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On average, there are two auspicious times each year in which to buy stock. In some years there are three, and in others, zero. The current market is considered such a time.
The first inkling of this was mentioned in the Dec. 13 report. ("While institutions are still playing their cards close to their vest, subtle hints emerge in this week's action that suggest shares are closer to a substantial intermediate-term advance than a decline.")
Following an intermediate-term decline in the averages, the single best indicator of upward revaluation is believed to be the formation of, and breakout from, bases.
Indeed, this is what began to transpire at the time of the Dec. 13 report. The fact that there were not a lot of growth shares setting up in bases was something that has not been seen in a while. Instead, it was cyclical/value stocks that were becoming the target of institutional participants. Otherwise, it was business as usual.
Since the Dec. 13 report, this pattern has become more obvious. As noted here, institutions have rotated out of defensive and growth issues and into cyclicals as a means of discounting an economic expansion in '13, not just an economic recovery. This growth-to-cyclical rotation occurs in the latter half of most bull markets, as an interest-rate-driven bull transitions to an earnings-driven bull.
Investors no longer need to pay premium multiples for recession-resistant growth stocks when they can get the same earnings growth from cyclical/value plays at cheaper valuations.
While there are still a number of growth titles vying for leadership honors (i.e., they are setting up and breaking out of bases), the volume on the breakouts and up days is not as impressive as that seen in cyclicals like wood-products king Weyerhaeuser (WY) or mortgage services specialist Ocwen Financial.
At this point, it is worth remembering that, in the wake of a market decline, the first names out of the chute are normally your leaders on the next advance. The stocks that bounce back like tennis balls — and in this case that would include 3-D printer makers Three D Systems (DDD) and Stratasys (SSYS) in addition to Qihoo 360 Technology (QIHU) — usually offer the best candidates for intermediate-term speculation.
Among the names, Facebook FB, -0.87% was noted here on Dec. 26 ("While it is possible for an aggressive speculator to use the Dec. 3 high of 28.88 as a potential entry pivot, the view here is that the overhead supply of stock should be respected. Translation: Let price move further up in its seven-month base so that there are fewer underwater holders who might be tempted to sell so they can 'get out even.').
The comment stands. Allowing price to move up further should improve the chances of a successful entry. In the meantime, price broke out of a five-week base on the type of mediocre volume that has characterized up days and breakouts in most growth names.
Ocwen Financial OCN, -2.35% provides mortgage-loan servicing and asset-management services. Its stock is up 1,583% since April '08. Most analysts see '12/'13 earnings growth coming in at 87% and 210%.
Technically, the stock began showing signs of life a few sessions ago, when volume began to expand. Monday OCN emerged from a tight, five-week range on volume 121% above normal. The all-time high set Oct. 24 at 39.83 represents a suitable entry pivot.
Wood products specialist Weyerhaeuser WY, +0.58% is expected to post earnings growth of 65% and 86% in '12/'13. On Jan. 2, the stock broke out of an 11-week base on volume 55% above normal. Wednesday saw a follow-through move on volume 52% more than average. Clearly, there is some serious large-investor interest here. Price is 5.1% above the top of the base. The stock could be entered around Wednesday's closing level at 30.36, using a 7% or 8% stop.
Otherwise, at this stage, the leaders, both cyclical and growth, are breaking out of bases and are either materially extended or stand at the outer reaches of their buy zones. The speculator targeting intermediate-term gains in leadership issues should recognize that in trading, there is always a tradeoff.
Waiting for more evidence that a move is for real may increase one's conviction level when one enters a position. But there is a price to be paid. And that price is either less reward potential, or should the stock continue upward without pausing for any sort of secondary entry point, perhaps no entry at all.
In summation, the bull market transitions from a growth-stock-led, interest-rate-driven phase to a cyclical, earnings-driven phase. As a result, cyclical stocks in certain segments such as wood products, mortgage services, and chemicals are passed over. The medium-term speculator has an eclectic menu from which to place orders.
Kevin Marder
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At the time of this writing, of the stocks mentioned in this report, Kevin Marder or an affiliate thereof held no positions, though positions are subject to change at any time and without notice. The information contained herein may have been previously disseminated.


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The special theme at this year's 13th session is "Principles of good governance consistent with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples". In this regard, see the attached Joint Statement of the GCCEI and other Indigenous and human rights organizations.
Good governance is one of the core principles in the UN Declaration (art. 46(3)). It is also a key principle of Canadian and international law.
The Grand Council began working on the international level when it realized in 1980 that Canada and Quebec were not going to implement the James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement in a straight forward manner, attuned to the needs of the communities. At the time, Canada was refusing to live up to obligations in respect to sewer and water systems in the communities and for housing as well as other aspects of community and economic development. Quebec had neatly excused itself from any responsibility for these matters on Category 1 Lands that it said were under Federal Jurisdiction. The Crees decided to take their problems to the Pope and began to look around at the various international fora where there was a possibility that Canada and Quebec could be held to international standards in their treatment of the Crees.
In the 1980's work began which resulted in the Grand Council being accredited as a non-governmental organization (NGO) in consultative status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations. They also began working with the newly set up UN Working Group on the Rights of Indigenous Populations. In addition the Grand Council worked with the International Labour Organization in its amendments to the ILO instrument dealing with Indigenous Peoples. While many of the Cree leaders have over the years been involved with the international representations of the Grand Council, it has been primarily the work of Dr. Ted Moses and Mr. Robert Epstein.
One of the early attempts of Canada and other States was to have all references to Aboriginal Peoples in the new Draft Universal Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples changed to Aboriginal "Populations" or Aboriginal "People" (singular). This was an attempt to undermine the collective status of Aboriginal Peoples in International Law and would have, among other things, denied their access to the right of self-determination in the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. It was particularly ironic for Canada that recognizes the rights of "aboriginal peoples" in its own constitution to take this position.
Another of the battles from the 1980's was when Canada denied that it had treaties with aboriginal peoples and wanted all references to the treaties in international instruments to be to "domestic arrangements".
These were the type of battles that characterized the last 20 or so years in the international fora and that continue to this day.
The Council has worked over the years with a variety of international bodies:

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Overview of Prestige Avalon
Prestige has always been successful in outshining other builders given that it has got a class of high defined architectural designs and never compromising approach in terms of giving quality and wide range of amenities. The beautifully designed Prestige Avalon project is one such venture which illuminates how well they monitor client needs and creates original design satisfying them.
The wonderful project Prestige Avalon is coming up on a large acres of development area which has a greatest percentage set aside as open space and makes sure that the surrounding environment is not troubled. There will be additional greenery with a stimulating view along with a leisure area for you to enjoy with your loved ones.
The marvelous Prestige Avalon project is a new venture undergoing development in Bangalore. Prestige Group with enormous experience achieved during their expedition along never ending time wheel, demands up grading on their system in order to cope with the pace with their fellow contemporary members of the field. The Prestige Group is advancing forth in order to maintain their firm position without sacrificing their values upon the line of work maintained till now which has fetched them to this position. The wonderful project Prestige Avalon is incorporated with contemporary technologies and exciting beautification done for both interior designs with equal importance given to exterior texture of each unit.
The Prestige Avalon project has an excellent surrounding atmosphere; Cheering environment which always suits any housing destination and has been the major factor that has drawn huge investments in to the real estate industry which guarantees supremacy returns. One such reality target is about to propel from the heart of city. The Prestige Avalon project, an addition made to the current booming sector of this Garden City has once again proved why Bangalore has been the perfect selection for a reality destination. The Prestige Avalon project will host units which suit both single and large families and spreads across a wide area surrounded by massive greeneries covering throughout the land area; they are also installed with all modern facilities which are essentially needed to be incorporated in the current trend so that it would be a magnificent objective.
Homes in the Prestige Avalon project are designed with one-dimensional design responsiveness, keeping the requirements to be helpful as a priority. We appreciate the need for excellent ventilation in addition to fine lighting, which is why each of our units would comprise these features in company with a well balanced interior layout. To make sure as well as value your demand for privacy, our architects have formed an inward gazing plan applying the C Type layout.
The Prestige Avalon Bangalore project offers a semi attachment of open regions that are balanced by the nearby constructions. In fact, you have visual admittance to the central green region which comprises the pool, the parks in addition to the play region. Above and beyond, the access plaza is a big area of plant life and proceeds as a soft border flanked by the touchable exterior in addition to the lavish internals of the building. Our use of region, choice of home fittings in addition to declaration of privacy is considerate requirement in our mind.
Adding to this, the development is also having nearest regions such as Jayanagar, Banashankari, JP Nagar, Bannerghatta road which is main marketable zones in addition to Quality Educational, Technical along with Medical Institutions in the nearby regions.
Prestige Avalon – Location:
The wonderful Prestige Avalon project is situated in Bangalore, the third-largest city and fifth- largest metropolitan in India. Hence, seeing the ever-increasing demand of Bangalore city the real estate business is nowhere left in the rear. This city has seen many developments in the last few years. Bangalore is also known as the "Garden City" due to its trees and greenery. Bangalore is also nation's foremost IT exporter and is home to many apparent companies like Infosys, Wipro and ISRO. Bangalore is demographically a different city and it is ranked fourth in India by overall GDP contribution, after only Delhi, Kolkata and Mumbai.
Prestige Avalon – Amenities
- Yoga
- Children's
- Gymnasium
- Swimming Pool
- play area
- Kids pool
- Cricket Pitch
- Skating Rink
- Aerobics
- Club house
- Indoor games with squash court
- Cafeteria
- Play court
- Billiards
- Sports fields
- Gathering pavilion
- Steam, Sauna, Massage Room
- Park
- Volleyball court
- Half Basketball Court
- Sand Pits
- Multipurpose Halls
- Cards, Table Tennis
Prestige Avalon – Buyer's and Investment Advantages
- Vaastu Compliant
- Located in a well-established housing area
- Close to schools, shopping malls & hospitals
- closeness to Metro stations
Why to invest in Bangalore City:
Bangalore is the hub of IT companies in India. The city is known for its quick industrial developments, posh infrastructure and real estate activities. Bangalore is a best chosen city down in South India for the real estate buyers looking to make an investment in a housing property for long term benefits.
Buying a residential property in Bangalore in the present times could present good cost benefits to a buyer who can now purchase a dream home at much reasonable price. Recently the prices of real estate in Bangalore have come down thereby creating a luring opportunity for the property buyers to look out for investment in a dream home in the city.
Bangalore is an enormous city with luxurious living standards. Shopping malls, theatres, entertainment zones, restaurants, health care centers, reputed educational institutes, hospitals, well-connected transportation facilities are present all over the Bangalore city. Most important of all there is abundance of employment opportunities in Bangalore for young dynamic professionals. The pleasing climate year round and the luxurious residential projects offering reasonable properties for sale make Bangalore, the finest place for the residential property buyers looking to make an investment in one of the best cities of India.
The best benefit of investing in housing project in Bangalore city is the choice you get here. Different kinds of housing schemes are now popping up in various areas of Bangalore. Hence, locating a suitable residential project for choicest investment would not be a much difficult task for the property buyers. Bungalows, penthouses, townships, villas, apartments, row houses and tenements all are found in different sectors of Bangalore city. However apartments are the most reasonable properties for sale in the city for the average income property buyers who cannot afford to invest in aristocratic bungalows, independent homes in tenements or row housing zones and villas. You have plenty of choice with apartments that are available in various formats like 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 Bedroom apartments. These are found in each and every part of Bangalore and come in a variety of sizes and specifications of individual flats for sale. Hence finding a home of your choice in a precise location of the city would not be a much difficult task in Bangalore.
By investing in a residential project in Bangalore, you are cashing into the finest properties in the country with good scope for price appreciation in the near future. The demand for Bangalore properties does not seem to fall down, not at least for the few coming years with numerous industrial and IT developments yet to come up in the city. Hence the likelihood of long term gains is pretty high with properties of Bangalore.
If you are scheduling to invest in properties of Bangalore, look out for the best housing projects of Pacifica coming up at Koramangala area in order to find your dream home in one of the best areas of the city at a price which you can afford.
Prestige Group
The Prestige group was recognized by Mr. Razack Sattar, he is the one who directed Prestige House for Men in the year 1950 as a tailoring store and the fabric trading for men in Bangalore's famous Commercial Street. All through the late 1970s his sons Irfan Razack and Rezwan Razack have worked jointly with their father and had began their voyage from retail trade and then had moved to the real estate with their first project Prestige Court at the KH Road, Bangalore.


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BOYNTON BEACH — Some evenings the noise from neighboring Shooter`s restaurant and bar is so loud Sandra and Derle Bailey don`t even try to sleep.
``Some weekends it`s so bad, we just get up and watch TV until it quiets down,`` said Derle Bailey, who resides with his wife and three of their children on Las Palmas Drive, directly to the north of Shooter`s. ``This time of the year it`s nice to keep the windows opened, but it`s impossible for us to do it.``
The Baileys and other residents bothered with constant noise soon may have relief.
The City Council last week passed first reading on a new noise control ordinance, designed by Florida Atlantic University Engineering Professor Stanley Dunn. Under guidelines in the ordinance, police officers and other trained city officials will be able to measure sounds electronically and determine if they exceed certain limits established by the ordinance. The limits are patterned after those developed by the Environmental Protection Agency.
Crime Prevention Officer Greg Steffey and three members of the city`s Codes Enforcement staff will undergo training at FAU next week, where they will learn how to operate a sound level meter identical to the one the city will purchase.
Any noise complaint made by a resident during the day will be handled by the Codes Enforcement office. Night disturbances will be handled by the Police Department.
Tom Blum, a co-owner of the Banana Boat restaurant and bar, said he welcomes the new ordinance and the sound level meter.
``I think it`s great,`` Blum said. ``I`m glad there`s a machine that can monitor it.``
Craig Grabeel, assistant to City Manager Peter Cheney, said the new ordinance and sound level meter will make it easier for the city to force violators to abide by the law.
In the past, municipal officials would not ``go to court, because they knew they had no legal basis to cite you,`` Grabeel said. ``Now, we`ll have something to back us up.``


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Lilian Place Historic House
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- Daytona Beach, FL 32118
- (386) 299-4974
Purchased by the Heritage Preservation Trust in 2009, Lilian Place was built in 1884 and is the oldest home on the beachside of Daytona Beach. It is open everyday except Tuesday 1 - 5 p.m. It is a prime example of Italianate High Victorian architecture with its high ceilings, wood crown moldings and heart-of-pine floors. The house also has a "widow's walk" which is based on a New England design which allowed the wives of whalers to watch for their husbands returning from sea. Lucille, the mystery ghost of Lilian Place, has been causing mischief for over 100 years. Strange incidents have been rumored through the years including a woman dressed in white, laughing children, and a man resembling Stephen Crane, the famed author of the Open Boat. Crane was aboard his boat "Commodore" when it sank off the shoreline of Daytona Beach on December 31, 1896. Crane made it to shore and was taken to Lilian Place to recuperate. The Lilian Place is available to rent for parties, weddings and special events.


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LEAP FROGS: Things Gonna Change, Dirty Britches, DIXIE DOODLERS: She Was All I Had, Best Of Friends, SHY GUY DOUGLAS: Wasted Time, I'm Your Country Man, No Place Like Home, She's My Kinda Girl, LOUIS CAMPBELL: Gotta Have You Baby, The Natural Facts, SLIM HUNT: Welcome Home Baby, ARTHUR GUNTER: She's Mine All Mine, Honey Baby, You Are Doing Me Wrong, LITTLE AL: No Jive, Little Lean Woman, Every Day Brings Bout A Change, Easy Ridin' Buggy, ROBERT GARRETT: Quit My Drinkin' Wine, Do Remember, CHAS DOWELL with JAMES STEWART: Everybody Drinkin' Wine, I've Been Jumpin' And Stompin', GOOD ROCKIN' BOB: Ain't No Need To Cry, I'm Bad.
Ask anyone who collects Slim Harpo, Lightnin' Slim, Lonesome Sundown or Lazy Lester and they'll tell you that Excello Records put out some of the best southern blues records as singles in the 1950s and 60s. This anthology showcases some lesser known musicians but it's still crammed with exciting and important recordings.
You get Shy Guy Douglas who was a tough singer with one of the best bands around - Jimmy Johnson on harmonica, Skippy Brooks on piano and Arthur Gunter on guitar. He put out a few ripping records and there are four on this CD including the rollicking rocker I'm Your Country Man.
Louis Campbell played some big brassy blues like Gotta Have You Baby and the slow boogie Natural Facts when he teamed up with Johnson and Gunter but they really took off when, under the name The Leap Frogs, they waded into the heavenly shuffle beat of Things Gonna Change. This one immediately hits a groove with rhythm guitars slamming out the backbeat while the harmonica howls and the lead guitar slips in and out with some perfectly paced rockin' licks. It's an absolute stormer but their instrumental Dirty Britches sounds damn near as good thanks to the guitarist who comes on with his Django-esque jazzy runs, and the harp player who delivers some squawking stuff that really takes off. The Dixie Doodlers sound like a jazzy jugband with guitars, washboard, kazoo and trumpets that on first listen come over as a bit ramshackle but the more I hear, the more I like!
Arthur Gunter had a trademark charging, rockabilly beat that hit the big time with Baby Let's Play House which was covered by Elvis who I'm surprised didn't take hold of the shakin' Honey Babe - he'd have had a sure-fire hit with that one too. Arthur's brother, Little Al, tones things down with his delicious laid back blues No Jive, a slow, lean boogie that features some stinging guitar licks over a beefy insistent backbeat that is just as hot as his big blues title Every Day Brings About a Change. This one is a bemused look at life backed up with a hammering piano and great vocals but my absolute favourite is the delicate little rocker Easy Ridin' Buggy which gets an extra lift from that piano again. Without doubt though, it's Chas Dowell's track that makes the biggest noise on this CD. The previously unissued I've Been Jumpin' And Stompin' crashes through the speakers with a weird slapping beat, manic harmonica and Chas's dry, throaty vocals shrieking out the lyrics like a madman while the drummer beats the living daylights out of what sounds like a dustbin lid. The whole thing rocks like crazy until it fades out far too soon!
No Jive is a beautifully presented set of genuinely exciting electrified country blues with a beat. It was originally released in 1997 and I've been loving it ever since. Don't miss your chance to get a grip on this 24 track, 24 carat diamond!
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Data Protection Certificate Course
Data protection. It's a phrase that everyone is familiar with but do you know what it really means? More importantly, does your organisation?
In this digital age, organisations of all types and sizes are collecting and accumulating more data than ever. It's vital to their operation, but many are unaware of the rules and regulations relating to the collection, usage and storage of data. Failure to meet data protection laws can have serious consequences for both the organisation and those people whose data it holds, yet too many organisations are leaving data at risk and blindly walking into the distinct possibility of legal action being taken against them.
For people first approaching data protection, the regulations can seem daunting and difficult to navigate. This course, however, is designed not only to provide organisations of all types with an understanding of the DPA but also help them understand how they can apply it to their own activities.
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Spread over five modules, students will learn about:
- The Data Protection Act, its purpose and the eight Principles that govern it
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- The definitions of personal and sensitive data
- Conditions attached to how information is used and disclosed
- The regulations attached to sharing data both within the EEA and globally
- The rights of data subjects, and how they can be exercised
- Responding to requests from data subjects
- Practical applications of the DPA
- What to consider when creating compliant policies and procedures
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- What constitutes a data breach and how one should be handled
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- Exemptions to the DPA and its Principles
- Changes to EU regulations and what this will mean for British organisations
- The potential impact of Brexit
To help students get the most out of their learning, each module includes activities related to the topic, examples that demonstrate real life applications and multiple choice questions to test their knowledge. Each module also comes with an additional worksheet where students can consider real life scenarios relating to the subjects that have been covered.
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Lease Accounting Working Group Meeting January 2012
The IASB and the FASB have a joint working group for the Leases project to seek the views of both users and preparers of financial statements as the project progresses.
The next Leases Working Group meeting will take place on Tuesday 24th January 2012 between 14:00- 18:30 (UK time) at both the IFRS and FASB offices.
On 19 July 2006, the IASB and the US FASB added a joint project on leasing to their respective agendas.
Because the leasing project is a joint project between the IASB and FASB, the working group is an international group serving both Boards.
The composition of the working group reflects the diversity and breadth of interest in this area, and ensures that there is a satisfactory balance of perspectives.
The working group is comprised of individuals from a variety of backgrounds – preparers, auditors and users of financial statements, subject-matter experts, and others.
In July the IASB and the FASB established a joint working group for the project to seek the views of both users and preparers of financial statements as the project progresses. The first working group meeting was held in February 2007.


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Canal - Water Front Lot in San Pedro Town - 1 out of 3 on Ambergris Caye
San Pedro Town, Ambergris Caye, Islands
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- Property Code: SLNBE0179
- Status: Active
- Lot Size: 46 ft. x 100 ft.
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Property Description
Located on Ambergris Caye in San Pedro Town, this Canal Front Lot offers flexibility of use and quick and easy access to the San Pedro Lagoon and Caribbean Sea.
The Property is four lots away from the Lagoon and offers a dimension of 46 ft. (14.02m) of street frontage and canal frontage, and 100 ft. (30.48m) of depth. The Canal offers the possibility of adding a boat launch with direct access to the Sea and the valuable convenience of docking a boat next to your home.
Lot is ideal for a sizable waterfront home in a quiet neighborhood with access to the Lagoon. It is in close proximity to supermarkets, convenience stores, Banyan Bay Resort and the Grand Colony Resort.
Note: Two other canal front lots contiguous to the property are also being offered for sale at this same low price: $150,000 BZD ($75,000 USD) each. Price is negotiable for the buyer that takes all three.
Property Highlights
- Canal Front Lot in San Pedro Town
- 46 ft. x 100 ft.
- 46 ft. along the Canal
- 46 ft. of Street Frontage
- Four Lots away from the Lagoon
- Ideal for a Sizable Waterfront Family Home
- Direct Water Access with the Perk of Docking a Boat alongside the Property
Special Features
Canal View
Easy Access
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Hugo Moguel
Phone: +501-223-2427
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Santini has been producing the Maglia Rosa for the Giro d'Italia since 1993 which requires an extraordinary level of responsibility to ensure that the athlete wearing the jersey is provided with equal or better performance that their own cycling equipment provides. The Santini product and design team worked painstakingly to produce a garment fit for a Grand Tour Champion.
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Pink like the "Gazzetta dello Sport", the same color of the infamous newspaper, like those leaflets handed out on the top of a hill and then laid over a stomach as a protection from the cold of the descent. Pink like a champion's dawn. The Pink jersey, prerogative of the number one in the place list.
The Pink Jersey is an immortal symbol in the world of cycling, a dream for anyone riding his bike and pushing on the pedals to conquer the top of the climb. It represent much more than a ranking record: it's the motivation towards bigger goals and more difficult challenges.
One of the most notable changes on the 2017, is, as well as for the 2016 version of the Maglia Rosa, the raw cut elongated sleeves that come down to the elbow, this provides added aerodynamic qualities to the garment. The material used for the back and sleeves is Body Fit, which is extremely light and strong with a weight of 90g per square meter.
Made with the innovative Body Fit fabric( Made in Italy by Sitip, Official Supplier of the Giro d'Italia Technical fabrics) on back and sleeves, to ensure a perfect fit, it's characterized by an incredible breathability, thanks to the special fabric Rudy, another creation by Sitip, on the front. The invisible zip enriches and complements the design, and the triple back pocket is perfect to allow you to carry with you everything you need.
The cut of the collar is inspired by Santini's aero skinsuit designs similar to the one used by Peter Sagan in his UCI Road World Championship victory for Team Slovakia. The petal form alleviates discomfort caused by the zipper coming in contact with the neck. Elastic silicone grip at the bottom to maintain jersey position.
For the Centenary edition the jersey is enriched with some gold details, such as the piping on the sides, the inner neck collar and the pockets upper band on the back. The left sleeve and the inner neck feature the centenary logo with the infinite symbol, to make this jersey unique as this edition is.


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A battle of auto racing strategy and muscle as modified vehicles compete on a dirt road closed course racetrack.
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1. Introduction
Greetings and welcome. This is my first guide so be as constructive as you want. But down to the meat of the guide.
You are here because you are a killer. You want to mow down your enemies and escape with little loss. You want to embody Death itself. Akali will meet your needs, for she is twice as powerful as Death. Why you ask? She has twice the number of scythes than the Grim Reaper (kamas for you weapon snobs).
The focus in this guide, like many others I'm sure you'll see, is a hybrid AP/AD build.
"WHAAA?! COPY CAT, THINK OF SOMETHING ORIGINALs!!11"
Your ignorance makes me embarrassed for you... I build Akali as such because it is the most efficient way to build her. Sure, I could put an Infinity Edge on Fiddlesticks and call him a DPS build, but that is bringing out his true potential. Akali's passives, as well as her skills make her best to be played as a hybrid. Now do not worry, my build does alter from others on certain areas, including certain items, runes, and skill tricks. Hopefully when you are finished, you will be a better murderer.
This is a guide, not a rule book filled with laws on how to build her. This is merely a tool for you to get a grasp on the character, nothing more. Whatever you disagree with me on is fine, tell me about it, I will test for myself. In the end it may not suit me, but that may be just how I play. Good Luck and Have Fun.
2. Pros / Cons
+Decent burst damage (can be repeated very quickly)
+High damage
+Fast movement
+Great chasing abilities
+Lots of spammable moves
+Decent escape artist
+Decent 1v1
-Not the most defensive
-Tower protection is sub par
-Initiations can be messy
-Difficult to control accurately, having to pay attention to many spammable skills in a team fight.
-Large cleavage distracts player...
3. Unique Skills
Efficient use of Twilight Shroud:
So this is a very unique skill, and I'm going to go over the most effective ways of use
Simple enough, but depends on your positioning. Dropping a smoke bomb right where you are may not always be viable. If near a bush, plant the bomb so you can access the bush while invisible. That way you pretty much extend your invisibility.
If you are in an open area where an enemy has almost killed you, sometimes it is more viable to back track through the smoke bomb area, giving you a little bit more time as they turn back around. If your ultimate is up, you can dash far out if you aim it at an enemy minion, giving you more distance.
Sometimes its viable to use the smoke bomb to avoid getting hurt. If you are exhausted for instance, you may want to throw it down and wait for the exhaust to where off so they cannot target you while you're vulnerable.
Help your allies escape by slowing the pursuing enemies. DO IT.
Far to many Akali, run right out after they plant the bomb, instantly giving you away. Sometime its fine because the enemy will not pursue, but others, it is best to wait and use time so your friends can advance, or you have a better opportunity.
If you brought Flash, just throw down the bomb and flash across a wall, into a bush, or if none are available, the farthest away possible. They will most likely stay near, if not in the circle.
This is not really the most useful technique, but is interesting none the less. There's something about area spells that last a while that seems to scare people (i.e. Nasus's Spirit Fire). His is much scarier to stay in but the Twilight shroud is still useful for the same purpose. Throwing down a smoke bomb makes people do certain things:
A) Avoid that area until its gone or
B) Wait next to it to finish a kill
C) Think you ran through the bomb and trying to keep running.
Depending on the situation. Scaring off enemy champs while laning is very advantageous. To make sure they get your point, use the bomb as any other time you would by taking as much life off of them as possible, so they know you mean business. If you get them down low enough, go ahead and finish them. What you want is for them to fear going into that smoke. Once you do, they will avoid it like the plague. While in the bush, drop it so it bridges from the bush. You don't necessarily have to go in it, but the enemy champs sure won't if you seem a threat. They will come to link the smoke bomb, to thought of you dashing in and draining their health.
In most C situations, they will think you kept going. Drop a smoke bomb before entering a bush, bridging the edges so you remain stealth the entire walk. Most likely they will think you walked all the way through and will keep going. Most likely they should pass the bush, thinking you kept going, while instead you stay in the bush and smoke.
Early ganks, when your ultimate is not ready, you can easily use it in a lane from a bush. Start from a bush, and use the smoke to bridge yourself to the enemy without breaking invisibility. This slows them and allows you time to do damage. This plus an exhaust and ignite will usually give you the kill, as long as you chose the right enemy to kill
When you have your ultimate, your range is far larger. What I find most effective is to get in maximum range of your ultimate so you take them by surprise. Once Akali begins the dash, throw the bomb directly at the enemy, making them slow for just as long in whichever direction. They will not be able to target you right away, allowing you greater advantage.


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Some suggestions - inc. video format
Hi all,
This is a great resource for fans of the featured artists to get good quality clips of their favorites. Well done!
I've managed to download some of the torrents, but others seem to have 1 seed but I get no downloading action at all - eg many of Sarah's & Sissel's files. Is there a policy to always seed these files - if not then an alternative is needed.
Would it be an option to also upload to somewhere like RapidShare. This also has its issues if you don't want to pay for the service as you have to wait for some time after downloading a big file to begin another. Also, they may delete the files if there is no downloading activity for a while.
What I really want to comment on is the use of the very large mpg format which gives file sizes at least twice as large as avi files. The quality is not really compromised by going to avi (Xvid or DivX or mp4). These are more efficient systems for encoding video. When I record HD shows I now routinely make the original mpgs into avi files with a resolution of 1280x720 which maintains most of the quality of 1920x1080 yet makes for much smaller file sizes.
I use the free program Auto Gordian Knot, the settings for which are very simple. In advanced settings choose the horizontal output resolution and the codec (Xvid or DivX) and an audio method (auto is easiest). In the opening screen choose either a target size or quality (I prefer a target size most of the time - about half the original mpg -even less is possible). Load a file and set it going. If avi files were uploaded rather than mpg the download times would be less and quality would not suffer.
I'll make a sample for you - just let me know what to do with the file to make it available.
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Thanks for your input Redwin.
About your downloading problems. I'm in the middle of changing tracker for my torrents. If you get "tracker errors" you should just redownload the updated torrent from the forum and all should be well. I can see now and then that some people have difficulties downloading. Analyzing the traffic shows that any attempt from me to connect is immediately closed by the downloader's TCP/IP stack. The two most common errors are a personal firewall blocking incoming connections and a missing port forward in the downloader's router. This is all described in my BitTorrent FAQ. By the way, the same FAQ also explains why I chose to share my videos with BitTorrent and nothing else. I can also sometimes see that there are no incoming connections to me. The most likely cause would be that those connection attempts are blocked by the user's firewall but I really would need a trace of the traffic from that side to tell for sure. Also, remember that some ISPs are interfering with P2P-traffic in general, BitTorrent is no exception.
About quality and video format. Many years ago I actually did reencode the videos I had back then to Xvid and multiplexed them into avi. Although my videos are all raw digital broadcast streams they do sometimes have a rather low quality, especially the older ones. Many broadcasters back then tried to cut costs by reducing the bitrate to a minimum which resulted in visible compression artefacts in the MPEG2 video. My early videos of Sarah is an example of this. In Europe things has been better since then but in US broadcasters still tries to cram in as many channels as possible on each sat transponder which makes the bitrate very low and quality suffers. Any recompression of these videos just introduces even more artefacts unless bitrate is set insanely high which would work against the initial purpose of keeping the files small. After being frustrated over this issue for several years I finally took the decision to leave the videos untouched. Cheaper hard drives, faster CPUs and broadband connections helped me in this decision. I know that some fans reencode my videos and put them on YouTube for instance and I have no problems with that of course. I share them for free and I'm pleased if fans help each other getting them no matter what format they have. From my own point of view I have limited time to spend on this so I have to settle for one option. You can't please them all, can you? Any change for the future from my side would be to go to an even better quality format like h.264. As soon as HD transmission gets more common in Europe I will get there. We still lack good software to edit those streams with yet though.
Auto GordianKnot is a nice frontend for the encoding tools but remember that these videos are interlaced and you have to deal with that first before reencoding them. Any deinterlacing suitable for avi WILL reduce spatial resolution of the video. I know both DivX and Xvid can encode the videos interlaced since some time back but this is a violation of the avi standard and not supported by external players for example. You should probably use Matroska for this.
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Thanks for the quick reply. I refreshed the torrent files as you suggested and downloads have now resumed. Many thanks!
RE the file formats used - I see from your reply that you have delved into this deeper than I have. I see why you made the decision to use mpg files. My experience with re-coding to avi has been restricted to programmes taken off FTA of very good quality. You are right - H264 is very promising. Another program I am trying is Super which seems to be a front-end for other free programs and is very versatile.
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Alan Johnson: The hon. Member for Runnymede and Weybridge (Mr. Hammond) said that when he came into the Committee Room he was ready to give me his unstinting support. I have enough problems with this measure without having the unstinting support of the Opposition, especially as it would be based on the tired, hackneyed old argument that we have the problem because the Government signed up to the social chapter.
I want to make it absolutely clear that we were pleased to sign up to the social chapter. We agree with
Column Number: 017the principles and the values that underpin the European social model, as we told the electorate in 1997 and 2001. That is one of many clear differences between the Government and the Opposition. Not signing the social chapter led the Conservative Government into even more problems in Europe than they had already. On the European works councils directive, for example, because of the opt-out from the social chapter transnational companies based in this country were governed by a European works councils model that affected their employees but over which they had no influence.
The hon. Gentleman now seems to support the working time directive; when asked what minimum standards he supported, working times were one of them. Working times, which are part of this directive, too, are dealt with under health and safety. The previous Government found themselves in a terrible mess because they did not realise that; they ended up in front of the European Court of Justice and lost hands down, not on the steps of the court, but inside it. The only thing that they achieved related to the one day off, which under the European works councils directive was to be a Sunday. The party of the church and the family managed to get that proposition removed so that it could be any day of the week.
Mr. Ivan Henderson: Was it not the case that while the Tories opposed the social chapter, companies in this country, including one that I used to work for, were volunteering to sign up to the European works council even though the previous Government discouraged it? In those years, the Conservative party used temporary labour to force down permanent labour conditions. Protection was necessary for people in work and for those in temporary labour.
The Chairman: Order. We are not debating the social chapter. We should stick to the proposals before us.
Alan Johnson: My hon. Friend the Member for Harwich (Mr. Henderson) has made his points eloquently. We have signed up to the social chapter, which brings us to the current position. The Conservative Government were not concerned about protecting workers' rights. The opt-out was not about protecting UK workers, but giving the Tory Government the opportunity, by abolishing wages councils and so forth, to make the UK the sweatshop of Europe. We are now in dialogue and people recognise that we approach the issues from a different position. Where the Tory Government were simply hostile to workers' rights, we want to exert some influence to protect them.
If the issue still depended on unanimity, we could have used another method to block an unattractive proposal, but it now depends on qualified majority voting. Why? That is because the Thatcher Government, under the Single European Act 1985, extended qualified majority voting for these very issues. Rather than waving our bludgeons in the air and opposing anything to do with protecting agency workers, our approach is to influence the European Commission's proposals.
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The hon. Member for Runnymede and Weybridge should understand that the proposal is based on two principles: to promote employment and to open up agency working. My hon. Friend the Member for Harwich was right when he said that it would not affect our competitive position. Until recently, employment agency working was illegal in some areas of the EU: it became legal in Italy in 1997 and in Germany 25 years ago. The UK, however, has more than 100 years' experience of agency working and regulation. [Interruption.] I am advised on a late wire that temporary agency work became legal in Greece in November 2001.
Dr. Ladyman: The hon. Member for Runnymede and Weybridge can speak longer than the chairman of the North Korean communist party. Buried somewhere in his long tirade was an attack on workers' rights and ideas that would fundamentally undermine British agencies, which would not be able to compete with agencies employing British workers abroad.
Mr. Hammond: Nonsense.
Alan Johnson: No, that is not nonsense. My hon. Friend is right. The transnational position is sorted out, but large agencies operate all over Europe. We do not accept that there is no need for the directive. Agency workers deserve protection and we agree with the directive's principles, particularly the opening up of employment agency working in countries with no prior experience of it because it was illegal, and in countries where the protection of permanent jobs militates against agency working. The proposals thus contain advantages for the EU.
However, I acknowledge some problems and agree with some of the concerns expressed by the hon. Member for Runnymede and Weybridge. If pay is included—we believe that the directive's legal basis will not allow it—it could cause problems in this country. Let us say that employment agency staff—my wife was one of them—decide to work for a secretarial temping agency that pays Ł12 an hour. The workers could go to another agency that pays Ł14 an hour or one that pays Ł10. There are 17,000 employment agencies that are small and medium enterprises. No one press-gangs people to work for agencies; people choose which agency to work for and know basically what the hourly rate will be wherever they work.
If that situation were to change, and the hourly rate fluctuated depending on where workers were placed, there would not only be a huge bureaucratic burden on the agency and the hiring company; the agency workers would also be affected, and their voice has not been clearly heard in the debate so far. Only 7 per cent. are unionised. Temporary jobs are an important stepping-stone to permanent employment. The percentage of people from ethnic minorities who work for agencies is three times higher than that of ethnic minorities in permanent work. People get into permanent work by going down the agency route, so there is an important social advantage. Our concern is that, if we do not get the directive right, particularly in respect of pay, there will be an adverse effect on employment opportunities for that important group of people.
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Another statistic is interesting, given that the Government want to end the long working hours culture. I do not know whether hon. Members heard this morning's report from Japan about people who work 60 hours a week as opposed to 40 hours and have a propensity to heart attacks. We are introducing measures designed to reduce the long hours culture. That is partly about covering hours by using agency workers, rather than overtime. When companies were asked about alternatives to using agency workers if that became prohibitively expensive or bureaucratic, 17 per cent. said that they would not do the work, and 38 per cent. said that they would cover the work through overtime. That unhappy situation is not in line with our approach and our long-term goals.
We are also considering the Better Regulation Task Force recommendations, and whether we can solve problems other than through regulation that may damage the industry. There are important concerns.
Mr. Hammond: I am listening to what the Minister is saying and I do not disagree with much of it, but will he be clear about what problems need to be addressed? We have talked in fairly woolly terms about the rights of agency workers, but what is the Government's evidence of abuse that needs to be addressed?
Alan Johnson: Our evidence of abuse applies mainly to what we are introducing in domestic legislation. It does not apply to what we are discussing. It applies, for instance, to young girls who want to be models or actresses and the way in which some model agencies take them on and insist that, as part of the deal, they have a particular photographer, who charges an exorbitant amount. The pay arrangements may also be unsatisfactory. All that relates to the regulations that have gone out to laborious consultation.
As I said in my opening statement, our major concern in this debate focuses on the fact that, if an agency worker is placed for less than six weeks, there is a derogation. That would cause particular problems in this country. The one thing on which we agree entirely is that companies should not use agency workers as a substitute for permanent employment, and we have suggested a period of a year to 18 months in that regard.
There is a way to get round the problem. Under the Employment Act, we are increasing statutory maternity leave and introducing paternity leave. That is not particularly relevant, because it is only two weeks, but there will also be adoption leave for the first time. There are all kinds of reasons why workers will be absent for longer, and one of the best ways to cover them is through agency staff. We are focusing on that area.
The hon. Member for Runnymede and Weybridge mentioned a couple of points. We think that the comparator is interesting. The Union of Industrial and Employer's Confederations of Europe has argued that the comparator should be someone in a similar position and that they should be an employment agency worker rather than a worker in the company
Column Number: 020with which they are placed. We shall consider that interesting proposition.
The hon. Gentleman also mentioned derogation for collective agreements. Although I understand his point, that is not an issue in the proposed directive. He mentioned Germany's position and, like many people, unfairly commented on how it has huge unemployment. Germany has gone through reunification, which was a tremendously difficult process. Also, if he compares Germany with the UK during the past 20 years—never mind the past 30 or 40 years—he will find that unemployment has been on average much lower. Furthermore, Germany is not governed by a lot of collective agreements on agency workers. Indeed, recent legislation ensured that temporary workers would get equal treatment on pay and conditions once they had been placed with the company for 12 months.
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In the decades following the Civil War, budding and polished American artists alike embraced the Grand Tour tradition with gusto, and Florence, the city that nurtured the Renaissance, returned their ardor. Americans in Florence: Sargent and the American Impressionists, an exhibit appearing at the Palazzo Strozzi in Florence, Italy, from March 3 to July 15, recalls the period through works made by American visitors.
John Singer Sargent receives special attention because he was born in Florence to American parents. His 1910 canvas At Torre Galli: Ladies in a Garden captures the sort of romantic vision of greater Florence that drove Americans to book passage on the next departing ship—spectacular villas, buttery natural light, and women enjoying the freedom to do whatever they liked, even if it was as simple as sitting outside on a lovely day.
"It was a tremendously fertile time," says James Bradburne, director general of the Fondazione Palazzo Strozzi. "Florence was one of the most cosmopolitan cities in Europe and it had a large Anglo-American community. It was an extremely interesting place." The exhibit is part of a broader celebration that marks the 500th anniversary of the death of the Florence-born explorer Amerigo Vespucci, who gave his name to the American continent. (+39.055.2645155, www.palazzostrozzi.org)


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Leopard print isn't just an accessory anymore. Shockingly, we're seeing companies using real leopards in their advertising campaigns – especially baby leopards. Just last month, HARPER'S BAZAAR featured a baby leopard as part of their January Spring Fashion Preview cover shot.
The sad fact is that, with companies like HARPER'S BAZAAR
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Regulations vary from state to state. What happens to these animals when they're no longer "cute" and profitable? Accredited zoos won't take them and accredited sanctuaries are overflowing with castoffs.
With so few inspectors available, it's difficult to trace where they eventually end up. They often just disappear. Wild animals are traded illegally—to the tune of $10 billion or more globally each year, an amount second only to arms and drug smuggling.
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Jason Mraz Says 'Yes' to Writing with 'American Idol' Finalist Alex Preston
"I think it will work out," the singer told reporters after Wednesday night's season 13 finale.
As a songwriter, Jason Mraz has many words in his vocabulary, but the one word that he would love to eradicate is "no."
"Yes is what propels creativity, it's what gets you to the next level," he said. "If anyone ever says no in an improv, the scene is over."
It is for this reason, the singer, who debuted his new single "Love Someone," alongside top-three finalist Alex Preston on American Idol last night, chose to call his record Yes!
"It is called that because I saw these girls play at a college and I was like, 'yes,' these girls are rad, and I went up to them and said, 'Hey, do you guys ever want to come over and be my band, try out some of my demos? And they were like, 'yes.' And then last year, we wrote to my manager and said we wanted to make an album together and he said 'yes' and Atlantic Records said 'yes,' and Mike Mogis wanted to produce it and we said 'yes!' Luckily, we haven't said no yet, and here we are today."
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The stripped-down acoustic record, recorded with the four-female band Raining Jane, is what Mraz calls his "grooviest record yet."
"This album shows growth by the ability to scale it down," he said. "I wrote and recorded all of the material with them. We have been working it for the last seven years, and about a year ago, we decided we would go all in and make an album together."
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"That's what we all have to do," Jason said. "This show is obviously a great place to network and build some fans, and it is going to be up to him to stay connected to those fans and create a body of work that comes from his truth and whatever that looks like is up to him. You can be a clever writer all day, but until you put some truth out there, I don't know that anything will occur, so hopefully he is unafraid to throw himself over the falls, and let's see what happens."
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How Well Do You Know Africa? Take This Geography Quiz.
How quickly can you identify 20 countries in Africa? How about 50? I did reasonably well on the 50 test, though Cape Verde gave me a bit of trouble.
David Bauer designed this online quiz on the locations of the nations of Africa. How quickly can you click on each nation by name?
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i know where cape verde is but it seems to be impossible to click on my browser
I took me several plays before I realized that the 20 countries that will come up in the quiz are shaded darker. Duh. My time really improved after that. Of course, playing the game will improve your knowledge of the map fast!
Cape Verde gave me fits, too. It took me over four minutes to do the bigger quiz.


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I'm not privy to DC's inner workings, but I think that Geoff Johns is active in Green Lantern and many other DC properties (like Superman, where his buddy Tomasi writes one of the key titles), being president and all. Considering Green Lantern, I can't easily file it away to coincidence that during this Rebirth thing (which is certainly Geoff Johns' idea) Simon Baz and Jessica Cruz have their own comic book, and there is almost nothing but stories that rely extremely heavily on the Emotional Spectrum. I recall him also saying that he personally selected Sam Humphries to write Green Lanterns, and Johns even co-wrote the Rebirth Special issue of Green Lanterns. I believe Johns broadly set the directions for the Green Lantern titles, meaning what characters would be used and what characters would be focused on versus others, and what he wanted the stories to have, like what villains and such would be used.
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Oh, and Geoff created Jessica Cruz and Simon Baz, even though Green Lantern was already badly overpopulated with Earth Lanterns. That might be the best example of DC's overconfidence in his ideas about the franchise.
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I don't think Geoff's ego had anything to do with it. The diversity imperative has trumped good business sense at DC and Marvel (especially the latter) and DC has had an inordinate confidence in Geoff's creative decisions where Green Lantern is concerned. Hence, the Green Lanterns comic that nobody but DC's management wanted is gracing the comics shops.
DC and Marvel need to face the fact that print comics are in the phase of their life cycle where they're managing decline. There are not any hordes of minority members who will run to stores to buy titles with members of their groups cast as the stars, and furthermore, by replacing the established characters with minority members, and by reducing the camera time of the established stars in favor of minority versions, they're chasing away their existing customers.
If anyone in DC's management reads this, I'm telling that you're doing exactly the wrong thing. You're running off your dwindling herd of horses so you can hunt bright shiny unicorns that aren't out there, and your virtue signaling isn't impressing anyone.
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Diversity is not bad business, because those 'different' people actually exist and want entertainment. The problem lies in the direct market system. The comic companies and retailers, in their shortsighted foolishness, destroyed the entry point for new fans.
I'm willing to go out on a limb and bet a good number of the people on this very forum got into comics because they saw them at some place they would go to, which was not a comic book shop. Maybe a drug store. Maybe a supermarket. Places many people of many diverse backgrounds regularly go to. This is why probably many people here started reading comics in the '80s, '90s (granted in parts of this period, the direct market enjoyed fad success that would not last), or maybe even sometime before then.
The direct market is meant to cater to the existing comic fan, most certainly not to reach out to a new reader. Because the products adapted to become the best to sell in that environment, they further alienate new people not only with their location, but their content (confusing crossovers, reboots, and the like.
The reason minorities won't rush to comic book shops is because during the time comics were easily accessible to new people, in a variety of ways, the publishers, for the most part, only focused on white heroes. Thus, a white customer base developed, and because comics greatly struggle to reach new customers of ANY background, that's all the mainstream comics have. The same customer base that developed decades ago, many of whom got into comics because they saw them in easily accessible places.
So, the point is that appealing to people of different backgrounds isn't bad. It can be done poorly. Rather than bringing that out as the problem, it is much more beneficial, intelligent, and honest to address the root problem, which is comics' stagnate and dwindling readership. That is what is REALLY the bad business. Not the diversity stuff. If comics could reach a large enough pool of people, and not have to rely on gimmicks that come to the detriment of the new and potential new fan, the companies wouldn't resort to turning Iron Man into a black woman, the prices wouldn't be so high for a single comic, these crossovers likely wouldn't be running amok like they do now, and so on.
No decent entry point for new readers (meaning new readers SEEING them and then finding them appealing) = hardly any new fans = a plethora of problems for comics. Appealing to the dwindling group of good ol' boys who ARE used to putting money on the table as opposed to the potential new fan is only putting a band-aid on the problem, and maybe delaying the inevitable a little while longer. BUT, I will admit this. As long as the direct market system is going to be the primary way to sell comics, it is wiser to appeal to the good ol' boy, because he's already used to it and spending his money there. But the important thing is looking at this with a big lens will show this system is broken.
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They can try it forever, but identity politics will never sell comics. That just won't happen. Print comics are not a growth industry. There just aren't that many people will will go to comics shops to buy them.
The idea that you can boost comics sales by casting a Latina and a Muslim as your leads and decreasing the presence of long-established characters is ludicrous. You can pat yourself on the back for being a good person when you do stuff like that, and I'm sure the folks at DC and Marvel do, but you're killing your own business when you diminish the visibility of your stars.
You can be an SJW on your own time. At work you're getting paid to sell comics.
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I agree, totally stupid.
I wanted to like the Red Lanterns, just too many factors working against it. The writing was terrible even when the art was good; it felt like it should have been a horror title but it was so watered down and childish, not sure who the target audience was..
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I always liked the concept, and the characters who were involved. The "rage thing" got old after a while though, and I found the actual series to be more miss then hit at times. The thing about the Red Lanterns though, was that in the wrong hands, it could seem really one-note.
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'The Outsiders': The Most Important YA Novel Ever
Of course there were always plenty of YA novels featuring kids as protagonists, but I never found too many that weren't either condescending and/or just plain boring. Maybe it was the teenager in me at the time, but I felt like most of those authors were older writers who simply tried to write at young adults, not necessarily about them, and if they did write about them, many characters seemed as realistic as Yoda.
But Hinton wrote The Outsiders when she herself was just a teenager, and I think that voice is one of the main reason the novel is still relevant and timely today, even after 43 years. Yeah, some of the main characters may be just a little overly-sensitive for teenage boys, but the important thing is they sound like real teenagers, not an adult's idea of one. I don't personally know S.E. Hinton, and I doubt she had no other intention other than writing a good story, but she captured teenage angst and class struggle brilliantly.
I also think its no coincidence that her subsequent novels, though some were very good, never had the intensity and rich characters of The Outsiders. By the time she completed her next novel, That Was Then, This Is Now, she was no longer the age of the people she wrote about, and it shows.
Young adult fiction today owes a lot to Hinton's first and best novel, which wasn't necessarily written for kids; it was written about them. No, you don't have to be a teenager to write about teenagers, but it sure helps if you at least know what it's like to be one. I think that's why such authors as Gordon Korman, Lois Duncan and Jerry Spinelli are so good at what they do. And even though I'm not a fan, Stephanie Meyer is one author who knows this better than anyone, and why her books have transcended the YA genre to become a cultural phenomenon. The only real difference between her Twilight series and other gothic romance novels aimed at adults is the ages of her characters, and the fact they sound like teenagers (well, sort of).
Twilight has since out-sold The Outsiders, and even though I personally don't like the book at all, as a YA writer myself, I have to admit it's pretty cool that a young adult novel has had such wide-spread appeal (the downside, of course, is the YA market is now glutted with vampire-romance novels by other writers hoping to strike while the iron is hot). In addition, Twilight, along with J.K. Rawling's Harry Potter series, helped redefine what YA fiction can be. In modern YA fiction, no subject or genre is really off-limits.
Of course, Twilight is not of the same genre as The Outsiders, nor is it likely to become a long-time staple of novel study in English classes. But it is likely to continue to be a widely-read series long after Meyer draws a curtain on these characters, mainly because the one crucial element Twilight shares with The Outsiders is that its teenage characters feel like teenage characters...troubled, flawed, imperfect and, sometimes painfully, being forced to leave childhood behind.
Some of today's YA novels are increasingly edgy, dealing with such subjects once considered taboo (drug-addiction, homosexuality, suicide, school violence, etc.). As with other genres, some are good, some are bad, but all of them owe more than a passing debt to S.E. Hinton's The Outsiders, one of the first novels to realistically capture life as a modern American teenager.
As an educator who has since taught the novel for a few years in middle school, it's amazing how well The Outsiders has held up over the years (even surviving a truly terrible film adaptation by Francis Ford Coppola, who seemed hell-bent on turning it into an epic). Yes, it's a novel of its time, but its themes are still relevant, its characters are still intriguing and Hinton's prose is so perfect that not even she was able to pull it off again.
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