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The recent sacking of General Stanley McChrystal has got me thinking about other Generals who have fallen foul of their political masters. Its by no means a new story – we only need to think back to the 'frocks and hats' arguments during the First World War.
During the Korean War President Harry Truman was forced to sack the Supreme Allied Commander in Korea, General Douglas MacArthur. MacArthur was seemingly untouchable, having been a formed head of the US Army, Supreme Commander in the Pacific War and Commander of the occupation forces in Japan. MacArthur publicly criticised Truman's policies, and wanted to extend the Korean War to mainland China. He also apparently wanted to use nuclear weapons. This was unacceptable to Truman, and he was advised by his cabinet colleagues and the Joint Chiefs of Staff that MacArthur should be relieved. Yet MacArthur remained a national hero, and Truman's poll ratings nosedived.
During the Second World War Winston Churchill made a habit of sacking Commanders, particularly in the Middle East. Both Wavell and Auchinleck fell foul of Churchill's lack of patience, even though both were probably doing as well as they could have done in the circumstances. The problems with Britain's Army were not confined to its Generals, after all, and it would not be until later in the war that Britain's Army would mature from its weak state of 1939. But this was not enough for Churchill.
Although Montgomery initially pleased Churchill with his victory at Alamein, he received criticism for his perceived slowness in Normandy. A powerful lobby at Supreme Headquarters actively sought for Monty's sacking, and it was only through the ardent support of General Sir Alan Brooke, the Chief of the Imperial General Staff, that Monty was not dismissed. Even Churchill could be hostile to him, for example after Montgomery banned Churchill from visiting his HQ in Normandy. Brooke persuaded Montgomery to write and apologise, thus saving his job.
Matters with Montgomery came to a head after Arnhem. There was deep mistrust between Montgomery and his American counterparts. For his part, Montgomery did not help matters with an outrageous press conference he gave shortly after the Battle of the Bulge, belittling the Americans. Eisenhower was very close to asking for his sacking, before Brooke managed to smooth things over. It seems that the large part of Brooke's job was to act as a buffer between Churchill and his Generals.
In more modern times, General Sir Richard Dannatt was effectively blocked from being promoted to Chief of Defence Staff by Gordon Brown, due to a number of statements critical of the Government. Although Dannatt was right in his comments, it could be argued that he should not have made them. Given his post-retirement support for the Conservative Party, the line he took while still in command of the Army does seem un-constitutional. There is a long held convention that Generals do not get involved in politics, they are civil servants as much as any other Government employee.
While Generals are often held up as national heroes, and to themselves and their men they are the closest thing to god, McChrystal's sacking is a reminder that there is a bigger picture – just as in any line of work, it doesnt pay to criticise your boss in public!


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Sunday morning was very foggy and the YH had major airline difficulties – she arrived at 4:30 for a 2:00 speech. But here's the amazing thing – almost no one left. The room was SRO plus there were an additional 175 people in the overflow room. When the delay was announced, folks just dragged their chairs into little groups and settled down for an unexpected opportunity to knit and socialize.
Knitters are truly an amazing group. We met some very cool people. We had a great time. Oh, and the YH is funnier and more heartwarming in person than she is in her very wonderful blog – check it out http://www.yarnharlot.ca/blog/. We got our picture taken with the YH and the sock but sadly they didn't come out. But she did sign all our books - I felt like such a groupie.
Her publicist took a picture of my nametag (!?) because it had the blog's url on it - hmmm. We made sure they knew that more than half our guild members were there and they seemed pretty impressed. How exciting would it be to be mentioned on the YH's blog? We'd be, well, like famous - for a minute or so.

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Customer testing of the Defense Department's Automated Biometric Identification System (ABIS) will decide the future development of what has become a crucial element of the military's global identity management and battlefield support systems.
However, past tests of an upgraded version ABIS, which is also a mainstay of biometrics data sharing partnerships with the departments of Justice, State and Homeland Security, have not fared well, and the course of development of the system remains unclear, according to the Army's Biometrics Identity Management Agency.
ABIS allows biometric data gathered by U.S. military forces in theater to be searched for matches in DOD's ABIS database and across the FBI's Integrated Automated Fingerprint ID System (IAFIS).
The biometric program began life over a decade ago, when the Army's Battle Command Battle Laboratory at Fort Huachuca, Ariz., in 1999 developed what it called the Biometrics Automated Toolset (BAT), to collect and compare fingerprints as well as iris and facial images.
The system was upgraded and expanded over the years until ABIS version 1.0 was fielded in January 2009 to support the collection, matching and sharing of biometrics data collected during operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom. It was also used to process and store data for access systems used at U.S. installations outside the United States.
Version 1.0 includes palms prints as one of its biometric features, along with the BAT basics. It's also able to combine partial matches of various biometrics to increase the chances of identification at up to 30 times faster than any previous version of the system.
ABIS 1.2, if it passes muster, should be able to process some 30,000 daily database transactions, twice as many as version 1.0, and hold over 18 millions records. It's also intended to be an architecture that will enable future improvements and increased throughputs.
However, according to the 2013 annual report by the DOD's Office of the Director, Operational Test & Evaluation, there have been four failed attempts to deploy ABIS 1.2, each resulting in roll-back decisions. The latest came after tests in August 2013.
Among other things, the report said, "U.S. Special Operations Command documented 31 high-priority deficiencies and U.S. Central Command documented 11 additional high-priority deficiencies that affected mission accomplishment due to deficiencies in the ABIS 1.2 baseline."
Users during the tests also noted "suitability deficiencies," including an inability to locate data and an increase in the percentage of files that needed manual review.
Current customer tests, to be conducted though March, will be on a system for which the deficiencies noted in 2013 have been addressed and corrected according to the Army's Biometrics Identity Management Agency (BIMA). However, it also said that "there is no current plan to seek a full deployment decision immediately after the customer test" and that any future decision will be driven on the basis of what comes out of these and future tests.
What will happen if that testing fails could depend on how well the old technology stands up to the rigors of current requirements. In its 2013 annual report, the OT&E director's office said that, if ABIS 1.2 is not likely to successfully complete operational testing by May 2014, then ABIS 1.0 should be considered as the project's program of record.
However, that would require the older system being upgraded from its current Windows XP dependency, given that Microsoft is ending support for that operating system in April this year, along with other hardware and software that are reaching their end-of-life. It would also require development of external interfaces to current systems and customers.
Consequently, the future development of the DOD biometrics capability is unclear. In terms of the future capability of the ABIS system, the BIMA said senior Army leadership is working on an "analysis of alternatives" that will produce adjustments to previously discussed acquisition schedules, but that "no request for proposals (will be) forthcoming in the immediate term."
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People bring up problems with the people at BIMA and that certainly was an issue. But the larger problem is with the ASD PSA. Ultimately the PSA is responsible for managing this program for the Army. The other aspect not mentioned is how USSOCOM would horde data to be submitted right before a test so they could upload as many files as possible during the customer test in an attempt to crash the system. USSOCOM wants the test to fail so they can move forward with their own ABIS and the money from BIMA could be diverted to them. This is really about kingdom building and protecting your own program than it is about fixing a critical piece of technology for our troops.
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"At http://www.dote.osd.mil/pub/reports/FY2013/pdf/army/2013dodabis.pdf you will find the ABIS related section of the DOT&E FY2013 Annual Report outlining some of the issues."
Not sure why the source Army Biometrics Identity Management Activity did not state that they are the root cause of the current challenges of the future system. I believe it should be clearly known by all that their inability to document proper requirements is why millions of dollars are being spent to correct a decade of their continued mistakes. Who is holding them accountable and when will it start? When will they baseline the current system so that no additional changes can be made and the requirements will not continue to grow? Despite, the several reorganization attempts of the Activity, their ineptness continues unchecked.
Good article, but would be interesting to know what organization has been working on the software upgrade and why they are still being allowed to continue after the extensive history of failure. Where is the accountability?
Interesting support of the article in the comments. I wonder if those commentors have any comments on the fact that the entire management staff of their activity has been removed or ran away. If you want to write an article on fraud, waste, abuse, and corruption look into the last 6 years of the biometrics identity management activity.
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TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Nov. 27, 2012) - Macusani Yellowcake Inc. (the "Company" or "YEL") (TSX VENTURE:YEL)(FRANKFURT:QG1) today reported the previously unannounced results of historic drilling completed by Southern Andes Energy Inc. ("Southern Andes") and an initial interpretation of their geological database acquired as a result of the merger completed in April 2012.
Drill Results
Selected historic assay results contained in the Southern Andes database from the areas drilled on the eastern side of the Macusani plateau are shown in the following table:
President and CEO, Dr. Laurence Stefan, stated: "The amount of historic drilling completed on the property in 2006-2007 is impressive. About 65% of the historical database can be used in support of future NI 43-101 resource models. We are encouraged that more anomalous areas had been drilled, some of which appear to be direct extensions of known mineralization and anomalies of YEL's previous ground, where the size and shapes of the anomalies are well defined. Revalidation work continues and we expect to obtain resources modeled on this database sometime during 2013. We believe that targeted drilling along these radiometric anomalies has the potential to produce sizeable mineral resources and enable us to reach our 2013 corporate resource target of 55 to 65 million pounds of uranium."
The drill core preserved by the earlier exploration activity has been transported to YEL's new core shed and storage facility. The assays and drilling data from very shallow drilling in the Calvario I, II and III, Puncopata and Agaton areas are very encouraging. The Company believes that future geological modeling and resource calculation in these areas can increase YEL's existing geological resource base and impact positively on the economic study of uranium mine development on the Macusani plateau. Once identified, reclassified and remodeled all of these previous drill results and exploration data will be sent to The Mineral Corporation in Johannesburg, South Africa for inclusion in an updated resource estimate for the newly designated areas.
The Company notes that the host rock of the mineralization is the same young age Macusani rhyolite rock that displays disseminated and fissure-controlled uranium minerals, principally meta-autunite and autunite. In YEL's existing geological resources, similar mineralization was demonstrated to exhibit high metallurgical recoveries, between 91 and 97% (see YEL press release dated August 9, 2012). Metallurgical testing of the historical Southern Andes core material will start shortly.
Interpretation of Geological Data from Southern Andes
Following the merger with Southern Andes, the Company obtained electronic and hard copies of a database comprised of the available geological and technical information from the initial drilling campaign in 2006-07 by Frontier Pacific in joint venture with Solex Resources Corp., the former name of Southern Andes. This database also includes some basic mapping completed by Southern Andes in 2010 and 2011.
"Working with historic data acquired from third parties can sometimes pose challenges given standards and technology used at the time," added Dr. Stefan. "Over the past six months we have been working diligently to upgrade the quality of the data and feel confident that the results are reliable and that our interpretations are valid."
The Company started processing the historic database but was initially delayed by the lack of access to the primary information, missing data and large gaps in the database. Over the last six months YEL has been able to fill some of the missing gaps and discard any incomplete information. The database has been upgraded, re-filed and reclassified using Arcview, CAD and Gemcom software. It appears that this historic work was aimed at defining small radiometric anomalies from reconnaissance studies. It is apparent that the shapes and sizes of these anomalies were poorly defined by this historic drilling and inclusion into YEL's modeling shows that the drilling was executed, in many cases, across the main mineralized structures. It is also is evident that a majority of the drilling was very shallow, at only 40-60 m from surface, with inclined drill holes at 55 degrees that rarely offered vertical exposures of the litho-stratigraphy deeper than 40m from surface. As a direct result many of these drill holes were stopped in mineralization. Toward the end of the drilling program some inclined holes were drilled to 70 and 80m depth and no vertical holes were drilled.
The exploration program was focused on the concessions Calvario I, II and III that are situated northeast of the Corachapi concession, which contains an estimated NI 43-101 compliant resource. The Agaton area, in the Samilio I concession, is located south of Colibri 2 and 3, which also contains an estimated NI 43-101 compliant resource. The Puncopata area, in the Triunfador I concession is situated northeast of the Corachapi concession. A map illustrating these exploration areas is available at www.macyel.com/pr27nov2012/.
Current Exploration
At present, the Company continues to operate five diamond drill rigs on the Macusani plateau: three drills on the Kihitian project (one drill at Quebrada Blanca and two drills at Chilcuno Chico) and two drills that have recently started working at the new Tupuramani anomaly in order to test the western extension of Colibri 2 and 3. The exploration target for the Company is to reach 55 million to 65 million pounds of uranium resources by the end of 2013.
Previous assay data, maps and a sample cross section are available on the Company's website at www.macyel.com/properties/.
Quality Control and Analytical Procedures
Frontier Pacific used ALS Chemex (>50%), SGS as well as CIMM for analysis of drill core, however, the quality control and exact analytical procedures used by Frontier Pacific were not released publicly and are unknown at the time. The reader is cautioned that, although management of Macusani Yellowcake are confident of the data, there is not sufficient information regarding these processes at this time.
Qualified Person
Mr. Ian Foreman, P.Geo., of Foremost Geological Consulting, an independent consultant to the Company, is a Qualified Person as defined under National Instrument 43-101, and has reviewed and approved the scientific and technical data contained in this release.
About Macusani Yellowcake
Macusani Yellowcake Inc. is a Canadian uranium exploration and development company focussed on the exploration of its properties on the Macusani Plateau in south-eastern Peru. The Company owns a 99.5% interest in concessions, which cover over 90,000 hectares (900 km2) and are situated near significant infrastructure. Macusani Yellowcake is listed on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol 'YEL' and the Frankfurt Exchange under the symbol 'QG1'. The Company has 159,473,613 shares outstanding. For more information please visit www.macyel.com.
This news release includes certain forward-looking statements concerning the future performance of Macusani's business, operations and financial performance and condition, as well as management's objectives, strategies, beliefs and intentions. Forward-looking statements are frequently identified by such words as "may", "will", "plan", "expect", "anticipate", "estimate", "intend" and similar words referring to future events and results. Forward-looking statements are based on the current opinions and expectations of management. All forward-looking information is inherently uncertain and subject to a variety of assumptions, risks and uncertainties, including the speculative nature of mineral exploration and development, fluctuating commodity prices, competitive risks and the availability of financing, as described in more detail in the Company's recent securities filings available at www.sedar.com. Actual events or results may differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements and Macusani cautions against placing undue reliance thereon. Neither Macusani nor its management assume any obligation to revise or update these forward-looking statements.
Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
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Omer Asik has asked to be traded, the Houston Chronicle reported Thursday evening, citing two individuals with knowledge of the request. Asik wasn't in the starting lineup for for the Rockets game in Philadelphia on Wednesday night, and again found himself on the bench for the start of Thursday's game at New York.
I would say the situation is very frustrating right now and we're trying to work through it, Asik's agent, Andy Miller, told the newspaper. For Omer, the objective has always been to continue to develop and grow as a player. Thats why we came to Houston in the first place. If that objective cant be met, if we cant get the right platform to grow and contribute as a player, its certainly frustrating.
The Rockets have played poorly and often started off slowly with Asik paired alongside Dwight Howard in the frontcourt, causing Kevin McHale to make changes this week, moving Terrence Jones into the rotation. With Asik unhappy and a trade now looking increasingly possible, here are some deals that could make sense:
New Orleans Pelicans for Ryan Anderson -- Anderson would give the Rockets exactly the type of stretch 4 that they covet as a sidekick to Howard in the frontcourt. Anderson is also under contract for one year longer than Asik, and for cheaper. From the Pelicans' perspective, losing their big 3-point specialist would be a tough blow, but the opportunity to land someone like Asik may be too much to pass up. Bringing in Asik would fill the team's gaping hole at the 5, and it'd give Tyreke Evans the chance to thrive as the main super-sub off the bench. The team also has the cap flexibility to absorb the sharp rise in Asik's contract for next season ($14.89 million).
Oklahoma City Thunder for draft picks and/or Jeremy Lamb or Reggie Jackson -- Even with Steven Adams making a quick adjustment to the NBA, the Thunder still need help at the center spot. Asik's activity around the rim and experience would give OKC exactly what it has lacked in recent years, and could be the final piece to the puzzle. The Thunder would then use the Amnesty clause on Kendrick Perkins next summer to stay below the tax line in 2014-15, when Asik's contract balloons. The only problem with this trade is that the Rockets wouldn't land the perimeter-oriented power forward it so desperately covets.
San Antonio Spurs for Tiago Splitter -- The Rockets would have to come to the table with another piece or two to make the deal work for Splitter, who is making $10 million this season and is signed through 2016-17. But Splitter would give the Rockets a more offensive-oriented big man to pair with Howard, while Asik would give the Spurs a true center to pair with Duncan. Fittingly, Asik's current deal would expire the same year as Duncan, Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili.
Portland Trail Blazers for LaMarcus Aldridge -- In a word: Blockbuster. Trade rumors surrounded Aldridge over the summer, and if the Trail Blazers (6-2) aren't serious playoff contenders come February, they'd be wise to see what they can fetch for their star power forward before the Feb. 20 trade deadline. Aldridge, a Texas native, is in the Chris Bosh fraternity of big men who dominate from the perimeter, and would be another great complement to the interior game of Howard. From Portland's side of things, Asik would be something of a gamble, considering that he -- like Aldridge -- can become a free agent after 2014-15, but the Rockets would have to include other pieces in the deal to make it work. The inclusion of 2012 first-rounder Terrence Jones, a Portland native, and/or underused 2011 first-rounder Donatas Motiejunas could be a package worth considering for the Blazers.
miami heat for bosh... (pieces added) bosh has range to play with howard and Miami gets their true center...
Im honored to be on this team right now because hes going to be great for years to come, and Im going to hold on as long as I can. -Tim Duncan on Kawhi Leonard.
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Letters | CU should rethink 4/20 crackdown
Your attempts to suppress civil disobedience and free speech against unjust laws only shows how out of touch you are with the feelings and desires of your student body.
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Mitt Romney's gang of highway robbers
Unlike thieves of old, this gang is not out to rob bags of cash from banks and railroads. Instead, they are bankers and high-rolling railroaders who're using their own heavy bags of cash as weapons to steal our elections and turn our government into their servant.
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4/20 smoke-screen
We should be deeply troubled by the closing of the grounds of a public university and the manner in which this suggests the limiting of vital discussions of topics that an institution of higher learning ought to be promoting, including the politics of marijuana.
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—President Barack Obama, commenting on the controversy over Democrat Hilary Rosen saying that Republican candidate Mitt Romney's wife, Ann, had "never worked a day in her life".
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Advice for a thirsty world
Though most of us have heard that drinking pre-bottled water is wasteful of resources, few of us understand just how harmful pre-bottled water — and the business of bottling water — is for our little blue planet..
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In case you missed it | Baked with fish sauce
One of the many questions we have is whether seafood stench will still be in effect on Sunday the 22nd, when the Quad will play host to an Earth Day event celebrating the CU Environmental Center's 40th anniversary. So we asked CU spokesperson Bronson Hilliard.
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CU's misguided 4/20 approach
The strategy involves 1) hermetically sealing the campus borders to prevent the entry of corrupting outsiders, 2) arresting and prosecuting anyone who penetrates the cordon sanitaire, and 3) fertilizing the Norlin Quad, where the pot smoking has occurred in recent years, with a fish-based fertilizer, which presumably stinks.
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City responds to Valmont concerns
On March 30, Joe Castro, the city's facilities and fleet manager, sent a letter to Carol Affleck of the Valmont School District #4 Cemetery Association, Steven Moore of the Valmont Butte Heritage Alliance and LeRoy Moore of the Rocky Mountain Peace...
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BW wins awards for environmental reporting
Miller won third place in general environmental reporting for her June 16 story, "Watershed woes: Runoff from Fourmile mines could taint local water quality." Dodge won first place in that category for his Oct. 27 article "What the frack? Controversial oil/gas drilling digs in around Boulder County.
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The Magic Bullitt
To try listing all of the impressive bullet points in Denis Hayes' career as an environmentalist is like trying to count all the sunflowers in a 30-acre field.
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Green sandwiches and the invasion of the carrots
This coming Earth Day, the Carrotmob will descend upon University Hill at Half Fast Subs in an effort to raise enough money to help the sub shop become more energy-efficient. From 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sunday, April 22, all revenues from Half Fast will be used to make the outdated restaurant more green.
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eco-briefs | A few fun ways to celebrate Earth Day
If you feel like traveling a bit farther, all National Parks in the U.S. are offering free admittance during Earth Week..
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Going wild
Craig is reminiscing about her do-it-yourself kayak trip through the Pacific Northwest's Inside Passage. The 111-day journey started in Washington's Gig Harbor before traveling more than 1,200 miles to Alaska.
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Electronic Community
But as pop music shifts to accomodate the creeping influence of dubstep and other forms of electronic dance music, the Communikey organization and its festival are themselves morphing with the times. Lesta and company are rebranding the festival this year.
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Cracking wise
"Mostly it's just us fucking around," says Victor Vazquez, aka Kool A.D. "A lot of the music we do, we aren't trying to think of anything specifically. Early on we were just trying to make stuff that made each other laugh, and maybe our friends laugh. Something that would entertain ourselves and our friends.
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Angular music
Under the title "Celebrating Takács," the concert features the renowned Takács Quartet from CU's College of Music as soloists with the orchestra (Saturday at Macky Auditorium; see details on page 30). This is the first angle: Boulder's premiere orchestra celebrating Boulder's premiere chamber music ensemble.
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Black Friday for record shops
In the age of the Internet, buying an album is about as personal as checking the weather. Gone are the days of awaiting the next release of your favorite band before buying a copy at your local music store and popping a copy into your player at home..
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Event calendar | Week of April 19, 2012
Anderson looks at politics, evolution, families, history and animals with a collection of songs and stories (Communikey Festival opening concert). 8 p.m. Boulder Theater, 2032 14th St., Boulder, 303-786-7030..
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Reel to reel | Week of April 19, 2012
Hollywood 1927. Silent movie matinee idol George Valentin (Jean Dujardin) is enjoying the good life, although he seems fonder of his faithful dog than of his trophy wife (Penelope Ann Miller). He meets funny, sexy young extra Peppy Miller (Bérénice Bejo), a dancer set for a big break, and sparks fly.
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Camp Crystal Fake-Out
It isn't. In fact, the entire fundamental concept of the film relies solely on existing themes and tropes, on the relentless repurposing of the same mundane series of ideas over and over again. It just gives us an excuse to devour those familiar elements like so much comfort food.
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Eat, drink, shop, walk: Taste of Pearl
Considering the fact that Pearl Street restaurants, wineries and boutiques hardly ever get any business due to their unfortunate location, Downtown Boulder Inc. decided to host the event Taste of Pearl to help draw visitors to this neglected area of town.
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Butter get busy
This week, I decided to talk about something dear to my heart: getting laid. This recipe is the ultimate time-to-takethings-to-thebone-zone meal, unless you're cooking for your family — in that case, I say, do not cook this particular recipe. It's just too powerful.
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Royal Indian dining on the east side
While this factoid may be a commentary on a changing manufacturing base more than anything else, it still goes to the prevalence of this cuisine abroad. As we took our seats, Andrew noted that Indian food is more of a late-night meal in the U.K., accompanied by plenty of lager.
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Tidbites | Let them eat cake
Also on May 5 is the 138th running of the Kentucky Derby, for which Kim & Jake's will make the Derby Julep, named after the popular beverage. The Derby Julep features vanilla-mint cake soaked with Makers Mark bourbon, filled with vanilla custard and iced with mint chip cream cheese.
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Jai Ho, the Boulder spinoff of a popular Aurora restaurant, offers an intriguing blend of Northern and Southern Indian food, ranging from street-style eats to the ubiquitous lunchtime buffet.
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Astrology | Week of April 19, 2012
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Education & Curriculum Vitae
Ph.D., University of Oregon
M.S., Urals State University of Economics
B.S., Urals State University of Economics
Assistant Professor of Marketing
Lada has been teaching at Gonzaga since 2004. She holds a Doctor of Philosophy Degree in Marketing from the University of Oregon, where she specialized in the study of consumer behavior. Her previous degrees (Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Master of...
Ph.D., University of Oregon
M.S., Urals State University of Economics
B.S., Urals State University of Economics
Lada has been teaching at Gonzaga since 2004. She holds a Doctor of Philosophy Degree in Marketing from the University of Oregon, where she specialized in the study of consumer behavior. Her previous degrees (Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Master of Science in Marketing) are from the Urals State University of Economics in Yekaterinburg, Russia. Her teaching currently focuses on the courses of International Marketing, Marketing Strategies, and foundations of Marketing at both the graduate and undergraduate levels.
Lada studies consumers' perceptions of the country-of-origin information and its implications on consumer and managerial decision-making. She consistently has maintained a broad range of research interests. In the last few years Lada has done research on the role of emotions in consumer decision-making, influence of social values on consumer attitudes and behaviors, motivations for community sports participation, business ethics in marketing management, as well as on attitudinal and personality-based antecedents of cultural intelligence.
In the last few years, Lada served as a reviewer for the Society of Consumer Psychology, the Journal of Business Ethics, Journal of Global Marketing, as well as for a number of marketing conferences. She served on the Faculty Working Group on Gonzaga Globalization. She is involved in the work of the International Trade Alliance in Spokane, Washington.
Other interests involve international travel, growing roses in her backyard, and classical music, particularly opera.
Selected Publications
Kurpis, Lada V., James G. Helgeson (2012) "The Effects of Country-of-Origin and Product Class "Fit" on Acceptance of New Brands", International Research Journal of Global Business, 1(1), 9-18.
Kurpis, Lada (2012) "Empirical Investigation of Select Personality, Attitudinal, and Experience-Based Antecedents of Cultural Intelligence in Undergraduate Business Students," Journal of Learning in Higher Education, 8(1), 47-58.
Kurpis, Lada Helen V., Carl S. Bozman, and Lynn R. Kahle, (2010) "Distinguishing between Amateur Sport Participants and Spectators: The List of Values Approach," International Journal of Sport Management and Marketing, 7 (3/4), 190-201.
Bozman, Carl S., Lada Helen V. Kurpis, and Chris Frye (2010), "Sport Festival or Tournament? Using Longitudinal Economic Impact Data to Assess the Success of a Strategic Reorientation," Sport Management Review, 13 (1), 65-81.
Kurpis, Lada Helen V. (2009), "Developing Students' Cultural Intelligence in an International Marketing Course," Journal of Global Business Development, 2 (1), 110-122.
Kurpis, Lada Helen V., Mirjeta S. Beqiri, and James G. Helgeson (2008), "The Effects of Commitment to Moral Self-Improvement and Religiosity on Ethics of Business Students," Journal of Business Ethics, 80, July, 447-463.
Kurpis, Lada V., James G. Helgeson, Ahmet Ekici, Magne Supphellen (2010), "A Cross-Cultural Examination of Consumers' Use of Country of Origin Information in Purchase Decisions," in Proceedings of the 35th Annual Macromarketing Conference, June 9-12, 2010, Laramie, WY.


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August 19. 2013 10:34PM
Landfill a hurdle for proposed Nashua credit union
By KIMBERLY HOUGHTON
Union Leader Correspondent
— A new credit union may soon be built on West Hollis Street along the edge of the city's old landfill, but potential environmental issues will be reviewed before the project begins.
Ventura-Nashua LLC, based in Hammondsport, N.Y., owns the 8-acre site at 511 and 515 West Hollis St. Only 1 acre of the property is being proposed for the future Members First Credit Union of New Hampshire.
According to Bruce Leighton of the credit union, the land where the Cape Cod-style office building will be constructed does not actually sit on the inactive landfill, however a portion of the proposed parking lot will be located on the old dump."We have an environmental team that is working with us. We are cautiously optimistic that everything is OK there," Leighton said on Monday. "We have not made a public announcement about this yet, as we want to be cautious and err on the side of conservatism."
There are other developments nearby, including the YMCA of Greater Nashua on one corner of the old landfill and the Conway Arena ice hockey rink just behind it. Leighton said his team has been in touch with the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services, adding everyone seems to be in agreement not to build directly on the landfill site, which has been inactive for several decades, but rather on its perimeter.
The Nashua Zoning Board of Adjustment is expected to address the issue next week. On Aug. 27, the board will consider whether to approve a use variance to allow the credit union and drive-through to be constructed in the park/industrial zone.
"We are not going to spend any money on this project until we get the variance," said Leighton, stressing his company is not involved with the remaining 7 acres that could possibly be subdivided if approved by the Nashua City Planning Board at a future date.
If the Zoning Board grants a variance, he said, the credit union would move forward with a full environmental testing plan to make sure nothing would be disturbed on the property during construction.
Hayner Swanson Inc. is engineering the project, which includes a 3,044-square-foot building and 21 parking spaces, according to plans on file at the city's community development office.
"The property's prior use as a landfill caused substantial environmental considerations to be present on the site. As a result of those special conditions, the property may not be suitable for many uses permitted within the Park Industrial District," says the file. "The property's proximity to the intersection of Riverside Street and West Hollis Street further requires a low impact use on the property to avoid overburdening of the traffic in the area."
The applicant maintains that the proposed credit union will complement the character of the neighborhood and offer improvements to some of the existing environmental conditions on the property and enhance the aesthetics of the site.The plot is currently undeveloped and contains dense vegetation, visible surface debris and some partially cleared areas, according to the application.
Preliminary estimates are that the credit union would employ about six to seven people and have about 80 daily visitors along with 15 commercial deliveries a week. Tentative hours of operation will be from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays and from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturdays, with a 24-hour ATM drive-through.
Former alderman Paula Johnson said Monday that she has several concerns about the project, specifically whether there may asbestos located on the site.
"What is lying underneath there and how will it be removed? How will it leach once the earth is disturbed? These are questions that we need to get answered," said Johnson. "There is asbestos everywhere in this city, so I think we need to look at this closely."
Bill Feinstein of Ventura-Nashua LLC was unavailable to comment on the future development.
The old landfill has been inactive for at least 30 years. In 1985, a request for a special exception to permit a bark mulch and topsoil operation at the site was eventually withdrawn.
The following year, a special exception was denied by the Zoning Board that would have allowed storage and display of construction equipment on the property. According to zoning files on record at Nashua City Hall, the construction storage project was rejected because it was out of character with the surrounding neighborhood and would have impaired the integrity of the neighborhood.
A public hearing will be held on the credit union project on Aug. 27 at 6:30 p.m. at Nashua City Hall. The building would be the fourth Members First Credit Union in New Hampshire, with two branches in Manchester and one in Franklin.


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A quick look at some of the best new tools we saw in Atlanta.
By Christopher Schwarz
Pages: 68-69
From the November 2006 issue #158
Buy this issue now
It isn't every day that you see a new tool company appear out of nowhere with a complete line of high-quality woodworking machines, but that's almost exactly what happened in late August as Steel City Tool Works unveiled an impressive battalion of heavy-duty machinery at the International Woodworking Fair in Atlanta.
With more than 30 machines in its stable (so far), Steel City's line of tools is a warning shot across the bow of the big manufacturers: Delta, Powermatic, Jet and Grizzly. That should come as little surprise after you learn that the people who thought up Steel City are people who worked for many of those major manufacturers and importers. After years of working in the trenches, they struck out on their own.
From the November 2006 issue #158
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ACF takes you to the Internationale Kochkunst Ausstellung (IKA) International Culinary Exhibition, commonly known as the "culinary Olympics," Oct. 5-10, in Erfurt, Germany, as ACF Culinary Team USA and ACF members represent the United States and American cuisine in their quest for gold. You can also follow along on Facebook and Twitter, @ACFChefs, with the hashtag #ACF4GOLD. You can watch it live stream thanks to Oregon Coast Culinary Institute.
Congratulations to the teams of ACF Culinary Team USA on their stellar performance at the 23rd annual Internationale Kochkunst Ausstellung (IKA) International Culinary Exhibition, commonly known as the "culinary Olympics," Oct. 5-10, in Erfurt, Germany. More than 1,500 chefs representing 54 countries participated in the team and individual competitions. All ACF Culinary Team USA teams-national, military, regional and youth-finished in the top 10, with a medal count of two gold and five silver, proving that American cuisine is among the best in the world.
ACF Culinary National Team USA won a silver medal in cold-food presentation-only one gold medal was awarded-and a silver medal in the hot-food kitchen, placing sixth overall. The military team-U.S. Army Culinary Arts Team (USACAT)-won gold in cold food and silver in hot food placing fourth overall, despite facing unique circumstances and obstacles the past few months. Both the regional and youth teams encountered a couple of bumps at the IKA, from the regional team's cold-food display table arriving in Germany damaged to customs losing the youth team's vegetable shipment, but they prevailed. The regional team won a silver in cold food and placed fourth, and the youth team won a silver in cold food and gold in hot food, with a fifth-place overall finish.
It takes an incredible amount of dedication and commitment to compete at the international level, and ACF Culinary Team USA willingly put forth an enormous effort and gave so much of their time to prepare to represent ACF and their country on the global stage. Thank you, ACF Culinary Team USA. With pride, we salute you. We also thank our generous sponsors, who believed in ACF Culinary Team USA and offered their unwavering support.
It has been an incredibly long and intense 48 hours for ACF Culinary Team USA national, military and youth teams, with the hot-food kitchen Oct. 7 and the cold-food program Oct. 9. ACF Culinary National Team USA and USACAT both garnered silver medals and ACF Culinary Youth Team USA took the gold in the hot-food kitchen. While the youth team was elated, the national team was disappointed, because they worked hard on hot food and had their hopes set on gold. ACF Culinary Team USA Manager Steve Jilleba, CMC®, CCE®, AAC®, and Business Manager Tom J. Macrina, CEC®, CCA™, HGT, AAC®, provided words of encouragement that renewed the national team's spirit.
The teams went right from competing in hot food to working on their cold-food displays due this morning, Oct. 9, at 7 a.m. While the teams worked diligently, USACAT's rations NCO (noncommissioned officer) continued to search for and find just the right product needed to complete USACAT's menu. Support team members from all the teams were at the conference center setting up the cold-food tables for the morning's display. The national and youth teams made the drive from Eisenach to Erfurt at 3 a.m. through the valley on that same challenging road that the regional team had encountered with their cold food Oct. 6.
This time the ride to Erfurt did not go as smoothly as it did for the regional team. Several of the youth team's pieces broke en route. Fortunately, the youth team had the necessary supplies on hand and was able to fix the pieces on-site. Despite the stress, both teams remained focused while setting their tables, and produced amazing cold-food presentations they felt confident about. National teams were not allowed to use tabletops, so ACF Culinary National Team USA presented on a white table with the focus being the food.
USACAT could be found at the display table carefully building each component and laying out each plate. The team was great at self-regulating themselves, encouraging each other to drink, eat and keep moving as though they were an hour behind. At 7 a.m., all 23 plates were presented and the table and food looked good. Initial feedback from the jury was head nods, thumbs up and words of affirmation. How that translates to a medal is unknown, but the team is hoping for gold.
Chief Russell Campbell, CEC, USACAT team manager, tells us he could not be prouder of his group of talented chefs, soldiers, sailors and coasties. They have worked under some unique circumstances in the past month; however, they kept their heads down and continued to push through to make their history their own in spite of the hurdles they had to overcome. USACAT team members enjoy feeling as though they are part of ACF Culinary Team USA.
At 7:01 a.m., all the teams of ACF Culinary Team USA breathed a sigh of relief. They had given 110 percent, including the regional team, support team and the apprentices who were by the side of the national and youth team to help whenever they could. It was team work at its best.
ACF Culinary Team USA's national, military and youth teams competed in the hot-food kitchen today. Tickets to each were sold out. Service was 110, with 100 portions to guests and 10 to the judges.
ACF Culinary Youth Team USA and USACAT were first up with service beginning at 12:30 p.m. The youth team arrived at the loading dock of the conference center before 6 a.m. It was a bit hectic, as other competitors were also there, frantically unloading so they could get in their kitchens. The youth team encountered several obstacles in their kitchen-water and equipment were not working. The issues were resolved, and the team quickly found its groove as if members had been competing together for a decade. Their dishes were served to perfection, and they were proud of what they accomplished.
USACAT began serving guests-several ACF members-as soon as their window opened. The team performed well, and the food was hot and flavorful, as noted by guests and judges. They competed on the same day as Great Britain's military team. Many members on both teams have a great relationship, so there was lots of friendly bantering during the competition. At the end of the competition, the teams exchanged items that represented their teams.
While the youth and military team competitions were coming to an end, the national team was just getting ready. They had already unloaded, and were setting up in the kitchen, focusing on the task at hand. Each team member concentrated on a designated portion of each dish, paying attention to every detail. It was an intense afternoon, but when it came time to serve, the national team pulled off a superb menu. View their menu. Siegfried Schaber, HAAC, a member of the German Chefs Association and ACF, and a past president of WACS, said it was stupendous.
ACF members have also been reaping the benefits of their years of practice. Members of the 2012 Michigan "culinary Olympics" team continued their winning streak, with Brian Beland, CMC, winning gold; Doug Ganhs, CEC, winning bronze; Shawn Loving, CEC, CCA, winning bronze; Sarah Rougeau, CSC, winning silver; and Gabriel Vera receiving a diploma.
ACF Culinary Regional Team USA began the ride to Erfurt at 2 a.m., as scheduled. Fortunately, the ride went smoothly, despite the road's condition. Team members finished setting up the table–which looked good, thanks to the support team's repair–on time, and were confident they did a good job. Judging started at 7 a.m. After checking out their competition, the team returned to the school to clean up and try to get some sleep while they waited for the results.
When the results were announced, ACF Culinary Regional Team USA had won a silver medal. The International Culinary Schools at The Art Institutes received a bronze medal. According to the daily results for the regional teams posted Oct. 6 on IKA's website, the following were awarded: three silver medals, three bronze medals and four diplomas. No gold medals were awarded. The regional team is participating in cold food only, so this concluded IKA for them. However, they will have to wait for the closing ceremonies to find out where they placed.
ACF Culinary Team USA's national, military and youth teams worked feverishly on hot food all day, as they were to compete the next day, Oct. 7. Last-minute changes were made to the national team's menu to enhance flavor and look.
Meanwhile, the support team was out shopping for vegetables for the youth team at a local farmers market in Eisenach, located in the vicinity of the school. When the support team went to customs to pick up the vegetables Oct. 5, an eight-hour round trip, they learned that customs had shipped them somewhere, but the big question was where, as they were unable to be tracked or located. The support team found most of the items needed, fresh from local farmers.
Individual competitions have been just as intense as the team competitions. Stafford DeCambra, CEC, CCE, CCA, AAC, a member of ACF Poarch Creek Chapter, Inc., and AAC chair, won a gold medal for his Hawaiian Hula Dancer Chocolate Sculpture. Members of the 2012 Michigan "culinary Olympics" team from ACF Michigan Chefs de Cuisine Association have also been showing up the competition, with John Miller, CEC, winning a gold medal and Gabriel Vera winning a bronze medal. In addition, Woojay Poynter, CSC, a member of ACF Bay Area Chefs Association of Oregon, won a gold medal.
Today is officially the start of the IKA with the opening ceremony and Parade of Nations in the afternoon. This made for a busy day for ACF Culinary Team USA. All the teams spent the morning working on hot and cold food. In addition, finishing touches were made to the regional team's table.
In the afternoon, the national and youth teams and some of the military team attended the opening ceremony and marched in the Parade of Nations. It was exciting and emotional for the chefs, as they proudly represented the U.S. Following the ceremony, the teams had the opportunity to see the hot-food kitchens. This is their only chance to inspect them prior to competition. Mental notes were made as to where everything was located, what equipment was available, etc. The youth team had a bit of a scare, as they thought they were going to have to share kitchen supplies with a competitor team. Luckily, that was not the case, as it turned out to be an error in German to English translation.
Several members of the military team, as well as the regional team, did not attend the ceremony. The military members remained behind working on their cold-food display, because the team only arrived yesterday. The regional team worked frantically on their cold-food presentation, as it had to be set for judging by 7 a.m. Oct. 6. While the regional team was working, the support team took the table to the conference center to set it up.
It is 70 km, about an hour's car drive, from the host school where the national, regional and youth teams are to the conference center in Erfurt where IKA is taking place. However, the school is located at the bottom of a valley with a long, winding, bumpy road. This will make it challenging to transport the cold-food platters safely and have them arrive in good condition. In addition, the road is wet, and it will be dark at 2 a.m. when the team and the platters depart for the conference center.
The teams and the support team for ACF Culinary Team USA encountered a few bumps today, but overcame them with tenacity, patience and skill. The regional team's tabletop was damaged en route to Germany and arrived in poor condition. The support team assessed the table and determined how best to fix it and what was needed. While team members remained in the school's kitchen working, the support team made the drive to Erfurt. Food and supplies were purchased from a grocery store, where other IKA teams were also shopping, and wood, paint and putty were bought at a hardware store for the table. Meanwhile, the youth team's shipment of vegetables was held up in customs and would not be delivered today as scheduled. Fortunately, it cleared late afternoon and will be picked up tomorrow, Oct. 5, by support team members.
National, regional and youth team members carried on preparing and practicing in the kitchen. The regional team continued working on its cold-food display and platters for Oct. 6, while the national and youth team members concentrated on both their cold- and hot-food menus. Plans of the hot-food kitchen layout were provided, enabling the teams to further refine their strategy to win the hot-food portion of the competition.
The relaxation of yesterday by the national, regional and youth teams has been replaced by sheer determination. Now acclimated to the time change, they are prepared, mentally and physically, to compete against some of the best chefs in the world and be victorious.
Meanwhile, it was a busy day for the military team, U.S. Army Culinary Arts Team (USACAT). They arrived in Erfurt at 3 p.m. after a long night and day of traveling. They wasted no time getting settled at the hotel and in their host kitchen./P>
Today is a national holiday in Germany in honor of the 1990 reunification of former East Germany and West Germany, but it is not a day of rest for ACF Culinary Team USA. The national, regional and youth teams arrived at the host school bright and early to start their day of prepping. Strategic meetings took place with each team and Steve Jilleba, CMC, CCE, AAC, manager; Thomas Macrina, CEC, CCA, HGT, AAC, business manager; and Joachim Buchner, CMC, coach. Schedules and assignments were reviewed and discussed at length.
The teams spent the day working on their cold-food platters and preparing for the hot-food segment of the competition. Everything was meticulously reviewed, from the plates to the cuts of meat. A small group of students from the local school came to provide support to the teams, prepare lunch and dinner, and locate equipment and food supplies in the kitchens.
Overall, it was a relaxed day, with teams working together. Team members are excited and feel good. The youth team wrapped up their kitchen work at 6 p.m. The national team is slated to end around 9 p.m. and the regional team, 11 p.m., but it could be later. The regional team, which does only a cold-food display, is the first to compete Oct. 6.
ACF Culinary Team USA arrived in Germany today for IKA, just days before the beginning of this intense competition. After an overnight flight to Frankfurt and 4-hour bus trip to Eisenach, the team finally arrived in the afternoon at TBZ Eisenach, a technical school that is graciously hosting the team. Chef Sören Billhardt, the school's culinary department chair, greeted the team and took them to the kitchen area to unpack.
Afterward, the team made a quick trip to the grocery store for fresh ingredients for tomorrow's practice. October 3 is German Unity Day (Tag der Deutschen Einheit), a national holiday in Germany, and much like America's national holidays, all stores will be closed.
After an exhausting day of travel, Team USA is ready for some dinner and sleep! Find more photos from Germany on Facebook and follow us at @ACFChefs on Twitter.
…And they're off! ACF Culinary Team USA departs today for Germany in preparation for IKA, the "culinary Olympics." Teams from around the world will be competing for the gold in both hot and cold food categories, and we can't wait to see what our teams present! The team will arrive in Germany tomorrow morning and will drive to Eisenach to unpack equipment, check in to the hotel and do some grocery shopping.
Safe travels to our competitors! Wish them luck on Facebook and find daily updates on Twitter at @ACFChefs.


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Jack Kirby in "The Dungeon," his home studio, in 1949. (Kirby family collection)Link
Jack Kirby, 1945, Brighton Beach. (Kirby family collection)Link
Jack Kirby in 1949 in New York City. (Kirby family collection)Link
Long Island, 1950. Rosalind and Jack Kirby with their children, Neal, 2, and Susan, 6. Credit: (Kirby family collection)Link
1961, Neal Kirby's Bar Mitzvah. Left to right in rear: Neal Kirby, Rosalind Kirby, Susan Kirby and Jack Kirby; Barbara Kirby in front. (Kirby family collection)Link
Jack Kirby touching up an Iron Man page in 1965 at the Marvel offices. (Kirby family collection)Link
Jack Kirby at work in his Thousand Oaks home studio in 1982. (Kirby family collection)Link
Jack Kirby, 1991 portrait photo. (Ray Wyman/Kirby family collection)Link
This week, the Marvel Universe reaches a new plateau with the Hollywood red-carpet premiere of "The Avengers," which unites the title characters from four film franchises — Thor, Captain America, Iron Man and the Hulk — to save Earth from a cosmic threat. The only person who had a hand in creating all of those characters was the late Jack Kirby, a titan figure in comics, but his heirs weren't invited to the premiere; their presence would be awkward considering their legal quest to reclaim the rights to hundreds of his Marvel creations. That leaves Neal Kirby, Jack's only son, on the outside looking in but in this guest essay he writes about the days when the Marvel Universe was as close as his family basement.
In 1961, I was the luckiest damn kid on my block — or maybe any block. My father worked at home. Everyone else's dad had to drive into Queens or Brooklyn or take the train into Manhattan. And it was not some boring, old desk job; my father was Jack Kirby, the King of Comics, and — though his humble personality would have him cringing to hear this — he is regarded as the greatest comic book artist and creator – ever. (Sorry, Dad).
Of course back in 1961, though well-regarded in his field, he wasn't yet crowned. He was just Jack Kirby — "Dad" to me, "Jack" to his wife, Roz; "Jacov" to his mother, Rose; and "Jankel" to his brother, Dave. Wanting a better life for his family (the overriding theme of his life), we were packed into the Studebaker and left Brooklyn for the green suburbs of Long Island in 1949. Buying a house in East Williston, Nassau County, it was to be our home for the next 20 years.
Sixty-three years later, memories of that house are still vivid for me, but what I remember most is my father's studio. Buried in the basement, "The Dungeon" was tiny (just 10 feet across) and the walls that separated it from the rest of the cellar were covered in stained, tongue-and-groove knotty pine with a glossy varnish. Dad's drawing table faced a beautiful cherry wood cabinet that housed a 10″ black-and-white television.
To the left of the cabinet was a beat-up, four-drawer file cabinet that was stuffed with Dad's vast archive of picture references to, well, everything. I could sit for hours and just mull through musty old folders with bayonets, battleships, medieval armor, cowboy hats, skyscrapers, satellites — countless files on countless subjects. And — much out of character for my father — that metal cabinet sat beneath a stuffed and mounted deer's head. I can't remember where he said he got that damned thing, but it was always there. The things you remember…
My father finally got his first color television in 1963. The first color television program I ever saw at home? The Kennedy assassination in Dallas reached me, there in the Dungeon, and in more ways than one the world was no longer black-and-white. Dad handed me the old TV so I could take it apart and explore. I heard something bumping around inside the set when I dragged it on the basement floor beyond the Dungeon's door. Screwdriver in hand, it didn't take long to find the loose object but my jaw dropped when I studied the heavy disc. It was a 2,000-year-old Roman coin. Dad, I knew the TV was old, but…
My father couldn't stop laughing. There was a lot of superhero history flying across his drawing board around that time — remember, September 1963 was the date on the first issue of "The Avengers" and "The X-Men" — but it all took a backseat that day to the mysterious return of Caesar Augustus. Dad had no idea how that coin got inside the television but he did know how it first reached America. Back in 1944, he explained, he had been pulled from combat with a dangerous case of frozen feet and frostbite and then sent to a hospital in Britain. English farmers would plow ancient coins up by the dozen and while they kept the gold ones they gave the lumpy lead coins to "the boys in the ward" as souvenirs of Europe.
Ancient artifacts didn't seem out of place in the Dungeon, which felt like a time capsule — and, come to think of it, the walled-in square of Dad's office was not much bigger than the Time Platform in Doctor Doom's castle, which in a 1962 issue whisked the Fantastic Four back to the days of Blackbeard. Two walls in the Dungeon were covered in bookcases. Dickens, Shakespeare, Whitman, Conrad, were names I remember seeing, and one of his favorites, Damon Runyon.
There were shelves of mystery and mythology and plenty of science books and they ranged from rocks to rockets, from the inner ear to outer space. Science was always a big part of dad's work. When he worked on "Sky Masters of the Space Force," for instance, I remember some of the devoted fans of that post-Sputnik newspaper strip happened to wear Air Force uniforms and they even sent him photos of rocket programs of the late 1950s to lend authenticity to the syndicated sci-fi adventure.
Dad was a member of the Science Fiction Book Club, so robots and aliens and tales of the future abounded. How did he actually have time to read? I have no idea, but the Dungeon collection was no ornamental library; he had read every book and probably more than twice.
The door to Dad's studio was usually closed. That wasn't to keep noise out, it was to keep all the smoke in. My father's cigar smoking was legendary and when you opened the door to the Dungeon you were met with a great billowing cloud. It wasn't so bad if he was smoking something good, like a Garcia Vega, and the smell would be almost tolerable. Unfortunately, that only happened around his birthday or Father's Day, when boxes of decent cigars came with a bow on top. When Dad was buying he didn't bother with fancy brands. It didn't matter if it was rolled-up skunk cabbage, to him a stogie was a stogie.
The studio did have one window, it was at head level and it opened up to a small patio by the driveway. The threat of rain and snow to Dad's work and library kept that window closed in the wet seasons and the position of the window frame (above a bookcase) meant it was rarely touched in the other seasons. I covered that window with plywood during the Cuban Missile Crisis, I remember; I guess somehow my 14-year-old brain thought it would shield us when the missiles rained down on Manhattan. Of course, the far greater danger to my family's world were those missile-shaped stogies in the ashtray and, sure enough, Dad paid for his puffing passion with esophageal cancer later in life.
There were a lot of cigar-chomping characters in Marvel Comics and Dad was one of them — he and other writers and artists popped up in stories in a quirky trademark of the "House of Ideas," as it was called in the 1960s. Personal parts of his life often crept into his work too. When recounting the creation of the Fantastic Four, for instance, he laughingly confessed that Sue Storm was named for my sister, Susan, and the "Storm" could be considered a bit of personality commentary. When he saw the expression on my face he appropriately apologized for the fact that he never got around to making Neal the name of the Human Torch, an Inhuman or even some low-ranking Skrull.
Dad's war experiences, which he would rarely discuss with me in the Dungeon era, sometimes surfaced in the comics. "Foxhole," a Mainline series that began in 1954, was my favorite, and I would sit and read old copies I found on the shelves. For Marvel, of course, he created "Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos," which drew on "The Boy Commandos" from his 1940s work and his own infantry experiences. Sgt. Fury was Dad, big cigar and big action, the only difference being about 9 inches in height and 50 pounds of muscle. These days there's a view that a liberal Democrat can't be fiercely patriotic but my father was exactly that. Captain America, Sgt. Fury, the Boy Commandos, Fighting American and "Foxhole" were all born of that powerful love of country.
I loved watching TV with dad. In the 1950's there were three shows in particular: Edward R. Murrow with the news, Groucho Marx and "Victory at Sea." My father could explain the war backwards and forwards, both theaters. But, as I mentioned, I didn't hear any of his war stories until I was older. Perhaps he thought I was too young, or more likely, the painful memories were still too fresh. Besides, we had plenty to talk about with the Brooklyn Dodgers and boxing.
My mother protested that I shouldn't be exposed to such violence, but Dad was a boxer. It was how you defended yourself in the streets and my father was a product of the Lower East Side. Now and then he gave me a boxing lesson using one of grandma's sewing mannequins. A paper bag served as the head so there was a fantastic noise when a right cross separated my rival from his head.
I wonder if Michelangelo had a kid watching him paint? Was there a little Luigi watching the ceiling from a quiet corner of the Sistine Chapel? Extreme example, maybe, but the emotion would have been the same that I experienced watching my father at the drawing board. I had to stand on his left, looking over his shoulder. Starting with a clean piece of Bristol board, he would first draw his panel lines with an old wood and plastic T-square. Then the page would start to come alive. He told me that once he had the story framed in his mind, he would start drawing at the middle, then go back to the beginning, and then finish it up. Everything seemed to come naturally; he didn't even needed a compass to draw a perfect circle. He worked fast but smooth, too, no wasted movement or hesitation.
Watching him work gave us a chance to talk about science and history, subjects we both loved, but it also gave me a chance to see history being made. In the spring of 1962, for instance, I remember standing over the drawing board as Dad created a truly cosmic hero — it was a brand new character but I was confused when I heard his name. Thor? The story was "The Stone Men from Saturn." My first reaction, before opening my mouth, was "Why the hell is a Norse god fighting rock-pile aliens?" Dad explained the whole origin story to me and how he would work in the entire pantheon of Norse deities in the future. Having either read or at least browsed through every book in his library, I thought I was pretty smart when I scoffed and asked him how Thor could even hold his head up with two big, iron wings attached to his helmet. "Don't forget," Dad said, nodding toward his creation, "Superhero."
Our time together was full of moments like this. The early 1960s was the era of atomic monsters and bomb fear, so along comes the Hulk. To Dad, the science of the man-monster was in the realm of "maybe." Could a Jekyll-and-Hyde monster be created genetically? Jack Kirby thought so. Remember, the structure of DNA had been discovered only five years earlier, and the workings were still a mystery.
Everything in Dad's mind, heart and soul went into those paneled pages — but my contributions to the Marvel Universe were limited to one flying car. Nick Fury had been a WWII soldier but the 1960s took him into a post-war career with S.H.I.E.L.D (It stood for "Supreme Headquarters, International Espionage, Law-Enforcement Division" and was more than a little influenced by "The Man from U.N.C.L.E.") and Dad needed a James Bond-type car and came to me (At that point in my life I was more interested in cars than girls). With just a little bit of research into my stack of Road and Track magazines, I found the perfect car, a Porsche 904D racer. We knew we needed to go a step beyond machine guns hidden in headlights so we stuck some missiles in the fender wells and, of course, wheels that flip and whisk the car through the air.
By the mid-'60s I was entering high school, and my time in the studio grew less and less. There was more homework, my membership in a fledgling rock band (called the 2+2) and, of course, girls. I always made an effort, however, to spend some time in the Dungeon at least once a week, and when dad "came up for air" for coffee and crumb cake about 11 p.m. every night, I'd try to make it a point to meet him in the kitchen.
In September 1966, I was off to Syracuse University and in December, 1968, my parents did one step better and moved to California. The Dungeon was gone but the drawing board, table, chair and taberet all went west and ended up in a decent-sized, paneled family room in their Thousand Oaks home. Everything remained there, together and in place, even when Dad died in 1994 but after my mother passed in 1998 the inventory of that magical room went off in different directions.
My father's drawing board and small taberet table now reside in my den in where they provide warm memories for me, and a basis for stories for Jack's great-grandchildren. I wish there was some way I could borrow Victor Von Doom's Time Platform and take the kids back to visit the secret headquarters of my father's imagination, that smoky, paneled bunker of ink, conversation, bookshelves, creativity and love. I'm a teacher living in California and I think about Dad a lot lately, especially when I see Thor, Captain America, Magneto, or the Hulk on a movie poster. My father drew comics in six different decades and filled the skies of our collective imagination with heroes, gods, monsters, robots and aliens; most of the truly iconic ones are out of the first half of the 1960s, when he delivered masterpieces on a monthly basis. I treasure the fact that I had a front-row seat for that cosmic event. People ask me all the time how one man could have dreamed and drawn so much. The best answer I can offer is one I heard about 50 years ago: "Don't forget: Superhero."
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Thursday, January 21, 2010
And... in case you read the New York Times, I'm in an article about out-of-work architects; exciting to see my name in print! Go here to read it online.... it's really interesting to see what 'creatives' are doing to keep themselves afloat. It's still scary out there. Love the idea of Architecture 5¢! And I'm suddenly craving ice cream sandwiches.
17 comments:
- miles. said...
read the article. Loved it.
- January 21, 2010 at 10:39 AM
- Steven said...
Read about you on the NYT site. Your natural creativity and ability to work from knitting wool to pouring concrete are your strengths. I've seen lots of wool pullovers (sweaters) and some wool toys (old fashioned poor persons' craft gets funky) , I've seen an increasing number of concrete kitchen counter tops, bathroom vanities and table tops etc. But I haven't seen a full wall tilt up concrete bookcase or entertainment centre. I think I'll make one ... thanks for the inspiration and I wish you good luck.
- January 21, 2010 at 11:52 AM
- K said...
Read it and I have literally gotten it txted and emailed to me. Ha! congrats.
- January 21, 2010 at 11:58 AM
- Steven said...
For some concrete ideas.
- January 21, 2010 at 11:59 AM
- Alicia B. Designs said...
I found you via the NY Times article! Love your blog and have seen your stuff on Etsy before! Keep it up!
Alicia B.
- January 21, 2010 at 12:47 PM
That article made me sad, yet made me hopeful. Good luck to all of us!
- January 21, 2010 at 3:58 PM
- Mlle Paradis said...
Debi - so cool for you! Both the cement pouring and the article. I'm so impressed you took on the cement project. And it looks like it was a great result! Keep surprising us!
- January 21, 2010 at 4:48 PM
I'm saying hello, because of NYTimes, and wishing you all the best.
Neat blog - I like the way you see art everywhere.
- January 21, 2010 at 6:15 PM
- avs said...
I also found your blog and work through the NYT article. I'm a laid off designer as well, so I was encouraged and inspired to read about what others in the same boat are doing to feed their creativity.
Congrats on the NYT appearance! I look forward to following your design explorations!
- January 21, 2010 at 7:55 PM
- Denise Fasanello said...
Read about you in the NYT. I love life reinventions. I've been there. good luck!
- January 21, 2010 at 9:49 PM
- Lorena said...
love the concrete table
- January 22, 2010 at 7:54 AM
- Eunhwa said...
I followed the NYT's article to your blog. Love the blog and your creations. Will come often to visit.
- January 22, 2010 at 8:01 AM
- K said...
Wowzers on the NYTimes comments.
- January 22, 2010 at 9:04 AM
- Zeno said...
Read about you in the NYT. Great stuff you got here. Keep going... godd luck...
- January 22, 2010 at 2:26 PM
- debi van zyl said...
holy sh*t! thanks everyone!
this response is, dare I say it, overwhelming, but so SO great!
You make this blog one day, you hope people like it and read it. You hope that your ideas are well received and that they fit into as well as push the design community that you're part of... it's such a gamble and based on persistence, instinct, and self-critique... but mostly persistence. I find that this blog keeps me on track, it makes my secret endeavors public but in a way I can feel comfortable to share.
I used to be very afraid of that, but I'm learning that the more you expand and expose (a better word might be curate) yourself and your skills and invite people to see what you're doing, the better you become as a designer.
I am happily shocked at the traffic on the blog and so excited about the encouraging comments. It makes me want to knit up a storm, pour loads of concrete, make a book, and surprise you and me too.
Thank you again.
- January 22, 2010 at 5:47 PM
- Up in the Air Somewhere said...
Congrats on the NYTs press! Woo hoo! The concrete table is awesome. This makes me want to play around with new materials myself.
- January 29, 2010 at 7:37 PM
- Tilda B. Hervé said...
wonderful! congratulations!!
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Nashua wine shop plans fundraiser for bombing victims
NASHUA — With a goal of raising $50,000, The Napa East Wine Lounge and Shop is hosting a fundraiser Sunday to benefit three local families victimized by the Boston Marathon bombings.
The money raised from the auctions, raffles and tickets sold for the event will be split among Jeff Bauman, a Mass. resident who works in Nashua and lost both his legs; Ron, Karen and Krystara Brassard of Epsom; who were all injured to varying degrees; and Celeste and Sydney Corcoran, a mother and daughter from Lowell, Mass., also seriously wounded in the blast.
Well aware that there are multiple fundraisers and funds being set up for bombing victims, Napa East owner and Nashua resident Jo Mahoney said she was still compelled to give local residents and businesses a chance to help out.
"I want it to be a positive, happy gathering for everyone involved. In fact, I just got word from some of the families that they may end up attending," Mahoney said.
The impetus of the event was Mahoney's neighbor, Coleen Durand, who personally knows the Brassard and Corcoran families and was looking for a way to help them out. Mahoney said she was happy to help, and that once the event gained some momentum, an employee at Napa East who works with Bauman at the Nashua Costco asked if he could be included.
"I haven't met any of (the families), but I thought this would be good," Mahoney said.
Durand, whose husband was the best man at Ron and Karen's wedding, said she felt helpless finding out that people she and her husband had been friends with for years had been hurt.
"Medical bills are piling up for them, and we wanted to do whatever we could," Durand said.
Before she went into surgery Monday to clean out an infection in her ankle, Karen Brassard said she was touched by all the local support she and her family have received. She mentioned the Napa East fundraiser as an example of how people closest to her have rallied around her family during their toughest time.
Durand said she was glad that after Brassard's surgery Monday doctor's put a cast on her leg.
"It will help her stay off her feet," she said.
Durand said all the items that are going to be auctioned off during the event were donated by local businesses and residents after word of mouth about the event started to spread.
"A lot of vendors at Napa East have been very generous, and when the Sky Meadow Country Club (of which Durand is a member) found out they decided to help out as well," Durand said.
During the event, which is scheduled to take place from noon to 8 p.m., actor and comedian Lenny Clarke and Boston Red Sox Hall of Famer Rico Petrocelli will be attending. Tickets cost $100, and include food and beverages, and access to a silent and live auction that includes items like an eight-person dinner with Lowell, Mass., boxing legend Micky Ward, Red Sox tickets, and tickets to NASCAR races.
Napa East Wine Lounge and Shop is located at 12 Murphy Drive, Unit B1, in Nashua.


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Catamaran in very good condition. New rigging, sails, electronics, battery bank, dinghy and outboard engine.Interior fittings :
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Polyester catamaran, Venezia 42, built in 1996 at the Fontaine Pajot boatyard.
Refitted in 2006, she has been carefully maintained by her current owner.
In 2010, the mast was laid down for inspection: the upper and lower section of the mast were reinforced, the furler was dismantled and the electric wiring inside the mast was replaced (VHF, ...)
2 x 29 HP Yanmar 3GM inboard engines (completely overhauled in 2006, 450 engine hours since ). Bi annual maintenance.
Alternators (new in 2010)
Fuel tank: 300 liters (79 US gallons)
- Some of the standing rigging was replaced and the mast was strengthened
- Mast removal; reinforcement of the upper and lower section of the mast, replacement of the mast base, shrouds and forestay.
-Roller furler removal; replacement of the swivel hook, revision of the swivel drum
Fully-battened mainsail 3 reefs with lazy bag (January 2010)
Furler genoa (new in 2010)
Symmetrical spinnaker (servicedSeptember 2010)
Storm jib
Electric windlass Goiot 1000 W (serviced in 2010)
Main anchor gear: 1 anchor + 40 meters (131 ft) of 10mm chain
2nd anchor + 40 meters of chain
Fresh water system: 600 liters (158 US gallons)
4 burner gas stove, and gas oven (new)
Double sinks, pressurized cold water and sea water
Large refrigerator/freezer 12V (new)
2 manual toilets Plastimo
Watermaker Dessalator 60 L/h (16 US gallons) - purchased in 2006, used 50 hours
6 house batteries, i.e. 750 total capacity
2 engine batteries, 105 Ah each
Solar panel : 1 * 170 Watt
Wind generator Airmarine 400 W (December 2010)
The electrical circuit was reviewed in 2010
GPS Furuno
VHF AIS matrix GX (2010)
Loch Autohelm (repeaters replaced in 2010)
Depth sounder (repeaters replaced in 2010)
Wind data Autohelm
Radar Furuno 1715 (2010)
Autopilot Autohelm SPX10 (December 2010)
Satellite phone Iridium
SSB radio receiver
Radio, CD player -Blaupunkt, 4 speakers
Semi rigid inflatable dinghy - AB 9AL (September 2010)
9.8 HP outboard engine (2014)
Life rafts Safe, 8 places (2007)
Cospas/Sarsat EPIRB - merchant marine certified
8 fire extinguishers
Life jackets
IOR Dan Bouy
Arch with davits
Last haul out: September 2013
Excellent ocean cruising catamaran, comfortable and robust.
Very neat interior.
Survey report: September 2010.
Work done by professionals (invoice available as proof ) : Overhaul of the engines, new battery bank, new electronics, new rigging, new sail, dinghy and outboard engine,...
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When Mr Tom Mison arrives at the East London studio, his sharp blue eyes widen at the sight of rails weighed down by cardigans. It just so turns out that the fashion team at MR PORTER has unwittingly chosen to photograph him in his favourite item of clothing and the 29-year-old actor is thrilled at the prospect of getting to wear many of these knits throughout the day.
Why is he so fond of cardigans? "I'm a relaxed person and prefer wearing things that reflect that," he explains. "Cardigans are something you can simply wrap yourself up in - there's something very comforting about that. A big brown cardigan is my idea of perfection. It's what I'd wear while stomping over the heath on my way to find a great pub with an open fire. Cardigans create that romantic image."
A big brown cardigan is my idea of perfection. It's what I'd wear while stomping over the heath on my way to find a great pub with an open fire
That type of aesthetic has served Mr Mison well, as most of his roles have seen him take turns as a posh and lovable Englishman in the vein of Mr Hugh Grant and Mr Colin Firth. He played Mr Bingley in TV series Lost in Austen and garnered critical acclaim on the London theatre scene with a timely performance in Posh. The play saw him depict a young, debauched David Cameron-type figure in a fictionalised version of Oxford University's snobbish Bullingdon Club shortly before the British elections. It was a politically charged happening, and it won him a role in last year's box-office hit One Day.
But does Mr Mison ever feel typecast into playing the English romantic? "Not at all," he says. While he was studying drama at London's Webber-Douglas Academy, a teacher told him, "'Look at yourself, you're not going to get really gritty Ken Loach-style northern council estate parts. Maybe you should look towards the well-spoken period pieces.' Luckily," he continues, "there aren't many men that fit in that role and I'm happy to embrace that. The posher roles I've played have been the most fun."
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From left: Mr Mison as James Leighton-Masters and Mr David Dawson as Hugo Fraser-Tyrwhitt in Posh at London's Royal Court Theatre, 2010
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From left: Mr Mison stars with Ms Alex Kingston as Mr Bingley in Lost in Austen, 2008
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From left: Mr David Yelland as King Henry IV and Mr Mison as Prince Hal in Henry IV, Part I, Theatre Royal Bath, 2011
Adding to his portrayals of charmingly traditional British gentlemen is his role in this year's Salmon Fishing in the Yemen, in which he stars alongside a stellar cast that includes Mr Ewan McGregor, Ms Kristin Scott Thomas and the delectable Ms Emily Blunt. The film chronicles the plight of Ms Blunt and Mr McGregor as they try to bring salmon to Yemen to please a local sheik. Mr Mison plays Ms Blunt's boyfriend, a soldier who is thought missing in Afghanistan, and provides much of the non-fishery-based intrigue. "Simon Beaufoy, who wrote Slumdog Millionaire and The Full Monty, adapted it brilliantly," he says excitedly, "and made my role a bit bigger than it was in the book, which is nice."
It's refreshing to hear Mr Mison speak enthusiastically not only about knitwear but about the joys of acting. The hackneyed Method is not for him, he says, adding, "I think the most important thing for an actor is to use your imagination. I think actors often forget to be inventive and surprise people."
As he approaches 30, he plans on overturning his "natural aversion to the gym" and stay in shape for more screen work in America. "There are lots of beautiful actors that make me think, 'I should look a little bit more like that,'" he explains. "But I haven't really felt much pressure... yet." Despite promising projects ahead, Mr Mison maintains, "there still hasn't been a moment where I've felt like, 'wow, I've made it'." But as he slips from portraying a casual character in a navy cardigan thrown over a T-shirt and jeans to looking smart and fashion-forward in a chunky orange knit worn over a denim jacket, Mr Mison seems to have a lot to offer. If his cardigan-wearing skills are anything to go by, we predict that proud moment should come very soon indeed.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Kroger Co. is raising its earnings outlook for the year after the nation's largest traditional supermarket chain reported a third-quarter profit that topped Wall Street expectations.
The company, which also operates Fry's, Food 4 Less and Ralphs, has been working to improve the shopping experience and build customer loyalty as it fends off competition from specialty grocers such as Whole Foods and big-box retailers such as Target, as well as dollar stores and drugstore chains.
As shopping habits change, the Cincinnati-based company has also been experimenting with new formats such as its larger "Marketplace" stores that have a bigger footprint and sell general merchandise in addition to groceries. It has also opened about a dozen smaller "Ruler" stores that focus primarily on cheaper, private-label products.
In an interview, CEO Dave Dillon has said that Kroger's supermarket format would continue to evolve to remain relevant. He noted that the boundaries between supermarkets, big-box retailers and dollar stores are also blurring.
For the three months ended Nov. 3, the company said revenue at locations open at least a year rose 3.2 percent. The metric is a key gauge of health because it strips out the impact of newly opened and closed locations.
The company said it earned $316.5 million, or 60 cents per share, for the period. That compares with $195.9 million, or 33 cents per share, a year ago. The most recent quarter included gains from a settlement with Visa and MasterCard and a reduction in the company's pension fund contributions.
Not including special items, the company earned 46 cents per share. Revenue rose 6 percent to $21.81 billion.
Analysts on average expected an adjusted profit of 43 cents per share on revenue of $21.55 billion, according to FactSet.
Kroger now expects to earn between $2.44 and $2.46 for the year, up from the previous range of $2.35 to $2.42.
Kroger's stock rose $1.19, or 4.8 percent, to close at $26.25 Thursday. The company operates more than 2,400 supermarkets and multi-department stores in the U.S.


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The blood-curdling screech of a fisher cat is not a sound you'd easily forget. It became clear to Medway Animal Control Officer Brenda Hamelin that fishers were making a comeback in the area when a few years ago police started receiving calls of a woman in distress.
The blood-curdling screech of a fisher cat is not a sound you'd easily forget.
It became clear to Medway Animal Control Officer Brenda Hamelin that fishers were making a comeback in the area when a few years ago police started receiving calls of a woman in distress.
"You don't want to say, 'Oh, don't worry. It's just a fisher cat,' but it's a very distinct noise, and it's eerie to hear the first couple of times," Hamelin said.
Commonly known as "fisher cats," fishers are one of the largest members of the weasel family, measuring up to 3 feet long.
The fisher was nearly eliminated from the state by the 19th century due to land clearing, according to the Massachusetts Division of Fisheries & Wildlife, but it's bounced back due to the plentiful supply of squirrels — its meal of choice.
While it's not every day that we see a black bear bustling around Brookline or a moose on the loose in Wellesley, suburban wildlife sightings are more common these days, and fishers, coyotes, foxes and other critters are often seen and heard in neighborhoods.
Hamelin, who also works in Millis, said come summertime, phone calls start pouring in about wild animals getting a little too close for comfort.
"People are seeing coyotes and foxes out during the day, and the message was 'if they're out in the daytime, they're probably sick,' but fishers and coyotes will be out 24/7," Hamelin said. "At this time of year, they're feeding more mouths than just themselves."
Marion Larson, outreach coordinator for the Massachusetts Division of Fisheries & Wildlife in Westborough, said species like fishers, coyotes, fox, raccoons and skunks are highly adaptable, opportunist feeders.
These animals are flexible in their environment and will eat almost anything. So when given the choice between hunting down their own food or rummaging through your trash, they'll go for the quick and convenient meal.
"In residential areas, you're more likely to have more animals per square mile than in rural areas, which people always think is odd, but these animals will eat anything, and they take advantage of the food we offer," Larson said.
The same goes for shelter, as increased development has shrunk the natural habitat.
Larson said her agency gets many calls about foxes because they choose to den close to houses, as a shed or porch is "more weatherproof than a log or a stump."
"Some animals have adapted very well to the human environment and find it preferable," Larson said. "When you have a lot of food available and some decent shelter, why should they move out to the country? People cluster together in cities, and there's a heck of a lot more restaurants in a city or densely populated area, so it's the same analogy. For animals that eat anything or everything, a suburban area is a great choice for living."
Robert Quinzani, an animal control agent who works out of Framingham and Millis, said there have been more wildlife encounters in recent years, particularly since the Wildlife Protection Act in 1996 banned body-gripping traps.
"In Massachusetts we have to use cage traps, and they don't work on most animals. I have traps for coyotes, but they won't go in, so you can't really catch them," he said.
Hunting is a diminishing sport, Quinzani said, and laws limit when, where and what people can hunt.
"There are very few places to legally hunt. You have to be a certain distance away from neighborhoods, so it doesn't work anymore," he said. "People would hunt coyotes or foxes, but it's time consuming and there's too much opposition to hunting and firearms, so it doesn't help with the animal population."
Restrictions on hunting and trapping combined with the natural hierarchy make population control difficult for predatory animals like coyotes and fishers, Quinzani said.
"There's more animals like coyotes because there's no place for them to go, and there are no predators. You aren't going to get a mountain lion here to go after a deer or coyote," he said.
Human in this region are the only predator of coyotes, fishers and foxes — which is why Larson said healthy animals are typically not a threat to people.
"The reality is wild animal attacks on people are extremely rare, and there have only been five attacks on people by coyotes since the 1950s, and those who attack are usually rabid," Larson said. "I think it's important people understand that wildlife is afraid of people, and there are some actions that people can take that allow us to peacefully coexist, and it's our behavior that will affect what they do. If you persist in having your trash out the night before, or you feed your pet outside, you're creating the opportunity for confrontation."
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