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Mon. 1/24/11 6:09am fxo:
I'm ready, and you?
Mon. 1/24/11 6:11am Richard from Venezuela:
I'm ready too. Good morning Frank and all the listeners.
Mon. 1/24/11 6:13am fxo:
hola. Cold bayou?
Mon. 1/24/11 6:20am catpatz:
ready for the show, but suffering. too much boozing over the weekend. afternoon/morning all.
Mon. 1/24/11 6:21am Richard from Venezuela:
In here, a good weather. 24 ºC at least.
Mon. 1/24/11 6:21am JellyJim:
How do you do? From the cool town of Whitstable in the UK.
Mon. 1/24/11 6:25am fxo:
we're goin' worldwide.
Mon. 1/24/11 6:28am JellyJim:
Lets all join hands !
Mon. 1/24/11 6:30am fxo:
wear your gloves.
Mon. 1/24/11 6:39am maja:
Present! Morning all.
Mon. 1/24/11 6:41am maestroso:
Cool morning to all!
Mon. 1/24/11 6:54am Cosmic:
Morning all!
Mon. 1/24/11 7:04am Jack:
Hey Frank. Do you ever play the Cardiacs?
Mon. 1/24/11 7:05am pras:
Good morning from Toronto
Mon. 1/24/11 7:05am pras:
Good morning from Toronto
Mon. 1/24/11 7:09am Jack:
but the Yardbirds is good too.
Mon. 1/24/11 7:13am fxo:
The Yardbirds ARE /
Pras, 'zup?
Mon. 1/24/11 8:00am annie:
hhmm.. spotty internet and winamp messy..
Mon. 1/24/11 8:04am fxo:
can U hear us, now?
Mon. 1/24/11 8:11am annie:
Mon. 1/24/11 8:12am annie:
i can get doug's stream, but not your show
Mon. 1/24/11 8:14am fxo:
at WFMU.org? Go figure! I'm on this webcast.
Mon. 1/24/11 8:15am annie:
no other radio stations either.. weird
Mon. 1/24/11 8:16am annie:
i use the winamp playlist. i don't go to the website to play the station anymore. very spotty internet this am. no connection at all until just now
Mon. 1/24/11 8:17am fxo:
to all, check, if you want, the archive, as it will be up in a few hours...
Mon. 1/24/11 8:18am annie:
ok, now i can vpr...
Mon. 1/24/11 8:18am annie:
ok, weru out of downeast maine is up
Mon. 1/24/11 8:19am annie:
nope, you guys are down.
Mon. 1/24/11 8:19am Robin The Fog:
Just got here. Damn, I missed a lot of good stuff!
Mon. 1/24/11 8:21am maestroso:
The Android stream is loud and clear, fyi.
Mon. 1/24/11 8:26am annie:
i'll stick with maine for now.. use the archive later when things have thawed out..
Mon. 1/24/11 8:27am fxo:
I appreciate the effort.
Mon. 1/24/11 8:31am jOhnny dOObs:
Supremely awesome when you tune into a New Jersey station and hear Rí-Ra getting a spin! Big ups! The show is bo, yo! All my love, king of drunken leprechauns.
Mon. 1/24/11 8:39am Ivan:
Very cool! Listening on an iPod in Sweden. Had streaming problems too which was fixed by a reboot.
Mon. 1/24/11 8:46am Robin The Fog:
Noonday Underground! Ace!!
Mon. 1/24/11 8:48am Listener Derek:
Checking in from Atlantic City - Great Show this AM!
Mon. 1/24/11 8:48am hellbilly13:
Great show ! Love the 4 Freshman tune !
Mon. 1/24/11 8:49am fishmonkeystew:
A chilly good morning to you all! -4 in CT. brrrrrrrr
Mon. 1/24/11 8:57am Robin The Fog:
Nice one, Frank! Splendid show! Good morning to all!
Mon. 1/24/11 8:59am fxo:
thanks all, for checkin' in.
The archive will be ready, by this afternoon.
'ppreciate it.
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Sihing Cathy Morgan – 3rd Level Wing Chun Instructor
I started my training in MMA (mixed martial arts). We would train on various types of kicks and ground techniques. My training there was very short lived (2-3 Months), due to an injury to both of my ankles. First I injured one doing a spinning back kick against a swinging muay thai heavy bag. Once the pain eased up a little I decided to try with the other leg. I was determined to get it right. I do not recommend this particular exercise. In less than half an hour I had injured both ankles and made it very painful to walk for a very long time. I still wanted to become a martial artist. It was one of my dreams from childhood. However, it was several years before I tried it again due to the pain in my ankles. I was very nervous that I would not be able to do what I needed to do.
When I came to Wing Chun it was a very different story. Sifu Och was willing to work around my injuries and never required me to do any techniques that I did not feel comfortable doing. After a few months I was actually able to use my ankles to almost full capacity with only occasional painful moments. I have become a much stronger and more confident individual. I am now in the best shape of my life.
I joined in January of 2008. The first thing I noticed was the caring family atmosphere. I was going through a rough period in my life and the school became an oasis for me away from all of the cares and worries that were dragging me down. I soaked it up like a plant in the desert when it rains. I was made to feel as if I belonged. I felt like Sifu and the other students cared about me, not just about how I was progressing with my techniques in class, or just a wing chun instructor course , but how I was doing as an individual. Even though I am not a very social individual I simply could not get enough.
The first 6 months were the most difficult. It was something totally new to me and I was completely out of shape. Since then things have just sky rocketed. I love training in Wing Chun. It was like a breath of fresh air in my life. It gave me confidence and made me realize that I was capable of so much more than I ever gave myself credit for. My training here has made me believe that I am capable of doing anything, if I am also willing to put forth the time dedication and effort. No matter what life throws at you, whatever you gain here stays with you. The more you put into your school and training the more you will get out of it. One thing I know, any time, money or effort that I might put into Wing Chun, will never be wasted.
It is possible sometimes to get into situations where you just accept the status quo and don't even look for change, because you don't even realize just how bad the situation actually is. Then something new comes along and it makes you sit up and say "Hey, wait a minute, why am I just sitting, when things could be so much better." That is what happened to me. Wing Chun, Sifu Och, and the family here at the Wing Chun Kung Fu Academy have helped me to realize that I am a much stronger individual than I ever would have believed possible.
As the saga continues, a couple of years after I began training I discovered that I had Rheumatoid Arthritis. This is an auto-immune disease that attacks the joints and causes a great deal of pain and discomfort. I try to continue training between 12 to 16 hrs a week. It hurts, but I know that if I just give up and give in that it will be so much worse. The more I move the more I am capable of moving. If I stop then my joints will just freeze up and even determination would not do me a whole lot of good. There are some days that I leave in tears just because it hurts so bad, I'm not sure how I manage to keep pushing myself sometimes. It has to be some kind of miracle, that I continue to find the strength to keep going. Sifu has been a major source of encouragement and support for me. On the days when I can't do the regular exercises he lets me do some that are more isometric and easier on the joints. Without his encouragement and support I think I might have quit a long time ago. Instead, I have made it to brown and am now working towards red. That is definately a miracle in my book.
Here is an example of how much more confident I have become. The other day I was getting the oil changed on my car. The mechanic was trying to sell me everything that could possibly be done on my car. He made it sound as if it was about to fall apart completely. He also acted as if I didn't have a brain cell in my head. I finally had enough and told him to "just change my oil and not to try to sell me anything else." I didn't not yell or even raise my voice. I just said it matter of fact like. He acted like I had punched him in the face. This may not seem like a major deal, but for me to do something like that was completely amazing.
As students have moved away and then returned to re-join the school I have had many compliments regarding my training and progress in Wing Chun. Recently, a returning student from Orlando, Florida saw me training, and said that it kind of scared him, because of how hard and fast I was training. This guy is twice my size and much taller than me, a football coach at that! Here he is watching me train and telling me he isn't sure if he wants to spar with me. When I look at myself, I don't see the vast improvements that others do. Don't get me wrong, I see improvement, but I never would have imagined someone telling me that!
Here is another example. The other day, I was wrist to wrist or reflex training with a 5yr judo and karate practitioner who works as a security gaurd. As our fight progressed he kept getting faster and faster, trying to get anything in, I just kept reacting to his attacks. I would get in punches towards his chest or touch his throat or face just to show him I could strike there. I never would have believed that I could do this, but I did and I do everyday.
When I was invited to experience the Black Belt Hall of Fame as one of Sifu Justin Och's students, it was an eye opening experience. I was able to see how other students related to their Sifu's and how they related to our Sifu. Many schools from all over the world were putting on demonstrations. The skills level of these masters and grandmasters was great to see. On the third morning (Sunday) Sifu Justin Och had us put on a demonstration to show our skills and fighting abilities when sparring. We did some quick (non-choreographed) one-on-one fighting to show what Wing Chun provides for realistic Street self-defense. Most of the people there were not really sure what to do or say to me, I guess, because they did not really approach me. From what I understand it is highly unusual to have a female at my level in Wing Chun. What can I say? I am woman, Hear me roar!!!!!! I did however, see them approach Sifu Och. I heard them tell him that it was really good and that he disproved alot of the myths about Wing Chun not having speed or power. I also saw them giving us a completely different type of respect after the demonstration than before it. Sifu Och had many of the instructors, masters and grandmasters who attended the seminar train in some of the Wing Chun techniques. The one thing they kept having trouble with was trying to use more than one hand or leg at a time. Blocking and attacking simultaneously was a very new concept for them. They kept trying to do just one block then one attack. overall I noticed the high level of respect and skill they saw in my school and our training.
Our school contains a welcoming and uplifting environment. Not only is it fun, but it feels like family. If I quit I would feel like I had lost my family. I would feel like I had lost a piece of myself.
See ya later,
Sihing Cathy Morgan
3rd level Wing Chun Kung-fu practitioner


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The Part Of Me I Left In The Porta Potty MAG
When you lose part of your childhood, you feel deserted. When I did, I lost my trust in other people. I think it was because of something that happened when I was five or six. I spent the summer in Vermont with my mother. She was taking classes at a division of Middlebury College called Bread Loaf. While she was taking classes, I was sent to day care. I was being sent; I wouldn't have gone of my own will.
My day care was called Croutons. I never liked it there. Not many girls went; I only remember being with boys. The first problem that irked me about this day care was the name. Croutons are pieces of stale bread that you put in salad. At that age I didn't notice being compared to stale bread. But now I can tell that I was cared for as a child. I was my parent's stale bread. How wonderful!
I was sent to Croutons every day for four hours. The group was small, about ten people. The other kids were older, maybe nine or ten. They were nice to me, but they seemed to be plotting against me. I hung around them though, because I thought they were the gods of Croutonism.
I was dropped off at a cabin every day. It had one room, and no bathroom that I could see. But they did have a Porta Potty. I hadn't been introduced to Porta Potties, yet. I avoided it as much as I could. I didn't like the looks of it. It reminded me of a coffin. It had such a putrid smell. I didn't dare open the door in case I found a carcass that had been decaying for millions of years. I made a point of going to the bathroom every day before I left the house.
But one time I forgot. After we ate our snack I realized I couldn't wait until I got home. I left my leaders, my gods (the ones I respected so much because they were so mature), to go to the dreaded coffin, my soon-to-be-tomb. Maybe they would make a monument for me, a large statue of a Porta Potty. A Porta Potty wouldn't be right. If they loved me, they could at least sculpt something more appropriate, a salad with stale bread perhaps.
When I got to the door of the Porta Potty, I looked behind me. To my surprise, my idols were all looking for me, maybe they cared. I couldn't be afraid of a Porta Potty, how infantile I would look. I stepped inside. No carcass, but the stench seemed to increase. I didn't lock the door so I could make a fast escape. It wasn't fun looking at the green wall. Whoa! Different shades of green. But suddenly it wasn't the puce green coffin wall anymore. Instead the scene changed to leaves and boys. My gods stood there laughing their heads off, while I was shocked, caught with my pants down, literally. The kids I had worshipped, those "mature" beings had now stooped so low that I could never even look at them again. I grabbed the door and swung it shut. I heard them run away laughing. I was more mature than they were. How could they be older? I had trusted them. Not anymore. I wouldn't trust anyone as I had before.
I stayed in that Porta Potty the rest of the day. When my mom picked me up, I was so mad. I was mad at her; she was the one who had sent me to that bread-molding heaven, mad I ever trusted them. My mom told me to ask the teacher at Croutons to come with me to the bathroom. My fear of Porta Potties still continues, but I always lock the door. n
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Midwestern State broke through for a pair of rapid fire second-half goals to come away with a much-needed 4-1 win over Colorado State-Pueblo Friday night at Rawlings Complex.
"I was proud of the guys," MSU coach Doug Elder said."These were two teams fighting for their first win. We were in total control and could have been up bigger. The guys responded well after they tied it."
Junior Chase Robertson staked the Mustangs to a 1-0 lead drilling in a shot from 25 yards out on a restart in the 22nd minute, but the Thunderwolves rallied for the equalizer on a free kick of their off of the boot of Dustin Geist in the 69th minute.
"We had quite a few chances especially in the first half," Elder said. "We've had some problems defending restarts and he bent it over the wall. These guys just come at you and leave a gap in the midfield. We were able to pick our chances well to take it back at them."
The score was tied for just three minutes as MSU junior forward Dan Johns put the Mustangs back on top with a thunderous drive from 45 yards out in the 72nd minute.
"The keeper was off of his line and (Johns) turned and drove it passed him on a line," Elder said. "It was a really impressive shot."
Less than a minute later, junior midfielder Andrew Power converted a cross from Len Smith to give MSU a commanding 3-1 lead.
"It was a good cross from Lenny and Power was able to flick it on goal," Elder said. "Going up two goals really put the fork in them."
Midwestern tacked on a fourth goal in the 86th minute when sophomore Idi Camara headed in a cross from junior defender Sam Bartek.
The Mustangs held 29-9 edge in shots while placing 16 on goal to break out of an early season scoring slump.
"We had a really good training session last night and finished really well," Elder said. "I felt like we were going to score some goals. We saw some really promising things."
The Mustangs close the road trip Sunday at Colorado-Colorado Springs. Kickoff is set for noon.
Colorado State-Pueblo fell to 0-3.
Three players set career kills highs allowing Midwestern State to outlast Texas-Permian in five sets -- 25-21, 18-25, 25-20, 23-25, 16-14 -- Friday night in the Heartland/Lone Star Conference Crossover at Rip Griffin Center.
The Mustangs (5-1) close tournament play with matches against Texas A&M International and Lubbock Christian Saturday at 9 a.m. and 3 p.m., respectively.
Senior middle blocker Caitlin Wallace slammed down a career-best 18 kills committing just a pair of errors for a .500 attack percentage, while sophomore outside hitter Marissa Olivares worked for 15 kills with just four miscues for a .333 kill rate.
True freshman Sarah Garfield found the floor with her first seven attacks on her way to a 14-kill, 5-dig and 3-block effort.
The teams traded set victories before MSU utilized the net play of 5-8 junior middle blocker Kaitlyn Molloy, who had a hand in four of the Mustangs' five blocks in the decisive frame.
Senior outside hitter Beatriz Villalba also erupted for four of her nine kills in the fifth set as the Mustangs staved off four match points while riding the service game of Madelyn Johnson to take the final six points of the match.
Freshman setter Sarah Rosinke recorded a season-best 38 assists to go along with 11 digs, while senior setter/outside hitter Marija Jovanovic finished with eight kills, 20 assists and 21 digs.
Junior libero Casey Fletcher led back row efforts with 24 digs, while Molloy rolled up all-around numbers with seven kills, 19 digs and seven total blocks.
Melissa Lusk had 15 kills to lead Texas-Permian Basin as the Falcons dipped to 1-5.
St. Mary's Jenna Paul and Lauren Holman combined for 25 kills to lead the Rattlers to a 25-18, 25-21, 25-23 win over Midwestern State Friday afternoon in the opener of the Heartland/Lone Star Conference Crossover at the Eagle Activity Center.
The loss snapped a season opening four-game winning for the Mustangs, who fell to 4-1 on the season while STMU improved to 2-4.
The Rattlers blitzed MSU to a the tune of a .432 team attack percentage in the opening set putting down 20 kills paced by an efficient Paul, who accounted for six kills with no errors, while Holman and Kelsey Huber had five kills each.
Midwestern solved the Rattler attack by limiting it to a .152 clip over the remaining two sets, but never got it own offense untracked hitting .164 as a team while topping out at .194 in the opening frame.
Senior middle blocker Caitlin Wallace led the Mustangs with eight kills with three errors in 22 attempts (.227) while sophomore outside hitter Marissa Olivares proved most efficient finishing with five kills and a single error in 15 attacks (.267).
Senior setter Marija Jovanovic completed a solid all-around performance with seven kills, 13 set assists and 11 digs while junior middle blocker Kaitlyn Molloy notched five kills, 11 digs and two total blocks.
Junior Casey Fletcher and redshirt freshman Madelyn Johnson also had 11 digs each for MSU.
The Mustangs close tournament play Saturday against Texas A&M International at 9 a.m. and Lubbock Christian at 5 p.m.
The Wildcats opened their season on a high note on Friday, beating the Odessa Jackalopes 4-0 at Kay Yeager Coliseum.
Kyle Bauman stole the show for Wichita Falls, potting his first two goals of the season in a span of 2:30 in the second period. Chase Munroe started in net and made 18 saves on the way to earning his first shutout with the Wildcats.
Wichita Falls carried the play in the first period, outshooting the Jackalopes 16-5 in the frame, but was not able to find a breakthrough until mid-way through the second.
With roughly 11 minutes gone, a turnover at Odessa's blue line resulted in a partial two-on-one break for the Wildcats. Bauman picked up the loose puck and dished to Josh Haverstrom to his left before driving hard to the net. Haverstrom's return pass was right on the tape of Bauman, who roofed it into the top corner to give Wichita Falls the 1-0 advantage.
Bauman picked up his second just a few minutes later. With the Wildcats on the power play, Sam Piazza worked the puck to Colin Staub down low. Staub's shot-come-pass slithered its way across the crease to the left post, were a wide-open Bauman slammed it home to make it 2-0.
Wichita Falls put the game out of reach in the third period, again scoring two goals in quick succession. Will Vosejpka picked up his first of the season on the power play, putting home his own rebound from just below the right face-off circle. Barely two minutes later, rookie Max Reisinger scored his first goal as a Wildcat after a centering feed from Tyler Ledford bounced off his chest and into the net to give Wichita Falls a 4-0 lead.
The Wildcats and Jackalopes will meet again on Saturday night, with puck-drop scheduled for 7:05 p.m. at Kay Yeager Coliseum.
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Wichita Falls 0
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Rider 3
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Welcome to IGN Comics' 2006 Year in Review! The comic book industry moves at lightning speed. Hundreds of titles are released each month and when the big publishers get going, characters' lives can change in the blink of an eye. Combine that with talent deals and our own features and reviews and you have a flood of information coming at you. So that's why we're here with this multi-page feature that looks at the big books, news and events. To wrap things up we also look ahead to 2007 and try to see what might be big - even if things can change in the blink of an eye. Enjoy!
The State of Comics
Comics have never been better. For the past five or six years, comic book readers have seen a steady increase in the flow of great comics. What used to be a select group of superb titles has turned into so many that you need guides to keep track of everything. It's definitely a great time to be a comic book reader. For those of you who ran off when the going got tough (and it was pretty bad), there has never been a better time to start reading. Sure, there is a lot to review and learn, but most comic book publishers have realized that it is best to keep books accessible and free of continuity that is too messy. Don't worry, the plots still matter, they're just written in a style so that new faces can grasp what on Earth is going on.
DC began the year with a bang and hasn't let up. Most titles have had creative talent revamps and many books that were once considered hopeless or losing steam are now incredibly good. Vertigo continues to push the boundaries of excellent, mature fiction and Wildstorm is attempting some re-branding of its own.
Infinite Crisis kicked things off for DC. The series, which spanned almost every DC title at some point, restructured the DC Universe (DCU) and allowed the editors and creative talent to alter the universe in whatever ways they saw fit. The plot centered around Alexander Luthor and Superboy, both from alternate realities, journeying to the current Earth and deeming it unworthy to survive. Wonder Woman, Batman and Superman were all feuding. Luthor and Superboy believed that heroes should stand for justice and truth and not kill (Wonder Woman), spy (Batman) or fail to lead (Superman). The two visitors attempted to gather specific heroes to power a device which would allow them to effectively customize the type of universe they wanted to have (both Luthor and Superboy came from worlds that had suffered less than fortunate fates).
Naturally their plan failed. Luthor ended up meeting his fate at the hands of the Joker and the "true" Lex Luthor. Superboy was exiled to a prison where he theoretically will be kept secure (or until DC needs another Crisis). The series was a critical and commercial success, providing dozens upon dozens of jaw-dropping moments. Most important though was the impact this event had on the line of DC titles. One month prior to the resolution of the Crisis series, all DCU titles jumped ahead one year in an event titled "One Year Later" by the publisher. The next month the final issue of Infinite Crisis revealed that Alexander Luthor's failed plot had collapsed several realities together, changing many details of the surviving world. These alterations would be revealed in the months to come. The details of the missing year would be revealed in DC's ambitious series 52. For a thorough guide to the Infinite Crisis event, please check out our Infinite Crisis Guide.
So far DC's plans are working rather well. Not every title under the brand is superb, but many have seen significant improvements. Superman's two major titles, Action Comics and Superman are doing well; Action is being co-written by Richard Donner (director of the first Superman film) and Geoff Johns. Batman's titles are also doing well with regular writers Grant Morrison and Paul Dini (of Batman: The Animated Series fame) working on Batman and Detective Comics respectively. Wonder Woman had acclaimed writer Alan Heinberg attached, but delays have plagued the book making it difficult to enjoy. Justice League and Justice Society have been re-launched and are some of the best books in the industry. 52 has not missed a single week. The structure of the series forces readers to acclimate to a different pace, but by all accounts the series is doing a decent job of retelling the DCU's missing year.
The Vertigo and Wildstorm imprints are doing well. Vertigo is winding up Brian K. Vaughan's masterpiece Y: The Last Man which ends in 2007 with issue #60. The imprint published Vaughan's instant classic graphic novel Pride of Baghdad which is a story about a pride of lions that escape from the Baghdad Zoo during the second Iraq War. Vertigo is also home to Fables and Crossing Midnight, two excellent series. Wildstorm attempted to start fresh as DC had, but delays and a lack of solid coordination hampered the event. It is still too early to tell if the brand's plans will prove successful.
Marvel has had a banner year. As DC did prior to Infinite Crisis, Marvel has its heroes at each others throats - though there doesn't appear to be any alternate realities or planet-smashing to re-align the heroes or their behavior. Heroes have become villainous. Others have become fugitives. Murderers and maniacs are being recruited as bounty hunters. Supreme beings are being cloned. Secret identities are being revealed. Supposed "criminals" are being jailed without trial.
Welcome to Civil War.
Like the Infinite Crisis event, Marvel has created a story that encompasses the majority of its titles. One thing to note is that the X-Men are largely untouched by Civil War. The mutants, having just lost 99% of their population, are uneager to become entangled in another confrontation with humanity. Just about every other hero is being affected however.
This split between the heroes has occurred because of the Superhero Registration Act. This act requires heroes to sign up with the government, disclose their identity and become official agents, much like a police officer might. One group of heroes, led by Captain America (Steve Rogers), sees this Act has a violation of their civil rights and an attempt to suppress their ability to do good around the world. Another group, led by Iron Man (Tony Stark), believes this Act is necessary and that the heroes need to accept it since it has been signed into law. Because the bill has become law, Captain America and his followers are now criminals.
Tony Stark has become obsessed with seeing his vision through. He believes the superhuman community needs to take steps to reassure the world that they are responsible. To secure the peace between the two sides, Tony has taken a number of steps that are downright unethical. He has attempted to clone powerful members of the community with disastrous results. He has built, with the help of Reed Richards, a prison where captives are held indefinitely without trial. He has also secured the help of a revamped Thunderbolts team, which now includes villains like Bullseye and Venom. He plans to use them, under strict surveillance and control, to help arrest the opposition. For more details on the series including lists of all affiliated titles, check out our Civil War Guide.
Civil War has set the shelves on fire since its release. It is recording sales in the hundreds of thousands, which is quite for comic books. There was a time when the industry could barely muster one or two titles over 100,000 and now multiple books routinely sell that many copies. Unfortunately Civil War has run into some problems. Artist Steve McNiven, who is doing a spectacular job, has been unable to keep up to date with the release schedule. The series was supposed to ship monthly and end in November. A series of delays have pushed the finish date until the end of January. This has had a ripple effect on all Marvel titles since Marvel has tied the majority of its major comics to the event. The story is still superb, but many retailers and fans have grown frustrated with the delays and their effects on other titles. It appears that the delays have subsided - issues 6 and 7 will both ship in January.
Image, Dark Horse and Small Press
Smaller publishers have had some excellent success and have some incredible books lined up for 2007 (more on that later). Image continues to deliver stellar titles such as Invincible and Walking Dead. The company is also set to release Spawn/Batman which features the long-awaited return of Todd McFarlane, creator of Spawn and former Spider-Man artist. Unfortunately Image constantly delays its titles - there is little indication of when things will actually ship and most books are routinely late by at least a month.
Dark Horse continues to use its Star Wars license to exit franchise fans. It also returned to the world of the Escapist through Brian K. Vaughan. The company has also been releasing excellent titles like Samurai: Heaven and Earth which is about ronin attempting to find his wife who is being smuggled halfway across the planet.
Independent publishers continue to create innovative titles. Virgin Comics launched last summer and has been making waves with its focused and ever-expanding line of books. Hollywood talent such as Nicolas Cage and John Woo are being lured to the publisher, making its future a very intruiging one. David Petersen's Mouse Guard is routinely excellent. The story is about three mouse guards who live in a world much like ours. In many ways the title is most appealing because it seems it could be happening behind the bushes in your very own yard. Other titles like Red Sonja, Owly and The Killer are really redefining what independent publishers can do - and the best is yet to come.


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Robert (Bobby) N. Davis 76, passed away Friday, January 20, 2012. He was preceded in death by his father, Roy P. Davis. He is survived by his wife, Virginia (Wood) S. Davis; six children, Robert N. Davis, Jr., Richard A. Davis, Donna D. Jacobs (Ken), Sean Sublette (Linda), Heather S. Stainback (Tracy) and Shannon L. Sublette; mother, Anna Lee S. Davis; one sister, Carol Snow; seven grandchildren, Dustin B. Thornton, Angela T. Long, Brooke Davis, Amanda and Patrick Sublette, Hunter and Jacob Stainback; two great-grandchildren, Ayden and Dahlia Thornton; and two nieces, Renée Dryden and Lee Ann Flagg. Bobby graduated from John Marshall High School where he was a proud member of the JMHS Cadet Corps Company C. He was a member of Fort Lee Baptist Church. Bobby was a proud union millwright, working through Local 1402. He served in many positions within the Local doing a job he loved from 1956 until retirement in 1997. The family will receive friends Sunday, January 22, 2012 from 12-2 & 6-8PM at Nelsen Funeral Home, 4650 S. Laburnum Ave. A service will be held at Fort Lee Baptist Church Monday, January 23, 2012 at 11AM. Interment will be private. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to: Ft. Lee Baptist Church Benevolence Fund, 2727 Charles City Road Richmond, VA 23231.


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Can it really be the final day of November? Didn't I just turn the page on all my calendars from October to November? Wasn't I looking forward to a trip in early November and another one over Thanksgiving? Yes, it really is the final day of this eleventh month of the year, and my trips and the holiday are behind me.
Traveling seems to make a month go by even faster than usual. But I find that, the older I get, the faster time goes. It's a not so subtle hint to get me moving on projects I've been putting off. The To-Do list gets pretty long when we turn our calendar to December. Add to that the writing I'm doing mentally only and the list grows like Santa's beard since last winter.
There are 31 days in December. They are yours to do with as you like. Keep in mind that it is you who decides what takes priority on each and every day. You are the one who can get up grumbling about all you have to do or get up ready to tackle the chores, one by one and maybe sneak in a few minutes of writing time.
Are you an organized writer or a procrastinator? Or maybe a bit of both, depending on the time? I can claim ownership to each side myself. Sometimes I'm so organized I glow with pride. Then I start putting things off and I don't like that one bit. I turn into Grumpy Gertie but have no one to blame but myself.
More musings on November--Even with the busy month I had, I found time to keep up with the blog and my requirements for my online writing group. I found joy in the traveling we did and seeing the people who matter to us whom we visited on both trips. I will remember November 2016 because of that.
November will also be a month to remember in my writing life as I had four stories published this month. Two online, one in an anthology and another in a large circulation magazine. Color me happy about that.
And now, I'm eager to turn the calendar page tomorrow to greet December. I look forward to the many greeting cards that will appear in our mailbox. So many come from people whom we hear from only once a year. I have several social occasions on the calendar already and will probably be adding a few more. I'm one of those people who love Christmas and all that goes with it--yes, even the many chores. I often get inspired to write during this magical time of year and I answer the call and at least write a first draft. Then set it aside for editing in quieter January.
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Dr. H. E. Singley teaches church music courses and private lessons at Moody in addition to his responsibilities as conductor of the Moody Men's Collegiate Choir.
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- "The Sermon in Public Worship." The Moody Handbook of Preaching. Ed. John Koessler. Chicago: Moody, 2008
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Dr. H. E. Singley has served as a missionary to Latin America since 1973 with Impact International, Inc., and also served for 10 years with missionary radio station HCJB in Ecuador. He was an invited musical guest in the associate evangelist ministries of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association from 1972 to 1996, and has served several churches as a pastor of worship and music.
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The most crucial shot in golf now is hitting the driver. We are told to drive for show as well as putt for dough always. Having said that, we already discovered that the driver is the important shot right now. The reason why it is viewed as the most crucial shot is simply because everything is setup here. It is the most essential shot because a long drive hit on target will put you in a perfect position for your second shot to land on the green in regulation. The most inaccurate clubs in the bag is the problem with hitting the driver straight. The driver has long shaft and low loft, that makes it as one of the most inaccurate clubs in the bag. You should be more accurate with longer shaft and also exaggerate the spin you put on the ball for low loft. You already has a pattern in learning how to hit the driver straight but you could use the clues that we'll give to you.
The fundamentals of hitting the driver is the first thing that we are going to discuss. Golf grip is our first lesson. What is the golf grip type you're using? Get your golf club and know if you are doing the basic grip. YouTube along with other website has videos that may help you to for, a proper golf grip. It is best that you go for a more basic and neutral grip. We advise that because most amateur golf players hit the ball towards the right. The next thing you need to look at is the way that you align your self to the ball. Aligning your self up is a must for you to succeed in hitting the ball straight. This seems to be a minor thing but many golf players fail to strike the ball straight as they don't concentrate on their alignment appropriately. There are situations where you are not really aware that you're already lining up to the right. This is normally done by right-handed golf players, making them wonder why they lose the ball towards the right. If you angle yourself in to the ball towards the left slightly, you will hit straight.
Understanding about the impact dynamics is next. This is such a significant subject in the game of golf that it is a shame that many individuals don't pay attention to it. You might hear about hitting up on the golf ball when you're utilizing a driver but you fail to do so. You want the ball to come with a high launch angle that is why you hit up on the golf ball. By doing this, the ball may go further. It will also help take the side spin off the ball which can cause you to be not so accurate. Nonetheless, without a linear path, is it possible to get that perfect hit? Amateur golf players mostly hit up on the golf ball and trace a straight line up, that makes the clubface open, sending the golf ball off to the right. The delivery path is important in hitting the ball. You have to swing the driver slightly outward to swing up on the golf ball. To make that flawless drive, swing the club upwards and outwards for a farther and more precise hit. You will get the right angles and impact dynamic if you have a more distinct swing.
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Thursday, May 29, 2014
Birthday Fun!
celebrate your life, the more
there is in life to celebrate."
~Oprah Winfrey
Today was my birthday and it was a lovely day spent celebrating with my family. I was surrounded by love and generosity and I feel very blessed! I wanted to share a few pictures with you from the day! ...
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- Christine KarieMay 30, 2014 at 10:44 AM
Happy birthday dear lady! Hope you thoroughly enjoyed your day with your family and friends. That's the most important factor.ReplyDelete
I take it you're a fan of macaroons?!
Your gift bags are absolutely beautiful! Someone like-minded has good taste, mirroring yours. Hope goodies stashed inside were beautiful as well.
Hope you have a fabulous year.Replies
Thankyou so much for your birthday wishes Christine!! I am a huge fan of macarons :) There is only one place in town that makes them the way I like. The gift bags were from my Mum of course! Take care!Delete
Have a very Happy Birthday ;-) enjoy your special day!ReplyDelete
Happy, Happy Birthday, Jennelise. The pictures of your birthday celebration are charming.ReplyDelete
You are a beautiful person! Happy birthday!ReplyDelete
Happy birthday sweet Jennelise. Hope you had a wonderful day.ReplyDelete
Looks like your Birthday was as lovely and special as you are Jennelise, many happy returns:-)ReplyDelete
Happy birthday,Jennelise! Hope it was a fabulous day filled with love and family.ReplyDelete
Big hugs,
Happy belated birthday. Your blog is truly lovely. Thanks for stopping by Moonbeams and Fireflies.ReplyDelete
Happy belated birthday Jennelise! Looks like your day was beautiful, from the sight of these gorgeous photos. Just lovely!ReplyDelete
Thank you for sharing your beautiful day! Those macarons are amazing....ReplyDelete
Celebrating YOU! :)


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ROOM AND BOARDOriginal medium: Newspaper comics
Distributed by: King Features Syndicate
First Appeared: 1936
Creator: Gene Ahern
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In many ways, King Features Syndicate has long been the leader among comics distributors. One way it got to that position was by commissioning its own versions of other syndicates' most popular features. Just by way of
example, The Chicago Tribune Syndicate's Little Orphan Annie (1925) was followed by King's Little Annie Rooney (1927); and King's Red Barry was a response to the Trib's Dick Tracy. When Newspaper Enterprise Association (Captain Easy, The Born Loser) had such a success with Our Boarding House, King went a step beyond mere imitation. It hired the creator himself, cartoonist Gene Ahern (The Nut Bros.), to write and draw its knock-off, Room and Board.
Our Boarding House started with an ensemble cast, the denizens of Martha Hoople's boarding house, but quickly fielded a dominant star — Martha's husband, Major Amos Hoople, an entertaining blowhard not entirely unlike animation's earlier Col. Heeza Liar or TV's later Commander McBragg. Since he already knew where it was going, Ahern was able to have Judge Puffle, as exact a Hoople clone as Wonder Man was of Superman, in place from the beginning. Also cloned was Our Boarding House's format, a single panel daily, with a multi-panel Sunday page.
The Sunday, by the way, boasted a topper that, in at least one way, is better remembered than the main comic. The Squirrel Cage is where the enigmatically familiar phrase "Nov shmoz ka pop?" came from.
Visually, the main difference between Major Hoople and Judge Puffle was that Puffle wore a beret in contrast to Hoople's fez. Also, Puffle's moustache looked different. Character-wise, there was little or no difference at all. The house's other residents corresponded to Martha's boarders, but Puffle, like Hoople, dominated.
The title Room and Board was taken from that of a failed strip distributed by King subsidiary Central Press Association (Brick Bradford), which ran from 1928-31. "The" Room and Board came along in 1936, when Our Boarding House was at the height of its popularity. Nonetheless, Ahern's second dip at the rooming house well achieved neither the name recognition nor the circulation of the first. It had no movies or radio shows, only a few reprints in Dell Comics anthologies. It ended in 1953, and Ahern retired.
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Cooper Mothersbaugh has always demanded an audience.
"Ever since he was a kid, Cooper was the center of attention," said Cooper's mother, Kristin Mothersbaugh. "He was always putting on a show. And when he was little, if you were holding him and talking to someone else, he would grab your chin and pull your face over to look at him."
Armed with what Mothersbaugh describes as Cooper's "big personality," the 13-year-old Kent Stanton Middle School student is already planning a takeover of the small screen.
One of the teen's biggest fans is his younger sister, Edie, 11, who is establishing an acting career of her own.
Cooper will have his television debut this May in the season-premier for Comedy Central's "Kroll Show," while Edie appeared on the season two finale of ABC's "Suburgatory" titled "Stray Dogs," which aired April 17.
While each may have small roles, the Brady Lake family agrees Edie and Cooper have opened some "big doors."
"The stars aligned for them," said the children's father, Al Mothersbaugh.
Following a serendipitous encounter with acting coach JW Myers, president and partner at Route 40 Films LLC in Columbus, spurred by Coopers' successful auditioning at a tryout in Cleveland, the aspiring star enrolled in acting classes.
Edie followed right in his footsteps "just for fun," never expecting to be on TV at such a young age. She eventually enrolled at Falcon Academy of Creative Arts in the Field School District, where she is in fifth grade.
Cooper, however, said his first life goal was to be on TV -- he never expected to achieve it so quickly.
"Now I've got new goals," he said.
Last spring, the child actors spent months in California filming auditions at frantic rates, which eventually landed the duo their respective debut roles.
There was always at least three hours set aside on set for school work, Al noted. The work was sent to the kids courtesy of Kent and Field schools. Both maintain A and B grades.
The Mothersbaughs believe their kids' unique personalities set them apart in an often homogenized sea of competing young actors.
Cooper loves to make people laugh, but admittedly loves the attention, too, and his parents are happy to oblige.
The family spends several hours a week filming auditions at their home to send to prospective casters. Al Mothersbaugh, former trombonist for Kent rock band The Twistoffs and cousin of Devo co-founder Mark Mothersbaugh, often writes music for the family's short films.
"I just need to be heard. When I'm not the center of attention, I feel like I'm not being ... the best I can be," said Cooper with a smile. "It's a disease."
In terms of auditioning, Edie asserts "you have to be fearless." Before one successful audition, Edie warned her audience "she can get a little loud."
Both describe themselves as "weird, Ohio kids." Cooper believes they're the antithesis of the style of "California-surfer guys" who fill casting calls. Cooper believes their Midwest appearance is gaining momentum in Hollywood because of it's novelty.
"But if you don't believe in yourself, they won't believe in you either," Edie said. "If you don't think it's funny, they won't think it's funny."
"You have to go out there with a mindset like you don't care what anybody else thinks" Cooper said.
"You have to leave it all on the table, and that's what I've learned through all this," he added, referencing an off-putting comment he made during an audition.
'You can't teach personality'
A grim but sarcastic remark about suicide was the first time Cooper thought he might have crossed the line -- and that very performance secured his Kroll Show appearance.
"It's better to scare them than not be big enough," he said confidently. "If you do something unusual, they'll remember you."
Edie, whose favorite celebrities are Jennifer Aniston and Nicki Minaj, said her favorite part of auditioning in California was having her own trailer and professional makeup.
As Girl 1, Edie was in a scene where she offered a couple short quips to Ana Gasteyer's character at a "chastity ball" where young beauty pageant girls replaced other ladies who weren't "pure" enough.
She said being on TV with the accomplished actor on the primetime show was surreal.
"It's hard for my mind to get a hold of that," she said.
Edie hopes to remain a part of "Suburgatory," but aims to be in a show of her very own. She'd also like to join the cast of her favorite Nickelodeon comedy, "Sam & Cat."
When Al Mothersbaugh asked what the title of the movie about her adventure would be, she said "The Little Engine that Did."
Cooper, whose new goals include having a sketch comedy show of his own and landing a lead movie role, said he loved the opportunity to realize his first dream of now being on television. He eagerly awaits the Kroll Show season premiere.
Cooper, who is also a fan of comedian Kevin Hart, also hopes to work with Will Ferrell one day.
Regardless of their ambitions, the Mothersbaughs are confident their kids' big personalities will blow away the small screen.
"You can teach acting, but you can't teach personality," said Kristin Mothersbaugh.
"And they've got it," Al Mothersbaugh added.
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Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Free today through Saturday!
This one's book 2 of The Goddess Connection series. With the heroine related to the goddess Persephone and her husband Hades, a good bit of it's set in the Underworld. I'm somewhat of a mythology addict (and a research addict, a dangerous combination!) so loved writing these characters, and placing them in modern settings with a new twist.
I hope you'll love reading it as much as I loved writing it. Embrace your inner goddess with The Goddess Connection.
If you need to "try it before you buy," I'll post the first chapter on my blog tomorrow.
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Labels: Dancing With the Devil, dark paranormal, demons, Goddess Connection, Hades, Persephone, The Underworld, warrior angels
Thursday, March 15, 2012
Dead to Rights is available from Decadent Publishing!
I should actually say re-released. You may remember I self-pubbed this novel last year. But I wanted it to reach a wider audience, and Decadent's editors helped me polish it up a bit.
This story's a little different. Although it contains a little sexual tension, it's not a romance, but more along the lines of an urban fantasy. I'm never quite sure of the distinction between dark paranormal and urban fantasy, so I'm going with dark paranormal because of the demons, warrior angels and a mixup of souls. There's some violence and graphic language, so the heat level's bumped up because of that.
I'm even more excited that Decadent's wonderful editors were so enthusiastic about this story, a few asked about a sequel. The ending is open to it, and I'd love to write an interrelated set of stories about the various warrior angels -- eventually. I have a dozen or so WIPs I need to finish first. :)
I'm loving Decadent Publishing. They also arranged for a blog tour for Dead to Rights, so look for news of that, but probably not until May.
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Labels: dark paranormal, Dead to Rights, demons, warrior angels
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
It's Tagging Tuesday Again
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Sunday, March 11, 2012
Dancing With the Devil's here!
Dancing With the Devil is Book Two of The Goddess Connection series, which says: Every woman should embrace her inner goddess. What's your connection? I have several more novels in this series in mind to follow. In each, the heroine will be somehow connected to a goddess. Her lifelong quirks will become strengths once she finds her true place in the world, and accepts herself for who she really is.
Lily MacInnis, the heroine, is the granddaughter of the goddess Persephone and Hades. Yep, that Hades. A challenge to write, but if Persephone fell in love with him, he had to have some redeeming qualities. So he's a multifaceted character, which I love to write. None of these characters are without flaws, which makes them all the more interesting to write as well.
If you're at all tempted, I'm going to make Dancing With the Devil available for free on Amazon at the end of the month. Meanwhile, I could always use some Likes and tags!
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Labels: Angels, Dancing With the Devil, dark paranormal, demons, erotic romance, Hades, Persephone, The Goddess Connection, The Underworld
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
Taggin Tuesday
Here's some books for tagging. Please click on the title to be taken to Amazon to tag. To have your book included in future tagging parties, please email me, dlareejackson 1 (at) gmail (dot) com and include your cover and Amazon link.
Thanks for your help.
A Hard Days Knight
Carnal Attraction
Unwanted Mate
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Saturday, March 3, 2012
Celebrate Read an E-Book Week!
Ebooks overwhelmingly outsell print books these days, and for good reason. Actually, several good reasons!
They're mobile. Instead of carrying one paperback, you can now carry hundreds of books at once. My Kindle's currently holding about 270.
You don't need a special device to read ebooks. Kindles and Nooks are great, but you can also read on your phone, or your computer with free apps.
You can buy an ebook in seconds. A wonderful convenience.
Your favorite authors' books are available as ebooks. And you might find a few new favorites, too.
My kids bought me a Kindle last Mother's Day, and I love it. The font size is adjustable, but with newer ebooks, most are formatted so they're easy to read. But with 270 ebooks loaded, I have some reading to catch up on.
Check the E-Ink Facebook page for more news and giveaways.
Will you celebrate Read An E-Book Week by reading an ebook? Which are on your TBR list?
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Bulk of energy customers are paying too much because of 'loss-leading' online deals
Action is needed to stop energy companies taking advantage of the majority of customers who fail to shop around to cut their bills, MPs have said.
MPs on the Energy and Climate Change Committee raised concerns today that the energy market was failing to provide as good a deal for customers as could be possible.
In a report, the committee spelled out concerns that the dominant suppliers were loading the bulk of costs onto 'legacy' customers - those who rarely or had never switched - while sweeping up new business with online tariffs that were sometimes hundreds of pounds a year cheaper.
Two-tier system: MPs flagged up that the majority of customers end up paying more because suppliers compete for new customers with potentially below-cost deals.
The 'Big Six' energy suppliers - British Gas, Scottish and Southern Energy, npower, EDF Energy, Scottish Power, and E.on - all inherited millions of customers after the energy market was privatised.
Despite the rise of online comparison services the bulk of customers have not switched, or have switched in the past to a deal that is now uncompetitive.
Small energy suppliers have complained that it is near impossible to win new customers because they cannot match the lowest tariffs offered by the Big Six and maintain competitive profit margins. This represents a barrier to new entrants that would increase competition.
In written evidence to the committee, Stephen Fitzpatrick of small supplier Ovo Energy said: 'The majority of the Big Six are selling products to new customers at a loss in order to squeeze out competition.'
Describing the behaviour of large suppliers, he said: 'You take all of your indirect costs, such as social, environmental and regulatory costs, and you put them on your sticky customers, because you know that you can charge them more than customers that switch, and then you offer really good deals to attract new business or to attract customers that are leaving.'
The large suppliers have not admitted using 'loss-leading' tariffs and British Gas, E.on and SSE told the committee they did not agree with the practice.
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The simplest way to switch energy bills is to use an online service, which can compare the tariffs on offer for you.
One way of doing that to find the cheapest energy supplier for you is by using This is Money's fuel bills switching service, powered by Energy Helpline.
All you need to do is put your postcode into the box below and follow the simple steps. The service is free to use and in a few minutes can tell you whether you can save hundreds of pounds.
MPs were critical of the regulator
Ofgem over its reluctance to investigate whether that tactic was being
When asked if anti-competitive practices were going on, Ofgem told the MPs: 'Clearly, if loss-leading deals are being used anti-competitively then there may well be things we could do about that, but so far we do not feel we have sufficient evidence to say that that is being done.'
The MPs' report concluded: 'We find it unsatisfactory that Ofgem should be so hesitant about launching preliminary investigations into potentially anti-competitive behaviour.'
Ofgem admitted that 'the fact that active customers have access to far better deals than less active customers, are signals that the market is not working effectively'.
But it said it was trying to deal with this through its proposals for fewer tariffs.Ofgem is in the process of imposing new rules on suppliers that will limit the number of tariffs they can provide to four.
They will have to offer a 'standard variable' tariff and a fixed term, fixed price deal. They can also offer two other tariffs that are targeted in different ways.
The policy was thrown into confusion in October when Prime Minister David Cameron said he would legislate 'so that energy companies have to give the lowest tariff to their customers'.
A requirement for suppliers to 'give the lowest tariff to their customers' would mean the end of companies offering better prices to those who seek them out through online price comparisons.
There was widespread confusion over whether the Ofgem proposals would, in fact, place this requirement on suppliers because the published plans only require customers be placed on the cheapest tariff 'that meets their preferences'.
There is nothing in the new rules forcing suppliers to remove cheaper deals or move customers to them. They would still be able to offer a cheaper online deal as one of the four tariff options and need only move customers to it if the customer had already signed up to an online deal.
The MPs today said that suppliers should be required to published their 'cost base' - the total cost of supplying a customer - so that it would be possible to see if suppliers were using loss-leading tariffs to distort the market. However, it added that 'going further and banning below cost deals is not necessarily in the interests of consumers'.
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Clinical Trial
Introduction: Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is a neurological disorder that causes unpleasant sensations and a need or urge to move the legs. The sensations are often described as burning, creeping, tugging, or feeling like insects are crawling inside the legs. The symptoms commonly develop when a person is at rest and tries to relax or go to sleep. RLS inhibits people from sleeping, which can lead to depression and a poor quality of life.
Until now, potent drugs including opioids, central nervous system depressants, and dopamine agonist have been used to ease symptoms, but each of these is accompanied by several negative side effects. Examples include dizziness, nausea, vomiting, and the risk of addiction.
restiffic is a drug-free solution to RLS. It is a revolutionary foot wrap consisting of a compressive pad and a hook and loop system, designed to exert a gentle, relaxing pressure on the abductor hallucis and flexor hallucis brevis muscles in the foot. This pressure reduces the symptoms of RLS.
Method: In 2013, a clinical trial was administered to test the efficacy and safety of restiffic. It was a single arm, open label clinical trial with a repeated measures design. The study population consisted of otherwise healthy adults, mean age 51.5 years (range 30 to 75 years), diagnosed with moderate to severe primary RLS.
Efficacy was measured using the International RLS Study Group (IRLSS) Rating Scale, with scores ranging from 0 to 30 (30 being the most severe), and the physician-generated Clinical Global Impression (CGI) Scale, measuring severity, improvement, and Efficacy Index (EI). Safety was assessed by recording adverse events, analyzing the severity, and the relationship to the restiffic device.
During the study, patients recorded their RLS symptoms over 8 weeks. After one week of observation without treatment, patients were given a restiffic device for Weeks 2 through 4. The device was removed for Week 5, and returned to the patients for Weeks 6 through 8.
Results: In Week 1, all patients exhibited severe symptoms of RLS, with an average patient IRLSS score of 25.05 ("severe"). When patients began wearing the device, many experienced relief after just 24 hours of therapy (Day 8), with the mean IRLSS score decreasing from 25.05 to 16.94 ("moderate") in just one day. Patients' RLS symptoms decreased significantly and continually over the course of the next three weeks, with an average IRLSS scores at the end of Week 4 of 10.88 ("mild"). When the device was removed for Week 5, patients once again experienced severe RLS symptoms, though not as high as initially seen in Week 1. In Weeks 6 through 8, patients again showed significant and continued decreases in their RLS symptoms while wearing the restiffic device.
Over the course of the trial, patients exhibited an average 69% reduction in the severity of their symptoms, with the average patient IRLSS score at the end of the trial being 7.83, for an overall reduction of 17.22 points. This represents an improvement from "severe" to "mild" symptoms.
Based on the study results and the low-risk nature of the device, restiffic was cleared by the FDA for prescription use to support positive RLS diagnosis.
restiffic foot wrap for right foot
Flexor-T pad for right foot
restiffic is easy to apply
Key Statistics:
- 97% of patients experienced a decrease in the severity of their RLS symptoms.
- Patients exhibited 69% reduction in the severity of symptoms after 6 weeks of using restiffic.
- restiffic was shown to be 40% more effective than the leading drug treatment for RLS.
- Physicians reported observing no side effects in 93% of patients.
- Only 9 Adverse Events definitely related to restiffic occurred in seven patients. These included pain, tingling, and irritability. All AEs were relieved by loosening the device's straps.