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Trade Perspectives: The Trade Paperback You Want is Out of Print
Monday, April 26, 2010
I also understand that just because we might argue within the confines of the Collected Editions blog that The Final Night, for instance, ought still be in print because it reflects a chapter in Hal Jordan's life as Parallax, does not mean there's a real widespread interest in Final Night, nor that it would be profitable long-term for DC Comics to invest in a second printing (edit: nor, as Johanna and Caleb point out, would it be profitable necessarily for booksellers to stock it).
That said ... It's astounding to me that some of the titles below are out of print, and these are in fact just culled from a general survey; the fact is probably that many, many more titles are out of print.
- Batman: Legacy, out of print, along with Batman: Cataclysm (the volume that preceded these, Batman: Contagion, is still in print)
- Batman: No Man's Land Vol. 3 and Vol. 4, out of print (but volumes one, two, and five are available)
- Flash: Rogues, out of print, from Geoff Johns' Wally West run, along with Crossfire, Blitz, and Ignition, (being the third, fourth, fifth, and sixth volumes) but Wonderland, Blood Will Run, The Secret of Barry Allen, and Rogue War are all available (volumes one, two, seven, and eight respectively)
- Nightwing: A Knight in Bludhaven, out of print (the first volume, as is Rough Justice, Love and Bullets, A Darker Shade of Justice, The Hunt for Oracle, and Big Guns, which are most of Chuck Dixon's run on the book)
- The Death and Return of Superman hardcover omnibus, out of print
- Underworld Unleashed crossover, out of print, along with Final Night
- Black Adam: The Dark Age, out of print
- Countdown to Final Crisis Vol. 4, out of print, the lead-in to DC's second most recent crossover event, while volumes one, two, and three are still in print
- Flash, the Fastest Man Alive: Full Throttle, out of print, being the better of the two books, whereas Lightning in a Bottle is still available
(Amazon reviewer Kauffinbauchser has put together an additional list of out-of-print DC Comics trades. Some of these are right, some have been subsequently republished.)
Now, a book like Batman: Legacy (in the vein of classic Ra's al Ghul stories, but maybe not a classic itself), I can understand being out of print. Even the Death and Return of Superman Omnibus, published for the Superman animated movie while the individual collections within are still in paperback, I can understand. But a book like Countdown to Final Crisis Vol. 4, published in 2008 and a factor (if ultimately minor) in Grant Morrison's Final Crisis? Very surprising.
Obviously, DC Comics history is not history itself, and DC's under no obligation to make its universe's whole history readily available to every reader. In addition, I recall it took me a number of years of searching before I found a New Teen Titans: Judas Contract collection to read it for the first time, and some might argue that the search is part of the fun, or part of comics fandom (that selfsame story was subsequently reissued, is no longer out of print, and is indeed now readily available).
But for those interested in the "full story," and given the rise of interest in trade paperbacks and the number of readers I hear from who've "gone back to the beginning" to follow the DC Universe in trade form, it's disappointing that seminal crossovers like Underworld Unleashed and Final Night shouldn't be easy to find. That one can't read the ground-breaking Batman story No Man's Land, which includes the beginnings of the conflict between Two-Face and now-Question Montoya, is equally sad (if ever a series deserved omnibus collecting, it's No Man's Land). And that as a new Flash series begins, the collections of the well-regarded previous Flash series by the exact same writer aren't available? Surely there's some profit to be made in those books being around.
I'm not much inclined to start reading my trade paperbacks on a digital device, but I can see this as one area where digital comics hold a lot of value. If DC doesn't see the value in a new printing of Underworld Unleashed, I understood, but if at least there was a venue for one to legally purchase that story online and read it, if even just for the historical benefit, I think that would really be something. Imagine, every comic book DC has ever published, cataloged and available for immediate download. Just imagine.
From my perspective, I had thought at one point about skipping the Black Adam: The Dark Age paperback when it came out and picking it up later on, and I'm glad I didn't -- it quickly went out of print, and now sells for double or triple the price online. My growing awareness of the unpredictability of DC's trades going out of print has made me much more circumspect at my local comics shop -- this is something I'll continue to keep an eye on.
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I remember a couple of years ago when Paul Levitz made a fairly big deal about keeping all their collections in print (Marvel at the time were pretty crap at doing that). Not so much anymore, I guess.ReplyDelete
- Derek Roper4/26/2010 08:35:00 AM
The first Birds of Prey trades are out of print. Even though Gail Simone's stories were great, those were some of the best issues that showcases Black Canary and Oracle working together.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous4/26/2010 08:45:00 AM
A note about Batman: Legacy - It is awesome. Picked it up a couple weeks ago, ordering through a specialty bookstore. $70 (CDN), used. In my quest to collect modern Batman, it is essential, and excellent.ReplyDelete
It also really builds the team up too, between Huntress, and Nightwing/Robin working closer (in varied European locales, no less).
Another I would recommend is 'Birth of the Demon', which fits in continuity before Contagion, and tells the origin of Ra's Al Ghul as a fantastic tale in flashback. This oversize hardcover has some of the best artwork.
Can you tell I'm a Ra's Al Ghul fan?
My favorite part of Batman: Legacy are the issues drawn by Graham Nolan; there's a real sharp, superheroic sense to his style that was perfect for Batman and Ra's sword-fighting in the desert.ReplyDelete
What I didn't like were some of the crossover issues, which I think are indicative of Bat-crossovers at that time: insular bits where Nightwing or Robin go around in a circle only to find that the real story (continued, of course, in another comic) still lies with Batman. Even Resurrection of Ra's al Ghul, published more recently, had the same kind of problem.
I had forgotten, however, about the "Huntress protects Gotham" subplot in Legacy; as a Huntress fan, I enjoyed that a lot. I don't believe Huntress ever got that thank you from Batman she was promised, if I recall correctly ... it's nice to see the character get the respect now that she pursued back then.
Quite right that early Birds of Prey collections are out of print, and it's a shame. I think I meant to mention that, but it fell off my list.
Wow, I had no idea that Countdown to Final Crisis Vol 4 was out of print! Reading-wise, I'm just getting to the Countdown trades now (I decided to buy Sinestro Corps War first, although I think technically that takes place after Countdown starts?). I was in no rush to buy them, but now I'll have to reconsider. My local comic store is having a sale on paperbacks on Free Comic Book day this weekend, I might buy the 4-volume set then.ReplyDelete
Also disappointing is hearing about all those Flash trades. I had picked up Secret of Barry Allen and Rogue War, the last two Geoff Johns books, because of the Identity Crisis cross-over in the first book (and I loved it so much I bought the second). I was hoping to eventually get the rest of Johns run, and I know most of them are on the shelf of my LCS, but just knowing they're out of print makes me nervous, as I had a heck of a time tracking down the issues for Flash: Full Throttle; 3 comic stores netted me #7-#13, but then I had to order All-Flash #1 online!
I'm not suggesting any conspiracy theories, but I know that knowledge of this kind of thing has made me much more circumspect in passing up a trade, thinking I'll get it later. If I was a comics company, an interesting marketing strategy might be to let some choice books go out of print, so as to try to influence dedicated customers not to pass up a book they're on the fence about -- but again, I'm not suggesting conspiracy theories, just noting, as Mark does, the effect this kind of thing has on a fan's psyche.ReplyDelete
If you haven't read Flash: Ignition, Mark (and Flash: Blitz that comes before it), they're well worth picking up.
I think Nightwing: Rough Justice is the one in my collection that cost me the most to acquire, something like 50 bucks. Almost everything else (Batman: Prodigal was also something I eventually gave in a bought a little more expensive) I was able to find for around 10 and under with some patience.ReplyDelete
Indeed I never thought I'd be searching the back issue bids for trade paperbacks -- between the cracks back issues, maybe, but not collections. Such as it is. We live in a post-Nightwing era now; I remember War of the Gods-ish time when will Nightwing/won't he get his own series was a big deal, then the Nightwing series became a DC/Bat-family staple, and now not only has that Nightwing series passed, but the collections fade like sand in the wind. Strange times.ReplyDelete
Just glanced at eBay; Nightwing: Rough Justice is selling for around $70, though someone recently got it for $41.
I think I'll stick to my original plan and go with Countdown to Final Crisis next. Despite my strong desire to read those Flash books, I'm really trying to get caught up to "current" continuity (I guess as current as buying paperbacks will get me), and having Barry Allen around now instead of Wally probably drops the importance of those Flash books.ReplyDelete
Speaking of which, it looks like the last of the Wally West books, Wild Wests, was released in hardcover with non plans for a paperback? I ended up tracking down the back issues. I'm finding this whole hardcover-softcover thing really annoying, especially when something like Green Lantern Corps comes out just in softcover, but the main Green Lantern series comes out in hardcover first, then softcover a year later! It almost makes me glad I'm far enough behind that most things on my "to buy" list (like Final Crisis) will be out in paperback by the time I get up to it, reading-wise.
Not to hijack the subject, and I know you've talked about the hardcover issue before, but I was in a local bookstore over the weekend and noticed that Rage of the Red Lanterns hardcover is $27.99 Cdn (I'm in Canada). I believe it contains 7 issues, so that's $3.99 Cdn an issue, which is more expensive than buying the monthly issues! Conversely, the paperback (coming out the end of July) is only $17.99 Cdn. It just has me thinking...when I do catch up, do I continue to wait for the paperbacks, or switch to hardcovers or monthlies? It seems like the hardcovers don't have any price advantage!
I guess I'm lucky to live in a country where a Comics Publisher publishes most of DC's comics in collected editions, and also to perfectly understand English. The only problem is that my comic collection has ended up being a mixing of comics published in both English and Spanish.ReplyDelete
For example, I managed to get a copy of Flash: Full Throttle USA TPB in a comic shop in Barcelona, but I have all of the first Waid run (from issue 66 through 163 or so, with a handful of fill-ins and specials) in 7 books that Planeta de Agostini (the Spanish publisher for DC Comics) published a couple of years ago. These are about 500 pages each one, similar to DC Showcases, but in color and slightly smaller, about 1" for just 25 euros (about 35-40$).
Unfortunately, there are some comics that I've not been able to get neither in Spanish nor English, like Marvel's Wolverine: Return of the Native, and as of now I can't afford to pay 40 or 50 bucks for some books. I guess sometimes I just can resign and hope there is a new printing in the future...
Flash: Wild Wests is one of those -- I'm hard-pressed to think of another -- that came out in hardcover and then (I'm guessing) the series faltered and the economics weren't there to support a paperback. Which indeed says tough luck to those who wanted the book but planned to wait for the paperback -- whereas once we might've waited for the trade, now you have the patient hardcover trade waiters and the even-more-patient paperback trade waiters.ReplyDelete
I can't fault a company for making money, but it does seem mildly to be taking advantage of fans to make them wait for a collection, produce a higher-priced version, and then make them wait even longer for the lower-priced version, well after the single version is produced. Again, making money I get, but for the Green Lantern Corps: Emerald Eclipse paperback to come out months after the Blackest Night collections feels slightly disingenuous.
Me, I've got some strict personal rules as to which books I'll read in hardcover and which I'll wait for the paperback, and I tend to stick to that, and any new series I'm more likely to wait for the paperback. The bigger effect is that the increase in hardcovers has made me less likely to pick up new titles in paperback -- that is, if I'm paying more for Superman, I might not necessarily have the funds to start reading the new Batgirl series.
But, tying it back, the issue of out of print books makes this sticky. Sure, one might pass up Flash: Wild Wests in hardcover, but if the paperback never comes out and the hardcover goes out of print (still in print right now), there's a danger of missing the collection entirely if it's important to you. There's a kind of subtle game of chicken here that I guess most consumers experience in their buying lives, but it seems especially palpable here.
I certainly feel that this game of chicken is not a game we as comic-book buyers (or any other buyers, honestly, there are few markets that should have this sort of game) should be playing. We're buying some of our favourite stories because we want to experience them. Being forced to buy it because of the fear it will not be available later feels... vindictive.ReplyDelete
I can understand if it's a production thing. They can only print so many comics and printing comics that people are not buying in favour of more desired stories (not printing Batman: Year Two in favour of printing Batman: Prodigal Son, for instance) but not printing a story to increase demand/value/whatever for that story is just denying people the chance to enjoy their stories.
I'm sure it's a production thing, as Liang says. Under-printing a book to drive up demand doesn't benefit DC directly, and trying to influence consumer behavior in this way is beyond DC's concerns right now, I think.ReplyDelete
If anything, the larger issue is not just the older echelon of the DC Comics library going out of print, but DC management's refusal to acknowledge the collected format as a legitimate first-run way of reading comics. See Russ Burlingame's nice post-C2E2 article about DC still trying to focus on "periodicals" -- first of all, as Russ says, nothing against single issues, but second, we know that DC values collections (hence their Collected Editions department), but management's insistence on pretending like it's all-periodicals-all-the-time is frustrating.
Wow, I hadn't read that article or heard of that comment by DC (did Comic Book Resources not mention this?) until you posted that link.ReplyDelete
As a "wait-for-trader", that's a disturbing stance. So, DC wants people buying monthlies (is this because the floppies contain advertisements, while the trades do not? Is there higher profit from the floppies?) and seems to be getting worse in letting their trades go out of print (I'm still shocked by Countdown to Final Crisis Vol 4; I mean, Final Crisis isn't even out in paperback yet!).
I've actually been toying with the idea of "jumping on" to the monthlies, starting with this Brightest Day stuff, as the only series I'm really interested in are Flash (just starting new) and Green Lantern (plus I'm already buying Brave & The Bold monthly, because it's mostly one-and-done stories that aren't too tied up in current continuity). This was prompted by the realization that as I catch-up to current continuity, I'll be faced with the hardcover-or-softcover choice, with the hardcover seemingly just as expensive as the monthlies.
Also disturbing is how Jim Lee keeps saying that DC's not going digital anytime soon! All these books I'm buying are taking up a lot of space; it'd be nice to have something tablet-sized (whether an iPad or a similar device) to store all my comics on. A monthly all-you-can-read subscription service would be great; then I can read what I want digitally, and buy in trade things that I want to own!
It can't be so bad that you have to go *back* to single issues, Mark!ReplyDelete
Readers know I read Infinite Crisis in the monthly issues because I didn't want to wait for it, and then later picked up the hardcover, but for the most part I can't conscience buying myself the same thing twice; at the comics store counter, I have to decide if I really the hardcover of something, or if I can wait for the paperback; of course, soon as something ends up in the paperback pile, chances are it's going to be paperback for good.
I never felt much need for digital comics until I thought about the entire DC backlist that I might not want to own, but would be curious to browse on a subscription or such basis. In this, Marvel seems ahead of the curve versus DC.
Is there at least something mobile-device compatible Zuda-wise?
- sdcinerama4/27/2010 07:10:00 PM
I'll add another TPB I want back in print...ReplyDelete
Jonah Hex: Two Gun Mojo.
You'd think the movie might compel somebody to, you know, put this one back into print. Something like that might happen at Marvel. Not at DC.
It's funny, Jen Grunwald (one of the Collections personnel at Marvel) has a Twitter account and effective web presence.
Her DC counterpart... Who is her DC counterpart?
In fairness to DC, their Collected Editions editor Anton Kawasaki is on Twitter (@anton_in_nyc) and he's always been friendly and shares news and pictures (recently, the Wednesday Comics collection).ReplyDelete
Thanks! Still think the Landale HEX series should come back into print.ReplyDelete
This emphasizing of periodicals is a no brainer for the countries not getting regular stock of DC comics as-they-are-published.Personally I prefer hardbacks to trades...I face another problem now.When the Green Lantern rage started (Geoff Johns) I wasn't earning so never thought about the trades/hardbacks,only Indian editions & secondhand stuff.Now,I find myself wanting them.Infact,I feel really lousy that a trade is available while a hardback is not.I face that problem for GREEN LANTERN:REBIRTH (technically an ABSOLUTE is a hardback,but I find them prohibitive) and since an ABSOLUTE is out,a hardback won't be soon.The books I lost out on this way from GREEN LANTERN are REBIRTH and WANTED HAL JORDAN.....thinking of rushing to buy the hardbacks before they all go....ReplyDelete
- Anonymous4/29/2010 09:42:00 PM
Due to his new found fame, I recently took great interest in Geoff Johns past Flash stories. I have collected all the TPBs for reading except Crossfire and Blitz. This is due to the insane amount requested by sellers on the internet. For example "Blitz" is going for 200.00 on one website. Guess I will have to just skip that part of the story. You would think DC would want to cash in on this character and offer all the titles again.ReplyDelete
I'd say that a repackaging or reprint program of the earlier John's trades is in the works. DC seems to have an 'arrangement' with most of their big name creators to put heaps of their older works into print. Look at all the obscure James Robinson collections that have come out in the last few years.ReplyDelete
$200 for Blitz is crazy; I've felt fortunate reading some of these posts that I have all the Johns Flash collections, and also all the Dixon Nightwing collections. I would bet you could get the single issues collected in Blitz for less than a trade at that price. But I think Johns' early Flash run is worthy of deluxe hardcover treatment, especially the Scott Kolins art -- if that's why these books are out of print, that'd make things a lot better.ReplyDelete
I recently ordered some Flash back-issues from Mile High Comics online; I'm pretty sure they've got the entire run in single form, and good prices (i.e. it won't add up to $300!). I'm sure there are other online back-issue places out there as well, if you can't find the issues at a local comic store.ReplyDelete
If it's not too crowded during Free Comic Book Day tomorrow, I'm going to see if those Flash collections are on the shelf; the owner at one store will let me "lay-away" books since I'm a good customer, so I might do that, as I've got most of my money ready for Countdown to Final Crisis.
Okay I managed to pick up Countdown Vol 4 today; also I noticed one of the comic shops had Flash: Ignition, but neither one had Flash: Blitz. The guy at the other store said he sold his copy of Blitz on eBay for $65!ReplyDelete
Went out shopping today, too for a bunch of our of prints. My LCS has a three of the lesser interesting out of print Nightwings, I only picked up a Darker Shade of Justice but when I get more cash I think I'll pick up the rest.ReplyDelete
I also got Batman: Cataclysm to finish off my No Man's Land (My reasoning for getting Darker Shade of Justice as it has the NML tie in).
Finally I picked up Flash, Fasted Man Alive: Full Throttle.
I had hoped to pick up Batman Detective and Death and the City... but alas. The search goes on. I literally brought my laptop down there (it's a tablet) with this page open to search, so big props to my fave blog, yo! (OK, I promise never gonna say that again...)
Anyone else snag any out of print trades on Free Comic Book Day?ReplyDelete
Well, in Spain we will have our first Free Comic Book Day next week, on Saturday 8th. I'm really excited to see its outcome.ReplyDelete
Also, from 6th to 9th the 28th "Saló del Cómic de Barcelona" (Barcelona Comic Con) will be held, and I know a couple of vendors who will sell American TPBs, so I hope I'm lucky and find some of the OOP trades I want.
- Anonymous5/02/2010 09:36:00 PM
I did, actually. Wasn't even planning on it--but I found Ultimate Spidey Vol. 3: Double Trouble in a back issue bin...for a 30% discount!ReplyDelete
Truly an awesome FCBD.
I think Gail Simone is going to the Barcelona convention. Enjoy!ReplyDelete
Even as I'm not caught up with much Marvel, I do have a giant Ultimate Spider-Man omnibus released by Barnes and Noble. Love it ... and that thing is huge!
I picked up:ReplyDelete
BATGIRL: SILENT RUNNING-Now only need DEATH WISH to complete the early 2000s Cassandra Cain series
COUNTDOWN TO FINAL CRISIS VOL 4-Still need 3,ARENA & all the other tie ins
BATMAN: DEATH AND THE CITY-Have ordered DETECTIVE online,hope it comes soon.
There's no free comic book day bonanza in India.These were just random picks & selections
Yes, she is coming. Also, Andy Diggle, Jock and Ivan Reis will be signing books a couple of days.ReplyDelete
I'll try to get some signature, but there will be probably a loooong line. At least, we don't have to pay for it. Maybe I should take one of my Green Lantern books...
This list has been so eye-opening.ReplyDelete
I've been making an effort to buy out-of-print trades now at my comic book store lately instead of some newer books so that I can flesh out my library a little bit. I checked on FCBD to see if they still had Underworld Unleashed (they do, 2 copies left) and I'll be picking it up tomorrow with the rest of my regular singles.
Hey I was in a comic store yesterday and they had Underworld Unleashed in a discount bin for $13.50Cdn. Although I checked Amazon.com and it looks like the prices for it aren't as high as something like Flash:Blitz.ReplyDelete
- W. Dal Bush5/12/2010 10:24:00 PM
How about the fact that Day of Judgment, the Geoff Johns (!) story that brought Hal Jordan (!) back to life (as the Spectre, but still), has NEVER even been collected? I still can't believe that.ReplyDelete
Probably because it's terrible? :-) Seriously though, I read the individual issues a year or two ago and didn't enjoy it at all. I thought the writing by Geoff Johns was WELL below what he's been doing with Green Lantern (and what he did with Flash), and I wasn't a fan of the art either. Considering they've moved past Hal being the Spectre, I wouldn't expect it to get collected.ReplyDelete
That being said, they recently collected Invasion! and Millennium, so who knows?
Huh. I have the Black Adam book in stock, and the Death and Return of Superman HC.ReplyDelete
I wonder how much other gold I have hiding on my shelves...
- Chris Rice5/13/2010 12:37:00 PM
There are more than a few Hellblazer tps out of print too, and some fairly key ones, too. The last of the first Garth Ennis run, Rake at the Gates of Hell, and the collection of earlier stories, Bloodline; The second Warren Ellis book, Haunted; the first Azzarello collection, Hard Time; and two or three of the Carey ones (I can't remember which off the top of my head, not so keen on his run...). The Ennis & Ellis ones in particular puzzle me.ReplyDelete
A couple of fairly recent Joker related books, Batman: Secrets & Joker's Last Laugh are o/p too, JLL within a few months of publication.
That said, compared to Marvel they're brilliant at keeping stuff in print.
Superman: Secret Identity is one I've always wanted to read but couldn't.ReplyDelete
Matter of fact, Secret Identity is one I've always wanted to read, too, and I hate to say I didn't pick it up (I think around Infinite Crisis time) because I was buying too much else and it wasn't "tied in" (breaking myself of the addiction to buying "important" comics, scare quotes and all, is a topic for another time). Sorry to hear that one's out of print, but indeed it could still be on the shelf of your local LCS.ReplyDelete
Chris makes an interesting point -- what's the print/out-of-print situation at Marvel?
Definately need Flash: Crossfire. Had to go back to single issues for Batman: Legacy but all good as this was from the time I was still collecting singles (collected singles up till 2000). Usually get fairly lucky with OOP trades from various online sellers...My Comic Shop and Mile High Comics ruleReplyDelete
Of course I get back into comics and I keep running into this problem. I actually just bought No Man's Land v 3 and 4 at my local store after reading this article. But unfortunately no Cataclysm or Legacy to be found :(ReplyDelete
Okay so I've managed to pick up Flash: Rogues and Flash: Ignition (two out-of-print trades), but no sign of Crossfire or Blitz!ReplyDelete
So, I figured since they were so expensive online, it might be cheaper to just buy the singles. I went to Mile High Comics and priced up the "Near Mint" versions of the individual issues, and here's the totals:
Crossfire (Flash #183-#191): $55.10
Blitz (Flash #192-#200): $71.45 (and 2 of the issues, #197 and #199, aren't even in stock!)
Suddenly paying $65 for the Blitz TPB seems like a steal! (Currently one available on eBay: $135!)
There is stuff, where I just CAN NOT believe it would be unprofitable for DC to put out a reprint.ReplyDelete
- Death & Return of Superman Omnibus
- Superman: Secret Identity
- Batman: Gotham by Gaslight
- JSA: The Liberty Files
- Batman: Son of the demon
- Superman: President Lex
- New Teen Titans Archives
Not long ago I thought the same for
- Watchmen Absolute Edition
- DC: The New Frontier Absolute Edition
- Batman: Hush Absolute Edition
- World's Greatest Superheroes (Slipcased)
- Batman: The Cult
- JLA: Year One
- Animal Man Vol. 2
All of these were reprinted or are currently on the way of being reprinted(ok, the World's Greatest Superheroes and Batman: Hush only as SC...but with Hush and New Frontier...you just wanted them in one volume instead of two, so you couldn't buy SC before this reprint).
Are you listening, DC?!??? *shouting into the nothingness*
Also "Bizarro Comics"+"Bizarro World" in a nice oversized edition would sell well, just like Wednesday Comics HC will...it's practically the same idea in a non-newspaper format...just needs to be promoted a little better than the last time.
If you need suggestions for Wildstorm or Vertigo, ...OR if you need a second Collected Editions Editor....just write me an eMail ;)
PS: Yes, I know, nobody at DC will ever read this, just thought it was fun way to get down my thoughts.
Got THE FINAL NIGHT.Now I need the:ReplyDelete
1) Classic Batman: TEN NIGHTS OF THE BEAST,A LONELY PLACE OF DYING,BLIND JUSTICE,PRODIGAL,LEGACY
2) Classic superman: TIME AND TIME AGAIN,PANIC IN THE SKY,BIZZARRO'S WORLD,THE DEATH OF CLARK KENT,WEDDING & BEYOND,VS REVENGE SQUAD,NO LIMITS,ENDGAME,EMPEROR JOKER,RETURN TO KRYPTON,UNCONVENTIONAL WARFARE,THAT HEALING TOUCH,RUIN REVEALED (whew)
3) GREEN LANTERN V3: EMERALD DAWN II,EMERALD TWILIGHT/NEW DAWN(I just need 2 singles on 8 so isn't priority),CIRCLE OF FIRE,EMERALD ALLIES,BAPTISM OF FIRE,EMERALD KNIGHTS
I appreciate the above blogger and think along similar lines for these:ReplyDelete
uncollected: FALL OF METROPOLIS,DEAD AGAIN,all the stories from 1988-1991 which haven't been collected in the MAN OF STEEL series....didn't *ANYONE* think that it was so DUMB to print SUPERMAN: EXILE while not keeping in print the murder of the Kryptonian criminals from the parallel earth? Why the story has been referenced & referenced since long times...
uncollected PETER MILLIGAN'S run on BATMAN/DETECTIVE in the early 90s,most of the LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT,the peripheral parts to KNIGHTFALL like VENGEANCE OF BANE,SWORD OF AZRAEL,KNIGHTQUEST:THE SEARCH/THE CRUSADE
FLASH: all the WAID & JOHNS' stuff....
GREEN ARROW: The awesome MIKE GRELL run
VERTIGO: the LANSDALE/TRUMAN JONAH HEX minis
ENIGMA by PETER MILLIGAN/DUNCAN FEGREDO
EGYPT by MILLIGAN/DILLON
few volumes of THE BOOKS OF MAGIC
Got two of the purportedly 3 part Ruin trilogy in ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN....THAT HEALING TOUCH & RUIN REVEALED. Keeping my fingers crossed for UNCONVENTIONAL WARFARE, BIRDS OF PREY: OLD FRIENDS NEW ENEMIES & MAJESTIC: STRANGE NEW VISITORReplyDelete
It's surprising, also funny that in the last 2-3 years Marvel has churned out so much material that the equation has turned out in favour....thanks to the multiple printing lines, like ESSENTIALS, MASTERWORKS, OMNIBUS & ULTIMATE COLLECTIONS almost everything is available in 1 format or another. What's more, DC has never done a bang up job on reprinting pre CRISIS stuff like Marvel.ReplyDelete


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- darcs repositories for GHC and core libraries, http://darcs.haskell.org/
- HackageDB, http://hackage.haskell.org/
- old CVS repositories, http://cvs.haskell.org/
- various Trac instances, e.g. http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/ghc
MRTG: All network traffic, External network bandwidth, Free disk space, System load, Free memory, Free swap, All of the daily graphs.
For more details, see Abbot.
This machine (126.96.36.199) also responds to the names community.haskell.org, code.haskell.org, projects.haskell.org, trac.haskell.org, rt.haskell.org, planet.haskell.org. See this message.
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For information about how to host a project, see http://community.haskell.org/.
Notes: machine has been increasingly unreliable. Plan to move to a VM host on new-www.haskell.org
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Relation between the services
I'm wondering what the relationship is (if any) between code.haskell.org and darcs.haskell.org.
- darcs.haskell.org hosts ghc, the core libs and many others. The server is maintained by Galois. Because it hosts the most central bits of the haskell platform, security is fairly tight and getting an account there is hard. There are very few community members with root privileges.
- community.haskell.org was created precisely to provide hosting to the wider community. It is hosted commercially, paid for by haskell.org's Google Summer of Code funds. We have several community admins with root privileges.
Should my projects be hosted at darcs or code?
- code.haskell.org. It's easy to get an account there via the web submission system: http://community.haskell.org/admin/
Is one more blessed/preferred over the other for community projects?
- Yes, code.haskell.org is preferred.
If my project is currently on darcs, should I migrate to code?
- You can if you like, there is no need to do so however. Accounts on darcs.haskell.org are not going to be revoked as far as I know. The community server is an addition, not a replacement.
If I have an account on darcs, will it work on code, or do I need to get a new account on code?
- They are totally separate systems.
See also
Policy on adding new subdomains
We limit the addition of new subdomains to haskell.org to minimise unnecessary proliferation of subdomains and to try to keep the haskell.org domain reasonably well organised, while still helping people do useful things with it.
The current policy is that new subdomains are to be used for services rather than content.
So for example a Haskell graphics related website should normally go at http://www.haskell.org/graphics, rather than http://graphics.haskell.org.
In contrast a service like hackage does merit its own subdomain.
Clearly the line between services and content, and indeed the precise definitions of each, is something of a grey area, and we are certainly happy to be flexible particularly if there are technical or other reasons for doing things one way.

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ForumsTime ManagementOnline Calendaring / Alternatives to Google Calendar
Online Calendaring / Alternatives to Google Calendar
Posted by Vin Thomas:
Google now has a Calendar/Contacts/Email sync via Active Sync now. You shouldn't have to use any 3rd party software. Plus they just added push support for email.
I didn't know they added push for WM. Still, Google Sync only allows you to sync your default Google Calendar to WM which is fairly useless to me. The free version of Nuevasync lets you sync up to 11 Google calendar which is about the bare minimum of what I need.
Vin Thomas
Posted: Sep 24, 2009
Good point. I am sure they will fix that at some point, but I have the same gripe. I have about 6 calendars that I need to sync.
Yes, I'm sure they will improve that, but it's kind of crazy how much they have already put into the iPhone version which is constantly improving. You can now sync up to 25! calendars with Google Sync for iPhone, and 1 for WM.
Seb F.
Posted by Anders:
Yes, I'm sure they will improve that, but it's kind of crazy how much they have already put into the iPhone version which is constantly improving. You can now sync up to 25! calendars with Google Sync for iPhone, and 1 for WM.
Here is THE point.
As the I-Phone got out we did not see many improvments on WM apps anymore... But as for the I-Phone, the whole world is changing for it ;-)
I do not understand why though...
Posted by Seb F.:
But as for the I-Phone, the whole world is changing for it ;-)
I do not understand why though...
The iPhone is a beautiful device, but one I will likely never use. It excels at things I place lower on my priority list for a mobile device (media, etc.), and only adequately covers the thing I consider must-have (good messaging management). I also prefer a physical keyboard, though I suspect they will be gone in 5 years. The biggest deal-breaker for me, however, was the iTunes requirement. Don't like it. When my boss asked me to setup an iTouch device for her so she could use it in a presentation, I was astonished that I could do NOTHING with the device until I installed and synced with iTunes.
Anyway, bashing Apple is almost as easy as bashing Microsoft 10 years ago. They have done some wonderful things and produced some stunning devices.
But here's what prompted me to reply. The explosion of the iPhone - and the related explosion in accessories and development - is related to something that many people don't realize and/or don't talk about: for a huge percentage of users, the iPhone is their very first smart phone. That's my theory at least.
Coming from a "dumb" mobile phone to an iPhone must seem like getting transported to another world. I cannot tell you how many times new iPhone users have excitedly described to me functionality that has existed in smart phones for years. They just never experienced it before.
Of all the stories I've heard of people moving away from their iPhone (and there have been a few), nearly every one was a previous smart phone user.
Apple was smart - they sold to the consumer. They made smart phone functionality important to the masses. We mobile users can thank them for that - it fosters innovation.
I used a Palm device for many years, content to use a separate phone and PIM. I finally caved and got a Treo 680 and fell in love with the convenience of the smart phone idea. Palm stumbled, didn't innovate - they could have *owned* the smartphone market with the Treo line, IMO - and people have moved on.
It's funny to hear Apple marketing materials and fans alike tout the iPhone's touchscreen as innovative. It is by far a much better touchscreen interface than a Palm Treo, but by no means "new."
I'm now on a Blackberry Bold and it nowhere near perfect, though the keyboard is the best set of keys I've ever felt on a mobile device. Ever. The Cadillac of mobile keypads. Seriously.
But I worry that Blackberry is going to fade like Palm did. I suspect my next mobile device will be an Android phone (the Motorola Droid is a very nice device).
Wow.. :) That's a long-winded response to make the point about the iPhone being many people's first smartphone.
I'm a long time PDA and smartphone user (e.g. Palm Pilot, Palm III, XDA II Mini, i-Mate JAMin, Palm Treo 750) and a few months ago migrated to iPhone 3Gs. So I am used to using these types of devices (both with soft keyboards and real keyboards).
I think the iPhone is a remarkable leap ahead over Palm and WM devices. It's a combination of good design and form factor, simplicity of use (both setup and applications), good speed - it just works!
While there is always room for improvement on any mobile device, I've found the iPhone to be a much better implementaton than anything else I've ever used, and I don't find myself without any of the important business features I've come to rely on.
And after 25 years of using Microsoft OS based PC's, the pleasure of using an iPhone is tempting me to think about purchasing a Mac for my home computer for the first time. If they can get a mobile device so right, I'm thinking that they're probably also doing personal computers a whole lot better too.
This message was edited Nov 25, 2009.
Posted: Dec 29, 2009
I was a former Treo user until my treo screen started turning green. I bought a replacement treo and happily synced w/ my mac using palm desktop. Problem is, that one, being an old, refurbished device) also broke.
I got the iPhone and I'm so happy w/ it because of its flexibility. I'm not a stranger to smartphones ( I had PDAs before such as Palm M130, Tungsten T3, Palm 650. I also use Blackberry for work).
I considered google phone, palm pre, and other windows mobile. I've seen it all. I'm a PC user too, but have always had "mac envy" since I saw Macs in 1983. I never bought a mac until last yr. Now that I have a macbook, an iphone and an ipod, I am happy as a clam.
Toodledo is great -- not perfect for GTD, but good. My blackberry is good for 1 thing (email). Otherwise useless for reading attachments and doing anything else. I carry it because of work email. More of a burden than a help...
This message was edited Dec 29, 2009.
Good to hear! I was also a little suspicious of all the fuss about the iPhone until I used one. I've never looked back. Those who say it's not a business device haven't used one. It beats the pants off of WM for email, calendar, and contacts. You have to find your own Task manager but hey, that's how I found Toodledo and Appigo Todo and they beat the pants off Outlook 2007's wimpy task manager.
I needed the ability to have multiple calendars for a long time on WM but there was no hope in sight - iPhone does it brilliantly.
To answer one of the older posts above - I am using MobileMe and it works just fine. I run it on my Windows PC using FireFox but have tried it with IE and both work perfectly well. There is no need for Safari.
It is a very reliable service. I don't actually use it much online though - I use the Control Panel applet to sync my Outlook data from my home computer to the iPhone (Exchange handles the work side of my data) and have no problems at all with it. I also like the ability to create additional calendars and color code them, and the "Find my Phone" feature is great too (stopped me worrying when I couldn't find my phone after getting home one day - I'd left it at the office).
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Small form factor PC's can often be a fun endeavour but they can also be an essential part of a network. Their leading applications include HTPCs and wordprocessors/internet browsers but the limitations only exist with software. Some Mini-ITX cases come with all the bells and whistles and start at a small fortune. But what if you're looking for a chassis without breaking the bank? Here to hold that position in the market is the Thermaltake Element Q Small Form Factor Chassis. Lets take a look at how Thermaltake advertises this case:
- Quintessence – Typical small form factor, Mini-ITX chassis
- Qute – Cute , small size which require minimum spacing.
- Quiet – Energy saving platform with fanless chassis design.
- Built-in 200W SFX power supply
- Front I/O ports for easy access
- Compatible with Intel Atom platform
- Don't settle for less. Element Q supports full-size 5.25" Optical Disk Drives (Blu-Ray Players or DVD-RW Drives).
Looks like everthing a no-frills Mini-ITX case needs. According to Thermaltake, it's even cute! Lets continue to see if this chassis really deserves to be called "cute".


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Google News Russia has also been launched. The site aggregates 400 news sources. By combining the two services you can get an English version of Google News Russia. As you can see, the translation is not quite perfect.
In a presentation earlier this year, Google recognized that Russia is fast-growing internet market and it intends to launch more products in Russian. The most popular search engine in Russia is Yandex, that has twice the market share of Google.
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Rios, Adan
This oral history interview was recorded as part of The oH Project: Oral Histories of HIV/AIDS in Houston, Harris County, and Southeast Texas. Founding partners of the project include Legacy Community Health, Montrose Center, and the Woodson Research Center, Rice University. It is the policy of The oH Project to redact the names of third parties in reference to their HIV / AIDS status or sexual orientation unless The oH Project has written consent from the third party to be named or proof that the person has shared his or her HIV / AIDS status and/or sexual orientation in a public record. Interviewee donor agreements which document the interviewee's agreement for internet access of their interview are maintained by the Woodson Research Center.


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From over 16 years of teaching experience, he has philosophy that it takes humor, patience and understanding when teaching tough subjects.
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From over 16 years of teaching experience, he has philosophy that it takes humor, patience and understanding when teaching tough subjects.
Riemann Sums, you remember these little guys? The first time you saw them was when you first began doing integrals. A Riemann sum is a way of approximating the area underneath the curve by breaking it up into sections. Sometimes the sections are rectangles, sometimes they are trapezoids.
So you did a bunch of work on Riemann Sums, you struggled, you fought with them. Then you learnt how to do integrals the quick way, and you completely forgot about Riemann Sums. We are here to pat your back up today. So we are got a lovely joke for you here.
What do you get when you divide a jackal hunter by pie? Pumpkin pie.
Upper and lower Riemann Sums Riemann Sums come in a lot of different flavors. Now you might not actually have to calculate any of them in the AP test you never know. But if you do, you need to be prepared. You need to know what the different types are. Because in another kind of question you might be asked are ones that are just asking you to compare the relative sizes of the Sums. First we are going to tackle the upper and lower Riemann Sums.
Remember how a Riemann sum, what you did was you divided the shape up into sections, vertical sections. A lot of times you picked even sections maybe with a width of 1 or a width of 2. They don?t really have to be even though. I can just pick anything I want. I?ll take this point here. I?ll take that point, I'll take that point and I?ll do this one right here. And then draw it vertically upwards the function. If you were actually going to do the calculations, what you?d have to do then is find out how high this is, because you are going to figure area of sub sections.
For the upper Riemann sum what you did then, was you drew your rectangles, so they were all above the function. Going from here to there gives you one. Here to there and then down gives you your next rectangle, over here to there next rectangle. So we?ve divided the interval between here and here into three different rectangles. If you find the area of all those rectangles, and add them up you?ve got a really bad approximation for the area underneath the curve.
That was in the upper Riemann Sums, it?s too big. The lower Riemann sum uses the same spots. But instead of drawing a rectangles for above, we draw them below. We are going to have to use this one this time. Because for the lower Riemann Sum, they are going to be drawn on the underside. I?m going to start over here though to make more sense.
For this one here you would draw underneath and that?s one of the sections we are doing to area on. Then you draw underneath this one, there?s the next section. For the next one, notice I?m using the left side this time. I have to use the left side and my rectangle actually doesn?t even have any height, because this is right at 0,0.
But regardless, if you find that the areas of those two rectangles, and add them up you?ve got an approximation for the area underneath the curve. And this time it?s a really bad approximation. Left and right Riemann Sums are just a different way to name the ones that are made by doing rectangles above or below. But this time instead of worrying whether the section is above or below, you just look to see if you are going to fill in from the left side or the right side.
Notice this time I?ve got a different function. This one is underneath the x axis instead of above.
Let me take a couple of intervals. Draw in the vertical lines. If I was to do that the upper sum, I?d be doing rectangles that all fit above. If I did the lower sum, I do rectangles that fit below. For the left sum, you do your rectangles based on the left side. So based on the left side, for this particular section, its left corner is here. In this section its left corner is here. And in this section its left corner is at 0,0. So it?s a rectangle that again has no height.
That one will be called a left sum if you are suing this definition. It will be called an upper sum if you are doing this. So don?t make the mistake of thinking that the left or right sums are always larger or smaller. You need to actually look where the function is to see which of these is larger or smaller. In this case the left sum is going to turn out to be the one that's smaller than the right sum.
When I do the right sum, you take your rectangles. But this time you are draw them from the right hand side. So you get a bigger rectangle with more area another bigger rectangle with more area. And another bigger rectangle with more area. So in this case, if you are asked to compare them, you would say that the left Riemann sum is smaller than the right Riemann sum. Left Riemann sum is an underestimate, and the right Riemann sum is an overestimate.
The next way you can do a Riemann sum is as a midpoint a midpoint sum. Let?s take a look at one of those. Riemann sum we are still drawing rectangles, we are still going to find their areas. We are still going to add up those areas to get an approximation for the area underneath the curve.
I?ll pick my subsections and this time I will go and find the midpoints. Instead of drawing from the ends of the interval, you need to go to the midpoint. I?m going to draw this as a dotted line so it doesn?t get too confusing because these are going to be the rectangles. Middle between 0 and 2 is 1. Draw upwards. That is going to be the height. If you are actually going to calculate this, you would have to do the average of these in points and then put that result into the formula to find the height of the first rectangle that we are using for the midpoint Riemann Sum.
Next one, between 2 and 4 us 3, draw it straight upwards. If you find that height, it will be the height of the rectangle from the second subsection. And that is the next part of the point Riemann sum. Next between 4 and 8 the average of those two. Remember that?s the quick way to find the midpoint. Just do the average. 4 plus 8 over 2 is 6. Draw a straight up. That location is the height of the next rectangle. Draw across and we have the next section in the midpoint Riemann sum.
In this case, the upper sum would be too high, the lower sum would be too small. The midpoint sum is more like the goldilocks of Riemann Sums. It?s just right not quite just right but it is a lot better.
Notice this area right here is overestimate, but it?s kind of being stopped by this underestimate. Over estimate, underestimate. Overestimate underestimate.
So this one is probably a fairly good approximation for the area underneath the curve. But don?t make this mistake. Don?t assume that the midpoint sum is the average of the upper and lower sums. It usually isn?t.
Trapezoidal sums are the next kind of sums that you can do. Now these aren't Riemann Sums. They have a different way of organizing your graph so that you get usually a pretty good estimate of the area underneath the curve. Trapezoidal sums. It is what it says. You actually do trapezoids and don?t feel like you are stopped, don?t feel like you are trapped. It?s just a trapezoid, you?ve been doing them since geometry.
But you start by picking out your intervals. Same way I did before, pick your intervals. And if you are actually going at doing the trapezoidal sum, you would find the coordinates, the endpoint, the x and y coordinates.
Instead of drawing rectangles we are going to draw trapezoids. Trapezoids also have parallel sides. Here is a set of parallel sides. But the other side?s aren?t necessarily parallel. There is the next side of the trapezoid, and straight between here, and here is the last side of the trapezoid. The area of the trapezoid is ½ sum of the bases times the height of the trapezoid.
The nice thing here is that since we are doing these sums by drawing vertical lines, vertical lines are always perpendicular to the x axis. Like easy a couple of things. It guarantees that these are parallel and it also tells you that width of the interval is really just the height of the trapezoid. Now that can be confusing because you are so used to thinking height is up and down, height is up and down.
No it?s not. In geometry it?s not up and down. Height is the distance between bases. But you know we could go on from here, if we found this height, we would have base 1. If we found this height we have base 2. We could substitute in to the formula, and we would have the area of that sub section. Let?s draw in the other subsections now.
Between here and here it?s not a trapezoid, it?s actually a triangle. But you could actually just use the trapezoid formula. This base right here will be called base 2 and this location isn?t a line. It?s just a point. But you could still call it base 1 and say that the length of base 1 is a 0.
Now here is something that is interesting that?s going to happen. What this would do is show up later on when we make a combined formula for the trapezoidal sum. But just keep this in mind, this section right here, and this section right here, share a side.
Base 2 for this section, is base 1 for this section. That must make a condensed formula later on. Next section looks like this. Next section looks like this, so you have 4 trapezoids, and in this case it?s going to be a really good approximation for the curve. It?s still a slight underestimate. Because there is the area above all the trapezoids, but not too bad. Trapezoidal sums again they aren?t always underestimates. Sometimes they can be overestimates.
Time for a better practice. The AP tests very often will ask you to deal with trapezoidal sums. Recent practice test that have been issued tend to show a lot of trapezoidal problems. We are going to concentrate on those in this section.
So this problem asked you to do use a trapezoidal sum with three sub intervals to estimate area underneath the curve between t equals 0, and t equals 3.
This is something that you might see on free response section. If you do, make sure that you do good notes of what you are dealing with. Because they are going to try to check for your understanding. And to show that you understand this in your graph, you need to show some work.
So I?m going to start off with the graph, and that should go between 0 and 3. Doesn?t have to be a really pretty graph as long as they can read it, that?s all they really care about. 1, 2, 3, put a scale on the graph always want a scale. Where x is and x and y and the function values go between 0 and 1.68. There is something missing there, we'll have to deal with that in a second. Maybe we should deal with that first because we need to know how tall to make our graph. We need that function value.
They may give you all of them, or they may ask you to calculate some. It?s really not that hard. You just put 2.5 into the formula. So you would have 2 sine of 2.5. Calculate your value. I worked that one in advance f(2.5) is about 1.20.
Notice all these decimals. If it?s got these kind of decimals its probably going to be on a calculator section of the test. And you might have a trapezoidal sum on non calculator section, but then they're going to make the numbers easy to deal with.
So I have to go as high as 1.68, only this time I think what I?ll do is, I?ll make each subsection worth 0.5. That way we can make the graph a little bit bigger. A little bit easier to read. You don?t have to have even intervals, even scale from top to bottom.


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we're one and we're done.
With the completion of this experiment on humanity, a wide diversity of emotions surface. Anger, disbelief, fear, exhaustion and skepticism are among them. What can be trusted? Who has our best interests at heart? How do we discern assistance from manipulation? What are the motives of anyone in power; of anyone period?
Each question leads ultimately back to you. It depends always on your point of view. We are sharing a pivotal moment. Each of us decided to join this party for our own reasons. As of late, those reasons are coming into sharper focus as our paths diverge. It's all okay. New ideas, friends, acquaintances and directions are a part of growth; stagnation is not.
These changes are uncomfortable. This does not indicate their value. An adjustment is necessary as we follow our chosen course; some things, people and ideas are left behind.
From childhood, the idea that there was more than one "god" just made sense. There was the "thunderbolt god" (t-god) from church, who wiped out civilizations while demanding worship and tribute. There was the "creator god" (c-god) who spoke reason and compassion and was the source for unconditional love. Rules and religions, as the domain of t-god, were not comfortable, ever.
Now there is information describing a scenario that's been suspected all along. T-god exists, as the god who runs this hierarchal system to feed an insatiable addiction to worship. Personal validation takes places in the description of c-god, AKA ONE – who is not the same god. ONE is everything else and, it turns out, everyONE else. The truths and feelings smothered beneath "shoulds" and fears all make sense now.
The dilemma has been this: because of a disbelief in t-god's stories and an inability to kneel before any other being – something must be wrong. Yet nothing felt wrong. In fact, these feelings felt very right. They were just never spoken.
Nothing has been wrong – ever. The confusion and inner angst was always there as a beacon, helping to light the way. Well, the fog has lifted. Beacons are no longer necessary. The way is crystal clear.
We are ONE and we are done. Let this be the song heard by t-god. No more. We'll take it from here. We are the ONE we've been waiting for.
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What A Year: Disasters Have Been Declared In All But Two States
Partisans on both sides continue to argue over whether to put more money into the coffers of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, which is running short of cash because there have been so many tornadoes, hurricanes, floods and other natural disasters this year.
The political bickering is nothing new, of course.
But this tweet today from the office of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) got our attention:
"In 2011, #Obama has already declared disasters in 48 states. U.S. had 10 bil-$ disasters, the most in more than 30 years #FundFEMA."
Which two states haven't been hit by hit by some sort of calamity that was so serious they needed help from the federal government?
After much cross-checking on FEMA's website, we figured out the answer:
-- Michigan
-- South Carolina.
FEMA keeps track of three types of declarations — for "major disasters" such as Hurricane Irene, for "emergencies" such as the flooding caused by Tropical Storm Lee, and for "fire management assistance" such as at the wildfires burning in Texas.
Michigan and South Carolina have escaped all three.
Now, we're not wishing for anything to happen in either of those states. But we did naturally wonder whether it is or isn't unusual to be so close to 50 in a calendar year.
The answer: it's rare.
Further cross-checking showed that:
-- In 2010, there were nine states that weren't home to federally declared disasters.
-- In 2009, there were 11.
-- In 2008, there were 11.
-- In 2007, there were 10.
Most years, in fact, there haven't even been 50 such declarations.
FEMA has records posted going back to 1953. The state that's had the most federal disaster declarations in the decades since: Texas, with 86. California is No. 2, with 78. Oklahoma is third, with 70.
The bottom (or lucky) three: Rhode Island, Utah and Wyoming, with nine each.
(H/T to NPR's Beth Donovan.)
Copyright 2021 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.


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DevExtreme v23.1 is now available.
Explore our newest features/capabilities and share your thoughts with us.
If the DataGrid component is bound to a large dataset, you can enable infinite scroll mode to optimize data load times and improve user navigation. The component initially displays one page of rows. When users scroll to the end of the view, the DataGrid loads an additional page. Users can only load pages sequentially and cannot skip to arbitrary positions within the dataset.
To enable infinite scroll mode, set the scrolling.mode to "infinite".
In this demo, the DataGrid is bound to a dataset of 100,000 records. Scroll to the last record to load the next page of records.


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Korean Air - Winnipeg Airport (YWG)
Winnipeg Airport consists of a single terminal building, the check-in services are located in the Ground Floor.
Check your arriving flight here
Check your departing flight here
Follow the links below in order to see all the flights scheduled for Korean Air
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In order to check in for your flight at Winnipeg Airport (YWG), go to departures hall in the main building terminal, or follow the instructions provided in your ticket.
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E-2D Hawkeye: The Navy's New AWACSOct 03, 2023 04:56 UTC
Northrop Grumman's E-2C Hawkeye is a carrier-capable "mini-AWACS" aircraft, designed to give long-range warning of incoming aerial threats. Secondary roles include strike command and control, land and maritime surveillance, search and rescue, communications relay, and even civil air traffic control during emergencies. E-2C Hawkeyes began replacing previous Hawkeye versions in 1973. They fly from USN and French carriers, from land bases in the militaries of Egypt, Japan, Mexico, and Taiwan; and in a drug interdiction role for the US Naval Reserve. Over 200 Hawkeyes have been produced.
The $17.5 billion E-2D Advanced Hawkeye program aims to build 75 new aircraft with significant radar, engine, and electronics upgrades in order to deal with a world of stealthier cruise missiles, saturation attacks, and a growing need for ground surveillance as well as aerial scans. It looks a lot like the last generation E-2C Hawkeye 2000 upgrade on the outside – but inside, and even outside to some extent, it's a whole new aircraft.


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Hello all, hope you enjoyed your weekend! Like we've been planning for months, we spent ours at our house we adopted this year, transforming the playroom and doing a lot of other painting and sprucing too. I've mentioned before that this project is near and dear to our hearts, it's the opportunity to give back and use our talents and we feel a calling to do this.
We started the weekend knowing all the community spaces were in need of a fresh coat of paint. In search of a great neutral, we started by trying out samples on the wall. Notice my ultra scientific method of marking the first initial of the paint color swatches :) We all agreed that the middle one was best, which was 'Sand White' by Glidden.
Glidden generously donated all the paint for this project – we went through four gallons and a quart of green for the back of some bookcases, thank you so much Glidden for your donation!
Last year when we made all the improvements in our first adopted home, we did it all on our own, but this year we had some help and it made all the difference. It makes me teary thinking about how the best kinds of people are those who give their time to help those in need. Let me introduce you to some of those amazing people that helped out this weekend.
First up is Warren, he's the head of the COTS (Committee on the Shelterless) housing program and Warren has opened the doors for us to come into the home and make these improvements. He was the one who set us up in the first house and has continued to support our ambitions of adopting a home every year. He gave up his weekend to help us and is quite the Jack of all trades and has a heart of gold. He helped with all the electrical, paneling, installing new bookcases and countless other details. Thank you Warren for all that you do!
Friday was all about painting and thankfully we had a crew of ladies who were totally on board with it! All of us showed up in our painting clothes (from left to right: Kim, Kjersten, me and Laurie) were able to finish the playroom and hallway with two coats of paint. These ladies are incredible. Laurie gave two days of her time, and was there for the "wallpaper adhesive debacle" which is a story I'll tell later this week. She's headed to Europe for three weeks with her kids this summer and I'm a little upset she won't let me stowaway in her luggage.
Kim from The Money Pit also was there for two days, and over the weekend I learned so much about how amazing she is. This talented mom of two has moved all around the country from North Carolina to San Diego, fixing up houses wherever she lands and this girl can hang drywall. I pink puffy heart Kim. She blogs about her life and projects around the home at her blog, and I'm now her biggest fan. I love ladies who aren't afraid to DIY and make things happen, Kim is one of those amazing people!
There's my sweetheart who was also helping out all weekend, doing what he does best, lookin' handsome while hanging trim. :)
Here's lovely Victoria, who volunteered on Friday and Saturday and was such a great help, painting the entry and the backs of cabinets and helping to hang the (sneaky peek!) wall map in the playroom.
Here's sweet Brittany from Brittany Makes and her boyfriend Antonio. Total painting geniuses, they knocked out two coats in the living room in a matter of hours, thank you!
Brittany and her sweetheart painted the entire living room and at day's end we said our goodbyes. I snagged this picture from Brittany's blog, because we laughed how after a day of getting sweaty with DIY projects we shook our hair out like Farrah for the picture! Brittany is so fantastic and super talented too, be sure to visit her blog, she's so so sweet!
Together all of us sweated, and caulked, and assembled furniture, and hung paneling and trim, and bonded and painted until we couldn't paint any more. It was a great three days and we accomplished so much. I can't rave enough about these amazing people and their hearts and all the time and elbow grease that they gave into sprucing up a home for families in need.
Coming up, a playroom reveal that you'll love. I've got to edit the photos and do some accounting to round up the total dollar figure for the makeover, but that's coming up next!


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The results of the large international trial on 27,000 patients means the drug could soon be used by millions, Joinfo.com reports with reference to the BBC.
The British Heart Foundation said the findings were a significant advance in fighting the biggest killer in the world.
Around 15 million people die each year from heart attacks or stroke.
Bad cholesterol is the villain in heart world – it leads to blood vessels furring up, becoming easy to block which fatally starves the heart or brain of oxygen.
It is why millions of people take drugs called statins to reduce the amount of bad cholesterol.
The new drug – evolocumab – changes the way the liver works to also cut bad cholesterol.
"It is much more effective than statins," said Prof Peter Sever, from Imperial College London.
He organised the bit of the trial taking place in the UK with funding from the drug company Amgen.
Prof Sever told the BBC News website: "The end result was cholesterol levels came down and down and down and we've seen cholesterol levels lower than we have ever seen before in the practice of medicine."
The patients in the trial were already taking statins and yet their risk was cut further by the new therapy.
Prof Sever added: "They would have another 20% reduction in risk and that is a big effect. It is probably the most important trial result of a cholesterol lowering drug in over 20 years."
The findings were published in the New England Journal of Medicine and also reported at a meeting of the American College of Cardiology.
The study showed that one heart attack or stroke was prevented for every 74 patients taking the drug in the two-year trial.
It is too soon to know if the drug is saving lives.
How does it work?
Evolocumab is an antibody just like the weapons used by the immune system to fight infection.
However, it has been designed to target a protein in the liver with the name PCSK9.
And ultimately it makes the organ better at whipping bad cholesterol out of the blood and breaking it down.
Other trials have shown such antibodies have cut bad cholesterol levels by 60% and Amgen is not the only company looking at this approach.
The antibody is given by injection into the skin every two to four weeks.
However, Prof Sever said: "They will probably not [replace statins], there are an awful lot of people with really quite high cholesterol out there and we'll probably need more than one drug to get their levels down."
The cost varies, but it is thought to cost the UK's NHS about £2,000 per year per patient where it is already being given to people who do not respond to statins.
Prof Sir Nilesh Samani, the medical director at the British Heart Foundation, said: "This trial is a significant advance.
"However, the trial was stopped early after only 2.2 years of average follow-up and therefore it is difficult to be certain about the actual extent of the longer term benefit, including the impact on dying from heart disease, as well as longer term safety."
See also: Mediterranean diet with virgin olive oil may boost 'good' cholesterol.


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Carpool rules.
Ahhhh...where to begin. There are so many of them (rules) at the elementary school, and the principal usually sends out lots of paper reminders about them. The middle school, no information on it, and pick-up is confusing, so I see the need for rules.
No talking on cell phones or texting. No blocking parking spots. Have your laminated number in the windshield. Try not to idle your engine, turn it off.
So, I sit in my car with the windows down, my unwashed, crazy hair hidden in a UT Longhorn baseball cap, furtively playing Sudoku on my cell phone,
(listening to Annie whining because she can't jump out and go play kickball with the kids on the playground), I watch not one, not two, not three, but FOUR cars consecutively cut in front of me!
I feel immediately outraged. I got here early, I'm following all the damn rules (well, maybe the cell phone playing isn't) but these people waltz up and cut! Do I get out of my car and confront them? Do I honk the horn in indignation? Do I ride up on their bumper and gesture rudely? I see the principal coming out to the line with her walkie-talkie to start carpool, should I tell her what just happened?
I do nothing. I breathe deeply and let it go. Because, really, what difference does it make? I'm getting worked up about nothing. These poor parents are either new to the school or don't know the rules or don't give a damn, and I'm really not going to get my son any faster. In the grand scheme of things, this is NOT something worth getting upset over. It's just not.
I read a post on SITS co-founder Tiffany's blog the other day about some issues in China. I mean, sheesh, at least I'm allowed to have two children. They have some big problems over there.
I also was blog browsing and found a post on Mamadance's site talking about the documentary Born Into Brothels: Calcutta's Red Light Kids, a film I've seen. It follows a woman who's teaching photography to kids who live in brothels. Can you imagine growing up in poverty, in a brothel? The lives these kids live. All I can say it, you should watch it.
These two posts reminded me of the bigger picture. Life for me might be about annoyances in the carpool line, but honestly, there are much huger issues out there for me to worried about. So, I brush off these slight irritations like an irritating fly buzzing around my head and look forward, outward. What can I do to help fellow mankind? I think the key is knowledge. Making people aware. It all starts there.


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Disease: Breast Cancer: Breast Self-Exam
Breast cancer can recur at any time, but most recurrences occur in the first three to five years after initial treatment. Breast cancer can come back as a local recurrence (in the treated breast or near the mastectomy scar) or as a distant recurrence somewhere else in the body. The most common sites of recurrence include the lymph nodes, the bones, liver, or lungs.
How Do I Know There Is A Recurrence?
If you've been treated for breast cancer, you should continue to practice breast self-examination, checking both the treated area and your other breast each month. You should report any changes to your doctor right away. Breast changes that might indicate a recurrence include:
- An area that is distinctly different from any other area on either breast
- Lump or thickening in or near the breast or in the underarm that persists through the menstrual cycle
- A change in the size, shape, or contour of the breast
- A mass or lump, which may feel as small as a pea
- A marble-like area under the skin
- A change in the feel or appearance of the skin on the breast or nipple, including skin that is dimpled, puckered, scaly, or inflamed (red, warm or swollen)
- Bloody or clear fluid discharge from the nipples
- Redness of the skin on the breast or nipple
In addition to performing monthly breast self-exams, keep your scheduled follow-up appointments with your healthcare provider. During these appointments, your healthcare provider will perform a breast exam, order lab or imaging tests as needed, and ask you about any symptoms you might have. Initially, these follow-up appointments may be scheduled every three to four months. The longer you are cancer-free, the less often you will need to see your healthcare provider. Continue to follow your healthcare provider's recommendations on screening mammograms (usually recommended once a year).
What Factors Determine The Likelihood Of A Recurrence?
Prognostic indicators are characteristics of a patient and her tumor that may help a physician predict a cancer recurrence. These are some common indicators:
- Lymph node involvement. Women who have lymph node involvement are more likely to have a recurrence.
- Tumor size. In general, the larger the tumor, the greater the chance of recurrence.
- Hormone receptors. About two-thirds of all breast cancers contain significant levels of estrogen receptors, which means the tumors are estrogen receptor positive (ER+). ER-positive tumors tend to grow less aggressively and may respond favorably to treatment with hormones.
- Histologic grade. This term refers to how much the tumor cells resemble normal cells when viewed under the microscope; the grading scale is 1 to 4. Grade 4 tumors contain very abnormal and rapidly growing cancer cells. The higher the histologic grade, the greater chance of recurrence.
- Nuclear grade. This is the rate at which cancer cells in the tumor divide to form more cells. Cancer cells with a high nuclear grade (also called proliferative capacity) are usually more aggressive (faster growing).
- Oncogene expression. An oncogene is a gene that causes or promotes cancerous changes within the cell. Tumors that contain certain oncogenes may increase a patient's chance of recurrence.
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In a move toward solving Chicago's affordable housing crisis, Holabird & Root transformed the Kenmore Apartments from a vacant 1920's era building to contemporary, high-quality apartments for seniors.
Since it's opening, the building has redefined expectations for affordable senior housing and is the first LEED Platinum public housing building in Chicago.
The 90,000 sq. ft. building underwent a complete gut rehab. Objectives such as conserving energy, improving daylighting, and maximizing tenant controllability of their built environment guided the project's design.
The design also facilitates senior living including dark counter tops that allow seniors to count medicine easily and niches outside each apartment that create a front porch feel and allow residents to personalize their space.


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By Bill Webb
Word&Way Editor
There is never a bad time to honor those who have rendered exemplary spiritual service. But the best time to do so is while they are around to enjoy the praise, gratitude and accolades of those who have benefited from their lives in Christ.
A couple of weeks ago, Logan Street Baptist Church in my hometown of Mt. Vernon – in southern Illinois – decided they wanted to honor a couple who had served together in the ministry for 57 years. Everett Lemay was my pastor for 17-plus years at crosstown Park Avenue Baptist Church. Now, at 81, he serves as minister of senior adults at Logan Street. Peggy, his partner in life for 61 years, also has been his partner in ministry.
I was one of several people invited to say a few words in an afternoon service that pretty much filled the sanctuary. I tried to recall what this couple had meant to me as a young boy, teen-ager and young adult.
Everett knew saving grace was not something to be taken lightly. He said the same thing to children as he did to adults who were considering giving their lives to Christ: Taking the name of Christian is serious business, not to be taken lightly.
This pastor was – and still is – fearless in his service. I have never known him to be hesitant to say a prophetic word, letting the people know God's expectations of them. He knew that it was important to do what he believed was right, regardless of the consequences.
My former pastor was disciplined in his spiritual service. He protected time for study of the Bible. He knew the gospel was worthy of more than a slovenly approach to preaching and teaching. I never saw him dishonor his calling to the ministry by being unprepared.
People in the community could set their watches by his visitation schedule. He took care of his congregation, and he made daily evangelistic visits. I remember the familiar sight of my pastor scooting around town in a little Studebaker sedan, doing the work of the ministry.
My pastor was not an isolated Baptist minister. He always was active in the community in many ways, including his participation in the local ministerial alliance. He realized Baptists are not alone in trying to make a difference in the world.
From as early as I can remember, Everett was active in the local association, the state convention and the Southern Baptist Convention. He served on the old Brotherhood Commission alongside President Jimmy Carter.
He had a deep commitment to cooperative missions and couldn't understand why God and the International Mission Board would not allow him and Peggy to be missionaries. He participated in overseas crusades and was an advocate of fellowship with the worldwide body of Baptists.
He saw potential in younger ministers that they did not see in themselves, and he mentored many of them throughout his ministry.
He understood Baptist distinctives, including our denomination's commitment to religious liberty. He had a deep appreciation for the contributions of Baptist saints who have lived through the centuries.
It was good to see Everett and Peggy, and it was good to see a church and friends honoring them for 57 years in the ministry. Why on the 57th anniversary? Because there is never a bad time to honor those who render life-changing service that honors God.
These two people aren't the only ones due for a well planned pat on the back. People like these are all around us, and showing gratitude to them is one of the ways we show gratitude to God for these human "gifts" he has placed in our lives.


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Friends of Port Hughes
Address: Port Hughes
Phone: 88252524
President – Bev Schultz 88 252524
Secretary – Pam Chapman 88 251423
AGM – held no later than last day of April.
General Meetings held quarterly.
The Friends of Port Hughes Inc. aims are to preserve & improve the foreshore and natural environment for the present & future enjoyment of all.


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Engagement Rings in MinnesotaWhen you decide to pop the question, along comes the time-honored process of finding the perfect engagement ring.
A halo engagement ring is a beloved choice, and it captures all the essence an engagement ring should carry. The setting features a center gemstone encircled by smaller ones, this arrangement is what gives this beautiful ring a halo-like look, hence the name.
Considered the second most popular setting of all time, it first became popular in the 1920s. The clean, geometric lines, ornate details, and dramatic flourishes of the halo engagement ring were inspired by the art deco movement.
It continues to be an elegant and polished style, and, although classic, it can also be fresh and contemporary.
At Wedding Day Diamonds, you find a wide selection of halo engagement rings that will leave you in awe. We carry pieces from renowned designers such as Gabriel & Co., Atia Couture, Orchid, and Affinity, all encrusted with diamonds and sapphires.
Gabriel & Co. is known for creating timeless rings that encompass classic and fashion-forward designs. Their Square Halo Engagement Ring presents a beautifully cut round diamond that is surrounded by smaller round diamonds. The 14K white gold band features a split band style, filled with even more diamonds to give the ring an endless sparkle.
Atia Couture offers fresh and innovative designs to provide an experience that is more than wearing jewelry, it's about celebrating love and life. Their 14K White Gold Engagement Ring features a classic and charming design with a round diamond as a centerpiece. It offers a twist on the classic halo design, which is sure to warm your heart.
Orchid is a designer that successfully accomplishes the task of making jewelry that speaks to your soul. Their 14k Yellow Gold Halo Engagement Ring carries this soul-touching characteristic. It's a unique version of the halo style that features a pavé band encrusted with small round diamonds which makes the centerpiece shine even brighter.
Affinity is known for being a traditional jeweler dedicated not only to producing the highest quality pieces, but artefacts that have longevity and shine bright—even long after they were created. So it's only natural that their jewelry is a sight to the eyes and true show-stoppers.
Their 10K Rose Gold Halo Engagement Ring is a work of art featuring a band that beautifully encircles the centerpiece. The diamond is accommodated in such a way that it maximizes the brilliancy of all the diamonds.
Whichever engagement ring you choose, it's going to be an everlasting reminder of a cherished memory. With our jewelry expertise, we've helped countless couples find the perfect halo engagement rings and wedding bands to suit their style and tastes.
Wedding Day Diamonds is proud to offer high-quality engagement rings and the best service in the area. Our staff is friendly and knowledgeable, ready to guide you through a stress-free experience.
Let us help you create important moments.
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In the past, I've poked fun at some of the questionable claims on whiskey labels, but occasionally, I see a real one that out does my parodies. A case in point is the newly registered label for Zachory Boone Bourbon. This label comes to us from Levecke Corporation a distributor/rectifier (i.e., not a distiller) in Mira Loma, California.
Here is the excellent label description for this Kentucky Straight Bourbon:
From legend long ago...At the age of 21 years, Zachory T. Boone cooked up his first batch of bourbon whiskey using the same distilling techniques used by his great grandfather. At the heart of the recipe was a wonderful blend of premium American grains and pure Kentucky mountain water used to create the perfect sour mash for fermentation. The sour mash was distilled in a multi-column still and the patiently laid to rest for over 3 years in charred oak barrels.
Today our modern distillery still uses Zachory Boone's same quality ingredients, same Kentucky mountain water and the same care in aging the whiskey to achieve the full bourbon character that makes Zachory Boone one of Kentucky's finest bourbon whiskeys.If there were an award for whiskey label bullshit, this would clearly get it. It does a great job of saying a lot without telling us anything. Zachory Boone was such an innovator that he used "American grains" and "Kentucky mountain water" to make his bourbon. He then distilled it in a "multi-column still" and "patiently" laid it to rest in charred oak barrels (well, not that patiently given that it's only three years old). So based on this detailed description, we now know that this is a bourbon that was made like pretty much every other bourbon in the world. Wow, that's helpful.
In the second paragraph we learn that "our modern distillery" (I'm sorry, whose modern distillery? I'm not aware that Levecke Corporation has a distillery) uses the same quality ingredients. Imagine that, just like old Zachory used grain and water, so does the distillery that makes it now. It's like a bourbon time machine to bring you back to a time when bourbon was made with grain and water (which of course, have always been the ingredients). Speaking of which, the label never mentions when the alleged Zachory Boone allegedly made his first bourbon. Was it in 1875? 1908? 1972? Last week?
But it gets stranger. The bottom line on the label says "Distilled from barley and malt mash." Er, what? A "whiskey distilled from malt mash" is defined as distilled from not less than 51% barley and aged in used barrels whereas bourbon is composed of at least 51% corn and aged in new barrels. I guess old Zachory really was an innovator; he made a Kentucky bourbon that isn't even a bourbon. (Oh, and note to the TTB who are supposed to be making sure that labels comply with their classifications before approving them: Wake the fuck up!)
But hey, the proof is in how it tastes, and this guy liked it (Seriously, watch the whole video. It's almost as funny as the label).


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Boys Growing Up Without Dads Remain Boys for Too Long
"Girls Grow Up Faster than Boys Do". So asserted the Brooklyn-based R&B group The Cookies in 1962. And it looks like they were right.
A new survey purports to show that men mature substantially later than women. "Men finally grow up at the age of 43 – a full 11 years after women 'mature'," according to the study. "But the average age at which women mature emerged as 32."
Why? Part of the reason is neurological: the brains of boys and girls develop differently. As explained by Dr. Leonard Sax, "The most profound difference between girls and boys is not in any brain structure per se, but rather in the sequence of development of the various brain regions. The different regions of the brain develop in a different sequence, and different tempo, in girls compared with boys -- this is the key insight from the past five years of neuroscience research in brain development. The world's largest study of brain development in children, conducted primarily by researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has demonstrated dramatic differences in the trajectories of brain development in girls compared with boys."
Yet how much of persistent male puerility is grounded in something wholly environmental: fathers, or the lack thereof. According to Dr. James Henderson, "Recognition of the importance of fathers to children's development is increasing. Fathers play many roles: supporting the mother-infant relationship, nurturing, acting as mother surrogate, encouraging separation and individuation, setting up core sexual identify and developing sex role, and encouraging the development of conscience."
More recently, the office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has argued, "Involved fathers provide practical support in raising children and serve as models for their development. Children with involved, loving fathers are significantly more likely to do well in school, have healthy self-esteem, exhibit empathy and pro-social behavior compared to children who have uninvolved fathers. Committed and responsible fathering during infancy and early childhood contributes emotional security, curiosity, and math and verbal skills."
Boys raised by men who are committed and faithful to their wives and show them consistent affection and respect; who demonstrate love for and interest in their sons; who discipline those sons wisely; and who simply spend ample time, the greatest of all gifts, with their boys, produce sons whose confidence, self-restraint, curiosity, kindness, and sense of responsibility prepare them well not only for life generally but marriage specifically.
Yet this preparation is sadly lacking in millions of American homes. According to FRC's Marriage and Religion Research Institute, "Only 46 percent of American 15- to 17-year-olds were raised with both their biological parents married to one another since before or around the time of their birth." A culture in which divorce, infidelity, promiscuity, and cohabitation are prevalent invariably affects the way men relate to women.
Put simply, boys without dads have a tougher time learning to be and act like men. They are less well-equipped to be husbands and fathers.
In tandem with the effects of fatherlessness, our society has so idolized radical sexual autonomy (at-will sexual intimacy for the sake solely of pleasure) that many young men view young women primarily as means of gratification. When sex is placed on roughly the same level of importance as choosing between a cheeseburger and a taco, women are objectified and relationships with them – enduring, loving, respectful relationships between men and women made in the image and likeness of God – erode into one-night stands, hook-ups, and late night binges in pornography or worse.
Is it then any wonder that, according to a new Pew Research study, "Millennials have … been keeping their distance from another core institution of society—marriage. Just 26 percent of this generation is married." The Pew study also notes that a key reason for a marriage-less generation is financial: "Millennials are also the first in the modern era to have higher levels of student loan debt, poverty and unemployment, and lower levels of wealth and personal income than their two immediate predecessor generations."
The Pew study continues, "Perhaps because of their slow journey to marriage, Millennials lead all generations in the share of out-of-wedlock births. In 2012, Forty-seven percent of births to women in the Millennial generation were non-marital, compared with 21 percent among older women. Some of this gap reflects a lifecycle effect—older women have always been less likely to give birth outside of marriage. But the gap is also driven by a shift in behaviors in recent decades. In 1996, when Gen Xers were about the same age that Millennials were in 2012, just 35 percent of births to that generation's mothers were outside of marriage (compared with 15 percent among older women in 1996)."
So: boys are raised without fathers; they enter adulthood encumbered by massive debt; and they are encouraged to see women not as fully human but as avenues for pleasure. This confection of degradation bodes poorly for the future of these young men, of the women they fail to marry, and the children they beget without fathering them.
Christian men need to rise-up and act not just as males who have Christian faith but as men who walk with Christ and live as He demands. Girls might well grow up faster than boys do, but that's no excuse for men to keep acting like morally illiterate boys. And to help them, mature adult Christian men need to take their parts, in their homes and churches and communities.