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text: TRADITIONALLY most police don't like working on bikies and for good reason. The gang leaders are usually cunning, ruthless and a little whiffy in the armpit department. The Special Operations Group, on the other hand, always enjoy a good bikie raid as it gives them a chance to use their extremely impressive armoury of boys' toys. Bikies love to fortify their clubhouses with large gates, reinforced doors and state-of-art electronic security. Police have even seen some of them wearing infra-red night goggles while patrolling their compounds. Advertisement: Story continues below Bikies usually need such security to protect themselves from other gangs, but this creates problems when police wish to make unannounced visits. Enter the SOG (both figuratively and literally) with the answer. Once it was as easy as attaching a heavy chain to the gates and gunning the four-wheel-drive. Then they needed an industrial-strength bobcat. Now they think laterally to gain access. Such as when one gang barricaded the doors, the boys-in-black used a small amount of plastic explosives to blow a big new entrance in the side brick wall. And they didn't even charge for the ad-hoc renovation. Once an outlaw motorcycle gang leader spotted a former SOG member in a rare off-duty moment at an inner-suburban pub. The bikie suggested the policeman was not so tough now that he worked in the divisions and no longer had access to his black bag of tricks. He then suggested they continue discussions outside. The result was the bikie woke to find his jacket displaying the club colours had been replaced by a plain hospital gown. And the next man he saw wearing a mask was not a gang brother with a knife coming to his rescue but an orthopaedic surgeon with a hacksaw planning to reset several shattered bones. So what's the big deal with bikies? (And before every ''bad dude'' with a pair of leather pants and a 100cc step-through scooter splutters on his multi-grain cereal, we are talking about outlaw motorcycle gangs.) In Victoria, there are only 700 or so patched members in 24 gangs split into 56 chapters. On pure numbers they would lose a war with Rotary - particularly if the Rotarians were armed with that blue cheese they serve at monthly meetings. The Hells Angels was the first of the major groups to gain a foothold in Australia when a small chapter with 11 members was formed in Melbourne in the early 1970s. By 1977, according to a secret police report, they ''came under attention of the police for possession of amphetamine''. Soon foundation member Peter John Hill travelled to California, where he visited a prison to see a senior Angel who told him how to make speed. For three years, police say, the Melbourne chapter became the biggest amphetamine producers in Australia. From that point, a litany of key bikies have been identified as connected to organised crime and linked to murders, witness intimidation, blackmail, drug manufacture, industrial standover work and firearms trafficking. Then something strange happened. Police, for whatever reason, stopped monitoring the gangs. In recent years bikies have had a disproportionate influence in the underworld and have been able to flout the law with apparent immunity. On club runs they appear to have little regard for road rules and, more disturbingly, the police have done stuff-all to stop them. When your corespondent attended a major bikie funeral a few years back, there was not a policeman to be seen. When the service ended, 400 bikies roared off in procession, with few wearing helmets, giving the impression they were untouchable (and unwashable). Bikie crimes are rarely reported because either the victims are (a) rival gang members who won't talk to police, or (b) members of the public too frightened to make statements. So, without a dedicated outlaw motorcycle gang squad, no one really knew what they were doing. It was an old police trick. If you don't look you don't find the problem, and if you don't find the problem you don't have to respond with expensive investigations. That was until six months ago, when the Echo bikie taskforce was formed. Now the landscape has changed markedly. Police now openly admit that bikies are a potential menace that require active and aggressive investigation. Detective Superintendent Doug Fryer points out that this does not mean harassment, nor does it mean police think most members of bikie groups are up to their hairy armpits in organised crime. (Actually that's not quite right. Many bikies have gone all metrosexual and wax up, so these days they have designer stubble to match their designer drugs.) ''They need to know they will be treated the same as any other group and they must comply with the law,'' Fryer says. Recently the Black Uhlans gang told police they would not be wearing helmets during a major ride following a Geelong funeral. Police gently but firmly pointed out this would be a breach of the traffic code. To back the point, 200 police were assigned for the ride. The bikies wore helmets. ''We now have the numbers to make sure laws will be enforced,'' Fryer says. And these are not empty words. Echo has conducted 50 raids and seized stun guns, rifles, handguns, ballistic vests, stolen bikes, drugs and counter-surveillance gear. And the SOG was able to blast through a triple brick side wall at one club house, which they enjoyed immensely. According to the Echo Taskforce chief, Acting Inspector Chris Murray, the first step is to react quickly to crime ''spot fires'' while developing an intelligence base to target those involved in organised crime. ''We need to actively monitor what is going on so we can investigate serious crime and defuse potential gang wars when there is a build-up in inter-gang rivalry,'' he says. It also, he says, requires a change of attitude within policing to stress that bikies should be treated like anyone else. ''This is not us versus them. So far our approach has been accepted without animosity.'' Not that Echo and the Hells Angels are likely to have a friendly game of croquet any time soon. ''If any of our members are intimidated or threatened there will be consequences,'' he says, adding quickly, ''Within the law.'' This is a welcome change. Not so long ago a detective who worked on a bikies investigation learned a gang member drove his Harley-Davidson to visit the detective's neighbour at his semi-rural property. He asked for the policeman by his first name, to be told he lived next door. No threat was left but the message was clear: ''We know where you live.'' The new approach is already filtering from Echo to rank-and-file police. Just a few weeks ago a group of Comancheros decided they could ride up an emergency lane without consequences. They were pulled over - by a lone uniformed policeman, who was soon backed by Echo investigators. ''We are training all our members, from recruits up, so they can have confidence in dealing with members of outlaw motorcycle gangs because we are here to support them,'' Fryer says. Asset forfeiture laws will also be used. Unemployed bikies with flash cars and investment properties will soon be asked some stern questions. And if illicit funds have been used to build gang clubhouses, they may be seized. The traditional defence of bikies is to launch a PR campaign to suggest they are rough diamonds who have been badly misjudged. While it is true some bikies collect soft toys for sick kids and are kind to small animals, that hardly outweighs removing a rival's big toe with bolt cutters. After all, Judy Moran could make a mean macaroni cheese but that won't get you to heaven if you kill your brother-in-law. According to Assistant Commissioner Graham Ashton, ''Charity bike runs for example are used to create the impression in the community that they are misunderstood motorbike enthusiasts. At the rate Taskforce Echo is currently seizing guns and drugs from these gangs, they are anything but.'' The bikie groups want to present a united front to fight proposed anti-gang laws they claim are biased against them. International corporations know it is vitally important to pick the right ''face'' to promote your image. Nespresso Coffee has George Clooney; Louis Vuitton, Sean Connery; and TAG Heuer, Brad Pitt. The bikies are about to settle on a fellow called Mick MacPherson as their likely spokesman. This is certainly an interesting choice since he has been described as a Finks enforcer who has been questioned over a cocaine importation and, just recently, had the misfortune to be shot in the guts.

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1/28/10 - Chicago Firefighters responded for a fire early this morning on 47th and King Drive. Command reported a fire in a two story with businesses on the bottom and apartment on the top. The fire eventually went to three alarms and about four hours to bring under control. To listen to the fire audio click here, link has been fixed. For a full story with photos click here.


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The coiled handle of this acupuncture needle, seen second from left, aids insertion. It is used in a technique called 'scratching'. A fingernail is run up and down the coiled brass handle during this treatment. This sends vibrations into the acupuncture point. The coiled handle is a unique feature of Chinese needles. In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), acupuncture needles are inserted into certain points on the skin. This unblocks the flow through the body of a life force known as qi (chi). TCM practitioners believe qi is essential to wellbeing.
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Here's my new video on the subject – when you realize you are going to die, what becomes important?
It's part of the weekly series I am doing on Śrīmad Bhāgavatam Canto Two. Here is the playlist of the whole series, from the beginning:
Here's my new video on the subject – when you realize you are going to die, what becomes important?
It's part of the weekly series I am doing on Śrīmad Bhāgavatam Canto Two. Here is the playlist of the whole series, from the beginning:
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Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 2.7.17 presents an interesting conversation. There, Brahmā says that Vāmana claimed the entire world from Bali using three "deceptive steps" (tripada-cchalena). This is said in the third line of the śloka. The fourth line answers the anticipated question, "How can Viṣṇu's avatāra, Vāmana, employ deceit, an immoral tactic?"
The answer Brahmā submits is that it was not an immoral deceit because Vāmana begged (asked) the three steps of land from Bali, and Bali (very) willingly gave it. If someone gives you something willingly, it is not theft. There was some deceit involved because Vāmana literally asked for three steps (tri-pada), which on the surface literally means "three paces of land" – but which he intended to mean tri-pada – the three sections of the world: heaven, earth, and the netherworld.
Vāmana's wordplay was deceptive, but the fact that he openly asked it from Bali, who did…
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A Summary Study of Mādhurya Kādambinī
Exactly following Srila Vishvanatha Cakravarti Thakur'sMadhurya Kadambini, this book provides an inspirational and practical guide to each step along the road from ignorance to bliss. It vividly and enticingly describes each of the 9 progressive stages of developing divine love, prema-bhakti.
It is written in clear, simple, no-nonsense English.
The conversation between Brahmā and Nārada presented in the Second Canto (especially the part of that conversation described in the Sixth Chapter) is directly connected to a very important section of Ṛg Veda – 10.90, the puruṣa sūkta. You can say that the Bhāgavatam's version of this conversation is a commentary or elaboration upon puruṣa sūkta, or that the Ṛg Veda contains a poetic summary of the conversation. In either case, the direct link between the two is important for demonstrating that (a) The bhakti approach presented in Bhāgavata Purāṇa is grounded firmly in the most ancient Ṛg Veda, and (b) The Ṛg Veda is not devoid of the fundamental principles of Vaiṣṇava-bhakti.
Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 2.5.27 explains the puruṣa sūkta line that begins with, "sahasra-śīrṣā" and its three verses that start with, "brāhmaṇi 'sya mukham asit." (Describing the Original Person as having infinite, omnipresent heads, arms, legs, etc. and being the original source of all the elements of the universe)
SB 2.6.13-16 explain the line, "puruṣa evedaṁ sarvam" (The Original Person is certainly everything that exists), and the line, "sa bhūmiṁ sarvataḥ spṛṣṭvā atyatiṣṭhad daśāṅgulam" (pervating everything in the world, he exists ten widths beyond it).
SB 2.6.18 explains the line, "utāmṛtatvasyeśāno uad annenāti-rohati" (He enjoys the greatest nectar, far surpassing mundane pleasures), and the line, "etāvān asya mahimāto jyāyāṁś ca pūruṣaḥ" (The greatness of the original person is extreme).
SB 2.6.19 explains the line, "pādo 'sya viśva-bhūtāni tri-pādasy āmṛtaṁ divi" (All living entities exist within this one-fourth. Those in the three-fourths are divine and eternally joyful).
SB 2.6.20 explains the line, "tripād-ūrdhva udait puruṣaḥ pādo 'syehābhavat punaḥ" (The three-fourths is above and beyond the one-fourth, which is repeatedly manifest and unmanifest).
SB 2.6.21 explains the line, "tato viṣvaṅ vyakrāmat sāśanāśanaśane ubhe" (They wander everywhere, in two directions, towards the real and unreal).
SB 2.6.28 explains the line, "yajñena yajñam ayajanta" (They worshipped by using Sacrifice to perform sacrifice).
SB 2.6.29 explains the line, "puruṣaṁ jātam agrataḥ tena deva ayajanta" (the gods came in front of the Original Person and worshipped him).
Srimad Bhagavatam 2.6.17
Nārada: It seems unusual that an entity so essential and fundamental to this world should have its true, original position beyond it.
Brahmā: It is not unusual. Take life-air (prāṇa) for example. It has its own energy, but it also lends its energy to other things. Another example is the Sun, it shines by its own power, but lends its radiance to all things. In a similar way, the Supreme Person is situated apart, within his own power, but lends his power to all things. Thus he is both within and beyond everything.
Nārada: I really want to know how the Supreme Person exists beyond this world. Please explain this to me!
Brahmā: He is the perfection of fearless nectar, far exceeding any mortal happiness! My dear spiritually inspired child, we cannot find any limit on his excellence!
Please understand that the place in which we all dwell reflects merely one-fourth of the Supreme Person. His true abode is beyond even what is beyond the three worlds – a place of nectar, security, and fearlessness.
That place beyond our world represents three-fourths of the Supreme Person. It is the abode of those who are not forced into rebirth. Those who instead take birth within our three worlds do so because they have a selfish bent, being without very strong convictions toward that Supreme Person.
Nārada: What happens to those souls?
Brahmā: They roam far and wide within our worlds.
Nārada: In what directions?
Brahmā: Those with some knowledge move towards emancipation. Those without knowledge move towards accumulation. In truth, the Supreme Person is the shelter for both of them.
Nārada: I can see why he would be the shelter of those striving towards enlightenment, but how is he also the shelter of those striving to accumulate material objects?
Brahmā: What are they searching for except him!? The egg of the universe comes from him. It produces elements, senses, and powers that allow the two to interact – everything they desire.
Nārada: Then, since they both seek the Supreme Person, are the those who strive for material objects on an equal footing with those who strive for emancipation?
Brahmā: No. Those who seek enlightenment are more evolved.
Nārada: Why?
Brahmā: Their outlook is more like the divine outlook of the Supreme Person.
Nārada: How so?
Brahmā: The Supreme Person is uninterested in the material objects he manifests in this world.
Nārada: Why?
Brahmā: All these things are simply like sunshine, but he is the brilliant sun!
Here is a summary of the main subject of Chapter 5 of Canto 2.
How the Universe Became the Universe (Vedic Proto-Evolution).
via How the Universe Became the Universe (Vedic Proto-Evolution).
Viz. Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 2.5.22
Time (kāla) is the primary catalyst activating the three qualities (guṇa) by permitting the progress of evolution. The psychological inclinations (svabhāva) of living beings can then stimulate evolutions (pariṇāma) within the three qualities, creating a primordial destiny (karma) for the universe, which can thus evolve into its primeval form (mahāt-tattva).
The 5th chapter of Srimad Bhagavatam's Second Canto gives a fascinating, intriguing description of how the All-Attractive creates the primordial universe. Here is a footnote from the manuscript I am currently working on:
Text [2.5.]21 explains that the All-Attractive desires to be many, because its inherent nature is bliss – which is enjoyed in the form of love, which requires relationships, which requires multiple independent beings. The All-Attractive causes many beings to manifest from itself as a result of its own "magic" or mystical power (māyā) using three tools, time, destiny, and psychology.
Text 22 elaborates on this. It states the All-Attractive becomes the Puruṣa (a.k.a. Viṣṇu) to use these tools upon our "material world." He uses time (kāla) as a catalyst to activate (vyatikara) the three qualities (guṇa). He then uses psychology (svabhāva) to stimulate evolutions (pariṇāma) within those qualities. "Psychology" refers to the various unique predilections and preferences of the various unique living entities who will populate the world. Then, the destiny (karma) that arises from the living entities psychological interaction with the three qualities causes the world to evolve out of the abstract realm and become the primeval form of the tangible universe (mahāt-tattva).


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Market View: 13-17 June 2016
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|Last week the NIFTY closed at 8170 registering a loss of 0.62 % over previous week. The current NIFTY chart suggests a short term bearish trend. The NIFTY will pause here after the recent rally, correct a bit and then continue with its upward rally. This trend should be short one and the NIFTY should find support at 8070. If it breaks below this level, we should observe caution. 8250 will come in as a resistance. Despite the recent fall, the underlying strength of NIFTY still looks strong. The DII's and FII's have a positive outlook for our markets with improvements being seen in macroeconomics and also strengthening of earnings. The investor sentiments are good as an output of the ongoing reforms. This week the markets would keep a watch and react to the Brexit referendum. Let's wait and watch. Though there are a few global worries, our domestic funds would continue to flow and we have nothing really to worry for. We are in a buy on dips phase for now. All the best!


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What Does Liberty Mean to You?
Words like "liberty" and "freedom" represent big ideas that are about as amorphous as they are valued.
Below you'll find some words of wisdom from Abraham Lincoln, 16th U.S. president and familiar $5 facade man. The words are derived from a speech Lincoln gave in Baltimore in April 1864, less than a year before the end of the bloody Civil War (and, consequently, about a year prior to the president's grim assassination). The idea: We Americans like to make a huge hullabaloo about big concept words like "freedom" and "liberty" despite the fact we've never really bestowed upon those monikers any semblance of a thorough definition. What is liberty? Back in Lincoln's time, two sets of Americans claimed to fight for it. Liberty meant slavery should be extinguished; liberty meant the right to own slaves.
While contexts may change, major existential dilemmas have a biting tendency to stick around much longer than anyone would like. Does anyone really believe we have a useful definition of "liberty" to hang our hats on in 2015? If Congress were in session, we'd have Democrats and Republicans arguing about this concept right now, posturing until their voices run dry. The issues they'd be arguing are hardly analogous to slavery — it's one thing to argue about liberty in a debate about human bondage; a whole other when talking about charter schools or food stamps — but the core debate still remains rooted in our fundamental disagreement over the word.
Here's Lincoln's take:
"The world has never had a good definition of the word liberty, and the American people, just now, are much in want of one. We all declare for liberty; but in using the same word we do not all mean the same thing."
Sound familiar?
We hardly have answers here at Big Think regarding what we're going to eat for breakfast, let alone how to define the foggiest, yet most fundamental value of American democracy. Still, it's interesting when attempting to pinpoint the source for Washington's tedious brand of do-nothingness to lay eyes on the word "liberty" and not be able to formulate a coherent meaning — or at least a coherent meaning the person next to you would also agree with. If we understood what the word really meant to us as a whole, perhaps governing would be much easier.
Of course, if we all agreed, then there wouldn't be much use for democracy.
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For many, keeping a local backup of important data is an essential and prudent part of operating online, as Lists are probably any online operator's most valuable asset. In today's environment nothing is sacrosanct or immune to the activities of undesirable individuals and/or terrorists, and whilst a datacenter has not yet been the subject of physical attack that may not remain true for ever.
For others, being able to export Lists in order that one can access the data in another Application, maybe just a spreadsheet or a CRM, is all part of their List management protocol.
Lists can therefore be exported from SendReach V3. in .zip file format – which when clicked on extracts to .csv format which is compatible with just about any Application out there, and should the need ever arise, can be imported into your SR Account.
How often should one create a backup depends to some extent on how quickly you are building your Lists – the more new subscribers you are getting the more often it is advisable to do a backup.
In Lists > Your List > Overview > Tools > View
Select "Overview" from the view below, NOT "Tools" from the left hand Menu.
Select "Tools"from the view below.
Select "Export" > "View" as below
Finally "Click to Export". When the export is completed click to save the file on your HD.
The number of subscribers exported in any one List will only be those that are "confirmed" – and not those that are either "unsubscribed" or "unconfirmed" or "blacklisted", so the total exported may not match that shown in your SR Account.


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In April 1862, a Union spy named James J. Andrews and about 20 compatriots planned to steal a Confederate train (nicknamed "The General") in Georgia, then drive it north while burning bridges behind them. The idea was to disrupt vital Confederate supply lines.
Unfortunately for Andrews and his men, the stubborn efforts of a Southern conductor named William Allen Fuller got them all caught after a long chase through Georgia and Tennessee.
The historical raid is in itself a fascinating story of courage and determination. There's a pretty nifty web site here:
that gives a step-by-step account of the action. Check it out if you're interested.
We, though, will be concentrating on the two excellent (and in one case--classic) films that were inspired by the Raid.
The General (1927) might very well be the funniest movie ever made. Quite properly eschewing historical accuracy, The General takes the idea of a stolen train and a chase involving locomotives to set up some of the most innovative sight gags and physical comedy ever put on film.
Buster Keaton--the funniest man ever--plays the lead role. He's the General's engineer and when the Union raiders steal his beloved train (and inadvertently kidnap Keaton's erstwhile girlfriend), Keaton pursues them relentlessly.
What follows is comedy heaven. Much of Keaton's comedy revolved around a sort of undeclared war between himself and an assortment of mechanical/inanimate objects. In The General, this theme is built upon magnificently. It literally doesn't get any better than this.
And the gags are all the funnier when you remember that these were done without any special effects. That's really Keaton on a real train that's really moving, really doing all that stuff.
Take a look at this clip from The General, which includes some interesting commentary.
In 1956, Walt Disney used Andrews' Raid as the plot for The Great Locomotive Chase, with Fess Parker as Andrews and Jeffrey Hunter as conductor William Fuller.
I once read that Disney made this film so that Walt would have a chance to himself play with the locomotives uses in the movie. I have no idea if this is true, but if it is, I sympathize with Walt entirely. The trains in this film are just plain fun to look at.
And the story is done well. The plot is a simplified but (for a movie) reasonably accurate recounting of the Raid. Parker (famous at the time for playing Davy Crockett) and Hunter are both very good in their roles and the story (which also includes the jail break attempted by the raiders after their capture) is exciting.
The Great Locomotive Chase is not the classic that The General is, but it is a good, solidly entertaining movie in its own right. The two films together actually make a fun double-feature, looking at two different ways of channeling a real-life event through the imaginations of creative film-makers.


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The Interrobang
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Is the concept of a country obsolete?
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There's more evidence that the Democratic National Committee rigged the election against Bernie Sanders and in favor of Hillary Clinton.
WikiLeaks posted an email from Mark Paustenbach, the Democratic Party's national press secretary & deputy communications director, to other staffers discussing how they could create an anti-Sanders narrative the described his campaign in disarray.
"Wondering if there's a good Bernie narrative for a story, which is that Bernie never ever had his act together, that his campaign was a mess," Paustenbach wrote in the email on May 21, 2016.
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Automation Devices, Inc. (ADI) is pleased to announce that the recent purchase of a laser cutting machine has been added to its Fairview, PA manufacturing facility. The new TruLaser 2030F fiber laser enables ADI to sharpen its current vibratory feeder manufacturing capabilities and offers a multitude of opportunities benefiting both ADI and their customers.
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Harry Lindsay
Sir Harry Alexander Fanshawe Lindsay KCIE, CBE (11 March 1881 – 2 March 1963) was a civil servant and administrator.
Lindsay was educated at St Paul's School and Worcester College, Oxford
In 1910 Lindsay became Under-Secretary to the government of Bengal. He moved to the Commerce and Industry Department of the Government of India in 1912.
In 1916 he was Director-General of Commercial Intelligence in Calcutta and in 1922 Secretary to the Government of India, Commerce Dept. In 1923 he became Government of India Trade Commissioner in London.[1] In 1923 he was delegate for India to the Economic Committee of the League of Nations, and in 1932 Adviser to the Indian Delegation, Imperial Economic Conference at Ottawa.[2] In 1934 he was appointed Director of the Imperial Institute,[1] a post in which he remained until 1953. He served on government bodies including the Colonial Products Research Council.[3]
Lindsay was Chairman of Council of the Royal Society of Arts, editing the publication British Commonwealth Objectives in 1946. He was president of the Royal Geographical Society, the Geographical Association and vice-president of the Royal Commonwealth Society.
Personal life[edit]
In 1909 Lindsay married Kathleen Louise Huntington. They had two sons.
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Mots clés: Robust Optimisation robuste, Mathematical programming.
Résumé: We solve a linear robust problem with mixed-integer first-stage variables and continuous second stage variables. We consider column wise uncertainty. We first focus on a problem with right hand-side uncertainty which satisfies a "full recourse property" and a specific definition of the uncertainty. We propose a solution based on a generation constraint algorithm. Then we give some generalizations of the approach: for left-hand side uncertainty and for uncertainty sets defined by a polytope. Finally we solve the problem when the "full recourse property" is not satisfied.
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love this post (something about this time of year should bring out the sad, winter poet.) Went for a run myself, even here, on the west coast, in the arctic air--all the garden spring flowers (cyclamen, hellebores, snowdrops) cowering under two inches of snow.
Every time I see one of these chained-up dogs, it makes me wish that I had the power to put their owners in their place. Let THEM live outside in a box, chained to a post, with no human contact. Further proof that dogs are better than people; a dog would never even think of doing this to a fellow creature.
These same things - chained dogs, out-of-date decorations, and junk cars are sights we see here in our area, too. The thing in your post that resonates most with me though are the turtles hit in the road. Living next to a beaver swamp with a busy road by it brings it's joys and sorrows especially when egg laying season comes around. (I did a post on my blog about our turtles last spring: http://beautyinmyfathersworld.blogspot.com/2013/06/why-did-turtle-cross-road.html So, at first I guess I was a little sad when I read your post this morning. But, then I was humming "Little Soldiers" all the while I was feeding the birds and going about my morning chores. You can't be sad while singing that catchy tune! Thanks for both the song and the post!
Bravo, Julie! I've always felt that the sad and ugly points us firmly to the joyous and sublime. Life consists of both and it's good not to forget.
I think your previous post about Ellen the deer has already proven your willingness to see beauty in the un-beautiful elements of your world. One could presume that the falling down barns you share with us as things of beauty are eyesores to others. I for one am glad for your chicory, which (yes! lucky for me!) always makes me smile when I see it poking up out of the crappy excuse for soil that exists between the bumpy sidewalks and the curbs of my neighborhood. Hooray for the Lyle Lovett unsymetricals and the brave hardy weeds that bring joy to its true seekers.
I still have my wreath up. Actually, my wreath is made of well-constructed plastic that looks like boxwood leaves, and it's been hanging on my front door for almost a decade. Probably driving my neighbors nuts. Eye of the beholder, dontcha know...
Thank you for the frequent updates of Chet and the world he lives in. We live in a condo in N California. I call it my "tree house" because of the tall pine trees just outside the bedroom window. I frequently walk the trail in the park nearby - my piece of "wilderness". I admire the weeds growing beside the pavements. My favorite is Dove Weed. They grow in the driest and hottest spots in the dirty gravel and even flourish. Just amazing and inspiring. Such pretty velvety leaves. It bothers me when somebody sprays poison on the Dove Weed just when the seeds ripen and the Mourning Doves want to feed. Fortunately the plants regrow again, which makes me admire them even more. Many people in the neighborhood put out food for the birds, so the birds are doing well anyway. The Redtailed hawks keep their numbers in check. Yip, even in this overpopulated, noisy city neighborhood we have interesting things to see and be grateful for.
Whenever we drive into town and back we pass by a dark place, a funky old house, a yard with no plants or green. There are metal fences and a metal stall where two horses stand, day after day after day. It breaks my heart. I always feel like I should do something, but I know I can't. So, I close my eyes. I'm glad you took these photos and shared this part of your world. It is the raw truth of life, all of it, even the stuff that makes us sad and shakes us to our bones.
Yep, life in this physical world has that other side, doesn't it? How could we appreciate the light without the dark, as others have said here. The deal is, bloggers like you, Julie, shine the light for us regularly, which is so great when our own particular patch is showing its dark side. Like when southern California has had only ONE inch of rain since last April! Scary, very. Or when your best friend tells you this morning that a THIRD person in her family now has cancer in addition to innumerable other family difficulties. And what do you say to your beautiful, generous kind best friend who has to suffer it? You shine the light; you say "I'm with you, in the dark, we are together, but there will be light again. We'll be on the other side again. Together." So hooray for you Julie, and the fairy dust you usually sprinkle; you're saying that to us with each post. And to this post, I say: Spring WILL come to Ohio!! Promise. xxo
Yea, I'm a fellow Appalachian; living your same life, a few miles away. I love your writing because it means I don't have to say it;, but I feel it, too. The truth is, I am glad I don't have to go to Somalia or Afghanistan to do the work that needs doing. We can do it here, where we "fit". Please know: you are not alone. You are my muse. You give my feelings power. Just do what you do, and I will do what I do (a therapist), and so it goes. Some dogs are prisoners; some birds are, too; and some women, too. It's all the work we must do; all our lives. I try to be grateful that I am in a place where I can make Thank you!,
being "out front". Scores of us are with you.
"I love where I live, warts and all, and because seeking out beauty is a hard-wired habit. It's a habit I will continue to cultivate. It makes me grateful." I wish every writer and artist had this perspective. I'm sure some places and some lives, like the chained dog, are so full of the grim that looking for beauty would be a forced, false gesture.
Julie and other compassionate souls, there is support out there for people who want to do something to help chained dogs. Please check out http://www.unchainyourdog.org/ and http://www.dogsdeservebetter.org/. They have practical suggestions for ways you can help., or at least try to help. People may think it is none of their business, but it really is up to all of us to speak up when we see animals being ill-treated. If maybe helping those households build a fence around their yard would convince them to unchain their dogs, that would be a win for all involved. Best wishes from one animal lover to another. :)


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Baby Calendar Month 13
Baby's favorite word now is one he is not likely to utter himself. It's his own name. Babies at 13 months not only recognize their name being said by you, but by others as well and can be distracted by the utterance.
Her own vocabulary likely consists of Mama, Dada and a few other words. These words may not be the actual full word for the object referred to but mostly likely you'll learn to recognize the intended word by the context of the situation, such as "ba-ba" for bottle or "goggy" for dog.
Baby may also combine gestures and syllables to communicate with you now, such as "mmm" and reaching toward frig to let you know it's meal time. However, you need to rely less on gestures to communicate desires to your little one. Many short commands will be understood, and perhaps even obeyed, now by your child. Phrases like, "Give me the ball," or "Put down your cup please," can be increasingly comprehended by your toddler.
Since baby's focus has likely shifted from fine motor skills to gross ones, engage your little one in games he'll enjoy such as a rousing game of hide and seek. This game will likely lead to giggles and squeals galore and the opportunity to run, stop, bend, and discover fun new hiding spots. Playing any type of game where baby gets to hand you objects, and then you give them back will please your child greatly. Vary the game by using different sized or textured objects and handing more than one at a time to your child.
Another fun game to use baby's large motor skills is playing ball. Roll a ball back and forth with baby and you'll be impressed by how much improvement you'll see over the weeks. Baby will get better at aiming and retrieving. This game also helps your child with her balance, too.
Babies should be weaned from the bottle to a cup by their first birthdays, and the switch from formula to cow's milk should be underway. During meal times, offer milk or a milk/formula mixture if you are still in the midst of a switch-over, only from a cup. Drop the bottle from the daily routine one feeding at a time. The bedtime bottle should be the last to go, but make certain baby doesn't go to sleep with the bottle in his mouth as this can lead to cavities. Instead, give the bottle and then take it away and rub baby's back or read a good night story or some other soothing bedtime ritual to end the evening together.
Remember improper use of a cup can also lead to tooth-decay such as allowing baby to fall asleep with it or by allowing toddlers to carry it around through the day.
Health Concerns
You might not realize that children should see the dentist for the first time around their first birthdays. The reason is Early Childhood Caries. Basically, once anything besides breastmilk is introduced into baby's diet, the risk for cavities begins. Early dental visits ensures healthy teeth and preventative care can head off serious problems before they have a chance to develop. Prepare baby by taking him or her to parent's or older sibling's dental visits. Let baby bring a special stuffed friend or blankie to make the child feel more at ease. Consider taking your child to a pediatric dentist who specializes in small patients and is specially trained to deal with younger children.
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Around the toddler years, it's not unusual to find a large ink or crayon mural on your wall, refrigerator or floor. Small children prefer bigger canvasses it seems. Get some larger sheets of plain newsprint and let your toddler go wild with crayons or (washable) markers. Get a variety, including some chunky ones for little hands to grip easily.
Talk to your toddler about the colors and shapes that you see in their artwork. Play music while they draw to add another element to the artistic pursuits. You can also introduce finger paints to your toddler. Letting children play with different textures, colors and surfaces will give them a positive outlet for their creativity besides graffiti projects on your walls.
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My baby was 9 months old when we went to New York City and while we were there he started itching, noone knows why untill I came back to Boston. So it was very hard on him and me.
I once heard from someone that every child will develop differently and in the long run they all can speak and they all can walk and they all will EVENTUALLY sleep through the night but until then just enjoy every minute because when that time comes it it one step closer to their independance from you and they will become little people. These are the best years and leave the stress out of it ...good luck and enjoy!
My daughter just turned 13 months, but she spent 3 weeks of her 12th month very sick with a viral infection. i'm afraid that messed with her speaking. before she got sick, she was saying mama, dada, bubba. now she only points to objects and says 'upf'. she isnt walking yet, she stands up by herself and claps but doesnt take steps. i get worried, but i am thinking that her being so sick for so long interfered with her milestones
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Saturday, August 6, 2011
Weekend Worship—Meditations from Ethiopia #7—A Simple Faith
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So simple, yet so profound. Thank you for this perfect message to begin my Sunday. Blessings!ReplyDelete
God is so good. Really makes us think about what is really important. ThanksReplyDelete
Thanks for sharing this Edie... What came to my mind is that we are all going to face death at some point. Some of us earlier than others, but none of us ever knows when. I think of her "stream" like my "church family" or place of worship. It's just neat how God meets our need wherever we are. We're in different life circumstances, but we share a hope of spending eternity with our Creator. And we can worship Him along the way. Thanks again for sharing! I love hearing about your trip!ReplyDelete
Thank you for sharing what God taught you Edie. As I read your devotions, He uses them to convict me that my sense of contentment is not where it should be - in what Christ did for me on the cross - not in my circumstances. May God bless "Sarah" for the impact her words have on us here.ReplyDelete


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By Dan Burrows
| November 16, 2016
The surprising result of the presidential election has large implications for dividend stocks. First, let's stipulate this: As an asset class, stocks that pay dividends always look good. Yes, they compete with fixed income for investors' favor. True, like bonds, their prices come under pressure when interest rate rise. But whether it's an up market or a down market, there's always a place for dividend investing.
The yields on dividend stocks rise when their share prices become depressed. That's an opportunity to chase extra yield. Besides, the best dividend-paying stocks do their most good when they are held for long periods of time. Ideally, the holding period includes many dividend hikes and market cycles.
On the other side of the coin, if the market is rising — that's obviously good for all equities. The bottom line is that dividends are always appropriate for long-term investors.
That said, investors need to be cognizant of which way the political winds are blowing. The ascension of Donald Trump to the presidency of the U.S. promises to usher in big changes for a swath of industries. That means certain dividend stocks stand to benefit on a price basis more than others. If they throw off healthy dividends as well, then the total return equation is complete! It's also important to remember that rising profits allow companies to give more cash back to shareholders.
Courtesy AbbVie
Dividend yield: 4%
The pharmaceutical sector is heaving a sigh of relief. There's little wonder why. Hillary Clinton said her administration would clamp down on rising drug prices. That means a number of pharma stocks with strong yields now look even better for 2017.
AbbVie Inc. (ABBV) stock is shooting higher in response to the election. The dividend only pads that lead. Slow-but-steady growth is a basic part of the equation.
On the downside, we don't know how a Trump administration will view mergers and acquisitions, which are a vital part of the industry. AbbVie successfully completed the acquisition of Stemcentrx in June, which bolsters its portfolio of oncology treatments. The ability to make similar moves going forward is now less certain.
Be that as it may, AbbVie looks like a tremendous dividend name. It's only been around since 2013, and yet its payout has grown by more than 40% in that short time.
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This one is a bit more complicated. Chevron Corporation (CVX) and other energy names will benefit from a pro-fossil fuel policy. Recession or trade wars, however, will sap demand for oil.
For now, though, oil prices appear to have stabilized. As an integrated energy major, Chevron's downstream business offers a bit of a hedge against weakness in crude oil anyway.
Oil prices are cyclical — even if the cycles can take a painfully long time to turn. And a dividend yield of more than 4% is mighty attractive in an ultra-low interest rate environment.
Perhaps best of all, patient investors — that is, buy-and-hold types — can look forward to a steady drumbeat of payout hikes. Through thick-and-thin energy markets, CVX has raised its dividend for 30 consecutive years.
Courtesy General Electric
Dividend yield: 3%
As long as international trade policy doesn't go off the rails, General Electric Company's (GE) long-term strategy sounds too good to ignore.
But investors will need to remain patient. General Electric's earnings underscore the difficulty of shedding the firm's financial businesses at a time when the oil and gas industry is depressed. Much to the delight of investors, GE addressed that problem in a big way.
GE is putting a lot of distance between it and the oil and gas business by merging it with Baker Hughes Incorporated (BHI). That helps mitigate some of the macroeconomic risk from the industry.
The transformation back to a pure-play industrial company was always going to be a long and messy process. Macro headwinds are making it worse, but don't forget that they're cyclical, too.
Courtesy Merck
Dividend yield: 2.8%
Merck & Co., Inc. (MRK) was an attractive dividend name even before the latest developments. Indeed, it is having an outstanding year, with gains more than 20%. If there's a downside to that, price appreciation has lowered the yield on the dividend to right around the 3% mark.
Like all Big Pharma companies, MRK uses mergers and acquisitions to replenish its pipeline with cost effectiveness. We'll see what happens with a new administration, but as a strategy it's working well. Merck has five drugs that are currently in review by regulatory agencies, as well as 25 late-stage and 11 mid-stage programs.
Take price appreciation, throw in the dividend and MRK — a component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average — looks good for better-than-average total returns.
Dividend yield: 3.6%
Pfizer Inc. (PFE) is another pharma giant that also happens to be a Dow component. Shares weren't having a very good year — up until Wednesday. Now, sentiment couldn't be higher.
In addition to the outsized yield, PFE has fundamental reasons to become a part of your equity income portfolio. It has a strong pipeline with 94 clinical studies under way. Furthermore, a buyout bender — which have already been concluded — promises long-term price appreciation to go along with a steady dividend stream. In this year alone, PFE bought Medivation Inc. for $14 billion and Anacor Pharmaceuticals Inc. for $5.2 billion.
The first deal beefs up PFE's oncology portfolio in a big way. With Anacor Pharmaceuticals, PFE got its hands on crisaborole — a non-steroid eczema treatment that is being studied for efficacy against psoriasis.
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Wells Fargo & Co. (WFC) was a buy even before the outcome of the election. No, it might not be the most popular name after its phony accounts scandal, but that actually works in a value investor's favor. It's still a quality business with a quality stock.
Bank crises eventually blow over. This, too, shall pass. Shares in WFC went to $46 from $51 on the news. That has the dividend up to a very attractive level. A knock on banks is that they're constrained when it comes to formulating their capital plans. In 2017, stress test have targets on their backs.
Indeed, all regs are. Perhaps banks will be allowed to return to proprietary trading as well. And any that lightens capital requirements delivers a boost to the bottom line.
Courtesy Verizon
Dividend yield: 4.9%
The telecommunications sector is a haven for equity income investors. You can't begin any discussion of dividend stocks without considering names like Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ).
Verizon is boring, but it's supposed to be. As much as traditional telecommunications is a poky business, VZ is making some interesting moves. Most notably, it struck a deal to acquire the core properties of Yahoo! Inc. (YHOO) to drive new revenue streams and position itself for the future. Just last year it bought AOL.
You might scoff at Verizon picking up has-been internet properties, but they actually provide VZ with potential growth in digital content and advertising technology. Main rival AT&T Inc. (T) offers a superior yield, but its deal to buy DirecTV is in question under a Trump presidency.
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Maritza Medina never would have been in the west Broward intersection where she was killed in a crash last week if it weren't for gates on the Southwest Ranches-Pembroke Pines border, her husband said Wednesday.
Medina, 48, was killed when a shooting suspect crashed his car into her vehicle during a chase at the intersection of Griffin Road and U.S. 27 one week ago.
Diego Medina focused attention on the traffic issue between the two feuding towns when he spoke with reporters at the family's Pembroke Pines home.
"These gates are basically putting a lot of people's lives in danger for no real reason, no real reason, other than two municipalities fighting amongst themselves. The bottom line is it's very hard to find any reason or any logic in what happened to me, but the truth of the matter is the one fact is that my wife would have not been in that intersection if those gates weren't there," he said.
Southwest Ranches erected metal barriers on three streets last year to stop cut-through traffic from a commercial area in Pembroke Pines that has long plagued the Broward town.
Diego Medina said that with the gates there, everybody in his neighborhood who wants to go out to Griffin Road has to use U.S. 27. His wife never went out on 27 when they moved there, he said.
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"I can't use the word blame. There would be too much anger with that," he said. "But I do know, like I said before, that if the gates weren't up, my wife would not have been at that intersection."
She was driving home after dropping off her daughter at school last Wednesday morning when Antonio Feliu, who was fleeing from police, slammed his Mercedes SUV into her Mercedes at the intersection of Griffin Road and U.S. 27.
Medina was ejected from her car. As a SWAT standoff with Feliu, 48, took place, three responding officers went to get Medina and drove her to paramedics nearby, but she was pronounced dead.
More than an hour after the crash, SWAT officers moved in on Feliu's SUV and discovered that he had died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Feliu fatally shot two women at their home in South Miami Heights before the chase and crash, according to police.
While Diego Medina thinks the gates played a role in his wife's death, those on the other side of the issue say the reason why she died was because a man speeding away from police ran right into her car.
The controversy over the gates has been brewing for years, dividing the communities of Pembroke Pines and its northern neighbor, Southwest Ranches.
Maritza Medina wanted the gates removed, and Diego Medina says he does too. That would eliminate the risk of navigating U.S. 27, he said.
Family and friends plan to hold a candlelight vigil at Thursday evening's Southwest Ranches Town Council meeting to honor Maritza Medina's memory – and to urge town officials to bring down the gates.
Diego Medina also talked about Maritza's life on Wednesday. Their two daughters are ages 24 and 18.
Diego Medina said they met when she was nine years old, and began dating when he was 16.
He lost his breath and his knees buckled when they first kissed.
After they got married a few years later, she stuck by him, he said.
"She never looked at who I was but just kind of looked at who I was going to be. And I didn't know who I was going to be, but she did. She saw the husband, she saw the father, she saw the man I am now," Diego Medina said. "And she was willing to wait, and I thank God she did, because I have 30 years of an unbelievable marriage."
"She was my wife, my partner, my lover, my best friend – everything," he continued.
Now, he said, he's trying to figure out what bank he uses.
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Friday, 16 December 2011
An Obsession Put to Bed... Finally
38 comments:
- Lorinda said...
These are so beautiful Tracey! So intricate and rich. They really do look like a huge amount of work. What medium are you using? Congrats on kicking the obsession. Funny how one day you can't get enough of something and the next day you're all "eh" about it. I'm like that with TV shows and foods.
- 16 December 2011 at 15:31
- Tracey Potter said...
Great Post Trace! Love your pattern pieces, old and new! You have a knack for floral designs. These MPC topics are so challenging, but hugely rewarding to step outside your comfort zone and create to a deadline. Thanks for joining in and submitting such a wonderful piece! Have a great weekend.
- 16 December 2011 at 15:51
- Rita said...
These are gloriously rich. I can see why you wold obsess on them. Wow! Love the shades of color against the dark backgrounds. All I can say is wow!! :)
- 16 December 2011 at 16:11
- Ayala Art said...
Obsessions are good! Xo) Great patterns, very rich in color, I love the most, the color in the very last pic.
Happy PPF
- 16 December 2011 at 16:52
Wow, you definitely have more patience than I do. Lovely patterns :).
Stay inspired!
- 16 December 2011 at 17:09
- craftattack said...
Love your patters, I know how obsessive they make! Valerie
- 16 December 2011 at 17:38
- WrightStuff said...
Beautiful! A labour of love indeed.
- 16 December 2011 at 19:45
- rajns (carolyn) said...
Such elegant patterns - they remind me of a by gone era of opulence. It all looks so precise and planned!
- 16 December 2011 at 22:06
- Nigel said...
These are glorious, so rich with colour and detail.
- 16 December 2011 at 22:33
- NatashaMay said...
Brilliant! I don't have the nerves to do something as detailed as this. :) Hats off to you!
- 16 December 2011 at 22:43
- La Abela said...
It seems hard and laborious work, but the result is very good. Abrazo
- 16 December 2011 at 23:01
- carlarey said...
I can totally understand the meditative aspect of doing paintings like this. I really like these, love how strong the pattern is against the black background.
- 16 December 2011 at 23:48
Really beautiful patterns you have dreamed up. I love the way the colors blend into each other. I'd love a lovely shawl from this "fabric". Faye
- 17 December 2011 at 01:30
- Debbie said...
Very beautiful designs! Your patience in this project is amazing, and inspiring. I'd love to know more about how you did this.
- 17 December 2011 at 01:42
- Robin Panzer Art said...
Lovely, lovely pattern work and I'm happy your obsession has been put to rest to make way for the next one! ~Happy Paint Party Friday! #40 Robin Panzer Art Studio 33
- 17 December 2011 at 01:55
- Anne said...
Your patterns look beautiful! I especially love the last one with the blues and greens.
And just for the record, being obsessed with tea and flowers is not a bad thing!!
Happy PPF!
- 17 December 2011 at 02:02
*Applause*...not for kicking the pattern obsession (I do love me a good obsession), but for creating such pretty examples of the affliction!
- 17 December 2011 at 02:10
- Beadwright said...
The patterns are beautiful. Wonderful job.
Have a happy Christmas
- 17 December 2011 at 03:33
- SHERI C said...
The patterns are elegant and lovely. You have great patience to see it to the end as you did. Wonderful results. Happy PPF!
- 17 December 2011 at 04:13
- Daniele Valois said...
really beautiful!
- 17 December 2011 at 04:41
- Theresa said...
I love the patterns & textures to these! Great job! Happy PPF!
- 17 December 2011 at 04:49
- ArtMuseDog and Carol said...
Bravo! Wonderful! ~ ~ thanks, namaste, Carol (Share the Creative Journey) Happy PPF.
- 17 December 2011 at 04:50
- Hands to Work, Hearts to God said...
Obsessions are good...in moderation! Is there such a thing? These designs are fantastic!! Have you seen those programs on the web where you can repeat your patterns or part of your patterns? :^) Patsy from
- 17 December 2011 at 05:23
- tammy vitale said...
wow! what else is left to say? Magnificent Obsessions!
Great post over at Creative Every Day!
- 17 December 2011 at 06:48
- Steph said...
these are pretty!!!
thanks for sharing and happy PPF!!
- 17 December 2011 at 07:12
- Gloria said...
Really beautiful patterns. You've done a great job! Thanks for sharing. Happy PPF!
- 17 December 2011 at 07:29
- Christine said...
Beautiful intricate patterns you created! I love patterns.
- 17 December 2011 at 10:03
- Joni Nickrent said...
Gorgeous and amazing patterns...LOVE It!
- 17 December 2011 at 11:52
- Tracy said...
Wow those are gorgeous!!
- 17 December 2011 at 13:12
- Mary C. Nasser said...
Glad you put your toe back in the water! :)
These designs and compositions are divine!
Love the ornate details and flourishes.
Happy PPF!!
Mixed-Media Map Art
- 17 December 2011 at 13:34
- BlackPumpkin said...
You have such a patience!!! they are wonderful!!
- 17 December 2011 at 22:34
- Gloria said...
How on earth did you do these?! What medium? Did you put colors on then do negative painting with dark colors over the colored background. I am floored, such talent!
- 18 December 2011 at 01:19
- Serena Lewis said...
WOW! The patterns on the dark background look fabulous! It reminds me a lot of Khokloma painting which I think is a Russian technique of painting in a black background around a gold pattern. I did it once and swore I'd never do it again. lol
- 18 December 2011 at 09:36
- VonnyK said...
Wow Trace these are incredible. They must have taken forever to draw, but what a result. Love the colours. No way would I have the patience for that.
- 18 December 2011 at 09:50
- Victoria said...
Wow..these are decadent, gorgeous and dazzling...love this vibe..fabulous and romantic too!
- 18 December 2011 at 12:49
- Jen @Sadie Inspired said...
Wow - look at all of that detail. That is amazing! It is beautiful, but I don't know if I have the patience for that intricate work. Inspiring!
- 18 December 2011 at 16:36
- Melisa said...
These are lovely, especially the blue one. I think I would enjoy drawing the patterns but filling in the color would be too tedious and I'd give up halfway through. :)
- 20 December 2011 at 03:17
- A Splash of Ida said...
they are such lovely patterns!!! :-) I love them all!
- 21 December 2011 at 06:27


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Aquaman #16
Written by Geoff Johns
Art by Paul Pelletier, Sean Parsons and Rod Reis
Lettering by Nick J. Napolitano
Published by DC Comics
Review by David Pepose
'Rama Rating: 8 out of 10
Even though it says Aquaman on the cover, Geoff Johns really has put together a Justice League story in the latest installment of his "Throne of Atlantis" crossover. And you know something? I don't really mind that — with tons of action, loads of characters and some great twists, this event is starting to really heat up.
Considering the central premise of this crossover is the Justice League — the single most powerful collection of superheroes ever assembled — versus the forces of Atlantis — who are clearly so powerful that they need constant hydration or they will suffocate and die — you might be skeptical. I know I was, at first. But Geoff Johns succeeds where others would fail because he gives this story a sense of scale. With Justice League reserves, psychological fantasies on the edge of life and death, and a growing war that has more sides than anyone might have understood, "Throne of Atlantis" is conceptually bigger than I think I could have ever given it credit for.
The reason I described this book as more of a Justice League book is that Aquaman's teammates actually do get a large chunk of the book — again, not a bad thing. Batman remains DC's best supporting character, giving Arthur someone to give exposition (with a couple of surprises to keep the scene interesting), while Cyborg continues to steal the show with his heartfelt sacrifice — giving up even more of his physical humanity to dive into the deep and save his friends. Even the Justice League reserves, who only briefly appear in the book, bring a sort of popcorn-flick sensibility to the book. But as for the core team, it's ironic that it's outside of their own book that the Justice League actually gets their best character moments yet.
Artist Paul Pelletier is an inspired choice for this arc, with his clean, expressive artwork meshing nicely with Justice League artist Ivan Reis. There were plenty of panels, to be honest, that I thought I was looking at Reis — they have the same widescreen sensibilities here, the same use of letterbox panels, the same use of group shot splash pages that look incredibly iconic. But Pelletier is more comfortable using shadow than Reis, giving the underwater scenes a bit more atmosphere and danger. That said, Pelletier does occasionally stumble under the sheer weight of Johns' verbosity — one panel of Batman trying to use a blowtorch on his underwater tomb is almost impossible to decipher, it is so bogged down by word balloons.
While the occasional disconnect between the art and dialogue might slow down this comic — as well as the lack of a distinct theme to make this a little more evergreen — Geoff Johns is bringing us the Justice League we've always wanted... just not in their own book. Aquaman may be a less-than-compelling lead this month, but as a team player, this book manages to keep moving swimmingly.Superior Spider-Man #2
Written by Dan Slott
Art by Ryan Stegman and Edgar Delgado
Letters by Chris Eliopoulos
Published by Marvel Comics
Review by George Marston
'Rama Rating: 8 out of 10
One has to imagine that the script for Superior Spider-Man #2 was written well before the release of Amazing Spider-Man #700, which makes Dan Slott's ability to so perfectly capture — and personify — the response of many fans to the issue's developments all the more... well, amazing. It's easy to imagine the ghostly presence of Peter Parker echoing the thoughts that many readers must have while seeing Otto Octavius gallivanting around in Pete's body, practically embodying the giddy, mischievous Dan Slott as he plays with your toys without your permission.
There's a brilliance to the way Slott has immediately turned the concept of Superior Spider-Man on its head, casting its reborn hero simultaneously as its villain, while immediately bringing the previous owner of the mantle back in what some might call the ultimate expression of the "Parker luck." It could be read as mocking, particularly of Peter Parker, but also of those readers left unimpressed by Slott's radical changes to the status quo, but it honestly seems more like the kind of story Stan Lee would've told — digging Peter into a seemingly inescapable hole, and then letting him prove why he is, to borrow a phrase, the "superior" hero he is.
On top of that, Superior Spider-Man is just plain fun. Peter's running commentary juxtaposed with his frustration that, sometimes, Doc Ock does have better ideas than he does makes for a pretty entertaining read. Moments like Peter exasperatedly realizing that nearly everything Ock says sounds exactly like something a super-villain would say are hilarious, and this issue is chock full of them. On the other hand, Peter's presence only lends to the sense that, despite what changes may come of the switch, and despite what Slott and others may say, the Superior Spider-Man's status quo is almost certainly temporary. But, as the saying goes, why not enjoy it while it lasts?
As for Ryan Stegman, he honestly doesn't fare quite as well as Dan Slott in this issue. While his storytelling is solid, his characters are often a little too sketchy, too rough around the edges to match the charm of Slott's script. There are bright spots - his work is positively kinetic during the issue's action scenes — but the subtler moments lack the simplicity they almost crave. It may be that he could benefit from someone else inking his work, but some of it may also be that he's trying to hew too closely to colorist Edgar Delgado's work with one of the book's other pencillers, Humberto Ramos, rather than Delgado adjusting to match Stegman's lines. The art works, but it's not the star of this book.
It's easy to see why so many fans were incensed by Slott's handling of Peter Parker's apparent demise, especially with Peter himself laying those feelings out so perfectly, but those fans that have chosen to stick with Superior Spider-Man may already be finding validation in their viewpoint. While it's true that Peter's presence in the book undercuts some of the dread that accompanied the change-over, it's almost necessary, if only to show that Slott and co. aren't quite as heartless as some would make them out to be. And, by turning Peter's relationship to Doc Ock into a kind of psychic Odd Couple situation instead of the traditional hero/villain dynamic, we're treated to insight into the minds of both men; what made one of them a hero, and the other a villain, and, in the end, what may make Peter Parker the Superior Spider-Man after all.Batman and Robin Annual #1
Written by Peter Tomasi
Art by Ardian Syaf, Vicente Cifuentes and John Kalisz
Lettering by Carlos M. Mangual
Published by DC Comics
Review by David Pepose
'Rama Rating: 6 out of 10
Don't judge this book by its cover — while Andy Kubert's cover foreshadows Damian Wayne's dark future as the Batman of a ruined Gotham, Peter Tomasi's story is actually much more lighthearted. Unfortunately, that winds up feeling like an incredibly wasteful opportunity, with the tone of the piece not justifying the use of such a big continuity gun.
In a lot of ways, Tomasi's story is a lot like Home Alone, with Damian leading his father on a chase through Europe while he secretly moonlights as Batman Jr. in Gotham. Tomasi's grasp of Damian is the highlight of the book, as this bratty yet effective kid tries oh-so-cutely to emulate his Dark Knight dad. The enthusiasm Damian brings to the role is pretty infectious, bringing just the right amount of sass as he tells his dog Titus "you didn't really think I'd let you stay in a kennel?" He's the perfect mix between the ambition of a sidekick with the dialogue of a pint-sized supervillain, and that makes Damian's heroics so compelling.
There are two problems, however. The first is the use of the future Batman suit from Grant Morrison's Batman #666. The implications here — deals with the Devil, a ruined Gotham, Joker viruses, not to mention the deaths of Batman's supporting cast — are too weighty to shrug off. It's like driving a hearse to a children's party: No matter how many balloons you have attached to it, it's going to be unsettling. The other, bigger issue is Tomasi's side plot with Bruce — learning more about his parents is a pretty threadbare pursuit, given how we just take it at face value that he loves them enough to become a vigilante. Learning how Martha liked to paint or how Thomas proposed doesn't feel like a big enough reveal to justify all those pages, and the dialogue and dynamic between Bruce and Alfred just seems a little too hokey to be from Gotham's dark vigilante prince.
The artwork is an interesting mix. When he's drawing Bruce, Adrian Syaf tends to veer towards that Kubert style of oval-ish eyes and square jaws. But when he draws Batman (Sr. or Jr.), he actually takes that looser, sharper style of Greg Capullo. It's pretty uncanny how well Syaf can replicate those mannerisms, but what's weird is that he doesn't do that all the time — there's one page that looks just like Kubert, and the very next page doesn't have any of that level of detail or panache with the emotions. That said, Syaf also acquits himself well with his splash pages, whether it's Damian congratulating himself in the cave with Titus, or a two-page spread where Damian literally bursts from the panels as he takes on Gotham's criminal underworld.
Ultimately, this reads like half a good comic — Damian Wayne's Day Off is as good a concept as any (even if the Bat-suit throws off its balance wildly at first), but the subplot feels like a waste of space. That said, if you're looking to get your fix of Damian, this is a great place to check in, and easily more accessible than Morrison's more convoluted Batman Incorporated. A mixed bag for sure, but one that ultimately is a worthy effort.Got a comment? There's lots of conversation on Newsarama's FACEBOOK and TWITTER!


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The n-Body Problem Tony Burgess' disturbingly memorable follow-up to the disturbingly memorable PontyPool Changes Everything is a pun in like three different ways. This weeks after I actually read the thing*. And this insight is hardly the only one to club me over the head in the intervening time.
Like Pontypool, The n-Body Problem could superficially be categorized as zombie fiction, but also like Pontypool (but not really like the rapturously lyrical Zone One that I recently praised to the skies**), this novel has a lot more going on than standard zombie fare.
This time around the zombie-causing disease has a more straightforward vector, but its results are far more disturbing: the victim dies but continues to move, to flail, to twitch. It won't stay buried -- the earth churns up at sites of mass graves until the writhing dead resurface. It will burn but the disease is so virulent that the living can't keep up with the crematory duties. It can be dismembered and diced up, but the bits keep on hopping around like so many undead jumping beans. The twitching dead are a problem, yo,
As our story opens, though, someone has devised a solution. If we can't deal with the twitching dead here on earth, let's launch them into space! A whole industry has sprung up around this, has become pretty much the only way to prosperity in this damned world.
And at last our primitive notions of Heaven as a place in the sky where our beloved dead go to spend eternity is given real form. For a monthly fee you can even track your particular loved one the way we internet users in 2014 can track the International Space Station and thus know exactly when to rush outside and watch and salute its brisk journey across our own personal sky.
But remember what I said about volume. And industry. Yeah.
Some solutions can be as bad as, or worse than, their problems. And here's where the title looks like it's going to really come into play: In physics, the n-body problem is an ancient, classical problem of predicting the individual motions of a group of celestial objects interacting with each other gravitationally. And now we've launched millions of new ones into near-earth orbit to join all of the frozen astronaut piss and debris that we'd already flung up there. Stuff that, occasionally, eventually loses momentum, breaks orbit, and comes crashing back to earth to burn up as it streaks through our atmosphere.
Mmm. Zombie meteorites.
And that's not even the primary environmental problem they cause, you guys.
Meanwhile, this is still a Tony Burgess novel, which means all that is just unpleasant backdrop to a hideously grotesque and deranged and disturbing and I'm just going to run out of adjectives trying to convey the sheer ickiness so I'm just going to stop here, earthbound story of sort-of-survival in rural Ontario amid apocalyptic madness, doomsday cultism (on a suspiciously industrialized scale) and the twitching dead. Heaven is not the only thing that's been literalized here. And soon the hell gets very, very personal for our protagonist (emphasis on the "agon" here, if you know what I mean). N- body scans kind of like "nobody", and he kind of is, and then... ARGH MY BRAIN JUST SHUT DOWN I THINK I NEED THERAPY.
A lot of people are going to put this book down, if not throw it or the e-reader currently containing it at a nearby wall, in sheer disgust pretty early on, but those of you who tough it out are in for, well, an even more unpleasant -- yet nonetheless amazing -- reading experience. Burgess is an artist of great imagination, talent, focus and yes, grotesquerie, a 21st century master of the grand guignol, a Hieronymous Bosch and a Goya of prose, who finds in playing with the zombie genre a proper showcase for what he can do.
He can do a lot.
Now I think I need a lie down.
Many thanks to Popqueenie, whose own reactions to this book are quite entertaining, for the chance to read this one. And headvomit. And keep on reading.
*Life has been happening. A whole lot of it, yo. I left my high-stress-but-also-high-downtime-job and the city of Cheyenne for a lower-key type B life in my home town of Saratoga, WY. It's been chaotic.
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Wednesday, August 31, 2011
My turn... again :):):):)
34 comments:
Congratulations on the new DT Julie!!! (=ReplyDelete
Wohoooo!!!!! Congratulations!!!! They are lucky to have you!!!ReplyDelete
Huge congrats Julie...well deserved!!!!!!!!!ReplyDelete
I didn't think you had any more spare time to design for yet another designer. I so envy your time management skills. Have a great weekend (coming up). It's my birthday (51) weekend, and I have no idea if I'm doing anything.ReplyDelete
YEAH for you... so happy for you, can't wait to see what you come up with for them.... YOU ARE FAB... and so is your work, no wonder she picked you!!!! Congrats my friend!!!ReplyDelete
{{hugs}} Michelle
Congrats on the new DT! I'm so happy for you.ReplyDelete
Hey, awesome! Congratulations on your new design gig, Julie!!ReplyDelete
Congratulations you busy bee!!ReplyDelete
Yay Julie! Congrats!!!!ReplyDelete
woooo hooooooo you busy chickie!ReplyDelete
Congrats!!! Just saw the announcement on the Artful Delight blog. So happy for you!!ReplyDelete
congratulations on your new dt spot and i loooooooooooove that twilight countdown clicker thingy you have on your side bar! i can't wait!!!!!ReplyDelete
WOW!!!!!! I'm so happy for you Julie! You deserve it so much!ReplyDelete
Congrats Julie!!ReplyDelete
You are rocking those DTs!!!ReplyDelete
YAY YAY Julie. I was just reading about this on the AD blog. :)ReplyDelete
congrats girl..!!!ReplyDelete
Congratulations Julie!! :)ReplyDelete
Congratulations Julie!! :)ReplyDelete
congrats to you!ReplyDelete
Congratulations!!! Can't wait to see your projects!ReplyDelete
Woot! Big congrats!!ReplyDelete
So well deserved!!
So happy for you!!!
I'm sorry I've been absent for so long Julie! Wow, you've been busy making so many beautiful creations! Congratulations on your new design team gig! That is fabulous!ReplyDelete
Congrats Julie! That is awesome!ReplyDelete
Woohoo! Congrats on your new DT stint! :)ReplyDelete
Congrats to you on your new DT spot!!ReplyDelete
you're a nut ball!! congrats on the new team. :)ReplyDelete
Yippee! A BIG congrats to you! So deserved...you go girl!!!! :)ReplyDelete
Congratulations!!!!! :)ReplyDelete
YAY... COngrats Julie... love ya... hugs...another blog site for me to play!!!... hugs...xoxoReplyDelete
Congrats on the DT at Artful Delight!! I'm so excited!ReplyDelete
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