing at AxoGen, remarked, "The thirty riders selected for Donate Life's 'Light Up the World' float are an inspiration to us all with their individual stories of gratitude for renewed life. AxoGen is honored to have offered a nerve repair solution that helped save Edward's leg and we are proud that the American Association of Tissue Banks selected Edward for this year's float. His story is one of great courage and immense accomplishment and is a shining example of successful nerve repair with our processed nerve allograft."
Since 2005, the AATB has sponsored the Donate Life Rose Parade Float. The theme of the 2014 Donate Life Float, "Light Up the World," supports the organization's mission of saving and enhancing lives through the gift of organ and tissue donation.
About the Donate Life Float
The 2014 Donate Life float is built by Phoenix Decorating Company and is coordinated by Los Angeles-based OneLegacy, the world's largest organ, eye and tissue recovery organization. Each year, the Donate Life float campaign is supported by more than 140 official sponsors from coast to coast, including organ, eye and tissue recovery organizations, tissue processors, hospitals, transplant centers, state donor registries, funeral homes, donor family foundations and affiliated organizations. Joining OneLegacy as top-level benefactors are American Association of Tissue Banks (AATB), Dignity Memorial® network, Donate Life America, Donate Life Run/Walk Committee, Josiah's House, The Order of St. Lazarus, SightLife and TBI/Tissue Banks International.
The Donate Life Rose Parade Float's family of sponsors urges viewers to help make dreams come true for more than one million people in need of life-saving and healing organ, tissue and cornea transplants. Join America's 113 million registered donors so that everyone whose life and livelihood depends on a transplant can have one. Sign up when renewing your driver's license or by visiting http://www.DonateLifeAmerica.org.
About the Rose Parade
The 125th Rose Parade presented by Honda themed "Dreams Come True" will take place on Wednesday, January 1, 2014 at 8:00 a.m. (PST). It will be broadcast on ABC, Hallmark Channel, HGTV, KTLA (Tribune), NBC, RFD-TV and Univision. The Parade is also seen in more than 220 international territories and countries.
About AxoGen, Inc.
AxoGen (AXGN) is a leading regenerative medicine company dedicated to advancing the science and commercialization of peripheral nerve repair solutions. The Company's innovative approach to regenerative medicine has resulted in first-in-class products that we believe will define their product categories. AxoGen's products offer a full suite of surgical nerve repair solutions including Avance® Nerve Graft, the only off-the-shelf commercially available processed nerve allograft for bridging severed nerves without the comorbidities associated with a second surgical site, AxoGuard® Nerve Connector, a porcine submucosa ExtraCellular Matrix ("ECM") coaptation aid for tensionless repair of severed nerves, and AxoGuard® Nerve Protector, a porcine submucosa ECM product used to wrap and protect injured peripheral nerves and reinforce the nerve reconstruction while preventing soft tissue attachments.
AxoGuard® Nerve Connector and AxoGuard® Nerve Protector are manufactured in the United States by Cook Biotech Incorporated, West Lafayette, Indiana, and are distributed exclusively by AxoGen. AxoGen is the parent of its wholly owned operating subsidiary, AxoGen Corporation. AxoGen's principal executive office and operations are located in Alachua, FL.
Experience from thousands of uses of AxoGen's Avance® Nerve Graft processed nerve allograft demonstrate a range of recovered sensory and motor function from none to near complete restoration. Each patient outcome is dependent upon the nature and extent of nerve loss or damage, the timing between nerve loss and repair, and the natural course of the patient's recovery. The patient story provided reflects the experience of the particular individual and may not represent typical results.
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The bar has forever been raised for arrogance in Los Angeles and that's saying something considering the egos that have called this town home.
IBEW Local 18 business manager Brian D'Arcy, the boss of the union that represents workers at the Department of Water and Power, has established a new benchmark for flipping off the public.
In April of 2005 the L.A. Weekly first raised questions about two mysterious non-profit organizations created by the L.A. City Council and co-administered by the DWP and Local 18. The Joint Safety Institute (JSI) and the Joint Training Institute (JTI) were chartered with the vague mission of improving relations between labor and management. Last September the L.A. Times revealed these two "trusts" have received more than $41 million in ratepayer money with no demonstrable results to show for it.
No results and zero public accountability. In fact, nobody has thus far been able or willing to explain what they even do.
But that was before City Controller Ron Galperin began poking his nose under the DWP's tent. After a look at the JSI and JTI's tax returns, Galperin says he has more questions than answers, including more than $600,000 worth of spending classified as "other."
That's a lot of other.
When asked to produce the complete financial records for these two publicly funded organizations, D'Arcy stalled for three months and then stunned a city nearly numb to arrogance by refusing to cooperate with Galperin's audit.
Both Galperin and City Attorney Mike Feuer quickly condemned D'Arcy, with Galperin establishing a new deadline for early January and threatening subpoenas if the union fails to comply.
DWP General Manager Ron Nichols joined a chorus of DWP board members blasting D'Arcy, which is all well and good, but does little to explain why Nichols has also been unable or unwilling to explain what the public has gotten for their $41 million.
Nichols sits on the board of both the Joint Training Institute and the Joint Safety Institute. He has signed off on the transfer of millions of ratepayer dollars each year to D'Arcy's stealth organizations yet seems to be in the dark about what they actually do.
It's more than a little ironic the man who runs our lights is in the dark when it comes to two organizations he helps administer.
So far our quiet new mayor has remained quiet on this scandal.
Candidate Garcetti ran hard against the "cozy" relationship between Brian D'Arcy and his campaign rival, former City Controller Wendy Greuel. Rightly or wrongly the mayoral race last May became a virtual referendum on the DWP and its undue influence on City Hall. Garcetti won on a promise to rein in Local 18.
He made a good start this fall when he broke with the City Council and held out for additional concessions during contract talks with the union resulting in a better deal for ratepayers.
But the investigation into the JTI and JSI represents the first real test for Garcetti's commitment to reform.
Will the mayor lead the charge against what appears to be a blatant ratepayer rip-off or will he let Galperin, Feuer and others to do the heavy lifting?
Is it possible this is all smoke and no fire? Sure. But so far nothing has been offered to the public to tamp down suspicions.
What's in those financial records that made D'Arcy — a man who normally avoids publicity like vampires avoid garlic — willing to take the PR bloody nose by withholding them rather than handing them over for an audit?
The L.A. way is to stall for time until the public's attention falls on something else. Then, as quietly as possible, a scapegoat or two can be eased out of town, usually with a platinum parachute, followed some time later with the boilerplate disclaimer, "The people who were responsible for fill-in-the-blank aren't here anymore. No point in dredging up the past. Time to turn the page… Blah, blah, blah."
If our city leaders fail to get to the bottom of this it will represent a blown opportunity to hit the reset button at City Hall, a lost opportunity to set Spring Street on a new course and regain a little of the trust forfeited after years of backroom deals and doubletalk.
Doug McIntyre's column appears Sunday and Wednesday. He can be reached at: firstname.lastname@example.com.


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RIPLEY, W.Va. (AP) — Charges were dismissed against a West Virginia man accused of torturing his wife, in part because the woman denied the allegations and refused to cooperate with prosecutors.
About a year ago, Stephanie Lizon fled from her husband and told domestic violence shelter workers she had been captive for the better part of a decade — beaten, burned and even shackled. Her husband, Peter Lizon, was arrested and charged with malicious wounding and domestic battery.
Jackson County Circuit Court Judge Thomas Evans tossed out those charges. Lizon's attorneys contended authorities waited too long to prosecute him and said the original prosecutor who brought the charges had a conflict of interest.
"It feels good to have this hurdle behind us," Peter Lizon said. "But we have a long way to be done with this."
Mason County Prosecuting Attorney Craig Tatterson, who is serving as a special prosecutor, left open the possibility for future charges, saying the case was still under investigation.
Tatterson also requested the charges be dropped, saying there wasn't enough evidence. In court documents, Tatterson said Stephanie Lizon denied the allegations against her husband and refused to cooperate. He also said the couple was the victim of an overzealous prosecution and unfounded stories by people who don't know them.
The original prosecutor, Kennad Skeen, removed himself from the case last month due to a conflict of interest because he previously represented the Lizons in criminal and civil matters.
Last July, Stephanie Lizon fled from her husband while at an equipment rental company, looking gaunt and limping. When she told staff she was trying to escape, an employee gave her the number for a domestic violence shelter and cash for a cab ride.
At the shelter, Stephanie Lizon told of being held captive. The criminal complaint said she had "mutilated and swollen" feet, and dozens of photographs showed burns on her back and breasts from irons and frying pans. She also had scars on her wrists and ankles.
Peter Lizon, a native of the Czech Republic, was under home confinement while awaiting trial and barred from having contact with his wife.
The judge allowed Lizon to be present for the birth of their daughter last week. On Monday, another judge removed the restrictions against the Lizons seeing each other, and the couple was together with the baby outside the courthouse.
"That's a great relief to see these charges dismissed," Stephanie Lizon said. "We've been waiting for this for a very, very long time."
Earlier this year, the Lizons were arrested on charges they violated a custody order for their 2-year-old son.
Authorities had gone to the home after Stephanie Lizon's parents, who had won custody of the boy last December, were unable to contact their daughter.
Peter Lizon was charged with obstruction for allegedly lying to authorities about the whereabouts of his wife and son. She was found with the boy and charged with child concealment, which was later dismissed, according to court documents.
A custody hearing for the son is set for Friday.
Stephanie Lizon said "the celebration can't really happen until we have our son back with us."
The Lizons' home on their Jackson County farm burned to the ground in May and three people were charged with arson. Stephanie Lizon said the home remains off limits because of the arson investigation, although the family remains on the property.
"This certainly was an interesting year for us and very hard," Peter Lizon said. "We pretty much lost everything we had and then some. We're ready to rebuild and start our life over, I guess."


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In the latest of our comprehensive series of reviews of DC Comics' 52 relaunched titles, we take a look at Superman #1.
Who's it by?
Superman #1 is written by George Perez and illustrated by Jesus Merino.
What's the history?
Superman became the first superhero to receive a self-titled comic book series in 1939 following his phenomenally popular debut in Action Comics #1 the previous year. DC has published the comic ever since, although it was rebranded as The Adventure of Superman between 1986 and 2006, before returning to its original title.
Superman is one of the most iconic comics in the history of the industry, and has long served as a flagship for its publisher. The title ran for more than 700 issues before DC hit the reset button, as well as annuals and standalone specials.
Creators who have worked on the title over the years include John Byrne, Greg Rucka, Dan Jurgens, J. Michael Straczynski, and co-creators Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, whose estates are currently locked in a legal battle with DC and Warner Bros over the rights to the character.
What's new?
Superman sports a new look, though the changes to his appearance aren't as radical as those Grant Morrison introduced in Action Comics #1, which appears to take place much earlier in the 'New 52' continuity.
The Kryptonian's costume design is in line with the images we've seen from Zack Snyder's Man of Steel movie. The red underwear has been ditched in favour of a belt, and the outfit itself look reinforced, almost like body armour.
Major continuity changes have also been implemented. The original Daily Planet is demolished in the opening pages, and the newspaper is bought out by a multi-national corporation. Lois Lane makes the move away from print journalism following a promotion to network executive, and has a new love interest by the name of Jonathan.
What happens?
The Daily Planet building is demolished following the newspaper's purchase by multinational corporation Galaxy Communications. Lois Lane is made network executive by the company, which sparks a tirade about journalistic integrity from Clark Kent.
A pair of terrorists hijack a truck full of hazardous chemicals in downtown Metropolis, forcing Superman into action. His arrival on the scene sparks a media field day, with Lois pulling the strings for Galaxy, and Perry White barking orders at Daily Planet staff.
The press get more of a scoop than they bargained for when the truck explodes and a creature of pure fire emerges from the inferno. Superman battles this hot-headed across the city and even in outer space as the media report on the event.
The issues ends with the introduction of Lois's new love interest Jonathan, much to the displeasure of a sombre Clark Kent.
What's the verdict?
Superman #1 is a tremendously well-written comic. It's a dialogue heavy-affair told from multiple perspectives, and that works in its favour. Narratives from Clark Kent and Lois Lane add context throughout, and the exchanges between the two deal with some heavy subject matter.
The death of print media at the hands of digital is addressed with insight, and there is what appears to be a nod to the News of the World phone hacking scandal in relation to Galaxy Communications journalistic practises. Such topical references elevate the book above the majority of its 'New 52' counterparts.
Jesus Merino's Superman is what every modern redesign should be - instantly recognisable with added edge. The artist's work is superlative throughout. Facial expressions say a thousand words in every panel, and the action scenes and illustrations of Metropolis by night look spectacular.
As solid as George Perez's script is, he could be accused of telling, rather than showing when using excerpts from Clark Kent's newspaper report to accompany the fight scene. The writing is strong, but Merino's artwork speaks for itself.
The sudden appearance of the fire creature may also baffle readers who didn't read Stormwatch #1. As the purpose of the 'New 52' initiative is to drawn in new readers the comic does them no favours by requiring them to have read one of the more obscure titles of the relaunch in advance.
Some fans may also take issue with the way Superman is characterised. Whether in Clark Kent or Man of Steel mode, he always finds something to whine about - from the demolition of the original Daily Planet building to the demise of print journalism. There are hints of raw power and altruism, though not quite as prominently as before.
Overall, Superman #1 is expertly scripted and well drawn, though it's difficult to gauge where Perez plans to take the comic from here. It's darker than before, Superman is more conflicted, but it works to the book's advantage for the most part. The love triangle between Lois, Clark and Jonathan should prove interesting, and things are certain to heat up once the series's principal antagonist steps into the playing field.
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However, there is this one lady who has been incredible towards me. I look after her little boy and as I have been doing so for some time, I feel like we have gotten to know each other quite well and have formed something of a bond.
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I was upset the other day as I thought I was going to be made redundent and she cuddled me for ages telling me that everything was going to be ok and that her and her family loved me. She also has got in touch with someone who she thinks could help me and was really angry and upset on my behalf.
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Novation Managing Director Ian Jannaway and Technical Director Chris Huggett are to be employed by Focusrite's new Novation subsidiary to continue to lead the brand's growth and development.
Phil Dudderidge, Chairman of Focusrite comments: We have admired the Novation brand for some time and had developed a rapport with Ian and Chris before, sadly, the company went into administration due to a shortage of working capital. We are delighted to have the opportunity to give our backing to the brand and apply our skills to the opportunities open to Novation and Focusrite.
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Back in 1996 if you mentioned HIIT most people would probably have assumed you were talking about an Oasis record rather than an exercise style, but it happens to have been the year one of the most well-known branches of HIIT was born: Tabata training.
What Is Tabata Training?
Tabata is named after Professor Izumi Tabata, who conducted a study into the effects of HIIT on aerobic and anaerobic fitness, and how it compared to steady-state training.
The original study used highly trained athletes, divided into two groups. One did five sessions of steady-state training a week, while the other did four HIIT workouts plus one steady-state workout.
The HIIT involved 20-second bursts of very intense exercise followed by ten seconds of rest, repeated eight times for a total of four minutes. This four-minute blast was preceded by a five-minute warm-up and followed by a two-minute warm-down, with all the exercise done on a stationary bike. During the intense sections the athletes had to maintain a pace of over 85RPM or they were disqualified.
At the end of the study, both groups saw rises in their VO2 max (basically, how efficiently the body can use oxygen), but those who had used the Tabata protocol also improved their anaerobic fitness.
Since then Tabata training has come to mean any workout which is broken up into 20 seconds work and ten seconds of rest, repeated for four minutes. From there people often add in more rounds, building up the workout in four-minute blocks.
It's also used today as an effective way to burn fat (but not lose weight, this isn't a protocol for beginners, remember). Why? Because just ten seconds of recovery after 20 seconds of lung-busting effort isn't enough time to completely get your breath back, so your heart rate stays high and the accumulated fatigue quickly adds up to shock your body into freeing up the energy supplies tucked away in your fat cells. This means that while you may not burn that many calories during the actual four minutes of training, you body will continue to burn calories at a higher rate at rest during the following hours. Some studies indicate your metabolism is boosted for up to 24 hours after a HIIT session.
How To Do Tabata Training
Tabata is not a workout for fitness beginners, because it's vital that the 20-second bursts of work are done at maximum intensity. In theory, it can be applied to all forms of exercise – you can do Tabata running, cycling, bodyweight exercises, weight training or anything else. However, it's best done with exercises that allow you to increase the intensity quickly and safely. So start with work on a cardio machine or simple bodyweight moves like press-ups or unweighted squats.
To stress the most important point again, if you're doing Tabata right it will feel like absolute torture for four minutes. You shouldn't be able to talk during the intense bursts.
You can build workouts around the Tabata principle in four-minute blocks, changing the exercise after each four-minute stint. For example you could do four minutes on the rower, four of press-ups, four of jump squats and four on a stationary bike.
You don't want to make the overall workout too long, though, because this will probably mean you're unable to maintain the intensity. It's also important to make sure you warm up before your first 20-second stint at max intensity.


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Indeed I did, and I left a helpful log entry in git to that effect.
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TAC Air Omaha Completes Executive Terminal Renovations
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DALLAS, Texas (January 14, 2013) – TAC Air, a division of Truman Arnold Companies, has just completed extensive interior and exterior renovations to its executive terminal at Eppley Airfield (OMA) in Omaha, Nebraska, and is moving forward with the construction of 20,000 square feet of new hangar space to accommodate general aviation customers.
Interior upgrades were made throughout the executive terminal to passenger and pilot lounge areas alike in order to exceed visitor expectations. Improvements to the interior facility include new wall and floor coverings, remodeled restrooms, a modernized conference room, a remodeled pilot lounge with new furniture, HDTV and work stations, new and refinished lobby furniture, an updated weather briefing room, enhanced Wi-Fi connections and a new interior ceiling.
Upgrades to the OMA facility are not limited to the interior spaces; the exterior of the facility has also been overhauled to meet customers' needs. Passengers will now be shielded from the elements by a new ramp side entrance canopy, as well as a new street side covered pick up and drop off canopy. All new exterior LED lighting and a new executive terminal roof have also been installed. Hangar interiors were also painted and floors refinished during the renovation.
According to TAC Air OMA general manager Mike Wilwerding, "We're very pleased with the outcome of the renovation project and covered entrances for our customers. Pilots and passengers alike will all benefit from all the upgrades throughout the executive terminal and hangars."
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The two actions are among 15 agenda items for the 9 a.m. meeting on the third floor of the Upshur County Courthouse. (Those 15 include matters such as the invocation, pledge of allegiance and adjournment.)
The court will consider sponsoring an application for the corporation to seek a STEP (Small Towns Environmental Program) grant of up to $350,000 to increase water line sizes, said grant consultant Mary Kay Thomas of Amazing Grants in Big Sandy. The agenda item would authorize County Judge Dean Fowler to submit a letter to the Agriculture Department requesting grant assistance.
Commissioners will also consider sponsoring an application for 2015-2016 funding through the department's Texas Community Development Block Grant Program. Ms. Thomas said that potential grant would be up to $275,000, possibly for drilling a well.
The county government would be out no money for either grant, but regulations require it be the sponsoring agency. While the potential STEP grant requires no matching funds from Pritchett Water Supply, the other possible grant would require a match of at least five percent, Ms. Thomas said.
The court is also scheduled to consider two computer-related matters Wednesday.
They include renewing its contract with Inline Network Integration, which oversees the county's computer system, as well as requesting proposals for computer hardware and software upgrades
The court will also consider purchasing constable ticket books from contingency funds, and a resolution supporting a grant for a constable camera.
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• Voting for one or more candidates for the Upshur County Appraisal District Board of Directors.
• Closing a secondary bathroom on the courthouse's first floor and moving its fixtures to the Pct. 3 Justice of the Peace Office in Gladewater, which Pct. 2 Comm. Cole Hefner said will bring the Gladewater facility into compliance with the Americans With Disabilities Act and gain space for storage in the courthouse.
• Acting on a tax resale deed and resolution from a tax lawsuit.
• Purchasing a chair for the County Clerk's Office.
• Several largely routine items (such as paying bills and approving the payroll), which are subgrouped under one item on the agenda.
• Hearing a presentation from the Gilmer High School Future Farmers of America "Ag Issues" team, which is appearing before several groups as practice for its upcoming state contest.


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I still waiting for crunchyroll to pick up It's not my fault that I'm not popular
One piece challenge - Rewatching 532/856+
Ditto on Watamote. That's the last "must get" on my list that has yet to appear anywhere.
mipegg wrote: People complaining that theres a second serious streaming service working hard to get the anime we want are just... silly. This means we get more anime, the companies have a better chance of negotiating a good deal for them, all in all its a good thing for the consumer.
This is not "more anime" yet ... its the same anime but less convenient, at the moment, given Crunchyroll's history of getting the Monogatari family of anime.
The first time we see a Daisuki simulcast overseas of a series that would have been a Funimation North-America-only stream, then we can see it means that some of us get more anime.
8 years as a premium member, but no more
added more boxes atleast 7 more titles anounced?
Kimi no iru and watamote then my season is made
idm waiting a month monogatari second season had only a little chance to be added on crunchyroll
better wait a month then not getting it at all as there is no way im going to daisuki
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clouths wrote: YAY!!! not available for LATAM just like Daisuki!!! still with 9/13 I'm not as optimisitc as yesterday but still bring more please CR.. I trust you..
I'm getting worried, that they go their wide region access announcements made up front, and the Sentai co-licenses will all still leave Latin America out ... but maybe there are some series still being negotiated that will end up with wider rights.
But its straightforward that anything that is locked out of Latin America on Daisuki will be locked out anywhere else it shows up ... if the international licensor that has North American rights doesn't even have the Latin American rights, they can't include those rights in a contract with Crunchyroll.
To be honest I knew the moment I read the title it wasn't going to be available for LATAM, but after 9 announcements all one after the other for LATAM the next 4 are not available feels bad, I'm sure that from the remaining shows some will be LATAM available but still every time something is announced and you read 3 o 4 times hoping you missed your region just to finally admit is not on the list just scks
still confident we will get more shows
Personally,, it seems fairly reasonable to presume that since CR isn't spending a good portion of money on Monogatari, they can now spend it on something else. You said that CR was simulcasting nearly every show, but that's not even close to true, and there were actually quite a few shows that went unlicensed the past few seasons, and some of them were pretty damn good. Not to mention the fact that Funimation had a good portion of shows that might not have been licensed if Funimation didn't exist. If EVERY show were licensed, then I could see the point that another company entering the fray would be negative, but there are plenty of shows that haven't been licensed, which means that another company entering the arena might result in more shows.
and just like I complained a while ago now I say thank you for "il sole penetra le illusioni ~ Day Break Illusion" keep them coming CR
The only thing that makes me mad about daisuke is that they are not available on any mobile divice or consoles. My computer can bearly handle SD with out overheating. I relly in my phone and ps3 to watch my anime in HD quality.


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As first years on the job go, Justin Price's at Yucaipa ranks pretty high. The former Granite Hills coach led a senior-dominated team to its best finish in the Citrus Belt League since joining the league in 2006, as the Thunderbirds tied Redlands and Miller for second place in league, making the playoffs after missing the postseason a year before.
"I thought we did some great things last year," Price said. "We were playing REV in week nine for a chance to win the league title, which is a huge step for this program. We were a coin-flip away from hosting a playoff game for the first time in a long time. We are pretty proud of what we did, especially we didn't have a full offseason to work together."
While Yucaipa loses 12 of its 22 starters along with several key contributors, Price is hoping that having a full offseason will compensate for any lack of experience and keep 2010's momentum going. Having three of those returning starters coming on the offense line helps even more.
Yucaipa is bullish on its three senior returners on the offensive line – Matt Parrish (6-5, 300), Tyrin Loya (5-10, 250) and Andrew Clarey (6-2, 290). Parrish and Loya started every game last year, with Parrish receiving interest from Division I schools.
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