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Information for Parents
We are very pleased to welcome children and their families to Mereside Nursery. We aim to make your child's introduction to Nursery and school life as happy and as smooth as possible. Children will be well looked after in our care by all the staff with whom they come into contact.
We want you to feel free to talk to the Nursery teacher or Early Years Leader or Headteacher if you or your child should experience any difficulties.
We also want to welcome you as parents to our school. Some of you will already have children in the school but for others this will be your first experience. Parents often get to know each other as they wait in the playground for children to come out, however we will also be arranging a coffee morning (or afternoon) each term when you can get together socially and meet other parents and representatives of Friends of Mereside, our school fundraising association.
Communication between Nursery and parents is obviously very important. At the beginning of each term we send out a list of diary dates for that term which will include special events to which parents are invited. In Nursery all letters go in your child's tray, please check this daily. All information relating to our school can be accessed via our website.
Each half term your child will receive a 'Parents' Guide to the Curriculum'. This will let you know about what we are planning to discover more about. It will also give you some ideas to do at home with your child
There will be an open evening for parents during each term when you will have the opportunity to discuss your child's settling and progress with the class teacher. But the Nursery staff like to chat, and like to share regularly your child's special achievements, as well as hearing from you about life and experiences beyond Nursery. Sharing information between home and Nursery helps us to build up an accurate picture of your child's learning journey. . Please let us know if your child has outside interests that we might not know about.
In this booklet we hope to provide some of the information to help you and your child settle into school. We want your child to learn and reach their potential, and we want every child at Mereside to be a happy child.
Please do not hesitate to ask someone if you require any help or further information. The School Office is a good place to start if you are not sure who to ask.
- Mrs N Brown - Nursery Class teacher
- Mrs Lawrenson – Nursery Nurse
- Mrs Fletcher - Teaching Assistant
- Mrs Jackson - Reception Nursery Nurse
Your child will also come into daily contact with:-
- Mrs Peck - Reception Class teacher
- Miss Wright - Reception Class Teacher
- Mrs Hargreaves - Reception Nursery Nurse
To make it easier for the children and staff to get to know each other we have created a system to ensure that your child's transition into Nursery is as smooth as possible.
Stay and Play sessions:
We offer stay and play sessions, a chance for you and your child to come into Nursery with you and meet the staff, and become familiar with the room and staff. We will send you a letter outlining the dates available for your child to visit. You and your child are welcome to attend all of these sessions. If you are unable to attend any of these sessions then please contact the office to arrange another time.
Home visit:
We also offer home visits, please speak to a member of staff to arrange a suitable time if you would like one.
Uniform is optional for Nursery children, but lots of children want to look like the older children. The children are very busy painting, digging, playing with playdough and other messy activities so any clothing worn for Nursery needs to be practical.
Our Uniform is:
- Grey skirt or pinafore
- Grey shorts or trousers
- White polo shirt
- Mereside blue sweatshirt (or cardigan for the girls)
- Black school shoes (not trainers)
In the Summer term, girls may wear a blue gingham dress. Most items of our uniform can be bought from any of the major stockists or chain stores but jumpers and cardigans can only be bought through the school office.
Nursery Day:
All children are entitled to 15 hours a week free Nursery provision the term after their third birthday, this is taken across 5 mornings or 5 afternoons.
Nursery sessions:
Morning 8:30-11:30
Afternoons 12:00-3:00
Each additional session above 15 hours costs £10.50 unless you are entitled to the 30hrs grant funding for working families which was introduced in September 2017. A small additional charge of £3.25 including a school lunch will be added if your child stays from 8:30 till 3pm. We also offer after school club for Nursery provision from 3pm till 5:30 pm daily at an additional cost of £8.75 per day.
Foundation Stage
When your child starts at Mereside Nursery they are part of the foundation stage until the end of your child's year in the Reception class. Our Nursery and Reception classes work closely together, and share an outdoor learning environment. We like to celebrate special times together. This means a smooth transition for those children moving from Nursery into Reception.
The curriculum for the Foundation Stage supports and develops children's future learning.
The Foundation Stage curriculum is organised into seven areas of learning:
- Personal, social and emotional development
- Communication and language
- Physical development
- Literacy
- Maths
- Understanding of the world
- Expressive Art & Design
This does not mean that all of young children's learning is divided up into areas. One experience may provide a child with opportunities to develop a number of skills and concepts across several areas of learning. For example, children building with blocks may cooperate in carrying the heavy and large blocks, talk with others and decide the best place to put them, compare the weight and dimensions of different blocks and acting out an imaginary scene.
They may be developing language, mathematical, physical, personal and social competencies through this single activity! But more importantly the child is "just playing".
The children's progress is observed and monitored continuously throughout the year. These observations help us to know what the children can do and how to further their learning. You will have an opportunity to discuss and contribute to your child's learning journey during our parent/teacher meetings. These are held termly and we hope all will attend.
Outdoors is an extension of the indoor classroom and will be accessed on a daily basis by the children in all weathers. We ask that you do send your child to Nursery wearing a coat, and a hat and mittens when needed. We do have waterproofs and spare wellies that children can wear in wet, and muddy weather conditions. If your child has a pair of wellingtons your child can bring these into Nursery, please name them and feel free to take them home when they are needed.
Please inform us of the reason for any absence, particularly if your child is suffering from an infectious illness. You can either tell your child's teacher in the morning, or ring the School Office on 01253 761531.
If children are well, it is important that they attend every session. Our Foundation Stage is a vital step in a child's education and experience. Good timekeeping and attendance encourage habits which
last throughout a child's schooling. Nursery places can be withdrawn if children do not attend regularly, and the place offered to another child.
Illness and Medicines:
There will doubtless be days when your child is definitely under the weather. If he or she has not slept well, has been sick, had diarrhoea or has a bad cough or cold or any combination of these, please do not send them into Nursery. A day or two at home at the beginning of an illness can often prevent a longer absence.
There may be occasions when they have to take medication although they are well enough to be in Nursery. We have agreed to dispense medicine under very controlled circumstances to ensure absolute safety. If you need to bring medication into school you must take it into the School Office and complete a consent form. Without this authorisation we are unable to dispense medication.
Please make sure that you complete a consent form at the Office if your child needs regular medication e.g. for asthma. We can ensure that we chat about the symptoms your child has, and the dosage.
Good habits:
It is very important that children arrive and are collected on time. They will often get very worried about being late or left behind when other children have gone. Please inform us if you are going to be delayed.
If anything upsetting, or out of the ordinary, has happened at home please let us know. These things are often reflected in a child's behaviour and a brief explanation will be treated confidentially and will help us to understand and sympathise where appropriate.
School Milk and Fruit Scheme:
Children under seven are entitled to free school milk and a piece of fruit daily. Please let us know if your child cannot drink milk or has food allergies.
Children who attend Nursery in the morning also have a free breakfast, a Blackpool initiative. The children love having a chat whilst enjoying fruit loaf, or bagel, a fruit bag, and a carton of juice.
Thank you for choosing Mereside Nursery for your child. We want all of our children to be happy and to do as well as they are able.
If at any time you are concerned about your child, or unsure about how to support your child's learning please speak to your child's class teacher. The sooner problems are shared the better for all concerned.
We look forward to a long and happy partnership with you and your children.


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Written by Sandra Rascon, Contributing Writer for InFluential Magazine
Photography courtesy of Rich Merritt.
The much awaited ARTBASH 2017 at pershing hailed the start of East Austin Studio Tour (EAST) on November 11 at the pershing gallery thanks to the Art Alliance of Austin.
Twinkling like stars, white candles outlined the walkway leading toward the gallery and Pershing house. An outdoor area living room lounge was nestled next to DJ Westen Borghesi and a food table bringing the best of what happens indoors outside.
Nearby, complimentary drinks by Tito's Handmade Vodka, 9 Banded Whiskey, Michelob Ultra, Ziegenbock, and Vitiano Wines greeted guests and enthusiasts.
The gallery exhibited some unique installations including interactive dance and site specific layered installations for a sensory rich, creative experience. Sparkling butterflies, people as art and large installations of animals and other mixed media surrounded guests.
Attendees were treated to the Pershing Home and courtyards along with a preview of the gallery designed with flow and space in mind. The impressive gallery also functioned as a exhibit for guests to mingle and partake of the overall creative ambiance.
Art aficionados delighted in reveling in the company of likeminded creatives while enjoying the well planned layout of the event space.
This event was a success prompting many guests to discuss the installations such as the exhibit displaying a white tub filled with orange flowers, a person in the tub, and phone lines running up and down the walls accompanied by telephone rings.
A number of artistically choreographed dances peppered the night. Onlookers created a circle as if enticed by the inclusive movement of the choreographs. The venue will then remain open to the public for both weekends of EAST this month.

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Memphis Oktoberfests and Fall Beer Fests 2017
Updated August 2017 -it's pretty early, so this is really more of a preliminary list.
Here's a list of Memphis Oktoberfests and other Memphis fall beer festivals this year, as far as we know. If you want to add something, go here.
Collierville Brewfest, Carriage Crossing, Saturday, September 23, 4 p.m. – 7 p.m., $35, 21+
The second annual Collierville Brewfest will feature regional and local craft beer samples, food from Carriage Crossing restaurants, live music, games, 20+ local vendors, and a souvenir tasting cup.
Wiseacre Oktoberfest, September 30, 1 p.m. – 10 p.m., free to enter, all ages/21+ to drink
Wiseacre will celebrate Oktoberfest with $8 stein fills (you can bring your own, up to a liter), Mighty Souls Brass Band from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. and a 5 percent discount to anyone in German garb. I bet they'll have a food truck, too.
High Cotton Oktoberfest, October 8, noon – 5 p.m., no cover, all ages/kid-friendly
High Cotton celebrates Oktoberfest on Sunday afternoon with limited release beers, Oktoberfest, Hefeweizen, & German Light Lager, plus all your regular faves. Music from Zigadoo Moneyclips and Casette Set, and food from Edge Alley. They'll have package/wristband options and the whole shebang is kid and dog friendly.
Cooper-Young Beer Fest, 795 S. Cooper, October 14, 1 p.m. – 5 p.m., $45 in September/$50 in October, 21 and up
More than 30 regional breweries with more than 100 local beers, a limited number of tickets (so, shorter lines), food, Goner DJs spinning records, and a whole lot of fun at this annual festival. Tickets go on sale on September 1, and they most likely will sell out before the event.
Stanley BBQ Oktoberfest – date TBA
Stanley BBQ (the Overton Square formerly known as Schweinehaus) continues its tradition of great food, beer, music, and revelry for 2017's Oktoberfest as some point in October.
Wiseacre's Symphonic Soiree – October 28
Wiseacre Brewing's annual Symphonic release (oak-aged American Wildbock made with Montmerency Cherries) is stepping it way, way up this year. Your $130 ticket includes music from Iris Orchestra, four pairings from Andrew Ticer and Michael Hudman (local Long Road cider, Old Dominick spirits, rosé wine, and 2017 Symphonic), plus an open beer bar before and after, as well as complimentary valet from the bridge on Cumberland. Leave the ironic fanny packs at home and put on something classy ("fancy pants" is the word they used) for this one.
Memphis Made Fall Event – date TBA, maybe early November?
Memphis Made hosted a "Malted" festival last year – a sort of fall answer to their spring "hopped" event. I'm hoping they do something similar again this year, and I'll keep ya posted.
JDRF Brew For A Cure, Cadre Building, Friday, November 4, 7:30 p.m., tickets TBD, 21+
Support the Junior Diabetes Research Fund at the Cadre Building downtown with local beers and home brews plus plenty of delicious food.
Germantown Oktoberfest, Germantown Civic Center, Friday, November 4, times and ticket info TBA
Germantown hosts its first Oktoberfest event with three events throughout the day: Brunch & Brew, Pretzeled and Pixillated college football viewing party, and Wurst Party Ever in the evening.
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**I'm not going to use pronouns in this review since A is both and neither a male or a female**
This book WAS AMAZING! I now have a new goal to read everything Levithan has written. If his writing is consistently as beautiful as it is in Every Day I can see him becoming a new favourite author!
The concept behind this book is ingenious! For every day of A's life, A has woken up in the body of someone new. A has to learn what gender, race, sexuality, religion (ect) that the person's who's body A's in and has to live life for that day as that person, trying A's hardest not to change or derail the body's life. But one day A wake up in the body of the boyfriend of a girl that A can't help but to fall head over heart for.
"You learn how much a day is truly worth, because they're all so different. If you ask most people what the difference between Monday and Tuesday, they might tell you what they had for dinner each night. Not me. By seeing the world from so many angles, I get more of a sense of its dimensionality."
A is an amazing – I don't want to say person, because A isn't a person, but I don't want to say thing, because that's degrading to how awe-inspiring A is. Entity. A is an amazing entity! A has lived an amazing life, experienced more in 16 years than any of us every will in an entire life time. A understands more about religion, gender, sexuality, race, acceptance, joy, anger, family then any of us every will be able to grasp. I loved A's views on genderfluidity, religion and sexuality, A is everything you want the world to be! If everyone human on earth understood what A understood we'd have world peace.
"It's only in the finer points that it gets complicated and contentious, the inability to realise that no matter what our religion or gender or race or geographical background, we all have about 98 percent in common with each other. Yes, the difference between male and female are biological, but if you look at biology as a matter of percentage, there aren't a whole lot of things that are different. Race is different purely as a social construction, not as an inherent difference. And religion – whether you believe in God or Yahweh or Allah or something else, odds are that at heart you want the same things. For whatever reason, we like to focus on the 2 percent that's different, and most of the conflict in the world comes from that."
A has become my favourite character! I'm trying to think if there's someone I like better than A and I honestly can't think of anyone.
There is something like 40 chapters in this book that means there are 40 completely individual, unique personalities and lives A takes over for a day. Plenty of them are your everyday people, but some of them where stand outs these are a couple of my favourites. Kelsea, who has severe depression and plans to kill herself – in the span of maybe only 15 pages (at the max) Levithan had me crying for this girl, wanting someone to help her. Vic, who is intersex – I loved how Vic was completely unashamedly himself, I also loved how quirky and perfect his girlfriend was for him. The nameless body of the drug addict – this chapter was amazing to read, A struggling to make it through the day without giving into what the body wanted. Zara, who's relationship with her girlfriend are honestly relationship goals! There are plenty of times A is in someone's body who has a partner but Zara and Amelia take the cake for best couple, they are so loving and sweet! Ah, Levithan should write a whole book just on them. Finally, my last favourite body A took over was Alexander, who's life is exactly how I picture A's life would be if A had a corporal body.
Unfortunately, when it came to the romance side of this book, I found it really hard to connect because I had trouble liking Rhiannon. She never loves A as much as A loves her and it was infuriating to read. I think we as readers were meant to feel a bit like this towards her though, we've been reading through A who doesn't view love as a construct that has to fit a mold so when we read Rhiannon subtly rejecting A because A's in a body of an overweight person or because A's in the body of a female, we're meant to feel that she doesn't love A as much. But in hindsight it makes sense that Rhiannon can't view love as openly as A since she's never experienced it in its multitude of ways as A has.
THAT ENDING! I knew it would have to end some way like it did but still my heart broke for A. There is a companion novel coming out at the end of this month, but I think I would have rather that they left Every Day a standalone. After that ending I'm in a kind of bittersweet feeling and I'm not sure if reading the book from Rhiannon's POV will make that ending harder or easier. I actually don't know which would be worse.
This book is fantastic! If you have not read it you should try you hardest to get to it. It will challenge your perspective of things and make you think. It is beautifully written, and A is the most amazing character in the history of the world! I hope you read it!!!


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Prepper presents: 24 self-sufficiency gift ideas
Exclusive: Pat McLene offers reference recommendations for survivalists
I'm going to skip the "Why we Prep" section this week because I decided to get a jump on the Christmas gift-giving thing. Normally I buy my presents on Christmas Eve (or within a day or two one side or the other). However I realize others aren't as daring as I am, so this week I'm listing a whole bunch of great book ideas for the new (and even not-so-new) preppers on your gift list.
If you search the Internet, you'll find practically every prepper site has a list of the "must have" Ten Most Important Books for the prepper. Most of the lists on the ad-farm prepper pages look like they were cut and pasted from someone else's list. Some of those standard books are indeed very good, but some are pretty pointless for most folks into self-sufficiency.
As an example, I own and like reading every one of the (insert elite military unit here) survival/evade/attack/infiltrate books. But that's because I'm a Guy, and reading about how to make improvised explosives out of shoe polish and gummy bears is cool.
But for most people, knowing how to grow a garden with a limited water supply and being able to preserve the fruits of your labor is of far greater utility.
Is prepping the right thing for to do for Christians? Or should we just be trusting in the Lord? Learn about that balance in "Be Thou Prepared" by Carl Gallups – "Equipping the Church for Persecution and Times of Trouble."
So below is a bunch of books I recommend you consider for the library of you prepper friends, and maybe for your own book shelf as well. These are not "The Most Important" prepper books (well, except for the first one on the list). These are all great books, but "most important" is subjective. All I can say is every one of these books is already in my library, either as a physical copy or as an e-book, so I won't be using someone else's list to make suggestions for books I haven't read. And in specific situations, these are the books I reference frequently. Your opinions may vary.
So let's begin.
- The Bible by God
A highly recommended book by a controversial author. Probably the most well-thumbed tome in my library, with the most impressive guarantee ever: if you heed its instructions, even though you die, you will live.
- The Encyclopedia of Country Living by Carla Emery
The big kahuna of self-sufficiency. If you don't own a copy (or a friend doesn't), make sure you put this under the tree. This is one book on every "Top Ten" book list out there. Deservedly.
- Cheaper and Better: Homemade Alternatives to Storebought Goods by Nancy Birnes
This book is practically on the kitchen counter at all times here at the compound. Want homemade instructions for "409" cleaner or Irish crème? It's in there. Over 300 recipes or formulas to make your life easier.
There's a whole series of Firefox books created in the 1960s and 70s as a high school class project. The students went out and interviewed a bunch of old-timers on how they did things old-school. Thanks be to God for these kids. A whole lot of incredible knowledge might well have been lost without them. I think books 1 through 4 are the best, but the whole set of 14-plus are well worth the purchase. Each of them is a great evening read by the kitchen lantern.
McLene Favorite Survival Books
- On Your Own in the Wilderness by Townsend Whelen and Bradford Angier
Okay, anything by Bradford Angier is worth reading, especially when he co-authored pieces with his mentor, Col. Whelen. I probably have a dozen or more books by the two of them; and although some might consider them dated, they're exactly what you'll want if the lights go out. Get hold of everything you can from Angier and/or Whelen. They were preppers long before prepper was a word.
- How to Survive the End of the World as We Know It by James Wesley, Rawles
A fantastic, easy-to-read book by the nation's preeminent prepper (and a good friend of mine). Morals, food preservation, self-defense, medicine, water … it's all there. A must-have for the prepper library.
- Patriots: A Novel of Survival in the Coming Collapse by James Wesley, Rawles
Same author as above. Really, if you don't already own this book, you should just turn in your prepper card. It's a fictional thriller that is packed with real-world instruction and advice. And it's a part of a great series. Lots of wonderful entertainment and learning ahead.
The Domestic Arts
Your great-grandma owed it, your grandma owned it, your mama still owns it. You going to sass them? First published in 1930, it quickly became the Depression-era standby for preparing good, cheap food. Some 19 editions since then, it's still the American middle-class standard. Measurements, substitutions, decent gravy. Get someone you love a copy.
Check out some options in the WND Superstore preparedness department. New products of all kinds being added regularly for all your prepper needs – from informational books, movies to shovels, water purifiers, and food from soup to nuts!
- Putting Food By by Ruth Hertzberg, Janet Greene, Beatrice Vaughan
Probably the best overall food preservation book out there. It has no illustrations, though, so you have to read it. The lavishly illustrated Ball Blue Book Guide To Preserving is probably more popular for canning, but doesn't really cover the other ways of saving food (like dehydrating) in as much detail. Put them together for a great stocking stuffer combo.
Richly illustrated and full of the minutia of sewing magic. A favorite with the distaff side of the McLene compound. (I, myself, do most of my sewing with a leather punch and waxed cording, so I'll take her word for it and be glad, because otherwise I'd be wearing clothing made with a leather punch and waxed cording.)
My gardener tells me that this is a great book, a classic on organic gardening; and by following its sage (heh ) advice, you really can grow lots of veggies without the need to plow, cultivate or weed. I'm all for that. Wish I could do the same with wheat.
- Seed Sowing and Saving: Step-by-Step Techniques for Collecting and Growing More Than 100 Vegetables, Flowers, and Herbs by Carole B. Turner
This classic addresses the best ways to collect heirloom seeds from a pretty complete set of plant life. It does a great job of explaining seed storage and shelf life, and provides a lot of germination tips. Since growing a crop for survival must be repeatable, this book is an absolute prepper necessity. My gardener swears by it.
Another classic. Some folks will opt for The Merck Veterinary Manual, but that's more of a professional text for vets. The "Veterinary Guide" is a hands-on book for the non-medically oriented farmer/rancher/prepper.
- The Ultimate Guide to Home Butchering: How to Prepare Any Animal or Bird for the Table or Freezer by Monte Burch
A great book that doesn't skip the first step in butchering: killing the animal. Lots of good instruction, but a bit short on illustration, which is why I'd pair it with:
- Home Butchering Handbook: A Living Free Guide (Living Free Guides) by Jamie Waldron and Angela England
Full of photographs demonstrating each step in the butchering process, this book makes it as easy as possible to take a carcass and turn it into cuts.
Making Things
- Handy Farm Devices and How to Make Them by Rolfe Cobleigh
I love these kinds of books: Real-world examples of ways to create tools for farm (and compound) use. I've built a number of items from the instructions found in this book. I've also made my own devices from modifications of some of the suggestions I found here. Plus, if you're a maker like me, it's just fun to read.
What? A boy's book? Well, let me tell you: they don't make boys like they used to. Real tepees, aero-driven ice-boats, dinghy construction and designing, and building electric engines are just a few of the projects found in the Boy Mechanic series. I have Books One, Two and Three. Read them and weep for what boys have become in our brave new world.
- Building Construction Illustrated by Francis Ching
If you have to build a building – any building – you want this book. It's absolutely loaded with drawings and detailed views of stick-built construction, as well as bearing load tables, wiring and plumbing instructions, and more besides. I love this book.
- The Last Whole Earth Catalog by Stewart Brand (editor)
I probably got my copy in 1975. Steward Brand, the editor of the LWEC, was apparently of two minds. He was certain of the eminent destruction of the Earth, so he assembled his own written time capsule, either for the use of whatever survivors remained, or as a human tribute for visiting aliens. Either way, if you can get past the Chakra diagrams and the geodetic domes, you'll find a lot of thought-provoking concepts for earth structures and alternative living spaces. Plus it's a retro-cool coffee table book.
- The Prepared Family Guide to Uncommon Diseases by Enola Gay, compiled by Maid Elizabeth, Grace Tome, Maurice Masar MD
I came across this little gem a while ago. It was put together by a fairly well-known prepper family to cover diagnosing and treating some pretty serious medical conditions in situations where a doctor isn't likely to be available. The name is a bit of a misnomer, since these diseases aren't all that uncommon in third-world countries (diseases like cholera, pneumonia, dysentery, smallpox, tuberculosis and many more – including treating starvation). If you think the time may come when America may lose its standing, you need this book.
- Where There Is No Doctor by David Werner and Carol Thuman
The best book out there for the village healer. Lots of illustrations and low-tech treatment concepts. It should be on the medical bookshelf of every serious prepper.
- Where There Is No Dentist by Murray Dickson
The first half of the book is basically about brushing your teeth. Don't let that put you off. Later you get the skinny of tooth extraction, wiring a broken jaw, cleaning teeth and all the other things that can keep someone healthy in a dental sense. Never forget, an infected tooth cavity can kill you.
Gun Stuff
There are only about a million books on guns. I figure there are at least a thousand different titles per every gun owner. Most are specific to the (take your pick) type/manufacturer/model/caliber/production date. So I'm pretty leery about making many recommendations for gun books. However, there are a couple of books I recommend that should be in every shooters library.
- Boston's Gun Bible by Boston T. Party
A gestalt book on guns. A review of the characteristics of all manners of rifles, shotguns, handguns, ammunition as well as reviews of applicable gun laws. The "Gun Bible" is infrequently updated, so it draws the ire of gun nuts because the brand-new gun model they bought yesterday isn't covered by the update from six years ago. However, the "Gun Bible" fits really well with the McLene model of gun-acquisition. This book is lauded by a lot of big names in the prepper world – and rightly so.
- Guerrilla Gunsmithing: Quick And Dirty Methods For Fixing Firearms In Desperate Times by Ragnar Benson
I'm a long-time Ragnar Benson fan. And this is a great book … assuming you actually read the title. It is not a gunsmithing book. Its sole purpose is to get your firearm back to firing when your bullet absolutely positively must get there on time. Ragnar will show you how to do it in his clear no-nonsense way. If you read the reviews, you'll find a lot of people don't actually understand the point of the book. (But I know you will.)
Well that's enough for today. I'm worn out and I know my WND editor will be after he gets though coding all this stuff.
So get shopping … and get prepared.


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Wikipedia:2005 Britannica takeover of Wikimedia
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|This story was an April Fool's joke.
On 1 April 2005, Encyclopædia Britannica announced its immediate takeover of the Wikimedia Foundation (to be known henceforth as Wikimædia) and all of its projects, including Wikipedia (now Wikipædia), Wikisource, Wikiquote, Wikibooks, and Wikinews. Founder Jimmy Wales, giving a brief statement to the New York Times from his Maui compound, was reported to be "extremely plæsed" with the £133.7 million severance package given to each of the five trustees of the Wikimedia Foundation.
Despite the board's confidence, some Britannica investors privately indicated financial concerns about the deal, noting that "the Wikipedia wasn't really a free encyclopedia after all." Economy measures expected to be implemented as part of the agreement include an immediate restriction on previous contributors to Britannica. It's expected that to create or edit a page will now cost users £99.97/page in Ænglish. Affordable fee localization will be provided for Wikipædias of economically troubled states. Wikipædia administrators, members of the Wikimædia Board of Trustees and Arbitration Committee members will receive free access. However, their adminship powers will be stripped permanently.
Prospective contributors are welcome to sign up at Encyclopædia Britannica's Web site and send proposals in outline format using Courier New exclusively. Contributions handed in on time and in simple English will make the contributor eligible for a grand prize drawing of a rare 1956 photo of Margaret Thatcher from her burlesque days. Contributors will in both word and deed release and indemnify in the sole possession of Encyclopædia Britannica and its heirs and trustees. Nothing in this agreement should be construed to release, exempt, hold harmless, or in any way free the contributor from the presumption that said party deserves what he gets. This agreement is made under the laws of the Principality of Liechtenstein.
International reaction[edit]
Representatives of Google indicate that the company is "disappointed" with the turnout of the agreement. Google had previously made indications of wishing to buy out the Foundation in a similar fashion. Instead, they are now focusing on a "reform" of the outmoded Library of Congress, which will henceforth be operated in full accordance with the modern scientific Dewey Decimal System, and with Google's PageRank system replaced by the Wiki model. Otherwise unoccupied volunteers will engage in high-minded scholarly disputation and manually cite the local Gutenberg Bible when called upon. The volunteers will also offer related products to match search results, but Google has promised they will probably forget these after a little more scholarly disputation. Which when it all boils down they will still be doing nothing. That goes to show what our money is used for.
Microsoft founder Bill Gates is reported to be "considering his options" but has not ruled out a licensed DVD set under the name WikiCarta in which owners will be able to edit their own registered version. He also denounced the takeover as monopolistic and predatory stating that "Microsoft plans an extensive case study of the incident to improve our business model," and quickly added, "...by removing all illegal elements."
European reaction[edit]
The European Council has declared that as a result of this takeover, every Wikipædia article will now constitute A piece of code not relating to "the use of controllable forces of nature to achieve predictable results" and thereby be immediately covered by a software patent owned by Encyclopædia Britannica.
The Catholic Church in Poland has declared the Britannica takeover unconstitutional because it does not refer to Europe's Christian heritage and furiously denies the existence of wikimædia servers in Gdańsk, as that would suggest that the church is fallible.
North American reaction[edit]
Immediately afterwards, United States President George W. Bush issued a press release declaring, "We must stay the course against those who despise free knowledge so much." He also condemned the rudeness standoff at the Wikipædia complex, and said "You know, the problem with the French is they just don't have a word for etiquette".
Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin informed the United States that Canada will not partake in any action against the French, much to the anger of Bush, who will also ask the UN to impose sanctions on Canada. The rest of the world, believing Canada to be the 51st state, think that the US is declaring another civil war.
More reaction[edit]
Osama bin Laden has issued a fatwa against Encyclopædia Britannia, Wikipædia, and Barack Obama, saying that all three are in the hands of the "enemies of Islam" and that Obama used his namesake.
When asked, U2's lead singer Bono said, "What Britannica did was wrong. They could have spent that money feeding all the starving people of the world. Instead, they allowed Jimmy Wales to buy another ivory backscratcher." He proposes a benefit concert to buy Wikipædia, and use it to help the world's poor. So far, the only group to agree is Led Zeppelin, who will reunite to save Wikipædia. Jim Morrison, frontman for The Doors, will apparently come out of retirement to make an appearance.
Revolutionary Left community members have declared their intentions to hack and take back Wikipædia "in the name of free software and workers' liberation everywhere". Bob Avakian has declared he is the one true way to reclaim the free encyclopedia, "for I am the vanguard of the masses, and only my line is correct".
Trent Reznor, when reached for comment, said that "Wikipedia is serious business. It is a sad day to be a Wikipedian," and then resumed to break a vintage TB-303 in anger.
Larry Sanger, whose reputation has been tarnished by the encyclopedia in the past, reportedly gave Wales the finger with a snarky, "I told you so". He was then sued for copyright infringement by the RIAA.
Madonna sighed over the phone to Wales and then prayed to Asherah and the Shekinah in a kind of kabbalah inspired daze.
Al Gore, who at one time claimed to have invented the Wikipedia, expressed his delight at the transaction, saying the inconvenient truth was that he had changed the climate when the negotiations over the deal grew heated.
Everything2 has called this a victory in the war on Wikipedia.
John Titor had predicted this event to occur on January 16, 2001. Sollog also claims that he had foreknowledge of the takeover.
God was not available for comment.
A stunned Cats, star of the smash-hit video game Zero Wing, simply shouted, "What you say?!" when he learned of the merger.
John Kerry commented that he was a rather frequent contributor to the Wikipedia, particularly on the articles "John Kerry," "Skull and Bones," and "George W. Bush," and that he will sorely miss being able to work on these, despite his wife's vast fortune allowing him to afford the fee to edit. Kerry also stated that he voted for the takeover before he voted against it.
Ghosts have appeared and are amassing in Edmonton. One ghost was quoted as saying, "This is such an outrage we had to do something." What they intend to do is not certain.
The Dalai Lama has taken a giant mecha and is quoted as saying: "Violence is the only answer to hostile takeovers of open-source encyclopedias" and then proceeded to jetpack his way to Britannica's headquarters.
Samuel Beckett yelled out in existential agony, "Wikipedia can't go on. It'll go on."
M.C. Hammer is making a comeback to protest the merger, saying, "When I said you can't touch this, I didn't mean Wikipedia. Everyone should touch that."
The Ghost squad from Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon has been ordered to attack and secure Britannica's headquarters until Chuck Norris gets air dropped to help them.
In the meanwhile, soldiers from the 8th Armored Infantry have been reported as burning into the battlefield, and the famed Merger Recon is distracting Britannican forces to give the Ghosts an easier time. Gabe Logan from Syphon Filter and Sam Fisher from Splinter Cell are also being dropped in to help the Ghosts with stealth actions.
Internal reaction[edit]
Many Wikipedians were upset upon first hearing the news of the acquisition. When Jimmy Wales was questioned as to why the organization was sold, he stated that he was "drunker than a skunk", and needed money to pay debt to an unnamed escort service. In protest, former Wikipedia users have flooded Wales's e-mail account with Nigerian 419 scam e-mails and NAMBLA newsletters.
Other editors have been delighted at the news. According to one unnamed user, "God, it's about time this thing dropped dead. Now I can finish my toilet paper holder collection!"
It has, however, left many with questions, chief among them "Where does this leave us?" "Where will we find free, sometimes accurate information?" and "Can I use your bathroom and then take your toilet paper holder to put in my collection?"
Reportedly, one user has gone so far as to file a lawsuit against Jimbo Wales and the Microsoft Corporation, claiming that Wikipedia's absence has caused him erectile dysfunction. The defendants have issued a strong denial, stating that the individual attempted sexual intercourse with a bucket of nails.
Collaboration by Britannica and Ministries of Education of the PRC and ROC were reported in the Chinese version of the takeover. Reaction connected it to the March 28 rally in Taiwan against the Anti-Secession Law of the People's Republic of China, the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989 and some notable members of the Chinese wikipedian community.
New corporate structure[edit]
Britannica has instituted a new corporate structure for the Wikipedia, with several high profile nominations:
- Gary Coleman, Poobah, President and Chairman; Plans to give every wikipedian a "Willis"
- Bill the Cat, official mascot
- Ben I., CEO
- Joey Stalin, Secretariat
- Kuan Yin, Bodhisattva
- The Dalai Lama, stand-in for Kuan Yin when she's busy
- Ken Jennings, Minister of Intelligence
- Oliver North office manager
- Nancy Pelosi is the Minister of Botox
- Cheese is the official food.
- Cheese has been officially replaced with soggy, cold Ramen.
- Due to budgetary constraints, the official food now is Soggy, Cold Ramen, with Cheese gratings.
- The management wishes to make it known that those responsible for the problems with the food supply have been sacked.
- Soggy, Cold Ramen has been replaced with Soggy, Cold Ray-Man.
- The management wishes to make it known that those responsible for the problems with the food supply have been sacked.
- Due to budgetary constraints, the official food now is Soggy, Cold Ramen, with Cheese gratings.
- Cheese has been officially replaced with soggy, cold Ramen.
- Rush Limbaugh is the Supreme Counsel on what is Right.
- Compman is the lord of all those with an IQ less than 12.
- The Knights who say Ni, Keepers of the Sacred Words (Ni, Peng, and Nee-wom)
- Lord Voldemort is the Minister of Sinister.
- Tonya Harding is the Minister of sportsmanship
- Heidi Fleiss is the new Mistress of recreation
- Disco Stu is the Minister of Disco.
- Pegasus is the Minister of Flying Horses.
- Hagrid is Minister of Huge Dangerous Things with Too Many Teeth.
- Arthur Dent is Minister of Tea and Being Confused.
- Homestar is the Minister of pants.
- Strong Bad is the Minister of email and email shows.
- Ford Prefect is Minister of Towels.
- Gary Gygax is Minister of Polyhedral Dice.
- Zaphod Beeblebrox is Minister of Pan Galactic Gargle Blasters.
- Mr. Crocker is the Chief Commander of the hunt for magic and witchcraft.
- Violet Baudelaire is the Minister of inventions and technology.
- George Foreman is the Minister of Advertising.
Immediate aftermath[edit]
- They will need approximately 14 million edits for the purchase to be profitable. For faster break-even other options were considered by the new Board of Directors. Among suggestions are pay-per-button fees for editors and the related extension of the set of edit features: along with the Edit this page feature it is suggested to have Adopt this page, as well as "What does not link here" and "Irrelevant changes". "Page history" will be augmented with "Page chemistry", "Page sociology" and "Page quantum chromodynamics". A promising innovation is fees for the "Donations" function.
- In the immediate aftermath of the takeover, some internet experts have cynically questioned the prudence of the Wikipedia organization accepting the deal, suggesting it only compounds the greatest concern of many visitors to Wikipedia—that the information found there may be incorrect, due either to human error or some kind of malice, or perhaps a funny hoax. Proponents argue that any confusion on the part of users is outweighed by the good brought by the new partnership, even if the partnership turns out to be short-lived.
- The Ghost squad has added Chuck Norris to their squad as special weapons expert and weapon of awesome destruction expert. They will attack and secure Britannica's headquarters until Chuck Norris gets dropped in by an airplane named Badger Badger Badger 3.14
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- Background music for all pages will be provided by German electro-pop group Kraftwerk, with cameo appearances by Ashlee Simpson and Janet Jackson. On most holidays, this will be replaced by Badger Badger Badger, anything by Slipknot and the Hamster Dance.
- Britannica will hold a "Putting for Page Deletion" charity event, whose celebrity participants will include Ronald McDonald, Buckethead, and Rush Limbaugh.
- Former Vermont governor Howard Dean has reportedly made a second Dean scream in response to the takeover; the actual meaning of his statement has not yet been determined. He also announced that he will attempt to imitate another famous scream known as the Wilhelm scream.
- In this oxymoronic era of mega-mergers and diminishing expectations, random-character vandal bot substubs will be eligible for featured article status.
- Upon this story first being circulated in Germany, loud shouts of joy were heard at the headquarters of Der Spiegel, after which everyone drove to the De Wallen in Amsterdam.
- The federal government has instituted a temporary and preemptive ban on pelvic thrusts in order to prevent civil unrest in light of the takeover. Martial law had previously been used on those performing the Macarena in broad daylight, and officials hope it doesn't come to that again.
- Workers in cowbell production plants across the world, acting in disdain at Britannica's actions, have called a global strike. Christopher Walken was unavailable for comment, but internal sources suggest that he is acting in support of Wikipedia believing that, no matter how few cowbells are lost in the crisis, the planet needs more of them.
- Sinclair Schuller stated that due to the nature of the takeover, he would have to refactor his diamond-milk equations to account for encyclopedic greed differentials. Unfortunately, the takeover forced the popcorn machine to fly over the hoover vacuum thrice.
- US Congress convened in an emergency session to protect the unborn child of this merger and to prevent the feeding tube to be removed from Ms Britannica. The House majority leader issued a statement condemning Mr Wikipedia for his open lifestyle and accepting promiscuous contributions. The President of the US reiterated the need for the "culture of life" and his unwavering support for the death penalty.
- Austin Surge, notable internet personality, has since been quoted as saying "While I see the takeover as a bold step forward for definitionphiles everywhere, I'm disappointed that Tony Danza has yet to be offered an executive position."
See also[edit]
- April Fool's Day
- Bad Jokes and Other Deleted Nonsense
- Jump the shark
- Theater of the Absurd
- All your base are belong to us
- Pwn


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Mastering Acoustic Band - Before and Afterrackrecording | Oct 4, 2007 | 3,097 Views | Share
I tracked this song, then the band took it home to mix it themselves, and then they brought it back to me for mastering.
For tracking info, see my Live Acoustic Band post.
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RME Fireface 800 Interface, Crane Song IBIS EQ, Crane Song STC-8 Compressor, Empirical Labs Fatso Jr. Compressor, Apogee AD16X Converters, Samplitude Pro DAW
The mixed 24/96 WAV file was imported into Samplitude V9 and then run through the analog mastering chain listed below.
Then I added some parallel compression on an Auxiliary bus with the UAD-1 1176N.
We also added some slight tape hiss noise just to make it feel a little more analog. I put a Waves L2 on the master bus to increase the overall volume and lightly limit. The band is Canoe.
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Apogee AD16X Converter Lavry always be better my ears are golden 21 years as a studio owner i am not a eng. just had the best eng. in the world at my neve ssl studio me i like roland i keep it simple but my roland is no more so rebuild my studio with SSL-AWS 924 Lavry will be my life line no daw will touch my pure sound outside records is a must do. build up then watch your levels keep in mind you might like it loud but everyone has a vol knob heheeha have a good-one a fan for sure
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The 81st Oscars and Hugh Jackman
Patrick Goldstein (twice) and Mary McNamara suggesting Hugh wasn't up to par.
I watched the full show of the 81st Oscars and I've watched full shows of when Billy Crystal was hosting and to be honest, Billy never did anything that was far and away above Hugh - not even in the delivery of his jokes. I'm not suggesting I didn't like Billy. In fact quite the opposite, I'd certainly watch the Oscars if I heard Billy was hosting again. However Hugh was no less professional and carried out his role with stage presence and confidence.
If anything Hugh had to work harder than Billy because he didn't have the benefit of a pre-made video montage lampooning the various nominated films to lean on. Hugh isn't a comedian but he can send himself and others up in a light hearted, poking fun, kind of way that obviously is not intended to offend but raise a smile.
Hugh never takes himself too seriously and neither should his critics. Singing "I'd swim through a sea of human excrement" whilst holding Kate Winslet's hand and looking into her eyes is funny because it is Hugh singing it. He comes across as 'classy' but deep down he not above the average joe who laughs at toilet humor. Kate certainly got the joke.
I didn't find the 81st Oscars show a drag at all. If there are criticism to be made it should be directed at the... well... director. Some of the camera shots left a lot to be desired and have already been mentioned in the LA Times columns.
I did like Hugh's first opening number which was meant to be 'low rent' (so that's hardly a criticism by the LA Times) however his second number could've used much more polish and really came across as more of an excuse to showcase Hugh than pay serious tribute to movie musicals.
As his big musical piece got bigger Hugh was narrating each part as it was added. Unfortunately when Hugh said 'Stairs please' it didn't really work how it was supposed to because we could already see the stairs before they were fully lit. (I'm guessing the idea was that the stairs would be revealed when Hugh said that line).
The montage of songs in the big musical number seemed exceptionally difficult to sing because many of the song changes seemed quite jarring to my non-musical ears. Despite that Hugh managed to carry it well, along with his co-singers and dancers, if not entirely successfully.
I do agree with some of the comments made by people in response to the LA Times articles in that it would've been nice to see a little more of Hugh. During Will Smith's extended stay on stage he mentioned that Hugh was probably 'sleeping'. I must admit I was starting to wonder why Will was powering through so many awards without a break? At the same time I was thinking Will Smith would probably do a great job hosting this show too.
One thing that bugs me about many critics of the Oscars (not just the paid critics either) is that they often call for the less glamorous awards (like best sound mixing) to be dropped from the program. I hope they never are.
The Oscars are primarily an Awards show as well as a celebration of the previous year of movie making (not a fashion show as some people seem to think). Everyone involved in the process of creating a movie should get their moment to enjoy their success on the same platform as everyone else who works on a film.
So what if the acceptance speeches can be boring. More than likely it's the only part of the show that isn't scripted. It's the one place you're likely to get that spark of genuine enthusiasm and spontaneity that the rest of the awards often lacks. (No matter how much they try, the banter between presenters always looks scripted even when it isn't).
Hugh's role in the awards did achieve the hoped out come of increasing the ratings - if only by six percent from last year. Whilst the LA Times critics might be surprised by that I think the real test will come if Hugh gets to host next years Oscars as well.
After boosting the ratings of the Tony Awards two years running (probably the biggest reason why Hugh got the Oscars gig in the first place), if he can boost the ratings of the Oscars yet again next year then the LA Times critics will have to concede they are actually out of touch with what people like.
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I was surprised to read that you watched the Oscars, as I wouldn't have thought it was your thing. I suppose whoever is hosting it is the draw.ReplyDelete
I usually watch, and have done over the years, but didn't watch this time. I heard some of the awards on the 6pr radio, who kept crossing to them, but I wouldn't have wanted to hear if I'd been going to watch them.
I just thought seeing maybe list somewhere or on the news would be enough this time. The different bits I did see on the news programs was enough to satisfy me this time, but maybe would have liked to have seen more of Hugh Jackman.
They gave him good reviews on the TV segment on 6pr radio, saying that they thought he was a 'show man' no doubt.
They did mention a negative remark that was made by someone, but I can't remember now by whom and what it was! I think it was said that they thought he wasn't up to it, or something of that nature, but I didn't agree with that.
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Monday, November 17, 2014
Black Friday Guide | The Essentials
Black Friday is almost here! Even though the start time of Black Friday changes every year (like 6pm on Thursday this year), the essentials you should carry remain the same! Here are some things to check off your list, before you head out on your Black Friday shopping adventure. (With some help from the Crazy Target Lady).
1. Drinks! Make sure and bring a few bottles of water, and maybe an energy drink or two. Some fast food restaurants will be open, but believe me, the only reason you should even consider waiting in those lines is coffee. Save your waiting skills for Kohl's. Or Macy's. Or some other great store.
2. Snacks! I try to bring a range of snacks, so that whether I'm wanting sweet, salty, juicy, or whatever, I will have something with me and won't be tempted to waste precious shopping time at a fast food joint. I like to bring clementines, Luna bars, chocolate (duh), chips of some sort, and maybe a little left over turkey.
3. Band-aids. These are self-explanatory. Some Mom's get pretty crazy...
4. Baby Wipes. I like to bring baby wipes because sometimes after being in a store for a while, I just feel gross. It get's hot under that winter jacket, and who knows how many people have touched the things you bought! Baby wipes can wipe that all away!
5. $20 cash in the glove compartment. Having $20 cash will come in handy. If you (God forbid) lose your card/wallet and need gas or food on the way home... You'll be happy you had that $20 cash. You're welcome.
6. Duck Tape. You will thank me for this one. One time I went out, and my boots decided to fall apart. The sole started coming off, which is no fun in slushy New England weather. Instead of having to go home, you can fix it with Duck Tape! Plus, they have such fun patterns now, it won't even look sketchy. You will use it at least once during the night.
7. Pillow/Blanket. This is just for the car. I've always lived only 20 minutes away from where I shop, so it's easy for me to go home and sleep. However, sometimes when I've just finished all my midnight shopping and it's 4:30 am, I want sleep, but I know that Kohl's is opening at 5. I don't go home! I'll just park under a street light (because I'm paranoid and sheltered) and take a snooze in the car.
8. Extra socks & mittens. First off, your feet may get sweaty/cold. That extra pair of socks will be looking nice right about then. As for the mittens, I like to bring an extra pair in case it's really cold and I'm going to be walking from store to store, or for when my little sister refuses to bring some, then complains later. Love you Sommer!
9. Christmas/Holiday music! It just makes me happy, and get's me in the spirit. Don't hate. Thanksgiving will be over by then.
10. Utility Belt/Fanny Pack! If you're as hardcore at the Crazy Target Lady, you may already wear one... hah just kidding :)
Do you have any Black Friday essentials? I'd love to hear them!
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We don't even attempt to brave the "traditional" Black Friday sales (hats off to you--your system sounds PERFECT), but I try to take out the exact amount I want to spend in cash in advance, so I don't get tempted by my credit card and blow my holiday budget (or rent) on all the amazing sales!ReplyDelete
Happy shopping!Replies
Thank you! And I don't blame you :)Delete
It's funny we don't have Black Friday in the UK, but it sounds an awful lot like Boxing Day, which is the day after Christmas. That is when the shops are jam packed, people are just dying to get discounted clothes and the queues are just ever so long!ReplyDelete
Can you tell me though - I'm really curious - what is Black Friday? HahaReplies
It's just like Boxing Day! It's the day after Thanksgiving for us in America. Stores mark down their prices, and people begin Christmas shopping!Delete
These are fantastic essentials. We always make a pit stop at McDonalds for a coffee because it's one of the two restaurants open at the time in my tiny town. But snacks is a genius idea, although the earlier it gets the more likely I'll still be stuffed from Thanksgiving dinner.ReplyDelete
I haven't experienced shopping during Black Friday yet but it sounds exciting :)ReplyDelete
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Daredevil Doesn't Mess Around: Erik Larsen on Savage Dragon #188
Was that the mission statement? Series writer Erik Larsen and editor Gavin Higginbotham joined ComicBook.com to discuss the issue.
Remember that this commentary track is a spoiler-filled discussion. If you haven't read it already, buy one and read along with us!
ComicBook.com: Obviously, this isn't your normal logo. We've seen you've been playing with it a bit recently online--is this for keeps?
Erik Larsen: It's not. This one is based on the Silver Streak Comics logo and since this issue featured a rematch between the Claw and the Golden Age Daredevil I thought it would be appropriate to approximate the logo from the book where they first battled.
ComicBook.com: Where did you come up with this Chitty Chitty Bang Bang conversation? Is it something you've talked out in real life or just something that occurred to you to put in the kids' mouths?
Larsen: It's something which occurred to me while watching it with my kids. It is pretty messed up and Maxine is really the perfect person to voice these things. She's so awesome.
Gavin Higginbotham: Wildstar! Or... Plain Michael Gabriel I guess nowadays. Rex wasn't kidding when he said he was wrapping up loose ends. This particular dangler has been hanging since around 2002!
Was getting Wildstar's story finished up in Savage Dragon something that you've wanted to tackle for a while? It reared its head a few times over the years but never quite got completed.
Larsen: We are both tying up loose ends. Rex needs to get things wrapped up so that he can move on and join the SOS and I felt I needed to walk away from those characters.
At the end of the day, Wildstar and company are not my characters and I can't do with them as I see fit. I had told as much of a story with them as I could reasonably tell and it was time for me to move on. I don't know that this is his story getting finished so much this is me abandoning ship. I felt I needed to leave the characters in pretty much the same shape but I found them in. This was me accomplishing that and, for Rex, it was a way for him to tie up his loose ends before moving on.
Higginbotham: Horridus really is crazy, right?
Larsen: Not really, no. She's lived a very sheltered life and is quite socially awkward. She simply doesn't know better.
Higginbotham: Maxine seems to be coping with Malcolm's crazy life pretty well so far. However, his ex-girlfriend Tierra started out that way too and was excited by it all at first. Do you think Malcolm has fears over history repeating and Maxine getting scared off?
Larsen: Malcolm really hasn't had so much experience with girls yet to see any kind of pattern forming necessarily. But, I would think he would take precautions to ensure that Maxine is not exposed to the kinds of things Tierra was exposed to, if he can help it. Tierra saw Malcolm kill a man in self-defense. I certainly don't think Malcolm would like to have Maxine experience anything like that.
Higginbotham: Dragon gets the death sentence? Whoa! Judge Coffin always looks sinister....Does he bear Dragon any ill will or is he just an evil looking dude?
Larsen: That's something of an unknown. Certainly Dragon's lawyer might try to make that case if it were within the realm of possibility. If he could show that the judge in this case was prejudiced against Dragon that would help him get a retrial, which he would desperately like. But I don't see Judge Coffin as being especially evil, more by the book and intense than anything.
Higginbotham: What may be the most shocking scene in the book for some time is the brutal murders of the Little Wise Guys. These kids have been a near constant presence in the book since they showed up a few years back. And Dart butchered the poor fellows, finishing the job she started all the way back in issue #150 with poor Jock.
What made you kill these guys off? And in such a nasty method. Scarecrow in particular died horrifically!
Larsen: I think the Little Wise Guys were always something of an odd fit in this book. That having been said, I always think in terms of story and what various characters's agendas are. They had, I thought, run their course and for Dart they proved to be an opportunity. I thought that would lead to better stories ultimately than them kicking around taking up space and killing time.
ComicBook.com: Is clearing the board of both WildStar and the Li'l Wise Guys in the same issue indicative of a shift in philosophy? It seems like you're really contracting Malcolm's world, not leaving him with a lot.
Larsen: There's a big shift coming up and it's going to be a good jumping on point and I'm trying to wrap up a lot of those dangling subplots that are just hanging there. And the Li'l Wise Guys just had it due. They'd reached their expiration date and were starting to stink up the place.
ComicBook.com: Does Dart have a real approach here, in terms of using that blood, or is she just hoping that she can ingest it? It's not as though people have always had the best of luck using freak DNA for their own purposes in this title...
Larsen: Dart overheard the conversation about their blood in the previous issue and is hoping to put it to good use. As far as she is aware--that's how it works. I expect she's inject herself just to make sure it does what it's supposed to. The kids are normal kids in every other way so it doesn't seem as chancy as using the Dragon's blood.
Higginbotham: Others want Rock to be a hero? Is he another target for the SOS? SuperPatriot seems to be gathering up every hero he knows for the new team!
Larsen: That is certainly the implication. While I like Rock and his group being in the mix I do miss him being on some kind of active duty. And it's kind of a shame that these characters, while still young and vital, are essentially sidelined because they're running a diner. SuperPatriot and the government are trying to put together the best possible team and if he can recruit those guys it would certainly be in his best interest to do so.
Higginbotham: Daredevil doesn't mess around then, eh? The Claw has barely been back and he's been killed off already. Is this a case of you messing around with readers' expectations? Claw looked like he was shaping up to be the next big bad and he's now dead!
Larsen: The Claw really was too goofy to be a mainstay over the long haul. I knew I was shuffling Daredevil out of the book and I wanted to give him a nice little send off. Since Daredevil never got in the final blow with the Claw in the Golden Age, I thought I'd fix that.
ComicBook.com: So now, we're rid of OverLord AND The Claw. Do you feel like Savage Dragon as a series NEEDS to have a "big bad"?
Larsen: I think there needs a big bad guy--and the nature of the Vicious Circle lends itself to a single person at the top--but it doesn't necessarily need to be one of the Golden Age Daredevil's big bad guys. The Claw is pretty goofy. I really didn't see him as a strong contender for the role of the big bad guy.
Higginbotham: Dragon really is a badass. That threat he delivers to the group of villains in prison was excellent. He obviously meant what he said last issue that he won't stop fighting until he's been cleared.
Larsen: Dragon is in a precarious situation. He is surrounded by all kinds of guys who have it in for him. If he hopes to survive the the experience it's going to take some doing. Bluffing can at least buy some time.
Higginbotham: Thunder-Head cannot catch a break. He's lost his job, his home, his place in the Vicious Circle, the chance to get his dad back and now he may never walk again. Things have got to get better for him soon.
Larsen: One could argue that things of gotten better for him already simply by the fact that the Claw is no longer in the picture.
Higginbotham: The coloring changes styles again with this issue. Are you still experimenting with what style you'd prefer? Last issue was obviously more obvious but this issue continues with the increased use of flats and is very different from recent issues.
Larsen: It's all about finding something that works. Something that's both distinctive and effective. I was getting a little tired of what had been going on in the book previously and I thought that this would be a good time to experiment a bit. I'm not unhappy with the result.
ComicBook.com: Certainly Malcolm does seem to have ONE friend - even if it's his crazy, sometimes-evil half-brother who may never walk again. Is that a relationship you're interested in exploring more going forward?
Larsen: There will be more and I'd like to build his cast with more normal people. I do like Thunder-Head but I don't want him to be ALL that Malcolm has.
ComicBook.com: You've teased some pretty seismic changes in the book on social media. Any cryptic hints you can give us as to what we should watch out for over the next four issues?
Larsen: I'm preparing to hand the book to Malcolm for good. There's not much more to it than that. In a way it's similar to Invincible when it began but the big difference is that we got to read the adventures of Malcolm's father whereas we were just told that Invincible's father had some adventures. It's going into its Batman Beyond phase where Malcolm is the new Dragon and he's got a mentor helping to show him the ropes.
ComicBook.com: You do realize that I'm going to make it my mission to get one of my musician friends to record a version of the Mister Glum song, right?
Larsen: I should hope so.
ComicBook.com: I've been on Facebook and seen the Dragon story from 1984. You said that's going to be in the next issue?
Larsen: Yeah.
ComicBook.com: Any particular reason you felt an urge to pull that one out of a drawer just now?
Larsen: It's about the right length and I had some space to fill and nothing else was quite ready to go so...there it is. And I do like it.
ComicBook.com: I'm sure Gav has, but I've never spoken to you about the fire and all I know is the general buzz around it. Do you have much--especially complete stories--from before that time?
Larsen: Not really, no. There were a few odds and ends that saw print here and there. There was a Deadly Duo strip that ran in my high school newspaper, which I'd really like to see again. I remember it as being awesome but I imagine it was pretty wretched. Thankfully there are a few pack rats out there who have saved things over the years. But I never made copies of the 15 or so unpublished Deadly Duo stories or the 55 issues of Sgt. Marvel's Greatest Comics, which featured early Savage Dragon adventures. Those are lost forever. What's survived are the stories that saw print...those from Graphic Fantasy and Megaton.


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