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The City College MESA Program team of Alejandra Contreras (Bioengineering) and Jeramy Huerto (Mechanical Engineering) won the video challenge and a $1,000 first place award at the recently concluded statewide MESA Student Leadership Conference! Read More.
City Times was recently awarded with two prestigious first place honors — winning both best college newspaper and first place college news site — at the San Diego Press Club's 40th annual Excellence in Journalism awards Oct. 29 at the Jacobs Center for Neighborhood Innovation. Read More
Twenty San Diego City College graduates are being awarded $10,000 annual scholarships from the University of California, San Diego that will ensure they pay virtually no out-of-pocket costs when they transfer there this fall. The awards are offered through the UC San Diego Chancellor's Associates Scholars Program. To be eligible, students must be accepted to UC San Diego and they must qualify for the University of California's Blue + Gold Opportunity Plan. Under the Blue + Gold plan, tuition and fees are covered for California residents whose families earn less than $80,000 a year. Read More
13 MESA Program students proudly represented City College at the 10th annual MESA statewide student leadership conference, held October 18-19 at the Marriott Mission Valley. In addition, congratulations go out to our MESA students Alejandra Martinez and Atl Arredondo for winning the "careers in energy" video challenge, along with $500 scholarships each! The winning video will be used to promote energy engineering careers to MESA pre-college students throughout California and MESA USA. The conference recap and City College team picture (PDF) is available here.
At the American Institute of Graphic Arts San Diego Portfolio Review, the hard working, passionate students in our 2013 portfolio class pulled out all the stops to take home top honors. As a community college our students competed at this event with San Diego four year universities and private art and design schools. Students from San Diego City College took first, second and third place overall. Their vibrant work was also recognized by judges from the professional design community winning 14 of the 16 awards given. Their portfolios were judged as best in the following categories: Advertising, Cross Cultural Design, Design for Good, Environmental Graphic Design, Identity and Branding, Illustration, Packaging, Publication Design, Sustainability and Typography. Our students were also awarded by their peers all three Student's Choice honors and both Portfolio scholarship honors from Academy of Art San Francisco. Please take a look at the incredible portfolios and websites of our 2013 SDCC Graphic Design Portfolio Class here!
City Dance Student and Alumnus Awarded For San Diego CIty College student Jamie Nixon and alumnus Zaquia Mahler Salinas, hard work and dedication paid off when they tied for third place in the third annual Young Choreographer's Showcase. Jean Issacs, the artistic director for San Diego Dance Theater, holds the YCS each year to give up and coming choreographers a chance to present their talent and get their name out there. The showcase was held in City College's Saville Theatre on Saturday, Feb. 23. Read the full article.
The Association for Women in Science (AWIS) is a national organization dedicated to achieving equity and full participation of women in science, mathematics, engineering, and technology. Since 2003, six remarkable young women from the San Diego City College Math, Engineering, Science Achievement (MESA) Program have received a $1,000 scholarship from AWIS San Diego. Overcoming life challenges—first in their family to attend college, low income, single mom or military veteran—this is their inspiring story of transfer, achievement, and success!
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A select San Diego City College student recently honed his leadership skills at a special invitation-only conference in Sacramento for math-based majors. The event was sponsored by San Diego Gas and Electric and six other companies. Click here for the Press Release.
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City Times, San Diego City College's student newspaper, has taken top awards in two competitions this summer.
The paper won Best of Show in the San Diego County Fair's Student Showcase college newspaper division, and second place Best College Newspaper from the Society of Professional Journalists' San Diego Pro Chapter. City Times also won first-place and Best in Class ribbons at the fair for Focus on School and Editorial.
"These awards are really significant for us because we beat larger, more prominent college journalism programs," said faculty adviser Roman S. Koenig, who won an honorable mention from SPJ for his freelance writing work covering education for the Carmel Valley News/Del Mar Village Voice. "This recognition is great encouragement for my students in a small program like City's. Their work really shines."
The SPJ awards were handed out July 16 during a banquet at the Bali Hai Restaurant on Shelter Island. The event included a speech by Los Angeles Times columnist Steve Lopez, author of the book "The Soloist," which will be released in November as a major motion picture starring Jamie Foxx and Robert Downey Jr.
Several former City Times student staff members won awards from SPJ, as well.
Judges had specific praise for Ciallella's first-place review: "Excellent job of selling the experience – from high expectations to getting the bum's rush. Makes us want to check it out."
Spring 2008 arts editor David McAtee won first-place and Best in Class ribbons for his two-page design highlighting City's Language Day, and a second-place ribbon for his two-page design covering the renovation of the college's L building.
City College's journalism program offers courses in beginning newswriting, newspaper production and mass communication, and often works in conjunction with the college's radio/television, photography, graphic design and English programs.
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The painter, who has a small studio in Tijuana, has enrolled in City College's arts program.
"The library at City College is a place where we encourage students to forge ahead, and Derek's art is his way of expressing his feelings," said José Salgado, the librarian in charge of organizing exhibitions.
Already more than 40 years old, Derek Avalos had never put brush to canvas. But one day, when visiting an art supplies store, he felt the urge to create something.
"When I saw all those brushes, paints and canvases, I felt the need to start painting," said Avalos, who works as a security guard. "I had no experience, I'd never taken any classes – I just wanted to express what I felt."
That was four years ago, and now, at age 47 and having created more than 80 paintings and sculptures, Avalos is having a show.
"Alcanzando la naturaleza" ("Reaching Nature"), an exhibition of paintings born of his love of nature, will be open through January at the San Diego City College Library. His canvases portray leaves, tree trunks and roots."Alcanzando la naturaleza" ("Reaching Nature"), an exhibition of paintings born of his love of nature, will be open through January at the San Diego City College Library. His canvases portray leaves, tree trunks and roots."Alcanzando la naturaleza" ("Reaching Nature"), an exhibition of paintings born of his love of nature, will be open through January at the San Diego City College Library. His canvases portray leaves, tree trunks and roots."Alcanzando la naturaleza" ("Reaching Nature"), an exhibition of paintings born of his love of nature, will be open through January at the San Diego City College Library. His canvases portray leaves, tree trunks and roots.
"Being in touch with nature is being in harmony with everything," said the artist, who was born in Tijuana, grew up in Santa Ana and lives in San Diego.
Avalos said the inner peace he feels as he paints or sculpts has improved his mood and helped him combat the depression he had suffered for years.
"When I paint, my mind pauses. I stop thinking about negative things and focus on the colors and the shapes I'm creating."
The painter, who has a small studio in Tijuana, has enrolled in City College's arts program.
Avalos said his daily surroundings have become the subject of his paintings. Some of the pieces from "Alcanzando la naturaleza" were inspired by the trees that dot the campus.
"I'd like for people to see one of my paintings and get a positive message and for it to spark their creativity so they want to do something artistic."


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by habitual » Tue Nov 12, 2013 2:48 pmUntil now
by The Beast » Tue Nov 12, 2013 2:50 pm
Truth? You are so fucking confused I actually feel sorry for you but your highly subjective, baseless rhetoric triggers my Autism, so if I don't put you on ignore I'm going to say hurtful, nasty fucking things to you and I'd rather not.
Superman used to kill, then times changed and so did he. Now times are changing again and so must Superman. There is no preferred point of reference to draw upon, so all of your complaints are meaningless.
by Spektre » Tue Nov 12, 2013 2:55 pm
I draw on continuity, but you continue to draw on your autism if it suits you.
by Herald » Tue Nov 12, 2013 3:05 pm
It doesn't matter to me which way you go. I've told this sort of truth so often over the years, and it's pissed off so many people like you that, frankly, I've had all sorts of rage hurled against me. And you know what?? I'm still the one standing after they've all fallen away.
And I mean ALL sorts of rage, from ALL corners.
So I'm not concerned about one more cow mooing in the corral. Especially if that bovine is not on the same level as the former Executive Editor/current co-publisher of DC Comics, who put me in a comic book. Sorry.
That said, I'm sure some of the people around here, given THEIR experiences with me, would suggest that you figure out how to work that Ignore function. So there you go.
by Strict31 » Tue Nov 12, 2013 6:44 pm
I'm glad you looked up that trope for me. I figured it existed (even if it didn't five minutes before I mentioned your name), but I was disinclined to provide that site with any of my unique hits.
I figured we were gonna disagree with this, and I realize that arguing with you is as productive as arguing with a brick wall that thinks it's not a brick wall...
Oh come on, I'm just joking with ya. I haven't had the chance to poke fun at you in a year, man.
But jokes aside, I think we fundamentally disagree on what comprises a boring character. I don't find the concept of Superman boring. In concept, he is my favorite superhero. I find the execution boring; not just with Superman, and certainly not every story. But more often than not, I get the feeling that superheroes are interchangeable with each other. Their morality is often the same, and half the time, their morality is their character.
Now, you seem to be suggesting that it's easy to write a character into a situation where he has no choice but to kill. I'm suggesting that it's even easier to write a situation where the character always has options aside from killing. And usually, this is done by just ignoring shit.
I mean, it's cool for the Flash to routinely move at 9/10ths the speed of light on the surface of the planet, because his kick-ass Speed Force can absorb all the heat he'd generate from friction and all the kinetic disturbances he'd create which would snap the planet in half.
But when Superman gets punched to the moon and flies back to Earth in less than a second, what's his excuse? He's got no Speed Force to deflect all those destructive energies from resulting when you have an object moving that goddamn fast. I can think of at least one occasion when Superman's velocity would have ignited the atmosphere.
comic books ignore this, because nobody reading them wants to think of how many people Superman would kill just by exceeding escape velocity at sea level. And hey, we're probably gonna disagree, but that seems like the simple option. The uncomplicated option. Superman doesn't have to worry about that apartment building he just got punched through because I'm sure Green Lantern and Wonder Woman evacuated it beforehand. He doesn't have to worry about bullets bouncing off his chest to hit random citizens a few hundred feet away, because those guy were probably up to no good anyway.
Writers just hand-wave this shit away. Not always, but often enough to qualify as a trope. Ahem.
But one of the fundamental rules of storytelling is to provide challenges and obstacles for your characters so that they can grow and develop in meaningful ways. A Superman who is never faced with untenable options is a Superman for whom everything works out. And hell, even Super-Jesus had to make some sacrifices.
But hey, sure, maybe Superman could have subdued Zod and thrown him into jail. Oh, except for the part where Zod could have turned any jail cell into sculpture. Or maybe they could have written a different ending in which a magical unicorn comes down from Space-Heaven to poke Zod with his horn and remove all his powers, right after Superman punches him in the dick...just because, y'know...Zod kinda deserved to be punched in the dick.
Then Superman could go off and fuck Lois and her hot sister from the TV series, confident that his morals will never be challenged in any significant way. That's a Superman who has a safety net, and yeah, to me, at least, that's kinda boring.
But like what you like. I'm not telling you you're insane for liking the types of stories you like (you're insane for entirely different reasons...). I'm just explaining why I didn't have a problem with him killing Zod.
by Herald » Tue Nov 12, 2013 8:19 pm
Actually, that was one of the many that I already knew about.
C'mon, let TV Tropes Ruin Your Life! And Your Little Vocabulary, too!!
I don't mind!
If you feel that way, then you've been reading the wrong superhero stories, written by the wrong people. (In other words, almost anything created during the DiDio era! ) These heroes, properly written, are anything but interchangeable. They have different experiences, different abilities/training, and have a different circle of friends and acquaintances, all of which affect their personalities and outlooks.
"So easy a Goyer can do it!"
And yet, you're willing to grant the creators the notion that A Man Can Fly AT ALL. WithOUT lift or constant propulsion to keep him aloft. And, for that matter, you buy into the notion of a Speed Force that conveniently protects the Flash from heat, and the rest of the world from his kinetic disturbances.
I always find it interesting how people conveniently select where their Willing Suspension of Disbelief begins and ends when it comes to superhero stories. If we didn't agree to "ignore shit" like the impossibility of Superman flying or Flash running at near-light-speed, these stories couldn't exist.
No, they ignore this because the stories won't work at all unless you agree to buy that Superman can do this. If you're reading these stories with the notion that only this pure science you're espousing matters, and anything that contradicts pure science is a crock of crap, how are you conceding the fact that Superman can FLY?? How can you stand to read a Superman story AT ALL?? The Speed Force doesn't work with real-world science, either; how are you buying into that in every Flash story, much less thinking it's "kick-ass"??
Like I said: Willing Suspension of Disbelief
Again: You are sure willing to believe that Superman can fly AT ALL; otherwise, you would never have been willing to tolerate reading a Superman story in the first place. Same goes for every other superhero story you've ever read, given their abilities. Even Batman crosses the line by "mastering 127 martial arts", plus detective abilities, various sciences, and everything else, between the ages of 8 and 25.
Some people, when faced with a Sadistic Choice, can figure out how to Take a Third Option. Superman is one of those people.
Instead of snapping Zod's neck, Snyderman had the option of incapacitating him by poking into that neck and snapping his spinal cord. And, to stop heat vision, poke out his eyes.
Problem Solved.
There IS a Third Option, IF the character is allowed to take one...
Also, Zod's powered by SUNLIGHT. Keep him out of the Sun, and he eventually loses his powers altogether.
Superman can be (and has been!) challenged without FAILING the challenge, as Snyderman did. Now, if you want to see heroes fail such challenges of life, I suggest you check out Marvel's heroes, not DC's. DC heroes, especially the likes of Superman, shouldn't be Marvelized just because some people find failure and angst interesting, and success and happiness boring.
"But I don't want to go among mad people," Alice remarked.
"Oh, you can't help that," said the Cat: "We're all mad here. I'm mad. You're mad."
"How do you know I'm mad?" said Alice.
"You must be," said the Cat, "or you wouldn't have come here."
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Just as I explained why he had no business killing Zod.
by Spektre » Wed Nov 13, 2013 1:35 amZod was pretty darn invulnerable at that point. Had he figured out how to fly?
Drill a hole to near center of the Earth and leave him there buried until depowered.
by Strict31 » Wed Nov 13, 2013 3:49 amHerald, I will address some of your points, but not in quote form as that has become tedious for me.
I find it interesting that you mention willing suspension of disbelief when you are unwilling to allow yourself to do so. For every battle in (I guess, pre-Didio DC) comics that has leveled a city or town or building, but saw no bystanders killed, you were willing to suspend your disbelief.
But because you refuse to accept this movie on any terms but the worst, you cannot make the same leap. You accept that Superman's beatdown of Darkseid in JLU harmed no civilians, presumably, since you seem to have a favorable opinion of that example. The only difference is that you're already predisposed to dislike Man of Steel.
Otherwise, it would be no leap for you to accept that these building falling like rain in Metropolis had been evacuated, just as they are in the comics. But at the same time, it's not as if DC...PRE-Didio DC... never slew innocents while the heroes stood helpless. Crisis eradicated entire worlds of innocents, despite the best efforts of dozens of Supermen, and yet, I do not see your ire for such a failure of writing. In Giffen Era JLA/JLI, Despero smashes the city of New York before the Martian Manhunter could contain him, and the heroes were so beset by Despero's power that they could barely even protect themselves much less innocent bystanders.
And where was Superman?
Your suspension of disbelief is painfully selective. You should find it interesting, herald. And in fact, you should be able to find it in the mirror I have set before you. If you, as I, can accept that a man can fly in some fantasy tale, then it should be no great leap to accept that those building in Metropolis and those storefronts had been cleared out. Just as they usually are when Superman starts getting knocked into shit in the very same comics that are free of Didio's apparently accursed touch.
And Superman has willfully killed in pre-Didio comics. Whether or not you accept his execution of Zod as canon or not, it was published. Maybe that's one of the comics you include under the banner of bad writing. Maybe it is and maybe it isn't. But it's certainly pre-Didio, and it was published. Of course, you also talk about "the wrong comics" as though you classify as some sort of arbiter. Well...we've already established that you're INSANE so I will keep my own counsel as to what constitutes the wrong comics to read. And you, of course, should keep your own.
But yeah, I do feel that up until the modern era, and excluding a few notable exceptions (the aforementioned JLI, for example) superheroes from both companies have been at many times, interchangeable. You could take captain America and give him Superman's powers, and he'd be doing the exact same thing Superman does every month. I remember re-reading Galactic Storm a few months back and the only characters who really stood out as different in personality were Quasar and Wonder Man.
Yes, their histories and back-stories vary widely and wildly, but this variance seems to routinely produce individuals of the exact same moral bent. Despite being an alcoholic playboy, Iron Man was no more willing to sacrifice lives than was Captain America who was a loyal soldier.
I'm not saying every superhero is like that, but too many of them are to ignore, and that's a failing of the writing. For too long, writers followed what seemed like a safe pattern. Like...writing by numbers.
You also talk about writers ignoring that which won't allow their stories to work. A superhero fantasy cannot work if, every time a hero punches someone, that guy's chest gets caved in and his intestines explode out of his ass. As such, we almost always see heroes pulling their punches. These types of stories require that conceit of suspended disbelief, yes. We take for granted that Superman is not punching a thug with his full strength. We take it for granted that the bullets bouncing off his chest do not hit stray civilians. We take it for granted that someone, somehow managed to evac all those buildings and homes right before someone with an adamantium ass got pimp-slapped throuigh them by someone with a warhammer made of unobtanium.
And if we refuse to make that choice to accept them, we tend not to enjoy the subject matter.
In this case, you've already refused that choice with Man of Steel. You refuse to accept that an impossible choice is a valid challenge in any type of story, be it comedy or fantasy or adventure. And you refuse to accept this because you clearly dislike Goyer and Snyder and Didio and god-only-knows-who-else. This prejudices your ability to suspend your disbelief in regards to Man of Steel, and it seems really rather arbitrary.
by Arion » Wed Nov 13, 2013 12:55 pm
The most impressive thing is that we are still talking about it today.
by Herald » Wed Nov 13, 2013 2:26 pm
"So if you loved the Christopher Reeve-era Superman movies, but wish that they made 'em less hopeful, killed countless civilians, visualized our worst fears of urban terrorism, and had Superman overcome his first villain by murdering him with his bare hands...
...then DC has made the reboot for YOU, PSYCHO!!"
by Herald » Wed Nov 13, 2013 4:17 pm
I find it interesting that you think that I have such a major problem with civilian casualties, when I've made it pretty clear that Snyderman killing is the main issue I have with the "Man of Steel" movie. (Well, the main issue that we've brought up in our discussion, anyway. I also dislike the fact that Snyderman is a beacon of fear rather than hope, like the REAL Superman is.)
And, possibly MORE interesting: Given the tone that you appear to be using, it's clear that you're no longer in a joking mood.
And post-Crisis Superman personally, majorly suffered from killing Zod and his pals. Afterwards, he banished himself to space. And then, he became an amnesiac, returning to Earth only to believe himself to be a non-powered crimefighter called Gangbuster.
And the murder STILL haunted him for years after that. Including LITERALLY, in his "Ghosts" Annual:
On your side of the coin, what karmic backlash has Snyderman suffered?? NONE, really. He came out of Zod's murder scot-free. He's not banishing himself to space in penitence for what he's done; the guy's clearly walked it off. Murder's no issue for him anymore.
The takeaway for Snyderman and the audience in this movie: Killing is GREAT! It neatly solves all your problems! Snyderman gets to say what so many anti-heroes and outright VILLAINS always say to justify themselves: "Yeah, I killed people! I Did What I Had to Do!! And It WORKED!!" So the next time Snyderman comes up against a foe that he can't just breeze through, he should kill again! And the next time and the next time! And all times after that! After all, it worked so well the first time, so why not??
This is why Snyderman is NOT Superman.
As does everyone else here, at one time or another. I hear that some people here even write review columns, or make joke articles that ultimately espouse their notions of what they think is right and wrong with comics.
No, we've established that "We're ALL mad here." You're in no better position than I am. Sorry.
Again, if you've come to the conclusion that these characters are interchangeable, then frankly, you're doing something wrong. They are demonstrably not interchangeable.
HORRIBLY incorrect.
Cap wouldn't have the same resources that Superman does: The Daily Planet's access to up-to-date news about crimes and disasters to avert; the Fortress of Solitude's Kryptonian science, not to mention Superman's friends in the Bottle City of Kandor; Superman's Justice League allies and headquarters, etc.
Also, Cap is a high-ranking soldier; he's good at devising tactics and telling his teammates what to do. Superman, on the other hand, is a Messianic Archetype; he leads by example and inspiration, not by barking commands at people. Even when he's the nominal leader of the Justice League, he usually leaves the marching orders up to Batman.
All in all, if Cap got Superman's powers, he certainly would NOT be doing the exact same thing Superman does.
I see the problem now: You're looking at SURFACE similarities, while not seeing the DEPTH that these characters have. Thank you for providing a sample for me to diagnose this.
If true, then the writer failed to do his job.
That still doesn't mean that they would respond the same way in every situation. They're NOT interchangeable.
Like I said, maybe you've read the wrong stuff, then. Or maybe you're demanding something out of these characters that would make them unrecognizable. Frankly, liking Snyderman suggests that the latter might be so.
No, I refuse to accept that there isn't a Third Option simply because David Goyer wants Snyderman to kill.
The problem is that you, Goyer, and Snyder insist that I take your word for it that what Snyderman faced actually is "an impossible choice". Sorry, fellas, but I insist on deciding that for myself. And I demonstrated that said "impossible choice" wasn't what it was cracked up to be. All it took to find this Third Option was NOT automatically assuming that Snyderman has to kill in order to win, like you guys did. Avoiding that assumption, and finding such a Third Option is what a REAL Superman does.
Incorrect. I actually liked Goyer's work up to this point, and had no opinion of Snyder one way or the other.
by Spektre » Wed Nov 13, 2013 4:35 pm
"It's a bird, it's a plane, it's....coming right for us EVERYBODY RUN!!!"
I can barely type through the tears lol
by Strict31 » Wed Nov 13, 2013 8:19 pm
I think I may have said this before, but, irony, thy name is Herald.
Or...was that "insanity, thy name is Herald"...? Whichever. After a day spent dealing with indecisive potheads and people I cannot legally kill, there's nothing you've stated which has done anything more than cause me to genuinely enjoy the time I spend away from real world fools.
So, there is no reason to fear; I am not angry.
I simply feel that your dislike of Snyder and Goyer has prejudiced you against this movie. You say that he is a beacon of fear as opposed to hope. I'm not really sure how you could reach such a conclusion. At each point in his life in the movie, the dude inspires hope and loyalty. Even as a child, he singlehandedly transforms Pete Ross from a douche into a decent kid who is willing to give him a hand. Superman ultimately places his faith in humanity, and that faith is rewarded.
You're aware that the karmic backlash you have described is...lame, right? I mean, he thought he was a guy called Gangbuster? What, is that supposed to be deep? Poignant?
And banishing himself to space is like the most self-centered thing he could possibly do that doesn't involve carving his own face onto Mt. Rushmore with his dick. People on Earth didn't suddenly stop needing to be saved just because Superman felt tortured about executing a madman. Nut-up, Superman. You've still got a job to do.
But I agree, Superman should feel horrible for what he had to do. And the anguish he displayed immediately after snapping Zod's neck was indicative of that. That was pretty much the end of the movie, so any karmic backlash for killing an evil madman bent on worldwide slaughter probably was never going to last beyond the next five minutes.
And this wasn't a case of, say, some cop shooting a kid in a dark alley only to find the gun the kid had was a water-pistol. This was "you kill me or I'm going to rape the grave of your mom in the butt!" This was, "see that family over there? I'm going to vaporize them with my eyes unless you can find my off-switch!"
Superman might feel anguish for what he did, but I don't think the universe is gonna miss Zod.
You've adnavced now from labeling it as "killing" to decrying it as "murder." Again, this in indicative of bias. Even U.S. law would not define Superman's actions as murder. Hell, A jury in Texas acquitted a man several years back of shooting a couple of guys who merely seemed like they were breaking into someone else's house.
If Superman's killing of Zod is murder in any way, it's only according to your biased opinion of it. It might classify as manslaughter if either of the guys involved were even human. For it to classify as murder, it must have malice aforethought. That was absent.
At best, you might call it justifiable homicide, because Zod clearly posed an immediate threat to the lives of innocents. And making as much of an issue as you have with it is like being upset that Aragorn never faced any karmic backlash for mercilessly slaughtering all those poor aggrieved orcs and goblins.
I agree that the knowledge of what he did should torment him. But I think the movie accomplished this with his reaction immediately following. Maybe in the Blu-Ray extras, they'll show a deleted twenty minute scene where Superman flagellates himself and begs forgiveness from Space-God. They would have tacked that scene onto the ending, but wouldn't you know it, apparently Dan Didio ordered it removed as he smoked cigars and screwed hookers in his Star Chamber.
This is hardly the takeaway. It is your conclusion, based on a biased interpretation, which I have kindly illuminated above. Killing Zod, despite all he had done and promised he would do, was exactly the last thing Superman wanted to do. Otherwise, it would have been the first thing he did.
And shit...any mortal man would have killed Zod halfway through the movie when the nigga put his hands on his mama. I know I wouldn't have just settled for punching him repeatedly in the face. I would'a led with that whole neck-snapping thing. But then, Superman is supposed to be better than most men.
Hell...maybe it's to Superman's detriment from a modern sensibility that he didn't kill Zod when Zod and his gang choked his moms. Would have saved a lot of lives if Superman had just snapped his neck right then and there. But that's another typical conceit of the superhero genre. Batman refuses to kill the Joker, and so, fails to keep the nut from ever killing innocents again. Readers have to be able to ignore that basic equivalency in order to enjoy the fantasy of the genre.
But it's simple math at this point, and nearly every superhero in comics is allowed to ignore that ruthless calculus. But since we're smart people, we're not allowed to ignore it. Or rather, we must at least acknowledge it. Superman's restraint is titanic, because he doesn't want to kill Zod. he gives Zod every chance to stop. Begs him to stop, in fact.
Not me. I've said numerous times in the past that I admit that what I like may be considered shit by others. But mostly, folks around here only here the part about me stabbing space bitches. But now, I want people to understand that I'm so much more than that. For example, I also find value in punching sharks. Not because I hate sharks, but because sharks are so awesome, and punching something awesome makes me even more awesome than that thing I just punched which was awesome.
I've read some of the dipshittiest comics and have enjoyed them, like Empowered.
Wait...actually, I may have once said that Millar's Authority was like being punched in the dick with an entire shark instead of a fist. But I was probably just exaggerating to make a point. And I may have just made that up on the spot to make a point. Or...did I...?
Oh wait...sorry. That was the meds talking again.
Or...was it...?
I would suggest that the writers are doing something wrong. For too much of comic book history, focal characters always represent the same bland and generic ideals. It is only the rare characterization that comes across as distinct and complex.
Never mind the fact you've only managed to speak of methodology, but I'm speaking of personality and morality. You could put Superman right into the middle of the Winter Soldier storyline, and he'd react almost identically. Hell's bells, we even saw this in a JLU storyline. Several, in fact.
Or...oh, well, I guess it's possible that animated Superman was not the "real" Superman either...Maybe we need to come to an agreement on which version of Superman among the many version is the "real" Superman. Since he's a fictional being, written by dozens of different writers with dozens of different takes on him, I'm not really sure how to apply the term "real" in this context.
I agree. And this is my entire point in raising the example. Bland, write-by-numbers characterization is a failure of the writer.
Take a look at the old Onslaught storyline, right before Marvel launched Heroes reborn. Every single hero who was not an X-Man all reached the same conclusion at the same time. They all had to willingly die in order to stop Onslaught. And they all charged into this singular path with exactly the same amount of resolve. No one wavered; no one felt a twinge of fear or hesitation.
All these allegedly disparate individuals and personalities all arrived at the same course of action without variation.
Now, let's take a look at someone like Thor. Thor is the god of thunder and loves a good scrap. Which is the real Thor, though? Redheaded psycho who fucks and slaughters frost giants for peeing in a river (look it up)? Or the blonde do-gooder who shaves his face baby smooth and endeavors not to kill when he can avoid it?
Which is the "real" Thor?
But I digress. I read a story back in the day when Thor's health had been permanently damaged by Hela's kiss. He was fighting Kurse and was trying to protect Power Pack from harm. If you put Superman, who is supposed to be a radically different character than Thor into the same situation, do you think he wouldn't also try to keep Power Pack from harm? What about Wonder Woman? Or Reed Richards? They'd all do the exact same thing that Thor would, because to do anything less would be "out-of-character" for a hero.
This is because being a hero means the exact same thing to every hero. Cap's gonna throw himself at the fore of every fight, just like Superman will, even though his power-set is totally different; even though he has different resources and different background experiences, because it is what the baseline superhero is expected to do by the conceit of the genre.
Do you know why critics often reduce superhero comics to "wish fulfillment"? Because we, as the readers, are meant to be able to insert ourselves vicariously into the role of the hero. We're meant to identify with their virtues, even if their life experiences are like nothing we've ever encountered.
The best way to do that is to make sure that heroes make the same sorts of choices over and over again. Wolverine doesn't use those claws to kill because it put him in the wrong light for the audience. But he has killed and will again depending upon the writer, which makes it come across as absurd when he lectures Rachel Summers: "X-Men don't kill." He doesn't sound much different than Batman
I would demand something that makes these characters unrecognizable: complexity. Which means the writers do not give them simple, easy choices that allow them to maintain the staus quo without needing to grow and develop. And since character growth and development are anathema to the standard format of endlessly monthly comics, I don't read comics any more. I might read something like American Vampire or the Sixth Gun. And I would dearly love for you to make the case that these are the wrong comics to be reading...
But for the most part, I've grown very tired of seeing heroes do the same stuff over and over again. Peter parker grows up and gets married? let's change that shit. Superman bitch-slaps Darkseid for trying to vaporize his cousin? Hey, let's reboot the entire line.
But like I said, it's not every character and every title. I don't want anyone to think I'm casting my scorn over everything in a suit of unstable molecules. Like that same run of Thor I mentioned above, I really loved because of the way he struggled despite his weakness. There are characters who do break the mold while still holding to a heroic ideal. Static comes to mind. Blue Beetle (Jaime). Power Girl. Ms. Marvel. Captain Atom. Jenny Sparks. Elijah Snow (oh, please try to tell me Planetary was among the "wrong" comics to read...). Gail Simone's run on Wonder Woman. Brubaker's run on Captain America. Guy muthafuckin' Gardner. Nova (Richie Ryder); Silver Surfer.
No, I refuse to accept that there isn't a Third Option simply because David Goyer wants Snyderman to kill.[/quote]
He doesn't want Superman to kill. he wants Superman to face an impossible choice and to handle it in a manner that is complex and genuine.
Uh-oh. I feel like I'm being lumped in with things that you don't like. I will know call Didio and inform him that the plan is proceeding exactly as I have foreseen. He can now begin with Stage Two: SUPERMAN PUNCHES A BABY.
You're unwilling to suspend your disbelief. Your choice, bub. And yeah, it's cool that it's your choice to do so. All I'm saying to you is that it is a choice you have made. It is a choice that has more to do with your own personal desires and expectations than anything present in the movie.
Now, me...I dunno...I came into the movie with a dislike of Goyer's writing, from Blade to JSA; but also with the idea that I would simply be open to whatever they showed me over the next two hours. I don't think the movie was as good as it could have been; I don't think it even came close to The Avengers. The movie had some serious flaws for me.
But Waid's complaints seem totally off-base. And that's coming from a guy who has liked a lot of stuff Waid has written.
Well, we definitely disagree there. I'm not a fan of Goyer, but I think he works well in concert with others, like Christopher Nolan. I liked Synder's version of 300, but didn't care much for Sucker Punch, and felt Watchmen was...well shit, man, maybe Watchmen was like the white whale of comic book movies. I was hardly enthused to find Snyder was going to direct Man of Steel and that Goyer was attached to the script.
And while I found the movie had its flaws, as I said, none of those flaws really revolve around Superman killing Zod, who was a murderous, super-powered dick who was literally about to kill a family of innocents.
Maybe Superman could have found another way to keep Zod from frying those poor helpless humans in particular, but Zod made it clear not five minutes earlier that he was going to give Superman no choice but to kill him or be killed.
And yeah, maybe if Superman had more time, he could have cooked up a plan to simply dump Zod into the PZ. But the whole point was that he didn't have the time to explore other options. It was down to the wire; kill this guy or let him kill a family.
And it's not an indication that Superman thinks it's just shits and giggles to kill someone, because the choice was an agony for him. It's not an indication that the movie is telling small children it's okay to snap necks. And it's not an indication that David Goyer eats baby souls and forces toddlers to smoke cigars.
Although, Didio probably does this in his bunker twenty floors below sea level.
by Strict31 » Wed Nov 13, 2013 8:20 pmP.S. You made me do this, Herald.
I just wanted to go play videogames, but you made me do this.
And it was fun! Thanks bro!
by Death Ray » Wed Nov 13, 2013 9:33 pmHey, at least Superman didn't waterboard Zod first. Because then he'd have had to lock him up in the Phantom Zone for an indefinite period while we all pretended it wasn't the torture-obtained evidence preventing us from bringing him to trial.
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I love comics and comic art, which means HeroesCon, in addition to being a great place to see friends and meet artists is also a buying bonanza. I do my shopping quite randomly, starting with picking up books, prints and commissions that I had decided on prior to the con as well as sketches in my Pinky and the Brain and Pippi Longstocking themed sketchbooks.
This year I came away with a number of books, prints, sketches and original art. Here's the list of what I scored:
-Owly Tiny Tales by Andy Runton
-Owly A Time To Be Brave by Andy Runton
-Pinocchio the Vampire Slayer by Dusty Higgins and Van Jenson
-Remake by Lamar Abrams
-Wysteria by Brad McGinty
-Sketchbook by Chris Schweizer
-Jay La Soul is Dead by Jason Latour
-Son of the Beast by Jason Latour
-Zzzt! by Ashley Holt
-Big Dog Studios Sketchbook Volume 5 featuring Brandon "Big Dog" Padgett, Terence "Tee Minus" Hoskins, and Henry" Cowboy Hank" Eudy
-Welcome to Oddville! by Jay Stephens
-Frankie Get Your Gun by Robbi Rodriguez
-Penny by Gabriel Dunston
-Dollar Bin Assembled Volume 4: Buried Treasure collected by The Dollar Bin
(I've just started reading my books and I plan to review several of them at a later point. My first read was Lamar Abrams' Remake and I loved it. I'm about halfway through Pinocchio the Vampire Slayer and I'm really enjoying it so far.)
-Owly Indie Island by Andy Runton
-X-Babies 2010 Badge Art by Skottie Young
-Red Moon by David McAdoo
-Chewy Gets a Light Saber by Bridgit Scheide
-Community as the Avengers by Chris Schweizer
Pinky and the Brain Sketches:
-Scott Beaderstadt
Original Art:
-Sonam by Chris Brunner: I love Chris' frequent postings on the blog he shares with Rico Renzi, The Kids Stick Together. I loved this piece from the moment I saw it and was overjoyed to be able to pick this up from Chris at HeroesCon. I adore Chris' work in general, but he really gets how to draw women and this piece is no exception. I can't wait to get this lady framed and on my wall.
-Parks and Rec Cast as The Invisibles by Robbi Rodriguez: I commissioned this piece prior to HeroesCon at the suggestion of Rico Renzi and I'm so very glad I did. Robbi's art is amazing and I loved his take on one of my favorite t.v. casts.
-The Rocketeer by Robbi Rodriguez: So this is technically Seth's, but I decided after seeing all Robbi's pre-con commission appear on-line, I would be remiss not to start Seth's Rocketeer collection with Robbi. It turned out beautifully and is a great start to his new collection.
-Thor the Mighty Avenger Cover Recreation by Roger Langridge: Seth and I won this marvelous piece at the Art Auction. It almost makes up for the cancellation of such a great series by Marvel.
-The Thing and Ladies Beach Scene by Stephanie Buscema:I first saw Stephanie's art when Rico did an interview with her on the Heroes Aren't Hard to Find blog. I found her style absolutely adorable and happy and I'm so glad Seth and I are the good home her Art Auction piece has gone to.
-Dondi by Irwin Hasen: I've made no secret of my enduring love for Irwin Hasen. His Dondi peeing on a tree for the Art Auction will eventually grace the wall of where else, but a bathroom!
-Fin Fang Foom by Joey Weiser: When the first Fingy piece Joey had penciled pre-HeroesCon was purchased before I had a chance to stop by, Joey was kind enough to do a second one for me. I love it more than the first one. Thanks Joey!
-Fin Fang Foom and the Swedish Chef by Roger Langridge: Roger Langridge naturally combines two of my loves, a dragon in purple pants and Muppets in his resume. I'm so excited to combine the two in a piece that will look perfect in a kitchen, with the Swedish Chef and Fin Fang Foom cooking together in a way only they could.
-Oz page by Skottie Young: This is a gift from Seth and it features by favorite Oz character, the Cowardly Lion. I really love the way Skottie draws the Lion. He's such a big furball!
-Stephanie Buscema buttons
-Patrick Dean drivers license button
-Reusable bag and t-shirt from Comics Related (Thanks guys!)
-Melvin Collectors Card in the Neatobots series by J. Chris Campbell
It was a super show! I know I mentioned this in my HeroesCon Wrap Up Report, but I really cannot say this enough: THANK YOU to everyone who had words of kindness and hugs for both Seth and me. It means so much to both of us that so many of you took the time to check on us and take care of us. I knew I would leave some people in out in my named thank yous the first time around, so here are some additional people: Shannon Smith, Andy Runton, Robbi Rodriguez, and Scott Beaderstadt.


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Sunday, March 9, 2008
Stepson of Iraq
Every LT worth a fuck dreads the harsh inevitability that his platoon leader time is a transient experience; a fleeting familiarity with the hands-on and the hardy reality of the front lines. After that, it's off to become the XO, a logistical whipping boy and desk jockey, or even worse, to staff, where the Iraq War is simply something for the Powerpoint gurus and TOC-roaches to design reports around, and firefights occur so photographs can be taken for the after action storyboard. Through a sporadic mix of luck, guile, and shameless throwing of peers under the proverbial bus, I've managed to stick with my platoon for over a year now, with no replacement yet to pop up in my crosshairs. Still though, there is no guarantee that I'll be able to pull these shenanigans off for the duration of the deployment, and thus, I've had to deal with the possibility of LT G's post-PL life. And that's where the Sons of Iraq come in.
Consider my application pending.
As far as I can tell, a Son of Iraq has three basic job tenets. One, don't bite the hand that feeds you. Or, in this case, remember not to blow up the people who are paying you. Two, show up to work enough of the time that you aren't in the grossest violation of the Americans' compliance inspections. This will differ from week-to-week and from area-to-area, but from my perspective on the ground, two out of three (days) ain't bad – just like the Meatloaf song states, and will keep you out of the most trouble. And three, show up every month on the doorstep of the American combat outpost, demanding anything and everything short of Chemical Ali's vintage pog collection.
Dormant? Check. Lazy? Double check. Obnoxious? Show me the dinar, mistah! Triple check. Hell, I've found my ideal vocation. It'll be like being a towel boy at the casinos again, just with even more time to read books and without the solicitations from fat Bay Area pedophiles. I'm sure the dental plan isn't as good as the one I have with Uncle Sam, but the hours would be a huge improvement.
Granted, I don't necessarily bring the traditional resume to Sawha, Inc. I didn't come through the traditional street pipelines of Jaish al-Maida or Al-Qaeda in Iraq, and don't have any shady connections to the various mob bosses that run the Sons of Iraq. I've never emplaced an IED in an attempt to kill and maim infidels, and don't profess blind, scathing hatred towards my Shi'a/Sunni counterparts. Further, I tend to hit what I'm shooting at, although in all fairness, I've never worked with a Cold War-era AK-47 before. If I purposefully wet my powder and got access to some Guinness here, I'm fairly certain I could learn to miss my targets with that musket.
If granted an interview with any of the Sawha bosses, or sub-minions, I will promise them the following things, in order to land a job on one of their checkpoints: I will only search cars if the Americans are directly overwatching me (thus forcing them to spend their time on the job ensuring that I'm doing mine, redefining the word "inefficient"), I will never tell the Americans something is amiss, and I will definitely nap away at least half of my shift, and claim confusion regarding the sleep rotation if inspected too closely by said powers that be. I'd also tout my legit understanding and historical knowledge of the paramilitary movement, focusing on the relationship and development of guerilla warfare and politics in twentieth century Ireland. That'd be sure to impress them, and if they're an anticipatory leader, they'll value the possibilities such education could yield them and their men in the near future. Stockpile those caches, mistah – the Coalition of the Willing willfully can't find them all, willingly or not.
While there are some Sawha leaders who would be shocked by my candid honesty, and claim that they'd never hire such a degenerate scumbag with a shamrock fetish, I know a few that would appreciate my bluntness. Even Iraqi bureaucracies fear boat-rockers and bomb-throwers. (Metaphorically speaking, of course.) And yeah, I know men much smarter, much harder, and of much more rank than I have decided the Sawha are instrumental to American success in Iraq. I'm not disagreeing with such an assessment. I'm simply stating that I want in on this epical greatness. As SSG Bulldog sometimes tells the Joes, the Army seldom provides you an opportunity to "get you yours. When it comes, you get you yours." This is one of those rare times. I would play by the unwritten Sawha rules of sit, watch, and wait. I've been doing that my whole life; the military man of action I now serve as shouldn't be too hard to discard in the name of nation-building.
Viva la Reconciliation!
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Satirical brilliance.
- March 9, 2008 at 4:07 PM
- OldGrouchy said...
Dear Loot, has we lost da war yet? Or, why is we still there yet?
An excellent satire as noted before except not too certain it was satire but rather a brillant analysis of the world as LT G knows it. Kind of think it's the latter.
Maybe it's time to become an XO and mentor the newbies as they float by.
- March 9, 2008 at 4:34 PM
- March 9, 2008 at 4:37 PM
- Grandpa said...
I don't know whether to laugh or cry, I tend towards the latter. If you are up in or around Mosul, I have hopes that the situation with SOI will separate the wheat from the chaff over time. If you are not up there, I am definitely in tears. Now you talk about a dilemma, here I am hoping you are in Mosul area, while at the same time hoping you are in a less hostile environment.
- March 9, 2008 at 4:45 PM
- Nick said...
I googled "sawa" and the fourth result (under the Southern Alberta Women's Hockey Association) was Kaboom: A Soldier's War Journal: "Pay Day"
then I googled "sawha wikipedia" and the third link was Kaboom: A Soldier's War Journal (apparently the Google web crawler picked the word "Wikipedia" out of "A Different World": I need to start a report... detailing the trends and movements of displaced persons ... returning to Anu al-Verona. // Uh ... what? ... Couldn't you just look it up on Wikipedia? I have a patrol I need to get to. // How we managed to win two world wars without Microsoft Office products, I'll never know.)
- March 9, 2008 at 5:29 PM
- David M said...
The Thunder Run has linked to this post in the blog post From the Front: 03/10/2008 News and Personal dispatches from the front lines.
- March 10, 2008 at 6:26 AM
Wow, forget Sawha, you could work where I do! You've effectively described half the people who work, um, are employed here. And we have pretty good insurance!
- March 10, 2008 at 10:27 AM
Are you sure you didn't just come back here and work night shift for TODD shipyard? The language may be different, and I think the number of weapons is slightly less, but it all sounds sooooo familiar.
Ya know, they're making a movie about Irak right now. Mebbe the resume you have will interest the producers. I couldn't find a way to get a pointer to them, but you're in Wikki, and they probably use Google, too.
- March 10, 2008 at 1:58 PM
- FbL said...
LOL! I'm with Grandpa on this, sadly. And unfortunately, I get the distinct impression LT G is in other than the Mosul area.
- March 10, 2008 at 3:58 PM
- Bag Blog said...
I was thinking that Iraq seems a lot like northern NM. Of course, NM has better weather.
- March 11, 2008 at 4:45 AM
Keep up the good work Lt.
Take can of your troops that is number one.
Great blog, brought back a lot of
- March 31, 2008 at 3:21 PM


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I attended a special event at the White House to celebrate Asian American history month, which I never know when it is. I am guessing it is May because this is May. But to me every month is Asian history month mostly because I am in a constant state of learning about it and myself and how we came to be in this country and how we stay here and constantly reinvent and redefine who we are.
It was a really cool shindig, with lots of people I absolutely adore in the (white) house such as angryasianman (who is super hot and sexy in person btw – sorry to objectify you but you're adorable), DJ Rekha, Kelly Hu and my old friend Kal Penn who actually works there! I saw him outside with a clipboard, which to me means working because nobody has a clipboard unless they are hard at work.
We were treated to lots of the good white house crème brulee and hot bhangra beats from DJ Rekha and then waited for the President to come and give a speech. I haven't been to the White House since the Clinton administration, so it was a wonderful feeling to come back after all these years and feel so welcome. Even though the building is the same, the place has changed so much. All the White House staffers are so young! It's really fantastic to see the younger generation so passionate about politics and devoting all their energy to the Obama administration. It's rock and roll and very exciting!
Speaking of rock and roll, of course when Obama was giving his speech, I secured a spot right in the front row. I have been to enough rock shows and been a groupie long enough to know that when you want to get backstage, you have to stand in front of the lead singer, not directly facing him but slightly to his left, where the rockstar eye naturally rests. Anyways, during his speech, the president actually winked at me! He came down off the podium and walked over to me and held my hand for several minutes and told me he was a fan of mine and that I am very funny and he enjoyed my comedy immensely. He asked what I was doing and if I was touring and I said I was working for Lifetime and about to go on tour and overall, trying to represent. And he said, "well you are doing a fine job representing us all… a wonderful job! Very very funny!" and then he got pulled away by his multitude of security and staff and fans. It was an incredible moment for me and something I will treasure for the rest of my life. Because to me Obama is much more than the leader of the free world. Yes he is president and he is the most important dude on earth, but his meaning goes far beyond political office. What Obama represents to me is the idea that we have come so far as a nation in terms of race and acceptance and inclusion that we can have a president who is not white. I think that this resounds so deeply with me and all those who have felt at one time or another like 'the other.' Obama's meaning in society today is practically mythological. His presence means we have arrived somewhere different. Somewhere better. This is the world I would like to live in.
Politics are changing, and it's tremendously exciting. If you live in San Francisco, I urge you to check out Theresa Sparks who is running for office there. She is another person, like Barack Obama, whose meaning and work and presence is almost mythological. Almost legend. Her story is much like that of Harvey Milk, and she is so similar that Stuart Milk has spoken on her behalf many times and also is a major player in her campaign for office in San Francisco. I have had the pleasure of knowing Theresa for many years. I first met her when she invited me to join the board of Good Vibrations, where I served for two years. I got to know her very well through our many board meetings and lots and lots of dinner parties talking late into the night. I was impressed by her on so many levels. Theresa Sparks is a transwoman who has fought homophobia and prejudice and hatred coming from so many different sides, eventually prevailing over so much ignorance to finally becoming President of the police commission. It's incredible that a transgendered person is capable of surviving in the police force at all but to have the strength and passion and intellect and moxie to actually become the President of the police commission – it's a downright miracle. I believe in Theresa Sparks and her continuing capacity for miracles. She has worked tirelessly for the LGBT community in San Francisco, focusing primarily on the transgendered community, which is the part of our family that always seems to get left out, and she is a true political icon and heroic figure for me and countless others.
Still, her campaign has been fraught with much ignorance. When seeking endorsement from the 'liberal' women's political groups, Theresa has been told that they only support 'real women.' I think this is disgusting. Not only is Theresa Sparks a real woman, she is an inspiration to all women. She is a fighter, a survivor, a whipsmart businesswoman, a mother, the kind of leader my beloved hometown needs. She is someone who will change San Francisco, and in doing so, change the world, something that has to happen and happen right now. I no longer live in the beautiful city by the bay, but I still love it, I still care about what happens there and so I urge you to see what Theresa Sparks is doing. Like Obama, she's a symbol that the world is changing. And we are all better for it.


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This expression refers to the law of retribution as set out in the Old Testament (Exodus 21 : 24) known as lex talionis.
the eye of a needle
a very small opening or space (used to emphasize the impossibility of a projected endeavour)
This phrase comes from Matthew 19 : 24 : It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.
2001 – Four Four Two - Able to thread a pass through the eye of a needle, he can play in the centre or on either flank.
the eye of the storm
the calm region at the centre of a storm or hurricane
the most intense part of a tumultuous situation
1998 - Times - He [Mr. Yeltsin] was now our heroic figure in the eye of the storm preaching defiance from the top of a tank outside the White House.
be all eyes
be watching eagerly and attentively
1958 - Jessie Kesson - The White Bird Passes - Standing there all eyes and ears. Beat it before I take the lights from you.
clap eyes on = lay eyes on = set eyes on
see – informal
1992 - Barry Unsworth - Sacred Hunger - If we go by the indications of the play, these two charmers have never clapped eyes on a man before, never flirted, never known the sweets of love.
get your eye in = keep your eye in
become {or remain) able to make good judgements about a task or occupation in which you are engaged – British
close your eyes to = shut your eyes to
refuse to notice or acknowledge something unwelcome or unpleasant
do a person in the eye
defraud, thwart or humiliate a person
1930 - J. B. Priestley - Angel Pavement - He'd invented the job five minutes before, just to do mother in the eye.
eyes out on stalks
full of eager curiosity or amazement – informal
1999 - Escape - This breathtaking graphics accelerator takes 3D game play on PCI systems to a whole new dimension of excitement with imagery so realistic your eyes will be out on stalks.
give someone the glad eye = give someone the eye
look at someone in a way that clearly indicates your sexual interest in them – informal
1992 - James Meek - Last Orders - If it was an attractive woman, men would give her the eye.
a gleam in his eye = a twinkle in his eye
a barely formed idea
a child who has not yet been conceived - humorous
go eyes out
make every effort – Australian informal
half an eye
a slight degree of perception or attention
1962 - Cyprian Ekwensi - Burning Grass – His sandals were new because it was market day or perhaps he had half an eye to some maiden.
have an eye for
be able to recognize, appreciate and make good judgements about a particular thing
2003 – Observer - Europe's oldest continually inhabited city is Cadiz, founded by the Phoenicians in 1100 BC, but those wily Phoenicians, with an eye for a good setting, founded Malaka further along the Andalucian coast a few hundred years later in 800 BC.
have an eye for the main chance = have an eye on the main chance = have an eye to the main chance = with an eye for the main chance = with an eye on the main chance = with an eye to the main chance
look or be looking for an opportunity to take advantage of a situation for personal gain especially when this is financial
This expression is taken from the use of main chance in the gambling game of hazard where it refers to a number (5, 6, 7 or 8) called by a player before throwing the dice.
have eyes bigger than your stomach
have asked for or taken more food than you can actually eat
have eyes in the back of your head
observe everything that is happening even when this is apparently impossible
1991 - Barbara Anderson - Girls High - They were all in Miss Royston's class who said that she had eyes in the back of her head and they half believed it, because how else did she know.
have square eyes
habitually watch television to excess
hit him in the eye = hit him in between the eyes
be very obvious or impressive – informal
2001 - Independent - When I saw the technology in operation, it hit me between the eyes. I was happy to give him £20,000 and became a nonexecutive director.
keep an eye out for = keep an eye open for
look out for something with particular attention
1996 - Guardian - Keep an eye open for kingklip, a delectable fish and the superb local hake.
keep your eye on the ball
keep your attention focused on the matter in hand
keep your eyes open = keep your eyes peeled = keep your eyes skinned
be on the alert
watch carefully or vigilantly for something
make eyes at someone
look at someone in a way that makes it clear you find them sexually attractive
there is more to him than meets the eye = there is more to it than meets the eye
a person or situation is more complex or interesting than they appear
all my eye and Betty Martin
nonsense – informal – dated
Who or what Betty Martin was has never been satisfactorily explained. Another version of the saying also in use in the late 18th century was
all my eye and my elbow.
1991 - Robertson Davies - Murther & Walking Spirits - Of course many of the grievances are all my eye and Betty Martin (Anna has picked up this soldier's phrase from her husband and likes to use it to show how thoroughly British she has become).
one in the eye for
a disappointment or setback for someone or something, especially one that is perceived as being well deserved
open his eyes
enlighten someone about certain realities
cause someone to realize or discover something
1998 - Scoular Anderson - 1314 & All That – These events opened his eyes to what had happened to his country. Now his one wish was that Scotland should be independent.
pull the wool over his eyes
deceive someone especially by telling untruths
1997 - Spectator - On no occasion do I remember Ridsdale trying to pull the wool over my eyes but rather trying always to remove the wool that journalists pull over their own eyes.
see eye to eye
have similar views or attitudes to something
be in full agreement
1997 - A. Sivanandran - When Memory Dies – We don't see eye to eye about anything - work, having children, what's going on in the country.
his eye view
a view from the position or standpoint of the person or thing specified
The most common versions of this phrase are bird's-eye view and worm's-eye view.
1982 - Ian Hamilton - Robert Lowell - There is a kind of double vision. The Child's eye view judged and interpreted by the ironical narrator.
shut your eyes to
be willfully ignorant of
1993 - Isidore Okpewho – Tides - In the last few weeks, it has become clear to me that this peace and quiet may elude me if I shut my eyes to the all too obvious suffering of people around me.
turn a blind eye
pretend not to notice
This phrase is said to be a reference to Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805) who lifted a telescope to his blind eye at the Battle of Copenhagen (1801), thereby ensuring that he failed to see his superior's signal to discontinue the action. A less usual version, referring directly to this story, is
turn a Nelson eye.
up to your eyes in
very busy with or deeply involved in – informal
what the eye does not see the heart does not grieve over
if you're unaware of an unpleasant fact or situation you can't be troubled by it – proverb
with one eye on
giving some but not all your attention to
1977 - Craig Thomas - Firefox - With one eye on the JPT (jet-pipe temperature) gauge he opened the throttles until the rpm gauges were at fifty-five percent and the whine had increased comfortably.
with your eyes open
in full awareness
1999 - Salman Rushdie - The Ground Beneath Her Feet - I've always liked to stick my face right up against the hot sweaty broken surface of what was being done, with my eyes open.
with your eyes shut = with your eyes closed
without having to make much effort
without considering the possible difficulties or consequences
1994 - New Scientist - I can knock off pages of eco-babble for the UN with my eyes shut.
eyeball to eyeball
face to face with someone, especially in an aggressive way
give someone the hairy eyeball
stare at someone in a disapproving or angry way, especially with your eyelids partially lowered - North American informal
1992 - Guy Vanderhaeghe - Things As They Are - The commissioner giving him the hairy eyeball all through the service didn't do anything for Reg's increasing bad humour either.
up to the eyeballs = up to your eyeballs
used to emphasize the extreme degree of an undesirable situation or condition – informal
2000 - Time - Consumers are up to their eyeballs in debt, and the strain shows.
raise your eyebrows = raise an eyebrow
show surprise, disbelief or mild disapproval
by an eyelash
by a very small margin
cut your eye teeth
acquire initial practice or experience of a particular sphere of activity or with a particular organization.
The form
cut your eye teeth
is also found. The image is that of the emergence of a baby's teeth from its gums.
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Becomes the first Lady Buc in program history to be honored three times in a year
MACON, Ga. (Sept. 24, 2012) – Junior Ramey Kerns (Kings Mountain, N.C.) continued to find the back of the net this past weekend, scoring three goals en route to being named Atlantic Sun Player of the Week for the third time this season, as announced by the league office on Monday.
With her third player of the week selection, Kerns becomes the first Lady Buccaneer in ETSU women's soccer history to earn three weekly honors. Lisa Gallagher (1998), Erin Ashton (2005), Kelly Brinkman (2007) and Terri Miller (2010) are the only other Lady Bucs to earn multiple honors in a season.
Kerns tied ETSU history on the opening weekend of A-Sun play. The junior striker scored twice in the win over Stetson and once against Florida Gulf Coast to up her goals total this season to 12 and tie Ashton's program mark, set in 2002, for most goals in a single season. Having tallied three assists as well, Kerns sits just three points shy of Ashton's record (30) for points in a season.
In ETSU's conference opener on Friday, Kerns put the Lady Bucs in front just 5:18 into the contest. Senior Morgan Thomas (Maryville, Tenn.) found the A-Sun's leading goal scorer with a cross through the box after sophomore Emilee Engelhaupt (Charlotte, N.C.) won possession near the top of the penalty area, and Kerns one-timed the chance through. The goal was the earliest in a game for ETSU since scoring at the 2:14 mark last year in the win over Longwood. Kerns padded the lead in the 70th minute, scoring an unassisted goal which proved to be the game-winner.
On Sunday against FGCU, Kerns put ETSU in front by converting her second penalty of the year in the 64th minute. Freshman Sarah Zadrazil (St. Gilgen, Austria) earned the penalty, weaving her way around Eagle defenders before being tripped up from behind in the box. Kerns also took a game-and-season-high seven shots in the contest.
Kerns Notes
- Has been selected A-Sun Player of the Week three times this season, becoming the first Lady Buccaneer in program history to be recognized three times in a season.
- Becomes the first A-Sun student-athlete since Kennesaw State's Caitlin Dingle in 2007 to be named player of the week three times in a year.
- Tied the ETSU record for goals in a season (12) set by Erin Ashton in 2002. Sits three points shy of Ashton's points record (30) set in 2005.
- Scored three goals in two games, including her third multi-goal game of the year in the win over Stetson.
For more information on ETSU women's soccer, please visit ETSUBucs.com and click on the women's soccer links.


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Spring Nor'easter to Brush New Jersey with Snow
A spring nor'easter will track far enough to the east to spare New Jersey the worst of accumulating snow.
Light snow and rain started falling across south Jersey and in Monmouth and Ocean counties, sticking to grassy surfaces but not the roads.
"The best chance of a few inches will be in southern most and coastal most counties," says Townsquare meteorologist Alan Kasper.
A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect for the Jersey Shore from Monmouth County to Cape May County starting at 4 p.m. on Tuesday afternoon through 2 a.m. Wednesday morning where the snow will fall the hardest. However, because of the angle of the sun warming, accumulation on many paved surfaces will be difficult.
National Weather Service meteorologist Gary Szatkowski in the Mt. Holly office cautioned on Tuesday morning that there is still a chance the nor'easter could "nudge" to the west. "If the low tucks in closer to the coast for awhile then our impacts from the storm increase," he tweeted.
Expected snow totals from Tuesday's storm are:
- 2-4 inches in southern Ocean County, all of Atlantic, Cape May and counties
- 1-2 inches along the New Jersey Turnpike corridor including Monmouth County
- Less than an inch north of Interstate 78
As the storm moves away from the New Jersey coast the storm is expected to quickly gain strength in a process called "bombogenesis" and could have strength similar to that of a category 3 hurricane reports USA Today.
Alan Kasper says that storm movement will keep winter-like weather in New Jersey on Wednesday with strong, gusty northwest winds of 20-35 MPH gusting to over 40 MPH creating a wind chill in the teens under sunny skies. A Gale Watch has been issued along the entire shore for northeast winds up to 45 knots early Wednesday along with a Wind Advisory for Monmouth, Middlesex, Somerset, Union, Essex, Hudson, Passaic and Bergen counties.
More than half a foot of snow is expected to hit southeastern Massachusetts Tuesday evening into Wednesday with an expected 2-4 inches. Maine could see 8-14 inches of snow.
Text WEATHER to 89000 and get the latest on the storm sent right to your phone.
- Powerful spring snowstorm to slam New England / USA Today
- Early spring snowstorm to brush NJ, clobber New England / Star-Ledger
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Exelon Corp. and Constellation Energy Group have won over French utility EDF, which agreed to drop its opposition to the proposed merger between the two energy giants after reaching a settlement, the companies announced Tuesday.
While EDF's staunch opposition was never expected to derail the deal, the settlement puts another ally in the deal's corner, according to analysts and investors.
For EDF, the settlement alleviates fears that it would lose autonomy over its nuclear joint venture with Constellation if Exelon succeeds in buying the Baltimore energy company. EDF owns nearly half of Constellation's nuclear plants in New York and Maryland, including Calvert Cliffs in Southern Maryland.
"When companies are going through mergers and acquisitions, it's always good to have all the parties on the same page," Morningstar analyst Travis Miller said Tuesday.
Miller called EDF's settlement a "positive step" for the proposed merger but said he didn't expect it to have a "material impact" on the Maryland Public Service Commission, which has the power to veto it. A decision is expected by Feb. 17.
In contrast, a separate settlement between the two power companies and Gov. Martin O'Malley was seen as a boon for the merger's prospects. Exelon and Constellation agreed last month to $1 billion in concessions to gain O'Malley's support for the $7.9 billion buyout. The companies promised to provide considerable renewable energy generation in Maryland, make significant investment in offshore wind development, and increase aid to low-income electricity customers.
EDF had been a vocal critic of the proposed merger. As Constellation's second-largest shareholder, it voted against the deal, though its 7.2 percent stake was not enough to sway stockholder approval.
And EDF played an active role during a regulatory review before the Maryland Public Service Commission, where its representatives grilled Constellation and Exelon's top executives. EDF also opposed the companies' settlement with the governor and the state.
Meanwhile, Exelon argued that the proposed merger would not harm EDF. Talks between the two companies over EDF's concerns broke down in September.
When asked what changes led to the agreement, Exelon spokeswoman Judith Rader said in a statement that Tuesday's settlement was "based on terms to which Exelon and Constellation have always been willing to commit.
"So, when EDF came to us recently seeking a settlement on such terms, naturally we agreed to it," Rader said.
But EDF said in a one-sentence statement Tuesday that "Exelon's characterization of the discussions is simply inaccurate."
According to documents filed Tuesday with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the settlement calls for Exelon to take no action that would "infringe on the operational autonomy" of Constellation Energy Nuclear Group without EDF's consent.
No money was exchanged as part of the settlement.
Thomas Piquemal, EDF Group's chief financial officer and head of North America, said in a statement that the company was "pleased to have reached an agreement with Exelon that protects CENG's operational independence moving forward."
Other major settlement terms provide that EDF has the right to appoint the joint venture's chief financial officer; that Exelon agrees not to hire EDF or CENG employees without EDF's consent for two years after the merger's closing; and that most of CENG's executive officers would not receive any post-merger compensation.
EDF received assurances that Exelon would not favor its existing nuclear fleet over the plants it would share with EDF.
The joint venture will remain based in Baltimore. It employs 1,100 employees in Maryland, including 200 in the city.
Exelon President and Chief Operating Officer Christopher M. Crane said in a statement that the settlement with EDF "reflects additional positive momentum toward the timely consummation of our merger with Constellation."
The proposed deal still requires approval from the Maryland Public Service Commission, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.


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CRESTVIEW � Gordon Martial Arts stayed busy, both here and abroad, in 2013.
CRESTVIEW � Gordon Martial Arts stayed busy, both here and abroad, in 2013.
Highlights included:
�Hosting the international Korean Martial Arts Festival and the regionally attended Northwest Florida Spring Championship
�Sharing skills overseas. Owner Thomas Gordon and GMA instructor Greg Bledsoe gave seminars during the National Korean Martial Arts Association's 40th anniversary celebration in Canada. NKMAA officials named Bledsoe 2013's "Master of the Year." Gordon also traveled to Scotland, England and Holland, teaching maneuvers and tactics to several martial arts students.
�Offering free anti-bullying and women's self-defense classes locally
The school will cap the year on Friday with a 10th anniversary celebration. Any resident interested in learning taekwondo or hapkido skills can attend.
"If they are interested in taking martial arts classes, I will give them a great Christmas deal," Gordon said.
The event will also feature students earning another colored belt, which is how Gordon gradually learned his passion.
"I wanted to earn the next belt, then I wanted to teach martial arts, (and) then I wanted to open my own (martial arts) school," he said.
That experience and skill, over the years, have led to him being featured on the cover of the internationally distributed, bi-monthly "TaeKwonDo Times" magazine five times.
Gordon, who has written numerous articles for the periodical, will appear beside Ultimate Fighting Championship hall of famer Dan "The Beast" Severn on next month's cover.
WHAT: Gordon Martial Arts 10th Anniversary celebration
WHEN: 6:30 p.m. Friday
WHERE: Crestview Community Center, 1446 Commerce Drive
COST: Free
Contact News Bulletin Staff Writer Matthew Brown at 850-682-6524 or firstname.lastname@example.com. Follow him on Twitter @cnbMatthew.


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SAN ANTONIO, Texas – MIT senior Robin Shin (Brookline, Mass.) and freshman Mounica Paturu (Plainsboro, N.J.) finished 21st and 23rd in the sabre and epee competitions, respectively, at the NCAA Fencing Championship which concluded on Sunday evening. Bolstered by junior Joseph Rafidi's (Los Angeles, Calif.) ninth-place performance in the men's epee pool on Friday, the Engineers ranked 17th out of 25 squads in the overall standings resulting in their best outing since 2002.
Among the four Division III programs to participate in the national championship, the Cardinal and Gray recorded the highest finish, followed by NYU at 18th, Brandeis University at 22nd, and Drew University at 25th. In addition, MIT was the only Division III team that had two women qualify for the event.
The first fencer at MIT to make four appearances at the NCAA Championship, Shin picked up six wins as she topped her sabre foes from Duke, Harvard, Northwestern, NYU, Stanford, and Yale. Paturu, the Engineers' first epee participant in five years, posted four victories in her debut. Squaring off with a line-up of Division I opponents, she defeated rivals from Columbia, Penn, St. John's, and Temple.
Princeton claimed top honors after finishing as the runner-up last year. Notre Dame, the 2011 champions, finished second while Penn State, the 2009 and 2010 titleholders, were third.


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Scott Schaller was an enigma.
Scott Schaller was an enigma.
The former Middle Smithfield Township supervisor seemed to be working two full-time jobs — as administrative director for the township and toll collector for the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission.
We submitted Right to Know requests to both the township and the bridge commission.
His time sheets combined for a four-month period showed Schaller claimed he worked an average of 10.4 hours a day for 114 straight days, including four consecutive 16-hour days in just one month.
The findings, which we published, are but just one example of how the RTK law can benefit the public.
Pennsylvania's Right to Know law is the tip of a spear in the public's hands.
It's a tool in a street fight to see how your dollars are spent.
A surgeon's scalpel to uncover waste and corruption.
The law is there for a reason — and not just to harass some clerk or lawyer responding to the request.
The law, which went into effect in 2009, assumes all government records are public and places the burden on the government to justify why a record can't be made public.
In mid-January, Pocono Township denied resident Monica Gerrity's RTK request for the roadmaster job description, because she was told by the township that none existed.
Yet, a job description had been given by the township to the audit board a few days before to determine the salary for the newly appointed roadmaster Supervisor Henry Bengel.
The RTK law was also used to uncover payments to Robyn Pugh, Middle Smithfield Township's golf course/public works manager.
Records showed she was earning $90,000 a year for 30 hours a week and received more than $1,000 a week in additional overtime. She was gone when Schaller's term ended.
Even denied requests can tell us something.
This week, a Pennsylvania appellate court ruled Gov. Tom Corbett had to turn over unredacted emails requested by the Associated Press in connection with his initial 18 days in office.
Corbett initially refused to turn over the records.
The state's Office of Open Records ruled in favor of the AP. Corbett appealed the decision and lost.
Pennsylvania's RTK law does have some limitations. Exemptions to disclosure of records extend to public safety, for instance.
Still, it's a way for we, the people, to use our oversight powers to keep our government on the up and up.
We the people are the board of directors for our government, with the ability to hire and fire.
The RTK law empowers us to enforce a system of checks and balances, if we use it.
And if we choose to abdicate our responsibilities, we have no one to blame but ourselves.


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Bank of Japan May Not Go as Easy as Expected
Investors hoping for the yen to continue its months-long slide against the dollar don't expect much help from the Bank of Japan, Ira Iosebashvili reports on Markets Hub. Photo: Getty Images.
This transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100% accurate.
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This isn't the first time a whole row of vehicles has been wiped out at Tropical Chevrolet in Miami Shores. It's the second time. The first time, an out-of-control Corvette bounded into the dealership lot and destroyed a bunch of SUVs. This time, it was a line of Corvette Grand Sports.
Sounds like a location issue. Tropical Chevrolet resides on Biscayne Blvd in Miami Shores. Biscayne Blvd is apparently a thoroughfare of douchebag drivers who, at times, crash into parking lots. That Corvette driver back in 2007 was drunk and going 125 mph when he offed those SUVs.
This time, the Corvettes were on the receiving end. On Wednesday, December 14 at around 3am, a drunk driver lost control and slammed into a display row of glistening Corvette Grand Sport models.
According to reports, the driver wasn't seriously injured, but it's plain he caused a significant amount of Corvette carnage. Uh oh, better get Armco. (Hat tip to Godfathercorvette!)


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The exhibition at Cheim & Read consists of Holzer's 2005 and 2006 series of oil on linen paintings and a single, large-scale LED (light emitting diode) display. The works feature declassified and other sensitive United States government documents. A color catalogue with an essay by Robert Storr accompanies the exhibition. Yvon Lambert New York presents pigment prints featuring projections of Holzer's own signature texts, the poems of others, archival documents, and declassified and other sensitive United States government material.
In her newest work, Holzer negotiates the political landscape after 9/11 and traces the debate over covert operations, ghost detainees, prisoner abuse, and war tragedies in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Guantanamo Bay through the directives, emails, and testimonies of policy makers, soldiers, and prisoners. The documents, many of which were classified at the time they were written, originated in United States government and military agencies and have been made part of the public record through the landmark Freedom of Information Act. As with many of her previous works, Holzer's relay of information and presentation of a range of voices presume no particular ideology. Her paintings lend tactility to documents often unseen and offer visibility to hidden pasts and a masked present.
Holzer first conceived of using government documents as a medium in 2003. When asked by Wired Magazine how she would redo Google's interface, Holzer commented, "I'd provide a secret, a surprise, every time someone visits Google.